[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Paragiri, Reyansh"]
[Black "Cremisi, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "1981"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[GameId "2152558686765585"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. c3 {[%emt 0:00:59]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:03:07]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 6. Ndf3 {[%emt 0:02:25]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:03:14]} 7. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 8. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:25]} 9. Bc2 {[%emt 0:02:30]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:02:26]} 10. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 11. Bc3 {[%emt 0:02:44]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:03:29]} 12. Ne2 {[%emt 0:02:17]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:03:44]} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:03:50]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 14. Qd3 {[%emt 0:06:16]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:08:43]} 15. a3 {[%emt 0:04:57]} Nce7 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 16. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:09:13]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:03:43]} 17. Qd2 {[%emt 0:05:13]} Bxe2 {[%emt 0:06:24]} 18. Rxe2 {[%emt 0:01:44]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:05:18]} 19. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 20. Be4 {[%emt 0:05:37]} b6 {[%emt 0:03:37]} 21. Qg5 {[%emt 0:06:34]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:05:54]} 22. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:31]} O-O {[%emt 0:09:00]} 23. Bxh7+ {[%emt 0:02:41]} Kxh7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 24. Qh5+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 25. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 26. Re4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qxd1+ {[%emt 0:01:30]} 27. Qxd1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxa3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 28. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 29. Qxc1 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Bxc1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 30. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 31. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 32. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 33. Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:06]} a4 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 34. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} a3 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 35. Na2 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:02:48]} 36. Rb4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 37. Rc4 {[%emt 0:01:43]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 38. Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 39. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 40. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nxd4+ {[%emt 0:00:25]} 41. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 42. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 43. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:52]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 44. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 45. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 46. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:40]} b3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 47. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:56]} bxa2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 48. Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 49. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Heiserman, Jimmy"]
[Black "Gaffagan, Steven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[BlackElo "1967"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[GameId "2152094363250843"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:08:02]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:21]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} (8... c6) (8... Qe7 $5 9. Qc2 c6 10. d5 (10. Rad1)) 9. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 10. Bd2 {[%emt 0:03:57] [#]} (10. Bh4) (10. Bc1) 10... h5 {[%emt 0:01:39]} ({Relevant:} 10... Re8 11. Qc2 c6 12. Rad1 Qe7 13. h3 Nh6 14. Rfe1 Nf7 15. b4 exd4 16. Nxd4 f5 17. Nf3 Nde5 18. Bc1 f4 19. Bxf4 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Qf6 21. Ne2 Bxh3 22. Rd3 Be6 23. Bxd6 Nxd6 24. Rxd6 Bf8 25. Rd3 Bxb4 26. Rb1 Bc5 27. Rxb7 Rab8 28. Rdb3 Rbd8 29. Rd3 Rxd3 30. Qxd3 Rd8 31. Qc2 Qa1+ 32. Rb1 Qe5 33. g3 Rf8 34. Nf4 Bc8 35. Nd3 Qxg3+ 36. Bg2 Bd4 37. c5 Bh3 38. Qc4+ Rf7 39. Rb8+ Qxb8 40. Bxh3 {0-1 Bluebaum,M (2647)-Nakamura,H (2736) Titled Tuesday intern op 30th Nov Chess.com INT blitz 2021 (9)}) (10... Nh6) 11. d5 {[%emt 0:03:19] [#]} a5 $146 {[%emt 0:03:14]} (11... Kh7 $16) (11... Nh6 $16) ({Predecessor:} 11... Nc5 12. b4 Nd7 13. Nh4 Kf7 14. Bxg4 hxg4 15. Qxg4 Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:02] 0-1 Ambrzykowski,L-Atasoy,M W-ch WS/O/1118 email ICCF email 2018 "time forfeit" ??? -- White has mate in}) 12. Nh4 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:05:38]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:08:35]} 13. Bxg4 {[%emt 0:05:08]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 14. Qxg4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:00:50] [#]} 15. Nb5 $6 {[%emt 0:05:18]} (15. Qh3 $1 Rh8 (15... Kg8 16. Qe6+ (16. Qg3 g5 (16... Kh7 17. Nb5 $18) 17. Nf5 Qh5 18. f3 $18) 16... Qxe6 17. dxe6 Nc5 18. Nxg6 Re8 19. Nd5 Nxe6 20. f4 $18)) 15... Nc5 $1 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 16. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} (16. Qf3 $142) 16... Qe7 {[%emt 0:01:09]} (16... Qd8 $142) 17. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:06]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:11:23]} 18. Nc3 {[%emt 0:18:44]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:06:36]} 19. Ne1 {[%emt 0:01:53]} f5 {[%emt 0:11:54] [#]} 20. exf5 {[%emt 0:04:25]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:07:01]} 21. g4 {[%emt 0:04:13]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:03:01]} 22. f3 {[%emt 0:01:58]} e4 {[%emt 0:11:27]} 23. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:01:54]} (23. Ng2 $5 Rae8 24. Rae1 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Kg8 $1 $14 26. Nxe4 Nxe4 27. fxe4 Be5 28. Bf4 g5 29. Bxe5 Qxe5 30. h4 Rh7 $1 31. Qf3 (31. h5 Qg3 $1 $15)) 23... Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 24. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qxe4 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 25. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04] [#]} Rhf8 $2 {[%emt 0:04:13] [#]} (25... Bxg4 $11 26. Rf7 Kg8 $1 27. Rxg7+ $1 (27. Rf4 Bxb2) (27. Rxc7 $4 Bd4+ 28. Kg2 Rf8 $19)) 26. Nd3 $6 {[%emt 0:04:55]} (26. h3 $1 Bxb2 27. Rb1 Bd4+ 28. Kg2 Rxf1 29. Kxf1 Rf8+ 30. Ke2 $1 $16) (26. Nf3 $5 Bxg4 27. Ng5+ Kg8 28. Bc3 Bh6 $1 29. h4 Be2 30. Rxf8+ Rxf8 31. b3 $14 a4 (31... Rf4)) 26... Bxg4 {[%emt 0:01:49]} (26... Bd4+ $1 27. Kg2 Bxg4 $11 28. Nf4 Rae8 29. Ne6 Bxe6 30. Rxf8 Rxf8 31. dxe6 Kg7 $1 $11) 27. Rae1 {[%emt 0:09:06] [#]} Bd4+ $2 {[%emt 0:05:33]} (27... Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 $8 Rf8+ 29. Kg2 a4 $1 $132) 28. Be3 $1 {[%emt 0:05:29]} (28. Kg2 $2 Rxf1 29. Kxf1 (29. Rxf1 $4 Be2) 29... Bh3+ (29... Rf8+ 30. Kg2 Rf3 31. Nf4 $1 Rf2+ 32. Kg3 Bh5 $17) 30. Ke2 Bg4+) 28... Rxf1+ {[%emt 0:00:53]} (28... Bg7) 29. Kxf1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rf8+ {[%emt 0:01:41]} (29... Bf6 $142) 30. Kg2 {[%emt 0:03:26]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:04:07]} 31. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} b6 $6 {[%emt 0:03:38]} (31... Bd4 32. c5 Bh5 33. cxd6 cxd6 34. Bxd6 $2 (34. h4 $1 $16) 34... Rf3 $1 35. Ne5 Rf4 $1 $14) 32. h3 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 33. b3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 34. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 35. e5 $6 {[%emt 0:03:28]} (35. h4 $1 $16) 35... g5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 36. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:01:16]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 37. Re2 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 38. Nf2 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 39. Ng4 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} (39... Kg6 40. Be3 Bc3 $16) 40. Bf6+ $2 {[%emt 0:02:11] [#]} (40. Rg2 $1 Bf1 41. Rd2 $16) 40... Kh7 $2 {[%emt 0:00:58]} (40... Kg6 $11 41. Nxe5+ Kxf6 42. Ng4+ Kf7) 41. Re1 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:02:16]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} (41... Bf5 42. Nxe5 Bc3 43. Re2 Rf8 44. Be7 Re8 45. Nc6 Bd7 46. Kf2) 42. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} (42. Bxe5 $142) 42... axb3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 43. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:19] [#]} 44. b4 $2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} (44. Nf3 $1) 44... Ra8 $2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} (44... Rf8 $1 $14 45. Nd7 $5 Rxf6 46. Nxf6+ Bxf6 47. Kf4 Kg6 48. Re6 Ba4 49. b5 Kf7 50. Rc6 Bd8 51. h4 Bd1 $1 52. c5 bxc5 53. d6 cxd6 54. b6 Bxb6 55. Rxb6 $11) 45. Ng4 $18 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Ra3+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} 46. Kf4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 47. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 48. Re6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 49. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bxh3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 50. Ne4+ {[%emt 0:00:28]} Kh5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 51. Ng3+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Walder, Michael"]
[Black "Dzhanhirov, Dmytro"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1935"]
[BlackElo "2235"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[GameId "2152133337208917"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Bb5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Bf8 10. a4 {White is better.} Ne7 11. O-O Nd7 {[%eval 96,27]} (11... a6 $14 {[%eval 58,31] might be stronger.}) 12. Na3 {87 [#] Threatens to win with a5.} Ng6 $146 {[%eval 171,28]} (12... Nc6 $16 {[%eval 78,32]}) ({Predecessor:} 12... a6 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. Rfe1 Be7 15. Nc2 O-O 16. h4 Rae8 17. a5 Qd8 18. c4 Bxh4 {½-½ Gueci,T (2228)-Coles,R (2084) Biel HTO 57th 2024 (4)}) 13. Be3 {[%eval 74,32]} (13. h4 $18 {[%eval 171,28]}) 13... Qd8 $16 (13... Qc6 14. Nd4 Qb6 (14... Qxa4 $2 15. Nab5 $18) 15. f4) 14. Bd4 Be7 15. g3 O-O 16. h4 $36 {Black is under strong pressure.} Re8 17. h5 Ngf8 18. Nc2 {[%eval 40,32] 70} (18. h6 $16 {[%eval 76,26]}) 18... f5 {[%eval 167,25]} (18... f6 $14 {[%eval 40,32]}) 19. Kg2 {[%eval 118,31]} ({White should try} 19. a5 $18 {[%eval 167,25]}) 19... h6 {[%eval 158,32]} (19... a5 $142 {[%eval 118,31]}) 20. Ne3 Nh7 {[%eval 226,27]} (20... Qc7 $16 {[%eval 138,33]}) 21. Nd2 a5 22. bxa5 {[%eval 89,32]} (22. Rfb1 $142 $1 {[%eval 148,24]}) 22... Rxa5 23. Rfb1 Qa8 {1.20/30 [#]} ({Black should try} 23... Nc5 $14 {[%eval 61,31]}) 24. c4 {[%eval -12,30]} (24. Nb3 $1 $16 {[%eval 120,30]} Ra6 (24... Rxa4 25. Qb5 $16) 25. Qb5) 24... dxc4 $11 25. Qf3 $2 {[%eval -185,28]} (25. Nf3 $11 {[%eval -12,39]}) 25... Rb8 {[%eval -129,32]} (25... Bc5 $19 {[%eval -185,28]} 26. Bxc5 Nxc5 (26... Nxe5 27. Qxb7 Rxc5 28. Qxa8 $11) 27. Ndxc4 Ng5 (27... Rxa4 28. Nb6 $11)) 26. Bc3 {[%eval -293,27]} (26. Nexc4 $2 Ng5 (26... Rxa4 27. Rxa4 Qxa4 28. Rxb7 $11) 27. Rb5 Nxf3 $19) (26. Kh2 $17 {[%eval -129,32] keeps fighting.}) 26... Ng5 $19 (26... Nxe5 27. Qe2 (27. Bxe5 Rxe5 28. Ndxc4 Ng5 $17) 27... b5+ 28. f3 $17) 27. Qd1 {[%eval -399,28]} (27. Qe2 $142 {[%eval -278,31]} b5+ (27... Rxa4 28. Rxa4 Qxa4 29. Qxc4 $17) 28. f3) 27... b5+ 28. f3 {[#]} Rxa4 {[%eval -15,37]} (28... b4 $1 $19 {[%eval -454,29]} 29. Nexc4 bxc3 30. Rxb8+ Nxb8 31. Nxa5 cxd2 (31... Qxa5 $2 32. Nc4 $19)) 29. Ndxc4 $2 {[%eval -571,29]} Rxa1 {Black is clearly winning.} 30. Rxa1 Qc6 31. Ra7 bxc4 32. Rxd7 Bc5 33. Kf2 Bxe3+ 34. Kxe3 Rb3 35. Rd8+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Winslow, Elliott"]
[Black "Viadiu-Ilarraza, Hector"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2222"]
[BlackElo "1896"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[GameId "2152122929645316"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:09:19]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. d5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:02:08]} (4... Bb7 $5) 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} d6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 6. e4 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:03:01]} 7. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:07:39]} g6 $16 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 8. h3 {[%emt 0:01:34]} (8. Bb5 $5 Qc7 9. O-O Bg7 10. Re1) 8... Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:16]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:02]} 10. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:50] [#]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:09:29]} ({Relevant:} 10... Rb8 $142 11. Qc2 Nb6 12. Bf1 Nfd7 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. Rad1 c4 $6 15. Qd2 $18 Nc5 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qd4+ Kg8 19. e5 {(Marginally better)} ({than} 19. Bxc4) 19... Nd3 20. Bxd3 cxd3 21. e6 f6 22. Rxd3 Rc8 23. b3 $6 Qc7 $6 (23... Rc5) 24. Ne4 $4 (24. Nh4 $1 Qc5 25. Qg4 Kg7 26. Rg3 {[%csl Rg6]}) 24... Bxd5 $2 $11 (24... Nxd5 $17) 25. Ng3 Qc2 26. Nh4 Kh8 27. Rde3 Ba8 28. R3e2 Qc6 29. Re3 Nd5 30. Nxg6+ hxg6 31. Qh4+ Kg8 32. Qh6 Nxe3 33. Qxg6+ Kh8 34. Qh6+ Kg8 35. Qg6+ Kh8 36. Qh6+ Kg8 37. Qg6+ {½-½ Svane,R (2633)-Christiansen,J (2655) Titled Tuesday intern op 04th Jun Late Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (10)}) 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0:07:15]} f6 $5 {[%emt 0:00:26] [#]} 12. Qc2 $146 {[%emt 0:10:04]} (12. a4) ({Predecessor:} 12. Rc1 Ne5 13. Nxe5 fxe5 14. Be3 {½-½ Langeweg,K (2405)-Hoogland,D NED-ch48 sf Enschede 1992 (2)}) 12... Ne5 {[%emt 0:05:14]} 13. Be2 {[%emt 0:02:31]} (13. Nxe5 fxe5 14. Bd2 {[%cal Ga2a3,Gb2b4]}) 13... a5 {[%emt 0:18:07]} 14. a4 {[%emt 0:16:38]} (14. b3) 14... Nc7 {[%emt 0:02:34]} (14... Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Qb6) 15. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:09:54]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 16. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} h5 {[%emt 0:11:16]} (16... Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 $16 {[%cal Ga1a3,Ge3d2]}) 17. Qd2 {[%emt 0:03:44]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 18. Kh2 $6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} (18. Nb5 Bd7 19. Ra3 $16) 18... Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 19. g3 $2 {[%emt 0:03:08] Losing my way.} (19. Nb5 $16) (19. g4) (19. Rf1) (19. Kg1) 19... Qd7 {[%emt 0:09:05] [#]} (19... Qf8 $142 20. Rf1 $1 (20. Bf1 Bh6 21. Kg1 $11) 20... Bd7 21. f4 h4 22. gxh4 exf4 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 24. Rxf4 Be5 25. Raf1 Qh6 $1 26. Kg2 Bxf4 27. Qxf4 Qxf4 28. Rxf4 Kg7 29. h5 Rh8 $11) 20. Bf1 $2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} (20. g4 $1 $16 Rb8 $1 21. Nb5 hxg4 22. hxg4 Ba6 (22... Nxb5 $2 23. axb5 $18 Rxb5 24. Bxb5 Qxb5 (24... Qxg4 25. Rh1 $1 Rf3 26. Bf1 $1)) 23. Nxc7) 20... Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 21. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:03:37]} Nxa6 {[%emt 0:02:50]} (21... Rxa6) 22. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:40]} (22. Rg1 $14) (22. g4 $14) 22... Nb4 {[%emt 0:02:08]} (22... Raf8 23. f3 Nc7 24. Kg2 Rb8) 23. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:32]} (23. f3) (23. Kg2) 23... Raf8 {[%emt 0:00:39] "½-½?" (on my time)} 24. Rad1 $6 {[%emt 0:05:59]} (24. f3 h4 25. g4 Bh6 26. g5 Bg7 27. Kg2 c4 28. Rab1) 24... Bh6 {[%emt 0:01:57]} (24... h4 $15) (24... Rf3 $15) 25. Bxh6 {[%emt 0:06:07]} Kxh6 {[%emt 0:00:02] [#]} 26. Rd2 $2 {[%emt 0:00:41]} (26. f4 $1 exf4 27. gxf4 Rxf4 28. Rxf4 Rxf4 29. Qe3 g5 30. Ne2 Nc2 (30... Qxa4 31. b3 (31. Rc1 $11) 31... Qa2 32. Rd2 Rxe4 33. Qxe4 Qxd2 34. Qe6+ $11) 31. Qc3 Rf2+ 32. Kg3 Rxe2 33. Qh8+ $11) 26... Rf3 {[%emt 0:03:43]} 27. Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:26]} (27. Nd1) 27... g5 {[%emt 0:04:43]} (27... h4 $1 $19) 28. Rdd1 {[%emt 0:01:43]} (28. Nd1 $1 $15 Qxa4 29. Ne3 $15) 28... Kg6 {[%emt 0:02:41]} (28... h4 29. g4 c4) 29. Rd2 {[%emt 0:03:56]} R8f7 $2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} (29... c4) (29... h4 30. g4 c4 31. Qxf3 (31. Qxc4 $4 Rxh3 $1 $19) 31... Rxf3 32. Kxf3 Nd3 33. Kg2 $17) 30. Nd1 $1 {[%emt 0:01:00]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} (30... Qxa4 $15) 31. Ne3 $2 {[%emt 0:00:42]} (31. hxg4 Qxg4 32. Rh1 Nd3 $4 (32... R7f4 33. Rh4 Qg5 34. Rxf4 Rxf4 35. Kh2 Rf6 36. Ne3 h4 $11) 33. Rxd3 Rxf2+ (33... Rxg3+ 34. Rxg3) 34. Qxf2 $18) 31... gxh3+ {[%emt 0:01:00]} 32. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:04:13]} (32... Qc8 $1) 33. Rg1 {[%emt 0:04:28] [#]} (33. Ra1 $1 $11) 33... Qxa4 $4 {[%emt 0:02:06]} (33... Qc8 $1 34. Rc1 (34. Rf1 Kh6 35. Ra1 c4 $17) 34... Rxf2+ 35. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 36. Rxf2 Nd3 37. Rf5+ Qxf5 $15 38. Nxf5 Nxc1 39. Nxe7 c4 40. Nc8 Nd3 41. Nxd6 Nxb2 42. Nb7 Nxa4 43. d6 Nb6 44. Nxa5 c3 45. Kxh3 c2 46. Nb3 Nd7 47. Nc1 Nc5 48. Kg2 (48. Nb3 Kf6 $1 $19) 48... Kg4 49. Ne2 $15 (49. Na2 $15)) 34. Nf5 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 35. Kxh3 $2 {[%emt 0:00:41] [#]} (35. Ra1 $3 $18) 35... Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 36. Kg2 $17 {[%emt 0:02:34]} R3xf5 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 37. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 38. Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:01] [#]} Qb5 $4 (38... Qb7 $1 $19 39. f3 Kg6) 39. Qd2+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nf4+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 40. gxf4+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} exf4 $6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} (40... Rxf4 41. Rf3 Qb4 42. Qd5 Rxf3 43. Kxf3+ Kf6 44. Rg8) 41. Rd5 $6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} (41. Kh2+ Kf6 42. Rxd6+ {[%eval 32732,0]}) 41... Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 42. Kh2+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 43. Rxf5+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 44. Qd3+ {[%emt 0:00:28]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 45. Rg6+ {[%emt 0:01:14]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 46. Qf5+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 47. Qxf4 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 48. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 49. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 50. Rxe7 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Qxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 51. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qf1+ {[%emt 0:01:11]} 52. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qf2+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} (52... c4 53. Kg5 $1) 53. Kxh5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Qh2+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 54. Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:00:56]} 55. Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qb3+ {[%emt 0:00:39]} ({Stockfish 17:} 55... d5 56. Qxd5 Qf4+ 57. Ke8 Qb8+ 58. Kd7 Qc7+ 59. Ke6 Qc8+ 60. Kf7 a4 61. Qe6+ Qxe6+ 62. Kxe6 c4 63. Kd5 c3 64. bxc3 a3 65. Re8 Kb7 66. Re1 Kc7 67. Ra1 Kd7 68. Rxa3 Ke7 69. c4 Kf6 70. c5 Kg6 71. c6 Kf6 72. c7 Kf5 73. c8=Q+ Kf6 74. Rg3 Kf7 75. Qe6+ Kf8 76. Rg8# {[%eval 32726,58]}) 56. Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Clemens, Kristian"]
[Black "Bayaraa, Chinguun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "1954"]
[BlackElo "2161"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[GameId "2152133357795423"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:01:33]} g6 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:01:53]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:01:18]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:26]} 8. d4 {[%emt 0:03:32]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 9. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:06] [#]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:09:40]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:02:40]} 12. Qb3 {[%emt 0:04:46]} Be6 {[%emt 0:12:29]} 13. Rad1 {[%emt 0:02:48]} Na5 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 14. Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 15. Bc1 {[%emt 0:05:44]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 16. Qd3 {[%emt 0:10:21]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:04:44]} 17. Ne2 {[%emt 0:05:52]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:08:25]} 18. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:03:49]} a6 {[%emt 0:04:59]} 19. g4 {[%emt 0:03:56]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 20. h3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 21. b3 {[%emt 0:01:43]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 22. Qb1 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 23. Bg5 {[%emt 0:04:03]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 24. Bf4 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 25. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 26. Qb2 {[%emt 0:04:37]} f5 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 27. g5 {[%emt 0:03:03]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:02:06]} 28. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:06:34]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 29. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Re8 {[%emt 0:03:43]} 30. Ne1 {[%emt 0:02:21]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 31. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 32. h4 {[%emt 0:01:53]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 33. Nd3 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 34. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:05:31]} 35. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:59]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 36. f3 {[%emt 0:02:06]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 37. Nef4 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 38. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 39. Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:23]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 40. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:04:32] [#]} 41. Be5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 42. Nd3 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Nxb2 {[%emt 0:03:47]} 43. Nxb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:02:44]} 44. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 45. Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:11]} axb4 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 46. Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 47. f4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Re1+ {[%emt 0:01:52]} 48. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 49. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:12:18]} 50. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 51. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:03:40]} 52. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 53. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 54. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 55. Rc4+ {[%emt 0:03:06]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 56. Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 57. Rc4+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 58. Rb4 {[%emt 0:02:17]} Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Chan, Kyle"]
[Black "Ivanenko, Anthony Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Ivanenko,Tony / Winslow,Elliott(EW)"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2042"]
[BlackElo "1901"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[Beauty "6872216112657"]
[GameId "2151978023711908"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:02:54]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. Ndb5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 8. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 9. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 10. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 11. c3 {[%emt 0:00:13] EW: This has always been thought of as the "positional" way to meet the Sveshnikov (besides 7.Nd5 of course), but Black's next forces complications (and typical funky Sveshnikov pawn structures!) anyway.} Ne7 $5 {[%emt 0:00:11] EW: before the other knight can get around to e3 (or b4). This has seen tries since the 1970s. AI: All standard Sveshnikov theory. I had played this sideline a few times in the past, which I dub the 'Krasenkow variation' due to the player's frequent employment of it in the 80's and 90's. Black has encountered a few positional issues in some of the other lines in recent times, especially in the old main line, so this is an attempt to trade some structural concessions for dynamic compensation. So far nobody was brave to tread the main text against me...} 12. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:07:32] ...until now.} (12. Nc2 {was Robert Crompton's try against me.} Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Ra7 14. Nb4 Bb7 15. Qd3 O-O 16. Be2 Qa8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxd5 19. exd5 a5 20. Bxb5 a4 21. Rb1 e4 22. c4 a3 23. b3 Bc3+ 24. Ke2 f5 25. Ke3 Re7 26. g3 g5 27. Rbd1 f4+ 28. Ke2 f3+ 29. Ke3 Bb4 30. Rd4 Bc5 31. Rhd1 Rf6 32. b4 Bb6 33. c5 dxc5 34. Rxe4 c4+ 35. Rdd4 Bxd4+ 36. Kxd4 Rxe4+ 37. Kxe4 c3 38. Kd3 Rb6 39. Bc6 Rxb4 40. Kxc3 Rb2 41. d6 Kf8 42. Bxf3 Rxa2 43. Bd5 Rxf2 44. Kb4 a2 45. Bxa2 Rxa2 {0-1 Crompton,R (1850)-Ivanenko,A (2023) 2024 Winter TNM 2023 (1)}) 12... gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 13. Nc2 {[%emt 0:02:22] EW: Main move, by a plurality.} ({2nd most common:} 13. Bd3 $5 {(it gets *very* complicated!)} d5 $1 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. O-O-O $1 Qb6 16. Nc2 O-O-O {(Both players 0-0-0!)} 17. exd5 Bxd5 (17... Kb8 $5) 18. Nb4 {(Saving both pawns)} Be6 19. Qf3 $16 a5 20. Qa8+ Kc7 21. Na6+ Kd6 22. Be4+ Nd5 23. Rxd5+ Ke7 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Qb7+ {1-0 Dominguez Perez,L (2763)-Carlsen,M (2882) Saint Louis Blitz 2019 (16) I know, a blitz game, but still: important theoretically!}) (13. Be2 {Shaw: "If you feel less fanatical, then 13.Be2 is your move." (Interesting that he doesn't mention (in his 2018 1.e4 repertoire book) 13.Nc2 -- in fact 13(!) moves have been played here!)} d5 (13... Bb7 14. Bf3 Qb6 15. Nc2 O-O-O 16. Ne3 d5 17. Qc2 Kb8 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 21. O-O $14) 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bf3 Be6 16. Nc2 O-O 17. Qd2 f5 18. O-O-O e4 $14) ({The very first game with 11...Ne7 in the Mega Database was Larry Evans (the GM) vs. Andre Lombard (no 'y'), a plausible idea:} 13. g3 Bb7 (13... h5 $5) 14. Bg2 f5 15. Qe2 O-O 16. Nc2 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 f5 19. Qe2 Qb6 (19... f4 20. O-O-O Qb6 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. gxf4 Rxf4 {½-½ Giri,A (2773)-Mamedyarov,S (2771) Oslo Esports Cup rapid 2022 (5.2)}) 20. O-O-O Rfc8 21. Kb1 a5 22. a3 Rc4 23. Rd2 e4 24. Rhd1 d5 25. Ne3 Rc5 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Rxd5 b4 28. Rxc5 Qxc5 29. Qe3 Qxe3 30. fxe3 b3 {1-0 Evans,L (2540)-Lombard,A (2420) Olympiad-22 Haifa 1976 (11.2)}) 13... Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 14. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:32]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:20] [#] All this was played by Magnus Carlsen up until now. EW: Nobody's ever played this against me in a tournament game (blitz probably), and I've yet to actually study it! (Hard to believe? It is to me!) And frankly, it's kind of scary, all those pawns coming down the board. But White has done okay in practice with all three responses:} 16. f3 {[%emt 0:04:45] This move gave me some pause. I was aware that this was a reasonable sideline, but I could not quite remember how it exactly went. But given the time I found the solution.} (16. O-O-O $5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Qc7 18. Bf3 O-O-O {EW: There's that O-O-O O-O-O again!} 19. g3 Kb8 20. Kb1 Nc8 21. Rhe1 Rhe8 22. Ne3 Nb6 23. Qc2 f6 24. Bg2 Rd6 25. Rd2 Red8 26. Red1 a5 27. a3 Nc4 28. Nxc4 bxc4 29. Qf5 Ka7 30. Ka1 Qd7 31. Qh5 Qc7 32. f4 e4 33. Rd4 Bc6 34. R1d2 Be8 35. Qe2 Bc6 36. Qe3 Qb6 37. f5 R6d7 38. Qh6 Ba4 39. g4 Ka6 40. Bf1 Ka7 41. h4 Rb7 42. Qe3 Rdb8 43. g5 Bd7 44. gxf6 Bxf5 45. Qg5 Be6 46. Bxc4 Rg8 47. Qe5 Rg1+ 48. Ka2 dxc4 49. b4 cxb3+ 50. Kb2 e3 51. Qxe3 Ra1 52. Qe5 Ra2+ 53. Kb1 Rxd2 54. Rxd2 b2 {0-1 Nepomniachtchi,I (2789)-Carlsen,M (2847) Carlsen Inv Prelim chess24.com INT rapid 2021 (8)}) (16. exf5 $5 {is the main try in this position:} e4 17. f6 Nf5 {(23 games)} (17... Ng6 {16 games}) 18. f3 Qxf6 19. O-O Qb6+ 20. Rf2 $1 (20. Kh1 Qh6 21. Kg1 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Qh6 23. Kg1 Qb6+ {½-½ Dominguez Perez,L (2745)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2734) Sinquefield Cup 10th Saint Louis 2023 (8)}) 20... Nd6 $1 21. Nd4 O-O-O 22. Bc2 {still with 8 games, mostly in the last year (5-3).}) 16... fxe4 {[%emt 0:11:07]} (16... dxe4 $5 17. fxe4 f4 {16 games}) 17. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 18. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 19. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:08] Simply liquidating everything into the endgame. I felt quite comfortable doing so, given that Black's slightly worse pawn structure is compensated by the presence of a passed pawn on the board and visually Black has more space to navigate the rooks.} 20. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:21] My opponent refrains from the endgame. I already saw that this was quite reasonable, but I could not remember what I had in my notes. Time for a deep think!} ({EW:} 20. Qxd5 {hasn't really led to anything:} Nxd5 {Even here: a smattering of games: castling both directions and a couple with 21.g3!?} 21. O-O {(In fact this was the first game with this line, back in 1995!)} Ke7 22. Rae1 f6 23. Ne3 Rad8 24. Nf5+ Ke6 25. Re2 Rhg8 26. Ng3 Rd7 {0-1 64, Messina,E-Doric,N (2265) Formia op 1995}) 20... Rg8 {[%emt 0:21:03]} 21. Ne3 {[%emt 0:04:15]} Qe4 {[%emt 0:03:28]} 22. Rd1 {[%emt 0:10:55]} f5 {[%emt 0:09:20]} 23. Qf3 $5 $36 {[%emt 0:15:03]} Qxf3 $6 {[%emt 0:21:02] Rg8 An interesting move. The engine initially spits in disgust, but after a few seconds quickly dwindles its optimism from 'White is better' to 'the position is equal', perhaps with a slight White pull. This should indicate just how sharp the position is, and how much tempo matters here! I had an idea to attack White along the weak g-file and buy myself a bit of time as a result.} ({I was not a fan of the immediate} 23... Rd8 {due to the immediate problems caused by Nb4 Qe6} 24. a4 $36) ({Likewise f5 Ne3 Qe6 a4 My notes on this position say O-O 'and Black is absolutely fine and suffers no problems whatsoever.' I do not know what state of mind I was in when I wrote that statement — over the board this does not look clear at all! But after Ne3} 23... Qc6 $132 {O-O-O f5 Black retains some counterplay.}) ({I really wanted} 23... Ng6 $13 {with the idea that Ne3 But Nb4 Qe6 O-O-O O-O g3 was a bit unclear to me.} 24. Qxe4 {O-O} Nf4 25. Qf3 $132 {Qxf3 Rxf3 O-O looks steady for Black.}) ({Ne3 One of the two available options. Against O-O I was quite pleased to find out that the engine approved my idea of O-O-O Rad1 Qc5+ Kh1 Somehow, the Black king optically looks very strong on the queenside, despite his pawn cover being way out there. I read an article by famous Soviet trainer Mark Dvoretsky, who called this phenomenon: 'safety by space'. Somehow, the range of squares available to the king allows it and its piece defenders high maneuverability and thus it is not easy to pose any threats. Moreover, in this position, Black could just liquidate with Rxd1 Rxd1} 23... Rd8 {[%emt 0:04:16]} 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $11 {and somehow Black's pawns give him the space needed to counter weaknesses in his pawn structure and king safety. Truly beautiful!}) ({Rd1} 23... Rxg2 $5 $19) ({Actually, Rg1 was viable as well. I saw this move over the board and was not quite sure on how to deal with it, with my plan being something along the lines of} 23... Rd8 {Ne3} 24. Qxe4 {g3} Rg6 $13 {But the position was still confusing to me. Thankfully, I was also convinced that my opponent was not at the level to seriously consider this move, perhaps only humor it a bit.}) ({Qe4 Rd1 An interesting 'waiting move'. White decides to use his king to support the queen and prevent the knight jump to d5/f5. I was taken a bit by surprise since I did not consider this alternative. Against O-O-O I was planning to simply liquidate with Nf5 Rhe1 Nxe3} 23... Qxe3+ {[%emt 0:10:56]} 24. Qxe3 {Rxe3 f6 and the passed pawn yields compensation for the structure and active rooks. Of course, I was a little nervous about Rh3 Ke7 Rxh7+ Ke6 g3} Rh8 $44 {Rhd7 Rxh2 It was difficult to assess from a distance whether this was holdable. But looking at the position now, I would even take Black due to the potential in the passed pawn.}) ({O-O} 23... Nd5 $36 {Rae1 Nf4 was the play, with good compensation. White's only response is Qf3 Qxf3 Rxf3 But after Rd8 Black's activity is getting a little scary. At the very least, I was not afraid to go into this position.}) ({f5 In the end, I decided on this forcing move. There were two reasons: of course, there is always the threat of f5-f4 to win the knight if White castles, but the second is to support the queen in the center. The reasoning is a bit abstract, but the queen somehow looked loose on e4. It is not quite evident what White should do. Qf3 Not particularly sensible. If White wanted to take the queens off, then it was best done on d5 and not f3 where his pawn structure will be shattered. Now it is Black who will be playing for the win. Against} 23... Nd5 {[%emt 0:15:03] there was} 24. Qe2 {Kxe2} Rxg2 {Kf3} 25. Nxd5 {Rxd5 Rxb2 Rxe5+} Kd7 $1 {Sidestepping the check on f5. Rd1+ Kc7 And White has nothing better than to liquidate into a draw with} 26. a4 bxa4 $1 $17 {Although this position is still not that easy. For instance, after Rxf5 Rb3 Black's rooks dominate key squares. At the very least, he is playing for two results.}) ({The obvious solution of O-O encounters} 23... f4 24. Qh5+ Qg6 (24... Rg6 $1 $18 {Ng4}) 25. Qxg6+ (25. Qf3 Qc6 {is better, but White still does not obtain much after} 26. Qxc6+ Nxc6 27. Nf5 Rd8 $11) 25... Rxg6 26. Nd5 Kf7 $15 {and I would say Black has a slight pull — his king is close to his passed pawn, whereas White's king is away from the queenside where it belongs.}) ({The point behind this move is that the tempting Qh5+ falls to} 23... Rg6 $1 $15 {and now both e3 and g2 are hanging.}) {Qxf3} 24. gxf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:08:22][%cal Gf7e6] Heading to the critical e6-square to support Black's strong central pawns.} ({I was thinking about} 24... Rd8 {but after} 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. Kf2 Kc7 27. Rd1 $11 {Black's king ends up away from his passed pawn where it belongs.}) 25. Kf2 {[%emt 0:02:47]} ({I was thinking perhaps} 25. Ke2 {was more sensible here, since it keeps the king closer to the d-file, but turns out my assumption about it being a key file was mistaken. After} Ke6 26. Rhg1 Ng6 $15 {Black is firmly in the driver's seat.}) 25... Rad8 $6 {[%emt 0:01:30] Not sensible from my side. Control over the d-file is not paramount in this position as there are limited entry squares.} (25... Ke6 {is more sensible. I was a bit afraid of} 26. Rd2 {with plans to double up but completely missed that the shot} f4 $1 {quells White's plans instantly.} 27. Ng2 Rgd8 28. Rhd1 Rxd2+ 29. Rxd2 Nd5 $17 {[%cal Gd5b6,Gb6c4] and the knight heads to c4. Black dominates the position.}) 26. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:03:54]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:04:41] Slowly improving piece placement bit by bit.} 27. b3 $2 {[%emt 0:07:40] What an ugly-looking move! I suppose my opponent had absolutely no idea on how to handle this position because weakening the c-file is never a good idea here. Perhaps he wanted to play a2-a4? Then play it! There was no need to support it because the doubled a-pawns are such a weakness that I would probably not bother wasting time on taking. Maybe he wanted to respond to ...b4 with c3-c4? But why should I weaken the c4-square and allow White's knight an entry point? Overall, quite confusing.} ({Now White is obliged to liquidate the rooks with} 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rd1 Rxd1 29. Nxd1 Nd5 $11 {and the knight endgame is still complex and perhaps Black has a slight pull due to his centralized king and knight, but the margin of error should comfortably fall within a draw.}) 27... h5 $2 {[%emt 0:07:44] And in return I committed an error of my own by giving him another chance to liquidate. In my defence, I was quite confident that if White decided against the liquidation of rooks on the previous move, there was little reason to expect it to happen here. Correcting one's own perceptions is one of the most difficult things to do in chess after all — 'if the opponent did not give me a reason to not continue with my plan, why alter it?' But one must be on the lookout of continuously altering plans in a bad position, that's the only way to survive!} ({The immediate} 27... f4 $1 {is practically winning. I was afraid of the pressure on the e5-pawn but somehow after} 28. Ng4 {missed the obvious solution of} Rxd1 29. Rxd1 h5 $19) 28. h4 {[%emt 0:05:12] Confused and lost, he throws away his last chance with what I call a 'non-move'. And I did not give him another one.} f4 $1 {[%emt 0:01:46] Kicking the knight to a worse square.} 29. Ng2 {[%emt 0:02:40][%csl Rf4] White threatens Nxf4 but...} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:01:21] Black removes the pin...} 30. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:31] ...and suddenly the created weakness on the c-file comes back to haunt him!} 31. Rc1 {[%emt 0:06:28]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:03] Not the best move, but only for a very obscure reason.} ({The engine really loves the constricting} 31... Nf5 32. Ke2 a5 33. Ke1 a4 $19 {when Black slowly improves little by little without giving his opponent a chance for recovery.}) 32. c4 {[%emt 0:03:49]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:23] Buying a tempo with the fork threat first. If there is no need to take, don't! Keep the tension.} 33. Ke2 $6 {[%emt 0:03:02] This just suffocates White under the tension of the position.} ({Better was} 33. Ne1 {where after} Nxa2 34. Ra1 Nb4 35. cxb5 axb5 36. Ra5 $19 {allows White some play.}) ({And the best was the very esoteric} 33. Rg1 $5 {with the point being that after} bxc4 34. bxc4 Nxa2 ({Better is} 34... Rd8 35. Ke2 Nxa2 36. Ne1 {and now Black has this nifty check:} Nc3+ 37. Kf1 a5 $19 {and the pawn is just in time to run.}) 35. Ne1 $19 {[%cal Gg1g6] White's rook invades the open g-file. But optically it is very difficult to see over the board because it is difficult to imagine this with the knight on g2!}) 33... bxc4 {[%emt 0:03:15]} 34. a3 {[%emt 0:02:37] Over the past month, I made an effort to focus a significant part of my study time on endgames, so I picked up Van Perlo's Endgame Tactics (an excellent book and Chessable course, by the way!). Naturally, after numerous exercises from the book, the following move did not escape my attention:} ({I had calculated that after} 34. Rxc4 Rxc4 35. bxc4 Nxa2 36. Kd3 Kd6 37. Ne1 Nb4+ 38. Kc3 Kc5 $19 {White is stuck in a zugzwang. He cannot avoid an exchange of knights and the pawn endgame is completely lost.}) ({Black is obviously winning after} 34. bxc4 Nxa2 35. Ra1 Nb4 36. Rc1 Rc5 $19 {[%cal Gc5a5,Ga5a2] and the technique is not even that difficult.}) 34... cxb3 $3 {[%emt 0:01:08] You hate to see it! Things have gone from bad to worse for Black. It's as if the universe itself decided that he must lose this day.} 35. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:05:12]} ({Unfortunately, with the positioning of White's king, after} 35. Rb1 {the very cheeky} Na2 $1 {prevents the capture of the b3-pawn due to the fork on c1! And the knight is standing awkwardly on g2 where it will drop to a potential skewer on the second rank. For instance, after} 36. Kd3 Rc3+ 37. Ke2 Rc2+ 38. Kf1 Rc1+ 39. Rxc1 Nxc1 $19 {There is no good way for White to stop the promotion.}) 35... b2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 36. Rb8 {[%emt 0:02:00]} b1=Q {[%emt 0:00:07]} ({A very cute move would have been} 36... a5 $5 37. axb4 a4 $19 {with the idea to send a second pawn running after the promotion of the queen. But the text is good enough.}) 37. axb4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} (37. Rxb4 Qa2+ $19 {[%csl Ga3]}) 37... Qg1 {[%emt 0:03:22]} 38. Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Qb1 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 39. Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:27]} Qc2+ {[%emt 0:00:19] Next, a couple of checks as the queen is rerouted to d6.} 40. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qc4+ {[%emt 0:00:46]} 41. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Qd4+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} 42. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Qd3+ {[%emt 0:00:49]} 43. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 44. Ra8 {[%emt 0:02:11] And now White's pieces are too loose. The king is overloaded having to defend the f3-pawn and knight on g2 and the rook is rather vulnerable on the back rank.} Qb6+ {[%emt 0:01:30]} 45. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:01:55][%csl Ga8,Gf3] And it's lights out! White cannot defend both the pawn and the rook at the same time.} 46. Re8+ {[%emt 0:01:02]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 47. Rh8 {[%emt 0:02:02]} ({In case it was missed, the reason why} 47. Kf2 $2 {doesn't work is because of} Qb6+ 48. Ke1 Qg1+ $19 {and the knight drops.}) 47... Qxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} 48. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 49. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 50. Re8 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} 51. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qd3+ {[%emt 0:00:27]} 52. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:28]} f3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Agrawal, Varun"]
[Black "Srinivasan, Sivavishnu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "1933"]
[BlackElo "2066"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[GameId "2152319653056240"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d5 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. f4 Qe7 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. fxe5 Bxe5 8. Bxe5 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qxe5 10. Nc3 Nge7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qf4 Qd6 14. e4 Qc5+ 15. Kh1 d4 16. Ne2 Ng6 17. Qxc7 Qxc2 18. Nxd4 Qxe4 19. Nf3 Qd5 20. Rac1 Rfc8 21. Qb7 a5 22. d4 Rab8 23. Qa6 Ra8 24. Qb7 Rab8 25. Qa6 Nf4 26. Rc5 Qe6 27. Rxa5 Qg6 28. Rg5 (28. Rf2) 28... Qc2 29. Ne1 (29. Ng1 $14) 29... Qe4 30. Qc4 Ne6 31. Rgf5 Rc7 $6 (31... Qxd4 32. Qxd4 Nxd4 33. Rxf7 Ra8 34. R7f2 c5 $14 {/=}) 32. Nc2 {[#]} Rd8 (32... c5 33. Re5 Qh4 34. Rfe1 g6 $16) 33. a4 Rdd7 34. Re5 Qg4 (34... Qg6 $16) 35. h3 Qg6 36. a5 (36. Nb4 $1 $18) 36... h6 37. a6 Qg3 38. Re4 {[#]} c5 $6 (38... Qd6 $16) 39. d5 Ng5 40. Re3 Qd6 41. Re8+ Kh7 42. h4 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Zavgorodniy, Andrew"]
[Black "Smith, Roger Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "1872"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[GameId "2152319653056241"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. b3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. cxd5 exd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Be6 12. Nc3 b6 13. Rfd1 Bc5 14. Qd2 Qe7 15. a3 d4 16. Nb5 Bxb3 17. Bxa8 Bxd1 18. Rxd1 Rxa8 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Qxe2 21. Bc3 Qe4 22. Qd6 Qe6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. Rd7 b5 26. Rb7 a6 27. Rb6 Kg7 28. Kg2 Kg6 29. g4 Ra7 30. h4 Kg7 31. Kg3 Ra8 32. Kf4 Ra7 33. h5 h6 34. Kf5 Ra8 35. Rxf6 a5 36. Rb6 b4 37. a4 Rc8 38. Rb5 Rc6 39. f4 b3 40. g5 Rc4 41. Rxb3 Rxa4 42. g6 Rb4 43. Rc3 Rb5+ 44. Kg4 Rb7 45. Rc6 Ra7 46. f5 f6 47. Rc3 a4 48. Ra3 Ra6 49. Kf3 Ra5 50. Kf4 Kg8 51. Ke4 Re5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Rajaram, Raghu"]
[Black "Seshadri, Sudarshan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B24"]
[WhiteElo "1812"]
[BlackElo "2018"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[GameId "2152319653056242"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nge2 e5 6. h3 Be7 7. d3 O-O 8. O-O Nd4 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Ne2 Bd7 11. f4 Qc8 12. g4 Ne8 13. Ng3 g6 14. f5 Bh4 15. Kh2 f6 16. Ne2 gxf5 17. gxf5 Kh8 18. c3 d5 19. cxd4 dxe4 20. dxe4 Bb5 21. dxe5 Qc7 22. Rb1 Rd8 23. Bd2 Bg5 24. Nf4 Bxf1 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Cawthon, Jeremy David"]
[Black "Boyer, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "1970"]
[BlackElo "1598"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[GameId "2152319653060339"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 Qd8 10. Be3 O-O 11. Ne5 Nb4 12. Bc4 Nbd5 13. Qf3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nd5 15. Bd2 b6 16. Nc6 Qd6 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qxd5 Be6 19. Qf3 Bf6 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. Ne5 Qe7 22. d5 Bf5 23. Rfe1 Qc5 24. Rad1 Bc2 25. Rd2 Ba4 26. Rd4 Bb5 27. a4 Bxe5 28. Bxe5 f6 29. Bd6 Rfe8 30. Re6 Qxd6 31. axb5 Rac8 32. Qe3 Qd7 33. h4 Qxb5 34. d6 Qc6 35. Rxe8+ Rxe8 36. d7 Rd8 37. Qe7 Qa8 38. Re4 Rxd7 39. Qe6+ Kf8 40. Rc4 Qd8 41. Kh2 Qe8 42. Qc6 Qe5+ 43. g3 Qd5 44. Qc8+ Ke7 45. Rg4 g6 46. Qh8 Qf7 47. Re4+ Kd6 48. Qb8+ Rc7 49. Ra4 Kc5 50. Qd8 Qd7 51. Qf8+ Qe7 52. Qa8 Rb7 53. Rd4 Qc7 54. Qe8 b5 55. Qe6 Qe5 56. Qa6 Qc7 57. Qxf6 Qe7 58. Qa6 Rd7 59. Rb4 Qe2 60. Qc8+ Kb6 61. Qxd7 Qxf2+ 62. Kh3 Qf1+ 63. Kg4 Qe2+ 64. Kg5 Qe5+ 65. Kh6 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Pickering, Carl Anthony"]
[Black "Marvin, Hayes Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "1634"]
[BlackElo "1926"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[GameId "2152319653060340"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Be2 Nf6 5. f4 Nbd7 6. d3 Bc5 7. Qd2 Qe7 8. h3 h5 9. Nf3 Bb4 10. c3 Bd6 11. Nd4 Bg6 12. Nb5 c6 13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Na3 e5 15. O-O-O h4 16. Nc2 a5 17. Rhf1 a4 18. b4 b6 19. f5 Bh5 20. Bxh5 Nxh5 21. e4 Ng3 22. Rfe1 f6 23. a3 Ke7 24. exd5 cxd5 25. Qf2 Rac8 {[#]} 26. Nd4 Rh5 27. Qf3 Kf7 28. Ne2 Rxf5 29. Qg4 Nxe2+ 30. Rxe2 Rf4 31. Qh5+ Kg8 32. Rc2 Qe6 33. Kb1 Qf7 34. Qxf7+ Kxf7 35. Bc1 Rf5 36. Be3 b5 37. Kb2 d4 38. cxd4 Rxc2+ 39. Kxc2 exd4 40. Bxd4 Rd5 41. Kc3 Ne5 42. Bxe5 Rxe5 43. Rd2 Ke6 44. Kd4 Rd5+ 45. Ke4 g5 46. Rc2 f5+ 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Finacom, Richard V"]
[Black "Casares, Nick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "1884"]
[BlackElo "1600"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[GameId "2152319653060341"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bd3 h6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Bb2 a6 10. a4 Bb4 11. Qc2 c5 12. Na2 a5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxb4 axb4 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. cxd5 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 e5 18. e4 Qd6 19. Nd2 f5 20. Nc4 Qf6 21. f3 f4 22. Qd2 b6 23. Qxb4 Qg5 24. Qc3 Bh3 25. Rf2 b5 26. Nxe5 b4 27. Qd4 Rae8 28. Nc6 Rf6 29. Qxb4 Rg6 30. Qd2 Rxc6 31. dxc6 Rd8 32. Qc2 Be6 33. b4 Qe5 34. Rc1 Qd4 35. b5 Qb6 36. h3 g5 37. Kh2 h5 38. Qc5 Qxc5 39. Rxc5 g4 40. hxg4 hxg4 41. fxg4 Rf8 42. Rf5 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Huang, Immanuel"]
[Black "Parsons, Stephen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "1554"]
[BlackElo "1876"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[GameId "2152319653060342"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Bc4 Bc5 8. O-O h6 9. Kh1 O-O 10. f4 d6 11. fxe5 {[#]} Ng4 12. Bf4 Nf2+ 13. Rxf2 Bxf2 14. exd6 Qh4 15. Qd2 Bb6 16. Rf1 Bg4 17. e5 Rad8 18. Ne4 Be6 19. Bd3 Bd5 20. Bg3 Qh5 {[#]} 21. Rf5 Qg6 22. Rf4 Qe6 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Rh4 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Dutter, Frederic"]
[Black "Chan, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "1900"]
[BlackElo "1520"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[GameId "2152319653064439"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 c6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Nd7 8. O-O e6 9. Kh1 Ne7 10. Be3 O-O 11. g4 f5 12. gxf5 exf5 13. e5 d5 14. Ne2 b5 15. Ng3 Nb6 16. b3 Nd7 17. Be2 Re8 18. c4 a6 19. c5 Nf8 20. b4 Ne6 21. Qd2 Kf7 22. a4 Qd7 23. Ra3 Rec8 24. Rfa1 Qd8 25. Qa2 Nc7 26. axb5 axb5 27. Qd2 Rxa3 28. Rxa3 Ra8 29. Qa2 Rxa3 30. Qxa3 Qa8 31. Qxa8 Nxa8 32. Nf1 Nc7 33. Kg2 Ne6 34. h4 h5 35. Nd2 Bh6 36. Kg3 Nc7 37. Nb3 Na6 38. Bd2 Ke6 39. Na5 Nb8 40. Nb7 Nc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Mays-Smith, Isaac S"]
[Black "Powers, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E02"]
[WhiteElo "1619"]
[BlackElo "1818"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "2152319653064440"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Nbd7 5. Nf3 dxc4 6. Qa4 c5 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8. Qc2 cxd4 9. O-O d3 10. exd3 Bd6 11. Nc3 a6 12. a4 O-O 13. Re1 Bd7 14. a5 Nbd5 15. Bg5 Bc6 16. Nd4 Nb4 17. Nxc6 Nxc2 18. Nxd8 Raxd8 19. Bxb7 Bb4 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Re4 Nxa1 22. Rxb4 Rxd3 23. Bxa6 Rd6 24. Bb7 Nc2 25. Rc4 e5 26. a6 Rb6 27. Na4 Rb4 28. b3 Rxc4 29. bxc4 Na3 30. Nb6 Rd8 31. a7 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Admassu, Yonathan"]
[Black "Krishnan, Sreyshthaa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "1721"]
[BlackElo "1579"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[GameId "2152319653093113"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 c5 5. c4 Nc6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. Qc2 Qd6 11. Rc1 b6 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Qb2+ f6 15. Ne1 Qd7 16. e3 Rad8 17. Rd1 e5 18. a3 a5 19. f4 exf4 20. gxf4 h5 21. Rac1 h4 22. Qc2 h3 {[#]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Schaezlein, Charlie"]
[Black "Babayan, Gagik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "1473"]
[BlackElo "1711"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[GameId "2152319653093114"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Nf3 Nb4 6. Bb5+ c6 7. Ba4 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Ne2 Nd5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. c3 O-O 13. Re1 Bd6 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Nh4 f6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Bd2 Kf7 18. Nf1 Rh8 19. g3 Rae8 20. c4 Ne7 21. c5 Nxc5 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Bb4 Bb6 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Bxd6 Nf5 26. Bf4 g5 27. Be3 Bc7 28. Rad1 Nxe3 29. Rd7+ Re7 30. Rxe7+ Kxe7 31. Nxe3 b5 32. Bb3 f5 33. Nxf5+ Kf6 34. Nd4 e5 35. Nc2 c5 36. Ne3 Ba5 37. Ng4+ Kf5 38. Ne3+ Kf6 39. Rd1 c4 40. Bc2 Bb6 41. Nd5+ Ke6 42. Nxb6 axb6 43. Kg2 Rf8 44. g4 Rf4 45. Bf5+ Ke7 46. Rd7+ Kf8 47. f3 Rd4 48. Rxd4 exd4 49. Kf2 Ke7 50. b3 Kd6 51. Ke2 Kc5 52. b4+ Kc6 53. Bc8 d3+ 54. Kd2 Kd5 55. Kc3 Kd6 56. Bf5 Kd5 57. Bd7 d2 58. Kc2 Kd4 59. Bxb5 Ke3 60. Bxc4 Kxf3 61. Kxd2 Kxg4 62. Be6+ Kf4 63. h3 Ke5 64. Bg4 Kd4 65. Kc2 Kc4 66. Be2+ Kd4 67. Kb3 Kd5 68. Ka4 Kc6 69. Bf3+ Kc7 70. Kb5 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.18"]
[White "Yan, Rayna"]
[Black "Harris, Clarence"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "1642"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[GameId "2152319653109499"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 Nc6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be3 e5 8. d5 Ne7 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. g4 Nc5 11. Bc2 a5 12. g5 Bd7 13. Qe2 Qc8 14. Qf1 f5 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Qg2 f4 17. O-O-O Rd8 18. Kb1 Be8 19. h4 a4 20. a3 Rd6 21. Ne1 b6 22. Bd3 Qa6 23. Nf3 Nc8 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. cxb5 Qa5 26. Nd2 Rd8 27. Nc4 Qxb5 28. Nxe5 Qb3 29. Bc4 f3 30. Qg4 Qxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Rd6 32. Nxf3 c6 33. e5 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.19"]
[White "Stults, Sawyer"]
[Black "Tam, Hoa Long"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Stults,Sawyer"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "1424"]
[BlackElo "1589"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[GameId "2152335843762306"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nf3 Be6 9. Ng5 Qd7 10. Nxe6 Qxe6 11. cxd5 $2 (11. Be2) 11... Nxd5 12. Qf3 Nxc3 $4 (12... Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Nxd4 14. Qxe6 Nxe6 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Bd7 Bxc3+ 18. bxc3) (12... Nxd4 13. Qxd5 Nc2+ 14. Ke2) 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Be2 Rfd8 15. h4 (15. g4) 15... h5 16. g4 hxg4 17. Qxg4 Qxg4 18. Bxg4 e5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Rc1 Rd3 21. c4 Ra3 22. Rb1 Rxa2 23. Rxb7 $4 (23. h5) 23... Ra1+ 24. Bd1 Rc8 $2 (24... Rd8) 25. O-O a5 26. h5 a4 27. hxg6 fxg6 28. Rb6 Ne7 29. Bc2 {[%cal Gc8b8]} Ra8 30. Re6 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Bg7 $4 (31... a3 32. Bb3 a2 33. Bxa2 Kf7 34. Rxe5 Rxa2 35. Ke1 Kf6 36. Re4 Nf5 37. Bc5) 32. Rxe7 a3 33. Bb1 $4 (33. Bb3 Kf8 34. Bc5 Kg8 35. Ra7 Rxa7 36. Bxa7 Kf8 37. Ke2 Ke8 38. Kd3 g5) 33... Rb8 $4 (33... a2 34. Bxa2 Rxa2 35. c5 Kf8 36. Rb7 Be5 37. f4 Rb2 38. Ra7 Bb8 39. Rh7) 34. Ba2 Rb2 35. Rxg7+ Kxg7 $6 (35... Kh8 36. Ra7 Rxa2 37. c5 Rc2 38. Kg2 Kg8 39. Kf3 Rc4 40. Ke2 Rc3 41. Kd2) 36. Bd4+ Kf7 37. Bxb2 axb2 38. Ke2 Ke7 39. Ke3 Kd6 40. f4 Ke7 41. Ke4 Ke6 42. c5+ Kd7 43. Kd5 Ke7 44. Bb1 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.20"]
[White "Barreyro, Romeo Belmes"]
[Black "Merk, Felix Elias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1304"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[GameId "2152319653109501"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 e6 4. O-O d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Be7 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 c5 10. Nc6 Qd6 11. Nxe7 Nxe7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Qf3 Be6 14. Bf4 Qd7 15. a4 a6 16. Rad1 h6 17. Qe2 Bg4 18. f3 Be6 19. Ne4 Qc6 20. Ng3 Ng6 21. Qd2 Nxf4 22. Qxf4 Rad8 23. Qh4 Qc7 24. f4 Qc8 25. f5 Qb7 26. b3 Bc8 27. f6 Rd6 28. fxg7 Re8 29. Rf2 Qb4 30. Qxb4 cxb4 31. Rdf1 Be6 32. Nh5 Red8 33. Rf6 Bg4 34. Rxd6 Rxd6 35. Nf6+ Rxf6 36. Rxf6 Bd1 37. Rf2 Bg4 38. h3 Be6 39. a5 d4 40. Rd2 Bf5 41. Rxd4 Bxc2 42. Rxb4 Kxg7 43. Rb6 Bd3 44. Kf2 f6 45. g3 h5 46. Ke3 Bb5 47. Rxb5 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Wickliffe, Zachary"]
[Black "Starr, Albert Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C27"]
[WhiteElo "1260"]
[BlackElo "1518"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[GameId "2152319653109502"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bb4 4. d3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Be6 8. Nxd5 Bxd5 9. Bxd5 Qxd5 10. a3 Bd6 11. f4 Nc6 12. Kh1 Rad8 13. c4 Qe6 14. b4 f6 15. Bb2 Rfe8 16. Qc2 Bf8 17. b5 Nd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Qf2 Bc5 20. Rfe1 Qf7 21. a4 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 f5 23. Re5 b6 24. a5 g6 25. Qf3 Qf8 26. a6 Re8 27. Qd5+ Kg7 28. Bxd4 Bxd4 29. Qxd4 Kh6 30. h3 Rd8 31. Rd5 Re8 32. Rd7 Re7 33. Rxe7 Qxe7 34. Qe5 Qd7 35. d4 c6 36. Kg1 Kh5 37. Qf6 Kh6 38. bxc6 Qc7 39. Qh4+ Kg7 40. d5 h6 41. Qf2 Qd6 42. Qd4+ Kh7 43. Kh2 g5 44. Qe5 Qg6 45. Qe7+ Kh8 46. c7 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Hack, Richard"]
[Black "Smith, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Hack,Richard"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1126"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[GameId "2152319653113599"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nge7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Be6 {Unfortunately inviting a central pawn thrust. Black gets two pawns, including a passed d-pawn, for a bishop.} 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4 Bxd4 9. Nxd4 Bxc4 10. b3 Be6 11. O-O d5 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Re1 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nf5 15. Qe5 d4 16. Nb5 d3 17. g4 Qg5 18. gxf5 Bxf5 19. Qe3 Qg6 20. Nd4 d2 21. Red1 Rfe8 22. Qg3 {Of course not 22. Qxd2 because . . . Bh3 mates.} Qxg3 23. fxg3 Bg4 24. Rxd2 Re7 25. h3 Bd7 26. Rad1 Re3 27. Nf5 $4 {A bit of blindness gives back one of the pieces.} Bxf5 28. Rd8+ Re8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. g4 Be6 31. Bxb7 Rb8 32. Be5 Kf8 33. Be4 Rb4 34. Rd4 Rb5 35. Bxc7 Ke7 36. Bc6 {Black resigns because his rook can only go to c5 or g5, where White's dark bishop will win it with a check at d6 or d8.} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "Blum, Paul"]
[Black "Olson, David R"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "1016"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[GameId "2152319653129984"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bc5 6. Be3 Nxd4 7. Bxd4 Bxd4 8. cxd4 Ne7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Bd3 b5 11. b4 Qc7 12. Rc1 Qb6 13. d5 e5 14. O-O d6 15. Kh1 O-O 16. a3 f5 17. f3 Ng6 18. g3 Bd7 19. Qc2 f4 20. g4 Nh4 21. Qf2 Qd8 22. Rc2 Rb8 23. Rfc1 Rb7 24. Ne2 g5 25. h3 h5 26. Kh2 Kg7 27. Rg1 Rh8 28. Rcc1 hxg4 29. fxg4 Qf6 30. Bb1 Qh6 31. Rc3 f3 32. Ng3 Bxg4 33. Bd3 Ng2 34. Nf5+ Bxf5 35. Qxf3 Nf4 36. Bf1 Bxh3 37. Bxh3 Rf7 38. Qe3 Rhf8 39. Rc6 Rf6 40. Rxa6 Ne2 41. Rg2 Nd4 42. Kg1 Nf3+ 43. Qxf3 Rxf3 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.24"]
[White "Fisher, Brett"]
[Black "Pirone, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "1376"]
[BlackElo "1026"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[GameId "2152319653129985"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 b6 6. e3 Bb7 7. Be2 c5 8. O-O O-O 9. Rc1 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bf3 Ne4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. cxd5 Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Qxd5 Rfd8 18. Qc6 Qb4 19. Rfc1 Qe7 $4 (19... Qxb2 $1 20. Qxa8 Qxc1+ $11) 20. Qxa8 Rxa8 21. Rc8+ Rxc8 22. Rxc8+ Qf8 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Kf1 Ke7 25. Ke2 Ke6 26. Kd3 f5 27. Kd4 Kd6 28. f3 g5 29. e4 fxe4 30. fxe4 h5 31. e5+ Ke6 32. Ke4 a6 33. b4 a5 34. bxa5 bxa5 35. a4 h4 36. h3 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.25"]
[White "Kojevnikov, Alexander"]
[Black "Karwat, Joseph"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "1045"]
[BlackElo "1315"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[GameId "2152319653129986"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Be6 5. c5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bb5 a6 8. Ba4 Be7 9. Ne5 Bd7 10. Nc3 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bxa4 12. Qxa4+ Nd7 13. c6 Nb6 14. Qg4 g6 15. cxb7 Ra7 16. Bh6 Rxb7 17. O-O Nc4 18. Qe2 Rxb2 19. Qd1 c6 20. Re1 Qb6 21. Na4 Rxf2 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.26"]
[White "Bayaraa, Bilguun"]
[Black "Myers, Steven Lee"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "1503"]
[BlackElo "1196"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[GameId "2152319653134083"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Ne4 7. Bf4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 b6 9. Qa4 Bd7 10. Qc2 Bc8 11. Be2 O-O 12. Rb1 Na5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. O-O c6 15. Bd3 g6 16. Rfe1 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Ne5 Bd7 19. Nxc4 Re8 20. Ne5 Bf6 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. c4 Rac8 23. Red1 b5 24. Qb3 a6 25. cxb5 cxb5 26. Rdc1 g5 27. Bg3 Rxc1+ 28. Rxc1 Rc8 29. Rc3 h5 30. f3 h4 31. Be1 Kg7 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Qc3 Qd7 34. Kf2 Qd5 35. Qc2 Be7 36. Bc3 b4 37. Ba1 Bd6 38. e4 Qb7 39. e5 Be7 40. Qc4 a5 41. d5 Qb6+ 42. Bd4 Qd8 43. d6 Bf8 44. Qc7 Qe8 45. d7 Qe6 46. d8=Q Qxa2+ 47. Ke3 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.27"]
[White "Braithwaite, Andrew"]
[Black "Fitzgerald, William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "1126"]
[BlackElo "1311"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[GameId "2152319653134084"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. Nd2 g6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. Bg5 Qb4+ 11. c3 Nxc3 12. a3 Qa5 13. Bd2 Nxe2 14. Bxa5 Nf4 15. Bxc7 O-O 16. g3 Nd5 17. Bd6 Re8 18. Bc4 f6 19. O-O-O fxe5 20. Rxd5 cxd5 21. Bxd5+ Re6 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Rb8 24. Bxe6+ dxe6 25. Re1 Bb7 26. Kd2 Bd5 27. b4 Rb5 28. Nd3 Kf7 29. Ke3 g5 30. Kd4 Kf6 31. a4 Rb6 32. Rc1 Rb7 33. Kc5 Be4 34. Rd1 Rc7+ 35. Kb5 Bc6+ 36. Ka5 Rd7 37. Nb2 Rxd1 38. Nxd1 Bb7 39. b5 Ke5 40. Kb4 Ke4 41. Kc5 Ke5 42. Ne3 Bd5 43. a5 Ke4 44. Nxd5 exd5 45. b6 axb6+ 46. axb6 d4 47. Kc4 d3 48. Kc3 Kd5 49. b7 d2 50. Kxd2 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.28"]
[White "Quinn, Dahlia"]
[Black "Burkhardt, Douglas Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "1317"]
[BlackElo "739"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[GameId "2152319653134085"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. d4 dxc4 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. e3 Qa5+ 8. Qxa5 Nxa5 9. Nc3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Rac1 Bd7 14. Rfd1 Nb4 15. Ne5 Rab8 16. Nxc4 Nc6 17. a3 b5 18. Bxc6 bxc4 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20. Na4 Rfc8 21. Rxc4 Bd6 22. Rd4 Rc6 23. Bb4 Bxb4 24. Rxd7 Bf8 25. Rxa7 Rbc8 26. Nc3 Rb8 27. Rd2 Rcb6 28. Rdd7 f5 29. b4 Rc6 30. Ne2 Rc2 31. Nd4 Rc1+ 32. Kg2 e5 33. Nxf5 Rb6 34. Nxg7 {Black loses on time} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.29"]
[White "Sloan, Sacha Marino"]
[Black "Vazquez, Dominic A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "660"]
[BlackElo "1206"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[GameId "2152319653146374"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Bc2 Nh6 8. b3 Nf5 9. Bb2 Rc8 10. O-O Be7 11. h3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Nc3 Bb5 15. Nxb5 Qxb5 16. Rc1 O-O 17. Ba3 Rxc1 18. Bxc1 Nxa2 19. Qc2 Nxc1 20. Rxc1 Qd7 21. Qc7 Rd8 22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. Rc8+ Bd8 24. Ng5 Kf8 25. e6 fxe6 26. Nxe6+ Ke8 27. Nc5 Re7 28. Rb8 b6 29. Nd3 Re4 30. Ne5 Rxd4 31. Nc6 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Kd7 33. Nxd8 d4 34. Nf7 d3 35. Ne5+ Ke6 36. f4 Kd5 37. Rd8+ Ke4 38. g3 b5 39. Kg2 Rd2+ 40. Kf1 Ke3 41. Ke1 a6 42. h4 a5 43. Rd7 g6 44. Rd5 Re2+ 45. Kd1 Rd2+ 46. Kc1 Ke2 47. Nc4 Rc2+ 48. Kb1 bxc4 49. Rxa5 cxb3 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1.30"]
[White "Zhao, Brandon"]
[Black "Lopez-Oneal, Owen Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "1280"]
[BlackElo "618"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "2152319653154567"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 Qh4+ 4. g3 Qf6 5. Nd5 Qd6 6. d3 Nf6 7. fxe5 Nxe5 8. d4 Nxd5 9. dxe5 Qb4+ 10. Bd2 Qxe4+ 11. Qe2 Qxh1 {[#]} 12. Nf3 Nb4 13. O-O-O Nxa2+ 14. Kb1 Nb4 15. Bg2 Qxd1+ 16. Qxd1 Bc5 17. Bxb4 Bxb4 {[#]} 18. Qd4 Be7 19. e6 Bf6 20. exf7+ Kxf7 21. Qc4+ Ke7 22. Qxc7 Rd8 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. Qe5+ Kf8 25. Qxg5 Re8 26. Qf5+ Kg8 27. Bd5+ Kh8 28. Qf7 Rd8 29. Qe7 Rg8 30. Bxg8 Kxg8 31. Qe8# 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: Extra Games"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Prasad, Thejas"]
[Black "Horowitz, Phineas F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "1692"]
[BlackElo "1883"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[GameId "2152319653154568"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Nh4 Qd7 8. Nxf5 Qxf5 9. g4 Qd7 10. Bf4 dxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 e6 13. Nb5 Bb4+ 14. Ke2 O-O 15. a3 Be7 16. Ke3 a6 17. Nc3 Na5 18. Rb1 Naxc4+ 19. Kf3 g5 20. Be3 Nxe5+ 21. Kg3 Nbc4 22. Bc1 f5 23. gxf5 Rxf5 24. Bg2 Nd3 25. Ne4 Raf8 26. Bh3 Re5 27. f3 Nd6 28. Rd1 Nxe4+ 29. fxe4 Nxc1 30. Rbxc1 Rxe4 31. Rxc7 Bf6 32. Kf3 Re5 33. Rxb7 h5 34. Bf1 Rf5+ 35. Kg2 Be5 36. Bc4 Rf2+ 37. Kh1 Rb8 38. Rxb8+ Bxb8 39. Rd8+ Rf8 40. Bxe6+ Kg7 41. Rxf8 Kxf8 42. b4 Bc7 43. Kg2 Ke7 44. Bc4 a5 45. bxa5 Bxa5 46. Kh3 Kf6 47. Be2 Kg6 48. Bd3+ Kh6 49. Be2 1/2-1/2



[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Cremisi, Daniel"]
[Black "Agrawal, Varun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2388"]
[BlackElo "1933"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[GameId "2154884692607216"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:12] Catalan!?} c5 {[%emt 0:03:41] And into the Tarrasch Defense.} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:15]} exd5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 6. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:35]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 {isn't quite what Dubov -- and others -- have been playing with success the last couple years. Max Hao almost pulled it off against me a couple years ago.}) 8. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} (8. Nc3 O-O {Old Main Line}) 8... Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 9. a3 {[%emt 0:00:22] [#]} a5 $6 {[%emt 0:01:58]} ({Relevant:} 9... Ne4 $1 10. Nfd2 (10. b4 Be7 11. Bb2 Bf6) 10... f5 11. b4 Be7 12. Bb2 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nb3 O-O 15. e3 Be6 16. N1d2 Ne5 17. Nf3 Nc4 18. Qd4 Qe7 19. Rfc1 Bf7 20. h4 a6 21. Ne1 Rad8 {0-1 Tabatabaei,M (2685)-Nakamura,H (2780) FIDE Grand Swiss Douglas 2023 (4)}) 10. Qc2 {[%emt 0:02:32]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:55]} (10... Bb6 $1 $14) 11. Rd1 $16 {[%emt 0:01:43]} Be6 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 12. Nc3 {[%emt 0:04:04]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:04:24]} (12... O-O $16) 13. Bg5 $18 {[%emt 0:04:02] [#] Black is losing a pawn for nothing...} O-O {[%emt 0:05:23]} 14. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 16. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:04:01] [#]} (16... Rd8 17. Rad1 Qe6 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rxd8+ Nxd8 20. Ne1 Qb6 21. Nd3 g6 22. Qc8 Qe6 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. Kf1 Kf7 25. Ke1 Ke7 26. Kd2 Kd6 27. Kc2 b6 28. Kb3 Nf7 29. f4 g5 30. Be4 h6 31. Bg6 Nd8 32. Ne5 Bxe5 33. fxe5+ Kxe5 34. Kc4 Kd6 35. Be8 e5 36. b4 axb4 37. axb4 Ne6 38. e3 Ng7 39. Bg6 Ne6 40. Be4 Nc7 {½-½ Gyerpal,A (2193)-Sevcikova,L (2036) Piestany Slovakia op-A 2022 (8)}) 17. Rad1 $146 {[%emt 0:01:29] Not trying too hard. There are more incisive moves:} (17. Rb5 Rac8 18. Qb3 {trading queens but keeping rooks on, securing b2, picking on b7}) (17. Ng5 $5 {is probably the best technique: Black has to trade his bishop, so no opposite colored bishops stories. But it looks like there's a problem at first:} Bxg5 18. Rxg5 Nd4 {wins back the pawn, but...} 19. Qd1 Nxe2+ 20. Kf1 $18 {The knight is on a ridiculous square!} Rae8 (20... Rfe8 21. Rd5 $1 Qa6 22. Qd3) 21. Rd5 {[%csl Re2]} Re7 22. Qd2 {[%csl Ra5] Still, engine evaluation or not, this is pretty far into the future with no decision. Cremisi's choice might permit a lot of rooks coming off, but White is still up a clear pawn.}) ({And there was even a previous game from here! At least Cremisi did better than in that one:} 17. Rc5 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Rb5 Rac8 20. Qd2 Rfd8 21. e3 Bc3 22. Qe2 Rd2 23. Qh5 Rxb2 24. Rxb2 Bxb2 25. Bh3 Qb6 26. Bxc8 Bxa1 27. Qd5 g6 28. Bxb7 Bb2 29. a4 Bc3 30. Bc6 Qc7 31. Bb5 Qe5 32. Qd7 Bb4 33. Bc4 Qe7 34. Qd5 Kg7 35. Kg2 Bc3 36. g4 h6 37. h3 Bb4 38. Bb3 Qf6 39. h4 g5 40. h5 Bc3 41. Qd7 Bb4 42. Kf1 Bc3 43. Qe8 Bb4 44. Qd7 Qe7 45. Qd5 Bc3 46. Bc4 Qc7 47. Bb3 Bb2 48. Ke2 Bc3 49. Kd3 Be5 50. Ke4 Bc3 51. Bc4 Bf6 52. Kf3 Bc3 53. Kg2 Be5 54. e4 Bf6 55. Bb3 Be5 56. Bc4 Bf6 57. Bb3 Be5 58. Bc4 Bf6 {½-½ Kantor,G (2514)-Horvath,D (2377) HUN-chT 1718 Hungary 2017 (6.8)}) 17... Rac8 $6 {[%emt 0:01:28] [#]} (17... Rfd8 $5 18. e4 $5 h5 19. h4 g6 20. Qb3 Qe7 21. Qb5 $1 {is just over into winning land.}) 18. Rh5 $2 {[%emt 0:03:55]} (18. Ng5 $1 {Definitely the best. Like before, White forces the minor but significant win of bishop for knight} Bxg5 19. Rxg5 {and now} Nd4 $2 {fails pretty easily:} 20. Qe4 $1 Nxe2+ 21. Kf1 Qh6 22. Rxa5 {At least the knight has a safe square -- c1!}) 18... g6 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:00:52] [#]} 19. Bh3 $5 {[%emt 0:01:11]} (19. Rc5 {goes for a maybe not winnable 4 vs. 3 with knight vs. bishop (and a few majors):} b6 20. Bh3 $1 Qxh3 21. Rxc6 Rxc6 22. Qxc6 Bxb2 23. Qxb6 Bxa3 24. Qxa5 $14) 19... Nd4 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:37:23]} 20. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:03:16]} Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 21. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} (21. Nxe6 {is typical computer -- "better" but those opposite colored bishops are still there.} gxh5 22. Nxf8 Kxf8 23. Kf1 $14) 21... Bxd4 $1 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 22. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:04:31]} (22. Rb5 $11 {is marginally better says Stockfish 17 (0.18/24)} Bxb2 23. Bb3 Rxe2 24. Rxb7 Bxa3 25. Rdd7 Kg7) 22... Bxf2+ {[%emt 0:07:09]} (22... Rxe2 {achieves "0.00" a few ways.}) 23. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} fxe6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 25. Ra7 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:02:32] [#] Totally drawn, but you still have to play it. Unfortunately for Agrawal, he still is showing the phenomenon we saw in his play last TNM, namely played quite well in the complications, but sank like a rock in the endgame.} 26. a4 {[%emt 0:03:09]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 27. a5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} g5 {[%emt 0:05:41]} 28. Rd8 {[%emt 0:09:32] [#]} b5 $4 $18 {[%emt 0:05:23] Well he didn't waste too much time screwing it up!} 29. Rxf7+ {[%emt 0:04:21]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 30. Ra8 $4 {[%emt 0:02:46] But he's not alone!} ({Too bad Cremisi didn't see the nice} 30. Rd2 Rb3+ 31. Rd3 Rb2 32. Ra3 b4 {[#]} 33. a6 $3) 30... Rb4 $6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} ({One learns early on that "rooks belong behind passed pawns"...} 30... Ra2 31. a6 $5 (31. Kd4 Rxe2 32. a6 Ra2 33. Kc5 b4 $1 34. Kxb4 e5 $11) 31... Ra4 32. a7 {(threatening Rh8)} Kg7 $1 {(only move) and that the king needs to (and can) avoid the skewer threat.}) 31. Rb8 {[%emt 0:04:02]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:06:25]} 32. Kd3 {[%emt 0:01:35]} e5 $2 {[%emt 0:02:51]} (32... Rb2 $1 $14 {isn't so easy to find.}) 33. Kc3 $18 {[%emt 0:05:38]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:07] [#]} 34. e4 $1 {[%emt 0:01:50] The king watches the b-pawn, the rook keeps the a-pawn on the board, there's no counterplay: it's slipped into a win.} Rc1+ {[%emt 0:04:36]} 35. Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Rb1+ {[%emt 0:00:51]} 36. Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rc1+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 37. Kb6 {[%emt 0:00:51] Different writers call this different things; I like the "umbrella" (Black's b-pawn shields White's king)} b4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 38. Ka6 $6 {[%emt 0:02:20]} (38. a6 b3 39. Ka7 {is that much faster.}) 38... Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 39. Rb6+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 40. Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 41. a6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 42. a7 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 43. a8=Q {[%emt 0:00:47]} Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 44. Kxa8 {[%emt 0:00:05] With the Black king cut off there is absolutely no chance now.} b3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 45. Kb7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 46. Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 47. Kc6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 48. Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 49. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 50. gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 51. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 52. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Seshadri, Sudarshan"]
[Black "Heiserman, Jimmy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2018"]
[BlackElo "2303"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[GameId "2154884692623601"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:50:12]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:04:29]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 3. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:09] [#]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} ({Guess who:} 5. h4 e6 6. Nf3 b6 7. Ne5 Nfd7 8. Qf3 Nxe5 9. Bxe5 Nd7 10. Bf4 c5 11. Qg3 Bb7 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. e4 cxd4 14. exd5 Nf6 15. dxe6 Nh5 16. Qg4 Nxf4 17. exf7+ Kxf7 18. Qxf4+ Qf6 19. Rxd4 Qxf4+ 20. Rxf4+ Ke8 21. Bd3 Rc7 22. Re1+ Kd8 23. Be4 Bc8 24. Bf5 Bxf5 25. Rxf5 Bc5 26. Ne4 Be7 27. g3 Kc8 28. Re5 Rd8 29. Rd1 Rf8 30. c3 g5 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Rd2 g4 33. Re6 Kb7 34. Rg6 b5 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2833)-Nakamura,H (2802) Chessable Masters Winners Chess.com INT rapid 2025 (4.1)}) 5... c5 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 6. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 8. Qd2 {[%emt 0:02:14]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 9. gxf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 10. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:16] [#] Black is totally equal. This soon, one can remember Tal's quip "Equal means Black is better."} 11. a3 $146 {[%emt 0:04:08]} ({Predecessor:} 11. O-O-O Bb4 12. a3 Ba5 13. Bf5 Qe7 14. b4 Nxb4 15. axb4 Bxb4 16. Qd3 Rd8 17. Nb1 O-O 18. Rhg1 Kh8 19. Bh4 Rg8 20. Rg2 g5 21. Bg3 Rd6 22. Rh1 Rb6 23. h4 g4 24. fxg4 Ba5 25. g5 Qb4 26. Qb3 Qc5 27. Qa4 d4 28. gxf6 dxe3 29. Bd3 Rb4 30. Qa2 e4 31. Be2 Rc8 32. Rd1 Rd4 33. Rxd4 Qxd4 34. Qxa5 Rc5 35. Qa3 {1-0 Unuk,L (2310)-Narva,M (2387) EU-chT (Women) 24th Budva 2023 (8.9)}) 11... Qe7 {[%emt 0:04:07]} (11... b5 $5) 12. Na4 $6 {[%emt 0:06:20]} Ba7 $15 {[%emt 0:03:26]} 13. c4 $6 {[%emt 0:17:07]} Rd8 $6 {[%emt 0:21:41]} (13... d4 $1) 14. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:18] [#]} 15. Qe2 $2 {[%emt 0:27:43]} (15. O-O-O $1 $11) 15... Nf4 $1 $19 {[%emt 0:12:06]} 16. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:03:43]} (16. exf4 Nd4 17. Qd1 (17. Qe3 Nc2+) 17... exf4+ 18. Kf1 O-O $1) 16... exf4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 17. Be4 {[%emt 0:01:28]} (17. O-O-O $142) 17... fxe3 $19 {[%emt 0:04:11]} 18. fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:04:03]} (18... f5 $1) 19. Nc3 {[%emt 0:05:48]} f5 {[%emt 0:08:32]} 20. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:02:55]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 21. Nd1 {[%emt 0:04:12]} f4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 22. e4 {[%emt 0:03:52]} Qh4+ {[%emt 0:01:16]} 23. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:03:58]} 24. h3 {[%emt 0:06:29]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 25. Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qg3 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 26. Rg2 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Qxh3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 27. Nf2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Bxf2 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Dzhanhirov, Dmytro"]
[Black "Horowitz, Phineas F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2235"]
[BlackElo "1883"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[GameId "2154884692635890"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 2. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 3. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} exf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:06]} ({Relevant:} 5... f5 6. Nd2 c6 7. Ne2 Qh4 8. c4 dxc4 9. Nxc4 Bc7 10. Qc2 g6 11. g3 Qe7 12. O-O O-O 13. Nc3 Rd8 14. Rad1 Be6 15. Rfe1 Nd7 16. Nd2 Nb6 17. a3 a5 18. Ne2 Nd5 19. Nc3 Nb6 20. Ne2 a4 21. Nc3 h5 22. h4 Qf6 23. Bf1 Qe7 24. Bg2 Ra5 25. Bf3 Bd6 26. Bg2 Bb8 27. Bf3 Nd7 28. Nxa4 g5 29. b4 Rxa4 30. Qxa4 gxh4 31. gxh4 Qxh4 32. Kf1 Nf6 33. Ke2 Ne4 34. Rg1+ Kf8 35. Bxe4 {1-0 Mamedyarov,S (2770)-Fedoseev,V (2687) Levitov Mamedyarov-Fedoseev m Lichess.org INT blitz 2021 (14)}) 6. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:05:39]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:03:45]} Be6 {[%emt 0:05:29] [#]} 8. Ne2 $146 {[%emt 0:02:03]} ({Predecessor:} 8. Qf3 Qd7 9. h3 Na4 10. Rb1 c6 11. Ne2 b5 12. Nf4 g6 13. O-O f5 14. Rfc1 Nb6 15. b3 Nc8 16. c4 Ne7 17. g3 O-O 18. h4 h5 19. Kg2 Rfb8 20. Qe2 a6 21. Nf3 f6 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. a4 bxa4 24. bxa4 Ba3 25. Rxb8+ Rxb8 26. Ra1 Rb2 27. Qf1 Bb4 28. Qc1 Rb3 29. cxd5 cxd5 30. Qd1 Rb2 31. Rb1 Rxb1 32. Bxb1 Qc6 33. Ng1 Kg7 34. Ba2 a5 35. Ne2 g5 36. Bb3 Nc8 37. Qh1 Kg6 {1-0 Manic,J (2305)-Babic,D (2296) Belgrade tt Cup 2003 (1)}) 8... c6 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 9. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:04:06]} 10. Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:54]} h6 {[%emt 0:03:22]} 11. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qxe6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 12. O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:14]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:46]} 13. h4 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:11:23]} 14. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:07:08]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 15. Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} b5 {[%emt 0:18:09]} 16. Qxc6 {[%emt 0:03:58]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:04:34]} 17. Qe4 {[%emt 0:37:00]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:03:36] [#]} 18. Nb1 $6 {[%emt 0:19:44]} (18. a3 $1 f5 $1 $11 (18... a5 $2 19. Kc2 f5 (19... b4 $2 20. axb4 axb4 21. Ra1 $18) 20. Qf3 $16) 19. Qc2 (19. Qf3 $2 Qa6 20. Nb1 b4 21. axb4 Bxb4 22. cxb4 Rxb4 $17) 19... a5 20. Nf3 b4 21. axb4 axb4 22. Kd2 $11) 18... b4 {[%emt 0:05:40]} 19. Rd2 $1 {[%emt 0:09:16]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:05:45]} (19... f5 $1 20. Qf3 $1) 20. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Qxa2 {[%emt 0:02:02]} (20... Rfe8 $1 $15) 21. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:04:50]} (21... Qa6 $1) 22. g4 {[%emt 0:03:10]} Rfe8 $36 {[%emt 0:03:57]} 23. Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 24. Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:02:06]} 25. Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} bxc3 $6 {[%emt 0:02:08]} (25... Rb6 26. Qxc4 Rdb8 $15) 26. Nxc3 {[%emt 0:03:04] [#]} Rxb2 $2 {[%emt 0:01:40]} (26... Rbb8 $1 $11) 27. Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 28. Rbb1 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Qd3+ {[%emt 0:01:51]} 29. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} f5 $4 {[%emt 0:02:34] [#]} (29... h5 $5 $14 30. gxh5 Qf5+ 31. Kg2 (31. Ke2 Rc8 32. Qxd6 Qg4+ 33. Kd2 (33. Ke1 Qe4 {[%cal Ge4h1,Ge4b1]}) 33... c3+ 34. Ke1 Qe4 35. Ke2 Qg4+ 36. f3 Qg2+ 37. Kd3 Qd2+ 38. Ke4 c2 (38... Re8+ $2 39. Kf4) 39. Rb8 $14)) 30. g5 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:01:15]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 31. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 32. g6 fxg6 {and} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Ivanenko, Anthony Vladimir"]
[Black "Winslow, Elliott"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Ivanenko,Tony/(Winslow,Elliott)"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "1901"]
[BlackElo "2222"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[GameId "2155836854866043"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{My games against Elliott are always an interesting endeavor, where each side comes up with interesting ideas to try out and push each other to new horizons. The last two games were a bit lackluster because of very simple blunders from both sides, but this game was very interesting for me and one I enjoyed playing very much. In my past two games as White, I played the Sicilian Najdorf and Sicilian Moscow, but after he surprised me with the Reti in our previous game, I decided to gamble and prepare...} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:08] ...a surprise for him from move 1! Typically, I play 1.e4 in my matches, but I used to be a 1.d4 player in the past, so I'm no stranger to the structures arising from this opening. And I had already employed it against NM Larry Snyder in the 2023 Spring TNM.} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 5. h3 {[%emt 0:00:07] There were a few options I could have went for, but I decided to try out a fresh idea in the Makogonov. I suppose Elliott sensed something was afoot, because he dodged the main lines with} c5 {[%emt 0:01:05] Going for a Benoni structure, which I was not opposed to playing that day.} (5... O-O) 6. d5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:20] Here I fell deep into thought about the type of game I wanted to play in the Benoni. Having used a tempo on h2-h3, I could no longer go for some of the sharper lines in the Benoni, so it was a matter of what type of structure I wanted to arise on the board.} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:05:03]} (7. Nf3) 7... exd5 {[%emt 0:00:55] [#]} (7... O-O) 8. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:17] Modern engines have come to a conclusion that the Symmetric Benoni is slightly preferable for White. I suppose the reason is mainly due to the space advantage in a symmetrical structure — White has a slight pull without any major counterplay available to Black.} (8. cxd5 {would've been the Asymmetric Benoni structure and basically transposes to a line I used to play a lot (and had good results in!) when I was young. However, being a bit out of touch from modern theory in this structure, I expected Elliott to know these lines very well, so I decided to avoid them entirely.} O-O 9. Nf3 b5 10. Nxb5 Re8 11. O-O Nxe4 12. Bf4 $5 {is a relatively unknown sideline I used to play.}) 8... O-O {[%emt 0:00:13]} 9. Nge2 $5 {[%emt 0:03:27] I eventually decided that this would be my surprise in this structure. The point is that White leaves the possibility of f2-f4 open to take control of the e5-square. Normally, Black's knight is happy to take e5 in the Symmetric Benoni. It does not lead to any sizeable advantage, but I thought it was an interesting try to catch my opponent off-guard. (EW: Frankly, I thought Tony was off-base here. Yes, he has f2-f4, but if I'm ready with ...f7-f5 his knight is on an inferior square. In fact, I expected him to play Kh1, Ng1-f3!)} (9. Nf3 {leads to a relatively known line:} Re8+ 10. Be3 {EW: Relatively! I've been here four times, three as White and once as Black.} Bh6 (10... Nbd7 11. O-O a6 12. a4 (12. Re1 Nh5 13. Qd2 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. Bh6 Qh4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rxe5 dxe5 18. Re1 $18 f6 19. Re4 $6 Nf4 20. Ne2 (20. Bf1 $1 Qg5 21. Re3 Nxh3+ 22. Kh1 $1 Nf4 23. Ne4 Qh5+ 24. Kg1 b6 25. Qc3) 20... Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 Qg5 $2 (21... Qh6) 22. Qe3 $4 (22. f4 $1 $18) 22... Qxe3 23. Rxe3 Kf7 $11 {½-½ Grey,P (2013)-Winslow,E (2380) Mechanics' Spring TNM; 30/90, SD/30 San Francisco 2012 (2.1)}) 12... Ne5 13. Nxe5 Rxe5 14. Bf4 Re8 15. g4 h5 16. f3 Qb6 17. Qc2 Kh7 18. a5 Qc7 19. Qh2 Rd8 20. Bg5 Kg8 21. Rfe1 Bd7 22. Qf4 Nh7 23. Bh6 Be5 24. Qd2 hxg4 25. hxg4 Re8 26. Kg2 Bd4 27. Ne4 Nf6 28. Ng5 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Re8 {[#]} 30. Ne6 (30. Bxg6 $1) 30... Bxe6 31. dxe6 Rxe6 32. Rxe6 fxe6 33. Qg5 Kh8 34. Qxg6 {1-0 Winslow,E (2380)-Nagarajan,P (1819) Mechanics' Spring TNM; 30/90, SD/30 San Francisco 2012 (1.1)}) 11. O-O Bxe3 12. fxe3 Qe7 ({EW: Here I have had two games with White:} 12... Nbd7 13. Qd2 Kg7 14. Rf2 Ng8 15. Raf1 f6 16. e4 a6 ({just six days earlier:} 16... Ne5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Nd1 Bd7 19. a3 Qc7 20. Qc3 Rb8 21. Ne3 Rbe8 22. b4 Bc8 23. Nc2 Kh8 24. Ne1 R5e7 25. Nf3 Rg7 26. bxc5 dxc5 27. e5 fxe5 28. Ng5 Nh6 29. g4 $18 {1-0 Winslow,E-Shirazi,K Peoples op Berkeley 1986 (6.2)}) 17. a3 b6 18. b4 Nh6 19. Bc2 Ra7 20. Ba4 $16 {½-½ Winslow,E-Rey,G San Francisco Futurity 1986 (9)}) 13. e4 $14 {with good play for White (TI)}) 9... Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 10. f4 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:03:20]} ({An interesting computer idea would have been:} 10... Nh5 11. O-O f5 {with the idea that White does not get easy access to g3. However, it is not an easy decision to strand your knight on such a square, and after} 12. Bd2 Ndf6 13. Qc2 {White is quite comfortable.}) 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:58]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:41] I'm not certain what to think of Black's idea even post-game. On one hand, he does prevent me from attacking the reverse triangle with f4-f5, on the other hand, Black's resulting piece coordination is quite poor, in my opinion. I suppose he may have thought he would be able to outmaneuver me in a closed position?} ({I felt} 11... Nc7 {could've been an interesting try for Black, though obviously after} 12. f5 b5 13. cxb5 a6 14. a4 axb5 15. Nxb5 Nxb5 16. Bxb5 Ne5 $14 {Black has to deal with being a pawn down.}) 12. Be3 {[%emt 0:08:17]} ({I actually think} 12. Bd2 {would have been a better square for the bishop, covering the c3 square and opening potential action against Black's kingside structure. I only remembered a few moves down the line that this is where Boris Spassky placed his bishop in the 26th game in his 1992 match against Bobby Fischer. (EW: Interesting that this very game is Daniel King's "Power Play Chess" video for yesterday! *Very* instructive.)}) 12... Ndf6 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 13. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:47] The bishop is aiming towards the h4-square, but as seen later in the game, it is actually quite vulnerable there.} b6 {[%emt 0:08:18]} 14. Qc2 {[%emt 0:06:11]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 15. a4 $2 {[%emt 0:03:30] I'm astounded that I made this positional concession. Okay, I could perhaps understand this move if Black had already played ....a7-a6 since then the knight no longer has access to the a6-square unless he pushes the pawn one square further, but then the queenside remains closed forever and White is the only one left with reliable pawn breaks. However, here there is absolutely no danger of Black playing ...b6-b5 and this lands me in a lot of trouble in the next few moves. (EW: I also was rather stunned!)} Na6 {[%emt 0:03:12]} 16. Bh4 $6 {[%emt 0:07:03]} ({Better was} 16. Na2 $1 {[%csl Yb4] simply grabbing control of the b4-square. I thought about this during the game but it seemed too... artificial to me? And my ego intervened in my decision making — I didn't want to admit I made such a huge positional concession this early in the game!}) ({I also thought about} 16. Qd2 {reacting to} Nb4 {with} 17. Bb1 {. It's okay, but I was not certain on how to deal with} a6 $15 {followed by ...Bd7 and ...b5, with a minor advantage for Black.}) 16... Nb4 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 17. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} (17. Qd1 {would've been a better square, in hindsight.}) 17... Bd7 {[%emt 0:03:40]} 18. Ra3 $6 {[%emt 0:10:14] [#] I'm not certain on how harsh I should be against this move. On one hand, it does not work for very concrete reasons, but on the other hand, it is a flexible move with interesting kingside ideas in mind. I will settle for a 'dubious move'. (EW: Given the drop in evaluation, it does deserve "?")} ({Better was to simply concede once more with} 18. Qd1 $15) 18... Ne4 $1 {[%emt 0:08:23] (EW: That "!" is mine -- I don't know why Tony doesn't have it there already, it's my best move of the game!)} 19. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:10:19]} (19. Bxd8 $2 {doesn't work because of} Nxd2 20. Rd1 Nxc4 $19 {and Black is up a pawn.}) ({The point is that} 19. Qe1 $4 Nxd3 $19 {hangs the bishop.}) 19... Qxh4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 20. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} ({Unfortunately} 20. Nxd6 $2 {is not a free pawn!} a6 $19 {traps the knight and it's game over.}) 20... h6 {[%emt 0:06:13] (EW: During the game I wasn't at all sure this was the best move, but Stockfish 17 is adamant.)} 21. g3 $5 {[%emt 0:04:01] (I came up with this very interesting idea during my 10-minute think on move 19. Don't get me wrong, White is definitely struggling here, but this move complicates the position and ruins the coordination of Black's pieces. There is a very real danger that Black's queen gets stuck in that little quadrant of space and would thus force Black to open up the diagonal with ...g6-g5. And I thought, "Perhaps that will give me the necessary counterplay, since Black's knight is awkwardly stuck on b4?")} (21. Nf3 Qf6 22. Nc3 g5 $1 $17 {(EW)}) 21... Qh5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 22. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:05:45]} (22... Qxh3 $1 {was better but I suppose Elliott was scared of} 23. Rf2 {which is what I had planned indeed! However, after} (23. Bb1 $142) 23... Rae8 24. Rh2 Qg4 25. Bb1 Re7 (25... g5 {is also fine since after} 26. fxg5 hxg5 27. Qxg5 Qxc4 $17 {Black is still a pawn up with no play for White.}) ({EW: There is even} 25... Re4 $5 26. Rh4 $2 (26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Ne1 (27. Rh4 exf3 28. Rxg4 Bxg4 {Black's pieces swarm White's king}) 27... g5 $1) 26... Rxe2 {see below}) 26. Rh4 {It turns out Black has this very nifty sacrifice} (26. Kh1 Rfe8 27. Neg1 g5 $1 {takes advantage of White's B/b1:} 28. fxg5 $6 hxg5 29. Nxg5 $2 Re1) 26... Rxe2 $3 27. Qxe2 Qxg3+ 28. Qg2 (28. Kf1 g5 $1) (28. Kh1 Re8 $1) 28... Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Re8 $19 {and Black's pieces coordinate much better (EW: next ...Bxb2). Still, this is a very complex line to see from afar and I'm not surprised both players missed it!}) 23. Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:46] Now begins a series of up-and-down evaluation swings. Both Elliott and I were completely oblivious to the importance of immediately swapping off the useless knight on b4 for the more active bishop.} ({I had wondered in game whether} 23. Kh2 {was a better square for the king to introduce g3-g4 possibilities but the engine says 'no'.}) 23... g5 $2 {[%emt 0:02:33]} (23... Nxd3 $1) 24. Rf2 $2 {[%emt 0:09:15]} (24. Bb1 $1) 24... Bf6 $2 {[%emt 0:03:22]} (24... g4 $1) (24... Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Bf6 $17) 25. fxg5 $6 {[%emt 0:04:55]} (25. Bb1 $1) 25... hxg5 $6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} (25... Nxd3 26. Rxd3 hxg5 $17) 26. Bb1 $1 $15 {[%emt 0:02:10] Finally! I realized the significance of opening the third rank for the rook and preserving the bishop to control the diagonal.} f4 $2 {[%emt 0:06:27] (EW: Here I lost my head -- and any advantage (although still not the game).} (26... Re7 $1 27. Nfg1 Be5 28. Raf3 Ref7 29. Kh1 g4 30. Nf4 Qh6 31. Ra3 Bd4 $15 {with a slight advantage for Black. (EW: -0.20/46)}) 27. Nfg1 $3 {[%emt 0:00:30] This retreat was the only way to the advantage. Look at how beautifully all of White's pieces coordinate! The knights control key squares around the king, one rook controls the f-file and the other is ready to spring onto the g-file, while the bishop controls the key g6- and h7-squares. The position is very harmonious and Black is essentially playing a piece down here.} Be5 $4 {[%emt 0:05:42] The decisive mistake. (EW: Somehow I couldn't count past three, and thought my pawn was attacked and protected an equal number of times.)} ({Better was} 27... Rf7 $14 {to control the g7-square.} 28. gxf4 Rg7 29. Rg3 g4 $1 $11 {say Stockfish 17 (EW) and now a series of "only" moves:} 30. f5 $1 gxh3+ $1 31. Nxh3 $1 Ree7 $1 {"0.00"}) (27... f3+ $2 28. Raxf3 $1 $18) (27... fxg3 28. Nxg3 Qh4 29. Bf5 Bxf5 30. Nxf5 Qxc4 31. Nxd6 $14) ({EW: or} 27... Re7 $14) 28. gxf4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:37]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:12:05]} 29. Nxf4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:06] This is such a beautiful position in my opinion. It just feels like there should be something there for Black — look at how open the White king is! But it turns out that White's pieces just cover all the squares so-so well that Black has no tactical opportunities in this position whatsoever.} Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} (29... Bxf4 30. Rxf4 {highlights the importance of the knight on g1. Not only does it defend h3, but also the e2-square! Also} Bxh3+ 31. Rxh3 $1 $18 {shows the importance of the rook's control of the third rank as well.}) (29... Qg5+ 30. Rg3 $1 $18 {pins the queen.}) 30. Rg3+ {[%emt 0:01:36]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 31. Kh2 {[%emt 0:02:56]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:02:35]} 32. Rfg2 {[%emt 0:00:50]} (32. Bxf5 Rxf5 33. Ne6 Rxf2+ 34. Qxf2 $18 {was also good.}) 32... Bxb1 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 33. Rxg7+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:04] Here I had to pause for a bit to calculate out the winning line, but eventually I got there. I knew there was no chance of survival for Black with how open his king is.} 34. Ng6+ {[%emt 0:05:03]} (34. R7g4 Qf6 35. Ng6+ {was also winning}) 34... Bxg6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 35. R7xg6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:03:13]} 36. Nf3 $3 {[%emt 0:00:34] Finishing the game off with style! Turns out the queen plus rook combo is overloaded defending key squares. Black cannot avoid heavy material losses without yielding mate.} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Senthilkumar, Pranav"]
[Black "Zavgorodniy, Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2201"]
[BlackElo "1969"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[GameId "2154884692660468"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 a5 5. a3 O-O 6. Be2 d5 7. O-O c6 8. c4 Na6 9. d4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 axb4 13. axb4 Qb6 14. b5 cxb5 15. Bb3 e6 16. Nc3 Nc7 17. Qe2 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Rd8 19. Rb1 Bf8 20. Ba1 b4 21. Na4 Qb5 22. Qc2 Bd6 23. e4 e5 24. d5 Nd7 25. Nb2 f6 26. Nc4 Nc5 27. f4 Nxb3 28. Rxb3 Qc5+ 29. Kh1 b5 30. Ne3 Qxc2 31. Nxc2 Na6 32. Ne3 exf4 33. Ng4 Rc8 34. Nxf6+ Kf7 35. Rb1 b3 36. e5 Ba3 37. e6+ Ke7 38. Ne4 Rc1+ 39. Rxc1 Bxc1 40. Bf6+ Kf8 41. e7+ Kf7 42. Nd6+ Kxf6 43. e8=Q b2 44. Ne4+ Kf5 45. Qe6# 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Tsodikova, Natalya"]
[Black "Clemens, Kristian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2169"]
[BlackElo "1954"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[GameId "2154884692660469"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 {This idiosyncratic line is still around, even with Black castling on the queenside as well. As this game went, Black was okay -- until...} Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 ({Yes, people castle kingside again:} 7... O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Nf6 10. Bd3 c5 11. Rhe1 Be6 12. Kb1 Qa5 13. c4 Qxd2 14. Bxd2 h6 15. Nh4 Rfe8 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. f3 b5 18. Ne3 bxc4 19. Nxc4 d5 20. Ne5 Rab8 21. c4 Bd6 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. a3 Bf5 24. Bxf5 Bxe5 25. f4 Bd4 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Kc2 Ne3+ 28. Bxe3 Rxe3 29. Bd3 g6 30. Rd2 Kf8 31. Kb3 Re7 32. f5 Rb7+ 33. Ka2 g5 34. Bc4 Kg7 35. g4 a5 36. Re2 Kf6 37. Bd5 {½-½ Nepomniachtchi,I (2754)-Esipenko,A (2695) Chessable Masters Losers Chess.com INT rapid 2025 (3.1)}) 8. Bd3 Be6 9. Qe2 Qd7 10. O-O-O Bf6 11. Kb1 O-O-O 12. Bb5 {[#]} a6 $4 $146 {[#]} (12... Rde8 $11) ({Predecessor:} 12... Kb8 13. Rhe1 Rde8 14. Nd4 Bxd4 15. cxd4 d5 16. Qd2 a6 17. Bf1 Bf5 18. f3 h5 19. h4 f6 20. b3 Re7 21. Bf4 Rhe8 22. Rxe7 Nxe7 23. Kb2 Bh7 24. Re1 Ng6 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Bg3 Ne7 27. Qb4 Nc6 28. Qb6 Ne5 29. Qc5 Nc6 30. Bf4 Qd7 31. a4 Nd8 32. Be3 Qc6 33. Qxc6 Nxc6 34. Kc3 Kc8 35. g4 hxg4 36. fxg4 Be4 37. Bh3 Kd8 38. g5 a5 39. gxf6 gxf6 40. h5 Nb4 41. Bc1 Nxc2 42. h6 {½-½ Alekseenko,K (2582)-Visakh,N (2431) Wch U20 55th Bhubaneswar 2016 (3)}) 13. Bxa6 bxa6 $2 (13... Ne5 14. Bb5 c6 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bc4 d5 17. Rhe1 $18) 14. Qxa6+ Kb8 15. c4 (15. Rd3) 15... Qe8 16. Rd3 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Ne5 18. Qa6 Nxd3 19. Ba7+ 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Bayaraa, Chinguun"]
[Black "Cheng, Kar Lun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2161"]
[BlackElo "1867"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[GameId "2154884692660470"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. b3 dxc4 ({Relevant:} 8... b6 9. a4 Ba6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Ba3 Rc8 13. b4 Bc4 14. b5 Re8 15. Bb2 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. Re1 d4 20. Qd2 Qd6 21. Qf4 Rd8 22. e3 Bb3 23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. exd4 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rxd4 26. Bc6 Rxa4 27. Re8+ Kg7 28. Kg2 h5 29. Ra8 Kf6 30. h4 Be6 31. Kf3 Ke5 32. Ke3 Ra3+ 33. Ke2 Kd4 34. Rd8+ Kc5 35. Be8 Bc4+ 36. Kd2 Ra2+ 37. Ke3 Re2+ 38. Kf3 {0-1 Triapishko,A (2506)-Sarana,A (2654) Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June Chess.com INT blitz 2020 (4)}) 9. bxc4 Nb6 10. c5 Nbd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. e4 {[#]} Nc3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Nc7 13. Be3 f5 14. Qb3+ Kh8 15. Ng5 e6 16. exf5 exf5 17. Nf7+ Rxf7 18. Qxf7 Be6 19. Bg5 Bxf7 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Rab1 Bc4 22. Rfe1 Ba6 23. Re7 Nb5 24. Bf1 Bxd4 {0-1 Mitrovic,B-Benjaffar,M Toronto Summer op 2000 (5)}) 13. Qd3 {[#]} Nb5 $2 (13... Bxd4 $1 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Qxd4 Ne2+ 16. Kh1 Nxd4 17. Rb1 Rd8 18. a4 $15) 14. Be3 $2 (14. Rd1 $1 b6 $1 $14) 14... Bg4 $2 (14... Nxd4 $1 $11) 15. Rfd1 f5 $6 (15... e5 16. d5 Nd4 17. Bxd4 $16 (17. Nxd4 $5 $16)) 16. Qb3+ Kh8 {[#]} 17. e5 $1 $18 Rb8 18. d5 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Bxe5 20. dxc6 Qa5 {[#]} 21. cxb7 Bxa1 22. Rxa1 e5 23. Qb2 Qc3 24. Qxc3 Nxc3 25. c6 Nb5 26. a4 e4 27. axb5 exf3 28. Bxa7 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Smith, Roger Christopher"]
[Black "Paragiri, Reyansh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B34"]
[WhiteElo "1872"]
[BlackElo "1978"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[GameId "2154884692664567"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. Qd2 d5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Bf3 Qc7 12. Bh6 Rad8 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qe3 e5 15. Qc5 Nd7 16. Qa3 d4 17. Ne2 c5 18. Ng3 Nb6 19. h4 Nc4 20. Qb3 Qa5+ 21. c3 Ba6 22. Qc2 d3 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24. Qxd3 Nxb2 25. Qd2 Qxa2 26. Nf5+ Kh8 27. Qh6 Qb1+ 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.11"]
[White "Srinivasan, Sivavishnu"]
[Black "Walder, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2066"]
[BlackElo "1935"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[GameId "2154884692664568"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3 {[%eval 47,31]} (7. h3 $16 {[%eval 84,32]}) 7... Bg7 8. b3 {[%eval 13,38] 8.h3 is becoming the main line.} (8. h3 $1 $16 {[%eval 77,30]}) 8... O-O 9. Be2 Bg4 $11 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 (11. gxf3 $2 Nc6 12. Be3 d5 $17) 11... Nc6 12. Be3 e6 13. Rc1 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 $2 (14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. O-O (16. Rc5 $6 Ne7) 16... Ne7 17. Qd2 Nf5 18. Rc5 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Qe7 20. Rxd5 $11 {(+0.20/22)}) 15. O-O {[#]} Rc8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Qd6 16. Qd2 Rad8 17. Rfd1 Qb4 18. g3 Rd7 19. h4 h5 20. Bg2 Re8 21. Kh2 Bf6 {1-0 Blohberger,F (2475)-Joie,S (2425) Mitropa Cup 38th Radenci 2019 (3.2)}) 16. Qd2 Rc7 17. Ne2 Nc8 {[%eval 116,27]} (17... Re8 $142 {[%eval 78,30]}) 18. g3 {[%eval 54,32]} (18. Rc5 $16 {[%eval 116,27]}) 18... N8e7 {[%eval 90,25]} (18... Rd7 $14 {[%eval 54,32]}) 19. Nf4 {[%eval -9,35]} (19. Bf4 $16 {[%eval 90,25]}) 19... Rd7 {1.17/30 [#]} (19... Nf5 $11 {[%eval -9,35]} 20. Nxd5 Rd7 21. Nf4 Ncxd4 22. Bxd4) 20. Bg4 $1 $16 {White is more active.} Rd6 {[#]} 21. h4 $1 Qb6 22. Rfd1 f5 {[%eval 192,25]} (22... h5 $16 {[%eval 103,30]} 23. Bh3 Re8) 23. Bf3 $18 h6 24. Rc5 Rfd8 25. Ne2 Kh7 26. Bg2 R8d7 27. Nc3 {[%eval 89,31]} (27. Nf4 $142 {[%eval 150,31]}) 27... Qd8 $16 28. Na4 Qh8 {[%eval 163,30]} (28... b6 $16 {[%eval 98,36]}) 29. Rcc1 b6 {Prevents Nc5} 30. Nc3 Re6 {[%eval 196,25]} (30... Qf8 $16 {[%eval 156,32]} 31. b4 a6) 31. Ne2 $18 Nd8 32. Rc2 Nf7 33. Rdc1 Nd6 34. Nf4 Ne4 35. Qb4 {[%eval 177,31]} (35. Bxe4 $142 {[%eval 367,26]} Rxe4 36. Rc7 Rxc7 37. Rxc7) 35... Red6 36. Nd3 {[%eval 107,32]} ({White should try} 36. Ne2 $18 {[%eval 162,26]}) 36... a5 {[%eval 202,26]} (36... g5 $16 {[%eval 107,32]}) 37. Qb5 {Bf4 would now be deadly.} Rd8 $2 {[%eval 350,31]} (37... g5 {[%eval 161,32] keeps fighting.}) 38. Rc7 Re6 {[%eval 534,28]} (38... Qe8 {[%eval 284,30]} 39. Qa6 Nf6) 39. Nf4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.28/Black=0.43} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.12"]
[White "Gaffagan, Steven"]
[Black "Rajaram, Raghu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "1967"]
[BlackElo "1812"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[GameId "2154884692668665"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Be7 (7... Bb4) 8. h3 Nbd7 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. e4 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qb6 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne2 {[#]} f6 15. a5 Qc7 16. Qc2 Nf8 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Nf4 f5 19. Nxd5 Qd8 20. Nxe7 Qxe7 21. a6 Ne6 22. axb7 Qxb7 23. Qc4 Qd7 24. Ra4 Rh4 25. f4 Ke7 26. O-O g5 27. Bb4+ Ke8 28. Bd6 gxf4 29. d5 cxd5 30. Qxd5 Rc8 {[#]} 31. Raxf4 Rc5 32. Rxf5 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Krishnan, Sreyshthaa"]
[Black "Cawthon, Jeremy David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "1579"]
[BlackElo "1970"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[GameId "2154884692672762"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 c6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 6. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:11]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 7. Rc1 {[%emt 0:03:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 8. Qb3 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 9. c5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 10. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 11. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:19]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:23]} 12. O-O {[%emt 0:00:17]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 13. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:03:12]} 14. b4 {[%emt 0:02:01]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 15. Bc3 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Bh7 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 16. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:03:13]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 17. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:28]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 18. Nb3 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:03:18]} 19. Na5 {[%emt 0:05:13]} Bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 20. bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 21. b4 {[%emt 0:02:12]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 22. Bg4 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 23. g3 {[%emt 0:05:31]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 24. Kf1 {[%emt 0:02:40]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 25. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:27]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:02]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 27. h3 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 28. f3 {[%emt 0:02:19]} exf3+ {[%emt 0:00:53]} 29. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 30. Rf1 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 31. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 32. Rce1 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Re6 {[%emt 0:08:04]} 33. Kf2 {[%emt 0:08:46]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 34. Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Bxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} 35. Rxf3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 36. Ref1 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 37. g4 {[%emt 0:00:53]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:04:26]} 38. hxg4 {[%emt 0:01:18]} R8e7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 39. Rf5 {[%emt 0:06:02]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 40. Kg3 {[%emt 0:02:50]} Re4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 41. Rf8 {[%emt 0:02:48]} R4e6 {[%emt 0:03:56]} 42. R8f5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 43. Bc1 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Ne4+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 44. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 45. Rxf6+ {[%emt 0:02:06]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 46. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Ne4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 47. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 48. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 49. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 50. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:56]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 51. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:36]} hxg4+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} 52. Kxg4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nf6+ {[%emt 0:01:04]} 53. Kg3 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 54. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 55. Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} g4+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} 56. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 57. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 58. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 59. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 60. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Kd1 {[%emt 0:02:11]} 61. Bb2 Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 62. Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kd2 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 63. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 64. Bc1 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 65. e4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 66. Be3+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 67. Ke5 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 68. Kxe4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nxe3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 69. Kxe3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} g3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 70. d5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 71. dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 72. b5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 73. c6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} g2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 74. c7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} g1=Q+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 75. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 76. c8=N {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qxc8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 77. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 78. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 79. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 80. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qh4# {[%emt 0:00:05]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.14"]
[White "Huang, Immanuel"]
[Black "Finacom, Richard V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1554"]
[BlackElo "1884"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[GameId "2154884692676859"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Nb3 Ba7 9. O-O Ng6 10. Re1 Nc6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Bxa7 Rxa7 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Nbd4 Bd7 15. Qd2 Ra8 16. Re3 Rc8 17. Rc3 Qb8 18. Re1 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Qc8 21. Qxc8+ Bxc8 {[#]} 22. g3 Bd7 23. Re3 Ke7 24. Rb3 b5 25. Rc3 Rc8 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 {[#]} 27. b4 g5 28. f4 g4 29. Kf2 f5 30. Kg2 Kf7 31. Kf2 g5 32. fxg5 Kg6 33. Ke3 Kxg5 34. Ne2 Kg6 35. Kd4 Kf7 36. Kc5 Ke7 37. Kc6 Kf7 38. Kc7 {[#]} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.15"]
[White "Schaezlein, Charlie"]
[Black "Yan, Rayna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Schaezlein,Charlie"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1473"]
[BlackElo "1642"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[GameId "2154884692680956"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Bxc5 6. b4 {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation.} Be7 7. Nf3 {I expected Nc6 here, and broadly remembered I should then play Bd3 and Bb2 at some point, but I'am out of prep} f6 8. Bd3 $11 Nd7 9. Bb2 Nh6 10. O-O {[%eval -11,29]} (10. c4 $142 {[%eval 25,29]}) 10... O-O {[%eval 38,29]} (10... Nf7 $1 $11 {[%eval -11,29] is superior.}) 11. Re1 {[%eval -29,38]} ({White should try} 11. c4 $14 {[%eval 38,29]}) 11... fxe5 {I spent 24 minutes on this position, because I was unsure about what to do after 12...Bf6} 12. Nxe5 ({I thought this would be a bail-out option but it took me way too long to consider Rxf3 and reject this line} 12. Bxe5 Rxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Bf6 $17) {This was the position I got stuck on in my mind, but I decided I needed to make my opponent put it on the board before I spent more time on it. I thought I was fine here but I wasnt sure the best way to be fine} 12... Bf6 ({Of course not} 12... Qb6 13. Nf3 $14) 13. Nd2 {[#]} (13. Qc1 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Qf6 16. Re2 (16. Qe3) (16. Qe1) (16. f4)) (13. Qh5) ({Stockfish 17:} 13. Qe2 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. Qxe5 Rxf2 16. Qd4 Rf8 17. Nd2 Nf5 18. Qe5 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Bd7 20. c4 Qd4 21. Qe2 Qf4 22. Nf3 Rae8 $11) 13... Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. Rxe5 Qf6 {[%eval 76,31]} (15... Rxf2 $15 {[%eval -35,30] stays ahead.} 16. Nb3 (16. Kxf2 Qf6+ 17. Kg1 Qxe5 $17) 16... Qf8) 16. Nf3 {[%eval -38,31]} ({White has to play} 16. Qe1 $1 $16 {[%eval 76,31]}) 16... Nf7 $1 $15 17. Re1 e5 {[#] Threatens to win with ...e4.} 18. Bf1 e4 19. Nd4 Ne5 {Against f3} 20. Qd2 Bd7 21. Ra2 {[%eval -110,25]} (21. f3 $15 {[%eval -41,25]}) 21... Rac8 22. c3 a6 {Black has more active pieces.} 23. Kh1 {[%eval -134,28]} (23. h3 $142 {[%eval -80,26]}) 23... Qf4 {[%eval -47,27] Here, I decided 24. Qxf4 Rxf4 generated too many threats (without seeing anything specific) and resolved to keep my queen on the board. whoops} (23... Rce8 $17 {[%eval -134,28] Hoping for ...Qh4.} 24. Kg1 Qg6) 24. Qd1 $2 {[%eval -487,24] This costs White the game.} (24. Qxf4 $15 {[%eval -47,27]} Rxf4 25. Rd2) 24... Ng4 $19 (24... Rxc3 $2 {too greedy.} 25. Ne2 Rd3 26. Nxf4 $18) 25. g3 Qh6 26. f3 {[#]} Ne3 $40 {[%eval -214,28] White is in trouble.} (26... exf3 {[%eval -557,23]} 27. Nxf3 Ne3 (27... Rxc3 $2 28. Qxd5+ Rf7 29. Bc4 $19)) 27. Qd2 {[%eval -421,25]} (27. Qc1 {[%eval -214,28]} Nxf1 28. Rxf1) 27... Nxf1 {[#] Discovered Attack} 28. Rxf1 {White is weak on the light squares} Qxd2 29. Rxd2 Rxc3 30. f4 Rxa3 31. Nc2 Rc3 32. Rxd5 Bb5 33. Rf2 Bc6 34. Rdd2 e3+ 35. Kg1 exd2 36. Rxd2 Rc4 37. Kf2 Ba4 38. Nd4 Rd8 39. Ke3 Rxb4 40. Nc6 Rb3+ {Black mates.} 41. Ke2 Rxd2+ 42. Kxd2 Bxc6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.79/Black=0.29} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.16"]
[White "Stults, Sawyer"]
[Black "Mays-Smith, Isaac S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Stults,Sawyer"]
[ECO "C34"]
[WhiteElo "1424"]
[BlackElo "1619"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[GameId "2154874143305911"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 $6 (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7) 2... exf4 3. Nf3 d6 4. h4 Bg4 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bxf4 Be7 7. Bb5 a6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. e5 Rb8 $6 (9... dxe5) 10. b3 $6 (10. Qd3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qd5 13. Qxd5 cxd5 14. Nc3 c6 15. O-O-O Rb4) 10... h5 $6 (10... dxe5 11. dxe5) 11. Bg5 $6 (11. Qd3 Nh6 12. Nc3 Nf5 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Rde1 Nxh4 15. exd6 cxd6 16. Rxe7 Ng6) 11... f6 $6 (11... dxe5 12. dxe5) 12. Bf4 $4 (12. exf6 Nxf6 13. O-O O-O 14. Nbd2 Nd5 15. Ne4 Qd7 16. c4 Nf4 17. Qc2 Bxf3) 12... d5 $4 (12... fxe5 13. dxe5 Bxh4+ 14. g3 dxe5 15. Qxd8+ Rxd8 16. Bxe5 Be7 17. Nbd2 Nf6 18. Bxc7) 13. Qd3 f5 $4 (13... Nh6 14. O-O Nf5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Re1+ Ne7 17. Ng5 Qd7 18. Nc3 Bf5 19. Qd2) 14. Bg5 $6 (14. Nc3 c5 15. Qxa6 cxd4 16. Qg6+ Kf8 17. e6 Nh6 18. Ne2 Bb4+ 19. Kf2 Qf6) 14... Bxf3 15. Bxe7 Be4 16. Bxd8 Bxd3 17. Bxc7 Rb7 18. cxd3 Rxc7 19. Nc3 Rh6 20. Rc1 Kd7 21. Ne2 Rg6 22. O-O Ne7 23. Rf4 Rg4 24. Kf2 Rc8 25. Kf3 $4 (25. g3 g5 26. hxg5 Rg8 27. Ke3 R8xg5 28. Rcf1 h4 29. Rxg4 fxg4 30. gxh4 Rh5) 25... Rg8 $2 (25... Ng6 26. Rxg4 fxg4+ 27. Kg3 Rf8 28. a3 Ne7 29. Kh2 Ng6) 26. Rc5 $2 (26. g3) 26... Kc7 $6 (26... g5 27. hxg5 R8xg5 28. g3 Ng6 29. Rxg4 fxg4+ 30. Kg2 Rf5 31. Rc1 Rf3 32. Rf1) 27. Nc3 $4 (27. g3) 27... g5 28. Rxg4 fxg4+ 29. Kg3 Nf5+ 30. Kf2 g3+ 31. Kg1 $4 (31. Kf3) 31... Ne3 32. Nb1 $6 (32. Ne2 gxh4 33. Nf4 Rg4 34. Ne2 Nf5 35. Kf1 Nxd4 36. Rc1 Ne6 37. Rc3 Nf4) 32... Rf8 33. Nd2 $6 (33. Rc1 Rf2 34. e6 Rxg2+ 35. Kh1 Rh2+ 36. Kg1 Nf5 37. Na3 Nxd4 38. Rc2 Nxc2) 33... Rf2 34. Rc1 Rxg2+ 35. Kh1 Rxd2 36. hxg5 Rf2 37. g6 $4 (37. Kg1 Nf5 38. Re1 h4 39. Rf1 Rxf1+ 40. Kxf1 h3 41. g6 Kd7 42. a3 Ke7) 37... Nf5 $4 (37... Rf1+ 38. Rxf1 g2+ 39. Kh2 gxf1=Q 40. Kg3 Nf5+ 41. Kh2 Qf2+ 42. Kh1 Ng3#) 38. Re1 Kd7 39. Re3 $2 (39. Kg1 h4 40. b4 Ke7 41. b5 axb5 42. Kh1 Nxd4 43. Re3 Nf5 44. Rxg3 Nxg3+) 39... Ke6 $4 (39... Nxe3 40. e6+ Kxe6 41. a4 Rf1#) 40. g7 Rf1+ 41. Kg2 Nxe3+ 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.17"]
[White "Marvin, Hayes Alexander"]
[Black "Morello, Nicholas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1926"]
[BlackElo "1655"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[GameId "2154884692680958"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 c6 7. Nbd2 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Nf6 13. Qd3 O-O 14. Rfe1 Rad8 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. b4 b6 17. Re5 h6 18. h3 Rd7 19. g4 Nd5 20. Qd2 Ne7 21. h4 Ng6 22. Re4 Rfd8 23. h5 Ne7 24. Ne5 Rd6 25. c4 c5 26. bxc5 bxc5 27. Qe3 Nc6 28. Nxc6 Qxc6 29. g5 Rxd4 30. Rexd4 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 cxd4 32. Qxd4 hxg5 33. c5 f6 34. a4 Kf7 35. Kh2 Qc7+ 36. Kg2 Qc6+ 37. f3 g4 38. Qxg4 Qxc5 39. Qg6+ Kf8 40. h6 gxh6 41. Qxf6+ Kg8 42. Qxe6+ Kg7 43. Qd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.18"]
[White "Horde, Nicolas T"]
[Black "Dutter, Frederic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "1568"]
[BlackElo "1900"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[GameId "2154884692685055"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. h3 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Nc3 e6 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Rc1 exd5 15. cxd5 Bd7 16. f4 Bh8 17. Qd3 Bf5 18. Qf3 Bd4+ 19. Kh1 Re3 20. Qf2 Rxh3+ 21. gxh3 Bxf2 22. Rxf2 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.19"]
[White "Ploquin, Phil"]
[Black "Siegel, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Siegel,David"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "1665"]
[BlackElo "1446"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[GameId "2154884692689152"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. Nd6+ Ke7 8. Bf4 e5 9. Nf5+ Kf8 10. Bg5 h6 {This was the first deviation from the lichess masters database. 10... d5 would have been better. 10... h6 was worse but not terrible. If the white bishop retreats to h4 the e4 pawn falls, and if white retreats to d2 then d5 (still) works.} 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Ne3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 g6 14. Bc4 Kg7 15. O-O d6 16. Nd5 Qg5 17. f4 exf4 18. Rxf4 Ne5 {I spent a while calculating here. I wanted to develop my bishop and bring my rooks into the game, and I thought the best way to do that would actually be to start with the knight; I thought Ne5 would gain a tempo on the bishop and maybe allow me to gain tempos in the future by going for tricks against the black king. I hadn't appreciated how annoying Qd4 would be.} 19. Qd4 Be6 20. Raf1 Rhf8 21. Ne3 Bxc4 22. Nxc4 Kg8 23. Ne3 Nc6 24. Qxd6 Rad8 {Annoying to lose a pawn, but not losing. Interestingly the computer move for white was not to take the pawn, but to retreat to d2 to create threats on h6 against the black king.} 25. Qf6 Qxf6 26. Rxf6 Rde8 27. Nd5 Rxe4 {Obvious blunder, I must have been getting tired. I knew it was probably a trap, I spent a while looking at all the possible foks and sacrifices against my king and rooks and convinced myself my opponent must have miscalculated, but I totally forgot about my knight. I played a few more moves and shortly resigned.} 28. Rxc6 Re5 29. Rd6 Rc8 30. Rd7 Rf8 31. c4 f5 32. Ne7+ Kf7 33. Nc6+ 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.20"]
[White "Chan, John"]
[Black "Parsons, Stephen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "1520"]
[BlackElo "1876"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[GameId "2154884692693249"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. a3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O d5 8. d4 Nbd7 9. b4 a5 10. b5 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Bb2 Nf6 15. f3 Qd7 16. Qe2 Rad8 17. Rfd1 Nd5 18. Bxd5 {[#]} exd5 19. f4 Rfe8 20. Qd3 Qg4 21. Nf3 Bd6 22. Rf1 f6 23. Kh1 Re7 24. Ng1 Rde8 25. Rf3 Bc8 26. a4 Bf5 27. Qb3 Be4 28. Rg3 Qf5 29. Ba3 Bxa3 30. Qxa3 Bd3 31. Re1 Bc4 32. Qc3 Qd7 33. Qa3 c6 34. bxc6 Qxc6 35. Nf3 Qc7 36. Nd2 Ba6 37. Rc1 Qb8 38. Rc6 {[#]} Qxf4 39. Rf3 Rxe3 40. Rxf4 Rxa3 41. h3 Rxa4 42. Rxb6 Bd3 43. Rd6 Be4 44. Nb3 Ra3 45. Nc5 Rxh3+ 46. Kg1 Ra3 47. Rg4 Ra2 48. Ne6 {[#]} Rxe6 49. Rxe6 Bf5 50. Rxf6 Bxg4 51. Rf4 h5 52. Kh2 a4 53. Kg3 a3 54. Rf1 Rd2 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.21"]
[White "Boyer, John"]
[Black "Admassu, Yonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "1598"]
[BlackElo "1721"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[GameId "2154884692693250"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nd5 Nxe4 5. d4 d6 6. Bc4 Ne7 7. dxe5 c6 8. exd6 cxd5 (8... Nxd5 $19) 9. dxe7 Bxe7 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. Be3 Bc5 13. Nd4 O-O 14. O-O Rfd8 15. Qd3 Bb6 16. a4 Nc5 17. Qb5 Ne6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qxd7 Rxd7 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Rfe1 Kf7 22. Re3 b5 23. a5 b6 24. a6 Rda7 25. Rea3 e5 26. Kf1 Ke6 27. Ke2 Kd6 28. b4 Rc8 29. Kd2 Rc4 30. Rb1 g5 31. f3 g4 32. Rbb3 gxf3 33. Rxf3 Rxb4 34. Rf6+ Kc5 35. Rc3+ Rc4 36. Re3 e4 37. Rh3 Rxa6 38. Rxh7 Kd4 39. Kc1 Ra2 40. Rxb6 Rcxc2+ 41. Kb1 Rab2+ 42. Ka1 Rxg2 43. Rhb7 {Black lost on time -- in a won position! (in fact, Stockfish already finds mate (in 19)).} (43. Rhb7 Rbf2 44. Rxb5 Rg1+ 45. Rb1 Rxb1+ 46. Kxb1 (46. Rxb1 e3) 46... e3 47. Kc1 Rf1+ 48. Kc2 e2) 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.22"]
[White "Babayan, Gagik"]
[Black "Tam, Hoa Long"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "1711"]
[BlackElo "1589"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[GameId "2154884692693251"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 Nd7 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. c3 Re8 14. Qb3 Qe7 15. Qc2 Nf8 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. b4 b5 18. Bd3 Ne6 19. Rfe1 Bf4 20. Bf1 Bd6 21. Bg2 Re7 22. a4 Rae8 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Qd3 Qb6 25. Kf1 a6 26. Qf3 {[#]} Bxb4 27. cxb4 Qxd4 28. Qc3 Qd6 29. Rad1 Rc7 30. Qb2 Qd3+ 31. Kg1 Rc2 32. Qb1 Rec8 33. Be3 Qc4 34. Rc1 Qd3 35. Rxc2 Rxc2 36. Rc1 Rxc1+ 37. Qxc1 f5 38. Qd2 Qc4 39. Bd5 Qc7 40. Bxe6 fxe6 41. f4 Kf7 42. g5 Qc6 43. Bc5 e5 44. Qa2+ Ke8 45. Qg8+ Kd7 46. Qxg7+ Kc8 47. Qxe5 Qd7 48. Qd6 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.23"]
[White "Casares, Nick"]
[Black "Harris, Clarence"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C59"]
[WhiteElo "1600"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[GameId "2154884692697348"]
[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 (8. Qf3) (8. Bd3) 8... h6 9. Nf3 Bd6 (9... e4) 10. d4 e4 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1+ 13. Bxd1 Nd5 14. b3 O-O 15. O-O Re8 16. Bb2 Bf5 17. c4 Nf4 18. Bc2 Rad8 19. Re1 Re6 20. Na3 Rg6 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rxg2+ 23. Kf1 Rg4 24. Bc3 Nb7 25. b4 Rd3 26. Rc1 Rh3 27. e6 fxe6 28. Be5 Rxh2 29. Bxf4 Rh1+ 30. Ke2 Rxc1 31. Kf3 Rcg1 32. Rxe6 Rh4 33. Rxc6 Rd1 34. Be3 Nd6 35. Ke2 Ra1 36. Rxd6 Rxa2+ 37. Kd3 Rxa3+ 38. Kc2 Rxc4+ 39. Kb2 Rac3 40. Ra6 Rc2+ 41. Kb3 R4c3+ 42. Ka4 Ra2+ 43. Kb5 Rc7 44. Rxa2 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.24"]
[White "Abraham, Michael David"]
[Black "Touset, Stephen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Abraham,Michael"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "1558"]
[BlackElo "1600"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[GameId "2154868427497586"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Qa5 13. a4 Rfb8 14. Ra3 Ng4 15. b3 Qb4 16. Na2 Qb6 17. Nec3 e6 18. Nb5 exd5 19. exd5 Re8 20. Nac3 Bd4 21. Nd1 Ndf6 22. h3 Ne5 23. Ndc3 {We were both pleased to have played a somewhat accurate Benko Gambit for two dozen moves. Having not played a slow rated game for approximately six years we were both being cautious while trying to steer the game toward our own playing styles.} Bxc3 24. Nxc3 c4 {[#]} 25. f4 $2 Nd3 $1 $19 26. Qd2 Nxc1 (26... Ne4 $1) 27. Rxc1 Qb4 28. Qa2 Re3 29. bxc4 Rae8 30. Rc2 Nh5 31. Nb5 Qe1 $1 $19 32. Rf2 {[#]} Rxg3+ $4 (32... Re2 $1 $19) (32... Rxa3 33. Qxa3 Re3 $19) (32... Nxf4+ 33. gxf4 Re2 $19) 33. Rxg3 $18 Nxg3 34. Kxg3 $4 (34. Qd2 $1) 34... Qg1+ $1 $19 35. Rg2 (35. Kf3 Qh1+ 36. Rg2 Qxh3+ 37. Rg3 Qh5+ 38. Rg4 (38. Kg2 Re2+) (38. Kf2 Qh2+ 39. Rg2 Qxf4+ 40. Kg1 Re1#) 38... f5 $19) 35... Qe3+ $6 ({We were both oblivious to the forced checkmate starting with} 35... Re3+ $1 {because we thought the attack fizzled after} 36. Kh4 Qh1 (36... Qd1 $19) 37. Rh2 {. Neither of us saw} Qf3 {. We were exhausted.}) 36. Kh2 Qxf4+ 37. Kh1 Qf1+ $2 {Exhaustion is also to blame for the remaining blunders. Stephen was unlucky enough to make the last mistake.} (37... Re3 $1 $19) 38. Kh2 $2 (38. Rg1 Qxh3+ 39. Qh2 $11) 38... Re1 $4 (38... Qf4+ 39. Kh1 Re3 $19) 39. Qf2 $1 $18 Qh1+ 40. Kg3 Rf1 41. Rh2 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Karwat, Joseph"]
[Black "Bayaraa, Bilguun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1315"]
[BlackElo "1503"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[GameId "2154884692697350"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. c3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:02:07]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:04]} b6 {[%emt 0:03:56]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:03:59]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:01:03]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:05:05]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 9. a3 {[%emt 0:10:49]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:04:14]} 10. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:04:36]} Be7 {[%emt 0:03:33]} 11. Rc1 {[%emt 0:03:45]} f5 {[%emt 0:09:06]} 12. exf6 {[%emt 0:03:00]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 13. b4 {[%emt 0:06:13]} c4 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 14. Bc2 {[%emt 0:02:48]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:06:46]} 15. b5 {[%emt 0:02:19]} Na5 {[%emt 0:03:49]} 16. a4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 17. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Re8 {[%emt 0:05:56]} 18. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:03:48]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 19. Nf1 {[%emt 0:02:17]} Qg7 {[%emt 0:05:33]} 20. Ng3 {[%emt 0:03:53]} Rhg8 {[%emt 0:08:21]} 21. Nh5 {[%emt 0:04:54]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:04:34]} 22. Rb1 {[%emt 0:05:47]} f5 {[%emt 0:05:00]} 23. Bh6 {[%emt 0:01:38]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:07:38]} 24. Bg5 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 25. h4 {[%emt 0:05:50]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:05:29]} 26. Nf4 {[%emt 0:06:17]} Bxg5 {[%emt 0:03:42]} 27. Nxg6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Qg7 {[%emt 0:09:17]} 28. Nge5+ {[%emt 0:00:47]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 29. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 30. g6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nb7 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 31. g3 {[%emt 0:02:35]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 32. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 33. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 34. Qxc4+ {[%emt 0:01:26]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 35. Nh4 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.25"]
[White "Zhao, Brandon"]
[Black "Barreyro, Romeo Belmes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "1280"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[GameId "2154884692705543"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. Nf3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 b4 8. e5 bxc3 9. exf6 cxb2 10. fxg7 Bxg7 $1 (10... bxa1=Q $2 11. gxh8=Q $18 {[#]}) 11. Bxb2 e6 12. Qd2 d5 13. c4 Ne7 14. Qe2 c6 15. O-O dxc4 16. Bxc4 Nd5 17. Rfe1 Bf6 18. Ne5 Rg8 19. Qh5 {[#]} Rxg2+ 20. Kf1 Rg7 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Rxe6+ Kf8 24. Rxf6 {[#]} Re8 $4 (24... Qb5+ $19) 25. Ba3+ $4 (25. Rb6 $18) (25. a4 $1 $18) 25... Kg8 $19 26. f4 $2 Qb5+ 27. Kf2 Qd3 28. Re1 Qxd4+ 29. Kf3 Rxe1 30. Re6 $5 Rxe6 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.26"]
[White "Wickliffe, Zachary"]
[Black "Hack, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Hack,Richard"]
[ECO "B62"]
[WhiteElo "1260"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[GameId "2154884692705544"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nc6 {I really meant to play 3... Nf6, then ... a6 after the likely pawn exchange on d4. However, I didn't get ... a6 in until the 8th move, and it turned out to be a game similar to my 2nd round in the last TNM where simple early mistakes cost me the point. My esteemed opponent kept up the pressure throughout.} 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 {Just ... Bd7 would have been simpler.} 6. Bg5 e6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. Qd2 a6 9. Ba4 h6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 {And ... Bxc6 would have been simpler.} 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 d5 13. Be5 Rg8 14. O-O-O Ng4 15. Bg3 Bg7 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxa4 {If 17... exd5; 18. Rhe1+, Kf8; 19. Bd6+ wins the queen, and 17... Ne5; 18. Bxe5, Bxe5; 19. Rxe5+ wins the d5 pawn, the d7 bishop, and probably the queen, too.} 18. Nc7+ Ke7 19. Qb4+ 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.27"]
[White "Vazquez, Dominic A"]
[Black "Fisher, Brett"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "1206"]
[BlackElo "1376"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[GameId "2154884692709641"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Na3 a6 7. c4 Qd8 8. d5 Na7 9. Be2 e6 10. dxe6 Qxd1+ 11. Bxd1 Bxe6 12. O-O Be7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Ng5 Bf5 15. Nf3 Rfd8 16. Be2 Rd7 17. Ne5 Rdd8 18. Bf3 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Bd5 Bf6 21. Bxc5 Bxb2 22. Rad1 Rad8 23. Nb1 Nc6 24. h3 Ne5 25. Bb6 Rc8 26. g4 Bg6 27. f4 Bxb1 28. Rxb1 Nd3 29. Rf3 Rd6 30. Rxd3 Rxb6 31. Kg2 Bd4 32. Rxb6 Bxb6 33. Rb3 Bd8 34. Rxb7 Rc7 35. Rb8 Rd7 36. Kf3 Kf8 37. Ke4 Ke7 38. c5 Ra7 39. c6 a5 40. Bxf7 Bc7 41. Rb7 Rxb7 42. cxb7 Kxf7 43. Kf5 g6+ 44. Ke4 Ke6 45. h4 h5 46. g5 Bb8 47. a3 Bd6 48. a4 Bb8 49. Kf3 Kf5 50. Kg3 Bxf4+ 51. Kf3 Bb8 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.28"]
[White "Marsh, Andrew"]
[Black "Quinn, Dahlia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[BlackElo "1317"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[GameId "2154884692709642"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. Bc4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bb3 c6 5. d3 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. c3 h6 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 Re8 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. c4 Bxh2+ 13. Kh1 Nbd7 14. Qc2 Bf4 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. a3 Re2 18. Rad1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qh4+ 20. Kg2 Nf4+ 21. Kg1 Qg5+ 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.29"]
[White "Le, Thu Anh"]
[Black "Singer, Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Le,Thu Anh"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "1204"]
[BlackElo "1044"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[GameId "2154884692709643"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Bd3 e6 8. Nf3 Na6 9. a3 exd5 10. cxd5 Nc7 11. O-O Re8 12. Bg5 {My prep ends here. At this point White should have a comfortable +1-ish advantage.} Qd7 13. Qd2 {Decided to follow through with trading the DSB. I also considered Qe2 or a4 to stop ...b5} (13. Qe2) (13. a4 {I wasn't sure about giving Black's knight an outpost on b4.}) 13... c4 (13... b5) 14. Bxc4 (14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Bxc4 Bg7 {White wins a pawn here, but Black gets good counterplay with the DSB. So I thought I'd rather trade out and weaken their K-side.}) 14... Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Rxe4 16. Ba2 b6 17. Bh6 (17. Rfe1) 17... Bb7 (17... Ba6 {Much better eye-sight.}) 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rfe1 (19. Ng5 Re7 20. Qd4+ Kg8 21. Ne4 {Looks strong for White.}) 19... Rae8 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. Rc1 Re7 22. Qd4+ f6 23. Ng5 $4 {A tempting move, but is actually a blunder. I thought well, if he finds the right sequence, it'd be a draw and if he doesn't, then I win. But there is a win for Black $1} (23. Qd3 Qa4) 23... h6 {Black missed the win here.} (23... Nb5 24. Ne6+ Rxe6 {I calculated this sequence and concluded that it's winning for White. However, I missed ...QxNe6 $1} (24... Qxe6 {Black wins a piece here.} 25. dxe6 Nxd4) 25. dxe6) (23... Nxd5 {I also saw this sequence and thought it would be a draw.} 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 fxg5 26. Qxg5) (23... Re5 {Cutting off the pin doesn't work because White gets the passed pawn through.} 24. Ne6+) 24. Ne6+ (24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Ne6+ Rxe6 26. dxe6 {Fancy, but relieves all pressure for Black.}) 24... Nxe6 25. dxe6 Qb5 $4 (25... Qd8 26. Bd5 (26. Re1) (26. Rd1 d5 27. Qa4) 26... Bxd5 27. Qxd5) 26. Qxd6 $1 Qe8 27. Rc7 Kf8 28. Rxb7 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.30"]
[White "Lee, Yinpok R"]
[Black "Turner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "935"]
[BlackElo "1200"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[GameId "2154884692713740"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb2 Bg4 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Nc3 Re8 10. O-O Qe7 11. Bxc4 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Ne5 13. Qe2 Nxc4 14. Qxc4 Rad8 15. a3 {[#]} Rxd2 16. axb4 Rxb2 17. Rfb1 Rxb1+ 18. Rxb1 Rd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1 Ne4 21. Qd4 Qd6 22. f3 Qxd4 23. exd4 Nd6 24. Kf2 Kf8 25. Ke3 Ke7 26. Kf4 Ke6 27. Nc3 c6 28. g4 Nb5 29. Nxb5 cxb5 30. Ke4 a5 $5 31. bxa5 b4 32. d5+ Kd6 33. Kd4 b3 $1 34. Kc3 b2 35. Kxb2 Kxd5 36. Kb3 Kc5 37. Ka4 f6 38. h4 g6 39. f4 {[#]} h5 $4 40. f5 $1 $11 Kd6 $4 (40... gxf5 41. gxh5 f4 42. h6 f3 43. h7 f2 44. h8=Q f1=Q $11) 41. fxg6 Ke7 42. gxh5 f5 43. Kb4 f4 44. Kc4 f3 45. Kd3 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.31"]
[White "Chen, Bowie"]
[Black "Cao, Danny Du Uy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Cao,Danny Du Uy"]
[ECO "A03"]
[BlackElo "1174"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[GameId "2154884692713741"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. f4 d5 2. c4 Bg4 (2... d4) (2... c6) (2... e6) 3. cxd5 Qxd5 (3... Nf6) 4. Nc3 Qd6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Qa4+ c6 7. e4 e5 8. h3 Bd7 (8... Bh5 9. g4) 9. Nf3 Qb4 (9... exf4 10. Bxf4 Qb4) 10. Qc2 Bc5 (10... exf4 11. Bxf4 Be7) 11. Nxe5 O-O 12. Nc4 Bd4 (12... b5 13. a3) 13. Bd2 Bxc3 (13... Be6 14. Ne2 (14. Nd5 Qxb2) 14... Qc5) 14. Bxc3 Qe7 15. O-O-O c5 (15... b5 16. Na5) 16. Be5 Nc6 (16... Qe6) 17. Bd6 Qd8 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Nd6 b6 20. f5 Nd4 21. Qc4 Qe7 22. e5 Bxf5 (22... Nh5 23. f6 (23. e6 fxe6 24. fxe6 Bxe6) 23... Qxe5 (23... Qe6 24. Qxe6 Nxe6 (24... Bxe6 25. fxg7+ Nxg7)) 24. Qxf7#) (22... Ne8 23. f6 Qxe5 (23... Qe6 24. Qxe6 Bxe6 25. Nxe8 Kxe8 26. fxg7 Ke7) 24. Qxf7#) 23. Nxf5 Qxe5 (23... Nxf5 24. exf6 Qe3+) 24. Nxd4 Qe3+ 25. Kb1 cxd4 26. Qb4+ Kg8 27. Re1 Qf4 28. Be2 Nd5 29. Qb5 Qg5 30. Qc6 Rd8 31. Bf3 Nc3+ 32. bxc3 Rf8 33. Rhf1 dxc3 34. Bd5 Qd2 35. Qb5 c2+ 36. Ka1 Qc3+ 37. Qb2 Qd2 38. Rc1 Rc8 39. Rxf7 (39. Rxc2) 39... Rc3 (39... Kh8) (39... Qd1 40. Rf1+ Kh8 41. Rfxd1) 40. Rf2+ Kh8 41. Rf8# 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.32"]
[White "Starr, Albert Martin"]
[Black "Pirone, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "1518"]
[BlackElo "1026"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[GameId "2154884692721934"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 Nc6 5. Bc3 d5 6. e3 O-O 7. Qb3 Bxc3 8. Nxc3 d4 9. Nb5 Re8 10. Be2 a6 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. exd4 Qxd4 13. Rc1 Ne4 14. Qe3 c5 15. Qxd4 cxd4 16. d3 Nc3 17. Rc2 Bg4 18. f3 Bd7 19. Kf2 Re7 20. Bf1 Rae8 21. Ne2 Nd1+ 22. Kg3 Ne3 23. Nxd4 Nxc2 24. Nxc2 Ba4 25. Nb4 Re1 26. d4 Rb1 27. Nd3 Bc2 28. Nf2 Ree1 29. Bd3 Bxd3 30. Rxe1 Rxe1 31. Nxd3 Rd1 32. Nc5 Rxd4 33. a3 Rxc4 34. Nxb7 Ra4 35. Kf2 Rxa3 36. Nc5 Ra2+ 37. Kg3 a5 38. f4 a4 39. Ne4 a3 40. Kf3 Rc2 41. Ke3 a2 42. Kd3 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.33"]
[White "Fitzgerald, William"]
[Black "Blum, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "1311"]
[BlackElo "1016"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[GameId "2154884692721935"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 c6 5. Bg5 Bg7 6. e5 dxe5 7. dxe5 Qxd1+ 8. Rxd1 Ng4 9. Bf4 Nd7 10. e6 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 fxe6 12. Bc4 Rf8 13. Bg3 e5 14. h3 Nxf2 15. Bxf2 e4 16. Ng5 Ne5 17. Be2 Bf5 18. g4 Bd7 19. Bg3 Nf7 20. Nxe4 O-O-O 21. Rf1 h5 22. Nc5 e5 23. Bc4 Ng5 24. Bh4 Rxf1+ 25. Bxf1 Nf3+ 26. Kf2 Nxh4 27. Nxd7 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 Kxd7 29. Kg3 g5 30. gxh5 Ke6 31. Kg4 Kf6 32. Bd3 Ng2 33. h6 Ne3+ 34. Kh5 Nd5 35. h7 Kg7 36. Kxg5 Nxc3 37. Kf5 Nxa2 38. Kxe5 Nb4 39. Be4 a5 40. Kd4 a4 41. Kc3 Nd5+ 42. Kb2 b5 43. Ka3 b4+ 44. Kxa4 Nc3+ 45. Kxb4 Nxe4 46. Kc4 Kxh7 47. Kd4 Ng5 48. Kc5 Nxh3 49. Kxc6 Kg6 50. Kd6 Kf6 51. c4 Nf4 52. c5 Ne6 53. c6 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.34"]
[White "Myers, Steven Lee"]
[Black "Burkhardt, Douglas Alan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "1196"]
[BlackElo "739"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[GameId "2154884692726032"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bb5+ Nc6 5. d4 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 e6 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. a3 Nge7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd2 Nf5 12. c3 a5 13. a4 Ba6 14. Re1 Qc7 15. g3 Rab8 16. Ra3 b4 17. cxb4 Nxb4 18. Ra1 Nd3 19. Bc3 Nxf2 20. Qc2 Bxg3 21. Ne5 Nh3+ 22. Kh1 Bxe1 23. Bxe1 Qxc2 24. Bxc2 Rxb2 25. Na3 Ne3 26. Rc1 Bf1 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.35"]
[White "Smith, Daniel"]
[Black "Sloan, Sacha Marino"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "1126"]
[BlackElo "660"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[GameId "2154884692726033"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 c6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 b6 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. cxb6 axb6 12. Qg4 O-O 13. f4 f6 14. Qh4 Qc5 15. Qh3 Re8 16. Bd3 g6 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. O-O e5 {[#]} 19. f5 e4 20. Be2 d4 21. exd4 Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 gxf5 24. Qxf5 Qe5 25. Qf2 Nd5 26. Bc4 b5 27. Bb3 Rf8 28. Qc5 Kh8 29. Qxc6 Nxc3 30. Qxc3 Qxc3 31. bxc3 e3 32. g3 Rf2 33. Kg1 Raf8 34. Re1 e2 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.36"]
[White "Lopez-Oneal, Owen Michael"]
[Black "Kojevnikov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "618"]
[BlackElo "1045"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[GameId "2154875100389570"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bd3 dxe4 5. Bxe4 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Bd3 Bb4+ 10. Nc3 O-O 11. O-O h6 12. Qc2 Ne7 13. Ne4 Ned5 14. a3 Rc8 15. Qe2 Ba5 16. b4 Bb6 17. Bb2 Nf4 18. Qd2 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 a6 20. Ned2 Bb5 21. Qe3 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Nd5 23. Qb3 Qd6 24. Ne5 Nf6 25. Ndf3 Qd5 26. Qe3 Qe4 27. Re1 Qxe3 28. Rxe3 Nd5 29. Re1 Rc2 30. Bc1 Rfc8 31. Bd2 Bxd4 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.11"]
[Round "2.37"]
[White "Olson, David R"]
[Black "Agdamag, Samuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1481"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[GameId "2154884692730131"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nh5 7. Nge2 Nd7 8. Qc2 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Qg5 12. f4 exf4 13. gxf4 Qc5 14. O-O-O Qxe3+ 15. Kb1 c6 16. Rh3 Qc5 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. g4 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Rg3 Be6 21. Nc1 Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Nb3 Qb4 24. Bd3 Qe1+ 25. Nc1 Qxg3 26. f5 Bc8 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. a3 Bxg4 29. Ka2 Bh5 0-1


[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Dzhanhirov, Dmytro"]
[Black "Cremisi, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2235"]
[BlackElo "2388"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[GameId "2157324447247455"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{An epic and impossibly difficult struggle on Board 1: Bishops of opposite colors with rooks, limited pawns, subtle timing issues, theoretical endgame questions -- and the last game to finish.} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 4. Nf3 cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 6. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 8. Bxg6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:24] Black is slightly better. (-0.22/20)} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:13] [#]} Be7 $146 {[%eval 13,26] [%wdl 33,954,13] [%emt 0:02:36]} ({Predecessor:} 9... f6 $142 {-0.15/23} 10. Qg3 Kf7 11. c4 dxc4 (11... Rh5 {-0.08/19}) 12. Bf4 Be7 $2 (12... Ne7 $15) 13. Nc3 Qb6 $6 14. Ne4 Qxb2 15. exf6 gxf6 {1-0 Schleef,H-Skowronek,J Theme 22307-G1 freechess.de 2020} 16. Bd6 $1 $16) 10. c4 {[%emt 0:10:47]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:06:54]} 11. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:53][%cal Of1d1]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:11:04]} 12. Ne4 {[%eval -25,27] [%wdl 7,944,49] [%emt 0:06:13]} (12. Rd1 $142 {[%eval 16,29] [%wdl 34,956,10]}) 12... Rh5 {[%emt 0:04:49][%cal Rc6e5]} 13. Bd2 {[%emt 0:18:50][%cal Bc1d2,Bd2a5,Ba5c3,Bc3d4] [#] White sacrificed a pawn} Rf5 $1 {[%emt 0:07:06] Deflection} 14. Qg4 {[%emt 0:16:45]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:11:42]} 15. Qxf5 $8 {[%emt 0:03:34]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:03:50]} 16. Bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nxf3+ {[%eval 48,28] [%wdl 48,952,0] [%emt 0:00:23]} (16... Nc6 $11 {[%eval -24,24] [%wdl 1,986,13]} 17. Bc3 fxe4) 17. gxf3 $14 {[%emt 0:00:07]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 18. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:11] [#]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} (18... e5) (18... b6) 19. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 20. Bd4 {[%emt 0:01:37]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 21. f3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} e5 {[%emt 0:04:27]} 22. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:29] [#]} 23. Kf2 $6 {[%emt 0:01:03]} (23. Rfd1 $11) 23... Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 24. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:09]} (24... f5 $142) 25. h4 {[%emt 0:12:00][%cal Bh2h4,Bh4h5,Bh5h6]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 26. a3 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 27. Ke2 {[%emt 0:06:01]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 28. exf5 {[%emt 0:01:35]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:04][%cal Of5f4]} 29. h5 {[%emt 0:04:07] [#]} Bf6 $2 {[%eval 257,22] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:01:22]} (29... f4 $1 $14 {[%eval 34,29] [%wdl 20,980,0]} 30. Bb6 Rh6 {0.13/28}) 30. Rad1 $18 {[%emt 0:03:46]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 31. Bc5 {[%emt 0:02:12]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 32. h6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:02:06]} 33. Rh2 {[%emt 0:02:32]} f4 {[%eval 373,23] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:05:28]} (33... a5 {[%eval 242,26] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} 34. Rh5 Rd7) 34. Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:10:33]} 35. Rg1 {[%emt 0:02:12]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 36. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 37. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 38. Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 39. Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 40. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:05:42]} 41. Bf8 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Bb6+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} 42. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:14] [#]} 43. Rd2 $6 {[%emt 0:01:59]} (43. Rg5 $18) (43. Bg7 $5 Bxb2 44. Rg1 Ke7 45. Bxe5 $18) 43... a5 $16 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 44. Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} c3 $6 {[%eval 209,33] [%wdl 998,2,0] [%emt 0:01:48] [#]} (44... b4 $16 {[%eval 135,30] [%wdl 885,115,0] keeps fighting.}) (44... b4 45. Rg5 bxa3 46. bxa3 c3 47. Rxd4 exd4 48. Re5+ Kd6 49. Kd3 Bxf3 50. Rf5 c2 51. Rf6+ Ke5 52. Kxc2 $18) 45. Rxd4 $2 {[%eval 56,32] [%wdl 70,930,0] [%emt 0:00:50]} (45. bxc3 $18 {[%eval 209,33] [%wdl 998,2,0]} Bxc3 46. Rg5 $1 $18 (46. Rc2)) 45... exd4 $16 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 46. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} dxc3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 47. Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bc4+ $2 {[%eval 200,34] [%wdl 998,2,0] [%emt 0:01:01]} (47... b4 {[%eval 59,41] [%wdl 75,925,0]} 48. axb4 axb4 (48... Bc4+ $6 49. Kf2 (49. Ke1 axb4 50. Bg7 b3 51. Re5+ Kd6 (51... Kd7 52. Kd2 b2 53. Kc2) 52. Re8 $18) 49... axb4 50. Bxb4 Bd3) 49. Bg7 b3 50. Kf2 Bc4 51. Re5+ Kd7 52. Re1 Kc6 $14) 48. Kf2 {[%eval 56,34] [%wdl 66,934,0] [%emt 0:00:30]} (48. Ke1 $1 $18 {[%eval 200,34] [%wdl 998,2,0]}) 48... b4 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:00:56] [#]} 49. axb4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 50. Bxb4 {[%eval 19,33] [%wdl 7,992,1] [%emt 0:00:11]} (50. Bg7 $1 $14 {[%eval 64,33] [%wdl 99,901,0]}) 50... Bd3 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 51. Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 52. Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Bh7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 53. Re5+ {[%emt 0:00:25]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 54. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:01:55]} (54... Kg6 $11 {0.00}) 55. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Rc1 $2 {[%eval 134,26] [%wdl 889,111,0] [%emt 0:00:37] [#]} (55... Rd7 $11 {[%eval 16,42] [%wdl 6,993,1]}) 56. Ra7+ {[%eval 17,38] [%wdl 6,993,1] [%emt 0:01:04]} (56. Be5 $1 $16 {[%eval 134,26] [%wdl 889,111,0]}) 56... Kg8 $2 {[%eval 212,27] [%wdl 999,1,0] [%emt 0:00:15]} (56... Kg6 $1 $11 {[%eval 17,38] [%wdl 6,993,1] and Black is okay.}) 57. Ra8+ $6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} (57. Be5 $1 Rc2+ 58. Kh3 Bf5+ 59. Kh4 $18) 57... Kf7 $16 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 58. Rf8+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:16] [#]} 59. Rxf4 $14 {[%eval 28,40] [%wdl 12,988,0] [%emt 0:00:08]} (59. Rh8 $1 $16 {[%eval 95,29] [%wdl 430,570,0]}) 59... Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 60. Rb4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Rc2+ $6 {[%eval 123,28] [%wdl 804,196,0] [%emt 0:00:39]} (60... Bg8 $11 {[%eval 25,37] [%wdl 9,991,0]}) 61. Kg3 $16 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rc7 $2 $18 {[%eval 430,27] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:00:35][%mdl 8192]} (61... Rc1 $16 {[%eval 123,38] [%wdl 802,198,0] is more resistant.} 62. Rb6+ Kh5) 62. Rb6+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} (62. f4 $1) 62... Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 63. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Bd3 $6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} (63... Rc1) 64. f4 {[%emt 0:00:32][%cal Bf3f4,Bf4f5] f5 would now be deadly.} Be4 {[%eval 1071,21] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:01:55]} (64... Rc4 $142 {[%eval 504,28] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} 65. Be5 Rc1 66. Rb7+ Ke6) 65. Rf6+ $18 {[%emt 0:00:56]} (65. f5) 65... Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 66. Rf8+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 67. f5 {[%emt 0:00:22][%csl Gg7][%cal Rf8h8]} (67. Kg5 {#18}) 67... Rc8 $5 {[%emt 0:00:28] [#]} 68. Rf6 {[%eval 1166,26] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:00:20]} (68. Rxc8 $4 Bxf5+ 69. Kxf5 $11) (68. Rf7 $142 {[%eval 32726,30] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} Kg8 69. Re7 Bd5 70. Be5 Bf7 71. h7+) 68... Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 69. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Bb1 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 70. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 71. Re6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 72. Re7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 73. Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:25] Weighted Error Value: White=0.26/Black=0.38} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Heiserman, Jimmy"]
[Black "Ivanenko, Anthony Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "TA/Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[BlackElo "1901"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[GameId "2157324471860330"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{Ivanenko came out with the Nimzoindian only to run into 4.f3 and a complicated battle. Heiserman kept up the tension and Tony did lose his way, but in a rook and knight "NQE" ("Not Quite an Endgame" as Glenn Flear calls it), where White was a move ahead in the checkmating game.} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. f3 {[%emt 0:00:07] The Kmoch Variation often leads to highly unusual and delicate situations, if Black avoids the classical approach. See the iconic and extremely famous Botvinnik-Capablanca, AVRO 1938.} d5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} (4... c5) (4... O-O) 5. a3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:01:53]} (5... Be7) (5... Bd6) 6. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 7. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07][%cal Bf6d5,Bd5e3,Be3f1][%mdl 32]} (7... exd5 8. e3 O-O (8... Qc7 $5 9. Ra2 $1) 9. Bd3 b6 10. Ne2 Re8 $5 11. O-O Ba6 12. Ng3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nc6 14. Bb2 $1 (14. Ra2 Qd7 15. Re2 Rad8 16. Bb2 h5 17. Ree1 h4 18. Nh1 h3 19. g4 Nh7 20. Ng3 Ng5 {0-1 Eljanov,P (2732)-Bologan,V (2655) Poikovsky Karpov 15th 2014 (5) An early occasion of sending the h-pawn into the fray. Obviously White wasted time.}) 14... h5 (14... c4 {was played dozens of times before Shankland,S-Sanikidze,T, Baku Olympiad 2016, which capped Sam's streak into the 2700s.})) 8. dxc5 {[%emt 0:01:33]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 9. Nh3 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:04:28][%cal Ob8c6]} 10. Bd2 {[%emt 0:40:29]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:01:14][%cal Ob8c6] [#]} 11. c4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:10:05]} 12. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:55] [#]} (12. Qc1 $5 {scores a lot better but really isn't any better (or worse).}) 12... Qd4 $146 {[%emt 0:15:39]} (12... Nxf1 13. Kxf1 Nc6 14. Bb4 Nxb4 15. axb4 Qe7 16. g3 O-O 17. Kg2 e5 18. c5+ Be6 {½-½ Caspi,I (2471)-Soffer,R (2442) ISR-chT Israel 2024 (4.35)}) 13. Rc1 {[%emt 0:08:21] A sharp opening} (13. Qxe3 Qxa1+ 14. Kf2 O-O $17) 13... Nxf1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} (13... f4 $6 14. Bc3 (14. Nxf4 Nxf1 15. Rxf1 O-O $16) 14... Qb6 15. Qb5+ (15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Nxf4 O-O $16) 15... Bd7 (15... Qxb5 $2 16. cxb5 O-O 17. Bb4 $18 {[%mdl 64] Deflection}) 16. Qg5 $18) 14. Rxf1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} (14. Bc3 {simplifies} Qb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Kxf1 Kf7 17. Bb2) 14... O-O {[%emt 0:01:09]} (14... Qh4+ $142 15. Rf2 Nc6 16. Bg5 Qh5 (16... Qd4) 17. Bf4 O-O 18. Bd6 Rf7 19. c5) 15. Nf4 $6 {[%emt 0:07:50]} (15. f4 $5 h6 (15... Rd8 16. Bc3 $1 Qb6 17. Qa2 $1 Nd7 18. Rf3 Nf6 19. Qa1 $16) 16. c5 Nd7 17. Be3 Qe4 18. Rf3 Nf6 19. Nf2 Qd5 20. Qb2) 15... Rd8 {[%emt 0:07:22]} 16. Be3 {[%emt 0:03:15]} Qe5 $6 {[%eval 78,25] [%wdl 262,738,0] [%emt 0:00:22]} (16... Qf6 $11 {[%eval 18,26] [%wdl 23,973,4]}) 17. Kf2 $16 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:10:53]} 18. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:03:11]} (18. c5 $5) 18... Bd7 {[%eval 174,22] [%wdl 968,32,0] [%emt 0:01:19]} (18... Re8 $16 {[%eval 72,23] [%wdl 217,783,0]}) 19. h4 {[%eval 112,27] [%wdl 634,366,0] [%emt 0:09:44]} (19. c5 $18 {[%eval 174,22] [%wdl 968,32,0]}) 19... Rac8 {[%eval 191,25] [%wdl 985,15,0] [%emt 0:06:44]} (19... Qf6 $16 {[%eval 112,27] [%wdl 634,366,0] is a better defense.}) 20. Nd3 {[%emt 0:03:48]} (20. g3 $1) (20. Qxb7 $5) 20... Qc7 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 21. c5 {[%emt 0:03:44]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 22. Nf4 $2 {[%eval 20,30] [%wdl 25,971,4] [%emt 0:03:21]} ({White should try} 22. Rb1 $18 {[%eval 164,28] [%wdl 950,50,0]}) 22... e5 $11 {[%emt 0:08:18]} 23. Nd5 {[%emt 0:03:09]} Be6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 24. Nxc7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} (24. Bg5 $2 Qf7 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 $19) 24... Bxb3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 25. Rxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 26. Rb1 $36 {[%emt 0:01:13] White is more active.} Na5 {[%eval 71,22] [%wdl 152,848,0] [%emt 0:02:59]} (26... Bc4 $11 {[%eval 11,27] [%wdl 5,994,1] (0.00/29)}) 27. Ke1 {[%eval 28,31] [%wdl 14,985,1] [%emt 0:01:24]} (27. c6 $1 $16 {[%eval 71,22] [%wdl 152,848,0]} bxc6 28. Bxa7) 27... f4 $2 {[%eval 488,23] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:02:12] This costs Black the game.} (27... Bg8 $11 {[%eval 28,31] [%wdl 14,985,1] and Black has nothing to worry.}) 28. Bd2 $18 {[%emt 0:00:16] Deflection} Nc4 {[%emt 0:02:56]} 29. Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 30. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 31. Ne6 {[%emt 0:03:58]} (31. Rxa7 Rc2 32. Nd5 (32. Ra8+ Kh7 $16 33. Nd5) 32... Rc1+ 33. Kf2 Nb2 $18 34. Ne7 Nd1+ 35. Ke1 Ne3+ 36. Kd2 {[%cal Gh4h5,Ge7g6,Ga7a8,Ga8h8]}) (31. h5 $1 Rc2 32. Nd5 Ne3 (32... a6 33. c6) 33. Ne7 $1 g5 (33... Nxg2+ 34. Kf2 $18) 34. c6) 31... Rc2 {[%emt 0:01:31] [#]} 32. Kf2 $1 {[%emt 0:00:12] White stays ahead of Black's plan of trapping White's king -- by one move.} (32. Nxg7 $4 Rc1+ 33. Kf2 Ne3 $19) 32... Ne3 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 33. g3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Nd1+ {[%emt 0:00:35] [#]} (33... g5 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Rb8+ Kh7 36. Nxg5+ Kg6 (36... Kh6 37. gxf4 exf4 38. Ne6) 37. gxf4 exf4 38. Nh3) 34. Ke1 $1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nc3 {[%eval 495,23] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:03:41]} (34... Ne3 {[%eval 293,27] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} 35. g4 (35. Rxg7 Rxc5 36. gxf4 Ra5 $18) (35. gxf4 Ng2+ 36. Kf2 Nxf4 $18) 35... Nc4) 35. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} (35. Nxg7 $2 fxg3) 35... Rxe2+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 36. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} exf4 {[%emt 0:00:57] [#]} 37. c6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:01:08] KRN-KR} (37... Rc2 38. c7) 38. c7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 39. Rb8+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 40. c8=Q {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 41. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 42. a4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 43. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 44. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:27]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 45. Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 46. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} g5 47. Ra6+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 48. Rxh6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} gxh4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 49. Rxh4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 50. a5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 51. Ke2 {[%eval 691,27] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:00:39]} (51. Rh6 $142 {[%eval 32726,32] [%wdl 1000,0,0]}) 51... Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:57] Weighted Error Value: White=0.35/Black=0.69} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Bayaraa, Chinguun"]
[Black "Senthilkumar, Pranav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2161"]
[BlackElo "2201"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[GameId "2157324482673780"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:04:24]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 8. d3 {[%emt 0:03:04]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:22]} 9. a3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 10. b4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:28]} 11. b5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 12. Rb1 {[%emt 0:09:39] 12.Bb2 is the modern continuation.} ({Relevant:} 12. Bb2 f6 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Nb1 Bd5 15. Nd2 c5 16. bxc6 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 bxc6 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Rfb1 Rb8 20. Qe6 c5 21. Bc1 Re8 22. Ne4 Bf8 23. Qc6 f5 24. Ng5 Qd5+ 25. Qxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Bd2 Nc3 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. Ne5 Nxe2 30. Bxa5 Nc3 31. Nc4 Be7 32. Re1 Bf6 33. Bb6 Na4 34. Re6 Kf7 35. Rc6 Ke8 36. Kf3 Kd7 37. Rd6+ Ke7 38. Ba7 Rb3 39. Ra6 Nb2 40. Bxc5+ Kf7 41. Nxb2 Rxb2 {½-½ Karthik,V (2600)-Zemlyanskii,I (2554) Tashkent Al Beruniy-B 2nd 2025 (9)}) 12... Nd5 {[%emt 0:17:21] [#]} 13. Na4 $1 {[%emt 0:05:27]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:17:28]} 14. Nxd4 $1 {[%emt 0:04:39]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 15. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Qxb5 $146 {[%emt 0:11:38]} (15... Rd8 $5 16. Bxd4 Bxa3 17. Nc5 Nf4 $1 {Four games, four draws.}) 16. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:29] [#]} Qd7 $146 {[%emt 0:01:54]} ({No better or worse was} 16... Qa6 {but it turned out better:} 17. Bc5 Rfe8 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Nc5 Qd6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Rxb7 Nc3 22. Qb3 Nxe2+ 23. Kh1 Qxb3 24. Rxb3 Rd8 25. Rb5 a4 26. Ra5 g6 27. Rxa4 Rxd3 28. h4 c5 29. Ra8+ Kg7 30. Kh2 Rc7 31. Re1 Rd2 32. Bf1 Nd4 33. Kg2 Rc6 34. Rc1 Rf6 35. Ra4 Rfxf2+ 36. Kg1 Nf3+ {0-1 Rottenwohrer Suarez,J (2197)-Kosteniuk,A (2471) Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June Chess.com INT blitz 2020 (6)}) 17. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:04:29]} 18. Rb1 {[%emt 0:03:50]} Bxa3 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 19. e4 {[%emt 0:03:24] [#]} Nb4 $6 {[%emt 0:05:53] Black just compounds his awkward piece placement, perhaps hoping for some tactical solution, but Chinguun has that under control.} 20. Bc5 $1 {[%emt 0:17:34]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:04:44]} 21. Bxf8 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Rxf8 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 22. Nb2 {[%emt 0:08:28]} Be6 $6 {[%emt 0:05:07]} 23. Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:54]} (23... Bxc4 24. dxc4 Qxc4 25. Qa4 Qc3 26. Rb3) 24. Nxa3 {[%emt 0:04:04]} Rxd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Winslow, Elliott"]
[Black "Gaffagan, Steven"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2222"]
[BlackElo "1967"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[GameId "2157317304371456"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. Be2 {[%emt 0:04:43]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 7. d5 {[%emt 0:01:21]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Na6 {[%emt 0:02:33]} ({Relevant:} 9... Ng4 10. Bd2 Na6 11. h3 Nf6 12. g4 Nc5 13. Qc2 c6 14. Be3 cxd5 15. cxd5 Nfd7 16. Nd2 Nb6 17. Nb5 Na6 18. Nc7 Qxc7 19. Qxc7 Nxc7 20. Bxb6 Ne8 {½-½ Grigoryan,K (2617)-Illescas Cordoba,M (2614) Santiago de Compostela Bicapawn GP B2 blitz 2022 (9)}) 10. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 11. Qc2 {[%emt 0:11:46] [#]} c6 $6 {[%emt 0:03:06] [#]} 12. O-O-O $146 {[%emt 0:03:09]} ({Predecessor:} 12. O-O Bd7 13. a3 cxd5 14. cxd5 Rc8 15. Nc4 Be8 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Ncxe4 18. Bb6 Qe7 19. Nxe4 Nxd5 20. Qd2 Rxc4 21. Qxd5 Rxb4 22. Rab1 Rxb1 23. Rxb1 Bc6 24. Qxd6 Qh4 25. Ng3 Ra8 26. h3 Qg5 27. Bc4 Bf8 28. Qd3 Kg7 29. Bd5 Ra3 30. Qd1 Ba4 31. Qe2 {1-0 Loginov,V (2532)-Nikolaev,N (2329) St Petersburg-ch 1999 (7)}) 12... cxd5 $6 {[%emt 0:02:31]} (12... a4) 13. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bd7 $6 {[%emt 0:10:29]} 14. Bxc5 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:04:40]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 15. a4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:29] [#]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:17:37]} (15... c4 $5) 16. Bxg4 {[%emt 0:01:51]} Bxg4 17. f3 Bd7 18. Nc4 Rb8 19. Nb5 f5 20. d6 $6 b6 21. Nc7 Qg5+ 22. Kb1 fxe4 23. fxe4 Rf4 24. Nd5 {[#]} b5 25. Ncb6 Bg4 26. Rde1 $6 (26. axb5 $5 $18) (26. d7 $5 $18) (26. Nxf4 $5 $18) (26. g3 $5 $18) (26. Rd2 $5 $18) 26... bxa4 (26... Qd8) 27. Qxc5 $6 (27. Nxa4 $16) 27... Kh7 $2 28. g3 $4 (28. Nxf4 exf4 29. Qxg5 hxg5 30. h3 Be6 31. Nxa4 Rb4 32. Nc5 Rxb2+ 33. Kc1 $18 Ba2 34. d7 Rb1+ 35. Kc2 Rb2+ 36. Kd3) 28... Rf3 (28... Rf7) 29. Qc1 (29. Rhf1 $1 $14) 29... Qd8 30. Qc7 Qf8 {[#]} 31. Nd7 $4 (31. Qe7 $1 a3 $1 32. Qxf8 Rfxf8 33. Rc1 Rf2 34. b3 $11) 31... Bxd7 $19 32. Qxd7 Rf2 33. b4 axb4 (33... Qf3) 34. Ne3 Qf3 35. Qc6 (35. Qg4 Qf7) 35... Re2 (35... a3 $1) 36. Rxe2 Qxe2 37. Rd1 Qxe3 38. d7 Qb3+ 39. Kc1 a3 40. Qc2 Qxc2+ 41. Kxc2 Bf6 42. Kb3 Kg7 43. Rc1 Rd8 44. Rc7 Be7 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Viadiu-Ilarraza, Hector"]
[Black "Srinivasan, Sivavishnu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "1896"]
[BlackElo "2066"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[GameId "2157333390531859"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Bg4 6. Qb3 Qd7 7. Nf3 Bxf3 8. gxf3 g6 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. Be5 Bg7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. O-O-O a6 14. h4 b5 15. Rdg1 h5 16. f4 e6 17. Nf3 Qc7 18. Ne5 Nxd4 19. Qd1 Bg7 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Qxd4 Kh7 22. Qd3 Rf5 23. Qg3 {[#]} Bxe5 $4 (23... Rf6 $11) 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. fxe5 Rxf2 26. Rg5 Rf7 27. Rhg1 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Agrawal, Varun"]
[Black "Seshadri, Sudarshan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "1933"]
[BlackElo "2018"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[GameId "2157333390531860"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bb5 a6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. d3 c5 8. Qe2 e6 9. Nh4 Bg4 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. Nbd2 Be7 12. Ne5 Bd6 13. Ndf3 O-O 14. h4 h6 15. O-O-O Ng4 16. e4 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bh7 18. Qg4 d4 19. Nc4 Qf6 20. Kb1 Qg6 21. Qe2 e5 22. g4 Qe6 23. g5 f5 24. gxh6 Qxh6 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Rdg1 Rae8 27. f3 Bd7 28. Bc1 Qh5 29. Nd2 Bc6 30. Rh3 c4 31. Rg5 Qh7 32. Nxc4 Rf5 33. Rhg3 Rxg5 34. Rxg5 Qxh4 35. Qg2 Re7 36. Rg6 Be8 37. Rh6 Qe1 38. a3 e4 39. Rh1 exf3 40. Qxf3 Qg3 {[#]} 41. Qd5+ Bf7 42. Qa8+ (42. Qxd4 $1) 42... Re8 43. Qxa6 $18 Bd5 44. Nxd6 Ra8 45. Nf5 Qe5 46. Qg6 Bxh1 47. Nh6+ 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.9"]
[White "Paragiri, Reyansh"]
[Black "Mercado, Adam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "1978"]
[BlackElo "1949"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[GameId "2157333390531861"]
[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 Bg5 12. Be2 (12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4) 12... O-O 13. O-O Bb7 ({Relevant:} 13... Ne7 14. Nc2 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qd1 Rb8 17. Nb4 Qb6 18. Nd5 Qc5 19. Nb4 Qb6 20. Bg4 a5 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Nd3 Rf6 23. a4 Rbf8 24. Qb3 Be3 25. Qxb5 Bxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Qe3 27. Raf1 h5 28. h3 h4 29. b4 Kh7 30. bxa5 Rg6 31. Qb6 Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qg3+ 33. Kh1 Qxh3+ 34. Kg1 Qg3+ 35. Rg2 Rxf1+ 36. Kxf1 Qxd3+ 37. Kg1 h3 38. Rf2 Qxe4 39. Kh2 Qg4 40. Qe3 d5 41. Qxh3+ Qxh3+ 42. Kxh3 d4 43. a6 {1-0 Kovalev,V (2637)-Zhigalko,S (2572) Titled Arena May 8th Lichess.org INT blitz 2021}) 14. Nc2 Ne7 15. Qd3 Bxd5 16. exd5 f5 17. Rad1 Ng6 18. g3 {[#]} Bh6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 18... f4 19. Bh5 Qf6 20. Bg4 Rae8 21. Be6+ Kh8 22. Qe4 Ne7 23. Qg2 Qh6 24. Qh3 Qxh3 25. Bxh3 Nf5 26. Rfe1 Rf6 27. Nb4 fxg3 28. fxg3 a5 29. Nc6 Ne3 30. Rd3 Nc4 31. Re2 a4 32. Kg2 Ref8 33. Bg4 Ne3+ 34. Kh3 Rh6+ 35. Bh5 Rxh5# {0-1 Jayawarna,T (1316)-Quan,M (1072) World Cup U12 Girls Prel Tornelo INT rapid 2021 (8)}) 19. h4 e4 20. Qd4 {[#]} Nxh4 21. gxh4 Qxh4 22. Kg2 Rf6 23. Rg1 Rg6+ 24. Kf1 Qh3+ 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.10"]
[White "Cheng, Kar Lun"]
[Black "Zavgorodniy, Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "1867"]
[BlackElo "1969"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[GameId "2157333390535958"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Qd3 d5 9. O-O a5 10. Qg3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxe4 12. Qxg7 Qf6 13. Qxf6 Nxf6 14. Bb2 Ke7 15. Rfe1 Ba6 16. Bf3 Rab8 17. Ba3+ Kd7 18. Rad1 Bc4 19. Rd4 Ne8 20. Bh5 f5 21. f3 Ng7 22. Bf7 Rhf8 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Bxe6+ Nxe6 25. Rh4 Rf7 26. Rb1 Kc7 27. Re1 Nc5 28. a3 Na4 29. Re8 Nxc3 30. Ra8 Kb6 31. Rh8 Re7 32. R4xh7 Re1+ 33. Kf2 Re2+ 34. Kg3 Rxc2 35. Rb8+ Kc5 36. Ra7 a4 37. h4 d4 38. h5 d3 39. h6 f4+ 40. Kh2 d2 41. h7 d1=Q 42. Ra5+ $138 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.11"]
[White "Clemens, Kristian"]
[Black "Smith, Roger Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "1954"]
[BlackElo "1872"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[GameId "2157333390535959"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c6 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 b5 ({Relevant:} 11... Nd5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Rad1 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 b6 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. f4 Rac8 18. b4 Red8 19. Qc2 Qe7 20. f5 exf5 21. Qxf5 Rf8 22. e4 Rce8 23. a3 Bc8 24. Qf4 Kh8 25. e5 Be6 26. Bd3 Bd5 27. Rd2 Rd8 {½-½ Szuhanek,R (2504)-Lazic,M (2502) Borovo 2010 (6)}) 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Rfd1 {[#]} Nd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Qb6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Nxc3 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Qxc3 Rxe7 19. Bc2 Rd8 20. Rd6 Rxd6 21. exd6 Rd7 22. Qd3 g6 23. b4 Kh7 24. h4 h5 25. e4 c5 26. e5 cxb4 27. Qg3 Qd4 28. Rd1 Qb2 29. Bd3 a6 30. Qg5 Kg8 31. Rc1 Qxa2 32. Be4 b3 33. Bxb7 b2 34. Rc8+ {1-0 Vorobiov,E (2537)-Filippova,D (1992) Cheliabinsk Lozovatsky Memorial-A 2022 (3)}) 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Rac1 Rac8 {[#]} 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Bf5 Rcd8 19. Bxd7 Rxd7 20. Ne5 Rc7 21. Qc5 Qxc5 22. Rxc5 {[#]} f6 23. Ng6+ Kg8 24. Nf4 Rd7 25. Rdc1 Kf7 26. Nd3 Rd6 27. g3 Ke7 28. a4 a6 29. Ra1 Ra8 30. Rc3 Bc8 31. axb5 cxb5 32. Rac1 Bd7 33. Rc5 Kd8 34. Nf4 Rc8 35. Kf1 g5 36. Nd3 a5 37. Ra1 Bf5 38. Ke2 a4 {[#]} 39. Nb4 Rxc5 40. dxc5 Rd7 41. Nc6+ Kc7 42. Nd4 Bg6 43. Nxb5+ Kc6 44. Nd4+ Kxc5 45. Rxa4 Rb7 46. b3 Rb6 47. Kd2 h5 48. Kc3 Kd6 49. Ra8 Bf7 50. b4 Rb7 51. f3 Rc7+ 52. Kd2 Rc4 53. Ra6+ Ke5 54. Ra7 Bg8 55. Rg7 Rc8 56. b5 Kd6 57. Ra7 Kc5 58. Ra6 Rf8 59. Rc6+ Kb4 60. b6 Rb8 61. Rxf6 Kc5 62. Rc6+ Kb4 63. Rg6 Kc5 64. b7 Bf7 65. Rc6+ 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.12"]
[White "Walder, Michael"]
[Black "Rajaram, Raghu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "1935"]
[BlackElo "1812"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[GameId "2157323047094782"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 Re8 (7... b6 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Rfc1 a6 13. a4 f5 14. Nd2 Bd6 15. f3 Qh4 16. Nf1 Nef6 17. Qf2 Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Rfc8 19. Ke2 Kf7 20. Ba3 Bxa3 21. Rxa3 Rc7 22. Raa1 Rac8 23. Kd2 g6 24. Ng3 e5 25. dxe5 Nxe5 26. Nge2 Nc6 27. Nd4 Nb4 28. Nce2 Nd7 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Rc1 Nc5 31. Bb1 Re7 32. Nf4 a5 33. Nd3 Nbxd3 34. Bxd3 Bc8 35. Bb5 Bd7 36. Rc3 Kf6 37. Rc1 {0-1 Sadhwani,R (2616)-Fawzy,A (2472) Titled Tuesday intern op 25th Jan Chess.com INT blitz 2022 (5)}) 8. Nbd2 b6 {[#]} 9. Ne5 $146 (9. Bb2 Ba6 10. Ne5 Qc7 11. Ndf3 Nbd7 12. Qc2 g6 13. cxd5 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 exd5 15. Rac1 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Rac8 17. Rxc6 Qb7 18. Rfc1 Rxc6 19. Rxc6 Rc8 20. Qc2 Rxc6 21. Nxc6 Bd6 22. Ne5 Qa6 23. a4 Qb7 24. h3 Nd7 25. Nc6 Kf8 26. e4 dxe4 27. Qxe4 Nb8 28. d5 Nxc6 29. dxc6 Qe7 30. Bg7+ Ke8 31. Qb1 f6 32. Qd1 Kd8 33. Bh6 Kc7 34. Be3 Kxc6 35. Qd3 Qe5 36. g3 Qd5 37. Qc2+ Kb7 38. h4 Qf3 {1-0 Gallardo Garcia,C (1292)-Feal Fernandez,R (1082) ESP-chT Regional U14 Gijon 2021 (1.4)}) 9... Nfd7 10. Bxh7+ Kxh7 11. Nxf7 Qc7 12. Qh5+ Kg8 13. Nh6+ gxh6 14. Qxe8+ Nf8 15. Qh5 Kg7 16. Nf3 Nbd7 17. e4 Nf6 18. Bxh6+ Kg8 19. Qg5+ Kf7 20. Ne5+ Ke8 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Cawthon, Jeremy David"]
[Black "Mays-Smith, Isaac S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "1970"]
[BlackElo "1619"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[GameId "2157321874446613"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Bc4 {[%emt 0:04:29]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:01:18]} (5... d6 6. d3 Bg4 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nbd7 11. Re1 Kg7 12. d4 Re8 13. Qd3 Qe7 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nf8 16. h4 Ng6 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Qf5 Nh5 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Bxf7 Qxf7 23. Qxg5 Nf6 24. Bxe5 Qe7 25. Bd4 c5 26. Bxc5 Qe5 27. Qe3 Ng4 28. Qd4 Rc8 29. Qxe5+ N6xe5 30. Bd4 Kf6 31. f3 Nh6 32. f4 Nhg4 33. fxe5+ Ke6 34. Rf1 b6 35. Rf5 {1-0 Murzin,V (2513)-Sevian,S (2654) Speed Chess GP2 Chess.com INT blitz 2021 (5)}) 6. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 7. dxc3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 9. Qf3 {[%emt 0:01:57] [#]} f5 $146 {[%emt 0:02:34]} (9... Qf6 10. Qxf6 Nxf6 11. Re1 Be6 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. f4 Nxe5 14. Rxe5 Nd7 15. Re3 Nc5 16. Be7 Nxd3 17. Bxf8 Nxf4 18. Bd6 Nh5 19. Be5 g6 20. h3 Re8 21. Rae1 Ng7 22. g4 Rc8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Kf2 a5 25. a4 Rd8 26. b4 Ra8 27. Rb1 b5 28. axb5 cxb5 29. bxa5 Rxa5 30. Kg3 Kf6 31. Rb4 Ke7 32. Kf4 h6 33. h4 Kd6 34. Re1 Kc5 35. g5 h5 36. Ke5 Ra6 37. Rf1 Ra2 38. Rfb1 Ra5 39. R1b2 {1-0 Costanzo,H-Sanchez,A Villa Ballester op 56th 2006 (7)}) 10. c4 {[%emt 0:17:55]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 11. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:02:48]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:08:21]} 12. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Re8 {[%emt 0:09:54]} 13. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} g5 {[%emt 0:10:21] [#]} 14. h4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} h6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 15. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 16. Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 17. Qxg5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qxg5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 18. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 19. Nf4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 20. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:05:55]} 21. Rae1 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 22. f3 $18 {[%emt 0:00:13] [#]} Na6 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 23. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:03:01]} 24. Nd5+ {[%emt 0:09:31]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:05:11]} 25. Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 26. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 27. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rh4 {[%emt 0:04:12]} 28. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:03:49]} 29. Nh5+ {[%emt 0:04:48]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:04:20]} 30. Nf4+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 31. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 32. Bc3 {[%emt 0:06:59]} b5 {[%emt 0:03:35]} 33. Nh3+ {[%emt 0:04:24]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:04:43]} 34. Rf4 {[%emt 0:01:03] [#]} b4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 35. Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxh3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 36. gxh3 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 37. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 38. Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 39. Rh8+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 40. Re7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.13"]
[White "Yan, Rayna"]
[Black "Huang, Immanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "1642"]
[BlackElo "1554"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[GameId "2157333390564634"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 e5 6. d5 a5 7. Bd3 Na6 8. Be3 Bd7 9. Nf3 c6 10. Qd2 h5 11. Rc1 Nb4 12. Bb1 cxd5 13. cxd5 Rc8 14. a3 Na6 15. Bd3 Nc5 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Qe2 h4 18. Rc2 Qb6 19. O-O Nh5 20. Kh1 Nf4 21. Qd1 Ke7 {[#]} 22. Rc1 Rhc8 23. Rb1 Qd8 24. Qd2 Qh8 25. Rbd1 g5 26. Nh2 Bh6 27. Ng4 Bxg4 28. hxg4 Qf6 29. Rc1 h3 30. g3 Nxd3 31. Qxd3 b5 32. Ne2 $4 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Qxf2 34. Rg1 b4 35. a4 b3 36. Qb5 Rc2 37. Qxa5 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.14"]
[White "Dutter, Frederic"]
[Black "Ploquin, Phil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "1900"]
[BlackElo "1665"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[GameId "2157333390564635"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Nd7 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 Ne5 9. O-O-O Be6 10. Kb1 Nxf3 11. gxf3 Qd7 12. Rg1 Rg8 13. Bd4 Bf8 14. Bd3 g6 15. a3 Bg7 16. Bxg7 Rxg7 17. Be4 f5 18. Bxb7 Rb8 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Kf8 21. c4 Re7 22. Qd4 Kg8 23. Rge1 Rbe8 24. Rxe7 Qxe7 25. Qxa7 Qe2 26. Qd4 Qxf3 27. Qd5+ Qxd5 28. cxd5 Kf7 29. a4 Re4 30. b3 Ke7 31. c4 Re2 32. a5 Kd7 33. a6 Kc8 34. b4 Kb8 35. b5 Rxf2 36. c5 Rxh2 37. cxd6 cxd6 38. Re1 Rh4 39. Re8+ Ka7 40. Re7+ Kb6 41. Rb7+ Kc5 42. a7 Ra4 43. b6 Kxd5 44. Rb8 Kc6 45. a8=Q+ Rxa8 46. Rxa8 Kxb6 47. Rh8 Kc5 48. Rxh7 Kd4 49. Rg7 f4 50. Rxg6 f3 51. Rxd6+ Ke3 52. Kc2 f2 53. Rf6 Ke2 54. Re6+ Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.15"]
[White "Marvin, Hayes Alexander"]
[Black "Abraham, Michael David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1926"]
[BlackElo "1558"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "2157333390572828"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. a3 e6 7. h3 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Nb5 Qe7 10. dxc5 O-O 11. b4 a5 12. Nbd4 axb4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Qb7 16. c3 Ra8 17. Qb2 Ne4 18. Bd3 Nxf2 19. Kxf2 Bxd3 20. Ra1 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 Qa6 22. Qxa6 Bxa6 23. Nd4 Bb7 {[#]} 24. e4 Kf8 25. exd5 exd5 26. Ke3 Ke7 27. Nf5+ Kf6 28. Nd6 Ba6 29. g4 g5 30. b5 cxb5 31. Kd4 Ke6 32. Ne8 Bb7 33. Nc7+ Kd7 34. Nxd5 Kc6 35. Nf6 h6 36. Ng8 Bc8 37. Ne7+ 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.17"]
[White "Parsons, Stephen"]
[Black "Casares, Nick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1876"]
[BlackElo "1600"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[GameId "2157333390576926"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Bxd6 Qxd6 6. Nf3 h6 7. O-O b6 8. Ne5 Ba6 9. Nc3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 O-O 11. f4 c5 12. Rf3 cxd4 13. exd4 a6 14. Raf1 b5 15. f5 Nbd7 16. Qe3 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Rg3 Kh7 {[#]} 19. f6 $1 Nxf6 (19... g5 20. Rh3) 20. Rxf6 gxf6 21. Rh3 Rfc8 22. Qxh6+ 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.18"]
[White "Krishnan, Sreyshthaa"]
[Black "Babayan, Gagik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "1579"]
[BlackElo "1711"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[GameId "2157333390576927"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 (8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Rd1 b6 10. Bc3 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Rac1 Rfd8 13. b4 c5 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Qb2 Nb6 16. Ba5 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Bxf3 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Bxf3 Ra6 20. Qb5 Rxa2 21. Nxb6 Qa7 22. Qb1 Rb8 23. dxc5 Ra6 24. Qb5 Bxc5 25. Qxc5 Qxb6 26. Qxb6 Raxb6 27. Rc6 Rxc6 28. Bxc6 g5 29. Kg2 Rb2 30. Kf1 Kg7 31. h3 h5 32. Ra1 Rc2 33. Bb5 Rc5 34. Bd3 Nd7 35. f4 gxf4 36. gxf4 Rc3 37. Kf2 Nc5 {½-½ Gukesh,D (2783)-Ding,L (2728) World-ch Ding-Gukesh Singapore 2024 (9)}) 8... Nbd7 9. Rc1 dxc4 10. a4 {[#]} a5 $146 (10... a6 11. Na2 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nb4 Bb7 14. Re1 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bc3 Qb6 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nb3 19. Rb1 Bxb4 20. Bxb4 Rfd8 21. Qc2 Nd4 22. Qc1 Ra4 23. Bc3 Nb3 24. Qf4 Qc7 25. Rbd1 Nd5 26. Qf3 b4 27. e4 bxc3 28. bxc3 Nf6 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Rd1 Qc7 31. Rd7 Qxd7 32. Nxd7 Nxd7 33. Qd1 Nf8 34. Qd8 Ra2 35. Kf3 Rc2 36. Qc8 Rxc3+ 37. Kf4 Nd2 38. h4 Rd3 39. h5 h6 40. Qa6 {0-1 Putar,L (1834)-Venkatesan,K (1946) IRL-ch Dublin 2020 (3)}) 11. e4 h6 12. Qe2 Nb6 13. h3 Bb4 14. Rfd1 Bd7 15. Ne5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Rb8 {[#]} 17. Bf4 g5 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Bxb8 Rxb8 20. f4 Kg7 21. fxg5 hxg5 22. Rf1 Rh8 23. Qe3 Nh7 24. h4 f6 25. hxg5 Nxg5 26. e5 Nh3+ 27. Bxh3 Rxh3 28. exf6+ Kf8 29. Kg2 Rh5 30. Rce1 Kf7 31. Rf3 Nd5 32. Qf2 b5 {[#]} 33. g4 Rh7 34. g5 Qd6 35. g6+ Kxg6 36. Qc2+ 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.19"]
[White "Morello, Nicholas"]
[Black "Schaezlein, Charlie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "1655"]
[BlackElo "1473"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[GameId "2157333390576928"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Qb6 4. b3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qxb6 axb6 7. c3 d5 8. Bc7 Nd7 9. a4 g6 10. Bb5 Bg7 11. Ne2 O-O 12. Nd4 Na7 13. Bxd7 Bxd7 14. Bxb6 Nb5 15. Nxb5 Bxb5 16. Kd2 e5 17. Na3 Bc6 18. f3 Ra6 19. a5 Raa8 20. Nc2 Rfe8 21. Nb4 Rac8 22. Nxc6 Rxc6 23. Rac1 Rec8 24. Rc2 f5 25. Rhc1 Kf7 26. c4 d4 27. Ke2 Rd6 28. Rd1 Rcc6 29. Rcd2 Rxb6 30. axb6 Rxb6 31. exd4 exd4 32. Rd3 Ke6 33. Ra1 Kd7 34. Kd2 Kc7 35. Re1 Kd7 36. Kc2 Rd6 37. Red1 Kc7 38. g3 Kc6 39. f4 Kc5 40. Ra1 Kb6 41. b4 Re6 42. Rad1 Re2+ 43. R1d2 Re4 44. Kb3 h6 45. c5+ Kb5 46. Ra2 b6 47. cxb6 Kxb6 48. Kc4 Re6 49. Rxd4 Bxd4 50. Kxd4 Re4+ 51. Kd5 g5 52. fxg5 hxg5 53. Rf2 Rxb4 54. Rxf5 Rb2 55. Ke6 Rxh2 56. Rxg5 Re2+ 57. Re5 Rg2 58. Re3 Rc2 59. g4 Rc6+ 60. Kf5 Kc7 61. Rd3 Rc5+ 62. Kg6 Rc6+ 63. Kh5 Rc1 64. g5 Rh1+ 65. Kg6 Re1 66. Kh6 Rh1+ 67. Kg7 Re1 68. g6 Rf1 69. Kg8 Kc6 70. g7 Kc5 71. Rg3 Kd6 72. Kh7 Rf7 73. Kg6 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.20"]
[White "Powers, Christopher"]
[Black "Stults, Sawyer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "1818"]
[BlackElo "1424"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[GameId "2157333390589217"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Bb6 6. Bc4 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bg5 Re8 11. Kh1 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. f4 Be6 14. Bd3 Rad8 15. Qh5 Qg6 16. Qh4 Qg4 17. Qe1 Qh5 18. f5 Bc8 19. Rf3 Re5 20. Qf1 d5 21. f6 g5 22. exd5 cxd5 23. Re1 g4 24. Rg3 Rde8 25. Rd1 Qg5 26. Be2 h5 27. h3 d4 28. Bb5 R8e6 29. Bc4 Rxf6 30. Qd3 Bf5 31. Qf3 Be6 32. Qa8+ Kg7 33. Ne4 Qf4 34. Nxf6 Kxf6 35. Rf1 Re1 36. Rxe1 Qxg3 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qe5 Qxe5 39. Rxe5 Kf6 40. Bxe6 Kxe5 41. Bxf7 gxh3 42. gxh3 h4 43. Kg2 Kf4 44. Bg6 c5 45. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.21"]
[White "Touset, Stephen"]
[Black "Chan, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "1600"]
[BlackElo "1520"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[GameId "2157333390593314"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 c6 2. Bf4 d6 3. e3 g5 4. Bxg5 $4 Qa5+ 5. Nd2 Qxg5 6. Ngf3 Qg7 7. g3 Nf6 8. Bg2 Bg4 9. c4 Nbd7 10. Qc2 e6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 Be7 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nd4 Qe5 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Qxc6 O-O 18. Qxd7 Rad8 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. O-O Rg8 21. Qc4 Nf6 22. b3 d5 23. Qa4 Bc5 24. Rac1 Bb6 25. Qh4 Qg5 26. Qxg5 Rxg5 27. Rfd1 Kg7 28. a4 d4 29. exd4 Rxd4 30. Re1 Rd2 31. Kh2 Bxf2 32. g4 Bxe1 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.22"]
[White "Siegel, David"]
[Black "Horde, Nicolas T"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Horde,Nick"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "1446"]
[BlackElo "1568"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[GameId "2157312150763721"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O {The main tabiya of the 4K} 10. Bg5 c6 11. Ne2 $6 {I had a feeling it was too early but could not find why} Bg4 (11... h6 12. Bh4 Re8 13. c3 Bd6 {Black threatens the Greek sacrifice} 14. h3) 12. c3 Bd6 13. Qa4 Bd7 (13... Bxe2 14. Bxe2 h6 15. Be3 {Not sure why SF likes this position, only White plays for a win here}) 14. Qh4 {Almost forced as Black was threatening Bxh2} h6 {Forced} 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Nd4 {A decisive moment, I knew that in the 4N in this particular structure Black is fine thanks to the bishop pair. I thought I had to give it up which was a mistake} Be5 $6 (17... Rfb8 $1 18. Bf5 (18. Nf5 $2 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Rxb2) 18... Be8 $1) 18. Bf5 Bxf5 $6 (18... Be8 {The only way not to be worse but this is way too easy to play for White}) 19. Nxf5 Kh7 20. Ne7 $6 (20. Rfe1 $1 Rab8 21. Re2 Rfd8 22. Rd1 {White maintains the initiative}) 20... Rab8 $1 21. f4 $2 {I have been baiting him to play f4 since I played Be5} (21. Nxc6 Rxb2 22. Nxe5 $6 fxe5) (21. Rfb1 Rb6 {I thought this was still equal because I did not calculate deep enough. Black is going to double on the b file and White has a hard time defending}) 21... Bd6 22. Nxc6 Rxb2 23. Nxa7 $4 {White falls for it} (23. Nd4 Rc8 {White best defense but Black gets the initiative}) 23... Bc5+ $1 24. Kh1 Bxa7 25. Rfd1 Re8 26. Rdb1 Ree2 27. Rxb2 Rxb2 28. g3 Rc2 29. Rd1 Rxc3 30. Rxd5 Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Rc2+ 32. Kh3 Bg1 $1 {Precise} 33. Ra5 Kg6 34. Kg4 Rxh2 35. f5+ Kg7 36. a4 Ra2 37. Ra8 Ra3 38. a5 Bf2 39. a6 Rxg3+ 40. Kf4 Ra3 41. Kg4 Ra4+ 42. Kh5 Rh4# 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.23"]
[White "Tam, Hoa Long"]
[Black "Admassu, Yonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1589"]
[BlackElo "1721"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[GameId "2157333390597412"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O Bd7 8. Re1 Nge7 9. h4 Rc8 10. a3 a6 11. h5 h6 12. Qe2 Na5 13. Nxd4 Nec6 14. Be3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Qc7 16. Nd2 Be7 17. Qg4 O-O 18. Re3 {[#]} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.24"]
[White "Harris, Clarence"]
[Black "Lopez-Oneal, Owen Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "618"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[GameId "2157333390597413"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Bg4 7. dxe5 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 dxe5 9. Rd1 Qe7 10. Be3 $6 (10. Qb3 $18) (10. Qc3 $18) 10... Nf6 $6 (10... Qe6) 11. Nc3 $6 (11. Bg5 $1 $18) 11... g6 $6 (11... Qe6) 12. Rd3 Rd8 $6 13. Rad1 Rxd3 14. Rxd3 Bg7 15. Bg5 $6 O-O 16. Qh3 (16. Qe2) (16. Qe3) (16. h3) 16... Qb4 $6 (16... Rd8) 17. Bc1 $6 {[#]} (17. Qh4 $1) 17... Nxe4 $4 18. a3 $1 $18 Qc4 19. b3 Qc5 (19... Nxf2 20. Kxf2 Qc5+ $18) 20. Nxe4 Qxc2 21. Qe3 $1 f5 {[#]} 22. Rc3 $4 (22. Qd2 $18) 22... Qd1+ 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Barreyro, Romeo Belmes"]
[Black "Karwat, Joseph"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1315"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[GameId "2157323378367559"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} d5 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 5. dxc5 {[%emt 0:02:26]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:01:20]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 8. Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:09]} O-O {[%emt 0:04:24]} 9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:07:47]} 10. Na4 {[%emt 0:04:10]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:07:52]} 11. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:02:21]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 12. c3 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 13. g3 {[%emt 0:03:16]} a6 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:07:44]} 15. Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 16. Nxc8 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Rbxc8 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 17. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} b5 {[%emt 0:02:24] [#]} 18. a4 $1 {[%emt 0:03:14]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:05:38]} 19. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:01:04] [#]} 20. bxa6 $4 {[%emt 0:15:57]} Nxc1 $19 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 21. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:03:01]} 22. Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:55]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 23. b4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 24. b5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 25. Be3 {[%emt 0:02:28]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:05:51]} 26. Bf4 {[%emt 0:02:26]} Rbc8 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 27. Qe1 {[%emt 0:04:51]} R4c5 {[%emt 0:03:54]} 28. Qe2 {[%emt 0:08:08]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:03:29]} 29. Rd1 {[%emt 0:03:28]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 30. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ba5 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 31. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 32. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bxd2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 33. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 34. Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} d4 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 35. b6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 36. Qa4 {[%emt 0:01:21]} Qa8+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} 37. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 38. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 39. Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 40. Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 41. Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 42. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Qf5+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} 43. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 44. h4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 45. Qb6 {[%emt 0:01:11]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 46. Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:41]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 47. Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qf3+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} 48. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} e3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 49. g4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Qxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:25]} 50. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qf3+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.25"]
[White "Fisher, Brett"]
[Black "Wickliffe, Zachary"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "1376"]
[BlackElo "1260"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[GameId "2157333390605607"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. c4 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8. Nf3 (8. a7 $5 Rxa7 9. Nf3) 8... Qa5 $1 9. Bd2 (9. Bd3 $6 Nxd5 $1 $15) (9. a7 $2 Nxe4 $1 10. axb8=Q Rxb8 $19) 9... Bxa6 10. Be2 d6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Bxa6 Qxa6 13. Re1 Rfb8 14. Qc2 Ng4 15. Bf4 $6 (15. Nd1 $11) 15... Qb6 $6 (15... Nde5 $15) (15... Bd4 $15) 16. Re2 $2 {[#]} (16. Rab1 $11) 16... Nde5 $2 (16... Qxb2 $1 17. Qxb2 Rxb2 18. Rxb2 Bxc3 19. Rab1 Bxb2 20. Rxb2 $17 Ngf6 21. Nd2 Nh5) 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. a3 $2 (19. Rc1) 19... Qb3 (19... Qxb2 $1 $17) 20. Rc1 (20. Qxb3 Rxb3 21. Nd1) 20... Ra7 21. Qxb3 Rxb3 22. Nd1 Rab7 23. Rcc2 Rd3 24. Red2 Rdb3 25. Re2 Rd3 26. Red2 Rdb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.26"]
[White "Quinn, Dahlia"]
[Black "Le, Thu Anh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "1317"]
[BlackElo "1204"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[GameId "2157333390609704"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. d4 Be7 6. Bf4 Bf5 {Doesn't let White castle Q-side and contests the e4 square.} 7. a3 (7. h3 Bb4 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. e3 Ne4 {An idea if White didn't play a3. Black gets the center but looks like White has a lot of counterplay.} 10. Bb5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qxc6) 7... c6 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 (9. Ne5) (9. Nh4 Bg6 (9... Be6) 10. Nxg6 fxg6) 9... Bxd3 {Black happily trades White's better bishop.} 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bg3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nf6 14. Ne5 Nd7 15. Nxd7 (15. f4 {I was hoping for this line, where Black ends up with a better pawn structure and bishop.} Nxe5 16. fxe5 f6 17. exf6 Bxf6) (15. e4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 Re8) 15... Qxd7 16. f3 Qd6 (16... c5 {I wanted to play this move to open up the dark squares. After calculating Nxd5, I thought I'd wait for a better moment (which, might never come if White gets b4 in).} 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nxd5 Bxe3+ 19. Qxe3 Qxd5) 17. Kf2 Qg6 {I thought I might get a slightly better endgame with the bishop and pawn structure.} (17... f5 {My second candidate move. Looks aggressive, but I didn't see anything for Black.} 18. Rh1 Rae8 19. f4) (17... c5 {Doesn't work here.} 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Nxd5 Rad8 20. Rfd1) (17... h5 {Would be a better plan.} 18. Rh1 g6) 18. Qd2 Rfe8 (18... Rae8 19. Rh1 Bd6) 19. Rh1 Rad8 20. Ne2 Bd6 21. Rh3 c5 (21... Rd7 {Doubling rooks to target e3.}) 22. Rah1 h6 23. Nf4 Bxf4 24. gxf4 cxd4 25. Qxd4 Qc2+ 26. Kg3 Re6 (26... Qg6+ {Not productive.} 27. Kh2) 27. Rh4 Rg6+ $2 {Black missed an opportunity $1 I did not see the idea for ...f5, which basically blocks White's rook from g4.} (27... f5 28. Kh2 Rg6 29. Rg1) 28. Rg4 Rxg4+ 29. fxg4 b6 30. Rh5 Qe4 31. Qe5 Qxe5 32. Rxe5 Kf8 33. g5 hxg5 34. Rxg5 d4 35. exd4 Rxd4 36. Rb5 {I thought Black still has a slightly better endgame here, though it looks almost like a dead draw.} g6 (36... Ke7 {Would be a better attempt to win.} 37. Kg4 Ke6) 37. Kg4 Kg7 38. g3 {Draw offered and accepted.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.27"]
[White "Lee, Yinpok R"]
[Black "Braithwaite, Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "935"]
[BlackElo "1126"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[GameId "2157333390613801"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. d3 Nc6 8. b5 Ne7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 axb5 11. axb5 Rxa1 12. Bxa1 b6 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Nd2 d5 16. cxd5 Nexd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rc1 Qa8 19. e4 Nf4 20. Nc4 Bh6 21. Rd1 Bg7 22. f3 Re7 23. d4 exd4 24. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 25. Rxd4 Qe8 26. Kf2 Nxe2 27. Qxe2 Qxb5 28. Qd3 c5 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Qc3+ f6 31. Rd6 Bc6 32. Qxf6+ Kh6 33. Qh4+ Kg7 34. Qxe7+ Kh6 35. Qf8+ Kh5 36. g4+ Kg5 37. h4+ Kxh4 38. Qh6# 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.28"]
[White "Bayaraa, Bilguun"]
[Black "Chen, Bowie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "1503"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[GameId "2157333390621994"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Nd7 7. Be2 Ngf6 8. a3 Bd6 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. h3 e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Qb3 O-O 14. Nxd5 Ne4 15. Bb4 exd4 16. Bxd6 Nxd6 17. Qb4 Nf6 18. Qxd4 Qa5+ 19. Nc3 Nde4 20. b4 Qf5 $2 (20... Qc7 $1) 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Bf3 (22. O-O) 22... Rfe8 23. Rd1 b6 24. O-O Rab8 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Qd7 Qf6 27. Qxa7 Rbe8 28. Rd7 R4e7 29. Rfd1 Kf8 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Qb8+ Re8 32. Qd6+ Qxd6 33. Rxd6 Re6 34. Rxe6 fxe6 35. Kf1 Ke7 36. Ke2 Kd6 37. Kd3 b5 38. Kd4 e5+ 39. Ke4 Ke6 40. h4 Kd6 41. g3 g5 42. hxg5 g6 43. f4 Ke6 44. fxe5 Kd7 45. Kd5 Ke7 46. e6 Kd8 47. Kd6 Ke8 48. e7 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.29"]
[White "Pirone, John"]
[Black "Zhao, Brandon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1026"]
[BlackElo "1280"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[GameId "2157333390621995"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Qb3 $6 (6. Be2) (6. a3) (6. Bd3 $5 cxd4 7. O-O $5) 6... Qxb3 7. axb3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nge7 9. Bd2 Nf5 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. O-O Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Rfe1 a6 15. Ne2 Rac8 16. Nf4 Bb5 17. Rac1 g5 18. g4 {[#]} gxf4 19. gxf5 exf5 20. Bxf4 Bd3 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc1 Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1 Bc2 24. Nd2 Bg5 25. b4 Be7 26. b5 axb5 27. f4 f6 28. Nf3 Kf7 29. Kf2 Be4 30. Ke2 Bb4 31. Nd2 Bc2 32. Nf3 Ba5 33. Ne1 Be4 34. Nd3 Bb6 35. Be3 Ke6 36. b4 h6 37. Nc5+ Bxc5 38. dxc5 fxe5 39. fxe5 Kxe5 40. Bxh6 f4 41. Bg7+ Kf5 42. Bd4 Kg4 43. Bf2 Kh3 44. Bg1 Kg2 45. Bd4 Kxh2 46. Kf2 Kh3 47. Be5 Kg4 48. Bd4 Kf5 49. Bc3 Bc2 50. Ke2 Ke4 51. Bb2 d4 52. Bc1 f3+ 53. Kf2 Bd1 54. Bd2 Kd3 55. Be1 Be2 56. Kg3 Kc2 57. Kf2 Kd1 {[#]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.30"]
[White "Burkhardt, Douglas Alan"]
[Black "Vazquez, Dominic A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "739"]
[BlackElo "1206"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[GameId "2157333390621996"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O c6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Nbd2 b5 8. a4 O-O 9. e3 Bg4 10. Qc2 Bf5 11. Qc3 Nd5 12. Qa3 Re8 13. e4 Bxe4 14. Nxe4 Nd7 15. axb5 cxb5 16. Qa5 Qxa5 17. Rxa5 a6 18. Bd2 Rec8 19. Bh3 e6 20. Rfa1 Rc6 21. Rxb5 axb5 22. Rxa8+ Bf8 23. Bh6 N5b6 24. Nf6+ Kh8 25. Ng5 Nxa8 26. Nxf7# 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.31"]
[White "Kojevnikov, Alexander"]
[Black "Marsh, Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "1045"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[GameId "2157333390626093"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nf6 11. h3 Bxh3 12. gxh3 Qh5 13. Ng5 Qh4 14. Bg4 Nxg4 15. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 16. hxg4 O-O 17. Bf4 a5 18. Rab1 Nd8 19. Bc7 Rc8 20. Bxd8 Rfxd8 21. Rfc1 Rd5 22. Ne4 b5 23. Nc5 Rg5 24. f3 h5 25. Kf2 hxg4 26. Rg1 Rh5 27. Rxg4 f5 28. Rgg1 g5 29. Nxe6 Rxc3 30. Rxg5+ Rxg5 31. Nxg5 Rc2+ 32. Ke3 b4 33. d5 Rxa2 34. d6 Kf8 35. Rd1 Ra3+ 36. Kf4 b3 37. d7 Ra4+ 38. Kxf5 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.32"]
[White "Merk, Felix Elias"]
[Black "Sloan, Sacha Marino"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "1304"]
[BlackElo "660"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[GameId "2157333390626094"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c6 (6... c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O) (6... c5 7. Rb1 $5) 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 Qc7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Bxg5 11. Nxg5 h6 12. Nf3 Nd7 13. Bb3 Nf6 14. Bc2 c5 15. Qd3 c4 16. Qe2 b5 17. e5 Nd5 18. Qe4 g6 19. Qh4 Kg7 20. Be4 Qd8 21. Qg3 Nxc3 22. Rfe1 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Bb7 24. Rf4 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Qd5 26. Rb1 Qxf3 27. Rxf3 a6 28. a4 Rab8 29. Kf1 Rfd8 30. Rf4 b4 31. Ke2 b3 32. Kd2 Rb4 33. a5 Ra4 34. Kc3 Rd5 35. Rf3 Rdxa5 36. Kb2 Rd5 37. Kc3 Rd7 38. Re3 Rc7 39. f4 Ra2 40. Rb2 Rxb2 41. Kxb2 a5 42. g4 a4 43. Rc3 f6 44. d5 exd5 45. e6 Kf8 46. f5 d4 47. Rh3 c3+ 48. Ka3 c2 49. Kxa4 c1=Q 50. Rxb3 Ra7+ 51. Kb4 Rb7+ 52. Ka4 Rxb3 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.33"]
[White "Cao, Danny Du Uy"]
[Black "Fitzgerald, William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Cao,Danny Du Uy"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1174"]
[BlackElo "1311"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[GameId "2157333390626095"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 e6 3. Bd3 d5 4. Nd2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. f4 c4 7. Bc2 Bd6 8. Ngf3 Qe7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. Bxh7+ (11. Qh5 f5 12. g4 fxg4 (12... g6 13. Qh6) 13. Qxh7#) (11. Qf3) (11. e4 dxe4 (11... f5) 12. Bxe4) 11... Kxh7 12. Qh5+ Kg8 13. Rf3 Qf6 14. Rh3 Qh6 15. Qf3 Qf6 16. g4 (16. Qh5 Qh6 17. Qf3 Qf6 18. Qh5 Qh6) 16... Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qg6 18. e4 (18. Rh5 f5 19. g5 Kf7) 18... f5 19. exf6 (19. g5 fxe4 20. Qg4) (19. exf5 exf5 20. g5) 19... Nxf6 20. e5 (20. g5 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Qxe4 22. Qh5 Qe1+ 23. Kg2) 20... Qxg4+ 21. Rg3 Qxf3 22. Nxf3 Nh5 23. Rg4 Rf5 24. Nh4 Rf7 25. Be3 Bd7 26. Rf1 Raf8 27. Ng6 Re8 28. Rh4 (28. Rf3 Rf5) 28... Kh7 29. Rg4 (29. Rf3 Kxg6 30. Rg3+ Kh6 (30... Nxg3 31. Rg4+ Kh5 32. Rxg3) 31. f5+) (29. Rxh5+ Kxg6) 29... Ne7 30. Nxe7 (30. Rf3 Nxg6) (30. Nh4 Nf5 31. Nxf5 Rxf5 32. Rf3) 30... Rexe7 31. Rf3 Ba4 32. Rh4 (32. Rh3 Rf5) 32... Rf5 33. Rfh3 g6 34. Bxa7 b6 35. Bb8 (35. Bxb6 Rb7 36. Bd8 Rxb2 37. Bg5 Rb1+ 38. Kf2 Rb2+) 35... Ref7 36. Bd6 Rxf4 37. Rxh5+ (37. Rxf4 Rxf4) 37... gxh5 38. Rxh5+ Kg6 39. Rh8 Rf1+ 40. Kg2 Bc6 41. Rg8+ Kh7 42. Rg4 d4+ 43. Kh3 R1f3+ 44. Kh4 R3f4 45. h3 d3 46. Be7 Rxg4+ 47. hxg4 Rxe7 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.34"]
[White "Blum, Paul"]
[Black "Starr, Albert Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "1016"]
[BlackElo "1518"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[GameId "2157418874507571"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 d6 4. h3 h6 5. Nc3 Be6 6. Be3 Nbd7 7. Be2 Be7 8. Qd2 a6 9. a4 O-O 10. O-O-O c5 11. b3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Kb1 Nxe3 14. fxe3 f6 15. g4 Rb8 16. Rdg1 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. d4 {[#]} c4 19. dxe5 Qb6 20. Nd4 Nxe5 21. Ndxb5 cxb3 22. cxb3 Bc5 23. Na4 Bxe3 24. Nxb6 Bxd2 25. Rd1 Rfd8 26. Na4 Nd3 27. Bxd3 Rxd3 28. Kc2 Rxb3 29. Nd4 Ra3 30. Nxe6 Ra2+ 31. Kd3 Rb3+ 32. Kc4 Rb4+ 33. Kd3 Rbxa4 34. Rxd2 R4a3+ 35. Ke2 Ra1 36. Rxa1 Rxa1 37. Rd3 Ra8 38. Rd8+ Rxd8 39. Nxd8 Kf8 40. Ne6+ Kf7 41. Nf4 g5 42. Nh5 Ke6 43. Ke3 Ke5 44. Ng7 Kd5 45. Nf5 Ke6 46. Nxh6 Ke5 47. Nf5 Ke6 48. Kd4 Kf7 49. Kd5 Kg6 50. Ke6 Kh7 51. Kxf6 Kg8 52. Kxg5 Kh7 53. Kh5 Kh8 54. Nh6 Kh7 55. g5 Kg7 56. g6 Kh8 57. Kg5 Kg7 58. Nf5+ Kg8 59. g7 Kh7 60. Kf6 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.18"]
[Round "3.35"]
[White "Smith, Daniel"]
[Black "Myers, Steven Lee"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "1126"]
[BlackElo "1196"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[GameId "2157333390634288"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nc6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 Nce7 4. e4 Ng6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. Nf3 d6 7. Be2 h6 8. b4 Bb6 9. a4 a5 10. b5 Nf6 11. O-O Bg4 12. h3 Bxh3 13. gxh3 Qd7 14. Kh2 Nh5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Bxh5 O-O 17. Ba3 Rfd8 18. Bg4 Qe8 19. c5 Ba7 20. d6 Nf4 21. d7 Qe7 22. c6 Qh4 23. Qf3 h5 {[#]} 24. Qg3 Qg5 25. h4 Qxg4 26. Be7 Bd4 27. Qxg4 hxg4 28. Bxd8 Rxd8 29. Rac1 b6 30. f3 gxf3 31. Rxf3 f6 32. Nd5 Ne6 33. Rg3 Kf7 34. Rc2 Bc5 35. Rcg2 Bf8 {[#]} 36. h5 Bd6 37. Rh3 Ng5 38. Re3 Ne6 39. Reg3 Ng5 40. Rg4 Rh8 41. Kg1 Ne6 42. Ne3 Bc5 43. R2g3 {[#]} Rxh5 $4 (43... Bxe3+ $1 44. Rxe3 Rxh5 {is showing every sign of a blockade! Sign #1: Stockfish makes it +2.42 across the board (occasionally some flickers but then back). At depth 40! In other words: No Progress.}) 44. Kg2 $2 (44. Rxg7+ $1 $18 {blows it up.}) 44... g5 $2 (44... Rh7 {is probably that same drawn blockade.}) 45. Nf5 (45. Nd5 $1 {(threatens 46.Nxc7, so there's time for)} Rh8 46. Rh3 {although, even with all the numbers in the 7s, it might **still** be a blockade.}) 45... Nf4+ $2 {[#]} (45... Rh8 46. Rh3 Rf8 47. Rh7+ Kg6 48. Rh6+ Kf7 49. Rg3 {This *must* be winnable!}) 46. Rxf4 $1 exf4 47. d8=Q {Stockfish 17 is seeing mate in 7.} fxg3 48. Qxc7+ Ke6 49. Qd7+ Ke5 50. Qd5+ Kf4 51. Nxg3 Rh6 52. Qf5+ 1-0



[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Heiserman, Jimmy"]
[Black "Dzhanhirov, Dmytro"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[BlackElo "2235"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[GameId "2159927754322962"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. h3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} b6 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:38]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:04:55]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:04:50]} 9. Qd2 {[%emt 0:08:49]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:09:10]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:16:50]} e5 {[%emt 0:06:37]} 11. d5 {[%emt 0:03:41]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 12. Bb1 {[%emt 0:01:41]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 13. a3 {[%emt 0:02:00]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 14. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:03:36]} 15. g4 {[%emt 0:06:55]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 16. Ne2 {[%emt 0:01:55]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:04:28]} 17. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 18. Kg2 {[%emt 0:02:00]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 19. Ne1 {[%emt 0:03:34]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:02:34]} 20. f3 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:02:57]} 21. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 22. Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} a4 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 23. h4 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:44]} 24. Rae1 {[%emt 0:04:28]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 25. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 26. Qc3 {[%emt 0:08:20]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:09:19]} 27. h5 {[%emt 0:02:43]} Rff8 {[%emt 0:15:34]} 28. hxg6 {[%emt 0:02:19]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 30. Rh7 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 31. Reh1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxh7 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 32. Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rh6 33. Rxh6 Kg8 {[%emt 0:05:08]} 34. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} b5 {[%emt 0:04:13]} 35. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:15:01]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 36. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:06:33]} 37. cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 38. Bb1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:03:35]} 39. Ba2 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 40. Rc1 {[%emt 0:02:32]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:04:05]} 41. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 42. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 43. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 44. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 45. Be2 {[%emt 0:04:25]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 46. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 47. Bc4 {[%emt 0:01:19]} f4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 48. Nd1 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 49. Nf2 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 50. Kf1 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 51. Qc3 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 52. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 53. Re2 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 54. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 55. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 56. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Cremisi, Daniel"]
[Black "Bayaraa, Chinguun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2388"]
[BlackElo "2161"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[GameId "2159927754347539"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 8. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 9. Nge2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} c5 {[%emt 0:05:02]} 10. O-O c4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 11. Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 12. Bxd7 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 13. Nf4 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:03:37]} 14. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:04:10]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. exf4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rxe7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 16. Rae1 {[%emt 0:02:58]} Rxe1 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 17. Rxe1 Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 18. Re7 {[%emt 0:03:22]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 19. Qa4 {[%emt 0:02:52]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 20. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Qxf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 21. Qd1 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:06:21]} 22. h3 {[%emt 0:05:20]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:03:48]} 23. Rb5 {[%emt 0:01:59]} a6 {[%emt 0:03:38]} 24. Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 25. Qd2 {[%emt 0:06:15]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 26. Nd1 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:07:47]} 27. Qf4 {[%emt 0:03:47]} Re8 {[%emt 0:12:47]} 28. Ne3 {[%emt 0:04:53]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 29. Ng4 {[%emt 0:08:37]} Bxg4 {[%emt 0:03:50]} 30. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qxc7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 31. Qxc7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Re1+ 32. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33. Kg3 {[%emt 0:02:28]} h6 {[%emt 0:04:52]} 34. Qf4 {[%emt 0:05:23]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 35. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 36. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 37. g4 {[%emt 0:03:06]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:05:26]} 38. Kg3 {[%emt 0:02:08]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:03:48]} 39. Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:11]} Rg1+ {[%emt 0:04:49]} 40. Kh2 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 41. a3 {[%emt 0:02:35]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 42. f4 {[%emt 0:02:02]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 43. Qe5+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 44. Qxf4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 45. Kg3 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Rd3+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 46. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 47. a4 {[%emt 0:02:44]} h5 {[%emt 0:09:23]} 48. gxh5 {[%emt 0:02:04]} Rxh3+ {[%emt 0:00:47]} 49. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 50. Kf6 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Rh3 {[%emt 0:04:19]} 51. Qd2 {[%emt 0:05:00]} Rh4 {[%emt 0:03:41]} 52. Ke7 {[%emt 0:02:58]} Rxh5 {[%emt 0:03:54]} 53. Qxa5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Ivanenko, Anthony Vladimir"]
[Black "Tsodikova, Natalya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "1901"]
[BlackElo "2169"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[GameId "2159927754363924"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:14]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 8. Ng1 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 9. Ngxe2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} c5 {[%emt 0:04:37]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:11]} a6 {[%emt 0:06:34]} 11. a4 {[%emt 0:11:58]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 12. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:06:07]} 13. f4 {[%emt 0:10:28]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 14. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 15. Nd4 {[%emt 0:16:59]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:11:28] [#]} 16. e5 $5 {[%emt 0:03:39]} (16. f5) (16. Nd5 Nxe4 $6 17. f5) 16... Ne8 $6 {[%emt 0:01:18]} (16... dxe5 17. fxe5 Ng8 $14) 17. e6 $16 {[%emt 0:11:37]} f6 $2 $18 {[%emt 0:07:12]} (17... f5) 18. Nd5 {[%emt 0:05:13]} (18. f5) 18... Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:28]} 19. f5 {[%emt 0:02:23]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:13:25]} 20. Qb3 {[%emt 0:06:02]} (20. Ra3 $1) 20... Rb8 {[%emt 0:03:55]} 21. a5 $6 {[%emt 0:01:21]} (21. fxg6) 21... Nc7 $6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 22. Rfc1 $2 {[%emt 0:06:06]} (22. fxg6) 22... Nc6 $14 {[%emt 0:04:09]} (22... Nxd5 $1 23. cxd5 b6 $11) 23. Qd3 {[%emt 0:04:52]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:06:35]} 24. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} gxf5 $2 $16 {[%emt 0:01:45]} (24... Nxd5 25. cxd5 b6 $14) 25. Nf4 {[%emt 0:02:41]} (25. Ra3) 25... Kh8 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 26. Ra3 {[%emt 0:02:06]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 27. Rcc3 $2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rg4 $11 {[%emt 0:00:57]} (27... d5 $1 $11) 28. Qe3 $15 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Qg8 $2 {[%emt 0:01:57]} (28... d5 $1 29. Rd3 $1 $15) 29. h3 $16 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 30. Rab3 {[%emt 0:04:00]} h5 $6 $18 {[%emt 0:04:18]} 31. Rc2 $6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} h4 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 32. Qa7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 33. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rxb7 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 34. Qxb7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qd8 $18 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 35. Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 36. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} f4 {[%emt 0:04:08] [#]} 37. Rc8 $4 {[%emt 0:03:38]} (37. Qxa6 $18) 37... Qxa5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 38. Qxe7+ {[%emt 0:00:27]} Rg7 {[#]} 39. Rh8+ $1 {[%emt 0:03:45]} Kxh8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 40. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 41. Qh5+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 42. Qf7+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:02:24] [#]} (42... Kh6 43. Qxg8 (43. Qxf6+ $11 Rg6 44. Qxf4+ $11 (44. Qf8+ $11) (44. Qxh4+ $11)) 43... Qe1+ 44. Kh2 Qe5 $1 $11) 43. Qxf6+ $4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} (43. Qh5+ $11) 43... Rg7 $19 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 44. Qf8+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 45. Qf5+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kg8 $1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 46. Qe4 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Qa1+ {[%emt 0:00:55]} 47. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 48. e7 {[%emt 0:00:15] [#]} Qxg2+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} 49. Qxg2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxg2+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 50. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kf7 51. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Gaffagan, Steven"]
[Black "Agrawal, Varun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "1967"]
[BlackElo "1933"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[GameId "2159927754372117"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. h3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:02:33]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:07:38]} 9. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 10. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:46]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:25]} 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:14:56]} 12. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:03:01]} Nxd2 {[%emt 0:03:17]} 13. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:59]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 14. Bh6 {[%emt 0:04:21]} e6 {[%emt 0:08:06]} 15. h4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:06:08]} 16. g4 {[%emt 0:09:09]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 17. Kg2 {[%emt 0:29:39]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:04:03]} 18. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:10:17]} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 19. h5 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:04:32]} 20. Qf4 {[%emt 0:03:17]} f6 {[%emt 0:10:12]} 21. h6+ {[%emt 0:02:26]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 22. Nd2 {[%emt 0:04:22]} Nxd2 {[%emt 0:06:47]} 23. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:03:18]} 24. f3 {[%emt 0:01:11]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:48]} 25. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:05:41]} 26. Rae1 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 27. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:02:03]} 28. a3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:05:04]} 29. g5 {[%emt 0:01:11]} f5 {[%emt 0:02:40]} 30. Qe5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 31. f4 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 32. Kg3 {[%emt 0:03:43]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 33. Qe3 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 34. Qd3 {[%emt 0:02:17]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 35. Re3 {[%emt 0:03:14]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 36. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 37. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 38. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 39. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 40. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 41. Ra1 {[%emt 0:02:05]} a4 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 42. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 43. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rbc6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 44. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 45. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 46. Qf3 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 47. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 48. Rbe1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 49. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 50. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 51. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 52. Kh4 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 53. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Rdc6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 54. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 55. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 56. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 57. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 58. Rdd1 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 59. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rec8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 60. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 61. Rec1 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 62. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 63. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 64. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Rcb6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 65. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 66. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 67. Rbe1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Rbc8 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 68. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 69. Re5 Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 70. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rdc6 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 71. Rf3 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 72. Qg2 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 73. Rfe3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:01:55]} 74. R1e2 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rdc6 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 75. Qf1 {[%emt 0:04:25]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 76. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 77. Qe1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 78. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 79. R2e3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 80. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 81. Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 82. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 83. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 84. Qf1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 85. Qg2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 86. Rde1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 87. Qh2 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 88. Kh4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 89. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 90. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 91. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 92. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 93. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 94. Qd1 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.7"]
[White "Mercado, Adam"]
[Black "Viadiu-Ilarraza, Hector"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "1949"]
[BlackElo "1896"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[GameId "2159927754388502"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ngf3 Qb6 8. O-O cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Nf3 Qb6 12. Qa4 Qb4 13. Qc2 Nc5 14. Bd2 Qa4 15. b3 Qg4 ({Relevant:} 15... Qd7 16. Be2 Be7 17. Be3 b6 18. b4 Ne4 19. Nd4 a6 20. f3 Ng5 21. h4 h6 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Nc6 Bb7 24. Nxe7 Qxe7 25. Qd2 f6 26. Bxb6 Kf7 27. Bc5 Qc7 28. f4 Rh4 29. Rac1 Rah8 30. Bd4 Qd8 31. exf6 gxf6 32. fxg5 f5 33. Bxh8 Qxh8 34. Rc7+ Kg6 35. Rxb7 Rh1+ 36. Kf2 Qh4+ 37. g3 Rh2+ 38. Ke1 Qxg3+ 39. Kd1 {1-0 Nihal,S (2687)-Akobian,V (2564) Titled Tuesday intern op 07th Jan Early Chess.com INT blitz 2025 (3)}) 16. h3 Qh5 $16 17. Bb5+ $6 (17. Rfc1 $16) (17. Rac1) (17. Bb4) (17. Be3) 17... Bd7 18. Bxd7+ Nxd7 19. Qc7 Rb8 20. Rac1 $6 $14 (20. Bg5) 20... Be7 $8 21. Rfe1 $6 {[#]} Bd8 $146 (21... a6 $6) ({Predecessor:} 21... g5 22. Nh2 Qg6 23. Ng4 h5 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. exf6 Qxf6 26. Bc3 d4 27. Bxd4 Qxd4 28. Red1 Qf6 29. Qxd7+ Kf8 30. Rc7 Kg7 31. Qb5 Rhd8 32. Rcd7 a6 33. Qe2 Rxd7 34. Rxd7 Rc8 35. Rxb7 Rc1+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ 37. g3 Qf5 38. Rd7 Qc5 39. Qf3 Qf5 40. Qxf5 exf5 41. Rd5 Rc2 42. Ra5 Rxf2+ 43. Kg1 Rb2 44. Rxa6 f6 45. Ra4 Kg6 46. h4 Kf7 47. b4 Ke6 48. Ra6+ Ke5 49. Ra5+ Ke4 50. b5 f4 51. hxg5 {½-½ Davis,B-Wallach,K Midwest Masters op Chicago 1987 (5)}) 22. Qc2 $6 O-O $11 23. Bb4 Re8 24. Bd6 Ra8 25. Qd3 a6 26. Rc2 (26. Qd2 h6 27. Qb4) 26... Qg6 27. Qe2 (27. Qxg6) 27... Bb6 $15 28. Rec1 f6 29. Bc7 Ba7 30. Ba5 (30. Bd6 $14) 30... Bb8 31. exf6 gxf6 $11 (31... Nxf6 $1 $15) 32. Rc8 $2 {[#]} (32. Bc7 Ba7 33. Ba5 Bb8) 32... Ne5 $2 (32... Bh2+ $1 $17) 33. Nh4 Qf7 34. Rxe8+ Qxe8 35. f4 $2 (35. Bc3 $11) 35... Ba7+ $2 (35... Ng6 $1 $17) 36. Kh1 Nc6 37. Qg4+ $6 (37. Bc3 Qe7 38. Bb2 $44) 37... Kh8 $17 38. f5 $2 e5 $19 (38... Nxa5 $4 39. Rc7 Qg8 40. Ng6+) (38... Qg8 $1) 39. Rc3 Qg8 40. Qh5 Qg5 41. Ng6+ Kg7 42. Qd1 hxg6 43. Qxd5 Qxf5 44. Qd1 Bd4 45. Rf3 Qe4 46. Be1 Rd8 47. Qc1 f5 48. Bg3 f4 49. Bh4 Rh8 50. Bg5 Qf5 51. Bxf4 exf4 52. Rxf4 Rxh3+ 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Senthilkumar, Pranav"]
[Black "Cheng, Kar Lun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2201"]
[BlackElo "1867"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[GameId "2159927754388503"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. O-O c6 6. d4 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Nc3 Rb8 11. b3 Bf5 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Rc1 Nh5 14. Be3 Re8 15. Na4 e5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxa7 Qd7 18. Bd4 Rb8 19. e3 Bh3 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. Qc2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rbe8 23. Qxc6 Qg4 24. Qc3 Ng7 25. Qd4 Qh5 26. Qh4 Qe2 27. Nc3 Qb2 28. Qg4 Nf5 29. Qe2 Qa3 30. Qd2 Qa8 31. Kg1 Rd8 32. Nb5 h5 33. Nd4 Nh6 34. Nc6 Rg5 35. e4 f6 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.9"]
[White "Horowitz, Phineas F"]
[Black "Clemens, Kristian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "1883"]
[BlackElo "1954"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[GameId "2159927754388504"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Re8 9. Bb2 Bd6 10. Qc2 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. e3 exd4 13. exd4 Nf8 14. Rfe1 Be6 15. Nd2 Qd7 16. Nce4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bb4 18. Bc3 Be7 19. Qe2 Qc7 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. h4 Qc8 22. h5 h6 23. Bf3 Nh7 24. Qf1 Bh3 25. Qd3 Bf5 26. Qf1 Nf6 27. Nxf6+ Bxf6 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Ba1 Bc2 30. Re1 Rxe1 31. Qxe1 Qf5 32. Qe3 Bg5 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. Bg2 Qe6 35. Qxe6 fxe6 36. d5 exd5 37. cxd5 cxd5 38. Bxd5 b6 39. Bd4 Bf6 40. Bxf6 gxf6 41. f3 Kg7 42. Kf2 Kf8 43. Ke3 Ke7 44. Bc6 Bb1 45. a4 Kd6 46. Bb5 Bc2 47. Kd2 Bb3 48. f4 Kd5 49. Kd3 Bd1 50. Be8 Bg4 51. Bf7+ Kc5 52. Kc3 Bf3 53. Kb3 Bd1+ 54. Ka3 a6 55. Be8 Kc4 56. Bf7+ Kc3 57. Be8 Be2 58. Ka2 Kb4 59. Kb2 Bg4 60. Kc2 b5 61. axb5 axb5 62. Kb2 Kc5 63. Kc3 b4+ 64. Kd3 Bc8 65. Kc2 Bg4 66. Kd3 Bf5+ 67. Kd2 Kd4 68. Bf7 Be4 69. g4 Bh7 70. Bg6 Bg8 71. g5 fxg5 72. fxg5 hxg5 73. h6 g4 74. h7 Bxh7 75. Bxh7 g3 76. Ke2 g2 77. Kf2 Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.10"]
[White "Seshadri, Sudarshan"]
[Black "Winslow, Elliott"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2018"]
[BlackElo "2222"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[GameId "2159927754392601"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Bf4 d6 4. e4 c6 5. Qd2 b5 (5... Qa5 6. Nf3) 6. a3 (6. e5) (6. Bd3) 6... Nbd7 7. Nf3 Bg7 {[#]} 8. Be2 $146 (8. Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 e5 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bxb5 cxb5 13. Nxb5 Qc5 14. Nd6+ Ke7 15. Ng5 Rf8 16. f4 Rb8 17. Qh4 Qe3+ 18. Kb1 Qxf4 19. Qh6 Ng4 20. Nf5+ Qxf5 21. Qxf8+ Nxf8 22. exf5 Nf2 23. fxg6 hxg6 {0-1 Shevchenko,K (2677)-Carlsen,M (2830) Warsaw Superbet Blitz 2024 (10)}) 8... O-O (8... a5 9. h3 h5 10. O-O Bb7 {0-1 Mehta,S (1689)-Gupta,P Gilbert Cup U18 Girls Hull 2024 (4.2)}) 9. O-O Nh5 $2 (9... Bb7 $11) (9... a6 $14) (9... Nb6 $16) (9... Qc7 $14) (9... Re8 $16) (9... e5 $1 {(I saw this but somehow miscalculated)} 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe4 $1 12. Nxe4 Nxe5 $11) 10. Bg5 $14 (10. Bh6 $16 a6 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Rfe1 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Qd4+ f6 15. b4 Nd7 16. Nd5 e6 17. Ne3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. c4 Nf4 21. Bf1 bxc4 22. Nxc4 Bb7 23. f3 Bc6 24. Red1 Bb5 25. Nb6 Rab8 26. Bxb5 axb5 27. Rd7+ Rxd7 28. Nxd7 Rd8 29. Nc5 Ne2+ 30. Kf2 Nd4 31. Rc1 Ra8 32. Rc3 Kf7 33. Ke3 Ra7 34. Kf2 f5 35. Ke3 Rc7 36. Kd2 Ke7 37. Kd3 Kd6 38. Ke3 g5 39. g3 h6 {½-½ Mertens,P (1281)-Koenig,B (1481) Greifswald Klar op 1st 2003 (4)}) 10... Qe8 (10... Nb6 11. Rad1 Be6 12. Bh6 Bc4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. e5 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Nc4 16. Qc3 Kg8 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Rxd2 Qc7 19. exd6 Qxd6 20. Qe3 Rad8 21. Rfd1 Nf6 22. Qe5 a5 23. c3 Rd7 24. Nc1 Qxe5 25. dxe5 Rfd8 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Nd3 c5 29. f4 c4 30. Nf2 Nc5 31. g3 Na4 32. Nd1 f6 33. exf6 exf6 34. Kf2 Kf7 35. Ke3 Ke6 36. Kd4 Kd6 37. g4 Nc5 38. h4 Nd3 39. Ke4 Ke6 40. h5 f5+ 41. Kf3 fxg4+ 42. Kxg4 gxh5+ 43. Kxh5 Kf5 44. Kh6 Kxf4 45. Kxh7 {0-1 Keijzer,L-Auwens,M Utrecht OKU op-B 2001 (1)}) 11. e5 f6 12. Bh6 (12. exf6 $142 Nhxf6 $1 13. d5 $16 (13. Bd3) 13... cxd5 14. Nxd5 Rb8) 12... fxe5 13. dxe5 dxe5 $6 (13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Bxg7 Nxg7 $16) 14. Bxg7 (14. a4 b4 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Ne4 $18 Rxf3 17. gxf3 Qf8 18. Bxg7+ Kxg7 19. Rfe1 Nf4 20. a5 $18 {(but surely Black has some sort of practical chances? No? Oh well.}) 14... Nxg7 $6 {[#]} (14... Kxg7 15. Rfe1 Nf4 16. Bf1 $18 {although again, is this so absolutely awful? (1.83/26)}) 15. Bxb5 $18 {This shot, which I was totally unexpected by me, wasn't even enough to wake me up from my drug haze (gallstone attack around noon; I know from experience the choice is crawling-on-the-floor pain or opiods). Anyway: Sudarshan did an excellent job of keeping things from getting out of hand around his king, and I probably could have resigned sooner.} (15. Nxb5 $18) 15... Rxf3 $5 (15... Nb6 16. Be2 {the e-pawn goes and I can't vouch for the rest of my pawns, either.}) 16. gxf3 (16. Bxc6 $1 Rxc3 17. bxc3 $1 (17. Qxc3 Rb8 18. Rad1 Nh5 19. Rfe1 {is quite won as well}) 17... Rb8 18. Rad1 Nf5 19. Bxd7 Bxd7 20. Qxd7 Qxd7 21. Rxd7 $18) 16... Nb6 17. Be2 Bh3 18. Rfe1 Nf5 19. Rad1 Qf7 {I thought this had to be compensation for the Exchange, but...} 20. f4 $1 Nh4 $6 ({I had intended} 20... Nd4 21. fxe5 $1 Nf3+ (21... c5 $5 22. Ne4 Rf8 23. Qe3 $18 {but White can give the Exchange back with 24.Rxd4 with two pawns more.}) 22. Bxf3 Qxf3 {, but overlooked} 23. Qg5 $1 {, not that there was anything I could have done about it.}) 21. Qe3 $1 {This pushes me over.} (21. fxe5 $6 Ng2 $1 22. Qh6 $1 Rf8 23. Ne4 $1 Nxe1 24. Qxh3 Qf4 $1 25. Qe6+ $16 {is "only" +1.61 on Stockfish, meaning I could maybe put up a fight still (probably not).}) 21... Be6 22. Qxe5 {I was clutching at the thought that material be damned, his king is weak -- but it's just too much.} Nc4 23. Qg5 Nf5 24. Bd3 Ncd6 25. Ne4 h6 $6 26. Nxd6 exd6 27. Bxf5 Bxf5 28. Qe7 d5 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 {[#]} 30. c3 Kf6 31. Kg2 Rb8 32. b4 Rg8 33. f3 g5 34. fxg5+ hxg5 35. Re3 Rh8 36. c4 Be6 37. cxd5 Bxd5 38. b5 Kf5 39. Rc3 g4 40. bxc6 gxf3+ $6 (40... Bxf3+ $5 41. Rxf3+ $8 gxf3+ 42. Kg1 $1 $18 {is far and away the best move (which might have made this worth a try).} (42. Kg3 Ke4 {is interesting, Stockfish 17 makes it +0.86/34 and just slipped to  & +0.68/37. A dream of a draw!})) 41. Kf1 Ke4 42. Rxd5 $1 Kxd5 43. c7 Rc8 44. Kf2 Kd6 45. Kxf3 Kd7 46. h4 Rf8+ 47. Kg4 Kc8 48. h5 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.11"]
[White "Srinivasan, Sivavishnu"]
[Black "Paragiri, Reyansh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2066"]
[BlackElo "1978"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[GameId "2159927754392602"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Be2 a5 12. b3 (12. Na4 Nd7 13. Rc1 Nc5 14. Nc3 a4 15. O-O Qa5 16. Rc2 Rfc8 17. Rb1 f5 18. Bd4 Qb6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Bxd4+ 21. Qxd4 Nd7 22. Qxb6 Nxb6 23. Bd3 Kf7 24. Kf2 Nd7 25. Ke3 e5 26. dxe6+ Kxe6 27. Kd4 Ra5 28. f4 Nb8 29. Re1+ Kf7 30. Kc3 Nc6 31. b4 axb3 32. axb3 d5 33. cxd5 Ne5+ 34. Bc4 Nxc4 35. bxc4 Rxd5 36. Kb4 Rdc5 37. Re5 Rxe5 38. fxe5 Ke6 39. Kb5 Rc6 40. Rd2 Rc7 41. c5 Kxe5 {½-½ Svane,R (2631)-Jones,G (2618) Speed Chess Q1 Sw Chess.com INT blitz 2023 (6)}) 12... Nd7 {[#]} 13. Bd4 $146 (13. Rc1 Nc5 14. O-O Qb6 15. Rb1 Rfc8 16. Rfc1 Qb4 17. Nb5 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 f5 19. Bc3 Bh6 20. Re1 fxe4 21. fxe4 Be3+ 22. Kh1 Bf2 23. Rf1 Nxe4 24. Bf3 Nxc3 25. Nxc3 Bd4 26. Nb5 Be5 27. Bxb7 Rab8 28. Bxc8 Rxc8 29. Rbe1 Kg7 30. h3 Bf5 31. Rxe5 dxe5 32. Re1 Kf6 33. Nc3 Rd8 34. Nd5+ Ke6 35. g4 Bd3 36. Nf4+ Kf6 37. Nd5+ Ke6 38. Nf4+ Kf6 39. Nd5+ Ke6 40. Nf4+ {½-½ Fernandez Siles,L (2279)-Wong,Y (2266) Titled Tuesday intern op 1st May Chess.com INT blitz 2018 (9)}) 13... Nc5 14. O-O Qb6 15. Be3 Qb4 {[#]} 16. Bd4 Bxd4+ 17. Qxd4 a4 18. bxa4 Nxa4 19. Nxa4 Qxa4 20. Rfb1 Rfc8 21. Rxb7 Bxc4 {[#]} 22. Rc1 $4 {[#]} (22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qe3 $15) 22... Qa6 $1 $19 23. Bxc4 Qxb7 24. h3 {[#]} Qa7 $4 25. Qxa7 Rxa7 26. Bxf7+ $11 Kxf7 27. Rxc8 Rxa2 28. g3 h5 29. h4 Kf6 30. Rc4 Ke6 31. Kf1 Rd2 32. Rc6 Ke5 33. Ra6 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.12"]
[White "Zavgorodniy, Andrew"]
[Black "Walder, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "1935"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[GameId "2159927754396699"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. h3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Rb8 8. e4 {[#]} e5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... a6 9. a4 e5 10. Be3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 c5 13. Be3 Be6 14. b3 Ng4 15. Bd2 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Janosevic,D Match/Nation YUG-URS 22,0-38,0 Vrnjacka Banja 1965 (2)}) 9. d5 Ne7 {[%eval 61,26]} ({Black should try} 9... Nd4 $1 $11 {[%eval -19,33]}) 10. Be3 a6 11. Qd2 {[%eval 0,42]} (11. c5 $14 {[%eval 57,30]}) 11... b5 $11 12. cxb5 axb5 13. b4 Bd7 14. O-O Ra8 {[%eval 51,31]} (14... c6 $11 {[%eval -10,32]}) 15. Rac1 Qc8 16. Kh2 Qa6 17. Ne1 {[%eval 23,32]} (17. Rc2 $16 {[%eval 74,25]}) 17... Rfc8 {[%eval 154,32]} (17... Nc8 $11 {[%eval 23,32]}) 18. Bh6 $2 {[%eval 1,43]} ({Better is} 18. f4 $1 $16 {[%eval 154,32]}) 18... c6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. dxc6 Rxc6 {[%eval 103,30]} (20... Be6 $11 {[%eval 13,35] keeps the balance.}) 21. f4 Be6 22. Nd3 {[%eval 43,30]} (22. Nf3 $16 {[%eval 85,29]}) 22... Bc4 $1 $14 23. Rf2 {[%eval -75,35]} (23. Rf3 $1 $14 {[%eval 57,33]}) 23... Bxd3 $17 24. Qxd3 Rac8 {[%eval 0,41]} (24... Qa3 $1 $17 {[%eval -99,33]} 25. fxe5 dxe5 (25... Qxc1 $2 26. exf6+ Kh8 27. Rc2 $18) (25... Ng4+ 26. hxg4 Qxc1 27. Qf3 $11)) 25. a4 $1 $11 Qb6 26. Rfc2 {[%eval -174,29]} (26. Rf3 $11 {[%eval 0,41]} Rc4 27. axb5) 26... Qd4 $19 27. Qf3 {[#]} Nxe4 $4 {[%eval 486,32]} 28. Qxe4 $2 {[%eval 0,55]} (28. Nxb5 $18 {[%eval 486,32]} Qxb4 29. Qxe4 Qxe4 30. Bxe4 Rxc2+ 31. Rxc2 (31. Bxc2 Nf5 $18) 31... Rxc2+ 32. Bxc2) 28... Rxc3 $11 29. Rxc3 (29. axb5 Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Rxc2 31. Qxc2 exf4 $17 (31... Qxb4 32. fxe5 Nf5 33. e6 $11)) 29... Rxc3 30. Rxc3 Qxc3 31. axb5 $19 {Endgame KQB-KQN} Nf5 32. b6 Nxg3 33. Qc6 Qxb4 34. fxe5 dxe5 35. b7 Nf5 36. Qe4 Qb2 37. Qd3 $2 {[%eval -401,48]} (37. h4 $11 {[%eval -3,41] and White stays safe.}) 37... Qb4 $2 {[%eval 0,61]} (37... Nh4 $1 $19 {[%eval -401,48]} 38. Qe4 Nxg2 39. Qxg2 Qb5) 38. Qe2 f6 39. Qe4 Qb2 40. Qc4 {Qc7+ would now be deadly.} Ne3 $1 41. Qc7+ $2 {[%eval -386,47]} (41. Qc6 $1 $11 {[%eval 0,53]}) 41... Kh6 42. Qc6 f5 $1 43. Qf3 Nxg2 (43... f4 44. Qc6 $17) 44. Qxg2 {[#] KQ-KQ. Black is two pawns up.} Qb4 {[%eval 0,78]} (44... Qb5 $1 $19 {[%eval -256,43] ...Kg7 would now be deadly.} 45. Qd2+ Kg7) 45. h4 $2 {-9.40/20 [#]} e4 $1 (45... Qxh4+ 46. Qh3 Qxh3+ 47. Kxh3 Kg5 48. b8=Q (48. b8=B $2 {perishes.} Kf6 $19) 48... Kf4 49. Qc7 g5 50. Qc1+ (50. Qxh7 e4 51. Qc7+ Ke3 52. Qe5 Kf3 53. Qxf5+ Ke3 54. Qxg5+ Kd4) 50... Kf3 51. Qxg5) 46. Qg5+ Kg7 47. h5 Qxb7 48. h6+ Kf7 49. Qd8 Qb2+ 50. Kg3 Qc3+ 51. Kf4 Qf3+ 52. Ke5 Qg3+ {Weighted Error Value: White=1.02/Black=0.62} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.13"]
[White "Rajaram, Raghu"]
[Black "Smith, Roger Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1812"]
[BlackElo "1872"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[GameId "2159927754404892"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Huang, Immanuel"]
[Black "Cawthon, Jeremy David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1554"]
[BlackElo "1970"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[GameId "2159927754404893"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:32]} Nbc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 9. Nb3 {[%emt 0:02:32]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 10. Re1 {[%emt 0:03:28]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:15]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:20:15]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 12. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 13. c3 {[%emt 0:07:34]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 14. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} f6 {[%emt 0:04:10]} 15. Re3 {[%emt 0:08:22]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 16. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:06:35]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 17. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 18. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rxf2 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 19. Qg3 {[%emt 0:04:19]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:02:25]} 20. Rae1 {[%emt 0:05:41]} Qb6+ {[%emt 0:03:09]} 21. Nd4 {[%emt 0:08:49]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 22. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 23. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 24. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 25. Qe1 {[%emt 0:04:19]} Qxa2 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 26. Re8 {[%emt 0:03:33]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 27. h3 {[%emt 0:04:35]} h6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 28. Re7 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:03:44]} 29. Qe5 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 30. Qb8+ {[%emt 0:09:54]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 31. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 32. Qxa7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qe1+ {[%emt 0:01:07]} 33. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 34. Qa2 {[%emt 0:03:06]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:01:29]} 35. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d4 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 36. Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Re6 {[%emt 0:03:18]} 37. Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:20]} d3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 38. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 39. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Re2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.14"]
[White "Mays-Smith, Isaac S"]
[Black "Marvin, Hayes Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "1619"]
[BlackElo "1926"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[GameId "2159927754413086"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 d6 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. O-O e5 10. d5 a5 11. Nb5 Nc5 12. a3 Nb3 13. Qd3 Nxa1 14. e4 c6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Nxd6 Rd8 17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Qe3 Nc2 19. Qb6 a4 20. Qa5 Nd4 21. Nxe5 Ra8 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.15"]
[White "Boyer, John"]
[Black "Dutter, Frederic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[WhiteElo "1598"]
[BlackElo "1900"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[GameId "2159927754417183"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{(hoping to get scoresheet from Boyer)}  0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.16"]
[White "Parsons, Stephen"]
[Black "Yan, Rayna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Parsons,Stephen"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "1876"]
[BlackElo "1642"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[GameId "2160283837313172"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. h5 Bh7 8. Nf3 Nd7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Bb4+ 12. c3 Be7 13. Rd1 Ngf6 14. Rh3 O-O 15. Ne2 Nb6 16. Ne5 Nbd5 17. Bc1 Bd6 18. Qf3 Kh8 19. Rg3 (19. c4 Nb4 20. Bf4 Nxa2 21. g4 Nb4 22. g5) 19... Qe7 20. Nf4 (20. c4 Nb4 21. Bf4 Nxa2 22. c5) 20... Nxf4 21. Bxf4 Nd5 22. Bc1 (22. Qg4 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 f6 24. Bd6 Qf7 25. Bxf8 Qxf8) (22. Bc1 Qc7 23. c4 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Qxe5+ 25. Qe2 Qxe2+ 26. Kxe2 Nf6) 22... Qf6 23. Qe4 Rad8 (23... Qf5 24. Qxf5 exf5 25. c4 Nb4) 24. Rf3 Qe7 25. Rxf7 $1 Qe8 26. Ng6+ Kg8 27. Rxf8+ (27. Rxb7 Rf6 28. Rxa7) 27... Bxf8 28. Rd3 Nf6 29. Qf3 Qf7 30. Bf4 c5 31. Be5 cxd4 32. Bxd4 Nxh5 33. Qxh5 Rd5 34. Qh3 (34. Qg4 Rg5 35. Ne5 Rxg4 36. Nxf7 Kxf7 37. Bxa7 Ra4 (37... Rxg2 38. Kf1 Rg5 39. Rd7+ Ke8 40. Rxb7) 38. Rd7+ Ke8 39. Rxb7) 34... Qxg6 35. Kd2 a6 36. Re3 Qf5 37. Qxf5 exf5 38. a4 Bd6 39. Kd3 Bf4 40. Re7 b5 41. Rxg7+ Kf8 42. Ra7 (42. axb5 Rxd4+ 43. Kxd4 Kxg7 44. bxa6) 42... Rd6 43. axb5 axb5 44. Rb7 Rd5 45. g3 Bg5 46. f4 Bf6 47. Ke3 Bxd4+ 48. cxd4 Ke8 49. Rb6 Kd7 50. Rxh6 Kc7 51. Re6 (51. Rh5 Kc6 52. g4 fxg4 53. Rxd5 Kxd5 54. f5 g3 55. Kf3 g2 56. Kxg2) 51... Rd6 52. Re5 Rg6 53. Rxf5 Rxg3+ 54. Ke4 Rb3 55. Rc5+ Kd6 56. Rc2 Ke6 57. Rf2 Rb4 58. f5+ Kf6 59. Kd5 Ke7 60. Kc5 Rb3 61. d5 Rd3 62. f6+ Kf7 63. d6 b4 64. Rf4 b3 65. Rd4 Rxd4 66. Kxd4 Kxf6 67. Kd5 Kf7 68. Kc6 Ke8 69. Kc7 Kf7 70. d7 Ke6 71. d8=Q Ke5 72. Qd3 Kf4 73. Kd6 Kg4 74. Ke5 Kg5 75. Qg3+ Kh6 76. Kf6 Kh7 77. Qg7# 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.18"]
[White "Babayan, Gagik"]
[Black "Horde, Nicolas T"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "1711"]
[BlackElo "1568"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[GameId "2159927754421282"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. Ne2 Nxe4 7. O-O Bc5 8. d3 Nf6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qd2 c6 11. Ba4 d5 12. b4 Bb6 13. Qf4 Re8 14. Nxd4 Bc7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qh4 Be5 17. Rae1 Bd7 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. c3 Qc7 20. Qxf6 Be6 21. d4 Be7 22. Qh6 Bf5 23. Re5 Bf8 24. Qg5+ Bg6 25. Bc2 Bg7 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Nxe1 {[#]} Qd7 30. f3 Qe6 31. Kf2 Bf6 32. Qe3 Qf5 33. Nd3 Bg5 34. f4 Kf8 35. g4 Bh4+ 36. Kf3 Qd7 37. Qe5 Kg8 38. f5 (38. Qb8+ $1) 38... gxf5 39. gxf5 (39. Qxf5 $1) 39... f6 (39... Kh7 $16) (39... Qd8 $16) 40. Qf4 $6 (40. Qe6+ $1 $18 Qxe6 41. fxe6 Bg5 (41... b6 42. Kg4 Bg5 43. h4 Bd2 44. h5) 42. Nc5 (42. Kg4) 42... b6 43. Nd7 Kg7 44. Nb8) 40... Qe7 $4 (40... Bg5 41. Qg4 Qe7 42. h4 Qe3+ 43. Kg2 Qxd3 44. hxg5 fxg5 45. Qxg5+ Kf7 $16 {/+-}) 41. Qxh4 a5 42. a3 axb4 43. axb4 b6 44. Nf4 Qe4+ 45. Kg4 Kg7 46. Qh5 Kf8 47. Qg6 Ke7 48. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.19"]
[White "Chan, John"]
[Black "Abraham, Michael David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "1520"]
[BlackElo "1558"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[GameId "2159927754421283"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. c5 Bc7 7. h3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bd2 d4 13. exd4 Bxd4 14. O-O-O Qe7 15. Bg5 Qxc5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Bd3 Be6 19. Kb1 Rad8 20. f3 Rd7 21. Ne4 Qa5 22. a3 Be7 23. Qc3 Qd5 24. Kc2 f5 25. Be2 Qa2 26. Ra1 Bb3+ 27. Qxb3 Qxb3+ 28. Kxb3 fxe4 29. fxe4 Rf2 30. Bf3 Rdd2 31. Rab1 Bf6 32. Rhd1 Rxb2+ 33. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 34. Kc4 Be7 35. e5 Kg8 36. Rd7 Bxa3 37. e6 Kf8 38. Rf7+ Kg8 39. Rd7 Kf8 40. Rf7+ Kg8 41. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.21"]
[White "Casares, Nick"]
[Black "Schaezlein, Charlie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Schaezlein,Charlie"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "1600"]
[BlackElo "1473"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[GameId "2159927754429477"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Bh6 Nc6 {[%eval 70,20]} ({I briefly considered this but decided it was too early. should have thought a little longer!} 9... e5 $1 $11 {[%eval 12,21]} 10. d5 Na6) 10. Bxg7 $14 Kxg7 11. Be2 {[%eval -20,24]} (11. d5 $14 {[%eval 67,22]} Ne5 12. Be2) 11... e5 $11 12. d5 Nd4 13. b3 Bf5 14. Bd3 {[%eval -52,21]} (14. Bd1 $11 {[%eval 0,23]}) {I spent 14 minutes thinking here, mostly deciding between Qf6 and Bxd3. I was worried about the knight coming to e4 after the trade, and the position felt a little benoni-like in a way I didn't love/ I also briefly considered Nd7, but I thought if i considered retaking with the knight, the white knight would come to f3 for free and i wouldn't get the Nd4 bastion back for a long time. I liked how the queen xrays the rook on a1 and the knight on c3, as well as how after Bxf5 Qxf5 you're threatening Nc2+ and winning the rook} 14... Qf6 {[%eval 9,25]} (14... Bxd3 $15 {[%eval -52,21]} 15. Qxd3 (15. Qxd3 Nd7 16. Nge2 Nc5 17. Qd2 Nxe2 18. Qxe2 Qa5 19. Rc1 b5 20. cxb5 Rac8 21. Qe3 a6 22. b6 f5 23. O-O Qxb6 24. Nb1 f4 25. Qf3 Qa5 {[%eval -49,23]}) 15... Nd7 (15... Qg5 16. g3 Nd7 17. Nf3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3)) 15. Bxf5 Qxf5 {I was a little shocked by this, though I guess white doesn't have many moves here} 16. O-O-O {[%eval -29,23]} (16. Rd1 {[%eval 15,25]}) 16... Nd7 {[%eval 20,19]} (16... a5 $142 {[%eval -29,23]}) (16... Nxc4 17. bxc4 Rfc8 18. Qd3 Qxf2 19. Rd2 Qe1+ 20. Rd1 Qf2 {[%eval 0,16]}) 17. f3 {[%eval -122,22]} (17. Nge2 $1 $11 {[%eval 20,19]}) 17... Nc5 $36 {threatening to take twice on b3 and win the queen} 18. Kb2 Rfe8 {[%eval -10,25]} ({the only move that maintains an advantage! I looked at this briefly but i didn't appreciate how strong opening the c file would be} 18... b5 $1 $17 {[%eval -129,21]} 19. cxb5 Rfb8 20. g4 Qd7) 19. Nge2 $11 Nxe2 20. Qxe2 e4 21. fxe4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 {[%eval -111,21]} (22. Rdf1 $11 {[%eval -20,24]} Nxc3 23. Qxe8 Nd1+ 24. Ka3 Qxf1 25. Rxf1 Rxe8 26. Rxd1) 22... Rxe4 $17 23. Qd3 Rae8 24. Ka3 Qe5 (24... Qf2 25. Rhf1 Qc5+ 26. Kb2 a5) 25. Rd2 f5 26. g3 Qf6 27. Rhd1 Qd8 {[%eval -57,21]} (27... b6 $17 {[%eval -108,19]}) 28. Qc3+ $15 R8e5 {[%eval 0,24]} (28... Qf6 $15 {[%eval -58,19]} 29. Qxf6+ Kxf6) 29. Rf2 {[%eval -73,19]} (29. c5 $11 {[%eval 0,24]}) 29... Qb6 30. Rfd2 Qc5+ (30... Re3 31. Rd3 $11) 31. Kb2 Kf7 32. Rd4 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 a5 34. a3 {[%eval -116,24]} (34. Rd2 $15 {[%eval -50,22]}) 34... Re2+ $17 35. Rd2 Qf2 {The computer thinks that this move (which puts the King on d2 after trades) is a full piece worse than ending the trade sequence with the king on e2, i think because it wants the king to stay on the queenside? I just felt the subsequent trade was forcing, i'd get to e5 first, and could either make a passed pawn or zugzwang White} 36. Kc2 {[%eval -421,25]} (36. Rxe2 $17 {[%eval -111,28]} Qxe2+ 37. Qc2 Qxc2+ 38. Kxc2 Kf6 39. h4 h6) 36... Rxd2+ $1 $19 (36... Qxh2 37. Qxa5 Rxd2+ 38. Qxd2 Qxg3 39. Qh6 $17) 37. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 38. Kxd2 Kf6 39. Ke3 Ke5 40. b4 $2 {[%eval -557,19]} (40. h4 {[%eval -346,18]} h6 41. Kd3) 40... axb4 41. axb4 g5 42. h3 {My opponent and I had about 3-5 minutes on the clock each here, and I didn't realize white could stop infiltration after 43.h4. fortunately white didn't either. The computer gives a single ? here but i think it's a ?????} h5 $4 {[%eval 0,21]} (42... f4+ $19 {[%eval -624,19]} 43. gxf4+ gxf4+ 44. Kf3 b6) 43. Kd3 $2 {[%eval -732,17]} (43. h4 $11 {[%eval 0,21]} f4+ 44. gxf4+ gxf4+ 45. Kf3 b6 46. b5 Kd4 47. Kxf4 Kxc4 48. Kg5 Kxb5 49. Kxh5 Kc5 50. Kg5 b5 51. h5 b4 52. h6 b3 53. h7 b2 54. h8=Q b1=Q) 43... b6 44. Ke3 f4+ 45. gxf4+ gxf4+ 46. Kd3 f3 47. Ke3 f2 $1 48. Kxf2 Kd4 49. c5 bxc5 (49... dxc5 50. d6 $18) 50. b5 Kxd5 51. Ke3 h4 52. Kd3 c4+ ({apparently there is time for this! i did not see this with 4 minutes on my clock} 52... Ke6 53. b6 Kd7 54. b7 Kc7 55. b8=Q+ Kxb8) (52... Ke5 $18 {and the pawn promotes} 53. b6) 53. Kc3 Kc5 54. b6 Kxb6 55. Kxc4 Kc6 {[%eval -32715,27]} 56. Kd4 d5 57. Kd3 Kc5 58. Kc3 d4+ 59. Kd2 Kd5 60. Ke2 Ke4 61. Kf2 d3 62. Kg2 Ke3 63. Kf1 d2 64. Kg2 d1=Q 65. Kh2 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.22"]
[White "Tam, Hoa Long"]
[Black "Touset, Stephen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "1589"]
[BlackElo "1600"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[GameId "2159927754441766"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Nxd4 Be7 6. Bf4 O-O 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. O-O-O a5 9. Be2 Nc5 10. f3 Ne6 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. g4 e5 13. Be3 c6 14. h4 b5 15. h5 b4 16. Na4 d5 17. Nb6 d4 18. Nxa8 Bxg4 19. Bxd4 Nxe4 20. Bc4+ Kh8 21. Qg2 exd4 22. fxg4 Bg5+ 23. Kb1 Nf2 24. Qxc6 Nxh1 25. Rxh1 Qxa8 26. Qxa8 Rxa8 27. Re1 Rc8 28. Re5 h6 29. Rxa5 Rxc4 30. b3 Rc7 31. Rb5 Bd2 32. c4 bxc3 33. Kc2 Rf7 34. Rf5 Rd7 35. Rf3 Kg8 36. Kd3 Re7 37. Rf2 Re3+ 38. Kxd4 c2 39. Rxd2 c1=Q 40. Kxe3 Qg1+ 41. Kf3 Qf1+ 42. Rf2 Qd3+ 43. Kg2 Qe4+ 44. Kg3 Qb4 45. Rf3 Kh7 46. a4 g6 47. hxg6+ Kxg6 48. Re3 Qd6+ 49. Kf3 Qf6+ 50. Kg3 Kg5 51. Rf3 Qe5+ 52. Kh3 Qe4 53. Rf5+ Kg6 54. Kg3 Qe3+ 55. Rf3 Qe1+ 56. Kf4 Qh4 57. Rg3 h5 58. Kf3 Qh1+ 59. Kf2 h4 60. Re3 Qh2+ 61. Kf3 h3 62. Re2 Qh1+ 63. Kg3 Qf1 64. Rf2 Qe1 65. a5 h2 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Karwat, Joseph"]
[Black "Fisher, Brett"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "1315"]
[BlackElo "1376"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[GameId "2159927754445864"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. c3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 5. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:06:33]} e6 {[%emt 0:02:03]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:07:17]} a6 {[%emt 0:04:03]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:07:21]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 10. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:07:31]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:07:33]} 11. dxc5 {[%emt 0:08:36]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 12. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 13. Qa4 {[%emt 0:08:46]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:05:14]} 14. Nxf3 {[%emt 0:01:23]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:42]} 15. Rad1 {[%emt 0:04:40]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 16. b3 {[%emt 0:05:50]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:03]} 17. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Nfe7 {[%emt 0:09:46]} 18. Bd3 {[%emt 0:05:09]} h6 {[%emt 0:06:43]} 19. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:02:47]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 20. Re3 {[%emt 0:05:16]} d4 {[%emt 0:07:55]} 21. cxd4 {[%emt 0:01:57]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 22. Qe4 {[%emt 0:01:19]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 23. Nh4 {[%emt 0:03:46]} Nxe3 {[%emt 0:04:54]} 24. fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 25. g4 {[%emt 0:02:32]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:06:00]} 26. Qf4 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 27. Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:03:44]} 28. Rf1 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 29. Bxg6+ {[%emt 0:02:21]} Nxg6 {[%emt 0:03:36]} 30. Nxg6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 31. Nh4 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Rxg4+ {[%emt 0:01:15]} 32. Ng2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qg8 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 33. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:02:29]} 34. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 35. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Qg7 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 36. Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.24"]
[White "Wickliffe, Zachary"]
[Black "Lee, Yinpok R"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "1260"]
[BlackElo "935"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[GameId "2159927754454057"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 d4 4. Ne2 c5 5. Ng3 Nf6 6. Bc4 e6 7. d3 Nc6 8. c3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. cxd4 cxd4 11. a3 Qc7 12. b4 a6 13. Bb2 b5 14. Bb3 Rd8 15. Rc1 Qb6 16. h4 Ng4 17. Ng5 Nce5 18. Re1 Nf6 19. Nh5 Nxh5 20. Nxh7 Nxd3 21. Qxh5 Nxb2 22. e5 Bb7 23. Rb1 Nd3 24. Bc2 Qc6 25. Qg4 Qxc2 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.25"]
[White "Le, Thu Anh"]
[Black "Bayaraa, Bilguun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Le,Thu Anh"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "1204"]
[BlackElo "1503"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[GameId "2159927754458154"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 e6 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 (10. cxd5) 10... Bxe5 11. Nf3 Bd6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. a3 Qc7 14. e4 Ne7 (14... Nb6 {With the idea of Nd7 then Nc5}) 15. Bd2 Ng6 16. Bc3 Re8 17. Rfe1 Bg4 18. h3 Bd7 19. Rad1 Rad8 {Up until this point, I felt pretty good about White's position. Nothing concrete is happening, but White is the side with control of the game.} 20. Nd4 c5 21. Nf5 Bxf5 $6 (21... Be5) (21... Bf8) 22. exf5 Ne5 23. Bxe5 $6 (23. Qe2 {I completely missed this idea. White would have ended up with 2 bishops for a rook.} h6 (23... Re7 24. Rxd6 $1 Qxd6 25. Bxe5 Qb6) 24. Rxd6 $1 Rxd6 25. f4 Nf3+ 26. Qxf3 $1 Rxe1+ 27. Bxe1) 23... Bxe5 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Qe4 {I thought this was a clever move - White wins the b7 pawn and Black doesn't have the Q-side majority anymore. Only to miss that Black's DSB covers 2 crucial queening squares.} f6 26. Qxb7 (26. a4) (26. Bf1) 26... Qxb7 27. Bxb7 Bxb2 28. Ba6 (28. a4 {Loses because the LSB can never catch the rolling c-pawn.} c4 29. Re4 c3) 28... Kf8 29. a4 Rd4 30. Rb1 {I made this move super quickly, then realized the a4-pawn is hanging. My brain decided it's bedtime and I should stop playing chess.} (30. Bb5 {The only way to draw.} c4 31. Re8+ Kf7 32. Ra8 c3 33. Rxa7+ Kf8 34. Ra8+ $1 Ke7 35. Re8+ $1 Kd6 36. Rc8 $1 Rd2 37. Rd8+ $1 Kc5 38. Rxd2 cxd2 39. Be2 $1) 30... Rxa4 31. Rxb2 Rxa6 32. Rb8+ (32. Rb7 Ra4 33. Rc7 c4 34. Kf1 a5 35. Ke1) 32... Ke7 33. Rb7+ Kd6 34. Rxg7 Ra1+ 35. Kg2 $1 c4 $1 36. Rxh7 $2 c3 37. h4 c2 38. h5 $6 c1=Q 39. Kh3 Qh1+ 40. Kg4 Ra4+ 41. f4 Qd1+ 42. Kh4 Ra2 43. Kh3 Qh1+ 44. Kg4 Rh2 45. Rxa7 Qd1# 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.26"]
[White "Burkhardt, Douglas Alan"]
[Black "Barreyro, Romeo Belmes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "739"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[GameId "2159927754462251"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 c6 6. Nc3 Qb6 7. Qc2 Na6 8. a3 Bd7 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. O-O dxc4 12. Bxc4 Rc8 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qc5 15. Qe4 b5 16. Bd3 Qb6 17. a4 Nc5 18. a5 Qc7 19. Qd4 Nb3 20. Nxb5 cxb5 21. Qd6 Qxd6 22. exd6 Nxa1 23. Rxa1 Bc6 24. Rd1 Kd7 25. Be2 a6 26. Bf3 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Rc6 28. Rd4 Rxd6 29. b4 Rxd4 30. exd4 Rc8 31. Kg2 Rc4 32. Kf1 Rxb4 33. Ke2 Rxd4 34. Ke3 Rd5 35. f4 b4 36. Ke4 b3 37. f5 b2 38. f6 b1=Q+ 39. Ke3 gxf6 40. h4 Qe1+ 41. Kf3 Rf5+ 42. Kg3 Qxf2+ 43. Kh3 Rf3+ 44. Kg4 Qg3+ 45. Kh5 Qg6# 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.27"]
[White "Sloan, Sacha Marino"]
[Black "Zhao, Brandon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "660"]
[BlackElo "1280"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[GameId "2159927754466348"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bd7 8. Bc2 Nge7 9. b3 Nb4 10. O-O Nxc2 11. Qxc2 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nf5 13. Rd1 Bb4 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Rac1 Bb5 16. a3 Be7 17. Qd2 Ba6 18. b4 Bc4 19. Na4 Qb5 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. bxc5 Be2 22. Re1 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Nh4 24. Rc3 b6 25. Qe2 Qa5 26. Rec1 Rc6 27. Qe3 Nf5 28. Qd3 Rfc8 29. cxb6 Qxb6 30. Rxc6 Rxc6 31. Rxc6 Qxc6 32. Qc3 Qxc3 33. Bxc3 Nh4 34. f4 g6 35. Kf1 Kg7 36. Ke2 Kh6 37. Bb4 Kh5 38. f3 Ng2 39. Bd2 Kh4 40. Kf2 Kh3 41. Kg1 Nh4 42. Kf2 Kxh2 43. Ke3 Kg2 44. Kd3 Nxf3 45. Bb4 h5 46. Be7 Kg3 47. Kc3 h4 48. Bxh4+ Nxh4 49. Kb4 Kxf4 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.28"]
[White "Fitzgerald, William"]
[Black "Kojevnikov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "1311"]
[BlackElo "1045"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[GameId "2159927754466349"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. e5 Nxe5 7. Bf4 Ng6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Ndb5 Qd8 11. Nd6+ Bxd6 12. Qxd6 Qe7 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Nb5 Qg5+ 15. Kb1 Qxb5 16. Bxb5 a6 17. Bxd7 Bxd7 18. Qxd7 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.29"]
[White "Chen, Bowie"]
[Black "Olson, David R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[GameId "2159927754466350"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. f4 d5 2. c4 d4 3. e4 dxe3 4. d4 e6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Ne5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Nxc6 Qd7 11. Be2 Ne4 12. Bf3 Nf2 13. O-O e2 14. Re1 Nd1 15. d5 Nxc3 16. Qc2 Nxd5 17. cxd5 bxc6 18. dxe6 Qxe6 19. Rxe2 Qf6 20. Bb2 Qxf4 21. Rf1 Rb8 22. Bxc6 Qb4 23. Bd5 Ba6 24. Rxf7 Rxf7 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qxc7+ Kg6 27. Qxg7+ Kh5 28. Re5+ 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.30"]
[White "Turner, Robert"]
[Black "Blum, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "1200"]
[BlackElo "1016"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[GameId "2159927754470447"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. dxc5 d4 6. Ne4 Bf5 7. Bd3 Nd7 8. Nd6+ Bxd6 9. Bxf5 Qe7+ 10. Ne2 Bxc5 11. O-O Qf6 12. Re1 O-O-O 13. Ng3 Nh6 14. Bxd7+ Rxd7 15. Ne4 Qc6 16. Qh5 Re8 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Nxc5 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Rc7 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.31"]
[White "Singer, Andrew"]
[Black "Lopez-Oneal, Owen Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "1044"]
[BlackElo "618"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[GameId "2159927754470448"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 O-O 7. c3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nxe5 Qd6 11. d4 Bb7 12. Nd2 Nf6 13. Nb3 Nd7 14. Bf4 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Qd7 16. Na5 Bc8 17. Qf3 c5 18. Qxa8 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.32"]
[White "Pirone, John"]
[Black "Marsh, Andrew"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1026"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[GameId "2159927754474545"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 f6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Bf4 Qb6 6. b3 e6 7. Be2 c5 8. c3 Nd7 9. O-O Ne7 10. h3 Bf5 11. g4 Be4 12. Nbd2 Ng6 13. Bg3 Be7 14. h4 h5 15. Nh2 f5 16. f3 f4 17. Bf2 hxg4 18. fxe4 g3 19. Bh5 Rh6 20. Qg4 gxf2+ 21. Rxf2 Ndf8 22. Rxf4 cxd4 23. c4 O-O-O 24. Rf7 d3+ 25. Kg2 Nxe5 26. Qxg7 Nxf7 27. Qxf7 Bxh4 28. Rf1 Qe3 29. Nhf3 dxe4 30. Re1 Bxe1 31. Kh1 exf3 32. Nxf3 d2 33. Nxd2 Bxd2 34. Kg2 Qg5+ 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.33"]
[White "Cao, Danny Du Uy"]
[Black "Merk, Felix Elias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "1174"]
[BlackElo "1304"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[GameId "2159927754474546"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Be2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. b3 e5 7. dxe5 Ng4 8. Bb2 Re8 9. c4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Ngxe5 11. Qd2 Bf5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. h3 Qg5 14. f4 Qg3 15. fxe5 Bxh3 16. Rf2 Rxe5 17. Nd5 Rae8 18. Qd4 Qxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Rf5+ 20. Qf4 Bxb2 21. Qxf5 Bxf5 22. Rd1 c6 23. Nf4 Be5 24. Nd3 Bxd3 25. Rxd3 h5 26. Bf3 f5 27. e4 f4 28. Rd1 Kg7 29. Ke2 h4 30. Rh1 g5 31. Bg4 Kf6 32. Rd1 Rd8 33. Kf3 Bc3 34. Rd3 Bb4 35. Rd1 Ke5 36. Rd3 a6 37. Rd1 b5 38. cxb5 axb5 39. Rc1 c5 40. Rd1 Re8 41. Rd5+ Kf6 42. Rxd6+ Ke5 43. Rd5+ Kf6 44. Rd6+ Ke5 45. Rd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4.34"]
[White "Starr, Albert Martin"]
[Black "Myers, Steven Lee"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "1518"]
[BlackElo "1196"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[GameId "2159927754478643"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. e3 Bf5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O g6 8. h3 Bxh3 9. gxh3 Bh6 10. Nbd2 Qe7 11. Nh2 O-O-O 12. Ng4 Nxg4 13. Bxg4 f5 14. Bf3 Rhg8 15. c4 Qh4 16. Bg2 g5 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. Nh2 Qg6 19. Qf3 e4 20. dxe4 g4 21. Qg3 gxh3 22. Qxh3 fxe4 23. Kh1 Kb8 24. Rg1 Ne5 25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. Ng4 Bg7 27. Rad1 h5 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Nh2 Rd2 30. Bf1 Qf7 31. Qg3 Rd7 32. Be2 Qf5 33. Qg5 Qxf2 34. Bxh5 Rd2 35. Nf1 Bh6 36. Qg2 Qh4+ 37. Qh2 Rxh2+ 38. Nxh2 c6 39. Bg4 Bxe3 40. Rd1 Bf4 41. Kg1 Qxh2+ 42. Kf1 e3 43. c5 Qf2# 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: Extra Games"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.03.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Powers, Christopher"]
[Black "Krishnan, Sreyshthaa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "1818"]
[BlackElo "1579"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[GameId "2160674941297331"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. d5 Ne5 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Bxc4 Bxf3 10. Bb5+ Nfd7 11. gxf3 a6 12. Be2 h6 13. Bh4 Qb6 14. Rc1 g5 15. Bg3 Ng6 16. Qa4 Bg7 17. Ne4 Qd4 18. b4 Qxd5 19. O-O b5 {[#]} 20. Qxa6 O-O 21. Qxb5 Qxa2 22. Rc7 Nde5 23. Nc3 Qa3 24. Nd5 e6 25. Ne3 Rab8 26. Rb7 Rxb7 27. Qxb7 h5 28. b5 Qb2 29. Re1 Qb4 30. Rd1 f5 31. Bxe5 Nxe5 32. Qa6 Re8 33. Qa7 Qf4 34. b6 Nxf3+ 35. Bxf3 Qxf3 36. Rd7 Be5 37. Rh7 Rf8 38. b7 Bb8 39. Qc5 Kxh7 40. Qxf8 Qxb7 {[#]} 41. Nxf5 exf5 42. Qxf5+ Kg8 43. Qxg5+ Qg7 44. Qxg7+ Kxg7 45. h3 Kg6 {(1/2-1/2, 56)} 1/2-1/2



[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Dzhanhirov, Dmytro"]
[Black "Tsodikova, Natalya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2235"]
[BlackElo "2169"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[GameId "2162445511087889"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 2. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 3. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} exf6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 6. Ne2 {[%emt 0:02:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 7. c4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 8. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:58]} 9. Nbc3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 10. h3 {[%emt 0:03:48]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:48]} 11. Qc2 {[%emt 0:12:34]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 12. Rd1 {[%emt 0:04:21]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:04:26]} 13. Bb3 {[%emt 0:14:12]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:06:23]} 14. O-O {[%emt 0:04:57]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:06:14]} 15. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:01:44]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 16. Nf4 {[%emt 0:03:56]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:19:02]} 17. exf4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 18. g3 {[%emt 0:00:59]} h5 {[%emt 0:04:01]} 19. Re5 {[%emt 0:05:40]} h4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 20. Qe2 {[%emt 0:02:51]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 21. fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 22. Qe3 {[%emt 0:07:31]} a5 {[%emt 0:03:57]} 23. a3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:10:39]} 24. Re1 {[%emt 0:10:34]} Be6 {[%emt 0:07:54]} 25. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:19:26]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 26. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:01:25]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 27. Qxe6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Qxd4+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} 28. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qxe3+ {[%emt 0:01:53]} 29. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 30. Kf1 {[%emt 0:02:02]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 31. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:53]} b4 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 32. axb4 {[%emt 0:01:05]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 33. Na2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 34. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Re8+ {[%emt 0:01:25]} 35. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:03:23]} 36. g4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 37. Nc1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} c4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 38. Kd1 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:33]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Viadiu-Ilarraza, Hector"]
[Black "Cremisi, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1896"]
[BlackElo "2388"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[GameId "2162445511198482"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Nf6 3. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. h3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 6. c3 {[%emt 0:02:02]} Qb6 7. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 8. Qxb6 {[%emt 0:15:54]} axb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 9. Bb5 {[%emt 0:11:01]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 10. Bc7 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:07:58]} 11. exd4 {[%emt 0:25:51]} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 12. Na3 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:04:27]} 13. Bxb6 {[%emt 0:13:10]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 14. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:43]} 15. Nc2 {[%emt 0:04:56]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 16. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:05:08]} 17. Nb4 {[%emt 0:11:35]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 18. Nd7 {[%emt 0:03:29]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 19. Bb6 {[%emt 0:03:10]} d4 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 20. Nxa6 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 21. Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Rxb6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 22. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 23. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 24. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 25. O-O {[%emt 0:00:53]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 26. Rab1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Bayaraa, Chinguun"]
[Black "Heiserman, Jimmy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2161"]
[BlackElo "2303"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[GameId "2162445511206675"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:04:03]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:02:10]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 6. Qa4+ {[%emt 0:01:55]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:03:55]} 7. Ne5 {[%emt 0:03:41]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:35]} 8. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:01:32]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 9. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:01:38]} Be6 {[%emt 0:04:48]} 10. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:04:19]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:02:09]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:07:26]} 12. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:07:09]} 13. e4 {[%emt 0:01:43]} Bh3 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 14. Nc3 {[%emt 0:03:25]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 15. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:02:31]} c5 {[%emt 0:09:17]} 16. d5 {[%emt 0:02:12]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 17. Qc4 {[%emt 0:06:33]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 18. exd5 {[%emt 0:04:16]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:06:22]} 19. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:05:36]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 20. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 21. Be3 {[%emt 0:06:46]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 22. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} exd5 {[%emt 0:03:49]} 23. Qxa7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 24. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Qc2 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 25. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Qe4+ {[%emt 0:02:39]} 26. f3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 27. Bf2 {[%emt 0:09:05]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:02:14]} 28. a4 {[%emt 0:01:05]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 29. a5 {[%emt 0:03:04]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 30. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 31. fxg4 {[%emt 0:06:50]} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:02:27]} 32. g5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Be7 {[%emt 0:03:35]} 33. Qf4 {[%emt 0:02:42]} Qe4+ {[%emt 0:06:05]} 34. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Agrawal, Varun"]
[Black "Senthilkumar, Pranav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "1933"]
[BlackElo "2201"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[GameId "2162445511206676"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. b3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:07:02]} 2. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:02:06]} 4. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 5. f4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 6. Bxc6+ {[%emt 0:36:24]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 7. fxe5 {[%emt 0:03:59]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:10:16]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:09:48]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:07:23]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:24:52]} 10. h3 {[%emt 0:12:20]} e4 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 11. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:09:02]} 12. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 13. Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 14. Nc3 {[%emt 0:03:39]} Qg3 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 15. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qh2+ {[%emt 0:03:19]} 16. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:01:51]} 17. hxg4 {[%emt 0:01:54]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 18. Ng1 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:03:22]} 19. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Rhg8 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 20. Bf6 {[%emt 0:06:57]} Qh7 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 21. Rg5 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Rxg5 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 22. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rf8+ {[%emt 0:09:30]} 23. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 24. Ne2 {[%emt 0:08:34]} g3 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 25. d3 {[%emt 0:02:35]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 26. exf4 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Qh1+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} 27. Ng1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxf4+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} 28. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qxg1+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 29. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxg2+ {[%emt 0:02:15]} 30. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} exd3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 31. cxd3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} d4+ {[%emt 0:01:24]} 32. Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 33. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qb5+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} 34. Ka3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qa5+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 35. Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rf2+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 36. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Qc3+ {[%emt 0:01:18]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.7"]
[White "Seshadri, Sudarshan"]
[Black "Gaffagan, Steven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2018"]
[BlackElo "1967"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[GameId "2162445511206677"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 g6 5. Bd3 Bg7 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Qd2 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O b5 11. e4 b4 12. Ne2 Qa5 13. a3 Nh5 {[#]} 14. Qxb4 Qxb4 15. axb4 Nxf4 16. Nxf4 h5 17. Ne2 e6 18. c3 O-O 19. Kc2 a5 20. b5 cxb5 21. Bxb5 Nb6 22. Ra1 Rfc8 23. e5 Bf8 24. Nf4 Bh6 25. Nd3 Bf8 26. Rhg1 Nc4 27. Ra2 Be7 28. Rh1 Nb6 29. Kd2 Rc7 30. Nf4 a4 31. Ng2 Ra5 32. Bd3 Nc4+ 33. Bxc4 dxc4 34. Rha1 a3 35. bxa3 Ra4 36. f4 Rb7 37. Kc2 Rb3 38. Ne3 Rb5 39. Rh1 Kf8 40. f3 Ke8 41. Ng2 Kd7 {[#]} 42. Rb1 Rxb1 43. Kxb1 Kc7 44. Kb2 Kc6 45. Ra1 Kb5 46. Ra2 Bd8 47. Kc2 Be7 48. Kb2 Ka6 49. Ra1 Kb5 50. Ra2 Ra8 {[#]} 51. a4+ Ka5 52. Kc2 Rc8 53. Rb2 Rc7 54. Ra2 Bd8 55. Kc1 Rb7 56. Kc2 Ka6 57. Ra1 Ba5 58. Ra3 Bd8 59. Kc1 Be7 60. Ra2 Rb3 61. Kc2 Bd8 62. Rb2 Ra3 63. Ne3 Ba5 64. Nd1 Ka7 65. Rb5 Rxa4 66. Ne3 Ra3 67. Nxc4 Rxc3+ 68. Kd2 Rxc4+ 69. Rxa5+ Kb7 70. Kd3 Rc1 71. d5 exd5 72. Rxd5 Kc7 73. Ra5 Kd7 74. Ra7+ Ke6 75. Ra6+ Ke7 76. Ra7+ Ke8 77. Ke4 Re1+ 78. Kd5 Re3 79. Ra8+ Ke7 80. Ra7+ Kf8 81. Ra8+ Kg7 82. Ra7 Kg8 83. Ra8+ Kg7 84. Ra7 Re1 85. Kd4 Kf8 86. Ra8+ Kg7 87. Ra7 Re2 88. Kd3 Re1 89. Kd2 Rh1 90. e6 Rxh4 91. e7 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.8"]
[White "Ivanenko, Anthony Vladimir"]
[Black "Mercado, Adam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "1901"]
[BlackElo "1949"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[GameId "2162445511206678"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne4 Qb6 10. Nfd2 f6 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. f4 Ba6 13. Ned6 fxe5 14. fxe5 Rxf1+ 15. Qxf1 Rf8 16. Qe2 Bxc4 17. Nxc4 Nb6 18. b3 Nxc4 19. dxc4 {[#]} d5 20. exd6 Bxd6 21. Bb2 Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 Bg3 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 (23... Qf7 $142) 24. Rd1 $2 Qf4 $19 25. Rg1 h6 $2 (25... Qg5 $1 {The threat is 26...Qh5+ 27.Qh3 Rf5! The game move is a nice preparation, but loses a lot of value.}) 26. Bc1 $1 $17 Qd4 $2 (26... Qf2 27. Bb2 Kh7 {keeps more of an advantage.}) 27. Be3 $1 Qd8 $15 28. Qg4 Qd6 {[#]} 29. Rd1 $4 (29. Bxc5 $1 Qxc5 30. Qxg3 Rf5 31. Qb8+ $1 Kh7 32. g4 $3 {looks crazy, but equalizes!}) 29... Qe5 $1 $19 30. Bxc5 $4 Qxc5 31. Qxg3 Qh5+ 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.9"]
[White "Walder, Michael"]
[Black "Horowitz, Phineas F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1935"]
[BlackElo "1883"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[GameId "2162100240142346"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Be2 Qb6 7. dxc5 Qxc5 8. b4 {C02: French: Advance Variation.} Qb6 9. b5 Na5 10. O-O {White is slightly better.} Bd7 11. a4 {[#]} Rc8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11... Qc7 12. Bd3 Ng6 13. Re1 Be7 14. Ba3 Bxa3 15. Rxa3 O-O 16. Re3 f6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2732)-Harsha,B (2563) Titled Tuesday intern op 03rd Oct Late Chess.com INT blitz 2023 (11)}) 12. Nd4 {[%eval -1,41]} (12. Be3 Qc7 $11) (12. Bd3 $14 {[%eval 56,34]}) 12... Ng6 13. f4 Bc5 {White must now prevent ...Bxd4+.} 14. Be3 O-O 15. Nd2 Qc7 16. Bd3 Nc4 {[%eval 141,25]} 17. Bxc4 $16 (17. Nxc4 dxc4 18. Be4 (18. Bxc4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Rfd8 $11) 18... a6 $14) 17... dxc4 18. Ne4 $1 (18. Nxc4 $6 Be7 19. Nd6 Qxc3 $11) 18... Bb6 {[%eval 264,26]} (18... Be7 $142 {[%eval 169,29]} 19. Qg4 b6) 19. Nd6 Rb8 20. Qe2 {[%eval 42,31]} ({Better is} 20. Rf3 $18 {[%eval 175,28]}) 20... f6 $1 $14 21. Nxc4 {Excellent horsemanship.} (21. Qxc4 fxe5 22. Qxc7 Bxc7 $11) (21. Kh1 {is more complex.} fxe5 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Bf4) 21... fxe5 22. Nxb6 axb6 23. fxe5 Qxe5 {[%eval 82,27]} (23... Rxf1+ $1 $11 {[%eval 18,34] remains equal.} 24. Rxf1 Qxc3) 24. Nf3 $16 Qc7 {[%eval 155,28]} (24... Qxc3 $142 {[%eval 96,32]} 25. Bxb6 Rf5) 25. Bd4 $1 Rbe8 {2.05/31 [#]} (25... Rf5 $16 {[%eval 157,34]}) 26. Ne5 $1 $18 Nxe5 27. Qxe5 {[%eval 108,37]} ({Much less strong is} 27. Bxe5 $6 Qc5+ 28. Bd4 Qc7 $16 (28... Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Qd5 30. Bxb6 $16)) (27. Rxf8+ $18 {[%eval 200,34]} Rxf8 28. Bxe5 Qc5+ 29. Bd4) 27... Qxe5 $16 28. Bxe5 Rf5 {[#]} 29. Rfe1 {Strongly threatening Rad1. Black cannot hold the game after this.} Rc8 $2 {[%eval 316,30]} (29... Ra8 $16 {[%eval 108,31]}) 30. Rad1 $18 Be8 31. Rd6 Rc4 $2 {[%eval 453,30]} (31... Bg6 {[%eval 274,31]} 32. Rxb6 Rf7) 32. Rxb6 Rxa4 33. Rxb7 Rf7 {[%eval 716,30]} (33... Rg4 $142 {[%eval 433,32]} 34. c4 Rfg5) 34. Rb8 Rf8 35. Bd6 {Discovered Attack, Deflection} Rf5 36. Rxe8+ Kf7 37. Rf8+ Kg6 38. Rxe6+ Kg5 39. Be7+ Kg4 40. h3+ Kg3 (40... Kg3 41. Bd6+ $142 {[%eval 32752,117]} Rff4 42. Rxf4 (42. Bxf4+ Rxf4 43. Re3+ {Deflection} Kh4 44. Rxf4+ Kh5 45. b6 Kg5 46. Rg4+ Kf6) 42... Rxf4 43. b6 (43. Re3+ Kh4 44. Bxf4 Kh5 45. Re6 g6 46. Kh2 h6 47. b6 Kh4 48. Rxg6 h5 49. Bg5#) 43... g6 44. b7 (44. Bxf4+ Kxf4 45. b7 Kf5 46. Re8 Kg5 47. b8=Q Kh5 48. Qf4 g5 49. Qf7+ Kh4 50. Re4+ Kg3 51. Rg4#) (44. Re3+ Kh4 45. Bxf4 g5 46. b7 Kh5 47. b8=Q Kh6 48. Re6+ Kh5 49. g3 gxf4 50. Qe5#) 44... Kh4 45. Bxf4 (45. b8=B Rf7 46. Be7+ Rxe7 47. Rxe7 Kg5 48. Bd6 Kf6 49. c4 h6) 45... Kh5 46. b8=Q (46. b8=B h6 47. Kf2 Kh4 48. Rxg6 h5 49. Bg5#) 46... h6 47. Qh8 Kh4 48. Qxh6#) 41. Re3+ 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.10"]
[White "Cheng, Kar Lun"]
[Black "Paragiri, Reyansh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B34"]
[WhiteElo "1867"]
[BlackElo "1978"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[GameId "2162445511214872"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. Qd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. O-O-O Bf5 14. g4 Be6 15. Kb1 Rac8 16. h4 Qc4 17. Qa5 b5 {The one scoresheet breaks down at this point.... 0-1 33} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.11"]
[White "Smith, Roger Christopher"]
[Black "Srinivasan, Sivavishnu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "1872"]
[BlackElo "2066"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[GameId "2162445511214873"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. b3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. d4 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be2 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 a6 12. a3 Bb8 13. Re1 dxc4 14. bxc4 Ba7 15. d5 Ne7 16. dxe6 Qb6 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. Qc1 Qxf2+ 19. Kh1 Nf5 20. Qg5 Ng3+ 21. Kh2 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Bb8 23. Re5 h6 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.12"]
[White "Zavgorodniy, Andrew"]
[Black "Rajaram, Raghu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "1812"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[GameId "2162445511214874"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 c6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 d5 7. Bb2 Bf5 8. d3 Re8 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Nd4 e5 11. Nxf5 gxf5 12. Bh3 Ng4 13. e4 dxe4 14. dxe4 Nc5 15. exf5 Nxf2 16. Rxf2 Nd3 17. Ne4 Nxf2 18. Nxf2 Qb6 19. Qg4 Kh8 20. Bg2 Rad8 21. Qe2 f6 22. Bc3 Bf8 23. Qe1 Bc5 24. Kf1 Bxf2 25. Qxf2 Rd3 26. Qxb6 axb6 27. Rc1 Kg7 28. Ke2 Red8 29. Be4 R3d7 30. a4 Kh6 31. Rc2 Kg5 32. h3 Kh6 33. Rd2 Rxd2+ 34. Bxd2+ Kg7 35. Be3 b5 36. axb5 cxb5 37. Bxb7 Rb8 38. Bd5 bxc4 39. bxc4 Kf8 40. Be6 Ke8 41. Bc5 Rb2+ 42. Kf3 h5 43. Bf2 Rb3+ 44. Be3 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Cawthon, Jeremy David"]
[Black "Parsons, Stephen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "1970"]
[BlackElo "1876"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[GameId "2162445511214875"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,123,17,22,14,-11,31,66,25,17,16,11,-36,3,4,-15,17,15,20,24,36,32,39,22,53,125,128,118,98,256,323,49,40,27,-43,30,30,32,24,39,39,11,-18,29,-6,33,22,-45,2,18,16,19,11,-4,-1,-2,0,29,23,81,19,62,22,14,41,37,93,28,148,63,180,65,29,44,56,56,152,95,100,80,71,162,96,100,59,96,77,75,87,91,92,92,342,250,409,503,411,517,527,507,507,108,108,485,638,617,620,104,108,509,527,537,547,557,557,537,557,557,29991,29992,29993,29994,29995,29996,29997,29998]} 1. e4 c5 {[%emt 0:04:55]} 2. c3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 6. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 7. a3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} h6 {[%emt 0:05:27]} 10. Qe2 {[%emt 0:05:20]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:03:57]} 11. Nc3 {[%emt 0:11:45]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:03:36]} 12. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 13. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 14. exd6 {[%emt 0:04:03]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:03:18]} 15. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:04:28]} 16. Qxe5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 17. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 18. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:06:13]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 19. Be3 {[%emt 0:04:08]} g6 {[%emt 0:05:55]} 20. Bd7 {[%emt 0:05:11]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:04:15]} 21. Rad1 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:08:21]} 22. Rb5 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Bxd7 {[%emt 0:03:22]} 23. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Rhd8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 24. Rbxb7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 25. Rxd7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a6 {[%emt 0:03:23]} 26. Bd4+ {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 27. Rxd4 $11 {[%emt 0:00:02] [#] 0.00} Kf6 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 28. Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:01:50]} 29. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 30. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 31. h4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 32. f3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} f5 {[%emt 0:08:29]} 33. g4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 34. fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 35. Rxg4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 36. Kf3 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Re6 {[%emt 0:03:54]} 37. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} a5 {[%emt 0:09:07]} 38. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Re3 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 39. a4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Re6 $8 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 40. Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 41. Rxg6 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 42. h5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 43. Rg5+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} Kb6 $8 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 44. Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 45. h6 {[%emt 0:00:39] [#]} a4 $4 {[%emt 0:03:09]} (45... Rc6+ $1 46. Kh5 Rc7 47. Rg7 Rc5+) 46. h7 $18 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rc6+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} 47. Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Rc7+ {[%emt 0:01:28]} 48. Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 49. Rg8 {[%emt 0:05:31]} Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 50. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rh1 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 51. Rg6+ {[%emt 0:01:37]} (51. h8=Q {[%eval 32726,0]} Rxh8 52. Rxh8 Kb5 53. Kf4 a3 54. Ke3 Kc4 55. Ra8 Kb3 56. Kd2 a2 57. Kc1) 51... Kc5 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 52. Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rg1+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 53. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} 54. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 55. h8=Q {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxh8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 56. Rxh8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 57. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 58. Rb8+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 59. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ka3 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 60. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 61. Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 62. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.14"]
[White "Ploquin, Phil"]
[Black "Huang, Immanuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B34"]
[WhiteElo "1665"]
[BlackElo "1554"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[GameId "2162445511223068"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Qd4 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bc4 Bg7 9. Bxd5 cxd5 10. Qxd5 Ba6 11. c4 O-O 12. O-O Qc7 13. Re1 Bxc4 14. Qe4 f6 15. b3 Ba6 16. Bb2 fxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Rac8 19. Na3 e6 20. Qxc7 Rxc7 21. Rad1 Rf5 22. Rd2 Kf7 23. Nc2 Rfc5 24. Ne3 d5 25. f4 h5 26. h3 Kf6 27. g4 Rc3 28. g5+ Kf7 29. Kf2 Bd3 30. Red1 Bc2 31. Re1 Be4 32. h4 Ke8 33. Rd4 Kd7 34. Ra4 Rd3 35. Ra6 Rdc3 36. Rd1 Bd3 37. Ra5 Kc6 38. Ra4 Kb5 39. Rd2 a5 40. Rd4 Be4 41. Ke2 Rc1 42. Rd1 Rxd1 43. Nxd1 Rc2+ 44. Rd2 Bf3+ 45. Kd3 Rxd2+ 46. Kxd2 Bxd1 47. Kxd1 {[#]} Kb4 48. Kc2 Ka3 49. Kd3 Kxa2 50. Kd4 Kxb3 51. f5 exf5 52. Kxd5 a4 53. Ke6 a3 54. Kf6 a2 55. Kxg6 a1=Q 56. Kxf5 Qf1+ 57. Kg6 Qf3 58. Kh7 Qg4 59. g6 Qxh4 60. g7 Qg4 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.15"]
[White "Powers, Christopher"]
[Black "Boyer, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "1818"]
[BlackElo "1598"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[GameId "2162445511223069"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd2 d6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Qe2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 d5 12. O-O d4 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. Nh2 Qb6 15. a3 Bd7 16. b3 Rac8 17. f4 exf4 18. Rxf4 Ne5 19. Raf1 Nxd3 20. cxd3 Rc6 21. Nf3 Nh5 22. Rxf7 Ng3 23. Qf2 Nxf1 24. Bb4 Kxf7 25. Ne5+ Kg8 26. Qf7+ Kh8 27. Qxd7 Rxe5 28. Bf8 Rg6 29. Qc8 Qc6 30. Qb8 Re8 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.16"]
[White "Abraham, Michael David"]
[Black "Babayan, Gagik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Abraham,Michael David"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "1558"]
[BlackElo "1711"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[GameId "2162427732951088"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,90,17,34,8,10,13,60,17,13,158,6,20,12,25,20,12,29,22,33,54,51,48,49,61,35,53,29,-5,0,-34,0,0,-5,-20,-78,-71,-110,-74,-97,-81,-134,-4,-112,-109,-110,-129,-204,-237,-170,-201,-249,-261,-226,-275,-219,-220,-66,-133,8,-86,74,-101,-94,1,-59,8,-147,87,191,78,65,69,67,-1,70,243,88,121,71,133,71,89,57,69,46,52,50,59,42,75,-762,-872]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 {(This is not blitz... I will NOT capture on f6.)} O-O 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. O-O Nb6 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qc2 c6 13. Rad1 Nd5 14. Nxd5 {(Well, I want to keep my light squared bishop even if it means letting his get into the game too)} exd5 15. h3 Re8 16. Rfe1 Qd6 17. e4 dxe4 18. Rxe4 Rxe4 19. Bxe4 Be6 20. Kf1 {(me struggling to find a concrete plan of any type)} Qb4 21. d5 {(took me an embarrassingly long time to find)} cxd5 22. Bxd5 Rc8 23. Qe2 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Qxa4 {(I almost resigned here but decided to give my opponent the opportunity to make mistakes.)} 25. g3 Qa1+ 26. Kg2 Qxb2 27. Rd2 Qb4 28. Rd7 b5 29. Qa2 {(the first glimmer of hope for me)} Qc4 30. Qxa6 b4 31. Qb7 {[#]} b3 $2 {(Perhaps black had relaxed too much at this point)} (31... Rc6 $1 {(EW: Acc. to Stockfish 17.1 the *only* move to get a serious advantage!)}) 32. Nd2 Qc2 33. Qxb3 {(I almost captured with the knight but was hoping he wouldn't notice the threat on f7. He didn't.)} Qf5 $6 34. Qxf7+ {(I was torn about whether to capture with the rook or queen but decided I wanted both pieces on the 7th rank)} Kh7 35. g4 Qf4 36. Nf3 Rc3 37. Qd5 Qb4 $4 {(EW: Losing!!)} 38. Rb7 $4 $14 (38. g5 $18) (38. Rf7 $18) (38. Qf5+ $1 Kh8 (38... Kg8 39. Qe6+ Kh8 40. Qe8+ Kh7 41. g5 $1 $18) 39. Ne5 $18) 38... Qf4 39. Ra7 Rc8 40. Qd3+ Kh8 41. Qd7 Rf8 42. Nh4 Qe4+ 43. Nf3 Bc3 44. Qb7 Qe2 45. Kg3 Bd4 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.17"]
[White "Yan, Rayna"]
[Black "Stults, Sawyer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "1642"]
[BlackElo "1424"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[GameId "2162445511223071"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O a6 11. Nd4 Rc8 12. Rc1 Ba7 13. Bf3 b5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxd5 Rxc1 16. Qxc1 Bxd4 17. exd4 Qb6 18. Bf3 Qxd4 19. Rd1 Qb6 20. Qc6 Qa5 21. a3 Re8 22. h3 Re1+ 23. Kh2 Rxd1 24. Bxd1 h6 25. Qc8+ Kh7 26. Bxf6 Nxf6 27. Qf5+ Kh8 28. Qc8+ Kh7 29. Bc2+ g6 30. Qc6 Kg7 31. Bb3 Qd2 32. Qc7 Nd5 33. Qd6 Qf4+ 34. Qxf4 Nxf4 35. Bc2 Kf6 36. g3 Ne6 37. Kg2 Ke5 38. Kf1 Kd4 39. Ke2 Kc4 40. Kd2 Nc5 41. Ke3 Ne6 42. Kd2 Ng5 43. h4 Nf3+ 44. Ke3 Ne1 45. Kd2 Nxc2 46. Kxc2 Kd4 47. Kd2 g5 48. hxg5 hxg5 49. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.18"]
[White "Chan, John"]
[Black "Pickering, Carl Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "1520"]
[BlackElo "1634"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "2162445511223072"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 d5 2. e3 e5 3. cxd5 c6 4. dxc6 Nxc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. d3 O-O 10. e4 Qb6 11. O-O h6 12. Qe2 Rad8 13. Be3 Qc7 14. h3 a6 15. Rac1 Qd7 16. Bb6 Rde8 17. Be3 Kh7 18. Nh4 Ng8 19. Nf5 Ne7 20. Ng3 f5 21. exf5 Nxf5 22. Nge4 Nd4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Nd1 Qe6 25. f3 Qe5 26. g4 Bb5 27. Rf2 h5 28. Rg2 hxg4 29. hxg4 Rf4 30. Ndf2 Ref8 31. Nh3 Re8 32. Nxf4 Qxf4 33. Rd1 Bb8 34. Qf2 Kg6 35. Qh4 Qe3+ 36. Kh1 Bf4 37. Qh5# 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.19"]
[White "Schaezlein, Charlie"]
[Black "Mays-Smith, Isaac S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "1473"]
[BlackElo "1619"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[GameId "2162445511231265"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 b5 10. Re1 O-O 11. Qh5 f5 12. Bf4 g6 13. Qh3 Bf6 14. Rab1 c6 15. Be5 Re8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qf3 Qg5 18. Bxb5 Qd2 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Qd3 Re1+ 21. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 22. Qf1 Qxc3 23. Bd3 Kf7 24. h3 Qxd4 25. c4 Be6 26. cxd5 Bxd5 27. Qb1 Kf6 28. Bf1 a5 29. a4 Qxa4 30. Qb8 Kg7 31. Qe5+ Kh6 32. Qf6 Qb4 33. h4 Qg4 34. Qf8+ Kh5 35. Qe7 Kh6 36. Qf8+ Kh5 37. Qe7 Kh6 38. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.20"]
[White "Touset, Stephen"]
[Black "Siegel, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Siegel,David"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1600"]
[BlackElo "1446"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[GameId "2162586865339751"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,70,22,0,9,0,8,-3,9,9,13,8,13,8,10,9,28,16,30,34,28,24,56,52,61,25,23,-3,9,18,43,15,11,8,10,13,15,-1,-12,-29,10,4,103,-4,-3,3,5,5,19,-4,9,118,17,7,25,112,0,-3,-17,-106,-39,-176,-230,-176,-450,-396,-410,-636,-439,-704,-721,-1590,-1600]} 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 {(The Accelerated London System, Steinitz Countergambit)} 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 e6 {White did not hang a pawn here:} (6... Nxd4 $4 7. Nxd4 $1 Bxd1 8. Bb5+) 7. c3 Nf6 (7... Bd6 {is probably a better move.}) 8. h3 Bh5 9. Qb3 Qc8 {I thought I might be getting crushed here, so I thought for a long time before playing Qc8. The computer actually preferred Bd6 again for Black, and if White tries to take the b-pawn Black allegedly has compensation.} 10. Nh4 h6 11. Bh2 Be7 {I thought that 12. g4 Nd7 13. gxh5 Bxh4 looked ok for Black, but we both missed that (12. g4 Nd7 13. Ndf3!) gives White an advantage.} 12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Nhf3 Nxd2 14. Nxd2 f6 {I finally had some breathing room. My thought behind f6 was to prevent (15. g4 Bg6 16. Bxg6 fxg6) from creating a backwards pawn on e6, and it also retains some flexibility on playing e5 vs f5. However it did weaken the White squares around my king.} 15. Qc2 O-O 16. O-O e5 17. Bf5 Qc7 18. Rfe1 Bd6 19. Be6+ Kh8 {I avoided the bishop trade because I didn't want to simplify the position yet. I liked the idea of the d-file opening up with my bishop eyeing d1 and e2, and the knight tactics on d4 seemed favorable.} 20. Bxd5 Nxd4 21. Qd3 Nc6 22. Bb3 Ne7 {I wanted to be able to respond to a future Bc2 mate threat with Bg6, but this does place an absurd number of black pieces on black squares.} 23. Ne4 Rad8 24. Qc4 Qxc4 25. Bxc4 Bc7 {It seems like Black has control over the d-file and White cannot put a rook there, or even lift one to the second rank, because of the White bishop on h5. The computer suggestion (26. f3) helps White to regain control with an equal score (=0.0), but it does weaken king safety a bit. The game continuation (26. Nc5) has a similar computer score, but requires more precise followup to maintain equality.} 26. Nc5 Rd2 27. b4 Bb6 28. Ne4 ({The computer suggestion for move 28 is wild:} 28. Bf4 $1) 28... Rb2 {I made some calculations and took a deep breath... this was a committal move...} 29. Bg3 $6 {(-0.41 → -1.21) Inaccuracy.} (29. a4 {was best:} a5 30. bxa5 Bxa5 31. Rab1 Rxb1 32. Rxb1 Rc8 33. Nd6 Rc6 34. g4 Bg6) 29... f5 30. Nd6 $4 {(-1.00 → -4.11) Blunder. Nc5 was best.} (30. Nc5 f4) 30... f4 {All the tactics work for Black now.} 31. Rxe5 $2 {(-3.84 → -6.36) Mistake. Bh4 was best.} (31. Bh4 Ng6 32. Nxb7 Nxh4 33. Nc5 Rf5 34. Ne4 Rg5 35. Nxg5 hxg5 36. Rf1 e4) 31... fxg3 32. Rxh5 Rfxf2 33. Nf7+ Kh7 34. Ng5+ Kg6 35. Bf7+ $2 {(-8.13 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. 35. Kh1 was best.} (35. Kh1 hxg5 36. Rh7 Kxh7 37. Bf1 Kh6 38. a4 Ra2 39. Re1 Rf8 40. Bd3 g6) 35... Rxf7+ 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.21"]
[White "Casares, Nick"]
[Black "Tam, Hoa Long"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tam,Hoa Long"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1600"]
[BlackElo "1589"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[GameId "2163011059713405"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,38,12,5,30,91,22,25,28,29,27,17,15,8,24,0,51,40,39,38,34,27,35,56,44,29,54,34,80,44,26,59,64,22,3,3,23,29,93,-36,7]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Bb5 Ne7 7. b4 a5 8. c3 axb4 $6 (8... Nc6 9. f4 (9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Bd4 Qg5 $15) 9... axb4 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. cxb4 $14) 9. cxb4 Nc6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bd4 Ba6 13. Nc3 g6 14. Ne2 (14. Qd2 Bg7 15. Qe3 O-O 16. a4 Rfb8 (16... Bc4 17. Nd2 Bxe5 (17... Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Qxe5 Bxe5 20. Nxc4 dxc4 21. Rc1 Bxc3+ 22. Rxc3 Rxa4 23. Rxc4 Rb8 $10) 18. Nxc4 dxc4 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. O-O $14) 17. b5 $16) 14... Bg7 15. O-O Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Re1 O-O 19. Nd4 Qc7 20. f4 $146 Bc4 (20... Qxf4 21. Nxc6 $16 {The three connected White passers on the queenside are going to be much faster than anything Black can get going in the center.}) 21. a4 Ra6 {[%cal Ga6c6]} 22. Qg4 Rfa8 23. f5 e5 (23... exf5 24. Nxf5 $16 {Black cannot allow the White knight to take up residence on d6.}) 24. Qg5 $2 {White tries to save the knight with a mate threat, but the White queen is just a little too slow.} exd4 25. f6 (25. Re8+ {Attempting to cut off the Black queen from f8 does not work.} Rxe8 26. f6 Qe5 $19) 25... Qd8 {[%cal Gd8f8]} 26. Re7 Qf8 27. a5 Rb8 28. Qd2 d3 29. Rae1 Raa8 30. Qe3 (30. Kf2 {A long line here. Not meant to be exhaustive analysis, just to get a sense of what happens if White lands a pawn on e7.} Re8 31. R1e5 Rxe7 32. Rxe7 Re8 33. Qe3 Rxe7 34. fxe7 Qe8 35. Ke1 $10 {White has temporarily stopped me from distracting the queen with d3-d2. It is also unclear how either side can make progress here. The a- and b-pawns are frozen by the Black bishop. If the f7 pawn ever moves, White will play Qd6 to keep my king from accessing f7. With the queen stuck on d8 and the king locked out of d8, the only idea is to play d5-d4 to sacrifice the bishop to deflect the queen, at which point the d3 pawn will probably also fall and White will start rolling the a pawn down the board.}) 30... Rxb4 31. Qd2 (31. Re8 Rxe8 32. Qxe8 d2 33. Qxf8+ Kxf8 34. Rd1 Rb2 $19) 31... Rbb8 32. h3 Re8 33. Qg5 Rxe7 34. Rxe7 (34. fxe7 Qe8 $19 {White cannot hold onto both the e7 and a5 pawns.}) 34... Rxa5 35. Qe3 Ra8 36. Qd4 (36. Qd2 {Trying to keep my queen boxed in by covering h6.} Re8 37. Qe3 Rxe7 38. Qxe7 (38. fxe7 Qe8 39. Kf2 d2 $19) 38... d2 $19) 36... Qh6 37. Qe5 d2 38. Re8+ (38. Qd4 Ra1+ 39. Kh2 d1=Q 40. Re8+ Qf8 41. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $19) 38... Rxe8 39. Qxe8+ Qf8 {[%csl Ge2][%cal Gc4e2]} 40. Qe3 d1=Q+ 41. Kh2 Qb8+ 42. g3 Qb2+ 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Karwat, Joseph"]
[Black "Lee, Yinpok R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1315"]
[BlackElo "935"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[GameId "2162445511231268"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 4. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 5. Bb5 {[%emt 0:02:56]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:04:22]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:29]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 7. Nd4 {[%emt 0:08:36]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:05:02]} 8. b4 {[%emt 0:07:32]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 9. Bxc6+ {[%emt 0:06:27]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:01:46]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:02:20]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:03:44]} 11. f4 {[%emt 0:03:21]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 12. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 13. Nd4 {[%emt 0:07:29]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 14. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Bxc2 {[%emt 0:03:33]} 15. Be3 {[%emt 0:06:03]} Be7 {[%emt 0:09:45]} 16. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:02:52]} 17. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:03:55]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:06:01]} 18. a4 {[%emt 0:01:37]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:31]} 19. b5 {[%emt 0:01:47]} axb5 {[%emt 0:07:17]} 20. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 21. c6 {[%emt 0:02:57]} Rfb8 {[%emt 0:03:33]} 22. Ra7 {[%emt 0:05:49]} Rxa7 {[%emt 0:04:29]} 23. Qxa7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qxa7 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 24. Bxa7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 25. Na4 {[%emt 0:04:41]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 26. b6 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.22"]
[White "Bayaraa, Bilguun"]
[Black "Barreyro, Romeo Belmes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "1503"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[GameId "2162445511231269"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. a3 Be7 7. Qc2 b6 8. e3 Bb7 9. Bd3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. e4 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qd7 14. Rg1 Rf7 15. exf5 exf5 16. Bc4 Bf6 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qb3+ Kf8 19. O-O-O Na6 20. d5 Nc5 21. Qc2 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Re8 23. b4 Na4 24. Qd4 Re7 25. Rde1 a5 26. bxa5 Nc5 27. Qc4 Rf7 28. Re3 Qd6 29. Rge1 Rd7 30. Qh4 Nb3+ 31. Kb2 Rd8 32. Qxh7 Qxd5 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.23"]
[White "Zhao, Brandon"]
[Black "Wickliffe, Zachary"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "1280"]
[BlackElo "1260"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[GameId "2162445511231270"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. d3 Bd7 9. Nf4 Rb8 10. Rb1 a6 11. Nfd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nd4 13. Be3 b5 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Ne2 Bg7 16. f4 Qb6 17. Kh1 b4 18. f5 g5 19. h4 Bf6 20. hxg5 Bxg5 21. Nf4 f6 22. Qh5 Rf7 23. Bf3 Rg7 24. Nh3 Be8 25. Qg4 h5 26. Nxg5 hxg4 27. Ne6 Rh7+ 28. Kg2 gxf3+ 29. Rxf3 Bd7 30. Rf4 Bxe6 31. dxe6 c4 32. Rh1 Rxh1 33. Kxh1 Qe3 34. Rg4+ Kh7 35. Kh2 Qe2+ 36. Kh3 Qxg4+ 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.24"]
[White "Fitzgerald, William"]
[Black "Chen, Bowie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "1311"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "2162445511239463"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 Bxb5 5. cxb5 Nd7 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 Ngf6 8. a4 b6 9. d3 Be7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Qe3 Ndf6 13. e5 Ng4 14. Qe2 Nxf4 15. Qe4 O-O 16. Qxf4 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Qg3 f5 19. Rfe1 Bd6 20. Rad1 Rae8 21. Qf3 Qe7 22. b3 Rf6 23. Qc6 Rd8 24. f4 e4 25. dxe4 Bxf4 26. exf5 Rxd1 27. Nxd1 e5 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. g3 Rd6 30. Qa8+ Rd8 31. Qc6 Qg5 32. Kf2 Rd2+ 33. Re2 Bxg3+ 34. hxg3 h6 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Qg6+ Qxg6 37. fxg6+ 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.25"]
[White "Hack, Richard"]
[Black "Singer, Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Hack,Richard"]
[ECO "A23"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1044"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[GameId "2162445511239464"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Bc5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nf3 {6.Ne2 is still probably better, but I wanted the KN here. It was a little out of place at times, but it all worked out.} e4 7. Ng5 d5 8. d4 Bb6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. O-O Bf5 11. f3 exf3 12. Nxf3 Re8 {I know the KP is backward, but it seemed as safe as Black's QP in many Sicilian lines.} 13. Nh4 Be6 14. Qd3 Qd7 15. Bd2 {I would have preferred to put the QB at a3, but thought I better keep it here.} Nc6 16. a3 Bh3 17. Nf5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ne7 19. Nh6+ Kh8 {I think he should have gone to f8 to avoid the loss of the KBP.} 20. Nxf7+ Kg8 21. Ng5 Ng6 22. Rf5 {Now I kept thinking I really should have put it at f3, but attacking the IQP was useful.} Rad8 23. Raf1 Qe7 24. e4 dxe4 25. Qc4+ Nd5 26. Nxd5 Rxd5 27. Qxd5+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. Nh6+ Kh8 30. Nf7+ Kg8 31. Nh6+ Kh8 32. Qg8+ Rxg8 33. Nf7+ Qxf7 34. Rxf7 Bxd4 35. Bc3 Bxc3 36. bxc3 Re8 37. h4 Kg8 38. Rxb7 e3 39. Kf3 Ne5+ 40. Ke2 a6 41. Rfb1 Nc4 42. Rb8 Rxb8 43. Rxb8+ Kf7 44. a4 h5 45. Rb4 Ne5 46. Kxe3 Kf6 47. Rb6+ {Here Black moved ...Nc4+. He called Scott Mason, the TD, to acknowledge his illegal move. Scott applied the 2-minute penalty, then added, "And it's touch move, unfortunately." So my opponent resigned, and we shook hands.} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.26"]
[White "Sloan, Sacha Marino"]
[Black "Le, Thu Anh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Le,Thu Anh"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "660"]
[BlackElo "1204"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[GameId "2162445511239465"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 Bd7 6. Bd3 Rc8 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Nb4 9. Nc3 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 Qb6 11. a3 Qa6 12. Qxa6 bxa6 {Probably the most imbalanced way for Black to play. I have looked at this line and knew that White is only ever so slightly better, but I liked Black's chances. While the doubled a-pawns are optically unprincipled, they limit White's pieces on the Q-side. Black exerts pressure with the open rook files and the bishop pair.} 13. h3 Ne7 14. Nh2 (14. Bd2) (14. Bg5) 14... Nc6 15. Be3 Be7 16. f4 Na5 17. Rae1 (17. f5 {I was more concerned about this move.} Nc4 18. fxe6 fxe6) (17. Nf3) 17... Nc4 18. Bc1 Nxa3 19. g4 (19. f5) (19. bxa3 {Only helps Black.} Rxc3) 19... Nb5 20. Ne2 (20. f5 Nxd4 21. f6 gxf6 22. exf6 Bb4) 20... Rc2 21. Nf3 Bb4 22. Nc3 Nxc3 23. bxc3 Bxc3 24. Rd1 Bb5 25. Rf2 Rxf2 (25... Be2 {I thought about this move for awhile. But after Rdf1, I didn't like that Black's pieces are stuck due to the rook pin. SF cold-bloodedly says \"leave it there, improve the rest of your pieces and you're fine.\"} 26. Rdf1 Kd7 27. Ba3 Rc8) 26. Kxf2 h6 {To stop Ng5.} (26... Kd7 27. Ng5 Rc8 28. Nxf7 {Too adventurous for my taste.} Bxd4+ {I overlooked this tactic.} 29. Rxd4 Rxc1) 27. Ba3 Kd7 28. Bc5 Rc8 29. Bxa7 Bb4 30. Ne1 Bxe1+ {\"Bishop sees, bishop takes.\" This move is a brain-rot. I traded Black's fantastic bishop for White's worse knight.} (30... a5 31. Nd3 Rc2+ 32. Kg1 Bxd3 33. Rxd3 a4) 31. Rxe1 Rc2+ 32. Kf3 Ra2 {To prevent Ra1, as I thought it would be more difficult for Black to queen the pawn later.} (32... a5 33. Rb1 (33. Ra1 a4) 33... Rc3+ 34. Kg2 Kc6) 33. f5 exf5 34. gxf5 Ra3+ 35. Re3 (35. Kg4 Ra2 36. e6+ fxe6 37. fxe6+ Ke8) 35... Rxe3+ 36. Kxe3 {At this point, I was frustrated.  Black went into a bishop pair endgame up 2 pawns, and yet botched it all into a close draw.} Bf1 37. h4 a5 38. Kf4 a4 39. Bc5 $1 Bd3 40. Bd6 $2 {My only chance left $1} f6 {Not this one.} (40... g6 41. f6 (41. fxg6 fxg6) 41... Bf5) 41. exf6 {But got lucky.} (41. Bc5 fxe5+ (41... Kc6 {A hard move to see, but the rest of the sequence is also not easy for both sides.} 42. e6 (42. Ba3) 42... g5+ 43. fxg6 Bxg6) 42. dxe5 Be4) 41... gxf6 42. Ba3 h5 {The K-side is locked. Now Black's plan is to march the king towards the queening pawn.} 43. Bc5 Kc6 44. Be7 Kb5 45. Bc5 (45. Bxf6 {Doesn't work because Black queens first.} a3 46. Be7 a2 47. f6 a1=Q) 45... Kc4 46. Be7 Kb3 {White resigned.} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.27"]
[White "Marsh, Andrew"]
[Black "Turner, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[BlackElo "1200"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[GameId "2162445511239466"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. c4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. b4 e5 8. d5 e4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Nd4 Qh4 11. Qf3 Re8 12. O-O Ndf6 13. Bb2 Nd2 14. Qe2 Nxf1 15. Rxf1 Ng4 16. h3 Ne5 17. Nb5 Re7 18. c5 Qxb4 19. f4 Nxd3 20. cxd6 cxd6 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qxd3 Bf5 23. Qe2 Rae8 24. Rf3 Qc5 25. Qb2+ Kg8 26. Nd4 Qxd5 27. g4 Bxg4 28. hxg4 Rxe3 29. Rf1 Rg3+ 30. Kh2 Rxg4 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.28"]
[White "Kojevnikov, Alexander"]
[Black "Burkhardt, Douglas Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E57"]
[WhiteElo "1045"]
[BlackElo "739"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[GameId "2162445511239467"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 a6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Qe6+ 11. Be2 Qxd5 12. O-O Bd6 13. b3 b5 14. Rc1 O-O 15. Bd3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qxd4 Rd8 19. Qe4+ Kg8 20. Qxa8 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.29"]
[White "Blum, Paul"]
[Black "Smith, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "1016"]
[BlackElo "1126"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[GameId "2162445511247660"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. a3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Ne5 Bd7 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Ba4 O-O 11. c3 Qc7 12. Nd2 Ng4 13. Nf3 Bf5 14. h3 Nf6 15. Bg5 Ne4 16. Bh4 Rfe8 17. Bc2 Rab8 18. Rb1 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Be6 20. Rfd1 c5 21. Qd3 c4 22. Qd4 Bc5 23. Qe5 Qb6 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Qxe4 Bxh3 26. Qxc4 Bf5 27. Rbc1 Rbc8 28. Qa2 Qg6 29. b4 Bb6 30. Bg3 Qxg3 31. Nd4 Bxd4 32. Rxd4 Qe5 33. f4 Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.30"]
[White "Olson, David R"]
[Black "Cao, Danny Du Uy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1174"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[GameId "2162445511247661"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 e6 (1... d5 2. c4 e6) 2. c4 d5 3. Bf4 Bd6 (3... Be7) 4. Bg3 Nf6 (4... Bxg3 5. hxg3) 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3 c5 7. cxd5 Bxg3 (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 exd5 9. Bxd6 Qxd6) (7... exd5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 (8... Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qa5)) 8. fxg3 (8. hxg3) 8... Qxd5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 (9... Nc6 10. a3 Qxc5) 10. Rc1 Qb6 11. Nc4 Qb4+ 12. Rc3 Ne4 (12... Nc6) (12... b5 13. Nd6) 13. Qb3 Nc6 14. a3 Qxb3 15. Rxb3 Rd8 16. e3 b6 17. Bd3 Nc5 {white 1 hr 17 min.... black 1 hour} 18. Bxh7+ (18. Rc3 Rxd3 19. Rxd3 Nxd3+) 18... Kxh7 19. Rc3 (19. Ng5+ Kg6) 19... Ne4 20. Rc2 Bb7 {white 1 hour 14 min.... black 51 min} 21. Rf1 Ba6 (21... b5 22. Nce5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Nf6) 22. b3 b5 23. Nce5 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 f6 25. Ng4 Rac8 26. Rxc8 (26. Rb2 Rc1+) 26... Rxc8 27. b4 Rc1+ (27... Rc3) 28. Ke2 Rxf1 29. Kxf1 Bb7 30. Ke2 Kg6 {white 44 min... black 35 min} 31. Kd3 Kg5 32. h3 Nxg3 33. Kd4 Bxg2 34. Kc5 Bxh3 (34... a6 35. Kb6 Bxh3 36. Kxa6 Bf1) 35. Nxf6 (35. Nf2 Bf1) 35... Kxf6 36. Kxb5 Bf1+ 37. Kc6 a6 38. a4 Ne4 39. Kb6 Nc3 40. a5 {white 37 min... black 29 min} g5 {white resigned} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.31"]
[White "Merk, Felix Elias"]
[Black "Lopez-Oneal, Owen Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "1304"]
[BlackElo "618"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[GameId "2162445511247662"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bf4 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Qf6 6. Bxc7 Nh6 7. cxd5 O-O 8. Nf3 exd5 9. e3 a6 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. O-O b5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qg5 14. a4 Bh3 15. Qf3 Be6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bxb5 Ng4 18. Qg3 f6 19. Bf4 Qh5 20. h3 Nh6 21. Be2 Qf7 22. Bxh6 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: Extra Game"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.32"]
[White "Harris, Clarence"]
[Black "Agdamag, Samuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1481"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[GameId "2162445511247663"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Be2 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Be7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Ne4 h6 9. Bd2 Bd7 10. a3 a5 11. c4 Nf6 12. Bc3 Nxe4 13. dxe4 Bd6 14. Re1 Qe7 15. Qc2 Rfd8 16. Rad1 Be6 17. h3 a4 18. Rd2 Bd7 19. Red1 Be6 20. Qc1 Bd7 21. Qc2 Kh8 22. Nh2 Be6 23. Nf3 Qf6 24. c5 Bb3 25. Qc1 Bxd1 26. Qxd1 Bxc5 27. Bd3 Nd4 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: Extra Game"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.33"]
[White "Krishnan, Sreyshthaa"]
[Black "Brickhouse, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "1579"]
[BlackElo "1270"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[GameId "2162445511247664"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 d5 2. cxd5 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. dxe6 Bxe6 5. a3 a5 6. Nc3 Bc5 7. d4 Bb6 8. Bg5 O-O 9. e3 c5 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Ne4 Qf5 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. exd4 Bd5 14. Qe2 Nc6 15. Neg5 Qxg5 16. Nxg5 Rfe8 17. Bxh7+ Kf8 18. Be4 Nxd4 19. Qh5 Nc2+ 20. Kd2 Bxe4 21. Qxf7# 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: Extra Game"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.01"]
[Round "5.34"]
[White "Prasad, Thejas"]
[Black "Starr, Albert Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "1692"]
[BlackElo "1518"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[GameId "2162445511247665"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8. Bf4 O-O 9. Re1 c6 10. Nbd2 Nxd2 11. Bxf5 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Nd7 13. Qh3 Nf6 14. Re3 g6 15. Rg3 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qh6 f5 18. c3 Bf6 $11 19. Qh5 $6 (19. h4) 19... Qd7 (19... Qd5 $1) 20. Re1 Rf7 21. Ree3 $2 Rd8 (21... c5 $5) (21... Rg7 $1) 22. h4 Rg7 23. Qh6 {[#]} Kh8 $4 (23... Qe7 $17) 24. h5 Qf7 25. hxg6 Rxg6 26. Qh5 Bg7 $2 27. Rh3 $2 (27. Rg5 $18) 27... Qg8 $4 (27... h6 $1 $14) 28. Qxg6 Bxd4 29. Rxh7+ $1 (29. Qxf5) (29. Qh6) (29. Qh5) (29. Qxg8+) (29. Qg5) 29... Qxh7 30. Rh3 Qxh3 {[#]} 31. gxh3 $2 (31. cxd4 $1 {and a quick mate!}) 31... Rg8 $5 32. Qxg8+ Kxg8 33. cxd4 $18 Kh7 34. Kg2 Kg6 35. a4 Kh5 36. Kg3 a5 37. Bc7 Kg5 38. h4+ Kh5 39. Bxa5 f4+ 40. Kxf4 Kxh4 41. Kxe4 Kg4 42. f4 Kh5 43. Kf5 1-0



[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Tsodikova, Natalya"]
[Black "Cremisi, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2169"]
[BlackElo "2388"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[GameId "2165006800184040"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,29,22,35,36,26,14,28,25,28,1,21,10,14,38,17,21,16,19,17,16,25,9,9,20,19,67,48,47,11,27,8]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:10:32]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 4. Nge2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 5. a3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 6. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 7. N2g3 {[%emt 0:04:13]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 8. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:08:38]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 10. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:27]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:18]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:59]} 12. Bf3 {[%emt 0:02:30]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 13. Nh5 {[%emt 0:06:57]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 14. O-O {[%emt 0:01:16]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 15. Nf4 {[%emt 0:08:54]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 16. Nd3 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:02:31]} 17. Qc1 {[%emt 0:05:58]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:03:34]} 18. Bf4 {[%emt 0:04:57]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 19. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:08:42]} 20. Rd1 {[%emt 0:03:24]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 21. Rxd3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 22. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:06:03]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 23. Qg5 {[%emt 0:02:14]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:02:35]} 24. dxc5 {[%emt 0:10:22]} Rxd3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 25. cxd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 26. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 28. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 29. Kf1 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:04:35]} 30. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rxd3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 31. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 32. Be2 {[%emt 0:02:57]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 33. Bb5 {[%emt 0:04:11]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 34. a4 {[%emt 0:02:14]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 35. Bc6 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Ra1+ {[%emt 0:00:55]} 36. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra2+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 37. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 38. Bd5 {[%emt 0:03:53]} Ra3+ {[%emt 0:02:34]} 39. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 40. Kc2 {[%emt 0:04:18]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 41. a5 {[%emt 0:01:46]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:03:58]} 42. Bb3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:04:21]} 43. Re7+ {[%emt 0:01:44]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 44. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 45. Bxf7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 46. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Re7 {[%emt 0:02:52]} 47. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 48. Kxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 49. g4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 50. f4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} g5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 51. fxg5+ {[%emt 0:02:32]} Kxg5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 52. Be6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Senthilkumar, Pranav"]
[Black "Dzhanhirov, Dmytro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2201"]
[BlackElo "2235"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[GameId "2165291851912518"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 4. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:01:05]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. c4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:16]} 7. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} a5 {[%emt 0:04:10]} 8. e4 {[%emt 0:05:04]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:05:25]} Na6 {[%emt 0:04:14]} 10. Qd2 {[%emt 0:09:11]} e5 {[%emt 0:12:49]} 11. dxe5 {[%emt 0:06:08]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:13:02]} 12. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:05:02]} c6 {[%emt 0:04:16]} 13. h3 {[%emt 0:20:38]} Be6 {[%emt 0:10:29]} 14. Qe1 {[%emt 0:06:37]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:08:27]} 15. Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:43]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 16. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:11:24]} 17. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:02:58]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 18. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 19. a3 {[%emt 0:08:24]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:10:47]} 20. axb4 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Nxd2 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 21. Bxd2 {[%emt 0:01:05]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 22. Bc4 {[%emt 0:04:23]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:04:15]} 23. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 24. bxa5 {[%emt 0:02:44]} exf3 {[%emt 0:03:15]} 25. Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Bxe7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 26. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:02:47]} 27. Bb3 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Rcb8 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 28. a6 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 29. axb7 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Ra1+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 30. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Bd6+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 31. g3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 32. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 33. Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Bb8 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 34. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 35. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 36. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Mercado, Adam"]
[Black "Heiserman, Jimmy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C56"]
[WhiteElo "1949"]
[BlackElo "2303"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[GameId "2165291851912519"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 4. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 5. e5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 6. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Ne4 7. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:16]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:16]} 9. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 10. f3 $2 {[%emt 0:00:55] [#]} (10. Be3 $11 {(First things first)}) 10... f6 $1 $17 {[%emt 0:07:12]} 11. exf6 {[%emt 0:25:33]} ({Original game !?:} 11. fxe4 fxe5 12. Rxf8+ Qxf8 13. Be3 exd4 14. Bxd4 Bg4 15. Qd2 dxe4 16. Qc3 Bxd4+ 17. Qxd4 Qd6 18. Qxd6 cxd6 19. Nd2 d5 {0-1 (33) Estrin,Y-Antoshin,V Leningrad 1954}) 11... Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 12. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nd6 $19 {[%emt 0:03:00]} 13. b3 {[%emt 0:04:26]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:05:06]} 14. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:01:19]} 15. c3 {[%emt 0:05:01] [#]} Rxe3 $1 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 16. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 17. Re1 {[%emt 0:15:10]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 18. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 19. b4 {[%emt 0:01:34] [#]} Ng3+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Walder, Michael"]
[Black "Bayaraa, Chinguun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "1935"]
[BlackElo "2161"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[GameId "2165291851912520"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} g6 {[%emt 0:04:53]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:13]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:10]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:02:42]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 7. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:04:19]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 8. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 10. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:04:37]} 11. O-O-O {[%emt 0:02:35]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 12. f3 {[%emt 0:04:52]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 13. Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:59]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:03]} 14. h4 {[%emt 0:02:46]} f6 {[%emt 0:04:14]} 15. h5 {[%emt 0:13:00]} Bxh6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 16. Qxh6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 17. f4 {[%emt 0:12:29]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:10:56]} 18. fxg5 {[%emt 0:05:32]} Ng8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 19. Qg6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 20. gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qe3+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} 21. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.7"]
[White "Viadiu-Ilarraza, Hector"]
[Black "Seshadri, Sudarshan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1896"]
[BlackElo "2018"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[GameId "2165291851912521"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.8"]
[White "Srinivasan, Sivavishnu"]
[Black "Gaffagan, Steven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2066"]
[BlackElo "1967"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[GameId "2165007332094728"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Qd3 a6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Qg3 d6 9. Be3 Rb8 10. Rb1 Nf6 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O Rb4 13. a3 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Rxe4 15. Qxg7 Rf8 16. Bf3 Rc4 17. b3 Rh4 18. g3 Rh3 19. Bg4 e5 20. Kg2 Bf6 21. Qxf6 Bxg4 22. f3 h5 23. fxg4 hxg4 24. Bg5 Rfh8 25. Bh4 Rh5 26. Qg7 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.9"]
[White "Paragiri, Reyansh"]
[Black "Agrawal, Varun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "1978"]
[BlackElo "1933"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[GameId "2165291851912523"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Qd5 17. Be3 Ng4 $6 18. Bc1 Qb5 19. Rd3 (19. c4 $1 {10-0 in Mega!} Qf5+ 20. Ka1 {Now there are 2 wins and 7 draws for Black, all via transposition after one or the other rook to d8 -- vs. 24 White wins. I think I'm going to take a closer look at this one!}) 19... Qd5 {(Is this an offer of a repetition draw?)} 20. Ne5 $1 {(No thank you!)} Nxe5 (20... Qxg2 21. Rhh3 $1 Nxe5 22. Rhg3 Qh1 23. Rd1 Qh4 24. dxe5 $18 {White does have rather a dream position for a measly pawn.}) 21. dxe5 Qxg2 22. Rhh3 Kh8 23. Rhg3 Qh2 24. Rh3 Qg2 25. Rhg3 Qh2 26. Qg4 Rg8 27. Rd7 {Now we're cooking. It is nice how the bishop on c1 closes White's king cave off to Black.} Qh4 (27... Rae8 28. f4 $1) 28. Rxb7 (28. Qf3 $1) 28... Qxg4 29. Rxg4 Rge8 30. Rc4 c5 {Black has survived any kingside assault -- but the endgame is lost. Compare rooks!} 31. Be3 {It's safe to play.} Rad8 32. c3 Rd1+ 33. Kc2 Rh1 {[#]} 34. Bxc5 (34. Rxa7 $1 Rxh5 35. b4) 34... Bxc5 35. Rxc5 Kg8 36. Rxa7 Rxh5 37. b4 Rf5 38. b5 Rxf2+ 39. Kb3 Rb8 40. Rac7 g5 41. Rc8+ Rxc8 42. Rxc8+ Kg7 43. b6 Rf1 44. Kb2 Rf2+ 45. Ka3 Rf1 46. b7 Rb1 47. b8=Q Rxb8 48. Rxb8 g4 49. c4 f5 50. c5 g3 51. c6 f4 52. c7 g2 53. c8=Q Kg6 54. Qg8+ Kf5 55. Qxg2 Kxe5 56. Rb5+ Kf6 57. Qe4 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.12"]
[White "Smith, Roger Christopher"]
[Black "Cheng, Kar Lun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "1872"]
[BlackElo "1867"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[GameId "2165291851912524"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. g4 {[#]} Nc6 9. g5 Nd7 10. h4 Qa5 11. a3 a6 12. b4 Qd8 13. h5 a5 14. b5 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 e5 16. Be3 Nc5 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Bc4 Be6 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. Qg4 Nf4 21. Nd5 Re8 {[#]} 22. Nb6 $16 (22. c4 $1 $18) 22... Qc7 $1 23. c4 Rad8 $6 (23... d5 $1 24. exd5 (24. Nxa8 Rxa8 25. c5 Nd3+ $16) 24... Rad8 25. Rd1 Bf8 26. Kf1 Bxa3 27. Rd4 $1 Nh5 $1 $16) 24. Kf1 $2 {[#]} (24. Kd2 $18) 24... d5 $1 25. exd5 $6 (25. cxd5 Qc2 26. Rc1 Qxe4 27. Kg1 Qd3 28. a4 Qe2 $11 (28... Ne2+ $11)) 25... Rd6 $1 $15 26. c5 Rxb6 $1 27. Bxf4 $4 (27. a4 $1 $11) 27... exf4 $19 28. cxb6 Qc4+ 29. Kg2 Qxd5+ 30. Kh3 Bxa1 31. Rxa1 Qb3+ (31... Kg7 $1 {[%cal Ge8h8]}) (31... Qe5) (31... Qd4) 32. Kg2 Qxb5 33. Qxf4 Re5 34. Rc1 Rxg5+ 35. Kh2 Rh5+ (35... Qd5) 36. Kg3 Qd7 (36... Qd3+) 37. f3 Rf5 38. Rc7 Qe6 39. Qd4 Qe1+ $6 (39... Rh5 $1 $19) 40. Kg4 {[#]} Re5 $4 (40... Qe6 41. Kg3 Rh5) 41. Rc8+ $2 (41. Rc5 $15) (41. Rc2 $15) 41... Kh7 $19 42. Rc7 Re7 $4 $11 (42... g5 $19 43. Kh3 Kg6) (42... Qe2 $19 43. Rxf7+ Kg8) 43. Qc5 f5+ 44. Kh3 Qh1+ 45. Kg3 f4+ 46. Kg4 Qg2+ 47. Kxf4 Qh2+ 48. Kg4 Qg2+ 49. Kf4 Qh2+ 50. Kg4 Qg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.14"]
[White "Huang, Immanuel"]
[Black "Krishnan, Sreyshthaa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1554"]
[BlackElo "1579"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[GameId "2165291851912525"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{Once the attack kicked into gear Huang played flawlessly!} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Nge7 8. Nbd2 Ng6 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Re1 Bc7 11. Bg5 Nge7 12. Nbd4 a6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Nd4 Bb7 15. Qh5 Qd7 16. b4 h6 17. Nb3 Bb6 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. bxc5 O-O-O 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Rab1 g6 22. Qf3 Rd7 $18 {[#]} 23. Rb6 $1 (23. Rxb7 $4 Kxb7 (23... Rxb7 $4 24. Bxa6 $18) 24. Bxa6+ (24. Rb1+ Ka8 $1) 24... Ka8 $1 $19 {[%cal Gd7a7]}) 23... Qxc5 24. Reb1 Rhd8 25. Qe2 Rc7 {[#]} 26. Rxb7 $1 Rxb7 27. Bxa6 Rdd7 28. Bxb7+ $1 Rxb7 29. Qa6 Qa7 (29... Qb5 30. Rxb5) 30. Qxc6+ $1 Kb8 31. Qe8+ Kc7 32. Qxf7+ Kb8 33. Qe8+ Kc7 34. Qe7+ Kb8 $1 35. Qd8# 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.15"]
[White "Parsons, Stephen"]
[Black "Boyer, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "1876"]
[BlackElo "1598"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[GameId "2165291851912526"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d6 7. h3 Nf6 8. Bd3 d5 9. c5 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 a6 12. Bc2 e6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Nd7 16. Bd6 Bf8 17. Qd3 f5 {[#]} 18. Rxe6 $4 (18. Bh2 $18) 18... Rxe6 $19 {It'll only take 55 more moves to bring about resignation...} 19. Qxf5 Nf6 $8 20. Qg6+ Bg7 21. Bf5 Rxd6 $1 22. cxd6 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 Qxd6 24. Re1 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Nxe8 26. Nxd5 Nxd4 27. Nxd4 Bxd4 28. h4 gxh4 29. Qg4+ Bg7 30. Qc4 Kh7 31. Nf4 Qd1+ 32. Kh2 Qd4 33. Qc2+ Kg8 34. Qb3+ Kh8 35. Ng6+ Kh7 36. Qf7 {[#]} Qd6+ 37. Nf4 Qf6 38. Qc4 Nd6 39. Qd3+ Kg8 40. Qd5+ Kf8 41. g3 hxg3+ 42. fxg3 Qxb2+ 43. Kh3 Qf6 44. Kg2 Ke7 45. Qc5 Qb2+ 46. Kh3 Kd7 47. Nd5 Be5 48. Nb6+ Ke6 49. Qd5+ Ke7 50. Qc5 Qd4 51. Qc7+ Kf6 52. Qd8+ Kg7 53. Nd7 Nf7 54. Qf8+ Kg6 55. Qg8+ Bg7 56. Nf8+ Kf6 {[#]} 57. Qxg7+ {It's the best try, but totally lost.} Kxg7 58. Ne6+ Kf6 59. Nxd4 Ke5 60. Nb3 Kd5 61. Kg4 b6 62. Kf5 Ng5 63. g4 Ne4 64. Kg6 Nf2 65. Kxh6 Nxg4+ 66. Kg5 Ne3 67. Kf4 Nc2 68. Kf3 $6 Nd4+ 69. Ke3 Nxb3 70. axb3 Kc5 71. Kd3 Kb4 72. Kc2 Ka3 73. Kc3 b5 {Epic!} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.16"]
[White "Babayan, Gagik"]
[Black "Chan, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "E80"]
[WhiteElo "1711"]
[BlackElo "1520"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[GameId "2165291851912527"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 c6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be3 Nf6 6. f3 Nbd7 7. Qd2 h5 8. h4 a6 9. a4 a5 10. Nh3 Nf8 11. Nf4 Bh6 12. Nd3 Bg7 13. Be2 b6 {[#]} 14. e5 Ng8 15. O-O-O Bf5 16. f4 Qc7 17. Bf3 Rd8 18. Qe2 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 dxe5 20. fxe5 Ne6 21. g3 Bh6 22. Bxh6 Nxh6 23. Rhd1 Nf5 24. Qf2 Kf8 25. Ne2 Kg7 26. Be4 Nh6 27. Nf4 Rhf8 28. Qg2 Ng4 29. Ne2 {[#]} b5 30. Bxc6 bxc4 31. Rc3 Qb6 32. Bf3 Rb8 33. Rd2 Nh6 34. Bd5 Nf5 35. Bxe6 fxe6 36. Qe4 Qb4 37. Nf4 Qb6 38. Ne2 Nh6 39. Nf4 Rf5 40. Rxc4 Qb3 41. Qd3 Qa2 42. Nxe6+ Kg8 43. Nf4 Kh7 44. Qc2 Ng4 45. Rc3 Qg8 46. Rc7 Qe8 47. Qc6 Qxc6+ 48. Rxc6 {[#]} Ne3 49. Rd3 Ng4 50. Rc7 Rf7 51. Kc2 Nf2 52. Rb3 Rd8 53. d5 Ng4 54. d6 Nxe5 55. dxe7 Re8 56. Rb5 Nf3 57. Rxa5 Rexe7 58. Rxe7 Rxe7 59. b4 Nd4+ 60. Kd3 Nc6 61. Rb5 Ne5+ 62. Kc3 Nf3 63. a5 Re3+ 64. Kc4 Nd2+ 65. Kc5 Rxg3 66. a6 Rc3+ 67. Kd5 Rc8 68. Rb7+ Kh6 69. Rb6 Kg7 70. b5 Nc4 71. Rxg6+ Kf7 72. Rc6 Ne3+ 73. Kc5 Re8 74. a7 Nf5 75. b6 Re5+ 76. Nd5 Ne7 77. Rf6+ Kg7 78. Rd6 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.17"]
[White "Mays-Smith, Isaac S"]
[Black "Ploquin, Phil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "1619"]
[BlackElo "1665"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[GameId "2165291851912528"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 dxc4 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qxc4 Bc6 8. O-O Nf6 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bg5 Qc8 12. Rxd4 Nbd7 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Bf4 Nb6 15. Qb3 Bc5 16. R4d3 Nbd5 17. Be5 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Bd5 19. Qa4 b5 {[#]} 20. Qh4 Ne4 21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Qb7 {[#]} (22... Qc2 $4 23. Ne1) 23. Rxe4 $2 Bxe4 24. Ng5 Bxg2 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Qxg7 Rf8 28. Nh7 Bd5 29. Qf6+ Ke8 30. e4 Bc6 31. Nxf8 Kxf8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qh4+ Ke8 34. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.18"]
[White "Stults, Sawyer"]
[Black "Morello, Nicholas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Stults,Sawyer"]
[ECO "C34"]
[WhiteElo "1424"]
[BlackElo "1655"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[GameId "2164993198039742"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,125,12,39,2,-11,-46,-32,11,-70,1,-29,-8,-11,-15,-20,-6,-10,-10,-8,-13,-27,66,1,51,55,55,66,77,81,106,78,69,63,85,11,15,-11,-8,0,6,20,23,8,32,6,3,54,42,25,-9,0,75,229,64,75,100,91,68,94,96,96,96,96,122,179,174,167,161,159,168,195,195,164,140,165,168,86,211,36,129,26,122,91,37,31,39,40,-1,0,1,1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-5,1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-70,-1,1,8,1,4,20,1,7,1,1,11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best.} (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7) 2... exf4 3. Nf3 Ne7 4. d4 d5 5. e5 Ng6 6. h4 h5 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. Bxg6 fxg6 9. Qd3 Bf5 10. Qb5+ Qd7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.} (10... Nc6 11. Bxf4) 11. Qxb7 Qc6 12. Qxc6+ Nxc6 13. c3 Be7 14. Bxf4 Nd8 15. Nbd2 Ne6 16. Be3 c5 17. b3 $6 {Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best.} (17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19. Nb3 Be3 20. Ke2 Bf4 21. Nbd4 O-O 22. Nxf5 Rxf5) 17... Rc8 18. c4 $6 {Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best.} (18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. c4 a5 21. O-O O-O 22. Rac1 Rfc8 23. Rfe1 Bd3) 18... cxd4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 dxc4 21. Nxc4 Bb4+ (21... Bc5) 22. Kf2 O-O 23. Kg3 Bc5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best.} (23... Rfd8) 24. Rhd1 Be6 25. Rac1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best.} (25. Nd6 Rc6) 25... Bxd4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be7 was best.} (25... Be7) 26. Rxd4 Rc5 27. Rd6 Bxc4 28. Rxc4 Rxe5 29. Rxg6 Kh7 30. Rg5 Rxg5+ 31. hxg5 Rf5 $4 {Blunder. a5 was best.} (31... a5 32. Rc7 Kg6 33. Rc6+ Kh7 34. Kh4 g6 35. g4 Rf2 36. Rc7+ Kh8 37. a4) 32. Kh4 Rf2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best.} (32... Ra5 33. a4 g6 34. g4 hxg4 35. Kxg4 Kg7 36. Rc6 Kf7 37. Rf6+ Kg7 38. Kf4) 33. Ra4 Rxg2 34. Kxh5 Rh2+ 35. Kg4 Rg2+ 36. Kf4 Rf2+ 37. Ke3 Rf7 38. Ra6 Rd7 39. a4 $4 {Blunder. b4 was best.} (39. b4 Rb7 40. a3 Rb5 41. Rxa7 Rxg5 42. a4) 39... Rb7 40. Kd4 Rxb3 41. Rxa7 Rg3 42. Ra5 Kg6 43. Kc4 Rg4+ 44. Kb3 Rg3+ 45. Kc4 Rg4+ 46. Kd3 Rg3+ 47. Ke4 Rg4+ 48. Kf3 Rb4 49. Kg3 (49. Ke3) 49... Rb3+ 50. Kf4 Rb4+ 51. Ke5 Kxg5 52. Kd6+ Kf4 53. Kc5 Re4 54. Ra7 g5 55. a5 g4 56. a6 Ra4 57. Rf7+ Ke3 58. a7 g3 59. Kb6 g2 60. Rg7 Kf2 61. Kb7 Rxa7+ 62. Kxa7 g1=Q 63. Rxg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.19"]
[White "Siegel, David"]
[Black "Yan, Rayna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Siegel,David"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "1446"]
[BlackElo "1642"]
[PlyCount "216"]
[GameId "2165291851912530"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O {There are 153 games in the master's database in this position, White's next move is a deviation.} 10. Be3 Nb4 11. Qb3 b6 12. Bg5 Nc6 {My plan in playing 11. Qb3 was to play Rad1. I should have just played that instead of messing around with Bg5 (although the computer prefers Ne5). I overlooked 12... Nc6, which was excellent, as it threatens Na5 while preventing the bishop on e7 from becoming overloaded. Putting my rook on d1 will now cost me the bishop pair.} 13. Rad1 Na5 14. Qa4 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 Bb7 16. Qe2 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Ne5 Nf4 {Just a blunder. After Nxg2 White is down a pawn and in what felt like a truly miserable position.} 19. Qg4 Nxg2 20. Re2 Qh4 21. Qxh4 Nxh4 22. Re3 Nf5 23. Rh3 Rfd8 24. Rhd3 Rac8 25. d5 exd5 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 {White is still down a pawn but the position seems much better.} 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 f6 29. Nd3 Ne7 30. Rd7 Nc6 31. b4 Rd8 32. Rc7 Rxd3 33. Rxc6 Rd7 34. Rc3 Kf7 35. Re3 g6 36. Kg2 f5 37. Kf3 Re7 38. Rd3 Kf6 39. a3 g5 40. h3 h5 41. Kg3 h4+ 42. Kf3 Rg7 43. a4 Ke5 44. a5 g4+ 45. Kg2 bxa5 46. bxa5 Ke4 47. Rb3 Kf4 48. Rb4+ Kg5 49. Kh2 Re7 50. Kg2 Rg7 51. a6 Rg6 52. Ra4 Re6 53. Ra5 Kf4 54. Ra4+ Re4 55. Ra3 Re2 56. Ra4+ Kg5 57. hxg4 fxg4 58. Kf1 Re6 59. Kg2 Rf6 60. Ra5+ Rf5 61. Ra4 h3+ 62. Kg1 Re5 63. Kh2 Rf5 64. Kg1 Rf6 65. Ra5+ Kh4 66. Ra4 Rb6 67. f3 Rb1+ 68. Kh2 Rb2+ 69. Kh1 Kg3 70. Rxg4+ Kxf3 71. Ra4 h2 {The computer thought it was a draw for several moves already, but I wasn't sure. Now that the White king is out of squares a draw is easier to find through stalemate threats.} 72. Rf4+ Ke3 73. Re4+ Kd3 74. Rd4+ Kc2 75. Rc4+ Kd2 76. Rd4+ Kc3 77. Rc4+ Kb3 78. Rb4+ Kc2 79. Rxb2+ Kxb2 80. Kxh2 Kb3 81. Kg2 Kb4 82. Kf2 Kc3 83. Ke2 Kc2 84. Ke1 Kb3 85. Kd1 Kb2 86. Kd2 Kb3 87. Kc1 Ka2 88. Kc2 Ka3 89. Kb1 Ka4 90. Ka1 Ka5 91. Ka2 Kxa6 92. Ka1 Kb5 93. Kb1 a5 94. Ka1 Kb4 95. Ka2 a4 96. Ka1 Ka3 97. Kb1 Kb3 98. Ka1 a3 99. Kb1 Kc3 100. Ka2 Kb4 101. Ka1 Kb5 102. Ka2 Ka4 103. Ka1 Kb3 104. Kb1 Ka4 105. Ka1 Ka5 106. Ka2 Kb4 107. Ka1 Kb3 108. Kb1 a2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.20"]
[White "Pickering, Carl Anthony"]
[Black "Schaezlein, Charlie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "1634"]
[BlackElo "1473"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[GameId "2165291851912531"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. Be3 dxe4 5. f3 Bb4 6. Bc4 Nd5 7. Qd2 Nd7 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 b6 10. Bg5 e3 {[#]} 11. Bxe3 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 Nf6 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. Bb5+ c6 15. Bd3 Nd5 16. Qe4 Qe7 17. O-O Nf6 18. Qe5 c5 19. Bb5+ Kf8 20. Rfe1 Rc8 21. Bd3 c4 22. Be4 Nxe4 23. fxe4 f6 24. Qh5 Qf7 25. Qh3 Re8 26. Qe3 g5 27. Rf1 Qg6 28. Ng3 Rg8 29. Qe2 Rc8 30. Rf2 b5 31. a4 a6 32. axb5 axb5 33. Ra7 Bc6 34. Nh5 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.21"]
[White "Tam, Hoa Long"]
[Black "Harris, Clarence"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C58"]
[WhiteElo "1589"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "2164983752818733"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,61,16,32,22,16,22,14,8,20,20,22,25,13,55,34,5,12,49,34,91,78,494,549,503,518,688,599,613,479,518,512,514,530,554,511,485,495,517,483,623,559,640,648,636,661,666,596,547,583,454,556,590,568,644,622,688,607,710,523,814,512,811,655]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 h6 (8... Nd5 {is the most common, best scoring, move seen now, including at the highest levels and on down. It was seen in Tam-Horde, Summer TNM, May 2023 -- annotated in the archive by both players, so profusely by both that I left the notes in two separate games!} 9. Nf3 (9. Ne4 $6 f5) 9... Bd6 10. O-O O-O (10... Nf4 $5 11. Re1 Nxd3 12. cxd3 O-O {1-0 (47) Tam,H (1450)-Horde,N (1465) San Francisco 2023 [Tam,Hoa Long]: 1-0 (47) Tam,H (1450)-Horde,N (1465) San Francisco 2023 [Horde,Nicolas T]}) 11. Re1 f5 $1 12. Nxe5 (12. Rxe5 $6 g5 $1) 12... Qf6 13. Nf3 g5 $1 {Hoa-Long sent me this note by Wesley So from his Chessable course in 2021: "This position has been played in a few high-level games recently, and the status of the position is very unclear."}) 9. Ne4 {[#]} Bf5 $2 {This has been played 20 times in the database -- 20-0. Not promising!} (9... Nd5 {is still the most common move for Black.}) ({Curiously someone played} 9... Bg4 $4 {against Hoa-Long a couple years ago, essentially the same blunder.}) 10. Nbc3 $16 {One of the best!} (10. Nxf6+ {is the other} Qxf6 11. Bxf5 Qxf5 12. d3 $16) 10... Bg4 $4 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Qxg4 $18 Bc5 13. O-O h5 14. Qf5 Qxf5 15. Bxf5 g6 16. Bh3 (16. Bd3) (16. Re1 $5) 16... f5 17. d3 Kf7 18. Be3 Be7 19. f4 Bd6 {[#]} 20. Ne4 Nb7 21. Nxd6+ Nxd6 22. fxe5 Ne8 23. Bc5 Nc7 24. d4 Ne6 25. b4 a6 26. g3 Ng5 27. Bg2 Rac8 28. c3 Rhd8 29. Rf2 Ke6 30. Raf1 Rc7 31. Bb6 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.23"]
[White "Touset, Stephen"]
[Black "Casares, Nick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Touset,Stephen"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1600"]
[BlackElo "1600"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[GameId "2164988430778330"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,69,8,23,9,8,-22,14,9,5,17,8,18,16,16,17,57,37,59,40,53,55,55,6,65,18,25,13,15,17,53,-4,-19,-39,36,21,47,45,28,26,83,137,148,175,372,461,349,202,192,358,355,368,350,367,480,248,366,291,306,327,378,326,414,336,431,495,458,485,461,383,1116,1111]} 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Nbd2 a6 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 cxd4 $6 {(0.11 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best.} (7... Qb6 8. Rb1 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. e4) 8. exd4 b5 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Qg4 $2 {(1.05 → -0.05) I wanted to take advantage of Black's lack of development and force Black to fianchetto his dark-squared bishop, to keep it off the very active a7-g1 diagonal. But this was the wrong idea! If Black develops his bishop in this way, his kingside is impossible to defend!} (11. O-O) 11... g6 $6 {[#] (-0.05 → 1.04)} (11... g5) 12. Bg3 {My plan was to push f4 in order to give permanent defense to the pawn and allow the bishop to occupy a more productive diagonal, but this is unnecessary and I should simply begin my attack with 12.h4.} Bg7 13. f4 Nc5 14. Bc2 Bb7 15. Nf3 $6 {(0.94 → 0.14) I didn't want to allow Black to open up his bishop's eyes with an eventual ...d4, but this concedes e4 where his knight becomes a permanent thorn in my side.} (15. Bf2 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qe2 Rc8 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Rd6 Bf8 20. Rb6 e3) 15... Ne4 16. Nd4 Qd7 $6 {(-0.37 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. 16... b4 was best.} (16... b4 17. Ba4+) 17. Bh4 Rc8 18. O-O b4 $6 {[#] (0.83 → 1.40) Inaccuracy. 18... 0-0 was best.} (18... O-O 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. a3 Qb6 21. Be7 Rfe8 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Qh4 a5 24. Rfe1) 19. f5 {I am very proud of the amount (and accuracy!) of the calculation I put into this move. It's now or never!} Bxe5 $4 {(1.76 → 4.05) 19... 0-0 ensures Black's bishop is trapped in jail after 20. f6. Best is to play 19... exf5 first, but this still loses due to Black's exposed king and White's incredibly active pieces.} (19... exf5 20. Nxf5 Bxe5 21. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 22. Rad1) (19... O-O 20. f6 Bh8) 20. fxe6 Bxd4+ 21. cxd4 Qxe6 22. Qxe6+ fxe6 23. Ba4+ Bc6 24. Rac1 {[#] I have never seen a more fully activated set of minor pieces. White's rooks are on open files on either side of Black's king and both bishops slice through the king's position on wide open diagonals from either side of the board.} Nc3 25. Bxc6+ Rxc6 26. bxc3 bxc3 27. Rc2 Rc4 28. Bf6 O-O 29. Be5 Rfc8 30. Rf3 Rb4 31. Rfxc3 Rb1+ 32. Kf2 Rxc3 33. Rxc3 Rb2+ 34. Kf3 Rb8 $2 35. Bxb8 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Quinn, Dahlia"]
[Black "Karwat, Joseph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1317"]
[BlackElo "1315"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[GameId "2165291851912534"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:01:14]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 4. c3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 6. Bd3 {[%emt 0:06:05]} c4 {[%emt 0:04:18]} 7. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 8. h4 {[%emt 0:05:54]} Be7 {[%emt 0:06:06]} 9. g3 {[%emt 0:04:16]} f6 {[%emt 0:06:22]} 10. h5 {[%emt 0:04:37]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0:07:27]} f5 {[%emt 0:03:53]} 12. Nh4 {[%emt 0:19:48]} Bxh4 {[%emt 0:06:29]} 13. Rxh4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 14. hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Nxg6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 15. Qh5 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:08:20]} 16. Bg5 {[%emt 0:03:09]} Qg8 {[%emt 0:06:10]} 17. Rh3 {[%emt 0:05:37]} h6 {[%emt 0:04:19]} 18. Bf6 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 19. Nd2 {[%emt 0:05:39]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:06:20]} 20. O-O-O {[%emt 0:04:33]} Nf7 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 21. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:18]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:10:37]} 22. b4 {[%emt 0:06:48]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 23. a4 {[%emt 0:01:42]} axb4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 24. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 25. a5 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 26. Nd2 {[%emt 0:07:56]} Qxb4 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 27. Nb1 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 28. Qxg6 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 29. g4 {[%emt 0:01:58]} c3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 30. Rdd3 {[%emt 0:01:43]} Qb2+ {[%emt 0:05:04]} 31. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 32. Qg8 {[%emt 0:04:14]} Rxb1+ {[%emt 0:01:10]} 33. Bxb1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qxb1+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} 34. Ke2 Qb2+ {[%emt 0:04:40]} 35. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} c2 {[%emt 0:02:36]} 36. Rc3+ {[%emt 0:02:30]} bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 37. Rxc3+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 38. Qxc8+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 39. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 40. Qb3+ {[%emt 0:00:52]} Ka6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 41. Qxc2 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 42. Qc6+ {[%emt 0:01:12]} Ka7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 43. Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 44. Qc5+ {[%emt 0:00:39]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 45. Qd6+ {[%emt 0:00:27]} Ka7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 46. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 47. Qxe6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rb1+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 48. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 49. Qxg4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Ka6 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 50. Qxg5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Ka5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 51. Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Ka6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 52. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rg6+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 53. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.25"]
[White "Wickliffe, Zachary"]
[Black "Bayaraa, Bilguun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "1260"]
[BlackElo "1503"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[GameId "2165291851912535"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 Bf5 7. O-O e6 8. Na3 cxd4 9. Nb5 Rc8 10. Nfxd4 Bc5 11. Nxf5 Qxf5 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. Qxd6 Ne4 14. Qf4 Qxf4 15. Bxf4 {[#]} Ke7 16. Bf3 Nc5 17. Rfd1 Rhd8 18. Be3 Nd3 19. Rd2 Nde5 20. Be4 Rxd2 21. Bxd2 Nc4 22. Bf4 Rd8 23. b3 N4e5 24. h3 Rd7 25. Be3 f5 26. Bc2 Nf7 27. Bc5+ Kf6 28. b4 b6 29. Be3 Nfe5 30. b5 Na5 31. Bd4 f4 32. Re1 Nac4 33. g3 Rxd4 34. cxd4 Nf3+ 35. Kf1 Nxe1 36. Kxe1 fxg3 37. fxg3 Nd6 38. Bd3 Nf5 39. Bxf5 Kxf5 40. Kd2 Ke4 41. Kc3 Kf3 42. Kd3 g5 43. g4 h6 44. a4 Kf4 45. Kd2 Ke4 46. Kc3 Kf3 47. Kd3 Kf4 48. Kd2 Kg3 49. Ke3 Kxh3 50. Ke4 Kxg4 51. Ke5 Kh5 52. Kxe6 g4 53. d5 g3 54. d6 g2 55. d7 g1=Q 56. d8=Q Qg4+ 57. Kf7 Qg6+ 58. Kf8 Qf5+ 59. Ke8 Qe5+ 60. Kf7 Qf5+ 61. Ke8 Qe4+ 62. Kf7 Qh7+ 63. Ke6 Qg6+ 64. Qf6 Qxf6+ 65. Kxf6 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.26"]
[White "Lee, Yinpok R"]
[Black "Fitzgerald, William"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "935"]
[BlackElo "1311"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[GameId "2165291851912536"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 {[#]} 8. Qb3 $4 (8. O-O $1 Nb6 9. Bb5 f6 10. a4 $1 $146 (10. Re1) (10. Nc4) 10... a5 (10... a6 $5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Qd5 $11) 11. Nc4 Nxc4 12. Bxc4+ Kh8 $11) 8... Nf4 $1 $19 9. Qc2 $6 (9. O-O Nxd3) 9... Nxg2+ 10. Kd1 Bf5 11. Ne4 $6 {Oddly dropping a piece doesn't move how lost White is.} (11. Nb3 e4) 11... Bxe4 12. Qe2 Bxf3 (12... Bg6 $1) 13. Qxf3 Nh4 14. Qg4 Ng6 (14... Na5) 15. Kc2 Na5 16. Bb3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Qd5 18. Be3 f5 19. Qe2 f4 20. Bd2 f3 21. Qf1 e4 {[#]} 22. d4 c5 23. Be3 Bg5 24. Bxg5 Qxg5 25. Qc4+ Kh8 26. Rag1 Qf5 27. Kd2 cxd4 28. cxd4 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.27"]
[White "Barreyro, Romeo Belmes"]
[Black "Hack, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Hack,Richard"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "2165291851912537"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{I was ready to win this game, and my aggressive queen-side pawns gave me a passer on the 7th rank. My 16th move led right to winning the exchange. However, my failure to castle kingside gave my esteemed opponent some unnecessary chances, which he took full advantage of.} 1. e4 c5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. O-O a6 7. Be2 Qc7 8. d3 b5 9. a3 e6 10. h3 Be7 11. g4 Nd4 12. Be3 Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 h6 {Just 0-0 would have been much safer.} 14. d4 b4 15. e5 bxc3 16. exf6 Bb5 17. fxg7 Rg8 18. Qg2 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 cxb2 20. Rb1 Rb8 21. dxc5 d5 {I thought this would give my king more protection in the center while I picked up the c5 pawn a bit later, but 21... dxc5 would have denied White's knight the d4 square during his well-played counterattack.} 22. Qf2 Qa5 23. f5 Rxg7 24. Qg3 Qb5+ 25. Ke1 exf5 26. Qe5 Rg8 27. Nd4 Qb7 28. Nxf5 Kd8 29. Nxe7 Re8 30. Qd6+ Qd7 31. Nc6+ {And mate next move. A few not-so-hot moves cost the second player dearly. I'll have to finish my work on this, then see what the engines will say.} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.28"]
[White "Turner, Robert"]
[Black "Zhao, Brandon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "1200"]
[BlackElo "1280"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[GameId "2165291851912538"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 Bxc3 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. Qg4 Nf6 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8. Qh6 Rg6 9. Qe3 b6 10. g3 Bb7 11. Bg2 Nbd7 12. Nh3 Qe7 13. Ng5 Nd5 14. Qxe4 Rxg5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. c4 O-O-O 17. O-O N7f6 18. Qe5 Qh6 19. cxd5 Ng4 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.29"]
[White "Smith, Daniel"]
[Black "Kojevnikov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "1126"]
[BlackElo "1045"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[GameId "2165291851912539"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd1 d4 7. Ne4 Nf6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e3 dxe3 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Nd6 exf2+ 13. Kxf2 Ke7 14. c5 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Ba3 16. Nxc8+ Raxc8 17. Rxb7+ Kf6 18. Ba6 Bxc5+ 19. Ke2 Nb4 20. Bb5 Nxa2 21. Rf1 Nc3+ 22. Kd3 Nxb5 23. Nd4+ Kg6 24. Nxb5 Rhd8+ 25. Ke4 f5+ 26. Ke5 Rb8 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28. Nc7 a5 29. Nxe6 Re8 30. Rxf5 a4 31. Rg5+ Kh6 32. h4 a3 33. g4 a2 34. Rh5+ Kg6 35. Rg5+ Kf7 36. Rxg7# 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.30"]
[White "Chen, Bowie"]
[Black "Merk, Felix Elias"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[BlackElo "1304"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[GameId "2165291851912540"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. f4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e4 e6 4. Nc3 d5 5. e5 a6 6. a4 Nge7 7. d3 Nf5 8. Be2 Ncd4 9. O-O Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Nd1 c4 12. Nf2 Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 cxd3 14. Nxd3 Bd7 15. c3 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 Rfc8 17. Bd2 Rc4 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Qxd4 20. Bc3 Qb6 21. Qf3 Rxa4 22. Rxa4 Bxa4 23. f5 d4 24. f6 Bc5 (24... dxc3 25. fxe7 Be8 26. bxc3) 25. Qg4 g6 26. Nxc5 Qxc5 27. Bxd4 Qc2 28. Qg5 Bc6 29. Rc1 Qe2 30. Rxc6 Qh5 31. Qxh5 gxh5 32. Rc3 Rd8 33. h3 h6 34. Be3 Rd5 35. Bf4 Rb5 36. Rg3+ Kf8 37. Bxh6+ Ke8 38. Rg8+ Kd7 39. Bc1 Rxe5 40. Rg7 Re1+ 41. Kh2 Rxc1 42. Rxf7+ Kd6 43. Rxb7 Rf1 44. f7 e5 45. g4 e4 46. g5 (46. Kg2 Rf4 47. g5 e3 48. g6 Rf2+ 49. Kg1 e2) 46... e3 47. g6 e2 48. g7 Rf2+ 49. Kg3 e1=Q 50. g8=Q Qe3+ 51. Kh4 Rf4+ 52. Kxh5 Qxh3+ 53. Kg5 Qg3+ 54. Kh5 Rh4# 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.31"]
[White "Vazquez, Dominic A"]
[Black "Marsh, Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1206"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[GameId "2165291851912541"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,22,12,21,23,15,25,0,44,-72,20,26,47,5,53,53,58,51,61,46,83,60,265,134,405]} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nc6 $6 (2... d5 $1) (2... Nf6 $1) (2... d6 $5) 3. d4 e6 4. Nf3 (4. d5 $1) 4... d5 5. e5 f6 $6 (5... Qb6) (5... Bd7) (5... Nge7) (5... Nh6 $5) 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. O-O cxd4 9. cxd4 Qb6 $146 {(TP)} 10. Nc3 $16 (10. Nh4 $6 fxe5 $2 11. Qh5+ g6 $2 12. Qxe5 O-O-O 13. Qxh8 {1-0 (21) Mangone,G (1680)-Carbonneaux,A (1350) Val Thorens 2007}) (10. Re1 $5) 10... Nh6 $2 (10... Kf7) (10... Ne7) 11. Qe2 $18 (11. Bxh6 $1) 11... Be7 $2 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qxe6+ Be7 14. Nxd5 $6 (14. Re1) (14. Bg5) 14... Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Rd8 16. Qe4 Nf7 17. Re1 Rd7 18. b3 $6 (18. Bg5 $1 Nxg5 19. Nxg5 Qg6 20. Qf4) 18... O-O 19. Bb2 Qf6 20. Re2 Qh6 21. Rd1 (21. Qg4 $1) 21... Ng5 22. Nxg5 Qxg5 23. Qe6+ Kh8 24. Qxd7 Qh5 25. Qxe7 Kg8 26. d5 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.32"]
[White "Singer, Andrew"]
[Black "Cao, Danny Du Uy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "1044"]
[BlackElo "1174"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[GameId "2165291851912542"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 (3... Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7) 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. Bf4 Ngf6 8. Qe2 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Bxe4 10. Qxe4 c6 11. Ne5 Be7 (11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 Be7 13. Rd1 (13. O-O) 13... Qa5+ 14. Bd2 (14. c3) 14... Qxa2) 12. O-O (12. O-O-O O-O) 12... Nf6 {White 1 hr 13 min... Black 1 hr 30 min} 13. Qd3 O-O 14. c3 Nd5 (14... c5 15. dxc5 Qxd3 (15... Bxc5 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8) 16. Nxd3) 15. Bg3 Bd6 (15... c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5) 16. f4 c5 17. Kh1 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Ne7 19. Rad1 Nf5 20. Qd3 Nxg3+ {White 54 min ... Black 51 min} 21. Qxg3 (21. hxg3 Bxe5 22. Qxd8 Rfxd8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. fxe5) 21... Qc7 22. Rd3 Bxe5 23. fxe5 Rad8 24. Rfd1 Rfe8 (24... h6) (24... g6 25. Qg5) (24... Qa5 25. b4 Qc7) 25. Qf4 Rxd3 (25... Qa5) 26. Rxd3 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Qd4 Qxd4 (28... Qg5 29. Qxa7 (29. Kg1 Qc1+ 30. Kf2 Qc2+ 31. Kg3 Qg6+ 32. Qg4 Qd3+ 33. Qf3 Qg6+) 29... Qc1+ 30. Qg1 Qxb2) 29. cxd4 Kf8 30. Kg1 Ke7 (30... f6 31. Kf2 fxe5 (31... Ke7 32. Ke3 f5 33. Kf4 h6) 32. dxe5 Ke7 33. Ke3) 31. Kf2 Kd7 {White 37 min.... Black 29 min} 32. Ke3 {White offers draw... Black accepts} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.33"]
[White "Myers, Steven Lee"]
[Black "Olson, David R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "1196"]
[BlackElo "1400"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[GameId "2165291851912543"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Qc7 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O a6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Re1 d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nf6 11. e5 c5 12. Qh4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bg5 Be6 15. Qg3 O-O-O 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qxg7 Rdg8 18. Qh6 Rg6 19. Qd2 Rhg8 20. g3 dxe5 21. Nxe5 Rh6 22. Qa5 Qb7 23. Qxc5+ Kb8 24. Re3 d4 25. Nc6+ Ka8 26. Nxd4 Rc8 27. Qa5 Bh3 28. f3 f5 29. Rb3 Qa7 30. Qd5+ Rhc6 31. Kh1 Qc5 32. Qxc5 Rxc5 33. c3 h5 34. Re1 Rg8 35. Rb6 Ra5 36. a3 f4 37. gxf4 Rg2 38. Nc6 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.34"]
[White "Lopez-Oneal, Owen Michael"]
[Black "Starr, Albert Martin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "618"]
[BlackElo "1518"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[GameId "2165291851912544"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 b5 2. Bf4 Bb7 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 a6 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Qc2 d6 9. e4 g6 10. e5 dxe5 11. Bxe5 Nbd7 12. Ne4 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe4 14. Bxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Qd5 16. Qg4 c5 17. f3 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. cxd4 Rac8 20. a3 Rc2 21. Rg1 Rxb2 22. a4 b4 23. Nc4 Rb3 24. Ke2 Bf6 25. Rgd1 Rd8 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Ra3 29. Rb1 a5 30. Kd1 Rxa4 31. Kc2 Ra2+ 32. Rb2 Rxb2+ 33. Kxb2 a4 34. g4 Kf8 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6.35"]
[White "Dunlap, Steven Alan"]
[Black "Blum, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "913"]
[BlackElo "1016"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[GameId "2165291851912545"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bd6 5. c5 Be7 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. Bf4 O-O 8. Nc3 b6 9. Qd3 Nb4 10. Qd1 bxc5 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nxd4 c5 13. Ndb5 Na6 14. Re1 Bd7 15. a3 Qb6 16. e4 Bxb5 17. Nxb5 Qxb5 18. Qc2 Nc7 19. Bxc7 Rac8 20. Bf4 d4 21. Bf1 Qb6 22. e5 Nd5 23. Bd3 Nxf4 24. Bxh7+ Kh8 25. Re4 d3 26. Qd2 Ne2+ 27. Kf1 Kxh7 28. Qxd3 Nd4 29. Rh4+ Kg8 30. Qh7# 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: Extra Games"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zavgorodniy, Andrew"]
[Black "Ivanenko, Anthony Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "1969"]
[BlackElo "1901"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[GameId "2165291851912546"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d3 g6 4. Be3 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bxd4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Nf6 {[#]} 8. e5 $6 (8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. O-O-O Bg7 11. e5 dxe5 12. Qxe5 Qf5 $11 {SF 17.1:(-0.21/32)}) 8... dxe5 9. Qxe5 $6 (9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Qxe5 a6 $15) 9... Bg7 (9... a6 $5 $17) 10. Bb5+ {[#]} (10. Rd1 $142) 10... Bd7 $4 (10... Kf8 $1 $17 11. Nge2 Qa5) 11. O-O-O $18 Qb8 $2 (11... O-O 12. Bxd7 Nxd7 13. Qb5) 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 (12... Kf8) 13. Qxg7 Qe5 14. Qxe5 Nxe5 1-0



[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Cremisi, Daniel"]
[Black "Senthilkumar, Pranav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2388"]
[BlackElo "2201"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7628688199688"]
[GameId "2167480724606258"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 20,81,14,-1,37,8,6,6,0,0,0,0,0,0,22,19,24,8,12,12,17,16,31,38,33,38,61,66,83,34,63,24,26,30,74,70,79,81,234,211,266,78,189,149,421,414,396,273,468,443,493,494,488,488,487,483,484,482,473,454,592,584,566,547]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:17:05]} d5 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:26]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 8. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 9. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 10. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:03:48]} 11. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Nf6 {[%eval 37,34] [%wdl 85,909,6] [%emt 0:00:38] E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7.} (11... c5 $11 {[%eval -1,34] [%wdl 22,954,24]}) 12. Re1 $146 {[%emt 0:00:49]} (12. Rc1 Nc6 13. e3 Nd5 14. a3 Qb8 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Rc8 17. h4 h6 18. Bh3 a5 19. Be1 {½-½ (93) Svane,R (2623)-Zhigalko,S (2572) Lichess.org INT 2021}) 12... Nc6 {[%emt 0:03:48]} 13. e3 {[%emt 0:02:11] Hoping for Ne5.} Nb4 {[%emt 0:02:22] The position is equal.} 14. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 15. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:18:33]} 16. a3 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Be7 {[%emt 0:04:36]} 17. b4 {[%emt 0:01:11]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 18. Qb2 {[%emt 0:02:13]} (18. bxa5 c5 19. Qb2 Qxa5 $11) 18... axb4 {[%emt 0:03:28]} 19. axb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 20. Nc3 {[%emt 0:04:12]} Qxb4 {[%emt 0:01:55]} 21. Qxb4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:02] This pair of bishops is nice.} 22. Nxb5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:03:42]} 23. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:13][%cal Ob5a7]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:08:59]} 24. Ra6 {[%eval 34,29] [%wdl 21,979,0] [%emt 0:04:46]} ({White should try} 24. Na7 $16 {[%eval 83,23] [%wdl 273,727,0]} Rb8 25. e4) 24... g5 {[%emt 0:04:19][%cal Bg7g5,Bg5g4][%mdl 32]} 25. Rac6 {[%eval 24,39] [%wdl 12,987,1] [%emt 0:03:36] White has more active pieces.} (25. Nxd6 cxd6 26. Rxc8 Rxc8) (25. h3 $14 {[%eval 63,31] [%wdl 104,896,0]}) 25... Rb8 $11 {[%emt 0:05:53]} 26. Nxc7 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Ba3 {[%eval 74,31] [%wdl 180,820,0] [%emt 0:04:39]} (26... g4 $11 {[%eval 30,40] [%wdl 17,982,1] feels stronger.} 27. Bg2 Rfd8) 27. Ra1 {[%emt 0:01:13]} g4 {[%emt 0:03:27]} 28. Be2 {[%emt 0:03:44]} Rb2 $2 {[%eval 234,26] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:05:11] [#]} (28... Be7 $16 {[%eval 81,28] [%wdl 246,754,0]}) 29. Bc4 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 30. Rb6 $2 {[%eval 78,30] [%wdl 214,786,0] [%emt 0:03:55]} (30. d5 $18 {[%eval 266,23] [%wdl 1000,0,0] is the precise move to win.}) 30... Ne4 {[%eval 189,24] [%wdl 994,6,0] [%emt 0:12:04]} (30... h5 $16 {[%eval 78,30] [%wdl 214,786,0] might work better.}) 31. Na6 {[%eval 149,33] [%wdl 944,56,0] [%emt 0:01:50]} (31. Ra4 $18 {[%eval 189,24] [%wdl 994,6,0]} Bc3 32. Rxb2 Bxb2 33. Bd3) 31... Rc8 $2 {[%eval 421,27] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:02:01][%mdl 8192]} (31... Bc3 $16 {[%eval 149,33] [%wdl 944,56,0]} 32. Rxb2 Bxb2) 32. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:02:17]} Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 33. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:06:46]} ({Weaker is} 33. Nxb4 Rxc4 34. Nd3 Rc2 $11) 33... Ra4 $2 {[%eval 468,20] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:03:07]} (33... fxe6 {[%eval 273,30] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} 34. Nxb4 Rc3) 34. Rxa4 {[%emt 0:01:08] White is clearly winning.} (34. Bxc8 $2 {too greedy.} Rxa1+ 35. Kg2 Nd6 36. Bxg4 Rxa6 $19) (34. Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rxa4 Rc1+ 36. Kg2 Ng5 $11) 34... Rc1+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 35. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:03][%mdl 4096] Endgame [#] KRN-KRN. White is two pawns up.} 36. Nc5 $1 {[%emt 0:03:53]} Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 37. Ra8+ {[%emt 0:02:02]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 38. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:01:46] ( -> ...Nf3)} 39. Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:39]} h5 {[%emt 0:02:32] ( -> ...Nh3)} 40. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:25]} {Weighted Error Value: White=0.21 (precise) /Black=0.47} 41. Ra5 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Heiserman, Jimmy"]
[Black "Tsodikova, Natalya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[BlackElo "2169"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[Beauty "6877379315802"]
[GameId "2167480724671795"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 18,104,85,79,99,115,105,94,107,111,103,95,154,73,122,92,109,49,50,59,55,47,43,16,11,16,17,21,19,21,23,28,298,271,462,0,0,-12,20,-291,-292,-295,-290,-268,-266,-436,-435,-612,-617,-611,-440,-445,-436,-441,-438,-432,414,421,400,-442,0,0,0,0,0,-412,-405,-448,-420,-558,-528,-546,-540,-522,-61,-662,-50,-620,-600,-579,-485,-940,-956,-882,-739,-29982,-29983,-29984,-29986]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 5. h3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:24]} 6. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 7. d5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:20]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 9. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:05] [#]} Na6 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 10. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:27]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:01:43][%cal Ob7b5] E90: King's Indian: Classical: Early deviations and 6 h3.} 11. a4 {[%emt 0:07:16]} Na6 {[%emt 0:07:13]} 12. Rc1 {[%emt 0:05:24]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:01:01] White is better.} 13. Bb1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:01][%cal Ob7b5]} 14. O-O {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bd7 {[%eval 154,28] [%wdl 885,115,0] [%emt 0:01:17]} (14... b5 $142 {[%eval 95,26] [%wdl 449,550,1]}) 15. Bf4 {[%eval 73,29] [%wdl 270,729,1] [%emt 0:01:18]} (15. Qd2 $142 {[%eval 154,28] [%wdl 885,115,0]}) 15... Qc7 {[%eval 122,29] [%wdl 694,306,0] [%emt 0:02:44] [#]} (15... Nh5 $142 {[%eval 73,29] [%wdl 270,729,1]} 16. Bg5 (16. Bxd6 Bxa4 17. Qxa4 Qxd6 $14) 16... f6) 16. Qd2 $146 {[%emt 0:11:34]} ({Predecessor:} 16. Ng5 h6 17. Nge4 Ne8 18. h4 f5 19. Ng3 Nf6 20. Qd2 Ng4 21. Rce1 Rae8 22. b3 Qd8 23. Bxd6 Qxh4 24. Nge2 f4 25. Bxf4 Rxf4 26. Qxf4 Be5 {0-1 (26) Santos Latasa,J (2608)-Yuffa,D (2584) Europe Echecs INT 2021}) 16... b5 {[%emt 0:15:48]} 17. cxb5 {[%eval 49,29] [%wdl 125,872,3] [%emt 0:06:11]} (17. axb5 axb5 18. cxb5 Rfe8 $14) ({Better is} 17. Ng5 $16 {[%eval 109,25] [%wdl 587,413,0]}) 17... axb5 $14 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 18. Ng5 {[%emt 0:08:44]} (18. Nxb5 Bxb5 19. axb5 Qb6 $18) 18... Qb6 {[%emt 0:11:20]} 19. Nce4 {[%emt 0:04:20]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 20. Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:35] Passed pawn White (d5)} Nxd6 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 21. Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:12:32]} 22. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 23. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:01:51][%cal Ob4c6]} 24. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:23:24]} Qb5 $2 {[%eval 298,19] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:10:12][%mdl 8192]} (24... Rac8 $11 {[%eval 28,28] [%wdl 30,968,2]} 25. Nce4 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 h6) 25. Qf4 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:16:08]} Ra7 $2 {[%eval 462,24] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:04:57]} (25... Bh6 {[%eval 271,23] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} 26. Nce4 (26. Qh4 Bxg5 27. Qxg5 Ne8 $16) 26... Bxg5 (26... Nxd5 $2 27. Rxd5 Bxg5 28. Qxg5 $18) 27. Qxg5 Nxe4 28. Bxe4 Rd7) 26. Nce4 $2 {[%eval 0,44] [%wdl 6,987,7] [%emt 0:00:58]} (26. Qh4 $18 {[%eval 462,24] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} h6 27. Nge6 {[%csl Od8][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack}) 26... Nxe4 $11 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 27. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:02:50][%cal Oa4a3]} 28. Rc7 $2 {[%eval -291,27] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:00:05][%mdl 8192]} (28. Qh4 $1 $11 {[%eval 20,31] [%wdl 14,984,2] and White has nothing to worry.} f6 29. Ne6) 28... Rxc7 $19 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 29. Qxc7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:01:27]} (29... Nxd5 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31. Qxh7#) 30. Qc8+ {[%emt 0:00:39]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:02][%cal Oa4a3]} 31. Re1 $2 {[%eval -436,21] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:05:14]} (31. h4 {[%eval -266,24] [%wdl 0,0,1000] keeps fighting.}) 31... a3 {[%emt 0:02:21][%cal Oa3a2]} (31... Nxd5 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. Nxf7 $19) 32. Bf5 {[%eval -612,23] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:01:38]} (32. h4 $142 {[%eval -435,23] [%wdl 0,0,1000]}) 32... gxf5 {[%emt 0:06:52]} (32... Rxd5 33. Nxf7 Rxf5 34. Nd6 $14) 33. Re8 {[%emt 0:00:04] Rg8+ would now be deadly.} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 34. Rg8+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 35. Qe8 {[%emt 0:01:32][%cal Rg5h7]} Qd1+ {[%emt 0:02:00]} 36. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:04][%cal Rg5h7]} Be5+ $4 {[%eval 414,24] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:01:09][%mdl 8192]} (36... Qd6+ $19 {[%eval -410,20] [%wdl 0,0,1000] avoids the disaster.} 37. g3 {[%cal Rg5h7]} Qe7 $1) (36... Qd6+ $19 {[%eval -432,23] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} 37. g3 Qe7) 37. g3 $18 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxg3+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} 38. Kg2 $4 {[%eval -442,21] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:02:15][%mdl 8192]} (38. Kxg3 $18 {[%eval 369,25] [%wdl 1000,0,0][%cal Rg5h7] was the only winning move.} Qd6+ {[%eval 616,21] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} (38... Qg1+ $2 {[%eval 560,22] [%wdl 1000,0,0] 38...Rd3+ 3.33} 39. Kh4 $18) (38... Rd3+ $142 {[%eval 385,21] [%wdl 1000,0,0]} 39. f3 Rxf3+ 40. Nxf3 Qd6+ 41. Kg2 a2) 39. f4 $1) (38. Kxg3 $18 {[%eval 400,21] [%wdl 1000,0,0][%cal Rg5h7] is the narrow road to win.} Qd6+ (38... Qg1+ $2 39. Kh4 $18) 39. f4) 38... Re7 $2 {[%eval 0,60] [%wdl 3,994,3] [%emt 0:01:17]} (38... Qd5+ $19 {[%eval -287,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} 39. f3 {[%cal Rg5h7]} Re7 40. Nxh7+ Ke6 41. Rg6+ fxg6 42. Qxg6+ {[#]} Kd7 $1 {( -> ...Bh4)} (42... Ke5 $2 {[%eval 0,97] [%wdl 3,994,3] 42...Kd7 -3.20} 43. Qf6+ Kf4 44. Qg5+ Ke5 45. Qf6+ Kf4 {( -> ...Qd2+)} 46. Qh6+ Ke5 {[%cal Oe7h7] ( -> ...Rxh7!)} 47. Qf6+ $11) 43. Nf6+ (43. Kxg3 $2 {[%eval -32745,69] [%wdl 0,0,1000] 43.Nf6+ -3.63} Qe5+ 44. Kh4 Rxh7+ {[%mdl 64] Clearance, Promotion} 45. Qxh7+ Qe7+ 46. Qxe7+ Kxe7 47. Kg5 Ke6 48. Kh4 a2 49. Kg3 a1=Q 50. Kg2 Nd3 51. h4 Qb2+ 52. Kg1 Qf2+ 53. Kh1 Nf4 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Rf2g2]} 54. h5 Qg2#) 43... Kc6 {( -> ...Qd6)} 44. Nxd5+ Kxd5 45. Qxf5+ $2 {[%eval -614,18] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} (45. Qg5 {[%eval -274,21] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} a2 46. Qxe7) 45... Kc4 $19 (45... Be5 $2 {[%eval -58,22] [%wdl 0,919,81] 45...Kc4 -4.06} 46. Qe4+ Kc5 {( -> ...a2)} 47. Qe3+ Kc4 48. Qxa3 $14) 46. Qg4+ (46. Kxg3 a2 $11) 46... Kc3 47. Kxg3 a2 48. Qc8+ Kb2 49. Qh8+ Kc1 (49... Kb1 $2 {[%eval -53,26] [%wdl 0,940,60] 49...Kc1 -7.35} 50. Qc3 $11) 50. Qa1+ Kc2) (38... Qd5+ $19 {[%eval -442,21] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} 39. f3 Re7 40. Nxh7+ Ke6 41. Rg6+ fxg6 42. Qxg6+ Kd7 (42... Ke5 43. Qf6+ Kf4 44. Qg5+ Ke5 45. Qf6+ Kf4 46. Qg5+ Ke5 47. Qf6+ $11) 43. Nf6+ (43. Kxg3 Qe5+ 44. Kh4 Rxh7+ {[%mdl 64] Clearance, Promotion} 45. Qxh7+ Qe7+ 46. Qxe7+ Kxe7 47. Kg5 Ke6 48. Kh4 a2 49. Kg3 a1=Q 50. Kg2 Qa2+ 51. Kg3 Nd3 52. Kh4 Qg2 53. f4 Kf6 54. Kh5 Qxh3#) 43... Kd6 44. Nxd5+ Kxd5 45. Qxf5+ Kc4 (45... Be5 46. Qe4+ Kc5 47. Qe3+ Kb5 48. Qxa3 $14) 46. Kxg3 a2 (46... Rg7+ 47. Kf2 $11) 47. Qc8+ Kb3 48. Qg8+ Kb2) 39. Nxh7+ $11 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 40. Ng5+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 41. Qb8+ {[%eval -412,20] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:00:51][%mdl 8192]} (41. Nxf7+ $11 {[%eval 0,54] [%wdl 3,994,3] and White is okay.} Rxf7 42. Qxf7) (41. Nxf7+ $11 {[%eval 0,56] [%wdl 3,994,3]} Rxf7 42. Qxf7) 41... Kc5 $19 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 42. Rc8+ {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 43. Qxg3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qd5+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} 44. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:16]} a2 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 45. Qg7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Ra7 $2 {[%eval -61,21] [%wdl 0,906,94] [%emt 0:01:58]} (45... Re6 $19 {[%eval -468,25] [%wdl 0,0,1000] and ...Rg6+ should not be overlooked} 46. Qc3+ {[#]} Kd6 $1) (45... Re6 $19 {[%eval -522,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000] ( -> ...Rg6+)} 46. Qc3+ Kd6) 46. Qa1 $2 {[%eval -662,23] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:00:15][%mdl 8192]} (46. Qc3+ $17 {[%eval -73,21] [%wdl 0,832,168]} Kb6 47. Qb2+ Kc5 48. Qc3+ {[%eval -50,30] [%wdl 0,947,53]} (48. Qc1+ $11 {[%eval -9,39] [%wdl 2,993,5] is more appropriate.} Kb5 49. Qb2+ Nb4 50. Rb8+ Rb7 51. Ra8)) (46. Qc3+ $15 {[%eval -61,21] [%wdl 0,906,94]} Kb5 47. Qb2+ Ka6 48. Rxc6+ Qxc6 49. Qxa2+ Kb6 50. Qb2+ Kc7 51. Qe5+ Qd6 52. Qxf5) 46... Kb6 $2 {[%eval -50,25] [%wdl 0,947,53] [%emt 0:01:00]} ({Black should try} 46... Kd6 $19 {[%eval -778,20] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} 47. Re8 Ra3) (46... Ra5 $19 {[%eval -662,23] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} 47. Re8 Ra3 48. Qc1+ Kb4 49. Qf4+ Kb5) 47. Re8 $2 {[%eval -620,26] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:00:41][%mdl 8192] [#]} (47. Qb2+ $15 {[%eval -69,23] [%wdl 0,860,140]} Ka6 {[%cal Oc6d4]} 48. Rxc6+ $1 Qxc6 49. Qxa2+ Kb6 50. Qb2+ Kc7 51. Qe5+ Qd6 {...Qxe5 is the strong threat.} 52. Qxf5) (47. Qb2+ $15 {[%eval -50,25] [%wdl 0,947,53]} Kc5 48. Qc3+ Kb5 49. Qb2+ Nb4 50. Rb8+ Rb7 51. Ra8) 47... f6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:37][%mdl 512]} 48. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 49. Nd4 {[%eval -940,17] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:00:27]} (49. Rc3 $142 {[%eval -462,24] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} Rg7+ (49... Qb1 $2 {[%eval 0,69] [%wdl 3,994,3] 49...Ra4 -4.67} 50. Rxc6+ $1 Kxc6 51. Qxf6+ Kd7 52. Qf7+ Kd8 (52... Kd6 $5 53. Qf6+ $8 Kc5 54. Qd4+ Kb5 55. Qxa7 a1=Q 56. Qb7+ Ka5 57. Qa7+ Kb4 58. Qe7+ Ka4 59. Qa7+ Kb5 $11) 53. Qf8+ $1 Kd7 54. Qf7+ $1 Kd6 (54... Kd8 $5 55. Qf8+ $8 Kc7 56. Qe7+ Kc8 57. Qe8+ Kc7 58. Qe7+ $11) 55. Qf6+ $1 Kc7 56. Qf7+ Kd6 (56... Kb6 $5 57. Qe6+ $8 Kc7 58. Qe7+ Kc6 59. Qe6+ Kb7 60. Qd7+ Ka6 61. Qa4+ Kb6 62. Qd4+ Kc6 63. Qf6+ Kd7 64. Ne5+ Kc7 65. Qe7+ Kb6 66. Qd6+ Ka5 67. Qc5+ Ka6 68. Qc4+ Kb7 69. Qc6+ Kb8 70. Qe8+ Kb7 71. Qc6+ $11) 57. Qf6+ $1 Kd5 58. Qd4+ Kc6 59. Qc4+ Kb7 (59... Kd6 $5 60. Qd4+ $8 Kc6 61. Qf6+ Kb7 62. Qf7+ Kc6 63. Qf6+ $11) 60. Qf7+ Kb6 61. Qe6+ Kc5 (61... Ka5 $5 62. Qd5+ $8 Qb5 63. Qxa2+ Kb6 64. Qe6+ Ka5 $14) 62. Qe3+ Kd6 {( -> ...Rg7+)} (62... Kc6 $5 63. Qe6+ $8 Kc7 64. Qe7+ Kc8 65. Qe8+ Kc7 66. Qe7+ $11) 63. Qd4+ Kc6 64. Qf6+ Kd7 65. Ne5+ Kc8 66. Qe6+ Kd8 67. Qd6+ Kc8 68. Qe6+ $1 Kd8 69. Qd6+ Kc8 70. Qe6+ $1 $11) 50. Kh2) (49. Re1 $142 {[%eval -485,23] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} Ra3 50. Qxf6) 49... Qd5+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} 50. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 51. Rc3 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Rg7+ {[%emt 0:00:52]} 52. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:33]} {A fantastic game!   Weighted Error Value: White=1.12/Black=0.80} Nxf3 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Dzhanhirov, Dmytro"]
[Black "Bayaraa, Chinguun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2235"]
[BlackElo "2161"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[Beauty "6597069766662"]
[GameId "2167480724671796"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 9,64,-26,0,0,0,-21,-6,-6,-5,-6,-7,-12,-7,-13,-10,-17,-8,-19,-21,-20,10,12,6,0,6,0,7,0,0,0,4,0,0,0,10,1,6,0,0,0,0,0,12,11,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,10]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 2. b3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07][%cal Bg1f3,Bf3d2,Bd2f1,Bf1e3][%mdl 32]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 4. Bb2 {[%emt 0:01:02]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 5. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 6. d3 {[%emt 0:01:09] The position is equal. B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous.} Be7 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 7. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:19] [#]} Nf6 $146 {[%emt 0:00:59]} (7... h6 8. Nd2 Nf6 9. Nf1 a6 10. a4 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Ne3 Bxc4 14. bxc4 Qd7 15. O-O O-O 16. Rb1 Bg5 17. Nd5 {Threatens to win with Nb6.} Rae8 18. Ba3 Be7 19. c3 Bd6 20. Re1 Re6 21. Bc1 Rg6 22. f3 {[%eval -36,32] [%wdl 1,956,43]} (22. g3 $11 {[%eval 0,42] [%wdl 8,985,7] feels stronger.}) 22... Ne7 23. Be3 $2 {[%eval -330,20] [%wdl 0,0,1000][%mdl 8192]} ({Better is} 23. Kh1 $15 {[%eval -37,29] [%wdl 1,954,45]}) 23... Nxd5 $19 24. cxd5 Qh3 {[%csl Gg6][%cal Rh3g2]} 25. Rb2 {[%eval -416,20] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} (25. Qd2 {[%eval -291,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000] was called for.} e4 26. f4 exd3 27. c4) 25... e4 $1 $19 26. f4 exd3 27. Qxd3 Bxf4 28. Kf1 Qxh2 29. Bxf4 {[%eval -849,24] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} (29. Bg1 $142 {[%eval -490,23] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} Qh4 30. Re4) 29... Qxf4+ {[%eval -392,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} (29... Qh1+ $142 {[%eval -849,24] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} 30. Ke2 Re8+ 31. Be3 Qxg2+ 32. Kd1 Qxb2) 30. Rf2 Qxa4 31. Re7 c4 32. Qd4 Qa3 33. Rfe2 Rf6+ 34. Kg1 Qc1+ 35. Re1 Qf4 $4 {[%eval 426,25] [%wdl 1000,0,0][%mdl 8192]} (35... Qc2 $19 {[%eval -358,25] [%wdl 0,0,1000] and life is good for Black. Hoping for ...b5.} 36. d6 Rg6) 36. Qxf4 $18 Rxf4 37. d6 $1 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2784)-Fedoseev,V (2678) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½}) (7... h6 8. Nd2 Nf6 9. Nf1 a6 10. a4 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Ne3 Bxc4 14. bxc4 {½-½ (39) Nepomniachtchi,I (2784)-Fedoseev,V (2678) Chess.com INT 2020}) 8. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:45]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:35]} 9. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:08]} d5 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 10. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 11. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 12. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 13. bxc4 {[%emt 0:02:04]} Qa5+ {[%emt 0:02:28]} 14. Qd2 {[%emt 0:16:40] [#]} Qxd2+ {[%emt 0:05:59]} 15. Kxd2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:05][%cal Oe5e4]} 16. h4 {[%emt 0:06:29]} Bxe3+ {[%emt 0:00:51]} 17. Kxe3 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 18. Rad1 {[%emt 0:11:25]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:54]} 19. Bc3 {[%emt 0:06:32]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 20. f3 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 21. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:03:14]} cxd4+ $11 {[%emt 0:00:48][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 22. Kd2 {[%emt 0:05:03]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 23. Rb1 {[%emt 0:03:23]} b6 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 24. Rb5 {[%emt 0:04:17]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 25. h5 {[%emt 0:03:18]} exf3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} ({Resist} 25... e3+ 26. Ke2 $17) 26. gxf3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Re3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 27. hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 28. Rf1 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 29. f4 {[%emt 0:03:19]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:06:24]} 30. a4 {[%emt 0:01:59][%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 31. a5 {[%emt 0:03:10]} Rh3 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 32. Rf2 {[%emt 0:02:37]} {Not much happened in this game.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.03 (flawless) /Black=0.04 (flawless)} Rh4 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Seshadri, Sudarshan"]
[Black "Srinivasan, Sivavishnu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2018"]
[BlackElo "2066"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[Beauty "7974277876743"]
[GameId "2167480724671797"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 9,70,-9,-1,-24,17,-18,-18,-18,-11,-16,-12,-29,-17,-18,-17,-21,-11,-29,-24,-30,-32,-50,-32,-45,-44,-47,-44,-78,-83,-125,-115,-136,-146,-226,-228,-274,-265,-254,-263,-249,-249,-284,-309,-292,-281,-290,-263,-228,-167,-377,-365,-617,-440,-512,-465,-558,-471,-752,-751,-733,-693,-29985,-29984]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:32] B13: Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack.} a6 {[%eval 17,32] [%wdl 43,945,12] [%emt 0:01:28] Against Nb5} (6... Nc6 {[%eval -24,33] [%wdl 9,936,55] might be stronger.}) 7. Be2 {[%emt 0:02:54]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:02:27] The position is equal.} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 9. Ne5 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Bxe2 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 10. Qxe2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:56]} 11. Bg5 $146 {[%emt 0:03:44]} (11. Rfe1 Nc6 12. Rad1 Ne7 13. Qf3 Ng6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Qg3 Nh5 16. Qe3 Bxf4 17. Qf3 {0-1 (61) Thuemler,F (1214)-Ellert,O (1620) Playchess.com INT 2020}) 11... h6 {[%emt 0:02:25]} 12. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 13. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:04:38]} (13. Rad1 $5 {[%cal Rf2f4]}) 13... Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 14. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 15. Qd3 {[%emt 0:03:26]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 16. Ne2 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 17. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 18. Ng3 {[%emt 0:02:25] Space Advantage Black} {Black continues to play with concentration.} Nd6 {[%emt 0:01:06] Black is more active.} 19. b3 {[%eval -125,31] [%wdl 0,209,791] [%emt 0:09:01]} (19. a3 $142 {[%eval -83,31] [%wdl 0,716,284]}) 19... Rfc8 $17 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 20. a4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} b4 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 21. Rac1 {[%eval -226,24] [%wdl 0,1,999] [%emt 0:01:18]} (21. Ne2 $17 {[%eval -146,30] [%wdl 0,79,921]}) 21... Rc3 $19 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 22. Qd2 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 23. f3 {[%emt 0:02:47]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:01:05][%cal Rc3c2]} 24. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Rxc2 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 25. Qxb4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 26. Qe1 {[%emt 0:06:49]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 27. Rxc2 {[%emt 0:06:03]} Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} e5 {[%emt 0:05:37]} 29. Kh1 $2 {[%eval -377,23] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:05:46] [#]} (29. Ng3 {[%eval -167,26] [%wdl 0,20,980]} exd4 30. h3) 29... e4 {[%emt 0:06:06]} 30. Rc3 {[%eval -617,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:00:40]} (30. fxe4 {[%eval -365,24] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} Nxe4 31. Re3) 30... Rb2 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 31. Qd1 {[%emt 0:11:21]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:01:00][%cal Ob2e2] Threatens to win with ...Rxe2!.} 32. Rc6 {[%emt 0:01:43]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:01:08]} (32... Qxb3 $2 33. Qxb3 Rxb3 34. Rxd6 $18) 33. Rxd6 {[%eval -752,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:00:39]} (33. Ng1 $142 {[%eval -471,26] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} Rb2 (33... Qxa4 $2 {is the wrong capture.} 34. Rxd6 Qc4 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. fxe4 $18) 34. Rc2) 33... Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:05][%mdl 64] [#] Pin} 34. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 35. Nc1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} {Weighted Error Value: White=0.67/Black=0.17 (very precise)} Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:17] Repels Rc8} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.7"]
[White "Paragiri, Reyansh"]
[Black "Ivanenko, Anthony Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "1978"]
[BlackElo "1901"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[Beauty "5016945434119"]
[GameId "2167480724671798"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. c3 cxd4 6. cxd4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Be7 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. Be3 Nb4 12. Be4 Qe7 13. Re1 Rd8 14. Qb3 Nd5 15. Bd2 b6 16. Bb4 Qxb4 17. Bxd5 Qxb3 18. Bxb3 Bb7 19. Rad1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rxd4 21. Rxd4 Bxd4 22. Re2 Kf8 23. Kg2 b5 24. Rd2 Be5 25. Bd1 Rc8 26. b3 Ke7 27. Rc2 Rd8 28. Be2 b4 29. Bc4 Rd4 30. Re2 Bd6 31. h3 Kf6 32. Rc2 Bf4 33. Re2 Rd2 34. Rxd2 Bxd2 35. Kf1 Ke5 36. Ke2 Bg5 37. Kd3 Bh4 38. Ke3 g5 39. Bd3 f5 40. Bc4 h6 41. Ke2 a5 42. Ke3 Kd6 43. Ke2 f4 44. Ba6 Kd5 45. Bc4+ Ke5 46. Ke1 Kd4 47. Bxe6 Kc3 48. Bd7 Kb2 49. Ke2 Kxa2 50. Ba4 Kb2 51. Ke1 Kc3 52. Ke2 Kc2 53. Ke1 Kd3 54. Bb5+ Kd4 55. Ke2 Kc3 56. Ba4 h5 57. Ke1 g4 58. fxg4 hxg4 59. hxg4 f3 60. Kf1 Bg5 61. Kg1 Kd3 62. Kf1 Ke4 63. Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.8"]
[White "Mercado, Adam"]
[Black "Zavgorodniy, Andrew"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "1949"]
[BlackElo "1969"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[Beauty "5159061059081"]
[GameId "2167480724671799"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Qg4 Qf6 10. O-O e5 11. Qg3 Ne7 12. Nf3 h6 13. Re1 d4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. e5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 Be6 17. Bd2 O-O 18. Rae1 Rfe8 19. b3 Ng6 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Qd3 Rad8 22. Qe4 Rf8 23. f3 Bf5 24. Qe2 Kh7 25. Bb4 d3 26. cxd3 Bxd3 27. Qe3 Rf7 28. Be7 Rxe7 29. Rxe7 a5 30. Qe5 Qxe5 31. R1xe5 a4 32. bxa4 Ra8 33. Rc7 Rxa4 34. Ree7 h5 35. Rxg7+ Kh6 36. Rgd7 Bb5 37. g3 Kg5 38. Rd2 Kf5 39. Rf7+ Ke5 40. Kf2 Bc4 41. Re7+ Kf6 42. Re4 Rxa2 43. Rxa2 Bxa2 44. Ke3 Bd5 45. Rf4+ Ke5 46. h4 c5 47. Kd2 Bc6 48. Kc3 Bd5 49. Rf8 Be6 50. Kd3 Bd5 51. f4+ Ke6 52. Re8+ Kd6 53. Re5 Be6 54. Kc3 Bd7 55. Re1 Be6 56. Re4 Bd7 57. Kd2 Be6 58. Ke3 Kd5 59. Ra4 Bf5 60. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.9"]
[White "Cheng, Kar Lun"]
[Black "Walder, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "TA 7.0"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "1867"]
[BlackElo "1935"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[Beauty "7010191933963"]
[GameId "2167480724671800"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,97,24,25,27,59,22,-5,21,29,20,25,34,13,23,28,25,31,19,23,39,38,33,44,60,116,86,128,66,222,64,64,1,11,29,152,9,40,-63,9,11,12,38,-9,11,0,-11,22,-12,14,49,6,11,-27,-13,-39,-59,-54,-76,-125,-185,-70,-195,-162,-162,-148,-134,-113,-197,-144,-161,-197,-184,-201,-220,-244,-283,-407,-414,-448,-423,-381,-406,-395,-435,-505,-401,-200,-423,-369,-441,-181,-449,-192,-411,-502,-294,-545,-542,-643]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. f3 Be6 $1 12. Nxe6 {B72: Sicilian Dragon: 6 Be3, lines with h3+Bc4 and sidelines.} fxe6 13. Bh6 Qb6 14. Bxg7 {The position is equal.} Kxg7 15. h4 Ne5 16. h5 {[#] Strongly threatening Qg5.} (16. Ne2 {simplifies} Qa6 17. Kb1 Nc4 18. Qc3+) 16... Nc4 17. Qd4+ Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Rac8 {[#]} 19. hxg6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 19. Nd1 Rc5 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. b3 Ne5 22. Kb2 b5 23. c3 a5 24. Ne3 Rfc8 25. Rc1 {0-1 Cieslak,W (1919)-Masalski,P (1619) Wroclaw Anderssen Memorial op-B 2023 (5)}) 19... hxg6 20. Re1 Rc5 21. Re2 Rfc8 {...Nxb2! poses a challenge} 22. Na4 R5c6 23. b3 Na3 24. Rdd2 Nb5 {[%eval -2,40]} (24... b5 $15 {[%eval -48,33]} 25. Nb2 b4) 25. f4 $11 Nc3 $36 {Black fights for an advantage.} 26. Nxc3 Rxc3 {Endgame KRR-KRR} 27. f5 {[%eval -72,37]} gxf5 $17 28. exf5 e5 29. Kb2 $2 {[%eval -253,28]} (29. g4 $17 {[%eval -80,34]}) 29... Kf6 $19 30. g4 Rg3 31. Rg2 Rxg2 32. Rxg2 {KR-KR} Rh8 {Repels Rh2} 33. Re2 d5 {[%eval -156,35]} (33... b6 $19 {[%eval -269,31] And now ...Rh1 would win.} 34. Re4 a5) 34. c4 $2 {[%eval -442,24] This costs White the game.} (34. Rd2 $17 {[%eval -156,35] is a better defense.} e6 35. fxe6) 34... d4 35. Kc2 Rh3 {[#]} 36. Kd2 Rg3 37. Re4 Rg2+ 38. Re2 Rxg4 39. c5 Rg3 40. Rh2 Kxf5 41. Rh7 Ke6 42. Rh8 Kd5 43. Rb8 Rg2+ 44. Kd1 Rxa2 45. Rxb7 Kxc5 46. Rxe7 Kd5 47. b4 e4 48. b5 e3 49. Kc1 Kc4 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.10"]
[White "Winslow, Elliott"]
[Black "Smith, Roger Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2222"]
[BlackElo "1872"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[Beauty "6462986268757"]
[GameId "2167480724671801"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bf4 a6 (8... c6) (8... Be6) 9. h3 c5 10. Nf3 {[#]} c4 $6 $146 (10... Nbd7 11. a4 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Bf5 cxd4 15. exd4 Ne4 16. Ne5 Nef6 17. Qb3 Nxe5 18. Bxc8 Nf3+ 19. gxf3 Qxc8 20. Kh2 Qf5 21. Ne2 Bc8 22. Rh1 {1-0 (51) Martins,V (2006)-Mendes,D (1987) Brazil 2009}) (10... Nc6 11. Rc1 cxd4 12. exd4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O Re8 15. Re1 Bd7 16. Qd2 b5 17. a3 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Re8 19. b4 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Qe6 21. Kf1 Qxe1+ 22. Kxe1 Kf8 23. Kd2 {1-0 (77) Schmied,R (1965)-Moser,M Wattens 1997}) (10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. O-O Nc6 14. Bc2 Be6 15. Qd2 Rac8 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. f4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Rc4 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. Kh2 d4 21. Ne2 Rb4 22. b3 d3 23. Bxd3 Ne4 24. Qe1 a5 25. Nd4 Nc5 26. Bb1 a4 27. a3 Rxb3 28. Nxb3 Rxd1 29. Qxd1 Bxb3 30. Qd4 Qa5 31. Rc1 {1-0 (31) Lorenz,R (2069)-Steffens,K (1916) Germany 2012}) 11. Bc2 b5 12. Ne5 $6 (12. a3) 12... b4 $11 13. Ne2 {[#]} Bb7 $2 (13... a5 $5 14. O-O Ra6 $1) (13... Qb6) (13... Re8) 14. Ng3 $16 {[#]} g5 $2 $18 15. Nh5 $6 (15. Nf5 $5 gxf4 16. Qf3 Bc8 17. Nxh6+ Kg7 18. Qxf4) (15. Bxg5 $5 hxg5 16. Qf3 Bc8 17. h4 g4 18. Qf4 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qxe4 f5 21. Qxa8) (15. Qf3 $1 gxf4 (15... b3 16. axb3 Bb4+ 17. Kf1 gxf4 18. Nf5 $1) 16. Qxf4 Ne4 17. h4 $1 Nc6 18. Nf5 $1) 15... gxf4 $2 {The worst of them all.} (15... Nbd7 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Bh2 $18) 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qg4+ Bg5 18. Qf5 Kg7 19. h4 fxe3 20. Qh7+ Kf6 21. hxg5+ Ke7 22. Rxh6 {[#]} (22. Qg7 $1) 22... Nd7 23. Ng6+ (23. Qg7 $1 Qc7 24. Bf5) 23... Ke8 24. Nxf8 Nxf8 (24... Kxf8) 25. Qg7 $6 (25. Ba4+ Ke7 26. Qf5 {mate in 10 or less}) 25... Qe7 26. Ba4+ {Best, but so much better last move!} Kd8 27. fxe3 (27. Rf6 $1) 27... Kc7 {[#]} 28. Rf6 $4 {I thought I was avoiding a perpetual -- I wasn't.} (28. Qf6) (28. Ke2) (28. Kf2) (28. O-O-O) (28. Kf1 $1 {even}) 28... Qxe3+ 29. Kf1 Qd3+ 30. Kg1 Qxd4+ 31. Kf1 Qd3+ 32. Kf2 Qd4+ 33. Kg3 Qe5+ 34. Kh3 $5 Bc8+ $8 35. g4 $8 Qe3+ $8 36. Kg2 (36. Kh4 $4 Ng6+ 37. Rxg6 Qf4 $1 $19) (36. Kh2 $11) 36... Qe2+ 37. Rf2 $2 (37. Kh1 $11) 37... Qxg4+ 38. Kf1 Qh3+ {[#]} 39. Ke1 $4 (39. Kg1 Qg3+ 40. Rg2 Qe3+ 41. Kh1 Be6 $15) 39... Qe3+ $8 $19 40. Re2 Qg3+ $8 41. Kd2 Qf4+ 42. Ke1 Ne6 $1 {among others} 43. Qe5+ (43. Qh6) 43... Qxe5 44. Rxe5 Bb7 $2 $17 (44... Nc5 45. Bc2 Be6 46. g6 fxg6 $19) (44... Kd6 45. Rf5 Nc5 46. Rf6+ Be6 47. Bd1 Ke5 $19) 45. Kd2 (45. Rf5 Rg8 46. Rxf7+ Kb8 47. Rd1 Rxg5 48. Bc2 Nc5 $15) 45... Rg8 46. Rg1 Kd6 47. Rf5 $8 Rg7 48. Be8 $6 (48. Bc2 $15) 48... Ke7 49. Ba4 {[#]} Nd4 $2 (49... d4 $17) 50. Rf4 $2 (50. Re1+ $8 $11 Ne6 (50... Kd6 $2 51. Rf6+ Ne6 52. Be8 Bc8 53. Bxf7 $18) 51. Kc1) 50... Ne6 51. Rf5 (51. Rfg4) 51... d4 $17 52. Rg4 $2 Rh7 $19 53. Bd1 $2 Rh2+ 54. Kc1 c3 $19 (54... Rh1 $1) 55. bxc3 bxc3 56. Re5 {[#]} Rd2 $2 $11 (56... d3 $8 $19) 57. Bb3 Kd6 $2 {[#]} (57... d3 58. Re3 Bd5 $1 59. Bxd5 Rc2+ 60. Kd1 (60. Kb1 $6 Rb2+ 61. Ka1 d2 62. Rg1 c2 {[#]} 63. Ree1 $1 $15) 60... Rd2+ $11) (57... Bf3 58. Rg3 Kd6 59. Rxe6+ fxe6 60. Rxf3 Rg2 61. Rf6 $11) 58. Rxe6+ $1 $16 fxe6 59. g6 {Black resigns?} ({Yes White queens. Yes it's queen vs. rook. BUT: it's queen vs. rook plus three pawns. There are mate threats. White has to be very careful as well. It appears that, in fact, it's a "stasis" or a sort of blockade; White can't make progress (nor can Black for that matter). Draw, or should have been.} 59. g6 Bf3 $1 60. g7 $8 Bxg4 61. g8=Q Bf5 $8 62. Qb8+ (62. Qh8 Ke7 $1 $14) 62... Ke7 $1 (62... Kc5 $4 63. Qc7+ Kb5 64. Bc4+ Kb4 (64... Ka4 65. Qc6+ Kb4 66. a3+ $3 Kxa3 67. Qxa6+ Kb4 68. Qb5+ Ka3 69. Qa5#) 65. a3+ $3 Ka4 66. Qc6+ Kxa3 67. Qxa6+ Kb4 68. Qb5+ Ka3 69. Qa5#) 63. Qe5 $1 (63. Qb7+ Kf6 64. Qxa6 $4 Rb2 $19) 63... Kd7 $11 {Running Stockfish 17.1 on some cloud computer, this reduces to 0.00/72 or so.} (63... Rb2 $2 64. Qg7+ Kd6 65. Qxd4+) 64. a4 (64. Bd1) 64... a5 65. Bd1) 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Dutter, Frederic"]
[Black "Cawthon, Jeremy David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1900"]
[BlackElo "1970"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[Beauty "8246739874312"]
[GameId "2167480724671802"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 9,54,25,24,30,38,25,44,44,64,57,230,63,270,89,198,60,170,50,62,59,113,100,141,126,129,-3,0,6,0,-48,-49,-47,-49,-51,-50,-120,-116,-121,-123,-125,-120,-273,-266,-294,-266,-528,-486]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 3. e5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. a3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 6. b4 {[%emt 0:00:32] B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation.} (6. Nf3 f6 7. b4 Be7 8. Bb2 a5 9. b5 Nd7 10. Bd3 Nh6 $1 11. Qe2 O-O $1 12. c4 Nf7 13. cxd5 Ndxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 fxe5 16. Nc3 {[%eval -50,33] [%wdl 1,925,74]} (16. d6 $1 $11 {[%eval 0,28] [%wdl 7,987,6]} Qxd6 17. O-O) 16... exd5 $15 17. Nxd5 {[%cal Oe1g1]} Bc5 $1 18. O-O {[%cal Oa1c1]} Be6 $1 19. Ne3 {[%cal Od3h7]} Bd4 {[%eval 0,50] [%wdl 5,990,5]} (19... Kh8 $1 $15 {[%eval -63,29] [%wdl 0,870,130]}) 20. Qh5 $11 g6 21. Bxg6 $1 {[%csl Gg6][%cal Rh5h7]} Qe7 {[%cal Od4a1]} 22. Be4 Rf4 23. Bd5 Raf8 {[%cal Og8h8]} 24. Rae1 Kh8 25. g3 R4f6 26. Bxe6 Qxe6 27. Re2 b6 28. Nc2 Bb2 {[%eval 136,29] [%wdl 879,121,0]} (28... Bc5 $1 $11 {[%eval 23,31] [%wdl 14,985,1] remains equal.}) 29. Qh4 {[%eval 58,29] [%wdl 87,913,0]} (29. Rd1 $16 {[%eval 136,29] [%wdl 879,121,0]}) 29... Qd5 $2 {[%eval 216,26] [%wdl 998,2,0] Repels Nd4} (29... Qb3 $14 {[%eval 58,29] [%wdl 87,913,0]}) 30. a4 $18 Rf4 31. Qh6 $2 {[%eval 10,29] [%wdl 7,991,2]} (31. Qh5 $1 $18 {[%eval 191,27] [%wdl 994,6,0]} Qb7 32. Rxe5 Bxe5 33. Qxe5+ R4f6 34. Ne3) 31... Qc4 $1 $11 32. Qh5 (32. gxf4 $5 Rg8+ $8 33. Kh1 Qxe2 34. Qf6+ Rg7 35. Qf8+ Rg8 36. Qf6+ $11) 32... R8f5 33. Ne3 Rxh5 34. Nxc4 Rxc4 35. Rxb2 Rxa4 {Erigaisi,A (2797)-Andreikin,D (2729) Vrnjacka Banja 2024 1-0}) 6... Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 7. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:13] Qg4 is in the air} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:23] White is slightly better.} O-O {[%emt 0:00:35]} 9. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:02][%cal Od3h7] [#]} Qc7 $146 {[%eval 230,27] [%wdl 993,7,0] [%emt 0:00:56]} (9... Ng6 {[%eval 99,24] [%wdl 489,510,1] 9...Nbc6 0.54} 10. h4 $1 h6 11. h5 $1 Ne7 {[%eval 192,22] [%wdl 969,31,0]} (11... Nf4 $16 {[%eval 141,25] [%wdl 824,176,0]}) 12. Nbd2 {[%eval 102,28] [%wdl 519,480,1]} (12. g4 $1 $18 {[%eval 192,22] [%wdl 969,31,0]}) 12... a5 13. O-O axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Nbc6 {[%eval 167,24] [%wdl 963,37,0]} (15... Nd7 $14 {[%eval 65,29] [%wdl 156,844,0]}) 16. Qa3 {[%eval 109,27] [%wdl 608,392,0]} (16. Qa4 $18 {[%eval 167,24] [%wdl 963,37,0]}) 16... Bd7 {[%eval 216,26] [%wdl 997,3,0]} (16... Nf5 $16 {[%eval 109,27] [%wdl 608,392,0]}) 17. c4 $2 {[%eval 7,26] [%wdl 11,984,5]} (17. b5 $18 {[%eval 216,26] [%wdl 997,3,0]}) 17... dxc4 $11 18. Nxc4 {Strongly threatening b5.} Nd5 19. Bb1 {[%eval -32,27] [%wdl 1,967,32]} (19. b5 $11 {[%eval 6,29] [%wdl 9,986,5]} Ncb4 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Bd4) 19... Ncxb4 $15 20. Nxb6 {[%eval -76,28] [%wdl 0,779,221]} (20. Rd1 $11 {[%eval -30,32] [%wdl 1,972,27]}) 20... Qxb6 $17 21. Qb3 Rc8 {Prevents Qc4} 22. Bd4 {[%eval -176,23] [%wdl 0,15,985]} (22. Nd4 $17 {[%eval -104,29] [%wdl 0,446,554]}) 22... Qa6 $19 23. Qb2 {[%eval -292,25] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} (23. Be4 $142 {[%eval -174,25] [%wdl 0,17,983]}) 23... Bb5 $19 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Qc6 26. Qa3 Ba6 27. Be4 Qc4 {and ...Qe2 should not be overlooked} 28. Qa5 $2 {[%eval -673,24] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} (28. Kh2 $17 {[%eval -153,27] [%wdl 0,44,956]}) 28... Qc1+ $19 29. Kh2 {[%cal Ra5d8]} Qf4+ 30. Kg1 {[%cal Ra5d8]} Qxe4 31. Qd8+ Kh7 {0-1 (31) Nasuta,G (2579)-Socko,B (2538) Warsaw 2023}) (9... Nbc6 $14 {[%eval 57,27] [%wdl 167,830,3]}) (9... Ng6 10. h4 h6 11. h5 Ne7 12. Nbd2 a5 13. O-O axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Nbc6 {0-1 (31) Nasuta,G (2579)-Socko,B (2538) Warsaw 2023}) 10. O-O $2 {[%eval 63,28] [%wdl 201,797,2] [%emt 0:04:34]} (10. c4 $1 $18 {[%eval 230,27] [%wdl 993,7,0][%cal Rc4c5]}) 10... Bd7 $2 {[%eval 270,22] [%wdl 998,2,0] [%emt 0:02:25]} (10... Ng6 $1 $14 {[%eval 63,28] [%wdl 201,797,2]}) 11. Re1 $2 {[%eval 89,30] [%wdl 399,600,1] [%emt 0:35:01]} (11. c4 $1 $18 {[%eval 270,22] [%wdl 998,2,0] and the rest is easy.}) 11... Rc8 {[%eval 198,21] [%wdl 975,25,0] [%emt 0:01:32]} (11... Ng6 $16 {[%eval 89,30] [%wdl 399,600,1]}) 12. Nc3 {[%eval 60,29] [%wdl 181,817,2] [%emt 0:00:47]} (12. c4 $1 $18 {[%eval 198,21] [%wdl 975,25,0][%cal Rc4c5]}) 12... Ng6 {[%eval 170,23] [%wdl 933,67,0] [%emt 0:01:08]} (12... h6 $1 $14 {[%eval 60,29] [%wdl 181,817,2]}) 13. Qd2 {[%eval 50,33] [%wdl 132,864,4] [%emt 0:04:40]} (13. Ng5 $1 $18 {[%eval 170,23] [%wdl 933,67,0]}) 13... Qd8 $14 {[%emt 0:34:07]} 14. g3 {[%emt 0:16:20]} Nc6 {[%eval 113,25] [%wdl 616,384,0] [%emt 0:29:42]} ({Better is} 14... a5 $14 {[%eval 59,29] [%wdl 179,818,3]}) 15. h4 $16 Nd4 {[%eval 141,32] [%wdl 825,175,0] [%emt 0:08:10]} (15... d4 $142 {[%eval 100,28] [%wdl 501,498,1]}) 16. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:03] [#]} 17. Nd1 {[%eval -3,29] [%wdl 11,974,15] [%emt 0:00:45]} (17. Bxg6 $1 $16 {[%eval 129,34] [%wdl 779,221,0]} Bxc3 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Bxc3) 17... Bxb2 $11 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 18. Nxb2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qc7 $36 {[%emt 0:12:20][%mdl 2048] Black fights for an advantage.} 19. f4 {[%eval -48,27] [%wdl 1,926,73] [%emt 0:01:42] [#]} (19. Bxg6 $11 {[%eval 0,30] [%wdl 7,985,8]} hxg6 20. c4) 19... Bb5 $1 $15 {[%emt 0:03:36][%mdl 64] Decoy} 20. Bxb5 {[%emt 0:02:55]} Qb6+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 21. Kh2 {[%emt 0:02:04]} Qxb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 22. a4 {[%eval -120,26] [%wdl 0,259,741] [%emt 0:00:39]} ({White should try} 22. Rac1 $15 {[%eval -50,30] [%wdl 0,936,64]}) 22... Qc6 $17 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 23. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:41] [#]} Qc3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 24. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Re2 $2 {[%eval -273,25] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:01:09]} (25. Nd1 $17 {[%eval -120,27] [%wdl 0,243,757]} Ra3 26. a5) 25... Rac8 $19 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 26. a5 {[%emt 0:02:38]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 27. Nd3 $2 {[%eval -528,24] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:04:18] [#]} (27. h5 {[%eval -266,26] [%wdl 0,0,1000] might work better.}) {What a bad dream for White.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.64/Black=0.46} 27... Rxd3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:31][%mdl 576] Pin, Remove Defender} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.12"]
[White "Boyer, John"]
[Black "Babayan, Gagik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "1598"]
[BlackElo "1711"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[Beauty "5502947824208"]
[GameId "2167436352383914"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,152,18,7,3,24,22,-30,9,33,31,27,32,18,13,9,28,37,31,25,12,11,-42,0,30,34,148,120,118,120,178,120,153,168,68,134,164,127,36,151,156,167,26,160,236,245,185,133,217,159,134,101,56,99,104,94,169,172,182,165,193,198,198,185,46,164,112,179,222,232,244,246,242,48,253,199,194,193,137,207,124,180,251,128,239,30,-1,36,30,-99,-100,-82,0,-60,-47,-32,-57,-119,-244,-144,-53,-119,1,-58,-77,-75,-85,-82,-62,-81,-102,-99,-81,-112,-116,-151,-139,-123,-205,-110,-183,-259,-164,-141,-161,-140,-136,-182,-124,-132,-1,-9,-1,1,1,-62,-37,-125,-17,-30,-43,-217,-30,-31,-17,-56,-75,-75,-23,-34,-26,-26,-1,-1012,-1013]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 a6 8. Be3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rad1 b5 12. f3 Na5 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Nd5 $1 {[#]} Nxd5 $5 15. Qxa5 Nxe3 16. Qc7 (16. Rd3 Nxf1 17. Kxf1 $18) 16... Rfe8 17. Qa5 $6 Nxc2 $6 18. Rc1 $6 (18. Qd2 Nd4 19. b3 $16) 18... Nd4 19. Bd3 Bd8 20. Qa3 d5 21. Qd6 Be7 22. Qxe5 Bf6 23. Qf4 dxe4 24. fxe4 Bxa2 25. Rfe1 Be5 26. Qh4 Ne6 27. Ra1 Bc4 28. Bxc4 bxc4 29. Ra4 c3 30. bxc3 Bxc3 31. Rd1 a5 32. Qh5 Red8 33. Rf1 f6 34. Qf5 Nd4 35. Qg4 Rab8 36. Rc4 Nb5 37. Qe6+ Kh8 38. Rb1 Bb4 39. Rbc1 Nd4 40. Qg4 Bf8 41. Rc7 Re8 {[#]} 42. Rc8 $4 Ne2+ $1 $14 43. Qxe2 Rbxc8 44. Rf1 $2 (44. Rxc8 Rxc8 45. Qb5 $11) 44... Bc5+ $17 45. Kh1 Bd4 46. h4 Rb8 47. h5 h6 48. Qd2 Rxe4 49. g3 Rb5 50. Rc1 Rxh5+ 51. Kg2 Rhe5 52. Rc8+ Kh7 53. Qd3 f5 54. Qc4 Re2+ 55. Kh3 R5e4 56. Qg8+ Kg6 57. Rc6+ Bf6 58. Rc7 R2e3 59. Qf7+ Kg5 60. Rc6 f4 61. Rc5+ Re5 62. Rxe5+ Bxe5 63. Qe7+ Bf6 64. Qc5+ Kg6 65. Kg4 Rxg3+ 66. Kxf4 Rc3 67. Qxa5 Rc4+ 68. Kg3 Rc3+ 69. Kg4 Rc4+ 70. Kg3 h5 71. Qb5 Rc3+ 72. Kf4 Kh6 73. Qe8 Rc4+ 74. Kf5 Rc5+ 75. Kf4 g5+ $11 {[#]} 76. Ke4 $4 Re5+ 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.13"]
[White "Krishnan, Sreyshthaa"]
[Black "Mays-Smith, Isaac S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "1579"]
[BlackElo "1619"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[Beauty "6529558271026"]
[GameId "2167480724725052"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. d4 e6 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. Qb3 c5 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 d6 9. Rd1 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. g3 Qe7 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. O-O Rac8 14. c5 Na5 15. Qb2 Ne4 16. Ne1 Nc4 17. Qa2 Nc3 18. Qxc4 Nxd1 19. Qb3 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Nxf2 21. Rxf2 dxc5 22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. Be3 Rc7 24. Nf4 Rfc8 25. Qb5 Rc3 26. Bd4 Rc1+ 27. Kg2 Qd6 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Qg5+ Kh8 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. Qg5+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.14"]
[White "Morello, Nicholas"]
[Black "Parsons, Stephen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "1655"]
[BlackElo "1876"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[Beauty "5018266695176"]
[GameId "2167480724725053"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. e3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Be2 Re8 8. c3 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bg5 e4 11. Nd4 a6 12. Qc2 c5 13. N4b3 b5 14. Nxe4 c4 15. Nd4 Qb6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. O-O Bb7 19. Bf3 Re5 20. Qe2 Be4 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. Qf3 Rae8 23. Rad1 Be5 24. Kh1 Bb8 25. Ne2 Qc7 26. Ng3 h5 27. Rd7 Qxd7 28. Nxe4 Be5 29. Rd1 Qe7 30. Rd5 Rc8 31. Nd2 Rd8 32. Qe4 Rxd5 33. Qxd5 Qd6 34. Qxd6 Bxd6 35. Kg1 Kg7 36. Kf1 f5 37. Ke2 a5 38. a4 bxa4 39. Nxc4 Bc7 40. Kd3 g5 41. f3 Kf6 42. g4 hxg4 43. hxg4 fxg4 44. fxg4 Ke6 45. Kd4 Bd8 46. Kc5 Bc7 47. Kb5 Kd5 48. Nxa5 Ke4 49. Nc6 Kxe3 50. Nd4 Be5 51. Kxa4 Kf4 52. Ne6+ Kxg4 53. Kb4 Kf5 54. Nxg5 Kxg5 55. b3 Kf6 56. c4 Ke7 57. Kb5 Kd7 58. Kb6 Bc3 59. c5 Kc8 60. c6 Bd4+ 61. Kb5 Kc7 62. Kc4 Bf2 63. Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.15"]
[White "Ploquin, Phil"]
[Black "Stults, Sawyer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "1665"]
[BlackElo "1424"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[Beauty "8247679385607"]
[GameId "2167480724725054"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,11,7,16,22,66,20,5,-62,20,0,-1,18,8]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 (5. Nb3 Bb6 (5... Bb4+) 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qe2) (5. Nxc6 $5 Qf6 6. Qd2 (6. Qf3)) 5... Qf6 6. c3 {Since 1860!} Nge7 7. Bc4 O-O (7... Ne5 $5) (7... d6) (7... b6 $5) 8. O-O Bb6 9. Qd2 (9. Bb3) ({Relevant:} 9. Nc2 d6 10. Bxb6 axb6 11. Nba3 Bd7 12. f4 Qg6 13. Qf3 Kh8 14. Ne3 f5 15. Bd3 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Qh6 17. Qg3 Ra5 18. Rae1 Be6 19. Ng4 Bxg4 20. Qxg4 Rh5 21. h3 Rh4 22. Qg3 d5 23. Bd3 Rhxf4 24. Rxf4 Rxf4 25. Nb5 Qf6 26. Qe3 g6 27. Nxc7 d4 28. cxd4 Qxd4 29. Ne6 Qxe3+ 30. Rxe3 Rf6 31. Bc4 h6 32. Rd3 Ne5 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Nf8+ Kg7 35. Ne6+ Kh7 36. Bb3 Nf5 37. Nf8+ Kg7 38. Nd7 Nxd7 {Amonatov,F (2622)-Tsydypov,Z (2533) Vladivostok 2022 1-0}) 9... h6 10. Na3 d6 {[#]} (10... a6) 11. Nxc6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Rae1 Bd7 12. Bb3 Rad8 13. Ndb5 Rc8 14. Bxb6 axb6 15. f4 Be6 16. Nc4 Na5 17. Nxa5 bxa5 18. Nd4 Bxb3 19. axb3 Nc6 20. Nf5 Rfe8 21. Qd3 Qe6 22. Qb5 Qd7 23. Re3 Kh7 24. Nd4 Rb8 25. h3 Red8 26. Nf3 Ra8 27. Rd1 Kg8 28. Nh4 Ne7 29. Qxd7 Rxd7 30. e5 d5 31. f5 g5 32. fxg6 fxg6 33. Rf1 d4 34. Rd3 Rad8 35. Rfd1 dxc3 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. Rxd7 c2 38. Rxe7 c1=Q+ 39. Kh2 Qg5 40. Re8+ Kf7 {Christiansen,J (2571)-Moroni,L (2553) Porto Mannu 2019 0-1}) 11... bxc6 $5 (11... Nxc6 12. Bxb6 axb6 13. f4 $14) 12. Nc2 d5 13. Bxb6 cxb6 $6 (13... axb6 $1) 14. exd5 Rd8 15. Ne3 (15. Qd4 $5) 15... b5 (15... Be6) 16. Be2 Nxd5 17. Bf3 Qg5 18. Rad1 {[#]} Bh3 $4 (18... Be6 $11) 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. Bxd5 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.16"]
[White "Yan, Rayna"]
[Black "Pickering, Carl Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D08"]
[WhiteElo "1642"]
[BlackElo "1634"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7284398751750"]
[GameId "2167480724725055"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Nge7 6. Nb3 Ng6 7. Nbxd4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 Bg4 12. e3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nxe5 14. f4 O-O-O+ 15. Kc2 Nf3 {[#]} 16. Bh3+ Kb8 17. Rad1 c6 18. Bg4 Nh4 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1 21. Kxd1 Ng6 {[#]} 22. Bh5 Kc7 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Kd2 Kd6 25. b4 b6 26. Kd3 a6 27. Kd4 c5+ 28. bxc5+ bxc5+ 29. Ke4 Ke6 30. a4 a5 31. f3 Kd6 32. f5 g5 33. h3 f6 34. f4 gxf4 35. exf4 {[#]} Kc6 36. Kf3 Kd6 37. Kg4 Ke7 38. Kh5 Kf7 39. h4 Kg8 40. Kg6 Kf8 41. h5 Kg8 42. h6 gxh6 43. Kxh6 Kf7 44. Kh7 Kf8 45. Kg6 Ke7 46. Kg7 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.17"]
[White "Chan, John"]
[Black "Tam, Hoa Long"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "1520"]
[BlackElo "1589"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[Beauty "5914438421029"]
[GameId "2167480724725056"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. e3 f5 4. a3 a5 5. Nge2 Bc5 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Ba7 8. Be3 Nf6 9. h3 d6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. g3 Ne7 12. Bg2 c6 13. O-O d5 14. c5 h6 15. b4 Bb8 16. b5 Ne4 17. b6 {[#]} Ng6 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. Qd2 Rf6 20. a4 Be6 21. Qc2 Qd7 22. Kh2 Nh4 23. Ng1 Nf3+ 24. Bxf3 exf3 25. Qd2 Bf5 26. Rc3 Be4 27. Qc1 Qf5 28. Qd2 Qh5 29. Re1 Qf7 30. Ra3 {[#]} Bxg3+ 31. fxg3 f2 32. Rf1 fxg1=Q+ 33. Rxg1 Rf3 34. Ra2 Qf6 35. Bf4 Rd3 36. Qf2 Qxd4 37. Rf1 Qxf2+ 38. Raxf2 Rc3 39. Bd6 Ra3 40. Rf8+ Rxf8 41. Rxf8+ Kh7 42. Rb8 d4 43. Rxb7 d3 44. Bf4 Ra2+ 45. Kg1 d2 46. Bxd2 Rxd2 47. Ra7 Rb2 48. Rxa5 Kg6 49. Ra7 Kf6 50. Rd7 Bf3 51. Rc7 Be4 52. a5 Rb1+ 53. Kf2 Bd3 54. Rxc6+ Ke5 55. Rd6 Rb2+ 56. Ke3 Ba6 57. Rd7 g5 58. Ra7 Bc8 59. a6 Bxh3 60. Rc7 Rb3+ 61. Kd2 Kd4 62. a7 Rb2+ 63. Ke1 Bg2 64. c6 Ke3 65. Re7+ Kf3 66. a8=Q Kxg3 67. Qb8+ Kh4 68. c7 Bh3 {(both scoresheets say "68...Ba3")} 69. Re4+ 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.18"]
[White "Schaezlein, Charlie"]
[Black "Siegel, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Siegel,David"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "1473"]
[BlackElo "1446"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[Beauty "4813987291727"]
[GameId "2167842464247296"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 13,133,197,263,36,237,54,61,35,33,1,25,-3,-6,-5,-2,-2,-4,-15,-18,-21,-18,-34,204,201,159,185,220,84,103,13,148,40,59,0,3,0,0,-25,-24,-25,-28,-32,-35,-67,-70,-74,-76,-329,-312,-338,-295,-329,-267,-307,-156,-405,-412,-481,-445,-518,-515,-568,-399,-596,-598,-602,-593,-593,-564,-546,-498,-621,-613,-615,-610,-593,-586,-612,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-61,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Qd8 {[%eval 263,23] [%wdl 998,2,0] It may be +2.2 for white but there are still three games in the master's database with this position so that makes this theory right? I was lucky d5 didn't come earlier.} (7... Qe6+ {[%eval 197,26] [%wdl 979,21,0] was necessary.} 8. Be2 Nd5) 8. Bb5 $2 {[%eval 36,30] [%wdl 74,921,5] B22: Sicilian: 2 c3.} (8. d5 $18 {[%eval 263,23] [%wdl 998,2,0]}) 8... Bd7 {[%eval 237,23] [%wdl 995,5,0] [#]} (8... e6 $14 {[%eval 36,30] [%wdl 74,921,5]}) 9. O-O $2 {[%eval 54,32] [%wdl 138,860,2]} ({Only move:} 9. d5 $1 $18 {[%eval 237,23] [%wdl 995,5,0][%cal Rd5c6]}) 9... e6 $1 $14 10. Re1 {White is slightly better.} Be7 11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 O-O $1 14. Bf4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has some pressure.} a6 15. Bxc6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Ba4 Rc8 16. Rad1 Be6 17. Qe4 Qb6 18. Bc2 g6 19. Bh6 Rfe8 20. Qf4 Bf8 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Qh6 f6 23. Rxe6 Ne5 24. Rxb6 Rxc2 25. Nxe5 fxe5 26. Rxb7 {1-0 (26) Cokan,M (1842)-Ramadani,S (1635) Nova Gorica 2011}) 15... Bxc6 16. Qxd8 Bxd8 {Although the bishop is misplaced on d8, it is also pretty mobile on an open board. After the rocky start, I finally felt good about the position. With even material and the bishop pair on an open board, it felt like black was winning. But then I missed the coming tactic.} 17. Nd4 {and Nxc6 would now be decisive} Bd5 {[%eval 204,31] [%wdl 998,2,0] Black is weak on the dark squares} (17... Bd7 $15 {[%eval -34,29] [%wdl 0,979,21]}) 18. Bd6 $18 {I spent a huge amount of time trying to calculate a counterattack of the white rook with Ba5, but nothing worked.} Bf6 (18... Ba5 $2 19. Re5 Rad8 20. Rxd5 $18) 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Nb3 {[%eval 84,29] [%wdl 286,714,0]} (20. Red1 $18 {[%eval 220,30] [%wdl 999,1,0]}) 20... Bxb2 $16 {My opponent spent a very long time thinking here, but when we went over the game afterwards we think he was just seeing ghosts.} 21. Rab1 {[%eval 13,30] [%wdl 6,993,1]} (21. Rad1 $16 {[%eval 103,27] [%wdl 547,453,0]} Bc6 22. Rb1) 21... Bc3 {[%eval 148,25] [%wdl 943,57,0]} (21... Ba3 $1 $11 {[%eval 13,30] [%wdl 6,993,1]}) 22. Re3 {[%eval 40,32] [%wdl 30,970,0]} (22. Red1 $16 {[%eval 148,25] [%wdl 943,57,0]} Be6 23. Nc5 {[%csl Ob7][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Bxa2 24. Rxb7) 22... Bf6 23. Rbe1 {[%eval 0,40] [%wdl 3,994,3]} (23. Nc5 $14 {[%eval 59,24] [%wdl 84,916,0]} Bd4 24. Rd3 (24. Nxb7 $2 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Rb8 $19) 24... Bxa2 25. Nd7+ (25. Rxd4 Bxb1 26. Nxb7 Rb8 $17) 25... Ke7 26. Rxb7) 23... g6 24. Nc5 Bxa2 {My opponent told me after the game that this was just a mistake, he thought Nd7 would win a piece. A strong pair of Bishops.} 25. Nd7+ Kg7 26. Nxf6 Kxf6 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRB} 27. Rf3+ Kg7 28. Re7 {[%cal Of3a3]} b5 {Suddenly things are very scary for White. Somehow I went from down an exchange to playing for the win.} 29. Ra3 $1 Bc4 30. Rb7 $2 {[%eval -329,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000][%mdl 8192]} (30. Ra5 $17 {[%eval -76,28] [%wdl 0,797,203]}) 30... a5 $19 31. f4 a4 32. Kf2 Re8 33. Re3 Rd8 {[%eval -156,24] [%wdl 0,38,962]} ({Black should try} 33... Ra8 $19 {[%eval -307,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000] ...a3 would now be deadly.} 34. Ra3 Kf6 35. Rb6+ Ke7) 34. Ke1 $2 {[%eval -405,20] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} (34. g4 $17 {[%eval -156,24] [%wdl 0,38,962]}) 34... Ra8 35. Ra3 Re8+ 36. Kf2 Re2+ 37. Kg3 Rd2 {[%cal Od2g2]} 38. Ra1 {[%eval -596,16] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [#]} (38. f5 $142 {[%eval -399,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} Rb2 (38... gxf5 $2 39. Rb6 $19) 39. Rd7) 38... Rxg2+ $3 {[%mdl 576] The computer doesn't love taking the pawn (I get the rook back with a fork). I was hoping that my bishop could hold everything together while my king gobbled up the isolated pawns, but I didn't have time to calculate it. Decoy} 39. Kh3 Be6+ 40. Kxg2 Bd5+ 41. Kf2 Bxb7 {KR-KB} 42. Ke3 Bd5 43. Kd4 Bc4 44. Ke5 h5 45. h4 f6+ $2 {[%eval 0,71] [%wdl 3,994,3] I missed an amazing zugzwang here but I was just too low on time. From this point on, the computer thinks the game is a draw. A little bit disappointing but fair considering the way the game went. Exciting stuff!} (45... Be6 $19 {[%eval -612,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} 46. Ra3 Bc4) 46. Kd4 $1 $11 Kh6 47. Rg1 a3 48. Kc3 a2 49. Kb2 b4 50. Rc1 Bf7 51. Rc7 Kg7 52. Rc6 b3 53. Rc7 g5 54. fxg5 fxg5 55. hxg5 Kg6 56. Rd7 h4 57. Re7 Bd5 {[%cal Oh4h3]} 58. Re8 {[%eval -61,39] [%wdl 0,910,90]} ({White should play} 58. Re5 $11 {[%eval 0,76] [%wdl 3,994,3]}) 58... Bf3 {[%eval 0,78] [%wdl 3,994,3]} ({Of course not} 58... Kxg5 59. Re5+ Kg4 60. Rxd5 $11) (58... h3 $1 $15 {[%eval -61,39] [%wdl 0,910,90]} 59. Re2 Kh5 (59... Kxg5 60. Re5+ Kh4 61. Rxd5 $11)) 59. Rg8+ {The position is equal.} Kh7 (59... Kh5 $5 60. g6 $8 Kh6 $15) 60. Rf8 Bg2 61. Rf6 h3 62. Re6 Kg7 63. Rh6 $1 {Repels h2} Bf1 64. Ka1 Bg2 65. Kb2 Bf1 66. Ka1 Bg2 {White used his chance. An exciting game.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.45/Black=0.39} 67. Kb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.19"]
[White "Cesares, Nick Jr"]
[Black "Powers, Christopher"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Powers,Christopher/Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C34"]
[WhiteElo "1600"]
[BlackElo "1818"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8247679387144"]
[GameId "2167562361398707"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,46,20,19,9,-12,-63,-51,-25,-25,-24,-36,-38,-46,-23,-52,-50,-63,-60,-61,-69,-157,-92,-171,-167,-195,-208,-207,-207,-213,-209,-357,-233,-300,-208,-279,-358,-370,-403,-560,-469,-583,-561,-608,-664,-552,-686,-676,-615]} 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 {The less common move, luckily I've prepared for it before} Nc6 {The idea here is Ne5 will be a resource that gains tempo and defends f7 and g4} (3... Qh4+ 4. Kf1 {Is fine for White}) 4. Nf3 g5 5. O-O (5. h4 {Not great here given the Ne5 resource} g4 6. Ng5 Ne5 7. Bb3 h6 8. d4 hxg5 9. dxe5 Bg7 {See Mieses,J-Chigorin,M Vienna 1903}) (5. d4 {(Louis Paulsen-Blachly, New York 1857! - ew)} Bg7 $15 (5... g4 $5 $15 6. O-O $1 ({ew - For you positional, Steinitzian players:} 6. c3 gxf3 7. O-O fxg2 $2 (7... Ne5 $1 8. dxe5 (8. Bxf4 Nxc4 9. Qxf3 Qf6 $19) 8... Bc5+ 9. Kh1 fxg2+ 10. Kxg2 Nh6 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gh8g8,Gg8g2,Gd7d5]} 11. Qh5 Rg8+ 12. Kh1 d5 $1 {and the only good move, too!}) 8. Bxf7+ $1 $11 Kxf7 9. Qh5+ Ke7 $4 (9... Kg7 10. Qg4+ Kf7 11. Qh5+ $11) 10. Rxf4 $18 Nh6 (10... Nf6 11. Rxf6) 11. Rxf8 (11. Rf2 $1) 11... Qxf8 12. Bg5+ Ke6 13. d5+ Kd6 14. Nd2 $6 (14. Na3 $1) 14... Kc5 $2 (14... Ne5 $1 15. Bxh6 Qf6 16. Bg5 Qg6 (16... Qf8 17. Qh4 $18) 17. Be7+ $1 Kxe7 18. Qxe5+ Kf7 19. Qxh8 $18) 15. Be3+ Kb5 (15... Kd6 16. Nc4+ Ke7 17. Bg5+) 16. Qe2+ (16. a4+ $1 {one move faster}) 16... Ka5 17. Nb3+ (17. Nc4+ $1 {*two* moves faster!}) 17... Ka4 18. Qc4+ Nb4 19. Nc5+ {1-0 (19) Steinitz,W-Lange,M Vienna 1860}) 6... gxf3 7. Qxf3 Qe7 $15 {/}) 6. h4 h6 7. hxg5 hxg5 8. Rxh8 Bxh8 {Black is also fine here, see Loman,R-Euwe,M Amsterdam 1920}) 5... Bg7 (5... d6 {This is the model game I had seen previously} 6. d4 Bg7 7. c3 h6 8. g3 Bh3 9. gxf4 Bxf1 10. Qxf1 gxf4 11. Bxf4 Qf6 12. Bg3 O-O-O 13. Nbd2 Nge7 14. Qh3+ Kb8 15. Rf1 Qg6 16. Nh4 Qg5 17. Nhf3 Qg6 18. Nh4 Qh7 19. b4 Rdf8 20. b5 Nd8 21. Qd7 Nc8 22. Nf5 Nb6 23. Qe7 Re8 24. Qh4 Qg6 25. Qh3 Bf6 26. Bd3 Bg5 27. Nb3 Ne6 28. Qg2 Rhg8 29. e5 d5 30. Nc5 Nf4 31. Rxf4 Bxf4 32. a4 Bxg3 33. hxg3 Rd8 34. a5 Qh5 35. a6 Qd1+ 36. Kh2 Na4 37. Be2 Qc2 38. Ne7 Nxc5 39. dxc5 Qxc3 40. Qf2 Qxe5 41. Nxg8 Rxg8 42. axb7 Kxb7 43. b6 axb6 44. cxb6 h5 45. Kg2 h4 46. g4 Qg3+ {0-1, Spielmann,R-Gruenfeld,E Karlsbad 1923}) 6. d4 d6 {Main line so far (but Black is already solid and clearly better (SF17.1: -1.37/26) - EW)} 7. h3 (7. c3) 7... h6 8. a3 Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Nh2 Re8 11. Re1 d5 12. exd5 Rxe1+ 13. Qxe1 Nxd4 14. Qf2 Nh5 15. Ne4 Bf5 16. c3 Bxe4 17. cxd4 Ng3 18. Nf3 Bxd5 19. b3 Bxf3 20. Bb2 Bd5 21. Rd1 Qd7 22. Re1 Bxc4 23. bxc4 Re8 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.20"]
[White "Harris, Clarence"]
[Black "Touset, Stephen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1600"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[Beauty "8246605644295"]
[GameId "2167480724725059"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. Re1 e5 9. Bd2 Rb8 10. Qc1 Be6 11. Bh6 Qd7 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Ng5 Nd4 14. Nxe6+ fxe6 15. Ne2 Nxe2+ 16. Rxe2 b5 17. h3 c4 18. Qe3 d5 19. exd5 exd5 20. dxc4 bxc4 21. c3 Rb6 22. Rd2 Qe6 23. Re1 e4 24. Qd4 Rg8 25. Kh2 Rgb8 26. Ree2 Qf5 27. Qe3 a5 28. g4 Qe5+ 29. f4 exf3+ 30. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.6"]
[White "Zhao, Brandon"]
[Black "Bayaraa, Bilguun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "1280"]
[BlackElo "1503"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[Beauty "6258841160714"]
[GameId "2167480724725060"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 11,75,0,11,2,22,19,80,47,49,22,27,2,3,0,0,0,8,-14,0,0,0,3,29,27,31,23,34,23,57,31,39,28,40,41,59,47,309,-406,0,-502,-486,-857,456,450,515,505,542,537,520,466,436,43,51,5,0,7,2,0,17,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:07:44]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 5. Nge2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 6. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 7. d3 {[%emt 0:01:17]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:01:46]} Rb8 {[%eval 80,23] [%wdl 330,668,2] [%emt 0:01:18] [#]} (8... Nge7 $11 {[%eval 19,30] [%wdl 54,932,14]}) 9. Rb1 $146 {[%emt 0:01:45] White is better.} (9. Be3 e5 10. Qd2 h5 11. h3 Nge7 12. Kh2 h4 13. g4 a6 14. f4 exf4 15. Nxf4 {0-1 (47) Olszewski,J (1915)-Jagiela,P (1969) Rowy 2009}) 9... Nge7 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 10. Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:33]} e5 {[%emt 0:05:47]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:41]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 12. f4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:06:17]} 13. fxe5 {[%emt 0:03:13]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 14. Bg5 {[%emt 0:03:03]} h6 {[%emt 0:09:10]} 15. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:05:51]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:10] Successful Defense Black} 16. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Nxe2+ {[%emt 0:03:34]} 17. Qxe2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 18. Rf2 {[%emt 0:12:55]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:35]} 19. Rbf1 {[%emt 0:01:51]} Rbd8 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 20. Kh1 {[%emt 0:08:48]} Be6 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 21. Qe3 {[%emt 0:08:55]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:02:25]} 22. h4 {[%emt 0:03:19]} h5 {[%emt 0:03:37]} 23. Kh2 {[%emt 0:02:48]} Bg4 $2 {[%eval 309,27] [%wdl 1000,0,0] [%emt 0:00:28][%mdl 8192] [#]} (23... f5 $14 {[%eval 47,29] [%wdl 71,928,1]}) 24. Rf4 $4 {[%eval -406,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:04:22][%mdl 8192]} f6 $2 {[%eval 0,33] [%wdl 8,985,7]} (24... exf4 $19 {[%eval -406,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} 25. gxf4 Bd4 (25... Bxb2 $2 26. e5 $19)) 25. Rxf6 $2 {[%eval -502,22] [%wdl 0,0,1000][%mdl 8192]} Rxf6 $19 26. Rf4 {[%eval -857,23] [%wdl 0,0,1000] [%emt 0:07:54] [#]} (26. Nxf6+ $142 {[%eval -486,24] [%wdl 0,0,1000]} Bxf6 27. Bh3) 26... Rf7 $4 {[%eval 456,27] [%wdl 1000,0,0][%mdl 8192]} 27. Rxf7 $18 Kg8 {[%emt 0:13:48]} 28. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:04:06]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:03:38]} 29. Rxb8+ {[%emt 0:01:48]} Qxb8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 30. b3 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 31. Bh3 $2 {[%eval 43,33] [%wdl 35,965,0] [%emt 0:03:03]} (31. b4 $18 {[%eval 436,22] [%wdl 1000,0,0]}) 31... Bh6 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:01:04] This pair of bishops is nice.} 32. Qe1 {[%eval 5,31] [%wdl 4,994,2] [%emt 0:04:13]} (32. Qg1 $1 $14 {[%eval 51,35] [%wdl 54,946,0]} Bxh3 33. Kxh3) 32... Bxh3 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:04:27] The position is equal.} 33. Kxh3 {[%emt 0:00:28] KQB-KQN. White is two pawns up.} Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 34. Qg1 {[%emt 0:09:19]} Qxd3 {[%emt 0:03:25]} 35. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Qf1+ {[%emt 0:02:02]} 36. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qe2+ {[%emt 0:00:27]} 37. Kh3 {[%emt 0:03:15] Strongly threatening Qg1.} Qf1+ {[%emt 0:00:45]} {A fantastic game!   Weighted Error Value: White=0.72/Black=0.52} 38. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.22"]
[White "Karwat, Joseph"]
[Black "Fitzgerald, William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "1315"]
[BlackElo "1311"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[Beauty "6940977532425"]
[GameId "2167480724733253"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d3 Bc5 8. Bg5 Bxf3 9. Bxd8 Bxd1 10. Bxc7 Bxc2 11. Rc1 Bxb1 12. Rxc5 b6 13. Rc3 Ra7 14. Bxe5 f6 15. Bf4 Bxd3 16. Rxd3 Rd7 17. Rad1 Rxd3 18. Rxd3 Ne7 19. Bc7 Kf7 20. Bxb6 Rb8 21. Bc5 Rb5 22. b4 Rb7 23. Ra3 f5 24. Rxa6 fxe4 25. Ra7 Rxa7 26. Bxa7 Ke6 27. Kf1 Nd5 28. a3 g5 29. Bd4 g4 30. h4 Kf5 31. g3 Ke6 32. Ke2 Nc7 33. Ke3 Kd5 34. Bc5 Nb5 35. a4 Nc3 36. a5 Nb5 37. a6 Ke5 38. a7 Nc7 39. Bb6 Na8 40. Bd8 Kd5 41. Kf4 Kd4 42. Be7 Kd5 43. Kg5 Ke6 44. Bc5 Kf7 45. Kxh5 Kg7 46. Kxg4 Kh7 47. Kf4 Nc7 48. Kxe4 Na8 49. f4 Nc7 50. g4 Na8 51. f5 Nc7 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.23"]
[White "Barreyro, Romeo Belmes"]
[Black "Lee, Yinpok R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "935"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[Beauty "7285740929545"]
[GameId "2167480724737350"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. f4 d5 3. e5 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. d4 Nh6 6. c3 c5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. a3 Qb6 11. Na4 Qc7 12. b4 a6 13. Bd2 O-O 14. O-O Nf5 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. Rc1 b5 17. Nc5 Rfc8 18. Re1 Be6 19. Re3 Qb6 20. Rec3 a5 21. R3c2 axb4 22. axb4 Ra7 23. Nb3 Rac7 24. Nc5 h6 25. Ra2 Ra7 26. Rca1 Rca8 27. Rxa7 Rxa7 28. Rc1 Ra2 29. Qb3 Qa7 30. Qd3 Qb6 31. Qc3 Bxc5 32. dxc5 Qa7 33. Nd4 Ra3 34. Nxc6 Rxc3 35. Nxa7 Rxc1+ 36. Bxc1 Kf8 37. c6 Ke8 38. Nxb5 Kd8 39. Nd4 Bc8 40. b5 Kc7 41. Bd2 Kb6 42. Kf2 g5 43. fxg5 hxg5 44. Bxg5 Kc5 45. Ke3 f4+ 46. Bxf4 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.24"]
[White "Fisher, Brett"]
[Black "Smith, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D50"]
[WhiteElo "1376"]
[BlackElo "1126"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[Beauty "8247008301064"]
[GameId "2167480724737351"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Bg5 g6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. cxd5 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nf3 Re8 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qb3 Nd7 12. Rac1 e5 13. Nb5 Ba6 14. Qa4 exd4 15. Nxc7 Nc5 16. Nxe8 Nxa4 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxa6 dxe3 19. fxe3 Bxb2 20. Rc8+ Rxc8 21. Bxc8 Ba3 22. Rd1 Nc3 23. Rd3 Bb4 24. d6 Ne2+ 25. Kf2 Nc1 26. Rd4 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.25"]
[White "Le, Thu Anh"]
[Black "Wickliffe, Zachary"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Le,Thu Anh"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "1204"]
[BlackElo "1260"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[Beauty "7080522028040"]
[GameId "2167517420106442"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,48,15,29,37,15,22,33,38,44,44,27,71,45,53,55,57,69,69,63,68,62,88,95,110,92,136,109,93,83,97,82,75,-8,40,-23,-38,-95,86,12,21,16,49,51,-40,50,65,-5,54,64,24]} 1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. c4 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. a7 {Trying out a new fun line against the Benko.} Rxa7 8. e4 O-O 9. Nf3 d6 10. Be2 Bg4 11. O-O Qb6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Na6 14. a3 {Does not actually do anything.} (14. a4 {Should have gone as planned. Nb4 spooked me, but there's no threat.} Nb4 15. Bd2) 14... Nd7 15. Be2 {Spent 20 minutes here to calculate if Black has any threat. This looks like the most sensible move. It's  a better diagonal for the bishop.} (15. Rb1 $4 {Blunders a piece.} Bxc3) (15. Ra2 {Also considers this, but wanted to wait for a4 then Ra3 to push b3.}) 15... Rb8 16. Bxa6 {I thought this was clever, eliminating Nb4 and also get a4 in. But it's actually isn't very good.} (16. a4 Qb3 17. Nb5 Qxd1 18. Rxd1) (16. Bd2 Nc7 (16... Qxb2 $4 {The queen would be trapped.} 17. Rb1 Bxc3 18. Rxb2)) 16... Qxa6 17. a4 Rb4 18. Qc2 (18. Nb5 $4 Rxb5 {Loses the knight.}) 18... Qc4 {Completely missed this move.} (18... Rc4 {What I expected.} 19. Bd2) 19. Bd2 Bxc3 20. Bxc3 Qxe4 21. Qxe4 (21. Qd2 {I debated on this sequence, but didn't want to let go of the passed a-pawn because I thought I needed it to win. In hindsight White gets more play here.} Rbxa4 22. Qh6 f6 23. Rae1) 21... Rxe4 22. a5 Ne5 23. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Nc4 25. Ra1 f6 26. b3 Ne5 27. Bxe5 {This is a very strange move. My first instinct was to play b4, and I don't know what went through my head.} (27. b4 cxb4 (27... c4 28. b5 {White gets the passed pawn.}) 28. Bxb4 Nd7) (27. Kf1) 27... fxe5 28. a6 Kf7 29. Kf1 e6 30. dxe6+ Kxe6 31. Ke2 d5 32. Ra4 (32. Kd3 Kd6 33. Kc3) 32... Kd6 33. f3 $6 {Tried to prevent e4 but it's unnecessary.} Kc6 34. Kd3 $4 (34. Ra5 {I calculated this move and thought it'd be a blunder since I'm giving Black a passed b-pawn. It's probably the only chance left for a draw, though still not easy to defend.} Kb6 35. b4 cxb4 36. Rxd5 Rxa6 37. Kd3 Ra2) 34... Kb5 35. Ra1 {The rest is lost for White.} Rxa6 36. Re1 Re6 37. Re2 Kb4 38. Rc2 e4+ 39. fxe4 Rxe4 40. Rf2 Kxb3 41. Rf7 c4+ 42. Kd2 c3+ 43. Kd3 Rb4 44. Rc7 d4 45. Rc6 Kb2 46. Rc7 Kb1 47. Rc6 Rb2 48. Kxd4 c2 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.26"]
[White "Hack, Richard"]
[Black "Vazquez, Dominic A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Hack,Richard"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "1500"]
[BlackElo "1206"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[Beauty "8246739888649"]
[GameId "2167480724737353"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Be6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Qd7 8. d3 O-O-O 9. Ng5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bf5 11. Bxc6 Qxc6 {I was sorry I gave up my good king bishop; I was sure I was going to win the exchange with Nxf7 or have good mating threats if he took back with the b-pawn. He also had a mating threat or win of the exchange with his queen on c6 and bishop at h3.} 12. Bd2 Rd7 13. Nf3 {I also thought about Qb3 and taking the bishop if he played it back to e6.} Bd6 14. Re1 f6 15. Qb3 {Foolishly overlooking Black's win of a pawn.} Bxd3 16. exd3 Qxf3 17. Re3 Qf5 18. Rb1 c6 19. Qa4 Bc5 20. Qc4 Bxe3 21. Bxe3 Qxd3 {Now he has 2 pawns and the exchange and I haven't got much else going for me here.} 22. Qb4 Rhd8 23. Bxa7 Qxb1+ {Sayonara. Come back in three weeks and try again.} 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.27"]
[White "Merk, Felix Elias"]
[Black "Kojevnikov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D33"]
[WhiteElo "1304"]
[BlackElo "1045"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[Beauty "7010212907527"]
[GameId "2167480724737354"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Be3 Bb6 10. O-O O-O 11. Na4 Nxd4 12. Nxb6 Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 axb6 14. Rfd1 Bg4 15. f3 Be6 16. Qb5 Qc7 17. Qxb6 Qxb6 18. Bxb6 Ra6 19. Bf2 Rd8 20. Rd4 Rc6 21. Rad1 Rc2 22. R4d2 Rdc8 23. Bd4 Ne8 24. Bc3 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Nd6 26. Rd3 Nb5 27. a4 Nxc3 28. bxc3 Rc4 29. f4 Rxa4 30. Bxd5 Bxd5 31. Rxd5 Ra8 32. Rd7 b5 33. Rb7 h5 34. Rxb5 Rc8 35. Rb3 Kh7 36. Kf2 Kg6 37. Ke3 Kf5 38. Kd4 Kg4 39. c4 Kh3 40. Rb2 Rd8+ 41. Ke5 f6+ 42. Ke6 Rc8 43. Rc2 Rc6+ 44. Kd5 Rc7 45. c5 g5 46. f5 Kg4 47. Kd6 Ra7 48. c6 Ra6 49. Ke6 h4 50. gxh4 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.28"]
[White "Myers, Steven Lee"]
[Black "Chen, Bowie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1196"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[Beauty "6396280078896"]
[GameId "2167480724737355"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. Bf4 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Qd2 Nc6 7. Nge2 Nf6 8. h3 Bb4 9. a3 Ba5 10. O-O-O Nd5 11. h4 f6 12. h5 Bf7 13. Bh3 Qe7 14. Bg2 g5 15. Bg3 f5 16. b4 Bb6 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. f3 e3 19. Qd3 f4 20. Be1 a6 21. Bc3 Na7 22. Rhe1 Nb5 23. Bb2 Nd6 24. Ng3 O-O 25. Ne2 Be8 26. Nc3 c6 27. Na4 Qc7 28. Nc5 Bd7 29. Qc3 Nc4 30. Bf1 Nxb2 31. Kxb2 a5 32. Bd3 Ba7 33. Bxh7+ Kh8 34. Qd3 Rf6 35. c3 b6 36. Nb3 a4 37. Nc1 Be6 38. Bg6 c5 39. Ne2 c4 40. Qc2 Raf8 41. Rh1 Bxg4 42. fxg4 f3 43. Bf5 Qe7 44. Ng3 Bb8 45. Ne2 fxe2 46. Rde1 Bg3 47. Rxe2 Bf2 48. Rf1 Qd6 49. Qxa4 Rxf5 50. gxf5 Rxf5 51. Qe8+ Rf8 52. Qe5+ Qxe5 53. dxe5 Re8 54. a4 Rxe5 55. b5 g4 56. Rh1 g3 57. Rh4 Rg5 58. Rd4 g2 59. Rd1 Rxh5 60. Ka3 Rh1 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.29"]
[White "Cao, Danny Du Uy"]
[Black "Braithwaite, Andrew"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Cao,Danny / Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "1174"]
[BlackElo "1126"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[Beauty "3986665009674"]
[GameId "2167368709899404"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 0,175,17,23,6,19,14,11,1,10,10,7,0,-2,20,11,5,5,3,2,1,48,13,-30,10,-18,-13,-22,-27,-27,6,-39,0,37,-31,-19,18,116,25,99,32,-27,-3,12,36,27,2,33,-60,22,35,37,6,31,4,-1,43,88,56,19,13,39,-3,10,61,19,24,30,12,29,9,-11,38,-1,-18,1,1,1,25,-300,-255,-304,-316,-219,-339,-368,-315,-358,-350,-400,-158,-273,-127,-299,-295,-302,-301,-220,-208,-266,-200,-197,-198,-278,-291,-298,-199,-299,-155,-315,-317,-354,-358,-353,-355,-353,-347,-363,-288,-261,-240,-361,-283,-368,-271,-268,-291,-294,-202,-231,-206,-327,-290,-378,-364,-406,-540,-581,-392,-487,-494,-549,-568,-29995,-421,-515,-516,-2387,-1717,-1657,-617,-976,-2342,-1279,0,-1,0,0,0,-1,-1,-1,0,0,0,-621,-705,-952,-952,-952,-513,-755,-755,-912,-1012,-1279,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Be2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. b3 e5 7. Bb2 (7. dxe5 dxe5 (7... Ng4) 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nxe5 $2 Nfd7 $17) 7... e4 8. Nfd2 d5 $6 (8... Re8) (8... c6) (8... h5) (8... Bf5) 9. c4 c6 10. Nc3 h5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. a4 Nc6 13. Ba3 Re8 {White 1 hr 21 min... Black 1 hr 19 min} 14. b4 a6 15. Qc2 Bg4 16. Nb3 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Rc8 18. Rfc1 Ne7 19. b5 a5 20. Qd2 b6 {white 49 min ... Black 54 min} 21. Ne2 Nf5 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Rc1 Qb8 24. Qc2 Nd6 25. Bxd6 Qxd6 26. Nd2 Bf8 27. Qb3 Qb8 28. Nf4 Bb4 29. Nb1 Rc8 30. Rc6 (30. Rxc8+ Qxc8 $17 31. Nxd5 $4 Qc1+) 30... Rxc6 31. bxc6 b5 $2 {White 24 min Black 20 min} (31... Qd6 $15) 32. Nc3 (32. axb5 $2 Qxb5 $17) (32. Nxd5 Nxd5 33. Qxd5 bxa4 34. g3 $11) 32... Bxc3 33. Qxc3 bxa4 34. h3 Qc7 35. Qc5 a3 36. Qxa3 g5 37. Ne2 Qxc6 38. Qxa5 Qc4 39. Qc3 $4 {blunder... thought I was offering a queen trade.... didn't realize the knight was hanging ... White 10 min... Black 7 min} Qxe2 40. Qc8+ Kg7 41. Qf5 Nh7 {White 9 min ... Black 6 min} 42. Qe5+ Kg8 43. Qb8+ (43. Qe8+ Nf8 44. Qe5) 43... Nf8 44. Qg3 f6 45. Qd6 Qe1+ 46. Kh2 Qxf2 47. Qxd5+ Kg7 48. Qb7+ Kg6 49. Qxe4+ Qf5 50. Qe8+ Kg7 51. Qe7+ Kg8 52. Qb7 h4 {White 3 min... Black 2 min} 53. Qb3+ Kg7 54. d5 Qe5+ 55. Kg1 Nd7 56. Kh1 Qa1+ 57. Kh2 Qe5+ 58. Kh1 Qd6 59. Qb7 Kh6 60. e4 Kg6 61. Qb1 Qe5 62. Qb5 Nf8 63. Qe2 f5 64. Qa6+ Kh5 65. Qe2+ g4 66. hxg4+ fxg4 67. Kg1 Nh7 68. Qb5 Qxe4 69. d6+ Ng5 70. d7 Qd4+ 71. Kh1 g3 72. Qf1 Qxd7 73. Kg1 Qd4+ 74. Kh1 Qg4 (74... h3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:07] is mate in}) 75. Kg1 Qd4+ 76. Kh1 {[#]} Qf2 $4 $11 {(Now it's drawn!)} 77. Qd1+ $1 {Oops! White is stalemated as soon as he gets rid of his queen. But Danny didn't realize that that was necessary.} (77. Qxf2 $4 gxf2 78. g4+ {is mate for Black every which way.}) 77... Kh6 (77... Nf3 $5 78. Qd5+ $1 (78. Qxf3+ $4)) (77... Kg6 {And again: White has to find the *one* move to draw...}) 78. Qd6+ {Here this is good enough --} ({but also here, "simpler" was:} 78. Qh5+ $1 Kg7 79. Qxg5+ {White can keep checking without any untoward queen blocks or trades.}) 78... Kh5 79. Qd1+ Nf3 80. Qd5+ $1 Ng5 81. Qd1+ (81. Qxg5+ $1 $11 {*definitely* ends it}) 81... Kg6 {[#]} 82. Qd6+ $4 (82. Qh5+ $1) 82... Qf6 $1 {No stalemate now, nor perpetual -- now Black is winning} 83. Qd3+ Kg7 84. Qd7+ Qf7 85. Qd4+ Qf6 86. Qd7+ Kh6 87. Qd1 {[#]} Qf2 $4 {Noooooo!} 88. Qd6+ $11 {Black offers draw... White accepts... White offered draws twice earlier in the game} (88. Qh5+ $1) 1/2-1/2

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.30"]
[White "Burkhardt, Douglas Alan"]
[Black "Singer, Andrew"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "739"]
[BlackElo "1044"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[Beauty "7284801405450"]
[GameId "2167480724737357"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. c4 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O c6 9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. e3 Be6 11. Re1 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ne5 g5 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Be5 f6 16. Bxe4 fxe5 17. Qh5 Bf5 18. Bb1 Bxb1 19. Raxb1 Qf5 20. Rbd1 Qxf2+ 21. Kh1 Qf3+ 22. Qxf3 Rxf3 23. Kg2 Rf6 24. dxe5 Re6 25. Rd7 b6 26. Red1 Rxe5 27. Rb7 Rd8 28. Rxe7 Rxd1 29. Rxe5 Rd2+ 30. Kh3 Rxb2 31. Rxg5+ Kf7 32. a4 a5 33. Rh5 Kg6 34. Rh4 Rb4 35. Rg4+ Rxg4 36. Kxg4 b5 37. h4 bxa4 38. h5+ Kf6 39. Kf4 a3 40. e4 a2 41. e5+ Ke6 42. Kg5 a1=Q 43. Kh6 Qxe5 44. g4 Kf7 45. g5 Qg7# 0-1

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.31"]
[White "Marsh, Andrew"]
[Black "Starr, Albert Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[BlackElo "1518"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[Beauty "7631485805599"]
[GameId "2167480724737358"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 b5 2. Bf4 Bb7 3. Nc3 a6 4. a3 e6 5. f3 Nf6 6. e4 Be7 7. Bd3 d6 8. Nge2 Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ng3 Re8 11. e5 dxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Nh5 g6 15. Ng3 Bg5 16. Bd2 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Nxe5 18. f4 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Qf6 20. c3 Bc4 21. Ne4 Qg7 22. Qd7 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Red8 24. Qxc7 Rac8 25. Qb6 Rd5 26. Qxa6 Rcd8 27. a4 bxa4 28. Qxa4 f5 29. Ng3 Qb7 30. b4 Rd2 31. Rf3 Qb6+ 32. Kh1 Rd1+ 33. Nf1 Re1 34. c4 Kg7 35. c5 Qc7 36. Qb3 Qf7 37. Qc3+ e5 38. Qxe1 e4 39. Ra3 Qc7 40. Qa1+ Kg8 41. Ra7 1-0

[Event "2025 Spring TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.04.15"]
[Round "7.33"]
[White "Olson, David R"]
[Black "Dunlap, Steven Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "913"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[Beauty "6669950011423"]
[GameId "2167480724737359"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. a3 d5 4. Nc3 g6 5. Bg5 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. e3 Qe8 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. c5 b6 10. b4 Bb7 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. Bf4 a6 13. Nxc7 Rac8 14. cxb6 Ne8 15. b5 e5 16. bxc6 Qxc6 17. Nxe5 Qxb6 18. Nd7 Qa5+ 19. Qd2 Qxd2+ 20. Kxd2 Nxc7 21. Nxf8 Bxf8 22. Rhc1 Ne6 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. a4 Nxf4 25. exf4 Bd6 26. g3 Bg4 27. Ke3 a5 28. Bb5 Be6 29. Rc1 Ba3 30. Rh1 Bf5 31. f3 Be6 32. g4 f5 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Rg1+ Kh8 35. Rg2 Bc1+ 36. Kd3 Bxf4 37. Rc2 Bf7 38. Bd7 Bg6 39. h3 Be5 40. Rc8+ Kg7 41. dxe5 f4+ 42. Kd4 Bh5 43. Bg4 Bg6 44. e6 h5 45. Bxh5 Bxh5 46. e7 Be8 47. Kxd5 Kf7 48. Rxe8 Kxe8 49. Kd6 Kf7 50. Kd7 Kg6 51. e8=Q+ Kh6 52. h4 Kg7 53. h5 Kh7 54. Qg6+ Kh8 55. Qf6+ Kh7 56. Qxf4 {(and won)} 1-0



