[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[WhiteElo "2860"]
[BlackElo "2836"]
[PlyCount "79"]

1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 0-0 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 $1 7. Nf3 {E32: Nimzo-Indian: Classical (4 Qc2): 4...0-0.} c5 $1 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Qh4 11. g3 Qh5 12. 0-0 g5 13. cxd5 gxf4 14. dxe6 Nxc3 15. exd7 fxg3 16. hxg3 Bxd7 {[#] Hoping for ...Ba4.} 17. bxc3 Rac8 18. Bf5 Bxc3 19. Bxd7 Bxa1 {The position is equal.} 20. Bxc8 Bxd4 21. Kg2 Qxe5 22. Bxb7 Rb8 {[#]} 23. Rh1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 23. Rb1 Kg7 24. Qd3 Qf6 25. Qe2 Re8 26. Qg4+ Kf8 27. Bf3 Qg6 28. Qxd4 Qxb1 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qe5+ Kf8 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qe5+ {1/2-1/2 (32) Leko,P (2732)-Dominguez Perez,L (2726) Tashkent 2012} )h5 24. Rh4 Kg7 $132 { Black is fighting back} 25. Re4 Qf5 26. Qd2 {
[#]} Qxf2+ $1 {} 27. Qxf2 Bxf2 28. Kxf2 {And now Bd5 would win.} Rxb7 $11 { Endgame KR-KR} 29. Ra4 $1 Kg6 30. Kf3 Kg5 31. Ra5+ f5 32. Ra4 Rc7 33. Kg2 Rd7 34. Kf3 Rf7 35. Ra5 Rc7 36. Ra4 Rc3+ 37. Kg2 Rc7 38. Kf3 Rc3+ 39. Kg2 Rc7 40. Kf3 {Not much happened in this game. Accuracy: White = 100%,
Black = 100%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "2"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2829"]
[PlyCount "276"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 0-0 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 7. c5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 8. h3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 9. b4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 10. a3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 11. Qc1 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:0:2]
} 12. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 13. 0-0 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 14. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rxa6 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 15. Qb2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:0:43]} 16. Rfb1 {[%emt 0:0:3]} axb4 {[%emt 0:0:17]
} 17. axb4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rxa1 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 18. Qxa1 {[%emt 0:0:4]
} Ra8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 19. Qb2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 20. Bh2 {[%emt 0:2:52]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 21. Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:41]} Nhf6 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 22. g4 {[%emt 0:0:58]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 23. Rxa8 {[%emt 0:1:53]
} Qxa8 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 24. Qa2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 25. Qa4 {[%emt 0:2:17]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 26. Qa1 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Bc7 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 27. Bxc7 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nxc7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 28. Qa5 {[%emt 0:0:4]
} f6 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 29. Ne2 {[%emt 0:0:47]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 30. Nc1 {[%emt 0:0:26]} g5 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 31. Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:36]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 32. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:1:29]} 33. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:12]
} Qa6 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 34. f4 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Qxa5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 35. Nxa5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 36. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:0:43]} 37. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:49]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:1:21]} 38. h4 {[%emt 0:0:16]
} Nd7 {[%emt 0:2:25]} 39. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:10]} gxh4+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 40. Kxh4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 41. Nd2 {[%emt 0:1:52]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 42. Nf3 {[%emt 0:1:7]} Ng6+ {[%emt 0:2:53]} 43. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} Kd8 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 44. Nh4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 45. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:54]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 46. Nc1 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 47. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} h5 {[%emt 0:1:0]} 48. Na5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} hxg4+ {[%emt 0:0:46]} 49. Kxg4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 50. f5 {[%emt 0:4:45]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:1:2]} 51. fxe6+ {[%emt 0:0:3]} Kxe6 {[%emt 0:0:9]
} 52. Ng2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:1:30]} 53. Nf4+ {[%emt 0:0:12]
} Kd7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 54. Nh5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 55. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 56. Nc1 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 57. Nf4+ {[%emt 0:0:38]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 58. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:4]
} Ng7 {[%emt 0:2:57]} 59. Na5 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Ngf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 60. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:22]} Nh4+ {[%emt 0:0:33]} 61. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Nhf5+ {[%emt 0:0:10]} 62. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Ng7 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 63. Nb7 {[%emt 0:0:6]
} Ke8 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 64. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 65. Na5 {[%emt 0:1:6]} Nef5 {[%emt 0:0:39]} 66. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 67. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:48]} Nef5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 68. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} Nh4+ {[%emt 0:0:12]} 69. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nhf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 70. Nd2 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 71. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 72. Nh2 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:43]} 73. Ng4 {[%emt 0:0:5]
} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 74. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:43]} Nh4+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 75. Ke2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nhf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 76. Nf2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Ng3+ {[%emt 0:0:22]} 77. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} N3f5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 78. Nd1 {[%emt 0:0:7]
} Nh4+ {[%emt 0:0:24]} 79. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:24]} Nhf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 80. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 81. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 82. Nce2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Na6 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 83. Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} Nc7 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 84. Nec1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 85. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 86. Nf2 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:54]} 87. Na5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 88. Ng4 {[%emt 0:0:6]
} Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 89. Nf2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 90. Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 91. Nf4+ {[%emt 0:0:20]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 92. Ng2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 93. Kf4 {[%emt 0:0:7]
} Ne6+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} 94. Kg4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nh6+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 95. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 96. Nf4+ {[%emt 0:0:10]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 97. Nh5 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 98. Ng3 {[%emt 0:0:2]
} Nhf7 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 99. e4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Ng5+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 100. Ke3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 101. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nge6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 102. Nc3 {[%emt 0:2:9]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 103. Kf4 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} Na6 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 104. Na2 {[%emt 0:0:43]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 105. Ke4 {[%emt 0:0:16]} f5+ {[%emt 0:0:55]} 106. Ke5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Nf7+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} 107. Kf4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nd5+ {[%emt 0:0:1]} 108. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 109. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:30]} Kh5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 110. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 111. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:6]
} f4+ {[%emt 0:0:12]} 112. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 113. Nc1 {[%emt 0:0:33]} Nxb4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 114. Ne2 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 115. Nc1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 116. Nd3 {[%emt 0:0:16]
} Nce6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 117. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Ng5+ {[%emt 0:0:23]} 118. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 119. Nb4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nge6 {[%emt 0:0:7]
} 120. d5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 121. c6 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} Ke5 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 122. Na5 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 123. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Nde6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 124. Nd3+ {[%emt 0:0:1]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:1:45]} 125. Nxf4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 126. Kxf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 127. Nb7 {[%emt 0:0:29]} b4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 128. Nc5 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 129. Na4 {[%emt 0:0:22]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 130. Nb2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Kxc6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 131. Ke5 {[%emt 0:0:12]
} Kc5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 132. Na4+ {[%emt 0:0:14]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 133. Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} d4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 134. Kxc7 {[%emt 0:0:7]
} d3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 135. Kb6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} d2 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 136. Nb2+ {[%emt 0:0:1]
} Kb3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 137. Nd1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Kc2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 138. Ne3+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kc1 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 0-1

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "111"]

1. c4 {} e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 0-0 8. 0-0 Re8 9. Nc2 d6 {A29:
English Opening: Four Knights Variation with 4 g3.} 10. Qd2 $5 { A
promising side line.} a5 11. b3 {[#]} Bf5 $146 {The position is equal.} ({
Predecessor:} 11... Nb4 12. Bb2 Nxc2 13. Qxc2 Bf5 14. Qc1 c6 15. Qd2 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Bxe4 {1/2-1/2 (36) Matlakov,M (2700)-Artemiev,V (2709) St
Petersburg 2018} )12. Ne3 Be4 {Black wants to play ...Bxg2.} 13. Bb2 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Nd7 15. Nd5 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 Nb4 (16... Nce5 {looks sharper.} 17. Qd4 a4 18. b4 f5 19. Rfd1 c6 )17. Ngf4 Nxd5 18. cxd5 (18. Nxd5 {keeps more tension.} a4 19. Rfd1 c6 20. Nc3 axb3 21. axb3 Rxa1 22. Qxa1 Qf6 23. Qb2 )Qf6 19. Qd2 Nc5 20. f3 Qe5 21. e4 b5 22. Rac1 f5 23. exf5 Qxf5 24. Rfe1 (24. Ne6 $5 Nxe6 25. dxe6 $14 )b4 25. Qd4 Qf7 26. Ne6 Nxe6 (26... Rac8 $11 )27. dxe6 $16 Rxe6 28. Rxe6 Qxe6 29. Rxc7 {} Qe5 (29... Qe1+ $16 {
keeps fighting.} 30. Kg2 Qe2+ 31. Kh3 Qe5 32. Qxe5 dxe5 )30. Qxe5 $2 ({Only
move:} 30. Qh4 $18 Qe1+ 31. Kg2 Qe2+ 32. Kh3 Qf1+ 33. Kg4 h5+ 34. Kg5 Qxf3 35. Kxg6 Qd3+ 36. Kxh5 Qe2+ 37. Qg4+ Qxg4+ 38. Kxg4 )dxe5 $18 {
Endgame KR-KR} 31. Rc5 a4 32. Rxe5 axb3 33. axb3 Ra1+ 34. Kg2 Rb1 35. Re3 Rb2+ 36. Kh3 h5 {[#] White stays focused until the end.} 37. g4 $1 hxg4+ 38. fxg4 g5 (38... Kg7 $16 )39. Kg3 Rb1 40. h3 Kf7 41. Kf3 Rf1+ $2 {[#]} (41... Rc1 42. Rd3 Ke6 )42. Ke4 $1 Ke6 43. Kd4+ Kd6 44. Kc4 Rf4+ 45. Kb5 Rd4 46. Re8 Rf4 47. Rg8 Rf3 48. Kxb4 Rxh3 49. Rxg5 Rh1 50. Kb5 Rg1 51. b4 Rb1 52. Rg8 Rb2 53. g5 {
White mates.} Ke6 54. g6 Kf6 55. Kc5 Rc2+ 56. Kb6 {Accuracy: White = 82%,
Black = 56%.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 0-0 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 {D38: Queen's Gambit
Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. 0-0 Nxc5 12. Nb5 Rd8 {
[#]} 13. Qe2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Qc2 a6 14. Nbd4 e5 15. a3 Bxa3 16. Nc6 bxc6 17. bxa3 Be6 18. Bxe6 Nxe6 19. Qxc6 {1/2-1/2 (50) Kolpak,S (2328)-Van der
Plas,R (2324) ICCF email 2016} )Ba5 14. a3 {b4 is the strong threat.} Ne4 15. Bd3 Nd6 {[#]} (15... Ng5 $1 $11 {remains equal.} )16. Nxd6 $1 $16 Rxd6 17. Rfd1 Rd8 18. Be4 a6 19. b4 Bb6 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Ne5 f5 22. Qh5 (22. Bf3 $16 )fxe4 $11 {The position is equal.} 23. Qf7+ Kh7 {[#] White must now
prevent ...Qg5.} 24. Qg6+ Kg8 {Strongly threatening ...Qe7.} 25. Qf7+ Kh7 {
And now ...Qg5 would win.} 26. Qg6+ Kg8 {aiming for ...Qe7.} 27. Qf7+ {
Accuracy: White = 86%, Black = 76%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 0-0 8. Qd2 {
C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} Nd7 9. 0-0-0 c6 {
9...Nf6 is the modern continuation.} 10. h4 Re8 11. Bd3 d5 12. h5 Nc5 {[#]} 13. Kb1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. h6 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 g6 15. c4 Bf8 16. cxd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 cxd5 18. Rxd5 f6 19. Nd4 {1/2-1/2 (36) Greig,S (2186)-Slyusar,V (2194)
ICCF email 2018} )Bg4 {[#]} (13... h6 $11 )14. Bxc5 ({White should try} 14. Bxh7+ $1 $16 {} Kxh7 15. h6 )Bxc5 $11 15. Qf4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Rh4 Bxf2 19. Rf4 Be3 20. Rxf6 Re5 21. Rdf1 Rf8 22. R6f5 Rxf5 23. Rxf5 { Endgame KRB-KRB} h6 24. c4 Rd8 25. cxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 cxd5 {KB-KB} 27. g4 Kf8 {The position is equal.} 28. Bf5 Ke7 29. Bd3 a5 30. a4 b6 31. Bf5 {Accuracy: White = 88%, Black = 85%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. d5 Bxc3+ 10. Bd2 Bxa1 11. Qxa1 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Qxd4 0-0 14. 0-0 {D85:
Exchange Grünfeld: Unusual White 7th moves and lines with 7 Nf3.} Qb6 15. Qa1 Bd7 ({Better is} 15... Rd8 $15 )16. Rb1 Qc7 17. Bh6 {} f6 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Qb2 {[#]} b6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 19... b5 20. g3 a6 21. Rc1 Qd6 22. Bd1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ {1/2-1/2 (23) Thew,B (2136)-Devine,G (2141) ICCF
email 2016} )20. Rc1 Qf4 21. Qa3 (21. Rc4 $11 {remains equal.} )Qxe4 $17 { Double Attack} 22. Bf3 {[#]} Qe5 $1 23. Qa6 Qf4 24. Rc4 {[#]} Qf5 (24... Qd2 $1 $17 {} 25. h3 Qe1+ 26. Kh2 Bf5 )25. h3 $11 {The
position is equal.} Qb1+ 26. Kh2 Bb5 27. Qb7 $1 {} Bxc4 28. Qxa8+ Kf7 29. Qh8 Qf5 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Qh7+ {
Accuracy: White = 84%, Black = 78%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Re1 d5 9. Nbd2 { is currently scoring better than 9.c4. Played by Peter
Svidler in April 2020. C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd
moves.} Nd6 $1 10. Nf1 Nd7 11. Bxf5 {White has an edge.} Nxf5 12. Qd3 g6 {[#]} 13. Bf4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Ne3 Nxe3 14. Bxe3 Re8 15. Bf4 c6 16. Re2 Bf6 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Re1 Qd8 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 {1/2-1/2 (59) Antolak,J (2249)
-Zatonskih,A (2420) Wroclaw 2019} )Re8 14. Re2 Bd6 15. Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Re1 Qf8 17. Bxd6 Nxd6 18. Ne5 Rd8 {} 19. Ne3 c6 20. N3g4 {Nxd7 is the strong threat.} f6 21. Nxd7 Rxd7 22. Re6 Ne4 {Hoping for
...Kf7.} 23. f3 {[#]} (23. Qh3 $11 )Kf7 $1 $17 24. fxe4 Kxe6 {
Endgame KQR-KQN} 25. Qh3 f5 ({But not} 25... dxe4 $6 26. Ne5+ f5 27. Nxd7 $11 )26. Ne5 Re7 ({Reject} 26... dxe4 $6 27. Nxd7 Kxd7 28. Qxh7+ Kd8 29. Qxg6 $11 (29. Qxb7 Qh6 $11 ))27. exd5+ cxd5 28. Qa3 (28. Qc3 $17 )Qb8 (28... Qh6 $19 {And now ...Qc1+ would win.} 29. Qc3 Qc1+ 30. Kf2 Kf6 )29. Qe3 $15 {
[#] aiming for Nc6+.} Kf6 $1 30. Qh6 Rxe5 31. dxe5+ Qxe5 { KQ-KQ} 32. h4 Qe7 33. c3 b6 34. a4 Ke6 (34... Ke5 $17 {Threatening ...Ke4.} 35. Kf2 d4 36. cxd4+ Kxd4 37. Qd2+ Kc5 38. Qc3+ Kd5 39. Qb3+ Ke5 40. Qc3+ Ke6 41. Qc4+ Ke5 42. Qc3+ Ke6 43. Qc4+ Kf6 )35. h5 $11 Kf6 36. hxg6 hxg6 37. Qh8+ (37. Kf2 $11 )Kg5 $17 38. Kh2 (38. Kf2 $17 )Qe4 $19 39. Qd8+ $2 (39. Qg7 )Kg4 {( -> ...Qf4+). Black is clearly winning.} 40. Qf6 g5 41. Qh6 Qe5+ 42. Kg1 Qe1+ 43. Kh2 Qh4+ {Accuracy: White = 58%, Black = 76%.} 0-1

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "133"]

1. e4 {} c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nf6 6. Nfd2 {B10: Caro-Kann: 2 d3 and 2 c4.} h5 7. h4 Ng4 8. Ke1 {[#]} e5 $146 ({
Predecessor:} 8... g6 9. Nc4 Nd7 10. a4 Bg7 11. f3 Nge5 12. a5 Rb8 13. Nc3 b5 14. axb6 axb6 {1-0 (75) Antipov,M (2549)-Wojtaszek,R (2725) Moscow 2019} )9. Nb3 a5 {Hoping for ...a4.} 10. a4 Na6 ({Black should try} 10... f5 $11 )11. f3 $14 Nf6 12. Be3 Nb4 (12... Nd7 $14 )13. Na3 (13. Kd1 $142 $1 )Be6 $16 14. Nc5 Bxc5 $1 15. Bxc5 Nd7 16. Be3 f6 17. Kf2 ({White should play} 17. Rd1 $16 )Ke7 (17... f5 $1 $11 {remains equal.} )18. Be2 Rhd8 19. Rhd1 b6 20. Rd2 Nc5 21. Bxc5+ bxc5 22. Rad1 (22. Rxd8 $1 $16 Rxd8 23. Rd1 )Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Na6 24. Bc4 Bd7 25. Rd3 Nc7 26. Rb3 Ne8 27. Rc3 Nd6 28. Bb3 Nb7 29. Nc4 Be6 30. Ne3 Bd7 31. g3 Rb8 32. Ke2 Rh8 33. Bc4 Ra8 34. f4 Nd6 35. Bd3 $1 Nb7 36. fxe5 fxe5 37. Nc4 Bg4+ 38. Ke1 Ke6 39. Ne3 Bh3 40. Bc4+ Ke7 (40... Kf6 $16 )41. Be2 $18 g6 42. Nc4 $1 Ke6 43. Rb3 $1 {} Nd6 44. Rb6 Nxc4 (44... Rc8 $142 45. Nxa5 Bg2 )45. Bxc4+ Kd6 {[#]} 46. Rxc6+ $1 { Remove Defender
} Kxc6 { Endgame} 47. Bd5+ Kd6 48. Bxa8 {KB-KB} Bd7 49. Bd5 $2 (49. b3 $18 )Bxa4 $16 {[#]} 50. Bf7 $1 g5 51. Kd2 gxh4 52. gxh4 Bc6 53. Ke3 Ke7 (53... Ba4 $16 )54. Bxh5 $18 Kf6 55. Kf3 ({Better is} 55. Kd3 $16 )Ba4 $1 $11 {The position is equal.} 56. b3 Bc6 57. Ke3 c4 $1 58. Bd1 cxb3 59. cxb3 Kg6 60. Kd3 Kh6 61. Bf3 Bb5+ 62. Kc3 Ba6 63. Bg4 Bb7 64. Bf3 Ba6 65. Bd1 Bb5 66. Bg4 Bc6 67. Bf3 {White really could win this. Accuracy: White = 81%,
Black = 79%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2447"]
[PlyCount "77"]

1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 0-0 6. 0-0 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4 12. Qc1 $1 {12.Qc1 is better than 12.Qd1.} h6 13. Bxf6 {E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7.} Bxf6 14. Rd1 Nc6 15. Nbd2 {The
position is equal.} Bh7 16. Nb3 {[#]} Nb4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... Qe7 17. e3 Nb4 18. Ne1 Rab8 19. e4 g5 20. Qc4 Rfd8 21. e5 Bg7 22. Rdc1 Bf5 23. Qxc7 Qxc7 24. Rxc7 {1/2-1/2 (30) Tienhoven,R (2403)-Smirnovs,A (2375) ICCF email 2017} )17. Ne1 c6 18. a5 Qe7 {[#]} ({Black should try} 18... b6 $14 )19. f4 ({Better
is} 19. e4 $1 $18 )g5 20. e4 gxf4 21. gxf4 Rad8 {[#] Black cannot hold
the game after this.} (21... Rfd8 $16 )22. Qc3 $1 $18 Kh8 23. Nc5 Rg8 24. Kh1 ({Much less strong is} 24. Qxb4 $6 Bxe4 25. Kh1 Bxg2+ 26. Nxg2 Qd6 $18 )Nd5 25. exd5 exd5 26. Nf3 Rxg2 $2 (26... Rg7 {was worth a try.} 27. Re1 Qc7 )27. Kxg2 Qe2+ 28. Kh1 Be4 29. Nxe4 dxe4 30. Ng1 Qf2 31. Rf1 Qh4 32. Rad1 Qh5 33. Qe3 Re8 34. Ne2 Qxa5 35. Nc3 Qb4 36. Nxe4 c5 37. f5 Bg7 38. f6 Bf8 39. Rg1 {Accuracy: White = 88%, Black = 25%.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Cori, Jorge"]
[Black "Adhiban, B.."]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "109"]

1. d4 {} d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 0-0 8. Bb2 e5 9. cxd5 {D45: Semi-Slav: 5 e3.} cxd5 10. Be2 (10. Nb5 $11 Bb4+ 11. Bc3 Bxc3+ 12. Nxc3 )e4 $1 $15 {} 11. Nd2 {Black is slightly better.} Nb8 12. Nb5 Nc6 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. Qc5 {[#]} Qd8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Qe6 15. Ba3 Re8 16. Qd6 Qf5 17. h3 Rd8 18. Qc7 Ne8 19. Qg3 a5 20. 0-0 Nb4 {1/2-1/2 (55)
Postny,E (2575)-Buhmann,R (2589) Berlin 2018} )15. h3 Be6 16. 0-0 Rc8 17. Rfc1 Qd7 18. Qb5 Rfd8 19. Bf1 Ne8 20. Rc5 Nd6 21. Qa4 b6 (21... a6 $15 )22. Rc3 Na5 23. Qxd7 Bxd7 24. a4 Rxc3 25. Bxc3 Rc8 26. Bb4 Rc2 27. Bxd6 {[#] b4 is the
strong threat.} Rxd2 28. Rc1 Nxb3 29. Rc7 Be6 {White should prevent ...Rd1.} 30. Rxa7 {Ra8+ would kill now.} h5 {Threatening ...Rd1.} 31. Bb5 h4 (31... Rd1+ $11 {remains equal.} 32. Kh2 Nd2 )32. Be7 $16 f6 33. Bd8 (33. Rb7 $14 )Nc1 $11 34. Bxb6 {Strongly threatening Re7.} Nd3 35. Re7 Bf5 36. Bc6 Kf8 (36... Rd1+ $11 37. Kh2 Nxf2 )37. Rc7 ({White should try} 37. Bc5 $1 $14 )Rd1+ 38. Kh2 {Black must now prevent Bc5+.} Nxf2 {} 39. g4 Be6 40. Ba5 Nd3 41. Bb5 Rb1 42. Rc2 g5 43. Bc3 Kf7 44. Ra2 f5 45. gxf5 Bxf5 46. Bc6 {aiming for a5.} Ke6 $2 {} (46... Rc1 $11 {and Black has nothing to
worry.} 47. Bxd5+ Be6 48. Bxe6+ Kxe6 )47. a5 $18 g4 48. hxg4 Bxg4 49. a6 Nb4 50. a7 Nxa2 {[#]} 51. Bxd5+ $1 { Double Attack} Kf6 (51... Kxd5 52. a8=Q+ )52. a8=Q {White mates.} Bf3 53. Qf8+ Kg6 54. Bf7+ Kg5 55. Qg7+ {
Accuracy: White = 87%, Black = 68%.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[PlyCount "53"]

1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. 0-0 Bd6 9. Nd2 {is the legacy move
(9.Nc3).} 0-0 10. e4 {D11: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 sidelines and 3...Nf6 4 e3 Bg4.} e5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. cxd5 exd4 13. Ne4 Be5 (13... Qe7 $11 )14. Bg5 $14 {[#]} h6 $146 ({Black should play} 14... Qb6 $14 )({Predecessor:} 14... Qb6 15. d6 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 g6 17. Be7 Rfc8 18. Qg4 Nf6 19. Qg5 Nd7 20. Bf5 Rc5 {1/2-1/2 (66)
Demianjuk,A (2312)-Baraeva,M (2170) Voronezh 2011} )15. Bxf6 $1 $16 Nxf6 16. Qf5 {White wants to mate with Nxf6+.} Re8 17. Nxf6+ (17. f4 $1 $18 {} g6 18. fxe5 gxf5 19. Nxf6+ Kg7 20. Nxe8+ Qxe8 21. Rxf5 )Qxf6 (17... Bxf6 $16 18. Qh7+ Kf8 )18. Qh7+ $18 Kf8 19. f4 Bxf4 20. Rxf4 Qxf4 {[#]} 21. Qh8+ $2 (21. d6 $1 $18 {} Qxd6 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Re1+ Kd7 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Bb5+ { Skewer} Kc7 26. Qxe8 )Ke7 $11 {The position is
equal.} 22. Re1+ {[#]} Kf6 $1 23. Rxe8 {Hoping for Bf1.} Qc1+ 24. Kh2 Qf4+ 25. Kg1 {Bf1 is the strong threat.} Qc1+ 26. Kh2 {Strongly threatening d6.} Qf4+ 27. Kg1 {Black escapes into a draw. Accuracy: White = 86%, Black = 58%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[WhiteElo "2392"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "87"]

1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} 7. Bf4 Bf5 8. h3 Bd6 9. Nge2 0-0 {[#]} 10. Bxd6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. g4 Bxf4 11. Nxf4 Bh7 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Nxd3 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Nf4 Na6 16. Qb3 {
1-0 (55) Marusenko,P (2154)-Wilson,M (1817) Cardiff 2019} )Qxd6 11. Nf4 Re8 {Threatens to win with ...Qxf4.} 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. 0-0 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qd2 a5 16. Rac1 Qb4 17. Rc3 a4 18. a3 Qb6 19. Rfc1 Nf6 20. Nd3 Bxd3 21. Bxd3 Ne4 22. Bxe4 $1 Rxe4 23. b4 axb3 24. Qb2 Ra7 25. Rxb3 Qc7 26. a4 Re7 27. Rb4 h5 28. Rb1 g6 29. h4 Rd7 30. g3 Qd8 31. Qe2 Qe7 32. Qf3 Qd6 33. Kg2 Kg7 34. Qe2 Qe6 35. Qc2 Qe7 36. Qe2 {[#]} (36. R1b2 $11 {remains equal.} )Qe4+ ({
Better is} 36... Rxa4 $1 $17 {} 37. Rxa4 Qe4+ { Double
Attack} 38. Qf3 Qxb1 )37. Qf3 $11 {The position is equal.} Qxf3+ 38. Kxf3 {
 Endgame KRR-KRR} Re7 39. Rb6 Kf6 40. a5 Rxa5 41. Rxb7 Rxb7 42. Rxb7 Ra2 43. Rc7 Rc2 44. Rb7 {Accuracy: White = 93%, Black = 97%.} 1/2-1/2

