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1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.h3 Bh5 8.Be3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Bb4+ 10.Nc3 Ne4

11.Qc2 Bg6 12.Bd3 Nf6 13.O-O Qd8 14.Qa4+ Nc6 15.Bb5 Qd6 16.Bf4 Qxf4 17.Bxc6+ bxc6 18.Qxc6+ Ke7 19.Qb7+ Nd7 20.Qxb4+ Qd6 21.Nd5+ exd5 22.Rfe1+ Be4 23.Qd2 f6 24.Nh4 Kf7 25.f3 Bg6 26.f4 Be4 27.f5 g5 28.fxg6+ hxg6 29.Qf2 Rh5 30.Rac1 Rah8 31.Nf3 Rf5 32.Re3 Bxf3 33.Rxf3 Rxf3 34.Qxf3 Rh4 35.Qf2 Qf4 36.Qxf4 Rxf4 37.Rc7 Ke6 38.Rxa7 Rxd4 39.a4 Rb4 40.a5 Rxb2 41.a6 Ra2 42.Ra8 Nb6 43.Rg8 Kf7 44.Rb8 Rxa6 0-1

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 f5 3.exf5 Bc5 4.Qh5+ Kf8 5.Bc4 Qe8 6.Qxe8+ Kxe8 7.Nf3 d6 8.Ng5 Ne7 9.Nge4 Nd7 10.Be6 Bb6

11.Bxd7+ Kxd7 12.f6 gxf6 13.Nxf6+ Ke6 14.Nfe4 Nf5 15.Ne2 d5 16.Ng5+ Kf6 17.d3 Nh4 18.g3 Ba5+ 19.c3 Ng2+ 20.Kf1 h6 21.Nh7+ Rxh7 22.Kxg2 Bg4 23.Re1 Re8 24.b4 Bb6 25.Bb2 c5 26.f3 Bd7 27.a4 a5 28.b5 h5 29.h3 Bc7 30.Rf1 Bf5 31.Rad1 c4 32.d4 Rhe7 33.dxe5+ Rxe5 34.Nf4 Bb6 35.Nxd5+ Rxd5 36.Rxd5 Re2+ 37.Kh1 Bxh3 38.Rfd1 Bg2+ 0-1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 c5 6.Nf3 Qa5 7.e3 Ne4 8.Bb2 cxd4 9.exd4 b6 10.Qc2 Bb7 11.Bd3 Ng5 12.Nxg5 Qxg5 13.Be4 Nc6 14.O-O f5 15.Bxc6 Bxc6 16.f4 Qg6 17.d5 Bb7 18.dxe6 Qxe6 19.Rad1 O-O 20.Qd3 Rf7 21.Rfe1 Qc6 22.Rd2 Rc8 23.Qd5 Qc7 24.Qd4 Be4 25.c5 Qxc5 26.Qxc5 Rxc5 27.Rd6 Rc4 28.Red1 Bc6 29.R1d4 b5 30.Rxc4 bxc4 31.a4 Re7 32.Kf2 Re4 33.g3 Bxa4 34.Ba3 (34.Rd5 g6 35.Re5 Kf7 36.Rxe4 fxe4 37.Ke3 Bc2 38.Kd4 Bd3 39.Ba3 a5 40.Bc1 Kf6 and Black's two passed pawns are far enough apart to give him good winning chances. This may, nevertheless, have been White's best practical chance. ) 34...Bc6

35.Bc5 a5 36.Rd2 Re8 37.Rb2 a4 38.Rb6 Kf7 39.Ra6 g6 40.Ra5 h6 41.Bd6 Kf6 42.Ba3 Rb8 43.Bb4 g5 44.Rc5 gxf4 45.gxf4 Rg8 46.h3 Rg2+ 47.Ke3 Rg3+ 48.Kd4 Rf3 49.Rxc4 Rxf4+ 50.Kc5 d6+ 0-1

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Qb3 Bd6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.e4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Bc7 10.e5 Qe7

11.O-O Nd7 12.Rad1 c5 13.d5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Rfe1 Bxc3 16.Bb5+ Kf8 17.Qxc3 b6 18.Bc6 Rb8 19.Qe5 Rb7 20.Bxb7 Qxb7 21.dxe6 Kg8 22.Rd8+ Kh7 23.Qf5+ g6 24.Rxh8+ Kxh8 25.exf7 Bxf5 26.f8=Q+ Kh7 27.Re7+ Qxe7 28.Qxe7+ 1-0

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.b4 Ne8 10.c5 f5

11.Nd2 Nf6 12.f3 f4 13.Nc4 a6 14.a4 g5 15.Ba3 h5 16.cxd6 cxd6 17.b5 g4 18.Nxd6 g3 19.Qb3 h4 20.Nxc8 Nxc8 21.h3 Nd6 22.Rab1 Qb6+ 23.Kh1 a5 24.Rbc1 Rfc8 25.Rc2 Bf8 26.Rfc1 Qe3 27.Qa2 Kh8 28.Nd1 Rxc2 29.Rxc2 Qb6 30.Qa1 Nd7 31.Bb2 Nf7 32.Qc1 Kg8 33.Rc8 Rxc8 34.Qxc8 Nf6 35.Ba3 Qd8 36.Qxd8 Nxd8 37.d6 Nf7 38.Bc4 Kg7 39.Bxf7 Kxf7 40.Nb2 Nd7 41.Nc4 b6 42.Kg1 Ke6 43.Kf1 Kf6 44.Ke2 Ke6 45.Kd3 Kf6 46.Kc3 Kf7 47.Kb3 Ke6 1/2-1/2

1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.O-O a6 10.Qe2 c5 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.Bd2 Be7 13.Rac1 O-O 14.e4 e5 15.d5 Ne8 16.Bg5 Qd8 17.Qe3 f6 18.Bh4 c4 19.Bb1 Bc5 20.Qe2 Nd6 21.h3 Qe8 22.Kh1 Rc8 23.Re1 Nb6 24.g4 a5 25.Rg1 Qd7 26.Kh2 g5 27.Bg3 Rce8 28.Nd1 b4 29.Ne3 Ba6 30.b3 h6 31.Nxc4 Bxc4 32.bxc4 Na4 33.Nd2 Nc3 34.Qf3 Rc8 35.Rge1 Bd4 36.Qd3 Qa4 37.f4? Rc5? (37...Nxb1! -/+ ) 38.fxe5 fxe5 39.Rf1 Rcc8 40.c5! Ndb5

(40...Nxb1 was a better try although White's initiative continues after  41.Rxf8+ Rxf8 42.cxd6 Nxd2 43.Qxd2 ) 41.d6 Nxb1 42.Qc4+ Kg7 43.d7 Rcd8 44.Rxf8 Rxf8 45.Rf1 Nxd2 46.Rxf8 Nxc4 47.d8=Q Qxa2+ 48.Bf2 Qxf2+ 49.Rxf2 Bxf2 50.Qd7+ Kf6 51.Qxb5 Nd2 52.Qe2 Bxc5 53.Qxd2 Be7 54.Qd7 b3 55.Qf5+ Kg7 56.Qxe5+ Bf6 57.Qxa5 b2 58.Qb4 Kf7 59.Kg2 1-0

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Be7 6.Bd3 O-O 7.O-O dxc4 8.Bxc4 b5 9.Bd3 a6 10.e4 c5 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.e5 Ng4 13.h3

(13.Bxh7+ Kh8 14.Qxd8 Rxd8 15.Be4 +- ) 13...Nxf2 14.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 15.Kxf2 h6 16.Be3 Bb7 17.Ne4 Nd7 18.Qe2 Qe7 19.Kg1 Rad8 20.Rf1 Bxe4 21.Bxe4 Nc5 22.Bb1 Rd5 23.Qc2 Nd3 24.Ne1 Qd7 25.Nxd3 Rxd3 1-0

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 Qa5 7.Bxf6 Nxf6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qb3 Be7 10.Be2 O-O

11.O-O Nxc3 12.bxc3 c5 13.Ne5 Qc7 14.h3 b6 15.Bf3 Bb7 16.Bxb7 Qxb7 17.a4 Qd5 18.Qb5 cxd4 19.cxd4 Rfc8 20.Rfc1 f6 21.Nd3 Kf7 22.Nf4 Qd6 23.Qh5+ Kg8 24.Qg4 Rxc1+? (24...f5 25.Qf3 Rab8 += ) 25.Rxc1 Kf7 26.Qf3 Rb8 27.Rc6 Qd7 28.Nxe6 Rc8 29.Ng5+ Kg6 30.Qe4+ Kxg5 31.Qxh7 g6 1-0

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 g6 4.c4 Bg7 5.Nc3 d6 6.e4 O-O 7.h3 e6 8.Bd3 exd5 9.cxd5 a6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.O-O Re8 12.Re1 Qc7 13.Bf4 Nh5 14.Bh2 Ne5 15.Be2 Qe7 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.Bxh5 Bxh2+ 18.Kxh2 Qe5+ 19.Kg1 gxh5 20.Qd2 Kh8 21.Ra3 Rg8 22.Nd1 Bd7 23.a5 Rg7 24.f4 Qf6 25.e5 Qg6 26.Re2 Rag8 27.Rf3 Bf5 28.Nc3 c4 29.Ref2 h4 30.Kh1 h5 31.Qd4 Kh7 32.Qxc4 Qh6 33.Ne4 Rc8 34.Nf6+ Kh8

35.Qb4? [White takes his eye off the ball; the queen could've happily gone to a4, b3, d3 or d4 and still be winning.]  35...Rc1+ 36.Kh2 Qg6 37.Qa3 [Putting a stop to Qg3+ ...]  37...Bxh3 38.Qxd6?? (  ... but now forgetting about it; 38.Qd3 Bf5 39.Qe3 Rd1 and White may not (yet) be winning but he certainly has things under control, e.g.  40.b4 Bg4 41.f5 Bxf5 42.Qf4 (42.Rxf5?? Qg3+ 43.Qxg3 hxg3+ 44.Kh3 Rh1# ) 42...dxe5 43.Qxe5 Qg3+ 44.Rxg3 hxg3+ 45.Qxg3 Rxg3 46.Kxg3 ) 38...Qg3+ 0-1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.Nc3 Bb7 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7 7.e3 O-O 8.Bd3 d5 9.O-O Nbd7 10.Rc1 c5 11.b3 Rc8 12.Bg3 Re8 13.Nb5 Nf8 14.Nxa7 Ra8 15.Nb5 Rc8 16.h3 dxc4 17.Bxc4 Ne4 18.Bh2 cxd4 19.Nfxd4 Bc5 20.Nf3 Qf6 21.Qe2 Ng6 22.Rfd1 Ng5 23.Nxg5 Qxg5 24.Qg4 Qf6 25.Qg3 Nh4 26.Bf1 e5 (26...Nf5! 27.Qe5 Qxe5 28.Bxe5 Nxe3! regains the pawn with good play ) 27.Rd7?

( The other rook is vulnerable on c1 so perhaps it should relocate, e.g. 27.Rc4 Nf5 28.Qg4 Red8 and Black has at least some compensation for the pawn ) 27...Bc6? ( Obvious enough, but missing 27...Nf5! 28.Qg4 Nxe3 -+ ) 28.Rdd1 h5 (28...Nf5 29.Qg4 Nxe3 30.fxe3 Bxe3+ 31.Kh1 Bxc1 and now  32.Nd6 keeps White in the game. Black instead trries to trap the white queen. ) 29.Na7? ( Now White does lose his queen but he could probably still have saved himself with 29.e4! Bxe4 30.Rxc5 Rxc5 31.Nd6 Qxd6! 32.Rxd6 Nf5 33.Qg5 Nxd6 34.Qxh5 ) 29...Nf5 30.Nxc6 Nxg3 31.Bxg3 Rxc6 32.Bb5 Rce6 33.Bxe8 Rxe8 34.Rc4 Qg5 35.h4 Qg6 36.b4 Bxe3 37.a4 Qxg3 38.fxe3 Qxe3+ 39.Kh2 Re6 40.Rf1 Rg6 41.Rf3 Qe2 42.Rc8+ Kh7 43.Rg3 Rxg3 44.Kxg3 Qg4+ 0-1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Nge2 c5 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nc6 9.Be2 Nd7 10.O-O a5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Qa4 Qc7 13.Rac1 Rb8 14.Qc2 Nc5 15.Bxc5 dxc5 16.b3 Be5 17.h3?

(After 17.g3 I don't see a clear win but Black remains much better ) 17...Bd4+ 18.Kh1 Qg3 19.f4 Bxh3 20.Bf3 Be6 0-1

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6 4.e3 Be7 5.h3 Bb7 6.Bd3 d6 7.O-O Nbd7 8.Qe2 Nd5 9.Bh2 Nb4 10.Bb5 a6

11.Ba4 b5 12.Bb3 Nf6 13.c3 Nbd5 14.Nbd2 Nb6 15.c4 O-O 16.Rac1 bxc4 17.Nxc4 a5 18.Nxb6 cxb6 19.Ba4 Rc8 20.Qb5 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 Qa8 22.Qxb6 Bxf3 23.gxf3 Qxf3 24.Bg3 Ne4 25.Qc6 d5 26.Qc7 Nxg3 27.Qxg3 Qe2 28.Rc2 Qe1+ 29.Kg2 Qb4 30.b3 Bd6 31.Qf3 h6 32.Qe2 Bb8 33.Qa6 Qe7 34.Rc8 Rxc8 35.Qxc8+ Qf8 36.Qxf8+ 1/2-1/2

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 Be7 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Rc1 O-O 9.Bd3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 b5 11.Bd3 a6 12.O-O c5 13.Bb1 Bb7 14.Ne5 Rc8 15.Qc2 g5 16.Bg3 cxd4 17.exd4 b4 18.Nxd7 Qxd7 19.Be5 Be4 20.Qe2 Bxb1 21.Nxb1 Qd5 22.b3 Nd7 23.Nd2 Bf6 24.Nc4 Bg7 25.Rcd1 a5 26.h4 Rfd8 27.hxg5 hxg5 28.Qh5 f6 29.Bh2 (29.Nd6!? Rf8 (29...fxe5 30.Qf7+ Kh8 31.Nxc8 Rxc8 32.dxe5 +- ) 30.Nxc8 Rxc8 31.Bg3 +/- /+- ) 29...Rc6

30.Rfe1 Nf8 31.Rd2 a4 32.Ne3 Qa5 33.d5! Rcc8 34.Rde2 Rxd5 [34...axb3 and 34...e5 were alternatives but Black was in considerable trouble whatever he did.]  35.Nxd5 Qxd5 36.bxa4 Ra8 37.Rb2 Rxa4 38.Qd1 Qc6 39.Bd6 e5 40.Rxb4 Rxb4 41.Bxb4 Ng6 42.g3 e4 43.Qb3+ Kh8 44.Bc3 f5 45.Bxg7+ Kxg7 46.Rb1 Qd6 47.Rd1 Qe7 48.Qb5 Ne5 49.a4 Nd3 50.Qxf5 Qa7 51.Qxg5+ Kf7 52.Qf5+ Kg7 53.a5 Kg8 54.Qg6+ Kf8 55.Qf6+ Kg8 56.a6 Kh7 57.Kg2 Kg8 58.Rh1 1-0

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6

11.c3 Be6 12.Nxf6+ gxf6 13.Bd3 Rg8 14.g3 Qd7 15.Nc2 Bg4 16.f3 Be6 17.Ne3 Ne7 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.exd5 f5 20.a4 b4 21.Qb3 Qb7 22.Rd1 Rb8 23.Qxb4 Qxb4 24.cxb4 Rxb4 25.Bxa6 f4 26.Bb5+ Kd8 27.Rd2 Nf5 28.Kf2 Nd4 29.gxf4 exf4 30.Rhd1 Nxb5 31.axb5 Rxb5 32.Ra1 Rg5 33.Ra8+ Ke7 34.Ra7+ Kf6 35.Ra4 Rgxd5 36.Rxf4+ Kg6 37.Rxd5 Rxd5 38.Ke3 Rh5 39.h4 Rb5 40.b4 f5 41.Rd4 d5 42.Kd3 Kf6 43.Kc3 Ke5 44.f4+ Kd6 45.Rd2 Rb7 46.Rb2 Rc7+ 47.Kd3 Rc4 48.b5 Kc7 49.b6+ Kb7 50.Ke3 Re4+ 51.Kf3 d4 52.Rb5 Re3+ 53.Kf2 Rh3 54.Rxf5 Rxh4 55.Kg3 Rh6 1/2-1/2

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 g6 5.Bxc4 Bg7 6.O-O O-O 7.h3 Nfd7 8.Nc3 Nb6 9.Bb3 N8d7 10.a4 a5

11.e4 c5 12.Be3 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Ne5 14.Qe2 Bd7 15.Rfd1 Rc8 16.Rac1 Nbc4 17.Bg5 h6 18.Bh4 g5 19.Bg3 Qe8 20.Nd5 e6 21.Bxc4 exd5 22.Bxd5 Bxa4 23.b3 Bc6 24.Nf5 Bb5 25.Qh5 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 Qd8 1-0

1.g3 Nc6 2.d4 h5 3.d5 Ne5 4.h4 c6 5.Qd4 Qa5+ 6.Nc3 d6 7.Bg2 c5 8.Qa4+ Qxa4 9.Nxa4 g6 10.Nf3 Nxf3+

11.Bxf3 Nf6 12.Nc3 Bf5 13.e4 Bd7 14.Bf4 Bh6 15.Bxh6 1/2-1/2

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.Bd2 Ne7 6.Nb5 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 O-O 8.Nf3 Nbc6 9.c3 a6 10.Na3 cxd4 11.cxd4 f6 12.exf6 Rxf6 13.Bd3 Qb6 14.O-O Rxf3 15.gxf3 Qxd4 16.Rfd1 Qh4 17.Qe3 e5 18.Nc2 Bh3 19.Bf1 Nf5 20.Qb3 Nce7 21.Rxd5 Nxd5 22.Qxd5+ Kh8 23.Bxh3 Qxh3 24.Rd1 (24.Qxb7 ) 24...h6 25.Ne1 (25.Qxb7 ) 25...Re8 26.Qe4 (26.Qxb7 ) 26...Qh5 27.Rd5 Nd4 28.Qg4 Qf7 29.Rd7 Re7 30.Rxe7 Qxe7 31.Nd3 Qf6 32.Kg2 Nf5 33.Qe4 Nh4+ 34.Kg3 Ng6 35.h3 h5 36.Qxb7 Qg5+ 37.Kh2 Nh4 38.Qa8+ Kh7 39.Qe4+ g6 40.f4 exf4 41.Nxf4 Qc5 42.Nd3 Qd6+ 43.f4 Nf5 44.Kg2 Qc7 45.Nb4 Qc1 46.b3 Qd2+ 47.Kg1 Kh6 48.Nd5 Qd1+ 49.Kh2 Nh4 50.Nc3?

(Doubtless White appreciated that he could meet 50...Qd2+ with 51.e2, but Black has a much more evil response. Instead 50.Ne7 looking for counterplay, retains the balance, e.g.  50...Qf1 51.Ng8+ Kg7 52.Qe7+!? Kxg8 53.Qe8+ Kg7 54.Qe7+ Kh6 55.Qf8+ with perpetual check ) 50...Qf1! 51.Qe2 Qxf4+ 52.Kh1 Qg3 53.Qd2+ (53.Ne4! Qxh3+ 54.Kg1 Nf3+ 55.Kf2 and Black cannot afford to relax just yet ) 53...Kg7 ( Correct was 53...g5! when White has no checks and can resign ) 54.Qd7+ (54.Qd4+ Kh7 55.Qd7+ Kh6 and again  56.Qd2+ g5 wins ) 54...Kh6 55.Qc6 (55.Qd2+ also gives Black another chance to find  55...g5 ) 55...Qxh3+ 56.Kg1 Qg3+ 57.Kf1 Nf5 58.Nd1 h4 59.Qc1+ Kh5 60.Nf2 Qf3 61.Qd1 Ne3+ 0-1

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 c5 7.cxd5 exd5 8.e3 Qc7 9.Bd2 Bf5 10.Bb5+ Nc6 11.Ne2 O-O 12.g4 Be6 13.Nf4 Rad8 14.Bd3 Rfe8 15.O-O Na5 16.Ra2 cxd4 17.cxd4 Nc4 18.Bc1 b5 19.Qe1 Nd7 20.Qh4 Nf8 21.Nh5 Ng6 22.Qh3 Qe7 23.Re2 a5? 24.f4 Qh4 25.Qxh4 Nxh4 26.f5 Bc8 27.Kf2 Rf8 (27...Ng6 28.fxg6 fxg6 29.Ng3 Bxg4 30.Rc2 was the best Black could do - he can certainly soldier on. The text looks to save the knight but the idea doesn't quite work. ) 28.Kg3 g5 29.e4! dxe4

(29...h6 30.Nf6+ Kg7 31.Nxd5 not only wins a pawn but also leaves the h4-knight a mere spectator while the c4-knight now looks shaky ) 30.Bxc4 bxc4 31.Bxg5 Nf3 32.Bxd8 Rxd8 33.d5 +- Bb7 34.Rc1 Kf8 35.Rxe4 Nd2 36.Re5 Bxd5 37.Nf4 Bb7 38.Kf2 Nf3 39.Rxa5 Nxh2 40.Kg3 Nf3 41.Rxc4 Nd2 42.Rc7 Ne4+ 43.Kh4 Nd6 44.Re5 Re8 45.Rxe8+ Kxe8 46.Nh5 Kd8 47.Rc1 Ne4 48.Ng3 Nf6 49.g5 Nd5 50.Rd1 Ke7 51.Rb1 Bc6 52.f6+ Ke6 53.Rb8 Ba4 54.Rh8 Bc2 55.Ne2 Bd3 56.Nd4+ Ke5 57.Nc6+ Kf4 58.Nb4 Nxb4 59.axb4 Ke5 60.Kh5 Bg6+ 61.Kh6 Kd5 62.Rxh7 Kc4 63.Rg7 1-0