[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "8"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[WhiteElo "2860"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 Qb6 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange
Variation.} 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Kd2 Nd7 {} 10. Bd3 Bg6 11. Nf3 Qxb3 12. axb3 {[#]} Nb6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... a6 13. Rhc1 Bb4 14. Kc2 Bh5 15. h3 Ke7 16. g4 Bg6 17. Nh4 Rag8 18. Rg1 Bxd3+ 19. Kxd3 {0-1 (24)
Schreiber,K-Tomkovich,V ICCF corr 1981} )13. Nh4 Kd7 14. f4 {[#] Threatens to
win with f5.} Bxd3 15. Kxd3 Bb4 16. Rhe1 Nc8 17. e4 dxe4+ 18. Rxe4 Nd6 19. Re2 a5 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Rae8 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 $11 { Endgame KRB-KRN} 23. Nf5 Kc7 24. Rf1 Kb6 25. Ne3 Rd8 26. Nc2 Rg8 27. Rf2 Kc7 28. Re2 Bd6 29. g3 Rd8 30. Ne3 Bc5 31. Nf5 Rd5 32. Ke4 Bf8 33. g4 Rd8 34. Kd3 Bd6 35. Re4 Rg8 36. h3 Rd8 37. h4 Rg8 38. Nh6 Rg7 (38... Rg6 $5 {} 39. g5 fxg5 40. fxg5 f6 $15 )39. g5 fxg5 {The position is equal.} 40. fxg5 f6 $1 41. Nf5 Rg6 42. Ne7 Bxe7 43. Rxe7+ { [#] Double Attack. KR-KR} Kd6 44. gxf6 (44. Rxh7 {
with more complications.} fxg5 45. h5 Rf6 46. b4 axb4 47. Rxb7 Rh6 48. Ke4 )Rxf6 45. Rxb7 Rh6 46. Ra7 Rxh4 47. Rxa5 Rh2 48. Kc3 Rh3+ 49. Kc4 Rh2 50. Rf5 Rc2+ 51. Kb4 Rxb2 52. Rh5 Rc2 53. Rxh7 Rc1 54. Rh5 Rc2 55. Rc5 Rxc5 56. dxc5+ Kd5 57. Ka5 {Kb6 would kill now.} Kxc5 58. b4+ Kc4 59. Kb6 Kxb4 {( -> ...
c5)} 60. Kxc6 {An uneventful encounter. Accuracy: White = 95%, Black = 98%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "8"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2836"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1. d4 {} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 0-0 8. 0-0 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 h6 13. Nxd4 Qh4 { [#] D46: Semi-Slav: 5 e3 Nbd7 6 Bd3,
Black avoids the Meran.} 14. Nf3 Qh5 15. Bh7+ Kh8 {Strongly threatening ...g6.
Black is better.} 16. Qf5 $1 {} Qxf5 17. Bxf5 Nf6 18. Bc2 b6 19. Rd1 Bb7 {The position is equal.} 20. Bb3 Rad8 21. Be3 Be7 { [#]} 22. Re1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 22. Rd3 Nxd5 23. Rad1 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Rxd3 25. Rxd3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Bxf7 {1/2-1/2 (41) Mamedyarov,S (2772)
-Topalov,V (2741) Shamkir 2017} )Bb4 23. Bd2 Bxd2 24. Nxd2 Bxd5 25. Nc4 Rfe8 26. f3 Kg8 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Kf2 Rc8 29. Ne3 Bxb3 30. axb3 {An
uneventful encounter. Accuracy: White = 100%, Black = 100%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "8"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:27]} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:0:8]
} Bf5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 7. Nge2 {[%emt 0:0:32]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 8. Ng3 {[%emt 0:0:22]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 9. h4 {[%emt 0:3:4]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:27]
} 10. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 11. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]
} g6 {[%emt 0:0:17]} 12. e4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Ngf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 13. e5 {[%emt 0:2:29]} Nh7 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 14. e6 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Ndf8 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 15. exf7+ {[%emt 0:0:20]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 16. Be5 {[%emt 0:0:0]
} Rg8 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 17. f4 {[%emt 0:3:38]} Bxh4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 18. f5 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Bxg3+ {[%emt 0:3:4]} 19. Bxg3 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Qg5 {[%emt 0:1:44]} 20. 0-0 {[%emt 0:1:37]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 21. Bf4 {[%emt 0:2:27]
} Qg4 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 22. Nd1 {[%emt 0:1:2]} Re8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 23. Ne3 {[%emt 0:3:6]} Rxe3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 24. Bxe3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 25. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:3:29]} 26. Rxf5 {[%emt 0:0:55]
} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 27. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Qxd4+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 28. Qf2 {[%emt 0:0:59]} Qxf2+ {[%emt 0:0:14]} 29. Rxf2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:1:33]} 30. Raf1 {[%emt 0:0:36]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 31. Re1+ {[%emt 0:0:13]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:48]} 32. Rf5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} d4 {[%emt 0:1:32]
} 33. Ra5 {[%emt 0:2:1]} a6 {[%emt 0:2:18]} 34. Rd1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rg4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 35. Rf5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:1:13]} 36. Rdf1 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 37. R5f4 {[%emt 0:1:39]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:0:38]
} 38. Rf5+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 39. R5f4 {[%emt 0:0:56]
} Ke5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 40. a4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Rf5+ {[%emt 0:0:3]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 42. Rxh5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:0:45]} 43. Rf2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} d3 {[%emt 0:0:43]} 44. Rh4+ {[%emt 0:0:45]
} Rg4 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 45. Rh7 {[%emt 0:1:8]} b5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 46. Rh6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:0:57]} 47. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Ke3 {[%emt 0:0:57]} 48. axb5 {[%emt 0:0:41]} axb5 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 49. Re6+ {[%emt 0:0:39]
} Kd4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 50. Re8 {[%emt 0:0:12]} d2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 51. Rd8+ {[%emt 0:0:8]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 52. b3 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Na5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 53. Rf3 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 54. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:0:15]
} Nxb3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 55. Rc2+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 56. Rf5+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 57. Ra2 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 58. Ra6+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 59. Rf6+ {[%emt 0:0:8]
} Kd5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 60. Rfxc6 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Nxc6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 61. Rb6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 62. Rb7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} b4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 63. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Na5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 64. Rb8 {[%emt 0:0:7]
} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 65. Rb7 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Na5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 66. Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 67. Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:8]} b3 {[%emt 0:0:49]} 68. Rc1+ {[%emt 0:0:3]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 69. Ke3 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} Ne7 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 70. Kd2 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 71. Rc8 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 72. g4 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:0:23]} 73. Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 74. Kb2 {[%emt 0:0:24]
} Kb4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 75. g5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nd3+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 76. Kb1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 77. Re8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 78. g6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Amin, Bassem"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "8"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "71"]

1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 0-0 6. h3 c6 {E71: King's Indian: 4
e4 d6 5 h3.} 7. Ng3 e5 {...exd4 is the strong threat.} 8. d5 a5 {White is
slightly better.} 9. Be2 Na6 10. Be3 {[#]} cxd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Qc7 11. Qd2 Nc5 12. 0-0 Bd7 13. Rac1 a4 14. Bh6 cxd5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. exd5 Qb6 {
0-1 (34) Papadopoulos,N (2205)-Pancevski,F (2498) Thessaloniki 2018} )11. cxd5 Nc5 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. Nf1 a4 14. Nd2 Bd7 15. 0-0 Ne8 16. Qc2 Qc7 17. Rad1 Nd6 18. Nc4 Ra5 (18... Nxc4 $11 19. Bxc4 Ra5 )19. Nxa5 $16 Qxa5 20. b3 {} a3 21. Qd2 h5 22. Na4 Qa7 23. Qe3 b6 24. Nc3 Kh7 25. g4 Bh6 26. g5 Bg7 27. f4 (27. Bd3 $16 )exf4 $11 28. Qxf4 ({Better is} 28. Rxf4 $11 Qa5 29. Rf6 Bxf6 30. gxf6 )Qb8 $15 29. Qg3 Re8 $2 {[#]} (29... b5 $15 {stays
ahead.} )30. Rf6 $1 $16 Bxf6 31. gxf6 b5 32. Bxh5 $1 Nxe4 $2 {[#] Loses the
game.} ({Wrong is} 32... b4 $2 {[#]} 33. Bxg6+ $1 {} fxg6 34. Qh4+ Kg8 35. Qh6 $18 )(32... Rh8 $16 )33. Bxg6+ $1 $18 {} fxg6 34. Qh4+ {
 Double Attack} Kg8 35. Nxe4 Qe5 $2 (35... Rxe4 $18 36. f7+ (36. Qxe4 Qg3+ 37. Qg2 Qe3+ 38. Qf2 Qg5+ 39. Kh2 Qe5+ 40. Kh1 Bxh3 $18 )Kxf7 37. Qxe4 Qg3+ 38. Qg2 Qd6 39. Qf3+ Bf5 )36. Qh6 {Accuracy: White = 88%, Black =
66%.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "8"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. c3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 4. exd5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 6. Na3 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 7. Nb5 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 8. dxc5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 9. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 10. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:57]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:0:36]
} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 12. fxe3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 13. Nbd4 {[%emt 0:0:39]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 14. Nxc6+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 15. Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:1:45]} 16. Be2 {[%emt 0:0:44]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 17. Nb3 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:0:27]
} 18. Bf3 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 19. 0-0-0 {[%emt 0:0:22]
} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 20. Bd5 {[%emt 0:0:36]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 21. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Kxe6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 22. Rd3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:1:3]} 23. Rhd1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:51]} 24. a4 {[%emt 0:0:36]
} h5 {[%emt 0:2:12]} 25. Rd7 {[%emt 0:0:20]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 26. Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:46]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:2:41]} 27. Nd2 {[%emt 0:1:52]} Rhc8 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 28. Kc2 {[%emt 0:1:26]} R6c7 {[%emt 0:0:30]} 29. Rxc7 {[%emt 0:0:9]
} Rxc7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 30. Kd3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 31. Ke2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} g5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 32. h3 {[%emt 0:0:23]} h4 {[%emt 0:2:6]
} 33. e4 {[%emt 0:2:24]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 34. Rf1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} g4 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 35. hxg4 {[%emt 0:1:6]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 36. Rh1 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Rxg4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 37. Rh2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} e3 {[%emt 0:2:57]
} 38. Nf1 {[%emt 0:0:48]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 39. Nxe3 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} Rf4 {[%emt 0:1:9]} 40. Kd3 {[%emt 0:1:22]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. c4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Rf4 {[%emt 0:1:14]} 42. b3 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Rd4+ {[%emt 0:0:17]} 43. Kc2 {[%emt 0:0:9]} a4 {[%emt 0:0:56]} 44. Rh3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} axb3+ {[%emt 0:0:15]} 45. Kxb3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rd3+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} 46. Kb4 {[%emt 0:0:44]} e4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 47. Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Rxh3 {[%emt 0:0:19]
} 48. gxh3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:0:42]} 49. Kc3 {[%emt 0:1:46]
} b5 {[%emt 0:0:52]} 50. Ne7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 51. Ng6+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 52. Nxh4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nb5+ {[%emt 0:0:13]} 53. Kc2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nd4+ {[%emt 0:0:8]} 54. Kc3 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} Ne2+ {[%emt 0:0:17]} 55. Kd2 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 56. Nf5 {[%emt 0:0:25]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 57. h4 {[%emt 0:1:0]} Kb4 {[%emt 0:0:19]} 58. Ke3 {[%emt 0:0:25]} c3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 59. Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kc4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} 60. Kxe4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 61. Nc2 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Nf6+ {[%emt 0:0:11]} 62. Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:17]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:0:11]
} 63. Kg4 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Nf6+ {[%emt 0:0:9]} 64. Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:1]
} Ng8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 65. h5 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Kd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 66. Na3 {[%emt 0:0:25]} c2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 67. Nxc2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Kxc2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 68. Kg5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Kd3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 69. h6 {[%emt 0:0:1]
} Nxh6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "8"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 0-0 11. Nbd2 Bg4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qd5 {C83: Open Ruy Lopez: 9 c3 Be7.} Qxd5 $1 {The main line 13...Qxd5
scores better than 13...exf3.} 14. Bxd5 exf3 15. Bxc6 fxg2 16. Rfc1 Rab8 17. a4 b4 18. cxb4 Rxb4 19. Bxg2 c5 20. Bxc5 Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Rxb2 {[#]} 22. a5 $146 ({
Predecessor:} 22. h3 Be2 23. Bd5 g5 24. Ra2 Rxa2 25. Bxa2 Re8 26. e6 fxe6 27. Rxg5+ Kf7 28. Rf5+ {1/2-1/2 (44) Fedorchuk,S (2621)-Inarkiev,E (2693) Mali
Losinj 2019} )Rfb8 23. Bf1 Be2 24. Rac1 {[#] White threatens Rc8+ and
mate.} g6 (24... Kf8 {feels hotter.} 25. Bxe2 Rxe2 26. Rc6 Ra8 27. R1c5 g6 )25. Bxe2 (25. e6 $5 fxe6 26. Bxe2 Rxe2 27. Rc8+ Rxc8 28. Rxc8+ Kf7 29. Rc6 $11 )Rxe2 {The position is equal.} 26. Rc8+ Rxc8 27. Rxc8+ $11 {KR-KR} Kg7 28. Rc6 Rxe5 29. Rxa6 g5 30. Kg2 h5 {An uneventful encounter. Accuracy: White =
92%, Black = 100%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "8"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2829"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1. d4 {
} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 0-0 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 {7.Be2
gains popularity. Played by Hikaru Nakamura in February 2020.} Nh5 8. Bd3 {
D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} Nxf4 9. exf4 c6 10. 0-0 {White has an
edge.} b6 11. b4 a5 12. a3 $1 Qc7 {} 13. g3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 {14.Re1
is not played anymore.} Rxa6 15. Qe2 Ra7 16. f5 $36 { White has
good play.} axb4 17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 bxc5 ({Black should try} 18... e5 $1 $14 )19. bxc5 $2 {[#]} ({White must play} 19. fxe6 $18 cxd4 20. exd7 Qxd7 21. Na2 (21. Nxd4 Bxb4 22. Qb2 Bc5 $18 ))e5 $1 $11 20. dxe5 Bxc5 21. Na4 {
e6 is the strong threat.} Re8 (21... Be7 $14 )22. Nxc5 $16 Nxc5 {[#]} 23. Qe3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 23. Nd4 Ne4 24. e6 c5 25. Qb5 Rf8 26. Nc6 fxe6 27. Ra7 Qd6 28. Qb7 Qc7 29. Qb5 {1-0 (29) Kempinski,R (2580)-Neverov,V (2489) Legnica 2013} )Ne4 24. Ra7 Qb8 25. Qa3 h6 26. Kg2 c5 {[#]} (26... Qb1 $11 )27. Rd7 (27. Qa1 $1 $16 )Rd8 {The position is equal.} 28. e6 fxe6 $1 29. fxe6 Re8 30. Rxd5 {Strongly threatening Qd3.} Rxe6 31. Qd3 {Accuracy: White = 79%,
Black = 77%.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "8"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 4. f3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 5. a3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Be7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 6. e4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 7. fxe4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 8. d5 {[%emt 0:0:1]
} exd5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 9. exd5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 0-0 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 10. Be2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Re8 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 11. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 12. 0-0 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 13. d6 {[%emt 0:1:8]
} Bf8 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 14. h3 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 15. Nb5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:0:56]} 16. Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 17. Nc7 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Re4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 18. Bg3 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:1:24]} 19. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:0:23]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 20. Qe1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:0:9]} 21. Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Bxg3 {[%emt 0:1:37]} 22. Qxg3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:2:49]} 23. Rad1 {[%emt 0:0:42]
} Qf8 {[%emt 0:3:46]} 24. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:7:8]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 25. b4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 26. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 27. Qe5 {[%emt 0:4:24]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:1:14]} 28. cxd5 {[%emt 0:1:14]
} f6 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 29. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 30. Re1 {[%emt 0:0:37]} h6 {[%emt 0:1:17]} 31. Re6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 32. Qe4 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:1:56]} 33. a4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:1:32]} 34. Re7 {[%emt 0:0:40]} Qb6+ {[%emt 0:0:22]} 35. Kh1 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 36. a5 {[%emt 0:1:37]} f5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 37. Qe6+ {[%emt 0:0:27]} Qxe6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 38. dxe6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:0:15]} 39. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Re1 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 40. Kg3 {[%emt 0:0:44]} Re4 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 41. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:0:22]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:0:1]
} 42. Kf4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} g6 {[%emt 0:0:50]} 43. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 44. Rb6 {[%emt 0:0:16]} Re4 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 45. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Rxb4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 46. Rxg6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:0:25]
} 47. a6 {[%emt 0:0:30]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 48. Kf4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 49. Rc6 {[%emt 0:0:26]} h4 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 50. Kg5 {[%emt 0:0:51]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 51. Kxf5 {[%emt 0:0:37]} Rf2+ {[%emt 0:0:3]
} 52. Kg4 {[%emt 0:1:28]} Rxg2+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 53. Kxh4 {[%emt 0:0:1]
} Rg1 {[%emt 0:0:22]} 54. Kh5 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 55. h4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 56. Rc7+ {[%emt 0:0:20]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 57. a7 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:0:24]} 58. Kg4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ra4+ {[%emt 0:0:16]} 59. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 60. Ke3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Kh5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 61. Kd3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:0:2]
} 62. Kd4 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Kxh4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 63. Kc5 {[%emt 0:0:1]
} Kg5 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 64. Kb6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 65. Kb7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rb1+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} 66. Kc8 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "8"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 {} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qd3 dxe4 5. Qxe4 Nf6 6. Qh4 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Be3 {C15: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4: Unusual White 4th moves.} Nbd7 10. Nf3 {[#]
} Nxc5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... e5 11. Qc4 0-0 12. Be2 Re8 13. Ng5 Nf8 14. Bf3 Bf5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 {1/2-1/2 (42) Westphal,W-Woll,W
Mecklenburg VP 1993} )11. Qg3 {White has an edge.} Qxg3 12. hxg3 b6 13. a4 {
} 0-0 14. a5 $36 { [#] axb6 is the
strong threat. White has the initiative.} Bb7 15. Ne5 Be4 16. Nd3 Nd5 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. c4 Nb4 (18... Nf6 $11 )19. Nxb4 $16 {Black is now going downhill.} cxb4 20. Bd3 Bg6 ({But not} 20... Bxg2 $2 21. Rh2 $18 )21. Ke2 Rfc8 22. Rhb1 f5 23. Rxb4 e5 {White should prevent ...e4.} 24. Ke3 Rc5 (24... a6 {was worth a
try.} 25. Rb6 Rc5 )25. a6 Rd8 26. Rb5 f4+ 27. gxf4 exf4+ 28. Kxf4 Rc6 29. Ke3 Bf7 30. Rb7 Bxc4 31. Rxa7 Bxd3 $2 (31... Re6+ 32. Be4 Rdd6 )32. cxd3 $18 {
KRR-KRR. White is clearly winning.} Rc3 33. Rb7 Rcxd3+ 34. Ke2 Rd2+ 35. Ke1 {
[#] Threatens to win with a7.} Rc2 36. a7 Re8+ 37. Kf1 {Accuracy: White = 100%,
Black = 46%.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Cori, Jorge"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "8"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "86"]

1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e3 {
D53: Queen's Gambit Declined: 4 Bg5 Be7: Early deviations.} c5 8. Bxc4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 {White has an edge.} Bd7 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Rfd1 Qb6 {[#]} 13. Bg3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13. Nf3 Rfd8 14. e4 Be8 15. e5 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rd6 Qa5 18. Rad1 Nf5 19. R6d2 {1-0 (41) Nakamura,H (2761)-Radjabov,T (2759)
Moscow 2019} )Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Rfd8 15. Rad1 Bc6 16. h3 Rxd4 17. Rxd4 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Bb5 Qd7 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Qd3 a6 22. Bh4 b5 (22... g5 $5 23. Bg3 $8 Nd7 $11 )23. b3 g5 24. Bg3 Nd7 25. Ne2 Nc5 26. Qd4 Ne4 27. f3 Nxg3 28. Nxg3 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 $2 {This costs White the game.} (29. Nf1 $11 {and White has
nothing to worry.} )Qc7 $19 30. f4 {[#]} Bc5 $1 {} 31. Qc3 (31. Qd3 {was necessary.} )gxf4 32. Ne4 fxe3+ 33. g3 Bd6 34. Qxe3 Qc2+ 35. Kh1 Qb1+ 36. Kg2 Qxa2+ 37. Kf3 Be7 38. Qc3 Qb1 39. Qc8+ Kh7 40. Qe8 Qd3+ 41. Kf2 Kg7 ({Less strong is} 41... Qxe4 42. Qxf7+ Kh8 43. Qxe7 $15 )42. Qxe7 Qxe4 43. b4 (43. Qc5 $142 )Qd4+ {Accuracy: White = 60%, Black = 100%.} 0-1

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "8"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[TimeControl "1500+10"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:2]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} e6 {[%emt 0:4:38]} 7. Qb3 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 8. gxf3 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 9. Bb5 {[%emt 0:2:36]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 10. Na4 {[%emt 0:1:23]} Bb4+ {[%emt 0:1:57]} 11. Kf1 {[%emt 0:3:20]
} Bd6 {[%emt 0:2:8]} 12. Bd2 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 0-0 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 13. Rc1 {[%emt 0:3:24]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:1:1]} 14. Kg2 {[%emt 0:1:55]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:3:0]} 15. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:2:7]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 16. Qd3 {[%emt 0:0:8]
} e5 {[%emt 0:1:42]} 17. dxe5 {[%emt 0:0:22]} Qxe5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 18. Bc3 {[%emt 0:2:14]} Qg5+ {[%emt 0:0:38]} 19. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 20. b3 {[%emt 0:1:59]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:1:55]} 21. Qf5 {[%emt 0:1:9]
} Qe7 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 22. Rg1 {[%emt 0:0:54]} g6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 23. h4 {[%emt 0:1:41]} Be5 {[%emt 0:0:52]} 24. h5 {[%emt 0:1:24]} Re8 {[%emt 0:1:40]
} 25. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 26. Rg3 {[%emt 0:0:12]
} Qh4 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 27. Qh3 {[%emt 0:0:37]} Qxh3+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 28. Rxh3 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 29. Nc5 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} Re7 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 30. hxg6 {[%emt 0:0:44]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 31. Kg2 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 32. f4 {[%emt 0:0:27]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 33. Rhh1 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:55]} 34. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 35. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 36. Rhc1 {[%emt 0:0:9]
} Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 37. b4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 38. a3 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Rcc7 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 39. f5 {[%emt 0:0:16]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 40. Kf4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} a6 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 41. Kxf5 {[%emt 0:0:30]
} Rb5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 42. Kf6 {[%emt 0:0:13]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 43. Ra5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 44. Rac5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 45. Rh1 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:0:10]} 46. Rh6 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} Rg2 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 47. Kf5+ {[%emt 0:0:2]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 48. Rc2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:0:26]} 49. Rf6 {[%emt 0:0:29]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 50. Rc5 {[%emt 0:0:18]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 51. Kf4 {[%emt 0:0:7]
} Rh4+ {[%emt 0:0:23]} 52. Kf3 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 53. Ke2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rg7 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 54. Ra5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 55. Rc5 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 56. Kd3 {[%emt 0:0:1]
} Rh7 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 57. Ra5 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 58. Rf4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 59. a4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rh6 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 60. b5 {[%emt 0:0:27]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:13]} 61. bxa6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rhxa6 {[%emt 0:0:2]} 62. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 63. Rc7+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 64. Rfxf7 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} 65. Rfd7+ {[%emt 0:0:11]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 66. Re7+ {[%emt 0:0:5]
} Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 67. Red7+ {[%emt 0:0:8]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 68. Re7+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:0:1]} 69. Red7+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chesscom Online Nations Cup"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Site "Online"]
[Round "8"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[WhiteElo "2392"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[PlyCount "65"]

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 0-0 10. 0-0 Bg4 11. f3 Bd7 12. Rc1 cxd4 13. cxd4 b5 {D88: Exchange Grünfeld: Classical Line: 10 Be3 cxd4 11 cxd4.} 14. Bxb5 Nxd4 $1 {[#]} 15. Bxd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxb5 17. Re1 a6 18. a4 Bd7 19. Bc5 {1/2-1/2 (19) Dedina,M (2354)-Schaub,M 
(2291) ICCF email 2017} )Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Qxd7 17. Rfd1 Qb7 18. Rb1 Qc6 19. Rdc1 Qd7 20. Qb5 Rfd8 21. Qxd7 Rxd7 22. Rd1 {The position is equal.} Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 $11 { Endgame KRB-KRB} a5 24. Rd7 e6 25. Ra7 Rxa7 26. Bxa7 {
KB-KB} Kf8 27. Kf2 Ke7 28. Ke2 Kd6 29. Kd3 Kc6 30. Kc4 Be5 31. h3 h5 32. a4 Bd6 33. Be3 {Accuracy: White = 100%, Black = 100%.} 1/2-1/2

