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2nd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon

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• Tournament Format: Swiss System
• Total Rounds: 7
• Time control: 90 min basetime + 30 sec increment
• Round Times: 5/6 6:30pm 5/13 6:30pm 5/20 6:30pm 5/27 6:30pm 6/3 6:30pm 6/10 6:30pm 6/17 6:30pm
• Sections: 2000+ 1600-1999 Under1600

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• Download Round 1 as PGN Watch Replay of Round 1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [White "Diller, Bradley R"] [Black "Cremisi, Daniel"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.1"] [Annotator "Diller,Bradley/Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "E17"] [WhiteElo "2089"] [BlackElo "2398"] [PlyCount "79"] [GameId "2132015517481279"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,79,22,20,19,0,-21,11,17,10,33,9,12,13,9,0,-1,-4,-62,22,16,18,31,20,40,33,-13,54,35,-2,-61,-19,-183,0,0,-48,-10,-19,-140,-10,-13,31,24,14,54,16,85,78,41,95,39,91,92,66,88,68,55,41,59,41,16,-7,-63,19,-43,-22,-10,-12,-1,-2,10,-1,1,-1,96,-19,135,-11,-107,-514,-367,-29999]} 1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. b3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:00] [#] The Reti/English/Double Fianchetto has to be taken seriously.} 8. d4 $6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (8. cxd5 $5 Nxd5 9. d4 Nd7 10. Re1 c5 11. e4 N5f6 12. Nc3 $11 {(0.20/24)}) 8... Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (8... dxc4 9. bxc4 c5 {Stockfish already has Black holding a smidgen of a plus.}) 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (10. Ne1 $5 {-- Stockfish again --} Ne4 $5 {and again: some pull.}) 10... exd5 {[%emt 0:00:00] [#] Heading for a "hanging pawns" formation, perhaps. The advantage for this is its full-scale combative nature.} (10... Nxd5 {on the other hand plays it more lightly. Here it's more likely to lead to the "no center pawns" formation (Well, just e-pawns back on e2 and e6.).}) 11. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} ({Relevant:} 11. Nh4 $5 Re8 12. Nf5 Bf8 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Rc1 g6 15. Ne3 Bg7 16. Na4 Nce4 17. Bd4 Qd7 18. Rc2 Rac8 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Qa1 Qe6 21. Nc3 h5 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. h4 Bh6 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Nf1 Rc8 26. Qb2 Qc6 27. Ne3 Qe6 28. Nc2 Nxg3 29. fxg3 Qxe2 30. Re1 Qxc2 31. Qxc2 Rxc2 32. Re8+ Bf8 33. Rb8 Ba6 34. Ra8 Rc7 35. Be5 Rd7 36. Bb2 Bb7 37. Rb8 Rc7 38. Be5 Rc1+ 39. Kh2 Bc8 40. Bxd5 Rc2+ {1-0 Nihal,S (2694)-Huschenbeth,N (2605) FIDE Grand Swiss Douglas 2023 (8)}) 11... Nxc5 $5 {[%emt 0:03:38] Or there is this. It's a curious Isolated Queen Pawn structure in that Black's pieces don't seem that aggressively posted. But one can always move things around...} (11... bxc5 12. Nh4 $1 $14 {there is pressure.}) 12. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:00] Jumping straight away on a massive lockdown of d4.} Nfe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 13. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. Nbd4 {[%emt 0:00:00] A bit too simple (and passive).} (14. a4 $5 a6 15. Ne5 Qf5 16. Nc7 Rad8 17. b4 $14 Qc8 $1 18. Qd4 $1 {is a complicated mess! But Stockfish:  (0.33/28)}) 14... Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 15. Qc2 $6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Qb1 {[%emt 0:00:00] [#]} Ba6 $146 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (16... a5 $5) ({Predecessor:} 16... Rfe8 17. Rfd1 Ng5 18. Nxg5 Bxg5 19. Rc2 Ne4 20. Nf3 Qf5 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Qd3 h6 23. Bd4 Bf6 24. Rf1 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Qf6 26. f3 Nc3 27. Bh3 Qxd4+ 28. Qxd4 Nxe2+ 29. Kf2 Nxd4 30. Bxc8 Bxc8 31. Rd1 Ne6 32. Rxd5 Kf8 33. f4 Ke7 34. Ke3 Bb7 35. Rd2 f5 36. b4 Bc6 37. a3 Nc7 38. Kd4 Kd6 39. Kc3+ Nd5+ 40. Kd4 g5 41. fxg5 hxg5 42. h4 gxh4 43. gxh4 Nf6 44. Rf2 Ke6 45. Rf1 Nh5 46. Rc1 {0-1 Cuellar Gacharna,M (2385)-Gutierrez Herrera,J COL-ch28 Manizales 1979 (7)}) 17. Rc2 $11 {[%emt 0:00:00] It's quite balanced at this point.} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 18. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 19. Ba1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 20. b4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Na4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 21. b5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb7 $6 {[%emt 0:00:00] Yes, c5 and c4 are now weak -- but c6 is now White's. Black could have found a stopper -- on c3!} (21... Rxc2 $1 {assures control of c3:} 22. Rxc2 Bb7 $11 23. Nc6 $2 Nac3 24. Bxc3 Nxc3 25. Qb3 Bxc6 26. bxc6 Qxc6 $17) 22. Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00] White now develops a little something.} Bxc6 $6 {[%emt 0:00:00] Now it's something not-so-little. This passed pawn is the proverbial thorn in Black's game.} (22... Bxa1 23. Qxa1 Nac5 24. Nfd4 (24. Nxa7 Ra8 25. Nc6 Nb3 $5 26. axb3 $1 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 $11) 24... a6 25. a4 Ra8 26. Ra2 axb5 27. axb5 Rxa2 28. Qxa2 h5 {White has some plus, but there are fewer pieces such that Black can play around the knight at c6, which has nothing to attack.}) 23. bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nac5 {[%emt 0:00:00] [#]} 26. Qb2 $6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (26. Rd1 {intends e2-e3}) (26. a4 $5 {looks to loosen up Black's queenside.} Nxa4 $4 27. Qa1 $18 {[%cal Ga1a4,Gd4f5] So often it's the strategic advance backed up with "little tactics".}) 26... Kg8 $6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (26... Qf6 $14) 27. Bh3 $6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (27. Rd1 $1 $16 {again: preparing e3, so that the R/c2 defends f2.}) 27... Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Bf1 {[%emt 0:06:05]} (28. Rd1 $1) 28... h5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 29. e3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:00] [#] With this thematic advance Black sets up all sorts of possible piece sacrifices on g3 or f2.} 30. Nf3 $2 {[%emt 0:03:38] In time trouble White loses his head, abandoning the knight on d4 *and* the pawn on c6 in one move.} (30. Rd1 hxg3 $6 31. hxg3 Nxg3 $2 32. fxg3 Qxe3+ 33. Kg2 Qe4+ 34. Nf3 Qg4 35. Qf6 $1 $18 Qxg3+ 36. Kxg3 Ne4+ 37. Kf4 Nxf6 38. Nd4 {White's extra piece outruns the pawns easily.}) 30... hxg3 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 31. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Bb5 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 33. Bxe8 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Rxf3 {[%emt 0:00:00] [#]} 34. Bb5 $4 {[%emt 0:01:01] Brad was burning up his last few minutes to no avail.} (34. Kg2 $1 {(only move)} Ng5 35. Qd4 Qxe8 $15 36. Rh1 f6 37. Rxc5 bxc5 38. Qxd5+ Kg7 39. Qb7+ Qf7 40. Qa8 Rxf2+ $1 41. Kxf2 Qxa2+ 42. Ke1 Qb1+ 43. Ke2 Qc2+ 44. Ke1 {and there doesn't seem to be anything more than perpetual, unless Black wants to take a swing at ...Nf7 and the knight and two pawns vs. a rook.}) 34... Nxf2 $2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (34... Nxg3 $8 $19 {!!} 35. Kg2 (35. fxg3 $2 Rxg3+ $1 {(another only move)} 36. Kf1 Qxe3 37. Rf2 Rh3 38. Rc3 Qxc3 $19)) 35. Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:51] [#]} Rxg3+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:00] Another only move, but it should be a draw.} 36. Kf1 $1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rh3 $2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (36... Qg5 $1 $11 37. Rg2 Rf3+ 38. Rf2 Rg3 39. Rg2 $11 (39. Rxc5 $11)) 37. Re1 $2 {[%emt 0:01:59] [#]} (37. Rh2 $8 $16 Qxe3 38. Rxh3 Qxh3+ 39. Qg2 Qf5+ 40. Kg1 $18 {Stockfish believes in the extra rook here, and I'm inclinced to agree. Those pawns just aren't anything yet or ever.}) 37... Ne4 $4 {[%emt 0:00:00] Here almost anything else draws, for example} (37... Qh4 $1 38. Qf6 $1 {(only move)} Rh1+ 39. Ke2 Rxe1+ 40. Kxe1 Qb4+ 41. Kf1 $1 {(yes, only move)} Qxb5+ 42. Kg1 Qd7) 38. Rc1 $4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} (38. Rh2 $1 {(only) is won.}) 38... Qe6 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:00:00] [#]} 39. Qc2 $4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} (39. Rh2 $1 $11 d4 $1 {(only)} 40. Rxh3 {(only)} Qxh3+ 41. Ke1 $1 {(only)} Qxe3+ 42. Kd1 $11) 39... Rh1+ $19 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 40. Kg2 $2 {[%emt 0:00:16] and here Brad notice mate in 1 and resigned.} 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [White "Heiserman, Jimmy"] [Black "Bayaraa, Chinguun"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "E90"] [WhiteElo "2298"] [BlackElo "2083"] [PlyCount "106"] [GameId "2132015517505856"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 4. d5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. h3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:27]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 8. Be2 {[%emt 0:03:36]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:01:21]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 12. Qd2 {[%emt 0:06:14]} Nxf3+ {[%emt 0:02:50]} 13. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 14. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 15. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:02:30]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 16. a4 {[%emt 0:06:19]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 17. Bg5 {[%emt 0:05:37]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 18. Bf1 {[%emt 0:06:49]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:03:57]} 19. Bh4 {[%emt 0:06:27]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 20. f4 {[%emt 0:04:34]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 21. Qc2 {[%emt 0:10:34]} Bd4+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} 22. Bf2 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 23. Re2 {[%emt 0:08:40]} Rxe2 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 24. Nxe2 {[%emt 0:00:45]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 25. Be1 {[%emt 0:02:07]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 26. Ra2 {[%emt 0:04:16]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 27. b3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 28. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:44]} h6 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 29. Ng3 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 30. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 31. Re2 {[%emt 0:03:02]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 32. Re3 {[%emt 0:05:02]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 33. Re2 {[%emt 0:02:57]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 34. Rc2 {[%emt 0:01:09]} g5 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 35. Ne2 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Ba1 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 36. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qg7 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 37. Ng3 {[%emt 0:01:33]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 38. Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qh8 {[%emt 0:07:43]} 39. Nxf4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 40. Ne6+ {[%emt 0:01:00]} Bxe6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 41. dxe6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 42. Qd5 {[%emt 0:03:53]} Nxh3+ {[%emt 0:01:31]} 43. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nxf2+ {[%emt 0:04:35]} 44. Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 45. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:03:32]} 46. Qa8+ {[%emt 0:02:16]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 47. Qe8 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Bg3 {[%emt 0:05:51]} 48. Rf3 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Rg4 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 49. Qd7+ {[%emt 0:02:31]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 50. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:01:58]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 51. Qd7+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 52. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 53. Qd7+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [White "Lewis, Edward"] [Black "Dzhanhirov, Dmytro"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.3"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "E61"] [WhiteElo "2024"] [BlackElo "2238"] [PlyCount "116"] [GameId "2132015517522241"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 2. e3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:47]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:32]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 7. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:06:32]} 8. e4 {[%emt 0:04:33]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:05:38]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:03:42]} 10. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 11. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 12. dxe5 {[%emt 0:04:16]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 13. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} f5 {[%emt 0:10:30]} 14. Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 15. exf5 {[%emt 0:01:26]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 16. O-O {[%emt 0:01:27]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:05:00]} 17. h3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:02:40]} 18. f4 {[%emt 0:08:57]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 19. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:02:49]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 20. g3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:19:25]} 21. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:02:18]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 22. Bg4 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 23. b3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 24. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:04:45]} 25. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 26. Rd5 {[%emt 0:12:02]} c6 {[%emt 0:06:54]} 27. Rdd1 {[%emt 0:13:37]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:03:32]} 28. a4 {[%emt 0:04:48]} d5 {[%emt 0:04:31]} 29. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:49]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 30. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 31. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:04:57]} 32. Qd2 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Rff7 {[%emt 0:03:43]} 33. Re3 {[%emt 0:01:02]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 34. h4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 35. Rc3 {[%emt 0:05:13]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:03:01]} 36. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 37. Qe3 {[%emt 0:04:18]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 38. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 39. a5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:03:38]} 40. axb6 {[%emt 0:01:42]} axb6 41. Rxc7 {[%emt 0:02:58]} Rxc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. Qd2 Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 43. b4 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 44. Qc3 {[%emt 0:02:28]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 45. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e3 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 46. Rf1 {[%emt 0:06:59]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:02:34]} 47. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 48. b5 {[%emt 0:02:41]} Qe4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 49. Qh8 {[%emt 0:00:40]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 50. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} e2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 51. Qg8+ {[%emt 0:01:48]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 52. f5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:03:04]} 53. Qf8+ {[%emt 0:00:45]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 54. Qh6+ {[%emt 0:00:36]} Kxf5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 55. Qxh5+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 56. Qh6+ {[%emt 0:00:37]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 57. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 58. Qd8 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Rf2+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [White "Winslow, Elliott"] [Black "McCollum, Patrick M"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.4"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "B32"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [BlackElo "2010"] [PlyCount "69"] [GameId "2131967196596289"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,69,21,18,9,18,65,20,22,26,33,41,37,46,59,54,24,49,49,36,58,15,70,30,27,24,22,59,59,61,56,61,103,110,101,80,94,29,101,29,29,0,-61,0,-1,-20,-23,8,62,31,31,20,122,119,315,170,24,-1,210,157,140,307,725,931,879,1098,975,1170,29995,29996,29997,29998]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:13] [#]} 6. Nd6+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 7. Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 8. Qd2 {[%emt 0:10:01]} (8. Qd1) 8... Nge7 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:03:16]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:01:15] [#]} (9... O-O 10. b3) 10. h4 $1 {[%emt 0:01:43]} (10. f4 $5) 10... Nd4 $6 {[%emt 0:03:46]} (10... h5 11. Qg5 $1 Nb4 $5 12. Qxg6 Nxg6 13. Kd2 $1 $16 (13. Kd1 $16) (13. Nd5 $5) (13. Bd3 $2 $11)) 11. Rh3 $6 {[%emt 0:11:16]} (11. h5 $1 Qg4 12. h6 $1) 11... d5 {[%emt 0:07:10]} 12. Rg3 $14 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} (12... Qf6 $1 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. c3 Qxh4 $1 15. exd5 Nf5 16. Rh3 Qe4+ 17. Kd1 Ne7) 13. exd5 {[%emt 0:06:42]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 14. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:02:54]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 15. Bd3 {[%emt 0:04:18]} Be6 {[%emt 0:12:05]} 16. c3 {[%emt 0:08:38]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 17. Qe2 {[%emt 0:04:20]} f5 {[%emt 0:04:06]} 18. Bc2 {[%emt 0:13:02]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:54]} 19. Bg5 {[%emt 0:05:50]} Rde8 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 20. Bb3 {[%emt 0:04:02]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 21. Rd3 {[%emt 0:02:34]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 22. Rd6 {[%emt 0:02:53]} Bxb3 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 23. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 24. Rd5 $2 {[%emt 0:05:13]} (24. Qd3 $1 Nd4 $1 25. Rd5 $1 Qc6 $1 (25... Nxb3 $2 26. Rxa6 $1 bxa6 27. Qxa6+ Qb7 28. Qc4+ Qc7 29. Qxb3 $18 {[%csl Rc8]}) 26. c4 $16) 24... h6 $14 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 25. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:40] [#]} f4 $2 {[%emt 0:01:05]} (25... Rd8 26. O-O-O Ne7 27. Rc5 Nc6 28. g3 $14 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Rd8 30. Rd5 Ne7 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. Qh5 Kd7 $1) 26. Bc5 {[%emt 0:02:01]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:05:11]} 27. Qd1 $4 {[%emt 0:01:52]} (27. Qg4+ $18 Ne6 28. O-O-O (28. Bd6)) (27. Qe4 $18) 27... f3 $4 {[%emt 0:03:11] [#]} (27... Qf7 28. c4 f3 $11) (27... Qc6 28. c4 Qf6 $11) 28. g3 $4 {[%emt 0:00:50] [#]} (28. Bd6 $1 $18 fxg2 29. Qg4+) 28... Ne6 $4 {[%emt 0:02:03]} (28... Qf7 29. c4 $8 $11 Qf5 30. Rc1 $1 {(0.00)} (30. Kd2 $6 Rd8)) 29. Bd6 $18 {[%emt 0:04:13]} (29. b4) (29. Ba7) (29. Ba3) (29. Be3) 29... Qf7 30. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 31. Qc4+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:23] [#]} 32. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:03:06]} 33. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 34. Rxb7+ {[%emt 0:01:08]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 35. Rxe5+ {[%emt 0:00:42]} 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [White "Seshadri, Sudarshan"] [Black "Atkeson, Christopher Timothy"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.7"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "A56"] [WhiteElo "2003"] [BlackElo "2181"] [PlyCount "108"] [GameId "2131836868630445"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. Nf3 Nf8 8. b4 b6 9. O-O Ng6 10. bxc5 bxc5 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Qa6 O-O 13. Bg5 Ne8 14. Be3 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Nd2 Bg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Nde4 Qe7 19. Bh5 Rd8 20. Bxg6 Bxg6 21. f3 Nf6 22. Nxf6+ Rxf6 23. Ne4 Rf4 24. Rae1 h6 25. g3 Rf7 {[#]} 26. Nxc5 Kh7 27. Ne4 Bh5 28. Qa3 Qc7 29. Qd3 Kg8 30. Kg2 Rdf8 31. Nd2 Qa5 32. Re2 Rf6 33. Ref2 Qxa2 34. Ne4 {[#]} Bxf3+ 35. Qxf3 Rxf3 36. Rxa2 Rxf1 37. Nxd6 Rc1 38. Rxa7 Rc2+ 39. Kh3 h5 40. Kh4 Rf6 41. Ne8 Rf5 42. g4 Rxc4 43. Rxg7+ Kf8 44. Nd6 Kxg7 45. Nxf5+ Kg6 46. h3 hxg4 47. hxg4 Rc3 48. Ne7+ Kf6 49. d6 Rd3 50. Nf5 e4 51. Ng3 e3 52. Ne4+ Ke5 53. Ng5 e2 54. Nf7+ Kf6 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [White "Tsodikova, Natalya"] [Black "Ivanenko, Anthony Vladimir"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.8"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2177"] [BlackElo "1969"] [PlyCount "109"] [GameId "2131960566892552"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5 Ne4 {[#]} 9. Ng5 Nxg5 10. Bxg5 f6 11. exf6 exf6 12. Bf4 c4 13. b3 Na5 14. bxc4 a6 15. Ba4 Nxc4 16. Qf3 (16. Bc2 $14 {(0.53/24)}) 16... Bf5 {(0.27/28)} 17. Bb3 b5 18. Nd2 Qd7 19. h3 h5 20. Nf1 {[#]} (20. a4) 20... Kh7 $6 (20... Be4 {(0.06)}) 21. Ng3 $14 {[#]} Rfe8 $2 (21... Be6) 22. Nxf5 $18 Qxf5 23. g4 hxg4 24. hxg4 Qd7 25. Bc2 Qf7 26. Kg2 Kg8 27. Qd3 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Re8 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Qxg6 Qxg6 31. Bxg6 Bf8 32. Be8 b4 33. cxb4 Bxb4 34. Bc6 Na3 35. Bxd5+ Kf8 36. Bb3 Nb5 37. d5 Ke7 38. Kf3 a5 39. Ke4 a4 40. Bc4 Nd6+ 41. Kd4 f5 42. f3 fxg4 43. fxg4 Kf6 44. Bd3 a3 45. g5+ Kg7 46. Be5+ Kg8 47. g6 Ne8 48. Bf5 Ng7 49. Bd7 Kf8 50. d6 Ne8 51. Kd5 Ng7 52. Bc8 Nh5 53. Bg4 Ng7 54. d7 Be7 55. Bd6 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [White "Viadiu-Ilarraza, Hector"] [Black "Smith, Olivia"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.9"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "1934"] [BlackElo "2144"] [PlyCount "49"] [GameId "2131965315688503"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Ne2 e6 8. Qb3 Qd7 9. Nd2 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. f3 Bh5 12. Qxb7 {[#]} O-O 13. Bb5 Ne7 14. Qa6 Qc7 15. Bd3 Rab8 16. b3 Rb6 17. Qa3 e5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Qxa7 Qe3 20. Nf1 Qe6 21. Qa4 Nc6 22. Nfg3 Qe3 23. Rd1 Re8 24. Nf1 Qc5 25. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:50] (Only one scoresheet, here fading to unreadable, previous moves not to certain either) ... 0-1,} 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [White "Bambou, Christophe"] [Black "Agrawal, Varun"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.10"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "B14"] [WhiteElo "2137"] [BlackElo "1913"] [PlyCount "74"] [GameId "2131964671326243"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,74,7,14,36,45,17,81,19,9,0,3,9,18,13,12,7,15,20,28,21,25,38,-62,-59,-59,-61,-61,-61,-74,-34,-133,5,-128,-105,30,-113,-127,-53,-116,-112,-114,-99,-26,-107,-75,-80,-114,-1,-128,-52,-41,-20,-48,0,17,36,9,7,11,61,57,69,101,66,-20,-13,-28,-26,-23,40,16,30,-5,30,-29995,-29996]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. c5 Be7 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Ne4 11. Re1 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Rc8 13. Qa4 b6 14. c6 Nb8 15. Ne5 Qc7 16. Rb1 Rfe8 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Bg3 f6 19. Nf3 Nxc6 20. c4 Bxg3 21. hxg3 dxc4 22. Qxc4 Qd7 23. Rbd1 Qd5 24. Qa4 a5 25. Rb1 Rb8 26. Rb5 Qd6 27. d5 Ne5 28. Nxe5 fxe5 29. dxe6 Rxe6 30. Qb3 Kh8 31. Rd1 Qe7 32. Rbd5 Rf8 33. Qe3 Qf6 34. Rd7 b5 35. Rb7 b4 36. Rdd7 Rd8 $11 {[#] For some reason Stockfish 17 makes the pawn irrelevant. But:} 37. Rxg7 $4 Rd1+ 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [White "Horowitz, Phineas F"] [Black "Srinivasan, Sivavishnu"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.11"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "E20"] [WhiteElo "1859"] [BlackElo "2092"] [PlyCount "82"] [GameId "2132015517559111"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Be7 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 c5 9. Nge2 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ng3 g6 12. Bc2 Nc6 13. f4 cxd4 14. exd4 {[#]} Nxd4 15. Be3 Nxc2 16. Qxc2 Bc5 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Rad1 Re8 19. Qf2 Ng4 20. Qxc5 Qh4 21. h3 Ne3 22. Nce2 Nxd1 23. Rxd1 Qe7 24. Qb5 Rac8 25. Kh2 Qc7 26. Nd4 Re3 27. Nge2 Re7 28. Qb4 Ba6 29. Rc1 Qd7 30. Nc3 Rc4 31. Qa5 Rxd4 32. Qxa6 Rxf4 33. Qd3 d4 34. Nb5 a6 35. Rc7 Qd8 36. Qc2 d3 37. Qc5 Rxc7 38. Nxc7 d2 39. Nd5 d1=Q 40. Ne7+ Qxe7 41. Qxe7 Qd4 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [White "Ploquin, Phil"] [Black "Cawthon, Jeremy David"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.5"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "1682"] [BlackElo "1984"] [PlyCount "144"] [GameId "2132015517559112"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Ngf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 7. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 8. Qd3 {[%emt 0:09:50]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:02:51]} 9. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Qa5+ {[%emt 0:02:30]} 10. c3 {[%emt 0:06:57]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:03:23]} 11. Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Qxe5+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} 12. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:01:07]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 13. Be3 {[%emt 0:06:10]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 14. O-O {[%emt 0:00:38]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:16]} 15. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:01:26]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:51]} 16. Rd2 {[%emt 0:10:07]} a4 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 17. Nd3 {[%emt 0:08:37]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:04:13]} 18. Rad1 {[%emt 0:01:36]} h5 {[%emt 0:06:15]} 19. Bf4 {[%emt 0:04:31]} Be6 {[%emt 0:06:16]} 20. Nc5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Bxa2 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 21. Nxb7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 22. h4 {[%emt 0:05:49]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:09:04]} 23. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 24. Be3 {[%emt 0:02:19]} exd4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 25. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:02:35]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 26. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 27. Ra1 {[%emt 0:08:46]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 28. f3 {[%emt 0:06:37]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 29. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 30. Ke3 {[%emt 0:02:26]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 31. Ra3 {[%emt 0:05:05]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 32. Kd3 {[%emt 0:05:03]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:04:58]} 33. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rc4+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} 34. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 35. b3 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 36. bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Be6 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 37. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Kxe6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 38. a5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 39. Re2 {[%emt 0:01:21]} Rxd4+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} 40. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxh4 {[%emt 0:02:29]} 41. Re7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:03:32]} 42. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rc4+ {[%emt 0:00:43]} 43. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 44. Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rb5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 45. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 46. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 47. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 48. Kc4 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Rbxa5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 49. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:02:18]} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 50. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 51. Kd3 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Rxg2 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 52. Rf6+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 53. Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} h4 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 54. Ke3 {[%emt 0:01:46]} h3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 55. Rh8 {[%emt 0:01:14]} h2 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 56. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 57. Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:25]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 58. Rh6+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 59. Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 60. Rh6+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 61. Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 62. Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 63. Rc8+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 64. Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Kc1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 65. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 66. f4 {[%emt 0:03:18]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 67. f5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} g3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 68. f6 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 69. Rd7+ {[%emt 0:01:53]} Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 70. Rc7+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 71. Rb7+ {[%emt 0:01:13]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 72. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [White "Finacom, Richard V"] [Black "Prasad, Thejas"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.12"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "1929"] [BlackElo "1671"] [PlyCount "60"] [GameId "2132015517575497"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Be7 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Bb2 Re8 9. Qc2 b6 10. O-O c5 11. Rad1 Bb7 12. Ne5 Rc8 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. f4 Bb8 15. cxd5 cxd4 16. exd4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bb5 Nxe5 19. Bxe8 Ng6 20. Bb5 Nxf4 21. Rxf4 Bxf4 22. Qg4 Be3+ 23. Kh1 Rc2 24. Rd3 Rxb2 25. h3 Rxg2 26. Qxg2 Bxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Qg5+ 28. Kf3 Qf4+ 29. Ke2 Qf2+ 30. Kd1 Qf1+ 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [White "Fan, Jimmy Qinmo"] [Black "Molodyk, Mikhail Alexandrovich"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.13"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "1648"] [BlackElo "1925"] [PlyCount "26"] [GameId "2132015517579594"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. h3 d5 6. Bb5 Qd6 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nbd2 Nf4 9. O-O Qg6 10. g3 Nxh3+ 11. Kh2 Qh5 12. Ng1 Bg4 13. Qe1 Nf4+ 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [White "Parsons, Stephen"] [Black "Tam, Hoa Long"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.14"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "1919"] [BlackElo "1645"] [PlyCount "93"] [GameId "2131993024846029"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,23,14,16,15,-7,31,30,59,23,60,1,8,-10,-20,-35,-19,-26,-7,-17,0,31,62,-17,30,51]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 d4 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. d3 g6 5. Na3 Bg7 6. Bf4 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Nc4 Nc6 9. Qd2 Re8 10. Nfe5 Nd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bh6 e5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qa5 Qe7 15. Qa4 Bd7 16. Na5 Rec8 17. a3 Nb6 18. Qb3 Be6 19. c4 Qd7 20. Qc2 Bh3 21. b4 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qe7 23. Rab1 cxb4 24. axb4 c5 25. b5 Nd7 26. Ra1 Nf6 27. Nc6 Qc7 28. Ra6 Nd7 29. Rfa1 Nb8 30. Nxb8 Rcxb8 31. Qa4 Rb7 32. Qa3 Qe7 33. Rc6 Rc7 34. Qa6 Rac8 35. Rxc7 Rxc7 36. Ra5 Qf6 37. Qxf6+ Kxf6 38. Kf3 Ke7 39. Ke4 f6 40. Kd5 h5 41. Ra6 g5 42. Re6+ Kf7 43. Rc6 Rb7 44. Kxc5 Kg6 45. Kb4 Kf5 46. c5 Rf7 47. Rd6 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [White "Boyer, John"] [Black "Dutter, Frederic"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.15"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "D76"] [WhiteElo "1638"] [BlackElo "1900"] [PlyCount "74"] [GameId "2131993317353708"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Bg7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O Nb6 9. e3 Re8 $5 (9... e5 10. d5 {still gets work.}) 10. a4 (10. Nh4 $5 {intending f2-f4, is the amazing move here.}) 10... a5 11. Rb1 e5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Qc2 c6 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Qb3 Qb4 17. Qa3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxb1 19. Bf3 Qf5 20. Bg2 Nc4 21. Qb3 Ne5 22. Rd4 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 Qxf3 24. Rf4 Qd5 25. c4 Qc5 26. Ba3 Qh5 27. Qc3 Qe5 28. Qb3 Qa1+ 29. Kg2 {[#]} Bh3+ $6 30. Kxh3 Qf1+ 31. Kg4 h5+ (31... h6 $1 {is, if you're a computer-believer, a lot better.}) 32. Kg5 Re5+ 33. Kh6 {[#]} (33. Kf6 Rae8) 33... h4 $1 {(only move)} 34. g4 (34. Rxf7 $5 Rh5+ $1 {(another only move)} 35. Kxg6 Qh3 $3 {(and *this* is *definitely* the only move (and wins).} 36. Kxh5 (36. Rg7+ Kh8 37. Kxh5 hxg3+ 38. Kg5 (38. Kg6 Qg4+) 38... g2 $1) 36... hxg3+ 37. Kg5 g2 $19 38. Rg7+ Kh8 $1 (38... Kxg7 $4 39. Qxb7+) 39. Qb1 Qxh2 40. Kf5 Rg8) 34... Qe2 $1 {[%cal Ge5h5] (*another* only move)} 35. Rxf7 Rh5+ 36. Kxg6 Qxg4+ 37. Kf6 Rf5+ {White resigned, it's mate in four more, but there were *four* faster mates} ({-- with} 37... Rh6+ {(and mate next) the fastest.}) 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [White "Smith, Roger Christopher"] [Black "Pickering, Carl Anthony"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.16"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "C10"] [WhiteElo "1843"] [BlackElo "1619"] [PlyCount "65"] [GameId "2132015517587789"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,56,22,29,31,65,18,15,41,53,52,51,38,33,50,47,51,35,41,36,40,40,45,39,46,41,38,34,45,36,55,29,41,33,33,37,70,36,77,61,10,53,64,64,0,48,64,52,72,30,-4,28,38,28,29,32,30,194,137]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Qe2 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Bxe4 10. Qxe4 c6 {[#]} 11. c4 Be7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. b3 ({Relevant:} 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. Qc2 Rfd8 15. Rd3 a5 16. a4 Nf8 17. Rad1 Qa6 18. Bc7 Rd7 19. Bg3 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Rxd6 21. Ng5 Qa7 22. d5 exd5 23. cxd5 Re8 24. h4 h6 25. Nf3 Qb6 26. Qb3 Qxb3 27. Rxb3 Re7 28. Rbd3 Re4 29. dxc6 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 bxc6 31. Rd4 Re2 32. Rd2 Re4 33. Rd4 Re2 34. Rd2 Re4 35. Rd4 Re2 36. Rd8 g6 37. Nd4 Rxb2 38. Nxc6 Rb6 39. Ne5 Kg7 40. Ra8 Rb1+ 41. Kh2 Rb4 42. g3 f6 {½-½ Vallejo Pons,F (2706)-Nguyen,N (2625) Wch Rapid Khanty-Mansiysk 2013 (13)}) 13... Bf6 {[#]} 14. Bf4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Ne5 Qc7 16. f4 Rad8 17. Bb4 Bxe5 18. fxe5 c5 19. Bc3 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Nc5 21. Qe3 b6 22. Rac1 h6 23. Rf1 Nd7 24. h4 Nb8 25. Rf4 Nc6 26. Ba1 Ne7 27. Rcf1 Nf5 28. Qf3 Qc5+ 29. Qf2 Rd2 30. Qxc5 bxc5 31. R1f2 Rd3 32. Kh2 h5 33. Bb2 Ne3 34. Re2 Ng4+ 35. Kg1 Red8 36. Rf1 Rd1 37. Rfe1 R8d2 38. Kf1 Ne3+ 39. Kf2 Ng4+ {½-½ Ospina,C (1933)-Nino,J (2075) COL-ch U26 Cali 2014 (4)}) 14... Re8 15. Ne5 Qe7 16. Qe3 Rad8 17. Ng4 Rc8 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Be5 Qf5 20. Bg3 a5 21. Rd3 b5 22. Qd2 Ra8 23. Rf3 Qg6 24. Bc7 a4 25. Rg3 Qf6 26. Re1 axb3 27. axb3 bxc4 28. bxc4 c5 {[#]} 29. dxc5 Nxc5 30. Be5 Red8 31. Qe3 Rd3 32. Qxc5 Qxe5 33. Qxe5 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [White "Uzakbaev, Nursultan"] [Black "Powers, Christopher"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.17"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "1618"] [BlackElo "1828"] [PlyCount "68"] [GameId "2132015517587790"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. O-O O-O 11. Nb3 Bg4 12. Qd3 Nce7 13. Ne5 Bf5 14. Qd2 c6 15. Rae1 Qc7 16. Bd3 Rad8 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Re4 Rfe8 19. Rfe1 Nd6 20. R4e2 Nf6 21. f4 Rf8 22. Re3 Qb6 23. Rh3 Nf5 24. Nf3 Rd5 25. Kh1 Rfd8 26. Qc2 a5 27. Ng5 h6 28. Nf3 a4 29. Nbd2 Nxd4 30. Nxd4 Rxd4 31. Nf3 Rxf4 32. Qc3 Ne4 33. Re3 Rd1+ 34. Ne1 Rf1# 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [White "Pham, Nguyen Hoang Duy"] [Black "Chan, John"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.18"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "E08"] [WhiteElo "1810"] [BlackElo "1601"] [PlyCount "57"] [GameId "2132015517587791"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nd7 4. g3 Ngf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 8. Nbd2 Nf8 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Ng6 12. Be3 c6 13. Rfd1 Bd7 14. a3 Qc8 15. b4 Bf6 16. Ne5 a5 17. h4 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Be7 20. c5 f5 21. Qc2 Bf6 22. Nc4 Qc7 23. Nd6 Re7 24. h5 Nf8 25. Ra7 Bc8 26. Ra8 Bd7 27. Qa2 h6 28. Bf4 Kh7 29. Rxf8 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [White "Casares, Nick"] [Black "Admassu, Yonathan"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.19"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "B09"] [WhiteElo "1600"] [BlackElo "1765"] [PlyCount "79"] [GameId "2132015517587792"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 c5 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Bxd4 Nc6 9. Be3 Nh5 {[#]} 10. g4 Ng3 11. Rg1 Nxf1 12. Rxf1 Qa5 13. Qd2 Be6 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Rac8 17. O-O-O {[#]} Bxa2 18. Qa4 Qxa4 19. Nxa4 Bc4 20. Rf2 Rc6 21. Nc3 Rfc8 22. Nd5 Kf8 23. Ne3 b5 24. Nxc4 Rxc4 25. e5 dxe5 26. fxe5 e6 27. Rd7 f5 28. exf6 R4c7 29. Rfd2 a5 30. g5 a4 31. h4 b4 32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. R2d7+ Rxd7 34. Rxd7+ Kg8 35. Rg7+ Kh8 36. Re7 h6 37. gxh6 a3 38. b3 a2 39. Kb2 Rxc2+ 40. Ka1 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [White "Yan, Rayna"] [Black "Mays-Smith, Isaac S"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.20"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "E90"] [WhiteElo "1742"] [BlackElo "1518"] [PlyCount "78"] [GameId "2132015517591889"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,23,21,35,16,19,31,35,28,32,30,39,19,41,30,33,30,16,28,10,29,10,15,36,90,49]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bd3 Na6 9. Be3 b6 ({Relevant:} 9... Nh5 10. g3 Qe8 11. Nh4 Bd7 12. Be2 Nf6 13. g4 Nc5 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. Ng2 h6 16. g5 hxg5 17. Bxg5 Qe8 18. h4 Nh7 19. Be3 f5 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. h5 Ng5 22. Nh4 fxe4 23. hxg6 a4 24. a3 Rf4 25. Ng2 Qxg6 26. Nxf4 exf4 27. Bh5 Qf6 28. O-O-O Bf5 29. Rdg1 Rf8 30. Bg4 e3 31. Bxf5 Qxf5 32. fxe3 fxe3 33. Qxf5 Rxf5 34. Rh5 Bf6 35. Ne4 e2 36. Kd2 Rf1 37. Rgxg5+ Bxg5+ 38. Rxg5+ Kf7 39. Kxe2 {1-0 Martinez Ramirez,L (2454)-Firouzja,A (2738) Titled Tuesday intern op 14th May Early Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (3)}) 10. O-O Nh5 11. a3 Nc5 12. Bc2 Nf4 13. b4 Nd7 14. Ba4 {[#]} Ba6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... axb4 15. axb4 f5 16. exf5 Rxf5 {0-1 Schiller,W (2353)-Domanov,D (2271) FICGS W-ch final email FICGS email 2009 (1)}) 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. Bc6 f5 17. bxa5 Nc5 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Qa2 Nd3 20. Rab1 Qe7 21. Bb5 Bc8 22. Qc2 fxe4 23. Nxe4 {[#]} Rxf3 24. gxf3 Nf4 25. Ng3 Nxh3+ 26. Kg2 Nf4+ 27. Kg1 Ra8 28. Qd2 Qh4 29. Ne2 Qg5+ 30. Ng3 Nh3+ 31. Kg2 Qxd2 32. Bc6 Nf4+ 33. Kg1 Qd3 34. Rfc1 Qxf3 35. Kf1 Bh3+ 36. Ke1 Rf8 37. a6 Nd3+ 38. Kd2 Qxf2+ 39. Kc3 Qxg3 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [White "Sisti, Daniel J"] [Black "Vandenhoven, Clarke Raymond"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.21"] [Annotator "Vandenhoven,Clarke"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "1492"] [BlackElo "1737"] [PlyCount "62"] [GameId "2131936011511785"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bd3 $6 {An odd move, White has freed up the f1 square for the LSB with Re1, so why are we doing this?} g6 8. Bc2 c4 $2 {This actually points to a misunderstanding I have of these kinds of positions. c4 does temporarily stop d4 (which is why I played it), but White can force you to improve their bishop with b3, since the pawn isn't actually stable on c4.} 9. b3 b5 $2 {doubling down on the mistake. White can now win the c4 pawn.} (9... cxb3 10. Bxb3 $14 {White has a small advantage thanks to superior control of the centre.}) 10. a4 $6 {misses White's chance for an advantage} (10. bxc4 bxc4 11. Na3 Na5 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 $16) 10... Bg7 11. Bb2 $2 {This move makes absolutely no sense - it doesn't apply pressure on the q-side and places the bishop on a terrible square} O-O 12. Na3 Na5 (12... cxb3 13. Bxb3 Na5 14. Bc2 bxa4 $15 {Is a bit of a better version}) 13. e5 (13. b4 {Is the move I expected, where I was generally happy that White had entombed their DSB.} Nc6 $1 14. axb5 axb5 15. Nxb5 {Doesn't win a pawn} Nxb4 $1) 13... Ng4 {I noticed this tactical idea and it was too juicy not to play.} (13... cxb3 14. Bd3) (13... dxe5 14. Nxe5 cxb3 15. Bxb3 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 bxa4 $17 {[%cal Ga8b8]}) 14. exd6 Qb6 15. Nd4 $4 (15. Qe2 $2 cxb3 16. Bb1 bxa4 $17) (15. Re2 Qxd6 $15) 15... e5 $1 $19 {I spent about 10 minutes here considering Bxd4, Qxd6 and Nxf7, but then I remembered "looking back at this position, I only considered Re2 and Qe2 for white here, why must that have been - oh the knight isn't stable on d4!" Now I'm going to put White's entire Q-side into a box and have free reign (or White will give up a whole piece to get out)} 16. h3 exd4 17. hxg4 d3 {The rest of the game is simply a matter of technique.} 18. Bb1 Nxb3 19. Ra2 Qxd6 20. Nxb5 axb5 21. Ba3 Nc5 {I assume my opponent missed this move, and I was surprised they didn't resign here, we played another 10 moves relatively quickly.} 22. axb5 Qb6 23. Qf3 Rfe8 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rb2 Na4 26. Rb4 Bxb5 27. Ba2 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Qd6+ 29. Qg3 (29. g3 Bc6 30. Rb8+ Qxb8 31. Qxc6 Nb6 {Slightly more resilient}) 29... Be5 30. Rxb5 Bxg3+ 31. fxg3 Qxa3 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [White "Babayan, Gagik"] [Black "Siegel, David"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.22"] [Annotator "Siegel,David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "1686"] [BlackElo "1438"] [PlyCount "68"] [GameId "2132008703277324"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e5 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. Ne2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Qb3 Be6 8. Qxb7 Nc7 {Only a very special sort of person plays Black this way... Instead of 8... Nc7 the computer recommends 8... Nd7, which doesn't lose the knight because the rook can kick away the queen as an intermezzo and Black's resulting position is less horrible.} 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Qe4 Qf6 11. O-O Bd6 12. c4 O-O 13. Nbc3 Qf5 14. Be3 Rd8 15. Rad1 Nd7 16. Ng3 Qxe4 17. Ngxe4 Be7 18. a3 Rab8 19. Rb1 Rb3 20. Rfd1 Rdb8 21. Bc1 Nf6 22. Nd2 R3b7 23. g3 Nce8 {Dreaming of a knight on d4...} 24. Kf1 Nd6 25. f3 Nf5 26. Kf2 Nd4 27. Nce4 Rf8 28. b3 Ng4+ {At this point I decide to take the draw. Taking the f3 pawn returns material equality but my position remains objectively worse.} 29. Kg1 Ne3 30. Re1 Nec2 31. Rf1 Ne3 32. Re1 Nec2 33. Rf1 Ne3 34. Re1 Nec2 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Starr, Albert Martin"] [Black "Booth, Kyle Ewart Coventry"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.6"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "1530"] [BlackElo "1183"] [PlyCount "99"] [GameId "2132015517600084"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. b4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:04:25]} 2. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 7. d3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 9. b5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} e5 {[%emt 0:07:57]} 10. c4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 11. a4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 12. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 13. Qa1 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 14. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 15. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:08:18]} 16. g3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:06:10]} 17. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 18. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 19. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 20. Rd2 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:03:39]} 21. Ng5 {[%emt 0:03:16]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 22. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} f5 {[%emt 0:03:11]} 23. f4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Re7 {[%emt 0:08:23]} 24. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:14]} e4 {[%emt 0:05:26]} 25. dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 26. Nfe5 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:03:43]} 27. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:03:59]} 28. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rxd2+ {[%emt 0:06:10]} 29. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Re6 {[%emt 0:05:20]} 30. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:05:16]} 31. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 32. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 33. Kf1 {[%emt 0:02:05]} c4 {[%emt 0:02:03]} 34. Bd4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 35. Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:04:14]} 36. Ne7+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 37. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:02:29]} 38. Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 39. Na6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 40. Qa2 {[%emt 0:03:44]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 41. Nb8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 42. Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 43. Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:43]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 44. Qxd5+ {[%emt 0:01:09]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 45. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c3 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 46. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 47. Nxb6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 48. Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 49. b6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 50. b7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Mackley, Merlin Ethan"] [Black "Hack, Richard"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.23"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "1182"] [BlackElo "1500"] [PlyCount "96"] [GameId "2132015517612373"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be7 9. O-O-O b5 10. f3 Be6 11. g4 h6 12. g5 Nd7 13. gxh6 gxh6 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. Rg1 Rh8 16. Nd5 Bf8 17. Qc3 Rc8 18. Kb1 Ne7 19. Qd2 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bf5 21. Nd4 exd4 22. Re1+ Be7 23. Qxd4 Rf8 24. Bg2 Bxc2+ 25. Ka1 Ne5 26. f4 Rc4 27. Qe3 Nd3 28. Re2 Nxf4 29. Rxc2 Rxc2 30. Qxf4 Qb6 31. Re1 Rxg2 32. Qe4 Qc7 33. Qxg2 Kd8 34. Qg7 f5 35. Kb1 Re8 36. Qf7 Rf8 37. Qe6 f4 38. Rc1 Qb7 39. h4 f3 40. h5 f2 41. Rf1 Rf6 42. Qg8+ Rf8 43. Qg2 Qb6 44. h6 Qe3 45. Qh1 Rh8 46. Rc1 Rxh6 47. Qd1 Bg5 48. Rc3 Qe1 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Avendano, Imanola Amadeus"] [Black "Cao, Danny Du Uy"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.24"] [Annotator "Cao,Danny Du Uy"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "1489"] [BlackElo "1166"] [PlyCount "97"] [GameId "2132015517612374"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5) 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Qc2 f5 (10... Nb4 11. Bxh7+ Kh8 12. Qb1 (12. Be4 Nxc2+ 13. Bxc2) 12... Qc4 (12... g6 13. Bxg6 fxg6 14. Qxg6 Nc2+) (12... f5) 13. Kd2 (13. Be4 f5 14. Bxf5) 13... f5 14. Ng5) (10... g6) 11. Bc4 Nb4 (11... Qd7) 12. Qb3 Qe4 (12... Qd7) 13. O-O Bd7 (13... Qc2 14. Qxc2 Nxc2 15. Rac1 Nb4) 14. a3 b5 (14... Qc2 15. Qxc2 Nxc2) (14... Nc2 15. Rac1 Nxe3) (14... Nc6 15. Bd3 Qd5 16. Bc4) (14... Na6) (14... Nd5 15. Bd3) 15. Be2 Qc2 (15... Na6 16. Bxb5 Bxb5 17. Qxb5 Nc7) (15... Nc6 16. Bxb5 Na5 17. Qa4) 16. Qxc2 Nxc2 17. Rac1 Nxa3 (17... cxd4 18. Rxc2 dxe3 19. Rc7 Rfd8 20. fxe3) (17... Nxd4 18. exd4 cxd4) (17... Nxe3 18. fxe3 (18. Bxe3)) 18. bxa3 c4 19. Ne5 Be8 20. a4 g5 21. Bg3 f4 22. exf4 gxf4 23. axb5 fxg3 (23... Bxb5 24. Bxc4 Bxc4 25. Nxc4) 24. Bxc4 gxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Rf6 26. Ng4 Bd6+ (26... Rg6) 27. Kg1 Rg6 28. Rfe1 Bf7 29. Ne5 Bxe5 (29... Rg7 {didn't think about opposite colored bishop ending... maybe that's better for Black} 30. Nxf7 Rxf7 (30... Kxf7 {nope} 31. Bxe6+) 31. Bxe6 {nope}) 30. Rxe5 (30. dxe5) 30... Rc8 (30... Rd8) 31. Rc5 Rd8 (31... Rxc5 32. dxc5 e5 (32... Rg5 33. c6) 33. Bxf7+ Kxf7 34. c6) 32. Rc7 Rxd4 (32... Ra8 33. Ra1 Rg4 (33... Kg7) 34. Rc8+ Rxc8) 33. Rxa7 Rgg4 34. Be2 Rge4 35. Bf3 Re5 36. Rb1 Rc5 (36... Kg7 37. b6) 37. Ra8+ Kg7 38. b6 Rdc4 39. b7 Rc1+ 40. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 41. Kh2 Rb1 42. b8=Q Rxb8 43. Rxb8 Kf6 44. Kg3 e5 45. Be4 h6 46. Rb6+ Kg5 47. Rb5 Kf6 48. Kg4 Bc4 49. Rb6+ 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Karpe, Ummon"] [Black "Dash, Satyakam"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.25"] [Annotator "Karpe,Ummon"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "C57"] [WhiteElo "1161"] [BlackElo "1480"] [PlyCount "34"] [GameId "2131727350945652"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,34,13,6,-5,1,8,13,5,-5,98,144,101,90,86,81,204,20,41,-9,75,0,-50,-19,-131,-86,-126,-57,-52,-546,-152,-235,-282,-29991,-29992,-29995,-29996]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 $5 {A combative sideline, inviting sharp tactics} (4... d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6) 5. Nxf7 $6 {A greedy move, which results in sharp counterplay for Black in an unclear position. Even Stockfish struggles to evaluate whether White is winning or not in the ensuing line.} (5. Bxf7+ $16 {Would have been a more reliable way to gain clear advantage} Ke7 6. Bd5 $5 (6. Bb3 $5) (6. Bc4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:17] Stockfish})) 5... Bxf2+ 6. Kf1 (6. Kxf2 Nxe4+ {Looked absolutely losing for White to me, and appears to have that outcome often in master level database games, but it can be held to a draw e.g.} 7. Kg1 Qh4 8. g3 Nxg3 9. Nxh8 Nd4 10. hxg3 Qxg3+ $10 {with Black bailing out to a perpetual}) 6... Qe7 7. Nxh8 d5 8. d3 $2 {Obviously Bxd5 would be met with Bg4+ trapping the queen, but I had a moment of tactical blindness and missed that capturing the other way would allow the bishop to interpose...} (8. exd5 $1 Nd4 (8... Bg4 $2 9. Be2 $18) 9. d6 Qxd6 10. Nf7 $13) 8... dxc4 (8... Bg4 $1 9. Qd2 Bh4 $19) 9. Kxf2 Ng4+ (9... Bg4 10. Qd2 O-O-O $13) 10. Kf1 (10. Kg3 h5 {Looked losing on the spot when I considered it but the king would have been safe and Black would have had no compensation for the material after} 11. h4 $1 $18) 10... Nd4 11. Ke1 $2 (11. Qd2 $7) 11... Qf6 12. Rf1 Qh4+ 13. Kd2 Qxh2 (13... Ne3 $19) 14. Rg1 (14. Kc3 Qxg2 15. b3 $13 {Would have left me a chance to escape, though Black would have still had ample initiative to compensate for the material deficit}) 14... Nf2 15. Qf1 Qg3 16. Kc3 Nxe4+ 17. Kb4 a5+ 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Fisher, Brett"] [Black "Figueroa, Jeremy Alejandro"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.26"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "D63"] [WhiteElo "1394"] [BlackElo "1073"] [PlyCount "41"] [GameId "2132015517628760"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,41,7,20,8,13,13,68,21,20,7,16,13,15,31,9,2,-3,10,11,23,-33,-44,-39,-43,-42,86,34,84,78,74,63,78,43,154,145,168,107,184,188,188,285,724,661]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 a6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Qe2 {[#]} b4 $146 (12... c5 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. exd4 b4 15. Na4 Qa5 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. b3 Nd5 18. Qe4 g6 19. Ne5 Rc7 20. Qg4 Nf6 21. Qf4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rd8 23. Nc5 Qb6 24. h4 Ba8 25. h5 Qd6 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Qg3 Nh5 28. Qg4 Qxd4 29. Qxd4 Rxd4 {0-1 Di Berardino,D (2484)-Belov,A (2421) Titled Tuesday intern op 04th Jul Late Chess.com INT blitz 2023 (5)}) 13. Na4 a5 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Ra8 17. Rfc1 c6 18. Ne5 Qb6 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Rxc6 Rac8 21. Rxc8 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Ahrens, Richard"] [Black "Fan, Shanhuan"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.27"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "E52"] [WhiteElo "1071"] [BlackElo "1380"] [PlyCount "56"] [GameId "2132015517632857"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 d5 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. Re1 Rc8 12. Bd3 c5 13. Qc2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. f3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 e5 17. Bb2 exd4 18. cxd4 Nd5 19. Rab1 Qg5 20. f4 Qg4 21. Qe2 Nxe3 22. Qxg4 Nxg4 23. a4 Rfe8 24. Red1 Re2 25. d5 Ne3 26. Re1 Rxg2+ 27. Kh1 Bxd5 28. Rxe3 Rxb2+ 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Karwat, Joseph"] [Black "Otterbach, Renate"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.28"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "1367"] [BlackElo "1026"] [PlyCount "113"] [GameId "2132015517632858"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 a6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Bd3 Bg7 9. O-O Nge7 10. Be3 b5 11. a3 Rb8 12. Rc1 Bd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 b4 15. Na4 a5 16. Nc5 O-O 17. a4 Nf5 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Bb5 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Rfc8 21. Qc2 Rb6 22. Qc5 Qb7 {[#] (Well, that's what both scoresheets say -- but then again, they both said "21.Qc3"...)} 23. Bxc6 $4 Rcxc6 $4 24. Qxa5 b3 25. Nd2 Rc2 26. Rxc2 bxc2 27. Rc1 Rxb2 28. Qc3 Z0 {(here both scoresheets say "28...Qb7" -- so *something* is wrong...} 29. Rxc2 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Qa6 31. Nb1 h5 32. Na3 Bh6 33. Kf2 Kg7 34. Nb5 Kh7 35. Nd6 Bf8 36. Nxf7 Kg7 37. Ng5 Be7 38. Qc7 Kf8 39. Nh7+ Kf7 40. a5 Qd3 41. Ng5+ Kf8 42. Qc8+ Kg7 43. Nxe6+ Kf7 44. Nf4 Qd2+ 45. Ne2 Qxa5 46. Qb7 Qb4 47. Qxb4 Bxb4 48. Nf4 g5 49. Nxd5 Ba5 50. h3 Ke6 51. e4 Kd7 52. Nf6+ Ke6 53. Nxh5 Bb6 54. Ke3 Ke7 55. Kd3 Ke6 56. Nf6 Bd8 57. Ng4 {(and after a LOT of score corrections, we reach the final position:)} 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Blum, Paul"] [Black "Bayaraa, Bilguun"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.29"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "1010"] [BlackElo "1359"] [PlyCount "35"] [GameId "2132015517632859"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 Nf6 7. d4 d5 8. Bb3 c4 9. Bc2 Bg4 10. Bg5 e6 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. Qe2 b5 13. Qe3 h6 14. Bh4 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Qc7 16. a4 Ng4 17. Qe2 Bxh4 18. Ne5 {and} 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Stults, Sawyer"] [Black "Pirone, John"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.30"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "C30"] [WhiteElo "1348"] [BlackElo "1004"] [PlyCount "61"] [GameId "2132015517636956"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 Be6 5. Bxe6 fxe6 6. O-O exf4 7. d4 g5 8. d5 exd5 9. exd5 Ne5 10. Nd4 Nf6 11. Ne6 Qd7 12. Nxg5 O-O-O 13. Bxf4 Qf5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5 15. Nf7 Qe3+ 16. Kh1 Rg8 17. Rxf6 Qe4 18. Qf3 Qe1+ 19. Qf1 Re8 20. Nc3 Qh4 21. Re6 Be7 22. Ne4 Ref8 23. Qf5 Kb8 24. g3 Rxf7 25. Qxf7 Qg4 26. Rxe7 a6 27. Re8+ Rxe8 28. Qxe8+ Ka7 29. Rf1 Qe2 30. Rf2 Qd1+ 31. Kg2 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Kojevnikov, Alexander"] [Black "Fitzgerald, William"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.31"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "992"] [BlackElo "1346"] [PlyCount "76"] [GameId "2132015517636957"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 Bb4 5. Nxe5 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nxe5 7. dxe5 Nxe4 8. Qg4 d5 9. Qxg7 Rf8 10. Bh6 Qe7 11. Bd3 Nxc3 12. O-O Be6 13. Qxh7 Qh4 {[#]} 14. Bxf8 Ne2+ 15. Kh1 Qxh7 16. Bxh7 Kxf8 17. Rab1 b6 18. f4 Nc3 19. Rb3 d4 20. Ra3 c5 21. Rf3 Kg7 22. Bd3 a5 23. f5 Bd5 24. Rg3+ Kh6 25. f6 Re8 {[#] (=!)} 26. Rg7 Rxe5 27. Kg1 c4 28. Bf1 a4 29. Rg8 b5 30. Rb8 Be4 31. g4 Kh7 32. h4 Bxc2 33. Rb7 Kg6 34. g5 Bd1 35. Bh3 Bf3 36. Rb8 Kh7 37. Rb7 Bxb7 38. Bd7 b4 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Robins, Alexander"] [Black "Myers, Steven Lee"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.32"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "C51"] [WhiteElo "1342"] [BlackElo "977"] [PlyCount "140"] [GameId "2132015517636958"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,146,11,13,-12,22,15,0,18,-10,-9,-47,10,23,20,7,16,26,76,85,75,62,66,62,80,119,97,-30,3,-41,-97,-37,45,-13,98,20,153,193,217,196,50,167,80,3,43,26,50,100,88,73,1,108,133,12,145,85,71,127,101,125,186,145,142,89,81,108,192,116,125,121,141,118,162,142,238,117,267,183,175,173,179,219,212,152,189,123,125,121,36,116,-17,-42,46,61,74,64,30,56,282,481,491,109,17,-29,-90,-93,-189,-132,-90,-125,-106,-106,113,-1,107,-173,-197,-210,-210,-266,-258,-227,-374,-508,-508,-325,-508,-323,-686,-572,-723,-787,-776,-790,-788,-817,-789,-816,-1173,-1529,-1460,-1419,-29984,-29989,-29990,-29991,-29992,-29993,-29994]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Nbd2 d6 9. Qb3 Qe7 10. O-O a5 11. d5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Nf3 Nf6 14. a3 Bc5 15. Bg5 b6 16. Bb5+ Bd7 17. Bxd7+ Qxd7 18. Nxe5 {[#]} Qd6 19. Qb5+ Kf8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nc6 Re8 22. Qd3 Rg8 23. Qf3 Rg6 24. Rfe1 Kg7 25. a4 Kh8 26. Rad1 Rh6 27. g3 Rg6 28. Nd4 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Re5 30. Rc4 Re7 31. Rc6 Qe5 32. Qe3 Kg7 33. f4 Qh5 34. Qc3 Rh6 35. Qc2 Qh3 36. Re2 Qg4 37. Rf2 f5 38. Rxh6 Kxh6 39. e5 Qg6 40. Rd2 Rd7 41. Kf2 Kg7 42. Ke3 h5 43. Qc6 Qxc6 44. dxc6 Rxd2 45. Kxd2 {[#]} Kf8 46. Kd3 Ke7 47. Kd4 Ke6 48. Kc4 f6 49. exf6 Kxf6 50. Kd5 Ke7 51. Ke5 {[#]} b5 52. axb5 a4 53. Kd4 a3 54. Kc3 a2 55. Kb2 a1=Q+ 56. Kxa1 Kd6 57. h4 Kc5 58. Kb2 Kxb5 59. Kc3 Kxc6 60. Kd3 Kd5 61. Kc3 c5 62. Kd3 c4+ 63. Kc3 Kc5 64. Kc2 Kd4 65. Kd2 c3+ 66. Kc2 Kc4 67. Kc1 Kd3 68. Kd1 c2+ 69. Kc1 Kc3 70. g4 fxg4 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Braithwaite, Andrew"] [Black "Vazquez, Dominic A"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.33"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "931"] [BlackElo "1312"] [PlyCount "115"] [GameId "2132015517645151"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Be6 8. Qb3 b6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Ng5 dxc4 12. Qb5 Qd5 13. Qxd5 Bxd5 14. Bc2 Rfe8+ 15. Kf1 Re7 16. h4 Rae8 17. Be3 Rxe3 18. fxe3 Rxe3 19. Rc1 g6 20. Rh3 Rxh3 21. Nxh3 a5 22. Nf4 Ne7 23. Re1 Kf8 24. Kf2 Bb7 25. Bd1 Ne4+ 26. Ke2 Nxc3+ 27. Kd2 Ncd5 28. Nxd5 Nxd5 29. Bf3 b5 30. Re5 c6 31. Bxd5 cxd5 32. Kc3 f6 33. Re1 Kf7 34. g3 Bc8 35. Re3 Bd7 36. Re1 b4+ 37. axb4 a4 38. Rb1 Bb5 39. Kb2 Ke6 40. Re1+ Kf7 41. Re3 f5 42. Re5 Bc6 43. b5 Bb7 44. Ka3 c3 45. Kxa4 c2 46. Re1 Kf6 47. Rc1 g5 48. Rxc2 gxh4 49. gxh4 f4 50. Ka5 Kf5 51. Kb6 Ke4 52. Kxb7 Kxd4 53. Kc6 Ke4 54. b6 d4 55. b7 d3 56. Ra2 Ke3 57. b8=Q d2 58. Qe5+ 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Hollon, Nick"] [Black "Halle, Zachary"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.34"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1295"] [BlackElo "913"] [PlyCount "53"] [GameId "2132015517645152"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Bb5 e6 7. b4 a5 8. c3 Nge7 9. O-O Ng6 10. Re1 Be7 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Qc2 O-O 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. h3 Bf5 15. Qd1 axb4 16. cxb4 f6 17. Bb2 fxe5 18. Nxe5 Nf4 19. Ndf3 Bf6 20. Qd2 Nxh3+ 21. gxh3 Bxh3 22. Qe3 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Bf5 24. Qg3 Rf6 25. f3 Raf8 26. Kf2 Qb7 27. a3 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Langendorf, Brian Keith"] [Black "Brickhouse, Christian"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.35"] [Annotator "Brickhouse,Christian"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "746"] [BlackElo "1280"] [PlyCount "74"] [GameId "2132498048372792"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. c3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. h3 e6 (5... Qb6 {Markowski,D - Stachowiak,K 0-1, Adolf Anderssen Mem 2018, https://lichess.org/fE4h62z7}) (5... cxd4 {Szegi,T - Schwarz,Du 0-1, ECO-C TCh-SVK 2023-24, https://lichess.org/vY1fjKaW}) 6. e3 cxd4 (6... Bd6 $5 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Bb5 Bd7 {Blesic,V - Nakamura,H 1/2-1/2, Gibraltar Masters 2019, https://lichess.org/B7rBVGON}) 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Nbd2 $5 {You'd think the knight is better on c3, but this scores better in online master-level play. SF16 at depth 42 also prefers this move to Nc3.} (8. Nc3) 8... O-O 9. a3 $6 {White should address the pin simply by developing and castling.} (9. Bd3 Ne4 10. O-O Nxd2 11. Nxd2 $10) 9... Bd6 10. Bh2 $6 Qc7 $6 {Wastes a tempo. Black can simply take the bishop, displacing the knight or rook, and then move the queen.} (10... Bxh2 11. Nxh2 (11. Rxh2 $2 {loses castling rights}) 11... Qc7) 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Bb5 Nd7 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. b4 Ba6 $5 {A thorn in White's side. The bishop will keep White's king in the center while Black tries to break it open.} (14... e5 $6 {Just do it immediately?} 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. O-O {and the king gets away.}) (14... Re8 $6 15. O-O {and the king gets away.}) (14... a5 $5 {SF16 depth 48 gives prefers this by 0.1 pawns over Ba6, all others lose Black's advantage.} 15. O-O Ba6 {and the bishop is better placed despite the king escaping.}) 15. Qa4 Bb5 16. Qa5 e5 (16... Nb6 $5 17. a4 {and Black gets an outpost on c4} Nc4 18. Nxc4 Bxc4) 17. Nxe5 $6 {White goes for the trade, but he really shouldn't be allowing the center to open. It might be the least bad option?} (17. a4 $5 Bd3 18. dxe5 Nxe5 {and stockfish suggests} 19. Qc5 {for some reason.}) 17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. Rc1 Qb2 $5 (19... d4 $5 20. Nf3 $1 (20. a4 $6 {too soon} dxe3 21. axb5 exd2+ 22. Kxd2 Rad8+ 23. Kc2 Qe2+) 20... Qe4 (20... Qd5 $6 {and now} 21. a4 Bc4 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. Nxd4 $14 {White's up a pawn.}) (20... Qf5 $6 21. a4 Qg6 22. Rg1 Bd3 (22... a6 $5 {suggests the computer...as if I could hold a draw down a bishop...})) 21. a4 Bd3 22. Qe5 dxe3 23. Qxe4 exf2+ 24. Kxf2 Bxe4 25. Nd4 Rac8 $15 {Black's up a pawn with a bishop for a knight in an open endgame.}) (19... Qg5 $5 {seems fine but I didn't know what to do after like} 20. Rg1 {maybe} d4 {but} 21. a4 {looks scary. Maybe there's} (21. Rxc6 dxe3 22. Rc5 exd2+ 23. Kd1 Qg6 24. Qxb5 {and I guess Black wins a rook after} Qb1+ 25. Kxd2 Qxg1 {...but why make my own game that complicated?}) 21... dxe3 {and if} 22. axb5 exd2+ {wins a rook?}) 20. Rb1 (20. Kd1 {was what I was expecting. King can't castle and now I can regroup with} Qf6 21. f3 Bd3 {and at least things are still kinda equal.}) 20... Qc2 21. f3 Rfe8 (21... Qd3 22. Kd1) 22. Kf2 {Giving up the knight to run away is the best plan to stave off the attack.} Qxd2+ 23. Kg3 Qxe3 24. Qc7 Qxa3 25. Qa5 $2 {(1) Don't trade when you're down material. (2) This trade gives me connected passed pawns.} Qxa5 26. bxa5 a6 {I said after the game that challenging my rook on the e-file might give some practical chances, but SF16 at low depth seems to think Brian's plan OTB was better.} 27. Rhd1 Rad8 28. Rdc1 d4 29. Rb2 d3 30. Rd2 Rc8 31. Rc5 {Really good blockade by White.} Kf8 (31... Re2 32. Rd1) 32. Kf4 Re2 33. Rxe2 dxe2 34. Rc1 Rd8 35. Re1 Rd1 36. Rxe2 Bxe2 37. Ke3 Bb5 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Rushton, Peter James"] [Black "Burkhardt, Douglas Alan"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.36"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1267"] [BlackElo "664"] [PlyCount "94"] [GameId "2131937283278840"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. c3 Nxe5 7. f4 Nc6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Be3 e6 10. Nd2 Nf6 11. Qe2 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Bd3 Re8 14. Qf2 Ng4 15. Qg3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 e5 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Qf2 Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. f5 e4 21. Bc2 f6 22. Bb3 Re5 23. g4 Rae8 24. c4 e3 25. Nf3 Re4 26. cxd5 Rxg4+ 27. Kh1 Bxf5 28. dxc6+ Kh8 29. Bd5 Be4 30. Bxe4 Rgxe4 31. Rac1 Bc7 32. Rc3 e2 33. Re1 Rf4 34. Kg2 g5 35. h3 h5 36. Ra3 g4 37. hxg4 Rxg4+ 38. Kf2 Bg3+ 39. Kg1 Bxe1+ 40. Kh2 Bg3+ 41. Kh3 e1=Q 42. Nxe1 Bxe1 43. c7 Rh4+ 44. Kg2 Re2+ 45. Kf1 Rc2 46. Ra8+ Kg7 47. c8=Q Rh1# 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Huang, Immanuel"] [Black "Trosen, Lawrence R"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.37"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "B54"] [BlackElo "1261"] [PlyCount "53"] [GameId "2132015517653347"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nf5 d6 6. Nc3 h6 7. Bc4 Nge7 8. Nxd6+ Qxd6 9. Qxd6 a6 10. Be3 Nf5 11. Qd2 Nfd4 12. a3 Bg4 13. f3 Bh5 14. Bxd4 Nxd4 15. Nd5 Bd6 16. c3 Rc8 17. Nb6 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Rd8 19. Qg2 g6 20. Nd5 Rc8 21. Ba2 Rc6 22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. Nxh5 gxh5 24. Rg1 Ke7 25. Bxf7 Bc5 26. Qg7 Rcc8 27. Bg8+ 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Le, Thu Anh"] [Black "Wickliffe, Zachary"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.38"] [Annotator "Le,Thu Anh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "A58"] [WhiteElo "1233"] [PlyCount "95"] [GameId "2132033231157707"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,95,18,7,29,-74,37,47,50,24,43,45,43,56,55,49,74,77,66,95,96,70,68,67,108,103,120,93,139,138,146,144,165,149,170,163,195,127,25,103,111,81,106,104,170,162,94,138,184,188,162,191,155,84,-111,88,260,56,70,88,179,85,60,93,116,126,118,173,96,57,130,122,106,332,109,116,110,63,148,-12,26,-13,3,0,20,1,27,1,3,51,20,1,1,60,1,1,6,1]} 1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. c4 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 {I play the Benko myself, and I hate playing against the Benko. I decided to enter the fully-accepted version and survive through calculation with the extra pawn.} g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. e4 Qa5 9. Bd2 (9. Nd2 {A cool maneuvering idea to route to c4, which clamps down Black's queenside.}) 9... Nxa6 10. a3 d6 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Qb6 13. Qc2 Rac8 14. Rab1 e6 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. e5 Ng4 17. exd6 (17. Ng5 Nxe5 18. Nxe6 Rf5 19. Nxg7 Kxg7) 17... Qxd6 18. h3 {Thought this was the cleanest way to simplify. White is up a pawn, don't need to complicate.} (18. Ne4 {I considered this sequence, and missed that after Bxe6+, Bxg4 is possible.} Qc7 (18... Qc6 19. Nfg5 Ne5 20. Bc3) 19. Bc4 Rxf3 20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21. Bxg4) 18... Bxf3 19. hxg4 Bb7 20. Qc1 (20. Bc4 {I kept looking to play this move. Didn't want my bishop to be loose in a complicated position. White has tempi to pile on pressure.} Nc7 21. Rbe1 Qd4 22. Ne4 (22. Be2)) 20... Qc6 21. f3 (21. Bf3 {Tragique.} Rxf3 22. gxf3 Qxf3) 21... Rcd8 22. Bh6 Bd4+ 23. Be3 Rf4 24. Bxd4 Rfxd4 25. Ne4 Qc7 26. Qh6 Bxe4 27. fxe4 Qd6 28. Rbd1 {A huge miss. The crucial winning idea escaped me this game. It felt obvious once you see the move.} (28. Rf6 $1 Qe7 (28... c4 29. Rbf1 Qc5 30. Kh1) (28... Rxe4 29. Rd1 (29. Rbf1 {The fun move.} Rxe2 30. Rf7 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Qd2+ 32. Qxd2 Rxd2+ 33. Kg3 {White enters a winning endgame.} Rd8 34. Kh4) 29... Qe7 (29... Rd4 30. Rdf1 Qe7 31. Bxa6) 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Rxg6+ hxg6 32. Qxg6+ Kf8 33. Qxe4) 29. Rbf1 Qg7 30. Qxg7+ Kxg7 31. Rf7+ Kh6 32. Bxa6) 28... Nb8 29. Qh2 Qb6 30. Rxd4 (30. Qf4 Qa7 (30... Rxd1 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Qf7+ Kh8 34. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 35. Bxd1 c4+ 36. Kh2 Qd8 37. Ba4 (37. Qxe6 Qh4+ 38. Kg1 Qe1+ 39. Kh2 {Perpetual checks 0.0} Qh4+ (39... Qxd1 {Black loses} 40. Qe5+ Kg8 41. Qxb8+) 40. Kg1 Qe1+)) 31. Qf6 Rxd1 32. Qxe6+ Kh8 33. Qf6+ Qg7 34. Qxg7+ Kxg7 35. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 36. Bxd1) 30... cxd4 31. Bd3 Nd7 32. b4 Rc8 33. Qf4 (33. g5) (33. Qg3) (33. Kh1) 33... Rf8 34. Qc1 Ne5 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Qf4+ Nf7 37. Kf1 (37. e5 Qa7 38. Kh2 Qxa3 39. Qxd4) 37... e5 38. Qg3 Qc6 39. Ke2 Qc3 40. Qe1 Qb2+ 41. Qd2 Qxa3 42. b5 Qb3 43. Qa5 Qb2+ 44. Qd2 Qb3 (44... Qxd2+ {With the queen trade, it's a drawn endgame where White has to defend correctly.} 45. Kxd2 Ke8 46. Kc2 Nd8 47. Kb3 Kd7 48. Kc4 Kd6 49. g5 Ne6 50. Bb1 Nxg5 51. b6 Kc6 52. b7 Kxb7 53. Kd5 h5 54. Kxe5 h4 55. Kxd4 Kc6 56. e5 Ne6+ 57. Ke4 Kd7 58. Kf3) 45. Qa5 Qb2+ 46. Qd2 Qb3 47. Qa5 Qb2+ 48. Qd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [White "Mylsamy, Dhivya"] [Black "Conklin, Jack"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Round "1.39"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2025.01.07"] [ECO "B11"] [BlackElo "1215"] [PlyCount "62"] [GameId "2132015517657445"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d3 e5 4. Nf3 d4 5. Ne2 Bd6 6. c3 c5 7. Bd2 Nf6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Qb3 hxg5 10. Nxg5 O-O 11. Ng3 Nc6 12. h3 a5 13. Be2 a4 14. Qd1 b5 15. O-O Nd7 16. Qd2 Nb6 17. Nf5 Ne7 18. Bg4 Nxf5 19. exf5 c4 20. h4 Qf6 21. Ne4 Qxh4 22. Bh3 Bc7 23. Ng3 Nd5 24. Ne2 Bb7 25. f3 Ne3 26. Rf2 Rad8 27. dxc4 Nxc4 28. Qe1 d3 29. Rf1 Qxe1 30. Rfxe1 dxe2 31. Rxe2 Rfe8 {(From here neither score makes sense. 0-1 42)} 0-1
  
• Download Round 2 as PGN Watch Replay of Round 2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Cremisi, Daniel"] [Black "Tsodikova, Natalya"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E63"] [WhiteElo "2398"] [BlackElo "2177"] [PlyCount "59"] [GameId "2134389994360226"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,20,22,26,11,17,34,37,34,11,38,33,36,33,36,50,37,15,42,13,39,38,71]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:08:20]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:17]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:21]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 8. a3 {[%emt 0:04:34]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:02:57]} 9. b4 {[%emt 0:01:55]} e5 {[%emt 0:09:13]} (9... b5 10. cxb5 axb5 11. Bb2 Bd7 12. d5 Na7 13. Nd4 Qc8 14. Rc1 c5 15. dxc6 Bh3 16. Qd3 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 e5 18. Nb3 Qxc6+ 19. e4 Qc4 20. Qxc4 bxc4 21. Na5 Rfc8 22. Rfd1 Nb5 23. Nxb5 Rxb5 24. Rxc4 Rxc4 25. Nxc4 Nxe4 26. Nxd6 Nxd6 27. Rxd6 Rb8 28. Rd5 Ra8 29. b5 Kf8 30. b6 Ke7 31. Rxe5+ Kf8 32. b7 Rb8 33. Rb5 {1-0 Nakamura,H (2788)-Berezin,V (2307) Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Jan Late Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (1)}) 10. dxe5 {[%emt 0:03:39]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 11. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:03:09]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:37] [#]} 12. Bg5 $146 {[%emt 0:01:10]} (12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Rad1 h6 15. Be3 Bf8 16. c5 c6 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bg4 19. Bd3 Be6 20. Bc1 Rbd8 21. Bc2 Bc4 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1 f5 25. f3 Kf7 26. Kf2 Ke6 27. Bc2 h5 28. e4 Be7 29. Be3 Bd8 30. Ke1 Bc7 31. Kd2 f4 32. Bf2 fxg3 33. Bxg3 Bd8 34. Bf2 Bg5+ 35. Be3 Bf4 36. h4 Bg3 37. Bg5 Kf7 38. Bd3 Bxd3 39. Kxd3 Be1 40. Bd8 Bf2 41. Bg5 Ke6 {½-½ Savvopulo,A (2100)-Kutsyj,A (2343) UKR-ch Alushta 2010 (9)}) 12... Qxd1 {[%emt 0:10:39]} 13. Rfxd1 {[%emt 0:02:22]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:15:56]} 14. Rac1 {[%emt 0:02:17]} h6 {[%emt 0:04:38]} 15. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} c6 {[%emt 0:06:44]} 16. Na4 {[%emt 0:01:44]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 17. Nc5 {[%emt 0:03:31]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:05:42]} 18. Rxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:57]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 19. Nxb7 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 20. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Nxe3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 21. fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 22. Bd5 {[%emt 0:03:38]} Be6 {[%emt 0:04:56]} 23. Na5 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 24. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 26. Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:04:30]} 27. Ne7+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 28. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Bb8 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 29. Nxg6+ {[%emt 0:01:53]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 30. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Dzhanhirov, Dmytro"] [Black "Smith, Olivia"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2238"] [BlackElo "2144"] [PlyCount "109"] [GameId "2134390173040266"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,11,20,32,15,-1,12,4,7,1,4,1,6,6]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 3. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} exf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} (4... Bg7 5. Nc3 f5 6. e3 O-O 7. g3 h5 8. Bg2 Re8 9. h4 d6 10. Nge2 Nd7 11. O-O Nf6 12. Nf4 c6 13. Rc1 a5 14. a3 Bd7 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Ra3 17. Qc2 Ng4 18. Qb2 Ra8 19. Rfe1 Qc7 20. b5 Nf6 21. Qb4 Ne4 22. b6 Qb8 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Bh3 Bxh3 25. Nxh3 Qc8 26. Kg2 Qd7 27. Qb3 Ra6 28. Ra1 Rea8 29. Rxa6 Rxa6 30. Ng5 Qf5 31. Qc2 Rxb6 32. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 33. Nxe4 Bf8 34. Kf3 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2719)-Chigaev,M (2648) Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Jun Late Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (7)}) 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:02:35]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:07:30]} 8. g3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 9. h4 {[%emt 0:00:18] [#]} Nd7 $146 {[%emt 0:02:53]} (9... c6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. Nge2 Nd7 12. O-O Nb6 13. Rc1 Bg4 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Nc5 Rb8 16. Qc2 Kg7 17. Nf4 Bd6 18. Nfd3 Nd7 19. b4 Qe7 20. a4 Rfe8 21. b5 Rec8 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. a5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 Rb5 25. Nb3 Be6 26. Nd2 Rxa5 27. Nc4 Rb5 28. Nxd6 Qxd6 29. Qa4 Rc7 30. Rxc6 Rxc6 31. Qxb5 Rc2 32. Ra1 Bc4 33. Qa4 Bd3 34. Qxa7 Qe6 35. Qa5 Qb3 36. Qa3 Qc4 37. Bf1 Bxf1 38. Rxf1 Rd2 39. Qa8 {0-1 Djordjevic,V (2350)-Mchedlishvili,M (2570) EU-ch qual Online Tornelo INT 2020 (6)}) 10. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 11. Nge2 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:15:25]} 12. Qc2 {[%emt 0:02:04]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 13. O-O-O {[%emt 0:12:40]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:04:46]} 14. Kb1 {[%emt 0:07:28]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:04:02]} 15. f3 {[%emt 0:12:48]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 16. a3 {[%emt 0:03:54]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 17. Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:06:04]} 18. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:11:41]} O-O {[%emt 0:07:20]} 19. Ne4 {[%emt 0:05:04]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 20. Bf1 {[%emt 0:04:01]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 21. Bd3 {[%emt 0:10:19]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:08:31]} 22. Rc1 {[%emt 0:03:29]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:04:59]} 23. Ka1 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:03:20]} 24. Nc5 {[%emt 0:08:40]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 25. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:03:45]} 26. Qc3 {[%emt 0:03:26]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 27. Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:07]} f5 {[%emt 0:04:10]} 28. e4 {[%emt 0:01:33]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 29. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 30. Qc3 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Rbb8 {[%emt 0:05:38]} 31. e5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 32. Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:10]} b4 {[%emt 0:02:52]} 33. Qc5 {[%emt 0:02:53]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 34. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 35. Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} bxa3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 36. bxa3 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 37. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 38. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rdd3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 39. Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 40. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 41. Rb8+ {[%emt 0:00:37]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 42. Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxa3+ {[%emt 0:00:48]} 43. Kb2 Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 44. Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 45. Ne8+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 46. Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 47. hxg5+ {[%emt 0:00:58]} Kxg5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 48. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 49. Nxh5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Kxe5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 50. Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 51. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 52. Re7+ {[%emt 0:01:03]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 53. Nf4 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 54. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 55. Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Srinivasan, Sivavishnu"] [Black "Winslow, Elliott"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2092"] [BlackElo "2215"] [PlyCount "43"] [GameId "2134389387603344"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,42,20,30,19,68,14,-4,17,15,15,66,20,19,7,12,37,31,39,14,10,17,1,-12,-17,2,-7,-6,-18,-14,24,-27,-38,-16,-19,0,19,-1,84,122,130,49,60,85,109]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 6. h3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 7. Nde2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 8. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} ({Relevant:} 8. g3 b5 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. Nec3 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Qxd5 h4 14. Be3 Be7 15. Qd2 Rc8 16. g4 O-O 17. g5 Qc7 18. c3 Qc4 19. Bf3 Nc5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Rg1 d5 22. exd5 e4 23. Be2 Qxd5 24. Qxd5 Rxd5 25. Rg4 Re5 26. a4 Bxg5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Ra5 Rb8 29. c4 Bd8 30. Rxb5 Rbxb5 31. cxb5 g5 32. Bc4 Kg7 33. Ke2 Bb6 34. f4 exf3+ 35. Kxf3 Re3+ 36. Kg2 Kg6 37. Bf1 Rb3 {0-1 Abdusattorov,N (2783)-Wei,Y (2763) London TechM GCL Final 2024 (1.2)}) 8... Be6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 9. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 10. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 11. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 12. Nec3 {[%emt 0:01:36]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 13. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} b5 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 14. a3 {[%emt 0:02:56]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:07:39]} 15. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bh6+ {[%emt 0:02:28]} 16. Kb1 {[%emt 0:02:03]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:12]} 17. h4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:14:04]} 18. f3 {[%emt 0:02:23] [#]} Bxd5 $146 {[%emt 0:06:26]} ({Predecessor:} 18... Rb7 19. g4 a5 20. Nxb5 hxg4 21. Ndc3 gxf3 22. Qxf3 Rd7 23. Bh3 Kg7 24. h5 Rh8 25. Nd5 Bxh3 26. Rxh3 Ne6 27. Qg4 Qg5 28. Rg3 Qxg4 29. Rxg4 Bg5 30. hxg6 fxg6 31. Nb6 Rdd8 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Nxd6 Rh1+ 34. Ka2 Rh2 35. c4 Bc1 36. Na4 g5 37. Rg1 Bd2 38. c5 Bf4 39. c6 Rc2 40. Nc3 Kf8 41. Kb1 Rh2 42. Nd5 Rh7 43. Nb5 Rg7 44. c7 Nxc7 45. Nbxc7 Kf7 46. Rg4 Rh7 47. Nxf4 gxf4 48. Rg5 {1-0 Polterauer,C (2150)-Gueci,T (2261) AUT-chT (Women) 2223 Austria 2022 (3.1)}) 19. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:06:46]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:03:50]} 20. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:05:22]} 21. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 22. Qd3 {"1/2?"} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Atkeson, Christopher Timothy"] [Black "Agrawal, Varun"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2181"] [BlackElo "1913"] [PlyCount "127"] [GameId "2134390373302535"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,32,22,23,32,98,44,-4,-45,0,0,-3,0,-9,-8,-9,-10,-4,-82,7,29,25,40,41,53,10,58,43,40,47,32,31,43,53,76]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. f3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 4. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} (4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Nge2 Nd7 7. a3 Ba5 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 e5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nd4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bd7 14. Qe1 Rc8 15. Be2 Qc7 16. Qg3 N5g6 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. Bd2 Ne5 19. Rfe1 N7g6 20. Rab1 b6 21. f4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. f5 Rxd4 24. cxd4 Bxf5 25. Rbc1 Rc8 26. c4 dxc4 27. d5 Bd3 28. d6 Rd8 29. d7 Nf8 30. Re8 Rxd7 31. Bb4 h6 32. Rxf8+ Kh7 33. Re1 Bg6 {1-0 Vachier Lagrave,M (2732)-Donchenko,A (2633) Titled Tuesday intern op 30th Apr Early Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (5)}) 4... Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 5. e5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. f4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 8. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 9. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 10. a3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Be7 {[%emt 0:03:14]} 11. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} b5 {[%emt 0:02:10] [#]} 12. Ng3 $146 {[%emt 0:01:36]} (12. Bd2 Nb6 13. b3 a5 14. Ng3 Ba6 15. Be2 h5 16. h4 a4 17. f5 axb3 18. Qxb3 Nc4 19. Qc2 Bc8 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. fxe6 Bxe6 22. Kf2 Bg4 23. Nf5 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Bf8 25. Bb4 Bxb4 26. axb4 Nxb4 27. Rxa8 Qxa8 28. Nd6+ Ke7 29. Qf5 Rf8 30. Qg5+ Kd7 31. Qxh5 Qa2+ 32. Kg3 Nd3 33. Rh2 Qa1 34. Rg2 Qxd4 35. Qf5+ Kc6 36. Nxf7 Rxf7 37. Qxf7 Qxe5+ 38. f4 Qe3+ 39. Kg4 Ne1 40. Qg6+ Kc5 41. Rg3 Qe2+ {0-1 Kollar,V-Iglar,J SVK-chT3C 0203 Slovakia 2002}) 12... g6 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 13. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} b4 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 15. a4 {[%emt 0:02:36]} b3 {[%emt 0:04:08]} 16. O-O {[%emt 0:00:53]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 17. Rf2 {[%emt 0:02:57]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:03:02]} 18. Bb1 {[%emt 0:00:48]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 19. h4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 20. Kh2 {[%emt 0:13:54]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:03:23]} 21. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:16:12]} 22. Ne2 {[%emt 0:07:21]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 23. Kg1 {[%emt 0:03:32]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:03:01]} 24. Ng5 {[%emt 0:03:04]} Na5 {[%emt 0:13:27]} 25. Nc3 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:06:41]} 26. Bd3 {[%emt 0:06:51]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:03:25]} 27. Be3 {[%emt 0:05:35]} Bxg5 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 28. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 29. Nb5 {[%emt 0:01:26]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 30. Nd6+ {[%emt 0:00:51]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 31. Ra3 {[%emt 0:03:24]} Na5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 32. Bd2 {[%emt 0:04:03]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 33. Bc3 {[%emt 0:04:34]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 34. Qd2 {[%emt 0:06:09]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:05:41]} 35. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 36. a5 {[%emt 0:02:18]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:02:35]} 37. Rxb3 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 38. Rxb8 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Qxb8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 39. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 40. Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 41. g4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 42. gxh5 {[%emt 0:03:49]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 43. Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 44. Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:03:20]} 45. Rh8 {[%emt 0:04:40]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 46. Bxf8 {[%emt 0:00:28]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 47. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 48. Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 49. Rg2 {[%emt 0:03:28]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 50. Qxg2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qe1+ {[%emt 0:00:40]} 51. Qf1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} 52. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qh4+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 53. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qg4+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 54. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Qxf4+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} 55. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qh2+ {[%emt 0:02:16]} 56. Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Qh5+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} 57. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:03:27]} 58. Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Qxg5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 59. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 60. Kc1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 61. Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 62. Qg2 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:03:00]} 63. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 64. Qc6+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.7"] [White "Fernandes, Joshua Nitin"] [Black "Heiserman, Jimmy"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C27"] [WhiteElo "1923"] [BlackElo "2298"] [PlyCount "62"] [GameId "2134419983278934"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,62,11,31,25,4,4,4,8,-34,-36,-122,-41,-85,-103,-109,-105,-91,-147,-82,-84,-76,-88,-79,-68,-67,-82,-61,-87,-89,-41,-66,-47,4,-23,-85,-55,-76,-66,-72,-104,-167,30,-205,-172,-86,-199,-241,-223,-233,-268,-421,-395,-456,-445,-445,-467,-526,-565,-578,-639,-680,-707,-732,-746]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Nxe4 d5 5. Qh5 ({Relevant:} 5. Bd3 dxe4 6. Bxe4 f5 7. Bf3 e4 8. Be2 Nc6 9. d3 Bd6 10. Nh3 O-O 11. dxe4 fxe4 12. Be3 Bxh3 13. gxh3 Kh8 14. c3 Qh4 15. Qb3 Bf4 16. O-O-O Qxf2 17. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 18. Kb1 b6 19. Qd5 Ne5 20. Rhf1 Nf3 21. Bxf3 exf3 22. Rd3 f2 23. Rd2 Rae8 24. Rdxf2 Qxf2 25. Rxf2 Rxf2 26. a4 Ref8 27. Qb7 Rxh2 28. Ka2 Rxh3 29. Qxa7 Rh6 30. Qxc7 Rhf6 31. Kb3 g5 32. Kb4 g4 33. Kb5 Rg6 34. Qe5+ Rg7 {0-1 Safarli,E (2660)-Mamedyarov,S (2753) Wch Blitz 7th Khanty-Mansiysk 2013 (14)}) 5... dxc4 6. Qxe5+ Qe7 7. Qxe7+ Bxe7 8. b3 Bf5 9. f3 cxb3 10. axb3 Nc6 11. Bb2 Nb4 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Ne2 a5 14. N2c3 {[#]} Bd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... c6 15. Rhe1 Bg6 16. d4 b5 17. d5 a4 18. d6 Bd8 19. bxa4 bxa4 20. Ba3 c5 21. Nd5 Ba5 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Nxg6+ hxg6 24. c3 Rfb8 25. d7 Na2+ 26. Kc2 Rb3 27. Ng5 Rg8 28. Re4 Rf8 29. Nxf7+ Kg8 30. d8=Q Bxd8 31. Nxd8 Nxc3 32. Bxc5 Rf5 33. Re8+ Kh7 34. Be7 Nxd1 35. Kxd1 a3 36. Bxa3 Rxa3 37. Nb7 Rb5 38. Re7 Ra7 {0-1 Pestek,E (2006)-Bucan,E (2177) Sarajevo Bosna op 41st 2011 (4)}) 15. d4 b6 16. d5 Bd8 17. Ba3 f5 18. Ng3 Bf6 19. Nge2 Rfe8 20. Rhe1 Re3 21. Kd2 Rae8 {[#]} 22. Bxb4 axb4 23. Na2 Bb5 24. c4 Rxb3 25. Nec1 Rb2+ 26. Kd3 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Ba4 28. Re2 Rb1 29. Re1 b3 30. Nc3 Bxc3 31. Kxc3 b2 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.8"] [White "Bayaraa, Chinguun"] [Black "Das, Rohan"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2083"] [BlackElo "2146"] [PlyCount "145"] [GameId "2134424867751028"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 a5 3. Bb2 a4 4. b4 e6 5. a3 c5 6. bxc5 Bxc5 7. d4 Be7 8. c4 d6 9. Nc3 Qa5 10. Qd2 O-O 11. e3 Nbd7 12. Bd3 Nb6 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rab1 Rfc8 15. Qe2 Qh5 16. Bc1 Bd8 17. Nb5 Ne8 18. e4 e5 19. Be3 Bg4 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. c5 Nd7 22. Nd6 Nxd6 23. cxd6 Rc6 24. Rxb7 Rxd6 25. Bb5 Nf8 26. h3 Bc8 27. Ra7 Rxa7 28. Bxa7 Rg6 29. Nh2 Qxh3 30. Qf3 Qh4 31. g3 Qe7 32. Rc1 Qxa7 33. Rxc8 Rf6 34. Qe3 Bb6 35. Qc3 Rxf2 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Qc8+ Ke7 38. Qe8+ Kf6 39. Ng4+ Kg5 40. Nxf2 Bxf2+ 41. Kg2 Bxg3 42. Kxg3 Qe3+ 43. Kh2 Qf2+ 44. Kh1 Qe1+ 45. Kh2 Qh4+ 46. Kg1 Qe1+ 47. Kh2 Qd2+ 48. Kg1 Qd4+ 49. Kh2 f6 50. Qd7 Qb2+ 51. Kg1 g6 52. Qd3 Kf4 53. Bxa4 Qc1+ 54. Kf2 Qb2+ 55. Bc2 Kg5 56. Qb3 Qa1 57. Qe3+ Kh5 {[#]} 58. Bd1+ Qxd1 59. Qe2+ Qxe2+ 60. Kxe2 Kg4 61. a4 h5 62. a5 Kf4 63. a6 Kxe4 64. a7 f5 65. a8=Q+ Kf4 66. Qf3+ Kg5 67. Qg3+ Kf6 68. Qh4+ Kf7 69. Qg5 e4 70. Ke3 Kg7 71. Kf4 Kf7 72. Ke5 Kg7 73. Qe7+ 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.9"] [White "Seshadri, Sudarshan"] [Black "Bambou, Christophe"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "D40"] [WhiteElo "2003"] [BlackElo "2137"] [PlyCount "112"] [GameId "2134376184602790"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. b3 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Rac8 14. Rac1 h6 15. Rfd1 Bb6 16. b4 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. a3 Nf6 20. Rc1 Rxc1+ 21. Bxc1 Ne4 22. Bb2 f6 23. Bd3 e5 24. Kf1 Kf7 25. Ke2 Nd6 26. Ne1 e4 $17 {[#]} 27. Bc2 Ke6 (27... Nc4 28. Bc1 g5) 28. f3 Nc4 (28... g5 $15) 29. fxe4 $11 Nxb2 30. exd5+ Kxd5 31. Bf5 Nc4 32. Nc2 Bc7 33. Bc8 a5 34. Bd7 axb4 35. Nxb4+ Ke4 36. Bc6+ Kf5 37. Bxb5 Nxa3 38. Bd3+ Ke6 39. h3 Bd6 40. Na2 Be5 41. Nc1 Kd5 42. Nb3 Bc3 43. e4+ Kc6 44. Nd2 Kc5 45. Nf3 g5 46. Nh2 h5 47. g4 h4 48. Nf1 Nc4 49. Bxc4 Kxc4 50. Ne3+ Kc5 51. Kd3 Ba1 52. Nc2 Be5 53. Ne1 Bg3 54. Nf3 Bf4 55. Nd4 Be5 56. Nf3 Bf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco Mechanics' Institute"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.10"] [White "Ivanenko, Anthony Vladimir"] [Black "Lewis, Edward"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Ivanenko,Tony"] [ECO "A43"] [WhiteElo "1969"] [BlackElo "2024"] [PlyCount "143"] [Beauty "5773530759178"] [GameId "2134223540818676"] [EventDate "2024.11.19"] {[%evp 0,143,20,33,33,22,52,-58,51,74,79,36,36,22,26,19,22,10,22,27,26,0,9,4,-6,0,14,11,5,-8,-6,-31,-34,47,-17,-89,-72,-69,-77,-101,-229,-30,-39,-39,31,-8,-15,-1,-20,-20,-67,-3,59,97,36,48,131,209,166,168,168,111,82,110,86,114,64,111,79,44,84,161,139,166,148,152,139,163,163,316,341,349,340,361,396,407,427,295,424,268,293,286,277,176,176,122,309,327,206,320,247,334,480,208,518,423,551,495,510,487,266,471,518,508,509,509,561,568,567,602,596,596,594,452,772,398,587,566,600,632,651,459,568,569,513,561,585,700,697,791,962,1401,1595,2085,2450,1550] G/90;+30 Ed and I have already developed a history of clashes -- in fact, at the present moment, he is my most frequent challenger at four (4) classical games. Our current record stands at 2+ 2= for me, though not without chances for him! Most of my previous games were rather dull, so I didn't bother to commentate, but this one featured a very interesting and instructive endgame, so I figured I would return to my roots.} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 c5 $5 {Ed deviates from his usual Pirc and decides to play this unorthodox sideline. In principle, it is nothing much (and leaves Black with a terrible game, provided White responds appropriately), but Ed had two things going for him: a) he never played this in a game, and b) I never studied it because which absurd person would attempt this in a classical match!?} 3. dxc5 {The best try, though I was considering transposing to a regular Open Sicilian with 3.Nf3 or playing an Old Benoni structure with 3.d5. Actually, his surprise shook me a little and my prerogative was to simplify the position into something recognizable.} Qa5+ 4. Nc3 Qxc5 5. Bb5+ $6 {The first misjudgment of the position. I wanted to swap off the light squared bishops to a) reduce potential play against the kingside pieces, and b) simplify the position a little. But the bishop actually controls a number of squares and I only help Black develop his pieces.} ({The correct try and the move I so wanted to play was} 5. Be3 $1 {but for some reason I could not solve that after} Qb4 (5... Qa5 {could be responded to with the simple plan} 6. Qd5 Qxd5 (6... Qd8 7. Bb5+ $18) (6... Qc7 7. Nb5 $18) 7. Nxd5 Kd8 8. f4 $16 {with easy play for White.}) 6. Nf3 Qxb2 {White could just go the simple} 7. Nd5 $1 $18 {D'oh!}) 5... Bd7 6. Bxd7+ $6 {Again, this just gives Black a tempo. White spent two tempi moving one piece; Black: two pieces.} (6. Be3 $1 Qb4 7. a3 Qxb2 {and now White can play} 8. Bxd7+ Nxd7 9. Nge2 $16) 6... Nxd7 7. Nf3 Ngf6 8. O-O e6 9. Be3 {This move arrives a little too late. Black's queen was not well posted on c5 anyway so White does not even win any important tempi here.} Qa5 10. a3 {[%cal Rd7c5,Gb2b4] Preventing the knight jump to c5.} a6 {Played instantly. Black also prevents the knight jump to b5 in the future.} 11. Nd4 {[%cal Gf2f4,Gf4f5] I could not find a better plan than to simply go f4-f5 here, at least with the attempt to create a weakness on d6.} Be7 ({I was expecting} 11... g6 12. f4 Bg7 13. f5 exf5 14. exf5 O-O 15. Nb3 Qc7 16. Qd2 $13 {with an unclear position.}) 12. f4 Rc8 $5 ({I was expecting} 12... O-O 13. f5 e5 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. g4 $14 {But Ed played something even better!}) 13. f5 e5 14. Nde2 {Not the better move, but I was a little concerned about the knight on c3. I could even envision a sacrifice coming my way, although there was probably nothing worrying in the actual position.} ({Probably better was} 14. Nb3 $5 Qc7 15. Kh1 $1 $11 {Perhaps with the plan of Qd2 followed by Rfd1, Bg5, Rac1, maybe Nxc5 if the knight arrives on c5 and play for the d5 square.}) 14... Ng4 15. Qd2 $6 {Perhaps not the best move, but only for technical reasons. Typically White wants to trade off his dark squared bishop for the knight in this type of structure, but with the king still on g1, Black has a threat.} ({Better was} 15. Ba7 Ngf6 16. Kh1 $11 {with a small advantage for Black.}) 15... Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qb6 {The issue here is that the queens come off and now the c2-pawn is a little flaky.} ({Even stronger was} 16... Qc5 17. Qxc5 Rxc5 18. Rad1 $15) 17. Nd5 $2 $19 {Good idea, bad execution!} ({Better was just} 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. a4 Nd7 (18... a5 19. Rf3 $11) 19. a5 Nf6 20. Ra4 $15 {and Black has a small advantage due to the skewer onto the c2-pawn, but not more than that.}) 17... Bg5 $6 $15 {Ed was really proud of this beautiful move, but it actually squanders the advantage!} ({Black outright wins a pawn after} 17... Qxe3+ $1 18. Nxe3 Bg5 19. Rf3 Bxe3+ 20. Rxe3 Rxc2 21. Rc3 Rxc3 22. Nxc3 $19 {and White has to work to hold this.}) 18. Qxb6 ({Another interesting try was} 18. Qf2 Qxf2+ 19. Rxf2 Rxc2 20. Nec3 Rxf2 21. Kxf2 $15 {But dropping a pawn like this is not the best feeling. I wanted a bit more than that.}) 18... Nxb6 19. h4 $5 {Another interesting move, but technically an inaccuracy. I wanted to gain a tempo by moving this pawn forward and also free the h2-square for the king.} ({Better was} 19. Nxb6 Be3+ (19... Rxc2 $4 20. Kf2 $18) 20. Kh1 Bxb6 21. c3 {The computer says Black has an advantage, but only if he notices the following combination:} Rc4 22. Ng3 h5 23. Rfe1 Bf2 24. Re2 Bxg3 25. hxg3 $15 {and the double pawns and more active rooks means Black has better play.}) 19... Nxd5 (19... Bd2 {can simply be rebuffed with} 20. Nxb6 Be3+ 21. Kh2 Bxb6 22. c3 $11 {and here White's position is a lot better, because his pawns will no longer be doubled like in the above variation!}) (19... Bh6 {will also be met by} 20. Nec3 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Rxc2 22. Rf2 {and now} Rxf2 $2 23. Kxf2 $16 {is even nearly winning for White due to the poor position of the bishop}) ({However, Black had the excellent} 19... Bd8 $3 20. Nec3 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Bxh4 $17 {when Black actually wins a pawn. Neither Ed nor I noticed this in game, probably because backwards bishop moves (especially one you just moved forward) are difficult to see}) 20. hxg5 Ne3 21. Rf3 $1 {Of course the rook goes onto the third rank where it becomes active} Nc4 {Ed tends to overdo things sometimes} ({Better was to just take the pawn with} 21... Nxc2 22. Rd1 Kd7 23. Rfd3 Rc6 24. R1d2 $11 {and White's active pieces yield some compensation, but nothing more.}) 22. Rc3 ({I wasn't a fan of} 22. Rb3 Nd2 23. Rxb7 Nxe4 $13 {where play becomes unclear}) ({However, the computer is suggesting} 22. Nc3 $1 h6 $5 (22... Nxb2 $2 23. Rb1 Nc4 24. Rxb7 $18) 23. Rh3 $3 Kd7 $1 24. Nd5 hxg5 25. b3 $1 Rxh3 26. gxh3 Nd2 27. Nb6+ $14 {Picking up the exchange with a plus. Needless to say, I didn't see this and I imagine most players wouldn't either.}) 22... Kd7 23. Kf2 {Bringing the king closer to the center to guard the e4-pawn} (23. b3 $2 Nd2 24. Rd1 Nxe4 $19) 23... b5 (23... Nxb2 24. Rb1 Rxc3 25. Nxc3 Rc8 $1 26. Rxb2 Rxc3 27. Rxb7+ Rc7 $11) (23... d5 $1 {is another interesting drawing attempt, though I planned} 24. Rd3 d4 25. c3 Nxb2 26. Rd2 Nc4 27. Rd3 $11 {with a perpetual.}) 24. b3 {So Ed and I have finally reached the endgame. This is completely equal (maybe with a slight advantage for White). But I was feeling confident here -- I survived that disastrous middlegame and Ed is not well-known for his technical skills. I felt Lady Caissa's winds steering my sail...} Nb6 25. Ke3 $6 {Wasted a tempo, but I discovered the necessary plan a move later} (25. Rxc8 $1 Rxc8 26. Rh1 Rh8 27. g4 $16) 25... f6 $6 {Just an ugly looking move in general} (25... d5 $5 {is an interesting computer suggestion:} 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. c3 $14) (25... h6 $1 {is the natural move Black wants to play to open the h-file for his rook and after} 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. gxh6 gxh6 28. Kd2 $11 {play is completely equal}) 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rh1 $1 {It's important to move the rook first -- move order does matter here!} ({I saw that after} 27. gxf6 gxf6 28. Rh1 $6 Rxc2 $1 $11 {should bring equality for Black}) 27... Rh8 ({Now the issue is that} 27... Rxc2 28. Rxh7 fxg5 29. Rxg7+ Ke8 30. f6 $16 {leaves White with a critical passed pawn to exploit}) ({However, the best try was to liquidate the kingside as much as possible:} 27... h6 $1 28. gxh6 gxh6 29. Rxh6 Rxc2 30. Rxf6 Rb2 31. g4 $14 {with an advantage for White, but rather unclear play}) 28. gxf6 gxf6 29. Rh6 {[%csl Gf6,Gh7] Tying up Black's pawns} Ke7 30. Ng3 d5 (30... Nd7 31. Nh5 $18) 31. Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:27] This is the position I envisioned on move} ({Also interesting is} 31. exd5 $5 Nxd5+ 32. Kf3 Nc3 33. Nh5 $18) 31... d4+ 32. Kd3 $6 {Wrong direction: this just gives an extra tempo to Black in the form of a check.} (32. Kf3 $1 Nd7 33. b4 a5 $2 34. bxa5 $18 {[%cal Gf3g4,Gg4h5]}) 32... Nd7 33. b4 {[%csl Gc5]} a5 {Probably, the best try, otherwise g4 followed by relocating the king to the kingside just wins} 34. bxa5 $2 {I thought I had counted enough tempi, but this makes play unclear if Ed plays precisely.} (34. g4 $1 {was better, with slow play} axb4 35. axb4 Kf7 36. Ke2 Ke7 37. Kf3 Kf7 38. g5 fxg5 39. Kg4 $18 {and White breaks through after Ra6 and f6}) 34... Nc5+ (34... Ra8 $1 {was the move to keep the position combative:} 35. Rxh7+ Kd6 36. Rf7 Rxa5 37. Nxf6 Rxa3+ 38. Ke2 Nc5 39. Ne8+ Kc6 40. Rc7+ Kb6 41. f6 Re3+ 42. Kf1 $16) 35. Ke2 Nxe4 {Now things are easy for White} 36. a6 Rg8 (36... Nc3+ 37. Kd3 Nd5 38. a7 $18 {Threatening Rxh7}) 37. Rxh7+ Kd6 38. a7 Kd5 (38... Rxg2+ 39. Kf3 $1 $18 {[%csl Yg3]}) 39. Rb7 {[%cal Gb7b8] Forcing, although playing slower with moves like g2-g4 also worked} Nc3+ 40. Kf1 {Stepping away from any checks} Ra8 41. Nxf6+ {Now White is two pawns up} Kc6 42. Re7 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Re5e4]} Kb6 43. Ne8 $2 {Wrong decision. Black's pieces are beautifully tied up, why relieve the pressure?} ({I only realized on the next move I could've played the easy} 43. g4 $1 e4 44. Nxe4 Nd5 45. f6 $18) 43... Nd5 44. Rxe5 (44. Re6+ Kxa7 45. f6 $18) 44... Ne3+ 45. Ke2 Rxa7 46. Re6+ $6 {Another poor move, bringing the king closer to the center} (46. Nd6 $1 {is just begging to be played}) 46... Kc5 47. f6 $2 {Another error from my part, although the position was now a little messy} Nd5 (47... Nxg2 $1 {gives Black some hope, and after} 48. Kf3 Nh4+ 49. Kg4 Ng6 50. Kf5 $18 {White's only saving grace is his activated king}) 48. Re5 $1 {Pinning the knight (and stepping away from checks)} Kc6 49. g4 Nf4+ 50. Kd2 $1 {Of course White does not want to be checked on the third rank} (50. Kf3 Ng6 51. Rg5 Rxa3+ $18 {is annoying}) 50... d3 51. cxd3 Rd7 52. Ke3 $1 {I was pleased to see Ed guffaw at this one} (52. Rf5 $1 {is another try though}) 52... Ng6 ({The point is that} 52... Nxd3 {falls into the cheeky} 53. Re6+ Kd5 (53... Kb7 54. Re7 Rxe7+ 55. fxe7 $18) (53... Kc5 54. Re7 Rd8 (54... Rd4 55. Rc7+ $18) 55. f7 $18) 54. Rd6+ Rxd6 55. f7 $3 $18 {and White wins}) 53. Re6+ Kd5 (53... Kc5 54. f7 Nf8 55. Nf6 $18) (53... Kb7 54. Nd6+ Kc6 55. Ne4+ $18) 54. Re4 (54. Ng7 $5 {was begging to be played}) 54... Ra7 55. Rb4 Ke6 56. g5 Kd7 57. Ng7 Kc6 58. Nf5 Rxa3 59. Nd4+ ({Stockfish points out this line:} 59. Re4 Ra8 60. Ne7+ Nxe7 61. Rxe7 $18 {but what was played in the game was good as well}) 59... Kd7 60. Rxb5 Ra7 61. Ke4 Nh4 62. Re5 Ng6 63. Rd5+ Ke8 64. Nc6 Rc7 65. Rd8+ Kf7 66. Ne5+ Nxe5 67. Kxe5 Rc5+ 68. Rd5 Rc1 69. Rd7+ Ke8 70. Re7+ Kf8 71. g6 Rc8 (71... Re1+ 72. Kd6 Rg1 73. g7+ Kg8 74. Re8+ Kh7 75. Rh8+ $18) 72. d4 {No more tricks and it was time for this 4-hour long battle to come to a close.} 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.11"] [White "McCollum, Patrick M"] [Black "Horowitz, Phineas F"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "2010"] [BlackElo "1859"] [PlyCount "68"] [GameId "2134423957029989"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Bc4 Nb6 4. Bb3 c5 5. c3 c4 6. Bc2 Nc6 7. Nf3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Na3 Na5 11. b4 cxb3 12. axb3 a6 13. d4 d6 14. Bb2 Bg4 15. Rfd1 dxe5 16. dxe5 Qc7 17. c4 Nc6 18. Re1 Nd7 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Ndxe5 21. Qg3 Rac8 22. f4 Nd7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qc3+ Kg8 25. f5 Nce5 26. Rad1 Qc5+ 27. Kh1 Qxa3 28. Rxe5 Nxe5 29. Qxe5 Qc5 30. Qf4 b5 31. Rd5 Qc7 32. Qg4 bxc4 33. fxg6 fxg6 34. Bxg6 Rf1# 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Cawthon, Jeremy David"] [Black "Pham, Nguyen Hoang Duy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "1984"] [BlackElo "1810"] [PlyCount "147"] [GameId "2134424867755128"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 {[%emt 0:10:52]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:03:53]} 5. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 6. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:57]} Be6 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 8. Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:02:40]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:31]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 12. a3 {[%emt 0:07:31]} Be5 {[%emt 0:03:30]} 13. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 14. Bd3 {[%emt 0:12:18]} f4 {[%emt 0:02:45]} 15. Rad1 {[%emt 0:01:27]} a5 {[%emt 0:14:24]} 16. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 17. g3 {[%emt 0:04:43]} b6 {[%emt 0:02:57]} 18. Rxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 19. Rd1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 20. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:04:22]} 21. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 22. Bh5 {[%emt 0:12:40]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 23. Bxg6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 24. Kf1 {[%emt 0:09:28]} g5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 25. gxf4 {[%emt 0:07:40]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 26. f3 {[%emt 0:05:04]} g5 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 27. Nd1 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:05:43]} 28. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Bc4+ {[%emt 0:00:46]} 29. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 30. Nf2 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:08:34]} 31. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 32. c3 {[%emt 0:04:11]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 33. h3 {[%emt 0:02:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 34. Rd6 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 35. Nd3 {[%emt 0:03:37]} c4 {[%emt 0:03:11]} 36. Nf2 {[%emt 0:00:52]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 37. Ng4+ {[%emt 0:02:49]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 38. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Bxg4 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 39. fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 40. h4 {[%emt 0:01:09]} gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 41. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 42. Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 43. Kxf4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rf8+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} 44. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 45. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} h3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 46. Kc5 {[%emt 0:04:45]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:04:45]} 47. e5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 48. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Re6 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 49. a4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} h2 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 50. Rxh2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Rxe5+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 51. Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 52. Rh7+ {[%emt 0:00:51]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 53. Kxc6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 54. bxa3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Re3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 55. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 56. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 57. g5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 58. Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} c2 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 59. a4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Rxg5 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 60. Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 61. Kb6 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Rg6+ {[%emt 0:00:33]} 62. Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rg7+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} 63. Kb8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 64. Rd2+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 65. a5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 66. Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 67. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 68. Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 69. a6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rc7+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 70. Kb8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 71. a7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rg8+ {[%emt 0:00:41]} 72. Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rg7+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 73. Ka6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 74. Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.12"] [White "Molodyk, Mikhail Alexandrovich"] [Black "Casares, Nick"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C59"] [WhiteElo "1925"] [BlackElo "1600"] [PlyCount "61"] [GameId "2134424867759225"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. d3 O-O 11. Nc3 Bf5 12. O-O Re8 13. b3 Qc7 14. Bb2 Rad8 15. Kh1 Nb7 16. Nd2 e4 17. Ncxe4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. dxe4 Bxh2 20. Bd3 Rxe4 21. Qh5 Be5 22. Bxe4 Bxb2 23. Rad1 Re8 24. Qf3 Nd8 25. Rfe1 Be5 26. Rd3 Ne6 27. Bxc6 Ng5 28. Qd5 Qb6 29. Bxe8 Qxf2 30. Qxe5 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.13"] [White "Powers, Christopher"] [Black "Parsons, Stephen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "1828"] [BlackElo "1919"] [PlyCount "141"] [GameId "2134419538735684"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,101,22,12,18,0,12,17,12,24,22,32,49,46,41,34,36,33,22,18,12,10,14,6,11,-10,-2,-1,17,9,0,12,-21,-52,-47,-71,-61,-68,-65,-75,-54,-56,-56,-86,64,7,-103,89,-103,-1,-61,-97,-89,-113,-38,-111,-119,42,-127,-130,-112,-160,-147,-102,-108,-108,-158,102,-110,-122,-3,11,-3,4,-5,-43,-58,-46,-48,-80,-22,-78,-48,-24,-100,-40,-44,-24,-67,-126,-133,-108,-97,-96,-54,-228,-135,-150,-127,-142,-161,-108,-156,-249]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c3 (12. O-O O-O 13. c3 Bg5 14. Nc2 f5 15. a4 bxa4 16. Rxa4 a5 17. b4 Bxd5 18. exd5 Ne7 19. bxa5 Rxa5 20. Nb4 Rxa4 21. Qxa4 e4 22. Be2 Ng6 23. Nc6 Qf6 24. Qd4 Nf4 25. Bb5 Qh6 26. Rb1 Bf6 27. Qe3 Kh8 28. Bf1 Nxd5 29. Qxh6 gxh6 30. c4 Nc3 31. Rb7 f4 32. Nb4 e3 33. Bd3 e2 34. Nc2 Ra8 35. h4 Ra1+ 36. Kh2 Rc1 37. Rb8+ Kg7 38. Rb7+ Kf8 39. Rb8+ Ke7 40. Rb7+ Kd8 41. Bxe2 Nxe2 {0-1 Rasulov,V (2478)-Tsydypov,Z (2565) PNWCC Online Blitz JP 21 Lichess.org INT 2021 (4)}) 12... Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Qf3 O-O 15. Nc2 Bg5 {[#]} 16. Ne3 $146 (16. h4 Bh6 17. g4 g6 18. h5 Bg5 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Qh3 Rf7 21. Nb4 Qb6 22. Rh2 Raf8 23. Nc6 Nxc6 24. Bxg6 h6 25. Bxf7+ Rxf7 26. dxc6 Qxc6 27. Qd3 d5 28. Rd1 d4 29. cxd4 e4 30. Qb3 Qd7 31. Rg2 Kg7 32. d5 Rf3 33. Qc2 e3 34. fxe3 Qf7 35. Qc3+ Kg8 36. Rd3 Rh3 37. Qc8+ Kg7 38. Qf5 Qc7 39. Rc3 Rxe3+ 40. Rxe3 Qc1+ 41. Ke2 Qxe3+ 42. Kf1 Qc1+ 43. Kf2 Qxb2+ 44. Kg3 Qc3+ 45. Kh2 Qd4 {½-½ Ziatdinov,R (2081)-Czerw,D (2400) Titled Tuesday intern op 05th Sep Early Chess.com INT blitz 2023 (7)}) 16... Bxe3 17. Qxe3 f5 18. Rd1 Kh8 19. Bc2 Qc7 20. O-O Rac8 21. f4 e4 22. Rd4 Qc5 23. Bb3 a5 24. a3 Rb8 25. Ra1 Rfc8 26. Kf2 Ng8 27. Rad1 Nf6 28. h3 h6 29. R1d2 Kh7 30. a4 b4 31. Rc4 Qxe3+ 32. Kxe3 bxc3 33. bxc3 Rxc4 34. Bxc4 Nd7 35. Bb5 Nc5 36. g4 g6 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. Rg2 Rc8 39. Kd2 Rc7 40. h4 Nb3+ 41. Kc2 Nd4+ 42. Kb2 Nxb5 43. axb5 Rc5 44. Kc2 Rxb5 45. c4 Rb6 46. Kc3 a4 47. Kd4 Rb3 48. c5 Rb4+ 49. Kc3 dxc5 50. d6 e3 51. Kd3 Rd4+ 52. Kxe3 Rxd6 53. Rc2 Rd5 54. h5 Kg7 55. Rc4 Kf6 56. Rxa4 Ke6 57. Ra8 Rd1 58. Rh8 Rh1 59. Rxh6+ Kd5 60. Rh8 Rh3+ 61. Kf2 Ke4 62. h6 Kxf4 63. h7 Rh2+ 64. Ke1 c4 65. Kd1 c3 66. Kc1 c2 67. Kb2 Kf3 68. Rf8 Rxh7 69. Rxf5+ Ke4 70. Rf2 Rb7+ 71. Kxc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.14"] [White "Dutter, Frederic"] [Black "Krishnan, Sreyshthaa"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1900"] [BlackElo "1435"] [PlyCount "0"] [GameId "2134424867763323"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.15"] [White "Vandenhoven, Clarke Raymond"] [Black "Smith, Roger Christopher"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C29"] [WhiteElo "1737"] [BlackElo "1843"] [PlyCount "27"] [GameId "2134370310516787"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,18,17,22,-19,11,13,-10,22,29,117,51,90,109,184,122,210,240,295,326,281]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 exf4 4. e5 Qe7 5. Qe2 Ng8 6. Nf3 Na6 7. d4 g5 8. h4 f6 9. Nd5 Qe6 10. exf6 c6 11. f7+ Kd8 12. Qxe6 dxe6 13. fxg8=Q Rxg8 14. Nf6 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.16"] [White "Mays-Smith, Isaac S"] [Black "Marvin, Hayes Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "1518"] [BlackElo "1905"] [PlyCount "86"] [GameId "2134424867767421"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qd8 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 c6 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Ne2 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. c3 b5 15. Qd2 Qd6 16. Ng3 N7f6 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 a5 19. a4 b4 20. c4 Ne7 21. Re5 Rfd8 22. Rd1 f6 23. Re2 Nf5 {[#]} 24. d5 cxd5 25. cxd5 e5 26. Bg4 Nd4 27. Re3 Qxd5 28. Kh1 Ra7 29. Rc1 Qd6 30. f4 Rc7 31. Rd1 Rc5 32. fxe5 Rxe5 33. Rd3 Rd5 34. Qe3 Kh8 35. g3 Qe5 36. Qd2 Qe4+ 37. Kh2 Nf3+ 38. Bxf3 Rxd3 39. Qg2 Rxd1 40. Bxe4 R1d2 41. Kg1 Rxg2+ 42. Bxg2 Rd2 43. b3 Rd3 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.17"] [White "Ni, Tao"] [Black "Rigel, Marlon"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "1555"] [BlackElo "1761"] [PlyCount "60"] [GameId "2134424867767422"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 e6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Be7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Bf1 O-O 11. h3 b5 12. a3 Qc7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 dxe5 17. dxe5 h6 18. Nf3 Be6 19. Rc1 Qb6 20. Kh2 Rac8 21. g3 Qxf2+ 22. Bg2 Qxb2 23. Re3 Nxe5 24. Rxc8 Nxf3+ 25. Rxf3 Rxc8 26. Rb3 Qa2 27. Qf3 {[#]} Rc2 ({Here the one scoresheet still going (People! You're required to record even if down to one second!) gives} 27... d4 28. Rd3 Bd5 (28... Qc2) 29. Qf1 {"29...Rxg2." so I'm guessing a couple moves are missing...}) 28. Kh1 d4 29. Rd3 Bd5 30. Qf1 (30. Qxd5 Qb1+ 31. Kh2 Rxg2+ $19) 30... Rxg2 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.18"] [White "Alzhin, Leonid"] [Black "Krezanoski, Paul"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "1727"] [BlackElo "1461"] [PlyCount "72"] [GameId "2134424867767423"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Bd3 e5 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bg5 exd4 13. Nd5 Qa5 14. Nxb4 Qxb4 15. h3 Nge5 16. Nd2 Re8 17. Nb3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Bh4 f6 21. Rac1 Qe5 22. Rfe1 Qd6 23. Bg3 Qb4 24. Qc4+ Qxc4 25. Rxc4 c5 26. Rxc5 Rd8 27. Rd1 Be6 28. Rd2 Rd7 29. f3 Kf7 30. b4 Ke7 31. Kf1 a5 32. b5 Bb3 33. b6 Bxa4 34. Ra2 Bb3 35. Raxa5 Rxa5 36. Rxa5 d3 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.19"] [White "McCutcheon, Bennett"] [Black "Babayan, Gagik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "1431"] [BlackElo "1686"] [PlyCount "84"] [GameId "2134424867767424"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Bf3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 c6 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. h3 h6 16. Rad1 Bb4 17. Ne2 Bd6 18. c5 Be7 19. Bf4 Qb7 20. cxb6 axb6 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Nd5 23. a3 Rfd8 24. Bc1 c5 25. f4 Qd7 26. f5 exf5 27. Nf4 Qc6 28. Qxf5 Nxf4 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Bxf4 Qe6 31. Qh5 c4 32. Be3 b5 33. Qf3 Rd5 34. Bf4 Rd3 35. Qb7 Qd7 36. Qa8+ Kh7 37. Qe4+ g6 38. Be3 Kg7 39. h4 Qd5 40. Qf4 Rxe3 41. Kh1 Rh3+ 42. Kg1 Bc5+ 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.20"] [White "Siegel, David"] [Black "Morello, Nicholas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "1438"] [BlackElo "1673"] [PlyCount "68"] [GameId "2134377356755130"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. O-O O-O 11. Bb5 Nce7 12. h3 c6 13. Ba4 Ng6 14. Ne4 Nh4 15. Nxh4 Qxh4 16. Ng3 Re8 17. Bb3 Nf6 18. Qd3 Be6 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Rfe1 Bd5 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Nf5 Qe4 24. Nd6 Qxd3 25. Rxd3 Re1+ 26. Kh2 Re2 27. Rb3 b6 28. Kg3 Re7 29. Kf3 Rd7 30. Nc4 f6 31. Ra3 Nb4 32. Ke4 Nc2 33. Rd3 Nb4 34. Ra3 Nc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.21"] [White "Horde, Nicolas T"] [Black "Schaezlein, Charlie"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Schaezlein,Charlie"] [ECO "B04"] [WhiteElo "1584"] [BlackElo "1395"] [PlyCount "139"] [GameId "2134424867771522"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Be3 {10.h3 is the modern continuation.} Bf5 11. Rc1 e5 {[%eval 102,28] B04: Alekhine's Defence: 4 Nf3.} (11... d5 $1 $14 {[%eval 48,28]}) 12. d5 (12. b3) 12... Ne7 13. b4 {White is more active.} Rc8 $146 {[%eval 184,26]} (13... a5 $16 {[%eval 95,26]}) ({Predecessor:} 13... Bg4 14. c5 Nbc8 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nf5 17. Qd2 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 f5 19. Rfd1 Qh4 {½-½ Kulashko,A (2341)-Steadman,M (2272) Auckland Summer Cup-A 2017 (4)}) 14. Qb3 {[%eval 130,27]} (14. Nd2 $18 {[%eval 184,26]}) 14... Bg4 $16 {Never a good sign when you play the computer's best move, and it simultaneously announces your opponent is better} 15. Nd2 {[%eval 0,32] I was surprised by this, i was sure c5 was coming but i gladly took the opportunity to liquidate on e2} (15. c5 $16 {[%eval 114,29]}) 15... Bxe2 $11 16. Nxe2 {And now Ne4 would win.} Nf5 17. Ng3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Kh8 19. e4 {[%eval -86,29]} (19. Rfd1 $11 {[%eval 11,32] keeps the balance.}) 19... Bh6 $17 {with dreams of combining to take the c4 pawn} 20. Rfd1 f5 21. exf5 gxf5 {...Qh4 would now be deadly.} 22. a4 {[%eval -197,24]} (22. Rc2 $15 {[%eval -64,29]}) 22... Qh4 $19 23. Nf3 {[%eval -283,23] Repels Qd4+} (23. Kh1 $142 {[%eval -181,26]}) 23... Qe7 $2 {[%eval -1,32]} ({I thought i was going to get tempo'd here somehow and didn't consider this move. A shame!} 23... Qg4 $19 {[%eval -283,23]} 24. Rc2 Rxc4 (24... Nxc4 $2 25. Re1 $19) 25. Rxc4 Nxc4) (23... Rxc4) 24. Rc3 Bg7 {[#] White must now prevent ...e4.} 25. Rc2 {[%eval -112,30]} (25. c5 $11 {[%eval -6,29] remains equal.} e4 (25... dxc5 26. d6 $16) 26. cxd6 Rxc3 (26... Qxd6 27. Rxc8 Nxc8 28. Ng5 $11) 27. dxe7 Rxb3 28. exf8=B Bxf8 29. a5) 25... Nd7 {[%eval 37,26]} (25... e4 $17 {[%eval -112,30] Hoping for ...f4!} 26. Nd2 Nd7) 26. Re1 $2 {[%eval -155,25]} (26. c5 $1 $14 {[%eval 37,26] was the only good move.}) 26... Qd8 {[%eval -42,28]} ({Black should play} 26... e4 $17 {[%eval -155,25] Threatens to win with ...Qd8.} 27. Nh5 a5 28. Nxg7 Qxg7) 27. Rec1 $2 {[%eval -303,21]} (27. Nh5 $15 {[%eval -42,28]}) 27... Qb6+ $2 {[%eval -5,31]} ({Better is} 27... e4 $19 {[%eval -303,21]} 28. Nd2 Ne5) 28. Kh1 $11 Nc5 29. Qa3 Nd7 {[%eval 156,27]} (29... Ne4 $11 {[%eval 0,32]}) 30. Ng5 $2 {[%eval 4,30]} (30. Nh4 $1 $16 {[%eval 156,27]}) (30. Qb3) 30... Bh6 $132 {Black is not holding back} 31. a5 Qd4 32. Ne6 Bxc1 33. Qxc1 Qh4 34. Nxf8 Rxf8 35. Qd2 e4 $2 {[%eval 150,33]} (35... Nf6 $11 {[%eval -2,32]}) 36. Qd4+ {[%eval 0,29]} (36. c5 $1 $16 {[%eval 150,33]}) 36... Qf6 37. Qxa7 (37. Qxf6+ {simplifies} Nxf6 38. Rf2 Rc8 39. Rxf5 Kg7 40. c5) 37... Nc5 38. Rf2 (38. bxc5 $2 Qa1+) {I thought i was lost when i played this, but my pawn knight and rook felt menacing and i hoped i had some counterplay} 38... Nd3 {[%eval 430,22]} (38... f4 $11 {[%eval 0,63] and Black is okay.} 39. bxc5 e3) 39. Rxf5 $18 Qxf5 {[%eval 637,28]} (39... Qa1+ $142 {[%eval 409,24]} 40. Qg1 Qxg1+ 41. Kxg1 Rc8 42. Nxe4 Rxc4) 40. Nxf5 Rxf5 {Endgame. KQ-KRN} 41. Qb8+ (41. Qxb7 $2 Rf1#) 41... Kg7 42. Qxb7+ $4 {[%eval -599,22]} (42. Qxd6 $2 Rf1#) (42. g4 $18 {[%eval 440,26] is the narrow road to win.} Rf1+ 43. Kg2) 42... Kg6 {[%eval 516,21]} (42... Rf7 $19 {[%eval -599,22] and all is fine. (  ...e3!)} 43. Qxf7+ (43. a6 e3 44. h3 e2 45. Kh2 e1=Q) 43... Kxf7) 43. h3 Kg5 {[%eval 799,22]} (43... Re5 $142 {[%eval 500,23]} 44. c5 e3) 44. Qg7+ Kf4 45. Qg4+ Ke5 46. Qxf5+ $4 {[%eval -375,29]} Kxf5 {KN-KP} 47. a6 e3 $1 (47... Nxb4 $2 48. a7 Ke5 49. a8=Q $18 (49. a8=B $2 e3 $19)) 48. a7 e2 $1 (48... Nxb4 $2 49. a8=Q (49. a8=B $2 e2 $19) 49... Nd3 50. Qa3 $18 (50. Qc8+ Ke5 $18)) 49. a8=Q e1=Q+ (49... e1=R+ $2 50. Kh2 $18) 50. Kh2 Qe5+ (50... Nxb4 51. Qf8+ Kg5 52. Qd8+ (52. Qxd6 Nd3 $11) 52... Kf5 53. Qf8+ (53. Qxd6 Qe5+ 54. Qxe5+ Kxe5 $11) 53... Kg5 54. Qxd6 $11) 51. Kg1 Qe3+ (51... Nxb4 $2 52. Qb7 $19) 52. Kh2 Qe5+ (52... Nxb4 53. Qf8+ Ke5 54. Qh8+ Kf5 (54... Ke4 55. Qxh7+ Kd4 56. Qa7+ Ke4 57. Qh7+ Ke5 58. Qe7+ Kd4 59. Qxe3+ Kxe3 60. Kg3 $11) 55. Qxh7+ Ke5 56. Qe7+ Kd4 57. Qxe3+ Kxe3 58. Kg3 $11) 53. Kg1 Qe1+ (53... Nxb4 54. Qa7 $19) (53... Qe3+) 54. Kh2 Qxb4 (54... Nxb4 55. Qf8+ Kg5 56. Qxd6 $11) (54... Qe5+ 55. Kg1 $19) 55. Qf8+ {[%eval -424,20]} (55. Qe8 $142 {[%eval -285,24]}) 55... Ke4 $19 56. Qf3+ Kd4 57. Qg4+ Kc3 58. Qg7+ Kxc4 59. Qxh7 Qc5 60. Qe4+ Qd4 61. Qxd4+ {-#27/126 [#]} (61. Qg6 $19 {[%eval -466,25]} Qe5+ (61... Kxd5 $2 62. Qg8+ Kc6 63. Qe8+ Kb6 64. Qd8+ Kc6 65. Qg5 $19) (61... Qxd5 $2 62. Qh6 $19) 62. Kh1) 61... Kxd4 62. g4 Kxd5 {KN-KPP} 63. Kg3 Ke4 64. g5 Kf5 65. h4 Ne5 66. Kf2 Kg4 67. Ke3 Kxh4 68. Kf4 Kh5 69. Kf5 Nc6 $2 ({Inferior is} 69... Ng6 70. Ke6 $11) (69... Nc4 $1 {[%eval -32721,103] mates} 70. Kf6 d5 (70... Ne5 71. Ke6 $11) 71. Kf5 (71. Kf7 Ne5+ 72. Kf6) 71... Ne3+ 72. Kf4 Nc2 73. Kf5 Nb4 (73... Ne3+ {is a self mate.} 74. Kf4 Nc2 75. g6 Kxg6 76. Kf3 Kf5 77. Ke2 Ke4 78. Kd2 Nb4 79. Ke2 d4 80. Ke1 d3 81. Kd1 Ke3 82. Ke1 Nd5 83. Kd1 Nc3+ 84. Kc1 d2+ 85. Kc2 d1=Q+ 86. Kxc3 Qa4 87. Kb2 Kd3 88. Kb1 Kc3 89. Kc1 Qc2#) 74. Kf4 Nc2 75. Kf5 Nb4 (75... Ne3+ 76. Kf4 Nc2) 76. g6 Kh6 77. Kf6 Nc6 78. g7 Kh7 79. g8=R Kxg8 80. Kg5 Kg7 81. Kg4 Kf6 82. Kf4 d4 83. Ke4 Ke6 84. Kf4 Ne5 (84... Kd5 85. Kg3 d3 86. Kf3 Kd4 87. Kf2 Ne5 88. Kf1 Ke3 89. Ke1 Nc4 90. Kd1 Nb2+ 91. Kc1 d2+ 92. Kc2 d1=Q+ 93. Kc3 Qa4 94. Kxb2 Kd3 95. Kb1 Kc3 96. Kc1 Qc2#) 85. Kg3 Nc4 86. Kf2 d3 87. Ke1 Kf5 88. Kf1 Kf4 89. Ke1 Ke3 90. Kd1 Nb2+ 91. Kc1 d2+ 92. Kxb2 d1=Q (92... d1=B 93. Kc3 $11) 93. Ka2 Kd4 94. Kb2 Kc4 95. Ka2 Kc3 96. Ka3 Qb3#) 70. Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.22"] [White "Boyer, John"] [Black "Finacom, Richard V"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A38"] [WhiteElo "1638"] [BlackElo "1929"] [PlyCount "120"] [GameId "2134424867775619"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. Nc2 O-O 10. b3 Ne4 11. Bxe4 Bxc3 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Rb1 Bh3 14. Bg2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qa5 16. a3 Qh5 17. Qd3 Bf6 18. Bf4 e5 19. Be3 Rad8 20. Rbe1 e4 21. Qd1 d5 22. cxd5 Bc3 23. Qb1 Rxd5 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 Rd8 26. Qb1 Qxe2 27. Nb4 Qf3+ 28. Kg1 Nd4 29. Bxd4 Bxd4 30. Nc2 Bb6 31. Qe1 Qd3 32. Ne3 Bxe3 33. fxe3 Qxb3 34. Qc1 Qd5 35. Qc3 Qd3 36. Qc5 b6 37. Qc1 Qd2 38. Qc4 Qxe3+ 39. Rf2 Rf8 40. a4 Qd3 41. Qa2 a6 42. Rd2 Qe3+ 43. Rf2 Qd4 44. Qb3 Qc5 45. h3 b5 46. Qc2 Qxc2 47. Rxc2 f5 48. axb5 axb5 49. Kf2 b4 50. Ke3 b3 51. Rb2 Rb8 52. g4 Kf7 53. g5 Ke6 54. Kd4 Rd8+ 55. Kc5 Rd3 56. h4 f4 57. Kc4 Kf5 58. Re2 Re3 59. Rd2 Kg4 60. Rd7 Kxh4 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.23"] [White "Admassu, Yonathan"] [Black "Uzakbaev, Nursultan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A54"] [WhiteElo "1765"] [BlackElo "1618"] [PlyCount "61"] [GameId "2134424867779716"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. e4 Nc6 7. Be2 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. f3 Ne8 10. O-O f5 11. Nxf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Rxf5 13. Qc2 Qd7 14. Rad1 Nf6 15. Rd2 Re8 16. Rfd1 Qe6 17. Bf2 Rg5 18. f4 Rf5 19. Nd5 Bd8 20. g4 Rxd5 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Bc4 Qxg4+ 23. Bg3 h5 24. Rxd5 Kh8 25. Qf5 Qxf5 26. Rxf5 g6 27. Rf7 Re4 28. Bd5 Re8 29. Be1 Kg8 30. Bc3 a6 31. Rd7+ 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.24"] [White "Pickering, Carl Anthony"] [Black "Yan, Rayna"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "1619"] [BlackElo "1742"] [PlyCount "77"] [GameId "2134424867779717"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d5 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. f4 Qh4+ 6. g3 Qe7 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. fxe5 Bxe5 9. Bxe5 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qxe5 11. O-O Nf6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qf4 Qe7 15. Qa4 Qd6 16. Rf4 Nd7 17. Raf1 Ne5 18. Qa6 Qc5 19. Kg2 Qb6 20. Qe2 Ng6 21. Rd4 Rae8 22. Ra4 Qc5 23. Qa6 Ra8 24. Qd3 Ne5 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. Rxd4 Rfd8 27. Na4 Nd7 28. Rdf4 f6 29. Nc3 Nf8 30. Rg4 Kf7 31. Ra4 Ne6 32. Ne2 c5 33. Nf4 d4 34. Nxe6 Kxe6 35. Ra6+ Kd5 36. Rf5+ Ke4 37. Rxc5 dxe3 38. Ra4+ Rd4 39. d3# 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.25"] [White "Chan, John"] [Black "Fan, Jimmy Qinmo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A25"] [WhiteElo "1601"] [BlackElo "1648"] [PlyCount "84"] [GameId "2134424867779718"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. a3 a5 5. d3 b6 6. Be2 Bb7 7. Bf3 Bc5 8. Nh3 h6 9. Na4 d6 10. Bd2 d5 11. Nxc5 bxc5 12. O-O e4 13. dxe4 dxe4 14. Be2 O-O 15. Qc2 Ne5 16. Bc3 Qe7 17. Rab1 Rfd8 18. b4 cxb4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Bxb4 Qe6 21. Nf4 Qc6 22. Rfc1 Nd3 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 Nxb4 26. Rxb4 Ra1+ 27. Bf1 Ba6 28. h3 Rxf1+ 29. Kh2 Rxd5 30. Rcb2 Bd3 31. g3 Rc5 32. Kg2 Rcc1 33. h4 Rb1 34. Rxb1 Rxb1 35. Rxb1 Bxb1 36. f3 exf3+ 37. Kxf3 c5 38. Ke2 c4 39. Kd2 Kh7 40. Kc3 Bd3 41. Kd4 Kg6 42. g4 h5 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.26"] [White "Tam, Hoa Long"] [Black "Sisti, Daniel J"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Tam,Hoa-Long"] [ECO "B29"] [WhiteElo "1645"] [BlackElo "1492"] [PlyCount "39"] [GameId "2134372213268629"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,39,15,18,22,58,40,26,50,16,27,53,163,98,48,-7,33,13,57,85,64,58,61,50,44,33,31,7,67,90,168,134,132,131,200,48,271,165,266,198,29995,29996]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qxd5 d6 {Out of book for me, but luckily for me I had sparred this line a few minutes before the round began and didn't blunder by automatically playing Bc4.} (8... Qb6 {Slightly more popular, but Black winds up worse after} 9. Bc4 $1 Bxf2+ 10. Ke2 O-O 11. Rf1 Bc5 12. Ng5 $16) 9. exd6 Qb6 10. Qe4+ Be6 11. Qh4 (11. Bc4 $5 Bxf2+ 12. Ke2 $16 {And Black doesn't have time to win the other pawn back}) 11... Bxd6 12. Bd3 Nb4 $5 {Most popular move in the position, and my opponent blitzed this out. I'm completely out of book now.} 13. Qe4 (13. O-O Nxd3 14. cxd3 $16 {White is up a clear passed pawn, but Black has the bishop pair and all the major pieces are on the board and may have enough time to blockade. I'd have been okay with this, but thought it'd be more ambitious to keep my pawns together.}) (13. Be4 f5 14. Bd3 Nxd3+ 15. cxd3 $14 {Same structure as after castling. Black has committed to ...f5, but White wastes time with the bishop instead of castling and may run into ...Bb4+.}) 13... Bc5 $6 {Too slow. Black should get a rook on the d file to add pressure to d3.} (13... Rd8 14. O-O Nxd3 15. cxd3 (15. Qxd3 Bxh2+ $19) 15... O-O $16 {Again Black secures the bishop pair and gets a rook onto the d file before I can start to advance my extra pawn.}) 14. O-O f5 $2 {Weakening both the bishop and king. White has a majority of forces pointed at the kingside so if Black ever castles short, the king will really miss having a pawn on f7.} 15. Qe2 O-O $6 (15... O-O-O {Black's king is weak on both sides of the board, but castling long gets rooks onto the e and d files quickly, while White's queen is stuck in the center.} 16. Bg5 Rd6 17. Bc4 $132) 16. Bc4 {I figure trades favor White and this forces at least one minor piece off the board.} Rae8 $2 {This looks like the most natural move, but it's losing an exchange.} (16... Bxc4 17. Qxc4+ Kh8 18. Ng5 Qc7 19. Qh4 h6 $16 {And Black has just enough time to not get mated.}) 17. Ng5 {Initially just putting pressure on the pinned piece (if it moves to make a discovery, I always have a check to save my queen), but I noticed the smothered mate threat about halfway through the think.} Bxc4 (17... Rf6 18. Nxe6 Rfxe6 19. Bxe6+ Rxe6 20. Qc4 $18) 18. Qxc4+ Kh8 19. Nf7+ Kg8 $2 (19... Rxf7 20. Qxf7 Rf8 21. Qc4 $18) 20. Nh6+ 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.6"] [White "Fitzgerald, William"] [Black "Starr, Albert Martin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "1346"] [BlackElo "1530"] [PlyCount "74"] [GameId "2134424867783816"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:01:11]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:03:10]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 6. dxc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 8. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} h6 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 9. Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 10. h3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 11. g4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 12. Bxg6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 13. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:20]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:07]} 14. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 15. Qd3 {[%emt 0:05:01]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 16. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 17. Qb5 {[%emt 0:03:41]} Qxa2 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 18. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 19. Qxb7 {[%emt 0:04:54]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 20. Rde1 {[%emt 0:04:22]} Qxb2+ {[%emt 0:04:41]} 21. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 22. Qxc6 {[%emt 0:01:55]} Na3 {[%emt 0:04:22]} 23. Qd5+ {[%emt 0:02:10]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 24. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:03:11]} 25. g5 {[%emt 0:03:54]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:03:36]} 26. gxh6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Bxd2 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 27. hxg7 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Qxg7 {[%emt 0:03:28]} 28. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:03:48]} Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 29. Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qb2 {[%emt 0:05:41]} 30. Qd7+ {[%emt 0:28:53]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 31. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Rc1+ {[%emt 0:02:06]} 32. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 33. Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:01]} Qxe4+ {[%emt 0:00:27]} 34. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qc2+ {[%emt 0:01:01]} 35. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc4+ {[%emt 0:01:04]} 36. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Qxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:43]} 37. Kd5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Nb6+ {[%emt 0:00:54]} 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.27"] [White "Hack, Richard"] [Black "Stults, Sawyer"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A25"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1348"] [PlyCount "64"] [GameId "2134424867792009"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Bc5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bxf2+ 7. Kd2 Bb6 8. Nd5 Ne4+ 9. Bxe4 Qxg5+ 10. e3 d6 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. Nf3 Qh6 13. h4 f5 14. Bd5+ Be6 15. Bxe6+ Qxe6 16. Ng5 Qe7 17. Qh5 h6 18. Nh3 Qf7 19. Qe2 d5 20. a3 dxc4 21. dxc4 Na5 22. Kc3 b5 23. b3 bxc4 24. bxc4 b5 25. Rhb1 Nxc4 26. a4 c6 27. Nf2 Rfd8 28. Rd1 Qf6 29. axb5 Rxa1 30. Qxc4+ Kh7 31. Rxd8 Rc1+ 32. Kb3 Rxc4 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.28"] [White "Dash, Satyakam"] [Black "Hollon, Nick"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B92"] [WhiteElo "1480"] [BlackElo "1295"] [PlyCount "108"] [GameId "2134424867792010"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf5 d5 8. Ng3 d4 9. Nb1 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nd2 b5 12. Nf3 Nbd7 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Re1 Qc7 15. Nf5 Nc5 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bg5 Rac8 18. Nd2 Qd6 19. Rc1 Na4 20. Rb1 Rc7 21. Nb3 h6 22. Bd2 Bc8 23. a3 Qe6 24. Qe2 Re8 25. Ba5 Rc6 26. Bb4 Bd7 27. h3 Rec8 28. Rec1 Qe8 29. Qd2 Be6 30. Na5 R6c7 31. b3 Nc3 32. Bxc3 Rxc3 33. Ra1 Qd8 34. b4 Nd7 35. a4 Qb6 36. axb5 axb5 37. Qe2 Bc4 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39. Rab1 d3 40. Qd2 Qd4 41. b5 Nb6 42. Nc6 Rxc6 43. bxc6 Rxc2 44. Rxc2 dxc2 45. Qxc2 Qc5 46. Qb2 c3 47. Qxb6 Qxb6 48. Rxb6 c2 49. Rb8+ Kh7 50. Rc8 c1=Q+ 51. Kh2 Qf4+ 52. Kg1 Qxe4 53. c7 Qb1+ 54. Kh2 Qb7 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.29"] [White "Conklin, Jack"] [Black "Fisher, Brett"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B72"] [WhiteElo "1215"] [BlackElo "1394"] [PlyCount "46"] [GameId "2134424867792011"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Nc6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. Rad1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Ng4 13. Qd3 Ne5 14. Bxf7+ Rxf7 15. Qe2 Bg4 16. f3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nxf3+ 18. Kh1 Nxe1 19. Qxe1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Qa5 21. Bd2 Rcf8 22. Qg1 Qa4 23. Bh6 Qxe4+ 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.30"] [White "Fan, Shanhuan"] [Black "Braithwaite, Andrew"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "1380"] [BlackElo "931"] [PlyCount "90"] [GameId "2134382879161606"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,18,20,21,21,11,35,12,5,4,0,-2,9,-2,21,0,51,64,116,37,50]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qd2 c6 6. Bh6 Bxh6 7. Qxh6 Qb6 8. O-O-O a5 9. a4 Na6 10. e3 Nb4 11. Bd3 Ng4 12. Qg7 Rf8 13. Rhf1 Nxd3+ 14. Rxd3 Bf5 15. Rd2 Nf6 16. Ne5 h5 17. f3 c5 18. h3 cxd4 19. Rxd4 Qc7 20. Nd3 Rc8 21. Nf4 Qc5 22. Nd3 Qc7 23. Re1 Rg8 24. Qh6 e5 25. Rh4 e4 26. Nf4 Qc5 27. Qg5 Rc6 {[#]} 28. g4 exf3 29. Nd3 Bxd3 30. cxd3 Re6 31. Qf4 g5 32. Qb8+ Kd7 33. Qxb7+ Qc7 34. Qb5+ Rc6 35. Rxh5 Nxh5 36. Qxd5+ Kc8 37. Qf5+ Qd7 38. Qxa5 Ng3 39. Qa8+ Kc7 40. Qxg8 f2 41. Kd2 f1=Q 42. Nb5+ Kb6 43. Qb8+ Qb7 44. Qd8+ Ka6 45. b4 Qf2+ 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.31"] [White "Myers, Steven Lee"] [Black "Karwat, Joseph"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "977"] [BlackElo "1367"] [PlyCount "140"] [GameId "2134424867796109"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,140,21,25,19,4,19,3,28,3,17,-21,43,45,54,63,83,87,80,67,72,42,60,70,140,107,99,66,-98,92,196,135,133,81,-7,73,54,-5,37,-9,21,-46,34,3,2,3,-76,-20,-103,-46,-46,-35,29,59,83,128,160,193,158,135,56,86,225,149,154,116,165,281,237,250,273,186,383,220,302,222,316,84,-74,43,-26,-42,25,-259,-235,-255,-394,-592,-711,-720,-725,-1952,-466,-376,241,406,248,243,249,349,265,304,292,254,288,292,368,295,458,411,530,529,535,555,568,325,328,57,100,5,-6,1,0,1,-1,-1,-44,-5,-1,-3,-1,-1,40,-1,55,-1,84,-8,194,-8,112,-17,32]} 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d3 Nge7 5. Be3 Ng6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bb4 8. Qd2 O-O 9. a3 Ba5 10. g3 Nce5 11. Be2 a6 12. O-O-O b5 13. b4 Bc7 14. f4 Nc6 15. Nb3 d6 16. Bf3 Nge7 17. h4 Rb8 18. Ne2 a5 19. c3 axb4 20. cxb4 Bb6 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 22. Kb2 Rd8 23. Ned4 e5 24. Nxc6 Nxc6 25. f5 f6 26. g4 Rb7 27. g5 Rdd7 28. gxf6 gxf6 29. Qd5+ Kh8 30. Rd2 Ra7 31. Qe6 Qd8 32. Qd5 Bb7 33. Qxb5 Qa8 34. Ra1 Ba6 35. Qd5 Ne7 36. Qe6 Ng8 37. Rxd6 Bc4 38. Qxc4 Rxd6 39. h5 Rad7 40. Bh1 Qa7 41. Qe2 Rd3 42. Rc1 Qa4 43. Rc3 Rxc3 44. Kxc3 Qxa3 45. Qb2 Rd3+ 46. Kc2 Qxb4 47. Kxd3 Qb5+ 48. Kc2 Qe2+ 49. Nd2 Qxh5 50. Bf3 Qh2 51. Qb1 Qf2 52. Qb5 Qe3 53. Bh5 Qg5 54. Bf7 Nh6 55. Qe8+ Ng8 56. Qd8 h5 57. Qe8 h4 58. Bg6 h3 59. Qf7 Qh6 60. Bh5 h2 61. Bf3 h1=Q 62. Bxh1 Qxh1 63. Qg6 Qh4 64. Kc3 Qh3+ 65. Kc2 Qh2 66. Qg4 Qh1 67. Kd3 Qh2 68. Nf3 Qh7 69. Nh4 Nh6 70. Qg3 Qd7+ {The (only) scoresheet says "71.Kf2 Qb2 72.Ke2 Qc3 73.Kf2 Qxg3 74.Kxg3 Ng8 75.Ng6+ Kh7 76.Nf8+ Kh5 77.Nf8 Kh6 78.Nd6 Kg5"} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.32"] [White "Bayaraa, Bilguun"] [Black "Huang, Immanuel"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "E91"] [WhiteElo "1359"] [PlyCount "79"] [GameId "2134424867796110"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be3 O-O 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O Nd7 9. Rb1 a6 10. Nd2 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 e5 12. d5 Ne7 13. f3 f5 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. h3 f4 16. Bf2 Nh5 17. b4 Bf6 18. Rfc1 Qd7 19. c5 Rac8 20. Qb3 Kh8 21. a4 g5 22. Rc3 Ng6 23. Rbc1 dxc5 24. bxc5 Rb8 25. Rd3 Ng3 26. Nxg3 fxg3 27. Bxg3 Nf4 28. Bxf4 gxf4 29. Nf1 Rg8 30. Kh2 Bh4 31. Qb2 Rg5 32. c6 Qg7 33. Rd2 b6 34. d6 cxd6 35. c7 Rc8 36. Rxd6 Qe7 37. Qxb6 Rxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Qg7+ 39. Kh1 Rg8 {[#]} 40. Rg6 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.33"] [White "Burkhardt, Douglas Alan"] [Black "D'Mello, Sanjay"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "664"] [BlackElo "1532"] [PlyCount "84"] [GameId "2134386612776270"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,84,12,26,15,14,8,13,-1,16,17,11,25,22,99,82,72,52,125,5,-60,-57,-41,36,8,14,8,6,43,83,57,-1,-23,124,1,1,-1,-131,-153,-10,-148,-121,-128,-230,-213,-192,-74,-301,-290,-148,-172,-378,-258,-48,-431,-282,-434,-603,-755,-794,-799,-893,-973,-1007,-965,-1062,-1045,-1162,-1110,-1359,-1350,-1533,-1475,-1584,-29990,-29993,-29990,-29995,-29992,-29993,-29994,-29995,-29996,-29997,-29998,-29999,-29999]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Bd6 $6 6. c4 c5 $2 7. Nc3 Nc6 $6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3 $2 c4 10. Qa4 a6 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Ne4 13. Rd1 Nxc3 $1 14. bxc3 b5 $2 {[#]} 15. Rxd5 $6 $11 (15. Qa3 $1 $16 Bd3 $1 16. Qc5 Rc8 17. a4 $1) 15... bxa4 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Bxc6+ Bd7 {[#]} 18. Bxd7+ $4 (18. Bd5 $1 $11 Bb5 $2 19. e4 $1 $16) 18... Rxd7 $19 19. Ba3 Rd2 20. Rb1 Rxa2 21. Rb8+ $6 Kd7 22. Rxh8 Rxa3 23. Rxh7 $6 Rxc3 24. Rxg7 Ke7 25. Rg8 Rb3 26. Ra8 c3 27. Ra7+ Kf8 28. Rxa6 c2 29. Ra8+ Kg7 30. Rc8 Rb1+ 31. Kg2 c1=Q 32. Rxc1 Rxc1 33. f4 a3 34. f5 a2 35. f6+ Kf8 36. Kf3 a1=Q 37. Ke4 Rc5 38. h4 Qxe5+ 39. Kf3 Rc3 40. Kg4 Rxe3 41. h5 Rxg3+ 42. Kh4 Qg5# 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.34"] [White "Wickliffe, Zachary"] [Black "Toczyski, David Paul"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B22"] [BlackElo "1294"] [PlyCount "56"] [GameId "2134424867800208"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Na3 Nc6 7. Nb5 Qd8 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. b4 Bb6 11. Bg5 Ke7 12. Rd1 Rd8 13. Rxd8 Bxd8 14. Bc4 a6 15. Nbd4 Bd7 16. Bb3 h6 17. Bxf6+ Kxf6 18. O-O Rc8 19. Rc1 Nxb4 20. c4 Nc6 21. Rc3 Bb6 22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23. h4 Rd8 24. g4 Bd4 25. Nxd4 Rxd4 26. Rg3 g5 27. h5 Rf4 28. c5 Bf3 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.35"] [White "Madden, Dahlia"] [Black "Le, Thu Anh"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Le,Thu Anh"] [ECO "A09"] [WhiteElo "1195"] [BlackElo "1233"] [PlyCount "83"] [GameId "2134567629805309"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,10,18,21,18,14,22,-21,12,4,20,-6,-233]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 {Feeling adventurous tonight. Perhaps a little too. I've never played the accepted line before. I usually go for the more solid ...e6 or ...c6. (EW: of course it's just a trade after White's next move)} 3. Qa4+ Bd7 (3... Nc6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Nd7 6. Qxc4 Nb6 7. Qh4 Bf5 8. Nc3 e5 9. Qxd8+ Rxd8 10. d3 f6 11. Be3 Be6 12. O-O Nd5 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Rfc1 O-O 15. Ne4 Rd7 16. a3 Nd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Re8 20. b4 c6 21. Bf3 Nc7 22. a4 Bd5 23. Bxd5+ Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Nxd5 25. Kf1 a6 26. Rc1 Rd8 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 cxb5 29. Rc5 b4 30. Rb5 Rd7 31. Bxb4 Nxb4 32. Rxb4 Kf7 33. Rb6 Ke7 34. Ke1 Kd8 35. Kd2 Kc7 36. Re6 Rd6 37. Re8 Kc6 38. Kc2 Rd7 39. Kb3 Kb5 40. h4 b6 41. g4 Rd5 42. Re7 Re5 43. Rxg7 Rxe2 44. Rxh7 Rxf2 45. Rh5+ Kc6 46. Rf5 Rg2 47. Rxf6+ Kd5 48. Rg6 b5 49. h5 Rg3 50. h6 Rxd3+ 51. Kb2 Kc4 52. Rc6+ Kb4 53. g5 Rd2+ 54. Kc1 Rh2 55. Rc8 Kb3 56. g6 Rh1+ 57. Kd2 Rh2+ 58. Kd3 Rxh6 59. g7 Rh3+ 60. Kxd4 Rh4+ 61. Ke3 Rg4 62. g8=Q+ Rxg8 63. Rxg8 b4 64. Kd2 Kb2 65. Rb8 b3 66. Rb7 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V (2647)-Dlugy,M (2538) Wch Rapid New York 2024 (2)}) ({Very recent game:} 3... Nc6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Nd7 6. Qxc4 Nb6 7. Qh4 Bf5 8. Nc3 e5 9. Qxd8+ Rxd8 10. d3 f6 11. Be3 Be6 12. O-O Nd5 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Rfc1 O-O 15. Ne4 Rd7 16. a3 Nd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Re8 20. b4 c6 21. Bf3 Nc7 22. a4 Bd5 23. Bxd5+ Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Nxd5 25. Kf1 a6 26. Rc1 Rd8 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 cxb5 29. Rc5 b4 30. Rb5 Rd7 31. Bxb4 Nxb4 32. Rxb4 Kf7 33. Rb6 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V (2647)-Dlugy,M (2538) Wch Rapid New York 2024 (2)}) 4. Qxc4 Nf6 5. e4 {[#]} ({EW: more common are} 5. g3) ({and} 5. d4 {both mostly by transposition}) 5... e6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 5... Nc6 6. e5 (6. d4 $1) 6... Be6 7. Qb5 Ng4 8. h3 Nh6 9. Qxb7 Bd5 10. Bb5 Kd7 11. Nd4 Bxg2 12. Bxc6+ Bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Kc8 14. Qxa8+ Kd7 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Nc3 e6 17. Nc6+ Kd7 18. Nxa7 c6 19. b4 Bxb4 20. Rb1 Bc5 21. Rb7+ Kd8 22. Nxc6+ Kc8 23. Rb8+ Kc7 24. Rxh8 {1-0 Ezizova,B (1443)-Mustafina,Y World School-ch U09 Girls 10th Juiz de Fora 2014 (2)}) 6. e5 (6. Nc3 $1) 6... Nd5 7. Nc3 c6 $2 $14 {EW: Giving up on the light-squared bishop. Black stood fine (a hair better even!) with the following three moves:} (7... Bc6) (7... Nc6) (7... Nb6) 8. Be2 Be7 (8... Qb6) ({EW: Here's one of those situations where the computer insists:} 8... c5 $1 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Qxd5 Nc6 $14 {White is a little better, but that d-pawn back on d2 is a problem.}) 9. O-O O-O 10. Qg4 f6 (10... f5 11. Qg3 Be8) 11. d4 Qe8 (11... f5) 12. h4 Qg6 13. Qh3 h5 (13... Qf5 {I looked at this move but didn't like having my queen chased around, especially away from the defense.} 14. g4 Qc2 15. Bd1 Qd3) 14. Kh1 f5 (14... c5 {I thought ...c5 is not yet possible due to} 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. e6 Bc8 {White's e6 pawn is a thorn in Black's position.}) 15. Bg5 Bxg5 (15... Bb4) 16. Nxg5 Nf4 17. Qf3 Nxe2 18. Nxe2 {White has 2 beast knights in the attack, while Black is playing down 3 pieces (the light-squared bishop, the knight, and the rook)} f4 {Sacs a pawn for the open rook file and a tempo. If Nxf4 White's knight is temporarily pinned to the queen.} (18... Na6 19. Nf4 Qh6) 19. Nxf4 Qh6 20. g4 hxg4 21. Qxg4 c5 (21... Na6) 22. Rg1 Nc6 23. Rg2 Nxd4 24. Rag1 Nf5 25. Nf3 Bc6 {Black miraculously bounced back -2 or -3.} 26. h5 {Black is now -4.} Bxf3 {And... 0.0 Black should have kept the pressure. I was too worried about the 2 knights.} (26... Nh4 27. Qxh4 (27. Nxh4 Rxf4 28. Qg3 Bxg2+ 29. Kxg2) (27. Qxg7+ Qxg7 28. Rxg7+ Kh8 29. Nxe6 Nxf3 30. R1g3) 27... Rxf4 28. Rxg7+ {I very briefly saw this sequence and stopped calculating after Rxg7+. I concluded it would simple be bad for Black and chose what I thought was the more \"practical\" option.} Kh8 29. Qg5 Qxg5 30. R7xg5 Rxf3) (26... Nd4) 27. Qxf3 Rf7 28. Qg4 Re8 29. Ng6 Ne7 30. Nh4 Nf5 31. Nf3 Ne7 32. Ng5 Rf5 33. Rh2 {Still 0.0, surprisingly. I'm at about 2 minutes at this point. My opponent is playing very well, leaving me no chance.} Ref8 (33... Rxe5 34. Qf4 Rf5 35. Qg4 Ref8 36. Nxe6 R8f7 37. Ng5 R7f6) 34. Nxe6 R8f7 35. Nd8 Rf4 36. Nxf7 Rxg4 (36... Rxf7) 37. Nxh6+ {Blundered the tactic with 20 seconds left. I missed that NxQh6 comes with check. Thought I had RxRg1+ then gxNh6.} gxh6 38. Rxg4+ Kh7 39. Rhg2 Nf5 40. Rf4 Nd4 41. Rf7+ Kh8 42. Rg6 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.36"] [White "Vazquez, Dominic A"] [Black "Ahrens, Richard William"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "1312"] [BlackElo "1071"] [PlyCount "75"] [GameId "2134384225287457"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. dxc5 Ng6 7. Bb5 Bxc5 8. b4 Be7 9. O-O Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nbd2 Bb5 13. Qb3 Rc8 14. Nd4 Bc4 15. Nxc4 Rxc4 16. Bd2 Bg5 17. Nf3 Bxd2 18. Nxd2 Rg4 19. h3 Rg5 20. Nf3 Rh5 21. Qd1 Nh4 22. Kh2 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 Rf5 24. Qe3 b6 25. g4 Rg5 26. f4 Rg6 27. Kg3 h6 28. h4 f5 29. exf6 Rfxf6 30. h5 Rxf4 31. hxg6 Re4 32. Qf3 Qc7+ 33. Kg2 Qe7 34. Rxe4 dxe4 35. Qxe4 Qd8 36. Qxe6+ Kh8 37. Re1 Qa8+ 38. Re4 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.37"] [White "Otterbach, Renate"] [Black "Rushton, Peter James"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1026"] [BlackElo "1267"] [PlyCount "61"] [GameId "2134424867804307"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {(one of the scoresheets has Rushton as White)} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 h6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Qf6 7. e5 Qd8 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Bd3 d5 11. exd6 cxd6 12. Re1+ Kf8 13. Nd5 Be6 14. Nf4 Qd7 15. Nxe6+ (15. Rxe6 $1) (15. b4 $1) 15... fxe6 16. Qe2 Re8 17. Nh4 Ne7 18. Bg6 Rd8 19. Qf3+ Nf5 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. Ng6+ Kg8 22. Nxh8 Kxh8 23. Be3 Nc6 24. d5 Ne5 25. Qh5 Nd3 26. Bxb6 axb6 27. Re3 Nxb2 28. Rae1 Kh7 29. Re6 Qa4 30. Qg6+ Kg8 31. Re7 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.39"] [White "Booth, Kyle Ewart Coventry"] [Black "Kojevnikov, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B45"] [WhiteElo "1183"] [BlackElo "992"] [PlyCount "43"] [GameId "2134370894110816"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Qd4 a5 9. O-O-O Bxc3 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. f3 Ba6 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Rxd3 Qc7 14. Bc5 Rfc8 15. Bd6 Qb6 16. Rhd1 Ne8 17. Bc5 Qc7 18. e5 d5 19. exd6 Qd7 20. f4 Nf6 21. Rg3 Ne4 22. Qxg7# 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.40"] [White "Pirone, John"] [Black "Mackley, Merlin Ethan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "1004"] [BlackElo "1182"] [PlyCount "61"] [GameId "2134424867804309"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Ngf6 7. e5 dxe5 8. Qe3 g6 9. Nc3 Qc7 10. O-O Bg7 11. Re1 Ng4 12. Qe2 O-O 13. h3 e4 14. hxg4 exf3 15. Qxf3 e6 16. Bf4 Be5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Qf4 f6 19. g5 Qb6 20. gxf6 Nd7 21. Ne4 e5 22. Qg3 Rac8 23. Qb3+ Qxb3 24. axb3 Rxc2 25. Rxa7 Nxf6 26. Nxf6+ Rxf6 27. Rxe5 Rfxf2 28. Rxb7 Rxg2+ 29. Kf1 Rgf2+ 30. Ke1 Kf8 31. Ra5 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.41"] [White "Langendorf, Brian Keith"] [Black "Karpe, Ummon"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Karpe,Ummon"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "746"] [BlackElo "1161"] [PlyCount "116"] [GameId "2134379461271817"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,116,22,36,11,2,36,4,-36,2,6,-19,0,-5,-7,3,-3,-70,6,-2,5,-35,18,5,16,17,13,9,1,-12,35,15,1,8,5,-51,-34,12,-17,-15,-17,-2,9,7,63,17,21,-124,-134,-228,-209,-197,-345,-320,-336,-358,-162,-143,-186,-290,-279,-306,-323,-200,-288,-322,-314,-437,-498,-456,-486,-457,-500,-482,-455,-459,-494,-509,-431,-540,-491,-631,-562,-635,-636,-738,-604,-636,-633,-820,-519,-1056,-669,-926,-952,-970,-798,-946,-725,-734,-916,-1335,-741,-702,-826,-842,-868,-1074,-909,-1153,-1040,-1371,-1383,-1797,-1784,-29985,-29988,-29989,-29990]} 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Qb6 {Thankfully, I remembered my line against the London} 5. Qb3 c4 6. Qc2 g6 $1 ({EW: As I placed this game with Ummon's annotations in to the Round 2 file, I had the thought in passing "can't you play} 6... Bf5 $4 {" In fact in the Mega 2025 Database there are 27(!!) games where Black asked that same question -- and only 22 of the White players noticed} 7. Qxf5 {since} Qxb2 {(Five of those twenty-two fell on their sword thusly)} 8. Qc8# {One of the games was Kamsky as White in a Titled Tuesday blitz game -- vs. a 2400 IM! (I spare him being named here...)}) 7. Nd2 Bf5 8. Qa4+ $6 (8. Qc1 {mainline}) 8... Qc6 $6 (8... Nc6 $1 {and the resulting lines appear to be advantageous for Black due to pressure on the queenside}) 9. Qxc6+ Nxc6 10. Ngf3 Bg7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 O-O 13. Be2 b5 14. a3 Rac8 $6 {Preventing the bishop from rerouting to the queenside via c7, but it left my rook on an awkward square} 15. h3 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nf3 f6 18. Nh4 Be6 19. Bg4 f5 (19... Bxg4 {I preferred keeping pieces on the board instead but I could have been looking to enter a marginally favorable endgame after e.g.} 20. hxg4 a5 21. Nf3 Nb6) 20. Be2 (20. Bd1 {and rerouting to c2 would have been more accurate}) 20... g5 21. Nf3 Kg6 22. h4 (22. a4 bxa4 23. Rxa4 Rb8 24. Ra2 Rb7 {would perhaps have been slightly favorable for White}) 22... g4 {forcing the knight back, lest it move forward and get trapped as happened in the game} 23. Ng5 $2 Bg8 $1 {dominating three of the knight's escape squares} 24. e4 h6 (24... dxe4 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Bxg4 {looked complex to me but the engine likes it}) 25. exf5+ Kxf5 26. g3 $6 (26. f4 {seemed the critical line to me (and the engine agrees)} hxg5 27. fxg5 Kg6 28. Bxg4 Rcd8 {and White would have some counterplay albeit behind on material}) 26... hxg5 27. hxg5 e5 {To open up the e-file for the rooks and make room for my knight} 28. Rh4 Rcd8 {avoiding any nasty skewer tactics} 29. a4 {a clever attempt to complicate things by opening the a-file for the rook, but I could simply give up a pawn to neutralize it} b4 30. cxb4 exd4 31. Bxg4+ {my opponent thought for a long while and rejected this move only to have a lapse of concentration and play it} (31. Rxg4 Rde8 32. Rxd4 Kxg5 33. f4+ Kf6 34. g4 {was the line I had considered, winning for me but with some counterplay for White}) 31... Kxg5 32. f4+ $2 Rxf4 $1 33. gxf4+ Kxh4 34. Bf5 Kg3 35. O-O-O Kxf4 36. Bxd7 Rxd7 37. Rxd4+ Ke5 38. Rg4 Be6 39. Rh4 a6 40. Kd2 d4 41. Ke2 Rb7 42. Kf3 Rf7+ 43. Ke2 Rg7 44. Kf3 Bd5+ 45. Ke2 Rg2+ 46. Kf1 Rxb2 47. Rh5+ Kd6 48. Rh6+ Be6 49. Rh4 d3 50. Rd4+ Ke7 51. Ke1 Rxb4 52. Kd2 Rxa4 53. Kc3 Ra3+ 54. Kb4 Rb3+ 55. Ka5 c3 56. Rxd3 c2 57. Rxb3 Bxb3 58. Kxa6 c1=Q 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.14"] [Round "2.43"] [White "Smith, Daniel"] [Black "Mylsamy, Dhivya"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D06"] [WhiteElo "1052"] [PlyCount "82"] [GameId "2134424867808407"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Be6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd5 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O Bd6 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Bf3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nd5 12. Nxc4 Bxf4 13. exf4 b5 14. Ne5 Qf6 15. g3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Rc8 17. Rab1 Qd8 18. Rxb5 cxb5 19. Qxa8 a6 20. Qb7 f6 21. Qf7+ Kh8 22. Ng4 Qd7 23. Qxd7 Nxd7 24. Re1 h5 25. Ne3 Rxc3 26. d5 e5 27. fxe5 Nxe5 28. Kg2 Rd3 29. Rc1 Nc4 30. Nxc4 bxc4 31. Rxc4 Rxd5 32. Ra4 a5 33. h3 Kg8 34. Kf3 Kf7 35. Ke4 Ke6 36. f4 f5+ 37. Ke3 Kd6 38. Rd4 g6 39. a4 Kc5 40. Rxd5+ Kxd5 41. Kd3 Kc5 1/2-1/2
  
• Download Round 3 as PGN Watch Replay of Round 3 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Atkeson, Christopher Timothy"] [Black "Cremisi, Daniel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C08"] [WhiteElo "2181"] [BlackElo "2398"] [PlyCount "78"] [GameId "2137293026623685"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,7,13,37,34,1,24,23,-11,16]} 1. e4 e6 {[%emt 0:05:21]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 4. Ngf3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:19] [#]} 5. exd5 {[%emt 0:04:12]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:05]} (6. c4 Nf6 7. cxd5 cxd4 8. Bc4 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bb3 b5 11. a4 Bb7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Nxd4 Nxd5 15. Nxb5 Be7 16. Nf3 Bf6 17. Re1 h6 18. h3 Na6 19. Bc4 Nc5 20. b3 Nc3 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Be3 Nd3 23. Bxd3 Rxd3 24. Nxc3 Bxc3 25. Rc1 Bd5 26. Ne1 Bxe1 27. Rxe1 Rxb3 28. Kh2 f5 29. Rd1 Rb5 30. Rc1 g5 31. Rc5 Rxc5 32. Bxc5 Kf7 33. f3 Kg6 34. Be3 f4 35. Bf2 Kf5 {½-½ Navara,D (2679)-Carlsen,M (2830) Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Jan Early Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (7)}) 6... c4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 7. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 8. Nf1 {[%emt 0:02:45] [#]} Be6 $146 {[%emt 0:03:17]} (8... Bd6 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Qb6 11. Ne3 Nge7 12. Rb1 Qa5+ 13. c3 Qxa2 14. Nd2 Bf5 15. Bh5+ g6 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Bf3 Bd3 18. Be2 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rae8 20. Ng4 Nf5 21. Nxf6+ Kf7 22. Nde4 Bf4 23. Rd1 Nxh4 24. Qg4 Nxg2+ 25. Kf1 dxe4 26. Nxe8 Rxe8 27. Kxg2 Bh6 28. d5 Ne5 29. Qh4 Bg7 30. d6 Nd7 31. Rhe1 Qa4 32. Kh3 Qb5 33. Kg2 Qf5 34. Re3 h5 35. Rde1 Bf6 36. Qh3 Bg5 37. R3e2 Qxh3+ 38. Kxh3 {0-1 Hess,R (2590)-Shulman,Y (2613) USA-ch Saint Louis 2010 (4)}) 9. Ng3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:04:41]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:01:32]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 11. Ng5 {[%emt 0:02:30]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:27]} 12. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:02:11]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 13. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:06:59]} 14. Bf3 {[%emt 0:05:50]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 15. c3 {[%emt 0:05:21]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 16. Be3 {[%emt 0:08:19]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 17. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:03:37]} 18. Nh5 {[%emt 0:10:12]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:05:12]} 19. Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:04]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 20. Rd1 {[%emt 0:05:09]} Re7 {[%emt 0:04:46]} 21. Bg4 {[%emt 0:04:46]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 22. Nxf6 {[%emt 0:02:36]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 23. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 24. g3 {[%emt 0:03:09]} b5 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 25. a3 {[%emt 0:02:19]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 26. f4 {[%emt 0:01:25]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 27. Re5 {[%emt 0:01:26]} b4 {[%emt 0:02:06]} 28. axb4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 29. Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} bxc3 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 30. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:02:34]} 31. Bg4 {[%emt 0:03:00]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 32. Qd2 {[%emt 0:10:04]} Qa3 {[%emt 0:02:27]} 33. f5 {[%emt 0:03:35]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 34. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:04:39]} exf5 {[%emt 0:02:53]} 35. Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 36. R1e7 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:16:48]} 37. Qh6 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Qa1+ {[%emt 0:02:31]} 38. Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Rb2+ {[%emt 0:01:02]} 39. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qf1+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Heiserman, Jimmy"] [Black "Dzhanhirov, Dmytro"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "E91"] [WhiteElo "2298"] [BlackElo "2238"] [PlyCount "118"] [GameId "2137292960116879"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,10,22,-10,12,16,38,-34,35,19,41,34,27]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:10] [#]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:01:03]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 9. d5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 10. gxf3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Ncb8 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 11. Qd2 {[%emt 0:03:41]} (11. Rc1 $1 e5 12. b4 a5 13. a3 axb4 14. axb4 Na6 15. Rb1 Qh4 16. c5 dxc5 17. Bxa6 bxa6 18. bxc5 Bh6 19. Bxh6 Qxh6 20. c6 Nf6 21. Rb7 Rfc8 22. Qc1 Qh3 23. Qe3 Nh5 24. Ne2 a5 25. Ra1 a4 26. Ra3 Qh4 27. Qc3 Qe7 28. Kf1 Rcb8 29. Qb2 Rc8 30. Qa1 Qf6 31. Qc3 Nf4 32. Nxf4 Qxf4 33. h3 f5 34. Qc4 fxe4 35. d6+ Qf7 36. Qxe4 Qe6 37. d7 Rf8 38. Kg2 Rf4 39. Rxa4 Raf8 40. Qd3 Qxc6 {1-0 Esipenko,A (2636)-Sadikhov,U (2502) EU-Cup 35th Ulcinj 2019 (4.1)}) 11... e5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 12. f4 {[%emt 0:03:16]} exf4 {[%emt 0:03:33]} 13. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:06] [#]} a5 $146 {[%emt 0:00:14] [#]} (13... f5 14. exf5 Rxf5 15. Bg4 Rf8 16. Ne4 Qh4 17. h3 Ne5 18. Bg5 Qxg4+ 19. hxg4 Nf3+ 20. Kg2 Nxd2 21. Bxd2 Nd7 22. Ng5 Bh6 23. Ne4 Bxd2 24. Nxd2 Rae8 25. Rfe1 Ne5 26. f3 Nd3 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Ne4 Nxb2 29. Nf6+ Kf7 30. Nxe8 Kxe8 31. Rb1 Nxc4 32. Rxb7 Ne3+ 33. Kg3 Nxd5 34. Rxa7 Kd7 35. f4 Ke6 36. a4 c5 37. Rxh7 c4 38. a5 c3 39. a6 Nb6 40. Rc7 d5 41. Rxc3 Kd6 42. a7 d4 43. Rb3 {1-0 Sowa,A (1910)-Mathews,J (1701) Windsor NAYCC U18 2016 (9.15)}) 14. Bg3 {[%emt 0:05:51]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 15. Bd3 {[%emt 0:07:23]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 16. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 17. f4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} f5 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 18. exf5 {[%emt 0:02:17]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:09:10]} 19. Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:02:48] [#]} 20. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:07:40]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:11:29]} 21. Rad1 {[%emt 0:06:27]} h5 {[%emt 0:22:01]} 22. h4 {[%emt 0:05:04]} c6 {[%emt 0:11:38]} 23. Ne4 {[%emt 0:05:28]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 24. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:03:25]} 25. cxd5 {[%emt 0:04:13]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:04:54]} 26. Qxb2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 27. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Ba3 {[%emt 0:08:16]} 28. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 29. Rb5 {[%emt 0:09:05]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 30. Kg2 {[%emt 0:02:57]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:04:17]} 31. Kf3 {[%emt 0:03:27]} Rc3+ {[%emt 0:03:24]} 32. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rxe3+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} 33. Kxe3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bc5+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 34. Kf3 {[%emt 0:01:50]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 35. Be1 {[%emt 0:03:49]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 36. Ra5 {[%emt 0:06:47]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 37. Ra8+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 38. Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 39. Rh7+ {[%emt 0:03:26]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 40. Rxe7+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kxe7 41. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 42. Bc3+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 43. f5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 44. fxg6+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} Kxg6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 45. Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bxh4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 46. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 47. Bxa3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 48. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 49. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Be1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 50. Kf5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 51. a4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 52. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:55]} 53. Bh6 {[%emt 0:05:23]} Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 54. a5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 55. a6 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 56. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Kxd5 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 57. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 58. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 59. Ba7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Smith, Olivia"] [Black "Srinivasan, Sivavishnu"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2144"] [BlackElo "2092"] [PlyCount "115"] [GameId "2137292971835547"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,4,22,12,23,46,31]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. a3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 6. b4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} (6. Nf3 f6 7. b4 Be7 8. Bb2 a5 9. b5 Nd7 10. Bd3 Nh6 11. Qe2 O-O 12. c4 Nf7 13. cxd5 Ndxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 fxe5 16. Nc3 exd5 17. Nxd5 Bc5 18. O-O Be6 19. Ne3 Bd4 20. Qh5 g6 21. Bxg6 Qe7 22. Be4 Rf4 23. Bd5 Raf8 24. Rae1 Kh8 25. g3 R4f6 26. Bxe6 Qxe6 27. Re2 b6 28. Nc2 Bb2 29. Qh4 Qd5 30. a4 Rf4 31. Qh6 Qc4 32. Qh5 R8f5 33. Ne3 Rxh5 34. Nxc4 Rxc4 35. Rxb2 Rxa4 {1-0 Erigaisi,A (2797)-Andreikin,D (2729) EU-Cup 39th Vrnjacka Banja 2024 (5.1)}) 6... Be7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:13]} (7. Qg4 $5) 7... Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 8. c4 {[%emt 0:01:51]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:02:31]} 9. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 10. Bb5 {[%emt 0:04:30] [#]} f6 $146 {[%emt 0:03:03]} (10... a6 11. Bxd7+ Bxd7 12. O-O Rd8 13. Be3 Nh6 14. Qc1 Bc6 15. Nd4 Nf5 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. Re1 O-O 18. Nc3 Rc8 19. Bd4 Qd7 20. Qe3 Qe6 21. Bc5 Bxc5 22. bxc5 Rfe8 23. Rad1 Qb3 24. Rd3 Qc4 25. f4 g6 26. Red1 Kg7 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Re7 29. h3 Rcc7 30. g4 fxg4 31. f5 f6 32. exf6+ Kxf6 33. Rd6+ Kf7 34. Qh6 Qxc5+ 35. Kh1 Qxd6 36. Qxh7+ Ke8 37. Qh8+ Kd7 38. Rxd6+ Kxd6 39. Qd4+ Kc6 40. f6 {½-½ Fedorov,A (2454)-Karthik,R (2303) Tamil Nadu IM 9th Chennai 2023 (3)}) 11. O-O {[%emt 0:01:25]} a6 {[%emt 0:03:39]} 12. Bxd7+ {[%emt 0:03:32]} Bxd7 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 13. Bb2 {[%emt 0:03:34]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:03:56]} 14. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:09:43]} O-O {[%emt 0:05:19]} 15. Rc1 {[%emt 0:03:50]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 16. exf6 {[%emt 0:03:35]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 17. Qb3 {[%emt 0:03:00]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:02:03]} 18. Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:26]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:16:29]} 19. Rc7 {[%emt 0:20:40]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:08:09] [#]} 20. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:26:08]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 21. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:06:35]} 22. Nc5 {[%emt 0:02:05]} e5 {[%emt 0:07:20]} 23. Qe3 {[%emt 0:08:22]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:04:31]} 24. Rd7 {[%emt 0:01:06] [#]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:07:01]} 25. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:02:56] [#]} 26. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} (26. h4 $1 $16 Re8 27. Nxe5 $1 fxe5 28. Rd6 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gd6h6,Gh6h7]} Qc8 {[%cal Gc8f5]} 29. Nd7 $1 Bxh4 $1 30. Rh6 e4 31. Qh3 Bxf2+ $1 32. Kh1 $1 $16) 26... Re8 $4 {[%emt 0:03:09]} (26... fxe5 27. Nxe5 Re8 $1 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. Kf1 $3 $11 {(only move)} (29. Qd2 Qf6 $17)) 27. Bb2 $2 $14 {[%emt 0:00:42]} (27. Ng5 $1 $18) 27... b6 $1 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 28. Nb3 $2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rc8 $2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} (28... Be7 $1 $17 {[%cal Ga8d8]}) 29. h4 $6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} (29. g3) 29... Qc2 $17 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 30. Qxc2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 31. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Ra2 $2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} (31... Kg8 $17 32. Ra7 a5) 32. Nbd2 $2 {[%emt 0:00:46]} (32. Ng5 $1 Kg8 33. Nf7 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Be7 35. Nh6+ Kf8 36. Bxb6 Re4 $11) 32... Rxa3 $2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} (32... Kg8 $17) 33. Nc4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:21] [#]} Rb3 $2 {[%emt 0:01:33]} (33... Rxf3 $1 34. gxf3 Kg8 35. Nd6 Re1+ 36. Kg2 Ne6 37. Nf5 $14) 34. Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 35. Nf7+ {[%emt 0:00:55]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 36. Nxd8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 37. Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rb1+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 38. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 39. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 40. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 41. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 42. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 43. Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 44. Ncxd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 45. h5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 46. Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 47. Nhf5+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 48. Nd6+ {[%emt 0:00:36]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 49. Rf5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} a3 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 50. Rxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 51. Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 52. Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 53. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 54. Nf7+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 55. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 56. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 57. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 58. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Tsodikova, Natalya"] [Black "Bayaraa, Chinguun"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "E91"] [WhiteElo "2177"] [BlackElo "2083"] [PlyCount "170"] [GameId "2137292982055079"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,4,14,32,28,-1,36]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. d5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} 7. Be2 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 8. Bf4 {[%emt 0:06:29]} (8. Be3 e6 9. dxe6 fxe6 10. e5 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 dxe5 12. Qxd8 Nbd7 {1-0 Shankland,S (2712)-Wieczorek,O (2504) Titled Tuesday intern op 25th Oct Early Chess.com INT blitz 2022 (3) So much for premove...}) 8... Nbd7 {[%emt 0:02:51]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:01:59]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:51] [#]} 10. Ne1 $146 {[%emt 0:02:20]} (10. Qd2 a6 11. a4 Nc7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 {½-½ Gladyszev,O (2472)-Okhotnik,V (2447) FRA-chT2 0910 France 2009 (5.2)}) 10... Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 11. Qxe2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} a6 {[%emt 0:03:11]} 12. Nd3 {[%emt 0:02:28]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:06:51]} 13. Ne1 {[%emt 0:12:58]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 14. a4 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 15. Nd3 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 16. Ne1 {[%emt 0:03:22]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 17. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:12]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 18. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 19. Bg3 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Re8 {[%emt 0:04:30]} 20. f4 {[%emt 0:02:23]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 21. dxe6 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 22. Qd3 {[%emt 0:04:25]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:03:27]} 23. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:37]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 24. exf5 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Nxf5 {[%emt 0:03:02]} 25. Qd5+ {[%emt 0:02:50]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 26. Ng5 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Bd4+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} 27. Bf2 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:57]} 28. Qf3 {[%emt 0:04:43]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 29. Rae1 {[%emt 0:02:34]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 30. Nd5 {[%emt 0:07:23]} h6 {[%emt 0:06:39]} 31. Nxf6 {[%emt 0:06:23]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 32. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:03:02]} 33. g4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 34. Qg2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:06:10]} 35. g5 {[%emt 0:01:37]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:04:38]} 36. fxg5 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:03:12]} 37. Bg3 {[%emt 0:06:11]} Be5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 38. Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 39. Re4 {[%emt 0:01:27]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 40. Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Rbe8 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 41. Bxe5+ {[%emt 0:01:41]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 42. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:02:15]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 43. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:09:08]} 44. Qb2 {[%emt 0:01:37]} Rh5 {[%emt 0:05:46]} 45. h4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 46. Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 47. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:03:21]} 48. Qd5+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 49. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Qh3 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 50. Qg2 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Rxh4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 51. Qxh3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Rxh3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 52. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rg3+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} 53. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 54. Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:33]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 55. R1e5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 56. a5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 57. Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 58. Ree8 {[%emt 0:01:21]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:06:12]} 59. Rf8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 60. Rbe8+ {[%emt 0:01:26]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 61. Rg8 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 62. Re5+ {[%emt 0:00:59]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 63. Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:03:15]} 64. Rf4+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 65. Rxc5+ {[%emt 0:01:05]} Kxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 66. Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 67. Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 68. axb6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Kxb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 69. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 70. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 71. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 72. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Ka5 {[%emt 0:02:06]} 73. Kd5 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 74. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rb4+ {[%emt 0:00:47]} 75. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 76. Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Rxg5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 77. Ra8+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 78. Rb8+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 79. Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Rg3+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 80. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:44]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 81. Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} a2 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 82. Kb2 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:02:56]} 83. Kxa2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 84. Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 85. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.7"] [White "Agrawal, Varun"] [Black "Chan, Kyle"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "A14"] [WhiteElo "1913"] [BlackElo "2048"] [PlyCount "86"] [GameId "2137292992729267"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O b6 7. c4 Bb7 8. d3 c5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Nc3 Rc8 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Rac1 Qb8 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Rxd5 16. d4 Rdd8 17. dxc5 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gb6c5]} Bxc5 18. Ng5 h6 {[#]} 19. Nxf7 $3 (19. Ne4 Rxd1+ (19... Be7 20. a3 Ne5 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Qb5 Nd7 24. Qc6 Qc7 25. Nd6 Ba6 26. b4 Bd3 27. b5 Nf6 28. h3 a6 29. a4 axb5 30. axb5 Qe7 31. e4 e5 32. f4 exf4 33. gxf4 Nh5 34. Be5 Qh4 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Nf5 Qe1+ 37. Kh2 Bxe4 38. Bd4 {1-0 Keene,R-Bellin,R Teeside International 1972 (1) +0.75 Lc0 v0.26.1} (38. Bd4 {[#]} Bc7 $3 39. Qxe4 Bxf4+ 40. Ng3+ Qxe4 41. Bxe4+ f5 42. Bxf5+ g6 $14 43. Bg4 $1 Nxg3 44. Bxb6 $14 {(+0.75 Lc0 v0.26.1)})) 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Qg4 g6 23. Bf6 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 Qc7 25. Qd3 Kh7 26. h4 a6 27. Qc3 {½-½ Kanellopoulos,P (2218)-Tassopoulos,M (2220) GRE-chT 34th Ermioni Argolidas 2005 (8)}) 19... Kxf7 20. Qg4 $1 {[%cal Gf1g2,Gg2e4]} Bf8 (20... e5 21. Qf5+ Kg8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 (22... Nxd8 23. Bxe5) 23. Bxc6 Bxc6 24. Qe6+ Kh8 25. Qxc6 {[%csl Ge3,Gf2,Gg3,Gh2]}) 21. Be4 $1 Ne7 (21... Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Nd8 23. Rd7+ Ke8 24. Rxb7 $1 Nxb7 25. Qxe6+ Kd8 (25... Be7 26. Bg6+ Kd8 27. Bf5 {[%csl Rd7]} Nc5 (27... Rc7 28. Qg8+) 28. Qg8+ Kc7 29. Qxg7) 26. Qf7 $1 Be7 27. Qg8+ Kd7 (27... Kc7 28. Qxg7) 28. Bf5+ Kc7 29. Qe6) 22. Qf3+ Kg8 23. Bxb7 $18 {[#]} Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rd7 $6 (24... Rd2 25. Bc3 Rxa2 26. Be4) 25. Ba6 Qd6 26. Bc4 Rd8 27. Qg4 Kf7 28. h4 Nd5 29. Rd1 Qe7 30. h5 (30. e4) 30... Rd7 31. Qg6+ Kg8 32. Be5 Qf7 33. e4 Qf3 (33... Qxg6 34. hxg6 Nf6 35. Rxd7 Nxd7 36. Bxe6+) 34. Rd3 $1 Qe2 35. Qxe6+ Rf7 36. Bf4 Bc5 37. Re3 (37. Be3) 37... Qd1+ 38. Kg2 Nxe3+ 39. fxe3 (39. Bxe3 $4 Qf3+) 39... Qxh5 40. Qe8+ (40. g4 $1 {ends it.}) 40... Bf8 {[#] Did White lose on time?? One scoresheet, very neat, stopped keeping moves here. The other scoresheet, my guess is White's, turned to scribble but continued to move 60. I suspect (1) White traded on f7 and lost the ending a pawn up but dead even. (2) Black stopped keeping score with a lot more time on the clock than White, in order to "blitz" him (Illegal -- at this time control you must -- both! -- keep score). Sad really -- such a well-played game! Stockfish has very little to complain about the whole game (I was more flabbergasted than anything else!).} (40... Kh7 41. Bxf7 Qe2+ 42. Kh3 Qf1+ 43. Kg4 {#6}) (40... Bf8 41. Qe6 $1 $18 {[%csl Re2] is the direct win, admittedly by Zugzwang. 42.g4 is a problem.} (41. Qxf7+ $4 Qxf7 $11)) 41. Qxf7+ $4 Qxf7 $11 {(0.00 across the board)} 42. Bxf7+ Kxf7 43. Kf3 Ke6 {[%cal Gf4b8,Gg7g5,Gh6h5]} 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.9"] [White "Das, Rohan"] [Black "Seshadri, Sudarshan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D13"] [WhiteElo "2146"] [BlackElo "2003"] [PlyCount "82"] [GameId "2137475051592476"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. e3 Nf6 6. Nc3 a6 7. Bd3 e6 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Ne2 Qb4+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Bd7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. O-O Rfc8 15. Nb3 b6 16. Rfd1 Nb4 17. Be2 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. a3 Nd5 20. Rdc1 Bb5 21. Bxb5 axb5 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Nxc1 b4 25. a4 Kf8 26. Kf1 Ke7 27. Ke2 Kd6 28. Nb3 f5 29. f4 Kc6 30. Kd2 Kd6 31. a5 bxa5 32. Nxa5 Nb6 33. b3 Nd5 34. Nc4+ Ke7 35. Ke2 Nc3+ 36. Kf2 Nd5 37. h3 Kf6 38. g4 h6 39. Kg3 g6 40. Kf2 Nc3 41. Nd2 Nd1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.10"] [White "Bambou, Christophe"] [Black "Viadiu-Ilarraza, Hector"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2137"] [BlackElo "1934"] [PlyCount "62"] [GameId "2137293048525008"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,9,37,37,31,10,28,18,22,16,17,24]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. Bxh6 gxh6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. O-O Bg7 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. b4 Rc8 13. b5 O-O 14. a4 Ng6 15. Ra3 f6 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Rf5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Qxd5+ Be6 21. a5 Bxd5 22. axb6 axb6 23. f4 Rc2 24. Bf3 Bxf3 25. Rfxf3 Rb2 26. Ra7 Rxb5 27. Rxb7 Rf7 28. Rb8+ Rf8 29. Rb7 Rf7 30. Rb8+ Rf8 31. Rb7 Rf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.11"] [White "Fernandes, Joshua Nitin"] [Black "Diller, Bradley R"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Diller,Brad"] [ECO "C18"] [WhiteElo "1923"] [BlackElo "2089"] [PlyCount "96"] [GameId "2137293080932572"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,39,30,39,37,45,28,24,36,36,19,-38,21,34,34,34,36,42,52,31,53,54,55,55,67,58,56,34,80,94,97,49,72,53,-16,23,33,13,21,15,-6,2]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qa5 8. Bd2 c4 9. Qb1 Qa4 {I was attracted to this thematic French move of gaining space on the queen side and paralyzing the queenside rook to the defense of the pawn on a3 and attacking the base of the doubled pawns on c2. However, 9 ... f6 was probably better.} 10. Be2 Nge7 $6 {10 ...Bd7 was much better preparing to castle queenside.} 11. O-O O-O $2 {Again 11 ... Bd7 was better preparing castling queenside. Castling kingside is a mistake in this position because the break f6 comes at a cost of weakening my kingside pawn structure.} 12. Nh4 (12. Bf4 $142 f6 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. Qc1 h6 15. Qd2 $16) 12... Ng6 13. Nxg6 {13 ... fxg6 was objectively better, but Black has no viable counterplay on the f file and no concrete plan to improve his position.} hxg6 $6 14. f4 (14. Bg4 $142 f6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Re1 $16) 14... Rb8 15. Be1 Bd7 16. Bh4 f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bg4 b6 19. Qe1 Rbe8 20. Qe2 Kf7 ({Stockfish recommends the astonishing pawn sacrifice} 20... Ne7 21. Bxe6+ Kg7 22. Rae1 Bxe6 23. Qxe6 Nf5 24. Bxf6+ Kh7 25. Qxd5 Rxf6 26. Re5 Nh6 27. Qe4 Rff8 $15) 21. Bg3 $2 {Better was 21 Rfe1 preventing Ne7} Ne7 22. h4 $2 Nf5 $17 23. Rf3 Rh8 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Qd2 Re4 26. Bf2 Rhe8 27. Be3 {My plan was to prepare R8e7 followed by Qe8, but this plan has an easy countermeasure.} Bc8 $6 ({I missed this simple manouver to force Qc1 to prevent the queen invasion on b2, followed by Qe6 with overwhelming pressure on the e file.} 27... Qb5 $142 28. Qc1 Qc6 29. Bd2 Qe6 $18) 28. Kf2 Rh8 29. Rh3 {Doubling on the h file is ineffective and surrenders alot of my advantage. I should have moved my King to the queenside so that I can freely attack.} Rh5 $6 (29... Ke7 $142 30. Kf1 Kd6 31. Bf2 Qe8 32. Re1 Kc6) 30. Qe2 Re8 31. Ke1 Reh8 $6 32. Qf2 Re8 33. Kd2 Re4 34. Qf3 {This was a nonsensical plan of preparing b5 to prevent a4. I should have simply have proceeded with my original idea of Qe8. If 35 a4 then 35 ... a5 fixing the pawn weakness on a4.} Bd7 35. Qd1 b5 $2 36. Qb1 Qa5 37. Qd1 $2 (37. Qb4 $142 Qb6 38. Qc5 $11) 37... Qb6 38. Qb1 Qe6 {Now I am winning after Black missed his chance to equalize earlier.} 39. Qd1 Rh8 $1 40. h5 $2 g5 $1 $19 41. fxg5 (41. h6 g4 42. Rg3 Kg6 $19) 41... f4 $1 42. g6+ Kg7 43. Bf2 Re8 $1 44. Kc1 (44. h6+ Kxg6 45. h7 Re2+ 46. Kc1 Kg7 $19) 44... Re2 $1 45. Bh4 Qe4 46. Rf3 Bg4 47. Rf2 Rxf2 48. Qxg4 Qxc2# 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.12"] [White "Lewis, Edward"] [Black "McCollum, Patrick M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "A84"] [WhiteElo "2024"] [BlackElo "2010"] [PlyCount "68"] [GameId "2137475051596575"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,68,13,40,17,-4,37,40,43,37,37,42,39,35,39,18,31,22,35,42,61,38,48,48,119,27,42,25,22,-89,-67,-38,-47,-34,-32,-67,-12,-50,-38,-30,-36,-119,-138,-164,-199,-209,-224,-194,-100,-146,-38,5,-77,-37,27,-53,-96,-176,-1,-1,1,-1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,-1,1,1]} 1. Nf3 e6 2. e3 f5 3. c4 Nf6 4. d4 b6 5. Be2 Bb7 ({Relevant:} 5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. a3 Be7 8. O-O Bb7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Ne5 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 O-O 12. Bf3 Qc8 13. d5 Bf6 14. Nd3 a4 15. e4 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Na6 18. Rae1 exd5 19. cxd5 Qd8 20. Qc4 d6 21. Qxa4 Nc5 22. Qd4 Qf6 23. Qxf6 Rxf6 24. f3 Nxd3 25. Bxd3 Bxd5 26. Re7 Rf7 27. Rfe1 g6 28. h4 Kf8 29. Rxf7+ Kxf7 30. Kf2 c5 31. h5 gxh5 32. Rh1 Kg7 33. Rxh5 Bg8 34. Be4 Rd8 35. Bd5 {0-1 Anton Guijarro,D (2669)-Kamsky,G (2609) Titled Tuesday intern op 13th Aug Early Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (8)}) 6. a3 Be7 7. Nbd2 O-O {[#]} 8. b4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8. O-O Qe8 9. Ne5 d6 10. Bf3 Bxf3 11. Nexf3 Qg6 12. b4 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Rae8 14. Qb3 Bd8 15. Rac1 Ne4 16. Qc2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Nf6 18. Qc2 c5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. bxc5 dxc5 21. Ne5 Qh5 22. Qd1 Qxd1 23. Rfxd1 Bb6 24. Nd7 Nxd7 25. Rxd7 Rf7 26. Rcd1 Kf8 27. Be5 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 Rd8 29. Bxg7+ Ke8 30. Rxd8+ Kxd8 31. Kf1 Ba5 32. Ke2 Kd7 33. Kd3 Be1 34. f3 Kd6 35. Bc3 Bh4 36. g3 Bd8 37. g4 a5 {1-0 Hidalgo Maireles,J (1700)-Ferenczi,O (1255) Colonia de Sant Jordi op-B 2022 (3)}) 8... Ne4 9. Bb2 Bf6 10. Qc2 d6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. Rac1 c5 {[#]} 14. dxc5 dxc5 15. b5 Rad8 16. a4 e5 17. Nb3 Ng5 18. a5 Be4 19. Qd2 Bxf3 20. gxf3 e4 {[#]} 21. Qd5+ Kh8 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Qxf5 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Nxf3+ 25. Bxf3 exf3 26. axb6 axb6 27. h4 Ne4 28. Qg4 Nc3 29. Rd7 Qf6 30. Nd2 Ne2+ 31. Kh2 Qe5+ 32. Kh1 Qa1+ 33. Kh2 Qe5+ 34. Kh1 Qa1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.5"] [White "Molodyk, Mikhail Alexandrovich"] [Black "Cawthon, Jeremy David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "1925"] [BlackElo "1984"] [PlyCount "100"] [GameId "2137293129978098"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,17,39,18,27,13,21,26,49,32,45,80,32,0,24,31,25,19,15,24]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:21:27]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Ngf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 8. c3 {[%emt 0:02:03]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:02:53]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 10. Ne5 {[%emt 0:04:55]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:05:06]} 11. Qa4 {[%emt 0:05:22]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:05:13]} 12. Bg5 {[%emt 0:09:36]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:35]} 13. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:14:44]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 14. Qxd7+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 15. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Kxe7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 16. dxc5 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 17. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rhd8 {[%emt 0:05:56]} 18. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:58]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 19. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:04:29]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 20. b3 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:02:33]} 21. Ne2 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Be4 {[%emt 0:06:23]} 22. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 23. f3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 24. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} b5 {[%emt 0:08:41]} 25. f4 {[%emt 0:07:02]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 26. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:05:03]} 27. Rc1 {[%emt 0:05:26]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 28. Ree1 {[%emt 0:03:09]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:06:35]} 29. g3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Rdc7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 30. c4 {[%emt 0:06:46]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 31. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 32. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 34. Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 35. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 36. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 37. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 38. h4 {[%emt 0:01:21]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 39. hxg5+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 40. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 41. Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:07]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 42. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 43. Rc3 {[%emt 0:02:50]} Kh3 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 44. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kh2 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 45. g4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} a3 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 46. Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 47. f5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ra1+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 48. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} a2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 49. fxg6 {[%emt 0:01:29]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 50. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.13"] [White "Rigel, Marlon"] [Black "Vandenhoven, Clarke Raymond"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Rigel,Marlon"] [ECO "E62"] [WhiteElo "1761"] [BlackElo "1737"] [PlyCount "55"] [GameId "2137293399187743"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,55,32,23,-14,11,28,17,32,21,22,30,32,35,33,36,32,37,35,-40,50,50,37,64,39,66,58,103,26,99,81,11,-3,-7,51,154,94,83,73,110,101,113,250,205,267,268,328,288,289,311,322,200,335,334,604,449,490,641]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O Bf5 $14 8. Ne1 Be6 9. d5 cxd5 10. cxd5 Bd7 11. e4 Na6 12. Nd3 b5 $6 13. e5 $1 dxe5 14. Nxe5 b4 15. Nxd7 $2 (15. Ne2 $16) 15... Qxd7 16. Qa4 $2 (16. Ne2) (16. Na4) 16... Qxa4 $2 (16... bxc3 $1 17. Qxa6 c2 $1 $17) 17. Nxa4 Rac8 18. Be3 Nc7 19. Rfd1 Nb5 20. Bc5 a5 21. Bxe7 Rfe8 22. d6 Nd7 23. Bh3 f5 24. Bg2 Nd4 25. Bd5+ Kh8 26. Bf7 Ne5 27. Bxe8 Rxe8 28. Rxd4 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.14"] [White "Prasad, Thejas"] [Black "Parsons, Stephen"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Parsons,Stephen"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "1671"] [BlackElo "1919"] [PlyCount "60"] [GameId "2137475051604770"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nb3 Bb4 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Be3 f5 13. Bc4+ Kh8 14. f4 e4 15. Qe2 Bf6 16. Bc5 Ne7 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Bd6 Qc6 19. Bb4 a6 20. Rd6 Qc7 21. Rfd1 b5 22. Bd5 Nxd5 23. R6xd5 Re8 24. Ba5 Qxf4 25. Nc5 Be7 26. Nd3 Qg5 (26... exd3 27. Qxe7 Be6) 27. Ne5 Be6 28. Rd7 Qf6 29. Bc7 Bxd7 30. Rxd7 Bc5+ 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.15"] [White "Krezanoski, Paul"] [Black "Dutter, Frederic"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "1461"] [BlackElo "1900"] [PlyCount "39"] [GameId "2137475051608867"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. h3 Bg7 4. e3 d5 5. Nf3 c5 6. Be2 Qb6 7. Nc3 c4 8. Rb1 Nc6 9. Bg5 Ne4 10. Nxd5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 Nxg5 12. Nxg5 Qxg5 13. Kf1 O-O 14. Bxc4 e6 15. a3 a6 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. h4 b5 18. Be2 Bb7 19. b4 Nxd4 20. Nc5 {... 0-1,26} 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.16"] [White "Marvin, Hayes Alexander"] [Black "Babayan, Gagik"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "1905"] [BlackElo "1686"] [PlyCount "93"] [GameId "2137475051608868"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 h6 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8. Bd3 b6 9. Ne5 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Nf3 Nc5 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Bb7 14. c3 Nd7 15. b4 c5 16. Bb5 Nb8 17. Re1 a6 18. Ba4 Bc6 19. Bc2 Nd7 20. e4 Qc7 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Be4 Qc6 23. Qe2 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Qxe4 25. Rxe4 Rfd8 26. Kf1 Nb8 27. Ke2 Nc6 28. Rb1 cxb4 29. cxb4 Rd5 30. Rc1 Rc8 31. Rec4 {[#]} Nd4+ 32. Nxd4 Rxe5+ 33. Kf1 Rxc4 34. Rxc4 Re4 35. f3 Re3 36. Nb3 Rd3 37. Rc6 a5 38. Rxb6 a4 39. Nc5 Ra3 40. Ra6 Rxa2 41. Rxa4 Rb2 42. Ra8+ Kh7 43. Rb8 Kg6 44. b5 Kf5 45. b6 Rb5 46. b7 Kf4 47. Rd8 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.17"] [White "Krishnan, Sreyshthaa"] [Black "Finacom, Richard V"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "1435"] [BlackElo "1929"] [PlyCount "109"] [GameId "2137475051608869"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. Nbd2 Nf6 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nh5 12. Bh2 g6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 f6 15. Bh2 Bd6 16. Bc2 Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qd6+ 18. Kg1 Kg7 19. Re1 Rad8 20. Qd2 f5 21. Re5 Nf6 22. Rae1 Rfe8 23. Qe2 Kf7 24. Ba4 Re7 25. Qf3 h5 26. Qf4 Rh8 27. Bb3 Qc6 28. Qc1 b6 29. a3 a5 30. Ba2 h4 31. R1e2 Rh7 32. Re1 Ne4 33. Bb1 Nf6 34. Ba2 Rh8 35. R1e2 Kg7 36. Qe3 Rhe8 37. Qf4 Rh8 38. Qe3 Kf7 39. Qc1 Rh5 40. Qe3 Qd6 41. Qf3 Nd7 42. R5e3 f4 43. Rd3 Nf6 44. Rd1 Rh8 45. Rde1 Rg8 46. Bb1 g5 47. Bf5 Rge8 48. Bb1 e5 49. dxe5 Rxe5 50. Rxe5 Rxe5 51. Rxe5 Qxe5 52. Qd3 Qe4 53. Qf1 Qe8 54. Qd3 Qe4 55. Qf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.18"] [White "Smith, Roger Christopher"] [Black "Horde, Nicolas T"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Horde,Nicolas T"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "1843"] [BlackElo "1584"] [PlyCount "117"] [GameId "2137676243713093"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,17,29,33,24,47,24,18,-5,-15,-10,-22,-7,-4,-12,-58,41,-35,-2,5]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. b3 $6 {Never seen that move} d5 $1 (4... Bc5 {Stockfish prefers to leave the pawn on d7 to not open the position and let White's DSB aiming at a wall} 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. d3 Nd4) 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bb2 Bg4 7. Be2 Bb4 (7... Nf4 $1 {I was a little hesitant to delay development but White has no threats} 8. h3 Bf5 9. Bb5 (9. O-O $2 Qf6 $1 10. Bb5 a6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6)) 8. O-O Nxc3 9. dxc3 Qxd1 10. Raxd1 Bd6 {I play the exchange Ruy as White and this position Black maintains the bishop pair on top of it so the plan is simple} 11. h3 Bh5 12. Rfe1 O-O 13. g4 Bg6 14. Rd2 f6 (14... e4 $1 {It forces a change of pawn structure but even with an engine open I am not a big fan} 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 Rae8 17. Bc4 Kh8 18. Rde2 f5) 15. Nh4 Bf7 16. Bf3 Rad8 17. Red1 g6 $2 {The idea is just to prevent Nf5 but it fails tactically} (17... Bc5 {My initial candidate move to continue trading into the endgame}) 18. Bxc6 $1 bxc6 19. Ba3 {Never seen that tactic before, Black is strategically lost now} Bxa3 {It was the only reasonable human way to defend. The idea is to create a blockade on the light square and try to prevent White from infiltrating but Roger demonstrated a very nice technique in the endgame} (19... Bd5 {Roger pointed out that move after the game and it's Stockfish's first recommendation. I believe that the resulting endgame is just way easier to play as White and I had 0% chance of holding that one.} 20. Bxd6 Rxd6 21. c4 Be4 22. Rxd6 cxd6 23. Rxd6 Bxc2 24. Rxc6 {I saw until here and it was pretty much dead lost without any counterplay}) 20. Rxd8 Bd6 $1 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Ng2 Ke7 23. Ne3 Be6 24. c4 f5 25. Kg2 f4 {Not the most resilient defense, White now has the obvious plan to reroute the knight to occupy e4} (25... Kf6) 26. Nf1 g5 27. Nd2 h6 28. Ne4 Bf7 29. Kf3 Bg6 30. Rh1 Kf7 31. h4 gxh4 32. Rxh4 Kg7 33. Rh1 Be7 34. Rd1 Be8 $1 {If the rook infiltrates it's over} 35. Ke2 Kf7 36. Kd2 Ke6 37. Rh1 Bf8 38. g5 h5 39. Nf6 Bg6 40. f3 Be7 41. Ne4 Kf5 42. Rg1 Ke6 43. c3 Kf7 44. b4 Bf5 45. Nf2 Kg6 {My only plan was to let White's king go on the queenside and look for counterplay on the kingside} 46. Nd3 e4 $4 {We had less than 10 minutes on the clock and I just overlooked that f4 is hanging, after that there's no chance to hold} 47. Nxf4+ Kf7 48. g6+ Kg8 49. fxe4 Bg4 50. Kd3 Bd6 51. Ke3 c5 52. Nd5 Kg7 53. Kd3 cxb4 54. Ne3 Be6 55. Nf5+ Bxf5 56. exf5 bxc3 57. Rh1 Kh6 58. Rxh5+ $1 Kg7 59. Kxc3 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.19"] [White "Pham, Nguyen Hoang Duy"] [Black "Pickering, Carl Anthony"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "A32"] [WhiteElo "1810"] [BlackElo "1619"] [PlyCount "95"] [GameId "2137475051608871"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nxd2 Qb6 8. N2b3 Qb4+ 9. Qd2 Qxd2+ 10. Nxd2 Nc6 11. Nb5 Ke7 12. Bg2 a6 13. Nc3 Rd8 14. O-O Rb8 15. a3 b5 16. c5 b4 17. Na4 d5 18. cxd6+ Rxd6 19. Nc4 Rd4 20. Rfc1 Nd8 21. e3 {[#]} Rg4 22. Ne5 Rg5 23. f4 Rh5 24. g4 Rh4 25. h3 Ne8 26. Rd1 Nd6 27. Rac1 Nb5 28. Kh2 f6 {[#]} 29. Rxd8 Kxd8 30. Nc6+ Kc7 31. Nxb8+ Kxb8 32. Nb6 Bb7 33. Nd7+ Ka8 34. a4 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 Nd6 36. Rc6 Ne4 37. Rxa6+ Kb7 38. Rxe6 Nd2 39. a5 h5 40. a6+ Ka7 41. Kg3 g5 42. Nxf6 hxg4 43. Nxg4 Rh5 44. f5 Rh8 45. f6 Nb3 46. f7 Rf8 47. Ne5 Nc5 48. Re8 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.20"] [White "Schaezlein, Charlie"] [Black "Admassu, Yonathan"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1395"] [BlackElo "1765"] [PlyCount "42"] [GameId "2137475051612968"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Nbd7 7. O-O-O Nb6 8. Bd3 c6 9. Nge2 Bb7 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Qc7 12. Qe3 b4 13. Nb1 a5 14. c4 a4 15. Nd2 a3 16. b3 O-O-O 17. g4 h5 18. g5 Nfd7 {[#]} 19. c5 dxc5 20. dxc5 Qe5 21. Qd4 Nxc5 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.21"] [White "Morello, Nicholas"] [Black "Mays-Smith, Isaac S"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "1673"] [BlackElo "1518"] [PlyCount "63"] [GameId "2137073167036989"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,63,13,35,22,5,-17,6,3,8,12,-19,19,21,21,16,9,4,10,11,17,18,11,16,22,16,46,45,84,85,176,155,277,328,319,280,459,273,295,432,422,448,703,521,664,591,714,580,745,501,750,569,699,724,816,668,951,673,793,725,735,850,1101,784,704,835]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 a6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Bd7 10. O-O Rc8 11. a3 Ne7 12. Rfe1 cxd4 13. exd4 b5 14. Ne5 g5 15. Ndf3 g4 16. Ng5 Rf8 17. Bxh7 Nc6 {[#]} 18. Ngxf7 $1 Qe7 19. Bg6 Nxe5 20. dxe5 $1 Rc7 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Ne5+ Kd8 23. Nxg4 Qg5 24. Ne5 Be8 25. Bxe8 Rxe8 26. Rad1 Rh8 27. Qg6 Qh4 28. Nf7+ Rxf7 29. Qxf7 Qxh2+ 30. Kf1 Rh7 31. Qg8+ Kc7 32. Qg3+ 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.22"] [White "Fan, Jimmy Qinmo"] [Black "Siegel, David"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Siegel,David"] [ECO "B45"] [WhiteElo "1648"] [BlackElo "1438"] [PlyCount "96"] [GameId "2137475051617066"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. a3 d5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Ncxe7 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. c3 O-O 14. O-O Rad8 15. Qg4 f5 16. Qe2 Rfe8 {Trying to generate an attack on the kingside, I didn't anticipate 17. Qe5, which was suggested to me at the bar; the computer evaluates this as the best move as well. My opponent recommended 16... Rf6 during our postmortem. The computer thinks it's not a good move, but it seemed pretty dangerous to us when we tried to play it out.} 17. Rad1 e5 18. Nc2 e4 {I regretted 18... e4 as soon as I played it. My thought was to remove the queen from the diagonal protecting the d1 rook with 19... Nf4, but I never get the chance; an immediate 18... Nf4 would be better. There were a lot of tactics here.} 19. Ne3 Qf7 {20. Qc4 seemed like a threat.} 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Qxd5 22. Rd1 Qc6 23. Qd2 Kf7 24. Qf4 Qe6 25. Rd6 Qc8 {I didn't want to relinquish control of the 7th rank with 25... Qe5 but apparently the computer thinks it's still a draw} 26. g4 g6 27. Qh6 Kg8 28. Qe3 Rd8 29. Qd4 Rxd6 30. Qxd6 fxg4 31. Qd5+ Kg7 32. Qxe4 Qd7 33. Qe5+ Kg8 34. Qd4 Qe6 35. Qd8+ Kf7 36. Qc7+ Qe7 37. Qxe7+ Kxe7 38. Kg2 Ke6 39. c4 Ke5 {At the time I thought that moving the white queenside pawns was a mistake, since bringing them closer to my king helps me win the race to promote.} 40. a4 Kd4 41. b3 Kc3 42. c5 Kxb3 43. a5 a6 44. Kg3 Kb4 45. Kxg4 h6 {The computer says 45... h6 is a huge mistake! I thought it just gained a tempo (although unnecessary at this point) since it would force the white king to travel further to capture the white pawns; but after 46. h4 Kxa5 47. f4 Kb5 48. h5, the queens will promote at the same time.} 46. h4 Kxa5 47. h5 g5 48. Kf5 Kb4 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.23"] [White "Casares, Nick"] [Black "Tam, Hoa Long"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1600"] [BlackElo "1645"] [PlyCount "60"] [GameId "2137475051621163"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,52,19,9,21,34,27,24,32,30,25,114,8,-1,7,-9,-24,-35,-54,-100,-58,-106,-95,-95,-80,-168,-198,-180,-127,-217,-149,-139,-174,-211,-230,-220,-202,-252,-193,-210,-154,-171,-224,-190,-73,-73,-74,-92,63,-87,-72,-115,-158,-125,-113]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. b4 (6. Bb5 Ne7 7. b4 a5 8. c3 Nc6 9. f4 axb4 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. cxb4 f6 12. Nf3 fxe5 13. fxe5 Ba6 14. Nc3 Bc4 15. a3 g6 16. Ne2 Bg7 17. Ned4 Nxe5 18. Nxe6 Nd3+ 19. Kd2 Qe7 20. Nxg7+ Qxg7 21. Bd4 Qh6+ 22. Kc3 O-O 23. Qd2 Qh5 24. h3 Qf5 25. Qh6 Rf7 26. Qg5 Nf4 27. Qxf5 Rxf5 28. Rhd1 Bb5 29. Rd2 Nxg2 30. Ne5 Nh4 31. a4 Rxa4 32. Rxa4 Bxa4 33. Ra2 Bb5 34. Ra7 h5 35. Rc7 Rf6 {1-0 Bharath,S (2561)-Mamedyarov,S (2733) Julius Baer GenCup Pl/In Chess.com INT rapid 2024 (2)}) 6... a5 $15 {[#]} 7. Bb5 $6 $146 (7. c3 Nxe5 $6 $11 (7... axb4 8. cxb4 b6 $15) 8. Nd2 axb4 9. cxb4 Nc6 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Ngf3 Ne7 13. a4 Nf5 14. O-O Be7 15. b5 Bd7 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Bf4 Qa5 18. Ne5 Be8 19. c6 bxc6 20. bxc6 Bd6 21. g4 Qxa4 22. Qxa4 Rxa4 23. gxf5 Rxf4 24. c7 Bxc7 25. Rxc7 Rxf5 26. f4 f6 27. Ng4 d4 28. Ne4 h5 29. Ngf2 Rxf4 30. Rb1 Bg6 31. Rbb7 Rf7 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. Rxf7 Bxf7 34. Rd8 e5 35. Ng3 h4 36. Ne2 Rf3 {0-1 Meskovs,N (2553)-Gunina,V (2471) Titled Tuesday intern op 17th May Early Chess.com INT blitz 2022 (8)}) 7... axb4 $17 8. c3 (8. Nf3 Ne7 9. Nd4 Qc7 $17) 8... bxc3 9. Nxc3 Ne7 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Nf3 Nc6 $17 12. Bxc6 $6 bxc6 $19 13. O-O Nxe5 14. Bf4 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Qa5 16. Bd6 Bxd6 17. cxd6 O-O 18. Rab1 Ba6 19. Rfc1 c5 20. a4 c4 $6 $17 21. Qe3 Rab8 $6 (21... Rfd8) (21... Rfc8) 22. Rxb8 $1 Rxb8 {Both sides have urgent back rank problems!} 23. Qa7 Qb6 (23... Rd8) 24. Qe7 $4 (24. Qxb6 $1 Rxb6 25. d7 Rd6 26. Rb1 Kf8 $1 27. Rb6 $1 Rxd7 28. Rxa6 d4 $11 {after some calculated play}) 24... Qd8 $4 {[#]} (24... h6 $1 $19 {Enough of *that!*}) 25. Qxd8+ $2 $17 (25. Rb1 $1 Qxe7 26. dxe7 Re8 27. Rb6 $11) 25... Rxd8 26. Rb1 d4 27. Nb5 $2 (27. Ne2 $1 c3 $1 28. Nxd4 f6 $5 $15 29. Rb6 e5 30. Nb3 $1 Bc4 31. f3 Kf7 32. Kf2 Ke6 33. Ke1) 27... e5 $19 28. Nc7 c3 $1 29. Nxa6 d3 (29... c2) 30. Nb4 {[#]} d2 $4 (30... c2 $1 $19) (30... d2 $4 {0-1??} 31. Nc2 f5 32. Kf1 Rxd6 33. Ke2 $1 $18) 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.24"] [White "Ni, Tao"] [Black "Alzhin, Leonid"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "1555"] [BlackElo "1727"] [PlyCount "60"] [GameId "2137475051621164"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. c3 d6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. d4 O-O 9. d5 Nb8 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. b4 c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Nf1 Qc7 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. Bg5 Nb6 16. Bd3 Nh5 17. Qd2 Nxg3 18. fxg3 Rad8 19. a4 Rfe8 20. a5 Nd7 21. Be3 Nf6 22. Bf2 d5 23. Qc2 dxe4 24. Bxe4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Rd7 27. Re1 Bf6 28. Nd4 Rc8 29. Nf5 Rcd8 30. Bd4 g6 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.25"] [White "Yan, Rayna"] [Black "McCutcheon, Bennett"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "A70"] [WhiteElo "1742"] [BlackElo "1431"] [PlyCount "89"] [GameId "2137475051621165"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,65,25,33,12,10,33,31,48,45,43,11,46,34,2,40,47,43,57,45,63,44,24,8,7,0,27,31,89,45,39,-35,75,-42,-32,-33,-74,-57,-56,-62,-66,-86,-54,-74,-60,-55,-106,-47,-47,-58,-29,-44,-135,-42,21,0,0,-3,28,-142,-59,-35,52,140,59,59,59,75]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. h3 a6 11. Bf4 b5 12. Nd2 {[#]} ({Relevant:} 12. Re1 Ra7 13. Rc1 Rae7 14. Nd2 Qb6 15. a4 c4 16. axb5 cxd3 17. Nc4 Qd4 18. Nxd6 Nh5 19. Be3 Qe5 20. Nxe8 Rxe8 21. Qxd3 axb5 22. Qxb5 Bd7 23. Qd3 Nf4 24. Bxf4 Qxf4 25. g3 Qg5 26. h4 Qh5 27. f4 Bc8 28. e5 Ba6 29. Qe3 Nd7 30. Ne4 h6 31. Rc7 Nf8 32. Qa7 Bxe5 33. fxe5 Qxe5 34. Rxf7 Kh8 35. Qxa6 Qd4+ 36. Rf2 Nh7 37. Qxg6 {1-0 Sarana,A (2643)-Indjic,A (2610) Titled Tuesday intern op 17th Aug Chess.com INT blitz 2021 (9)}) 12... Bb7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... c4 13. Bc2 Qc7 14. a3 Nbd7 15. Nf3 Bb7 16. Re1 Rac8 17. Nd4 Qb6 18. Nf3 a5 19. a4 b4 20. Nb5 Bf8 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22. Nfxd4 b3 23. Bb1 Bxd5 24. Bxd6 Bxe4 25. Bxf8 Bxb1 26. Be7 Rxe7 27. Rxe7 Bd3 28. Rc1 Nb6 29. Nc3 Nfd5 30. Nxd5 Nxd5 31. Rd7 Rc5 32. Nxb3 {1-0 Futyma,D (1866)-Frac,P (1900) Lazy Baltic Pearl op-A 20th 2024 (9)}) 13. a4 b4 14. Ne2 Nh5 15. Nc4 Nxf4 16. Nxf4 Qc7 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. a5 {[#]} Ne5 19. Nb6 Rab8 20. Be2 Qe7 21. Rfe1 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Bc4 Qd8 24. Nd3 Bc8 25. Kh1 Qh4 26. f4 f6 27. Qf2 Qxf2 28. Nxf2 f5 29. exf5 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Bxf5 31. b3 {[#]} Kf8 32. g4 Bd7 33. Ne4 Bc3 34. Re2 Re8 {[#]} 35. Nxd6 Rd8 36. Ne4 Bb5 37. Nxc5 Rxd5 38. Ne6+ Ke7 39. Nc7+ Re5 40. fxe5 Bxc4 41. bxc4 Bxe5 42. Rxe5+ Kd6 43. Nxa6 Kxe5 44. Nxb4 Kd4 45. a6 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.26"] [White "Sisti, Daniel J"] [Black "Boyer, John"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "1492"] [BlackElo "1638"] [PlyCount "78"] [GameId "2137475051625262"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,78,15,-1,21,45,26,28,40,60,41,47,38,33,30,25,54,44,54,53,92,59,65,46,95,51,77,87,111,59,87,74,100,121,84,104,69,-10,-149,-11,0,-26,-12,-28,-55,-43,-58,-69,-88,-85,-44,-177,-232,-171,-176,-240,-237,-284,-423,-311,-288,-331,-339,-338,-243,-291,-309,-537,-548,-555,-438,-452,-459,-568,-469,-502,-497,-537,-525,-556,-547]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 cxd4 5. c3 a6 6. Bd3 d5 7. e5 dxc3 8. dxc3 e6 9. O-O Bc5 10. Nd2 Ne7 11. Nf3 Ng6 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. a4 b6 14. b4 Be7 15. Bd2 Bb7 16. Rfe1 O-O 17. Nd4 Rac8 18. Bxa6 Bxa6 19. Qxa6 Nxe5 20. Qe2 Nc4 21. Bc1 Bf6 22. Nb5 Qd7 23. Qd3 Nd6 24. Bd2 Rc4 25. Re3 Nxb5 26. axb5 Qxb5 27. Rf3 {[#]} Rxb4 28. Qxb5 Rxb5 29. h3 Rc8 30. Ra7 Rb2 31. Bh6 Rb1+ 32. Kh2 Be5+ 33. g3 gxh6 34. Rfxf7 Bxc3 35. Rxh7 Rf8 36. h4 Rb2 37. Rxh6 Rbxf2+ 38. Kh3 R2f6 39. Rhh7 R8f7 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.27"] [White "Uzakbaev, Nursultan"] [Black "Chan, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "1618"] [BlackElo "1601"] [PlyCount "92"] [GameId "2137475051625263"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 a6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 c4 6. Bc2 Nc6 7. Be3 Bd7 8. Ne2 Nge7 9. Ng3 g6 10. h4 h5 11. Ne2 Nf5 12. Bxf5 gxf5 13. Nf4 Qb6 14. Nd2 Be7 15. Rb1 Qc7 16. Nf3 b5 17. Nh3 b4 18. Bg5 a5 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Nfg5 Ng6 21. f3 Rb8 22. O-O Ke7 23. g3 Rbf8 24. Qd2 Qb8 25. Kg2 Ke8 26. b3 cxb3 27. Rxb3 Ba4 28. Rbb1 Ke7 29. Nf2 Rc8 30. cxb4 Rc2 31. Qe1 Qc7 32. bxa5 Rb8 33. Kh3 Rxa2 34. a6 Bd7 35. Rxb8 Qxb8 36. Qc3 Rxa6 37. Nd3 Kf8 38. Nh7+ Kg7 39. Nf6 Bb5 40. Nxh5+ Kh7 41. Qd2 Bc4 42. Nf6+ Kg7 43. h5 Ra2 44. Qe3 Bxd3 45. Qxd3 Qb2 46. Ne8+ Kh8 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.6"] [White "Starr, Albert Martin"] [Black "Stults, Sawyer"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1530"] [BlackElo "1348"] [PlyCount "121"] [GameId "2137475051625264"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 5. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:55]} 7. d3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d5 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 8. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:19]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:17:28]} 9. dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qxd1+ {[%emt 0:03:46]} 10. Bxd1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 11. Bb2 {[%emt 0:03:21]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:46]} 12. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 13. f3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nf2 {[%emt 0:17:37]} 14. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Re1+ {[%emt 0:05:48]} 16. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 17. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 18. g4 {[%emt 0:02:53]} Be6 {[%emt 0:06:04]} 19. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:06:27]} 20. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Be1+ {[%emt 0:00:36]} 21. Kh3 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 22. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Bf1+ {[%emt 0:16:29]} 23. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bg2 {[%emt 0:06:47]} 24. Bxe1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxh1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 25. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rxh2+ {[%emt 0:00:28]} 26. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} f5 {[%emt 0:06:49]} 27. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Rg2 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 28. Bxc7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 29. fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 30. Nh3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Re2 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 31. Rxh1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} R2xe3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 32. Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 33. Rd1 {[%emt 0:04:10]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 34. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rc5+ {[%emt 0:00:37]} 35. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 36. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Ng5+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rxg5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 38. Kxg5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rg6+ {[%emt 0:00:36]} 39. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 40. Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:44]} Re4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 41. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 42. Rd7+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 43. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 44. Be5 {[%emt 0:02:00]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 45. Rxg7+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 46. Kh4 {[%emt 0:02:02]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 47. Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Re4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 48. Rf6+ {[%emt 0:02:08]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 49. Rf5+ {[%emt 0:01:19]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 50. Rg5+ {[%emt 0:04:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 51. Kh5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Re3 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 52. Kh6 {[%emt 0:01:41]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 53. Kxh7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 54. Bh8 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Rh3+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} 55. Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 56. g5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 57. g6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 58. Rh1 {[%emt 0:01:24]} a2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 59. Ba1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 60. g7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 61. Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.28"] [White "Fisher, Brett"] [Black "Hollon, Nick"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E43"] [WhiteElo "1394"] [BlackElo "1295"] [PlyCount "98"] [GameId "2137475051633457"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Bxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8. e3 c5 9. Bd3 d6 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qc2 cxd4 12. exd4 Ne7 13. Ng5 Ng6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 d5 17. Qd3 Rc8 18. cxd5 Nf4 19. Qf3 Nxd5 20. Rac1 Qg5 21. Rc2 Qg6 22. Rfc1 Rfd8 23. h3 h6 24. Rd2 b5 25. Rcd1 Rd6 26. Bb4 Nxb4 27. axb4 Rd5 28. Qa3 Rc7 29. Qa5 Rcd7 30. Qa6 e5 31. Qc8+ Rd8 32. Qc3 Qg5 33. Qe3 Rxd4 34. Rxd4 exd4 35. Qxg5 hxg5 36. Rd3 Kf8 37. g3 Ke7 38. Kg2 Ke6 39. Kf3 Kd5 40. b3 Rc8 41. Ke2 Rc2+ 42. Rd2 Rc3 43. Rd3 f5 44. f3 g4 45. hxg4 fxg4 46. Rxc3 dxc3 47. fxg4 Ke4 48. g5 g6 49. Kd1 Kd3 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.29"] [White "Braithwaite, Andrew"] [Black "Bayaraa, Bilguun"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "931"] [BlackElo "1359"] [PlyCount "98"] [GameId "2137042338918957"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,98,10,16,23,-1,-1,7,28,-54,22,40,18,14,54,74,46,21,58,16,39,-11,39,-13,-13,-17,-55,-43,-3,-4,-4,-44,6,-8,-3,0,6,4,51,95,86,86,92,-14,75,101,76,-29,-78,-128,-1,15,-57,-34,-1,-122,-35,1,554,-289,-351,-404,-462,-530,-572,-558,-569,-690,-655,-777,-755,-898,-691,-985,-811,-961,-975,-981,-943,-979,-983,-973,-678,-1058,-777,-1115,-946,-1087,-965,-1432,-1466,-1499,-1479,-1550,-1599,-1653,-1766,-29979,-29984,-29987,-29986]} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 e6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd2 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 b5 10. b3 Bb7 11. a4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bc4 Qd8 14. O-O O-O 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Ne5 Na5 17. Re1 Nd5 18. Nd3 Nxc4 19. bxc4 Nc3 20. Bxc3 bxc3 21. Nc5 Ba8 22. Rxc3 Qd6 23. Rc1 Rfd8 24. Nb3 Qb4 25. Nc5 Rxc5 26. Rb1 Qa5 27. dxc5 Rxd1 28. Rexd1 {[#]} Qc7 $4 (28... h5 $11) 29. Rd6 $4 (29. Rd7 $3 $18) 29... g6 $19 30. Rbd1 Kg7 31. Rd7 Qc6 32. f3 Qxc5+ 33. Kf1 Qxc4+ 34. Ke1 Qxa4 35. g4 Bxf3 36. R1d4 Qa1+ 37. Kf2 Bd5 38. Rd2 Qf6+ 39. Ke1 Qe5+ 40. Re2 Qf4 41. g5 Qxg5 42. h4 Qxh4+ 43. Kd2 Qb4+ 44. Kd1 Qa4+ 45. Ke1 Qxd7 46. Re5 a6 47. Kf2 a5 48. Kg3 Qd6 49. Kf4 g5+ 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.30"] [White "D'Mello, Sanjay"] [Black "Myers, Steven Lee"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "1532"] [BlackElo "977"] [PlyCount "53"] [GameId "2137475051637555"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O Nc6 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nd4 9. Qd1 c6 10. a4 h6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Be3 a6 13. Qd2 c5 {[#]} 14. Bxh6 Nh7 15. Be3 Bg5 16. Rac1 Qf6 17. Nd5 Qg6 18. Bxg5 Nxg5 19. Ne7+ Kh7 20. Nxg6 Ngf3+ 21. gxf3 Nxf3+ 22. Kg2 Nxd2 23. Nxf8+ Rxf8 24. Bd5 b6 25. Re2 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 f5 27. Rh4+ 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.32"] [White "Karwat, Joseph"] [Black "Madden, Dahlia"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "1367"] [BlackElo "1195"] [PlyCount "38"] [GameId "2137475051637556"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Be2 Bf5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Bb5 Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nd4 Bg6 11. Nxc6 Nxf2 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Kxf2 Qh4+ 14. Kg1 Bh5 15. g4 Bxg4 16. Re4 f5 17. Qe1 Qg5 18. Re3 f4 19. Rg3 fxg3 {--1-0 21} 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.33"] [White "Booth, Kyle Ewart Coventry"] [Black "Dash, Satyakam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C90"] [WhiteElo "1183"] [BlackElo "1480"] [PlyCount "56"] [GameId "2137475051637557"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. c3 Bg4 9. d3 O-O 10. a4 b4 11. a5 Rb8 12. Be3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 d5 14. d4 bxc3 15. bxc3 exd4 16. cxd4 Bb4 17. Re2 dxe4 18. d5 exf3 19. Rc2 Ne5 20. Qd4 Nfg4 21. Bf4 Qh4 22. Qd1 Nxf2 23. Bg3 Qxg3+ 24. hxg3 Nxd1 25. Rxc7 Ne3 26. Kf2 N3g4+ 27. Kf1 Rfc8 28. Rc2 Ne3+ 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.34"] [White "Karpe, Ummon"] [Black "Fan, Shanhuan"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "1161"] [BlackElo "1380"] [PlyCount "46"] [GameId "2137475051637558"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. O-O Be7 7. h3 Bh5 8. Bf4 O-O 9. Re1 c6 10. a4 a5 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. c3 Re8 13. Qc2 Nf8 14. Ne5 N6d7 15. g4 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Bg6 17. Rae1 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Ng6 19. Rh5 Bf8 20. Ree5 h6 {[#]} 21. Rxh6 gxh6 22. Rf5 Re1+ 23. Kg2 Nh4+ 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.35"] [White "Fitzgerald, William"] [Black "Smith, Daniel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C07"] [WhiteElo "1346"] [BlackElo "1052"] [PlyCount "78"] [GameId "2137475051641655"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nbd2 Nc6 5. c3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bb4 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. Qa4 Qb6 9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Bxd2 a6 11. exd5 exd5 12. O-O Qxb5 13. Qc2 Nge7 14. Rfe1 O-O 15. Ng5 Bf5 16. Qd1 h6 17. Nf3 Qxb2 18. Re2 Bc2 19. Qe1 Nf5 20. Be3 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Rac8 22. Rc1 Ne7 23. Qd2 Qxa3 24. Rxc2 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Rc8 26. Qb2 Rc1+ 27. Kf2 Qxb2 28. Rxb2 b5 29. Ra2 Rc6 30. Ne5 Rd6 31. Nd3 Nf5 32. Nb4 Re6 33. Nxd5 b4 34. g4 Nd6 35. Rxa6 Ne4+ 36. Kf3 Ng5+ 37. Kf4 Rxa6 38. Nxb4 Rf6+ 39. Kg3 Rf3+ 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.36"] [White "Singer, Andrew"] [Black "Vazquez, Dominic A"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C06"] [WhiteElo "995"] [BlackElo "1312"] [PlyCount "109"] [GameId "2137475051641656"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Ngf3 c5 6. c3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O Qb6 9. Qc2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Qb3 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. a3 f6 14. Re1 fxe5 15. Qb3 Qxb3 16. Nxb3 e4 17. Ng5 Nf6 18. f3 h6 19. Nh3 exf3 20. gxf3 Nh7 21. Kg2 Bd7 22. f4 b6 23. Be3 Bd6 24. Nd2 Rac8 25. Rac1 Nf6 26. Nf2 Nh5 27. Nh3 Bxf4 28. Rxc8 Bxc8 29. Nxf4 Nxf4+ 30. Bxf4 Rxf4 31. Rc1 Rf8 32. Rc7 a6 33. Nf3 a5 34. b4 axb4 35. axb4 Ba6 36. Rc6 Rf6 37. Rxb6 Bc4 38. Ne5 Be2 39. b5 Kh7 40. Rb7 Bxb5 41. Rxb5 h5 42. Kg3 g6 43. Rb7+ Kh6 44. Rf7 Rxf7 45. Nxf7+ Kg7 46. Ng5 Kf6 47. Kf4 e5+ 48. dxe5+ Ke7 49. h4 Kd7 50. Ke3 Ke7 51. Kd4 Kd7 52. Kxd5 Ke7 53. e6 Kd8 54. Kd6 Ke8 55. Ne4 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.37"] [White "Trosen, Lawrence R"] [Black "Burkhardt, Douglas Alan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "1261"] [BlackElo "664"] [PlyCount "63"] [GameId "2137475051645753"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 c5 6. a3 Nc6 7. d4 b6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qd2 Bg4 11. Ne5 Nxd4 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nxg4 Nb3 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Qd1 Nxa1 16. Qxa1 d4 17. Bxa8 Rxa8 18. Nd5 Qe5 19. Nf4 Re8 20. O-O g5 21. Ng2 Re6 22. Qc1 h6 23. f4 Qxe2 24. fxg5 h5 25. g6 fxg6 26. Qh6 Qxf1+ 27. Kxf1 d3 28. Nf4 Rf6 29. Ke1 Rd6 30. Nxd3 Rxd3 31. Qxg6+ Kf8 32. Qxd3 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.38"] [White "Huang, Immanuel"] [Black "Conklin, Jack"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B12"] [BlackElo "1215"] [PlyCount "71"] [GameId "2137475051645754"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h6 5. g4 Bh7 {[#]} 6. e6 fxe6 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Qc7 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Ne5 Ne4 11. f3 Nd6 12. Qg6+ Kd8 13. Nd2 Nd7 14. Qxe6 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nb5 16. Nb3 Qd7 17. Qg6 e6 18. a4 Nc7 19. Be3 b6 20. a5 Qe8 21. Qd3 c5 22. axb6 axb6 23. Rxa8+ Nxa8 24. Qa6 {[#]} Kc7 25. Qa7+ Kc6 26. Qa4+ b5 27. Qa6+ Nb6 28. Na5+ Kc7 29. Qb7+ Kd8 30. Nc6+ Qxc6 31. Qxc6 Nc4 32. Bxc5 Nxb2 33. Qa8+ Kd7 34. Bxf8 Nc4 35. Qb7+ Ke8 36. Qe7# 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.39"] [White "Otterbach, Renate"] [Black "Robins, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Robins,Alex"] [ECO "C56"] [WhiteElo "1026"] [BlackElo "1342"] [PlyCount "98"] [GameId "2137475051649851"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qe2 Nc5 7. O-O Be7 8. c3 dxc3 9. Nxc3 d6 10. exd6 Qxd6 $4 11. Bg5 Be6 12. Rad1 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Qe6 14. Qxe6 Nxe6 15. Bc1 O-O 16. Rd7 Rad8 17. Rfd1 Rxd7 18. Rxd7 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. a3 Bf6 21. Ne4 Be7 22. b4 Ned4 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. Kf1 f5 25. Nc3 c6 26. Be3 Nc2 27. Bxa7 Nxa3 28. Bc5 Bxc5 29. bxc5 Nc4 30. Ke2 b5 31. cxb6 Nxb6 32. Kd3 Kf7 33. Kd4 Nd7 34. Na4 Ke6 35. f4 Kd6 36. Kc4 c5 37. Nc3 Nb6+ 38. Kb5 Nd5 39. Kc4 Nxc3 40. Kxc3 Kd5 41. g3 h5 42. h4 g6 43. Kd3 c4+ 44. Kc3 Ke4 45. Kxc4 Kf3 46. Kd4 Kxg3 47. Ke5 Kxh4 48. Kf6 Kg4 49. Kxg6 h4 0-1 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.40"] [White "Mackley, Merlin Ethan"] [Black "Wickliffe, Zachary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B34"] [WhiteElo "1182"] [PlyCount "107"] [GameId "2137475051649852"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 d5 8. Bb5 Qd6 9. Qd2 e5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nb3 Be6 12. O-O-O Rd8 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Qa5 {[#]} O-O 15. Bxc6 $1 $18 Qxa5 16. Nxa5 bxc6 17. Nxc6 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 a6 19. Bc5 Re8 20. Rd3 f5 21. Rd6 Bf8 22. Rd8 Rxd8 23. Nxd8 Bd5 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. c4 Bxc4 26. Nc6 Bf1 27. g3 e4 28. fxe4 fxe4 29. Kd2 {[#]} Bc4 $2 (29... Kf7) 30. b3 Bd5 31. Nb4 $2 (31. Nb8 $1 $18) 31... Bb7 $14 32. Ke3 Ke7 33. Kf4 Kd6 34. Nc2 h6 35. h4 a5 36. g4 Kd5 37. h5 gxh5 38. gxh5 Bc8 39. a3 Be6 40. b4 axb4 41. axb4 Bd7 42. Ne3+ Kd4 43. b5 Bxb5 44. Nf5+ Kd3 45. Nxh6 e3 46. Ng4 e2 47. Ne5+ Kd2 48. Nf3+ Kd1 49. h6 Bc6 50. h7 Bxf3 51. h8=Q e1=Q 52. Qa1+ Ke2 53. Qxe1+ Kxe1 54. Kxf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.41"] [White "Mylsamy, Dhivya"] [Black "Pirone, John"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [BlackElo "1004"] [PlyCount "87"] [GameId "2137475051653949"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Be2 c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. h3 cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Nd5 12. Bg3 Rc8 13. Qb3 a5 14. a3 b5 15. axb4 bxc4 16. Bxc4 Ncxb4 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qa4 Ra8 19. Ne5 Qb6 20. Nf3 Rfc8 21. Qd1 Rc2 22. b3 Rac8 23. Bf4 R8c3 24. Bd2 Rxb3 25. Bxb4 Qxb4 26. Re1 h6 27. Re2 Rxe2 28. Qxe2 Rb1+ 29. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 30. Kh2 Be4 31. Nd2 Qd3 32. Qe1 Qxd4 33. Nxe4 dxe4 34. Qxa5 Qxf2 35. Qa8+ Kh7 36. Qxe4+ g6 37. h4 h5 38. Kh3 Qf5+ 39. Qxf5 gxf5 40. Kg3 Kg6 41. Kf4 Kf6 42. g3 Kg6 43. Kf3 Kf6 44. Kf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.42"] [White "Rushton, Peter James"] [Black "Blum, Paul"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "1267"] [BlackElo "1010"] [PlyCount "59"] [GameId "2137475051653950"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O c5 7. d3 Nc6 8. Re1 Qb6 9. Ne2 e5 10. Bg5 Ng4 11. Nc3 c4 12. Be3 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Qxb2 14. Nd5 Kd8 15. dxc4 f5 16. Ng5 Kd7 17. Bh3 h6 18. Nf3 Rf8 19. Nh4 g5 20. Ng6 Rf7 21. Bxf5+ Rxf5 22. exf5 Nb4 23. Rb1 Qxc2 24. Nxb4 Qxf5 25. Qa4+ Kd8 26. Ne7 Kxe7 27. Nd5+ Kd8 28. Qa5+ Kd7 29. Qc7+ Ke6 30. Qe7# 1-0 [Event "2025 New Year TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "3.43"] [White "Figueroa, Jeremy Alejandro"] [Black "Langendorf, Brian Keith"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B08"] [WhiteElo "1073"] [BlackElo "746"] [PlyCount "99"] [GameId "2137475051653951"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:02:06]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:27]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 5. Bc4 {[%emt 0:02:35]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 6. Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:40]} 7. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:10:09]} 8. O-O-O {[%emt 0:02:53]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 9. e5 {[%emt 0:05:30]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:05:19]} 10. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 11. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 12. Bf1 {[%emt 0:05:46]} d5 {[%emt 0:05:17]} 13. h3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 14. Nh4 {[%emt 0:01:41]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 15. f4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} b6 {[%emt 0:03:20]} 16. g4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:05:13]} 17. f5 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:12:07]} 18. e6 {[%emt 0:02:41]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 19. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 20. fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 21. gxh7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kxh7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 22. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} exf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 23. Qd3+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:03:11]} 24. Qxa6 {[%emt 0:04:53]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 25. Qb5 {[%emt 0:07:39]} Rxh4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 26. Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. c3 {[%emt 0:03:37]} Qf4+ {[%emt 0:06:06]} 28. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qf2 {[%emt 0:02:25]} 29. Red1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:05:20]} 30. Qe8 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 31. Qd7+ {[%emt 0:00:40]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 32. Qxe6 {[%emt 0:02:52]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:06:38]} 33. Qxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 34. Rf3 {[%emt 0:03:14]} Qxf3 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 35. Qxh4+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 36. Re1 {[%emt 0:02:21]} Qd3+ {[%emt 0:02:16]} 37. Kc1 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Ne2+ {[%emt 0:00:50]} 38. Rxe2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qxe2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 39. Qh5+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:02:54]} 40. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 41. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 42. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. h4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kxe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. g5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 45. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 46. c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} dxc4+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 47. Kxc4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 48. h5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:08] Kd5} 49. a4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:12] b5 Kd6} 50. b4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 1-0
  
• Download Round 4 as PGN Watch Replay of Round 4 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Bayaraa, Chinguun"] [Black "Smith, Olivia"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "A30"] [WhiteElo "2083"] [BlackElo "2144"] [PlyCount "85"] [GameId "2139604731875474"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,85,22,31,12,10,19,-3,-8,-2,9,0,8,3,-26,18,34,16,16,-4,-5,-8,-6,30,-2,0,9,8,0,-6,-16,-21,1,-4,4,-22,3,7,59,-53,75,19,-89,60,66,85,121,17,-112,6,-5,-18,-29,-23,-37,-64,-64,-7,-8,-61,11,-11,4,-27,101,-1,1,20,25,-74,-8,-1,1,13,13,21,52,106,219,298,215,249,267,281,255,406,450,279]} 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. e3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 3. b3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 4. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:32]} 5. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} b6 {[%emt 0:04:01]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:01:07]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 7. c4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} c5 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 8. d4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 9. exd4 {[%emt 0:02:12]} d5 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:11:00]} Nc6 11. Rc1 {[%emt 0:05:47]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:12:05]} 12. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 13. Re1 {[%emt 0:02:40]} e6 {[%emt 0:10:01]} 14. Ba3 {[%emt 0:02:51]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 15. Ne5 {[%emt 0:03:36]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 16. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 17. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:03:12]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 18. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:57]} f6 {[%emt 0:14:05]} 19. c5 {[%emt 0:04:05]} e3 {[%emt 0:03:39]} 20. f3 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 21. Bb5 {[%emt 0:06:41]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:02:53]} 22. Ba6 {[%emt 0:09:35] [#]} (22. Bxc6 $1 Rxc6 23. b4 Bxe5 24. Qa4 Qa8 25. Bxe5 fxe5 26. Rbc1 $14) 22... Ra8 $2 {[%emt 0:03:45]} (22... fxe5 $1 23. g3 Qg5 24. Qe2 $1 $11) 23. g3 {[%emt 0:04:41]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 24. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 25. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 26. Qe2 {[%emt 0:10:52]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:02:48]} (26... b5 $5 $15) 27. Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:05:02]} 28. Bc4 {[%emt 0:03:53]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:06:42]} 29. Rf1 {[%emt 0:02:21]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 30. Bxe6+ {[%emt 0:03:40]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 31. Rf2 {[%emt 0:09:36]} Rf6 32. Bc4 {[%emt 0:11:27]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 33. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:40]} 34. Qxf2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 35. Re2 {[%emt 0:02:01]} Bxe4+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} 36. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Bf5+ {[%emt 0:02:20]} 37. g4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxe2 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 38. Qxe2 {[%emt 0:02:30] [#]} Bc8 $4 {[%emt 0:01:10]} (38... Qc3+ 39. Kg2 Bb1 40. g5 $1 Kf8 $1 41. Bb5 Qc8 $1 $14) 39. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:52]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 40. Qh8+ {[%emt 0:00:52]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 41. Qxh7+ {[%emt 0:01:16]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 42. Qxg6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qe1 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 43. Qd3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Winslow, Elliott"] [Black "Ivanenko, Anthony"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [BlackElo "1969"] [PlyCount "85"] [GameId "2139604731904147"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,52,22,16,18,0,11,-10,27,19,10,21,32,-6,8,9,-25,6,12,-5,-135,-37,-37,-40,-53,-18,22,-11,24,-13,13,-51,-59,-50,78,61,110,60,190,327,366,293,374,388,394,316,430,295,419,257,424,398,409,402,244]} {I was hoping to "outprepare" Tony (whose openings are very well prepared indeed), but I got called in "at the last minute" to do the pregame lecture -- and I found the subject matter continually interesting. Such that I didn't cover my material well enough. And as it is well known, bad preparation is worse than no preparation, if you're going into sharp lines. So:} 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:25]} d5 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:45] I was, shall we say, totally unprepared for this.} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:54]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:01:35]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 6. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Ngf6 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 7. h3 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 8. e4 {[%emt 0:02:05]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:11:10]} (8... Bd6 9. exd5 cxd5 10. c4 O-O 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qb3 N5b6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. a4 a5 15. Be3 Bb4 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Rxc8 Nxc8 18. Qd5 Ncb6 19. Qb5 Re8 20. g4 Bg6 21. Rc1 h6 22. Nfd2 Re6 23. Nb3 Qa8 24. Rc7 Qd8 25. Rxb7 Kh7 26. Nxa5 Bxa5 27. Qxa5 Qc8 28. Bxb6 Qc1+ 29. Bf1 Qc6 30. Rxd7 Qxd7 31. Nc5 Qd6 32. Nxe6 Qxe6 33. Qc5 e4 34. dxe4 Qxe4 35. a5 Qb1 36. Qb5 Be4 37. a6 Qd1 38. a7 {½-½ Amin,B (2694)-Yu,Y (2735) Biel Blitz 56th 2023 (11)}) 9. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:03:32]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 10. dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:06:56]} 11. Qe2 {[%emt 0:10:34]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:23]} 12. c3 {[%emt 0:03:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:04:22] [#]} 13. Rd1 $146 {[%emt 0:07:54]} (13. a4 Qe7 14. Qc2 Rad8 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bc1 Bf7 17. Nh4 g6 18. Re1 Nb6 19. Bf1 Qe6 20. Kg2 Qb3 21. Qxb3 Bxb3 22. Nf3 Bxa4 23. Nd2 Ra8 24. Nc4 Bb5 25. Rxa5 Bxc4 26. Bxc4+ Nxc4 27. Rxc5 Nb6 28. Be3 Na4 29. Rc4 Nxb2 30. Rb4 Nd3 31. Reb1 Nxb4 32. Rxb4 b5 33. c4 Ra4 34. Rb2 Rxc4 35. Kf3 Rc3 36. Rd2 b4 37. Ke2 b3 38. Rb2 c5 39. Kd2 Rc2+ 40. Rxc2 bxc2 41. Kxc2 Rc8 42. Kc3 Kf7 {0-1 Zhukov,M (1902)-Hercegovac,N (2187) Titled Tuesday intern op 26th Jul Early Chess.com INT blitz 2022 (6)}) 13... Qe7 {[%emt 0:05:46] [#]} 14. g4 $6 {[%emt 0:11:56]} (14. Be3 $11 Rfd8 (14... Bxe3)) 14... Bg6 $15 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 15. Bg5 $6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} f6 {[%emt 0:03:54]} 16. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:27] [#]} Rfd8 $2 {[%emt 0:02:15]} ({I completely expected} 16... Bxe3 17. Qxe3 {when I thought I'd be okay, but the damned computer gives} Bf7 $1 18. Bf1 Rfd8 19. Nh4 g6 $17) 17. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 18. Qc4+ {[%emt 0:00:07] [#]} Qf7 $4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} (18... Bf7 19. Qxc5 Qxc5 20. Bxc5 Rad8 $14 {might just not be so bad.}) 19. Qxc5 $18 {[%emt 0:02:17]} Bxe4 $2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 20. Nxe5 $18 {[%emt 0:01:14]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 21. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:12] [#] The bishops dominate.} Qf6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 22. Kg2 {[%emt 0:05:22]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 23. Qc4+ {[%emt 0:00:53]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 24. g5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 25. Bf3 {[%emt 0:02:18]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:03:30]} 26. a4 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 27. Qxf7+ {[%emt 0:02:21]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 28. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Re8 {[%emt 0:04:28]} 29. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 30. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 31. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:40]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 32. Bc4+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 33. Bc5+ {[%emt 0:00:58]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 34. Bb6 {[%emt 0:04:29]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 35. h4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 36. Be6 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 37. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 38. Ke3 {[%emt 0:01:21]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 39. Rd6 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 40. Ke4 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 41. Bd8 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Re7 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 42. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Kxe7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 43. Kxe5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Chan, Kyle"] [Black "Atkeson, Christopher"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C95"] [WhiteElo "2048"] [BlackElo "2181"] [PlyCount "155"] [GameId "2139604731924628"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 7. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 8. c3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 10. d4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 11. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 12. d5 {[%emt 0:01:22]} c4 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 13. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 14. b4 {[%emt 0:03:42]} cxb3 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 15. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 16. Bb2 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 17. Kh2 {[%emt 0:10:50]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 18. g3 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:04:07]} 19. Qe2 {[%emt 0:02:02]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 20. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Reb8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 21. Rec1 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:06:08]} 22. Qf1 {[%emt 0:02:24]} h6 {[%emt 0:03:54]} 23. b4 {[%emt 0:03:12]} a4 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 24. Nb1 {[%emt 0:03:00]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 25. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 26. Qg2 {[%emt 0:03:31]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:04:33]} 27. Rc2 {[%emt 0:03:35]} Rab7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 28. Rf1 {[%emt 0:03:32]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 29. Rcc1 {[%emt 0:02:19]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 30. Ng1 {[%emt 0:03:40]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 31. Rcd1 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:04:03]} 32. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:03:55]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:17:55]} 33. Bf1 {[%emt 0:05:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:06:35]} 34. Nc2 {[%emt 0:05:24]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 35. Nf3 {[%emt 0:06:13]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 36. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:56]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 37. Qf3 {[%emt 0:06:21]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:03:53]} 38. Qe2 {[%emt 0:04:01]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 39. Nf3 {[%emt 0:04:45]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 40. Ng1 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 41. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 42. Qf3 {[%emt 0:02:18]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:03:36]} 43. Ra1 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 44. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:09]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 45. Ra3 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 46. Bg2 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:05:00]} 47. exf5 {[%emt 0:02:35]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 48. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 49. Ne3 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Be4 {[%emt 0:04:00]} 50. Ng4 {[%emt 0:02:12]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 51. Rf1 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Nf3+ {[%emt 0:00:51]} 52. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 53. Nxf3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rxf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 54. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 55. fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Rxf1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 56. Qxf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:03:25]} 57. Qd3 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 58. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:03:00]} 59. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 60. Qe4 {[%emt 0:02:11]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 61. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 62. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 63. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 64. Nxh6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Bxh6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 65. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 66. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:59]} e3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 67. Rf1 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Qxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} 68. Rf3 {[%emt 0:01:28]} Ra8 69. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 70. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:46]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 71. Ba1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} a2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 72. h4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qc1+ {[%emt 0:00:37]} 73. Qe1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e2+ {[%emt 0:00:33]} 74. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Re8 75. Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Be3+ {[%emt 0:00:43]} 76. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qxe3+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 77. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 78. c4 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Dzhanhirov, Dmytro"] [Black "Diller, Bradley R"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Diller,Bradley R"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2238"] [BlackElo "2089"] [PlyCount "77"] [GameId "2139652822213183"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,67,13,26,15,7,-29,5,9,-5,-1,-35,8,-45,-74,-12,-75,-23,-5,-8,30,26,13,13,-55,-7,-81,-30,-28,-18,-31,-33,-50,-79,-81,-92,-89,-88,-84,-81,-77,-92,-90,-83,-65,-82,-68,-118,5,-22,139,81,126,166,151,173,144,215,282,122,118,114,68,1,222,-29999,29999,-29999,29999,-29999]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:06:39]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Bg5 {[%emt 0:02:47]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 3. h4 {[%emt 0:00:05] (EW: known as The Zot in Michigan in the 60s. I imagine it has a lot of nicknames around the world.)} c5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} ({EW: Avrukh in his "Beating 1.d4 Sidelines" goes with the "no-nonsense" (as he puts it)} 3... d5) 4. d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 5. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:37] [#]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:13] This was a relatively new move that Gadir Guseinov suggested, but Dzhangirov was familiar with this line.} 6. Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 7. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Qb4+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} 8. Qd2 {[%emt 0:07:08]} (8. c3 $142) 8... Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 9. f3 {[%emt 0:03:13]} Qg6 $2 {[%emt 0:04:54]} ({The queen is poorly positioned and hinders the development of the kingside.} 9... Qa4 $142 10. e4 d6 11. h5 Nd7 12. Ne2 a6 13. Kf2 b5 $15) 10. e4 $14 {[%emt 0:03:24]} d6 {[%emt 0:03:56]} 11. Rb1 {[%emt 0:03:12]} e5 {[%emt 0:10:33]} 12. h5 {[%emt 0:12:38]} (12. dxe6 $142 Qxe6 13. Ne2 Be7 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. g4 Nc6 17. g5 $14) 12... Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 13. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 14. f4 {[%emt 0:06:17]} exf4 {[%emt 0:03:17]} 15. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 16. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:02:06]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 17. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:47]} O-O {[%emt 0:07:56]} 18. Bxd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bxd7 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 19. Rxb7 Rb8 {[%emt 0:02:31]} 20. Rxb8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qxb8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. O-O {[%emt 0:00:37]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:07:48]} (21... Qb2 $143 22. Qa5) 22. Qf2 {[%emt 0:03:00]} Bxh5 {[%emt 0:12:49]} 23. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:56] [#]} Kh8 $2 {[%emt 0:00:25] A serious error.} (23... g5 {chasing away the queen bishop and inhibiting the e5 break was the correct idea. My kingside is strangely invulnerable.} 24. Nh2 Kh7 25. Bd2 Qc8 $17) 24. e5 {[%emt 0:06:09]} Qb2 $2 {[%emt 0:01:49] This is the move that I calculated after 23 ... Kh8, but it is a shocking blunder that leads to lost position.} 25. exd6 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:07:11]} 26. Be5 $1 {[%emt 0:15:20] I completely overlooked this move} Qxc2 {[%emt 0:08:21] distasteful and leads to a losing position,} ({but} 26... Bxe5 {loses quite easily:} 27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. Nxe5 Rd8 29. Rxf7 Rxd6 30. c4 $18) 27. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:04]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 28. Qf4 {[%emt 0:04:36]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:05:51]} 29. Qxf6 $2 {[%emt 0:03:58]} (29. Nh4 $142 $18) 29... Rg8 $14 {[%emt 0:08:51]} 30. Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 31. Nf5 {[%emt 0:04:47] [#]} Qd2 $4 {[%emt 0:02:57]} ({In my haste, I missed the not too difficult to find rook sacrifice} 31... Rxg2+ {forcing perpetual check.} 32. Kxg2 Qe4+) 32. Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Qc1+ {[%emt 0:01:42]} 33. Kh2 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 34. Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 35. Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 36. Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 37. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 38. d7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 39. Rd6 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.7"] [White "Srinivasan, Sivavishnu"] [Black "Clemens, Kristian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2092"] [BlackElo "1916"] [PlyCount "72"] [GameId "2139604731965590"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. d4 d5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Nc3 c6 11. Re1 Rxe1+ 12. Qxe1 Qe7 13. Ne5 Nbd7 14. f4 a6 15. Be3 Nf8 16. Qf2 Bd7 17. g4 Re8 18. Qf3 Bc8 19. Rf1 N6d7 20. Bf2 f6 21. Bh4 Ne6 {[#]} 22. g5 fxg5 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Ng6 Qf6 26. fxg5 Qxd4+ 27. Kh1 Nf4 28. Nxf4 Rf8 29. g6 Nf6 30. Bxf6 Rxf6 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qxg7+ Ke8 34. Qh8+ Kd7 35. Qh7+ {2:23} Kd8 {2:43} 36. g7 Rxf4 {[#] ... Here White played 37.f8=R+ (illegal) Rxf8 38.Re1 Bxh3 1/2-1/2.} (36... Rxf4 37. g8=R+ Bf8 38. Rxf8+ Rxf8 39. Rxf8#) 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.8"] [White "Viadiu-Ilarraza, Hector"] [Black "Tsodikova, Natalya"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "1934"] [BlackElo "2177"] [PlyCount "125"] [GameId "2139604731965591"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Bc5 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Nf5 g6 8. Bxb6 axb6 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. f3 d6 11. Qd2 Be6 12. c4 Nh5 13. Nc3 {[#]} Qh4+ 14. g3 Nxg3 15. Qf2 Qh6 16. Rg1 Nxf1 17. Kxf1 O-O-O 18. Ncd5 Ne5 19. Kg2 Qh3+ 20. Kh1 Qxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Nxf3 22. Rg2 Rhe8 23. Nf6 Re7 24. Ned5 Bxd5 25. cxd5 c5 26. a4 h5 27. Ra3 Ne5 28. a5 bxa5 29. Rxa5 Nd7 30. Rf2 Nxf6 31. Rxf6 Kb8 32. Ra4 Kc7 33. Kg2 Kb6 34. Kf3 Kb5 35. b3 Rc7 36. Rc4 b6 37. Ra4 Rdd7 38. Ra8 c4 39. bxc4+ Rxc4 40. Rb8 Rcc7 41. Ke3 Rc3+ 42. Kd4 Rc4+ 43. Kd3 Ra4 {[#]} 44. e5 dxe5 45. Rfxb6+ Kc5 46. Rb5+ Kd6 47. R8b6+ Ke7 48. Ke3 Rd4 49. Rb7 R4xd5 50. Rxd7+ Rxd7 51. Rxe5+ Kf6 52. Ra5 Re7+ 53. Kf3 Re5 54. Ra7 g5 55. h3 Kg6 56. Rb7 f6 57. Rb8 Ra5 58. Rg8+ Kf5 59. Rh8 g4+ 60. Kf2 Kf4 61. Rh6 g3+ 62. Kg1 f5 63. Rb6 {0-1, 72} 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.9"] [White "Agrawal, Varun"] [Black "Das, Rohan"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "1913"] [BlackElo "2146"] [PlyCount "102"] [GameId "2139604731965592"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. h3 a5 7. a4 O-O 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Qb3 Bxc4 10. Qxc4 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. O-O Qe6 13. Nbd2 Qxc4 14. Nxc4 f5 15. exf5 Rxf5 16. Ne3 Rf7 17. Rae1 Ne7 18. d4 exd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. cxd4 Rf4 21. Rc1 c6 22. Rfd1 Nf5 23. Nxf5 Rxf5 24. Rc3 Re8 25. Re3 Kf8 26. Rde1 Rxe3 27. fxe3 d5 {[#]} 28. Rf1 {Equal but tricky.} (28. Rc1 $5 Rf6 29. Rc5 b6 30. Rc3 Ke7 31. Rb3 c5 32. dxc5 (32. Rb5 cxd4 33. exd4 Rd6 $11) 32... bxc5 33. Rb5 Kd6 34. Rxa5 Rf7 $11) 28... Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 {[#]} Kf7 30. Ke2 Kf6 31. g3 h5 32. Kf2 Kg5 33. Kf3 Kf5 34. g4+ hxg4+ 35. hxg4+ Kg5 36. Kg3 b6 37. Kf3 (37. Kh3) 37... Kh4 38. Kf4 g6 {[#]} 39. b3 $4 (39. g5 Kh5 40. e4 $5 (40. b3 Kh4 41. e4) 40... dxe4 41. Kxe4 Kxg5 42. Ke5 Kh5 43. Kd6 g5 44. Kxc6 g4 45. d5 g3 46. d6 g2 47. d7 g1=Q 48. d8=Q Qc1+ $11 (48... Qc5+ $4 49. Kb7 $18)) 39... Kh3 40. g5 Kh4 41. Ke5 Kxg5 42. Kd6 Kf5 43. Kxc6 Ke4 44. Kxb6 g5 45. Kxa5 g4 46. Kb6 g3 47. a5 g2 48. a6 g1=Q 49. a7 Qg8 50. b4 Qc8 51. b5 Kxe3 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.10"] [White "Horowitz, Phineas F"] [Black "Bambou, Christophe"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "1859"] [BlackElo "2137"] [PlyCount "110"] [GameId "2139604731969689"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Bg5 b6 8. Ne5 Bd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Nd2 Rb8 12. Qc2 O-O 13. Rad1 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. e4 d4 16. Nb3 Qe7 17. cxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxc5 Nxb3 19. Qxe7 Bxe7 20. axb3 Rxb3 21. Rd7 Bc5 22. Rc1 Bb6 23. Rc2 e5 24. Bf1 Rf3 25. Kg2 Rf6 26. Rd5 Bd4 27. b4 g5 28. f3 Rb8 29. b5 Re8 30. Rc7 Bb6 31. Rc6 Kg7 32. Bc4 Re7 33. Rd1 h5 34. h3 Rc7 35. Bd5 g4 36. hxg4 hxg4 37. f4 exf4 38. gxf4 Rxf4 39. Kg3 Rxc6 40. Bxc6 Bc7 41. Rd7 Be5 42. Rxa7 Rxe4+ 43. Kh4 Rb4 44. Bd5 g3+ 45. Kh3 Rxb5 46. Rxf7+ Kg6 47. Rd7 Rb2 48. Bg2 {draw offered} Rb8 49. Be4+ Kg5 50. Rd2 Rh8+ 51. Kg2 Rh2+ 52. Kg1 Rxd2 53. Bg2 Kg4 54. Bf1 Bd4+ 55. Kh1 Rh2# 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.11"] [White "McCollum, Patrick M"] [Black "Seshadri, Sudarshan"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2010"] [BlackElo "2003"] [PlyCount "46"] [GameId "2139604731969690"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Rb8 (12... Bg5) 13. Bd3 (13. Be2 $5) 13... Be6 14. Nce3 Bg5 15. Bc2 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 b4 17. Ba4 bxc3 {[#]} 18. Bxc6 $4 (18. bxc3 $15 {/=}) 18... cxb2 19. O-O (19. Rb1 Bxa2 20. O-O Bxb1 21. Qxb1 $19) 19... bxa1=Q 20. Qxa1 Qb6 21. Bd5 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Qd4 23. Qxd4 exd4 {[#]} 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Cawthon, Jeremy David"] [Black "Marvin, Hayes Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "1984"] [BlackElo "1905"] [PlyCount "106"] [GameId "2139604731973787"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,106,21,27,35,-83,34,15,23,31,-3,19,52,54,66,59,61,51,60,63,65,45,73,38,70,33,7,34,27,17,-26,0,-29,18,56,60,42,-10,124,154,126,131,154,201,155,236,148,226,205,79,100,88,89,108,73,99,106,-58,-53,9,29,-1,-169,-181,-315,-196,-225,-114,-197,-275,-261,-255,-246,-245,-242,-310,-221,-278,-270,-270,-210,-231,-305,-245,-245,-211,-239,-204,-198,-202,-211,-211,-153,-377,-114,-139,-66,-50,-62,-62,-87,-56,99,-64,12,-49,-39,-275,-63]} 1. e4 d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:37]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (6... g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Qd2 e6 12. Rad1 Nbd7 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Qc1 Qe7 15. a3 a5 16. Bf1 Qf8 17. Ne5 Red8 18. Na4 Rac8 19. Bg5 Rc7 20. Nxd7 Rcxd7 21. Be3 b5 22. Nc5 Re7 23. cxb5 cxb5 24. Bxb5 Bd5 25. Bg5 h6 26. Bf4 Ra7 27. Be5 Ne8 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 Bxe5 31. dxe5 Rb8 32. Qc3 Qe7 33. Ra1 Qg5 34. f3 Rc7 35. Ra5 Qf4 36. Ra4 {0-1 Giri,A (2774)-Nakamura,H (2736) Speed Chess Chess.com INT blitz 2021 (2.210)}) 7. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 8. h3 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 9. Qb3 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:01:34] [#]} 10. Be3 $146 {[%emt 0:00:24]} (10. c5 Qxb3 11. axb3 Be7 12. b4 O-O 13. b5 cxb5 14. Nxb5 Nc6 15. Be3 a6 16. Nc3 Rfd8 17. Ra4 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. O-O Rd7 20. b4 Rad8 21. Rb1 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. Bxb7 Bxc5 25. Bxa6 Rb8 26. Rc1 Bxb4 27. Rb1 g6 28. Bf1 Rb6 29. g3 Bc5 30. Rxb6 Bxb6 31. Rxd4 Bxd4 32. Kg2 Kg7 33. h4 Kf6 34. Bd3 h5 35. Kf3 Ke5 36. Bb5 f5 37. Be8 Kf6 38. Ke2 g5 39. Bxh5 gxh4 {½-½ Hindermann,F (2289)-Menahem,A (2136) Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd May Early Chess.com INT blitz 2023 (1)}) 10... Na6 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:01:12]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 12. Na4 {[%emt 0:16:45]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 13. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:30]} 14. Nc5 {[%emt 0:02:43]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 15. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 16. Ra5 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 17. g4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 18. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:07] [#]} 19. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:05:22]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:14:45]} 20. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 21. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nxb3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 22. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} h6 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 23. Ra6 {[%emt 0:01:21]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 24. Rxd8+ {[%emt 0:02:26]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 25. c5 {[%emt 0:05:36]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 26. Bc4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 27. f4 {[%emt 0:05:20]} Nc2 {[%emt 0:04:59]} 28. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:41]} exf4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 29. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 30. b3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 31. Bd6 {[%emt 0:17:54]} Rd2+ {[%emt 0:07:20]} 32. Kg3 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Bxa6 {[%emt 0:03:59]} 33. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 34. Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rd3+ {[%emt 0:00:44]} 35. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 36. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} a5 {[%emt 0:13:14]} 37. h4 {[%emt 0:03:21]} a4 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 38. c6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 39. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 40. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} a2 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 41. Be5 Rb4+ {[%emt 0:01:01]} 42. Kf3 {[%emt 0:01:28]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 43. Ba1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:04:22]} 44. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Ra4+ {[%emt 0:01:30]} 45. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 46. g5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Rxh4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 47. g6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 48. gxf7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 49. Be5 {[%emt 0:03:27]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:25]} 50. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 51. Bxa2 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:02:06]} 52. Bd6+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 53. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.13"] [White "Parsons, Stephen"] [Black "Rigel, Marlon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "1919"] [BlackElo "1761"] [PlyCount "63"] [GameId "2139604731986076"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. h3 Bf5 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 e6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rd1 Bd6 12. c4 O-O 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rac1 h6 15. Bh4 Rfd8 16. Bg3 Bd6 17. Ne5 c5 18. Qe2 cxd4 19. Rxd4 Qc5 20. Rcd1 Be7 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. b3 Qd4 24. Kh2 Be7 25. Qf3 Bd6 26. Qe2 Ne4 27. Nf3 Nxg3 28. fxg3 Qc5 29. Nd2 Qc7 30. Ne4 Be5 31. Qf3 a6 32. h4 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.14"] [White "Dutter, Frederic"] [Black "Smith, Roger Christopher"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B53"] [WhiteElo "1900"] [BlackElo "1843"] [PlyCount "83"] [GameId "2139604731994269"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Qxb5 7. Nxb5 Nxd4 8. Nfxd4 Kd8 9. O-O Nf6 10. Re1 a6 11. Nc3 g6 12. f3 Bg7 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. g4 h6 16. Rd2 Kc7 17. Bf2 b5 18. a3 Kb7 19. Nb3 Be6 20. Nd5 Rhe8 21. Na5+ Kb8 22. c3 Nd7 23. Nb6 Ne5 24. Kg2 Rc7 25. Nd5 Rcc8 26. Bd4 {[#]} Nc4 27. Nxc4 Bxd4 28. Nxd6 Bxc3 29. Nxc3 exd6 30. Rxd6 {[#]} Kb7 31. Red1 Rc4 32. R6d4 Rc5 33. R1d2 h5 34. h3 hxg4 35. hxg4 f5 36. gxf5 gxf5 37. exf5 Rxf5 38. Re4 Rg8+ 39. Kf2 Bc8 40. Re7+ Kc6 41. Ne4 Rg6 42. Rc2+ 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.16"] [White "Tam, Hoa Long"] [Black "Pham, Nguyen Hoang Duy"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "1645"] [BlackElo "1810"] [PlyCount "34"] [GameId "2139604731994270"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Nbd2 O-O {[#]} 10. Qa4 $2 (10. O-O $11 {/}) 10... a5 $1 11. Bxc6 (11. a3 Bxd2+ 12. Bxd2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Qg5 14. g3 Bh3 15. f4 $15) 11... bxc6 12. Qxc6 $6 (12. O-O c5 $17) 12... Ra6 13. Qc2 Rg6 $19 14. O-O Bh3 15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Qg5 17. Qxe4 Qxg2+ 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.17"] [White "Admassu, Yonathan"] [Black "Krishnan, Sreyshthaa"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "A33"] [WhiteElo "1765"] [BlackElo "1435"] [PlyCount "87"] [GameId "2139604731994271"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Bb4 7. Bg2 Qa5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd2 Qd8 10. Qa4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. b4 Bb7 13. e4 a6 14. Rfe1 Ne8 15. Qb3 Nc7 16. Bf4 Bc8 17. Rab1 Kh8 18. Red1 Ra7 19. Qa4 Rb7 20. h4 f6 21. a3 e5 22. Be3 Qe8 23. Qc2 Qf7 24. Na4 d6 25. Nb6 Be6 26. a4 Na8 27. c5 dxc5 28. bxc5 Nxb6 29. cxb6 {[#]} c5 30. Bxc5 Rc8 31. Bxe7 Rxc2 32. Rd8+ Qg8 33. Rxg8+ Kxg8 34. Bd6 Rc6 {[#]} 35. a5 Rxd6 36. Bf1 Rd4 37. Bxa6 Rb8 38. Bf1 Ra4 39. a6 Bc8 40. a7 Rb7 41. Bc4+ Kf8 42. Bd5 Raxa7 43. bxa7 Rxb1+ 44. Kg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.18"] [White "Siegel, David"] [Black "Alzhin, Leonid"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "1438"] [BlackElo "1727"] [PlyCount "110"] [GameId "2139604731998368"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,58,22,26,8,16,16,7,22,7,-3,3,1,-17,-5,103,0,7,24,22,50,4,49,-23,28,-108,-97,-157,-151,37,-155,-152,-163,-174,-173,-99,-95,-25,-133,-27,-125,-116,117,209,155,207,167,221,78,65,177,110,64,50,22,-1,170,-25,-24,-205,-8]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. O-O Be6 9. Re1 f6 10. Nbd2 Qd7 11. Nf1 Rad8 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qb5 Nxc4 14. Qxd7 Rxd7 15. dxc4 Nb6 16. b3 Rfd8 17. Be3 c5 18. Ng3 Nc8 19. a4 Rd3 20. Rec1 Bd6 21. Ne1 {[#]} Rxe3 22. fxe3 f5 23. Rd1 e4 24. Ne2 g5 25. a5 Kf7 26. g3 Rg8 27. Kh2 h5 28. Nc2 h4 29. Kg2 f4 30. gxf4 gxf4+ 31. Kf2 f3 32. Rg1 fxe2 33. Rxg8 Kxg8 34. Rg1+ Bg3+ 35. Kxe2 Bxh3 36. Ne1 Bg4+ 37. Kf1 Kf7 38. b4 Nd6 39. bxc5 Nxc4 40. a6 {[#]} bxa6 41. c6 Ke7 42. Rxg3 hxg3 43. Kg2 Bf3+ 44. Kxg3 Nxe3 45. Nxf3 exf3 46. Kxf3 Nd5 47. c4 Nc7 48. Ke4 Kd6 49. Kd4 Kxc6 50. Kc3 Kc5 51. Kb3 Nb5 52. Ka4 Kxc4 53. Ka5 Kc5 54. Kxa6 Kb4 55. Kb7 a5 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.19"] [White "Finacom, Richard V"] [Black "Horgan, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "1929"] [BlackElo "1418"] [PlyCount "77"] [GameId "2139604731998369"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Ba3 Bd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nd6 11. Bd3 Qf6 12. e4 e5 13. d5 Ne7 14. c4 O-O 15. Bb2 Ng6 16. Bc3 Nf4 17. O-O-O Nxd3+ 18. Qxd3 Qf4+ 19. Nd2 Ba4 20. Rdf1 b5 21. c5 Nc4 {[#]} 22. g3 Qh6 23. f4 Nxd2 24. Qxd2 exf4 25. Qxf4 Qg6 26. Rf2 a5 27. c6 f6 28. Re1 b4 29. Bd4 Qf7 30. Bc5 Rfe8 31. g4 Ra6 32. g5 Rxc6 33. dxc6 Qc4+ 34. Kb1 Qd3+ 35. Kb2 Qc3+ 36. Kb1 Qxe1+ 37. Qc1 Qxf2 38. Qc4+ Kh8 39. Bxf2 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.20"] [White "Babayan, Gagik"] [Black "Prasad, Thejas"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C68"] [WhiteElo "1686"] [BlackElo "1671"] [PlyCount "93"] [GameId "2139604732002466"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d4 Bg4 7. dxe5 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Bxe5 9. c3 Nf6 10. Nd2 b5 11. Nb3 O-O 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Rfe1 Qd6 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Bg5 c5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qf5 Qe5 18. Qxe5 Rxe5 19. f4 Rh5 {[#]} 20. Rd7 c4 21. Nd2 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Nf3 c5 24. Rd1 Be7 25. Rd7 Bf8 26. g4 Rh6 27. e5 Rg6 28. g5 Rc6 29. Rd8 g6 30. Nd2 Kg7 31. Ne4 Rc7 32. Nf6 Ra7 33. Rb8 b4 34. Kf2 a5 35. a4 bxa3 36. bxa3 Ra6 37. Kf3 Ra7 38. Ke4 Ra6 39. Kd5 Re6 40. Kxc4 a4 {[#]} 41. Nxh7 Be7 42. Nf6 Bxf6 43. gxf6+ Kh7 44. Rf8 g5 45. Rxf7+ Kg6 46. Rg7+ Kf5 47. f7 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.21"] [White "Chan, John"] [Black "Yan, Rayna"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "D93"] [WhiteElo "1601"] [BlackElo "1742"] [PlyCount "61"] [GameId "2139604732002467"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Bb3 Nbd5 12. Bh2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Ne4 14. Rc1 c5 15. Nd2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Rc8 17. Qe2 cxd4 18. cxd4 Qb6 19. Bg3 Qb4 20. Bh4 e5 21. e4 Bd7 22. Qf3 exd4 23. Qg3 Rc3 24. Rxc3 dxc3 25. Qc7 Qb5 26. Rd1 Bc6 27. Be7 Be5 28. Bd6 Bxd6 29. Qxd6 Bxe4 30. Qf6 c2 {[#]} 31. Bxf7+ 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.22"] [White "Horde, Nicolas T"] [Black "Ploquin, Phil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Horde,Nicolas T"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "1584"] [BlackElo "1682"] [PlyCount "150"] [GameId "2139936515400734"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,150,19,11,13,21,22,9,0,12,21,-10,4,4,43,36,48,46,57,60,55,49,34,19,41,49,43,14,144,11,103,-1,147,103,-90,50,-32,-3,96,-10,49,23,55,146,35,52,31,214,36,-1,-57,-312,-416,-339,-481,-481,-201,-184,-155,-187,-194,-89,-49,-50,-57,-45,-48,-67,-25,-29,-24,-27,-24,-37,-77,-46,-45,-100,-33,-30,-1,23,0,9,0,0,1,0,-3,0,-1,-81,-16,-68,-12,-47,-29,-26,-25,-28,-48,-41,-34,-68,-47,-40,-43,-41,-55,-59,-1,-171,-1,-109,-1,-11,-1,-15,0,-1,-1,-5,-1,-77,-79,-61,-76,-93,-100,-97,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 Bxc3+ $6 {There's no reason to give up the bishop pair, c4 fixes the structure after bxc6} 7. bxc3 bxc6 8. Bd3 d6 $6 (8... d5 $6 {I thought he would play that move but turns out d6 is actually more precise} 9. e5 Ne4 10. O-O O-O 11. f3 Nxc3 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qd3+) 9. O-O h6 10. h3 O-O 11. f4 Re8 12. Qf3 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Be3 Qe7 {[#]} 15. c4 (15. Rae1 a5 16. Qg3 {This plan makes way more sense, Black is really struggling to redeploy their pieces}) 15... Bb7 16. cxd5 (16. Rab1 Reb8 17. Rfd1 Nb6 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Qf2) 16... cxd5 17. c4 $2 {Just the wrong idea, I was obsessed with my development that I forgot that Black is really disorganized and this simplifies everything} dxc4 {I just forgot Black can just take on c4 instead of pushing on d4} (17... d4 $2 18. Qxb7 dxe3 19. Qe4) 18. Qxb7 cxd3 19. Rfd1 {[#]} Nc5 $6 ({SF loves} 19... g5 {to force the simplifications} 20. Qxc7 gxf4 21. Bxf4 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Qxe5 Rxe5 24. Rxd3) 20. Qc6 $1 Ne6 21. Rxd3 Rad8 22. Rad1 ({Perhaps} 22. Rc3 Nd4 23. Bxd4 $5 (23. Qc4) 23... Rxd4 24. Rf1 Rc8 {White has a little something (less weak pawns) but it's not much.}) 22... Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Rd8 24. Rb3 {Very risky because Black gets counterplay} (24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qe4 {With the threat of f5} ({Or just} 25. Bxa7 Nxf4 26. a4)) 24... Qh4 {[#]} 25. f5 $4 (25. Qc1 Nd4 26. Bxd4 Rxd4 27. e6 fxe6 28. Rb8+) 25... Nd4 $3 {White is in deep trouble} 26. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 27. Kh1 Qxe5 $2 {Quite good ("-+" SF)} ({but} 27... Qa1+ $1 28. Kh2 Qxe5+ 29. Kg1 Rd1+ {And White's king gets out in the wild (SF: -7.55/28!)}) 28. Qc2 Re8 29. Rb7 Qd5 30. Qxc7 Qxa2 31. Rxa7 Qb1+ 32. Kh2 Qxf5 {[#] This is an easy draw but Black wanted to double check I knew how to defend} 33. Rb7 Qe5+ {Makes it even easier} 34. Qxe5 Rxe5 35. Rb4 {The plan is just to trade all the pawns and set up a Philidor position} h5 36. g4 Kh7 37. Rf4 Kg6 38. Kg3 hxg4 39. hxg4 f5 40. gxf5+ Rxf5 41. Rb4 (41. Rxf5 $4 Kxf5 42. Kh4 Kf4) (41. Rg4+ Rg5 42. Kh4 $1 Rxg4+ 43. Kxg4 {Would had spared me 30 more defensive moves}) 41... Kg5 42. Rg4+ Kf6 43. Rb4 Kg6 44. Kg4 Rf1 45. Rb6+ Kh7 46. Rb7 Kh6 47. Rb6+ g6 48. Rc6 Rd1 49. Rc4 Rg1+ 50. Kf3 Kh5 51. Kf2 Rg4 52. Rc5+ Kh4 53. Rc7 Rf4+ 54. Kg2 g5 55. Rc3 Rb4 56. Rh3+ Kg4 57. Rg3+ Kf5 58. Rf3+ Rf4 59. Rb3 (59. Rxf4+ Kxf4 60. Kf2 Kg4 61. Kg2) 59... Re4 60. Rf3+ Ke5 61. Rg3 g4 {[#] The Philidor position is set up} 62. Rb3 Kf4 63. Ra3 Re2+ 64. Kf1 Re3 65. Rxe3 Kxe3 66. Kg2 Kf4 67. Kf2 Ke4 68. Kg2 Kf4 69. Kf2 g3+ 70. Kg1 Kf3 71. Kf1 Kg4 72. Kg2 Kh4 73. Kg1 $1 (73. Kh1 $4 {Would had been embarassing} Kh3 74. Kg1 g2 75. Kf2) 73... Kh3 74. Kh1 g2+ 75. Kg1 Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.24"] [White "Schaezlein, Charlie"] [Black "Boyer, John"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Schaezlein,Charlie"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1395"] [BlackElo "1638"] [PlyCount "61"] [GameId "2139604732006565"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Qd2 Nc6 {[%eval 90,27]} (5... c6 $14 {[%eval 53,26] should be considered.}) 6. O-O-O $16 Nh5 {[#] Strongly threatening ...Nxf4!} 7. Be3 e5 8. Nf3 {aiming for dxe5. White is better.} O-O 9. Bh6 {[%eval 0,32]} ({Better is} 9. dxe5 $16 {[%eval 109,23] Hoping for Bg5.} Nxe5 (9... dxe5 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Rxd8+ Nxd8 12. Nd5 Ne6 13. Bc4) 10. Nd4) 9... exd4 {[%eval 86,28]} (9... Bg4 $1 $11 {[%eval 0,32]}) 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 {[%eval 169,29]} (10... Nxg7 $16 {[%eval 91,29] was worth a try.} 11. Nxd4 a6) 11. Nxd4 $18 Nxd4 12. Qxd4+ Qf6 {[%eval 240,31]} (12... Kg8 $142 {[%eval 176,28]} 13. Kb1 b6) 13. Nd5 {[#] Pin} Qxd4 14. Rxd4 c5 15. Rd3 {[%eval 54,30] White is more active.} (15. Rd2 $1 $16 {[%eval 154,32]}) 15... Be6 $14 16. Nc7 Rad8 17. Nb5 {[%eval -10,36]} (17. g3 $14 {[%eval 34,28]}) 17... d5 $11 18. exd5 Rxd5 19. g3 Rxd3 20. Bxd3 Bd5 21. Re1 {Re7 would now be deadly.} Nf6 22. Nc3 (22. Re7 Ng4 23. Nc3 Bc6 24. Ne4 Nxh2 25. Nxc5) 22... Bc6 23. h3 a6 24. a4 Rd8 25. b3 Bg2 26. Bf1 Bxf1 27. Rxf1 c4 {[%eval 78,34]} 28. Re1 {[%eval -10,33]} (28. b4 $1 $16 {[%eval 78,34]}) 28... cxb3 {The position is equal.} 29. cxb3 Rd3 30. Kc2 Rf3 31. Re2 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.25"] [White "Pickering, Carl Anthony"] [Black "Casares, Nick"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "1619"] [BlackElo "1600"] [PlyCount "59"] [GameId "2139604732018854"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 a6 4. c4 Nf6 5. Ne2 d5 6. Ng3 Bd6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bc4 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Qe7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Nb4 13. Bc4 b5 14. Be2 Bb7 15. a3 Nd5 16. Bf3 f5 17. e4 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Qg5 19. Qc2 g6 20. b4 c6 21. Bf3 {[#]} Rxf3 22. gxf3 Rf8 23. d4 exd4 24. Qe4 Be5 25. Rae1 Bxg3 26. fxg3 Nf4 27. Qxd4 {[#]} Nh3+ 28. Kh1 Qf6 29. Qxf6 Rxf6 30. Bxf6 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.26"] [White "McCutcheon, Bennett"] [Black "Sisti, Daniel J"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B20"] [WhiteElo "1431"] [BlackElo "1492"] [PlyCount "135"] [GameId "2139604732018855"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. a3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 e6 7. Nge2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Nf4 d4 11. d3 Bf5 12. Nd5 Bd6 13. Bf4 Re8 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qh5 Bg6 16. Qg5 Re5 17. Qf4 Rxd5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Qc7 Nd8 20. Rae1 Ne6 21. Qe5 Qc6 22. f4 Nf8 23. f5 f6 24. Qf4 Bf7 25. g4 Nd7 26. Rf3 Ne5 27. Rg3 Bd5 28. Kf2 Nf7 29. h4 Re8 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 31. g5 fxg5 32. hxg5 Qe5 33. Qxe5 Nxe5 34. b4 b6 35. bxc5 bxc5 36. g6 h6 37. Rh3 Ng4+ 38. Ke2 Ne3 39. c3 Nxf5 40. cxd4 cxd4 41. Kd2 Kf8 42. Rh5 Be6 43. Rh1 Ke7 44. Rc1 Kd6 45. Rb1 Bd5 46. Rb8 Ke7 47. Rb5 Be6 48. Rb7+ Kf6 49. Rxa7 Kxg6 50. a4 Kf6 51. Ra6 Ke5 52. a5 g5 {[#]} 53. Rxe6+ Kxe6 54. a6 g4 55. a7 g3 56. a8=Q Kf6 57. Ke2 Kg5 58. Kf3 h5 59. Qd8+ Kg6 60. Qg8+ Kh6 61. Kf4 Ng7 62. Kxg3 Nf5+ 63. Kf4 Ng7 64. Qd5 Kh7 65. Ke5 Kg6 66. Qxd4 Nf5 67. Qg1+ Kh6 68. Kxf5 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.6"] [White "Bayaraa, Bilguun"] [Black "Starr, Albert Martin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "1359"] [BlackElo "1530"] [PlyCount "93"] [GameId "2139604732018856"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,93,33,-5,49,29,76,49,28,17,64,40,71,50,59,94,75,72,72,82,36,86,87,83,77,23,87,-5,76,124,91,79,72,19,59,80,59,44,-26,30,48,237,83,42,194,112,113,62,100,232,210,174,219,188,195,174,134,214,256,100,259,302,292,324,336,299,227,307,317,354,491,393,509,519,571,542,335,541,615,311,536,638,661,581,620,629,650,701,744,690,956,1061,932,804,719,814]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. e3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. c4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} (4... bxc4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nc3 d5 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Ne5 c5 10. f4 cxd4 11. exd4 Be7 12. Kh1 O-O 13. Qf3 Rc8 14. Qh3 Ne4 15. Ne2 Ndf6 16. b3 a5 17. g4 Qd6 18. g5 Ne8 19. a4 Qd8 20. Rf3 N8d6 21. Ng3 g6 22. Qh6 Qb6 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rh3 exd3+ 25. Kg1 Qxd4+ 26. Kf1 Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Qxf4+ 28. Nf3 Qxc1+ 29. Ne1 Qf4+ 30. Nf3 Qxf3+ 31. Rxf3 Bxf3 {0-1 Sarana,A (2693)-Nihal,S (2694) Chess.com Speed Chess Chess.com INT blitz 2023 (1)}) 5. a3 {[%emt 0:06:43]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 6. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:40]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 7. axb4 {[%emt 0:07:57]} Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 8. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. Rxa8 {[%emt 0:02:50]} Bxa8 {[%emt 0:00:07] [#]} 10. Be2 $146 {[%emt 0:05:10]} (10. Qa4 Nc6 11. Nbd2 Nf6 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Qe7 14. Ra1 g6 15. Ne1 Bb7 16. Nd3 Ra8 17. Qd1 d6 18. Rxa8+ Bxa8 19. Qa4 Qd8 20. Bf3 d5 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Nc5 Qb8 24. Nf3 Kg7 25. Ne1 Ne7 26. Ned3 {1-0 Burmakin,V (2504)-Wheeler,C (2406) Titled Tuesday intern op 6th Nov Chess.com INT blitz 2018 (6)}) 10... Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:01:01]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} 12. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:07:49]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 13. Qa4 {[%emt 0:04:10]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 14. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:06:34]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 15. Nb3 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 16. Qb5 {[%emt 0:12:25]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 17. Ra1 {[%emt 0:02:46]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 18. Qa6 {[%emt 0:02:35]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 19. Qa7 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Qxa7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 20. Rxa7 Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 21. Nd2 {[%emt 0:03:01]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:03:50]} 22. Ra5 {[%emt 0:04:02]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 23. b3 {[%emt 0:01:45]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 24. Bc6 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Ndb6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 25. dxc5 {[%emt 0:08:50]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 26. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 27. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 28. e4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 29. Rb5 {[%emt 0:01:46]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 30. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 31. Kf1 {[%emt 0:02:19]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 32. f3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 33. Rb6 {[%emt 0:01:53]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 34. exd5 {[%emt 0:03:47]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 35. g3 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:04:45]} 36. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 37. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Nb7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 38. b4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 39. Re6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Re7 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 40. Rxe7+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kxe7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 41. c5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 42. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} e4 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 43. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 44. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 45. Kxe4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 46. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Nb7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 47. Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.27"] [White "Hollon, Nick"] [Black "Madden, Dahlia"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "1295"] [BlackElo "1195"] [PlyCount "59"] [GameId "2139604732031145"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O $1 {[%mdl 4] is recently more successful than 7.cxd4.} (7. cxd4 Bd7 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Nbd2 Nxf3+ 10. Nxf3 Bc5 11. b4 Qxb4 12. Rb1 Qa4 13. Qe2 Bc6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. fxe3 Ne7 16. Nd4 O-O 17. Rf4 Qa3 18. Rb3 Qc1+ 19. Rf1 Qc5 20. Qh5 g6 21. Qg5 Rae8 22. h4 Nc8 23. h5 Qe7 24. Rf6 Nb6 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Bxg6 Qg7 27. Bxh7+ Kh8 28. Rg6 Qxh7 29. Rh6 Rf7 30. e4 {1-0 Ivic,V (2620)-Tregubov,P (2554) Titled Tuesday intern op 07th Jan Early Chess.com INT blitz 2025 (7)}) 7... Bd7 8. Re1 Nge7 9. h4 {[#]} h6 10. h5 O-O-O 11. Nbd2 {[#]} g5 $146 (11... f6 12. a4 fxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Nc6 15. a5 Qc7 16. Re1 e5 17. cxd4 Nxd4 18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. Qxb3 e4 20. Bf1 Bc6 21. g3 Bd6 22. Be3 d4 23. Bxd4 Bxg3 24. Bh3+ Kb8 25. Qe3 Bh2+ 26. Kf1 Bf4 27. Bxa7+ Ka8 28. Bb6 Qd6 29. Qa3 Qd3+ 30. Qxd3 Rxd3 31. Bf5 Re8 32. Red1 Bb5 33. Kg1 Re5 34. Rxd3 Bxd3 35. Bg6 Be2 36. Ra3 Rg5+ 37. Kh1 Bf3+ 38. Rxf3 exf3 39. Be4 Rxh5+ 40. Kg1 Rb5 41. Bxf3 {0-1 Kovalskyi,R (2056)-Tichy,S (2207) Pardubice rapid op 33rd 2022 (6)}) 12. hxg6 Nxg6 13. Nb3 dxc3 14. bxc3 Rg8 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Bd4 Nf4 17. Bf1 Be7 18. Qd2 Rg4 19. Kh1 Bg5 20. Nh2 {[#]} Nxg2 21. Qd1 Rxd4 22. cxd4 Nxe1 23. Qxe1 Rg8 24. Bh3 Qb6 25. Qd1 Kb8 26. Nc5 Bc8 27. Rb1 Qc7 28. Na6+ Ka8 29. Nxc7+ Kb8 30. Nb5 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.28"] [White "Brickhouse, Christian"] [Black "D'Mello, Sanjay"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D20"] [WhiteElo "1280"] [BlackElo "1532"] [PlyCount "28"] [GameId "2139604732031146"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 Bf5 $6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nge2 a6 7. a4 Bd6 $6 8. O-O $6 Bxh2+ $2 9. Kxh2 Ng4+ 10. Kg3 $1 Qg5 11. e4 $4 Ne3+ $1 12. Kf3 Bg4+ $1 13. Kg3 Bxe2+ 14. Kh2 Qxg2# 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.29"] [White "Dash, Satyakam"] [Black "Trosen, Lawrence R"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B00"] [WhiteElo "1480"] [BlackElo "1261"] [PlyCount "41"] [GameId "2139604732035243"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 b6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O h6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Be3 Nbc6 9. a3 Bg4 10. h3 Nf5 11. hxg4 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Be7 13. Qe1 Kd7 14. Nxd5 h5 15. Nxe7 Nxe7 16. Ng5 Qe8 17. Rxf7 hxg4 18. d5 Rh6 19. Qb4 Qh8 20. Qxe7+ Kc8 21. Qxc7# 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.30"] [White "Stults, Sawyer"] [Black "Braithwaite, Andrew"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "1348"] [BlackElo "931"] [PlyCount "123"] [GameId "2139604732039340"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 g6 4. cxd4 d5 5. exd5 Nf6 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. Nc3 a6 8. Qa4 Bg7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Bxd7 Nxd7 11. Bf4 b5 12. Qb3 Bb7 13. O-O Nf6 14. Rfe1 Bxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Be5 e6 17. Qd3 Rc8 18. a3 Bh6 19. Nd2 Qg5 20. Ne4 Nf4 21. Qf3 Qf5 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Nh5+ f6 24. Bxf4 g5 25. Bd6 Qg6 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. g4 f5 28. Ng3 Bg7 29. gxf5 exf5 30. Qd5 f4 31. Re6 Qd3 32. Qe4 Qb3 33. Nh5 Qh3 34. Nxf4 Rxf4 35. Re8+ Rf8 36. Rxf8+ Bxf8 37. Rc1 Qh6 38. Rc8 Qf6 39. Qe5 Qxe5 40. dxe5 Kg7 41. e6 Be7 42. Ra8 Kf6 43. Rxa6 Ke5 44. Rb6 Bd6 45. Rxb5+ Kxe6 46. Rxg5 Bf4 47. Rg4 Bc1 48. Rb4 Kd5 49. a4 Bd2 50. Rb8 Kc6 51. b4 Bf4 52. b5+ Kc7 53. Rf8 Bd2 54. Rf7+ Kb6 55. Rxh7 Bb4 56. Rh6+ Kb7 57. f4 Bd2 58. Rh7+ Kb6 59. f5 Ka5 60. f6 Kxa4 61. f7 Bb4 62. b6 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.31"] [White "Toczyski, David Paul"] [Black "Fisher, Brett"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B76"] [WhiteElo "1294"] [BlackElo "1394"] [PlyCount "47"] [GameId "2139604732047533"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. h4 h5 11. Be2 Ne5 12. Rdg1 Qa5 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. Nb5 Bxb5 15. Bxb5 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Qd4 Rac8 18. Qxc4 Rxc4 19. c3 a5 20. Rd1 Nd7 21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Ne5 23. Rxc4 Nxc4 24. Re1 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.32"] [White "Myers, Steven Lee"] [Black "Huang, Immanuel"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "977"] [PlyCount "94"] [GameId "2139604732047534"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. d3 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Qa5+ 7. Nc3 d4 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qe2+ {[#]} Be7 $4 (9... Ne7 $19) 10. Bd2 $1 $16 Qb6 $6 (10... Qc7 $1) 11. Na4 (11. Ne4 $1) 11... Qb5 12. b3 Be6 13. O-O O-O-O 14. Bg5 Nf6 15. h3 Rhe8 16. Rfe1 Bd6 17. Qd2 Rg8 18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Nd5 20. Qd2 h6 21. Re2 g5 22. Ne5 Nf4 23. Ree1 f6 24. Nc4 Bd5 25. Na3 Qb4 26. Nc4 Nxg2 27. Rf1 Nf4 28. Qxb4 cxb4 29. Kh2 Bg2 30. Rg1 Bxh3 31. Rae1 Be6 32. Nc5 Bxc4 33. bxc4 Rge8 34. Rb1 Re5 35. Ne4 f5 36. Ng3 c5 37. Rbe1 Rde8 38. Rc1 Ne2 39. Nxe2 Rxe2 40. Kg3 Kd7 41. Rh1 R8e6 42. f3 f4+ 43. Kg4 Ke7 44. Rhg1 Kf7 45. Kh5 Rh2+ 46. Kg4 Kg6 47. Rh1 h5# 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.33"] [White "Hack, Richard"] [Black "Karwat, Joseph"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1367"] [PlyCount "98"] [GameId "2139604732051631"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 Nge7 7. dxc5 Qxc5 8. Nbd2 Ng6 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. Bf4 a6 13. O-O Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. Rfd1 b5 16. Ng5 Qc7 17. Bg3 Be7 18. Nf3 Bd7 19. Rd4 Rc8 20. Rg4 Qd8 21. Qd3 Rc4 22. Rd4 Bc5 23. Rxc4 bxc4 24. Qd2 Be7 25. Qd4 g5 26. b3 Bb5 27. a4 {[#]} cxb3 28. axb5 b2 29. Rb1 Qa5 30. Qd2 Ba3 31. bxa6 O-O 32. Rxb2 Bxb2 33. Qxb2 Qxa6 34. h3 Rc8 35. Nxg5 Qd3 36. Qb7 Rf8 37. Qb4 Rc8 38. Qb7 Rf8 39. Qc7 Qb1+ 40. Kh2 Qb8 41. Qa5 Rc8 42. Qa3 Qc7 43. Bf4 Qxc3 44. Qa7 Qc7 45. Qd4 Qc4 46. Qa7 Qc7 47. Qa3 Qc3 48. Qe7 Qc7 49. Qb4 Qc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.35"] [White "Vazquez, Dominic A"] [Black "Mackley, Merlin Ethan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E62"] [WhiteElo "1312"] [BlackElo "1182"] [PlyCount "69"] [GameId "2139604732051632"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. O-O Re8 8. Bf4 Nh5 9. Be3 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e5 12. d5 Nd4 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Na4 Nf6 15. Qxd4 Qd7 16. Nc3 Ne4 17. Qd3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qxh3 19. Rab1 Be5 20. Bg2 Qc8 21. Rb3 b6 22. Re1 Bg7 23. e4 Qd8 24. Re3 Bh6 25. f4 Re7 26. Rb1 Qe8 27. Rbe1 Qa4 28. R3e2 f6 29. Qd4 Bg7 30. g4 Rae8 31. Qd3 Qd7 32. Bh3 Qa4 33. Kf2 Bh6 34. Kf3 g5 35. f5 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.36"] [White "Pirone, John"] [Black "Rushton, Peter James"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1004"] [BlackElo "1267"] [PlyCount "79"] [GameId "2139604732051633"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 h6 4. d4 d6 5. dxe5 Bg4 6. exd6 Bxd6 7. Nc3 Bxf3 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Qxf3+ Nf6 10. Be3 Ne5 11. Qe2 Rf8 12. f4 Ng6 13. Qc4+ Ke8 14. e5 Ng4 15. Qe6+ Ne7 16. Qxg4 Bb4 17. O-O Nf5 18. Qe2 b6 19. Rad1 Qc8 20. Bf2 Kf7 21. Qc4+ Qe6 22. Qxb4 Kg8 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. axb3 c5 25. Nb5 Ne7 26. g3 h5 27. h4 a5 28. Rd6 Nc8 29. Rd7 a4 30. Rfd1 Kh7 31. Nd6 Na7 32. e6 Nc8 33. Nxc8 Re8 34. Nxb6 Ra6 35. R1d6 axb3 36. cxb3 Ra1+ 37. Kg2 Rc1 38. Rd8 Rxe6 39. Rxe6 Rc2 40. Nc4 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.37"] [White "Le, Thu Anh"] [Black "Figueroa, Jeremy Alejandro"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "1233"] [BlackElo "1073"] [PlyCount "154"] [GameId "2139604732063922"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 dxc4 6. O-O Bd7 7. Ne5 c6 8. Nxd7 Nbxd7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. e4 Nb6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. b3 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Rc1 Rfd8 16. Qc2 e5 17. Nd5 Nfxd5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20. bxc4 Rd4 21. Qb3 b6 22. Rfd1 Rad8 23. Rxd4 exd4 24. Rd1 a6 25. Rd3 Rc8 26. Rf3 Qxc4 27. Qxb6 d3 28. Qd6 Qxa2 29. Qxd3 Qc4 30. Qd7 Rf8 31. Rf4 Qb5 32. Qa7 f5 33. Qc7 Qd5 34. Qb6 Rf6 35. Qb8+ Kf7 36. Qc7+ Kg6 37. Qc2 h6 38. h4 Qf7 39. g4 Kh7 40. Rxf5 Rxf5 41. gxf5 Qf6 42. Qd3 Kg8 43. Qd5+ Kf8 44. Qa8+ Kf7 45. Qb7+ Ke8 46. Qc8+ Qd8 47. Qxa6 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qg4 49. Qe6+ Kf8 50. Qd6+ Kg8 51. Qe6+ Kh8 52. Qe8+ Kh7 53. Qg6+ Qxg6 54. fxg6+ Kxg6 55. Kg3 Kf5 56. Kf3 h5 57. Kg3 Ke5 58. Kf3 Kf5 59. Kg3 Ke4 60. f3+ Kf5 61. Kh2 Kf4 62. Kg2 Ke3 63. Kg3 g6 64. Kg2 Kd4 65. Kg3 Ke5 66. Kf2 Kf4 67. Kg2 Ke3 68. Kg3 Ke2 69. Kg2 Ke1 70. Kg3 Kf1 71. f4 Ke2 72. f5 gxf5 73. Kf4 Kd3 74. Kxf5 Kd4 75. Kg5 Ke5 76. Kxh5 Kf5 77. Kh6 Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.39"] [White "Wickliffe, Zachary"] [Black "Booth, Kyle Ewart Coventry"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B22"] [BlackElo "1183"] [PlyCount "80"] [GameId "2139604732063923"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 4. d4 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Bf5 $2 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. O-O Nc6 9. Na3 a6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Rad1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 O-O 15. Rd3 b5 16. Nc2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Rd6 18. Ne3 Nxe3 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Nxd1 21. Rxd1 Kf8 22. g4 Ke7 23. f4 Rc8 24. Kf2 Rc4 25. Ke3 e5 26. Rf1 g5 $6 27. fxe5 $6 Rxg4 28. Rf6 Rg2 29. Rxa6 Rxh2 30. Ke4 $2 h5 $1 31. Kf5 $2 g4 32. Ra7+ Kf8 33. Ra8+ Kg7 34. e6 fxe6+ 35. Kg5 g3 36. Ra7+ Kf8 37. Ra8+ Ke7 38. Ra7+ Kd6 39. Ra6+ Ke5 40. Ra5 Rxb2 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "4.40"] [White "Halle, Zachary"] [Black "Langendorf, Brian Keith"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "913"] [BlackElo "746"] [PlyCount "65"] [GameId "2139604732072116"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 4. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 5. f3 {[%emt 0:01:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} 6. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:43]} e5 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 7. O-O-O {[%emt 0:06:14]} exd4 {[%emt 0:04:18]} 8. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:02:49]} Be6 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 10. Bh6 {[%emt 0:03:18]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:04:17]} 11. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:03:13]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 12. h4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 13. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:02:52]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 14. h5 {[%emt 0:12:18]} Ng8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 15. Qd4+ {[%emt 0:03:24]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:04:51]} 16. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:01:43]} Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 17. Rd2 {[%emt 0:06:13]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 18. Qd5 {[%emt 0:06:57]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:02:27]} 19. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 20. Ne2 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 21. h6+ {[%emt 0:01:28]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 22. Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 23. Rhd1 {[%emt 0:00:51]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 24. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 25. Rd7 {[%emt 0:02:20]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 26. Ra7 {[%emt 0:01:57]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 27. e5 {[%emt 0:02:42]} Re6 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 28. f4 {[%emt 0:01:19]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 29. g3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 30. Rdd7 {[%emt 0:01:31]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 31. gxf4 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Rcc8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 32. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:01:35]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 33. Rxh7# {[%emt 0:00:22]} 1-0
  
• Download Round 5 as PGN Watch Replay of Round 5 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Cremisi, Daniel"] [Black "Bayaraa, Chinguun"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A65"] [WhiteElo "2398"] [BlackElo "2083"] [PlyCount "92"] [GameId "2142189539115252"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 20,92,118,67,110,97,131,91,110,83,110,124,114,73,79,80,82,18,86,54,244,253,252,238,350,235,249,240,229,220,187,195,186,58,208,56,54,74,77,69,75,74,113,123,239,17,12,16,19,11,14,18,32,33,36,43,47,51,212,191,279,281,268,249,307,0,21,16,12,0,1,3,9,4,0]} 1. d4 {[%emt 1:25:25]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 2. c4 c5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 3. d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} 7. h3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:09]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 10. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:02:54]} 11. Bg5 {[%eval 67,27] [%wdl 254,742,4] [%emt 0:01:50]} (11. O-O $16 {[%eval 118,23] [%wdl 646,353,1]}) 11... Qc7 {[%eval 110,25] [%wdl 585,414,1] [%emt 0:00:35]} (11... h6 $14 {[%eval 67,27] [%wdl 254,742,4]} 12. Bf4 c4) 12. O-O {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:02:48]} 13. Rc1 {[%eval 91,26] [%wdl 423,575,2] [%emt 0:02:04]} (13. Re1 $142 {[%eval 131,25] [%wdl 737,263,0]}) 13... Re8 {[%emt 0:03:32]} 14. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:16] [#]} Ne5 $146 {[%emt 0:05:03]} (14... h6 15. Be3 (15. Bf4 $5) 15... Qd8 16. f4 {Perhaps a bit early} b5 $1 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qf3 (18. Bxb5 Rxb5 19. Nxb5 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Bf2 Nf6 $14 {+0.38/20}) 18... b4 (18... c4) 19. Nd1 Ra8 20. Bf2 Ba6 $6 21. Bxa6 Rxa6 $16 {½-½ Dreev,A (2630)-Kozak,A (2365) Presidents Cup Elista 1998 (1.1)}) 15. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:42]} c4 $1 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 16. b3 {[%eval 73,27] [%wdl 289,708,3] [%emt 0:11:12]} ({White should try} 16. f4 {[%eval 114,26] [%wdl 613,386,1]} Ned7 17. Bxc4 (17. Kh1 $5 b5 18. b4 $16) 17... b5 18. Bd3 $16) 16... b5 $16 {[%emt 0:02:40]} 17. axb5 {[%emt 0:05:06]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:51] [#] Now if only Black could get in ...b4 ...} 18. b4 {[%eval 18,25] [%wdl 53,931,16] [%emt 0:03:10]} (18. bxc4 $1 $16 {[%eval 82,21] [%wdl 348,650,2]} bxc4 (18... b4 19. Nb5) 19. Be3) 18... Qa7 $6 {[%eval 86,23] [%wdl 380,619,1] [%emt 0:03:34]} (18... h6 $1 $11 {[%eval 18,25] [%wdl 53,931,16] keeps the balance.} 19. Be3 g5) 19. Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Ned7 $2 {[%eval 244,23] [%wdl 994,6,0] [%emt 0:09:48]} (19... h6 $1 $14 {[%eval 54,25] [%wdl 168,827,5]} 20. Be3 Qe7) 20. Ra1 {[%emt 0:01:08][%cal Bc1a1,Ba1a5,Ba5b5][%mdl 32]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 21. Ra5 $18 {[#] The b-pawn is unprotectable. But ...} Nc5 $5 {[%eval 350,26] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:09:30] Black is quite lost -- but this Benoni Madness confuses Cremisi who takes a while but finally slips up.} (21... h6 {[%eval 238,27] [%wdl 992,8,0]}) 22. Nxb5 $5 {[%emt 0:03:32]} (22. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 23. Nxb5 Rxb5 24. Rxb5 Bd7 25. Qxc4 $1 Bxb5 26. Qxb5 Nd7 27. Qc6 Qd8 28. Bb5 Re7 29. Qxd6 $18 {That's a lot of pawns.}) 22... Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 23. Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Ncxe4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 24. Bxf6 $1 {[%emt 0:01:33]} (24. Qxc4 Qxc4 25. Nxc4 Bd7 $15) 24... Nxd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 25. Bxg7 $1 {[%emt 0:04:01]} (25. Qxd2 $6 Bxf6 26. Qa2 c3 $16) 25... Rxe2 {[%emt 0:00:06] [#]} 26. Qd1 $2 {[%eval 58,30] [%wdl 94,906,0] [%emt 0:08:54]} (26. Qc3 $1 $18 {[%eval 186,26] [%wdl 990,10,0][%cal Og7h6]} Nxf1 27. Kxf1 {is -- still! -- winning.}) 26... Nxf1 $6 {[%eval 208,27] [%wdl 998,2,0] [%emt 0:04:00] [#]} (26... Kxg7 $1 $14 {[%eval 58,30] [%wdl 94,906,0]} 27. Qxe2 Nxf1 28. Qxf1 c3 {would be the game}) 27. Qxe2 $2 {[%eval 56,29] [%wdl 74,926,0] [%emt 0:00:40]} (27. Bc3 $1 $18 {[%eval 208,27] [%wdl 998,2,0]} Ng3 28. fxg3 Qa7+ 29. Bd4 {when} Qe7 $5 {is the best try, but} 30. Kh2 $1 $18) 27... Kxg7 $14 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. Qxf1 {[%emt 0:00:20][%mdl 4096]} c3 {[%emt 0:01:20][%cal Bc4c3,Bc3c2][%mdl 32] [#]} 29. Ra5 {[%emt 0:02:26] Against Ba6} c2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 30. Qa1+ {[%emt 0:01:11]} Kg8 {[%eval 113,30] [%wdl 685,315,0] [%emt 0:01:29]} (30... f6 $142 {[%eval 74,30] [%wdl 181,819,0]} 31. Qc1 (31. Ra7 c1=Q+ 32. Qxc1 Qxa7 $16) 31... g5) 31. Qc1 $16 {[%emt 0:00:06] [#]} Bf5 {[%eval 239,25] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:00:28]} (31... Qc3 $16 {[%eval 123,26] [%wdl 790,210,0] was worth a try.}) 32. Ra1 $2 {[%eval 17,28] [%wdl 8,991,1] [%emt 0:06:15]} (32. Ra8+ $18 {[%eval 239,25] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} Bc8 33. b5) 32... Qc3 $11 {[%emt 0:02:36]} 33. Qe1 {[%emt 0:05:16]} Qb2 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 34. Kh2 {[%emt 0:03:00][%cal Ob4b5]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 35. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:48]} h5 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 36. Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Qe5+ {[%emt 0:01:36]} 37. Kg1 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Qb2 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 38. Re1 {[%emt 0:02:54]} h4 $2 {[%eval 212,28] [%wdl 999,1,0] [%emt 0:03:11] [#]} (38... Bd7 $14 {[%eval 51,45] [%wdl 54,946,0]}) 39. Kh2 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Kh7 {[%eval 279,27] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:02:16]} (39... Be4 $142 {[%eval 191,31] [%wdl 995,5,0]} 40. b5 (40. Rxe4 $2 c1=Q $19) 40... Qe5+ 41. Kh1 Qb2) 40. Qf4 {[%emt 0:02:46][%csl LRd6,LRh4]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 41. b5 $1 {[%emt 0:08:46]} Qxb5 {[%emt 0:03:34]} 42. Qxd6 {[%eval 0,39] [%wdl 3,994,3] [%emt 0:00:55]} ({White has to play} 42. Qxh4 $18 {[%eval 307,31] [%wdl 1000,0,0] aiming for f3.} Kg8 (42... Qxd5 $2 {too greedy.} 43. Re8 $18) 43. Qd4 (43. Qd8+ Kg7 $14)) 42... Qb1 {[%emt 0:01:52] The position is equal.} 43. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:04:27]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 44. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:05] Prevents Qd2} 45. Qe7 {[%emt 0:05:45]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:02:50]} 46. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:01:46]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Dzhanhirov, Dmytro"] [Black "Winslow, Elliott"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2238"] [BlackElo "2215"] [PlyCount "70"] [GameId "2142189539131637"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} g6 {[%emt 0:04:16]} 2. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 3. c3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} d6 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 6. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:06]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 7. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 8. Ne2 {[%emt 0:01:20]} O-O {[%emt 0:04:45]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:53]} e5 {[%emt 0:04:17]} 10. Ne4 {[%emt 0:17:52]} exd4 {[%emt 0:07:00]} 11. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:05:58]} 12. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 13. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:01:56]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 14. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 15. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Re8 {[%emt 0:08:47]} 16. Qd2 {[%emt 0:07:56]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:02:50]} 17. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:08:05]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 18. Rad1 {[%emt 0:04:13]} Rxe1+ {[%emt 0:03:12]} 19. Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 20. Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bxe8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 21. Qe3 {[%emt 0:03:41]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 22. f4 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 23. f5 {[%emt 0:02:13]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 24. fxg6 {[%emt 0:04:17]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 25. h4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:04:42]} 26. a3 {[%emt 0:02:11]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 27. Bd3 {[%emt 0:04:19]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 28. Kf2 {[%emt 0:09:23]} b6 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 29. g3 {[%emt 0:02:22]} Be6 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 30. Qf4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Qxf4+ {[%emt 0:03:02]} 31. gxf4 Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 32. Kg3 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 33. Ba6 {[%emt 0:14:33]} g5 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 34. hxg5+ {[%emt 0:00:57]} fxg5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 35. Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Be6 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Smith, Olivia"] [Black "Heiserman, Jimmy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2144"] [BlackElo "2298"] [PlyCount "118"] [GameId "2142189539135734"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 16,118,10,11,17,1,4,9,5,7,7,-16,11,-19,-22,-22,-11,-123,-127,-127,-113,-123,-110,-243,-63,-60,-60,-59,-66,-118,-118,-116,-55,-54,-54,-55,-53,-55,-14,-17,-13,-10,-8,-7,-11,-33,-40,-132,-90,-107,-88,-91,-85,-89,-93,-102,-101,-207,-196,-228,-220,-429,-402,-395,-401,-402,-356,-427,-414,-419,-418,-477,-454,-695,-639,-771,-767,-718,-698,-691,-655,-643,-612,-827,-770,-816,-786,-7509,-7069,-4026,-5061,-7200,-7419,-7851,-1157,-8053,-1056,-29979,-29979,-29979,-29980,-29980,-29982,-29980,-29979]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 6. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:05][%cal Bb7c6,Bc6d5,Bd5e4][%mdl 32]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 8. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:56]} O-O {[%emt 0:07:15]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:02:49] C47: Scotch Four Knights and Four Knights with 4 g3.} 10. Qc1 {[%emt 0:09:37]} Re8 {[%emt 0:04:33] [#]} 11. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:05:36][%csl Ob4][%mdl 64]} cxd5 $146 {[%emt 0:05:06] The position is equal.} (11... Nxd5 12. exd5 Bxd2 13. Qxd2 cxd5 14. Qf4 Be6 15. b4 c6 16. a4 Qb8 17. Qh4 h6 {½-½ Nepomniachtchi,I (2763)-Svidler,P (2737) Wch Blitz St Petersburg 2018 (15)}) 12. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:09] exd5 would now be deadly.} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 13. Bb5 {[%emt 0:05:46]} Re5 {[%emt 0:02:44]} 14. Bc6 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 15. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:43] A strong pair of Bishops.} Re6 {[%emt 0:09:54]} 16. Ba4 {[%eval -123,24] [%wdl 0,255,745] [%emt 0:13:29]} (16. Bxf6 $1 $11 {[%eval -11,26] [%wdl 6,977,17]} gxf6 (16... Qxf6 17. Bd7 $14) 17. h3) 16... Nd5 $17 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 17. Bb3 {[%emt 0:02:45] [#]} Nxc3 $1 {[%emt 0:17:55]} 18. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:05] Black has more active pieces.} 19. Qf4 {[%eval -243,26] [%wdl 0,1,999] [%emt 0:04:53] [#]} (19. f4 $17 {[%eval -110,25] [%wdl 0,376,624]}) 19... Qf6 $2 {[%eval -63,28] [%wdl 0,864,136] [%emt 0:04:06]} (19... Rxb3 $1 $19 {[%eval -243,26] [%wdl 0,1,999]} 20. axb3 Bf3) 20. Qxf6 $15 {[%emt 0:02:56]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 21. Kh1 $1 {[%emt 0:08:30]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:07:24]} 22. Rfe1 {[%eval -118,27] [%wdl 0,256,744] [%emt 0:06:06] Prevents Be2} (22. Rae1 $1 $15 {[%eval -66,30] [%wdl 0,878,122]} f5 23. h3) 22... f5 $17 {[%emt 0:02:28][%cal Bf6f5,Bf5g4,Bg4h3][%mdl 32]} 23. h3 {[%emt 0:01:01] [#]} Bh5 {[%eval -55,26] [%wdl 0,933,67] [%emt 0:00:57]} ({Black should play} 23... Rh6 $1 $17 {[%eval -116,29] [%wdl 0,277,723] and ...Rd2 should not be overlooked} 24. Ba4 Rd2) 24. g4 $1 $15 {[%emt 0:04:15][%mdl 64] Deflection} fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 25. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} gxh3 {[%emt 0:06:44]} 26. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:29] Prevents Bf3+} Rg5 {[%eval -14,28] [%wdl 1,993,6] [%emt 0:07:42]} (26... Rc6 $15 {[%eval -55,28] [%wdl 0,935,65] is more appropriate.}) 27. Rg1 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:03:08]} Rxg1+ {[%emt 0:01:00]} 28. Kxg1 {[%emt 0:00:03][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB. Black is a pawn up.} Bg6 {[%emt 0:02:55]} 29. Kh2 {[%emt 0:02:59]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 30. Kxh3 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 31. Rf3 {[%eval -132,30] [%wdl 0,125,875] [%emt 0:03:34] White is on the road to losing.} (31. Ra4 $15 {[%eval -40,32] [%wdl 0,973,27]}) 31... Kf8 {[%eval -90,34] [%wdl 0,648,352] [%emt 0:01:26]} (31... Rc5 $142 {[%eval -132,30] [%wdl 0,125,875]} 32. Re3 Kf8) 32. Kg3 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 33. Re3+ {[%emt 0:01:15]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 34. Rf3+ {[%emt 0:04:21]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 35. Re3 {[%emt 0:04:08]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 36. f3 {[%eval -207,23] [%wdl 0,2,998] [%emt 0:09:44]} (36. c4 $17 {[%eval -101,30] [%wdl 0,492,508] keeps fighting.}) 36... Kf6 $19 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 37. c4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 38. Kf2 {[%eval -429,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:02:17]} (38. Rc3 {[%eval -220,26] [%wdl 0,1,999] only move.}) 38... Rxe3 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 39. Kxe3 {[%emt 0:00:04] KB-KB} c5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 40. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 41. c3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 42. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 43. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 44. a4 {[%eval -695,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:00:33]} (44. Bc6 $142 {[%eval -454,25] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} Bxc4 45. a4) 44... a5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 45. Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} h3 {[%emt 0:02:01] ( -> ...h2)} 46. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 47. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:24][%cal Oh3h2]} 48. Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:10] [#]} h2 $1 {[%emt 0:02:06][%mdl 576] Deflection} 49. Kxh2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} (49. Bb7 h1=N+) 49... Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 50. Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 51. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:05][%csl LRc3,LRc4]} 52. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Kxc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 53. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 54. Ke4 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 55. Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Be2 {[%eval -1056,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:00:41]} (55... Bb3 $142 {[%eval -8053,25] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} 56. Kd3 Bxa4) 56. f4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:15] Black mates.} 57. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 58. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 59. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Seshadri, Sudarshan"] [Black "Tsodikova, Natalya"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2003"] [BlackElo "2177"] [PlyCount "77"] [GameId "2142189539139831"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:08:58]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 3. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:23]} (4... Bd6 5. Qf3 O-O 6. g4 Nc6 7. g5 Ne8 8. O-O-O Bxf4 9. Qxf4 f6 10. Bd3 Nd6 11. Qh4 f5 12. f4 Ne7 13. Nf3 b6 14. Rhg1 Ng6 15. Qf2 c5 16. Ne5 c4 17. Be2 b5 18. Bh5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 b4 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Rg3 Be6 23. Rh3 g6 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Qh4 Kf7 26. Qh7+ Ke8 27. Qxg6+ Kd7 28. Rh6 Rae8 29. Qg7+ Kc6 30. Qxa7 Ra8 31. Qg7 Rfe8 32. Rh7 Bd7 33. Rh6 Be6 34. Kb1 {1-0 Wei,Y (2763)-Vidit,S (2726) London TechM GCL rapid 2024 (5.2)}) 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:23]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:31]} c5 {[%emt 0:04:03]} 7. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:47]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:04:14]} 9. e4 {[%emt 0:04:10]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:19:44]} 10. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 11. Qe2 {[%emt 0:09:20]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:07:26]} 12. Bd2 {[%emt 0:25:33]} Ncb4 13. Bc4 {[%emt 0:12:07] [#]} Qc7 $146 {[%emt 0:12:28]} (13... Nxc2 {was here drawn in M.Barletta(2134)-F.Ranieri(2384), 6th Arvier Amatori op 2016.}) 14. c3 {[%emt 0:04:01]} Nc6 15. Bb3 {[%emt 0:02:17]} b6 {[%emt 0:07:49]} 16. Bc2 {[%emt 0:02:19]} f5 {[%emt 0:04:20]} 17. Neg5 {[%emt 0:03:19]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 18. Bb3 {[%emt 0:04:46]} h6 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 19. Nh3 {[%emt 0:03:59]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 20. g3 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:03:37]} 21. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:01:51]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 23. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 24. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:02:40]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02] [#]} 25. Nh5 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 26. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 27. Nxf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 28. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:40]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 29. Ng6 {[%emt 0:02:59]} Re8 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 30. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxe1+ {[%emt 0:01:00]} 31. Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 32. Nfe5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 33. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 34. f4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:03:27]} 35. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 36. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:46]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 37. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:26]} Be8 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 38. Rd6+ {[%emt 0:02:20]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 39. Rd2 {[%emt 0:01:55]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.7"] [White "Diller, Bradley R"] [Black "Qiu, Laurie"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Diller,Brad"] [ECO "A29"] [WhiteElo "2089"] [BlackElo "2155"] [PlyCount "118"] [GameId "2142380790063706"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,41,19,5,-5,5,9,18,5,10,12,12,11,26,44,23,34,47,-71,53,58,58,42,28,55,48,1,-36,-71,100,-63,-50,-69,-95,-88,-80,-37,-139,-60,-112,-51,-46,-13,-56]} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Be6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. d4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd4 10. cxd4 O-O {[#]} 11. Rb1 $2 {11 Rb1 was inferior, but I could not find an advantage after the natural 11 e4. I did not like the positions that evolved after 12.Be3.} (11. e4 $142 Bf6 12. Be3 {The exchange sacrifice looked dubious but stockfish gives a +/= evaluation that I don't agree with.} (12. Bb2 {, which I also considered, was probably the best line.} Na5 13. Bc3 c6 (13... Nc4 14. Rc1 $16) 14. h4 $14) 12... Na5 13. Rc1 (13. d5 $5 Bxa1 14. Qxa1 Bg4 15. Ne5 Be2 16. Re1 Bb5 $14) (13. h4 Nc4 14. e5 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Be7 16. Ne1 c6 $14) 13... Nc4 $11) 11... Bxa2 12. Rxb7 Bd5 {[#]} 13. e3 $2 {Of course this was a blunder.} (13. Rb5 $1 $11) (13. Bf4 $1 Nxd4 $1 14. Rxc7 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. exf3 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Bf6 18. Rdd7 a5 19. Ra7 $11 a4 20. Bc1) 13... Nb4 14. Ne5 Bxb7 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bg2 Bd6 17. Nc4 Qd7 18. e4 Qb5 19. Ne3 Rfd8 20. Nf5 Bf8 $1 $15 21. Qg4 $2 (21. d5 $1 Nd3 (21... c6 22. Nh6+ gxh6 23. Qg4+) 22. Nd4 Qc4 23. Nc6 Rb1 24. Nxd8 Rxc1 25. Qf3 $11) 21... g6 $17 {-1.09/34 "After I missed 21.d5 I was dead lost."} 22. Bh6 Bxh6 23. Nxh6+ Kg7 24. Nf5+ Kf8 25. Nh6 Rxd4 26. Qf4 Kg7 27. Nxf7 Rf8 28. Qe5+ Qxe5 29. Nxe5 c5 30. Rc1 Rc8 31. Nc4 Na2 32. Rc2 Rd1+ 33. Bf1 Nb4 34. Rc3 Re1 35. e5 Rd8 36. Kg2 Rdd1 37. Ne3 Rd2 38. Ra3 Ra2 39. Rc3 a6 40. h4 Rd2 41. Kf3 Nd5 42. Nxd5 Rxd5 43. Bxa6 Rdxe5 44. Rc2 Ra1 45. Be2 Ra3+ 46. Kg2 Kf6 47. Bg4 Ra7 48. f4 Rd5 49. Bf3 Rd3 50. Be2 Re3 51. Kf2 Raa3 52. g4 Rec3 53. Rb2 Ra7 54. Rb6+ Kg7 55. Bf3 Ra2+ 56. Be2 Rc4 57. Ke3 Ra3+ 58. Kd2 Rd4+ 59. Ke1 Rxf4 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.8"] [White "Viadiu-Ilarraza, Hector"] [Black "Agrawal, Varun"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A80"] [WhiteElo "1934"] [BlackElo "1913"] [PlyCount "83"] [GameId "2142189539148025"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. Bd3 d5 5. b3 e6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. c4 Ne4 8. Ba3 Bxa3 9. Nxa3 O-O 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qc7 12. f3 Nc5 13. f4 Qa5 14. Nb1 Rd8 15. Qc2 d4 16. e4 fxe4 17. Bxe4 d3 {[#]} 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qf2 Ne4 20. Qh4+ Kg8 21. b4 Qc7 22. Rf3 d2 23. Nxd2 Nxd2 24. Rh3 Rf8 25. Rd1 Qd7 26. Qh7+ Kf7 27. Rd3 Qe7 28. R1xd2 Rg8 29. c5 a5 30. g4 axb4 31. g5 Rf8 32. Qh5+ g6 33. Qh7+ Ke8 34. Qxg6+ Qf7 35. Rd8+ Ke7 36. Qf6+ {[#]} Qxf6 37. exf6+ Rxf6 38. gxf6+ Kxf6 39. h4 Ra5 40. Rc2 Ra4 41. Rxc8 b3 42. axb3 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.9"] [White "Horowitz, Phineas F"] [Black "Fernandes, Joshua Nitin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E90"] [WhiteElo "1859"] [BlackElo "1923"] [PlyCount "120"] [GameId "2142189539148026"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 {("6.Be3")} e5 7. d5 a5 8. h3 Nbd7 9. Be3 b6 10. O-O Nc5 11. Rc1 Nh5 12. Ne1 Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Bb1 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Rxf5 17. a3 a4 18. Qf3 Nb3 19. Rd1 Nd4 20. Qe4 Qf6 21. Nf3 Nb3 22. Rfe1 Qf7 23. Re2 Bf6 24. Rde1 Kf8 25. Nb5 Kg8 {[#]} 26. Qe6 Qxe6 27. dxe6 Rxb5 28. cxb5 Re8 29. Re4 Nc5 30. R4e2 Re7 31. g4 fxg3 32. fxg3 Kg7 33. Kg2 Nd3 34. Rb1 Nc5 35. Rbe1 Nd3 36. Rb1 Nc5 37. g4 Nxe6 38. Re4 Nc5 39. Rxe7+ Bxe7 40. g5 Nd3 41. b3 axb3 42. Rxb3 {[#]} Nc5 43. Re3 Kf7 44. h4 Bf8 45. Nd4 Bg7 46. Rf3+ Ke8 47. Nc6 Ne6 48. Nb4 Be5 49. Nd3 Bg7 50. a4 Bd4 51. Nf4 Nc5 52. Nd5 Ne6 53. Nf6+ Bxf6 54. Rxf6 Ke7 55. Kf3 d5 56. Ke3 Nc5 57. Rc6 Kd7 58. Kd4 Nxa4 59. Kxd5 Nc5 60. Rf6 Ke7 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.45"] [White "Clemens, Kristian"] [Black "Bambou, Christophe"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D33"] [WhiteElo "1916"] [BlackElo "2137"] [PlyCount "110"] [GameId "2142189539148027"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,110,11,33,14,64,17,21,25,16,22,27,38,9,8,28,23,28,37,24,20,23,40,9,-118,25,3,30,7,6,33,-14,-196,-61,-126,-39,-95,-89,-34,-20,-103,-14,-157,-19,1,-18,1,-1,-111,-17,-12,-132,30,-1,-125,41,-1,-26,-1,-220,-13,-16,-5,-7,1,-53,-24,-18,-272,-13,-51,-4,-7,-1,-1,-6,-1,-6,-1,-1,-1,-28,-1,1,14,8,7,-1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-64,-4,-7,-3,-1,-1,1,1,12,-2,-1,-22,-2,-1,-1,-1,-8,-102,-1]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Nxd5 Be6 11. Nxb6 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 axb6 13. Nd2 O-O 14. b3 Nb4 15. Bb2 Rfd8 16. Bc3 Nfd5 17. Bd4 Nxa2 18. e3 {[#]} Nac3+ (18... Ndb4 $3 $19 {Stockfish 17!! Threat 19... Rxd4, meanwhile what can White do!?}) 19. Kc2 Rac8 20. Kb2 Nb5 21. Rhc1 Nb4 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Be4 f5 24. Bb1 Nxd4 25. exd4 Rd8 26. Kc3 Nc6 27. Nf3 b5 28. Ng5 b4+ 29. Kb2 Nxd4 30. Nxe6 Nxe6 31. Bxf5 Nc5 32. Rc1 b6 33. f4 g6 34. Bb1 Rd2+ 35. Rc2 Rd1 36. Re2 Kf7 37. Bc2 Rh1 38. Rd2 Ke7 39. Re2+ Kd6 40. Rd2+ Kc6 41. f5 gxf5 42. Bxf5 h6 43. Bg4 Re1 44. Bf3+ Kc7 45. Bd5 Re3 46. Kc2 Rc3+ 47. Kb2 Re3 48. Bc4 Kc6 49. Bd5+ Kd6 50. Bc4+ Ke7 51. Kc2 Rc3+ 52. Kb2 Rf3 53. Kc2 Rc3+ 54. Kb2 Rf3 55. Kc2 Rc3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.46"] [White "Ivanenko, Anthony Vladimir"] [Black "Srinivasan, Sivavishnu"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1969"] [BlackElo "2092"] [PlyCount "36"] [GameId "2142189539148028"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,36,17,21,20,19,29,27,25,31,26,13,28,38,99,111,85,138,67,235,80,213,108,142,-196,-218,-221,-218,-224,-251,-144,-379,-324,-460,-399,-469,-411,-521,-567]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. c3 (5. a3 Bxc5 6. Nf3 f6 7. b4 Be7 8. Bb2 a5 9. b5 Nd7 10. Bd3 Nh6 11. Qe2 O-O 12. c4 Nf7 13. cxd5 Ndxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 fxe5 16. Nc3 exd5 17. Nxd5 Bc5 18. O-O Be6 19. Ne3 Bd4 20. Qh5 g6 21. Bxg6 Qe7 22. Be4 Rf4 23. Bd5 Raf8 24. Rae1 Kh8 25. g3 R4f6 26. Bxe6 Qxe6 27. Re2 b6 28. Nc2 Bb2 29. Qh4 Qd5 30. a4 Rf4 31. Qh6 Qc4 32. Qh5 R8f5 33. Ne3 Rxh5 34. Nxc4 Rxc4 {1-0 Erigaisi,A (2797)-Andreikin,D (2729) EU-Cup 39th Vrnjacka Banja 2024 (5.1)}) 5... Bxc5 6. Qg4 Ne7 7. b4 Bb6 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Nf3 a5 {[#]} 11. Bg5 $146 {[#]} (11. bxa5 Bxa5 12. Bd2 Nbc6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. O-O Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Re1 Qf6 17. Qd3 Bc7 18. g3 Nc6 19. Qxd5 O-O-O 20. Qe4 Rh8 21. Re2 Kb8 22. Na3 e5 23. h4 Qe7 24. Qa4 Rdg8 25. Bg5 Qe6 26. Rb2 Rxg5 27. Bc4 Nd8 28. Nb5 Rxg3+ 29. fxg3 Bb6+ 30. Nd4 Qh3 31. Qa3 Qxg3+ 32. Kf1 Bh3+ 33. Ke2 exd4 34. Rxb6 Re8+ 35. Be6 Rxe6+ 36. Rxe6 Nxe6 37. Kd2 Qe3+ 38. Kd1 d3 39. Qd6+ Kc8 {0-1 Macias Pino,D (2471)-Nakada,A (2414) Madrid-A 2024 (5)}) 11... Rxg5 12. Nxg5 Qxe5+ 13. Be2 Qxg5 14. O-O axb4 15. h4 Qf6 16. g4 bxc3 17. g5 Qe5 18. Bh5 Qg3+ 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.5"] [White "Rigel, Marlon"] [Black "Cawthon, Jeremy David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D94"] [WhiteElo "1761"] [BlackElo "1984"] [PlyCount "96"] [GameId "2142189539152125"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} d5 4. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:43]} (4. Nc3) (4. e3) (4. g3 $5) 4... g6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:09]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 10. b3 {[%emt 0:01:36]} (10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bd2 e6 $11) 10... e6 {[%emt 0:06:12]} 11. Bb2 {[%emt 0:05:29]} a6 {[%emt 0:05:45] [#]} 12. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:05:07]} (12. Rac1 Re8 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Rad8 17. Qe2 Nf6 18. Rd3 Nh5 19. g3 Bf6 20. Rcd1 Ng7 21. g4 Qc7 22. h3 h5 23. Qe4 Rd7 24. Ne5 Rd6 25. Bc1 Qa5 26. Bd2 Qxa2 27. Qf4 Qc2 28. Qxf6 Qxd1+ 29. Kg2 {1-0 Nakamura,H (2802)-Niemann,H (2733) Chess.com SpeedChess Final Paris blitz 2024 (2.15)}) 12... b5 $1 {[%emt 0:03:02]} 13. cxd5 {[%emt 0:02:57]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:17] [#]} 14. Rac1 $146 {[%emt 0:01:06]} (14. a3 Qb6 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Rc2 Rc7 17. Rdc1 Rfc8 18. Ne2 Ne4 19. Ne1 f5 20. Kf1 Kf7 21. f3 Nd6 22. Qd2 Nb7 23. Bc3 a5 24. Nd3 Bf8 25. Bb2 Bd6 26. h3 Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Rc6 28. Qc1 Nd8 29. Rxc6 Nxc6 30. g4 Ne7 31. Kf2 Bb8 32. Ne5+ Nxe5 33. dxe5 Qc6 34. Qd2 a4 35. bxa4 bxa4 36. Qb4 Bc7 37. f4 fxg4 38. hxg4 Qc2 39. Qc3 Qb1 40. Qxc7 Qxb2 41. Qc3 Qb3 42. g5 Qb6 43. Qd4 Nc8 {½-½ Primel,D (1966)-Flachet,T (2158) Sautron op 15th 2015 (5.21)}) 14... Qb8 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 15. h3 {[%emt 0:02:50]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:02:06]} 16. Ne2 {[%emt 0:10:00]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:11:45]} 17. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:03:23]} Qxc8 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 18. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 19. Nd2 {[%emt 0:06:35]} Nxd2 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 20. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 21. Nf4 {[%emt 0:05:22]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:04:58]} 22. Nd3 {[%emt 0:04:11]} Rxc1+ {[%emt 0:01:31]} 23. Qxc1 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:33] [#]} 24. Qb1 $6 {[%emt 0:07:09]} (24. a3 h5 $11) 24... Qd2 {[%emt 0:02:40]} 25. Ne1 {[%emt 0:02:03]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 26. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 27. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 28. Bd2 {[%emt 0:04:17] [#]} Nb8 $4 {[%emt 0:05:09]} (28... axb3 $11 29. axb3 Nf6) (28... e5 $5 29. dxe5 Nxe5 30. Nxe5 Qxd2 31. bxa4 bxa4 $11) 29. bxa4 $18 {[%emt 0:03:33]} b4 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 30. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:36]} 31. Bxf8 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Kxf8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 32. Qb5 {[%emt 0:04:12]} Qd1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} (32... Qc4 33. Qxc4 dxc4 34. Kf1) 33. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Qc5+ $6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} (34. a5 {+5.55/20}) 34... Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 35. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:22] +3.21/21} 36. a5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} (36... e4 37. Nd4 Nxa5 38. g4 Ke7 39. g5 $18) 37. a6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 38. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} (38. Ne1 $1 Kd7 39. Nd3 Kc7 40. a3 $1) 38... Kd7 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 39. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. a3 $1 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:00:09] [#]} 41. Kg1 $2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} (41. Nc1 $1 Ka7 42. Nd3 Kxa6 43. Nb4+ Nxb4 (43... Kb5 44. Nxd5) 44. axb4 Kb5 45. Kg1 $18) 41... Ka7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 42. Kf1 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Kxa6 $16 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. a4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:37]} f5 $2 {[%emt 0:01:36]} (43... Kb7 44. Ke2 Nb4 45. g4 Kc6 46. h4 h6 47. f3) 44. Ke2 $18 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:41] [#]} 45. f3 {[%emt 0:03:41]} (45. f4 $1 $18) 45... Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 46. Na5+ $2 {[%emt 0:01:40]} (46. f4 $1 e4 47. g4) 46... Ka6 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 47. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 48. Na5+ $4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ka6 {[%emt 0:02:11]} (48... Ka6 49. c6 $5 Kb6 50. Kd2 Na6 $1 (50... Nxc6 $6 51. Nxc6 Kxc6 52. Kc3 Kc5 53. f4 e4 $5 54. g4 $1 fxg4 55. hxg4 h5 56. f5 $1 h4 57. fxg6 h3 58. g7 h2 59. g8=Q h1=Q 60. Qf8+ Kc6 61. Qf6+ Kd7 62. Kb4 $18) 51. Nb3 Nb4 52. f4 Nxc6 53. fxe5 Nxe5 54. Kc3 Nc4 55. Kd4 Kc6 $11) 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.10"] [White "Pham, Nguyen Hoang Duy"] [Black "Parsons, Stephen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E18"] [WhiteElo "1810"] [BlackElo "1919"] [PlyCount "84"] [GameId "2142189539156222"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. d5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bf6 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Rc1 d6 12. e4 exd5 13. exd5 Ba6 14. Qd3 Qd7 15. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 16. Rxe1 Qa4 17. Qc2 Qd7 18. Bh3 Qd8 19. Qa4 Kf8 20. Nd4 Bc8 21. Nb5 Bxh3 22. Nxc7 Bd7 23. Bxd6+ Kg8 24. Qa3 Nc6 25. c5 Rc8 26. dxc6 Bxc6 27. h3 Rxc7 28. Bxc7 Qxc7 29. cxb6 Qxb6 30. Qb3 Qc7 31. Qc4 Qd7 32. Kh2 h6 33. Rb1 Kh7 34. Rb8 Bf3 35. Qc8 Qd1 36. Qf5+ g6 37. Qb1 Qd5 38. Qb3 Kg7 39. Qxd5 Bxd5 40. Rb5 Bxa2 41. Ra5 Be6 42. Rxa7 Bxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.11"] [White "Marvin, Hayes Alexander"] [Black "Powers, Christopher"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "1905"] [BlackElo "1828"] [PlyCount "59"] [GameId "2142189539156223"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nbd2 Nh5 6. Bg3 Nxg3 7. hxg3 Nd7 8. Bd3 h6 9. e4 c6 10. c3 b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Qxe5 Bf6 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Qe2 Rc8 17. f4 Rc7 18. Nf3 Qd6 19. O-O h5 20. Qe3 Ke7 21. Ne5 Kd8 22. Rad1 a6 23. Bd3 g6 24. g4 hxg4 25. Nxg4 Bg7 26. g3 Kc8 27. Kg2 Kb8 28. Rh1 Rcc8 29. Ne5 Qc7 30. Qe2 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.12"] [White "Alzhin, Leonid"] [Black "Finacom, Richard V"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E67"] [WhiteElo "1727"] [BlackElo "1929"] [PlyCount "91"] [GameId "2142189539156224"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Qc7 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. e4 e5 10. d5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Nb6 12. h3 Bd7 13. Bg5 Rac8 14. Rfc1 Na4 15. Qe2 Qa5 16. Bd2 b5 17. Nd1 Qb6 18. b3 Nc5 19. Be3 Qb8 {[#]} 20. Nxe5 Nfxe4 21. Nxd7 Nxd7 22. Bxe4 Bxa1 23. Rxa1 Rfe8 24. Bg2 f5 25. Qd2 Re7 26. Bd4 Qc7 27. Qg5 Rce8 28. Ne3 Rf7 29. Kh2 a6 30. h4 Qd8 31. Qh6 Nf6 32. Rc1 Rxe3 33. Bxf6 Qd7 34. Qxe3 Rxf6 35. Qc3 Kf7 36. Qc8 Qxc8 37. Rxc8 f4 38. Rc7+ Ke8 39. Ra7 Rf5 40. Be4 fxg3+ 41. Kxg3 Re5 42. f3 h5 43. Rxa6 g5 44. Rxd6 gxh4+ 45. Kxh4 Kf8 46. Re6 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.13"] [White "Krishnan, Sreyshthaa"] [Black "Molodyk, Mikhail Alexandrovich"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C29"] [WhiteElo "1435"] [BlackElo "1925"] [PlyCount "90"] [GameId "2142189539160321"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Qf3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg3 h5 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. Ne2 a6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. O-O h4 12. Qf3 Be6 13. Nf4 Qd7 14. Nxe6 Qxe6 15. d4 Be7 16. Bd2 O-O 17. Rad1 Rab8 18. Rb1 c4 19. Qh5 a5 20. Rxb8 Rxb8 21. Bg5 h3 22. g3 Bxg5 23. Qxg5 Qh6 24. Qxh6 gxh6 25. Rf6 Rb1+ 26. Rf1 Rb2 27. Rf6 Rxc2 28. Rxc6 Rg2+ 29. Kf1 Rxa2 30. Rxh6 Rxh2 31. e6 fxe6 32. Rxe6 Rc2 33. Rh6 h2 34. g4 h1=Q+ 35. Rxh1 Rc1+ 36. Kg2 Rxh1 37. Kxh1 a4 38. g5 a3 39. g6 a2 40. g7 a1=Q+ 41. Kh2 Qxc3 42. Kh1 Qd2 43. Kg1 c3 44. Kf1 c2 45. Kg1 c1=R# 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.14"] [White "Morello, Nicholas"] [Black "Admassu, Yonathan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1673"] [BlackElo "1765"] [PlyCount "74"] [GameId "2142189539160322"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. a3 Nbd7 7. f3 Nb6 8. b3 h5 9. a4 b4 10. Na2 a5 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Nfxd7 13. Ne2 Bg7 14. Rd1 c5 15. Be3 Qc7 16. c4 O-O-O 17. O-O h4 18. h3 Kb7 19. Nac1 Ka8 20. Qc2 e6 21. Nd3 Bf6 22. Kh1 g5 23. Kg1 Be7 24. Kh1 f5 25. Nf2 Rdf8 26. d5 exd5 27. exd5 Qc8 28. Nc1 Rhg8 29. Ncd3 Nf6 30. Qe2 g4 31. fxg4 fxg4 32. Nxg4 Nxg4 33. Rxf8 Bxf8 34. hxg4 Rxg4 35. Rf1 Rg8 36. Qf3 Bg7 37. Bg1 h3 $16 {White lost on time} 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.15"] [White "Vandenhoven, Clarke Raymond"] [Black "Babayan, Gagik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "1737"] [BlackElo "1686"] [PlyCount "98"] [GameId "2142189539160323"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,58,14,26,12,25,20,44,12,6,7,16,24,6,5,0,-1,-3,13,3,46,50,46,-82,-107,-102,-114,-132,-279,-145,-123,-128,-116,-134,-175,-154,-122,-117,-118,-116,-110,-106,-95,-240,9,-67,30,-101,35,13,17,8,689,64,0,-28,258,-42,-144,-120,-74]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O Bd7 8. Re1 Nge7 9. h4 Qc7 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Bf1 Nc2 12. Nc3 Nxa1 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bf4 Ng6 15. Bh2 Bb4 16. Qxa1 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rc8 18. Rc1 O-O 19. h5 Ne7 20. Bd3 b5 21. Bb1 Nc6 22. Qb2 Be8 23. Qc2 g6 24. Qd2 Kg7 25. Bf4 Qe7 26. Bg3 g5 27. Qe3 a6 28. Qd3 Rh8 29. Re1 b4 30. Qxa6 Rb8 31. c4 Qb7 32. Qxb7 Rxb7 33. cxd5 exd5 34. e6 f6 35. Rc1 Rb6 36. Bc7 Rb5 37. Bd3 Rb7 38. Bd6 Ra7 39. Bb1 Rg8 40. Kf1 Kh8 41. g4 Ra3 42. Ne1 Rg7 43. Nc2 Rc3 44. Rd1 Rb7 45. Ne3 Ne7 46. Bxe7 Rxe7 47. Nxd5 Rxe6 48. Nxc3 bxc3 49. Re1 Bb5+ 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.17"] [White "Mays-Smith, Isaac S"] [Black "Tam, Hoa Long"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "1518"] [BlackElo "1645"] [PlyCount "47"] [GameId "2142189539164420"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. f4 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qf3 Re8+ 9. Ne2 Nd7 10. Bd2 Nb6 11. O-O-O f5 12. h3 Be6 13. Nc3 Qd7 14. Rhg1 Bf8 15. g4 Qxd4 {[#]} 16. gxf5 Bd5 17. Qh5 Nd7 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Bc3 Qd6 20. Qg5 h6 21. Qh4 Kh8 22. Bc4 Be7 23. Bxg7+ Kh7 24. f6 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.18"] [White "Siegel, David"] [Black "Pickering, Carl Anthony"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Siegel,David"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "1438"] [BlackElo "1619"] [PlyCount "46"] [GameId "2142189539164421"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 {There are seven games in the master's database in this position. The computer and most common move is 7. Be2, breaking the pin and allowing me to castle, but I liked the idea of getting the bishop pair and didn't love spending the extra tempo on recapturing at c4 eventually. But I think 7. Be2 here would have been better.} 7. a3 Qe7+ 8. Be3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nf6 {Now I think the spirit of the position is to go 10. Be2 and castle in the next move or two, and if Black spends a tempo on dxc4 then White has an initiative and the position is roughly equal. I tried to have my cake and eat it too, but I started to get into worse and worse trouble.} 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Qd2 Qe4 14. Bg2 Nf4 15. O-O Nxg2 16. Kxg2 O-O-O {This certainly felt spicy but I didn't realize how quickly the end would come!} 17. Rfe1 Qd5 18. Kg3 h5 19. Nh4 hxg4 {[DS: 20. Nxg6 will lead to mate immediately]} 20. hxg4 Rxh4 {[DS: A great find by my opponent! If I take the rook then there's Qf3, but if I don't take it there's some version of Rh3 Kxh3 Qxf3 with Rh8 to follow.]} 21. Kxh4 Qf3 22. Bh6 Rh8 23. g5 Bf5 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.19"] [White "Ploquin, Phil"] [Black "Chan, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1682"] [BlackElo "1601"] [PlyCount "79"] [GameId "2142189539164422"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. Bd3 Bg7 5. c3 Nd7 6. Ngf3 Qc7 7. Qe2 Nh6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Re8 10. e5 Nb6 11. Nf1 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 e6 {[#]} 14. Bg5 Nf5 15. g4 Ne7 16. Bf6 Nec8 17. g5 Bf8 18. h4 Ne7 19. Ne3 Nd7 20. h5 Nf5 {[#]} 21. hxg6 fxg6 22. Qh3 Nxf6 23. exf6 Qf4 24. Nxf5 exf5 25. Qg3 Qxg3+ 26. fxg3 Kf7 27. Kf2 Bd6 28. Re2 Rxe2+ 29. Bxe2 {[#]} b5 30. Rh1 Rh8 31. b3 a5 {[#]} 32. c4 b4 33. cxd5 cxd5 34. Bf3 Ke8 35. Bxd5 Kd7 36. f7 Be7 37. Re1 Bxg5 {[#]} 38. Bc6+ Kxc6 39. Re8 Kd7 40. Rxh8 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.20"] [White "Prasad, Thejas"] [Black "Horde, Nicolas T"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Horde,Nick"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "1671"] [BlackElo "1584"] [PlyCount "91"] [GameId "2142189539168519"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2 $6 Nxd2 (8... Bf5 {Makes way more sense}) 9. Bxd2 Nd7 $6 (9... Bg4) 10. c3 Nf6 11. Qc2 Bg4 (11... h6) 12. Ne5 Bh5 (12... Be6 13. Rae1) 13. Rfe1 c5 $6 {Already the 3rd imprecision, White's game is way easier} (13... Re8 14. Bg5) 14. Bg5 Re8 (14... h6 {I calculated for a long time a bunch of lines that do not work, this is the good move but there's a precise idea} 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nd7 Bxh2+ $1 {What I missed} (16... Qh4 17. g3 Qh3 18. Nxf8 Bf3 19. Bf1 {That's the line that made me discard h6}) 17. Kxh2 Qd6+ 18. Kg1 Qxd7 19. dxc5 Qc7 20. b4 {White is up a pawn and plays against an isolani. SF claims it's fine but it's practically very difficult for Black}) 15. Bxh7+ {Just forgot he can take in that order} Kf8 (15... Kh8) 16. Bf5 (16. g4 $1 {I was expecting that move and thought I was lost} Bg6 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Qxg6 {Black is busted}) 16... Qc7 17. Bxf6 $6 gxf6 18. Nd7+ Kg7 19. g3 $2 cxd4 $1 20. cxd4 $4 Qxc2 21. Bxc2 b6 $1 {The point behind cxd5, the knight is trapped} 22. Bf5 Bg6 23. Bg4 Bd3 $4 {The idea is to attack the night via the queenside but a5 will free it before} (23... Red8 $1 {The threat is simply f5 that wins a piece} 24. Bh3 Rh8 $1 25. Kg2 Rad8) 24. a4 Rad8 (24... Red8 {Last chance}) 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. a5 bxa5 27. Nc5 (27. Rxa5 $4 Re1+ 28. Kg2 Bf1+ 29. Kf3 Be2+ 30. Kg2 Bxg4 {White loses a piece}) 27... Bxc5 $6 {The idea was Re4 to infiltrate, however I missed the tactical shot otherwise I would had kept the bishop pair} 28. dxc5 Re4 $4 29. Bf5 $1 {And Black loses the bishop} (29. Bf3 {In my head that was forced}) 29... Rd4 30. Rd1 Rc4 31. Rxd3 Rxc5 32. h4 Rb5 33. b3 d4 34. g4 Rb4 35. Bd7 Kh6 36. Kg2 Rb7 37. Bc6 Rb6 38. Bd5 Rb4 39. Kf3 a4 40. bxa4 Rxa4 41. Bxf7 a5 42. Ke4 Ra1 43. Rxd4 a4 44. Kf5 Kg7 45. Rd7 Rc1 46. Be6+ 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.21"] [White "Horgan, Michael"] [Black "Fan, Jimmy Qinmo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1418"] [BlackElo "1648"] [PlyCount "72"] [GameId "2142189539168520"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Nd7 (6... dxc4) (6... Ne7) 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 dxc4 9. Qxc4 Ne7 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Rb1 Nd5 12. Nge2 Rc8 13. O-O Be7 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qc1 Qd8 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qf4 O-O 18. Rfe1 c5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Rbd1 Ne6 21. Qf3 Qxh4 22. Qxd5 Rc7 23. Nc3 Rd8 24. Qf3 Rcd7 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Ne4 Ng5 27. Nxg5 Qxg5 28. e6 fxe6 29. Rxe6 Qg4 30. Qxg4 hxg4 31. Re2 Kf7 32. Kh2 Rd3 33. Rc2 {[#]} g3+ 34. fxg3 Rd7 35. b4 Kg6 36. Rc4 b6 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.22"] [White "Boyer, John"] [Black "McCutcheon, Bennett"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "1638"] [BlackElo "1431"] [PlyCount "99"] [GameId "2142189539172617"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nc6 {[#]} 10. c5 Nd7 11. Bc4 O-O 12. O-O-O {[#]} Na5 $2 (12... e5 $1 13. dxe5 $1 (13. d5 Nd4 14. Bxd4 exd4 15. Ne4 Rb8 $17 (15... b5 $5 16. Bxb5 f5 17. Bxd7 fxe4 18. Be6+ Kh8 19. Qxe4 Qg5+ 20. Rd2 Rxf2 $17)) 13... Ncxe5 14. Qe4 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 Ne5 $11) 13. Be2 $1 $18 a6 $6 14. h4 $1 Nf6 15. h5 $1 Nxh5 16. Rxh5 gxh5 17. Qxh5 f5 {[#]} 18. b4 $6 (18. Rh1) 18... f4 $1 19. bxa5 $2 (19. Bd2 $1 Nc6 20. Bc4+ e6 $1 21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Rh1 $1 h6 23. Nd5 $1 Nxd4 24. Bc3 $1 $18) 19... fxe3 $11 20. Bc4+ {[#]} Kh8 $4 (20... e6 $1 21. fxe3 (21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. fxe3 (22. Bf5 Bh6 $3 23. fxe3 Qe8 $1 24. Qxh6 Rxf5 $15))) 21. Bd3 $1 h6 22. Qg6 Kg8 23. Qh7+ Kf7 24. Bg6+ Ke6 25. Qxg7 exf2 26. Qe5+ (26. Bh5 $1) 26... Kd7 27. Bf5+ Rxf5 (27... Ke8 28. d5 $1) 28. Qxf5+ e6 29. Qf7+ Qe7 30. Qxe7+ Kxe7 31. Rf1 Rf8 32. Kd2 c6 33. Ke3 e5 34. dxe5 Ke6 35. Rxf2 Rxf2 36. Kxf2 Kxe5 37. Ke3 Kf5 38. Kd4 h5 39. Ne4 h4 40. Ke3 Kg4 41. Kf2 h3 42. gxh3+ Kxh3 43. Nd6 Kg4 44. Nxb7 Kf4 45. Ke2 Ke4 46. Kd2 Kd4 47. Kc2 Kc4 48. a3 Kb5 49. Kd3 Ka4 50. Ke4 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.23"] [White "Casares, Nick"] [Black "Schaezlein, Charlie"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B03"] [WhiteElo "1600"] [BlackElo "1395"] [PlyCount "72"] [GameId "2142189539172618"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. d5 e6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Nf3 exd5 9. cxd5 O-O 10. Be2 Bf5 11. O-O N8d7 12. Bf4 a6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Re1 Nf6 15. Bf1 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. b4 Nfd7 18. Ne4 Rxc1 19. Bxc1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nf6 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. f4 Bc3 23. Re3 Bxb4 24. Bb2 Bc5 25. Qg4 g6 26. Rg3 Nd7 27. Qf5 Qb6 28. Qc2 Qd8 29. Bd3 Qh4 30. Kg2 Qxf4 31. Rg4 Qh6 32. Bc1 Qg7 33. Bb2 Ne5 34. Bxe5 Qxe5 35. Be4 f5 36. Rg5 Qxe4+ 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.6"] [White "Hollon, Nick"] [Black "Bayaraa, Bilguun"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "1295"] [BlackElo "1359"] [PlyCount "146"] [GameId "2142189539172619"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nxb5 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 5. Nxb5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 7. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 8. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} e5 {[%emt 0:02:03]} 9. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:02:41]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 11. a4 {[%emt 0:01:56]} h6 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 12. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:11]} g5 {[%emt 0:10:12]} 13. Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 14. Ne3 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Be7 {[%emt 0:05:18]} 15. Bd2 {[%emt 0:04:25]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:07]} 16. Ned5 {[%emt 0:02:08]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:03:59]} 17. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:14:17]} 18. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 19. Bc3 {[%emt 0:07:44]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:06:21]} 20. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:21]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 21. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:03:46]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 22. Rac1 {[%emt 0:05:43]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:07:39]} 23. b3 {[%emt 0:06:11]} f5 {[%emt 0:02:50]} 24. Bb4 {[%emt 0:03:40]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 25. exf5 {[%emt 0:03:17]} Qxf5 {[%emt 0:02:52]} 26. Qxf5 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Rxf5 27. Re3 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 28. c4 {[%emt 0:05:08]} d5 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 29. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Kxe7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 30. Rce1 {[%emt 0:00:35]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 31. b4 {[%emt 0:02:02]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:06:57]} 32. b5 {[%emt 0:05:44]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 33. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 34. Rc3 {[%emt 0:01:55]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 35. Rec1 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 36. g3 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 37. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 38. g4 {[%emt 0:04:00]} Rbb2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 39. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 40. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 41. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 42. h3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 43. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 44. Rc7 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 45. Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 46. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 47. Rc3 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 48. Rb3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 49. Rb5 {[%emt 0:01:51]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 50. Rb4+ {[%emt 0:03:59]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 51. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 52. Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 53. Rb5+ {[%emt 0:01:08]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 54. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 55. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 56. Kf1 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 57. Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:02]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 58. Rc1+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} Kd3 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 59. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 60. Rb3+ {[%emt 0:01:50]} Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 61. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 62. Re2+ {[%emt 0:00:51]} Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 63. Re3+ {[%emt 0:00:43]} Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 64. Re2+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 65. Re3+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kd4 66. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 67. Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:40]} b3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 68. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 69. Rc1+ {[%emt 0:00:42]} Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 70. Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kb1 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 71. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} b2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 72. Kd2 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 73. Rc2 {[%emt 0:02:59]} Rd5+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.25"] [White "D'Mello, Sanjay"] [Black "Starr, Albert Martin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "1532"] [BlackElo "1530"] [PlyCount "116"] [GameId "2142189539176716"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nd5 Nxd5 7. Bxd5 c6 8. Bb3 h6 9. O-O Nd7 10. a3 Ba5 11. d4 exd4 12. Qxd4 Nc5 13. Bf4 Bc7 14. Rad1 Nxb3 15. cxb3 c5 16. Qe3 Qf6 17. Rd2 Re8 {[#]} 18. g4 Qg6 19. Re1 Bd7 20. Kh1 Bc6 21. e5 dxe5 22. Bg3 Ba5 23. b4 cxb4 24. Red1 bxa3 25. Re2 axb2 26. Rxb2 Qe4 27. Rd3 Qxe3 28. Rxe3 f6 29. Kh2 Bxf3 30. Rxf3 Bb6 31. h4 Rac8 32. g5 hxg5 33. hxg5 fxg5 34. Rf5 Rf8 35. Rxg5 Rf7 36. Kg2 Bd4 37. Re2 Rcf8 38. Bxe5 Bxe5 39. Rgxe5 Rf6 40. Re7 Rb6 41. Rc7 {[#]} Rf7 $4 (41... a5 42. Ree7 Rg6+) 42. Rc8+ $4 (42. Re8+ Rf8 43. Ree7 Rg6+ (43... Kh8 44. Rxg7 Rg8 45. Rxg8+ Kxg8 $11) 44. Kf1 $8 a5 45. Rxb7 $11 Ra8 46. Ra7 Rxa7 47. Rxa7 Rg5 48. Ke2 $11) 42... Kh7 $19 43. Rc5 Kg6 44. Ree5 Rd6 45. Rg5+ {[#]} Kf6 $4 (45... Kh7) 46. f4 $4 (46. Rgf5+ Kg6 $8 (46... Ke6 $4 47. Rce5+ $18) 47. Rxf7 Kxf7 48. Rc7+ $11) 46... Ke6 $19 47. Kf3 Kd7 48. Rc4 b6 49. Re5 a5 50. Rb5 Rc6 51. Rd4+ Kc7 52. Rdd5 Rc4 53. Rf5 Rxf5 54. Rxf5 Rd4 55. Ke3 Rd7 56. Re5 Kc6 57. f5 b5 58. Re6+ Kc5 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.26"] [White "Huang, Immanuel"] [Black "Dash, Satyakam"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C46"] [BlackElo "1480"] [PlyCount "80"] [GameId "2142189539180813"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 5. Kxf2 Nxe5 6. d4 Qf6+ 7. Ke1 Nc6 8. Be3 Nge7 9. Bc4 O-O 10. Qf3 Qxf3 11. gxf3 a6 12. a3 d6 13. f4 b5 14. Ba2 b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. Bb3 Bb7 17. Rg1 Rfe8 18. Kf2 d5 19. Ra4 a5 20. e5 Red8 21. Rga1 Nec6 22. Nb5 Rd7 23. R4a3 Ba6 24. Nc3 Rb8 25. Na2 Rdd8 26. Nxb4 Rxb4 27. Ra4 Rb7 28. R4a3 Bb5 29. Bd2 g6 30. Bxa5 Nxd4 31. Bd2 c5 32. c3 Nf5 33. Ra7 Rxa7 34. Rxa7 c4 35. Bc2 Bd7 36. Bxf5 Bxf5 37. Ke3 Rb8 38. Bc1 Rb5 39. Ra8+ Kg7 40. Kd4 Be6 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.27"] [White "Fan, Shanhuan"] [Black "Stults, Sawyer"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Stults,Sawyer"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "1380"] [BlackElo "1348"] [PlyCount "82"] [GameId "2142189539180814"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%eval 17,0]} d5 {[%eval 24,0]} 2. Bf4 {[%eval 0,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 12,0]} 3. e3 {[%eval 4,0]} Bf5 {[%eval 24,0]} 4. c4 {[%eval 11,0]} e6 {[%eval 15,0]} 5. Nc3 {[%eval 7,0]} Bd6 {[%eval 25,0]} 6. Bxd6 {[%eval 3,0]} Qxd6 {[%eval 31,0]} 7. Qb3 {[%eval 24,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 43,0]} 8. cxd5 {[%eval 11,0]} exd5 {[%eval 9,0]} 9. Nf3 {[%eval 13,0]} O-O {[%eval 21,0]} 10. Nh4 {[%eval 1,0]} Be6 {[%eval 14,0]} 11. Be2 {[%eval 14,0]} Ne4 {[%eval 21,0]} 12. Nf3 {[%eval 27,0]} a5 {[%eval 32,0]} 13. a3 {[%eval 11,0]} Ne7 {[%eval 25,0]} 14. Qc2 {[%eval 8,0]} Nxc3 {[%eval 0,0]} 15. Qxc3 {[%eval 3,0]} Rfc8 {[%eval 18,0]} 16. Rc1 {[%eval 3,0]} a4 {[%eval 6,0]} 17. O-O {[%eval 7,0]} b6 {[%eval 13,0]} 18. Bd3 {[%eval 0,0]} Bf5 {[%eval 28,0]} 19. Bxf5 {[%eval 27,0]} Nxf5 {[%eval 24,0]} 20. Qd3 {[%eval 5,0]} g6 {[%eval 19,0]} 21. Rc3 {[%eval 9,0]} c5 {[%eval 26,0]} 22. dxc5 {[%eval 13,0]} bxc5 {[%eval 22,0]} 23. Rd1 {[%eval 18,0]} Rd8 {[%eval 17,0]} 24. Qc2 {[%eval 1,0]} Ra5 {[%eval 12,0]} 25. e4 {[%eval 9,0]} Ne7 $2 {[%eval 102,0] Mistake. Nd4 was best.} (25... Nd4 26. Nxd4) 26. exd5 {[%eval 124,0]} Rb8 $2 {[%eval 261,0] Mistake. Nf5 was best.} (26... Nf5 27. Rcd3 Qf6 28. Nd2 Nd4 29. Ne4 Qf4 30. Qd2 Qxd2 31. R3xd2 Nb3 32. Rd3) 27. Nd2 {[%eval 251,0]} Nxd5 $2 {[%eval 421,0] Mistake. Rab5 was best.} (27... Rab5 28. Nc4 Qf6 29. Rf3 Nf5 30. Qxa4 Qh4 31. d6 Nd4 32. Re3 Kg7 33. Rd2) 28. Nc4 {[%eval 419,0]} Qe6 {[%eval 418,0]} 29. Nxa5 {[%eval 403,0]} Nxc3 {[%eval 403,0]} 30. Qxc3 {[%eval 426,0]} Qe2 {[%eval 402,0]} 31. Rb1 {[%eval 436,0]} Rd8 {[%eval 438,0]} 32. Rf1 $4 {[%eval -597,0] Blunder. h3 was best.} (32. h3 Rd2 33. Qxc5 h5 34. Qe3 Qxe3 35. fxe3 g5 36. b4 axb3 37. Nxb3 Re2) 32... Rd1 {[%eval -404,0]} 33. h3 {[%eval -495,0]} Rxf1+ {[%eval -457,0]} 34. Kh2 {[%eval -495,0]} Rxf2 {[%eval -448,0]} 35. Qg3 {[%eval -451,0]} Qxb2 {[%eval -455,0]} 36. Nc4 {[%eval -456,0]} Qd4 {[%eval -497,0]} 37. Ne5 {[%eval -449,0]} Rf1 {[%eval -456,0]} 38. Nf3 {[%eval -465,0]} Qe3 {[%eval -475,0]} 39. Qb8+ {[%eval -465,0]} Kg7 {[%eval -479,0]} 40. Qb2+ {[%eval -482,0]} Kh6 {[%eval -391,0]} 41. Qb5 $4 {[%eval -32759,0] Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb8 was best.} (41. Qb8 Rxf3 42. Qf8+ Kh5 43. gxf3 Qf2+ 44. Kh1 Qxf3+ 45. Kg1 c4 46. Qb4 Qg3+) 41... Qf4+ {[%eval -32761,0]} 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.28"] [White "Fisher, Brett"] [Black "Singer, Andrew"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A31"] [WhiteElo "1394"] [BlackElo "995"] [PlyCount "106"] [GameId "2142189539184911"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. dxc5 O-O 7. cxd6 exd6 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. Rb1 Re8 11. b3 Bb7 12. Ba3 Ne5 13. Nb5 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Ne4 16. Rbd1 Re6 17. Nxd6 Nxd6 18. Bxd6 Bf8 19. Bxf8 Qxf8 20. Rd7 Rd8 21. Rfd1 Rxd7 22. Rxd7 Rd6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Qd5 Qa3 25. Qd2 h5 26. g3 a5 27. Qd8+ Kg7 28. Qxb6 Qxa2 29. c5 Qb1+ 30. Kg2 Qe4+ 31. f3 Qxe3 32. Qxa5 Qe2+ 33. Kg1 Qxf3 34. Qa1+ f6 35. Qc1 Qd5 36. c6 Qd4+ 37. Kg2 Qd5+ 38. Kf2 Qf5+ 39. Ke2 Qe4+ 40. Kd2 Qd5+ 41. Ke1 Qe4+ 42. Kd1 Qd5+ 43. Qd2 Qxc6 44. Qc2 Qd5+ 45. Kc1 g5 46. b4 Kh6 47. Qb2 Kg6 48. Kb1 Qh1+ 49. Ka2 Qd5+ 50. Ka3 Qa8+ 51. Kb3 Qd5+ 52. Ka4 Qa8+ 53. Kb5 Qb7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.29"] [White "Smith, Daniel L"] [Black "Toczyski, David Paul"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "1052"] [BlackElo "1294"] [PlyCount "82"] [GameId "2142178325459175"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bf4 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. Nf3 b4 7. Na4 Nxe4 8. Bxc4 e6 9. Qe2 Nf6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. d5 cxd5 12. Bxd5 Rb8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Qxe5 Bb7 15. Rd1 Qc8 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qd4 Be7 19. O-O Rg8 20. g3 Rd8 21. Nc5 Qb6 22. Nd7 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 Rxd7 24. Rc4 Rg5 25. Rfc1 Rgd5 26. Kg2 Rd2 27. Rh4 Rxb2 28. Rxh7 Rbd2 29. Rh8+ Bf8 30. Rb1 a5 31. Ra1 Rc2 32. a3 b3 33. a4 Rdd2 34. Rh5 b2 35. Rb1 Rc1 36. Rxb2 Rxb2 37. Rxa5 Be7 38. Ra8+ Bd8 39. a5 Ra1 40. a6 Rba2 41. a7 Rxa7 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.30"] [White "Madden, Dahlia"] [Black "Hack, Richard"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B86"] [WhiteElo "1195"] [BlackElo "1500"] [PlyCount "33"] [GameId "2142189539184913"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Qc7 8. f4 b5 9. f5 e5 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Bb7 13. Qxf7+ Kd8 14. Bg5 Bxe4 15. f6 gxf6 16. Bxf6 Rf8 17. Qxf8+ 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.32"] [White "Karwat, Joseph"] [Black "Booth, Kyle Ewart Coventry"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "1367"] [BlackElo "1183"] [PlyCount "71"] [GameId "2142189539189010"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. e5 e6 4. Nf3 c4 5. d4 cxd3 6. Bxd3 Nc6 7. O-O Bc5 8. Re1 h6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Rxe3 Nge7 11. Na3 a6 12. Nc2 Nf5 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Rd3 Be6 15. c4 Ne7 16. Nb4 Qa5 17. Nxd5 Nc6 18. a3 Bd7 19. b4 Qd8 20. c5 Rc8 21. Qd2 Nb8 22. Rd1 Rc6 23. Nb6 Rc7 24. Nd4 Qg5 25. f4 Qg4 26. e6 fxe6 27. Nxe6 Bxe6 28. Rd8+ Kf7 29. Rxh8 Nd7 30. Nc8 Nf6 31. Nd6+ Kg6 32. Re1 Bd5 33. Re3 Nh5 34. Qxd5 Nxf4 35. Qf3 Nh3+ 36. Kf1 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.33"] [White "Braithwaite, Andrew"] [Black "Fitzgerald, William"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "931"] [BlackElo "1346"] [PlyCount "98"] [GameId "2142189539189011"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Nd5 7. c4 Nb6 8. Bd3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd2 Re8 12. Nf3 h6 13. Rb1 Bb7 14. b3 d6 15. exd6 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 cxd6 17. Bb2 c5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 d5 21. cxd5 Qxd5 22. Qe5+ Qxe5 23. Nxe5 Re8 24. Re1 f6 25. Nd3 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 {[#]} Kf7 27. f4 Ke6 28. Kf2 Kd5 29. Ke3 c4 30. Nc2 cxb3 31. axb3 a5 32. g3 f5 33. h3 h5 34. Kd3 Kc5 35. Nd4 Nd5 36. Nc2 {[#]} h4 37. Ke2 hxg3 38. Kf3 {[#]} Nxf4 39. Kxg3 Ne2+ 40. Kf3 Nd4+ 41. Nxd4 Kxd4 42. Kf4 Kc3 43. Kg5 Kxb3 44. h4 a4 45. Kxg6 a3 46. h5 a2 47. h6 a1=Q 48. h7 f4 49. Kf7 Qh8 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.34"] [White "Trosen, Lawrence R"] [Black "Otterbach, Renate"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B27"] [WhiteElo "1261"] [BlackElo "1026"] [PlyCount "70"] [GameId "2142189539189012"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Bc4 e6 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. e5 Nc6 8. exf6 Nxd4 9. fxg7 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 Qe5+ 12. Be2 Qxg7 13. Bc3 f6 14. Nd2 O-O 15. O-O-O d5 16. Rhg1 e5 17. Nf1 Qc7 18. Ng3 Kh8 19. b3 a5 20. Bd3 Qxc3 21. Ne2 Qc7 22. Ng3 f5 23. Kb1 e4 24. fxe4 fxe4 25. Bb5 Rxf2 26. Ne2 Bf5 27. Nd4 Bh3 28. Rc1 Qc5 29. Rgd1 Bg4 30. h4 Bxd1 31. Rxd1 Rc8 32. c4 dxc4 33. Bxc4 Qb4 34. Nc2 Qc3 35. Rc1 e3 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.35"] [White "Kojevnikov, Alexander"] [Black "Vazquez, Dominic A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "992"] [BlackElo "1312"] [PlyCount "120"] [GameId "2142189539189013"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Be6 8. c5 Qd7 9. O-O a6 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Rfe8 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bb2 Re7 15. Rab1 Rae8 16. c4 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Bd5 18. Rxe7 Rxe7 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Bc3 Na7 21. Qb2 Nb5 22. Bb4 Re4 23. Rd1 Nd7 24. Qa1 g5 25. a4 Na7 26. Ba5 b6 27. cxb6 cxb6 28. Bc3 Nc6 {[#]} 29. Rd3 $2 (29. Nd2) 29... g4 $2 (29... Nde5 $1 30. Nxe5 Nxe5 31. Rg3 Ng6 $17) 30. Nd2 Re6 31. Re3 (31. Nf1 $1) 31... Re7 32. Qe1 (32. Nf1 $1 $14) 32... Re6 33. Qe2 {[#]} Qf5 $2 (33... h5 $11) 34. d5 (34. Qxa6 $16) 34... Qxd5 35. Qxg4+ {[#]} Rg6 $2 (35... Qg5 $14 36. Qxg5+ hxg5 37. Rg3 Rg6 38. Ne4 g4 39. Rd3 Re6) 36. Re8+ Nf8 {[#]} 37. Qf3 $2 (37. Ne4 $1 $18) 37... Qxf3 38. Nxf3 Re6 $2 {[#]} (38... Rd6 $1 $11) 39. Rxe6 $2 (39. Ra8 $1 $16) 39... fxe6 40. Kf1 b5 41. axb5 axb5 42. Ke2 Kf7 43. Ne5+ Nxe5 44. Bxe5 Nd7 45. Bb2 Ke7 46. Kd3 Kd6 47. Kd4 e5+ 48. Ke4 Nc5+ 49. Kf5 Nd3 50. Ba3+ b4 51. Bxb4+ $1 Nxb4 {[#]} 52. g4 $4 (52. f4 $1 $11) 52... Nd3 $1 53. f3 Nf4 54. h4 {[#]} Kd5 $4 (54... Ng2 $1 $19) 55. g5 hxg5 56. hxg5 Kd4 57. Kg4 Ke3 {[#]} 58. Kg3 $4 (58. Kf5 $1 $11) 58... Ke2 $4 (58... Ne6 {wins easily:} 59. Kg4 (59. g6 Nf4 60. g7 Nh5+) 59... Nxg5) 59. Kg4 Kf2 60. Kf5 Kxf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.36"] [White "Halle, Zachary"] [Black "Le, Thu Anh"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Le,Thu Anh"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "913"] [BlackElo "1196"] [PlyCount "58"] [GameId "2142401003442935"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,58,18,22,33,-30,27,34,38,33,32,26,28,35,52,7,18,7,42,42,30,45,65,42,-160,17,-52,52,-59,-395,-30,-47,-59,-92,-91,-94,-66,-32,-98,-164,-181,-217,-60,-177,-88,-136,-81,-24,-89,-158,-111,-182,-99,-104,-67,-66,-118,-162,-257,-307,-354]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. f3 O-O 6. Qd2 a6 {Recommended approach from Nigel,Davies book for Pirc defense.  The idea is to start an early attack when it's clear White wants to Q-side castle.} (6... e5) (6... c5) 7. Bh6 b5 8. h4 Nc6 (8... c5 {I wanted to avoid a queen trade and go into an early equal endgame. That might not have been the best decision.} 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. dxc5 (10. h5 cxd4 11. Nd5 Nbd7 12. hxg6 fxg6 13. Qxd4 Qa5+ 14. c3 Bb7 (14... e5)) 10... dxc5 11. Qxd8 Rxd8) 9. O-O-O e5 10. d5 Nd4 11. h5 {During the game, I thought this move was premature, because White doesn't have enough attackers for the thematic ...Nf6xh5 RxNh5 yet. Turns out it's the best move. The idea is White can keep the pressure while developing, then push for a *timely* (important) g4.} (11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. f4 Bg4 13. Re1 h5) (11. g4 {I thought that would have been a better move before pushing h5, practically. The engine says it equalizes but the lines for Black are very hard to see (at least at my level), or down right strange.} b4 (11... Bxh6 12. Qxh6 {I usually only do this when the Black king is in the middle. Here it just looks like inviting the violent attacker and I don't see a path to trade out. The engine cold-bloodedly says this is equal.} b4 13. Nb1 c6 14. dxc6 (14. h5 cxd5 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. g5 {This does not work for White.} Nh5) 14... Qb6 (14... Qc7 15. h5 Qxc6) 15. h5 Qxc6 16. Rxd4 {White's only move to keep the advantage.} (16. g5 {No.} Qxc2#) (16. Bd3 Be6 17. g5 Nxh5 {Now Black is fine.}) 16... exd4 17. Nd2 Be6 18. Bd3) 12. Bxg7 bxc3 (12... Nxf3 {No I would not have seen this in the game. But it is a nice tactical theme to remember.} 13. Nxf3 bxc3 (13... Kxg7 14. g5 Nh5 15. Ne2 a5 16. Bh3 Bxh3 17. Rxh3 Qd7 {Black is cramped.}) 14. Qh6 {This looks humanly scary, but the White queen is trapped..} (14. Qxc3 Kxg7 15. h5 Bxg4 {Would be good for Black}) 14... Nxg4 (14... Re8 15. Ng5 {Black is done.})) (12... Kxg7 {What I would most likely do, realistically.} 13. Nce2 Nxe2+ 14. Nxe2 h5 15. g5 Nd7 16. Qxb4 a5) 13. Qh6 cxb2+ 14. Kb1 Nxf3 {A queen trap bait if NxNf3 ...Nxg4, but Black gave up 3 pieces.} 15. Nxf3 Nxg4 16. Bxf8 Nxh6 17. Bxh6) 11... Nxh5 {I spent 20 minutes on this move and also considered ...b4. Taking on h5 is usually dangerous due to RxNh5 threat (eliminated) or h-file open attack threat. 'Tis a pawn is a pawn so here we go.} (11... b4 12. Nce2 (12. Bxg7 Kxg7 (12... bxc3 {Transpose to the same line analyzed previously. White gets 3 pieces for the queen.} 13. Qh6 cxb2+ 14. Kb1 Nxf3 15. Nxf3 Ng4 16. Bxf8 Nxh6 17. Bxh6) 13. hxg6 fxg6 14. Qh6+ Kg8 (14... Kf7)) 12... Nxe2+ 13. Nxe2 (13. Bxe2 Bxh6 (13... Nxh5)) 13... Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Nxh5 {Loses a piece.} (14... Qe7 15. Ng1 Bd7 16. g4 Rfc8 17. Nh3 (17. g5 Nxh5) 17... c5 18. dxc6 (18. Rd2 {White can choose to stay locked and keep the pressure.}) 18... Rxc6 19. Kb1) 15. g4 Qe7 16. gxh5 Kh8 17. hxg6 fxg6) 12. Bxg7 $2 {Alleviates the pressure for Black.} (12. Rxh5 {The thematic sac does not work here, as White doesn't have enough firearm. ...g5 is covered so the White queen cannot infiltrate.} gxh5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7) (12. g4 Nxf3 {Again, the only move to equalize but I realistically would not have seen it.} (12... Nf6 13. Bxg7 {Most direct way for White to play and keep the advantage.} (13. Bd3 Re8) 13... Kxg7 14. Qh6+ Kg8) (12... Nf4 {Nice knight but not really doing anything.} 13. Qh2 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Re8 15. Qxh7+ Kf8 16. Qh6+ Ke7) 13. Nxf3 Bxg4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Be2 b4 16. Nb1 Nf4) 12... Kxg7 13. g4 Nf4 14. Nge2 $4 Ndxe2+ (14... Nxf3 {I was eyeing that pawn and thought the knight would be unstable. Why is calculation so hard?} 15. Qe3 Bxg4 (15... Nd4 16. Nxf4 exf4 17. Qxd4+ {Tragic.}) 16. Bg2 (16. Ng1) 16... Qg5 17. Nxf4 Qxf4) 15. Nxe2 Qf6 16. Ng3 (16. Nxf4 {Would have been exactly what Black wants.} Qxf4 17. Qxf4 exf4) 16... Rh8 (16... h6) 17. Qa5 (17. Qh2 h5 {My plan if Qh2, which looks intuitive for White but is actually better for Black.} 18. gxh5 (18. Bd3 h4) 18... Nxh5 19. Nxh5+ Rxh5) 17... Nxd5 $6 (17... Qd8 18. Ne2 c5 {I missed that White doesn't have dxc6 because the queen would be hanging.}) (17... Ra7 18. Bxb5 Nxd5) 18. exd5 {Best way to take back.} (18. Rxd5 Qf4+ 19. Qd2 (19. Kb1 Qxg3 20. Be2 Be6) 19... Qxg3) 18... Qf4+ 19. Qd2 $2 (19. Kb1 Qxg3 20. Qxc7 {White queen infiltrates, eats the pawn chain and supports an f-file attack.} Qxf3 21. Bxb5 axb5 22. Rhf1 Bxg4 23. Rxf3 Bxf3) 19... Qxg3 20. Kb1 (20. Qh6+ {There's nothing  here.} Kg8) 20... Qf4 21. Qc3 Qf6 22. Be2 Bb7 23. Qxc7 Rab8 $1 24. Rhf1 Rhc8 25. Qa5 Qd8 (25... Rc5) (25... Qg5) 26. Qd2 Qf6 27. Rh1 Qf4 $1 28. Qd3 Rc5 29. Rhe1 (29. Qe4 Rbc8 30. c3 a5) 29... Rxd5 {White resigned.} 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.37"] [White "Mackley, Merlin Ethan"] [Black "Mylsamy, Dhivya"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "1182"] [PlyCount "49"] [GameId "2142189539193111"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O e6 8. Ne5 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Qc7 10. Bf4 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Ng6 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Nxh8 Nd7 15. Rfe1 O-O-O 16. Nxf7 Qe7 17. Nxd8 Qxd8 18. Qxe6 Qa5 19. Qe8+ Kc7 20. Re7 Qb5 21. Qxd7+ Qxd7 22. Rxd7+ Kxd7 23. Re1 Kd6 24. Re5 b5 25. b4 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.39"] [White "Cao, Danny Du Uy"] [Black "Blum, Paul"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Cao,Danny"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "1166"] [BlackElo "1010"] [PlyCount "43"] [GameId "2142189539193112"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 0,43,11,27,21,17,-104,2,46,7,5,6,23,19,16,27,47,-63,-103,-103,0,46,41,61,75,84,104,105,150,27,109,138,204,200,86,205,186,106,142,106,180,146,125,124,799,833]} 1. Nf3 {I showed up late. White 1 hour 16 min/Black 1 hour 30 min} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 c5 (3... Bd6 4. Bxd6 (4. Bg3 Bxg3 5. hxg3) 4... Qxd6) 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bd7 (5... Qb6 6. dxc5 (6. Rb1 cxd4 7. exd4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4) (6. c3 Qxb2) 6... Bxc5 (6... Qxb2 7. Rb1 Qxa2 8. Bb5 (8. c4 dxc4 (8... Bxc5) 9. Bxc4) 8... Bxc5 9. c4) 7. Nb3) 6. c3 Qb6 7. Rb1 Nge7 (7... Nf6) 8. Bd6 (8. Bd3 Ng6 9. Bg3 (9. Bg3) (9. Bg5)) 8... cxd4 9. exd4 (9. cxd4) 9... Nf5 10. Bxf8 {White 1:07/Black 1:30} Rxf8 11. Bd3 O-O-O 12. O-O g6 13. Re1 (13. Ng5 h6 14. Nh7 Rh8 15. Nf6) (13. b4) 13... h5 14. b4 Nce7 (14... h4) 15. a4 a6 (15... h4) 16. a5 (16. b5 a5 (16... axb5 17. Bxb5 Bxb5 18. axb5 (18. Rxb5))) 16... Qd6 17. c4 {perhaps unwise to weaken d4} (17. b5 axb5 18. Bxb5 Bxb5 19. Rxb5) (17. Ne5 f6 18. Nxd7) 17... Kb8 {White 47 min... Black 1 hr 25 min} (17... h4 18. cxd5) (17... dxc4 18. Nxc4 Qd5) 18. c5 (18. Ne5) (18. cxd5 Nxd5) 18... Qc7 (18... Qf4 19. Bxf5 (19. Nb3 Ba4 20. Qc2 (20. Bc2) (20. Qd2 Qxd2 21. Nbxd2)) 19... gxf5 20. Nb3 Ba4 21. Qd2 Qxd2 22. Nbxd2) 19. Qe2 (19. b5 axb5 20. Bxb5 Bxb5 21. Rxb5) (19. Qe2 Ba4 20. Bxa6 bxa6 21. Qxa6 Qb7 22. Qxb7+ Kxb7 23. Ne5) 19... Ka7 (19... h4) 20. Ra1 g5 21. b5 (21. Nxg5 Nxd4 22. Qxh5 Rh8 23. Qxf7 Rdf8 (23... Nef5)) 21... g4 22. b6+ {White 37 min/Black 1 hr 25 min} 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.41"] [White "Langendorf, Brian Keith"] [Black "Rushton, Peter James"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "746"] [BlackElo "1267"] [PlyCount "64"] [GameId "2142189539197209"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 2. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 6. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:01:03]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 8. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:36]} 9. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:04:41]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. b4 {[%emt 0:09:03]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:47]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:03:25]} 12. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:38]} f6 {[%emt 0:04:15]} 13. Rc1 {[%emt 0:05:43]} e5 {[%emt 0:02:45]} 14. dxe5 {[%emt 0:04:30]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 15. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 16. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 17. f4 {[%emt 0:13:37]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 18. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:11:36]} 19. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:04:52]} 20. Rcd1 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Bxh2+ {[%emt 0:00:27]} 21. Kxh2 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Rxf3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 22. gxf3 {[%emt 0:03:39]} Qh4+ {[%emt 0:02:06]} 23. Kg1 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Bh3 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 24. Rf2 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:01:10]} 25. Kh1 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Qxf2 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 26. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} 27. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 28. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 29. Kxh3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 30. Rg4 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Qe3+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} 31. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rf3 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 32. a4 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Qh6# {[%emt 0:00:12]} 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: Extra Rated"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.04"] [Round "5.47"] [White "Robins, Alexander"] [Black "Wickliffe, Zachary"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "1342"] [PlyCount "72"] [GameId "2142189539201306"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d3 Bg7 5. Be3 a6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. d4 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 Qb4 12. a3 Qa5 13. Qe3 Ng4 14. Qf4 e5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Qxe5 Nxe5 18. f4 Nc4 19. b3 Na5 20. f5 b5 21. f6 Re8 22. Rad1 Nb7 23. Rd4 Be6 24. e5 c5 25. Rd2 Rad8 26. Re2 b4 27. axb4 cxb4 28. Ne4 h6 29. Nd2 Rd5 30. Nc4 Rc5 31. Rd1 Bg4 32. Kf2 Bxe2 33. Kxe2 Na5 34. Nd6 Rcxe5+ 35. Kf3 Rd8 36. Kf4 Re6 0-1
  
• Download Round 6 as PGN Watch Replay of Round 6 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Winslow, Elliott"] [Black "Cremisi, Daniel"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C06"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [BlackElo "2398"] [PlyCount "72"] [GameId "2144718400876602"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Ngf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. e5 {[%emt 0:03:33]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:15] C06: French Tarrasch: 3...Nf6 4 e5 Nfd7 5 Bd3 main lines.} g5 $5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 9. Nb3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:38]} (9. dxc5 g4 10. Nd4 Ndxe5 11. N2b3 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 e5 13. Re1 Bg7 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 Qd7 16. Qh5 O-O-O 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 f5 19. Rad1 Rhg8 20. Nd2 Qe7 21. b4 Rg6 22. Qe3 d4 23. cxd4 Rxd4 24. a3 Rg8 25. Qe2 Qe6 26. Nf1 h5 27. Rxd4 Nxd4 28. Qxe5 Qxe5 29. Rxe5 h4 30. Ne3 f4 31. Nd5 Rd8 32. Kf1 f3 33. Nb6+ Kb8 34. Rd5 Kc7 35. Na8+ Kc8 36. Nb6+ Kc7 37. Rxd8 Kxd8 38. Nc4 fxg2+ 39. Kxg2 Nf3 40. Ne3 Ne5 41. h3 gxh3+ 42. Kxh3 Ng6 43. Ng2 Kc7 44. Nxh4 Ne7 45. f4 a5 46. b5 Nd5 47. f5 Nc3 48. b6+ Kd7 49. Nf3 Ne4 50. Ne5+ Kc8 51. Kh4 Nxc5 52. f6 Kd8 53. Kh5 Ke8 54. Kg6 Ne6 55. Nc4 Nf4+ 56. Kf5 Nd5 57. Ke6 Nf4+ 58. Kd6 Kf7 59. Kc7 Nd5+ 60. Kxb7 a4 61. Kc6 Nxb6 62. Nxb6 Kxf6 63. Nxa4 {1-0 Naroditsky,D (2622)-Galchenko,M (2442) Titled Tuesday intern op 24th Jan Late Chess.com INT blitz 2023 (3)}) 9... h6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} (9... g4 10. Ng5) (9... c4 10. Nxg5 cxd3 11. Nxe6 Qb6 12. Nf4 Ne7 13. Qh5 $16) 10. dxc5 {[%eval 64,26] [%wdl 240,755,5] [%emt 0:02:47]} (10. Be2 $16 {[%eval 109,27] [%wdl 569,430,1]}) (10. Nxc5) 10... Nxc5 {[%eval 120,21] [%wdl 656,343,1] [%emt 0:00:24] [#]} (10... Bg7 $14 {[%eval 64,26] [%wdl 240,755,5]}) 11. Nbd4 $2 $146 {[%eval 4,26] [%wdl 40,929,31] [%emt 0:06:33]} (11. Nxc5 $16 {[%eval 120,21] [%wdl 656,343,1]} Bxc5 12. Re1) (11. Re1 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Bg7 13. g4 Qc7 14. Qe2 Ne7 15. Nbd4 Ng6 16. a4 Bd7 17. Bd2 {0-1 Kouwenhoven,D (1904)-Vrolijk,L (2162) NED-ch U14 Rotterdam 2016 (6)}) 11... Qc7 {[%eval 49,23] [%wdl 155,838,7] [%emt 0:04:08]} (11... Nxd3 $11 {[%eval 4,26] [%wdl 40,929,31]} 12. Qxd3 g4 13. Nxc6 bxc6) 12. Nxc6 {[%eval 7,26] [%wdl 35,944,21] [%emt 0:08:58]} (12. Bc2 $14 {[%eval 49,23] [%wdl 155,838,7]}) 12... bxc6 {[%eval 65,27] [%wdl 205,793,2] [%emt 0:00:29]} ({Black should try} 12... Nxd3 $1 $11 {[%eval 7,26] [%wdl 35,944,21]} 13. Qxd3 bxc6) 13. Nd4 {[%eval -70,26] [%wdl 1,762,237] [%emt 0:04:04]} ({White should try} 13. Bc2 $14 {[%eval 65,27] [%wdl 205,793,2]}) 13... Nxd3 $1 $15 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 14. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:44]} (14... Qxe5 15. Nxc6 Qc7 16. Qd4 $11) 15. Nc2 {[%emt 0:02:14]} Qxe5 {[%eval -29,28] [%wdl 3,958,39] [%emt 0:02:40]} (15... a5 $15 {[%eval -66,23] [%wdl 1,819,180]} 16. Re1 Be7) 16. f4 {[%eval -99,27] [%wdl 0,517,483] [%emt 0:08:26] White sacrificed a pawn} (16. Re1 $11 {[%eval -29,28] [%wdl 3,958,39] remains equal.} Qc7 (16... Qd6 17. b4 $11) 17. b4 (17. Qxd5 Bb7 $11)) 16... Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 17. f5 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:03:29]} (17... exf5 18. Ne3 $11) 18. Qh3 {[%emt 0:02:20]} exf5 {[%emt 0:04:37]} 19. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:01:05] [#]} Bxh2+ $1 {[%emt 0:01:19][%mdl 512]} 20. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Be5 {[%emt 0:00:44] Repels Bf6} 21. Rae1 {[%emt 0:03:09]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 22. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} f4 {[%emt 0:06:39] Repels Ne3} 23. Qf3 {[%emt 0:02:14]} O-O $1 {[%emt 0:03:45]} 24. Qh5 $6 {[%eval -247,25] [%wdl 0,1,999] [%emt 0:03:36]} (24. b4 $17 {[%eval -144,26] [%wdl 0,108,892] keeps fighting.}) 24... Bg7 $19 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 25. g3 {[%emt 0:01:52]} d4 {[%emt 0:02:16]} (25... fxg3 26. Bf6 $19) 26. gxf4 {[%emt 0:04:32]} Qb7+ {[%emt 0:01:18]} (26... dxc3 27. bxc3 Kh7 (27... Bxc3 $2 28. Qxh6 Qb7+ 29. Kh2 $18) (27... Bxa2 28. Ne3 $17) 28. Rf3 $19) 27. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:28] Rg1 would now be deadly.} Qxb2 $2 {[%eval 138,29] [%wdl 868,132,0] [%emt 0:02:29] [#]} (27... Bxa2 $2 28. Rg1 f6 (28... Qxb2 29. Rxg7+ {[%mdl 64] Clearance} Kxg7 30. Rg1+ Kh7 31. Qf5+ Kh8 32. Bf6#) 29. Qxh6 $18 (29. cxd4 Kh8 $16)) (27... Kh7 $1 $19 {[%eval -269,27] [%wdl 0,0,1000] ...Rg8 is the strong threat.} 28. f5 Rg8 (28... Bxa2 $2 29. f6 $18)) 28. Rf2 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:06:48]} (28... Bxa2 $2 29. Rg2 Qb6 (29... dxc3 30. Qxh6 f5 31. Rxg7#) 30. Reg1 $18) 29. f5 {[%emt 0:01:21]} d3 {[%emt 0:08:29] [#]} (29... Bxa2 $2 30. f6 Be6 31. Rg2 Qh3+ 32. Kg1 $18) 30. f6 {[%eval 49,33] [%wdl 72,927,1] [%emt 0:17:37]} (30. fxe6 fxe6 (30... dxc2 31. exf7+ Kh7 32. Rg2 $15) 31. Ne3 Rxf2+ (31... Qxe1 $2 32. Rxf8+ {[%csl Oe1][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Rxf8 33. Bxe1 $18) 32. Bxf2 Rf8 $17) (30. Re3 $1 $16 {[%eval 135,25] [%wdl 852,148,0]}) 30... dxc2 $2 {[%eval 309,28] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:04:02][%mdl 8192]} (30... d2 $1 $14 {[%eval 49,33] [%wdl 72,927,1]} 31. fxg7 Qh3+ (31... dxe1=R 32. Bf6 $18) (31... dxe1=N 32. gxf8=Q+ Rxf8 33. Bf6 $16) 32. Kg1 dxe1=Q+ (32... dxe1=B 33. gxf8=R+ Rxf8 34. Rg2+ Kh7 35. Nxe1 $16) (32... dxe1=R+ 33. Nxe1 Kxg7 34. Rf3 $16) 33. Nxe1 Kxg7) 31. Rg2 $4 {[%eval -565,31] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:00:38][%mdl 8192]} (31. fxg7 $18 {[%eval 309,28] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} Qh3+ (31... Qxe1 32. gxf8=Q+ {[%mdl 64] Promotion} Rxf8 33. Rg2+ {[%csl Oe1][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Kh7 34. Bxe1 $18) (31... c1=Q $2 32. Rxc1 Qh3+ 33. Kg1 $18) (31... Kxg7 32. Rg2+ Kh7 33. Rxe6 c1=Q 34. Qf5+ Kh8 35. Bf6+) 32. Kg1) 31... c1=Q {[%emt 0:07:37] Black is clearly winning.} (31... c1=R 32. Rxg7+ Kh8 33. Qxh6#) 32. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:06:53]} Qxc1 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 33. Rxg7+ {[%emt 0:08:28]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 34. Bg5 {[%emt 0:06:36][%cal Rh5h6]} Qb2+ {[%emt 0:02:20]} 35. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qd4+ {[%emt 0:00:46]} 36. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Qg4+ {[%emt 0:00:57] Weighted Error Value: White=0.63/Black=0.39} 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Bayaraa, Chinguun"] [Black "Dzhanhirov, Dmytro"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2083"] [BlackElo "2238"] [PlyCount "131"] [GameId "2144718406111291"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:16] Relatively rare -- with 27183 games!} 2. b3 {[%emt 0:00:06] And now we're down to 516 games. That was fast!} (2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. c4 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. a3 Nge7 8. Rb1 a5 9. Ne1 Be6 10. Nd5 O-O 11. Nc2 Rb8 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 b5 14. bxa5 bxc4 15. Nxe7+ Nxe7 16. Ba3 Qd7 17. a6 d5 18. Bc5 Qc7 19. Rxb8 Rxb8 20. a7 Ra8 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Ne3 e4 23. d3 exd3 24. exd3 c3 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Bxd5 Rxa7 27. Qf3 Bd4 28. Rc1 Kg7 29. Kg2 Qc5 30. Rc2 f5 31. Bc4 h5 {0-1 Matlakov,M (2623)-Wei,Y (2751) Titled Tuesday intern op 14th Jan Early Chess.com INT blitz 2025 (9)}) 2... Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:13] 22 games!} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:07] 7 games...} (3. Bb2) 3... Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:53] some transposition...} 4. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:28]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 5. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:18]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:10] [#]} 7. c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (7. d4 Nbd7 8. c3 c5 9. Nbd2 Qc7 {0-1 Liamos,E (1169)-Ximinis,I (1039) GRE-ch U10 Achaia 2017 (5)}) 7... c6 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 8. d4 $14 {[%emt 0:00:12] Novel here; a lot of transposition.} d5 {[%emt 0:01:33] [#]} 9. Ne5 $146 {[%emt 0:01:00] I think we're finally breaking new ground now:} (9. Nc3 e6 10. Ne5 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nbd7 12. f4 Qe7 13. Rad1 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Nd5 15. Rc1 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Rfc8 17. Rc2 Nb6 18. Ba3 Qd8 19. Rd1 Rc7 20. Bb2 Nd5 21. a3 Rd7 22. Rcd2 Qc7 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. fxe5 Rad8 25. e4 Ne7 26. Qf2 Nc8 27. Rd3 Nb6 28. Bc1 f6 29. exf6 e5 30. Bg5 Kf7 31. Qh4 h5 32. Qf2 Qd6 33. g4 Qe6 34. h3 exd4 35. Qf4 Qd6 36. e5 Qe6 37. gxh5 gxh5 38. Qe4 Ke8 39. f7+ Rxf7 40. Bxd8 Rg7+ 41. Kh2 Kxd8 42. Rxd4+ Nd5 43. Rf1 Kc7 44. Qf5 Qg8 45. Qf3 Qh7 46. b4 Qg6 47. Rd2 Qg5 48. Re2 Ne7 49. e6 Ng6 50. Rg1 Nh4 51. Qg3+ Qxg3+ 52. Rxg3 Re7 53. Re4 Nf5 54. Rf3 Nd6 55. Re2 Kb6 56. Rd3 Kc7 57. Kg3 Ne8 58. Kf4 Ng7 59. Rde3 Ne8 60. Kg5 Nd6 61. Kf6 Re8 62. e7 Kd7 63. Rd2 Kc7 64. Rxd6 Kxd6 65. Kf7 Rh8 66. e8=Q Rxe8 67. Rxe8 Kc7 68. Re6 Kd7 69. a4 Kc7 70. Kg7 a6 71. Kh6 Kd7 72. Rg6 Kc7 73. Kxh5 Kb6 74. Kg5 a5 75. bxa5+ Kxa5 76. h4 Kxa4 77. h5 b5 78. h6 b4 79. Rxc6 b3 80. Rb6 b2 81. Rxb2 Ka3 82. Rb8 Ka4 83. h7 Ka3 84. h8=Q Ka4 85. Qa1# {1-0 Kozakow,A (1396)-Koseski,D (1478) POL Region-ch U11 Lochow 2010 (8.2)}) (9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Re8 13. Qc2 dxc4 14. bxc4 Qc7 15. e4 e5 16. dxe5 Ng4 17. e6 Rxe6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. h3 Ngf6 20. Rab1 b6 21. Ng5 Re7 22. f4 h6 23. e5 Ng4 24. Nge4 Ne3 25. Qc3 Nxf1 26. e6+ Ne5 27. Rxf1 {1-0 Rogov,Y-Nadvikov,R (2188) Moscow-ch Silent fin 1996}) 9... Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 10. Qxe2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:06:06]} 11. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:52]} e6 {[%emt 0:02:27]} 12. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:04:40]} 13. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 14. f4 {[%emt 0:00:55][%cal Rc4d5] With the idea cxd5.} f6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 15. e4 $2 {[%eval -95,25] [%wdl 0,552,448] [%emt 0:14:47] [#]} (15. cxd5 $11 {[%eval 12,29] [%wdl 23,968,9]} exd5 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. Rf1) 15... d4 $1 $17 {[%emt 0:11:35]} 16. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:16:36]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 17. Rd6 {[%emt 0:07:38]} exf4 {[%emt 0:06:25] Black has a king side majority} 18. Na4 $2 {[%eval -264,26] [%wdl 0,1,999] [%emt 0:04:22]} (18. Rad1 $17 {[%eval -98,23] [%wdl 0,523,477]} Qb6+ 19. Kh1) 18... Qe7 {[%emt 0:10:37]} (18... f3 $1 19. gxf3 Bxb2 20. Nxb2 Qg5+ 21. Kh1 Ne5) 19. Rad1 {[%emt 0:04:38]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 20. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:04:44]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 21. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:04:01]} 22. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:07][%cal Oa4c5] [#]} Qf6 $2 {[%eval 8,29] [%wdl 9,987,4] [%emt 0:20:05]} (22... b6 $19 {[%eval -191,22] [%wdl 0,10,990]} 23. Qh3 Bg7 $1 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 {Yes, it's White who is in trouble. Surprising.}) 23. Nc5 $11 {[%emt 0:04:27][%cal Of3h3] White even has what tiny advantage there is.} Rae8 {[%emt 0:09:45]} 24. Nxb7 {[%emt 0:02:13] Black is weak on the light squares} Re7 {[%emt 0:03:25]} (24... Rf7) 25. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rff7 {[%emt 0:04:44]} 26. R7d3 {[%emt 0:03:22]} (26. Kf1 $5) 26... Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 27. Kh1 {[%emt 0:01:12] [#]} Bb6 $2 {[%eval 113,20] [%wdl 662,338,0] [%emt 0:01:38]} (27... a5 $11 {[%eval 0,22] [%wdl 6,988,6] keeps the balance.}) 28. Nd7 $16 {[%emt 0:00:36] White is more active.} Qg5 {[%emt 0:03:29]} 29. Nxb6 $2 {[%eval 10,28] [%wdl 9,988,3] [%emt 0:02:37]} (29. b4 $16 {[%eval 118,25] [%wdl 712,288,0]}) 29... axb6 $11 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 31. Qh3 {[%emt 0:09:52] Everything is 0.00 ...} Qf2 {[%emt 0:03:20]} 32. R6d2 {[%eval -20,31] [%wdl 1,986,13] [%emt 0:08:37] Against f3} (32. Qf3 $142 {[%eval 19,27] [%wdl 12,986,2]} Qc5 33. g3) 32... Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} (32... Qe3 $1 $15 {/=}) 33. Qh6 $14 {[%emt 0:01:32] /=} Rf8 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 34. Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Ref7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 35. R1d7 $40 {[%emt 0:02:37][%mdl 128] [#] White attacks.} Rxd8 $4 {[%eval 351,30] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:01:16]} (35... Qb4 $1 $11 {[%eval 15,28] [%wdl 10,988,2] and Black has nothing to worry.} 36. Rxf8+ Qxf8 37. Qxf8+ Kxf8) 36. Rxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 37. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:20][%csl Gd7][%cal Rh6h7]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 39. Qxh7+ $18 {[%emt 0:00:16]} ({Weaker is} 39. Qxf4+ Kg7 40. Qc7+ Kh6 $16) 39... Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 40. Qh8+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 41. e5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:30][%cal Rf2e1]} 42. Qf6+ {[%emt 0:00:08] [#]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:27][%cal Rf2e1]} 43. Qxe6+ {[%emt 0:00:37]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:00:43][%cal Rf2e1]} 44. Qd6+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:00:03][%cal Rf2e1]} 45. Qxc6+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:00:02][%cal Rf2e1]} 46. Qd6+ {[%emt 0:00:53]} Ka7 {[%emt 0:00:07][%cal Rf2e1]} 47. Qd7+ {[%emt 0:01:04]} Ka6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 48. Qd1 {[%emt 0:01:12]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:06][%cal Og5g4]} 49. h3 {[%emt 0:03:31]} Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 50. Kh2 {[%emt 0:01:59] Black must now prevent Qf3.} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 51. Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:11][%cal Gd5a8]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 52. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Qh8 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 53. Qxg5 {[%emt 0:01:37]} Qd4+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} 54. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 55. Qb5+ {[%emt 0:00:45]} Ka7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 56. Qd7+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 57. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Ka7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 58. a3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 59. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 60. b4 {[%emt 0:00:35][%mdl 32]} Ka7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 61. c5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 62. bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kb8 {[%eval 3386,17] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:00:08]} (62... Qd4 $142 {[%eval 445,24] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} 63. Qc6 Qe3 64. Qb6+ Ka8) 63. Qb3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 64. Qe6+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 65. Qb6+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 66. Qc6+ {[%emt 0:00:05] Quite a comeback for White.} 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Srinivasan, Sivavishnu"] [Black "Heiserman, Jimmy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2092"] [BlackElo "2298"] [PlyCount "144"] [GameId "2144718406115388"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 3. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:48]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:03:07]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:01:13]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:25]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 9. Re1 {[%emt 0:02:28]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:06:44]} 10. Qc2 {[%emt 0:02:51]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:09:43]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:04:51]} 12. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 13. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:01:51]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 14. Nf1 {[%emt 0:02:58]} Nce7 {[%emt 0:02:35]} 15. Rad1 {[%emt 0:05:38]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:08:00]} 16. Bd2 {[%emt 0:02:26]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 17. a3 {[%emt 0:02:10]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 18. Ng3 {[%emt 0:10:01]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:06:21]} 19. fxg3 {[%emt 0:01:17]} f6 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 20. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:01:14]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 21. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxe1+ {[%emt 0:01:38]} 22. Nxe1 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 23. Qe3 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 24. Qxe6+ {[%emt 0:01:36]} Kxe6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 25. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} h5 {[%emt 0:02:48]} 26. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 27. Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 28. Bc7 {[%emt 0:02:33]} g5 {[%emt 0:02:25]} 29. Ke3 {[%emt 0:01:53]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 30. Ba5 {[%emt 0:06:18]} c5 {[%emt 0:03:43]} 31. Bc7 {[%emt 0:14:14]} c4 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 32. Nb4 {[%emt 0:04:56]} Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 33. axb4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:03:06]} 34. h3 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:06:48]} 35. Kf3 {[%emt 0:04:03]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 36. g4+ {[%emt 0:02:15]} hxg4+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 37. hxg4+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 38. Bd6 {[%emt 0:05:22]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 39. g3 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 40. Bc5 {[%emt 0:05:18]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 41. Bd6 {[%emt 0:03:06]} axb4 {[%emt 0:05:51]} 42. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 43. Ke3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 44. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 45. Ba5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 46. Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 47. Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 48. Ba5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 49. Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 50. Ba5 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 51. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 52. Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:43]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 53. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 54. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 55. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:04:17]} 56. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Kxd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 57. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 58. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:03:15]} 59. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:06:48]} 60. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} b4 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 61. Kc2 {[%emt 0:02:02]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 62. Kb1 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Ka5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 63. Ka1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 64. Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 65. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Ka6 {[%emt 0:03:20]} 66. Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ka5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 67. Ka1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 68. Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 69. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 70. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 71. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 72. Ka1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ka4 {[%emt 0:03:54]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Tsodikova, Natalya"] [Black "Clemens, Kristian"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2177"] [BlackElo "1916"] [PlyCount "178"] [GameId "2144718406123581"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 6. dxc3 {[%emt 0:00:07] It's amazing this is still a popular line!} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 8. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:56]} ({Relevant:} 8... Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 a6 11. Be2 Bf6 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 O-O-O 14. Rhe1 Bf5 15. g4 Bg6 16. f4 h6 17. Nh3 f5 18. g5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 Rxh2 20. Qd5 Ne7 21. Qd4 Nc6 22. Qd5 Ne7 23. Qc4 Kb8 24. Bf3 Rdh8 25. a3 Nc8 26. Qb3 Qb5 27. Qe6 Bh5 28. Bxh5 R8xh5 29. Rd5 Qa4 30. Qxf5 Rh1 31. Rdd1 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Rh8 33. Qf7 g6 34. Ne6 Qc4 35. Qxg6 Nb6 36. Qd3 Qxd3 37. cxd3 Rh3 38. Rf1 {½-½ Vachier Lagrave,M (2747)-Duda,J (2732) Berlin Armageddon Euro&Africa L 2023 (4.1)}) 9. O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:02]} Be6 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 10. Kb1 {[%emt 0:03:53]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 11. Nd4 {[%emt 0:09:12]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 12. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:20] [#]} Be5 $146 {[%emt 0:07:18]} ({Predecessor:} 12... Bxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. h4 Rfe8 15. f3 Qc6 16. Bd3 Qc5 17. Rhe1 Qxd4 18. cxd4 Kf8 19. b3 h6 20. Kb2 {½-½ Areshchenko,A (2655)-Shirov,A (2683) CZE-chT 1415 Czech Republic 2014 (2.4)}) 13. f4 {[%emt 0:03:51]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 14. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:19]} 15. h3 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:04:41]} 16. Be2 {[%emt 0:03:15]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:06:52]} 17. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:05:10]} 18. Bf3 {[%emt 0:05:08]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:04:15]} 19. Be4 {[%emt 0:04:12]} h6 {[%emt 0:08:11]} 20. Rde1 {[%emt 0:05:18]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:02:56]} 21. Rhf1 {[%emt 0:11:27]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:07:39]} 22. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 23. Rc4 {[%emt 0:05:47]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:02:57]} 24. a4 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Re3 {[%emt 0:06:32]} 25. Qd5 {[%emt 0:07:01]} a5 {[%emt 0:08:37]} 26. f5 {[%emt 0:03:38]} Re5 {[%emt 0:02:53]} 27. Qf3 {[%emt 0:01:35]} f6 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 28. g4 {[%emt 0:01:53] [#]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 29. h4 {[%emt 0:01:54]} c6 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 30. g5 {[%emt 0:02:06]} Re1+ {[%emt 0:03:00]} 31. Ka2 {[%emt 0:03:53]} Rxf1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 32. Qxf1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 33. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} fxg5 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 34. Rg4 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 35. Qg2 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 36. Rxg5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Re5 {[%emt 0:03:13]} 37. Qg4 {[%emt 0:05:27]} b5 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 38. axb5 {[%emt 0:02:30]} Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 39. Rg6 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Qf7+ {[%emt 0:00:42]} 40. Kb1 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 41. Rxg7+ {[%emt 0:00:44]} Qxg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 42. Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 43. c4 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 44. Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:46]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 45. b3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 46. Ka3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 47. c3 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 48. Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 49. Qa8 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 50. Qxa5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 51. Ka4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 52. Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 53. Kc6 {[%emt 0:02:42]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 54. Kxd6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 55. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qa6+ {[%emt 0:01:03]} 56. Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 57. c4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 58. Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} 59. Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qb2+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} 60. Qb5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Qg7+ {[%emt 0:00:54]} 61. Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qf6+ {[%emt 0:00:25]} 62. Qc6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Qf2+ {[%emt 0:00:58]} 63. c5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 64. Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Qf4+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} 65. Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 66. c6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Qa5+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 67. Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 68. Kd8 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 69. Qe6+ {[%emt 0:01:43]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 70. Qd6+ {[%emt 0:02:09]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 71. Qe7+ {[%emt 0:00:42]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 72. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 73. c7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 74. Qe7+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 75. Qd7 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 76. Qd6+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 77. Qe7+ {[%emt 0:00:54]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 78. Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qb5+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} 79. Kd8 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 80. Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Qd5+ {[%emt 0:01:13]} 81. Kc8 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 82. Qd6 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Qf5+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} 83. Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Qb5+ {[%emt 0:00:25]} 84. Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Qd5+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} 85. Ka7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 86. Qb8+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 87. c8=Q {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qa5+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} 88. Qa6 Qc5+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 89. Qbb6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.7"] [White "Qiu, Laurie"] [Black "Seshadri, Sudarshan"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2155"] [BlackElo "2003"] [PlyCount "87"] [GameId "2144718406127678"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. c4 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O a6 12. Nc3 f5 13. f3 Nd7 14. Kh1 $1 {[%mdl 4] is recently more successful than 14.Be3.} Bg5 ({Relevant:} 14... a5 15. a3 Nc5 16. Bc2 Bd7 17. Rb1 a4 18. Be3 Rc8 19. Qe2 Qa5 20. g4 Nb3 21. gxf5 Bxf5 22. Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Rg1 Qc7 24. Nxa4 Rf7 25. Rg4 Bf6 26. Nc3 Nd4 27. Bxd4 exd4 28. Nb5 Qxc4 29. Qxc4 Rxc4 30. Nxd6 Rc5 31. Nxf7 Kxf7 32. Rd1 Rxd5 33. Re4 Kg6 34. Kg2 Kf5 35. Kf1 g5 36. Ke2 Rb5 37. b4 Rb6 38. Rd3 Rc6 39. Kd1 h5 40. Re2 b5 41. Re8 Be5 42. Rf8+ Ke6 43. h3 Rc4 44. Rd8 {½-½ Ivanchuk,V (2647)-Dardha,D (2554) Wch Rapid New York 2024 (12)}) 15. a3 Bxc1 16. Rxc1 Qh4 17. b4 Nf6 {[#]} 18. Na4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 18. Qd2 Bd7 19. Rfe1 Nh5 20. c5 Rae8 21. cxd6 Nf4 22. g3 Qh5 23. gxf4 Qxf3+ 24. Kg1 Rf6 25. Bf1 Rg6+ 26. Bg2 exf4 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. Kh1 Qg4 29. Qe2 Qxe2 30. Nxe2 Rxd6 31. Nxf4 g5 32. Ne6 Rxd5 33. Bxd5 {1-0 Vrbljanac,A (2280)-Joubert,D (1566) Titled Tuesday intern op 02nd Aug Late Chess.com INT blitz 2022 (2)}) 18... e4 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. Bb1 exf3 21. Qxf3 Ng4 22. h3 f4 23. Rce1 Ne5 {[#]} 24. Rxe5 dxe5 25. d6 Bf5 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. d7 Qe7 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. c5 Rff8 30. Re1 f3 31. gxf3 Qh4 32. Re3 Rf5 33. Kg2 Rg5+ 34. Kf1 Qxh3+ 35. Ke2 Rg2+ 36. Kd3 Qf5+ 37. Qe4 Qf7 38. Qxe5 Qb3+ 39. Qc3 Qf7 40. Qc4 Qf8 41. Qe6 Rg3 42. Qe8 Rxf3 43. Nc8 Rxe3+ 44. Kxe3 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.8"] [White "Bambou, Christophe"] [Black "Chan, Kyle"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "2137"] [BlackElo "2048"] [PlyCount "52"] [GameId "2144718406127679"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Na3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nb5 Qd8 9. Nbxd4 Qc7 10. Qa4 Nd5 11. O-O-O Nxe3 12. fxe3 Bc5 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Qe4 g6 15. Kb1 O-O 16. Ka1 e5 17. b4 Be7 18. g4 Kg7 19. Kb2 Be6 20. Na3 Qc8 21. h3 f5 22. gxf5 Bxf5 23. Qc4 Be6 24. Qe4 Bf5 25. Qc4 Be6 26. Qe4 Bf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.9"] [White "Smith, Olivia"] [Black "Horowitz, Phineas F"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B02"] [WhiteElo "2144"] [BlackElo "1859"] [PlyCount "80"] [GameId "2144718406131776"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nc3 Nxc3 4. dxc3 d6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. Nf3 e6 7. Bf4 Be7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. h4 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Bxe5 Bf6 12. h5 Bxe5 13. Qxe5 Qd6 14. Qe2 h6 15. Rh4 Bd7 16. Rd4 Qe7 17. O-O-O Bc6 18. f4 Rad8 19. g4 Rxd4 20. cxd4 Qf6 21. Qe3 Rd8 22. Be2 Qh4 23. c3 a5 24. Rg1 a4 25. a3 b6 26. Bd1 Ra8 27. g5 hxg5 28. Rxg5 Ra5 29. Rxa5 bxa5 30. c4 Qh1 31. f5 Qf1 32. fxe6 Qxc4+ 33. Kd2 Qxe6 34. Qxe6 fxe6 35. Ke3 Kf7 36. Kf4 Kf6 37. Bc2 Be8 38. Bd1 Bb5 39. Bf3 Be8 40. Bd1 Bb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.10"] [White "Ivanenko, Anthony Vladimir"] [Black "Viadiu-Ilarraza, Hector"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Ivanenko,Tony"] [ECO "C17"] [WhiteElo "1969"] [BlackElo "1934"] [PlyCount "79"] [GameId "2144718406135873"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 {A curious sideline first employed by Efim Bogoljubov, which had its proponents during the days of the Soviet Union, such as Boris Spassky. With the amount of French Defense players in the club, I'm on a constant search for solutions to the opening, and this one has caught my eye recently. It's not particularly critical, but it does lead to a different style of gameplay than the usual opposite board play in the Winawer, so I decided to test the waters and try it out.} Nc6 {5...Ne7 is the main line, but this answer is also decent provided Black knows what he's doing.} 6. Nb5 {The entire point of the 5.Bd2 variation: White threatens to install a powerful knight on d6.} Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 cxd4 $6 {Already the step in the wrong direction. The problem is that White is not forced to retake immediately. He can now do it with his g1-knight.} ({Correct was} 7... Nxd4 $1 {and after} 8. Nxd4 {8.Nd6!? is also interesting, though should lead to an equal game with perfect play.} cxd4 9. f4 Qb6 10. O-O-O Ne7 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. g4 {the Norwegian grandmaster Aryan Tari won a nice game against Jorden van Foreest. In general, the plan for White is simple -- push the pawns and then either go into a good endgame or attack the king.} Bd7 13. h4 O-O-O 14. Nxd4 h5 15. Nb5 Kb8 16. Nd6 Be8 17. g5 Qc7 18. Rh3 f6 19. Rb3 Na5 20. Rc3 Nc6 21. Qe1 fxe5 22. fxe5 Rf8 23. Qg3 Ka8 24. Bh3 Bd7 25. Kb1 Qa5 26. Bg2 Qa4 27. g6 Rf4 28. b3 Qa5 29. Rxc6 Rg4 30. Qc3 Qxc3 31. Rxc3 Rxg2 32. Rc7 Be8 33. Nxb7 Rb8 34. Na5 Rg4 35. Kc1 Rf4 36. Rxg7 Rc8 37. Rg8 Rg4 38. g7 Bd7 39. Rf1 Kb8 40. Rxc8+ Bxc8 41. Rf7 {1-0 Tari,A (2654)-Van Foreest,J (2715) Chessable Masters Prelim chess24.com INT rapid 2022 (10)}) 8. f4 Nh6 9. Nd6+ {Now that Black's ready to castle, the knight comes in onto d6. It won't move for the rest of the game, but its effect will be very powerful!} Kf8 10. Nf3 Qa5 {With the knight on d6, Black was feeling cramped, so trading off into an endgame is sensible. However, it does feel like a two-results endgame which Black stands no chance of winning.} ({Something like} 10... f6 {I was planning to meet with} 11. Nxd4 fxe5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. fxe5 Nf5 14. Nxf5 exf5 15. Bd3 $16 {and while the good knight is gone, Black's king is going to be feeling a lot more loose in this open position.}) 11. Qxa5 Nxa5 12. Nxd4 ({I hadn't really thought much of it but something like} 12. b4 Nc6 13. b5 Ne7 14. Nxd4 {might be an improved version of the game. Although, I would have probably still been concerned by} Nef5 15. N4xf5 Nxf5 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. Kd2 $16 {It's a bit more difficult to assess this type of position as to how advantageous it really is. From a human perspective from Black's side, the main text is probably psychologically more difficult to meet as it is difficult to trade off material.}) 12... Nc6 {Here I had a long think.} 13. Rd1 {And came up with not the best solution.} ({I was more inclined towards} 13. O-O-O {but I became a bit concerned about} Ng4 14. Rd2 Nxd4 15. Rxd4 f6 {Although I must've been hallucinating because after} 16. Be2 fxe5 17. Rb4 Nh6 18. Nxc8 Rxc8 19. Rxb7 $18 {White is winning very easily.}) ({I was definitely not thinking about} 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. O-O-O $14 {which conceded the advantage quickly. Now that the open file transferred to the b-file, the knight on d6 loses quite a bit of its potency.}) 13... g6 $6 {I assumed already Black was planning 14...Nf5.} ({Originally, the idea was to meet} 13... Ng4 {with} 14. Ke2 $6 ({Instead} 14. Rd3 {simply transposing to a similar text in 13.O-O-O, did the trick.}) 14... f6 15. h3 Nh6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Ke3 $14 {and turns out White does not have much left.}) ({I had seen} 13... f6 $1 14. Bb5 Nxd4 15. Rxd4 {and assumed this to be fine since after} fxe5 ({But I completely neglected to consider} 15... Ke7 16. Kd2 {and now the difference is} fxe5 17. fxe5 {is met with} Nf5 18. Nxf5+ exf5 19. Ke3 Rd8 $14 {and the pawn doesn't hang, though White is still advantageous.}) 16. fxe5 Ke7 17. Bd3 $16 {[%csl Gf5] White gets access to the powerful f-file.}) 14. h3 {After another long think I came up with this plan, which is actually not all too bad! The computer doesn't like it because it allows Black to slightly course correct with 14...f6, but if he didn't play it on the 13th move, there was little chance he'd every play it here.} Nf5 $2 {Black's final mistake. After this the knight's installation on d6 is rather permanent.} ({The point behind the move and what I thought Black would play was} 14... Nxd4 15. Rxd4 Nf5 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. g4 $1 $18 {and Black's pawn structure turns out to be looser than it initially looked.}) 15. N4xf5 gxf5 16. g4 $1 ({Also good was} 16. c4 $5 {but as a human player, playing on the kingside looked a lot more natural to play for, especially since the e5-pawn points at that direction.}) ({And definitely not} 16. c3 $2 h5 $16 {when White has to work harder for his win.}) 16... fxg4 ({If something like} 16... Rg8 {then} 17. gxf5 exf5 18. Rxd5 {wins the pawn. Black can't win it back with} Be6 19. Rd2 Bxa2 $2 {because of the typical} 20. b3 $18) 17. hxg4 Ke7 18. g5 $1 {[%csl Yf6] The pawn on f7 is now permanently dead and dusted.} (18. Rh6 {was also fine, but I was already planning on playing on the h-file.}) 18... b6 {A bit of a non-move. There really isn't any way to benefit from opening a6-c8.} 19. c3 $5 {The computer wants to get along with play on the kingside, but I thought a bit of prophylaxis can't help, especially since I've been studying Tigran Petrosian's games lately.} h5 20. Rd2 {Not falling for the bait.} (20. gxh6 {was perfectly good too, but I figured it gives Black a bit more counterplay opportunities. The main text just follows the outlined plan, plain and simple.}) 20... d4 21. Rdh2 {Again, not falling for the bait. The d4-pawn doesn't matter -- what matters is the c3-pawn controls the b4- and d4-squares.} dxc3 22. bxc3 Nd8 23. Rxh5 Rxh5 24. Rxh5 Rb8 ({On} 24... Nb7 25. Bg2 {this cheeky pin decided, not even winning the exchange since} Nxd6 (25... Rb8 26. Bxb7 Bxb7 27. Rh7 $18 {also wins quickly.}) 26. exd6+ $18 {comes with check.}) (24... Bb7 25. Rh7 {followed by 26.g6 and Black's pieces are overloaded with defense.}) 25. Rh8 (25. Rh7 Bd7 26. g6 $18 {was more precise, but the game text wins anyhow.}) 25... Bd7 26. g6 $1 fxg6 27. Rh7+ {The rest needs no commentary.} Nf7 28. Rxf7+ Kd8 29. Rf8+ Kc7 30. Rxb8 Kxb8 31. Bb5 Kc7 32. Bxd7 Kxd7 33. Ke2 Kc6 34. Nc8 a5 35. Ne7+ Kb5 36. Nxg6 Ka4 37. f5 Ka3 38. fxe6 Kxa2 39. e7 b5 40. e8=Q 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.12"] [White "Agrawal, Varun"] [Black "Fernandes, Joshua Nitin"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "1913"] [BlackElo "1923"] [PlyCount "52"] [GameId "2144718406148162"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 Ne4 9. Nbd2 Nd6 10. Be2 b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Nc4 e6 13. Ba3 Ne7 14. Nfe5 f6 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Nc4 d5 17. Nd6 Qd7 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. Qd3 a6 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Rc6 Rfb8 22. Rfc1 Ra7 23. e4 Qd7 24. exd5 exd5 25. Qg3 Re8 26. Bf3 $4 Qxc6 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Cawthon, Jeremy David"] [Black "Dutter, Frederic"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C05"] [WhiteElo "1984"] [BlackElo "1900"] [PlyCount "99"] [GameId "2144718406148163"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {The two leaders meet; Jeremy prevails to stand in clear first with one round to go.} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. Nce2 {[%emt 0:00:58]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 6. c3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 7. f4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:14]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:04:33]} (8... Be7 9. Be3 Qb6 10. Rb1 a5 11. a4 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. Ned4 O-O 16. Bb5 Ne4 17. O-O Rxf4 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Ne5 Rf6 20. Qh5 Ba6 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. Qf7+ Kh8 23. Nd7 Qa7 24. Qxe6 Rg8 25. Nxf6 Rg6 26. Qe8+ Kg7 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. Qxe4 Bc4 29. Qe5+ Kg8 30. g3 Bd5 31. Rf1 Qd7 32. Qb8+ {1-0 Murzin,V (2478)-Jumabayev,R (2637) PNWCC Online Blitz JP 22 Chess.com INT 2021 (3)}) 9. Nexd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 10. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:48] [#]} 11. Be3 $16 {[%emt 0:01:07]} (11. Bd3 Qc7 12. O-O Nc5 13. Bc2 g6 14. Qe2 Bg7 15. Bd2 b5 16. Rae1 O-O 17. g4 Ne4 18. Nf3 Bb7 19. Be3 a5 20. Nd2 b4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. c4 Rfc8 23. b3 a4 24. Bd2 axb3 25. axb3 Ra2 26. Bb1 Qc5+ 27. Rf2 Rb2 28. Qe3 Bf8 29. Kf1 Rd8 30. Qxc5 Bxc5 31. Be3 Rxb1 32. Bxc5 Rxb3 33. f5 Rc8 34. Bd6 exf5 35. gxf5 Rxc4 36. e6 e3 37. fxg6 fxe6 38. gxh7+ Kxh7 39. Rf7+ Kg6 40. Rxb7 Rg4 {1-0 Novotny,O (1823)-Zeman,D (1856) CZE-chT2D 1920 Czech Republic 2019 (6.8)}) 11... Be7 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 12. Qc2 {[%emt 0:02:49]} g6 {[%emt 0:05:55]} 13. h4 {[%emt 0:02:40]} Qd8 $6 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 14. h5 $18 {[%emt 0:04:37]} Bh4+ {[%emt 0:08:42]} 15. Kd1 {[%emt 0:03:30]} (15. Kd2 $1) 15... Nf8 $2 {[%emt 0:15:39]} (15... g5 $1 $16) 16. Bd3 {[%emt 0:16:35]} f5 {[%emt 0:07:45]} 17. Qb3 {[%emt 0:06:15]} g5 {[%emt 0:06:39]} 18. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} h6 {[%emt 0:13:46]} 19. Bc5 $6 {[%emt 0:03:25]} (19. Kc2) (19. g3 $1 Bxg3 20. fxg5 $18) 19... Nd7 $16 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 20. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 21. fxg5 {[%emt 0:01:29]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 22. g4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 23. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 24. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:03:33]} 25. b4 $6 $14 {[%emt 0:08:22]} (25. b3 $16) 25... Qe3 $6 {[%emt 0:02:02]} (25... Bd7) 26. Kc2 $2 {[%emt 0:01:03]} (26. Qxe3 $1 Bxe3 27. Ke2 Bf4 28. Rag1 $16) 26... Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:01]} (26... Qxd3+ 27. Kxd3 fxg4 $11) 27. a4 $6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} (27. Qxe3 Bxe3 28. gxf5 exf5 29. e6 $1 Bxe6 30. Be5 Rh6 31. Rae1 f4 32. Nxg5 Bf5+ 33. Kb2 $14) 27... Qxd3+ {[%emt 0:02:57]} (27... d4 $1 $15) 28. Kxd3 {[%emt 0:00:02] [#]} Bh4 $4 {[%emt 0:03:34]} (28... fxg4 29. Nxg5 g3 $11) 29. Nxh4 {[%emt 0:01:29]} (29. gxf5 $1) 29... gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. Rxh4 $18 {[%emt 0:00:42]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 31. Rxg4 {[%emt 0:01:54]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:32]} 32. Rh1 {[%emt 0:02:14]} Bxa4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 33. Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 34. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rdg8 {[%emt 0:04:15]} 35. Rhg1 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Rxg6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 36. hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} b6 {[%emt 0:02:21]} 37. g7 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 38. Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Be8 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 39. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 40. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 41. Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 42. Rf2 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 43. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:11]} 44. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 45. Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Rxf8+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} 46. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 47. Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 48. Kxe6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 49. Rf2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.13"] [White "Babayan, Gagik"] [Black "Molodyk, Mikhail Alexandrovich"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C69"] [WhiteElo "1686"] [BlackElo "1925"] [PlyCount "138"] [GameId "2144718406152260"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. dxe5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 fxe5 9. Be3 Bd6 10. Nbd2 O-O-O 11. Nc4 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nf6 13. a3 Nh5 14. Rd3 Nf4 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Rad1 Be7 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 18. c3 Re8 19. Na5 Re5 20. b4 Bf6 21. c4 Rg5+ 22. Kf1 Bb2 23. Rd3 c5 24. Rb3 cxb4 25. axb4 Bf6 26. Rd3 c5 27. bxc5 Rxc5 28. Rd5 Rxd5 29. exd5 Bd8 30. Nb3 a5 31. Nc5 b6 32. Na4 Kd7 33. Ke2 Kd6 34. Kd3 b5 35. cxb5 Kxd5 36. Kc3 Bh4 37. Kd3 Bf6 38. b6 Kc6 39. Kc4 Bd8 40. b7 Kxb7 41. Kb5 Bh4 42. Nc5+ Kc8 43. Kxa5 Bxf2 44. Ne6 Be3 45. Nxg7 Kd7 46. Kb5 Ke7 47. Kc4 Kf6 48. Ne8+ Kg5 49. Kd3 Kh4 50. Nf6 h5 51. Ke4 Kg5 52. Nd5 Bc1 53. Kd3 h4 54. h3 Kf5 55. Nc3 Ba3 56. Ne4 Be7 57. Kd4 Bb4 58. Nf2 Ba5 59. Kd5 Bb4 60. Ng4 Ba3 61. Nh6+ Kg6 62. Ng4 Kf5 63. Nh2 Bb2 64. Kc4 Ba3 65. Nf1 Ke5 66. Nd2 Be7 67. Nb3 Ba3 68. Nd4 Bb2 69. Ne2 Ba3 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.15"] [White "Powers, Christopher"] [Black "Pham, Nguyen Hoang Duy"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "1828"] [BlackElo "1810"] [PlyCount "58"] [GameId "2144718406152261"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Nxd4 6. Bxd4 Bxd4 7. Qxd4 Qf6 8. e5 Qb6 9. Qc3 Ne7 10. Bc4 O-O 11. Nd2 a5 12. O-O-O d5 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. Rhe1 Be6 15. g3 Nd5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Nb3 c6 18. f4 b5 19. Nd4 b4 20. Qe3 Kh8 21. Kb1 a4 22. Qe7 Qh6 23. Nf5 Qg6 24. Nh4 {[#]} Bxa2+ 25. Kxa2 Qxc2 26. Qxb4 a3 27. Re5 axb2+ 28. Ra5 b1=Q+ 29. Ka3 Qca2# 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.16"] [White "Admassu, Yonathan"] [Black "Smith, Roger Christopher"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "1765"] [BlackElo "1843"] [PlyCount "60"] [GameId "2144718406156358"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Bd6 5. d3 h6 6. Nbd2 e5 7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Be6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. h3 Nc6 12. c3 Rfd8 13. b4 a5 14. b5 Nb8 15. Nc4 Nbd7 16. Nxd6 cxd6 17. Ba3 Ne8 18. Qe3 Bc4 19. Bf1 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Qe6 21. Kg2 Rac8 22. Rac1 b6 23. Nd2 Nc5 24. c4 Nf6 25. f3 Nh5 26. Qe2 Qg6 27. Qe3 Qxg3+ 28. Kf1 Qxh3+ 29. Ke1 Nf4 30. Qg1 Ncd3# 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.17"] [White "Pickering, Carl Anthony"] [Black "Mays-Smith, Isaac S"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "1619"] [BlackElo "1518"] [PlyCount "104"] [GameId "2144718406156359"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nh4 (5. g3 h6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. c4 c6 9. Qc2 Ne4 10. Nfd2 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Nf6 13. O-O O-O 14. e4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 Be7 17. Rfd1 Bf6 18. Rd2 Qa5 19. Qe2 Rfd8 20. Rdd1 Qb6 21. Qe3 Rd7 22. Rd3 Rad8 23. Rad1 Qc7 24. R3d2 Rd6 25. Ba3 R6d7 26. Bb2 Rd6 27. Ba3 R6d7 28. Bb2 {½-½ Nakamura,H (2795)-Grischuk,A (2728) Titled Tuesday intern op 14th May Early Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (9)}) 5... Bg4 6. Be2 Bxe2 7. Qxe2 Bd6 {[#]} 8. Qb5+ $146 (8. f4 Nbd7 9. Nf3 c6 10. d3 Qe7 11. Ne5 Bb4+ 12. Nd2 Nxe5 13. fxe5 Nd7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rf3 f6 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. a3 Bd6 18. e4 e5 19. Kh1 Nd7 20. a4 Rae8 21. Raf1 a6 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Rxf8+ {½-½ Sachdeva,R (1734)-Gordon,S (1894) Berkshire Berks & Bucks op-A 2023 (6)}) 8... Nbd7 {[#]} 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Nf3 Rb8 11. h3 a6 12. Qe2 c5 13. g4 Ne4 14. d3 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 e5 16. e4 d4 17. Bd2 Be7 18. h4 f6 19. h5 b5 20. Nh4 Re8 21. Qf3 Nf8 22. Nf5 Ne6 23. Qh3 Bf8 24. h6 g6 25. Ng7 Re7 26. Nxe6 Rxe6 27. g5 Rc6 28. f4 c4 {[#]} 29. f5 fxg5 30. Qg3 Qe8 31. Bxg5 Bb4+ 32. Bd2 Bxd2+ 33. Kxd2 cxd3 34. cxd3 Qe7 35. Rac1 Rbc8 36. Rxc6 Rxc6 37. Rd1 g5 38. Ke2 Rc2+ 39. Kf1 Kf7 40. Qg4 Kf6 {[#]} 41. a4 bxa4 42. bxa4 Qb7 43. Re1 Qb2 44. Re2 Qa1+ 45. Kf2 Qxa4 46. Kf1 Qb3 47. Qf3 a5 48. Kg2 a4 49. Qf2 Rxe2 50. Qxe2 a3 51. Qe1 Qc3 52. Qb1 Qb2+ 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.18"] [White "Finacom, Richard V"] [Black "Morello, Nicholas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "1929"] [BlackElo "1673"] [PlyCount "118"] [GameId "2144718406156360"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 (8. O-O c5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be2 Qb6 12. Nb3 Na4 13. Rb1 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bg4 15. Be2 Bf5 16. Bd3 Be4 17. Nfd4 Rac8 18. f3 Bg6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Qd2 Rfe8 21. Rbc1 Rc4 22. Na5 Rb4 23. Nab3 Qd6 24. Rc2 Nb6 25. Qf2 Nc4 26. Rc3 Qe5 27. a3 Rb6 28. Rfc1 a6 29. Nd2 Nxb2 {0-1 Sarkar,J (2348)-Barp,A (2396) Titled Tuesday intern op 21st Jun Early Chess.com INT blitz 2022 (1)}) 8... h6 9. O-O Re8 10. Rac1 c6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bd3 {[#]} b6 $146 (14... a6 15. Rcd1 Qc7 16. Ne5 Re7 17. Rfe1 b5 18. cxb5 cxb5 19. Rc1 Qb6 20. Qc5 Qxc5 21. dxc5 b4 22. Red1 g6 23. Nc6 Rb7 24. Be2 a5 25. Bf3 Nd5 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Rxd5 Be6 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Nxd8 {½-½ Rouault,M (1584)-Le Gouellec,M (1736) Sautron op 13th 2013 (2)}) 15. Rcd1 Bb7 16. Rfe1 Qc7 17. c5 b5 18. Ne5 Rad8 19. Be2 Nd5 20. Bf3 Bc8 21. g3 Rf8 22. a3 a5 23. Qd2 a4 24. Be4 f5 25. Bc2 Rf6 26. f4 Ne7 27. b4 Nd5 28. Bb1 Rdf8 29. Nf3 Bd7 30. Re5 Be8 31. Rde1 Bf7 32. Ba2 Rd8 33. Nh4 Kf8 34. Nf3 Rd7 35. R5e2 Rd8 36. Ne5 Bg8 37. h4 Qc8 38. Kf2 Bf7 39. Nf3 Bh5 40. Re5 Bxf3 41. Kxf3 Kf7 42. R1e2 h5 43. Qe1 g6 44. Bxd5 cxd5 45. R5e3 Qc6 46. Qd2 Re8 47. Rc3 Rd8 48. Qe3 Ke7 49. Qe5 Kf7 50. Rce3 Ke7 51. Rc3 Rf7 52. Re1 Rf6 53. Qe2 Kf7 54. Re3 Ke7 55. Kf2 Kf7 56. Qf3 Ke7 57. R3e2 Kf7 58. Qe3 Ke7 59. Qe5 Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.19"] [White "Schaezlein, Charlie"] [Black "Ploquin, Phil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C43"] [WhiteElo "1395"] [BlackElo "1682"] [PlyCount "120"] [GameId "2144718406156361"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 c6 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. Nf3 f5 12. Re1 h6 13. Qb3 Kh8 14. g3 Be7 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Bd6 17. Re1 Be7 18. Bf4 Rf6 19. Re5 Re6 20. Rae1 Rxe5 21. Rxe5 Bf6 22. Rxd5 Qe8 23. Qb1 Be6 24. Rb5 Qc6 25. Bxf5 Bxf5 26. Rxf5 Qxc3 27. Bxh6 Qxd4 28. Be3 Qd7 29. Rh5+ Kg8 30. Qh7+ Kf7 31. Qb1 Rd8 32. Qb3+ Kg6 33. Rb5 b6 34. Kg2 Qc6+ 35. Kg1 Qf3 36. Qc2+ Kf7 37. Rb1 Kg8 38. Bf4 Re8 39. Qb3+ Qxb3 40. Rxb3 Re2 41. Ra3 Re7 42. Be3 Rc7 43. Kg2 Kf7 44. h4 Be7 45. Rd3 Bf6 46. Rd2 Be7 47. Bf4 Rb7 48. a4 a6 49. Rd5 b5 50. axb5 axb5 51. Rd3 b4 52. Rb3 Ra7 53. Bc1 Rc7 54. Bb2 Rc2 55. Kf3 Bc5 56. Kg4 Rxf2 57. Be5 g6 58. Bf4 Ra2 59. Bc1 Rc2 60. Bb2 Rc4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.20"] [White "Prasad, Thejas"] [Black "Boyer, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B28"] [WhiteElo "1671"] [BlackElo "1638"] [PlyCount "127"] [GameId "2144718406160458"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nb3 Bb4 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 e4 9. Be2 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nxd5 11. Qd4 O-O 12. O-O Nc6 13. Qd2 Be6 14. Nc5 Qf6 15. Bb2 Rfd8 16. Nxe4 Qe5 17. Bd3 Nf6 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Rab1 Bxa2 20. c4 Ne5 21. Qa5 Bxb1 22. Bxe5 Qg5 23. Rxb1 b5 24. f4 Qe7 25. cxb5 Qc5+ 26. Kf1 axb5 27. Qxb5 Qe7 28. Qc4 Rac8 29. Qe4 Qh4 30. h3 f6 31. Bd4 Re8 32. Qf3 Rb8 33. Rd1 Rb4 34. c3 Rb2 35. Bf2 Qh6 36. c4 Kh8 37. Bf5 g6 38. Qc3 Rxf2+ 39. Kxf2 Qxf4+ 40. Qf3 Qxf5 41. Qxf5 gxf5 42. c5 Kg7 43. c6 Kf7 44. Rd7+ Ke6 45. Rxh7 f4 46. Kf3 Kf5 47. Rh5+ Ke6 48. Rc5 Kd6 49. Rc2 Kc7 50. Kxf4 Re5 51. g4 Ra5 52. h4 Rb5 53. h5 Rg5 54. h6 Rg6 55. h7 Rh6 56. Kf5 Rxh7 57. Kxf6 Rh1 58. g5 Rf1+ 59. Kg7 Rg1 60. g6 Rg3 61. Rc4 Rh3 62. Kf6 Rf3+ 63. Kg5 Rf8 64. g7 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.21"] [White "Tam, Hoa Long"] [Black "Siegel, David"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Siegel,David"] [ECO "D26"] [WhiteElo "1645"] [BlackElo "1438"] [PlyCount "193"] [GameId "2144718406160459"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 {A couple weeks ago my current opponent told me 2... d5 would be good to play here, so that's what I went with.} 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Nf3 e6 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. Bc4 Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. O-O h6 {h6 was probably too slow, I should have castled immediately.} 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 O-O {[#] I was worried about Re1 during the game, but my opponent gave me a reprieve and allowed me to castle. After castling I felt the position was pretty even, and in this position my opponent thought for a while about how to rescue his b-pawn.} 14. Qc2 Bg4 15. Nd2 Rc8 16. Qe4 Bh5 17. Qf5 Bg5 {I was kind of proud of Bg5, it seems like I'm self-pinning my h5 bishop but I can always extract it with tempo. White seems to have a lot of pieces hanging and I felt good about this position as black.} 18. f4 Bg6 19. Qg4 Bf6 20. f5 Ne5 21. Qf4 Bh7 {The computer likes Bh5 here, pretty spicy...} 22. Bb3 Re8 23. Ne4 Bg5 24. Nxg5 Qxg5 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. Rad1 Kf8 27. h3 f6 28. Rc1 {[#]} Bxf5 {A small tactic dropped white's f5 pawn.} 29. Nc7 Re7 30. Rxf5 Rexc7 31. Rcf1 {[#]} Rd8 $4 (31... Rc1 $1) 32. Rxe5 {A heartbreaking blunder. My opponent had 2 minutes left on his clock so I played on, but the outcome wasn't really in doubt.} Rd2 33. Ref5 b6 34. Rxg5 Rxb2 35. Rgf5 Rd2 36. R5f2 Rd3 37. Re2 a5 38. Rfe1 Rd8 39. Kf2 Rc3 40. Re3 Rc5 41. g4 b5 42. Kf3 a4 43. Be6 g5 44. Bf5 b4 45. Rb1 Rb8 46. Bd7 Rc2 47. Bxa4 Rxa2 48. Bb3 Rh2 49. Kg3 Rd2 50. Rf1 Rd6 51. Rff3 Rdb6 52. h4 gxh4+ 53. Kxh4 R8b7 54. Kg3 Kg7 55. Re4 Kg6 56. Kf4 Rb5 57. Rfe3 R7b6 58. Re6 Rb8 59. Rc6 Rd8 60. Bc2+ Kf7 61. Rb3 Rd4+ 62. Kf3 Rd2 63. Bf5 Rd4 64. Ke3 Rd8 65. Rc4 Rdb8 66. Kf3 R8b7 67. Kg3 Rb8 68. Rc7+ Kg8 69. Kh4 R5b7 70. Rxb7 Rxb7 71. Kg3 Kf7 72. Re3 b3 73. Be6+ Kg6 74. Bxb3 Kg5 75. Be6 Rb6 {etc.} 76. Bf5 Rb7 77. Kf3 Ra7 78. Ke4 Ra5 79. Kd4 Kf4 80. Re6 Kg5 81. Re8 Kf4 82. Rf8 Kg5 83. Ke4 Ra4+ 84. Kd5 Ra6 85. Rg8+ Kf4 86. Rg6 Ra5+ 87. Ke6 Ra6+ 88. Kf7 Ra7+ 89. Kxf6 Ra6+ 90. Kg7 Ra7+ 91. Kh6 Ra1 92. Rg8 Rh1+ 93. Kg7 Kg5 94. Kf7+ Kf4 95. Be6 Rg1 96. Kg6 Kg3 97. g5 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.22"] [White "Chan, John"] [Black "Horgan, Michael"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A22"] [WhiteElo "1601"] [BlackElo "1418"] [PlyCount "82"] [GameId "2144718406164556"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 Bc5 4. h3 Nc6 5. a3 a5 6. d3 Nd4 7. Bg5 Ne6 8. Bd2 O-O 9. Nf3 d6 10. Ne2 c6 11. b4 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 Bb6 14. Ng3 Bd4 15. Qb1 Qb6 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Be2 d5 18. c5 Qb5 19. f3 Nxe2 20. Nxe2 dxe4 21. fxe4 Rd8 22. Nc1 b6 23. Qb2 bxc5 24. Qxe5 c4 25. Qxb5 cxb5 26. e5 Nd5 27. O-O c3 28. Bg5 Re8 29. d4 Nxb4 30. Nb3 Be6 31. Nc5 Bc4 32. Rc1 Na2 33. Rc2 b4 34. Rf2 b3 35. Na4 c2 36. Nb2 Bd5 37. Rf1 Rc8 38. Bc1 Nxc1 39. Rxc1 Ra8 40. Kh2 Ra2 41. Nd3 Be4 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.23"] [White "Fan, Jimmy Qinmo"] [Black "Uzakbaev, Nursultan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B44"] [WhiteElo "1648"] [BlackElo "1618"] [PlyCount "30"] [GameId "2144718406164557"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Bd3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Qf3 Nxe3 9. Nxc6 Nxg2+ 10. Qxg2 bxc6 11. Qxc6+ Bd7 12. Qe4 Rc8 13. c3 Bc6 14. Bb5 Bxb5 15. Qc2 Rc5 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.24"] [White "Horde, Nicolas T"] [Black "McCutcheon, Bennett"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "1584"] [BlackElo "1431"] [PlyCount "46"] [GameId "2144718406164558"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Be2 Bf5 5. c4 c6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. Nf3 e5 8. O-O e4 9. Re1 exf3 10. Bxf3+ Be7 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Qe2 Be6 13. b3 O-O 14. Bb2 Bc5 15. Na3 Bd4 16. Bxd4 Qxd4 17. Nc2 Qd6 18. h3 Rfe8 19. Qf3 Qxd2 20. Rac1 Qd7 21. Red1 Qc7 22. Nb4 Rac8 23. Rd2 Qa5 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.25"] [White "Sisti, Daniel J"] [Black "Casares, Nick"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C77"] [WhiteElo "1492"] [BlackElo "1600"] [PlyCount "108"] [GameId "2144718406164559"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 h6 7. a4 Bb7 8. O-O Bc5 9. c3 Ba7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Rxe3 d6 13. Nbd2 Ne7 14. Nf1 Ng6 15. Ng3 c5 16. Bc2 Qc7 17. d4 Rad8 18. axb5 axb5 19. d5 c4 20. Re1 Ra8 21. Qd2 Nf4 22. h3 Nd7 23. Nh4 Nc5 24. Ne2 Nfd3 25. Bxd3 Nxd3 26. Reb1 Nc5 27. Qc2 Nb3 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Nc1 Nc5 30. b4 Nd7 31. Nf5 Nf6 32. Ne2 Bc8 33. Neg3 Bxf5 34. Nxf5 Kh7 35. Kh2 g6 36. Ng3 Qd8 37. Qc1 h5 38. f4 {[#]} Ng4+ 39. Kg1 Qb6+ 40. Kh1 Nf2+ 41. Kh2 Ng4+ 42. hxg4 hxg4 43. fxe5 Kg7 44. Nf1 Rh8+ 45. Kg3 Qg1 46. Qc2 Qh1 47. Kf2 Qh4+ 48. g3 Qh1 49. exd6 Rh2+ 50. Nxh2 Qxh2+ 51. Ke3 Qxc2 52. Rh1 Qxc3+ 53. Kf4 Qf3+ 54. Ke5 Qf6# 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.6"] [White "Stults, Sawyer"] [Black "Bayaraa, Bilguun"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B21"] [WhiteElo "1348"] [BlackElo "1359"] [PlyCount "55"] [GameId "2144718406168656"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {Here the sole leader is taken down a notch: Bilguun Bayaraa was the only perfect 5-0 but Sawyer Stults shows some Nd5 flash in a Morra Gambit to join her in first, along with Albert Starr.} 1. e4 c5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. c3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} dxc3 {[%emt 0:02:56]} 4. Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d6 {[%emt 0:03:47]} 6. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} e6 {[%emt 0:06:24]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:02:19]} Be7 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 8. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} a6 {[%emt 0:03:18]} 9. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:45]} b5 {[%emt 0:02:34]} ({Relevant:} 9... Qc7 10. Bf4 Nf6 11. e5 Nh5 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Nxg5 Nf4 15. Qf3 Qxg5 16. Nc7+ Kd8 17. Nxa8 Nxe5 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 Nxc4 20. gxf4 Bd7 21. Rac1 d5 22. b3 Nd6 23. Nb6 Bc6 24. Nc4 Kc7 25. Ne3 h5 26. f3 Kd7 27. Rd2 f6 28. g3 g5 29. Re1 Rg8 30. fxg5 fxg5 31. Nc2 Nf5 32. g4 hxg4 33. fxg4 Nd6 34. Nd4 Ne4 35. Rf1 Nxd2 {0-1 Haug,U (2486)-Loinjak,S (2623) WC-2017-S-00001 LSS email}) 10. Bb3 {[%emt 0:01:57]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:05:13]} 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0:02:01]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:03:11]} 12. Rac1 {[%emt 0:03:32]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:11:04]} 13. Ng5 {[%emt 0:35:37]} Bxg5 {[%emt 0:10:45]} 14. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:11:07] [#]} 15. Qh5 $5 $18 {[%emt 0:23:54]} ({Predecessor:} 15. Qg4 $16 {but something goes wrong down the line:} Ne5 16. Qg3 Qb6 $6 17. Be3 $18 Qa5 18. Qxg7 Rg8 19. Qf6 $6 $16 (19. Qxh7 $18) 19... Rg6 $6 (19... b4) 20. Qh8+ Rg8 21. Qf6 Rg6 22. Qh8+ Rg8 23. Qxh7 $1 $18 N7g6 $2 24. Qh5 $2 (24. Qxg8+) 24... Rh8 25. Qg5 Rg8 26. Qf6 Bc6 27. Bg5 b4 28. Ne2 Bxe4 29. Nf4 Nc6 30. Re1 (30. Nxe6) (30. Rxc6) 30... Nxf4 31. Qxf4 (31. h4 $1) 31... Qxg5 32. Qxe4 d5 33. Qf3 $4 $19 Ne5 34. Qg3 Qxg3 35. hxg3 Nd3 36. Red1 Nxc1 37. Rxc1 Ke7 38. Rc6 Rc8 39. Rxa6 Rc1+ {0-1 Manz,A-Mueller,G (2355) Baden-ch AT Waldshut 1991 (7)}) (15. Nd5 $1 {right now!}) 15... Qc8 {[%emt 0:23:00]} 16. Nd5 $1 {[%emt 0:03:29] Still there!} exd5 {[%emt 0:02:54]} 17. exd5 {[%emt 0:02:50]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:03:47]} 18. dxc6 {[%emt 0:04:12]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 19. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 20. Re1+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:04:54]} 21. f4 {[%emt 0:03:30]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 23. h4 {[%emt 0:03:41]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 24. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qh7 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 25. Bxf7+ {[%emt 0:03:51]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Qxg5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 27. Rf5 {[%emt 0:03:22]} Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 28. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:01:21]} 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.26"] [White "Starr, Albert Martin"] [Black "Hollon, Nick"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1530"] [BlackElo "1295"] [PlyCount "127"] [GameId "2144718406172753"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. Be2 d5 8. O-O Bd6 9. Qb3 Bxe5 10. Nxe5 Nc6 11. Qb2 Re8 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Nc3 d4 14. Nb5 d3 15. Bd1 Bb7 16. Bb3 c5 17. f3 Qe7 18. a4 a5 19. Ra3 Rad8 20. Ba2 Qe6 21. Nc7 Qe5 22. Qxe5 Rxe5 23. Bb1 Re7 24. Nb5 Red7 25. Rc1 Bc6 26. Rcc3 Bxb5 27. cxb5 Nd5 28. Rxd3 Nb4 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. d3 Kf8 31. Kf2 g6 32. Ke2 Ke7 33. Rc3 f5 34. Rc4 Kf6 35. d4 cxd4 36. Rxd4 Nd5 37. Bc2 g5 38. Bb3 Ke5 39. Rxd5+ Rxd5 40. Bxd5 Kxd5 41. Kd3 h6 42. e4+ fxe4+ 43. fxe4+ Ke5 44. g3 h5 45. h3 h4 46. gxh4 gxh4 47. Ke3 Ke6 48. Kd4 Kd6 49. e5+ Ke6 50. Ke4 Ke7 51. Kd5 Kd7 52. e6+ Kc7 53. Ke5 Kd8 54. Kd6 Ke8 55. e7 Kf7 56. Kd7 Kf6 57. e8=Q Kf5 58. Qe3 Kg6 59. Qe5 Kh6 60. Qf5 Kg7 61. Ke7 Kh6 62. Qg4 Kh7 63. Kf7 Kh8 64. Qg7# 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.27"] [White "Toczyski, David Paul"] [Black "D'Mello, Sanjay"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C64"] [WhiteElo "1294"] [BlackElo "1532"] [PlyCount "59"] [GameId "2144718406172754"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 Bb6 7. a4 a6 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. dxe5 Bxe4 10. Re1 d5 11. c4 c6 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Nc3 Ba5 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. Re3 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 h6 17. Bh4 g5 18. Bg3 Ne7 19. Nd4 O-O 20. f4 g4 21. Bh4 Ng6 22. Bg3 h5 23. f5 Ne7 24. f6 Nf5 25. Qd2 Be4 26. Qg5+ Kh7 27. Qxh5+ Kg8 28. Qxg4+ Kh7 29. Nxf5 Qxf5 30. Qg7# 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.28"] [White "Dash, Satyakam"] [Black "Madden, Dahlia"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C49"] [WhiteElo "1480"] [BlackElo "1195"] [PlyCount "125"] [GameId "2144718406176851"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O Bxc3 6. dxc3 d6 7. Re1 O-O 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Qd3 a6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. b4 h6 12. Bh4 Qe7 13. a4 Rfb8 14. Reb1 Bd7 15. Rb3 Qe6 16. c4 Nh5 17. Bg3 g6 18. Rab1 f5 19. h3 f4 20. Bh2 g5 21. Rd1 Kf7 22. Rbb1 Rg8 23. c5 Ke7 24. cxd6+ cxd6 25. g4 fxg3 26. fxg3 Rg6 27. g4 Nf4 28. Bxf4 gxf4 29. Nh4 $16 {[#]} Qf6 $2 (29... h5 $1 30. Nxg6+ Qxg6 31. g5 d5 $1 32. exd5 e4 $1 33. d6+ Kf8 34. Qc3 Re8 35. Qh8+ Kf7 36. Qh6 $18) 30. Nxg6+ Qxg6 31. Kh2 Rh8 32. Rg1 h5 33. g5 Rf8 34. Rbf1 Be6 35. Rd1 Bc8 36. Rgf1 Rd8 37. h4 Be6 38. c4 Qf7 39. c5 {[#]} Ke8 $4 (39... Bc4 40. cxd6+ Kf8 $1 41. Qh3 Bxf1 42. Rxf1 Rxd6 $11) 40. cxd6 Bc4 41. d7+ $18 Rxd7 42. Qxd7+ Qxd7 43. Rxd7 Kxd7 44. Rd1+ Ke7 45. Rd2 Bb3 46. a5 Be6 47. Kg2 Bg4 48. Kf2 Bd7 49. Ke1 Bg4 50. Kf2 Bd7 51. g6 Be6 52. g7 Kf7 53. Rd6 Bg4 54. Rxc6 Kxg7 55. Rxa6 Bd1 56. b5 Bc2 57. b6 Bxe4 58. b7 Bxb7 59. Ra7 e4 60. Rxb7+ Kf6 61. Rb5 e3+ 62. Kf3 Ke6 63. a6 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.29"] [White "Fitzgerald, William"] [Black "Huang, Immanuel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "1346"] [PlyCount "34"] [GameId "2144718406176852"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bxc6 (5. e5 Nd5 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nc7 10. Ba4 d6 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. d5 Nb4 13. Bb3 Bf5 14. Bg5 Rfd8 15. Re1 Nbxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Qxd6 Rxd6 19. Rxe7 Rd7 20. Bxf7+ Kf8 21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Rd1 Bc6 23. Bb3 Bxb2 24. Nd4 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Ke7 26. h4 Rf8 27. f4 h5 28. g3 a5 29. Kf2 Rf6 30. Ke3 b5 31. a3 Bd7 32. Bc2 Rc6 33. Kd2 Bf5 34. Bxf5 gxf5 {0-1 Smirin,I (2574)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2731) London Classic Superblitz Final 2024 (1)}) 5... dxc6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Qc2 {[#]} Qc7 $146 (7... Bg4 8. Ne5 Be6 9. f4 Nd7 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. O-O e5 12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bf4 Bxf4 15. Rxf4 Be6 16. Nd2 Qd6 17. Rf3 O-O-O 18. Re1 h5 19. Qa4 Kb8 20. e5 Qc7 21. Qh4 Bd5 22. Rfe3 g5 23. Qf2 g4 24. c4 Be6 25. b3 h4 26. Qf4 f5 27. Nf1 Qg7 28. R1e2 Rd4 29. Qf2 Qg5 30. g3 hxg3 31. hxg3 f4 32. gxf4 Rxf4 33. Qg2 Rhf8 34. Nd2 a6 35. Qg3 Ka7 36. Rh2 Kb6 37. Rhe2 {0-1 Collazo Perez,J (2024)-Perez Coyula,R (1994) Maria Teresa Mora Memorial IM3 Havana 2010 (1)}) 8. Be3 b6 9. Nbd2 Ba6 10. h3 O-O-O 11. d4 Nd7 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bxc5 bxc5 14. O-O-O Bh6 15. g4 Be2 16. Rde1 Bxf3 17. Rhg1 Bxd2+ 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.31"] [White "Otterbach, Renate"] [Black "Fan, Shanhuan"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C13"] [WhiteElo "1026"] [BlackElo "1380"] [PlyCount "122"] [GameId "2144718406176853"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bd3 Nxe4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Bxe4 Qb4+ 9. c3 Qxb2 10. Qc1 Qb6 (10... Qxc1+ $1) 11. Qa3 $2 (11. Nf3 $1 $11) 11... Qd6 12. Qb3 c6 $6 (12... Nd7 13. Ne2 O-O 14. O-O Rb8 $17) 13. Nf3 Nd7 14. O-O O-O 15. c4 Rb8 16. Rad1 Qf4 $6 $11 (16... b6 17. Rfe1 Nf6 18. Bc2 c5 $15) 17. Qe3 $2 (17. Rfe1 c5 $11) 17... Qf6 $2 (17... Qxe3 18. fxe3 c5 $17) 18. Bc2 $6 (18. Rfe1 $16) 18... b6 $14 19. Ne5 (19. Ng5 $5 $14) 19... Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qe7 $11 21. Qe4 g6 22. Qxc6 $6 Bb7 $15 {[%cal Ge7g5,Gg5g2,Gg5e5]} 23. Qd6 $6 (23. Rd7 $1 Bxc6 24. Rxe7 Ra8) 23... Qg5 24. f3 Rfd8 $17 25. Qa3 a6 26. Qc3 Qe7 27. f4 Qc5+ 28. Kh1 b5 $19 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 {[#]} 30. Rd1 $4 Bd5 $4 $15 (30... Rxd1+ 31. Bxd1 Qf2 32. Qf3 Qe1+ 33. Qf1 Qxf1#) 31. Qa5 $1 $11 Ra8 32. Bb3 {Here I'm guessing} (32. cxd5 Qxc2 33. Qd2 $11) 32... Bc6 33. Rd8+ Rxd8 34. Qxd8+ Kg7 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. Qd8+ Qf8 37. Qxf8+ Kxf8 38. c5 Bd5 39. Kg1 Ke7 40. Kf2 Kd7 41. Bxd5 exd5 42. Ke3 Kc6 43. Kd4 b4 44. g4 a5 45. f5 a4 46. e6 fxe6 47. fxe6 b3 48. axb3 a3 49. e7 Kd7 50. Kxd5 a2 51. e8=Q+ Kxe8 52. Kc6 a1=Q 53. g5 Qa8+ 54. Kd6 Qd8+ 55. Kc6 Qxg5 56. b4 Qg2+ 57. Kb6 Kd7 58. Kb5 Qxh2 59. Ka6 Qc7 60. b5 Qxc5 61. b6 Qc6 {From 30 or so on, this has been a guess. This would not be necessary if the players would keep better score!} 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.32"] [White "Singer, Andrew"] [Black "Karwat, Joseph"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C09"] [WhiteElo "995"] [BlackElo "1367"] [PlyCount "94"] [GameId "2144718406176854"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Nb3 Bb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. g3 {[#]} (8. Be2 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. c3 Re8 11. Bg5 Be6 12. Nfd4 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Ne4 15. a4 a6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. a5 Ba7 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Bf3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Qf6 21. b4 Rab8 22. Rb1 Bxd4 23. cxd4 h5 24. Qd2 h4 25. gxh4 gxh4 26. Rb3 Kg7 27. Be2 Rg8 28. Rf3 Qg6 29. Qf4 Rbe8 30. Bd3 Qh5 31. Qf6+ Kf8 32. Qd6+ Re7 33. Re1 Qg5 34. g3 Rg7 35. Re5 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 f5 37. Qf6+ Kg8 {1-0 Yu,Y (2729)-Harika,D (2511) ChessKid Cup Play In Chess.com INT blitz 2023 (2)}) 8... h6 $146 (8... Nge7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Bf4 Bf5 12. c3 h6 13. Nbd4 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Be6 16. Rad1 Nc6 17. Qd3 Ne7 18. Rfe1 Qb6 19. Qd2 Rad8 20. Be3 Qc7 21. Bd4 Nc6 22. Qe3 Qd7 23. f3 Nxd4 24. Qxd4 Qb5 25. Qd2 a6 26. Qe2 Qb6+ 27. Qf2 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Re7 29. Rd2 Red7 30. Red1 d4 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32. Rxd4 Rxd4 33. cxd4 Bxa2 34. f4 Kf8 35. Ke3 Ke7 36. Ke4 g6 37. h3 Ke6 38. Bf1 {1-0 Arismendi Polanco,E (1616)-Jacome,E (1450) Pan American-ch U12 Cali 2011 (7)}) 9. Qe2+ Nge7 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Bf5 12. c3 Re8 13. Bf4 Ng6 14. Qd2 Be4 15. Rad1 Qf6 16. Rfe1 Rad8 17. Nbd4 Nxf4 18. Qxf4 Qxf4 19. gxf4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Kf8 22. Kf3 g6 23. Re3 Rd7 24. Rde1 Rde7 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26. Re5 Rxe5 27. fxe5 Bc7 28. Kf4 Ke7 29. h3 f6 30. Nf3 fxe5+ 31. Nxe5 Kf6 32. Ke3 Bxe5 33. f4 Bd6 34. b3 Kf5 35. Kd4 Bxf4 36. Kxd5 g5 37. c4 h5 38. b4 g4 39. hxg4+ hxg4 40. b5 Be3 41. a4 g3 42. a5 g2 43. a6 b6 44. Kc6 g1=Q 45. Kb7 Qg7+ 46. Kc8 Bf4 47. c5 Qc7# 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.33"] [White "Le, Thu Anh"] [Black "Pirone, John"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Le,Thu Anh"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "1233"] [BlackElo "1004"] [PlyCount "79"] [GameId "2144718406180951"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 {I know people do prep in the TNM, but I was shocked to see this very theoretical line from my opponent.} 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 b5 9. O-O $6 {I chose to ignore Black's Q-side attack and thought "Black's position is loose, the Q-side pawns aren't stable and White will eventually exploit it."  Turns out Black has real threats. White has to react.} (9. b3 {The only move for White for an equal position. Nb1 seems too unintuitive so I did not think b3 is possible, nor necessary.} cxb3 (9... c3 10. Nb1 Bb7 11. Nxc3) 10. Qxb3 c6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 Bb7 13. Qb2 Nbd7 14. Ne1 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5 Qxd2 17. Rd1 Qh6 18. Qc7 Rab8 19. Qxa5 c5 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21. Rab1 Ng4 22. Nf3 Qb6 23. Qxb6 Rxb6 24. Rdc1 Rc8 25. Nd2 Ne5 26. Ne4 Nd7 27. Rd1 Nf8 28. Nc3 Rcb8 29. Nd5 R6b7 30. Nf4 g6 31. Rd5 c4 32. Rdd1 Ra8 33. Rdc1 Ra4 34. Nd5 Ne6 35. Nc3 Ra5 36. Rb4 Nd4 37. a4 Rxa4 38. Rxa4 bxa4 39. Ra1 Rb3 40. Nxa4 Nxe2+ 41. Kf1 Nd4 42. Rc1 Rb4 43. Nc3 Nc6 44. Nd5 Rb5 45. Rxc4 Rxd5 46. Rxc6 {½-½ Gelfand,B (2657)-Le,Q (2739) Wch Blitz New York 2024 (3)}) (9. a4 {A reasonable attempt.}) (9. Ne5 {The first option I considered. Then I thought White does not have anything after ...Ra6 and ...Nd7} Ra6 10. a4) 9... Bb7 {The light-squared diagonal is opened, but is neutralized by Black's opposing bishop.} 10. Qc2 $6 (10. a4 {Is begging to be played. White's plan is to hit the center and park a knight on c5 or d6.} c6 11. e4 Nbd7 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Nd6) 10... Nc6 $146 (10... a4 11. e4 Nbd7 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 h6 14. Nfd2 O-O 15. Rae1 Rb8 16. f4 Ne7 17. Rf2 c5 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. dxc5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qc7 21. Ne4 Rfd8 22. Rd2 Rxd2+ 23. Qxd2 Rd8 24. Qf2 Rd3 25. Re3 Rd4 26. Re2 Nf5 27. Kh3 Qc6 28. Qg2 Ne7 29. Qf3 Qd5 30. Qg2 Kh8 31. Nd6 Qxc5 32. Qa8+ Kh7 33. Nxf7 Ng6 34. Kg2 Rd1 35. Qf3 Qg1+ 36. Kh3 Kg8 37. f5 Kxf7 38. fxg6+ Kxg6 39. Rf2 Qe1 40. Qg4+ Kh7 41. Rf7 Qxe5 42. Qxd1 Qxb2 43. Rf1 Qxa3 44. Qb1+ Qd3 45. Qxd3+ cxd3 46. Kg4 Kg6 47. Kf4 Kh5 48. h3 b4 49. Ke3 a3 50. Kxd3 Kg5 51. Kc4 {1-0 Fodor,T (2461)-Maksimovic,B (2398) Budapest FS12 GM 2013 (5)}) 11. e3 $2 (11. a4 $1 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qxd4 14. axb5) (11. b3 cxb3 (11... Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qxd4 14. bxc4 Qc5 15. Rfc1) (11... c3 12. Qxc3) 12. Qxb3) 11... a4 $1 {I underestimated ...a4 $1 because it doesn't look quite right. Later when Black plays ...Na5, then I realized b3 is a terrific parking lot for Black's knight. My opponent has been playing all the right ideas so far.} 12. Ne5 {Tried to stir up complications.} Na5 13. Bxb7 Nxb7 {I thought Black's  pieces look awkward here and White should be able to do something about  it, but I couldn't find anything.} 14. Rfd1 (14. Nc6 {I considered this plan then realized it would be a waste because Black still has ...c5.} Qd6 15. Nb4 c5) 14... Qd5 15. Nb1 {I took about 20 minutes as this was a hard / sad move to make. I read somewhere that said, "Sometimes you just have to admit that your piece is not on the right square."} c5 $4 {Once again, I got away with murder.} (15... Na5 16. Nc3 Qb7 17. Re1 Nb3 18. Rab1 {The Black knight gets a major glow-up.}) 16. Nc3 $1 Qd8 17. Nxb5 O-O 18. Nxc4 {I ran the clock down 15 more minutes to decide how to take. White is still better in other variations, but I thought the knights would be too loose. White doesn't need to give Black any chance at counterplay.} (18. dxc5 Qa5 19. Qxc4 Nxc5) (18. Qxc4 Na5) 18... Qe7 19. Ne5 Ra5 20. Nc6 $1 Qd7 21. Nxa5 Qxb5 (21... Nxa5 22. Qxa4 Ra8 23. dxc5 Qc6 24. Nc3) 22. Nxb7 Qxb7 23. dxc5 Rc8 24. c6 Qc7 25. Qxa4 h5 26. Rac1 Ng4 27. Rd7 Qb6 28. Qd4 Qa6 (28... Rxc6 29. Rxc6 Qxc6 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. h3) 29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Qxd8+ Kh7 31. Qd2 (31. c7 {Possible, but no need to give Black chances.} Qe2 32. Rf1 Nxh2) 31... e5 (31... Ne5 32. Qc2+ (32. Kg2 Qa8 {Pins the pawn.}) 32... Kh6 33. c7) 32. c7 Qc8 33. h3 Nf6 34. Kg2 (34. Qd8 Qxh3 35. c8=Q Ng4 36. Qh8+ (36. Qf5+ g6 37. Qxf7+ Kh6 38. Qh8+ Kg5 39. f4+ exf4 40. Qxf4#) 36... Kg6 37. Qc2+ (37. Rc6+ f6 38. Qce8+ Kf5 39. Qh7+ g6 40. Qexg6#)) 34... g5 35. Qd8 Qb7+ 36. Kg1 (36. Kf1 Qh1+ 37. Ke2 Qxc1 38. c8=Q) (36. Kh2) 36... Qf3 37. Qxf6 Qxf6 38. c8=Q g4 39. Qc2+ Kh6 40. Qc6 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.34"] [White "Myers, Steven Lee"] [Black "Smith, Daniel"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B20"] [WhiteElo "977"] [BlackElo "1052"] [PlyCount "91"] [GameId "2144718406180952"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d3 g6 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. Nf3 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. a3 b6 9. Qc1 Bb7 10. Ne2 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. Bb3 Re8 13. Re1 Nf5 14. Ba4 a6 15. c3 b5 16. Bc2 Qd7 17. b4 d4 {[#]} 18. Bb3 Nce7 19. Ng5 Bd5 20. c4 bxc4 21. dxc4 Bc6 22. a4 Nh4 23. Nf4 h6 24. Ne4 d3 25. Rb1 Nef5 26. Nxc5 Qd4 27. Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. Qf1 Be5 29. Nfxd3 Bd6 30. Qe2 Bc6 31. Be3 Re8 32. Bxd4 Rxe2 33. Bf6 Nxg2 34. Rd1 g5 35. Nxa6 Nf4 36. c5 Nxd3 37. cxd6 Rxf2 38. Rxd3 Rg2+ 39. Kf1 Rxh2 40. d7 Rh1+ 41. Kf2 Rh2+ 42. Ke1 Rh1+ 43. Kd2 Rh2+ 44. Kc3 Ne3 45. d8=Q+ Kh7 46. Rxe3 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.35"] [White "Hack, Richard"] [Black "Kojevnikov, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Hack,Richard"] [ECO "B45"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "992"] [PlyCount "116"] [GameId "2144718406185049"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 {Time wasted.} (6. Ndb5) (6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4) 6... d5 ({Relevant:} 6... Be7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Nd5 9. Ne4 Qc7 10. f4 Qb6 11. Qe2 O-O 12. c3 a5 13. Qf2 f5 14. Bxd5 Qxf2+ 15. Kxf2 cxd5 16. Nd6 Ba6 17. Be3 Rab8 18. b3 Bxd6 19. exd6 Bd3 20. Bd4 Kf7 21. Rhg1 h5 22. Kg3 Rfc8 23. Kh4 Be4 24. h3 Rc6 25. Rae1 Rbc8 26. Be5 d4 27. Bxd4 Rxd6 28. Rd1 Rdc6 29. Be5 d5 30. c4 Kg6 31. Rge1 Kh6 32. Re3 g5+ 33. fxg5+ Kg6 34. cxd5 exd5 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 {1-0 Paravyan,D (2612)-Makarian,R (2552) Cheliabinsk Shusharin Memorial Rapid 2023 (10)}) 7. exd5 exd5 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. O-O Be7 10. h3 O-O 11. Be3 Bb4 12. Nce2 {[#]} a6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qc8 13. Bf4 Re8 14. c3 Bc5 15. Bd3 Ne4 16. Qc2 Bxh3 17. gxh3 Qxh3 18. Bxe4 Rxe4 19. Qd2 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Qg4+ 21. Bg3 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Rxd4 23. Qe1 h5 24. Rd1 Rc4 25. f3 Qg6 26. Kh2 Rac8 27. Rd2 h4 28. Be5 Qf5 29. Re2 Rc2 30. Rff2 Rc1 31. Qd2 Qb1 32. Kh3 Rh1+ 33. Bh2 Qg1 34. Qf4 Rc6 35. Rg2 Qf1 36. Re7 f6 37. Rexg7+ Kf8 38. Qb8+ {1-0 Aijala,J (2151)-Salmi,P Heart of Finland op 12th Jyvaskyla 2002 (5)}) 13. Bd3 Re8 14. c3 Bf8 15. Ng3 Ne4 16. Qc2 {Another lousy move. I really wanted Qf3.} Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Qh4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Rae1 Bc6 20. Be3 Bd6 21. Nf5 Qf6 {I was also thinking about Nd4.} 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Rd1 Qe6 24. b3 Rad8 25. Rfe1 Qg6 26. Bd4 f5 27. g3 Qh5 28. Kh2 Rd6 29. Qe2 Qf7 30. Be3 Rde6 31. Rd4 h6 32. h4 Qe7 33. Red1 g5 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Qh5 Qh7 36. Qxh7+ Kxh7 37. Bxg5 Rg6 38. Bf4 Rge6 39. Rd6 b5 40. Rxe6 Rxe6 {[#]} 41. Rd6 $2 {Giving up any real chances. (EW)} Rxd6 (41... e3 $5 42. fxe3 Rxd6 43. Bxd6 Be4 {is in fact drawn as well, even more strongly highlighting how important it is to keep a rook on the board. (EW)}) 42. Bxd6 Kg6 43. b4 $2 {c4 was the way to go.} Kf6 44. Kh3 Ke6 45. Bc5 Kd5 46. g4 fxg4+ 47. Kxg4 Kc4 48. Bd4 Kd3 49. Kf4 Kc2 50. Ke5 Kb1 51. Kd6 Ba8 52. Kc7 Kxa2 53. Kb8 Bc6 54. Ka7 Kb3 55. Kxa6 Kc4 56. Kb6 Bd5 57. Be5 Ba8 58. Bd4 Bd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.36"] [White "Vazquez, Dominic A"] [Black "Wickliffe, Zachary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "1312"] [PlyCount "77"] [GameId "2144718406185050"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 Nf6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Na3 a6 8. d3 Rd8 9. Qc2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Qxd3 11. Rd1 Qxc2 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Rxd8+ Kxd8 14. Nxc2 e6 15. Be3 Nd5 16. Rd1 Kc7 17. Bc1 Bd6 18. g3 Re8 19. Ne1 e5 20. Nf3 h6 21. Re1 e4 22. h3 f5 23. Nh4 Rf8 24. Ng2 g5 25. a3 c4 26. Ne3 Nxe3 27. Bxe3 f4 28. gxf4 gxf4 29. Bc1 Re8 30. Rd1 e3 31. fxe3 fxe3 32. Kg2 Bf4 33. Re1 Bg5 34. Re2 Kd6 35. Kf3 Rf8+ 36. Kg2 Re8 37. Kf3 Rf8+ 38. Kg2 Re8 39. Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.37"] [White "Rushton, Peter James"] [Black "Braithwaite, Andrew"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B35"] [WhiteElo "1267"] [BlackElo "931"] [PlyCount "56"] [GameId "2144718406185051"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Qd2 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 d5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O-O ({Relevant:} 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 dxe4 14. h4 Qe5 15. h5 g5 16. O-O Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Rde1 Rf6 19. Rxe4 Qxe4 20. Qxg5+ Kf7 21. f3 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 Rg8 {0-1 Thomforde Toates,N (2124)-Fawzy,A (2471) Titled Tuesday intern op 30th Aug Late Chess.com INT blitz 2022 (5)}) 11... Bf5 {[#]} 12. Qb4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. Ng3 dxc4 13. Qxd8 Rfxd8 14. Nxf5 gxf5 15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16. Re1 Rd7 17. c3 a6 18. Kc2 e6 19. b3 cxb3+ 20. axb3 Rd5 21. Ra1 a5 22. Bb6 Be5 23. g3 Kg7 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Bxa5 Bd6 26. Bb6 e5 27. Kd3 Kf6 28. Be3 Ke6 29. Kc4 e4 30. b4 h5 31. Bc5 Be5 32. Be3 Bd6 33. b5 cxb5+ 34. Kxb5 Kd7 35. c4 Be7 36. c5 h4 37. Kb6 Kc8 38. Kc6 hxg3 39. hxg3 Bf8 40. Kd5 Bg7 41. Kd6 Kd8 {1-0 Klostermann,E-Lorenz,M (1908) Verbandsliga Suedbaden 2324 Baden 2023 (4.7)}) 12... Rb8 13. Qa4 Bxe4 14. Bb3 Qc7 15. f3 Bf5 16. Qxa7 Rb7 17. Qa4 Rfb8 18. Rhe1 Qxh2 19. Bf4 Bh6 20. Bxh6 Qxh6+ 21. Kb1 g5 22. g4 Rb4 23. Qa7 Bg6 24. Qxe7 Qh2 25. Qxg5 {[#]} Rxb3 26. Rd2 Rxb2+ 27. Ka1 Qd6 28. Re3 Rb1# 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.40"] [White "Blum, Paul"] [Black "Langendorf, Brian Keith"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "1010"] [BlackElo "746"] [PlyCount "59"] [GameId "2144718406287452"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} (5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. Qd2 Nge7 9. O-O h6 10. Ne2 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. a5 O-O 14. Qf4 Qxf4 15. Nxf4 Bd7 16. Rfe1 Rfc8 17. h4 Rc7 18. g4 g6 19. Kh2 Kg7 20. Kg3 Rca7 21. Ne2 Nc8 22. Nc1 Nd6 23. Nb3 Nd8 24. Nc5 Bb5 25. Kf4 Nc6 26. Ke3 Rb8 27. Ne5 Nxe5 28. dxe5 Nb7 29. Nb3 Nd8 30. Nd4 Bc4 31. b3 Bxd3 32. cxd3 Rc7 33. Rec1 Rbc8 34. Rxc7 Rxc7 {1-0 Santos Latasa,J (2656)-Rakhmanov,A (2632) Olympic Esports Prelims Chess.com INT blitz 2023 (5.3)}) 5... Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 7. a3 {[%emt 0:00:26] [#]} a5 $146 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (7... a6 8. Bf4 b5 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 Bb7 11. Be5 Rc8 12. Ne2 Qb6 13. c3 a5 14. Nf4 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bd6 16. Qe2 O-O 17. Bxb5 Ne4 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Nd7 Qc7 20. Nxf8 Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 Rxf8 22. Rf1 Rf6 23. Bd3 Rh6 24. Bxe4 Bg1+ 25. Kxg1 Qh2# {0-1 Mayanka,R (1136)-Sunil,V (1402) Mumbai One Wealth op 2024 (7)}) 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:33]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 9. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} (9. Bf4 $1) (9. Nb5 $1) 9... Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} (9... Be7) 10. Bg5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:58]} h6 $2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 11. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 12. Nxd5 $18 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 13. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:27]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:17] [#]} 14. Qe4 $4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} f5 $19 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 15. Qh4 {[%emt 0:01:26]} exd5 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 16. Qh3 {[%emt 0:01:13]} f4 $6 {[%emt 0:01:30]} (16... Qf6) 17. Qh5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Be8 $2 {[%emt 0:04:22]} (17... Ne7 $1 $19) 18. Qxd5+ $11 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:00:54] [#]} 19. Qf5 $2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} (19. Re6 $3 Be5 $1 (19... Bc7) 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Rxe5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 g5 $11) 19... g6 $19 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 20. Qg4 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} (20... Qc8 $1) 21. c3 {[%emt 0:07:22]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. Nh4 $6 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Rxe1+ $6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} (22... h5 23. Qh3 Ne7 (23... Kg7)) 23. Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:04] [#]} Re8 $2 {[%emt 0:00:28]} (23... Qg5 $1 24. Qxg5 hxg5 25. Nf3 (25. Nxg6 $2 Rd8 26. h4 Kg7 27. h5 Kh6) 25... g4 26. Ng5 Ne7 $19) 24. Rxe8+ $11 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxe8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 25. Nxg6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxg6 {[%emt 0:03:00]} 26. Bxg6 $11 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qg5 $4 {[%emt 0:00:06] [#]} (26... Nd8) (26... Kf8) (26... Be7) 27. Qe6+ {[%emt 0:01:13]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:07:04]} 28. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 29. Qf7+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 30. Qh7# {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: Extra Rated"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6"] [White "Yan, Rayna"] [Black "Parsons, Stephen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Parsons,Stephen"] [ECO "E21"] [WhiteElo "1742"] [BlackElo "1919"] [PlyCount "83"] [GameId "2144718406287453"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Ne4 9. Rc1 d6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Nd2 f5 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Be2 Qg5 14. Bg4 Rae8 15. d5 Nc5 16. b4 Nd3 17. Bxe6+ Rxe6 18. dxe6 Nxc1 19. Qxc1 Re8 20. Qa3 a6 21. Rd1 Rxe6 22. Qb3 h5 23. c5 d5 24. cxb6 cxb6 25. Qc2 Rg6 26. g3 h4 27. Qe2 Bc8 28. Qd2 Be6 29. Rc1 Bg4 30. Bd4 {[#]} hxg3 (30... Qf5 31. Qe1 Bh3) 31. fxg3 Qf5 32. Qf2 Bf3 33. Qc2 Kh7 34. Qf2 Qd7 35. Qc2 Qb5 36. a3 a5 37. bxa5 Qxa5 38. Qc3 Qa6 39. Qc8 Qe2 40. Qh3+ Rh6 41. Qf5+ Rg6 42. Qh3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: Extra Rated"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6"] [White "Burkhardt, Douglas Alan"] [Black "Agdamag, Samuel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A46"] [WhiteElo "664"] [BlackElo "1467"] [PlyCount "66"] [GameId "2144718406287454"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. g3 Bf5 4. Bg2 c6 5. O-O Nbd7 6. c4 h6 7. Nc3 Qc7 8. b4 a6 9. a4 e5 10. e3 Be7 11. Qb3 O-O 12. Re1 Rfe8 13. e4 Bh7 14. Bd2 Rac8 15. d5 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxc4 17. Rac1 Qxb3 18. Rxc8 Kf8 19. Rec1 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bd8 21. a5 Qxd5 22. Rd1 Be4 23. Nh4 Bxg2 24. Nxg2 Qf3 25. Ne3 d5 26. Rdc1 h5 27. h4 g5 28. hxg5 Bxg5 29. Rxe8+ Kxe8 30. Rc8+ Bd8 31. Nxd5 Qxd5 32. Bg5 f6 33. Bh4 Ke7 {White loses on time} 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: Extra Rated"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.11"] [Round "6.43"] [White "Booth, Kyle Ewart Coventry"] [Black "Olson, David R"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "1183"] [BlackElo "1400"] [PlyCount "85"] [GameId "2144718406291551"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Be7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 a6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bb7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. a4 Qc7 12. h3 d6 13. b4 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Qb3 f5 16. Bf4 h6 17. h4 Qd8 18. g3 g5 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Rxe4 gxf4 22. Kg2 Bg5 23. Rh1 dxe4 24. Qxe6+ Kg7 25. Nh4 Bxh4 26. Rxh4 Qxh4 27. gxh4 f3+ 28. Kf1 Bc8 29. Qe7+ Rf7 30. Qg5+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Ke8 32. Qxc6+ Ke7 33. Qxa8 Bh3+ 34. Ke1 e3 35. Qb7+ Kf8 36. Qb8+ Kg7 37. d5 Rf8 38. Qc7+ Kh8 39. e6 Rg8 40. Qe5+ Rg7 41. Qxe3 Rg1+ 42. Kd2 Rb1 43. Qh6+ 1-0
  
• Download Round 7 as PGN Watch Replay of Round 7 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Heiserman, Jimmy"] [Black "Cremisi, Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2298"] [BlackElo "2398"] [PlyCount "89"] [GameId "2147224662191682"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 11,89,19,16,24,28,26,37,31,118,120,117,120,120,117,117,125,286,282,281,268,282,183,193,182,312,203,200,204,186,113,115,113,104,89,108,112,106,98,98,92,94,91,110,71,121,81,103,97,92,69,78,79,78,60,62,63,63,27,47,16,105,55,71,51,62,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,5,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04][%cal Be2e4,Be4e5][%mdl 32]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. c3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 7. O-O $1 {[%emt 0:00:14][%mdl 4] is recently more successful than 7.cxd4. C02: French: Advance Variation.} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 8. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} dxc3 {[%emt 0:03:45]} 9. Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:08] White is slightly better.} Bb4 {[%eval 118,25] [%wdl 652,347,1] [%emt 0:01:40]} (9... Nge7 $14 {[%eval 31,25] [%wdl 87,902,11]}) 10. a3 $16 {[%emt 0:06:08]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 11. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 12. a4 {[%emt 0:07:53]} Na5 {[%emt 0:06:24]} 13. Ba3 {[%emt 0:07:42] [#]} Nc4 $146 {[%eval 286,20] [%wdl 999,1,0] [%emt 0:03:55]} (13... Qd8 $16 {[%eval 125,26] [%wdl 731,269,0]}) (13... Qb3 14. Qc1 Rc8 15. Qg5 {1-0 Tukhaev,A (2534)-Bashkite,V (2105) Sharjah Rapid op 27th 2022 (4)}) 14. Bxc4 $18 {[%emt 0:03:52]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. Nd2 {[%emt 0:03:03]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:03:01]} 16. Qg4 {[%emt 0:09:52]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:51] [#] Black is weak on the dark squares} 17. Ne4 $1 {[%emt 0:02:25]} ({Weaker is} 17. Qxc4 Bc6 $14) (17. Nxc4 Bxa4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 $11) 17... Bc6 {[%eval 312,25] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:06:30] A sharp opening} (17... Ng6 $142 {[%eval 182,26] [%wdl 976,24,0]}) 18. Rad1 {[%emt 0:06:42]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:05:45]} 19. Bxf8 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Qxf8 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 20. Nf6+ {[%eval 113,26] [%wdl 658,342,0] [%emt 0:04:05]} ({White should play} 20. Rd4 $18 {[%eval 186,27] [%wdl 988,12,0]}) 20... Kh8 $16 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 21. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 22. Qd4 {[%emt 0:01:21] White is much more active.} Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 23. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Qb2 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 24. h4 {[%emt 0:01:24]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 25. a5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:03:48]} 26. Qe3 {[%emt 0:02:50]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:06:58]} 27. Rac1 {[%eval 71,29] [%wdl 168,832,0] [%emt 0:07:30]} (27. Reb1 $142 {[%eval 110,32] [%wdl 628,372,0]} Qc2 28. Rd1) 27... Qa2 {[%eval 121,23] [%wdl 758,242,0] [%emt 0:03:05]} (27... Qa3 $142 {[%eval 71,29] [%wdl 168,832,0]}) 28. Qc5 {[%eval 81,29] [%wdl 256,744,0] [%emt 0:00:37]} (28. Ra1 $142 {[%eval 121,23] [%wdl 758,242,0]} Qb2 29. Reb1) 28... Re8 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 29. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Qd2 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 30. Ra1 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:03:49]} 31. Qa3 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 32. Qa4 {[%emt 0:03:17]} Qxa4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 33. Rxa4 $14 {[%emt 0:00:04][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 34. Re1 {[%eval 27,32] [%wdl 13,986,1] [%emt 0:06:11]} (34. h5 $14 {[%eval 63,25] [%wdl 98,902,0]}) 34... Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 35. Raa1 {[%emt 0:01:52]} h6 {[%eval 105,34] [%wdl 571,429,0] [%emt 0:01:05]} (35... h5 $11 {[%eval 16,35] [%wdl 7,992,1]}) 36. f3 {[%eval 55,27] [%wdl 64,936,0] [%emt 0:00:45]} (36. h5 $16 {[%eval 105,34] [%wdl 571,429,0]}) 36... Kh7 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 37. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:02:33]} 38. g4 {[%eval 0,47] [%wdl 3,994,3]} (38. f4 $14 {[%eval 62,28] [%wdl 97,903,0]}) 38... Rd5 $11 {[%emt 0:00:46] The position is equal.} 39. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Rd2+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} 40. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:15][%csl LRc3,LRf3]} 41. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:04] [#] Hoping for Rxd3.} Rd2+ {[%emt 0:00:37]} 42. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:04:40]} 43. f4 {[%emt 0:02:58]} Rg2+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} 44. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 45. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:03] Black escapes into a draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.20 (precise) /Black=0.22 (precise)} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Qiu, Laurie"] [Black "Bayaraa, Chinguun"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B38"] [WhiteElo "2155"] [BlackElo "2083"] [PlyCount "97"] [GameId "2147224697638477"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 19,97,54,58,47,118,121,121,124,149,141,150,138,144,146,168,168,172,136,275,260,272,257,379,379,374,362,374,346,336,77,34,26,22,28,22,24,91,91,163,167,147,141,219,195,211,215,229,229,200,212,373,365,450,410,402,403,409,408,408,385,386,378,371,380,387,368,368,340,384,373,353,351,29977,5595,29976,29980,8208,29981,29982,29982]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} c5 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 5. c4 {[%emt 0:04:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 8. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:44]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:10]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:45]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 10. Rc1 {[%emt 0:02:41]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 11. a3 {[%emt 0:03:05] [#] B38: Sicilian: Maroczy Bind with 5...Bg7 and 7...0-0.} ({Relevant:} 11. h3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Be6 13. b3 Qa5 14. Rc2 Rfc8 15. Qd2 h5 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Rxd2 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 b5 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Rb4 Rc2 22. Rxb5 Rxb5 23. Bxb5 Rxa2 24. Rb1 Kg7 25. b4 Rd2 26. Bc6 Ba2 27. Ra1 Rb2 28. b5 Bc4 29. Ra5 Kf6 30. Kh2 Ke5 31. b6+ Kf4 32. b7 Rxf2 33. b8=Q Bf1 34. e5 Rc2 35. Qb4+ Rc4 36. Qd2+ Kf5 37. exd6+ {1-0 Jagirapu,H (2029)-Lane,R (1998) Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Jun Late Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (3)}) 11... e5 $146 {[%eval 118,20] [%wdl 642,357,1] [%emt 0:07:18]} ({Black should try} 11... Ng4 $14 {[%eval 47,24] [%wdl 147,845,8]}) (11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Be6 13. b4 Qd7 14. Qd3 Rfc8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 b5 17. Rfd1 bxc4 18. Rxc4 {½-½ Skyva,Z-Kubicek,A CSR-ch Open01 Harrachov 1970 (11)}) 12. Nxc6 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:02:34]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 13. b4 {[%emt 0:00:36] White is better.} Bb7 {[%emt 0:03:58]} 14. Qd2 {[%emt 0:02:57]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:03:02]} 15. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:02:54]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 16. Bg5 {[%emt 0:03:47]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:07:05]} 17. h3 {[%emt 0:05:28]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:10:07]} 18. Bf3 {[%eval 136,25] [%wdl 798,202,0] [%emt 0:04:04]} (18. Qe3 $18 {[%eval 172,24] [%wdl 943,57,0]}) 18... Ne8 {[%eval 275,21] [%wdl 999,1,0] [%emt 0:06:30]} (18... Qxc4 $16 {[%eval 136,25] [%wdl 798,202,0]} 19. Bxf6 Bxf6) 19. Na4 $18 {[%emt 0:04:30][%cal Oa4c5]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:04:36]} 20. Qc2 {[%emt 0:03:28]} f5 {[%eval 379,20] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:06:34]} (20... h5 $142 {[%eval 257,25] [%wdl 998,2,0]} 21. c5 Bf6) 21. exf5 {[%emt 0:01:15][%csl Oc6][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 22. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:17][%cal Oc6d5] Threatens to win with Bd5!.} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 23. Bxd7 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Bxd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 24. Bd2 {[%eval 77,25] [%wdl 251,749,0] [%emt 0:00:57]} (24. c5 $18 {[%eval 336,27] [%wdl 1000,0,0] has better winning chances.}) 24... Bc6 $16 {[%emt 0:01:24][%csl Gc6][%cal Rg6g2] [#]} 25. f3 $1 {[%emt 0:02:55]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:55][%csl Gf3][%cal Rg6g2] [#]} 26. Be3 $1 {[%emt 0:02:36][%cal Oa4c3]} Bxd1 {[%emt 0:04:28]} 27. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qe6 {[%eval 91,24] [%wdl 381,619,0] [%emt 0:02:30]} (27... f4 $11 {[%eval 24,26] [%wdl 16,983,1] keeps the balance.} 28. Qxg6 hxg6) 28. Nb6 $36 {[%emt 0:03:21][%mdl 2048] Black is under strong pressure. White has more active pieces. White leaves nothing to chance now.} Nc7 {[%eval 163,24] [%wdl 968,32,0] [%emt 0:12:26]} (28... f4 $16 {[%eval 91,24] [%wdl 384,616,0]}) 29. Qd2 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:06:16]} f4 {[%emt 0:05:38]} 30. Bf2 {[%emt 0:02:13][%csl Od6] White attacks a weakness} (30. Qxd6 Qxd6 (30... fxe3 31. Qxc7 Rxb6 32. c5 $17) 31. Rxd6 fxe3 $17) 30... Rd8 {[%eval 219,27] [%wdl 998,2,0] [%emt 0:00:54] [#]} (30... Bf8 $16 {[%eval 141,22] [%wdl 902,98,0] was necessary.} 31. c5 dxc5) 31. Bh4 $1 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 32. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 33. Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:03:13]} 34. Qxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:07][%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} Kh8 $2 {[%eval 373,21] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:00:04]} (34... Qf7 {[%eval 212,26] [%wdl 999,1,0]} 35. Qa5 Rf8) 35. c5 {[%emt 0:03:24]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 36. cxd6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} (36. Qxd6 Qf5 37. Rd3 (37. Qxa6 f3 $16) 37... Rg6 $18) 36... f3 {[%emt 0:00:10] [#]} 37. d7 $1 {[%emt 0:05:50]} Qb6+ {[%emt 0:12:37]} (37... Rxg2+ $2 {loses.} 38. Kh1 Rg8 39. d8=Q $18 (39. d8=N Rg3 $18) (39. d8=R Rxd8 40. Qxd8+ Qxd8 $18) (39. Qxg8+ Kxg8 40. d8=Q+ Qxd8 $18)) 38. Qc5 {[%emt 0:04:02]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:06] [#]} (38... Rxg2+ 39. Kh1 Qxc5 40. d8=Q+ (40. bxc5 Rg8 $18) 40... Kg7 41. bxc5 Kg6 42. Qd3+ Kg7 43. Qxf3 (43. Qxa6 Rg6 44. Rd7+ Kh6 45. Qc4 Kg5 46. Rf7 Kh5 47. Rxh7+ Kg5 48. Qg4+ Kf6 49. Qxf3+ Kg5 50. Rh5#) (43. Qd7+ Kh6 $18)) 39. d8=Q $1 {[%emt 0:04:18][%mdl 576] Deflection} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 40. Rxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qxd8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 41. Qxe5+ {[%emt 0:00:05] KQ-KQ. White is a pawn up.} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 42. Qg3+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} ({Stronger than} 42. gxf3 Qd3 $11) 42... Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 43. Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qd4+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 44. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:12][%cal Rf3f8]} Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} 45. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qb2 {[%eval 32722,18] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:00:41]} (45... Qe8 $18 {[%eval 351,33] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} 46. Qc3+ Kg8) 46. Qb8+ {[%emt 0:00:39]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 47. a4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Qa1 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 48. b5 {[%emt 0:00:22][%cal Bb4b5,Bb5b6][%mdl 32]} Qxa4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 49. b6 {[%emt 0:00:09] Weighted Error Value: White=0.16 (very precise) /Black=0.48} 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Dzhanhirov, Dmytro"] [Black "Srinivasan, Sivavishnu"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "2238"] [BlackElo "2092"] [PlyCount "136"] [GameId "2147224711188056"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 3. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} exf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 7. Qe2+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. Qxe7+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kxe7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 9. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:01]} h6 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 10. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 12. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rhe8 {[%emt 0:06:15]} 13. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Bxf4+ {[%emt 0:01:07]} 14. Nxf4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 15. d5 {[%emt 0:06:32]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:08:00]} 16. Rxe8+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kxe8 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 17. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 18. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 19. Bxd7+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kxd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 20. Rxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 21. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 22. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 23. Rc3+ {[%emt 0:00:36]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 24. Re3 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 25. Rb3 {[%emt 0:06:02]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 26. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Rd5+ {[%emt 0:03:51]} 27. Ke2 {[%emt 0:02:48]} Re5+ {[%emt 0:00:45]} 28. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 29. f4 {[%emt 0:02:56]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:06:29]} 30. c3 {[%emt 0:03:53]} h5 {[%emt 0:04:25]} 31. a4 {[%emt 0:03:34]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 32. Rd3+ {[%emt 0:00:48]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:19:04]} 33. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 34. Kd3 {[%emt 0:01:02]} f5 {[%emt 0:04:12]} 35. g3 {[%emt 0:09:12]} f6 {[%emt 0:10:30]} 36. Rb4 {[%emt 0:02:42]} b6 {[%emt 0:08:10]} 37. Rc4 {[%emt 0:07:58]} Rd6+ {[%emt 0:01:10]} 38. Kc2 {[%emt 0:02:08]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 39. Kd2 {[%emt 0:04:45]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 40. Rd4+ {[%emt 0:01:38]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 41. b3 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Re4 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 42. Rd3 {[%emt 0:03:08]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:13:17]} 43. Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:13]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 44. Rf8 {[%emt 0:07:48]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 45. Rxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 46. Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 47. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 48. Rxh5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rxg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 49. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Rg2+ {[%emt 0:00:27]} 50. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 51. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rg3+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 52. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 53. b4 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 54. Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 55. Rh6+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 56. Rh7+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 57. Ra7 {[%emt 0:02:09]} b5+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 58. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 59. Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 60. a5+ {[%emt 0:01:40]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 61. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 62. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 63. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Kxc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 64. Kc2 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 65. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 66. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 67. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 68. Ke2 {[%emt 0:03:24]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.8"] [White "Clemens, Kristian"] [Black "Lewis, Edward"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "A25"] [WhiteElo "1916"] [BlackElo "2024"] [PlyCount "77"] [GameId "2147227124969398"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 h5 7. h3 Be6 8. d3 Nge7 9. Be3 Nd4 10. O-O c6 11. f4 Qd7 12. Kh2 f5 {[#]} 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 Ng8 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Qb3 Qb6 17. Qc2 Nf6 18. Rae1 O-O-O {[#]} 19. Nd5 cxd5 20. cxd5+ Kb8 21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Kh1 Rd6 24. d4 Rxd4 25. Rxf5 Rc8 26. Qf2 Nd7 27. Qxd4 Qxf5 28. Qd5 Nc5 29. b4 {[#]} Qxg5 30. bxc5 Qe7 31. Rb1 Rc7 32. a4 Bf8 33. a5 Kc8 34. a6 Rxc5 35. axb7+ Kb8 36. Qa2 Qc7 37. Qa4 Qe7 38. Qxa7+ Kxa7 39. b8=Q+ 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.10"] [White "Fernandes, Joshua Nitin"] [Black "Viadiu-Ilarraza, Hector"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "1923"] [BlackElo "1934"] [PlyCount "38"] [GameId "2147227124973495"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. Bd3 Bd7 9. Bc2 Nf5 10. Bxf5 exf5 11. O-O Be7 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Qd3 h6 14. Be3 O-O 15. Rfc1 Nb4 16. Qe2 Rac8 17. a3 Nc6 18. b4 Qd8 19. Qd3 g5 {(One scoresheet, hieroglyphics. 1-0 44 or so.)} 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.11"] [White "Zhou, Ivan"] [Black "Diller, Bradley R"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2163"] [BlackElo "2089"] [PlyCount "95"] [GameId "2147227124977592"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. e5 Nd7 10. Qh5 g6 11. Qe2 Nc5 12. Nb3 Nxd3 13. cxd3 c5 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. Be3 Qxe5 {[#]} 16. Bd4 cxd4 17. Qc6+ Kf8 18. Qxa8 Bd6 19. g3 Kg7 20. Qxa7 Qf6 21. Qxd4 Be5 22. Qe3 Bxb2 23. Rab1 d4 24. Qe2 Bc3 25. Nc5 Qe7 26. Ne4 Ba5 27. Nd2 Bxd2 28. Qxd2 Rd8 29. a4 Bb7 30. Qb4 Qxb4 31. Rxb4 Ba6 32. a5 e5 33. Rd1 Rd5 34. Ra4 Rc5 35. Ra3 e4 36. dxe4 d3 37. Kg2 Rc2 38. Kf3 Kf6 39. Ke3 Re2+ 40. Kd4 Rxf2 41. Rb3 Ke7 42. Rb6 Bc8 43. Rxd3 Ra2 44. Rc3 Be6 45. a6 Ra4+ 46. Kc5 Rxe4 47. Rxe6+ Rxe6 48. Ra3 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 2000+"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.12"] [White "Rajaram, Raghu"] [Black "Agrawal, Varun"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B11"] [WhiteElo "1862"] [BlackElo "1913"] [PlyCount "76"] [GameId "2147227124977593"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Qd5 7. Qxd5 cxd5 8. d4 Bf5 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. Bb5 a6 11. Ba4 b5 12. Bb3 e6 13. a4 Bb4+ 14. c3 Ba5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Bd6 {[#]} Bxc3+ 17. Ke2 Kd7 18. bxc3 Kxd6 19. Nh4 Bg4+ 20. f3 Bh5 21. g4 Bg6 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. h4 {[#]} Ra3 25. Rb1 Na5 26. Bd1 Ra2+ 27. Kd3 Nc4 28. Bc2 {[#]} Rxc2 29. Kxc2 Na3+ 30. Kb2 Nxb1 31. Kxb1 e5 32. Kc2 f5 33. Kd3 f4 34. dxe5+ Kxe5 35. g5 {[#]} d4 36. c4 b4 37. c5 b3 38. c6 Kd6 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.5"] [White "Parsons, Stephen"] [Black "Cawthon, Jeremy David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "1919"] [BlackElo "1984"] [PlyCount "66"] [GameId "2147224619740727"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 2. b3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 3. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:29]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 7. d3 {[%emt 0:04:29]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:56]} c5 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 9. e3 {[%emt 0:08:21]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 10. Ne5 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:27]} 11. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:02:30]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 12. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:06:44]} 13. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 14. d4 {[%emt 0:01:11]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 15. dxe5 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 16. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:03:14]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 17. c4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 18. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 19. Rad1 {[%emt 0:03:37]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 20. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 21. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 22. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 23. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 24. Qh4+ {[%emt 0:04:11]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 25. Qc4 {[%emt 0:02:57]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 26. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 27. Qxc2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qd5+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} 28. e4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 29. Qc3+ {[%emt 0:02:51]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 30. Qe5 {[%emt 0:10:13]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 31. Qb8+ {[%emt 0:02:07]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:02:04]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 33. Qb8+ {[%emt 0:00:50]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.13"] [White "Molodyk, Mikhail Alexandrovich"] [Black "Pham, Nguyen Hoang Duy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C52"] [WhiteElo "1925"] [BlackElo "1810"] [PlyCount "104"] [GameId "2147227124981691"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. Qb3 (7. O-O Bb6 8. cxd4 d6 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Bb5 a6 11. Ba4 Ba5 12. Nd5 Nge7 13. Bg5 b5 14. Bb3 h6 15. Bh4 O-O 16. h3 Bh5 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Nf4 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Bd2 21. Rc2 Bxf4 22. Qxf4 c6 23. Rfc1 a5 24. a3 Rab8 25. Rc3 a4 26. Ba2 b4 27. axb4 Rxb4 28. Rg3 Kh8 29. Bxf7 Rxd4 30. Qe3 c5 31. Ba2 Nc6 32. Bd5 Nb4 33. Bc4 Qe7 34. f3 Qe5 35. Rg6 d5 36. Rxh6+ gxh6 {0-1 Zhigalko,S (2572)-Carlsen,M (2832) Titled Tuesday intern op 09th Jul Early Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (5)}) 7... Qe7 8. O-O Bb6 {[#]} 9. Ba3 $6 (9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Nc3 Nf6 12. Ba3 d6 13. Rad1 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 O-O $14) 9... d6 $11 10. Bb5 $6 (10. Nbd2) 10... Bd7 $15 {[#]} (10... Qe6 $1) 11. Bxc6 $146 (11. e5 Nxe5 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Re1 O-O-O 14. Nxd4 Re8 15. Nd2 Ne7 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Nc6 18. Rad1 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Kf1 Qe6 23. Qxe6+ fxe6 24. Bb2 d5 25. Ke2 Kd7 26. f4 g6 27. Kd3 c5 28. dxc5 Bxc5 29. a4 a6 30. Kc2 Kc6 31. Kb3 Bg1 32. h3 Be3 33. Be5 Kc5 34. a5 Kb5 35. g4 Kxa5 36. Kc3 Kb5 37. Kd3 d4 {0-1 Ramsey,D (1797)-Hatton,D (1739) BCF-chT4S 2324 (4NCL) England 2024 (1.14)}) (11. cxd4 Na5 $15) 11... Bxc6 $17 12. cxd4 Bxe4 13. Nc3 f5 14. Rfe1 $6 (14. Ne5 $1 O-O-O 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Nf7 Nh6 $17) 14... O-O-O 15. Nd2 Qd7 $6 (15... Qg5) 16. Ndxe4 (16. Nc4 $1 $15) 16... fxe4 $19 17. Rab1 Nf6 18. Bc1 Rdf8 $17 (18... Kb8 $1 $19) 19. Be3 (19. a4 $1) 19... Qf7 20. d5 Kd8 21. a4 Re8 {[#]} 22. Bg5 $2 (22. Bxb6 $1 $14) 22... h6 23. Bxf6+ (23. Be3 $5 $17) 23... Qxf6 24. Nxe4 Qd4 25. a5 Rxe4 26. axb6 {[#]} Rhe8 $4 (26... Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Qxb6 $19) 27. bxc7+ Ke7 28. Qxb7 Kf6 29. Rxe4 Qxe4 30. Rf1 Qc4 {[#]} 31. Qb8 Kf7 32. Qb7 Kf6 33. h3 Qc3 {[#]} 34. Qxa7 $6 {(Still winning, but ... 10th best!)} (34. Qb8 $1 {best}) (34. Kh2 $1) (34. f4 $1) (34. g3 $1) 34... Re7 35. Qa1 Rxc7 36. Qxc3+ Rxc3 {[#]} 37. Re1 $1 $18 Rd3 38. Re6+ Kf7 39. Rxd6 Ke7 40. Re6+ Kf7 41. Re5 Kf6 {[#]} 42. f4 $2 (42. Re6+ Kf5 43. Rd6 $18) (42. Rh5 $1 $18) 42... g5 $2 (42... Rd4 43. g3 g5 44. Re6+ Kf7 $11 (44... Kf5 $11)) 43. Re6+ Kg7 (43... Kf5) 44. fxg5 hxg5 45. d6 Kf7 46. Re7+ Kf6 47. Rd7 Ke6 48. Rh7 $4 (48. Rd8 $18) 48... Kxd6 $11 49. Rh5 Rd5 50. h4 Rd1+ 51. Kf2 gxh4 52. Rxh4 Ke5 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.14"] [White "Dutter, Frederic"] [Black "Rigel, Marlon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1900"] [BlackElo "1761"] [PlyCount "55"] [GameId "2147222154550799"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. Nb3 Ne7 7. Ne2 Bg6 8. Nf4 Nf5 9. Bd2 c5 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. c3 c4 12. Nc1 b5 13. b3 Be7 14. Ne2 Bh4 15. g3 Bg5 16. f4 Be7 17. Bg2 g5 18. O-O gxf4 19. Nxf4 O-O 20. bxc4 bxc4 21. Qg4 Nh6 22. Qh5 Rb8 23. Rab1 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Qa5 25. Rb7 Qa4 26. Nh3 Nf5 27. Nf4 Nh6 28. Nh3 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.15"] [White "Smith, Roger Christopher"] [Black "Babayan, Gagik"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1843"] [BlackElo "1686"] [PlyCount "128"] [GameId "2147227124981693"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. b3 c6 6. Bb2 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nbd7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. O-O b5 11. e5 dxe5 12. Qxc6 a6 13. dxe5 Ne8 14. Rfe1 Nc7 15. a4 Rb8 16. axb5 Rb6 17. Qf3 axb5 18. Bd4 Rb8 19. Qc6 Ne6 20. Bb2 Ndc5 21. Qf3 Nxd3 22. cxd3 Qd7 23. Ne4 Rfc8 24. Qe3 Rb7 25. d4 Rbc7 26. Rad1 Qd5 27. Ba3 h6 28. Nc5 Rc6 29. Nxe6 Rxe6 30. Rc1 Rd8 31. Red1 f6 32. Rc5 Qa8 33. Ra1 fxe5 34. Bb2 Qb7 35. dxe5 Rc6 36. Qe4 Rb6 37. Qc2 Qd7 38. Rc1 Kh7 39. Rc7 Qe6 40. Qc5 Bf8 41. Bd4 Rbb8 42. Qb4 Qd5 43. Bc5 Rd7 44. Rxd7 Qxd7 45. Qf4 Qe6 46. Ba7 Rb7 47. Qxf8 Rxa7 48. f4 Qf5 49. Qxf5 gxf5 50. Rc5 Rb7 51. Kf2 Kg7 52. Ke3 Kf7 53. Kd4 e6 54. Kc3 Kg6 55. Rc6 Kh5 56. Rxe6 Rg7 57. Rf6 Rxg2 58. Rxf5+ Kg6 59. Rf6+ Kg7 60. h4 Re2 61. Kb4 Re3 62. h5 Rh3 63. Rf5 Re3 64. Kxb5 Rxb3+ {White won in 18 or so more moves.} 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.16"] [White "Mays-Smith, Isaac S"] [Black "Powers, Christopher"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "1518"] [BlackElo "1828"] [PlyCount "158"] [GameId "2147227124985790"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Be3 Bf5 7. c3 Qb6 8. Qb3 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nfd2 Nf6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Bg5 Nd7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 f6 16. Bc1 O-O 17. b4 Be7 18. Nbd2 b5 19. Nb3 Rfd8 20. Be3 Rac8 21. Rfd1 Nde5 22. Bb6 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bg4 24. Rf1 Nf3+ 25. Kh1 Nce5 26. Na5 Nc4 27. h3 Nxb6 28. hxg4 Ne5 29. Nxb7 Nd5 30. Nbd6 Bxd6 31. Nxd6 Rxc3 32. Nxb5 Rc2 33. a3 Nxg4 34. Kg1 Ne5 35. Re1 Kf7 36. Bxd5 exd5 37. Rd1 d4 38. Nxd4 Ra2 39. Nb5 Nc4 40. Rd3 Ke6 41. Rc3 Kd5 42. Rd3+ Kc6 43. Nd4+ Kb6 44. Ne6 Nxa3 45. Nxg7 Nc2 46. Rd6+ Kc7 47. Rxf6 Nxb4 48. Nf5 Kd7 49. Rd6+ Ke8 50. Rd4 Nc6 51. Rh4 Ra7 52. Rf4 Nd8 53. Ne3 Ne6 54. Rf6 Ng5 55. Kg2 Nf7 56. Nd5 Kf8 57. g4 Kg7 58. Rc6 Ra2 59. Kg3 Ra3+ 60. Rc3 Ra4 61. f3 Rd4 62. Ne7 Rd1 63. Nf5+ Kf8 64. Rc7 Ng5 65. Rg7 h6 66. Rg6 Rd3 67. Rf6+ Kg8 68. Rg6+ Kf7 69. Rxh6 Rxf3+ 70. Kh4 Ne4 71. Rh7+ Kg8 72. Rd7 Nf6 73. Kg5 Nxg4 74. Kxg4 Ra3 75. Kg5 Kf8 76. Rb7 Ra6 77. Ne3 Re6 78. Nc4 Re7 79. Rxe7 Kxe7 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.19"] [White "Finacom, Richard V"] [Black "Schaezlein, Charlie"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A73"] [WhiteElo "1929"] [BlackElo "1395"] [PlyCount "59"] [GameId "2147227124985791"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Bb5 Nfd7 11. Re1 a6 12. Bf1 b5 13. Qc2 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Be3 Nd7 16. Ne2 Nb6 17. Ng3 Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. f4 Bg7 20. Ne2 Rb8 21. Rab1 Bf5 22. Ng3 Bd7 23. Qxc4 h5 24. Bf2 Qa5 25. e5 Rb4 26. Qc3 h4 27. Ne4 dxe5 28. Qxc5 Rb5 29. Qc3 Qb6 30. Bxb6 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.20"] [White "Ploquin, Phil"] [Black "Krishnan, Sreyshthaa"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "1682"] [BlackElo "1435"] [PlyCount "77"] [GameId "2147225372475141"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Bc4 Re8 9. Qd2 Nd7 10. O-O Nf8 11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Bg3 Bg4 13. Nh4 Nxh4 14. Bxh4 Qd7 15. f3 Bh5 16. Rfe1 Bg6 17. c3 Qf5 18. Bg3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 h6 20. Re2 Qd7 21. Rae1 Rxe2 22. Rxe2 Re8 23. Kf2 Kf8 24. Rxe8+ Kxe8 25. Qf4 b5 26. Bb3 Bf5 27. Qb8+ Ke7 28. Qg8 Be6 29. Qxg7 Bxb3 30. axb3 Qd5 31. Qxh6 Qxb3 32. Qd2 a5 33. g4 Ke6 34. f4 Kd5 35. Qe2 a4 36. Qd2 Qa2 37. Ke2 Qc4+ 38. Kf2 b4 39. Qc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.21"] [White "Horgan, Michael"] [Black "Tam, Hoa Long"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1418"] [BlackElo "1645"] [PlyCount "69"] [GameId "2147227124985793"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. h3 ({Relevant:} 5. Be2 Bf5 6. Nf3 e6 7. O-O Bg4 8. Bg5 Nge7 9. dxc5 h6 10. Be3 Nf5 11. Qd2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Qg5 14. Qe2 Bxc5 15. Qb5 Bb6 16. c4 O-O-O 17. cxd5 Nxe5 18. Qb3 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxd5 20. Qc3+ Kb8 21. Na3 Rc8 22. Qg3+ Bc7 23. Qe3 Rhd8 24. Rac1 Bd6 25. Qb3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Qxb3 27. axb3 Bf4 28. Rb1 Rd3 29. g3 Bg5 30. Nc4 Bf6 {0-1 Huschenbeth,N (2600)-Piorun,K (2581) POL-chT Ekstraliga Walbrzych 2024 (5.15)}) 5... Bf5 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. Ne2 Nge7 {[#]} 9. Nd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. O-O Nf5 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. a3 c4 12. Qc2 Be7 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Nf3 Na5 15. Bf4 Nb3 16. Rab1 Qd8 17. g4 Nh4 18. Nxh4 Bxh4 19. Ng3 Bg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Qe2 Na5 22. Rf1 Qh4 23. Kg2 g6 24. f4 Kh8 25. f5 gxf5 26. gxf5 Rg8 27. Rf3 Rg5 28. Kh2 Rag8 29. Rg1 Nc6 30. fxe6 fxe6 31. Qf2 Ne7 32. Rg2 Nf5 33. Rf4 Rxg3 34. Rxh4 Rxg2+ 35. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Nxh4+ 37. Kg3 Nf5+ 38. Kg4 Kg7 {0-1 Osiecki,S (2055)-Kirillov,D (2195) Titled Tuesday intern op 25th Oct Early Chess.com INT blitz 2022 (6)}) 9... Nf5 10. Nf3 cxd4 11. Nexd4 Nfxd4 12. cxd4 Be7 13. Bd2 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. O-O O-O 16. Rfe1 Qd6 17. a3 a5 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 a4 20. Re3 e5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Qd4 Nc4 23. Rg3 Rf7 24. Rd1 Raf8 25. f4 Rd7 26. Rf3 b5 27. f5 Ne5 28. Rf2 Nc6 29. Qd3 Qc5 30. Rdf1 Ne5 31. Qe2 {[#]} Rxf5 32. Be3 Rxf2 33. Bxc5 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 Rf7+ 35. Kg1 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.23"] [White "Yan, Rayna"] [Black "Casares, Nick"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D62"] [WhiteElo "1742"] [BlackElo "1600"] [PlyCount "65"] [GameId "2147227124989890"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Be2 Nfe4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nxd5 Qd8 13. Nc3 Bf5 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Qa4 a6 16. O-O b5 17. Qd4 Qe7 18. Qe5 Qd7 19. Rfd1 Qe6 20. Qxe6 Bxe6 21. Nd4 Rac8 22. a3 Rc5 23. Bf3 Nf6 24. Bb7 Rg5 25. f4 Rc5 26. Rac1 Rh5 27. h3 Bd5 28. Bxa6 Re8 29. Bxb5 Rd8 30. Be2 Rh6 31. Nf5 Kh8 32. Nxh6 gxh6 33. Bf3 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: 1600-1999"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.24"] [White "Siegel, David"] [Black "Chan, John"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Siegel,David"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1438"] [BlackElo "1601"] [PlyCount "106"] [GameId "2147282503127666"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 Nd7 {I had a long think here. Some of the top engine moves were c4, 0-0, and h3. I liked c3 because it felt a bit more solid than c4, gave my light squared bishop and queen a bit more space, I thought it would be strong against the fianchetto, and it served as a bit of a waiting move.} 5. c3 Ngf6 6. Qc2 Bxf3 {Another long think. I knew that taking with the bishop would probably be better here, but sometimes it's hard to pass up the chance to go a little bit crazy when you're playing John Chan! I felt my advantage in development and possession of the bishop pair would make it hard for black to punish me...} 7. gxf3 e5 8. f4 g6 9. Be3 Be7 10. Nd2 Qc7 11. O-O-O h5 12. f3 {Just to prevent Ng4; I liked my bishops.} O-O-O 13. Qb3 Rdf8 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Bc4 exd4 16. cxd4 Rh7 17. Kb1 Nb6 18. Rc1 Kb8 19. Be2 Qd8 20. Nc4 Nfd7 21. Rhd1 f5 22. e5 f4 {I was starting to run low on time here and noticed that I had missed Na6 (twice). I still wanted to preserve my bishops...} 23. Bg1 Nd5 24. e6 N7b6 25. Ne5 Ka8 26. a4 Rg7 27. a5 Nc8 28. a6 bxa6 {I thought about taking with the knight here, but taking with the rook makes it harder for black to trade queens, so that was the deciding factor for me...} 29. Rxc6 Nb4 30. Nd7 Nxc6 {A terrible blunder under time pressure / nerves. I figured 30. Nd7 threatened mate if the black knight ever moved, but I overlooked that the knight could just take the rook and protect b8 at the same time. I thought I was probably still winning even after giving up the rook, but I didn't have the time to calculate properly. The game went downhill for me from here and eventually we both got down to just a few seconds on the clock.} 31. d5 Nb4 32. d6 Bxd6 33. Rxd6 Nxd6 34. Qxb4 Rxd7 35. exd7 Qxd7 36. Bc5 Rf6 37. Qd4 Qe6 38. Bxa6 Nb7 39. Bc4 Qe1+ {I missed a draw here -- if 40. Kc2 then black struggles to protect the rook and the back rank at the same time -- the best move is to sac the exchange. The game continuation allowed 41... Rd6 (Rf8 would have also worked), which solves all of black's problems.} 40. Ka2 Qa5+ 41. Ba3 Rd6 42. Qxf4 Rd8 43. Qe3 Qa4 44. Bd3 Qc6 45. Qe2 Nc5 46. Bxc5 Qxc5 47. Be4+ Kb8 48. Qe1 Qc4+ 49. Kb1 Qd4 50. Qg3+ Kc8 51. Qxg6 Qd1+ 52. Ka2 Qa4+ 53. Kb1 Rd1# 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.6"] [White "Starr, Albert Martin"] [Black "Dash, Satyakam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1530"] [BlackElo "1480"] [PlyCount "46"] [GameId "2147225316396786"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. b4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 2. e3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 3. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 4. b5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Ngf6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:25]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:05]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 8. d3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 9. c4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} e4 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 10. dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 11. Nfd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 12. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Be5 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 13. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 14. a4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} a5 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 15. g3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 16. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} h6 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 17. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:09:33]} 18. Bg2 {[%emt 0:02:21]} Red8 {[%emt 0:05:00]} 19. Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:02:29]} 20. c5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Nbd5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 21. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 22. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 23. Red1 {[%emt 0:02:52]} Nxd1 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.26"] [White "Bayaraa, Bilguun"] [Black "Toczyski, David Paul"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "D15"] [WhiteElo "1359"] [BlackElo "1294"] [PlyCount "49"] [GameId "2147186490003506"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {With this win Bilguun edged out Dash and Huang (who both also won their games) and secured clear first place in the Under-1600 Section.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e3 (5. a4 {is the main theory move.}) (5. e4 $5 {is the Slav Gambit, which may be due for a reappearance? I even played it once...:} b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 e6 8. axb5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 cxb5 10. Ng5 Bb7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qg4 Be7 13. Be2 Nd7 14. Bf3 Qc8 15. h4 h6 16. Ne4 a5 17. O-O Nb6 18. h5 g5 {½-½ Winslow,E (2400)-Donaldson,J (2474) SJSU Spring op San Jose 1984 (5.1)}) 5... b5 6. a4 {[#]} Qb6 $6 (6... b4 $1 {This has a plus score over 1775 games in the Mega Database! The imbalance is dramatic, with Black's extra pawn preserved through considerable contortion. Toczynski knew it it was best but thought himself out of it.} 7. Nb1 (7. Na2 {attacks two pawns right away, but the knight is on a wrong track. Black already has slightly the better of it.} e6 8. Bxc4 Bb7) 7... Ba6 {Most White players have given up on trying to make something of Black's scrappy defense, and stuck with 5.a4.}) 7. axb5 cxb5 8. b3 b4 $2 (8... e6 9. bxc4 Bb4 10. Bd2 bxc4 11. Bxc4 a5 {and is the a-pawn strong or weak? Computers give it +0.40 or so.}) 9. Na4 Qc7 10. Bxc4 $16 {[#] But this a-pawn there is no question -- it's gone rather good for White.} e6 11. Bb2 Bb7 $6 12. Rc1 Qd8 $2 13. Bb5+ $18 {[#]} Nbd7 14. Nc5 Bd5 $6 (14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Bxc5 16. dxc5 {and the brand new passed c-pawn is a monster.}) 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Ne5 a6 17. Bxd7+ Ke7 18. Bc6 Rc8 19. Bxd5 Rxc1 20. Qxc1 Qxd5 21. Qc7+ Kf6 22. Qxf7+ Kg5 23. Qf4+ (23. h4+ Kh6 24. Ng4#) 23... Kh5 24. Qg4+ Kh6 25. Nf7# 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.27"] [White "Huang, Immanuel"] [Black "Stults, Sawyer"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C47"] [BlackElo "1348"] [PlyCount "51"] [GameId "2147227124998086"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O h6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Qg4 Qe7 12. Bxh6 Qxe5 {[#]} 13. Bxg7 Qxg7 14. Qxb4 d6 15. Qh4 Re8 16. Rae1 Bb7 17. Re3 Rxe3 18. fxe3 d4 {[#]} 19. e4 Re8 20. Rf3 Re6 21. Qd8+ Qf8 22. Qxc7 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. Rg3+ Kh7 25. Qa5 Qh6 26. Qf5+ 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.28"] [White "Fan, Shanhuan"] [Black "Karwat, Joseph"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "1380"] [BlackElo "1367"] [PlyCount "114"] [GameId "2147227124998087"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nc3 c4 6. a3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Nc6 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 a6 11. Nf3 b5 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Bf3 Qb6 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. g3 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 {[#]} 20. Qg4 f5 21. Qf4 Qxf4 22. gxf4 a5 23. Rfd1 Rfd8 24. Kh2 Rab8 25. b4 a4 {[#]} 26. Rg1 Rb7 27. h4 Be8 28. Rg5 h6 29. Rg3 Bh5 30. Rag1 Rdd7 31. Re1 Kh7 32. Ne2 Bxe2 33. Rxe2 g6 34. c3 Rb8 35. f3 Rg8 36. fxe4 fxe4 {[#]} 37. Reg2 Rd5 38. Rg4 Rf5 39. Kh3 Rg7 40. Kh2 Rd5 41. R2g3 h5 42. Rg5 Rf5 43. Rg2 Kh6 44. Rxf5 gxf5 45. Rg5 Rg6 {[#]} 46. d5 exd5 47. Rxf5 Rd6 48. Re5 Kg6 49. Kg3 Kh6 50. Rg5 Rg6 51. Kf2 Rxg5 {[#]} (51... Kg7 52. Rxh5) 52. hxg5+ $4 (52. fxg5+ $18 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gf2g3,Gg3f4,Gf4e5,Gg5g6] #30!}) 52... Kg6 $19 53. Kg3 Kf5 54. Kh4 Kg6 (54... d4 $1 55. exd4 e3) 55. Kg3 Kf5 $8 56. Kh4 Kg6 {[#]} 57. f5+ $4 (57. Kg3 $11 {draw by 3-fold repetition of position}) 57... Kg7 $4 $11 (57... Kxf5 $8 58. Kxh5 d4 $8 59. g6 d3 $3 {(only move!)} 60. g7 d2 61. g8=Q d1=Q+ 62. Kh6 Qh1+ 63. Kg7 Qg1+ 64. Kf7 Qxg8+ 65. Kxg8 Kg4 $19) (57... Kg7 $4 {White has four drawing moves:} 58. Z0 (58. f6+) (58. g6) (58. Kxh5) (58. Kg3)) 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.31"] [White "Madden, Dahlia"] [Black "Myers, Steven Lee"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "A23"] [WhiteElo "1195"] [BlackElo "977"] [PlyCount "94"] [GameId "2147227125002184"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Bc5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Be6 7. b3 O-O 8. d4 Bb4 9. d5 Bd7 10. O-O $14 c5 $2 11. Qc2 $18 {[#]} g6 $6 12. a3 Ba5 13. e4 Ne8 14. Bh6 Ng7 15. f4 f6 16. Rf2 (16. f5) 16... f5 17. Raf1 Na6 (17... exf4 18. Nxf4) 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Nd1 (19. exf5 $1 $18 gxf5 (19... Bxf5 20. Qd1) 20. Bh3 (20. Be4 $5) (20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Bh3)) 19... Rf7 20. Ne3 Qe7 {[#]} 21. g4 $2 {Let me spell it out. This move still leave White with a clear advantage. But, and I'm always entertaining myself when I do this, I hit the "+" button over and over, trying to see where it stands in the larger picture, and it is 27th after 26 moves that Stockfish gives "+-". That's twenty-seven moves that are winning. And this move is that much worse. For fairness, 21.Nf4 is, amazingly, still a tiny plus for White! 21.b4 finally slips into a bit better for Black. That's how good White's game was!} f4 $1 {Even here White is better...} 22. Qd3 $2 ({...but only after the perhaps-not-so-surprising} 22. g5 $1) 22... Qh4 $2 (22... Raf8 $1 23. Nd1 $5 (23. Nxf4 $5) (23. d6 $5) 23... Bxg4 24. Bh3 Bh5 $1 $17) 23. g5 $2 $11 (23. Bxf4 $1 exf4 24. Nxf4 $14 ({or equally} 24. e5 $14) 24... Raf8 25. e5 Be1 $1) 23... Bd8 $6 (23... Re8 $1 {with some plus, though not enough to move the needle to }) 24. Nd1 $2 (24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qc3 $1 $14 Qxg5 26. Nxf4 $1) 24... Bxg5 $1 $17 {The P/e5 stays on the board, and Black gets the kingside attack going.} 25. Bxg7 $6 (25. Bxg5 Qxg5 26. Kh1 Qf6 27. Bh3 Bxh3 28. Qxh3 h5 {intending ...g5, ...g4}) 25... Kxg7 26. Ng3 $6 Raf8 27. Nh1 Nc7 28. Qc3 Bf6 29. Qa5 Ne8 30. Qxc5 b6 31. Qb4 Be7 $19 32. Qc3 Qg5 33. b4 a5 34. Rb2 axb4 35. axb4 Nd6 36. Ra2 Nxe4 37. Qe1 Nd6 38. Qc3 Bf6 39. Nhf2 e4 40. Qb3 f3 41. Nxe4 Nxe4 42. Rxf3 Bd4+ 43. Nf2 Rxf3 44. Qd1 Bxf2+ 45. Rxf2 Rxf2 46. Qd4+ Kh6 47. Kh1 Qxg2# 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.32"] [White "Burkhardt, Douglas Alan"] [Black "Fitzgerald, William"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "E01"] [WhiteElo "664"] [BlackElo "1346"] [PlyCount "62"] [GameId "2147227125002185"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qa4 Be7 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O Nb6 9. Qc2 Nxc4 10. b3 Nd6 11. Ne5 Nd7 12. Be3 Nf5 13. Qd2 Nxe5 14. dxe5 {[#]} d4 15. g4 Nxe3 16. fxe3 dxc3 17. Qxc3 Qc7 18. Rad1 Bd7 19. Rd3 O-O 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Qd2 Bc8 22. a4 a5 23. b4 axb4 24. Ra1 Qxe5 25. Rd1 {[#]} Bg5 26. Kh1 Rxd3 27. Qxd3 Qc3 28. Be4 Qxd3 29. Rxd3 Rd8 30. Bxh7+ Kxh7 31. Rxd8 Bxd8 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.33"] [White "Robins, Alexander"] [Black "Mackley, Merlin Ethan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "1342"] [BlackElo "1182"] [PlyCount "53"] [GameId "2147224971701876"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 (5. Bb5) 5... Bg7 6. O-O e6 7. Qe1 Nge7 8. d3 a6 9. a4 Nb4 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Qh4 Nec6 12. Qg3 Qb6 13. Kh1 Nxd3 14. Be3 Nxb2 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nd3 17. Ne4 Ncxe5 18. Rab1 Nxf3 19. cxd3 Nd4 20. Bc4 Qd8 21. Qf2 b6 22. Bg5 f6 23. Nxf6+ Kh8 24. Qh4 h6 25. Bxh6 Bxf6 26. Bg5+ Kg7 27. Qh6+ 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.34"] [White "Booth, Kyle Ewart Coventry"] [Black "Otterbach, Renate"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B27"] [WhiteElo "1183"] [BlackElo "1026"] [PlyCount "107"] [GameId "2147225264754407"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. e5 a6 7. Be2 Nc6 8. Nbd2 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nb3 Bf5 12. Nh4 Be6 13. Nc5 Qc8 14. Nxe6 Qxe6 15. Re1 Qe4 16. Nf3 Qf5 17. Bd3 Qh5 18. h3 Rf7 19. Bf1 Raf8 20. Be3 Bh6 21. Ne5 Bxe3 22. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Qf5+ 24. Qf3 Ne4+ 25. Rxe4 Qxe4 26. Qxe4 dxe4 27. Bc4 Nd8 28. Ke3 Nxf7 29. Kxe4 Kg7 30. Kd5 Nd8 31. Re1 Rf5+ 32. Re5 b5 33. Bd3 e6+ 34. Kd6 Rf4 35. Re4 Rf2 36. Re2 Rf4 37. Kc5 Kf6 38. Be4 h5 39. Kb6 Nf7 40. g3 Rf1 41. Kxa6 Nd6 42. Bxg6 Kxg6 43. Rxe6+ Rf6 44. Rxf6+ Kxf6 45. Kb6 Ke7 46. b3 Ne4 47. a4 b4 48. a5 Nd2 49. a6 Nxb3 50. a7 Nxd4 51. a8=Q b3 52. Qe4+ Ne6 53. Qb4+ Kd7 54. Qxb3 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.35"] [White "Smith, Daniel"] [Black "Singer, Andrew"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D40"] [WhiteElo "1052"] [BlackElo "995"] [PlyCount "107"] [GameId "2147227125006284"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. a3 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qc2 Nf6 11. h3 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Be3 Qe5 14. O-O-O b6 15. g4 h6 16. Rde1 Qc7 17. f4 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Re5 Qc7 20. Rhe1 Bb7 21. g5 hxg5 22. fxg5 Nd5 23. Kd2 Rfd8 24. g6 f6 25. Rxe6 Nxc3 26. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 27. Kxc3 Rac8+ 28. Kd2 Kf8 29. Re7 Bc6 30. Rf7+ Kg8 31. Ree7 Bd5 32. Rxg7+ Kf8 33. Rh7 Bc4 34. g7+ Kxe7 35. g8=Q+ Kd6 36. Qg3+ Kc6 37. Qf3+ Kb5 38. Rh5+ Ka6 39. Rd5 Rxd5 40. Qxd5 Bxd3 41. Qxd3+ Kb7 42. Qd7+ Rc7 43. Qd5+ Rc6 44. Ke3 Kc7 45. h4 Rd6 46. Qf7+ Rd7 47. Qxf6 Rd6 48. Qe7+ Rd7 49. Qf8 Rh7 50. Qf6 a5 51. b4 axb4 52. axb4 Rh5 53. Qf7+ Kd6 54. Qxh5 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.36"] [White "Pirone, John"] [Black "Hack, Richard"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "1004"] [BlackElo "1500"] [PlyCount "56"] [GameId "2147225078714001"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. O-O e6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. h3 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. b3 Rab8 13. a4 Rfd8 14. f4 d5 15. e5 Bb4 16. Qd3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Ne4 18. Qe1 dxc4 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Rc1 c3 21. Rc2 Rbc8 22. f5 exf5 23. Rxf5 Qg6 24. g4 Qe6 25. Bf2 Nd2 26. Qe3 Qxb3 27. Rc1 c2 28. Be1 Qxe3+ 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.40"] [White "Rushton, Peter James"] [Black "Halle, Zachary"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "1267"] [BlackElo "913"] [PlyCount "116"] [GameId "2147225235951324"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Bb5 e6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. a3 Bxa3 14. Qe2 Bxb2+ 15. Kxb2 Qb4+ 16. Ka2 Qxc3 17. Qd2 Nb4+ 18. Kb1 Qxc2+ (18... Qa3 19. c3 (19. c4 dxc4 20. Qb2)) 19. Qxc2 Nxc2 20. Ba4 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Rc3 22. Rhe1 Rfc8 23. Kb2 a6 24. Re2 b5 25. Rc2 Rxc2+ 26. Bxc2 g6 27. Rc1 Kf8 28. Bd3 Rxc1 29. Kxc1 Ke8 30. Kb2 Kd7 31. Kb3 Kc6 32. h4 Kb6 33. Kb4 Ne8 34. e4 dxe4 35. fxe4 f5 36. e5 Nc7 37. Bc2 Nd5+ 38. Ka3 f4 39. Be4 a5 40. Bf3 h6 41. Bg4 Nc7 42. Bf3 g5 43. h5 Ne8 44. d5 exd5 45. Bxd5 g4 46. Be6 g3 47. Bd5 Kc5 48. Bg2 Kd4 49. e6 Ke5 50. e7 Ke6 51. Kb3 Kxe7 52. Kc3 Nf6 53. Bf3 Nxh5 54. Kd4 a4 55. Kc3 Kd6 56. Kb4 Nf6 57. Bg2 Ke5 58. Bf3 Kd4 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: u1600"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.41"] [White "Mylsamy, Dhivya"] [Black "Blum, Paul"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [BlackElo "1010"] [PlyCount "84"] [GameId "2147227125010383"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Bc5 9. O-O Ne7 10. Qf3 O-O 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Qb6 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. Nd2 c5 15. c4 d4 16. b3 Bc6 17. f3 Ng6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. g3 Rf7 20. a4 Raf8 21. f4 h5 22. a5 b5 23. h4 b4 24. Nf3 Bxf3 25. Rxf3 Ra7 26. Kf2 Rfa8 27. Rd3 Rxa5 28. Rxa5 Rxa5 29. Kf3 Kf7 30. Rd1 Ra2 31. Rd3 Rc2 32. Ke4 Ke7 33. Rf3 Kd7 34. Rd3 Kc6 35. Rf3 Kb6 36. Rd3 Ka5 37. Rf3 Rc3 38. Rxc3 bxc3 39. Kd3 Kb4 40. Kc2 Ka3 41. b4 Kxb4 42. Kd3 Kb3 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: Extra Rated"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.43"] [White "Bambou, Christophe"] [Black "Seshadri, Sudarshan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "2137"] [BlackElo "2003"] [PlyCount "52"] [GameId "2147225203769033"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Bg4 10. Re1 e6 11. Na3 Qd7 12. h3 Bh5 13. b3 cxb3 14. axb3 Be7 15. d4 O-O 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. bxc4 Rfd8 18. c5 e5 19. d5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Rxd5 21. Be4 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Rxc5 23. Ba3 Rxc3 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. Bxb7 Rb8 26. Bf3 Nc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 NY TNM: Extra Rated"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.44"] [White "Admassu, Yonathan"] [Black "Morello, Nicholas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D78"] [WhiteElo "1765"] [BlackElo "1673"] [PlyCount "146"] [GameId "2147227125014481"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d4 O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Qxc4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Nb6 10. Qd3 Bf5 11. e4 Be6 12. Re1 Qc8 13. Ng5 Re8 14. Nxe6 Qxe6 15. Bf4 Qc4 16. Rad1 Qxd3 17. Rxd3 e6 18. b3 Rad8 19. Red1 Rd7 20. h3 Red8 21. R3d2 Nh5 22. Be3 Nf6 23. a4 Bf8 24. a5 Nc8 25. a6 b6 26. d5 cxd5 27. exd5 Bb4 28. dxe6 Rxd2 29. exf7+ Kxf7 30. Rxd2 Rxd2 31. Bxd2 Ne7 32. Kf1 Bxc3 33. Bxc3 Ke6 34. Bd4 Nfd5 35. Ke2 Nc6 36. Kd3 Nxd4 37. Kxd4 Nc7 38. Bb7 Kf6 39. f4 Ke6 40. g4 Nb5+ 41. Ke4 Nd6+ 42. Kd4 Nb5+ 43. Kd3 Nd6 44. Be4 Nb5 45. f5+ Kf6 46. fxg6 hxg6 47. h4 Nc7 48. Bb7 Ke5 49. Ke3 Ne6 50. Be4 Kf6 51. b4 Nc7 52. Bb7 Ke5 53. h5 gxh5 54. gxh5 Kf5 55. Kd4 Kg5 56. Ke5 Kxh5 57. Kd6 Nb5+ 58. Kd7 Kg5 59. Bc6 Nd4 60. Kc7 Kf6 61. Kb7 Ke7 62. Kxa7 Nxc6+ 63. Kxb6 Nxb4 64. a7 Nd5+ 65. Kb7 Nf6 66. a8=Q Kd7 67. Qa4+ Kd6 68. Qf4+ Ke6 69. Kc6 Ke7 70. Qf5 Ne8 71. Qg6 Nf6 72. Qf5 Ne8 73. Qd7+ Kf8 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: Extra Rated"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.45"] [White "Horde, Nicolas T"] [Black "Boyer, John"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Horde,Nicolas T"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "1584"] [BlackElo "1638"] [PlyCount "41"] [GameId "2147225120693923"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Na3 cxd4 7. Nb5 Na6 8. Nbxd4 Be7 9. Bd3 $5 (9. Be2) 9... O-O (9... e5 $1 10. Nf5 e4 11. Nxe7 Kxe7 12. Bxa6 exf3 13. Qxd5 Nxd5 14. Bc4 fxg2 15. Rg1 {Pretty much forced, the position is equal}) 10. O-O Nc5 11. Bc2 b6 12. Re1 Nfd7 $4 {I thought he was preparing the e5 push to free the position but he told me he wanted to prevent Re5} (12... Bb7 13. Bf4 {I would had played Bf4  b4  Qd3 and it's difficult to defend for Black} (13. Re5 {The move he was afraid of, it turns out Black is fine but it looks scary})) 13. b4 (13. Bf4 Bd6 {The move that I could not refute} 14. c4 $1 {And Black loses the DSB}) 13... Nb7 14. Qd3 Qh5 15. Bf4 Bf6 $2 {Continues to cover e5 but Black has a big development issue} (15... Bd6 16. Bxd6 Nxd6 17. Nxe6 $1 fxe6) 16. h3 $1 {The plan is Kh2, g4 and the queen is trapped after Qg6  Qe2} (16. Nb5 {The other move I considered because d6 is not covered anymore} a5 17. Nc7 Ra7 18. Nb5 Ra8 19. a3) 16... Rd8 17. Kh2 (17. Qf1 {SF first suggestion but I like my move better}) 17... Ndc5 $5 (17... Nf8 $1 18. g4 (18. Qe3) 18... Qd5 {The queen escapes} 19. Bb3 Qd7 20. Qe4) 18. Qe2 Bxd4 (18... g5 19. Bc7 (19. Nxg5 Qxe2 20. Rxe2 {Black is still completely disorganized}) 19... Rd7 20. Be5) 19. cxd4 $1 Nd7 20. g4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:16] The plan since move} Qd5 21. Be4 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: Extra Rated"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.46"] [White "Sloan, Sasha"] [Black "Kojevnikov, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B45"] [BlackElo "992"] [PlyCount "74"] [GameId "2147225141083822"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Bb4 7. Bd3 O-O 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Qd2 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 Qc7 13. O-O a6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Qe4 Qxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bf3 e5 18. Bd5+ Kh8 19. Rab1 Rb8 20. Rb6 Rf6 21. Rfb1 Rxb6 22. Rxb6 g6 23. c4 Ra8 24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. Bxc8 Rxb6 26. f3 Rc6 27. Bb7 Rxc4 28. Bxa6 Rxc2 29. a4 Kg7 30. h4 Kf6 31. Kh2 h6 32. Kh3 e4 33. Kg3 Ke5 34. Bb7 Ra2 35. Bc6 f4+ 36. Kh2 e3 37. Kg1 Ra1+ 0-1 [Event "2025 NY TNM: Extra Rated"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.47"] [White "Wickliffe, Zachary"] [Black "Vazquez, Dominic A"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "C02"] [BlackElo "1312"] [PlyCount "55"] [GameId "2147227125022676"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 Qb6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nge7 9. Nc3 Nf5 10. Na4 Qc7 11. Bb2 b6 12. Rc1 Qb7 13. Bd3 b5 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. Rxc5 Nce7 16. Ng5 g6 17. h4 h6 18. Nf3 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Qxc8 20. h5 g5 21. Qd2 Rg8 22. g4 Ng7 {[#]} 23. Nxg5 hxg5 24. Qxg5 Ngf5 25. Qf4 Ng7 26. h6 Rh8 27. Qf6 Ng8 28. Qxg7 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: Extra Rated"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.48"] [White "Agdamag, Samuel"] [Black "Hollon, Nick"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Hollon,Nick"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "1467"] [BlackElo "1295"] [PlyCount "161"] [GameId "2147907987204675"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 e6 (5... e5) 6. O-O a6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Na4 b5 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nxc5 Bxb2 12. Rb1 Ba3 (12... Bc3 $1) 13. Nb3 Bb7 14. c3 Rc8 15. Qd2 Re8 16. Qe3 e5 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Qxc5 Ne7 (18... Nd4 $1) 19. Qa3 Ng6 20. Rec1 Qe7 21. Qb3 Bc6 22. a3 h6 23. Rc2 Qe6 24. Qb4 d4 $4 25. Rbc1 (25. cxd4) 25... Red8 26. cxd4 Bxf3 27. Bxf3 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 Rxd4 29. Qb2 Ne7 30. Qc1 f5 31. Bg2 Rd8 32. Bb7 a5 33. Rc5 b4 34. axb4 axb4 35. Rb5 Rd4 36. Qc5 b3 37. Qc3 Rd8 38. Rxb3 Qd7 $4 39. Qxe5 Nc6 40. Qc5 Nd4 41. Rb2 Kh7 42. e3 Qa4 43. exd4 Qa1+ 44. Kg2 Qxb2 45. Qxf5+ Kh8 46. Be4 Kg8 47. Qh7+ Kf8 48. Qh8+ Ke7 49. Qxg7+ Kd6 50. Qxh6+ Kc7 51. Qc6+ Kb8 52. d5 Qb4 53. d6 Rxd6 54. Qe8+ Kc7 55. Qe7+ Kb6 56. Qb7+ Kc5 57. Qxb4+ Kxb4 58. g4 Rd7 59. g5 Kc5 60. g6 Kd6 61. f4 Ke6 62. h4 Kf6 63. Kg3 Kg7 64. Kg4 Kh6 65. f5 Rd6 66. Kf4 Kg7 67. Ke5 Ra6 68. d4 Ra8 69. f6+ (69. Bxa8) 69... Kf8 70. g7+ Kf7 71. Bd5+ Kg6 72. g8=Q+ Rxg8 73. Bxg8 Kh6 74. Ke6 Kg6 75. Ke7 Kh6 76. f7 Kg7 77. f8=Q+ Kh8 78. Be6+ Kh7 79. Qg8+ Kh6 80. Kf7 Kh5 81. Qg5# 1-0 [Event "2025 NY TNM: Extra Rated"] [Site "San Francisco"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "7.49"] [White "Olson, David R"] [Black "Prasad, Thejas"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "1400"] [BlackElo "1671"] [PlyCount "74"] [GameId "2147227125022678"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 e6 5. Ne2 dxc4 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qc2 a6 10. Nd2 Bd6 11. b3 Rc8 12. Bb2 c5 13. Qd1 Ng4 14. Ng3 Qh4 15. h3 h5 16. Nf3 Qf6 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxd6+ Qxd6 20. hxg4 Nxd3 21. g5 Rh7 22. Bd4 Be4 23. Nd2 Bg6 24. f3 Nb4 25. a3 Nc6 26. Bb2 Qg3 27. f4 Qxe3+ 28. Kh2 Rd8 29. Bc1 h4 30. Rf3 Qc5 31. b4 Qf5 32. Qg1 Bh5 33. Rf2 Rd3 34. Nf3 Qg4 35. Ne5 Qg3+ 36. Kh1 Nxe5 37. fxe5 h3 {(both scoresheets go nuts here. 0-1 42 or so.)} 0-1
  

Rounds content test

Standings

SwissSys Report: 2nd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon

SwissSys Standings. 2nd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon: 2000+ 

#NameHandleIDRatingRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Total

1GM Mark Heimann 128028992597W25W14D2W6W19W10~35.5

2Sebastian Suarez 168753472200W32W11D1W9W10L3~64.5

3CM Chinguun Bayaraa 142713242176W30L9W33D4W15W2~14.5

4WFM Natalya Tsodikova 126349422246W28D6H---D3D11W9~74.0

5Alex Hayden Shrauger 153289082206H---D21W27H---W20D7~94.0

6WFM Olivia Smith 312567392137W33D4W15L1H---W19~24.0

7Rohan Das 152636342099W20W24D9H---D8D5~44.0

8Daniel Cremisi 145436542380D17D15D12W22D7D11U---3.5

9Jimmy Heiserman 127996902306W13W3D7L2W17L4~53.5

10Theodore James Coyne 138482282263W26H---W16W17L2L1U---3.5

11Christophe Bambou 127344792119W19L2D21W32D4D8H---3.5

12Yuvraj Singh Sawhney 170950042052H---D27D8L19W32W22U---3.5

13Reyansh Paragiri 302330702015L9H---D31W28W21D16~173.5

14CM Pranav Senthilkumar 140200072198W18L1F17W31H---H---U---3.0

15Bradley R Diller 100799932070W23D8L6H---L3W31~203.0

16Arthur Liou 129061422030H---W22L10L20W27D13~193.0

17Sudarshan Seshadri 129062502022D8W31X14L10L9D20~133.0

18Andrew Zavgorodniy 321438891937L14D25L28W30H---W24H---3.0

19Raghu Rajaram 126988221848L11W26W24W12L1L6~163.0

20Stephen Parsons 165669321840L7W29D25W16L5D17~153.0

21Jeremy David Cawthon 150386082009H---D5D11D24L13D23~222.5

22Hector Viadiu-Ilarraza 125869031937H---L16W23L8W26L12~212.5

23Roger Christopher Smith 144375431826L15D32L22H---W28D21~242.5

24IM Elliott Winslow 103633652200W29L7L19D21H---L18~232.0

25Sivavishnu Srinivasan 167780042068L1D18D20W29U---U---U---2.0

26Michael Walder 103451202012L10L19H---W33L22H---~292.0

27Kristian Clemens 139010751965H---D12L5H---L16D29~312.0

28Adam Mercado 165710261958L4L33W18L13L23B---~302.0

29Edward Lewis 126016291950L24L20B---L25D30D27~262.0

30Phineas F Horowitz 142090571921L3H---L32L18D29W33~282.0

31Arjun Sankar 145421701905H---L17D13L14W33L15~272.0

32Steven Gaffagan 125428091956L2D23W30L11L12U---U---1.5

33Anthony Vladimir Ivanenko 309026601913L6W28L3L26L31L30B---1.0

 

SwissSys Standings. 2nd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon: 1600-1999 

#NameHandleIDRatingRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Total

1Hayes Alexander Marvin 306366031919W11D10W5F4W8W6~34.5

2Frederic Dutter 123434201900L12D21W16W20W14W15~44.5

3Yonathan Admassu 153231271661W17W23W19L6W5H---~14.5

4Phil Ploquin 125358821637H---X16W8X1D6H---~24.5

5Rayna Yan 301579751681W14W12L1W7L3W10~84.0

6Isaac S Mays-Smith 303382901643W18H---X20W3D4L1H---4.0

7Carl Anthony Pickering 306891701621W25F19W22L5W18W14~134.0

8Gagik Babayan 156954541725D20W13L4W15L1W17~53.5

9Robert H, Iii Smith 124633271725H---H---D10L11W16H---~153.0

10John Boyer 168651571669W21D1D9L14W11L5U---3.0

11Jason B Ochoa 124405721643L1D18W21W9L10H---U---3.0

12Orynbay Zhanaidarov 316768861639W2L5L15H---W20D18~143.0

13John Chan 125610071601H---L8D18W24L15X22~73.0

14Hoa Long Tam 169198621564L5W17W23W10L2L7~123.0

15Stephen Touset 141978011545L19W24W12L8W13L2~93.0

16Charlie Schaezlein 316291401506H---F4L2X25L9W24~182.5

17Sawyer Stults 316085161471L3L14H---W21W24L8~202.5

18David Siegel 125951601462L6D11D13X23L7D12~162.5

19Nicholas Andrew Delateur 127518411674W15X7L3U---U---U---U---2.0

20Michael David Abraham 127761471564D8W25F6L2L12H---~172.0

21Samuel Agdamag 148747341512L10D2L11L17H---B---~242.0

22Paul Krezanoski 168971331495H---H---L7H---U---F13U---1.5

23Thejas Prasad 128901811758W24L3L14F18U---U---U---1.0

24Nick, Jr Casares 104243641600L23L15B---L13L17L16~211.0

25Sergey Khristoforov 145093541835L7L20H---F16U---U---U---0.5

 

SwissSys Standings. 2nd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon: u1600 

#NameHandleIDRatingRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Total

1Kyle Ewart Coventry Booth 307151751246W28L5W9W18W10W3~25.0

2Sacha Marino Sloan 323012871056W14W6L3W22W21W7~15.0

3Felix Elias Merk 167619101267W30W9W2W5H---L1~64.5

4Richard Hack 127961291500D22W13W11D8D7H---~54.0

5Zachary Wickliffe 321401281347W26W1D7L3W14D6~44.0

6Dahlia Quinn 306544471329W23L2W17W26D8D5~34.0

7William Fitzgerald 170484141263W27W20D5W21D4L2~84.0

8Dominic A Vazquez 307031391217W19H---W12D4D6H---~74.0

9Alexander Kojevnikov 318565551044W25L3L1W28W16W18~124.0

10Shaikat Hossain 17207363unr.L12W23W15W13L1W20U---4.0

11David Paul Toczyski 307132911369H---H---L4W24D17W22~193.5

12Robert Turner 124074831230W10H---L8H---W26H---~93.5

13Albert Martin Starr 128447811500D16L4W31L10W25D15~143.0

14Eric Liu 129296701307L2W16L18W31L5W27~133.0

15Thu Anh Le 172487971217L31W30L10W19H---D13U---3.0

16Danny Du Uy Cao 169397971167D13L14D24W30L9W21~173.0

17Andrew Braithwaite 312378981137L20W27L6W25D11H---~163.0

18Andrew Singer 308037451051H---D22W14L1W27L9U---3.0

19Mason Tobias 32440186unr.L8B---L22L15W28W26~113.0

20David R Olson 139131311400W17L7L26W23H---L10~212.5

21Christian Brickhouse 302612261267W24W31H---L7L2L16~202.5

22Steven Lee Myers 307009281171D4D18W19L2H---L11~232.5

23Yinpok R Lee 322310301104L6L10W28L20X30H---~222.5

24John Pirone 307587881033L21H---D16L11W31H---U---2.5

25Bowie Chen 323588091279L9H---H---L17L13X31~262.0

26Renate Otterbach 145652081113L5X---W20L6L12L19~252.0

27Douglas Alan Burkhardt 31265165863L7L17H---B---L18L14~301.5

28Jo L Thomas Ramos 30551530821L1H---L23L9L19W30~291.5

29Dan Sevall 32478839unr.H---H---H---U---U---U---~281.5

30Paul Blum 127484331009L3L15B---L16F23L28~271.0

31Max Jiam 31363005unr.W15L21L13L14L24F25B---1.0

 

SwissSys Standings. 2nd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon: Extra Rated 

#NameHandleIDRatingRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Total

1Sudarshan Seshadri 129062502022W8U---U---1.0

2Abel Talamantez 124653861800W11U---U---1.0

3John Chan 125610071601U---U---W121.0

4Bowie Chen 323588091279U---U---W101.0

5Janico Bracken 315065531230W9U---U---1.0

6David Siegel 125951601462U---D7U---0.5

7Swaminathan Sankar 140807771257U---D6U---0.5

8Ed Lewis 126016291950L1U---U---0.0

9Nick Casares 104243641600L5U---U---0.0

10Samuel Agdamag 148747341512U---U---L40.0

11Paul Blum 127484331009L2U---U---0.0

12Dan Sevall  unr.U---U---L30.0

 

Pairings

SwissSys Report: 2nd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon

Pairings for Round 7. 2nd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon: 2000+

BdResWhiteResBlack

1GM Mark Heimann (2597 b 5.5)CM Chinguun Bayaraa (2176 b 4.5)

2Sebastian Suarez (2200 w 4.5)WFM Olivia Smith (2137 B 4.0)

3WFM Natalya Tsodikova (2246 W 4.0)Rohan Das (2099 B 4.0)

4Alex Hayden Shrauger (2206 w 4.0)Jimmy Heiserman (2306 b 3.5)

7Sudarshan Seshadri (2022 W 3.0)Reyansh Paragiri (2015 B 3.5)

8Bradley R Diller (2070 W 3.0)Stephen Parsons (1840 b 3.0)

9Arthur Liou (2030 W 3.0)Raghu Rajaram (1848 w 3.0)

10Hector Viadiu-Ilarraza (1937 WW 2.5)Jeremy David Cawthon (2009 W 2.5)

11IM Elliott Winslow (2200 W 2.0)Roger Christopher Smith (1826 B 2.5)

12Michael Walder (2012 b 2.0)Arjun Sankar (1905 BB 2.0)

13Anthony Vladimir Ivanenko (1913 b 1.0)Kristian Clemens (1965 b 2.0)

14Edward Lewis (1950 WW 2.0)Adam Mercado (1958 B 2.0)

 ½ Andrew Zavgorodniy (1937 BB 3.0) BYE

 ½ Christophe Bambou (2119 b 3.5) BYE

 0 Theodore James Coyne (2263 WW 3.5) BYE

 0 CM Pranav Senthilkumar (2198 B 3.0) BYE

 0 Yuvraj Singh Sawhney (2052 B 3.5) BYE

 0 Daniel Cremisi (2380 w 3.5) BYE

 0 Phineas F Horowitz (1921 W 2.0) BYE

 

SwissSys Report: 2nd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon

Pairings for Round 7. 2nd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon: 1600-1999

BdResWhiteResBlack

5Hayes Alexander Marvin (1919 WW 4.5)Yonathan Admassu (1661 B 4.5)

16Phil Ploquin (1637 b 4.5)Frederic Dutter (1900 b 4.5)

17Gagik Babayan (1725 w 3.5)Rayna Yan (1681 b 4.0)

18John Chan (1601 w 3.0)Carl Anthony Pickering (1621 BB 4.0)

19Stephen Touset (1545 w 3.0)Robert H, Iii Smith (1725 B 3.0)

20Hoa Long Tam (1564 w 3.0)Orynbay Zhanaidarov (1639 B 3.0)

21David Siegel (1462 WW 2.5)Charlie Schaezlein (1506 B 2.5)

22Michael David Abraham (1564 b 2.0)Sawyer Stults (1471 B 2.5)

23Nick, Jr Casares (1600 W 1.0)Samuel Agdamag (1512 w 2.0)

 ½ Isaac S Mays-Smith (1643 b 4.0) BYE

 0 Jason B Ochoa (1643 W 3.0) BYE

 

SwissSys Report: 2nd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon

Pairings for Round 7. 2nd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon: u1600

BdResWhiteResBlack

6Kyle Ewart Coventry Booth (1246 b 5.0)Sacha Marino Sloan (1056 b 5.0)

24Felix Elias Merk (1267 W 4.5)Dahlia Quinn (1329 b 4.0)

25Richard Hack (1500 W 4.0)Zachary Wickliffe (1347 w 4.0)

26William Fitzgerald (1263 w 4.0)Dominic A Vazquez (1217 b 4.0)

27Robert Turner (1230 WW 3.5)Alexander Kojevnikov (1044 w 4.0)

28David Paul Toczyski (1369 w 3.5)Mason Tobias (unr. B 3.0)

29Albert Martin Starr (1500 w 3.0)Eric Liu (1307 b 3.0)

30Andrew Braithwaite (1137 WW 3.0)Danny Du Uy Cao (1167 b 3.0)

31Christian Brickhouse (1267 W 2.5)David R Olson (1400 BB 2.5)

32Yinpok R Lee (1104 w 2.5)Steven Lee Myers (1171 B 2.5)

33Bowie Chen (1279 W 2.0)Renate Otterbach (1113 W 2.0)

34Douglas Alan Burkhardt ( 863 WW 1.5)Paul Blum (1009 BB 1.0)

35Dan Sevall (unr. - 1.5)Jo L Thomas Ramos ( 821 B 1.5)

 1 Max Jiam (unr. BB 1.0) BYE

 0 Andrew Singer (1051 BB 3.0) BYE

 0 John Pirone (1033 w 2.5) BYE

 0 Shaikat Hossain (unr. w 4.0) BYE

 0 Thu Anh Le (1217 B 3.0) BYE

 

SwissSys Report: 2nd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon

Pairings for Round 3. 2nd Silman Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon: Extra Rated

BdResWhiteResBlack

351 Bowie Chen (1279 - 0.0)0 Samuel Agdamag (1512 - 0.0)

360 Dan Sevall (unr. - 0.0)1 John Chan (1601 - 0.0)