[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Heimann, Mark"]
[Black "Coyne, Theodore James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2263"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[GameId "2187700216666148"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 9,90,13,10,12,8,11,17,13,15,23,19,21,24,0,0,0,10,-44,-45,-44,-5,-16,-11,-18,-17,-13,-15,-10,-13,-3,-4,-1,-24,-13,0,-8,36,45,313,313,334,336,338,336,340,339,432,-263,422,374,427,371,405,365,451,421,448,323,407,384,554,420,583,372,563,332,588,424,506,425,537,530,590,559,555,513,539,515,29996,29997,29998,29999,29999]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 5. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:05] C65: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence (3...Nf6), unusual lines and 4 0-0 Bc5.} (6. Nxe5 $2 Qd4 7. Be3 Qxe5 $19) 6... Be6 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:02:19]} (7. Nxe5 $2 Qd4 8. Rf1 Qxe5 $19) 7... Bd6 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 8. d4 {[%emt 0:07:46] The position is equal. 8.Nb3 gains popularity.} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 9. dxe5 {[%emt 0:09:08]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 10. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06] This pair of bishops is nice.} 11. Qh5 $6 $146 {[%emt 0:00:13]} (11. f4 $1 Bd4+ 12. Kh1 f5 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qe2 O-O (14... fxe4 $1 15. Nxe4 (15. Qxe4 $6 Qd5 16. Re1 Kd7) 15... O-O 16. Rd1 Re8 17. Be3 (17. c3 c5 18. cxd4 Bd5 19. dxc5 Rxe4 20. Qxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8) 17... c5 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. c3 c5 20. Qb5 Bf7 21. Nxc5 Qb6 22. a4 Rad8 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. cxd4 Re7 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Nd3 Re2 $44 {(0.00/d39)}) 15. Rd1 (15. Nf3 Bf6 16. Rd1 Qe8) 15... Qe8 16. e5 Bc5 17. Nb3 {1-0 (40) Robson,R (2693)-Niemann,H (2733) Saint Louis 2024}) 11... Bf6 {[%emt 0:20:56]} 12. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:37] Repels Qd4} Qd7 $11 {[%emt 0:03:27]} (12... h6 $11) 13. Qc5 $6 {[%emt 0:07:14]} (13. h3 $11) (13. Bg5 $11) 13... b6 $15 {[%emt 0:14:46]} 14. Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:08:19]} (14... a5 $1 $15 {is superior.}) 15. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 16. b3 {[%emt 0:05:46]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:02:53]} 17. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rhg8 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 18. Qe2 {[%emt 0:10:55]} Kb7 $1 {[%emt 0:04:53]} 19. a4 {[%emt 0:01:38]} a5 {[%emt 0:03:55]} 20. e5 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 21. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:58] Inhibits c5.} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 22. Nd4 $36 {[%emt 0:00:36][%cal Od4c6][%mdl 2048] Threatens to win with Nxc6!. White has the initiative.} Bc5 {[%emt 0:01:51]} (22... Bd7 $11) 23. Nxc6 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:09:09][%csl Od8][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack, Decoy} Kxc6 $4 {[%emt 0:04:05][%mdl 8192]} (23... Rxd1 $1 $14 24. Rxd1 Bd7 (24... Kxc6 25. Qf3+) (24... Bg4 $2 25. Qe4 $18)) 24. Qf3+ $18 {[%emt 0:05:29]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:37] [#]} 25. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05][%mdl 512]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 26. c4 {[%emt 0:00:25][%csl Gc4][%cal Rf3d5][%mdl 64] Pin} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} (26... Bxf2+ $2 27. Rxf2 Kb7 28. cxd5 $18) 27. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:20][%mdl 64] Pin} Rgd8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} (27... Bxf2+ $2 28. Kxf2 Kb7 29. cxd5 $18) 28. g4 {[%emt 0:03:51][%mdl 8192] [#]} (28. cxd5+ $18 Rxd5 29. h4) 28... Be7 $4 {[%emt 0:04:06][%mdl 8192]} 29. h3 {[%emt 0:01:53]} g6 {[%emt 0:01:52][%cal Bg7g6,Bg6f5][%mdl 32]} 30. Rd4 {[%emt 0:04:27][%mdl 64] Pin} Bg5 {[%emt 0:05:44]} 31. Qe4 {[%emt 0:01:03][%mdl 64] Pin} f5 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 32. gxf5 {[%emt 0:03:42]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 33. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:50][%mdl 64] Pin} Bh6 {[%emt 0:01:35][%cal Oe6e5]} 34. Kf1 {[%emt 0:08:32][%cal Bg1f1,Bf1e2,Be2d2,Bd2c2,Bc2b1][%mdl 32]} (34. cxd5+ Rxd5 35. Rxd5 Qg8+ 36. Kh2 Qxd5 37. Qxf5 Kb7 $16) 34... Bg7 {[%emt 0:01:15]} (34... Kb7 $142 35. Rxd5 (35. cxd5 Qxe5 36. d6+ c6 $11) 35... Kc8) 35. Qg2 {[%emt 0:00:32][%mdl 64] Pin} (35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. cxd5+ Qxd5 37. Qxf5 Qxb3 $16) 35... Bf8 {[%emt 0:08:24]} 36. f4 Bc5 {[%emt 0:02:56]} (36... Qg6 37. cxd5+ Kd7 38. Qxg6 hxg6) 37. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:14][%mdl 64] Pin} R8d7 $2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} (37... Kb7 {is a better defense.}) 38. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 39. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:00:34]} 40. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 41. Qf2+ {[%emt 0:01:02]} (41. Rxd5+ Rxd5 42. cxd5 Qxd5 $11) 41... Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 42. Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:15][%mdl 64] Pin} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 43. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} (43... Qg8 $18 44. Ka2 (44. cxd5+ Rxd5 45. Rd1 Be7 $18) 44... Bf8 45. cxd5+ Kb7 46. d6+ c6) 44. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:22] White mates.} ({Weaker is} 44. Rxd5+ Rxd5 45. Qf2+ Kc6 $14) 44... Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:11] [#]} 45. Rc3+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:05][%mdl 576] Skewer} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} (45... Kd4 46. Qe3#) {An excellent game by Heimann.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.57/Black=0.85} 46. Qxc3# {[%emt 0:00:03]} 1-0

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Bayaraa, Chinguun"]
[Black "Suarez, Sebastian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2176"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[GameId "2187700216666149"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 15,103,-6,-15,-22,-23,-27,-30,-39,-11,-18,6,-25,-20,-35,-10,-11,-7,-14,-13,-149,-146,-132,-146,-146,-150,-149,-142,-163,-111,-143,-72,-70,-71,-191,-182,-234,-163,-154,-93,-104,-92,-124,-84,-89,-65,-125,-118,-115,-106,-113,0,-191,-181,-355,-309,-304,-29,-112,-102,-255,143,123,259,219,225,224,216,154,241,240,333,193,524,517,504,440,601,600,582,567,654,599,837,781,1109,993,29986,29987,29991,19872]} 1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 6. c4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 7. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 9. Qa4 {[%emt 0:07:24] D11: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 sidelines and 3...Nf6 4 e3 Bg4.} O-O {[%emt 0:05:27]} 10. c5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:05:46]} 11. b4 {[%emt 0:00:56] Black has an edge.} Ne4 $146 {[%emt 0:24:14]} (11... b5 12. Qb3 a5 13. Bf4 axb4 14. Qxb4 Ne4 15. Nd2 e5 16. Ndxe4 exf4 17. Nd2 Bf6 {0-1 (29) Nemov,A (2110)-Geller,J (2548) Togliatti 2014}) 12. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:42]} a6 {[%emt 0:04:08]} 13. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 14. Qb3 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Re8 {[%emt 0:03:45]} 15. a4 {[%emt 0:01:12]} b6 {[%emt 0:02:20] Black wants to play ...a5.} 16. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 17. Rac1 {[%emt 0:16:04]} (17. Ne5 $11 Nxe5 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. dxe5) 17... a5 $17 {[%emt 0:12:39]} 18. Ba3 {[%emt 0:14:20]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 19. Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 20. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 21. Nd4 {[%emt 0:03:16]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:02:44]} (21... Bxg2 $19 22. Kxg2 Reb8) 22. e4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:03:55]} (22... dxe4 23. Nxe6 Qb7 24. Nd4 $17 (24. Nxg7 Reb8 $17)) (22... Bxe4 $142 23. Bxe4 (23. Nxe6 $2 fxe6 24. Bxe4 Reb8 $19) 23... dxe4 24. Nxe6 Qc8) 23. exd5 {[%emt 0:02:02]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:02][%cal Oe7c5]} 24. Qc3 {[%emt 0:04:07]} (24. Qa3 $17) 24... Qb7 $1 $19 {[%emt 0:04:59]} 25. Ba3 {[%emt 0:01:48]} (25. Qa1 $142) 25... Qa8 {[%emt 0:05:44]} 26. a5 {[%emt 0:01:48][%cal Ba4a5,Ba5a6][%mdl 32]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:03:29]} (26... Bf6 $142 27. Ra1 Rb5) 27. f4 $17 {[%emt 0:06:18]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:05:44]} 28. Bf1 {[%emt 0:02:22]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:20]} (28... Bf6 $142 {...Nf8 is the strong threat.} 29. Bb2 Nf8) 29. a6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:03:43][%csl Oe4] Strong Square Black (e4)} 30. Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} ({White should play} 30. Qf3 $1 $15) 30... Bh5 {[%emt 0:01:21]} (30... Bd8 31. Qa4 Rc8 32. Bb2 $11) 31. Rd3 {[%emt 0:03:29]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:57]} (31... Bd8 32. Qa4 Rc8 33. h3 $14) 32. Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:26] [#]} Rbc8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} (32... Bg4 $1 $17) 33. Bh3 $2 {[%emt 0:01:32]} (33. Bb2 $11) 33... Rc7 $19 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 34. g4 $2 {[%emt 0:13:27]} (34. Rb1 Ra7 35. Rb6 Bxd4+ 36. Qxd4 (36. Rxd4 $2 Nc3 $19)) 34... Bg6 {[%emt 0:05:29]} 35. f5 {[%emt 0:00:18] [#]} Bh7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} (35... Ra7 $1 $19 {[%cal Ra7a6]} 36. fxg6 Rxa6 37. gxf7+ Kxf7) 36. Bf1 {[%emt 0:01:36]} (36. Bb2 $1 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 36... h5 $17 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 37. h3 $2 {[%emt 0:00:59]} (37. Bb2 $17) 37... Bg5 $2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} (37... Ra7 $1 $19 38. Re3 hxg4 39. Nxc6 Nd2 40. Rxe8+ Qxe8 41. hxg4 Qe3+ 42. Kh1 Nf3) 38. Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} (38... hxg4 $16 39. hxg4 Nf6) 39. Bc1 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Bxc1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 40. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 41. hxg4 {[%emt 0:03:56]} Nxg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} (41... Re4 $16 {might work better.}) 42. Rg3 $18 {[%emt 0:00:39] Active counter play!} Ne3 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 43. Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:59]} (43. Bd3 $142) 43... Rd7 $2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} (43... Rce7) 44. Qc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 45. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rxe3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 46. Qxe3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 47. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 48. Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 49. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:39][%cal Bc1c3,Bc3b3,Bb3b8][%mdl 32]} ({Not} 49. Qxc6 Qd8 50. Rc3 (50. Bg2 Bxg2 51. a7 Bh1 $11) 50... Qg5+ 51. Kf2 Qe5 $18) 49... Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 50. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:41][%cal Oa6a7] White threatens a7! and mate.} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 51. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} {Weighted Error Value: White=0.40/Black=0.92} 52. Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 1-0

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Das, Rohan"]
[Black "Shrauger, Alex Hayden"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott/TA"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2099"]
[BlackElo "2206"]
[PlyCount "191"]
[GameId "2187700216698918"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 16,191,72,26,116,64,113,115,119,61,64,72,100,42,93,-39,41,-70,-63,-71,-77,-71,-73,-71,-47,0,-43,-40,-41,-47,-45,-63,312,310,306,306,301,293,291,289,356,352,381,339,352,360,336,27,21,72,278,-453,-436,-430,-328,-325,-327,-297,-323,-318,-319,-318,-306,-461,-215,-145,0,0,-25,-3,0,-45,-56,-52,-103,-597,-553,-563,-190,-562,-554,-536,-543,-529,-611,-580,-582,-625,-482,-553,-531,-659,-627,-704,-681,-802,-724,-722,-682,-658,-600,-625,-611,-1415,-994,-747,-705,-1315,-686,-4710,-3645,-2206,0,-1826,-923,-1230,-867,-3197,-666,-7639,-8314,-6941,-43,-5319,-5483,-7362,-8270,-8254,0,-5208,-7127,-7907,0,0,0,0,0,-6922,0,-5788,-8314,-7419,-5812,-7843,-6218,-6137,-5969,-4130,-1340,-660,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qe7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:03][%mdl 4] is more profitable than 8...c6 at the moment.} 9. d5 {[%emt 0:10:11]} (9. Qc2 $16) 9... c5 {[%emt 0:02:43] E94: King's Indian: Classical: 6 Be2 e5 7 0-0: Various Black 7th moves.} (9... a5 $11 {remains equal.}) 10. a3 {[%emt 0:04:03]} (10. Kh1 $16) 10... Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} (10... Ng4 $14) 11. Bg5 $16 {[%emt 0:19:07]} h6 $146 {[%emt 0:00:09] White is better.} (11... Rg8 12. Ne1 Qf8 13. Qd2 Ne8 14. Be3 f5 15. f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Ne5 17. Rc1 Nf6 18. exf5 Bxf5 {½-½ (43) Sychev,K (2537)-Jones,G (2682) St Petersburg 2018}) 12. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:41] White is more active.} (12. Bd2 $16) 12... g5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 13. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 14. Ne1 {[%emt 0:04:28]} (14. Nd2 $16 Nxg3 {EW: So much for the "TA" facility in ChessBase.} ({EW: Any King's Indian player from the 60s would play} 14... Nf4 15. Bg4 Nf6 16. Bxc8 Raxc8 $16 {might be better than some other times, but in general it's better *not* to double White's pawns (and give them a half-open file a/o another pawn to control squares).}) 15. hxg3 (15. fxg3 Nf6 $14)) 14... Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} (14... Nxg3 $1 $14 15. fxg3 f5) 15. b4 {[%emt 0:02:39]} (15. Bg4 $16) 15... b6 {[%emt 0:01:49]} ({Black should play} 15... f5 $1 $15 16. exf5 e4) 16. Nc2 {[%emt 0:05:40]} (16. Bg4 $14) 16... f5 $1 $36 {[%emt 0:03:32][%mdl 2048] Black has the initiative.} 17. f3 {[%emt 0:07:52]} Nxe2+ {[%emt 0:01:31]} 18. Qxe2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} f4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 19. Be1 {[%emt 0:02:11]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 20. g4 {[%emt 0:01:33]} fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} (20... h5 $11 21. h3 Nh7) 21. hxg3 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Bh3 {[%emt 0:10:16]} 22. Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} g4 {[%emt 0:12:34]} 23. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:05][%cal Rf3g4]} Nh5 $2 {[%emt 0:01:50][%mdl 8192]} (23... gxf3 $15 {keeps the upper hand.} 24. Rxf3 Qd7) 24. fxg4 $18 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:07:03]} 25. gxf4 {[%emt 0:05:41]} exf4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 26. Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} fxe3 {[%emt 0:04:17]} 27. Rxh3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:05:37]} 28. Rh5 {[%emt 0:13:33]} (28. Rxe3 Bd4 29. Bd2 Rf4 $19) 28... Qf4 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 29. Rc1 {[%emt 0:10:07]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:03:07]} 30. Rh3 {[%emt 0:02:40]} (30. Rf5 Rxf5 31. exf5 Rg8 $11) 30... Qg5 {[%emt 0:03:50][%cal Of8f2]} 31. Kg2 {[%emt 0:03:17]} (31. Rxe3 Bd4 32. Bd2 Rf4 $11 (32... Bxe3+ 33. Bxe3 Qh4 34. Qg2 $16)) (31. Bg3 $18) 31... Rf4 $11 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 32. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} (32. Qxe3 $2 Bd4 33. Qd3 (33. Qg3 $2 Rxg4 {[%mdl 64] Pin} 34. Rd1 Be5 $19 {[%mdl 64] Pin}) 33... Rxg4+ (33... Qxg4+ $2 34. Qg3 $18) 34. Rg3 Qxc1 $19 (34... Rxg3+ $2 35. Bxg3 Qxc1 36. Ne2 $19)) ({Better is} 32. bxc5 $11 Ref8 33. Nd1 (33. Qxe3 $2 Rxg4+ $19) 33... Rxg4+ 34. Rg3 Rxg3+ 35. Bxg3) 32... Ref8 $2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} (32... Bd4 $16) 33. Qxe3 $4 {[%emt 0:01:07][%mdl 8192]} (33. bxc5 $2 Rf2+ 34. Bxf2 Rxf2+ $17) (33. Nd1 $18) 33... Bd4 $19 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 34. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:58] [#] Strongly threatening Rd1.} Rf2+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:13][%mdl 512]} 35. Bxf2 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Rxf2+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} 36. Qxf2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxf2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 37. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qxc1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 38. bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:30][%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRN} 39. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} (39. Re3 $142) 39... Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} (39... Qc2+ $142 40. Kg1 Qxc4) 40. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Qd4+ {[%emt 0:01:00]} (40... Qa2+ $1 $17 41. Kf3 c4 (41... Qxa3+ 42. Kf4 $11)) 41. Re3 $11 {[%emt 0:00:30]} c4 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 42. Nf5 {[%emt 0:02:25][%csl LRd4,LRh6]} Qd2+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} 43. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} (43. Kf3 $11 {might be stronger.}) 43... Qf4+ $15 {[%emt 0:00:20][%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} 44. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} c3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} (44... Qxg4 45. Kd2 $17) (44... Qc1+ $15 45. Kf2 Qf4+ (45... Qxa3 46. d6 $11) 46. Ke1 c3) 45. d6 $2 {[%emt 0:01:56][%mdl 8192]} (45. Re3 $17) 45... Qc1+ {[%emt 0:06:38]} 46. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qd1 $2 {[%emt 0:01:03]} (46... Qxa3 47. d7 Qc5+ 48. Re3 $11) (46... Qf4+ 47. Ke1 Qxg4) 47. Ne3 $2 {[%emt 0:01:07]} (47. d7 {was the crucial defense.}) 47... Qxd6 $19 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 48. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxa3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 49. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Qa6+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} 50. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qf6+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 51. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:03:29]} 52. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qf6+ {[%emt 0:01:18]} 53. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 54. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 55. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 56. Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:04:49][%cal Oc3c2]} 57. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 58. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Qf2 {[%emt 0:00:50]} ({Not} 58... Qd6+ 59. Kxc3 Qg3+ 60. Kd2 $15) 59. Kxc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qf3+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 60. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Qxg4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 61. Rxa3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 62. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qd5+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 63. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Qg2 $2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} (63... Qh1+ $19 64. Ke2 Qg2+ 65. Kd3 Qf1+ 66. Re2 h5) 64. Re2 $2 {[%emt 0:00:02][%mdl 8192]} (64. Nd4 $11) 64... Qg1+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 65. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} h5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 66. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:34]} (66... Qd4+ $142 67. Nd3 h4 68. Re8+ Kg7) 67. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} h4 {[%emt 0:01:55]} 68. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qg1 $2 {[%emt 0:02:31]} (68... Qg4+ $19 69. Rf3 h3) 69. Rf3 $2 {[%emt 0:01:00][%mdl 8192]} (69. Re8+ $15 Kg7 70. Nf3) 69... Qg4 $1 {[%emt 0:03:42]} 70. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} h3 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 71. Nf2 {[%emt 0:00:40] [#]} Qc4+ $2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} (71... Qe6+ $1 $19 72. Kf1 Qc4+ (72... h2 73. Kg2 $19) 73. Ke1 Qb4+ 74. Kf1 Qb5+ (74... Qb1+ $2 75. Ke2 $19) 75. Rd3 Kg7 (75... Qb1+ 76. Ke2 $17)) 72. Ke1 $2 {[%emt 0:01:03][%mdl 8192]} (72. Ke3 $11) 72... Qb4+ {[%emt 0:00:30]} 73. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:48] [#]} Qb2+ $2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} (73... Qb5+ $1 $19 74. Kd2 Qa5+ 75. Ke2 Qa6+ 76. Ke1 Qa1+ (76... Qe6+ $2 77. Kf1 $19) 77. Ke2 Qe5+ 78. Kf1 Qb5+ (78... Qa1+ $2 79. Ke2 $19) 79. Rd3 Kg8 (79... Qb1+ $2 80. Ke2 $19)) 74. Kd3 $11 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Qb5+ {[%emt 0:00:45]} 75. Ke4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Qe8+ 76. Kf5 $2 {[%emt 0:01:24][%mdl 8192]} (76. Kf4 $11) 76... Qd7+ $2 {[%emt 0:01:31]} (76... Qh5+ $19 77. Kf4 h2 (77... Qh4+ $2 78. Ke5 $19)) 77. Ke4 $2 {[%emt 0:00:35][%mdl 8192]} (77. Kf4 $11) 77... Qh7+ $19 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 78. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} h2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 79. Nh1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Qb1 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 80. Rh3+ {[%emt 0:00:22]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:03] ( -> ...Qb3+)} 81. Ng3 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 82. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qd1+ $2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} (82... Qb2 $19 83. Rh5 Kf7) 83. Kg2 $11 {[%emt 0:00:28] The position is equal.} Qg1+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 84. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 85. Ne4+ {[%emt 0:00:34]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 86. Nf2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 87. Rh4+ {[%emt 0:00:42]} Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 88. Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:15] and ...Ke1 should not be overlooked} 89. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 90. Rc8+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 91. Rb8+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 92. Rc8+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 93. Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 94. Rxh2 {[%emt 0:00:25][%mdl 64] Decoy} Qxh2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 95. Ng4+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kf5 {What a bad dream for Black.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.83/Black=0.65} 96. Nxh2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Heiserman, Jimmy"]
[Black "Tsodikova, Natalya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott/TA"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2306"]
[BlackElo "2246"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[GameId "2187700216698919"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 6. Nge2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Be6 $6 {[%emt 0:01:21] This has been suspicious for ... well, see the game reference below! [#]} (6... Nge7) (6... h5 $5 7. h4 (7. h3 h4 8. g4 f5) 7... Nf6 8. O-O O-O) 7. d4 $1 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Bxc4 $2 {[%emt 0:06:13]} (7... exd4 8. Nxd4 $1 $14 (8. exd4 $2 Bxc4 $1 {(It's interesting how Black does well here but irrelevant)} 9. Bxc6+ (9. Qa4 $2 d5 $17) (9. d5 $2 Ne5 $17) 9... bxc6 10. Qa4 Bb5 $5 (10... Be6 11. d5 $1 Bh3 12. Nf4 Bg4 {Same here -- Stockfish gives Black the nominal something or other (which finally goes to 0.00 at depth 30)}) 11. Nxb5 cxb5 12. Qxb5+ Qd7 13. Qb7 $1 Rc8 14. Qxa7 Ne7 $11 {This one has more sustain -- still -0.06 at depth 33}) 8... Bd7 {A sort of only move} 9. Nde2 (9. O-O Nf6 10. b3) 9... Nf6 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 $14 {in the +0.60 range}) 8. d5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:08:08]} (8... Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Nb8 10. Qb5+ Nd7 11. Qxb7 Rb8 (11... Ne7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qb5 f5 14. e4 f4 15. Bh3 Nf6 16. Qd3 g5 17. Be6+ Kh8 18. g4 Ng6 19. f3 h5 20. h3 Rb8 21. Qa6 hxg4 22. hxg4 Nd7 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxa7 Bf6 25. Qa4 Qh7 26. Rf2 Nh4 27. Qd1 Bd8 28. Kf1 Rf6 29. Rh2 Rh6 30. a4 Kg7 31. Nb5 Ng6 32. Rxh6 Qxh6 33. Ke2 Qh2+ 34. Kd3 Nh4 35. Ra3 Qf2 36. Kc4 Rb6 37. Rc3 c5 38. Qd2 Qf1+ 39. Qd3 Qe1 40. Kb3 Ra6 41. Na3 Rb6+ 42. Ka2 Rb4 43. Qa6 Be7 44. Nc2 Rxa4+ 45. Qxa4 Qxc1 46. Qd7 Ng6 47. Nd4 Qf1 48. Nf5+ Kf8 49. Qc8+ Kf7 50. Nxd6+ Bxd6 51. Qe6+ Kg7 52. Qxd6 c4 53. Qc7+ Kh6 54. Qxc4 Qf2 55. Qa6 Kg7 56. Rc7+ Kh6 57. Rc6 {1-0 (57) Vranesic,Z-Suttles,D Chicago 1973}) 12. Qa6 (12. Qxa7 Nc5 13. Qa5 f5 14. O-O e4 15. Nb5 Ne7 16. Rd1 O-O 17. Bf1 Rb7 18. Rb1 Qb8 19. a4 Kh8 20. b3 Ng8 21. Ba3 Nf6 22. Bxc5 dxc5 23. Bc4 Ng4 24. d6 cxd6 25. Nxd6 Ra7 26. Qxc5 Ne5 27. Rd5 Nf3+ 28. Kg2 h5 29. Nb5 Re7 {1-0 (29) King,D (2560)-Wolff,P (2540) New York 1990 CBM 020 [Ribli,Zoltan]}) 12... Nc5 13. Qe2 f5 14. e4 Nf6 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Bh3 O-O 17. O-O Nfd7 18. Kh1 Kh8 19. Be3 f4 20. Bxc5 f3 21. Qc4 dxc5 22. Qg4 Nf6 23. Qxf3 Rxb2 24. Rad1 Rb4 25. Qe2 Rd4 26. Bg2 e4 27. Nxe4 Re8 28. f3 Nxd5 29. Qf2 Ne3 30. Rxd4 Bxd4 31. Re1 Rxe4 32. fxe4 Ng4 33. Qf7 Nf2+ 34. Kg1 Nd3+ 35. Kf1 Nxe1 36. Kxe1 Be3 37. Qd5 Qxd5 38. exd5 Kg7 39. Ke2 Bg1 40. h3 c4 41. Kd2 Bd4 42. Bf1 c3+ 43. Kc2 Kf6 44. Bd3 h6 45. Kb3 Ke5 46. a4 {½-½ (46) Larsen,B-Suttles,D Palma de Mallorca 1970}) (8... Nce7 $142 9. Qa4+ b5 10. Nxb5 Bxb5 11. Qxb5+ Qd7 12. Qc4 (12. Qb7 Rc8) 12... f5 13. O-O h5 14. h4 Nf6 15. b4 $16) 9. Qa4+ $16 {[%emt 0:02:32]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:11] White is better.} 10. Nxb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 11. Qxb5+ {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:40] (best)} 12. O-O {[%emt 0:09:04]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 13. e4 {[%emt 0:06:53]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:03]} 14. Qc4 $146 {[%emt 0:04:58]} (14. Rb1 $1 $16 {by a bit, acc. to Stockfish 17.1}) (14. Nc3 Rb8 15. Qe2 c5 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Be3 Nc5 18. Qd2 Ne6 19. Rac1 Ned4 20. f4 {1-0 (40) Botvinnik,M-Levenfish,G Moscow/Leningrad 1937}) 14... f5 {[%emt 0:03:43]} (14... c6 $14) 15. f3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} ({White should try} 15. Bg5 $16) 15... Nb6 $14 {[%emt 0:16:48]} 16. Qc2 {[%emt 0:03:13]} c5 {[%emt 0:04:28]} ({Better is} 16... c6 $14) 17. dxc6 {[%emt 0:11:04][%csl Oc6] White has a strong passed pawn} (17. Bd2 $16) 17... Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 18. Bg5 {[%emt 0:03:11] [#]} Bf6 $1 {[%emt 0:00:49]} (18... Rxc6 $2 19. Qxc6 Nxc6 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. exf5 $18) 19. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:08:21]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 20. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} (20. f4 $14 {is superior.}) 20... gxf5 $11 {[%emt 0:02:18][%cal Od6d5]} 21. f4 {[%emt 0:07:46]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:24][%cal Od6d5] With the idea ...d5!.} 22. Nd4 $132 {[%emt 0:04:42][%mdl 2048] White puts up resistance} d5 {[%emt 0:01:23][%cal Re7c6]} 23. b3 {[%emt 0:03:32]} Nxc6 {[%emt 0:04:06]} 24. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:07:31]} 25. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 26. a4 {[%emt 0:04:12]} a5 {[%emt 0:03:36]} 27. Bh3 {[%emt 0:02:49]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 28. b4 {[%emt 0:05:30]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:08:07]} 29. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Qxd4+ {[%emt 0:02:09]} 30. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 31. Rad1 {[%emt 0:05:00]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:09:25]} (31... axb4 32. a5 b3 (32... Rxd4 33. Rxd4 b3 34. Rb4 $11) 33. Bf1 (33. axb6 $2 b2 $17 34. Rb1 Rxb6 35. Rdd1 Ke6 $19) 33... Rc2 34. Rb4 $1 Nc4 35. Rxb3 Nd2 $11) 32. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06][%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} (32... Nxa4 $11) (32... axb4 $11) 33. bxa5 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:50][%cal Oe6d6] and ...Kd6! should not be overlooked} 34. a6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rf8 $6 {[%emt 0:01:31]} (34... Kd6 35. a7 Rf8) 35. Bf1 $14 {[%emt 0:01:43]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:02:08]} 36. Bb5 {[%emt 0:02:06]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:26] Prevents Bc6.} 37. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Nc2 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 38. Rd1 $1 {[%emt 0:00:07] aiming for Rc1.} d4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 39. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 40. Kd2 {[%emt 0:02:22]} (40. a7 Ra8 41. Kd2 Ne3 $11) 40... d3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 41. a7 {[%emt 0:03:28]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:03:25][%mdl 1024] Black has compensation.} {This move loses the game for White.} 42. Bc6 $2 {[%emt 0:00:50][%mdl 8192] [#]} (42. Bxd3 exd3 43. Rb1 $11) 42... e3+ $1 $19 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 43. Kc1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kc3 {[%emt 0:02:03]} 44. Bf3 {[%emt 0:04:40]} d2+ {[%emt 0:01:23]} 45. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:32] Weighted Error Value: White=0.19/Black=0.06} 0-1

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Bambou, Christophe"]
[Black "Cremisi, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2119"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[GameId "2187700216698920"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 12,119,32,2,32,21,22,16,20,20,43,48,57,56,59,55,90,92,153,149,141,57,53,29,25,34,30,46,50,-12,-18,-16,-24,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-1,-21,0,-34,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,13,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,499,452,656,640,652,645,706,705,693,685,766,762,796,779,826,799,800,779,757,686,667,678,664,632,699,698,689,687,684,683,669,660,634,574,636,633,688,691,697,693,691,671,658,651,635,0]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:04:04]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. exd5 {[%emt 0:01:13]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:00:43]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 7. c3 {[%emt 0:00:30] 7.h3 is becoming the main line.} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:50] C01: French: Exchange Variation.} 8. a4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Nbc6 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 9. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:47][%cal Bb1a3,Ba3c2,Bc2e3][%mdl 32]} a6 {[%emt 0:04:16] Prevents Nb5. The position is equal.} 10. Nc2 {[%emt 0:03:18]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 11. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} O-O $146 {[%emt 0:02:42]} (11... h6 12. Ne3 Be4 13. Nd2 Bg6 14. Bg4 f5 15. Bh5 Bxh5 16. Qxh5+ g6 17. Qe2 O-O {½-½ (109) Ceres,D (2479)-Suleymanli,S (2290) Spilimbergo 2024}) 12. Ne3 {[%emt 0:03:15]} Be4 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 13. g3 {[%emt 0:07:23]} f5 {[%emt 0:04:45]} 14. Ng5 {[%emt 0:02:18]} f4 {[%emt 0:02:03]} (14... h6 $142) 15. Bg4 $16 {[%emt 0:02:19]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:01:27] [#]} 16. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:10:18]} ({White should play} 16. Ng2 $1 $16) 16... dxe4 $14 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 17. Nc4 {[%emt 0:02:41] Threatens to win with Nxd6.} Qg6 {[%emt 0:09:04]} 18. Bh5 {[%emt 0:08:41]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 19. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} cxd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 20. Qg4 {[%emt 0:11:42]} (20. h4 $14 Qh6 21. Bg4 (21. Bxf4 Rxf4 22. gxf4 Nd5 $15)) 20... Qd5 $1 $11 {[%emt 0:02:16] White must now prevent ...Rf5.} 21. Qh3 {[%emt 0:04:56]} (21. Bxf4 g6 22. Rae1 Rae8 $17 (22... Qxh5 23. Qxh5 gxh5 24. Bxd6 $15)) 21... f3 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 22. Bg4 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 23. c4 $1 {[%emt 0:02:16]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:02:20]} (23... Qxc4 $2 24. Bxf5 Rxf5 25. Qxf5 $18) 24. Bxf5 $1 {[%emt 0:06:55]} Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 26. Be3 {[%emt 0:03:03]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:08] White is weak on the light squares} 27. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:02:42]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 28. b3 {[%emt 0:07:40]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 29. d5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 30. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:56]} h6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 31. a5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 32. h3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 33. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 34. Ra2 {[%emt 0:04:02]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 35. Rad2 {[%emt 0:01:10]} g5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 36. Rg1 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 37. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Ng4+ $2 {[%emt 0:04:09][%mdl 8192]} 38. hxg4+ $18 {[%emt 0:01:37] White is clearly winning.} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:08] [#]} (38... Kxg4 $142 39. c5 Rh7) 39. Rh1 $1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rh7+ {[%emt 0:01:17]} 40. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rh3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 41. Rxh3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} gxh3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KR} 42. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 43. c5 {[%emt 0:01:30]} (43. Kxh3 $2 Rh8#) 43... dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 44. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 45. Bb6 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 46. Rd1 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 47. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 48. d6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 49. b4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 50. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 51. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} e3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 52. fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 53. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 54. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:08]} ({Weaker is} 54. d7 Ke6 $16) 54... Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 55. e4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} h2 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 56. Rh1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 57. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 58. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 59. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07 (flawless) /Black=0.33} 60. Kf2 $2 {[%emt 0:00:29] Ke5} (60. Kd3 $18 Rh5 61. e5) 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Smith, Olivia"]
[Black "Rajaram, Raghu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2137"]
[BlackElo "1848"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[GameId "2187700216698921"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 {[%emt 1:59:38]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 4. g3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} d6 {[%emt 0:02:53]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:02:02]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:01:55]} 7. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:46]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:30]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:03:48]} 9. Re1 {[%emt 0:05:01]} Be7 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 10. h3 {[%emt 0:04:52]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:16]} 11. Kh2 {[%emt 0:03:22]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:16:01]} 12. f4 {[%emt 0:03:58]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:03:59]} 13. a4 {[%emt 0:04:43]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:06:22]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:05:33]} Na5 {[%emt 0:09:05]} 15. Qd3 {[%emt 0:12:18]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:04:36]} 16. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Be8 {[%emt 0:04:35]} 17. Nf3 {[%emt 0:04:33]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:06:31]} 18. b3 {[%emt 0:02:49]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 19. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 20. a5 {[%emt 0:05:34]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:41]} 21. Qe2 {[%emt 0:09:16]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 22. Rec1 {[%emt 0:02:57]} d5 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 23. e5 {[%emt 0:03:13]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:05:10]} 24. Nd4 {[%emt 0:02:53]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 25. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Qxc6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 26. Na4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 27. Qe1 {[%emt 0:04:58]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:06:31]} 28. Nb6 {[%emt 0:03:39]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 29. f5 {[%emt 0:02:42]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 30. fxe6 {[%emt 0:07:54]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 31. c4 {[%emt 0:03:01]} Qxb3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 32. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 33. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:48]} exd5 {[%emt 0:02:27]} 34. Rc7 {[%emt 0:01:02]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 35. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Bxb6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 36. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qf3 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 37. axb6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 38. Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 39. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:01:29]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 40. Bb3+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 41. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 42. Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 43. Be7 {[%emt 0:00:56]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 44. Rf8+ {[%emt 0:00:54]} Rxf8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 45. Bxf8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be8 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 46. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:23]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 47. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 48. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 49. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 1-0

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.7"]
[White "Paragiri, Reyansh"]
[Black "Liou, Arthur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2015"]
[BlackElo "2030"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[GameId "2187700216698922"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3 Nbd7 9. Qf3 Be7 10. O-O-O h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bf2 Qc7 13. g3 b5 14. a3 Bb7 15. Bd3 Bc6 16. Nd4 Bb7 17. Rhe1 Nc5 18. Kb1 Rb8 19. Qe2 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Qc4 21. Nb3 Qxd3 22. Rxd3 Rg8 23. e5 dxe5 24. fxe5 Nd7 25. Bd4 b4 26. axb4 Bxb4 27. Red1 Rc8 28. Re3 Rc4 29. Na2 Be7 30. Na5 Rc7 31. Nxb7 Rxb7 32. Nc3 Bc5 33. Bxc5 Nxc5 34. Rd6 Ke7 35. Rc6 Nd7 36. Rxa6 Rc8 37. Ra5 Rbc7 38. Rd3 Rc5 39. Ra7 R8c7 40. Rxc7 Rxc7 41. Re3 Rc5 42. Kc1 Rxe5 43. Rf3 f5 44. Kd2 $15 {White offered a draw} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.8"]
[White "Sawhney, Yuvraj Singh"]
[Black "Viadiu-Ilarraza, Hector"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2052"]
[BlackElo "1937"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[GameId "2187700216698923"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 e5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c3 O-O 7. d3 a6 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nbd2 b5 14. d4 Nd7 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. g4 Nxf3+ 18. Nxf3 Bg6 19. Ne5 c4 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Nxg6 fxg6 22. e5 Rae8 23. Rfe1 Re6 24. Rd4 a5 25. a4 Rfe8 26. Re4 Qe7 27. b3 cxb3 28. axb5 a4 29. bxc6 Qc5 30. Qc4 Qxc6 31. Qxa4 Qxc3 32. R4e3 Qc2 33. Rxb3 Rf8 34. Qb4 Qxf2+ 35. Kh1 Qf4 36. Qc5 h5 37. Qd5 Qf7 38. Rb7 Re7 39. e6 Qf6 40. Rxe7 Qxe7 41. Rb1 Re8 42. Re1 hxg4 43. hxg4 Kg7 44. Kg2 Rf8 45. Rh1 Rd8 1-0

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.9"]
[White "Parsons, Stephen"]
[Black "Seshadri, Sudarshan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "1840"]
[BlackElo "2022"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[GameId "2187700216698924"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Ne2 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. h3 Nf6 7. c3 d5 8. d3 O-O 9. Qc2 e5 10. Bg5 dxe4 11. dxe4 h6 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Nd2 b6 14. Rfe1 Bb7 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Kh2 Nh5 17. Bf3 Nf6 18. Qc1 {[#]} Nd4 19. Bg2 Nxe2 20. Rxe2 Qd7 21. Ree1 Qa4 22. Qb1 Rd7 23. b3 Qc6 24. f3 Rfd8 25. Nc4 Ne8 26. Qc2 Kh7 27. Rd2 Nd6 28. Nxd6 Rxd6 29. Red1 Ba6 30. c4 Qc7 31. Rd5 Bb7 32. Rxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.10"]
[White "Zavgorodniy, Andrew"]
[Black "Winslow, Elliott"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "1937"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "2187700216698925"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. h3 e5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Be3 Bd7 9. Qd2 a6 $146 {I mix a few too many systems here.} (9... Re8 10. O-O Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12. Rfe1 Qf8 13. Nd5 e4 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 f6 17. Be3 Qf7 18. d5 Ne5 19. b3 g5 20. Bd4 Qh5 21. g4 Qg6 22. f4 exf3 23. exf3 h5 24. Re3 Re7 25. Rde1 Rde8 26. c5 b6 27. cxd6 cxd6 28. Qb4 f5 29. gxh5 Qf6 30. Kh1 f4 31. R3e2 Kh7 32. Qc3 Kh6 33. Rg1 Qf7 34. Rge1 Qxd5 35. Qc2 Qf7 36. Kh2 Qxh5 37. Bxe5 Rxe5 38. Rxe5 Rxe5 39. Rxe5 dxe5 40. Qc7 Qe8 41. Qxa7 Qe6 42. Qb8 Kg7 43. Qd8 Kg6 44. a4 Be8 45. Bf1 e4 46. Bc4 Qe5 47. Qxb6+ Kh5 48. fxe4 f3+ 49. Kh1 Qg3 50. Qg1 Qxh3+ 51. Qh2 Kh4 52. a5 g4 53. a6 g3 54. Qxh3+ Kxh3 55. Bf1+ g2+ 56. Bxg2+ fxg2+ 57. Kg1 Kg3 58. e5 Kf4 59. e6 Ke5 60. e7 {1-0 Rakhmanov,A (2596)-Onyshchuk,V (2610) Julius Baer GenCup PI/In, Chess.com 2024}) (9... Qc8 10. Rd1 Re8 11. b3 a6 12. g4 h5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. Bd4 Re8 16. Qf4 Nh7 17. gxh5 g5 18. Qg3 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Kh8 20. h6 Bc6 21. h4 Qf5 22. Bd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Re5 24. hxg5 Rxd5 25. cxd5 Qxg5 26. Qxg5 Nxg5 27. Rh4 Re8 28. Kd2 Kh7 29. Rb4 b5 30. a4 Kxh6 31. axb5 axb5 32. Rxb5 Ne4+ 33. Nxe4 Rxe4 34. Kd3 f5 35. e3 Kg5 36. Rb7 Re7 37. Rb4 Kf6 38. f4 Rh7 39. Rb7 Rh1 40. Rxc7 Rd1+ 41. Kc2 Rxd5 42. b4 Rb5 43. Kb3 Rb8 44. Kc4 Re8 45. b5 Rxe3 46. b6 Re1 47. b7 Rb1 48. Kd5 Kg6 49. Kxd6 Kh5 50. Rg7 Kh6 51. Rd7 Kh5 52. Kc7 Kg4 53. Rd4 Rc1+ 54. Kb8 {1-0 (54) Eingorn,V (2592)-Kupreichik,V (2457) Bad Woerishofen 1999}) 10. O-O {TP} Qc8 11. Kh2 Rb8 $146 (11... exd4 12. Nxd4 Re8 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Rad1 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qe6 16. b3 b5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 bxc4 19. Qxe6 fxe6 20. bxc4 Rab8 21. Rb1 c5 22. Rfd1 Bf8 23. Bf4 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 d5 25. Bc7 Rc8 26. Be5 dxc4 27. Rc1 c3 28. Bxc3 Bg7 29. Kf3 Bxc3 30. Rxc3 Kf7 31. Ke4 Ke7 32. f4 Kd6 33. Kd3 e5 34. e4 Kc6 35. Kc4 Re8 36. Rf3 exf4 37. Rxf4 Re6 38. h4 Kd6 39. a4 h6 40. e5+ Rxe5 41. Rf6+ Ke7 42. Rxa6 Kf7 {½-½ (42) Borisova,B (2170)-Olsson,A Stockholm 1983}) (11... Re8 12. d5 Ne7 (12... Na5 13. b3 b6 14. Rac1 Nb7 15. Bh6 Bh8 16. e4 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Rfe1 b4 19. Nd1 Nc5 20. Ng1 Qa6 21. Rc2 Bb5 22. f3 Bd3 23. Rb2 Qa3 24. Be3 Nfd7 25. Bf1 Qa6 26. Bxc5 Nxc5 27. Ne3 Bxf1 28. Rxf1 Bg7 29. Nc4 f5 30. Re1 fxe4 31. fxe4 Rf8 32. Re2 Rf1 33. Kg2 Raf8 34. Qe3 h5 35. h4 Qc8 36. Rf2 R1xf2+ 37. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 38. Kxf2 Qg4 39. Nd2 Kh7 40. Qf3 Qd7 41. Kg2 c6 42. Nh3 cxd5 43. exd5 Qf5 44. Ng5+ Kg8 45. Nde4 Nxe4 46. Nxe4 Qd7 47. Qf6 Qg4 48. Qd8+ Kh7 49. Ng5+ Kh6 50. Nf7+ Kh7 {½-½ (50) Metzger,A (1757)-Pape,M (2068) Osterburg 2006}) 13. c5 Nf5 14. cxd6 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 cxd6 16. Qb6 Qc5 17. Qxc5 dxc5 18. e4 Bh6 19. a4 b6 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Bf1 Bc8 22. Rab1 Rd6 23. b4 Nd7 24. b5 a5 25. Ne1 f5 26. Nc2 Nf6 27. Na3 Nxe4 28. Nxe4 fxe4 29. Nc4 Rf6 30. Rb2 e3 31. fxe3 e4 32. Bg2 Bb7 33. h4 g5 34. Bh3 gxh4 35. gxh4 Kh8 36. d6 Rf3 37. d7 Rd8 38. Re2 Bg7 39. Rd6 h5 40. Red2 Bf6 41. Rxb6 Ba8 42. Re6 Bxh4 43. Rh6+ Kg7 44. Rxh5 Be1 45. Rg2+ Kf6 46. Rh6+ Ke7 47. Ne5 Bc3 48. Re6+ Kf8 49. Nxf3 exf3 50. Re8+ Kf7 51. Rxd8 Be5+ 52. Kg1 {1-0 (52) Smirnov,S (2250)-Dukaczewski,P (2270) Benasque 2000}) 12. c5 $2 (12. dxe5 $16) (12. b3 $16) (12. Rac1 $16) 12... e4 $2 {As usual, avoiding the dynamic but more than adequate, for the ponderous if stodgy.} (12... exd4 13. Nxd4 dxc5 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Bxc5 Re8 $11 {(0.00/d35) but only after some advantage for Black for a while.}) 13. Ne1 $2 $11 (13. Ng5 d5 14. f3 $1 exf3 (14... h6 15. fxe4 $1 hxg5 16. exd5 $1 $16 g4 $1 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. h4 Nh5 19. b3) 15. Rxf3 $14) 13... d5 $6 (13... dxc5 14. dxc5 (14. d5 $6 Ne5 15. Bxc5 Re8 16. Rc1 b5 $15) 14... Ne5 (14... Bf5) (14... Be6 $11 {[%csl Re4,Rh3]})) 14. f3 exf3 15. exf3 $1 $14 Re8 16. g4 $6 (16. Nd3 Qd8 17. Rae1 b6) 16... Be6 $2 (16... Rxe3 $1 17. Qxe3 Nxd4 18. Rd1 $1 Ne6 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Bb5 21. Rf2 Qe8) 17. Nd3 h5 18. Rae1 b6 $6 $17 (18... hxg4 19. hxg4 Nh7) (18... Qd7 $14) 19. cxb6 (19. Bf2) 19... cxb6 20. Nf4 hxg4 $6 (20... Qc7 21. Kh1 Qd7 22. g5 (22. gxh5 $6 Bf5) 22... Nh7 23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. h4 Ree8 25. f4 Ne7 26. Bf2 Nf8 $14) 21. fxg4 $16 {[#]} Bxg4 $4 $18 (21... Qd7) 22. Ncxd5 $5 (22. hxg4 Nxg4+ 23. Kh1 Nxe3 24. Rxe3 Rxe3 25. Qxe3 Qg4 26. Bxd5 Bxd4 27. Qh3 $18) 22... Bd7 $6 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Nxg6 Qd8 25. d5 Ne5 26. Nxe5 Bxe5+ 27. Bf4 f6 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 fxe5 30. Qh6 Qe7 31. Be4 1-0

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.11"]
[White "Sankar, Arjun"]
[Black "Diller, Bradley R"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Diller,Bradley R"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "1905"]
[BlackElo "2070"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[GameId "2188194166835249"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Qg4 g6 8. h4 h6 9. Nf3 $6 {The knight obstructs the queen's mobility and renders the queen sortie Qa4 more effective.} (9. h5 $142 g5 10. f4 f5 11. Qg3 g4 12. dxc5 Qa5 13. Ne2 $14 {0-1 Giri,A (2792)-Carlsen,M (2830) Wch Blitz Almaty 2022 (7)}) 9... Qa5 10. Bd2 c4 ({I strongly considered Qa4 but did not see an effective response against 11 Bd3. If I play 12 c4 then 12 ... Bxg6 is very strong. If 11 ... Nge7 then 12 h5 forcing 12 ... g5 followed by the strong 13 Nh2 preparing both f4 and repositioning the knight on g4. However, simply 11 ... Bd7 is quite strong as 12 Bxg6 fxg6 13 Qxg6 fails to 13 ... Kf8.} 10... Qa4 $142 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 11. Bd3 Bd7 $1 12. O-O c4 $11) 11. h5 {White spent 45 minutes contemplating the enticing 12 Nxg5 sacrifice and later rejecting in in favor of 12 Be2 which was far worse. In retrospect, the sacrifice was his best chance at achieving equality.} g5 12. Be2 (12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Qxg5 Nge7 14. Qg7 Rg8 15. Qf6 ({The provocative 15 h6 fails as follows:} 15. h6 $2 Rxg7 16. hxg7 Kd7) 15... Bd7 $15 {I thought I had a clear edge in this line, but Stockfish only gives a slight advantage to black.}) 12... Bd7 $6 ({I kept missing the thematic push f5 gaining space on the king side and forcing the queen to an awkward square.} 12... f5 $1 $17) 13. O-O O-O-O $6 (13... f5 $142 $1 $17) 14. Rfb1 Kb8 $2 (14... f5 $1 {Now 14 ... f5 would have been crushing. Kb8 is an error in making f5 push more difficult because the check is vulnerable on the king is vulnerable to a check on the diagonal after a later f5 push as we shall see shortly.} 15. Qg3 Be8 16. Nh2 Nxd4 $1 $19) 15. a4 Nce7 $6 (15... Ka8 $142 16. Qg3 Re8 17. Rb5 Qd8 $15) 16. Nh2 {Now, I finally do the f5 push but it is far less effective because white can play the equalizing17 exf6 as white gains a critical tempo with 18 Qg3+ thanks to my mistake with 14 ... Kb8.} f5 17. Qg3 (17. exf6 $142 Nxf6 18. Qg3+ Ka8 19. Bf3 Rdf8 $11) {I thought f4 was a natural idea to support piece activation, i.e., Nf5 followed by Nge7. However, the drawback of the push are a couple: First, the pawn push weakens g4 and allows white to establish a potential knight outpost on g4 followed by Nf6. Second, the more serious problem is that white can respond with 18 Qh3 supporting the powerful repositioning of the queen bishop on the a3 diagonal, as we shall shortly.} 17... f4 $2 (17... Ka8 $142 18. Bc1 Be8 19. Ba3 Nc6 20. Rb5 Qc7 $15) 18. Qg4 $2 ({Qh3 supporting the powerful repositioning of queen bishop on the a3 diagnal was far superior securing white a slight advantage.} 18. Qh3 $142 Nf5 19. Bc1 Rf8 20. Ba3 Rf7 21. Bb4 Qd8 $16) 18... Nf5 $1 $11 19. Rb4 Nge7 20. Qf3 {Preparing Nc6 but a6 weakens the b6 square and is entirely unnecessary. 20 .. Nc6 is decisive, because 21 Rb5 is met with the decisive 21... Nfxd4.} a6 $2 (20... Nc6 $142 $1 21. Rb5 Nfxd4 22. cxd4 Qxd2 $19) 21. Rab1 Bc8 22. g3 $2 (22. Bf1 Nc6 23. Rb6 Na7 (23... Qxa4 $2 24. Qd1 Na7 25. Ra1 Qe8 26. Qb1 $16) 24. R6b4 $11) 22... fxg3 23. fxg3 Rhf8 $2 {This was a plausible move, but allows the surprising 24 g4, found by Stockfish, forcing the knight to h4 giving black only a slight advantage. Would a human find this move?} (23... Nc6 $142 $17) 24. Qg2 $2 (24. g4 $1 Nh4 25. Qe3 Rf4 $15) {Now 24 ... Nc6 is decisive.} 24... Nc6 $19 {This loses quickly, but if the rook moves to any other square, Nxd4 wins.} 25. Rxc4 dxc4 26. Qxc6 Nxd4 27. cxd4 Qxd2 28. Bf3 Qxd4+ 29. Kh1 Rf7 30. Bg2 Ka7 31. Qe4 Qxe4 32. Bxe4 Rd4 33. Bf3 b6 34. Kg1 Bb7 35. Be2 Rd2 36. Re1 Rxc2 37. Ng4 Rd7 38. Nxh6 Rdd2 39. Kf1 Be4 40. Ng4 Rxe2 41. Rxe2 Bd3 42. h6 Rxe2 43. Nf2 Re3+ 0-1

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.12"]
[White "Smith, Roger Christopher"]
[Black "Cawthon, Jeremy David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "1826"]
[BlackElo "2009"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[GameId "2187700216698927"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. a5 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Be2 e5 13. Ndb5 Bf5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Na3 Ne6 16. Nc4 Nd4 17. Nxe5 Nxe2+ 18. Nxe2 Bxc2 19. Be3 Nd5 20. Bd4 Nf4 21. Nxf4 Rxd4 22. Rfc1 Bf5 23. Rc4 Rxc4 24. Nxc4 Rc8 25. Ne3 Be4 26. Nfd5 Bd8 27. b4 Kf8 28. Rd1 h5 29. f3 Bh7 30. Kf2 h4 31. g3 Rc6 32. Rd4 Rc1 33. gxh4 Bg6 34. Kg2 Ke8 35. f4 Re1 36. f5 Bh5 37. Re4+ Kf8 38. Nf4 Bg4 39. Rd4 Bf6 40. Rd3 Be2 41. Nxe2 Rxe2+ 42. Kh3 Rb2 43. Ng4 Be7 44. Rc3 Bd6 45. a6 bxa6 46. Rc8+ Ke7 47. Rg8 Bxb4 48. Rxg7 Bc3 49. Rg8 a5 50. Rc8 Rb3 51. Kg2 Kd7 52. Rf8 Rb4 53. Kf3 Ke7 54. Rc8 Bd4 55. h5 a4 56. h6 a3 57. f6+ Bxf6 58. Nxf6 a2 59. Rc7+ Kxf6 60. Rxa7 Rb2 61. Ra6+ Kg5 62. Kg3 f5 63. h7 Rb3+ 64. Kg2 Rb2+ 65. Kg3 Rb3+ 66. Kg2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.13"]
[White "Clemens, Kristian"]
[Black "Lewis, Edward"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "1965"]
[BlackElo "1950"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[GameId "2187700216698928"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. d4 c6 7. O-O Bg4 (7... Qa5) (7... Nbd7) (7... Bf5 $5) 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nbd7 10. b3 Rb8 11. Qd2 a6 12. Bb2 c5 13. e3 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. a4 bxa4 16. bxa4 e5 17. Ba3 exd4 18. exd4 Qa5 19. dxc5 Rb3 20. Nb1 Qxd2 21. Nxd2 Rd3 22. Bc1 Nxc5 23. Ra3 Rxa3 24. Bxa3 Nxa4 25. Bxd6 Rd8 26. Nc4 Rc8 27. Ne3 Ne8 28. Ba3 Be5 29. Kg2 Nf6 30. Rc1 Rxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 2000+"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.14"]
[White "Ivanenko, Anthony Vladimir"]
[Black "Horowitz, Phineas F"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "1913"]
[BlackElo "1921"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[GameId "2187700216698929"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O c5 6. b3 Nc6 7. Bb2 d4 8. e3 e5 9. exd4 exd4 10. d3 O-O {[#]} 11. Re1 Bg4 12. Nbd2 Bd6 13. a3 a5 14. Qc2 h6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Qd7 17. Nd2 Bh3 18. Bh1 f5 {[#]} 19. Ree1 f4 20. Bd5+ Kh8 21. Ne4 fxg3 22. fxg3 Ne5 23. Nxc5 {[#]} Qg4 24. Ne6 Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 Rxf3 26. Bxd4 {[#]} Bxg3 27. hxg3 Rxg3+ 28. Kh1 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.15"]
[White "Mays-Smith, Isaac S"]
[Black "Marvin, Hayes Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "1643"]
[BlackElo "1919"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[GameId "2187700216698930"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. a3 Bxd2+ 7. Nxd2 d6 8. Ngf3 Nbd7 9. O-O Re8 10. e4 e5 11. a4 a5 12. Qc2 b6 13. Nh4 g6 14. Ra3 Rb8 15. Ndf3 Bb7 16. d5 Nc5 17. Ne1 Bc8 18. Nd3 Nfxe4 {[#]} 19. Nxe5 dxe5 (19... Qxe5 $1) 20. Bxe4 f5 21. Bf3 e4 22. Re1 Bd7 23. Bd1 Qf6 24. Be2 Bxa4 25. Rxa4 Nxa4 26. Qxa4 Qxb2 27. Qc6 Qg7 28. Ng2 g5 29. Bh5 Re7 30. Ne3 Rf8 {[#]} 31. d6 cxd6 32. Qd5+ Kh8 33. Nxf5 Qf6 34. g4 Re5 35. Qxd6 $4 Rxf5 36. Qxf6+ R5xf6 37. Rb1 Rxf2 38. Rxb6 e3 39. Re6 e2 0-1

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.16"]
[White "Dutter, Frederic"]
[Black "Touset, Stephen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "1900"]
[BlackElo "1545"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[GameId "2187700216698931"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bg5 exd4 5. Qxd4 Be7 6. O-O-O O-O 7. Bc4 Nbd7 8. Nf3 c6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qxd6 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qa5 12. Qb4 Qc7 13. Qd6 Qa5 {[#]} 14. Qd4 b5 15. Bd3 Nb6 16. e5 h6 {[#]} 17. Qe4 g6 18. Nh4 Kh7 19. Nxg6 Kg7 1-0

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.17"]
[White "Yan, Rayna"]
[Black "Boyer, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D88"]
[WhiteElo "1681"]
[BlackElo "1669"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[GameId "2187700216698932"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 Qa5 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Rc1 Rd8 13. Qd3 Ne5 14. Qb3 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 Bd7 16. Qb3 Bb5 17. Rc5 a6 18. Qb2 Qb6 19. e5 Qe6 20. Nf4 Qf5 21. Rfc1 e6 22. Rc7 Bc6 23. Qe2 Bb5 24. Qf3 Bc6 25. Qe2 {[#]} g5 26. Nh5 Qg6 27. Nxg7 Kxg7 28. Qg4 Rac8 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Qxg5 Qxg5 31. Bxg5 Rc7 32. f3 Rd7 33. Be3 Rd5 34. a3 Rb5 35. Rc3 Rb2 36. Bg5 h6 37. Be7 Kg6 38. Bb4 h5 39. Rc1 Ra2 40. Rc3 Kf5 41. Bc5 h4 42. Rb3 Rc2 43. Rb1 f6 44. exf6 Kxf6 45. Bd6 Kf5 46. Be7 h3 47. gxh3 Bxf3 48. h4 Rg2+ 49. Kf1 Rxh2 50. Rb3 Ke4 51. Bf6 Kf4 $4 52. Be5+ 1-0

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.18"]
[White "Pickering, Carl Anthony"]
[Black "Tam, Hoa Long"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1621"]
[BlackElo "1564"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[GameId "2187700216698933"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bf5 5. f3 Nbd7 6. Qe2 exf3 7. Nxf3 c6 8. O-O-O g6 9. Ne5 Bg7 10. g4 Be6 11. h4 O-O 12. h5 Qa5 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Qh2 Rfd8 16. Be2 Nxg4 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Bxg4 Bxg4 19. Rdf1 Be6 20. Nxg6+ Ke8 21. Qxg7 Qg5+ 22. Kb1 Qxg6 23. Qe5 Kd7 24. d5 cxd5 25. Nxd5 Rac8 26. Nc3 Rc6 27. Rd1+ Rd6 28. Nb5 Bg4 29. Nxd6 exd6 30. Qb5+ Kc8 31. Rdg1 f5 32. a3 Kb8 33. Rh2 Qe6 34. Rgh1 Qe5 35. Qb3 d5 36. Rh7 b6 37. Qa4 a5 38. R1h6 1-0

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.19"]
[White "Stults, Sawyer"]
[Black "Babayan, Gagik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "1471"]
[BlackElo "1725"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[GameId "2187700216698934"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 c6 5. c5 Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 b6 9. b4 a5 10. Qa4 Bb7 11. Ne5 axb4 12. Qxb4 Nfd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Rb1 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. O-O Rb8 18. cxb6 Nxb6 19. Qb3 Raa8 20. Qc2 Nc4 21. Rxb8+ Rxb8 22. Rb1 Rxb1+ 23. Qxb1 g6 24. Na4 Bd6 25. g3 h5 26. Nc5 h4 27. Qe1 hxg3 28. hxg3 Qe7 29. Kg2 Bxc5 30. dxc5 Qe4+ 31. Kf1 d4 32. Bf4 Qh1+ 33. Ke2 Qd5 34. Qb4 d3+ 35. Kd1 Qf3+ 36. Kc1 Qh1+ 37. Qe1 Qxe1# 0-1

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.20"]
[White "Zhanaidarov, Orynbay"]
[Black "Siegel, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Siegel,David"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "1639"]
[BlackElo "1462"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[GameId "2187792882043108"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e6 6. c4 Qb6 7. Nb5 Bc5 ({The computer move here is} 7... d5 $1 {I saw that this drops a pawn, but apparently the attack against the White king is so strong that Black can also sac the c6 knight. Wild!} {An example line is} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. exd5 Bc5 10. dxc6 Bf2+ 11. Ke2 O-O {winning for Black!}) 8. Nd6+ Ke7 9. Nxc8+ Rhxc8 10. Be2 {I wasn't exactly sure how to proceed here. I liked my control over the g1-a7 diagonal and it seemed like it would take my opponent a couple of turns to untangle. I decided to give a check to prevent my opponent from castling, and then see if I could somehow take advantage of my lead in development. But I would be too slow and my opponent too crafty. The computer move here was again d5, following the same themes as move 7.} Bf2+ 11. Kf1 Bc5 12. a3 a5 13. Nc3 {The Black knight is now threatening to land a fork on a4, so I wanted to save my bishop.} Qd8 14. f4 Kf8 15. e5 Ne8 16. Qd3 f5 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 d6 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. exd6 Nxd6 21. c5 Nf7 22. g4 Qf6 23. gxf5 exf5 24. Nd5 {Threatening the queen and a rook fork on b6, but I had anticipated this.} Qxb2 25. Rd2 Qb1+ 26. Kg2 Qe4+ 27. Qxe4 fxe4 28. Nb6 Rd8 29. Rhd1 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 {I took some time here and decided I didn't want to allow the White rook to get to d2; the position would be defensible but sad. I also didn't love my knight on f7 since its mobility was limited by the pawns on f4 and c5, and a rook trade would have activated that piece.} Rd8 31. Rb2 Nd4 32. Bc4 e3 33. Nd5 Re8 34. Kf1 Nd8 35. Bd3 g6 $6 ({The computer finds a back-breaking move:} 35... N8e6 $1 {If White takes the e-pawn or the b-pawn, then 36... Nxc5 wins a piece. While if 36.Bxh7, ... e2 wins the exchange (or queens).}) 36. Nf6 Re7 37. Nd5 Re8 38. Nf6 Re7 39. Nd5 {A draw was offered but I wanted to play a few more moves.} e2+ 40. Bxe2 Rxe2 41. Rxe2 Nxe2 42. Kxe2 Ne6 43. Kd3 Nxc5+ 44. Kc4 Nd7 45. Kb5 Kf7 46. Kxa5 Ke6 {Draw agreed. Great game!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: 1600-1999"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.22"]
[White "Schaezlein, Charlie"]
[Black "Casares, Nick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "1506"]
[BlackElo "1600"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[GameId "2187700216698936"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Qe2 d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O-O Ne5 10. h3 h6 11. f4 Nc6 12. e5 Ne8 13. g4 Bxe3+ 14. Qxe3 Qh4 15. Bg2 g6 16. Kb1 Be6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Nf3 Qe7 20. Rhg1 Kh7 21. h4 Nf6 {[#]} 22. f5 $1 $18 gxf5 $6 23. g5 $6 (23. gxf5) 23... Ng4 24. Qf4 $4 (24. Qd4 $16) (24. Qd2 $16) (24. Rxg4 $1 fxg4 25. Ne4 $1 Bf5 (25... gxf3 26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. gxh6+ Kh8 28. Qe4 Qxf6 29. exf6) (25... f5 26. gxf6) 26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Nd4 Bg6 (27... Bh7) 28. Qc3 $1) 24... Be6 $4 (24... dxe5 $19) 25. exd6 cxd6 26. Rde1 Qd7 27. gxh6 f6 28. Nd4 Ne5 29. Rg7+ 1-0

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.23"]
[White "Booth, Kyle Ewart Coventry"]
[Black "Merk, Felix Elias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "1246"]
[BlackElo "1267"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[GameId "2187700216698937"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. f3 Re8 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Nd7 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. O-O Nc5 14. Rad1 Bd7 15. b3 Rb8 16. h4 h6 17. f4 Bc6 18. b4 Ne6 19. f5 Nf8 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. b5 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Bd7 23. Qf4 Be6 24. Nd5 Qc5 25. Nxe7 Qe5 26. Qxe5+ dxe5 27. Nd5 Nd7 $4 28. Nc7 Re7 29. Nxe6+ Rxe6 30. Rxd7+ Kg8 31. c5 a6 32. Bc4 Rbe8 33. Rxb7 axb5 34. Rxb5 Kg7 35. Bxe6 Rxe6 36. Rb7+ Kg8 37. Rc1 Rc6 38. Rb6 Rc7 39. c6 g5 40. Rb8+ Kh7 41. Rb7 1-0

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.24"]
[White "Sloan, Sacha Marino"]
[Black "Fitzgerald, William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "1056"]
[BlackElo "1263"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[GameId "2187700216698938"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Bxd8 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Nc3 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Ne2 (12. Nb5) 12... c5 (12... g6 $1) 13. Rg1 g6 14. Nf4 Bc7 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. Bb5+ Kf8 17. Nxf6 Bxf6 18. f4 a6 19. Be2 Rg8 20. e5 Bh4 21. Rg4 Be7 22. O-O-O h5 23. Rg2 Kg7 24. Bxh5 Kh6 25. Bf3 Rab8 26. Rdg1 Kh7 27. f5 gxf5 28. Rxg8 Rxg8 29. Rxg8 Kxg8 30. Bxb7 a5 31. Bc8 Bh4 32. f3 Bg3 33. e6 Bf4+ 34. Kd1 fxe6 35. Bxe6+ Kg7 36. Bxf5 Bg3 37. Kd2 Kf6 38. Bg4 Ke5 39. Kd3 Kd5 40. b3 Be1 41. f4 Bg3 42. f5 Bh4 43. Bh5 Be7 44. Bf7+ Kc6 45. Kc4 Kd6 46. Kb5 Bd8 47. h4 Bxh4 48. Kxa5 Be1+ 49. Kb6 Bb4 50. a4 Kd7 51. a5 1-0

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.25"]
[White "Quinn, Dahlia"]
[Black "Wickliffe, Zachary"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "1329"]
[BlackElo "1347"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[GameId "2187700216698939"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Qc2 bxc4 5. e4 e6 6. Bxc4 exd5 7. exd5 d6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Nge2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ng3 Nb6 12. b3 Nxc4 13. bxc4 Re8 14. Rb1 Ng4 15. Nce4 Bd7 16. Bf4 Qc7 17. Rfe1 Bf8 {[#]} 18. Ng5 g6 19. Nh5 $4 Bf5 $19 20. Qc3 Bxb1 21. Rxb1 gxh5 22. Qg3 Kh8 23. Qd3 Nf6 24. Qf5 Qe7 25. g4 {[#]} h6 $2 (25... Kg8 $19) (25... Rad8 $19) 26. Bxd6 $1 $11 Qd7 (26... Qe2 $11) 27. Qxf6+ Bg7 28. Nxf7+ Kh7 $2 (28... Kg8 $1 29. Nxh6+ Bxh6 30. Qxh6 Qxg4+ 31. Bg3 Rab8 $11 32. Rxb8 Rxb8 33. h3 Rb1+ 34. Kh2 Qe4 35. Qg5+ Kf8 $11) 29. Qf4 $6 (29. Qf5+ $1 Qxf5 30. gxf5 Re4 31. Rb7 Rxc4) 29... Qxg4+ 30. Qxg4 hxg4 $11 {/} 31. Bxc5 Rec8 32. Rb5 a6 33. Ra5 Bc3 34. Ra3 Rxc5 $6 35. Rxc3 Ra7 $2 36. Ne5 $18 h5 $6 37. d6 $2 $11 (37. Nd3 $1 $18 {and 6 others}) 37... Rxe5 38. c5 Rd5 39. c6 Rxd6 40. c7 Ra8 41. c8=Q Rxc8 42. Rxc8 Kg6 43. Rc5 Rf6 44. Ra5 Re6 45. Kg2 Rf6 46. Kg3 Rf3+ 47. Kg2 Rf6 48. h3 gxh3+ 49. Kxh3 Rxf2 50. Rxa6+ Rf6 51. Ra5 Rf5 52. Rxf5 Kxf5 53. a4 Ke6 54. a5 Kd7 55. a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.26"]
[White "Singer, Andrew"]
[Black "Kojevnikov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "1051"]
[BlackElo "1044"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[GameId "2187700216698940"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Ne5 11. Qd6 Ng6 12. Bg3 b6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. f3 Rc8 15. Bb5 Bc6 16. Ba6 Ra8 17. Nb5 Ne8 18. Qd4 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Qg5+ 20. Rd2 Qxb5 21. Qxd7 Qxd7 22. Rxd7 Nf6 23. Rd6 Rfd8 24. Rhd1 Rxd6 25. Rxd6 Kf8 26. Be1 Ke8 27. Bc3 Nf4 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. g3 Ng6 30. c4 Rd8 31. Rc6 Kd7 0-1

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.27"]
[White "Olson, David R"]
[Black "Hossain, Shaikat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[GameId "2187700216698941"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e4 e6 5. a3 Nc6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Bxc4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Ne7 9. Bg5 {Now "9...g5" -- it's clear a lot of moves are missing, but not which ones. 0-1, "34"} 0-1

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.28"]
[White "Le, Thu Anh"]
[Black "Starr, Albert Martin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "1217"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[GameId "2187700216698942"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 b5 2. e4 Bb7 3. Nd2 b4 4. Ngf3 e6 5. c4 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. Bb5+ Nd7 9. O-O Ngf6 10. Nc4 Be7 11. e5 Nxd5 12. exd6 Bf6 13. Re1+ Kf8 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. Bg5 g6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nce5 Qf5 18. d7 Kg7 19. Qe2 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Nxd7 21. Rad1 Rhd8 22. Qe7 Qf6 23. Qe2 a5 24. Qb5 Qb6 25. Qc4 Nf6 26. Ng5 Qc7 27. Rc1 h6 28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Rac8 30. a3 Qd7 31. h3 Qd3 32. Qxd3 Rxd3 33. axb4 Rb8 34. bxa5 Rxb2 35. Rxc5 Ra3 36. Rec4 Rba2 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.29"]
[White "Myers, Steven Lee"]
[Black "Toczyski, David Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "1171"]
[BlackElo "1369"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[GameId "2187700216698943"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Na3 a6 5. Bxd7+ Qxd7 6. e5 Nc6 7. d4 c4 8. h3 e6 9. Bf4 Nge7 10. Nf3 Ng6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Re1 b5 15. Qc1 Kh7 16. b4 Qd8 17. Nc2 f5 18. g3 a5 19. a3 Rf7 20. Kh2 Qf8 21. Rg1 f4 22. g4 Nh4 23. Nce1 Bd8 24. Qd1 Nxf3+ 25. Nxf3 g5 26. Qc2+ Kg8 27. Qg6+ Qg7 28. Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. Kg2 Rfa7 30. Rh1 axb4 31. cxb4 Rxa3 32. Rxa3 Rxa3 33. Rb1 Be7 34. Ne1 Nxd4 35. Rb2 Nc6 36. Nc2 Ra8 37. Bc3 Rd8 38. Nd4 Nxd4 39. Bxd4 Ra8 40. f3 Kf8 41. Kf2 Ke8 42. Rb1 Kd7 43. Bc3 Bd8 44. Ra1 Rxa1 45. Bxa1 Bb6+ 46. Ke2 d4 47. Kd2 Kc6 48. Ke2 Kd5 49. Kd2 Kxe5 50. Ke2 Kd5 51. Kd2 e5 52. Ke2 c3 53. Kd3 Bc7 0-1

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.30"]
[White "Cao, Danny Du Uy"]
[Black "Brickhouse, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Cao,Danny Du Uy/Analyze This"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "1167"]
[BlackElo "1267"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[GameId "2187700216698944"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Nc3 dxc4 (7... O-O) 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 (9. Be2) 9... h6 10. Bxf6 (10. Bh4) (10. Bf4) 10... Bxf6 {white 1 hr 25 min... black 1 hr 4;min} 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne4 Bb7 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Be4 Rab8 15. Rac1 (15. Bxc6 Rfc8) 15... Rfc8 16. Rfd1 a6 17. b4 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Bf5 Rd8 {white 57 min.... black 40 min} 21. Rd7 (21. a3) 21... Rxd7 22. Bxd7 Qe7 23. Rd1 Qxb4 24. Bf5 c5 25. Qd3 Qa5 26. Qd6 Rf8 (26... Ra8 27. Qxc5) 27. Bh7+ Kxh7 28. Qxf8 Qa4 (28... Qxa2 29. Qxc5) 29. Qd6 Qe4 30. Qd3 (30. Qg3 Qc2) 30... a5 {white 34 min... black 20 min} (30... Qxd3 31. Rxd3 Be4) 31. f3 (31. Qxe4+ Bxe4 32. f3) 31... Qxd3 32. Rxd3 Bc6 33. Rd6 Be8 34. Kf2 (34. Rd8 Bc6) 34... c4 35. Ke2 b4 36. Kd2 f6 37. e4 a4 38. Kc2 Bf7 39. Rb6 b3+ 40. axb3 axb3+ {white 19 min... black 15 min} 41. Kc3 (41. Kb2) 41... Kg6 42. Rb5 Kh7 43. Rc5 g6 44. f4 (44. e5 fxe5 45. Rxe5) 44... g5 45. f5 h5 {white 9 min... black 13 min} 46. e5 fxe5 47. Rxe5 Kg7 48. h3 Kf6 49. Rc5 g4 50. h4 (50. hxg4 hxg4) 50... Ke7 51. Rc6 Bd5 52. Rh6 Bxg2 53. Rxh5 Kf6 54. Rg5 Bf3 55. Rg8 Kxf5 {white under 1 min... black 5 min} 56. h5 Kf6 57. h6 Be4 58. Rxg4 Bd3 59. Rh4 Kg6 (59... Bh7 60. Rxc4 Bg8 61. Rh4 Bh7 62. Kxb3) 60. h7 1-0

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.31"]
[White "Tobias, Mason"]
[Black "Otterbach, Renate"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[BlackElo "1113"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[GameId "2187700216698945"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 e6 5. h4 Nf6 6. Be2 d6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Ng4 9. h5 Nxe3 10. Qxe3 e5 11. d5 Nb4 12. O-O-O a5 13. hxg6 fxg6 14. Kb1 Bg4 15. Rh2 Rf7 16. Ng5 Bxe2 17. Nxf7 Qf8 18. Nxe2 Qxf7 19. Rdh1 Rf8 20. Rxh7 Qxf2 21. Qh3 Qf7 22. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.32"]
[White "Liu, Eric"]
[Black "Burkhardt, Douglas Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Liu,Eric"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "1307"]
[BlackElo "863"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "2187700216698946"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{This game felt like redemption for my performance in game 3 of this tournament. That was also an exchange caro kann w/a similar setup on my end. I had a winning attack there but didn't understand how to execute it (exchanging my white bishop too early and relieving all the tension). I didn't make the same mistakes here. I did the opposite. I think this game is also a good model for how nasty white's attack can be in this opening. My opponent gave me arguably 2 or 3 extra tempi too (Re8, Qc7, and initiating the knight trades), highlighting the dangers.} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 e6 7. Qe2 Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Nbd2 {As far as I know, this is a pretty classic position for the Caro Kann exchange when black plays an early e6. Ne5 (next move) will close the center tightly and I can decide between long/short/no castle and rook lift vs pawn storm to attack, while my opponent (I think) has to get counterplay on the queenside.} Re8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. I was happy to see this. Surprisingly(?) this position is in Lichess's master's database. Re8 supports e6, but Ne5 followed by f4 locks the center forever. It also really weakens the f-file, which is important in a few moves.} (10... Nd7 11. O-O) 11. Ne5 Qc7 {From here, the way the game played out (up to move 21, Qxe8+) was already on my mind. Qc7 seems to telegraph wanting to trade knights. With f4 (next move), I kick the other knight away and open the file for my rook. This wasn't the only way forward but it seemed likely... and then I wouldn't have to worry about rook lift vs pawn storm anymore.} 12. f4 Nxe5 $2 {Mistake. Re7 was best.} (12... Re7 13. O-O) 13. fxe5 Nd7 14. O-O {Stockfish prefers Qh5 by a small margin. I spent ~10min debating this vs O-O. I expected g6 and would have played Qh6 (Qg5 is better) followed by h4, h5. But I castled instead because I felt that gave my opponent more room for errors. I thought the worst case was f5, but I keep the center closed with Nf3, Ne5 and attack with rook lift. (Plus Bxh7 is a big threat.)} (14. Qh5 g6) 14... f6 $4 {Blunder. f5 was best. I was excited! This is exactly what I hoped would happen by O-O and what I imagined (love sacs) as far back as move 11. I double-checked everything and moved forward... I thought I was winning an exchange and 1-2 pawns if not a queen. Maybe this position is straightforward, but I almost never correctly anticipate moves as in this game lol.} (14... f5 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Nf3) 15. Qh5 g6 $6 {Inaccuracy. f5 was best.} (15... f5 16. Qxe8+ Nf8 17. Qh5 Bd7 18. Qd1 Ng6 19. Qc1 Nh4 20. g3 Ng6 21. Nf3) 16. Bxg6 hxg6 $2 {[%eval 32740,0] Checkmate is now unavoidable. 16... Nxe5 was best.} (16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 hxg6 18. Qxg6+ Qg7 19. Qxe8+ Qf8 20. Qxf8+ Kxf8 21. Rxf6+ Ke7 22. Raf1) 17. Qxg6+ Kf8 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Qxf6+ Kg8 20. Qg6+ {[#10]} Qg7 21. Qxe8+ Kh7 22. Rf3 {Trying to find a cool mate here was my last think. I had the right idea for the fastest mate, but I missed e5: Rf4 instead would have saved 3 tempi, ha.} (22. Rf4 Qg5 23. Rf7+) 22... e5 23. Rf7 {Opponent's last move was illegal (B to f6). I didn't call a penalty; he put the bishop back on the light squares and resigned.} Bf5 {Just showing the shortest mate; these moves weren't played.} (23... Bd7 24. Qxa8) 24. Qe7 Rg8 25. Rf1 Qxf7 26. Qxf7+ Rg7 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Rxf5 Rc7 29. Qg6+ Rg7 30. Qe8+ Kh7 31. Rh5# 1-0

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: u1600"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.34"]
[White "Blum, Paul"]
[Black "Ramos, Jo L Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1009"]
[BlackElo "821"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[GameId "2187700216698947"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Qxd6 8. Nc3 Qb4 9. Qb1 Ne4 10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. O-O f5 12. a3 Qb6 13. Qa2 Nd7 14. Rad1 O-O-O 15. Rd2 g5 16. d5 Nf6 17. Rfd1 Rd6 18. dxe6 Rxe6 19. Na4 Qc6 20. Qb3 h5 21. Nc3 h4 22. Nd5 Ree8 23. Qc3 Qxc3 24. bxc3 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Ref8 26. Re5 g4 27. Rdd5 Rh5 28. Rxe4 h3 29. g3 Rd8 30. Rxd8+ Kxd8 31. Re5 Kd7 32. e4 Kd6 33. Rxf5 Rxf5 34. exf5 Ke5 35. f6 Kxf6 36. Kf1 Ke5 37. Ke2 Ke4 38. a4 a6 39. c4 c5 40. c3 a5 41. Kd2 Kf3 42. Ke1 Kg2 43. f4 Kxh2 44. Kf2 {[#]} b5 45. axb5 a4 46. b6 a3 47. b7 a2 48. b8=Q a1=Q 49. Qe5 Qg1+ 50. Ke2 Qg2+ 51. Kd1 Qf3+ 52. Qe2+ Kg1 53. Qxf3 gxf3 54. Ke1 h2 55. f5 h1=Q 56. f6 0-1

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: Extra Rated"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.35"]
[White "Chen, Bowie"]
[Black "Agdamag, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1279"]
[BlackElo "1512"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[GameId "2187700216698948"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. f4 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Qh4+ 7. g3 Qd8 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Ndb5 Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 Nf6 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. Qd2 Nb4 13. O-O-O Ng4 14. Nb5 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 O-O 16. h3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 d5 18. Rhg1 Qd7 19. Nc3 Rfd8 20. Ne2 Qa4 21. Nc3 Qa5 22. e5 Rac8 23. Kb1 Ba6 24. Rd4 Bc4 25. g4 b5 26. a3 b4 27. axb4 Qxb4 28. b3 Qb7 29. Na2 Rb8 30. Rg3 a5 31. Kc1 Ba6 32. f5 Qb5 33. Nc3 Qc6 34. f6 Rdc8 35. Qg5 Kf8 36. Qxg7+ Ke8 37. Qg8+ Kd7 38. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "2nd Silman TNM: Extra Rated"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "2025.06.10"]
[Round "6.36"]
[White "Sevall, Dan"]
[Black "Chan, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Winslow,Elliott"]
[BlackElo "1601"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[GameId "2187700216698949"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nbd7 5. Nf3 e5 6. d5 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Qc2 Nf8 10. h3 Bd7 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. Bf1 Ng6 13. Ne2 cxd5 14. exd5 Bf5 15. Qb3 Ne4 16. Be3 a5 17. Rac1 Nc5 18. Qa3 b6 19. Ng3 Bd7 20. Qc3 Na4 21. Qc2 Nc5 22. b3 Rb8 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. Bxg5 e4 25. Re1 f5 26. Qd2 Ne5 27. Rc3 Ned3 28. Rd1 b5 29. cxb5 Bxb5 30. Nh5 Qb7 31. Nf4 {[#]} e3 32. fxe3 Ne4 33. Qc2 Nxc3 34. Rxd3 Bxd3 35. Bxd3 Ne4 36. Bxe4 Rxe4 37. Qd3 Qb5 38. Qd2 Rc8 39. Ne6 Qb4 40. Qb2 Qc3 41. Qf2 g6 42. Qg3 Qe5 43. Bf4 Qxd5 44. Nd4 Rc1+ 45. Kh2 Rc3 46. Qg5 Re8 47. Qf6 Rc7 48. Qg5 Kf7 49. Qg3 Qe4 50. Qg5 Qe7 51. Qg3 Qe4 52. Qg5 Qd3 53. Qg3 Qd2 54. a4 Qd3 55. Qf3 Qe4 56. Qg3 Rcc8 57. Bxd6 Rc1 58. Bf4 Qb1 59. Qf2 Rh1+ 60. Kg3 Qe1 61. Nc6 Qxf2+ 62. Kxf2 {In the jumble of guessed ambiguities on the one semi-readable scoresheet I've clearly lost the way. 0-1 90.} 0-1

