Japan's IM Ryosuke Nanjo held GM Zoltan Almasi (2684) into a draw! FM Uaychai Kongsee (2285) drew with Germanys top GM Georg Meir (2654).

Japan's IM Ryosuke Nanjo held GM Zoltan Almasi (2684) into a draw! FM Uaychai Kongsee (2285) drew with Germanys top GM Georg Meir (2654).

[Event "42nd Olympiad 2016"]
[Site "Baku AZE"]
[Date "2016.09.02"]
[Round "1.9"]
[Board "2"]
[White "Nanjo, Ryosuke"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O c6 7. a4 Qc7 8. h3 O-O 9. Re1 h6 10. Ba2 Re8 11. d5 Bf8 12. Be3 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Nf6 15. c4 Nxd5 16. cxd5 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Nd2 Qf7 19. Qb3 Rec8 20. Rec1 b6 21. Rc3 Rd8 22. a5 bxa5 23. Rxa5 Rdb8 24. Qa3 Rb7 25. Rb3 Rc7 26. Rc3 Rb7 27. Rb3 Rd7 28. Rc3 Rb7 29. Rb3 Rc8 30. Rc3 Rcb8 31. Bxa7 Ra8 32. Bb6 Rab8 33. Ba7 Ra8 34. Bb6 Rab8 1/2-1/2

[Round "1.12"]
[Board "1"]
[White "Kongsee, Uaychai"]
[Black "Meier, Georg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2285"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Rubinstein variation"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O Nxe4 8. Bxe4 Nf6 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. c3 Qd5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Qc2 g6 15. Be4 Qc4 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Qd3 Qc7 18. Nb3 Rd8 19. Qg3 Qxg3 20. hxg3 Kf8 21. Na5 Rb8 22. Nc4 b5 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Rd1 Bf6 25. Na5 Rb6 26. c4 bxc4 27. Nxc4 Rb4 28. b3 Ke7 29. Bc6 Rb8 30. f3 h5 31. Kf2 Bc3 32. Rd3 Ba1 33. f4 f6 34. Be4 e5 35. Bxg6 Bd4+ 36. Kf1 Bg4 37. Ne3 Rc8 38. Nxg4 hxg4 39. Bf5 Rc2 40. Bxg4 Rf2+ 41. Ke1 Rxa2 42. fxe5 fxe5 43. Bf3 Bf2+ 44. Kd1 Bxg3 45. Rd2 Ra1+ 46. Kc2 a5 47. Re2 Kf6 48. Re4 Bf4 49. Ra4 Rxa4 1/2-1/2