Monday, February 8, 2021

Opera Euro Rapid Preliminary

 


Final PositionWesley So  vs Magnus Carlsen    1-0

[Event "Opera Euro Rapid Prelim"]

[Site "chess24.com INT"]

[Date "2021.02.06"]

[Round "1"]

[White "Vachier Lagrave,M"]

[Black "Dubov,Daniil"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. a4 O-O 7. Re1 Be6 8.

a5 a6 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Nh7 11. Nf1 Ng5 12. Bxg5 Bxg5 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. c3

Be7 15. N1h2 Qd7 16. b4 Kh8 17. Ra2 Rad8 18. Rae2 Rf7 19. Re3 Rdf8 20. R1e2

Rf4 21. g3 R4f7 22. Kg2 Bf6 23. Ng4 Qe7 24. h4 h5 25. Nxf6 gxf6 26. d4 Rg7

27. Rb2 Qe8 28. dxe5 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 dxe5 30. Rd2 Qg6 31. Rd8 Rgg8 32. Rxf8

Rxf8 33. Qd7 Qf7 34. Rd3 Kg7 35. f3 f5 36. Qxf7+ Rxf7 37. c4 Kf6 38. Rd8

Rg7 39. Rf8+ Rf7 40. Rh8 Kg6 41. Rd8 Kf6 42. b5 Rg7 43. Rf8+ Ke7 44. Rb8

Kd6 45. Rxb7 axb5 46. cxb5 f4 47. a6 Rxg3+ 48. Kf2 Rh3 49. b6 cxb6 50.

Rxb6+ Kc5 51. Rxe6 Rh2+ 52. Kg1 Ra2 53. Rxe5+ Kd4 54. Rxh5 Ke3 55. Rh6 Kxf3

56. h5 Kxe4 57. Re6+ Kf5 58. h6 Ra1+ 59. Kf2 Ra2+ 60. Ke1 Ra1+ 61. Kd2 Ra2+

62. Kc3 Ra1 63. h7 Rh1 64. a7 Rh3+ 65. Kc4 1-0

[Round "1"]

[White "So,W"]

[Black "Carlsen,M"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4

8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Be3 Rc8 11. b3 Nc6 12. O-O Qd8 13. Qd2 Qa5 14.

Rfd1 Nd7 15. Nde2 a6 16. a4 e6 17. Rab1 Rd8 18. Bg5 Re8 19. Bf4 Nde5 20. h3

Rad8 21. Kh2 Qb4 22. Bg5 f6 23. Be3 Nf7 24. f4 f5 25. exf5 gxf5 26. Nd4 d5

27. cxd5 exd5 28. Bg1 Nd6 29. Qd3 Ne4 30. Nce2 Nxd4 31. Bxd4 Bxd4 32. Nxd4

Kh8 33. Rbc1 Qd6 34. Qe3 Ng5 35. Qf2 Ne4 36. Qh4 Rf8 37. Rc2 Qg6 38. Rc7

Rg8 39. Rg1 Rc8 40. Rxb7 Rc3 41. Ne6 Rc2 42. Ng5 Rg7 43. Rb8+ Rg8 44. Rxg8+

Kxg8 45. Nxe4 dxe4 46. Kh1 Kg7 47. g4 Kf7 48. gxf5 Qxf5 49. Rg5 Rc1+ 50.

Kg2 Rc2+ 51. Kf1 Rc1+ 52. Ke2 Rc2+ 53. Ke1 1-0

[Round "1"]

[White "Aronian,L"]

[Black "Ding Liren"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 b5 8.

Bb3 Be7 9. a3 O-O 10. h4 Bb7 11. h5 h6 12. f3 Nc6 13. Qe2 Na5 14. g4 Rc8

15. g5 hxg5 16. h6 g6 17. h7+ Kh8 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nxe6 Qd7 20. Nxf8 Bxf8

21. O-O-O Rxc3 22. bxc3 Qe6 23. Bxg5 Nh5 24. Rxh5 gxh5 25. e5 Kxh7 26. Qd3+

Qg6 27. exd6 Bxd6 28. Qxd6 Qxg5+ 29. f4 Qg7 30. Qd3+ Kh6 31. Qd6+ Kh7 32.

Qd8 Nc6 33. Qe8 1-0

[Round "1"]

[White "Bluebaum,M"]

[Black "Radjabov,T"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 d5 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Bb2 Qc7 8.

dxc5 Bxc5 9. c4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. a3 Rd8 12. Qc2 Be7 13. b4 Bd7 14.

Nbd2 Rac8 15. Rac1 Qb8 16. Qb1 h6 17. Nb3 a6 18. h3 Be8 19. Qa1 Na7 20. Be5

Qa8 21. Nbd4 Nc6 22. Nxe6 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxc4 24. Nxc4 fxe6 25. Qe5 Bf8 26.

Qxe6+ Bf7 27. Qf5 Rd5 28. Nb6 Rxf5 29. Nxa8 a5 30. Rc8 axb4 31. axb4 Rb5

32. Rb1 Ne8 33. Rd1 Rxb4 34. Rdd8 Be7 35. Rxe8+ Bxe8 36. Rxe8+ Kf7 37. Rc8

Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Ke6 39. f4 Rb3 40. Rc2 Rxe3 41. Nc7+ Kf7 42. Nd5 Rd3 43. Nxe7

Kxe7 44. Rb2 Rd7 45. Kg3 Kd6 46. Kg4 Kc5 47. Rc2+ Kb4 48. Rb2+ Kc4 49. Rb6

Kc5 50. Rb1 b5 51. Rc1+ Kd5 52. Kf5 b4 53. Kg6 Ke4 54. g4 Kxf4 55. Rc4+ Kg3

56. Rxb4 Kxh3 57. Rc4 Kg3 58. Rb4 Rc7 59. Ra4 Rb7 60. Rc4 Rb6+ 61. Kxg7 Kh4

62. Kf7 Kg5 63. Ra4 Rb7+ 64. Ke6 Rg7 65. Ra1 Rc7 66. Ra4 Rb7 67. Rc4 Ra7

68. Rb4 Kg6 69. Ke5 Rf7 70. Rb8 Kg5 71. Rg8+ Kh4 72. Rh8 Kxg4 73. Rxh6 Kg5

74. Re6 Rf5+ 75. Kd6 Rf6 76. Ke5 Rf5+ 77. Kd6 Rf6 78. Ke5 Rxe6+ 79. Kxe6

1/2-1/2

[Round "1"]

[White "Shankland,S"]

[Black "Vidit,S"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7

8. e3 O-O 9. Qa4 h6 10. Bh4 Be6 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. O-O Qb6 13. Ne2 Bd7 14. Qb5

Nb4 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Bb1 g5 17. Bg3 Ne4 18. Rd1 Ba4 19. Rc1 Rfc8 20. Nc3

Nxc3 21. bxc3 Nc6 22. Bf5 Re8 23. Rab1 Ba3 24. Re1 b5 25. h4 gxh4 26. Nxh4

Bf8 27. Bd3 b4 28. Rec1 bxc3 29. Rxb7 d4 30. Nf5 dxe3 31. fxe3 Nb4 32. Bc4

Kh8 33. Rxc3 Rac8 34. Bh4 Bc6 35. Bf6+ Kh7 36. Rxf7+ Kg6 37. Nh4+ Kh5 38.

Be2+ 1-0

[Round "1"]

[White "Dominguez Perez,L"]

[Black "Nakamura,Hi"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 exd4 7. Nxd4 Na5 8.

a4 b4 9. Bd5 c6 10. Ba2 Bg7 11. O-O Ne7 12. c3 c5 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3 O-O

15. cxb4 Rb8 16. b5 Nc6 17. Bf4 Rb6 18. Nc3 Nd4 19. Qd1 axb5 20. axb5 Nxb5

21. Nxb5 Rxb5 22. Bd6 Re8 23. Bc4 Rxb2 24. Ra8 Rb6 25. Qd5 Qf6 26. e5 Qf5

27. f4 Bf8 28. Bxf8 Rxf8 29. Qxc5 Rc6 30. Qd4 Qc2 31. Bd5 Rc3 32. Rd1 Rc7

33. Ra2 Qc5 34. Qxc5 Rxc5 35. g3 Kg7 36. Ra7 Re8 37. Rd2 h5 38. h4 Kf8 39.

Kf2 Ke7 40. Bg2 f6 41. Bh3 fxe5 42. Bxd7 Bxd7 43. Raxd7+ Ke6 44. R7d6+ Kf7

45. Rd7+ Kf6 46. R7d6+ Kf7 47. Rd7+ Kf6 48. R7d6+ Kf7 1/2-1/2


[Round "1"]

[White "Duda,J"]

[Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"]

[Result "0-1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5

8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 b6 11. Qd2 Bb7 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Rfd1 e6 14.

Bb5 cxd4 15. cxd4 Na5 16. f3 Qe7 17. Bg5 Qa3 18. h4 a6 19. Bd3 Nc6 20. Bb1

Na5 21. Bd3 Nc6 22. e5 Nb4 23. Bc4 Rfe8 24. h5 b5 25. Rc3 Qa5 26. Bb3 Rxc3

27. Nxc3 Qb6 28. Be3 Nd5 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. h6 Bf8 32. Rc1 b4

33. Kf2 a5 34. Qc2 Ra8 35. Qa4 Qd8 36. Qc6 a4 37. e6 Ra7 38. exf7+ Kxf7 39.

Bf4 Qd7 40. Qb6 Rb7 41. Qa6 b3 42. axb3 axb3 43. Be5 Be7 44. Rc6 Ra7 45.

Qb6 Rb7 46. Qa6 Ra7 47. Qb6 Ra2+ 48. Ke3 Qf5 49. Rc7 Qg5+ 50. Bf4 Qh4 51.

g3 Qf6 52. Qxb3 Ra5 53. Be5 Qa6 54. Qd3 Qb6 55. Kf4 Ra2 56. g4 Qb2 57. Qd1

Ke6 58. Qh1 Qd2+ 59. Kg3 Qf2+ 0-1

[Round "1"]

[White "Grischuk,A"]

[Black "Giri,A"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Kf1 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nxe5

Bd6 8. Nc4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. h3 Nd5 11. Bd2 Be6 12. Kg1 b5 13. Ne3 Bf6 14.

Ncxd5 cxd5 15. Bb4 Re8 16. d4 Bg5 17. Qf3 a5 18. Bc5 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Bf5 20.

Qd2 c6 21. Qf4 Bxc2 22. Kh2 Qd7 23. Rhe1 a4 24. Bb4 f6 25. f3 Bg6 26. Rxe8+

Rxe8 27. Re1 Rxe1 28. Bxe1 Qe7 29. Qd2 a3 30. bxa3 Qxa3 31. Qc3 Qd6+ 32.

Bg3 Qe6 33. a3 h6 34. Qe1 Qd7 35. Qc3 Kh7 36. Qe3 Bb1 37. Be1 Bg6 38. Bb4

Qc7+ 39. Kg1 Bf5 40. Qe1 Qf4 41. Qd2 Qg3 42. Qf2 Qg5 43. Qd2 Qg6 44. Kh2

Bd3 45. Qf4 Qe8 46. Qc7 Bf1 47. Be7 Qg6 48. Qg3 Qf7 49. Bb4 Bd3 50. Qd6 Qe8

51. Qc7 Bf5 52. Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Round "2"]

[White "Dubov,Daniil"]

[Black "Giri,A"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5

Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qd8 9. Rxe4+ Be7 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Bf4 Bf6 12. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 13.

Rxd1 bxc6 14. Rc4 Bf5 15. Rxc6 Bxc2 16. Rd2 Bf5 17. Nd5 Bd8 18. Bxc7 Re8

19. h3 Be6 20. Rc3 Bg5 21. f4 Bh4 22. g3 Be7 23. g4 Rac8 24. Be5 Bc5+ 25.

Kg2 f5 26. g5 Kf7 27. Nc7 Rxc7 28. Bxc7 Bb4 29. Be5 Bxc3 30. bxc3 Re7 31.

a4 Rd7 32. Bd4 a5 33. Kg3 Bb3 34. Rb2 Bxa4 35. Ra2 Bb3 36. Rxa5 Bd5 37. h4

g6 38. h5 gxh5 39. Kh4 Ke8 40. Bf6 Be6 41. Kxh5 Bf7+ 42. Kh6 Bg6 43. c4 Kf7

44. c5 Rd1 45. Ra7+ Kf8 46. Ra8+ Kf7 47. Ra7+ Kf8 48. Ra1 Rd2 49. Ra8+ Kf7

50. Ra7+ Kf8 51. Ra8+ Kf7 52. Ra7+ Kf8 53. Ra8+ 1/2-1/2

[Round "2"]

[White "Nepomniachtchi,I"]

[Black "Grischuk,A"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qe2 h6

8. Bh4 g6 9. O-O-O e5 10. Nb3 Be7 11. Kb1 b5 12. f3 Bb7 13. a3 Rc8 14. Qd2

Kf8 15. Bf2 Kg7 16. g4 Nb6 17. h4 d5 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. exd5

Rhd8 21. Bd3 Bxd5 22. Qe2 Qf6 23. Nd2 Qf4 24. h5 g5 25. Rhe1 b4 26. Qxe5+

Qxe5 27. Rxe5 Bf6 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. axb4 Rb8 30. Bc4 Rd6 31. c3 Rbd8 32.

Kc2 Be5 33. Be2 Bf4 34. Ne4 Rxd1 35. Bxd1 Re8 36. Nc5 Rd8 37. Ne4 Re8 38.

Kd3 Rd8+ 39. Ke2 Bc1 40. b3 Bf4 41. Bc2 Kf8 42. Bd3 Ra8 43. Nc5 a5 44. b5

Ke7 45. c4 Kd6 46. Na4 Ke5 47. c5 Kd4 48. Be4 Re8 49. Kf2 Re5 50. b6 Rxc5

51. Nxc5 Kxc5 52. b7 Kd4 53. Ke2 Kc3 54. Bd5 Kd4 55. Bxf7 Bb8 56. Kd2 Bf4+

57. Kc2 Be5 58. Kb2 Bd6 59. Bg8 Kd3 60. Bf7 Kd4 61. Bg6 Bc7 62. Ka3 Kc5 63.

Ka4 Kb6 64. Be4 Bd6 65. Bd5 Ka6 66. Be6 Kb6 67. Bc8 Bf4 68. Ka3 Kc5 69. Bf5

Bd6 70. Ka4 Kb6 71. Bc8 Bf4 72. b4 axb4 73. Kxb4 Kc6 74. Kc4 Be5 75. Bf5

Kxb7 76. Kd5 Bb2 77. Ke6 Kc7 78. Kf7 Kd6 79. Kg6 Ke7 80. Kxh6 Kf6 81. Bc2

Ba3 82. Kh7 Bf8 83. Bb3 Bg7 84. h6 Bf8 85. Ba2 1-0

[Round "2"]

[White "Nakamura,Hi"]

[Black "Duda,J"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Be7 8.

Ne5 Bd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 a6 12. Be2 Bf6 13. Bf3 Nce7 14.

Ne4 O-O 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Bg5 Nfd5 17. Qb3 Nf5 18. Be3 Rac8 19. Rac1 Nfe7

20. Bg5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. g3 f6 24. Bd2 Qd7 25. Be4 g6

26. Bb4 Kf7 27. Bxe7 Kxe7 28. Kf1 Qc6 29. Bxd5 Qxd5 30. Qxd5 exd5 31. Ke2

Ke6 32. Ke3 g5 33. g4 a5 34. a4 Kd6 35. Kd3 Ke6 36. Ke3 Kd6 37. Kd3 Ke6 38.

Ke3 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Round "2"]

[White "Vidit,S"]

[Black "Dominguez Perez,L"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8.

Rc1 Bb7 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Bf8 11. Ne5 c5 12. f4 Nc6 13. Ne2 Rc8 14. Be1

cxd4 15. exd4 Ne4 16. Bb5 Re6 17. h3 f6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Ba6 Rc7 20. f5

Re8 21. Nf4 Ba4 22. b3 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Bd7 24. Nxd5 Bd6 25. Bd3 Qb8 26. Nc3

Nxc3 27. Bxc3 Bh2+ 28. Kh1 Bg3 29. Bd2 Rc8 30. Bc4+ Kh8 31. Qd1 Qd6 32. Qg4

Re8 33. Be6 Bxe6 34. fxe6 Rxe6 35. Bb4 Qxb4 36. Qxe6 h6 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38.

Qf5+ Kg8 39. Qd5+ Kh7 40. Qe4+ Kg8 41. Rc1 Kf7 42. Qd3 Qd6 43. Rc3 Bf2 44.

Qc4+ Kg6 45. Rf3 Bh4 46. d5 Bg5 47. h4 1-0

[White "Radjabov,T"]

[Black "Shankland,S"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8.

O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Nh4 Bg4 12. e4 Rfe8 13. h3 Bh5 14. Rab1

Bf8 15. Be3 e5 16. d5 Qb4 17. Qxb4 Bxb4 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Rfc1 Rec8 20. Nf5

Bg6 21. a3 Bf8 22. Na4 c5 23. Rc2 Nd5 24. Bd2 N5b6 25. Nc3 c4 26. Be3 Nc5

27. g4 Rab8 28. Bf1 Rd8 29. Nb5 Rd7 30. Bxc5 Bxc5 31. b4 Bd4 32. Bxc4 Bxf5

33. exf5 Nxc4 34. Rxc4 Bb6 35. Nc3 Rd3 36. Kg2 Bd4 37. Rc1 f6 38. Rc2 h5

39. Ne4 hxg4 40. hxg4 Rxa3 41. g5 Ra6 42. Rc8+ Rxc8 43. Rxc8+ Kf7 44. g6+

Ke7 45. Rg8 1-0

[Round "2"]

[White "Ding Liren"]

[Black "Bluebaum,M"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8.

Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O a5 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. f3 b5 13. Bf2 Nb6 14. Ng3

Bf8 15. h3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. e4 b4 18. Na4 Ba6 19. Re1 g6 20. Nf1 Nh5

21. Be3 Bg7 22. Nc5 Bb5 23. a4 bxa3 24. bxa3 a4 25. e5 Bf8 26. Nd2 Bxc5 27.

dxc5 Rxe5 28. Ne4 Qxd1 29. Rcxd1 g5 30. g4 Ng7 31. Bd4 Re6 32. Bc3 Kh7 33.

Rd7 Kg6 34. h4 h5 35. gxh5+ Nxh5 36. hxg5 Nf4 37. Kh2 Nd5 38. Bd4 c3 39.

Rc1 Bd3 40. Nxc3 Nxc3 41. Rxc3 Bf5 42. Kg3 Kxg5 43. Rxf7 Rg8 44. Re3 Kg6

45. Rc7 Rxe3 46. Bxe3 Rc8 47. Ra7 Bc2 48. Rd7 Kf6 49. Bd4+ Ke6 50. Rd6+ Ke7

51. Bf6+ Kf7 52. f4 Be4 53. Kg4 Rb8 54. f5 Rb3 55. Be5 Rd3 56. Rf6+ Kg8 57.

Rg6+ Kf8 58. Re6 Bd5 59. Rf6+ Ke7 60. Rh6 Rxa3 61. Rh7+ Ke8 62. f6 Rf3 63.

Re7+ Kd8 64. Ra7 a3 65. Bf4 a2 66. f7 Rxf4+ 67. Kxf4 Bxf7 68. Ke5 Kc8 69.

Kd6 Bd5 70. Ra3 Kb7 71. Kd7 Bc4 72. Kd6 Bd5 73. Ke5 Bc4 74. Kd4 Bd5 75. Kc3

Be6 76. Kb2 Bd5 77. Kc3 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Round "2"]

[White "Carlsen,M"]

[Black "Aronian,L"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O

8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. Qb5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nb6 13. Nd2 Qd7

14. Qxd7 Nfxd7 15. a4 a5 16. Ke2 Rfe8 17. Rhb1 Re6 18. Bg3 c5 19. Rb5 c4

20. Bc7 Rc6 21. Bxb6 Nxb6 22. g4 Kf8 23. h4 Ke8 24. e4 Rd8 25. e5 f6 26. f4

g5 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. f5 fxe5 29. dxe5 d4 30. Rh1 dxc3 31. Ne4 c2 32. e6 Rd4

33. Re5 Nd5 34. Rxd5 Rxe4+ 35. Kd2 Rxg4 36. Rh8+ Ke7 37. Rh7+ Ke8 38. f6

c1=Q+ 39. Kxc1 Rg1+ 40. Kc2 Rg2+ 41. Kd1 Rg1+ 42. Kc2 Rg2+ 43. Kc3 Rg3+ 44.

Kd4 Rd3+ 45. Ke5 Re3+ 46. Kf5 Rcxe6 47. Rh8+ 1-0

[Round "2"]

[White "Vachier Lagrave,M"]

[Black "So,W"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O

Bd6 8. Nb3 b6 9. d4 Nd7 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qh5 Bf6 13. Rd1 Qc8

14. h3 O-O 15. e5 g6 16. Qe2 Bg7 17. Bf4 c5 18. Nd2 Qb7 19. Ne4 Bd5 20.

Nf6+ Bxf6 21. exf6 Bxg2 22. Qg4 Qf3 23. Bh6 Qxg4 24. hxg4 Bf3 25. Bxf8 Bxd1

26. Rxd1 Rxf8 27. Rd7 g5 28. Rxc7 h6 29. Rxa7 Rd8 30. Ra6 Rd2 31. Rxb6 Rxc2

32. Kg2 Kh7 33. Kf3 Rc4 34. Rc6 Kg6 35. b3 Rc2 36. b4 Rc3+ 37. Ke2 Rc4 38.

b5 Rxg4 39. a3 Rg1 40. b6 Ra1 41. Rc8 Rb1 42. Rb8 h5 43. b7 Kh7 44. a4 h4

45. Kf3 h3 46. Kg3 g4 47. a5 Rb3+ 48. Kh2 Rb2 49. a6 Rxf2+ 50. Kg3 Rg2+ 51.

Kf4 h2 52. Rh8+ Kxh8 53. b8=Q+ Kh7 54. Qf8 1-0

[Round "3"]

[White "So,W"]

[Black "Dubov,Daniil"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ng6 7. Be3 Qc7

8. Be2 Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. Nc3 b6 11. Rc1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bb7 13. g3 Bf6 14.

Qd3 Bxc3 15. Rxc3 f5 16. exf5 Rxf5 17. f3 Raf8 18. Qd1 Ne5 19. Bd4 g5 20.

Qd2 g4 21. f4 Qc6 22. Kf2 Ng6 23. Bxg4 e5 24. Bxf5 exd4 25. Qxd4 Rxf5 26.

Re3 Rc5 27. b3 b5 28. Re8+ Kf7 29. Rd8 Nf8 30. Rb8 Ne6 31. Qd3 Rh5 32. h4

bxc4 33. bxc4 Qc7 34. Rh8 Qb6+ 35. Ke1 Nc5 36. Qe2 Qa5+ 37. Kf2 Ne4+ 38.

Kg1 Qb6+ 39. Kh2 Qg6 40. Rf3 Qg4 41. Re3 Qxe2+ 42. Rxe2 Bc6 43. Kh3 Kg7 44.

Re8 d5 45. Re7+ Kf8 46. Rc7 Rh6 47. cxd5 Bxd5 48. Rb2 Nd6 49. Rb8+ Ne8 50.

Rxa7 Rc6 51. Rxh7 Be6+ 52. g4 Rc3+ 53. Kh2 Bg8 54. Rh8 Re3 55. a4 Kg7 56.

Rh5 Nf6 57. Rg5+ Kf7 58. a5 Bh7 59. Rb7+ Kf8 60. Rb6 Kf7 61. f5 Ne4 62. a6

Re2+ 63. Kg1 Nd2 64. Rb7+ Kf6 65. Rxh7 Nf3+ 66. Kf1 Rd2 67. Rh6+ Ke5 68.

f6+ Kf4 69. Rf5+ Kg3 70. Rxf3+ Kxf3 71. Ke1 1-0

[Round "3"]

[White "Aronian,L"]

[Black "Vachier Lagrave,M"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.

O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Kb1 b4 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Ne2 Be7 14. f5

exf5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Nf4 O-O 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Re8 19. h4 Ne5 20. Qb3

Qc8 21. Nd5 Rb8 22. Rd4 a5 23. Rf4 Bf8 24. Ng5 Qb7 25. Rd1 h6 26. Nf3 a4

27. Qxb4 Nxf3 28. Qxb7 Nd2+ 29. Kc1 Rxb7 30. Rxd2 a3 31. b4 Re1+ 32. Rd1

Re2 33. g3 g6 34. Rf3 Ra7 35. Rdd3 Re5 36. c4 Re1+ 37. Kd2 Ra1 38. Rxa3

Rxa2+ 39. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 40. Kc1 Bg7 41. b5 Ra4 42. b6 Rxc4+ 43. Kb1 Ra4 44.

Rb3 1-0

[Round "3"]

[White "Bluebaum,M"]

[Black "Carlsen,M"]

[Result "0-1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. b3 Nc6 6. O-O b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8.

Nbd2 Rc8 9. a3 cxd4 10. exd4 g6 11. Qe2 Bg7 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Rac1 Ne7 14. a4

Nf5 15. c3 Re8 16. Ba3 Qc7 17. Rc2 Ne4 18. Bb2 f6 19. Nef3 e5 20. dxe5 Nxd2

21. Qxd2 fxe5 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Nh4 f4 24. Nf5 Bf6 25. c4 d4 26. Nh6+ Kh8

27. f3 Rcd8 28. Rcc1 Bc8 29. h3 Qg7 30. Ng4 Bh4 31. Rcd1 h5 32. Nxe5 Rxe5

33. Bxd4 Rxd4 34. Qxd4 Bxh3 35. Rd2 Kh7 36. Rfd1 Bf5 37. b4 Be7 38. Qb2 Re3

39. Qxg7+ Kxg7 40. c5 bxc5 41. bxc5 Bxc5 42. Rd5 Rc3+ 43. Kh2 Kf6 44. a5

Bf2 45. Kh1 Ra3 46. Rd6+ Be6 47. Ra6 Ke5 48. Rc1 h4 49. Rb1 Bc4 50. Rh6 Bg3

51. Rd1 Bd3 52. a6 Bf5 53. Rc1 Kd4 54. Rf6 Bd3 55. Re6 Bxa6 56. Rd6+ Ke3

57. Re6+ Kd2 0-1


[Event "Opera Euro Rapid Prelim"]

[Site "chess24.com INT"]

[Date "2021.02.06"]

[Round "3"]

[White "Shankland,S"]

[Black "Ding Liren"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Bf4 c5 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8.

Qd3 Nh5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nb5 O-O 12. Nd6 Nd8 13. Rd1 Bc6 14. e3

Nf6 15. Be2 Nb7 16. O-O Nxd6 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rac8 20.

b3 Rfd8 21. Rfd1 Kf8 22. Bc6 Ke7 23. Bb5 Rc7 24. R6d3 g5 25. f3 h5 26. Kf2

h4 27. e4 e5 28. b4 g4 29. a4 Rg8 30. Rd6 Rg6 31. Ke2 g3 32. h3 Rg8 33. Ke3

Ra8 34. a5 bxa5 35. bxa5 a6 36. Bxa6 Rca7 37. Bb5 Rxa5 38. f4 Ra3+ 39. R6d3

d6 40. c5 exf4+ 41. Kxf4 Rxd3 42. Rxd3 dxc5 43. e5 Ne8 44. Rd7+ Kf8 45. Kg5

Ng7 46. Bc4 Ne6+ 47. Kf6 Nd8 48. Bxf7 Nxf7 49. Rxf7+ Ke8 50. Rh7 Ra2 51.

Rh8+ Kd7 52. e6+ Kc6 53. e7 Rf2+ 54. Kg5 1-0

[Round "3"]

[White "Dominguez Perez,L"]

[Black "Radjabov,T"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8.

Nd5 Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a4 bxa4 14.

Ncb4 Nxb4 15. cxb4 O-O 16. Rxa4 a5 17. h4 Bh6 18. b5 Kh8 19. Be2 Be6 20. b4

axb4 21. Nxb4 Bd7 22. Qd5 Rc8 23. Nc6 Qb6 24. Ra6 Bxc6 25. bxc6 Qb4+ 26.

Kf1 f5 27. exf5 Qb1+ 28. Bd1 Rxf5 29. Rh3 e4 30. Qb3 Rb5 31. Qc2 Rb2 32.

Qxb1 Rxb1 33. Ke2 Rc1 34. Rha3 g6 35. Bb3 R1xc6 36. Rxc6 Rxc6 37. Ra8+ Kg7

38. g4 Bf4 39. g5 h6 40. Ra7+ Kh8 41. Ra8+ Kg7 42. Ra7+ Kh8 43. h5 d5 44.

Bxd5 Rc2+ 45. Kf1 hxg5 46. hxg6 Rc7 47. Ra8+ Kg7 48. Bxe4 g4 49. Ke2 Re7

50. Kd3 g3 51. fxg3 Bxg3 52. Ra6 Bf4 53. Ra4 Bg5 54. Ra6 Bf4 55. Rc6 Bg5

56. Bf5 Re3+ 57. Kd4 Re7 58. Bc2 Be3+ 59. Kd5 Bf4 60. Ra6 Re5+ 61. Kd4 Re7

62. Ra5 Be3+ 63. Kd5 Bf4 64. Ra4 Re5+ 65. Kd4 Re7 66. Ra8 Be3+ 67. Kd5 Bf4

68. Ra1 Re5+ 69. Kd4 Re7 70. Rh1 Bg3 71. Rh3 Bb8 72. Kd5 Bf4 73. Rh5 Bc7

74. Rh7+ Kf6 75. Rh1 Kg7 76. Rh7+ Kf6 77. Rh8 Kg7 78. Rc8 Bf4 79. Ra8 Bg3

80. Ra3 Bf4 81. Rf3 Bb8 82. Rf7+ Rxf7 83. gxf7 Kxf7 84. Bg6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2


[Round "3"]

[White "Duda,J"]

[Black "Vidit,S"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5 cxd4

8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Be2 O-O 13. b3 a6 14. Bb2

Re8 15. Nh4 Bg6 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Bf3 Be5 18. Na4 Bxb2 19. Nxb2 Ne4 20. Rc1

Qf6 21. Na4 Rad8 22. Nc5 Re7 23. Rc2 Kh7 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Qg4 Rde8 26. Rd1

Nb4 27. Rc4 Nxa2 28. Rdd4 Qf5 29. Nxe4 Qxg4 30. hxg4 a5 31. Nd6 Rd8 32. f4

f6 33. Kf2 Nb4 34. g5 Nc6 35. gxf6 gxf6 36. Nxb7 Rxd4 37. exd4 Rxb7 38.

Rxc6 Rxb3 39. Rxf6 a4 40. Rf7+ Kg8 41. Ra7 a3 42. Ke2 Rg3 43. d5 Kf8 44.

Kf2 Rd3 45. d6 Rxd6 46. Rxa3 Kf7 47. Kf3 Kf6 48. Ra5 Rb6 49. Kg4 Rc6 50.

Rd5 Rb6 51. Rc5 Ra6 52. Rd5 Rb6 53. Kh4 Ra6 54. g4 Rb6 55. Kg3 Rb3+ 56. Kf2

Ra3 57. Rd6+ Kf7 58. Rb6 Rc3 59. Ra6 Rb3 60. Ra5 Rc3 61. Re5 Ra3 62. Re3

Ra4 63. Kf3 Rb4 64. Ra3 Ke6 65. Ra6+ Kf7 66. Ra7+ Kf8 67. Rd7 Ra4 68. Ke3

Rb4 69. Rd4 Rb6 70. Ke4 Ke7 71. Rd5 Ke6 72. Rd4 Ra6 73. Rb4 Rc6 74. Rb5

Rc4+ 75. Kf3 Rc3+ 76. Kf2 Kf6 77. Re5 Ra3 78. Re3 Ra4 79. Kg3 Rb4 80. Ra3

Rc4 81. Ra5 Kf7 82. Ra7+ Kf8 83. Rd7 Ra4 84. Rd8+ Kf7 85. Rb8 Rc4 86. Rd8

Ra4 87. Rd5 Ke6 88. Re5+ Kf7 89. Re3 Kf6 90. Rc3 Kf7 91. Rb3 Rc4 92. Rb7+

Kf8 93. Rd7 Ra4 94. Kf3 Rb4 95. Rd5 Ke7 96. Ke3 Ke6 97. Rd4 Rb3+ 98. Ke4

Rb6 99. Ra4 Rb7 100. Rc4 Ra7 101. Rc6+ Kf7 102. Kd5 Rd7+ 103. Kc5 Kg7 104.

g5 Rf7 105. Kd6 Rxf4 106. Rc7+ Kg8 107. Rc5 Kf7 108. Rc7+ Kg8 109. Rc8+ Kf7

110. Rc7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Round "3"]

[White "Grischuk,A"]

[Black "Nakamura,Hi"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. d4 b5 6. Bb3 exd4 7. a4 b4 8.

Nxd4 Na5 9. Bd5 c6 10. Ba2 Bg7 11. c3 c5 12. cxb4 cxb4 13. O-O Ne7 14. Nd2

O-O 15. N2f3 d6 16. h3 Bb7 17. Re1 Nec6 18. Bg5 Qd7 19. Qd2 Rab8 20. Bh6

Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxh6 22. Qxh6 b3 23. Nxb3 Nxb3 24. Bxb3 Bc6 25. Re3 Rb4 26.

Rae1 Bxa4 27. Bd5 Bc6 28. b3 Bxd5 29. exd5 Rd4 30. Re7 Qb5 31. R7e4 Rxd5

32. Rh4 Rh5 33. Rxh5 Qxh5 34. Qxh5 gxh5 35. Ra1 Rb8 36. Rd1 Rb6 37. Rd5 h4

38. Rd4 Rxb3 39. Rxd6 a5 40. Ra6 Rb1+ 41. Kh2 Ra1 42. g3 hxg3+ 43. Kxg3 a4

44. h4 a3 45. Kf4 Kg7 46. h5 f6 47. Kf5 a2 48. f4 Rh1 49. Ra7+ Kf8 50. Rxa2

Rxh5+ 51. Kxf6 Rh6+ 52. Ke5 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Round "3"]

[White "Giri,A"]

[Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8.

g3 Be7 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Rb8 12. b3 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nd5

Bg4 15. Bb2 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Qd3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Re8 20.

Ra6 Bf8 21. Rf1 Qf6 22. h4 g6 23. h5 Re5 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Be4 h5 26. Qxd4

Qf7 27. Bxg6 Qxd5 28. Qxd5+ Rxd5 29. Ra7 Rg5 30. Bh7+ Kh8 31. Bd3 Bg7 32.

Kg2 Kg8 33. f4 Rc5 34. Re1 h4 35. g4 Rf8 36. Ree7 Bd4 37. Rad7 1-0


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