[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Duisburg"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Simons, Rudy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Nf6 6. Ng5 Be7 7. Nxf7 Rf8 8.
Nxd8 Bxd8 9. O-O Nxe4 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Qxh7 Ng5 12. Qxg6+ Nf7 13. d3 a5 14. Bh6
Rg8 15. Qxf7# 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Duisburg"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Ngf3 Nf6 6. e5 Nd7 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Qb6 9. Nb3 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 a5 11. Bc3 a4 12. Nbd2 f6 13. O-O O-O 14. Nh4 Bxc3 15.
bxc3 fxe5 16. dxe5 Ncxe5 17. Bc2 g6 18. Ndf3 Nxf3+ 19. Nxf3 Qc6 20. Nd4 Qd6 21.
Bxa4 Nc5 22. Bc2 e5 23. Nb5 Qc6 24. a4 Bf5 25. Bb3 Nxb3 26. Qxb3 Bd3 27. Rfe1
Qc5 28. Qb2 Rf5 29. Rad1 Raf8 30. Rd2 Be4 31. Qa2 Kg7 32. Nd6 Qxd6 33. Rxe4 Qc5
34. Re1 Qxc3 35. Rb1 Kh8 36. Qxd5 e4 37. Qd4+ Qxd4 38. Rxd4 Rxf2 39. Rxe4 Ra2
40. h3 Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Duisburg"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tatarliev, G."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6
8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. c4 b6 11. b3 Bb7 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Qe2 c5 14. Rad1 Qc7
15. Bb1 Rfd8 16. Rfe1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 a6 18. Nxe6 Qc6 19. Nf4 Bd6 20. Nd5 Nxd5
21. cxd5 Qc5 22. Rd4 a5 23. Qh5 g6 24. Qxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Duisburg"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Geanta, Horia"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. Na3
Ng6 9. Nc2 f6 10. h4 fxe5 11. h5 Nf4 12. dxe5 Nxe2 13. Qxe2 Bc5 14. O-O O-O 15.
Be3 d4 16. b4 dxe3 17. bxc5 Qxc5 18. Nxe3 Nxe5 19. Ng5 h6 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. Qb5
Nc6 22. Rac1 e5 23. Nd5 Qh4 24. Qc4 Kh8 25. Ng3 Nd4 26. Rfe1 b5 27. Ne7 Qf6 28.
Qd3 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Bb7 30. Ng6+ Kg8 31. Ne4 Bxe4 32. Qxe4 Nf5 33. Qd5+ Kh7 34.
Nxf8+ Rxf8 35. Qxe5 Qh4+ 36. Kg1 Ng3 0-1

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Duisburg"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mohsin, Basim A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 g6 6. f4 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
Be6 9. h3 Qd7 10. g4 Qc7 11. f5 Bd7 12. Be3 Rab8 13. a4 a6 14. Ne2 b5 15. axb5
axb5 16. Qd2 Rfc8 17. Ng3 d5 18. Bf4 Qb7 19. Bxb8 Qxb8 20. Qf2 dxe4 21. dxe4
Ne8 22. c3 b4 23. Rad1 Qc7 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. Qxc5 Bxg4 26. hxg4 Qxg3 27. Qd5
Nf6 28. Qg5 Kh7 29. Qh4+ Qxh4 30. Nxh4 Nxg4 31. Bh3 Nce5 32. Bxg4 Nxg4 33. Rxf7
bxc3 34. bxc3 Rxc3 35. Rxe7 Rg3+ 36. Kf1 Ne3+ 37. Kf2 Rh3 38. Rdd7 Ng4+ 39. Kg2
Rxh4 40. Rxg7+ Kh8 41. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Duisburg"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C09"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd6 7. O-O Nge7 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. Bg5 O-O 11. c3 Bg4 12. Be2 Qc7 13. h3 Bh5 14. Nfd4
Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Rfe8 16. Qh5 Bf4 17. Rad1 h6 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Qf3 Qg5 20. Qd3
Ne5 21. Qb5 N7g6 22. Ne2 Nf3+ 23. Kh1 Nfh4 24. Rg1 Qf5 25. Nbd4 Qxf2 26. Rdf1
Qe3 27. Qxb7 Ne5 28. Qb3 Nd3 29. Qxd5 Nf2+ 30. Kh2 Rad8 31. Qh5 Re4 32. Ng3 Qf4
33. Rxf2 Qxf2 34. Nxe4 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Duisburg"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronov, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bb3 O-O 8. O-O
Be6 9. Bc2 Ba7 10. h3 Nd7 11. Nc4 h6 12. Ne3 Qf6 13. g4 h5 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Bg5
Qe6 16. gxf5 Qe8 17. Kh2 g6 18. Bh6 Qe7 19. Ng5 Kh8 20. Qf3 Rae8 21. Rg1 Rg8
22. Bb3 Nd8 23. fxg6 fxg6 24. Nf7+ Nxf7 25. Qxf7 Qxf7 26. Bxf7 Bxf2 27. Rg2 Bh4
28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. Rxg6 Nc5 30. Bg5 Bxg5 31. Rxg5 Nxd3 32. Rxh5+ Kg7 33. Rg1+
Kf6 34. Rh6+ Kf7 35. Rh7+ Kf8 36. Rh8+ Kf7 37. Rxe8 Kxe8 38. h4 d5 39. h5 d4
40. h6 dxc3 41. h7 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Duisburg"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ortega Ruiz, Jose Miguel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Re8 10. Rd1 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Bd8 13. Nxe5 Rxe5 14. Nb6
axb6 15. Rxd8+ Kg7 16. Rxc8 Rxe4 17. f3 Re5 18. Kf2 Rea5 19. Rd1 Nc6 20. Rxa8
Rxa8 21. a3 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Nxd8 23. b4 Kf6 24. Ke3 g5 25. Bd3 Ke5 26. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Duisburg"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 Nc5 11. Re1 a5 12. Bf4 a4 13. Rc1 c6 14. Nc2 Bf8 15.
Qd2 Nh5 16. Be3 Qa5 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Rcd1 Rad8 19. g4 Ng7 20. Nd5 Qxd2 21. Nf6+
Kh8 22. Rxd2 Re7 23. Nc2 Re6 24. Bxc5 Rxf6 25. e5 Rf4 26. Bxd6 Be6 27. c5 Bxa2
28. Red1 Bb3 29. e6 Bxd6 30. e7 Rd7 31. cxd6 Ne8 32. g5 f6 33. h4 Kg7 34. Bf1
Kf7 35. Nd4 Bd5 36. Kh2 Nxd6 37. Kg3 Rxd4 38. Rxd4 Nf5+ 39. Kf4 Nxd4 40. Rxd4
Rxe7 41. Rxa4 f5 42. Bd3 Ke6 43. Ra1 Kd6 44. h5 c5 45. Rd1 Kc6 46. hxg6 hxg6
47. Rd2 c4 48. Bb1 Kc5 49. f3 b5 50. Kg3 Re3 51. Rf2 b4 52. Bc2 b3 53. Bd1 Kb4
54. Rd2 Be6 55. Kf2 Rd3 56. Ke2 Rxd2+ 57. Kxd2 f4 58. Be2 Bf5 59. Bf1 c3+ 60.
Kc1 c2 61. Kd2 Kc5 62. Be2 Kd4 63. Bb5 Ke5 64. Be8 Kd4 65. Bf7 Be4 66. Bxb3
c1=Q+ 67. Kxc1 Bxf3 68. Kd2 Bg4 69. Bc2 Bh5 70. Bd3 f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Duisburg"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 Bg4 7. h3 Qh5 8.
Bf4 O-O-O 9. O-O Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Qh4 11. Bxc6 Qxf4 12. Bf3 Rxd4 13. Qe2 c6 14.
Rad1 Rxd1 15. Rxd1 Qc7 16. b4 e6 17. b5 Bb4 18. Ne4 Nd5 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. a3
Be7 21. Rb1 Qa5 22. c4 Nb6 23. c5 Nd5 24. Qb2 Qb5 25. Qc2 Qa5 26. a4 f5 27. Qb2
fxe4 28. Qb7+ Kd8 29. Bg4 Rf8 30. Bxe6 Qc7 31. Qa8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Duisburg"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Das, Neves"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B26"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 Nd4 8. h4 Ne7
9. h5 Nec6 10. Nge2 Qa5 11. O-O Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc3 14. f4 Nd4
15. Qf2 Bd7 16. f5 gxh5 17. fxe6 Bxe6 18. Bg5 Rg8 19. Bf6 Rg6 20. Kh1 Kd7 21.
Rab1 b6 22. Rb3 Bxb3 23. axb3 Rag8 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Qxf7+ Kc8 26. Qxa7 Qc7 27.
Bh3+ Rg4 28. Qa6+ Qb7 29. Bxg4+ hxg4 30. Qc4+ 1-0

[Event "Leiden op"]
[Site "Leiden"]
[Date "1992.02.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pliester, Leon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2000"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1992.02.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Be2
Nge7 9. O-O Bd7 10. a4 f6 11. Ba3 b6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. dxc5 e5 14. Nh4 bxc5 15.
Bh5+ Kd8 16. Bxc5 Qa5 17. Bd6 Qxc3 18. Bf7 Qd4 19. Qh5 Qg4 20. Qh6 Qg5 21. Qxg5
fxg5 22. Nf3 Rf8 23. Bxd5 Rc8 24. Rad1 Ke8 25. Nxg5 Nd4 26. Rxd4 exd4 27. Re1
1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Paresishvili, Giorgi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B26"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 e5 7. f4 Nge7 8. Nf3 b6
9. O-O O-O 10. h3 Qd7 11. g4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Bb7 13. Qd2 Rfe8 14. Rae1 Ne5 15.
Bh6 Nxf3+ 16. Rxf3 d5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qf4 Rf8 19. e5 d4 20. Qf6+ Kg8 21. Ne4
Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Nd5 23. Qg5 Kg7 24. e6 fxe6 25. Qe5+ Kg8 26. Qxe6+ Qxe6 27. Rxe6
Rad8 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Kf2 Kf7 31. Re4 Rd6 32. Kf3 Re6 33. h4 h6
34. a3 Kf6 35. Rxe6+ Kxe6 36. Ke4 h5 37. gxh5 gxh5 38. b4 a6 39. bxc5 bxc5 40.
Kf4 Kf6 41. Ke4 Ke6 42. Kf4 Kf6 43. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Purev Dorj, T."]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. Bc4 d6 4. O-O Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d4 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 d5 8.
Bxd5 Qxd5 9. Nc3 Qd8 10. h3 b6 11. Bf4 Ba6 12. Re1 Nc6 13. Ne2 e6 14. c3 Qe7
15. Ng3 h6 16. d5 g5 17. Bxg5 hxg5 18. dxc6 Bb5 19. Nf5 Qc5 20. Nxg7 Kxg7 21.
Qd4+ Qxd4 22. Nxd4 Bd3 23. Re3 Bg6 24. Re5 Kf6 25. Nf3 Rfd8 26. Rxg5 Be4 27.
Rg4 Bxc6 28. Rf4+ Ke7 29. Ne5 Be8 30. Nf3 Bc6 31. Rc4 Bxf3 32. gxf3 c5 33. b4
cxb4 34. cxb4 Rd3 35. Rc7+ Kf6 36. Kg2 Rg8+ 37. Kh2 Rxf3 38. Rc2 Rh8 39. Rg1
Rfxh3+ 40. Kg2 Ra3 41. Rd1 Rh4 42. Rb2 Rc4 43. Rd7 Rc1 44. Rd5 exd5 45. Rd2 Ke6
46. Re2+ Kd6 47. Re3 Rxe3 48. fxe3 Rc2+ 49. Kg3 Rxa2 50. Kf3 Rb2 51. e4 Rxb4
52. exd5 a5 53. Ke3 a4 54. Kd3 a3 55. Kc3 Rb1 56. Kc2 a2 0-1

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sebenik, Matej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qc7 11. Rh4 e6 12. Ne4 Ngf6 13. Bf4 Qa5+ 14. Bd2 Qc7
15. O-O-O Nxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O-O 17. c4 Nf6 18. Qe2 c5 19. Be3 Bd6 20. Kb1 Rhe8
21. g3 Kb8 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Bf4 Bd6 24. Ne5 Re7 25. c5 Qxc5 26. Nc4 Ne8 27.
Nxd6 Nxd6 28. Qe5 Rc7 29. Qxc5 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. b3 Bf8 14. d5 c6 15. c4
cxd5 16. cxd5 Rc8 17. a4 Qc7 18. Bb1 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Nc5 20. Ra2 g6 21. b4 Ncd7
22. Nb3 Qb6 23. Bd2 Bg7 24. Na5 Ra8 25. Bd3 Bc8 26. Qb3 Nf8 27. Be3 Qb8 28. Nc6
Qb7 29. Rea1 Nxd5 30. exd5 e4 31. Bxa6 Rxa6 32. Nfd4 Rxa2 33. Rxa2 Bd7 34. Ra7
Qc8 35. Bf4 Be5 36. Bxe5 dxe5 37. Nb5 Bxc6 38. dxc6 Ne6 39. Nd6 Qb8 40. Rd7 Rd8
41. Nxf7 Rxd7 42. Nh6+ Kg7 43. cxd7 Qc7 44. Ng4 Qxd7 45. Nxe5 Qc7 46. Qb2 Kf8
47. b5 Ke7 48. Nc6+ Kd7 49. b6 Qb7 50. Na5 Qb8 51. b7 Nd8 52. Qd4+ Ke7 53.
Qxe4+ Kd7 54. Qg4+ Ke7 55. Qc8 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. Ne2
cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Re1 O-O 13. a3 Bd7 14. Nf4 Rae8
15. Be3 Qxb2 16. Rb1 Qxa3 17. Rb3 Qa5 18. Qb1 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Bd2 Qf5 21.
Rxe4 e5 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nd4 Nf3+ 24. gxf3 Qg5+ 25. Ng2 Qxd2 26. Rbe3 Bc5 27.
Nb3 Qd6 28. Rd3 Qb6 29. Rxd7 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Qxb3 31. Qe5 Qb1+ 32. Ne1 Qg6+ 33.
Kf1 Qa6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2115"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. h3 c6 6. Be3 Qa5 7. Qd2 b5 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. e5 b4 11. exf6 bxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3 13. bxc3 Bxf6 14. a4 Nb6
15. a5 Nd5 16. Bd2 Rb8 17. Rfb1 Bd7 18. Rb3 Rxb3 19. cxb3 c5 20. Be4 Be6 21.
Rb1 Rb8 22. b4 cxb4 23. c4 Nc7 24. d5 Bc8 25. Rxb4 Rxb4 26. Bxb4 Na6 27. Bd2
Nc5 28. Bb1 Ba6 29. Ba2 Kf8 30. Ne1 Ne4 31. Be3 Bc3 32. Nf3 Nc5 33. Bd2 Bxd2
34. Nxd2 Nb7 35. Ne4 Nxa5 36. c5 dxc5 37. Nxc5 Bc4 38. Bxc4 Nxc4 39. Ne4 Ke8
40. Kf1 Nb6 41. d6 f5 42. Nc3 exd6 43. Nb5 Nc8 44. Ke2 Kd7 45. Kd3 a6 46. Nd4
Nb6 47. Kc3 Nd5+ 48. Kc4 Nf4 49. Kb4 Nxg2 50. Ka5 Nf4 51. h4 Nd3 52. Kxa6 Nxf2
53. Kb5 Nd3 54. Kc4 Nf4 55. Nf3 h6 56. Kd4 Ke6 57. Ke3 Nd5+ 58. Kd4 Nf6 59. Ke3
Ne4 60. Kf4 g5+ 61. hxg5 hxg5+ 62. Ke3 d5 63. Nd4+ Kf6 64. Ne2 Ke5 65. Ng1 f4+
66. Kd3 g4 67. Ke2 f3+ 68. Kf1 Kf4 69. Nh3+ gxh3 70. Kg1 f2+ 71. Kh2 Kg4 0-1

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 Bg4 (5... d5 $142) 6. Bd3 Nf6
7. O-O Be7 8. c4 O-O 9. Nc3 $14 {()} c6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bf4 (11. d5 $5 $14)
11... d5 12. c5 (12. g4 $5 Bg6 13. Ne5 $13) 12... b6 $132 13. g4 Bg6 14. b4 a5
15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Na4 (16. a3 $142 Ne4 17. Qd3 $10) 16... Nbd7 17. a3 Ne4 18.
Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 b5 20. Nb6 Ra7 21. a4 $6 (21. f3 $142 Ng5 $132) 21... axb4 $1
(21... bxa4 $2 22. Qxa4 $16) 22. axb5 Rxa1 23. Qxa1 cxb5 24. Qa7 (24. Qb2 f6
25. Bh2 Nxc5 $1 26. dxc5 Bxc5 $17 {פb6}) 24... Nd2 25. c6 (25. Rd1 Nf3+ 26.
Kg2 Nxe5 27. dxe5 Bxc5 $19) 25... Bd6 $8 26. c7 Bxc7 27. Bxc7 (27. Qxc7 Qxc7
28. Bxc7 Nxf1 29. Kxf1 b3 30. Nxd5 b2 31. Nc3 Rc8 $19) 27... Qe7 28. Rd1 (28.
Rc1 b3 29. Qa1 Qe2 {/\b2-+} 30. Kg2 Ne4 31. Rf1 b2 $19) 28... Qe2 29. Qa1 b3
$19 30. Rxd2 Qxd2 31. Qb1 b2 {/\ Qc1} 0-1

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kovchan, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Bd6 6. Qf3 Nge7 7. Ne2 Be6 8.
Bf4 Bxf4 9. Nxf4 Qd7 10. Nd2 O-O-O 11. Nb3 b6 12. Qe2 Bf5 13. O-O-O Rhe8 14.
Ba6+ Kb8 15. Qb5 Qd6 16. Nd3 Ka8 17. Rhe1 Nb8 18. Ne5 c6 19. Qf1 Nxa6 20. Qxa6
Ng6 21. Qa4 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Qh6+ 23. Nd2 Rxe5 24. dxe5 Kb7 25. h3 Qg5 26. g4 Be4
27. h4 Qxh4 28. Nxe4 dxe4 29. Rxd8 Qxd8 30. Qxe4 h6 31. Kc2 Qd7 32. f3 Qe6 33.
c4 Kc7 34. b3 f6 35. exf6 Qxf6 36. f4 Kd6 37. Kd3 Kd7 38. f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Szymanski, Marcin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C08"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nf6 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7
8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nb3 O-O 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. O-O Re8 12. Be3 b6 13. Nd4 Qd7 14. h3
Rac8 15. c3 Nce4 16. Qd3 Red8 17. Rfd1 h6 18. Qe2 Nd6 19. Qf3 Nfe4 20. Qh5 Nc4
21. Nf5 Nxe3 22. Nxe3 Nf6 23. Qe2 Qe6 24. Rd4 Rd7 25. Rad1 Rcd8 26. Qb5 Kh8 27.
a4 Rd6 28. Qb4 R6d7 29. Ra1 Qc6 30. a5 Qc5 31. axb6 axb6 32. Ra6 Rb8 33. Qb3
Kg8 34. Rb4 Rd6 35. Rb5 Qc6 36. Ra4 g6 37. Rab4 Kg7 38. Rd4 Rbd8 39. Rdb4 Rb8
40. Qd1 h5 41. Qd4 Kh7 42. g4 hxg4 43. hxg4 Ne8 44. Rxd5 Rxd5 45. Qxd5 Qf6 46.
g5 Qe7 47. Re4 Qa7 48. Rh4+ Kg8 49. Qe5 Ng7 50. Ng4 Nh5 51. Nf6+ Kf8 52. Qxb8+
1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuliev, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 4. Qe2 Qe7 5. Qxe4 d6 6. d4 dxe5 7. Qxe5 Qxe5+
8. dxe5 Bf5 9. c3 Nd7 10. f4 O-O-O 11. Be3 a6 12. Nd2 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. h3
Re8 15. Kf2 Nd5 16. Nc4 Nxe3 17. Nxe3 Bc5 18. Re1 Rxe3 0-1

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Bratislava"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Li, Q."]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E88"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SVK"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Qd2 cxd5
9. exd5 Nh5 10. g4 Nf4 11. O-O-O Na6 12. Nge2 Nxe2+ 13. Bxe2 Nc5 14. Bh6 f5 15.
Bxg7 Kxg7 16. h4 f4 17. Bd3 Nxd3+ 18. Qxd3 h6 19. h5 Qe8 20. hxg6 Qxg6 21.
Qxg6+ Kxg6 22. Ne4 Bd7 23. Nxd6 Rf6 24. Ne4 Rff8 25. Rh5 Rac8 26. Nd2 Rc7 27.
Rdh1 1-0

[Event "Moscow op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nedobora, Mikhail"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. d5 Ne5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. e4 Ne8 12. O-O Nd6 13. f3 f5 14. a3 fxe4 15.
fxe4 Rf4 16. Bg3 g5 17. Qc2 Qe8 18. Bd3 Qh5 19. Rae1 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Bd7 21. b4
b6 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Bf2 Rc8 24. Ne2 Qg6 25. Be3 Bf6 26. Qd2 Nb7 27. Rb1 Rc7
28. Nc3 Nd6 29. Qf2 Qe8 30. Bxc5 Kg7 31. Rf1 Nxc4 32. Bxc4 Qc8 33. Bxe7 Bxe7
34. Qf7+ Kh8 35. Qxe7 Rxc4 36. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hua, Lefong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Rc8 11. h3 Na5 12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. Bd3 Bc4 14. Qf3 Qb4
15. Rab1 Rfd8 16. a3 Qa5 17. Rf2 d5 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. exd5 Ne8 20. Na2 Qxd5 21.
Qxd5 Rxd5 22. Bxa7 Nd6 23. c3 Bh6 24. Nb4 Ra5 25. Be3 e5 26. Rbf1 Nf5 27. Bc1
e4 28. Re1 Bf8 29. Kh2 Bc5 30. Rfe2 e3 31. Nc2 Bd6 32. Nxe3 Bxf4+ 33. Kg1 Nxe3
34. Bxe3 Bxe3+ 35. Rxe3 Rd5 36. Re8+ Kg7 37. R8e7 Rb5 38. Rf1 Rxb2 39. Rfxf7+
Kh6 40. Rxh7+ Kg5 41. Rxb7 Rxb7 42. Rxb7 Rxc3 43. Ra7 Rc1+ 44. Kh2 Ra1 45. a4
Ra3 46. a5 Kh6 47. Ra8 Kg7 48. a6 Kh7 49. Kg1 Ra2 50. Kh2 Ra3 51. h4 Kg7 52. g3
Ra2+ 53. Kh3 Ra4 54. g4 Ra3+ 55. Kg2 Ra4 56. Kf3 Kh7 57. h5 g5 58. a7 Kg7 59.
h6+ Kh7 60. Ke3 Ra3+ 61. Kd4 Ra4+ 62. Ke5 Ra1 63. Kf5 Rf1+ 64. Ke6 Re1+ 65. Kf6
Rf1+ 66. Kxg5 Rf8 67. Rb8 Rxb8 68. axb8=B 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zhao, Minjun"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qa5 8. Ne2
Be7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bh3 Ndb8 11. O-O f6 12. Kh1 Qb6 13. b3 cxd4 14. Nexd4 Nxd4
15. Nxd4 fxe5 16. fxe5 Rxf1+ 17. Qxf1 Nc6 18. Nxe6 Nxe5 19. Qf5 Bd7 20. Qxe5
Bf6 21. Qc7 Qb5 22. Bg5 Re8 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Nd4 Qd3 25. Qxd7 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Le Roux, Jean Pierre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. g4 b5 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. g5 Bxe2
15. Qxe2 Nh5 16. Nd5 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Be5 18. Nxe7+ Kg7 19. f6+ Kh8 20. Qxb5 Qxa2
21. Qb3 Qa6 22. c4 Qa5 23. Nc6 Qa6 24. Ne7 Qa5 25. Nd5 Rac8 26. Rf2 Qa6 27. Rc2
h6 28. h4 Kh7 29. Kg2 Rb8 30. Qxb8 Rxb8 31. Rxb8 Qa4 32. Rf2 Qxc4 33. Kf3 Ng3
34. Rb4 Qd3 35. Nf4 Qd1+ 36. Kxg3 Qg1+ 37. Kf3 Qd1+ 38. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kafka, Graeme"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Qd2 c6 7. Bh6 b5 8. d5 b4
9. Bxg7 bxc3 10. Qxc3 Kxg7 11. dxc6 Qc7 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Rd8 14. g4 Ne4 15.
Qc4 Qxe5 16. c7 Rd4 17. cxb8=Q Rxb8 18. Qe2 Qa5+ 19. c3 Nxc3 20. b4 Qxb4 21.
Qe5+ f6 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Markus, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4 8.
Re1 Be7 9. c3 f5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Na5 13. Qa4 Nc6 14. Qb3 Qd6
15. Nf1 f4 16. f3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Rxf5 18. Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qa6 Bh4 20. Rd1 Rg5 21.
Qd3 Rf8 22. Bd2 Ne7 23. Be1 Nf5 24. Rd2 Qh6 25. Bxh4 Qxh4 26. Qe2 Rh5 27. Re1
Ng3 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. hxg3 fxg3 30. Qh3 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Siegel, Noah J"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Re8 10. O-O-O h6 11. Be3 c6 12. Ne1 Ng4 13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. f3
Be6 15. b3 Na6 16. Nc2 b6 17. Rd2 Bf8 18. Rhd1 Kg7 19. Bf2 Be7 20. Bg3 Bg5 21.
Bxe5+ Kg8 22. f4 Bg4 23. Rf1 Rxe5 24. Rdf2 Nc5 25. Kb1 Nxe4 26. Nxe4 Rxe4 27.
fxg5 hxg5 28. Nb4 Re6 29. Kc1 a5 30. Nc2 Rd8 31. h3 Bf5 32. g4 Bxc2 33. Kxc2
Rd7 34. Rd2 Rxd2+ 35. Kxd2 Kf8 36. Rf3 Ke7 37. Rc3 Re5 38. Rd3 f5 39. gxf5 gxf5
40. a3 Re4 41. Kd1 a4 42. Kd2 Ke6 43. Kc3 axb3 44. Kxb3 Ke5 45. Kb4 b5 46. Rc3
f4 47. Kb3 Rxc4 48. Rxc4 bxc4+ 49. Kxc4 Ke4 50. Kc3 Ke3 51. Kc2 f3 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Re1 Bg4 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Bc4 Re8 13. Qb3 Bxf3 14. gxf3
Bd6 15. Rxe8+ Nxe8 16. Ne4 a5 17. a3 a4 18. Qc3 Na6 19. Bg5 Qd7 20. Bh4 f5 21.
Nc5 Nxc5 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. d6+ Kh8 24. dxc7 Nxc7 25. Re1 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27.
Bg3 Ba7 28. Bxc7 h6 29. Qe5 Qc6 30. Qe6 Qxe6 31. Bxe6 Bd4 32. Bxf5 Bxb2 33. Bd6
Bc3 34. Bd7 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bunzmann, Dimitrij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 Ng6 6. d3 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. Be3
a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 d6 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Rb8 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Rac1 Rb5
15. h3 Qb8 16. b3 Rc8 17. Qd3 a5 18. Nb1 Be8 19. Nc3 Rb7 20. Qd2 d5 21. e5 Ba3
22. Rc2 c5 23. dxc5 Rbc7 24. h4 Ne7 25. g4 Bxc5 26. Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Rec1 Qb4 28.
Qd4 Nc6 29. Qe3 Qxg4+ 30. Kh2 d4 31. Qe4 Nxe5 32. Nxd4 Rxc3 33. Rxc3 Rxc3 34.
Rxc3 Qxe4 35. Rc8 Kf8 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Szeged"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. O-O
Qxc5+ 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. Bd3 e5 11. Qe1 exf4 12. Bxf4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 Ne8
15. Nd5 f6 16. Be3 Qd6 17. b4 b6 18. c4 Rf7 19. c5 bxc5 20. Bxc5 Qb8 21. Ne7+
Kh8 22. Bc4 Rf8 23. Nxg6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Verdun"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kanep, Meelis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. Bg5 Nc6 6. Qd2 Qc7 7. c4 e6 8. Nc3
h6 9. Bf4 Nf6 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Rac1 b6 14. Nd5 exd5 15.
cxd5 Nxe4 16. Qe3 Nc5 17. dxc6 Ne6 18. Bg3 a5 19. h4 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. Nd4
Nxd4 22. Qxd4 b5 23. Qd5 Rb6 24. Rc2 Rc8 25. Rdc1 a4 26. f3 Rd8 27. Be1 Ra8 28.
Bb4 Raa6 29. g3 Bf8 30. h5 Be7 31. Kg2 Bf8 32. f4 Be7 33. g4 Rb8 34. Kg3 Bf8
35. g5 hxg5 36. fxg5 Re8 37. g6 Re6 38. Rf2 Qe7 39. Rxf7 Re3+ 40. Rf3+ Kh8 41.
c7 Rxf3+ 42. Qxf3 Qe5+ 43. Kg2 Qxb2+ 44. Kh3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Verdun"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Raceanu, Valentin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. Re1 Re8 11. f3 a5 12. Be3 a4 13. Qc2 c6 14. Rad1 Qb6 15.
Kh1 Nfd7 16. f4 Qb4 17. a3 Qa5 18. Bg1 Nb6 19. Nce2 Qa6 20. Rc1 Bd7 21. f5 Rad8
22. Nf4 Bc8 23. Red1 Nbd7 24. Nd3 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Ne5 26. Qf1 Bh6 27. Rc2 Qa5 28.
Qe2 d5 29. cxd5 cxd5 30. exd5 Nc6 31. Qf1 Nxd4 32. Bxd4 Bxf5 33. Rc5 Qa6 34.
Qxa6 bxa6 35. h3 Bf8 36. Rc6 Rd6 37. Rdc1 Bd7 38. R6c3 Bg7 39. Bxg7 Kxg7 40.
Rc7 Bb5 41. R1c2 Red8 42. Kg1 R8d7 43. Kf2 Kf6 44. Rxd7 Bxd7 45. Ke3 Ke5 46.
Rc7 h5 47. h4 f6 48. Bf3 g5 49. Bxh5 gxh4 50. gxh4 Kxd5 51. Bf3+ Ke6 52. h5 f5
53. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Verdun"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[BlackElo "2105"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Be3 d6 8. c4
Nf6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Be2 Qc7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Qd2 b6 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. f3 Bb7 15.
Bf1 Ne5 16. b3 Rac8 17. Qf2 Nfd7 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Be3 Qb8 20. h3 Nc6 21. Qd2
Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Qc7 23. b4 Bxd4+ 24. Qxd4 Nf8 25. Na4 d5 26. Qxb6 Qe7 27. cxd5
Rxc1 28. Rxc1 exd5 29. Rc7 Qe8 1-0

[Event "EU-ch U12"]
[Site "Verdun"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Paresishvili, Giorgi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d4 d6 8. dxe5
Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. O-O Bc5 11. Bg5 Bg4 12. Qe1 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nc3 c6
15. h3 Bh5 16. Ne2 O-O 17. Ng3 Bg6 18. Qe2 Qf4 19. Kh1 Rad8 20. Qg4 Qxg4 21.
hxg4 Rd2 22. f3 Rfd8 23. Kh2 Kf8 24. Rfe1 Bf2 25. Rec1 Bxg3+ 26. Kxg3 f6 27.
Re1 Bf7 28. Bxf7 Kxf7 29. Rac1 a5 30. Re3 Ke7 31. a3 R8d4 32. Ree1 Rc4 33. b4
a4 34. c3 Rd3 35. Re2 Rcxc3 36. Rxc3 Rxc3 37. Ra2 Kd6 38. Rd2+ Kc7 39. Ra2 Kb6
40. Kf2 c5 41. bxc5+ Kxc5 42. Ke2 Kc4 43. Kd2 Kb3 44. Ra1 Rc2+ 45. Kd3 Kb2 46.
Rg1 Rc3+ 47. Ke2 Rc1 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Krasnov, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. b4 Bb6 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 Ne7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nh4 Qd7 12. Qh5 Kg7 13. h3 f5 14. Nd2 f4 15.
Ndf3 f6 16. Nh2 Qe8 17. Qf3 f5 18. d4 fxe4 19. Qxe4 Nf5 20. Nxf5+ Bxf5 21. Qxb7
Qg6 22. Bd5 exd4 23. Kh1 dxc3 24. Qc6 c2 25. a4 a5 26. bxa5 Rxa5 27. Nf3 Rc5
28. Qb7 Bc8 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelman, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qe2 c6 8. Rd1
Qc7 9. a4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Be3 Bf8 12. f3 d5 13. exd5 Ne5 14. Re1 Bd6 15.
Bb3 Ng6 16. g3 h5 17. Qg2 h4 18. Bf2 Bd7 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Rad1 a6 21. Ne4 Nxe4
22. fxe4 Bg4 23. Rb1 h3 24. Qf1 Ne5 25. Re3 g6 26. Ra1 c5 27. Ne2 c4 28. Ba2
Nf3+ 29. Kh1 Nd2 30. Qe1 Nxe4 31. Kg1 Bc5 32. Nf4 Qc6 33. Rxe4 Rxe4 34. Qf1
Rae8 35. b4 Bxf2+ 36. Qxf2 g5 37. b5 axb5 38. axb5 Qb7 39. Qc5 R4e5 40. Qc6
Qxc6 41. bxc6 gxf4 42. Bxc4 fxg3 43. Rf1 g2 44. Rxf7 Be6 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Popelyshev, Andrei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
e5 Ng4 9. Bf4 d4 10. Qf3 dxc3 11. O-O-O Nxf2 12. Be4 Nxd1 13. Rxd1 cxb2+ 14.
Kb1 Qxd1+ 15. Qxd1 O-O 16. Bg5 Be6 17. Bf6 Rfb8 18. c3 Bf8 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qg5
Rb6 21. Bd3 Rab8 22. c4 Rb4 23. Qh4 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kastanieda, Georgiy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C08"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Nf6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Be6 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nb3 Be7 10. Nbd4 O-O 11. c4 Bg4 12. cxd5 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Qxd5 14.
Be3 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Qa5 16. Qf4 Be6 17. Nd4 Nd5 18. Qg3 Bd6 19. Qg5 f6 20. Qh5
Bf7 21. Qf5 g6 22. Qf3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Qb6 24. Nb3 Qxe3 25. fxe3 Be5 26. Nd4 Rd7
27. Bf3 Rad8 28. Rac1 Bxa2 29. Ra1 Bc4 30. Rxa7 Ba6 31. g3 Rc8 32. Re1 Rxd4 33.
Rxa6 Rd2 34. Bxb7 Rcc2 35. Be4 Rc4 36. Bb1 Kg7 37. b3 Rc3 38. Ra2 Rd7 39. b4
Rb3 40. Be4 Rxb4 41. Bc6 Rd6 42. Bf3 Rb3 43. Rae2 Rdd3 44. Be4 Rdc3 45. Kf2 Bd6
46. Rc2 f5 47. Rxc3 Rxc3 48. Bd5 Bc5 49. h4 Kf6 50. Kf3 Ke5 51. Bb7 Ra3 52. Bc6
Rb3 53. Ba8 h6 54. Bc6 g5 55. hxg5 hxg5 56. Re2 Kd6 57. Be8 Bb6 58. Ba4 Ra3 59.
Be8 Ke5 60. Bc6 Rc3 61. Bb7 Bc5 62. Ba8 Kd6 63. Bb7 Rb3 64. Ba8 Ba7 65. Rd2+
Kc7 66. Re2 Rd3 67. Kf2 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Minsky, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. a3 Nd7 7. f4 Nb6 8. Nf3 Nf6
9. Bd3 Nc4 10. Bxc4 bxc4 11. O-O O-O 12. Rae1 Re8 13. f5 Rb8 14. Bh6 Rxb2 15.
Nd1 Rb1 16. Qg5 e5 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Qh4 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Ng4 20. Qd2 Rf8 21. h3
Nf6 22. Qh6 e5 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. Nf2 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Qe7 26. Qg5 Re8 27. Rd1 Kg7
28. Qe3 Ba6 29. Kh2 Bc8 30. Rb1 Be6 31. Kg1 Bf7 32. Ng4 Nxg4 33. hxg4 h6 34. g5
hxg5 35. Qxg5 Qc5+ 36. Kf1 c3 37. Rb7 Kg8 38. g3 Qc4+ 39. Kg1 Qc5+ 40. Kg2 Kg7
1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gorbatov, Alexej"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Bb6 7. a4 Bg4 8. h3
Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Qb3 Qd7 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nc4 Rab8 13. Qa2 d5 14. exd5 exd5
15. Ncxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qd6 17. d4 c5 18. Be3 Bc7 19. f4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Ne4 21.
Rf3 Rbe8 22. Qb3 b6 23. Rc1 Kh8 24. Qb5 Bb8 25. Nf7+ Rxf7 26. Qxe8+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Verner, Alexander I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Bd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qd3 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Be2
Bg4 9. O-O Nf6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. Be3 Qa5 13. Rac1 Nh5 14. g4 Nf6 15.
Rfd1 Rfc8 16. Qg2 Ne5 17. Qf1 Nfd7 18. f4 Nc6 19. Qf2 Rd8 20. Bf1 Nf8 21. a3
Qc7 22. b4 Qb8 23. Bg2 Nd7 24. Nd5 e6 25. Nc3 a6 26. Qd2 Bf8 27. Kh1 Be7 28. g5
Bf8 29. h4 Qc7 30. h5 Rac8 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Nd5 exd5 33. cxd5 Re8 34. Bf3 Ndb8
35. a4 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gavrilov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bg5 a6 5. f4 b5 6. a3 Bb7 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Bd3 c5
9. d5 Qb6 10. Qd2 c4 11. Be2 Nc5 12. e5 f6 13. Bh4 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nh6 15. Bf2
Ng4 16. exf6 Bh6 17. Qd4 Nxf2 18. f7+ Kxf7 19. Qxf2 Rhf8 20. O-O Nd7 21. Ne5+
Ke8 22. Nxd7 Qxf2+ 23. Rxf2 Rxf2 24. Kxf2 Kxd7 25. Rd1 Rf8+ 26. Bf3 Bc8 27. Ne4
Kc7 28. Ke2 Rf5 29. c3 Re5 30. Kf1 Bf5 31. Nf2 Bc2 32. Ra1 Bd2 33. Ng4 Rf5 34.
Ke2 Bg5 35. Re1 h5 36. Ne3 Re5 37. Kf2 Bd3 38. g3 Kd6 39. Bg2 Bh6 40. Bf3 a5
41. Bg2 Bf8 42. a4 bxa4 43. Rd1 Kc5 44. Bf3 Bh6 45. Rc1 e6 46. dxe6 Rxe6 47. h3
Bg5 48. Ba8 Bf6 49. Ra1 Bg5 50. Re1 Bd8 51. Ra1 Bb6 52. Kf3 Re7 53. h4 Kd6 54.
Ng2 Re8 55. Bb7 Re2 56. Kf4 Rf2+ 57. Kg5 Rxb2 58. Bf3 Rf2 59. Bb7 Rf7 60. Ba8
Rf8 61. Bb7 Bd8+ 62. Kh6 Bf6 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kriventsov, Stanislav G"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Re8
15. Nf1 Bf8 16. Ng3 g6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bf4 Rc8 19. Re2 Nd7 20. b3 Qf6 21. Be3
Bg7 22. Qe1 Nc6 23. Rd1 Nc5 24. Nxc6 Rxc6 25. Bd4 Qf4 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Bb1 Ne6
28. Re3 h5 29. Nf5+ gxf5 30. exf5 Rc5 31. fxe6 Rg5 32. Qc3+ Qf6 33. Qxf6+ Kxf6
34. exf7 Rxg2+ 35. Kf1 Kxf7 36. Rxe8 Kxe8 37. Rxd6 Rh2 38. Bg6+ Ke7 39. Rd3
Rh1+ 40. Ke2 Bg2 41. Re3+ Kf6 42. Bxh5 Bxh3 43. Kd2 Rh2 44. Rf3+ Ke5 45. Bg6
Bg4 46. Rf8 Rh1 47. Kc3 Ra1 48. f4+ Ke6 49. f5+ Ke5 50. f6 Bf5 51. f7 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Maksimenko, Vitalij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2255"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Ne2 c5 12. c3 Ba5 13. Bc2 Bc7 14. Qd3 Qd6
15. Bf4 Qd7 16. Bxc7 Qxc7 17. Ng3 g6 18. f4 Kg7 19. f5 Bd7 20. fxg6 fxg6 21.
Rxf6 Kxf6 22. Qxd5 Kg7 23. Ne4 Rf5 24. Qd2 Raf8 25. b4 cxb4 26. cxb4 Bc8 27.
Qd4+ Qe5 28. Qxe5+ Rxe5 29. Ng3 h5 30. Bd3 Rd8 31. Bf1 Bb7 32. Rc1 Rd7 33. a4
Kh6 34. b5 Rd2 35. h4 Ra2 36. Rc7 Bd5 37. Rxa7 Re1 38. Kh2 Rb1 39. Ra6 Kh7 40.
Rxg6 Rxf1 41. Rd6 Rxg2+ 42. Kh3 Rff2 43. Nxh5 Rh2+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rozanov, Pavel B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Ne5 c6 7. Bc4 e6 8.
O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bb4 10. Bd2 O-O 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Qc7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Rfd1
Nd5 15. Be1 b5 16. Bb3 a5 17. Rac1 Qb7 18. Qf3 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Qg3 Bg6 21.
Qd6 Rfb8 22. Ra1 h6 23. Qc5 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Ra8 25. Rc1 Rb8 26. h3 Kh8 27. Bd2
Kg8 28. f3 Kh8 29. Kf2 Kg8 30. Ra1 Ra8 31. Ra4 Bf5 32. h4 Bg6 33. g3 Bf5 34.
Rxa8+ Qxa8 35. Bxb4 Qa1 36. g4 Qh1 37. Bxd5 Qh2+ 38. Kf1 Bxc2 39. Be4 Bxe4 40.
fxe4 Qxb2 41. Be1 Qb3 42. Qc3 Qd1 43. g5 hxg5 44. hxg5 Qh5 45. Qe3 Qg4 46. Kf2
Qh5 47. Bc3 Qg4 48. Ke1 Qg2 49. Bd2 Qg4 50. Bc3 Qg2 51. Kd1 Qh2 52. Bd2 Qh1+
53. Kc2 Qf1 54. Qd3 Qa1 55. Qc4 Qg1 56. Kb2 Qg2 57. Qd3 Qh2 58. Kc3 Qb8 59. Qc4
Qd6 60. Qc5 Qd7 61. Kc2 Qb7 62. Bc3 Qa6 63. Kd2 Qa4 64. Qe5 Qa2+ 65. Kd3 Qa6+
66. Ke3 Qf1 67. d5 Qc1+ 68. Kd3 Qd1+ 69. Kc4 Qa4+ 70. Kc5 Qb5+ 71. Kd6 Qb8+ 72.
Kxc6 Qa8+ 73. Kc5 Qa7+ 74. Kb4 Qb6+ 75. Kc4 exd5+ 76. exd5 Qa6+ 77. Kd4 Qa4+
78. Ke3 f6 79. gxf6 Qd1 80. f7+ Kxf7 81. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow op2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Muratov, Vladimir A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C04"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Be2 f6 7. exf6 Nxf6 8.
O-O Bd6 9. c4 O-O 10. Re1 Ne4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bc4+ Kh8 14. Rxe4
Bf5 15. Bg5 Bxe4 16. Bxd8 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Raxd8 18. Bd5 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 Rxd5 20.
Rc1 Rf6 21. Kg2 Rxd4 22. Qb3 Rb4 23. Re1 h6 24. Re8+ Kh7 25. Qd3+ Rg6+ 26. Kh3
Nd4 27. Re4 c5 28. Rg4 Rbb6 29. Kh4 Rbf6 30. Rxg6 Nxf3+ 31. Kh5 Ne5 32. Rxh6+
Kg8 1-0

[Event "Moscow op2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Naumkin, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. b3 O-O-O 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. Qe2 h5 14. Nb5
Bxb5 15. Bxb5 Ng4 16. g3 Bc5 17. a3 Qb6 18. Bd3 Bd4 19. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. a4 Qd6
21. Be4 Nf6 22. Bg2 Rd8 23. Qb5 Rd7 24. Qg5 Rg4 25. Qa5 a6 26. Bf3 Rd4 27. Qg5
h4 28. Qxg7 Qe5 29. Qf8+ Kc7 30. Qa8 Ne4 31. Qa7 hxg3 32. hxg3 f5 33. Rae1 Rh7
34. Rd1 Rb4 35. Rfe1 Rh8 36. Rd3 Rg8 37. Red1 Nc5 38. Re3 Rxg3+ 39. Kf1 Re4 40.
Bxe4 Rxe3 41. Bxb7 1-0

[Event "Moscow op2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. h3
c6 9. e4 Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. Be3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Qc2 a4 14. Rad1 Nfd7 15.
f4 Qa5 16. Bf2 Nb6 17. Bf1 Bd7 18. g4 Rad8 19. b3 Qb4 20. Rb1 Ra8 21. Bg2 Ra6
22. Rec1 axb3 23. axb3 Rea8 24. Qd1 Ne6 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Na4 Nxa4 27. bxa4 Qa3
28. Rxb7 Be8 29. c5 dxc5 30. Bxc5 Qxa4 31. Qd6 Bf7 32. Qd7 Rf8 33. Bxf8 Qd4+
34. Kh1 Qxd7 35. Rxd7 Bxf8 36. Rb1 e5 37. f5 Bh6 38. Bf1 Ra8 39. Rbb7 Ra1 40.
Rxf7 Rxf1+ 41. Kg2 Rf4 42. Rfc7 gxf5 43. Rc8+ Bf8 44. gxf5 Rxe4 1-0

[Event "Moscow op2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. Nc4 Bd6 10. Be3 c5 11. c3 Re8 12. Re1 Nf8 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Rad1 Bd7
15. b3 Rad8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bc1 Qf7 18. Ne3 Qh5 19. Nd2 Qxe2 20. Rxe2 Be6 21.
Ndc4 Be7 22. g3 Rd7 23. Red2 Bf7 24. f3 b6 25. Kf2 Ng6 26. Nf5 Bf8 27. Nce3
Red8 28. Ke2 Ne7 29. Nxe7+ Bxe7 30. c4 c6 31. Nf5 Bf8 32. Rb2 Bg6 33. Be3 a5
34. h4 Bxf5 35. exf5 g6 36. g4 Kf7 37. Rbd2 Be7 38. Rg1 Rg8 39. Rdd1 Ra7 40. a4
Rb7 41. Rc1 Bf8 42. Kd2 Be7 43. Kc2 Bd6 44. Rcf1 Rbb8 45. f4 Rbe8 46. fxg6+
hxg6 47. f5 Be7 48. fxg6+ Kxg6 49. h5+ Kh7 50. Rf5 Bd8 51. Kd2 Rg7 52. Ke2 Reg8
53. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Moscow op2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhidkov, Valery S"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C99"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rfc8 15.
Bb1 Nc6 16. d5 Nb4 17. Ne3 a5 18. Bd2 Na6 19. g4 g6 20. Nf1 h5 21. N3h2 Qd8 22.
f4 exf4 23. Bxf4 hxg4 24. hxg4 Nh7 25. e5 dxe5 26. Bxe5 Qb6+ 27. Kg2 Bd6 28.
Bd4 Qb7 29. Ne3 Nc7 30. Qf3 Ne6 31. Bc3 Nf4+ 32. Kh1 b4 33. Bd4 Ng5 34. Qf1
Nxd5 35. Kg1 Nf4 36. Ng2 Bb5 37. Be4 Qa6 38. Qxf4 Nh3+ 39. Kh1 Nxf4 40. Nxf4
Bxf4 41. Bxa8 Qxa8+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow op2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kastanieda, Georgiy"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. h3 Re8 11. Re1 a5 12. b3 Nfd7 13. Be3 c6 14. Qc2 Qb6 15.
Rab1 Ne5 16. f4 Ned7 17. Bf2 Nf8 18. Kh2 Qc7 19. Red1 h5 20. Nf3 b6 21. Bd4 Be6
22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. f5 Bd7 24. Qd2 Nb7 25. Rf1 Qd8 26. f6+ Kh7 27. e5 dxe5 28.
Ng5+ Kg8 29. Nxf7 Kxf7 30. Qh6 Re6 31. Ne4 Nc5 32. Qg7+ Ke8 33. Ng5 Rxf6 34.
Rxf6 Qe7 35. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Moscow op2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C04"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Be2 f6 7. exf6 Qxf6 8.
Nf1 Bd6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Qg6 11. c4 Nf6 12. g3 b6 13. Nh4 Qe8 14. f4 Ne7 15.
Nf3 c5 16. Re1 Qd8 17. Bf1 Nc6 18. a3 a5 19. b3 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Bc5
22. Qd3 Ra7 23. cxd5 exd5 24. Bb2 Ba6 25. Qd1 d4 26. Bxa6 dxe3 27. Bc4+ Kh8 28.
Qxd8 Rxd8 29. Re2 Rad7 30. Rae1 Ne4 31. Kg2 Nd2 32. Be6 Rd3 33. b4 axb4 34.
axb4 Bxb4 35. Rxe3 Rxe3 36. Rxe3 h6 37. f5 Be7 38. Be5 b5 39. Rc3 Ne4 40. Rc7
Bf6 41. Bxf6 Nxf6 42. Rb7 Rd2+ 43. Kh3 Rb2 44. Bf7 g5 45. fxg6 Kg7 46. Be8+ Kg8
47. Bxb5 Rc2 48. Ba4 Rc3 49. Bb3+ Rxb3 50. Rxb3 Kg7 51. Kg2 Kxg6 52. Kf3 Nd5
53. Rb5 Nf6 54. g4 Kg7 55. Kf4 Kg6 56. h4 Kg7 57. Rb7+ Kg8 58. Kf5 Nd5 59. Kg6
1-0

[Event "Moscow op2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Krasnov, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Re8
15. Nf1 Bf8 16. Ng3 g6 17. b3 d5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Bf4 Bc5 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nc2
Qb6 22. Rf1 Bf8 23. Ne3 Bg7 24. Rc1 Bxe5 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. b4 Nc4 27. Rxc4 bxc4
28. Nxc4 Qe6 29. Nxe5 Qxe5 30. Re1 Re8 31. Qd2 f5 32. a4 Qd5 33. Qe3 Rc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zaitsev, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Nd4
Be7 9. Be2 Qc7 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O Ne5 12. Rc1 Nfd7 13. Qd2 b6 14. Rfd1 Bb7 15.
f4 Nc6 16. Nd5 exd5 17. cxd5 Ndb8 18. dxc6 Nxc6 19. Rxc6 Bxc6 20. Rc1 Qb7 21.
Nxc6 Rac8 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Bxa6 Ra8 25. Qd3 Qf6 26. Bc4 Rc8 27.
Qe2 h6 28. Bd5 Qd8 29. Qd2 Qc7 30. Bd4 Qa7 31. h3 Qa4 32. Bc3 Qe8 33. Qd4 Qf8
34. Qxb6 Kh7 35. Qd4 f6 36. a4 1-0

[Event "Kasparov Cup op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Moshina, Cristina"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. h3
Na5 9. c3 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 Bb7 11. d3 O-O 12. Nbd2 c5 13. Qd1 Re8 14. Nf1 Bf8 15.
Ng3 g6 16. Bd2 h6 17. Nh2 Qd7 18. Qc1 Kh7 19. f4 Bg7 20. f5 d5 21. Ng4 Nxg4 22.
hxg4 dxe4 23. dxe4 Rad8 24. Be3 Qc7 25. Kf2 g5 26. Rh1 f6 27. Bxg5 fxg5 28.
Qxg5 Qd6 29. Rad1 Qf6 30. Rxh6+ Qxh6 31. Rh1 Rd6 32. Rxh6+ Bxh6 33. Qh5 Rg8 34.
Qh4 Rg5 35. Kg1 Bc6 36. f6 Bd7 37. Nf5 Bxf5 38. exf5 Rxf6 39. Qe1 Rxg4 40. Qxe5
Bg7 41. Qe2 Rg5 42. g4 Rfxf5 43. Qe4 Kh8 44. Kh1 Rf6 45. Kg1 Rfg6 46. Kf2 Rxg4
47. Qa8+ Kh7 48. Qh1+ Rh6 49. Qb1+ Kh8 50. Qe1 Rf6+ 0-1

[Event "Kasparov Cup op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svetushkin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2235"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 a5 8. h3
Nbd7 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Qxd5 Nxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. c3 Bd7 16. Rd1 Bc6 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Be3 Bc7 19. Kf1 f5 20. Bb5 e5
21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. b4 Kf7 23. b5 f4 24. Ba7 Ke6 25. Ke2 Ra8 26. b6 Bb8 27. Bxb8
Rxb8 28. Rb1 e4 29. g3 g5 30. gxf4 gxf4 31. f3 Kd5 32. fxe4+ Kxe4 33. b7 f3+
34. Kf2 Kd3 35. Kxf3 Kxc3 36. Ke4 c5 37. Kd5 c4 38. Kc6 Kc2 39. Rb5 c3 40. Kc7
Kd3 41. Kxb8 Kd4 42. Ka8 c2 43. b8=Q c1=Q 44. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "Kasparov Cup op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Smetankin, Stanislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. d5 Nc4 13. b3 Nb6 14. Nbd2 Ne8 15. a4
Bc8 16. Qe2 Bd7 17. a5 Nc8 18. b4 c4 19. Nf1 g6 20. Bh6 Ng7 21. g4 f6 22. Ng3
Rf7 23. Nh2 Bf8 24. Bd2 Ne7 25. f4 exf4 26. Bxf4 Bc8 27. Nf3 h5 28. gxh5 g5 29.
Bd2 Bxh3 30. Nd4 Qd7 31. Qh2 Kh8 32. Re3 Ng8 33. h6 Ne8 34. Nh1 Bg4 35. Nf2 Rh7
36. Nxg4 Qxg4+ 37. Rg3 Qd7 38. Ne6 Nc7 39. Nd4 Rxh6 40. Qg2 Ne7 41. Rf1 Bg7 42.
Bd1 Ng6 43. Bg4 Qe8 44. Rh3 Nh4 45. Qh1 Kg8 46. Nf5 Nxf5 47. Bxf5 Rxh3 48. Qxh3
Qe5 49. Bxg5 Kf8 50. Bf4 Qe7 51. Qh5 Rd8 52. Rf2 Qf7 53. Bg6 Qg8 54. Rg2 Ke7
55. Qf5 Qf8 56. Bh5 Qh8 57. Qg6 Rg8 58. Qf7+ Kd8 59. Bxd6 Ne8 60. Qe7+ Kc8 61.
Bg4+ 1-0

[Event "Kasparov Cup op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Stepashkin, Evgeni"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Qb6 8. Nf3
cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Be3 Bd7 14. a3 Rae8
15. Bg5 Re7 16. Bh4 Be8 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Bh5 19. Ne2 Qxb2 20. Qa4 Qb6 21.
Rab1 Qa5 22. Qb3 Ne4 23. Qc2 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Rxf3 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Qxe4 Qf5 27.
Qxf5 exf5 28. d5 Rxe2 29. dxc6 bxc6 30. Rb7 h6 31. Rd1 Rexf2 32. Rxa7 Ra2 33.
a4 Rxg3+ 34. Kf1 f4 35. a5 Rh3 36. Kg1 f3 37. Rxg7+ Kxg7 38. Rd7+ Kf6 39. Rd6+
Kf5 40. Rxh6 Rxh6 41. a6 Rg2+ 0-1

[Event "Kasparov Cup op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ovod, Evgenija"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 h5 13. a4 a5 14. Nd3 b6 15. b4 axb4
16. Nxb4 g5 17. Nb5 Nf6 18. Qb3 g4 19. Rfd1 Rf7 20. c5 bxc5 21. Nc6 Qd7 22.
Nxe5 dxe5 23. d6 Nc6 24. Bc4 Bf8 25. Nxc7 Rb8 26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 27. Qxf7+ Kxf7 28.
Bxc5 gxf3 29. gxf3 Nd7 30. Bf2 Na5 31. Rd5 Nc4 32. Nb5 Bb7 33. Rd3 Bc6 34. Rc1
Bxb5 35. axb5 Nxd6 36. Rc7 Ke6 37. b6 Nxb6 38. Rb3 Nd7 39. Rxb8 Nxb8 40. Rh7
Nf7 41. Rxh5 Be7 42. Bh4 Nd7 43. Bxe7 Kxe7 44. Rh7 Kf8 45. Rh5 Kg7 46. h4 Nf6
47. Rf5 Ng8 48. Kg2 Ngh6 49. Rxf7+ Kxf7 50. Kf2 Kg6 51. Ke2 Kh5 52. Kd3 Kxh4
53. Kc4 Kg3 54. Kd5 Kxf3 55. Kxe5 Ng4+ 56. Kf5 Kg3 57. e5 f3 58. e6 f2 59. e7
f1=Q+ 60. Ke6 Qf6+ 61. Kd7 Qf7 62. Kd8 Nf6 0-1

[Event "Kasparov Cup op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ibrahimov, Rasul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. c4 Nf6 8.
Nc3 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Bf4 Qa5 12. a3 Qh5 13. b4 Qg4 14. Bg5 h6 15.
h3 Qh5 16. Bf4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Qf5 18. Rfe1 Qxf4 19. b5 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qf5 21. Nd4
Qc5 22. Nb3 Qc7 23. Rd1 Rfd8 24. Qg3 Rac8 25. Rg4 Bf8 26. Qe3 g6 27. a4 Bg7 28.
h4 h5 29. Re4 e5 30. Qg5 f5 31. Re3 Kh7 32. Red3 Qf7 33. Na5 Bh6 34. Qg3 Qc7
35. Nb3 Bf4 36. Qh3 Qxc4 37. Rxd6 Rxd6 38. Rxd6 Qc1+ 39. Nxc1 Rxc1+ 0-1

[Event "Kasparov Cup op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2110"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. Bg5 h6
9. Be3 Nc5 10. Nd2 Nh7 11. g4 f5 12. gxf5 gxf5 13. Rg1 Kh8 14. Qe2 Qh4 15. Bxc5
dxc5 16. O-O-O Ng5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Rg3 e4 19. Re1 Rae8 20. Nb5 Be5 21. Rb3
Bg6 22. Qe3 a6 23. Nc3 Bf4 24. Qxc5 Nf3 25. Rd1 Nxd2 26. Qd4+ Be5 0-1

[Event "Kasparov Cup op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gazarian, Aram"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. c4 Be7 8. Qe2
d6 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Nc3 b6 12. f4 Re8 13. Nf3 Bb7 14. Rae1 Nc5 15.
Bb1 d5 16. cxd5 exd5 17. e5 Nfe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Nd2 Nd3 20. Bxd3 exd3 21.
Qxd3 Red8 22. Qe2 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Qc2 24. Nc4 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 b5 26. Ne3 Rd3 27. Rc1
Rad8 28. Kg1 Bb4 29. Kf2 Be4 30. Nf1 Ba8 31. Rec2 Ba5 32. g3 Bb6+ 33. Ke1 Bb7
34. Bc3 h6 35. Bb4 Bf3 36. Bc5 Bxc5 37. Rxc5 Rd1+ 38. Kf2 Be4 39. Ke2 R1d3 40.
Rc8 Bf3+ 41. Ke1 Rxc8 42. Rxc8+ Kh7 43. Kf2 Be4 44. Ke2 Rd7 45. Nd2 Bd5 46. Ke3
g6 47. Rb8 Kg7 1-0

[Event "Kasparov Cup op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eliseev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. a4 a5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
O-O e6 9. Bf4 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. c3 Bc6 12. Qb3 N8d7 13. Rfd1 Nf6 14. c4 Ne4
15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Rac1 Bc6 17. Nd2 Rc8 18. Nb1 d5 19. c5 Nd7 20. Na3 Bg5 21.
Qe3 h6 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. Qh3 g6 24. Qh6 Qf6 25. Rc3 g4 26. Nc2 Qg7 27. Qf4 f5
28. Qd6 Rf6 29. Qf4 g5 30. Qd2 Rh6 31. Ne3 Nf6 32. Rb3 Qc7 33. Nf1 Ne4 34. Qe1
Kf7 35. f3 gxf3 36. gxf3 Rh3 37. Rdd3 Nf6 38. Bxc6 bxc6 39. Rb6 Ng4 40. Rdb3
Qf4 41. fxg4 Qxg4+ 42. Kh1 Rxb3 43. Rxb3 Qxd4 44. Rb7+ Kf6 45. Qc3 Ke5 46. Kg2
g4 47. Qg3+ Qf4 48. Nd2 Qxg3+ 49. hxg3 Ra8 50. Rb6 Rc8 51. Nb3 d4 52. Nxa5 Kd5
53. b4 d3 54. Kf2 f4 55. Rb7 fxg3+ 56. Kxg3 Rd8 57. Rh7 e5 58. Nb7 Rf8 59. b5
cxb5 60. axb5 Kc4 61. Rd7 Kxb5 62. Nd8 e4 63. c6 e3 64. Rb7+ Ka5 65. c7 e2 66.
Ra7+ Kb5 67. Rb7+ Ka5 68. Ra7+ Kb6 69. Rb7+ Ka5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch U14"]
[Site "Ufa"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Usmanov, T."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 a6 7. Nd4 Qc7 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 Bd7 12. Rc1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. f3 Rac8
15. Qd2 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Qb8 17. a4 b6 18. b4 Nd7 19. Bf1 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21.
Qd4 h6 22. Rb1 Qc7 23. Rdc1 Ba8 24. Ra1 Nd7 25. a5 bxa5 26. Rxa5 Bb7 27. Raa1
Ne5 28. Na4 Nc6 29. Qb6 Ne5 30. c5 Qb8 31. cxd6 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Rxd6 33. Qc7 Rd8
34. Qxb8 Rxb8 35. Rc7 Bc6 36. Nc3 g5 37. Na2 Bb5 38. Bxb5 axb5 39. Rc5 Nd3 40.
Rc3 Ne5 41. Kf2 Nc4 42. Rc2 Rc8 43. Nc1 Ra8 44. Ra2 Ra3 45. Rxa3 Nxa3 46. Nd3
Nc2 47. Ke2 f6 48. e5 Kf7 49. Kd2 Nd4 50. Ke3 Nc2+ 51. Kd2 Nd4 52. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch U14"]
[Site "Ufa"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Uchitel, Stanislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E69"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Re1 Nc5 11. h3 a5 12. Rb1 c6 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. Bxd6 Rd8 15.
Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Nb3 Qe7 17. Qe2 a4 18. Nd2 a3 19. b4 Ng4 20. Rec1 Ne5 21. Rc2 Nd3
22. Nd5 cxd5 23. Qxd3 dxc4 24. Qxc4 Be6 25. Qc5 Qd7 26. Qe3 Rdc8 27. Rbc1 Bb2
28. Rxc8+ Rxc8 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. Nb3 Qc3 31. Qa7 Bxb3 32. axb3 Qxb3 33. Qb8+
Kg7 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch U14"]
[Site "Ufa"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Markarov, Arsen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. Be3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nf6 9. f3 h6 10. N1c3 a6 11. Na3 Nd7 12. Be2 Rc8 13. Nc2 O-O 14. O-O Bg5 15.
Rfd1 Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3 Qc7 17. Rd2 Rfd8 18. Rad1 Nf6 19. b3 Ne8 20. g3 Kh7 21. f4
f5 22. Bd3 Qf7 23. Rf1 g6 24. Rdf2 Ng7 25. Nd5 Rf8 26. g4 exf4 27. Rxf4 Ne5 28.
exf5 gxf5 29. gxf5 Nxd3 30. Qxd3 Bxd5 31. cxd5 Qf6 32. Nd4 Rg8 33. Kh1 Nh5 34.
R4f2 Rg4 35. Ne2 Rcg8 36. Qe3 Qh4 37. f6 Re4 38. Qd3 Kh8 39. f7 Rf8 40. Rf3 Rg4
41. Qe3 Kh7 42. Rh3 Qg5 43. Qxg5 Rxg5 44. Nd4 Ng7 45. Ne6 Nxe6 46. dxe6 Re5 47.
Rf6 h5 48. Rg3 d5 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch U14"]
[Site "Ufa"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Esaulkov, Oleg"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C96"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Re8
15. Nf1 Bf8 16. Ng3 g6 17. Bd2 Nc4 18. Bc3 d5 19. b3 Na3 20. e5 Nxc2 21. Qxc2
Ne4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Rad1 Qc7 24. Qd2 Rxe5 25. Ba5 Qe7 26. Nc2 Rd5 27. Qe2 Bg7
28. Qxe4 Qxe4 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch U14"]
[Site "Ufa"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Korolev, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nc3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nxd4 10. Bxb7 Rb8 11. Be4 Be7 12. Be3 c5 13. b4 Rc8 14. bxc5
Bxc5 15. Na4 Ne2+ 16. Qxe2 Nxa4 17. Qh5 Qe7 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Rab1 Nb6 20. a4 h6
21. a5 Qe5 22. axb6 axb6 23. Bg6 Qxg5 24. Bxf7+ Ke7 25. Qf3 Qf5 26. Qb7+ Kf6
27. Rb3 Rb8 28. Qc7 Rbc8 29. Qg3 Qg5 30. Qf3+ Qf5 31. Qe2 Kxf7 32. Rf3 Rhe8 33.
Re1 Re7 34. Rxf5+ exf5 35. Qh5+ Kf6 36. Rxe7 Kxe7 37. Qxf5 Rf8 38. Qe5+ Kd8 39.
g3 Rxf2 40. Qxc5 Rf1+ 41. Kxf1 bxc5 42. Kf2 Ke7 43. Ke3 h5 44. Kf3 Kf7 45. g4
hxg4+ 46. Kxg4 Kg6 47. h4 Kh6 48. h5 g6 49. hxg6 Kxg6 50. Kf4 Kf6 51. Ke4 Ke6
52. Kf4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch U14"]
[Site "Ufa"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dolinskij, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2265"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. h3 Na6
9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 Nc5 11. Nd2 Ne8 12. g4 f5 13. gxf5 gxf5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15.
Bxc5 dxc5 16. Nde4 Nd6 17. Bd3 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Qh4 20. Qe2 Rf4 21.
Bc2 e4 22. Rg1 Raf8 23. O-O-O Qf6 24. Rxg7+ Qxg7 25. Qe3 Rxf2 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch U14"]
[Site "Ufa"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Evelev, Vladimir M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C81"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Na5 10. c3 Nxb3 11. axb3 Nc5 12. Nd4 Nd7 13. f4 c5 14. f5 cxd4 15.
fxe6 fxe6 16. cxd4 Qb6 17. Be3 Be7 18. Qf3 Rf8 19. Qh5+ g6 20. Qxh7 Nxe5 21.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 22. Nc3 Ra7 23. Qh3 Nf7 24. Rf1 Bg7 25. Qh7 Bf8 26. Qxg6 Qd6 27. h4
Qd8 28. h5 Qh4 29. Qxe6+ Re7 30. Qc6+ Rd7 31. Nxd5 Bg7 32. Rxf7 Kxf7 33. Qxd7+
Kf8 34. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch U14"]
[Site "Ufa"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kokorev, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3
Bb6 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Qc2 Qd7 12. a4 Rad8 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nc4 Bxe3
15. Nxe3 d5 16. Rad1 Qf7 17. b4 Qh5 18. Nf1 Nd7 19. Qa2 Qf7 20. Qb3 Ncb8 21.
Ne3 c6 22. Re2 Qf4 23. Rde1 Nf8 24. Nf1 Nbd7 25. c4 d4 26. c5 Qf7 27. N1d2 Ng6
28. g3 Rf8 29. Rf1 Qe7 30. Ne1 a5 31. bxa5 Nxc5 32. Qb4 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Chow, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. f3 Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. dxe6 Nc6 7. Be3 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 Qe7 9. a3 Qxe6 10. Kf2 Bxc3 11. d5 Qd6 12. bxc3 Ne5 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Qb4 b6
15. Bd4 O-O 16. Qxd6 cxd6 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Bd3 Rac8 19. Ne2 Rfe8 20. Ke3 e4
21. fxe4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bf5 23. Ng3 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 Rxc4 25. Rhd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jorgensen, Stig E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2065"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. c4 c5 8.
Qd3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Rd1 O-O 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Be6 14. Qxd8
Rfxd8 15. Be3 Ng4 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Nc6 Rd7 18. Bxc5 Bf6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. cxd5
Ne5 21. Bd4 Nxc6 22. Bxf6 Rxd5 23. Bc3 e5 24. Kf1 f5 25. Rc1 Kf7 26. f3 Ke6 27.
Ke2 Nd4+ 28. Bxd4 Rxd4 29. Rc7 Rd7 30. Rxd7 Kxd7 31. Kd3 Kd6 32. Kc4 Kc6 33. b3
g5 34. h3 h5 35. a4 a5 36. b4 axb4 37. Kxb4 g4 38. hxg4 hxg4 39. fxg4 fxg4 40.
Kc4 g3 41. a5 Kb7 42. Kd5 Ka6 43. Kxe5 Kxa5 44. Kf4 Kb6 45. Kxg3 Kc6 46. Kf4
Kd6 47. Kf5 Ke7 48. Kg6 Kf8 49. g4 Kg8 50. g5 Kh8 51. Kf7 Kh7 52. g6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rainfray, Arnaud"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2135"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bc4 Bf5 7. Ne5 e6 8.
O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bb4 10. Bd2 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. a3 Bxc3 14.
Bxc3 Qa6 15. Qxa6 bxa6 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Rfd1 O-O 18. Rd2 Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "De Pender, Paul"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 Bb6 8. Nbd2
Be6 9. a4 a6 10. b4 Re8 11. Bb2 Qd7 12. Ng5 d5 13. Ba2 Rad8 14. Qf3 dxe4 15.
Ndxe4 Bxa2 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Ne4 Bd5 18. Nxf6+ Kg7 19. Nxe8+ Rxe8 20. Qg3+ Kh8
21. Qh4 Rg8 22. g3 Qe7 23. Qxe7 Rxg3+ 24. Kh2 Rg2+ 25. Kh1 Rxf2+ 26. Kg1 Rg2+
27. Kh1 Rxb2+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2270"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. c5 Bxc3 11. cxb6 Bg7 12. Bf4 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bg7 14. bxc7
Qd7 15. Bb5 Qf5 16. Qd2 b6 17. d6 exd6 18. Bxd6 Bb7 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Bd7 Qh5
21. Rb5 f5 22. Rc1 Bh6 23. c8=Q Bxd2 24. Be6+ Kg7 25. Qd7+ Kh8 26. Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Na5 7. Bb3 h6 8. Be3
Nxb3 9. axb3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Qe1 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5
Qxd5 15. Ra5 Qd6 16. Nd2 Qe7 17. Nc4 f6 18. b4 b6 19. Ra3 Bb7 20. e4 Qd7 21.
Kh1 Qd4 22. Rc3 Re7 23. Qg3 Kh7 24. b5 Qc5 25. Na5 Qxb5 26. Nxb7 Qxb2 27. d4
Qb5 28. Ra1 Rb8 29. Rb3 Qc6 30. Na5 Qxc2 31. d5 Rbe8 32. Nc6 Rf7 33. Qd3 Qxd3
34. Rxd3 a5 35. g4 g6 36. Rf3 Kg7 37. Kg2 Rd7 38. Kf2 Rd6 39. Ke3 Rf8 40. h4
Re8 41. Ra2 Rd7 42. Kd3 Rd6 43. Kc4 Rd7 44. Raf2 Rf7 45. Kb5 Ref8 46. Rf1 Rd7
47. Ka6 Rdf7 48. Kb7 a4 49. h5 gxh5 50. gxh5 Re8 51. Rf5 Kh7 52. Rxf6 Rxf6 53.
Rxf6 a3 54. Rf3 a2 55. Ra3 1-0

[Event "Wch U14"]
[Site "Menorca"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2265"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. h3 Bh5 8. c4
Nb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 d5 11. c5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nc8 13. f4 Bh4 14. Bd3 g6 15. f5
exf5 16. Qb3 Ne7 17. Qxb7 Nbc6 18. Bb5 Rb8 19. Qa6 f4 20. Bxf4 Nxd4 21. Bh6
Nef5 22. Bxf8 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Qf4 24. Be2 Nf3 25. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 26. Kg1 Rxb2 27. Nd1
Ne3 28. Nxe3 Bxf2+ 29. Kh2 Bg1+ 30. Kxg1 Qg3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U14 Disney"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dempsey, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. c4 Nf6 8.
Nc3 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 a6 12. a4 Qc7 13. Rac1 Qd8 14. Rfe1 Rc8
15. Qe3 e5 16. Red1 Qa5 17. Ba3 Rfd8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 b5 20. Qd2 Qb6 21.
Qd3 Ng4 22. Rc2 bxa4 23. bxa4 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Rb8 25. h3 Nf6 26. Nxe5 Qb3 1-0

[Event "Wch U14 Disney"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Blot, Jerome"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
e3 Nf6 9. Bd3 Bg6 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. f4 O-O 12. O-O Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Rfe8 14. Rf3
Rad8 15. Rh3 Kf8 16. Qf5 Qe7 17. Rf1 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Rg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14 Disney"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Starostits, Andris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Bd2 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O-O
Bd7 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Bc3 Qf4+ 18. Kb1 O-O 19. g3 Qxf2 20. Qe4 g6
21. Qxb7 Rcd8 22. Rhf1 Qe3 23. Bb5 Ne5 24. Rde1 Rb8 25. Qa6 Rb6 26. Rxe3 Bxe3
27. Bxe5 Rxa6 28. Bxa6 Rd8 29. Bd3 Bb6 30. Rd1 Rd5 31. Bf6 Rh5 32. h4 Rd5 33.
c4 Rd7 34. Be2 1-0

[Event "Wch U14 Disney"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ngoc, Trach Tran"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. bxa5 Rxa5 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. Nb3 Ra8 13. a4 f5 14. f3 f4 15. Ba3
g5 16. c5 Nf6 17. Rc1 h5 18. Nb5 Ne8 19. Nxc7 Rxa4 20. Nb5 b6 21. cxd6 Ng6 22.
d7 Bxd7 23. Bxf8 Bxf8 24. d6 Rb4 25. Rc4 Rxb5 26. Rc3 Rb4 27. Qd5+ Kg7 28. Bc4
Nxd6 29. Qg8+ Kh6 30. Be6 Bxe6 31. Qxe6 Qe7 32. Qd5 Qf7 33. Qd1 Nb5 34. Rd3 Nd4
35. Nc1 Bc5 36. Kh1 Qc4 37. Ne2 Rb2 38. Nxd4 exd4 39. Rg1 Ne5 40. Rd2 0-1

[Event "Wch U14 Disney"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grigutavicius, Dainius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2105"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Nc3 a6 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bh4 Nh5 15.
Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 g6 17. Qd2 Qg7 18. Bc2 Bd7 19. Rad1 h6 20. Na4 Be8 21. Rfe1
Bf7 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. dxc5 e5 24. Ba4 Rfe8 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Qe2 e4 27. Nd4 Qf6
28. Qd2 g5 29. Qa5 Bh5 30. Rd2 e3 31. fxe3 Qe5 32. Nxc6 Qxg3 33. Rf2 Rxe3 34.
Ne7+ Kh7 35. Nxd5 Rxe1+ 36. Qxe1 Bg4 37. Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U14 Disney"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rainfray, Arnaud"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2135"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. d5 Nc4 13. b3 Nb6 14. Nbd2 g6 15. Nf1
Nh5 16. Ne3 Bf6 17. Kh2 Bc8 18. g3 Bg7 19. Ng2 f5 20. Bd2 Nf6 21. exf5 gxf5 22.
Ne3 Ne4 23. Qe2 Qf6 24. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14 Disney"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd3 Be6 11. Be3 Qa5 12. Rac1 Rfc8 13. b3 Nd7 14. Bd4
Nc5 15. Qe3 Nd7 16. f4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qb6 18. Qxb6 Nxb6 19. Rcd1 Rc5 20. Bf3
Rac8 21. Rd2 Bd7 22. Rfd1 Bc6 23. Rd4 a5 24. Be2 Kg7 25. Kf2 Be8 26. g3 a4 27.
b4 R5c7 28. Nd5 Nxd5 29. exd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U14 Disney"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fluvia Poyatos, Joan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d3 5. Bxd3 d6 6. h3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bf4
O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Qc2 Bf8 11. Rad1 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 g6
15. f4 exf4 16. e5 Rxe5 17. Ne4 Rxe4 18. Bxe4 Qe7 19. Rfe1 Qc5+ 20. Bf2 Qg5 21.
h4 Qg4 22. Rd8 Kg7 23. Bf3 Bf5 24. Qd1 Rxd8 25. Qxd8 Qg3 26. Bxg3 fxg3 27. Qxc7
b6 28. b4 a5 29. Qxb6 axb4 30. cxb4 1-0

[Event "Wch U14 Disney"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "El Kher, Henrik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "Juniors"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 a6 7. g5 Nfd7 8. Be3
Qc7 9. h4 b5 10. Qe2 Ne5 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. Bg2 Bb7 13. O-O b4 14. Na4 Nc5 15.
Nxc5 dxc5 16. Nb3 Bc6 17. Nc1 Bb5 18. Nd3 Nc4 19. Bc1 e5 20. f4 Bd6 21. f5
O-O-O 22. b3 Nb6 23. a3 a5 24. axb4 axb4 25. Be3 Kb7 26. Qf2 Nd7 27. Rfe1 Be7
28. Bf1 Rc8 29. Nxb4 cxb4 30. Bxb5 Rhd8 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lysova, Olga"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2010"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. d3 Bb6 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3
Be6 9. h3 Re8 10. Kh2 Bxe3 11. fxe3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. e4 Be6
15. Qd2 Qd6 16. a3 Rad8 17. h4 Nd4 18. Bh3 Bxh3 19. Kxh3 c5 20. Qf2 f6 21. Rad1
Qe6+ 22. Kg2 Qa2 23. c3 Nxf3 24. Kxf3 b6 25. Kg2 Rd7 26. Rd2 Red8 27. Rfd1 Qb3
28. Kh2 Rd6 29. Qe2 R8d7 30. Qf2 Rd8 31. Qe2 g6 32. Qg4 Kg7 33. h5 Rxd3 34.
Rxd3 Rxd3 35. Rxd3 Qc2+ 36. Kh3 Qxd3 37. hxg6 hxg6 38. Qc8 Qxe4 39. Qc7+ Kh6
40. Qxa7 Qh1+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. Bc2 Bb7 12. Be3 exd4 13. Nxd4 Re8 14. Nd2 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 Ne5 16. f4 Ng6 17. g3 c5 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Nf1 Rad8 20. Nh2 Qe7 21. Qh5 d5
22. e5 d4 23. Rad1 dxc3 24. bxc3 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Qe6 26. Bb3 c4 27. Rd6 Qc8 28.
Bd1 Qc5+ 29. Kf1 Be4 30. Bf3 Bd3+ 31. Be2 Qe3 32. Bxd3 cxd3 33. Qf3 Qc1+ 34.
Kg2 Qc2+ 35. Kg1 Qxc3 36. Rxd3 Qa1+ 37. Nf1 Qxa2 38. Ra3 Qe6 39. Qb7 Qxh3 40.
Rxa6 h5 41. Qxb5 Rf8 42. Qd5 Ne7 43. Qg2 Qc8 44. Ra2 Nf5 45. g4 hxg4 46. Qxg4
Qc5+ 47. Kh1 Qc4 48. Rf2 g6 49. Qh3 Qe4+ 50. Qf3 Qe1 51. Rh2 Rd8 52. Kg1 Nd4
53. Qh3 Ne2+ 54. Kh1 Ng3+ 55. Kg1 Nh5 56. f5 Qxe5 57. fxg6 fxg6 58. Qe3 Qg7 59.
Rd2 Rf8 60. Rf2 Rxf2 61. Kxf2 Qf6+ 62. Qf3 Nf4 63. Qb3+ Kg7 64. Qb7+ Kh6 65.
Qh1+ Nh5+ 66. Qf3 Qh4+ 67. Kg1 Nf4 68. Qh1 Ne2+ 69. Kg2 Nf4+ 70. Kg1 Nh3+ 71.
Kg2 Qe4+ 72. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
O-O Bb6 9. Nc2 d6 10. Bxb6 axb6 11. f4 Be6 12. Bd3 Rxa2 13. Rxa2 Bxa2 14. Nd2
Be6 15. Ne3 Qh6 16. Qf3 f5 17. exf5 Nxf5 18. Bxf5 Bxf5 19. Nd5 Rc8 20. Ne4 Qg6
21. Re1 h6 22. h3 Qf7 23. Ng3 Be6 24. Ne3 Rf8 25. f5 Bd7 26. Rf1 Ne5 27. Qxb7
Bc6 28. Qa6 Qb3 29. Rf2 Bb5 30. Qb7 Rf7 31. f6 Qe6 32. Nh5 gxf6 33. Nf5 Kh7 34.
Nd4 c5 35. Qe4+ f5 36. Rxf5 Qg6 37. Rxf7+ Nxf7 38. Nxb5 Qxe4 39. Nf6+ Kg6 40.
Nxe4 Kf5 41. Nexd6+ Nxd6 42. Nxd6+ Ke6 43. Nc4 b5 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aliabiev, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2210"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 fxe4 5. Nxe4 Nf6 6. Qe2 Qe7 7. O-O d5 8.
Ng3 e4 9. Nd4 Qc5 10. Nb3 Bg4 11. Nxc5 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Bxc5 13. d4 exd3 14. cxd3
O-O 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. d4 Bb6 17. Be3 Rae8 18. h3 Ne4 19. Nc3 Nd6 20. Na4 Nf5
21. Nxb6 cxb6 22. Rac1 Rf6 23. Rc2 Ree6 24. Rfc1 h5 25. b4 Rg6 26. Rc3 Nh4 27.
g3 Nf5 28. Kg2 Kf7 29. Ra3 Re7 30. Rac3 Ree6 31. Ra3 Re7 32. Rac3 Ree6 33. Ra3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radzhabov, Shamsutdin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. e3 e6 7. a3 Bxc5 8. Nf3
Be7 9. Bxe7 Ngxe7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Rd8 12. b4 Qc7 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Nbd4 e5
15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. c3 Be6 17. Qc2 Qc7 18. Rfd1 Rac8 19. Rac1 a6 20. Qb2 f6 21.
Nd2 a5 22. Nb3 b6 23. h3 axb4 24. axb4 Qf7 25. Nd2 Rc7 26. Nf3 Qe7 27. Ra1 Ra7
28. Rxa7 Nxa7 29. Qa3 Nc8 30. Qa6 Qc7 31. c4 dxc4 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Bxc4 Bxc4
34. Qxc4+ Kf8 35. Nh4 Ne7 36. Qe6 Qc7 37. Kh2 b5 38. Qg4 Qc4 39. Qxc4 bxc4 40.
Nf3 Nd5 41. b5 c3 42. Ng1 Ke7 43. Ne2 c2 44. Kg1 Nb4 45. Nc1 e4 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gromadin, Gleb"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Nf6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Ng4 14. h3 Qh4
15. Qf3 Be6 16. Re4 Bh2+ 17. Kf1 Bxb3 18. axb3 f5 19. Re2 Bd6 20. Bf4 Rae8 21.
Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Nd2 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 Re6 24. Kg1 Qh6 25. Qxf5 Rf6 26. Qd5+ Rf7 27.
Nf3 Nf6 28. Qe6 Kf8 29. Re1 g6 30. Ne5 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dragomarezkij, Evgeni"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
e5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bb2 Bb4+ 13. Kf1 Nxf3 14. Bxf3
Be6 15. Qd3 Be7 16. h4 Bf6 17. Bd4 Rc8 18. h5 h6 19. g3 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Qa5 21.
Kg2 Rc2 22. b4 Qa4 23. Rhd1 Rxa2 24. Rxa2 Qxa2 25. Bxd5 Bxd5+ 26. Qxd5 Qxd5+
27. Rxd5 Rc8 28. Rd7 b6 29. Rxa7 Rc4 30. Rb7 Rxb4 31. f4 Rb1 32. e4 f6 33. Kf3
b5 34. Kg4 b4 35. Kf5 Kh7 36. Ke6 b3 37. Rb8 Re1 38. Kf5 Rb1 39. Rb4 Rb2 40.
Rb5 Rb1 41. Rb6 Rb2 42. Rb8 Rb1 43. Ke6 Re1 44. e5 fxe5 45. fxe5 Rb1 46. Ke7 g6
47. Rb7 gxh5 48. Kf6+ Kg8 49. Kg6 Kf8 50. Kxh5 b2 51. Kg6 h5 52. Rf7+ Ke8 53.
Rf2 Ke7 54. Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Odesskij, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8.
dxc5 Nxc5 9. h3 Rb8 10. Be3 b6 11. g4 Bb7 12. Ng3 Qd7 13. g5 Ne8 14. f4 Nc7 15.
f5 Be5 16. Bf4 Rbd8 17. Qd2 Qc8 18. Rad1 e6 19. Qf2 Bxc3 20. bxc3 e5 21. Bc1
Nb5 22. Qe1 Na4 23. fxg6 fxg6 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. c4 Nbc3 26. Rd3 Qxc4 27. Ba3
Nb5 28. Qb4 Nxa3 29. Qxa3 Nc5 30. Rxd6 Qxc2 31. Rf6 Rxf6 32. gxf6 a5 33. Qe3
Qxa2 34. Nf5 Qe6 35. Qg5 Nd7 36. Nh6+ Kh8 37. f7 Kg7 38. Qd8 Nf8 39. Qe8 Bc6
40. Qb8 a4 41. Ng4 a3 42. Qxb6 Bxe4 43. Qb4 Bxg2 44. Kxg2 h5 45. Ne3 a2 46. Qb2
Kxf7 47. Nc2 Qc6+ 48. Kg3 Qxc2 49. Qb7+ Kf6 50. Qf3+ Qf5 51. Qc6+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Savitskaya, Ekaterina P"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e4 b5 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O a6
9. Qc2 Nf6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Nd2 O-O 13. b3 cxb3 14. Qxb3 Be7 15.
Rac1 Qa5 16. f4 Rfd8 17. Rf1 c5 18. Nc4 bxc4 19. Qxb7 Rb8 20. Qa7 Ra8 21. Qb7
Rdb8 22. Qc6 Rc8 23. Qb7 Rab8 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C61"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 c6 7. Bc4 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. Bb5+ Kf8 10. cxd4 Bxd4 11. Nc3 Nf6 12. Qa4 Bc5 13. d4 Bd6 14. h3
h6 15. Be2 Be6 16. Bf3 g5 17. Re1 a6 18. Bd2 b5 19. Qb3 Rc8 20. Nd1 Kg7 21. a4
Ne4 22. Bb4 Bxb4 23. Qxb4 Rc4 24. Qb3 bxa4 25. Qd3 Qf6 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Rxe4
Rd8 28. Nc3 Rb4 29. Qxa6 Rxb2 30. Nd1 Rd2 31. Qxa4 Bf5 32. Re1 Bc2 33. Qa5
R8xd4 34. Ne3 Qxf2+ 35. Kh1 Be4 36. Qe5+ Kh7 37. Qh2 R4d3 38. Qg1 Bxg2+ 39.
Qxg2 Qxg2+ 40. Nxg2 Rxh3+ 41. Kg1 Rg3 42. Re2 Rxe2 43. Ra2 Rgxg2+ 44. Kh1 Rh2+
0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1996.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O d6 6. Be3 Bb6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. c3
Be6 9. Bxb6 axb6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Qd7 13. Qb3 d5 14. Rae1
Nxd4 15. cxd4 Qa4 16. Qc3 Qc6 17. Qxc6 bxc6 18. exd5 exd5 19. a3 Ra4 20. Nf3
Ne4 21. Rd1 Re8 22. g3 Rc4 23. Ne5 Rc2 24. f3 Nf6 25. Rf2 Rxf2 26. Kxf2 c5 27.
f4 c4 28. Kf3 Ra8 29. Rc1 Ra4 30. Nc6 Kf7 31. Re1 c3 32. Re7+ Kf8 33. bxc3 Rxa3
34. Rxc7 Rxc3+ 35. Kg2 Ne8 36. Rc8 b5 37. Na7 b4 38. Rb8 b3 39. Nb5 Rc2+ 40.
Kh3 Ke7 41. Na3 Rc3 42. Rb7+ Kf6 43. Kg4 b2 44. Rb6+ Ke7 45. Rb7+ Kd8 46. Rxb2
Rxa3 47. Rb5 Ke7 48. Rb7+ Kf8 49. Rb4 Rc3 50. Kf5 Rc4 51. Rb5 Nd6+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamiljanov, Timerbay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. c4 Nf6 8.
Nc3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Nd4 Rc8 12. b3 a6 13. Be3 Qa5 14. f3 Nd7 15.
Rac1 e6 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Qd2 d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Bxd5 21.
Rxc8 Rxc8 22. exd5 Be5 23. Ne2 Bd6 24. Kf2 Kf8 25. h3 Ke7 26. g4 f5 27. gxf5
gxf5 28. Nd4 Kf6 29. Ne6 Rg8 30. f4 Rc8 31. Bd4+ Ke7 32. Re2 Kf7 33. Kg3 Rc1
1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vorotnikov, Vladislav V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. d3 Bc5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 Bb6 7. O-O O-O 8. h3
Re8 9. Be3 Be6 10. Ng5 Bd7 11. Bxb6 axb6 12. f4 Nd4 13. Qd2 Bc6 14. Rae1 Qd7
15. Qf2 h6 16. Nf3 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Rad8 18. Re2 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5
21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Rfe1 Ra8 24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 Rxa2 26. Re8+
Kh7 27. Re7 c5 28. Rxf7 Rxb2 29. Rxb7 Rxc2 30. Rxb6 Rc3 31. Rd6 c4 32. dxc4
Rxg3+ 33. Kh2 Rc3 34. Re6 Rf3 35. c5 Rxf4 36. Rd6 Rc4 37. c6 Kg8 38. Kg3 Kf7
39. h4 h5 40. Rd7+ Ke6 41. Rxg7 Rxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mukhametov, Eldar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. c4 Nf6 8.
Nc3 e5 9. Qd3 h6 10. O-O Be7 11. b4 O-O 12. Rd1 a6 13. b5 Bd7 14. a4 Qc7 15.
Ba3 Bg4 16. Rac1 Rfc8 17. h3 Be6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Qd7 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21.
Rc1 Rxc1+ 22. Bxc1 axb5 23. axb5 Qc7 24. Be3 Bd8 25. b6 Qc8 26. Nd2 Nd7 27. Qc4
Qa8 28. Qb5 Nf6 29. f3 Kh7 30. Kh2 Qa1 31. Nc4 Qe1 32. Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. d5 Nc4 13. a4 Nb6 14. b3 Bc8 15. Be3 g6
16. b4 cxb4 17. axb5 bxc3 18. Nxc3 Nfd7 19. Bd3 a5 20. Ra2 f5 21. Qa1 f4 22.
Bxb6 Qxb6 23. Na4 Qb8 24. b6 Ba6 25. Bxa6 Rxa6 26. Rc1 Rc8 27. Rb2 Nc5 28. Nxc5
Rxc5 29. Rxc5 dxc5 30. Qa4 Rxb6 31. Rxb6 Qxb6 32. Qe8+ Bf8 33. Nxe5 Qf6 34. Nc4
f3 35. e5 Qg5 36. Ne3 a4 37. d6 Kg7 38. Qd7+ Kg8 39. e6 Qf6 40. e7 Qa1+ 41. Nf1
1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dolinskij, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2210"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. h3
Nc6 9. Be3 a6 10. f4 Qc7 11. Qe2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Nb3 Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5
15. Qf2 Kc7 16. e5 Ne8 17. Rd4 b5 18. Qf3 Rb8 19. Rhd1 b4 20. exd6+ Nxd6 21.
Ne4 Bc6 22. Rxd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Kxd6 25. Qc6+ Ke7 26. Bc5+ Kd8 27.
Qd6+ Kc8 28. Qc6+ Kd8 29. Qd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Labunskiy, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2255"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 e5 12. Bd2 Nf6 13. Qh4 e4 14. Ne5 Be6
15. Be2 Bd5 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. Qxe7 Bxe7 18. Bxg4 f5 19. Be2 a5 20. Rfc1 a4 21.
Bc4 Rfc8 22. Rc2 b5 23. Bxd5+ cxd5 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 g5 27.
Bd2 Kf7 28. h3 h5 29. Kf1 Bd6 30. Ba5 h4 31. Bd8 Kg6 32. Ke2 Kh5 33. Bf6 g4 34.
Kf1 f4 35. hxg4+ Kxg4 36. Be5 Bxe5 37. dxe5 Kf5 38. exf4 d4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Savitskaya, Ekaterina P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2175"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be6 7. Be3 a6 8. N5c3
Be7 9. Nd5 Rc8 10. Nbc3 Nf6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qd2 Nf6 14. Rfd1 Ne8
15. Rac1 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. c5 dxc5 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Bxc5 Rf7
21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Nxc6 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 bxc6 25. Rd8 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "200"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Nb5 c5 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 cxb4 14. Qe1 h6
15. axb4 Bb6 16. Bh4 Re8 17. Qd2 a6 18. Nc3 g5 19. Bg3 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21.
Nxe4 Qxd2 22. Nxd2 Rec8 23. Rac1 a5 24. bxa5 Rxa5 25. c3 f5 26. Rb1 Ba7 27.
Rbe1 Bf7 28. Be5 Ra2 29. Ra1 Bxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Rxd2+ 31. Ke3 Rd5 32. Bd4 f4+ 33.
Kd2 Rb5 34. Ra6 Rb2+ 35. Kc1 Rcb8 36. Rxh6 Rb1+ 37. Kd2 R8b2+ 38. Kd3 Bc4+ 39.
Kxc4 Rxf1 40. Rg6+ Kf7 41. Rxg5 Rh1 42. g3 fxg3 43. hxg3 Rb8 44. Rf5+ Ke6 45.
Rf6+ Ke7 46. Rf3 Rc8+ 47. Kd3 Ke6 48. g4 Rg8 49. Rg3 Rh4 50. g5 Kf5 51. Bf6 Rc8
52. Rf3+ Kg6 53. Re3 Rc6 54. Re8 Rg4 55. Kc2 Rg2+ 56. Kb3 Rg4 57. Rb8 Rc7 58.
Rb6 Kf5 59. Rb5+ Kg6 60. Rb4 Rg1 61. Rg4 Rg3 62. Rc4 Rb7+ 63. Rb4 Ra7 64. Rb6
Kf7 65. Rc6 Rb7+ 66. Kc4 Ke8 67. Kc5 Kd7 68. Rd6+ Kc7 69. c4 Rb1 70. Rd4 Rg2
71. Rh4 Rc1 72. Kd5 Rd2+ 73. Kc5 Rg2 74. Rh7+ Kc8 75. Kb5 Rgc2 76. Rh4 Kd7 77.
g6 Ke6 78. g7 Rg1 79. Bd4 Rg5+ 80. c5 Rcxc5+ 81. Bxc5 Rxg7 82. Kc6 Rg2 83. Re4+
Kf5 84. Kd5 Rg7 85. Re1 Rf7 86. Bd6 Rf6 87. Be7 Rf7 88. Re5+ Kf4 89. Kd4 Kf3
90. Bd6 Rd7 91. Re6 Rf7 92. Re3+ Kf2 93. Bg3+ Kg2 94. Ke4 Re7+ 95. Be5 Re8 96.
Re2+ Kf1 97. Ra2 Ke1 98. Kd4 Rd8+ 99. Ke3 Kd1 100. Bd4 Re8+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nedochetov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qc7 11. Bd2 e6 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Ne4 Bf4
15. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 16. Qe3 Qxe3+ 17. fxe3 Ndf6 18. Nf2 Ne7 19. Ne5 Rhf8 20. c4 Nd7
21. Nxd7 Rxd7 22. Ne4 Nf5 23. Rh3 Nd6 24. Nxd6+ Rxd6 25. Rg3 Rg8 26. Rf1 Rd7
27. Rf6 gxf6 28. Rxg8+ Rd8 29. Rg7 Rf8 30. g4 Kd8 31. Rh7 Ke7 32. Rxh6 Rg8 33.
Kd2 Rxg4 34. Rh8 Rg2+ 35. Kc3 Rg3 36. Rb8 Rxe3+ 37. Kd2 Rh3 38. Rxb7+ Ke8 39.
Rxa7 Rxh5 40. a4 Rh2+ 41. Kc3 Rh3+ 42. Kb4 Rh2 43. a5 Rxb2+ 44. Kc5 f5 45. a6
Ra2 46. Kxc6 f4 47. Kd6 Kf8 48. Ke5 f3 49. Kf6 Kg8 50. Ra8+ Kh7 51. Rf8 Rxa6
52. Rxf7+ Kg8 53. Rg7+ Kf8 54. Rg3 Ra7 55. Rg1 Ra4 56. Rb1 Kg8 57. Rg1+ Kf8 58.
Rf1 Rxc4 59. Rxf3 Rc6 60. Ke5+ Ke7 61. Rh3 Ra6 62. Rh7+ Kd8 63. Rh6 Ra5+ 64.
Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jaroslawiec op"]
[Site "Jaroslawiec"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brozek, Zbigniew"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2155"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Ng4 10. Bf4 e5 11. Bg3 d6 12. a3 Bc5 13. h3 Nh6 14. Qd2 f5 15.
f3 fxe4 16. Nxe4 Nf5 17. Bf2 Bxf2+ 18. Qxf2 d5 19. Ng3 Nh4 20. Rd1 Qg5 21. cxd5
cxd5 22. O-O Bxh3 23. gxh3 Rxf3 0-1

[Event "Jaroslawiec op"]
[Site "Jaroslawiec"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Michalski, Olaf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2285"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 b6 5. d4 Bb7 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. e4 g6
9. Bb5+ Nbd7 10. e5 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Bd6 12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. dxc6 Qe7+ 14. Kf1 Ne5
15. Bg5 1-0

[Event "Jaroslawiec op"]
[Site "Jaroslawiec"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Prigorodny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. e3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bd3 b4 8. Na4
Nbd7 9. e4 c5 10. e5 Nd5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Nxc5 Bxc5 13. O-O h6 14. Nd2 Qc7 15.
Re1 Bb7 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bb5+ Bc6 18. Bxc6+ Qxc6 19. Qg4 g6 20. Qf3 Kf8 21. Nf6
Kg7 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 exd5 24. Be3 Rhd8 25. Red1 f6 26. e6 f5 27. Rac1 Kf6
28. Rc7 Bd6 29. Bd4+ Be5 30. e7 1-0

[Event "Jaroslawiec op"]
[Site "Jaroslawiec"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nge7 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Nc6 10. Be3 Be7 11. f4 d6 12. Qh5 Qa5 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rad1 b5
15. a3 Rb8 16. Kh1 Rd8 17. Nd5 Rd7 18. Bb6 Rxb6 19. b4 Qxa3 20. Nxb6 Rc7 21. e5
Qxb4 22. exd6 Bxd6 23. Be4 Bb7 24. Qd3 Be7 25. Bxh7+ Kf8 26. Nd7+ Ke8 27. Ne5
Nxe5 28. fxe5 Qc4 29. Rf2 Bd5 30. h3 Qh4 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 32. Qg6+ Kf8 33. Rf1+
Bf6 34. exf6 Qxh3+ 35. Kg1 Qe3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. d3 Bb6 7. O-O O-O 8. h3
Be6 9. Ng5 Bd7 10. Kh2 h6 11. Nf3 Be6 12. Na4 d5 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Qe2 Re8 15.
b3 b5 16. Bb2 Qd6 17. Rfd1 b4 18. d4 Nxe4 19. dxe5 Qc5 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4
Qc6 22. Qe3 Ra3 23. c4 bxc3 24. f3 c2 25. Rdc1 Ng5 26. h4 Nh7 27. Qd2 Rd8 28.
Rxc2 Qd7 29. Rac1 c6 30. Bc5 Ra5 31. a4 Bf5 32. Rc3 Nf8 33. Bb4 Ra7 34. Bc5 Ra5
35. Bf1 Re8 36. Bxf8 Rxf8 37. Rxc6 bxc6 38. Qxa5 f6 39. exf6 Rxf6 40. Qb6 d4
41. a5 d3 42. a6 d2 43. Rd1 Bc2 44. Qb7 Qd4 45. a7 Rf8 46. a8=Q Rxa8 47. Qxa8+
Kh7 48. Ra1 Qxa1 49. Qxa1 d1=Q 50. Qxd1 Bxd1 51. Bd3+ Kh8 52. b4 Bxf3 53. Kg1
Kg8 54. Kf2 Bh1 55. Ke3 Kf7 56. Kd4 Ke6 57. Kc5 Kd7 58. Kb6 Bf3 59. Ba6 Bd1 60.
Bf1 Kd6 61. Ba6 g5 62. hxg5 hxg5 63. Bb7 Ba4 64. Ba8 Bb5 65. Kb7 Ba4 66. Kb6
Bb5 67. Bb7 Ba4 68. Ba6 Bd1 69. Kb7 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Batsanin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. Nc3 Ne7
8. Qf4 Ng6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Bd2 Rg8 11. Na4 Bd6 12. O-O-O Be6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14.
Be3 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Nc3 Rde8 17. g3 Bg4 18. Be2 Ne5 19. Rde1 Nf3 20. Rd1
Ne5 21. Rde1 Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2255"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. c4 Nf6 8.
Nc3 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 a6 12. a4 Qa5 13. Ba3 Qh5 14. Rfe1 Rfd8
15. Rad1 Ng4 16. Qd2 h6 17. h3 Ne5 18. Nd4 Be8 19. f4 Nc6 20. Nf3 g5 21. f5 Ne5
22. Nd4 Bd7 23. Qf2 Kh7 24. Re3 g4 25. f6 Bf8 26. Nde2 b5 27. h4 Qg6 28. cxb5
axb5 29. Bxd6 Bxd6 30. Rxd6 bxa4 31. Qf4 Ra5 32. Nxa4 Rb8 33. Nb2 Qh5 34. Rd1
Rb7 35. Qf2 Qg6 36. Ng3 Ra2 37. Rd2 Bc6 38. Kh2 Qg8 39. Rc2 Qb8 40. Nc4 Nxc4
41. bxc4 Rbb2 42. Rxb2 Rxb2 43. Re2 Rxe2 44. Qxe2 Qe5 45. Qxg4 Qxf6 46. Qh5 Qf4
47. Kh3 Bxe4 48. Nxe4 Qxe4 49. Qxf7+ Kh8 50. Qf8+ Kh7 51. c5 Qe3+ 52. g3 Qe4
53. Kh2 Qc2+ 54. Kg1 Qc3 55. Kg2 Qc2+ 56. Qf2 Qe4+ 57. Kh2 Kg6 58. Qg2 Qc4 59.
c6 h5 60. Qd2 Kh7 61. Qd7+ Kh6 62. Kg1 Qc1+ 63. Kf2 Qc2+ 64. Ke3 Qc1+ 65. Kd4
Qg1+ 66. Kc4 Qc1+ 67. Kb5 Qb2+ 68. Ka6 Qa3+ 69. Kb7 Qb3+ 70. Kc8 e5 71. Qd6+
Kh7 72. c7 Qxg3 73. Qe7+ Kh8 74. Qf6+ Kh7 75. Qf5+ Kh8 76. Qxh5+ 1-0

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grigoriants, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. O-O exd4 6. Nxd4 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bc4 Nf6 10. Bg5 O-O 11. e5 dxe5 12. Ne4 Be6 13. Qxd8 Raxd8 14.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bxf6 Bxc4 16. Bxd8 Bxf1 17. Bxc7 Bc4 18. b3 Be6 19. Bxe5 Bf5 20.
c3 Re8 21. Bd4 a6 22. Be3 Rd8 23. Bd4 Re8 24. Be3 Rd8 25. Re1 f6 26. Bd4 Kf7
27. f3 Rd5 28. Kf2 Ra5 29. Re2 c5 30. Be3 c4 31. Rb2 Be6 32. Bd4 g5 33. b4 Rd5
34. a4 Bd7 35. Ra2 Bc6 36. Ke3 h5 37. b5 axb5 38. a5 Rd8 39. a6 Re8+ 40. Kd2
Ke6 41. a7 Kd7 42. Bxf6 g4 43. fxg4 hxg4 44. h3 g3 45. Bh4 Rh8 46. Bxg3 Rg8 47.
Bf2 Rxg2 48. Ke1 Ba8 49. Rd2+ Kc7 50. Bd4 Rg6 51. Rf2 Re6+ 52. Kd2 Re8 53. h4
Rd8 54. Rf7+ Kc6 55. h5 b4 56. h6 b3 57. h7 1-0

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kokarev, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B99"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. Bd3 b5 11. Rhe1 Bb7 12. Qg3 b4 13. Nd5 exd5 14. exd5 Nb6
15. Nf5 Nbxd5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Be4 Rc8 18. Qb3 Qd7 19. g4 O-O 20. Qh3 Rfe8 21.
Qh6 Bf8 22. Ne7+ Qxe7 23. Qxh7# 1-0

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Stoljarov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 Qb6 6. Nge2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Be3
Qb4 9. Qd2 Nf6 10. O-O-O O-O 11. f3 Be6 12. g4 Nbd7 13. Bg5 Nb6 14. b3 a5 15.
h4 Ra6 16. Nb1 Qxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Nfd7 18. Ng3 Raa8 19. Nc3 Rfe8 20. Nf5 Bf8 21.
Nd6 Reb8 22. Rhd1 Nc5 23. Be3 Nbd7 24. a4 Be7 25. h5 b6 26. Kb2 Bf8 27. Bf1 f6
28. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zakharov, Alexander S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 b6 7. Nh3 Ba6 8. Bxa6
Nxa6 9. O-O Nc7 10. Nf4 Be7 11. Qg4 g6 12. Re1 c4 13. Nf3 b5 14. h4 h6 15. Nh3
a5 16. h5 g5 17. Nh2 f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Qe2 Rg8 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4 Kd7 22.
f4 gxf4 23. Qe2 Bd6 24. Bxf4 Qh4 25. Bxd6 Kxd6 26. Qe5+ Kc6 27. Nf4 Rg5 28. Qe3
Qg4 29. Re2 Kd6 30. Rf1 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kobylkin, Evgeni"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Qc2 Bd6 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Bg5 O-O 8. e3
Bf5 9. Qxf5 Nxf5 10. Bxd8 Rxd8 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rab1 a5 14. a3 g6
15. b4 b5 16. e4 axb4 17. axb4 Ra3 18. Rfc1 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Bf4 20. Rc2 Nf6 21.
Bd3 Nfd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Bf1 Rc3 24. Rxc3 Nxc3 25. Rb3 Nd5 26. Ne1 Bd2 27.
Nc2 Ra8 28. g4 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kasparov Cup"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Miton, Kamil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2280"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1
f5 9. h3 Ngf6 10. Rxg7 Ne4 11. Bd2 Qf6 12. Rg2 Nf8 13. O-O-O Ng6 14. Bd3 Bd7
15. Rdg1 O-O-O 16. cxd5 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 exd5 18. Rg5 Rde8 19. h4 f4 20. e4 dxe4
21. Bxe4 Qe7 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Nf8 24. Qa4 a6 25. Rg7 Qxh4 26. Qd4 Kb8 27.
Qd6+ Ka8 28. Bd4 Qd8 29. Bc5 Bc8 30. Qxc6 bxc6 31. Bxc6+ Bb7 32. Rxb7 Qc8 33.
Rb6+ Qxc6 34. Rxc6 Nd7 35. Bd4 Kb7 36. Rh6 Re7 37. Kb1 Rhe8 38. Re1 Nxe5 39.
Bc5 Re6 40. Rxe6 Rxe6 41. Bd4 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch U16"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Spirin, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 b6 7. f4 Ba6 8. Ndf3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nc6 10. Ne2 Rc8 11. O-O cxd4 12. cxd4 Be7 13. Bd2 O-O 14. f5 Ndb8
15. Nf4 Qd7 16. g4 Na5 17. Nh5 exf5 18. gxf5 Nc4 19. Kh1 Nxb2 20. Qb1 Nc4 21.
f6 Nxd2 22. Nxd2 gxf6 23. Rxf6 Kh8 24. Rh6 f5 25. exf6 Ba3 26. Qd3 Rc1+ 27.
Rxc1 Bxc1 28. Ng7 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch U16"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dudukin, Ilya"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D47"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bb3
b4 9. Ne2 Bb7 10. O-O Bd6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Ng3 c5 13. Bc2 Qb6 14. e4 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Bc5 16. Be3 Ne5 17. Nf3 Rfd8 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Qe2 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Qe5 21.
Rad1 h5 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 h4 25. Nf1 g6 26. Qd8+ Kg7 27.
Ne3 Qxb2 28. Qe7 Ba6 29. Bb3 h3 30. Qxb4 Qc1+ 31. Bd1 Be2 32. Qd4 Bxf3 33. Kf1
Bxd1 34. Nxd1 Qf4 35. Ne3 e5 36. Qd6 Nxe4 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch U16"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Markarov, Arsen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2240"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. b3 Nf6 8. Bd3
Be6 9. O-O O-O 10. N1c3 a6 11. Na3 Rc8 12. Bb2 Nd7 13. Nc2 Nc5 14. Ne3 Bg5 15.
Re1 g6 16. Ncd5 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Bc2 f4 19. Qh5 Rf7 20. Ng4 Rg7 21. Rad1
Nd7 22. Bxh7+ Rxh7 23. Qg6+ Kh8 24. Qxe6 Nc5 25. Qf5 Rg7 26. Ngf6 Bxf6 27. Nxf6
Rf7 28. Qh5+ Kg7 29. Qg5+ Kf8 30. Qh6+ Ke7 31. Nd5+ Kd7 32. Nb6+ Qxb6 33. Qxd6+
1-0

[Event "RUS-ch U16"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Batsanin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. Nc3 Be6
8. Na4 Rd8 9. Bd3 Bd4 10. O-O a6 11. Qa5 Qe5 12. Qxe5 Bxe5 13. Be3 b5 14. f4
Bf6 15. Nc3 Bd4 16. Bxd4 Rxd4 17. a4 Bc8 18. Rfd1 b4 19. Ne2 Rd7 20. Bc4 Nf6
21. Rxd7 Kxd7 22. Rd1+ Ke7 23. e5 Ne4 24. Nd4 Bd7 25. Nb3 f5 26. Bxa6 c5 27.
Bd3 Bxa4 28. Bxe4 Bxb3 29. cxb3 fxe4 30. Kf2 g5 31. g3 gxf4 32. gxf4 Rg8 33.
Ke3 Rg4 34. Rd2 Rh4 35. Kxe4 Rh3 36. f5 Rxb3 37. f6+ Ke6 38. Rf2 Kf7 39. e6+
Kxe6 40. f7 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch U16"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kharitonov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2090"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Qd7 6. Qd3 a6 7. Ba4 b5 8. Bb3
e6 9. a4 b4 10. a5 Qc7 11. O-O Nf6 12. Bf4 Be7 13. Nbd2 e5 14. Bg5 Nxa5 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 O-O 18. Rfd1 Be7 19. Nd2 a5 20. Bd5 Ba6 21. Nc4
Rac8 22. b3 Bb5 23. Qd2 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 Qc5 25. Qd5 Ra8 26. Qxc5 dxc5 27. Rd7
Rfe8 28. Bd5 Ra6 29. Kf1 Kf8 30. Rb7 Rea8 31. Rb5 Rd8 32. Raxa5 Rxa5 33. Rxa5
Rc8 34. Ke2 Bd6 35. Kd3 Ke7 36. Kc4 g6 37. Ra6 Rc7 38. Bxf7 Rc8 39. Ra7+ Kf6
40. Bd5 h5 41. Rf7+ Kg5 42. h4+ Kh6 43. Be6 Rf8 44. Rxf8 Bxf8 45. Kd5 g5 46.
Kxe5 Bg7+ 47. Kf5 g4 48. f3 gxf3 49. gxf3 Bf8 50. f4 Be7 51. e5 Bxh4 52. Ke4
Be7 53. f5 Kg5 54. f6 Bf8 55. Kd5 h4 56. Bh3 Kh6 57. Ke6 c4 58. bxc4 Bc5 59.
Bf1 Bf8 60. Bd3 Kg5 61. Kf7 Kf4 62. Kxf8 h3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch U16"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grigoriants, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Ba2 exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Bb3 c5 15.
Bf4 bxa4 16. Bxa4 Nb6 17. Bb3 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Be5 19. Qd2 Bxf4 20. Qxb4 Re8 21.
Nc3 Bd2 22. Re2 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 Rxe4 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qf3+ Qf6 26. Rxe4 Qxf3
27. Nxf3 Bxe4 28. Ng5+ Ke7 29. Nxe4 d5 30. Nc5 a5 31. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch U16"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tenikashvili, Georgij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qc7 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O e6 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. Ne5
Nb6 15. Ba5 Rd5 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. c4 Ra5 18. Kb1 Bd6 19. f4 Rd8 20. Rd3 Qe7 21.
Qf3 Bc7 22. Rhd1 b5 23. c5 Nd5 24. a3 Ra8 25. Ne4 Nf6 26. Nf2 Kb8 27. g3 Ka7
28. Qxc6 bxc6 29. Nxc6+ Kb7 30. Nxe7 Re8 31. d5 Rxe7 32. d6 Rd7 33. dxc7 Rxc7
34. b4 Nxh5 35. Ne4 Nf6 36. Nc3 Rxa3 37. Kb2 Ra8 38. Nxb5 Re7 39. Rd6 Nd5 40.
Kb3 g5 41. f5 h5 42. fxe6 fxe6 43. Re1 h4 44. Rxd5 Kc6 45. Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch U16"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kunin, Vitaly L"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2040"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. O-O Re8 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Ng5 exd4 13. exd4 h6 14. Nf3 Nf8
15. Bb2 Ng6 16. Bd3 Nf4 17. Re1 Be6 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Qd7 20. Qxd7 Nxd7 21.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Kf1 Nd3 23. Rb1 Nxb2 24. Rxb2 b6 25. a4 Nf6 26. g3 Kf8 27. Nd2
Re7 28. Rb1 Bc7 29. Nb3 Ne4 30. Nxe4 Rxe4 31. Re1 Rxe1+ 32. Kxe1 Ke7 33. Ke2 b5
34. cxb5 cxb5 35. axb5 Kd6 36. Kd3 Kd5 37. Nc1 f5 38. Ne2 Ba5 39. Nf4+ Kd6 40.
Kc4 Be1 41. Nd3 Ba5 42. Ne5 Be1 43. f4 Ba5 44. Nf3 Bb6 45. d5 Ke7 46. Nd4 g6
47. Nc6+ Kf6 48. Ne5 Bg1 49. d6 Bxh2 50. d7 Ke7 51. Kd5 Bxg3 52. Kc6 Bf2 53.
Nxg6+ Kd8 54. Ne5 Ke7 55. Nf7 Bb6 56. d8=Q+ Bxd8 57. Nxd8 h5 58. Nb7 h4 59. Nc5
h3 60. Nd3 h2 61. Nf2 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch U16"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. Bg5 Nc6 6. Qd2 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Bg7 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be2 Nf6 11. h3 Bh5 12. O-O Bg6 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. Rfe1 O-O 15.
a3 Rc8 16. Rab1 Nc5 17. h4 g4 18. Nh2 Nxd3 19. cxd3 f5 20. Nd5 e5 21. exf5 Bxf5
22. Ne3 h5 23. f3 Bh6 24. fxg4 hxg4 25. Qd1 Bxe3+ 26. Rxe3 Qd7 27. Bf2 Kh7 28.
Rg3 Rg8 29. Be3 Nd4 30. Bxd4 exd4 31. Qd2 Qe7 32. Rf1 Qe5 33. Qf2 Rcf8 34. Re1
Qf6 35. Qf4 Rg7 36. Rf1 Rgf7 37. Nxg4 Qg7 38. Nh2 Bg6 39. Qxd6 Rxf1+ 40. Nxf1
Rf6 41. Qd5 Qf7 42. Qxf7+ Rxf7 43. Nd2 Rc7 44. Rg4 Rc1+ 45. Kh2 Rc2 46. Nf3
Rxb2 47. Rxd4 Rb3 48. Ne5 Be8 49. Rb4 Rxa3 50. Rxb7+ Kg8 51. g4 Bb5 52. h5 Bxd3
53. h6 Be4 54. Rg7+ Kf8 55. Nd7+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bobrov, Yury"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. Qc2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. a3
Rc8 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 b5 12. Qb1 a5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nh4 Bd6 15.
Nxg6 fxg6 16. Nf1 Qc7 17. Bg5 Rf7 18. Kg2 Rcf8 19. f3 Nd7 20. Qd1 Nde5 21. Nd2
h6 22. Be3 d4 23. Bg1 g5 24. Rc1 Qd7 25. a4 b4 26. cxb4 axb4 27. Ra1 Ng6 28. a5
Bb8 29. Kh1 Nh4 30. Rf1 Qc7 31. Qe1 Nxa5 32. f4 Rxf4 33. Rxf4 Rxf4 34. Bh2 Nb3
35. Ra8 Nxd2 36. Qxd2 Qb7 37. Rxb8+ Qxb8 38. Bxf4 gxf4 39. Bd1 f3 40. Qh2 Qa8
41. Kg1 Qa1 42. Qd2 Ng2 43. Kf2 Ne3 44. Bxf3 Qf1+ 45. Kg3 Qg1+ 46. Kh4 g5+ 47.
Kh5 Kg7 48. h4 Qg3 49. Qh2 Qxh2 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dobrov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2130"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 Ne7 12. Nc2 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nce3
Be6 15. g3 O-O 16. Bg2 Rb8 17. O-O Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Kh8 19. Qh5 f5 20. Rad1 Qd7
21. Rd2 Qf7 22. Qxf7 Rxf7 23. Nb4 Rb6 24. Bd5 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 Rc6 26. f4 Bf8 27.
Nb4 Rb6 28. Rd5 e4 29. Nc2 Rc6 30. Rfd1 Rc5 31. Kf2 Kg7 32. Ne3 Kg6 33. Ke2 h5
34. a4 Rb7 35. Rxc5 dxc5 36. Rd8 Be7 37. Ra8 bxa4 38. Rxa6+ Kf7 39. Nc4 Rb8 40.
Rxa4 h4 41. Ra7 Rg8 42. Ne5+ Ke6 43. Ra6+ Bd6 44. Nc4 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. h3
Qc7 9. Be3 a6 10. f4 Be7 11. Nb3 b5 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Kb1 Nd7 15.
Qf2 Kb8 16. a4 b4 17. Nb5 axb5 18. axb5 Nc5 19. bxc6 Qxc6 20. Na5 Qb5 21. Nxb7
Kxb7 22. Rd4 Ra8 23. Rxd6 e5 24. fxe5 Qa5 25. Kc1 Bxd6 26. exd6 Nd3+ 27. cxd3
Qa1+ 28. Kc2 Rhc8+ 29. Bc5 b3+ 30. Kxb3 Qa4+ 31. Kc3 Rxc5+ 32. Qxc5 Rc8 33. e5+
Kb8 34. d4 Rxc5+ 35. dxc5 Qa5+ 36. Kc4 Qa4+ 37. Kc3 Qa5+ 38. Kc4 Qa4+ 39. Kc3
Qf4 40. Rd1 Qxe5+ 41. Kc2 Qe2+ 42. Rd2 Qc4+ 43. Kb1 Qb4 44. Rd1 Qa4 45. Bf3 Kc8
46. c6 Kd8 47. c7+ Kd7 48. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vorotnikov, Vladislav V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Bxf3 7. gxf3 Qc7 8. Nc3
Nbd7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bd2 Be7 11. Rc1 N7f6 12. f4 O-O 13. Ne4 Rfd8 14. O-O Rac8
15. Nc5 b6 16. Ne4 c5 17. Rfd1 Qd7 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Ba5 Rb8 20. Qc2 Rdc8 21.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Ba6 Rc6 23. Qa4 Rxb2 24. Rxc5 e5 25. fxe5 Qf5 26. Be1 Nb4 27.
Bf1 Be7 28. Rxc6 Nxc6 29. Bg2 Rb6 30. Rc1 Nxe5 31. Qxa7 Rg6 32. Qa8+ Bf8 33.
Bb4 Nd7 34. Bxf8 Nxf8 35. Rd1 h5 36. Kf1 Qb5+ 37. Kg1 Qf5 38. Rf1 h4 39. Kh1 h3
40. Be4 Qf6 41. Bxg6 fxg6 42. Qe4 Ne6 43. a4 Ng5 44. Qc4+ Kh7 45. Qh4+ Kg8 46.
Qc4+ Kh7 47. Qh4+ Kg8 48. Qg4 Qe5 49. Rc1 Qd5+ 50. f3 Qd2 51. Rc8+ Kf7 52. Rc7+
Kg8 53. Rc8+ Kf7 54. Qf4+ Ke6 55. Qc4+ Ke7 56. Qc7+ Ke6 57. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Evelev, Vladimir M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2220"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. f4 Qa5 11. Bc4 Bd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Bc6 14. Bd2
Nd7 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Rhe1 Rfd8 18. Qg4 Nf8 19. Bd3 Rd5 20. Bb4
Qc7 21. Bd6 Qa5 22. Kb1 Rc8 23. h4 Bb5 24. Be4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qa6 26. b3 Bc6
27. Bd3 Qb6 28. Qf4 Be8 29. g4 Rd8 30. h5 h6 31. g5 hxg5 32. Qxg5 Rxd6 33. Rg1
g6 34. exd6 Qxd6 35. hxg6 fxg6 36. Qf6 Nd7 37. Qd8 Qf8 38. Rf1 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vlassov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 e6 12. Nxe5 exd5 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Qb5+ Kf8
15. O-O-O Be6 16. Nd3 Rc8 17. Kb1 Rc4 18. Nc5 Qc7 19. Nxe6+ fxe6 20. Rhe1 Rb4
21. Qd3 Nc4 22. Bc1 Be5 23. b3 Qb6 24. Qf3+ Bf6 25. Kc2 Qc6 26. g4 h6 27. h4
Kg8 28. g5 hxg5 29. hxg5 Ne5 30. Qe3 Re4 31. Qxa7 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Nd3 33. Kxd3
Qxc3+ 34. Ke2 Qc2+ 35. Bd2 Bxg5 36. Qb8+ Kh7 37. Rh1+ Bh6 38. Qf4 Kg8 39. Qb8+
Kh7 40. Qf4 Qg6 41. Qb4 Kg8 42. Bxh6 Rxh6 43. Rxh6 gxh6 44. Qxb7 Qc2+ 45. Kf3
Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nge2 Nf6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. h3 c6 8. a4 a5
9. O-O Na6 10. Bg5 Nb4 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Rad1 Re8 13. g4 Be6 14. d5 Bc8 15. dxc6
Qxc6 16. Nb5 Be6 17. Nec3 Bc4 18. Rfe1 Red8 19. b3 Be6 20. Re2 Rd7 21. Qe3 Ne8
22. Red2 Bf8 23. Qg3 Qc8 24. Bf1 h6 25. Be3 Kh7 26. f4 exf4 27. Bxf4 Qd8 28.
Nd4 Rc8 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Bc4 Qe7 31. g5 Nc6 32. Kh1 Bg7 33. Nb5 Rcd8 34. gxh6
Be5 35. Rg2 Qf7 36. Rf1 Qg8 37. Qg4 Re7 38. Bg5 Rdd7 39. Rgf2 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. d5 Ne7 13. Na3 Nc5 14. Bc2 c6 15. b4
Nxa4 16. Bxa4 bxa4 17. c4 cxd5 18. cxd5 Bc8 19. Be3 Bd7 20. Nc4 Nc8 21. Na5 Bb5
22. Rc1 Qd7 23. Rc3 Bd8 24. Qd2 Bxa5 25. bxa5 Ne7 26. Rec1 Rac8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8
28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. Qb4 Qc7 30. Kh2 Nc8 31. Nd2 Qc2 32. Nb1 Qb3 33. Qxb3 axb3
34. Bc1 Bd3 35. Nc3 Ne7 36. f3 f5 37. Kg1 Kf7 38. Kf2 f4 39. Ba3 Ng8 40. Bxd6
b2 41. Bxe5 g5 42. h4 h6 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. g3 fxg3+ 45. Kxg3 Nh6 46. Bd4 b1=Q
47. Nxb1 Bxb1 48. Be3 Kf6 49. Bd4+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bataev, Roman"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. d5 Ne7 13. Bc2 Nb6 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Na3 Ba6 17. Bd3 Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. Nd2 c6 20. Ndxc4 cxd5 21.
Nb6 Qb7 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. exd5 Bd3 25. Rd1 e4 26. Bf4 Be7 27. c4
Ra8 28. Nb5 Bxc4 29. Bxd6 Bf6 30. Nc3 Bb3 31. Rd2 Bxc3 32. bxc3 Rd8 33. Bc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kachar, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 Bd6 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Nxe4
dxe4 9. Qxe4 e5 10. Bd3 f5 11. Qxf5 Nf6 12. Qg5 e4 13. O-O O-O 14. c5 Be7 15.
Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Qe3 Qd5 17. b3 Bf6 18. Bb2 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Berelowitsch, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. Nc3 Ne7
8. Qf4 Qe6 9. Qxc7 O-O 10. Bd3 Ng6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Qe5 13. Qxe5 Nxe5 14.
h3 Be6 15. O-O-O Rfe8 16. a3 Re7 17. Rd2 f6 18. Rhd1 Rd8 19. Bc4 Rde8 20. Bxe6+
Rxe6 21. b3 Kf8 22. Rd4 Nf7 23. Ra4 a6 24. Rd7 R8e7 25. Rad4 Ke8 26. Rxe7+ Kxe7
27. Na4 Nd6 28. Nc5 Re5 29. b4 Rg5 30. e5 Rxe5 31. Kd2 a5 32. Kd3 h5 33. Nb3
axb4 34. axb4 Rg5 35. g4 b6 36. Nd2 hxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B64"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f4 h6 10. Bh4 e5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 exf4 13. Kb1 d5 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. Nxd5 Be5 16. Bc4 b5 17. Bxb5 Rb8 18. c4 Nd4 19. Rhe1 f6 20. Ba4 Nxf5
21. Bb3 Nd4 22. Qd3 a5 23. Re4 a4 24. Bxa4 Ne6 25. b4 Nc5 26. Qc2 Qa5 27. Bb5
Qa3 28. bxc5 Qxc5 29. Re2 Rfd8 30. Qb3 Ra8 31. a4 Kh8 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qd2 g6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. O-O Bg4 10. Rb1 O-O 11. b3 Qa5 12. Bb2 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Qe3 Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 Nd7 16. Rfd1 Rab8 17. Be2 Rfc8 18. Rd5 Nc5 19. Bf3 Nb4 20. Rd2 Nc6 21. Ba1
b4 22. Nd5 Bxa1 23. Rxa1 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. d3 a6 7. O-O O-O 8. h3
Be6 9. g4 h6 10. Kh1 d5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. d4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. dxc5 Bc4
15. Re1 Nf3 16. Bxf3 exf3 17. Bf4 Be2 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Bxc7 Rd2 20. Rac1 g5
21. Bd6 Re8 22. Kh2 Kh7 23. Kg3 Kg6 24. c4 Re4 25. b4 Rxc4 26. Rxc4 Bxc4 27. a4
Rb2 28. Re8 Rb1 29. Kxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.06.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Teterin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nxd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. Nf3 Nc6
8. O-O g6 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. fxe5 Nxc3 11. dxc3 Qc6 12. Qe2 Bg7 13. Bf4 O-O 14.
Rad1 Rad8 15. Qf3 Qe6 16. Qe3 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Qxa2 18. Qc1 Qe6 19. Qe3 Qa2 20.
Qc1 Qa4 21. b3 Qe4 22. Re1 Qd5 23. Rd1 Qe4 24. Re1 Qf5 25. Qd2 b6 26. g3 h6 27.
Rf1 g5 28. Be3 Qxe5 29. c4 e6 30. Rd1 f5 31. Bf2 f4 32. Re1 Qf5 33. gxf4 Qg4+
34. Kh1 Qf3+ 35. Kg1 Rxf4 36. Kf1 Bd4 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.06.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. Qd2 b5 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. h4 Nb6 14. Na5 d5 15. g5
d4 16. gxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.07.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Komliakov, Viktor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. O-O e5 6. c3 f5 7. d4 fxe4 8.
Ng5 exd4 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. Re1 Bf5 11. Bg5 Bxg5 12. Nxd6+ Kf8 13. Nxf5 Qd5 14.
Qg4 Bf6 15. cxd4 g6 16. Ne3 Qxd4 17. Nc3 Qxg4 18. Nxg4 Bd4 19. Na4 Rd8 20. Ne5
Rd6 21. Rac1 Nf6 22. Nd3 Kf7 23. Naxc5 Rb8 24. Nb3 Bb6 25. Ne5+ Kg7 26. Nc4 Rd7
27. Nxb6 Rxb6 28. Re2 Nd5 29. Nc5 Rd6 30. g3 Nb4 31. Re7+ Kf6 32. Rd7 Ke5 33.
Re1+ Kd5 34. Rd1+ Kxc5 35. R7xd6 Nxa2 36. R6d2 Kb4 37. Re1 c5 38. Re7 a5 39.
Rxh7 a4 40. h4 c4 41. Rc7 Kb3 42. Re2 Nb4 43. g4 Nd3 44. h5 gxh5 45. gxh5 Nxb2
46. Re3+ Nd3 47. Rh3 Rh6 48. Rg7 Kc3 49. Ra7 Kb3 50. Kf1 a3 51. Ke2 Kb2 52. Kd2
Nc5 53. Rhxa3 Nb3+ 54. Ke3 Rxh5 55. Ra2+ Kb1 56. R2a4 Re5+ 57. Kf4 Re2 58. Rxc4
Rxf2+ 59. Ke3 Rh2 60. Rg4 Kb2 61. Kd3 Kc1 62. Kc4 Rc2+ 63. Kb5 Rc3 64. Rh7
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.07.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kuporosov, Viktor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. b3 Bg4 5. Bb2 Nbd7 6. d3 e6 7. Nbd2 Bd6 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 O-O 10. O-O a5 11. a4 Qb6 12. Kh1 Bc5 13. e3 e5 14. Bg2 Rfe8 15.
Qe2 Rad8 16. Rac1 Bb4 17. Qd1 e4 18. d4 h5 19. c3 Bd6 20. f4 exf3 21. Qxf3 Qc7
22. g4 hxg4 23. hxg4 Bg3 24. Rce1 Nf8 25. e4 dxe4 26. Nxe4 Nxe4 27. Rxe4 Rxe4
28. Qxe4 Rd6 29. Bc1 Rg6 30. g5 Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.07.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Skomorokhin, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. h3
a6 9. Be3 Ne5 10. b3 g5 11. Qd2 b5 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. f4 gxf4 14. Bxf4 Rc8 15.
Rhf1 Nfd7 16. Nce2 h5 17. gxh5 Rxh5 18. Kb1 Rh7 19. Ng3 Qc7 20. Bg5 Bg7 21.
Nge2 Nc5 22. Qe3 Ncd7 23. h4 Ng6 24. Qf2 Nge5 25. Rd2 Nb8 26. Nf4 Qc3 27. Rfd1
Ng4 28. Qe2 Ne3 29. Nfxe6 Bxd4 30. Nxd4 Nxd1 31. Qxd1 Kf8 32. Nf5 d5 33. exd5
f6 34. Bh6+ Rxh6 35. Nxh6 Nd7 36. d6 Bc6 37. Bxc6 Rxc6 38. Rg2 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.07.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
O-O a6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 d6 11. Qf3 Rb8 12. Qg3 O-O 13. Rae1 b5 14. e5 Ne8 15.
exd6 Bxd6 16. Qh4 f5 17. Be2 Nf6 18. Bf3 b4 19. Na4 e5 20. Rd1 Re8 21. Qf2 Bb7
22. Bc5 Bxc5 23. Qxc5 Kh8 24. Qd6 Rbc8 25. Nac5 Qb6 26. fxe5 Rxe5 27. Bxc6 Rxc5
28. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 29. Nxc5 Bxc6 30. Rxf5 Bb5 31. Ne6 Bc4 32. Rc5 Rxc5 33. Rd8+ Ng8
34. Nxc5 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.07.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. Bd3 c5 10. Nc4 Be7 11. b3 a6 12. a4 b6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Qe2 cxd4 15.
Bxd4 Bc5 16. Rfd1 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxd4 18. exd4 Nd5 19. Ne3 N7f6 20. Bc4 Qd6 21.
Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.07.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Manor,I} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7.
Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. c3 Bg7 13. exf5 Bxf5
14. Nc2 Be6 {Nowadays more popular is 14. ... 0-0.} 15. g3 ({After} 15. Nce3
Ne7 16. g3 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 {probably Black has more chances to equalise.}) 15...
O-O (15... Bxd5 {A rare move, but a possible one.} 16. Qxd5 Ne7 {Black fights
for a draw in a slightly inferior engame.} 17. Qb7 Qb8 18. Qxb8+ Rxb8 19. Nb4
Rb6 20. O-O-O a5 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 b4 23. Bb5+ Ke7 24. c4 $14 {
Hracek-Zezulkin/Cze Ch-Team 1998}) 16. Bg2 a5 (16... Rb8 17. O-O Qd7 {Black
tries to save time by not playing a6-a5. As usual this has as a consequence
White´s move a2-a4.} (17... a5 {Manor,I} 18. b4 $6 Qd7 19. bxa5 Nxa5 20. Ncb4
f5 $15 {Anand-Vyzmanavin,Moscow-B,1987,1/2-1/2}) (17... Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.
Nb4 Rb6 20. f4 f5 21. Bd5 a5 22. Bxe6+ Qxe6 23. Nd5 Rb7 24. Qd2 Kh8 25. a3 $14
{Short-Illescas Cordoba, Madrid,1995,1-0}) 18. a4 $1 bxa4 19. Rxa4 a5 (19...
Rxb2 20. Rxa6 $16) 20. Rc4 Rfc8 21. Qa1 Kh8 22. Nce3 f5 23. f4 $14 {
Dvoirys-Kotsur/ Russia Cup 1997}) 17. O-O f5 (17... Rb8 {Manor,I} 18. Qh5 (18.
Re1 Qd7 19. Qh5 f5 20. Rad1 e4 21. Nce3 Ne5 22. Re2 Ng6 23. Red2 Be5 24. a4
bxa4 25. Nc4 Qf7 26. Qg5 Kh8 27. Kh1 Rg8 28. Qe3 Qg7 29. Bf1 Rbf8 30. Be2 Re8
31. Qb6 Nf4 32. Nxf4 Bxf4 $40 {Short-Kramnik, Novgorod,1994, 0-1}) 18... Qd7 (
18... f5 19. Rad1 Kh8 20. Nce3 Ne7 21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. g4 $6 e4 23. gxf5 Bxa2 24.
Kh1 Bf7 25. Qg4 b4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ljubojevic,L-Illescas Cordoba,M/Linares 1995 
(41)}) 19. Rad1 f5 20. Nce3 Qf7 21. Qxf7+ Rxf7 22. Rd2 $11 {Ivanchuk-Illescas
Cordoba, Linares,1995,1/2-1/2}) 18. a3 {Typical in these positions. Still, I
think that such move should be played only if necessary.} (18. Re1 Rc8 19. Qd2
e4 (19... Kh8 {Manor,I} 20. Rad1 e4 21. f4 b4 22. Nce3 bxc3 23. bxc3 a4 24. g4
$6 fxg4 25. Bxe4 Ne7 26. Qf2 Bxd5 27. Nxd5 Nxd5 28. Bxd5 Bxc3 $15 {1/2-1/2
Svidler,P-Filippov,V/RUS-chT 1995 (37)}) 20. Nf4 Bf7 21. Ne3 Ne7 22. Bh3 Rc5
23. Rad1 $14 Bxa2 $4 24. b4 {1-0 David,A-Filippov,V/Open Bourbon Lancy FRA 1997
}) (18. Qe2 Rb8 19. Rad1 Kh8 20. Na3 Na7 21. Rd2 b4 22. cxb4 axb4 23. Nc2 Qa5
24. b3 e4 $13 {Dvoirys,S-Filippov,V/Russia Cup 1997 (26)}) (18. Qh5 b4 19. Nce3
Kh8 20. Rad1 bxc3 21. bxc3 Rb8 22. g4 $14 {Kindermann-Krasenkov/BL 1998}) 18...
Kh8 19. Qh5 Rb8 20. Rad1 Ne7 21. Rd2 $6 (21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. Bd5 (22. Ne3 $2 e4
23. Kh1 b4 $15)) 21... Ng6 $1 {By bringing the Knight to g6 Black increased
his attacking potential.} 22. Nce3 Qd7 (22... f4 23. Be4 $1) 23. f4 (23. Kh1 e4
24. f4 $13) 23... Qa7 (23... e4 {Manor,I} 24. Kh1 Qf7 25. Rfd1 $14) 24. Kh1 b4
$1 $132 (24... e4 25. Re1 $14) 25. axb4 axb4 26. cxb4 (26. fxe5 bxc3 27. bxc3
dxe5 $13 28. Nxf5 $4 Bxf5 29. Rxf5 Rb1+ $19) 26... exf4 27. gxf4 Bd4 28. Nc4 (
28. Rc2 Bxe3 $1 29. Rc7 Qxc7 30. Nxc7 Bc4 $13) (28. Qe2 {Manor,I} Bxe3 29. Qxe3
Qxe3 30. Nxe3 Rxb4 31. Rxd6 Ba2 32. Rd2 Nxf4 $11) (28. Qh3 $1 {Manor,I} Qg7 29.
b3 Bc3 30. Rd3 (30. Nxf5 $2 Bxd2) 30... Bxb4 31. Nxb4 Rxb4 32. Rxd6 $16) 28...
Bxd5 (28... Rb5 $1 {Manor,I} 29. Re1 Bxd5 30. Nxd6 Rb6 $19) 29. Bxd5 Rxb4 $15
30. Qd1 (30. Nxd6 $2 Qd7 $17) 30... Be3 31. Nxe3 Qxe3 32. Rd3 Qe7 33. Qd2 (33.
Bg2 {Manor,I} Rfb8 (33... Nxf4 $2 34. Rd4) 34. Rd4 Rxb2 35. Rxd6 $11) 33...
Rxf4 $1 34. Re1 {The draw agreement looks a bit premature to me. 34. ... Ne5
deserves atention. Manor: Black is better due to his extra pawn.} (34. Re1 {
Manor,I} Ne5 35. Bg2 Rf2 36. Qxf2 Nxd3 37. Qd4+ Ne5 38. Rf1 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup06"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "1998.07.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B88"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3
O-O 9. Ba2 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 b6 11. Qd3 Bb7 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Bf4 Rfd8 14. Rad1 Bc6
15. Bc4 Qc8 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 e5 18. Ba6 Qg4 19. Be3 Nh5 20. f3 Qh4 21. g3
Qf6 22. Qe4 g6 23. f4 Bf8 24. Be2 Ng7 25. Rf1 Rac8 26. c3 Nf5 27. Bc1 Re8 28.
c4 exf4 29. Qxf4 Bh6 30. Qxh6 Nxh6 31. Rxf6 Ng4 32. Rxd6 Rxe2 33. h3 Nf2 34.
Rd2 Nxh3+ 35. Kf1 Re3 36. Kg2 Ng5 37. Rc6 Rd8 38. d6 Re1 39. Rc2 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8288]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qb3 Bd6 (4... Nf6 5. Nc3 (5. g3
Be7 (5... dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 (7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O c5 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Adianto,U-Kharlov,A/Gausdal Arnold Cup 1992/TD 92\08 (47)}) 7... Nbd7
8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 c5 11. axb5 Bd5 12. Qd3 c4 13. Qc2 axb5 14. Rxa8
Qxa8 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. Nh4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Nickoloff,B-Wolff,P/Philadelphia World
op 1993/EXT 93op (40)}) (5... Nbd7 6. Bg2 Qb6 (6... Be7 7. O-O Ne4 8. Nc3 f5 9.
Ne1 Nd6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nd3 {1/2-1/2 Davies,N-Bronstein,D/Gausdal Int 1994})
(6... Bd6 7. Bf4 Bxf4 8. gxf4 O-O 9. Nbd2 c5 $132 {Alburt,L-Smyslov,V/New York
(open) 1987 (21)}) 7. O-O Ne4 8. Nbd2 f5 9. e3 Be7 $11 {Truta,S-Kerma,S/
SLO-chT sf 1996/1-0 (56)}) 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O b6 (7... Nbd7 8. Rd1 (8. Bf4 b6 9.
Nc3 Ba6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nb5 $14 {1-0 Fedorowicz-Pieterse/Ostende op/SW,49,15
1987 (21)}) 8... b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Bd2 Nhf6 13. Rac1
$14 {1/2-1/2 Nickoloff,B-O'Donnell,T/Canada zt 1989/EXT 89 (24)}) 8. Nc3 a5 9.
Rd1 Nbd7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bf4 Ba6 12. Nb5 Bb4 13. a4 Ne4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Foisor,
O-Arkhipov,S/Moscow-B 1987/TD 87\01 (17)}) 5... Qb6 (5... Be7 6. g3 dxc4 7.
Qxc4 b5 8. Qd3 Bb7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O a6 11. Ng5 Ra7 12. a4 b4 13. Nce4 a5 14.
Qc2 Nd5 $132 {1-0 Urban,K-Seifert,H/Katowice op 1992/TD 92\04 (32)}) (5... dxc4
6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Nbd7 8. Bg5 h6 (8... Qa5 9. Bd2 b4 10. Na4 Ba6 11. Rc1 Ne4
$132 {0-1 Titz,H-Kuijf,M/Munich op9192 1992/TD 92\03 (46)}) 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e3
a6 11. a4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kharlov,A-Beshukov,S/Russia Cup GP 1997 (40)}) 6. c5 Qc7
7. g3 Nbd7 8. Bf4 Qd8 9. Qa4 Be7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. b4 $14 {0-1 Bellon Lopez,
J-Antunes,A/Thessaloniki olm 1984/BIG 80 (38)}) (4... Nd7 5. Nc3 (5. g3 Bd6 (
5... Ngf6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. Bf4 Qa5+ 8. Nc3 Bxf4 9. gxf4 Rb8 10. O-O dxc4 11. Qxc4
Qf5 12. e3 h6 $14 {1-0 Kieninger,G-Nurnberg,F/Augsburg 1951 (28)}) 6. Bg2 f5 7.
O-O Ngf6 8. Ng5 Qe7 9. Nh3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 e5 $132 {1-0 Fedorowicz,J-Remon,A/
Mexico City 1991/TD 91\09 (36)}) (5. Bf4 Ngf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. e3 Ne4 9.
Bd3 Qa5 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nb6 13. Bc7 Qa4 14. Qxa4 Nxa4 15.
Rfc1 Bd7 16. Bb3 Rfc8 17. Bg3 c5 $132 {0-1 Weidlich,G-Schaller,S/OLO-A 1995/
GER 11 (31)}) 5... Ngf6 6. g3 (6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8. e3 Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10.
O-O b6 11. Rfd1 Bb7 12. Rac1 {1/2-1/2 Robatsch,K-Zichichi,A/Rom 1980 (12)})
6... Be7 (6... Nb6 7. c5 Nbd7 8. Qa4 e5 9. b4 exd4 10. Nxd4 g6 11. Bg2 Bg7 12.
O-O O-O $132) 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O b6 (8... Nb6 9. cxd5 (9. c5 $6 $146 Nbd7 $15 {
[%cal Ge6e5] 1/2-1/2 Alyonkin,A-Tyomkin,D/ISR 1997/CBM 59/[Tyomkin,D] (31)})
9... exd5 10. a4 (10. Bf4 $11 {Alvarez,R-Guerra,D/ESP-ch Lleida 1991/1-0 (73)})
10... a5 $11 {0-1 Sokolsky,A-Simagin,V/Vilnius URS sf 1949 (33)}) 9. Bg5 (9.
cxd5 cxd5 10. Bf4 a6 11. Rfc1 Bb7 12. Na4 $14 {1-0 Sibilio,M-Rossi,G/Mendrisio
op 1989/EXT 89op (54)}) 9... Bb7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rad1 Re8 12. Rfe1 Ne4 13.
Bf4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 a5 $132 {1-0 Yanofsky,D-Allan,D/Canada zt 1986/CBM 04 (38)})
(4... Be7 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Nf6 8. g3 a6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O c5 $11
{1/2-1/2 Sokolov,I-Lau,R/Leeuwarden op 1993/TD 93\09 (38)}) (4... f5 5. Bf4 Nf6
6. e3 $11 {1-0 Sjoberg,M-Plumans,D/Berlin 1996/CBM 55 (40)}) (4... dxc4 5. Qxc4
b5 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. e4 Nd7 8. Bd3 (8. Nc3 Rc8 9. a3 Ne7 10. Be3 Ng6 11. Be2 a6 12.
O-O c5 13. d5 $14 {1-0 Stohl,I-Knaak,R/Stara Zagora zt-B (01) ;CBM 17 1990 (21)
}) (8. Be2 a6 9. O-O c5 10. a4 b4 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Ngf6 13. Rac1 Rc8 $132 {
1-0 Rashkovsky,N-Cherniaev,A/Gausdal PG (07) ;TD 93\09 1993 (36)}) (8. Nbd2
Ngf6 (8... a6 $5 9. Nb3 Ngf6 10. Be3 c5 $132) 9. a3 Qb6 (9... a6 $5 10. b4 a5
$132) 10. b4 a5 $132 {1-0 Polgar,Zs-Cramling,P/Tilburg (ct) 61/417 1994 (34)})
8... a6 9. a4 Ngf6 10. O-O Qb6 11. Nc3 b4 12. a5 $1 (12. e5 bxc3 13. exf6 c5 $1
$132 (13... cxb2 14. fxg7 bxa1=N 15. gxh8=Q Nxc2 16. Bxc2 c5 17. Ne5 $16) (
13... Nxf6 14. bxc3 $14 {1-0 Mittelman,G-Tyomkin,D/ISR-ch Jerusalem 1996/
[Tsesarsky] (31)})) 12... Qa7 13. e5 bxc3 14. exf6 gxf6 15. bxc3 c5 16. Be4 $14
{1-0 Lalic Bogdan-Rojo Gomez Jorge/It, Caseres (Spain) 1995 (25)}) 5. Bg5 (5.
Nc3 f5 (5... Nf6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 Qa5 (7... O-O 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Re8 $11 {
1-0 Rubene,I-Lewandowska,K/BLW-9495 1995/EXT 95ch2 (44)}) 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3
Ne4 10. O-O Nxg5 11. Nxg5 h6 12. Nf3 Nf6 $11 {1-0 McCambridge,V-Kaushansky,L/
Chicago op 1985 (39)}) 6. Bg5 (6. g3 Nf6 7. Bf4 O-O (7... Bxf4 8. gxf4 O-O 9.
e3 $11) 8. Bxd6 (8. Bg2 Kh8 9. O-O Bxf4 10. gxf4 Ne4 11. e3 $14 {1-0 Jirovsky,
M-Marsalek,Z/Ceske Budejovice op 1993/EXT 93op (27)}) 8... Qxd6 9. Bg2 $14)
6... Nf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bany,J-Moroz,A/POL-chT Mikolajki 1991/
EXT 91ch (52)}) (5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bg5 (8. Nc3 dxc4 (8... b6
9. Nd2 Bb7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Ndxe4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 13. Rd1 $14 {Jirovsky
Milos-Golda Harald/Bayern Regionalliga 1995/1/2-1/2 (58)}) (8... Re8 9. Rd1 Qe7
10. Bf4 (10. Nh4 Nf8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. e4 dxc4 14. Qxc4 e5 $132 {
Chloupek,S-Koper,S/CZE Tschechien-ch 1993/1-0 (60)}) 10... a5 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12.
Nd2 Qb4 13. Qc2 b6 14. e4 dxc4 15. a3 Qe7 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxc4 $14 {Chloupek,
S-Trichkov,V/Mlada Boleslav op 1995/1-0 (48)}) 9. Qxc4 e5 $11 {0-1 Tsamriuk,
A-Burmakin,V/Russia Cup GP 1997 (26)}) (8. Bf4 dxc4 9. Qxc4 Nb6 10. Qc2 Bxf4
11. gxf4 Nbd5 12. e3 $14 {1-0 Tratar,M-Zugaj,F/SLO-chJ 1993 (41)}) 8... b6 9.
Nc3 Ba6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vilela,J-Vera,R/
Sagua CUB ch 1982 (50)}) 5... f6 6. Bh4 Ne7 7. Bg3 O-O (7... Ng6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6
9. Qa3 Qxa3 10. Nxa3 Na6 11. e3 Nb4 12. Be2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rfc1 Rc8 15. Nc2
Nxc2 16. Rxc2 Ke7 17. Rac1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Wirthensohn,H-Ekstroem,R/SWZ-chI +
1989/EXT 89ch (28)}) 8. Nc3 (8. e3 b6 9. Nc3 (9. Nbd2 c5 10. Bd3 Nbc6 11. cxd5
exd5 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Ne4 c4 15. Nxd6 cxb3 16. axb3 $16) 9...
Ba6 10. e4 Re8 11. Rd1 Ng6 12. Bd3 Nf4 13. Bxf4 Bxf4 14. O-O $14) 8... Nf5 9.
e3 (9. Bxd6 Nxd6 10. e3 dxc4 (10... Qb6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Nd2 Na6 13. Na4 b5
14. Nb6 (14. cxb5 Nb4 15. Nb6 Ra7 16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. b6 Raa8 18. Ke2 Rxa2 19.
Rxa2 Nxa2 20. Nb3 Ra8 $15) 14... Ra7 15. c5 Nc4 16. Ndxc4 bxc4 17. Kd2 e5 18.
b3 cxb3 19. axb3 Bf5 20. b4 exd4 21. exd4 Re8 22. b5 cxb5 23. Bxb5 $16) 11.
Bxc4 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 b6 13. Qb3 Re8 14. O-O Ba6 15. Rfd1 $14) 9... Nxg3 10. hxg3
f5 (10... Nd7 $4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nxd5 $18) 11. Bd3 a5 $6 $16 (11... Nd7 $4
12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 $18) (11... Qf6 12. g4 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Kh8 14. g5 (14.
gxf5 exf5 15. Qb3 $14) 14... Qe7 15. Qb3 Nd7 16. Qc2 Qf7 17. Nh4 g6 18. f4 (18.
g4 Be7 19. gxf5 exf5 20. Bc4 Qg7 (20... Qe8 21. Nf3 $14) 21. Nf3 $14) 18... c5
19. Nb5 Be7 20. Qc3 Kg8 21. Nc7 cxd4 22. Qxd4 Rb8 23. Nxg6 Qxg6 24. Rh6 Qg7 25.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Nxe6+ Kg8 27. Nxf8 Nxf8 28. Rc1 Be6 29. Ke2 $16) (11... Na6 $1
12. g4 Nb4 13. Bb1 dxc4 $1 (13... Qa5 14. gxf5 exf5 15. a3 dxc4 16. Qxc4+ Nd5
17. e4 Re8 (17... fxe4 18. Bxe4 Re8 19. O-O-O Be6 20. Bxh7+ $18) 18. Kf1 fxe4
19. Bxe4 Be6 20. Bxh7+ $18) 14. Qxc4 Kh8 15. gxf5 exf5 16. a3 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5
18. Qb3 $14) 12. a3 $1 (12. g4 a4 13. Qc2 (13. Nxa4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Rxa4 15. Qxa4
b5 16. Bxb5 cxb5 17. Qxb5 fxg4 $132) 13... dxc4 14. Bxc4 b5 15. Bd3 $14) 12...
Qe7 (12... b6 13. g4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 a4 15. Bxe6+ Kh8 16. Qa2 fxg4 17. Nh4 Qf6
18. Bxc8 Rxc8 19. Ne4 $18) 13. Ne2 $6 (13. g4 $1 a4 14. Qc2 (14. Nxa4 dxc4 $17)
14... dxc4 15. Bxc4 b5 16. Bd3 Na6 17. gxf5 exf5 18. Rc1 $16 (18. Nh4 g6 19.
Nf3 $14)) 13... Nd7 $6 (13... a4 $1 14. Qc2 b6 15. g4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Ba6 17.
gxf5 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Rxf5 $14) 14. g4 $6 $14 (14. Nf4 $1 a4 15. Qc2 b6 16. cxd5
cxd5 17. Bb5 (17. Ng5 Nf6 18. Bb5 Bxf4 19. gxf4 Bd7 20. Bd3 $14) 17... Bb7 18.
Bxa4 Rfc8 19. Qd1 $16) 14... Nf6 15. cxd5 (15. gxf5 exf5 16. Nc3 dxc4 17. Bxc4+
Kh8 18. Nh4 Qe8 19. Bd3 g6 $14) 15... Nxg4 16. dxc6 (16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Bc4 Bxc4
18. Qxc4+ Rf7 19. Rh5 g6 20. Rh1 $14) 16... bxc6 17. e4 (17. Qc2 c5 18. dxc5
Bxc5 19. Rc1 Bd6 20. Ned4 Bd7 21. Bc4 Kh8 22. Nh4 Qf6 $132) 17... Rb8 (17...
fxe4 18. Bxe4 Nf6 19. Bxc6 Rb8 20. Qc2 $16) 18. Qc2 c5 $5 (18... Qb7 $1 19. Rb1
$16 (19. e5 Be7 20. Rb1 Rd8 21. Nf4 g6 22. Qc4 Bxa3 23. bxa3 (23. Nxe6 Bb4+ 24.
Ke2 Bxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kg7 26. Ng5 $16) 23... Qxb1+ 24. Bxb1 Rxb1+ 25. Ke2 Rxh1 26.
Nxe6 Bxe6 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Qxc6 $18)) 19. e5 Bc7 20. Rc1 Bb6 $4 $18 (20... Rf7
$1 21. O-O (21. dxc5 Nxe5 $132) (21. Qxc5 Rxb2 22. Qc3 Ra2 23. Ra1 Rxa1+ 24.
Qxa1 Bb7 25. Nf4 $14) (21. Rh5 $6 g6 22. Rh1 cxd4 23. Nexd4 Bb7 $132) 21...
cxd4 22. Nexd4 Qe8 23. Nc6 Ra8 24. Ng5 Rf8 25. Qc5 Bd8 26. Nf3 Bb7 27. Bb5 Qg6
28. Rfd1 $14) 21. dxc5 Ba7 22. Ned4 Bb7 (22... Bd7 23. Qc4 $1 Rxb2 (23... Rfc8
24. b4 $18) (23... Kh8 24. b4 $18) 24. Bxf5 Rxf5 (24... Nxf2 25. Bxh7+ Kh8 (
25... Kf7 26. Nf5 $18) 26. Rh4 $18) 25. Nxf5 Qxc5 26. Qxc5 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Rb1+
28. Ke2 Rxh1 29. Nd6 Kf8 30. Rxa5 Ke7 31. Nc4 Ra1 32. Nfd2 $18) 23. Bc4 $1 Bxf3
(23... Be4 24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Qc3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 (26. Nxf3 Qxe6 27. Rxh7+ Kg8 $17
) 26... Nxe5 27. Kf1 $18 (27. Qe3 $4 Bxc5 28. Qxe5 (28. Rxh7+ Kxh7 29. Qxe5
Bxd4 30. Bxf5+ Rxf5 31. Qxe7 Re5+ $19) 28... Bxd4 29. Qxd4 Qxe6+ 30. Kf1 $15))
24. gxf3 $2 $14 (24. Nxf5 $1 Rxf5 (24... Qf7 25. gxf3 $18) (24... Qxc5 25.
Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Qxc5 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Bxg2 28. Rh4 Nh6 (28... Bf3 29. Nd4 $18) 29.
Nxh6 gxh6 30. b4 $18) 25. Qxf5 g6 26. Qxe6+ Qxe6 27. Bxe6+ Kg7 28. gxf3 $18)
24... Nxe5 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Kf1 (26. Qe2 $2 Bxc5 $1 27. Qxe5 Bxd4 $15) 26...
Rbd8 27. Qe2 Bb8 $1 (27... Bxc5 28. Qxe5 Bxd4 29. Rxh7+ Kxh7 30. Bxf5+ Rxf5 31.
Qxe7 $18) (27... Qf6 $6 28. f4 Rxd4 29. Qxe5 Re4 30. Qxf6 Rxf6 31. Bc4 g6 32.
b4 Rxf4 33. Rh3 $16) 28. f4 Ng4 $4 $18 (28... g6 $1 29. Qe3 Ng4 30. Qc3 Qf6 31.
Ne2 Qxc3 32. Rxc3 Rd1+ 33. Kg2 Rxh1 34. Kxh1 Nxf2+ 35. Kg2 Ne4 36. Rc2 $14) (
28... Rxd4 $4 29. Rxh7+ Kxh7 30. Qh5#) (28... h6 $1 29. fxe5 Rxd4 30. Qe3 Rdd8
31. Bc4 Bxe5 32. b4 $14) 29. Nxf5 Qb7 30. c6 Qa7 31. Qxg4 g6 32. c7 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. Bd2 h6 11. Rfe1 Rd8 12. Bb3 e5 13. Nh4 Nb6 14. Ng6 Qc7
15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. h3 a5 17. a4 Nbd5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. f4 Nb4 20. fxe5 Nxc2 21.
Bxc2 Rxd2 22. Rad1 Rxc2 23. Rd8+ Kh7 24. exf6 Rxb2 25. Ne4 Bf5 26. Rxa8 Bxe4 {
[#] Unübersichtliche Position, die nach dem Nehmen des Bf6 nicht schlechter
für Schwarz sein sollte. Weiß verhindert mit seinen Doppeltürmen mit
taktischen Späßen aller Art die Konsolidierung der schwarzen Stellung.} 27. g4
b6 (27... gxf6 $5 28. Rd1 Kg7 $13 {[%cal Yf6f5]}) 28. Rd1 Rb4 29. Rdd8 Rxa4 30.
Rg8 Kg6 31. fxg7 b5 32. h4 Bd5 33. h5+ Kh7 34. Kf2 Rc4 (34... Rxg4 35. Rh8+
Kxg7 36. Rag8+ Kf6 37. Rxg4 $18) 35. Rh8+ Kxg7 36. Rag8+ Kf6 37. Rxh6+ Ke7 (
37... Ke5 38. Re8+ Be6 39. Rhxe6+ fxe6 40. h6 Rxg4 41. h7 Rh4 42. h8=Q+ Rxh8
43. Rxh8 a4 44. Ke2 b4 45. Kd3 Kd5 46. e4+ Kc5 47. Rh5+ Kb6 48. Kc4 $18) 38.
Rhh8 Rc2+ 39. Kg3 Rg2+ 40. Kh3 Rg1 41. e4 $1 Be6 42. Kh2 Re1 (42... Rxg4 43.
Rxg4 Bxg4 44. h6 Kf6 45. Rg8 $18 {[%cal Rh6h7]}) 43. h6 Re2+ 44. Kg3 Re3+ 45.
Kf4 Rh3 46. Rg5 Rh4 47. h7 a4 48. Rh5 Rxg4+ 49. Ke3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuzuev, Danil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Nd4
Bd7 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Rc1 Ne5 13. b3 Ng6 14. Qd2 Qc7 15.
Rfd1 Rfd8 16. a4 Qb8 17. a5 Be8 18. Nc2 Bc6 19. Bb6 Rd7 20. Qe3 d5 21. cxd5
exd5 22. Nd4 Ba3 23. Nxc6 Bxc1 24. Nxb8 Bxe3 25. Nxd7 Bxb6 26. Nxb6 Rxc3 27.
exd5 Kf8 28. d6 Ke8 29. Bc4 Nf8 30. Re1+ Kd8 31. g3 Ne8 32. Bxf7 Nxd6 33. Rd1
Rc6 34. Bd5 Rc7 35. Bf3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Re8 14. Bf4
Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. Nb1 c5 17. Nbd2 Nf8 18. e5 dxe5 19. dxe5 Be7 20. Be3 $146 (
20. Qe2 Qb6 21. Bd3 Rad8 22. Nc4 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 Qc6 24. b3 Ne6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Onischuk,A-Piket,J/Wijk aan Zee 1997/CBM 57/[Wedberg] (42)}) 20... Qb6 $6 (
20... c4 $5) 21. Rc1 Red8 22. Nh2 Nc6 23. Qh5 Nd4 24. Bb1 Qe6 25. Ng4 g6 26.
Qh6 Nf5 $2 (26... Rac8) 27. Bxf5 Qxf5 28. Bxc5 $1 Bg5 29. Be3 Be7 (29... Bxh6
30. Nxh6+ Kg7 31. Nxf5+ gxf5 $18) 30. Bc5 Bg5 31. Be3 Be7 32. Rc7 Rd7 33. Rxd7
(33. Rec1 $5) 33... Nxd7 34. Bd4 Qe6 (34... Bg5 35. e6 $1 $18) 35. Qe3 Rd8 36.
Nh2 Qd5 37. Nhf3 Nc5 38. b3 Ne6 39. Bb6 Bg5 $1 $132 40. Qe2 Bxd2 41. Rd1 Nd4 $2
(41... Rc8 42. Rxd2 Qxb3 $17) 42. Bxd4 Bc3 43. Rd3 a5 44. e6 $1 Qxe6 (44...
fxe6 45. Bxc3 Qxd3 46. Qxe6+ Kf8 47. Qf6+ Ke8 48. Qh8+ Kd7 49. Ne5+ Kc7 50.
Nxd3 $18) 45. Bxc3 Rxd3 46. Qxd3 bxc3 47. Qxc3 Qd5 48. Kh2 h6 49. h4 Kh7 50.
Qe3 Bc6 51. Qf4 Bb7 52. b4 axb4 53. Qxb4 Qf5 $4 54. Qxb7 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Nd4
Bd7 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O Nxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Be3 Bc6 13. Rfd1 Qb8 14. a4 a5 15.
Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. c4 Qe5 6. Nb5 Qxe4+ 7. Be2 (7.
Be3 Qe5 8. N1c3 a6 9. Nd5 axb5 10. f4 Qb8 11. Bb6 f5 $5 (11... d6 12. cxb5 Nd8
13. Nc7+ Kd7 14. Nxa8 Qxa8 15. Bc4 $36) 12. Nc7+ Kf7 13. Nxa8 Qxa8 14. cxb5 e6
$8 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Be2 Bb4+ 17. Kf2 Nf6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Sion Castro,M-Pogorelov,
R/Pamplona op 1995 (20)}) 7... Qe5 8. g3 Qb8 9. Bf4 e5 10. Be3 Bb4+ (10... d6
11. O-O Nf6 12. N1c3 a6 13. Na3 Bh3 14. Re1 Be7 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Na7 17.
Nc4 Nc8 18. Bg4 Bxg4 19. Qxg4 $44 O-O 20. Bh6 Bf6 21. Nd2 Nb6 22. Ne4 Qd8 23.
Re3 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge3f3] Shetty,R-Salov,S/Calcutta op 1993/1-0 (65)}) 11. N1c3
a6 12. Na3 Nf6 13. O-O d6 ({After} 13... Bxc3 $5 14. bxc3 d6 $15 {[%csl Ra3]
white doesn't have any visible compensation for sacrifised pawn.}) 14. Qd3 O-O
15. Na4 Nd7 (15... Bh3 16. Rfd1 e4 (16... Nd7 17. Nc2 Nc5 18. Nxc5 dxc5 (18...
Bxc5 19. Bxc5 dxc5 20. g4 $18 {[%csl Rh3]}) 19. a3 Rd8 20. Qe4 Ba5 21. Bxc5 $14
) 17. Qb3 Bg4 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. Nb6 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qc7 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Nc2 Bc5
23. Nd4 $14) 16. Nc2 Nc5 17. Qd1 Bh3 (17... Nxa4 18. Nxb4 Nxb4 (18... Nxb2 $2
19. Qb3 $16 {[%csl Rb2]}) 19. Qxa4 Nc6 20. Rfd1 Be6 21. Bb6 $44 {[%cal Ga4a3]})
18. Nb6 Bxf1 19. Bxf1 Ne6 (19... Ra7 20. Nd5 $1 Ba5 21. b4 Nxb4 22. Ncxb4 $16)
20. Nxa8 Qxa8 21. Nxb4 Nxb4 22. Qxd6 $14 Nc6 (22... Nc2 23. Rc1 Nxe3 24. fxe3
Qb8 25. Qxb8 Rxb8 26. c5 Rc8 27. c6 $16 {Strong bishop and passing "a" pawn
makes whites position clear better.}) 23. Bb6 a5 24. Rd1 h6 25. Qd7 (25. f4 $5
exf4 26. gxf4 {[%cal Gf4f5,Gf5f6]} Qb8 27. f5 Qxd6 28. Rxd6 $16) 25... Ned4 26.
c5 $6 {Activating the lightsquare bishop,but bishop b6 now completly out of
play.Deserved attention} (26. f4 $5 Re8 27. fxe5 Nxe5 28. Qd5 $14) 26... Re8
27. Bc4 Re7 28. Qg4 Kh8 29. Kg2 Qe8 30. Qh5 Qf8 $132 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gf7f5,
Ge5e4,Gf5f4]} 31. a3 (31. b3 $5 {[%cal Ga2a3]}) 31... a4 32. Bd5 f5 33. Qg6 Qc8
34. Bxc6 $2 {It wasn't necessary to change strong lightsquare bishop.After
normal} (34. Bc4 e4 35. Ba5 $1 {[%cal Ga5c3] white is O.K}) 34... Nxc6 $15 {
[%csl Rb6]} 35. Rd6 Qf8 36. Rd5 Rf7 37. Qd6 Qe8 38. Kf1 f4 39. Kg2 $138 e4 $1
$40 40. gxf4 Rf6 41. Qc7 $2 (41. Qd7 $8 Qg6+ 42. Kf1 Rxf4 $17 {[%cal Ge4e3]}
43. Bc7 Rf3 $36) 41... e3 $1 $19 {[%cal Re8e4,Ge3e2]} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpatchev, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 512]} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4
7. Bg5 d6 8. f4 Be6 9. Na3 Qe7 10. f5 (10. c3 Bxc4 11. Nxc4 Ne6 12. fxe5 dxe5
13. Bxf6 Qc5+ 14. Rf2 Qxc4 15. Qd5 Qxd5 16. exd5 gxf6 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Rxf6
O-O-O 19. Re1 Rd2 20. Rf2 Rxf2 21. Kxf2 Rf8+ 22. Ke3 Kd7 23. Re2 h5 24. Ke4 Rf5
25. g3 Ke7 26. Rd2 {1/2-1/2 Mestel,A-Szmetan,J/Buenos Aires 1978/MCD-ol (26)})
10... Bxc4 11. Nxc4 O-O-O $1 {An improvement against the game Zelcic,
R-Barkhagen,J/Geneve 1995.} (11... d5 12. exd5 Qc5 13. Ne3 Ne4 14. Bh4 Nxf5 15.
Rxf5 Qxe3+ 16. Kh1 Nd6 17. Rg5 O-O 18. Qg4 g6 19. Re1 Qf4 20. Qxf4 exf4 21.
Rge5 $44 {1-0 Zelcic,R-Barkhagen,J/Geneve 1995/EXP 46 (50)}) 12. Ne3 (12. c3 d5
(12... Nc6 13. Ne3 {xd5}) 13. exd5 (13. Ne3 dxe4 14. cxd4 exd4 $44) (13. cxd4
dxc4 14. d5 Qc5+ 15. Kh1 c6 (15... Nxe4 16. Bxd8 Rxd8 $44) 16. Bxf6 gxf6 $15))
12... c6 $1 13. a4 (13. c3 Nb5 14. a4 Nc7 {and White does not have a
sufficient compensation for a pawn.}) 13... d5 $1 14. c3 dxe4 15. cxd4 exd4 $17
16. Nc4 Qb4 17. b3 Rd5 {[%cal Gd4d3,Ge4e3]} 18. a5 Re8 19. a6 b5 20. Na5 Kd7 {
White forces are discoordinated and he can't oppose anything to Black's
central pawns.} 21. Bd2 Qe7 22. Bf4 e3 {[%cal Ge3e2]} 23. Qc2 Rc5 24. Qd3 Qe4
$1 25. Rad1 e2 26. Qxd4+ Qxd4+ 27. Rxd4+ Rd5 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nge2 Nc6 5. d5 Ne5 6. f4 Nd7 7. Nd4 c6 8. Be3
cxd5 9. exd5 Ngf6 10. Bc4 O-O 11. O-O Nb6 12. Bb3 Ng4 13. Bc1 Qc7 14. Ne4 Bd7
15. c3 Nc4 16. Qd3 Rac8 17. Kh1 a6 18. h3 Nf6 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. f5 Qc5 21.
fxg6 hxg6 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. dxe6 Kg7 24. Bc2 Ne5 25. Qg3 Qc4 26. Bg5 Bxg5 27.
Qxg5 f6 28. Qg3 Rh8 29. Rf4 Qe2 30. Rf2 Qh5 31. Rd1 Qh4 32. Qxh4 Rxh4 33. Kg1
b5 34. Bb3 Nc4 35. Re1 Rc5 36. a4 Ne5 37. Ra1 b4 38. g3 Rxh3 39. cxb4 Rc8 40.
Kg2 Rch8 41. Bd5 Rh2+ 42. Kg1 Rxf2 43. Kxf2 Nd3+ 44. Ke3 Nxb4 45. Bc4 a5 46.
Rc1 Rc8 47. Rc3 f5 48. g4 Kf6 49. gxf5 gxf5 50. Kf4 Rc5 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Har Zvi,R"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. h3 a6 7. Bf1 e5 (7... e6
8. c3 Be7 (8... d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. d4) 9. d4 e5 (9... cxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5
(11. exd5 Nxd5) 11... Ne4 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Qb6 14. Bc3 O-O 15. Qd2 a5 16.
a4 Nb4 17. Nh2 Rfc8 18. Qd1 Qd8 19. Re3 $36 {1-0 Kekov,A-Isupov,V/RUS-chT 1994/
EXP 45 (36)}) 10. d5 Na7 11. a4 O-O 12. a5 Kh8 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. d6 Be6 15.
dxe7 Qxe7 16. Na3 Nc6 17. Nc4 Rad8 18. Qa4 Rg8 19. Ne3 g5 {[#]} 20. g3 Qc7 21.
Kh2 Ne7 22. Bc4 $16 {1-0 Kveinys,A-Maiwald,J/Bonn GSK 1995/CBM 45/[Von Gleich]
(29)}) 8. c3 Be7 9. d4 Qc7 (9... cxd4 10. cxd4 exd4 11. Nxd4 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5
13. Bg5 O-O 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Rxe7 Rd1 18. a4 Rfd8
19. Re3 Rc1 20. Rc3 Re1 21. Re3 Rc1 22. Rc3 {1/2-1/2 Westerinen,H-Ernst,T/
Troll Masters 1990/EXP 16}) (9... h6 10. a4 O-O 11. Na3 cxd4 12. cxd4 exd4 13.
Nxd4 Re8 14. Nf3 Bf8 15. Bc4 Be6 $36 {0-1 Kozel,R-Michalski,O/Polanica Zdroj
op 1996/EXT 97 (97)}) 10. a4 (10. dxe5 $5 Nxe5 (10... dxe5 11. a4 {[%cal Gb1a3,
Ga3c4]} Na5 $11) 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. c4 $1 $14 {[%cal Gb1c3]}) 10... O-O 11. Na3
$6 {normally before you play this Na3-Nc4 you must first takr on "e5" to avoid
exactely what black played...taking on "d4" when the knight on "a3" is
immediately misplaced} (11. dxe5 $5 dxe5 12. Na3 Na5) 11... cxd4 $1 12. cxd4
exd4 13. Bf4 {in the next few moves white does even think about takinf the
"d4" pawn until it becomes impossible to take it back!} (13. Nxd4 d5 14. exd5
Nxd5 $13 {[%csl Ra3]}) 13... Rfe8 14. Rc1 (14. Nxd4 Bf8 15. f3 Nh5 $5 16. Be3
d5 $1 17. exd5 (17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. exd5 Rxe3 19. Rxe3 Bc5 20. Nc4 Rd8 21. b4
Bxe3+ 22. Nxe3 Qb6 23. Qe1 Rxd5 $132 {/|^}) 17... Rxe3 18. Rxe3 (18. dxc6 Rxe1
19. Qxe1 Bc5 $17) 18... Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Bc5 20. Qc3 Bxh3 $1 $36 (20... Nf4 21.
Rc1 Nxd5 22. Qxc5 Qxc5 23. Rxc5 Nxe3 $11)) 14... Bf8 15. Bd3 {[%cal Gh2b8,
Gc1c8]} (15. Nxd4 Nxe4 $15 {/-/+ white has small compensation for the pawn but
not too much}) 15... Qd8 $1 {[%cal Gd6d5] an excellent move,getting the Queen
out from both pins along the "c" file and the b8-h2 diagonal and make it
possible for black to play "d5" when he wants} 16. Bb1 (16. Nc2 Qb6 17. Bg5 (
17. b4 Nxb4) 17... Be7 18. b4 Nxb4) 16... d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Nc2 (18. Bxe4 dxe4
19. Rxe4 Bf5 $15 {[%csl Gd4,Gf5,Gf8] /-/+}) 18... Qb6 19. Ncxd4 Bc5 20. Be3 $2
{white was not willing to except being slightly worse and decides to play
complicated,the results of this we see very quickly,it happans many times and
in many times the result is the same a quick loss} (20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rxe4 Rad8
22. Be3 (22. Bg5 $6 Nxd4 $1 23. Nxd4 Bc6 24. Bxd8 (24. a5 Qxb2 (24... Bxd4 25.
axb6 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Bxe4 $15) 25. Rxc5 Bxe4 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 $17)
24... Rxd8 25. Rxc5 Qxc5 $17) 22... Bf5 23. Rf4 Bg6 24. Qb3 Qxb3 25. Nxb3 Bxe3
26. fxe3 Nxe5 27. Nxe5 Rxe5 28. Kf2 $15 {here white has not bad chances to
defend his position,but insted he want for complications and here the results})
20... Nxe5 21. Rxc5 $2 (21. Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Nf3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Ree8 24. Qxd5 Nf6
25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. exd4 Bxa4 $17) 21... Nxc5 (21... Qxc5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Nf3)
22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Nf3 Rxe3 (23... Bxa4 24. Qd4 (24. Bxh7+)) 24. Rxe3 (24. fxe3
$142 $17) 24... Qxb2 $19 25. Ng5 h6 26. Bh7+ Kh8 27. Qh5 Qf6 28. Re5 Ne6 29.
Rf5 Qa1+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nge2 e5 (4... Nd7 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2) (4... Nf6 5.
g3 (5. f4 $5)) 5. dxe5 (5. Be3 Nf6 6. h3) 5... dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. Be3 (7.
Bg5+ f6 8. O-O-O+ Nd7 9. Be3 c6 10. Bc5 Ke8 11. Bd6 Nh6 12. f3 Nf7 13. Ba3 Bf8)
7... Be6 8. Nc1 (8. O-O-O+ Nd7 9. f4 f6 10. Ng1 Bh6 11. g3 c6) 8... Nd7 9. Nd3
c6 10. O-O-O Kc7 {/\Bh6=} 11. g3 (11. Nc5 Nxc5 12. Bxc5 Bf8) 11... h5 $1 12. h3
(12. f4 h4 13. gxh4 Rxh4 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Bf4 Bh6 16. Bxh6 Nxd3+ 17. cxd3 Nxh6
$15) (12. h4 Bh6 13. f4 Ngf6) 12... Bh6 (12... Ne7 13. f4 f5 14. Bg2 (14. fxe5
fxe4 15. Nxe4 Nd5 16. Bf4) 14... fxe4 15. Nxe4 Nf5 16. Bd2 $36) 13. f4 Ngf6 (
13... Ne7 14. Bg2 f6 $14) 14. Bg2 Bc4 (14... h4 15. g4 exf4 16. Nxf4 Bc4 17. b3
Ba6 18. g5 (18. Rhe1 $13) 18... Bxg5 19. Nfd5+ cxd5 20. Bxg5 $146) 15. Rhf1 $1
h4 16. g4 (16. gxh4 exf4 17. Bxf4+ Bxf4+ 18. Rxf4 Nh5 19. Rf2 Ng7 20. b3 Be6
21. Nf4 Ne5 22. h5 Nxh5 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 $15) 16... exf4 17. Bxf4+ Bxf4+ 18. Rxf4
Nh7 19. b3 Be6 (19... Bxd3 20. cxd3 Ng5 21. d4 $14) 20. Nd5+ $1 Kd8 (20... cxd5
21. exd5 Ng5 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Rc4+ Kb8 24. Rb4 Nb6 25. Nc5) (20... Kc8 21. Rf2
Ng5 22. N3f4 cxd5 23. exd5 Bxg4 24. hxg4 h3 25. Bh1 Ne5 26. d6 $36 Nxg4) 21.
Rf2 Ng5 (21... f6 22. N5f4 Bf7 23. Nc5 (23. e5 $1 $16) 23... Nhf8 24. g5 fxg5
25. Nfd3 Be8 26. Ne5 Kc7 27. Ncxd7 Nxd7 28. Nxd7 Bxd7 29. Rf7 Rad8 $13) 22.
N3f4 $1 cxd5 (22... Kc8 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Ne7+) (22... Re8 23. Nf6 Re7 24.
Nxe6+ fxe6 25. Rfd2) 23. exd5 Bxg4 24. hxg4 Rc8 (24... h3 25. Nxh3 Nxh3 26. Rh1
$16) 25. d6 b6 26. Nd3 h3 27. Bb7 $1 Rc3 $6 (27... Rb8 28. Bc6 Re8 29. Nb4 a5
30. Nd5 (30. Na6 Rc8 31. Nc7 $16) 30... Re6 31. Nc7 Re5 $16) 28. Kb2 Rxd3 29.
cxd3 Ne5 30. Re2 f6 (30... Nxg4 31. Re7 h2 32. Bc6 Nf2 33. Rxa7 $1 Nxd1+ 34.
Ka3 $18) 31. Rf1 Nxg4 (31... Nxd3+ 32. Kc2 Nc5 33. Bc6 h2 34. Re7 Nge4 35. Rxa7
Nxd6 36. Rxf6 Nc8 37. Rg7 Ne7 38. Rd6+ Kc7 39. Rdxg6 $18) 32. Rg1 f5 (32... Ne5
33. Rxe5 (33. Rxg5 Nxd3+ 34. Kc3 Nc5 (34... fxg5 35. Kxd3 h2 36. Bh1 g4 37. Ke3
Re8+ 38. Kf2 g3+ 39. Kf3 $18) 35. Rxc5 bxc5 36. Bc6 h2 37. d7 h1=Q 38. Re8+ Kc7
39. Bxh1 Rh3+ 40. Kc4 Kxd7 41. Re1 $18) 33... h2 34. Rgxg5 (34. Rexg5 $1 fxg5
35. Re1 (35. Rxg5 h1=Q 36. Bxh1 Rxh1 37. Rxg6 Rh7 (37... Rh2+ 38. Ka3 Rd2)) (
35. Rh1 g4 36. Kc3 g3 37. Kd2 Rf8 38. Ke3 Rf2 {/\f2}) 35... Kd7 36. Bh1 g4 37.
Re4 Rf8 38. Rxg4 Rf1 $16) 34... h1=Q 35. Bxh1 Rxh1 $14) 33. Bc6 (33. Re7 h2 34.
Rh1 Nf2 35. Bc6 Nxh1 36. Rxa7 $18) 33... Nf7 34. Re7 h2 35. Rd7+ Ke8 (35... Kc8
36. Rc1 h1=Q 37. Rc7+ Kd8 38. Rxh1 Rxh1 39. Bxh1 Nxd6 40. Rxa7 $18) 36. Re1+ $2
(36. Rxa7+ Kf8 37. Re1 (37. Rh1 Nf2 (37... Nxd6 38. Ra8+ Kg7 39. Rxh8 Kxh8 40.
Bf3 $18) 38. Ra8+ Kg7 39. Rxh8 $18) 37... Nge5 $13) 36... Kf8 37. d4 (37. Ree7
$2 Nge5 (37... Nxd6 $1) 38. Rxa7 Nxc6 39. Rxf7+ Kg8 40. Rg7+ Kf8 41. Rgf7+ $10)
37... Nf2 38. Rf1 {38...h1Q 39.Bh1 Nh1 40.Rc1 Kg7 41.Rcc7 Rf8 42.Rf7 Rf7 43.
d7+/-,40...Rh2 41.Ka3 Rh7 42.Rc8 Kg7 43.Rf7 Kf7 44.Rc7 Ke6[Kg8 45.Rh7 Kh7 46.
d7]45.Rh7 Kd6 46.Rh2 Ng3 47.Rh6+/-  Yudasin} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Potapov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 688]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7.
d3 Bd6 {A somewhat strange looking move. It's a compromise of sorts between
playing Bc5 and Be7. By protecting e5 Black threatens to exchange Bb3 by Na5.}
8. c3 (8. Nc3 O-O (8... Na5 $5) (8... h6 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 Na5 11. Ba2 O-O 12.
Ng3 Re8 13. h3 Bf8 14. Nh2 d5 15. Qf3 c5 $132 {0-1 Los,S-Malaniuk,V/Groningen
1990/CBM 22 (33)}) 9. Nd5 h6 10. Ne3 Re8 11. Nh4 Na5 12. Nhf5 Bf8 13. f4 Nxb3
14. axb3 exf4 15. Ng4 d5 $132 {1-0 Seeman,T-Volzhin,A/Jyvaskyla 1994/EXT 94op 
(26)}) 8... O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Re1 Bc5 $6 {If this was Blacks intention, he
could have played it instead of Bd6. The logical continuation was to retreat
to f8.} (10... Bf8 {/\d5}) 11. Nf1 d6 (11... d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. d4 Bb6 14.
dxe5 Na5 15. Bc2 g6 16. Ng3 f5 17. Bg5 $16 {1-0 Brodsky,M-Grechihin,V/Smolensk
1991/EXT 91op (34)}) (11... h6 12. Ng3 Nh7 13. d4 Bb6 14. Be3 d6 15. d5 Ne7 16.
Bxb6 cxb6 17. Nd2 Bc8 18. a4 bxa4 19. Bxa4 Rf8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lederman,L-Ater,I/
Beersheba 1991/EXT 91 (44)}) 12. Ng3 Bb6 {Black has chosen a setup that is
very strong when White has his d-P on d4. Then Black has pressure against both
d4 and e4. Here Blacks pieces are doing only one thing - waiting (in vain) for
White to play d4.} 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 $1 {White has no reason to fear an
eventual g5 since the attack after sacrificing on g5 plays itself. Black has
no defenders on the K-side.} g6 (14... g5 $2 15. Nxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 Nb8 17. Qf3
Nbd7 18. Nh5 $18) 15. h3 Kg7 16. Nh2 $40 Qd7 17. Qf3 Ng8 18. Ng4 Nd8 19. Bf6+
Kf8 (19... Kh7 20. Bxd8 Rexd8 21. Bxf7 $18) 20. d4 {Now, with Black pressed
against the back rank, this is strong.} (20. Bxd8 $5 Raxd8 21. Nf6 Nxf6 22.
Qxf6 $40) 20... exd4 21. cxd4 Ne6 22. d5 Nd4 23. Qf4 g5 (23... h5 24. Nh6 $1
Nxf6 25. Qxf6 $40) 24. Qd2 Nxf6 $5 {Black finds a surprising way to give White
some problems. But objectively Black is still as lost as ever.} (24... Nxb3 25.
axb3 $18 {/\Qc3}) 25. Nxf6 Qxh3 $5 26. Nf5 {White keeps his cool - and his
advantage.} (26. gxh3 Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Nxd2 28. Nxe8 Rxe8 29. Bc2 $14) (26. Qd3 Qh4
(26... Qc8 27. Nxe8 Qxe8 28. Nf5 Nxf5 29. exf5 Qd7 30. f6 $18) 27. Nd7+ Kg8 28.
Nxb6 Nxb3 29. Nxa8 Nxa1 30. Nxc7 Rc8 31. Nf5 $18) 26... Nf3+ (26... Nxb3 27.
axb3 Qxb3 28. Nd7+ Kg8 29. Nxh6+ Kh7 30. Nxf7 $18) 27. gxf3 Bc8 28. Nh7+ Kg8
29. Nf6+ Kf8 30. Nd4 Re5 31. Re3 Qh4 32. Rae1 g4 33. f4 Qxf6 34. fxe5 $18 dxe5
35. Nf5 Bxf5 36. exf5 Re8 37. Bc2 h5 38. Rg3 Qh4 39. Kg2 Qf6 40. Be4 Kg7 41.
Rc1 Rd8 42. Rc6 Rd6 43. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.10.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kanep, Meelis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2145"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Qf2 Rb8 14. h4 Qc7 15.
Bd3 Nfd7 16. g5 h5 17. f4 b4 18. Ne2 a5 19. f5 Bxb3 20. cxb3 a4 21. f6 gxf6 22.
gxf6 Bxf6 23. Bb5 Ke7 24. bxa4 Rhe8 25. Ng3 1-0

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Szabo, Gergely Andras"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2225"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 g6 8. cxd4
Bg7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. Nb5 Qd7 13. Be3 Na5 14. a4 Nxb3 15.
Qxb3 Nd5 16. Rac1 b6 17. Ne5 Qb7 18. Qc4 Be6 19. Qc6 Rab8 20. Qxb7 Rxb7 21. Nc6
Ra8 22. Nc3 Rd7 23. Rfe1 Kf8 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Nxe3 26. Rxe3 Rd2 27. Nb5
Rad8 28. h3 Rxb2 29. Nxa7 Rdd2 30. Rf3 Bd5 31. Rf4 g5 32. Rf5 h6 33. Re1 Kg7
34. Nb5 Kg6 35. g4 Re2 36. Rd1 Rbd2 37. Rxd2 Rxd2 38. Nc3 Bc6 39. e6 fxe6 0-1

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.10.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Szymanski, Marcin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2295"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Qb6 8. Nf3
cxd4 9. cxd4 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Be3 Bd7 14. a3 Be8
15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxb2 17. exf6 Qxc3 18. fxg7 Qxg7 19. Qd2 Ne5 20. Be2 Nf3+
21. Bxf3 Rxf3 22. Bd4 Qg4 23. Rac1 Bb5 24. Rc7 Bxf1 25. Rg7+ Qxg7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7
27. Qg5+ Kf7 28. Qh5+ Ke7 29. Qxf3 Ba6 30. Qc3 Rd8 31. Qg7+ Kd6 1-0

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rahimbekov, S."]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2305"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. d4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. a3 a5 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Re1 h6 12. Bd2 Nf8 13. Rab1 Bg4 14. b4 axb4 15.
axb4 Qd7 16. Qb2 b5 17. Nh4 g5 18. Nf3 Ng6 19. Ra1 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Re4 21. Be1
Bh3 22. Nd1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 g4 24. Ng1 0-1

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.10.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tran, Ngoc Thach"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2275"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qc7 14. Bc4
Nb6 15. Qh4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Be6 17. Qc5 Rab8 18. b3 Rfe8 19. Kb2 Qb6 20. Na4 Qc7
21. Qc3 Rb5 22. Nc5 Bd5 23. a4 Rb6 24. Qe3 e5 25. h4 e4 26. fxe4 f5 27. Qd4
fxe4 28. c4 Be6 29. Nxe4 Rf8 30. Rd3 Bf5 31. g4 c5 32. Qd5+ Be6 33. Nf6+ Kg7
34. Qg5 h6 35. Nh5+ Kh7 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Nh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.10.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bd3
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Bb2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Qa5 13. O-O-O Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.11.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bunzmann, Dimitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 a5 8. f4
cxd4 9. cxd4 a4 10. Nf3 Nb6 11. g4 h5 12. gxh5 Rxh5 13. Ng3 Rh8 14. O-O Nc4 15.
Qe2 Qb6 16. Qf2 Bd7 17. Kg2 a3 18. bxa3 Nb2 19. Bb1 Qa6 20. f5 Nd3 21. Qe3 Nxc1
22. Rxc1 Be7 23. fxe6 Bxe6 24. Nf5 Kd7 25. Bd3 Qb6 26. Nxe7 Nxe7 27. Rc5 Bh3+
28. Kf2 Qh6 29. Qxh6 gxh6 30. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.11.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2280"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3
Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Be3 Ne5 12. f4 Ned7 13. Bf3 Bb7 14. Re1 Qc7 15.
Rc1 Rac8 16. Qe2 h6 17. g3 Kh8 18. Bg2 Qb8 19. h3 Qa8 20. Bf2 Rg8 21. Bd4 e5
22. Bf2 exf4 23. gxf4 g5 24. Nd5 gxf4 25. Qf3 Bxd5 26. exd5 Ne5 27. Qxf4 Rg6
28. Bd4 Rcg8 29. Re2 Nd3 30. Qf5 Rxg2+ 31. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qg8+ 33. Kf3
Nxc1 34. Bxf6+ Bxf6 35. Qxf6+ Qg7 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Nc2 Nd3 38. b3 Kf6 39. Nd4
a5 40. Ke3 Nc5 41. a3 Nd7 42. Nc6 Ne5 43. Ke4 Nd7 44. Kd4 Nc5 45. b4 axb4 46.
axb4 Na6 47. Ke3 h5 48. h4 Kf5 49. Kf3 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.11.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kang, Chuanqi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Bb3 Qc7 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 b5 13. g5 Nd7 14. Rg1 Nc5
15. Qh5 Rd8 16. e5 g6 17. Qh6 Bf8 18. Qh3 d5 19. Rh4 Qxe5 20. Bd4 Qf5 21. Qg3
Bd6 22. f4 Bb7 23. Kb1 h5 24. gxh6 Kh7 25. Qe3 Nxb3 26. axb3 f6 27. Bb6 Rd7 28.
Rhg4 Rg8 29. h4 Re7 30. Qd2 Bc8 31. Be3 Qh5 32. R4g2 Bb8 33. Bd4 b4 34. Ne2 e5
35. Bc5 Rc7 36. Bd6 Rxc2 37. Kxc2 Bf5+ 38. Kd1 Bxd6 39. Qxd5 Rd8 40. Qf7+ Kxh6
41. Ke1 exf4 42. Qxf6 Bc7 43. Nd4 Be4 44. Rg4 Re8 45. Ne6 Be5 46. Qf7 Rc8 47.
Nxf4 Rc1+ 48. Kd2 Rc2+ 49. Ke3 Bd4+ 50. Kxd4 Qc5+ 51. Kxe4 Qc6+ 52. Qd5 Qe8+
53. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.11.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Fluvia Poyatos, Joan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2295"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 d6 6. Nxc3 Nf6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8.
Ng5 Ne5 9. Bb5 c6 10. f4 cxb5 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 a5 13. O-O a4 14. Qxb5 Bd6
15. Qe2 O-O 16. Rxf6 gxf6 17. Nxh7 Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Nd5 Be7 20. Rf1 f5 21.
Rxf5 Ra6 22. Bg5 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 Qxd5 24. Bf6 Qd1+ 25. Qxd1 Bxf5 26. exf5 Rxf6 27.
Qc1 Rd8 28. g4 Bf8 29. Qc7 Rd2 30. Qxb7 Rh6 31. g5 Rhxh2+ 32. Kg1 Bc5+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U16"]
[Site "Oropesa del Mar"]
[Date "1998.11.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovchan, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1998.10.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 d6 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. f3 a5 13. b3 Nd7 14. Be3 Nc5 15.
Rab1 Qb6 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Rc2 Qd8 18. Bf1 Qe8 19. Rbc1 b6 20. Nd5 Rab8 21. Qf2
e6 22. Nc3 Qe7 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Rd7 26. Rb2 Rbd8 27. Qe3 Qf6
28. Rbd2 Qe5 29. Qd4 Qg5 30. Qf2 Qe5 31. Qd4 Qg5 32. Qf2 Qf4 33. Ne2 Qf6 34.
Qd4 Qe7 35. Nc3 Qh4 36. Qe3 Qf6 37. Qd4 Qf4 38. Ne2 Qg5 39. Nc3 d5 40. cxd5
exd5 41. exd5 Bxd5 42. Nxd5 Rxd5 43. Qxd5 Rxd5 44. Rxd5 Qe3+ 45. Kh1 g5 46. Bc4
Kg7 47. R5d2 Qf4 48. Re2 Nb7 49. Re4 Qf6 50. Red4 Nc5 51. a3 b5 52. Bxb5 Nxb3
53. Rd5 Qf4 54. a4 h6 55. h3 Kf8 56. Rd8+ Kg7 57. Rc8 Qe5 58. Re8 Qc5 59. Red8
Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 06th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.01.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. Qe2 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. c3 d5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. Bg5
Qc8 9. Nbd2 h6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Ba6 12. O-O Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qa6 14. Qc3 Nc6
15. Rfc1 Rc8 16. Rc2 Be7 17. Rac1 O-O 18. a3 f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Bxh6 Ng4 21.
Be3 Bf6 22. h3 Nxd4 23. Qxc8 Ne2+ 24. Kh1 Rxc8 25. Rxc8+ Kh7 26. hxg4 Nxc1 27.
Rxc1 Qa4 28. Ng5+ Kg6 29. Nxe6 Bxb2 30. Rc8 d4 31. Bf4 Bxa3 32. Nf3 d3 33. Rc7
Kf6 34. Ned4 Bf8 35. Be5+ Kg6 36. Ne6 Qe8 37. Nxf8+ Qxf8 38. Rxg7+ Kh6 39. g5+
1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 06th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.01.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 g6 4. e5 h5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. Bd3 c5
9. dxc5 Nc6 10. O-O Bxc5 11. Bf4 g5 12. Bg3 a6 13. Ne2 Qc7 14. c4 Nxe5 15. Bxe5
Qxe5 16. cxd5 g4 17. Qg3 Qxd5 18. Nf4 Qg5 19. Rfe1 Rd8 20. Rxe6+ fxe6 21. Nxe6
Bd6 22. Nxg5 Bxg3 23. Bg6+ Ke7 24. fxg3 Nh6 25. Re1+ Kd6 26. Bxh5 Kc6 27. hxg4
Rdg8 28. Nf3 Kc7 29. Re4 Rg7 30. Rf4 Ng8 31. Rf8 Rh6 32. Nd4 Ne7 33. Rf4 Kd7
34. Bf7 Rd6 35. Bb3 Ng6 36. Re4 Re7 37. Rxe7+ Nxe7 38. Nf5 Rd2 39. Nh4 Rxb2 40.
g5 Ke8 41. g4 Kf8 42. Nf5 b5 43. Nd4 Ng6 44. Ne6+ Ke7 45. Nc7 Nf4 46. Nxa6
Rxg2+ 47. Kf1 Rxg4 48. a4 Rxg5 49. axb5 Rxb5 50. Bc4 Rb2 51. Kg1 Kd6 52. Kf1
Kc6 53. Kg1 Nd5 54. Bd3 Ne3 55. Be4+ Kd6 56. Bf3 Rd2 57. Bb7 Nd5 58. Nb8 Kc7
59. Bxd5 Rxd5 60. Na6+ Kb6 61. Nb4 Rd4 0-1

[Event "Linares Anibal op 06th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.01.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Genba, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e5 7. e4 Bd6 8. h3
Bh5 9. Qe1 O-O 10. Nh4 Re8 11. Nf5 Bf8 12. Nf3 dxe4 13. dxe4 Nc5 14. N3h4 Qd7
15. Bg5 Qe6 16. Qe3 b6 17. Rfe1 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Bf3 Bxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 06th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.01.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kalantarian, Norik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 h5 6. Be3 Nh6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3
9. Qxf3 h4 10. Bd3 e6 11. Ne2 Bf8 12. O-O Nd7 13. b3 Nf5 14. Bf2 Be7 15. c4 Qa5
16. a3 Kf8 17. Rfc1 Kg7 18. Kh2 a6 19. Rc2 b5 20. c5 Qc7 21. a4 Rhb8 22. b4
bxa4 23. Rxa4 Ra7 24. Rca2 Rba8 25. Bxa6 Nb8 26. b5 cxb5 27. Bxb5 Rxa4 28. Rxa4
Rxa4 29. Bxa4 Qa5 30. Qb3 Qd2 31. Qc2 Qb4 32. Qb3 Qd2 33. Qd1 Qa2 34. Bc2 Nc6
35. Qb1 Qa3 36. Bxf5 gxf5 37. Ng1 Nb4 38. Qe1 Nd3 39. Qe3 Qa6 40. Nf3 Nxf2 41.
Qxf2 Qc4 42. Qb2 Bd8 43. Qb8 Ba5 44. Qa7 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 06th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.01.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. d3 Bb7 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 Qd7 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Ne4 f5 $1
$146 {[Although this move looks dangerous, it is very strong. Black is going
to play 15...Kh8 next.} (14... Rad8 $6 15. Bg5 $1 Be7 (15... f6 $2 16. Bxf6 $1
$18 {loses.}) 16. Rad1 $14 {with better chances for White took place in the
game Short,N-Almasi,Z/Wijk aan Zee (open) ;Inf 62/381 1995.}) (14... h6 $2 {
is impossible because of} 15. Bxh6 $18 {, winning.}) (14... f6 $6 15. c4 Na5 $1
16. Ba2 bxc4 17. dxc4 Nf4 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Qc2 $16 {is bad for Black
according to Short.}) (14... Na5 {(Short considers it to be the best move in
the position)} 15. Ba2 c5 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 Nc6 {allows White to develop
the strong attack after} 18. Nfg5 $40 {. With only 2 games having been played,
it is not possible to reach a definite conclusion on the assessment of this
sharp position, although in both of the games Black was not able to stand even
10 moves against the force of the attack.} f6 (18... h6 19. Qh5 Rad8 20. Nf3
Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Neg5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Qf5 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 25. Be6 {1-0
Estrada,Nieto Julian-Toth,Adrienn/Budapest (Hungary) 1995}) 19. Nxh7 Kxh7 20.
Qh5+ Kg8 21. Re3 Nce7 22. Rh3 Qe6 23. Bg5 fxg5 24. Nxg5 {1-0 Diaz Joaquin,
C-Van Riemsdijk,Herman C/Habana (Cuba) 1991}) 15. Ba2 $5 {[White doesn't have
a centre, so his chances lie in the attack against the Black king. Since any
direct approach here fails, White has to make a useful move, unfortunately not
so easy to find. Please note that 15.Ng3 g6 and 15.Nfg5 h6 are both not
satisfactory for him, while after} (15. Nh4 Na5 $1 16. Ba2 fxe4 17. dxe4 Nc4
18. exd5 Bxd5 $36 {it is Black, who has the initiative and stands slightly
better. So, it seems to be, that there is nothing left but to play 15.Ba2,
moving away the bishop from the possible attack after Nc6-a5.}) 15... Kh8 $1
16. Nfg5 {[Forces the draw, but White has nothing better at his disposal.]} h6
(16... fxe4 $2 {is not possible, since after} 17. dxe4 {he can't play} Nf6 {
because of} 18. Nf7+ Kg8 19. Nxe5+ {.}) 17. Qh5 (17. Qf3 $2 {is impossible:
after} fxe4 18. dxe4 (18. Nf7+ Kg8) 18... Nf6 19. Nf7+ Kh7 {White loses.}) (17.
Nd6 $6 cxd6 18. Bxd5 Nd4 $17 {is not good for White, either.}) 17... fxe4 18.
dxe4 {[After} (18. Nf7+ Kg8 $1 19. dxe4 Qxf7 20. Bxd5 {Black has} Re6 $17 {
with advantage at his disposal.}) 18... Nf6 19. Nf7+ Kh7 20. Ng5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares Anibal op 06th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.01.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. a3 a5
9. g3 a4 10. Ne2 Be7 11. Bh3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qb3 13. Qxb3 axb3 14. Bd2 Nb6 15.
Bc3 Na4 16. Rc1 b5 17. Kf2 O-O 18. Nd2 b4 19. axb4 Nxb4 20. Bxb4 Bxb4 21. Nxb3
Nxb2 22. Ra1 Ba6 23. Rhb1 Bxe2 24. Kxe2 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 g6 26. Rb1 Na4 27. Ke3
Rb8 28. Bf1 Bc3 29. Bd3 Rb4 30. Bc2 Nb2 31. g4 Ra4 32. h4 Ra2 33. Nc1 Ra3 34.
Nb3 Ra2 35. Nc1 Ra3 36. Nb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 4th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1999.01.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hamdouchi, Hicham"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. g3 O-O
15. Bg2 Rb8 16. O-O a5 17. a3 Kh8 18. Qh5 f5 19. Rad1 Ne7 20. Rd2 Ng6 21. Nce3
Qd7 22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Qd8 24. Kh1 Nh4 25. Bh3 Rb7 26. Ng2 Ng6 27. Nge3 Nh4
28. Ng2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 4th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1999.01.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Nf1 Ng4 8. d4
exd4 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. N1d2 Nf6 11. d5 Ne7 12. O-O d6 13. a3 Bc5 14. b4 Ba7 15.
Bb2 Ng6 16. h3 Re8 17. Re1 Nh5 18. Bf1 Bd7 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Nc4 Nhf4 21. Bd4
Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Bb5 23. g3 Nh5 24. Re3 Nf6 25. Na5 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 c5 27. dxc6 bxc6
28. Qa7 Nxe4 29. Nxc6 Qf6 30. Qd4 Qf5 31. Kg2 d5 32. a4 h5 33. h4 Qg4 34. Kh2
Qf5 35. b5 axb5 36. axb5 Ra8 37. Nb4 Nf6 38. Kg2 Re4 39. Qd3 Nf4+ 40. gxf4 Qg4+
41. Kf1 Rxb4 42. Rb1 Qh3+ 43. Kg1 Rxf4 44. Ne5 Qxh4 45. Rg3 Rxf2 46. Kxf2 Ne4+
47. Kg1 Nxg3 48. Qxd5 Ne2+ 49. Kf1 Qf4+ 50. Nf3 Ng3+ 51. Kg2 Re8 52. Rb2 Nf5
0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 4th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1999.01.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gaprindashvili, Valerian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Qe2 c5 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 Be7 13. g4 Rd8 14. g5
hxg5 15. Bxg5 e5 16. h4 e4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxe4 Be6 19. Ng5 Qd5 20. Qh7+ Kf8
21. Nxe6+ fxe6 22. Rh3 Ke7 23. Re1 Kd6 24. b3 Kc7 25. Re4 Rac8 26. h5 Kb8 27.
Rf3 Rh8 28. Qg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 4th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1999.01.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Bd6 5. Bg5 f6 6. Bh4 Ne7 7. Bg3 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. cxd5 Qa5+ 10. Nbd2 exd5 11. e4 Nbc6 12. exd5 Nb4 13. Qc4 Bd7 14. Be2
Rc8 15. O-O Bxf2+ 16. Rxf2 Rxc4 17. Nxc4 Qd8 18. Nd6+ Kf8 19. Ne5 Rg8 20. Nxb7
Qc8 21. Nc5 Bf5 22. Rc1 Nbxd5 23. Bb5 Qa8 24. Rxf5 Nxf5 25. Bc6 Nxg3 26. Bxa8
Ne2+ 27. Kf2 Nxc1 28. Bxd5 fxe5 29. Nd7+ Ke7 30. Bxg8 Kxd7 31. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 4th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1999.01.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e5 h5 5. h3 Bf5 6. Nf3 e6 7. Bg5 Qb6 8. Na4 Qa5+
9. c3 b5 10. Nc5 Bxc5 11. dxc5 b4 12. Qd4 bxc3 13. b4 Qa3 14. Bc1 Qa4 15. Qxc3
a5 16. b5 Qb4 17. Qxb4 axb4 18. Nd4 Nd7 19. Nxc6 Nxc5 20. b6 b3 21. Bb5 Ne7 22.
Na5+ Kf8 23. axb3 Bd3 24. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 25. Ke2 Nxc1+ 26. Rhxc1 Kg7 27. Rc7 Nf5
28. b7 Ra6 29. Rc8 Rb6 30. Rxh8 Kxh8 31. Rc1 Nd4+ 32. Ke3 Nxb3 33. Rb1 d4+ 34.
Kf4 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 4th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1999.01.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. Qc2 Na6 8.
Bxf6 Bxf6 9. e3 Nb4 10. Qd2 Bf5 11. Rc1 a5 12. a3 Na6 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 O-O
15. O-O Be7 16. Ne5 Nc7 17. Na4 Bd6 18. Nc5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Rb8 20. Qf5 Re8 21.
Rfd1 Qe7 22. f4 Ne6 23. Nb3 g6 24. Qc2 Ra8 25. g3 f6 26. exf6 Qxf6 27. Qc3 Qf5
28. Re1 Re7 29. Nd4 Nxd4 30. exd4 Rae8 31. Re5 Rxe5 32. fxe5 Rf8 33. Qe3 Qf3
34. Re1 a4 35. Qd2 Rf5 36. Rc1 Kf7 37. Qe1 Qd3 38. Rd1 Qf3 39. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 4th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "1999.01.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Becerra Rivero, Julio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B69"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 a6 7. Qd2 e6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. f5 Qb6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. g3
Kb8 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 Qc5 17. Rhf1 Qh5 18. Qg2 Qc5 19. Ne2 Ne5 20. Nfd4 Nc4
21. Qf3 e5 22. Nb3 Qc6 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Nc3 Rc8 25. Nd5 Bd8 26. c3 a5 27. a3
Rb7 28. Rd3 b4 29. cxb4 f5 30. exf5 e4 31. Qxe4 axb4 32. axb4 Rxb4 33. Qe2 Rb7
34. Rc1 Qa4 35. Rdc3 Na3+ 36. bxa3 Rxc3 37. Rxc3 Ba5 38. Nb4 Qxa3 39. Nc6+ 1-0

[Event "Bled op 20th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1999.03.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kecic, Stevan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2240"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1999.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. a3 a5
9. b3 cxd4 10. cxd4 a4 11. b4 h5 12. Ne2 Ne7 13. Nc3 Nf5 14. Nxa4 Qc6 15. Nc5
b6 16. b5 Qc7 17. Na6 Bxa6 18. bxa6 b5 19. Qb3 Qa5+ 20. Bd2 Qxa6 21. Bxb5 Qa7
22. O-O Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Bc5 24. Bxd7+ Kxd7 25. Qb5+ Kd8 26. Kh1 Bxd4 27. Rab1 f6
28. Qc6 1-0

[Event "Bled op 20th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1999.03.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Savanovic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1999.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Bf1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bc1 Nb8 14. b3 a6 15. Bb2
Nbd7 16. a4 Rc8 17. Nd2 Qc7 18. Nc4 Qc6 19. Ne3 Rfe8 20. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled op 20th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1999.03.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Maric, Alisa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1999.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Bd2 b6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Rhe1
O-O-O 15. Ba6 b5 16. Bxb7+ Kxb7 17. Kb1 Ka8 18. Rc1 Rb8 19. c4 bxc4 20. Rxc4
Rb5 21. Rec1 Rhb8 22. R1c2 Qb7 23. Bc1 Rc8 24. Ne1 Nd5 25. Nd3 Nb6 26. R4c3 Nd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled op 20th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1999.03.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sale, Srdjan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1999.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. e4
Bh5 9. c3 Na6 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Nf1 Nb8 13. Bf4 Nc6 14. N1d2 Rfc8
15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Nd7 17. Bf4 Bf8 18. Rac1 Bg6 19. c4 Qxd4 20. cxd5 Nc5 21.
Qc3 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 exd5 23. Bxd5 Nd3 24. Bxb7 Rxc3 25. bxc3 Rd8 26. Re2 Nxf4 27.
gxf4 Bd6 28. Nb3 Bxf4 29. Nd4 Bd3 30. Rb2 Rd6 31. Bg2 Rb6 32. Rxb6 axb6 33. Bd5
Kf8 34. Kg2 Bd2 35. c4 Bb1 36. a3 Bc1 37. Nb5 Ke7 38. Kf3 f5 39. Nc3 Bd3 40.
Na4 Bxa3 41. Nxb6 Bc5 42. Na4 Bd4 43. c5 Bb5 44. Nb6 Bxc5 45. Nc4 Kf6 46. Kg3
Ba7 47. h3 Bb8+ 48. Kg2 Kg5 49. Ne3 Bf4 50. Nf1 Kf6 51. Ng3 g6 52. Nf1 Ke5 53.
Bb7 Bc4 54. Nh2 Kd4 55. Nf3+ Kc3 56. Bc6 Kb4 57. Bb7 Kc5 58. Ne1 Kb6 59. Ba8
Kc7 60. Nf3 Kd6 61. Ng1 Ke7 62. Nf3 Kf6 63. Bc6 Bc7 64. Nd2 Be6 65. Nf3 g5 66.
Nd2 h5 67. Nf3 g4 68. hxg4 fxg4 69. Nd4 Bc8 70. f3 g3 71. Ne2 h4 72. f4 Bg4 73.
Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled op 20th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1999.03.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mazi, Leon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1999.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 c6 16. Bg5 h6 17. Be3 Bg7 18. Qd2 Kh7 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Nh2 Nf8 21. f4 Ne6
22. fxe5 dxe5 23. dxe5 Ng8 24. Nf5 Qc7 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Qf2 Re7 27. Qg3 c5 28.
Rd6 Rae8 29. Ng4 Rc8 30. Rf1 b4 31. c4 Nd4 32. Bd3 Bxe4 33. Qh4 g5 34. Bxg5
hxg5 35. Qxg5+ Bg6 36. Bxg6 fxg6 37. Rxg6+ Kh8 38. Nh6 Rg7 39. Rxg7 Qxg7 40.
Nf7+ Kh7 41. Qh5+ Nh6 42. Nxh6 1-0

[Event "Bled op 20th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1999.03.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1999.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12. Rxc4 Nd7 13. O-O e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Re4 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Be6 17. Bc4 Rad8 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qe2 Rd5 20. h4 Qd6
21. b4 Rff5 22. a4 h5 23. Qc4 Kf7 24. g4 hxg4 25. Rxg4 Rd2 26. Qc3 Rf6 27. Qc5
Rf5 28. Qxa7 Rdxf2 29. Qxb7+ Ke8 30. Qa8+ Kf7 31. Qa7+ Ke8 32. Qa8+ Kf7 33.
Qa7+ Ke8 34. Rxf2 Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Rxf2+ 36. Rg2 Rxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Qg4+ 38. Kf1 Qc4+
39. Kg2 Qc2+ 40. Kf3 Qf5+ 41. Kg3 Qg6+ 42. Kf3 Qf5+ 43. Kg3 Qg6+ 44. Kf2 Qc2+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled op 20th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1999.03.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Cebalo, Miso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1999.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. g4 Rfc8 13. h4 Qa5 14. a3 Rab8
15. h5 b5 16. h6 b4 17. Nb5 Rxb5 18. Bxb5 Qxb5 19. hxg7 bxa3 20. Qd3 Qc6 21. b3
a5 22. Qd2 a4 23. Bxf6 exf6 24. Rxh7 Qxc2+ 25. Qxc2 Rxc2 26. Rdh1 Rb2+ 27. Kc1
g5 28. bxa4 Rf2 29. Rh8+ Kxg7 30. R1h7+ Kg6 31. Rh6+ Kg7 32. R6h7+ Kg6 33. Rh2
Rxh2 34. Rxh2 d5 35. Re2 dxe4 36. Rxe4 Bd5 37. Re3 a2 38. Ra3 Bxf3 39. a5 Bxg4
40. a6 Bf3 41. a7 Ba8 42. Kd2 f5 43. Rxa2 f4 44. Rb2 g4 45. Rb8 Bf3 46. a8=Q
Bxa8 47. Rxa8 f5 48. Ke2 Kg5 49. Kf2 f3 50. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Bled op 20th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1999.03.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "1999.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Ng5 Rf8 11. Nf3 Re8 12. Ng5 Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled op 20th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1999.03.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1999.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.05.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. g3 Bd6 4. Bg2 f5 5. c4 c6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ne5 O-O 8. Bf4
Ng4 9. Nd2 Bxe5 10. Bxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 b6 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. f4 Na6
15. Qb3 Kh8 16. Qa3 Nc7 17. Rfd1 Qe8 18. Nf3 a5 19. Qb3 Ra6 20. a4 Ne6 21. Nd4
Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Ba8 23. Rdd1 Qb8 24. Qc2 Ra7 25. e3 Re7 26. Qc3 Qa7 27. b4 axb4
28. Qxb4 Rb8 29. Kh1 Rd7 30. Qb1 Rf8 31. Rd2 c5 32. Rcd1 Bc6 33. Qb2 Bxa4 34.
Ra1 b5 35. e6 Re7 36. Bxd5 c4 37. Qc3 Qc5 38. Qd4 Qxd4 39. Rxd4 c3 40. Rc1 c2
41. Kg2 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Balenovic, Zvonimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2288"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 d6 6. Nxc3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Nd5 O-O 9. Nxe7+ Qxe7 10. Re1 Bg4 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Ne5 13. Be2 Ng6 14. Bxf6
Qxf6 15. Qb3 Nf4 16. Bf1 Nh3+ 17. gxh3 Bxf3 18. Bg2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rfe8 20. Rac1
c5 21. Qxb7 Rab8 22. Qc6 Re5 23. b3 Rg5+ 24. Kf1 Qf3 25. Qxd6 Re8 26. Rc4 Rg2
27. Re2 Rg6 0-1

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Cherniaev, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Na6 7. O-O c5 8. d5
Bg4 9. Kh1 Rb8 10. Qe1 Nb4 11. Qh4 Nxd3 12. cxd3 Bxf3 13. Rxf3 h6 14. f5 g5 15.
Bxg5 hxg5 16. Qxg5 Nh7 17. Qg4 e5 18. Rg3 Qf6 19. Rf1 Kh8 20. Rh3 Bh6 21. Qh5
Kg7 22. Rg3+ Kh8 23. Rh3 Kg7 24. Rff3 Rh8 25. Rfg3+ Bg5 26. Rg4 Rbg8 27. Rhg3
Kf8 28. Rh3 Ke7 29. Rgg3 Nf8 30. Qd1 Nd7 31. Qb3 Rxh3 32. Rxh3 Bd2 33. Qc2 Qg5
34. Rg3 Qxg3 0-1

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bozinovic, Bogdan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2288"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. e4 e5 11. h3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Be2 Ng6 14. f4 Re8 15.
Nf5 Bc5+ 16. Kh2 Bxf5 17. exf5 Nf8 18. Bf3 Rad8 19. Bd2 Be3 20. Bxe3 Qxe3 21.
Kh1 Rd2 22. Qb3 Qb6 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. b4 Re3 25. Rac1 b5 26. a4 bxa4 27. Nxa4
Rd4 28. Rb1 Rxf4 29. Nc5 b6 30. Na6 Rc3 31. Rfc1 Rfc4 32. Rxc3 Rxc3 33. Nb8 c5
34. bxc5 bxc5 35. Rb6 Rc1+ 36. Kh2 c4 37. Rc6 h5 38. Rc8 g5 39. fxg6 fxg6 40.
Nc6 N6d7 41. Nd4 Kg7 42. Ne2 Rc2 43. Nd4 Rd2 44. Rxc4 Ne5 45. Rb4 Nfd7 46. Ba8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gurieli, Nino"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2351"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 g6 8. cxd4
Bg7 9. Bf4 d6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. h3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Be6 13. O-O Qxd1 14. Rfxd1 Bxb3
15. axb3 Rfd8 16. Kf1 Rac8 17. Ke2 Nd7 18. Rd5 e6 19. Rb5 Rc7 20. Rd1 a6 21.
Nd5 exd5 22. Rbxd5 Ncb8 23. e6 Rc2+ 24. Kd3 Rc5 25. Rxc5 Nxc5+ 26. Kc4 Rc8 27.
exf7+ Kxf7 28. Ng5+ Kg8 29. Bc7 Rxc7 0-1

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Cebalo, Miso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. g4 Rfc8 13. h4 Qa5 14. a3 Rab8
15. h5 b5 16. h6 b4 17. Nb5 Bh8 18. Qxb4 Qxb4 19. axb4 a6 20. Na7 Rc7 21. b5
axb5 22. Nxb5 Rcc8 23. b3 Bd7 24. c4 Bc6 25. Kb2 Nd7 26. Bxh8 Kxh8 27. Be2 Kg8
28. Ra1 f6 29. Ra7 Kf7 30. Rha1 g5 31. R1a5 Bxb5 32. Rxb5 Ne5 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34.
Kc3 Ke6 35. b4 Nc6 36. Ra4 Ke5 37. b5 Nd4 38. Bd1 Rb7 39. Ra8 Rc7 40. b6 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rashkovsky, Nukhim N"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 a6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. b4 Be7 8. Bb2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Handke, Florian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e5 Ne8 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. d3 Nc7 10. h3 Be6 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Qc1 Bd5 13. Ne4 Ne6 14. Bh6 f5
15. exf6 exf6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd2 Nd4 18. Nh2 Bxe4 19. dxe4 Ne6 20. Qe3 Qd4
21. Qb3 Qb4 22. Qg3 Re7 23. Ng4 h5 24. c3 Qxb2 25. Ne3 Ng5 26. e5 Rxe5 27. Nc4
Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Qxa2 29. Re7+ Kh6 30. Nd6 Rf8 31. Qf4 Qa1+ 32. Kh2 Qd1 33. h4
Qg4 34. hxg5+ Qxg5 35. Nf7+ 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg5 d4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Rc1 Bb6
15. Nc4 Bg4 16. Re1 Bc5 17. a3 a6 18. b4 Ba7 19. Nb2 Bf5 20. Nf4 Be4 21. Bxe4
Rxe4 22. Qd3 Re7 23. Qf3 Qd7 24. Qd5 Qg4 25. Qh5 Qd7 26. Nbd3 Rae8 27. Rc2 h6
28. Rec1 Qd6 29. Qf3 Re4 30. Nc5 Bxc5 31. Rxc5 Qf6 32. Kg2 Qd6 33. Rd5 Qe7 34.
Rcc5 Re5 35. Rxe5 Nxe5 36. Qe4 Nc6 37. Qxe7 Rxe7 38. Kf1 f6 39. Ke1 Ne5 40. Kd2
b5 41. h4 Nc4+ 42. Kd3 Nxa3 43. Rc6 Ra7 44. Ne6 Nc4 45. Rc7 Rxc7 46. Nxc7 a5
47. bxa5 Nxa5 48. Nxb5 h5 49. Nxd4 Kf7 50. e4 Nb7 51. Kc4 Nd6+ 52. Kd5 Ne8 53.
f4 Ke7 54. Nf5+ Kd7 55. e5 Nc7+ 56. Ke4 g6 57. Nd4 Ke7 58. f5 Kf7 59. e6+ Kg7
60. Ne2 gxf5+ 61. Kxf5 Nb5 62. Ke4 Kf8 63. Nf4 Ke7 64. Kf5 Nd6+ 65. Kg6 f5 66.
Nxh5 Kxe6 67. Ng7+ Ke5 68. h5 f4 69. gxf4+ Kxf4 70. h6 Nc4 71. Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.07.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15.
Be3 a4 16. Nbd2 Bd7 17. Rc1 Qb7 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Bd3 Rab8 20. d5 Nb4 21. Bb1
Bd8 22. a3 Na6 23. Bd3 h6 24. Kh1 Qa8 25. Rg1 Nh7 26. b4 axb3 27. Nxb3 Bb6 28.
Bxb6 Rxb6 29. Qe3 Rbb8 30. Nfd2 Nf6 31. Be2 Qb7 32. Rc2 Qb6 33. Qxb6 Rxb6 34.
Rb1 Ra8 35. Na5 Ne8 36. a4 Nac7 37. Nac4 Rba6 38. axb5 Bxb5 39. Rcb2 Ra1 40.
Bf1 Rxb1 41. Rxb1 Ra2 42. Kg1 g6 43. Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel blitz KO"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Peptan, Corina Isabela"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2419"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1999.07.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O g6 13. Nc3 Bg7 14. Be3 O-O
15. Re1 Nd5 16. Qa4 Qb6 17. Rab1 e6 18. Ne4 Qb5 19. Qc2 Rfd8 20. Rec1 Rac8 21.
a3 Qb6 22. Nc5 Nxe3 23. fxe3 e5 24. Rf1 exd4 25. Qc4 Qc7 26. Rf3 dxe3 27. Rbf1
e2 28. Re1 Rd1 29. Kf2 Rxe1 30. Kxe1 Bxb2 31. Qxe2 Bd4 32. Ne4 Qe7 33. Rd3 c5
34. Nd2 Qxe2+ 35. Kxe2 Re8+ 36. Kf3 Kg7 37. Nc4 Rb8 38. Nd6 Rb6 39. Nc4 Rb1 40.
Ke4 Rc1 41. Kd5 Rc2 42. Rg3 h5 43. h4 Bf2 44. Rh3 Bd4 45. Rg3 Bf2 46. Rh3 Bd4
47. Rb3 Rxg2 48. Rb7 Rh2 49. Nd6 Rxh4 50. Rxf7+ Kg8 51. Rxa7 Rf4 52. a4 h4 53.
Rb7 h3 54. Rb1 h2 55. Rh1 Bg1 56. a5 Ra4 57. Nc4 g5 58. Nd2 Rxa5 59. Nf3 g4 60.
Nxg1 hxg1=N 61. Rxg1 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Porto San Giorgio op 11th"]
[Site "Porto San Giorgio"]
[Date "1999.08.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sebastianelli, Dario"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2174"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1999.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nf3 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. d4 c6 6. Bc4 Bf5 7. Bd2 e6 8.
O-O Bb4 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qc7 11. Bd3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Re1 Nbd7 14. b3 Nd5
15. Bd2 O-O-O 16. c4 Nf4 17. Bf1 g5 18. g3 Rhg8 19. gxf4 gxf4+ 20. Kh2 Rg6 21.
Bg2 Rdg8 22. Bh1 Nf6 23. Re5 Ng4+ 24. hxg4 Bxg4 25. Bxf4 f6 26. Qd2 Bxf3 27.
Bxf3 fxe5 28. Bxe5 Qf7 29. Qe3 Rf8 30. Be4 Qxf2+ 31. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 32. Kh3 Rg5 33.
Re1 h6 34. Bg3 Rb2 35. Re3 Rd2 36. Rd3 Rxd3 37. Bxd3 a5 38. Be2 Kd7 39. Bf2 Rg8
40. Bg4 b5 41. d5 cxd5 42. cxd5 Re8 43. b4 a4 44. dxe6+ 1-0

[Event "Porto San Giorgio op 11th"]
[Site "Porto San Giorgio"]
[Date "1999.08.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bellomo, Francesco"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1999.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e5 7. e4 Bd6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. Qc2 Re8 11. a4 a5 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Nh4 dxe4 14. dxe4 Nc5 15.
Nf5 Bf8 16. Be3 Nfd7 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Rfb1 Ne6 19. b4 axb4 20. cxb4 Rad8 21.
a5 Nd4 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Bf4 Bd6 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. Qd3 f5 26. exf5 Be2 27. Qd2
Bb5 28. Re1 d3 29. Bf3 Qf6 30. Bg4 Qf7 31. Rad1 h5 32. Bf3 Qxf5 33. Kg2 Bc4 34.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 35. Re1 Rxe1 36. Qxe1 Bd5 37. Qe8+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Porto San Giorgio op 11th"]
[Site "Porto San Giorgio"]
[Date "1999.08.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Badea, Bela"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1999.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 c6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 Nd7 6. Nf3 Qc7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. a4
O-O 9. b3 e5 10. Ba3 Rd8 11. Qd2 Nf8 12. h3 Ne6 13. d5 cxd5 14. exd5 Nf8 15.
Nb5 Qb8 16. a5 a6 17. Nc3 Bd7 18. Qe3 Qc7 19. Nd2 Ne8 20. Rfc1 f5 21. Nc4 e4
22. Bb4 Rac8 23. Ra2 Rb8 24. Nb6 Nf6 25. Ne2 Be8 26. c4 N8d7 27. Nf4 Bf7 28.
Bc3 h6 29. Nxd7 Qxd7 30. Bd4 Rbc8 31. Re1 Re8 32. Qc3 Qe7 33. Qa1 g5 34. Ne2
Bg6 35. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Porto San Giorgio op 11th"]
[Site "Porto San Giorgio"]
[Date "1999.08.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Manca, Federico"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2373"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1999.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 g6 8. Ng5
d5 9. exd6 e6 10. cxd4 Qxd6 11. Nc3 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Nge4 Qxd4 14. Qf3 f5
15. Ng5 Qf6 16. Re1 Nd4 17. Qh3 h6 18. Nf3 Nxb3 19. axb3 g5 20. Ne5 Rd8 21. Be3
Qxe5 22. Bxg5 Qxe1+ 23. Rxe1 hxg5 24. Qh5 g4 25. h3 g3 26. Re3 gxf2+ 27. Kxf2
f4 28. Re5 Bxe5 29. Qxe5 Rd5 30. Qf6 Bd7 31. Qg6+ Kh8 32. Qh6+ Kg8 33. Qg6+ Kh8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Porto San Giorgio op 11th"]
[Site "Porto San Giorgio"]
[Date "1999.08.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Cioara, Andrei Nestor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2423"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Nd2 Ne7 7. f4 h5 8. Ngf3 Qc7
9. Be2 Bg4 10. O-O Nf5 11. Bf2 h4 12. b3 Be7 13. c4 O-O-O 14. h3 Bh5 15. cxd5
exd5 16. Qc2 Bg6 17. Bd3 Rh5 18. Rab1 Nf8 19. Ng5 Qd7 20. b4 Bxg5 21. fxg5 Ne7
22. Bxg6 Nfxg6 23. Be3 Rf8 24. Nb3 Kb8 25. Nc5 Qc8 26. b5 cxb5 27. Rxb5 b6 28.
Qa4 Nc6 29. Rc1 Rhh8 30. Na6+ Kb7 31. Nc5+ Kb8 32. Na6+ Kb7 33. Rxd5 Rd8 34.
Rd6 Rxd6 35. exd6 Qe8 36. Rc3 Nf4 37. Qb5 Nxd4 38. Rc7+ Ka8 39. Qxe8+ Rxe8 40.
d7 1-0

[Event "Porto San Giorgio op 11th"]
[Site "Porto San Giorgio"]
[Date "1999.08.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Efimov, Igor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1999.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Nge2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. f3
Kh8 9. Bd2 Qe7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. exf5 exf5 14. d5 Qc7
15. Qa4 Nd7 16. Qh4 Ne5 17. Bc2 Ng6 18. Qh5 Bd7 19. Rae1 Rae8 20. g4 Re5 21. f4
Rxd5 22. Be3 c4 23. Nd4 Nxf4 24. Bxf4 Bxf4 25. gxf5 Bd2 26. Re7 Bxc3 27. Ne6
Qb6+ 28. Kg2 Rd2+ 29. Kh3 Qe3+ 30. Rf3 Qg1 31. Rg3 Qxh2+ 32. Kg4 Qxh5+ 33. Kxh5
Rh2+ 34. Kg4 Bxe6 35. Be4 h5+ 36. Kf4 Rh4+ 0-1

[Event "Porto San Giorgio op 11th"]
[Site "Porto San Giorgio"]
[Date "1999.08.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1999.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 O-O 7. O-O Na6 8. h3
Nc7 9. Re1 e5 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Bxe6 Nxe6 12. Qd3 Qd7 13. Be3 Rad8 14. Rad1 a6
15. b3 Rfe8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Nc7 18. c4 b5 19. Bf4 b4 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21.
Re1 a5 22. Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. Qe3 a4 24. Bg5 a3 25. Qe4 f6 26. Bd2 f5 27. Qe2 h6
28. Nh4 Qf7 29. g4 fxg4 30. hxg4 Kh7 31. f4 Nf6 32. Kg2 Qe8 33. Qxe8 Nxe8 34.
Kf3 Bd4 35. g5 hxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Porto San Giorgio op 11th"]
[Site "Porto San Giorgio"]
[Date "1999.08.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. d5 Ne7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15.
Na3 Ba6 16. Nh2 Ng6 17. Ng4 Be7 18. Bc2 Rb8 19. b4 Nf6 20. Qf3 Bc8 21. g3 Nxg4
22. hxg4 h6 23. Qe2 Bd7 24. Bb2 Bg5 25. Ra1 Qb7 26. Bd3 Qc8 27. f3 Qb7 28. Kg2
c6 29. dxc6 Bxc6 30. Bc1 Bxc1 31. Rxc1 Nf8 32. c4 bxc4 33. Nxc4 Bb5 34. Rb1 Qa6
35. Rb2 Ne6 36. Ra2 Qb7 37. Nxd6 Bxd3 38. Qxd3 Qxb4 39. Nf5 Rd8 40. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Porto San Giorgio op 11th"]
[Site "Porto San Giorgio"]
[Date "1999.08.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sermek, Drazen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1999.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e6 8.
g3 Be7 9. Bf4 Qb6 10. a3 O-O 11. b4 Nd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. c4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bd6
15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Be7 17. Qb3 a5 18. Be3 Qg6 19. b5 a4 20. Qc3 c6 21. Bd3
Bf5 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Bc5 Bxc5 25. Qxc5 Rfe8 26. Rfe1 Re6 27.
Rad1 h5 28. Rd4 g5 29. h4 Rae8 30. hxg5 Rxe5 31. Rxe5 Qxe5 32. Rc4 Qxc5 33.
Rxc5 Rb8 34. Rxc6 Rb3 35. Rh6 Rxa3 36. Rxh5 Rb3 37. Rh4 Rb5 38. Rxa4 Rxg5 39.
Kg2 Kg7 40. Kf3 Rb5 41. Re4 f5 42. Re6 Ra5 43. Kf4 Ra2 44. f3 Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Feoktistov, Alexey A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2359"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. d5 Rfc8 15.
Bb1 Nc4 16. Nf1 Qa5 17. Bd3 Nd7 18. Ng3 g6 19. a3 Qd8 20. b3 Ncb6 21. Bd2 Qf8
22. Nh2 Nf6 23. Be3 Nbd7 24. Qd2 Nc5 25. Bc2 Qd8 26. Kh1 Rc7 27. Rf1 Rac8 28.
b4 Ncd7 29. Bd3 Rc3 30. Ne2 R3c4 31. f3 R4c7 32. a4 bxa4 33. Rxa4 Nh5 34. Kg1
Nb8 35. Bb6 Qe8 36. Rfa1 Rd7 37. b5 a5 38. Rxa5 Bd8 39. Bxd8 Qxd8 40. Qe3 Rc5
41. Ng4 Qb6 42. Kh2 Rd8 43. R5a3 Qc7 44. b6 Qc8 45. f4 Nd7 46. fxe5 dxe5 47.
Ra7 Qb8 48. Ng3 Nf4 49. Nf6+ Nxf6 50. Qxc5 N6xd5 51. exd5 Nxd3 52. Qe7 Bxd5 53.
b7 Kg7 54. Ra8 Qxb7 55. Qxb7 Rxa8 56. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kiik, Kalle"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 h6 {Black forces his opponent to
transfer to the endgame which has drawish tendency where pair of bishops
compensates damaged pawn structure.11...Be7 leads to more compound play.} 12.
Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 {[%csl Gb4,Gc8,Rf6,Rf7,Rh6]} 14. Ne2 {The critical
position of 11...h6.Black has to choose between 14...Bd6 and 14...Rb8.Despite
14...Bd6 was more popular recently the later one seems to me more flexible as
the bishop can retreat to f8 and to a5 as well as to d6 while rook on b8
occupies the only sensible square.} Rb8 {This move has been known from the
game Spielmann-Rubinshtein,Berlin 1926 where black took initiative on the
early stage of the game.See this game below.} (14... Bd6 15. Ng3 {If white
wants to avoid an exchange of this knight on the black white-squared bishop he
should play this way.} (15. Nd4 {leads to an equal endgame with the bishops of
opposite colour:} c5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Bxf5 Rfe8 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Bg4 c4 20. b3
Bb4 21. bxc4 dxc4 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rd2 24. Rxd2 Bxd2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Garcia,
G-Onischuk,A/Wijk aan Zee 1996/CBM 52 (36)}) 15... Rb8 16. Rab1 Be5 17. c3 c5
18. f4 Bc7 19. Nh5 Rb6 20. b3 Bg4 21. Ng3 Re8 22. Bf5 Be2 23. Rfe1 Bb5 24. Nh5
$13 {0-1 Kiik,K-Wedberg,T/Skelleftea SWE 1999 (56)}) 15. Rad1 $146 {It wasn't
very simple to make a new move in this position as almost all other sensible
moves has already been played:} (15. Rfd1 Bg4 16. f3 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 Be6 18. b3
Rfd8 19. g4 h5 20. h3 hxg4 21. hxg4 Be3 22. Kg2 c5 23. Ng3 a5 24. Rh1 a4 25.
Rh5 axb3 26. axb3 c4 27. Bh7+ Kg7 28. bxc4 dxc4 29. Nf5+ Bxf5 {West,G-Zaio Win
Lay/Penang 1991/EXT 97/1/2-1/2 (47)}) (15. b3 Re8 16. h3 Re5 17. Rad1 Bc5 18.
c3 Bd7 19. Nd4 a5 20. Nf3 Ree8 21. Rfe1 Ba3 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. c4 Kf8 24. Kf1
Bc5 25. Be2 Be6 26. Nd4 Rc8 27. Nxc6 dxc4 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Nxd8 c3 30. Nxe6+
fxe6 31. Bd3 $11 {Tran Duc Hoa Khanh-Iuldachev,S/Genting Highlands 1998/CBM 63
ext/0-1 (54)}) (15. c3 Bd6 16. b3 c5 17. Rab1 a5 18. Rfd1 Rd8 19. Rd2 Be6 20.
Rbd1 Kg7 21. Bc2 Re8 22. f3 $11 {Grafe,F-Pasalic,M/Dortmund 1995/CBM 48 ext/
0-1 (54)}) (15. Rab1 Re8 16. Nd4 Rb6 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 {1/2-1/2 Yandemirov,
V-Rublevsky,S/Cheliabinsk 1991/EXT 97 (18)}) (15. Ng3 Ba5 16. Rab1 Re8 17. Nf5
(17. h3 Re5 18. Rfd1 Bc7 19. c4 Be6 20. cxd5 Rxd5 21. Ne4 Be5 22. b4 Rbd8 23.
Be2 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Bxa2 $17 {0-1 Bykhovsky,A-Klovans,J/Biel
1999 (41)}) 17... Bxf5 18. Bxf5 Re2 $1 {[%csl Rf2]} 19. g4 Rb4 $1 {[%csl Rf2]
[%cal Gb4f4]} 20. Kg2 Rf4 21. Rbd1 h5 22. h3 Bb6 23. Bd3 Rexf2+ 24. Rxf2 Rxf2+
25. Kg3 h4+ 26. Kxh4 Rf3 27. Rh1 Kg7 {[%cal Gg7h6]} 28. Kh5 Re3 29. h4 Re5+ 30.
Bf5 Be3 31. Rf1 d4 32. g5 fxg5 33. hxg5 c5 34. b3 Bd2 35. Rf2 Be1 36. Rf1 Bd2
37. Rf2 Be1 38. Rf1 Bd2 39. Rf2 {1/2-1/2 Spielmann,R-Rubinstein,A/Berlin 1926/
HCL (39)}) 15... Re8 16. c3 Bf8 (16... Ba5 {was also playable}) 17. b3 Re5 {
[%mdl 32] Prophylaxis.Black is covering the f5 square and preparing doubling
of his rooks along the e-file.At the same time Grischuk provokes f4 in order
to get some counterplay making use of the a7-g1 diagonal.} 18. Rfe1 Ba3 {
[%cal Gg8f8] Making the centralizing of the king via f8 possible while bishop
can be useful on a3.} 19. h3 Bd7 20. f4 Ree8 21. Kf2 Kf8 22. Ng3 Bb2 {[%csl
Rc3] That's why I called bishop on a3 useful.} 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Ne2 a5 25.
Rb1 Ba3 26. Nd4 Bd6 $1 {Important move.Black can't allow exchange of the
white-squared bishops since then damaged pawn structure can play his negative
role.Black has to keep pair of bishops.} (26... c5 {In order to prevent Bf5 is
a blunder as after simple} 27. Nc2 {Black must save his skin with} c4 {but
after} 28. bxc4 dxc4 29. Bxc4 Bc5+ 30. Nd4 $1 {White gives back an extra pawn
and gets clear positional advantage.} Bxd4+ ({or} 30... Re4 31. Kf3) 31. cxd4
Re4 32. Rd1 Rxf4+ 33. Ke3 $16) 27. Bf5 {Despite the hanging pawn White decides
to exchange bishops.Interesting,but not sufficient for obtaining advantage
decision.} ({In case of} 27. g3 c5 28. Nf5 Bxf5 29. Bxf5 $11 {draw is
inevitable}) 27... Bxf5 28. Nxf5 Bxf4 29. Kf3 (29. Rd1 $5 {Standing in the way
of Bd2 and preparing attack of the bishop by means of Kf3.} Re5 $140 30. g4)
29... Re4 ({Or} 29... Bd2 30. c4 Re5 31. g4 $11) 30. g3 Bd2 31. c4 Re5 (31...
Re5 32. g4 {Strong knight on f5 fully compensate lack of a pawn.So draw was
agreed.} (32. Nd4 {is also possible,but White has to be careful} c5 33. Rd1 $1
(33. Nc6 $2 {is strongly met by} Re3+ 34. Kf2 d4 $17 {[%csl Rc6,Gd4]}) 33...
dxc4 34. bxc4 ({Dangerous is} 34. Rxd2 $6 c3 35. Rd3 cxd4 36. Rxd4 Rc5 37. Rd1
c2 38. Rc1 Rc3+) 34... Re3+ 35. Kf2 cxd4 36. Rxd2 Ra3 {with most probable draw.
})) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Klimov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O h6 9. Bf4 Bd7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. f3 d5 12. Qe1 Bb4 13. a3 Ba5 14. Bd2 d4
15. e5 Nd7 16. Ne2 Bxd2+ 17. Rxd2 Nxe5 18. Nxd4 Qf6 19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20. Bd3 O-O
21. Qe4 Rfd8 22. Rhd1 Kf8 23. Qe3 Qd4 24. Qe2 Qc5 25. Qe4 g6 26. f4 Rd5 27. Kb1
Rad8 28. g4 Qd4 29. Qf3 Qf6 30. Rf2 Rd4 31. Rdf1 e5 32. Qh3 e4 33. Be2 Rd2 34.
Qxh6+ Qg7 35. Qh3 Nd4 36. Bd1 Rxf2 37. Rxf2 Ne6 38. Be2 Rd2 39. f5 gxf5 40.
gxf5 Ng5 41. Qg3 Qd4 42. f6 Ne6 43. Kc1 e3 44. Rg2 Qxf6 45. Qxe3 Rd5 46. Kb1
Re5 47. Qc3 Nc5 48. b4 Ne6 49. Bd3 a5 50. Rg1 axb4 51. axb4 Nd8 52. Rf1 Qd6 53.
Bc4 Re4 54. Bxf7 Rf4 55. Rxf4 Qxf4 56. Bb3 Nc6 57. b5 Qf1+ 58. Ka2 Qxb5 59.
Qf6+ Ke8 60. Qe6+ Kd8 61. Qd6+ Ke8 62. Qc7 Qb4 63. Qc8+ Ke7 64. Qe6+ Kd8 65.
Qf6+ Ke8 66. c3 Qb5 67. Qe6+ Kd8 68. h4 Qe5 69. Qd5+ Ke7 70. Qf7+ Kd6 71. Qg6+
Ke7 72. Qg5+ Kd6 73. Qd2+ Ke7 74. Kb2 b5 75. Bd5 b4 76. Bxc6 bxc3+ 77. Qxc3
Qxc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zaitsev, Igor A"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. Rhg1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. e5 dxe5 13. Bxe5 Qa5 14. Bb3
Bb7 15. a3 Rac8 16. Kb1 Rfd8 17. f4 Nd7 18. Bd6 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Nc5 20. Rxd8+
Rxd8 21. Rd1 Nxb3 22. cxb3 h6 23. b4 Qc7 24. g3 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Qc6 26. Qd8+ Kh7
27. Qd3+ Kg8 28. Qd8+ Kh7 29. Qd3+ f5 30. Qe2 Qh1+ 31. Kc2 Bd5 32. b3 Bf3 33.
Qf2 Bg2 34. Kd3 Qxh2 35. Kd4 Qh1 36. Qe3 Bd5 37. Kc5 Bxb3 38. Kb6 Bc4 39. Qd4
Qa8 40. a4 Bf1 41. a5 Bg2 42. Qd7 Qf3 43. Qxe6 Qxc3 44. Qxf5+ Kg8 45. Qe6+ Kh8
46. f5 Qxg3 47. Kxa6 Qb8 48. Qd7 Qe5 49. Qe6 Qxe6+ 50. fxe6 Kg8 51. Kxb5 h5 52.
Kc5 h4 53. Kd6 h3 54. b5 Bf1 55. b6 Ba6 56. e7 Kf7 57. Kd7 Bb5+ 58. Kd8 h2 0-1

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaulin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O b5 11. Kb1 Nbd7 12. g4 Nb6 13. g5 Nfd7 14. h4 Qc7 15.
h5 (15. Qg2 b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 a5 20. Nd2 a4
21. Ne4 b3 22. cxb3 axb3 23. a3 Qc4 24. Rhd1 Rfc8 25. Rc3 Qb5 {1/2-1/2 Simola,
T-Vatanski,A/FIN/1996/ (33)}) 15... b4 (15... Rfc8 16. g6 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18.
exd5 Bf5 19. gxf7+ Kh8 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Rf8 22. Qg6 Bf6 23. Rdg1 Rac8 24.
Bg5 Qd8 25. Nd2 Nc5 26. Nc4 {1-0 Tolnai,T-Kuczynski,R/Stara Zagora/1990/ (34)})
(15... Nc5 16. g6 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Nxb3 19. axb3 Bf5 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21.
Qxd3 Qd7 22. Rdg1 Bf6 23. gxh7+ Kh8 24. Bg5 Qe7 25. Qf5 Bxg5 26. Rxg5 Qf6 27.
h6 {1-0 Tolnai,T-Henriksson,C/Debrecen 1992/EU-chT (27)}) (15... Rab8 16. g6
Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. h6 fxg6 19. hxg7 Rf7 20. Nc1 Qb7 21. b3 Rxg7 22. Qg2 Nf6
23. Bg5 Nh5 24. Nd5 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Rf8 26. Ne2 {1-0 Tolnai,T-Schlosser,P/
Leibnitz/1990/ (44)}) 16. Nd5 Bxd5 $6 {This game excellently illustrates the
dangers connected with giving up white squared bishop.} (16... Nxd5 17. exd5
Bf5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 a5 20. g6 h6 $5) 17. exd5 a5 18. Qd3 a4 19. Nd2 a3 (
19... Ra5 20. Qf5 $1 Nxd5 21. Bd3 g6 22. hxg6 Nxe3 23. Qh3 $18) 20. Qf5 $1 {
[%mdl 128] Grischuk plays dangerous move with simple idea to exploit b1-h7
diagonal to the maximum effect.} (20. b3 Ra5) 20... axb2 (20... Nxd5 21. Bd3 (
21. Nc4 Nxe3 22. Nxe3 axb2 23. Bd3 g6 24. hxg6 b3 25. cxb3 Qa7 26. a4 Qxe3 27.
g7 $1 $18) 21... g6 22. hxg6 axb2 (22... Nxe3 23. Qh3 $18) 23. Bd4 Qa5 (23...
exd4 24. Qxd5 Qa5 25. gxf7+ Rxf7 26. Bxh7+ Kg7 27. Be4 $18) 24. Bc4 $18) 21.
Bd3 g6 22. hxg6 Rxa2 $5 (22... Na4 23. Ne4 b3 24. cxb3 $18) (22... fxg6 23.
Qe6+ Rf7 24. Rxh7 $18) (22... hxg6 23. Qh3 $18) 23. c4 (23. gxh7+ Kh8 24. Ne4
Qa7 $19) (23. Kxa2 Ra8+ 24. Kxb2 Qc3+ 25. Kc1 Qa3+ 26. Kb1 Qa1#) 23... Nxd5 (
23... Ra1+ 24. Kxb2 Rxd1 25. Rxh7 $1 Na4+ 26. Kc2 Rxd2+ 27. Kxd2 $18) (23...
bxc3 24. g7 $1 Ra1+ (24... c2+ 25. Bxc2 Ra1+ 26. Kxb2 $18) 25. Kc2 cxd2+ (25...
Rc1+ 26. Kb3 $1 b1=Q+ 27. Nxb1 $18) 26. Kxd2 b1=N+ 27. Bxb1 Nc4+ 28. Ke2 $18)
24. Bd4 $3 {Spectacular position as both kings are nearly mated. White concept
proves to be more sound since black is without white squared bishop.} (24.
gxh7+ Kh8 25. Bd4 Qa7 26. Bxb2 (26. Bxa7 Nc3+ 27. Kc2 b1=Q#) 26... Ne3 27. Qe4
Ra8 $19) 24... Qa7 (24... Nc3+ 25. Bxc3 Ra1+ 26. Kc2 (26. Kxb2 bxc3+ 27. Kc2 (
27. Kxa1 Qa5+ 28. Kb1 Qb4+ $19) 27... Ra2+ 28. Kc1 Qb8 $19) 26... bxc3 27. g7
b1=Q+ 28. Rxb1 Ra2+ 29. Kc1 cxd2+ 30. Kd1 $18) (24... exd4 25. Qxd5 Qa7 26.
gxf7+ (26. gxh7+ Kh8 27. Nb3 Qa4 28. g6 fxg6 29. c5 Nxc5 30. Bc4 Ra1+ 31. Kc2
d3+ 32. Rxd3 Rc1+ 33. Rxc1 (33. Kd2 Bg5+ 34. Qxg5 (34. Ke2 Qe8+) 34... Rxh1 35.
Qxg6 Rh2+ 36. Ke3 Qe8+ $19) 33... bxc1=Q+ 34. Kxc1 Nxd3+ 35. Kb1 Qa8 $19) 26...
Rxf7 27. Bxh7+ Kg7 28. Bf5 Ra1+ 29. Kc2 Qa4+ 30. Nb3 Rc1+ 31. Rxc1 bxc1=Q+ 32.
Kxc1 Bxg5+ $19) 25. g7 $1 {Unless white king gets mated the game is clearly
over.} Ra1+ (25... Nc3+ 26. Bxc3 Ra1+ 27. Kc2 Rc1+ 28. Rxc1 Qa4+ 29. Kxb2 bxc3+
30. Rxc3 Rb8+ 31. Rb3 $18) 26. Kc2 (26. Kc2 Qa4+ (26... b1=Q+ 27. Rxb1 Qa4+ (
27... Ne3+ 28. Bxe3 Qa4+ 29. Kc1 Qa3+ 30. Kd1 $18) 28. Kc1 Rxb1+ 29. Kxb1 $18)
27. Nb3 Rc1+ 28. Rxc1 bxc1=Q+ 29. Kxc1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4 15. axb4
Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 Nb6 19. f5 Nxa4 20. fxe6 Nc3 21. exf7+ Kxf7
22. Bd3 Bxb4 23. Rdf1+ Kg8 24. Qf2 Re8 25. e6 Rf8 26. Qf7+ Rxf7 27. exf7+ Qxf7
28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Rf1+ Kg8 30. Bg6 Ba3+ 31. Kd2 Ne4+ 32. Kd3 Nd6 33. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Qc7 6. g3 b5 7. a4 Bb4 8. Bg2
Bb7 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nf6 11. Qc1 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Qd8 13. Qa3 Nd5 14. Bd6 N7b6
15. a5 Na4 16. e4 Ndxc3 17. Bb4 Nxe4 18. a6 Bxa6 19. Nd2 f5 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21.
Bxe4 Bb7 22. Qf3 Qd7 23. Rxa4 bxa4 24. Bc5 O-O-O 25. Rb1 Qc7 26. Qa3 Ba6 27.
Qxa4 Bb5 28. Rxb5 cxb5 29. Qa6+ Kb8 30. Qxb5+ Kc8 31. Qxc4 Rd6 32. Qe2 Rhd8 33.
Bf3 Rxd4 34. Qxe6+ Kb8 35. Qb3+ Kc8 36. Kg2 g6 37. h4 R8d7 38. Qg8+ Rd8 39.
Qe6+ Kb8 40. Qb3+ Kc8 41. Qa3 R8d6 42. Bxd4 Rxd4 43. Qa6+ Kb8 44. Qb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nh6 {Popular move in our days} (
5... Qb6) (5... Bd7 {could be reasonable alternatives}) 6. a3 Nf5 7. b4 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Be7 9. Bb2 O-O ({Deserves attention} 9... f6 {for example} 10. Bd3 fxe5
11. Bxf5 exf5 12. dxe5 O-O 13. O-O Be6 14. b5 Na5 15. Nd4 Qd7 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17.
Nc3 Rad8 $11 {0-1 Ancheyta,V-Aldama,D/Merida op 1999 (31)}) 10. Bd3 {I suppose,
what White managed to keep small opening advantage.} (10. Nbd2 f6 11. b5 Na5
12. Bd3 fxe5 13. Nxe5 Bd7 14. Bc3 Be8 15. Qa4 b6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Sabol,M-Vanek,P/
CZE Extraliga 1999 (31)}) 10... a6 $146 (10... Bd7 11. O-O Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh4 13.
Nxh4 Bxh4 14. Na4 f5 15. Nc5 Rc7 16. Bb5 Bc8 17. Rc1 $14 {Hartikainen,
M-Linqvist,G/Uusikaupunki 1996/1-0 (42)}) 11. O-O f6 ({In the case of} 11...
Nh4 12. Nbd2 Nxf3+ 13. Nxf3 $36 {white advantage is obvious.}) 12. Bxf5 $5 exf5
13. Nc3 f4 $5 14. Re1 Kh8 15. Qb3 Be6 16. Re2 (16. Na4 $5 $14) 16... f5 (16...
fxe5 $142 $5 17. dxe5 Qd7 $13 {[%cal Gd5d4] leads to rather unclear position})
17. Rc2 Rc8 (17... g5 $5 18. Ne2 Qd7) 18. Na4 b6 {[%csl Rb6,Rc6] Weaken queen,
s side, maybe stronger} (18... g5 $142 $5 {with some chances for active game.})
19. Rac1 Nb8 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 21. b5 $1 a5 (21... axb5 22. Qxb5 Bd7 23. Qb3 Bxa4
24. Qxa4 $18 {[%csl Rd5,Rf4]}) 22. Nc3 (22. Qc2 $5 {[%cal Gc2c7]}) 22... Be6
23. a4 g5 {Better later than never!} 24. Ba3 $1 Rg8 (24... g4 25. Ne1 {[%cal
Gc3e2]}) 25. Ne2 h6 26. Rc3 Qf8 27. h4 $1 {Brilliant move!} Rg7 (27... g4 28.
Nd2 f3 29. Nf4 $18) 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Nxg5 $1 {Final blow.} Rxg5 30. Nxf4 $18
Bg8 (30... Bd7 31. Bxe7 Qxe7 32. Qxd5 {[%cal Re5e6]}) 31. Rc7 (31. Rc7 Bxa3 32.
Qh3+) 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.11.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "1999.11.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Nge2 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.29"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ibrahimov, Rasul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2396"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 (13... d5 $143 $2
14. e5 $1 (14. Bh3 {-12...d5?!}) 14... Nxe5 15. Nxe6 $1 $16 {/\Bb6}) (13... Be7
14. Kb1 $1 (14. Bh3 $143 $6 g5 $1 $13) (14. Bd3 Nc5 15. g5 Nfd7 16. g6 Ne5 17.
gxf7+ Kxf7 18. Be2 Nxa4 19. bxa4 Rac8 20. Rhg1 Bf6 21. f4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23.
e5 dxe5 24. Nb3 Qd5 25. Qf2 Qe4 26. Nc5 Rxc2+ 27. Qxc2 Qxe3+ 28. Kb1 Bd5 $44 {
Korneev,O-Galkin,A/Novgorod/1997/}) 14... Nc5 $142 $5 (14... d5 15. e5 $1 $16 (
15. Bh3 $5 dxe4 16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Nd5 18. g6 O-O-O 19. fxe4 Nc3+ 20. Nxc3
bxc3 21. Qe2 Nc5 22. gxf7 Rxh3 23. Rxh3 Bxe4 24. Bc1 e5 25. Ne6 Rxd1 26. Rh8+
Kd7 27. f8=N+ {1-0,Korneev,O-Herrera,I/Malaga op/1999/})) 15. Nxc5 (15. a3 $6
Nxa4 16. axb4 Qc7 17. bxa4 d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. f4 Nb6 20. a5 Na4 $1 $36) 15...
dxc5 16. Ne2 Rd8 17. Qe1 $14 {צh8}) 14. a3 (14. Nxc5 $2 dxc5 $17 {/\Qa2}) (14.
Bh3 $143 $6 Nxa4 15. bxa4 Qxa4 16. g5 Nd7 $1 17. g6 Nc5 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Kb1
Qa3 20. Nc6 Na4 21. Bxe6+ Ke8 22. Bf7+ Kd7 23. Ne5+ Kc7 24. Bd4 {0-1,Blodstein,
A-Har Zvi,R/Tel Aviv act/1996/}) 14... Nxa4 15. axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 (16... Nd7
17. Nb3 Be7 (17... d5 18. Na5 $36) 18. Bd4 O-O 19. g5 h5 20. Bd3 Rfc8 21. f4 g6
22. Rhg1 Bc6 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Bb7 25. Qf2 {1/2-1/2 Murawski,G-Stypka,M/
Lubniewice/1994/ (51)}) 17. e5 Nd7 (17... Qxe5 $2 18. Bf4 $18) 18. f4 (18. Bf4
Nxe5 19. Re1 Bd6 $17 {/\Nd3}) 18... Nb6 (18... a5 19. Nb5 Qc8 20. bxa5 (20. Bd4
axb4 21. Nd6+ Bxd6 22. exd6 $13) 20... d4 21. Nxd4 Bxh1 22. Bb5 Bd5 23. Nb3
Ba3+ 24. Kb1 O-O {1-0 Paragua,M-Leroy,A/Linares 1995/ (63)}) 19. f5 $5 {
[%mdl 4] This interesting concept was used in three games of the current
magazine. It is certainly dangerous for black, but matters are not so clear.} (
19. a5 Nc4 20. Qc3 $8 Qe7 $1 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Bd2 $5 (22. Rh3 Qxb4 23. Qxb4
Bxb4 24. Bd2 Bc5 $15 {^^,/-/+}) (22. b5 $2 Bxh1 23. Rxh1 axb5 24. Nxb5 Qb7 $19)
22... Bxh1 23. Rxh1 Qb7 24. Rd1 (24. Re1 Rb8 $17) 24... Be7 (24... Rb8 25. Qxc4
{/\} Bxb4 $2 26. Bxb4 Qxb4 27. Qxb4 Rxb4 28. Nc6 $18) (24... Qd5 $5) 25. Qf3 $1
{0-1 Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/Linares/1999/ (61)}) (19. Rh3 Nxa4 20. Bf2 Rc8 21.
Be1 Nb6 (21... Be7 22. Ra3 (22. b5 Nc5 $1) 22... Nb6) 22. Ra3 (22. f5 $5) 22...
Nc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Qe2 (24. c3) (24. f5) 24... Qb6 25. c3 Bd5 26. Qc2 Ra8
27. f5 Qb7 28. Qa4+ Qd7 29. fxe6 Qxa4 30. exf7+ Kxf7 31. Rxa4 Be7 {1/2-1/2
Bologan,V-Novikov,I/Philadelphia/1999/ (43)}) 19... Nxa4 (19... Qxe5 20. fxe6
fxe6 21. Re1 $16) 20. fxe6 Nc3 (20... Qc3 $5 21. exf7+ Kxf7 22. e6+ Kg8 (22...
Ke8 23. Qxc3 Nxc3 24. Re1 Bxb4 25. Bd3 Na2+ 26. Kb2 Bxe1 27. Bg6+ Ke7 28. Rxe1
Nb4 29. Nf5+ $16) 23. Qxc3 Nxc3 24. Rd3 Bxb4 25. Kb2 Rc8 26. Bg2 Kh7 $13) 21.
exf7+ Kxf7 (21... Ke7 22. e6 $1 Nxd1 23. Bg5+ hxg5 24. Qxg5+ Kd6 25. Qf4+ $18)
22. Bd3 Bxb4 (22... Nxd1 23. e6+ Kg8 24. Rxd1 a5 25. b5 $40) 23. Rdf1+ Kg8 $2 {
Strangely enough this might prove to be the critical mistake. The surprising
king retreat to e8 might prove to be playble.} (23... Ke8 $5 24. Bg6+ (24. Qf2)
24... Kd8 (24... Ke7 $2 25. Rf7+ Kd8 26. Ne6+ $18) 25. Qf2 (25. Qh2 Na2+ 26.
Kd1 Nc3+ 27. Ke1 Qb6 $17) (25. Ne6+ Kd7 (25... Kc8 26. Qh2 Qe7 27. Nd4 $13) 26.
Nc5+ Kc6 27. Qd3 Qxe5 28. Nxb7 Kxb7 $17) 25... Qxe5 $19) 24. Qf2 Ba3+ (24...
Re8 25. e6 Rf8 26. Qf7+ Rxf7 27. exf7+ Qxf7 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Rf1+ Kg8 30. Bg6
Ba3+ 31. Kd2 Ne4+ 32. Kd3 Nd6 (32... a5 33. Rf7 $1 Ba6+ 34. c4 Nd6 35. Ra7
dxc4+ 36. Kc2 Bc8 37. Ra8 $18) 33. Ne6 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Popov,V/St Petersburg/
1999/ (33)}) (24... Na2+ 25. Kb2 Nc3 26. Qf5 Na4+ 27. Ka2 Nc3+ 28. Kb3 $16) 25.
Kd2 Bb4 26. Qf5 Ne4+ (26... Re8 27. e6 Ne4+ 28. Kd1 Qg3 29. Qf7+ Kh7 30. Rf3
Qb8 31. Rf6 $1 {1-0 Zulfugarli,M-Cvitan,O/Batumi/1999/ (31)}) (26... Bc8 27. e6
Ne4+ 28. Kd1 Nc3+ 29. Kc1 Ba3+ 30. Kd2 Na2 31. Nc6 $18) 27. Kd1 Rf8 (27... Nc3+
28. Kc1 Ba3+ 29. Kd2 Ne4+ 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Qe6+ Kh7 32. Rf7 $18) 28. Qe6+ Kh7
29. g5 $1 {Black king is under fire despite his hiding on h7 while his white
counterpart sits pretty on d1.} Rhg8 (29... Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 hxg5 31. hxg5 $18)
30. gxh6 g6 (30... Kh8 31. hxg7+ Qxg7 32. Rfg1 $18) 31. h5 $1 Bc8 (31... gxh5
32. Rxf8 Rxf8 33. Bxe4+ dxe4 34. Rg1 $18) 32. hxg6+ Rxg6 33. Qxg6+ $1 Kxg6 34.
Rfg1+ Kh7 (34... Kf7 35. Rg7+ $18) 35. Rg7+ (35. Rg7+ Qxg7 36. hxg7+ Kxg7 37.
Bh6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.30"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "204"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Qe2 Be6 16. Ng5 Bd7 17. Nf1 h6 18. Nf3 Be6 19. Ng3 Rfe8 20. Nh4 d5 21. exd5
Bxd5 22. Ngf5 Bf8 23. a4 b4 24. cxb4 Bxb4 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Bxh6+ Kh8 27. Rec1
Qc4 28. Qe3 Qxh4 29. Bg5 Ng4 30. hxg4 Qxg4 31. f3 Qd4 32. Qxd4 exd4 33. Bf6+
Kg8 34. Bxd4 Nb3 35. Bxb3 Bxb3 36. Rc6 Rad8 37. Bc3 Bxc3 38. Rxc3 Rd1+ 39. Rxd1
Bxd1 40. a5 Re1+ 41. Kh2 Re2 42. Rd3 Ba4 43. b4 Bb5 44. Rd4 Kg7 45. Kh3 Kf6 46.
Rf4+ Ke6 47. g4 Rc2 48. g5 Rc4 49. Rf6+ Ke7 50. Rb6 Rxb4 51. Kg3 Ra4 52. f4
Ra3+ 53. Kf2 Rxa5 54. g6 fxg6 55. Rxg6 Ra3 56. Rb6 Rb3 57. f5 Kf7 58. Ke1 Rb2
59. Rd6 Re2+ 60. Kd1 Rf2 61. f6 Ra2 62. Kc1 Bc4 63. Rd4 Be6 64. Rf4 Ra5 65. Kb2
Bf5 66. Rf3 Rb5+ 67. Ka3 Kxf6 68. Re3 Be6 69. Rc3 Ke7 70. Rc6 Rb1 71. Rc2 Kd6
72. Rb2 Ra1+ 73. Kb4 Kc7 74. Re2 Bd5 75. Rd2 Bc6 76. Rh2 Kb6 77. Rh5 Ra4+ 78.
Kb3 Rg4 79. Rf5 Bb5 80. Rh5 Rg3+ 81. Kb2 Bc4 82. Kc2 Kc6 83. Re5 Bd5 84. Rh5
Kc5 85. Kb2 Rb3+ 86. Kc2 Rb6 87. Kc3 a5 88. Rh4 Rb3+ 89. Kc2 Rb4 90. Rh3 a4 91.
Rc3+ Kb5 92. Rc8 Be4+ 93. Kc3 Rb3+ 94. Kd4 Bb7 95. Rc3 Kb4 96. Rc4+ Ka3 97. Rc2
Rb2 98. Rc3+ Ka2 99. Re3 a3 100. Re1 Bc6 101. Kc3 Ba4 102. Rc1 Rb1 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.01"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Qc2 Nf6 6. Bd3 a6 7. Nge2 Bd6 8. f3 O-O
9. Bd2 b6 10. O-O Kh8 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. h3 Nc6 14. a3 Bb7 15. e4
dxe4 16. fxe4 e5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Nxd4 19. Qxc7 Bxc7 20. Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.02"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C79"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 Nf6 7. Qe2 Qe7 8. O-O
g6 9. d5 Nb8 10. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 11. c4 Nc5 12. Nc3 a5 13. Ne1 Bg7 14. Nd3 Nxd3 15.
Qxd3 O-O 16. Bg5 h6 17. Be3 Nh5 18. Qd2 Kh7 19. b3 f5 20. f3 Nf6 21. a3 fxe4
22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. fxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.03"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15.
Nf1 g6 16. Ng3 Qc7 17. Bg5 Bg7 18. Qd2 Nf8 19. b3 Ne6 20. Be3 Nd7 21. Bf1 Rad8
22. Rab1 Ba8 23. Red1 Qb8 24. Qc2 d5 25. b4 exd4 26. Nxd4 Nf6 27. Nxe6 Rxe6 28.
Bg5 Rc8 29. exd5 cxd5 30. axb5 axb5 31. Qd3 Bc6 32. Be3 Ne4 33. Ne2 Be8 34.
Rbc1 Rec6 35. Bd4 Bxd4 36. Qxd4 Rc4 37. Qe3 Nf6 38. Nd4 R4c7 39. Nf5 Ne4 40.
Nh6+ Kg7 41. Rxd5 Nxc3 42. Nf5+ gxf5 43. Qg5+ Kf8 44. Qh6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.04"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. Nc3 Ne7
8. Qf4 Qe6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Ng6 11. Qg3 Qd6 12. Na4 Bd4 13. Rd1 Qf6 14. Qf3
Re8 15. Qxf6 Bxf6 16. f3 Be5 17. Be3 b6 18. Bd4 Bd6 19. Bf1 f5 20. Bc4+ Kh8 21.
Nc3 Ne5 22. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.05"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Tsesarsky} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5+ 7.
Nbd2 (7. Nfd2 {Tsesarsky} Ne4 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 h5 10. f3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bd6 12.
f4 f5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nc3 Nf6 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Nf3 g4 17. Ne5 Rc8 18. O-O O-O
19. a3 Kg7 20. Rfc1 Qd8 21. Qb3 Bc6 $11 {1-0 Gavrilov,A-Svirin,O/Smolensk
Alekhine ,EXT 1992 (52)}) 7... Ne4 (7... Be7 {Tsesarsky} 8. Bd3 (8. cxd5 cxd5
9. Bd3 h6 (9... Nb6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Nb3 Qa4 12. Qe2 Qb4 13. Rfc1 Na4 14. Ne5 a6
15. Rc2 h6 16. Bh4 Bc8 17. Rac1 O-O 18. f4 $16 {1-0 Matlak,M-Murdzia,P/POL tt
Lubniewice 1993 (46)}) 10. Bh4 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Ne5 Nb8 13. Rfc1 $14) 8...
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Re8 (12... Bd8 13. Rad1 Nxe4
14. Bxd8 Qxd8 15. Qxe4 Qc7 16. Qe7 Qe5 17. Nxc6 Qxb2 18. Ne5 Qxe5 (18... Nxe5
$4 19. Rd8 {1-0 Meyer,P-Prang,E/Biel 1993 (19)}) 19. Rxd7 Qxe7 20. Rxe7 $16)
13. Qb3 (13. Bd3 Nxe4 14. Bxe7 Rxe7 15. Bxe4 Nf6 $11) 13... Nxe4 14. Bxf7+ Kh8
15. Bxe8 Qxg5 16. Ne6 Qb5 17. Qxb5 cxb5 18. Nc7 Rb8 19. Nxb5 $44) 8. Bf4 (8.
Bh4 {Tsesarsky} Bb4 9. Bd3 (9. a3 f5 10. Rd1 Bd6 11. Bd3 h6 12. O-O g5 13. Bg3
Nxg3 14. hxg3 Nf6 15. Rc1 Bd7 16. Nb3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kortchnoi,V-Godena,M/
Debrecen EU tt SUI-ITA 1992 (62)}) 9... f5 (9... Nxd2 10. Nxd2 c5 11. cxd5 exd5
12. a3 c4 13. Be2 Nb6 14. Rd1 Bxd2+ 15. Rxd2 Be6 16. O-O $14 {1/2-1/2 Alvarez,
J-Cifuentes Parada,R/Capablanca B Cienfuegos City CUB 1996 (42)}) 10. a3 Ndf6
11. Rc1 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 O-O 13. Bxf6 Rxf6 14. f3 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2
Bd7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Cilia Vincenti,V-Al Ghasra,A/Thessaloniki 1988 (20)}) (8. cxd5
{Tsesarsky} exd5 (8... Nxg5 9. Nxg5 exd5 10. Bd3 (10. Nxh7 Be7 11. f4 g6 12.
Ng5 Bxg5 13. fxg5 Nf8 14. Bd3 Bg4 15. h3 Qc7 16. Kf2 Be6 17. Nf3 $16 {1-0
Umanskaya,I-Polyakova,N/ch-RUS (women), Elista RUS 1997 (58)}) 10... h6 11.
Ngf3 Nf6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Ne5 Ng4 14. Nef3 O-O 15. h3 Nf6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Lorscheid,G-Namyslo,H/Wuertt ch 1995 (26)}) 9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Bb4 11. a3 h6
12. Bh4 Nb6 13. O-O Bxd2 14. b4 Qa4 (14... Bxb4 15. axb4 Qxb4 16. Rfb1 Qd6 17.
Rxb6 $18) 15. Qxd2 Be6 16. Bc2 Qa6 17. a4 Nc4 18. Qd3 Qb6 19. Rab1 $14 {
1-0 Schlosser,P-Rotoni,F/Velden 1993 (32)}) 8... Bb4 (8... Be7 {Tsesarsky} 9.
cxd5 (9. Bd3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 e5 11. dxe5 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nxe5 13. O-O Nxc4 14. Nxc4
{1/2-1/2 Schlosser,P-Luther,T/GER-ch ,EXT 1994 (14)}) (9. h4 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 dxc4
(10... O-O 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bg3 $132) 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Bg3 exd4 13. O-O dxe3 (
13... O-O 14. exd4 Nb6 15. Bd3 Qh5 16. Rae1 Nd5 (16... Bxh4 17. Bd6 Rd8 18. Bc7
Rf8 19. Bd6 $11) (16... Be6 $132) 17. Nf3 f6 18. a3 $11 {1-0 Speelman,
J-Maksimenko,A/Copenhagen PC 1996/CBM 54/ (35)}) 14. fxe3 O-O 15. Ne4 Nb6 $17)
9... Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Qxd5 11. a3 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. e4 Qc6 14. Be2 Bd7 15. O-O
O-O 16. Rac1 Qa4 17. b4 Qxc2 18. Rxc2 Na6 19. Rfc1 $14 {0-1 Matlak,M-Zurek,M/
Czech tt(3) 1993 (58)}) 9. Bd3 $2 {Nach diesem schwachen Zug steht Schwarz
bereits besser!} ({Den Vorzug verdient} 9. a3 g5 (9... f5 10. Rc1 Be7 11. Bd3
O-O 12. O-O g5 13. Bxe4 gxf4 14. Bd3 fxe3 15. fxe3 Nf6 16. Ne5 $14 {0-1 Romm,
M-Dudas,J/Budapest 1S/1096 1996 (67)}) (9... Nxd2 10. Nxd2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12.
dxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Qxe5 15. O-O O-O {1/2-1/2 Timoscenko,
G-Malakhov,V/Porto San Giorgio ITA 1999 (32)}) 10. Bg3 g4 $140 (10... h5 11.
O-O-O Bxa3 (11... Be7 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 h4 14. Be5 f6 15. Qg6+ $18 {
1-0 Horvath,C-Kuijf,M/Bad Worishofen tt(3) 1993 (18)}) 12. bxa3 (12. Nb3 Qb4
13. bxa3 Qxa3+ 14. Kb1 h4 15. Bc7 Nxf2 16. Qxf2 Qxb3+ 17. Kc1 Rg8 $15) 12...
Qxa3+ (12... h4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bd6 exf3 15. gxf3 c5 $132 {1-0 Vaulin,
A-Tregubov,P/Smolensk RUS 1997 (45)}) 13. Qb2 Qxb2+ 14. Kxb2 h4 15. Nxe4 dxe4
16. Be5 (16. Nxg5 hxg3 17. fxg3 Nf6 18. Be2 Ke7 19. Rdf1 Bd7 20. g4 Rag8 21. h4
$14) (16. Bd6 exf3 17. gxf3 f6 18. Rg1 Kf7 $132 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Van der Werf,
M/Wijk (B1.1) 1995 (68)}) 16... f6 17. Nxg5 Nxe5 18. Nxe4 Nd7 19. Be2 $14) 11.
Rc1 $14 (11. Qd1 gxf3 12. axb4 Qxb4 (12... fxg2 13. Bxg2 Qxb4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15.
Ra4 Qxb2 16. Nxe4 Nb6 17. Nd6+ $44) 13. gxf3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Qxb2 15. Bd3 $44) (
11. Rd1 {Tsesarsky} Bxa3 (11... Be7 12. Ne5 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 h5 15.
Be2 $14 {1-0 Davies,N-Manor,I/Tel Aviv ASA 1988 (22)}) 12. bxa3 gxf3 13. gxf3
Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Qxa3 15. Rg1 $44)) (9. cxd5 {Tsesarsky} exd5 10. Bd3 Ndf6 11. Ke2
Bxd2 12. Nxd2 Qxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Nxd2 14. Kxd2 Ne4+ 15. Ke2 $14 {1-0 Kelecevic,
N-Kaenel,H/Lenk ,EXT 1995 (41)}) 9... Nxd2 (9... Ndf6 {Tsesarsky} 10. a3 Nxd2
11. Nxd2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd5 13. Bg3 O-O 14. Rc1 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2
$14 {1-0 Baumann,C-Ludwig,M/Arosa Damen-Turnier 1985 (48)}) (9... f5 {Tsesarsky
} 10. a3 g5 11. Bxe4 (11. Bg3 Nxg3 (11... g4 12. O-O Nxd2 13. axb4 Nxf3+ 14.
gxf3 Qxb4 15. c5 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Ga1a4]} b5 $8 16. fxg4 $16) 12. hxg3 Be7 $14)
11... gxf4 12. Bd3 fxe3 13. fxe3 Nf6 14. O-O-O Be7 15. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Stangl,
M-Wehmeier,S/It, Lippstadt GER 1997 (29)}) 10. Nxd2 e5 $1 (10... dxc4 {
Tsesarsky} 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. O-O-O $14 (12. Rd1 $6 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 (
14. O-O Bg4 15. Nb3 Bxd1 16. Rxd1 Qc7 $17 {0-1 Boissonnier,K-Villamayor,B/
Saitek US Masters, Hawaii USA 1998 (26)}) 14... Qxe5 15. O-O Bg4 $15)) (10...
Bxd2+ {Tsesarsky} 11. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. Ke2 b6 15. Rhd1
Bb7 16. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Galje,H-Visser,H/AKN Open, Haarlem NED 1998 (50)}) 11.
dxe5 dxc4 ({Mittels} 11... Nc5 $1 {ergriff Schwarz überraschend die Initiative
in Schmidt-Haba, Oesterreich 1997}) 12. Bxc4 Nxe5 13. O-O (13. Bxe5 Qxe5 (13...
Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Qxe5 15. O-O-O $5) 14. Bxf7+ Ke7 15. Bc4 Bf5 (15... Rd8 16.
O-O-O Bf5 17. e4) 16. Qb3 {mag nicht klar sein, schien mir aber nicht
besonders vertrauenserweckend.}) 13... Bxd2 14. Bxe5 {(=)} Qxe5 15. Qxd2 O-O
16. Rad1 (16. Rfd1 {ist natürlicher, da der Ra1 am Damenflügel nützlich sein
kann.}) 16... a5 $5 (16... Re8 17. Qb4 b5 18. Be2 Be6 $11) 17. Qd4 $2 {Ohne
Damen entwickelt sich die schwarze Initiative am Damenflügel wie am Schnürchen.
} (17. Qc2 Bf5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 {bedeutete vollen Ausgleich.}) 17... Qxd4
(17... Qg5 18. Be2 $1 {/\Qb6 +=}) 18. Rxd4 (18. exd4 Bd7 {und} 19. d5 c5 {
ergibt nur Probleme.}) 18... b5 19. Be2 Be6 20. Rc1 (20. a4 c5 21. Re4 bxa4 (
21... b4 22. Bc4 Rfd8 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Rxe6 Rd2 25. Rb1 Rad8 26. g3 Rc2 27.
Ra6 Rdd2 28. Rxa5 Rxf2 29. Rxc5 $13) 22. Rxa4 Rfb8 $36) (20. a3 c5 21. Rd2 c4
22. Rfd1 b4 $15) 20... Rfc8 (20... Bxa2 21. Rxc6 Rfb8 22. Rcd6 Kf8 $15) 21. Rd6
Bd5 (21... Bxa2 22. Rdxc6 Rxc6 23. Rxc6 b4 $11) 22. Bg4 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.
a3 Kf8 25. Rd1 Rb8 (25... Ke7 $5) 26. Rd4 Ke7 27. e4 Be6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 {
Es ist klar, dass dieses Turmendspiel für Weiss kein Vergnügen ist. Der
schwarze Turm steht hinter dem potentiellen Freibauern richtig, und der weisse
König muss noch zum Damenflügel laufen, wo er sowieso passiv sein wird.} 29.
Kf1 (29. e5 c5 30. Rd6 Rd8 31. Rxd8 Kxd8 32. Kf1 Kc7 33. Ke2 Kc6 34. Ke3 Kd5
35. f4 g5 36. g3 gxf4+ 37. gxf4 c4 {mit leichtem Gewinn}) 29... c5 30. Rd2 b4
31. axb4 cxb4 32. Ke2 (32. b3 a4 33. bxa4 b3 34. Rb2 Kd6 35. Ke2 Kc5 {und der
schwarze König dringt ein.}) 32... a4 33. Kd1 g5 ({Das Bauernendspiel nach} 
33... Rd8 34. Rxd8 Kxd8 35. Kd2 Kc7 36. Kd3 Kd6 37. Kc4 a3 38. bxa3 bxa3 39.
Kb3 {soll Remis enden.}) ({Sehr befürchtete ich aber den Zug} 33... b3 {
, wonach der schwarze Turm neue Horizonte auf seiner 5. Reihe findet. Doch
mittels} 34. Kc1 Rb4 35. f3 (35. e5 $2 Re4) 35... Rc4+ 36. Kd1 (36. Kb1 $2 Kf6)
36... Kf6 37. Ke2 $1 ({nicht} 37. Rd7 $2 a3) {kann Weiss noch Widerstand
leisten, indem er seinen König ins Spiel bringt. Z.B:} 37... Ke5 (37... Rb4 38.
Rd1 $8) 38. Ke3 g5 39. g3) 34. Rc2 (34. Rd4 Rd8 {wickelt jetzt in ein
gewonnenes Bauernendspiel ab.}) 34... Kd6 ({Auf} 34... Rd8+ {reagiert Weis am
besten mit} 35. Ke2 ({, weil der Turmtausch nach} 35. Kc1 Kd7 36. Rd2+ Kc7 37.
Rc2+ Kb7 {nur mittels} 38. Re2 {zu vermeiden ist. Dann ist aber} b3 {ziemlich
unangenehm.})) 35. Rc4 a3 36. bxa3 bxa3 37. Ra4 Rb1+ 38. Kd2 Rb2+ 39. Kc3 ({
Schlechter ist} 39. Kc1 Rxf2 (39... Ra2 40. Ra5) 40. Rxa3 Rxg2 41. Rh3 Ke5 42.
Rxh7 Kxe4 43. Rh3 (43. Kd1 Ke3 $1 44. Re7 Rxh2 45. Rxe6+ Kf2 46. Rg6 Rg2 {
und Schwarz gewinnt}) 43... g4 44. Rh5 Kf3 45. Kd1 Kf2 {mit nachfolgendem Kg1
und Gewinn.}) 39... Rxf2 40. Rxa3 Rxg2 ({Während der Partie war ich überzeugt,
dass Schwarz mittels} 40... Ke5 41. Ra5+ Kf4 42. g3+ Kxe4 43. Rxg5 Rxh2 {
[%csl Rc3][%cal Gh2a2] gewinnen konnte, doch ich hatte die Ressource} 44. Rg4+
$1 {übersehen, die den Vormarsch des e-Bauern behindert.} (44. Rg7 e5 45. g4
Ke3 46. g5 e4 47. g6 hxg6 48. Rxg6 {verliert nach} Rh8) 44... Kf3 45. Rg5 {
[%csl Ye6][%cal Yg5e5] Nach meiner Analyse ist dieses Endspiel Remis, auch
nach dem besten Versuch} Rh6 {. Die Alternativen} (45... h5 46. Re5 (46. Kd3 $5
Rh3 47. Kd2) 46... Kxg3 (46... Rh3 47. Kd2) 47. Kd3 h4 (47... Rh3 48. Ke2 Kg2
49. Rxe6 h4 50. Rh6 $11) 48. Rxe6 {mit Remisstellung, da der weisse Turm den
gegnerischen König zur h-Linie zwingen und selber mit seinem König mindestens
die e-Linie erreichen wird.}) ({und} 45... Rh3 46. Kd4 $1 (46. Rg7 h5 $1 (46...
Rxg3 47. Rxh7 e5 48. Kd2 Rg2+ 49. Ke1 Rg1+ 50. Kd2 $11) 47. Re7 Rxg3 48. Rxe6
h4 {und der weisse König kommt zu spät:} 49. Kd2 h3 50. Rf6+ (50. Re3+ Kf4)
50... Kg2 {usw. -+}) (46. Re5 Rh6 47. Rg5 Rg6 {und Schwarz erobert den
g-Bauern.}) 46... Rxg3 47. Rh5 Rg4+ (47... Rg7 48. Ke5 Re7 49. Rh1 $11) 48. Ke5
Re4+ 49. Kf6 $1 Re1 50. Rxh7 e5 51. Kf5 e4 52. Rh3+ $1 Kg2 53. Kg4 $1 e3 54.
Rg3+ Kf2 55. Kf4 e2 56. Rf3+ Kg2 57. Rg3+ Kh2 58. Kf3 $11 {scheinen weniger zu
versprechen.}) 46. Kd4 $1 (46. Rg7 e5 47. g4 (47. Kd3 Rd6+) 47... Ke3 $1 48.
Kc4 e4 {(/\ Rg6 -+)} 49. Kd5 $140 Kd3 $19) 46... Rg6 47. Rh5 h6 48. Rh1 (48.
Ke5 $2 Rg5+) 48... Kg2 49. Rh5 Kxg3 50. Rh1 {Trotz des Materialvorteils zweier
Bauern kann Schwarz kein besonderes Fortschritt machen. Sein Turm ist passiv,
während sein König unter der Bedrohung vieler Schachs steht.} Rg4+ 51. Ke5 Rh4
52. Ra1 $1 (52. Rg1+ Kf2 53. Rg8 h5 54. Rh8 Ra4 $1 55. Kxe6 h4 56. Kf5 Kg3 57.
Rg8+ Kf3 58. Rb8 Ra5+ 59. Kg6 Ra2 $19) 52... Rb4 (52... h5 53. Ra3+ Kg4 54.
Kxe6 Rh1 55. Ra4+ Kg5 56. Ra5+ Kg6 57. Ke5 $11) 53. Kxe6 h5 54. Kf5 Rb3 (54...
h4 55. Ra3+) (54... Rb5+ 55. Kg6 h4 56. Ra3+) 55. Kg5 h4 56. Rg1+ Kh2 57. Ra1
h3 58. Kg4 Rb4+ (58... Rb2 59. Ra3 $11) 59. Kf3 {mit Remis}) 41. Ra5 h6 42. h4
g4 ({Im Fall von} 42... Rg4 {erreicht Weiss rechtzeitig eine Blockade mittels}
43. hxg5 Rxg5 44. Ra1 Ke5 45. Rh1 {und 46.Rh4}) ({Und auch} 42... gxh4 43. Rh5
Rh2 44. Kd4 {bringt nichts ein.}) 43. Rh5 $4 {Ein unglaubliches Versehen.
Obwohl ich fühlte, dass ich meinen König zuerst bringen sollte, fand ich
nichts falsches an meinen Zug.} ({Trotzdem ist es nach dem richtigen} 43. Kd3 {
nicht so einfach, denn Schwarz spielt} g3 (43... e5 44. Ra6+ Kc5 45. Ra5+) (
43... Rg3+ 44. Kd4 $1 (44. Ke2 e5 45. Ra6+ Kc5 46. Rxh6 Kd4 {ist zu gefährlich:
} 47. h5 Kxe4 48. Rg6 Kf4 49. Rf6+ Kg5 50. Re6 Kf5 51. Ra6 Rh3 52. h6 Kf4 53.
Kf2 Rh2+ 54. Kg1 g3) 44... e5+ 45. Kc4 Rg1 (45... h5 46. Ra6+) 46. Ra6+ Ke7 47.
Rxh6 {oder 47.Kd5 mit Remis.}) 44. Ke3 Rb2 {, und der weisse Turm gelangt
nicht rechtzeitig hinter den schwarzen Freibauern (man sehe 45.Ra8 Ke5 46.Ra5
Kf6 47.Ra8 Kf7! 48.Ra7 Kg6 49.Ra8 Kh5 und gewinnt).} {Es muss} 45. Kf3 g2 46.
Ra6+ Ke5 47. Ra5+ Kf6 (47... Kd4 {bringt wegen Seitenschachs nicht viel}) 48.
Ra1 {geschehen, und das beste, was Schwarz nun erreichen kann, ist der
Abtausch von g2 gegen e4. Seine Gewinnchancen bleiben dann schmal.}) 43... g3
44. Rxh6 Ke5 $4 ({Und auch der junge Russe übersah den geradlinigen} 44... Rg1
45. Rg6 g2 $1 46. Kb2 Ke5 47. Rg4 Kd4 48. h5 Ke3 49. h6 Kf3 50. h7 Rh1 $19) 45.
Kd3 (45. h5 $2 Rg1 $1 $19) 45... Kf4 ({Ungenügend ist ebenfalls} 45... Ra2 46.
h5 Kf4 47. Rxe6 g2 48. Rf6+ Kg3 49. Rg6+ Kh2 50. h6 g1=Q 51. Rxg1 Kxg1 52. h7
Rh2 53. e5 Kf2 54. e6 Rxh7 55. Ke4 $11) 46. Rxe6 Ra2 47. Rf6+ Kg4 48. Rg6+ Kxh4
{Schwarz wird seinen Bauern als erster umwandel, aber Weiss ist mit seinen
Kräften vorne genug, um zu remisieren.} 49. Kd4 g2 50. Rg8 Kh3 51. Kd5 Rd2+ 52.
Ke6 Rd4 53. Rh8+ Kg3 54. Rg8+ Kf3 55. Rxg2 Kxg2 56. e5 Kf3 57. Kf7 Rf4+ 58. Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.06"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grosar, Aljosa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

{[%mdl 4872]} 1. e4 {Hecht:  6/(3)} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3
Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. f4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12.
Be2 {another possibilities are:} (12. f5) (12. Kb1) (12. Bd3 Qc7 (12... Qa5 13.
Kb1 b4 14. Ne2 Qc5 {[%cal Yc5d4]} 15. f5 $14) (12... O-O 13. e5 $1 d5 (13... f5
14. Ne4 $5) 14. Ne4 $16) 13. Qe3 Qc5 (13... Bd7 14. Qh3 b4 15. Ne2 h5 16. f5 e5
17. Ng3 a5 18. Nxh5 Kd8 19. Qg4 Qc5 20. Kb1 a4 21. Qe2 a3 $17 {Zude,A-Epishin,
V/Vienna op (02) ;EXP 53 1996/0-1 (52)}) 14. Qg3 $5 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Yg3g7] +/
= Dokoian, = Kramnik} (14. Qh3 h5 15. Kb1 b4 16. Ne2 a5 17. Rc1 a4 18. Rhd1 (
18. c3 $13) 18... Bd7 19. c3 Rb8 20. Rd2 (20. cxb4 $142 Qxb4 21. Rc2 $13) 20...
Bd8 $15 {Slobodjan,R-Hracek,Z/Nussloch (04)/1996/0-1 (49) /\ Ba5, Ke7}) 14...
b4 (14... Kf8 15. f5 b4 16. Ne2 a5 17. Kb1 a4 18. Rhf1 e5 19. Qf2 Qxf2 20. Rxf2
Bd8 21. Bc4 {[%csl Yd5,Rd6][%cal Yd1d6,Yc4d5] 1-0 Thorhallsson,T-Nielsen,PH/
Gausdal op (05)/1996 (43)}) 15. Ne2 (15. Qg7 Rf8 16. Ne2 Qh5 17. Nd4 Qg6 $11)
15... a5 $132 {Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Amsterdam/1996 (17)}) (12. f5 {[%csl Re6]
[%cal Yf5e6]} Qa5 (12... Qc7 {[%cal Yc7c4]} 13. Kb1 (13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Qd2 Qc5
15. Kb1 Bd7 16. Bd3 b4 17. Ne2 a5 18. Nf4 a4 19. Be2 {1/2-1/2 Dolmatov,S-Aseev,
K/Kemerovo1 (07)/1995}) 13... Qc5 {[%cal Yc5d4]} 14. Qd2 Bd7 15. g3 (15. Bd3)
15... b4 16. fxe6 (16. Ne2 e5 $1 $11) 16... fxe6 17. Ne2 a5 (17... e5 $2 18.
Qh6 {/\ Bh3+/-}) 18. Bh3 Rc8 19. Nd4 $14 {Kindermann,S-Piket,Je/Nussloch (08)/
1996 (41)} (19. Nf4 Qe5 20. Rhe1 $13)) (12... Rb8 {/\ Qb6} 13. Kb1 (13. Be2 $5)
13... Qc7 14. Be2 Qc5 15. Qxc5 (15. Qd3) (15. Qd3) 15... dxc5 16. Bh5 $36) 13.
Kb1 b4 14. Ne2 e5 15. Qe3 Bb7 16. Ng3 d5 17. Bd3 O-O-O 18. Qe2 h5 19. exd5 h4
20. Ne4 Rxd5 $11 {Khalifman-Hrachek,Erevan 96}) (12. e5 d5 $5 (12... dxe5 $6
13. Qe4 Bd7 14. Rxd7 (14. fxe5 fxe5 15. Qxe5 Bf6 16. Qe1 $14) 14... Kxd7 15.
Bxb5+ $16) (12... fxe5 $6 13. fxe5 d5 {><f7} (13... dxe5 14. Qxe5 Bg5+ 15. Kb1
Qf6 16. Qd6 e5 17. Nxb5 $18)) 13. Kb1 Rg8 (13... f5 $6 14. g4 $1 fxg4 15. f5
$36) (13... Bb7 14. Bd3 $5 Rc8 (14... b4 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Qxb4 $18) (14... f5
15. g4 fxg4 16. f5 $18) 15. f5 fxe5 16. Qxe5 Bf6 17. Qe1 $16) 14. Ne2 (14. g3
Bb7 15. Bh3 Rc8 16. f5 fxe5 17. Qxe5 Bf6 $17 {Mainka,R-Gurevich,D/Bad Zwesten
op (04) 1997 (37)}) 14... Bb7 15. Ng3 fxe5 16. fxe5 Qc7 17. Re1 O-O-O 18. Bd3
h5 $11 {Peng,Xiaomin-Gurevich,D/Groningen op (07) 1996 (42)}) (12. Kb1 Qc7 13.
Qe3 Qc5 {[%cal Yc5e3] 1/2-1/2 Ivanov,AV-Gulko,B/USA-ch (02) 1996}) 12... Qc7 (
12... h5 $5) (12... Qa5 13. e5 fxe5 14. fxe5 d5 15. Nxd5 $5 $40) 13. f5 {
another possibilities are:} (13. Bf3 Bb7 14. Kb1 (14. f5 h5 15. Kb1 Qc5 16. Qd2
O-O-O 17. a3 Kb8 $11 {Leko,P-Kramnik,V/Rapid Frankfurt GER (04) ;Horror 1996 
(36)}) 14... Qc5 15. Qd2 O-O-O 16. Rhe1 Kb8 $11 {Brodsky,M-Poluljahov,A/MK
Cafe Koszalin/1997}) (13. Bh5 Qc5 14. Qxc5 dxc5 15. f5 {[#]} b4 16. Ne2 e5 17.
Ng3 c4 18. Be2 c3 $132 {Lautier,J-Pelletier,Y/Credit Suisse (02) 1997 (41)})
13... Qc5 {[%cal Yc5d4]} 14. fxe6 (14. Qd3 Ra7 15. Bh5 {1/2-1/2 Hracek,
Z-Epishin,V/Erevan (06) 1996}) 14... fxe6 (14... Qg5+ $5) 15. Qxc5 dxc5 16.
Bh5+ {another contination is 16.Rd3.But as it was shown in forthcoming game,
it doesn't bring white anything good.} (16. Rd3 Ra7 17. Bh5+ Kf8 18. Ne2 Rg8
19. g3 c4 $15 {Fishbein,A-Epishin,V/New York op (05) 1997/1/2-1/2 (70)}) 16...
Kf8 {[#]} 17. e5 {agressive move,after which black should play exactly for
neitralization of white's iniative.} (17. Rhf1 Ra7 18. e5 f5 19. g4 Kg7 (19...
Rd7 $2 20. Rde1 Kg7 21. gxf5 exf5 22. e6 Rd6 23. Rxf5 Rxe6 24. Rf7+ {1-0
Lugovoi,Aleksei-Huzman,Alexander/Beer-Sheva (8) 1998}) 20. Rd3 $6 (20. gxf5
$142 exf5 21. Nd5 Bg5+ 22. Kb1 $11) 20... c4 21. Rh3 Rf8 $15 {Tseitlin,
Ma-Epishin,V/St.Petersburg (07) 1997/1/2-1/2 (65)}) 17... f5 18. g4 Ra7 {
[%cal Ya7d7] '!' Tiviakov. Look dangerous another possibility how show
tournament practice:} (18... b4 19. Na4 (19. Ne2 {'+/=' Tiviakov.} Ra7 (19...
Bg5+ 20. Kb1 Ke7 21. gxf5 exf5 22. Rhg1 Bh6 $132 {Perunovic,Milos-Izoria,Zviad/
Moscow (6) 1998 (48)}) 20. gxf5 exf5 21. Nf4 $16 {Palac-Smirin/EUch-TM Pula/
1997}) 19... Rb8) 19. gxf5 (19. Rhf1 {- 17.Rhf1 Ra7 18.e5 f5 19.g4}) 19... exf5
20. Nd5 Bg5+ $5 (20... Be6 $5) (20... Kg7 $6 21. Nxe7 (21. Rhg1+ Kh6 22. Rd3
Bg5+ {1-0 Van den Doel,E-Epishin,V/Graz 1997/EXT 98 (57)}) 21... Rxe7 22. Rd6
Rf8 (22... Rxe5 $2 23. Rg1+ $18) 23. Rg1+ $36 {1-0 Dolmatov,S-Iskusnyh,S/St.
Petersburg 1998/CBM 67 noVC (30)}) 21. Kb1 Be6 22. Rhg1 Rd7 $1 $146 {Very
important novelty; black sacrifices the pawn and moves the game to the equal
bishops ending ,therefore black's king much better, than white's king} (22...
Rg8 $6 23. Nf4 {Tiviakov's move leads to big advantage of white after:} Bxf4 $6
(23... Bf7 24. Bxf7 Kxf7 (24... Rxf7 $2 25. Ne6+) 25. Rd7+ $1 Rxd7 26. e6+ Kf6
(26... Ke7 27. exd7 Kxd7 28. h4) 27. exd7 Rd8 28. Rxg5 $1 Kxg5 29. Ne6+ $18) (
23... Bc4 $142 $1 $13) 24. Rd8+ Ke7 25. Rdxg8 Bxg8 26. Rg7+ Ke6 27. Rxa7 Kxe5 (
27... Bxh2 28. Rg7 $1) 28. h3 {1/2-1/2 Short,N-Yermolinsky,A/Wijk aan Zee 1997/
CBM 57/[Hecht] (82)} (28. h4 $5 Be3 29. Rg7 Bd5 30. Rxh7 f4 31. Re7+ Kf6 32.
Re8 Bf2 33. Rf8+ Ke5 34. Bg6 Bxh4 35. Rf5+ Ke6 36. Rxf4 {1-0 Delchev,
Aleksander-Nikolac,Juraj/Pula (4) 1998 (41)})) 23. Rxg5 Rxd5 24. Rxf5+ (24.
Rxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxf5+ Ke7 $132) 24... Ke7 25. Rg5 (25. Rxd5 Bxd5 26. Rf6 Rg8 $132
) 25... Rg8 26. Rxg8 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Bxg8 28. Bg4 Be6 29. Bf3 Bf7 30. a4 bxa4
31. Be2 a5 32. Kc1 Bd5 {white could not prevent Ke6,after that draw becomes
obvious.} 33. Bg4 Be6 34. Bf3 Bc4 35. Kd2 Ke6 36. Kc3 Ba2 37. Be2 Bd5 {Black
doesn't get to the trap, and the game comes to the drawing harbour.} (37...
Kxe5 $2 38. Bc4 Bb1 39. Kd2) 38. Bb5 Kxe5 $11 39. Bxa4 h5 40. Bb3 Kd6 41. h4
Bxb3 42. Kxb3 Kc6 43. Ka4 Kb6 44. c4 Ka6 45. Kb3 Kb6 46. Kc3 a4 47. b4 axb3 48.
Kxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.12.07"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 (6. Be2 {main line})
6... O-O 7. O-O Bg4 (7... Nbd7 8. h3 a6 9. a4 b6 10. Bf4 Rb8 11. Re1 Nh5 12.
Bh2 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Nb6 (14... Bxb2 15. Ra2 Bg7 16. Nxd6 (16. Na7 Bb7
17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. dxc6 Nb6 19. Ra7 Ra8 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Bb5 Qa5 22. c4 $14 {
[%cal Ge4e5]}) 16... exd6 17. Bxd6 Rb4 18. Bxf8 Qxf8 19. Ba6 $14) 15. Bf1 Bxb2
16. Ra2 Bg7 17. c4 $14 {0-1 Terasti Pasi-Miettinen Keijo/Avoin suomenmestaruus
1995 (64)}) (7... Qa5 8. Re1 a6 9. Bd2 Bg4 10. a4 (10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 b5 12.
Bf1 Nbd7 13. a3 $14) 10... Nbd7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Ne5 13. Qe2 Nxc4 14. Qxc4
Qb4 15. Qe2 c4 16. Nd1 Qc5 17. a5 $14 {1-0 Teuchert-Kiffmeyer,C/GER-N 1977/Inf
77 (42)}) (7... Na6 8. h3 (8. Re1 Nc7 9. a4 $14 (9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Be3 b5 11. Nxb5
Nxb5 12. Bxb5 Rb8 13. Qd3 (13. Bc4 Rxb2 $11 {0-1 Mendoza,L-De la Riva,O/ESP ch
Lleida ,EXT 1991 (28)}) 13... Bxb2 (13... f5 14. e5 dxe5 15. Qc4 e4 16. Ng5 $14
) 14. Rab1 Bg7 15. Bc6 $14)) (8. Qe2 Nc7 9. Re1 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nd7
12. a4 b6 13. Bf1 a6 14. b3 Rb8 15. Bb2 e6 16. Rad1 exd5 17. exd5 b5 18. Ba1
Re8 (18... bxa4 19. Nxa4 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Qf6 21. Qxf6 Nxf6 22. Nb2 Nfxd5 23. Bxa6
$11) 19. Ne4 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 f5 21. Nc3 Ne5 $15 {1-0 Bus,M-Bojczuk,Z/Bielsko
Biala ,EXT 1990 (43)}) 8... Nc7 9. Re1 (9. a4 a6 10. Bf4 b6 (10... Nd7 11. Re1
Rb8 12. a5 b5 13. axb6 Rxb6 14. Na4 Rb4 15. Qd3 (15. Bf1 f5 $132 {[%csl Rf4]})
15... Nb6 16. Nxb6 Rxb6 17. Ra2 Bd7 18. e5 Bb5 19. Nd2 $14 {0-1 Hachian,
M-Situru,N/Yerevan olm 1996/EXT 96ch2 (42)}) 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Qd3 $14 {1-0
Izeta,F-Sanchez Guirado,F/ch-ESP, Torrevieja 1997 (64)}) (9. Qd3 a6 10. a4 e5
11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Bxe6 Nxe6 13. Rd1 $132 {1/2-1/2 Izeta,F-Ponomariov,R/Batumi
GEO 1999 (110)}) 9... e5 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Bxe6 Nxe6 12. Qd3 (12. a4 Re8 13.
Be3 Qb6 14. Qd3 a6 15. a5 Qc6 16. Qc4 b5 17. axb6 Qxb6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Izeta,
F-Dumont,S/Rio de Janeiro BRA 1999 (44)}) 12... Qd7 13. Be3 Rad8 14. Rad1 a6
15. b3 Rfe8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Nc7 18. c4 b5 19. Bf4 b4 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21.
Re1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Malakhov,V/Porto San Giorgio ITA 1999 (35)}) 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nbd7 10. Qd1 (10. Qe2 Nb6 11. f4 Nfd7 12. a4 Nxc4 13. Qxc4 a6 14.
Bd2 b6 15. Nd1 Qc7 16. Ra3 Qb7 17. Rb3 Rab8 18. Nc3 Bd4+ 19. Kh2 Qa7 20. Qe2
Rbc8 $132 {1-0 Lewandowska,K-Koglin,A/BLW 1994 (66)}) 10... Ne8 (10... Rb8 11.
a4 Ne8 12. Bf4 Nc7 13. Qd2 b6 14. Nb5 Nxb5 15. axb5 Bxb2 16. Rxa7 Ra8 17. Ra6
Bg7 18. c3 Qc7 19. Rfa1 $16 {1-0 Van Dongen,P-Krivokapic,R/Paris ,EXT 1993 (55)
}) 11. Re1 Nc7 12. a4 (12. Bf1 Rb8 13. a4 a6 14. a5 b5 15. axb6 Rxb6 16. Na4
Rb8 17. Ra2 Re8 18. b3 Nb5 19. Qd2 Qc8 20. Bb2 Nd4 21. Kh1 a5 22. Nc3 Qd8 23.
Nd1 e6 24. dxe6 Rxe6 25. Bc4 Re8 26. c3 Nxb3 (26... Nc6 27. Bxf7+ $16 {1/2-1/2
Karklins,A-De Fotis,G/Illinois ,EXT 1989 (31)}) 27. Qc2 (27. Qd5 Re6 28. Bxb3
Nf6 29. Qc4 d5 $17) 27... Qb6 28. Ra3 a4 29. Rxa4 Na5 30. Ba2 $132) 12... f5
13. exf5 Rxf5 14. Ne4 $5 {Is connected to a temporary sacrifice of a pawn} ({
Is more cautious was} 14. Ba2 Nb6 15. g4 Rf7 16. a5 Nd7 17. Ne4 $14) 14... Nb6
{[%csl Rd5]} 15. Bd3 $5 (15. g4 Rf8 16. Qd3 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Qd7 18. Ra3 $14 (18.
Nxc5 dxc5 19. d6+ Kh8 20. dxc7 Qxc7 21. Be3 b6 $11)) 15... c4 (15... Nbxd5 16.
Ng5 Re5 17. Rxe5 (17. Be4 Nf6 18. Bxb7 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Rb8 20. Ne6 Nxe6 21.
Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Bf3 $14) 17... dxe5 (17... Bxe5 18. Bc4 $18 {[%csl Rd5]}) 18. Bc4
$14 {[%csl Gc1,Gc4,Re5,Re7]}) (15... Ncxd5 16. a5 $16) (15... Rxd5 16. a5 $16)
16. Bf1 (16. a5 $6 cxd3 (16... Nbxd5 17. Bxc4 $14) 17. axb6 Nxd5 (17... axb6
18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Qxd3 Qa5 $15) 18. bxa7 (18. Rxa7 dxc2 19. Qxc2 Rb8 $15) 18...
dxc2 19. Qxc2 Bd4 $15) 16... Rxd5 17. Qg4 Ra5 (17... Rf5 18. a5 Nd7 19. Bxc4+
d5 20. Bb3 e6 21. Ng3 (21. Nd6 Ne5 22. Rxe5 (22. Nxb7 Qb8 23. Qg3 Qxb7 24. Bf4
Nf7 25. Bxc7 e5 $17) 22... Rxe5 23. Nxb7 Re1+ 24. Kh2 Qb8 $17) 21... Rf7 22. c3
$14) 18. Ng5 (18. Bd2 Rxa4 19. Rxa4 Nxa4 20. Bxc4+ d5 21. Bb3 Nxb2 22. Nc5 b6 (
22... Bf6 23. Ne6 Nxe6 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Bxd5 Rc8 26. c4 Nd3 27. Rb1 Nc5 28.
Qe3 b6 $15) 23. Ne6 Nxe6 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Bxd5 Rc8 26. Bb3 Rc7 $15) 18... Qc8
$2 $16 (18... c3 $5 19. b3 (19. b4 Rf5 20. Bd3 Rf6) 19... Rf5 20. a5 Nbd5 21.
Bd3 Re5 22. Rxe5 dxe5 (22... Bxe5 23. Bc4 $18) 23. Bc4 $14) 19. Rxe7 Qxg4 20.
hxg4 Rc8 21. Bd2 Rc5 (21... Rd5 22. Ne4 (22. a5 Rxd2 23. axb6 axb6 24. Ne4 Rxc2
(24... Rd4 25. c3 Kf8 26. Rxc7 $18) 25. Nxd6 Bxb2 26. Nxc8 Bxa1 27. Rxc7 Bd4
28. Rxc4 Bxf2+ 29. Kh2 Rxc4 30. Bxc4+ $18) 22... Kf8 (22... Bxb2 23. Rb1 Rxd2 (
23... Be5 24. a5 Rd4 25. axb6 Nd5 26. Rxb7 $18 {[%cal Gf2f3,Gb6a7]}) 24. Nxd2
Bf6 25. Re2 Rb8 26. a5 Na4 27. Ne4 $16) 23. Rxg7 Kxg7 24. Bc3+ Kf8 25. a5 Nd7
26. Bxc4 $16) (21... Rxa4 22. Rxa4 Nxa4 23. Bxc4+ d5 24. Bb3 (24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25.
Bxd5+ Kh8 (25... Kf8 26. Ne6+ $18) 26. Nf7+ Kg8 (26... Rxf7 27. Bxf7 Nxb2 $14)
27. Nd8+ $11) 24... Nc5 (24... Nxb2 25. Bf4 h6 26. Bxc7 hxg5 27. Bxd5+ $18) 25.
Bc3 (25. Ba2 Bxb2 26. Bf4 Bf6 27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28. Bxc7 Bxg5 29. Bxd5+ Kf8 30. f4
$14) 25... Bxc3 26. bxc3 h6 27. Nf7 Kf8 28. Nd6 Kxe7 29. Nxc8+ Kf6 30. Nxa7 $14
) 22. Ne4 Rc6 23. Bc3 Bxc3 24. Nxc3 Re8 $6 (24... Rb8 $142 25. Rd1 (25. Rae1
Nbd5 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. R7e4 Rbc8 28. Be2 Nb4 29. Bf3 R6c7 30. R4e2 c3 31. b3 b6
32. Rd1 Rd8 33. Rd4 a5 34. Kf1 $14) 25... Re8 26. Rxe8+ Nxe8 27. a5 Nd7 28. Rd4
Ne5 29. g5 $16) (24... Rf8 $142 25. Nb5 (25. Rd1 Rf7 26. Re3 a5 27. g3 d5 28.
Bg2 Rd6 29. Re5 $16) 25... Nbd5 26. Rd7 c3 27. bxc3 a6 28. Nxc7 Nxc7 29. Rb1 b6
30. Rb4 $16) 25. Rxe8+ Nxe8 26. a5 Nd7 27. Ra4 Ne5 $2 $18 {The right solutions
to accept rather not simplly and black put mistake after mistake.} (27... Kg7
28. Rxc4 $16) 28. g5 d5 (28... Kf8 29. f4 Ng4 30. Bxc4 Ne3 31. Bb5 $18) 29. f4
(29. f4 d4 (29... Ng4 30. Nxd5 $18 {[%csl Rc4]}) 30. Nd5 $18 {[%csl Re5][%cal
Gd5e7]}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Solovjov, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg5 d4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Rc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Solovjov, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 ({Die beiden Hauptvarianten sind} 9... Nxd4) ({und} 9... d5)
10. g4 Ne5 11. h4 Qa5 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. Be2 Nc4 {führt zu einer bekannten
Stellung, aber mit einem Mehrtempo für Weiß.} 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. h5 Rac8 16. Nb3
Qe5 $6 (16... Qc7 $5) 17. Bd4 Rxd4 $2 (17... Qe6 $16) 18. Qxd4 $18 {Hier hat
Schwarz zuwenig für die Qualität.} Qf4 19. h6 Bh8 20. Qxa7 Be6 21. Rhf1 Bc4 22.
Qxb7 Rf8 23. Rfe1 Bxb3 24. axb3 Qxf3 25. g5 (25. g5 Ng4 26. Nd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lunev, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C34"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 h6 4. d4 g5 5. g3 fxg3 {5...d6} (5... d6) 6. hxg3
Bg7 7. Nc3 d6 8. Bc4 Nf6 $146 {8...Sc6,8...Lg4} (8... Nc6) (8... Bg4) 9. Qd3 {
A standard move in a position of such kind, intended to meet Be6 with Bxe6
fxe6 e4-e5.} (9. e5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 O-O 11. Qd3 Nc6 12. Qg6 Qe8 {was not
dangerous for black.}) 9... Nc6 10. Be3 Na5 11. O-O-O {The move looks too
solid, but} (11. e5 dxe5 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Nxe5+ Kg8 {would not promise too
much.}) 11... Nxc4 12. Qxc4 c6 $6 (12... Bg4 $13 {was much stronger.}) 13. d5
$1 {Excellent move.} cxd5 (13... O-O $1 14. dxc6 Be6 {would more respond to a
spirit of the king` gambit!}) 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 O-O 16. Bd4 $1 Be6 17.
Qxb7 Qa5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. a3 Rfb8 (19... Rab8 {was a bit more precise, but
black is up to produce a brilliancy...}) 20. Qe7 ({After} 20. Qc6 Rxb2 {
was strong:} 21. Qxa8 Qc3 22. Nd4 Ra2 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. Qxa7+ Kg8 25. Qb8+ Kg7
{with a draw. An attempt to play for a win by} 26. Qb1 {would backfire:} Qe3+
27. Rd2 Qxa3+ 28. Kd1 Ra1 $19) 20... Rxb2 {It turns out to be a mistake.} ({
Black should continue} 20... Qb6 21. Rxh6 Qe3+ 22. Nd2 $1 Kxh6 23. Qf6+ Kh5 24.
Rh1+ Kg4 25. Qf1 $1 Rh8 26. Qd1+ Kxg3 27. Re1 Qf4 28. Rf1 Rh3 29. Rxf4 Kxf4 30.
Qf1+ Kg4 {White stands better (+/-), but black is not helpless...}) 21. Rxh6 $1
Rxc2+ ({Only now, perhaps, it dawned upon black, that} 21... Qc3 {prepared by
black with an idea 22.Dxg5+ Kf6 23.Sd4 Tc2 24.Sc2 Tc8 where black had saved
the game would fail due to 22.Rg6+!! with an immediate mate!} 22. Qxg5+ (22.
Rg6+ $3) 22... Kf8 23. Nd4 Rxc2+ 24. Nxc2 Rc8) 22. Kxc2 Rc8+ 23. Kd3 Rc3+ 24.
Ke2 Bc4+ 25. Kf2 Rc2+ ({Or} 25... Rxf3+ 26. Kxf3 Qc3+ 27. Kg4 Be2+ 28. Kh3 $18)
26. Kg1 Qc5+ 27. Kh1 Kxh6 28. Rxd6+ Be6 29. Qf6+ (29. Rxe6+ {is winning as
well.}) 29... Kh5 30. g4+ $1 {Coup de grace!} Kxg4 31. Ne5+ Kh4 32. Qh6+ Kg3
33. Qxg5+ Kf2 34. Nd3+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Lunev, Andrey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 544]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7.
Qb3 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 (9... Be7 10. a4 a6 11. Bd2 c5 12. axb5 Bd5 13.
Qc2 Be4 14. Qd1 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nc3 {0,5/Horvath,C-Matlak,
M/Stary Smokovec/1991/} Bc6 $11) (9... a5 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. a4 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6
13. Ne5 Bb4 14. Nd3 $14 {Razuvaev,Y-Knaak,R/Dortmund/1991/}) 10. a4 c5 11. axb5
Bd5 12. Qd3 (12. Qd1 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. dxc5 (14. Bg5 Ne4 15. Be3 c4 16.
Nbd2 Be7 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 $11 {(36) 0-1 Ivanov,Mikhail M-Filippov,Valerij/
Vladivostok Zaitsev (5) ;CBM 50 1995 (29)}) (14. Nc3 Bc6 15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2
Qc6 (16... b4 17. Nb5 Qc6 18. Qa4 Be7 19. dxc5 O-O 20. Be3 $2 Bxc5 (20... Ra8
21. Qxb4 Rb8 22. Nd4 Qxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Rxb4 24. Nc6 Bxc5 25. Bxc5 Rxb2 26. Ne7+
Kh8 (26... Kf8 $5 27. Ba3 Ra2 (27... Rxe2 $4 28. Rc1 Ne8 29. Rc8 f6 (29... f5
30. Ng6+ Kf7 31. Nh8+ $18) 30. Ng6+ $18) 28. Bb4 Ke8 29. Rc1 Ne5 $15) 27. Ra1
h6 $17) 21. Nc3 Qb7 22. Qb5 Qa8 23. Bxc5 Rb8 24. Qxb4 Rxb4 25. Bxb4 Qb7 26. Ba3
$44 {Alienkin,Aleksander-Pavasovic,Dusko/Pardubice Czech op (2) ;EXT 99 1998/1/
2-1/2 (72)}) 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nf4 O-O 19. Nd3 Bd4 {1/2-1/2 Hellsten,
Johan-Bagirov,Vladimir/Yerevan ol (Men) (13) ;EXT 97 1996}) 14... Bxc5 15. Nc3
Bc6 16. Ne1 {1/2-1/2 Razuvaev,Yuri S-Yakovich,Yuri/Moscow Tal mem ;EXT 97 1992}
(16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 b4 18. Na4 Be7 19. b3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,Sergey-Volzhin,
Alexander/St Petersburg op (4) ;CBM 46 ext 1995 (39)})) (12. Qc2 axb5 13. Rxa8
Qxa8 14. Nc3 (14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. Bg5 O-O 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nh4 b4
19. Nb1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ikonnikov,Vyacheslav-Bagirov,Vladimir/
Neckar op 1st (9) ;EXT 99 1997 (33)}) 14... Bc6 15. dxc5 b4 16. Nd1 Bxc5 17.
Be3 (17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 O-O 19. Nf4 Rc8 20. Qb3 Bf8 21. Ne3 $11 {1/2-1/2
Tratar,Marko-Haba,Petr/Ceske Budejovice op (5) ;EXT 98 1996 (47)}) 17... Be7
18. Bg5 Be4 19. Qc4 O-O 20. Ne3 Rc8 21. Qb3 $11 {1-0 Malaniuk,Vladimir
P-Kharlov,Andrei/Simferopol/Alushta ;EXT 97 1992 (44)}) 12... Be4 (12... c4 13.
Qc2 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. Nh4 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Qb7 18. Bd2 Be7 19.
Rb1 b4 20. Nd1 Nb6 21. Nge3 b3 22. Qc1 O-O $132 {1/2-1/2 Nickoloff,Bryon-Wolff,
Patrick G/World op Philadelphia (4) ;EXT 97 1993 (40)}) 13. Qb3 Bd5 14. Qd1 (
14. Qc2 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nc3 Bc6 17. dxc5 (17. e4 $2 Nxe4 18. dxc5 Nxc3
19. Qxc3 b4 $1 20. Qb3 (20. Qe3 Bxc5 21. Qe2 O-O $17) 20... Bxc5 (20... Nxc5
21. Qe3 $17) 21. Rd1 O-O $17 {Ftacnik,L 0-1 Tukmakov,Vladimir B-Kharlov,Andrei/
Bern op (8) ;CBM 28 1992 (32)}) 17... b4 18. Nd1 Bxc5 19. Be3 $11) (14. Qd3 c4
15. Qc2 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nc3 Bc6 18. d5 exd5 19. Nd4 Bc5 20. Ncxb5 O-O (
20... Bxb5 21. Nxb5 Qa5 22. Nc3 $14) 21. Qc3 Rb8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Bacrot,
Etienne-Dao Thien Hai/Hoogovens-B Wijk aan Zee (3) ;CBM 57 1997 (30)} (21...
Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Qb7 23. Nd4 Qb6 24. Rd1 h6 $11)) 14... axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nc3
(16. Bf4 $6 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Bc5 18. Qd3 $11 (18. Qd1 $6 O-O 19. Nbd2 h6 20. Nb3 (
20. e4 $6 Bc6 (20... Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Qxd7 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Qxf3 24. Qxb5
$11) 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Nd7 23. Bf4 e5 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Qa7 $17 {
0-1 Sokolov,Ivan-Stangl,Markus/Garmisch rapid (14) ;CBM 43 ext 1994 (35)}) (20.
Qa1 $15) (20. Ne1 e5 $15) 20... Bb6 21. Ne1 Rd8 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Bd2 Ne5 24.
Nf3 Nc4 $15)) 16... Bc6 $11 17. Ne1 b4 (17... Bxg2 18. Nxg2 b4 19. Nb5 Qa5 (
19... Qc6 20. Qa4 Be7 21. dxc5 O-O 22. Be3 {position from the game Alienkin -
Pavasovich 1998} Ra8 $15) 20. Qd3 Be7 $11) 18. Nb5 Qb7 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Qa4
Be7 21. dxc5 O-O 22. Nc3 (22. Be3 Bxc5 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. Qxb4 Rb8 25. Nd4 Rxb4
26. Nxc6 Rxb2 27. e3 $11) (22. Nd3 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. Nc3 Qa8 25. Qxa8 Rxa8
26. Nb1 Ra2 (26... Ne4 27. Nd2 $11) 27. Nd2 $11) 22... Qxc5 23. Nd3 Qb6 $6 (
23... Qc4 24. Nd1 Nb6 25. Qa5 Nfd5 26. Ne3 $11) 24. Na2 $14 {[%csl Rb4] The
pawn b4 starts to require attention.} b3 25. Be3 Qb7 (25... Qd6 26. Qxb3 Nd5
27. Bd4 Rb8 28. Qc2 (28. Qc4 N7b6 29. Qc2 Rc8 30. Qd1 $14) 28... e5 29. Bc3 e4
30. Ndc1 e3 $14) 26. Nc3 $6 (26. Nac1 $1 {[%csl Rb3]} Rb8 (26... Nd5 27. Bd4
Rb8 28. Nxb3 Qxb3 29. Qxd7 Qc4 30. Be5 Rd8 31. Qb7 $16) 27. Rd1 (27. Bf4 Qb5
28. Qxb5 Rxb5 29. Rd1 Nd5 30. h4 Nxf4 31. Nxf4 Nb6 32. Rd3 Bf6 33. Rxb3 Rxb3
34. Nxb3 Bxb2 $11) 27... Ne4 (27... e5 28. Bg5 e4 29. Nf4 $14) 28. f3 Nec5 29.
Nxc5 Nxc5 30. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 31. Kg2 $14 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Gd1d7]}) 26... Rc8 (26...
Ra8 27. Qd4 $11) 27. Rc1 (27. Ra1 Nd5 $11) 27... h5 28. Bd4 h4 (28... Ra8 $6
29. Qb5 Qxb5 30. Nxb5 Ra5 31. Rc8+ Kh7 32. Rc7 Rxb5 33. Bxf6 Bxf6 34. Rxd7 Kg6
35. Kg2 $14) 29. Qb5 Qa8 $2 $16 {Black does not receive fair compensation for
a sacrificed pawn.} (29... Qxb5 $5 30. Nxb5 Rc2 31. Ra1 (31. gxh4 e5 (31...
Rxe2 32. Be3 Rc2 33. Nd4 Rxc1+ 34. Bxc1 Ne4 35. Nxb3 Bxh4 $11) 32. Bc3 Ne4 33.
Re1 Nxc3 34. Nxc3 Nc5 35. Nd5 Nxd3 36. Nxe7+ Kf8 37. exd3 Kxe7 38. Rxe5+ Kd6
39. Rb5 Rxb2 $15) 31... Rxe2 32. Nc1 Rc2 33. Nxb3 e5 $132) 30. Qxb3 h3 31. f3 (
31. Ne1 e5 32. Be3 $16) 31... e5 32. Bf2 $2 $14 {Allows black to complicate
the game.} (32. Nxe5 $1 {Being not afraid ghosts.} Nxe5 33. Bxe5 Bc5+ 34. Kh1 (
34. Kf1 Ng4 35. Bf4 Nxh2+ 36. Ke1 Nxf3+ $19) 34... Ng4 (34... Be3 35. Rb1 $5 (
35. Rd1 $2 Ng4 36. Ne4 (36. Nd5 Nf2+ 37. Kg1 Nxd1+ 38. Nxe3 Qa7 $19) 36... Qa6
37. Nd6 (37. Re1 Qxe2 $1 38. Rxe2 Rc1+ $19) 37... Nf2+ 38. Kg1 Nxd1+ 39. Kf1
Rf8 40. Qxd1 Rd8 $19) (35. Rf1 $5 Ng4 36. Nd1 (36. Nd5 Nf2+ 37. Kg1 Qxd5 38.
Qxe3 (38. Qxd5 Nd3+ 39. Kh1 Nf2+ $11) 38... Ng4 39. Qd4 Qxe5 40. Qxg4 Qe3+ 41.
Kh1 Rb8 42. b4 Qxe2 43. Qxh3 Rxb4 44. Qc8+ Kh7 45. Qf5+ Kg8 46. Rc1 Rb8 $11)
36... Nxe5 37. Nxe3 $18) 35... Ng4 36. Nd5 Nf2+ 37. Kg1 $18) 35. Ne4 Nxe5 36.
Qc3 $3 {This very strong move was missed by both sides.} (36. Nxc5 Rxc5 $19)
36... Nxf3 (36... Qd5 37. Nxc5 $18) (36... Nd7 37. b4 Qa2 38. Qe1 $1 $18) 37.
Qxf3 $16 (37. exf3 Rc7 $16 {[%cal Gc5d6]})) (32. Bxe5 $5 Qa7+ 33. Kh1 Nxe5 34.
Nxe5 Qf2 35. Qxf7+ Kh7 (35... Kh8 36. Ng6+ Kh7 37. Nf4 $18) 36. Rg1 Bc5 37.
Qg6+ Kg8 38. Qb1 Ra8 39. g4 (39. Ng6 Qxg1+ 40. Qxg1 Bxg1 41. Kxg1 Ra1+ 42. Kf2
Rh1 43. g4 Rxh2+ 44. Kg3 Rh1 45. Nf4 h2 46. Nd3 $14) 39... Bd4 40. Nd3 Qxg1+
41. Qxg1 Bxg1 42. Kxg1 $16) 32... e4 33. Nf4 $6 (33. Ne1 Ne5 34. Qc2 exf3 35.
Qf5 Neg4 36. exf3 Nxf2 37. Kxf2 Qa7+ $14) 33... exf3 34. Nxh3 (34. Qc2 fxe2 (
34... Ng4) 35. Qxe2 Ne4 36. Nxh3 Bf6 (36... Ne5 37. Bd4 $132) 37. Nf4 (37. Be1
Bd4+ 38. Nf2 Ne5 $17) 37... Ne5 38. Nfd5 Nxc3 39. Nxf6+ gxf6 40. Rxc3 Rxc3 41.
bxc3 Nf3+ 42. Kf1 Nxh2+ 43. Ke1 Nf3+ $11) 34... fxe2 35. Nxe2 $2 $17 (35. Qb5
$2 Ng4 36. Qxe2 Nde5 37. Qf1 Nf3+ 38. Kh1 Ne1+ $1 (38... Nfxh2+ 39. Qg2 $15)
39. Kg1 Ne5 40. Be3 N1f3+ 41. Kh1 Nh4+ 42. Kg1 Nef3+ 43. Kf2 (43. Kh1 Nd2+ $19)
43... Nxh2 44. Nd5 $1 Rxc1 45. Qxc1 Qxd5 $19) (35. Qa2 $1 Qb7 36. Nxe2 Rxc1+
37. Nxc1 Ne5 38. Nf4 $132) 35... Rb8 $2 $14 {Black didn't use possibility to
receive good position} ({after} 35... Rxc1+ 36. Nxc1 Ne5 {[%csl Rg1,Rh2][%cal
Ge5f3]} 37. Qc2 Nf3+ 38. Kf1 Nxh2+ 39. Kg1 Nf3+ 40. Kf1 Ne4 $17 {[%csl Rc1,Rf1,
Rh3]}) 36. Qe3 (36. Qc2 Ne5 37. Ng5 $14) 36... Bf8 (36... Nd5 37. Qd2 Ne5 38.
Nd4 $14) 37. Rc2 Re8 38. Qf4 Ne5 39. Nd4 (39. Ng5 Nd3 (39... Qa1+ 40. Qc1 $14)
40. Qc4 {[%csl Rf7]} Ne5 41. Qf4 Nd3 $11) 39... Nd3 40. Qf3 Qa1+ 41. Kg2 Nxf2
$14 (41... Ne5 42. Qb7 Re7 43. Qb3 Qa8+ $44) 42. Nxf2 Qa4 43. Rd2 (43. Nb3 Qb5
44. Rd2 $14 (44. Nd4 Qa4)) 43... Qb4 44. Nb3 Qb6 45. Nc1 Re3 46. Qa8 (46. Qd1
Qb7+ 47. Kg1 $14) 46... Re8 47. Qf3 Re3 48. Qa8 Re8 49. Qa4 Qb7+ 50. Kf1 Bb4
51. Re2 Rd8 52. Qb3 Ng4 53. Ncd3 (53. Kg1 Nxf2 54. Rxf2 Rd7 {[%cal Gb4c5]} 55.
Qc2 $44) (53. Ncd3 Nxh2+ 54. Kg1 Nf3+ (54... Qf3 55. Nc1 $8 Qxb3 56. Nxb3 Nf3+
57. Kg2 $11) 55. Kf1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. a3 Kh8 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. Ne5 Na5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Qxd5
15. Bd2 Bb7 16. Nf3 Nc6 17. Nc3 Qd8 18. d5 Na5 19. Bf4 Nc4 20. Qc2 h6 21. Ne5
Bd6 22. Bg3 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Rxe5 c6 25. dxc6 Bxc6 26. Rae1 Qf6 27. Qf5
Qxf5 28. Rxf5 Rab8 29. Rc5 Ba8 30. b4 Rbc8 31. Ree5 f6 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Re3 g5
34. f3 Kg7 35. g4 h5 36. Ne2 hxg4 37. fxg4 Rc4 38. h3 Re4 39. Rxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.20"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nf6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. c4 g6 11. Nc3 Bg7 12. Qa4 Qd7 13. c5 O-O 14. cxd6
exd6 15. Rd1 Nh5 16. Be3 Be5 17. Bd4 Qb7 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. b3 Nf4 20. Rd6 Rfd8
21. Rad1 Qe7 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. g3 Qd2 25. gxf4 Qxc3 26. fxe5
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.20"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. a3 h6 10. d4 Bg4 11. Ba2 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4
Bg6 16. Qb3 Qe8 17. Nc3 Na5 18. Qd1 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Nc4 20. Nd2 Bh4 21. Nxc4 bxc4
22. Bb1 Rb8 23. Bf5 Rb3 24. Qf3 Qd8 25. Ra2 c5 26. Rd1 Bg5 27. Bxg6 fxg6 28.
Bxg5 Qxg5 29. Qxd5+ Kh7 30. Qxc4 Rbb8 31. Qd3 Rb3 32. Kg2 cxd4 33. Qxd4 Rf4 34.
Qe3 Rxg4+ 35. Kh2 Rg2+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.20"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g3 e5 5. Nge2 c6 6. a4 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. h3 {There are also a few alternatives for white:} (9. d5 cxd5 10. Nxd5
Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Ba6 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Nc3 Rc4 {[%cal Gc4d4]} (13... Nf6 14. Qd1 Bb7
15. Bg5 $14 {[%csl Gd5]}) 14. Be3 Nf6 15. Qd1 Bb7 16. Qd3 Qc8 17. a5 d5 (17...
bxa5 18. Rxa5 (18. Bxa7 Ba6 $1) 18... a6 $11) 18. Nxd5 (18. exd5 Bb4 $132)
18... Bxd5 19. exd5 e4 20. Qd1 Rd8 21. axb6 axb6 22. c3 Rxd5 $2 (22... Nxd5 23.
Bd4 {[%csl Ge4]} f5 $1 {with playable position}) 23. Qb3 $16 {[%csl Gb6] 1-0
Godena,M-Schmidt Schaeffer,S/SUI 1996/CBM 55 ext (29)}) (9. b3 {doesn't looks
promising for white.} a6 10. Bb2 Qc7 11. Qd2 Bb7 12. Nd1 {[%cal Gd1e3]} Rfe8
13. Ne3 Bf8 {[%csl Ge4]} (13... exd4 14. Nxd4 c5 $2 15. Ndf5) 14. f3 Rad8 15.
Rad1 b5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Godena,M-Schmidt Schaeffer,S/SWZ 1995/CBM 49 ext (87)} (
15... d5 $5 16. exd5 cxd5 $11)) 9... Bb7 (9... Ba6 {in first sight looks even
like more active,but in fact there is nothing to do for this bishop in a6.The
most logical plan for black still remain a6 and b5.} 10. Be3 Re8 11. Re1 h5 $5
12. Qd2 Qc7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Qc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Vujicic,M-Rukavina,J/Belgrade
1988/TD (45)}) 10. Be3 a6 11. g4 {[%mdl 4]} b5 12. Ng3 b4 $146 (12... Nb6 {
was played in previous game,but black didn't manage to solve opening problems
after} 13. b3 {[%csl Gc4]} exd4 14. Qxd4 c5 15. Qd2 b4 16. Nce2 a5 17. Nf4 Qc7
(17... d5 18. exd5 Nbxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Nf5 Bxg2 21. Qxd8 Bxd8 22. Kxg2 $16
{[%csl Ga5,Gc5]}) 18. Nfh5 $36 {1-0 Boulet,P-Loheac Amoun,F/FRA 1994/EXT 99 
(37)}) 13. Nce2 d5 {Very logical idea-black tryies to break through in the
centre,usually after such breakes in Pirc black gets nice play,but not in this
case,because white piecies are more active,and of course better prepared for
the such active play.} 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Bd4 $1 {Simple and strong} Ng6 16. e5
Nd7 17. f4 {[%mdl 16]} Nh4 (17... c5 18. Bf2 {[%csl Gd5]} Nb6 19. Nf5 a5 20. b3
$14) 18. Bh1 Nc5 $2 (18... c5 $142 19. Bf2 Nb6 20. b3 {[%cal Ga4a5]} a5 21. Qd2
{white is of course better,but black position is quite playable.}) 19. f5 f6
20. e6 $16 {For sure white won the opening battle;with such a strong pawn on
e6 and bad placed knight on h4 white must open play carefully and to convert
his advantage.The only problem of white is a weakening position of his king.}
a5 21. Qe1 {[%cal Ge1f2]} Ba6 22. Qf2 Qd6 {[%cal Gb4b3]} 23. b3 (23. Nh5 g5)
23... Ne4 24. Bxe4 (24. Nxe4 $5 dxe4 25. Ng3 $1 (25. Rfe1 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 exf3
27. Ng3 c5 28. Bb2 Qc6 $132 29. Ne4 Be2) 25... Bxf1 (25... Rad8 26. Rfd1 e3 27.
Bxe3 Qxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Kh2 {[%cal Gg3e4]} Bd6 30. Bf4 $16) 26. Nxe4 Qc7
27. Rxf1 g5 (27... Rad8 28. Bb6 $18) 28. Bb6 Qb8 29. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d7] with
winning position for white}) 24... dxe4 25. Nxe4 Qd5 26. N4g3 c5 (26... Bd6
$143 27. Be3 Bxg3 28. Nxg3 Bxf1 29. Rxf1 {[%cal Gg3h5]} g5 30. Nh5 h6 31. Bf4
$1 $16 {[%cal Gf4g3]}) 27. Be3 Bb7 28. Rad1 $2 (28. Rfd1 Nf3+ 29. Kf1 Qc6 30.
Rd7) 28... Qc6 $2 (28... Nf3+ $1 29. Qxf3 (29. Kh1 Nd2+ (29... Qc6) 30. Kg1
Nf3+ $11) 29... Qxf3 30. Rxf3 Bxf3 31. Rd7 Rfe8 32. Kf2 Bc6 33. Rc7 Rac8 34.
Ra7 Ra8 $11) 29. Rd7 Rfe8 30. Rfd1 Rac8 (30... Nf3+ {was more stubborn} 31. Kf1
Ne5 32. R7d2 Nf3 33. Rd5 Nd4 34. Rd7 Nxc2 35. Bf4 $16) 31. Nf4 Nf3+ 32. Kf1 Ne5
33. Nd5 Bf8 34. Nh5 (34. Bf4 $142 $1) 34... Kh8 35. Nhxf6 Nxd7 (35... gxf6 36.
Rxh7+ Kxh7 37. Qh4+ {with mate}) 36. Nxd7 (36. exd7 $143 gxf6 37. dxc8=Q Bxc8
$44 {[%csl Gf1]}) 36... Rcd8 37. Nf4 Bd6 (37... Qh1+ 38. Ke2 Qe4 39. Nd3 $16)
38. Nh5 Qh1+ (38... Ba6+ 39. Ke1 Qh1+ 40. Kd2 Qxh3 41. Kc1 $18) 39. Ke2 Qxh3
40. Rxd6 Qxg4+ 41. Kd2 Qxh5 42. f6 $1 gxf6 (42... Rxe6 $8 43. Rxe6 Rxd7+ 44.
Kc1 Kg8 45. Qg3 $16 {[%cal Gg3b8]}) 43. Qxf6+ Kg8 44. Bh6 Re7 (44... Qg6 45. e7
) 45. Qf7+ $3 {[%mdl 64]} Kh8 46. Bg7# 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.21"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Bezgodov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nbd2 f5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 b6
9. Ne5 (9. Bb2 a5 10. a3 $6 {Not necessary at all.} Bb7 11. Ne5 Qe7 12. Nd3
Nbd7 13. Nf3 c5 $15 {0-1 Gonzalez,G-Vaisser,A/Las Palmas 1995/EXT 98 (35)})
9... Bb7 10. Ndf3 (10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Ndf3 Rc8 12. Rc1 Ne4 13. Rc2 Qe7 14. Qc1
$11 {1/2-1/2 Ubilava,E-Arkhipov,S/Tbilisi 1986/EXT 98 (39)}) 10... Ne4 $146 (
10... Qe7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Ne1 a5 13. Bb2 Na6 14. a3 Rac8 15. Qd3 $6 Nb8 $1
16. Qe3 Ba6 $15 {0-1 Miralles,G-Agdestein,S/Lyon 1988/CBM 07 (41)}) 11. Nd3 Nd7
12. Bf4 Be7 13. Nfe5 Ndf6 $6 {As I know from my experience, black should trade
pair of knights in this structure, otherwise, while white play f2-f3, black
hasn't good places for both knights.} (13... Nxe5 $142 14. Nxe5 dxc4 (14... c5
15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. cxd5 $11) 15. Nxc4 (15. Bxe4 fxe4 16. Nxc4 $11) 15... c5 $11)
(13... g5 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Be5 $14) 14. Rc1 Rc8 $6 (14... c5 15. cxd5 (15. f3
$6 dxc4 {[%csl Rd4]}) (15. dxc5 Nxc5 (15... bxc5 $2 16. f3 {[%csl Rc5]}) 16.
Nxc5 Bxc5 {and black probably gets equality.}) 15... Nxd5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. b4
$5 {but white still doesn't get anything serious.}) 15. f3 Nd6 16. c5 {Finally,
after two unaccurate moves of black, white got an advantage-white has more
space and full control over the center.} Nf7 17. b4 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Ba6 19. Re1
Nh5 20. Bd2 Bf6 21. e3 $16 {[%cal Rg3g4]} (21. Qa4 Bb5 22. Qxa7 Bxe5 23. dxe5
Ra8 24. Qxb6 Qc8 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Ga8a6]} ({or} 24... Qe7 {[%csl Rb6]})) 21...
g5 22. cxb6 (22. f4 $5 Qe8 $16 {[%csl Yc6,Yh5]}) 22... Bxe5 23. b7 $1 Bxb7 24.
dxe5 Ng7 (24... f4 25. exf4 gxf4 26. g4 $16) 25. Bc3 h5 26. h3 Ba6 27. Bd4 Rf7
28. Qd2 Kh8 29. Rc2 Qd7 30. Rec1 Bb5 31. Rc5 {I believe that white was in
time-trouble-this is how can I explaine that white didn't make any pawn
advance on the kingside, beeing warried to create some weakness.} (31. f4 gxf4
32. exf4 Rg8 33. Kh2 Ne8 34. Bf3 {and on h5-h4 white replies by g3-g4}) 31...
Rg8 32. R5c2 (32. a4 $142 Bxa4 33. Ra5 Bb5 34. Rxa7 Qe8 35. Rca1 $16) 32... g4
33. hxg4 hxg4 34. fxg4 (34. f4 Nh5 35. Kf2 Rh7 36. Rh1 $16) 34... fxg4 35. e4
Nh5 36. exd5 (36. Rc3 $16) (36. Qe3 $16) 36... Nxg3 (36... cxd5 37. Rc7 {
Looks as a best way to the win.Other moves also lead to the winning position.}
Qxc7 38. Rxc7 Rxc7 39. Qh6+ Rh7 40. Qxe6 Bc4 41. Qf5 Ng7 42. e6 {[%cal Ge6e7,
Yf5f8] and black can not prevent e6-e7 and then Qf8. In that case, if black
covers the e8-square with Bb5, Bxd5 will decide.}) 37. Qh6+ Rh7 38. Qf6+ Rgg7
39. Qf8+ Rg8 40. Qf6+ (40. Qf2 $1 {[%csl Rg3]} Nf5 (40... Nh5 41. dxc6 Qc7 42.
Be4 $18) 41. Qxf5 $3 exf5 42. e6+ Qg7 43. Bxg7+ Rhxg7 44. d6 $1 $18 {[%csl Gd6,
Ge6]}) 40... Rgg7 41. a4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Probably Bezgodov was in time-trouble
and didn't count moves.I guess in the normal situation with the time he could
easily find the way t win.} (41. Qf8+ Rg8 42. Qf2 $18 {-see 40.Qf2}) 41... Bxa4
42. Qf8+ Rg8 43. Qf6+ Rgg7 44. Ra2 cxd5 45. Bxd5 $1 Bb3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This
tactical blunder of Grischuk I can explain just that he could not calculate
consiquences of this move correctly.It leads to the queen sacrifice of black,
and black gets some attack,but the whites king easily escapes from checks of
black pieces.} (45... Rh3 46. Qxe6 Qxe6 47. Bxe6 Rh1+ 48. Kg2 Rxc1 49. Kxg3 $11
) (45... Rh5 46. Qxe6 Qxe6 47. Bxe6 Rh1+ {-45...Rh3}) (45... exd5 $4 46. Qf8+
Rg8 47. e6+ $18 {mating.}) 46. Qf8+ Rg8 47. Qf6+ Rgg7 48. Rxa7 $18 Bxd5 49.
Rxd7 Rh1+ 50. Kf2 Ne4+ 51. Ke2 Rh2+ 52. Kd3 Rh3+ (52... Nxf6 53. exf6 Bc4+ $1
54. Kc3 $1 Rh3+ 55. Kb2 $1 $18) 53. Kc2 Rh2+ 54. Kb1 Nd2+ 55. Kb2 Ne4+ 56. Rc2
{Not the best game of young and talanted GM Grischuk.} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.22"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bezgodov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. d5 Nc4 13. a4 Nb6 14. Qe2 Qd7 15. a5
Nc8 16. b4 c4 17. Nbd2 g6 18. Nf1 Nh5 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Ng3 Nxg3 21. fxg3 Bf8 22.
Qd2 Bxh6 23. Qxh6 f6 24. Rf1 Qg7 25. Qe3 Ne7 26. Qb6 Nc8 27. Qe3 Ne7 28. Rf2
Rad8 29. Raf1 Bc8 30. Nh2 f5 31. Nf3 h6 32. Nh4 f4 33. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Timon Piote, Silvia"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2255"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.01.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. Be2 Bb7 7. O-O Nf6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Bf4 Be7 10. Rad1 O-O 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Qa5 13. Bf3 Rfd8 14. Rfe1
Rd7 15. a4 Rad8 16. axb5 cxb5 17. d5 b4 18. Ra1 Qc5 19. Na4 Qb5 20. Bd4 exd5
21. e5 Ne4 22. Bg4 Rc7 23. Bxa7 d4 24. f3 d3 25. Qd1 Bc5+ 26. Nxc5 Nxc5 27. e6
Nxe6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rxe6 c3 30. bxc3 bxc3 31. Bb6 c2 32. Qf1 Qd7 33. Bxc7
Qxc7 34. Qe1 Qc5+ 35. Kh1 d2 0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Salmensuu, Olli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.01.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 e5 13. Bc5 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7
15. Bxf8 Rxf8 16. Bc4 a5 17. h4 Rb8 18. g4 f5 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Ng5 e4 21. c3
Qb6 22. Nxe6 Bxc3 23. Qg2+ Kh8 24. Bb3 Qe3+ 25. Kb1 exf3 26. Qc2 a4 27. Rxd5
axb3 28. Qxc3+ Qxc3 29. bxc3 cxd5 30. Rf1 Re8 31. Nd4 bxa2+ 32. Kxa2 Re4 33.
Rxf3 Rxh4 34. Rxf5 h5 35. Rxd5 Rh1 36. c4 h4 37. c5 h3 38. c6 h2 39. Rh5+ Kg8
40. c7 Rc1 41. Nb5 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lobzhanidze, Davit"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2000.01.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Bb3 a6 8. h3
Ba7 9. Re1 Ne7 {Black wants to regroup his N, which has a strong pressure on
the dark squares from g6.} 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Nf1 b5 {/\ Bb7 and later on d6-d5.}
(11... h6 {V.Ivanov-Notkin, RUS-Cup02 Moscow 1998 CBM63}) (11... Nh5 {Magem
Badals-Alesandrov,Elista ol 1998 CBM 66}) 12. Ng3 (12. d4 Bb7 13. Ng3 exd4 14.
cxd4 c5 {This is the right way to attack the [+].} (14... d5 $6 15. e5 {
This Ruy Lopez Open P structure is good for White, because Black's bishops are
out of play.} (15. Bg5 $5) 15... Ne4 16. Bc2 {Now Black has to give up his
strong centralized N.} Nxg3 17. fxg3 c5 18. e6 {It's time for an assault!} Qd6
(18... fxe6 19. Ng5 Qf6 20. Kh2 $16 {/\ Qh5}) 19. Ng5 Qxg3 20. exf7+ Rxf7 21.
Bxg6 hxg6 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Bf4 $1 Qxf4 24. Rf1 Qf6 25. Qg4 Bc8 26. Rxf6+ gxf6
27. Qh4 $18 {Jaracz-Ibragimov, Biel op 1996}) 15. dxc5 (15. d5 Re8 $13) 15...
Bxc5 $11 {and both black bishops are active again.}) 12... Bb7 {This move
leaves >< f5 unattended, but White cannot successfully attack only with pieces.
} 13. Nh2 (13. Nf5 Re8 14. Ng5 {This looks aggressive, but} d5 $1 {and the
counterattack comes from the [+].} 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18.
dxe4 Qxd1 19. Rxd1 Rad8 $11) 13... d5 $1 {If the N leaves the [+], the
counterattack will come immediately.} 14. Ng4 (14. Bg5 $5 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16.
Ng4 Qg5 $5 (16... Qh4 17. Nf5 Qg5 18. Qf3 d4 $13) 17. exd5 (17. Bxd5 $6 {
gives Black free hand on the >>.} Bxd5 18. exd5 f5 19. Ne3 f4 20. Ne4 fxe3 $1
21. Nxg5 exf2+ 22. Kh1 fxe1=Q+ 23. Qxe1 hxg5 $13) 17... f5 18. Ne3 Kh8 (18...
f4 $2 {now is met by the intermediate move} 19. Ne4 fxe3 20. d6+ $1 {and
Black's K is also in danger!} Kh8 21. Nxg5 exf2+ 22. Kf1 fxe1=Q+ 23. Kxe1 $16)
19. Kh1 Rad8 $44) 14... Nxg4 (14... dxe4 15. dxe4 (15. Bg5 Qxd3 $1) 15... Nxg4
$11 ({but not} 15... Qxd1 $2 {because of the zwischenzug} 16. Nxf6+ $1 gxf6 17.
Rxd1 $14 {corrupting Black's P structure.})) 15. Qxg4 (15. hxg4 d4 $5 (15...
dxe4 16. dxe4 (16. Nxe4 Bd5 $11) 16... Bb6 $11 (16... Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Rfd8 (17...
Nf4 $6 18. Be3 $1 {Development first!} (18. Rd7 {is premature in view of} Bc8
19. Rxc7 Nd3) 18... Bxe3 19. fxe3 $1 {Time is of great importance.} Ne6 20. Rd7
({The penetration on the seventh rank} 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Rd7 {is parried by}
Rf7) 20... Nc5 (20... Rac8 21. Rf1 $1 {with nasty threats on the a2-g8 /^.})
21. Rxc7 Rac8 22. Re7 $16) 18. Bg5 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Nf8 $14)) 16. Nf5 c5 17. Qf3
(17. cxd4 exd4 $13) 17... dxc3 18. bxc3 Rc8 {/\ c4} 19. Bd5 Rc7 20. Rb1 Rd7 $13
) 15... c5 $2 {Now White gets control over the light squares.} (15... Bc8 16.
Nf5 c6 $13) 16. Bxd5 $1 (16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 {is met by the central push} c4)
16... Bxd5 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Nf5 $1 $16 (18. Rd1 {allows the freeing move} f5
$1 19. Nxf5 Qf7 {opening up the f <->.} 20. Nd6 Qxf2+ 21. Kh1 Rad8 (21... Nf4
22. Bxf4) 22. Ne4 {The N is excellent on e4.} Qc2 $5 23. Rd2 Qa4 24. b3 Rf1+
25. Kh2 Qa5 26. Bb2 $14) 18... c4 $2 {[#]} (18... Qxd3 $2 19. h4 $1 {/\ h5 ><
g7.} (19. Rxe5 {is not so impressive because of} Rfe8 20. Bf4 c4 $132) 19...
Qc4 20. Re4 $1 h5 $1 {otherwise h4-h5 comes.} 21. Rxc4 hxg4 22. Rxg4 $16 {
/\ h5 again.}) (18... Kh8 {was the cold-blooded defence, although White's
chances are still preferable.} 19. h4 $1 c4 20. h5 cxd3 (20... Rae8 21. dxc4
bxc4 22. Be3 $18 {and the N will fall.}) 21. Bg5 (21. hxg6 $2 {is premature
because of the zwischenzug} Bxf2+ $1 22. Kxf2 fxg6) 21... Qe6 (21... d2 22.
Red1) 22. Re4 Rae8 23. Bh4 Rg8 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Ne3 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Qxg4 27.
Rxg4) 19. Be3 $2 ({missing the crushing} 19. Bh6 $1 Qxd3 (19... gxh6 $4 20.
Ne7+ $18) (19... Rfe8 20. Nxg7 $18) 20. Bxg7 ({and not} 20. Nxg7 $2 f5 $1 21.
Qh5 f4) 20... Rfe8 21. Bxe5 $18) 19... Bxe3 (19... Qxd3 {is again met by the
strong} 20. h4 $1 Bxe3 21. Rxe3 Qd2 22. h5 Qxb2 23. Rae1 $40) 20. Nxe3 $2 {
The N leaves his excellent post.} (20. Rxe3 $1 {was the logical continuation
of the ->.} Rad8 (20... cxd3 $4 21. Qxg6 $18) (20... Qe6 21. d4 Qf6 22. Rae1 $1
(22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Qxg7+ Qxg7 24. Nxg7 Nd3 $1 25. Nf5 Nxb2 $11) 22... exd4 23.
cxd4 Rad8 24. Rf3 Qb6 25. h4 $16) 21. h4 cxd3 22. h5 d2 23. Rd1 Qxa2 24. hxg6
$18) 20... Qxd3 21. Rad1 f5 $1 {This zwischenzug saves the day.} 22. Qg5 Qe4
23. Nd5 Qh4 $2 {This is a serious error again.} (23... Qc2 $1 24. Rd2 h6 $1 {
Zwischenzug forever.} (24... Qa4 $2 25. Nb6 $16) 25. Qxh6 (25. Qe3 Qe4) 25...
gxh6 26. Rxc2 Rad8 $11) 24. Qxh4 ({missing the trivial} 24. Ne7+ $1 Kf7 25.
Qxf5+ Qf6 (25... Kxe7 $2 26. Rd7+ Ke8 27. Rxe5+ $1 Nxe5 28. Qe6+ $18) 26. Rd6
$1 (26. Qxf6+ gxf6 27. Nf5 Rfd8 $11) 26... Qxf5 27. Nxf5 $16) 24... Nxh4 25.
Rxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zakharov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.01.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rfc8 15.
Ne3 Nc6 16. Bb3 a5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nd4 a4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Rab8 21. Bf4
Bf6 22. Qh5 g6 23. Qe2 Nc4 24. Rad1 Be5 25. Bh6 Qa7 26. Nf3 Bxb2 27. e5 Re8 28.
Ng5 Rxe5 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Qf3 Rf5 31. Qg3 Bc6 32. Bxc4 bxc4 33. Rxd6 Re8 34.
Rxe8+ Bxe8 35. Re6 Bb5 36. Kh2 $138 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2000.01.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 b6 {
An uncommon move.Much more popular are 7...Ne5 and 7...0-0} 8. O-O Bb7 9. f4 {
White also tried other continuations:} (9. b4 $5 Nxd4 10. cxd4 Bxb4 11. a3 Ba5
12. d5 $1 O-O 13. Ra2 $1 (13. f4 $6 b5 14. e5 Qh6 15. Bb3 Nf5 16. Bf2 Qxf4 17.
Qd3 Qxe5 18. Ra2 Nd6 19. Re2 Qg5 {0-1 Shirov,A-Agdestein,S/Hastings 1991/CBM
27 (19)}) 13... Rae8 14. Re2 Ng6 15. Bd4 Qh4 16. g3 Qh5 17. f4 d6 $14 {
Djurhuus,R-Hector,J, Gausdal 1992.}) (9. Nb3 $5 Ne5 10. Nxc5 bxc5 11. Bd5 Nxd5
12. exd5 Qd6 (12... O-O $5) 13. Bf4 O-O 14. c4 c6 15. Nc3 cxd5 16. Re1 Rfe8 17.
cxd5 Qf6 18. Bg3 $14 {1-0 Baklan,V-Macieja,B/Zagan 1997/CBM 59 ext (39)}) (9.
Re1 O-O 10. Nb5 Bxe3 11. Rxe3 Ne5 12. Bf1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Sorin,B-Marx,L/FRA 1998/
EXT 2000 (48)}) 9... O-O-O 10. b4 {Despite mixing of two ideas Motylev could
get a better play(See 13.Bd5!).In the previous games White used to play
differently:} (10. e5 Qh6 11. Qd2 f6 12. Na3 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Bxa3 14. bxa3 Nf5
15. Rac1 fxe5 16. dxe5 Kb8 17. Bd3 Qe6 18. Rfe1 Rc8 19. a4 {1/2-1/2 Chandler,
M-Speelman,J/Hastings 1991/CBM 27/[Schussler] (19)}) (10. Rf3 g6 11. a3 Qg7 12.
Ba2 Rhe8 13. b4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 f5 15. e5 d6 16. e6 d5 $15 {[%csl Re6] 1/2-1/2
Shirov,A-Nunn,J/Germany 1993/GER-chT (23)}) (10. Qd2 d5 11. e5 Qh4 12. Bd3 Kb8
13. b4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 g6 15. Na3 Nf5 16. Nc2 Qe7 17. Rab1 $16 {1-0 Pedersen,
D-Christensen,J/Aarhus 1993/EXT 99 (40)}) (10. Qd3 d5 11. e5 Qh4 12. Ba6 g5 13.
Bxb7+ Kxb7 14. Nxc6 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Nxc6 16. fxg5 Rde8 17. Rf5 Qg4 $15 {0-1
Hidegh,E-Remete,E/Paks 1998/EXT 2000 (33)}) 10... Nxd4 ({In the only preceding
game Black played} 10... Bxd4 11. cxd4 Nxb4 {which led to an unclear position
after} 12. d5 Nbxd5 (12... Qxa1 $2 13. Bd4 {[%csl Ra1]}) 13. exd5 Nf5 14. Bf2
Qxa1 15. g4 Qf6 16. gxf5 Qxf5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Gushpit,I-Bezman,V/Yalta 1996/EXT
98 (21)}) 11. bxc5 $1 ({Standard for 9.b4 idea} 11. cxd4 Bxb4 12. a3 {doesn't
work properly as Black can come with 12...d5!?} (12. d5 $4 Qxa1 13. Bd4 Qxd4+
14. Qxd4 Bc5 $19 {[%cal Rc5g1]}) 12... d5 $5 (12... Ba5 13. d5 $13) 13. axb4 (
13. e5 Qh6 14. Bd3 (14. axb4 dxc4 {[%csl Gb7,Rd5,Rf5]}) 14... Ba5) (13. exd5 $2
Ba5 {[%csl Rd5,Re4,Rf5]}) 13... dxc4 14. Rxa7 Kb8 $1 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gb7e4]})
11... Ne6 12. cxb6 (12. Qa4 Kb8 (12... d5 $6 {is dangerous in view of} 13. cxd6
Rxd6 14. Ba6 $1 {[%cal Ge4e5]} (14. e5 $6 Qg6 {[%csl Gb7,Rg2]}) 14... Qh6 15.
Na3 $36)) 12... axb6 {[%cal Gb7e4,Gd7d5]} 13. Bd3 ({In case of} 13. f5 {
Black has at his disposal unexpected tactical blow} d5 $1 {[%mdl 64]} (13...
Nc5 14. Bxc5 bxc5 15. Qe2 d5 $13) ({Passive} 13... Nf8 $2 {[%cal Gd7d5] is
strongly met by} 14. Bd4 Qh4 {[%cal Gd7d5]} 15. Bxf7 $1 Qxe4 16. Qd2 {[%csl
Rg7]} Qg4 17. f6 $1) (13... Ng5 $5 14. e5 Qc6 {[%csl Rg2]} 15. Qe2 (15. Qg4 h6
$1 (15... Nh3+ 16. Kh1 (16. gxh3 Qh1+ 17. Kf2 Qxh2+ 18. Ke1 Qb2 {[%csl Ra1,Re1]
}) 16... h5 17. Qe2 f6 18. Rf3 $140 Ng5 $13)) 15... f6 $13) 14. fxe6 (14. exd5
$6 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 (15. fxe6 $2 Nxe3 16. Qd7+ Rxd7 17. exd7+ Kxd7 18. Rxf6 gxf6
$19) 15... Rxd5 $15) 14... dxc4 15. Qxd8+ (15. Qd7+ Rxd7 16. exd7+ Kxd7 17.
Rxf6 gxf6 18. Nd2 Ra8 $17) 15... Rxd8 16. Rxf6 gxf6 17. exf7 Rd1+ $1 18. Kf2
Ng6 {[%cal Gb7e4,Rd1a1]}) (13. Bd5 $1 {was the best option} Nxd5 (13... Bxd5 $2
14. exd5 Nf5 $140 $2 15. dxe6 Nxe3 16. Qf3 $1 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gf3a8]}) 14.
exd5 Nf8 (14... Nc5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Qb3 $1 $36 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gb1d2]}) 15.
a4 Re8 16. Qd2 $40) 13... d5 $1 {Black is breaking through in the centre.} 14.
e5 Qh6 15. Na3 (15. Qd2 d4 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Rc1 Qh5 $1 18. Na3 (18. Qc3 Ne6 $1
{[%cal Ge7d5]} 19. Qc2 Qg4 $1 $36 {[%cal Ge7d5]}) 18... Nf3+ $1 19. gxf3 Qxf3
20. Nb5 Qh1+ 21. Kf2 Qxh2+ 22. Ke1 Qh1+ $11) 15... d4 16. cxd4 Nd5 (16... Nxd4
$6 17. Rc1 $40 {[%csl Rc8]}) 17. Qd2 $2 {Allows to the young Ukrainian star to
seize an initiative.} ({After correct} 17. Bd2 $1 {White is slightly better:}
Nxd4 (17... Ndxf4 $2 18. Bxf4 (18. Rxf4 $2 Nxf4 19. Qg4+ Kb8 {[%cal Gf4h3]} 20.
Bxf4 Rxd4 21. Bxh6 (21. Rf1 g5 $1 {[%csl Rd3]}) 21... Rxg4 22. Be3 Rxg2+ 23.
Kf1 Rxh2 $19) 18... Nxf4 19. Qg4+ Ne6 20. Nc2 $1 $16) 18. Rc1 $14) 17... Nxe3
18. Qxe3 Rxd4 19. Bf5 Kb8 $1 {[%csl Rf4] This is better than 19...Rd8 as Black
doesn't leave time for breathing-space.} (19... Rhd8 {leads almost by force to
a draw.} 20. Nb5 Rd2 21. Be4 $1 (21. Rf2 $2 {Suddenly loses to} Rd1+ 22. Rf1 (
22. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 23. Rf1 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Qxh2 $19) 22... R8d2 $1 {[%mdl 64]} 23.
Bxe6+ (23. Be4 Rxa1 24. Bxb7+ Kxb7 25. Qxd2 Rxf1+ 26. Kxf1 Qxh2 $1 $19 (26...
Qxf4+ $5 $19)) 23... fxe6 24. Rfxd1 Rxg2+ 25. Kf1 Qxh2 $19) 21... R8d3 22.
Bxb7+ Kxb7 23. Qe4+ Kb8 {[%cal Gh6g6]} 24. Qa4 Rxg2+ $5 25. Kxg2 Qh3+ (25...
Rd2+ $5 26. Rf2 Nxf4+ 27. Kf1 Rxf2+ (27... Qh3+ $2 28. Kg1 Qg4+ 29. Kh1 $18 {
[%cal Ra4a7]}) 28. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 29. Kf3 Qe2+ 30. Kxf4 Qf2+ $1 31. Kg4 (31. Ke4 $4
Qh4+ $19) 31... Qg2+ 32. Kh4 Qh2+ $11) 26. Kg1 (26. Kh1 $2 Rd2 27. Qa7+ Kc8 28.
Qa8+ (28. Nd6+ Kd7 $1 29. Qa4+ c6 30. Qa7+ Nc7 $19) 28... Kd7 29. Rf2 Rxf2 30.
Rd1+ Ke7 31. Qa3+ Qxa3 32. Nxa3 Rxa2 $19) 26... Rg3+ $1 27. hxg3 Qxg3+ $11) 20.
Nb5 (20. Bxe6 Re4 21. Qc3 Qxe6 22. Rac1 Rc8 $15) 20... Rxf4 21. Qa3 (21. Qc3
Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Nc5 $17 {[%csl Rb5,Rg2][%cal Gh6c6]} 23. Qa3 $140 Ba6) 21...
Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Rd8 $6 {This natural move is a serious inaccuracy.Now White
keeps a draw attacking black king from the a-file and the 8-th rank.} (22...
Qd2 $142 23. Bh3 Re8 24. Rxf7 $140 Qe1+ 25. Rf1 Qxe5) 23. Bxe6 (23. Rc1 Rd7 24.
Bxe6 fxe6 {-23.B:e6}) 23... fxe6 24. Rc1 Rd7 25. Qf8+ Bc8 26. Qa3 Ba6 (26... c5
{Avoiding an immediate draw Black takes some chances.A strong point on d6 for
White's knight and open position of Black's king compensate an extra pawn.Here
are the examplary variations:} 27. Nd6 Qg5 28. Qb2 (28. Nxc8 Rd2 $1 (28... Qxe5
29. Rf1 (29. Nxb6 $4 Qd4+ 30. Kf1 (30. Kh1 Qd1+ 31. Rxd1 Rxd1#) 30... Rf7+ 31.
Ke1 Qg1+ 32. Kd2 Qxg2+ 33. Kc3 Rf3+ $19) 29... Qd4+ 30. Kh1 Kxc8 31. Qa8+ Kc7
32. Qa7+ Kc6 33. Qa8+ Kd6 34. Qb8+ Kc6 35. Qa8+ Rb7 36. Qc8+ Rc7 37. Qa8+ $1 (
37. Qxe6+ Kb7) 37... Kd6 38. Qf8+ Kd7 39. a4 $1 $11 {[%cal Gf1f7]} Kc6 40. Qa8+
Kd6 41. Qd8+ Kc6) 29. Qa7+ Kxc8 30. Qa8+ Kd7 31. Rf1 Qe3+ 32. Kh1 Qxe5 33. Rf7+
$140 (33. h3 $5) 33... Kd6 34. Qd8+ Kc6 35. Qe8+ (35. Qxd2 $2 Qa1+) (35. Qa8+
Kb5 $19) 35... Kd5 36. Qa8+ Kd4 37. Rd7+ Kc3 38. Qa3+ Kc2 39. Qb3+ Kc1 40. Qc4+
Kb1 $1 41. Qf1+ (41. Qb3+ Ka1 $19) 41... Kc2 42. Qc4+ Qc3 43. Qe4+ Kb2 $19)
28... Bb7 29. Rf1) 27. Rf1 $2 {[%mdl 16384] A decisive mistake.Now Black is
just a pawn up for nothing.} (27. Qf8+ {was necessary with most likely draw:}
Kb7 28. Qf3+ (28. Nd6+ $2 Ka7 $1 $19) 28... Kb8 29. Qf8+ Bc8 30. Qa3 Ba6 (30...
c5 {see 26...c5})) 27... Kb7 $1 $17 28. Qf3+ Rd5 29. a4 (29. Nc3 {is nicely
refuted by} Bxf1 30. Nxd5 Bxg2 $1 $19 31. Kxg2 (31. Qxg2 Qc1+ 32. Kf2 Qd2+ 33.
Kg3 Qxg2+ 34. Kxg2 exd5 $19) 31... Qd2+ $19 {[%cal Gd2d5]}) 29... Qd2 $1 30.
Qe4 h5 31. h3 Bxb5 {The most simple way.Black transfers the game into a
winning rook ending.} 32. axb5 Qd4+ 33. Qxd4 Rxd4 34. Rf7 Rd5 35. Rxg7 Rxe5 36.
Rg6 Rxb5 37. Rxe6 Rd5 38. Kf2 b5 $19 {Now it's over.Black pawns are unstopable.
} 39. Ke3 b4 40. Re4 c5 41. Rc4 Kc6 42. Ke4 Rg5 0-1

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2000.01.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Nde2 Ne5 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 d6 11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Bh2 Qe7 13. Kh1 Rd8 14. a3 Bc5
15. b4 Ba7 16. f4 Bd7 17. e5 Ne8 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. f5 dxe5 20. fxg6 fxg6 21.
Qc2 Nd6 22. Qxg6 Nxc4 23. Ne4 Be8 24. Qg3 Be3 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Qh4+ Bh6 27.
Qxc4 gxf6 28. Qh4 Qh7 29. Qxf6+ Bg7 30. Qe7 Bc6 31. Ng1 Rd2 32. Nf3 Qg6 33.
Qh4+ Kg8 34. Bg3 Bf6 35. Qg4 Qxg4 36. hxg4 Rc2 37. Rae1 Rf8 38. Bxe5 Bxe5 39.
Rxe5 Rf4 40. Rg5+ Kf8 41. Kg1 Rc3 42. Nd4 Rxf1+ 43. Kxf1 Bd5 44. Ne2 Rxa3 45.
Nf4 Rb3 46. Nxd5 exd5 47. Rxd5 Rxb4 48. g5 Rb2 49. g4 Kf7 50. Ke1 Ke6 51. g6
Rc2 52. g7 Rc8 53. Rc5 Re8 54. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2000.01.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 Bg4 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Qe1 e5 7. h3 Bh5 8. e4
dxe4 9. dxe4 a5 10. a4 Bc5 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Nh4 Rfe8 14. Bg5 $146 {
Damit möchte Weiß h7-h6 provozieren; ohne diesen Zug wird die schwarze
Bewegungsfreiheit stark eingeschränkt, da der Nd7 nicht ziehen kann.} (14. Bd2
b6 15. Kh1 Nf8 (15... Bg6 16. b3 Bf8 17. Bc3 Nc5 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Qe3 $14 {
Spangenberg,H-Fiorito,F/ARG-ch 1995}) 16. Bc3 N6d7 17. f4 f6 18. f5 $2 Bd4 19.
Bd2 Bf7 20. Qe2 b5 $17 {Dannevig,O-Davies,N/Gausdal/1994}) 14... b6 15. Kh1 Qa7
{[%cal Ya7a6] Ein ungewöhnliches Manöver: Schwarz möchte den Nc4 befragen.
Andererseits steht die Qa7(bzw. a6) doch etwas abseits.} (15... h6 16. Bd2 Nf8
(16... Bf8)) 16. Nf5 Rad8 17. c3 Qa6 18. b3 Bf8 19. f3 {[%csl Rh5] Weiß
schließt den Bh5 vom Spiel aus.} h6 20. Be3 Nc5 21. Qb1 Bg6 (21... Nh7 22. Qc2
f6 23. Rad1) 22. Nh4 {Ein Abtausch auf f5 nebst etl. e5-e4 käme hier Schwarz
zugute.} Bh7 23. Qc2 Be7 24. Bf2 Nh5 25. Rfd1 b5 $5 {Schwarz versucht die Qa6
wieder ins Spiel zu bringen.} ({Naheliegend war} 25... Bxh4 26. gxh4 {z.B.} f6
(26... Nf4 $5 27. Rxd8 (27. Bf1 Qa7 28. Nd6 $140 $2 Re6) 27... Rxd8 28. Nxe5
$13 {Der Mehrbauer ist nicht so wichtig.}) 27. Bf1 Qa7 28. Nd6 {und das Fehlen
des Be7 macht sich bemerkbar.}) 26. Rxd8 (26. axb5 Qxb5 27. Rxa5 Qxb3 28. Qxb3
Nxb3 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Rxe5 Bxh4 31. gxh4 Bg6 $44) 26... Rxd8 27. Nxe5 Bd6 $2 {
Die folgende Fesselung durfte Schwarz nicht zulassen.} (27... bxa4 28. bxa4 Nd3
{war kritisch:} 29. Nxd3 (29. Bf1 Nxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Qc8 $8 {[%cal Rc8c7] mit
einer spannungsreichen Stellung.}) 29... Qxd3 30. Qxd3 Rxd3 31. Be1 g5 32. Nf5
Bxf5 33. exf5 Bf6 $44) 28. Rd1 {Danach hat Schwarz keine Kompensation.} Ne6 (
28... Qb6 29. b4 Bxe5 30. bxc5 $16) 29. f4 bxa4 30. bxa4 Bxe5 31. Rxd8+ Nxd8
32. fxe5 Ne6 33. Nf5 Bg6 34. Ne7+ Kh7 35. Nxg6 fxg6 36. c4 Qc8 37. c5 Qf8 $2 ({
Wenn es noch eine Chance gab, bestand sie in} 37... Qb8 38. Qc3 Qb1+ 39. Kh2
Qa2 40. Be1 Qxa4 41. Qxa5 Qxa5 42. Bxa5 Nxc5) 38. Kg1 $18 Ng5 39. Qc3 Qc8 40.
Kh2 Qf8 41. Be1 Qf7 42. Qe3 Qe6 43. Bxa5 Qxe5 44. Bc3 Qe6 45. a5 Nf6 46. Bxf6
Qxf6 47. Qa3 Qf2 48. a6 Nxe4 49. a7 Nd2 50. Qd3 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yandemirov, Valeri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C39"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2000.01.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nc6 {Eine seltene Variante.} 6.
d4 Nxe5 (6... Qf6 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Nd3 Qxd4 9. Nxb4 Nxb4 10. Bxf4 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1
d6 12. a3 Nxc2+ 13. Kf2 g3+ 14. Bxg3 Nf6 15. Be2 Rg8 16. Bf4 Bg4 17. Bf3 Nh5
18. Bh2 {1-0 Nunn,J-Piket,J/Monte Carlo 1995/(63)}) 7. dxe5 d6 8. Bxf4 Bg7 $5
9. Bc4 dxe5 $6 (9... Qe7 $5 10. Nc3 Bxe5 (10... dxe5 11. Bg5 f6 12. Be3 $36)
11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Bxe5 dxe5 13. O-O Be6 14. Ne3 $36) 10. Bxf7+ {[%mdl 512]} Ke7
11. Bg5+ (11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bg5+ Nf6 13. Nc3 Ke7 14. Bb3 c6 15. O-O-O $36)
11... Nf6 12. Bd5 {Kein Damentausch.} c6 13. Nc3 $5 h6 (13... cxd5 14. Nxd5+
Ke6 (14... Kf7 15. O-O $18) 15. O-O Rf8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qxg4+ Kd6 18. Qg3 $40
) 14. Bxf6+ Bxf6 15. O-O Be6 (15... cxd5 $2 16. Nxd5+) 16. Rxf6 $3 {[%mdl 128]}
(16. Bxe6 Qxd1 17. Raxd1 Kxe6 $11) 16... Kxf6 17. Qf1+ Ke7 18. Bxe6 Qd4+ (18...
Kxe6 $2 19. Qf5+) 19. Kh1 Kxe6 20. Rd1 $18 Raf8 21. Qe2 {/\Qg4} g3 22. Rxd4
exd4 23. Qg4+ Ke7 24. Qg7+ Ke6 25. Ne2 Rhg8 26. Qxh6+ Rf6 27. Nxd4+ 1-0

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mirzoev, Azer"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2000.01.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
e3 Nf6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 Rfe8 13. Qe2 Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ubeda op 5th"]
[Site "Ubeda"]
[Date "2000.01.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hauchard, Arnaud"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2000.01.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. g3 b5 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
e6 9. Bf4 Qd8 10. Ne5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 c5 12. Qf3 Ra7 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bg5 Be7
15. Ne4 Qd5 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. Be3 Rc7 19. Nd3 Rxc2 20. Rac1 Rxc1
21. Rxc1 Kd7 22. Nf4 d4 23. Bxd4 Nc6 24. Be3 Ne5 25. Nd5 Bd8 26. Rd1 Kc6 27. b3
a5 28. f4 Ng4 29. Bg1 h5 30. Kf3 Re8 31. h3 Nh6 32. Nc3 Be7 33. Re1 Nf5 34. g4
hxg4+ 35. Kxg4 Nd6 36. Kf3 Rh8 37. Nxb5 Kxb5 38. Rxe7 Rxh3+ 39. Ke2 Rh1 40. Bd4
Rh2+ 41. Bf2 f5 42. Re5+ Kc6 43. Kf3 Ne4 44. Be1 Rxa2 45. Rxf5 Nc5 46. b4 axb4
47. Bxb4 Nd3 48. Bf8 Kd7 49. Rd5+ Ke8 50. Bg7 Rf2+ 51. Ke3 Nxf4 52. Re5+ Kd7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Oz.com qual blitz"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2000.03.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shahade, Jennifer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2263"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2000.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3
Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Qa3 Qf2 18. Qa5 Rab8 19. a3 Bf5 20. Qd2 Qb6
21. Qd4 Qa5 22. Bc4 c5 23. Qc3 Qxc3 24. bxc3 h5 25. Rhe1 Rfe8 26. g3 Kg7 27. a4
Rbd8 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Kd2 Rd8+ 30. Ke2 Rxd1 31. Kxd1 Kf6 32. a5 Bc8 33. Kd2
Bb7 34. Ke3 Ke7 35. h4 f6 36. Kf4 Kd6 37. Bf7 g5+ 38. hxg5 fxg5+ 39. Kxg5 Bxf3
40. Bxh5 Be4 41. Bg6 Bf3 42. Kf4 Be2 43. Bd3 Bd1 44. g4 Ke6 45. g5 Kf7 46. Ke5
c4 47. Bxc4+ Kg6 48. Kf4 Bxc2 49. Bd5 Bd3 50. Be4+ Bxe4 51. Kxe4 Kxg5 52. Ke5
Kg6 1-0

[Event "Oz.com qual blitz"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2000.03.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Eid, Fadi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2000.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 b5 8. e5
Nxe5 9. Rxe5 d6 10. Rg5 bxa4 11. Rxg7 c5 12. Ng5 Bg4 13. Qd3 Bh5 14. Nxh7 Qa5
15. Bd2 Qb5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qe4+ Kf8 18. Rg3 Re8 0-1

[Event "Oz.com qual blitz"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2000.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shahade, Gregory P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2000.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3
Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxe7 Be6 17. Qa3 Qf2 18. Qa5 Rab8 19. Qd2 Qc5 20. a3
Rxb2 21. Kxb2 Rb8+ 22. Qb4 Rxb4+ 23. axb4 Qxb4+ 24. Kc1 a5 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Bd3
a4 27. Ra8 a3 28. Rf1 a2 29. Kd1 Qb7 30. Ra4 Bf5 31. Ke2 Bxd3+ 32. cxd3 Qb3 33.
Ra8 c5 34. Kf2 Qb2+ 35. Kg1 h5 36. Re1 h4 37. h3 Kf6 38. Kh2 Qc3 39. Rd1 Qe5+
40. Kh1 Qb2 41. Re1 Kg7 42. Kh2 Qc3 43. Rd1 Qe5+ 44. Kh1 Qb2 45. Re1 Kh6 46.
Kh2 f5 47. f4 Qc3 48. Rd1 Qd4 49. Kh1 c4 50. Ra4 Qxf4 51. dxc4 g5 52. Ra6+ Kh5
53. Rd7 Qf1+ 54. Kh2 Qf4+ 55. Kh1 Qc1+ 56. Kh2 Qf4+ 57. Kh1 Qf1+ 58. Kh2 Qf4+
59. Kh1 Qc1+ 60. Kh2 g4 61. hxg4+ Kxg4 62. Rxa2 Qf4+ 63. Kh1 Qe4 64. Rad2 Qe1+
65. Kh2 Qg3+ 66. Kh1 Qe1+ 67. Kh2 Qg3+ 68. Kh1 Qe1+ 69. Kh2 Qg3+ 70. Kh1 Qe1+
71. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oz.com qual blitz"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2000.03.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2000.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nd2 h5 12. h3 Nh6 13. g4 hxg4 14. hxg4 Nf7 15. Qb3
c5 16. Nd1 Bd7 17. Qxb7 Rb8 18. Qa6 Nc8 19. Qa3 Bh6 20. Qc3 Kg7 21. Bg3 Rh8 22.
Rg1 Ne7 23. Ne3 Bf4 24. O-O-O Ng5 25. Kb1 a5 26. Ka1 a4 27. f3 Bxg3 28. Rxg3
Rh2 29. Rg2 Rh3 30. Rf1 Ng8 31. Nd1 Nh6 32. Nf2 Rh4 33. Nd3 Nhf7 34. Rgg1 Qc7
35. Rh1 Rbh8 36. Qc1 Qd8 37. Qe1 Rh2 38. Nb1 R8h3 39. Rxh2 Rxh2 40. Nc3 Qh8 41.
Nb5 Qh3 42. a3 f5 43. gxf5 gxf5 44. Rg1 Kf6 45. exf5 Bxf5 46. f4 Bxd3 47. fxg5+
Kg6 48. Bxd3+ Qxd3 49. Qf1 Qxf1+ 50. Rxf1 e4 51. Rf6+ Kg7 52. Re6 Nxg5 53. Re7+
Kf6 54. Re8 Kf5 55. Nxd6+ Kf4 56. Rf8+ Ke5 57. Nb5 e3 58. Re8+ Kf4 59. Nc3 Rh1+
60. Ka2 Nf3 61. Re4+ Kf5 62. Rxe3 Nd2 63. Rd3 Nxc4 64. d6 Rh8 65. d7 Rd8 66.
Nxa4 Ke6 67. Nxc5+ Ke7 68. b4 Ne5 69. Rd5 Nc6 70. Kb3 Ra8 71. a4 Rb8 72. b5
Na5+ 73. Kb4 Nc6+ 74. Kc3 Na5 75. d8=Q+ Rxd8 76. Rxd8 Kxd8 77. Kb4 1-0

[Event "Oz.com qual blitz"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2000.03.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Schroer, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2000.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Qe2
Nc6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. O-O-O b5 11. g4 Ne5 12. g5 Nfd7 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bd4 Bb7 15.
f5 Nde5 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. a3 Be7 18. Qh5+ g6 19. Qh6 Nf7 20. Qh3 Nxg5 21. Qg4
e5 22. Bg1 Nxa3 23. h4 Nf7 24. Bd3 Rc8 25. Rh2 Nc4 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 a5 28.
h5 Bg5+ 29. Kb1 gxh5 30. Rxh5 a4 31. Rxg5 Nxg5 32. Qxg5 axb3 33. cxb3 Qe7 34.
Qg4 Qd7 35. Bf5 Qc7 36. Bxc8 Na5 37. Rc1 Qe7 38. Be6 Nc4 39. bxc4 1-0

[Event "Oz.com qual blitz"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2000.03.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Thorhallsson, Throstur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2000.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 b6 8.
O-O Bb7 9. Nc2 Ne5 10. Bxc5 bxc5 11. Bd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 O-O 13. Ne3 Ba6 14. Re1
Rfe8 15. Na3 Rab8 16. b3 Nd3 17. Re2 Qxc3 18. Nac4 Bxc4 19. bxc4 Nb2 20. Qc2
Qxc2 21. Rxc2 Nd3 22. Rd1 Nb4 23. Rb2 d6 24. Rdb1 Rb6 25. a3 Nd3 26. Rxb6 axb6
27. Rb3 Nc1 28. Rb1 Ne2+ 29. Kf1 Nd4 30. a4 f5 31. g3 Kf7 32. Ke1 g5 33. Kd2 f4
34. gxf4 gxf4 35. Nd1 Re2+ 36. Kd3 Ra2 37. Nc3 Rxf2 38. a5 bxa5 39. Rb7 Rxh2
40. Rxc7+ Kg6 41. Ne4 f3 42. Rc6 Nxc6 43. dxc6 f2 44. Ke2 Rh4 45. Nxd6 Rf4 46.
Kf1 a4 47. c7 Rf8 48. Nb7 a3 0-1

[Event "Oz.com qual blitz"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2000.03.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kogan, Artur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2000.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Bc5 8. Nb3
Be7 9. O-O Nf6 10. f4 d6 11. Be3 b5 12. a3 Bb7 13. Kh1 h5 14. h3 Rc8 15. Qe2
Na5 16. Nxa5 Qxa5 17. Rad1 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Nxe4 19. Qe1 h4 20. Kg1 hxg3 21. Bd4
f5 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Qxg3 Qa4 24. Rd2 Qc4 25. Rh2 Rg8 26. Qg6+ Kd7 27. h4 Bb7
28. h5 Qc8 29. Bxg7 Qc5+ 30. Rff2 Qe3 31. h6 Qe1+ 32. Rf1 Qe3+ 33. Rff2 Qe1+
34. Rf1 Qe3+ 35. Rhf2 Qh3 36. Re2 Qh1+ 37. Kf2 Bh4+ 38. Ke3 Qxf1 39. Qf7+ Kc6
40. c4 Qc1+ 41. Kd3 Qd1+ 42. Kc3 Qxe2 43. Qxg8 e5 44. cxb5+ axb5 45. Qe8+ Kb6
46. h7 Qe3+ 47. Kb2 Qd4+ 48. Kb1 Qd1+ 49. Kb2 Qd4+ 50. Kc1 Qa1+ 51. Kd2 Qe1+
52. Kd3 Be4# 0-1

[Event "Oz.com qual blitz"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2000.03.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zapata, Alonso"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2457"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2000.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 b5 8. Bb3
d6 9. Bd5 Bb7 10. Nxd4 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. exd5 Bb7 13. a4 Qd7 14. axb5 axb5
15. Rxa8+ Bxa8 16. Nc3 O-O 17. Nxb5 Bf6 18. c4 c6 19. Nc3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 cxd5
21. cxd5 Qb5 22. Bf4 Bxd5 23. Bxd6 Rc8 24. Be5 Qc6 25. Bd4 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8
27. f3 Qe6 28. Qd2 h6 29. Kf2 Qd6 30. g3 Qe6 31. Qf4 Qh3 32. g4 Qh4+ 33. Kg2
Qe1 34. Qe3 Qd1 35. Kg3 f6 36. h4 Qh1 37. h5 Qd1 38. Qf2 Kf7 39. Qe3 Qf1 40.
Bc5 Qd1 41. Bd4 Qf1 42. Bc5 Qd1 43. Qe7+ Kg8 44. Qe8+ Kh7 45. Qg6+ Kg8 46. Qf5
Qe1+ 47. Bf2 Qe6 48. Qd3 Bc4 49. Qd4 Bd5 50. Be3 Qd6+ 51. Bf4 Qe6 52. Qd2 Kf7
53. Qd3 Kg8 54. Be3 Qe5+ 55. Kg2 Qe6 56. Kf2 Qe5 57. Bf4 Qe6 58. Qd4 Bc4 59.
Qe3 Qxe3+ 60. Kxe3 Kf7 61. Bd6 Bb3 62. Bb4 Ke6 63. Kf4 Bc4 64. Ke4 Bb3 65. f4
Bc2+ 66. Ke3 Bd1 67. f5+ Ke5 68. Bf8 Bxg4 69. Bxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oz.com qual blitz"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2000.03.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Szmetan, Jorge"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2000.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 c6 6. c4 Nb6 7. Nbd2 N8d7 8. O-O
Bxf3 9. Nxf3 dxe5 10. dxe5 e6 11. Bd2 Nc5 12. Qc2 Be7 13. b4 Ncd7 14. Qe4 Qc7
15. Bc3 Na4 16. Bd2 O-O 17. Bd1 Nab6 18. Bc2 g6 19. h4 Rfd8 20. h5 Nf8 21. Rad1
Rd7 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. g3 Rad8 24. Kg2 a6 25. Rh1 f5 26. exf6 Bxf6 27. Bf4 Qc8
28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Ne5 Rd8 30. Nxg6 Rd4 31. Ne7+ 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op 19th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2000.04.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nyysti, Sampsa"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2224"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2000.04.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. O-O e5 6. c3 f5 7. exf5 Nf6 8.
d4 e4 9. Re1 Bxf5 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Qxd8+ Rxd8 12. Ne5 Rd6 13. Nc4 Re6 14. Bf4
Be7 15. Nbd2 O-O 16. Ne3 Bg6 17. Ndc4 Nd5 18. Bg3 Bh5 19. Na5 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Rd8
21. Rf1 Be2 22. Rf2 Bd3 23. Rd1 c4 24. Rf5 Rd5 25. Rxd5 cxd5 26. b4 d4 27. cxd4
Bxb4 28. d5 Rf6 29. Nc6 Bd2 30. Be5 Bxe3+ 31. Kh1 Rf7 32. d6 Bb6 33. Bd4 e3 34.
Bxb6 e2 35. Rg1 axb6 36. Nd4 Kf8 37. h3 Rf1 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op 19th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2000.04.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.04.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Bb2 Be7 10. h4 Bd7 11. g4 Nh6 12. Rg1 O-O 13. Nc3 f6 14. Na4 Qd8 15.
exf6 Rxf6 16. g5 Rxf3 17. Qxf3 Nf5 18. Rg4 Ncxd4 19. Bxd4 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Bxa4
21. Bd3 Qc7 22. Kf1 Qh2 23. Re1 Bd7 24. Rf4 Re8 25. Re3 a6 26. Qh5 g6 27. Bxg6
Bb5+ 28. Ke1 Bxb4+ 29. axb4 Qxf4 30. Bxh7+ Kg7 31. Qh6+ Kh8 32. Bf5+ Kg8 33.
Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op 19th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2000.04.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2000.04.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. c3 g5 6. Bg3 e6 7. Nd2 Bxc5 8. h4
g4 9. e4 Nf6 10. e5 Nh5 11. Qxg4 Nxg3 12. Qxg3 Qc7 13. Ngf3 Bd7 14. Bb5 O-O-O
15. Nb3 Bb6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qf4 f5 18. c4 Rdg8 19. c5 Ba5+ 20. Kf1 Rg4 21.
Qe3 Qb7 22. Nxa5 Qb5+ 23. Kg1 Qxa5 24. b3 Rhg8 25. Nh2 Re4 26. Qc1 Qb4 27. a3
Qb5 28. b4 Qe2 29. Qd1 Qb2 30. h5 Be8 31. Qc1 Qe2 32. Qd1 Qb2 33. Qc1 Qe2 34.
Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op 19th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2000.04.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gretarsson, Helgi Ass"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C36"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2000.04.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Ne7 4. Bc4 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bxd5 Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qf5
8. d4 Bd6 9. Qe2+ Qe6 10. d5 Qxe2+ 11. Nxe2 Na6 12. Bxf4 Nb4 13. Bxd6 cxd6 14.
O-O-O Nxa2+ 15. Kd2 Nb4 16. Nf4 Bg4 17. Rde1+ Kd7 18. c3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Na6 20.
Nh5 Nc7 21. Rhg1 Rhg8 22. c4 Ne8 23. Ng3 g6 24. Ne4 Rc8 25. Kd3 f5 26. Ng5 Nf6
27. Kd4 Rge8 28. Ne6 Re7 29. Re3 Nh5 30. Ra1 a6 31. Rb3 Ke8 32. Rb6 Ng7 33.
Nxg7+ Rxg7 34. Rxd6 Re7 35. Rb6 Rd8 36. Ra3 Rdd7 37. d6 Re2 38. Re3+ Rxe3 39.
Kxe3 Kf7 40. Kd4 Ke6 41. c5 g5 42. Rb3 f4 43. Ke4 Rf7 44. Rb6 Rd7 45. h3 h5 46.
b4 Kf6 47. b5 axb5 48. Rxb5 Ke6 49. Rb6 Kf6 50. Kd5 Kf5 51. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op 19th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2000.04.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2000.04.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. dxe5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 fxe5 9. Nbd2 O-O-O 10. Re1 Bd6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Nh4 Bf7 13. Ndf3 g6 14. b3
h6 15. Bb2 Re8 16. c4 c5 17. Nh2 Rh7 18. Ng4 h5 19. Ne3 Ne7 20. Nd5 Rh6 21.
Nxe7+ Bxe7 22. Nf3 Bf6 23. h4 Rh7 24. g3 Bg8 25. Kg2 Rd7 26. Rac1 b6 27. Rc2
Kb7 28. Ng5 Bxg5 29. hxg5 Kc6 30. Re3 Rd6 31. f4 exf4 32. gxf4 Be6 33. Rf2 Bg4
34. Be5 Rd1 35. Kg3 Rg1+ 36. Kh2 Rd1 37. Bc3 Re7 38. Rd2 Rxd2+ 39. Bxd2 Rd7 40.
Be1 Kd6 41. Rd3+ Ke6 42. Rxd7 Kxd7 43. Kg3 Ke6 44. Bc3 Be2 45. Kh4 Bf3 46. f5+
gxf5 47. e5 f4 48. g6 Bg4 49. Kg5 f3 50. g7 Kf7 51. Kh6 f2 52. Kh7 f1=Q 53.
g8=Q+ Ke7 54. Qg5+ Ke8 55. Qf6 Qf5+ 56. Kh6 Kd7 57. Be1 Qe6 58. Bh4 b5 59. Kg7
Kc6 60. Bf2 bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op 19th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2000.04.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2000.04.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 f6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. O-O
O-O-O 9. Qe2 h6 10. b4 c4 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nh4 Be8 13. f4 Be7 14. Nxf5 exf5 15.
Bxf5+ Kb8 16. Qg4 g5 17. fxg5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Bh5 19. Qg3 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 Nge7 21.
Nd2 Rdg8 22. Qe3 Nxf5 23. Rxf5 Qh7 24. Rf6 Be2 25. h3 Bd3 26. Kh2 Ne7 27. Nf3
Nf5 28. Qf4 Ka8 29. Rg1 Qh5 30. e6 Be4 31. Rf1 Rg3 32. Rxf5 Qxh3+ 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op 19th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2000.04.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C39"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2000.04.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Bc4 d5 7. exd5 Bd6 8. d4
Nh5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Nxg4 Ng3 11. Rh2 Qe7+ 12. Kd2 Re8 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op 19th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2000.04.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Oral, Tomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2000.04.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. c4 Qe5 6. Nb5 Qxe4+ 7. Be2 Qe5 8.
N1c3 Nf6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. f4 Qb8 12. Nc3 Nd8 13. Be3 e6 14. O-O b5
15. f5 Bd6 16. dxe6 dxe6 17. Bf3 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. fxe6 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 O-O
21. Rxf7 Rxf7 22. exf7+ Kf8 23. Qh5 Be5 24. Rf1 h6 25. Ne4 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op 19th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2000.04.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2000.04.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Ne2 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.05.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Colding, Ernest"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2208"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2000.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8. d5
a6 9. e6 axb5 10. exf7+ Kxf7 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Nf3 Qd7 13. O-O e5 14. Nc3 Be7
15. Re1 Qd8 16. Ne4 h6 17. Qc2 Qc7 18. b3 Rf8 19. Bb2 Kg8 20. a4 bxa4 21. bxa4
Bg4 22. Nfd2 Kh8 23. Rac1 Rac8 24. a5 Nd5 25. Ng3 Rxf2 26. Ngf1 Qa7 27. Kh1 Nf4
28. Qb3 Rb8 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.05.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "La Rota, Fabio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2000.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Qg4 Nd7 6. Nf3 Qc7 7. Bf4 Nxc5 8. Nc3
a6 9. O-O-O Ne7 10. Kb1 Bd7 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. Rhe1 b5 13. Nd4 b4 14. Nce2 Ng6 15.
Bg3 Nxd3 16. cxd3 h5 17. Qg5 h4 18. Bf4 Bc5 19. Rc1 Nxf4 20. Nxf4 Kf8 21. Nb3
Be7 22. Ng6+ fxg6 23. Qf4+ Kg8 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 Bb5 27.
Qc8+ Kh7 28. Qc2 Ba4 29. Qc7 Bxb3 30. Qxe7 Ba4 31. Qxe6 Rf8 32. f3 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.05.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kekelidze, Mikheil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2000.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Qd2 a5 10. Bb5 Na7 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Bb5 Na7 13. Be2 Nc6 14. Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.05.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grabliauskas, Virginijus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2000.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Kh1 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3 b5 11. f4 Bb7 12. Bf3 h5 13. e5 Ng4 14. Bxb7 Qxb7
15. Ne4 Be7 16. Be3 Rc8 17. c3 Qc6 18. Bd4 Nh6 19. b3 Nf5 20. Bf2 O-O 21. Rad1
Rfd8 22. Qe2 d5 23. exd6 Nxd6 24. Nxd6 Rxd6 25. Bd4 Rd5 26. f5 Bc5 27. Qxh5
Bxd4 28. Rxd4 g6 29. Qd1 Rxd4 30. cxd4 gxf5 31. h3 Qc3 32. d5 Rd8 33. d6 Qe5
34. d7 Qc7 35. Qd2 Rxd7 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Qh5+ Kg7 38. Qg5+ Kf8 39. Qh6+ Kg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.05.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Maki Uuro, Miika"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C33"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2000.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nc3 Qh4+ 4. Ke2 d5 5. Nxd5 Bg4+ 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. d4 Nc6 8.
c3 O-O-O 9. Kd2 Qh6 10. Kc2 Nf6 11. Nxf6 Qxf6 12. Bd3 Rhe8 13. Bd2 g5 14. Qf1
Qg7 15. b4 Bxb4 16. cxb4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qxd4 18. Rd1 Nxb4+ 19. Bxb4 Qxb4 20. Qe1
Qa3 21. Bc4 Qxf3 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. Bd5 c6 24. Rf1 Qh3 25. Bxf7 Qg2+ 26. Kc1
Re5 27. Rg1 Rc5+ 28. Kb1 Qc2+ 29. Ka1 h6 30. h4 f3 31. Qd1+ Qxd1+ 32. Rxd1+ Ke7
33. Bh5 f2 34. Rf1 gxh4 35. Bf3 Rc2 36. Kb1 Rd2 37. Kc1 Rxa2 38. Kb1 Ra3 39.
Rxf2 h3 40. Kb2 Re3 41. Bg4 Rxe4 42. Bxh3 a5 43. Rd2 c5 44. Rd7+ Kf6 45. Rxb7
Rb4+ 46. Rxb4 cxb4 47. Kb3 h5 48. Ka4 h4 49. Bd7 Ke5 50. Bc8 Ke4 51. Be6 Kf4
52. Bd5 h3 53. Kxa5 Ke5 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.05.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Stripunsky, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2000.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Kh1 Bb4 9. Qd3 Qd6 10. Be3 Ne5 11. Qd1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxe4 13. f4 Nc6 14. Bd3
Nf6 15. Qf3 Ne7 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. c4 d6 18. Qg3 Kf8 19. f5 e5 20. c5 dxc5 21.
Nf3 Bd7 22. Nxe5 Rc8 23. Bf4 Nh5 24. Qg5 Nxf4 25. f6 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.05.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2000.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. Nxc4 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
g3 b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Rac1 Be4 14. Qd2 Qa6
15. b3 Bd5 16. Be3 Rfd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.05.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2000.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Na3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Nc2 Be7 10. O-O h5 11. Rb1 Qb6 12. b4 a5 13. a3 axb4 14. axb4 Ra2 15. b5
Na7 16. Bd3 Qa5 17. Ne3 Nxe3 18. Bxe3 Bxb5 19. Bd2 Qa6 20. Rxb5 Nxb5 21. Qb1
O-O 22. Bxb5 Qa3 23. Bc1 Qa5 24. Bg5 Bb4 25. Be3 Ra8 26. Ng5 g6 27. Bd3 Ra1 28.
Qc2 Be7 29. h4 Rxf1+ 30. Bxf1 Qe1 31. Bd2 Qa1 32. Nxe6 Re8 33. Nf4 Qxd4 34. e6
Qe4 35. exf7+ Kxf7 36. Bd3 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2000.05.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Smirin,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2000.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Oratovsky,M} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. h3 h6 14.
Ng3 Bf8 15. d4 ({Nothing promises} 15. Nh2 Be6 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 d5 $11 18.
e5 Nd7 19. Nf3 d4 20. Qe2 Bd5 $15 {Mokry,K-Pribyl,M/CZE-ch 1996 (40)}) 15...
cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Be6 (18... Bb7 19. Bf4 Rc8 20. Bb3 d5
21. exd5 Bc5 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Qd3 Rd8 24. Qc3 Nxd5 $6 25. Qxc5 Nxf4 26. Qc7
$18 {[%cal Gc7b7,Gc7f4] Liang Jinrong-Xie Jun/TCN Cup 3rd 1997 1-0 (37)}) (
18... Qc7 19. Bb3 d5 20. Bd2 (20. Bxd5 Nxd5 (20... Bc5 21. Bf4 $14) 21. Qxd5
Bb7 {[%cal Gf8d6,Gd6c5]} 22. Bf4 Qxf4 23. Qxb7 Bc5 $44) 20... Bc5 21. Qc3 Qb6
22. Qf3 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. Rxe4 Bb7 $17 {Abramovic,B-Mikhalchishin,A/
Lvov-Belgrade 1993 0-1 (37)}) 19. Be3 $1 $146 {Here white bishop placed better
than on f4,where it disturbes move f2-f4.} Rc8 20. Qd2 Nd7 21. Rac1 ({Deserved
attention immediatly} 21. f4 $1 Qh4 $6 22. Bf2 (22. Kh2 Nf6 23. Bd1 Bg4 $132)
22... Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Qxf4 24. Nf5 Qg5 (24... d5 $2 {[%tqu "En","","","","f5g7",
"",10]} 25. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 26. exd5 Bf5 27. Qc3+ Re5 28. Rxe5 Nxe5 29. Bg3 $18)
25. Qc6 $16 {and black has not enough compensation for sacrificed exchange})
21... Ne5 {[%cal Ge5c4,Ge6h3]} (21... Bxa2 22. b3 Nc5 23. Qb4 Bxb3 24. Bxb3 Nd3
25. Bxf7+ $18) 22. b3 Nc6 ({Losing} 22... Bxh3 $2 23. f4 Qh4 24. Nf1 $18) 23.
Bb1 (23. f4 d5 $132) (23. Red1 Qa5 $5) 23... d5 ({Better for white endgame
arisig after} 23... Qa5 24. Qxa5 Nxa5 25. Rcd1 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra5]}) 24. exd5
Qxd5 ({Losing by forse} 24... Bxd5 25. Red1 Nb4 26. Rxc8 Qxc8 27. a3 Bxb3 28.
Rc1 Nc6 29. Qd3 Bxa3 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Nf5 $1 $18 {[%cal Gh7g7,Gh7h8]}) 25. Qc2
g6 26. Rcd1 Ne7 ({Very interesting complications arises after tricky} 26... Qe5
$5 27. Bxh6 Bxb3 $1 28. Qxb3 (28. Rxe5 Bxc2 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Bxc2 Bxh6 $15)
28... Qxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 30. Kh2 Na5 $8 (30... Bxh6 31. Bxg6 $16) 31. Qd5
Rxb1 32. Bxf8 Rxf8 33. Ne4 $14 {and very strong piese combination-Q+N
guarantees white better chanses.}) 27. Qb2 Bg7 $8 (27... Qc6 $2 28. Ne4 Nd5 29.
Rxd5 $18 {[%cal Ge4f6]}) 28. Bd4 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Qc5 (29... Qc6 30. Ne4 (30. Rh4
$6 Nd5 31. Rxh6 Qc3 $132) 30... Bd5 31. Qd2 $1 {[%csl Rh6]} Kg7 (31... Bxe4 32.
Bxe4 Qc3 33. Bb7 $18) 32. b4 $1 $16 {[%cal Ge4c5] with clear positional
advantage}) 30. Rdd1 (30. Ne4 Qe5 31. f4 Qg7 $13) 30... Red8 31. Ne4 Rxd1 32.
Rxd1 Qc7 {[#]} 33. h4 $1 h5 $6 $138 (33... Bf5 $2 34. Nf6+ Kf8 35. Bxf5 Nxf5
36. Nd5 $18) (33... Rd8 34. Rc1 Qb6 (34... Qf4 $2 35. g3 Qf3 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37.
Be4 $1 Rd1+ 38. Kh2) 35. h5 Qd4 36. Qa3 $16) (33... Nd5 $142 $1 34. Nf6+ (34.
Rxd5 $2 Bxd5 35. Nf6+ Kf8 36. Nxd5 Qc1+) (34. h5 Qf4 $13) 34... Nxf6 35. Qxf6
$14 {[%cal Gb1g6,Gh4h5]}) 34. Ng5 $16 {now whites pressure becomes stronge
move by move} Bf5 (34... Rd8 $142 35. Re1 Bf5 36. Qf6 Nd5 37. Qxa6 $16) 35. Qf6
Nd5 36. Qxa6 (36. Rxd5 $4 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ $19) 36... Bxb1 37. Rxb1 Rd8 38.
Re1 Qc3 39. Nf3 b4 40. Rd1 $18 {last point in the mutual timetrouble} Qc5 41.
Qc4 Qd6 42. Qd4 $1 Rd7 43. Ne5 Rd8 (43... Re7 44. Nc4 Qd8 45. Ne3 $18) 44. Nc4
Qf8 45. Nb6 1-0

[Event "Lausanne YM"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2000.05.30"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2000.05.30"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bd7
15. Na5 O-O 16. Kb1 f6 $6 (16... Rc8 $1) 17. gxf6 Rxf6 (17... Nxf6 18. Rg1 $14)
18. Nc6 $1 {[%mdl 32] The dream situation for the knight, that has been
fullfiling two purposes on a5. The blockade of pawn advance on the queenside
was supplemented with a hope to jump to the c6 square. Black pieces are so
badly coordinated, that he can has problem to win white c pawn.} Bxc6 (18...
Qe8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bg5 $16) 19. dxc6 Qc7 (19... d5 20. c7 $1 Qd6 21. Bh3
$18) 20. Bg5 Rg6 (20... Qxc6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Bh3 $16) 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Qa5
Qe8 (22... Ra7 23. c4 $16) 23. c7 Nf4 24. c4 b4 (24... bxc4 25. Bxc4+ Kh8 26.
Rc1 $18) (24... Rc8 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Bxb5 Qe7 27. Rc1 $16) 25. c5 d5 (25...
Qd7 26. cxd6 Rxd6 27. Rxd6 Qxd6 28. Bc4+ Kh8 29. Bxa6 $18) 26. Bc4 $1 {White
decides the issue with the direct attack against d5 pawn. His strong c7 pawn
is giving him additional tactical chances.} Qf7 (26... dxc4 27. Rd8 $18) 27. c6
Rd6 (27... Rxc6 28. Rxd5 $1 Qg6+ 29. Ka1 Rxc4 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. Rxa8 Qc2 32.
c8=Q $18) 28. Qxa6 Qe8 (28... Rxa6 29. c8=Q+ Qf8 30. Qxf8+ Kxf8 31. Bxa6 $18) (
28... Qf5+ 29. Bd3 Qf8 30. Qb7 $16) 29. Qb7 Qxc6 30. Qxc6 Rxc6 31. Rxd5 $1 Rxc4
32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. Rc1 $1 1-0

[Event "Lausanne YM"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2000.05.31"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2000.05.30"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. c3 Bd6 8. Be3
Ne7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qc2 b6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Nh4 Kh8 13. Nc4 b5 14. Na5 Qe8 15. a3
Rb8 16. b4 Bf7 17. Rad1 Be6 18. Qe2 Qf7 19. Kh1 Rbe8 20. Nf3 Qh5 21. dxe5 fxe5
22. Nd4 Bf7 23. Nf3 Be6 24. Ng1 Qf7 25. f3 Ng6 26. Qf2 Bd7 27. Bc5 Re6 28. Nb7
Qe7 29. Qd2 Bxc5 30. Nxc5 Rd6 31. Qe3 Bc8 32. Rd2 Rfd8 33. Rfd1 Rxd2 34. Rxd2
Rxd2 35. Qxd2 Qd6 36. Qc2 Nf4 37. Ne2 Ne6 38. Nb3 c5 39. c4 Nd4 40. Nexd4 cxd4
41. Nc5 Be6 42. cxb5 axb5 43. Nxe6 Qxe6 44. Qxc7 h6 45. f4 Qc4 46. Qd8+ Kh7 47.
fxe5 Qf1+ 48. Kh2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2000.06.01"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2000.05.30"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4
Ne4 9. Bb2 Bf6 10. h3 O-O 11. e3 Bf5 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bxd4 c5 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nd2 Nc3 17. Qf3 Qg6 18. Kh2 Rae8 19. Rfe1 d4 20. e4 Qh6 21. exf5
Qxd2 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Qc6 Rf8 24. Qxc5 d3 25. f6 gxf6 26. Qd4 Qb2 27. Qxf6
Qxa1 28. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2000.06.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2000.05.30"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nxd5 4. d4 g6 5. c4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. h3
Nc6 9. Qd2 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. b3 e4 12. Nd4 f5 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. O-O-O c5 15. Nde2
Naxc4 16. bxc4 Nxc4 17. Qc2 Ne5 18. d6 Nd3+ 19. Rxd3 exd3 20. Qxd3 f4 21. Be7
Rf7 22. Qc4 b5 23. Nxb5 Rb8 24. Nec3 Rb7 25. Nd5 a6 26. Nbc7 Qc6 27. Bd3 Bb2+
28. Kd1 Kg7 29. Re1 Bd4 30. Re4 Bd7 31. Rxd4 cxd4 32. Ne6+ Kg8 33. Nf6+ Kh8 34.
Nc5 1-0

[Event "Lausanne YM"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2000.06.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2000.05.30"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Na6 $5 {This
variation demands from black extremly accurate play,because otherwise white
may develop dangerous attack against black king.} 7. O-O c5 8. d5 Bg4 9. Bc4 $1
{The most accurate move.} (9. h3 Bxf3 10. Rxf3 Nc7 11. a4 Rb8 12. Qe1 Nd7 13.
Bd2 Na6 14. Nd1 e6 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Bc3 Bxc3 17. Nxc3 $14 {Polgar,Zso-Hodgson,
J/Amsterdam Donner op/1995}) (9. a3 $5 Nc7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 e6 12. f5 exd5
13. exd5 Nd7 14. Qg3 Be5 15. Bf4 Ne8 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. Ne4 $36 {Zulfugarli,
M-Kochetkov,G/Nikolaev zt/1995}) (9. Kh1 e6 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Rxf3
Nb4 13. f5 gxf5 14. exf5 Qc8 $132 {Okkes,M-Cuijpers,F/NLD-chT9495}) (9. Qe1 $6
Nb4 10. Qh4 c4 11. Bxc4 Nxc2 12. Rb1 Bxf3 $1 13. Rxf3 Rc8 14. Bb3 Nd4 15. Rh3
Nxb3 16. axb3 h5 $15 {Plachetka,J-Jansa,V/CL Trnava-Bohemians/1992}) 9... Nc7 (
9... Nd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 (11. Rxf3 Nc7 12. a4 Rb8 13. Qd3 Re8 14. Be3 a6
15. Raf1 $14 {Finkel,A-Zilberman,Y/ISR-ch 1996}) 11... Nc7 (11... Nb6 12. Bb5
f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Bd2 Nc7 15. Bd3 c4 16. Be2 $14 {Krakops,M-Nogueiras,J/
Ubeda op 1997}) 12. Be3 a6 13. Rad1 b5 14. Be2 b4 15. Na4 Nb5 $132 {Hector,
J-Hoi,C/Kobenhavn op/1990}) 10. h3 (10. a4 a6 11. h3 (11. Qe2 $1 Nd7 12. h3
Bxf3 13. Rxf3 $14) (11. a5 Nb5 $1) 11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nd7 13. Bd2 Rb8 14. a5
b5 15. axb6 Nxb6 16. Be2 Nb5 $13 {Pedzich,D-Czerwonski,A/POL-chT 1994}) 10...
Bxf3 11. Qxf3 a6 (11... e6 $6 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Rd1 $5 (13. Be3 b6 14. Rad1 Qe7
15. Rfe1 Kh8 16. g4 Rad8 17. Bf2 Nd7 18. Qg3 $36 {Wedberg,T-Azmaiparashvili,Z/
Reykjavik op 1990}) 13... Qe7 14. f5 $36) (11... Nd7 12. a4 (12. Re1 a6 13. a4
Rb8 14. a5 b5 15. axb6 Rxb6 16. Qd3 Qb8 17. Ra2 Nb5 18. Bd2 g5 19. g3 Kh8 20.
Ne2 $14 {Tzermiadianos,A-Tsorbatzoglou,T/Ermoupoli 1996}) 12... b6 13. h4 $6 e6
14. dxe6 Nxe6 15. Qh3 Nd4 $15 {Diedrichsen,D-Brettschneider,S/OL-NW9495}) 12.
a4 b6 {Black's plan is very simple and logical:he just wants to double his
major pieces over the b-file and to transfer b5.The main drawback of this plan
is that it's too slow and white with energetic play gains an opening advantage.
} (12... Nd7 13. Qe2 $146 (13. a5 b5 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Be2 (15. Qd3 $6 Rb8 16.
Nd1 e6 $1 17. c3 (17. dxe6 fxe6 {/\ d5}) 17... Nxc4 18. Qxc4 exd5 19. exd5 f5
$1 $15 {Harley,A-Hodgson,J/BCF-ch 1993}) 15... f5 $1 $13) (13. Qd3 Nb6 14. Ba2
Qd7 15. a5 Nc8 16. Bd2 b5 17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Rae1 Nb5 19. Nd1 $14 {
Dolmatov-Chernin/Minsk ch-SU/1987}) 13... Kh8 $5 (13... f5 $2 14. e5 $16 {()})
14. Rd1 Rb8 (14... f5 15. Bd2 {[%cal Ya1b1,Yb2b4] /\Rab1,b4|^<<} fxe4 16. Nxe4
{[%csl Rf6,Rf7,Rg7,Rh6][%cal Yd2c3] /\Bc3,׻}) 15. a5 b5 16. axb6 Rxb6 17. Ra2
$14 {Forster,R-Hodgson,J/Horgen-B 1995} (17. Bxa6 $2 Qa8 $19)) (12... Rb8 13.
a5 b5 (13... e6 14. dxe6 Nxe6 15. Ne2 Nd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. e5 Ne8 18. f5 $1
$36 {Wahls,M-Strikovic,A/Zaragoza op 1996}) 14. axb6 Rxb6 15. Ra2 $14 {[%csl
Gc1,Gc4,Gd5,Ge4,Gf4,Ra6] ^^,[+],><a6} (15. Qd3 Nb5 16. Bd2 Nc7 17. b3 e6 18.
Ra5 Re8 19. Kh1 Qe7 20. Na4 $14 {Matros,A-Odesskij,I/Moscow2 1994})) 13. Qd3 (
13. Re1 Nd7 14. Ra3 Rb8 15. Rb3 Kh8 16. Kh1 Qc8 17. Be3 b5 18. axb5 Nb6 19. Qf1
Nxc4 20. Qxc4 axb5 21. Nxb5 Rxb5 22. Rxb5 {1/2-1/2 Wahls,M-Nogueiras,J/
Capablanca mem-A 1996}) 13... Qb8 $5 {[%cal Gb8b7,Gf8b8,Gb6b5]} 14. Be3 (14. e5
Nd7 (14... b5 $5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nxb5 Nfxd5 18. exd6 exd6 19.
Nxd6 Rd8 $1 $132) 15. e6 fxe6 16. dxe6 Nf6 17. Be3 Qb7 18. Rad1 Rab8 $13 {
[%cal Gb6b5,Gd6d5]}) 14... Qb7 15. Rab1 $1 {[%cal Gb2b4] The only,but quiet
sufficient way to advantage.} e6 (15... b5 $2 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nxb5 Nxb5 18.
Bxb5 $16) (15... Rab8 $6 16. b4 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. bxc5 $1 bxc4 19. Rxb7 cxd3
20. Rxc7 dxc2 21. e5 $1 Ne8 22. Rxe7 Rb3 23. Bd2 $16) 16. b4 (16. dxe6 fxe6 17.
Qxd6 $2 Rad8 {[%csl Rd6]} 18. Qe5 (18. Qe7 Rfe8 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 $19) 18... Nfd5
19. Bxd5 exd5 $19) 16... exd5 17. exd5 cxb4 18. Rxb4 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bb3
$14 {[%csl Rb5,Gd5] This position is clearly better for white due to the
weakness of the oawn on b5 and awkwad position of the knight on c7.} (20. Nxb5
Ncxd5 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Rb3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 d5 $11) 20... Ra5 21. f5 Qa6 22. fxg6
(22. Rbf4 Ra1 23. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 24. Rf1 Qa5 25. Bd4 $14) 22... hxg6 23. Ne4 Ra1 $1
24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Rbf4 (25. Kh2 $5 Be5+ $6 26. Bf4 Rxf1 27. Qxf1 Bxf4+ 28.
Qxf4 $16 {[%cal Gf4h6,Gb4h4]}) 25... Be5 26. R4f3 (26. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 27. Rf1 Qa5
$14) 26... Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Ne8 28. Bd4 $14 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "2000.06.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2000.05.30"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 b6 8.
O-O Bb7 9. Nb3 Ne5 10. Nxc5 bxc5 11. Be2 Bxe4 12. f3 Bb7 13. Bxc5 O-O 14. Nd2
d6 15. Bd4 Nd5 16. g3 Qg6 17. Kh1 Ng4 18. Nc4 Qh6 19. Bg1 Rae8 20. Qc2 f5 21.
Bd3 f4 22. Qd2 Nde3 23. gxf4 Nxf1 24. Rxf1 Rxf4 25. Qg2 Re1 26. Nd2 Rxf1 27.
Bxf1 Rf8 28. Qe2 Ne5 29. Bg2 a6 30. Bd4 Qf4 31. Bxe5 Qxe5 32. Qxe5 dxe5 33. Kg1
Rd8 34. Nc4 Rd1+ 35. Bf1 Bxf3 36. Kf2 Bb7 37. a4 Kf8 38. h4 Ke7 39. Be2 Rh1 40.
h5 Kf6 41. b4 Rc1 42. Ne3 Rxc3 43. Bxa6 Rxe3 44. Bxb7 Rb3 45. a5 Rxb4 46. a6
Ra4 0-1

[Event "North Sea Cup 15th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2000.07.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. d5 Ne7 (12... Na5 13. Bc2 Nb6 14. b4
Nac4 15. a5 Nd7 16. Bb3 Be7 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Nfd2 f5 $132 {0-1 Jaracz,
P-Onischuk,A/Koszalin 1999/CBM 73/[Wedberg] (28)}) 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8
15. Na3 Ba6 16. Nh2 (16. Be3 Nc5 17. Bc2 c6 18. b4 Nd7 19. c4 bxc4 20. Ba4 Bb7
$6 (20... cxd5 $1 21. Bxd7 d4 $1 $44) 21. Nxc4 $36 {1-0 Svidler,P-Gabriel,C/
Bad Homburg 1998/CBM 66/[Svidler] (35)}) (16. Nc2 Nc5 17. Nb4 Bc8 18. Bc2 Na6
19. Nxa6 Qxa6 20. Nh2 Ng6 21. Ng4 Be7 22. g3 f5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Svidler,P/
Frankfurt 1999/CBM 72/[Wedberg] (45)}) 16... Ng6 17. Ng4 (17. g3 Rb8 18. Bd2
Be7 19. h4 Nc5 20. Bc2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lanka,Z-Svidler,P/Pula 1997/CBM 57 ext (28)
}) 17... Be7 18. Ne3 (18. Bc2 Rb8 19. b4 Nf6 (19... c6 20. Ne3 Nf6 21. Bb3 Bb7
$132 {0-1 Knezevic,B-Blagojevic,D/Nis 1996/EXT 99 (39)}) 20. Qf3 Bc8 21. g3
Nxg4 22. hxg4 h6 23. Qe2 Bd7 24. Bb2 Bg5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Iordachescu,V-Grischuk,A/
Porto San Giorgio 1999/EXT 2000 (40)}) 18... Rb8 19. Bd2 Bg5 (19... Nc5 20. Bc2
Bc8 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. Qf3 c6 23. dxc6 Qxc6 24. b4 Na6 25. c4 $36 {1-0 Popovic,
P-Blagojevic,D/Niksic 1997/EXT 99 (35)}) 20. Bc2 Bc8 21. Qa1 Qb7 22. c4 $5 {
[%mdl 48] An unusual move in these positions. Svidler refrains from the
standard b4 manouvre and goes for something new.} bxc4 (22... b4 23. Nb5 $14 {
[%csl Rb4]}) 23. Naxc4 $14 {White aims for the nice c6 outpost and at the same
time Black has some coordination problems. A slight white plus seems in order.}
Nf6 $6 (23... Ra8 $5) 24. Na5 $1 Qxb2 25. Nc6 Bxe3 $8 (25... Qxa1 $4 26. Rxa1
$18) 26. Bxe3 Qxc2 27. Nxb8 Qxe4 28. Nc6 Nxd5 (28... Qxd5 29. Qa8 Qe6 30. Na7
Ne7 31. Rb1 $18) 29. Qa8 Qf5 30. Na7 Nge7 31. g4 Qe6 32. Rb1 h6 33. Rb8 Kh7 34.
Nxc8 Ng6 {Surely this should be winning for White.} 35. Qa2 e4 36. Na7 Ne5 37.
Re8 $2 {Now Black gets drawing chances.} (37. Kh1 Nf3 38. Nc6 Qf6 39. Qc2 Nc3
40. Nd4 $18) 37... Nf3+ 38. Kh1 Qxe8 39. Qxd5 Qa4 40. Kg2 Ne5 41. Nb5 c6 42.
Nc3 cxd5 43. Nxa4 Nf3 44. Bf4 f5 45. gxf5 Nh4+ 46. Kf1 d4 47. Bxd6 Nxf5 48. Be5
e3 49. Nc5 exf2 50. Kxf2 g5 51. Kf3 h5 52. Ke4 Kg6 53. Ne6 g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Sea Cup 15th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2000.07.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Gurevich,M} e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Na3
cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Nc2 Qb6 {Mikhail Gurevich has huge experience in this
double-edged line} 10. O-O (10. h4 f6 11. g4 Nfxd4 12. Ncxd4 Nxe5 13. g5 Bc5
14. O-O Nxf3+ 15. Nxf3 Qb4 16. Ne1 Qxh4 17. Ng2 Qb4 $132 {0-1 Movsesian,
S-Gurevich,M/Sarajevo 2000 (35)}) 10... a5 ({Black could play and} 10... Na5 {
with possible continuations} 11. g4 Ne7 12. Nfe1 h5 13. gxh5 Bb5 14. Nd3 Nf5
15. b4 Nc6 16. a4 Bc4 17. a5 Qd8 18. Be3 Qh4 $132 {1-0 Grosar,A-Dizdar,G/Nova
Gorica op 1997 (39)}) 11. Kh1 Nb4 $146 {'!?' Gurevich,M.} (11... Rc8 12. Rb1
Nb4 13. Nxb4 Bxb4 14. Qd3 Bf8 15. Bd2 Ne7 16. b4 a4 17. b5 Nf5 18. Bc3 Be7 19.
Qd2 Ra8 20. Bb4 O-O 21. a3 Rfc8 22. Rfc1 $16 {1-0 Goldenberg,D-Hum,P/Toronto
op 1998 (42)}) ({Deserves attention} 11... h5 $5 {with the idea to secure
position of strong knight on f5} 12. Bg5 Rc8 13. Qd2 Be7 14. Rab1 Bxg5 15. Qxg5
Nce7 16. Bd3 Bb5 17. Bxb5+ Qxb5 18. Ne3 Qe2 19. Nxf5 Nxf5 20. Kg1 Rc2 {1/2-1/2
Peng Xiaomin-Zhang Zhong/Shenyag 1999 (20)}) 12. Ne3 $1 (12. Nxb4 {Gurevich,M}
axb4 $5 {(/\ 13...Bb5)} 13. Qd3 Ra5 $1 $132) 12... Rc8 (12... Nxe3 13. fxe3 {
[%cal Gf1f7]}) (12... Bb5 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. a3 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Nc6 16. e6 $16) (
12... Nxe3 $5 {Gurevich,M}) 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. Bd2 {'!?' Gurevich,M.} Be7 (14...
Nc2 {Gurevich,M} 15. Rb1 Nxd4 $2 16. Be3 $18) (14... Bb5 $5 {Gurevich,M}) 15.
a3 Nc6 16. Bc3 (16. b4 $1 {Gurevich,M} axb4 17. axb4 $36 Bxb4 $2 18. Rb1 Qa5
19. Rxb4 $1 Nxb4 20. Qb3 $16) 16... O-O 17. Qd2 {'+/=' Gurevich,M. White can
be satisfied with results of opening - he has safe position on the queen side
and chances to organized serious pressure on the opposite side of the board.}
Ra8 $1 {[%cal Gf8b8,Gb7b5] '!?' Gurevich,M. Great idea! Gurevich uses the only
chance for real couterplay - he is ready to bring another rook to b8 and after
it push the b-pawn. Gurevich,M: '[/\ 18...Rfb8, 19...Qd8, b7-b5-b4 <=> <<]'}
18. Ne1 {'!' Gurevich,M. Gurevich,M: '[/\ f2-f4, N e1-c2-e3 |^]'} Rfb8 19. Nc2
(19. Nd3 Qd8 20. Nf4 Be6 $13 (20... Bg5 $5)) 19... g6 (19... Qd8 {Gurevich,M}
20. Ne3 Be6 21. f4 Qd7 22. g4 $40) 20. Ne3 (20. b4 $5 {Gurevich,M} axb4 21.
Nxb4 Nxb4 (21... Be6 22. Rfb1 Qc7 23. Bf3 $14) 22. Bxb4 $14) 20... Be6 21. f4 {
[%cal Gg2g4] Gurevich,M: '[/\22.g4 ->>>]'} h5 $5 {Stops, at least for some
time, g4} (21... Qd8 22. g4 fxg4 23. f5 $36 (23. f5 {Gurevich,M} gxf5 24. Nxf5
Bg5 $13)) 22. Qd1 {[%cal Re2h5] '!?' Gurevich,M. Gurevich,M: '[/\ 23.Bxh5]'} (
22. g3 Qd8 23. h3 b5 $132) (22. Bf3 $5 {Gurevich,M} Rd8 (22... Qd8 23. Qd1 $1
$16 {/\ 24.Bxh5, 24.Qb3}) 23. g3 $14) 22... Kg7 23. Bxh5 $2 {[%mdl 512] '(+)
?!' Gurevich,M. It is very difficult to refraine from such a promising
sacrifice when you are just 16 years old!} ({After " boring "} 23. Bf3 $5 Rd8 (
23... Qd8 $140 24. Qb3) 24. Qd3 {white's position is very comfortable}) (23.
Bf3 $14 {Gurevich,M}) 23... gxh5 24. Qxh5 Rh8 25. Nxf5+ Bxf5 26. Qxf5 Nxd4 $1
$19 {'!' Gurevich,M. Refutation of white's combination.} 27. Qd3 {'?' Gurevich,
M. Lose by force but and after} (27. e6 fxe6 28. Qg4+ (28. Bxd4+ Qxd4 29. Qxe6
Qe4 $1 {'=/+' Gurevich,M.} (29... Rae8 $15 {Gurevich,M})) 28... Kf7 29. f5
Rxh2+ $1 30. Kxh2 Rh8+ 31. Kg3 Bh4+ $1 32. Qxh4 Qc7+ 33. Qf4 Ne2+ $19) ({or} 
27. Qg4+ Kf8 28. f5 Rh4 $1 {'|^!' Gurevich,M.} 29. Qd1 (29. Qg3 Ne2) 29... Nb3
30. f6 Bc5 $19 {black position is just winning.}) 27... Rxh2+ $1 {Nice, but
not very difficult combination} 28. Kxh2 Rh8+ 29. Kg3 (29. Kg1 {Gurevich,M}
Nf3#) 29... Bh4+ 30. Kg4 (30. Kh2 Bf2+ 31. Qh3 Ne2 $19) (30. Kh3 Bf2+ 31. Kg4
Rh4+ 32. Kg5 Qd8#) 30... Qh6 {[%cal Rh6h5] '!' Gurevich,M. Great game of
Mikhail Gurevich} (30... Qh6 {Gurevich,M} 31. Bxd4 (31. g3 Qh5+ 32. Kh3 Bg5+
33. Kg2 Qh2#) 31... Qh5+ 32. Kh3 Bf2#) 0-1

[Event "North Sea Cup 15th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2000.07.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. f4
O-O 9. Qf3 e5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. f5 Qa5 12. O-O-O Bb7 13. Bb3 d5 14. exd5 cxd5
15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 e4 17. Bxe4 Rab8 18. Bd5 Rxb2 19. Kxb2 Nxd5 20. Qxd5
Ba3+ 21. Kb1 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Rb8+ 23. Ka1 Bb2+ 24. Kb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Sea Cup 15th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2000.07.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "De Vreugt, Dennis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 h6 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Qc7 15. h3
Bd7 16. Ng3 Rac8 17. Re2 Bd8 18. b3 Nc6 19. Bb2 Qa7 20. d5 Ne7 21. Nh4 Bb6 22.
Qd2 g5 23. Nf3 Ng6 24. Rf1 Nf4 25. Ree1 b4 26. Nh2 Bd4 27. Bxd4 Qxd4 28. Rd1
Rc3 29. Qxd4 exd4 30. Bb1 d3 31. f3 Ne2+ 32. Kf2 Nxg3 33. Kxg3 Bb5 34. Ng4 Nxg4
35. hxg4 Kg7 36. Kf2 h5 37. gxh5 f5 38. Rfe1 f4 39. Rd2 Kf6 40. Red1 Rh8 41.
Bxd3 Rxh5 42. e5+ dxe5 43. Bxb5 axb5 44. d6 Rh8 45. d7 Rd8 46. Rd6+ Ke7 47. Rg6
Rc2+ 48. Kf1 Rxa2 49. Rxg5 Kf6 50. Rh5 Rb2 51. Rd6+ Ke7 52. Rd5 Rxb3 53. Rhxe5+
Kf7 54. Rd4 Rb1+ 55. Kf2 Rb2+ 56. Re2 Rxe2+ 57. Kxe2 Ke6 58. Rxf4 Kd5 59. Kd3
Kc5 60. Rf5+ 1-0

[Event "North Sea Cup 15th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2000.07.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Emms, John M"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B88"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Kh1 a6 10. a4 Qc7 11. Qe2 Bd7 12. f4 Rac8 13. Ba2 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5
15. Be3 Be6 16. a5 Bxa2 17. Rxa2 Qc4 18. Qf3 exf4 19. Bxf4 Qe6 20. Ra4 Rc4 21.
Rxc4 Qxc4 22. e5 dxe5 23. Bxe5 Qb4 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Qxd5 Qc5 26. Qxc5 Bxc5 27.
Rd1 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Sea Cup 15th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2000.07.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C36"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nxd5 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 (7. Bb3
Be6 8. c4 Nb6 9. d4 Nxc4) 7... Be6 8. Bb3 {[%mdl 8] Ein neuer Plan. Weiß
bereitet c4 vor. Der Versuch, den Springer d5 mittels c4 zu vertreiben, ist
nicht neu, allerdings mit dem Bauern auf d2 (um Ne3 zu verhindern). Nun läßt
Weiß den schwarzen Springer auf das Feld e3 ziehen.} (8. Qe2 O-O 9. Nc3 Nxc3
10. bxc3 Bxc4 11. Qxc4 Bd6 12. Qb5 b6 13. Ng5 Qe7 14. Qf5 g6 15. Qg4 h5 16. Qh4
f6 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Bxf4 {1-0 Gallagher,J-Van der Sterren,P/San Bernardino 1992/
(44)}) 8... O-O (8... c6 9. c4 Nb6 10. Qe2 a5 {1/2-1/2 Danilovic,A-Lazic,M/
Bjeljina 2000}) 9. c4 Ne3 (9... Nb6 10. d5) 10. Bxe3 fxe3 11. Qd3 (11. Nc3 Bg4
(11... Bg5 12. Qd3) 12. Nd5 Bg5 13. Qd3 e2 14. Rfe1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Na6 16. Rxe2
c6 $17) 11... Bg4 (11... Bf6 12. Qxe3 (12. Nc3 Bg4) 12... Re8 13. Qf2 Bg4 14.
Nbd2 c5 $132) 12. Ne5 (12. Nc3 Bf6 $132) 12... e2 $1 {Ein starker Zwischenzug.}
13. Re1 Bh5 14. Bc2 (14. Nc3 Bf6 (14... Bh4 15. Bc2 g6 16. g3 $13) 15. Qe4 Nc6
16. Nd5 Re8 $17) 14... Bg6 (14... f5 15. Nc3 (15. g4 Bxg4 16. Nxg4 Nc6 $17)
15... c5 16. d5 Bd6 17. Nf3 $13) 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Nc3 Bf6 (16... Nc6 17. d5
Nb4 18. Qxe2) 17. d5 (17. Nxe2 Nc6 18. Rad1 Re8 19. d5 Nb4 $36) 17... Re8 18.
Rxe2 Rxe2 19. Nxe2 (19. Qxe2 Bxc3 (19... Na6 20. Re1) 20. bxc3 {Diese
Schwächung der Bauernstruktur wollte Weiß mit dem Partiezug vermeiden.} Nd7 (
20... Na6 $6 21. Re1 Nc5 22. Qe7 b6 23. Qxd8+ Rxd8 24. Re7 Rd7 25. Re8+ Kh7 26.
h4) 21. Re1 Qf6 22. Qe3 Qh4 $132) 19... Bxb2 20. Rb1 Be5 21. Rxb7 Nd7 22. Rb1
Rb8 23. Rxb8 Qxb8 $11 24. Qb3 Qf8 25. g3 Qc5+ 26. Kg2 Nb6 27. Bd3 Qe3 28. Qc2
Nd7 29. Ng1 Bd4 30. Nf3 Ne5 31. Nxe5 Qxe5 32. Qe2 Qxe2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Sea Cup 15th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2000.07.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. Nc3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. h3 Ng6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. b4 Be7 (13... Qd6
14. Rab1 a6 15. Rfc1 Bd8 16. Bf5 Bc7 17. Na4 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Re7 19. Nc5 Bd8 20.
a4 $36 {Lerner-Malakhov, Oberwart 1999.}) (13... a6 $5 {- it is usually better
for Black to exchange the a-pawns (when White plays aa2-a4 and b4-b5) in such
positions, as otherwise Black's a-pawn might become weak later.}) 14. b5 Bd6 {
[%cal Gd8f6,Gc8h3,Gf6f3]} 15. bxc6 bxc6 {[%csl Rc6]} 16. Bf5 $5 {[%csl Gc8,Gf5]
Exchanging the light-squared bishops White lessens Black's chances for a
successful attack on the kingside. Also, though Black's light-squared bishop
is technically 'bad', it can protect the c6-pawn and threaten White's kingside.
} (16. Nb1 Qf6 17. Nbd2 h6 18. Rfc1 Ne7 19. Qd1 Rb8 20. Nb3 Rb6 21. Rc2 Nf5 22.
Nc5 g6 23. Rac1 Kg7 24. Na4 Rb4 25. Rxc6 Bd7 26. Ra6 Nxe3 27. fxe3 Rxe3 28. Nc5
$2 Bxh3 29. Rxd6 Qxd6 30. Bf1 Qg3 $19 {Yermolinsky-Garcia,G St. Martin 1993.})
16... Qf6 17. Bxc8 Raxc8 18. Rab1 Rc7 19. Qa4 Rec8 {It looks like Black has
failed to find any active plan on the kingside and now he is going on
defensive.} 20. Rb2 Qe7 21. Rfb1 Nf8 22. Qa6 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6]} Nd7 23. Rb7 (23.
a4 $5) 23... Nb6 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Na4 Nd7 26. Rc1 (26. Rb7 $142 $5 Nf8 27. Rb8
$16) 26... Qf6 27. Kh1 h6 {Black is able to protect the c6-pawn tactically.}
28. Nc3 (28. Rxc6 $2 Nb8) 28... g6 29. Qd3 Kg7 30. e4 dxe4 31. Nxe4 Qf4 $11 32.
Qe3 Qxe3 33. fxe3 Ba3 34. Rc3 Bf8 35. g4 Nf6 36. Nxf6 Kxf6 37. Kg2 Bd6 38. Kf2
c5 39. dxc5 Rxc5 40. Rxc5 Bxc5 41. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Sea Cup 15th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2000.07.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 cxd5 (6... exd5 7.
e3 (7. Nc3 Bb4 8. e3 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Bd3 $14 {Dudas,J-Bagyanszky,A/Budapest,
Papp mem(3) SZT 1995/1/2-1/2 (122)}) 7... Bd6 (7... Qa5+ 8. Nbd2 Ne4 9. Bh4 {
1-0 Lobron-Sevillano/Moscow olm 1994/ (44)}) 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Nf8 10. Nc3 $14 {
1-0 Kouatly,B-Roos,L/FRA tt 1989/ (43)}) 7. a3 (7. Nc3 Be7 8. e3 a6 9. Bd3 b5 (
9... h6 10. Bf4 O-O 11. g4 $1 $14 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Zorman,V/Pula PCA ,EXT 1994/ 
(32)}) (9... b6 $1 $11 {[%cal Gc8b7,Ge8g8]}) 10. O-O Bb7 11. a4 b4 12. Nb1 a5
13. Qe2 h6 14. Bh4 Ne4 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Nbd2 Qb6 17. Bb5 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 Ba6 19.
Bxa6 Qxa6 20. Qxa6 Rxa6 21. Rfc1 Kd6 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P-Luther,T/Minsk 1994/
(26)}) (7. e3 $5 {The main idea of this moves order is to delay Nb1
development and preventind of b7-b6 with Bc8-b7.} b6 $1 (7... Bd6 $6 8. Bd3 $1
{See comments to the game 1-0 Azmaiparashvili,Z-Efimov,I/Saint Vincent ITA
2000/CBM 78 (28) (Tsesarsky)}) 8. Bd3 (8. Bb5 a6 (8... Bb7 9. Ne5 $18) 9. Bc6
Ra7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nbd2 Rc7 12. Rc1 Bd6 $11) 8... Bb7 $11) 7... b6 $1 {
[%mdl 4] Grischuk demonstrates plan of White advantage newtralization.} 8. e3
Bb7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Bd3 Be7 {White Bd3 is better than Bb7, but how to use it?}
11. O-O O-O 12. a4 (12. Rfc1 Rc8 (12... h6 13. Bh4 Qb8 14. Bg3 Bd6 15. Bxd6
Qxd6 16. Qe2 Rfc8 $11) 13. Qe2 b5 14. Rc2 h6 15. Bh4 Nb6 16. Ne5 Nc4 $11) 12...
h6 13. Bh4 Nb8 14. Ne5 Nfd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. f4 Nc6 17. Nxc6 (17. Qf2 Ndxe5
18. fxe5 f6 $11) 17... Bxc6 18. Qb3 (18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. Qe2 Bb7 20. Rc2 Nb8 $1
$11 {[%cal Gb8c6,Gc6b4]}) 18... Rfc8 19. Rac1 Bb7 20. Nb1 Qd8 21. Nd2 a5 (21...
Rc7 $11) 22. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Sea Cup 15th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2000.07.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Na3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Nc2 Qb6 10. O-O Rc8 (10... a5 $5) 11. Kh1 $146 {Grischuk already used
this plan few round early in the game against Gurevich} (11. a3 Na5 12. b4 Nc4
13. g4 Ne7 14. Ne3 a5 15. Ng5 Nc6 16. Nxc4 dxc4 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Bxc4 Nxe5 19.
dxe5 Qxc4 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Qxd7+ Be7 22. Qxb7 Rc7 23. Qf3+ Ke8 24. Rac1 {
1-0 Eder,J-Gasser,K/OST-chJ 1993 (24)}) (11. h4 h5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Qd2 Qa5 14.
Qd3 Bxg5 15. hxg5 Nb4 16. Nxb4 Qxb4 17. a3 Qb6 18. Rfc1 O-O 19. b4 a5 $11 {
Jonkman,H-Holzke,F/Muenster op 1999/0-1 (66)}) ({Deserves attention also} 11.
g4 $5 Nfe7 {for example} 12. Nh4 (12. Nfe1 h5 13. gxh5 Nf5 14. Be3 Na5 15. b3
Bb5 16. Nd3 Nc6 17. Rc1 a5 18. Nf4 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Qd8 20. h3 $1 Qh4 21. Qg4 $14
{1-0 Grosar,A-Poldauf,D/AUT t-ch 9900 2000 (46)}) 12... Ng6 13. Ng2 f6 14. exf6
gxf6 15. Kh1 Bd6 16. f4 Nce7 17. Qd3 $36 {1-0 Sveshnikov,E-Atalik,S/SLO t-ch
Bled 1999/EXT 2000 (37)}) 11... Na5 12. g4 {Typical move in this line} Ne7 13.
Nfe1 Bb5 14. Nd3 $1 {Protects so important light-coloured bishop from exchange.
} h5 $5 15. gxh5 Nf5 16. Be3 g6 $6 ({It's looks that simple} 16... Nc4 $142 $13
{was stronger than optimictic move in the text}) 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Rg1 Qc7 19.
Nde1 {Brings knight to defence, after natural} (19. Rc1 $143 $6 Qh7 20. Rg2 {
Black could make draw immediately -} Nh4 21. Rg3 (21. Rg4 $2 Nf3 $1) 21... Nf5
$11) 19... Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Qh7 21. Nf3 g5 (21... Nc6 22. Rg2 Qh5 $13) (21... Qh3
22. Nce1 Nc6 23. Qf1 $14 {[%cal Gf1g2]}) 22. Rg2 (22. Rac1 $5) 22... Nh4 {
It is very easy to get feeling that Gulko got enough compensation for the pawn,
bt it is only illusion!} (22... Rxc2 $2 23. Qxc2 Ng3+ 24. fxg3 $18 {[%cal
Yg2c2]}) 23. Nxh4 $6 ({After simple and strong} 23. Qb5+ $142 Nc6 24. Nxh4 (24.
Nxg5 $5) 24... gxh4 25. Ne1 $16 {White could keep solid advantage.}) 23... Rxc2
$1 24. Qb5+ Nc6 25. Nf3 $16 (25. Bxg5 a6 26. Qb6 Rc4 {[%csl Rd4]}) 25... Bh6 $1
26. Bxg5 a6 $6 $138 {Final mistake in time troubles, but and after best} (26...
Rf8 27. Qb3) (26... Rg8 27. Rag1 Qe4 {white's advantage is obvious after} 28.
Bxh6 Rxg2 (28... Qxf3 29. Qb3 Qe4 30. Qxc2 $1 Qxc2 31. Rxg8+ Kd7 32. R1g7+ Ne7
33. Rf7 $1 $18) 29. Kxg2 Qg4+ 30. Kf1 Qh3+ (30... Qxf3 31. Rg8+ Kf7 32. Qxb7+
$18) 31. Rg2 Qxh6 32. Ne1 $16) 27. Qb3 Bxg5 28. Nxg5 Qf5 (28... Nxd4 29. Qa4+
$18) 29. Nxe6 $1 $18 {Beggining of the end!} Ke7 30. Ng7 (30. Qxd5 $1) 30...
Qe4 31. Qxb7+ Kf8 32. Ne6+ (32. Qc8+ $18) 32... Ke8 33. Qc8+ Ke7 34. Qxh8 Rxf2
35. Qg7+ (35. Qg7+ Kxe6 36. Qg6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS Cup final 4th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2000.08.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nbd2 f5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. Ne5 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. Ndf3 Bb7 10. Bf4 Ne4 11. Rc1 c5 12. Nd3 Nc6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bxd6 Qxd6
15. Nd2 Ne5 16. cxd5 Nxd3 17. exd3 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Rfe1 f4
21. gxf4 Rf6 22. Re5 Qxa2 23. Rexc5 h6 24. Qb4 Qa6 25. Qe4 Raf8 26. Rc7 Rxf4
27. Qg6 R4f7 28. Rxf7 Rxf7 29. Qe4 Rf5 30. h4 Qb6 31. Qe2 e5 32. Rc4 h5 33. Kf1
Qg6 34. Qe3 a6 35. Re4 Qf6 36. Rc4 Kh7 37. Qe4 g6 38. Rc7+ Kh6 39. Qe3+ Rf4 40.
Rc5 Qxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Cup final 4th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2000.08.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. a3
cxd4 9. cxd4 Na5 10. Ne2 Qb3 11. Qd2 b6 12. Nc3 Nc4 13. Qf2 Ba6 14. h4 Rc8 15.
Rh3 Nb8 16. Ng5 Nxa3 17. Bxa6 Nxa6 18. Kf1 h6 19. Nf3 Nb8 20. Kg1 a6 21. f5 Qc2
22. Ne2 Qd1+ 23. Kh2 Nc2 24. Rb1 Nb4 25. fxe6 fxe6 26. Ne1 Be7 27. Nc3 Qg4 28.
Nf3 Qf5 29. Ra1 N8c6 30. Bd2 b5 31. Rf1 Kd7 32. Bc1 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Nxg5
Qxf2 35. Rxf2 Nd3 0-1

[Event "RUS Cup final 4th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2000.08.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kosyrev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2000.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Qc2 f5 6. Bd3 a6 7. Nge2 Nf6 8. f3 O-O
9. Bd2 b6 10. O-O-O Kh8 11. e4 fxe4 12. fxe4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. Rhf1 b5 15.
Bb3 Qe7 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Bf4 a5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Qd2 a4 20. Bc2 a3 21. bxa3
Bg4 22. Qd6 Nbd7 23. Qxe5 Nxe5 24. h3 Bxe2 25. Nxe2 Rxa3 26. Rf5 Re8 27. Bb3
Nfd7 28. Kb2 Rea8 29. Nd4 g6 30. Rff1 Nc5 31. Nc2 R3a7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Cup final 4th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2000.08.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2000.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Qe2
Qb6 (8... d5 9. e5 {[%cal Gd2d4]} d4 10. Be4 Ng6 11. cxd4 cxd4 12. d3 Be7 13.
Nbd2 O-O 14. Nb3 Qb6 15. h4 Rfd8 ({Loosing a pawn} 15... a5 16. h5 a4 17. Bxc6
Bxc6 18. Nbxd4 Nh8 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 h6 22. Ne4 $16 {
Tkachiev,V-Cherniaev,A/Biel 1994}) 16. h5 Nf8 $8 (16... Nh4 $2 17. Nxh4 Bxh4
18. Qg4 Be7 19. Bh6 Bf8 20. Bxg7 Bxg7 21. h6 $18) 17. h6 g6 18. Bg5 $14 {
[%csl Rc5,Rd6,Rf6] Pavasovic,D-Oral,T/Mitropa Cup 1999}) 9. Rd1 d5 10. e5 d4 $8
11. Be4 (11. cxd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Be4 d3 14. Bxd3 Qc6 15. f3 Qc5+ 16.
Kh1 Ng6 17. Be4 $14 {Rublevsky,S-Minasian,A/Montecatini Terme 2000}) 11... Rd8
(11... Ng6 12. d3 Be7 13. cxd4 cxd4 14. Nbd2 (14. Na3 Bd8 15. Nc2 Bc7 16. Ncxd4
Ncxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 $13 {Totsky,L-Belikov,V/RUS Army-ch 1995}) 14... O-O 15.
Nb3 Rfd8 16. h4 Qc7 17. Bd2 Ngxe5 $2 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Na5 $1 $18 {Tkachiev,
V-Pinski,J/Geneva op 1997}) 12. d3 h6 13. Nbd2 Nd5 ({Very serious attention
deserved} 13... dxc3 $5 14. bxc3 Nd5 15. Bb2 Be7 16. c4 bxc4 (16... Nf4 17. Qe3
Ng6 18. cxb5 axb5 19. a4 bxa4 20. Nc4 $11) 17. Nxc4 Qc7 18. Rac1 O-O $13 {
with unclear position}) 14. cxd4 cxd4 15. a4 $1 Be7 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nb3 O-O
18. Bd2 {[%cal Gb3a5]} b4 {Defending from 19.Na5} (18... f5 $6 19. exf6 Rxf6 (
19... Nxf6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Na5 Qd7 22. Nxb7 Qxb7 23. Qxe6+ $18) 20. Na5 Rd7
21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. g3 $14) 19. Bc1 $1 {[%cal Gf3d2,Gd2c4] Intending to transfer
the knight to c4.Strangely enough black is totally deprived counterplay and it
explains his blunder on the next move.} Ba6 $2 20. Nbxd4 $1 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 f5 $8
(21... Qxd4 22. Rxa6 Qxe5 $4 23. Bh7+ $18) 22. exf6 $1 {White keeps on playing
very energetically and doesn't give black any hopes of survival.} (22. Bf3 Bb7
23. Nb3) 22... Nxf6 23. Nc6 $1 Bc5 $5 24. Nxd8 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Bxf2+ (25... Rxf2
26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Qxb6 Bxb6 28. Rxa6 $18) 26. Kh1 Rxd8 27. Bxh6 $1 $18 Bb7 28.
Qg6 Bd4 29. Rf1 $1 Qc6 (29... Bxb2 30. Rf7 {[%csl Rg7]} Bxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Qc6+ 32.
Kh3 Rxd3+ 33. Qxd3 Bxa1 34. Rf1 $18) 30. Rac1 Qxg2+ 31. Qxg2 Bxg2+ 32. Kxg2
gxh6 33. Rc4 Bxb2 34. Rxb4 Bg7 35. Rf3 Rd7 36. Re4 Re7 37. Kh3 Kh7 38. Rfe3 e5
39. Rf3 Rd7 40. Kh4 Rb7 41. h3 Ra7 (41... Rb6 42. Rc4 Ra6 43. Rc7 $18 {[%cal
Gf3g3]}) 42. Rc4 Rd7 43. Kg4 Ra7 44. Kf5 Rf7+ 45. Ke4 Rd7 46. Rc6 h5 47. Ra6
Bh8 (47... Rb7 48. Rf5 Rb4+ 49. Kf3 h4 50. Rf7 Rb3 51. Ke3 $18) 48. Rb6 Bg7 49.
Rc6 Bh8 (49... Rd4+ 50. Kf5 Rd8 51. Kg5 Rd5 52. Kh4 Rb5 53. Rd6 $18 {[%cal
Gf3f5]}) 50. Rf5 Rd4+ 51. Ke3 Rh4 52. Rf7+ Kg8 53. Rf3 {[%cal Gc6c4]} Rd4 54.
Rc7 $1 1-0

[Event "RUS Cup final 4th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2000.08.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2000.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Qc2 Nf6 6. Bd3 a6 7. Bd2 Be7 8. Nf3 O-O
9. O-O Ne4 10. Ne2 Bd7 11. Ne5 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Be8 13. Nf4 Rf6 14. Qc2 Nd7 15.
cxd5 cxd5 16. Qb3 Nb6 17. a4 Rb8 18. a5 Nd7 19. g4 fxg4 20. Nxg4 Rxf4 21. exf4
Bd6 22. Rae1 Bxf4 23. Qc2 h5 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Qg5+ 26. Kh1 Qd8 27. Kg1
Bxh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Cup final 4th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2000.08.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2000.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 O-O 8. Bg5
Ne7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. dxe5 Ng6 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. Nd4 d5 13. exd5 Rd8 14. Bb3 c5
15. dxc6 Bxd4 16. cxd4 Rxd4 17. Nd2 Nf4 18. Qf3 Rxd2 19. cxb7 Bxb7 20. Qxb7 Rf8
21. Rae1 Kg7 22. Re3 Ne2+ 23. Kh1 Nd4 24. Rg3+ Kh8 25. Qb4 1-0

[Event "RUS Cup final 4th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2000.08.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grigoriants, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2000.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. b3
Rb8 9. Nd5 e6 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Be3 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Ng5 Nd4 14. Ne4 Qe7
15. Nc3 c6 16. Bd2 Rd8 17. e3 Ne6 18. Qe2 Nc5 19. Rad1 f5 20. e4 Ne6 21. exf5
Nd4 22. Qe3 gxf5 23. Ne2 c5 24. Nf4 Qe8 25. Nd5 Rd6 26. b4 Qh5 27. Qg5 Qxg5 28.
Bxg5 b6 29. Be7 Rc6 30. Bxc5 Kh8 31. Ne7 Rh6 32. Bxd4 exd4 33. Nc6 Rb7 34. Rfe1
Rf7 35. Re8+ Rf8 36. Rxf8+ Bxf8 37. Rxd4 Rd6 38. Rxd6 Bxd6 39. a3 Kg7 40. f4
Kf6 41. Bd5 h5 42. Kg2 h4 43. Nd4 hxg3 44. hxg3 a5 45. bxa5 bxa5 46. a4 Bb4 47.
Nc6 Bc3 48. Na7 Ba6 49. Kf3 Bd4 50. Nb5 Bc5 51. Nc7 Bc8 52. Ke2 Bd7 53. Nb5 Be8
54. Bf3 Bd7 55. Nc3 Kg7 56. Kf1 Bd4 57. Nb5 Bc5 58. Kg2 Be6 59. Bd5 Bd7 60. Nc7
Kf6 61. Nb5 Be8 62. Bf3 Bd7 63. Nc3 Bd4 64. Nd5+ Kg7 65. Bd1 Bc5 66. Bc2 Be6
67. Kf3 Kf7 68. Ne3 Kf6 69. g4 fxg4+ 70. Nxg4+ Ke7 71. Ne3 Kd6 72. Ke4 Bxe3 73.
Kxe3 Bxc4 74. Kd4 Be6 75. f5 Bd7 76. Ke4 Ke7 77. Ke5 Be8 78. Bb3 Bf7 79. Bc2
Be8 80. f6+ Kf8 81. Ke6 Bf7+ 82. Kd6 Be8 83. Bd1 Bf7 84. Kc5 Be8 85. Kd4 Bd7
86. Bb3 Be8 87. Kc5 Bxa4 88. Bxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Cup final 4th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2000.08.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kruppa, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2000.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. g4 {Aggressive move.White got less then nothing after} (10.
h4 Rc8 11. g4 Nh6 12. Rg1 Na5 $1 13. Nfd2 Be7 14. Bc3 Nc4 15. Nxc4 dxc4 16. Nd2
O-O 17. g5 Nf5 $17 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Rf5d4,Rf5h4] 0-1 Kozak,A-Antonio,R/
FIDE-Wch k.o. Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72 (35)}) ({or} 10. Nc3 $6 Ncxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4
12. Qxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd5 Nc2+ 14. Kd1 Rc8 15. Rc1 Ba4 16. Nc3 Rd8+ 17. Ke2 Nd4+
18. Ke1 Nc2+ 19. Ke2 Nd4+ {1/2-1/2 Rainfray,A-Kosten,A/Naujac sur Mer IM 2000/
(19)}) ({but worth consideration modest} 10. Be2) 10... Nfe7 (10... Nh6 {
was also possible -} 11. Rg1 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Nc3 Nf7 14. Na4 Qc7 15. Rc1
Qf4 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Nce5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Rg3 $1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Short,
N-Lputian,S/EU t-ch Batumi 1999/CBM 74 (70)}) 11. Nc3 Na5 $5 {[%cal Ga5c4]
[%mdl 4] White got few weaknesses on the queen's side and Kruppa tries to
explore them.} (11... h5 12. g5 (12. Na4 $5) 12... Ng6 13. Na4 Qd8 14. Rc1 Be7
15. Rg1 O-O 16. h4 a5 17. b5 Na7 18. Qb3 Nc8 19. Bc3 Nxh4 $5 20. Nxh4 Bxg5 21.
Qd1 Bxc1 22. Qxh5 Be8 23. Bd3 f5 {1/2-1/2 Peng Xiaomin-Korchnoi,V/Calcutta
Goodricke op 2000/ (23)}) 12. Nd2 (12. Na4 Qc6 13. b5 Qc7 14. Bc3 Nc4 15. Qb3
b6 16. Nb2 Nxb2 17. Qxb2 Rc8 18. Rc1 Ng6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bardossi,J-Gyarmati,P/
HUN t-ch2 1999 (26)}) 12... Rc8 13. Rc1 $146 ({Black did very well after} 13.
Na4 Qc6 14. b5 Qc7 15. Rc1 Qd8 16. Bd3 Rxc1 17. Qxc1 Ng6 18. Nf3 Nc4 19. Bxc4
dxc4 20. Qxc4 a6 21. Nc3 axb5 22. Qb3 Nf4 $36 {0-1 Relange,E-Antic,D/Sabac
1998 (53)}) 13... Ng6 14. h4 Be7 ({Worth consideration and double-egged piece
sacrifice.} 14... Qxd4 $5 15. bxa5 Nxe5 16. Be2 (16. Nb3 Qf4 $5 $44 {[%csl Re1]
}) 16... Qf4 $13 (16... Bc5 17. Rf1 Qf4 18. Nb3 Be7 $132)) 15. h5 Nf4 (15...
Nh4 $5) 16. Qf3 (16. Na4 $2 {leads to Black's advantage after} Rxc1 17. Qxc1 (
17. Bxc1 Qxd4 18. Bb2 Nd3+ 19. Bxd3 Qxd3 20. bxa5 Qb5 $1 {[%csl Ra4,Rb2]})
17... Bxa4 18. bxa5 Qxa5 19. Qc8+ Bd8 20. Qxb7 O-O $17) 16... Bg5 17. Ne2 Rxc1+
(17... Nxe2 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Qxe2 Nc6 20. Nf3 $14) 18. Nxc1 (18. Bxc1 $2 Nxe2
19. Qxe2 Nc6 $17 {[%csl Rd4]}) 18... O-O 19. h6 (19. Qc3 Nc4 $5 20. Nxc4 (20.
Bxc4 dxc4 21. Ne4 Bc6 $1) 20... dxc4 21. Qxc4 Rc8 22. Qb3 Qc6 $17) 19... g6 20.
Nd3 Nxd3+ (20... f6 21. Nxf4 fxe5 22. Nxd5 $1) 21. Bxd3 Nc6 (21... f5 $5 22.
gxf5 $140 (22. exf6 Nc6 $1) 22... Bxd2+ 23. Kxd2 Nc4+ 24. Bxc4 dxc4 $17 {
[%cal Rd7c6,Rf8f5]}) 22. Qg3 (22. Nb3 Nxb4 $1) {[%tqu "En","Try to find best
move for a Black","","","c6b4","",0]} 22... Nxd4 $6 {[%mdl 8192] Kruppa just
take wrong pawn! After simple} (22... Nxb4 $1 23. axb4 Qxb4 {Black could get
decisive advantage, for instance:} 24. Bc1 (24. f4 Qxb2) 24... Rc8 25. O-O Bxd2
26. Bxd2 Qxd2 $19) 23. f4 Be7 ({Second mistake .Why not?} 23... Bd8 $142 24.
Qf2 Nc6 $17) 24. Qf2 Nc6 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. g5 $1 $44 Na7 27. Ke2 Rc8 28. Rc1
Rxc1 (28... Rxc1 29. Bxc1 {[%cal Gd2f3,Gc1b2]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Cup final 4th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2000.08.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2000.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e4
Nbd7 9. Bd3 a6 10. a4 h6 11. Bh4 Qb6 12. Nbd2 c5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8+ Bxa8
15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. O-O O-O 17. Nb3 Be7 18. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Cup final 4th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2000.08.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Popov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2000.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. a4 Rc8 11. a5 Be7 12. Be2 g6 13. O-O h4 14. Nc1 Qc7 15. Rd1
Kf8 16. Bf1 Kg7 17. Bf2 Rh5 18. Qe1 Re8 19. Rd2 Rh7 20. Qd1 Rh5 21. Ra4 Rc8 22.
N1a2 Nc5 23. Ra3 Ncd7 24. Nb4 Rhh8 25. Ra1 Rh7 26. Qe1 Rch8 27. Be3 Ra8 28. Be2
Rd8 29. Qf2 Rhh8 30. f4 exf4 31. Bd4 Ne5 32. Qxf4 Rdf8 33. h3 Qd8 34. Rdd1 Nfd7
35. Nbd5 Bg5 36. Qf2 f6 37. Nf4 Bf7 38. Ncd5 Re8 39. Bd3 Rhf8 40. b4 Bg8 41.
Bb2 Kh6 42. Ne3 Nxd3 43. cxd3 Ne5 44. Rac1 Qd7 45. Rf1 Rc8 46. d4 Rxc1 47. Bxc1
Kh7 48. dxe5 fxe5 49. Ne6 Rxf2 50. Nxg5+ Kg7 51. Rxf2 Qb5 52. Bd2 Qd3 53. Ng4
Bc4 54. Nf3 Qxe4 55. Bh6+ Kh8 56. Ng5 Qe1+ 57. Kh2 Bg8 58. Bf8 Qxb4 59. Rf6 Qd2
60. Nf3 Qxa5 61. Bxd6 Bd5 62. Bxe5 Kg8 63. Ng5 Qa2 64. Rf2 1-0

[Event "RUS Cup final 4th"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2000.08.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Utnasunov, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2257"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2000.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Bd3 b5
9. b4 a5 10. a3 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Qxa1 bxc4 13. Bxc4 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5
15. Bxd5 Bh6 16. Bxh6 Qh4+ 17. g3 Qxh6 18. Qc3 Nd7 19. Ne2 Nf6 20. Qd2 Qxd2+
21. Kxd2 Nxd5 22. exd5 Bb7 23. Nc3 Ra8 24. Re1 Kf8 25. Re4 Ke7 26. Rc4 Kd7 27.
b5 f5 28. Rh4 h5 29. g4 Rh8 30. gxf5 gxf5 31. f4 Kc7 32. Kd3 Kb6 33. Kc4 Ka5
34. fxe5 dxe5 35. d6 Rc8+ 36. Kb3 Bf3 37. Ra4+ Kb6 38. Kb4 f4 39. Ra6+ Kb7 40.
Na4 Rd8 41. Nc5+ Kb8 42. Ne6 Rd7 43. Nc5 Rd8 44. d7 Bg4 45. b6 Rxd7 46. Nxd7+
Bxd7 47. Ra7 Bc6 48. Re7 Bg2 (48... e4 49. Kc5 Bb7 (49... Ba8 50. Re8+ Kb7 51.
Rxe4 $18) 50. Re8+ Bc8 51. Kc6 f3 52. b7 $18) 49. Rxe5 f3 50. Rf5 h4 51. Rf7 h3
52. Kb5 (52. Kb5 Ka8 (52... Kc8 53. b7+ Kb8 54. Kb6 $18) (52... Bf1+ 53. Kc6
Ba6 54. Rf8+ Bc8 55. b7 $18) (52... Bh1 53. Ka6 $18) (52... f2 53. Rxf2 Be4 54.
Rf7 Bd5 55. Rg7 Bg2 56. Kc5 Bf3 57. b7 Ka7 58. Rg3 Bg2 59. Rb3 Kb8 60. Kb6 $18)
53. Kc6 f2+ 54. Kc7 f1=Q 55. Rxf1 Bxf1 56. b7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Qe2
Nc6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O b5 12. h4 Bb7 13. Rg1 Ne5 14. g5 hxg5 15.
hxg5 Nfd7 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bd4 e5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 O-O-O 20. fxe5 dxe5 21.
Bf2 f5 22. gxf6 gxf6 23. Qf3 f5 24. Rg6 Bd6 25. Bxc4 bxc4 26. Nd2 c3 27. Nc4
Qxc4 28. Rxd6 cxb2+ 29. Kb1 e4 30. Qf4 Nb8 31. Qxf5+ Kb7 32. Qf7+ Kc8 33. Rb6
Qc7 34. Qe6+ Qd7 35. Bg3 1-0

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. d5 Nc4 13. a4 Nb6 14. Nbd2 g6 15. a5
Nbd7 16. b3 Nh5 17. Nf1 Bf6 18. N1h2 Kh8 19. Be3 Bg7 20. Qd2 f5 21. exf5 gxf5
22. Bg5 Bf6 23. Bh6 Bg7 24. Bg5 Bf6 25. Bh6 e4 26. Ng5 Qe7 27. Bxf8 Nxf8 28.
Nxe4 fxe4 29. Bxe4 Qg7 30. Rac1 Bg5 31. Qd3 Bxc1 0-1

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. d3
O-O 9. Nc3 b4 10. Nd5 h6 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Ne5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bd6
15. f4 Bxe5 16. fxe5 Qg5 17. Qe1 c5 18. Qe4 Rae8 19. Rf5 Qe3+ 20. Qxe3 dxe3 21.
Re1 g6 22. Rf3 Rxe5 23. Rfxe3 Rg5 24. Re5 d6 25. Rxg5 hxg5 26. Re7 Bc8 27. Bc4
Kg7 28. a5 g4 29. Ra7 Kf6 30. Ra8 Ke7 31. Bxa6 Bxa6 32. Rxa6 f5 33. Rb6 Ra8 34.
a6 g5 35. c4 bxc3 36. bxc3 Kd7 37. Kf2 Kc7 38. Rc6+ Kd7 39. Rb6 Kc7 40. Rc6+
Kd7 41. Kg3 Ra7 42. c4 Ra8 43. Rb6 Ra7 44. Rb7+ 1-0

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8.
Nc3 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Rc8 11. b3 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Ne4 Nd5 14. Rfc1 c5
15. axb5 axb5 16. Qd3 Nb4 17. Qe3 Qb6 18. Qf4 f5 19. Nc3 h6 20. d3 Rcd8 21. Qe3
Bf6 22. Nd1 Bxb2 23. Nxb2 Nd5 24. Qd2 e5 25. Qa5 Qc6 26. Qe1 Rde8 27. Nd2 Qb6
28. Nd1 Nb4 29. Bxb7 Qxb7 30. Qf1 Nc6 31. Qg2 e4 32. dxe4 Nd4 33. f3 fxe4 34.
fxe4 Nf6 35. e3 Ne6 36. e5 Qxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Ng4 38. Nf3 Rd8 39. h3 Nxe5 40. Nxe5
Rd2+ 41. Kg1 Ng5 0-1

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. a4 a5 8. Ng5 e6
9. f4 dxe5 10. fxe5 c5 11. c3 cxd4 12. O-O O-O 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nf3 f6 15. Nc3
fxe5 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 19. Qxf1 Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Qxe5 21.
Bd8 Qc5 22. Ne4 Qb4 23. Ng5 Kh8 24. Qf7 Bd7 25. Bxe6 Rxd8 26. Qg8+ Rxg8 27.
Nf7# 1-0

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 g6 6. c4 Nb6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Rc1 c5 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Bh6 12. Ra1 f6 13. Ng4 Bxg4 14. Bxg4 Nc6
15. Bc5 Ne5 16. Be6+ Kg7 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Qa5+ 19. b4 Qa6 20. Qe2 Nd3+ 21.
Kf1 Nxc5 22. bxc5 Qxe2+ 23. Kxe2 b6 24. c6 Bf4 25. Kd3 b5 26. g3 Bc7 27. Rhb1
Rfb8 28. a4 b4 29. Kc4 a5 30. Kb3 Bd6 31. Re1 h5 32. Rac1 Ra7 33. Rc4 Rc7 34.
Rec1 Ra8 35. h4 g5 36. g4 Rh8 37. Rg1 Kf8 38. gxh5 Rxh5 39. Rcg4 Kg7 40. f4 Ra7
41. fxg5 Ra8 42. gxf6+ Kxf6 43. Rf1+ Ke5 44. Rg5+ Rxg5 45. hxg5 1-0

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. g3 c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
Bf5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. a3 O-O 11. b4 Bb6 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. Nb3 Rfd8 14. Nfd4 Be4
15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ne4 18. e3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Nd7 8. e5 c5
9. Be4 Bxe4 10. Nxe4 cxd4 11. exd6 Qb6 12. Ne5 Ra7 13. Nxd7 Rxd7 14. f5 Nf6 15.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. dxe7 Rxe7 17. Qf3 g5 18. Kh1 Kf8 19. Bd2 Kg7 20. Rae1 Rxe1 21.
Rxe1 h6 22. h4 Qc7 23. c3 dxc3 24. Bxc3 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Qf4 26. Qxf4 gxf4 27. Rd1
h5 28. f6+ Kg6 29. Rd6 Rc8 30. Rxa6 Rxc3 31. Rb6 Rc5 32. Kg1 Kf5 33. Kf2 Kg4
34. Rb7 Rc2+ 35. Kf1 Rc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torshavn op 3rd"]
[Site "Torshavn"]
[Date "2000.10.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2000.10.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FAI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. d3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e4 e5 8. b3
a5 9. a3 Be6 10. h3 h6 11. Bb2 d4 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Nh2 Nc5 14. h4 h5 15. Rae1
Qd7 16. Bc1 Rae8 17. Kh1 Qd8 18. Rg1 Kh8 19. Bf3 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21. Ne4 Nxe4
22. Bxe4 Bd5 23. g4 hxg4 24. Qxg4 Bxe4+ 25. dxe4 Rh5 26. Qxg6 Rh7 27. Bg5 Qd7
28. Bf6 Rf8 29. Bxg7+ Qxg7 30. Qxg7+ Rxg7 31. Rxg7 Kxg7 32. Kg2 Ne7 33. Ng4 Ng6
34. Kg3 Rh8 35. b4 axb4 36. axb4 Rxh4 37. Ra1 Rh8 38. Ra7 Rb8 39. Ra5 Re8 40.
Ra7 Rb8 41. Ra5 Re8 42. Rb5 b6 43. Rd5 Kf7 44. f4 exf4+ 45. Kf3 Rh8 46. Rd7+
Ke6 47. Rxc7 Rh3+ 48. Kf2 Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.28"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Mokhils, Eladnani"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Morocco"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MAR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Bb3 a6 8. Nbd2
Ba7 9. Nc4 Ne7 10. Bc2 b5 11. Ne3 Ng6 12. Nf5 d5 13. Ng3 Bb7 14. exd5 Nxd5 15.
d4 exd4 16. cxd4 Ndf4 17. Bxf4 Nxf4 18. Qd2 Ne6 19. Ne2 g6 20. Rad1 Bxf3 21.
gxf3 Qf6 22. Be4 Rad8 23. d5 Ng5 24. Kg2 Rfe8 25. Qd3 Qxb2 26. h4 Ne6 27. Qc2
Qxc2 28. Bxc2 Nc5 29. Nf4 h5 30. Rd2 Bb6 31. Bb1 b4 32. Rc2 a5 33. Rc4 Na4 34.
a3 Nb2 35. Rc6 bxa3 36. Rc3 a4 37. Rxa3 Bc5 38. Rc3 Bd6 39. Nd3 Nxd3 40. Bxd3
a3 41. Bc4 Rb8 42. Rfc1 Rb4 43. Kh3 Ra8 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.29"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Belotti, Bruno"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. dxe5 Nf5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Qd2 Rd8 12. Qf4 h6 13. Ne4 c5 14. c3 Be6
15. Rfe1 Kh8 16. h4 b6 17. h5 Rd3 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Rxd3 Rxd3 20. Ng3 Nxg3 21.
fxg3 Qd7 22. g4 Rd1 23. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 24. Kh2 Bd5 25. c4 Bxf3 26. Qxf3 Qe1 27. Qf5
Qh4+ 28. Kg1 Qe1+ 29. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.31"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. c3 Bd6 8. Be3
Qe7 9. Nbd2 O-O-O 10. Qc2 exd4 11. Nxd4 Qf7 12. f4 Nh6 13. b4 Bd7 14. h3 Rhe8
15. a4 Qg6 16. Rf3 Qh5 17. f5 Nf7 18. b5 cxb5 19. axb5 Bxb5 20. Nxb5 axb5 21.
Qb3 Ne5 22. Qxb5 c6 23. Qb3 Bb8 24. Nc4 Nxc4 25. Qxc4 Qh4 26. g4 h5 27. Bf2 Qg5
28. Be3 Qh4 29. Bf2 Qg5 30. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.01"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lima, Darcy Gustavo Macha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Brazil"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
d6 9. Qd3 Qe7 10. Nbd2 Nb8 11. Rfe1 c6 12. Bc4 Nbd7 13. Bb3 Rd8 14. a4 Nf8 15.
a5 Bc7 16. a6 Ng6 17. axb7 Bxb7 18. Bg3 Nh5 19. Nc4 a5 20. Ne3 Nhf4 21. Qc2 Bb6
22. Rad1 Ba6 23. Bc4 Qb7 24. Bxa6 Qxa6 25. Nh4 a4 26. Nxg6 Nxg6 27. h4 Qb5 28.
h5 exd4 29. Nf5 d3 30. Rxd3 Ne5 31. Bxe5 Qxe5 32. Rg3 Kh8 33. Rxg7 Qf6 34. Qd2
Re8 35. Rg4 Re6 36. Rd1 d5 37. Ng3 Rd8 38. Qf4 Qxf4 39. Rxf4 Bc7 40. Rxf7 Bxg3
41. fxg3 Rxe4 42. Rf6 Re2 43. Rd4 Rb8 44. Rg4 Kh7 45. Rf7+ Kh8 46. Rf6 Kh7 47.
Rf7+ Kh8 48. Rxa4 c5 49. Ra6 Kg8 50. Rd7 Rexb2 51. Rg6+ Kf8 52. Rxh6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.02"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. d5 Nc4 13. b3 Nb6 14. a4 Bc8 15. Nbd2
g6 16. Nf1 Nh5 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. Bh6 Re8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qe2 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Bf8
22. Bg5 Nf4 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Bxb5 Nxd5 25. Bxd7 Qxd7 26. Qd3 Nf6 27. N1d2 Qb7
28. Re1 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.06"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kolev, Atanas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 f6 {It is possible to
see quite often this pretentious move in modern practice, but somehow I don't
like it too much.Black could easily get not bad position after for example} (
6... Nge7 $5 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 $13) 7. O-O Qb6 (7... fxe5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9.
dxe5 Bc6 10. c4 $1 d4 11. Bd3 Qh4 12. Nd2 Nh6 13. h3 Be7 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Ne4
Rf7 16. Kh2 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Bd8 18. g3 Qe7 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. f4 $16 {1-0 Peng
Xiaomin-Martin,B/Istanbul olm 2000/ (38)}) 8. Na3 $5 {[%cal Ga3c2]} (8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. b4 Be7 10. Bf4 fxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Bf6 13. Bd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4
Qxd4 15. cxd4 Ne7 16. Nd2 a6 17. Nf3 Nc6 18. Rab1 Ke7 $11 {0-1 Grabarczyk,
B-Socko,B/POL-ch Polanica Zdroj 1999 (42)}) 8... fxe5 9. dxe5 Nh6 $146 {
[%cal Gh6f7]} (9... Nge7 10. Re1 Ng6 11. Bd3 O-O-O 12. c4 $1 d4 13. Ng5 Ngxe5
14. Bxh7 Be7 15. Be4 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Rde8 17. b3 Qc7 18. Bf4 $16 {1-0 Weijers,
R-Weide,S/NED-ch B20 Hengelo 2000/Ajelibre (25)}) 10. c4 $1 d4 11. Bd3 Nf7 12.
Re1 Be7 {[%cal Gg7g5]} 13. h4 $1 {Prevents g5 for a long time} O-O-O (13... Nb4
$5) 14. Nc2 {[%cal Ga2a3,Gb2b4] Unfortunately for Black, the residence of his
monarch isn't safe, which White proves energetically} Rdg8 (14... h6 15. h5 (
15. Bg6 Rhf8)) 15. a3 g5 {Trying to open second front on the king's side.} 16.
hxg5 Nxg5 17. Bxg5 Bxg5 18. b4 {A typical move that should be played 'with the
hands'} Be7 ({Worth consideration} 18... Rg7 $142 19. Be4 Rhg8 20. g3 Bf4 $1
21. Kf1 $36 {with complicated position}) 19. Be4 cxb4 (19... Be8 20. Rb1) 20.
axb4 Nxb4 ({In the case of} 20... Bxb4 21. Nxb4 Qxb4 22. Nxd4 $16 {white's
advantage is obvious}) 21. Nxb4 Bxb4 22. c5 $5 Bxc5 ({Perhaps Black should
have considered} 22... Qc7 $5 23. Rxa7 (23. Qxd4 Bxc5) 23... Qxc5) 23. Rb1 Bb4
$2 {Serious mistake} ({after correct} 23... Bb5 $142 {White still has to work
hard, for instance:} 24. Bd3 a6 25. Bxb5 axb5 26. Qd3 b4) 24. Qc2+ Bc6 $6 {
A simple oversight, but Black's position was beyond rescue} (24... Kb8 25. Rxb4
$1 Qxb4 26. Rb1 Qc3 27. Rxb7+ Kc8 28. Qb1 Kd8 29. Qd1 Ba4 $1 (29... Kc8 30.
Rxa7 $18) 30. Qb1 $40 (30. Qxd4+ Qxd4 31. Nxd4 Bd7 32. Rxa7 $16)) (24... Kd8
25. Red1 $40 {[%cal Rd1d8,Rb1b7]}) 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Rxb4 $1 Qxb4 27. Qxc6+ Kd8
(27... Kb8 28. Qe4 $1 {[%cal Re1b1]} Kc7 29. Rb1 Qc5 30. Qb7+ Kd8 31. Qb8+ Qc8
32. Qd6+ $18) 28. Rd1 Ke7 29. Qc7+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.07"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Ionescu, Constantin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 (3... dxc4) 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 {Diese
Fortsetzung wird relativ selten gespielt. Schwarz möchte - wie in der
Slawische Verteidigung - b7-b5 und Bb7 spielen und danach mit c6-c5
ausgleichen.} 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 (7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Nc3 (8. a4 Be7 9. Ne5 Nd5 10.
O-O O-O 11. d4 Na6 12. Nc3 b4 13. Ne4 c5 14. dxc5 Rc8 15. c6 Nb8 16. Nc5 Bxc6
17. Ncd3 Bb7 18. Qb3 Nc6 {0-1 Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V/Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 69 ext
(26)}) 8... Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Rc8 (10... Be7 11. d3 O-O 12. Be3 Qb8 (12...
Rc8 $5) 13. Rfc1 Rc8 14. Qb3 h6 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Nd2 $14 {Kveinys,
A-Jackelen,T/Bonn 1995}) 11. b3 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Ne4 Nd5 14. Rfc1 c5 15.
axb5 axb5 16. Qd3 Nb4 17. Qe3 Qb6 18. Qf4 f5 19. Nc3 h6 20. d3 Rcd8 21. Qe3 Bf6
{0-1 Conquest,S-Grischuk,A/Torshavn FAI 2000/The Week in Chess 310 (41)}) 7...
Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 {Schwarz hat eine bequeme Stellung erreicht - er kann mit Be7
und 0-0 eine feste Stellung aufbauen. Auf der anderen Seite kann sich Weiß mit
d2-d4 etwas Übergewicht im Zentrum verschaffen, aber seine Dame steht nicht
gut auf b3.} (8... Be7 9. a4 a6 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bg5 b4 13. Nd1 c5
14. Ne3 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nc4 Rac8 17. Nfe5 cxd4 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Rfd1 {
1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Rabiega,R/AUT-chT9596 1996/CBM 52 ext (40)}) 9. Nc3 (9. d4 a6
10. a4 c5 11. axb5 Bd5 12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qd1 axb5 $11 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Bg5 cxd4
16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qxd4 Be7 {0-1 King,D-Adams,M/Southend ENG 2000/The Week in
Chess 285 (100)}) 9... a6 10. d3 (10. a4) (10. d4 c5 $11) 10... Be7 11. Bf4 Rc8
12. Rfc1 (12. Ne5 Nh5 $15) 12... O-O $11 13. h3 $6 {Dieser Sicherungszug
scheint mir überflüssig.} (13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 $11) 13... c5 14. a4 c4 $1 {
[%mdl 512] Schwarz opfert einen Bauern für Initiative.} 15. dxc4 Nc5 16. Qa2 (
16. Qc2 b4 17. Nb1 Be4 18. Qd1 Qxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Nb3 20. Ra2 Rxc4 $15) 16... b4 {
[%csl Gc5] Schwarz hat einen ausgezeichneten Springer auf c5, während die
weiße Dame auf a2 sehr passiv steht.} 17. Rd1 (17. Nd1 b3 18. Qa3 (18. Qb1 Be4
$19) 18... Be4 $44 (18... Nd3 19. Qxb3 Nxc1 20. Rxc1 Bc6 21. Nc3 $13)) 17...
Qe8 {Die Dame steht gut auf e8 und unterstützt von hier aus den Be7.} (17...
Qa5 18. Nb1 $13) 18. Nb1 b3 19. Qa3 Nfe4 $44 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern weniger,
aber sein Figurenspiel ist gefährlich. Die Qa3 steht schrecklich und muss
immer mit Motiven auf der Diagonale f8-a3 rechnen.} (19... Be4 $44) 20. Be3 Rb8
$1 {[%mdl 2048] Der Turm steht ausgezeichnet auf b8 - in vielen Varianten kann
Schwarz die halboffene b-Linie ausnutzen.} 21. Nbd2 Nxd2 22. Bxc5 $2 (22. Nxd2
Nd7 23. c5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nxc5 25. Bxc5 Qc6+ 26. Kg1 Bxc5 27. Rac1 Rfc8 (27...
Bxa3 28. Rxc6 Bxb2 29. Rb1 $11) 28. Qa1 Rb4 $36) 22... Nxc4 $17 23. Bxe7 (23.
Qxb3 Bd5 24. Qxb8 Qxb8 25. Bxe7 Re8 $17) 23... Nxa3 24. Bxa3 h6 25. Bxf8 Qxf8 {
Weiß hat nur Turm und Springer für die Dame, das ist wenig. Schwarz muss
seinen Vorteil verwerten.} 26. Ne5 Bxg2 27. Nd7 (27. Kxg2 Rc8 $19) 27... Qb4
28. Nxb8 (28. Kxg2 Rc8 $19) 28... Bd5 $1 {[%csl Rb8]} 29. Nxa6 (29. Nd7 Qe4 30.
f3 Qxe2 $19) 29... Qb6 30. a5 Qxa6 $19 {Schwarz hat eine Figur mehr - seine
Stellung ist gewonnen.} 31. Rd3 Kh7 {Schwarz unterbindet später mögliche
Motive auf der achten Reihe.} 32. g4 Ba8 33. f3 Qc4 {[%cal Rc4c2,Rc2e2,Rc2b2]}
34. a6 (34. Rad1 Qc2 35. R1d2 Qc5+ $19) 34... Qc2 35. Ra3 Qxb2 36. Rdxb3 Qxe2
37. a7 e5 38. Re3 (38. Rb8 Qe1+ 39. Kg2 Qd2+ 40. Kg3 Qc1 $19) 38... Qd2 39. h4
e4 40. fxe4 (40. f4 Qd1+ $19) 40... Bxe4 (40... Bxe4 41. Rxe4 Qc1+ $19 {
[%cal Rc1a3,Rc1g1]}) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.09"]
[Round "12.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Nd2 Qb6 7. Qb3 c5 8. Qxb6
axb6 9. Bb5 c4 10. Ne2 Ne7 11. O-O Nc6 12. b3 Bd3 13. Rfe1 Bxe2 14. Rxe2 cxb3
15. Nxb3 Ba3 16. Rb1 Na7 17. Bd3 O-O 18. Nd2 Nc6 19. Bb5 Rfd8 20. c4 Ndb8 21.
Kf1 Ne7 22. Rb3 Bc1 23. cxd5 Nxd5 24. Nc4 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Nc6 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27.
Nxb6 Ra6 28. Nd7 Rda8 29. e4 Nc7 30. Nc5 Ra5 31. Reb2 h6 32. Rb8+ Kh7 33. a4
Rxa4 34. Nxa4 Rxa4 35. R2b7 Nb5 36. Rxf7 Nc3 37. Rbb7 Ra1+ 38. Kf2 Nxe4+ 39.
Ke3 Re1+ 40. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.10"]
[Round "13.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Emms, John M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 Nge7 5. c3 d5 6. Qe2 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O b6
9. Na3 Ba6 10. e5 O-O 11. Nc2 Qc7 12. Re1 Rad8 13. Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.12"]
[Round "14.4"]
[White "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 e6 7. d3 Bd6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. e4 e5 11. Qe1 Re8 12. Nh4 Qc7 13. Nf5 Bf8 14. Kh1 a5 15. a3
Rad8 16. Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Lima, Darcy Gustavo Macha"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Qf6 7. Qe2 Nge7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. O-O-O d6 10. h4 Be6 11. f3 h6 12. Kb1 Rfd8 13. g4 Ne5 14. Nd2 Bxe3
15. Qxe3 N7g6 16. h5 Qf4 17. Qg1 Nf8 18. Ne2 Qf6 19. f4 Nc6 20. Qg3 a5 21. Nf3
a4 22. g5 hxg5 23. fxg5 Qe7 24. Nc3 a3 25. b3 Ra5 26. Bg2 Ne5 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28.
exd5 Nxf3 29. Bxf3 Nh7 30. Rhg1 f6 31. Rge1 Qf8 32. g6 Ng5 33. Bg2 Raa8 34. Re3
Re8 35. Rde1 Re5 36. Rxe5 dxe5 37. c4 Re8 38. Qe3 b6 39. Qc3 e4 40. b4 Qd6 41.
Qxa3 Qh2 42. Qa4 Kf8 43. Qc2 Qxh5 44. c5 Qxg6 45. d6 Qf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lima, Darcy Gustavo Macha"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qe2 Be7 7. a3 c4 8. Bc2 b5
9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Nf1 Na5 11. Ng3 Qc7 12. O-O a6 13. d5 O-O 14. Re1 exd5 15. e5
Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Nb3 18. Rb1 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Nc5 20. Qg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lima, Darcy Gustavo Macha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Bf3 Qd6 11. Nd2 Qc7 12. Nc4 Rc8 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Nb6 Rd8
15. Bxc6+ Qxc6 16. Qa4 Qxa4 17. Nxa4 Nd5 18. Bd4 f6 19. c4 Nf4 20. Bb6 Rc8 21.
b3 Bd6 22. Rad1 Ke7 23. Rfe1 Rc6 24. g3 Ng6 25. Kg2 Ne5 26. c5 Bc7 27. Bxc7
Rxc7 28. Rd6 Rxc5 29. Rxe6+ Kxe6 30. Nxc5+ Kd5 31. Nxb7 Rc8 32. Rd1+ Kc6 33.
Nc5 Kb5 34. Ne6 Rc3 35. Rd8 Kb4 36. Rd4+ Kb5 37. Nxg7 Rc2 38. Ne8 Kc5 39. Rd8
Rxa2 40. Nxf6 Kb4 41. Rb8+ Kc3 42. Ne4+ Kd3 43. Nc5+ Kd4 44. b4 Ng4 45. Rf8
Ne3+ 46. Kf3 Nd5 47. Rb8 Kc4 48. Rc8 Kb5 49. Nd3 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.29"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Lima, Darcy Gustavo Macha"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. d3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1
e5 9. c3 Re8 10. a4 h6 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. a5 Be6 14. Qa4 Rab8 15.
Nfd2 b5 16. axb6 axb6 17. Na3 Ra8 18. Qc2 Qb8 19. Ndc4 b5 20. Ne3 Nde7 21. Bd2
Qb6 22. Rad1 Rad8 23. Bc1 f5 24. f4 Bf7 25. fxe5 Nxe5 26. c4 b4 27. Nb5 N7c6
28. Kh1 Rd7 29. Nd5 Bxd5 30. Bxd5+ Rxd5 31. cxd5 Qxb5 32. dxc6 Qxc6+ 33. Qg2
Qxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Rd8 35. Be3 Nxd3 36. Re2 Nf4+ 37. gxf4 Rxd1 38. Bxc5 Rb1 39.
Bxb4 Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. h3 h6 14. Ng3 Be6 15. d4
cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Rc8 19. Bb3 d5 20. e5 Nd7 21. Nh5 Bc5
22. Qf4 Qg5 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. Bxg5 Bd4 25. Re2 Bxe5 26. Nf4 Bxf4 27. Bxf4 Nc5
28. Bc2 d4 29. Rd2 Red8 30. f3 d3 31. Bd1 Na4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O
Qb8 9. Re1 Nge7 10. Be3 d6 11. Qd2 Ng6 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Ne5 14. f4 Nc6 15.
Bf2 Be7 16. Nd5 exd5 17. exd5 Ne5 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Qe2 O-O 20. Bd4 exd4 21.
Qxe7 g6 22. Qf6 Bb7 23. d6 Bd5 24. Qxd4 Be6 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. c4 bxc4 27. Bxc4
h5 28. Rc1 Ra7 29. Bxe6+ Kh7 30. h4 Rb7 31. d7 Rxb2 32. Bh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg5 d4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Rc1 Bb6
15. Nc4 Bg4 16. Re1 Bc5 17. a3 a6 18. b4 Ba7 19. Nf4 Rc8 20. Qb3 Bb8 21. Nd5
Bxe2 22. Ncb6 d3 23. Qa2 Rc7 24. Nxc7 Bxc7 25. Nd5 Bb8 26. Qd2 Nd4 27. Rc3 Ba7
28. Nf4 Nb3 29. Rxd3 Bxd3 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 31. Qxd3 Qe1+ 32. Qf1 Bxf2+ 33. Kh1
Qxf1+ 34. Bxf1 Kf8 35. Bg2 b6 36. Bb7 a5 37. Bd5 Nd2 38. bxa5 bxa5 39. Kg2 Bd4
40. a4 Ke7 41. Nd3 f5 42. Bg8 h6 43. Ba2 g5 44. Bg8 Kd6 45. Ba2 Be3 46. Bf7 f4
47. gxf4 gxf4 48. h4 Ke7 49. Bd5 Kd6 50. Bf7 Ke7 51. Bd5 Kf6 52. Kh3 Kf5 53.
Bc6 Nb1 54. Bf3 Nc3 55. Bc6 Ne2 56. Bb7 Nd4 57. Bd5 Nc2 58. Bb3 Nb4 59. Nxb4
axb4 {[#] Zwei wesentliche Merkmale prägen dieses Endspiel: a) der schwarze
Läufer kann den weißen Freibauern nicht so stoppen, dass gleichzeitig ein
eigener Freibauer gedeckt werden kann; (siehe dazu auch Zilbermann-Eljanov) b)
der schwarze Läufer ist in Bezug auf den h-Bauern der "falsche".} 60. Bc2+ Ke5
61. Kg4 h5+ (61... Bb6 62. Kf3 Bc7 63. Bb3 Kd4 64. h5 Kc3 65. Bd1 b3 66. Bxb3
Kxb3 67. a5 Kc3 68. a6 Bb8 69. a7 Bxa7 70. Kxf4 Kd3 71. Kg3 $11) 62. Kf3 Bb6
63. Bg6 $4 {[%mdl 28672]} (63. Bb3 Bd8 64. Bf7 Bxh4 65. Bxh5 b3 66. Bf7 b2 67.
Bg6 Bd8 68. Bb1 Bc7 69. Bh7 Kd4 70. a5 $11 {und der "Remisfreibauer" macht
seinem Namen alle Ehre.}) 63... b3 64. Bxh5 {Verliert auf der Stelle.} ({
Aber auch der Rückzug} 64. Bf7 b2 65. Bg6 Bd8 66. Bb1 Bxh4 67. a5 Bd8 68. a6
Bb6 69. Bc2 Ba7 70. Bb1 Bb8 71. Bh7 h4 (71... Kd4 $2 72. a7 Bxa7 73. Kxf4 $11)
72. Kg4 h3 73. Kxh3 Kd4 74. Kg2 Ke3 75. Kf1 f3 76. Bb1 f2 77. Bc2 Ba7 78. Bh7
Kd2 $19 {rettet nicht mehr, weil durch das Vorstoßen des f-Bauern bis nach f2
der schwarze Läufer in der Lage ist, den f-Bauern zu decken und zugleich den
a-Bauern zu stoppen. Der weiße a-Bauer hat sich also vom ursprünglichen
"Remisfreibauer" in einen Nachtwächter verwandelt.}) 64... Kf6 $1 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.02"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 d6 8. g4
a6 9. g5 Nd7 10. Be3 Qc7 11. O-O-O b5 12. h4 Nb6 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. f4 Nec4 15. f5
b4 16. Nb1 e5 17. Nb3 a5 18. N3d2 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Bd7 20. b3 d5 21. exd5 Nxd5 22.
Qe4 Bc6 23. Bg2 O-O-O 24. Nc4 f6 25. Ne3 Nxe3 26. Rxd8+ Kxd8 27. Qxe3 Bd7 28.
Qe4 Bc5 29. Nd2 Ke7 30. Nc4 Bb5 31. Rd1 Bxc4 32. bxc4 Qb6 33. gxf6+ gxf6 34.
Qg4 Be3+ 35. Kb1 Bh6 36. Qh5 Qe3 37. Bd5 Kd6 38. Qf7 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be2 d6 9. O-O Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Bd3 a5 13. Rae1 Nd7 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Re3 Qb6 16. Rh3 h5 $2 {[%mdl 128] Black underestimated the danger
after the rook sacrifice, after it's acceptance his position will become
hopeless.} (16... Nf6 $1) 17. Rxh5 $1 gxh5 (17... Rh8 18. Rxh8 (18. Nd5 Qd4 19.
Rxh8 Rxh8 20. Nxe7 Bxe4 21. Rd1 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Qxd3 23. Rxd3 Ne5 24. Rxd6 Re8
$14) 18... Rxh8 19. Rd1 $16) 18. Qg5+ Kh8 (18... Kh7 $2 19. e5+ $18) 19. Qxh5+
Kg7 20. Qg5+ Kh8 21. Re1 Ne5 (21... f6 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Qg6+ Kh8 24. Nd5 Qxb2
25. Nxe7 $18) 22. Re3 Qxe3 (22... Ng6 23. Rh3+ Kg7 (23... Kg8 24. e5 Bd7 25.
Bxg6 Bxh3 26. Bf5+ $18) 24. Qh6+ Kf6 25. Rf3+ Ke6 (25... Ke5 26. Qg5+ f5 27.
exf5 $18) 26. Qh3+ f5 27. exf5+ Kd7 28. fxg6+ Kc7 29. Qe6 Bxf3 (29... Rfe8 30.
Rf7 Qxb2 31. Rxe7+ Rxe7 32. Qxe7+ $18) 30. Qxe7+ Kc6 31. gxf3 Qd8 32. Be4+ Kc5
33. Qxb7 $18) (22... Bd7 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Nd5 Qd8 25. Rg3+ Ng6 (25... Bg4 26.
f4 $18) 26. e5 $18) 23. Qxe3 Nxd3 (23... f6 24. Be2 $18) 24. Qxd3 Rg8 (24...
Rfd8 25. Nd5 e6 26. Qc3+ $16) 25. Nd5 Bxd5 (25... Rae8 26. Qc3+ Kh7 27. Nc7 Rb8
28. Qxa5 Bxe4 29. Qh5+ Kg7 30. Qh4 $18) 26. Qxd5 Kg7 (26... e6 27. Qxb7 $18)
27. Qxb7 Rgb8 28. Qd5 (28. Qxe7 Rxb2 29. g4 Rxa2 30. Qxd6 a4 31. c5 $18) 28...
a4 29. h4 $1 f6 30. h5 Ra7 31. Qf5 $1 {White has a dangerous attack on top of
the three spare pawns.} (31. Qd2 Rab7 32. Qc2 Rxb2 33. Qxa4 Re2 $16) 31... Rab7
(31... Rxb2 32. Qg6+ Kf8 33. h6 $18) 32. Qg6+ Kh8 (32... Kf8 33. h6 $18) 33.
Qf7 (33. h6 Rg8 34. Qf7 Rxb2 35. Qxe7 $18) 33... Rxb2 (33... Rg8 34. h6 Rg5 35.
f4 Rg4 36. Qe6 Rg8 37. b3 $18) 34. Qxe7 Rxa2 35. Qxf6+ Kg8 (35... Kh7 36. c5 $1
$18) 36. h6 Rb7 37. c5 $1 Rc2 (37... dxc5 38. Qe6+ $18) 38. cxd6 a3 39. Qg6+
Kf8 (39... Kh8 40. d7 Rxd7 41. Qe8+ $18) 40. h7 Rxh7 41. Qxh7 a2 42. Qh8+ Kf7
43. d7 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Serper, Grigory"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Bg5 Be7 (4... f6 5. Bd2 {-see commented game 
1-0 Beliavsky,A-Pavasovic,D/Portoroz 1999/CBM 72 (43) [Tsesarsky]}) 5. Bxe7
Qxe7 6. e3 (6. Qb3 $143 Nd7 7. e3 Ngf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. cxd5 (9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4
e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Be2 Bg4 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 $11 {0-1 Portnoy,I-Maynard,F/Cali
COL 2000/The Week in Chess 320 (27)}) 9... exd5 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O {and white
Q on b3 obstructs Pb2 promotion.} Ne4 12. Qc2 $132 {White lost tempo - if
we'll compare this position with theoretical one from Carlsbad variation.})
6... Nf6 (6... Nd7 7. Nc3 Ngf6 8. Qc2 $14 {[%cal Gc4d5]} (8. a3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4
10. Bxc4 e5 $11 {1-0 Leroy,D-Schumacher,H/Avoine FRA 2000/The Week in Chess
299 (30)})) 7. Nc3 O-O (7... Nbd7 8. Qc2 $5 $14 (8. Rc1 O-O 9. Bd3 dxc4 (9...
Rd8 10. Qc2 b6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. O-O $14 {1-0 Hebden,M-Cherniaev,A/Port Erin
IOM 2000/The Week in Chess 311 (49)}) 10. Bxc4 e5 11. O-O exd4 $11)) 8. Qc2 (8.
Bd3 $6 Nbd7 9. O-O e5 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 $11) 10. dxe5 Nxe5 {-see
commented game 1-0 Moiseenko,A-Poluljahov,A/Krasnodar 1999/CBM 75 (60) 
[Tsesarsky] (12)}) 8... Nbd7 (8... b6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Nc6 12.
a3 Rac8 13. Qa4 a6 14. Rac1 b5 15. Qb3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Markowski,T/
Polanica Zdroj POL 2000/The Week in Chess 302 (15)}) 9. Bd3 $6 {Permits to
Black to equalize the game} (9. Rd1 Re8 10. Bd3 e5 11. dxe5 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nxe5
$11 {1/2-1/2 Stohl,I-Markowski,T/Zakopane chT 2000/The Week in Chess 310 (17)})
({Right was} 9. cxd5 $1 cxd5 (9... exd5 10. Bd3 $14) 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 {
[%csl Rb7,Rd7,Ge2] The only advantage of White is the difference between Bd3
and Bb7. Nd7 also temporary restricted by Pd4.} 12. Rac1 a6 13. a4 Rfc8 14. Qb3
$14 {1/2-1/2 Komljenovic,D-Sandipan,C/Ubeda ESP 2001/The Week in Chess 326 (42)
}) 9... Re8 $6 ({In my opinion, right was} 9... dxc4 $1 {(after Bd3)} 10. Bxc4
e5 11. O-O exd4 12. Nxd4 (12. exd4 Nb6 $11) 12... Ne5 $11) 10. cxd5 $1 {
This move leads to Carlsbad structure. Without black-colours BB White has
stable advantage.} exd5 11. O-O Nf8 12. Rab1 Ng6 13. b4 Bg4 (13... Bd7 14. b5
Rac8 15. bxc6 Bxc6 16. Bf5 Bd7 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Qb3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,
A-Gelashvili,T/Saint Vincent ITA 2000/The Week in Chess 296 (36)}) 14. Nd2 Rac8
15. Bf5 $6 $11 {after this BB exchange Black eqalizes.} (15. Rfc1 $142 Nh4 16.
Nb3 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bf1 Qg5 19. Kh1 $14) 15... Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Qe6 17. Qc2
Nh4 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Ge6g4] threatening Qg4} 18. Ne2 (18. h3 Nf5 {[%cal Gf5d6]}
19. Ne2 (19. b5 $2 cxb5 20. Rxb5 Nxe3 $19) 19... Nd6 20. Nf4 Qf5 $11) 18... Qg4
(18... Nf5 19. Nf4 Qd7 20. Rfc1 Nd6 $132) 19. Ng3 Nh5 20. Rfc1 Nxg3 21. hxg3
Nf5 (21... Ng6 22. Qd3 {[%cal Gb4b5]} (22. b5 $2 cxb5) 22... a6 23. a4 $14 {
[%cal Gb4b5]}) 22. b5 Re6 (22... Nd6 23. bxc6 Rxc6 24. Qb3 Qe2 25. Nf3 Ne4 26.
Rf1 Rc7 (26... Rb6 27. Qa4 Rd8 28. Qa5 $14) 27. Qxd5 (27. Rb2 Qa6 28. Qxd5 Nc3
29. Qb3 Ne2+ 30. Kh2 Nxd4 {[%csl Rf1]} 31. Qd1 Nxf3+ 32. gxf3 Rec8 $15) 27...
Nc3 28. Qd6 Rec8 29. Ra1 Nxa2 $132) 23. Qd1 Qxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Ne7 (24... b6 25.
Rbc1 a6 $1 (25... c5 26. dxc5 bxc5 27. Nb3 c4 28. Rxd5 $16) 26. a4 axb5 27.
axb5 Ne7 28. bxc6 Rexc6 29. Rxc6 Rxc6 30. Rb1 f6 $132 {[%cal Gg8f7]}) 25. Rdc1
Kf8 26. Nf3 (26. bxc6 b6 27. c7 Rc6 28. Rxc6 Nxc6 29. Rc1 Nb4 $11 {[%csl Rc7]
[%cal Gb4a6]}) 26... Ke8 27. Ne1 (27. bxc6 b6 28. c7 f6 $1 $132 {[%csl Rc7]})
27... cxb5 28. Rxc8+ Nxc8 29. Rxb5 Ra6 (29... Nb6 30. Nd3 $14) 30. Rxb7 (30.
Rb2 Nb6 $132) 30... Rxa2 31. Nd3 Nd6 {[%cal Gd6e4]} 32. Rb1 $6 $15 {Passive
move - gives to Black advantage.} (32. Rb8+ Kd7 33. Nc5+ Kc6 34. Rh8 h6 35. Rh7
Ne8 36. Rh8 Nd6 $11 (36... Nf6 37. f3 $132)) 32... Kd7 $1 ({Sharp position
with mutual chances would appear after} 32... a5 $6 33. Rb8+ Kd7 34. Ra8 Kc7
35. Ra7+ Kb6 36. Rd7 Ne4 37. Rxf7 {Probably White will take the dangerous "a"
free P with N and number of PP will sufficient compensation for N lack.} a4 (
37... g5 38. g4 (38. Rxh7 Rd2 39. f3 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 Rxd3 41. fxe4 dxe4 $17) 38...
a4 39. Nb4 Ra1+ 40. Kh2 a3 41. Nxd5+ Kc6 42. Nb4+ Kb5 43. Rb7+ Kc4 $44) 38. Nb4
Ra1+ 39. Kh2 $44) 33. Nb4 Ra5 34. Rc1 $6 $17 (34. Nd3 $15) 34... Rb5 35. Nd3 (
35. Na6 Nc4 36. Nc5+ Kd6 37. Ra1 a5 $17) 35... f6 $2 $132 ({Very strong was} 
35... Nc4 36. Kf1 (36. Ne5+ Nxe5 37. dxe5 a5 $17) (36. Ra1 a5 $17) 36... a5 37.
Nc5+ Kd6 $17) 36. Nc5+ Ke7 {Black K had to retreat...} 37. Na6 Ne4 38. g4 Kd6
39. f3 Nd2 40. Rc7 Rb1+ ({Equal position also after} 40... Ra5 41. Rxa7 Nc4 42.
Nc7 Rxa7 43. Nb5+ Kd7 44. Nxa7 Nxe3 45. Kf2 Nc2 46. Nb5 Kc6 47. Na7+ Kb6 48.
Nc8+ Kc7 49. Ne7 $11) 41. Kf2 Ra1 42. Rxa7 Ra2 43. Kg3 g5 44. Rf7 Ke6 45. Ra7
Kd6 46. Rf7 (46. Nc7 Nf1+ 47. Kh3 Rxa7 48. Nb5+ Ke6 49. Nxa7 Nxe3 50. Nb5 $11)
46... Ke6 47. Ra7 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8.
O-O Nbd7 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. d3 Rc8 12. Nbd2 c5 13. Rac1 Qb6 14. Qb1 Rfd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 h5 8. Nf4 Nc6
9. Nxg6 fxg6 10. Ne2 cxd4 $6 {In this sharp theoretical position Black has
many choices, but the text is not among the bests.} (10... Qb6 $5 11. Nf4 {
White's main targets are >< e6 and g6, and he is willing to give almost
everything for that.} cxd4 12. Bd3 (12. Nxg6 {- Morozevich-Bareev, Bosna Super
Sarajevo 2000 CBM 77}) 12... Nxe5 13. Nxg6 (13. Bxg6+ Nxg6 14. Nxg6 Bb4+ 15.
Kf1 Rh7 16. Nf4 Nf6 17. g5 Ne4 18. Kg2 $14) 13... Nxg6 (13... Bb4+ $5 14. Kf1
Nxg6 15. Bxg6+ Kd8 16. Bxh5 e5 {with good counterchances in the [+].}) 14.
Bxg6+ Kd7 15. gxh5 Ne7 16. Bd3 (16. Bf7 Nf5 17. O-O {The K is rather
vulnerable on the >>.} Bb4 18. Bg5 Raf8 19. Bg6 Be7 20. Qg4 Bxg5 21. hxg5 Qd6
22. Rae1 Ne7 23. f4 Nxg6 24. hxg6 Rf5 $15 {Shirov-Khenkin, Bundesliga 1999})
16... Nc6 17. Rg1 Qd8 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Qe2 Bxg5 20. hxg5 Qc7 21. O-O-O {This is
the real place for the K.} Raf8 22. Rg2 Qf4+ 23. Kb1 e5 $13 {with again good
counterchances in the [+], Leitao-Khenkin, New York op 2000.}) (10... hxg4 $5
11. Nf4 $1 Nxd4 $1 (11... Nh6 12. Nxg6 Rg8 (12... Nxd4 $2 {is simply not
correct.} 13. Nxh8 Nf3+ 14. Qxf3 $1 {This is the refutation!} gxf3 15. Bb5+ Qd7
16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Ng6 h5 19. Rh3 Bh6 20. Rxf3 $18 {
Nunn-Seirawan, Amber rapid 1994}) 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Qxg4 $36 {
/\ 0-0-0}) 12. Qxg4 $1 (12. Nxg6 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Nxh8 Nf3+ 15. Ke2 Qb5+
16. Ke3 Qxb2 $132 {and the white K in the [+] is rather vulnerable.}) 12... g5
(12... Ne7 13. Bd3 c4 14. Bxg6+ $16) 13. Ng6 Qb6 (13... Nh6 $2 {is again
losing due to} 14. Bb5+ Kf7 15. Nxh8+ Kg8 16. Qd1 $18) 14. Bd3 c4 15. Be3 cxd3
16. Bxd4 Qb4+ 17. Kf1 Rh6 18. Nxf8 Qxf8 19. cxd3 Qf5 $13) (10... Nge7 {
Timman-Karpov, FIDE-Wch NED 1993 CBM 36}) 11. Nxd4 Kd7 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] The K
is temporarily safe in the [+].} (11... Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Ne7 (12... Qd7 13. Bd3 {
>< g6} Ne7 14. Bg5 hxg4 15. O-O-O Nf5 16. Qxg4 Be7 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Bxg6+ Nxg6
19. Qxg6+ Qf7 20. Rdg1 O-O 21. h5 $18 {Mannion-Cambell, SCO-ch Largs 1998}) (
12... Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Bc5 14. Qf4 Qb6 15. Qa4+ Kf7 16. Qf4+ Ke8 17. b4 (17. Bd3 $6
{is riskier:} Qxb2 18. Ke2 Ne7 $13 {Sobjerg-Stromberg, Aarhus op 1994}) 17...
Be7 18. Bd3 $16 {and >< g6 is again weak.}) 13. Bd3 $1 {Other alternatives are
inferior:} (13. Bb5+ Nc6 14. Qd3 Kf7 $13) (13. Bg5 Nc6 14. Qa4 Be7 15. Bb5 Bxg5
16. Bxc6+ bxc6 17. Qxc6+ Kf7 18. hxg5 Rc8 $15 {Mannion-Richardson, Edinburgh
1996}) 13... Qc7 14. Bg5 hxg4 15. O-O-O $16) 12. Bh3 {Now >< e6 is the target.}
(12. Nxc6 bxc6 {helps only for Black.} 13. Bd3 Ne7 (13... hxg4 14. Qxg4) 14.
Bd2 Qc7 $13) 12... Qb6 (12... Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Qxh4 14. Qa4+ Kc7 (14... Kd8 15.
Bg2 Qe7 16. Bd2 $44 {and White has the lead of development and the ^^.}) 15.
Bg2 Qe7 16. Bd2 $44) 13. c3 (13. Nxe6 $6 {is unfortunately not correct.} Qb4+
$1 (13... Kxe6 $6 {allows White to realize his concept.} 14. gxh5+ Kxe5 (14...
Ke7 15. Qxd5 $16) 15. Qe2+ Kd6 16. Qe6+ Kc5 17. Be3+ d4 18. O-O-O Rd8 $1 (18...
Rxh5 19. Bf1 $1 Qa5 (19... Qd8 20. b4+ $1 $18) 20. Rxd4 $1 $18) 19. c3 $1 (19.
Bf1 Qa5) 19... Kb5 (19... Qc7 20. Bf1) (19... dxe3 20. b4+) 20. cxd4 $44 {
and the K on b5 looks tragicomical.}) 14. Kf1 Kxe6 15. gxh5+ Kxe5 $1 {Black's
K is fighting bravely, as it was suggested by Steinitz.} 16. Qf3 Qc4+ ({or} 
16... Kd6 17. Bf4+ Kc5) 17. Kg2 Kd6 18. Bf4+ Kc5 $17) (13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. c3 Bc5
15. Qe2 Rf8 16. f4 Nh6 $1 17. gxh5 gxh5 18. b4 (18. Qxh5 $2 Bf2+ 19. Kd1 Nf5)
18... Be7 19. Be3 Qd8 20. Qxh5 Nf5 21. Qf3 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Bxh4+ 23. Ke2 Qb6 $11
{^-}) 13... Nxd4 (13... Bc5 $5 {provokes White to sacrifice on e6 again.} 14.
Nxe6 $5 Kxe6 (14... Bxf2+ $2 {works only for White.} 15. Kf1 Kxe6 16. gxh5+ Ke7
(16... Kxe5 $2 17. Qe2+ $18) 17. Qxd5 $18) 15. gxh5+ (15. O-O Nxe5 16. g5+ Ng4
17. Re1+ Kf7 18. Qxd5+ Kf8 $17 {and White's -> is beatened back.}) (15. g5+ Ke7
16. Qxd5 Rd8 17. Qe6+ Kf8 $17 {parrying the mating threats.}) 15... Ke7 $1 (
15... Kxe5 16. Qe2+ $18) 16. Qxd5 Rxh5 (16... Bxf2+ {- 14...Bf2}) 17. Qe6+ (17.
Bg5+ Rxg5 18. hxg5 Rd8 19. Qe6+ Kf8 20. Qxg6 Bxf2+ 21. Kf1 Qb5+ $1 (21... Nge7
22. Qe4) 22. Kg2 Rd2 23. Qf5+ Nf6 $17) 17... Kf8 {and it is not easy for White
to continue the ->.}) 14. cxd4 (14. Qxd4 Qxd4 (14... Bc5 $5 15. Qa4+ Kc7 $13)
15. cxd4 hxg4 16. Bxg4 Nh6 $11) 14... hxg4 15. Qxg4 (15. Bxg4 Ne7) 15... Ne7
16. O-O Nf5 17. Qxg6 Nxh4 (17... Nxd4 $2 {runs into the pin:} 18. Be3 $1 (18.
Qf7+ Be7 19. Bg5 Rae8 20. Kh1 Rhf8 21. Qxg7 Nf5 22. Bxf5 Rxf5 $13) 18... Nf3+ (
18... Rxh4 19. Bg4 Re8 20. Rfd1 Bc5 21. Rac1 $16) 19. Kh1 Nxe5 (19... Rxh4 $2
20. Qf7+ $18) 20. Qg3 Qc6 (20... Qd6 21. Bf4) 21. Qxe5 Rxh4 22. Rac1 Rxh3+ 23.
Kg2 Rxe3 24. fxe3 Qd6 25. Rf7+ $16) 18. Qf7+ Be7 19. Bg5 Rae8 20. Rac1 Rhf8 {
[#]} 21. Bxe6+ $1 {White wins the Q, but Black gets sufficient compensation
for it.} Qxe6 22. Rc7+ Kxc7 23. Qxe6 Bxg5 $5 (23... Nf3+ 24. Kg2 Bxg5 (24...
Nxg5 $2 25. Rc1+ Kb8 26. Qd7 $18) 25. Qd6+ (25. Qxd5 Rd8) 25... Kc8 26. e6 $1 {
- 23...Bg5} (26. Qxd5 Rd8 27. Qc5+ Kb8 $17)) 24. Qd6+ Kc8 25. e6 $1 Nf3+ (25...
Bf4 $5 26. Qxd5 (26. Qd7+ Kb8 $17) 26... Kb8 27. Qd7 Ng6 28. Re1 (28. d5 $2 Rd8
) 28... Re7 29. Qd5 Rh8 $13 {leads to immense complications.}) 26. Kg2 Nxd4 27.
f4 (27. Re1 Nf5 28. Qxd5 Nh4+ 29. Kg3 Be7 30. Qe5 Nf5+ (30... Bd6 $4 31. Rc1+)
31. Kg2 Bd6 $17) 27... Be7 28. Rc1+ Nc6 29. Rxc6+ $1 {White can hold the draw
by perpetual.} bxc6 30. Qxc6+ Kb8 31. Qb5+ Kc7 32. Qa5+ Kb8 (32... Kd6 33. Qa6+
$11) 33. Qb5+ Kc7 34. Qa5+ Kb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.08"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. h3
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qe2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Be3 Be6 13. O-O-O Rc8 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. exd5 Bd7 16. Be4 Bg5 17. Kb1 a6 18. Rdg1 Qe7 19. h4 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 f5 21.
gxf5 Bxf5 22. Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Qxh6 Rcf8 24. h5 Rxf2 25. Qg6 R8f6 26. Qe4 Qf7 27.
b3 R6f4 28. Qg6 Rf6 29. Qd3 R6f3 30. Qg6 Rf6 31. Qd3 R6f3 32. Qc4 Kh7 33. Kb2
Rf4 34. Qd3+ Qf5 35. Qxf5+ Rxf5 36. Rg6 Rxh5 37. Rhg1 Rhh2 38. Rxg7+ Kh6 39.
Rc7 Rd2 40. Rg8 Rhf2 41. Rc4 Kh7 42. Rg3 Rf6 43. Rc7+ Kh6 44. Rd3 Rxd3 45. cxd3
b5 46. Kc3 Rf4 47. b4 Rd4 48. Rc6 Rxd5 49. Rxa6 Kg5 50. Ra5 Kf4 51. a4 Ke3 52.
axb5 Rxd3+ 53. Kc2 Kd4 54. Ra1 Rc3+ 55. Kb2 Rc8 56. Rd1+ Ke3 57. Rxd6 e4 58.
Kb3 Kf4 59. b6 Ke5 60. Rh6 e3 61. Ka4 Kd5 62. Kb5 e2 63. Rh1 Re8 64. b7 Kd6 65.
Kb6 Kd7 66. b5 Kd6 67. Re1 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.08"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qc2 Bg4 14. Nf5 Bb4 15.
Bd4 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 Rxe2 17. Qd3 Re8 18. Ne3 Be6 19. Qb5 b6 20. Rad1 Rc8 21. Rfe1
Bd7 22. Qf1 Be6 23. Qa6 Nc6 24. Qa4 Ne7 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Qh4 Kg7 27. Rd4 f5
28. Red1 Nc6 29. Qxd8 Rexd8 30. R4d2 d4 31. Nc2 d3 32. Ne3 Ne5 33. b3 Ng4 34.
Nf1 Rc2 35. h3 Nf6 36. Rxc2 dxc2 37. Rc1 f4 38. Rxc2 Rd1 39. Kh2 Nd5 40. gxf4
Nxf4 41. Ne3 Ra1 42. h4 Nxg2 43. Kxg2 a5 44. Rb2 a4 45. Nc2 Bd5+ 46. f3 Rd1 47.
Ne3 Rd3 48. Nxd5 a3 49. Rc2 Rxd5 50. Kg3 Rd4 51. h5 Kf6 52. Rc6+ Kg5 53. Rxb6
Rd2 54. Rb5+ f5 55. f4+ Kxh5 56. Rxf5+ Kg6 57. Ra5 Rxa2 58. Ra6+ Kf5 59. Rxh6
Rb2 60. Rh5+ Kf6 61. Ra5 Rxb3+ 62. Kg4 Rb6 63. Rxa3 Rb5 64. Ra6+ Kf7 65. f5 Rb1
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 Re8 10. Nc3 h6 11. a4 b4 12. Nd5 Bc5 13. a5 Rb8 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. fxe3
Nxd5 16. Bxd5 d6 17. Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.10"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Bd3 f5 6. O-O Nf6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 O-O
9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bc7 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Rac1 Rfc8 15.
f3 Bb6 16. Nd4 Nc5 17. Be2 a5 18. Rfd1 Na6 19. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nc3 f5 6. Ne5 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Kh8 9. Rb1 Bd7 10. b4 Be8 11. b5 cxb5 12. Nxb5 Bxb5 13. Rxb5 Nc6 14. Rxb7 Nxe5
15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Ba3 Re8 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bf3 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qxd8
Rexd8 21. Rb5 Bf6 22. Rxf5 Rd2 23. g4 Rxa2 24. Bd6 h6 25. Be5 Ra5 26. Bxf6 Rxf5
27. gxf5 gxf6 28. Ra1 Rg8+ 29. Kf1 Rg5 30. Ra5 a6 31. h4 Rh5 32. Kg2 Rxh4 33.
Rxa6 Kg7 34. Kg3 Rh5 35. Kg4 Rh2 36. Kg3 Rh5 37. Ra5 Kf7 38. Kg4 Rh2 39. Ra7+
Kg8 40. Ra2 Kf7 41. Kf4 Rh4+ 42. Kg3 Rh5 43. Kg4 Rh2 44. Ra7+ Kg8 45. Kg3 Rh5
46. Ra5 Kf7 47. f3 Rg5+ 48. Kf4 exf3 49. Kxf3 h5 50. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.11"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a3
Bc5 9. d3 d6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Bg4 13. c3 Bb6 14. Nbd2 Be6 15. Nf1
Nh5 16. Ne3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Bxb3 18. Qxb3 Qd7 19. Rd1 Rae8 20. d4 exd4 21. cxd4
Na5 22. Qc3 Nc4 23. Ree1 f5 24. exf5 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rxf5 26. h4 Nxg3 27. fxg3
g4 28. Nd2 Nxd2 29. Qxd2 Rf6 30. Qe3 Qf5 31. Kh2 Kg7 32. Qe8 c5 33. dxc5 dxc5
34. Re5 Qg6 35. Qe7+ Rf7 36. Qxc5 Qf6 37. Qd4 Kh7 38. Qe3 Qg6 39. Re6 Rf6 40.
Qa7+ Kg8 41. Qb8+ Kh7 42. Qc7+ Rf7 43. Qc6 Qg7 44. Qe4+ Kh8 45. Rg6 Qf8 46.
Rxa6 Qc5 47. Rxh6+ Kg7 48. Rh7+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.12"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Nxe5 7. d4 Be7 8.
Qxe4 Ng6 9. f4 c6 10. Bd3 d5 11. Qe2 f5 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nf3 Nh8 {xe4} 14. Bd2
a5 {Grischuk is opposing the development of the opponent's dark squared bishop
to ideal square b4.} (14... Nf7 15. Rae1 Bf6 16. Bb4 Nd6 17. Qd1 $14) 15. c4
Nf7 16. cxd5 (16. c5 b6 17. cxb6 $14) 16... cxd5 17. Rac1 Bf6 (17... Nd6 18.
Rc5 $1 Ne4 19. Rxd5 $18) 18. b4 a4 (18... axb4 19. Bxb4 Re8 20. Ne5 $14) 19. b5
Re8 20. Ne5 Nd6 21. Bb4 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 (22... fxe4 23. g4 $13) 23. Rfd1 Be6
24. d5 $1 Bd7 $2 {This modest retreal of the bishop is so unfortunate, that
white immediatelly gets decisive advantage.} (24... Rc8 $1 25. dxe6 (25. Rxc8
Bxc8 26. Nc4 $14) 25... Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Qd4+ 27. Kh1 Qxb4 28. Qh5 g6 29. Nxg6 Qd6
(29... Qb2 30. Rg1 Qxa2 31. g4 $16) 30. Nh4 (30. Qxf5 Qxe6 31. Qxe6+ Rxe6 32.
f5 Rb6 $15) 30... Qxe6 31. Nxf5 Rc8 $14) 25. Nc6 $1 Qc8 (25... bxc6 26. dxc6
$18) (25... Qb6+ 26. Bc5 Qc7 27. d6 Qc8 28. Ne7+ Bxe7 29. dxe7 $18) 26. Ne7+
Bxe7 27. Rxc8 Raxc8 28. Bxe7 Rxe7 29. d6 Rf7 (29... Re6 30. Qe3 Bxb5 31. Qb6
Bd7 32. Qxb7 Rd8 33. Kf2 e3+ 34. Ke2 Be8 35. Rd5 Bh5+ 36. Ke1 $18) 30. Rd5 Rc1+
31. Kf2 Rf8 32. Re5 Rfc8 (32... Rc3 33. Re7 Rf7 34. Qd1 Rd3 35. Qxa4 $18) 33.
Re7 $1 R1c2 34. Rxd7 {[%mdl 4096] The rook endgame is exceptionally bad for
black because of the strong d6 pawn and active white pieces.} Rxe2+ 35. Kxe2 b6
(35... Rc2+ 36. Ke1 Rxa2 37. Rxb7 Ra1+ 38. Kd2 Ra2+ 39. Kc3 Ra3+ 40. Kd4 Rd3+
41. Kc5 e3 42. b6 a3 43. Rc7 a2 44. b7 $18) 36. Rb7 Rc2+ 37. Ke3 Rc3+ 38. Kd4
Rd3+ 39. Ke5 e3 40. Ke6 h6 (40... e2 $2 41. Rb8#) 41. Re7 Rd4 (41... e2 42.
Re8+ Kh7 43. Kd7 Rd2 44. Kc7 Rxa2 45. d7 Rc2+ 46. Kxb6 Rd2 47. Rxe2 Rxd7 48.
Ra2 $18) 42. Kd7 Re4 43. Rxe4 fxe4 44. Ke7 (44. Ke7 e2 45. d7 e1=Q 46. d8=Q+
Kh7 47. Kf7 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.13"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 {An interesting
move designed to confuse, as the c1-bishop wants to guard the g1-a7 diagonal
as well as b2.} 7. Nb3 Nc6 8. Qe2 e6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. g4 b5 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. h4
Rc8 13. Kb1 Nd7 14. Rg1 Nce5 15. Qf2 b4 16. Na4 Nxf3 $5 17. Qxf3 Qc6 (17...
Qxc2+ 18. Ka1 Qc6 19. Na5 {and the bishop is attacked.}) 18. Nac5 $1 Nxc5 $6 (
18... dxc5 19. Na5 Qc7 20. Nxb7 Qxb7 21. g5 {promises compensation of a
similar sort to that in the game. However, I prefer Black's chances here
because a knight on e5 would be a valuable defensive resource.}) 19. Bxc5 dxc5
20. Na5 Qc7 (20... Qxe4 21. Qf2 {and the threat of Bg2 is problematic as Black
lags in development.}) 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. Bc4 {The black queenside counterplay
has been stopped and White's pawns promise to roll forward onto the unprepared
kingside. The open f-file could be of benefit as well. In middlegame positions
with opposite coloured bishops, the most important factor is often who has the
initiative, and there is no doubt here.} Be7 23. Qe2 Qc6 24. g5 (24. Bxa6 Rb8 {
just gives Black an open a-file.}) 24... O-O (24... g6 {is also possible, but
it is harder to castle as h4-h5 will have much greater force.}) 25. h5 Rcd8 26.
g6 $1 {Undermining the light squares.} Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 fxg6 28. hxg6 Rf4 $4 {
A blunder in a difficult position. The alternatives still leave White with
very good chances, e.g.} (28... hxg6 29. Qg4 Rf6 30. e5 Rf5 31. Qxg6 Rxe5 32.
Rg1 Bg5 (32... Bf8 33. Rf1 Qd7 34. Bd3 {wins}) (32... Bf6 33. Qxf6 $3 Re1+ 34.
Rxe1 gxf6 35. Rxe6 {and the queen will be lost by discovered check}) 33. a3
bxa3 34. bxa3 (34. Rxg5 a2+ 35. Kxa2 (35. Bxa2 Re1#) 35... Qa4+ 36. Kb1 Re1#) (
34. b3 Qd7 35. Rxg5 Re1+ 36. Ka2 Ra1+ $3 37. Kxa1 Qd4+ 38. Ka2 Qb2#) 34... Qb7+
35. Ka2 Qe7 36. Rb1 Qd7 37. Rb8+ Bd8 38. Qd3 Rd5 39. Bxd5 exd5 40. Qxa6 {
with a decisive advantage.}) 29. Qh2 $1 (29. Qh2 Rh4 30. Qb8+ Bf8 31. Rf1) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.14"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Winants} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 {Grischuk tried to surprise Shirov in
game 1 with} (3... Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 $5 {which he has never played before, but
White was the first to come up with a novelty:} 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Nxe5 7. d4
Be7 (7... Qe7 $5 {/\} 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. b4 a6 10. bxc5 axb5 11. Re1 Ra6 $1 $13)
8. Qxe4 Ng6 9. f4 $5 $146 c6 (9... a6 10. Bd3 $36) 10. Bd3 d5 11. Qe2 f5 12.
Nd2 O-O 13. Nf3 Nh8 14. Bd2 a5 15. c4 Nf7 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Rac1 Bf6 18. b4 $36
{Shirov,A-Grischuk,A/FIDE-WCh New Delhi/2000/}) 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 {Winants: 'La défense de Tchigorine: Les Noirs
facilitent l'avancée du Pc7, mais éloignent leur Cavalier du centre.'} ({
Grischuk also plays} 9... Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 {but the Chigorin system
is an old favourite of his.}) 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 {The main exponent of this
less played move is Romanishin. Winants: 'L'une des spécialités du jeune grand
maître russe.'} ({The more usual continuation is} 11... Qc7 12. Nbd2 {C97-99})
12. d5 {White in principle has 3 ways to deal with the central tension,
shifting the focus to the flanks by closing the [+] is nowadays the most
popular among the strongest players. Winants: 'La réplique consacrée : Les
Blancs y obstruent la diagonale du Bb7, tout en augmentant leur avantage
d'espace.'} (12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nbd2 (13. Qxd8 Raxd8 14. Nxe5 $6 Nxe4 $1 $32 {|^
}) 13... Qd6 $5 $11 {promises White little according to modern theory.}) (12.
Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Re8 15. b3 Bf8 16. Bb2 g6 17. Qf3 Bg7 18. Rad1
Rc8 19. Bb1 Nc6 20. Nf1 Ne5 21. Qe3 Ned7 22. Qf4 d5 23. Ng3 Qc7 $11 {Polgar,
J-Milos,G/Buenos Aires/2000/}) 12... Nc4 {Black must improve his misplaced <<
minor pieces, the text is played more often than Winants: 'Stratégiquement
forcé : autrement, après b3, ce Cavalier aurait été mis hors de combat et
condamné а errer entre les cases a5, b7 et d8.'} (12... Bc8 13. b3 ({or} 13.
Nbd2 {when Black's N can stay offside for quite a long time.})) 13. a4 {
Winants: 'Shirov mène l'offensive а l'aile Dame, où le Pd5 gêne
considérablement les mouvements de l'ennemi.'} ({The main alternative is} 13.
b3 Nb6 14. a4 Bc8 15. Nbd2 g6 16. Nf1 Nh5 17. Bd3 Bd7 {Winants: 'etc.
Luther-Grischuk, Tournoi olympique d'Istanbul, le 2.11.2000'} 18. Bh6 Re8 19.
axb5 axb5 20. Qe2 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Bf8 $1 22. Bg5 Nf4 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Bxb5 Nxd5
25. Bxd7 Qxd7 26. Qd3 Nf6 27. N1d2 Qb7 28. Re1 Nd7 $132 {1/2-1/2,Luther,
T-Grischuk,A/Istanbul olm/2000/}) 13... Nb6 14. Qe2 $1 {The most ambitious try.
White wants to resolve the << tension and hopes his () will give him chances
to open up the << advantageously, or transfer the play to the >>. Winants:
'Plus énergique et décidé que'} (14. Nbd2 g6 {leads to a complicated
manoeuvring struggle with mutual chances.}) 14... Nxa4 {The most natural move.
Winants: 'Prenant les "deux Fous", au détriment du Pa6 qui se retrouvera
bientôt isolé sur une colonne ouverte.'} (14... Qd7 {robs the Nb6 of it's best
square, although Grischuk didn't get anything after} 15. a5 (15. b3 $5) 15...
Nc8 16. b4 c4 17. Nbd2 g6 18. Nf1 Nh5 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Ng3 (20. N3h2 $5 $14)
20... Nxg3 21. fxg3 Bf8 22. Qd2 Bxh6 23. Qxh6 f6 24. Rf1 Qg7 25. Qe3 Ne7 $11 {
Grischuk,A-Bezgodov,A/RUS-ch K.O. Moscow/ 1999/ one feels White can play more
energetically here.}) 15. Bxa4 bxa4 16. c4 {()[+] White strengthens his centre,
without c4 the counterplay with f5 is even more effective. Winants: 'Pour
dégager la case c3, mais aussi la diagonale d2-a5.'} Nd7 {'!' Winants. Winants:
'Reculant pour mieux sauter : Le Cavalier se dirige vers b6, tout en
améliorant le sort du Be7.'} 17. Rxa4 (17. Nc3 $5) 17... Nb6 18. Ra3 a5 {
Karpov,A (2705)-Gligoric,S (2575) Milan 1975 (6) 1-0 An important move, if
White manages to fix the P on a6 and realize b4, he will win the strategic
battle. Karpov has proven this in similar positions long ago. Winants: 'Juste
а temps pour empêcher Bd2-a5.'} 19. Nc3 (19. b3 a4 {can lead to the game
position, as the exchange of rooks after} 20. bxa4 Rxa4 {would help Black.})
19... a4 {White was already seriously contemplating b3.} 20. Be3 (20. Nd1 Bc8
21. Ne3 g6 $132) 20... Bc8 {Winants: 'Pour couvrir le Pa4, mais aussi pour
attaquer les cases blanches via ...f5.'} 21. b3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A more
accurate move order. White makes this necessary move without allowing the
exchange of B, although after Winants: 'Une amélioration sur'} (21. Nd2 Bg5 22.
Rb1 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Bd7 24. b4 axb3 25. Raxb3 Ra6 26. Qd3 h6 27. Kh2 Qc7 28. Nf1
Rfa8 {Topalov,V-Piket,J/FIDE Wch Groningen/1997/ the patient} 29. Ne3 $14 {
would have retained some pressure.}) 21... axb3 22. Rxb3 Ra6 {Black follows
the above game.} ({A possible alternative was} 22... Bd7 $5 23. Reb1 Na4 24.
Nxa4 (24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. cxb5 Nb6 $11) 24... Rxa4 $11 {/+/= and Black is close
to full equality.}) (22... f5 23. Reb1 Na4 24. Nb5 $5 $14 {/\} fxe4 25. Nd2 Bf5
26. Ra3 $36 {regains the pawn advantageously.}) (22... Nd7 $14 {is rather
passive.}) 23. Reb1 {Winants: 'Shirov n'a pas perdu son temps : Il domine la
colonne -b-.'} f5 {Winants: 'Le Bc8 fait enfin parler de lui. Comment réagir ?
[#]'} (23... Bd7 24. Nd2 {shows the idea behind Shirov's move order-Black
doesn't have Bg5 and the follow-up f4 will give White an initiative on both
flanks. But the text allows Shirov to change the character of the fight
abruptly.}) 24. Bxc5 $5 {[%mdl 512] '!!' Winants. A courageous decision, which
poses Black serious defensive problems. But the excitement only starts with
this... Winants: 'Une belle riposte ! : Les pions centraux ne tarderont pas а
se révéler redoutables.'} dxc5 25. Nxe5 {Winants: 'Menaçant d'abord et surtout
de regagner la pièce via 26.Nc6, puis Nxe7+ et Rxb6.'} Na4 {Logical, Black
exchanges the hanging N.} (25... Bb7 {looks strange, but it's not so easy to
prove White's advantage:} 26. Nd3 $142 $5 (26. Qb2 Bf6 27. f4 Bxe5 28. fxe5
Nxc4 29. Qe2 Nb6 30. Qb2 Nc4 $11) (26. exf5 Bd6 (26... Rxf5 27. Nd3 $36 {
[%cal Rc3e4,Re4c5,Rb3b6] /\Rb6, Ne4-c5}) 27. g4 (27. Ne4 Bxe5 28. Nxc5 Qe7 $1
29. Nxa6 Bh2+ 30. Kf1 Qxe2+ 31. Kxe2 Bxa6 32. Rxb6 Bxc4+ $11) 27... Bxe5 28.
Qxe5 Nxc4 $5 29. Qe2 Na3 30. Rxb7 Nxb1 31. Rxb1 Rh6 $132) 26... Bc8 27. e5 $44
{/\} Nxc4 28. Nxc5 Bxc5 29. Qxc4 $36) (25... Nd7 26. Nc6 Rxc6 27. dxc6 Ne5 28.
Rd1 $1 Qe8 29. c7 $16 {[%csl Gc7] o^c7}) 26. Nxa4 Rxa4 27. Nc6 Qc7 28. e5 {
Winants: 'Le rouleau compresseur est en marche ! Remarquez l'immobilité des
deux Fous.'} Ra6 {Grischuk tries to get rid off the powerful Nc6.} (28... Ba6
$6 29. Rb6 {[%cal Rd5d6,Re2d1] /\d6,Qd1} (29. Qc2 {Winants (Pour coincer la
Tour adverse avec 30.Rc3)} Rxc4 (29... Bxc4 30. Rb7) 30. Qa2 Ra8 31. Rc3 $1
Rxc3 32. d6+ $1 {Et la Dame est prise.}) 29... Bxc4 30. Qc2 Bxd5 31. Qxa4 $18)
29. Qf3 {Winants: 'Pour éviter le sacrifice de qualité sur c6.'} (29. Nxe7+
Qxe7 30. f4 Ra4 $5 {/\Ba6 already allows the above indicated play against the
Pc4. Shirov wants to maintain the tension and increase his pressure.}) (29. Nb8
{Winants équilibrait le matériel, mais ne menait а rien après} Rg6 30. d6 Bxd6
31. exd6 Qxd6 {etc.}) 29... f4 {Winants: 'Cherchant de nouveau а ranimer le
Bc8.'} ({Frees the passive Bc8, which will yet play a great role.} 29... Rxc6
30. dxc6 Qxe5 31. Re3 Qf6 (31... Qc7 32. Qd5+ Kh8 33. Rbe1 {Winants: 'Et les
Tours pénètrent sur la huitième traverse.'} Bd6 34. Re8 {[%cal Re8f8,Re1e8] /
\Rf8,Re8+-}) 32. Qd5+ Kh8 33. Rbe1 Bd6 34. Re8 h6 35. c7 $1 Kh7 36. Rxf8 Qxf8
37. Qc6 Be7 38. Rb1 $1 {/\Rb8+-}) 30. Re1 (30. Rb8 $6 Rxc6 31. dxc6 Qxe5 $13 {
/=/+}) 30... Bf5 31. Rb5 Bc2 {[%cal Rc2a4] /\Ba4} 32. Rb2 Bg6 $5 {Black
changes his mind.} (32... Ba4 33. Ra2 (33. Ra1 {Winants}) 33... Rxc6 34. Rxa4
$1 Rg6 35. d6 Bxd6 36. Qd5+ Qf7 37. Qxf7+ (37. e6 $2 Qe7 38. Ra7 Rg5 $1 $19)
37... Kxf7 (37... Rxf7 38. exd6 Rxd6 39. Ra8+ Rf8 40. Ra7 $36) 38. exd6 Rxd6
39. Ra7+ $14 {/+/- leads to an unpleasant _|_.}) 33. Rd2 {Winants:
'L'artillerie est enfin prête а supporter l'infanterie.'} Be8 {Seemingly an
oversight, this is a great tactical resource. Winants: 'Amorçant une
conception de grande envergure.'} (33... Rxc6 $143 34. dxc6 Be8 35. Rd7 $1 {[]}
Bxd7 36. Qd5+ Kh8 $5 (36... Be6 37. Qxe6+ Kh8 38. Rb1 Bd8 $5 {[]} (38... Bh4
39. Qd6 Qf7 40. Qxf8+ $1 {Winants: 'Et les Blancs gagnent.'} (40. c7 {Winants
Et les Blancs gagnent.}) 40... Qxf8 41. c7 $18) 39. Qd6 $1 (39. Rb7 Qa5 40. Kh2
Qe1 {/\Qf2=}) 39... Rg8 40. Rb8 (40. Rb7 Qa5 $11 {/\} 41. c7 $4 Qe1+ 42. Kh2
Bh4 $1 $19) 40... Qa5 41. Kh2 {[%cal Rb8c8,Rc6c7,Re5e7] /\Rc8,c7,e6-e7} h6 (
41... f3 42. gxf3 (42. Rc8 fxg2 43. c7 Qe1 $11) 42... Bc7 43. Rxg8+ Kxg8 44.
Qe6+ Kf8 45. Qc8+ Kf7 46. Qd7+ Kf8 47. f4 $18) (41... Bc7 42. Rxg8+ Kxg8 43.
Qe6+ Kf8 44. Qf5+ $18 Ke7 45. Qd7+ Kf8 46. e6 $18) 42. Qd7 $5 {/\} Bh4 43. c7
Bg3+ 44. fxg3 fxg3+ 45. Kxg3 Qe1+ 46. Kf4 Qf2+ 47. Ke4 Qxg2+ 48. Kd3 $18) 37.
cxd7 $16) 34. Nxe7+ Qxe7 35. d6 Qe6 ({Evidemment pas} 35... Qa7 {Winants} 36.
Qd5+ Kh8 37. e6 {Et le Bulldozer écrase tout sur son passage.}) 36. Qb7 {
Winants: 'Menaçant la Tour, mais aussi d'avancer le pion : La cause semble
entendue. [#]'} Bc6 $1 {[%mdl 64] Winants: 'Une réaction inouïe, mais
parfaitement correcte !'} ({Black spurns the seemingly forced} 36... Qxc4 37.
e6 $5 (37. d7 Bxd7 38. Rxd7 Rg6 39. Qf3 $16) 37... Bc6 (37... Qb4 $2 38. Qxb4
cxb4 39. e7 $18) 38. Qc7 f3 $1 (38... Qc3 $143 39. e7 $1 Re8 40. Qxc6 $1 Rxc6
41. d7 $18) 39. e7 ({The point was} 39. d7 $2 Qxe6 $3 40. Rxe6 $2 Ra1+ 41. Kh2
fxg2 $19) 39... Re8 40. d7 Bxd7 41. Qxd7 Qf7 (41... Raa8 42. Qc6 $1 $18 {
/\Qa8,Qf3}) 42. Qb5 Raa8 43. Qxc5 $16 {/+- and with his extra Pe7 White is
close to winning.}) 37. Qxa6 Bxg2 $3 {A fantastic tactical counterattack.
Grischuk could hardly have seen everything when he made his 33-rd move, but
his intuition didin't let him down-here Black has the best chances to hold the
game. Winants: 'Voici l'idée des Noirs, le Roi est pris а partie, pendant sa
Dame végète de l'autre côté de l'échiquier.'} 38. f3 $1 {The most fighting
reaction. Winants: 'La seule chance de gain.'} (38. Kxg2 f3+ 39. Kh2 Qf5 {
Winants: '(vers f4 et d2 !)'} (39... Qh6 {(vers f4 et d2 !)} 40. Qb7 {surtout
pas} Qxd2 41. Qd5+ {forçant l'échange des Dames.}) 40. Rg1 (40. Qb7 Qf4+ 41.
Kh1 Qf5 $1 $11 {'!' Winants.} 42. Qd7 $2 (42. Kh2 $11) (42. Kh2 {Winants} Qf4+
43. Kh1 Qf5 {avec répétition des coups.}) 42... Qxd7 43. e6 Qe8 $1 44. e7 Qh5
$1 45. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 46. Kh2 Qg5 $19) (40. Re3 Qf4+ 41. Kh1 Qf5 42. Rxf3 Qxf3+
43. Kg1 Qxh3 $1 {/\Qg4=} 44. Qb7 Rf4 $1 45. Qa8+ Kf7 $11) (40. Rd4 $5 cxd4 41.
c5 Qg5 (41... Qc2 $5 {/\d3<=>}) 42. Qf1 d3 43. Kh1 d2 44. Rd1 Qxe5 45. Qc4+ $5
(45. Rxd2 Qxc5 46. d7 Rd8 $11) 45... Kh8 46. Rg1 Rd8 $132 {[%csl Gd2,Rh1] עh1,
Pd2 and due to Black's <=> White's pawns are stopped.} (46... Qf5 $2 47. Qg4
$16)) 40... Qf4+ 41. Kh1 Qh6 $1 42. Rg3 Qxd2 43. Qa7 Qe1+ 44. Rg1 Qxe5 $11)
38... Bxf3 {Winants: 'Les Blancs comptent encore une qualité de plus,
seulement leur Roi reste toujours aussi exposé et la position des Tours, non
défendues, offre de nombreuses possibilités tactiques.'} 39. Kh2 {Winants:
'Forcé, sinon Qxh3'} Bg4 $1 {The B continues it's dauntless ride. It attacks
the Ph3, also helps blockade White's pawns. '!!' Winants. Winants: 'Encore une
touche splendide.'} (39... g5 40. Rd3 g4 41. Rxf3 gxf3 42. Qb7 $18) ({Le coup
a priori tentant,} 39... Rf6 {[%cal Re6h3] Winants , menaçant 40... Qxh3+ !!,}
{était tout aussi joliment réfuté par} 40. d7 $3 {évitant le mat sur h6 en
ouvrant la sixième rangée !} Qxa6 41. exf6 $1 {et gagne !}) 40. Qb7 {Winants:
'Pour couvrir le roque et menacer d'échanger les Dames en d5. Prendre le Fou
menait encore а la nullité.'} (40. hxg4 Qxg4 {/\f3,Qh4-g3-h4= and White
wouldn't be able to avoid repetition.} (40... Qxg4 {Winants Et maintenant:} 41.
Rf1 (41. Red1 Qh4+ 42. Kg1 Qg4+ 43. Kh1 Qh5+ 44. Kg1 Qg4+ 45. Kf1 Qf3+ 46. Ke1
Qg3+ 47. Kf1 (47. Rf2 $2 Qg1+ 48. Ke2 f3+ 49. Rxf3 Qg2+) 47... Qf3+ {échec
perpétuel}) (41. Ra1 f3 42. Rf2 Qh4+ 43. Kg1 Qg3+ 44. Kf1 Qh4 45. Ke1 Qe4+ 46.
Kd2 Qd4+ 47. Ke1 Qe4+ 48. Kf1 Qh4 {Pareil}) 41... f3 42. Rff2 Qh5+ 43. Kg1 Qg6+
44. Kh1 Qh5+ 45. Rh2 f2 $1 46. Rdxf2 Qd1+ 47. Kg2 Qg4+ {Nulle.})) 40... Qh6 {
Winants: 'Vers h3 et d2 : La tâche des Blancs reste délicate.'} 41. Qd5+ $1 {
White can't save the Ph3, so he sets a clever trap. Winants: 'Une astuce
inspirée du fameux mat du couloir...'} (41. Qg2 $2 f3 42. Qf2 Rf4 $1 $19 {/\Bh3
}) 41... Rf7 $1 (41... Kh8 $2 42. Qg2 f3 43. Rf2 $1 $18 {'!!' Winants.}) ({Ni} 
41... Be6 {Winants} 42. Qf3) 42. Kg1 ({Le Ph3 ne pouvait plus être sauvé: Si} 
42. Qg2 {Winants} f3 43. Qxg4 $2 Qxd2+) 42... Qxh3 43. Qg2 (43. e6 Qg3+ 44. Kf1
Bh3+ 45. Ke2 Bg4+ $11) 43... Qh4 {Winants: 'Vers e1, les Tours blanches ne
trouvent aucun répit.'} 44. Rf2 {Winants: 'Un dernier piège qui sera cette
fois couronné de succès.'} (44. Ra1 f3 {[%csl Rd7,Re6,Gg1]} 45. d7 $5 {
Otherwise White with the blockaded pawns and vulnerable K even risks losing.}
Bxd7 46. Ra8+ Rf8 47. Rxf8+ Kxf8 48. Qxf3+ Ke7 $44 {and a draw is the most
likely result.}) (44. Qf2 {Winants était simplement contré par} Qg5) 44... f3
$2 {[%mdl 8192] Robs himself of the results of his imaginative play. Winants:
'N'apercevant pas la réponse des Blancs.'} (44... Bh3 $1 45. Qh2 (45. Qf3 Qg5+
46. Kh1 Qh4 $11 (46... Qh4 47. Kg1 Qg5+ {etc.})) (45. Qa8+ {Winants} Rf8 46.
Qd5+ Kh8 ({Non plus} 46... Rf7 47. e6 Qg3+ 48. Kh1 $1) 47. Ree2 Qg5+ $1 ({
Surtout pas} 47... f3 48. Rxf3 Qg4+ 49. Kh2 $1 Qxf3 50. Qxf3 Rxf3 51. e6 {
Et les fantassins décident.}) 48. Kh1 Qh6 49. Kg1 (49. Rh2 f3) 49... Qg5+ 50.
Kh1 Qh6 {etc.}) 45... f3 46. e6 Qg4+ (46... Rf6 47. e7 Rg6+ 48. Kh1 Bg2+ $11)
47. Kh1 Bg2+ $11 48. Rxg2 $2 fxg2+ 49. Qxg2 (49. Kg1 Qd4+ $19) 49... Qh4+ 50.
Kg1 Qxe1+ 51. Kh2 Rf2 $19) 45. e6 $1 $18 {Now White wins a crucial tempo.
Winants: 'L'occasion fait le larron !'} (45. Qh2 Bh3 46. e6 Qg4+ $11 {draws as
above.}) 45... Rf8 {Winants: 'Il n'y avait plus de remède:'} (45... fxg2 $2 46.
exf7+ $18 {mates.} (46. exf7+ {Winants} Kf8 47. Re8#)) ({ou} 45... Bxe6 {
Winants} 46. Rxe6 fxg2 47. Re8+ Rf8 48. Rfxf8#) 46. e7 Re8 47. d7 Bxd7 48. Qxf3
{Winants: 'Menaçant mat en deux coups via 49.Qf8+'} Qg5+ (48... Qg4+ 49. Qxg4
Bxg4 50. Ref1 $18) 49. Kf1 {Winants: 'Les Noirs abandonnent.'} (49. Kf1 h5 (
49... h6 {Winants} 50. Qd5+ Qxd5 51. cxd5 {Une partie d'anthologie!}) 50. Qd5+
Qxd5 51. cxd5 {[%cal Yd5d6,Yf2a2,Ya2a7] /\d6,Ra2-a7+-}) 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.15"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bg4 12. Rb1 Nd7 13. h3 Bh5 14. Rb5 Nb6
15. c4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 dxc4 17. Bc2 Qd7 18. a4 g6 19. Be3 Rac8 20. Rfb1 c3 21. a5
Nc4 22. Rxb7 Qe6 (22... Rc7 23. a6 (23. Bh6 Re8 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Qxc3 Na3 26.
Re1 Rb8 27. Qxc7 Bxc7 28. Re7 {1-0 Motylev,A-Ristic,N/Novi Sad/2000/ (47)})
23... Nxe3 $2 (23... Nd2 24. Bxd2 cxd2 25. Qe3 Qc6 26. Rxc7 Bxc7 27. Qxd2 Qxa6
{1/2-1/2 Lukacs,P-Galyas,M/Budapest 2000/ (27)}) 24. fxe3 Rfc8 25. Kh1 $5 (25.
e4 Bf8) 25... Bf8 $2 (25... Kg7 26. Rf1 Qe7 27. e4 f6 $11) 26. Rf1 $16 {
1/2-1/2 De Firmian,N-Rozentalis,E/Hamburg/1999/ (55)}) 23. Bb3 (23. Rc1 Nxe3
24. fxe3 Rc7 25. Bb3 Qe7 26. a6 Kg7 27. Rxc7 Qxc7 28. Qb7 Rc8 {1/2-1/2/
Kazhgaleyev,M-Arencibia,W/Elista/1998/1/2-1/2 (44)}) (23. Ra1 $1 Bb8 $6 24. Bb3
$1 Qd6 25. g3 Nxe3 26. Bxf7+ (26. Qxe3 Rc7 27. Rxc7 Qxc7 $13) 26... Kh8 27.
Qxe3 Qf6 28. Be6 Rce8 29. d5 {0-1 Anand,V-Shirov,A/Linares 2000/ (41)}) (23.
Rxa7 Nd2 $17) 23... Qf5 (23... Bb8 24. Bh6 c2 25. Bxc2 $6 (25. Rc1 $1 $16)
25... Nxa5 26. Bxf8 Nxb7 27. Bb3 Qd7 28. Bh6 Nd6 29. Bf4 Qf5 30. Ba2 Nb5 {
1/2-1/2 Nijboer,F-Piket,J/Rotterdam/2000/ (30)}) 24. Qxf5 gxf5 25. Ra1 $1 {
[%mdl 2048] The bishop's pair and white active piece are forcing black into
exact play in an attampt to get enough compensation.} (25. Rxa7 Rb8 $1 $132)
25... f4 (25... Nxe3 $5 26. fxe3 Rc7 27. a6 Re8 28. Kf2 (28. Rf1 Rxe3 29. Rxf5
Ree7 $1) 28... f4 29. exf4 Bxf4 $14) 26. Bc1 Rfe8 27. f3 $1 (27. Kf1 $2 Nd2+ $1
28. Bxd2 cxd2 29. Rd1 (29. Bxf7+ Kf8 30. Bxe8 $2 Rc1+ $19) 29... Rc1 30. Bxf7+
Kf8 31. Bxe8 Rxd1+ 32. Ke2 Ra1 33. Kxd2 Kxe8 $17) 27... c2 (27... Re1+ 28. Kf2
Rh1 29. Ke2 $1 (29. Rxa7 $2 Ne5 $1 30. Bc2 (30. Ke2 Nc6) 30... Nc6 31. Rd7 Nxd4
32. Rxd6 Nxc2 33. Rb1 Re8 $19) 29... Nxa5 30. Rxa5 Rxc1 31. Rxf7 Re8+ 32. Re7+
Kf8 33. Rxe8+ Kxe8 34. Rxa7 Rg1 35. Rxh7 Rxg2+ 36. Kd3 $16) 28. Kf2 $1 (28.
Rxa7 Re1+ 29. Kf2 Bb4 $1 30. Bxc4 (30. Rb7 Bd2) 30... Rxc4 31. Ra8+ Kg7 32. a6
Bd2 33. a7 Rxc1 34. Rg8+ Kxg8 35. a8=Q+ Kg7 36. Qd5 Be3+ 37. Ke2 Rxa1 38. Qg5+
Kf8 39. Qd8+ $11) (28. Bxc2 Nxa5 $1 29. Rb2 Bc7 30. Kh2 Bb6 $11) 28... a6 (
28... Be7 $5 29. Bxf4 Bh4+ 30. g3 Bf6 31. Rd7 Red8 32. Rxd8+ Rxd8 33. Ra2 $1
Bxd4+ 34. Ke2 $16) 29. Ra4 (29. Ra2 Be7 $1 (29... Kg7 $6 30. Bxc2 Nxa5 31. Rd7
$16) 30. Bxf4 (30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Rxc2 Nd6 32. Rxc8+ Nxc8 33. Bxf4 $14) 30...
c1=Q 31. Bxc1 Nd6 32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33. Bf4 $14) 29... Nb2 $1 (29... Be7 $2 30.
Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Bxc4 Rb8 32. Bxa6 Rb1 33. Bxf4 c1=Q 34. Bxc1 Rxc1 35. Bd3 $18)
30. Bxf7+ $2 {This move is dropping the advantage, but even the better 30.Bxb2
was not tragic for black.} (30. Bxb2 Be7 $1 31. Rxe7 (31. g3 c1=Q 32. Bxc1 Rxc1
33. Ra2 $1 fxg3+ 34. Kxg3 $14) 31... Rxe7 32. Bc1 Rb7 (32... Rb8 33. Bxc2 Rc8
34. Ra2 Rec7 35. Bf5 $1 $18) 33. Bc4 (33. Ra3 Rb4 34. d5 Rd4 $1 35. Ra4 Rd1 36.
Bxf4 c1=Q 37. Bxc1 Rdxc1 38. Rg4+ $14) 33... Rb1 34. Bxf4 Rc6 $1 35. Bd3 (35.
d5 Rd6) 35... c1=Q 36. Bxc1 Rbxc1 37. g4 $14) 30... Kf8 31. Bxb2 (31. Rxb2 Kxf7
32. Raa2 Be7 $1 (32... Rc4 33. Rxc2 Rxd4 34. Rd2 $16) 33. g3 (33. Rxc2 Bh4+ 34.
g3 Bxg3+ 35. Kg2 Ke6 $1) 33... fxg3+ (33... Bf6 34. Rxc2 Bxd4+ 35. Kg2 fxg3 36.
Kxg3) 34. Kxg3 (34. Kg2 h5) 34... Rc6 35. Rxc2 Rg6+ 36. Kh2 Bd6+ 37. f4 Re1 $11
) 31... c1=Q 32. Bxc1 Rc2+ $1 33. Kf1 (33. Kg1 $2 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Rcxc1 $19) 33...
Rxc1+ 34. Kf2 Rc2+ 35. Kf1 Rc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2001.03.29"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Galdunts, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2001.02.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bischwiller"]
[BlackTeam "Clichy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Bb6 9. a4 b4 10. Nbd2 Rb8 11. Nc4 Ba7 12. a5 O-O 13. Ba4 Ne7 14. Re1 Ng6 15. d4
bxc3 16. bxc3 Be6 17. d5 Bd7 18. Bc2 Ng4 19. Ne3 Nxe3 20. Bxe3 Bxe3 21. Rxe3
Nf4 22. g3 Nh3+ 23. Kg2 Qf6 24. Rb1 g5 25. Qd2 Rxb1 26. Bxb1 Rb8 27. Bd3 g4 28.
Ng1 Rb3 29. Bxa6 Ra3 30. c4 Rxa5 31. Bb5 Bc8 32. Re1 Ra3 33. Qb2 Qg7 34. Re2
Rd3 35. Rd2 Rxd2 36. Qxd2 Ng5 37. Qe3 Qg6 38. f3 gxf3+ 39. Nxf3 Bh3+ 40. Kg1
Nxe4 41. Nh4 Qf6 42. Nf3 Nc5 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2001.03.30"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.02.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy"]
[BlackTeam "Nancy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g3 e5 5. Nge2 c6 6. a4 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. h3 Bf8 10. g4 h6 11. Be3 b6 12. Ng3 Bb7 13. Re1 a6 14. f4 b5 15. Qd3 b4
16. Nd1 exf4 17. Bxf4 c5 18. c3 a5 19. Nf2 bxc3 20. bxc3 cxd4 21. cxd4 Nb6 22.
g5 Nh7 23. gxh6 g6 24. Ng4 Ba6 25. Qf3 Rc8 26. e5 d5 27. e6 Rxe6 28. Rxe6 fxe6
29. Re1 Qe8 30. h4 Nd7 31. Bd2 Qf7 32. Bxa5 Bd6 33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34. Nf1 Rc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2001.03.31"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2001.02.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy"]
[BlackTeam "Mulhouse"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Qf2 Bb7 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Nce2 Be7 14. Kb1 Na4
15. h4 Ndc5 16. g5 O-O 17. Qg3 Qc7 18. Rd2 Rfe8 19. h5 Bf8 20. g6 fxg6 21. hxg6
h6 22. Qh2 b4 23. Nf4 d5 24. exd5 exd5 25. Re2 Nxb2 26. Kxb2 Na4+ 27. Kc1 Qc3
28. Nb3 Qb2+ 29. Kd2 Qc3+ 30. Kc1 Qb2+ 31. Kd1 Nc3+ 32. Kd2 a5 33. Bd4 a4 34.
Rxe8 Rxe8 35. Ne2 axb3 36. axb3 Nb1+ 37. Rxb1 Qxb1 38. Qf4 Bc6 39. Qc7 Be7 40.
f4 Kh8 41. Qxc6 Rg8 42. Qe6 Bh4 43. Nc1 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2001.04.01"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Maier, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2373"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.02.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy"]
[BlackTeam "Strasbourg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ne7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 a5
9. Na3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb6 11. Nb5 a4 12. Bf4 g5 13. Be3 g4 14. Nd2 h5 15. Rc1
Bd7 16. f3 Rc8 17. fxg4 Nb4 18. Be2 Nc4 19. Nxc4 dxc4 20. Rxc4 Nd5 21. Rxc8
Bxc8 22. Bf2 hxg4 23. Bxg4 Bb4 24. Nd6+ Kf8 25. Rf1 Bxd6 26. exd6 Qxd6 27. Bg3
Qb4 28. Be5 Rg8 29. Qf3 f5 30. Bxf5 exf5 31. Qxd5 Qxb2 32. Bd6+ Kg7 33. Re1 1-0

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.02.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 {Die beste
Schachspielerin der Welt spielt gerne die Taimanov - Variante.} 6. Be2 {
Das neue russische Talant wählt die klassische Fortsetzung.} a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Kh1 {Dieser Zug ist eine gute Fortsetzung für Weiß - denn nach 8.Be3 kann
Schwarz entweder 8...Bb4 oder 8...d6 spielen. Wenn Schwarz nach 8.Kh1 8...Bb4
zieht, ist das zwar spielbar aber wegen 9.Bg5 weniger gut. Die Alternative 8...
d6 führt, wie auch nach 8.Be3, zur Scheweninger Variante.} Nxd4 {Neben 8...d6
und 8...Bb4 ist diese Fortsetzung von eigenständiger Bedeutung.} 9. Qxd4 Bc5
10. Qd3 b5 11. f4 Bb7 (11... h5 $2 {Dieser Zug ist typisch für solche
Stellungen, hier jedoch wäre er verfehlt.} 12. e5 Ng4 13. Qh3 Nf2+ 14. Rxf2
Bxf2 15. Qf3 Qa7 16. Ne4 Bb6 17. a4 $16 {Und Weiß hat mehr als ausreichende
Kompensation für die Qualität.}) 12. Bf3 (12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 Nb4 $15 (13... Be7
)) 12... O-O (12... h5 {Das ist die Alternative für Schwarz.}) (12... b4 13. e5
bxc3 14. exf6 $14) 13. e5 Ne8 14. a4 (14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. f5 (15. Ne4 Be7 16. f5
f6 17. fxe6 dxe6 18. exf6 Nxf6 $11 {Der Pe6 ist eine Schwäche, aber Schwarz
hat aktives Spiel.}) 15... f6 (15... exf5 $6 16. Rxf5 $40) 16. Bf4) 14... b4
15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Be3 (17. f5 $5 {Das ist eine chancenreche
Fortsetzung für Weiß.} f6 18. fxe6 dxe6 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Ng5 Qd5 21. Bf4 Qxd3
22. cxd3 Nd5 23. Nxe6 Nxf4 24. Nxf4 Bf6 25. Rab1 Be5 26. Nd5 b3 27. g3 {
1-0 Zapata,A-Mosquera,M/Fusagasuga 1999/CBM 73 ext (99)}) 17... Qc6 {[%csl Gc6]
[%cal Gc6a4,Gc6c2] Die schwarze Dame steht gut auf c6, von hier aus
kontrolliert sie den Pa4 und den Pc2.} 18. Ng5 (18. f5 f6 19. fxe6 dxe6 20.
exf6 Nxf6 21. Ng5 Rad8 22. Bd4 Rd5 $15 23. Qe3 e5 24. Bxe5 Ng4 25. Rxf8+ Bxf8
26. Qf4 Nxe5 27. Rf1 Qf6 28. Qc1 Qd6 29. Qf4 Rd1 {0-1 Sibarevic,M-Rajkovic,D/
Niksic 1996/EXT 2000 (29)}) 18... g6 $5 {Ftacnik: 'The improvement of the
theory, black has no reason to complain.' Dieser Zug wurde vor 11 Jahren (nach
der Partie Anand,V - Ribli,Z Novi Sad /ol/ 1990) von Anand empfohlen. Die
schwarze Stellung ist nur scheinbar passiv, in der Folge kann der Nachziehende
die Stellung mit d6 sprengen.} (18... Bxg5 $2 19. fxg5 Nc7 (19... Rc8 {Ftacnik}
20. Bd2 $1 a5 21. c3 $16) (19... d6 {Ftacnik} 20. Rf4 Rc8 (20... dxe5 {Ftacnik}
21. Rxb4 $16) 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Rd4 Qc6 23. Rxb4 Qxc2 24. Qxa6 $18) 20. Rf4 $1
Nd5 21. Rc4 Qb7 22. Bc5 Rfc8 23. Rf1 g6 24. Qh3 $1 d6 $8 25. exd6 {1-0 Anand,
V-Ribli,Z/Novi Sad 1990/TD/[Ftacnik] (31)}) (18... f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Bd4 g6
21. Qh3 Nh5 $1) 19. Rad1 (19. Bd4 Rc8 $11) 19... d6 20. Bd4 (20. Nf3 $5 Rd8 $13
(20... Qxa4 21. f5 dxe5 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Ra1 Qc6 24. Nxe5 $36)) (20. exd6 $5
Nxd6 $15 {[%cal Gd6f5]}) 20... dxe5 21. Bxe5 Nf6 {'!' Ftacnik.} (21... Rd8 $5
22. Qf3 (22. Qh3 Bxg5 23. fxg5 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qxc2 $17) (22. Qb3 Nf6 $11) 22...
Qxf3 23. Nxf3 Nd6 $11) (21... f6 {Ftacnik} 22. Qd7 $1 Qxd7 23. Rxd7 fxg5 (23...
Bd8 {Ftacnik} 24. Nxe6 fxe5 25. Nxf8 Kxf8 26. fxe5+ $16) 24. Rxe7 Rc8 25. c3
$14) 22. Qh3 h5 $1 {[%mdl 4] Ftacnik: 'The excelent defensive move, Polgar is
already enjoying a slight plus.'} (22... Nh5 23. Nf3 {'!' Ftacnik.} Qxc2 24. g4
Nf6 (24... Ng7 25. Rd7 Bd8 (25... Rfe8 26. Qh6 f6 27. Ng5 $1 {Dieser Zug ist
typisch, aber sehr schön.} Qc6+ 28. Rf3 $18) 26. Qh6 Ne8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Ng5
$18) 25. Qh4 Nd5 26. Qh6 f6 27. Ng5 Rf7 $1 28. Rc1 {Das ist ein wichtiger
Verteidigungszug - damit wird Schwarz die Möglichkeit zu Bc5+ genommen.} (28.
Nxf7 $2 Qe4+ 29. Kg1 Bc5+ 30. Rf2 Qe2 $19) 28... Qd3 29. Nxf7 Qe4+ 30. Kg1 Qe3+
$11) 23. Nf3 (23. Qb3 {Ftacnik} Rac8 $15) 23... Ng4 $15 (23... Qxc2 $5 24. Nd4
Qxa4 25. f5 Ng4 {Jetzt droht 26...Nf2+.} 26. b3 (26. fxg6 {Ftacnik} Nf2+ $19) (
26. Rde1 {Ftacnik} Nxe5 27. Rxe5 Bf6 28. fxg6 Bxe5 29. Qxh5 fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Bg7
31. Qxe6+ Kh7 32. Qe4+ Kh8 33. Qh4+ Kg8 $19) 26... Qe8 27. Qg3 (27. fxg6 {
Ftacnik} Nxe5 28. Nxe6 fxg6 $1 (28... fxe6 {Ftacnik} 29. Qxe6+ Kg7 30. Qxe5+
Kxg6 31. Rfe1 Rd8 $19) 29. Nxf8 Bxf8 $19) 27... exf5 28. Nxf5 gxf5 29. Rxf5 f6
$19) 24. Nd4 Qc5 {[%csl Gg4][%cal Gc5d4,Gc5e5] Der weiße Angriff ist vorüber.
Während Schwarz aktives Figurenspiel besitzt, sthet Weiß vor Problemen bei der
Koordination seiner Figuren.} (24... Qxa4 $5 $15 25. Qf3) 25. Qg3 Rad8 26. c3 {
Dieser Zug ist nicht schön, aber Weiß muss den Nd4 verteidigen.} bxc3 27. bxc3
{[%csl Ra4,Rc3]} Rd5 {[%csl Re5]} (27... Qc4 {Ftacnik} 28. h3 Nxe5 29. fxe5
Qxa4 30. Qd3 Rd5 $15) 28. Rde1 Rc8 {Schwarz hat nicht nur das bessere
Figurenspiel, zudem ist auch noch die gegnerische Bauernstruktur schwach.} (
28... Qc4 {Ftacnik} 29. h3 Nxe5 30. fxe5 h4 31. Qg4 Bc5 32. Rf3 Bxd4 33. Qxh4
Qxc3 34. Rxc3 Bxc3 35. Re2 Bxe5 $15) 29. Rf3 Bf8 $1 {Nach Nxe5 möchte Schwarz
den Pe5 mit seinem Läufer von g7 aus attackieren.} (29... Qc4 {Ftacnik} 30. h3
Nh6 (30... Nxe5 {Ftacnik} 31. fxe5 Qxa4 32. Ref1 $132) 31. f5 Nxf5 32. Nxf5
exf5 33. Rf4 $15) 30. h3 Nxe5 31. fxe5 (31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. fxe5 Bg7 $17) 31...
Bg7 $17 {[%csl Re5]} 32. Rfe3 (32. Qf4 {Ftacnik} Qc7 33. Rfe3 Rc5 $17) 32...
Qa5 $2 {'(+)?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Serious mistake in time trouble, Grischuk is
getting a chance for a mighty counterplay.' Schwarz ist zu optimistisch - der
entscheidende Nachteil dieses Zugs ist, dass sich die schwarze Dame zu weit
vom Königsflügel entfernt.} (32... Qc4 33. Nxe6 (33. Rb1 {Ftacnik} Qxa4 34. Rb7
$15) 33... h4 {'!' Ftacnik.} 34. Qg5 fxe6 35. Qxg6 Qc6 36. Rf3 Qe8 $17) (32...
Qc7 $5 $17) 33. Nxe6 $3 {[%mdl 256] '!' Ftacnik. Das ist die einzige
Gegenchance für Weiß! Durch dieses Opfer bekommt er zwei Bauern für die Figur.
Zudem ist der schwarze Königsflügel so schwach, dass Weiß Dauerschach
erreichen kann.} fxe6 34. Qxg6 {[%csl Ra5]} Qb6 $6 {Nach diesem Zug erhält
Weiß die Initiative, und Schwarz muss seine Stellung präzise verteidigen.} (
34... Rxc3 $5 35. Qxe6+ Kh7 36. Qf5+ $11) 35. Rf3 {[%csl Rg8] '!' Ftacnik.} Rf8
(35... Rd7 $2 36. Ref1 Rb8 37. Kh2 $18 {Weiß bereitet 38.Rf7 vor und geht dem
möglichen Schach durch Qb1+ aus dem Wege.} (37. Rf7 $2 Rxf7 38. Rxf7 Qb1+ $19))
36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Rf1+ Kg8 38. Qe8+ (38. Kh2 $5 {Nach diesem Zug ist es
Schwarz, der vorsichtig agieren muss.} Qb7 {'!' Ftacnik.} (38... Kh8 39. Rf5 (
39. Qxh5+ {Ftacnik} Kg8 40. Qg6 Kh8 41. Rf5 Bxe5+ 42. Rxe5 Rxe5 43. Qf6+ Kg8
44. Qxe5 $18) 39... exf5 40. Qxb6 Bxe5+ 41. Kg1 $18) 39. Qxe6+ Kh8 (39... Kh7
40. Rf7 Rxe5 41. Qf6 $18) 40. Qe8+ (40. Rf5 Rxe5 41. Rxe5 Qc7 42. Qe8+ Kh7 43.
Qxh5+ $11) 40... Kh7 41. Qxh5+ Kg8 42. Qe8+ Kh7 43. Rf7 (43. Rf5 Rxe5 $11)
43... Qb6 $11 44. Re7 (44. Rf5 {Ftacnik} Rxe5 45. Rxe5 Qd6 46. Qh5+ Kg8 47.
Qe8+ $11) 44... Qh6 45. Qf7 Rxe5 46. Rxe5 Qd6 $11) (38. Rf7 $2 {Ftacnik} Rd1+
39. Kh2 Qg1+ 40. Kg3 Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Qxe5+ $19) 38... Kh7 39. Qxh5+ Kg8 40. Qf7+
Kh7 41. Qh5+ {Weiß hat drei Bauern für die Figur, aber der Schlüsselbauer auf
e5 ist schwach. Schwarz besitzt ausreichend Gegenspiel.} Kg8 42. Rf4 {Droht 43.
Qe8+ und 44.Rh4+.} (42. Qe8+ $11) 42... Qb1+ 43. Kh2 Bxe5 44. Qf7+ {Und Remis
durch Dauerschach.} Kh8 45. Qf8+ Kh7 46. Qe7+ $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.02.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e4
({another mainline is} 8. e3 {-in my opinion, better than move in the text.})
8... Nbd7 9. Nbd2 ({In case of} 9. Bd3 {Black's plan is to prepare c6-c5
promotion:} a6 $1 (9... h6 $6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nbd2 Qb6 13. Nb3
Nd7 14. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Kharlov,A-Fressinet,L/Saint Vincent 2000/CBM 78 (66)})
10. a4 h6 11. Bh4 (11. Bxf6 $5) 11... Qb6 12. Nbd2 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lastin,
A-Grischuk,A/Elista 2000/CBM 79 no vc (19)}) ({Active} 9. e5 {met by} h6 $1 10.
Bd2 Nd5 11. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3e4]} a6 (11... Nxc3 $6 12. bxc3 Be7 13. Qe4 Qb6 14.
Qg4 g6 15. Be2 a6 16. a4 (16. h4 $5) 16... bxa4 17. O-O a3 18. Rfb1 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Hellsten,J-Fressinet,L/Brussels 2000/EXT 2001 (47)}) 12. Ne4 (12. Nxd5
cxd5 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Qb3 Nb6 {[%cal Gb6c4]} 15. Ba5 Rc6 16. O-O Qc8 17. Bxb6
Rxb6 18. Rac1 Rc6 $11) 12... Rc8 $1 {[%cal Gc6c5]} 13. a4 c5 $132) 9... a6 (
9... Qb6 10. a4 {-see commented game 1-0 Krasenkow,M-Markowski,T/Plock 2000/
CBM 78 (55)[Huzman,A]}) 10. a4 $146 ({Modest move} 10. Be2 {allows to Black
equalize after} c5 11. dxc5 (11. d5 exd5 12. e5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 h5 17. h4 e3 18. fxe3 Bxg2 $17 {1-0 Yevseev,D-Mehyo,A/
Pardubice 2000/EXT 2001 (42)}) 11... Bxc5 12. e5 Rc8 13. Qd3 h6 14. exf6 hxg5
15. fxg7 Rg8 16. Ne4 (16. Qh7 Nf6 17. Qh8 g4 $17) 16... Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Qa5+ 18.
Kf1 Rxg7 19. h4 $11) 10... h6 $1 {[%mdl 260] This move Grischuk plays also in
position with Pe3 instead of e4 - see commented game Gurevich M - Grischuk A ,
World Cup of Rapid Chess KO, CBM 82,[Tsesarsky,I]} 11. Bxf6 ({Karpov doesn't
want to play complicated position after} 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 c5 $132) 11... Qxf6
12. e5 Qd8 {This position looks with slight White advantage, but it is
illusion. Black has sufficient counterplay, connected, first of all, with
c6-c5 promotion.} 13. Bd3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Ne4 ({Another try to get
advantage is} 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 {but after} Qb6 $1 {Black neutralises
White's pressure:} (16... bxa4 $6 17. Rxa4 Nb6 18. Raa1 Nd5 19. Nb3 $14) 17.
Nb3 Rac8 18. Rfc1 c5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. axb5 axb5 (20... cxd4 21. bxa6 $16) 21.
dxc5 Nxc5 $11) 15... c5 {after this planning move position will simplify:} 16.
axb5 axb5 17. dxc5 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxc5 20. g3 Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.02.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. Be3 Qb6 6. Qb3 {This is the quiet
positional setup, where White wants to keep his space advantage and that's it.}
Nd7 7. Nd2 f6 8. f4 (8. Ngf3 {gives up the stronghold on e5.} Ne7 9. exf6 gxf6
10. Nh4 O-O-O (10... Be4 $2 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe6 Qxb2 {This was not a
favourable exchange of pawns for Black.} 13. Rc1 O-O-O 14. Bc4 Kb8 15. O-O {
Black's position is falling apart.} Nb6 16. Qxf6 $16 {Votava-Szczechowicz, KB
Czech open 2000})) 8... g5 $5 {Black wants to blow up White's P chain at any
cost.} (8... Ne7 {is a quiet alternative.} 9. Ngf3 fxe5 (9... Ng6 10. Be2 Be7
11. O-O h5 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. a4 (13. Ne1 $5 {playing on the >> was a serious
alternative.}) 13... Kf7 14. b3 Nb8 15. Rfc1 Na6 16. b4 {This weakens >< a4.}
Nc7 17. Nb3 Ra7 $11 {Morris-Ostenstad, Troll Masters 1992}) (9... Rc8 {- 8...
Rc8}) 10. fxe5 {Solving the tension helps usually for White.} h6 11. Be2 g5 12.
h4 g4 13. Nh2 h5 14. Nhf1 Bg6 15. Ng3 {Now White can exploit the weaknesses on
the >> especially >< h5.} Bg7 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Nb3 c5 18. Bb5 Nc6 19. Ne2 c4
20. Nd2 Na7 21. Nf4 Bf5 22. Bxd7+ Kxd7 23. Nf1 Nc6 24. Ng3 $18 {Komliakov-Maly,
Cup Rectora Kharkov UKR 2000}) (8... Nh6 9. h3 Bg6 10. g4 {maintaining White's
space advantage on the >>.} fxe5 11. fxe5 Be7 12. Ngf3 Nf7 13. Be2 h6 14. h4
O-O-O 15. O-O-O c5 16. Rdf1 Rhf8 17. h5 Bh7 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Qxb6 Bxb6 20.
Bxb6 (20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. cxd4 (21. Nxd4 Rde8) 21... Kb8 $11 {Rausis-Bacquerelle,
Bethune op 1992}) 20... Nxb6 21. Nd4 {The N is excellent here.} Rde8 22. Bb5 (
22. N2f3 a6) 22... Nxe5 {Otherwise White is clearly better.} 23. Bxe8 Rxe8 (
23... Nd3+ 24. Kc2 Rxe8 25. Nb5 $14) 24. b3 (24. Nb5 Kd7) 24... Kd7 25. a4 $14)
(8... h5 9. Ngf3 Nh6 10. h3 Be7 11. Be2 fxe5 12. fxe5 Nf7 13. O-O g5 14. Nh2
Bg6 15. g4 {fixing the weaknesses.} h4 {Now the target is >< g5.} 16. Nhf3 O-O
17. c4 Rfc8 18. c5 {White's space advantage is enormous on both flanks, but a
breakthrough has to be found.} Qxb3 19. axb3 a6 20. b4 Rab8 21. Ra3 {White
wants to destroy Black's <<.} Kg7 22. Rfa1 Rc7 23. Nb3 {/\ Na5} Nf8 24. Na5 Nh7
25. Bd2 {The last preparation.} Nd8 26. Nxb7 $1 $16 {realizing the
breakthrough, Grigorov-Skalkotas, Nikea op 1985.}) (8... Rc8 {doesn't seem to
be very important for the moment.} 9. Ngf3 Ne7 10. Be2 Bg6 11. O-O Qxb3 12.
axb3 a6 13. b4 fxe5 14. fxe5 Nf5 15. Bf4 Be7 16. g4 Nh4 17. Ng5 Nf8 18. Nb3 h6
19. Nh3 Nd7 20. Bg3 Bf7 21. Bd3 Bg6 22. Be2 Bf7 23. Na5 {The N is again
effective here.} Rc7 24. Nf4 Nf8 25. Nd3 Nd7 26. Nc5 $14 {and both knights are
well-posted, Sulskis-Petrauskas, LTU-ch Vilnus 2000.}) 9. Ngf3 (9. exf6 g4 $1 {
not allowing Nf3 and keeping control over the vital blockade on f5.} (9... gxf4
10. f7+ $5 (10. Bxf4 Ngxf6 11. Ngf3 Bg7 {- 9.Ngf3}) 10... Kxf7 11. Bxf4 Qxb3
12. Nxb3 ({or} 12. axb3 Ngf6 13. Ngf3 $14 {blockading >< e5, and the backward
P remains a weakness.}) 12... Ngf6 13. Nf3 $14 {>< e5}) (9... Ngxf6 $5 10. Qxb6
(10. fxg5 Ng4 $44) 10... axb6 11. fxg5 Ng4 12. Bf4 e5 {Black gets a very
active piece play for the P, his pieces are getting out of passivity as the
ghost from the bottle.} 13. dxe5 (13. h3 exf4 14. hxg4 Bxg4 15. Rh4 Bf5 16.
Rxf4 Bg6 $44) 13... Ngxe5 14. Ngf3 Bg7 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Nf3 Bd6
$44 {with an active ^^ for the P in an opened position.}) 10. f7+ (10. Qxb6
Nxb6 11. f7+ Kxf7 12. O-O-O Nf6) 10... Kxf7 11. Ne2 Bg7 12. Ng3 h5 $13) 9...
gxf4 (9... g4 10. Nh4 $14) 10. Bxf4 Bh6 $5 $146 (10... Bg7 11. exf6 (11. Be2
fxe5 (11... O-O-O 12. exf6 Ngxf6 13. Ne5 $14) 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14.
dxe5 Nh6 $13 {and >< e5 may become a target.}) 11... Ngxf6 (11... Bxf6 $5 12.
Be2 Ne7 {Morozevich}) 12. Be2 (12. Nh4 O-O (12... O-O-O) 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. Qxb6
Rae8+ 15. Kd1 axb6 16. Bd3 {White has a strong ^^, and Black's P structure is
shattered. Black has to play very actively to compensate this.} Ne4 (16... Nh5
17. Rf1 Re6 18. Kc2 c5 {(Antoniewski-Skalik, chT-Pol Zakopane 2000)} 19. Bg5 $1
cxd4 (19... Rg6 20. Be7 Rf7 21. Rae1 Rxg2 22. Bxf5 Bh6 23. Be6 $1 Rxd2+ 24. Kb1
$16) 20. Bxf5 Re5 21. Bxd7 Rxg5 22. Be6+ Kh8 23. Rxf8+ Bxf8 24. Rf1 Bh6 25. g3
Re5 26. Bg4 dxc3 27. bxc3 Bxd2 28. Kxd2 $14 {with a somewhat better _|_ for
|_hite.}) 17. Rf1 $14) 12... O-O 13. Bd6 $1 {This is the improvement!} (13. O-O
{(Morozevich-Stohl, Istanbul ol (Men) 2000 CBM EXT 2001)} Ne4 $1 {Now the
black pieces are active again.} 14. Nxe4 (14. Nh4 Nxd2 15. Qxb6 (15. Bxd2 Bxd4+
$1) 15... Nxb6 16. Bxd2 Be4 $11) 14... Bxe4 15. Ng5 (15. Bd6 Rf5) 15... e5 $1
16. Nxe4 Qxb3 17. axb3 dxe4 18. Bc4+ (18. dxe5 Nxe5) 18... Kh8 19. dxe5 Nxe5
$11 {and the activity compensates the ^^.}) 13... Rfd8 (13... Qxb3 14. axb3
Rfc8 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 $14) 14. O-O $14) 11. Bxh6 (11. Bg3 $5 fxe5 (11...
O-O-O $5 12. Be2) 12. Nxe5 Bxd2+ $5 (12... Ngf6 13. Ndf3 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 O-O 15.
h3 Nd7 $13 {Sedlak-Ostojic, Ivan Znic mem Stara Pazova 2001}) 13. Kxd2 Qxb3 14.
axb3 Ngf6 $11 {finishing development with level chances.}) 11... Nxh6 12. exf6
(12. Qxb6 {immediately is worthy of consideration, for example:} axb6 13. exf6
Nxf6 14. h3 (14. Ne5 Nhg4 $11) 14... Nf7 15. Be2 $14 {with a somewhat better P
structure for White.}) 12... Nxf6 13. Be2 (13. h3 $5) (13. Qxb6 axb6 {- 12.Qxb6
}) 13... Rg8 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. O-O Ne4 (15... Nhg4 16. Nh4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4
18. Bf3 {still keeps some microscopical advantage.}) 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Ne1 (17.
g3 Nf7 18. Nd2 Bf5 19. a3 {and Black cannot get rid of his backward P in the
near future.}) 17... Nf5 18. Bf3 Ne3 19. Rf2 Bf5 20. Be2 Ke7 21. Bd3 c5 22.
Bxf5 Nxf5 23. Nf3 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.02.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2849"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. g4 b5 10. Be3 b4 $5 (10... Nc6 11. g5 Nd7 12. Qf2 Nce5 13. O-O-O b4 14.
Nb1 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. N1d2 Qc7 17. Kb1 Bb7 18. Rc1 a5 19. c4 Nc5 20. Nxc5
dxc5 21. h4 a4 {1/2-1/2 Prasad,D-Ruck,R/Istanbul/2000/ (41)}) 11. Na4 Nbd7 12.
Qc4 {Grischuk is indirectly admitting, that he is afraid for the fate of his
knight on a4.} (12. g5 Nxe4 $1 13. fxe4 Qc6 14. a3 Qxa4 15. Qc4 Bb7 $15) 12...
Qxc4 13. Bxc4 d5 14. exd5 (14. Bd3 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. fxe4 Bb7 $17) 14...
Ne5 15. Be2 (15. Nb6 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Nxd5 17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. Nxc5 Ra7 $15) 15...
Nxd5 16. Bd4 Bd6 (16... Nc6 17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. Naxc5 h5 19. a3 $13) 17. Bc5 {
Black has yet to grab any advantage, but white is helping with a tad too
cautios play. Much better impression made the natural move 17.Rd1.} (17. Rd1 $5
) (17. O-O-O Nf4 $15) 17... Be7 (17... Bc7 18. a3 bxa3 19. Bxa3 Ne3 20. Nd4 h5
$15) 18. a3 $1 a5 19. Bd4 f6 20. Nac5 (20. O-O bxa3 21. bxa3 Bd7 22. Nac5 Nf4
$1 $15) 20... O-O (20... a4 $6 21. axb4 Nxb4 22. Kd2 $1 Nxc2 23. Kxc2 axb3+ 24.
Nxb3 $14) 21. O-O $6 (21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. axb4 Nxb4 23. Kd1 Nd5 $13) (21. Kf2
bxa3 22. Rxa3 Nc6 23. c3 $15) 21... bxa3 22. Rxa3 (22. bxa3 a4 23. Nc1 Rd8 $17)
22... Nf4 23. Bb5 Rb8 24. Bxe5 (24. Rxa5 Bd8 25. Bxe5 fxe5 26. Rfa1 (26. c4
Bxa5 27. Nxa5 Ne2+ 28. Kg2 Nd4 $17) 26... Bxa5 27. Rxa5 Rd8 $15) 24... Nh3+ $1
{[%mdl 2048] Kasparov is like a fish in a watter in positions with myriad of
possibilities, black pieces are springing to life due to the white's problems
with piece coordination.} 25. Kg2 Rxb5 26. Bg3 (26. Kxh3 fxe5 27. c4 Rxc5 (
27... Rb4 28. Rxa5 e4 29. Nd4 Rxc4 30. Ncxe6 Bxe6 31. Nxe6 Rxf3+ 32. Rxf3 exf3
33. Kg3 $11) 28. Nxc5 Bxc5 29. Rxa5 Bd4 $15) 26... Ng5 27. Bf2 $2 (27. c4 $5
Rxc5 (27... Rb4 28. h4) 28. Nxc5 Bxc5 29. Rxa5 Bb6 30. Rb5 Be3 $13) 27... Bb7
$1 $17 28. Bg1 (28. Nxb7 Bxa3 29. bxa3 Rxb7 30. h4 Nf7 $17) 28... Rc8 29. h4
Bxf3+ {The great swapping operation is leading to the very pleasant rook
ending for black.} (29... Nxf3 30. Rxf3 (30. Nxb7 Nxh4+ 31. Kh3 Bxa3 $19) 30...
Bxc5 31. Bxc5 Rbxc5 32. Nxc5 Rxc5 33. c3 h5 $1 $19) 30. Rxf3 Nxf3 31. Kxf3 Bxc5
32. Nxc5 Rbxc5 33. Bxc5 Rxc5 34. c3 (34. c4 g6 35. b3 e5 $19) 34... h5 $1 35.
gxh5 Rxh5 36. b4 axb4 37. cxb4 Rxh4 (37... Rxh4 38. Ra8+ (38. Rb3 $2 Rh3+ $19)
38... Kf7 39. Rb8 Kg6 40. b5 Kf5 41. b6 Rb4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.02.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 d5 9. Bd3 $5 {White first turns from the mainline theoretical variation:
9.exd5!? See comments to Zapata,A-Lima,D/Santos,2001/CBM 82(1-0) (Golod,V)(34).
} d4 {Rare move.More popular is:} (9... dxe4 $5) 10. Ne2 e5 {Simply and good
move. Black opens Bc8 and places PP on the black squares in view of factor of
black-squares bishop exchange.} 11. O-O O-O 12. h3 Re8 {[%csl Re4,Ge8] It is
necessary to take under the control pawn "e4",preventing progress f2-f4.} ({
Impossibly:} 12... Nh5 $4 {because of:} 13. Nxd4 $16 {[%csl Rh5]
Bojkovic-Paaasikangas/Subotica,1991(1-0) (31)}) 13. Ng3 ({Unpleasant for Black
seems:} 13. Bg5 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Gg5d8] but after:} h6 14. Bh4 {and then:} g5
$1 15. Bg3 $140 Nh5 16. Bh2 Nf4 $11 {Black has good position.}) 13... Be6 $5
$146 {[%mdl 8]} ({Was checked in the previous game:} 13... Nd7 {You can see
comments to Ponomariov,R-Kortschnoj,V/Donetsk,2001/CBM 81(1/2-1/2) (Golod,V)
(63)}) 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Nd7 {Shipov makes the following comments in "Club
Kasparov":"It's idea of Grischuk.He at first has passed the bishop on e6.
Looks not bad. Black should be in the order."} 16. Qh5 {[%csl Re5,Gf4,Gh5]} g6
$6 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7] The not compelled easing black squares.} ({Much better:} 
16... Nf6 $5 17. Qf3 $140 Nd7 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gd7e5]}) 17. Qh6 $40 {[%mdl 128]
With threat:18.e5 and 19.Nh5 (עg8).} Qf6 $6 ({Shipov."Can be recommended:} 
17... f6 $5 {"}) 18. Bg5 Qg7 19. Qh4 Nce5 {[%csl Yd7,Ge5][%cal Yd7f6]} 20. Bh6
({Badly:} 20. Nf5 $4 {because of:} gxf5 21. exf5 Bd5 22. f6 $140 Nxf6 $1 {
[%csl Rg2]} 23. Rxf6 Nxd3 24. cxd3 (24. Rd6 Rad8 $1 {[%csl Rg2]} 25. Rxd8 Rxd8
26. cxd3 f6 $19 {[%csl Rg2]}) 24... Re5 $19 {[%csl Rg2,Rg5]}) 20... Qh8 21. Nf5
$1 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Gh6g7] The attack white gears up. The position black
becomes very dangerous.} Bxf5 ({Weakly:} 21... gxf5 {in view of:} 22. exf5 Ng6
$140 23. fxe6 $1 Rxe6 (23... Nxh4 $4 24. exf7#) 24. Qf2 Qf6 25. Qd2 $16) 22.
exf5 Nxd3 23. cxd3 {[%csl Rg8]} Qe5 (23... Nc5 $143 24. Rf3 {[%cal Ga1f1] <->f;
עg8,Pf7}) 24. Rf4 {/\Raf1,<->f +/-} Nc5 25. Raf1 Nxd3 26. fxg6 $1 fxg6 ({
Loses right away:} 26... Nxf4 27. gxf7+ Kxf7 (27... Kh8 28. Bxf4 {[%csl Re5,
Re8,Gf7][%cal Gf7e8]}) 28. Bxf4 $18) 27. Rf7 $1 {Shipov."The most rigid
tactical decision.The item player, such as me, would play 27. Rxd4, and too
would win."} Nc5 28. Rg7+ ({Also win:} 28. Bf8 h5 29. Bxc5 Qxc5 30. Qf6 {
[%csl Rg8][%cal Gf6g7,Gf6g6] and mate in 3 moves.}) 28... Kh8 29. Rff7 $18 {
The further resistance is senseless.The rest is the matter of time.} Ne6 30.
Rxg6 d3 ({Impossibly:} 30... hxg6 31. Bg5+ Kg8 32. Qh7#) 31. Rg4 Rg8 (31... Ng5
$144 32. Bxg5 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Qxh4 34. Rxh4 $18) 32. Rxh7+ (32. Rxh7+ Kxh7 33.
Bg7+ Qh5 34. Qxh5#) 1-0

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.03.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Re8
15. b4 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Bb2 Nd7 18. Bb3 (18. Nb3 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nd4
Ne5 21. Nxc6 Nxc6 22. Qd2 Rac8 23. Bb3 Nd4 $10 {Popovic,P-Romanishin,O/Novy
Smokovec/1992/1/4-1/4/27}) 18... Bf6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 (19... Qxf6 20. Rc1 Rac8 21.
Nf1 Ne5 22. Qd2 Qg6 23. Ng3 Bd7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rd1 Rc6 $13 {[%cal Ye5c4] 1/
2-1/2 Qin Kanying-Voiska,M/Jakarta 1993/EXT 97 (51)}) 20. Rc1 Rc8 21. Qf3 Bb7
22. Rxc8 $146 (22. Rcd1 Rc7 23. Re3 Rce7 24. Qg3 Bxe4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Qf4 Qc7
27. Rd4 $44 {1-0 Lukov,V-Romanishin,O/Tbilisi 1988/TD (58)}) 22... Qxc8 23. Qf4
Qc7 {White has the slightly better P-formation, but Black's pressure against
e4 seems to balance the play.} 24. f3 Qb6+ 25. Qe3 Qxe3+ 26. Rxe3 d5 $1 $132
27. e5 Nh5 28. Bc2 Rc8 (28... f6 $5 29. e6 Nf4 30. e7 Kf7 {looks quite
interesting for Black, but so does the game continuation.}) 29. Bf5 Rc1+ 30.
Kf2 g6 31. Nb3 Rc4 32. Bd3 Rxb4 33. g3 {White has lost a P but the black
pieces are a bit uncoordinated.} Ng7 34. Re2 Bc8 35. Rc2 Bxh3 36. Rc6 Ra4 37.
g4 h5 38. Nc5 Rxa2+ 39. Kg3 hxg4 40. fxg4 Ne6 (40... Ra3 $5 {/\} 41. Kxh3 Ne6)
41. Nxe6 fxe6 42. Bxg6 Kg7 43. Bh5 $1 {White is setting up an attack against
the black K.} Bf1 44. Rxe6 {[%csl Rg7]} b4 45. Rg6+ Kh8 46. Rb6 Bb5 47. g5 Ra1
48. g6 Rg1+ 49. Kf4 b3 50. Rb8+ Kg7 51. Rb7+ Kh8 52. Rb8+ Kg7 53. Rb7+ Kh8 54.
Rb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.03.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 4] Hecht} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 Ne7 7.
O-O Bg4 8. Na4 Qc7 9. b3 b5 (9... Nf5 {Sutovsky-Dreev, Tan Chin Nam Cup 5th
Shenyang 1999 CBM 73}) (9... Nd7 10. c4 Nb6 (10... Ng6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 b5
13. Nc3 bxc4 14. bxc4 Be7 15. g3 {/\ h4 and the N on g6 is badly placed.} O-O
16. h4 Rfb8 17. h5 Ngf8 18. h6 Ng6 19. c5 $16 {gaining space on the other
flank as well.}) (10... c5 $6 {opens up the position for the better developed
party.} 11. Nc3 Qc6 12. Nb5 Nf5 13. dxc5 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bxc5 15. a4 Ne7 16. cxd5
Nxd5 17. Bb2 $16 {Atatabo-J.Santos, Manila olm 1992}) (10... Nf5 {-
Bergez-Weiss, Mitropa Cup Baden 1999 CBM 71}) 11. Nb2 $1 {/\ c5} (11. Nc3 {
forgets about >< c4.} Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nf5 $132) 11... dxc4 (11... Nf5 12. c5 Nd7
13. a3 {/\ b4 maintaining the space advantage on the <<.}) 12. Nxc4 Ned5 {
Black has occupied the key-square >< d5, but White still has the space
advantage.} 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Ng5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 O-O 16. Qe4 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 {
White has some attacking chances on the >>.} Qd7 18. Rfe1 Rae8 19. Qh4 f5 20.
exf6 Nxf6 (20... gxf6 21. Bh6 Rf7 22. Re2) 21. Ne5 $14 {Kobalija-Kharitonov,
Novgorod 1999}) 10. Nb2 Nd7 $1 $146 (10... b4 {weakens the << instead of
finishing the development.} 11. Na4 (11. h3 {This is not so important for the
moment.} Bxf3 12. Bxf3 c5 (12... Nf5 13. Bg4 $14) 13. dxc5 Nec6 14. Nd3 Nd7 15.
Bb2 {The e5 P is more important than the c one.} (15. Be3 $2 Ncxe5 16. Bf4 Bxc5
17. Bxd5 Rd8 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nxe5 O-O 20. Nd3 Rxf4 21. Nxf4 Qxf4 $17 {
Ady-Thomson, SCO-ch 1988}) 15... Nxc5 $11) 11... Nd7 12. a3 a5 13. h3 $14) 11.
c4 $5 bxc4 12. bxc4 dxc4 (12... c5 {opens up the position with undeveloped
pieces.} 13. h3 $1 (13. cxd5 Nxd5) 13... Bh5 (13... Bxf3 14. Bxf3 cxd4 15. cxd5
Nxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Qxd4 $14) 14. Re1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 $14) 13.
Ng5 $6 (13. Nxc4 {was the simple solution.} Nd5 (13... Nf5 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3
$14) 14. Bd2 c5 15. Rc1 $14) 13... Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nb6 (14... Nf5 $5 {attacking
immediately the weak isolated P looks risky, but it is playable.} 15. Nxc4 $5 (
{On} 15. Qxc4 Nb6 {comes with a tempo}) 15... Nxd4 16. Qh5 g6 $1 (16... Nxe5 $6
17. Nxe5 g6 18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Qg4 $44) 17. Qd1 c5 $1 (17... Bc5 18. Bb2 $44))
15. Nxc4 Nf5 {Black has to put pressure on >< d4, the blockade of d5 is not so
necessary in this case.} (15... Ned5 16. Bd2 Be7 17. Rfc1 $14 {and White has
some pressure on the weak c P.}) 16. Rd1 Be7 17. Nf3 (17. Ne4 $5) 17... Nxc4 (
17... O-O $6 18. Nxb6 $1 {is the precise move order here.} (18. g4 Nh4 (18...
Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Nh4 20. Nxh4 Bxh4 21. Be3 Qd7 {- 17...Nxc4}) 19. Nxh4 Nxc4 (19...
Bxh4 $2 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. g5 $1 $16 {and the B on h4 is in trouble.}) 20. Qxc4
Bxh4 21. Be3 Qd7 {- 17..Nxc4}) 18... axb6 (18... Qxb6 $2 19. g4 Nh4 20. Nxh4
Bxh4 21. g5 $18) 19. g4 Nh4 20. Nxh4 Bxh4 21. g5 $16) 18. Qxc4 Qd7 (18... O-O
19. g4 (19. d5 exd5 20. Rxd5 Rad8 $13) (19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Rab8 $11) 19...
Nh4 20. Nxh4 Bxh4 21. Be3 Qd7 {- 18...Qd7}) 19. g4 $1 (19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Nxg5
O-O 21. Rac1 Rfd8 $11) 19... Nh4 20. Nxh4 Bxh4 21. g5 $5 {This is the
interesting idea threatening with d4-d5.} (21. Be3 O-O 22. Rdc1 Rac8 23. Rab1
Qd5 24. Qxd5 cxd5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rb7 a5 27. Rb5 (27. Ra7 Bd8 28. a4 Kf8 29.
Bd2 $2 Bb6 $1) 27... Bd8 28. a4 Kf8 29. Bd2 Rc4 $11) 21... h6 (21... Qd5 22.
Qxd5 (22. Qe2 h6 $1 23. Qh5 Qe4 $132) 22... cxd5 23. Rb1 f6 $1 (23... O-O 24.
Rb3 $1 h6 $1 (24... f6 $2 25. gxf6 gxf6 26. Rh3 $18) 25. gxh6 Rfc8 26. Rh3 $16)
(23... h6 24. gxh6 gxh6 25. Rb7 a6 26. Ba3 $14) 24. Rb7 (24. exf6 gxf6 25. Re1
O-O 26. Rxe6 fxg5) 24... O-O $11) 22. d5 $1 (22. gxh6 g5 $1 $13) 22... hxg5 (
22... Bxg5 $2 23. Bxg5 hxg5 (23... exd5 24. Qh4 $18) 24. dxc6 $16) 23. Qxc6 Rc8
24. Qxd7+ Kxd7 25. d6 {This protected o^ is White's big hope.} (25. Be3 exd5 $1
(25... Rc2 26. d6 Rb8 27. Rab1 $14) 26. Rxd5+ Ke6 27. Rad1 g4 $11) 25... f6 $1
{Black has to undermine the position of o^ d6 as soon as possible.} (25... Rc2
26. Be3 Rb8 27. Rab1 $1 $14) 26. Be3 a5 27. Rab1 Rb8 28. Bb6 (28. Bd4 g4 $11) (
28. Rbc1 Rhc8 $11) 28... fxe5 29. Rdc1 e4 $1 (29... Rhc8 $2 30. Rc7+ $1 Rxc7
31. dxc7 Rc8 32. Bxa5 $16) 30. Rc7+ Kxd6 31. Rxg7 (31. Rd1+ Ke5 32. Bxa5 Kf5
$11) 31... Rhc8 32. Rd1+ (32. Bc7+ Rxc7 33. Rd1+ Ke5 34. Rxc7 {wins the
exchange, but Black grabs the |^ and some pawns for it.} Rb2 35. Rc5+ Kf4 36.
Rxa5 (36. Rf1 Rxa2) 36... Bxf2+ 37. Kh1 e3 $132) 32... Ke5 33. Be3 (33. Bc7+
Rxc7 {- 32.Bc7} (33... Kf6 34. Rdd7 Rb1+ 35. Kg2)) 33... Kf6 (33... Rc2) 34.
Rdd7 Rd8 $2 {[#]} (34... Rf8 $142) 35. Bxg5+ $1 {Now White gets a slightly
better _|_, but it is far from a clear-cut win.} Bxg5 36. Rdf7+ Ke5 37. Rxg5+
Kd4 38. Ra7 (38. Rxa5 {runs into perpetual checks after} Rg8+ 39. Kf1 Rb1+ 40.
Ke2 Rb2+ 41. Kf1 Rb1+ $11) 38... Rb1+ {'?!' Hecht.} (38... e3 $1 39. Rg4+ (39.
fxe3+ {Hecht} Kxe3 {war gut genug.}) 39... Kd3 40. Rg3 Rg8 41. fxe3 Rb1+ $11 {
was the simplest solution.}) (38... Rd5 $1 {Hecht} 39. Rxa5 (39. Rxd5+ {Hecht}
exd5 40. Rxa5 Rg8+ 41. Kh1 Rf8 42. Kg2 Rg8+ 43. Kf1 Rh8 $11) 39... Rxg5+ 40.
Rxg5 Ra8 41. h4 Rxa2 42. h5 e3 43. fxe3+ Kxe3 44. h6 Ra8 45. h7 Rh8 $11) 39.
Kg2 Rb2 {'?' Hecht.} (39... Rd5 $1 $11 {was still playable.} 40. Rxa5 Rb2) ({
oder} 39... e3 {Hecht} 40. fxe3+ Kxe3 41. Raxa5 Kf4) 40. Raxa5 {[#]} Rf8 $4 {
'?' Hecht. This is the real mistake. Hecht: 'Die letzten schwarzen Züge waren
Früchte der Zeitnot. '} (40... Rd5 $1 {was the last chance to defend:} 41. Ra4+
(41. Kg3 Rxg5+ 42. Rxg5 Rxa2 $11) (41. Rgxd5+ exd5 42. Kg3 Rc2 43. h4 Rc8 $11)
41... Kc5 42. Ra5+ (42. h4 e3) (42. Rxd5+ exd5 43. Kg3 Rb8 $11) 42... Kd4 $11)
({Es musste} 40... Rd5 {Hecht versucht werden.}) 41. Ra4+ $18 {'+-!' Hecht.}
Kd3 42. Rg3+ Kd2 43. Rxe4 Rxa2 44. Rxe6 {and here the f and h pawns will
guarantee the success because of the terrible black K. Hecht: 'Der schwarze
König ist nun sowohl horizontal wie vertikal abgeschnitten. Die Bauern f+h
sind deshalb keine "Remisbauern".'} Ra4 45. Rd6+ Kc2 46. Rdd3 Raf4 47. Rdf3
Rxf3 48. Rxf3 Rh8 49. Rf4 Kd3 50. h4 1-0

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.03.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 d5 9. exd5 {It's main line.} (9. Bd3 $5 {See comments to Ponomariov,
R-Kortschnoj,V/Donetsk,2001/ CBM 81(1/2-1/2) (Golod,V)(63)}) 9... exd5 10. Bd3
O-O 11. O-O d4 $1 {It's best move.} 12. Ne2 $5 (12. Ne4 {Nowadays- 12.Ne4 is
not actual.See comments to Leko,P-Timman,J/Wijk aan Zee,2001/CBM 81(1/2-1/2)
(Golod,V)(52)}) 12... Bg4 $5 {Shipov makes the following comments in "Club
Kasparov":"Black provoke white on a move f2-f3,which will weaken a point e3.At
a case, the black bishop passes on g6".} (12... Re8 $5 {See comments to Bosch,
J-Janssen,R/Wijk aan Zee,1999/CBM 69(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V) (37) Besides,12...Qd5;
12...a6;12...h6;12...Ng4;12...Qd6;and 12...Qb6-was checked in the previous
games.}) 13. Bg5 Qd6 14. Qd2 Bxe2 $5 {Shipov."Beginning of concrete change
operation. A task - to destroy one of the white bishop".} ({Dubious:} 14... Bh5
{[%cal Gh5g6] in view of:} 15. Nf4 {[%csl Rh5]}) 15. Bf4 $5 {[%mdl 4] The
important intermediate move.Differently,at white don't have a advantage:} (15.
Qxe2 Rfe8 16. Qf3 (16. Qd1 $143 Ne5 17. Bh4 Qb6 18. Rb1 Rac8 $11 {Short,
N-Wiedenkeller,M/Esbjerg,1984(0-1)(40)}) 16... Ne5 17. Qg3 (17. Qf5 $143 Nxd3
18. cxd3 Re5 19. Bf4 Rxf5 20. Bxd6 Rd5 21. Bf4 Nd7 22. Rac1 g5 23. Bg3 Nc5 24.
Rfd1 Re8 25. Kf1 f5 $11 {Weber,P-Rosen,B/Germany,1991(1/2-1/2)(70)}) 17... Nh5
18. Qh3 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Nf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21. Rfe1 (21. g3 $143 Qe5 22. Rad1 Rac8
23. Rd2 Rc6 24. Rfd1 g6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Navara,D-Ptacnikova,L/Olomouc 2000/CBM 77
ext (33)}) 21... g6 $6 (21... a6 $5) 22. Qb5 $1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rc8 24. g3 Qf6
25. Re2 $14 {Yudasin,L-Sion Castro,M/Leon,1992(1-0)(49)}) ({and} 15. Bxe2 Ne4
16. Qf4 Qd5 $1 {[%csl Rg5]} 17. Bf3 (17. Bh4 $4 g5) 17... Qxg5 18. Qxe4 Rfe8
19. Qg4 Qxg4 20. Bxg4 Ne5 $11 {Mendeiros,J-Krivokapic,R/Paris,1993(0-1)(45)})
15... Qd5 $5 $146 ({Was checked in the previous game:} 15... Qd7 16. Bxe2 Rfe8
17. Rfe1 Re7 18. Bf3 $14 Rae8 19. Rxe7 Rxe7 20. Re1 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 h6 22. Qe2
g5 $6 (22... Qf5 $5) 23. Bc1 Qc7 24. h4 $1 $16 {[%csl Rg5,Rh6] Kupreichik,
V-Palatnik,S/Rostov,1980(1-0)(41)}) 16. Bxe2 Rfe8 17. Rfe1 ({Does not cost to
hasten with:} 17. Bf3 {because of:} Qb5 {[%csl Rb2]}) 17... Rad8 {Shipov.
"Black were beautifully placed on the centre, but I do not consider, that they
have equality.NN is weaker than the BB.} 18. Bd3 Ne5 {[%mdl 256]} 19. Bxe5 Rxe5
{Black have made half of task - has destroyed of one bishop.} 20. Rxe5 Qxe5 21.
Re1 {+/=/=} Qc7 22. h3 {The useful preventive move.} g6 23. Qb4 Kg7 24. Re7 Rd7
25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. c3 {Shipov:All is competent. The open more position, the the
superiority of the B above N is more felt. Only of material is small.} dxc3 27.
Qxc3 Qd6 28. Be2 {Shipov."White has a proof advantage. Especially,if they will
exchange queens and centralize the king".} b6 29. h4 h6 {Shipov."Black's pawn
leave a field of sight of the white bishop".} 30. g3 Kg8 31. Bf3 {[%csl Gf3]
[%cal Gf3a8]} Kg7 32. b4 g5 $1 {Than less pawns, the better for the defending
party.} 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Kg2 Kg6 35. Qc2+ Kh6 36. Qc3 Kg6 37. a4 {Differently
it is not visible,as it is possible to strengthen a position.} Nd7 38. Qc8 Ne5
39. Be4+ Kg7 40. Qc3 Qf6 41. Bb7 Ng4 42. Qxf6+ ({Also equality,after:} 42. Qd2
Ne5) 42... Nxf6 $11 43. Kf3 Kf8 {[%cal Gf8e7,Ge7d6,Gd6e5]} 44. Ke3 Ke7 45. f4 (
45. Kd4 $144 Kd6 {[%cal Gf6g4]}) 45... gxf4+ 46. Kxf4 Ne8 47. Ke5 Nc7 48. g4 {
Shipov." Black have constructed a fortress. Now it is possible to put at pawn
on f6. A drawn game!"} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.03.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6
8. g4 Nc6 9. Qe2 d5 $5 {The possibilities in chess are endless, Shirov comes
up with a novelty in the 9th move.} (9... Be7 10. h4 Qc7 11. Be3 b5 12. O-O-O
Bb7 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. g5 Nd7 15. Qf2 Nce5 16. Nd4 Nc4 17. Bh3 {1-0 Iruzubieta
Villaluenga,J-Gomez Esteban,J/ Euskadi 1995/ (32)}) (9... h6 10. Be3 Qc7 11.
O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Ne5 13. Qf2 b4 14. Na4 Rb8 15. Rg1 Bb7 16. Bb6 Qc6 17. Ba7 Ra8
18. Na5 Qxa4 19. Nxb7 Qd7 20. Qb6 Be7 {1/2-1/2 Arizmendi Martinez,J-Gershon,A/
Bermuda/ 1999/ (35)}) (9... Qc7 10. Be3 b5 11. O-O-O (11. g5 Nd7 12. Qg2 Nb6
13. h4 b4 14. Nd1 Ne5 15. Bd4 Bb7 16. Na5 Rc8 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. Rh3 Nc6 19. Bg1
g6 20. a3 {1-0 Yagupov,I-Selin,O/Tula/2000/ (30)}) 11... Be7 12. Kb1 Nd7 13.
Qf2 Bb7 14. g5 Rc8 15. Rg1 O-O 16. h4 b4 17. Na4 Nce5 18. Nb6 Nxb6 19. Bxb6 Qb8
20. Bh3 Nc4 21. Ba7 Qc7 22. h5 a5 23. g6 {1-0 Leko,P-Topalov,V/Batumi/1999/ 
(51)}) 10. Be3 (10. exd5 Nb4 11. dxe6 Bxe6) (10. g5 d4) 10... d4 11. Bf2 Bc5 (
11... e5 12. g5 Qc7 13. gxf6 dxc3 14. fxg7 Bxg7 15. bxc3 $14) 12. a3 $1 Qc7 (
12... dxc3 13. Bxc5 Qc7 14. bxc3 (14. O-O-O cxb2+ 15. Kxb2 e5 $1 $11) 14... Nd7
15. Be3 O-O $13) 13. O-O-O $6 (13. Nxc5 dxc3 14. b4 $1 $14) (13. Nb5 axb5 14.
Nxc5 b4 $1 $13) 13... Bxa3 14. bxa3 (14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Be7 $11) 14... dxc3
15. Bc5 e5 (15... Na5 $5 16. Qe3 Nxb3+ 17. cxb3 Bd7 18. Bd6 Qc6 $13) 16. Qe3
Nd4 {Black is throwing some sand into white's plans, his main disadvantage is
the absence of the bishop's pair.} (16... Nd7 17. Bd6 Qd8 18. Qxc3 $13) 17. g5
(17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Qxd4 Be6 $15) 17... Nh5 (17... Nxb3+ 18. cxb3 Nd7 19. Bd6
Qc6 20. Kc2 $14) 18. Qxc3 Nxb3+ 19. cxb3 Be6 20. Kb2 Rc8 21. Bb4 Qxc3+ (21...
Nf4 $5 22. Qxc7 (22. h4 Qxc3+ 23. Bxc3 f6) 22... Rxc7 23. Bc3 f6 24. gxf6 gxf6
25. Rg1 Rg8 $11) 22. Bxc3 f6 23. gxf6 gxf6 24. Rd6 Nf4 (24... Ke7 25. Bb4 a5
26. Rxe6+ Kxe6 27. Bh3+ Kf7 28. Bxc8 Rxc8 29. Bxa5 $16) 25. Bd2 $1 Kf7 26. Bxf4
(26. Rb6 Rc7 27. Bxf4 exf4 28. Bc4 Bxc4 29. bxc4 Rd8 $11) 26... exf4 27. Bc4 $1
(27. Rxe6 Kxe6 28. Bh3+ Ke5 29. Bxc8 Rxc8 30. Rd1 Rg8 $1 $11) 27... Bxc4 28.
bxc4 Rxc4 {Hecht: '[#] Doppelturmendspiel mit Mattideen'} 29. Rd7+ Ke6 30. Rhd1
Rc6 $6 {[%mdl 4096] Despite Grischuk's spirited play the chances of both sides
were still balanced. The last Shirov's move is passive and he will pay a prize.
} (30... Rhc8 $1 $11) 31. Rxb7 Rg8 {'?' Hecht.} (31... Rhc8 $1 $11 {Hecht mit
weitaus besserer Zusammenarbeit der schwarzen Türme}) 32. Rdd7 (32. Kb3 $5 Rg2
33. Rxh7 $16) 32... Rg2+ (32... Rgc8 {Hecht} 33. Re7+ Kd6 34. Rbd7+ Kc5 35.
Rxh7 $16) 33. Kb3 Rxh2 (33... Rf2 34. Re7+ Kd6 35. Rbd7+ Kc5 36. Rd3 Rxh2 37.
Rd5+ Kb6 38. a4 {wie in der Partie}) 34. Re7+ Kd6 35. Rbd7+ Kc5 36. Rd5+ Kb6
37. a4 $1 a5 (37... Rcc2 $6 38. a5+ Kc6 39. Re6+ Kb7 40. Rb6+ Kc7 41. Rxf6 $18)
38. Rb5+ Ka6 39. Re8 $1 Rb6 $2 {The last mistake as white will be able to
reach technically winning position.} (39... Ka7 40. Rxa5+ Kb6 41. Rb5+ Ka7 (
41... Kc7 {Hecht} 42. Re7+ Kd6 43. Rbb7 Rf2 44. Rbd7+ Kc5 45. Rd3 {mit
witzigem Rundlauf des Königs und noch keinem wirklich greifbarem weißen
Vorteil, z.B..} Rd6 (45... Rb6+ $6 {Hecht} 46. Kc3 Rbb2 $2 47. Rd5+ Kc6 48.
Re6+ Kc7 49. Rxf6 Rbc2+ 50. Kd4 Rxf3 51. Ke5 $16) 46. Rc3+ Kd4 47. a5 h5 48.
Rh7 Rh2 {sieht eher nach gleichem Spiel aus.}) 42. Rf5 $16 (42. Re7+ Ka6 43.
Rbb7 Rd2 44. Rxh7 Rd3+ 45. Kb4 Rd4+ 46. Ka3 Rc3+ 47. Rb3 Rcc4 $16)) 40. Ra8+
Kb7 41. Rb8+ $1 Kxb8 42. Rxb6+ Kc7 43. Rxf6 {Hecht: '[#] Weiß erhält nun
entweder verbundene Freibauern oder aber eine völlig passive Stellung.'} h5 (
43... Rh4 $6 44. Kc4 $18 Kd7 45. Kd5 Ke7 46. Ke5 $18) 44. Rxf4 h4 45. Kc4 h3
46. Rh4 Rh1 47. Kd5 h2 48. Ke5 Rf1 (48... Kd7 49. f4 $18 Ke7 50. f5 Kf7 51. f6
Kg6 52. Rg4+ Kf7 53. Rg7+ Kf8 54. Rg2 Kf7 55. Rb2 Kg6 56. Ke6 Re1 57. Rg2+ $18)
49. Rxh2 Rxf3 50. Rc2+ Kb6 (50... Kd7 51. Rc5 $18 Rh3 52. Kd4 $18) 51. Rc4 1-0

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.03.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2849"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Bb7 $5 9. Be2 (9. c4 $5 {In my opinion, this very interesting reaction on
the previous move of black.See comments to Shabalov,A-Vescovi,G/Paget Parish,
2001/CBM 81(0-1)(Golod,V)(33)}) 9... c5 {/^a8-h1,/\Qc7(קe5)} 10. O-O {With
the idea c4 and Nd6.} ({Dubious immediately:} 10. c4 {in view of:} Ne3 $1 11.
Bxe3 Bxe4 12. f3 Bc6 $11) 10... Qc7 11. Nd6+ ({Also it deserves attention:} 11.
c4 $5 {You can see comments to Shirov,A-Kramnik,V/Frankfurt,2000/CBM 78(1/2-1/
2)(Golod,V)(93) (Golod,V)}) ({After:} 11. f4 {black has two equals options: 11.
..c4 or 11... f5}) 11... Bxd6 12. exd6 Qc6 13. f3 c4 {/\Rc8,Qd6} 14. Qd4 {
[%csl Rc4,Rg7]} O-O 15. Bxc4 {With the idea:16.Bb3 or 16.Bd3 and 17.c4} Rfc8
$146 {[%mdl 8] Black do not take away back at pawn"d6".Black want to exchange
the queens and to receive ^-(multi-coloured bishops) in the endgame.} ({
Was checked in the three previous games.} 15... Qxd6 $5 {See comments to Anand,
V-Leko,P/Dortmund,1999/CBM 72(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(29)}) 16. Bxd5 $5 ({In the
following meeting of the same contenders was checked up:} 16. b3 $5 {See
comments to Kasparov,G-Grischuk,A/Cannes,2001/CBM 82 (1/2-1/2)(rapid)(Golod,V)
(48)}) 16... Qxd5 ({Badly:} 16... Qxd6 {because of:} 17. Bh6 $1 gxh6 $8 (17...
f6 $2 18. Qg4 Qb6+ 19. Rf2 $18) 18. Qg4+ Kf8 19. Bxb7 Qb6+ 20. Rf2 Qxb7 21. c3
{+/=/+/-}) 17. Qxd5 Bxd5 18. Rf2 $14 {Shipov,S makes the following comments in
"Club Kasparov": "White has a pawn up.Their task - competently to place at
pawns of queen side.I have in a kind b2-b3 and c2-c4".} Rc6 19. Bf4 Rac8 (19...
f6 $5 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 20. Rd2 $14 {[%csl Rd5]}) 20. Rc1 ({Dubious:} 20. c3 $6 {
in view of:} a5 {[%cal Ga5a4] and white practically it will be impossible to
move pawns of the queen side.}) 20... Ra6 (20... f6 $143 21. b3 e5 22. Be3 {
[%csl Ra7]} Rc3 23. Re2 {/\Bf2-e1 and c4 +/=/+/-} (23. Bxa7 $2 Ra8 {[%csl Ra2,
Ra7]} 24. Rd2 Be6 25. Bf2 Rxa2 $44 {[%cal Ge6b3]})) ({Weakly:} 20... Bxa2 $2 {
because of:} 21. Ra1 {[%csl Ra2,Ra7]}) 21. a3 ({Senselessly:} 21. b3 {in view
of:} Rxa2 22. c4 $140 Rxf2 23. Kxf2 Bb7 24. b4 a6 {[%csl Yb7][%cal Yb7a6] +/=/=
}) 21... f6 22. Be3 {[%csl Ra7]} ({Can be recommended:} 22. Rd2 $5 {[%csl Rd5]
directed against a move "e5".}) 22... Ra4 {[%csl Ya4][%cal Ya4h4]} (22... e5 $6
23. f4 $36) (22... Kf7 $5) 23. Ra1 $1 {[%cal Gb2b3,Gc2c4]} e5 24. b3 Ra6 25. c4
{Shipov."White have achieved the purpose. The difficulties of black accrue".}
Be6 26. Rd2 Rb8 $1 {[%csl Rb3,Rc4]} 27. Rd3 Rb7 {[%csl Rb3,Yb7,Yd3,Rd6][%cal
Ge6f5,Yb7a7]} (27... Bf5 $6 28. Rc3 $140 Rxd6 (28... Kf7 $142) 29. Bxa7 $16)
28. g4 $1 {Shipov."Reflects threat. At a case white will open the second front
on king side".} h5 29. h3 hxg4 30. hxg4 f5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Shipov."The
disputable decision. Alexander opens game, and, probably, it will take
advantage at white rooks.Pawn "e5" turns to a target".} (30... Rc6 $5 $14 {
[%csl Rb3,Rc4][%cal Ga7a5,Ga5a4]}) 31. Bc5 $1 {[%csl Yc5][%cal Yc5d6]} Rc6 32.
b4 $1 $16 {Now both white rooks are free from protection of pawns.} (32. Bb4 $6
Rcb6 {[%csl Rb3][%cal Ga7a5]}) 32... fxg4 33. fxg4 Rc8 ({More stubborn
resistance after:} 33... Bxc4 $5 34. Re3 Be6 35. Rxe5 Rc8 $16) 34. Re1 Bxc4 35.
Rc3 Bb5 ({It is not known or better:} 35... Be6 36. Rxe5 Bxg4 $140 $6 (36...
Kf7 $142 {+/-/+-}) 37. Rg5 Be6 38. Rcg3 $18 {[%csl Gg3,Gg5,Rg7]}) 36. Rxe5 Rf8
37. Bxa7 $1 {[%csl Rb5,Ge5] Shipov."Greed - not defect, and advantage of the
strong chess player".} Bc6 38. Be3 Rbb8 39. Bg5 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Gc3c6]} Rb5
40. Rcc5 Rb6 41. b5 $18 {The further resistance is senseless.The rest is the
matter of technics.} Bf3 42. Be7 Ra8 43. Rg5 Rxa3 44. Bf6 $40 {[%csl Rg8]} Kf7
(44... Rxd6 $2 45. Rxg7+ Kf8 46. Rc8#) 45. Bb2 {[%csl Ra3,Rg7]} (45. Bb2 Re3
46. Rxg7+ Ke6 (46... Ke8 47. Rc8#) (46... Kf8 47. Rf5+ Ke8 48. Rg8#) 47. Rg6+
Kf7 48. Rf6+ Kg7 49. Rg5+ Kh7 50. Rf7+ Kh6 51. Rh5+ Kg6 52. Rg7#) 1-0

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess-A"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2001.03.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6
8. Be3 Bd6 9. Nge2 Nc6 10. O-O-O Ng4 11. Bg5+ Ke8 12. Rdf1 h6 13. Bh4 a6 14. f3
Nf6 15. Bf2 Rd8 16. Rd1 Rf8 17. a3 Ke7 18. Na4 Nxe4 19. Bh4+ Nf6 20. Bf2 b6 21.
Nac3 e4 22. fxe4 Ng4 23. Bg3 Nf2 24. Bxf2 Rxf2 25. g3 Rdf8 26. Rde1 Be5 27. Nd1
R2f3 28. Ng1 R3f7 29. c3 Rf1 30. Nh3 Rxh1 31. Rxh1 Bd6 32. Kd2 Ne5 33. Ke2 b5
34. Nf4 g5 35. Nd3 Nxd3 36. Kxd3 Bc5 37. e5 Rf3+ 38. Ke4 g4 39. Re1 h5 40. Re2
c6 41. Ne3 Bxe3 42. Rxe3 Rf2 43. Rd3 Rxh2 44. Rd6 Re2+ 45. Kf4 Rf2+ 46. Ke4 h4
47. gxh4 g3 48. Rd3 g2 49. Rg3 Rxb2 50. h5 Re2+ 51. Kf4 Rf2+ 52. Ke4 Re2+ 53.
Kf4 Rf2+ 54. Ke4 Re2+ 55. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess-A"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2849"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2001.03.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Bb7 $5 9. Be2 (9. c4 $5 {In my opinion, this very interesting reaction on
the previous move of black.See comments to Shabalov,A-Vescovi,G/Paget Parish,
2001/CBM 81(0-1)(Golod,V)(33)}) 9... c5 {/^a8-h1,/\Qc7(קe5)} 10. O-O {With
the idea c4 and Nd6.} ({Dubious immediately:} 10. c4 {in view of:} Ne3 $1 11.
Bxe3 Bxe4 12. f3 Bc6 $11) 10... Qc7 11. Nd6+ ({Also it deserves attention:} 11.
c4 $5 {You can see comments to Shirov,A-Kramnik,V/Frankfurt,2000/CBM 78(1/2-1/
2)(Golod,V)(93) (Golod,V)}) ({After:} 11. f4 {black has two equals options: 11.
..c4 or 11... f5}) 11... Bxd6 12. exd6 Qc6 13. f3 c4 {/\Rc8,Qxd6} 14. Qd4 {
[%csl Rc4,Rg7]} O-O 15. Bxc4 {With the idea:16.Bb3 or 16.Bd3 and 17.c4} Rfc8 {
Black do not take away back at pawn"d6".Black want to exchange the queens and
to receive ^-(multi-coloured bishops) in the endgame.} (15... Qxd6 $5 {See
comments to Anand,V-Leko,P/Dortmund,1999/CBM 72(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V)(29)}) 16. b3
$5 $146 {[%mdl 8] This time,Garry Kasparov wants to save two bishops.} ({
Was checked in the three previous games:} 16. Bxd5 $5 {You can see comments to
Kasparov,G-Grischuk,A/Linares,2001/CBM 82 (1-0) (Golod,V)(45)}) 16... Qxd6 17.
Bb2 {[%csl Gb2,Gd4] /^a1-h8} Qb6 $5 ({Shipov makes the comments concerning
next move of black in "Club Kasparov":} 17... e5 18. Qd3 {(it's best reaction
to 17...e5)} (18. Qe4 $6 Nb6 $1 19. Qxb7 $140 (19. Bxf7+ $4 Kxf7 20. Qxb7 Rxc2
21. Rab1 $140 Qd2 $19 {[%csl Rb2,Rg2]}) (19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxe5 Nxc4 21. bxc4
Rxc4 $11) 19... Nxc4 20. bxc4 Qc5+ $1 (20... Rab8 $143 {[%csl Rb2]} 21. Qxa7
Rxb2 22. Rfd1 $14) 21. Kh1 Rab8 22. Qxd7 Rxb2 {+/=/=}) (18. Qxe5 $6 Qxe5 19.
Bxe5 Ne3 $11 {[%csl Rc4,Rf1]}) 18... Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Ne3 20. Bxe5 Rxc4 $5 (20...
Nxf1 $140 $6 21. Bxf7+ $3 Kxf7 (21... Kh8 22. Rxf1 $16) 22. Qxd7+ Kf8 (22...
Kg6 $143 23. Qxg7+ Kf5 (23... Kh5 $2 24. Qg4+ Kh6 25. Bg7#) 24. Re1 $1 {
[%csl Rf5][%cal Gg7g4]} Ne3 $140 25. Rxe3 Qxe3 26. Qf6#) 23. Qxg7+ Ke8 24. Re1
$16 {[%csl Ge1,Re8]}) 21. bxc4 Nxf1 22. Rxf1 $14) 18. Rf2 ({Senselessly:} 18.
Bxd5 Bxd5 19. c4 Qxd4+ 20. Bxd4 Bb7 $11) 18... Qxd4 19. Bxd4 Nb4 {[%csl Rc2]
[%cal Gd7d5] Black want to begin to move central pawns.} 20. c3 ({Looks more
poorly:} 20. a3 Nc6 ({Pretty dubious:} 20... d5 {in view of:} 21. axb4 dxc4
$140 22. Bxa7 (22. Rxa7 $6 Rxa7 23. Bxa7 cxb3 24. cxb3 Rc1+ 25. Rf1 Rxf1+ 26.
Kxf1 Bd5 {[%csl Rb3]} 27. Ke2 (27. b5 Bxb3 28. b6 Bd5 $11) 27... Bxb3 28. Ke3
Kf8 29. Kd4 Ke8 $11) 22... cxb3 23. cxb3 {[%cal Gb4b5] +/=/+/-}) 21. Bb2 d5 22.
Bd3 a5 $11 {[%cal Gb7a6]}) 20... Nc6 ({A little worse is:} 20... d5 21. Bb5 Nc6
22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Re1 f6 24. f4 Ba6 25. Rd2 {+/=/=}) 21. Be3 d5 {In exchange
for advantage of the white in queen side, black has a advantage in the centre.}
22. Bf1 a5 {[%cal Ga5a4]} 23. a4 {Now for white it will be very heavy to
advance in movement PP in the queen side.} Ne7 24. Rc1 f6 ({Can be recommended:
} 24... Ba6 $5) 25. Bb5 {[%csl Rc8,Re6][%cal Gb5d7]} Nf5 26. Bd2 ({Dubious:} 
26. Bd7 Nxe3 27. Bxe6+ Kf8 28. Bxc8 Rxc8 29. Re2 (29. Rd2 $5 Nf5) 29... Nf5 (
29... d4 $143 30. Ree1) 30. Ree1 {and it is possible to prefer only a position
of black.}) 26... Rc7 {[%csl Yc7][%cal Gf5d6,Yc7d7]} 27. Bd3 Nd6 28. Be1 Ba6 $1
{At last,bishop on this /^a6-f1.} 29. Bc2 ({After bishops was exchange:} 29.
Bxa6 $6 Rxa6 {black has a positional advantage.}) 29... Kf7 $11 30. Rd1 {
[%csl Rd6][%cal Gc3c4]} ({Impossibly now and then:} 30. Bxh7 {because of:} g6 {
[%csl Rh7][%cal Gf7g7,Ga8h8]}) 30... Nb7 {It is necessary to prevent progress:
c3-c4} 31. b4 Bc4 {This eternal point for the bishop!} 32. g4 {[%csl Yg4][%cal
Yg4f5]} Nd6 33. b5 {It is impossible to stand under a pressure.} Nb7 34. Rfd2
Nc5 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Gc4b3]} 35. Rb1 {[%csl Yb1]} Rac8 36. Bf2 Rb7 37. h4 {
/\Bxh7} g6 38. Kg2 e5 39. h5 Ne6 {[%csl Rf4] This more reliable decision,than:}
(39... gxh5 $5 40. Rh1 (40. gxh5 $6 Ke6 $15) 40... Ne6 41. Bg3 (41. Be3 $5)
41... Ng7 42. gxh5 h6 43. Bf2 $11) 40. hxg6+ hxg6 41. Rh1 {<->h} Nf4+ 42. Kg3
Kg7 43. Be3 $1 Ne2+ 44. Kf2 Nxc3 45. Rh6 {[%csl Rg6]} d4 ({A slightly
dubiously:} 45... e4 {because of:} 46. g5 $1 $44 (46. Ke1 $6 {[%csl Rg7][%cal
Gd2h2]} Ne2 $1 $15 {[%csl Rc2]})) 46. Rxg6+ Kf7 47. Bh6 Rg8 48. Rxg8 {After
this move Grischuk is agreed for draw, because of next variant:} (48. Rxg8 Kxg8
49. g5 fxg5 50. Bxg5 {with approximately equal position.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess-A"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2001.03.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nh6 $5 {Maybe sharpest move in
this position.Quite often black choose also} (5... Qb6 {or}) (5... Bd7 $5) 6.
dxc5 Bxc5 (6... Ng4 $2 7. Qa4 $1 $16) 7. b4 Bb6 8. b5 (8. Bxh6 gxh6 9. b5 Ne7
10. Bd3 Ng6 $13) 8... Ne7 9. Bd3 Ng4 {Fresh idea, Black played as usual in
this position} (9... Ng6 10. O-O O-O {with unclear consequances, for example}
11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. a4 (12. Qa4 $6 Bd7 13. h4 (13. Qg4 f5 $1 14. Qg3 Kh8 15. h4
Bc7 $17) 13... f5 (13... h5 $5) (13... f6 $5) 14. h5 Nh8 15. Nbd2 Nf7 16. c4 $5
Ng5 $132 {Gallagher,J-Glek,I/Douai i57 1993 (20)}) (12. Re1 $5) 12... f6 13.
Bxg6 hxg6 14. Qd3 Kg7 15. Nbd2 Bd7 16. c4 fxe5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Qxd5 Bf5 19.
Qxe5+ Qf6 20. Rfe1 Qxe5 21. Rxe5 Rae8 $44 {Sveshnikov,E-Moskalenko,V/Rostov na
Donu (op) 1993/ 1/2-1/2 (46)}) 10. O-O Ng6 11. Bxg6 $146 (11. Qe2 f5 12. h3 Nh6
13. c4 Nf7 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Nc3 Qd8 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 O-O {Laveryd,
P-Couso,L/SVE masters-ch 1995/1-0 (42)}) 11... fxg6 (11... hxg6 $5 12. Qa4 Nh6)
12. h3 Nh6 {[%cal Gh6f5]} 13. Bxh6 gxh6 {Here Black's pawn formation is
seriously compromised on the kingside.} 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. c4 a6 $1 16. Qe2 (16.
bxa6 Rxa6 17. cxd5 Qxd5) 16... axb5 17. cxd5 exd5 (17... Qxd5 18. Ne4 Qc4 19.
Nf6+ Kg7 20. Qb2 $44) 18. Qxb5 Ra5 19. Qb4 (19. Qb3 $5 {[%cal Gd2e4]}) 19...
Bc5 20. Qc3 Ba7 21. a4 {[%cal Gd2b3]} (21. Nb3 Ra4 22. Nbd4 Bxh3 $5 23. gxh3
Bxd4 24. Nxd4 Qg5+ 25. Kh1 Qxe5 {[%csl Rh1]}) 21... d4 (21... Rf4 $5) 22. Qb4
Rd5 23. Rfe1 {[%cal Ge5e6]} ({I think that White rightly avoided the line} 23.
Ne4 Rxf3 $1 24. gxf3 Rxe5 $44) 23... Qb6 24. Qxb6 Bxb6 25. Ne4 Kg7 26. Rab1 Bc7
27. Rb5 $2 {Mistake, after} (27. Rec1 $1 {Black should have stuck to a passive
defense, for example} Bxe5 28. Nxe5 Rxe5 29. Rc7+ Kg8 (29... Rf7 $2 30. Rxf7+
Kxf7 31. Nd6+ $18) 30. Nd6 Bf5 (30... d3 $5) 31. Rbxb7 $40) 27... Rxb5 28. axb5
d3 29. Nc5 (29. Rc1 $1) 29... Rd8 (29... Bb6 30. Nxd3 Bxh3 $13) 30. Rd1 d2 31.
Ne4 (31. Rxd2 Rxd2 32. Nxd2 Bxe5 $36 {[%csl Gc8,Ge5]}) 31... Bf5 {Its became
more or less obvious that Black seized initiative.} 32. Nexd2 (32. Nd6 $5 Bxd6
33. exd6 Rxd6 34. Rxd2 Rxd2 35. Nxd2 Kf6 {[%csl Rb5]}) 32... Ba5 {[%csl Gf5]
[%cal Ra5d2,Rd8d1]} 33. e6 Kf6 34. Re1 (34. g4 Bxe6 (34... Bd3) 35. Ne4+ Ke7
$17) 34... Ke7 (34... Bxd2 35. e7 Re8 36. Nxd2 Rxe7 $15) 35. Re2 Bd3 $6 ({
It will be very difficult to defend white position after} 35... Rd5 $5) 36. Re3
Bxb5 37. Ne4 $2 $138 {Decisive mistake} ({After} 37. Re5 $1 Bxd2 38. Rxb5 $14 {
black could hope just about draw!}) 37... Bc6 $17 38. g4 Bb6 39. Re2 Rd1+ 40.
Kg2 Bc7 {[%cal Rc6f3]} 41. h4 Rd3 42. g5 (42. Ne1 $5 Rd4 43. f3) 42... h5 43.
Ne1 Rd4 44. f3 Bxe4 45. fxe4 (45. Rxe4 Rd2+ 46. Kf1 Bg3 $19) 45... Kxe6 46. Nf3
Rc4 47. Rb2 b6 $19 {[%csl Re4,Rg5,Rh4]} 48. e5 Bxe5 $5 49. Rxb6+ Kf5 50. Rb5
Re4 51. Rb7 (51. Ra5 $5 Kf4 $140 52. Nxe5 Rxe5 53. Ra7 Kg4 54. Ra4+ $1) 51...
Kg4 $2 (51... Bf4 $1 52. Rxh7 Kg4 $19 {wins immediately}) 52. Kf1 $2 {I
suspect, that both players had severe time troubles. Other case Grischuk will
play} (52. Nxe5+ Rxe5 53. Rb4+ Kf5 54. Kf3 $11 {[%cal Gb4f4] with very big
chances for a draw.}) 52... Re2 53. Nxe5+ Rxe5 54. Rb4+ Kg3 55. Rd4 Rf5+ {
[%cal Gf5f4]} 0-1

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess-A"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2001.03.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 32]} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O
f6 $1 {This is the typical "French" method blowing up the [+].} 8. Qe2 fxe5 9.
Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxe5 Nf6 11. Nd2 {/\ Nf3 fighting for the blockade of e5 and d4.}
(11. c4 {- Shirov-Agdestein, Bergen Radisson SAS m rapid 2001 CBM 82}) 11...
O-O 12. Nf3 {The Q is not a good blockading piece.} Bd6 13. Qe2 Qc7 ({This was
the first time to solve radically the problem of the backward P on e6.} 13...
e5 $142 $5 14. Nxe5 Re8 15. f4 (15. Bf4 $2 Ng4 $1) 15... Ng4 16. Qf3 Bxe5 17.
fxe5 Nxe5 $11) 14. Re1 $6 {This allows again Black to come out of passivity.} (
14. c4 {was the precise move order.} Bd7 15. Re1 {- 14.Re1 Bd7 15.c4}) 14...
Bd7 ({missing} 14... e5 $1 {again} 15. Nxe5 Re8 16. Bf4 (16. f4 Ng4 17. Rf1
Bxe5 $1 (17... Nxe5 18. fxe5 Rxe5 (18... Bxe5 $4 {loses to} 19. Bxh7+ $1 $18)
19. Qf3 $14 {and the isolated P on d5 remains weak.}) 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Qxe5
Nxe5 20. Bb5 Bd7 $11 {and Black is quicker in finishing development.}) 16...
Bg4 $1 (16... Ng4 {allows the witty "petite" combination} 17. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 18.
Qd3+ Kg8 19. Nxg4 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Bxf4 21. Nf6+ $1 $18) 17. Qe3 (17. f3 Nh5 18.
g3 Bh3 $15 {and White remains pinned on the e <->.}) (17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qd3+
Kh8 $1 19. Nxg4 (19. Ng6+ Kg8 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 $17) 19... Bxf4 20. Nxf6 gxf6 $17)
17... Re7 $1 18. Bg3 Rae8 19. Nxg4 Rxe3 $15) 15. Bg5 (15. c4 Rae8 16. Bg5 {
is again met by the standard} e5 $1 17. Bxf6 e4 $1 $13) 15... Rae8 (15... e5 $5
{was the last chance avoiding passivity.} 16. Nxe5 (16. Bxf6 Rxf6 (16... gxf6
17. Bb5 e4 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Nd4 f5 20. Rad1 $13) 17. Nxe5 Re6 (17... Re8 $2 {
founders on the tactical blow} 18. Nxd7 $1 Rxe2 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rxe2 $16)
18. f4 (18. Qh5 $6 Bxe5 19. Bxh7+ Kf8 20. Qf5+ Ke7 $17 {and White's dreams of
an -> cannot be realized.}) 18... Rae8 19. Qd2 Bxe5 $11 {with an easy
equalization.}) 16... Rfe8 (16... Rae8 $2 {is again punished by the same way:}
17. Bxf6 Rxf6 (17... gxf6 $2 18. Qh5 $18) 18. Nxd7 Rxe2 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rxe2
Bxh2+ 21. Kf1 $16 {and two rooks are much better than the Q, and Black's pawns
are in 4 islands.}) 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qh5 $1 (18. Bxh7+ {is parried by the
cold-blooded} Kg7 $1) 18... fxe5 $1 (18... Bxe5 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Qh6+ Ke7 21.
f4 $1 Kd8 22. fxe5 fxe5 23. Qf6+ Re7 24. Re3 $16) 19. Qxh7+ (19. Bxh7+ $5 Kg7
20. Qg6+ Kh8 21. Qh6 Bf8) 19... Kf8 20. Re3 (20. Bg6 $6 Bb5 $1 {vacates the c6
square for the K.} (20... Bc6 $2 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qh4+ Kf8 (22... Kd7 23. Bf5+
$18) 23. Re3 $1 $16) (20... Be6 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Bxe8 Rxe8 23. Qh4+ Kd7 $13)
21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qh4+ Kd7 $1 {and the K has escaped.} (22... Kf8 23. Re3 $18))
20... e4 21. Rf3+ exf3 22. Qh6+ $11 {and draw by perpetual checks.}) 16. Ne5
$14 Bc8 (16... Bxe5 17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. Rxe5 Ng4 19. Re2 e5 (19... h6 20. Bd2 $14
) 20. f3 $14 {/\ Rae1 attacking Black's central pawns.}) 17. c3 (17. Bf4 $14)
17... h6 (17... Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxe5 Ng4 20. Re2 e5 (20... h6 21. Bd2
$14) 21. f3 $14 {/\ Rae1 is similar to the previous note.}) 18. Bh4 {/\ Bg3 is
the positional approach overprotecting the key square >< e5.} (18. Bxf6 Rxf6
19. Qh5 Ref8 20. Ng4 $16 {was also tempting with some attacking chances on the
>>.}) 18... Nd7 19. Bg3 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Qxe5 Qb6 (21... Qxe5 22. Rxe5
$14 {and White still holds >< e5.}) 22. Re2 Rf6 23. Qd4 $1 Qxd4 24. cxd4 {
[%mdl 4096] Now White has an ideal "French" _|_ with a good B versus bad one.
The dark squares are weak, and the backward e6 P causes more problem than the
d4 one.} Bd7 (24... Rf4 25. Rd1 $14) 25. Rc1 {occupying the opened <-> is a
must for both.} Rf4 26. Bg6 (26. Rd2 {was also interesting, for example:} Bc6 (
26... e5 27. Rc7 $1 Bc6 28. Bg6 Re6 29. Rc8+ Rf8 30. Bh7+ Kf7 31. Rc7+ Kf6 32.
Rd3 e4 33. Rg3 g5 34. Rh3 $18) 27. b4 $14) 26... Rd8 27. Rd2 Bc6 28. g3 Rf6 29.
Bd3 Kf7 30. b4 Ke7 31. b5 Be8 32. Rc7+ {finally White exchanges his active R
for the passive one, so better seems to be} (32. f4 $14 {maintaining the
pressure on the dark squares.}) 32... Rd7 33. Rc8 Rd8 (33... g5 34. Ra8) 34.
Rc7+ Rd7 35. Rxd7+ Bxd7 36. f4 Rf8 (36... g5 $5 {Soon or later Black has to
play actively.}) 37. Rc2 Kd6 38. h4 g5 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. Rf2 $5 {[#]} (40. hxg5
{looked simple and strong.} Rf3 (40... Rg8 41. g6 {This o^ will decide the _|_.
} a6 (41... Be8 $2 42. Rc8) 42. a4 axb5 43. axb5 $16) 41. g6 $1 {This is the
important o^.} Rxg3+ (41... Rxd3 $2 42. g7 $18) 42. Rg2 Rxg2+ 43. Kxg2 Ke7 44.
Kg3 Kf6 45. Kh4 Kg7 46. Kg5 $16) 40... Rxf2 $2 {The B _|_ is inferior for
Black because of White's remote o^.} (40... Rh8 $1 {was the best chance for a
defence keeping the "drawish" rooks on the board.} 41. hxg5 Rg8 42. g6 Be8 (
42... a6 $2 43. bxa6 bxa6 44. Rf6 $18) 43. Rf6 Ke7 44. Rf4 Bxg6) (40... Rg8 $6
{is also inferior because of} 41. h5) 41. Kxf2 gxh4 42. gxh4 e5 (42... Be8 {
looked more persistant not allowing h5 immediately.} 43. Ke3 e5 44. Be2 $16)
43. dxe5+ Kxe5 44. h5 Kf6 45. h6 a6 (45... d4 46. Kf3 $18) 46. bxa6 bxa6 47.
Ke3 $18 {This is the typical advantage of the remote o^.} a5 48. Kd4 a4 49. a3
{White has to fix the P on the colour of the B.} Bc6 50. Kc5 Bd7 51. Kxd5 Be8
52. Kc5 Bf7 53. Kb4 Bb3 54. Kc3 Bd5 55. Bc2 Bc6 56. Kb4 Bd7 57. Bxa4 Bf5 58.
Kc3 Be4 59. Bc2 Bc6 60. Kd4 Bb5 61. Kc5 Bd7 62. Bd3 Ba4 63. Kd6 Bb3 64. Kc5 Ba4
65. Kb4 Bd1 66. Kc3 Ba4 67. Bc2 Bc6 68. Kb4 Bd7 69. Ba4 Bf5 70. Bb5 Bc2 71. Kc3
Bd1 72. Be8 Be2 73. a4 Ba6 74. a5 Bb7 75. Kd4 Bc8 76. Kc5 Ba6 77. Kb6 Bc8 78.
Bc6 Kg6 79. Bb7 1-0

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess-A"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2001.03.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kostakiev,D} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7.
Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 {Kostakiev,D: 'Richard Reti in his famouse nice
"teach - yourself book" put a "?" on this move. Nowadays almost nobody among
the strongest shared this oppinion. '} cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Bf4 Bg4 12. h3 Bd7
{Ein seltener Zug. Schwarz beabsichtigt den Nd4 mittels Qb6 zu vertreiben, nur
dann kommt der Läufer nach e6. Der Pd5 ist wegen der Bauernschwäche auf h3
taktisch gedeckt.} ({Die Hauptvariante ist hier} 12... Be6 {z.B.} 13. Nxe6 fxe6
14. e4 d4 15. e5 dxc3 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. bxc3 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 Rad8 19. Rb1 Rd7
20. Rfe1 Kf7 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rb3 Rfd8 23. Re4 Rd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Vaganian,R-Bu
Xiangzhi/Deizisau 2000/(51)}) 13. Kh2 {Kostakiev,D: 'On this important
crossroad here is some referances about the rather exploited lines:'} (13. Nxd5
{Dies führt zu Vereinfachung der Stellung.} Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxh3 15. Nxc6 bxc6
16. Bg2 (16. Bxc6 Bxf1 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. Qxf1 Bf6 $11) 16... Bxg2 17. Qxd8
Rfxd8 18. Kxg2 Bf6 19. Rab1 c5 20. Rfc1 Rac8 $11 {1-0 Zayac,E-Vunder,A/St
Petersburg 1998/(64)}) (13. Rc1 Qb6 (13... Rc8 {Kostakiev,D} 14. Kh2 Nxd4 (
14... Be6 {(Kostakiev,D) 1/2-1/2 Rodriguez,A-Vladimirov,E/Cienfuegos 1986/MCL 
(21)}) 15. Qxd4 {1-0 Gallego Jimenez,V-Vila Todosantos,J/Zaragoza 1993/EXT 98 
(41)}) 14. Nb3 Rad8 15. Be3 d4 $5 (15... Qc7 {Kostakiev,D} 16. Bc5 {1-0 Basin,
L-Malevinsky,A/Kostroma 1985/MCD (65)}) 16. Bxd4 (16. Nxd4 {Kostakiev,D}) 16...
Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxh3 19. Bxh3 Rxd4 $11 {1-0 Popov,V-Bezgodov,A/
Samara 2000/(68)}) (13. Ndb5 $6 Be6 (13... a6 {(Kostakiev,D) 1-0 Babula,V-Pick,
S/Pardubice 1998/EXT 99 (24)}) 14. Nc7 g5 $1 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bc1 (16. Bd2 {
Kostakiev,D} Ne5 (16... Bd6 {(Kostakiev,D) 1-0 De Haan,E-Reed,J/Soest 1999/EXT
2000 (31)}) 17. Kh1 {1/2-1/2 Von Gleich,A-Breutigam,M/Germany 1993/GER-chT (41)
}) 16... Qb6 {mit Schwarzer Initiative.}) (13. Nb3 {(Kostakiev,D) 1-0 Karasev,
V-Vunder,A/St Petersburg 1997/CBM 58 (39)}) (13. Nxd5 {(Kostakiev,D) 1-0 Zayac,
E-Vunder,A/St Petersburg 1998/EXT 99 (64)}) 13... Qb6 14. Be3 (14. Nb3 Rad8 15.
Be3 (15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Nb4) 15... d4 $1) 14... Qxb2 $1 {Nur so der
Nachziehende seine riskante Strategie rechtfertigen kann.} 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16.
Bxd5 Rad8 {[%mdl 8] 'N' Kostakiev,D.} (16... Bf6 $2 17. Rb1 Qa3 18. Rxb7 $16 {
0-1 Reeh,O-Breutigam,M/Delmenhorst 1987/(39)} Rad8 19. Qb3 $6 {0-1 Reeh,
O-Breutigam,M/Delmenhorst 1987/TD (39). (39)} (19. Rxd7 $6 {Kostakiev,D} Rxd7
20. Nxc6 Qd6 21. Bxf7+ Rfxf7 22. Qa4 Qe6 23. Rb1 Rb7 $15) (19. Nb5 $5 {
Kostakiev,D} Qa6 20. Nd6 Be6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Bc5 Bd4 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. Rxg7+
Kxg7 25. Qxd4+ Kg8 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. Ne4 Qb6 28. Qh5 $11) (19. Bc1 {Kostakiev,D}
Qd6 20. Nb5 Qe5 21. e4 Na5 22. f4 (22. Rxd7 $5 {Kostakiev,D} Rxd7 23. Qa4 a6
24. Qxa5 $11) 22... Qa1 23. Qf3 Bxh3 24. Kxh3)) (16... Nxd4 {Kostakiev,D} 17.
Bxd4 Qb5 18. Qb3 Bd6 19. Qf3 {1-0 Haag,M-Barthel,A/Muenster 1987/EXT 2001 (28)}
(19. Bxb7 $5 {Kostakiev,D} Rae8 20. Qxb5 Bxb5 21. Bxa7 $11)) 17. Rb1 {'+/='
Kostakiev,D.} Qa3 18. Qc1 (18. Rxb7 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 (19. Bxd4 Bxh3 $1) (19. Bxd4
{Kostakiev,D}) 19... Be6 20. Qxa7 Rxd5 21. Rxe7 Ra5 22. Qc7 Qxa2 $132) 18...
Qxc1 {'=' Kostakiev,D.} (18... Nxd4 19. Qxa3 Bxa3 20. Bxd4 Bf5 21. e4 Bxe4 22.
Bxe4 Rxd4 23. Bxb7 Rd2 $15) 19. Rfxc1 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Bf5 21. e4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4
Rxd4 23. Bxb7 Rd2 24. Kg2 Rxa2 25. Bd5 Rd2 26. Rb7 Bd8 27. Rd7 Rb2 (27... Bb6
$2 28. Bxf7+) 28. Rc3 a5 29. Bxf7+ Rxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess-A"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2001.03.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. g4
Qc7 9. Be3 b5 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. g5 Ne5 12. O-O-O Nfd7 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4
15. Qf2 a5 16. Rd4 Qc6 17. a4 b4 18. Nb5 Be7 19. Rhd1 O-O 20. Kb1 Ba6 21. Nxa5
Qb6 22. Nc4 Qb8 23. Nbxd6 b3 24. cxb3 Nc5 25. b4 Nxa4 26. Qd2 Bxc4 27. Rxc4 Rd8
28. e5 Nb6 29. Bxb6 Qxb6 30. Qd4 Qa6 31. b5 Qa2+ 32. Kc2 Bxd6 33. exd6 Rxd6 34.
Qc3 Rxd1 35. Kxd1 Rd8+ 36. Ke2 Qa8 37. Rc6 Qa4 38. Qd3 Rb8 39. Qc4 Qa8 40. b6
Qb7 41. Qc5 g6 42. b4 Ra8 43. Kf2 e5 44. Qd5 exf4 45. Rxg6+ hxg6 46. Qxb7 Re8
47. Qc6 Re7 48. b7 1-0

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess-A"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2001.03.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Re8
15. b3 Bf8 16. Bb2 g6 17. Qf3 Bg7 18. Rad1 Rc8 19. Bb1 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21.
Bd4 Re6 22. b4 Qe7 23. Qa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess KO"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.23"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 cxd4 ({After} 6... Bb5 {
worth considering} 7. c4) 7. cxd4 Bb5 (7... Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Bb5 9. O-O Bxe2 10.
Nxe2 Nc6 11. Qd3 Rc8 12. Ng3 h5 13. h4 Be7 14. a3 Na5 $13 {1-0 Gomez Alvarez,
F-Fernandez Diez,A/Asturia t-chB 2000 (67)}) 8. Nc3 (8. O-O Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Nc6
$11) 8... Bxe2 9. Nxe2 Ne7 {Improvement compare to} (9... Nc6 10. O-O O-O-O 11.
Rb1 Kb8 12. b4 Rc8 13. Bd2 h6 14. a4 g5 15. Bc3 $16 {1-0 Short,N-Ward,C/Isle
of Man op 1999/CBM 74/ (27) and white's advantage is obvious.}) 10. O-O Nec6 $5
$146 {God question:where to put knights on c6 and d7, or c6 and f5. Gurevich
choose first option.} (10... Nbc6 11. b3 Rc8 12. Bb2 Nb4 13. Bc3 Nec6 14. a3
Na6 15. b4 Nab8 16. Rb1 Nd7 17. Qd3 Qc7 18. Rfc1 a6 {0-1 Bukovec,T-Hari,V/
SLO-ch G20 Kranj 2001/SLO (51)}) 11. Rb1 a5 12. Be3 (12. Bg5 $5 h6 13. Bh4)
12... Nd7 13. h4 Be7 $11 {I don;t see any real problems for Black. He
successfully compleat development and White can't organize serious threats on
the king side without light-colour bishop.} 14. Bg5 h6 (14... Bf8 $6 15. h5 h6
16. Bh4 $36) 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Qd2 (16. Qa4 Qb4 $11 (16... Nc6 17. b4 $5))
16... O-O 17. Rbc1 Rfc8 18. h5 Qb4 $5 19. Rc3 ({Maybe} 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Qxb4
axb4 21. Rc1 Nc6 22. Rc2 $11 {[%cal Gb2b3] was stronger than text.}) 19... Rxc3
20. bxc3 (20. Nxc3 Rc8 $36) 20... Qc4 21. Rb1 b5 22. g3 {[%cal Gf3h4,Gh4g2,
Gg2e3]} Nb8 $1 {[%cal Gb8c6,Gb5b4]} 23. Nh4 (23. Qb2 Nbc6 24. Qxb5 $140 $2 Rb8)
23... Nbc6 24. Ng2 b4 {Slowly but surely Mikhail Gurevich overplayed his young
opponent and got initiative.} 25. Ne3 (25. Rc1 b3 $5 {[%csl Ga5]}) 25... Qa6 (
25... bxc3 26. Nxc4 cxd2 27. Nxd2 Rb8 $11 {leads just to equality.}) 26. Kg2
Rb8 27. Ng1 (27. cxb4 axb4 28. Nc1 $5 {[%cal Gc1b3]}) 27... Rb7 $1 28. Rb2 (28.
Rc1 b3) 28... bxc3 29. Qxc3 Rxb2 30. Qxb2 Qd3 $36 {[%csl Gc6,Gd3,Rd4,Rh5][%mdl
4096] Black's advantage is obvious, his queen is very active and it is
difficult already to protect white's pawns/} 31. Ne2 (31. Nf3 Qe4 32. Qc3)
31... Nf5 32. Nxf5 Qxf5 33. Qc3 (33. f3 Qd3) 33... Qe4+ 34. Kf1 (34. Qf3 Qc2)
34... Nb4 35. a3 Nd3 $17 {[%csl Rf1]} 36. Qd2 $8 Qf5 37. Ng1 $1 (37. Nc3 Qf3 {
[%cal Gf3h1]}) 37... Qe4 38. Ne2 a4 $1 {[%csl Ra3]} 39. Qe3 ({Maybe} 39. Nc3 $5
Qf3 (39... Qh1+ 40. Ke2 Nc1+ 41. Ke3 Nb3 42. Qd1) 40. Qe3 $140 Qh1+ 41. Ke2 Nb2
{[%cal Gb2c4] was better chance.}) 39... Qh1+ 40. Ng1 Nb2 $1 41. Qc3 Nc4 {
[%csl Ra3]} 42. Qb4 (42. g4 Qh4 43. f3 Qe7 $1) 42... Qe4 43. Ne2 (43. Qxa4 $2
Nd2#) 43... Qc2 $19 {Rest is simple.} 44. Nf4 (44. f3 Qb3 $19) 44... Qd1+ 45.
Kg2 Qxd4 46. Kg1 (46. Qb8+ Kh7 47. Qb1+ Qe4+) 46... Qxe5 47. Qxa4 Qa1+ 48. Kg2
Qxa3 49. Qe8+ Qf8 50. Qd7 Qa8 51. Kh2 Ne5 52. Qc7 Nf3+ 53. Kh3 d4 54. Qd6 Qe4
55. Kg2 d3 {The technical part of the game was greatly conducted by Gurevich}
56. Kf1 0-1

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess KO"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.23"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A24"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d3 d6 6. e3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8. O-O
Na6 9. e4 Nh5 10. Be3 Qe7 11. Qd2 Nc5 12. d4 Nd7 13. Rad1 Re8 14. b3 a6 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Na4 f5 17. Nb6 Nxb6 18. Bxb6 Be6 19. Rfe1 Nf6 20. exf5 gxf5 21.
Nc3 Nd7 22. Be3 Qf7 23. Na4 Nf6 24. Bh6 Bxh6 25. Qxh6 Nd7 26. Rd6 Re7 27. Bf3
Qg6 28. Qh4 Qg7 29. c5 Rf8 30. Be2 Kh8 31. Bc4 Bxc4 32. Qxc4 e4 33. f4 exf3 34.
Rxe7 Qxe7 35. Qc3+ Kg8 36. Qxf3 Nxc5 37. Rd4 Ne6 38. Rd1 Ng5 39. Qd3 Qe4 40.
Qxe4 fxe4 41. h4 Nf3+ 42. Kg2 e3 43. Nc3 Nd2 44. Re1 Rf2+ 45. Kh3 Nf1 46. Ne4
Rh2+ 47. Kg4 e2 48. Nc3 Ne3+ 49. Kf3 Nc2 50. Rxe2 Nd4+ 51. Ke3 Nxe2 52. Nxe2
Kf7 53. Kf3 Kf6 54. b4 Ke5 55. a3 Rh1 0-1

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess KO"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.23"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 a5 7. Be2 a4 8. O-O Nc6
9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Nc3 Qb6 13. Qg4 Ne7 14. Be3 Qa5 15.
Qg3 Nc6 16. Nb5 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Bxb5 18. Bxb5+ Qxb5 19. Rac1 Qd7 20. Rc7 Qd6 21.
Qc3 Be7 22. Qxg7 Qxc7 23. Qxh8+ Bf8 24. Rc1 Qd6 25. h4 Kd7 26. Qxh7 Ke8 27. Qg8
Qe5 28. h5 Qg7 29. Qxg7 Bxg7 30. Rc2 d4 31. Bg5 Kd7 32. h6 Bh8 33. Kf1 Ra5 34.
Bd2 Rb5 35. Bb4 Rh5 36. Ke2 Rxh6 37. Bd2 Rg6 38. g3 e5 39. Rc4 Ra6 40. Bb4 Bf6
41. Rc5 Rc6 42. Rb5 b6 43. Kd3 Ke6 44. f4 Bg7 45. Ke4 f5+ 46. Kd3 e4+ 47. Kd2
d3 48. Bc3 Bxc3+ 49. bxc3 Kf6 50. Re5 Re6 51. Rxe6+ Kxe6 52. c4 Kd6 53. Kc3 Kc5
0-1

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess KO"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.23"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. e3 b6 6. Be2 Bb7 7. Bf3 Nc6 8. Nge2
d6 9. h3 e6 10. Ne4 Na5 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Bxb7 Nxb7 14. O-O Rfd8
15. Nc3 c5 16. d5 e5 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. e4 Rf8 19. Rae1 Nd8 20. g3 Qd7 21. Kg2 f6
22. f4 exf4 23. gxf4 Nf7 24. Kh2 Rae8 25. Rg1 f5 26. Qd3 fxe4 27. Rxe4 Nh6 28.
Rge1 Nf5 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 31. Qe4 Qxe4 32. Nxe4 Kf8 33. b3 Ke7 34.
Kg2 Nd4 35. Kf2 Nc2 36. Kf3 Nb4 37. Nc3 a6 38. Ke4 Nc2 39. Kf3 Nd4+ 40. Ke4 Nf5
41. Kf3 Kd7 42. Kg4 Ke7 43. Kf3 Nd4+ 44. Ke4 Kd7 45. Ke3 b5 46. cxb5 axb5 47.
Kd3 b4 48. Ne4 Ke7 49. Ng5 h6 50. Ne4 Nf5 51. Nd2 Ng3 52. Nc4 Nh5 53. Ke4 Nf6+
54. Kd3 Nxd5 55. Ke4 Nc3+ 56. Kd3 Nxa2 57. Ne3 Nc3 58. Kc4 Ke6 59. h4 h5 60.
f5+ gxf5 61. Ng2 Ke5 62. Ne1 Ke4 63. Nd3 d5+ 64. Kxc5 Kxd3 65. Kxb4 f4 66. Kc5
f3 0-1

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess KO"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.23"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. e3
Nbd7 9. Bd3 (9. Nbd2 a6 10. a4 h6 $5 (10... Qb6 {-see commented game 1/2-1/2
Fominyh,A-Kharlov,A/Samara 2000/CBM 78 (41)[Tsesarsky,I]}) 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12.
Bd3 Bb4 13. O-O O-O 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 Qe7 17. Nb3 f5 18. Bd3
Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Ra8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sanjay,N-Kharlov,A/Calcutta IND 2001/The Week
in Chess 327 (44)}) 9... h6 $5 $146 ({On} 9... a6 {goes} 10. a4 {-Gelfand's
strong novelty} c5 (10... Bb4+ {-see commented game 0-1 Gelfand,B-Krasenkow,M/
Lvov 2000/CBM 77 (37) [Tsesarsky,I]}) (10... Rc8 $5 11. e4 $5 (11. Nc3 b4 12.
Ne4 (12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Ne4 c5 $15) 12... c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Rxc5 15.
Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qe2 Qa8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Gritsak,O-Markowski,T/Zakopane 2000/CBM 78
ext (39)}) 11... c5 12. axb5 cxd4 13. Qe2 axb5 14. O-O $44) {Here on} 11. axb5
$14 {Black can't play g7-g5!}) 10. Bh4 $6 $132 {Not the best move - in view of
comments below.} ({Worse of attention was} 10. Bxf6 $1 {-White tries to use
tempo loss h7-h6.} Qxf6 {[%cal Ge6e5]} (10... gxf6 11. Nbd2 $14) 11. Nbd2 e5 ({
Or} 11... Qd8 12. O-O a6 13. a4 Rc8 14. Qb3 $14) 12. O-O (12. Ne4 Bb4+ $132)
12... exd4 13. Ne4 Qe6 14. Nxd4 Qd5 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. Ng3 $14) 10... a6 {
[%cal Gc6c5]} 11. a4 Bb4+ $2 $16 {Pity. Excellent novelty is followed by wrong
continuation...} ({Badly also} 11... Rc8 $2 12. Qe2 (12. Nc3 b4 $132) 12... c5
13. axb5 axb5 14. Bxb5 cxd4 15. O-O dxe3 16. Ne5 $1 (16. fxe3 {[%cal Gf1f7]}
Be7 17. Nc3 O-O) 16... exf2+ 17. Kh1 $16 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Gb5e8,Gh4d8]}) ({
Very strong here was} 11... c5 $1 {Without h7-h6 and Bg7-h4 include this wove
would lead to White advantage, as noted above.} 12. Bxf6 ({Now on} 12. axb5 {
goes} g5 $1 13. Bg3 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 {with excellent position.}) 12... Qxf6
13. axb5 cxd4 $132 {this position also looks good enough for Black.}) 12. Nbd2
c5 13. Bxf6 $1 {Right moves order.} (13. axb5 $6 {would meet by} g5 $1 14. Bg3
{and now} Bxf3 ({not} 14... g4 $6 15. Nh4 $1 (15. Ne5 $2 Bxg2 16. Rg1 axb5 $1
$17) 15... axb5 16. O-O cxd4 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Bxb5 (18. exd4 Qa6 $132) 18...
dxe3 19. fxe3 $14 {[%csl Re8][%cal Gf1f7,Gb5e8]}) 15. gxf3 axb5 16. O-O c4 $132
) 13... Nxf6 14. axb5 Bxf3 ({White leaves with advantage also in case of} 14...
axb5 15. Bxb5+ $16) ({or} 14... O-O 15. bxa6 Bxf3 16. gxf3 cxd4 17. Ke2 $16)
15. gxf3 O-O 16. dxc5 ({Or} 16. bxa6 cxd4 17. Ke2 $16) 16... axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8
18. Ke2 Rc8 19. Nb3 {White won a whole P and must win this game.} Nd7 (19...
Qc6 20. Rc1 $16) 20. Be4 ({Or} 20. Bh7+ Kf8 21. Be4 $16) 20... Qb8 21. c6 Ne5
22. Nd4 Qb6 ({Would not change nothing also} 22... Nc4 23. b3 (23. Rc1 f5)
23... Na3 24. Qb2 $16 {[%csl Ra3,Gc6,Rg7][%cal Gh1g1,Gb2g7]}) 23. f4 Ng4 $6 $18
{[%csl Rg4]} ({White keeps an advantage also after} 23... Nc4 $142 24. b3 Nd6
25. Bf3 (25. Bg2 Bc5 26. Rd1 $16) 25... Bc5 26. Rd1 $16) 24. Qd3 {[%csl Rc8,
Re6,Rg4][%cal Gd4e6,Gd3d7]} (24. Qb3 $18 {[%csl Rb4,Re6][%cal Gb3e6]}) 24...
Bc5 25. Bf3 $6 ({Immediately wins} 25. Nxe6 $1 Nf6 (25... fxe6 26. Qd7 $18) (
25... Nxf2 26. Qd7 (26. Kxf2 fxe6 27. b4 $18)) 26. Nxc5 Qxc5 27. Bf3 $18) 25...
Nf6 26. Rc1 b4 (26... Rd8 27. c7 Rc8 (27... Qxc7 28. b4 $18) 28. Nxb5 $18) 27.
Qc4 ({Again wins} 27. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 28. Qc4 $18 {[%csl Rc5,Re6]}) 27... Bxd4 28.
Qxd4 Qa5 29. Rc4 b3 30. Qc3 Qb5 31. Ke1 Nd5 32. Bxd5 Qxd5 (32... exd5 33. Rc5
Qa4 34. c7 $18) 33. c7 $6 {Gives to Black certain chance to resist} ({After} 
33. e4 Qd6 34. e5 Qd5 35. c7 $18 {White wins}) 33... Qh1+ 34. Ke2 Qxh2 35. Rd4
Qh5+ 36. Kd2 Qh4 37. Ke1 Qh1+ 38. Ke2 Qh5+ {How White can improve his position
here?} 39. Kd3 $1 {Brave White K!} Qd1+ 40. Ke4 $1 Qh1+ $6 ({Interesting was} 
40... Qh5 $1 {with a small trap:} 41. Qxb3 $1 ({Not} 41. Rd8+ $2 Kh7 42. Rd7 (
42. Rxc8 Qd5# $1) 42... Qb5 $17 {[%csl Rc7,Rd7,Re4]}) 41... Qf5+ 42. Kf3 Qh3+
43. Ke2 Qg4+ 44. Kf1 Qh3+ 45. Ke1 Qh1+ 46. Ke2 Qh5+ 47. f3 Qh2+ 48. Kd3 $18)
41. Ke5 Qh5+ 42. Kd6 Qb5 {Immediately loses.} ({In case of} 42... e5 43. fxe5
Qg6+ {White K recedes back:} 44. Kd5 Qe6+ 45. Ke4 Qg6+ 46. Kf3 Qh5+ 47. Kg2
Qg6+ 48. Kf1 $18) 43. Qc6 Qb4+ 44. Rxb4 1-0

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess KO"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.23"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 a5 7. Be2 a4 8. O-O Nc6
9. Bd3 Na5 10. Bc2 Nc4 11. Ra2 Ne7 12. Re1 Nc6 13. Bxa4 N6xe5 14. Bxd7+ Nxd7
15. b3 Nd6 16. c4 dxc4 17. d5 Qxb3 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Rxe6+ Kd8 20. Rc2 Ra6 21.
Nc3 Nb5 22. Bg5+ Kc7 23. Nd5+ Kb8 24. Rxa6 bxa6 25. Bf4+ Bd6 26. Bxd6+ Nxd6 27.
Ne3 Kc7 28. Nd2 Qd3 29. Qc1 Nb6 30. Ndxc4 Nbxc4 31. Nxc4 Nxc4 32. Rxc4 Rd8 33.
Rxc5+ Kb6 34. Rc6+ Kb7 35. Rc7+ Kb8 36. g3 Qd1+ 37. Kg2 Qxc1 38. Rxc1 {[#]
Achtung, Rapidschach!} Rd3 39. a4 Rd4 40. Re1 Rxa4 41. Re7 Rb4 42. Rxg7 a5 43.
Rxh7 a4 44. Rh5 Kb7 45. h4 Kb6 46. Rh8 Kb7 47. Re8 a3 48. Re2 Rb2 49. Re3 a2
50. Ra3 Kc6 51. g4 (51. h5 $1 Kc5 52. h6 Kb4 53. Ra8 $18) 51... Kd5 52. h5 (52.
Kg3 $2 Rb3+ $1 53. Rxb3 a1=Q 54. Re3 $11) 52... Ke5 53. Ra4 $2 Rb4 $1 {Führt
zur Zersplitterung der weißen Bauern, wonach der Gewinn bereits problematisch
wird.} 54. Ra5+ Kf4 55. Rxa2 Kxg4 56. Ra5 {Wo ist der klare Gewinn?} ({Auch} 
56. h6 Rb6 (56... Rb7 57. Ra1 Kg5 58. Rh1 $18) 57. h7 Rh6 58. Ra7 Kf4 59. Rf7+
Kg5 60. Kg3 Rh1 61. Ra7 Kf5 {sieht alles andere als einfach aus. Die Umgehung
der schwarzen Stellung, etwa so} 62. f3 Kg5 63. Kf2 Kf5 64. Ke3 Rh4 65. Rb7 Ke5
66. f4+ Kf5 67. Ra7 Rh3+ 68. Kd4 Kxf4 {führt zu nichts.}) 56... Rb6 57. f3+ Kh4
58. Kf2 $1 ({Vermeidet die teuflische Pattfalle} 58. Rf5 Rb5 $3 $11) 58... Re6
59. h6 $2 (59. Rd5 $1 Ra6 (59... Kh3 60. Rd1 Kh4 61. Rh1+ Kg5 62. h6 $1 Rxh6
63. Rxh6 Kxh6 64. Ke3 Kg5 65. Ke4 Kf6 66. Kf4 $18) 60. Re5 Rb6 (60... Ra3 61.
h6 Ra6 62. Re1 $18) 61. Ke3 Rb3+ (61... Kg3 62. Rg5+ Kh4 63. Rf5 Kg3 64. Kd4
Kh4 65. Ke5 Rc6 66. f4 Ra6 67. Rg5 Rb6 68. Kf5 Ra6 69. h6 $1 (69. Rg1 Ra5+ $1
$11) 69... Ra5+ (69... Rxh6 70. Rg4+ Kh3 71. Rg6 Rh5+ 72. Kf6 Ra5 73. f5 $18))
62. Ke4 Rb4+ 63. Kd5 $18) 59... Rxh6 60. Ke3 Rf6 61. f4 Rb6 62. Ke4 Rb4+ 63.
Kf5 Rb8 64. Kg6 Kg4 $4 (64... Rb6+ 65. Kf5 Rb8 $11 ({oder} 65... Kh5 66. Re5
Ra6 67. Re1 Ra5+ 68. Re5 Ra1 69. Kf6+ Kh6 $11 {Der Verteidigerturm auf der
"langen" Seite!})) 65. f5 Rg8+ 66. Kf7 Rg5 67. Ke6 Kh5 68. Ra1 Rg2 69. Ra8 $2 (
69. Rf1 $1 {[%cal Rf5f6]}) (69. Rh1+ $5 Kg5 70. Rf1 $1) (69. f6 $2 Kg6 70. Re1
Ra2 71. Rg1+ Kh7 $11) 69... Kh6 $2 (69... Rb2 70. f6 $140 Rb6+ {und den
altbekannten Schachs von der langen Seite.}) 70. f6 Re2+ (70... Rb2 71. f7 $18)
71. Kf7 Kh7 (71... Rb2 72. Rh8+ Kg5 73. Kg7 $18) 72. Ra1 $1 Rh2 73. Rd1 $5 (73.
Rg1 $1) (73. Rf1 $1) 73... Rh3 74. Re1 Rh2 75. Ke7 Kg6 76. Rg1+ Kh7 77. f7 Re2+
78. Kf8 Rh2 79. Re1 (79. Rf1 $1 {[%cal Rf8e7]} Re2 80. Rh1+ Kg6 81. Kg8 $18) ({
oder} 79. Rg7+ Kh8 (79... Kh6 80. Kg8 $18) 80. Rg8+ Kh7 81. Ke7 Re2+ 82. Kd6
Rd2+ 83. Kc5 Rf2 {Vorsicht - Falle!} 84. f8=R $3 (84. f8=Q $4 Rc2+ 85. Kb4 Rb2+
86. Ka3 Ra2+ {Dauerschach bzw. Patt})) 79... Rf2 (79... Ra2 80. Rh1+ Kg6 81.
Kg8 $18) 80. Ke8 Kg7 81. Rg1+ Kh7 82. f8=Q {Pattstellung, die nicht genutzt
werden kann} Rxf8+ ({wegen} 82... Re2+ 83. Qe7+) 83. Kxf8 Kh6 84. Kf7 Kh5 85.
Rg8 Kh4 86. Kf6 1-0

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess KO"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.23"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 a5 7. Be2 a4 8. O-O Nc6
9. Bd3 Na5 10. Bc2 Nc4 11. Ra2 Ne7 12. Re1 Bb5 13. Nbd2 Nxd2 14. Bxd2 Nc6 15.
Be3 Bc4 16. Ra1 Qxb2 17. Rb1 Qxc3 18. Rxb7 Ba6 19. Rc7 Rc8 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21.
Bxa4 Bb7 22. Qb1 Qa5 23. Bxc6+ Bxc6 24. dxc5 Be7 25. Nd4 Kd7 26. Nxc6 Kxc6 27.
Rc1 Rc8 28. Qxh7 Bf8 29. Rb1 Rb8 30. Rf1 Qxa3 31. Qg8 Qa7 32. h4 g6 33. Qh8 Qb7
34. Qf6 Ra8 35. Qf4 Bg7 36. Qd4 Ra2 37. g3 Qb2 38. Qf4 Ra7 39. Qg5 Qxe5 40. Qd8
Qc7 41. Qe8+ Qd7 42. Qb8 Qc7 43. Qb3 Qb7 44. Qc2 Qb4 45. Kh2 Ra3 46. Rb1 Qc3
47. Rb6+ Kd7 48. Qb1 Ke7 49. Rb7+ Kf6 50. Bg5+ Ke5 51. Rxf7 Ra1 52. Qb8+ Kd4
53. Qf4+ Kd3 54. Qe3+ Kc2 55. Qxc3+ Bxc3 56. c6 Ra6 57. g4 Rxc6 58. h5 e5 59.
h6 e4 60. h7 Bf6 61. Rxf6 Rc7 62. Rd6 Kd3 63. Kg3 1-0

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess KO"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2849"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. g4 Nc6 8. Nb3
e6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Be3 b5 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. h4 Rc8 13. g5 Nd7 14. Qf2 Nce5 15.
a3 Qd8 16. Bd4 Nc6 17. Be3 Nce5 18. Bd4 Nc6 19. Be3 Nce5 20. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess KO"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.24"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2849"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 d5 9. exd5 {It's main line.} (9. Bd3 $5 {See comments to Ponomariov,
R-Kortschnoj,V/Donetsk,2001/ CBM 81(1/2-1/2) (Golod,V)(63)}) 9... exd5 10. Bd3
O-O 11. O-O d4 $1 {It's best move.} 12. Ne2 $5 (12. Ne4 {Nowadays- 12.Ne4 is
not actual.See comments to Leko,P-Timman,J/Wijk aan Zee,2001/CBM 81(1/2-1/2)
(Golod,V)(52)}) 12... Bg4 $5 {Shipov makes the following comments in "Club
Kasparov":"Black provoke white on a move f2-f3,which will weaken a point e3.At
a case, the black bishop passes on g6".} (12... Re8 $5 {See comments to Bosch,
J-Janssen,R/Wijk aan Zee,1999/CBM 69(1/2-1/2)(Golod,V) (37) Besides,12...Qd5;
12...a6;12...h6;12...Ng4;12...Qd6;and 12...Qb6-was checked in the previous
games.}) 13. Bg5 Qd6 14. Re1 $5 {[%mdl 4]} (14. Qd2 $5 {You can see comments
to Leko,P-Grischuk,A/Linares,2001/CBM 82(1/2-1/2)   (Golod,V)(48)}) 14... Rfe8
{This move,undoubtedly,is better,than:} (14... a5 15. Qd2 Nd5 16. h3 Bxe2 17.
Bxe2 $14 {Mainka,R-Stein,B/Dortmund,1987(1-0)(34)}) (14... h6 15. Bf4 Qd5 16.
Qd2 Rfe8 17. f3 Bf5 18. Ng3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 $14 {Schlosser,M-Stein,B/Budapest,
1987(1/2-1/2)(31)}) ({or} 14... Rad8 15. Qd2 Ne5 16. Ng3 Rfe8 17. Qf4 Nxd3 18.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 19. Qxg4 Ne5 20. Qe4 $14 {Gurevich,V-Mashinskaya,I/Koszalin,1999 (1/
2-1/2)(42)}) 15. Qd2 ({Does not give advantage:} 15. f3 Bh5 16. Qd2 (16. Nf4 h6
17. Nxh5 hxg5 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qd2 Ne5 20. Re4 {1/2-1/2 Short,N-Chandler,M/
Hastings,1987(20)}) 16... Bg6 $1 17. Qf4 Qxf4 18. Nxf4 Bxd3 19. Nxd3 Nd5 $11 {
Krakops,M-Luckans,A/Riga,1998/Inf 72/(184) (Berzinsh,R) (19)}) ({and also:} 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qd2 Bf5 17. Ng3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Qg6 19. Qxg6 hxg6 {+/=/= Feher,
G-Abdul Rahim,S/Eger,1992 (1/2-1/2)(47)}) 15... Bxe2 $1 (15... Rac8 $143 16.
Ng3 (16. Qf4 $5) 16... Ne5 17. Bf4 Nh5 $6 (17... Qc5 $5) 18. Re4 $1 {[%csl Gd2,
Rd4,Rg4][%cal Ge4d4,Gf4e5]} Nxg3 19. Bxg3 f5 20. Rxe5 {1/2-1/2 Mikhalchishin,
A-Guseinov,A/Baku 1983/MCL (20)} (20. Rxe5 Rxe5 21. h3 Bh5 $140 22. Bxf5 $16))
(15... Rad8 $6 16. Qf4 Qxf4 17. Nxf4 Re5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Re4 $14 {Trygstad,
K-Luckans,A/Herculane,1994(1-0) (52)}) (15... Bh5 $6 16. b4 (16. Nf4 $5) 16...
Rad8 17. Rad1 a6 18. f3 Bg6 $11 {Grachev,B-Karaev,M/Serpukhov,1999(1/2-1/2)(32)
}) 16. Bf4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] The important intermediate move.} ({Was checked
in the previous games:} 16. Rxe2 Rxe2 17. Qxe2 Re8 18. Qf3 Ne5 (18... Nd5 $6 {
Berzinsh,R} 19. Bd2 $14) 19. Qf4 (19. Qxb7 {Berzinsh,R} Nxd3 20. cxd3 (20. Bxf6
$143 Nxf2) 20... Ng4 21. g3 h6 22. Bf4 Qe6 $44) 19... Nfd7 (19... Qb6 $5 20.
Bxf6 Nxd3 21. Qxd4 (21. Qg3 Qxf6 22. Qxd3 Qb6 $11 {Kudrin,S-Rogers,I/London,
1988(1/2-1/2)(33)}) 21... Qxf6 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. cxd3 Re2 24. Rb1 Rd2 $44 {
Dworakowska,J-Ptacnikova,L/Istanbul,2000(0-1)(56)}) 20. Qe4 Qg6 $8 {You can
see comments to Berzinsh,R-Luckans,A/Latvia,1998/Inf72/184 (1-0(Berzinsh,R)(44)
}) 16... Qd7 17. Rxe2 (17. Bxe2 $5 {[%cal Ge2f3] From my point of view,this
move brings white at least slight advantage:} Ne4 18. Qd3 Nc5 (18... Rac8 19.
Rad1) 19. Qc4 $14) 17... Rxe2 18. Qxe2 ({Now a slightly worse is:} 18. Bxe2 {
because of:} Ne4 19. Qd3 Nc5 20. Qc4 Re8 21. Bf3 Qf5 22. Bg3 $140 Ne5 23. Bxe5
Qxe5 24. h3 d3 $1 $11) 18... Re8 {Black occupy a <->e.} 19. Qf1 Qe6 20. h3 {
+/=/=} h6 {Both contenders are engaged in preventive measures.} 21. Rd1 Nd5 22.
Bg3 Nf6 23. Bf4 {Sometimes it is desirable to repeat the moves.} Nd5 24. Bd2
Ne3 $1 {[%mdl 64] Brilliant tactical resource!} 25. fxe3 dxe3 26. Qe2 ({
Leads to equal pawns endgame:} 26. Re1 exd2 $8 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 {[%cal Ge6e1]} 28.
Be2 (28. Kh2 $2 Re1 29. Qf5 g6 (29... d1=Q $4 30. Qc8+ {[%csl Gd3,Rg8]}) 30.
Qc8+ Kg7 31. Be2 Rxe2 32. Qd7 Ne5 33. Qd4 g5 $17 {[%csl Gd2][%cal Gf7f6]})
28... Nd4 29. Kf2 Rxe2+ (29... Nxe2 $143 30. Qd1 Nd4 31. Qxd2 Re2+ 32. Qxe2
Nxe2 33. Kxe2) 30. Qxe2 Nxe2 31. Kxe2 Kf8 32. Kxd2 Ke7 $11) 26... exd2 27. Qxe6
Rxe6 28. Rxd2 {[%mdl 4096] Now white has a slight positional advantage in
endgame, at the expense of presence of the bishop.} Kf8 {The king in endgame
should be closer to the centre.} 29. Bc4 {<->d} Re7 30. Kf2 {+/=/=} Rc7 {
[%cal Gf8e7]} 31. Be2 Ke7 32. c3 Ne5 {[%csl Ye5] Hardly white it will be
possible to take essential benefits from the rule position.} 33. Rd4 Rc6 34. a4
Rb6 $5 35. b4 $140 Rc6 {[%csl Rc3]} 36. Re4 f6 37. c4 b6 {Grischuk has
constructed an impenetrable fortress.} 38. Ke3 Rd6 $6 (38... Rc7 $142) 39. c5
$1 {Attempt to move from a dead point leads to simplification of a position,
but all the same leaves to white chances of a win.} bxc5 40. bxc5 Rd5 {[%csl
Rc5]} 41. Rb4 $8 {[%csl Ra7,Re7][%cal Gb4b7]} Rxc5 42. Rb7+ Kd6 43. Rxa7 ({
A much worse is:} 43. Rxg7 Ra5 44. Bb5 a6 $11) 43... Rc3+ 44. Kf2 g5 45. Ra6+ (
{Can be recommended:} 45. a5 $5 $14 {[%csl Ye2][%cal Ga5a6]}) 45... Rc6 46. Ke3
Rxa6 47. Bxa6 f5 48. Bc8 $2 {Decisive mistake.It is necessary:} (48. Be2 $5 Kc5
49. a5 {with small chance to a win.}) 48... Nc4+ $1 49. Kf3 Nb6 {[%csl Ra4,Rc8]
Now drawn game is inevitable.} 50. Bxf5 Nxa4 $11 51. Kg4 Ke5 52. Bc2 Nc5 53.
Kh5 Kf6 54. Kxh6 Ne6 55. g3 Nd4 56. Bd3 Nf3 57. Be2 Ne5 58. Kh5 Ng6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess KO"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.24"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2849"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4] Kasparovs play in this game is well worth studying. He follows the
classical two-step plan of first closing the Q-side and then attacking on the
K-side.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. d5 Nc4 13. a4 Nb6 14. b3 Bc8
15. Qe2 {White gains time by attacking b5. But as we shall see Kasparov does
not want to start an offensive on the Q-side. His idea is the opposite - to
close it and turn his attention to the other side of the board.} ({Playing on
the Q-side with} 15. Na3 {has been quite popular recently} Ne8 (15... Bd7 16.
Be3 Qc7 (16... Qb8 17. Kh1 g6 18. a5 Nc8 19. b4 c4 {1/2-1/2 Lanka,Z-Romanishin,
O/Linz 1997/CBM 59/[Hansen,LB] (115)}) 17. Nd2 g6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bd3 Rfb8
20. Qe2 b4 21. cxb4 cxb4 22. Nc2 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Nc8 24. Nc4 $14 {>< b4; Xie Jun
- Maric,A/Erevan OL/1996/}) 16. Bd2 Bd7 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qe2 $14 {0-1
Galliamova,A-Xie Jun/Kazan/Shenyang 1999/CBM 73/[Wedberg] (60)}) ({
Transferring the N to the K-side is standard procedure in the spanish.} 15.
Nbd2 g6 16. Qe2 (16. Nf1 $6 bxa4 17. bxa4 a5 18. Ne3 Ba6 $132 {0-1 Zamostni,
J-Romanishin,O/Pula 1994/EXT 97 (38) The Q-side is not closed, Black has
counterpaly.}) (16. Bd3 Bd7 17. a5 Nc8 18. Nf1 Nh5 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Qd2 Bf6 21.
b4 c4 22. Bb1 (22. Bc2 Kh8 23. Ng3 Rg8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kuczynski,R-Romanishin,O/
Polanica Zdroj 1992/CBM 31 (33)}) 22... Bg7 23. Ng3 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Nf6 25. Rf1
Qe7 26. Nh2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Wang Zili-Romanishin,O/Manila 1992/TD (44)}) 16... Bd7
17. a5 Nc8 18. Nf1 Nh5 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Ng3 Bf8 21. Qd2 Nxg3 22. fxg3 Bxh6 23.
Qxh6 $14 {1-0 Hellers,F-Hansen,L/Hinnerup 1995/EXT 99 (43)}) 15... Bd7 16. c4
$5 $146 {[%mdl 8] One point of Kasparovs move-order (Qe2 before Nbd2) is that
Nb1 might go to c3 if Black decides to exchange on c4 or a4.} (16. Be3 {allows}
bxa4 $5 (16... g6 17. axb5 {This exchange is clearly in Black's interest.} axb5
18. Rxa8 (18. Na3 $5) 18... Nxa8 19. b4 c4 $11 {Almasi,Z-Hansen,LB/Tilburg/
1994/ (25)}) 17. bxa4 Qe8 18. a5 Bb5 $1 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qb5 21. Qc2 Nc4
$132 {1/2-1/2 Anka,E-Romanishin,O/Balatonbereny 1995/CBM 50/[Hansen,LB] (74)})
16... b4 {Closing the Q-side might be forced, but it is also dangerous. White
has a space advantage and more mobile pieces. Black is left with very little
counterplay when White starts attacking on the K-side.} (16... bxc4 17. bxc4 a5
18. Nc3 $1 Ne8 19. Bd2 Nc7 20. Nb5 $16 {Black cannot go Na6-b4 due to the weak
a5-P.}) 17. Nbd2 g6 18. Nf1 Nh5 19. g4 $5 Nf4 (19... Ng7 20. Bh6 f5 $2 {
this just doesn't work} (20... f6 $142 $14) 21. exf5 gxf5 22. gxf5 Bxf5 23.
Nxe5 $1 dxe5 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qxe5+ $18) 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Qd2 Bf6 22. e5 dxe5
23. Nxe5 Bg5 (23... Bxe5 {was the best chance for some counterplay.} 24. Rxe5
Qh4 $5 (24... Qf6 25. Rae1 Rae8 26. g5 Qxe5 27. Rxe5 Rxe5 28. Qxf4 $16) 25.
Qxf4 (25. Kh2 $2 Bxg4 $19) (25. Kg2 $2 f3+ $19) 25... f5 $132) 24. Nh2 a5 25.
Nhf3 Bh6 26. Rad1 {White's pieces are well coordinated and it's all systems go
against the black position. Black has little to be happy about in this
position.} Qf6 27. h4 Qd6 28. Ng5 Rae8 29. Nxd7 Nxd7 30. Ne4 Qb8 31. g5 Bg7 32.
d6 $1 {[%csl Gd5,Rf4][%cal Yd2f4,Yd2d5]} Be5 33. Qd5 Qb6 34. h5 $1 ({The
computer solution} 34. Nxc5 {is not as effective} Qxc5 35. Qxc5 Nxc5 36. d7
Nxd7 37. Rxd7 $16) 34... Re6 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Nf6+ $1 Rxf6 (36... Nxf6 37.
gxf6 Bxf6 38. Rxe6 fxe6 39. Qxe6+ Kg7 40. Qe4 $18) 37. gxf6 Bxf6 38. Bxg6 Kg7
39. Bf5 Nb8 40. Qg2+ Kh6 41. Qh3+ Kg5 42. Qg4+ Kh6 43. Rd3 1-0

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess KO"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.24"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2849"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bangiev} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3
b5 8. g4 Nfd7 {'!?' Bangiev. Bangiev: 'Ein merkwürdiger, seltener Zug, der
allerdings mit einem interessanten Plan verbunden ist. Schwarz versucht damit
den Springer auf b6 zu postieren, bevor Weiß dies mittels des Manövers Qd2-f2
verhindern könnte.'} 9. Qd2 Nb6 {'!' Bangiev.} 10. O-O-O N8d7 (10... b4 {
Bangiev Es ist zu früh.} 11. Nb1 $14) 11. Qf2 (11. Bd3 {Bangiev} Ne5 $5) 11...
Bb7 12. Bd3 Rc8 {Bangiev: 'Schwarz hat eine gute aktive Ausgangsposition
erreicht. Alle Leichtfiguren des Nachziehenden stehen zum Angriff am
Damenflügel bereit.'} (12... Ne5 $2 {Bangiev} 13. Nxe6 $1) 13. Nce2 Nc5 14. Kb1
Nba4 (14... d5 {Bangiev} 15. e5) (14... Be7 {Bangiev} 15. h4 d5 16. e5) (14...
Qc7 {Bangiev} 15. h4 e5 $6 16. Nb3 Nxd3 17. cxd3 Qc2+ 18. Ka1 Na4 19. Rd2 $14)
15. h4 Qc7 {'|^' Bangiev. Bangiev: '/\e5'} 16. Rc1 {'?!' Bangiev.} (16. Ng3 {
[%cal Gf2c2] Bangiev} e5 (16... Nxb2 {Bangiev} 17. Kxb2 Na4+ 18. Kc1 $13) (
16... Nxd3 {Bangiev} 17. cxd3) 17. Nb3 (17. Ndf5 {Bangiev} g6) 17... Nxb2 $5 (
17... d5 $13 {Bangiev}) 18. Kxb2 Na4+ 19. Kc1 d5 (19... Qc3 {Bangiev} 20. Ne2
Qb2+ 21. Kd2 d5 22. Ke1) 20. Ne2 (20. exd5 $2 {Bangiev} Qc3 (20... Ba3+ $5 {
Bangiev} 21. Kd2 Bb4+ $17) 21. d6 Bxd6 22. Bxb5+ axb5 23. Rxd6 Bxf3 $1 {/\Qb2}
24. Bd4 exd4 25. Qe1+ Kf8 26. Qxc3 Nxc3) 20... d4 21. Bd2 Ba3+ 22. Kb1) 16...
d5 {'!' Bangiev.} (16... e5 $5 {Bangiev}) 17. e5 {'?!' Bangiev.} (17. exd5 {
Bangiev} Bxd5 18. Nb3 {Durch die Vereinfachung der Stellung versucht man in
der Regel den gegnerischen Druck zu verringern.} Bd6 (18... Bxb3 {Bangiev} 19.
cxb3 Nb6 20. Rhd1) (18... Nxd3 {Bangiev} 19. cxd3) 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. h5 $132)
17... Qxe5 18. f4 $6 {Grischuk might have been ashamed to use the exposed
queen for the move repetition with a draw, but his brave attitude will bring
him only sorrow.} (18. Bf4 $1 Qf6 19. Bg5 Nxd3 (19... Qe5 {Bangiev} 20. Bf4 $11
) 20. cxd3 Qe5 (20... Qg6 $2 21. Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Nf4 $18) 21. Bf4 $11) 18... Qd6
19. g5 Be7 20. h5 f5 {'-/+!' Bangiev.} (20... Nxd3 21. cxd3 Nc5 22. Rhd1 b4 $17
) (20... O-O 21. f5 e5 22. f6 exd4 23. fxe7 Qxe7 24. Nxd4 $40) 21. Nf3 $6 (21.
gxf6 Bxf6 $17) (21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Nxf5 Qd7 23. Nxg7+ Kf8 24. h6 d4 $17) 21...
Ne4 22. Bxe4 (22. Qe1 O-O $17) 22... dxe4 23. Ne5 Bd5 (23... Bxg5 $2 24. b3
Nc3+ 25. Nxc3 Rxc3 26. Rhd1 Qc7 (26... Bd5 27. Bd4 $14) (26... Qxe5 27. fxe5
Bxe3 28. Qg3 $16) 27. Rd7 $14) 24. Rh3 $6 (24. Bd4 $1 e3 25. Qxe3 Bxh1 26. Rxh1
Qd5 $15) (24. h6 {Bangiev} g6 25. Bd4) 24... Nxb2 $1 {[%mdl 128] '-+!' Bangiev.
The decisive small combination, white king has no chance to survive without
the proper pawn shelter.} 25. Bd4 (25. Kxb2 Qa3+ 26. Kb1 Qxa2#) 25... Na4 26.
h6 gxh6 27. g6 (27. Qh4 $5 Rf8 28. Qxh6 Qb4+ 29. Rb3 (29. Ka1 Bc5 $19) 29...
Qd2 30. Qh5+ Kd8 31. Be3 Qa5 32. Nf7+ Kc7 $17) 27... hxg6 28. Nxg6 Rg8 29. Nxe7
(29. Ne5 Qb4+ 30. Ka1 Rc3 $1 31. Bxc3 Qa3 $19) 29... Qxe7 30. Ka1 Kd7 31. Qe1 (
31. Rg3 Qb4 $19) 31... Rg2 32. Re3 Rc4 33. Be5 Qb4 34. Qh4 (34. Qxb4 Rxb4 35.
Rh1 Rf2 $19) 34... Rxe2 $1 {The position was ripe for a tactical solution, the
a2-square becomes indifensible.} 35. Rxe2 Qa3 36. Rg1 (36. Rb1 Rc3 37. Rb3 Rxb3
$19) 36... Rc3 $1 37. Rg7+ Kc6 38. Rc7+ Kb6 39. Bd4+ Kxc7 0-1

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2001.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 Bg4 8.
Nbd2 Nbd7 9. c4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Re8 11. Nxd6 cxd6 12. Qb3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 h6 14.
Bh4 Qa5 15. Bg3 Nf8 16. Qxb7 Ne6 17. Qb5 Qd8 18. Qb4 Rb8 19. Qxd6 Rxb2 20. Qxd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2001.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Bangiev} e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. g3 d5 7. e5
Ng4 8. Nf3 $6 (8. e6 Nf6 9. exf7+ (9. Bh3 Nc6 10. exf7+ Kxf7 11. Bxc8 Qxc8 12.
Nf3 Qd7 13. O-O Rhe8 14. Qd3 Rad8 15. Bf4 Bb4 16. Nb5 Ba5 17. c3 Kg8 18. Bg5
$14 {1-0 Speelman,J-Giorgadze,T/Hastings 1979/MCD (41)}) 9... Kxf7 10. Bg2 c6
11. O-O Nbd7 (11... Re8 12. Nce2 Nbd7 13. b3 Ne5 14. Bb2 Bc5 15. h3 Qb6 16. Nf4
Kg8 17. c3 Bd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Kuzmin,G/Lvov 1990/CBM 18 (25)}) 12.
Re1 Nc5 13. b4 Ne6 14. b5 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Re8 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Rb1 Bf5 18. Rb7
Qc8 19. Rxa7 Rxa7 20. Qxa7 Bxc2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Geller,E-Giorgadze,T/Minsk 1979/
URS-ch (52)}) (8. Bg2 c5 (8... Nxe5 {Bangiev} 9. Nxd5 Bg4 10. Qd2 c5 $5 11. Nb5
$1 $13) 9. Ndb5 a6 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. exd6 d4 12. Qe2+ Kf8 13. Nd5 Nc6 14. O-O
Nf6 15. Qc4 Qxd6 16. Bf4 $18 {1-0 Smagin,S-Antoshin,V/Moscow 1982/MCD (41)}) (
8. Bf4 g5 9. e6 h5 10. h3 Nxf2 11. Kxf2 gxf4 12. Be2 Bf6 13. gxf4 fxe6 14.
Bxh5+ Kf8 15. Bg4 Qd6 16. Kg2 $36 {1-0 Yurtaev,L-Okhotnik,V/Lyngby 1990/EXT 97
(24)}) (8. f4 c5 9. Nf3 d4 10. Ne2 f5 11. h3 Nh6 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Nc6 14. b3
Be6 15. Bb2 Qd7 16. Qd2 Rad8 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. c4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Spassky,
B-Fressinet,L/Paris FRA 2001/ (25)}) 8... Nc6 $1 {'!?' Bangiev.} (8... Bc5 $2
9. Qxd5 Bxf2+ 10. Ke2 $16 Bb6 11. h3 Nh6 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Bg5+ Ke8 14. g4 Ng8
15. Re1 Nc6 16. Kd1 Be6 17. Bb5 Nge7 18. Kc1 a6 19. Ba4 h6 20. Bd2 Rd8 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Palatnik,S-Kholmov,R/USSR 1972/(51)}) 9. Qxd5 Bf5 $1 {'!?' Bangiev.}
10. Bc4 {'?!' Bangiev. Bangiev: 'Nun wird auf e5 mit Tempogewinn genommen.'} (
10. Bb5 Qxd5 (10... O-O {Bangiev} 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qxc6 (12. Qc4 {Bangiev} Be6
) 12... Bd7 (12... Bxc2 {Bangiev} 13. h3 $16) 13. Qc4 {Weiß steht besser, muss
aber mit Gegenspiel (man beachte das schwarze Läuferpaar) des Schwarzen
rechnen.}) 11. Nxd5 Be4 $1 (11... O-O-O {Bangiev} 12. Bxc6 (12. Nxe7+ {Bangiev}
Nxe7 13. h3 Be4 $1) 12... Bc5 13. Ne3 Bxe3 14. Bxe3 bxc6 $132) 12. Nxc7+ Kd7
13. Nxa8 Bxf3 $17) 10... Qxd5 11. Nxd5 (11. Bxd5 Nb4 $17) 11... Ngxe5 $1 12.
Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe7 (13. Nxc7+ Kd7 14. Nxa8 Nxc4 $17) 13... Kxe7 {For some
strange reason draw was agreed her,as Black are clearly better.(on move 13!) 
Bangiev: Wegen den weißfeldrigen Schwächen auf e4, f3, c2 hat Schwarz die
etwas besseren Aussichten.} (13... Kxe7 14. Be2 (14. Bd5 c6 15. Bg2 Bxc2 $17) (
14. Bb3 Be4 $17) 14... Bxc2 15. Bf4 Be4 16. O-O Kf6 17. Rfe1 Rhe8 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2001.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg5 d4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Rc1 Bb6
15. Nc4 Bg4 16. Re1 Bc5 17. a3 a6 18. b4 Ba7 19. Qd2 Rc8 20. a4 Be6 21. Nf4
Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Ne5 23. Rxc8 Qxc8 24. Rc1 Qd7 25. Qc2 d3 26. exd3 Bd4 27. h3 g6
28. Kh2 Kg7 29. Be4 h5 30. Nd5 Re6 31. f4 Rc6 32. Qd1 Rxc1 33. Qxc1 Qc6 34. Qd2
f5 35. Bg2 Nd7 36. Qe1 Qd6 37. Qc1 b5 38. a5 h4 39. gxh4 Kh6 40. Qe1 Nf6 41.
Qe7 Qxe7 42. Nxe7 Ne8 43. Nd5 Bg7 44. Ne3 Bf8 45. Nc2 Bd6 46. Kg3 Nc7 47. Bb7
Kh5 48. d4 Kh6 49. d5 Kh5 50. Bc6 Kh6 51. Bb7 Kh5 52. Bc6 Kh6 53. Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2001.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 h6 15. Bc2
exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ra3 f5 20. Nh2 Nf6 21. Rg3 Qe7 $5 {
Bacrot is not afraid to look stright into the head of the gun, the queen is
preparing to help in the defense of the kingside and at the same time exerts
pressure along the e file.} (21... Kh8 22. b3 (22. Nhf3 fxe4 23. Nh4 Bxd5 24.
Ng6+ Kg8 25. Nf1 Ra7 26. Ne3 Be6 27. Ng4 Nxg4 28. hxg4 Bf7 29. Nxf8 Kxf8 30. g5
{Smirnov,P-Svirin,O/RUS-Team Smolensk/2000/ (40) 1-0}) 22... fxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxd5
24. Nxf6 Qxf6 25. Bd2 Rxe1+ 26. Bxe1 Qe6 27. Re3 {Topalov,V-Almasi,Z/
Amber-blind 10th/2001/ (37) 1-0}) (21... Qd7 22. b3 Qf7 (22... fxe4 23. Nxe4
Nbxd5 24. Ng4 Nxg4 25. hxg4 Nf6 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Bg6 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Bd5 29.
Rh3 Bf7 {Pavlovic,M-Gligoric,S/JUG-ch Belgrade/1999/ (57) 0,5}) 23. Bb2 Rad8
24. Kf1 Kh8 25. exf5 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Re8 27. Qc1 Nbxd5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Ng4 {
Bashkov,V-Szymczak,Z/Karvina op/1992/ (41) 1-0}) 22. Rf3 $6 (22. Rge3 Qf7 $5)
22... Bxd5 $1 23. Rxf5 (23. Rfe3 fxe4 $15) 23... Bf7 24. Ndf3 (24. Rf3 $5 d5 (
24... Nc6 25. Rfe3 g5 26. Nhf3 Bg7 $13) 25. e5 Nd7 26. e6 $1 Bxe6 27. Bg6 $14)
24... Be6 25. g4 (25. Nh4 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 Qe6 $17) 25... Bxf5 26. gxf5 (26. exf5
Qd7 $19) 26... Qb7 $1 {[%mdl 256] The exchange sacrifice is not without it's
poison, but black still has a tromph or two in the active defense.} 27. Ng4 (
27. Qb3+ Kh7 28. e5 dxe5 29. Nxe5 Bd6 $19) 27... Nxe4 (27... Nxg4 28. hxg4 d5
29. e5 $40) 28. Bxh6 (28. Qb3+ d5 29. Rxe4 c4 30. Nxh6+ Kh8 31. Nf7+ Qxf7 32.
Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Qd1 Qh5 $19) 28... Nf6 (28... gxh6 $6 29. Rxe4 (29. Bxe4 d5 30.
Bxd5+ Nxd5 31. Qxd5+ Qxd5 32. Nf6+ Kf7 33. Nxd5 Rxe1+ 34. Nxe1 Rd8 $19) 29...
Qg7 30. Qe2 Rxe4 31. Qxe4 Ra7 $17) 29. Be3 (29. Nxf6+ gxf6 30. Bxf8 Rxe1+ (
30... Rxf8 31. Re4 Rfe8 32. Rg4+ $17) 31. Nxe1 Rxf8 32. Qxd6 Re8 33. Ng2 Qe7
$17) 29... Nxg4 30. hxg4 Qd5 (30... d5 31. Ng5 $1 d4 32. Bd2 $17) 31. Nd2 (31.
Ng5 Qxd1 32. Rxd1 d5 33. Ne6 Rac8 $19) 31... c4 (31... bxa4 32. Be4 Rxe4 33.
Nxe4 Qxe4 34. Bxc5 Qxe1+ 35. Qxe1 dxc5 $19) 32. g5 (32. Be4 $5 Rxe4 33. Nxe4
Qxd1 (33... Qxe4 34. Bd2 Qd3 35. Bxb4 $11) 34. Rxd1 Nd3 35. b3 d5 36. Nc3 Rd8
$1 (36... bxa4 $6 37. Nxa4 Re8 $13) 37. axb5 (37. Bb6 Rd7 38. axb5 axb5 $17)
37... d4 38. Bg5 dxc3 39. Bxd8 c2 40. Rf1 cxb3 41. bxa6 Bc5 $19) 32... Nd3 {
The slowing of white's attack was successful, Grischuk does not have enough
compensation for the material.} 33. Bxd3 (33. Nb3 Qxf5 $19) 33... cxd3 34. Qg4
Re5 (34... bxa4 35. g6 Re5 36. Qh3 $132) 35. f6 (35. g6 Rxf5 $19) 35... Qe6 36.
Qg3 d5 37. Rc1 (37. g6 Qxf6 38. Nf3 Re4 39. axb5 Bd6 $19) 37... Bd6 38. Rc6 d4
39. f7+ (39. Nf3 Rxe3 40. fxe3 Qxe3+ 41. Qf2 Bg3 42. Qxe3 dxe3 $19) (39. Bf4
Re1+ 40. Kg2 Qd5+ 41. Qf3 Qxf3+ 42. Kxf3 Bxf4 43. Kxf4 Re2 $19) 39... Qxf7 (
39... Kxf7 40. Qf3+ Rf5 41. Rxd6 Rxf3 42. Rxe6 Rxe3 $19) 40. Rxd6 dxe3 $1 {
Black's counterplay is a cleear sign of the impending solution, white's
threats are still very foggy.} 41. Qxe5 (41. fxe3 Qe7 42. Rd7 Rxe3 43. Rxe7
Rxg3+ $19) 41... Re8 (41... Qxf2+ 42. Kh1 Qe1+ 43. Kg2 Qxd2+ 44. Kh3 Rf8 45.
Qd5+ Kh8 46. Qh1 Qf2 47. Kg4+ Kg8 $19) 42. Qxe3 (42. Qg3 e2 43. Nf3 d2 $1 44.
Rxd2 Qxf3 45. Qxf3 e1=Q+ 46. Kg2 Qxd2 $19) 42... Rxe3 43. fxe3 Qf5 44. g6 (44.
Rd4 bxa4 $19) (44. Rxa6 Qg4+ 45. Kf2 Qe2+ $19) 44... Qg4+ 45. Kf2 Qe2+ 46. Kg3
Kf8 {White has no real chance to hold this endgame as all his pawns are rather
vulnerable.} 47. Nf3 Qxe3 48. axb5 (48. Rxa6 d2 49. Rd6 Qe1+ $19) 48... axb5
49. b4 Ke7 50. Rd5 Ke6 51. Rd8 Kf5 52. Kg2 (52. Rd5+ Kxg6 53. Re5 Qb6 54. Rd5
Kh6 $19) 52... Kxg6 53. Rxd3 Qe2+ (53... Qxd3 $4 54. Ne5+ $18) 54. Kg1 Kh6 55.
Rd6+ g6 56. Rf6 (56. Nh2 Qe1+ 57. Nf1 Qxb4 $19) 56... Kg7 (56... Kg7 57. Rf4
Qe3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2001.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Rfd1 $1 Na5 (13... Nb4
14. Qb3 a5 15. a4 $14 (15. Nxd5 $5)) 14. Qc2 Nc4 (14... Rc8 15. Nf5 $14) 15.
Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Bf6 $6 (17... Qb6 18. Qb3 $14) (17... Bg5
18. e4 Qb6 19. Qb3 Qxb3 20. axb3 $14) 18. Qb3 $6 (18. Bxb7 $1 {(Grischuk)} Rxe3
(18... Rb8 $2 19. Nc6 $18) (18... Qe7 19. Bxa8 Qxe3+ 20. Kh1 Rxa8 21. Qd3 Qe7
22. Rac1 Bg4 $16) 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Rac1 (20. Nf3 Bh3 21. Rac1 (21. Rd6 Bd8 22.
Kf2 Re7 $132) 21... Re8 {->> 20.Rac1}) 20... Re8 (20... Bh3 21. Qc6) 21. Nf3
Bh3 22. Rd6 $16) 18... Qe7 19. e4 Bg4 20. Rac1 Red8 (20... Rad8 21. Nf5 Bxf5
22. exf5 Bg5 (22... Qxe2 $2 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Bxe8 $18) (22... Rd7 $2 23. Bxf7+
$18) 23. Rc2 Be3+ 24. Kg2 Kh8 25. Rd3 $14) (20... Rac8 $1 21. Nf3 (21. Nf5 $6
Bxf5 22. exf5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qxe2 24. Qxb7 (24. Bxf7+ Kf8 25. Bxe8 $4 Bd4+ $19)
24... Re7 $40) (21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Qxb7 Qxb7 23. Bxb7 Rc4 $11) 21... b6 22. Kg2
(22. e5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bxf3 24. exf3 (24. exf6 Bxd5 25. fxe7 Bxb3 26. axb3 Rxe7
$11) 24... Bxe5 $11) (22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. e5 Bxf3 24. exf6 Qc5+ 25. Kf1 Bxd5 26.
Qxd5 (26. Rxd5 Qc1+ 27. Rd1 Qc6 28. Qf3 Qxf3+ 29. exf3 gxf6 $11) 26... Qxd5 27.
Rxd5 gxf6 28. Rd7 Rc2 $11) 22... Bh5 $132) 21. Nf3 $1 {/\ e5} (21. Nf5 Bxf5 22.
exf5 Qxe2 23. Qxb7 (23. Bxf7+ Kh8 $132) 23... Rab8 (23... Bg5 24. Re1 $16) 24.
Qxf7+ Kh8 25. b3 Qxa2 $14) 21... Bh5 $6 (21... Be6 22. Bxe6 (22. e5 Bxd5 23.
Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Qxd5 Rd8 25. Qc5 b6 26. Qxe7 Bxe7 27. Rc7 Bc5+ 28. Kg2 a5 $132 {
/\ Rd1}) 22... Qxe6 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. e5 Be7 25. Kf1 $14 (25. Nd4 Rd5 26. Nxe6
Rxe5 27. Nf4 g5 28. Nd5 Rxe2 29. Rc7 Re8 30. Rxb7 Bc5+ 31. Kh1 Rf2 $44) (25.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 $14)) (21... Rd7 22. e5 Bg5 (22... Bxe5 23. Bxf7+ $16) 23. Rc4 (23.
Nxg5 hxg5 24. e6 fxe6 (24... Bxe6 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Rd1 Qe7 28.
Qe3 $14) 25. Bf3 Bxf3 26. exf3 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rc8 $11) 23... Be6 (23... Bxf3
24. exf3 Rad8 (24... Qxe5 $2 25. f4) 25. Bxf7+ $16 Qxf7 $2 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27.
Rc8+ Kh7 28. e6 $18) 24. Rcd4 (24. e4 $14) 24... Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5
Rc8 27. Kg2 $14) 22. e5 $1 Bxe5 (22... Bg5 23. Rc3 $1 {/\ h4} (23. Nxg5 $6 Qxg5
(23... hxg5 $6 24. e6 fxe6 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. g4 Re8 28. Bf5 $16)
24. Rf1 (24. e6 Bxe2 25. exf7+ Kh8 $132) 24... Rd7 $132) 23... Bxf3 (23... Qe8
24. Rc7 $16) 24. Rxf3 Qxe5 25. e4 $16) 23. Qxb7 Qxb7 24. Bxb7 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1
Rb8 26. Nxe5 Rxb7 27. Rd2 $16 (27. g4 Rb5 (27... Re7 $4 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. Nd7
$18) (27... f6 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. gxh5 fxe5 30. b3 Rb5 31. Re8 $16) 28. Rd8+ Kh7
29. Re8 Bg6 (29... Bxg4 $6 30. Nxg4 Rg5 31. h3 h5 (31... f5 32. Re5 Kg6 33. Kf2
fxg4 34. Rxg5+ Kxg5 35. hxg4 Kxg4 36. b4 Kf5 37. a4 Ke5 38. b5 Kd5 39. a5 $18)
32. Re5 f5 33. Kf2 hxg4 34. hxg4 Rxg4 35. Rxf5 $16) 30. Nxg6 (30. b3 Bb1) 30...
Kxg6 31. b3 Ra5 (31... Rg5 32. h3 h5 33. Re4 $14) 32. a4 Rc5 $14) 27... f6 28.
Nc4 Rc7 29. b3 Kf8 30. Kf2 Bf7 31. Nd6 (31. Rd4 $5) 31... a5 32. Rd4 (32. Nxf7
Kxf7 33. Rd5 a4 34. bxa4 Rc4 35. a3 Rxa4 36. Rd3 Ke6 $14) 32... Rc5 33. Ra4 Bd5
34. Ke3 (34. e4 $1 Be6 (34... Bc6 35. Rc4 Rxc4 36. Nxc4 a4 37. bxa4 Bxe4 (37...
Bxa4 38. Ke3 $18) 38. Ke3 Bc6 39. a5 $18) 35. Ke3 $16 (35. Nb7 Rc2+ 36. Ke3
Rxh2 37. Rxa5 $16)) 34... Bc6 35. Rc4 Re5+ 36. Kd3 Bd7 37. Rd4 Ke7 38. Nc4 (38.
e4 Be6 39. Nc4 $16) 38... Rf5 39. Rf4 Rh5 40. h4 Rd5+ 41. Rd4 Rf5 42. Re4+ Kd8
43. a4 $1 {>< a5} g5 $2 44. Ne3 $2 (44. Nd6 Rf1 (44... Rd5+ 45. Rd4 $18) 45.
Nf7+ Kc7 46. Nxh6 $18) 44... Rf2 45. Rd4 Kc7 46. Rc4+ Kd6 47. Rd4+ Kc7 48. Nd5+
Kc6 49. Ke3 Rf1 50. b4 axb4 51. Nxb4+ Kc7 52. Na6+ $6 (52. a5 $142 $16) 52...
Kc8 53. Rc4+ (53. Nc5 Bc6 54. Rc4 Kd8 55. a5 Rg1) 53... Kd8 54. Nc5 Ke7 55. Rb4
$6 $138 (55. a5 $142) 55... Rc1 (55... Bc6 $5 $132) 56. Re4+ Kd8 $2 $138 (56...
Kd6 $1 57. Nxd7 (57. Rd4+ Kxc5 58. Rxd7 Rc3+ 59. Kf2 Ra3 60. h5 Rxa4 61. Rh7
Kd5 62. Rxh6 Ke6 63. Rh7 Kf5 64. Rg7 (64. Rb7 Kg4 65. h6 Kh5 66. h7 Ra8 67. Kf3
Kg6 $11) 64... Kg4 65. h6 Ra8 66. h7 Rh8 $11 {/\ Kh5-h6}) 57... Kxd7 $14) 57.
Kd4 $1 $16 Bf5 58. Re3 gxh4 59. gxh4 Rh1 $6 60. Kd5 $40 Rxh4 61. a5 Rh1 62. a6
Ra1 (62... Kc7 63. Re7+ Kb8 64. e4 $1 (64. Rb7+ Ka8 65. Na4 Be4+ $1) 64... Bc8
(64... Rd1+ 65. Kc6 Bg6 66. Nd7+ $18) (64... Bh3 65. Rb7+ Ka8 66. Na4 $18) 65.
a7+ Ka8 66. Re8 $18) 63. Kc6 {/\ Nb7} Bg6 (63... Bc8 64. Nb7+ Bxb7+ 65. axb7
Rc1+ 66. Kb6 Rb1+ 67. Ka7 Ra1+ 68. Kb8 $18 {/\ Rh3}) 64. Kb7 Rb1+ 65. Rb3 Rxb3+
(65... Be4+ 66. Kb8) 66. Nxb3 Be4+ 67. Kb8 h5 68. Nc5 Bd5 69. Nb7+ 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2001.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Bd2 Bf8 13. c4 b4 14. a5 Nd7 15. Ba4
Rb8 16. Ne3 Nc5 17. Qc2 b3 18. Qc3 Ba8 19. Nd5 Qd7 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Be3 Na4
22. Qd2 Ba8 23. Nxc7 Qxc7 24. Rxa4 Qd7 25. Raa1 d5 26. cxd5 Bb4 27. Qd1 Bxe1
28. Nxe1 Rb5 29. Bd2 Bxd5 30. exd5 Qxd5 31. Bc3 Re6 32. Qf3 Qd7 33. Qe4 Rd6 34.
h3 Rdd5 35. Nf3 Rxd3 36. Nxe5 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Qd5 38. Qxd5 Rdxd5 39. Nc6 Rdc5 40.
Nd4 Rb7 41. g4 h5 42. Kg3 Rc4 43. Kf3 f6 44. Ke3 Rc5 45. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2001.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Qc2 a6 7. Nge2 Bd6 8. f3 O-O
9. O-O {In the following game white led in interesting plan with lon castle,
but Grischuk found a way to equalize;} (9. Bd2 b6 10. O-O-O Kh8 11. e4 fxe4 12.
fxe4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. Rhf1 b5 15. Bb3 Qe7 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Bf4 a5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Kosyrev,V-Grischuk,A/Elista 2000/CBM 79 (31)}) 9... b6 {While Grischuk
played his first game with Akopian, he even didn't think about b6 move (as you
can find out in his annotations to that game- he has checked all logical moves,
except 9...b6); Then he tried this move against Chernin, and got equal play.
In current game, he shows an improvement of his game against Chernin; 9...b6
move prevents c4-c5 ideas of white (c4-c5 and then to prepare e3-e4- white
gets advantage in space that way), as it was shown by Akopian.} (9... Kh8 $5 {
1-0 Akopian,V-Grischuk,A/Ubeda 75/70 1999/Inf 75/[Grischuk,A] (54)}) 10. Bd2
Qc7 $146 {Another improvement of the line is introduced by Grischuk;} (10...
Kh8 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. cxd5 cxd5 (12... Bxh2+ 13. Kh1 cxd5 14. f4 Ng4 15. Rf3 {
[%cal Gg2g3,Gh1g2,Yd1h1] and Bh2 has no way to escape;}) 13. h3 Nc6 14. a3 Bb7
15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 e5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Nxd4 19. Qxc7 Bxc7 20. Nxd4 {
1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Grischuk,A/Batumi 1999/CBM 74 (20)}) 11. h3 c5 $1 {That's
the point; Black doesn't need Kh8-move so much now;} 12. dxc5 (12. cxd5 $4 c4 {
[%csl Rd3]}) 12... bxc5 13. Na4 (13. Rad1 Nc6 {[%cal Gc6b4]} 14. a3 Ne5 $1 $15
(14... d4 15. exd4 cxd4 16. Na4 $14) 15. cxd5 $140 c4 $19) 13... Nc6 14. Rac1 (
14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxc5 $140 Ncb4 $19) 14... Bd7 {Completing the development;}
15. cxd5 Nxd5 {[%cal Gc6b4,Gc6e5]} 16. Bc4 (16. Nxc5 Ncb4 17. Nxd7 Nxc2 18.
Nxf8 Rxf8 19. Rxc2 Qb6 $17) (16. a3 Ne5 $17) 16... Ne5 $15 {Black dominates in
the centre;} 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Nf4 (18. Nxc5 Bb5 19. Nd4 (19. Rf2 Rac8 {
[%cal Re5d3]} 20. b4 Nd3 $17) 19... Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Rac8 $17) 18... Bb5 19. Rfd1
(19. Ne6 Qc6 20. Nxf8 Bd3 $1 $15 (20... Bxa4 21. b3 Bb5 22. Ne6 $11)) 19... Qf7
20. Be1 $4 {Black's position is better, but white could stand the pressure for
a while by accurate defense;} (20. Nxc5 Rac8 21. b4 Rfe8 $1 {[%cal Rd6c5,Yg7g5]
black has dangerous threts here; the main one is to trap the knight f4 by
g7-g5;} (21... Bxc5 22. bxc5 g5 {[%csl Rf4]} 23. Bc3 $1 gxf4 (23... Rxc5 24.
Qd2 gxf4 25. Bxe5 fxe3 $14) 24. Bxe5 fxe3 25. Qb3 {[%csl Rd5,Re3] and white is
better;})) (20. Nb6 Rab8 21. Nfxd5 (21. Nbxd5 g5 $17 {[%csl Rd5,Rf4]}) 21...
Nxf3+ $1 (21... Bd3 22. Qc3 Nxf3+ $1 23. gxf3 Qg6+ 24. Kh1 Qg3 $19) 22. gxf3
Qg6+ 23. Kh1 Be2 $19) (20. Nc3 $142 d4 21. exd4 cxd4 22. Nxb5 axb5 $15) 20...
d4 $1 {[%csl Ye3,Rf4] Weakening the outpost f4, and dark squares on white's
kingside;} 21. Nb6 (21. b3 Rae8 $17 {[%cal Re5f3,Rg7g5] and same ideas like in
the game;}) (21. exd4 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Bxf4 $17) 21... Rae8 {All is prepared for
the final action; Nxf3 blow is in the air;} 22. b4 $2 {Final mistake. Black
decides the game by following blow;} (22. Bg3 Nxf3+ (22... d3 23. Qc3 Rb8 24.
Nbd5 c4 $17 {[%cal Rg7g5]} (24... g5 $6 25. Nxd3 $13)) 23. gxf3 Rxe3 $17 {
[%cal Rd6f4]}) {[%tqu "En","Find the last move of this game;","","","e5f3","",
10,"e5f3","",0]} 22... Nxf3+ (22... Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Bxf4 24. exf4 Re2 $19 {
[%cal Gf7g6]}) 0-1

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2001.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Kortschnoj} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rd8 {
This move is attractive because it sets a trap. Against White´s most natural
move Black gets very strong pressure.} 14. Nf1 $6 {[%mdl 16384] Quite a common
mistake. White removes the N from the centre and allows Black to expand. 
Kortschnoj: 'The theory believes this move is not the best here. After 14.d5
white has better chances.'} (14. d5 {is solid, but not much more} Bd7 15. Nf1
Rdc8 16. Bd3 Nb7 17. Ng3 Nc5 {and Black´s position is sound, as has been
proven many times.}) (14. b3 $1 {is the best try for an advantage, e.g.} Nc6
15. Bb2 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bb7 (17... Be6 18. Rc1 Qa5 19. Bb1 (19. Nf3
Rac8 20. Bb1 h6 21. Rxc8 Bxc8 22. Bb2 d5 23. exd5 Rxd5 $10 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,
A-Xie Jun/Monaco blind (04) ;EXP 52 1996 (33)}) 19... d5 20. e5 (20. Bc3 b4 21.
Bxf6 Bxf6 22. e5 Bg5 23. Qe2 Qb6 24. Rcd1 Rac8 25. Nf3 Be7 26. Nd4 $14 {
1-0 Popovic,P-Hellers,F/Thessaloniki 1988/TD (40)}) 20... Ne4 21. Nf1 Rdc8 (
21... Rac8 22. Qd3 g6 23. Qe3 Qa3 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Ng3 $14 {
1-0 Asrian,K-Pedzich,D/Ubeda 1999/CBM 68 ext (30)}) 22. Qd3 g6 23. f3 $36 {
1-0 Ivanov,A-Pedzich,D/Oak Bridge 2000/EXT 2001 (38)}) 18. b4 (18. Rc1 Qa5 (
18... Rac8 $2 19. e5 $1 Qc6 20. Bxh7+ $18 {1-0 Wang Pin-Garcia,G/Ubeda 1998/
CBM 62 ext (36)}) 19. Bb1 Rac8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nf1 Re8 22. Re3 Qd8 23. Ng3 g6
24. Qd2 Bf8 25. Qb2 Bg7 26. f4 $16 {Dolmatov,S-Polgar,Zsu/New York op (6) 1989/
1-0 (61)}) 18... Rac8 19. Rc1 Qb8 20. a3 Re8 21. Nf1 Bd8 22. Ng3 Qa8 23. Nf5
Re6 24. f3 g6 25. Nh6+ Kf8 26. Bb3 $40 {1-0 Korneev,O-Fernandez Garcia,J/
Elgoibar 2000/CBM 81 (48)}) 14... exd4 15. Nxd4 (15. Ng3 $5 {might be better}
d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bb7 19. Bg5 Bxe4 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Rxe4 d3
22. Nd4 Rd5 (22... Qb4 $5 $13) 23. Qxd3 Rxe5 24. Nf5 $16 {Vlasak,E-Kupsovsky,V/
corr/1991/1:0/47/}) 15... d5 $1 {[%cal Yd8d1] The key move. Black expands in
the centre before White has had time to organize himself.} 16. e5 Ne4 17. Bf4 {
'?!' Kortschnoj.} (17. f3 $6 {trying to refute Black's play} Bc5 $1 {is only
promising for Black} 18. fxe4 dxe4 19. Rxe4 (19. Be3 Nc4 20. Bxe4 Nxe3 21. Nxe3
Rxd4 $36) 19... Nc6 20. Be3 Nxd4 21. Rh4 (21. Bxd4 $2 Bf5 $19) (21. Rxd4 Bxd4
22. Bxd4 Qc4 $19) (21. Rc1 $6 Nf5 $17) 21... Bf5 $1 $17 {0-1 Garcia,G-Wahls,M/
Cienfuegos 1996/CBM 54/[Kanstler] (53)}) (17. Nd2 Bc5 18. N2f3 Bb7 19. Bf4 Rac8
20. Rc1 Qb6 21. Bb1 Nc4 $36 {0-1 Kasimdzhanov,R-Peng Xiaomin/Genting Highlands
1998/CBM 63 ext (53)}) (17. Ne3 Bc5 18. b3 Qxe5 19. Bb2 Bb7 $6 (19... Qf4 $142
$13) 20. Nc6 $1 $36 {1-0 Brodsky,M-Aleksandrov,A/Moscow 1991/URS-ch/[Ernst] 
(49)}) 17... Bc5 18. Ne3 (18. Rc1 Nc4 19. Rb1 Qb6 $17 {0-1 Akatsuka,T-Zhang
Zhong/Singapore 1995/CBM 50 ext (32)}) 18... Qb6 19. Nb3 Nxb3 20. Bxb3 (20.
axb3 Bb7 21. Bd3 Bd4 22. Qe2 f6 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Ng4 f5 25. Ne3 Qe6 $17 {
0-1 Colovic,A-Dimitrov,V/Lazarevac 1999/CBM 73 ext (67)}) 20... Be6 {
Kortschnoj: 'This is more solid than Bb7- the king side of black needs careful
protection.'} (20... Bb7 21. Qg4 $132 {1-0 Zaw Win Lay-Matsuo,T/Yangon 1998/
CBM 69 (29)}) 21. Qd3 (21. Bc2 Nxf2 22. Kxf2 d4 23. Qf3 dxe3+ 24. Bxe3 Rac8 $17
{0-1 Saulin,D-Notkin,M/Moscow 1996/CBM 56 ext (34)}) 21... a5 $1 $17 {[%csl
Ge4][%cal Yc5f2,Yd5d4,Ya5a4] Black has all the fun in this position.} 22. f3 {
'?' Kortschnoj. White plays his only active possibility, but it´s too
weakening to really help him. Kortschnoj: 'White's position is worse but still
not lost.'} ({After} 22. Bc2 $1 {(Kortschnoj) followed by Qe2 he could hold it.
But young people are not accostomed to a tough defence. The move made by
Grischuk equals to a harakiri.}) 22... a4 23. Bc2 ({Or} 23. Bxd5 {Kortschnoj}
Rxd5 24. Qxe4 Rad8 25. Bg3 Rd4 26. Qc2 Rd3 {winning some material. Or}) (23.
fxe4 {Kortschnoj} dxe4 24. Qxe4 axb3 25. axb3 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Bd5 {with the same
result.}) 23... g5 $1 24. Bh2 Bf5 {'!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'Black runs his
attack an exemplary way.'} 25. Qe2 (25. fxe4 Bxe4 26. Qd2 Bxc2 27. Qxc2 Bxe3+
28. Kh1 d4 $17) 25... d4 $2 {A mistake in an easily won position.} (25... Bxe3+
$1 26. Qxe3 d4 27. Qd3 Ng3 28. Qd2 d3+ $19) 26. Bxe4 $2 (26. fxe4 $1 Bg6 (26...
Be6 27. Qh5) 27. Nd5 Rxd5 (27... d3+ 28. Kh1 dxe2 29. Nxb6 Bxb6 30. Rxe2 Bd4
31. Rb1 $11) 28. Bd3 $11) 26... dxe3 27. Kh1 (27. Bxf5 Rd2 $19) (27. b4 Bxb4
$19) (27. Bxa8 {Kortschnoj} Bd3) 27... Rd2 28. Bxa8 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 Bd3 30. Ree1
Bb4 31. Rec1 e2 32. Bg3 Bd2 33. Rg1 {Kortschnoj: 'White's position is dead
lost. But the young guys are always full of optimism.'} b4 $19 {The P on e2
secures a winning advantage.} 34. a3 b3 35. Be1 Be3 36. Bc3 Bxg1 37. Rxg1 Qf2
38. Re1 h5 39. Bd5 Qc5 40. Bb7 Qb5 41. Ba8 Qc5 42. Bb7 Kh7 {Kortschnoj:
'Seeking a right plan.'} 43. Ba8 Kg6 44. Bb7 Qb5 45. Ba8 Qc4 46. Kh2 Kh7 47.
Kh1 Kg8 48. Kh2 Kf8 49. Kh1 Ke7 50. Kh2 Ke6 {Kortschnoj: 'Finally!'} 51. g3 Qa6
0-1

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2001.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. f4 Qh4+ 6. g3 Qd8 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Be2 Be7
9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 Ne4 11. Nxe4 fxe4 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. b4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bd7 15.
Bc3 a6 16. Qd2 g6 17. g4 Rf7 18. Rad1 Qf8 19. Kh1 h6 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. f5 gxf5
22. gxf5 Rxf5 23. Rxf5 Qxf5 24. Rf1 Qh3 25. Rf4 Rf8 26. Rg4+ Kh7 27. Rg3 Qh4
28. Qc1 Bb5 29. Bxb5 axb5 30. Be1 Qh5 31. Qd2 Bh4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 08th Group1"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2001.05.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C59"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[BlackTeam "Maykop Universitet"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.
Be2 h6 9. Nh3 g5 10. d3 Bg7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Ng1 Nb7 13. Nf3 Nd5 14. O-O Nd6 15.
Ne4 f5 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Nd2 g4 18. Re1 Ba6 19. Bf1 Qg6 20. g3 Rad8 21. c4 Nb4
22. d4 Rxd4 23. Qa4 c5 24. Nb3 Nc2 25. Nxd4 Nxd4 26. Bg2 f4 27. Bd5+ Kh8 28.
Be4 Nf3+ 29. Bxf3 gxf3 30. Bd2 Qg4 31. Kh1 fxg3 32. Qxa6 Qh3 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 08th Group1"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2001.05.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Balashov, Yuri S"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novokuznetsk"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Be3
Bxe3 9. fxe3 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Qe2 c6 12. h3 Qe7 13. Rf2 d5 14. exd5 cxd5
15. d4 e4 16. Nh2 Be6 17. Bb3 Rac8 18. Raf1 b5 19. a4 Rb8 20. Ra1 Ne8 21. axb5
axb5 22. Qh5 f5 23. Ra6 Nd6 24. g3 Kh8 25. Bd1 b4 26. Nb3 bxc3 27. bxc3 Bf7 28.
Qe2 Be8 29. Qe1 Bb5 30. Ra1 Rf6 31. Nc5 Nf8 32. Rb1 Nd7 33. Rfb2 Rff8 34. h4 h6
35. Qf2 Rfc8 36. Be2 Bxe2 37. Rxb8 Nxb8 38. Qxe2 Nd7 39. Na4 Rc4 40. Rb4 Kh7
41. Qf2 Rc6 42. Kg2 Qf6 43. Qf4 Ra6 44. Nf1 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 08th Group1"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2001.05.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vladimirov, Yevgeniy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. a4
Bg7 16. d5 Qb8 17. b3 c6 18. c4 bxc4 19. bxc4 a5 20. Be3 Qc7 21. Ne2 Ba6 22.
Nd2 Reb8 23. Rc1 Rb4 24. Nc3 cxd5 25. exd5 Bxc4 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Nb5 Qb7 28.
Nxc4 Qxd5 29. Qe2 Rc8 30. Rcd1 Qxc4 31. Rc1 d5 32. Rxc4 Rcxc4 33. Qd1 Rb2 34.
Qa1 Rbb4 35. Qd1 Rb2 36. Qa1 Rbb4 37. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 08th Group1"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2001.05.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Semeniuk, Alexander A"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Khabarovsk Lokomotiv"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bb3 a6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. O-O
Ba7 9. h3 Ne7 10. Nh4 Kh8 11. Ndf3 Ng6 12. Nxg6+ fxg6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Kh2 Bxe3
15. fxe3 h6 16. Qe2 Bd7 17. Nd2 g5 18. g3 g4 19. h4 g5 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. Kg2
Kg7 22. Rh1 Kg6 23. Raf1 Rh8 24. Rxh8 Rxh8 25. Rh1 Rh3 26. Nf1 Nh5 27. Bd1 Qh7
28. Rxh3 gxh3+ 29. Kg1 g4 30. Qf2 Qf7 31. Nh2 Nf6 32. a3 Qa2 33. Qd2 Qb1 34.
Nf1 Bb5 35. c4 Bc6 36. Qc2 Qxc2 37. Bxc2 Kg5 38. Kf2 a5 39. Nh2 b5 40. cxb5
Bxb5 41. Nf1 Nd7 42. d4 Bxf1 43. Kxf1 c5 44. dxc5 dxc5 45. Bd3 Nf6 46. Kg1 Kh5
47. b3 Nh7 48. Bc4 Ng5 49. Bd5 Nf3+ 50. Kf2 Ne1 51. Kg1 Nc2 52. a4 Nxe3 53. Bc4
Kg5 54. Kh2 Nd1 55. Bd5 Nc3 56. Bc6 Nb1 57. Bd5 Nd2 58. Kg1 Kf6 59. Kf2 Kg6 60.
Kg1 Kg5 61. Kf2 h2 62. Kg2 Nf1 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 08th final A"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2001.05.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2499"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2001.05.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz II"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. d3 Be7 7. Be3 Bxf3 8. Bxf3
d4 9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. e4 e5 11. Bc1 h5 12. Nd2 h4 13. Be2 Nc5 14. b4 Ne6 15. c5
hxg3 16. fxg3 a5 17. Nc4 axb4 18. Nxe5 Qc7 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Qb3 Bxc5 21. Bg4
Rae8 22. Bf4 Qd7 23. Bg5 Kg6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. e5 fxe5 26. Qc2 Qd5 27. Bf3 e4
28. Bxe4+ Qxe4 29. Rae1 Qd5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 08th final A"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2001.05.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2001.05.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tyumen Gazovik"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 b6
9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qc1 Bb7 11. Ba3 Nbd7 12. Qb2 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 O-O 14. Rac1 Rfc8
15. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 08th final A"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2001.05.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2001.05.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Bb2 Be7 10. h4 h5 11. Bd3 g6 12. Bxf5 gxf5 13. Nc3 Rg8 14. Ng5 Qxd4 15.
Qxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd5 Nc2+ 17. Kd2 exd5 18. Kxc2 Bxg5 19. hxg5 Rxg5 20. Bd4 Be6
21. g3 Kd7 22. Be3 Rg4 23. Bf4 Rgg8 24. Kd3 Rgc8 25. Rac1 Rc4 26. Rxh5 a5 27.
Rxc4 dxc4+ 28. Kc3 Kc6 29. a4 Rd8 30. b5+ Kc7 31. Kc2 Rd3 32. Bd2 b6 33. Rh4
Ra3 34. Kb2 Rb3+ 35. Kc2 Ra3 36. Kb2 Rd3 37. Kc2 Bd5 38. Bc3 Be4 39. Kb2 Rd1
40. e6 fxe6 41. Be5+ Kd7 42. Rh7+ Ke8 43. Rh8+ Kf7 44. Rb8 Rd3 45. Bc3 Rf3 46.
Rxb6 Rxf2+ 47. Ka3 Rf3 48. Kb2 Rf2+ 49. Ka3 Rf3 50. Kb2 Rf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 {
Black wants to punish White for putting the B on c2 rather than on b3.} 8. d4
dxe4 9. Nxe5 (9. Nbd2 {was surprising but not very effective after} exf3 10.
Qxf3 Be7 11. Qxc6+ Bd7 12. Qf3 exd4 13. cxd4 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Anand,
V/Wijk aan Zee 2001/CBM 81/[Wedberg] (34)}) (9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Bxd1 exf3 11.
Bxf3 Bb7 12. b4 e4 13. Be2 O-O 14. a4 $36 {1/2-1/2 Rowson,J-Benjamin,J/
Edmondton 2000/EXT 2001 (54)}) 9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ng4 12. Bxe4
Nxf2 (12... Rb8 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Bg5+ Ke6 15. Bh4 Nxe5 16. Bd5+ Kf5 17. Nd2 $13
{1-0 Shirov,A-Ivanchuk,V/Monte Carlo 1998/CBM 63 ext (57)}) 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14.
Rd5 Bb6 15. Bg5+ $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (15. Bxa8 {has been exclusively played
here, but after} Nd3+ $1 (15... Be6 $2 16. Rd4 $16 {1-0 Lutz,C-Onischuk,A/
Germany 1996/GER-chT (44)}) 16. Kf1 Nxc1 17. Na3 Be6 18. Rxc1 Rxa8 19. Rd3 Bf5
20. Rdd1 Be3 (20... Bg4 21. Rd3 Bf5 22. Rdd1 Bg4 {1/2-1/2 Mariano,N-Onischuk,A/
Jakarta 1997/CBM 58 ext (22)}) 21. Ra1 Bf4 22. g3 Bxe5 {Black is clearly not
worse. 1/2-1/2 Zhang Zhong-Onischuk,A/Beijing 2000/CBM 78 (40) and 1/2-1/2
Shirov,A-Onischuk,A/Germany 2000/CBM 74 ext (78)}) 15... f6 (15... Ke6 16. Rd4
$18) 16. exf6+ gxf6 17. Bh4 {White covers f2 and prepars to play against the
weak black K. Black has no really good discovered check. This alreday looks
very pleasant for White - even without having seen Svidlers computer analysis.}
Ng4+ 18. Kh1 Rb8 19. Nd2 Be6 20. Rh5 $1 {[%mdl 128] Black has long term
problems with his K. Fritz gives an equal game here, but that is surely wrong.}
Kf7 (20... Rbd8 21. Ne4 $40) 21. h3 Ne5 22. Rh6 $1 Ng6 23. Rf1 f5 24. Bg5 Kg7
25. Nf3 Bc4 26. Rd1 $16 {[%cal Yc6e8,Yg5d8,Gd1d7] Domination in the centre and
attack. Svidlers delivers a very nice strangulation excercise in this game.}
Rbf8 (26... Be6 27. Bd7 (27. h4 $5) 27... Rbd8 28. Bxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxh7+ $18) 27.
h4 Bxa2 28. h5 Ne7 29. Rd7 Re8 30. Ne5 (30. Nh4 $1 Rhf8 31. Rxe7+ $18) 30...
Bc5 31. Nd3 Bb6 32. Bf3 Bc4 33. Ne5 (33. Ne5 Bc5 (33... Bb3 34. c4 bxc4 35.
Bf6+ Kxh6 36. Nf7#) 34. Nxc4 bxc4 35. Re6 Kf7 36. Bd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 Qe7 8. Bb2 b6
9. Qc1 (9. Nc3 Ne4 (9... O-O 10. Qc2 $6 (10. Rc1 $5) 10... Ne4 11. Ne2 Bb7 12.
Ne5 Na6 13. a3 Bxe5 $1 14. dxe5 Nac5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nf4 Nxd3 17. Nxd3 Ng5
$15 {[%cal Gg5e6,Yc6c5] 0-1 Efimov,I-Lautier,J/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (42)}) (
9... Bb7 $6 {Tyomkin,D} 10. cxd5 {and pawn f5 becomes unprotected after exd5.
In other cases white is just much better.}) 10. Rc1 Bb7 11. Ne5 O-O 12. cxd5
exd5 (12... Nxc3 $5 {Tyomkin,D} 13. Rxc3 cxd5 14. Qc2 Na6 (14... Nd7 15. Rc7 $1
Bxc7 16. Qxc7 Bc8 17. Bb5 Qd8 18. Qc6 Nxe5 19. Qxa8 Bd7 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. Ba6
$1 $16 {[%cal Gf1c1,Yb2a3]}) 15. Nc6 Bxc6 16. Bxa6 $14 {but all this is about
equality.}) 13. Ne2 Bxe5 {Otherwise black has difficulties with development of
Nb8.} 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. f4 c5 16. Ng3 Rad8 (16... Nxg3 {Tyomkin,D} 17. hxg3 {
[%cal Gd1c2,Yg3g4]} Qe6 18. Be2 $14 {[%cal Gg3g4] and white breaks f5 point by
g4- white has two g-pawns, so he can do it even twice.}) 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Bb5
{[%cal Gd1g4] 1-0 Tkachiev,V-Tregubov,P/Cap d'Agde 2000/CBM 80_02/[Tyomkin,D] 
(34) Pawn structure is amazing now: black has the center, but d4 is under
white's control. From the other hand, white intends to play f5, first
decreazing black's pressure on e5.}) 9... Bb7 10. Ba3 Nbd7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12.
Bxd6 $146 (12. Qb2 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 O-O 14. Rac1 Rfc8 15. Nb5 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,
A-Grischuk,A/Tomsk RUS 2001/The Week in Chess 342 (15)}) 12... Qxd6 13. Nc3 a6
14. Qb2 $1 {[%cal Gb3b4] Intending to gain space on the queenside by b4 and a4
then- black's a6-a5 would weaken b5 spot;} O-O 15. b4 Rac8 16. a4 Ne4 17. Ne2
Qe7 (17... Rc7 $5 {[%cal Gf8c8]} 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. Rxc7 Rxc7 20. b5 {with the
same ideas like in the game;}) 18. Rfc1 Nd6 19. b5 $1 {[%mdl 32] After b4-b5
black light-square bishop is passive forever;} a5 20. Qa3 $14 Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1
Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Nxc8 23. Qc3 {The endgame without queens would be very pleasant
for white as well, but Kortschnoj decides to leave more forces on the board;} (
23. Qxe7 Nxe7 24. Nf4 Nf8 25. g4 (25. Ne5 $5) 25... fxg4 26. Ne5 Nc8 $16 {
[%cal Gc8d6]}) 23... Qd6 24. Nf4 Ne7 25. h4 Nf8 26. h5 {[%mdl 32] Strategy of
Kortschnoj is clear - to gain space over the kingside and then to break thru
there; Black can't do much to prevent it;} Bc8 27. Ne5 Bd7 28. f3 (28. h6 $5)
28... Be8 29. g4 g5 (29... fxg4 30. fxg4 Nd7 31. Kg2 {and so on;}) 30. Ne2 Nd7
31. Kg2 h6 (31... fxg4 32. fxg4 Nxe5 33. dxe5 Qb8 {- semilar to the game;}) 32.
Ng3 fxg4 33. fxg4 Nxe5 34. dxe5 Qc5 35. Qd2 Qc7 36. Qb2 Kg7 {36...Qc5 was more
active, but in general it leads to the same;} (36... Qc5 37. Kf2 Bf7 38. Ne2 {
[%cal Ge2d4]}) 37. Ne2 Kg8 38. Kf2 Bf7 39. Qd4 Kg7 (39... Qc5 40. Qxc5 bxc5 41.
b6 Nc6 42. Bb5 $18 {[%csl Ra5,Rc5][%cal Ge2c1,Yc1b3,Yc1d3]}) 40. Qc3 Qb8 {
The endgame after 40.Qxc3 is lost for black:} (40... Qxc3 41. Nxc3 Be8 42. e4 {
[%cal Gf2e3,Ge3d4]} dxe4 43. Nxe4 Nd5 44. Nd6 {White's target here is the pawn
b6-the plan is following: to attack the pawn b6 with the knight and than to
trade white bishop on black knight by Be4 or Bc4;} Kf8 45. Kf3 {[%cal Gd6c4,
Yf3e4,Gd3e4]} (45. Be4 Nc3 {-that's why white needs his king on f3- to protect
the bishop e4 in that line after Nc4;}) 45... Ke7 46. Nc4 Bd7 47. Be4 Be8 48.
Bxd5 exd5 49. Nxb6 Ke6 50. Nc8 Kxe5 51. Ne7 d4 52. Ng8 $18 {[%cal Gg8h6]}) 41.
Nd4 Qd8 42. Ke2 Bg8 43. Bb1 Kh8 44. Qa3 Nc8 45. Bg6 Kg7 46. Bb1 Kh8 47. Qc1 $1
{[%cal Gc1c6,Gc1f1] Finally Kortschnoj finds out the way to get in- black can
not control at the same time all entries over c' and f' files;} Ne7 $2 {
Black couldn't hold the defense anyhow, but there was more resistant way:} (
47... Na7 48. Qf1 $18 {[%cal Gd4c6,Gf1f6]} Qe7 49. Nc6 Qg7 50. Qf6 $18) 48. Qf1
Nc8 49. Nc6 {[%cal Gf1f6,Gf6f8]} (49. Nc6 Qd7 50. Qf8 $1 $18 {[%csl Yc8,Yh6]})
1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 d6 7. Nbd2 h6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 Ba7 10. Nf1 Ne7 11. Ng3 Ng6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Rxe3 c6 14. d4 Qc7 15.
Qd2 Re8 16. Rd1 Nf4 17. h3 Bd7 18. Nh4 d5 19. dxe5 Rxe5 20. Nf3 Ree8 21. e5 Nh7
22. Ree1 Ng6 23. c4 dxc4 24. Qxd7 Qxd7 25. Rxd7 cxb3 26. axb3 Rab8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4 7. Nbd2 f6 8. Be2 fxe5
9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Bc5 {Dies ist Wolfgang Ulhmanns Lieblingswaffe gegen die
Vorstoss Variante.} 11. O-O Ne7 12. b4 cxb3 13. Nxb3 O-O 14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15. Qd3
({Verbindet diesen Zug mit einer starken Neuerung. Als kritisch für die
Einschätzung der ganzen Variante galt} 15. Qc2 {, wie in Haba-Uhlmann, Wattens
1996}) 15... Qc7 ({Ich muss es zugeben, ich berücksichtigte die Antwort meines
Gegners nicht ernsthaft. Von den Alternativen scheint mir nur 15...Rf7 besser
zu sein:} 15... Bd7 $6 16. a4 Be8 17. Ba3 Qc7 18. Qh3 $36) (15... Nf5 $6 16. g4
$1 $36) (15... Rf7 $142 16. Be3 (16. a4 Qc7) 16... Qc7 17. f4 Bd7 $11 18. Bd1
$140 Rc8 19. Bc2 g6 20. Bd4 Nf5) 16. Bg5 $1 ({Nach dieser starken Neuerung
gelingt es dem Nachziehenden nicht mehr, das wünschenswerte Läufermannöver
"Bd7-e8-g6" zu verwirklichen. Der Ne7 steht nämlich im Weg, und falls er in
Richtung Königsflügel zieht, wird er von den gegnerischen Bauern belästigt.} 
16. f4 $6 Bd7 17. Be3 Be8 18. Bg4 Qc6 19. Rfc1 Bg6 20. Qd4 h5 21. Bh3 Bf5 $17 {
[%csl Re3,Ge7] Illijin-Huss, Biel open 2000}) 16... Rf7 (16... Nf5 17. g4 h6
18. Bd2 Ne7 19. f4 $16) (16... Ng6 17. f4 Bd7 18. h4 $1 $16 {[%csl Rg6] /\ h5})
(16... h6 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Bd1 $5 $16 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Gb1h7]}) 17. f4 Bd7 $6
({Nun dass f4 erfolgt ist, durfte der Springer nach f5. Denn ihm hilft das
Schach auf c5, einen aktiveren Posten zu besetzen:} 17... Nf5 18. g4 $140 (18.
Bh5 $5) 18... Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Ne3 20. Rf3 Nxg4 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22. cxd4 Rc7 {und
Schwarz ist in Ordnung.}) 18. Bh5 ({Besser war das prophylaktische} 18. Kh1 {
[%cal Rc5g1] , wonach Weiss eine unangenehme Initiative entfalten könnte.
Grischuk übersah, dass 18...g6 gar nicht erzwungen ist.}) 18... Qc5+ 19. Kh1 ({
Das Endspiel nach} 19. Qd4 Qxd4+ 20. cxd4 g6 {[%csl Rd4] ist ungefährlich.
Entweder behält Weiss das Läuferpaar aber muss nach 21...Nf5 den Bauern d4
ständig beschützen, oder er tauscht auf e7 ab, was ebensowenig verspricht.})
19... Rff8 20. Rab1 b6 ({Hätte ich die gegnerische Antwort gesehen, hätte ich} 
20... b5 {[%csl Gc4] wenigstens in Erwägung gezogen.}) 21. c4 $1 Nf5 $1 {
Zum Glück gibt es noch diese Antwort. Der Bg5 gerät in Bedrängnis.} 22. cxd5 h6
{[%csl Rg5]} 23. dxe6 ({Besser als} 23. Bg6 Qxd5 (23... hxg5 $2 24. dxe6) 24.
Qh3 Bc6) ({und} 23. Rfc1 $6 Qxd5 24. Qxd5 exd5 25. Rc7 Be6 26. Be7 Rfc8) 23...
Bxe6 24. Bg6 Qc4 ({Selbstverständlich funktionniert} 24... hxg5 $2 25. Qh3 {
nicht, aber leichter zum Ausgleich führte}) (24... Bc4 25. Qh3 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 (
26. Bxf5 Bc4) 26... Qe3 $1 27. Bxf5 Qxh3 28. Bxh3 hxg5 29. Be6+ Kh7 30. f5 Rae8
$11) ({Ebenfalls erwähnenswert ist} 24... Rac8 25. Qh3 Rc6 $13) 25. Qh3 (25.
Bxf5 Rxf5 $11) 25... Ne7 26. Bd3 Qa2 ({Meine erste Absicht} 26... Qd5 {war
besser:} 27. f5 (27. Qh4 $2 Nf5 28. Bxf5 Bxf5 {[%csl Rb1]}) 27... Nxf5 28. Bxf5
Bxf5 29. Rxf5 Rxf5 30. Qxf5 Rf8 $11 {Aber dann sah ich Gespenste auf g2...})
27. Qh5 (27. Qh4 $2 Nf5) (27. g4 Rad8 $1 $13 (27... Bd5+ $2 28. Kg1 hxg5 29.
Rf2 $18)) 27... Nf5 $2 ({Die simple Zugswiederholung} 27... Bf7 28. Qh3 Be6 {
entging mir völlig, aber sie war meine letzte Chance.}) 28. Bf6 $1 Bd5 ({
Weniger schnell gewinnt Weiss nach} 28... Ne3 29. Qg6 Qxg2+ 30. Qxg2 Nxg2 31.
Be4 {[%cal Gh1a8]} (31. Bxg7 Bd5 $1 32. Bc4 $8 Bxc4 33. Bxf8 Bxf1 34. Rxf1 Ne3
35. Rf3 Rxf8 $11) 31... Ne3 32. Rg1 $16) 29. Qg6 $2 $138 ({Wir übersahen beide
in beginnender Zeitnot den entscheidenden Schlag} 29. Rf3 $1 Bxf3 30. gxf3 $18
{[%csl Rf5][%cal Gh5g6]}) 29... Qxg2+ 30. Qxg2 Bxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Ne3+ 32. Kh3 {
Alle andere Königszüge enthalten taktische Nachteile.} Nxf1 33. Be7 Rfe8 $6
$138 ({Zum Glück verliert der Textzug kein Material, aber Weiss erhält
trotzdem Möglichkeiten. Besser war} 33... Rf7 34. Bc4 Ne3 35. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $11)
34. Bb4 $6 ({Äusserst gefährlich sieht es aus nach} 34. Bh4 $5 Ne3 35. Re1 g5
36. Rxe3 gxh4 37. Kxh4 {[%csl Ge5,Gf4] , denn die zwei verbundenen Bauern
bilden eine schreckliche Macht.}) 34... Ne3 35. Re1 a5 36. Bd6 ({Nach} 36. Bc3
Rac8 37. Rxe3 Rxc3 38. Bh7+ Kxh7 39. Rxc3 b5 {wäre ein Remis zu erwarten.})
36... Rad8 37. Bg6 $2 ({Wieder konnte man zu einem ausgeglichen Turmendspiel
abwickeln:} 37. Bb5 Re6 38. Rxe3 Rdxd6 39. Bc4 $11) 37... Nc4 $2 (37... Re6 38.
f5 Nxf5 39. Bxf5 Rdxd6 40. Bxe6+ Rxe6 {gab ausgezeichnete Chancen auf Erfolg,
da der Bauer e5 zur Schwäche neigt.}) 38. Bxe8 Rxe8 39. Rd1 (39. Rc1 $11) 39...
Rd8 40. Rc1 $2 ({Etwas leichter zu halten wäre das Endspiel nach} 40. Rd3 Kf7
41. Kg4 Nxd6 42. exd6 Ke6 43. f5+ Ke5 {gewesen ... Nun rettet sich Weiss ganz
knapp.}) 40... Nxd6 41. exd6 Rxd6 42. Kg4 {[%csl Gg4] Der weisse König ist
aktiver als sein Widerpart, was die relative Bauernschwäche kompensiert.} Kf7 (
42... b5 43. Rc8+ Kf7 44. Rb8 Rd5 45. Rb7+ Kf6 46. Rb6+ {und schwarz kommt
nicht weiter.}) ({auch} 42... Rd3 43. Rb1 Rxa3 44. Rxb6 {gefolgt von Ra6 und
f5 bringt nichts besonders ein.}) 43. Kf5 Rd5+ ({Eine hübsche
Abtauschkombination konnte nach} 43... g6+ {geschehen:} 44. Ke5 Re6+ 45. Kd5 {
und falls} Kf6 {, dann} 46. Rc6 $1 Rxc6 47. Kxc6 Kf5 {mit Remis im kommenden
Damenendspiel.}) 44. Ke4 Rd2 (44... Rb5 45. Rc7+ Kg6 46. Rb7 $11) 45. Rc7+ Kg8
46. Rb7 $1 ({Die Aktivität des weissen Turmes verspricht genug Gegenspiel, um
den materiellen Rückstand zu kompensieren.} 46. h3 $6 Rh2 47. Rc3 a4 {hätte
ich viel lieber gesehen!}) 46... Rxh2 47. Rxb6 Rh3 48. f5 $1 Rxa3 49. Rb8+ Kf7
50. Rb7+ Kf6 51. Rb6+ Kf7 52. Rb7+ Kg8 53. Rb8+ Kh7 54. Rb7 Ra4+ 55. Ke5 Ra1 $6
$138 ({Weiss hätte sich nach} 55... Rg4 {noch genau verteidigen müssen.} 56.
Ra7 h5 (56... a4 57. f6 Rg6 58. fxg7 Rg4 59. Kf6 $11) 57. Rxa5 h4 58. Ra3 Kh6
59. Ra8 $1 {und wieder genügt der aktive weisse Turm zum Remis, z.B:} Rb4 60.
f6 ({vermutlich geht auch} 60. Ra6+ Kh5 61. Ra7 Rg4 (61... h3 62. Rxg7 Rh4 63.
Rh7+ $11) 62. Ra8 {usw}) 60... Rb5+ 61. Ke4 (61. Kf4 $2 g5+ 62. Kg4 Kg6 $19)
61... gxf6 62. Kf3 {mit einer theoretischen Remisstellung}) 56. Ra7 Kg8 57.
Ra8+ Kf7 58. Ra7+ Kg8 59. Ra8+ Kh7 60. Ra7 Kh8 ({Nichts bringt} 60... Re1+ 61.
Kd5 (61. Kf4 $11) 61... Kg8 62. Rxa5 Kf7 63. Ra6) 61. Ra8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Rc1 Bf8 13. a3 Bg4 14. h3 Be6 15.
Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bd4 Nh7 17. Na4 Qd7 18. h4 Bf5 19. Re1 Be4 20. Bc5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2
Re4 22. e3 Qf5 23. Bxf8 Nxf8 24. Nc5 Re5 25. Nd3 Re6 26. Nf4 Rf6 27. Qd3 Qg4
28. f3 Qd7 29. e4 dxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Ne2 Nh5 12. Qd2 a5 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Qc7 15. a3
$1 bxa3 (15... Qb7 16. axb4 axb4 17. Rxa8+ Qxa8 18. Qxb4 d5 19. Qa5 Qb8 20. Qb5
Qxb5 21. Bxb5 dxe4 22. fxe4 Bxb3 23. cxb3 Bb4+ 24. Ke2 $16) 16. Rxa3 a4 17. Bb5
(17. Nc1 Qb7 18. c4 Be7 19. Na2 $11) 17... d5 18. exd5 $5 {Grischuk plays with
phantasy in order to prove, that black underdeveloped pieces will have hard
time fighting against activity of his own army.} (18. Rxa4 Rxa4 19. Bxa4 dxe4
20. fxe4 Qc4 21. Bxd7+ Bxd7 22. Qd5 Qc7 $14) 18... Bxa3 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. bxa3
(20. Bb6 $2 Qxb6 21. Qxd7+ Kf8 22. bxa3 Rd8 $19) 20... axb3 21. cxb3 Rxa3 22.
O-O (22. Bb6 $2 Ra1+ 23. Ke2 Rxh1 24. Bxc7 Rh2+ 25. Ke3 Rxd2 26. Kxd2 Rf8 $17)
22... Rxb3 (22... e4 23. Rd1 Qxg3+ 24. Qg2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Rxb3 26. Bxd7+ Kf7
27. Kf2 $11) 23. Rc1 Qd8 24. Bc4 Rxe3 $5 {Sensible decision by Svidler as in
other lines white pieces would be too dangerously active for black king.} (
24... Rb8 25. Bxe6 Nf8 26. Bd5 $44) 25. Qxe3 Qb6 (25... Kf7 26. Bb5 Qb6 27.
Qxb6 Nxb6 28. Rc7+ Kg6 29. Bd3+ Kxg5 30. Rxg7+ Kf6 31. Rxh7 $11) 26. Qxb6 Nxb6
27. Bxe6 Ke7 28. Rc6 (28. Bf5 g6 29. Be4 Rd8 $11) 28... Rb8 29. Bf5 g6 30. Bg4
Kf8 31. Rf6+ (31. Rc5 Re8 $11) 31... Kg7 32. Re6 {White is still slightly
better in the endgame, but it is not enought for win.} Nc4 33. Re7+ Kf8 (33...
Kh8 34. Be6 Nd6 35. Bd5 $14) 34. Rxh7 Rb1+ 35. Kf2 (35. Kg2 Ne3+ 36. Kf2 Nxg4+
37. fxg4 Rb4 $11) 35... Rb2+ 36. Ke1 Ne3 37. Be6 Ng2+ 38. Kf1 Ne3+ 39. Ke1 Ng2+
40. Kd1 Ne3+ 41. Kc1 Rc2+ 42. Kb1 Rg2 43. g4 e4 $1 44. fxe4 (44. fxe4 Nxg4 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {Grischuk won many games recently in Advance variation,
but in this game he meets with one of the greatest expert of French defence.}
c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 c4 7. Nbd2 Na5 8. g3 Be7 $146 {Quite rare move.
Much more popular than text} (8... Ne7 9. Nh4 h6 10. Ng2 Bd7 11. Ne3 O-O-O 12.
Qf3 Nf5 13. Be2 Be7 14. Nxf5 exf5 15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qg2 g5 17. Qf1 Qc7 18. f4
gxf4 19. Qxf4 h5 $132 {1-0 Malaniuk,V-Kuzmin,G/Nikolaev zt 1995 (46) or}) (8...
Bd7) 9. h4 Bd7 10. Bh3 f5 $146 {Black as usual made this typical move after} (
10... O-O-O 11. O-O f5 {for example} 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Re1 e5 14. Bxd7+ Rxd7
15. dxe5 Bc5 16. Qe2 fxe5 17. Nxe5 Rg7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Sprinkhuizen,A-Hyldkrog,L/
cr 1989 (41)}) (10... h6 11. O-O g5 12. h5 O-O-O 13. Re1 Kb8 14. Rb1 Rh7 15.
Bg4 Rg7 16. Qe2 Ba4 17. Nf1 Re8 18. Ne3 Bd8 19. b4 f5 {0-1 Pirisi,G-Hausner,I/
Tatabanya 1984 (22)}) 11. exf6 ({In the case of} 11. Ng5 {Black has good reply}
Nh6 $5 {and doesn't work now} 12. Qh5+ $140 g6 $1 13. Qxh6 $2 Bf8 {[%csl Rh6]})
11... gxf6 12. O-O h5 {[%cal Gg8h6,Gh6g4] Preparing knight manoevre.} 13. Re1
Nh6 14. Nh2 O-O-O $1 {[%mdl 516] Kortschoj doesn;t care too much about h5
pawn- as a compensation Black will get open lines against white king.} 15. Qxh5
Rdg8 16. Qe2 (16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Bxh6 f5 18. Qf7 Bxh4 $40) 16... f5 $1 {[%csl
Re5][%cal Gf5f4,Re7h4]} (16... e5 {leads to white's favour after possible} 17.
Bxd7+ Kxd7 18. Nhf1 (18. dxe5 Rxg3+ 19. Kh1 Nf5 $1) 18... e4 $6 19. Ne3) 17.
Ndf3 Nb3 18. Bxh6 {Gives pawn back, but after} (18. Rb1 Nxc1 19. Rbxc1 f4 $44 {
black's initative is too strong, for example} 20. g4 $140 Nf5 $1) 18... Rxh6
19. Rad1 Bxh4 20. Nxh4 Rxh4 21. Bg2 {[%csl Rb3,Re5][%cal Gh2f3,Gf3e5]} Rh7 22.
Nf3 Na5 $1 {[%cal Ga5c6]} 23. Qd2 ({After} 23. Ne5 Be8 {[%cal Ge8h5] Black
doing well}) 23... Qd6 24. Ne5 Ba4 25. Rb1 Nc6 26. Qf4 Kc7 ({Worth considering
} 26... Bc2 $5 {with some chances for initiative.}) 27. Re2 $1 Nxe5 28. Qxe5
Qxe5 29. Rxe5 Kd6 (29... f4 30. Rxe6 fxg3 31. f4 $5) 30. Rbe1 Rh6 31. R5e2 f4 (
31... f4 32. gxf4 Rf8 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qa4 Na5 13. Rad1 Nc4 14. Bc1 Bd7
15. Qb3 Na5 16. Qc2 Bb4 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. a3 Rc8 19. Qd3 Ba4 20. b3 Nc3 21.
bxa4 Nxd1 22. axb4 Rxc1 23. bxa5 Nb2 24. Qb5 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Nd1 26. Qd3 Nb2 27.
Qb5 Nd1 28. Qd3 Nb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4
Nf6 9. h3 Nb4 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. Nc3 c6 13. Re1 Nbd5 14. Bg5 Be6 15.
Qb3 Qb6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Bd3 h6 19. Bf4 Rfc8 20. Nd2 Ne8 21. Nf1
Nd6 22. Ne3 Bf8 23. Be5 Ra5 24. Bxd6 Bxd6 25. Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.08.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. Bb3 Nf6 7. O-O b5 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Be7 10. a5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Ne5 $146 (12. Bc4 O-O 13. b3 Nb8 14.
dxc5 Nc6 15. Bb2 Nxa5 16. Rfc1 Bxc5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bxe6 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 fxe6
20. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Hebden,M-Flear,G/Hastings 1996/CBM 57 (63)}) (12. Nc4 O-O 13.
Bd2 (13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bd2 (14. Nce5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bd6 16. f4 cxd4 17. exd4 Bd5
18. Bc2 Rfc8 19. Bd3 Qb7 $15 {1/2-1/2 Gaprindashvili,N-Demina,J/Women's
Champions 1998/EXT 99 (39)}) (14. Nfe5 Rfd8 15. Bd2 Rac8 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. Ba4
cxd4 18. exd4 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd5 20. Qg4 Rxc4 21. Qxc4 Qxe5 $19 {0-1 Obukhov,
A-Kashtanov,R/St.Petersburg 1997/CBM 61 ext (30)}) 14... Bd5 15. Rac1 Qb7 16.
Ba4 Rfd8 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Be1 Rac8 19. Ncd2 Ba7 20. Nb3 Ne4 $15 {0-1 Obukhov,
A-Ibragimov,I/Ekaterinburg 1997/CBM 57 ext (45)}) (13. Nfe5 Qc7 14. Bd2 (14.
Rd1 Rfd8 15. Bd2 cxd4 16. exd4 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ne4 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Bc2 b3 20.
Bxc5 bxc2 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qxc2 Qg5 24. Ne3 Qxe5 {1/2-1/2
Levin,F-Maksimenko,A/Lvov 1995/CBM 50 ext (24)}) 14... Bd5 15. Ba4 Nxe5 16.
Nxe5 cxd4 17. exd4 Qb7 18. f3 Rac8 19. Rfc1 h6 20. Bc2 Qa7 21. Be3 b3 22. Bd3
Bb4 23. Nc4 Nd7 24. Qd1 $14 {0-1 Csiszar,C-Gonzalez Garcia,J/Sakkverseny op
1997 (61)}) 13... Qb8 (13... cxd4 14. exd4 Qb8 15. Rfe1 Bd5 16. Bc2 Qb7 17.
Nce5 b3 18. Bd3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 20. Rac1 Rfd8 21. Ng5 h6 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23.
Qh5+ Kg8 24. Bxh6 Nf8 25. Re3 Rac8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rg3 Bd8 28. Bxa6 Qxa6 29.
Rxg7+ Kh8 30. Qf7 {1-0 Vladimirov,E-Murshed,N/Calcutta IND 2001/ (30)}) 14.
Rfc1 Bd5 15. Ba4 Rc8 $2 (15... Qb7 $11 {Huebner,R}) 16. e4 $1 $16 {1-0 Huebner,
R-Rublevsky,S/Polanica Zdroj 1996/Inf 67/[Huebner,R] (54)}) (12. e4 cxd4 13. e5
Nd5 14. Ne4 O-O 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Qxd4 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Rxc5 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. Bg5 $11
{0-1 Ioseliani,N-Kortschnoj,V/Cancan Veterans-Women 1998/CBM 67/(37)}) (12. Rd1
) 12... O-O 13. f4 Qc7 (13... cxd4 14. exd4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qd4+ 16. Kh1 Nd5 (
16... Nd7 17. Nc4 Qe4 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Bc2 Qc6 20. Rad1 $11) 17. Nf3 (17. Ne4
Rac8 18. Bc2 Rfd8 19. Rd1 Qa7 20. Bd3 h6 $15) 17... Qa7 18. Bd2 $11) 14. Ndf3
Bd5 15. Bxd5 (15. Bc2 Rfc8 (15... cxd4 16. exd4 Rfc8 17. Bd3 Qb7 18. f5 $132)
16. e4 Bb7 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Rd1 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Bc5 $36) 15... exd5 16. b3 (16.
dxc5 Bxc5 (16... Nxc5 17. Nd4 Nce4 18. Bd2 $11) 17. Bd2 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Ne4 19.
Nd3 Qe7 $15 {[%csl Re3]}) 16... cxd4 (16... Rfc8 17. Ng5 $132) (16... Rac8 17.
Qxa6 c4 18. Qb5 $13) (16... Nxe5 $5 17. dxe5 Ne4 18. Bb2 c4 19. Bd4 $132 {
[%cal Gf4f5]}) 17. Nxd7 (17. exd4 Ne4 $17) 17... Qxd7 18. Nxd4 Bc5 19. Bb2 Ne4
(19... Rfe8 20. Rac1 $11) 20. Rfc1 $6 (20. Rac1 $1 {Grischuk} Rfc8 21. Qd3 f6
22. Rfd1 $11) 20... Rfc8 21. Rc2 $2 (21. Qd3 $142 f6 22. Rd1 Kh8 23. Rac1 $15)
21... Bxd4 22. Bxd4 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Rc8 24. Qd3 Qc6 25. h3 h5 $1 26. Qd1 Qc2 (
26... Qg6 $1 27. Rc1 $140 Nc3 28. Bxc3 Rxc3 29. Qd2 Rxb3 $19 30. Rc8+ (30. Qxd5
Rb1 $1 (30... Rxe3 31. Rc6 Qb1+ 32. Kh2 $44) 31. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 32. Kh2 b3 $19)
30... Kh7 31. Qxd5 Rxe3 32. Qd8 (32. Rc6 f6 $17) 32... Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Qf5 $19)
27. Qxh5 Qf2+ 28. Kh2 Qg3+ 29. Kg1 Qf2+ $6 (29... Rc2 30. Qf3 Qxf3 31. gxf3 Nd2
32. Ra4 Nxf3+ 33. Kf1 Nd2+ 34. Ke1 Nxb3 35. Rxb4 Nxa5 36. Ra4 Nc6 37. Rxa6 Nxd4
38. exd4 Rc4 39. Kf2 Rxd4 40. Ke3 Re4+ 41. Kf3 $11) 30. Kh2 Rc2 31. Qg4 f6 (
31... g6 $2 32. Ra2 $1 $18) 32. Rd1 $2 (32. h4 $1 Kf8 33. h5 Nd2 34. h6 gxh6
35. Bxf6 Kf7 36. Qg7+ Ke6 37. Qe7+ Kf5 38. Kh3 $18) 32... g5 (32... Kf8 $142
33. h4 Nd2 34. Kh3 Nf1 35. Qf3 Qxf3+ 36. gxf3 Nd2 37. Bb6 Kf7 $17 {[%csl Rb3]})
33. f5 (33. Bxf6 $5 Nxf6 34. Qxg5+ Kf7 35. f5 Rc6 $1 $17) 33... Kf7 34. Bxf6 $4
{[%mdl 8192]} (34. Ba7 $1 {[%cal Ga7b8]} Rd2 $3 {Grischuk} (34... Kg7 35. Rxd5
Nd2 36. Rxd2 Rxd2 37. Qe4 $16) 35. Rxd2 (35. Rc1 Rc2) 35... Qxd2 36. Qh5+ Kg7
37. Qg6+ Kf8 38. Bd4 Qc2 39. Qh7 (39. Bxf6 Qc7+ $13) 39... Qf2 $1 40. Qc7 Qxf5
41. Qb8+ Kf7 42. Qb7+ Kg6 43. Qxa6 Qf2 $11) 34... Kxf6 35. Rxd5 Qxe3 36. h4
Qf4+ 37. Qxf4 gxf4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Lightning"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.09.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2001.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Bh4 c5 9. Bc4 cxd4 10. O-O Be7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rad1 Qb6 13. Nxd4 Qxb2 14.
Nf5 exf5 15. Qxe7 g5 16. Rd8 Rxd8 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 18. Qxd8+ Kg7 19. Qe7 gxh4 20.
Be6+ Kh8 21. Qf8+ Kh7 22. Bxc8 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 (
8. Bxh6 gxh6 9. cxd4 Bd7 {Doesn;t promise something real, for example:} 10. Be2
Rc8 11. O-O Bg7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Ra2 f6 14. b5 Na5 15. exf6 Rxf6 16. Ne5 Be8 17.
Qe3 Rf5 18. Bg4 Rg5 19. Nc6 Ra8 20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21. Nb4 Bxb5 22. h4 Rg6 23. Bf5
Re8 {0-1 Bosch,J-Lputian,S/Wijk aan Zee-B 1999/CBM 69 (28)}) 8... Nf5 9. Bb2
Be7 10. h4 $1 {[%cal Gg2g4] Preparing g4} (10. Bd3 a5 $1 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. Nc3
Be6 13. b5 a4 14. bxc6 Qxb2 15. O-O bxc6 16. Nxa4 Qb5 17. Nc3 Qc4 18. Ne2 O-O
19. Rc1 Qa6 20. Rc3 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Khalifman,A/Linares 2000/CBM 75 (20)
}) (10. g4 Nh4 11. Nbd2 Ng6 12. b5 Nb8 13. a4 O-O 14. Qb3 f6 15. exf6 Rxf6 16.
g5 Rf8 17. h4 a6 $132 {0-1 Borsos,B-Ivanov,O/Gyongyos op 1995 (54)}) 10... h5 {
Weaken >>, but it is good question if Black can ignore this threat -} ({
after for example} 10... Bd7 11. g4 Nh6 12. Rg1 O-O 13. Nc3 f6 14. Na4 Qd8 15.
exf6 Rxf6 16. g5 Rxf3 17. Qxf3 Nf5 18. Rg4 Ncxd4 19. Bxd4 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Bxa4
21. Bd3 $16 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Johannessen,L/Reykjavik op 2000 (33) white'
chances are better.}) 11. Bd3 g6 (11... Bd7 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. Nc3 Be6 14. O-O
O-O 15. Bc1 Rfc8 16. Ne2 a5 17. Rb1 axb4 18. axb4 Qb5 19. Bg5 Qa4 20. b5 $18 {
1-0 Tseitlin,M-Frolov,A/Leningrad 1985 (22)}) 12. Bxf5 gxf5 13. Nc3 Rg8 14. O-O
$1 $146 {Improvement compare to} (14. Ng5 Qxd4 15. Qxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd5 Nc2+ 17.
Kd2 exd5 18. Kxc2 Bxg5 19. hxg5 Rxg5 20. Bd4 Be6 21. g3 Kd7 $11 {Grischuk,
A-Sakaev,K/RUS t-ch Tomsk 2001/The Week in Chess 342/1/2-1/2 (50)}) 14... Rg4
15. Ne2 {[%cal Gg2g3,Ge2f4]} Bd7 ({In the case of} 15... Bxh4 $6 16. Nxh4 Rxh4
17. f3 $1 {[%csl Rh4] Black can't avoid material losses -} Nxe5 18. Qe1) (15...
f4 16. Qd2 {[%csl Rf4]}) 16. g3 O-O-O $6 ({Worth considering} 16... a5 $5 17.
Nf4 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Bxa1 $36 {and White still keeps initiative, but
Black can hope for successful defence.}) 17. Bc1 Rdg8 {Cool move.} 18. Kh1 $1 (
18. Bg5 $6 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 (19. hxg5 h4 $1) 19... Nxd4 {much weaker}) 18... Kb8
19. Bf4 Ka8 20. Qd2 $16 {[%cal Gf4g5] Position of white's monarch is
absolutely safe now, and is ready to start activity on the <<} f6 (20... Nb8 $1
{[%cal Gd7b5]}) 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Rfc1 e5 {Desperation} (22... Rc8 23. Rc3) 23.
dxe5 Bxh4 24. Nxh4 Qxf2 (24... Rxh4+ 25. gxh4 Qxf2 26. Ng1 Qxh4+ 27. Qh2 $18)
25. Ng2 $18 h4 $8 26. Rf1 hxg3 (26... Qb6 27. Nxh4) 27. Rxf2 gxf2 28. e6 $1
Bxe6 (28... Rxg2 29. exd7) 29. Qe3 Bf7 (29... Rh8+ 30. Bh2 Re4 31. Qxf2 Ne5 32.
Nef4 Ng4 33. Qg3 $18) 30. Qxf2 d4 31. Rd1 (31. Rd1 Bd5 32. Ng3 Rh4+ 33. Kg1
Bxg2 34. Kxg2 Rgg4 35. Rxd4 Nxd4 36. Qxd4 $18) 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Liang, Chong"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. Nc4 Bd5 12. b3 Nbd7 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Rac1
Rfc8 15. Bd4 b5 16. Bxc5 bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 {Der chinesische
Grossmeister spielt die Taimanov-Paulsen Variante gern.} 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6
8. Be3 {Diese ganze Variante ist sehr populär in der letzten Zeit - besonders
seit der Partie Dolmatov,S-Tunik,G RUS 1998, in der Weiß zuerst den starken
Läuferzug 13.Bd4 spielte (siehe unten).} Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nb6
Rb8 12. Nxc8 Qxc8 13. Bd4 c5 14. Be5 (14. Bc3 Nxe4 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Bh6 c4 17.
Qd4 d5 18. Bf3 Nd6 19. Bf4 Nf5 {0-1 Manakova,M-Skripchenko,A/Vrnjacka Banja
1999/EXT 2000 (43)}) 14... Rb6 15. b3 {Dieser Bauernzug ist heutzutage weniger
populär - man spielt lieber den Damezug 15.Qd3.} (15. Qd3 $5) 15... Nxe4 $5 {
Schwarz nimmt den e4-Zentrumsbauern und beschäftigt sich nicht mit der
Schwächung der Bauernstruktur am Königsflügel.} (15... O-O 16. Bd3 d6 17. Bb2
Nd7 18. f4 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Qe2 $14 {Dolmatov,S - Tunik,G RUS 1998.}) 16.
Bxg7 Rg8 17. Be5 {Dieser Läuferzug ist nützlich, sonst muss Weiß in einigen
Varianten mit dem Erscheinen des schwarzen Turms auf d6 rechnen.} (17. Bb2 Rd6
(17... Bf6 $6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Bf3 $14) 18. Bd3 c4 19. bxc4 Qc6 20. Qf3 Nd2
21. Qxc6 Rxc6 22. Rfd1 Nxc4 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,C-Miladinovic,I/Corfu 1999/CBM 74 
(31)}) 17... Bd6 18. Bxd6 (18. f4 c4 $1 19. Kh1 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Qc5 21. Qe1 Qxe5
(21... Rg5) 22. Bxc4 Rd6 23. Bd3 f5 24. Qh4 Rg4 {1/2-1/2 Marjanovic,
S-Miladinovic,I/9th Battle of Crete 1999 (34)}) (18. Bg3 c4 (18... Nxg3 19.
fxg3 $5 Ke7 (19... Be5 20. Bh5 Bxa1 21. Qxa1 Kd8 22. Qf6+ Kc7 23. Qe5+ Kb7 24.
Rxf7 {1-0 Szczechowicz,B-Dobrowolski,A/Barlinek CZE 2001/(44)}) 20. Qd3 $14 {
1-0 Shabalov,A-Macieja,B/Paget Parish 2001/CBM 81/[Ribli] (61)}) 19. Bxc4 Bxg3
20. hxg3 Qc5 21. Bd3 Nxg3 22. Qf3 $1 Ke7 23. Rfe1 Rg5 24. Rad1 {1/2-1/2
Shabalov,A-Lutz,C/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001/[Ribli] (61)}) 18... Rxd6 19. Bd3 Qc6
{[%cal Gc6g2,Gg8g2]} 20. f3 (20. Qf3 Nf6 21. Qxc6 Rxc6 22. Rae1 Ke7 23. f4 d6
24. Rf3 Rb6 {0-1 Hernandez,Y-Sziva,E/Istanbul TUR 2000/(68)}) 20... Nf6 (20...
Nc3 $2 21. Qe1 Nd5 22. Bxh7 $16) (20... Ng5 21. Kh1 $14) 21. Qe2 Ke7 {Schwarz
verbessert seine Königsstellung und bestimmt nicht seinen Plan. Die
Bauernstellung ist assymetrisch, die Bauern auf a6 und h7 sind etwas schwach,
aber wenn Schwarz seine Zentrumbauern mobilisieren kann, bekommt er mindestens
gleiche Chancen.} (21... Qd5 22. Kh1 Qh5 23. Rae1 Qh6 24. f4 Nh5 25. Qf3 Ng3+
26. Kg1 Nxf1 27. Qa8+ Ke7 28. Qxg8 Qxh2+ 29. Kxf1 Qxf4+ 30. Ke2 Qe5+ 31. Kd2
Rxd3+ 32. cxd3 Qb2+ $11 {1/2-1/2 Korneev,O-Fluvia Poyatos,J/Mondariz 2000/EXT
2001 (43)}) (21... h5 22. f4 Rd4 23. f5 Rdg4 24. Rf2 Ne4 25. Bxe4 Qxe4 26. Qxe4
Rxe4 27. Rd1 d5 28. Kf1 Ke7 29. Rd3 {1/2-1/2 Palac,M-Rodriguez Guerrero,E/
Lorca ESP 2001/(29)}) 22. f4 Rd5 {[%mdl 4] Schwarz lässt den a6-Bauern hängen
und bringt den Turm ins Spiel. Es ist wahr, dass der d6-Punkt für den Turm
weniger glücklich war.} 23. Bxa6 (23. f5 Re5 24. Qf3 Qxf3 25. Rxf3 a5 26. fxe6
fxe6 27. Raf1 Rf8 $11) 23... Ng4 $44 {[%csl Gg4][%cal Gg8g1,Gc6g2,Gd5h5]
Schwarz hat gutes Figurenspiel am Königsflügel.} 24. Bb5 (24. a4 {Der weiße
a-Bauer ist in vielen Varianten eine große potentielle Gefahr für Schwarz.} c4
$1 {[%cal Rc6a6,Rc6b6,Rb6g1]} (24... Ne3 $6 25. Qxe3 (25. Rf2 Nxg2 26. Rxg2
Rxg2+ 27. Qxg2 Qxa6 $13) 25... Rxg2+ (25... Qxa6 26. f5 $16) 26. Kxg2 (26. Kh1
Rh5 $19) 26... Rd3+ (26... Rd2+ 27. Kg3 Qg2+ 28. Kh4 Qxh2+ 29. Qh3 $18) 27. Qf3
Rxf3 28. Rxf3 Qxa6 29. a5 $16) 25. Bxc4 Rh5 26. h3 Rxh3 $1 $40 {[%csl Gc6,Rg1,
Gg4,Gg8,Gh3]}) 24... Qd6 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern weniger, aber seine Figuren
stehen aktiv - es droht jetzt 25...Rd2.} 25. Bd3 c4 $1 {[%mdl 512] Dieses
Bauernopfer ist typisch in dieser Variante - Schwarz öffnet die Diagonale
a7-g1 für seiner Dame.} 26. bxc4 (26. Bxh7 Rh5 27. Bxg8 Qd4+ $19) (26. Bxc4 Rd2
27. Qf3 Ne3 28. g3 Nxf1 29. Rxf1 Rxc2 $17) 26... Qc5+ 27. Kh1 Rh5 28. h3 Ne3
29. Be4 {Mit diesem Zug opfert Weiss die Qualität, aber er verteidigt den
g2-Punkt.} (29. Rf2 Nxg2 $1 30. Rxg2 Rxh3+ 31. Rh2 Rhg3 32. Qe1 (32. Rf2 Re3 (
32... Rh3+) 33. Qf1 Qc6+ 34. Kh2 Rg4 $19) 32... Qc6+ 33. Qe4 Qc5 $11) (29. Rg1
Nxg2 30. Rxg2 Rxh3+ {Und wir haben dieselbe Variante wie im Falle von 29.Rf2.})
29... Nxf1 30. Rxf1 Rg3 $13 {Droht 31...Re3. Schwarz hat einen Turm gegen
Läufer und zwei Bauern. Die weißen Bauern am Damenfluegel sind schwach, aber
Weiß hat seine taktischen Gegenchancen.} 31. f5 Rh6 (31... Rhg5 32. f6+ Kd8 $13
) 32. Qd2 {[%cal Gf1d1,Gd1d7]} Re3 (32... Qe3 $2 33. Qb4+ d6 (33... Ke8 34.
Qb8+ Ke7 35. f6+ Rxf6 36. Qb4+ $18) 34. f6+ Rxf6 35. Qb7+ $18) 33. Rd1 d6 34.
Rb1 {[%cal Gb1b7,Gb7e7]} exf5 35. Rb5 (35. Bxf5 $13) 35... Qa3 36. Rb7+ (36.
Bxf5 Qc3 37. Qxc3 Rxc3 $11) 36... Kd8 (36... Kf8 37. Bxf5 $13) 37. Bd5 {
[%csl Gd5] Der d5B dominiert auf dem Brett. Es ist wahr, dass Weiß auch einen
Doppelbauern hat, aber die schwarze Bauernstruktur ist noch schwächer.} Rg6 (
37... Rexh3+ $2 {Dieses Turmopfer hängt immer in der Luft, aber hier ist es
nicht gut.} 38. gxh3 Qxh3+ 39. Kg1 Rg6+ 40. Bg2 $18) 38. Rb8+ Kc7 39. Rb7+ Kc8
{Jetzt droht 40...Rxh3+ und im Falle von 41.gxh3 Qxh3+ 42.Qh2 Qf1+ mit Gewinn.}
40. c3 $6 (40. Rb3 $1 Rxb3 41. cxb3 $14 (41. axb3 Qa1+ 42. Kh2 Qe5+ $11)) 40...
Rxc3 (40... Qxc3 41. Qxc3 Rxc3 42. Rxf7 Ra3 43. Rxh7 Rxa2 $11) 41. Rb1 Rxh3+
$11 {Dieses Turmopfer führt zu einem forcierten Remis. Aber - ich glaube - mit
so schwacher Bauernstruktur hätte Schwarz keine Chancen auf Gewinn.} (41... Re3
) 42. gxh3 Qxh3+ 43. Qh2 Qe3 {[%cal Rg6h6,Rh6h1] Nach diesem Zug ist das Remis
klar - es droht 44.Rh6 mit Damengewinn, so muss Weiß mit der Dame weggehen,
wonach Schwarz ewiges Schach gibt.} 44. Qb2 Rh6+ 45. Kg2 Rg6+ 46. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 h5 10. a4 Nbd7 11. a5 Rc8 12. Be2 Qc7 13. O-O O-O 14. Kh1 $5 {
Grischuk has taken his time to study an inetresting theoretical position and
came with a novelty of removing the king from the a7-g1 diagonal.} Rfd8 15. Nc1
(15. Rfd1 d5 $1 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Nf6 $11) 15... h4 (15...
Nc5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. b4 $14) 16. Rd1 Nc5 (16... g6 $5) 17. Nd5 $1
Bxd5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Serious positional mistake, black will not be able to
withstand the march of white queenside pawns without the white squared bishop.}
(17... Nxd5 $1 18. exd5 Bf5 19. b4 Nd7 20. c4 $14) 18. exd5 Nh5 19. b4 Nd7 20.
c4 f5 (20... Bf6 21. Ra2 $16) 21. c5 $1 Ndf6 (21... dxc5 22. d6 Bxd6 23. Qxd6
Qxd6 24. Rxd6 cxb4 25. Nd3 $18) 22. c6 Rf8 (22... bxc6 23. Bxa6 Nxd5 (23... Rb8
24. Qc3 c5 25. b5 $18) 24. Bc4 Rb8 25. Bxd5+ cxd5 26. Qxd5+ Kf8 27. Bb6 $18)
23. b5 $1 axb5 (23... bxc6 24. bxc6 Rb8 25. Bxa6 $18) 24. Bxb5 Bd8 (24... h3
25. g3 $16) 25. cxb7 Qxb7 26. Bc6 Qf7 (26... Rxc6 27. dxc6 Qxc6 28. Qxd6 $18)
27. a6 f4 28. Bf2 e4 29. a7 $1 {The main white trumph will help to avert the
focus from the endangered location of the white's king.} (29. fxe4 $2 Nxe4 30.
Qd4 (30. Qe1 Nhg3+ $1 31. Kg1 (31. hxg3 hxg3 32. Qxe4 Qh5+ 33. Kg1 gxf2+ 34.
Kxf2 Bh4+ $19) 31... Nxf2 32. Qxf2 Ne4 $17) 30... Bf6 31. Qxe4 Bxa1 $13) 29...
Ng3+ (29... e3 30. Bxe3 fxe3 31. Qxe3 $18) 30. Bxg3 (30. Kg1 e3 31. Qb4 exf2+
32. Kxf2 $17) (30. hxg3 $2 hxg3 31. a8=Q Qh5+ 32. Kg1 Qh2+ 33. Kf1 Qh1+ 34. Ke2
(34. Bg1 Bb6 $1) 34... Qxg2 35. Rf1 Rxa8 36. Rxa8 exf3+ 37. Ke1 Ne4 $19) 30...
hxg3 (30... fxg3 31. a8=Q Rxa8 32. Rxa8 exf3 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. gxf3 $18) 31.
Qxf4 Qh5 (31... exf3 32. Qxf3 Ng4 33. Qxf7+ (33. Qxg4 $4 Qf1+ 34. Rxf1 Rxf1#)
33... Kxf7 34. Nd3 $18) 32. h3 exf3 33. Qxf3 Ne4 $5 {In the lost position
black can afford even such brave attempt to turn the tide of the unfavorable
flow of the fight.} (33... Qxf3 34. gxf3 Bb6 35. a8=Q $18) 34. Qxh5 Nf2+ 35.
Kg1 Bb6 (35... Nxd1 36. Qxd1 Bb6+ 37. Kh1 $18) 36. Kf1 (36. a8=Q $2 Nxd1+ 37.
Kh1 Rf1#) 36... Nxh3+ (36... Nd3+ 37. Ke2 (37. Qf3 Rxf3+ 38. gxf3 Nf4 39. Rd2
g2+ 40. Rxg2 Nxg2 41. Kxg2 $18) 37... Nf4+ 38. Kd2 Nxh5 39. a8=Q Rxa8 40. Rxa8
Rxa8 41. Bxa8 Nf4 42. Ne2 $18) 37. Ke1 (37. Qf3 Rxf3+ 38. gxf3 Nf4 39. Rd2 $18)
37... Nf4 38. Qf3 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Peng, Xiaomin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qxf1+ 17. Kxf1 Bf5 18. f3 h6 19. Re1 Rfe8 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Kf2 a5 23. a3 Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 1st"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.09.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Xu, Jun"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2001.09.07"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Bd6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O Nbd7 6. c4 c6 7. Nfd2 O-O 8. Nc3
Bb4 9. Qb3 a5 10. a3 Be7 11. Rd1 Rb8 12. e4 b5 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. exd5 b4 15.
axb4 axb4 16. d6 Bxd6 17. Nce4 Be7 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Ne4 Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.23"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zetocha, Claudiu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[BlackTeam "Bratislava Slovan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O d6 8. f4
Be7 9. Qe1 b5 10. Bf3 Bb7 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Bc5 13. Kh1 Bxd4 14. exf6 Bxf3
15. Rxf3 gxf6 16. Ne4 Nd7 17. Bf4 Be5 18. Nxf6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nedev, Trajce"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3
Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. g3 Nb6 12. Ncd5 Nxc4 13. dxc4 g6 14. Bd2 f5 15.
exf5 gxf5 16. f4 Bf6 17. Qh5 Qd7 18. Nxf6+ Rxf6 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Ng4 fxg4 21.
Rxf6 Qxd2 22. Rxe6 Qe3+ 23. Kh1 Qe4+ 24. Kg1 Qe3+ 25. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.25"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[BlackTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nh6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. Bxh6 gxh6 8.
cxd4 Bd7 9. Nc3 Qb6 10. Bb5 Rg8 11. O-O Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxb5 13. Qh5 Rg7 14. Rfe1
Rd8 15. Nxb5 Qxb5 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 17. Rxe6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.26"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 16. Qe2 f5 17. Re6 Bxe6 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Qxd6 Rae8 20. Bd2 f4 21. Bxd5
cxd5 22. f3 g4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.27"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. d3
e6 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nh4 d5 13. f4 dxe4 14. dxe4 Nd7 15.
Nxg6 hxg6 16. e5 Nb6 17. Qf3 Qc7 18. Ne4 Nd5 19. g5 O-O-O 20. Be3 Rd7 21. Bf2
Rhd8 22. b3 Kb8 23. a3 a5 24. Ra2 a4 25. b4 c4 26. Rd2 b5 27. Red1 Rh8 28. Bg2
Nd8 29. Kh1 Nb7 30. Qg3 Rhd8 31. Bg1 Kc8 32. Qf2 Qc6 33. Ng3 Qa6 34. Qf3 Qc6
35. Ne2 Qa6 36. Nd4 Rh8 37. Nc2 Rhd8 38. Bf2 Kc7 39. Qg3 Kc8 40. Be4 Nc7 41.
Nd4 Nd5 42. Qf3 Rh8 43. Nc2 Rdd8 44. Bxd5 exd5 45. Rxd5 Rxd5 46. Rxd5 Nd8 47.
Nd4 Ne6 48. Nxb5 Qb7 49. Na7+ Kb8 50. h4 Ka8 51. Nc6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.28"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. d5 Nb8 14. c4 c6 15. axb5
axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. cxb5 cxd5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Ne4 Nb4 20. Bg5 Qd7 21. Bxh6
d5 22. Bd2 Nd3 23. Nfg5 Qf5 24. Re3 Nxf2 25. Qf1 f6 26. Rf3 Qg6 27. Rxf2 fxg5
28. Qd3 Kh8 29. Bxd5 Bc5 30. Bxa8 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.29"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Donetsk"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Re1
Bd7 9. a4 a6 10. Bc4 Be6 11. a5 Bxc4 12. dxc4 Nh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 5th"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2001.10.15"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 ({After} 6. a3 {Black
can use few interesting lines, for example} a5 ({Worth considering and} 6...
Bb5 $5 7. c4 dxc4 $5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 O-O-O 10. d6 f6 11. Nxb5 Qxb5 12. Qc2
Nxe5 13. Nxe5 fxe5 14. Bxc4 Qc6 15. Bxe6+ Kb8 $132 {0-1 Motylev,A-Volkov,S/St.
Petersburg 1997/CBM 62 (37)}) 7. Be2 a4 8. O-O Nc6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. c4 Nge7 11.
Nc3 Nd4 12. cxd5 Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Rd1 Bb5 16. Qe1 Bc4 17.
Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qxe3 19. fxe3 O-O 20. Rd4 Rfe8 21. Rc1 h6 22. e4 dxe4 23.
Rcxc4 exf3 24. gxf3 Rxe5 25. Rxa4 Rxa4 {1/2-1/2 Peng Xiaomin-Kaidanov,G/
USA-China Summit Seattle 2001/CBM 82 (25)}) 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb5 8. Nc3 Bxe2
9. Nxe2 Ne7 $1 {[%cal Ge7c6,Gb8d7] Best reply- knight goes to c6} (9... Nc6 $6
10. O-O O-O-O 11. Rb1 $1 Kb8 12. b4 Rc8 13. Bd2 h6 14. a4 g5 15. Bc3 Be7 16.
Ne1 f5 17. Nd3 f4 18. Qd2 $16 {1-0 Short,N-Ward,C/Isle of Man op 1999/CBM 74 
(27)}) (9... Bb4+ 10. Kf1 $1) 10. O-O Nec6 11. Rb1 a5 12. Qd2 $146 {[%cal
Gd2f4] Grischuk had already expierence in this line-last year he played} (12.
Be3 Nd7 13. h4 {but didn,t get any advantage after} Be7 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxe7
Nxe7 16. Qd2 O-O 17. Rbc1 Rfc8 18. h5 Qb4 {Grischuk,A-Gurevich,M/Cannes World
Cup of Rapid Chess 2001/CBM 82/[Psakhis]/0-1 (56)}) 12... h6 13. h4 Nd7 14. Rd1
Qa6 {[%csl Ga6][%cal Ga6e2]} 15. a3 a4 {[%csl Gb3,Gc4][%cal Gc6a5]} 16. Nc3 Na5
17. Qf4 {White can't organize serious initiative on the king's side without
light coloured bishop} Nb3 18. Nd2 ({Worth considering} 18. Be3) 18... Nxc1 19.
Rbxc1 Be7 20. Qg4 g5 $5 21. Nf3 (21. h5 f5 $5 22. exf6 Nxf6 $132 {[%csl Re6,
Rh5]}) 21... Nb6 22. Rb1 Rc8 {Little bit slow} ({After natural} 22... h5 $142
$5 23. Qg3 gxh4 $5 (23... g4 24. Ng5 Bxg5 25. hxg5 {[%csl Re8]}) 24. Nxh4 (24.
Qg7 Kd7 25. Qxf7 Raf8 26. Qg7 h3 $36) 24... Kd7 (24... Rc8 $5) 25. Qf4 Raf8 26.
Nf3 h4 {black position is very promising.}) 23. Qh5 $5 Kd7 (23... gxh4 $5 24.
Nxh4 Bxa3) 24. Qxf7 Rcf8 25. Qh5 Rf5 26. hxg5 Qa8 {[%cal Ga8h8]} 27. b3 $1 {
Opening second front on the <<} (27. Qg4 hxg5 {[%cal Gf5f4]} 28. g3 $6 Rhf8 $36
) 27... hxg5 28. Qg4 Qf8 (28... Rf4 29. Qg3) 29. bxa4 (29. Nxa4 $142 Nxa4 30.
bxa4 Qh6 31. Kf1 $8 Rf4 32. Qg3 $16) 29... Rf4 30. Qg3 Bd8 $1 {Possibly
Grischuk understimated this move.N b6 is protected and Black have enough time
to organize counterplay on the >>} 31. Ne2 ({White could try} 31. a5 {but after
} g4 $1 32. Ng5 $1 (32. Ne2 Rf5 33. Qxg4 Rg8 $40) 32... Bxg5 33. Rxb6 Bh4 $5
34. Rxb7+ Kc8 {he any case can't avoid draw-} 35. Rdb1 $3 Bxg3 36. Rb8+ Kc7 37.
R1b7+ Kc6 38. Rb6+ $11) 31... Re4 32. Nc3 Rf4 33. Ne2 Re4 34. Nc3 Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 5th"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2001.10.17"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2001.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 Qxc6 {If black
doesn't want to double his pawns he may choose this recapture. However as
practice shows, white can expect the initiative in this variation, since he
has some space advantage and black's Q is a bit vulnerable.} 7. Bd3 Ne7 {
The alternative is 7...Nf6.} 8. O-O O-O 9. b4 $1 Bd4 10. c3 Bf6 (10... Bb6 11.
c4 d6 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Nd5 Qd7 14. Bb2 Bxd5 15. exd5 a5 16. a3 Ng6 17. Qc3 f6
18. Qc2 $16 {1-0 Chernyshov,K-Miroshnichenko,E/Budapest 1999/EXT 2000 (38)})
11. Qe2 Qe6 12. f4 d6 13. Qc2 $146 (13. Be3 a5 14. b5 Re8 15. f5 Qd7 16. Bd4
Nd5 17. Qd2 Bxd4+ 18. cxd4 Nf6 19. Nc3 c5 20. Qf2 b6 21. Rae1 Bb7 22. d5 $16 {
1-0 Azmaiparashvili,Z-Gomez Esteban,J/Pamplona 1996/CBM 57 (52)}) 13... Nc6 {
[%csl Ra1][%cal Gc6b4]} (13... a5 14. b5 $14) 14. a3 (14. e5 $2 dxe5 15. Bxh7+
Kh8 16. Rf3 exf4) 14... a5 15. b5 Nb8 16. Be3 {The space advantage as well as
the strong pawncentre makes whites position clearly better.} g6 (16... Nd7 17.
Nd2 {+/=/+/-}) 17. Nd2 Nd7 18. Rae1 Qe7 19. e5 {All white's pieces are in an
attacking positions, it's time for a breakthrow in the centre.} (19. Bd4 Bg7 $1
(19... Nc5 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. e5 $16) (19... Re8 20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 Bxe5 22.
Bc4 $16) 20. Nc4 Re8 $14) 19... dxe5 20. Ne4 exf4 (20... Bg7 21. f5 $1 gxf5 22.
Rxf5 $40) 21. Bxf4 Be5 22. Nf6+ $1 (22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Nf6+ Kg7 $13) 22... Nxf6
({After} 22... Qxf6 $2 23. Bxe5 Qe7 24. Bd4 Qd6 25. Bc4 {white's attack is
irresistible.}) 23. Rxe5 Qxa3 $2 {After this capture black loses by force.} ({
After} 23... Qd6 {it's not obvious, how white should continue his attack.} 24.
Re2 (24. Bc4 Ng4 25. Rd5 Qb6+) 24... Qxa3 25. Bh6 Ng4 26. Bxf8 Qxf8 $14) 24.
Bg5 Ne8 $8 25. Be7 Nd6 {[%tqu "En","Which white's piece is not taking part in
the attack yet? How should white continue?","","","c2d2","",10]} 26. Qd2 $1 $18
{[%csl Rg8][%cal Rd2h6]} (26. b6 $2 Be6 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. bxc7 Rc8 $14) (26.
Bf6 Be6 {[%cal Yd6e8]}) (26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. Qd2 $36) 26... Bg4 (26... Bd7 27.
Qh6 f5 28. Bc4+ Nxc4 29. Bxa3 Nxe5 30. Bxf8 Rxf8 31. Qd2 $18) 27. Qh6 {[%cal
Ge7f6]} f5 28. Bc4+ Rf7 (28... Nxc4 29. Bxa3 Nxe5 30. Bxf8 Rxf8 31. Qd2 $18)
29. Bxd6 Qxd6 30. Bxf7+ Kxf7 31. Qxh7+ Kf6 32. Rfe1 {The threat 33.Re7 is
unanswerable.} Rf8 (32... Qxe5 33. Rxe5 Kxe5 34. Qxc7+ $18) 33. Re7 Kg5 34. h4+
Kf4 35. Qh6+ Kg3 36. R7e3+ (36. R7e3+ Bf3 37. Qg5#) 1-0

[Event "WchT 5th"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2001.10.18"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D28"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2001.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 a6 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4
Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. a4 bxa4 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Bxf6 (12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Rxa4 O-O 14.
Ne4 (14. Rd1 Nd5 (14... a5 15. Ne5 Nb4 16. Bb1 Nfd5 17. Bd2 f5 18. Ra3 Bf6 19.
Na4 Ba6 20. Qe1 Re8 21. Nc5 Bb5 22. Rh3 Bxe5 23. Qxe5 Nc6 24. Qe1 Nxd4 25. Be3
Ne2+ 26. Kh1 Qe7 {0-1 Damljanovic,B-Rublevsky,S/Moscow olm (09)/1994 (55)}) 15.
Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rda1 Nf5 18. Qe5 Qb3 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Qxf5 Bxf3
21. Qxf3 Qxb2 22. d5 {0-1 Granda Zuniga,J-Rublevsky,S/Oviedo 45' (07)/1992 (37)
}) 14... Nxe4 (14... Nd5 15. Nc5 Bxg5 16. Nxb7 Qe7 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qc2+ Kh6
19. Nxg5 Kxg5 20. Qxc6 Rfc8 21. Qd6 Qxb7 $19 {0-1 Iclicki,W-Davidovic,A/London
Haringey/1988 (27)}) 15. Qxe4 g6 16. Qh4 Re8 17. Re1 Rc8 18. d5 Qxd5 (18...
exd5 $5) 19. Rf4 Qxd3 20. Rxf7 $40 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,J-Ivanchuk,V/Belgrade
Invest 1995/CBM 51/[Ftacnik] (25)}) 12... Bxf6 13. Be4 {This plan is connected
with simplification of position and can't give White real advantage.} Bxe4 (
13... Ra7 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Rxa4 Qb6 $11) 14. Qxe4 Nd7 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Rxa4 Be7 (
16... Qb6 $5 17. Qe2 Rfb8 $15) 17. Qe2 a5 18. Rc4 $1 Rb8 (18... Nb6 19. Rc6 Nd5
20. Rc1 Rb8 $11) 19. Rc6 Nf6 20. Rc1 Nd5 21. Ne4 a4 (21... a4 22. Ne5 a3 23.
bxa3 Bxa3 24. Rd1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 5th"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2001.10.19"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Iuldachev, Saidali"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2001.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Rd8 13. b3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 15.
Bb2 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Be6 18. Rc1 Qa5 19. Nf3 d5 20. exd5 Rxd5 21.
Rxe6 fxe6 22. Qe2 Qa3 23. Bb2 Qd6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Be4 Rd8 26. Bxd5 exd5 27.
Ne1 b4 28. Nd3 Bc3 29. Rd1 a5 30. g3 Qa6 31. h4 Rf8 32. h5 a4 33. Qg4 axb3 34.
axb3 Qc8 35. Qe2 Qe8 36. Qg4 Qc8 37. Qe2 Qe8 38. Qg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 5th"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2001.10.20"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb4+ {A rare move.The main
line starts with 5...Bb6.} 6. c3 Be7 7. Bf4 {In my opinion this move is a
slight inaccuracy.It's hard to know in this stage of the game, which square is
the most suitable for this B.The most flexible continuation would be the
immideate 7.c4 or the development of the kingside by the moves 7.Bd3 or 7.g3.}
d6 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be2 Nd7 $146 (10... Re8 11. O-O a5 12. Qd2 a4 13.
Nd4 Nd7 14. Ndb5 Na7 15. Na3 $6 (15. Nxa7 $11) 15... Nc5 16. Be3 Bf6 17. f3 Be5
18. Nd5 c6 19. Nf4 f5 $15 {0-1 Khamrakulov,I-Korneev,O Albacete 9/2001 (33)})
11. Nd5 b6 12. O-O Nc5 13. f3 ({Should not be recommended for white} 13. Nxc5 {
as after} bxc5 {[%csl Yd4] black gets the d4 square and the "b" file.}) (13.
Re1 $5 {/\} Nxe4 $6 14. Bf3 f5 15. Bxe4 fxe4 16. Rxe4 $14) 13... Bf6 14. Qd2 a5
{Black has a good play on black squares, which compensates white's space
advantage.} 15. Be3 a4 16. Nxf6+ (16. Nd4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Bb7 $11)
16... Qxf6 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Qg6 $11 19. Bd1 {[%cal Gd1c2]} f5 20. Bc2 (20.
e5 Rd8 $11) 20... Qf7 21. b3 (21. Qc3 {[%csl Gc3,Gd4,Rg7][%cal Ge4f5]} Ne6 22.
Be3 Nc5 $11) 21... axb3 22. axb3 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 fxe4 24. Bxc5 {Otherwise white
will remain with a weak pawn on e4.} bxc5 25. Bxe4 Bf5 26. Bd5 Be6 27. Bxe6
Qxe6 {After every exchange both sides getting closer to a draw agreement.} 28.
Re1 (28. Ra7 $6 Rb8 {[%csl Rb3,Rc4]}) 28... Qf6 29. Qd5+ Kh8 30. Kf1 h6 31. Qc6
Qc3 32. Qxc7 Qxb3 33. Qxd6 Qxc4+ 34. Kg1 Rc8 35. h3 Qd4+ $6 {Gives white
unnecessary chances.} (35... Qc3 $142) 36. Qxd4 cxd4 37. Re4 $6 ({After the
tougher} 37. Rd1 {black still has to work to achieve a draw.The game could
continue:} Rd8 38. Kf2 g5 39. Ke2 Kg7 40. Kd3 Kf6 41. Re1 $14 {[%csl Rd4]})
37... Rc1+ {Now the activity of the black's R compensates the long distanse of
black's K from the centre.The draw is inevitable.} 38. Kf2 Rc2+ 39. Kf1 d3 40.
Rd4 Rc1+ 41. Kf2 Rc2+ 42. Kf1 Rc1+ 43. Kf2 Rc2+ 44. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 c4 10. Ne5 Be6 11. e3 Nd7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. b3 Nb6 15.
Qc2 Qd7 16. Rfc1 Bh3 17. Bxh3 Qxh3 18. bxc4 Nxc4 19. e4 Rad8 20. exd5 cxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. g4 Nc6 8. Nb3
e6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Be3 b5 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. h4 Rc8 13. g5 Nd7 14. Qf2 Nce5 15.
a3 Qd8 16. h5 Rxc3 17. bxc3 d5 18. exd5 Bxa3+ 19. Kb1 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 exd5 21.
Qg2 Bd6 22. h6 g6 23. f4 Nc4 24. Qxd5 Nxe3 25. Qxd6 Qb6 26. Qd3 Nc4 27. Bh3 Qd6
28. Re1+ Kd8 29. Rd1 Kc7 30. Qf3 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 Be6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ne5 f6 12. Nf3 Kh8 13. Re1 c5 14. Be3 f5 15. a3
(15. cxd5 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Nxd5 17. Bd2 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bg8 19. Rb1 Qc7 20. Nb5 Qd7
21. c4 {1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev,V-Motylev,A/Linares 2001/CBM 81/[Huzman] (21)})
15... f4 (15... Nc6 16. Nxd5 cxd4 (16... Bxd5 17. cxd5 Qxd5 18. dxc5 Qxd1 19.
Raxd1 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21. b4 Ne4 22. Rd7 $16) 17. Nxd4 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Qxd5
19. Nxc6 Qxc6 (19... bxc6 20. Qc2 $16) 20. Rc1 $16) (15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 Nc6
17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. dxc5 $16) 16. Bd2 (16. Bxf4 $5) (16. Bc1 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nc6
$132) 16... Nc6 17. Nxe4 (17. cxd5 Bxd5 (17... Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Bxd5 19. dxc5 Bxc5
20. Qc2 Qb6 21. Ng5 Bxf2+ 22. Kh1 Bg8 23. Bc4 $18) 18. Nxd5 (18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19.
Bc3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 cxd4 $15) 18... Qxd5 19. Bd3 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 cxd4 21. Be4 Qd6
22. Qd3 (22. b4 Bf6 23. b5 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Bxb7 Rad8 $11) 22... g6 23.
Bxc6 bxc6 24. Qxd4+ Qxd4 25. Nxd4 Bf6 $11) 17... dxe4 18. d5 Bxd5 (18... exf3
19. Bxf3 $16) 19. cxd5 exf3 (19... Qxd5 20. Bc3 (20. Qc2 exf3 21. Bxf3 Qd7 22.
Bxc6 bxc6 $17 {[%cal Yf4f3]}) 20... Qxd1 21. Raxd1 exf3 22. Bxf3 Bf6 (22...
Rfe8 23. Bxc6 (23. Re4 Bf6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Rxf4 Nd4 26. Kf1 (26. Rxf6 Rad8)
26... Kg7 (26... Rad8 27. Bxb7) 27. b4 Nxf3) 23... bxc6 24. Rd7 Bf6 25. Rxe8+
Rxe8 26. Kf1 $14) 23. Bxf6 (23. Rd7 $5 Rfe8 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Kf1 (25. h4 $14)
25... Bxc3 26. bxc3 Ne5 27. Rxb7 Nc4 (27... Nxf3 28. gxf3 $14) 28. g3 Nxa3 29.
Rxa7 Nb1 30. Rc7 fxg3 31. hxg3 c4 $11) 23... gxf6 (23... Rxf6 24. Rd7 $16) 24.
Rd7 (24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Rd7 $36 Rfe8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Kf1 Rb8 $11) 24... Ne5
25. Rxb7 Rfb8 26. Rc7 Nxf3+ (26... Rc8 27. Re7 Nxf3+ 28. gxf3 Rab8 29. Rxa7
Rxb2 30. Ree7 $16) 27. gxf3 Rxb2 28. Ree7 $36) 20. dxc6 (20. Bxf3 Nd4 21. Bc3
Bf6 $11) 20... fxe2 21. Qxe2 bxc6 22. Bxf4 Bf6 (22... Rxf4 $5 23. Qxe7 Qd4 24.
Qe3 Rd8 $14) 23. Be5 (23. Rad1 Bd4) 23... Qe7 (23... Bxe5 24. Qxe5 Qd4 25. Re2
Rad8 $132 (25... Rab8 $5)) 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Rac1 Rab8 26. Rc2 h6 $11 27. Qe5
c4 28. h3 Rb3 29. Qxf6 Rxf6 30. Re3 a5 $2 31. Rec3 (31. Rxb3 cxb3 32. Rc3 a4 {
[%cal Yf6d6,Yd6d2]} (32... Rd6 33. Rxb3) 33. Kf1 $1 Rd6 34. Ke2 $16) 31... Rxc3
32. Rxc3 Rd6 $1 33. Rxc4 (33. Rc2 Rd1+ (33... c3 34. b3 $1 (34. Rxc3 Rd1+ 35.
Kh2 Rd2 36. Rxc6 Rxb2 $14) 34... Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Rd3 (35... Rd2 36. Rxc3 Rxf2 37.
Rxc6 Rb2 38. Rc3 $16) 36. f3) 34. Kh2 Rb1 35. Kg3 c3 36. Rxc3 Rxb2 $11) 33...
Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Rd2 35. b3 (35. Rxc6 Rxb2 36. Rc5 Rxf2 37. Rxa5 $14) 35... Rd3 $1
(35... Rxf2 36. Rxc6 Rb2 37. Rc3 $16) 36. a4 Rxb3 37. Rc5 Ra3 38. Rxa5 c5
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Ba4 c6 6. Nxe5 d6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. d3
(8. h3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 g6 10. Kf1 (10. Nb1 {-see commented game 0-1 Ponomariov,
R-Almasi,Z/Pamplona 1996/CBM 57[Tsesarsky,I] (82)}) 10... Bg7 {-see commented
game 1-0 Ponomariov,R-Gomez Esteban,J/Pamplona 1996/CBM 57 [Tsesarsky,I](60)})
8... d5 ({Another way is} 8... Nd7 $143 9. Be3 Nxf3+ 10. gxf3 Bh5 11. d4 Qf6
12. Rg1 Bxf3 (12... Qxf3 13. Qxf3 Bxf3 14. Rg3 $5 (14. d5 c5 15. Kd2 O-O-O 16.
Bxd7+ Kxd7 17. Rg3 Bh5 18. Rb1 a5 19. a3 g6 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 c4 22. b5 Bg7
$132 {0-1 Wells,P-Hebden,M/Hastings 1991/CBM 26 ext (52)}) 14... Bh5 15. d5 (
15. Ne2 Bg6 16. f3 d5 17. exd5 Nb6 18. Bb3 Nxd5 $15 {0-1 Winsnes,R-Sepp,O/
Oerebro 1995/EXT 98 (37)}) 15... c5 16. Ne2 O-O-O 17. Nf4 Bg6 18. f3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Istratescu,A-Sepp,O/Moscow 1994/CBM 44 ext (68)}) 13. Qd3 Qh4 14. Rg3
Qxh2 15. Kd2 Qh5 16. d5 $36 {1-0 Acs,P-Karakehajov,K/Athens GRE 2001/The Week
in Chess 354 (24)}) 9. O-O (9. h3 Nxf3+ 10. gxf3 Bh5 11. e5 (11. Qe2 $2 d4 12.
Nb1 (12. Nd5 b5 13. Nf4 Qa5+ 14. Kd1 bxa4 15. e5 Kd7 16. Rg1 g6 17. Bd2 (17.
exf6 Re8 $19) 17... Qb6 $19) 12... Qa5+ 13. Nd2 Qxa4 {0-1 Jamrich,G-Petran,P/
Budapest 1997/EXT 2001 (13)}) (11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Kf1 O-O-O 14. c3
Qc7 15. Kg2 Be7 $44 {0-1 Kholmov,R-Malaniuk,V/St Petersburg RUS 2001/The Week
in Chess 344 (34)}) 11... d4 12. exf6 dxc3 13. Qe2+ Kd7 14. Qe4 (14. Qe5) 14...
Qxf6 15. Qd5+ Bd6 (15... Ke8 16. Qxh5 cxb2 17. Bxb2 Qxb2 18. O-O $132) 16. Qxh5
cxb2 17. Bxb2 Rae8+ 18. Kf1 Qxb2 19. Qxf7+ Re7 20. Qf5+ Kc7 21. Kg2 $132 {
1/2-1/2 McShane,L-Pavasovic,D/Lippstadt 1998/CBM 65 ext (39)}) (9. Bg5 dxe4 10.
Nxe4 Qa5+ 11. c3 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Nxe4 $1 13. dxe4 $8 Qxg5 14. fxg4 h5 15. Qd5
Qxd5 16. exd5 hxg4 17. dxc6 O-O-O 18. cxb7+ Kxb7 19. Rd1 Bd6 $132 {1-0 Graham,
N-Tabakovic,M/USA 1997/EXT 2001 (32)}) (9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd4 Bxd1 11. Nxc6
Nxc3 (11... bxc6 $1 12. Bxc6+ Ke7 13. Nxd5+ Kd6 14. Bxa8 Qxa8 15. Ne3 Bh5 $19)
12. Nxd8+ Nxa4 13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14. Kxd1 Rd8 $17 {0-1 Nijboer,F-Fernandez Garcia,
J/Linares 1995/CBM 51 (32)}) (9. Be3 {-see commented game 0-1 Gruenfeld,
Y-Shabtai,R/Jerusalem 1996/CBM 56[Tsesarsky,I] (42)}) 9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 $5
$146 ({Worth of attention also} 10. dxe4 Bxf3 11. gxf3 b5 12. Bb3 Bc5 13. e5 {
Grischuk had to prepare something on this!} Nd7 $5 (13... Qd7 $2 14. exf6 O-O-O
15. Kg2 $1 $18 {-see commented game 1-0 Nunn,J-Kristensen,B/Vejle 1994/CBM 40 
[Blatny,P](28)}) 14. f4 Qh4 15. Be3 $14) 10... Nxe4 11. Re1 (11. dxe4 $6 Nxf3+
12. gxf3 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxf3 $11) 11... Be7 (11... Bxf3 12. gxf3 Qf6 13. Rxe4+
Be7 {[%csl Rf3]} 14. f4 O-O-O 15. Be3 $14) 12. Rxe4 Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 Bf5 14. Re5
Be6 (14... Qd7 15. Qe1 $14 {[%csl Re7,Re8][%cal Ge1e8]}) 15. Bb3 Bxb3 16. axb3
O-O 17. Qe2 $14 {Black opening strategy can be defined as dubious. White has
slight advantage. PP weaknesses on the kingside are less important than P lack.
} Bd6 18. Re4 Qc7 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gc7h2]} 19. Kg2 $1 f5 $6 {Based on wrong
idea - Ph2 capture.} (19... a6 $142 $14) 20. Re6 Bxh2 $6 $16 21. Re7 Qd6 22.
Ra4 $1 {Really strong unexpected move!} ({I suppose, Black had calculated only
} 22. Rxb7 Rfe8 $1 $44) 22... Rf6 ({Badly is} 22... Rf7 23. Re6 Qc7 24. f4 $18
{[%csl Rh2]}) 23. Bg5 Rg6 ({Loses} 23... Rf7 24. Re6 Qb8 25. f4 {[%csl Rh2]} h6
{[%csl Rg5]} 26. Bxh6 $1 $18) 24. Re8+ Kf7 ({Another continuation leads to RR
endgame with White's advantage:} 24... Rxe8 25. Qxe8+ Qf8 26. Qxf8+ Kxf8 27.
Kxh2 Rxg5 28. Rxa7 b5 29. Rc7 $1 ({Not} 29. d4 $2 Rg6 30. c3 ({Or} 30. c4 Rd6
31. d5 bxc4 32. bxc4 cxd5 33. c5 Rd8 34. b4 (34. Kg2 d4 35. Kf1 h5 36. Ke2 Rb8
37. c6 Rc8 38. c7 h4 39. Kd3 h3 40. Kxd4 h2 41. Ra1 Rxc7 42. Rh1 $11) 34... d4
35. Ra2 d3 36. Rd2 Ke7 37. b5 Rd5 38. c6 Kd6 39. f4 $44) 30... Re6 31. Kg3 Re2
32. Rc7 Rxb2 33. Rxc6 Rxb3 34. Kf4 g6 35. Rc7 h6 36. d5 Rb2 37. Ke3 $132 (37.
Ke5 Rxf2 38. Kf6 Ke8 39. Kxg6 Rxf3 $11)) 29... Rg6 30. b4 $1 Rd6 31. b3 h6 32.
Kg3 g5 33. f4 $16) 25. Qe7+ Qxe7 26. Rxe7+ Kg8 (26... Kf8 $144 27. Kxh2 b5 (
27... Rxg5 28. Rxb7 $16) 28. Raxa7 Rxa7 29. Rxa7 Rxg5 30. Rc7 Rg6 31. b4 $16 {
like in comment to the 24-th move - see above.}) 27. Kxh2 Rxg5 $6 $18 {In 4R
endgame Black has no chance.} (27... b5 $142 28. Raxa7 Rxa7 29. Rxa7 Rxg5 30.
Rc7 Rg6 31. b4 $16 {We see this RR endgame position the third time!}) 28. Rxb7
a5 29. Re7 c5 30. f4 Rg4 31. f3 Rh4+ 32. Kg3 Rh1 33. Re5 {[%csl Ra5,Rc5,Rf5]}
Ra6 34. Rxf5 Rah6 {Black RR activity is not dangerous.} 35. Rxc5 R1h2 36. Raxa5
R6h3+ 37. Kg4 Rh4+ 38. Kf5 h6 39. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rd8 14. b3 Nc6 15.
Bb2 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Be6 (17... Bb7 18. b4 $5 Rac8 19. Rc1 Qb8 20.
a3 Re8 21. Nf1 Bd8 22. Ng3 $36 {1-0 Korneev,O-Fernandez Garcia,J/Elgoibar 2000/
CBM 81 (48)}) 18. Rc1 Qa5 19. Nf1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (19. Bb1 Rac8 (19... d5 20.
e5 Ne4 21. Nf1 Rdc8 22. Qd3 g6 23. f3 $14 {1-0 Ivanov,A-Pedzich,D/Oak Bridge
2000/EXT 2001 (38)}) 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nf1 Nd7 22. Re2 Qc7 23. Bb2 Qb6 24. Rd2
Rc6 25. Ne3 $16 {1-0 Kolev,A-Alvarez Ibarra,R/Zaragoza 2001/EXT 2002 (30)})
19... Ne8 $5 {[%cal Ye7f6] An unusual move perhaps giving us an insight into
the preparations of Kasimdzanov. He wants to try to play this line without the
break d5.} (19... Qxa2 $4 20. Ra1 $18) (19... d5 20. e5 Ne4 21. f3 $14) 20. Qd3
Rac8 21. Bb1 (21. e5 $2 g6 {gives Black a good game.}) 21... Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8
23. Rd1 $14 {White has a slight advantage here as usual. Blacks main problem
is the lack of play. White controls the centre and can build his plans around
that. Black needs some counter, but there isn't any since d5 always runs into
e5.} Qa3 24. Qd2 Bd8 25. Ne3 Qa5 26. Qd3 b4 27. f4 Kf8 28. f5 Bd7 29. Nc4 (29.
Nd5 $16) 29... Qb5 30. Qg3 Bf6 31. Bxf6 gxf6 32. Kh1 $6 (32. Nxd6 Qb6+ 33. Qf2
Qxf2+ 34. Kxf2 $18) 32... Qc5 33. Qf4 (33. Kh2 $142) 33... Bb5 34. Ne3 Qe5 35.
Qh6+ Kg8 36. Nd5 Bc6 37. Nb6 Rd8 38. Nc4 Qg3 39. Qh5 d5 $1 $132 {Finally Black
gets a chance to act.} 40. Bc2 Qc3 $6 (40... Qf2 $142 $5) 41. Qe2 $1 Kf8 42.
Rd3 Qa1+ 43. Bd1 Bb5 $2 (43... d4 44. e5 $40) 44. Qd2 $18 {[%csl Rb4,Rd5]} d4
45. Qxb4+ Nd6 46. Qc5 Bxc4 47. bxc4 Qxa2 48. Qc7 Ke8 49. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 {This is a more positional move
than the old favourite 12.a4. It is also less played. The games with 12.a4
outnumbers the 12.a3 ones by more than 6 to 1. Both moves score well for White:
12.a4 gives White 59%, 12.a3 yields 58% (Mega 2002).} g6 13. Ba2 {This is one
of the main ideas behind 12.a3, the B stays on the b3- f7-diagonal.} Bg7 14. b4
a5 15. d5 Ne7 16. Bb2 (16. Nb3 axb4 17. axb4 Rb8 (17... Nxe4 $5) 18. Na5 Ba8
19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qd2 $14 {[%cal Yc3c4] 1-0 Kveinys,A-Ibragimov,I/
Warsaw 1991/EXT 97 (42)}) (16. bxa5 {is another interesting approach} Rxa5 (
16... c6) 17. c4 c6 (17... bxc4) 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Bb2 Qb8 20. c5 $36 {1-0
Borchers,H-May,F/GER 1999/EXT 2002 (39)}) 16... Nh5 17. Nb3 axb4 18. axb4 $146
{[%mdl 8] Adams heeds the classical advise and exchanges towards the centre.
The c7-P will be weak anyway.} (18. cxb4 Bc8 19. Na5 Nf4 20. Bc1 Bh6 21. Rb1
Kh8 22. Rb3 f5 23. Bb1 Rf8 24. Kh2 Ng8 25. Nc6 Qe8 26. Bb2 Bg7 27. Bc1 Bh6 {
1/2-1/2 Kuporosov,V-Ibragimov,I/Gorky 1989/CBM 16 (29)}) 18... Bc8 19. Na5 Nf4
20. c4 $1 g5 $5 {Black starts actions on the K-side and hopes to get some
concrete threats before White invades on the other side of the board.} (20...
bxc4 21. Bxc4 {[%cal Yc4b5,Ya5c6] White has a nice initiative on the Q-side.})
(20... Bd7 $5) 21. cxb5 g4 22. Nh2 $1 {[%mdl 256]} (22. hxg4 Bxg4 23. Nc6 Nxc6
24. bxc6 Qf6 {gives Black play for the P.}) 22... gxh3 23. g3 Neg6 $6 {This
turns out to be too optimistic.} (23... Ng2 $142 24. Re2 f5 25. Nc6 Qd7 26. Bc4
Rxa1 27. Qxa1 fxe4 (27... f4 28. Bxe5 $1) 28. Qa7 (28. Rxe4 Qf5) 28... e3 29.
fxe3 Ng6 $13) 24. Bb1 $1 (24. gxf4 $2 exf4 25. Bxg7 Qg5+ 26. Kf1 Qg2+ 27. Ke2
Kxg7 $40 {[%csl Re4,Rh2]}) 24... Qg5 25. Bc1 $1 (25. Kh1 Ng2 $13) 25... Bd7 $2
{This just loses the N on f4.} (25... Nf8 26. Kh1 Qg6 {and the N can slip away
from f4 - White is better though since he can restart his Q-side play.}) 26.
Kh1 f5 27. Rg1 Qf6 28. exf5 Bxf5 29. Bxf5 Qxf5 30. gxf4 exf4 $18 {Black has no
real compensation for the piece. It just takes a few moves for White to get
organized.} 31. Ra3 Qe4+ 32. Qf3 Qxb4 33. Nc6 Qxb5 34. Rxa8 Rxa8 35. Qe4 Qc5
36. Ng4 Rf8 37. Bd2 Kh8 38. Bb4 Qb5 39. Kh2 f3 40. Bd2 Qe2 41. Be3 Rf4 42. Qb1
Rf7 43. Nd8 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Bg4 {The solid line. Other sharp possibility is 10...d4.
} 11. Bc2 Ne6 {A rare continuation in the position.The main lines are: 11...
Be7 and 11...Qd7.} 12. Re1 Bc5 13. Nf1 ({Possible is:} 13. Nb3 Ba7 14. a4 b4
15. Qd3 Bh5 16. Nfd4 Bxd4 17. cxd4 Bg6 18. Qd1 Bxc2 19. Qxc2 Ncxd4 20. Nxd4
Nxd4 21. Qc5 Ne6 22. Qc6+ Ke7 23. Be3 d4 24. Bxd4 Nxd4 25. Qc5+ Ke6 26. Rad1
Qd5 27. Qxd4 Qxd4 28. Rxd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,C-Jussupow,A/Germany 1996/GER-chT
(54)}) 13... Ne7 {[%csl Yd5,Yf5][%cal Ye7d5,Ye7f5]} (13... Bh5 {- see the game
Almasi,Z-Jussupow,A/Ubeda 1997/CBM 58 [Hansen,Cu]}) 14. Ng3 {[%csl Rg4][%cal
Gh2h3]} h5 $1 {The only way to save the bishop out of the exchange.} 15. h3 h4
16. Nf1 Bh5 17. a4 d4 $146 {An attempt to improve this opening variation for
black.} (17... b4 {appeared in the game Adams,M-Sokolov,I/Bosna SuperGM 2000/
CBM 77 [Mikhalevski,V]}) 18. Be4 ({Deserves a closer look} 18. b4 $5 Bb6 19.
Be4 c6 20. Qd3) 18... c6 19. Qc2 {[%csl Rh4]} (19. b4 dxc3 $1 20. bxc5 Qxd1 21.
Rxd1 Nxc5 $13 {[%csl Gb5,Gc3]}) 19... Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Bb6 (20... dxc3 $142 21.
Qxc3 O-O {Black's pieces are well placed, which gives a sufficient
compensation for some pawn weaknesses.}) 21. Nd2 (21. Rd1 $5) 21... O-O 22. Be4
{[%csl Rh4][%cal Yd2f3]} Nc5 $2 {This strange move is the critical mistake as
well.} ({Necessary was} 22... dxc3 23. Qxc3 Rc8 {with reasonable play for
black.}) 23. cxd4 Qxd4 ({After} 23... Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Bxd4 25. Ng5 g6 26. Nf3 {
[%csl Rd4,Rh4][%cal Gc1g5] white has big advantage.}) 24. Nf3 {[%csl Rd4,Rh4]
This is the simple punishment for black's 22...Nc5.} Qc4 (24... Qd7 25. a5 Ba7
26. Bg5 {and white has a winning position.}) 25. Qxc4 bxc4 26. Bg5 ({Less
convincing is} 26. Nxh4 $6 Nd3) 26... Nd5 27. Rac1 c3 (27... Ba5 28. Rxc4 Bxe1
29. Rxc5 Bb4 30. Rxc6 $18) 28. bxc3 Nxa4 $2 ({More stubborn was} 28... Ba5) 29.
c4 {Now there is no matter where black's N goes, white wins material.} Nb4 (
29... Ndc3 30. Bxc6 $18) 30. Be7 {[%csl Rb4,Rf8] White wins the exchange
without any compensation.} Nc5 31. Rb1 a5 32. Bxf8 Rxf8 33. Re2 {Why not 33.
Nh4?} Nxe4 34. Rxe4 Bc5 35. Nd2 ({More precise was} 35. Re2 {preparing Nd2-Ne4.
}) 35... a4 (35... Nd3 {was a bit more stubborn.}) 36. Re2 a3 37. Ne4 Be7 38.
c5 a2 (38... Nd3 39. Ra2 Ra8 40. Rba1 Nxc5 41. Nd6 {and the rest is a matter
of technic for white.}) 39. Ra1 Rd8 40. Nd6 Ra8 41. Rb2 Ra4 42. Kf1 {Black can
not improve his position and can only wait until the Pa2 will be captured.} g6
43. Ke2 Kg7 44. Ne4 {[%csl Ra2][%cal Ge4c3] The Pa2 is doomed.} Nd5 45. f3 Nf4+
46. Kf1 Rc4 47. Rbxa2 Bxc5 48. Ra4 {The RR exchange kills black's last hope.}
Bd4 49. Rxc4 Bxa1 50. Nc3 Nd5 51. Nxd5 cxd5 52. Rxh4 Bxe5 53. Ra4 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg5 d4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Rc1 Bf8
15. Re1 (15. Nf4) (15. Nb3) (15. Nc4) 15... Bg4 (15... Bh3 16. Bxh3 Qxd5 17. a3
d3 18. Bg2 dxe2 19. Bxd5 exd1=Q 20. Rexd1 Ne5 21. Ne4 Rad8 22. h3 {1/2-1/2
Slipak,S-Rosito,J/Mar del Plata 1994/ (41)}) 16. h3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Van Wely
played in Wijk in a misserable form, after this naive blunder he will have no
compensation for the pawn.} (16. Nb3 Re5 17. Nf4 Bb4 18. Nd2 (18. Nd3 Bxe1 19.
Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Qxe1 d3 21. f4 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 dxe2 23. fxe5 Rd8 24. Nd2 Qxb2 25.
Bf3 Bxf3+ {0-1 Molinaroli,M-Schlehoefer,R/Dortmund 1987/ (25)}) 18... d3 (18...
Qe8 19. a3 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 Rd8 21. h3 Bf5 22. b4 Be4 {1/2-1/2 Velikov,P-Dobrev,N/
Pamporovo/2001/ (71)}) 19. Nxd3 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 Qxd3 21. Be4 Qd4 22. Rc4 Qd6 23.
Bxc6 Rxe2 24. Qxe2 Bxd2 25. Bxb7 Rd8 {1/2-1/2 Timman,J-Gligoric,S/Bugojno 1978/
(43)}) 16... Bxh3 $1 17. Bxh3 Qxd5 18. a3 (18. Bg2 Qxa2 19. Rxc6 bxc6 20. Bxc6
Qxb2 $19) 18... Rab8 (18... Rad8 19. Bg2 Qd7 20. Nf3 Qf5 $17) 19. Bg2 Qh5 20.
Nb3 (20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. b4 c5 22. bxc5 Bxc5 23. Nc4 Re6 $19) 20... Rbd8 21. Bf3
(21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rxc6 Qb5 23. Rc7 d3 $1 24. e3 (24. exd3 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Qxb3
$19) 24... a5 $17) 21... Qb5 22. Qd3 (22. Qc2 Ne5 23. Be4 d3 24. exd3 Nxd3 25.
Bxd3 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Qxd3 $17) 22... Qb6 {The trading of the queens would only
make life easier for the defender.} (22... Qxd3 23. exd3 Ne5 24. Be4 f5 25.
Bxb7 Re7 (25... Nxd3 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Rc2 $11) 26. Nc5 Nxd3 27. Nxd3 Rxb7 28.
b4 $15) 23. Bxc6 (23. Qc2 Ne5 $17) 23... bxc6 24. Rc2 (24. Nd2 Qxb2 25. Rxc6
Qxa3 $19) 24... c5 25. Nd2 Qf6 (25... Qg6 $6 26. Qxg6 hxg6 27. Nc4 $15) 26. Rc4
(26. Nc4 Rd5 27. b3 Rh5 $17) 26... h5 (26... Rd5 27. b4 cxb4 28. axb4 a6 29.
Nf3 Rb5 $17) 27. Nf3 (27. b4 cxb4 28. axb4 h4 $1 $17) 27... Rb8 28. b3 (28. b4
cxb4 29. axb4 Rxb4 $17) 28... Rb6 29. Rec1 a5 30. Rxc5 $5 {Brave attempt to
avoid stranling as b3 and e2 pawns needed protection and counterplay was
nowhere to be seen.} (30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 Rxb4 32. Rxb4 cxb4 33. Nxd4 Rd8 $17)
30... Bxc5 31. Rxc5 h4 $1 32. Nxh4 (32. Nxd4 Rd8 33. e3 hxg3 34. fxg3 Qd6 $17)
(32. Rxa5 $5 hxg3 33. fxg3 Rd6 34. Ng5 Qh6 $17) 32... Rbe6 33. Rc2 Rc6 34. Qb5
(34. Rxc6 Qxc6 35. Nf5 Qc5 36. a4 Re5 37. g4 Qc3 38. Nxd4 Qxd3 39. exd3 Rd5 40.
Nc6 Rc5 $17) 34... Rec8 35. Rxc6 Qxc6 36. Qxa5 (36. Qxc6 Rxc6 37. Nf5 d3 38.
exd3 (38. Ne7+ $2 Kf8 39. Nxc6 dxe2 $19) 38... Rc3 39. b4 a4 $19) 36... Qe4 37.
Nf3 (37. Qg5 g6 38. Qf4 Qxe2 39. Qxd4 Rc1+ 40. Kg2 Qf1+ 41. Kf3 Rd1 $40) 37...
d3 $1 {The game is over as white will be unable to fight off the black passed
pawn.} 38. Qd2 Qxe2 39. Qf4 (39. Kg2 Qxd2 40. Nxd2 Rc2 $19) 39... Qd1+ 40. Kh2
Qxb3 41. Qd6 Qc2 42. Kg2 Qe2 43. a4 Qe4 44. a5 g5 $1 (44... g5 $1 45. Qd7 Rc5
46. g4 Rd5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {According to my datebase it is already 6th game in
Advance variation between two great experts of French defence.} c5 4. c3 Bd7 5.
Nf3 Qb6 {[%cal Gd7b5] Mikhail Gurevich likes this line and plays it very
strongly.} 6. Bd3 {Grischuk choose in previous games or} (6. Be2) ({or} 6. a3)
6... cxd4 (6... Bb5 {is more common, maybe Gurevich didn't like sharp} 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. b4 $5 {with big complications?}) 7. Nxd4 $5 {Rare and interesting move,
black has nothing to worry about after " normal "} (7. cxd4 Bb5) 7... Nc6 (7...
Ne7 8. O-O Nbc6 9. Nf3 Ng6 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Re1 Be7 12. b4 a6 13. Bd2 O-O 14. h4
f5 15. h5 Nh8 16. a3 Nf7 17. Bf4 b5 18. a4 bxa4 19. Bxa6 d4 20. b5 Nb8 21. Nxd4
Nxa6 22. bxa6 {Blokhuis,J-De Jong,M/Amsterdam LB op 2001/The Week in Chess 354/
0-1 (48)}) 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 ({Worth considering} 8... bxc6 {but I suspect that
white's chances are slightly better and in this case, for example} 9. O-O Ne7
10. Kh1 a5 11. c4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd5 13. Qg4 h5 14. Qe4 Rd8 15. Nd2 Bc8 16. Nf3
$14 {0-1 Jonkman,H-Barsov,A/Wijk aan Zee-C 1997 (61)}) 9. Qe2 Ne7 10. Nd2 $146
{[%csl Gd4][%cal Gd2f3,Gf3d4] White knight soon will come to important d4
square and it is not easy for black to organaize any counterplay - white's
advantage maybe not big but very stable.} (10. O-O Ng6 11. Be3 Bc5 12. Bxc5
Qxc5 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Rd4 Rh5 16. Nd2 Ke7 17. Nf3 Rdh8 18. Re1 Qa5
19. a3 Qb6 20. h4 R5h6 21. g3 Rc8 22. Qd2 Rh5 23. Ng5 Bd7 24. Rb4 Qa6 {Beikert,
G-Hillermann,V/BL 1995/1-0 (36)}) 10... Ng6 11. Nf3 {[%csl Gd4]} Be7 12. O-O
Qc7 13. Bd2 $14 Bd7 14. Rae1 O-O 15. Nd4 Bc5 16. Qh5 Bxd4 17. cxd4 f5 ({After} 
17... Qb6 18. Re3 $1 (18. Bc3 $2 Bb5) 18... Qxd4 19. Rh3 h6 20. Bxh6 $18 {
wins immediately}) 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Bg5 Rf7 20. Bxg6 $1 (20. Re3 {[%cal Re3h3]
looks very promising for white, but after} Nf8 $8 21. Rh3 (21. Bxh7+ Nxh7 22.
Rh3 Qc2 $1) 21... g6 (21... h6 $2 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. Qxh6 $18) 22. Qh4 e5 $1 $13
{black's position is better than it looks}) 20... hxg6 21. Qxg6 Qb6 22. Rd1 $6
{Grischuk won theoretical duel and was very close to win and game} ({After
simple} 22. Re3 $142 $1 {it's will be very difficult to protect black king,
for example:} Qxd4 23. Rh3 Rf5 (23... Qe4 24. Qh5 $18) 24. Be3 Qf6 25. Qh7+ Kf7
26. g4 $1 Rf3 27. Qh5+ Kg8 (27... g6 28. Qh7+) 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29. Qxa8 Rxh3 30.
Qxb7 $18 {with decisive advantage.}) 22... Qxb2 23. Rd2 Qc3 24. h4 ({After
natural} 24. Rd3 {Black could solve all problems with} Qc2 $1 {[%cal Rd7b5,
Gc2g6]}) 24... Raf8 25. Rb1 b6 26. Rb3 Qa1+ 27. Rb1 Qc3 28. Rb3 Qa1+ 29. Kh2
Qe1 (29... e5 {[%cal Gd7f5]} 30. Qd6 $1 exd4 31. Qxd5 $16) 30. Rb1 {What else?
After} (30. f3 $2 Rf4 $1 {Black is getting winning attack -} 31. Qd3 $140 (31.
Bxf4 Qxh4+ 32. Kg1 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Rxf4 $19) 31... Rxh4+ 32. Bxh4 Qxh4+ 33. Kg1
Qe1+ 34. Kh2 Rf4) 30... Qe4 $8 31. Qxe4 dxe4 32. Kg3 Rc8 33. Rb3 ({Possibly
that} 33. Re1 Rc3+ 34. Re3 $14 {was slightly stronger than text}) 33... Rc4 34.
Bf4 Bc6 {[%cal Gc6d5]} 35. Be5 Bd5 36. Ra3 b5 {[%csl Gc4,Gd5]} 37. Rb2 (37. Bb8
$5 {was the last chance in the fight for advantage.}) 37... b4 38. Ra4 Rc3+ 39.
Kg4 (39. Kh2 e3 40. fxe3 Rxe3 41. Raxb4 Ra3 $11) 39... e3 $1 $11 40. fxe3 Rxe3
41. Raxb4 Kh7 42. Rb8 Re4+ $44 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 Be6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ne5 f6 12. Nf3 Kh8 13. a3 {This move was first
introduced by Leko in his game against Kramnik in Dortmund 2000. As we can see
he believes in this move} (13. Re1 c5 14. Be3 (14. cxd5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nxd5 16.
c4 Nc3 17. Qd3 cxd4 18. Bf1 Bg8 19. Nxd4 Bc5 20. Be3 Na4 21. Rab1 b6 $2 22.
Red1 $14 {1-0 Brodsky,M-Iordachescu,V/Bucharest 2001/CBM 82/[Huzman] (43)}) (
14. a3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nc6 16. Rb1 Qd7 $11) 14... f5 15. a3 (15. cxd5 Nxc3 16.
bxc3 Nxd5 17. Bd2 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bg8 19. Rb1 Qc7 20. Nb5 Qd7 21. c4 {1/2-1/2
Zvjaginsev,V-Motylev,A/Linares 2001/CBM 81/[Huzman] (21)} Nb6 22. Bc3 Qxd1 23.
Rexd1 Rfc8 $11) 15... f4 16. Bd2 Nc6 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. d5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 exf3
20. dxc6 fxe2 21. Qxe2 bxc6 22. Bxf4 Bf6 23. Be5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,
A-Motylev,A/Moscow RUS 2001/The Week in Chess 369 (38)}) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3
Nc6 15. Nd2 f5 16. Re1 Bf6 17. a4 $146 {I can't say that this move is the
biggest novelty of our time but there is an idea to this move: white prepares
an exit for his bishop and waits to see what black's plans are,.} (17. Bf3 Bg8
18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Nb3 b6 20. Bf4 Ne7 21. Be5 c6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Nc1 Ng6 24.
Nd3 h6 25. Ne5 Nh4 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27. f3 c5 28. dxc5 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P-Kramnik,V/
Dortmund 2000/CBM 78 (28).}) 17... Bg8 {the most natural move, freening the
'e' file for his pieces} 18. c5 Re8 19. Nf3 h6 $6 {[%csl Rf5,Rg6] A weakenning
of the kingside.} ({better was:} 19... Re4 $5 20. Bd3 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Qd7 {
with an approximate equality}) 20. Rb1 $1 {An important intermidiate move .}
Rb8 {Now black can't fight for the 'e' file efficiently as his rook will be
protecting the 'b' pawn} (20... b6 21. Ba3 Qd7 22. Qd2 $14 {[%cal Ge2b5]}) 21.
Bd3 {[%csl Rb7,Rf5]} Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Qd7 23. Bf4 Re8 $2 {This move is a blunder
leading to a lost position by force} (23... Bh7 24. Rb2 $14) 24. Qd2 {[%csl
Rb7]} g5 $8 (24... b6 25. cxb6 cxb6 26. Bxh6 $1 $18) 25. Rxb7 $1 Rc8 (25...
gxf4 26. Qxf4 Qg7 (26... Bg7 27. Rxc7 $18) (26... Rc8 27. Qxh6+ $18) 27. Rxc7
Ne7 28. Rxa7 $16) 26. h4 (26. Bb5 $142 {Would have been the safest. The threat
is Be5, therefore, black must take the B. However, the test is good as well,}
gxf4 27. Qxf4 Bg7 28. Ne5 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Yb5d7]} Bxe5 29. Qxh6+ Qh7 30. Qxh7+
Kxh7 31. Bxc6 Bf4 32. Bd7 Rf8 33. Rxa7 $18) 26... gxf4 27. Qxf4 Bg7 28. Qxf5 $1
{Leko correctly assesses that the engame is easily won} Qd8 (28... Qxf5 29.
Bxf5 Rf8 (29... Re8 30. Bd7 $18) 30. Bd7 $1 Nb8 31. Bg4 $14) 29. Ng5 $1 {
Nice touch} hxg5 (29... Ne7 $4 30. Nf7+ Bxf7 31. Qh7#) 30. hxg5 {[%cal Gf5h3]
Black is 2 pieces up, but is completely helpless against white's threats} Qf8
$8 31. Qh3+ Bh6 32. Bf5 Re8 33. Rxc7 {A very precise play! The B on h6 is
going nowhere.} Re1+ 34. Kh2 Ne7 35. g4 Be6 36. Qxh6+ {the safest way to
victory. white's Q side pawns are too much for black to handle} Qxh6+ 37. gxh6
Nxf5 38. gxf5 Bxf5 39. Rf7 $1 {Forcing the B away from protecting the 'c8'
square. These little moves win big endgames.The rest is easy} Bg6 40. Rxa7 Rc1
41. Kg3 Rxc3+ 42. Kf4 Bh5 43. Ke5 Rf3 44. c6 Bg4 45. a5 Rxf2 46. a6 Rc2 47. Rc7
(47. Rc7 Ra2 48. a7 {[%cal Gc7b7,Gb7b8]}) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 4]} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 f6 {This is
another extra-sharp line with unclear consequences.} 7. Nf4 fxe5 (7... Bf7 {
- E.Berg-Akesson, SWE-ch Linkoping 2001 CBM 85}) 8. Nxe6 (8. Nxg6 {-
Zezulkin-Murdzia, Swidnica 1999 CBM 71}) 8... Qe7 9. Nxf8 exd4+ {This
intermediate check looks logical.} (9... Kxf8 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Bg2 Qxe5+ (11...
Nxe5 12. O-O Qh4 13. h3 h5 {Black's -> against the white K is not well-founded
because of his lack of development.} 14. f4 Nxg4 15. f5 {White's counterattack
seems to be more real.} Bf7 16. Qd4 Ne7 {(Fleck-Muse, GER-chT Germany 1985} 17.
Qf4 $1 (17. hxg4 hxg4 18. Bf4 $14) 17... Re8 18. Be3 $16 {and Black's pieces
are completely disorganized.}) 12. Be3 h5 13. g5 Ne7 14. Qd2 {/\ 0-0-0} Nb6 {
/\ Nc4} 15. O-O-O Nc4 16. Qd4 Qxd4 17. Bxd4 {^^} b6 18. Rhe1 Nf5 19. Re6 $1
Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Be8 21. Nxd5 $1 cxd5 22. Bxd5 $16 {Vlassov-Shovunov, Russian
Club Cup 1998}) 10. Be2 $1 Kxf8 (10... dxc3 $142 $5 {is the critical move here.
} 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qd3 Nf6 {Now White has to decide which P to take.} (12...
Qf6 13. bxc3 Nd7 14. Rb1 Ne7 15. c4 $5 $14 {opening up the diagonals for the
^^.} (15. Rxb7 {is not so clear after} Nc5 16. Rxe7+ Qxe7 17. Qxg6+ Kd7 18. Bg5
Qf8 19. Be3 Ne6 $13 {Tischbierek-Boehm, GER CupT 1991})) (12... cxb2 $5 {
takes the P, but White can open up the position for his active ^^.} 13. Bxb2
Qf7 14. c4 Ne7 15. Rb1 $44) 13. Qxc3 {looks safer anyway.} (13. Qxg6+ Kd8 14.
bxc3 Nbd7 {Now suddenly White is a P up, but has problems with his development!
} 15. Qg5 (15. Be3 Ne4 16. Bd4 c5 $1 $13) (15. Bg5 Re8 16. Qd3 Ne5 $13) 15...
Qe4 $1 (15... Nc5 16. Qe3 Nce4 17. g5 Nd7 18. Bb2 Nxg5 {Black gets back the
sacrificed P, but after} 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7 20. c4 {the active ^^ works well again.
} Nf6 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. O-O-O Rad8 23. Rhg1 $16 {Kobalija-Yevseev, Chigorin
mem op 2001}) 16. f3 Qxc2 17. Qd2 Qh7 $13 {avoiding the exchange of queens,
since the white K looks more vulnerable this time.}) 13... Nbd7 (13... Nxg4 14.
Qg3 Ne5 15. f4 Nf7 16. Qxg6 $14) 14. Be3 (14. Qe3 {is rather ugly hindering
his own development.} Ne4 15. Bd2 Nxd2 {and the ^^ has gone.} 16. Kxd2 Qxe3+
17. fxe3 Rh4 $15 {Minasian-Karpman, Minsk 1990}) 14... Ne4 15. Qb3 $5 (15. Qd4
O-O 16. O-O (16. h4 Rae8 $1 {/\ Nf2}) 16... Qh4 17. f3 (17. Rfe1 Rae8 18. f3
Ng3) 17... Ng3 $1 $11 {Nunn-Andersson, London 1992}) 15... O-O-O (15... Ndc5
16. Qa3 $14) 16. O-O-O $14 {with somewhat better chances due to the ^^.}) (
10... Qxf8 $5 {looks less impressive.} 11. Qxd4 Qf6 12. Be3 (12. Qb4 $5 Qe7)
12... Bxc2 {Is this c P so necessary?!} 13. Rc1 Bg6 14. Nxd5 $3 cxd5 15. Rc8+
Kd7 16. Qc5 {It is hard to believe that Black save his skin here.} Na6 (16...
Ke6 17. g5 $1 Qf5 18. Qb4 $1 Qb1+ 19. Kd2 Qxh1 20. Bg4+ Bf5 21. Re8+ Kd7 22.
Qf8 $18) 17. Bb5+ Ke6 18. Bxa6 Ne7 $1 19. Rc7 (19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. Bxb7 Rb8)
19... bxa6 20. Bd4 Qh4 21. Kd2 Be4 $1 (21... Rac8 $2 {was losing outright after
} 22. Re1+ Be4 23. Rxe4+ $1 $18 {De Vreugt-De Saegher, Haarlem AKN op 2001}) (
21... Qg5+ 22. Kc3 Rac8 23. Re1+ Be4 24. Rxe4+ dxe4 25. Qxg5 $14) 22. f3 Qg5+
23. Be3 (23. Kc3 Rhc8 $1) 23... Qf6 24. Bd4 Qf4+ 25. Be3 Qf6 $11 {with
repetition of moves!}) 11. Qxd4 Na6 (11... Bxc2 {is again a loss of a tempo.}
12. Be3 Nd7 13. Rc1 Bg6 14. h4 $44) 12. Be3 Nb4 (12... Bxc2 {is now met by} 13.
Bxa6 bxa6 14. Rc1 Bg6 15. g5 $44) 13. O-O-O {White is not afraid of losing ><
c2 in this line.} Nf6 ({There is no time for} 13... Nxc2 {either:} 14. Qf4+ Qf6
15. Bc5+ Ke8 16. Qc7 $16) 14. Rd2 a5 15. a3 Kf7 (15... Nxc2 $6 {is useless
again:} 16. Rxc2 Bxc2 17. Kxc2 $16) (15... Na6 {was more persistant, although
after} 16. Qb6 $14 {White's ^^ and his better development secure the edge.})
16. Qf4 $1 $16 (16. axb4 axb4 17. Nb1 b3 $44) 16... Kg8 17. Bd4 {and finally
the N has to retreat.} Na6 18. Bxa6 bxa6 (18... Rxa6 $2 19. Qb8+ $18) 19. Re2
Qf7 20. f3 {Black's P structure is pathetic, and his h8 R is still entombbed.}
Re8 21. Rhe1 h5 22. g5 Rxe2 23. Nxe2 Nd7 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 (24... Bxf7 25. Nf4 $18
) 25. Nf4 Bf5 {[#]} 26. g6+ $1 {liquidating for a winning _|_.} Bxg6 27. Re7+
$1 $18 {This is pretty, but typical.} Kxe7 28. Nxg6+ Ke6 29. Nxh8 g5 30. Ng6 c5
31. Bg7 Kf5 32. Ne7+ Ke6 33. Nc6 d4 34. Kd2 a4 35. c3 Kd5 36. Nd8 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 c4 10. Ne5 Be6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. b3 Qa5 13. Na4 Rab8 14. Bf4 Rb7 15.
Qc2 Rc8 16. bxc4 Rb4 17. Nb2 Qb6 18. Rab1 dxc4 19. Na4 Qa5 20. Rxb4 Bxb4 21.
Bc1 Nd5 22. a3 Bf8 23. Bd2 Qa6 24. Ra1 Rd8 25. e3 Qb5 26. Rb1 Qa6 27. Ra1 Qb5
28. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. Ng5 Be8 12. b3 b6 13. Bb2 Kb7 14. Rd3
Be7 15. Nge4 c5 16. Nd5 Bc6 17. c4 Rhe8 18. Rf3 Nh6 19. h3 Rad8 20. Rd1 g6 21.
g4 Bh4 22. Rfd3 Ng8 23. f4 h6 24. Nd2 h5 25. Nf3 Be7 26. Kf2 hxg4 27. hxg4 Rd7
28. Rh1 Bd8 29. Rh7 a5 30. Rd2 a4 31. f5 gxf5 32. gxf5 Ne7 33. Nxe7 Rexe7 34.
f6 Rxd2+ 35. Nxd2 Rd7 36. Ke3 Kc8 37. Rg7 Kb7 38. Bc3 Ka6 39. Ne4 a3 40. Ng5
1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 1] RR} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7.
O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 f5 11. Nc3 Nc7 12. Re1 {Ftacnik: 'Grischuk
is in no hurry to close the center and believes, that the pressure against the
d5 square can bring him some advantage. '} Kh8 13. b4 Bd7 14. Bb2 Ne6 $1 $146 {
'!?' Ftacnik.} (14... Be8 15. c5 Be7 16. Ne5 Bh4 17. Rf1 Bg5 18. Ne2 Bh5 19.
Ng3 Bg6 20. Rfe1 Bf4 21. Bc1 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qh4 23. Bb2 Ne6 24. Rad1 f4 {
Gufeld,E-Kochiev,A,USSR,1980}) 15. cxd5 (15. Ne2 N6g5 $1 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5
f4 $40 18. Nd4 (18. f3 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Qg5+ 20. Ng3 fxg3 21. fxe4 Rf2) 18... f3
19. h4 Nh3+ 20. gxh3 Qxh4 $19) 15... cxd5 16. Nxd5 Rc8 $1 17. Qd1 {Ftacnik:
'Gelfand's pawn sacrifice has suddenly revealed how actively are all black
pieces cooperating.'} (17. Qb3 N6g5) (17. Nc3 Nf4) (17. Qe2 Bc6) 17... N6g5 $1
(17... Bc6 18. Ne3 Nf4 19. d5 $1 $16) 18. Ne5 (18. Ne3 Nxf3+ (18... Ba4 19. Qe2
Nc3 20. Bxc3 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Rxc3 22. Qe2 $16) 19. Qxf3 Qh4 $1 (19... Ng5 20.
Qh5 f4 (20... Be8 21. Qd1 f4 22. Nf5 Bg6 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. d5 f3 $140 25. h4
fxg2 26. hxg5 Qf4 27. f3 Qh4 28. Bxg6 hxg6 29. Be5) 21. Nc4 $16 (21. Ng4 Bf5))
20. g3 Qh6 {/\Ng5,f4} 21. Qg2 (21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. Qg2 Rf3 $17) 21... Nxf2 22.
Qxf2 f4 23. gxf4 Rxf4 24. Qg2 Rcf8 $17) 18... Nh3+ $3 {Diagram [#] '!' Ftacnik.
} (18... Bc6 19. Nf4 $16) 19. gxh3 Qg5+ 20. Kf1 (20. Ng4 Nxf2 $1 $19) 20...
Bxe5 (20... Bc6 21. Nxc6 Qh4 22. Re2 Qxh3+ 23. Ke1 $16) (20... Ba4 21. Qxa4 Qh4
22. Re2) (20... Qh4 21. Re2 (21. Qe2 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Bc6 23. Bc4 (23. Bxe4 fxe4)
23... Qxh3+ (23... Nd2+ 24. Qxd2 Qxc4+ 25. Kg1 Bxd5 26. Rac1 $16) 24. Kg1 Nd2
$1 25. Qxd2 Qg4+ 26. Kh1 (26. Kf1 Qxc4+ 27. Re2 Bxd5 28. Rc1 Qb5 29. Rxc8 Rxc8
30. Kg1 $15) 26... Qxc4 $15) 21... Qxh3+ 22. Kg1 (22. Ke1 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Qxh2
24. Ne3 Qh1+ 25. Nf1 Ng5 26. Rc2 Rcd8 $1 $40 (26... Nf3+ 27. Ke2 Rxc2+ 28. Bxc2
) 27. Qe2 Nf3+ 28. Kd1 Bb5 $19) 22... Bxe5 23. dxe5 Qg4+ (23... Ng5 24. Re3)
24. Kf1 Qh3+ (24... Ba4 25. Qxa4 Nc5 26. bxc5 (26. Qd1 Qh3+ 27. Kg1 $11) 26...
Qxa4 27. e6 $36) 25. Kg1 $11) 21. dxe5 Bc6 $5 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'This
exact move is crowning the original attacking combination, white has to play
with extreme caution.'} (21... Nd2+ 22. Ke2 Be8 23. Ne3 Bh5+ 24. Kxd2 Bxd1 25.
Raxd1 Rfd8 (25... f4 26. Nc4 f3+ 27. Re3 Qh4 28. Ke1 Rxc4 29. Bxc4 Qxc4 30. e6)
26. Rg1 Qh6 27. Ke1 $16) (21... Be6 $5 22. Ne3 (22. Rxe4 fxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxh3+ (
23... Rcd8 $5) 24. Ke2 Qh4 25. f3 Bf5 $1 (25... Be6 $5) 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Rc1
Qxh2+ 28. Kd3 Rcf8 $15 (28... Rd8 29. Ke4) 29. Bd4 Rxf3+) (22. Bc1 $2 Qh4 23.
Bxe4 fxe4 24. Nf4 Rxc1 25. Qxc1 Rxf4 $19) (22. f4 Qh4 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Kg1
Rcd8 (24... Bxd5 25. Qg4 (25. Qxd5 Rc2) 25... Qxg4+ (25... Qh6 26. Bd4 Rc6 27.
f5 Rxf5 28. Qxf5 Rg6+ 29. Kf1) 26. hxg4 Rxf4 27. h3 $11) 25. Bc1 Rxd5 26. Qe2
Qxh3 $15) 22... Qf4 $1 (22... Qh4 $2 23. Qe2 (23. Re2 Qxh3+ 24. Kg1 Rfd8 25.
Rc2 Ng5 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27. Be4 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Be6) 23... Qxh3+ 24. Kg1 Ng5 25.
f4 $18) 23. Re2 Qxh2 24. Ke1 Qh1+ (24... Rfd8 $6 25. Nf1 Qg1 26. Rc1 $1 (26. h4
Rd7) 26... Rxc1 27. Bxc1 Nc3 (27... Bc4 28. Rc2) 28. Qc2 Nxe2 29. Bxe2 $14) (
24... Rcd8 25. Nf1 Qg1 (25... Qh1 26. Re3) 26. h4 $13 Rd7 (26... g5 27. Qc2 Rc8
28. Qb1 gxh4 29. Bxe4 fxe4 30. Qxe4 h3 31. f3 $13) 27. Qc2 Rfd8 28. Rd1) 25.
Nf1 Ng5 26. Rc2 Rcd8 (26... Nf3+ 27. Ke2 Rcd8 28. Nd2 $18) 27. f4 Nf3+ (27...
Qxh3 $5 28. fxg5 Rxd3 29. Qe2 Rfd8 $44) 28. Kf2 Bd5 29. Kg3 $1 Ne1 $1 30. Qxe1
Qf3+ 31. Kh2 Qh1+ $11) (21... Rcd8 {Olpiner,Z.} 22. Bc1 $1 (22. Re3 Be6 (22...
f4 23. Rf3 Ba4 24. Qe2 $18) (22... Bc6 23. Bxe4 (23. f4 Qh6) 23... fxe4 24. Qg4
) 23. Nc3 Qh4 24. Qe2 Ng5 25. f4 Qxf4+ 26. Kg1 $13) (22. f4 Qh4) 22... Qh4 (
22... f4 23. Qf3) 23. Qf3 Bc6 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Qg3 (25. Rxe4 $16) 25... Qxg3
26. hxg3 Rxd5 $16) 22. Bc1 $1 (22. f4 Qh6 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Kg1 Rcd8 25. Qg4
Rxd5 26. Bc1 Rd3 $15) (22. Ne3 Rcd8 23. Qc2 Rxd3 24. Qxd3 Qf4 25. Nd1 Nd2+ 26.
Kg1 Nf3+ 27. Kf1 Qxh2 28. Ke2 Qxh3 $40) 22... Qh4 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Be3 (24.
Ra2 e3 $1 (24... Qxh3+ 25. Kg1 Rcd8 26. Rd2 $11) 25. Rxe3 Qc4+ $17) (24. Nf4
Rxf4 25. Bxf4 Qxh3+ 26. Kg1 e3 $19) 24... Qxh3+ (24... Rcd8 $2 25. Qg4) (24...
Rf3 25. b5 $1 Bxb5+ 26. Kg1 Rxh3 (26... Rd8 27. e6 Rxh3 28. e7 Re8 29. Bf4 Rd3
30. Bg3 Qg5 31. Nc7) 27. Bf4 Rd3 28. Bg3 Qd8 29. Qg4 Rxd5 30. Rxe4 $13) 25. Kg1
Bxd5 (25... Rcd8 26. Nf4 Qh4 27. Ng2) 26. Qxd5 Qg4+ (26... Rc6 $2 27. Bf4 $18 (
27. Qxe4 Rg6+ 28. Kh1 Rf5 29. Bf4 Rxf4 30. Rad1 $16)) 27. Kf1 Qh3+ (27... Qf3
28. Kg1 (28. e6 Rc2 29. Kg1)) 28. Kg1 Qg4+ 29. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
e5 Nd5 9. Nb3 Nb6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Nfxd4
Bd5 15. Qg4 g6 16. Rfe1 Rd8 17. e6 Qf6 18. Nb5 fxe6 19. Nxc7+ Kf7 20. Nc5 h5
21. Qb4 e5 22. Rac1 Qe7 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Qa3 Rc8 25. b4 a5 26. Qb3 Kg7 27. a3
Rc6 28. Re3 axb4 29. axb4 Qf7 30. Rf3 Rf6 31. Rxf6 Kxf6 32. Qf3+ Kg7 33. Qxf7+
Kxf7 34. Nxb7 Rd4 35. b5 Nc4 36. f3 Ke7 37. Nc5 Nd6 38. b6 Rb4 39. Nd3 Rxb6 40.
Nxe5 Nf5 41. Re1 g5 42. Nc4+ Re6 43. Rxe6+ Kxe6 44. Kf2 h4 45. Ke2 Ne7 46. Ke3
Kd5 47. Kd3 Ng6 48. Ne3+ Ke5 49. Kc3 Kf4 50. Nd5+ Ke5 51. Kc4 Nf4 52. Ne3 Ng6
53. Kd3 Nf4+ 54. Kc3 Ne2+ 55. Kd3 Nf4+ 56. Kd2 Kd4 57. g3 hxg3 58. hxg3 Nh5 59.
g4 Nf4 60. Nf5+ Ke5 61. Ng3 Ng2 62. Ne2 Nh4 63. Ke3 Ng6 64. Kf2 Nf8 65. Ng1 Ne6
66. Nh3 Kd4 67. Ke2 Ke5 68. Ke3 Kd5 69. Nf2 Ke5 70. Ne4 Kd5 71. Nc3+ Ke5 72.
Ne2 Kd5 73. Nc1 Ke5 74. Nd3+ Kd5 75. Nf2 Ke5 76. Nh3 Kd5 77. Kd3 Nc5+ 78. Kd2
Ne6 79. Kc3 Kc5 80. Nf2 Kd5 81. Nd3 Nd4 82. Ne1 Kc5 83. Kd2 Kc4 84. Ke3 Kd5 85.
Kd3 Ke5 86. Kc4 Nxf3 87. Nxf3+ Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Kh1 O-O 11. a4 Re8 12. Bf3 Bf8 13. g4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 15.
Bg1 exf4 16. g5 Nd7 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Bg2 Re5 19. Qd2 {[%mdl 4] The positional
compensation for the pawn is quite obvious, Khalifam will struggle just to
finish the piece development.} Rxg5 (19... Qxg5 20. Nc7 Rb8 21. Ba7 $14) 20.
Qxf4 f6 21. Ra3 $1 Ne5 (21... Nc5 22. b4 Rg4 23. Qe3 Ne6 24. Qe2 Rg6 25. Be3
$36) 22. Bb6 Qd7 23. Rg3 Rg6 (23... Rxg3 24. Qxg3 Kh8 25. Qc3 Nc6 26. b4 $14) (
23... Rg4 24. Rxg4 Nxg4 25. Qg3 $14) 24. Rc3 Qg4 (24... Qxa4 $2 25. Nc7 Rb8 26.
Ba7 Nc6 27. Bxb8 Nxb8 28. Nxa6 $16) (24... Nc6 25. a5 $36) 25. Qd2 Bd7 26. Nf4
Bc6 $2 {The exchange sacrifice is seemingly building a very compact position,
but black was certainly not forced to make it.} (26... Rh6 27. Qd5+ Kh8 28.
Qxb7 Rc8 29. Rxc8 Bxc8 30. Qb8 $14) 27. Rg3 Qd7 (27... Qh4 28. Nxg6 Nxg6 29.
Bf2 $16) 28. Nxg6 hxg6 (28... Nxg6 29. b3 $14) 29. b3 Re8 (29... g5 30. c4 Re8
31. Bd4 Qe6 (31... Ng6 32. Bxf6 gxf6 33. Rxf6 $18) 32. a5 $14) 30. h4 $1 Qf7
31. Bd4 Nd7 32. Qf4 Nc5 (32... d5 33. exd5 Bxd5 34. c4 Bxg2+ 35. Rxg2 $16) 33.
Bxc5 dxc5 34. e5 $1 {Black's unpenetrable castle will fall apart due to the
spirited attack.} Re6 (34... Bxg2+ 35. Rxg2 Rxe5 (35... Re6 36. h5 $1 Rxe5 37.
Qxe5 fxe5 38. Rxf7 Kxf7 39. Rxg6 $18) 36. Qxe5 fxe5 37. Rxf7 Kxf7 38. Rf2+ Ke8
39. Rd2 $16) 35. Bxc6 Rxc6 36. c4 (36. Qe4 f5 $1 37. Rgf3 Qe6 $14) 36... Re6 (
36... f5 37. h5 gxh5 38. Qxf5 $16) 37. Rgf3 f5 38. h5 Be7 (38... gxh5 39. Qxf5
Qxf5 40. Rxf5 Be7 41. Rxh5 g6 42. Rg1 $18) 39. hxg6 Qxg6 40. Qxf5 Qxf5 41. Rxf5
g6 42. Rg1 Kh7 43. Rf7+ Kg8 44. Rf3 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2002.01.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2002.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 c4 10. Ne5 Be6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. b3 Qa5 13. Qc2 Rfd8 14. e3 Rac8 15.
bxc4 dxc4 16. Ne4 Qf5 17. Rac1 c5 18. dxc5 Rd3 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qb2 Qe5 21.
Qb7 Qc7 22. c6 Bd5 23. Bh3 Qxb7 24. cxb7 Rb8 25. Bf5 Ra3 26. Rfd1 Ra5 27. Rxd5
Rxd5 28. Bc8 f5 29. Nc3 Rc5 30. Kf1 Bf6 31. Ke2 Kf8 32. Rc2 Ke7 33. Kd2 Kd6 34.
Rb2 Ra5 35. Kc2 Kc5 36. Bxf5 Bxc3 37. Kxc3 Ra3+ 38. Kc2 c3 39. Rb1 Rxa2+ 40.
Kxc3 Rxf2 41. Bxh7 Rxh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT1"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wirig, Anthony"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2304"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.02.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Vandoeuvre"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 7. a3 Qe7 8. Nbd2
Nf6 9. b4 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. c3 Nb6 13. Na5 Be6 14. Bg5 Qc7 15.
Be3 Nd7 16. Ng5 Rad8 17. Qc2 h6 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Nb3 cxb4 20. axb4 a6 21. f4
exf4 22. Bxf4 Qc8 23. d4 Rde8 24. Nd2 Nb6 25. Rf3 Qd7 26. Raf1 R6e7 27. Bg3 Qe6
28. Bh4 g5 29. Bg3 Nc4 30. e5 Nxd2 31. Qxd2 Rd7 32. Rf5 Qg6 33. Qf2 Re6 34. h4
gxh4 35. Bxh4 Kf8 36. Qf3 Kg8 37. Qh3 Kf8 38. R5f3 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT1"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2002.??.??"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2002.02.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Mulhouse"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. Be3 Nc6 8. h3
Be7 9. Qd2 d5 10. Bb5 Bd7 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. gxf5 a6
15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. O-O-O Qd6 17. Rhg1 Bf6 18. Bd4 Bg5 19. Rde1+ Kd7 20. Be3 Bf6
21. Bf4 Qc5 22. Re3 Rhe8 23. Rb3 Ke7 24. Rb7+ Kf8 25. Bxh6 Qd4 26. Be3 Qxd2+
27. Kxd2 Re5 28. c3 Rxf5 29. Rb6 Rd8 30. Rxc6 d4 31. cxd4 Bxd4 32. Bxd4 Rxd4+
33. Ke3 Rdf4 34. Rc8+ Ke7 35. Rxg7 Rxf2 36. Rb8 R2f3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Miton, Kamil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nf6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qf3 Qc7 11. b3 e5 12. Nd2 Be7 13. Nc4 O-O 14. Bg5 d5
15. exd5 cxd5 16. Bxf6 dxc4 17. Bxe5 Bd6 18. Qg3 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Qc6 20. Rad1
cxb3 21. cxb3 a5 22. Qe4 Qb5 23. Rd5 Qb6 24. Qd4 Qc6 25. h4 h6 26. Re3 Rfe8 27.
Rg3 g6 28. h5 Re1+ 29. Kh2 Qc1 30. Rc3 Rh1+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. Bg5
c4 9. Ne5 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. b3 Qa5 12. Na4 Rac8 13. Nxc6 Rxc6 14. bxc4 Rxc4
15. Nb2 Rc7 16. Nd3 Ne4 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Nf4 Bf5 19. Qe1 Qxe1 20. Rfxe1 Rd8
21. Rac1 g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. O-O-O N8d7 11. Ndxb5 $5 {[%mdl 8] Quite shocking novelty,
that is trying to refute the whole concept of moving with knights to b6 and d7.
} axb5 12. Nxb5 Rxa2 (12... Ba6 13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Bxf1 15. Bxb6 Qg5+ 16.
f4 Qb5 17. Rhxf1 Rxa2 (17... Nxb6 18. b3 Nd7 19. a4 Qb7 $15) 18. b3 Ra6 19. c4
Qxb6 20. Qxd7+ Kf8 21. Kb2 Ra8 22. Qd6+ Qxd6 23. Rxd6 {1-0 Popovic,D-Genov,P/
Subotica 2002/ (36)}) 13. Kb1 Ra8 (13... Ra4 14. Qc3 Bb7 (14... Qf6 15. Qb3 $1)
15. Nxd6+ Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Nc8 17. Qxg7 Nxd6 18. Qxh8+ $13) 14. Nxd6+ Bxd6 15.
Qxd6 Na4 (15... Ra5 16. Qb4 Ra8 (16... Na8 17. Bb5 $11) 17. Qd6 $11) 16. Bb5
Qe7 $2 {Black is finally losing the coordination in the defense and his
position becomes lost.} (16... Ra5 17. Qc6 Nxb2 18. Kxb2 O-O 19. Bd2 Ra7 $13)
17. Qd4 e5 (17... O-O 18. Bxa4 e5 19. Qc4 $16) 18. Qd5 Nc3+ $8 (18... Ra5 19.
Bxd7+ $18) 19. bxc3 Rb8 20. Rd3 (20. Ba7 Rb7 21. Qxb7 Bxb7 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23.
Bxd7+ Kxd7 24. Rd1+ Kc6 $14) 20... O-O 21. c4 Nb6 22. Qc5 $1 Qf6 (22... Qxc5
23. Bxc5 Nxc4 24. Bxf8 Rxb5+ 25. Kc1 Kxf8 26. Rd8+ Ke7 27. Rxc8 $18) 23. g5 (
23. g5 Qxf3 24. Qxf8+ $1 Kxf8 25. Bc5+ Kg8 26. Rd8#) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Be2 Rd8 11. b3 b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Ne5 Nbd7 14. Nd3
Be7 15. Rac1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Bf8 12. Bd2 g6 13. c4 b4 14. a5 Nd7 15. Ba4
Rb8 16. Ne3 Bh6 17. Nd5 Bxd2 18. Qxd2 Kg7 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Nxb4 Bb7 21. Na2
Nc5 22. Qc2 f5 23. Nc3 Rf8 24. b4 fxe4 25. dxe4 Ne6 26. Rad1 Rxf3 27. gxf3 Qh4
28. Kh1 Rf8 29. Re3 Bc8 30. Rg1 Nd4 31. Qd3 Qxf2 32. Rg2 Qh4 33. Ne2 Ne6 34.
Qd2 Ng5 35. Ng1 Ne6 36. Ne2 Ng5 37. Rg3 Bb7 38. Ng1 Ne6 39. Rd3 Nf4 40. Rb3 Qe7
41. Ne2 Ne6 42. Qe3 h5 43. Rb1 Kh7 44. Rbg1 g5 45. Rxg5 Nxg5 46. Rxg5 h4 47.
Rh5+ Kg6 48. Qh6+ Kf7 49. Rg5 Ke8 50. Rg7 Rf7 51. Qg6 Bc6 52. Nc3 Qf6 53. Qxf7+
Qxf7 54. Rxf7 Kxf7 55. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. h3 h6 14. Ne3 Bf8 15. a4
b4 16. Bb3 Rb8 17. Nd5 Na5 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bd5 bxc3 20. bxc3 Be6 21. Bxe6
Qxe6 22. c4 Be7 23. Bd2 Nc6 24. a5 Rb7 25. Qa4 Qd7 26. Reb1 Reb8 27. Rxb7 Rxb7
28. g3 Nd4 29. Qxd7 Nxf3+ 30. Kg2 Rxd7 31. Kxf3 Rb7 32. Ra2 Bg5 33. Ke2 Bxd2
34. Kxd2 h5 35. Kc3 Kh7 36. Rb2 Rxb2 37. Kxb2 h4 38. Kc2 g5 39. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 Nd7 7. O-O Ne7 8. b3
Bg4 (8... c5 {is the crucial test of the whole system. Opening up the position
with little developed pieces is always dangerous.} 9. dxc5 (9. Na4 Qc7 10. Nxc5
Nxc5 11. dxc5 Qxc5 (11... Nc6 $6 {Black can win >< e5, but White's advantage
on the << remains undisputed.} 12. Be3 Bg4 13. Bb5 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxe5 15. c4
$16 {V.Popov-Burmakin, RUS Cup Kazan 2001}) 12. Nd4 a6 (12... Bg6 13. Be3 $16)
13. Bb2 $13 (13. Be3 Qc7 (13... Qc3 14. Bd3 Bg6 15. f4 $14) 14. f4 Qc3 $5 $13))
9... Nxc5 10. Nd4 a6 11. Be3 {- Shirov-Hracek, Ostrava m 1998 CBM 68}) 9. Na4
Qc7 10. c4 {If Black allows White to maintain the space advantage, he will be
pushed to the wall.} Rd8 {Black wants to use the R in case of opening the [+]
via c6-c5.} (10... dxc4 $5 {- Van den Doel-P.Nielsen, North Sea Cup 2001 CBM 85
}) (10... Nf5 {- Bergez-Weiss, Mitropa Cup Baden SU 1999 CBM 71}) (10... b5 {
- Shirov-Hracek, Ostrava Match CZE 1998 CBM 68}) (10... Nb6 11. Nb2 {avoiding
the exchanges having a space advantage is recommended by the general rule.}
dxc4 12. Nxc4 {Now Black gets the important d5 square.} (12. bxc4 $5) 12...
Ned5 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Ng5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 O-O 16. Qe4 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qd7 18. Rae1
Rae8 19. Qh4 f5 {and White's dream of attack cannot be realized.} 20. exf6 Nxf6
21. Ne5 Qc7 $13 {Kobalija-Kharitonov, Novgorod Open RUS 1999}) (10... Ng6 11.
h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 b5 13. Nc3 bxc4 14. bxc4 Be7 15. g3 O-O 16. h4 Rfb8 17. h5 {
It is time to gain a big space advantage on both flanks!} Ngf8 18. h6 g6 19. c5
$1 $14 {Sutovsky-Magem Badals, Elista ol (Men) 1998}) (10... Bxf3 $6 {is
clearly premature.} 11. Bxf3 Nb6 12. Nxb6 Qxb6 13. c5 $1 {maintaining the
pressure on the <<.} Qc7 14. b4 Ng6 15. Qe2 Be7 16. Bg4 Nh4 17. Rb1 g6 18. Bh6
Nf5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. b5 $16 {Moser-Lendwai, AUT-ch Mureck 2001}) (10... c5 $6
{helps the better developed white pieces.} 11. Nc3 Qc6 12. Nb5 Nf5 13. dxc5
Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bxc5 15. a4 Ne7 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Bb2 $16 {Atatabo-J.Santos,
Manila olm 1992}) 11. Nh4 (11. Ng5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 dxc4 13. bxc4 {- Van den
Doel-P.Nielsen, North Sea Cup 2001 CBM 85}) (11. c5 {again comes into
consideration.} Ng6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Be7 14. Bg4 O-O 15. f4 $14 {with a
huge space advantage on both flanks.}) 11... Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nb6 $6 ({It was
high time to do something in the [+]:} 12... dxc4 13. bxc4 c5 $1 $132) 13. Nxb6
Qxb6 14. Be3 $14 (14. c5 {immediately was also tempting.} Qc7 (14... Qa6 15.
Qxa6 bxa6 16. Bd2 $14 {and Black's << P formation is shattered.}) 15. b4 $14)
14... Ng6 15. Nf3 (15. c5 {was possible, as usual.} Qc7 16. Nf3 $1 {White has
to avoid the exchanges, the black pieces are very passive.} (16. Bg5 Be7 $11)
16... Be7 (16... Ne7 17. b4 Nf5 18. b5 Be7 19. Rfb1 $14) 17. b4 $14) 15... Ne7
$6 {Striving to f5, but this is too slow.} (15... Be7 16. c5 Qc7 17. b4 $14)
16. c5 Qa6 $2 {[%mdl 16384]} (16... Qc7 17. b4 $14) 17. Qxa6 bxa6 {Now Black's
P structure is irreversibiliy weakened.} 18. b4 $1 {/\ Rb1-b3-a3 >< a6} (18.
Bd2 Rb8 19. h4 $14) 18... Nf5 19. Rfb1 Nxe3 20. fxe3 {White is not sad giving
away his passive B.} Rb8 21. Rb3 g5 $6 {Black desperately wants to change the
course of the game.} (21... Be7 {allows White to complete his plan.} 22. Ra3 $1
(22. Rab1 Bd8 23. Ra3 a5 24. Rab3 axb4 25. Rxb4 Rxb4 26. Rxb4 a5 27. Rb7 $14)
22... Rxb4 23. Rxa6 $16) 22. Nxg5 Bh6 23. Nf3 a5 24. Rab1 (24. bxa5 Rxb3 25.
axb3 Bxe3+ 26. Kf1 Ke7 27. Ke2 $16) 24... Kd7 25. bxa5 $18 {White is simply
two pawns up, this is too much.} Kc7 (25... Bxe3+ 26. Kf1 Kc7 27. a6 $18) 26.
Kf2 Rxb3 27. Rxb3 Rb8 28. Rxb8 Kxb8 29. a6 Kc7 30. g4 Kd7 31. g5 Bf8 32. Kg3 h6
33. Kg4 Ke8 34. h4 hxg5 {[#]} 35. h5 $1 Bh6 36. Nd2 Kd7 37. Nb3 Kd8 38. Na5 Kc7
39. Nb7 Kd7 40. Nd6 Ke7 41. Nc8+ Kd7 42. Nxa7 Kc7 43. a4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 c5 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Ne7 7. Nf4 c5 8. dxc5
Nec6 9. h4 Qc7 10. h5 Qxe5+ 11. Nfe2 Be4 12. Bf4 Qf6 13. g5 Qe7 14. Nxe4 dxe4
15. Nc3 Qxc5 16. Qd2 (16. Qe2 {- Nataf-Bareev, Cannes NAO Masters 2002 CBM 88})
16... Qa5 $1 (16... Nd4 17. Bg2 (17. O-O-O Nbc6 18. Bg2 {- 17.Bg2} (18. Nxe4
Qd5)) 17... Nbc6 (17... Nf3+ {eliminates White's dangerous ^^, but loses time
and the Black K remains vulnerable.} 18. Bxf3 exf3 19. O-O-O Be7 20. g6 $1 $40)
18. O-O-O O-O-O 19. Nxe4 Qc4 20. Kb1 $14 {and White's ^^ is impressive.}) (
16... Nd7 17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Nxe4 $14) 17. Nxe4 (17. O-O-O {allows the pin
after} Bb4 $132) 17... Qxd2+ 18. Bxd2 {After the messy opening White has a
rather clear small but durable advantage in the _|_ due to his ^^.} (18. Kxd2 {
is a sophysticated way of castling >>!} Nd7 19. Rd1 O-O-O (19... Nc5 20. Bg2
Nxe4+ 21. Bxe4 Bc5 22. Ke2 Nd4+ 23. Ke1 $16 {^^}) 20. Kc1 $14) 18... Nd7 (18...
Nd4 19. O-O-O Nbc6 20. Bg2 $14) 19. Bg2 h6 $5 {Black wants to create some
weaknesses on the >>.} (19... O-O-O 20. O-O-O $14) 20. O-O-O hxg5 21. Bxg5 (21.
Nxg5 {is less precise:} Nf6 $1 22. Bf3 Rd8 23. Bc3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Nd5 $11)
21... Rc8 22. Rh3 ({The quiet} 22. Kb1 {was also playable} Nc5 23. Be3 Nxe4 24.
Bxe4 $14 {with the same type of position again, White's ^^ dominates the board.
}) 22... Nc5 (22... Nb4 23. Kb1 $1) 23. Nd6+ (23. Kb1 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Be7 (24...
Bc5 25. f4) 25. Rg1 $14) 23... Bxd6 24. Rxd6 {Now the ^^ fights against the
pair of knights, which is an achievement for White in an opened position like
that.} Nd7 (24... Nb4 25. Kb1 $14) 25. b3 {/\ Kb2 improving the K's position
in the _|_.} ({or} 25. a3 Rc7 26. Rd1 $14) 25... Rc7 26. Kb2 Ne7 27. Rd1 b6 28.
Bf4 (28. h6 {was also logical in order to get rid of the h P.} gxh6 29. Rxh6
Rxh6 30. Bxh6 $14) 28... e5 29. Bg5 f6 30. Bc1 Nc5 31. f4 e4 {Now White's P
structure is not as good as it was before!} 32. Be3 (32. b4 $142 $5 {was the
last chance to infuse life into the position, but White's pawns are in four
islands.} Na6 33. Bxe4 (33. c3 f5) 33... Nxb4 34. a3 Nbc6 35. Rg3 $14) 32...
Kf7 33. Bxc5 {Giving up the ^^ is the end of White's hopes.} (33. Bf1 Nf5)
33... Rxc5 34. Bxe4 Rhxh5 $11 35. Rxh5 Rxh5 36. Rd7 a5 37. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Ne6 11. Bc1 Rd8 12. Bf1 {This position is typical
for this variation. White has a pair of BB and eventually will recieve also
space advantage. Doubled PP c in the White's camp is certain, but not
sufficient compensation.} b6 (12... Nd7 13. g3 Ndf8 (13... Nb6 14. Be3 $5 $14 (
14. Ba3 Qf6 15. Qd3 Bd7 16. Qe3 Ba4 17. Rac1 a6 18. Bd3 Bb5 $11 {[%csl Rc4]
1-0 Istratescu,A-Nikolov,S/Pardubice 1997/CBM 59 ext (36)})) 14. Nh4 (14. Bg2
c5 15. d5 Nc7 16. h4 Bg4 17. Qd3 Qd7 18. Qf1 Qe8 19. Nh2 Bd7 20. Qe2 $14 {
1-0 Istratescu,A-Schwartzman,G/Odorheiu Secuiesc 1993/CBM 36 (61)}) 14... Qf6
15. Be3 Ng6 16. Nxg6 Qxg6 17. Bg2 c5 18. d5 Nf8 19. Qd3 $14 {0-1 Alexander,
C-Barcza,G/Munich 1958/MCD (62)}) (12... h6 13. g3 Nh7 14. h4 g5 15. Bg2 Qf6
16. Be3 Qg7 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Qd2 $14 {1-0 Istratescu,A-Nestorovic,D/Belgrade
1994/EXT 97 (42)}) (12... Nf8 13. Nh4 {-see comments to the game 1-0 Gallagher,
J-Sorokin,M/Calcutta 2001/CBM 82_01 [Tsesarsky,I](43)}) 13. Nh4 (13. Ba3 $5 {
Provoking the next move:} c5 14. g3 Bb7 15. d5 Nf8 16. Nh4 Bc8 17. c4 Ng6 18.
Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Nf8 20. f4 N8d7 21. g4 Ne8 22. g5 Qf8 23. Qg4 $14 {1/2-1/2
Friedman,A-Van Beek,L/Wijk aan Zee 1998/EXT 2000 (43)}) 13... g6 (13... Bb7 14.
Nf5 Qf8 15. Bd3 c6 (15... exd4 $2 16. cxd4 c5 17. d5 $16 {1-0 Spraggett,K-Di
Fonzo,V/Geneve 1995/CBM 46 ext (38)}) (15... d5 $6 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Rxe5 Nxc3
18. Qg4 Kh8 19. Bd2 Nd5 20. Qh4 $16 {[%csl Rh7]}) 16. Qf3 $14) (13... Re8 14.
Nf5 $14 (14. Bb5 {Not in spirit of this variation} Bd7 15. Nf5 Qd8 16. Bd3 (16.
Bxd7 $6 Qxd7 17. Qf3 Kh8 18. d5 Nc5 19. Qg3 (19. Bg5 Ng8 $11) 19... Rg8 (19...
g6 20. Qh4 Nfxe4 21. Nh6 f5 22. f3 Nxc3 23. Qf6+ Qg7 24. Nf7+ Kg8 25. Nh6+ Kh8
$11) 20. Qf3 $11 (20. Qh4 Nfxe4 $17 {0-1 Kummerow,H-Aleksandrov,A/Bad Wiessee
1999/EXT 2001 (27)})) 16... Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Qf3 $14)) (13... c5 14. Nf5
Qc7 15. Qf3 Ne8 16. d5 Nf8 17. h4 f6 18. h5 $14 {0-1 Khamatgaleev,A-Datu,I/
Calcutta IND 2001 (54)}) 14. g3 Bb7 (14... Ne8 15. Bg2 Rb8 16. h3 N8g7 17. Nf3
f6 18. Nh2 h5 19. h4 $14 {1-0 Kuzmin,A-Andrianov,N/Moscow 1982/MCD (73)}) 15.
Bg2 Nd7 16. h3 $14 Re8 17. Nf3 Qf6 18. a4 a5 19. Nh2 Qg7 20. Be3 {[%cal Gh2g4]}
Nf6 21. Ng4 Nxg4 22. hxg4 g5 {Now the game enters to manoeuvre phase. White
can increase his pressure by f3-f4 promotion...Black hasn't any useful plan,
only to wait for White's activity and to try to prevent it...} 23. Qd2 h6 24.
f3 Rad8 25. Qf2 Bc8 26. Bf1 Bd7 27. Bd3 Qg6 28. Kg2 Nf8 29. Rh1 Kg7 30. c4 c5
31. c3 Ne6 32. d5 Nc7 33. Qd2 Rh8 34. Rab1 Rb8 35. Bc2 f6 36. Rh5 Kf8 37. Qd1
Ke7 38. Rb2 Kd8 (38... Rb7 39. Qb1 Rhb8 40. Rh2 Kf8 {[%cal Gc7e8,Ge8g7]}) 39.
Qb1 Na8 40. Kf2 Kc7 41. Bd1 Kb7 42. Ke1 Ka7 43. Rg2 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Gf3f4]
Preparing f2-f4} Rbe8 44. Kf1 ({On} 44. Kd2 {[%cal Gd2c1,Gc1b2,Gb2a3] With a K
trip to a3} {goes} Rb8 (44... f5 $2 45. exf5 Qf6 46. Qe4 $18 {[%cal Gg2h2]})
45. Kc1 {and} Nc7 $1 {[%cal Gc7e8,Ge8g7]} 46. f4 $1 (46. Kb2 Ne8 47. Ka3 Ng7
48. Rh3 h5 49. Rgh2 Rbf8 50. Bc2 Qe8 51. Qh1 Rhg8 {[%cal Gd7h3]} 52. gxh5 Bxh3
53. Rxh3 Qd7 54. h6 Ne8 55. Bd3 Rg6 56. f4 $132) 46... Qe8 47. Qc2 Qe7 48. Rgh2
Qg7 49. Qe2 (49. Kb2 Bxg4 50. Bxg4 gxf4 51. gxf4 Qxg4 52. fxe5 fxe5 53. Rxh6
Rxh6 54. Rxh6 Qd7 $11) 49... Be8 50. R5h3 Bd7 {and White can't break Black's
defence...}) 44... Nc7 45. Rb2 Rb8 46. Rg2 Ne8 47. f4 exf4 (47... Ng7 48. f5
Qf7 49. Rh3 Rh7 50. Rgh2 Rbh8) 48. gxf4 Ng7 49. Rh1 $2 $17 {Mistake!} ({
Right was} 49. Rhh2 h5 50. gxh5 Nxh5 51. Kg1 Ng7 52. f5 $11) 49... h5 50. gxh5
Nxh5 51. Kg1 Ng7 52. fxg5 ({Doesn't help} 52. f5 Rxh1+ 53. Kxh1 Rh8+ 54. Rh2
Rxh2+ 55. Kxh2 Qh6+ 56. Kg2 Nh5 57. Bf3 Nf4+ 58. Bxf4 gxf4 59. Qd1 Qh4 60. Kf1
Qh2 $17 {[%csl Ra4,Rf1]}) 52... Rxh1+ 53. Kxh1 f5 $2 {Dropping an advantage...}
({Clear advantage Black could recieve after} 53... Rh8+ 54. Kg1 fxg5 55. Bxg5
Qh7 56. Kf2 (56. Bf4 Qh1+ 57. Kf2 Qh4+ 58. Bg3 Qf6+ 59. Kg1 Qxc3 60. Qb2 Qe3+
61. Qf2 Qxe4 62. Bxd6 Nf5 63. Bc2 Qxc4 64. Be5 Rh5 65. Qe2 $17) 56... Qh1 57.
Be7 (57. Bf4) 57... Rh2 58. Rxh2 Qxh2+ 59. Ke1 Qg3+ 60. Kd2 Qf4+ 61. Ke1 Qe3+
62. Be2 Qxc3+ 63. Kf2 Bxa4 $17) 54. Rh2 fxe4 55. Rh6 $4 $19 {Terrible mistake.
White pieces became in total disharmony...} ({Right was} 55. Kg1 Qf5 (55... Nf5
56. Bf4 Qf7 57. Qxe4 Re8 58. Qd3 $14) 56. Qc1 Rg8 57. Qd2 (57. Be2 Bxa4 $17)
57... Ne8 58. Rh6 Qf8 59. Rh4 $132) 55... Qf7 56. Rf6 (56. Kg1 Nf5 57. Rf6 Qe7
$19) 56... Qe7 57. Bf4 {[%csl Rd6]} Rh8+ $4 ({Immediately wins} 57... Nf5 $1
58. Bg4 ({Or} 58. Kg1 Rg8 {[%csl Rf6]} 59. Bg4 Qxf6 60. gxf6 Rxg4+ $19) 58...
Qh7+ 59. Kg1 Qh4 60. Qd1 Rh8 $19) 58. Kg1 Ne8 59. Rh6 Rxh6 60. gxh6 Qh4 $4 $18
{Another terrible mistake - and Black's position became helpless.} (60... Qh7
61. Bf3 Qg6+ 62. Bg2 Nf6 63. Qe1 $132) 61. Qxe4 Nf6 62. Qe3 Ng4 63. Bxg4 Qxg4+
64. Kf2 Qf5 65. Qf3 Qc2+ 66. Qe2 Qf5 (66... Qf5 67. Ke3 Be8 68. Qd3 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. Nh2 Nf6 19. Rf3 Re5 20. Rxf5 Rxf5 21. exf5
Bxd5 22. Ng4 Bf7 23. Ne4 Nxg4 24. Qxg4 d5 25. f6 dxe4 26. fxg7 Bxg7 27. Bxh6
Qf6 28. Qxe4 Nd5 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qh8+ Bg8 31. Bh7 Kf7 32. Bxg7 Qxg7 33. Bxg8+
Qxg8 34. Qh5+ Kf8 35. Re5 Qxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Nf4+ 37. Kf3 Nxh5 38. Rxh5 Kg7 39.
axb5 c4 40. Ke3 Kg6 41. Rc5 axb5 42. Rxb5 Rd8 43. Rb4 Rd3+ 44. Ke2 Rxh3 45.
Rxc4 Rb3 46. Rc2 Kf5 47. Kd1 Ke4 48. Rd2 Rb8 49. Kc2 Rc8+ 50. Kb1 Rb8 51. Rc2
Kf3 52. Ka2 Ra8+ 53. Kb3 Rb8+ 54. Ka4 Ra8+ 55. Kb5 Rb8+ 56. Ka6 Ke4 57. Ka5 Kd3
58. Rc3+ Kd4 59. Rc2 Kd3 60. Rc3+ Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.03"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. h3 {Unusual since White can win a P with Na3. But it has the
positive effect of avoiding preparations in this highly fashionable line.} (10.
Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 {is topical.}) 10... O-O (10... h6 11. Na3 exd4
12. cxd4 b4 13. Nc4 O-O 14. Nxb6 Rxb6 15. Be3 $14 {1-0 Korneev,O-San Claudio
Gonzalez,F/La Coruna 1999/EXT 2001 (37)}) (10... Bb7 11. Re1 O-O 12. axb5 axb5
13. Na3 exd4 14. cxd4 Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. Nb1 c5 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 cxd4 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Shirov,A/Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 63/[Anand] (30)}) 11. Be3 Ne7 (
11... h6 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. axb5 axb5 15. Qc1 c5 $132 {1/2-1/2
Svidler,P-Piket,J/Internet 1999/CBM 70 ext (39)}) 12. Nbd2 Ng6 13. a5 $1 exd4 (
13... Ba7 $2 14. dxe5 Bxe3 15. exf6 Bh6 16. fxg7 Bxg7 $16) 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15.
cxd4 Bb7 16. Bc2 $14 {White has a perfect centre and the pair of B:s.} Qe7 17.
f3 c5 18. Re1 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Nd7 20. Nf1 Nde5 21. Qd2 Rbc8 22. Bb3 Kh8 23. Ng3
Nh4 24. Rf1 Qf6 25. f4 Qg6 26. Kh2 (26. Qe3 $1 Nhf3+ 27. Rxf3 Nxf3+ 28. Qxf3
$18) 26... Qh6 27. Qe2 Nc4 28. Rf2 f5 $132 29. exf5 Nxf5 30. Nxf5 Rxf5 31. Qe7
Bd5 32. Re1 Rcf8 33. Bxc4 Bxc4 34. g4 R5f7 35. Qe3 Rxf4 $4 (35... Qh4 $142) 36.
Kg3 $1 Qg5 37. Rxf4 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.03"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Qf5 16. Nd2 Qg6 17. Re1 f5 18. a4 Rb8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra7 Kh8 21. Nf3 f4
22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 fxg3 24. hxg3 Bg4 25. Qd2 Nf4 26. gxf4 Bf5+ 27. Kh2 Qh5+
28. Kg2 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 Qg4+ 30. Kf1 Qh3+ 31. Ke1 Qh1+ 32. Ke2 Bg4+ 33. Ke3 Rxf4
34. Re4 c5 35. Kxf4 Qf3+ 36. Ke5 Qf6+ 37. Kd5 Rd8+ 38. Kxc5 Qd6+ 39. Kxb5 Rb8+
40. Ka4 Qb6 41. Re8+ Rxe8 42. Qe3 Bd7+ 43. Ka3 Rxe3 44. Bxe3 Qd6+ 45. Ka2 h5
46. Bd4 h4 47. Ra5 Qg6 48. f4 Kh7 49. Bd5 Be6 50. Bxe6 Qxe6+ 51. c4 g6 52. Ra7+
Kh6 53. Be5 h3 54. Ra8 Kh5 55. Kb3 Kg4 56. d4 Qf5 57. Rh8 Kg3 58. c5 h2 59. Kc4
Kg2 60. c6 Qc2+ 61. Kd5 Qb3+ 62. Kd6 Qb4+ 63. Kd7 Qb5 64. Rxh2+ Kxh2 65. f5+
Kh3 66. fxg6 Qd5+ 67. Kc7 Kg4 68. g7 Kf5 69. b4 Qf7+ 70. Kb6 Ke6 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.03"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. a4 c5 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 bxa4 16. Nf5 Nc5 17. Nc4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Ncxe4 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. f3 d5 21.
Nb6 Rab8 22. Nxa4 Rb4 23. fxe4 Rxe4 24. Bg5 Qa7+ 25. Kh1 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Ne4 27.
Be3 d4 28. Bg1 f5 29. Nc3 Nf6 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Ne2 Re8 33. Qc4 Qb8
34. Bxd4 Nh5 35. Bf2 h6 36. Ng1 Re4 37. Qd5 Nf6 38. Qxf5 Re8 39. Nf3 Ne4 40.
Be1 Nf6 41. Qc2 Qb7 42. Qd3 Ne4 43. Kg1 Qb6+ 44. Qd4 Qb7 45. Bc3 Nf6 46. Re1
Rc8 47. Re5 Qf7 48. Qf4 Qg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Rc8 7. O-O a6 {Quite
fashionable line. Black doesn't want to take on d4 before the white knight b1
will make a move.} 8. Kh1 $5 $146 {[%mdl 4] New move. I found that Grischuk
likes to make this move almost in every game in the advance variation.} (8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bf4 Nge7 10. Bd3 f5 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Nh4 O-O 13. Qg4+ Kh8 14. Qh5
f5 15. b4 Bb6 16. Nd2 Bc7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Oll,L-Ivanchuk,V/Polanica Zdroj 1998/
CBM 67 (25)}) (8. a3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nge7 10. Nc3 Nf5 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Qxh4 13.
Be3 g5 14. Na4 h5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Xie Jun-Karpov,A/Guanzhou m 2000/CBM 77 (39)})
(8. Na3 $5) 8... Nge7 (8... cxd4 $5 {In the next game between the same players
Radjabov choose a different plan:} 9. cxd4 Nge7 10. Nc3 Ng6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Be3
O-O 13. Re1 Na5 14. Rc1 Nc4 15. Rc2 Nxe3 16. fxe3 b5 $13 {Grischuk,A-Radjabov,
T/FIDE GP Dubai 2002 1-0 (59) and came much closer to equalization}) 9. dxc5 $1
Ng6 10. Be3 Ncxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. b4 Be7 13. Nd2 {Maybe white's advantage is
not big , but stable. He has a strong pawn's chain on the << and active pieces.
} Nc6 14. f4 Bf6 15. Rc1 O-O ({Worth considering} 15... Ne7 $5 {with the idea}
16. g4 O-O {[%cal Gd8e8,Gd7b5]}) 16. Nf3 Re8 $6 ({I think that Black had to
play} 16... Ne7 $5 {with possible continuations.} 17. Nd4 (17. a4 Qe8 $1) 17...
Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Bb5 19. Bxb5 axb5 20. Qd3 Qd7 21. Rce1 Ra8 $13) 17. a4 $1 Qc7 (
17... a5 18. b5 Ne7 19. Ne5 $5 {[%csl Rd7]}) 18. Bd3 g6 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5
Ne7 21. Bd4 {It became clear that White seized an initiative} Bg7 $8 22. Qd2 f6
$8 23. c4 {White will systematically improve his position, black is unable to
defend both flanks.} dxc4 (23... e5 $6 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. cxd5 exd4 (25... Nxd5
26. Bc4 Be6 27. Ng5 $5 $18 (27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Bxd5 $18))) (23... Bh6 $5 {
[%cal Gh6d2]}) 24. Bxc4 Nf5 (24... Bh6 25. Bxf6 Bxf4 26. Qe1 Nd5 $8 (26... Bxc1
27. Bxe6+ Bxe6 28. Qxe6+ Kf8 29. Ne5 $18) 27. Be5 Bxe5 28. Nxe5 Rf8 $16 (28...
Re7 29. Nxg6 $5 hxg6 30. Bxd5 $18)) 25. Bg1 (25. Bb2 $5) 25... Rcd8 26. Qa2 (
26. Nd4 $5) 26... Qxf4 $6 {This move lost almost by force,} ({Black could try
to organize defense after} 26... Kh8 $142 $5) 27. Nd4 Qg4 28. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 (
28... Ra8 $5) 29. c6 bxc6 30. bxc6 Bxc6 (30... Bc8 31. Nxe6 Bxe6 32. Bxe6+ Kh8
33. c7 $18 {[%csl Gc7]}) 31. Bxe6+ Kh8 32. Nxc6 $18 {[%csl Rg7]} Rd1 $6 (32...
Rd6 $142) 33. h3 Qh5 34. Bf7 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. e3 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd6 9. Bb5 $1 {Very unpleasant, but logical novelty as black finds it
very hard to defend both c6 and d6 squares.} (9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. O-O
Bd7 12. Be2 a6 13. Rc1 b5 14. Bf3 Rac8 15. Re1 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Rc4 17. Qd3 Rfc8 {
0-1 Kalbhenn,J-Grosse,K/Bad Zwesten 1999/ (59)}) 9... O-O (9... Qd7 10. Qa4
Bxf4 11. Nxc6 a6 12. Nd4 axb5 13. Qxa8 $18) (9... Qc7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nxd5 $1
Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Qa5+ 13. Ke2 Qxb5+ 14. Qxb5 cxb5 15. Bxd6 $16) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11.
Bxc6 Rb8 (11... Bg4 12. f3 Bxf4 13. Bxa8 Qe7 14. Bxd5 $18) 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13.
Bxd5 Nxd5 (13... Qb4 14. O-O (14. Bb3 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Rb1 Ne4 17. O-O
Rfd8 18. Qg4) 14... Ba6 (14... Qxb2 $2 15. Rb1 $18) 15. Re1 Qxb2 $14) 14. Qxd5
Qxd5 15. Nxd5 Rxb2 16. O-O Be6 {[%mdl 4096] Grischuk managed to liquidate to
the worse ending with the substiantial drawing chances.} (16... Rd8 17. Rfd1
Kf8 18. a3 Bg4 19. f3 Be6 20. Nf4 $16) 17. Ne7+ (17. Rfd1 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rfb8
19. Rad1 Kf8 20. a4 Ra2 21. a5 g6 $14) 17... Kh8 18. a3 Rd8 (18... Rb7 19. Nc6
Rc8 20. Rfd1 Rbc7 21. Nd4 $16) 19. Nc6 Rdd2 20. Rad1 (20. Nxa7 $5 h6 (20... Bc4
21. Rac1 Ba6 22. Rfd1 Rbc2 23. h3 $18) (20... g5 21. Nc6 Bc4 22. Rfb1 Rxf2 23.
Rxb2 Rxb2 24. Ne5 Bd5 25. Rd1 $16) 21. Nc6 Bc4 22. Rfb1 Rxf2 23. Rxb2 Rxb2 24.
Ne5 Bd5 25. Nf3 $16) 20... g6 (20... a6 21. Rxd2 Rxd2 22. Nd4 $14) 21. Rxd2
Rxd2 22. Ra1 (22. Nxa7 Ra2 23. Nb5 $2 Bc4 24. Nc3 Rc2 $17) 22... Kg7 23. h4 (
23. Nxa7 $6 Bd7 24. Kf1 Rd5 25. Rc1 Ra5 26. Rc7 Be6 $14) 23... a6 24. Nd4 a5 (
24... Bd5 25. Rc1 $16) 25. Rc1 Rd3 26. Nxe6+ fxe6 27. Rc7+ {The rook ending is
very difficult for the defender as white rook is able to cause quite a harm.}
Kf6 (27... Kh6 28. g4 (28. a4 Ra3 29. Rc4 $16) 28... Rxa3 29. Re7 e5 30. Rxe5
$16) 28. Rxh7 Rxa3 29. g4 Ra4 30. g5+ Kf5 31. Kg2 Ra1 $2 (31... Rb4 $5 32. Kg3
Rg4+ 33. Kh3 Rg1 34. Ra7 Ra1 $16) 32. Rf7+ Kg4 (32... Ke5 33. Rf6 a4 34. Rxg6
a3 35. Rg8 a2 36. Ra8 $18) 33. Rf4+ Kh5 34. Re4 e5 (34... a4 35. Rxe6 Kxh4 36.
Rxg6 Kh5 37. Rg8 a3 38. Kf3 a2 39. Ra8 Kxg5 40. Ke4 Kf6 41. Ra6+ Ke7 42. Ke5
Kf7 43. e4 Ke7 44. f4 $18) 35. Rxe5 Kxh4 36. Kf3 a4 37. Kf4 Kh3 (37... Rg1 38.
f3 a3 39. Ra5 Ra1 40. Ra6 $18) 38. Re6 Kg2 39. Rxg6 {Finally Radjabov ends up
with two pawns against the one of his opponent and the positional is a
technical win.} (39. f3 Rf1 40. Rxg6 Rxf3+ 41. Ke4 Rg3 $16) 39... Kxf2 40. Ra6
Ke2 41. e4 Kd3 42. Ke5 Kc4 (42... Rg1 43. g6 Kc3 44. Rxa4 Rxg6 45. Kd5 $18) 43.
g6 Kb3 (43... Kb5 44. g7 Rg1 45. Ra7 $18) 44. g7 Rg1 45. Kf6 a3 46. Kf7 a2 (
46... Rf1+ 47. Kg6 Rg1+ 48. Kh7 Rh1+ 49. Rh6 $18) 47. g8=Q 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.04"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Rc8 7. O-O a6 8. Kh1
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nge7 10. Nc3 Ng6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Re1 Na5 14. Rc1 Nc4
15. Rc2 Nxe3 16. fxe3 b5 17. a3 Qb6 18. h4 Bxh4 19. Nxh4 Nxh4 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7
21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Qxh4 Qd8 23. Qxd8 Rfxd8 24. Rec1 f6 25. Ne2 Rc4 26. b3 Rxc2
27. Rxc2 Rc8 28. Rxc8+ Bxc8 {Guter Springer vs schlechter Läufer. Der Springer
leistet ganze Arbeit. Beachte aber den dunklen Punkt Zug 49.} 29. b4 Kf7 30.
Kh2 Kg6 31. g4 f5 32. Kg3 Kg5 33. gxf5 Kxf5 34. Kf3 Bd7 35. Nc1 Kg5 36. Kg3 Kf5
37. Nb3 Kg5 (37... Ke4 38. Nc5+) 38. Nc5 Bc8 39. e4 $1 dxe4 40. Nxe4+ Kh5 (
40... Kf5 41. Nd6+) 41. Nc5 Kg5 42. Ne4+ Kh5 43. Kf4 {[%csl Yg5]} Kh4 44. Ng5
Bd7 45. d5 $1 exd5 46. e6 Be8 47. Nf7 d4 48. Ke4 g5 49. Nd6 g4 (49... Bc6+ $6
50. Kxd4 g4 51. Kc5 $18) (49... Bg6+ $1 50. Kxd4 g4 $11) 50. Nxe8 g3 51. Nd6 g2
52. e7 g1=Q 53. e8=Q Qe3+ 54. Kd5 Qxe8 55. Nxe8 d3 56. Nd6 d2 57. Nf5+ Kg4 58.
Ne3+ Kf3 59. Nd1 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.04"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
e5 Nd5 9. Nb3 Nb6 10. Bb5 Qd5 11. Bxc6+ Qxc6 12. Bd2 Bxd2 $146 (12... Be7 13.
Rc1 Qg6 14. Rxc7 Nd5 15. Rc4 d3 16. Rd4 Be6 17. Ne1 O-O 18. Nxd3 Rad8 19. Ndc5
Nb6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Bb4 $18 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Matulovic,M/Becici 1993/EXT
2000 (31)}) 13. Qxd2 Bg4 14. Nfxd4 (14. Rac1 Qd7 15. Nfxd4 {This is the
critical position. It is very difficult to find a clear way to equalize it.} (
15. Nc5 Qd5) 15... O-O (15... O-O-O 16. Qa5 $1) (15... Rd8 16. f3 Be6 17. Nxe6
Qxd2 (17... Qxe6 18. Qa5 $16) 18. Nxg7+ Kf8 19. Nxd2 $16) 16. f3 Be6 (16... Bh5
17. Rfd1 $14) 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Rxc7 Qxe5 19. Rxb7 $16) 14... Qd7 15. h3 (15.
Rac1 $5) 15... Be6 16. Nxe6 (16. Nc5 Qd5 17. Qc3 O-O 18. Rfd1 Qxe5 (18... Rad8
$2 19. Rd3 $1 Qxe5 20. Ndxe6 Qxc3 21. Rxc3 $18) 19. Ndxe6 Qxc3 20. bxc3 fxe6
21. Nxe6 Rf5 $11) 16... fxe6 17. Qg5 (17. Qxd7+ Nxd7 18. Rac1 O-O-O $11) (17.
Rad1 O-O-O 18. Qc2 Nd5 $11) 17... Nd5 (17... O-O 18. Nc5 Qd5 19. Rac1 Rf5 20.
Qe7 Qxe5 21. Rfe1 $36) 18. Qg4 (18. Nc5 Qe7 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7 20. Nxb7 Rhb8 21.
Na5 Rxb2 $15) 18... h5 $1 19. Qe2 {[%cal Gb3c5]} Qe7 20. Rac1 O-O-O 21. Nc5 g5
{Black's perspectives for an attack are higher than White's ones because the
pawn on h3 helps Black to open lines on the king side.} 22. Qb5 c6 23. Qa4 Kb8
24. g3 $2 (24. Rfd1 $142 g4 $140 25. h4) 24... h4 $1 $17 25. Qg4 $6 (25. g4 Nf4
26. Kh2 Rd5 $17) 25... Rh6 $1 26. Ne4 hxg3 27. Qxg3 $2 {Capitulation.} ({
The white position was still defendable after} 27. fxg3 Rdh8 $1 (27... Ne3 28.
Qxg5 Qxg5 29. Nxg5 Nxf1 30. Rxf1 $44) 28. Nxg5 (28. Qxg5 Rxh3 (28... Qb4 29.
Nf2) 29. Qxe7 Nxe7 30. Kf2 Rh2+ 31. Ke3 Rxb2 32. Rf7 Nf5+ 33. Kf4 Rxa2 $17)
28... Ne3 29. Qf4 Nxf1 30. Rxf1 $44) 27... Nf4 $19 28. Rfe1 Rd3 29. Qg4 Rh4 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 c4 10. Ne5 Be6 11. b3 Qa5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qc2 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Rac8
15. Na4 c5 16. Bd2 Qb5 17. bxc4 cxd4 18. Qxh7+ Kxh7 19. cxb5 Ne4 20. Ba5 Rd7
21. Rac1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rb7 23. Rb1 Bd7 24. e3 Rxb5 25. Rxb5 Bxb5 26. Nb2 Ba3
27. Nd1 Be2 28. f3 Nd6 29. Nf2 Nc4 30. Be1 dxe3 31. Nh3 d4 32. Nf4 d3 33. Nxe2
d2 34. Bxd2 exd2 35. Nc3 Ne3 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.05"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 {Bacrot had to win
this game to tie the match, but it's very difficult task against Grischuk!} (
6... Bb7 7. O-O Nd7 8. e5 c5 9. exd6 $1 cxd4 10. Ne4 $36) 7. e5 (7. a4 $5 b4 8.
Ne2 c5 9. c3 $14) 7... c5 8. Be3 (8. exd6 exd6 9. Ne4 (9. O-O $5 Ne7 $132) 9...
Qb6 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. a4 $2 (11. Be2 $5 Ngf6 12. Nd6+ Ke7 13. Nxc8+ Raxc8 14.
O-O Rhe8 $13) 11... Nh6 $1 12. axb5 O-O $17 {Schlosser,M-Chernin,A/Erevan olm
1996}) (8. Be4 Rb8 9. Be3 b4 10. Ne2 Nh6 11. h3 O-O 12. c3 (12. O-O Qc7 13. c3
bxc3 14. bxc3 Nb6 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Ng3 $14) 12... Nb6 13. Bf2 $6 bxc3 14. bxc3
Nc4 $15 {Forster,R-Bacrot,E/Bermuda 1999}) (8. e6 $5 fxe6 9. Ng5 Ndf6 $6 10.
dxc5 dxc5 11. Nxh7 $1 $16 {[%csl Rd8]}) 8... Bb7 (8... c4 $6 9. Be4 $14 Rb8 10.
Ng5 $1 Nf8 11. Qf3 Nh6 (11... h6 $6 12. Nh3 e6 13. Bc6+ Bd7 14. exd6 Bxc6 15.
Qxc6+ Qd7 16. Qxa6 $18) 12. O-O Nf5 13. Bf2 b4 14. Ne2 $16 {Nenashev,
A-Siebrecht,S/Heringsdorf 2000}) (8... b4 9. Ne4 Qc7 10. exd6 exd6 11. dxc5
Nxc5 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. Bc4 $1 $40 {[%cal Ge4d6] Rowson,J-Dunnington,A/England
2000}) 9. Be4 (9. Ng5 cxd4 (9... Nf8 10. dxc5 dxe5 11. Qe2 f6 12. O-O-O Qc8 13.
Nh3 Nd7 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Nf4 $14 {Acs,P-Agrest,E/Budapest 1997}) 10. e6 f5 $5
11. Bxf5 $5 Ndf6 12. Bxg6+ hxg6 13. Qd3 Nh6 14. Qxg6+ Kf8 15. Bxd4 Qe8 $15 {
San Segundo Carrillo,P-Hillarp Persson,T/Elista 1998}) 9... Qc8 (9... Bxe4 10.
Nxe4 Nh6 11. dxc5 Ng4 12. Qe2 dxe5 13. O-O-O $1 Qc7 14. fxe5 Ngxe5 15. Bf4 Nd3+
16. Rxd3 Qxf4+ 17. Kb1 $36 {Lalic,B-Polzin,R/Dresden op 1998}) 10. Bxb7 $5 {
Not a bad move promising white certain plus in the endgame.} Qxb7 11. dxc5 dxe5
$6 {After this one black is in troubles, but also after correct} (11... dxc5
12. Qd5 Qxd5 13. Nxd5 Rc8 14. O-O-O Nh6 15. Rhe1 $14 {the endgame is quite
unpleasent for black.}) 12. Qd5 $1 Qxd5 13. Nxd5 Rc8 14. Nb6 $1 Nxb6 (14...
exf4 $6 15. Nxc8 fxe3 16. c6 Nc5 17. O-O-O $18) 15. cxb6 {Now the b-pawn is
just too strong!} e4 16. Ne5 Bxe5 (16... Nh6 17. O-O-O Nf5 18. b7 Rb8 19. Nc6
Nxe3 20. Nxb8 Nxd1 21. Rxd1 $18) 17. fxe5 e6 18. Bc5 $1 {[%cal Gc5d6,Gb6b7]}
Ne7 19. Bd6 Rxc2 20. b7 Nc6 21. O-O $18 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Ga1c1]} f5 22. exf6
Kf7 23. Rac1 Rc4 24. b3 $1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Nd4 26. Rc8 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.07"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 8]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 ({
Another main line is} 6... e5) 7. Nc3 O-O {Other main possibility is 7...Nd7.}
8. Be3 b6 ({Another common option is} 8... Nd7 {For instanse see the game
Sulskis,S-Holmsten,A/Linares Anibal op 2001/CBM 81 [Gershon]}) 9. Qd2 e5 {
Besides, black tried several plans here. For example:} (9... Re8 {/\10.Bh6 Bh8
- the most popular line.}) (9... Ne8 {[%csl Yd4][%cal Ye8c7,Yc7e6,Ye6d4]}) 10.
Bh6 Qd6 ({The game Ulibin,M-Lanka,Z/MK-Cafe Cup 1999 saw:} 10... Qe7 11. g4 $5
{- CBM 73 [Gershon]}) 11. O-O-O (11. g4 $5 Be6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. O-O-O b5 14.
Kb1 a5 15. Qe3 a4 16. Ne2 b4 17. Nd2 Rfb8 18. f4 exf4 19. Qxf4 $14 {1-0 Van
den Doel,E-Hausrath,D/Groningen 1998/EXT 2000 (45)}) 11... Be6 12. Bxg7 (12.
Kb1 b5 13. Ne2 a5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nxe6+ fxe6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Adams,
M-Hausrath,D/Breda 1999/CBM 70 ext (27)}) 12... Kxg7 13. Qg5 $1 $146 (13. Nh2
Rad8 14. Rhf1 c4 15. f4 exf4 16. d4 Nh5 17. Ne2 f5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Kuczynski,
R-Baklan,V/Germany 1997/GER-chT (37)}) 13... Nd7 14. Qg3 $1 {[%cal Gd3d4,Gg3d6]
A strong manoeuvre. Exploiting the pin of black Pe5 white is intending to
break in centre by d3-d4.} b5 $2 {Black decides to ignore white's obvious
positional threat.} (14... Qb8 $2 {The only way to prevent d3-d4, but this
move is very awkward.} 15. h4 $36) ({The safest continuation for black is} 
14... Rad8 15. d4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qc5 17. Nxe6+ fxe6 {and it will be very
difficult for white to exploit black's defects of the pawn structure. The
position is not far from the equality.}) 15. d4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qe7 (16... Qc7
17. Nxe6+ fxe6 18. h4 $16) 17. Nf5+ $2 {This check spoiles all white's
previous achievements in this game.} ({The best and the most critical
variation was:} 17. Nxc6 Qc5 18. Na5 (18. Rxd7 $6 Bxd7 19. Qxe5+ Qxe5 20. Nxe5
$14) 18... b4 (18... Rfc8 19. Nb3 $16) 19. Nb3 Qc4 (19... Bxb3 20. axb3 bxc3
21. Rxd7 cxb2+ 22. Kxb2 $16) 20. Nd5 Qxe4 21. Rhe1 (21. Nc7 $2 Bf5) 21... Qc4 {
[%tqu "En","What would you suggest for white?","","","e1e5","",10]} 22. Rxe5 $1
$16 Nxe5 $2 23. Qxe5+ Kh6 24. Nd4 $3 $18 {Black's K can not survive the attack,
for instance:} Bxd5 (24... Rac8 25. g4 Qxd5 26. Nf5+ Bxf5 27. Rxd5 $18) (24...
Rfe8 25. Qf4+ Kg7 26. Nxe6+ $18 {[%csl Rc4]}) 25. Nf5+ gxf5 26. Qf6+ Kh5 27.
Qxf5+ Kh6 28. Qf6+ Kh5 29. g4+ $18) 17... Bxf5 18. exf5 Nf6 {Now black has a
reasonable position.} 19. Rhe1 Rfe8 20. Ne4 Rad8 21. Rxd8 Qxd8 22. fxg6 {
There was no reason to hurry with this exchange.} (22. Rd1 $142 Qe7 (22... Nd5
$2 23. f6+) 23. f3) 22... hxg6 23. Rd1 Nd5 $11 24. h4 {[%cal Gh4h5]} Qa5 25.
Qb3 (25. Kb1 $6 Qb4 {[%csl Re4]}) 25... Nf4 26. g3 Ne6 27. Qf3 $5 {This pawn
sacrifice is an interesting attempt to seize the initiative.} (27. Nd6 Rd8 $11
28. f4 $6 exf4 29. gxf4 Qc7 (29... Qa4 30. Qxa4 bxa4 31. f5 $14)) 27... Qxa2
28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Rd7 Nf8 {Probably Grischuk thought, that the only purpose of
this move is to defend the Pf7...} 30. Ng5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] These things often
happen in serious time-trouble even to the best grandmasters.} ({A normal
continuation of the struggle would have been} 30. Rb7 Nh7 31. Qxc6 Qa1+ 32. Kd2
Rd8+ 33. Rd7 Rxd7+ 34. Qxd7 Qxb2 35. Qxa7 {with approximate equality.}) 30...
Nxd7 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 cxd4 (7...
Nc6 8. dxc5 Nxe5 9. Nf4 (9. Nd4 {- Nataf-Ernst, Hasselbacken 2001 CBM 85}) 9...
Nc6 {- Sutovsky-Rogers, EUR-AS rapid CBM 86} (9... Ne7 {- De Vreugt-Kallai,
Bundseliga CBM 87}) (9... Nf6 {- Sutovsky-Adianto, EUR-ASIA m rapid 2001 CBM 86
})) (7... Nd7 {- Fedorov-Adianto, Istanbul ol (Men) 2000 EXT 2001}) 8. Nxd4 Bb4
(8... h5 $6 {Black has completely forgotten about the importance of
development.} 9. f4 $1 {/\ f5} hxg4 (9... Ne7 10. f5 $1 exf5 11. Ndb5 $1 {
and Black is on the verge of collapse.} Nec6 12. Nxd5 Na6 13. Qd2 fxg4 14.
O-O-O Qc8 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 O-O 17. d7 $16 {Cu.Hansen-K.Berg, Esbjerg 1981
}) 10. f5 $1 {This is the beginning of the breakthrough in the [+].} exf5 11.
Bb5+ Nd7 12. e6 $1 fxe6 13. Nxe6 Qh4+ 14. Bf2 Qe7 15. O-O Ngf6 16. Nxd5 Nxd5
17. Qxd5 Qd6 18. Qg2 $16 {Hetey-Aarland, Aarhus 1993}) (8... Nd7 $6 9. f4 $14)
(8... Ne7 9. f4 a6 10. f5 $5 {is crucial here, for example:} (10. Bh3 {/\ f5}
Nec6 {/\ Qh4} 11. O-O Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Nc6 (12... h5 $6 {is again met by the
devastating} 13. f5 $1 hxg4 14. fxg6 gxh3 15. Ne4 Qh4 16. Qf3 $18 {A.
David-Piankov, France 1997}) 13. f5 (13. Bf2 h5 14. f5 Bh7 $13) 13... exf5 14.
gxf5 Qg5+ 15. Kh1 Bh5 16. Qd3 Nb4 $1 $13) 10... exf5 11. Qe2 $5 Nbc6 (11...
fxg4 12. O-O-O $19) 12. O-O-O Nxd4 (12... fxg4 13. Bg2 $44) 13. Rxd4 fxg4 14.
Bg2 Rc8 15. Rhd1 Qc7 16. R1d2 Bf5 17. Bxd5 Nc6 18. Rf4 Qxe5 {(Ziatdinov-Savon,
Tashkent 1985)} (18... g6 19. Ne4 $16) 19. Bb6 $1 $16) (8... Nc6 9. f4 (9. Bb5
Nge7 10. f4 a6 11. Ba4 Qc7 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Bxc6 Nxc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Qd4
Be7 16. Ne2 (16. f5 $6 {is premature because of} exf5 17. gxf5 Bxf5 18. Rxf5
Qg6+ 19. Rg5 Bxg5 20. Qg4+ Kb8 21. Qxg5 d4 $17) (16. Rad1 $5) 16... h5 17. f5 (
17. g5 {gives up all the light squares.} h4) 17... exf5 18. gxf5 Bxf5 $1 19.
Rxf5 Qg6+ 20. Ng3 h4 21. Rf3 {1/2:1/2 Van der Wiel-Scheeren, Amsterdam
Drachten 1982}) 9... Bb4 (9... Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Ne7 11. Bb5+ Nc6 12. O-O {
(Wittmann-A.Ward, Oxford 1998)} Bb4 $5 13. a3 Ba5 $13) 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3
Be4 12. Rg1 Nge7 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 {
White's P structure is not very impressive in the _|_.} 17. Ke2 Ne7 18. Bd4 Nd5
19. f5 Rac8 $11 {Herbrechtsmeier-Chandler, GER-chT 1982}) 9. Qd2 (9. Bb5+ Nd7
10. f4 Qh4+ (10... Rc8 11. O-O $1 {White can bravely sacrifice the P.} Bxc3 12.
bxc3 Be4 (12... Rxc3 13. Qd2 $16) (12... a6 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. f5 $16) 13. f5
$40) (10... Be4 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 a6 13. Bd3 {(Serra Pages-Quintas Galeano,
ESP 1999)} (13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. f5 Ne7) 13... Rc8 $132) 11. Bf2 Qh3 12. Bg3 Nh6
$132) 9... Nd7 10. a3 (10. Bb5 {is less logical than before.} Rc8 11. O-O h5 $1
$15) 10... Qa5 (10... Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Rc8 12. Qb4 Nxe5 13. Qxb7 (13. Nb5 $6 {
is strongly met by} a5 $1 $17 (13... Rxc2 {is not so impressive:} 14. Nd6+ Kd7
15. Nxb7 Nf3+ 16. Kd1)) 13... Nf6 14. Bf4 (14. Bb5+ Kf8 $13) 14... Nfd7 (14...
Be4 15. Bxe5 Bxh1 16. Bb5+ $16) 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. Bb5+ Kf8 $13) 11. Bb5 (11. f4
$5 Be4 12. Rg1 Ne7 (12... Bxc3 13. bxc3) 13. Ndb5 O-O 14. Nd6 $13) 11... Bxc3
12. Bxd7+ $6 {solving the pin deliberately cannot be good.} (12. bxc3 $1 Rc8
13. Rb1 Rc7 (13... b6 14. Rb4 $1) 14. Rb4 $1 (14. c4 Qxd2+ 15. Bxd2 dxc4 16.
Bb4 Be4 17. O-O $13) 14... Qxa3 15. Ra4 {^^} Qxc3 16. Rxa7 Qxd2+ 17. Bxd2 Ne7
$14) 12... Kxd7 13. bxc3 Rc8 14. O-O (14. Rb1 b6 15. Rb3 h5 16. g5 Ne7 $15)
14... Qxc3 $17 {and Black has a healthy extra P, while his K in the [+] cannot
be attacked.} 15. Rfb1 b6 16. Qxc3 Rxc3 17. a4 Ne7 18. a5 Nc8 19. axb6 axb6 20.
Ra8 f6 21. Rb8 $6 (21. exf6 gxf6 22. Rxb6 Nxb6 23. Rxh8 Nc4 $17) 21... Re8 $2 (
21... fxe5 $1 {was a simple win.} 22. Rb7+ Rc7 23. Rxc7+ Kxc7 24. Nxe6+ Kd6 25.
Nxg7 Rg8 26. Bh6 Bxc2 $19) 22. Nb5 (22. Rb7+ Rc7 (22... Kd8 $2 23. Rxg7 fxe5
24. Bg5+ $16) 23. Rxc7+ Kxc7 24. f4 Kd7 $15) 22... Rxc2 23. Rb7+ Kd8 24. Ra1 $2
(24. Nd6 $1 {was required here with the following} Re7 25. Rb8 Kd7 26. Rb7+ Kc6
27. Rb8 Kd7 (27... Nxd6 28. R1xb6+ Kd7 29. exd6 $11) 28. Rb7+ $14) 24... Re7
25. Rb8 Kd7 26. Rb7+ $2 (26. exf6 gxf6 27. Rb7+ Ke8 28. Rb8 e5 $1 29. Bxb6 Kd7
$17) 26... Ke8 27. Rb8 fxe5 $1 {Now Black's central pawns are too dangerous.}
28. Bg5 (28. Nd6+ Kd7 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 $19) 28... Rf7 29. Raa8 Kd7 30. Rb7+ Kc6
31. Rxf7 (31. Rxc8+ Kxb5 $19) 31... Kxb5 $1 32. Rxg7 Nd6 {and Black is winning
despite of White's exchange.} 33. h4 Ne4 34. Bd8 Nxf2 35. Rxg6 hxg6 36. h5 Nh3+
37. Kh1 Nf2+ 38. Kg1 Nh3+ 39. Kh1 gxh5 40. gxh5 Nf4 41. h6 Rc3 42. Ra2 Rc1+ 43.
Kh2 Rc3 44. Kh1 d4 45. h7 Ng6 46. Bf6 Rh3+ 47. Rh2 Rxh2+ 48. Kxh2 d3 49. Bg5
Kc4 50. Kg3 b5 51. Kg4 b4 52. Kh5 Nh8 53. Kh6 b3 54. Kg7 b2 55. Kxh8 b1=Q 56.
Kg7 Qb7+ 57. Kg6 Qxh7+ 58. Kxh7 Kc3 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.07"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Nd5 {Nowadays this move is
more fashionable than before. It is an opened question who wins or loses a
tempo here.} 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. Qb3 (14. Bxb4 {- Ye Jiangchuan-Dreev, FIDE GP
Dubai rapid 2002 CBM 88}) 14... a5 (14... Qb6 15. c4 O-O-O (15... Be7 16. c5 $5
{White wins a piece, although Black gets a lot of pawns for it.} (16. Kb1 {
is the safe option.} Na6 (16... c5 17. d5) 17. Qa4 $14) 16... Bxc5 17. dxc5
Nxc5 18. Qa3 Nbd3+ (18... Ncd3+ 19. Kb1 $18) 19. Kb1 Nxf2 20. Be3 Nxd1 21. Bxc5
Qxb2+ 22. Qxb2 Nxb2 23. Kxb2 $14 {with three (!) pieces versus a R and four
pawns.}) (15... a5 16. a3 Nd5 17. Qc2 {White certainly wants to avoid the
exchange of queens.} N5f6 18. Bf4 Be7 19. Rhe1 O-O 20. Ne5 Rad8 21. c5 $14 {
Kovalevskaya-Zangiev, St Petersburg 2001}) 16. Ne4 $14 (16. c5 $2 {is already
strongly met by the prevoius sacrifice:} Bxc5 $1 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qa3 Ncd3+
19. Kb1 Nxf2 20. Bxb4 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Nxd1 22. Bc5 Qb5 23. Nd4 Qc4 24. Qxa7 Qd3+
25. Kc1 Ne3 $17)) 15. Ne4 (15. a3 a4 16. Qc4 $5 {deserves also attention.} (16.
Qe3 Nd5 17. Qe2 {Finally the Q has reached safety.} b5 18. Nf5 Qb8 19. c3 {
The << is more or less closed and White has good prospects on the other flank.}
Qc7 20. g3 Bd6 21. Rh4 N7f6 22. Nxd6+ Qxd6 23. Ne5 Ne7 24. g4 $14 {
Karjakin-Turov, Moscow 2002})) (15. Rhe1 {is usually only a waste of time here.
} Be7 16. Ne4 a4 17. Qxb4 {This Q sacrifice is nice, but not so effective, as
we will see it later.} Bxb4 18. Bxb4 Qb8 19. Bd6 Qa7 20. Ba3 Qa6 21. Rd3 b6 22.
Rc3 c5 23. Nd6+ Kd8 24. dxc5 bxc5 $19 {Zufic-Saric, Kastav 2002}) (15. Kb1 a4
16. Qe3 Nd5 (16... Nb6 17. Qe1 N4d5 18. Ne5 Nd7 19. c4 N5f6 20. f4 Qc7 21. Bc3
{Now White has got an almost ideal position.} Be7 22. f5 $16 {
Marjanovic-Logothetis, Ano Liosia 2000}) 17. Qd3 $1 b5 (17... Qc7 18. c4) 18.
Ne5 $1 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qc7 20. f4 {This P structure gives White the space
advantage in the [+] and the >>, but sometimes even the << can be a target
after a well-prepared c2-c4.} O-O-O 21. Qe2 Kb7 22. Ne4 {(Leko-Dreev, Wijk aan
Zee 2002} (22. c4 bxc4 23. Qxc4 Ra8 24. Ne4 Be7 $14) 22... Be7 23. c4 bxc4 24.
Qxc4 Ra8 $14 {Leko}) 15... a4 $1 {[#]} 16. Qxb4 $6 {White wants more he can
get from this position. The Q sacrifice is beautiful but unlucky as Mary
Stuart.} (16. Qa3 {is the modest pragmatizm.} Nd5 (16... Qb6 17. Kb1 Nd5 18.
Qd3) 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Qc7 19. Qxc7 Nxc7 20. Ne5 f6 21. Nd3 Kf7 22. g4 Nb5
23. c3 Rhc8 24. Rhe1 Re8 25. Kc2 $11 {Kir.Georgiev-Dreev, Dubai rapid 2002})
16... Bxb4 17. Bxb4 Qb6 (17... Qb8 {looks also strong.} 18. Nd6+ Kf8 $19) 18.
a3 Qa6 19. Rh3 (19. Nd6+ Kf8 20. Nb5+ Kg8 21. Nc7 Qa7 22. Nxa8 Qxa8 $17 {
and White still has no adequate compensation for the Q.}) 19... b6 20. Rg3 (20.
Nd6+ $2 Kf8 21. Nb5+ c5 $19) 20... Rh7 $1 {This is the precise defence.} (20...
c5 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Rxd7 cxb4 23. Rxg7 Kxd7 (23... Qf1+ 24. Rd1 $11) 24. Nc5+
Ke7 25. Nxa6 Rxa6 26. axb4 $11) 21. Ne5 (21. Nd6+ Kf8 $1) 21... Nxe5 $17 22.
dxe5 c5 23. Bc3 Rd8 $4 {[%mdl 8192] overlooking the following tactics.} (23...
Kf8 $1 $19 {was simple and good.}) 24. Nf6+ $1 Ke7 25. Nxh7 Rxd1+ 26. Kxd1 {
Now White has already good chances for the draw, but not more than that.} Qa8 (
26... Qf1+ 27. Be1 $18) 27. Nf6 $1 (27. Rxg7 Qh8 28. Rg4 Qxh7 29. Rxa4 Qf5 $11)
27... gxf6 (27... Kf8 $2 28. Ng4 $16) 28. exf6+ Kf8 (28... Kd6 29. Rd3+ Kc6 30.
f3 Qg8 31. g4 Qg5 32. Ke2 $11 {and White can build up an untouchable fortress.}
) 29. Be5 (29. Rd3 Ke8 30. f3 {was also playable.}) 29... Qc6 30. Rd3 Kg8 31.
f3 Qc8 32. c4 Kh7 33. g4 Qb7 34. Kc2 $11 b5 $5 35. b3 (35. cxb5 c4) 35... Qa6
36. Rd7 axb3+ 37. Kb2 Kg8 (37... b4 38. Rxf7+ Kg8 39. Rg7+ Kh8 $1 (39... Kf8 $4
40. a4 $3) 40. Kxb3 Qxa3+ 41. Kc2 Qe3 42. f7 $11) 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Rd7 (39. Rf8
b4 $1) 39... b4 $1 {Black is fighting until the last patron.} 40. Rxf7+ Kg8 41.
Rg7+ Kh8 42. Kxb3 Qxa3+ $11 43. Kc2 Qa2+ 44. Kd3 Qb1+ 45. Kd2 Qa2+ 46. Ke3 Qa3+
47. Kf2 Qa2+ 48. Ke3 Qa3+ 49. Ke4 Qa2 50. f7 Qe2+ 51. Kf4 Qh2+ 52. Ke4 Qe2+ 53.
Kf4 Qh2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.07"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. Be3 Nc6 8. h3
Bd7 9. f4 Rc8 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Bxe5 Bb4 14. O-O-O O-O
15. Qe3 Re8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Nd5 Qd6 18. Nxb4 Qxb4 19. Rxd7 Rxe4 20. Qf3 Rf4
21. Qd1 Qa5 22. Kb1 Ra4 23. a3 Qb6 24. Qf3 Qe6 25. Rd1 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.08"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. O-O-O b5 12. Ne2 a5 13. Ng3 Re8 14. Nh4 Bxh6
15. Qxh6 a4 16. Qg5 Nd7 17. Ngf5 Qf6 18. Qxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.08"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Nf6 16. Rh4 Qf5 17. Nd2 g5 18. Rh6 Ng4 19. Ne4 Nxh6 20. Nxd6 Qg6 21. Qd2
Qxd6 22. Qxg5+ Qg6 23. Qxg6+ hxg6 24. Bxh6 Re8 25. Be3 Bf5 26. d4 Be4 27. h4 a5
28. Bd1 Bd5 29. Be2 a4 30. Kf1 f6 31. Ke1 Kg7 32. Kd2 Ra7 33. Bd3 Rd7 34. Kc2
Ra7 35. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.08"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 d5 8. e5
Ne4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. cxd4 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. Qxb3
d4 15. Qd3 Bb7 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Rfd8 18. Nf3 Rd3 19. Bg5 e6 20. Rad1 Rxd1
21. Rxd1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Bxe5 23. b4 Rb8 24. Be7 Rb7 25. Bc5 Bc3 26. a3 a5 27.
Rd3 axb4 28. axb4 Bxb4 29. Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.08"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Rb8 12. Bc4 Qc8 13. Nf1 h6 14. h3 Re8 15. Ne3
Bf8 16. Bd2 Bxc4 17. Nxc4 Qe6 18. Nh2 Rb5 19. b3 g6 20. Ng4 Kh7 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6
22. Be3 Bg7 23. Ra4 Qe6 24. Bd2 Reb8 25. Ne3 Ne7 26. Qe2 f5 27. Bc1 c5 28. Bb2
f4 29. Nc4 h5 30. Raa1 Rf8 31. Qf3 Bh6 32. Kf1 Ng8 33. Ke2 g5 34. g4 h4 35. Kf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2002.04.08"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2002.04.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7.
e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Bb7 9. Be2 c5 10. O-O Qc7 11. Nd6+ Bxd6 12. exd6 Qc6 13. f3 c4
14. Qd4 O-O 15. Bxc4 Rfc8 16. b3 Qxd6 17. Bb2 e5 18. Qf2 Nf4 19. Rad1 Qg6 20.
Kh1 d6 21. Rd2 Qf6 22. Rfd1 d5 23. Bf1 d4 24. Rc1 h5 25. c3 dxc3 26. Bxc3 h4
27. h3 Nd5 28. Bb2 Rxc1 29. Bxc1 Rc8 30. Bb2 Qf4 31. Re2 f6 32. Re4 Qg5 33. Bc4
Qg3 34. Qxa7 Rxc4 35. Rxc4 Nf4 36. Rxf4 exf4 37. Qd4 Qe1+ 38. Qg1 Qe2 39. Bc1
Qxa2 40. b4 Qc4 41. Bd2 Bc6 42. Qe1 g5 43. Kh2 Kf7 44. Bc3 Qe6 45. Qd2 Qd5 46.
Bd4 Bb5 47. Qc3 Qc6 48. Bc5 Qd5 49. Qa1 Kg6 50. Qb1+ Qf5 51. Qd1 Qd3 52. Qe1
Qd7 53. Qe4+ Qf5 54. Qb7 Qd7 55. Qb8 Qe8 56. Qa7 Qd7 57. Qa1 Qc6 58. Qb1+ Kg7
59. Qf5 Qd7 60. Qc2 Qc6 61. Qd2 Qd7 62. Bd4 Kg6 63. Qc3 Qf5 64. Qc7 Qd5 65. Bc5
1-0

[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2002.04.29"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2002.04.28"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 a6 7. Nf1 Ba7 8. Bb3
Ne7 9. Ng3 Ng6 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Be6 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bc2 d5 14. Ng5 Bd7 15.
exd5 h6 16. Nf3 Nxd5 17. d4 exd4 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Nxd4 Rd8 20. Bd2 Bxd4 21.
cxd4 Bc6 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Qb3 Qf7 24. Re1 Nf6 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. Bf4 Nd5 27.
Bd2 Nf6 28. Bf4 Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2002.04.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2002.04.28"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Bf4 Bg4 18. Qg2 Bxf4 19. Qxh3 Bxh3 20. gxf4 d4 21.
cxd4 Rfd8 22. Re3 Bf5 23. a4 b4 24. Nd2 Rxd4 25. Ne4 g6 26. Rc1 Rad8 27. Rc4
Rxd3 28. Rxd3 Rxd3 29. Rxb4 Bh3 30. f3 Rxf3 31. Nf2 Be6 32. Kg2 Bd5 33. Kf1 a5
34. Rd4 Be6 35. b4 axb4 36. Rxb4 Ra3 37. Ne4 Ra2 38. h4 Kg7 39. Ke1 Rh2 40. a5
Ra2 41. Nc5 Rxa5 42. Nxe6+ fxe6 43. Kf2 Kf6 44. Kf3 Ra3+ 45. Kg2 Kf5 46. Rb7 h5
47. Rf7+ Kg4 48. Rf6 Ra2+ 49. Kg1 Re2 50. Kf1 Re4 51. Kg2 Re2+ 52. Kf1 Re3 53.
Kf2 Re4 54. Kg2 Re1 55. Kf2 Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2002.04.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2002.04.28"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Bxb3 12. Nxb3 d5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Nbd2 Re8 16. Qe2 Rb8 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Qe4 Rb5 19. Nc4 Rd8 20. b3 Nxa5 21. Nxa5
Rxa5 22. Qxb4 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Qc6 24. Ne1 e4 25. Rd1 exd3 26. cxd3 Bc3 27. Qh4
Bf6 28. Qb4 Qd5 29. h3 a5 30. Qa4 Rb8 31. Rb1 Bc3 32. Nf3 Qxd3 33. Rc1 Bb4 34.
Qc6 Bd6 35. Qa4 Rb5 36. Qc4 Qxb3 37. Qe4 Rb4 38. Qa8+ Kh7 39. Qxa5 Qd3 40. Qa2
Qg6 41. g3 Rb5 42. Kg2 Qe4 43. Rc4 Qd5 44. Qc2+ g6 45. Rd4 Qf5 46. Qc4 Rb2 47.
Rd5 Qe6 48. Qd4 Qe2 49. Ra5 Qf1+ 50. Kxf1 1-0

[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2002.04.29"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2002.04.28"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Nbd2 Ba7 7. Nf1 Ng4 8.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Ng5+ Kg8 10. Qxg4 Qf6 11. Nf3 d6 12. Qg3 h6 13. Be3 Bb8 14. d4
exd4 15. Bxd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 c5 17. Ne3 Be6 18. O-O cxd4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5
Kh7 21. Rfe1 Qf7 22. Nxd4 Ba7 23. Ne6 Rhc8 24. Rac1 Qf6 25. Qd3+ Kh8 26. Qd2 b5
27. h3 Bb6 28. Re2 Qf5 29. Rc3 Rxc3 30. Qxc3 Rg8 31. Qc2 Qf6 32. Re4 Qf5 33.
Re2 Qf6 34. Qd3 Rc8 35. g3 Rc4 36. Nf4 Rc7 37. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2002.04.29"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2002.04.28"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Bxb3 12. Nxb3 d5 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Qe2 h6 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Qe4 Rad8 18. Nfd2 g6 19. Qxd5 Rxd5 20. Re4 Bg5 21.
Rc4 Nxa5 22. Rxa5 Rxa5 23. Nxa5 Bxd2 24. Nb3 Bg5 25. Rxb4 Be7 26. Rb7 Bd6 27.
Nd2 Ra8 28. Nc4 a5 29. g3 Kg7 30. Kg2 Kf6 31. Na3 Ke6 32. Kf3 Bxa3 33. bxa3 Kd6
34. a4 Ra6 35. Rb5 Ra8 36. g4 f5 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. h4 Ra6 39. c4 Ra8 40. h5 Rg8
41. Rxa5 Rg5 42. Rd5+ Ke6 43. a5 Rg1 44. Rd8 Ra1 45. Rh8 Kf6 46. Rxh6+ Kg5 47.
Ra6 Kxh5 48. Ra8 Kg5 49. a6 Kf6 50. Rc8 Rxa6 51. Rxc7 Ra3 52. Rd7 e4+ 53. Ke3
Ke6 54. Rd5 Ra1 1-0

[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2002.04.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2002.04.28"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 f5 11. Nc3 Nc7 12. Ne2 Ne6 13. b4 Bd7 $146 (13... Kh8 14.
Bb2 Qe8 15. Rae1 Qh5 16. Ne5 f4 17. f3 N4g5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Bc1 Bxe5 20. dxe5
Bd7 21. Bb2 a6 22. Qd2 Rad8 23. Rc1 Be8 24. Bd4 Bg6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Timman,
J-Salov,V/Saint John 1988/Candidates (46)}) 14. Bb2 a5 15. Rad1 $6 (15. c5 $5
Bc7 16. Ne5 {[%cal Gf2f3]}) 15... axb4 16. axb4 Bxb4 17. Qb3 Qe7 (17... c5 $1 {
[%cal Yd7a4]} 18. Ra1 (18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. cxd5 Ba4 $19) (18. cxd5 Ba4 19. Qc4 b5
$19) 18... Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Bc6 20. Ne5 Qd6 $17) 18. Ne5 dxc4 $6 (18... Nd2 19.
Rxd2 Bxd2 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Qxd5 Bc6 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Qxc6 $44) 19. Bxc4 $44
b5 (19... Bc8 20. Nf4 Rf6 21. d5 Nd2 22. Nxc6 $1 (22. Rxd2 Bxd2 23. Nxe6 cxd5)
22... bxc6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 (23... Qxf6 24. dxe6 $1 $18 {[%cal Ge6e8]}) 24. Rxd2
Bxd2 25. Nxe6 $16) 20. Nxc6 Qd6 (20... Bxc6 21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. d5 $16) 21. Bd5 (
21. Bxb5 Bxc6 (21... Rfb8 22. Nxb8 Bxb5 23. Nf4 $16) 22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. d5 Qa4
$1 24. Qxa4 Rxa4 25. dxe6 Ra2 26. Rb1 Nd2 27. Bc3 Nxb1 28. Bxb4 Rb8 $17) 21...
Ra4 $2 (21... Bxc6 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. d5 $16) 22. Nf4 $2 (22. Nxb4 Rxb4 23. Ba3
$1 $18) 22... Re8 23. Nxe6 $2 (23. Ne5 $1 Nd2 24. Rxd2 Bxd2 25. Nxd7 Bxf4 26.
Nc5 Rc4 27. Qxb5 Qxd5 28. Qxe8+ Nf8 $16) 23... Bxe6 24. Bxe6+ Qxe6 25. d5 Qd6
26. Be5 (26. Qd3 $1 Qc5 (26... Bc5 27. Qxb5 Ra2 28. Bd4 $16) 27. Rc1 Qb6 28.
Bd4 Qb7 29. Rb1 Ra3 30. Qe2 $16) 26... Rxe5 27. Nxe5 Ra3 $1 (27... Nc3 28. Ra1
$1 Rxa1 (28... Qxd5 29. Qxd5+ Nxd5 30. Rxa4 bxa4 31. Rd1 Nf6 32. Rd4 $18) 29.
Rxa1 Qxe5 30. d6+ $1 $18) 28. Qb1 Bc5 {[%cal Yc5f2,Ye4f2]} 29. Nf3 b4 30. Qc2
g6 31. Qc4 (31. Nd2 $5 $16) 31... Rc3 32. Qb5 (32. Qe2 b3 {[%cal Yc3c2]}) 32...
Rc2 33. Nd4 Rb2 34. Qe8+ $6 (34. Ne6 $1 Kf7 (34... Nxf2 35. Qe8+ Qf8 36. Qxf8+
Bxf8 37. Rxf2 $18) 35. Qb7+ Qe7 36. Nxc5 Nxc5 37. Qxe7+ Kxe7 38. d6+ Kd7 39.
Rfe1 $18) 34... Qf8 35. Qxf8+ $2 (35. Qc6 $16) 35... Bxf8 $44 36. Ne6 Bd6 37.
Rb1 Rd2 38. f3 $2 Nc3 39. Rb3 Nxd5 $15 40. Rc1 Nc3 41. Kf1 (41. Rcxc3 bxc3 42.
Rxc3 Rd1+ 43. Kf2 Bxh2 $17) 41... Kf7 42. Nd8+ Kf6 43. Nc6 Nd5 44. Rbb1 $4 {
[%mdl 8192]} (44. Re1 $15) 44... Ne3+ 45. Ke1 Rxg2 $19 46. Nxb4 Rxh2 47. Rc6
Ke7 48. Rb3 Bg3# 0-1

[Event "Eurotel Trophy"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2002.04.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.04.28"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Na5 8.
Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qc2 g6 10. Nd2 Bg7 11. Ngf3 Nh5 12. Be3 Qc7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfe1
Nc6 15. Qb3 e6 16. a4 h6 17. Qd1 Rad8 18. Rc1 Nf4 19. Bf1 g5 20. h4 f6 21. g3
Ng6 22. hxg5 fxg5 23. c4 Qd6 24. cxd5 exd5 25. Qb3 Kh8 26. Qxb7 Rb8 27. Qa6 Rb6
28. Qd3 Rxb2 29. Qc3 Ra2 30. Bb5 Nce7 31. Ne5 Bxb5 32. axb5 Nxe5 33. dxe5 Bxe5
34. Bd4 Bxd4 35. Qxd4+ Kg8 36. Ne4 Qg6 37. Nc3 Raxf2 38. Rxe7 R2f5 39. Rce1 h5
40. Nxd5 h4 41. R7e3 Kh7 42. Ne7 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 dxc4 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. b3 b6 8. dxc5
Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bxc5 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Be2 b5 13. Ne1 Ke7 14. Bf3 Bxf3
15. Nxf3 Rhc8 16. Rac1 Rc7 17. Ne2 Rac8 18. Ned4 g6 19. Kf1 e5 20. Ne2 Bd6 21.
Rxc7 Rxc7 22. Rc1 Rxc1+ 23. Nxc1 Ne4 24. Ke2 Ke6 25. Nd3 f5 26. h3 Nef6 27.
Nde1 Nc5 28. Nc2 h6 29. Nd2 Nd5 30. f3 h5 31. g3 e4 32. fxe4 Nxe4 33. Nxe4 fxe4
34. Kf2 b4 35. a3 bxa3 36. Bxa3 Bxa3 37. Nxa3 Kd6 38. Ke2 Kc5 39. Nc2 g5 40.
Kd2 g4 41. hxg4 hxg4 42. Ke2 Nc7 43. Kd2 Nb5 44. Ke2 a5 45. Kd2 Kd5 46. Ke2 Kc5
47. Kd2 Nc7 48. Ke2 Nd5 49. Kd2 Ne7 50. Ke2 Nf5 51. Kf2 Kb5 52. Kg2 Kb6 53. Kf2
Kc5 54. Kg2 Ne7 55. Kf2 Nc6 56. Ke2 Ne5 57. Kd2 Nf7 58. Nd4 Ng5 59. Kc3 Nf3 60.
Ne6+ Kd5 61. Nf4+ Ke5 62. Ng6+ Kf6 63. Nf4 Ke5 64. Ng6+ Kf6 65. Nf4 Kf5 66. Ne2
Ke5 67. Kb2 Nd2 68. Ka3 Kd5 69. Ka4 Kc5 70. Nc3 Kb6 71. Nd5+ Ka6 72. Nf6 Nf1
73. Nxg4 Nxg3 74. Nf6 Nf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 128]} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4
h5 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Nxh5 cxd4 10. Nb5 $5 Nc6 (10... Be4 $5 11. Rh3 Nc6 12. Nxd4
Nxe5 $5 {- Antal-Flumbort, Budapest FS04 GM-A 2002 CBM 89} (12... Nge7 {
looks very logical here finishing simply the development.} 13. Bg5 Qa5+ 14. c3
(14. Bd2 Qb6 15. Bc3 Nxe5 ({Even} 15... a6 16. Ng3 {and only then} Nxe5 {
deserves attention, for example:} 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qe2 Nd5 19. Qxe4 Nxc3 20.
bxc3 Nd7 {and White's P structure is in ruins.} 21. Bg2 Nc5 $17 {Nataf-Kallai,
FRA-chT 2000}) 16. Qd2 a6 17. f3 Bh7 18. O-O-O Rc8 19. Rh1 N7c6 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 {
Black's attacking chances on the << look more real than White's tries on the
other flank.} 21. Qd4 f6 22. g5 Bg6 23. Nf4 Bc5 24. Qd2 d4 25. Ba5 Bxc2 $1 26.
Qxc2 Bb4 $17 {Czebe-Ruck, Budapest WFG GM 2000}) 14... Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc6 16.
Qe3 Rc8 17. Be2 Nxe5 18. Rd1 Nd7 19. Qd4 f6 {White's -> on the >> is repelled,
and Black has the better P structure and a flexible [+].} 20. Be3 Bc2 21. Rd2
Bg6 22. a3 a6 23. Nf4 Bf7 24. Qd3 Ne5 $15 {Nguyen Anh Dung-Kallai, Budapest
FS06 2000})) 11. Nxd4 Nge7 (11... Nxd4 $6 {- Shirov-Yermolinsky, Wijk aan Zee
1999 CBM 69}) (11... Qc7 $6 {is rather useless now.} 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 (12... bxc6
13. f4 $16) 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. cxd3 d4 15. O-O {White is not afraid of the h <->,
because Black has problems with his development.} g6 16. Ng3 Bg7 17. Re1 {
The e5 P is the key of the position.} Qd5 18. Qe2 Rxh4 19. Bg5 Rh3 20. Rac1 $16
{Sax-Berg, Aahus 1993}) ({There is no need to hurry with} 11... Nxe5 12. Bf4
Nc6 13. Bb5 Rc8 14. Qe2 Qd7 (14... Nge7 $5) (14... Nf6 $6 15. Bg5 $1) 15. Bxc6
$1 bxc6 16. Nf5 $1 $36 {with a very complicated tactical battle.} (16. Qe5 Nf6
$1 17. O-O-O (17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Qxf6 Rg8 $44) 17... c5 $1 18. Nb3 c4 $13 {
Schoenicz-Heinze, Germany 1998})) 12. c3 (12. Bb5 {(1/2:1/2 Kreiman-Seirawan,
USA-ch Seattle 2002)} a6 $1 (12... Rc8 {gives White precious time to defend ><
e5.} 13. Bg5 a6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bd3 Qc7 16. f4 $16 {Salmensuu-Grant, EU-chT
Batumi, 1999}) 13. Ba4 (13. Nxc6 Nxc6) 13... b5 14. Bb3 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc6 16.
Qe3 Qc7 17. O-O Na5 18. Qe2 Nxb3 19. axb3 Qxc2 $17 {Svetushkin-Piankov, Ciudad
de Ubeda op 2000}) 12... Nxe5 {So the insertion of moves c3 and Ne7 can only
be favourable for Black.} 13. Bb5+ (13. Bg5 $5 Qc7 14. Nb5) 13... N5c6 (13...
N7c6 14. Bf4 $16) 14. Bg5 Qc8 $1 (14... Qb6 15. Qe2 (15. O-O e5 $17) (15. Be3
Qc7 $13) 15... a6 16. Bxe7 axb5 $1 (16... Bxe7 17. Nxg7+ Kf8 18. Ngxe6+ fxe6
19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qe5 $16) 17. Bf6 $5 Be4 18. f3 gxf6 19. fxe4 Nxd4 20. cxd4)
15. O-O (15. Bxe7 Bxe7 16. Nxg7+ Kf8 17. Nh5 Bg6) (15. Qe2 $5 {/\ 0-0-0 is
another aggressive plan in these type of positions.}) 15... a6 (15... f6 $5 {
deserves serious attention, because the sacrifices do not seem to be correct.})
16. Ba4 b5 (16... f6 $5 {is again possible, for example:} 17. Bf4 e5 (17... b5
18. Bb3 {- 16..b5}) 18. Nxc6 bxc6 (18... Nxc6 19. Re1 $44) 19. Bg3 Bg6 20. Re1
{White has to blow up Black's mighty P [+].} Bxh5 21. gxh5 Qf5 22. c4 $1 dxc4
23. Qe2 $44) 17. Bb3 f6 18. Bf4 e5 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 (19... Nxc6 $5 20. Bxd5 exf4
21. Re1+ Ne5 22. Bxa8 Qxa8 23. Nxf4 Be4 $44 {and the black pieces look rather
active.}) 20. Re1 $1 {preparing for something big in the [+].} (20. Be3 Rd8)
20... Bg8 (20... exf4 $2 {is feeble in view of} 21. Bxd5 $16) (20... Be4 21.
Bh2) (20... Rd8 21. Bg3 d4 22. c4 $44) 21. Bg3 Bf7 (21... Rd8 22. a4 $1 {
If White cannot open the position from the >>, he has to try it from the other
side.} Bf7 23. axb5 axb5 24. Qe2 Bxh5 25. gxh5 Nf5 26. Qg4 $1 Nxg3 27. Qg6+ Kd7
28. Rxe5 $1 {and the big blow has arrived!} Kc8 29. Qg4+ Kb7 30. Re6 $16) 22.
a4 b4 $5 (22... Rd8 {- 21...Rd8}) 23. cxb4 (23. a5 Qc5 24. Ba4+ Kd8 $13 {
and the black K is more or less safe behind his central pawns.}) 23... Qb7 24.
b5 axb5 25. axb5 Rd8 (25... Rxa1 26. Qxa1 Bxh5 {is met by the witty
intermediate move} 27. Qa6 $1 $16) 26. Ra6 (26. Ba4 Bxh5 27. gxh5 Qb6 28. Bc2
e4 29. Ra6 Qb7 30. Ba4 $14 {and White's ^^ begins to fire.}) 26... d4 $2 {
This runs into a nice liquidating exchange sacrifice.} (26... Bxh5 $1 {It was
high time to eliminate the annoying N.} 27. gxh5 Nf5 28. Bc2 $1 (28. Qg4 Nxg3
$13) 28... e4 (28... Nxg3 29. Bg6+) 29. Ba4 $40 {and the black K is far from
safety.}) 27. Rxf6 $1 {[#]} (27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qb3+ Nd5 29. Rea1 Bc5 $13)
27... Bxh5 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. gxh5 {and White's ^^ dominates the board.} e4 30.
h6 $1 {clearing the square for the Q.} g6 (30... gxh6 31. Qh5+ Kd7 32. Qxh6 $18
) 31. h7 Rh8 (31... d3 32. Be5 $16) 32. Qg4 e3 (32... Rxh7 33. Rxe4 $16 {
and Black's only hope, his [+] is vanishing.}) (32... Kf8 33. Qf4+ Nf5 34. Qg5
$18) 33. fxe3 d3 (33... Qb6 34. exd4 Rxd4 35. Qe6 Qxe6 (35... Rd6+ 36. Qe3) 36.
Bxe6 Rxh7 37. b6 $16 {with a very strong advanced o^.}) (33... Rxh7 34. exd4
$16 {and White has a lot of pawns for the exchange.}) 34. b6 Rxh7 (34... Qxb6
35. Ba4+ Kf8 (35... Kf7 36. Rf1+ Nf5 37. h5 $18) 36. Rf1+ Nf5 37. Rxf5+ gxf5
38. Qxf5+ Ke7 39. Bf4 $16 {and the K in the middle is very vulnerable.}) 35.
Ba4+ Kf8 36. Bc7 (36. Rf1+ {was as good as winning.} Rf7 37. Rxf7+ Kxf7 38.
Qf4+ Nf5 39. Qc7+ $18) 36... Rd5 $1 37. e4 Rdh5 (37... Rd4 38. Rf1+ Rf7 39.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 40. Qf4+ Nf5 41. Bb3+ $18) 38. Qd7 {This penetration decides the
game.} Rf7 39. Bb3 d2 40. Qxd2 Qc8 41. Bxf7 Kxf7 42. Qf4+ Kg8 43. Rd1 Nc6 44.
Rd6 g5 45. Rg6+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 O-O 10. c4 Be7 11. f3 d5 12. exd5 exd5 13. c5 Bd7 14. Rc1 Rae8
15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Nc3 Nh5 17. f4 Bf6 18. Bd4 Nxf4 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qd2 Nxg2
21. Qh6 Re6 22. Rf5 Rfe8 23. Bd3 Ne1 24. Rg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Ne4 c5 12. g4 Bc6 13. Re1 Ne7 14. e6
fxe6 15. Ne5 Bxe4 16. Nf7+ Kd7 17. Rxe4 Rg8 18. Ne5+ Ke8 19. Nd3 Nc6 20. Be3 b6
21. Rxe6+ Kd7 22. Re4 Bd6 23. Rd1 Rge8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. b3 Nd4 26. c4 Nc2 27.
Bc1 Kc6 28. Bb2 g6 29. Kf1 b5 30. cxb5+ Kxb5 31. a4+ Kb6 32. Bg7 h5 33. Nb2
hxg4 34. hxg4 Re4 35. Nc4+ Kc6 36. f3 Re7 37. Bf6 Re6 38. Bg5 Nd4 39. Rd3 Re8
40. Bf6 Ne2 41. Be5 Bxe5 42. Kxe2 Bd4+ 43. Kf1 Rh8 44. Kg2 Re8 45. f4 Re1 46.
f5 gxf5 47. gxf5 Kd5 48. Rf3 Rg1+ 49. Kh3 Rg8 50. Kh4 Ke4 51. Nd2+ Ke5 52. f6
Ke6 53. Ne4 Rf8 54. Ng5+ Kd7 55. Ne4 Ke6 56. Kg5 Ke5 57. Nf2 Ke6 58. Ng4 Rg8+
59. Kh4 Rf8 60. Kg5 Rg8+ 61. Kf4 Rf8 62. Ke4 c6 63. Rf5 Bxf6 64. Rxc5 Kd6 65.
Ra5 Bc3 66. Rxa7 Rb8 67. Kd3 Rxb3 68. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 O-O 10. c4 Be7 11. Nc3 d6 12. Rc1 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Bd7 14. Rfd1
Rac8 15. b4 Qb8 16. a4 Rfd8 17. Rb1 Be8 18. a5 d5 19. exd5 Bd6 20. Qh4 Be5 21.
Bd4 exd5 22. c5 Bc6 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Qd4 Qe7 25. Bd3 Ne4 26. Ne2 Qg5 27. f3
Kf8 28. Kh1 Qh4 29. Bc2 Bb5 30. Nc3 Nf2+ 31. Kg1 Nxd1 32. Qxh4 Nxc3 33. Re1 d4
34. Qxh7 Ne2+ 35. Rxe2 Bxe2 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Qxg7 Rd5 38. Bb3 Rcd8 39. Qh7 Kf6
40. Qh6+ Ke7 41. Qf4 Kf8 42. Qe4 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. h3 O-O 7. c3 Ne7 8. d4
Bb6 9. Nbd2 Ng6 10. Re1 c6 11. Bf1 Re8 12. b4 d5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. exd5 Nxf3+
15. Nxf3 Ne4 16. Be3 Nxc3 17. Bxb6 axb6 18. Qc2 Nxd5 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Re1 Qd8
21. Ng5 g6 22. Qd2 b5 23. g3 Bf5 24. g4 Bd7 25. Bg2 Qf6 26. Ne4 Qg7 27. Nc5 Be6
28. Nxe6 fxe6 29. Rxe6 Rd8 30. Qg5 Qd7 31. Re5 Nxb4 32. Re7 Qd1+ 33. Bf1 Nd5
34. Rxb7 Rf8 35. Qh6 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. h3 O-O 7. Nc3 Nd4 8. Nxd4
Bxd4 9. Ne2 Bb6 10. Ng3 c6 11. Ba4 Nd7 12. c3 Nc5 13. Bc2 Ne6 14. Kh1 g6 15.
Kh2 Qh4 16. Qf3 Bd8 17. Ne2 Bg5 18. d4 Bxc1 19. Raxc1 Ng5 20. Qe3 Ne6 21. f4
exf4 22. Nxf4 Qg5 23. Bb3 h6 24. Rf3 Nxf4 25. Rxf4 Be6 26. Bc2 Rae8 27. Rcf1 f5
28. Qf2 Bc4 29. Bb3 Bxb3 30. axb3 Rf7 31. h4 Qf6 32. g4 Kh7 33. h5 Rg7 34.
hxg6+ Qxg6 35. exf5 Qf6 36. Re1 Rge7 37. Rxe7+ Rxe7 38. Rf3 Re4 39. Kg3 h5 40.
Rf4 Re7 41. Qh2 Re3+ 42. Kf2 Qe7 43. Qxh5+ Kg8 44. Qg6+ Kf8 45. Qh6+ Kg8 46.
Qg6+ Kf8 47. f6 Re2+ 48. Kg3 Qe3+ 49. Kh4 Qxf4 50. Qg7+ Ke8 51. Qg8+ Kd7 52.
Qf7+ Kc8 53. Qf8+ Kc7 54. Qg7+ Kb6 55. Kh5 Rh2+ 56. Kg6 Qxg4+ 57. Kf7 Qd7+ 58.
Kf8 Qd8+ 59. Kf7 Qd7+ 60. Kg6 Rg2+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Rb8 12. Nc4 Bg4 13. Be3 Nd7 14. h3 Bxf3 15.
Qxf3 Bg5 16. Ba4 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Nd4 18. c3 bxc3 19. bxc3 Nb5 20. d4 Qe7 21. Rad1
Rfd8 22. Qg3 Qe6 23. Ne3 g6 24. Nd5 c6 25. Bxb5 axb5 26. Nb4 Qc4 27. Qd3 Qxd3
28. Rxd3 exd4 29. cxd4 Rdc8 30. Rc1 c5 31. dxc5 dxc5 32. Rxd7 cxb4 33. Rxc8+
Rxc8 34. Rb7 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Ra1 36. Rxb5 h5 37. f4 b3 38. f5 gxf5 39. exf5 h4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {In this game we can see the typical middle game technique. Black shall
occupy the open vertical "c" by the heavy pieces [Q and R] without hurrying up
to castle. So the White's PP attack on the K's side shall be neutralized .} c5
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 $1 {In my oppinion Nge7 is the right
developement even after after 4...Bxc6} 5. c3 (5. Re1 {Has also its partisans})
5... a6 6. Ba4 b5 (6... d5 7. exd5 exd5 8. d4 c4 {1-0 Adams,M-Hennigan,M/
Birmingham 2001/CBM 84 ext (17)}) 7. Bc2 Bb7 ({In the first known game where 4.
..Nge7 was applied was:} 7... d5 8. d4 cxd4 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd4 Bb7 11. a4 b4
12. a5 Bd6 13. Qg4 Nf6 {1-0 Benko,P-Stenborg,A/Dublin 1957/MCD (33)}) 8. Qe2 d5
({Often used is} 8... Ng6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Lautier,J/Wijk
aan Zee NED 2002/The Week in Chess 376 (29). (29)}) 9. e5 d4 (9... Qb6 $5 {
Gershon}) 10. Be4 Nd5 (10... Ng6 $143 {Gershon} 11. cxd4 cxd4 12. d3 Be7 13.
Nbd2 (13. a4 O-O 14. Na3 Qb6 15. Bd2 Rfc8 {1/2-1/2 Zhang Zhong-Wu Wenjin/
HeiBei CHN 2001/The Week in Chess 351 (73)}) 13... Qd7 (13... Qc7 14. Nb3 O-O
15. Bd2 Rfc8 16. Rac1 Qb6 17. h4 $36 {1-0 Smirin,I-Krasenkow,M/Dos Hermanas
ESP 2001/The Week in Chess 337 (72)}) 14. Nb3 {1-0 Smirin,I-Finegold,B/
Philadelphia USA 2001/The Week in Chess 351 (53)} (14. Nb3 {Oratovsky,M} Rd8
15. Bd2 Nb4 16. Nfxd4 Nc6 17. Nf3 Nb4 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. d4 O-O 20. Rfc1 Qd5 21.
Nc5 Nc6 22. Be3 $16 {1-0 Smirin,I-Finegold,B/Philadelphia USA 2001/The Week in
Chess 351 (53)})) 11. cxd4 Nxd4 (11... cxd4 {Gershon} 12. d3 Be7 13. Nbd2 Nf4
14. Qd1 Ng6 15. Nb3 Qb6 16. Re1 Rd8 17. h4 h6 18. h5 Nf8 19. Bf4 Nd7 20. Rc1
Ndb8 {1/2-1/2 Moreno Carnero,J-Magem Badals,J/Cala Galdana 1999/EXT 2000 (33)})
12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. a4 $146 ({About} 13. d3 {Gershon wrote: 'White has given
black a lot of space , while getting prepared to attack black's K side castle.
However, black monarch feels very comfortably in the center as well'.} Qc7 $1 {
0-1 Schneider,D-Gulko,B/Seattle 2002/CBM 87/ (32) a multitasking move:
attacking the 'e5' pawn, defending the B and taking over the 'c' file.}) 13...
b4 14. d3 Qc7 15. f4 $6 {Shirov} (15. Qh5 $142 g6 (15... Be7 16. Nd2 $1 g6 17.
Qh6 Qxe5 18. Nf3 Qd6 19. Re1 $44) 16. Qg5 Bg7 17. f4 $1 {/\Nd2}) 15... Rc8 16.
Nd2 Ne3 17. Rf3 Bxe4 $1 {Abolishing the strongest White piece and doubling the
Pe4 and Pe5.} 18. dxe4 (18. Nxe4 Qc2 $17) 18... d3 $1 $17 19. Qxd3 Nc2 20. Rb1
Ne1 21. Qxa6 Nxf3+ 22. Nxf3 {Now follows a lesson how to win with RR against
NR+P.} Qc4 23. Qb5+ Qxb5 24. axb5 Bc5+ 25. Kf1 O-O ({Direct decision escaping
0-0 is:} 25... Rb8 $5 26. Bd2 (26. Ke2 Rxb5 27. Be3 Ke7) 26... Rxb5 27. Rc1 Kd7
$17) (25... Ke7 $143 26. Bd2 Kd7 27. Ke2 Kc7 28. Ng5 Rcf8 (28... Rhf8 29. Nxh7
Rh8 30. Ng5 Rxh2 31. Nxf7 Rxg2+ 32. Kd3 Kb6 33. Rc1 Rg3+ 34. Ke2 $15) 29. Be3
Bxe3 30. Kxe3 $15) 26. Ke2 (26. Bd2 Rb8) 26... Rb8 27. Be3 Rxb5 28. Rc1 Bxe3
29. Kxe3 Rbb8 30. Nd4 Rfc8 31. Rd1 Rc4 (31... Ra8 $5) 32. g4 Rd8 33. h4 g6 34.
h5 gxh5 35. gxh5 h6 36. f5 Kh7 37. f6 Rd7 38. Rd2 Kh8 39. Rd1 Rc2 40. Ra1 (40.
Nxc2 $142 Rxd1 41. Nxb4 Rh1 $17) 40... Rxb2 $19 41. Ra8+ Kh7 42. Re8 Ra2 43.
Nc6 b3 44. Rb8 Ra6 45. Nd4 Ra3 46. Nxb3 Rd1 47. Rb7 Rb1 48. Rxf7+ Kg8 49. Rg7+
Kf8 50. Kd4 Raxb3 51. Ra7 Rd1+ 52. Kc4 Rb8 53. Kc3 Rc8+ 54. Kb2 Rd4 55. Rh7 Rc6
56. Rb7 Rdc4 57. Kb3 Rc3+ 58. Kb2 Rc2+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.04"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 dxc4 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nf6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Be2 O-O 10. b3 b6 11. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3a4]} Nbd7 12. Bb2 Be7 (12...
Bb7 13. Na4 Be7 14. Bxf6 $16) (12... Rd8 $5 13. Rac1 (13. Na4 Be7 14. Rac1 b5
15. Nc5 Nxc5 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 17. Rxc5 Bb7 $11) 13... Be7 14. e4 Bb7 15. e5 Ng4
16. Na4 b5 17. Rxd7 Rxd7 18. Nb6 Rad8 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 $11) 13. e4 $1 Bb4 14. e5
Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Nd5 16. Bb2 a5 $6 {[%cal Yc8a6]} (16... Bb7 $5) 17. Rac1 Ba6 18.
Bc4 $1 Bb7 19. Nd2 {[%cal Gd2e4,Ge4d6]} Nc5 20. Bd4 Rfc8 21. g3 (21. Bxc5 bxc5
22. Ne4 Ne3 23. Nd6 Nxd1 24. Nxc8 Rxc8 25. Rxd1 Bc6 $14) 21... h6 22. Bxc5 bxc5
23. Bf1 $1 {[%cal Gd2c4,Gc4d6]} (23. Ne4 Ne3 24. Nd6 Nxd1 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26.
Rxd1 Kf8 27. Rd7 Bc6 28. Ra7 Rd8 $132) 23... a4 24. Bg2 axb3 25. axb3 Ra3 (
25... Rc7 $142 26. Ne4 Ra5 $14) 26. Ra1 Rxa1 $6 (26... Rca8 27. Rxa3 Rxa3 28.
Rc1 (28. Ne4 Rxb3 29. Nxc5 Rb4 30. Nxb7 Rxb7 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Rxd5 $14) 28...
Kf8 29. Rxc5 Ra1+ 30. Bf1 Rd1 31. Nc4) 27. Rxa1 Bc6 28. Rc1 $1 Ra8 29. Rxc5
Ra1+ 30. Nf1 $16 Bd7 31. Be4 Re1 32. f3 Re2 33. Rc2 Re1 34. Kf2 Ra1 35. Bxd5 (
35. Ne3 $5) 35... exd5 36. Rb2 d4 37. Nd2 Bb5 38. Ne4 Bc6 39. Nd6 {[%cal Gb3b5]
} Bd5 $2 (39... Kf8 $142) 40. Nf5 Kf8 41. Nxd4 $18 Rd1 42. Ke3 Re1+ 43. Ne2 Bc6
44. b4 Bb5 45. Kf2 Rh1 46. Kg2 Re1 47. Kf2 Rh1 48. h4 Ke7 49. Ke3 $2 (49. Rd2
$1 $18 Rb1 $140 50. Nc3) 49... Bxe2 $1 50. Rxe2 Rb1 $14 51. Kf4 Rxb4+ 52. Re4
Rb6 53. h5 f6 54. Kf5 fxe5 55. f4 Rb3 56. g4 Rf3 57. Rxe5+ Kf7 58. Ra5 Rb3 59.
g5 hxg5 60. fxg5 g6+ 61. hxg6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.04"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 h5 8. Nf4 Bh7
9. Nxh5 Nc6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bg2 {White has to finish his development quickly,
because he cannot defend both weaknesses on e5 and c2.} (11. Bb5 {-
Topalov-Gelfand, Dortmund 2002 CBM 90}) 11... Nd4 (11... Nb4 $142 $5 {
attacking >< c2 was the other alternative.} 12. Bg5 (12. Nxg7+ Kf8 $17) 12...
Qc7 13. Rc1 Qxe5+ 14. Kf1 Rc8 (14... Nc6 {- 11...Nd4 12.Bg5 Qc7}) 15. Bf4 Qd4
16. Qe2 Bxc2 17. Rxc2 (17. Be5 Bd3 $1 18. Nxg7+ Kf8 $17) 17... Nxc2 18. Be5
Ne3+ $1 19. Qxe3 Qc4+ 20. Qe2 Qxe2+ 21. Nxe2 f6 22. Bc3 Kf7 23. Nhf4 Ne7 $13 {
materially White is a little bit better, but Black's central pawns are rather
strong depriving the knights from blockading squares.}) 12. Bg5 (12. Nxg7+ $6 {
is simply worse due to} Kf8 13. Nf5 (13. Bg5 Qc7 $17) 13... exf5 14. Be3 Ne6
15. Bxc5+ Nxc5 16. Nxd5 (16. Qd4 Ne6 $17) 16... fxg4 (16... Ne7 17. g5) 17.
Qxg4 Bxc2 $17) 12... f6 $2 {The opening of the position works clearly for
White's favour.} (12... Qc7 $5 {is the standard reply.} 13. Rc1 $5 (13. Nxg7+
Kf8 $17) 13... Bg6 (13... Qxe5+ $143 14. Kf1 {/\ Bf4 trapping the Q.} Nc6 (
14... Rc8 15. Bf4 $18) 15. Bf4 $16) 14. Nxg7+ (14. Bf4 Bxh5 15. gxh5) 14... Kf8
15. Nh5 (15. Be3 Qxe5) 15... Bxh5 16. gxh5 Qxe5+ 17. Kf1 $14 {and Black's |^
in the [+] is repelled.}) 13. Nxg7+ Kf7 14. exf6 Qd6 (14... Nxf6 15. Nh5 {
with a nasty pin.} Nxc2+ 16. Kf1 Be7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. Nxf6 Qxf6
20. Rxc2 Bxc2 21. Qxc2 d4 (21... Rxh4 22. Rxh4 Qxh4 23. Bxd5 $1 $16) 22. Rh3
$16 {/\ Rf3}) (14... Nxc2+ 15. Kf1 Nxf6 {is again met by} 16. Nh5 Be7 {14...Nf6
}) (14... Bxc2 15. Qd2 $1 $16) 15. Nh5 $6 {White had two other promising
continuations here.} (15. Nf5 $5 exf5 16. Bxd5+ Ne6 17. gxf5 Bxf5 18. Qf3 Bxc2
19. Rc1 $16) (15. Rc1 Qe5+ 16. Kf1 $16) 15... Nxc2+ 16. Kf1 Nxa1 17. Qxa1 {[#]}
d4 (17... Bd3+ $142 $1 {worsening the K's position.} 18. Kg1 Bg6 $1 {Black has
to eliminate the strong N on h5.} (18... Qb6 19. Qe1 Qxb2 {is a useless
hunting for pawns.} 20. Nf4 Bxf2+ 21. Qxf2 $18) 19. Nf4 (19. b4 $5 Bb6 20. Nf4
Qe5 21. Nxg6 Kxg6 22. h5+ Kf7 23. Qb1 Qxg5 24. Qg6+ Qxg6 25. hxg6+ Kxf6 26.
Rxh8 Kxg6 $15) 19... Nxf6 20. Nxg6 Kxg6 {>< f2} 21. Qd1 (21. Qb1+ Kg7 22. Bxf6+
(22. h5 Nxg4) 22... Kxf6 23. g5+ Kg7 24. h5 Qf4 $1 $132) 21... Raf8 $1 $13 {
>< f2, with immense complications.}) 18. Ne4 Bxe4 (18... Qa6+ 19. Kg1 Bxe4 20.
Bxe4 $16) 19. Bxe4 {The position now resembles to the old romantic games of
the XIX-th century!} d3 (19... Qa6+ 20. Kg2 $16) 20. Qd1 {White has a decisive
advantage on the >>, but he has to deal with the strong d o^.} Rd8 (20... Qd4
21. Qf3 d2 22. Kg2 Rd8 {- 20...Rd8}) 21. Kg2 (21. Nf4 {is less clear, for
example:} Nxf6 22. Bg6+ Kg7 23. Bxf6+ Kxf6 24. g5+ Kg7 25. Qf3 Rhf8 (25... d2
26. Nh5+ Kxg6 27. Qf6+ Kxh5 28. Qf3+ Kg6 $11) 26. Qh5 Rh8 27. Qf3 d2 (27...
Rhf8 28. Qh5 $11) 28. Nh5+ Kxg6 29. Qf6+ Kxh5 30. Qf3+ Kg6 31. Qf6+ $11) 21...
d2 (21... Qd4 $142 22. Qf3 d2 23. Rd1 Qxb2 24. Nf4 $16 {and finally White
comes on the >>.}) 22. Qc2 Nh6 (22... Bxf2 23. Bh7 $1 $18) (22... Bb4 23. Rd1
$18 {blockading the dangerous o^ just in time.} (23. Bh7 Qc6+ $1)) 23. Bh7 $1 {
/\ Qg6} Nf5 24. gxf5 Qd5+ 25. f3 e5 26. Bg6+ Kf8 27. Ng7 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.05"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5
a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bg7 {Transposing to
the old main line. In the last years much more popular is 12...Bxd5.} (12...
Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 {is the fashionable variation of the late 1990s -
beginning of 2000.}) 13. Qh5 $1 {Most precise.} f4 14. c4 bxc4 15. Bxc4 O-O 16.
Rac1 Rb8 17. b3 Qd7 (17... Qa5 {was considered playable until after} 18. Nc2
Qxa2 {Lutz found a very strong} 19. Ncb4 $1 {which practically ruled out 17...
Qa5.} Nxb4 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Bxe6 fxe6 (21... Rb7 22. Bf5 h6 23. Ng6+ $1 fxg6
24. Qxg6 Kg8 25. Rc3 Qa5 (25... Rd8 26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. Rc8 Qa5 28. Rfc1 $18) 26.
Rfc1 Na2 27. Rc8 Nxc1 28. Be6+ {1-0 Khruschiov,A-Yagupov,I/Tula 2001}) 22. Ng6+
Kg8 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. Rc7 Kh8 25. Rfc1 (25. Qg4 $1 {Indicated by Babula, is
winning for White.} Rg8 26. Qxe6 {and White wins in all lines.}) 25... Qd2 26.
Qg5 Rg8 27. Rc8 h6 28. Qg6 Rf8 29. R8c7 Rg8 30. Rc8 Rf8 31. R8c7 {1/2-1/2 Lutz,
C-Babula,V/Bundesliga 1999.}) 18. Rfd1 $1 {White doesn't need to waste time
for 18.h3.} (18. h3 Kh8 19. Rfd1 Nd4 20. Nc2 Nxc2 21. Rxc2 f5 $132 {
Tukmakov-Sveshnikov, Tbilisi 1978}) 18... Kh8 (18... Bg4 19. Qg5 $16 {[%cal
Gd5f6]}) (18... Nd4 19. Nc2 Nxc2 20. Rxc2 Kh8 {And if White plays 21.h3?!
we'll have the above-mentioned game Tukmakov-Sveshnikov. But White has a much
stronger move:} 21. Qh4 $1 {[%cal Gd5f6]} f5 22. Ne7 $1 fxe4 23. Ng6+ Kg8 24.
Nxf8 Rxf8 25. Qg4 $18 {1-0 Howell,J-Jelen,I/Bled 1995 (43)}) 19. Qh4 Bxd5 (
19... f5 {is another theoretical move. After tactical complications White will
be a pawn up, but Black keeps some compensation. According to theory the game
move 19...Bxd5 leads to an edge for White.}) 20. Bxd5 Nb4 21. Nc4 $5 $146 {
Up to this moment both sides played the most critical moves of the variation
12...Bg7, demonstrating a very good opening preparation. Here White makes an
interesting novelty. The theoretical continuations 21.Rd2 and 21.Rc3 also give
an advantage, but improvement by Black are possible.} Nxa2 22. Rc2 Nb4 23. Rcd2
{Black will have to give back the pawn d6. After restoring material, White
will remain with an edge, thanks to the passivity of the bishop on g7.
Ivanchuk will try to activate it, but still remains with an worse position.
All in all the game confirmed that in this line White traditionally gets an
advantage.} Qd8 (23... Rb5 $5) 24. Qxd8 Rbxd8 25. Nb6 f3 26. Bc4 d5 27. Nxd5
Bh6 {Ivanchuk is close to equalize, but he fails to solve all the problems.
White has an unpleasant initiative and Black must play very accurately in
order to reach the draw - a difficult task for a rapid game.} 28. Ne3 Rxd2 29.
Rxd2 fxg2 30. Kxg2 Rg8+ 31. Kh3 (31. Kf3 Nc6 $1 $132 {[%cal Gc6d4]}) 31... Bxe3
32. fxe3 Rg1 33. Rd7 $16 {[%csl Rb4]} Kg7 34. Rxf7+ Kg6 35. Re7 Re1 36. Re6+
Kg7 37. Re7+ Kf6 38. Re6+ Kg7 39. Kg4 {The right plan to activate the king.
Black is lost.} Rxe3 40. Kf5 Nd3 41. Re7+ Kh6 42. Re6+ Kh5 {The time plays its
role. Black had to come back with the king, hoping to stop later the advance
of e-pawn.} 43. Bxd3 Rxd3 44. b4 Rh3 45. Rxa6 Rxh2 46. Kxe5 {Hecht: '[#] Thema:
Figurenzusammenspiel Aktive weiße Figuren. Rapidschach!'} Kg4 47. Ra1 ({
Ein interessanter Plan war auch} 47. Rd6 {Hecht} h5 (47... Rb2 {Hecht} 48. Rd4
$1 (48. Rh6 $2 {Hecht} Rxb4 49. Rxh7 Rb5+ $11) 48... h5 49. Kd6 h4 50. e5+ $18
{mit Vormarsch des e-Bauern unter Assistenz des Königs, der wiederum
Rückendeckung durch den Turm erhält.}) 48. Rd4 h4 49. Kd6 h3 50. e5+ Kg3 51.
Rd3+ Kg4 (51... Kg2 {Hecht} 52. e6 Rh1 53. e7 Re1 54. Kd7 h2 55. Rd2+ Kg3 56.
e8=Q Rxe8 57. Rxh2 $18) 52. e6 Re2 53. e7 h2 54. Rd1 Kg3 55. b5 Kg2 56. b6 h1=Q
57. Rxh1 Kxh1 58. b7 Rd2+ 59. Kc5 Rc2+ 60. Kd4 Rd2+ 61. Kc3 $18 {Für die näher
zu prüfende haarscharfe Variante lege ich meine Hand nicht ins Feuer.}) 47...
Rb2 48. Rg1+ Kf3 49. Rf1+ (49. Kf5 $142 {Hecht} Rxb4 50. e5 (50. Rf1+ {Hecht}
Kg3 51. Rh1 $1) 50... Rf4+ 51. Kg5 h6+ 52. Kg6 Re4 $132) 49... Kg4 50. Rf4+ {
'?!' Hecht.} Kg3 {'?' Hecht.} (50... Kg5 $142 {Hecht} 51. Rf7 h5 $132) 51. Kf5
Rxb4 52. Rg4+ Kf3 (52... Kh3 {Hecht} 53. Rg5 Kh4 54. Rg7 h5 55. Rg1 $1 $18 {
[%csl Rh5][%cal Rg1h1]}) 53. Rh4 {Hecht: 'Wirksame Sperre gegen den schwarzen
König sowie unbrauchbarer h-Bauer.'} Rb7 54. e5 Kg3 55. Rh6 Rf7+ 56. Ke6 Ra7
57. Kf6 Kg4 58. e6 Rb7 59. e7 Rb6+ 60. Kg7 Rb7 61. Kf7 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.05"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 c4 10. Ne5 Be6 11. f4 Ng4 12. Nxg4 Bxg4 13. Bxd5 Bxg5 14. fxg5 Qxg5
15. Rf4 Rad8 16. Qd2 (16. Qf1 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. e3 b5 (18... h5 19. Qg2 Ne7
20. Qe4 Rxf4 21. exf4 Qf5 22. Qxf5 Nxf5 23. Nb5 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Rxd4 {1/2-1/2
Leskiewicz,M-Haag,M/Suncoast/1999/ (29)}) 19. Qf3 Nb4 20. Rf1 Rxf4 21. Qxf4
Qxf4 22. gxf4 Nd5 23. Kf2 b4 24. Ne4 Rb8 25. Rc1 c3 26. bxc3 bxc3 27. Nxc3 Rb2+
28. Kf3 Nxc3 29. Rxc3 Rxa2 30. Rc7 (30. Ke4 Ra5 31. Rc7 Kf8 32. h4 h6 33. Rb7 {
1-0 Rogozenko,D-Fachredinov,R/Ceske Budejovice 1994/ (56)}) 30... Kf8 31. h4 h5
32. Rc5 g6 33. Rc7 a5 34. Ra7 a4 35. Ke4 {1-0 Fioramonti,H-Bachmayr,P/Zug 1991/
(70)}) 16... h6 {The position is very interesting, white hopes to take
advantage of his central pawns, but black is not without chances due to the
weaknesses on the kingside.} (16... Bh3 17. e4 Be6 18. Raf1 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Rfe8
20. Qc3 Qg6 21. Qxc4 Rxe4 22. Rxf7 Qe6 23. Qb3 Re2 {1/2-1/2 Shulman,
Y-Bluvshtein,M/Chicago/2002/ (34)}) (16... h5 17. e4 Be6 18. Raf1 Qe7 19. a3 g6
20. Rf6 Bxd5 21. exd5 Nb8 22. R6f2 Nd7 23. Qh6 Rde8 24. Qf4 Qe3 25. Nb5 Qxf4
26. Rxf4 Nb6 27. d6 a6 28. Nc3 Rd8 29. Rf6 Nd7 30. R6f2 f5 31. Re2 Rf6 {
0-1 Nogueiras,J-Lputian,S/Sarajevo 1985/ (42)}) (16... Bh5 17. e4 Kh8 18. Raf1
Qe7 19. Qf2 Rd7 20. e5 Qd8 21. e6 Rd6 22. exf7 g5 23. Re4 Kg7 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25.
Re8 Rxe8 26. fxe8=Q Qxe8 27. d5 cxd5 28. Qd4+ Kg6 29. g4 {1-0 Niklasch,
O-Becker,T/GER 1999/ (58)}) (16... Ne7 17. e4 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Be6 19. Ne3 b5 20.
d5 Bc8 21. Qd4 f6 22. b3 cxb3 23. axb3 a6 24. b4 Rfe8 25. Rc1 Qg6 26. Rc7 {
1/2-1/2 Vadasz,L-Dupsky,L/Szeged 1998/ (39)}) 17. Rd1 (17. Bxc4 $2 Nxd4 $17)
17... Be6 18. Bg2 (18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8 20. Qxg5 hxg5 21. e3 Ke7 $11)
18... Bc8 (18... Bd7 19. d5 Ne5 20. d6 $14) 19. Qe3 Ne7 (19... a6 20. d5 Rfe8
21. Qb6 Ne5 22. d6 $16) 20. d5 Nf5 {Grischuk somehow fails to get all his
pieces to the best squares on time, so the a7 is sacrificed.} (20... b6 21. Qf2
Nf5 22. Nb5 Ne7 23. Rxc4 Ba6 24. h4 Qe5 25. Re4 Qxb2 26. Rxe7 Bxb5 27. Rxa7 $16
) 21. Qxa7 Rfe8 22. Ne4 Qe7 (22... Qg6 23. Bf3 $16) 23. Qb6 Nd6 24. Rdf1 (24.
Qc5 b5 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. Qxd6 Rxd6 27. Kf2 $16) 24... f5 (24... f6 25. Qc5 $16)
25. Nxd6 Rxd6 26. Qb4 Rdd8 $6 {This move is too meek, Ivanchuk manages to get
simple endgame with a spare d5 pawn.} (26... Qe3+ 27. R1f2 Rb6 28. Qc3 Qxc3 29.
bxc3 Rb1+ 30. Rf1 Rb2 31. Rxc4 Rbxe2 32. Rd1 $16) 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Rxc4 (28.
Kf2 b5 29. Rd4 $16) 28... Rxe2 29. Rfc1 Bd7 30. R4c2 Rxc2 (30... Rde8 31. Bf3
Rxc2 32. Rxc2 $16) 31. Rxc2 Kf8 32. Re2 b5 (32... Re8 33. Rxe8+ Kxe8 34. Kf2
Ke7 35. Ke3 (35. d6+ Kxd6 36. Bxb7 $16) 35... Kd6 36. Kd4 g5 37. Bf3 $16) 33.
Kf2 b4 34. Rd2 Ke7 35. d6+ $1 {[%mdl 4096] Excellent decision, since now white
can control both dark and light squares in the very center.} (35. Ke3 Kd6 36.
Kd4 Ra8 $14) 35... Ke6 36. Ke3 Rc8 37. Bd5+ Ke5 (37... Kxd6 $2 38. Bb7+ $18)
38. Bb3 Rc1 (38... Be6 39. d7 Rd8 40. Ba4 Bxa2 41. b3 Bb1 42. Rd4 $18) 39. Rd5+
Kf6 40. Kd4 Rb1 41. Re5 $1 {The rook activity will become decisive, black can
not defend and pursue counterplay at the same time.} f4 (41... Rxb2 42. Re7
Rd2+ 43. Kc5 Bc8 44. Rf7+ Ke5 45. Rc7 Be6 (45... Ba6 46. Re7+ Kf6 47. Re6+ Kg5
48. d7 Rxd7 49. Rxa6 $18) 46. Rxg7 (46. Re7 Rxd6 47. Kxb4 g5 $11) 46... Bxb3
47. axb3 Rd5+ 48. Kxb4 Rxd6 49. Re7+ $16) 42. Re7 fxg3 (42... Bh3 43. Rf7+ Kg6
44. Rxf4 Rxb2 45. Kc5 Rxh2 46. Rh4 Kf6 47. Kxb4 Rh1 48. a4 $18) 43. hxg3 Bg4 (
43... Bh3 44. Rf7+ Kg6 45. d7 Rxb2 46. Ke3 Bxd7 47. Rxd7 $18) 44. Rf7+ Kg6 45.
Rf4 Kg5 46. Rxg4+ $1 Kxg4 47. d7 Rxb2 (47... Rxb2 48. Ke3 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.05"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 g6 6. g3 {Very solid move
leading to slow positional play with minimal advantage for white.} (6. Bc4 c6)
6... Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O (7... Nb4 8. Na3 (8. Nf3 $5) 8... Bxe5 9. dxe5 Qxd1+ 10.
Kxd1 N8c6 $13 {/\ Bg4+}) 8. O-O c6 (8... Nb4 9. Nf3 Bf5 10. Na3 {/\ c3+/=}) 9.
Nd2 (9. Re1 Bf5 (9... Nd7 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. Na3 Be6 12. c3 a5 13. Qe2 b5 14.
Nc2 a4 $11 {Zivkovic,V-Podobnik,M/Tucepi 1996}) 10. c3 Nd7 11. Nf3 Re8 12. Nbd2
N7f6 $6 13. Nc4 $14 {Anand,V-Adams,M/Linares 1994}) (9. Qe2 Nd7 10. c4 N5b6 11.
Nf3 Nf6 12. h3 Re8 13. Nc3 Be6 14. b3 Qc8 15. Kh2 $14 {Glek,I-Wilhelm,S/Zurich
1999}) 9... Nd7 (9... Bf5 10. Ne4 Nd7 11. Nc4 N7b6 12. Na5 Bxe4 13. Bxe4 Qd7
14. Nb3 $14 {Asrian,K-Guseinov,S/Moscow 1996}) 10. Re1 $5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bf5 12.
a3 $14 {[%cal Gc2c4] White has more space for his pieces, which is a very
important factor.} Qc7 (12... Qd7) 13. Nf3 Bg4 14. Qe2 b5 (14... Rad8 15. h3
Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e6 17. c4 $14) 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e6 17. h4 h6 (17... Rfd8 18.
b3 Rd7 19. c4 bxc4 20. bxc4 Nb6 21. Qe4 Rc8 $14) 18. b3 a5 $6 19. c4 bxc4 20.
bxc4 Nb6 21. Bf4 a4 22. Rad1 $16 {Intending to come to d6.} Qe7 (22... Rad8 23.
Rd6 Rxd6 24. exd6 Qd7 25. Rb1 e5 26. Be3 Nc8 27. c5 $18 {[%csl Rc6]}) 23. Rd6
g5 $5 {Probably the best chance to get counterplay.} 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Bd2 Nd7
26. Bxc6 (26. Bxg5 $5 Qxg5 27. Rxd7 Ra5 $1 28. Qd3 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. Bxc6
$16) 26... Nxe5 27. Bxa8 Qxd6 28. Bb4 Qb8 $2 {After this move black's position
is hopeless, while after accurate} (28... Qa6 $1 29. Bg2 (29. Bxf8 Qxa8 30.
Bxg7 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Nh2+ $11) 29... Rc8 $14 {while had to work a lot in order to
prove that his advantage is sufficient to win the game.}) 29. Be4 $1 Rd8 (29...
Rc8 30. c5 g4 31. Qa6 $16) 30. c5 g4 31. c6 Qc7 32. Qb5 Nf3+ (32... Ra8) 33.
Bxf3 gxf3 34. Ba5 $1 $18 Rb8 35. Bxc7 Rxb5 36. Bd6 {[%cal Ge1c1,Gc6c8]} Rb2 37.
Rc1 Bd4 38. c7 Bxf2+ 39. Kh1 Be3 40. c8=Q+ Kh7 41. Be5 Bxc1 42. Qh8+ Kg6 43.
Qf6+ Kh5 44. Qxf3+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.06.05"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2002.06.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 c4 10. Ne5 Be6 11. f4 Ng4 12. Nxg4 Bxg4 13. Bxd5 Bxg5 14. fxg5 Qxg5
15. Rf4 Be6 16. Bg2 Rad8 17. d5 Nb4 18. Rd4 Bf5 19. Rxc4 Nc2 20. Rc1 Ne3 21.
Qd2 h6 22. Rc7 Rfe8 23. Rxb7 Qg6 24. Bf3 Bg4 25. Rb4 h5 26. Re4 Rxe4 27. Nxe4
Nxd5 28. Rc5 Qb6 29. Qa5 Ne3 30. Qxb6 axb6 31. Rc3 Rd1+ 32. Kf2 Nd5 33. Bxg4
hxg4 34. Rd3 Rxd3 35. exd3 Nb4 36. Ke3 Nxa2 37. Kd4 Kf8 38. Kc4 Nc1 39. Nf2 f5
40. Kb5 Nb3 41. Kxb6 Ke7 42. Kb5 g5 43. Nd1 Ke6 44. Ne3 Nd4+ 45. Kc5 Nb3+ 46.
Kb4 Nd4 47. Kc4 Nf3 48. b4 Nxh2 49. b5 f4 50. b6 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The World"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. d3 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. a3 Bf8 12. Rd1 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ne3 c6 15.
Nf5 Qc7 16. h3 Rad8 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 g6 19. Ne3 Bg7 20. Ba2 Rc8 21. Nd2 Qd6
22. b4 Nh5 23. Qf3 Nf4 24. Bg3 Nf6 25. Nb3 Ne6 26. h4 Ba8 27. Rac1 Rcd8 28. Nd2
d4 29. Ng4 Nxg4 30. Qxg4 h5 31. Qf3 dxc3 32. Rxc3 Nd4 33. Qe3 a5 34. Rb1 axb4
35. axb4 Bb7 36. Nf3 Ra8 37. Rb2 Nxf3+ 38. Qxf3 Qe7 39. Bb3 Red8 40. Rc5 Rd4
41. Kf1 Rf8 42. Qe3 Kh7 43. Bc2 Ra8 44. Qg5 f6 45. Qe3 Qd7 46. f4 exf4 47. Bxf4
Bf8 48. Rc3 Bxb4 49. Rcb3 Bf8 50. Qe1 Qe8 51. Be3 Rd7 52. d4 b4 53. Bf2 Ra3 54.
Qb1 Ba6+ 55. Kg1 Bc4 56. Rxb4 Bxb4 57. Rxb4 Bf7 58. Rb8 Ra1 59. Qxa1 Qxb8 60.
d5 Qf4 61. Ba4 Qxe4 62. Qxf6 Bxd5 0-1

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "The World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Na3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf5 8. Nc2
Nh4 9. Nxh4 Qxh4 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O f5 12. b4 Qd8 13. Qd2 Be7 14. a4 a6 15.
Bb2 O-O 16. Bc3 Qe8 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Nd8 20. Bb4 Bxb4 21.
Qxb4 Nf7 22. f4 g5 23. g3 Kh8 24. Ne3 gxf4 25. gxf4 Rg8+ 26. Kh1 Nh6 27. Rg1
Rxg1+ 28. Kxg1 Ng8 29. Kf2 Qd8 30. Kg3 Ne7 31. h4 Nc8 32. h5 Kg7 33. Nd1 h6 34.
Nc3 Qc7 35. Kf2 b6 36. Ke3 Be8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The World"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Qc8 12. Nc4 Rb8 13. h3 h6 14. Be3 Rd8 15. Qe2
Bf8 16. Ncd2 Bxb3 17. Nxb3 Re8 18. Nfd2 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Qf3 Rb5 21. Nc4
Qd7 22. Rad1 f5 23. Bc1 g6 24. Re2 Kh7 25. Rde1 Bg7 26. Qg3 Qf7 27. Qf3 Qd7 28.
Qg3 Qf7 29. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "The World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. d3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 g6 10. Qd1 Bg7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Nf3 Ng4 13. a3 Rc8 14. Rb1 Nge5 15.
Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. Qd2 Rfe8 18. Rbc1 b5 19. h3 Nc6 20. Be3 d5 21. f4 e5
22. exd5 Qxd5 23. Qf2 exf4 24. Bxc5 f3 25. d4 fxg2 26. Bxg2 Qd7 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8
28. Re1 Rc8 29. b4 h5 30. Qf3 Bf8 31. Qf6 Bg7 32. Qd6 Qxd6 33. Bxd6 Bf6 34. Bc5
Kg7 35. a4 bxa4 36. Ra1 a5 37. b5 Nd8 38. b6 Rb8 39. Rxa4 Ne6 40. b7 Nxc5 41.
dxc5 Bd8 42. c6 Kf6 43. Rd4 Bb6 44. Kf1 Ke6 45. Rd7 a4 46. c7 1-0

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Rabinovich,Al"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "The World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 {[%mdl 768]} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 (5. O-O $6 Bg7 (
5... Bg4 6. d3 Bg7 7. Nbd2 Nf6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 Nd7 10. Be3 O-O 11. c3 e5 {
0-1 Ljubojevic,L-Kramnik,V/Monte Carlo 1995/CBM 46 ext (44) Doesn't promise
white much.}) 6. d3 Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. Re1 Ne8 9. e5 Nc7 10. Be3 b6 11. Qc1 f5
12. exf6 exf6 13. Bh6 Be6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nc3 Qd7 $132 {[%cal Gc7d5,Ga8e8]
0-1 Antonio,R-Vladimirov,E/Aden YEM 2002/The Week in Chess 380 (38)}) 5... Bg7
6. h3 {[%csl Gg4]} Nf6 (6... Nh6 $5 7. Nc3 f6 8. Be3 b6 $13 {Ponomariov.}) 7.
Nc3 O-O (7... Nd7 $5 8. Be3 e5 9. Qd2 Qe7 10. O-O Nf8 11. Bh6 Ne6 12. Bxg7 Nxg7
13. Ne2 f6 14. Nh2 g5 $5 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/Prague CZE 2002/The Week
in Chess 391 (50)}) 8. Be3 (8. O-O Nd7 9. Be3 e5 10. Qd2 Re8 11. Nh2 b6 12. Bh6
Bh8 13. Kh1 Qe7 14. Rae1 Nf8 15. Ne2 Ne6 16. b3 a5 17. a4 Bd7 18. f4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Leko,P/Dortmund GER 2002/The Week in Chess 400 (44) With small
advantage for white.}) 8... b6 9. Qd2 {The idea with long castle is now more
and more coming in fashion.} e5 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. O-O-O (11. g4 Be6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7
13. O-O-O Rad8 14. Rhf1 b5 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nxe6+ Qxe6 17. Kb1 c4 {1/2-1/2
Shirov,A-Leko,P/Monaco MNC 2002/The Week in Chess 386 (32)}) 11... a5 12. Bxg7
Kxg7 13. Nh2 $5 {This move is better than 13.g4} (13. g4 a4 14. Ne2 b5 15. Ng3
b4 16. Qg5 Re8 17. Nd2 a3 18. bxa3 h6 19. Qe3 Be6 20. Nb3 Rxa3 21. Qxc5 Qb8 22.
Kb2 Nd7 23. Qe3 Nb6 $40 {0-1 Shirov,A-Leko,P/Dortmund GER 2002/The Week in
Chess 401 (31)}) 13... a4 14. Ng4 Ng8 (14... Bxg4 $6 15. hxg4 Nxg4 16. f3 Nf6
17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. g4 $40) 15. Ne2 $5 {[%cal Gf2f4] Sacrafise of the pawn is
very logical,since it is rapid game and position occured is very tactical.} (
15. Kb1 {In the same tournament Grischuk tried also this move,but without any
spacial success.} a3 16. b3 Qd4 17. Nh2 b5 18. Nf3 Qd6 19. Ne2 Be6 20. g3 Rad8
21. Ng5 c4 $36 {[%csl Rb1] 1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Leko,P/Moscow RUS 2002/The Week
in Chess 410 (55)}) 15... Bxg4 16. hxg4 Qe6 17. Kb1 Qxg4 18. f3 Qe6 (18... Qxg2
$5 {It is scary and stupid to play such a move in rapid,but black could have
tried it.} 19. Qe3 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Gd1g1]} (19. f4 $5 $44 {[%cal Gd1g1]})
19... f5 $1 20. Rdg1 (20. exf5 Rxf5 21. Rdg1 Qxf3 22. Ng3 $3 Raf8 $8 23. Nxf5+
Rxf5 24. Qd2 Nf6 $15) 20... f4 $17) 19. g4 f6 20. f4 a3 (20... Qxg4 21. f5 {
[%cal Gd1g1]} Qg5 22. Qe1 a3 23. b3 $44 {[%csl Rg5]}) 21. f5 $44 Qd7 22. b3 g5
$5 {The best decision.Now black has only one weakness on h7,which he can
easily protect.} 23. Qe3 {[%cal Gc2c3,Gd3d4]} h6 24. c3 {Of course that
black's extra pawn is not felt now,so white concentrates on advancing d4 and
bringing his knight into the game.} Qe7 $1 {Again some sharp defensive idea by
Ponomariov.There was no taste on trying to prevent d4,but putting pressure on
e4 pawn is clearly the best.} (24... Rad8 25. d4 cxd4 26. cxd4 $36 {[%csl Rg7,
Rg8]}) 25. Ng1 (25. d4 $6 exd4 26. cxd4 Rfe8 $1 27. Ng3 cxd4 28. Qxd4 c5 $15 {
[%cal Ge7e5,Ge5b2]}) 25... Rfe8 {All the preparations against d4.} 26. Nf3 Rad8
27. Kc2 Rd7 28. Rd2 $15 {[%cal Gh1e1,Ge1d1,Gd2h2] The position is about to be
equal,but it still was playble for both sides.It seems to be like black avoids
d4 and white has no real plan exept advancing d4,so it looks like no side
wanted to take a risk.Black has some small adge due to the extra pawn.} (28.
Rhe1 Red8 29. d4 $2 (29. Rd2 Kf8 $5 {[%cal Gh6h5,Gg8h6]}) 29... cxd4 30. cxd4
exd4 31. Nxd4 $2 (31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32. Nxd4 Qc5+ $19) 31... Qc5+ $19) (28. Rd2
Red8 29. Rhd1 Qd6 30. Rh1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The World"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8.
Nxd5 Bxd5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne5 a6 12. Qxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nxd7 Kxd7 14.
f3 f5 15. e3 Rhc8 16. Rc1 c5 17. dxc5 Rxc5 18. Kd2 Rxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The World"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. c3 Bd6 8. Be3
Qe7 9. Nbd2 O-O-O 10. dxe5 fxe5 11. b4 Nf6 12. a4 c5 13. Rb1 cxb4 14. Qc2 Bxf3
15. gxf3 g5 16. cxb4 g4 17. b5 gxf3 18. Nxf3 axb5 19. axb5 Rhg8+ 20. Kh1 Ng4
21. Ra1 Kd7 22. Qe2 Qf6 23. Rg1 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Rdf8 25. Rxg8 Rxg8 26. b6 Rf8 27.
Nd2 cxb6 28. Rf1 Qe6 29. Qb5+ Ke7 30. Rxf8 Kxf8 31. Qxb6 Qd7 32. Nc4 Ke7 33.
Qb1 Bc7 34. Qg1 Qe6 35. Na3 Qg6 36. Qb1 Qg4 37. Qxb7 Qd1+ 38. Kg2 Qe2+ 39. Kg3
Qxe3+ 40. Kg2 Qe2+ 41. Kg3 Qe3+ 42. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "The World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. O-O-O a5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nh2 a4 14. Ng4 Ng8
15. Kb1 a3 16. b3 Qd4 17. Nh2 b5 18. Nf3 Qd6 19. Ne2 Be6 20. g3 Rad8 21. Ng5 c4
22. f4 cxd3 23. cxd3 f6 24. Nf3 c5 25. Qe3 Ne7 26. Nc3 Bd7 27. h4 b4 28. Ne2
Bg4 29. h5 gxh5 30. f5 Nc6 31. Nh2 Rf7 32. Nxg4 hxg4 33. Rh4 Nd4 34. Rxg4+ Kh8
35. Rh4 Nxe2 36. Qxe2 Qd4 37. Rhh1 Rfd7 38. g4 Qc3 39. Rh3 c4 40. bxc4 b3 41.
Qd2 Qxd2 42. Rxd2 b2 43. c5 Rg8 44. d4 Rxg4 45. Rxa3 exd4 46. c6 Rc7 47. Rxd4
Rxc6 48. Ra7 Rb6 49. Rd8+ Rg8 50. Rxg8+ Kxg8 51. a4 h5 52. a5 Rb4 53. a6 h4 54.
Rb7 Ra4 55. Rxb2 Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "The World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. dxc5 {
This is one of the most critical "tabya positions" in the CK Advance Variation.
Black has a wide range of choice here.} Rc8 (8... Nxe5 9. Nd4 (9. Nf4 Ne7 {
- De Vreugt-Kallai, Bundesliga 2001 CBM 87} (9... Nc6 10. Bg2 (10. Bb5 Nge7 {
- Sutovsky-Rogers, EUR-ASIA m 30' rapid CBM 86} (10... Nf6 {- 9...Nf6})) 10...
Be7 11. Qe2 Bf6 12. h4 Qa5 13. O-O d4 14. g5 dxc3 15. gxf6 Nxf6 16. bxc3 O-O
17. Bxc6 {1/2:1/2 Sax-Porper, 6th Neckar Open 2002}) (9... Nf6 {-
Sutovsky-Adianto, EUR-ASIA m 30' rapid 2001 CBM 86})) 9... Nf6 (9... Nd7 10. b4
$5 {- Nataf-Ernst, Hasselbacken 2001 CBM 85} (10. f4 {White wants to catch the
B by f4-f5.} Bxc5 11. Bb5 (11. f5 e5) 11... a6 (11... Ne7 12. Qe2 {/\ 0-0-0
quickly mobilizing all of the pieces.} O-O 13. O-O-O a6 14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15. h4
Rac8 {(Mortensen-Berg, DEN-ch Odense1994)} 16. f5 $1 exf5 17. h5 {The B has
been catched, but things are still far from clear!} f4 $1 18. hxg6 fxe3 19.
gxh7+ Kh8 20. Qf3 f5 $13) 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. f5 e5 $1 14. fxg6 hxg6 {and Black
will gain back the piece.} 15. Qe2 Ne7 16. Nf3 Bxe3 17. Nxe5 Qe6 18. Qxe3 d4
19. Qxd4 Nc6 20. Qd7+ Qxd7 21. Nxd7 Kxd7 22. O-O-O+ Ke7 23. Rhe1+ Kf8 24. Rd7
Rxh2 25. Rxb7 {(Stevic-Ruck, Tch-BIH 2002)} Rd8 $1 $11) (10. c6 bxc6 11. Nxc6
Qc7 12. Bb5 a6 13. Ba4 Bd6 14. Qd4 Ne7 15. Nxe7 Kxe7 {The K in the middle is
not so problematic, because Black has a strong P [+].} 16. Bxd7 Kxd7 17. f4
Rab8 18. f5 Be5 19. Qa4+ Qc6 20. Qxc6+ Kxc6 21. fxg6 Rxb2 22. Ne2 hxg6 {
Black has only two pawns for the piece, but White's P structure is pathetic.}
23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Nxd4+ Kd6 $11 {Zhang Pengxiang-Nielsen, Anibal Open Linares
2002})) 10. f4 Nc6 (10... Ned7 $2 11. f5 $16 {- Khalifman-Adianto, Japfa
Classic 2000 CBM 77}) (10... Nexg4 11. Bb5+ Ke7 {Here the K looks more
frightening than before.} 12. Qe2 (12. Bg1 $2 {White has no time for a retreat!
} Qc7 13. c6 b6 14. Qe2 Qxf4 15. c7 Ne4 16. Nc6+ Kd6 {fighting with the
"Steinitz K".} 17. h3 Qg3+ 18. Kf1 Qxc3 $1 19. Qxg4 Qxb2 20. a4 Qxa1+ (20...
Kxc7 $19) 21. Kg2 {(Braga-Timman, Mar del Plata, 1982)} Qxg1+ $1 22. Rxg1 Kxc7
$19 {Timman}) 12... Nxe3 (12... a6 $5) 13. Qxe3 {White has now a big lead of
development and the enemy K is in the middle.} Be4 14. c6 b6 15. O-O-O a6 16.
Nxe4 axb5 {(Kotz-Schigan, AUT-chT 1995)} (16... Nxe4 17. Bd3 Nc5 18. f5 $40)
17. Nxf6 gxf6 18. Rhe1 $14) 11. Bb5 Rc8 12. f5 exf5 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. gxf5 Be7
15. Qe2 O-O 16. O-O-O Re8 {/\ Bf8 defending the real weakness of >< g7.} 17.
Qg2 Bf8 18. Bg5 Re5 19. Rhg1 Kh8 20. Qg3 Rxf5 21. Bd3 Rxg5 {Black sacrifices
an echange, but now White's dream of an -> cannot be realized.} 22. Qxg5 h6 23.
Qg2 Ne5 $44 {Mortensen-Schandorff, DEN-ch Greve 2002}) (8... h5 {- De
Vreugt-Maksimenko, Lvov Cup of Galychina 2001 CBM 87}) (8... a6 {-
Motylev-Anand, RUS-The World rapid 2002 CBM 91}) 9. f4 $142 {[%mdl 8]} (9. Nd4
Nxe5 $5 (9... Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bxc5 11. Qa4+ {Suddenly White uses the weakness of
the a4-e8 /^ for a P grab on the <<.} Kf8 12. Bxc5+ Rxc5 13. Qxa7 b6 (13... Qc8
14. O-O-O) 14. Qa3 (14. Nb5 h5 (14... d4 $5 15. Rd1 $1 Rxe5+ (15... Bxc2 16.
Rxd4 Rxe5+ 17. Kd2 $18) 16. Be2 Bxc2 17. Rxd4 Rd5 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. O-O $16)
15. g5 Ne7 $1 (15... d4 $6 16. Rd1 $1 (16. f4 d3 $1 17. Nd6 dxc2) 16... Rxe5+
17. Be2 Qd5 18. Qb8+ Ke7 19. Qc7+ Kf8 20. Rxd4 $1 Qxh1+ 21. Kd2 Rd5 $1 22. Qb8+
Ke7 23. Bc4 $1 $16) 16. Nd4 Kg8 (16... Bxc2) 17. Qa3 (17. Qa4 Nf5) 17... Nc6 (
17... Nf5 $5) 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 $44 {Shirov-Morozevich, Amber Rapidplay 2002})
14... Ne7 (14... Bxc2 {wins back the material, but loses precious time.} 15.
Rc1 d4 16. Rxc2 dxc3 17. Rxc3 Qd5 18. Rg1 Qxe5+ 19. Be2) 15. O-O-O $14) 10. f4
$5 {immediately deserves attention, for example:} (10. Bb5+ {is the "natural"
continuation exploiting the weakness of the a4-e8 /^.} Nc6 11. Qe2 Be7 (11...
Bxc5 $2 {is punished by} 12. Nxe6 $1 $16) 12. O-O-O Nf6 13. f4 O-O 14. Bxc6
bxc6 15. h4 {White's main target is usually the g6 B.} (15. f5 exf5 16. Nxf5
Re8) 15... Bxc5 (15... Ne4 16. f5) 16. f5 e5 $1 {This is the typical tactical
reaction here.} (16... exf5 17. h5 $1) 17. fxg6 (17. Nxc6 Rxc6 $1 {This is the
precise move order.} (17... Bxe3+ 18. Qxe3 Rxc6 19. fxg6 Nxg4 20. gxh7+ Kxh7
21. Qf3 $13) 18. Bxc5 (18. fxg6 d4 $1) 18... Rxc5 19. fxg6 Rxc3 $1 {Here is
the difference, the exchange sacrifice demolishes White's defensive wall.} 20.
bxc3 Qd6 $44) 17... Bxd4 18. gxh7+ Nxh7 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Rxd4 Qb6 $132) 10...
Nc6 (10... Nc4 $2 11. Bxc4 dxc4 12. f5 $16) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qe2 Nf6 13. O-O-O
$13) 9... Qh4+ 10. Bf2 (10. Ng3 $5 {is the other critical reply.} d4 $1 (10...
h5 {is again met by the standard} 11. f5 $5 (11. gxh5 Bxh5) 11... exf5 (11...
Bh7 12. Bf2) 12. gxf5 (12. Qxd5 $5) 12... Bxf5 13. Bg2) 11. Bxd4 Rd8 12. Nb5
Be4 {looks strong, but White has a witty reply!} 13. Bf2 $1 {The Q sacrifice
is the best way for fighting the |^.} Rxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Qxg3 $1 (14... Bxh1 15.
Nc7+ Ke7 16. Nf5+ exf5 17. Bxh4+ f6 18. gxf5) 15. Nc7+ Ke7 16. Bxg3 Bxh1 17.
Rd6 $1 {White has sacrificed a piece, and there are no queens anymore, but
Black has serious problems with his development.} (17. Bh4+ f6 18. Bc4 Bf3 19.
Rd6 Bxg4 20. Bxe6 Bxe6 21. Nxe6) 17... h5 (17... g5 18. f5 $44) (17... Bf3 18.
f5 $1 exf5 (18... Bxg4 19. Bh4+) 19. gxf5 h5 20. Bf4 $44) 18. Bh4+ f6 19. Bc4
hxg4 20. Bxe6 Nb8 21. Bg3 $44) 10... Qxg4 11. Qd2 Nb4 $1 12. Rg1 $5 (12. O-O-O
$1 {was the consequent continuation, because the weakness of >< c2 is not so
decisive.} Bxc2 (12... Nxc2 $2 13. Rg1 Qf3 (13... Qh5 14. Ng3 $18) 14. Rxg6
hxg6 15. Ng1 $1 {and suddenly Black will collapse.} Qh5 16. Bb5+ Kd8 17. Nxd5
$1 $18) (12... Ne7 13. Nd4 $14) 13. Rg1 Qh5 14. Ng3 Qh6 15. Bb5+ Kd8 16. Nxd5
exd5 17. Qxb4 Bxd1 18. Rxd1 $44 {and White has an ample play for the exchange
because of the bad K in the middle and lack of development.}) 12... Qf5 (12...
Qxg1 $2 13. Nxg1 Nxc2+ 14. Kd1 Nxa1 {is again punished by the typical blow} 15.
Bb5+ Kd8 16. Nxd5 $1 $18) 13. Rc1 (13. Nd4 {was a serious alternative when
after} Nxc2+ 14. Nxc2 Qxc2 15. Qxc2 Bxc2 16. Nb5 $14 {White's strong pressure
on the << fully compensates the minus P.}) 13... Nxc2+ (13... Bxc5 14. Bxc5
Rxc5 15. Nd4 Qh5 16. Na4 $16) 14. Kd1 d4 (14... Nb4 15. Ng3 Qg4+ 16. Be2 Qh3
17. Nb5 Nc6 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. cxd6 $44 {with a strong ^^ and defended o^.}) 15.
Bxd4 Nb4 (15... Bxc5 $2 16. Rxc2 $18) 16. Ng3 (16. Nb5 $5 {deserved attention
again.} a5 (16... Nxa2 17. Ra1 $16) (16... Nc6 17. Rg5 Qe4 18. Bg2) 17. Nd6+
$14) 16... Qg4+ 17. Be2 Qh4 18. Nce4 (18. Bb5+ Nc6 19. Nce4 $44) 18... Nc6 19.
Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 (20. cxd6 $5 {looks also tempting with a mighty o^ on d6.}
Qxh2 (20... Rd8 21. Bb5 $14) 21. Bf3 $14) 20... Nxd4 21. Qxd4 (21. d7+ $2 {
gives up White's best trump.} Kxd7 22. Qxd4+ Ke8 23. Qxg7 Qxf4) 21... Nf6 22.
Bb5+ Kf8 (22... Kd8 23. c6 $1 $18) 23. d7 Nxd7 24. Bxd7 $18 {and White is a
piece up without any counterchances.} Rd8 25. Ke1 (25. Ke2 Qxh2+ 26. Kf3 $18)
25... Qxh2 26. Kf1 h5 27. Rg2 {This allows Black to activate his pieces.} (27.
f5 $18) 27... Qh3 28. Kg1 h4 29. Nf1 Rh5 30. Rxg6 fxg6 31. Qd6+ Kf7 32. Re1
Qg4+ 33. Kf2 Rxd7 34. Qxd7+ Kf6 35. Qd8+ Kf7 36. Qd7+ Kf6 37. Ne3 (37. Re4 $1
$18 {was still good, but unfortunately the end of these rapid games is simply
unpredictable. However these games are not designed for ethernity.}) 37...
Qxf4+ 38. Ke2 Re5 39. Kd3 Qe4+ 40. Kd2 Qb4+ 41. Kd1 Rxc5 42. Rf1+ Rf5 43. Nxf5
gxf5 {[#]} 44. Qd2 $2 (44. Qd8+ Kf7 45. Qc7+ Qe7 46. Qc4 $13) 44... Qxd2+ 45.
Kxd2 g5 $17 {Four pawns are a bit too much!} 46. Ke2 g4 47. Rc1 h3 48. Kf2 f4
49. Rc7 g3+ 50. Kf3 h2 51. Rh7 e5 52. Rh6+ Kg5 53. Rh8 e4+ 54. Kg2 Kf5 55. Rf8+
Ke5 56. Rh8 Kd4 57. Rh4 Ke3 58. b4 b5 59. a3 a6 60. Rh8 f3+ 61. Kxg3 f2 62. Kg2
Ke2 0-1

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The World"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 d5 7. Bg2 Qd7 8. Qa4
Bb7 9. O-O Bd6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nb1 Ne4 12. Be3 Ne5 13. Qxd7+ Nxd7 14. Nc3
Nxc3 15. bxc3 Ba6 16. Bf4 Bxf4 17. gxf4 c6 18. Rfe1 f5 19. e3 Ke7 20. a4 Rhc8
21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. fxe5 Bc4 23. Bf1 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 f4 25. Ke2 Rf8 26. Rg1 g6 27.
Rg4 fxe3 28. Kxe3 c5 29. c4 Rad8 30. Rc1 Ke6 31. dxc5 bxc5 32. cxd5+ Rxd5 33.
f4 Rb8 34. Rc4 Rb3+ 35. Ke4 Rh3 36. Rg2 Rh4 37. Rgc2 g5 38. Kf3 Rxf4+ 39. Rxf4
gxf4 40. Kxf4 Rxe5 41. Rb2 c4 42. Rc2 Rh5 43. Kg4 Rc5 44. Kf4 Kd5 45. Rd2+ Kc6
46. Rc2 Kb6 47. Ke4 Ka5 48. Kd4 Rc7 49. Kc3 Kxa4 50. Rb2 Ka5 51. Rb1 Ka6 52.
Rb4 Rc5 53. Rb2 Rc6 54. Rb4 Rh6 55. Rxc4 Rh3+ 56. Kb4 Rxh2 57. Rc7 Kb6 58. Rf7
Rh4+ 59. Kb3 a5 60. Ka3 Kc6 61. Ra7 Kb5 62. Rb7+ Kc6 63. Ra7 Kb6 64. Rf7 Rh1
65. Kb3 Kc6 66. Ra7 Kb6 67. Rf7 h6 68. Rf6+ Kc5 69. Rf5+ Kd4 70. Rxa5 Rc1 71.
Rh5 Rc6 72. Rh1 Kd3 73. Rh3+ Ke4 74. Rh1 Kf3 75. Kb4 Kf2 76. Kb5 Rg6 77. Kc4
Kg2 78. Rh5 Rg4+ 79. Kd3 Rg3+ 80. Ke4 Rh3 81. Rxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Har Zvi, Ronen"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tel Aviv Shlomo Har Zvi"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. Nf3 {Finkel,A} Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. c3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. Nbd2
Nc6 8. O-O d5 (8... cxd4 {Finkel,A} 9. exd4 (9. cxd4 {Finkel,A} O-O 10. e4 d6
11. a3 Rc8 12. Rc1 h6 13. Be3 (13. Bh4 $5 {Finkel,A}) 13... Ng4 14. Qe2 Nxe3
15. Qxe3 e5 16. Nb3 Bf6 $11 {Polgar,Z-Dimitrov,V/Adelaide 1988}) 9... Nd5 $10)
(8... Nd5 {Finkel,A} 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. a3 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Qe2 Rac8 13.
Rfc1 d6 14. Rc2 Rc7 15. Rac1 Rfc8 $11 {Berg,K-Kosten,A/Ostend 1987}) 9. Qe2 {
White have chosen modest variation in order to simplify position and to draw
the game. But Black disagree with fast draw...} O-O (9... Nd7 $6 10. Bxe7 Qxe7
11. e4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 O-O 13. Nb3 $6 $11 (13. Ne5 Ndxe5 14. dxe5 $14) 13... Nf6
14. dxc5 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Na5 16. Qe3 Nxb3 17. axb3 bxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Barlov,
D-Christiansen,L/New York 1985/EXT 2000 (68)}) (9... Rc8 10. Rfe1 O-O 11. Rad1
Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 g6 15. d5 Nd8 16. c4 (16. Qc4 $16) 16...
Qf6 17. b3 Qg7 18. Qh4 $14 {1-0 Jugelt,T-Pasalic,M/Leipzig 1995/EXT 97 (48)})
10. h3 {Finkel,A: 'It's hard to call this move an inaccuracy, but it's quite
useless.'} ({Better is} 10. Rad1 {[%cal Ge3e4]} Rc8 (10... Qc7 $6 11. Bf4 Qd7 (
11... Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. e4 dxe4 $8 14. Nxe4 Qe7 (14... Nxe4 15. Qxe4 (15.
Bxe4 Qe7 (15... cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Rxd4 Qc7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Rfd1 $16 {
d-<->}) 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Rd2 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Rxd2 19. Rxd2 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8
21. g3 $14 {[%csl Rc5] 1-0 Petrosian,T-Golombek,H/Saltsjobaden 1952/IZT/ (40)
קc5}) 15... g6 (15... f5 16. Qe2 cxd4 17. Bc4 Rae8 18. Nxd4 $16) 16. dxc5 Qxc5
17. Qh4 $16 {[%cal Gf3g5]}) 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Nfg5 $16) 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5
Ne8 14. Qh5 f5 $14) (10... Nd7 11. Bf4 Bf6 12. a3 Re8 13. h3 a6 14. Rfe1 e5 15.
dxe5 Ncxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sergeev,V-Chernyshov,K/Berlin 1995/CBM
47 ext (50)}) 11. Bb1 cxd4 12. exd4 Rc7 13. Qd3 g6 14. Rfe1 Qc8 15. h3 a5 16.
Bh6 Re8 17. Bf4 Ba6 18. Qe3 Rb7 19. Ne5 $132 {0-1 Angyal,F-Molnar,L/HUN 1995/
EXT 99 (54)}) 10... Ne4 11. Bxe7 {'?!' Finkel,A. Finkel,A: 'After this move
white has to be carefull to keep the balance. More in the spirit of the
position was'} (11. Bxe4 {Finkel,A} Bxg5 (11... dxe4 {Finkel,A} 12. Nxe4 Nxd4
13. exd4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Bxg5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Rad1 $14) 12. Nxg5 Qxg5 13. Nf3
Qf6 14. Bc2 e5 $11) (11. Bf4 $5 {Finkel,A}) 11... Nxe7 12. Rfd1 ({Of course
didn't work} 12. Bxe4 $6 {Finkel,A} dxe4 13. Ng5 Qd5 14. Ngxe4 f5 {[%csl Rg2]}
15. c4 Qc6 16. d5 exd5 $17 {with significant advantage for black.}) 12... Ng6
13. Rac1 ({Why not} 13. Ne1 f5 14. f4 $1 $11 {[%cal Ge1f3,Gf3e5]}) (13. dxc5 {
Finkel,A} Nxc5 14. Bc2 Ba6 15. c4 Qe7 16. b4 Nd7 17. b5 Bb7 $13) 13... f5 14.
c4 (14. Ne1 $11) 14... Qf6 {[%cal Gf5f4,Gb7f3] '=/+' Finkel,A.  Suddenly Black
receives an active plan: f5-f4 promotion with attack on the kingside.} 15. Nb3
{'?!' Finkel,A. Finkel,A: 'Knight has nothing to do on b3.'} (15. cxd5 exd5 (
15... Bxd5 16. Bc4) 16. b3 (16. Ba6 {Finkel,A} Bc6 (16... Bxa6 {Finkel,A} 17.
Qxa6 cxd4 18. Nxd4 f4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qc4+ $13) 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nxe4 fxe4
19. Nd2 Rab8 20. b3 Qe7 $15) 16... Rae8 $15) 15... Rac8 16. Qe1 (16. cxd5 exd5
17. Ba6 Bxa6 18. Qxa6 c4 19. Nbd2 Rc7 20. Qb5 Qe6 $15) (16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ne1
Ne5 $15) ({White missed the last opportunity to play} 16. Ne1 $1 cxd4 (16... f4
17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. dxc5 Rf7 (19... f3 20. Qc4+ Kh8 21. Qd4 Qh4 22.
g3 Qh5 (22... Qxh3 23. Qd7 Rf5 24. Nd4 $16 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gd7h3]}) 23. cxb6
$14) 20. Qd2 fxe3 (20... f3 21. cxb6 Rxc1 22. Nxc1 (22. Qd8+ Rf8 23. Qxf6 Rxd1
24. Qc3 Rc8 25. Qb4 axb6 $132) 22... axb6 23. Qd8+ $14) 21. Qxe3 Qxb2 $132) 17.
Nxd4 e5 (17... Ne5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. b3 $11) 18.
Nb3 Ne7 (18... f4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. c5 f3 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Rd6 Qh4 23. g3 Qxh3
24. c6 $132) 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Bc4 Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Qe6 22. Rdc1 Rxc4 (22... Rfd8
23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Nxc8 25. Qc2 $11) 23. Qxc4 Nd5 24. Qc6 Qxc6 25. Rxc6
Re8 26. Nd3 $11) 16... f4 17. Rc2 (17. Qe2 Kh8 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Rc2 (19. Na5
Ba8 $15) 19... fxe3 (19... dxc4 20. Bxc4 (20. Rxc4 Ng5 21. Nxg5 (21. Nbd2 fxe3
22. fxe3 (22. Qxe3 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Qxf3 25. gxf3 Ne5 26. Re4 Nxf3+
$17) 22... Nxf3+ 23. Nxf3 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Qxf3 25. gxf3 Ne5 26. Re4 Nxf3+ 27. Kg2
Rcd8 $17) 21... Qxg5 22. f3 (22. Qg4 Qxg4 23. hxg4 fxe3 24. fxe3 Bd5 25. Rc3 c4
26. Bxg6 cxb3 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 $17) 22... Ba6 23. exf4 Qg3 24. Qf2 Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2
Rcd8 $17) 20... Ng5 21. Nxg5 Qxg5 22. Qg4 Qxg4 23. hxg4 fxe3 24. fxe3 Be4 25.
Rc3 $14 {[%csl Rc5]}) 20. fxe3 Ng3 (20... Nh4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Nxh4 Qxh4 23.
Rd7 $16) 21. Qf2 Ne4 22. Qe2 $11) 17... Kh8 {Position is equal but complicated.
It is not easy to get right decision.} 18. dxc5 $2 $17 {White yeilds center
without reason. Position became in Black's favour.} (18. Qe2 $142 $132) 18...
bxc5 19. Be2 ({Or} 19. Na5 Ba8 20. exf4 Nxf4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Nh2 Qg6 {
[%csl Rg2][%cal Ge4e3]} 23. Ng4 e3 $19) 19... dxc4 $1 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gf6b2]}
20. Rxc4 (20. Bxc4 {seriously weakens white K's fortress:} Ng5 {[%csl Rf3,Rg1,
Rg2][%cal Gb7g2]} 21. Nxg5 Qxg5 {[%csl Rg2]} 22. Bf1 Nh4 $19 {[%csl Rg2]})
20... Qxb2 21. Ra4 $2 $19 ({More stubborn looks} 21. Bd3 {[%csl Re4][%cal
Gc4f4]} Nd6 22. Rc2 (22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. Nxc5 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qe5 25. Ne4 (25. Bxg6
Qxc5 $17 {[%csl Rf2,Rf3]}) 25... Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Nh4 $17 {[%csl Rf2,Rf3,Rg1]})
22... Qf6 23. e4 Ne5 $17) 21... Bd5 22. Bd3 ({Or} 22. Rxa7 c4 23. Rb1 Qf6 24.
Nbd4 fxe3 25. fxe3 e5 26. Nc2 Ng5 $19) 22... c4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Nbd4 fxe3 25.
Nxe6 (25. fxe3 e5 $19 {[%csl Rd4]}) 25... exf2+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.23"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novi Sad"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Qc8 12. Nc4 Rb8 13. h3 h6 14. Be3 Rd8 15. Qe2
Bf8 16. Ncd2 Bxb3 17. Nxb3 Re8 18. Nfd2 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Qf3 Rb5 21. Nc4
Qd7 22. Bd2 g6 23. Re2 Bg7 24. Rae1 f5 25. Qg3 g5 26. f3 Qf7 27. Qf2 Nf4 28.
Bxf4 gxf4 29. Kh1 Kh7 30. Qf1 Bf6 31. Rd2 Bh4 32. Ree2 Re7 33. Rd1 Rb8 34. Ra1
Rbe8 35. Rd1 Bg3 36. Kg1 Qd5 37. Kh1 Re6 38. Kg1 R8e7 39. Kh1 Nd4 40. Nxd4 exd4
41. Rxe6 Rxe6 42. b3 Qd8 43. Rc1 Qe7 44. Nd2 Re3 45. Kg1 Kg7 46. Kh1 Kf8 47.
Kg1 Be1 48. Nc4 Re2 49. Rd1 Bg3 50. Rc1 Ke8 51. Kh1 Kd7 52. Kg1 Kd8 53. Kh1 Kc8
54. Kg1 Bh4 55. Kh1 Rf2 56. Qg1 Qg7 57. Nb2 Kb7 58. Nc4 Qg3 59. Nb2 Re2 60. Nc4
Kc6 61. Ra1 Qf2 62. Rc1 Bg3 63. Nb2 Kc5 64. Nc4 h5 65. Nb2 h4 66. Nc4 Kd5 67.
Nb2 Rxc2 68. Rxc2 Qxc2 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.24"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Skopje Kisela Voda"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 Be7 11. Ne2 b6 12. g4 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. Nf4
g6 15. Kg2 f5 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Re1+ Kf7 18. Nd3 Re8 19. Rxe8 Kxe8 20. Bf4 Ba6
21. Re1+ Kf7 22. Ne5+ Kg8 23. g5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Rf8 25. Kg3 Bc8 26. Re7 Rf7 27.
Re3 Bf5 28. b4 Bxc2 29. Ra3 b5 30. Rxa7 Be4 31. Ra8+ Rf8 32. Ra3 Rd8 33. f3 Rd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.25"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E56"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Skopje Alkaloid"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b3 Bg4 11. Bb2 a6 12. h3 Be6 13. Ne2 Rc8 14. Rc1 Bd6 15.
Bb1 Qe7 16. Ned4 Ba3 17. Qe2 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 g6 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Ba1 Bd7 21. Rd1
Bb4 22. Qd3 Qe5 23. Bc2 Qe4 24. Qxe4 Nxe4 25. Bb1 Nc3 26. Bxc3 Bxc3 27. Ne2 Be6
28. Nxc3 Rxc3 29. Kf1 g5 30. Ke2 Kg7 31. Kd2 Rc8 32. f4 f6 33. Rc1 Rxc1 34.
Kxc1 h5 35. Kd2 Kf7 36. Kc3 Ke7 37. Kd4 Kd6 38. b4 b6 39. a3 Bd7 40. Bd3 a5 41.
Bg6 axb4 42. axb4 h4 43. Bf7 gxf4 44. exf4 Be6 45. Bg6 f5 46. Bh5 Bc8 47. Be2
Bd7 48. Bd3 Be6 49. Ke3 Ke7 50. Be2 Bf7 51. Bf3 Be6 52. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.26"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bf4 dxc4
15. Bxc4 Bd6 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Ng5 Bg6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. h4 Qe7 20. Qg4 h6 21.
Nh3 Qe4 $5 (21... Qf6 22. Re1 Bf5 23. Qf3 Kf8 24. Nf4 Bd7 25. g3 Re8 26. Rxe8+
Bxe8 27. Qe4 g5 28. hxg5 Qxg5 29. Bd5 $16 {1-0 Anand,V-Karpov,A/Prague CZE
2002/(59)}) 22. Qg3 (22. Qxe4 Bxe4 23. Re1 Bf5 24. Nf4 Kf8 $11) 22... Na5 (
22... d5 23. Ba2 $5 Rd8 24. Nf4 Ne7 25. Rf1 {[%cal Ga2b1]} Nf5 26. Qh2 $16) 23.
Ba2 Qd3 24. Rf1 $1 {White's only way to push a claim for an advantage.} (24.
Nf4 Qxg3 25. fxg3 Bf5 $11 {[%cal Ya8c8,Yc8c3]}) 24... Qxg3 $2 {A strange
choice probably paving a way to the following blunder.} (24... Rd8 25. Nf4 Qxg3
26. fxg3 Bh7 $11) (24... Bf5 25. Nf4 Qxg3 26. fxg3 Re8 $11) 25. fxg3 Rc8 $2 (
25... Rf8 26. Nf4 Bc2 27. Re1 Rc8 28. Re7 Rxc3 29. Re8+ Kh7 30. Bxf7 $36) 26.
h5 Bd3 (26... Bxh5 27. Rf5 b6 28. Rxh5 Rxc3 29. Rf5 Nc4 30. Nf4 $16) 27. Bxf7+
Kf8 28. Rf2 (28. Rf3 Be4 29. Rf4 Ke7 30. Nf2 d5 $132 {[%csl Rc3]}) 28... Ke7 (
28... Rxc3 29. Nf4 (29. Rf3 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Be4 31. Rf4 Ke7 32. Bg8 $16) 29...
Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Rf1 31. Rxf1 Bxf1 $11) 29. Bd5 Rf8 $2 (29... Rxc3 30. Rf7+ Kd8 31.
Rxg7 Rxa3 32. g4 $16) 30. Nf4 $18 Bh7 (30... Bf5 31. g4 $18) 31. Ba2 Kd7 32.
Ne6 $1 Rxf2 33. Kxf2 Bg8 34. Nf8+ Ke8 35. Bxg8 Kxf8 36. Bd5 {[%csl Ra5]} Ke7
37. Ke3 Kf6 38. Kf4 Nc6 (38... g5+ 39. Ke4 $18) 39. Bxc6 bxc6 40. c4 Ke6 41. g4
Kf6 42. g5+ hxg5+ 43. Kg4 (43. Kg4 a6 44. a4 a5 45. g3 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.27"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O e4 7. Ng5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 Re8 9. f3 e3 10. dxe3 Qe7 11. Nh3 Qc5 12. Nf4 Qxc4 13. e4 d6 14. Qd3 Be6
15. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.28"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 {It's always a pleasure to see
the duel between two great experts in this very popular line.} 6. Be2 Rc8 7.
O-O a6 8. g3 $146 {Deviating from the theory at very early stage.} (8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Bf4 Nge7 10. Bd3 f5 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Nh4 O-O 13. Qg4+ Kh8 14. Qh5 f5
15. b4 Bb6 16. Nd2 Bc7 17. Be3 e5 18. b5 axb5 19. Bxb5 Qe8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Oll,
L-Ivanchuk,V/Polanica Zdroj 1998/CBM 67/[Psakhis,L] (25)}) ({Worth considering
} 8. Na3 {and after for example} Nge7 9. dxc5 $1 Ng6 10. b4 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12.
Qd2 Ngxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. f4 Ng6 15. Nc2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Erenburg,S-Psakhis,L/
ISR t-ch 2002 (15) White got a small advantage}) ({Grischuk had already
expierence in this line and twice he continued} 8. Kh1 cxd4 (8... Nge7 9. dxc5
Ng6 10. Be3 Ncxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. b4 Be7 13. Nd2 Nc6 14. f4 Bf6 15. Rc1 O-O
16. Nf3 $14 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Dubai FIDE GP 2002/CBM 89 (34)}) 9. cxd4
Nge7 10. Nc3 Ng6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Re1 Na5 14. Rc1 Nc4 15. Rc2 Nxe3
16. fxe3 b5 17. a3 $14 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Dubai FIDE GP 2002/CBM 89 
(59)}) 8... h6 9. h4 Qc7 10. h5 Nge7 11. Re1 {[%mdl 2048] Quite difficult
position to play for both sides -concrete plans are not existing and the
players must spent time for long manoeuvres.} cxd4 12. cxd4 Qb6 13. g4 ({
gives time for Black to finish development -} 13. Na3 Nf5 14. Nc2 Be7 $13)
13... g6 ({The move in the game is not bad at all, but also worth of
considering was the sharp} 13... f5 $5 14. exf6 (14. gxf5 Nxf5 {[%csl Rd4]})
14... gxf6 {[%cal Gh8g8] with a quite promising position for black.}) 14. hxg6
Nxg6 15. Nc3 Rg8 (15... h5 $5 16. gxh5 (16. g5 h4 $132) 16... Rxh5 $13) 16. Kh1
Be7 17. Rg1 (17. Na4 Qd8 {[%cal Ge7g5]}) 17... Bg5 (17... Rh8 $5 {[%cal Gh6h5]}
) 18. Rb1 ({Perhaps White should have considered} 18. Na4 Qa7 19. Nc5 $140 Nxd4
20. Nxd7 Nxf3 21. Bxg5 Nxg5 22. Nf6+ Kf8 $13) 18... Qd8 19. Be3 f6 $1 20. exf6
Qxf6 21. Qd2 (21. Na4 $5) 21... Nce7 ({Worth considering} 21... Nf4 $142 22.
Bf1 (22. Nxg5 hxg5 23. Bxf4 gxf4 {[%csl Rd4]}) 22... Rh8 $1 $36 {with very
complicated struggle with better prospects for Black}) 22. Nxg5 hxg5 23. Bxg5 (
23. Rg2 Nf4) 23... Qxf2 24. Rg2 $8 Rh8+ 25. Bh6 Rxh6+ $5 {Interesting exchange
sacrifice. Bareev eliminates the strong white bishop and wins the important
central pawn d4.} (25... Qf4 26. Rh2) 26. Qxh6 Qxd4 27. Rd1 Qf4 28. Rh2 (28. g5
$5 Bc6 (28... Kd8 29. Bd3 Be8) 29. Bh5 (29. Rf1 Qe5 30. Bh5 d4 $132) 29... Qf5
$13 {[%cal Gd5d4,Ge8d7] leads to very complicated game.}) 28... Bc6 29. Qxf4
Nxf4 $44 {[%csl Gc6,Gd5,Ge6,Gf4]} 30. Rh8+ Kf7 31. Rxc8 Nxc8 32. Kh2 e5 $15 {
It became clear that just Black can continue to play for a win.} 33. Kg3 $5 (
33. Bf3 $5) 33... d4 $1 34. Bc4+ Kf6 35. Ne2 Nd6 36. Nxf4 $1 {Inportant
resource! Sacrificing the knight for two pawns Grischuk is getting very good
chances for a draw.} exf4+ 37. Kxf4 Nxc4 38. b3 Ne3 39. g5+ Kg6 40. Rxd4 Nd5+
41. Ke5 Nc3 42. Rd2 Ne4 ({In the case of} 42... Kxg5 43. Rc2 Nd5 44. Rxc6 $1
bxc6 45. Kd6 $11 {leads to force draw.}) 43. Rd8 Nc3 (43... Nxg5 44. Rd6+ Kg7
45. Rxc6 bxc6 46. Kd6 $11) 44. a3 ({White could play already} 44. Rd6+ Kxg5 45.
Rxc6 $1 bxc6 46. Kd6 Nxa2 47. Kxc6 Kf6 48. Kb6 Nb4 49. Ka5 $11) 44... Kxg5 45.
Rg8+ Kh4 46. Rg1 {[%csl Rh4]} Ne2 47. Rg6 Nc1 48. b4 Nd3+ 49. Kd4 Nb2 50. Rxc6
$1 {Finally!} bxc6 51. Kc5 Kg5 52. Kxc6 Kf6 53. Kb7 Nc4 54. a4 a5 55. bxa5 (55.
b5 Nb2 56. Ka6 Nxa4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.12.14"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. c3 Bd6 8. Be3
Qe7 9. Nbd2 O-O-O 10. Qc2 exd4 11. Nxd4 c5 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Qd7 14. Ne4
Ne7 15. Bxc5 Bxc5 16. Nxc5 Qxf5 17. Qxf5+ Nxf5 18. Rfd1 a5 19. Kf1 b6 20. Ne6
Rxd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.12.15"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luebeck"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 $5 {Grischuk is
fantastic attacking player so this variation used by Alekhine perfectly suits
his agressive style.} Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Qd3 g6 9. Nf3 Qe7 10. O-O-O {
More populat in the following position is 1o.Qe3} (10. Qe3 Nc6 11. O-O-O Nb6
12. Rh6 (12. Ng5 h5 (12... Bd7 $6 13. Nxh7 O-O-O 14. Be2 Be8 15. a3 $14 {
Hector,J-Fries Nielsen,J/Stavanger 1991}) 13. Rh3 (13. g4 $6 Bd7 14. gxh5 gxh5
15. a3 O-O-O 16. Nf3 f6 17. Re1 Rdf8 $17 {Martorelli,A-Coratella,G/Porto San
Giorgio 2001}) 13... Na5 14. b3 Bd7 15. Rf3 Rf8 16. Nh7 Rh8 17. Nf6+ Kd8 18.
Qf4 $44 {Velimirovic,D-Jeremic,V/Budva 2002}) 12... Bd7 13. Qg5 Qxg5+ 14. Nxg5
Ke7 15. Nxh7 Rac8 16. f4 Nb8 17. Bd3 $14 {Hector,J-Brynell,S/Malmo 1993}) 10...
a6 (10... Nb6 11. Qe3 Bd7 12. Qh6 Nc6 13. Qg7 O-O-O 14. Rxh7 Rxh7 15. Qxh7 Na5
16. Qh4 Qb4 17. a3 Qf8 18. Nd2 $14 {Duraku,E-Jordan,T/Augsburg 2001}) 11. Qe3
c5 12. dxc5 Qxc5 (12... Nxc5 $2 13. Rxd5 $1 exd5 14. Nxd5 Qf8 15. Nc7+ Kd8 16.
Nxa8 $18) 13. Qf4 {Keeping an eye on f7.} Nc6 14. Bd3 Qb4 (14... b5 $5 15. Rde1
{[%cal Gf3g5]} (15. Rh6 $6 b4 16. Ne2 Qxf2 17. Rdh1 Bb7 18. Qg5 Nc5 $17 {
[%cal Gb4b3,Gc6b4]}) 15... b4 16. Ng5 Rf8 17. Na4 Qa5 18. b3 $44) 15. Be4 $1
$40 {Very strong move posing black serious problems.} dxe4 {It seems that
black is forced to accept a gift since R:d5 was threatend.} (15... b5 16. Rxd5
$1 exd5 17. Nxd5 Qa5 18. e6 fxe6 19. Bxg6+ Kd8 20. Qg5+ $18) 16. Nxe4 Rf8 $6 ({
More stubborn was} 16... Kd8 $5 17. Qxf7 Qe7 18. Nfg5 Kc7 19. Qxe7 Nxe7 20. Nf7
Rg8 21. Rxh7 Nf8 22. Rh3 $36 {even though white keeps extremly strong
initiative even with the queens off the board.}) 17. a3 Qe7 (17... Qa5 18. Qh4
{[%csl Re8][%cal Ge4d6]} Ne7 19. Nd6+ Kd8 20. Ng5 Kc7 21. Nxh7 $18 {[%csl Re7,
Rf8]}) 18. Qe3 $1 {Not letting black king to escape to c7.} Rh8 (18... f5 19.
exf6 Rxf6 20. Nfg5 $1 h5 21. g4 $40) (18... Kd8 $2 19. Qb6+ Ke8 20. Rxd7 $18)
19. Nfg5 Ndxe5 {Nothing changed a capture with another knight:} (19... Ncxe5
20. Nxh7 {[%cal Gh7f6]} Rg8 21. Qc3 f5 22. Rxd7 Nxd7 23. Nhf6+ Nxf6 24. Nxf6+
Kf7 25. Nxg8 $18 {and black is helpless.}) 20. Nxh7 $18 {[%cal Ge4f6]} Rxh7 21.
Rxh7 Qf8 22. Nf6+ (22. Nf6+ Ke7 23. Qg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.08"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. O-O c5 {Dieser Zug ist
ein seltener Gast in der Turnierpraxis: gewoehnlich wird hier 6...dxc4, oder 6.
..c6, oder 6...Nbd7 gezogen. Mit der Partiefortsetzung geht die Erföffnung in
die Bahnen der Tarrasch Verteidigung über.} 7. dxc5 (7. cxd5 exd5 {Auf diese
Weise - mit Zugumstellung - haben wir die Grundstellung der Tarrasch
Verteidigung.} (7... Nxd5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. a3 $14)) 7... Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 (8...
dxc4 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. Qxc4 Qd5 11. Qh4 (11. Nbd2 Bd7 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2 Rac8 14.
Qxd5 Nxd5 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Nc4 Be8 17. Rfd1 b5 18. Nce5 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,
B-Bezgodov,A/New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 80 (18)}) 11... Qe4 12. Qxe4 Nxe4 13. b4
Bb6 14. Bb2 Rd8 15. Nc3 {1-0 Gurevich,D-Li,L/Geneve 2001/EXT 2002 (26)}) (8...
a5) 9. b4 Bb6 10. Bb2 Qe7 (10... dxc4 11. Nbd2 e5 12. Nxc4 e4 13. Qxd8 Bxd8 14.
Ng5 Bg4 15. Rfe1 Re8 16. Nd6 {1-0 Sorokin,M-Paglilla,C/Villa Martelli 1995/EXT
97 (44)}) 11. Nbd2 Rd8 12. Qc2 e5 $1 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5][%cal Gc8g4] Schwarz
mobilisiert seine Zentrumsstellung. Weiß hat zwar zwei Läufer auf den großen
Diagonalen, aber Schwarz besitzt ein Uebergewicht im Zentrum.} (12... h6 13.
Rad1 a6 14. e4 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Rxd1 16. Rxd1 Ba7 17. Nfe5 {1-0 Romanishin,
O-Lobron,E/Biel 1987/CBM 03 (38)}) (12... Bd7 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Rac8 15.
Nxb6 axb6 16. Qe2 {1-0 Tratar,M-Koenig,D/Werfen 1992/EXT 97 (29)}) 13. b5 {
Dieser Zug scheint mir zu optimistisch zu sein. Es waere besser 13.cxd5 zu
ziehen.} (13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Rad1 $5 (14. b5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Nb3 Bg4 $1 (
16... Nf6 17. Rad1 $14) 17. Nxd4 Ne3 $1 18. fxe3 Qxe3+ 19. Kh1 Bxd4 20. Bxd4
Rxd4 21. Bxb7 Re8 {Ftacnik,L. 1/2-1/2 Magem Badals,J-Illescas Cordoba,M/Leon
1990/CBM 20/[Ftacnik] (29)}) (14. e4 Nf6 15. Nc4 Nd4 $1 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 $10)
14... Nd4 (14... Bg4) 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Nc4 Nb6 17. Nxe5 Bf5 18. Qxf5 Bxb2 19.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Nd3 Bxa3 21. Qa5 Nc4 22. Qxa7 Qxe2 23. Nf4 {1-0 Antunes,A-Lalic,
S/Benasque 1996/CBM 53 ext (28)}) 13... Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. c5 $1 (15. cxd5
Qxe2 $36) 15... Bxc5 (15... Qxc5 16. Qxc5 Bxc5 17. Nb3 Bb6 (17... b6 18. Bxd4
$11) 18. Bxd4 $11) 16. Nb3 Bb6 17. Bxd4 $11 {Der schwarze d5P ist isoliert,
aber Weiß hat einige Bauernschwächen am Damenfluegel und Schwarz kommt zu
aktivem Figurenspiel.} (17. Nxd4 $11) 17... Bg4 18. Rfe1 (18. e3 $11) 18...
Rac8 19. Qb2 h5 $5 $36 {[%cal Gh5h4] Im folgenden kann Schwarz h5-h4 spielen,
mit starker Initiative am Koenigsfluegel.} 20. a4 (20. h3 $11) 20... h4 21. a5
Bxd4 22. Nxd4 Qe5 {[%csl Ge5,Gh4][%cal Gc8c1] Schwarz hat eine sehr aktive
Figurenstellung.} 23. Rab1 Ne4 {[%mdl 2048]} 24. Nf3 $6 (24. f3 $2 Nc3 $17) (
24. e3 $11) 24... Qxb2 25. Rxb2 h3 $15 26. Bf1 (26. Bh1 $142 $15 {Dieser
Lauferzug erscheint passiv, aber der Vorteil des Zuges ist, dass Weiß den
f3-Springer verteidigt.}) 26... d4 {[%csl Yc3][%cal Ge4c3]} 27. Rd1 $2 $138 {
[%mdl 8192]} (27. Ne5 Be6 28. Nd3 $15) 27... d3 $1 $19 {[%csl Rd1,Rf3][%cal
Gg4d1]} 28. Rb4 (28. Rxd3 Rxd3 29. exd3 Bxf3 30. dxe4 Rc1 $19 {[%cal Rf3g2,
Rc1g1]}) 28... Bxf3 29. exf3 Nc3 $1 {[%csl Gc3,Gc8,Gd3,Gd8]} (29... Nc3 $1 30.
Rxd3 Ne2+ 31. Bxe2 Rc1+ 32. Bf1 Rxd3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.09"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sprenger, Jan Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luebeck"]
[BlackTeam "Godesberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Qh5 e4
15. Be2 Bg7 16. c3 Qc8 17. Rad1 O-O 18. Nc2 Ng6 19. f4 exf3 20. Rxf3 Re8 21.
Bd3 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 Re5 23. Rxf5 Qxd5 24. Nb4 Qb7 25. Rxe5 dxe5 26. Qf3 Qxf3 27.
gxf3 Ne7 28. Be4 Ra7 29. Rd6 a5 30. Na6 Bf8 31. Nb8 Kg7 32. Rb6 b4 33. Bb7 bxc3
34. bxc3 a4 35. c4 Ra5 36. Nd7 Ng6 37. Be4 Be7 38. Rb5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.08"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luebeck"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O ({Two months
previous to this game Grischuk chose another line against same opponent:} 13.
Qh5 Rg8 (13... Bg7 14. O-O $14) 14. g3 Rg5 15. Qd1 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. c3 Qb6
18. Nc2 {Grischuk,A-Krasenkow,M/Wijk aan Zee 2003 and won. However, the
outcome in Wijk aan Zee had nothing to do with the position after the opening
- Black was doing fine.}) 13... Bxd5 (13... Bg7 {allows White a favourable
transposition:} 14. Qh5 $14 {see the previous comment.}) 14. exd5 Ne7 15. Qh5 {
White usually plays it after c2-c3, in order to keep the bishop on the
diagonal b1-h7.} (15. Nxb5 {wins a pawn, but handles Black the initiative:} Bg7
16. Nc3 e4 17. Bc4 Ng6 $44) (15. c3 Bg7 16. Qh5 e4 {in the main subject of
discussions in Sveshnikov Sicilian lately.}) 15... e4 16. Be2 Bg7 17. c3 O-O
18. Nc2 f4 {A position well-known to Krasenkow, who many years ago played it
with both colours.} 19. Qg5 (19. a4 f5 (19... Ng6 20. Kh1 Re8 21. Nb4 Re5 22.
Qh3 f3 23. gxf3 Nf4 24. Qg4 Qf6 25. fxe4 Rg5 26. Qf3 Rh5 27. Nd3 Rxh2+ 28. Kxh2
Qh4+ {1/2-1/2 Sadvakasov,D-Janssen,R/Amsterdam 2002.}) 20. Rfe1 (20. axb5 f3 $1
$36 {Krasenkow-Gorelov, Moscow 1982}) 20... f3 $1 21. gxf3 Nxd5 22. fxe4 Nf4
23. Qf3 fxe4 $17 {Yurtaev-Krasenkow, Tashkent 1987}) (19. f3 f5 20. fxe4 fxe4
21. Bg4 Kh8 22. Rae1 Be5 23. Rxe4 Nxd5 $13 24. Re2 $2 f3 $1 $36 {
Sadvakasov-Babula, Bled 2002}) 19... f5 {Best moves from Black.} 20. Rfd1 (20.
Qxf4 Nxd5 21. Qd2 Nb6 {followed by ...d5 gives Black a good play.}) 20... f3 {
Black's play is typical for such positions - he sacrifices a pawn, sometimes
even two in order to open files and get squares for his pieces on the kingside.
} 21. gxf3 Kh8 $146 (21... Rf6 22. Kh1 Rg6 $13 {Charpentier-Leconte. corr 1992}
) 22. Kh1 Rg8 23. Qe3 Ng6 $44 24. Nd4 (24. fxe4 Be5 25. Nd4 {- 25.fxe4.}) 24...
Be5 25. Nxf5 (25. fxe4 fxe4 $5 26. Qxe4 Qf6 $44) 25... exf3 26. Qxf3 (26. Bxf3
Qf6 (26... Nh4 $5) 27. Be4 Rae8 28. Rg1 Rgf8 $44) 26... Qf6 $1 {White is two
pawns up, but Black has a good compensation. For a Sveshnikov Sicilian player
such a position is certainly enjoyable with Black - material doesn't matter
for the moment, while he has good possibilities to develop an attack on the
dark squares.} 27. Bd3 Nh4 28. Qh5 Rg2 29. f4 (29. Qxh4 Qxh4 ({weaker is} 29...
Rxh2+ 30. Qxh2 Bxh2 31. Kxh2 Rg8 32. Rg1 Qe5+ 33. Rg3 Rf8 34. Rag1) 30. Nxh4
Rxh2+ 31. Kg1 Rxh4 $11) (29. Ng3 $2 Rxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 31. Kh3 Qxg3#) 29...
Bxf4 30. Ng3 Qh6 (30... h6 $6 31. Rg1 Rd2 $140 32. Rae1 $1 Rxd3 33. Re8+ Rxe8
34. Qxe8+ Kh7 35. Nh5 $18) 31. Qxh6 Bxh6 32. a4 Rxb2 33. axb5 Rf8 34. Rf1 (34.
bxa6 $2 Rff2 35. Nf1 (35. Be2 Rbxe2 36. Nxe2 Nf3 {and mate next}) 35... Nf3 $19
) (34. Rxa6 Rff2 35. Be2 (35. Ra8+ $142 Kg7 36. Nh5+ Kf7 37. Ra7+ Kf8 38. Ra8+
Kf7 $11) 35... Nf3 $1 (35... Rbxe2 36. Nxe2 Nf3 37. Ra8+ Kg7 38. Rg1+ $1 Nxg1
39. Nxg1 Bf4 40. Nh3 $1 Rxh2+ 41. Kg1 Rxh3 42. b6) 36. Ra8+ Kg7 37. Bxf3 Rxh2+
38. Kg1 Be3+ 39. Kf1 Rhf2+ 40. Ke1 Rxf3 $19) 34... Rxf1+ 35. Bxf1 (35. Rxf1
axb5 36. Ne4 b4 $5 37. cxb4 Rxb4 38. Nxd6 Rd4 {with an easy draw:} 39. Rg1 (39.
Nf7+ Kg7) (39. Be4 Bf4 $1) 39... Ng6 40. Bxg6 hxg6 41. Rxg6 Bf4 $11 ({but not} 
41... Kh7 $4 42. Rxh6+ Kxh6 43. Nf5+ $18)) (35. Nxf1 axb5 36. Ra8+ Kg7 37. Ra7+
Kf6 38. Rxh7 Bg5 {and again the draw is most likely}) 35... axb5 36. Ra8+ Kg7
37. Ra7+ Kg8 38. Ra8+ Kf7 39. Ra7+ Kg8 40. Ra8+ Kf7 41. Ra7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.09"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stuttgart"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. f4 h5 {This is the good
old plan, Black wants to blockade the light squares on the >>.} (6... c5 7.
Ngf3 Qb6 8. Qc1 Ne7 9. Be2 Nc6 10. c3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc5 13. Nb3
Bxd4 14. Nxd4 {The N is an excellent blockader on d4, but in comparision to
the French the B on f5 is out of passivity.} O-O 15. O-O Nc5 16. Kh1 {1/2:1/2
Kasimdzhanov-Anand, FIDE World Cup Final 2002}) (6... Qb6 7. Nb3 Ne7 8. Nf3 {
White is well-prepared against the freeing move c5.} a5 9. a4 Bg4 10. Be2 Nf5
11. Bf2 Bb4+ 12. c3 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rb1 Rfd8 15. Nbd2 {White wants to take
back with the N on f3 and advance on the >>.} c5 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 cxd4 18.
cxd4 Bf8 19. Bd3 Rac8 20. g4 $14 {Vysochin-Iljin, St Petersburg 2002}) (6... f6
7. Ngf3 Nh6 8. exf6 {This is not logical, White's main idea with f4 is to hold
the stronghold on e5.} Qxf6 9. h3 Qg6 10. g4 Bxc2 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Rc1 O-O 13.
Qg2 (13. f5 $6 exf5 14. Bxh6 Qxh6 $17) 13... Ba4 $17 {Paehtz-Schandorff,
GER-chT 2002/03}) 7. Ngf3 Nh6 8. Be2 Be7 9. Nb3 Rc8 {/\ c5 soon or later.} 10.
Qd2 {This is the beginning of a wrong plan.} (10. O-O Ng4 11. Bd2 {was the
logical setup.}) 10... Be4 11. O-O-O $2 {The white K soon finds himself in
trouble on the <<, while the advance on the other flank is far from easy. The
K belongs to the >>!} (11. O-O Nf5 12. Bf2 $13) 11... b6 $1 {/\ c5} (11... Nf5
12. Bf2) 12. Kb1 c5 13. dxc5 (13. Ba6 Rc7) 13... bxc5 {Now Black gets the
upper hand in the [+], his pawns can easily be mobilized, and an -> on the <<
is in the near future.} 14. Ng5 Bxg5 (14... c4 $5 {deserved attention as well.}
15. Nxe4 (15. Nd4 c3) 15... cxb3 16. Nc3 bxc2+ (16... bxa2+ 17. Nxa2 Nf5) 17.
Qxc2 Nf5 18. Bf2 Bb4 $132) 15. fxg5 Ng4 16. Bb5 O-O 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Nxc5 Qb5
{White has won a P, but the b and c lines are ideal for an ->.} 19. Nxe4 dxe4
20. Bd4 Rfd8 (20... e3 21. Bxe3 Nxe5 $40) 21. Qf4 (21. g6 $6 fxg6 22. Qg5 e3 $1
23. Qxg6 Nf2 24. Qxe6+ (24. Rdf1 Rb8 $19) 24... Kh8 25. Qf5 Nxh1 $1 (25... Nxd1
26. Rxd1 Qe2) 26. Rxh1 Qe2 27. Rc1 (27. b3 Rf8 $19) 27... Rf8 28. Qg6 Qd2 $19)
21... e3 $1 22. Rdf1 (22. Rde1 Rd7 $17) 22... Rd7 (22... Nf2 23. Rxf2 (23. g6
fxg6 $17) (23. Bxe3 $2 Rxc2 $1 24. Bc1 Rdd2 $19) 23... exf2 24. Qxf2 Rc7 $15)
23. Bxe3 $2 {[#]} (23. g6 fxg6 24. Bxe3 Rxc2 $1 $19 {is similar to the game.})
(23. h3 $1 {was the best practical chance sacrificing an exchange after} Nf2
24. Rxf2 exf2 25. Qxf2 $15) 23... Rxc2 $1 $19 {[%mdl 64] and White's position
collapses quickly.} 24. Bc1 (24. Kxc2 $2 Qd3+ 25. Kc1 Rc7+ $19) 24... Nxe5 {
Now Black is even materially better.} 25. Qe4 Re2 26. Qa8+ Kh7 27. Re1 Rdd2 28.
Bxd2 (28. Rxe2 Rxe2 $19) 28... Nc4 29. Bc3 (29. g6+ fxg6 $19) 29... Rxb2+ 30.
Ka1 Rxa2+ 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.29"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luebeck"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. c4 Nf6 ({Black can also win a
pawn with} 5... Qe5 {but in Reykjavik in 2000, I witnessed Grischuk winning
another pretty miniature against Tomas Oral from this position in similar
style.}) 6. Nc3 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 Qe5 8. Nb5 Qxe4+ 9. Be2 Qe5 10. f4 Qb8 11. O-O {
White gains a considerable initiative for the sacrificed pawn, but still has
to break through Black's solid defensive position.} e6 12. f5 a6 13. Nc3 Bd6
14. Ne4 $1 {Handing Black another pawn to keep the momentum going in the
attack.} Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 Be5 16. f6 {This pawn is a critical wedge in the attack.
} g6 17. Be3 d5 {In turn, Black sacrifices a pawn to facilitate his
development.} 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Qxd5 O-O {It looks like Black is over the
worst, but the f6-pawn is still a force to be reckoned with, and Grischuk
finds a cunning way forward.} 20. Qd2 $1 {Heading for h6!} Rd8 21. Qc1 $1 ({
Black's position is by no means without resources. Grischuk's miniature would
have been ruined by the carelessly flashy} 21. Bd4 $2 {due to the surprising
counterblow} Bf4 $1 {when Black stands much better.}) 21... Be6 (21... Bf5 {
was better, but White should still win by} 22. Ba7 $1 (22. Bc5 $2 Bxe4 23. Qh6
Bxf6 $19) 22... Rd1 $5 {(enabling Qb8-f8 in future)} 23. Bxd1 Rxa7 24. Rxf5 $1
gxf5 25. Qg5+ {with a decisive attack.}) 22. Bc5 $1 {Qh6 and mate is
unstoppable. Hracek later told me that Grischuk admitted this game was the
product of 'childhood analysis'!} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.03.31"]
[Round "15.1"]
[White "Berelowitsch, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Emsdetten Turm"]
[BlackTeam "Luebeck"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 Rb8 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 exd4 (12... Bg4 13. d5 Ne7 14.
Bc2 {seems to give White an edge.}) 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Be3 {Not the critical
move. Anand is the leading expert on the White side of this line. He has moved
from 14.Re1 to 14.Ra4 and then further on to 14.Ra3!?. This proves two things:
firstly that there is no simple solution for White, secondly that anyone who
enters this line must be prepared to his teeth - there are lots of unchecked
possibilities to explore. Yet again: the text move has been analyzed to at
least equality for Black.} (14. Bg5 {is a good starting point in the analysis.
Black gets to show one of the ways he can get compensation for his P by
rupturing the white K-side.} Bxf3 15. gxf3 (15. Qxf3 Bxd4 16. Qe2 Qe8 $1 $11)
15... Nxd4 $1 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Qxd4 Qd7 19. Ra3 Nh5 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Topalov,V/Monaco 2002/CBM 87 ext (34)}) (14. Bc2 {White tries
to back down and protect his centre in the process.} d5 15. e5 (15. Bg5 Bxf3
16. Qxf3 Bxd4 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 {1/2-1/2 Almasi,Z-Piket,J/Groningen 1998/
CBM 69 (18)}) 15... Ne4 16. Be3 f6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A-Georgiev,K/
Germany 1998/GER-chT (63)}) (14. Re1 {this move allows Black to take back the
P if he wants to or to play for compensation.} d5 {Playing for counter play in
the centre.} (14... Nxd4 {taking back the P} 15. Nbxd4 Bxd4 16. h3 (16. Bxf7+
Rxf7 17. Qxd4 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Nh5 $44) 16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 {White is slightly
better with the pair of B:s in an open position.}) (14... Re8 15. Bg5 h6 16.
Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Re3 $14) 15. exd5 (15. e5 Ne4 $44) 15... Nxd5 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 (
17. Bc4 Qd7 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bh4 Rfe8 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Bg3 Nf6 22. Ra3 Nxd4 23.
Nbxd4 Bxf3 24. Rxf3 Bxd4 25. Kh2 c5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Piket,J/Monte Carlo
1999/CBM 69 ext (31)}) 17... Bg6 18. Nc3 Ndb4 {with a complex situation.
White´s extra P is at least partly compensated by the weakened white K-side
and Black´s activity. 1-0 Anand,V-Oll,L/Belgrade 1999/CBM 69/[Tyomkin,D] (39)})
(14. Ra4 {the most popular move for White} Re8 (14... Qe8 15. Qd3 Na5 16. Bc2
Bd7 17. Nc3 Bxa4 18. Bxa4 Qe6 19. b4 $14 {1-0 Acs,P-Blehm,P/Yerevan 2000/CBM
78 ext (28)}) 15. Re1 (15. Bg5 h6 16. Bd5 Bxf3 $5 17. Qxf3 (17. gxf3 hxg5 18.
Bxc6 Re6 19. Nc3 Nh5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Zaragatski,I-Sebag,M/Deizisau 2003 (32)})
17... Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 hxg5 20. Bc6 Re5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ye
Jiangchuan-Peng Xiaomin/Shanghai 2001/CBM 85 (26)}) 15... Qd7 (15... Ba5 16.
Nc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nxe4 18. Re3 d5 19. h3 Bh5 20. Ra6 $14 {1/2-1/2 Skrzypnik,
M-Jakubowski,M/Zakopane 2001/EXT 2002 (28)}) 16. Bc2 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Nc3 Nxe5
$5 {with big complications in 1-0 Bologan,V-Tkachiev,V/Enghien les Bains 1999/
CBM 70/[Wedberg] (39)}) ({For} 14. Ra3 {see 1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Tkachiev,V/Moscow
2001/CBM 86 (48) and Galkin - Prokopchuk, Moscow Aeroflot 2002.}) 14... Nxe4 $1
{This is the 'refutation' of 14.Be3.} 15. Bd5 Qe8 16. Qc2 {Double attack -
looks nasty.} (16. h3 Bf5 17. Re1 Nb4 18. Bc4 c6 19. Na3 d5 $11 {1-0 Nijboer,
F-Piket,J/Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 63 (36)}) 16... Bxf3 $1 17. Qxc6 ({Black´s
main trick is revealed after} 17. Bxc6 Qe6 $1 18. gxf3 Qg6+ {and White must
play} 19. Bg5 {to survive with a slight minus.}) 17... Be2 $1 {Attacks and
counter attacks flow back and forth, but Black gets the last word.} 18. Qxe8
Rbxe8 ({perhaps even more exact is} 18... Rfxe8 19. Bc6 Bxf1 20. Bxe8 Bxg2 21.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Kxg2 {[%cal Yb8b2]} Ke6 $15 {0-1 Goletiani,R-Lomineishvili,M/
Tbilisi 1998/EXT 2002 (35)}) 19. Bc6 Bxf1 20. Bxe8 Bxg2 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Kxg2
Ke6 23. Rc1 Rf7 24. Nc3 Nf6 25. Re1 Ba5 26. Bg5+ Kd7 27. h3 Nd5 28. Rc1 Rf5 29.
Be3 Ke6 30. Kg3 Bxc3 31. bxc3 Nxe3 32. Re1 Kd5 33. Rxe3 $11 Rf7 34. f4 Kc4 35.
Kg4 g6 36. h4 h6 37. Rh3 Rf6 38. Re3 c6 39. Rh3 Kb3 40. Re3 Kc4 41. Rh3 Kb3 42.
Re3 d5 43. Rh3 Kb2 44. Re3 Kc2 45. Rh3 Kd2 46. Rg3 Ke2 47. Rh3 Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.10.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2002.10.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 f5 8.
Nc3 a6 9. Qe2 b5 10. O-O-O b4 11. Na4 Qd5 12. c4 Qa5 13. b3 Bd7 14. Nc5 Bxc5
15. dxc5 Nc6 16. Ng5 Rd8 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Qh5+ Kg7 19. Qg5+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.10.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2002.10.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nc6 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. cxd4 Rc8 12. Qd2 Bd6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O Re8
15. Rfd1 Na5 16. Qe2 f5 17. d5 exd5 18. e5 g6 19. Bb5 Re6 20. Qd2 Bc5 21. Qf4
Qc7 22. Rac1 a6 23. Bf1 Qg7 24. h4 h6 25. a4 Kh7 26. Rc2 Nc4 27. Bxc4 dxc4 28.
Rxc4 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Rc2 Be4 31. Rcd2 Rc7 32. Nd4 Bxd4 33. Rxd4 g5 34.
hxg5 Qxg5 35. Qxg5 hxg5 36. f3 Bc2 37. R1d2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Valdes Romero, Leonardo"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Costa Rica"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. b3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Bb2 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. e3 d4
9. exd4 cxd4 10. a3 e5 11. d3 a5 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Nbd2 Re8 14. Rc1 Rb8 15. Qe2
f6 16. Nh4 Nc5 17. Bd5+ Be6 18. Bxe6+ Nxe6 19. Qg4 Nc5 20. Nf5 g6 21. Nxe7+
Rxe7 22. Qf3 Re6 23. Qd5 Qe7 24. Qf3 f5 25. Rb1 Rf8 26. Rf1 e4 27. dxe4 fxe4
28. Qg4 Ne5 29. Qe2 Qd7 30. Kh1 Nf3 31. Rfd1 Nd3 32. Nxf3 Rxf3 33. Rf1 Re5 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belarus"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 e5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. a4 O-O 8. a5 Re8
9. Nbd2 Na6 10. b3 b5 11. axb6 axb6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nc7 15.
Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Qa1 c5 17. N4f3 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Rd1 Re2 20. Nd2 d5 21. Nc4
Rxc2 22. Ne3 Rxb2 23. Qxb2 Ne4 24. Qc2 Nc3 25. Rd3 Qa8 26. Rxc3 Qa1+ 27. Qc1
Bxc3 28. Qxa1 Bxa1 29. Nxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.30"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Bb2 Be7 10. h4 h5 11. Bd3 a5 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. Nc3 Be6 14. b5 a4 15. Qd3
Na7 16. O-O Rc8 17. Bc1 Rc4 18. Rd1 Nxb5 19. Ne2 Qc6 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 Nc3
22. Nxc3 Rxc3 23. Qe2 g6 24. Rd3 O-O 25. Rad1 Rc8 26. Rxc3 Qxc3 27. Qb5 Qb3 28.
Rb1 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Qxb5 30. Rxb5 Rc4 31. Rxb7 Rxd4 32. Nxe6 fxe6 33. Re7 Rxh4+
34. Kg3 Re4 35. Rxe6 Kf7 36. Rf6+ Ke7 37. Rxg6 Rg4+ 38. Rxg4 fxg4 39. Kf4 Kf7
40. f3 gxf3 41. Kxf3 Ke6 42. Kf4 h4 43. Kg4 Kxe5 44. Kxh4 Kf4 45. g3+ Ke4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.10.31"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 $5 Be7 7. Rc1 {Keeping
an eye over c7.} O-O 8. e3 Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 $6 ({Still I am for} 10.
Bb5 $142 c6 11. Ba4 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O f5 (13... Ndf6 14. Qe2) (13...
Rac8 14. b4) 14. Ne2 $14) 10... c5 11. O-O Ne4 12. Bxe7 (12. Bf4 Nxc3 13. Rxc3
c4 14. Bf5 $13) 12... Qxe7 13. dxc5 $6 {Maybe this is too early for this.} (13.
Qe2 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 c4 15. Bf5 g6 (15... b5 16. b4) 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 $13) 13... bxc5
14. Qe2 Rab8 $1 {prevents Ba6 forever.} (14... Nxc3 15. Rxc3 c4 16. Bc2 $14)
15. Bxe4 $2 {Why was that?} (15. Rfd1 Ndf6 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 Bc8 18. Rc2
Bg4 19. Nd5 Bxe2 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Rdc1 Bd3 22. Rxc5 Rxb2 23. Nc4 Rb7 24. Nf5
Nd7 25. Rc6 $11) 15... dxe4 16. Nd2 f5 $17 {There are a lot of holes in whites
camp starting with d3.} 17. f3 Qe6 $1 (17... exf3 18. Nxf3 Rbe8 19. Rce1 {
is more or less equal.}) 18. b4 $1 {Almost the only way to deal with black's
threats.} exf3 19. Nxf3 Kh8 $1 {A good practical decision since if black goes
for the pawn it is almost impossible to convert the advantage.} (19... Bxf3 20.
Qxf3 cxb4 21. axb4 Rxb4 22. Qd5 $1 Rb6 23. Ra1 (23. Rb1 Rf7) 23... a6 24. Rab1
Rd6 25. Qxe6+ Rxe6 26. Rb7 Nc5 27. Rc7 $44) 20. b5 Rbe8 21. Na4 $1 f4 $1 {
Very impressive, a pawn on e3 will be very annoying for white.} (21... Qb3 22.
Nxc5 Nxc5 23. Rxc5 Rxe3 24. Qc2 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 Rxa3 26. Rc7 $11) 22. Nxc5 Nxc5
23. Rxc5 fxe3 24. Rc3 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Qe5 26. Rfc1 $6 {This is pretty bad, white
could keep the balance by} (26. Rb3 Re6 27. Re1 Rfe8 28. Kh1 Qc5 29. Rd1 h6 30.
a4 $15) 26... h6 27. Kh1 Rf5 28. a4 Re7 29. Rd3 $6 {Another inaccuracy.} (29.
Rc8+ Kh7 30. R8c4 Qd5 31. Kg2 Rg5+ 32. Kh1 Qd2 33. R4c2 $15) 29... Qf4 $1 {
Trouble is coming.} 30. Rb1 $2 ({Despite of being low on time I have
calculated that} 30. a5 $2 Rxb5 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Qxb5 Qxf3+ 33. Kg1 Re6 $19 {
is lost.}) (30. Re1 $1 Rfe5 (30... Qxa4 $6 31. Rxe3 Rxe3 32. Qxe3 Qxb5 33. Qxa7
Qd5 34. Qb8+ Kh7 35. Qb2 Rxf3 36. Qg2 $11) 31. a5 Qb4 (31... Rxb5 32. Rxe3 Qxe3
33. Qxe3 Rxe3 34. Rxe3 Rxa5 35. Kg2 $11) 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Qc2+ g6 34. Rg1 R5e6
35. Qc8 Qb2 36. f4 e2 37. Re1 Qg7 38. Rf8 $17 {and white is still in the game.}
) 30... Kh7 31. a5 Qc4 32. b6 (32. Rd2 $2 exd2 33. Qxc4 Re1+ 34. Kg2 Rxb1 35.
Qc2 d1=Q 36. Qxf5+ Kg8 37. Qc8+ Kf7 38. Qf5+ Ke8 39. Qe5+ Kd7 $17) 32... Rxa5
$1 $19 {Black conducts the game with great accuracy.} (32... Rxf3 $2 33. Qxf3
Qxd3 34. Re1 Qc3 35. Rg1 Qf6 36. Qxf6 gxf6 37. Rb1 $11) 33. Rxe3 $6 (33. b7
Rxb7 34. Rxb7 Ra1+ 35. Kg2 Ra2 36. Kf1 Rxe2 37. Kxe2 a5 38. Rbb3 Qc2+ 39. Kxe3
Qxh2 40. f4 {had more chances to hold.}) 33... Qxe2 34. Rxe2 Rxe2 35. b7 Re8
36. b8=Q Rxb8 37. Rxb8 Ra2 $1 {Now white is dead meat with his king on h1.} 38.
f4 Kg6 39. Rf8 $1 {The best try!} a5 {Apart from this black had another
winning move.} (39... h5 $5 40. h4 (40. f5+ Kg5 41. Rf7 a5 42. Rxg7+ Kxf5 43.
h4 a4 44. Rg5+ Kf4 45. Rxh5 a3 46. Ra5 Kg3 47. Rg5+ Kxh4 48. Ra5 Kg3 $19) 40...
Ra5 $1 $19) 40. f5+ Kg5 41. Rf7 a4 42. h4+ Kg4 43. Rxg7+ Kxf5 44. h5 Kf4 $1 {
Very strong this forces whites rook to go to a line and after which black will
collect the pawn due to mating threats and the resulting R+(Pa+Ph) vs R ending
is winning.} (44... a3 $2 45. Rg3 $1 {And white achieves the Vancura position.}
Kf4 46. Rc3 Kg4 47. Kg1 (47. Rc5 Rb2) 47... Kxh5 48. Rb3 Kg4 49. Rb4+ Kf3 50.
Rb3+ Ke2 51. Rh3 Kd1 52. Rf3 Kc1 53. Rf1+ Kb2 54. Rf2+ Kb3 55. Rf3+ Kc4 56.
Rf4+ Kd5 57. Rf3 Ra1+ 58. Kg2 Kc4 59. Rf4+ Kd3 60. Rf3+ Ke4 61. Rb3 $11) 45.
Kg1 a3 46. Ra7 Ke4 $2 {This does not spoil the things yet but black king's
walk to the queenside makes things more difficult.} (46... Kg3 $1 47. Rg7+ (47.
Kf1 Rf2+ 48. Kg1 Rf3 49. Ra6 (49. Ra4 Rb3 50. Kf1 Rb1+ 51. Ke2 Ra1 $19 {
and white king cannot return to his safe heaven.} 52. Kd2 a2 53. Kc2 Rh1 54.
Kb2 a1=Q+ 55. Rxa1 Rxa1 56. Kxa1 Kg4 57. Kb2 Kxh5 58. Kc3 Kg4 59. Kd2 Kf3 60.
Ke1 Kg2 {wins by one tempo.}) 49... Rb3 50. Kf1 Rb1+ 51. Ke2 Ra1 52. Kd3 a2 53.
Kc2 Rf1 {is the same.}) 47... Kh4 48. Ra7 Kxh5 $19) 47. Ra8 Kd4 48. Rd8+ Kc3
49. Rc8+ Kd2 50. Ra8 $8 (50. Kf2 Rc2) 50... Kc1 51. Ra6 Kb1 (51... Kc2 {
is still simpler. Now the problem for white is even if his king walks up to 3
rank black rook will cut it from the fourth and it is still winning for black.}
52. Kf2 Kb3+ 53. Kg3 Rd2 $1 54. Rb6+ (54. Rxh6 Rd4 55. Rb6+ Rb4 56. Rf6 a2 57.
Rf1 Kb2 $19) (54. Kf4 a2 55. Kf5 Rd4 $19) 54... Kc2 55. Rc6+ Kb1 56. Rxh6 a2
57. Ra6 Rd4 58. Rb6+ Kc2 59. Ra6 Kb3 60. h6 Ra4 61. Rb6+ Kc4 62. Rc6+ Kd5 63.
Rc1 a1=Q 64. Rxa1 Rxa1 $19) 52. Kf1 Kc2 53. Kg2 Kb3+ 54. Kg3 Ra1 $4 {This
should have thrown away the draw in mutual time trouble GM Grischuk had 12
seconds at this very moment.} (54... Rd2 $1 55. Rb6+ Ka4 56. Ra6+ Kb4 57. Rb6+
Ka5 58. Rb8 (58. Re6 a2 59. Re1 Kb4 60. Kf4 Rb2 61. Ra1 Ka3 62. Kf5 Rb1 $19)
58... Rd5 59. Kg4 Ka4 60. Re8 a2 61. Re1 Ra5 $19) 55. Rxh6 $11 {Now it is one
of the simplest draws.} Rg1+ {Bringing the king even upper.} (55... a2 56. Ra6
Rc1 57. Rxa2 Kxa2 58. Kf4 Rg1 59. Kf5 $11) 56. Kf4 a2 57. Ra6 (57. Rb6+ Kc4 58.
Ra6 a1=Q 59. Rxa1 Rxa1 60. h6 Kd5 61. Kf5 $8 {black's king should be elbowed.}
Ra6 62. Kg5 Ke5 63. h7 Ra8 64. Kg6 $11) 57... Rc1 (57... a1=Q 58. Rxa1 Rxa1 59.
Kf5 $11) 58. Ra8 $4 {Unfucking believable. Here one of the strangest things
happened to my horror. I was conditioned to take the pawn after its promotion
and} (58. Rxa2 {Simplest, it even pushes black's king one row away.} Kxa2 59.
Kg5 $11 (59. h6 Kb3 (59... Rg1 60. Kf5 $11) (59... Rc5 60. Kg4 $11) 60. Kg5 $11
)) ({after} 58. Kg5 Rc5+ 59. Kg6 Rc6+ 60. Rxc6 a1=Q 61. h6 $11 {I was all of a
sudden concerned about this, so in the nick of the time I wanted to avoid this
ending which is absolutely drawn. So that is why I have stupidly moved my rook
out of the 6th.} Qg1+ 62. Kf7 Qa7+ 63. Kg6 $11) ({The following is equally
stupid.} 58. h6 $4 Rc4+ 59. Kg5 Ra4 $19) (58. Rb6+ $5 {Even giving a moronic
check does not lose.} Kc3 59. Rc6+ Kd2 60. Ra6 a1=Q 61. Rxa1 Rxa1 62. h6 Rh1
63. Kg5 Ke3 64. Kg6 Kf4 65. h7 Rg1+ 66. Kf7 $11) 58... Rc4+ 59. Kg5 Ra4 $19 60.
Rb8+ Ka3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.01"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Nbd2 Ba7 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
d6 9. Nf1 d5 10. Qe2 dxe4 11. dxe4 Qe7 12. N3h2 Be6 13. Ng4 Bxb3 14. axb3 Qe6
15. b4 Ne7 16. Ng3 Ne8 17. Ne3 Nd6 18. Qg4 Qg6 19. Nef5 Rfe8 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21.
Nf5 Rd7 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. Nxd6 Rxd6 24. Ke2 c6 25. Bg5 f6 26. Bh4 Rad8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.02"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. Bc1 c5 14. b3 Nb6 15.
Nbd2 Rc8 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. d5 Nfd7 19. Nf1 Re8 20. Ng3 Bf6 21. Rb1 b4
22. Re2 h6 23. Ne1 Bh4 24. Kh2 Bxg3+ 25. Kxg3 Nf6 26. f3 c4 27. Bb2 Qe7 28. Qd4
c3 29. Qxb6 cxb2 30. Qd4 Rc3 31. Rxb2 a5 32. Bd3 Qb7 33. h4 Re5 34. Rbc2 Rxc2
35. Rxc2 h5 36. g5 Nxd5 37. f4 Re8 38. exd5 Rxe1 39. f5 Qd7 40. fxg6 Rh1 41.
gxf7+ Kf8 42. Rh2 Rd1 43. Re2 Rh1 44. Re8+ Kxf7 45. Bg6+ Kxg6 46. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.04"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Qxc8 13. Bd4 c5 14. Be5
Rb6 15. Qd3 d6 16. Bc3 O-O 17. b3 Qc6 18. f3 Rc8 19. Kh1 Qb7 20. Rad1 c4 21.
bxc4 Nd7 22. f4 Nc5 23. Qd4 e5 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Qxe5 Bf6 26. Qf5 g6 27. Qh3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.05"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Xu, Jun"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Bb7 8. Bg2
a6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. axb5 Bd5 12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qb3 Bd5 14. Qc2 Be4 15.
Qb3 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.06"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Na3 Ng6 8. h4
cxd4 9. cxd4 Bxa3 10. bxa3 h6 11. h5 Nge7 12. O-O Na5 13. Rb1 Bc6 14. Bd3 Nc4
15. Nh4 Qa5 16. Qg4 Kd7 17. Rb4 Rag8 18. f4 f5 19. exf6 gxf6 20. Qe2 Nd6 21. f5
exf5 22. Nxf5 Nexf5 23. Bxf5+ Nxf5 24. Rxf5 Qd8 25. Rb3 Rh7 26. Qf3 Re8 27.
Rxf6 Kc8 28. Rxc6+ bxc6 29. Qg4+ Qd7 30. Qg3 Kd8 31. Bxh6 Rxh6 32. Rb8+ Ke7 33.
Qg7+ Kd6 34. Qxh6+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.08"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nbd2 Nxf3+ 12. Nxf3 Bb7 13. e5 Nd7 14. Bf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-35"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.10"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2002.10.26"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nb3 Be7 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. Na5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 c4 8. O-O
cxd3 9. cxd3 c5 10. Be3 b6 11. d4 cxd4 12. Bxd4 O-O 13. Qa4 Qd7 14. Qb4 Qd6 15.
Qb5 Qd7 16. Qe2 Qb7 17. Rad1 Bd7 18. Ne5 Rad8 19. Ng4 Bc6 20. Nxf6+ exf6 21. f3
Rd6 22. Be3 Rfd8 23. Rxd6 Rxd6 24. Rd1 Qd7 25. Rxd6 Qxd6 26. Qa6 Qd7 27. a4 f5
28. exf5 gxf5 29. Qc4 h6 30. b3 Kh7 31. Ne2 Qd1+ 32. Kf2 Bd5 33. Qf4 Qc2 34.
Kg3 Qxe2 35. Qxf5+ Kg8 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. Qc8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Rd4 d5 14. cxd5 exd5
15. Rdd1 Nce4 16. Rac1 Bc5 17. Nd4 Re8 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qd3 Qd8 20. Qf3 a5 21.
Be3 Nd6 22. Bf4 Ne4 23. Be3 Nd6 24. Bf4 Ne4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bf4 dxc4
15. Bxc4 Bd6 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Ng5 Bg6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. h4 Qe7 20. Qg4 h6 21.
Nf3 $146 {It is one more attempt of White to get an advantage. He tries to get
control over the "c"-line.} (21. Nh3 {[%cal Yh3f4,Yf4d5]} Qe4 (21... Qf6 22.
Re1 Bf5 23. Qf3 Kf8 $5 24. Nf4 Bd7 25. g3 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. Qe4 $40 {
1-0 Anand,V-Karpov,A/Prague 2002/CBM 89/[Hecht/Stohl] (59)}) 22. Qg3 Na5 23.
Ba2 Qd3 24. Rf1 Qxg3 25. fxg3 Rc8 26. h5 Bd3 27. Bxf7+ Kf8 28. Rf2 Ke7 29. Bd5
Rf8 30. Nf4 Bh7 31. Ba2 Kd7 32. Ne6 Rxf2 33. Kxf2 Bg8 34. Nf8+ Ke8 35. Bxg8
Kxf8 36. Bd5 Ke7 37. Ke3 Kf6 38. Kf4 Nc6 39. Bxc6 bxc6 40. c4 Ke6 41. g4 Kf6
42. g5+ hxg5+ 43. Kg4 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Adams,M/Halkidiki 2002/CBM 92 no vc (43)}
) 21... Qe4 (21... Na5 $5 22. Bd5 Bd3 23. Re1 Qc7 24. Qg3 Bc4 25. Be4 Be6 $132)
22. Qg3 Rd8 (22... Na5 23. Re1 Qc6 24. Ba2 Bh5 (24... Bd3 25. Ne5 dxe5 26. Qxd3
$16) 25. Nd2 $14) (22... Qc2 $5 23. Re1 (23. Ne1 Qb2 24. Ra2 Qc1 $1 (24... Qb1
25. Re2 $14) 25. Re2 (25. Qxg6 Qxe1+ 26. Kh2 Ne5 $3 27. dxe5 d5 $1 28. Bxd5
Qxe5+ 29. Qg3 Qxd5 $15) 25... Nxd4 26. Bxf7+ Bxf7 27. cxd4 Qc4 $11) 23... Bh5
24. Re3 Qa4 $132) 23. Re1 Qf5 (23... Qc2 24. Bd5 Bh5 25. Qf4 $1 {/\} Qxc3 26.
g4 $16) 24. Ba2 Qf6 (24... Kf8 $5) 25. Nh2 (25. Bd5 $5 $36) 25... Qf5 26. Ng4
Kf8 27. Bb1 Qh5 28. Qf4 Bxb1 29. Rxb1 Rd7 $1 30. Ne3 Ne7 $1 31. g3 $6 (31. Qe4
Qg6 $11) (31. c4 $5 Qg6 32. Rb5 Qd3 $132) 31... Nd5 $11 32. Nxd5 Qxd5 33. Re1
Re7 $11 34. Rxe7 Kxe7 35. Qe3+ Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. e4 c5 15.
exd5 exd5 16. dxc5 d4 17. Bb2 bxc5 18. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. Bg5 Bxg5 12. Nxg5 Ke7 13. Rd3 h6 14.
Nge4 Rd8 15. Rxd8 Kxd8 16. Rd1+ Ke7 17. f4 Ne3 18. Rd2 Bf5 19. Ng3 Bh7 20. Kf2
Ng4+ 21. Kg1 Ne3 22. Kf2 Nc4 23. Rd4 b5 24. b3 Na3 25. Nce4 Nxc2 26. Rd2 Bxe4
27. Nxe4 Nb4 28. a3 Nd5 29. Kf3 a5 30. Rc2 Kd7 31. Nc5+ Ke8 32. f5 Nb6 33. e6
a4 34. bxa4 Nxa4 35. exf7+ Kxf7 36. Ne6 Nb6 37. Rxc6 Rxa3+ 38. Ke2 Nd5 39. Nxc7
Nf4+ 40. Kf2 b4 41. Rc4 Ra2+ 42. Kf3 Nd3 43. Ke3 Ne1 44. Nd5 Nxg2+ 45. Ke4 b3
46. Rc7+ Kg8 47. Rc8+ Kh7 48. Rc7 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O (6. Nd2 {Is another
popular line.}) 6... Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 {This logical move can be
reasonable alternative to the main 8...exf4} (8... exf4 9. Bxf4 h6 10. Nf3 Be6
{is the main line. The practice shows, that white has good chances to fight
for the opening adventage here.} 11. Nd5 (11. Qd2 d5 $1 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5
Bxd5 14. Rae1 Re8 15. Kh1 Bxf3 16. Rxf3 Nd4 $11 {0.5-0.5 Drozdov,I-Landa,K/
Noyabrsk 1995}) 11... Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb4 (12... Na5 13. Nh4 $1 Nxc4 14. dxc4 Qd7
15. Bd2 Qg4 16. Nf5 Rfe8 17. Rf3 Kh7 18. Qf1 $36 {1-0 Kovalev,A-Sveshnikov,E/
Rowy 1999}) 13. Bd2 Nbxd5 14. Nh4 Nc7 15. Nf5 d5 16. Bb3 $36 {-see comments to
Macieja,B-Bobras,P/POL-ch 59th Warsaw 2002[Postny]}) 9. Qe1 exf4 (9... Nd4 $6
10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Qh4 $1 h6 12. Nxf7 Rxf7 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Qxg4 Nxc2 15. Rb1
Qd4+ 16. Kh1 Qxd3 17. Bxh6 $2 (17. Qe2 $16) 17... gxh6 18. Rbd1 Qa6 19. Nd5 Rd8
20. Rf3 Rxd5 21. exd5 Nd4 $13 {0.5-0.5 Gdanski,J-Tomczak,R/POL-ch 59th Warsaw
2002}) 10. Bxf4 Nd4 11. Qd2 Qd7 (11... h6 12. Nh3 $5 Qd7 13. Bg3 {[%cal Gh3f4]}
Bxh3 14. gxh3 Qxh3 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 $44 {[%csl Gd5,Rf7][%cal Gc2c3,Gf1f7]}
) 12. a4 (12. h3 Bh5 13. Kh2 b5 14. Bb3 Nxb3 15. axb3 b4 16. Ne2 d5 17. e5 Ne8
{[%cal Ge8c7,Gc7e6]} 18. Nf3 Nc7 19. Bg5 f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22.
Nfg1 Qd6+ {0.5-0.5 Nikolenko,O-Neverov,V/Czestochowa op 1992}) 12... h6 13. Nf3
(13. Nh3 {is not actual now:} Bxh3 14. gxh3 Qxh3 15. Kh1 Nh5 16. Nd5 Bg5 $1 {
[%csl Rg3][%cal Gh5g3]}) 13... Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Be6 (14... Bh3 $6 15. Rf2 Be6 $2
16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qxh6 $18 {[%cal Gf2g2]}) 15. Kh1 {[%cal Gf1g1]} Kh7 {[%csl
Rh6][%cal Gh7h6]} 16. Bb5 $6 {After this move black is out of danger.} (16.
Rae1 $142 $1 Bd8 (16... Rfe8 $4 17. Bb5) 17. Bb5 $1 Qc7 18. d4 $14) 16... Qd8
17. d4 cxd4 18. Ne2 (18. Qxd4 Nh5 19. Be3 Bf6 20. Qd3 Be5 $1 21. f4 $140 Bxc3
22. Qxc3 f5 $1 23. Bd3 Bd7 $1 $15 {[%cal Gd7c6]}) 18... Nh5 19. Bg3 Nxg3+ (
19... a6 $1 20. Bd3 Nxg3+ 21. hxg3 Qb6 22. a5 Qc5 $15) 20. hxg3 Bg5 (20... Bg5
21. f4 Bf6 22. Nxd4 a6 23. Be2 $11) (20... a6 $142 {-19...a6}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 Rg8 14. g3 Rg5
15. Qd1 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. c3 Qb6 18. Nc2 e4 19. Be2 f4 $5 {Very sensible
solution, black is improving his situation with the elimination of the
unpleasant pawn d5.} 20. Qd2 (20. gxf4 Rxd5 21. Qc1 Rc5 22. f3 d5 $11) 20...
Rxd5 21. Qxf4 Re5 (21... Rf5 22. Qxe4 Qxf2+ 23. Kd1 Rd5+ 24. Bd3 f5 25. Qe2
Qxe2+ 26. Kxe2 $14) 22. O-O Bg7 23. Kh1 b4 $2 {[%mdl 32] Strategic mistake,
since after swap of the pawn white squared bishop of Grischuk will become very
active.} (23... d5 24. Rad1 Qg6 $11) 24. c4 $1 (24. Nxb4 a5 25. Bc4 f5 (25...
d5 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Qxe4+ Qe6 29. Qxh7 $13) 26. Qg5 Kf8 $15)
24... d5 (24... b3 25. Ne3 (25. axb3 Qxb3 26. Qd2 $14) 25... h5 26. f3 Ng6 27.
Nd5 Qd4 28. Qc1 Rc8 29. Nc3 $14) 25. Rad1 Rd8 26. cxd5 Nxd5 (26... Rdxd5 27.
Qg4 $1 Kf8 28. Ne3 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 $16) 27. Qh4 Qg6 (27... b3 28. Qxh7 $5 (28.
axb3 Qg6 29. Ne3 $14) 28... bxc2 29. Qxg7 Qxb2 30. Rc1 Rd6 31. Rxc2 Qxc2 32.
Qxe5+ Re6 33. Qb8+ $16) 28. Ne3 Bf6 29. Qh3 Nxe3 (29... Be7 30. Nc4 Rf5 31. f4
$1 exf3 32. Bxf3 $16) 30. Rxd8+ Bxd8 (30... Kxd8 31. fxe3 Re6 32. Bc4 Rd6 33.
Bxa6 $1 $16) 31. fxe3 Rc5 32. b3 $1 a5 (32... Rc2 $2 33. Bh5 $18) 33. Bc4 {
In this technical position black has palpable weaknesses and no counterplay,
the defense will be very unpleasant affair.} Bf6 (33... f5 34. Be2 Ke7 35. g4
$1 fxg4 36. Bxg4 $16) 34. Rf4 Ke7 35. Qf1 (35. Qg2 Re5 36. Qd2 $16) 35... Re5
36. Qd1 Rc5 37. Bd5 Bb2 (37... Qg5 38. Bxe4 Be5 39. Rf3 $16) 38. Bxf7 Qd6 (
38... Qc6 39. Bc4 $16) 39. Qe2 (39. Rxe4+ Re5 40. Rxe5+ Qxe5 41. Qf3 $16) 39...
Rc1+ 40. Kg2 Be5 (40... Qd1 41. Qb5 Rc2+ 42. Kh3 Qd7+ 43. Qxd7+ Kxd7 44. Rxe4
$16) 41. Rf5 Bf6 (41... Rc5 42. Bc4 $16) 42. Bd5 Qd7 (42... Rc5 43. Qh5 Kd8 44.
Qxh7 Rc2+ 45. Kh3 $18) 43. Qh5 $1 {White is going for the decisive attack, the
counterplay of black will be refuted in a very ellegant way.} Rc2+ 44. Kf1 (44.
Kh3 Kd8 45. Bxe4 Rxa2 46. Qh6 $18) 44... Rc1+ 45. Ke2 Kd8 (45... Rc2+ 46. Kd1
Rc8 47. Qf7+ $18) 46. Rxf6 Qb5+ 47. Kd2 Qc5 (47... Qd3+ 48. Kxc1 Qxe3+ 49. Kd1
Qd4+ 50. Ke2 Qd3+ 51. Kf2 Qd4+ 52. Kg2 Qxf6 53. Bxe4 $18) (47... Ra1 48. Rf8+
Kc7 49. Qe5+ $18) 48. Rd6+ $1 (48. Rd6+ Qxd6 (48... Ke7 49. Qe5+ Kf8 50. Rd8#)
49. Qg5+ Kc7 50. Kxc1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Rogozenko} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 ({The Sveshnikov, which was very popular in
Wijk, arises also after the move order} 2... e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3
Nc6 6. Ndb5 ({Here Black has to reckon seriously with the line} 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7.
e5 Nd5 8. Ne4) 6... d6 (6... Bb4 {is the older move, which has recently been
revived by Kramnik and ao. Grischuk himself.}) 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 {Here both
opponents have an extra move, useful for time-trouble addicts.}) 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Nf6 ({The "Kalashnikov" also appeared in Wijk:} 4... e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3
({The main alternative is the more positional} 6. c4) 6... a6 7. Na3 Nf6 (7...
b5 8. Nd5 Nce7 9. c4 $1 $14 {has recently been causing Black some trouble, so
he returns to the main line...}) 8. Nc4 $5 {An interesting and quite promising
alternative.} (8. Bg5 {-4...Nf6,B33 is the main line.}) 8... b5 (8... Be6 9.
Bg5 $36 {is downrated by current theory.}) 9. Ne3 Be7 ({Youthfully reckless is
} 9... b4 $6 10. Ncd5 Nxe4 11. a3 $1 bxa3 12. Rxa3 g6 13. c3 Bd7 14. Nc4 Rb8
15. Be3 f5 16. Bb6 Rxb6 17. Ncxb6 Bh6 18. Bd3 O-O 19. Bxe4 fxe4 20. O-O $16 {
/+-,Anand,V-Ponomariov,R/Wijk aan Zee/2003/}) 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Rb8 12. Ncd5
Nxd5 13. exd5 (13. Nxd5 Bg5 $5 $11) 13... Na5 {This seems to be the critical
position.} {White should play more directly against the פa5, perhaps} 14. Bd2
$5 $14 ({Too soft was} 14. a4 b4 15. Bd2 f5 16. c3 bxc3 17. Bxc3 e4 18. Bc2 Bf6
19. g3 Bd7 20. Rb1 Nb7 $15 {1/2,Shirov,A-Ivanchuk,V/Wijk aan Zee/2003/})) 5.
Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 ({The positional alternative} 9.
Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 {was championed in Wijk by J.Polgar, but without
much success:} {Black can even make it more difficult for White to realize a4,
after} Rb8 (11... Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bc4 (15. Bb5 Ne7
16. Ncb4 Bd7 17. Nxe7+ Bxe7 18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Qd5 Be6 20. Qd3 Bd7 21. Qd5 Be6 $11
{Polgar,J-Shirov,A/Wijk aan Zee/2003/}) 15... Rb8 16. b3 Kh8 17. O-O f5 18.
exf5 Bxf5 19. Qe2 Bg6 20. Bd3 Be8 21. Ra3 Ne7 22. Be4 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Qb6 $132 {
Polgar,J-Topalov,A/Wijk aan Zee/2003/}) 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a3 {the relatively
fresh idea} Ne7 $5 {gave Black a pleasant _|_ after} 14. Nxe7 Qxe7 15. Nb4 Qd7
16. Bd3 O-O 17. O-O Qb7 18. a4 $6 a5 19. Nd5 bxa4 20. Qxa4 Be6 21. Bc4 Qxb2 22.
Ra2 Qb7 23. Qxa5 Qc6 24. Ra4 Ra8 25. Qb5 Qxb5 26. Bxb5 Rxa4 27. Bxa4 Bxd5 28.
exd5 Ra8 $15 {Polgar,J-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee/2003/}) 9... gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 ({
The newer alternative} 10... Bg7 {is in a crisis due to Anand's resourceful
novelty:} 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5 15. Qf3 bxc4 16. Nxc4
d5 17. exd5 e4 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. d6 Qf6 20. Bc2 f4 21. Qh3 Rac8 22. b3 Qg5 23. d7
$1 $146 (23. Rad1 $143 f5 $44 {|^}) 23... Rc6 (23... Rcd8 $2 24. Nd6 $18) (
23... Rc7 $142 24. Rad1 $36) 24. Bxe4 Rh6 25. Qf5 Qh4 26. h3 Rh5 (26... Rf6 $2
27. d8=Q Rxd8 28. Qa5 Bxe4 29. Qxd8+ Bf8 30. f3 Bf5 {1-0,Anand,V-Kasimdzhanov,
R/FIDE Cup Hyderabad/2002/}) 27. Qg4 Bxe4 28. Qxh4 Rxh4 29. Rad1 Rd8 30. Rfe1
f5 (30... Bc6 31. Rd6 Bxd7 32. Red1 $18) 31. f3 Bc3 32. Re2 Bc6 33. Rc2 $1 (33.
Rd6 Rxd7 $1 34. Rxc6 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Be1 $13) 33... Bf6 34. Nb6 Rh6 35. Rd6 $18 {
wins the piece back and the _|_ with an extra P should be a matter of
technique.}) 11. Bd3 {The Sveshnikov is so popular due to the sharp imbalance
of positional factors, typical for modern chess-Black with his ^^ and central
P-mass seeks to compensate his miserable pawn structure.} ({In Wijk we saw
also the alternative} 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 (12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 O-O 14. exf5
Bxd5 15. f6 e4 16. fxg7 Re8 17. Be2 Re5 18. Qh6 b4 19. Nc2 bxc3 20. bxc3 Qg5
21. Qxg5 Rxg5 22. O-O Be6 23. Rfd1 Rc5 24. Rxd6 Rxc3 25. Ne3 Nb4 26. a4 Nc2 27.
Nxc2 $11 {1/2,Anand,V-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee/2003/}) 12... Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 (
13... O-O 14. Nce3 Be6 15. Bd3 f5 16. O-O e4 17. Nf4 Bf7 18. Bc2 Be5 19. g3 Ne7
20. Bb3 Bxf4 21. gxf4 Ng6 22. Kh1 $1 $36 {>>->,Jansa,V-Babula,V/CZE-chT/2001/})
14. a4 (14. Nce3 Ne7 $1 {doesn't allow White to get in Bd3 so easily.}) (14. g3
{is the other main alternative}) 14... O-O 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nce3
{But Black has a more reliable way:} Qb7 (17... Nd4 18. Nc7 $1 Qa2 19. Nxe6
Nxe6 20. Bd3 Qxb2 21. O-O $36 {Black has lost his control over the light
squares and is in serious danger:} Nc5 (21... Qxc3 $2 22. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 23.
Qh5+ Bh6 (23... Kg8 24. Nd5 $18) 24. Ng4 Qd2 25. f4 $18 {->}) 22. Bf5 e4 23.
Nd5 Re8 24. Qg4 Kf8 25. Bxh7 $14 {|^,Topalov,V-Grischuk,A/Wijk aan Zee/2003/})
18. g4 Ne7 19. Bg2 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Qe7 21. h4 Rc8 22. g5 Rc5 23. Be4 d5 $1 24.
Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 e4 26. Ke2 Qe5 27. Bb3 Qc7 28. Qg1 b4 $44 {Kasparov,G-Leko,
P/Wijk aan Zee/2000/}) ({Earlier Shirov used to play} 11. Bxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 {
but according to current theory} Ra4 13. b4 Qh4 14. O-O Rg8 $1 15. c3 f4 {
gives White at best a draw after} 16. Qxa4 Rxg2+ 17. Kxg2 Qg4+ $11) 11... Be6
12. O-O ({Only a day earlier Grischuk was on the other side of the board and
preferred} 12. Qh5 Rg8 ({Less dynamic and objectively weaker is the older
continuation} 12... Bg7 13. O-O f4 14. c4 $14) 13. g3 Rg5 (13... Nd4 {and}) (
13... Rg4 {are also far from being completely refuted.}) 14. Qd1 $1 (14. Qxh7
$6 Nd4 $44 {gives Black excellent compensation.}) 14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16.
c3 e4 (16... Qb6 $146 17. Nc2 e4 (17... Qc5 18. a4 $1 Qxd5 19. f3 e4 20. Be2
$14 {regains the P with an advantage.}) 18. Be2 f4 19. Qd2 Rxd5 20. Qxf4 Re5
21. O-O Bg7 22. Kh1 (22. Rad1 $5) 22... b4 23. c4 $14 {Grischuk,A-Krasenkow,M/
Wijk aan Zee/2003/}) 17. f4 (17. Be2 f4 18. Qd2 (18. Nxb5 Rxd5 19. Nd4 Bg7 $13)
18... Nxd5 19. gxf4 Rf5 20. Bg4 Rxf4 (20... e3 21. Qd3 exf2+ 22. Kf1 Rxf4 23.
Bf3 (23. Qxd5 Rxg4 24. Qc6+ Ke7 25. Qb7+ $11) 23... Ne7 $8 24. Bc6+ $1 Nxc6 25.
Qe3+ Ne5 26. Qxf4 $14) 21. Qxd5 Rxg4 22. f3 Rg6 $5 $13) 17... Rg8 18. Be2 Qb6
19. Nc2 Bg7 20. Qd2 Bf6 21. a3 Kf8 22. Kf1 Kg7 23. Kg2 Rgc8 24. Rhg1 a5 25. Kh1
Rg8 26. Bh5 Qc5 27. Rad1 Kf8 $11 {/+/=,Bezgodov,A-Tolstikh,N/RUS-ch Samara/
2000/}) 12... Bxd5 {Nowadays the main move.} (12... Bg7 13. Qh5 {-12.Qh5 Bg7
leads to the older line we have already mentioned.}) 13. exd5 Ne7 14. c3 (14.
Nxb5 Bg7 15. Nc3 e4 16. Bc4 Ng6 $5 $44 {has also been tested.} (16... Qa5 $13 {
is playable as well.})) 14... Bg7 15. Qh5 ({Problems with the פa3, which will
eventually cause White's downfall, make it tempting to recommend} 15. Nc2 {
but this is still no novelty.} O-O ({The Sveshnikov expert Rogozenko recommends
} 15... e4 16. Be2 Qb6 $5 $13) 16. a4 (16. Qh5 e4 17. Be2 f4 18. f3 f5 19. fxe4
fxe4 20. Bg4 Kh8 21. Rae1 Be5 22. Rxe4 Nxd5 $132 {Sadvakasov,D-Babula,V/Bled
olm/2002/}) 16... e4 17. Be2 bxa4 18. Rxa4 a5 19. Ne3 f4 20. Nc4 Ng6 21. Kh1 f5
22. f3 Kh8 23. Qc2 Ra7 $5 24. fxe4 fxe4 25. Qxe4 Re7 $44 {Klovans,J-Littlewood,
J/WChS Rowy/2000/}) 15... e4 {Straightforward and better than} (15... Qd7 16.
Rad1 Rc8 17. Bb1 Rc5 18. Nc2 f4 19. Ne1 $1 h6 (19... Rxd5 20. Bf5 Qc7 21. Be6
$1 Rxd1 22. Bxf7+ Kf8 23. Be6 $14) 20. g3 Kf8 21. a3 $1 a5 22. Rd2 f5 23. Ng2
Qe8 24. Qh3 Qg6 25. Nh4 $16 {De Vreugt,D-Nijboer,F/Wijk aan Zee B/2003/}) 16.
Bc2 {[%cal Yf2f3,Yg2g4,Gb1h7] /\f3,g4/^b1-h7-> This retreat is seemingly
disharmonius, but once the [+] opens up the B will be ideally placed on the
long light diagonal.} (16. Be2 O-O (16... Qc8 $5) 17. Nc2 {-see
Sadvakasov-Babula above.}) 16... Qc8 (16... b4 $6 17. Ba4+ Kf8 18. Nc4 $36 {
lets out the N and costs Black his castling rights.}) ({Also risky is} 16...
Qa5 $6 17. Rae1 {as tested by Kramnik against Zso.Polgar in 1991. He himself
gives the possible continuation} Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxa3 19. Bxe4 $1 fxe4 20. Rxe4
Ra7 21. Rfe1 $40 {when the pin on the <->e will cost Black at least one P on
the >>, giving White a dangerous o^ together with a more or less permanent ->.}
) (16... O-O 17. Rae1 {often only transposes into the game after} Qc8) 17. Rae1
(17. f3 Qc5+ (17... b4 $5) 18. Kh1 b4 $13) ({The older move was} 17. Rad1 Qc5
$5 18. Bb1 b4 19. cxb4 Qxb4 20. Nc2 Qxb2 21. Ne3 Qf6 22. f3 Bh6 23. Rfe1 Bxe3+
24. Rxe3 Ng6 25. Qh6 Ke7 26. Rf1 Rab8 27. g3 Rb2 28. fxe4 Rhb8 29. e5 Nxe5 30.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 31. Bxf5 Kg7 32. Ra3 $11 {Almasi,Z-Krasenkov,M/EU-chT Pula/1997/
and White just about managed to hold the balance.}) 17... O-O {There is no
reason to postpone castling,} (17... Qc5 18. Kh1 {/\f3} Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qxa3 20.
Bxe4 $36 {leads to a similar position as after 16...Qa5?!, only White's K is
on h1.} (20. Bb3 $5 $44)) 18. Bb3 {Of course here the B is not too well placed,
although proving it is far from easy.} ({Leko showed how to meet other
prophylactic moves:} 18. Kh1 Rb8 $1 (18... b4 $6 19. cxb4 Bxb2 20. Re3 $1 $40)
19. g4 $146 (19. f3 b4 20. Nb1 (20. cxb4 Bxb2 21. fxe4 Bxa3 {doesn't work due
to White's weak basic rank.}) 20... bxc3 21. bxc3 Bxc3 22. Nxc3 Qxc3 23. fxe4
f4 24. Bb3 $2 (24. Bb1 $142 Ng6 25. e5 $11) 24... Ng6 25. Rc1 Qf6 26. Qf5 Qe7
27. Rc4 a5 $17 {Shirov,A-Leko,P/Dortmund sf/2002/}) 19... b4 20. cxb4 Nxd5 21.
gxf5 Kh8 $1 22. Rg1 (22. Bxe4 $142 Nf6 23. Qf3 Rxb4 $11) 22... Bxb2 23. Qh6 Qc3
$1 24. Rxe4 Qf6 25. Qh3 Rg8 26. Rf1 Bxa3 27. Qxa3 Rbc8 28. Bd1 Nc3 29. Re3 d5
30. Rg3 d4 $36 {Topalov,V-Leko,P/Dortmund f/2002/}) ({Important for the
evaluation of the whole line is the direct sacrificial attempt} 18. f3 b4 19.
cxb4 (19. Nb1 bxc3 $15 {is too slow.}) 19... Bxb2 20. fxe4 Bxa3 (20... f4 $6
21. e5 Ng6 22. Rf3 $1 $40) 21. Re3 Qxc2 $1 (21... Bb2 22. Rh3 Rd8 23. Qxh7+ Kf8
24. Bb3 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Ng8 $6 26. Rd3 $1 Be5 27. Rxf5 Nf6 $2 (27... f6 $142 $8)
28. Qh6+ Ke7 29. Rdf3 Ra7 30. Rxe5+ dxe5 31. Qxf6+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ Ke7 33. d6+ {
1-0,Van Blitterswijk,S-De Vreugt,D/Arnhem/1996/}) 22. Rg3+ Ng6 23. Rh3 {
is also quite dangerous:} {The best seems to be} Rfd8 $1 (23... Rfc8 24. exf5
Ne5 25. Qg5+ {/\} Kf8 26. Rxh7 Ke8 27. Qg8+ Kd7 28. Rxf7+ Nxf7 29. Qxf7+ Kd8
30. Re1 $18) (23... Rfb8 $2 24. exf5 $1 Ne5 25. Qg5+ $1 Kf8 (25... Ng6 26. Qh6)
26. Rxh7 Ke8 27. Re1 $1 Kd7 (27... Bxb4 28. Qg8+ Kd7 29. Rxf7+ $18) 28. Rxf7+
Nxf7 29. Qe7+ Kc8 30. Qxf7 Qc7 31. Re8+ Kb7 32. Re7 $16 {/+-}) 24. exf5 Ne5 (
24... Nf4 $5) 25. Qxh7+ (25. Qg5+ Kf8 26. Rxh7 Ke8 $19 {is different from the
lines above-Black's K hides}) 25... Kf8 26. Rxa3 Ke8 $15 {Black has reasonable
winning chances with his extra N on e5.}) ({After} 18. Bb1 {Black can play even
} Qc5 $5 19. Kh1 Qxd5 20. f3 Qe5 $1 21. fxe4 fxe4 22. Qxe5 dxe5 23. Bxe4 Rad8
24. Rd1 f5 25. Bb7 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rf6 27. Nc2 Bf8 28. Ne3 Bh6 29. Nd5 Nxd5 30.
Rxd5 Bc1 $11 {Almasi,Z-Leko,P/Monaco act/2002/}) 18... a5 $1 {A consistent and
direct move, which has superseded the older} (18... Ng6) 19. Qg5 (19. Nxb5 a4
20. Bd1 Qc5 21. Nd4 Qxd5 {doesn't give White anything, the latest examples are}
22. Qg5 (22. Re3 Rfb8 23. Rh3 h6 24. b3 a3 25. Bc2 Rc8 26. Rd1 Qe5 27. g4 fxg4
28. Qxg4 d5 29. Kh1 f5 30. Qh5 f4 31. Qxe5 Bxe5 $15 {/-/+,Vallejo Pons,F-Van
Wely,L/Bled olm/2002/}) 22... Qe5 23. f3 $5 $146 f4 24. Qh4 f5 25. g4 Ng6 26.
Qh3 fxg4 27. Qxg4 e3 28. Bc2 Rf6 $13 {Van den Doel,E-Bade,J/Bundesliga 0203/
2002/}) 19... Qb7 $1 {An important improvement by Kramnik.} (19... Ng6 $143 20.
Nxb5 a4 21. Bd1 Qc5 22. c4 $1 Qxc4 23. Nxd6 Qxa2 24. Re2 Qxd5 (24... Bxb2 25.
Qxf5 $16) 25. Nxf5 Ra5 26. g4 $36 {[%csl Gf5] Bruzon Bautista,L-Handke,F/WChJ
Oropesa del Mar/1999/}) 20. f3 {The text is a natural reaction.} (20. Nxb5 $143
$6 Qxb5 (20... h6 21. Nxd6 Qc7 22. Qg3 f4 23. Qxf4 Nc8 24. Rxe4 $16 {gives
White 4 P for the piece-this is a bit too much!}) 21. Qxe7 a4 $15 {is very
pleasant for Black to say the least.}) 20... h6 21. Qf4 $6 $146 {[%mdl 8]
Shirov tries to improve over his game against Kramnik from round 5, but with a
negative effect. However he could have hardly expected this position to arise
again - until now Grischuk has never played the Sveshnikov with Black! This
game also shows a typical tendency in modern top-flight clashes: topical lines
and openings are very often adapted with both colours (also the Petroff,
Najdorf, Caro-Cann with 3.e5 and 4.Nc3 etc.). Rogozenko: 'Trying to improve
over the game versus Kramnik, which Shirov played four days prior to the
present encounter. From f4 the queen attacks both pawns on f5 and d6 and
prevents the advance f5-f4, but the drawback is that it can be attacked with
Ng6.'} (21. Qg3 a4 22. Bc2 b4 23. Nc4 (23. cxb4 Qxb4 24. fxe4 f4 $1 $44 {
[%csl Gd4,Ge5][%cal Gh8a1] gives Black excellent play on the dark squares,
presumably this is what Shirov wanted to avoid.}) 23... Qxd5 (23... bxc3 $6 24.
fxe4 $36) 24. fxe4 Qxc4 25. exf5 Nd5 (25... Nxf5 $5 26. Rxf5 Qxa2 (26... bxc3
$2 27. Re4 $18) 27. Rf4 (27. Qd3 $5 Rfe8 28. Ref1 $44) 27... Qxb2 28. Qd3 f5
29. Rxf5 Qxc3 30. Rxf8+ Rxf8 31. Qh7+ Kf7 $11 {In this line White risks little,
as Black's ׻ always gives him ample opportunities to bail out with a
perpetual.}) 26. f6 Nxf6 27. Rxf6 Rae8 28. Ref1 Re2 (28... bxc3 $142 $5 {/\}
29. Rxh6 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Qe3 $11) 29. Bd3 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Re3 31. R6f3 Rxf3 32. Qxf3
bxc3 33. bxc3 $14 {[%csl Rg8,Gh1] Shirov,A-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee/2003/ White
has managed to consolidate his position and his safer K already gives him some
advantage, which Shirov converted in Kramnik's time-trouble.}) 21... a4 22. Bc2
b4 23. cxb4 {Here the analogous} (23. Nc4 Qxd5 ({both} 23... bxc3 {Rogozenko}
24. fxe4) ({or} 23... Nxd5 {Rogozenko} 24. Qxf5 {are in White's favour}) 24.
Ne3 (24. Nxd6 $2 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Ng6 $17) (24. fxe4 $2 Qxc4 $19) 24... Qe5 $15 {
leads only to further trouble.} (24... Qxa2 $5 {/\} 25. Nxf5 (25. fxe4 {
(Rogozenko) in opposite to Shirov-Kramnik Black doesn't have here the move
f5-f4, since the queen blockades the pawn, but he can play Ng6 first, after
each in all cases Black's chances are at least equal.} Ng6 $1 (25... Qxb2 {
Rogozenko} 26. exf5 Qxc3 27. f6 Ng6 28. Qf5 Bh8 29. Nd5 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 {and
Black is in trouble.}) 26. Qf2 (26. Qxd6 {Rogozenko} f4 27. Nf5 Qxb2 $17) (26.
Qxf5 {Rogozenko} b3 27. Bb1 Qxb2 {[%cal Ga4a3,Ga3a2]}) 26... Qxb2 (26... f4 {
Rogozenko} 27. Nd5 Qxb2 28. Rb1 Qa2 {is also possible}) 27. Nd1 $1 (27. exf5 {
Rogozenko} b3) 27... Qa2 28. exf5 b3) 25... Nxf5 26. Qxf5 Qe6 $1 $36)) 23...
Qxb4 24. fxe4 Ng6 $1 {[%mdl 4] Black reacts in a model way to keep the
position closed for the time being.} (24... Bxb2 $143 $6 25. exf5 $1 Qxf4 $8 (
25... Qxa3 $2 26. Rxe7 Qc5+ 27. Rf2 $40 {/\} Bd4 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. f6 $1 Bxf2+
30. Kh1 Rg8 31. Qf5 Rg6 32. Rxf7 Rag8 33. Qd7 $18) (25... Nxd5 26. Qxh6 (26.
Qg3+ Kh8 27. Be4 Qxa3 $11) 26... Rfe8 $1 (26... Qxa3 $2 27. f6 $18) 27. f6 Qc5+
28. Kh1 Nxf6 29. Rd1 $1 $40 {[%cal Rd1d3] /\Rd3} Qe3 (29... Qh5 30. Qxh5 Nxh5
31. Nc4 $16) 30. Qxe3 Rxe3 31. Nc4 $16) 26. Rxf4 Nxd5 27. Rg4+ Kh7 28. Nb5 $36)
25. Qxf5 Bxb2 (25... Qxb2 26. e5 $1 Bxe5 (26... Qxa3 $2 27. e6 $16) 27. Nc4
Qd4+ 28. Ne3 $11 {~~}) 26. e5 $1 {Shirov counters accordingly. Rogozenko:
'This typical advance has the purpose to open the diagonal b1-h7. White's
problem is that Black has a good defencive knight on g6, while his own knight
on a3 is completely out of play. The drawback of e4-e5 is that it opens the
e-file, giving Black counterplay as well. All that means that Black is by no
means worse and Shirov had to play less ambitious in order to keep the balance.
'} (26. Nb1 $143 $6 {after the thematic} Be5 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Ga4,Rc2] White's
ץc2 remains a poor piece and the Pa2 will soon fall, making the Pa4 a
powerhouse:} (26... Qc5+ 27. Kh1 $1 Qxc2 28. Rf2 Qd3 29. Rxb2 Rab8 $44) (26...
Rac8 $5 {(Rogozenko) or 26...Le5.}) 27. Re2 Qb2 $36 28. a3 $2 Rac8 $19) 26...
Bxe5 (26... Bxa3 27. e6 {and Black can repulse the attack only by transposing
into an _|_:} Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Qg7 (28... Ra7 $2 29. e7 $18) 29. exf7+ Rxf7 30.
Qxg6 Qxg6 31. Bxg6 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Rc8 {[%cal Rc8c1] /\Rc1= Grischuk rightly
believes he can still maintain the tension.}) (26... dxe5 27. Nb1 $44 {[%csl
Rb2,Rg8] could be dangerous, Black's K sorely misses the Bb2.}) 27. Nb1 {
Rogozenko: 'Such a move underlines the fact that Black is doing okay.'} (27.
Qh3 {Rogozenko} Bc3 28. Bxg6 (28. Re6 $4 {Rogozenko} fxe6 29. Qxe6+ Kh8 30.
Qxg6 Bd4+ 31. Kh1 Rxf1#) 28... fxg6 29. Qe6+ (29. Qxh6 {Rogozenko} Qd4+ 30. Kh1
Qd3 {is even worse for White}) 29... Kh7 (29... Kh8 {Rogozenko} 30. Qxg6 Qxa3
31. Qxh6+ Kg8 32. Qe6+ Kg7 33. Qg4+ Kh8 $11) 30. Nc2 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Bg7 {and the
superiority of Black's bishop over knight is obvious.}) (27. Qd3 $5 {Rogozenko}
Bc3 28. Re6 {is nice, but....Black can trade queens with} Qd4+ $11) 27... Rae8
$6 {Black ignores material gains and centralizes his forces. But this decision
allows White to achieve equality.} (27... Qc5+ 28. Kh1 Qxd5 $5 29. Be4 (29. Nc3
Qc4 $17) 29... Qxa2 30. Bxa8 Rxa8 31. Qf3 $15 {<=>}) (27... Rac8 28. Be4 $13) (
{Opening a <-> against the K is rather suspect:} 27... Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Qh4 29. g3
Bxg3 30. Re2 $44 {[%cal Re2g2,Yb1d2,Yd2f3,Gg1g8] /\Rg2,Nd2-f3}) ({Black could
have won a P with} 27... Qc4 $15) ({Possibly an even cleverer way to achieve
the same result was} 27... Qh4 $5 28. g3 (28. Qh3 $143 Qxh3 29. gxh3 Rfb8 $17)
28... Qc4 29. a3 Qxd5 30. Qe4 $5 $15 {although Black's edge is still far from
decisive.}) 28. Be4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This tactical mistake resolves the game in
Black's favour, the pin on the e<-> will be decisive. Rogozenko: 'A terrible
mistake in equal position.'} ({Necessary was} 28. Re4 Qc5+ (28... Bd4+ 29. Kh1
$11 {/+/=}) 29. Qf2 (29. Kh1 {Rogozenko} Qxc2 30. Rxe5 Qxf5 (30... Rc8 {
Rogozenko} 31. Qxc2 Rxc2 32. Re4 Rxa2 33. Nc3 $11) 31. Rexf5 Ne7 32. Rf6 Nxd5
33. Rxd6 Ne3 34. Rc1 Rc8 35. Re1 $11) 29... Qxd5 30. Rxa4 Ra8 31. Kh1 Rxa4 32.
Bxa4 Qd4 $11 {and a draw is the most likely result.}) 28... Bf4 $1 $19 {
[%csl Re4][%cal Re8e5] /\Re5 Rogozenko: 'Suddenly White loses immediately. The
bishop is pinned and Black has a deadly threat 29...Re5.'} 29. g3 (29. Kh1 Re5
30. a3 Qd4 $19) 29... Re5 30. Qg4 (30. Qh3 Bg5 31. Qg4 f5 32. Bxf5 (32. Qh5 Kg7
$19) 32... Qc5+ 33. Kg2 Rfxf5 $19) (30. Qd7 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Qxe4 32. gxf4 Rb8 $19
) 30... Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Qxe4 32. gxf4 Rb8 {Resignation with equal material may
seem a bit strange, but in reality White is lost:} (32... Rb8 33. Qg2 (33. Nd2
Qd4+ 34. Rf2 Rb2 35. Qe2 Rxa2 $19 {[%csl Ga4] o^a}) (33. Nc3 Qe3+ 34. Kh1 Qxc3
35. f5 Qd3 {/\} 36. Rd1 Rb1 37. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 38. Kg2 Qxf5 $1 39. Qxf5 Nh4+ $19) (
33. Na3 Qe3+ 34. Kh1 Qxa3 35. f5 Qd3 $19 {-33.Nc3}) 33... Qxb1 $1 34. f5 Rb2
35. Qh3 (35. Qg3 Qc2 $1 36. fxg6 fxg6 $22 {[%cal Rb2a2] /\Ra2-+ is even worse,
White's pieces are paralysed and he will shortly be at least 2 P down.}) 35...
Qe4 36. fxg6 Qd4+ 37. Kh1 Qxd5+ 38. Qf3 (38. Kg1 Qg5+ 39. Kh1 Qxg6 40. Rg1 Rb1
$19) 38... Qxf3+ 39. Rxf3 fxg6 $19 {and for his trouble White gets only a lost
R_|_, e.g.} 40. Rf6 Kg7 41. Rxd6 Rxa2 42. Ra6 a3 {[%cal Yg7b7] /\Kf7---b7 and
as Black's >>P are taboo, his K will just move over to the >> to help the o^a3.
}) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 h5 8. Nf4 Bh7
(8... Nc6 9. Nxg6 fxg6 10. Ne2 Qb6 (10... cxd4 {Grischuk-Ehlvest, FIDE k.o.
2000 CBM 77}) 11. Nf4 cxd4 12. Bd3 (12. Nxg6 {- Morozevich-Bareev, Bosna Super
GM Sarajevo 2000 CBM 77}) 12... Nxe5 13. Nxg6 Nxg6 14. Bxg6+ Kd7 15. gxh5 Bb4+
$17 {Zhang Pengxiang-Khalifman, CHN-RUS Summit Men 2001 CBM 85}) 9. Nxh5 (9. g5
{- Arizmendi Martinez-Piankov, Ciudad de Ubeda op 2000 CBM 75}) (9. Bb5+ Nc6
10. Nxh5 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nge7 {- 9.Nh5 Nc6 10.Bb5}) 9... cxd4 (9... Nc6 10. dxc5
(10. Bb5 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nge7 12. Bh6 {is answered by the cold-blooded} (12. Bg5
{White has a big lead of development, but the [+] is closed and Black can free
himself from the pins.} a6 (12... Bxc2 13. Rc1 Qd7 $1 {looks even more
suspicious, but according to Kallai Black has nothing to fear!}) 13. Bxc6+ (13.
Bxe7 axb5 14. Bxd8 Nxd4 15. O-O-O Nxc2 16. Bf6 Rc8 17. Bxg7 Bxg7 18. Nxg7+ Kf8
19. Nh5 Nb4 20. Rh3 Nc6 $15 {and Black will gain back the material, Llobel
Cortell-Gustafsson, Open Andorra la Vella 2002.}) 13... Nxc6 14. Qa4 (14. Qd2
Qc7 $15) (14. Qf4 Qc7 15. O-O Bg6 16. Rfe1 Bxh5 17. gxh5 Rxh5 $17 {
successfully blockading the light squares, Holmsten-Hansen, Rilton Cup
Stockholm 1998.}) 14... b5 15. Qf4 Qc7 16. O-O (16. O-O-O $2 b4) 16... Bg6 17.
Ng3 Qxe5 18. Qd2 Bc5 $15 {and Black grabs the |^ all over the board,
Orso-Kallai, HUN-ch k.o. Budapest}) 12... Rg8 $1 13. O-O-O a6 {and White
cannot hold his active position.} 14. Bxc6+ Nxc6 15. Qf4 (15. Qe3 Qa5) 15...
Qa5 16. Qa4 $1 (16. Rhe1 Nb4 $1 17. a3 Rc8 $1 {and suddenly Black's
counterattack crashes through.} 18. axb4 Qa1+ 19. Kd2 Qxb2 $19 {Chapman-Rogers,
Australien Open 1999}) (16. Kb1 Nb4 17. Rc1 Rc8 $1 18. a3 Nxc2 19. Rxc2 Rxc3 $1
$19 {A.David-Kallai, France 1999}) 16... Qxa4 17. Nxa4 gxh6 18. Nf6+ Ke7 19.
Nxh7 Nxe5 $5 (19... Rxg4 20. Nb6 Rd8 21. Nf6 Rf4 22. Ng8+ Ke8 23. Nf6+ $11) 20.
g5 Ng4 {/\ Rh8 Kallai}) 10... Bxc5 11. Bb5 (11. Bg2 {- Grischuk-Bareev, FIDE
GP Moscow rapid 2002 CBM 90}) (11. Bd3 $6 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 (12. cxd3 {McShane})
12... g6 $1 $15 {Nataf-N.P.Nielsen , North Sea Cup Esbjerg 2001 CBM 85}) 11...
Qc7 12. Bxc6+ (12. Bf4 $2 {- Kobalija-Macieja, EUCup Halkidiki 2002 CBM 92})
12... Qxc6 {- Topalov-Gelfand, Candidats Tournament Dortmund 2002 CBM 90}) 10.
Nb5 Nc6 (10... Be4 $5 11. Rh3 Nc6 12. Nxd4 Nxe5 $5 {- Antal-Flumbort, Budapest
2002 CBM 89}) 11. Nxd4 Nge7 (11... Nxd4 $6 {- Shirov-Yermolinsky, Wijk aan Zee
1999 CBM 89}) 12. Rh3 {This is the last cry in the fashion.} (12. c3 a6 {
- Shomoev-Galkin, RUS-ch Krasnodar 2002 CBM 91} (12... Nxe5 {-
Grischuk-Seirawan, FIDE GP Moscow rapid 2002 CBM 90})) (12. Bb5 $6 a6 $1 13.
Ba4 (13. Nxc6 Nxc6) 13... b5 14. Bb3 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc6 16. Qe3 Qc7 17. O-O Na5
18. Qe2 Nxb3 19. axb3 Qxc2 $17 {Svetushkin-Piankov, Ciudad de Ubeda op 2000})
12... a6 (12... Nxe5 $5) 13. Bg5 Qb6 $1 {Black's defence is on the top!} (13...
Nxe5 {is strongly met by} 14. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 15. Bxf6 N5g6 (15... Qa5+ 16. c3)
16. h5 Rg8 17. hxg6 Bxg6 18. c3 $14) (13... Qa5+ 14. c3 Nxe5 15. Bxe7 Bxe7 16.
Nxg7+ Kf8 17. Ngxe6+ $1 fxe6 18. f4 $44 {with good attacking chances for White.
}) 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 {other captures are clearly worse:} (14... bxc6 $2 15. Rb3 Qc7
16. f4 $16) (14... Qxc6 $2 15. Bxe7 Bxe7 16. Nxg7+ Kf8 17. Nh5 $16) 15. Bd3 $2
{Now Black gets the upper hand.} (15. Rb3 {was the last chance fishing in
troubled waters.} Qd4 $1 {is the precise answer.} (15... Qc5 16. c3 $1 Nxe5 (
16... Na5 17. Rxb7 $1 Qc6 18. Rb4) 17. Nf6+ gxf6 18. Bxf6 $16 {with the same
motif again.}) 16. f4 Qe4+ 17. Kf2 Bg6 (17... Bc5+ 18. Kg3 Kf8 19. Bg2 Qc4 20.
Rc3 $13) 18. Rxb7 $13) 15... Bxd3 (15... Qxb2 $17 {was simple and good.}) 16.
Rxd3 Qb4+ (16... Qxb2 $17) 17. c3 Qe4+ (17... Qxb2) 18. Re3 Qg2 (18... Qh1+ 19.
Kd2 Qxd1+ 20. Rxd1 $16 {keeping the extra P.}) 19. Rc1 Qg1+ (19... d4 $5) 20.
Kd2 Qxf2+ {Now Black gets back the P with a better position.} 21. Re2 (21. Qe2
Qxe2+ 22. Rxe2 Rh7 $15 {and White's P structure is a bit weakened in the _|_.})
21... Qc5 22. Qa4 Rc8 (22... b5 $17 {was also possible.}) 23. Rf1 Rc7 (23... d4
) 24. Kc1 d4 (24... b5 25. Qxa6 Nd4 $1 $17) 25. Rd1 Rd7 26. Red2 (26. Kb1 dxc3
27. Rxd7 Kxd7 28. Rc2 Qxe5 29. Rxc3) 26... Qxe5 27. cxd4 Qe4 $19 {and White's
pieces lack any of harmony. It is interesting that Black still hasn't
developed his >>!} 28. Rc2 f6 29. Bd2 (29. Bxf6 Rxh5 $1 $19) 29... b5 30. Qxa6
Nxd4 31. Rc8+ Kf7 32. Ng3 Qxg4 33. Rg1 Ne2+ 34. Nxe2 Qxe2 35. Rd1 Bb4 $1 {
This is not a bad developing move, it's better later than never.} 36. Qc6 Bxd2+
37. Kc2 Ba5+ 38. Kb3 Qxd1+ 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 b5 8.
Nxc6 Qxc6 9. f3 Bb7 10. O-O-O Ne7 11. Kb1 Ng6 12. h4 b4 13. Ne2 Ne5 14. Nf4 Rc8
15. Bd4 f6 (15... Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Rh3 $14) 16. Nh5 Qd6 17. Qe1 (17. Rh3
Nc6 18. Be3 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 Ne7 $11) 17... Qc7 18. Rd2 Bc5 $2 {Polgar was living
under impression, that it is not possible to eat the pawn on g7, but it is
anything but truth.} (18... Qa5 19. Be3 d5 (19... Nxf3 20. Nxg7+ Bxg7 21. gxf3
f5 $11) 20. Qg3 Kf7 $13) 19. Nxg7+ (19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Nxg7+ Ke7 (20... Kf7 21.
f4 Ng6 22. Qe2 Qc6 23. Nh5 Qxe4 24. Rxd7+ Ne7 25. Qd1 $16) 21. Qd1 (21. Nh5
Nxf3 22. gxf3 Qxh5 23. Rg1 $16) 21... Rc7 22. Nh5 $16) 19... Ke7 20. Qe3 $6 (
20. Bxc5+ Qxc5 21. Qd1 $16) 20... h5 $1 21. Be2 (21. f4 Ng4 22. Qd3 (22. Bxc5+
Qxc5 23. Qd3 Bc6 24. e5 fxe5 25. Qg6 Rcg8 $15) 22... Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Rh7 24.
Qxb4+ Kf7 25. Nxh5 Rxh5 26. Be2 Rg8 $11) 21... Rh7 22. Nxh5 Rxh5 23. f4 $6 {
Grischuk has completely lost the track and for the caught piece he will be
left with a mere two connected pawns in the middlegame.} (23. Bxc5+ $5 Qxc5 24.
Qxc5+ Rxc5 25. f4 Ng6 (25... Rh7 26. fxe5 Rxe5 27. Rhd1 Ke8 $11) 26. Rhd1 Nf8
27. Bxh5 Rxh5 28. Rd4 a5 29. g3 e5 $15) 23... Bxd4 24. Qxd4 Nc6 25. Qe3 (25.
Qxd7+ Qxd7 26. Rxd7+ Kxd7 27. Bxh5 Ke7 $17) 25... Rh7 26. g4 Rg8 27. g5 (27. h5
Ke8 (27... e5 28. fxe5 Qxe5 29. Rhd1 Ke8 30. Qb6 Nd8 31. Qxb4 Bxe4 32. Qa4 $11)
28. g5 fxg5 29. fxg5 Qe5 $15) 27... fxg5 28. fxg5 Qe5 29. Rdd1 (29. Qb6 Bc8 30.
Rdd1 Rgh8 $15) 29... Kd8 $6 (29... Ke8 $1 $17) 30. Qb6+ (30. Bxa6 Bxa6 31. Qb6+
Ke7 32. Qxa6 Qxe4 33. Qb7 Rd8 $17) 30... Kc8 31. Qf2 $2 {The last serious
mistake in the somewhat mysteriously played game, it is very difficult to
understand why white refrained from eating a6 pawn.} (31. Bxa6 $1 Bxa6 32.
Qxa6+ Kc7 33. Qe2 $13) 31... a5 32. Rhg1 a4 $1 33. g6 a3 34. c3 (34. bxa3 bxa3
35. Qb6 Rhg7 36. h5 Qxe4 $17) 34... Rh6 35. g7 (35. Bd3 bxc3 36. Rg5 Qh8 $19)
35... bxc3 36. bxa3 (36. Qf8+ Kc7 37. Qxa3 (37. Qxg8 c2+ 38. Kxc2 Qxb2+ 39. Kd3
Ba6+ 40. Ke3 Qxe2+ 41. Kf4 Qf2+ 42. Kg4 Ne5+ 43. Kh3 Rxh4#) 37... Rxg7 $19)
36... Rf6 37. Qb6 Rf7 (37... Qxe4+ 38. Bd3 Qxh4 $19) 38. Rg5 (38. Bd3 Rfxg7 $19
) 38... Qxe4+ 39. Bd3 Qf3 {Somewhat pradoxically this active move turns out to
be slightly inaccurate, but the black's position is already completely winning.
} (39... Qxh4 40. Rb5 d6 $19) 40. Kc2 Rgxg7 41. Rxg7 Rxg7 42. Rf1 Rg2+ 43. Kc1
(43. Kxc3 Ne7 $1 44. Rxf3 Nd5+ $19) 43... Rb2 $1 44. Qxb7+ (44. Rxf3 Rxb6 45.
h5 Ne5 $19) 44... Kxb7 45. Rxf3 Rh2 46. Rf4 (46. Rf7 Ne5 47. Be4+ Kb6 48. Rf4
d5 $19) 46... d5 47. h5 e5 {By the way in the final position both parties have
three pawns, but their's potential is different as night and day.} (47... e5
48. Rg4 Nd4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Qe2 Qc7 7. Nc3 Ng6 8.
Ng5 e5 9. Qh5 d6 10. O-O h6 11. Nh3 Be7 12. Kh1 Bf6 13. Ng1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.25"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "197"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. g4 Nfe7 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. h4 Be7 15.
g5 h6 16. gxh6 Rxh6 17. h5 Nh4 18. Qg4 Nf5 19. Bd3 Bf8 20. Ne2 Nc4 21. Nxc4
dxc4 22. Bxf5 exf5 23. Qg2 a5 24. Bc3 axb4 25. axb4 Ra8 26. d5 Ra2 27. Kf1 Qa6
28. Re1 Kd8 29. Rh3 f4 30. Rh4 Qa3 31. e6 Rxe2 32. Rxe2 Qxc3 33. Rh3 Qc1+ 34.
Re1 Qd2 35. exd7 Bxb4 36. Ra1 Ra6 37. Qxg7 Bc5 38. Rf3 Rxa1+ 39. Qxa1 Qxd5 40.
Qh8+ Kxd7 41. Rxf4 c3 42. Qxc3 Qh1+ 43. Ke2 Qxh5+ 44. Rf3 b6 45. Qf6 Ke8 46.
Qc6+ Ke7 47. Qb7+ Ke8 48. Qe4+ Kf8 49. Kd3 Bd6 50. Kc2 Qc5+ 51. Kd1 Qh5 52. Qd3
Ke7 53. Qe2+ Kf8 54. Qd3 Ke7 55. Qe4+ Kf8 56. Qc6 Bc5 57. Kc2 Qh7+ 58. Kd2 Qh5
59. Qa8+ Ke7 60. Qb7+ Kf8 61. Qc8+ Ke7 62. Qc7+ Ke8 63. Qc6+ Kf8 64. Qa8+ Ke7
65. Rf4 Qg6 66. Re4+ Kd7 67. Qb7+ Kd6 68. Rf4 Ke6 69. Qc6+ Ke5 70. Qc7+ Ke6 71.
f3 f5 72. Qc6+ Kf7 73. Qd5+ Kf6 74. Kd3 Qg5 75. Qe4 Qg6 76. Kc4 Qf7+ 77. Qd5
Qxd5+ 78. Kxd5 Be3 79. Rc4 f4 80. Rc6+ Kf5 81. Rc8 Kf6 82. Rf8+ Ke7 83. Rf5 Bd2
84. Re5+ Kd7 85. Rh5 Be3 86. Rh7+ Kd8 87. Ke6 Bc5 88. Rd7+ Kc8 89. Rf7 Be3 90.
Kd6 Kb8 91. Kc6 b5 92. Kxb5 Kc8 93. Kc6 Kd8 94. Kd6 Ke8 95. Ke6 Bd2 96. Rc7 Kf8
97. Kf6 Ke8 98. Re7+ Kd8 99. Re4 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2003.01.26"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2003.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. a4 O-O
15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Nce3 Nd4 18. Nc7 Qa2 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. Bd3 Qxb2
21. O-O Nc5 22. Bf5 e4 23. Nd5 Re8 24. Qg4 Kf8 25. Bxh7 Re5 26. Qc8+ Re8 27.
Qc6 Be5 28. g3 Qd2 29. Bf5 Rd8 30. Bg4 Bxc3 31. Rd1 Qg5 32. Qb6 Bf6 33. Be2 Kg7
34. h4 Qe5 35. Bxb5 Ne6 36. Bc4 Qb2 37. Qxb2 Bxb2 38. Ne3 Be5 39. Bd5 Nc5 40.
Rb1 Kg6 41. g4 Bf4 42. Kg2 Rh8 43. Nf5 Kf6 44. Rb6 Rg8 45. f3 e3 46. Bc4 Rd8
47. Kf1 Ne6 48. Bxe6 fxe6 49. Rb4 d5 50. Ke2 exf5 51. Rxf4 d4 52. Rxf5+ Kg7 53.
Re5 d3+ 54. Kd1 e2+ 55. Kd2 Kf6 56. Re4 Rd6 57. f4 Kg6 58. h5+ Kh6 59. Re7 Rd4
60. Re6+ Kh7 61. g5 Rxf4 62. Kxd3 Rf5 63. Rh6+ Kg7 64. Rg6+ Kh7 65. Kxe2 Ra5
66. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.02.01"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Marciano, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Monaco"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 (10. Rd1 Kc8 11. Ng5 Be8 {is one of the lines
that has been tried here.}) 10... h6 (10... Kc8 11. Ng5 Be8 {is another way to
deal with Ng5.}) 11. b3 Kc8 12. Bb2 b6 13. Rad1 Ne7 14. Rd2 {Doubling up on
the d-file seems to be White's best option against the Bd7-line.} (14. Rfe1 c5
15. Nd2 Be6 16. Nf1 Kb7 17. g4 h5 $132 {0-1 Cornette,M-Rizouk,A/Montpellier
2001/EXT 2003 (34). (34)}) 14... c5 15. Rfd1 Be6 $146 (15... Bf5 16. Nh2 Be6
17. f4 Kb7 18. g4 g6 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. c4 Rae8 21. Nf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Morovic
Fernandez,I-Mitkov,N/Poikovsky 2001/CBM 84 (52). (51)}) 16. Ne2 Ng6 17. h4 $1 {
[%mdl 4] Quite an unusual move in this line. The idea is to gain ground with
h5. Black can counter with Bg4, but that opens for the thematic break e6.} Be7
(17... h5 $6 18. Ng5 $1 $36 Nxh4 $2 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Nf4 $18 {[%csl Re6,Rf8]})
(17... Bg4 18. Nh2 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Nxh4 20. Re4 Ng6 (20... Nf5 21. Rf4) 21. e6
$36) 18. h5 Nh4 19. Nxh4 Bxh4 20. Nf4 $3 {[%mdl 512] Grischuk energetically
follows up with an exchange sacrifice that promises a long lasting initiative
on the K-side.} Bg5 (20... Bf5 21. e6 $36) 21. Nxe6 Bxd2 22. Nxg7 Bg5 23. g3
Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Nf5 {[%csl Rh6]} Kd7 26. f4 Rg8 $5 {Marciano tries to
break the White bind and free his R, but Grischuk is confident in the strength
of his position and declines.} 27. Kf2 $1 (27. fxg5 Rxg5 28. Nxh6 Rxg3+ 29. Kf2
Rg5 $132) 27... Ke6 28. Ne3 Bd8 29. Kf3 f5 30. g4 fxg4+ 31. Nxg4 Bg5 {Please
take it!} 32. Bc1 $1 $18 Rf8 33. Ke4 Bxf4 34. Bxf4 Rf5 35. Nf6 c6 36. Ne8 Rf7
37. Bxh6 Rf2 38. Bf4 Rxc2 39. h6 Rc3 40. Ng7+ Ke7 41. Nf5+ 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.02.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "David, Alberto"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Drancy"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. e4 Bg6 11. e5 {Den sofortigen Vorstoß halte ich nicht für
besonders kräftig.} (11. Bd3 {ist üblich.}) 11... Nd5 12. Bd2 Qa5 13. Rfc1 Rac8
14. Nh4 N5b6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. b3 $6 {Das ist keine Verbesserung gegenüber} (
16. Ne4 Bxd2 17. Nxd2 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nf3 Rfd8 20. h4 Qb4 21. a5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Sjodahl,P-Chabanon,J/Oakham 1992/CBM 30/[Ernst] (33). (32)}) 16... c5
17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd2 20. b4 cxb4 $6 {Dies ist eine
zweischneidige, schwer zu bewertende Folge.} ({Mit der Fortsetzung} 20... Qd8
21. Qxd2 Re8 {konnte Schwarz ohne Mühe einen bequemen Vorteil erzielen.}) 21.
Ne7+ Kh7 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Nxc8 b3 24. Rb1 $6 ({Eine sichere Fortsetzung für
Weiß besteht in} 24. Nd6 Nxe5 ({Es ist der Vorteil des unmittelbaren 24.Sd6,
daß jetzt} 24... Qc3 {nicht gut ist wegen der Möglichkeit} 25. Rd1 b2 26. Ne4
Qxe5 27. Qxd2 Qxe4 28. Qxb2 Qxa4 29. Ra1 Qe4 30. Qa3 {, und Weiß gewinnt.}) 25.
Rb1 Qd5 26. Ne4 {Der b-Bauer des Schwarzen geht schließlich verloren, und er
muß um das Remis kämpfen.}) 24... Qc3 25. e6 fxe6 26. Qd1 $2 {Das verliert
praktisch ein Tempo, denn wenn die Dame des Schwarzen auf c1 auftaucht, steht
die Dame des Weißen auf f1 viel besser als auf d1, weil Schwarz nicht Dc1xd1+
nebst Ld2-c1 droht. Nach} (26. Nxa7 b2 27. Nb5 Qc1+ 28. Qf1 Nc5 (28... e5 {
ist schwächer} 29. Nd6 Nc5 30. Nc4 Nxa4 31. Nxb2) 29. Nd4 e5 30. Nf3 Nxa4 31.
Nxd2 Qxd2 32. g3 {kann Schwarz endlose Schachgebote nicht verhindern; seine
Königsstellung ist zu luftig.}) 26... b2 27. Nxa7 Nc5 28. Nb5 Qc1 29. h4 (29.
Qf1 Nd3 30. g3 Ne1 31. Na3 Kg8 {gefolgt von Ld2-b4 ist schon hoffnungslos für
Weiß.}) 29... Nxa4 {Dies genügt zum Gewinn.} (29... Nd3 {ist aber auch jetzt
sehr stark:} 30. Kf1 e5 31. g3 Bb4 32. Ke2 {Sonst folgt 32...Dd1:+ nebst 33...
Sc1.} e4 33. Nd4 Qc5 {und Schwarz gewinnt.}) 30. Kh2 Nc5 ({Viel einfacher ist} 
30... Qxd1 31. Rxd1 Bc1 32. Na3 Nc3 33. Rd3 b5 {mit Gewinn.}) 31. h5 g5 32. Na3
Qc3 $2 ({Zum Gewinn führt} 32... b5 33. Nxb5 (33. g3 b4 34. Qc2+ Qxc2 35. Nxc2
Na4 {mit raschem Gewinn.}) 33... Ne4 34. Kg1 (34. Na3 Nxf2) 34... g4 35. g3 Qc5
36. Qe2 Nxf2 37. Qxd2 Ne4+ 38. Qd4 Qc1+ 39. Qd1 Qe3+ {usw.}) 33. Nb5 Qd3 34. g3
$2 (34. Kg1 Bc1 (34... Na4 35. Qf1 {entbehrt ebenfalls der Klarheit.}) 35.
Qxd3+ Nxd3 36. Kf1 {bietet Aussichten auf Widerstand.}) 34... Qf5 35. f3 Bc1 {
Dies genügt zum Gewinn.} (35... g4 {gewinnt unmittelbar:} 36. fxg4 (36. Rxb2
Qxh5+ 37. Kg2 Qh3+ 38. Kf2 Qh2+ 39. Kf1 Qh1+ 40. Ke2 Qg2#) 36... Qf2+ 37. Kh3
Ne4 {mit baldigem Matt.}) 36. Na3 (36. Nc3 b5 {ist nicht aussichtsreicher für
Weiß.}) 36... b5 37. g4 Qf4+ 38. Kg2 Qe3 39. Qc2+ Nd3 40. Nxb5 Kh6 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.04.04"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Gonfreville"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Bd7 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 (6. Be2) (6. Bd3 $5) 6...
Bb5 7. b4 (7. c4 $5 Bxc4 8. Bxc4 dxc4 9. d5) 7... cxd4 8. Bxb5+ $1 Qxb5 9. cxd4
Nd7 10. Nc3 Qc6 11. Na4 $5 {The future of this variation depends upon the
evaluation of this move.} ({White failed to get any advantage after} 11. Bb2
Nb6 12. Nd2 Ne7 13. O-O Nf5 14. Rc1 Qd7 15. Ne2 Be7 $11 {[%csl Rb2] 0-1
Alekseev,E-Rustemov,A/Russia 2001/ (30)}) (11. Bd2 $5 Nb6 12. O-O Ne7 13. b5
Qc4 14. a4 Nf5 15. a5 Nd7 16. Ra4 $36 {1-0 Voelker,S-Taudte,S/BL2 0001 2001/
GER (42)}) 11... Ne7 $146 {Despite its obviousness, Black's last move looks
like a novelty} (11... Nb6 12. Nxb6 (12. Nc5 Nc4) 12... axb6 13. Bb2 Ne7 (13...
Nh6 14. Rc1 Qd7 15. Rc3 Be7 16. Bc1 $5 $16) 14. O-O Nc8 15. Rc1 Qd7 16. Rc3 $16
{Torre,E-Bagamasbad,E/Greenhills op 1997/1-0 (58)}) 12. Be3 Nb6 (12... Nf5 $5)
13. Nxb6 Qxb6 14. O-O {This position doesn't look too dangerous for Black, but
Grischuk has some advantage in space and ready for active operations on both
flanks.} Nc6 (14... Nf5) (14... Qb5 $5 15. a4 $5 Qd7 16. b5 Nf5 17. Qd3 Be7 $13
(17... Nxe3 $6 18. fxe3 Be7)) 15. Ne1 $1 {[%cal Ge1d3,Gd1g4]} Be7 (15... a5 16.
Qa4 Be7 17. Nd3 O-O 18. b5 Na7 19. Rab1 $36) 16. Qg4 g6 17. Nd3 {Surely White
keep some advantage, but he needs to invest a very big effort to get something
real.} O-O (17... a5 $5 18. Nc5 $14) 18. Nc5 Qc7 (18... Bxc5 $2 19. bxc5 {
[%cal Ge3g5,Gg4h4]}) 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20. h4 $5 {Here Black should play very
accurately in order not to get the worst position.} (20. Rc3 $5 {[%cal Gf1c1]})
20... b6 21. Nd3 Qd7 22. h5 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gd3f4] Despite the reduced
material, White can still generate dangerous threats on the king's side} Bf8 (
22... a5 23. b5 Nd8 24. a4) 23. Nf4 Bg7 (23... b5 $5 {[%cal Ga7a5]} 24. Nd3 a5
25. Nc5 Qe8 $132) 24. h6 Bxh6 $2 {Important moment.I have feeling that better
chances for defense Black could keep} (24... Bh8 {[%csl Rh8]}) ({in the case of
} 24... Bf8 $5 25. Nh5 Be7 $13) 25. Nh5 $1 (25. Nxg6 $143 $6 fxg6 26. Bxh6 Ne7
$13) 25... Bg7 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Qh4 $40 {[%csl Rf6,Rh6]} Kg8 (27... h5 28.
Qf6+ Kh7 29. g4 Qe7 $1 30. Qf4 $1 (30. Rxc6 Qxf6 31. Rxc8 Qf3 $1 32. Rxa8 Qxg4+
$11) 30... g5 31. Qh2 h4 32. f4 $40) 28. Bg5 f5 (28... h5 29. Bf6 {[%cal Rg2g4,
Rc1c3]}) 29. exf6 Nd8 (29... e5 $5 30. f4 $5 e4 31. f5 $1) 30. Qh6 Rc4 $2 {
Last mistake.Saving himself from one threat, Black is under a new one.} ({
It is not easy to assess positions arising after} 30... b5 $142 {[%cal Gc8c4]
for example} 31. Rc5 $140 Rxc5 32. dxc5 Nc6) 31. Rxc4 dxc4 {[%tqu "En","How
white must play now?","","","d4d5","Final breakthrough!",10,"f1e1","",0]} 32.
d5 $1 {Final breakthrough!} (32. Re1 {[%cal Gd4d5]}) 32... a5 33. Re1 Ra7 34.
f7+ $1 (34. f7+ Nxf7 (34... Qxf7 35. Bxd8 exd5 36. Bxb6 $18) 35. dxe6 Nxh6 36.
exd7 Rxd7 37. Bxh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.04.05"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Apicella, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Clichy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4 7. Nbd2 Na5 8. g3 Bd7
9. h4 {[%cal Gh4h5] This move become very popular in modern practice.} (9. Bh3)
{Black have and other interesting options, for example} 9... f5 (9... Be7) (
9... Ne7) ({or, maybe most popular move} 9... O-O-O $5) 10. exf6 Nxf6 ({
Worth considering} 10... gxf6 $5 {and doesn't work} 11. Ne5 $2 fxe5 12. Qh5+
Ke7 13. Qg5+ Kf7 14. Nf3 Bg7 15. Nxe5+ Bxe5 16. Qxe5 Nf6 $19 {Korbut,
E-Novikova,A/RUS-ch G20 Vladimir 2002/The Week in Chess 384/0-1 (41)}) 11. Ne5
Bd6 12. Bh3 {[%csl Re6,Gh3] It's become quite clear, that White took
initiative in his hands.} Bxe5 $146 (12... Bc7 13. Qe2 Rf8 14. O-O O-O-O 15.
Nxd7 Kxd7 16. Rb1 Rde8 17. b3 Nxb3 18. Nxb3 cxb3 19. c4 $36 {Garcia,C-Rayo,M/
ESP-ch Almeria 1989/Vaiser/1-0 (39)}) (12... Bc8 13. h5 $36) 13. dxe5 Ng8 14.
Qg4 g6 {Unfortunately, Apicella can't protect king side without this move,
which produced many weak squares.} 15. O-O Ne7 16. Nf3 (16. Rb1 Rf8 17. Nf3
$140 $4 h5 $19) 16... Nb3 17. Be3 $1 {Surely, Grischuk doesn't want to
exchange dark-squared bishop} Qc7 18. Rad1 h6 ({Worth considering} 18... Nf5 $5
19. Bg5 Nc5 20. Bf6 Rg8 {[%cal Gc5e4]}) 19. h5 $1 g5 20. Nd4 {[%cal Gf2f4]
White is ready for active operations.} Nxd4 (20... Nc5 21. f4 $36) 21. cxd4
O-O-O 22. Bd2 {[%cal Gd2c3]} (22. b3 $5) 22... Nc6 (22... Qb6 23. Bc3) 23. Kh2
b5 24. f4 (24. Bc1 $5) 24... gxf4 $6 {And Black fails to find the better
continuation!} (24... Nxd4 $142 25. fxg5 Nb3 26. Bf4 hxg5 27. Qxg5 Nc5 $132)
25. Rxf4 {[%csl Rh6]} Qb6 (25... Rdg8 26. Qh4) 26. Rf6 {[%csl Rh6] Now Black
just can't protect any more weak h6 pawn.} (26. Bc3 a5) 26... b4 (26... Qxd4
27. Qxd4 Nxd4 28. Ba5 Nc6 29. Bxd8 Nxd8 30. Kg2 $16) 27. axb4 Nxb4 (27... Qxd4
28. Qxd4 Nxd4 29. Bxh6 Nc6 30. Bxe6 $16) 28. Bxh6 {Apicella has lost simply
his pawns without getting too much compensation for them!} (28. Qf3 $5 Nd3 29.
Bc3) 28... Nd3 29. Rd2 Nxb2 (29... Rdg8 30. Bg7 {[%cal Gh5h6]}) 30. Bg7 Rhe8
31. h6 {[%csl Gh6]} a5 32. h7 $18 {Rest is very simple} a4 33. Qf3 $1 Qb4 34.
Rf2 c3 35. Rf8 $1 {This rook had a splendid career in this game!} Qb3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2003.02.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2003.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 h6 14. h3 Be6 15. d4
cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Rc8 19. Bb3 d5 20. e5 Nd7 21. Be3 Nb8
22. Nh5 Bc5 23. Qf4 Qg5 24. Qxg5 hxg5 25. Bxg5 Bd4 26. Re2 Nc6 27. Rd1 Bxe5 28.
Bxd5 Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Bh2+ 30. Kf1 Rxe2 31. Kxe2 Be5 32. Rd2 Na5 33. b3 Nc6 34.
Be3 Nb4 35. Kf3 a5 36. a3 Nc2 37. Rd5 Bc3 38. Rxb5 Nxa3 39. Rc5 Rxc5 40. Bxc5
Nc2 41. Ke4 Na1 42. Bd4 Bxd4 43. Kxd4 Nxb3+ 44. Kc4 a4 45. Nf4 Nc5 46. Kb4 Kh7
47. Ne2 Nd3+ 48. Kxa4 Nxf2 49. Kb4 Nd1 50. Kc5 Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2003.02.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[EventDate "2003.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5
15. Qf3 bxc4 16. Nxc4 d5 17. exd5 e4 18. Qe3 Bb7 19. d6 Qf6 20. Bc2 f4 21. Qh3
Rac8 22. b3 Qg6 (22... Qg5 {bites the dust for the moment in view of 23.d7!,
Anand-Kasimdzhanov, Hyderabad 2002.}) 23. Rad1 (23. d7 Rc5 24. Rad1 {is a
transposition to the game.}) 23... Rc5 $146 (23... f5 24. d7 Rcd8 25. Rd6 Rf6
26. Rfd1 Qg5 27. b4 f3 28. Bb3 Kf8 29. Ne3 {1-0 Senff,M-Halkias,S/Yerevan 2000.
}) 24. d7 $1 (24. f3 $6 Rh5 25. Qd7 Bc8 26. Qa7 Qh6 $5 (26... Bh3 27. Rf2 Rg5
28. Rdd2 Bc3 29. Bxe4 Qg7 {also shows Black's potential.}) 27. d7 Rxh2 28. d8=Q
(28. dxc8=Q Rxc8 29. Qb7 Re8 30. Nd6 (30. Bxe4 $2 Qh4 $19) 30... Rh1+ 31. Kf2
Qh4+ 32. Ke2 exf3+ 33. Kd2 (33. Kd3 Qf6 $19) 33... Re2+ (33... Qf6 34. Nxe8
Qc3+ 35. Kc1 Qb2+ 36. Kd2 $11) 34. Kc1 Rxf1 35. Qxf7+ Kh8 36. Rxf1 fxg2 37. Rd1
Re1 $17) 28... e3 29. Nxe3 fxe3 {and in spite of having two queens on the
board, White must look for a way to escape.}) 24... Rh5 25. Qf3 $5 {An amazing
move, which requires quite an imagination!} (25. Qxh5 Qxh5 26. d8=Q Rxd8 27.
Rxd8+ Bf8 {is rather dangerous for White - the queen supported by central
pawns and bishop on the long diagonal can create dangerous threats against the
king.}) 25... exf3 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. d8=Q fxg2 28. Rfe1 {Keeping the queen on
the board probably wasn't White's intention in this game. Still, not easy for
Black to find a way if White runs away with his strongest piece:} (28. Qc7
gxf1=Q+ 29. Kxf1 Bf3 (29... Bc8 30. Qxf4 {or 30.Rd8} Bh3+ 31. Ke2 Re8+ 32. Ne3)
30. Rd3 $8 Be4 31. Rd8 Rxh2 (31... Rxd8 32. Qxd8+ Kh7 33. Qc7 f3 34. Qxf7 Rxh2
35. Ke1 $16) 32. Rxf8+ Bxf8 33. Qxf4 {There is a lot of play ahead, but
White's chances are preferable.}) 28... Rxd8 29. Rxd8+ Kh7 30. Re7 Bd5 31. Rc7
{Again White goes for the safest way - he returns the exchange and destroys
Black's advanced pawns. On the other hand Black is not in danger of losing
after it as well.} (31. Red7 {This is better, attacking the bishop that cannot
be both on the long diagonal and protect pawn f7 at the same time.} Be6 32. Ra7
f3 (32... Bd5 33. Nb6 $1 Bf3 34. Rd3 (34. Rxf7 $4 Re5 $19) 34... Be4 35. Rdd7)
33. Rd3 $1 Bd5 34. Rxa6 Be4 35. Re3 {and although Black kept his strong
kingside pawns, White defends against immediate threats and can start pushing
his own pawns, or give back the exchange later, in return for pawns f3 and g2.}
) 31... f3 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Ne3 Rd2 ({Black cannot keep his kingside pawns:} 
33... Rd6 $2 34. Rxf7 Rf6 $2 35. Rxf6 Bxf6 36. Ng4 Bd4 37. h3 {[%cal Gg4h2]
and Black loses both pawns on f3 and g2.}) 34. Rxf7 Rxa2 35. Rxf3 a5 36. Kxg2
a4 37. bxa4 Rxa4 {The endgame is drawish. White's attempts to convert the
extra pawn are not successful.} 38. Rf7 Kg8 39. Rb7 Rf4 40. h3 Rf7 41. Rb4 Bc3
42. Re4 Kg7 43. Kg3 Ra7 44. Nd5 Bb2 45. Re6 Kf7 46. Rc6 Ra5 47. Ne3 Ra7 48. Nc4
Bd4 49. Nd6+ Kg7 50. Ne4 Re7 51. Ng5 Bf6 52. Nf3 Ra7 53. Kg2 Rd7 54. Nh2 Ra7
55. Ng4 Bd4 56. Rd6 Bb2 57. Kg3 Ra3+ 58. f3 Ra7 59. f4 Rf7 60. h4 Bc1 61. Rd4
Rf5 62. Rc4 Bd2 63. Nh2 g5 64. fxg5 Bxg5 65. hxg5 Rxg5+ 66. Kf4 Rg1 67. Kf5 Kf7
68. Rc7+ Ke8 69. Nf3 Rf1 70. Ke6 Kd8 71. Rd7+ Kc8 72. Ne5 Re1 73. Rh7 Kd8 74.
Rh3 Re2 75. Rc3 Re1 76. Rc2 Re4 77. Rc5 Re1 78. Rc4 Re2 79. Rc3 Re1 80. Kd6
Rd1+ 81. Nd3 Rd2 82. Rb3 Ke8 83. Ke6 Re2+ 84. Kf6 Kd8 85. Nf4 Rf2 86. Ke5 Rf1
87. Rd3+ Ke8 88. Rd4 Re1+ 89. Kf5 Rf1 90. Kf6 Rf3 91. Ke6 Re3+ 92. Kd6 Re1 93.
Ne6 Kf7 94. Rf4+ Kg6 95. Ke7 Ra1 96. Rf6+ Kh5 97. Nc5 Re1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2003.02.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. a3 Bd6 10. b4 a6 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. Rb1 Nbd7 13. Bd3 Ne4 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15.
Qxd5 Nc3 16. Qc6 Nxb1 17. Bxb1 a5 18. b5 Rad8 19. a4 f5 20. Qd5+ Kh8 21. g3 g6
22. Ba2 Rde8 23. Qc4 Nf6 24. Bb2 Ne4 25. Rd1 h5 26. Ne5 Kh7 27. h4 Qg7 28. Kg2
Rd8 29. Nf3 g5 30. hxg5 Nxg5 31. d5 Qh6 32. Nh4 Rde8 33. Bb1 Re4 34. Rd4 Qf6
35. f4 Rxe3 36. Nxf5 Re1 37. Bc2 Kg8 38. Nxd6 cxd6 39. Rd2 Qe7 40. Rf2 Ne4 41.
Re2 Nd2 42. Rxd2 Qe3 43. Rf2 h4 44. Qd3 Qxd3 45. Bxd3 Re3 46. Bf1 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 15-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kirk, Jim"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2003.03.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Qd2 Bg4 8.
Be2 g6 9. h3 Bd7 10. Nd4 Bg7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. f3 O-O 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rac1 b5
15. a3 Bb7 16. Rfd1 Nd7 17. Bd4 Ne5 18. Qe3 Qd7 19. f4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rd4 Rfc8 23. Rcd1 R4c5 24. R4d2 Qe6 25. Qd4+ Qf6 26. Qxf6+ Kxf6
27. Kf2 a5 28. Ke3 b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. Na2 Rc4 31. Rd4 Rxc2 32. R1d2 b3 33.
Nc3 Ba6 34. Rxc2 bxc2 35. Kd2 Bf1 36. g3 Bxh3 37. Kxc2 Ke6 38. Kd2 Bf1 39. b4
Rb8 40. b5 Kd7 41. e5 Bxb5 42. exd6 exd6 43. Ne4 Rb6 44. Nf6+ Ke6 45. Nxh7 f6
46. g4 Rb7 47. Rb4 d5 48. g5 Rxh7 49. Rxb5 fxg5 50. fxg5 Rd7 51. Rb1 Kf5 52.
Rg1 Ra7 53. Kd3 Ra4 54. Ke3 Rg4 55. Rd1 Ke5 56. Kf3 Rxg5 57. Re1+ Kd4 58. Re6
Kd3 59. Kf4 Rf5+ 60. Kg4 d4 61. Rxg6 Rf8 62. Rc6 Ke2 63. Re6+ Kd2 64. Rc6 d3
65. Kg3 Ke2 66. Re6+ Kd1 67. Rd6 d2 68. Rc6 Rf5 69. Rc7 Ke2 70. Re7+ Kd3 71.
Rd7+ Ke3 72. Re7+ Kd4 0-1

[Event "Internet Section 15-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Flores Honores, Patricio Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2211"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2003.03.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. Be3 a6 8. Bg2
Nc6 9. h3 Bd7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc6 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Rhe1 Be7 14. Kb1 b5
15. Bh1 Qb7 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxc6+ Qxc6 18. fxe5 Rd8 19. Qa7 Nd5 20. Nxd5 exd5
21. Rd3 Rd7 22. Qb6 Qxb6 23. Bxb6 O-O 24. Red1 Bd8 25. Bc5 Re8 26. Rxd5 Rxd5
27. Rxd5 Bc7 28. Bd6 Bxd6 29. Rxd6 Rxe5 30. b4 Re3 31. Rxa6 Rxh3 32. a4 bxa4
33. b5 Rc3 34. Rc6 Re3 35. b6 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 15-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Muhammad, Stephen A"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2003.03.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. f3 Nfd7 10. e4 Nxe5 11. exf5 Nec4 12. Be2 g6 13. b3 Nd6 14. fxg6 hxg6
15. Bf4 Bg7 16. Rc1 Nf5 17. d5 Bxc3+ 18. Rxc3 Nxd5 19. Rd3 Qb6 20. Be5 Nde3 21.
Qc1 Nxg2+ 22. Kf1 Nge3+ 23. Ke1 O-O 24. h4 f6 25. Bc3 Rfd8 26. h5 g5 27. h6
Ng2+ 28. Kf1 Nf4 29. h7+ Kh8 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rg1 Qxg1+ 32. Kxg1 Nxe2+ 0-1

[Event "Internet Section 15-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Moldobaev, Emelbek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.03.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 c5 16. d5 Nb6 17. Bg5 Bg7 18. Qd2 Qc7 19. Nh2 Bc8 20. Rf1 Nbd7 21. a4 Rb8
22. Kh1 b4 23. c4 Nf8 24. f3 h5 25. Ne2 N6h7 26. Be3 Qd8 27. Rad1 Bf6 28. f4
exf4 29. Bxf4 Be5 30. Nf3 Bxf4 31. Nxf4 Nd7 32. Rde1 Qf6 33. e5 dxe5 34. Nxh5
Qh8 35. Ng3 f5 36. Bxf5 gxf5 37. Nxf5 Qf6 38. Nxe5 Rxe5 39. Nh6+ Kg7 40. Rxf6
Nhxf6 41. Rxe5 Nxe5 42. Qf4 Nfd7 43. Nf5+ Kf6 44. Nd4+ Kg6 45. Nc6 Nxc6 46.
dxc6 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 15-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Soppe, Guillermo"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.03.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. Nf3 b5 8. Be2
c5 9. O-O Bb7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bd2 Nbd7 13. a4 b4 14. Na2 a5
15. Nc1 Ke7 16. Nb3 Bb6 17. Rfd1 e5 18. Be1 Rhc8 19. Rac1 Bc6 20. Bb5 Bxb5 21.
axb5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Ne4 23. Ra1 Ke6 24. Bxb4 a4 25. Nbd2 Bc5 26. Bxc5 Nexc5 27.
Ng5+ Ke7 28. Nge4 Rb8 29. Nc3 Nb6 30. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Internet Section 15-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Paschall, William M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2444"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2003.03.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nxd5 4. d4 g6 5. c4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. a4 Bg4 8. c5
N6d7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 e5 12. d5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd4 14. c6 Nc5 15.
cxb7 Rb8 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Nb5 a6 18. b4 Nxa4 19. Qxa4 axb5 20. Qxb5 Qd6 21.
Ra6 Qe5 22. g3 h5 23. h4 g5 24. hxg5 Qxg5 25. Kg2 h4 26. g4 h3+ 27. Kxh3 Be5
28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Rh1 Rh8 30. Rxh8 Rxh8 31. b8=Q Rh2+ 32. Kg1 Qh4 33. Qg8+ Kxg8
34. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 15-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yu, Shaoteng"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2003.03.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10. Qd3 Bxd5 11. exd5 Nc5 12. Nxc5 dxc5 13. O-O-O Qd6 14. g4
O-O 15. g5 Nd7 16. h4 b5 17. Qf5 c4 18. Kb1 c3 19. h5 Rfc8 20. g6 fxg6 21. hxg6
hxg6 22. Qh3 Nf6 23. Rdg1 Kf7 24. Qg2 Nxd5 25. Bf3 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Rab8 27. Rd1
Qb6 28. Bd5+ Ke8 29. Rh8+ Bf8 30. Qh3 Rd8 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qxg7+
Kd6 34. Bf3+ 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 15-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2003.03.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 Nd7 14. Rg1 Nb6 15.
f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Qd8 18. Rg3 g6 19. Nd4 Rc5 20. h4 Bd7 21. Bh3
Bxh3 22. Rxh3 Rac8 23. Rf3 Qe8 24. Rdf1 Nc4 25. Nd5 Ne5 26. Rb3 b5 27. Ra3 Rc4
28. c3 Ra4 29. Rxa4 bxa4 30. h5 Rb8 31. Qg3 Nc4 32. Nc6 Bd8 33. Nxb8 Qxe4+ 34.
Ka1 Qxd5 35. Qe1 Ne5 36. Nd7 a3 37. bxa3 Bxg5 38. hxg6 hxg6 39. Nf6+ Bxf6 40.
Rxf6 Kg7 41. Rf4 Nd3 42. Qf1 Nxf4 43. Qxf4 Qe5 44. Qc4 a5 45. Kb2 g5 46. Qg4
Kg6 47. a4 f5 48. Qc4 g4 49. Qg8+ Kh5 50. Qh7+ Kg5 51. Qg8+ Kf4 52. Qh7 g3 53.
Qh4+ Kf3 54. Qh5+ Kf2 55. Qh4 f4 56. Kc2 f3 57. Kd3 Kg2 0-1

[Event "Internet Section 16-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bethanis, George"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B19"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Nd5 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. Bxb4
Bxb4 15. c3 Bd6 16. Ne4 Bc7 17. Rh4 Qe7 18. Ned2 O-O-O 19. Qe3 Kb8 20. Rg4 Nf6
21. Rxg7 Qf8 22. Rg3 Nd5 23. Qe4 f5 24. Qxe6 Re8 25. Qg6 Nf4 26. Qg7 Ne2+ 27.
Kc2 Nxg3 28. Qxf8 Rhxf8 29. fxg3 Re2 30. Nh4 Bxg3 31. Ng6 Rfe8 32. Kd3 R8e3+
33. Kc4 Rxg2 34. Nb3 Rxb2 35. Rf1 Bd6 36. d5 Rc2 37. dxc6 Rcxc3+ 38. Kd4 Red3#
0-1

[Event "Internet Section 16-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "De Souza Gomes, Luiz Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2003.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Qf2 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4
15. Nc5 Qa5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bb6 Qb4 18. a3 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 16-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Freile Martin, Javier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2003.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c3 d5 2. d3 e5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e4 c6 5. Ngf3 Bd6 6. a4 O-O 7. Be2 Re8 8. O-O
a5 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Bf1 Qc7 11. Qc2 Nf8 12. g3 Ng6 13. Bg2 h6 14. Nf1 Be6 15.
Ne3 Rad8 16. h3 Bf8 17. Nf5 Nd7 18. Nh2 Nc5 19. Ng4 dxe4 20. dxe4 Nd3 21. Rf1
Nxc1 22. Raxc1 Bc4 23. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Bf1 Be6 27.
Nge3 Ne7 28. Bc4 Nxf5 29. exf5 Bxc4 30. Nxc4 Qd5 31. Ne3 Qf3 32. Qd1 Qxd1+ 33.
Nxd1 b5 34. b3 Bc5 35. Kg2 e4 36. f3 exf3+ 37. Kxf3 Kf8 38. c4 bxc4 39. bxc4
Ke7 40. Nc3 Bd4 41. Ne2 Be5 42. Ke4 Kf6 43. g4 g6 44. fxg6 fxg6 45. Nd4 c5 46.
Nb3 Bc3 47. Nxc5 h5 48. Nd3 hxg4 49. hxg4 Ke6 50. Nf4+ Kd6 51. Nxg6 Kc5 52. Kd3
Ba1 53. Ne7 Kb4 54. g5 Kxa4 55. g6 Kb4 56. Nc6+ Kc5 57. Nxa5 Kd6 58. Ke4 Bh8
59. Nb3 Ke6 60. c5 Kf6 61. c6 Ke6 62. Na5 Kd6 63. Kf5 Bg7 64. Kg5 Kc7 65. Kf5
Kd6 66. Ke4 Bf6 67. Kd3 Kc7 68. Kc4 Kd6 69. Kb5 Be5 70. Nc4+ 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 16-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ferreira, Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2221"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2003.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 e6
15. Bb3 a5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qxd6 a4 18. Qxd7 Qa5 19. Bxe6 a3 20. Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 16-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Santos Ruiz, Nestor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2003.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 a6 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. f3
Bh5 9. Nge2 Kd7 10. a3 e6 11. O-O Bg6 12. Rc1 Be7 13. b4 Ke8 14. Na4 Kf8 15.
Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Nd7 17. Rc1 Nb6 18. Bg3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Nc4 20. e4 b5 21. Rfd1
Qd7 22. Qc3 f6 23. Nf4 Kf7 24. Bf2 a5 25. Ra1 Ra7 26. Nd3 Rha8 27. Nc5 Qc8 28.
exd5 exd5 29. Re1 axb4 30. axb4 Rxa1 31. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 32. Qxa1 h5 33. Qe1 Qf5 34.
h4 Nd8 35. Qa1 Ne6 36. Qa7+ Kg6 37. Qd7 Nf4 38. Qxf5+ Kxf5 39. g3 Ne2+ 40. Kf1
Nc3 41. Ke1 g5 42. Nd3 Na4 43. Nc5 Nd6 44. Ke2 Nb6 45. Kd3 Nbc8 46. Be3 Ne7 47.
Bd2 Nf7 48. Nb7 Ke6 49. Nc5+ Kd6 50. f4 gxh4 51. gxh4 Nf5 52. Be1 Nh8 53. Nb7+
Ke7 54. Na5 Ng6 55. Nc6+ Kd7 56. Na7 Nxf4+ 57. Kc3 Ne2+ 58. Kd3 Nexd4 59. Bc3
Nc6 60. Nxb5 Ne5+ 61. Ke2 Nxh4 62. Nd4 Nhg6 63. Nf5 Ne7 64. Nh4 Kc6 65. Ke3 Kb5
66. Kf4 N7c6 67. Kf5 Ng4 68. Kg6 d4 69. Bd2 Nge5+ 70. Kxf6 Nc4 71. Be1 Nxb4 72.
Kg5 Nc2 73. Bg3 d3 74. Nf3 Kc5 75. Kxh5 Kd5 76. Kg4 Ke4 77. Bf4 N2e3+ 78. Kg3
Nf5+ 79. Kg4 Nfe3+ 80. Kg3 Nf5+ 81. Kg4 Nce3+ 82. Bxe3 Nxe3+ 83. Kg3 Nd1 84.
Nd2+ Ke3 85. Nb3 Nc3 86. Kg2 Ne4 87. Kg1 Nc5 88. Na5 Ke2 89. Nc4 Nb3 90. Kg2
Na5 91. Nb2 d2 92. Kg3 Nc4 93. Na4 Ke1 94. Nc3 Nb2 95. Kf3 Na4 0-1

[Event "Internet Section 16-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Moldobaev, Emelbek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 c6 16. Bg5 h6 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Qd2 Kh7 19. a4 Bg7 20. Bd3 Nb6 21. Rab1 exd4
22. cxd4 bxa4 23. bxa4 Nbd7 24. Qc2 c5 25. Qb3 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 Nxe4 27. Qxf7 Rf8
28. Qc4 Ndf6 29. dxc5 Nxc5 30. Nh4 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 16-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Maslak, Konstantin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. Nce3
Ne7 15. g3 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 O-O 17. Bg2 a5 18. O-O f5 19. Qe2 Rb8 20. Rfd1 Kh8 21.
Rd2 e4 22. Rad1 Be5 23. f4 exf3 24. Qxf3 b4 25. Nf4 Bxa2 26. cxb4 Rxb4 27. Nd3
Qb6+ 28. Kh1 Rg4 29. Nxe5 dxe5 30. Qa3 Qh6 31. Qxa2 Rxg3 32. Qxa5 Re8 33. Rd8
Rgg8 34. Rxe8 Rxe8 35. Qb5 Re7 36. Qb8+ Kg7 37. Bd5 Qf6 38. Rg1+ Kh6 39. Qb3
Qh4 40. Qb6+ 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 16-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Harrison, Jorge Sosa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B61"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2003.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Qd2 Rc8 8.
Nb3 h6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Be2 h5 11. O-O-O a6 12. Kb1 b5 13. f4 h4 14. h3 Qb6 15.
Nd5 Qf2 16. Rhg1 Rg8 17. Rdf1 Qa7 18. Qd1 Rg3 19. Rf3 Rg6 20. Rd3 e6 21. f5 Rh6
22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Nf4 a5 24. Bh5+ Kd8 25. Rxd6 Bxd6 26. Nxe6+ Ke7 27. Ned4 Nxd4
28. Nxd4 Rxh5 29. Qxh5 Qxd4 30. Rd1 Qc5 31. e5 Qxc2+ 0-1

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Catta Preta, Daniel Martins"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2134"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4
Qa5+ 9. c3 Be7 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. dxc5 b6 12. b4 Qa3 13. Qb3 Qxb3 14. axb3 f6
15. cxb6 fxe5 16. Nxe5 Bb7 17. Bb5 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Green, Golan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Bc5 6. d3 h6 7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rb1 a5 10. a3 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Nd4 12. b4 Bb6 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. h3 Re8 15.
Qc2 Bd7 16. Bb2 Qg5 17. Rfe1 axb4 18. axb4 Bb5 19. Ra1 Rxa1 20. Bxa1 Ra8 21.
Bb2 Ba4 22. Qc1 Bb3 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. Ra1 Rxa1+ 25. Bxa1 f5 26. Bb2 Kf7 27. Bc1
Kf6 28. Kf1 Ba4 29. Ke1 c5 30. dxc6 bxc6 31. Kd2 d5 32. Bb2 Ke6 33. e3 dxe3+
34. fxe3 g6 35. Bf3 Bc7 36. g4 Bd6 37. Bc3 Bb5 38. Bd1 Ke7 39. Bf3 Ba6 40. Be2
Bc8 41. Kc2 Be6 42. Bf3 Kd7 43. Kb2 Be7 44. Ka3 Kd6 45. Bd4 Kc7 46. Ka4 Bc8 47.
Bc5 Bd8 48. b5 cxb5+ 49. Kxb5 Bd7+ 50. Kb4 Kc6 51. Bd4 Kd6 52. Kc3 Ba5+ 53. Kc2
Ba4+ 54. Kc1 Ke6 55. Bd1 Bb5 56. Bc2 Be1 57. Kd1 Bf2 58. Ke2 Bg1 59. Kf1 Bh2
60. Kf2 Bd6 61. Kf3 Be7 62. Bc3 Bc6 63. Kf2 Bc5 64. Bb3 f4 65. d4 fxe3+ 66.
Kxe3 Bd6 67. Kf3 Bf4 68. Bc2 Kf6 69. Be1 Bb5 70. Bg3 Bc1 71. Be5+ Kf7 72. Bb3
Ke6 73. Bc2 Kf7 74. Bb3 Bc4 75. Bxc4 dxc4 76. Ke4 Bb2 77. Bg3 Ke6 78. d5+ Kd7
79. Bf2 c3 80. Kd3 Kd6 81. Be3 Kxd5 82. Bxg5 Kc5 83. h4 Kd5 84. h5 gxh5 85.
gxh5 Ke6 86. Bd2 cxd2 87. Kxd2 Kf5 88. Kc2 Kg5 89. Kxb2 Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dokuchayev, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4 7. Nbd2 Na5 8. g3 Bd7
9. h4 Ne7 10. Bh3 Qc7 11. O-O Nc8 12. Ne1 Nb6 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. Ng2 Ba4 15. Ne3
h6 16. h5 Kb8 17. f4 Be7 18. Rb1 f5 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bxe6 Rhe8 21. Bf5 Bd7 22.
Bg6 Re7 23. Nf3 Nb3 24. Ne5 Be8 25. Bc2 Qc8 26. Nf5 Re6 27. Be3 Nd7 28. Rbe1
Qc7 29. Bf2 g6 30. hxg6 Bxg6 31. Nxd7+ 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Heimsoth, Holger"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2171"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 a6 8.
Bd3 b5 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. c3 Nd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rad1 Kh8 13. c4 bxc4 14. Bxc4 Nb6
15. Bb3 Rg8 16. Rfe1 Qf8 17. Ng3 Rd8 18. Bc2 Nd5 19. Be4 Bd6 20. Qc2 Qg7 21.
Qb3 Rb8 22. Qa4 f5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 0-1

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Pavlenkov, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Be3 Bc5 6. Na3 d5 7. exd5 exd5 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 9. O-O Nf6 10. b4 Bxb4 11. Nf5 Qa5 12. Nxg7+ Kf8 13. Bh6 Bxa3 14. Re1
Kg8 15. Nh5 Qb6 16. Re3 Ne4 17. Qxd5 Qxh6 18. Rxe4 Nc6 19. Qxd7 Qxh5 20. Qxb7
Rb8 21. Qxc6 Rxb5 22. Re8+ Bf8 23. Rae1 Kg7 24. Qc3+ f6 25. Qc7+ Qf7 26. Qc8
Bb4 27. Rxh8 Bxe1 28. Re8 Ba5 29. g3 Rb1+ 30. Kg2 Qb7+ 31. Qxb7+ Rxb7 32. Re4
Rc7 33. c4 Bb4 34. Kf3 Kf7 35. Rh4 Ke6 36. Re4+ Kd6 37. Rf4 Bc3 38. Rh4 Kc5 39.
Ke3 Rd7 40. Re4 Bd4+ 41. Kf3 Kxc4 42. Re6 Kd5 43. Ra6 Bb6 44. h4 Kc6 45. Ra3
Rd2 46. Rc3+ Kd6 47. Kg4 Rxa2 48. f4 Ra5 49. Rd3+ Rd5 50. Rc3 a5 51. f5 a4 52.
Ra3 Rd4+ 53. Kf3 Bc5 54. Ra2 a3 55. g4 Rc4 56. g5 Ke5 57. g6 Rf4+ 58. Kg3 h5
59. Rc2 Bf8 60. Rc8 Rg4+ 61. Kh3 Bd6 62. Rd8 a2 63. Ra8 Kxf5 64. Rxa2 Rg3+ 65.
Kh2 Ra3+ 66. Kh1 Rxa2 67. g7 Ra8 68. g8=Q Rxg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Ne2 Bc8 14. Ng3 Be6 15. Bxe6
fxe6 16. c3 Qd7 17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Rac8 20. Be3 Ne5 21. Qb3 Nc4
22. Rad1 Kh8 23. Bc1 Rfe8 24. Qa2 Bd8 25. b3 Ne5 26. Qe2 Ba5 27. Bd2 Bb6 28.
Be3 Qb7 29. Nf3 Bxe3 30. Qxe3 Nf7 31. Ng5 Nxg5 32. Qxg5 Qc7 33. e5 dxe5 34.
Qxe5 h6 35. Qxc7 Rxc7 36. Rd6 Rc3 37. Rexe6 Rxe6 38. Rxe6 a5 39. Ra6 Rxb3 40.
Rxa5 Rb1+ 41. Kh2 Rb2 42. Kg1 Rb1+ 43. Kh2 Rb2 44. Nf5 Rxf2 45. Rxb5 Ne4 46.
Ne3 Ra2 47. Nc4 Kh7 48. Re5 Nd2 49. Nxd2 Rxd2 50. Re3 Ra2 51. Kg3 g5 52. Kf3 h5
53. g4 Kg6 54. Re6+ Kf7 55. Re3 hxg4+ 56. hxg4 Kf6 57. Rb3 Ke5 58. Ke3 Rg2 59.
Rb5+ Kf6 60. Kf3 Ra2 61. Rb3 Ke5 62. Rb5+ Kf6 63. Ra5 Ra1 64. Rf5+ Kg6 65. Ra5
Rf1+ 66. Kg2 Ra1 67. Ra6+ Kg7 68. Kf3 Rf1+ 69. Kg3 Rg1+ 70. Kf3 Rf1+ 71. Kg2
Ra1 72. Kf2 Kh7 73. Ke3 Rg1 74. Ra4 Kg6 75. Kd3 Rg3+ 76. Kc2 Kf6 77. Kb2 Rg2+
78. Kb3 Rg3+ 79. Kb2 Rg2+ 80. Kb3 Rg3+ 81. Kc2 Ke5 82. Kd2 Rg2+ 83. Ke3 Rg3+
84. Kf2 Rb3 85. Kg2 Rb2+ 86. Kf3 Rb3+ 87. Kf2 Rb2+ 88. Kg3 Rb3+ 89. Kf2 Rb2+
90. Kf3 Rb3+ 91. Kf2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. g4
h6 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Rc8 15. Qxb4
Qc7 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Qa4+ Nd7 18. Ne2 c4 19. Bf4 Qc6 20. Kb2 Qxa4 21. bxa4 Be7
22. Be3 Ne5 23. Rh3 c3+ 24. Nxc3 Bxa3+ 25. Kb3 Be7 26. Bd4 Rb8 27. Ka2 Nc6 28.
Bxg7 Rg8 29. Bxh6 Bf6 30. f4 Nb4+ 31. Kb3 Nd5 32. Nb5 axb5 33. Bxb5+ Bc6 34.
exd5 Bxb5 35. axb5 Rxb5+ 36. Kc4 Rb2 37. Bg5 exd5+ 38. Kxd5 Bxg5 39. hxg5 Rxc2
40. Re3+ Kf8 41. Ke4 Kg7 42. Kf3 Rh8 43. f5 Rh3+ 44. Kf4 Rc4+ 45. Re4 Rcc3 46.
Rd7 Rhf3+ 47. Ke5 Rf1 48. g6 Rc5+ 49. Kd6 Rd1+ 50. Kxc5 Rxd7 51. gxf7 Kxf7 52.
g5 Rd1 53. Re5 Rg1 54. f6 Kg6 55. Kd6 Ra1 56. Rd5 Kf7 57. Rc5 Kg6 58. Ke6 Ra6+
59. Ke7 Ra7+ 60. Kd6 Ra1 61. Rc7 Rd1+ 62. Ke7 Re1+ 63. Kf8 Kxg5 64. f7 Kf6 65.
Rc6+ Kf5 66. Kg7 Rg1+ 67. Kh7 Rh1+ 68. Rh6 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Thorbjorn, Romann"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4
Bb4+ 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Bg4 12. Qc2 c5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4
Bxf3 15. Qxf3 cxd4 16. a3 Be7 17. Rd1 c5 18. b4 Qb6 19. bxc5 Bxc5 20. Bf4 Qe6
21. Rac1 Rac8 22. Rc2 Bb6 23. Rdc1 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Qf5 25. Rd2 Rc8 26. g4 Qg6 27.
h3 h6 28. a4 Rc3 29. Qa8+ Kh7 30. Kh2 Qb1 31. Qd5 Qf1 32. Bg3 Rc1 33. Qg2 Qe1
34. Ra2 d3 35. f3 Bg1+ 36. Kh1 Bf2+ 0-1

[Event "Internet Section 17-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 Bd7 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. Bf4 Bb4 13. Ne4 Ba5 14. g4
Ne7 15. Bh6 Kf8 16. Nc5 gxh6 17. Nxb7 Rb8 18. Nxa5 Ke8 19. Nb3 h5 20. Nc5 Bc8
21. Rd4 Rxb2 22. Rad1 Kf8 23. c4 hxg4 24. hxg4 Rg8 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Rxg8+ Nxg8
27. g5 Bg4 28. Kg2 Ne7 29. Rd3 Ng6 30. Re3 Rc2 31. Re4 Bf5 32. Rd4 Rxa2 33. Nh4
Nxh4+ 34. Rxh4 Ra5 35. Rf4 Rxc5 36. Rxf5 a5 37. f4 a4 38. e6 Rxf5 39. e7 Rxf4
40. e8=Q Rxc4 41. Qe5+ Kg8 42. Qe8+ Kg7 43. Qe5+ Kg8 44. Qxc7 Re4 45. Qb8+ Kg7
46. Qb2+ Kg8 47. Kf3 Re6 48. Qb8+ Kg7 49. Qb2+ Kg8 50. Qb4 Rg6 51. Kf4 h6 52.
gxh6 Rxh6 53. Qxa4 Rg6 54. Qa8+ Kg7 55. Qe8 c5 56. Qe5+ Kg8 57. Qxc5 Re6 58.
Qf5 Rg6 59. Ke5 Kg7 60. Kd5 Re6 61. Qg5+ Rg6 62. Qe7 Re6 63. Qd7 Rg6 64. Ke5
Re6+ 65. Kf4 Rf6+ 66. Ke4 Re6+ 67. Kd3 Rg6 68. Qe7 Re6 69. Qg5+ Rg6 70. Qd8 Re6
71. Kc3 Rg6 72. Kd4 Re6 73. Kd5 Rg6 74. Qa8 Re6 75. Qa1+ Kg8 76. Qg1+ Rg6 77.
Qd4 Re6 78. Kc5 Rg6 79. Kb5 Re6 80. Qg4+ Rg6 81. Qc8+ Kg7 82. Qc3+ Kg8 83. Ka5
Re6 84. Qd4 Rg6 85. Qe5 Re6 86. Qg5+ Rg6 87. Qe7 Re6 88. Qd7 Rg6 89. Qe8+ Kg7
90. Kb5 Re6 91. Qd8 Rg6 92. Kc5 Re6 93. Kd5 Rg6 94. Ke5 Re6+ 95. Kf5 Rg6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Internet Section 17-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sebastian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d4 b5 8. Bb3 Qf6
9. hxg4 hxg4 10. Ng5 Nxd4 11. Bxf7+ Kd8 12. c3 Nf3+ 13. gxf3 Nh6 14. Bh5 Nf5
15. exf5 Rxh5 16. fxg4 Rxg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Nd2 Be7 19. Qf3 Rb8 20. Ne4 Qh4
21. Kg2 Kd7 22. Rh1 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 17-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Asanov, Timur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 Bxc3 6. bxc3 c6 7. Ba3 Re8 8.
Qb3 Na6 9. d3 d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. exd5 e4 12. O-O-O Bf5 13. d4 Nxd5 14. Bb2
Rb8 15. Ne2 b5 16. Nf4 Nac7 17. Rhe1 Nxf4 18. gxf4 Nd5 19. Qc2 Qc7 20. Kb1 Qxf4
21. Ka1 h6 22. Qb3 Qd6 23. f3 e3 24. Bf1 Nf4 25. Ba3 Qg6 26. Qb2 Bd3 27. Bd6
Qxd6 28. Bxd3 a6 29. Be4 e2 30. Rc1 Red8 31. Rg1 b4 32. Rg4 bxc3 33. Qxc3 h5
34. Rg5 Qxd4 35. Qxd4 Rxd4 36. Rgc5 g6 37. Re1 Ng2 38. Rec1 Rd1 0-1

[Event "Internet Section 17-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vukanovic, Sasa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2348"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Be3 d5 10. c5 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nc8 12. f4 Nc6 13. Kh1 f5 14. b4 a6 15. Rb1
N8a7 16. a4 a5 17. b5 Nb4 18. Qd2 b6 19. c6 Kh8 20. Rg1 Rg8 21. Rg3 g6 22. Rbg1
Bh4 23. Rh3 Nc8 24. Qd1 Rg7 25. Nb1 Be7 26. Nd2 Bf8 27. Nf3 Ne7 28. Ng5 Ng8 29.
Nxe6 Qe7 30. Nxg7 Bxg7 31. Rxg6 Qf7 32. Rg2 Bf8 33. Qg1 Be7 34. Bh5 Qf8 35. Bg6
h6 36. Bxf5 Qxf5 37. Rxg8+ Rxg8 38. Rxh6+ Qh7 39. Rxh7+ Kxh7 40. Qd1 Rf8 41.
Qh5+ Kg7 42. f5 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 17-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Qe4 Nc6 7. Nf3 f5 8. Qe2
b6 9. g3 a5 10. c4 Ba6 11. Bg2 Bb4+ 12. Nbd2 Qc7 13. O-O Nde7 14. Re1 a4 15.
Qd1 b5 16. a3 Ba5 17. c5 O-O 18. b4 axb3 19. Qxb3 Qa7 20. Bb2 Qxc5 21. Rac1 Qb6
22. Red1 Qa7 23. Nb1 Bb6 24. Rd2 Na5 25. Qd1 Rad8 26. Bd4 Nc4 27. Bxb6 Qxb6 28.
Rxd7 Nd5 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Qd4 h6 31. Qxb6 Ndxb6 32. Bf1 Bb7 33. Be2 g5 34. Rd1
Rxd1+ 35. Bxd1 Bxf3 36. Bxf3 Nxe5 37. Be2 Nec4 38. Nc3 Nxa3 39. Nxb5 Nxb5 40.
Bxb5 Kf7 41. Kg2 e5 42. Kf3 Kf6 43. Ba6 Nd5 44. Bc8 e4+ 45. Ke2 Ke5 46. Bb7 f4
47. Ba8 Kd4 48. Bb7 Nc3+ 49. Ke1 e3 50. h4 fxg3 51. fxg3 Ne4 52. hxg5 hxg5 53.
Ke2 Nxg3+ 54. Kf3 Ne4 55. Bxe4 e2 56. Kf2 Kxe4 57. Kxe2 Kf4 58. Kf2 g4 59. Kg2
g3 60. Kg1 Kf3 61. Kf1 g2+ 62. Kg1 Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Internet Section 17-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
f5 9. exf6 Rxf6 10. Bg5 Rf7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qd1 Nbc6 13. Nf3 Qf8 14. O-O c4 15.
Be2 h6 16. Bc1 Qg7 17. Ne1 Bd7 18. g3 Nf5 19. Ng2 Nd6 20. f3 Be8 21. a4 g5 22.
Qe1 Rf6 23. Ba3 Nf5 24. g4 Nfe7 25. Bd6 Ng6 26. Qd2 Rd8 27. Bg3 Rd7 28. f4 gxf4
29. Nxf4 Nxf4 30. Rxf4 Rdf7 31. Raf1 Rxf4 32. Bxf4 Rf6 33. h4 Kh7 34. g5 hxg5
35. hxg5 Rf8 36. Bg4 Qg6 37. Qh2+ Kg8 38. Rf2 Rf7 39. Bh5 Qe4 40. Bxf7+ Bxf7
41. Be5 Qe1+ 42. Rf1 Qe3+ 43. Kh1 Qe4+ 44. Qg2 Bg6 45. Qxe4 Bxe4+ 46. Kh2 Nxe5
47. dxe5 Bxc2 48. a5 b6 49. axb6 axb6 50. Rf2 Bb3 51. Kg3 Kg7 52. Kf4 Kg6 53.
Rh2 Bd1 54. Rh6+ Kf7 55. Ke3 b5 56. Kd4 Bg4 57. Kc5 Be2 58. Rf6+ Ke7 59. g6 Bh5
60. g7 Bf7 61. Kxb5 Ke8 62. Kc5 Ke7 63. Kd4 Ke8 64. Rh6 Bg8 65. Rf6 Bf7 66. Kc5
Ke7 67. Kc6 Ke8 68. Kd6 d4 69. cxd4 c3 70. Rf3 c2 71. Rc3 Bg8 72. Rxc2 Kf7 73.
Rc7+ Kg6 74. Re7 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 17-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Solak, Dragan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 Qd6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Bg4 8.
Be3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Qxd4 10. Bxd4 Rd8 11. Rd1 f6 12. Be3 Rxd1+ 13. Kxd1 Bb4 14.
Ne2 Ne7 15. Nf4 Kf7 16. Ke2 Bd6 17. h4 Re8 18. h5 f5 19. Kd3 Rd8 20. Ke2 Re8
21. Kd3 Ng8 22. Ne2 Nf6 23. Nc3 Be5 24. exf5 Rd8+ 25. Ke2 Bxc3 26. bxc3 h6 27.
c4 b6 28. c3 c5 29. Bf4 Rd7 30. a4 a5 31. Ke3 Re7+ 32. Kd3 Ne8 33. Bg3 Rd7+ 34.
Ke3 Kf6 35. Ke4 Re7+ 36. Kd5 Kxf5 37. Kc6 Re6+ 38. Kd7 Nd6 39. Bxd6 Rxd6+ 40.
Kxc7 Rf6 41. Rg1 g6 42. hxg6 Rxg6 43. Rxg6 Kxg6 44. Kxb6 h5 45. Kxa5 h4 46. Kb6
h3 47. a5 h2 48. a6 h1=Q 49. Kb7 Qxf3+ 50. Kb8 Qxc3 51. a7 Qxc4 52. a8=Q Qg8+
53. Kb7 Qxa8+ 54. Kxa8 c4 0-1

[Event "Internet Section 17-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Khruschiov, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. g4 Nfe7 11. Nc3 h5 12. Na4 Qd8 13. Nc5 b6 14. Nb7 Qc7 15.
Nd6+ Kd8 16. Nxf7+ Ke8 17. Nd6+ Kd8 18. Ng5 Ng6 19. Ngf7+ Ke7 20. gxh5 Be8 21.
hxg6 Bxf7 22. Nxf7 Rh4 23. Rc1 Re4+ 24. Be2 Qd7 25. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 17-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jaracz, Pawel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 h5 6. Be3 Nh6 7. Nf3 Qb6 8. Na4 Qa5+
9. c3 Bg4 10. Nc5 Nf5 11. Bf2 e6 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. O-O Be7 15. Rc1 b5
16. Nbd2 Nb6 17. h3 Nc4 18. Nxc4 bxc4 19. hxg4 hxg4 20. Bxf5 gxf3 21. Bg4 fxg2
22. Kxg2 Kd7 23. Rh1 Rag8 24. Qe2 Qd8 25. b3 cxb3 26. axb3 Bh4 27. Bxh4 Rxh4
28. Rxh4 Qxh4 29. Rh1 Qd8 30. Qa6 Qb8 31. b4 Rc8 32. Rh7 Ke7 33. Qd3 Rg8 34.
Qa6 Qb6 35. Qxb6 axb6 36. Be2 b5 37. Bd3 Ke8 38. Kg3 Ke7 39. Kg4 Kf8 40. Kg5
Ke7 41. Bc2 Ke8 42. Kf6 Rf8 43. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 4th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2003.03.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.03.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7
8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5 10. e5 Re8 11. O-O Rxe5 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Qb5 Rf5 14. Bg3
Nb4 15. Nd2 Bd7 16. Qxb7 Bc6 17. Qxc7 Qxc7 18. Bxc7 Rc8 19. c3 Bb5 20. Rfd1 Nc2
21. Rac1 Be2 22. Ba5 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 dxc3 24. bxc3 d4 25. Nb3 dxc3 26. Rd3 Rxa5
27. Nxa5 Nb4 28. Rf3+ Kg7 29. Nb3 c2 30. h3 Nxa2 31. Kh2 Rb8 32. Nc1 Nxc1 33.
Rc3 Rb2 34. Rc7+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 4th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2003.03.21"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2003.03.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. O-O e5 10. Be3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ng4 12. hxg4 Nxd4 13. Be2 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2
Qh4 15. g5 Re8 16. Rfd1 Be5 17. f3 Qh2+ 18. Kf1 Qh1+ 19. Kf2 Qh4+ 20. Kg1 Be6
21. Nd5 Qh2+ 22. Kf1 Rac8 23. Qf2 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Bg3 25. Qe2 Rc6 26. Rad1 Rec8
27. R5d3 b6 28. a3 Qh1+ 29. Bg1 Rc2 30. R3d2 R2c5 31. Qe3 Rc2 32. Qe2 R2c6 33.
Qe3 Qh4 34. Bf2 Bxf2 35. Qxf2 Qxg5 36. Qd4 Qh4 37. Qf2 Qg5 38. Qd4 Qe7 39. Kg1
h5 40. b4 Rc3 41. Qxd6 Qxd6 42. Rxd6 Rxa3 43. R1d2 Ra4 44. R6d4 Rc1+ 45. Kh2
Rb1 46. Rc2 Rbxb4 47. Rd8+ Kg7 48. Rc7 Rc4 49. Rb7 Rc6 50. Rdd7 Rf6 51. e5 Re6
52. Rxf7+ Kh6 53. f4 g5 54. f5 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 4th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2003.03.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Golod, Vitali"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2003.03.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
f3 h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e3 Re8 12. Bf2 c5 13. Bb5 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Nc6
15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Ne2 Bb5 17. Nc3 Bc4 18. Bh4 g5 19. Bg3 Qe7 20. Kf2 Qe6 21.
Rhe1 Rad8 22. Kg1 Rd7 23. Rad1 Rde7 24. e4 Qc6 25. e5 Nh5 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27.
Qxd5 Qxd5 28. Rxd5 f6 29. Bf2 Rxe5 30. Rexe5 Rxe5 31. Rd7 Nf4 32. Rxa7 Re2 33.
b3 Rb2 34. Bxb6 Rxb3 35. Bc7 Rb1+ 36. Kf2 Rb2+ 37. Ke3 Nd5+ 38. Ke4 Nxc7 39.
Rxc7 Rxg2 40. Kf5 Rxh2 41. Kg6 Kf8 42. Rf7+ Ke8 43. Rxf6 Rh4 44. a4 Rxa4 45.
Kxh6 g4 46. fxg4 Rxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas Internet f 4th"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2003.03.21"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2003.03.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nc4 15.
dxc5 dxc5 16. Nc3 Nd7 17. Nd5 Bg5 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. b3 Na3 20. Bd3 c4 21. bxc4
bxc4 22. Bb1 Qe5 23. Qc3 Rab8 24. f4 Qxc3 25. Nxc3 Nc5 26. e5 Rfd8 27. Be4 Nd3
28. Rf1 Nb5 29. Nd5 Nc5 30. Bf3 Nd4 31. Ne3 c3 32. Rac1 Na4 33. Bg4 Rb2 34.
Rfd1 Rd2 35. Nc4 Rxa2 36. Nd6 Nb3 37. Ne4 Rad2 38. Nxd2 Nxc1 39. Rxc1 cxd2 40.
Ra1 Nc3 41. Rxa6 d1=Q+ 42. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 43. Kf2 g6 44. Rc6 Rd3 45. Kf1 h5 46. e6
fxe6 47. Rxe6 Kf7 48. Re5 Nd5 49. g3 h4 50. Ke2 Rd4 51. gxh4 Nxf4+ 52. Kf3 Nh5
53. Ra5 Rxh4 54. Kg2 Rb4 55. Ra7+ Kf6 56. Ra5 Rb3 57. h4 Nf4+ 58. Kf2 Rh3 59.
Rb5 Rxh4 60. Kg3 g5 61. Rb6+ Kf5 62. Rb5+ Kg6 63. Rb8 Rh1 64. Rg8+ Kf6 65. Rf8+
Kg7 66. Rf5 Kg6 67. Rf8 Rh3+ 68. Kg4 Rh4+ 69. Kg3 Nh5+ 70. Kg2 Rg4+ 71. Kh3 Rf4
72. Rg8+ Ng7 73. Ra8 Rb4 74. Kg3 Ne6 75. Ra6 Kf6 76. Rc6 Kf5 77. Ra6 Rb3+ 78.
Kf2 Nf4 79. Ra5+ Kg4 80. Kg1 Rb2 81. Rc5 Kh4 82. Ra5 g4 83. Ra1 g3 84. Ra4 Rb1#
0-1

[Event "FRA Cup 8eme"]
[Site "Gonfreville"]
[Date "2003.05.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2003.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Gonfreville"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. a3 Nc6
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Na4 Qa5+ 11. b4 Qxa4 12. bxc5 O-O 13. c4 Qa5+ 14. Qd2 Rd8 15.
cxd5 exd5 $5 {TN} (15... Qxd2+ 16. Bxd2 exd5 17. Rc1 Re8 18. Kf2 f6 19. e6 Rxe6
20. Bd3 Re8 21. g4 Nf8 22. Rhg1 Bd7 23. Bb1 Ne6 24. Ba2 Nc7 25. Rb1 Rab8 26. f5
$44 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Radjabov,T/Moscow 2002/CBM 91 (78)}) 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17.
Rb1 Nb8 18. Bd3 Nbc6 19. Kf2 Nc4 20. Rb3 N6a5 21. Rc3 Bd7 22. Rb1 Rac8 23. Bd4
Bb5 24. Bc2 (24. e6 fxe6 25. Ng5 g6 26. Nxe6 Re8 27. f5 Nc6 28. a4 Bxa4 29.
Rxb7 Rxe6 30. Rg7+ Kf8 31. fxe6 Nxd4 32. Rxh7 Kg8 $132) 24... Rc7 25. f5 (25.
e6 Nc6 (25... fxe6 26. Ng5 Re7 27. Bxh7+ Kf8 28. Rh3 $36) 26. a4 Nxd4 27. Nxd4
Bc6 28. f5 $36) 25... Nc6 26. a4 Nxd4 27. Nxd4 Bd7 $132 28. e6 Bc8 29. c6 $6 (
29. Re1 fxe6 30. fxe6 Rxc5 31. Bd1 (31. Nf5 Re8 $15) 31... b6 32. Bh5 g6 33.
Bf3 $44) 29... bxc6 30. Rb8 Rf8 $1 $15 31. e7 Rxe7 32. Nxc6 Rc7 33. Nd4 Bd7 34.
Rb6 Ra8 (34... Ra7 35. Rb1 Rc8 36. Bd3 (36. f6 gxf6 37. Rg3+ Kh8 38. Rf3 Nd2
$19) 36... Kf8 $17) 35. f6 $6 $138 (35. Rd6 $142 Nxd6 36. Rxc7 Be8 37. Kf3 (37.
Rc5 Bxa4 38. Rxd5 Bxc2 39. Nxc2 Ne8 $15) 37... Nc4 38. Kf4 $44) 35... Nxb6 36.
Rxc7 Bxa4 37. Bxa4 Nxa4 38. Nf5 Nb6 (38... gxf6 39. Ne7+ Kg7 40. Nxd5 Nb2 $17)
39. fxg7 a5 40. Rb7 (40. Rc3 Re8 41. Rg3 Re6) 40... Nc4 41. h4 (41. Rd7 a4 42.
Rxd5 a3 43. Rd1 a2 44. Ra1 Nd2 45. Nd4 Ra4 $19) 41... a4 42. h5 h6 $17 43. g4
a3 44. g5 hxg5 $6 (44... Nd6 45. Nxd6 a2 46. Nxf7 Kxg7 47. Ne5+ Kf8 48. Ng6+
Ke8 49. Re7+ Kd8 50. Re1 a1=Q 51. Rxa1 Rxa1 52. gxh6 $11) (44... Ne5 45. gxh6
Kh7 46. Rb1 Ng4+ 47. Ke2 Nxh6 $17) 45. h6 Ne5 (45... a2 46. Ne7+ Kh7 47. Ra7
$14) 46. Ne7+ Kh7 47. Ra7 Rd8 48. Kg3 $5 $13 d4 49. Rxa3 d3 50. Ra5 $1 f6 (
50... d2 51. Rd5 Re8 52. Rxd2 Rxe7 53. Rd8 $18) 51. Ra6 d2 52. Rd6 Re8 53.
g8=Q+ Rxg8 54. Nxg8 Kxg8 55. Rxd2 Kh7 56. Rd6 Kxh6 57. Rxf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT poule haute"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.05.07"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2003.05.07"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mulhouse"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8.
d4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. c4 bxc4 11. Ba4+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. f3 Qe6 14. Bf4
Nh5 15. Be3 O-O 16. Nd2 Rfb8 17. Qc3 c6 18. b3 cxb3 19. axb3 d5 20. Ra5 Rb5 21.
exd5 cxd5 22. Rxb5 axb5 23. Rc1 h6 24. Nf1 Ra2 25. Bd2 Kh7 26. Qd4 Ng6 27. Re1
Qf5 28. g4 Qf6 29. Qxd5 Nh4 30. Qe4+ g6 31. gxh5 Nxf3+ 32. Kh1 Nxe1 33. hxg6+
Kg7 34. Qxe1 Ra1 35. Bxh6+ Kxh6 36. Qe3+ Kg7 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT poule haute"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.05.08"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Pert, Nicholas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2003.05.07"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Montpellier"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Na3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf5 8. Nc2
Nb4 {Although this reply has proved quite popular, I remain suspicious about
its value.Blck can get bigger hopes for equalization after} (8... Qa5+) (8...
Qb6) (8... Bd7) (8... Be7) 9. Be2 (9. Nxb4 Bxb4+ 10. Bd2 Qa5 11. Bd3 Bxd2+ 12.
Qxd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Ne7 14. Rhc1 Bd7 15. b4 Rc8 16. Rxc8+ Bxc8 17. Rc1 h6 18.
Ng1 Kd8 $14 {1-0 Stevic,H-Goric,E/Vukovar Slavonija Swiss 2001/The Week in
Chess 354 (68)}) 9... Nxc2+ 10. Qxc2 Qa5+ (10... Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2
$14) 11. Bd2 Bb4 12. a3 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 $14 Bd7 15. b4 $146 (15.
Rac1 Ne7 16. h4 Nc6 17. h5 h6 18. Rh4 O-O 19. b4 Rac8 20. Bd3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Svidler,P-Luther,T/BL 0203 2003/The Week in Chess 427 (39)}) 15... O-O 16. b5
$5 f6 (16... Rac8 17. Rhc1) 17. Rhc1 Rfc8 (17... fxe5 18. dxe5 (18. Nxe5 $143
Be8 {[%csl Rd4]}) 18... Rac8 19. Bd3 $16) 18. Bd3 {This is a very typical
position. Maybe with correct play Black can hold it, but the defence is not
easy at all!} Ne7 19. a4 Rxc1 (19... Be8 20. Re1 $5) 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Ra1 $1 {
Surely White must keep rooks on the board} h6 (21... Ng6 22. g3) 22. h4 Rf8 23.
g4 $5 {[%cal Gg4g5]} Kf7 (23... fxe5 24. Nxe5 Be8 25. f3 $16) 24. g5 {Grischuk
plays very energetically} fxg5 (24... fxe5 25. Nxe5+ Ke8 26. Ke3 {also
difficult to recommend to Black}) 25. hxg5 Ke8 26. Ke3 hxg5 (26... Nf5+ 27.
Bxf5 (27. Ke2 $5) 27... Rxf5 28. Rh1 hxg5 29. Rg1 $36) 27. Nxg5 Nf5+ 28. Bxf5
Rxf5 29. Nh3 {[%cal Ga1g1,Gh3f4]} (29. f4 $5) 29... Rh5 30. Nf4 Rh7 31. Rg1 {
Black does not lose quickly, but the pathetic fate of his ligh-coloured bishop
does not allow doubts about the assessment of the position.} Ke7 (31... a6 32.
bxa6 bxa6 33. a5) 32. Nd3 b6 33. Nf4 Ke8 (33... Be8 $5) 34. Kf3 $1 {[%cal
Gf3g4,Gg4g5] White slowly but surely improve his position.} Ke7 35. Kg4 Rh6 36.
Rc1 Kd8 $8 37. Nh3 Be8 38. Ng5 Bh5+ (38... Kd7 $5) 39. Kg3 Be8 (39... Kd7 40.
f3) 40. f4 Rg6 (40... Kd7 41. Rc6 Rg6 42. a5 bxa5 43. Ra6 Kc8 $16) 41. Rh1 Kc7
42. Rh8 Bd7 43. Kg4 $18 {[%cal Gg4h5] Now White has a technically winning
position. Maybe Black could play longer and more stubborn than what Pert did,
but , I am afraid, with the same result.} Rh6 44. Ra8 $5 {It looks that} (44.
Rxh6 gxh6 45. Nf7 Be8 (45... a6 46. Nd6 $18) 46. Nxh6 a6 47. bxa6 Bxa4 48. f5
$18 {was enough for victory, but move in the game even stronger.}) 44... Kb7
45. Rg8 Rg6 46. Rf8 a5 $6 {Final mistake.} (46... Rh6 $142 $5 47. Rf7 Kc8 48.
Rxg7 Rh1) (46... a6 $6 47. Rf7) 47. Rh8 $1 {[%csl Ga4,Gb5][%cal Rg4h5]} Rh6 $8
48. Rxh6 gxh6 49. Nf7 Kc7 (49... Be8 50. Nd6+) 50. Nd6 {[%csl Rd7][%cal Gg4h5,
Gh5h6,Gh6g7]} 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT poule haute"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.05.09"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2003.05.07"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nice"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Bg5 d4 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Ne1
Bf5 15. Nc5 Qb6 16. Ned3 Rac8 17. a3 {Two bishops and active pieces slightly
favour black in this position, white has no active plan.} Bg5 18. Rc4 Qb5 19.
b3 (19. Rc2 a5 $15) 19... Be7 (19... a5 20. Re1 Rc7 $15) 20. Qc1 Na5 $5 (20...
Bxd3 21. Nxd3 Qxb3 22. Bxc6 bxc6 (22... Bxa3 $2 23. Bxe8 Rxc4 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7
25. Ne5+ $18) 23. Rxc6 Ra8 24. Qa1 Qa4 25. Rfc1 Bxa3 26. Qa2 $11) (20... Ne5
21. a4 (21. Nxe5 Rxc5 22. Nf3 Rxc4 23. bxc4 Qc5 24. Rd1 Bf6 25. Qd2 Rd8 26. Qb4
b6 $15) 21... Qb6 22. Nxe5 Rxc5 23. Qf4 Be6 24. Rxc5 Bxc5 25. Nd3 Be7 $15) 21.
Rb4 Bxd3 22. Rxb5 Bxb5 23. b4 Bxc5 $6 {[%mdl 64] Grischuk started a
magnificent combination, but unfortunatelly this move is not the best. White
was already facing serious problems after the unpleasant 23...Bxe2.} (23...
Bxe2 24. Bh3 $5 (24. Re1 d3 25. Nxd3 (25. Qf4 Bxc5 26. Bd5 Red8 27. Bxf7+ Kh8
28. Qd2 Bd4 29. Rxe2 dxe2 30. Qxe2 Rf8 $19) (25. Qd2 Nc4 26. Qc3 Bxc5 27. bxc5
d2 $19) 25... Rxc1 (25... Bxd3 26. Qd1 Ba6 27. bxa5 $14) 26. Nxc1 Ba6 27. bxa5
Kf8 $17) 24... Rcd8 (24... Rxc5 25. bxc5 Bxf1 26. Bxf1 Rd8 27. Qc2 Nc6 $11) 25.
Bd7 d3 26. bxa5 (26. Nxd3 Rxd7 27. bxa5 Rxd3 28. Re1 Red8 $19) (26. Bxe8 d2 27.
Qc2 Bxf1 28. Bd7 Bxc5 29. Qxd2 Bh3 30. bxc5 Rxd7 $19) 26... Rf8 27. Ba4 Rc8 28.
Re1 Bxc5 $17) 24. Bh3 $1 (24. bxc5 Bxe2 25. Re1 d3 26. Qc3 Rcd8 (26... Nc4 27.
Bxb7 Rcd8 28. Bc6 (28. Ra1 d2 29. h3 Rd3 30. Qb4 Rxa3 $19) 28... d2 29. Bxe8
dxe1=Q+ 30. Qxe1 Rd1 $19) 27. Bf1 d2 28. Bxe2 dxe1=Q+ 29. Qxe1 Nc6 30. Qf1 Nd4
31. Bg4 Re5 $17) 24... Rc7 (24... Nb3 25. Qb2 (25. Qd1 Rcd8 26. bxc5 Nxc5 27.
Re1 Ne4 28. Bg4 $11) 25... Rc7 26. bxc5 Bc4 27. Bg4 $11) 25. Qf4 Rce7 (25...
Bb6 26. bxa5 Bxa5 27. Qf5 a6 28. a4 g6 29. Qd5 Bxe2 30. Qxa5 Bxf1 31. Kxf1 $16)
26. bxc5 Nc6 (26... Bxe2 27. Qxd4 Bxf1 28. Kxf1 Re1+ 29. Kg2 Nc6 30. Qb2 $15)
27. Bg2 Bxe2 (27... Rxe2 28. Bxc6 bxc6 29. Qxd4 R2e4 30. Qd2 $11) 28. Bxc6 $1 (
28. Re1 d3 $36) 28... bxc6 29. Qxd4 Bxf1 30. Kxf1 $11 {The excitement is over
and position quite even.} g6 31. Qd6 Re6 32. Qc7 R8e7 33. Qd8+ Re8 34. Qc7 R8e7
35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Qd4+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT poule haute"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.05.10"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2003.05.07"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Cannes"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. Be3 {Also played by Bobby Fischer in a famous encounter with
Viktor Kortschnoj in Stockholm Interzonal 1962.} exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 (
12... Nc4 13. Bc1 c5 14. b3 Na5 15. d5 Nd7 16. Nbd2 Bf6 17. Rb1 {was the start
of Fischer - Kortschnoj, Stockholm 1962 - Fischer won the game and the
tournament.}) 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 cxd4 (14... Nc4 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Nc3 Nd7
17. Bf4 (17. Nd5 Bg5 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. b3 Na3 20. Bd3 c4 21. bxc4 bxc4 22. Bb1
Qe5 $132 {0-1 Grischuk,A-Golod,V/Dos Hermanas 2003 (84)}) 17... Nde5 18. Bxe5
Nxe5 19. Qg3 Nc6 20. Rad1 Nd4 21. e5 $14 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Socko,B/4th IECC,
Istanbul TUR 2003 (50)}) 15. Bxd4 Rc8 (15... Nc6 16. Rd1 Nxd4 17. Rxd4 Qb6 18.
Qd3 Rac8 19. Nc3 Rc4 20. Ne2 Rfc8 21. Bb3 Rxd4 22. Nxd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Soderborg,
B-Fred,A/Varna 1962/MCD (34)}) 16. Bb3 (16. Qd3 Nc6 17. Bc3 g6 18. Bb3 Nd7 19.
a3 Nc5 20. Qd5 Nxb3 21. Qxb3 Bf6 22. Qd5 Bxc3 23. Nxc3 Qf6 24. Rad1 $14 {
1-0 Lanc,A-Mrva,V/SVK 1997/EXT 98 (52). (51)}) 16... Nc6 17. Qd1 (17. Bc3 b4
$132) 17... a5 $6 {Dubious plan.} (17... Nxd4 $142 18. Qxd4 Ne8 $5 {[%cal
Ye7f6,Yf6b2]} (18... Nd7 19. Nc3 $14)) 18. Nc3 a4 19. Bd5 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Qa5 21.
a3 $1 Nd7 22. Qb4 $16 {Gaining a P and refuting Black´s Q-side strategy.} Qxb4
23. axb4 Nb6 24. Nxb5 Rc2 25. b3 Bf6 26. Rab1 Nxd5 27. exd5 axb3 28. Rxb3 Be5
29. Na3 $5 {Grischuk gives back the P to get the b-P running.} (29. Rd1 $5 Ra8
30. Na3 Rc3 31. Rxc3 Bxc3 32. Nc2 Ra2 33. Ne3 $1 Kf8 (33... Bxb4 34. Rb1 Ra4
35. Nc2 $18) 34. Rb1 Bd4 35. b5 $16) 29... Rd2 30. Nc4 Rxd5 31. b5 Rb8 32. b6
Rc5 33. Nxe5 dxe5 34. Ra1 Kf8 35. Ra7 $1 (35. b7 Rd5 $8 36. Ra8 Rdd8 $11) 35...
Rc6 36. Rf3 f6 37. Rd3 Rcxb6 38. Rdd7 {An unusual ending. Equal P:s but still
problems to solve for Black.} g5 39. Rxh7 Kg8 40. Rhg7+ Kf8 $2 {An instructive
mistake.} (40... Kh8 {looks better. It´s not clear what White can do here.})
41. Raf7+ Ke8 42. Re7+ Kf8 43. Ref7+ Ke8 44. Rh7 $1 {[%mdl 4096] A very nice
move extending the short side. Black will now have to guard against mate from
both sides of the K.} Re6 45. Kh2 e4 46. Kg3 e3 47. Ra7 Kd8 $8 48. fxe3 Rxe3+
49. Kg4 Re5 50. Kh5 g4+ 51. Kxg4 Rb4+ 52. Kg3 Rb3+ 53. Kh2 Rb8 54. h4 Re4 55.
h5 f5 56. Rh8+ Re8 57. Rxe8+ Kxe8 58. h6 Rb6 59. h7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 10th Group1"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3
Nd5 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 b5 11. Qg4 e5 12. Qh5 Bd6 13. a4 Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Ra6 Rb6 16. Rxb6 cxb6 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. f4 exf4 19. exf4 O-O 20. Qd5 Bb8 21. f5
Rc8 22. f6 Qe6 23. fxg7 Qxd5 24. Nf6+ Kxg7 25. Bxd5 Ne7 26. Nh5+ Kh8 27. Bxf7
h6 28. Ba3 Ng8 29. Bg6 Be6 30. Rf8 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 10th Group1"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. e3 Nf6 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. Rc1 Qb4 13. Qc2 d4 14. a3 Qe7
15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. exd4 Rxd4 17. Nb5 Rd8 18. Nxa7 Bf5 19. Qxf5 Qxe2 20. Qb5 Re8
21. Qxb7 Rab8 22. Qc6 Rxb2 23. Nc8 Re6 24. Qc7 h6 25. Nd6 Kh7 26. h3 Rd2 27.
Nf5 Rd7 28. Qb8 Qd3 29. Ng3 Qxa3 30. Rc8 g6 31. Kh2 Qd6 32. Qa8 h5 33. Rd1 Qe7
34. Rxd7 Nxd7 35. Rh8+ Kg7 36. Qg8+ Kf6 37. f4 Rb6 38. Qc8 Kg7 39. Nf5+ gxf5
40. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 10th Group1"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2003.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Omsk Lidrikh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 Be7 10. Kb1 Qc7 11. Be3 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 b5 13. Qd2 b4 14. Ne2 a5
15. g4 h6 16. h4 a4 17. Qxb4 Rb8 18. Qc3 Qb7 19. Bc1 e5 20. Ng3 g6 21. Bc4 Rc8
22. Qd3 Qc7 23. Ba6 Rb8 24. g5 hxg5 25. hxg5 Nh5 26. Bc4 Be6 27. Bd5 Rc8 28.
Nxh5 gxh5 29. g6 h4 30. Rdg1 Qd7 31. f4 Bxd5 32. exd5 f5 33. fxe5 dxe5 34. Bg5
e4 35. Qd4 Rg8 36. Bxh4 Rc5 37. c4 Bd6 38. Bg3 a3 39. Rh8 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 10th Group1"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk Siberian Athens-Neftekhim"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Bg7 12. Rd1 Qb6 13. O-O Rd8 14. f4 Nxe5 15.
fxe5 Nd7 16. Bf2 O-O 17. b4 cxb3 18. axb3 a6 19. b4 a5 20. d5 Qa6 21. Ra1 cxd5
22. exd5 exd5 23. Rxa5 Qc6 24. Bxb5 Qc7 25. Rc1 Nxe5 26. Qd1 d4 27. Ne4 Qb6 28.
Nc5 Ba8 29. Qa4 Qd6 30. Ra6 Qd5 31. Bf1 Ng4 32. Qa2 Qe5 33. g3 Qf5 34. Be1 Qf3
35. Rxa8 Qe3+ 36. Kh1 Qxc1 37. Rxd8 Rxd8 38. Qd2 Qa3 39. Bd3 Ne5 40. Be2 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 10th Group1"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2003.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz II"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. d3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
Nbd7 9. Qc2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 d4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 a5 13. Bd2 O-O 14. Rfb1 Qb6
15. Qc4 Ne5 16. Qa4 Nd7 17. Qc4 Ne5 18. Qa4 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 10th final A"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2003.05.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Qe2
d5 9. e5 d4 10. Be4 Nd5 11. d3 dxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 13. c4 Nb6 14. a3 Na4 15. Bd2
O-O 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Qd7 18. Rfb1 Rab8 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Rxb5 Nd4 21. Nxd4
cxd4 22. Rab1 dxc3 23. Rxb7 Rxb7 24. Rxb7 Qd4 25. Rxe7 Qc5 26. Qc2 Qxe7 27.
Qxc3 Qd7 28. g3 Rc8 29. Qb4 g6 30. h4 Qc7 31. d4 Rb8 32. Qd2 Rd8 33. Qe3 Qc4
34. d5 exd5 35. Bd3 Qg4 36. Bb5 d4 37. Qb3 Qf5 38. Bc4 d3 39. e6 d2 40. exf7+
Kg7 41. Qc3+ Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 10th final A"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2003.05.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. dxc5
Nxe5 9. Nd4 Nd7 10. b4 Be7 11. h4 h6 12. Bg2 Ngf6 13. g5 Nh5 14. Qe2 Ne5 15.
gxh6 gxh6 16. Rg1 Nf6 17. Bf4 Nc6 18. Ncb5 Bh5 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Nxd4 21.
Nxd4 Ne4 22. Qh5 Bxh4 23. O-O-O Bxf2 24. Nxe6 Qf6 25. Nc7+ Kf8 26. Be5 Be3+ 27.
Kb2 Qc6 28. Bg7+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 10th final A"]
[Site "Togliatti"]
[Date "2003.05.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2003.05.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 Qxc6 7. Bd3 Nf6
8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Qe2 b6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.05.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Iljushin, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 a6 12. Qf2 {As i previously mentioned
in my comments to one of the games played in this line, this move is starting
to gain popularity after Krmanik had used it in his game against Radjabov in
the last Linares tournament.} Qc7 13. Bd3 (13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Bd3 f6 15. exf6
Rxf6 16. g3 Bd7 17. Qd4 $14 {Schmid,G-Janka,H/Koetzting 1988}) (13. g4 $5 b5
14. Bd3 b4 15. Qh4 h6 16. Ne2 f6 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. g5 $36 {
Kosmol,H-Uiess,H/ICCF-Cup corr 1994}) 13... Bxd4 {Radjabov didn't take his
chance to trade the queens and very soon found himself under the decisive
attack'} (13... b5 14. Qh4 (14. Ne2 Be7 15. Kb1 Bb7 16. Rhe1 Rae8 17. Qg3 f5
18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Qh3 $14 {Moreda,L-Kovacevic,B/Nova Gorica 2001}) 14... h6 15.
Ne2 f6 (15... Bb7 16. g4 $1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gg4g5]} f6 17. g5 fxe5 18. gxh6 $1
$18 exd4 $140 19. hxg7 Rf6 20. Qh7+ Kf7 21. g8=Q#) 16. Qg4 $36 {Kramnik,
V-Radjabov,T/Linares 2003/CBM 94_01}) 14. Qxd4 Qc5 (14... b5 15. Rhe1 Qb6 16.
Qxb6 Nxb6 17. Ne2 b4 18. Nd4 a5 19. b3 $14 {Pedzich,D-Aaberg,A/Copenhagen 1991}
) 15. Ne2 b5 {I must admit that it's not so easy to point out what black
should play to reach an equality. One thing is for sure- he should avoid the
positions with lightsquared bishop versus white knight.} (15... b6 16. Kb1 (16.
Rhe1 $5 Bb7 17. f5 f6 (17... exf5 18. Bxf5 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Nc5 20. c3 $14) 18.
fxe6 (18. exf6 e5 19. Qxc5 Nxc5 20. fxg7 Kxg7 21. Ng3 Kf6 $44) 18... Nxe5 19.
Qf4 Rac8 20. Nd4 Qa5 21. Kb1 $14) 16... Bb7 17. c3 Bc6 18. Bc2 $1 $14 {Hossain,
E-Vakhidov,T/Dhaka 2003}) (15... Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Rhe1 $14) ({Doesn't
work 15...f6 since white is better prepared to open up a center.} 15... f6 16.
exf6 gxf6 17. Rhe1 e5 (17... b6 18. c3 Bb7 19. Bc2 $16) 18. fxe5 fxe5 19. Qg4+
Kh8 20. Nc3 Nf6 21. Qg5 $1 $16 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gg5c5]}) 16. Kb1 b4 17. Rc1 $1
{[%cal Gc2c4]} Qxd4 $6 {After this move black can't get any counterplay in the
endgame, so deserved attention to try to avoid the trade.} (17... a5 $5 18. c3
(18. c4 Bb7) 18... b3 (18... Ba6 19. Bxa6 Rxa6 (19... Qxd4 20. Nxd4 Rxa6 21.
cxb4 axb4 22. Rc7) 20. Qxc5 Nxc5 21. cxb4 $16) 19. axb3 Qe7 $44 {[%csl Rb3]
[%cal Gd7c5,Ga8b8]}) 18. Nxd4 $14 Nc5 (18... a5 19. c3 bxc3 20. Rxc3 Ba6 21.
Bxa6 Rxa6 22. Rc7 $16) 19. Rhd1 $1 {White is very persistant with his plan to
transfer c3.} f6 $6 {Another inaccuracy puting black in the danger of losing.
It was necessary to play} (19... Na4) 20. c3 fxe5 21. fxe5 bxc3 22. Rxc3 Nxd3
23. Rdxd3 $16 {White knight is so much stronger than black bishop that white
win is just matter of time.} Bd7 (23... a5) 24. Rf3 Rxf3 25. gxf3 Ra7 {Too
passive. The best way to defend is by trading the rooks and penitrating with
the king to the kingisde.} (25... Rc8 $5 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Kc2 Kf7 28. Kc3 Kg6
29. Kb4 Kg5 30. Kc5 Kf4 31. Kd6 Ke3 32. Nxe6 Bxe6 33. Kxe6 d4 34. Kf7 d3 35. e6
d2 36. e7 d1=Q 37. e8=Q+ Kxf3 $16) 26. Kc2 Kf7 27. f4 Rb7 28. b3 h6 29. Kd2 Ke7
(29... g5 $2 30. fxg5 hxg5 31. Rg3 Kg6 32. h4 $18) 30. a3 {First of all
Grischuk takes care of the queenside.} Kf7 31. h4 g6 32. Rc5 Ke7 33. b4 Kf7 34.
Ke3 {[%cal Ge3f3,Gf3g4,Gh4h5]} Ke8 35. Kf3 Kf7 36. Kg4 Ke7 37. h5 $18 {
Everything was set up for this break aimed to free the way for e-pawn.} Kf7 38.
hxg6+ Kxg6 39. f5+ exf5+ 40. Kf4 Be8 41. Rc8 Bd7 42. Ra8 Bb5 43. Rf8 Rf7 44.
Rd8 Rd7 45. Rb8 Bd3 46. Rb6+ Kh7 47. e6 $1 Rg7 48. Nxf5 Rg5 49. Nxh6 $1 {
Little oombination to finish the game with some style.} Rg1 50. e7 Re1 51. Nf5
Rf1+ 52. Ke3 Bxf5 53. Ke2 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.05.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. h3 O-O 8. Re1
Ba7 9. Bb3 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Ng3 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nc4 ({
For} 14... cxd4 {see Grischuk - Tkachiev, France 2003.}) (14... Nc4 15. dxc5
dxc5 16. Nc3 Nd7 17. Bf4 (17. Nd5 Bg5 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. b3 Na3 20. Bd3 c4 21.
bxc4 bxc4 22. Bb1 Qe5 $132 {0-1 Grischuk,A-Golod,V/Dos Hermanas 2003 (84)})
17... Nde5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Qg3 Nc6 20. Rad1 Nd4 21. e5 $14 {1-0 Grischuk,
A-Socko,B/4th IECC, Istanbul TUR 2003 (50)}) 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Nc3 Nd7 17. Bf4
{[%mdl 8]} (17. Nd5 Bg5 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. b3 Na3 20. Bd3 c4 21. bxc4 bxc4 22.
Bb1 Qe5 {0-1 Grischuk,A-Golod,V/Dos Hermanas 2003 (84) Wedberg}) 17... Nde5 (
17... Nxb2 $5 18. e5 $40) 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Qg3 Nc6 20. Rad1 Nd4 21. e5 $14 {
White has the slightly better chances due to his domination in the centre and
the possibility to attack the black K.} Ra7 22. Ne2 Rd7 (22... Nxe2+ 23. Rxe2
Rd7 24. Ree1 $14) 23. Nxd4 Rxd4 24. Qe3 Kh8 (24... Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Qc7 26. e6 $40
) 25. f4 Qd7 26. Rxd4 Qxd4 27. Qxd4 cxd4 28. Kf2 Rc8 29. Bd3 {It´s opposite
coloured B:s, but White has all the play. As long as there are R:s on a draw
is not easy to achive for Black.} f6 30. exf6 Bxf6 31. Re6 Ra8 32. g4 h6 33.
Be4 Rd8 34. Ke2 d3+ 35. Bxd3 Bxb2 36. Rxa6 b4 37. h4 Kg8 38. Bg6 $1 {[%csl Rg8]
} Kf8 39. Re6 Bf6 40. g5 hxg5 41. hxg5 Be7 42. Re5 Rd6 43. Rf5+ Kg8 44. Bf7+
Kh7 45. Re5 Rd7 46. Re3 {Excellent technique by Grischuk.} g6 47. Re6 Kg7 48.
Bxg6 Bf8 49. Bc2 Bd6 50. Kf3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. Ne5 {Die Fortsetzung von Topalov und Sasikiran, gegenüber
Khalifmans 11.h4} Nbd7 (10... h5 11. h3 (11. h4 $5 g4 {- 10.h4 g4 11.Ne5 h5})
11... a6 (11... Bg7 12. O-O a6 13. f4 g4 14. hxg4 hxg4 15. f5 c5 16. Nxf7 Kxf7
17. fxe6+ Kg8 18. d5 Nh5 19. Bf2 Bd4 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21. Bxg4 Nf6 22. e7 Qd6 23.
e8=Q+ Nxe8 24. Be6+ Kg7 {1-0 Gershon,A-Pavlovic,S/Korinthos 2002/CBM 89 ext 
(24)}) 12. O-O g4 $5 13. hxg4 hxg4 14. Nxg4 Nbd7 15. e5 Nxg4 16. Bxg4 Qg5 17.
f4 Qg7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Sasikiran,K-Novikov,I/Qingdao 2002/CBM 91/[Lutz] (37)}) (
10... Bg7 11. h4 Nbd7 (11... Nfd7 $6 12. Ng4 $1 Qa5 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Rxh8+
Bxh8 15. Kf1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Timman,J/Wijk aan Zee 1998/CBM 63/[Lutz] 
(42)}) (11... b4 12. hxg5 hxg5 13. Rxh8+ Bxh8 14. Nxc4 bxc3 15. Nd6+ Kf8 16.
Nxb7 Qb6 17. Nc5 cxb2 18. Rb1 Nbd7 19. Nxd7+ Nxd7 20. Bd6+ Kg8 21. e5 $36 {
0-1 Oms Pallise,J-Korneev,O/Dos Hermanas 2001/CBM 83/[Lutz] (26)}) 12. Qc2 (12.
hxg5 hxg5 13. Rxh8+ Bxh8 14. Qc2 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Qa5 16. Kf1 O-O-O 17. Kg1 Nd7
18. Bxh8 Rxh8 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. g3 Kb8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Sasikiran,K-Ramesh,R/Nagpur
2002/CBM 86 ext (33)}) 12... c5 13. hxg5 cxd4 $6 14. Nxb5 Nxe4 15. Nxc4 Nxg3
16. Nbd6+ Kf8 17. Nxb7 Qc7 18. fxg3 Qxb7 19. O-O $16 {1-0 Topalov,V-Dreev,A/
New Delhi/Theran 2000/CBM 81/[Lutz] (34)}) (10... Bb4 11. O-O Nbd7 12. f4 Bxc3
13. bxc3 Nxe5 14. fxg5 Nfd7 15. dxe5 Qxg5 16. Rxf7 O-O-O 17. Bg4 Qg6 18. Bh5
Qxe4 19. Qd6 Qd5 20. Rd1 $40 {1-0 Sasikiran,K-Ramesh,R/Udaipur 2000/EXT 2001 
(32)}) 11. Qc2 (11. O-O b4 (11... Bg7 12. Qc2 a6 13. Rad1 O-O 14. f4 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Nd7 16. f5 Re8 17. Bh5 exf5 18. exf5 Bxe5 19. f6 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Nf8 21.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Rd7+ Nxd7 23. Qh7+ Ke6 24. Qf5+ Kd6 25. Rd1+ Kc5 26. a3 {
1-0 Horvath,P-Todorovic,G/Budapest 2003/CBM 93 ext (26)}) 12. Nxd7 Kxd7 $2 13.
e5 bxc3 14. exf6 cxb2 15. Rb1 Ba3 16. Qa4 Qf8 17. Bxc4 Kc8 18. Ba6 {1-0
Sasikiran,K-Hatanbaatar,B/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (18)}) (11. h4 Nxe5 (11... g4
{- 10.h4 g4 11.Ne5 Nbd7}) 12. hxg5 Nfd7 13. dxe5 Qxg5 14. Kf1 h5 15. Rh3 h4 16.
f4 Qxg3 17. Rxg3 hxg3 18. Bh5 O-O-O 19. Qf3 f6 20. Rd1 fxe5 21. Bf7 b4 22. Bxe6
bxc3 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Qxc3 Rhh7 $13 {1/2-1/2 Dimitrov,V-Yevseev,D/Koszalin
1999/EXT 2000 (53)}) 11... Bg7 (11... Rg8 12. Rd1 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Nd7 14. Bg3 Qb6
15. O-O a6 16. d5 O-O-O 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bg4 c5 19. e5 Be7 20. Qh7 Rge8 21.
Qf7 Qc6 22. Bf3 Qc7 23. Qxe6 $40 {1-0 Topalov,V-Bareev,E/Frankfurt 2000/CBM 76
ext (49)}) (11... Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Be7 13. O-O Qb6 14. Rad1 Rg8 15. b3 cxb3 16.
axb3 $44 {0-1 Van Wely,L-Dreev,A/Neum 2000/EXT 2001 (36)}) 12. Rd1 Qb6 (12...
Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qa5 14. O-O O-O 15. f4 Nh7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. fxg5 hxg5 18. e5 c5
19. d5 $40 {1-0 Topalov,V-Komljenovic,D/Villarrobledo 2000/EXT 2001 (32)}) 13.
O-O Rd8 14. h4 $146 (14. f4 $6 {ist wahrscheinlich der flasche Ansatz, da nach}
Nxe5 15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Bf2 O-O {das weiße Angriffspotenzial deutlich reduziert
ist.} 17. b4 cxb3 18. axb3 a6 19. b4 a5 20. d5 Qa6 21. Ra1 cxd5 22. exd5 exd5
23. Rxa5 Qc6 24. Bxb5 Qc7 25. Rc1 Nxe5 26. Qd1 d4 27. Ne4 Qb6 28. Nc5 Ba8 29.
Qa4 Qd6 30. Ra6 Qd5 31. Bf1 Ng4 32. Qa2 Qe5 33. g3 Qf5 34. Be1 Qf3 35. Rxa8
Qe3+ 36. Kh1 Qxc1 37. Rxd8 Rxd8 38. Qd2 Qa3 39. Bd3 Ne5 40. Be2 {0-1 Bocharov,
D-Grischuk,A/Togliatti 2003/CBM 94 ext (40)}) 14... g4 $5 {Diese Art von
Bauernopfer ist besonders in der Variante 10.h4 Allgemein gut geworden.
Schwraz gibt seinen Mehrbauern zurück und kann im Gegenzug (dank des
Abtausches des Ne5) bessere Kontrolle über die Felder d4 und e5 erlangen.
Häufig (allerdings nicht in dieser Partie) spielt die geöffnete g-Linie
ebenfalls eine Rolle.} (14... Nxe5 15. Bxe5 $44) (14... c5 15. d5 $13) 15. Bf4
c5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Nxg4 Nxg4 18. Bxg4 Ne5 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Rd1+ Kc8 {
Zwar steht der schwarze Könoig unsicherer als sein weißer gegenpart, aber
dafür hat Schwarz die schwarzen Fleder gut im Griff.} 21. Be2 Nc6 22. Be3 (22.
Bd6 Qb6) 22... Nd4 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Nxb5 Bxf2+ 25. Kf1 Bxh4 ({Nach} 25... Bxh4
26. Qxc4 Qxc4 27. Nd6+ Kb8 28. Bxc4 Rd8 29. Rd3 Rd7 $11 {ist die Stellung
ungefähr ausgeglichen, der weiße Nd6 und das schwarze Läuferpaar neutralisiern
sich.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 {This N manoeuvre is fighting
against the freeing move ...c6-c5.} Nd7 6. Nf3 (6. Be3 {continues the struggle
for the key-square c5.} Nb6 {/\ Nc4} (6... a6 {/\ c5, and defending against
Bb5.} 7. f4 Rc8 8. Nf3 c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 {In a normal "French" structure the B
is passive on c8 and the blockade of >< d4 is favourable for white. Here the
situation is different.} 10. c3 Na4 {This N manoeuvre looks a bit
sophysticated.} 11. Qd2 Ne7 12. Be2 Nb6 13. Na5 {fighting against Nc4.} Qc7 14.
O-O Bg4 15. Nd4 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Nc4 17. Nxc4 Qxc4 18. Qf2 Qd3 19. Rad1 Qg6 20. h3
{Black has problems with his development.} h5 21. f5 $14 {Short-Dreev, FIDE
World Cup Final Hyderabad 2002}) 7. Nf3 Nc4 8. Rb1 Bb4+ 9. Nbd2 {One can
understand that there is something wrong with White's setup.} Ne7 10. Bd3 O-O
11. O-O Nxe3 12. fxe3 c5 13. Bxf5 Nxf5 14. Qe2 cxd4 15. exd4 Be7 16. c3 Rb8 {
/\ b5, a5 with a minority -> against White's <<.} 17. a3 a5 {/\ b5} (17... b5
18. b4 {/\ Nb3-c5}) 18. Qb5 Qc7 19. a4 Qc6 $11 {Short-Macieja, Bled ol (Men)
2002}) 6... Ne7 (6... Bg6 7. Be2 (7. Be3 Nh6 {Black is not afraid of doubled
pawns.} 8. Qd2 (8. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 9. Be2 f6) 8... Nf5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7
11. Be2 (11. g3 $5 Bh5 12. Ng1 {looks odd, but interesting.}) 11... Nh4 12.
Nxh4 Qxh4 13. O-O O-O $11 {Peric-Piankov, Vila de Padron op 2000}) 7... Ne7 (
7... Nh6 8. O-O Be7 9. a4 {the advance on the << is not a dangerous plan for
black.} O-O 10. a5 b5 11. axb6 axb6 12. c4 Rxa1 13. Nxa1 Nf5 $11 (13... dxc4
14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Bxc4 $14 {Markovic-Zelcic, Bled op 2000})) 8. O-O {-
Delchev-P.Schlosser, FRA-chT 2003 CBM 95}) (6... a6 7. Be2 (7. Be3 Ne7 8. Be2)
7... c5 8. dxc5 Ne7 {- Zvjaginsev-Sargission, Ciudad de Ubeda op 2000 CBM 75})
(6... f6 {is a logical plan blowing up White's [+].} 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. Be2 Bd6 9.
c4 Ne7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 Qf7 12. h3 (12. Bh4 $5) 12... Ng6 13. Re1 Rae8 14.
Be3 Nf4 $15 {Palekha-Savon, Sudak 2002}) 7. Be2 Rc8 (7... Bg4 {- Fries
Nielsen-Rasmussen, DEN-ch Nyborg 2001 CBM 83}) (7... c5 $2 8. Nxc5 $16 {
- Zvjagintsev-Dautov, Julian Borowski 1999 CBM 71}) (7... Ng6 $5 8. O-O h5 {
Dautov}) (7... Bg6 {- 6...Bg6}) 8. O-O Bg4 9. c3 a6 (9... c5 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11.
dxc5 Nc6 12. b4 $5 {keeping the important c5 P for the e5 one.} Bxf3 13. Bxf3
Nxe5 14. Be2 $14) 10. Bd2 $5 (10. h3 Bxf3 (10... Bh5 11. Re1 $14) 11. Bxf3 c5
12. Nxc5 Nxc5 (12... Nxe5 13. Bh5 $1 $16) 13. dxc5 Ng6 14. b4 Nxe5 15. Be2 $14
{and White has the ^^ and good prospects on the <<.}) 10... Nf5 (10... Ng6 11.
h3 $14) 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 c5 13. Bg4 g6 (13... c4 14. Nc1 $14) 14. Bxf5 gxf5
15. Qh5 {White has some space advantage, and it is not eazy for Black to
connect his << and >>.} (15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Qa4+ Rc6 18. Bh6 b5
19. Qf4 $14) 15... h6 (15... c4 16. Nc1 $14) 16. Be3 Nb6 ({If Black gains
space on the << by} 16... c4 {then} 17. Nc1 b5 18. Ne2 $14 {comes with good
attacking chances on the >>.}) 17. Nxc5 {Now it is high time to take on c5.}
Bxc5 18. dxc5 Nc4 19. Bd4 Qg5 20. Qe2 f4 21. f3 (21. Rad1 Rg8 (21... f3 22.
Qxf3 Nd2 (22... Nxb2 $2 23. Rb1 $18) 23. Rxd2 Qxd2 24. b4 Qxa2 25. Qf6 Rg8 26.
Qxh6 $11) 22. f3 $14 {looked also a little bit better.}) 21... Ne3 22. Bxe3 ({
The cold-blooded} 22. Rfe1 $1 {gave more practical chances, for example:} Nf5 (
22... Nc4 23. Rad1 $14) (22... Rg8 23. g4 $1 {This is the point!} Nf5 24. Bf2
$14) 23. Rad1 $14) 22... Qxe5 $1 {now an equal R _|_ will arise by force.} (
22... fxe3 $2 23. f4 $18) 23. Rae1 Qxe3+ $11 24. Qxe3 fxe3 25. Rxe3 (25. b4 b6
$1 $132) 25... Rxc5 26. f4 Ke7 27. f5 Rcc8 28. fxe6 fxe6 29. Rf5 Kd6 30. Rf6
Rce8 31. g4 h5 $1 32. g5 h4 $1 33. Kg2 Rhg8 34. g6 Rgf8 35. Rexe6+ Rxe6 36.
Rxf8 Rxg6+ 37. Kf2 b5 38. Rh8 Rf6+ 39. Ke3 Rg6 40. Rxh4 Rg2 $1 {White has won
a P, but the _|_ remains drawish.} 41. Rh6+ Ke5 42. Rh5+ Kd6 43. Rh6+ Ke5 44.
Rh5+ Kd6 45. b4 Rxa2 46. h4 a5 47. bxa5 Rxa5 48. Rh8 Ra3 49. Kd4 Ra4+ 50. Kd3
Kc5 51. h5 Rh4 52. h6 Rh3+ 53. Kc2 Kb6 54. h7 Kb7 55. Kd2 b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Na4 Nd7 11. e4 Ne7 12. Bg5 O-O 13. O-O h6 14. Be3 Kh7 15. Qb3
Qc7 16. Rad1 Rae8 17. Nc3 f5 18. Bb1 a6 19. Ne5 f4 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Bc1 f3 22.
gxf3 Rxf3 23. Qxb6 e5 24. Ne2 exd4 25. Rxd4 Bxd4 26. Nxd4 Nd5 27. exd5 Qg4+ 28.
Kh1 Rxf2 29. Rg1 Rxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Qh4+ 31. Kg2 Qg4+ 32. Kh2 Qh4+ 33. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. Qc2 (13. Qb3 c6 (
13... Nb6 {1/2-1/2 Tatai,S-Smyslov,V/Graz 1984/MCD (13)}) 14. Re1 Nb6 15. Bd3
Be6 16. Qc2 h6 17. Bf4 Nd5 18. Be5 Qa5 19. c4 Nb4 20. Qc3 Qa6 21. Bf1 $16 {
1-0 Fortado,B-Zarembsky,I/Chicago 1997/EXT 2000 (44)}) (13. Qd3 c6 14. Bb3 Re8
15. Ne5 Bf8 16. Bd2 Be6 17. Rae1 g6 18. Qf3 Bg7 19. h3 Rc8 20. Rd1 b5 $11 {
1-0 Popovic,P-Kapelan,M/Vrsac 1989/CBM 15 (45)}) (13. Re1 c6 14. Qd3 Be6 15.
Bb3 Bf6 16. Ne5 Re8 17. Bc2 (17. Qf3 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Nb6 19. Bc2 Qh4 20. Re4 Qe7
21. Rd4 g6 22. Qg3 Bd5 23. f4 Kh8 24. Rd1 f5 25. exf6 Qxf6 26. Be3 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Enjuto Velasco,R-Avram,S/Zakopane 2000/CBM 77 ext (36)}) 17... g6 18.
Qg3 Bh4 19. Qf3 Qf6 20. Rb1 Nxc3 21. Rxb7 Qxf3 22. Nxf3 Bd5 {1/2-1/2 Tirard,
H-Maitesian,S/Hyeres 2001/EXT 2002 (22)}) (13. Ne5 c6 14. Bb3 (14. Qf3 Be6 (
14... f6 15. Nd3 Be6 16. Bd2 (16. Re1 Bf7 17. Nf4 Nxf4 18. Bxf7+ Rxf7 19. Bxf4
Qa5 20. Re2 Bf8 21. Rae1 Qf5 22. Qg3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ramesh,R-Barua,D/Udaipur
2000/EXT 2001 (40)}) 16... Bf7 17. Bb3 Re8 18. Rab1 Qd7 19. Rfd1 Bf8 20. Nf4
Rad8 21. c4 Nxf4 22. Bxf4 Qf5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Emms,J-Barua,D/London 1993/TD (38)})
15. Re1 Bg5 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Rab1 Qc8 18. Rbd1 Nc7 19. Nxf7 Bxc4 20. Nxg5 $16 {
0-1 Emms,J-Rubio,J/Benidorm 1992/TD (43)}) 14... Be6 15. Bb2 {1/2-1/2
Savanovic,A-Pavasovic,D/Graz 1998/EXT 99 (15)}) 13... Be6 (13... c6 14. Bd3 (
14. Re1 h6 15. a4 Bd6 16. Ne5 Qf6 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Qb3 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Ravi,
T-Barua,D/Mumbai 2000/CBM 76 ext (18)}) 14... Nf6 15. Re1 Be6 $2 16. Ng5 $18 {
1-0 Groetz,H-Denk,A/St Poelten 2002/CBM 90 ext (27)}) 14. Bd3 h6 (14... g6 15.
Rb1 Rb8 16. Re1 Bf6 17. c4 Ne7 (17... Nb6 18. d5 Bd7 19. Bf4 Na4 20. Ne5 Nc5
21. Nxd7 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Qxd7 23. Qg3 Rfc8 24. Rbd1 $16 {1-0 Vodicka,V-Pliva,V/
CZE 1999/EXT 2003 (48)}) 18. Ba3 Re8 19. d5 Bd7 20. Nd2 Nf5 21. Ne4 Bd4 22. Bb2
c5 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. Qd2 b6 25. Qh6 f6 26. Qf4 Bf5 27. h4 Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Re5 $11
{1-0 Sumaneev,D-Grechkin,D/Orel 1996/EXT 99 (55)}) 15. Rb1 b6 (15... Rb8 16.
Bd2 Nf6 17. Rfe1 $36) 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Be4 Rc8 18. c4 Nf6 (18... c6 19. Ne5 $36
) 19. Bb7 (19. Bc6 $5 Bd7 $140 (19... Bd6 20. Rd1 Bd7 21. Ne5 $16) 20. Ne5 Bxc6
21. Nxc6 $16) 19... Rb8 20. Bc6 Bd6 21. Rd1 {[%cal Gc4c5]} (21. Re1 Bd7 22.
Bxd7 Qxd7 23. d5 Rbe8 24. Bb2 $14) 21... Qc8 22. Rb3 (22. Qa4 $5 Bd7 23. Ne5
Bxc6 (23... Bxe5 24. dxe5 Bxc6 25. Qxc6 Ng4 26. Bb2 Qf5 27. Qf3 $1 $16) 24.
Nxc6 Qd7 25. c5 Be7 $13) 22... Bf5 23. Qb2 (23. Qe2 Bd7 24. Ne5 Qe8 $11) (23.
Qc3 Be4 24. Bxe4 Nxe4 25. Qc2 Re8 26. Re3 Qb7 (26... f5 27. Nh4 $1 $16) 27.
Rde1 Nf6 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Rxe8+ Nxe8 30. Qf5 $14) 23... Bd7 (23... Be4 24.
Bxe4 Nxe4 25. Re1 Nf6 26. Ne5 $36) 24. Ne5 (24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. d5 Qf5 $11) 24...
Bxc6 (24... Bxe5 $2 25. dxe5 Bxc6 26. exf6 $40) 25. Nxc6 Qg4 $1 {[%mdl 256]}
26. Rf3 (26. f3 Qh5 27. g4 Nxg4 28. Nxb8 Rxb8 29. c5 Bxh2+ 30. Kg2 Re8 31. Qc2
(31. Rh1 Re6 $5 (31... Qg6 32. fxg4 Qxg4+ 33. Kf2 (33. Kxh2 Re2+ 34. Qxe2 Qxe2+
35. Kg3 Qxa2) 33... Qh4+ 34. Kg2 Qg4+ $11) 32. fxg4 Qxg4+ 33. Kxh2 (33. Kf2
Rf6+ 34. Ke1 Bg3+ 35. Kd2 Rf2+ $19) 33... Re2+) 31... Re6 32. Rh1 Qh4 33. fxg4
Qxg4+ 34. Kxh2 Re2+) (26. Re1 Rbe8 27. Rbe3 $11) 26... Rbe8 27. Nxa7 (27. Bxh6
Qe4 28. Ne5 Bxe5 29. dxe5 Ng4 30. Bf4 Nxe5 $11) 27... Qh5 28. h3 Qa5 29. Qd2 (
29. Nc6 Qa4 $1 {[%cal Ya4c6,Ya4d1]}) 29... Qxa7 (29... Bb4 30. Qb2 Bd6 31. Qd2
$11) 30. Rxf6 gxf6 31. Qxh6+ Kg8 32. Qh4 Qa5 (32... Qa5 33. Qg4+ Kh8 34. Qh4+
Kg8 35. Qg4+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. Re1 Bb4 12. Bg5 Qa5 (12... f6 13. Bf4 Bxc3 14.
bxc3 Nd7 15. Nd2 Qa5 16. f3 Qxc3 17. fxe4 dxe4 18. Qxc3 {1-0 Milos,G-Lahud,T/
Sao Paulo 2002/CBM 90 ext (18)}) (12... Nxg5 13. Rxe8+ Qxe8 14. Nxg5 Bg6 15.
Bxg6 hxg6 16. cxd5 Qd8 17. Qb3 Na6 18. h4 (18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. dxc6+ Kf8 20. Nd5
Bd6 21. Qxb7 Nc7 $13) (18. Nge4 $1 $16) 18... Qd7 19. dxc6 bxc6 $18 {1/2-1/2
Inarkiev,E-El Gindy,E/Linares ESP 2003/(41)}) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 (13... Bxe1 14. Nd6
Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Re6 16. Qf5 (16. Nxf7 $5 Na6 (16... Bb4 17. Bd8 $1 $18 {[%cal
Gf3g5]}) 17. N7e5 Bb4 18. Qf5 Rae8 19. Qf7+ Kh8 20. Qxb7 $16 (20. Bd8 $5 Qxd8 (
20... Qa4 21. Ng5 $16) 21. Qxe6 Rxe6 22. Nf7+ Kg8 23. Nxd8 Re2 24. a3 Be7 25.
Nxb7 Rxb2 26. Na5 Nb8 $16)) (16. c5 Bb4 17. Qf5 Qc7 18. Bd8 Qd7 19. Ng5 Rg6 20.
Qxf7+ Qxf7 21. Ngxf7 Na6 22. a3 Bd2 $13) 16... Qc7 17. Bf4 (17. Bd8 Bxf2+ 18.
Kf1 (18. Kxf2 Qxd6 19. Ng5 Rf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 $17) 18... Qxd6 19. Ng5 Qxd8 20.
Qxf7+ Kh8 21. Nxe6 (21. Qxe6 Qf8 22. Nf7+ Kg8 23. Nd6+ Kh8 24. Ke2 Nd7 25. Nf7+
(25. Rf1 Qf6 26. Qxd7 Rf8 $132) 25... Kg8 26. Ne5+ Kh8 27. Nxd7 Qb4 $1 $132)
21... Qg8 22. Qxg8+ (22. Qxb7 Na6 23. Kxf2 Rb8 24. Qxa6 Qxe6 $132 {/=}) 22...
Kxg8 23. Nc7 Bxd4 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. Nxa8 Be5 $14) (17. cxd5 cxd5 (17... Rxd6
18. Rxe1 Nd7 19. Re7 Rf8 20. Bf4 $18) 18. Nb5 (18. Bd8 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Qxd6 20.
Ng5 Rf6 $15) 18... Qd7 19. Ne5 Rxe5 20. Qxd7 Nxd7 21. dxe5 Ba5 22. Rd1 Nxe5 23.
Rxd5 $14) 17... Bb4 18. Ng5 Rg6 (18... Rxd6 19. Bxd6 (19. Re1 $1 $18 Bxe1 20.
Bxd6 g6 21. Qh3) 19... Bxd6 20. Qxh7+ Kf8 21. Re1 $16) 19. c5 Qd7 20. a3 Ba5
21. b4 Bc7 (21... Bd8 22. Qxf7+ Qxf7 23. Ngxf7 Bc7 24. Re1 Na6 25. Re7 Kf8 26.
Rd7 $16) 22. Re1 $16) 14. Bxe4 Bxe1 (14... h6 15. Bd2 Bxe4 16. Bxb4 Qxb4 17.
Rxe4 Rxe4 18. Qxe4 Qxc4 19. Qe8+ Kh7 20. Qc8 $18) 15. Bxf5 g6 16. Be4 Bb4 17.
c5 $16 {[%csl Rb4][%mdl 4]} Nd7 18. a3 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Rd1 Qxc2 21. Bxc2
{A couple of fierce Bs supported by the active "d1" R, enable White to
eventually find a breach in his opponent's defence.} Nb6 22. Kf1 Kg7 23. Bb3 h6
24. Be3 Rad8 25. Rc1 Re4 26. h4 $1 {[%mdl 32]} Nc8 27. Bc2 Ree8 28. h5 g5 29.
Nd4 Nd6 30. Nf5+ Nxf5 31. Bxf5 a6 32. g4 Rd5 33. Rc4 Kg8 34. Ke2 Rb5 35. b4 a5
36. Kf3 axb4 37. axb4 Rd5 38. Rc3 Rde5 {Characteristically of this European
Champs, the complete text of the current game is unfortunately unavailable.
It's obvious that White has a huge advantage in this final position.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 Ne7 6. Bb2 Ng6 7. h4 h5 8. e5
(8. g3 f6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qb6 11. Qd3 Bb4+ 12. Nbd2 Ba6 13. c4 O-O 14. Qxd7
Rad8 15. Qxe6+ Rf7 16. c5 Qxc5 17. Rc1 Qa5 18. Rc2 Qxa2 19. Kd1 Qb1+ 20. Bc1
Be2+ 21. Kxe2 Qxc2 22. Rd1 Qd3+ {0:1, A. Karlsson - I. Rogers, Reykjavik 2000})
8... c4 $6 {Ein keckes Bauernopfer zwecks Öffnung der Stellung für das
schwarze Läuferpaar dessen Korrektheit indes fraglich erscheint.} 9. bxc4 Rb8
10. Bc3 c5 11. d3 Be7 12. Nbd2 f5 {[#]} 13. g3 (13. exf6 gxf6 14. Qe2 Kf7 15.
O-O Bb7 16. Rfe1 Qc7 17. Qe3 Rbg8 $13 {, P. German - G. Milos, Buenos Aires
1997, 0:1/39}) 13... Bb7 14. Qe2 Qb6 15. Rg1 Qc6 16. a4 Ba8 17. Nh2 Rh6 18. f4
$16 Nh8 19. Ndf3 Nf7 20. Kd2 Rh8 21. Ne1 g6 22. Nhf3 Kf8 23. Kc1 Qc7 24. Nd2
Nd8 25. Nb3 Nc6 26. Nf3 Nb4 27. Nfd2 Kf7 28. Kb2 a5 29. Nb1 Bc6 30. Be1 Rhe8
31. Nc3 d5 32. exd6 Bxd6 33. Nb5 Bxb5 34. axb5 e5 35. Qg2 e4 36. Rxa5 (36. Nxa5
Bf8 37. Bxb4 cxb4 38. Nc6 Bg7+ 39. d4 $16) 36... Bf8 37. Bc3 exd3 {[#]} (37...
Bg7 $2 38. Bxg7 Kxg7 39. Rga1 $1) 38. cxd3 (38. Bxb4 cxb4 39. cxd3 Bg7+ 40. Kb1
$16) 38... Bg7 39. Bxg7 (39. Rga1 $5) 39... Kxg7 40. Rd1 $2 {[#]} (40. Qf3 Rbd8
41. Rd1 Rd7 42. Ra4 Rde7 43. d4 Re3 $132) (40. Qd2 $5 Rbd8 41. d4 Rxd4 42. Nxd4
Qxa5 43. Ra1 Qb6 44. Nf3 $16) 40... Kh6 $2 (40... Re3 $132) 41. Ka3 $4 ({
Der Anziehende vergibt die letzte Chance, diesen Super-GM-Skalp zu erbeuten,
während sein Vorteil mit} 41. Qf2 $1 {überzeugend auszubauen war!}) 41... Re3
$15 42. Qb2 Nxd3 43. Qd2 $6 ({Schnell hat sich das Blatt gewendet, und schon
kämpft Weiß ums Überleben, was vielleicht noch durch} 43. Qf6 $5 {zu
bewerkstelligen war:} Rxg3 44. Qc3 Ne5 45. Qxg3 Nxc4+ 46. Ka2 Nxa5 47. Qg5+ Kh7
48. Nxc5) 43... Nb4 $17 44. Ra4 Rbe8 $1 {[#]} 45. Rxb4 Re2 $1 ({Zieht die
Schlinge unerbittlich zu, nicht jedoch} 45... cxb4+ $2 46. Kxb4 (46. Qxb4 $2
Rxg3 47. b6 Qxf4) 46... Rxg3 (46... Qa7 {/Qg7} 47. Qd4) 47. Qd6 Qa7 48. b6) 46.
Ra4 (46. Qd7 Ra8+ 47. Ra4 Rxa4+ 48. Kxa4 Ra2#) (46. Qd5 Qa7+ 47. Ra4 Qxa4+ 48.
Kxa4 Ra2#) (46. b6 Rxd2 47. Ra4 Qxb6 48. Rxd2 Re3 $19) 46... Rxd2 47. Rxd2 Re3
$19 48. Ra8 Qg7 49. Ka2 Qc3 50. Rb2 Qxc4 51. b6 Qd5 52. Ra5 Rc3 53. Rb5 Qc4 54.
Ra5 Qb4 55. Rxc5 Qa4+ 56. Kb1 Rxb3 57. Rcc2 Rxg3 58. Rc1 Ra3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O b6 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Qb3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 Ba6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nb5 Bxb5 13. Qxb5 a6 14. Qc6 Ra7
15. Bf4 b5 16. Bc7 Qa8 17. Ne5 Rc8 18. Qxa8 Raxa8 19. Nc6 Bf8 20. Ba5 Ne4 21.
Bxe4 dxe4 22. Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.12"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8. e3
e6 9. Qb3 Ra7 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O Nd7 12. Na4 g5 {Graf has specially prepared
this set up against the Slav variation with a6, but Grischuk is well informed.}
(12... Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 O-O 15. Rfd1 Nf6 16. Nc5 Na5 17. Qc2 Nc4 18. b3
Nd6 19. Be2 h6 20. Bd3 {1-0 Sulava,N-Pert,N/Montpellier 2003/ (65)}) (12... O-O
13. Nc5 (13. h3 h6 14. Rfd1 Qa5 15. Ne1 Rc8 16. Nd3 Bxd3 17. Bxd3 b5 18. Nc5
Nxc5 19. dxc5 Qb4 20. Qc2 Bf6 21. Rd2 Ne5 22. a3 Qa5 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. b4 Qc7
25. Rdd1 Rd8 26. e4 {1-0 Surjadnji,A-Sumets,A/Alushta 1999/ (63)}) 13... Nxc5
14. dxc5 Bg4 15. h3 (15. Rfd1 Qa5 16. Qb6 Rc8 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. h3 Bxf3 19.
Bxf3 Raa8 20. e4 dxe4 21. Bxe4 Rxc5 22. Rd7 Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1 Kf8 24. Bd2 Rd8 25.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Bxa5 Bxa5 27. Bxb7 Bd2 {1/2-1/2 Graf,A-Goloshchapov,A/Novgorod
1999/ (59)}) 15... Bh5 16. Rfd1 Qc8 17. Rd2 Ra8 18. Qa4 Rd8 19. b4 f6 20. Bg3
Bf8 21. Qb3 Bf7 22. a3 e5 23. Qb2 Qe6 24. Bd1 Rd7 25. Bb3 Qe8 26. Rcd1 Rad8 27.
Qa2 {1-0 Sulava,N-Dumitrache,D/Nice 2002/ (50)}) 13. Be5 Ncxe5 (13... Rg8 14.
Bg3 h5 15. Nc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 h4 17. Bd6 Bg4 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 f5 20. Bh5+
Kf8 21. e4 Bxd6 22. cxd6 Qxd6 23. exf5 exf5 24. Rfd1 Ne7 25. Bf3 Rg6 26. Bxd5 {
1-0 Milov,V-Piket,J/Groningen 1998/ (46)}) 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 b5 16. Nc5
O-O 17. Bd3 Bg6 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Nd3 (19. Qd3 Rc7 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qxg6+ Kh8
22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Qxe6+ Kg7 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. h4 gxh4 26. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Eingorn,
V-Grabarczyk,M/Bad Wiessee 1999/ (33)}) 19... d4 (19... Rc7 20. Rxc7 Qxc7 21.
Rc1 Qa5 22. a3 $14) 20. e4 (20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. Rxc5 dxe3 22. Qxe3 Rd7 23. Rc6 $14
) 20... Qa8 {Black has to be careful due to the blockading knight on d3, but
his counterplay along the c file will be sufficient.} 21. Rce1 Rc7 22. Qd1 Kg7
23. Qg4 Rh8 24. g3 Rc2 (24... Qg8 25. Re2 (25. Qe2 Qh7 26. f3 Qh5 $11) 25...
Qh7 26. f4 Qh5 27. Qxh5 Rxh5 28. f5 gxf5 29. exf5 exf5 30. Rxf5 Rh6 31. Ref2
Bd8 $11) 25. Re2 Qc6 26. Rxc2 Qxc2 27. Qd1 Rc8 (27... Qxd1 28. Rxd1 g4 29. Rc1
Rb8 30. Rc7 Bd8 31. Rd7 Bb6 32. b4 Rc8 33. Nf4 Rc6 $13) 28. h3 Qc7 (28... Qxd1
29. Rxd1 Rc2 30. Kf1 a5 31. Rc1 Rc4 (31... Rd2 $2 32. Ke1 Rxd3 33. Ke2 $16) 32.
Ke2 a4 $11) 29. Qe2 Qa5 30. a3 Rc4 31. f4 Qd8 32. Rf2 (32. f5 exf5 33. exf5
gxf5 34. Rxf5 Qd5 $11) 32... a5 {Black is tirelessly creating counterplay, the
position is more or less balanced.} 33. Qg4 (33. Qf3 gxf4 34. gxf4 Qa8 $11)
33... b4 34. axb4 axb4 35. f5 exf5 36. exf5 gxf5 37. Qxf5 Qd5 38. h4 Qe6 39.
Qf3 (39. Qxe6 fxe6 40. h5 g4 41. Nf4 (41. Rf4 Bg5 42. Rxg4 Kh6 $15) 41... Rc6
42. Rd2 Kh6 43. Kf1 Rc5 $15) 39... gxh4 (39... b3 40. Qd1 Rc8 41. h5 f6 42.
exf6+ Bxf6 43. Qf3 Rc2 44. g4 Be7 45. Kf1 Bd6 46. Re2 Rxe2 47. Qxe2 Qd5 48. Kf2
$11) 40. gxh4 Bxh4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Serious tactical mistake, Grischuk will not
be able to coordinate pieces for the sufficient counterplay.} (40... b3 41. Qh5
Rc2 42. Rf4 Bd8 43. Rg4+ Kf8 44. Qh8+ Ke7 45. Rg8 Kd7 46. Rxd8+ Kc7 47. Qg8 (
47. Rg8 Qh3 $19) 47... Qh3 48. Qxf7+ Kxd8 49. Qf8+ Kd7 $11) 41. Rg2+ Kf8 (41...
Kh6 42. Qf4+ Kh5 43. Rg7 $18) 42. Qh5 Bd8 (42... Be1 43. Nxe1 $18) 43. Qh8+ Ke7
44. Rg8 Kd7 {Sad necessity in the attempt to prevent Re8+, with an extra piece
Graf will win quite easily.} (44... Qb6 45. Qh4+ $1 (45. e6 Qc6 (45... Kxe6 46.
Qe5+ Kd7 47. Qd5+ $18) (45... fxe6 46. Re8+ Kd7 47. Ne5+ Kc8 48. Nxc4 $18) 46.
Qh4+ (46. Rxd8 Rc1+ 47. Nxc1 Qxc1+ 48. Kf2 Qd2+ $11) 46... f6 (46... Kxe6 47.
Qe1+ $18) 47. Qh7+ Kxe6 48. Rxd8 Rc1+ 49. Kf2 Rc2+ 50. Ke1 Rc1+ 51. Ke2 Qg2+
52. Nf2 d3+ 53. Qxd3 Qf1+ 54. Kf3 Qxd3+ 55. Nxd3 $18) 45... Kd7 46. e6+ $1 fxe6
47. Ne5+ Kc8 48. Nxc4 $18) 45. Rxd8+ Kc7 46. Rg8 Rc2 (46... Qf5 47. Qh4 (47.
Rg3 Rc2 48. Qa8 $18) 47... Qxd3 48. Qe7+ Kc6 49. Rc8+ Kd5 50. Qxf7+ Ke4 51.
Qxc4 (51. Qh7+ Ke3 52. Qxd3+ $2 Kxd3 53. Rxc4 Kxc4 54. e6 d3 $17) 51... Qg3+
52. Kf1 Qh3+ 53. Ke1 $18) 47. Qh4 Rd2 48. Qd8+ Kc6 (48... Kb7 49. Nc5+ $18) 49.
Qa8+ Kb5 (49... Kc7 50. Qb8+ Kc6 51. Nxb4+ Kc5 52. Qc7+ Kb5 53. Rb8+ $18) 50.
Rb8+ Kc4 51. Rc8+ (51. Rc8+ Kxd3 (51... Kb3 52. Nc5+ Kxb2 53. Nxe6 $18) (51...
Kb5 52. Rc5+ Kb6 53. Qb8+ Ka6 54. Nxb4#) 52. Qf3#) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5
Nf6 9. c4 {This is a rare opening line, which gained some popularity recently.}
(9. Bg5 {leads to the main B33.}) 9... b4 (9... Nxe4 10. Bd3 Nc5 11. cxb5 Nd4
12. b6 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Bb7 14. Nc7+ Ke7 15. O-O Rc8 16. Nc4 Ne6 17. Na5 $18 {
1-0 Mihevc,N-Shumiakina,T/Nova Gorica 1999/CBM 71 ext (27)}) ({Another
critical line is:} 9... Nd4 10. cxb5 (10. Be3 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qd8 12. Bd3 Nxd5 13.
cxd5 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Be3 f5 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. exf5 Qb6 18. Re1 Bf6 19. Nc2
$14 {1-0 Kotronias,V-Beshukov,S/Agios Nikolaos 1995/EXT 98 (35)}) 10... Nxd5
11. exd5 Bd7 (11... g6 12. Be3 Nf5 13. bxa6 Bd7 14. Qb3 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Bg7 16.
Be2 $16 {1-0 Ganguly,S-Miton,K/Goa 2002 (29)}) 12. Be3 Nxb5 13. Nc4 Be7 14. Bd3
O-O 15. O-O f5 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Kh8 18. Kh1 $14 {0-1 Gallagher,
J-Kovalevskaya,E/Stockholm 2003 (42)}) 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Nc2 Qg6 12. Ne3 ({
It's not clear what Fedorov prepared in case of} 12. Qd5 Bb7 13. Nxb4 {which
was introduced in the game Anand,V-Shirov,A/Linares 2002/CBM 88 /1-0 (31) 
[Ftacnik]}) 12... Be7 (12... Qxe4 13. Bd3 Qd4 14. Nd5 Rb8 (14... Qa7 15. Be3
Qb7 16. Bb6) 15. O-O (15. Be3 Qxb2 16. O-O Qa3 17. Bb6) 15... Qg4 16. Qa4 Qd7
17. Be3 Be7 18. Nb6 Qc7 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Qxa6 $14 {Bologan}) 13. g3 h5 (13...
O-O 14. Bg2 Bg5 15. O-O {- see the commented game Bologan,V-Tregubov,P/Belfort
2002/CBM 90 [Bologan]}) 14. Bg2 $146 (14. h3 $6 Nd4 15. Bg2 Bb7 16. Qd3 h4 17.
g4 Ne6 18. Nf5 Nc5 19. Qe3 Bf8 20. f4 Qe6 21. fxe5 Qxe5 22. O-O g6 23. Nd4 Bg7
$15 {0-1 Schaefer,M-Degraeve,J/Germany 1998/GER-chT2 (43)}) (14. h4 {is the
recommendation of Bologan in his annotations to the above mentioned game
Bologan-Tregubov.}) 14... h4 15. Nf5 (15. Nd5 Bd8) 15... Be6 16. Be3 (16. Nxd6+
$4 Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Nd4 {and white has no satisfactory defense. A cute
continuation is:} 18. O-O $2 h3 19. Bh1 Ne2#) 16... Rc8 (16... Bxc4 $2 17. Rc1
Bb5 18. Qd5 Rc8 19. Bf1 $18) 17. O-O (17. Nxd6+ $6 Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Qh5 {[%cal
Gh4h3] and black is getting strong play on the white squares.}) 17... Bxf5 (
17... Bxc4 $2 18. Rc1 Bb5 (18... Bxf1 19. Bxf1 $40) 19. a4 bxa3 20. bxa3 $40) (
17... Qh7 18. g4) 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. Qa4 e4 20. Rae1 hxg3 21. fxg3 Qh7 22. h3 $2
{It was better to ignore black's threat.} (22. Qxa6 O-O (22... Qxh2+ $2 23. Kf2
$18 {[%csl Rc8][%cal Rf1h1]}) 23. Rf4 f5 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Qxc6
$18) 22... f5 23. g4 g6 24. Qxa6 O-O 25. Qb5 (25. gxf5 gxf5 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27.
Rxf8+ Rxf8 28. Qxc6 Qh4 $44) 25... Bh4 $1 {Strong manoeuvre.} 26. Rd1 Bg3 27.
Qd5+ Kh8 28. c5 dxc5 29. Bxc5 ({More precise was} 29. gxf5 gxf5 30. Bxc5) 29...
Rfe8 30. gxf5 Re5 {Strong intermediate move.} 31. Qb3 (31. Qd6 gxf5 32. Qf6+
Qg7 33. Qxg7+ Kxg7 34. Bd6 Kf6 $44) 31... Rxc5 32. Qxg3 gxf5 33. Qd6 Ne7 34.
Qf6+ Qg7 35. Qh4+ Qh7 (35... Qh7 36. Qxh7+ (36. Qf6+ $11) 36... Kxh7 37. Bxe4
fxe4 38. Rf7+ Kg6 39. Rxe7 Rc2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2003.08.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tischendorf, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2213"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Nb5 Bc7 8. f4 Bd7
9. Nxc7+ Qxc7 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Nh6 12. O-O O-O 13. Qe2 Rac8 14. Ng5 g6 15.
Rf3 Nf5 16. Bxf5 exf5 17. Rh3 d3 18. Nxh7 Kg7 19. Nf6 Rh8 20. Rxd3 Nd8 21. e6
Nxe6 22. Nxd5 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2003.08.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kuklin, Valentin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2253"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Kh8 11. d4 Bb6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Nxd8 14. Nbd2 Re8
15. Bg3 Nd7 16. Rfd1 f6 17. Kf1 Nc5 18. Bc2 Be6 19. Ne1 Nf7 20. Nd3 Nxd3 21.
Bxd3 Nd6 22. f3 Kg8 23. Bf2 Bxf2 24. Kxf2 Kf8 25. Nb3 Nb7 26. Be2 c6 27. Rac1
a5 28. Ra1 Ke7 29. Ke1 g5 30. Nd2 Nd6 31. a4 Reb8 32. axb5 cxb5 33. b4 axb4 34.
cxb4 Ra4 35. Rdc1 Rb7 36. Rab1 h5 37. Bd1 Ra2 38. Nb3 Rxg2 39. Nc5 Ra7 40. Rc2
Rxc2 41. Bxc2 Ra2 42. Rc1 Bc4 43. Bd3 Rxh2 44. Bxc4 Nxc4 45. Na6 Rh3 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2003.08.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Milov, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. a4 a6 8.
Bxc6+ bxc6 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bf5 11. Bd2 Qd5 12. Qb1 Be4 13. Re1 Bxf3 14.
Re5 Qd8 15. gxf3 e6 16. Qb7 Kd7 17. Qb3 Bd6 18. Re4 Re8 19. Rae1 f5 20. Rxe6
Qh4 21. f4 Qg4+ 22. Kf1 Qh3+ 23. Kg1 Qg4+ 24. Kf1 Qf3 25. R1e3 Qd5 26. Qxd5
cxd5 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Rxe8 Kxe8 29. Ke2 Kf7 30. Kd3 h5 31. h3 Ke6 32. c4 c6
33. cxd5+ cxd5 34. c4 Be7 35. f3 Bd8 36. Bb4 Bc7 37. Bd2 g6 38. Bc1 Bd8 39. Kc3
Ba5+ 40. Kd3 Bd8 41. Bd2 Bc7 42. Be3 Bd8 43. Bf2 Bc7 44. Be3 Bd8 45. Bd2 Bc7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2003.08.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. O-O c5 10. a4 b4 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Qd3 Be7 13. b3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Rc3 15.
Qb5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qa8+ 17. N4f3 a6 18. Qg5 h6 19. Qxg7 Rh7 20. Qxh7 Nxh7 21. h4
Nhf6 22. Rb1 Rc2 23. Kg1 Nd5 24. Nd4 Rc8 25. Nc4 h5 26. Bb2 Nc3 27. Ra1 Qe4 28.
e3 e5 29. Bxc3 bxc3 30. Ne2 Qc2 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2003.08.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Miladinovic, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Qe2 Bd6 8.
Kh1 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. f4 e5 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Nc4 Re8 13. Qf3 Bb7 14. fxe5
Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bf4 Qh5 17. Qxh5 Nxh5 18. Bd6 g6 19. Rf2 c5 20. Raf1 Re6
21. Bxc5 Rc8 22. b4 Bxe4 23. Rxf7 Bxd3 24. cxd3 h6 25. g4 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2003.08.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 Bh5 11. h3 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15.
bxc3 Na5 16. Bc2 Nc4 17. g4 Bg6 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. gxf5 f6 20. e6 Qe8 21. Nh4 g5
22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Kh1 Kh7 24. Rg1 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Rg8 26. Qg4 f5 27. Nxf5 gxf5
28. Qxf5+ Kh6 29. Rxg8 Qxg8 30. Rg1 Qh7 31. Qf4+ Kh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2003.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
b4 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bb7 11. O-O Bd6 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. a3 f5 14. Bd3 c5 15.
Qe2 c4 16. Bb1 bxa3 17. e4 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Qe7 20. Ng5 axb2 21.
Bxb2 Qxg5 22. Qxe6+ Qe7 23. Rfe1 Kd8 24. Qh3 Qf7 25. Re6 c3 26. Bc1 Bf4 27. d5
Bxc1 28. Rxc1 Qf4 29. Re3 Rf8 30. Rc2 Qf5 31. Qh4+ g5 32. Qa4 Qxd5 33. h3 Rf4
34. Qa3 Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Qxc2 36. Qa5+ Rc7 37. Qxg5+ Rf6 38. Qg8+ Rf8 39. Qd5 Qf5
40. Qa8+ Rc8 41. Qxa7 c2 42. Qa3 c1=Q 43. Qe7+ Kc7 44. Rg3 Qcc5 45. Qe1 Qfxf2
46. Qa1 Qxg3+ 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2003.08.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2003.08.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 Nbd7 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. a4
b6 9. h3 Bb7 10. Be3 a6 11. g4 b5 12. Ng3 exd4 13. Qxd4 c5 14. Qd2 b4 15. Nce2
Ne5 16. b3 g6 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. f4 Nc6 19. g5 Nd7 20. e5 Nd4 21. Bxb7 Nxe2+ 22.
Qxe2 Qxb7 23. exd6 Bd8 24. Qg2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Re8 26. Kf3 Bb6 27. Rfe1 f5 28.
gxf6 Nxf6 29. a5 Bxa5 30. Bxc5 Nd7 31. Bd4 Kf7 32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Ra1 Bb6 34.
Bxb6 Nxb6 35. Rxa6 Nd5 36. Ne4 h6 37. d7 Rd8 38. Rd6 Ne7 39. Nc5 Nf5 40. Rb6
Nd4+ 41. Ke4 Nxc2 42. Ke5 Ne1 43. Kd6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 {This setup cannot yield
any real advantage for White, but it may lead to a complicated middlegame
struggle.} 6. g3 (6. d4 Nd7 (6... dxe4 7. Nxe4 Qxd4 (7... Nd7) 8. Bd3 {-
Nevednichy-Iordachescu, Cicoltea mem 2001 CBM 82}) (6... Nf6 {looks more
aggressive.}) 7. Bd3 (7. exd5 cxd5 8. Bd3 Ngf6 9. O-O Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. a5 a6
12. Ra4 Nb8 13. Bd2 Nc6 $11 {Kasparian-Konstantinopolsky, SU-sf Kiev 1940})
7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 {- Golubev-Tiviakov, Germany 2002 CBM 93}) (6. d3 Nd7 (6...
Bb4 {- Krays-Greenfeld, ISR-ch Ramit Aviv 1998 CBM 68}) 7. g3 Bb4 {-
Chernyshov-Dreev, RUS-Team Smolensk 2000 CBM 77} (7... g6 {- J.Polgar-Panno,
Aruba 1992 CBM 33})) (6. b3 {- Georgiev-Epishin, Leonardo di Bono mem 1999 CBM
71}) 6... Nf6 7. Bg2 Bb4 (7... Nbd7 8. d4 dxe4 {Black is playing for a
comfortable equalization.} (8... Bb4 {can complicate matters, but not without
risk:} 9. e5 Ne4 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be7 12. Rb1 (12. Qg4 g6 13. Bd2 Qa5 14.
Rfb1 Nb6 15. Bf1 Qa4 16. Bd3 O-O-O 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Qxg5 Rd7 $11 {
Pavasovic-Zupe, Budapest 1993}) 12... Rb8 13. Qe2 Qa5 14. Rb3 Qxa2 $2 {Hunting
for pawns on the edge of the board is dangerous, and Black will be punished
for that:} 15. Bb2 $1 Qa6 16. Qg4 $1 h5 (16... g6 $2 17. Ra1 Qc4 18. Bf1 $18)
17. Qxg7 Rf8 18. Bf3 b5 19. Bxh5 $18 {Magem Badals-Izeta, ESP-chT 1996}) 9.
Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qa5+ (10... Nf6 11. Qd3 Bd6 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4
Rad8 15. Be3 Bb8 16. Rad1 {In this type of position White's ^^ and some space
advantage can be compensated by the pressure on ><d4.} Rd7 17. Rd3 Rfd8 18.
Rfd1 h6 19. Bf3 $14 {Van der Wiel-Delemarre, Wijk aan Zee 1996}) (10... Be7 11.
O-O O-O 12. a3 (12. Rd1 Qb6 13. c4 Rad8 14. Be3 Nf6 15. Qd3 e5 16. dxe5 {
After the mass exchanges Black can fully equalize the _|_.} Rxd3 17. Bxb6 Rxd1+
18. Rxd1 axb6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Rd7 Rb8 21. b4 Kf8 22. b5 cxb5 23. cxb5 Ke8 24.
Rc7 Be5 $11 {Van der Wiel-Groszpeter, Novi Sad olm 1990}) 12... Qb6 13. Be3 Nf6
14. Qd3 Nd5 15. Bd2 Bf6 16. c4 Ne7 17. Be4 Qxd4 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Be3 Qxd3 20.
Bxd3 Bxb2 21. Rab1 Bxa3 22. Rb3 Bd6 23. Rxb7 $44 {Hector-Danielsen,
Espergaerde 1997}) 11. c3 Qd5 12. O-O (12. Qxd5 cxd5 13. Bf4 {Later White has
to open up the long /^ for his B via c3-c4.} O-O-O 14. Rc1 Nb6 15. b3 Bd6 16.
Be3 {White wants to keep the ^^.} Kb8 17. c4 Bb4+ 18. Ke2 Rhe8 19. Rhd1 Nc8 20.
cxd5 exd5 21. Kd3 $14 {Romanishin-Mikhalchishin, USR-ch 46 Tbilisi 1978}) 12...
Qxe4 13. Bxe4 Bd6 14. c4 $14 {Van der Wiel-Gomez Esteban, Elgoibar 1998 CBM 69}
) (7... Bc5 {- Van der Wiel-Dautov, NED-GER Venlo 2000 CBM 79}) 8. O-O (8. e5
Nfd7 9. Qg4 (9. Qe2 Qc7 {This seems to be safer than} (9... c5 $5 10. a3 Ba5
11. Nb5 O-O 12. O-O Nc6 13. f4 c4 14. Kh2 a6 15. Nc3 Rc8 16. d3 Nd4 17. Qf2 Bb6
$5 (17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nb5 19. d4 f5 {Black has to close the position against
the ^^.} (19... Nxc3 20. f5) 20. Bb2 $14 {with a French type of position,
where a breakthrough is hard to see, Geller-L.Portisch, Stockholm izt 1962.})
18. Be3 Nb5)) 9... Bf8 {This manoeuvre is well-known from the French.} 10. f4 (
{On} 10. d4 c5 {attacks the [+] immediately, as in the French.} 11. Be3 (11.
dxc5 Nc6 $1) 11... cxd4 12. Bxd4 Nc6 13. O-O-O Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Nb6 15. Rhd1 Qd7
16. Bf1 a6 $13 {Clarke-Arkell, Dublin izt 1993}) (10. Qe2 c5 (10... Qc7 11. d4
Qb6 12. Qd1 {The Q's Odysseia has been ended.} c5 {White cannot hold the [+].}
13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. O-O Nc6 15. Be3 Qa5 16. f4 O-O-O 17. a3 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5+
19. Kh2 g5 $13 {Lukin-Dimitriev, RUS-ch Orel 1992}) 11. O-O Nc6 12. f4 Nd4 13.
Qd1 c4 14. Ne2 Bc5 15. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 16. Kh2 O-O 17. c3 Bb6 18. d4 cxd3 19. Qxd3
Qc7 20. Be3 Rac8 {White is not strong enough to blockade d4 successfully, he
desperately needs a N for that.} 21. Bxb6 Qxb6 $11 {Schein-Gyimesi, Mitte 2002}
) 10... g6 (10... Na6 11. d4 c5 12. Be3 g6 13. O-O-O Qa5 14. Nxd5 $5 {is an
interesting positional piece sacrifice in order to destroy Black's [+].} exd5
15. Bxd5 $44 {Votava-Velicka, CZE-chT 1994}) 11. O-O (11. b3 Na6 12. a3 Nc7 (
12... Qb6 $5) 13. h4 h5 14. Qe2 Be7 15. Bb2 a6 16. Nd1 a5 17. O-O a4 18. b4 Nb5
19. Ne3 Qb6 20. Qd3 O-O-O $14 {Lutikov-Simagin, SU-ch 28 Moscow 1961}) 11...
Na6 (11... c5 {/\ Nc6 is logical concentrating the forces to the [+].} 12. Ne2
Nc6 13. d3 Bg7 14. c4 O-O 15. Qf3 d4 16. g4 f6 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Ng3 $14 {
Liu Dede-Antonio, Asian Team Ch 1999}) 12. d3 Bc5+ 13. Kh2 Nc7 14. Qe2 f5 (
14... Qe7 15. Na4 $14) 15. exf6 $5 (15. Nd1 {The N has to leave in order to
give way for the pawns on the <<.} Qe7 16. c3 {/\ d4} a6 (16... d4 17. cxd4
Bxd4 18. Be3) 17. d4 Ba7 18. b4 $14 {/\ a4,Ne3 with space advantage.}) 15...
Qxf6 16. Nd1 {The N on c3 is doing nothing.} O-O-O 17. c3 Qe7 18. d4 Bd6 19.
Nf2 $14 {Zhelnin-Evseev, St. Petersburg 1999 CBM 71}) ({The positional P
sacrifice} 8. a3 {is sound, but doesn't lead to an advantage for White.} Bxc3
9. Qxc3 dxe4 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 {The fianchettoed ^^ compensates the loss of
the P, but more cannot be said.} e5 (11... O-O 12. Bxe4 $14) (11... Qb6 12. O-O
O-O-O $13 {Kudrin-Wells, Hamar op 1983}) 12. O-O O-O) 8... Bxc3 (8... O-O 9. e5
Nfd7 10. Qe2 {/\ f4} c5 11. f4 Nc6 {Black has a strong [+], the ^^ is of no
real importance.} 12. d3 Rc8 13. Nd1 Ba5 14. c3 b5 15. Nf2 b4 16. c4 Nd4 17.
Qd1 Nb8 18. b3 Nbc6 $13 {Skrzypnik-Myc, Lubniewice 2003}) 9. Qxc3 dxe4 10. d3
$5 (10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 (11. Re1 O-O 12. Bb2 e5 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 c5 {
White has gained back the P, but Black's [+] is strong and the ^^ has gone.}
15. Qc4 b6 16. Rae1 Qg5 17. R4e3 Rae8 18. Kg2 Re6 $11 {Klavins-T.Petrosian,
SU-chT Moscow 1959}) 11... e5 $5 {The [+] looks more important than the ^^
here.} (11... Qb6 12. Rae1 O-O-O 13. a3 $5 (13. g4 h6 14. a3 Rhg8 {/\ Nd5}) (
13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Nf6 $11) 13... Rhg8 $13)) 10... exd3 11. Rd1 {White has
opened the diagonals for his ^^, but in a semi-closed position like that it is
not so frightening.} Nbd7 12. Rxd3 {The only opened d <-> is firmly in White's
hands, but there is no penetration.} O-O 13. Bg5 Qe7 (13... Qb6 $5) 14. Rad1 {
White has a nice pressure for the P, but there is no weakness in Black's camp.}
Nb6 15. Qa5 (15. Qd4 Rfe8 16. c4 e5 17. Qh4 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20.
b3 f5 21. Rd6 Kg7 22. c5 Nc8 23. Rd7 Rb8 $11) (15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17.
b3 f5 18. a4 a5 19. c4 Kg7 $44) 15... Nc4 16. Qc3 Nb6 17. Qa5 Nc4 {and draw by
threefold repetition.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Iljushin, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. Qf2 $5 {This variation seems to be a problem
for black during the last couple of years.} Nxd4 12. Bxd4 {As I previously
mentioned in my comments to one of the games played in this line, this move is
starting to gain popularity after Krmanik had used it in his game against
Radjabov in the last Linares tournament.} Qe7 (12... Qc7 13. Bxc5 (13. g4 $5 b5
14. Bd3 b4 15. Qh4 h6 16. Ne2 f6 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. g5 $36 {
Kosmol,H-Uiess,H/ICCF-Cup corr 1994}) (13. Bd3 b5 (13... Bxd4 14. Qxd4 b5 15.
Rhe1 Qb6 16. Qxb6 Nxb6 17. Ne2 b4 18. Nd4 a5 19. b3 $14 {Pedzich,D-Aaberg,A/
Copenhagen 1991}) 14. Qh4 (14. Ne2 Be7 15. Kb1 Bb7 16. Rhe1 Rae8 17. Qg3 f5 18.
exf6 Bxf6 19. Qh3 $14 {Moreda,L-Kovacevic,B/Nova Gorica 2001}) 14... h6 15. Ne2
f6 (15... Bb7 16. g4 $1 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gg4g5]} f6 17. g5 fxe5 18. gxh6 $1 $18
exd4 $140 19. hxg7 Rf6 20. Qh7+ Kf7 21. g8=Q#) 16. Qg4 $36 {Kramnik,V-Radjabov,
T/Linares 2003/CBM 94_01}) 13... Nxc5 14. Bd3 f6 15. exf6 Rxf6 16. g3 Bd7 17.
Qd4 $14 {Schmid,G-Janka,H/Koetzting 1988}) 13. Bd3 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc5 15. Ne2
Qxd4 {In their previous game Iljushin opted for different move order, but very
soon found himself in troubles:} (15... b5 16. Rhe1 (16. Kb1 b4 17. Rc1 Qxd4
18. Nxd4 Nc5 (18... a5 19. c3 bxc3 20. Rxc3 Ba6 21. Bxa6 Rxa6 22. Rc7 $16) 19.
Rhd1 f6 (19... Na4 20. Re1 Bd7 21. c3 bxc3 22. b3 $14 {Shivaji,S-Evans,B/San
Francisco 2003}) 20. c3 fxe5 21. fxe5 bxc3 22. Rxc3 $16 {Grischuk,A-Iljushin,A/
Istanbul 2003}) 16... Bb7 17. f5 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Rae8 19. Nf3 Re7 20. Re3 Rc8 21.
g4 $14 {Ekstroem,R-Quinto,G/Mendrisio 1989}) (15... b6 16. Qg1 (16. Kb1 Bb7 17.
c3 Bc6 18. Bc2 Bb5 19. Qd2 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Rfd8 21. f5 $14 {Hossain,E-Vakhidov,T/
Dhaka 2003}) (16. Rhe1 $5 Bb7 17. f5 f6 (17... exf5 18. Bxf5 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Nc5
20. c3 $14) 18. fxe6 (18. exf6 e5 19. Qxc5 Nxc5 20. fxg7 Kxg7 21. Ng3 Kf6 $44)
18... Nxe5 19. Qf4 Rac8 20. Nd4 Qa5 21. Kb1 $14) 16... Bb7 17. Nd4 Qa5 18. Kb1
Qc5 19. Qe3 Rfe8 20. Rhe1 b5 21. Qh3 Nf8 22. Re3 g6 23. c3 b4 24. Bc2 a5 25. g4
bxc3 26. Rxc3 Qb6 27. Qe3 Rac8 28. Rxc8 Bxc8 29. f5 exf5 30. gxf5 gxf5 31. Bxf5
Bxf5+ 32. Nxf5 Qxe3 {1/2-1/2 Duppel,M-Schenk,A/Germany 2002}) ({Doesn't work
15...f6 since white is better prepared to open up a center.} 15... f6 $6 16.
exf6 gxf6 17. Rhe1 e5 (17... b6 18. c3 Bb7 19. Bc2 $16) 18. fxe5 fxe5 19. Qg4+
Kh8 20. Nc3 Nf6 21. Qg5 $1 $16 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gg5c5]}) 16. Nxd4 Nb8 (16...
Nc5 17. Rhe1 $14) 17. h4 Bd7 18. h5 Nc6 19. Nf3 h6 $1 {It's important to
prevent white from pushing h6.} (19... f6 $6 20. h6 fxe5 (20... g6 21. exf6
Rxf6 22. g3 $16 {[%csl Rd7,Re5]}) 21. hxg7 (21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. fxe5 g6 23. Rhf1
Bb5 24. Kd2 Bxd3 25. cxd3 Rac8 $14) 21... Rxf4 22. Rxh7 Rc8 (22... Rd8 $2 {
[%csl Rd8]} 23. Nxe5 $1 Nxe5 24. Rh8+ Kxg7 25. Rxd8 $18) 23. Rh8+ Kxg7 24. Rh7+
Kg8 25. Rxd7 e4 26. Ng5 exd3 27. Nxe6 Rf7 28. Rxd5 dxc2 29. Rg5+ Kh8 30. Rh1+
Rh7 31. Rxh7+ Kxh7 32. Rg7+ Kh6 33. Rxb7 $16) 20. c3 Rac8 21. g3 Rc7 {Black's
position is a bit passive, but it's extremly difficult for white to break
through.} (21... d4 22. Be4 $18 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gd1d7]}) 22. Kd2 Be8 23. Rde1
Re7 24. Rh2 f6 {[%csl Rg6]} (24... a5) 25. exf6 gxf6 26. Nh4 e5 $6 {Too
opitmistic. Black had to take on h5 with good chances to hold the position.} (
26... Bxh5 27. Nf5 (27. Reh1 Rg7 28. Nf5 exf5 29. Rxh5 Rxg3 30. Rxh6 Rg2+ 31.
Kc1 Ne7 $13) 27... exf5 28. Rxh5 Rxe1 29. Kxe1 Kg7 30. Rxf5 Rd8 $14) 27. Bc2
Rd7 $6 (27... exf4 28. gxf4 Rxe1 29. Kxe1 Bxh5 30. Nf5 Bg6 31. Nxh6+ Kg7 32.
Rg2 Kxh6 33. Rxg6+ Kh5 34. Rg7 $16) (27... d4 28. Nf5 dxc3+ 29. bxc3 Rd7+ 30.
Kc1 Kh7 $16) 28. Ng6 $1 Bxg6 29. hxg6 {[%csl Rg8,Rh6]} d4 (29... Kg7 30. Rxh6
$1 Kxh6 31. Rh1+) 30. Rxh6 dxc3+ 31. Kc1 $1 $18 {White's attack is unstoppable
so there is no reason to check the variations after 31.K:c3, even though it
was also enough for the win.} (31. Kxc3 Nd4 (31... Rc8 32. Bb3+ Kg7 33. Rh7+
Kxg6 34. Bc2+ f5 35. Rxd7 Nb8+ 36. Kd2 Nxd7 37. fxe5 $16) 32. Bd3 Rc8+ 33. Bc4+
Rd5 34. Kd3 Kg7 35. Bxd5 Kxh6 36. Bxb7 $18) 31... cxb2+ 32. Kb1 Rfd8 (32... Nd4
33. Reh1 Nxc2 34. f5 $1 {[%csl Rg8]} Rd1+ 35. Rxd1 Ne3 36. Rd7 Nxf5 37. Rhh7
$18) 33. Reh1 f5 34. Bb3+ Kg7 35. Rh7+ Kf8 36. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 ({
The main line is} 7. Bg5) 7... Bb7 8. e3 d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Qc2 f5
12. b4 Qe7 (12... c5 13. Bb2 Qe7 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Rab1 Rab8 16. Ba1 cxd4 17.
exd4 Ng5 18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19. d5 f4 20. f3 exd5 21. Rfd1 Nb6 22. cxd5 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Schandorff,L-De Firmian,N/Copenhagen 1996/CBM 54 (63)}) (12... Qf6 13.
Ne1 a5 14. f3 Ng5 15. c5 bxc5 16. bxc5 dxc5 17. Rb1 Bd5 18. dxc5 Qe7 19. c6 Nb6
20. a4 e5 21. Bb5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kozul,Z-Shariyazdanov,A/Porec 1998/EXT 99 (62)})
({The main and the most aggressive line is} 12... Rf6 {. For instanse: see the
commented game Postny,E-Psakhis,L/ISR-ch 2000/CBM 81 [Golod,V]}) 13. Nd2 $146 {
White is immediatly starting to harass black's centralized knight.} (13. Bb2
Rae8 14. a4 Ng5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. d5 exd5 17. Bf3 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. cxd5
$14 {0-1 Novikov,M-Mishuchkov,N/St Petersburg 1997/CBM 58 (51)}) (13. Ne1 c5
14. f3 Nef6 15. Bd3 g6 16. Rb1 Bc6 17. Bd2 $14 {1-0 Grigore,G-Doroshenko,M/
Bucharest 1995/EXT 98 (40)}) 13... Qg5 14. d5 Rae8 $2 {This careless move is a
serious mistake.} (14... exd5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Bc4 Nef6 17. Bxd5+ Nxd5 18. Qc6
N7f6 19. Bb2 $44) (14... Nxd2 15. Bxd2 e5 $14) 15. f4 $1 (15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Qa4
Ne5 17. Qxa7 Nf3+ 18. Kh1 Qe5 19. gxf3 Qxa1 20. Qxb7 Qa2 21. Re1 exf3 22. Bd3
Qxf2 23. Rg1 $14) 15... Qh4 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. Bb2 $6 {White is not taking any
risk, but objectively speaking, it is not clear, what was wrong with 17.Qa4.} (
17. Qa4 {[%csl Ra7,Rd7]} Nf6 (17... Qf6 18. Rb1 Bc8 19. Qxa7) 18. Qxa7 Rb8 19.
dxe6 Ng4 20. h3 $16) 17... Re7 18. dxe6 Rxe6 19. Qc3 (19. Qa4 $6 Bc8 20. Qxa7
Rh6 21. h3 Qg3 $132) 19... Rg6 20. Kh1 Nf6 21. Qe1 $14 {It case of the
exchange of queens, white will be better thanks to the pair of strong bishops.}
Qh6 {Black rightly avoids the exchange of queens.} 22. c5 $1 dxc5 (22... Ng4 $5
23. Bxg4 Rxg4 24. cxd6 cxd6 25. Rc1 Rf7 $14) 23. bxc5 Nd7 $6 (23... Ng4 $142
24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. h3 Bc8 $14) 24. cxb6 axb6 {[%cal Gd7c5,Gc5d3]} (24... cxb6 25.
Bd4 Nc5 26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Qa5 $16) 25. Bd4 $1 $16 Rd6 26. Rd1 Bd5 27. Qc3 c6 (
27... c5 $2 28. Be5 Nxe5 29. Qxe5 Rfd8 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Bc4 $18) 28. a4 $1 Ra8
29. Ra1 c5 $6 {This is a risky move. Now the black bishop is no longer well
protected and can become a tactical target.} (29... Qg6 $5) 30. Be5 Nxe5 (30...
Re6 31. Rfd1 Nxe5 32. fxe5 $18) 31. Qxe5 Qe6 (31... Kh8 32. Rfd1 Rad8 33. a5
$16) (31... Qg6 {[%cal Ga8e8]} 32. a5 bxa5 (32... Rxa5 33. Rxa5 bxa5 34. Rd1
$18) 33. Rfd1 Re8 34. Qc3 $16) 32. Rfd1 Rad8 $2 {The decisive mistake.} (32...
Qxe5 $4 33. fxe5 Rdd8 34. Rxd5 Rxd5 35. Bc4 Rad8 36. Rd1 $18) ({The best
defense was:} 32... Kf7 $1 33. a5 $1 bxa5 (33... Rxa5 $6 34. Rxa5 bxa5 35. Qh5+
$16 Kg8 $2 36. Bg4 Qf7 37. Qe5 Rd8 38. Rxd5 Rxd5 39. Qb8+ Qf8 40. Be6+ {mating.
}) 34. Qc3 {The position is in white's favour, but black has some counterplay.}
) 33. a5 $1 bxa5 34. Rxa5 Bb3 35. Rxd6 Qxd6 (35... Rxd6 $2 36. Ra8+ Kf7 37.
Qh5+ $1 Qg6 38. Qxc5 $18) 36. Qxd6 Rxd6 37. Rxc5 Rd2 38. Bf1 Bc2 39. Bc4+ Kf8
40. h4 Bd3 (40... Rd1+ 41. Kh2 Re1 42. Rc8+ Ke7 43. Rc7+ Kf6 (43... Kf8 44.
Rf7+ $18) 44. h5 Kf5 45. Kh3 {and black's king in the mating net.}) 41. Rf5+
Ke7 42. Re5+ Kf8 43. Rf5+ Ke7 44. Bg8 $1 {Nice move. White is capturing both
black's kingside pawns.} Re2 45. Rf7+ Kd6 46. Rxg7 Rxe3 47. Bxh7 Bc4 48. Bg8
Bd3 49. Rg5 $1 Re1+ 50. Kh2 Rf1 51. Kg3 e3 {The last chance...} 52. Rd5+ Kc7
53. Rxd3 e2 54. Re3 e1=Q+ 55. Rxe1 Rxe1 56. Kg4 {Of course, white is winning
easily. Surpisingly, black continued to fight for twenty more moves, probably
due to (mutual?) time-trouble.} Kd6 57. h5 Rg1 58. g3 Ke7 59. Bd5 Kf6 60. Kf3
Kg7 61. Kf2 Rd1 62. Bf3 Rd2+ 63. Ke3 Ra2 64. g4 Kf6 65. g5+ Kf5 66. Be4+ Ke6
67. h6 {The winning process is irreproachable.} Rh2 68. Kd4 Rh5 69. Bf3 Rh2 70.
Bg4+ Kf7 71. Ke5 Rg2 72. Be6+ Kf8 73. Kf6 Rh2 74. Kg6 Rf2 75. h7 Rh2 76. Bg4 {
[%cal Rg4h5]} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Bd3 Na6 8. e5
Ng4 9. Bg1 dxe5 10. fxe5 Nb4 11. h3 Nh6 12. Bc4 Kh8 13. Qe2 f6 14. O-O-O b5 15.
Bb3 a5 16. a4 Ba6 17. Qe1 bxa4 18. Nxa4 Bb5 19. Nc5 a4 20. Qxb4 axb3 21. c4 Ba6
22. Bh2 Nf5 23. Rhe1 Bh6+ 24. Kb1 Ne3 25. Rxe3 Bxe3 26. Qxb3 Bh6 27. Qb4 Ra7
28. e6 Qa8 29. Kc2 Bc8 30. Rd3 g5 31. Ra3 g4 32. hxg4 Rg8 33. Bc7 Rxg4 34. g3
Rxa3 35. bxa3 Be3 36. Kd3 Bc1 37. a4 Qa7 38. Bb8 Ba3 39. Qb3 Qa8 40. Ne4 c5 41.
Bf4 Bc1 42. d5 Bxf4 43. gxf4 Rxf4 44. Ke3 Rg4 45. Qb6 Ba6 46. Qxc5 Qb7 47. Nfd2
f5 48. Nf2 Rg6 49. Nd3 Rg3+ 50. Ke2 Rg4 51. Qf2 Bxc4 52. Nxc4 Rxc4 53. Qxf5 Qb8
54. d6 Rc2+ 55. Kf3 Qa8+ 56. Ke3 Qa7+ 57. Kf4 Qxa4+ 58. Kg3 Qa8 59. Qe5+ Kg8
60. Qg5+ Kh8 61. Qe5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5
8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 Rg8 12. Nxg4 Nbd7 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 (13...
Qxf6 $5 14. Bf3 e5 15. d5 Bc5 16. h5 Bd4 17. Bh4 Qd6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. O-O a6
20. a4 b4 21. Ne2 a5 22. Qc1 Qe6 23. Rd1 Bb6 24. Ng3 Rxg3 25. Bxg3 Bd4 26. Rxd4
exd4 27. Qd2 d3 28. b3 Nc5 29. bxc4 Nb3 30. Qxd3 Nxa1 31. Qb1 Qf6 32. e5 Qe6
33. Bxc6+ Qxc6 34. Qxa1 O-O-O {0-1 Komljenovic,D-Korneev,O/Sevilla 2003/CB07 
(46)}) 14. Bf3 b4 $146 {Ftacnik: 'This extremely sharp system requires
enterprising attitude from both players, the arising positions are often very
unusual. '  Bislang wurde hier 14...Qb6 gespielt, was jedoch zu Problemen für
Schwarz führt. Wegen dieses Zuges und früherer Abweichungen siehe meine
Kommentare zu Shulman-Novikov (Buenos Aires ) im CBM 97. Ob Grischuks Zug eine
Verbesserung ist, bleibt angesichts der weißen Möglichkeit im 20. Zug fraglich.
} (14... Qb6 15. Qd2 Rd8 (15... h5 16. O-O Rd8 17. Ne2 c5 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5
Bxd5 20. Qf4 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Rd3 22. Qf4 Be7 23. Rfe1 Nd5 24. Qe5 Qb7 25. Qxh5
$36 {1-0 Rogozenko,D-Cosma,I/Sovata 2001/EXT 2003 (41)}) 16. Qf4 Bg7 17. Rd1
$36 c5 $2 (17... Qa5 18. a3) 18. dxc5 $16 {1-0 Shulman,Y-Novikov,I/Buenos
Aires 2003/CBM 97/[Lutz] (40)}) 15. Ne2 c5 {Das ist die Idee: Das weiße
Zentrum soll sofort angeknackt werden.} 16. d5 Qd7 {Schwarz kann den Pd5 nicht
gut nehmen:} (16... exd5 17. exd5 (17. e5 Ne4) 17... Bxd5 (17... Nxd5 18. Qa4+
Qd7 19. Qxd7+ Kxd7 20. O-O-O $18) 18. Qa4+ Qd7 (18... Ke7 19. O-O-O $18) 19.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 20. O-O-O Kc6 21. Rxd5 Nxd5 22. Nf4 Rd8 23. Nxd5 $16) 17. O-O O-O-O
{[%csl Rb7,Rb8,Rc7][%cal Yg3b8,Yf3b7] Das Problem für Schwarz ist natürlich
sein König. der von den weißen Läufern angepeilt wird.} 18. Qc1 {[%cal Yc1f4]}
exd5 19. Qf4 {Ftacnik: 'An excellent strategical solution, the black king is
feeling very insecure.'} Qc6 (19... Rxg3 $5 20. Nxg3 $16 {Ftacnik}) 20. exd5 $2
{Hier geht Weiß an einer großen Chance vorbei.} (20. Rfd1 $1 {sieht gut aus,
da Schwarz die Spannung im Zentrum nicht lösen kann. Weiß hat deutlichen
Vorteil.} Rxg3 (20... d4 21. Qb8+ Kd7 22. Nxd4 Rxb8 23. Nxc6+ Kxc6 24. Bxb8 $18
) (20... Qb6 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Qxf7 $18) 21. Nxg3
$16) (20. Rad1 $1 {Ftacnik} Rxg3 (20... Nd7 21. exd5 Qb6 22. Rfe1 $18) (20...
Qb6 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Nxd5 24. Qxf7 Ne7 25. Rd1 $18) 21.
Nxg3 d4 22. e5 Nd5 23. Qxf7 $16) 20... Nxd5 21. Qb8+ {Ftacnik: 'This seemingly
very good solution is winning an exchange, but black will get excellent
compensation.'  Das nun entstehende Endspiel hat Weiß wohl falsch eingeschätzt.
Ohne Damen spielt die gefährdete schwarze Königsstellung keine große Rolle
mehr.} (21. Bxd5 $5 Rxd5 22. Qb8+ Kd7 23. Nf4 Rd4 24. Rad1 $13) (21. Bg4+ {
Ftacnik} Rxg4 22. Qxg4+ Qe6 23. Qxe6+ fxe6 24. Be5 $14) (21. Qxf7 $5 {Ftacnik}
Be7 22. Qf5+ Qd7 23. Qc2 Nb6 24. Rad1 $16) 21... Kd7 22. Bxd5 Rxb8 $1 (22...
Qxd5 23. Qc7+ Ke8 24. Nf4 Qd7 25. Rfe1+ Be7 26. Qxc5 $40) 23. Bxc6+ Bxc6 24.
Rfd1+ (24. Bxb8 $2 Rxg2+ $19) 24... Kc8 25. Bxb8 Kxb8 26. Ng3 Kc7 $36 {Jetzt
wird klar, dass Weiß mit Zitronen gehandelt hat. Das schwarze Läuferpaar in
Verbindung mit der Bauernmasse am Damenflügel ist eine Macht.} 27. a3 $6 b3 28.
Rac1 Rg4 29. Nf5 Rxg2+ 30. Kf1 Rg4 31. Ke2 Rf4 32. Ne3 Bf3+ 33. Ke1 Rxh4 34.
Rd2 Rh1+ 35. Nf1 Bd6 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O h5 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6
15. Na5 g6 16. Qb4 Nd7 17. Nc6 Bg7 18. Bd3 Qc5 19. Qa5 Qb6 20. Qb4 Qc5 21. Qh4
Bf6 22. Qh3 Rh6 23. Rhe1 Qf2 24. Re2 Qh4 25. Qxh4 Bxh4 26. a4 f5 27. axb5 axb5
28. Bxb5 Kf7 29. b4 Rhh8 30. Kb2 Bf6 31. Kb3 Rhg8 32. Na5 Nb6 33. c4 Rgb8 34.
Rdd2 g5 35. Ra2 g4 36. Nc6 Rg8 37. c5 gxf3 38. gxf3 Rxa2 39. Rxa2 Nc8 40. Ba6
dxc5 41. bxc5 Rf8 42. d6 Ke6 43. Bc4+ Kd7 44. Nb8+ Kd8 45. Be6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. Bd3 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. f5 Rb8 12. Rb1 Nd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 g5 15.
Bc4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Rxb1 17. Qxb1 Ne5 18. Be2 c5 19. Qb3 Qc6 20. Qd5 Qxd5 21.
exd5 f6 22. Bd2 a5 23. Kg1 Kf7 24. Bb5 Bd7 25. Bxd7 Nxd7 26. Rb1 Rb8 27. Rxb8
Nxb8 28. Kf2 Nd7 29. Ke3 a4 30. Be1 Nb6 31. Ke4 Ke8 32. g4 Kd7 33. Bg3 Kc7 34.
c4 Nxc4 35. Kd3 Ne5+ 36. Bxe5 fxe5 37. a3 Kb6 38. c4 Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yevseev, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. f4 Bb4+ 12. c3 Be7 13. Bd2 Ngf6 14. O-O-O c5
15. Be3 Qc7 16. Ne4 Rd8 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qc4 O-O 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. dxc5 Qc6
21. Qe2 Be7 22. Qf2 Rc8 23. g3 Qb5 24. Rd2 Bxc5 25. Rhd1 Be7 26. Qf1 Qa4 27.
Kb1 Rfd8 28. Qf3 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Rd8 30. b3 Qa6 31. c4 Rxd2 32. Bxd2 Bf6 33. h5
Qd6 34. Kc2 Qa3 35. Qxb7 Qxa2+ 36. Kd3 Qb1+ 37. Ke2 Qg1 38. Qa8+ Kh7 39. Qf3
Bd4 40. b4 f5 41. c5 Bf6 42. Be1 Qd4 43. Qd3 Qb2+ 44. Bd2 Qa1 45. c6 Qh1 46.
Qf3 Qb1 47. g4 Qc2 48. b5 Qc5 49. Qd3 Bd4 50. g5 hxg5 51. fxg5 Qe5+ 52. Kd1 Bb6
53. Kc2 Kg8 54. g6 f4 55. Bc3 Qxh5 56. Qe4 Qd5 57. Qxd5 exd5 58. Bd4 Bc7 59.
Bxa7 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 56th"]
[Site "Krasnoyarsk"]
[Date "2003.09.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2003.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 a6 7. Be3 Nge7 8. f4
(8. Nb3 b5 (8... Ng6 $5) 9. Bg2 Ne5 $5 10. Qe2 Bb7 (10... Nc4 $5) 11. Nd2 g5 $5
12. Bxg5 Rg8 13. h4 (13. f4 Rxg5 14. fxg5 N7g6 15. h4 b4 16. Nd1 Rc8 $44) 13...
h6 14. Bf4 Nxg4 (14... N7g6 $5 15. Bg3 Qf6 $44) 15. O-O-O $44 {0-1 Nijboer,
F-Hall,J/Reykjavik 1998/CBM 64/[Gofshtein,L] (58)}) 8... b5 (8... Nxd4 9. Qxd4
(9. Bxd4 $5) 9... e5 $5 (9... Nc6 10. Qd2 b5 $6 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. Kb1 Be7 13.
g5 O-O 14. h4 $16 {Shirov,A-Polgar,J/Monaco (rapid) 1996/Inf 69/[Shirov,A] (14)
}) 10. fxe5 Nc6 11. Qd1 Nxe5 $132) (8... Bd7 $5) 9. Nf3 (9. Bg2 Nxd4 10. Qxd4
Nc6 11. Qb6 Qxb6 12. Bxb6 Rb8 13. Be3 g5 $5 14. fxg5 Ne5 $11 {/+/= 1/2-1/2
Shirov,A-Kramnik,V/Monte Carlo MNC 2003/The Week in Chess 436 (38)}) (9. Nb3
Bb7 10. Qe2 (10. Qf3 $2 g5 $1 11. fxg5 Ne5 12. Qg2 b4 13. Ne2 h5 $1 14. gxh5
Nf5 $1 15. Bf2 Qxg5 16. Na5 Ne3 $3 $17 {Shirov-Polgar.J-Buenos Aires 1994})
10... Na5 11. Nxa5 Qxa5 12. Bg2 b4 $5 13. Nd1 d5 $5 $132 {1-0 Lautier,J-Hall,J/
Harplinge 1998/CBM 67/[Gofshtein,L] (40)}) (9. g5 Bb7 10. Bg2 h6 $1 11. gxh6 (
11. h4 $6 hxg5 12. hxg5 Rxh1+ 13. Bxh1 Rc8 $132 {Shabalov-Smirin ,Los Angeles
1997}) 11... Ng6 (11... Rxh6 $5) 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qd4 $1 $14 {1-0 Shirov,
A-Polgar,J/Madrid 1997/Inf 69/[Shirov,A] (36)}) 9... Bb7 $5 (9... b4 10. Na4
Rb8 11. Qd2 Bd7 12. b3 h5 13. g5 d5 14. Bd3 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Rb5 16. c4 bxc3 17.
Nxc3 Rb8 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Svidler,P/Cannes 2001/CBM 82 (48). (47)}) 10.
Qe2 Na5 11. Kd2 $2 {Was this move really played? Wurde dieser Zug wirklich
gespielt?} (11. Nd2 {ist naheliegender.}) (11. Kd2 $2 Rc8 12. a3 d5 $17)
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B55"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Be2 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. O-O
Bf6 15. Bd4 (15. Rb1 {may be playable, as allowing the P to advance to d4
shouldn't be disastrous. However,} d4 16. Bf2 Be6 {looks okay for Black. I may
well be obliged to create an important Q-side weakness, e.g.} 17. Qa4 $2 d3 $1
18. Rfd1 $6 (18. Bd1 $17) 18... Bd7 $1 $19) 15... Rb8 (15... Rb8 16. b3 (16.
Rf2 Rxb2 $5 (16... a5 $11) 17. Bxb2 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Qf6 {[%cal Yb2d4]} 19. Rf1 (
19. Kh1) 19... Be6 $44) (16. Qd2 Re8 17. Rf2 (17. Rfe1 Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Qa5 $1 {
[%csl Re1][%cal Ye8e1,Ya5e1]} 19. a3 $140 Rb3 $1)) 16... Re8 17. Rf2 (17. Re1
Bxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Qa5 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Re1][%cal Ye8e1,Ya5e1,Ya1c1]} 19. Qf2 {
Or Kf1/f2, but I don't believe White is really better.}) 17... a5 (17... Rb4 $6
18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rc1 Rd4 $2 {[%csl Rd4]} (19... Be6 $14 {Shipov}) 20. Qc2 Bf5
$6 (20... Be6) 21. Qc5 Rd2 22. Bb5 Rxf2 23. Qxf2 Re7 24. Rd1 {[%csl Ra7,Rd5]
and White had what he wanted in Yandemirov-Lerner, RUS-Cup1 Chigorin mem 1996})
18. Rc1 Be6 {and Black shouldn't have too many worries. This is given as
unclear by Shipov, in his annotations to Yandemirov-Lerner, RUS-Cup1 Chigorin
mem 1996}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Minsk Vesnianka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 c5 15.
d5 c4 16. Nf5 Qc7 17. g4 Reb8 18. g5 Nh5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Qxh5 g6 21. Nh6+
Bxh6 22. Qxh6 Nf3+ 23. Kf1 Nxe1 24. Kxe1 Re8 25. Be3 Re5 26. Kd2 Rae8 27. Bd4
f5 28. gxf6 Rh5 29. Qf4 Rxh3 30. Rg1 Kf7 31. Qg4 Bc8 32. Qg2 Re5 33. Kc1 Kf8
34. Bd1 Rh4 35. Bxe5 dxe5 36. Qg5 Rh2 37. Qe3 Kf7 38. f4 Rh3 39. Qe1 b4 40.
cxb4 c3 41. Bb3 Kxf6 42. fxe5+ Qxe5 43. Qf2+ Kg7 44. Rf1 cxb2+ 45. Kb1 Qxe4+
46. Bc2 Qxb4 47. Qf6+ Kh6 48. d6 Qc4 49. Rg1 Bg4 50. d7 Rh2 51. Bxg6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.01"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Bf5 12. Nb3 Bg6 13. Nfd4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 a5
15. Be3 a4 16. Nd2 f6 17. Rc1 fxe5 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. d5 Ne7 20. Bc5 Rf7 21. d6
cxd6 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Bxd6 Nd5 24. Bxa4 bxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.02"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2830"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

{[%mdl 1] I shall use also comments of Garry Kasparov to this game in the site
: www.worldchessrating.com/  Further I shall designate comments of Garry
Kasparov - G.K. G.K. "I regard this game as a big creative achievement. The
pithiness and tension of this encounter place it among the best games in my
chess career."} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6
7. Bg5 Bb7 8. e3 d6 9. Ne2 Nbd7 ({Is a possible continuation of the play:} 9...
c5 {You can see comments to Kramnik,V-Bologan,V/Dortmund,2003/CBM 97(1/2-1/2)
(Golod,V)(38)}) 10. Qd3 {G.K. "I play this fashionable system with both colors.
"} ({Nowadays,less popular is:} 10. Qc2 {[%csl Re4][%cal Ge2c3] You can see
annotations to games: Kacheishvili,G-Polgar,J/Batumi,1999/CBM 74(0-1)(Golod,V)
(33)}) 10... Ba6 $5 {G.K. "Formally speaking, this move is a novelty. However,
I have extensively analyzed it at home. After the game Grischuk confessed that
my quick response had come as an unpleasant surprise for him."} ({On:} 10... e5
) ({or} 10... a5 {you can find only one game (in each continuation)}) ({
and after:} 10... h6 $5 {you can find six games in Mega DataBase 2003}) (10...
c5 $5 {See comments to Gurevich,M-Mchedlishvili,M/Istanbul,2003(1-0)(Gurevich,
M)(68)}) 11. b4 $5 ({The game,which have reached this position were continued
as follows:} 11. Qc2 c5 12. Rd1 cxd4 13. Rxd4 Qc7 14. Nc3 h6 $140 (14... Rfc8
$5) 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qa4 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Rd6] Berkvens,J-Buss,R/Zug,2003(1-0)
(62)}) ({G.K."This continuation (11.b4) looks somewhat risky. After all,White
lags in development. Ivanchuk tested 11.Nc3 in our last-round game. By playing
this solid move White takes no chances, but hardly can hope for any advantage.
The sequence:} 11. e4 $6 h6 12. Bh4 d5 13. e5 g5 {looks promising only for
Black."}) 11... c5 12. b5 (12. dxc5 $6 bxc5 13. b5 $140 Ne5 14. Qc3 Bb7 $132 {
/\a6 or Ne4}) 12... Bb7 13. Nc3 a6 $146 ({Eighteen days after this game, Black
have checked up another idea:} 13... h6 14. Bh4 Rc8 15. d5 $5 Ne5 16. Qd1 exd5
17. cxd5 c4 18. Qd4 $14 {Ionov,S-Feoktistov,A/St.Petersburg, 2003(1-0)(39)})
14. f3 {[%csl Yf3] Capture of space and restriction of the Black's bishop.} h6
15. Bh4 Qe7 {G.K. "In my opinion, after:} (15... axb5 16. Nxb5 d5 17. cxd5 (17.
Be2 $5) 17... exd5 18. Be2 {White has a slight edge."}) 16. Be2 cxd4 17. Qxd4 (
{Leads to benefit of the contender:} 17. exd4 $6 axb5 18. cxb5 g5 19. Bf2 Nh5
20. g3 Rfc8 21. O-O $11) 17... e5 ({G.K."After:} 17... Nc5 18. Rd1 Rfd8 19. e4
e5 20. Qe3 {White is better.} Ng4 $140 $2 21. Qxh6 {[%csl Re7,Yh6][%cal Yh6h4,
Gh4e7] ."}) 18. Qd1 $1 {G.K."This is a very important move.One may think that
White has wasted a tempo, but the d1-square is better for the queen than d2:} (
18. Qd2 Nc5 19. Rd1 {[%csl Rd6]} axb5 20. Nxb5 g5 21. Bg3 d5 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23.
e4 (23. O-O Rfd8) 23... Nf4 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Nxe2 26. Kxe2 Ba6 27. Rb1 {
[%csl Yb1]} f6 28. Bf2 Kg7 $11 {."}) 18... g5 19. Bg3 {[%csl Yd1] Now Black
can not play with tempo Nc5.} axb5 20. Nxb5 d5 {G.K."Black has carried out his
plan: g7-g5 and d6-d5. At this point both players were quite satisfied with
their positions. I think White is better because he has a pair of bishops and
the loosened light squares (f5, g6) in Black's camp. In many lines the white
knight infiltrates on d6 and Black finds himself in a quite unpleasant
position."} 21. O-O Rac8 22. Qb3 $14 {[%csl Ye2,Gg3] White has a more
preferable position,at the expense of advantage of two bishops.} Qe6 23. Qb4 ({
G.K."A more interesting continuation was:} 23. cxd5 Bxd5 (23... Nxd5 $143 24.
Bc4 {[%csl Gb3,Gc4,Re6][%cal Ge3e4]} Qc6 25. Rac1 Nc5 26. Qb1 Nxe3 27. Na7 {
[%csl Rc6,Rc8]} Qf6 28. Rfe1 Nxc4 29. Nxc8 Bxc8 30. Rxc4 Bf5 31. Qa1 Qe6 $16 {
[%csl Rc4][%cal Yf7f6]}) 24. Qb2 Bc4 25. Rfd1 $14) ({Another decent option is:
} 23. Rfd1 dxc4 24. Qb4 $44 {."}) 23... Rc5 ({It was dubiously: G.K."} 23...
dxc4 24. e4 Ba6 25. Nd6 {[%csl Rc4,Rc8]} Rc5 26. Rfd1 {[%csl Rc4,Yd1][%cal
Ga1c1]} c3 27. Bxa6 c2 28. Bc4 cxd1=Q+ 29. Rxd1 $36 {."}) 24. a4 Rfc8 $5 ({
Leads to favourable complications for White:} 24... dxc4 25. e4 Nh5 26. Rfd1
Nxg3 27. hxg3 {[%csl Rc4,Rd6][%cal Ga1c1]}) 25. Rfd1 {G.K."This move is better,
than:} (25. Bf2 e4 26. Nd4 Qe8 27. Nf5 (27. cxd5 Nxd5 28. Qd2 Nc3 29. f4 gxf4
30. exf4 Nf6 {with an unclear position.}) 27... Qe6 28. Nd4 ({but not} 28.
Nxh6+ $2 Kg7 29. Ng4 exf3 30. gxf3 Nxg4 31. fxg4 Qe4 $17) 28... Qe8 $11 {."})
25... Ba8 $2 {G.K."This is the critical moment of the game. After this move
White gets the upper hand. Dubious was:} (25... dxc4 $6 {in view of:} 26. e4 c3
27. Bf2) ({however after} 25... Ba6 $1 26. Bf2 Bxb5 27. axb5 e4 {Black
maintains a dynamic balance."}) 26. Ra3 ({Probably it was a little better:} 26.
Bf2 $5 e4 (26... dxc4 $2 27. e4 {[%csl Rc5]} R5c6 28. Na7 {[%csl Rc6,Rc8]}) 27.
Nd4 (27. cxd5 $5 Bxd5 (27... Nxd5 $143 28. Qxe4 Qxe4 29. fxe4 N5f6 30. Nd6 $16
{[%csl Rd7]}) 28. Nd4 $36) 27... Qe8 28. Nb3 R5c7 29. a5 $14) 26... g4 {
Alexander Grischuk tries to create a counterplay!} 27. cxd5 Rxd5 (27... Nxd5 {
is refuted by:} 28. Qxg4+ Qxg4 29. fxg4 Rc2 30. Kf2 {+/=/+/-}) 28. e4 {
Differently,Black will receive convenient game.} Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 gxf3 30. gxf3
Nc5 ({G.K."No better was:} 30... Nh5 31. Nd6 Rc1 32. Qd2 {[%csl Yd2]} Rb1 33.
Nf5 {[%csl Rg8,Rh6][%cal Ga3d3]} Nxg3 34. hxg3 Nc5 35. Nxh6+ Kh7 36. Nf5 $16 {
."}) 31. Qb2 $1 {G.K. "With this move White upsets the harmony of Black's
pieces."} Nfd7 ({I do not think that it was much better:} 31... Rd8 32. Be2 {
[%csl Re5][%cal Gb5c7]}) 32. Qd2 $1 Bc6 ({After:} 32... Kh7 33. Nd6 Rd8 {
It is necessary to use a unsuccessful place of the Black's rook:} 34. Nf5 $14 {
[%csl Gd2,Rd8]} Bxe4 $140 $6 35. fxe4 Nxe4 {[%csl Rf5]} 36. Qb4 Qxf5 37. Rf3
$36 {[%cal Gb4e7,Gd1c2]}) 33. Nd6 Ra8 34. Be2 $1 {G.K. "Although I could not
calculate all the variations over the board, the time for an attack has come.
By now we both were in time trouble (although the 30-sec increment per move
mitigated it). I have a slight advantage on the clock."} Qf6 ({G.K."Impossibly:
} 34... Nb3 $2 {because of:} 35. Rxb3 $1 Qxb3 36. Bc4 Qb1+ (36... Qxf3 37. Nxf7
$18 {[%csl Rf3,Rg8,Rh6]}) 37. Kg2 $18 {."}) 35. Nf5 {[%csl Rh6]} Kh7 36. Bc4
Ne6 ({G.K." In case of:} 36... Rxa4 $2 {White wins with} 37. Rxa4 Bxa4 38. Bxf7
{[%csl Rh6]}) ({After the game the computer found the "machine-like" defense:} 
36... Ra7 37. Bxf7 Bxe4 38. fxe4 Nxe4 {."}) 37. Rd3 Ndc5 {G.K."Other
continuations lose on the spot:} (37... Nd4 $2 38. Nxd4 exd4 39. Rxd4 Ne5 40.
Be2 Nxf3+ 41. Bxf3 Qxf3 42. Rd6 Bxe4 43. Rxh6+ Kg8 44. Qg5+ Bg6 45. Rxg6+ fxg6
46. Qxg6+ {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gg3e5,Gg3d6]}) (37... Rxa4 $2 38. Bxe6 Ra1+ 39. Kg2
Qxe6 40. Qc3 $1 (40. Rd6 $4 Ra2 $19 {[%csl Rd2,Rg2]}) 40... Ra2+ 41. Kh1 $1 $18
{."}) 38. Rd6 Bxe4 (38... Bxa4 $143 39. Bxe5 {[%csl Rh6]} Qg5+ (39... Qxe5 $4
40. Qxh6+ Kg8 41. Ne7#) 40. Kf2 $16) 39. Bxe6 {G.K."I did not venture upon the
correct:} (39. fxe4 $1 Nxe4 40. Rxe6 fxe6 (40... Qxe6 41. Qc2 Qxf5 42. Bd3 Qc8
43. Bxe4+ Kg8 44. Bc6 $1 Ra5 45. Qg2 Kh8 (45... Qg4 46. Bf2 $18) 46. Bb5 $16)
41. Qd7+ Kh8 {because I missed} 42. Qc6 $1 Rg8 43. Bxe6 Nxg3 44. hxg3 Rd8 45.
Kh2 $16 {."}) 39... Bxf5 40. Bxf7 $1 ({Leads to favourable simplifications for
Black:} 40. Bxf5+ Qxf5 41. Rxh6+ Kg8 42. Rxb6 Ne6 {[%csl Ra4,Ye6,Rf3]}) 40...
Qg5 ({G.K."The line:} 40... Qg7 $1 41. Kh1 $1 Qg5 42. Qxg5 hxg5 43. Bxe5 {
should be checked in depth."}) 41. Qxg5 hxg5 42. Bxe5 Nd7 {G.K."After this
move White consolidates his advantage.} ({No better is:} 42... Rxa4 43. Rxb6
$16) ({The most consistent continuation for Black is:} 42... Nxa4 43. h4 Ra5
44. Bd4 gxh4 45. Rd8 Kh6 46. Rh8+ Kg5 (46... Bh7 47. Bb3 $18 {[%cal Gb3c2]})
47. Kf2 $1 $18 {[%csl Rg5][%cal Gh8h5] ."}) 43. Bc3 $1 $16 ({G.K. "But not:} 
43. Bd4 $2 {in view of:} Rxa4 44. Be8 Ra7 45. Rd5 Ra5 $1 {[%csl Ya5] ."}) 43...
Nc5 (43... Rxa4 {is refuted by:} 44. Be8 $1 Ra7 $140 45. Rd5 Be6 46. Rxg5 $18 {
[%csl Rh7]}) 44. h4 $2 {G.K."White advanced the wrong pawn! The winning path
goes:} (44. a5 $3 bxa5 45. h4 $1 g4 (45... gxh4 {(=44.h4 gh4 45.a5 ba5) with
rearrangement of moves we receive a position from a game.}) 46. Rd5 $1 Na4 47.
Bd4 Bg6 48. Be6 $18 {."}) 44... gxh4 45. a5 bxa5 $2 {G.K."Black missed his
chance:} (45... Na4 46. Bd4 {It looks like after} Ra7 $3 ({other continuations
do not work:} 46... Rxa5 47. Rd8 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gd8h8]} Kh6 48. Rh8+ Kg5 (
48... Bh7 49. Bb3 $1) 49. Kf2 $1 (49. Rh5+ $2 Kf4 50. Rxh4+ Kg5 (50... Kxf3 $4
51. Bh5+) 51. Rh5+ Kf4 52. Kf2 Nc5 53. Rh4+ Kg5 54. Kg3 Ne4+ 55. fxe4 Ra3+ 56.
Kf2 Kxh4 57. exf5 Kg5 58. Be6 Ra5 59. f6 Kg6 60. Ke3 Ra3+ 61. Ke4 Ra4 62. f7
Ra8 $11) 49... Nc5 50. Bc3 $1 Nd3+ 51. Ke3 Nf4 52. Rg8+ $16) (46... bxa5 47.
Bb3 $1 Nb2 $1 48. Rf6 $1 (48. Bxb2 $2 Rb8 {[%csl Rb2,Rb3]}) 48... Rb8 49. Bf7
$1 Rb5 (49... Bd3 50. Rf4 Kh6 51. Rxh4+ Kg5 52. Rh5+ Kf4 53. Be5+ $18 {[%csl
Rb8,Rf4]}) 50. Be8 Rb4 51. Bxb2 Rxb2 52. Rxf5 $18) {Black beats off:} 47. Rf6 (
47. Bb3 Rxa5 48. Rd8 Kh6) (47. Bc4 Rxa5 48. Rd8 Kh6 49. Rh8+ Kg5) 47... Rxa5
48. Bc4 (48. Be8 Rd5) 48... Bc2 49. Rf4 Rf5 50. Rxh4+ Kg6 51. Kg2 Ra5 52. Kg3
Rg5+ 53. Kf2 Nc5 54. Be3 Rf5 55. Rh6+ Kg7 56. Rxb6 Be4 $14 {."}) 46. Rd5 ({
G.K."The move:} 46. Rd4 {is met with:} Ra6 $1 (46... Kh6 $2 47. Rd5 {[%csl Rc5,
Rf5]} Na4 48. Bd2+ $18 {[%csl Rf5,Rh6]}) 47. Rf4 Bd7 {[%csl Ya6][%cal Ya6h6] ."
}) 46... Na4 47. Bd4 Bg6 48. Be6 {[%csl Gd4,Ye6][%cal Gf3f4,Gf4f5][%mdl 2048]
All White's pieces have occupied ideal positions and are ready to attack a
Black's king.  G.K."The white pieces are dominating. Despite the scarce
material left on the board they can create mating threats to the black king. A
Computer analysis disclosed many interesting opportunities for White that I
point out in the annotations below."} Bc2 ({G.K."} 48... Be8 $143 49. Rg5 $1
Ra6 50. Bf5+ Bg6 51. Rh5+ Kg8 52. Rh6 Kf7 53. Bc2 Rd6 54. Bb3+ Ke7 55. Be3 $18
{[%csl Ra4,Rc5,Rd6,Re7][%cal Gb3a4,Ya4c5,Ge3c5] ."}) 49. f4 ({G.K."Even better
was:} 49. Rd7+ $1 Kh6 50. Bf7 $1 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gd4e3]} Bf5 51. Rd5 Kg5 52.
Be6 Rf8 53. Bd7 $18 {[%csl Ra4] ."}) 49... Rb8 50. Rh5+ ({G.K."} 50. Kh2 $5 {
also deserved a closer look."}) 50... Kg6 51. Rg5+ Kh6 52. Bf7 {[%csl Rh6]} ({
Immediately wins a game the following move:} 52. Bg7+ Kh7 53. Be5 Rd8 (53...
Rb7 54. Bg8+ Kh6 55. Bd6 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gd6f8]}) 54. Rg4 Nc5 55. Bf7 Rd1+ 56.
Kh2 Rd2+ 57. Kh3 Rd3+ (57... Bf5 $2 58. Bg8+ Kh6 59. Bg7+ Kh5 60. Bf7+) 58.
Kxh4 $18 {[%csl Rh7][%cal Gg4g8,Gg8h8,Gg4g5,Gg5h5]}) 52... Bd1 53. Kh2 ({G.K."
} 53. Bg7+ Kh7 54. Be5 Rd8 55. Be6 $18 {."}) 53... Rd8 54. Bf6 Rc8 55. Be6 ({
G.K."White has a more precise continuation at his disposal:} 55. Rg6+ $1 Kh7 $8
56. Rg7+ Kh6 57. Bg6 Bc2 (57... Rc6 58. Be4 {[%csl Rc6,Rh6][%cal Gg7h7,Ge4c6]})
58. f5 {[%cal Gg7h7]} Rh8 59. Ra7 $18 {."}) 55... Rc6 ({G.K."} 55... Rc7 56.
Be5 Re7 57. Bf5 Rf7 (57... Rxe5 58. Rg6+ Kh5 59. fxe5) 58. Kh3 Nc5 59. Kxh4 $18
{[%cal Gg5g6,Gg6g7] ."}) 56. Bg7+ Kh7 57. Bf5+ Kg8 58. Be4 {The accuracy is
necessary up to the end.} (58. Bd7 $5) 58... Rc5 59. Bd5+ {G.K."More accurate
was:} (59. Bd4+ $1 Rxg5 60. fxg5 {[%csl Ra4]} Bb3 61. g6 Kf8 62. Bb1 (62. Kh3
$2 Ke7 63. g7 Kd6 64. Bh7 Nc5 {[%csl Yc5][%cal Ya5a4]}) 62... Ke7 63. g7 Kd6
64. Bc2 $1 {."}) 59... Kh7 {G.K."Black could have posed more problems for his
opponent with:} (59... Rxd5 $1 60. Rxd5 Kxg7 61. Rxd1 Nc3 (61... Kf6 62. Kh3 $1
(62. Rd6+ $2 Kf5 63. Rd5+ {[%csl Ra4]} Kg4 $1 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Ya4c3]}) 62...
Kf5 (62... Nc3 63. Rd3 Ne4 64. Rd5 {[%csl Yd5][%cal Gh3h4]}) 63. Rd5+ Ke4 64.
Rxa5 Nb6 65. f5 $18) {although even in this case White closes the game with:}
62. Rd7+ $1 Kf6 63. Kh3 Kf5 64. Rf7+ Ke6 65. Rf8 a4 66. Kxh4 a3 67. Kg5 $18 {."
}) 60. Bd4 Rc2+ 61. Kh3 {[%csl Rc2,Rh7][%cal Gd5e4]} Rc7 62. Be4+ Kh6 63. Rg8 {
[%csl Rh6][%cal Gg8h8] Further resistance is impossible.In this hopeless
position Alexander Grischuk stopped to resist.} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Be3 Bxd3 18. Qxd5 Rad8 19. Qg2 Qf5 20. Nd2 b4 21.
Bd4 bxc3 22. bxc3 h6 23. a4 Rfe8 24. Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. cxd5 Qxd5
15. Bf4 Rac8 16. c4 Qe4 17. Be3 Bf6 18. Ra2 Rcd8 19. d5 Ne5 20. Nd2 Qh4 21. g3
Qh3 22. Bf1 Qg4 23. Be2 Qh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Spasov, Vasil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Rg1 g6 15.
Qf2 Nc4 16. Bc1 b5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 f6 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. c3 Bh4 21. Qc2
Rxf3 22. Qe4 Rf2 23. Nd2 Nxd2+ 24. Bxd2 Qf6 25. a4 bxa4 26. Bxa6 Rb8 27. Rgf1
Qd8 28. Qxa4 Rxh2 29. Bb5 Bg3 30. c4 Ra8 31. Qb4 Bf4 32. Bc3 Qc8 33. c5 dxc5
34. Qb3 Qf5+ 35. Bd3 Qd7 36. d6+ Kf8 37. Bxe5 Qa7 38. Qa3 Qxa3 39. bxa3 g5 40.
d7 Ke7 41. Bxf4 Nxf4 42. Rfe1+ Kf6 43. Re8 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.12"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Qh5 e4
15. Be2 Bg7 16. c3 O-O 17. Nc2 f4 18. f3 f5 19. fxe4 fxe4 20. Bg4 Qc7 21. Rae1
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.14"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Ivanisevic, Ivan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Serbia & Montenegro"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {McShane} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 ({
The wild piece sacrifice with} 6... e6 {McShane} 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4 Bxe4 9. fxe4
Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ {was the subject
of several theoretical duels a few years ago.}) 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5
Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Nxe5 gxf4 13. Nxd7 O-O-O 14. a5 $6 {Dies ist
ein neuer Versuch. Besonders überzeugend wirkt er nicht auf mich.} (14. Qd4 {
McShane} Qxd7 15. Qxf4 (15. Qxh8 $2 Qd2+ 16. Kf1 Qxb2 17. Re1 Bb4 18. Qf6 Qc2 {
and Black is about to start winning material back.}) 15... Bd6 {and practice
suggests that Black's strong bishop pair, control of the open file and White's
queenside weaknesses compensate for the pawn deficit.}) 14... Rxd7 15. Qa4 a6 {
McShane: 'Stopping White's a5-a6 break is very important.'} 16. O-O (16. Qxf4
Qxf4 17. gxf4 Bb4 {McShane: 'leaves White under pressure.' nebst Thd8 führt zu
großem Vorteil für Schwarz.}) 16... Bc5 17. Rac1 $2 (17. Qxf4 Qxf4 18. gxf4 Rg8
19. Kh1 {ist offenbar ungemütlich für Weiß, muß aber versucht werden.}) 17...
Rd4 {McShane: 'This keeps Black in the driving seat. The alternative'} ({
Die Fortsetzung} 17... fxg3 18. hxg3 Qxg3 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qg5 21. b4 {
McShane: 'hands the initiative to White, who can consider sacrificing on c6.'}
Ba7 22. b5 Qxb5 23. Bh3 {gibt dem Weißen mehr Gegenchancen als nötig.}) 18. Qa2
Rhd8 {McShane: 'Black's advantage is obvious, but it is impressive how
forcefully Grischuk converts his advantage.'} 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Bh3+ $6 {
Den Läufer ungestört auf e4 zuzulassen sieht selbstmörderisch aus.} ({Aber
auch nach} 20. Rxc5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qe7 {wird Weiß nicht lange überleben.}) 20...
Kb8 21. Rxc5 fxg3 22. hxg3 Rg8 $19 {McShane: 'Teeing up an obvious sacrifice
on g3, but the final blow comes on an adjacent square.'} 23. Kh2 Bd5 24. Qa3
Rh4 25. f4 {McShane: 'Preparing to meet Bd5-e6 with f4-f5, but weakening some
critical squares.'} Qe7 26. Re1 Rxh3+ (26... Rxh3+ 27. Kxh3 Qe6+ 28. Kh2 Qh6+
29. Kg1 Qh1+ 30. Kf2 Qg2+ 31. Ke3 Rxg3+) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.15"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 {Grischuk unexpectedly deviates from the main
Sicilian lines.} Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nfxd7 (7...
Nbxd7 8. Re1 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Qb6
14. Qa4 Qe6 15. Qb4 Nb6 16. a4 Rfc8 17. a5 Nc4 18. Bg5 $14 {1-0 Khachian,
M-Fritchle,G/Los Angeles Southern California op 2002/ (49)}) (7... Qxd7 8. Re1
O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Nc3 f5 13. exf6 Nxc3 14. bxc3 exf6
15. Ba3 Rf7 16. c4 Nc6 17. Rc1 Rd8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kovalevskaya,E-Cmilyte,V/FIDE
World CupW Gp A Hyderabad 2002/The Week in Chess 414 (60)}) 8. d4 {White has
built the pawn centre. His immediate task is to complete development and to
create a favourable situation for further advance of the central pawns.} O-O 9.
Be3 Qb6 (9... Nc6 10. Nbd2 (10. h3 b5 11. Nbd2 a5 12. Qe2 b4 13. d5 Na7 14.
Rac1 Qb6 15. Rfe1 Nb5 $11 {Romanishin - Tukmakov, Simferopol 1988}) 10... b5
11. Qe2 b4 12. d5 Na5 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. Nd4 Nc5 15. Rac1 Qd7 16. b3 Qb7 17. f3
f5 18. Kh1 Rac8 19. Rfe1 Rf7 20. Nc4 $36 {Erenburg,S-Murariu,A/Wch B20
Nakhchivan 2003/CBM 96/[Erenburg]/1/2-1/2 (41)}) 10. Qd2 Nf6 (10... Nc6 11.
dxc5 $1 Nxc5 (11... dxc5 $2 12. Qxd7) 12. b4 Nxb4 $8 (12... Nxe4 13. Qc2 $18)
13. cxb4 Bxa1 14. bxc5 dxc5 15. Nc3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 {[%csl Rg7,Rh6][%cal Ge3h6,
Re3c5]}) 11. dxc5 $146 ({White failed to get any advantage after} 11. e5 dxe5
12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Bf4 Nc6 14. Re1 Rad8 15. Qc1 c4 (15... Ngxe5 $2 16. Nxe5 Nxe5
17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Qxb2 19. Na3 $1) 16. Re2 Qc5 $15 {Shahade,G-Ashley,M/
New York 1999/CBM 70/[Hecht]/1-0 (47)}) 11... dxc5 12. Qc2 Qc6 13. Nbd2 h6 (
13... Nbd7 $5 14. Bg5 Qe6) 14. Rfe1 Na6 (14... Nbd7 15. e5 Nd5 16. e6 $1 {
[%csl Yg6]} N7b6 (16... fxe6 $2 17. Qxg6) (16... Qxe6 17. Bxh6 $36) 17. exf7+
Rxf7 18. Qe4 $14) (14... Ng4 15. Bf4 Nd7 16. e5 $14) 15. Ne5 $1 Qe6 16. f4 $14
Ng4 17. Nxg4 Qxg4 18. f5 e6 19. h3 (19. Qb3 $5 {[%cal Gh2h3,Gb3e6,Gb3b7]} exf5
(19... b6 $2 20. h3 Qg3 21. fxe6) 20. h3 $1 (20. Qxb7 f4 $1 21. Qxa6 fxe3 22.
Rxe3 $14) 20... Qh4 (20... Qh5 21. Qxb7 $18) 21. exf5 $16) 19... Qg3 $2 {
Serious mistake, much stronger was move} (19... Qh4 $142 {[%cal Gh4e7] and
White must still work hard to convert his initiative into victory.}) 20. Nf3 ({
Again} 20. Qb3 {worth considering} exf5 21. exf5 (21. Qxb7 f4 22. Nf1 Qh4 23.
Bf2 Qf6 $13) 21... Rae8 22. Nf3 $36) 20... Rad8 (20... exf5 21. exf5 {[%cal
Gc2g6]} Qd6 22. Rad1 $14) (20... Qc7 21. f6 $1 Bxf6 22. Bxh6 Rfd8 23. e5 {
with clear advantage}) 21. f6 $5 {White's advantage can be seen with the naked
eye but it is difficult to believe that Black will fight just for another 5
moves!} (21. Qb3 $5) 21... Bxf6 22. e5 $1 Bg5 $6 {Emil slips up in a difficult
position.} (22... Bxe5 $2 23. Bf2 $18 {[%csl Re5]}) (22... Bh4 23. Bxh6 Rfe8
24. Re4 {[%csl Rg3,Rh4][%cal Re4g4]}) ({the most stubborn was} 22... Bg7 $8 23.
Qe4 $1 g5 24. Qxb7 Nb8 25. Bxc5 {with winning position for White}) 23. Bf2 Qf4
24. Re4 Qf5 (24... Rd2 25. Qa4 $5 Qf5 26. Nxd2 Bxd2 27. Rf1 {couldn't give any
hopes for Black eigher}) 25. Qe2 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Rg2g4]} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.17"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Nc6 (8... Qxb2 {is another, more popular option}) 9. O-O-O (9. Nb3 {this way
white can escape the endgame, with an unclear game}) 9... Qxd4 10. Qxd4 Nxd4
11. Rxd4 h6 (11... Nd7 {is also quite possible, see the game Oll, Lembit -
Zhang Zhong 1997}) (11... Be7 {is another option for black}) 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13.
Na4 Bd7 14. Nb6 Rd8 15. Nc4 (15. Nxd7 {doesn't bring any advantage} Rxd7 16.
Rc4 ({or} 16. Be2 h5 17. f5 Bh6+ 18. Kb1 Bf4 19. Rd3 h4 20. Rh3 Rd8 {1/2-1/2
Gallardo Estrella,A-Moreno Carnero,J/Madrid ESP 2003/The Week in Chess 463 (20)
}) 16... h5 17. Rc8+ Rd8 18. Rc7 Rd7 19. Rc8+ Rd8 20. Rc7 Rd7 21. Rc8+ {
1/2-1/2 Kengis,E-Yermolinsky,A/Jurmala 1983/MCL (21)}) 15... Bc6 16. Na5 Kd7 (
16... Rc8 {is also possible} 17. Rb4 Kd7 {is ok for black} (17... d5 $6 18.
Nxc6 $1)) 17. Be2 Rg8 18. g3 Rc8 ({better is} 18... Kc7 19. Rhd1 Be7 {is fine
for black}) 19. Rhd1 Rc7 (19... Kc7 $142) 20. R1d2 (20. Nc4 $6 {is simply met
by} Bb5 {and if} 21. a4 Bxc4 22. Bxc4 $2 (22. Rxc4 {is equal}) {then} 22... e5
$1 23. Bxf7 Rg7 $19) 20... Be7 (20... b5 {deserves attention} 21. a4 Be7) 21.
Nc4 {[%mdl 4096] It seems to me that white has a clear plus after:} (21. Nc4 {
it's difficult for black to protect the pawn d6} Kc8 22. Bf3 f5 23. Bh5 $1 {
a very strong move attacking black's weaknesses} Rf8 (23... e5 24. Nxd6+ Bxd6
25. Rxd6 $16) 24. exf5 d5 25. Ne5 Bc5 26. R4d3 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.19"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bd6 $6 {This is the so called
"Stoneware Defence". Black temporarily blocks the d P, but he can quickly
castle followed by Re8 and Bf8.} 6. d4 Nf6 $142 (6... Qe7 {is a bit too much
from odd moves.} 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nbd2 $142 {/\ Bd3, Nc4 is the quiet positional
approach attacking the vulnerable >< e5.} (8. Ng5 {is a premature ->.} O-O 9.
f4 exf4 10. e5 Nxe5 $1 (10... Bxe5 11. dxe5 (11. Re1 Nxd4 $1 $132) 11... Qc5+ (
11... Qxe5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14. Bxf4 Qc5+ 15. Kh1 $40) 12. Kh1 Nxe5
13. Be2 $44 (13. Bb3 Neg4 $1)) 11. dxe5 Bxe5 $44 {and Black has a lot of pawns
for the piece.}) 8... O-O 9. Bd3 Ne8 (9... b6 10. Re1) 10. Nc4 f6 11. Ne3 g6
12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Be3 Be7 14. Nd2 d6 15. f4 {White has a phantastic advantage in
the [+], now comes the >> ->.} Ng7 16. f5 g5 17. h4 $1 $16 {Kennedy-Pillsbury,
USA 1895}) (6... Qf6 {looks again unnatural.} 7. O-O h6 8. Na3 $1 {with
threats of Nb5, Nc4 and Nc2.} a6 (8... Bxa3 9. Bxa3 {^^} d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 (
10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 (11... Qxe5 12. Qb3) 12. Rb1 Ne7 13. f4 exf4 14. e5
$36 {opening the position against the K in the middle.}) 11. Qb3 Nge7 12. Bd5
Rb8 13. Rad1 $16) 9. Nc2 $14 {/\ Ne3}) 7. O-O (7. dxe5 {is again premature.}
Bxe5 (7... Nxe5 $2 8. Nxe5 Bxe5 9. f4 Nxe4 10. Qh5 $18) 8. O-O (8. Ng5 d5 $1 (
8... O-O $6 9. f4 h6 $6 10. Nxf7 Rxf7 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. O-O d6
14. Bf4 $16 {Annageldiev-Najjar, Beirutt LIB-ch 2000}) 9. exd5 Na5 10. Qa4+ c6
11. dxc6 O-O {and suddenly Black is better developed.} 12. Ba3 $2 Nxc4 13. Qxc4
(13. Bxf8 Qd3 $1) 13... b5 $1 14. Qb3 (14. Qxb5 Rb8) 14... b4 $1 15. Bxb4 Rb8
16. Qc4 Rxb4 $1 17. Qxb4 Qd3 {0-1 Fioroto-Krantz, corr 1988}) 8... O-O 9. Bd5
Re8 $15) (7. Bg5 $5) (7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 $1 (8. O-O $6 {- 7.0-0}) (8. Nxf7 $6
Rxf7 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. f4 exd4 11. e5 Be7 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. O-O d5 14. Nd2 dxc3
15. Nf3 Kg8 16. Rb1 b6 17. Be3 Bg4 18. Qa4 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 Qd6 20. Rd1 Rd8 21.
Rh3 d4 22. Bc1 Qe6 23. Qc2 d3 $1 $19 {Bird-Pillsbury, Hastings 1985}) 8... exf4
$1 (8... exd4 9. e5 Bxe5 10. Nxf7 Rxf7 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. cxd4
Nc4 14. O-O $14) 9. e5 Nxe5 $5 (9... Bxe5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bb3 h6 12. Nh3 {
(Anderssen-Kieseritsky, London 1851)} f3 $5 13. gxf3 Re8 14. O-O d5 15. Nf2 Qd6
) 10. dxe5 Bxe5 11. O-O (11. Nf3 d6 12. O-O c6 $13) 11... d5 12. Bd3 h6 $44 {
and Black has again a lot of pawns and a good position for the sacrificed
piece.}) 7... O-O (7... Qe7 {- 6...Qe7}) 8. Re1 (8. Ng5 $6 {forgets about the
importance of the development.} Be7 (8... Qe7 {- 6...Qe7}) (8... h6 $2 {
runs into} 9. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 10. f4 $1) 9. f4 d6 10. Nd2 {White cannot continue
the -> against >< f7.} (10. Qd3 {(Quintero Velez-Valencia Obando, Medellin)}
exd4 $1 11. cxd4 d5 $17) (10. Qb3 Qe8 $15) 10... exd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. exd5 {
(Seidman-Mengarini, USA-ch 1951)} Nxd5 $17 (12... Na5 $15) 13. Nxf7 $140 $2
Rxf7 14. Qh5 Be6 15. f5 Nf6 $19) (8. Nbd2 {is another logical continuation.} b6
(8... Qe7 {- 6...Qe7}) (8... h6) 9. Bd3 (9. Re1 Bb7) 9... Re8 10. Re1 Bb7 $5 {
Bosch} (10... exd4 11. cxd4 Bf4 12. Qb3 $44 (12. Nf1 Bxc1 13. Rxc1 Bb7 14. e5
$40 {Johnson-Montecatini, corr 1996})) 11. Nc4 exd4 12. e5 (12. cxd4 Bb4 $1) (
12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. cxd4 Nb4) 12... Nxe5 13. Nfxe5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 d6 $13) 8... h6
(8... Re8 $2 9. Ng5 Rf8 10. f4 $1 $16) 9. Nh4 $2 {This is refuted by energetic
play by Grischuk.} (9. Bd5 $5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. dxe5 Bc5 12. d6 Ng6 $13) (
9. Nbd2 $142 {was required again, development first especially in gambit
positions.} Re8 (9... b6 10. Bb5 $1 $44 (10. Bd5 exd4 $5 11. Bxc6 dxc6 12. e5
dxc3 13. Nf1 Be7 14. exf6 Bxf6 $13)) (9... exd4 10. cxd4 $1 (10. e5 {is
winning a piece again, but Black gets too many pawns.} Nxe5 (10... dxc3 11.
exd6 cxd2 12. Qxd2 cxd6 13. Qxd6 Ne8 14. Qg3 d5 15. Bd3 $44 {
Steinitz-Pillsbury, Boston 1892}) 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Rxe5 d5 $13) 10... Bb4 11.
Qb3 $1 $44 {Other tries are less impressive:} (11. e5 d5 $1 $132) (11. d5 Bc3
12. Ba3 Na5 13. Bd3 Bxa1 14. Bxf8 Qxf8 15. Qxa1 Qa3 16. Qb1 d6 $13)) 10. Bd3 {
Now White has a big threat of Nc4 and the defence of >< e5 becomes a problem.}
(10. Bb3 b6 {Bosch} (10... Bf8 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Rxe5 13. Nf3 Re7 14. e5
$36 {Sveshnikov-Zheliandinov, Bled 2000}) 11. Nc4 Bb7) 10... exd4 (10... Bf8
11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Rxe5 13. f4 Re8 14. e5 Nd5 15. Qf3 {(Markosian-Mukhaev,
Moscow op 1995)} Nxc3 16. Bc2 $44) (10... b6 11. Nc4 Bb7 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nxd6
cxd6 14. Ba3 $44) 11. cxd4 Bf8 (11... Bf4 $5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 Bxc1 14. Rxc1
$44) (11... Bb4 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bb2 $44) 12. d5 $1 (12. e5 {is not so
impressive:} Nd5 13. Bc4 (13. Qb3 Ndb4 14. Bc4 d5 $1 15. exd6 Rxe1+ 16. Nxe1
Qxd6 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 $15) 13... Nb6 14. Bb3 (14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. Qb3+ d5 16. exd6+
Be6 17. Rxe6 Rxe6 18. d5 Qxd6 $17) 14... d6 $17 {Sermek-Mikhalchishin, Bled
2002}) 12... Nb4 (12... Ne5 $5 13. Nxe5 Rxe5 14. Bb2 Re8) 13. Bf1 c6 14. a3 Na6
15. Bxa6 bxa6 16. Bb2 $36 {Mikhalchishin}) 9... exd4 10. Nf5 (10. cxd4 {
is strongly met by} Bb4 $1 11. Bd2 Nxe4 $1 12. Rxe4 (12. Bxb4 Nxb4 13. Rxe4 d5
$19) 12... d5 $17) 10... Bc5 11. cxd4 {[#]} d5 $1 {This counterblow changes
the course of the game completely, White loses material without any
compensation.} 12. exd5 (12. Bxd5 Bxf5 13. dxc5 Bxe4 $17) (12. dxc5 dxc4 13.
Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bb2 Bxf5 15. exf5 (15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. exf5 Rd3 $19) 15... Ne4 $19)
12... Bxf5 13. dxc5 Na5 14. Bb3 (14. Bf1 {was probably the lesser evil.} Qxd5
$15) 14... Nxb3 15. Qxb3 Qxd5 $17 {White's hope for a ^- _|_ are not real.} 16.
Nc3 Rfe8 $1 17. Be3 Qc6 18. Qb5 (18. Bd4 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Re8 $17) 18... Qxb5 19.
Nxb5 Nd5 20. Bd2 Red8 21. Rac1 Bg6 22. a3 c6 23. Nd6 b6 $1 {blowing up
immediately the stronghold on d6.} 24. Nc4 f6 25. f3 Bd3 26. Nb2 (26. Ne3 Nf4)
26... Bg6 27. Nc4 (27. cxb6 axb6 28. Rxc6 Rxa3) 27... Rac8 $2 {This tactical
inaccuracy allows White to create real counterchances.} (27... Rab8 $17 {
was safe and good.}) 28. Red1 $2 ({missing the last chance} 28. cxb6 $1 axb6
29. Nxb6 $1 Nxb6 30. Ba5 Nd5 (30... Rd3 31. Bxb6 Rxa3 $15) 31. Bxd8 Rxd8 32.
Rxc6 Ra8 $15) 28... Rd7 29. Be3 Rcd8 30. cxb6 axb6 31. Bf2 b5 $19 {Now the _|_
is hopeless again.} 32. Na5 Nf4 33. Rxd7 Rxd7 34. Ra1 Rd6 35. Be3 Nd3 36. a4
Re6 37. Bd2 Re2 38. Ra2 Bf7 39. Rc2 b4 40. Kf1 Rf2+ 41. Kg1 b3 42. Rb2 Nxb2 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.20"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fedorov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Belarus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8.
Re1 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2003.10.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2003.10.24"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nf1 Bc8 14. Ne3 Be6 15. Nd5
Nb8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bb1 Nc6 18. Ng5 Bd7 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Rae8 21. c3 Ne5
22. Bc2 Bc6 23. Nf3 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 c4 25. d4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Nxe4 27. Bxd6 Qxd6
28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. Qxe4 g6 30. Re1 h5 31. Qe5 Rd8 32. Kf2 Qc6 33. Qe7 Rd5 34.
Qe8+ Qxe8 35. Rxe8+ Kg7 36. h4 Rf5+ 37. Ke2 g5 38. hxg5 Rxg5 39. Kf2 Rf5+ 40.
Kg1 Rf6 41. Re5 Re6 42. Rxe6 fxe6 43. Kh2 Kg6 44. Kh3 Kg5 45. Kg3 h4+ 46. Kh3
Kh5 47. g3 hxg3 48. Kxg3 Kg5 49. Kf3 Kf5 50. Ke3 e5 51. d5 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2003.10.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.10.24"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 (8. c4 c6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. Re1 Bb4 12. Bg5 Qa5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14.
Bxe4 Bxe1 15. Bxf5 g6 16. Be4 Bb4 17. c5 Nd7 18. a3 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Rd1
$16 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Rozentalis,E/Istanbul TUR 2003/(38)}) 8... Bf5 9. c4 c6 10.
cxd5 cxd5 11. Nc3 Bb4 (11... Nxc3 $142 12. bxc3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Re8 $5 14. Bg5
$140 (14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. Rb1 b6 16. Rb5 Qe6 $11) 14... Rxe1+ 15. Rxe1 Qd7 $11 {
[%cal Yb8c6]}) 12. Nxe4 $1 {[%mdl 512] A similar idea did well for Grischuk
against Rozentalis (see above)} (12. Re3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc3 14. Rb1 Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 Ba5 16. Rxb7 Bb6 17. Ree7 Nc6 18. Ng5 g6 19. Qh3 h5 20. Rxf7 Rxf7 21. Qe6
Qf6 22. Qxf7+ Qxf7 23. Rxf7 Nxd4 24. Ba3 Ne6 25. Rf6 Ng7 26. Rxg6 Re8 27. g3 d4
28. Bb2 Re2 {1/2-1/2 Sabo Benke,D-Castro,J/Hyeres 2002/EXT 2003 (28)}) 12...
Bxe1 $6 ({It would be interesting to see White's reaction to} 12... Bxe4 13.
Bxe4 (13. Rxe4 $5 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Qe7 (14... Nc6 15. d5 $36) 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Qh5
(16. Qf3 $5 Bxe5 17. Bxb7 Bxd4 18. Bf4 Nc6 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Qxc6 Re8 $11)
16... g6 17. Bg5 (17. Qf3 Nc6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. g3 Rab8 20. Bxc6 Rb4 $132)
17... Qe6 18. Qf3 $36) (13. Re3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nc6 $11) 13... Bxe1 14. Bxh7+ (
14. Bc2 Bb4 15. Qd3 (15. Ng5 g6 16. Nxh7 Re8 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Qg4 Nc6 19. Qh4
Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Qf6 $17) 15... g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Qb5 Nc6 18. Bb3 $44) 14... Kxh7
15. Ng5+ Kg6 16. Qd3+ f5 (16... Kf6 17. Nh7+ Ke6 18. Qh3+ f5 19. Bg5 $1 $18)
17. Ne6 (17. Qg3 Qe7 18. Nf3+ Kh7 19. Bg5 Bxf2+ 20. Qxf2 Qf7 $13) 17... Qf6 18.
Nxf8+ Qxf8 $17) 13. Neg5 {This obvious move allows White to gain 2 light
pieces for a R and a P. The Q are still on, and that might seem to favour
White as well- yet, the situation is not that one-sided} Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Qf6 15.
Qc2 (15. Bf4 Nc6 16. Be5 Qg6 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Qb3 h6 19. Nh3 g5 $132) (15. Kg1
Nc6 16. Be3 h6 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Nh3 Rfe8 $132) 15... Rc8 16. Qb1 Bg6 $1 17.
Bxg6 fxg6 {Black's hopes to draw are based on the open "c" file, the "g5" N's
awkward position and an eventual possibility to swap Qs} (17... hxg6 18. Qd3
Nc6 19. Bd2 Qf5 $14) 18. Kg1 Nc6 (18... h6 $5 19. Nh3 Nc6 20. Qd3 (20. Be3 g5
21. Nf2 Qe6 $132) 20... Qf5 21. Qxf5 gxf5 22. Nf4 Rd8 23. h4 $14) 19. Qd3 h6
20. Nh3 Nb4 21. Qb3 Rc4 22. Be3 {Now White is fully developed, and his control
over the "e5" stronghold promises some bright attacking opportunities. That's
why Black hurries towards an endgame} Nc2 23. Rf1 Qb6 $1 {[%mdl 256]} 24. Nf4
$1 {[%csl Rd5]} Qxb3 25. axb3 Nxe3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A blunder in an equal
position} (25... Rb4 $1 26. Nxd5 (26. Bd2 Rxb3 27. Bc3 Ne3 28. Re1 g5 29. Nd3
Nc4 30. Nfe5 Nxe5 31. Rxe5 $11) (26. Bf2 Rxb3) 26... Rxb3 27. Bc1 Rd8 28. Rf2 (
28. Ne7+ Kh7 29. d5 Rd7 30. Nxg6 Rxf3 $15) 28... Nxd4 $1 29. Nxd4 Rd3 30. Ne7+
Kh7 31. Ne2 (31. Ne6 Rd1+ 32. Rf1 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 Rd1+ 34. Ke2 Rxc1 $17) 31...
R3d7 $15) 26. bxc4 Nxf1 27. Nxd5 $18 Nxh2 28. Kxh2 g5 29. Kg3 Rf8 (29... a5
$142 30. Ne5 a4 31. Nc7 a3 32. bxa3 Rxa3+ 33. Kg4 Re3 $132 {/+/-}) 30. c5 Kf7 (
30... Re8 31. Ne5 Rd8 32. Ne7+ Kf8 33. Nf5 $18) 31. Ne5+ Ke6 32. Nc7+ Kf5 33.
Nc4 $1 Ke4 34. Nd6+ Ke3 35. Ne6 Rf1 36. Nxb7 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2003.10.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2003.10.24"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Qh5 e4
15. Be2 Bg7 16. c3 O-O 17. Nc2 Rc8 $5 {Eljanov's novelty looks very promising.}
(17... f4 18. f3 (18. Qg5 {is another challenging continuation.} f5 $1 $13 {/=}
) 18... f5 19. fxe4 fxe4 20. Bg4 Qc7 (20... Kh8 21. Rae1 Be5 22. Rxe4 Nxd5 23.
Re2 $2 f3 $1 24. Rxe5 Qb6+ 25. Rf2 Nf6 26. Bxf3 Nxh5 27. Rxh5 Rae8 $17 {
1/2-1/2 Sadvakasov,D-Babula,V/Bled 2002 (60)}) 21. Rae1 {and the draw was
agreed in the recent game Grischuk,A-Illescas Cordoba,M/Plovdiv 2003. That's a
pity, cause the game was just about to start.}) 18. Rad1 ({In the first game
with 17...Rc8 Black got an excellent play after} 18. Ne3 f4 19. Nf5 Ng6 20. f3
e3 21. g3 b4 22. Bxa6 Ra8 23. Nxg7 Kxg7 24. Bd3 bxc3 25. bxc3 Qf6 $44 {0-1
Sadvakasov,D-Eljanov,P/Kharkov 2003 (36)}) 18... Rc5 (18... Qd7 19. Kh1 a5 20.
a3 Rc5 21. f3 Nxd5 22. fxe4 Nf6 23. Qh3 fxe4 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 25. Rxd6 Ne5 26. Ne3
Rb8 27. g4 b4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sadvakasov,D-Moiseenko,A/Kharkov 2003 (35)}) 19. Ne3
f4 (19... Qd7 $5) 20. Nf5 Ng6 (20... Nxf5 $2 21. Qxf5 $16) 21. Rfe1 Re8 22. f3
e3 23. Bd3 Re5 24. Be4 {Although the position is close to equal, White has
slightly better chances. Everything in White's camp is well protected and he
keeps the possibility to attack opponent's central pawn chain with the help of
g2-g3. Black's counterplay with b5-b4 is less effective, that's why Grischuk
starts to fight against White's light-squares dominance.} Ne7 (24... Qf6 25. g3
$14) 25. Qg5 Qf8 26. Qxf4 (26. Nxe7+ Qxe7 27. Qxf4 e2 $5 28. Rd3 $1 (28. Rd2 f5
$1 29. Bxf5 $140 $2 Rc4 $19 30. Rd4 (30. Be4 Qa7+ 31. Kh1 Qf2 32. Rdxe2 Rcxe4
$3 {[#]}) 30... Rxf5 31. Qxf5 Bxd4+ 32. cxd4 Qe3+ 33. Kh1 Rc1 34. Qg4+ Kh8 35.
Qh4 Rxe1+ 36. Qxe1 Qd3 37. Kg1 Qxd4+ 38. Kh1 Qd1 $19) 28... f5 29. Bxf5 Rcxd5
30. Rxd5 Rxd5 {and in spite of White's extra pawn, draw is the most likely
outcome.}) 26... Nxf5 27. Bxf5 Rc4 $2 (27... Bh6 $142 28. Qg4+ Qg7 29. g3 {
[%cal Gf3f4]} (29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 $11 {[%csl Rd5]}) 29... Rcxd5 30. Rxd5 Qxg4 31.
Bxg4 Rxd5 32. f4 Rd2 $11) 28. Rd4 {Now Black faces a difficult choice. In the
game he went for a position with opposite-coloured bishops and two pawns down.
This proved to be the correct practical decision, since the alternatives
provided White with easier play.} (28. Be4 $2 f5) 28... Qe8 (28... Qe7 $2 29.
Rxc4 bxc4 30. Qxc4 Rxf5 $2 31. Qc8+ $18) (28... Bh6 29. Qg4+ Qg7 30. Rxc4 bxc4
31. Qxc4 Rxf5 $2 32. Qc8+ $18) (28... Rxf5 {was the only real alternative} 29.
Qxf5 Bxd4 30. cxd4 Qg7 ({worse is} 30... Rxd4 31. Rxe3 $16 {/+-}) 31. b3 $16)
29. Be4 Qe7 30. Rxc4 (30. g4 Qh4 31. Qxe3 Rc8 $5) 30... bxc4 31. g4 {White
protects against f5 and secures the win of the second pawn. Weaknesses created
by this advance will give Black some hopes for compensation, which, however,
cannot be enough.} Qh4 32. Qxe3 $16 Bh6 33. Qf2 Qf6 34. Kh1 Bf4 35. Rg1 Kg7 36.
Rg2 h6 37. Kg1 Re8 38. Kf1 a5 39. Qe2 Qh4 40. Qf2 {With little time in a rapid
game is difficult to decide whether to trade pawn h2, which protects the king,
for pawn c4, but that was the correct way to make progress. At some point
White must allow opponent activity (in order to carry on White's own play),
which however shouldn't be enough to create real threats.} (40. Qxc4 Bxh2 41.
Qb5 $5 {White can even try to go for the next pawn.} (41. b4 $16) 41... Bg3 $5
{and now White has a wide choice:} (41... Re7 {is hopeless:} 42. Qxa5 Bg3 43.
Qb6 Qh1+ 44. Qg1 $18) 42. Qb6 $16 (42. Rxg3 Rxe4 43. fxe4 Qxg3 44. Qe2) (42.
Qxe8 Qh1+ 43. Rg1 Qh3+ 44. Ke2 Qh2+ 45. Kd3 Qxg1 46. Kc4 Qc5+ 47. Kb3)) 40...
Qf6 41. h4 Qe5 42. Qe2 Qe7 43. Qf2 (43. Qxc4 $16 {/+-}) 43... Qe5 44. Kg1 Rb8
45. Qe1 Re8 46. Kh1 $2 {Shirov obviously was in severe time-trouble.} Qxd5 47.
Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2003.10.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.10.24"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8.
O-O-O Bb4 9. f3 Ne5 10. Nb3 b5 11. Kb1 Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Nc1 O-O 14. Bf4
Bxc3 15. Bxc7 Bxd2 16. Rxd2 c3 17. bxc3 d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. c4 dxc4 20. Ne2 Ra7
21. Bd6 Rd8 22. Rhd1 Nb6 23. Bc5 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Bd4 f6 27.
exf6 e5 28. Ba7 Nxf6 29. Kb2 Kf7 30. Kc3 Be6 31. Bb8 Nd5+ 32. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2003.10.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2003.10.24"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Nh2 Nd4 14. Ng4 Nxg4 15.
hxg4 Bg5 16. Nd5 Bc8 17. c3 Nc6 18. g3 Bxc1 19. Rxc1 Be6 20. Kg2 Ne7 21. d4 Rc8
22. dxe5 dxe5 23. c4 Rb8 24. cxb5 Rxb5 25. Rc2 Bxd5 26. exd5 Qd6 27. Bc4 Rb6
28. Qe2 Ng6 29. g5 f6 30. gxf6 gxf6 31. Rec1 f5 32. Ba2 (32. Rd2 f4 33. Rc3 {
deserved serious attention here. verdiente hier ernste Aufmerksamkeit.}) 32...
f4 33. Qg4 Kh8 34. b4 c4 35. Rxc4 Qxd5+ 36. Qf3 $4 ({A terrible blunder.
Essential was Ein schrecklicher Einsteller. Erforderlich war} 36. Kg1) {
[%tqu "En","How can Black use White's last careless move?","White's defensive
construction is very fragile. Try to open the g-file for your rooks.",
"Sacrifice your knight!","g6h4","This simple and elegant knight move wins on
the spot.",5,"De","Wie kann Schwarz den letzten unvorsichtigen weißen Zug
ausnutzen?","Die weiße Verteidigungskonstruktion ist sehr anfällig. Versuchen
Sie, die g-Linie für Ihre Türme zu öffnen.","Opfern Sie Ihren Springer!",
"g6h4","Dieser einfache und elegante Springerzug gewinnt auf der Stelle.",5]}
36... Nh4+ $1 {[%csl Gb6,Gd5,Rf3,Gf8,Rg2,Rg3,Gh4][%cal Gd5g2] This simple and
nice knight move breaks White's fragile defensive construction. Dieser ebenso
einfache wie hübsche Springerzug durchschlägt die zerbrechliche weiße
Verteidigungskonstruktion.} ({White resigned, since after Weiß gab auf, denn
nach} 36... Nh4+ 37. gxh4 Rg8+ {he loses the queen. verliert er die Dame.}) 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2003.10.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2003.10.24"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Re1 Bf5 9. Nbd2 Nd6 10. Nf1 O-O 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. Bf4 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2003.10.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2003.10.24"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 Qd7 16. Nd2 Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2003.10.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2003.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14.
Rfd1 Qc5 15. e4 Bc4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qh5 18. Be3 Be2 19. Re1 Nc4 20. Qc5
Rfd8 21. e5 Nb2 22. Qxc6 Nd3 23. Qxa8 Rxa8 24. Bxa8 Nxe1 25. Rxe1 a5 26. Rb1 h6
27. Rb8+ Kh7 28. Be4+ g6 29. Rb7 Kg7 30. Kg2 Ba6 31. Ra7 Qe2 32. h4 a4 33. a3
Bb5 34. Ra5 Qc4 35. Bd4 Qb3 36. Bc5 Bc4 37. Be7 Qd1 38. Bf6+ Kh7 39. Ra8 Qf1+
40. Kh2 Qxf2+ 41. Bg2 Qxg2+ 42. Kxg2 Bd5+ 43. Kf2 Bxa8 44. Ke3 Bd5 45. Kd4 g5
46. c4 Bg2 47. h5 Bf3 48. c5 Kg8 49. Kc4 Kf8 50. Kb5 Bxh5 51. c6 Ke8 52. Kb6
Bf3 53. Kc7 g4 54. Kd6 h5 55. Bg5 Bg2 56. Kc5 Bf3 57. Kb5 Be4 58. Bf6 Bf3 59.
Kc5 Bg2 60. Kd6 Bf3 61. c7 Bb7 62. Bd8 Bc8 63. Kc6 Ba6 64. Bf6 Bc8 65. Bg5 Ba6
66. Be3 Bc8 67. Bc5 Ba6 68. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2003.10.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a3 Qd7 15.
Bc2 Rad8 16. d5 Ne7 17. b3 Ng6 18. Nf1 c6 19. c4 Nh5 20. Ng3 Nxg3 21. fxg3 Rc8
22. Be3 Be7 23. Qd2 Nf8 24. Rec1 Qd8 25. a4 bxc4 26. bxc4 Nd7 27. a5 Ba8 28.
Rab1 Rb8 29. Ba4 Qc7 30. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2003.10.28"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2003.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Nde2 O-O 7. g3 Re8 8.
Bg2 c6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a4 a5 11. h3 Bf8 12. g4 Nc5 13. Ng3 Qb6 14. Be3 Nfd7 15.
b3 g6 16. Bd4 Qc7 17. Qd2 Ne6 18. Be3 Nec5 19. Rfe1 b6 20. Rad1 Ba6 21. Bf4 Ne5
22. Bg5 Ned7 23. Nce2 b5 24. axb5 Bxb5 25. Nd4 Ba6 26. Bh6 Rad8 27. Bxf8 Nxf8
28. Ra1 Nb7 29. c4 Ne6 30. Nxe6 Rxe6 31. Qc3 Rb8 32. Ne2 Ree8 33. Nd4 Qb6 34.
Re3 Ra8 35. h4 Nc5 36. h5 Bb7 37. h6 f6 38. Nc2 Rf8 39. g5 a4 40. b4 Ne6 41.
gxf6 Qd8 42. Rd1 Rxf6 43. e5 Rf4 44. exd6 Qf6 45. Qxf6 Rxf6 46. b5 Nf4 47. bxc6
Nxg2 48. cxb7 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2003.10.28"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2003.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qb3 c5 11. Rd1 c4 12. Qc2 O-O 13. g3 Re8 14. Bg2 Na6
15. O-O Nc7 16. Rfe1 Rad8 17. h4 h5 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21.
Qxe4 Re8 22. Qb7 Re7 23. Qxa7 Qb5 24. d5 Na6 25. Qa8+ Re8 26. Qb7 Nc5 27. Qc7
Re7 28. Qc8+ Re8 29. Qf5 Qxb2 30. d6 c3 31. d7 Rd8 32. Re1 Nxd7 33. Ng5 Bxg5
34. hxg5 g6 35. Qe4 c2 36. Qe7 Rf8 37. Qe3 Nc5 38. Bd5 Kg7 39. Kg2 Nd3 40. Qxd3
c1=Q 41. Rxc1 Qxc1 42. Qd4+ Kh7 43. Qf6 Qc7 44. f4 Qd8 45. Qe5 Re8 46. Qd4 Qd7
47. Qc4 Rc8 48. Qb3 Rc7 49. Be4 Qe6 50. Qd3 Re7 51. Bf3 Rd7 52. Qc3 Qd6 53. Kh3
Qe6+ 54. Kh2 Qd6 55. Qc4 Rc7 56. Qe4 Re7 57. Qc2 Rc7 58. Qb3 Kg8 59. f5 Qd2+
60. Bg2 Rc2 61. Qf3 gxf5 62. g6 Qxg2+ 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2003.10.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2003.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. Nf1 Bxc1 8.
Rxc1 Nge7 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. f4 exf4 12. Rxf4 Ng6 13. Rf2 Qg5 14. Qd2
Nge5 15. b3 Nd4 16. Rcf1 Nxc2 17. Rf4 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Ng6 19. R4f3 Qxe3+ 20. Rxe3
a6 21. a4 Ne7 22. h3 Rad8 23. Rb1 Rd7 24. Rf1 h6 25. Kh2 Rb8 26. Rg3 Nc6 27.
Rf6 Nd4 28. Rxh6 g6 29. Rh4 Kg7 30. Bxe6 Nxe6 31. Nd5 b5 32. Rf3 Rh8 33. Rxh8
Kxh8 34. axb5 axb5 35. b4 Ra7 36. Rf2 Kg7 37. Rb2 Ra3 38. bxc5 Nxc5 39. d4 Nxe4
40. Rxb5 Rd3 41. Rb4 g5 42. Nc7 Nf6 43. Nb5 g4 44. Kg1 g3 45. Kf1 Nd5 46. Rb2
Nf4 47. Ke1 d5 48. Rc2 Rb3 49. Nc3 Nxg2+ 50. Ke2 Nf4+ 51. Kf1 Ra3 52. Ne2 Ra1+
53. Rc1 g2+ 54. Kf2 Nd3+ 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2003.10.29"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6 7. Bd2 Nxc5 8.
a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 h6 $5 $146 {[%csl Yg5][%cal Yh6g5] Black is covering the g5
square, but in some cases it may become just a loss of tempo.} (9... b6 $6 10.
Ng5 $1 $36 {- see the classic game Reshevsky,S-Euwe,M/Amsterdam 1950 [Ftacnik]}
) (9... d6 10. e3 Bd7 11. b3 Nfe4 12. Be2 e5 13. O-O Bf5 $11 {1-0 Feletar,
D-Palac,M/Pula 2000/CBM 75 (40)}) (9... Nce4 10. Bxf6 (10. Bd4 b6 11. e3 Bb7
12. Be2 Qe7 13. O-O Rfd8 14. Rac1 d6 15. b3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Baburin,A-Leroy,A/
Gifhorn 1992/EXT 2001 (59)}) 10... Nxf6 11. e4 d6 12. Bd3 e5 13. O-O Bg4 14.
Nd2 (14. Ne1 Qc7 15. b3 Rac8 16. f3 Be6 17. Rf2 Nd7 $11 {1-0 Jacimovic,
D-Pinter,J/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (54)}) 14... Nd7 15. f3 Be6 16. Kh1 a5 $11 {
0-1 Jacimovic,D-Crisan,A/Tekija 2001/EXT 2002 (48)}) 10. e3 a5 {This move is
typical, but does not prevent from white to play b2-b4.} ({More solid is} 10...
b6 {[%cal Gc8b7]}) 11. b4 Nce4 12. Bd3 (12. Bb2 $6 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1+ 14. Bxa1
Qe7 $132) 12... Nxc3 13. Qxc3 b6 14. O-O Bb7 (14... d5 15. c5 $14) 15. Be2 Ne4
16. Qd4 d6 17. Nd2 Ng5 $2 {Grischuk needed only a win in order to stay in the
tournament, therefore he avoids the exchange. However, after this move, white
is getting strong pressure.} ({After} 17... Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Qg5 19. f3 d5 {
black can equalize, but no more.}) 18. f4 Nh7 (18... e5 19. Qd3 $16) 19. Rfb1 {
Forcing black to make a concession on the queenside.} a4 20. Rd1 Qc7 21. Nb1 $1
{Transfering the knight to an active outpost.} Rfd8 22. Nc3 $16 Bc6 23. e4 Nf6
$6 ({The last practical chance was} 23... e5) 24. Qe3 Bb7 (24... Qb7 25. Bf3
$16) 25. Rac1 Rd7 $6 ({Probably more stubborn was} 25... Ne8 {, but of course,
black's position is very unattractive.}) 26. e5 $1 $18 {Typical strike in the
centre, which yields white the decisive advantage.} dxe5 27. fxe5 Ne8 28. Nb5 (
28. Rxd7 Qxd7 29. Qxb6 Qd2 30. Rd1 Qxc3 31. Qxb7 Qe3+ 32. Kf1 $18) 28... Qc6
29. Bf3 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Qc8 31. Nd6 {The decisive invasion.} Nxd6 32. exd6 Bxf3
33. Qxf3 Ra7 34. c5 $1 bxc5 35. Qe3 Rd7 36. Qxc5 {White could get nice
connected passed pawns, but the move in the text is even more convincing.} Qb7
37. b5 Kf8 38. Rc1 Rd8 39. Qc7 Qb8 40. b6 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. O-O e5 8. Nbd2
Ne7 9. a3 a5 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. a4 Ba6 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Bxc4 14. bxc4 Rae8 15.
Re1 Nc8 16. Rb1 Re7 17. Qd2 h6 18. Bc3 Kh7 19. Re2 Rfe8 20. Qc1 Qd7 21. Qb2 Qc7
22. Nh2 f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Nf1 e4 25. Ng3 exd3 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. cxd3 Bxc3
28. Qxc3 Kg6 29. Nf1 Qe5 30. Qxe5 Rxe5 31. Nd2 Re2 32. Rd1 Nd6 33. Kf1 Re8 34.
Rb1 Rb8 35. Nb3 Rd8 36. f4 Kf6 37. Kf2 Ne8 38. Ke3 Nc7 39. Nd2 Na6 40. Rxb6 Nb4
41. Nf3 Rxd3+ 42. Ke2 Ra3 43. Ne5 Ra2+ 44. Kf3 Ra3+ 45. Kf2 Rxa4 46. Nxc6 Kg7
47. Ne7 Ra2+ 48. Kg3 a4 49. Nxf5+ Kf8 50. Rb8+ Kf7 51. Nxh6+ Ke7 52. Rb7+ Kd6
53. Ra7 Nc6 54. Nf7+ Ke6 55. Ng5+ Kf5 56. Rc7 Nd4 57. Rxc5+ Kg6 58. Nf3 Nf5+
59. Kh2 a3 60. Ne5+ Kf6 61. Ra5 Ra1 62. c5 a2 63. c6 Nd6 64. c7 Ke7 65. Ra6 Nc8
66. f5 Re1 67. Re6+ Kf8 68. Ng6+ 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nc6 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bd6 13. Qb1 Qe7 14. Qa2 Na5
15. Bd3 f5 16. exf5 Bd5 17. Qb1 exf5+ 18. Kf1 O-O 19. Bxf5 Rxf5 20. Qxf5 Bc4+
21. Kg1 Rf8 22. Qg5 Qe2 23. Rb1 Bf4 24. Qg4 Be3 25. Qh4 g5 26. Qg3 Bf4 27. Qg4
Be3 28. Qg3 Bf4 29. Re1 Bxg3 30. Rxe2 Bxe2 31. hxg3 Bxf3 32. gxf3 Rxf3 33. Bc1
Rf5 34. Kg2 Nc6 35. Be3 g4 36. Rc1 Rf6 37. d5 Ne7 38. Bg5 Rf7 39. d6 Nf5 40.
Bf4 Rd7 41. Rh1 Kg7 42. f3 gxf3+ 43. Kxf3 Kf6 44. Kg4 Rg7+ 45. Kf3 Rd7 46. g4
Nxd6 47. Rh6+ Ke7 48. Rxh7+ Nf7 49. g5 Kf8 50. g6 Kg8 51. gxf7+ Rxf7 52. Rh1
Kf8 53. Ke4 Ke8 54. Rc1 Kd8 55. Be5 Rd7 56. Kf5 Rf7+ 57. Ke6 Re7+ 58. Kd5 Rh7
59. Kc6 Rh3 60. Bd6 Rd3 61. Rg1 Rc3+ 62. Kb7 Kd7 63. Rd1 Rb3 64. Bb4+ Ke6 65.
Kxa7 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Ne4 4. Bf4 Qb6 5. Bc1 g6 6. f3 Nf6 (6... Nd6 7. e4
Bg7 8. c3 O-O 9. Na3 f5 $5 10. exf5 Nxf5 11. Qb3 Qf6 $132 {Miltner,A-Lanka,Z/
BL9697}) 7. e4 d6 8. c4 Bg7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bd3 (10. Nge2 e6 11. Nf4 (11. Ng3
exd5 12. cxd5 $5 Nbd7 13. Be2 h5 14. a4 a6 15. a5 Qc7 16. O-O Re8 17. Rf2 Rb8
$132 {Hodgson,J-Gallagher,J/Bern Cup 1996}) 11... exd5 12. exd5 Nbd7 13. Be2
Ne5 14. O-O Bd7 15. a4 $5 a6 $13 {Rabinovich-Yudasin,Tel-Aviv,2000}) 10... e6 (
10... a6 11. Nge2 Qc7 12. a4 e5 13. O-O Ne8 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Nd7 16. Ng3
Ne5 17. Be2 $14 {Kohout,V-Jelinek,M/CZE-chT1b 9697}) 11. Nge2 $6 {After this
move white doesn't have any opening advantage since the knight i misplaced on
e2 no matter with what pawn white takes on d5.} (11. dxe6 fxe6 12. Nge2 Nc6 13.
Rb1 a6 14. Be3 Qc7 15. O-O b6 16. Kh1 Bb7 17. a3 Ne5 18. Nf4 $14 {Vatter,
H-Lingnau,C/Germany 1993}) 11... exd5 (11... Nbd7 12. f4 e5 13. f5 gxf5 14. Ng3
fxe4 15. Bc2 Qb4 16. Bb3 b5 17. Nf5 bxc4 18. Bc2 $40 {Pixton,A-Yudasin,L/
Kerhonkson 2002}) 12. exd5 (12. cxd5 $6 {[%csl Re2]}) 12... Nbd7 13. f4 Ne8 14.
O-O f5 15. Kh1 Ndf6 16. Ng1 Bd7 17. Nf3 Nc7 18. Qc2 (18. a4 a5 19. Bd2 Rae8 20.
Qc2 Na8 (20... Qa7 21. Nb5) 21. Rae1 Qd8 {[%cal Gb7b6]} 22. Nb5 Bxb5 23. axb5
b6 24. g3 $14) 18... Rae8 19. h3 (19. Bd2 Ng4 20. Nd1 h6 21. h3 Nf6 22. Nc3 Re7
$11) 19... Re7 20. Bd2 Ne4 21. Be1 Bxc3 $1 {[%csl Rg3]} 22. bxc3 Ne8 23. Bh4
N8f6 24. Kh2 Qa5 25. Rac1 Kg7 26. Rfe1 (26. Ng5 Ree8) 26... Ree8 27. Qb2 Qc7
28. Re3 h6 29. Rce1 b6 30. Kg1 Qc8 31. Qc2 (31. Bxe4 Nxe4 32. Nd2 Nf6 (32...
Nxd2 33. Qxd2 Rxe3 34. Rxe3 $14 {[%cal Gh4e7]})) 31... Qb8 32. Qb2 Qc8 33. Qb3
Qb8 34. Qc2 Qc8 35. Bxe4 Nxe4 36. Nd2 Nf6 37. Re7+ Rxe7 38. Rxe7+ Rf7 39. Re1
Qf8 40. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 {Another
theoretical possibility is} (6... Nf6) 7. a3 $5 {Interesting continuation.
White is intending to provide the breakthrough b2-b4 as soon as possible, not
defining the location of the dark-squared bishop yet... More popular is} (7.
Be3 Qe7 8. Nbd2 {1-0 Sutovsky,E-Chandler,M/Hastings 2000/CBM 75/[Oratovsky,M] 
(42)}) 7... Qe7 {Logical alternative to the move in the game is} (7... a5 8.
Be3 Qe7 9. Qd2 Nf6 10. Bh6 O-O 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Qc3 Nd7 13. O-O f6 14. Nbd2 b5
$11 {1/2-1/2 Kritz,L-Ikonnikov,V/Dieren 2002/CBM 89 ext (30)}) 8. Nbd2 (8. O-O
a5 9. a4 Nf6 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. Bd2 b6 13. Bc3 Rb8 (13... Ba6 14. b3
Rab8 15. Qd2 Rfd8 16. Nh2 Nf8 17. f4 $14 {1-0 Kazakov,P-Kosintseva,N/Kazan
2001/EXT 2002 (43)}) 14. b3 $14 {1-0 Minasian,A-Faibisovich,V/Decin 1996/CBM
53 ext (29)}) 8... Nf6 9. b4 Nd7 {Typical manouevre. If white takes on c5,
black is ready to take on c5 by the knight. Sometimes, the knight can be
transfered to e6 via f8 even before the castle.} (9... O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Nc4
Nd7 12. c3 Nb6 13. Na5 Be6 14. Bg5 $14 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Wirig,A/France 2002/CBM
88 ext (38)}) 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc4 b6 12. c3 $146 {According to my database,
this position appeared for the first time. I don't like this continuation, as
it weakens d3 pawn. In the previous game white continued} (12. Bb2 Ba6 13. Nfd2
Bxc4 14. Nxc4 b5 15. Ne3 Nb6 16. Bc3 Na4 17. Bd2 Rfd8 $11 {1-0 Ehlvest,
J-Goldin,A/Novosibirsk 1995/CBM 50 (73)}) (12. Bd2 {could be an alternative.})
12... Ba6 $1 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Ya6d3,Yf8d8] After black solves the problem of
dark-squared bishop, the position becomes equal.} 13. Qa4 (13. Nfd2 {doesn't
promise anything:} Rfd8) 13... Bxc4 {The most simple way for an equality. But
other continuations are also possible:} (13... Bb5 14. Qb3 a5 15. bxa5 Bxc4 16.
Qxc4 Rxa5 $11) (13... Nb8 14. Qb3 Rd8 $141 15. Bg5) 14. dxc4 Qe6 $1 15. Be3 ({
White gets nothing after} 15. b5 cxb5 16. cxb5 a6 $1 $11 (16... c4 17. Ng5)) (
15. Qa6 $5) 15... Qxc4 {promises black an equality, but he could fight for an
advantage after} (15... cxb4 16. cxb4 Qxc4 17. Rad1 $1 (17. Rfd1 Nf6 $1 18.
Nxe5 $141 Qxe4 $17) 17... b5 (17... Rfd8 18. Rd6 Nf6 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Qxa7
Nxe4 21. Qxb6 $14) 18. Qa6 Nb6 $1) 16. Qxc6 Nf6 17. Nd2 $1 Qxc3 ({Black isn't
worse after} 17... Qd3 {as well:} 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Qxc5 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 $11
) 18. Qb5 {taking control over the d3 square, thus, equalizing the position.} (
18. Rfc1 Qd3 19. bxc5 Rfc8 20. Qb7 Rcb8 21. Qc6 Rc8 22. Qd6 $2 (22. Qb7 $11)
22... Qxd6 23. cxd6 Rd8 $17) 18... cxb4 (18... Rfd8 {doesn't change the
evaluation:} 19. Rfc1 Qd3 20. Qxd3 Rxd3 21. bxc5 Bf8 22. cxb6 axb6 23. a4 $11)
19. Rfc1 Qb2 20. Rcb1 Qc3 21. Rc1 Qb2 22. Rcb1 Qc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 (5... Bg4) 6. h3 {Now
white prevents the exchange on f3. But} (6. O-O {is also possible:} Bg4 7. h3 (
7. Nbd2 Nf6 8. Nc4 (8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 O-O 10. Qe2 e5 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. a4 Qe7
13. Bd2 b6 14. Bc3 Rfd8 15. Qe1 Nf8 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rxf4 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Gelfand,B/Dos Hermanas 1999/CBM 71 (42)}) 8... Nd7 9. Ne3 Bxf3
10. Qxf3 Nf8 11. Rd1 Ne6 12. c3 Qd7 13. a4 O-O 14. h4 h5 (14... Rad8 $5) 15. g4
$13 {1/2-1/2 Yudasin,L-Kramnik,V/Moscow 1994/CBM 40 ext (65)}) 7... Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 {0-1 Smirin,I-Kramnik,V/Moscow 1995/CBM 46 ext/[Vaisser] (67)}) (6. Nbd2
Nf6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nc4 b6 9. h3 Nf8 10. Nh2 Ba6 11. Kh1 e5 12. b3 Ne6 13. Nf3 f6
14. Bd2 O-O $11 {0-1 Campora,D-Kharlov,A/Malaga 1999/CBM 68 ext (30)}) 6... Nf6
{Here black had three main plans of completing the development: 1) to develop
the knight to d7 via f6; 2) to develop it to e7 with preliminary e7-e5; 3) to
transfer it to f7 via h6 with preliminary f7-f6. As we see black chose the
1-st option.} (6... b6 7. Nc3 e5 {0-1 Zhang Pengxiang-Bu Xiangzhi/Yongchuan
2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg] (42)}) (6... e5 {is another theoretical line.}) 7.
Nc3 Nd7 (7... O-O {1/2-1/2 Bologan,V-Leko,P/Dortmund 2003/CBM 97_01/[Erenburg]
(19)}) 8. Be3 e5 {Black's main idea is to prevent from white to develop the
initiative, it means to prevent breakthroughs b2-b4, d2-d4 and f2-f4.} 9. Qd2
h6 {Black prevented from white the trade of dark-squared bishops. But} (9...
Qe7 {is also possible. Its main idea to transfer the knight to e6 as soon as
possible. See 1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/Prague 2002/CBM 89/[Postny] (50)}) 10.
O-O Qe7 11. Nh2 {Now white is ready to realize the breakthrough.} Nf8 12. f4
exf4 13. Rxf4 {It is also possible to take by the bishop:} (13. Bxf4 {1-0
Galdunts,S-Jakubiec,A/Griesheim 2002/CBM 88/[Finkel,A] (45)}) 13... Be6 {
Black decides to defend the f7 pawn and to prepare the occupation of the e5
square by the knight. Another logical continuation is} (13... Ne6 {1-0 Pikula,
D-Kovacevic,A/Banja Koviljaca 2002/CBM 89/[Postny] (35)}) 14. Raf1 {Another
plan is to put the rooks on the "e" and "f" files:} (14. Rff1 Nd7 15. Qf2 b6
16. a4 a5 17. Nf3 O-O 18. Qg3 g5 19. Rae1 $14 {0-1 Oral,T-McShane,L/Greenland
Open, Qaqortoq GRL 2003 (30)}) 14... Nd7 15. R4f2 b6 $146 {According to my
database, this position appeared for the first time. In the previous games
black tried} (15... h5 $6 {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Vokarev,S/Azov 1996/CBM 56 ext/
[Makarichev] (25)}) (15... O-O-O $5 16. Ng4 $5 (16. Ne2 Ne5 17. Qa5 b6 18. Qa6+
Kb8 19. Nf3 g5 $11 {1-0 Shchekachev,A-Wells,P/TCh-AUT 2003 (37)}) 16... g5 $132
(16... Bxg4 $2 17. Rxf7 $16) (16... h5 $2 17. Bg5 Qd6 18. Nf6 $16)) (15... f6
16. Nf3 b6 17. Ne2 h5 18. e5 $1 O-O-O 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bg5 $14 {1-0 Perunovic,
M-Nataf,I/1st League TCh-SCG, Budva SCG 2003 (67)}) 16. Ng4 Bxg4 $6 {seems
like a wrong decision. Deserved attention the following continuations:} (16...
O-O-O $5 17. Nxh6 (17. Bxh6 Bxh6 18. Nxh6 Rh7) 17... f6 {[%cal Gh8h7,Gd8h8]}) (
16... g5 $5 $13) 17. Rxf7 (17. hxg4 $2 Ne5) 17... Qxf7 ({Black cannot play} 
17... Qe5 {, in view of} 18. hxg4 Bf6 19. d4 Qe6 (19... cxd4 20. R1xf6 $1 $18)
20. Rxd7 $1 Kxd7 21. d5 $1 $16) 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. hxg4 Ne5 20. Qf2+ Ke7 21. Qg3
Rae8 22. Ne2 {transfering the knight to f4.} Kd7 23. Nf4 Rhf8 ({Worth
consideration} 23... Bf6 {preventing g4-g5.}) 24. b3 $1 {[%csl Gb3][%cal Yc2c3,
Yd3d4,Gb3c4] covering an important square c4.} (24. g5 $1 h5 (24... hxg5 25.
Qxg5 Bf6 26. Qg3) 25. c3 $14 {[%cal Gd3d4]}) 24... Kc8 ({Probably better was} 
24... g5 {, preventing c2-c3.} 25. Nh5 Bh8) (24... Bf6 {comes to consideration
as well.}) 25. c3 {It is right decision to provide the breakthrough d3-d4.} g5
26. Nh5 Bh8 27. d4 cxd4 28. cxd4 $14 Nf7 29. e5 $2 {Now the possibilities of
black's dark-squared bishops are very limited. White is going to attack
black's weaknesses, and, will improve the position of his knight, transfering
it to f5 via g3.} (29. Qf2 $142 $1 $14) 29... Nd8 $2 {missing much more
attractive continuation.} (29... Nxe5 $1 30. Bf2 (30. dxe5 Bxe5 31. Qh3 Rd8 32.
g3 (32. Ng3 Rd1+ 33. Kh2 Rff1) 32... Rd3 $19) 30... Nf7 $17) 30. Bf2 $1 {
preparing the transfer of the queen to d3, where it has good prospects on both
flanks.} Ne6 31. Qd3 Nc7 32. Ng3 $16 Kb8 (32... Nd5 33. Qh7 $18) (32... Re6 33.
Nf5 Kd7 34. Nd6 $16) 33. Nf5 Re6 34. b4 Nd5 $2 ({More resistant was} 34... Rd8
35. Nd6 $16) 35. b5 $1 $18 Nf4 (35... Rd8 36. Nd6) 36. Qc4 cxb5 37. Qxb5 Rd8
38. g3 Nd5 (38... Ng6 39. Qc4) 39. Nd6 {Now black loses the material and the
game.} Ne7 (39... Nc7 40. Qc6 $18) 40. Nf7 Rf8 (40... Kc7 41. Nxd8 Kxd8 42. Qb3
Rc6 43. Qf7 $18) 41. Qd7 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 8. dxe5
Ng4 9. e6 fxe6 10. Bd3 Ngf6 11. Ng5 Nxc5 12. Bxh7 Nxh7 13. Qg6+ Kd7 14. Nf7 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Nxh8 Kc7 17. Nf7 Bd7 18. Ne5 Be8 19. Qc2 Bd6 20. Ne2 Ne4 21. Nf4
Qf5 22. Ned3 e5 23. Nxd5+ Kd8 24. Nb6 Rb8 25. Nc4 Nhg5 26. Bd2 Nf3+ 27. Kd1 Bg6
28. Nxd6 Nxd6 29. Nb4 Qg4 30. Kc1 Bxc2 31. Nxc2 Nxd2 32. Kxd2 Qf3 33. Rhf1 Kc7
34. Ne1 Qd5+ 35. Kc2 Qc4+ 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Qc8 12. Bg5 c5 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Nbd2 Bb7 15.
Qxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rfc1 Bb6 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nd7 20. Nd3 Rfc8 21.
Ne4 Kf8 22. g4 Ke7 23. Kf3 Bd4 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. a4 Rc2 26. axb5 axb5 27. Ra5
Ne5+ 28. Nxe5 Bxe5 29. b4 Bxh2 30. Rxb5 Rc7 31. Nc5 Bd6 32. Ke4 Ra7 33. Nd3 Rc7
34. Kd4 Rd7 35. Kc4 Rc7+ 36. Nc5 f5 37. gxf5 exf5 38. Kd5 h5 39. Rb6 Bxc5 40.
bxc5 Rd7+ 41. Kc6 Rd2 42. e3 Rxf2 43. Rb4 f4 44. exf4 Kf6 45. Kb7 h4 46. c6 Rc2
47. Rb5 h3 48. c7 h2 49. Rh5 Rb2+ 50. Kc6 Rc2+ 51. Kd7 Rd2+ 52. Ke8 Rc2 53. Kd7
Rd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Nc3 {White wouldn't mind a small advantage he is about to get after an
exchange on "c3" due to his more active pieces. To equalize, Black would have
to find a proper place for his "c8" B} f5 {Just like in 6.Bd3-Bd6 variation,
Black is trying to protect his "e4" stronghold. Grischuk, in his turn, resorts
to a plan that is typical for the variation in question, but he is unable to
get any edge.} (8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bg4 $5 (9... O-O 10. h3 (10. Bf4 Be6 11. Re1
Bf6 12. Qd2 Re8 13. h3 Qd7 14. Rab1 b6 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 f6 17. Qh4 Bf5 18.
Qf4 Bxd3 19. cxd3 Re7 20. Rxe7 {1/2-1/2 Herweh,P-Gaisbauer,R/Schoeneck 1998/
EXT 2001 (20)}) (10. Rb1 Na5 11. Re1 Be6 12. Ne5 g6 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Qd2 Bf6 15.
Qf4 $36 {1-0 Sosna,J-Loktionova,N/Olomouc 2001/EXT 2002 (27)}) 10... Be6 11.
Rb1 (11. Re1 Qd7 (11... h6 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Rxe5 Bd6 14. Rh5 $5 Qf6 $4 15. Bg5
$18 {Genova - Galobert, corr 1956}) 12. Bf4 Rfe8 13. Rb1 Rab8 14. Re3 Bf6 15.
Ng5 $14 {Aronin - Zhilin, USSR 1959}) 11... Rb8 12. Re1 h6 13. Nh2 Re8 14. Rxe6
fxe6 15. Qg4 Bg5 16. f4 Bf6 17. Qg6 $40 {1-0 Varavin,V-Smirnov,I/Alushta UKR
2001/(25)}) 10. Rb1 (10. Bf4 O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Bg3 f5 $36 {1-0
Rujevic,M-Solomon,S/Melbourne 1998/EXT 2001 (39)}) (10. h3 Bh5 11. Re1 O-O 12.
Bf4 Bg6 13. Rb1 Rb8 14. Ne5 Bf6 15. Nxg6 fxg6 16. Qg4 $16 {1-0 Marchioli,
R-Feroli,R/Pellestrina 1979/EXT 99 (22)}) 10... Rb8 (10... Na5 11. h3 Bh5 12.
Re1 O-O 13. Re5 Bg6 14. Rb5 Nc6 15. Rexd5 Bd6 16. Rg5 b6 17. Nh4 Qd7 18. Bf5
Qe8 19. Bxg6 {1/2-1/2 Adorjan,A-Miles,A/Hastings 1973/EXT 98 (19)}) 11. Qe2 (
11. Re1 O-O 12. Bf4 (12. Bb5 Bf6 13. h3 Be6 14. Bf4 Be7 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Ne5
c5 17. Nc6 Rxb1 18. Qxb1 Qd7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qb7 $14 {1-0 Kouwenhoven,
M-Lang,H/Duisburg 1992/TD (55)}) 12... Qd7 (12... h6 $11 {Browne-Murray/
Vancouver 1981 (12)}) 13. Re3 Rfe8 (13... g5 14. Bg3 f5 15. Be5 f4 16. Re1 Bf6
17. Bxf6 Rxf6 18. h3 Bh5 19. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Browne,W-Murray,P/Vancouver 1971/EXT
2002 (24)}) 14. Qe2 Bf8 15. Re1 Rxe3 16. Qxe3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Anand,V-Leko,P/Leon
2001/CBM 84/[Huzman] (56)}) 11... O-O 12. Qe3 Re8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qd7 $11
{1/2-1/2 Sax,G-Horvath,C/Budapest 1995/CBM 51 ext (21)}) (8... Bf5 9. Re1 (9.
Qe1 O-O (9... Nb4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bxe4 Nxc2 12. Bxc2 Bxc2 13. Qe2 Ba4 14. Re1
$16 {1-0 Schauer,J-Studnicka,T/CZE 2001/EXT 2003 (16)}) 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bxe4
Bb4 12. c3 Re8 13. Bxf5 Rxe1 14. Rxe1 $44 {Balashov - Yusupov, Minsk 1982. /
[Jussupow] (19)}) 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. Rb1 (12. Bf4 Bf6 13.
Re2 Na5 14. Be5 Nc4 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11 {0-1 Adrian,A-Hoegerl,G/Ludwigshafen
1996/EXT 98 (48)}) 12... Na5 13. Rb5 b6 14. Ne5 f6 15. Nf3 Bd6 16. Qf5 c6 17.
Rb1 Re8 18. Bf4 {1/2-1/2 Kavalek,L-Bisguier,A/New York 1972/MCD (18)}) (8...
Nf6 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qd2 Bf8 13. Bf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Rickert,
H-Felser,F/Bad Segeberg 2000/EXT 2002 (53)}) 9. Ne2 $1 {[%cal Gc2c4,Ge2f4,
Gc4d5,Gf4d5]} (9. Be3 Bf6 10. Qe2 Be6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. f3 Qh4 (
13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qd6 $17) 14. g3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Qxg3+ 16. Qg2 Qxg2+ 17. Kxg2
d4 18. Bg5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Heise,J-Riedel,F/Germany 1993/GER (57)}) (9. Bf4 O-O
10. Nb5 a6 11. Nxc7 g5 12. Nxa8 gxf4 13. c4 Be6 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Rc1 Qxa8 16.
Bc4 Bxc4 17. Rxc4 b5 18. Rc1 Bd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gutsko,A-Stojanovic,A/
Balatonlelle HUN 2003/(59)}) 9... O-O 10. c4 Be6 (10... Nb4 11. Nf4 Nxd3 12.
Qxd3 c6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Qb3 Nf6 15. Re1 $16 {[%csl Rc8,Rd5,Ge5]}) 11. Nf4 Bf7
12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Be3 (14. Bf4 $5 Kh8 (14... Bd6 15. Rc1 Kh8 16.
Bc4 Qa5 17. Bxd6 cxd6 (17... Nxd6 18. Be6 $14) 18. Qb3 Rab8 19. Rfe1 $14) (
14... Bf6 15. Rc1 Kh8 16. Bc4 Qd7 17. d5 Ne7 18. Qb3 $36 Ng6) 15. Bxc7 Rac8 16.
Be5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Rfd8 18. Be2 Qe6 19. Qa4 Bc5 $44) 14... Kh8 15. Re1 {
stopping 15...f4} Rad8 (15... f4 16. Bxe4 (16. Bc1 Ng5 17. Nxg5 Qxg5 18. Be4
Rad8 $36 {[%csl Ra1,Rc1]}) 16... Qxe4 17. d5 Bb4 18. Bc5 Bxe1 19. dxc6 Ba5 20.
cxb7 Qxb7 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Qc2 $14) 16. Qa4 f4 17. Bc1 Ng5 18. Nxg5 Qxg5 ({
Gelfand could have gained a pawn by playing} 18... Bxg5 $1 19. Be4 Rde8 $1 20.
f3 Qxd4+ 21. Qxd4 Nxd4 22. Bd2 c6 23. Rad1 $15) 19. Re4 Bd6 $2 {Black
shouldn't have renounced the pressure on the "d4" pawn because he is not
sufficiently prepared to launch a K-side offence} (19... Qh5 20. Bxf4 (20. Be2
Qd5 21. Rxf4 Nxd4 $36) 20... Rxf4 21. Rxf4 Bd6 22. d5 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 Qxd5 24.
Bf1 (24. Bc4 Qe5 $11) (24. Bc2 Qd4 $11) 24... Qd2 25. Qf7 Nd4 26. Qxc7 Rf8 $132
) 20. Bd2 Ne7 21. Rae1 $16 Ng6 $2 {The N should have taken a different route
to "g6" because now White gets an opportunity to swap Qs} (21... Nf5 $142 22.
Re8 Nh4 $132) 22. Qb5 $1 Qxb5 23. Bxb5 {Both 2-Bs advantage and a full control
over the "e" file secure a big edge for White} Nh4 {Black is doing his best to
wrestle the iniative out of White's hands but his ungrounded activity makes
matters even worse} 24. Bc4 g5 25. Bc3 {[%csl Rh8]} Kg7 26. Kf1 (26. Re6 $5)
26... Ng6 (26... f3 27. g3 Ng2 28. Re7+ $1 (28. Rd1 $16 {[%csl Rg2]}) 28...
Bxe7 29. Rxe7+ Kg6 30. Bd3+ Kf6 31. Rxc7 $16) 27. Be6 h5 28. a4 g4 29. a5 g3
30. Kg1 gxh2+ 31. Kxh2 f3+ 32. g3 h4 33. d5+ Rf6 $2 (33... Kh7 34. Rh1 (34. Kh3
hxg3 35. fxg3 f2 36. Rf1 Rf3 $132) 34... c6 35. dxc6 bxc6 36. Bb3 $1 Rfe8 37.
Bc2 Kh6 38. Kh3 Be5 39. Rg4 $1 $16) 34. Kh3 hxg3 35. fxg3 Rh8+ 36. Kg4 Rh2 37.
Rf1 f2 38. Re2 Rg2 39. Bxf6+ Kh6 40. Rh1+ Nh4 41. Bxh4 Rg1 42. Rxf2 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.02"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 {Diese Variante
ist sehr populär in der letzten Zeit. Nach 6...a6 kann Weiß entweder 7.Qd2 und
den Plan 8.0-0-0 spielen, oder mit 7.Bd3 fortsetzen.} a6 7. Qd2 {Früher
glaubte man, dass gegen die Taimanov-Paulsen Variante dieser Aufbau weniger
gut ist, aber heutzutage spielt Weiß in Grossmeisterturnieren gerne diese
Fortsetzung.} Nf6 8. O-O-O Bb4 9. f3 Na5 $146 {Eine große und wichtige
theoretische Neuerung von Anand! (Anderseits dürfen wir nicht vergessen, dass
dieser Zug in zwei Rapidpartien gespielt wurde.) Der gewönliche Zug statt 9...
Na5 ist 9...Ne5, aber 9...Ne7 ist auch möglich.} (9... Ne5 10. Nb3 b5 11. Kb1
Nc4 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. Nc1 O-O 14. Bf4 Bxc3 15. Bxc7 Bxd2 16. Rxd2 c3 17. bxc3
d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. c4 dxc4 20. Ne2 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Svidler,P/Cap d'Agde
2003/CBM 98 (32)}) 10. Bf4 {Das war die erste Partie mit 9...Na5, am nächsten
Tag spielte Weiß 10.a3, aber ohne besonderes Ergebnis.} (10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3
Qxc3 12. bxc3 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. f4 b5 15. Nb3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Nc5 Rb8 18.
Kd2 Rb5 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Anand,V/Bastia 2003/CBM 98 (33)}) 10... d6 {[%cal
Re6e5,Re5d4,Re5f4]} (10... Bxc3 $2 11. Bxc7 Bxd2+ 12. Rxd2 Nc6 13. Bd6 $16) (
10... e5 11. Nf5 $5 (11. Bg3 d6 12. Nde2 Nc4 13. Qd3 Be6 $15) 11... exf4 12. e5
Bxc3 (12... Qxe5 $4 13. Re1 $18) (12... Nh5 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. exd6 $16) 13.
bxc3 Ng8 (13... Ne4 14. fxe4 Qxe5 15. Qd5 Qxd5 16. Rxd5 $14) 14. Qxf4 $44 {
[%cal Rf5d6,Rd6e8,Rd6f7,Rf4f7]}) 11. Nb3 (11. Bg3 e5) 11... e5 12. Bg5 (12. Bg3
Be6 $11) 12... Be6 $11 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Ga8c8,Gc8c1,Gb4d2] Schwarz rochiert
nicht, er möchte seinen Turm schnell mit 13...Rc8 ins Spiel bringen. Schwarz
hat ein aktives Figurenspiel am Damenflügel und das erschwächte d5-Feld hat
keine Bedeutung.} 13. Kb1 (13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qd3 Bxc3 (14... Rc8 15. Nxa5 Bxa5
(15... Qxa5 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 $14) 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 $14) 15. Qxc3 Qxc3
16. bxc3 Nxb3+ 17. axb3 Ke7 $11) 13... Rc8 14. Qe3 b5 $36 (14... Bxc3 15. Qxc3
Qxc3 16. bxc3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Rxc3 (17... Ke7 18. c4 h6 19. Be3 Nd7 $11) 18. Rxd6
Ke7 19. Rb6 Rc7 $11) 15. Bh4 {[%cal Gh4e1,Ge1c3]} (15. Bxf6 gxf6 $15) 15...
Bxc3 (15... Nc4 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Nc1 $13) 16. Qxc3 {Weiss muss die Damen
tauschen, sonst Schwarz bekommt ueberlegenes Spiel.} (16. bxc3 Nd7 $17 {
[%cal Gd7b6,Gb6c4]}) 16... Qxc3 17. bxc3 Nb7 $1 {[%mdl 32] Schwarz tauscht
nicht den b3-Springer, weil nicht die weißen Bauern am Damenflügel
gerademachen will. Anderseits deckt der Springer den d6-Bauern.} (17... Nxb3
18. axb3 Ke7 19. Kb2 Rc6 $11) 18. Kb2 (18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Kb2 f5 $15) 18... Nd7
{[%cal Gd7c5,Gc5a4,Gd7b6,Gb6a4]} 19. Bf2 {[%cal Gf2a7]} Ke7 20. Ra1 $1 {
[%cal Ga2a4] Weiß bereitet a2-a4 vor.} Ndc5 21. Nxc5 Nxc5 (21... dxc5 22. a4
Nd6 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra7+ $11) 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 (22... dxc5 23. a4 $11) 23. a4
bxa4 (23... Rhc8 $5 $15) 24. Rxa4 a5 {[%mdl 4096] Schwarz hat einen enfernten
a-Freibauern, aber Weiß kann den Bauern blockieren.} (24... Rb8+ 25. Rb4 $11)
25. Bd3 Rb8+ 26. Kc1 Bd7 (26... Rxc3 $6 27. Rxa5 $11) 27. Ra3 a4 {[%csl Ga4]}
28. c4 {[%cal Gc1d2,Gd2c3]} Kd8 29. Kd2 Kc7 30. Kc3 {Beide Spieler verbessern
ihre Königsstellung. Die schwarze Stellung ist besser, aber ich sehe nicht,
wie es konkret weitergehen kann, wenn es möglich ist.} Ra5 31. Rd1 Kc6 {
[%csl Gc5][%cal Gc6c5]} 32. Be2 Be6 33. Rda1 Rba8 34. Rb1 Bd7 (34... Kc5 35.
Bf1 $15 (35. Rb5+ Rxb5 36. cxb5 d5 37. exd5 Bxd5 $15)) 35. Bf1 {Der weiße
Läufer ist eine passive Figur und hat nur Verteidigungsfunktionen.} Kc5 36.
Raa1 Bc6 37. Kb2 {[%cal Gb2a3]} a3+ 38. Ka2 {Schwarz hat einen
Positionsvorteil, etwas überraschend in der Partie war es, hier Remis zu
gegeben. Anderseits blockiert der a2K den a-Bauern und Weiß kann seine Türme
befreien. Trotzdem hätte Schwarz seine Stellung am Königsfluegel verbessern
können.} (38. Ka2 g6 $15 {[%cal Gf7f5]} (38... h5 $15)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 07th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2003.11.02"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Re1 Bg4 9. c3 f5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Qb3 Na5 12. Qa4 (12. Qc2 c5 13. Ne5 cxd4 (
13... Bh5 14. Ndf3 (14. f3 Bh4 (14... cxd4 15. fxe4 dxc3 16. exf5 cxd2 17. Bxd2
Bh4 {1/2-1/2 Milos,G-Morovic Fernandez,I/Santos BRA 2003/(17)}) 15. fxe4 Bxe1
16. exf5 c4 17. Bf1 Bxd2 18. Bxd2 Nc6 19. Re1 Qc8 $1 20. h3 Rxf5 21. g4 Nxe5
22. dxe5 Rxf1+ $2 (22... Rf3 $1 23. gxh5 Qc5+ 24. Kh1 Qf2 25. Bg2 Rd3 26. Rd1
Rf8 $1 $19 {/\27...Rff3}) 23. Rxf1 Bg6 24. Qd1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Morozevich,A-Adams,
M/Dortmund 2002/CBM 90/[Huzman] (27)}) 14... Rc8 15. Be3 c4 16. Be2 f4 17. Bc1
Bd6 18. Nd2 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Ng5 21. h4 Ne6 $17 {0-1 Hunt,A-Saljova,
S/Maidstone 1994/EXT 97 (57)}) 14. Nxg4 fxg4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 h6 17. cxd4
Qxd4 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Be3 Qf6 20. Rad1 $16 {1-0 Bagusis,V-Zalys,I/Montreal
1983/EXT 2002 (25)}) 12... Nc6 13. Qb3 Na5 14. Qc2 c5 15. Ne5 Bh5 16. f3 cxd4
17. fxe4 fxe4 $1 (17... dxc3 18. bxc3 (18. exd5 cxd2 19. Bxd2 Qxd5 20. Bc3 $36)
18... fxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 $36) 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Bc5 $1 (19...
dxc3 $5 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. bxc3 Bd6 $44) 20. Nd3 (20. Bxh7+ $2 Kh8 21. Kh1 Qf6
$36) 20... Bd6 21. b4 Nc6 (21... Qh4 22. g3 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Qxg3+ 24. Qg2 $18) (
21... Qc7 22. g4 $1 (22. bxa5 Bxh2+ 23. Kh1 Bg3 24. Ba3 Rf6 $40) 22... Bxg4 23.
bxa5 $16) 22. b5 Na5 23. cxd4 Rc8 24. Qd2 Qb6 (24... Nc4 25. Qg5 $16) 25. Nc5 (
25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. Bd5+ Bf7 27. Rxe5 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Nc4 $17) 25... Bxc5 26. dxc5
Qxc5+ $2 (26... Rxc5 27. Kh1 (27. Qe3 Re8 28. Kh1 Rce5 29. Qd3 Bg6 30. Bd5+ Kh8
31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. Qf1 Qc5 $17) 27... Qxb5 28. Ba3 Nc4 $17) 27. Kh1 (27. Qe3
Qxb5 28. Ba3 (28. Qxa7 $5) 28... Rfe8 29. Qxa7 Nc4 $11) 27... b6 $2 (27... Qxb5
28. Ba3 Rfd8 29. Qf4 $44) 28. Qd3 Rcd8 (28... Nc4 29. Bxh7+ Kh8 30. Be4 $16)
29. Ba3 Qg5 30. Qc2 Rd2 (30... Rfe8 31. Bxh7+ Kh8 32. Bf5 Nc4 (32... Rd2 33.
Rxe8+ Bxe8 34. Qe4 $16) 33. Qxc4 Qxf5 34. Bb2 $16) 31. Qc3 (31. Qc1 $1 $18 {
[%cal Ga3b4]}) 31... Re8 32. Bf3 Rdd8 33. Bc6 $1 Nxc6 34. bxc6 $16 {[%cal
Gc6c7]} Rxe1+ 35. Rxe1 Qd5 36. Bb2 Qf7 37. h3 Rc8 38. Rc1 Qc7 39. Qe3 h6 40.
Qe6+ Bf7 41. Qg4 Bd5 (41... Bxa2 42. Be5 h5 43. Qf5 Qd8 44. Ra1 $1 $18) 42. Be5
Qxe5 43. Qxc8+ Kh7 44. Qg4 h5 45. Qd1 Bxg2+ 46. Kxg2 Qg5+ 47. Kh1 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2004.01.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nice"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 Qxc6 7. Bd3 Nf6
8. O-O O-O 9. b4 Bb6 10. c4 a5 11. Nc3 axb4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Qf6 14. Bb2
Qh6 15. Qxh6 gxh6 16. d6 cxd6 17. Rfe1 d5 18. cxd5 d6 19. Re7 Bg4 20. h3 Bh5
21. Bc4 Rac8 22. Bb3 Rfe8 23. Rae1 Rxe7 24. Rxe7 Bc7 25. Bf6 Bg6 26. Ba4 Kf8
27. Bd7 Ra8 28. Bb5 Rc8 29. Re2 Ra8 30. Re7 Rc8 31. Re1 Ra8 32. g4 Bc2 33. Bc4
Bd8 34. Bd4 Bg5 35. Re2 Bd1 36. Rb2 b3 37. axb3 Bf3 38. Rb1 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2004.01.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kogan, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Evry"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e3
Bxd2 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. Nc3 c6 11. e4 Re8 12. Rfe1 a4 13. Rab1 Qa5 14. b4 axb3 15.
axb3 Qb4 16. Bf1 Nf8 17. h3 Bd7 18. Re3 h6 19. Qb2 exd4 20. Nxd4 b5 21. Qd2
bxc4 22. bxc4 Qa5 23. Rd1 Ng6 24. Nc2 Qh5 25. Qe2 Qc5 26. Kh2 Ne5 27. Rd4 Be6
28. f4 Nxc4 29. Rxc4 Bxc4 30. Qxc4 Qxc4 31. Bxc4 Nxe4 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33. Nxe4 d5
1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2004.04.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mann, Christian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Orange"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. g3 c5 2. Bg2 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. O-O Nc6 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e3 Nge7 8. d4
O-O 9. dxc5 dxc5 10. Qe2 a6 11. Rb1 b6 12. a3 Bb7 13. Na4 Na5 14. b4 Be4 15.
Rd1 Qe8 16. Nxb6 Rd8 17. Bb2 Bxb1 18. Rxb1 Nac6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qb2+ f6 21.
Ng5 Nf5 22. Ne4 cxb4 23. axb4 Qe7 24. g4 Nd6 25. Nxf6 Qxf6 26. Qxf6+ Rxf6 27.
Bxc6 Rf7 28. b5 axb5 29. cxb5 Ra7 30. Rb2 Kf7 31. h3 Ke7 32. Rb4 Ra2 33. Na4
Rc2 34. Nb2 Nf7 35. Be4 Rc1+ 36. Kg2 Nd6 37. Bd3 Nb7 38. b6 Nc5 39. Be2 Rb1 40.
b7 Rb8 41. Bf3 Kd7 42. g5 e5 43. Bd5 e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2004.04.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bischwiller"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 h6 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nd2 b5 15.
bxc4 bxc4 16. Bf1 Nb6 17. a4 Bb4 18. a5 Nbd7 19. Ra4 Qe7 20. Nxc4 Bxc4 21. Bxc4
Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Nxe4 23. Qb4 Qxb4 24. Rxb4 g5 25. Rb7 gxf4 26. Rxd7 Ra8 27. gxf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2004.04.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2004.01.30"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Mulhouse"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. f3
b5 9. g4 h6 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Kb1 d6 13. Rg1 Be7 14. h4 Nd7 15.
Ne2 Ne5 16. Nd4 Qc7 17. g5 hxg5 18. hxg5 g6 19. Qf2 Nc6 20. Nb3 Rc8 21. Bb6 Qb8
22. Bd3 Ne5 23. Bd4 Nxd3 24. cxd3 e5 25. Ba7 Qc7 26. Bb6 Qd7 27. d4 exd4 28.
Bxd4 Rh3 29. Rh1 Bxg5 30. Qg2 Rxh1 31. Rxh1 Bf4 32. Rh4 Be5 33. Bxe5 dxe5 34.
a3 Qd3+ 35. Ka2 Qc4 36. Qd2 Qe6 37. Rh1 Ke7 38. Qg5+ Qf6 39. Qe3 Kf8 40. Nc5
Bc6 41. Nxa6 Bd7 42. Nc5 Be8 43. Ka1 Qf4 44. Qd3 Kg7 45. Qd6 Rc6 46. Qb8 Qxf3
47. Qxe5+ f6 48. Qxe8 Qxh1+ 49. Ka2 Rxc5 50. Qe7+ Kh6 51. Qf8+ Kh7 52. Qf7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 a6 5. d4 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O e6
9. h3 Bh5 10. Bb2 Bd6 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Qc7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Rc1 Qb8 15.
Nxd7 Nxd7 16. e4 {An interesting attempt to change the character of the fight,
black bishop is ideal for the pawn structure and by pieceful play Grischuk
woul have nothing to worry about.} dxe4 $5 {[%mdl 4] A daring opening of the
position in the moment, when black needs a tempo to bring his king into safety.
} 17. d5 O-O (17... exd5 18. Bxg7 (18. Qxd5 O-O 19. Rfd1 Bh2+ 20. Kh1 Be5 21.
Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Qxe4 Re8 23. Nd4 Ng6) 18... Rg8 19. Ba1 Nb6 ({a)} 19... Rg5 20.
f4 exf3 21. Rxf3 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Qd6 23. Qd2 $36) ({b)} 19... Qb7 20. Nc3 Nf6 (
20... Bf4 21. Rc2 Rg5 (21... Nb6 22. Qh5 Qc6 (22... h6 23. Ne2) 23. Nxe4 $1
Qxc2 24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Nxg8 Qg6 26. Qf3 $14) 22. h4 $14) 21. Nxb5 axb5 22. Bxf6
Rg6 (22... Qd7 23. Qh5 $36) 23. Bd4 Rxa2 24. Qh5 $36) 20. Bd4 Nd7 21. Nc3 (21.
Ba1 $11) 21... Qd8 22. Nxd5 Qg5 23. Ne3 Rd8 (23... Qf4 24. Re1 Qh2+ 25. Kf1 $14
) 24. Qc2) 18. dxe6 Nc5 $1 (18... fxe6 19. Ng3 ({a)} 19. Nd4 Nc5 $1 (19... Bh2+
$6 20. Kh1 Bf4 21. Nxe6 Bxc1 22. Nxf8 Bxb2 23. Nxd7 Qb7 24. Nc5 Qc6 25. b4 $1
$16) 20. Rxc5 (20. Qg4 $6 Rf4 $1 21. Qg5 h6 22. Qg6 Rf6 23. Qg4 Qf8 $1 $15)
20... Bxc5 21. Nxe6 Qa7 $5 (21... Qb6 $2 22. Qg4 g6 (22... Bxf2+ 23. Kh1 Rf7
24. Bxg7 h5 25. Qg6 $18) 23. Qxe4 $1 Rxf2 24. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 25. Kf1 Ra7 26. Qd5 $1
$18) 22. Nxf8 (22. Qd5 $2 Qf7 $1 23. Bxg7 Bxf2+ 24. Kh1 Rfd8 $1 25. Qxe4 Bg3 $1
$19 (25... Re8 26. Bb2 Qxe6 27. Qf4 Rad8 28. Qxf2 Qg6 $17)) 22... Rxf8 23. Qd5+
Kh8 24. Qxe4 Bxf2+ 25. Kh1 Bc5 26. Rxf8+ Bxf8 27. Bd4 (27. Qe8 Kg8 28. Qe6+ Qf7
29. Qxa6 Qf1+ 30. Kh2 Qf4+ $11) 27... Qf7 28. Kg1 Kg8 $11) 19... Nf6 (19... e3
20. fxe3 Rxf1+ 21. Nxf1 $14) (19... Nc5 20. Qd4 Qc7 21. Nxe4 Bh2+ 22. Kh1 Be5
23. Qxe5 Qxe5 24. Bxe5 Nxe4 25. f3 $14) 20. Bxf6 Bxg3 21. fxg3 gxf6 (21... Rxf6
22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Qxe6 Qe5 25. Qxe5 fxe5 26. Kf2 $14) 22. Qg4+ Kh8
23. Qxe4 Qxg3 24. Qxe6 Rae8 25. Qc6 $14) 19. Qd4 {The first independent move
in the game.} (19. Nf4 fxe6 20. Qg4 e5 21. Ne6 Nxe6 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Rc6 Bc7
24. Rfc1 Qa7 25. R1c2 Ba5 26. Qxe5 Rae8 27. Rxa6 {1-0 Sasikiran,K-Sakaev,K/
Copenhagen 2003/ (27)}) 19... Nxe6 20. Qxe4 Re8 21. Rfe1 Qa7 22. Qf3 {Malakhov
can not hope even for a small advantage, in a symetrical position is his only
tromph-bishop b2-easily eliminated.} (22. Nc3 Bc5 23. Re2 Rad8 $11) 22... Bc5
23. Ng3 Bd4 24. Bxd4 Qxd4 25. Rcd1 Qb4 26. Nf5 Rad8 27. Qc6 Qc5 $6 (27... Qa5
$5 $11) 28. Qxc5 Nxc5 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. b4 Ne4 31. Rd7 $14 {White's chances
are somewhat better in the endgame.} h5 $1 32. a3 Nf6 33. Ra7 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Re6
35. f3 Nd5 36. Kg3 Nc3 37. Rd7 Ne2+ 38. Kf2 Nf4 39. Ne7+ Kh7 40. Nd5 Nd3+ 41.
Kg3 Ne5 42. Rc7 Rd6 43. Nc3 Kg6 44. Ne4 Rd3 45. Kf4 f6 46. Rc3 Rd1 47. Nc5 h4
48. Nxa6 Nc4 $1 49. Kg4 {Malakhov must suddenly worry about the mating threats.
} (49. a4 $4 Rd4#) 49... Rg1 50. Nc7 (50. Rc2 $2 Ne3+ $19) 50... Rxg2+ 51. Kf4
Nd6 52. Rc6 Nf7 53. Ne6 $2 {After this move black will get a clear upper hand
since h3 pawn is terminaly weak.} (53. Nxb5 Ng5 54. Rc4 Nxh3+ 55. Ke3 Kh5 56.
a4 Nf2 57. Rc8 h3 58. Rh8+ Kg5 $13) 53... Re2 54. Nd4 (54. Rb6 Ne5 55. Rd6 Kf7
$17) 54... Re5 $1 55. Ne6 (55. Rb6 Kh5 56. Rxb5 g5#) 55... Re1 56. Nf8+ Kh6 57.
Re6 Rg1 58. Re7 (58. Rb6 Ng5 59. Rxb5 Nxh3+ 60. Ke3 Re1+ 61. Kd2 Ra1 $17) 58...
Ng5 59. Ne6 Nxh3+ 60. Kf5 Rg3 {Malakhov must have overstepped the time limit,
since the position is anything but resignable.} (60... Rg3 61. f4 $1 g6+ (61...
Nf2 62. Re8 g6+ 63. Kxf6 Kh5 64. Rh8+ Kg4 65. Kxg6 $11) 62. Kxf6 Rxa3 63. Re8
Kh5 64. f5 gxf5 65. Kxf5 Rf3+ 66. Ke4 Rf6 67. Rh8+ $11) 0-1

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "Wedberg,T"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb7 13. d5 {Considered best.
White secures his space advantage and makes the B on b7 look a bit silly.} (13.
Nc3 {is also possible, but putting the N on c3 is not without problems.} Qc7 (
13... Rc8 14. d5 (14. Bd3 Nc4 15. b3 Nb6 16. Bb2 b4 $1 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. bxa4 d5
$10 {Anand,V-Cseshkovsky,V/Wijk aan Zee/1989 0-1 (40)/ Inf 47/(444)}) 14... Qc7
15. Re2 Nh5 $13 {Ivanchuk,V-El Taher,F/Manila olm/1992 1-0 (39)/ Inf 55/(362)})
14. Re2 (14. a3 $6 Rfe8 15. Bd3 Nc4 16. Qb3 exd4 17. Nxd4 d5 $15 {Ragozin,
V-Levenfish,G/URS-ch11 Leningrad/1939 0-1 (58)}) 14... Rac8 15. Bd3 Nc4 16. b3
Nb6 17. Bb2 b4 18. Na4 Nxa4 19. bxa4 d5 $132 {0-1 Gofshtein,L-Kosashvili,Y/
Rishon Le Ziyyon 1994/CBM 45/[Ernst] (35)}) 13... Rc8 14. b3 Qc7 15. Bd3 Nh5 (
15... Bxd5 $2 {is a tactical mistake} 16. exd5 e4 17. Bd2 $1 exf3 (17... Nb7
18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Bf6 20. Na3 Qc5 21. Bb4 {1-0 Hercik,J-Brom,J/Klatovy
1997/EXT 98 (21)}) 18. Bxa5 Qxa5 19. Rxe7 $16 {1-0 Kapengut,A-Hennings,A/
Schwedt 1969/EXT 2001 (27)}) (15... Nxe4 $6 {is not much better} 16. Bxe4 f5
17. Bd3 e4 18. Bg5 $1 Bf6 (18... Bxg5 19. Nxg5 exd3 20. Ne6 $16) 19. Bxf6 Rxf6
20. Be2 exf3 21. Bxf3 $14 {1-0 Morozevich,A-Ponomariov,R/Moscow 2001/CBM 86 
(33)}) 16. a4 $1 {[%mdl 8] Blacks minor pieces are in strange places and lack
communication. White only needs something to attack to have a clear advantage.
The text move starts softening the black Q-side.} (16. Bf1 f5 17. exf5 Nf4 18.
Bxf4 exf4 19. Na3 Bf6 20. Rb1 Qc3 21. Nxb5 {1/2-1/2 Ciocaltea,V-Smejkal,J/
Halle 1974/MCL (21)}) 16... b4 17. Bd2 f5 $1 {Black needs to bring his B on b7
in play. If he can chip away e4 and later d5 the situation looks much brighter.
} 18. Bxb4 Nf4 $1 {Sokolov plays for maximum activity - as usual.} (18... Qb6
19. Bd2 $1 Nxb3 $2 20. a5 $18) 19. Nc3 (19. Ra3 {protects everything, but
looks strange.}) 19... Nxb3 20. Rb1 Nc5 $2 {This move doesn´t work well here.}
(20... Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Na5 $5 {[%cal Ya5c4] keeps the game alive.}) 21. Bxc5 $1
Qxc5 (21... dxc5 22. d6 $1 Bxd6 23. Bc4+ Kh8 24. Rxb7 Qxb7 25. Qxd6 $16) 22.
Rxb7 Qxc3 23. Bxa6 Qa5 24. Rxe7 Qxa6 25. Nh4 fxe4 (25... Nd3 26. Nxf5 Rxf5 27.
exf5 Nxe1 28. Qg4 $18) 26. Qg4 $40 Rf7 27. Nf5 $18 h5 28. Qg5 e3 29. Rxf7 exf2+
30. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 a6 6. c5 {Dieser Zug erlangte
durch eine Partie aus dem Match Kasparov-X3D Fritz allgemeine Bekanntheit.
Weiß erobert Raum am Damenflügel, Schwarz kann entweder langsam ...e6-e5
vorbereiten oder aber direkt ...b7-b6 spielen.} Nbd7 (6... b6 $5 7. cxb6 c5 8.
Bd3 Qxb6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bc2 Bd6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bb7 14.
Bxb7 Qxb7 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. b3 O-O 17. Bb2 Be7 18. Rc1 Bf6 19. Qe2 Bxb2 20.
Qxb2 Nf6 $11 {Gavrikov,V-Kallai,G (Mazatlan rapid 1988)}) 7. b4 g6 {Mit diesem
Zug bereitet Schwarz den Gegenstoß im Zentrum ...e6-e5 vor.} (7... a5 $2 8. b5
e5 9. Qa4 Qc7 10. Ba3 e4 $6 11. Nd2 Be7 12. b6 $18 {1-0 Kasparov,G-Comp Fritz
X3D/New York 2003/CBM 98/[Lutz] (45)}) 8. Bb2 Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11.
Na4 {Verhindert das sofortige ...e6-e5.} ({Nach} 11. Qc2 {kann Schwarz gemäß
Bologan in NEW IN CHESS 3/2004 sofort ausgleichen:} e5 $1 (11... Re8 12. e4
Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qc2 Nd5 16. a3 a5 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Nd2 Bd7
19. Nc4 Ra7 20. Bc3 Rea8 $132 {Donner,H-Wade,R (München 1954)}) 12. e4 (12.
dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. Nd6 Ne4 $11) 12... exd4 13. Nxd4 Nxe4
14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qh4 Nd5 $11) 11... Ne4 12. Ne1 (12. Nd2 $5 Nxd2
13. Qxd2 e5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. a4 $14 {(V.Bologan)})
12... e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. f3 Nf6 15. Nb6 Rb8 16. Bd4 $2 ({Bologan war mit dem
Partiezug im Nachhinein nicht mehr zufrieden und schlug stattdessen} 16. Nc2
Re8 17. Qd2 Be6 18. Nd4 Rbd8 19. Rad1 {mit weißem Vorteil vor.}) 16... Re8 17.
Qd2 Ned7 18. Nd3 Nxb6 (18... Nh5 $1 19. Nxc8 Rbxc8 20. f4 Bxd4 21. exd4 Ng7 22.
Ne5 f6 $11 {(V.Bologan)}) 19. cxb6 Qe7 20. Nc5 Nh5 (20... Nd7 $5 $11 {(V.
Bologan)}) 21. Rfe1 Qd8 $2 {Schwarz will den Pb6 erobern, aber damit hat er
keinen Erfolg.} (21... Bh6 $5 22. Bf1 Ng7 $132 {(V.Bologan)}) 22. Bf1 Bxd4 23.
exd4 Be6 (23... Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Qxb6 25. g4 Ng7 26. Qf4 Ra8 27. Re7 $18 {(V.
Bologan)}) 24. Re5 $1 Ng7 (24... Qxb6 25. Rxh5 gxh5 26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Qh6+ Ke7
28. Re1 {(V.Bologan) , und Weiß erhält mächtigen Angriff.}) 25. Na4 {Weiß kann
nun einfach den Bauern decken und behält positionellen Vorteil dank der
schwarzfeldrigen Felderschwächen im Lager des Nachziehenden.} Qd7 26. Rae1 c5
$2 {Grischuk will mit Gewalt ausbrechen, macht dadurch aber die Dinge nur noch
schlimmer.} 27. Nxc5 Qc6 28. b5 Qxb6 (28... axb5 29. Qa5 Ra8 30. Qxb5 $16 {
(V.Bologan)}) 29. bxa6 bxa6 30. Nxa6 Rbc8 31. Qb4 $6 {Eine Ungenauigkeit.
Beide Seiten waren schon in Zeitnot, wodurch sich einige Fehler einschleichen.}
(31. Nc5 $1 Nf5 32. Rc1 {hätte Weiß laut Bologan deutlichen Vorteil eingeräumt.
}) 31... Qa7 32. a4 $2 (32. Bb5 $1 {(V.Bologan)}) 32... Nf5 33. Rd1 Re7 $2 (
33... Bd7 $1 34. Rxe8+ Bxe8 35. a5 Ne3 36. Re1 Nc4 37. Nc5 Qxa5 $11 {(V.
Bologan)}) 34. a5 Rb7 35. Qd2 Re7 $2 (35... Rb3 $1) 36. g4 Nd6 37. Nc5 $18 Rxc5
38. dxc5 Qxc5+ 39. Kg2 Qa3 40. Re3 Qa4 41. a6 Re8 42. Qd4 Nc4 43. Bxc4 dxc4 44.
a7 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 e6 9. f4 Ng4 $2 {This idea crops up in some similar positions, but doesn't
work very well here.} 10. Qxg4 Nxd4 11. O-O-O Nxb3+ 12. axb3 {White already
has a considerable advantage. Black lags in development, and has horrible
weaknesses on the dark squares} Qa5 13. Kb1 {Of course White is not afraid of
13...Bxc3 14.bxc3 Qxc3, as after 15.Bd4 Black's king will be in mortal danger.}
f5 14. Qg5 Bf6 15. Qg3 Bxc3 {I'm sure Zvjaginsev didn't make this exchange
with much enthusiasm, but didn't see how else to stop the threat of h2-h4-h5
with a crushing attack.} 16. bxc3 fxe4 17. h4 Qh5 {Erecting a flimsy blockade,
which Grischuk proceeds to destroy.} 18. Qf2 $1 a5 19. g4 $1 Qb5 (19... Qxg4
20. h5 {is about as bad as it looks for Black.}) 20. Rd6 $1 {I like this move,
blockading d7-d5 which would free Black's miserable bishop, and reminding the
black queen that she is somewhat short of squares.} a4 (20... Ra6 $2 {loses an
exchange after} 21. c4 Qb4 22. Bc5 Qc3 23. Rxa6 bxa6 24. Bxf8) 21. Rb6 Qa5 22.
b4 Qd5 23. Qe2 {Once again threatening to trap the queen with c3-c4} e5 24. h5
{This allows Black some counterplay, but too little and too late.} exf4 25. Rd1
f3 (25... Qf7 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Bd4 {followed by Rd1-h1 looks decisive.}) 26.
Qe1 Qf7 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Qh4 Qh7 (28... Ra6 {doesn't help much either. White
wins after} 29. Rh1 Qg7 30. Rxa6 bxa6 31. Bd4) 29. Qg5 Ra6 30. Rdd6 $1 {
An attack begun with moves like h2-h4 and g2-g4 normally breaks through along
the open files, but here the rook infiltrations allow this surprising finish.
Black is helpess to defend g6.} Rxb6 31. Bxb6 {The bishop on c8 looks as
pathetic as ever!} f2 (31... Kf7 32. Bc5 $1 {is simplest.} Qg7 (32... Ke8 33.
Rd4 $1 {cleans up easily}) 33. Rxg6 $1 Qxg6 34. Qe7+ Kg8 35. Qxf8+ Kh7 36. Bd4
Qxg4 37. Qf7+ Kh6 38. Be3+ {and wins.}) 32. Rxg6+ Kf7 33. Qf6+ Ke8 34. Qd8+ (
34. Qd8+ Kf7 35. Rf6+ Kg7 36. Qxf8#) 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. Qd3 Ba6 11. Nc3 d5 12. Qd1 Bxc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Qa4 c5
15. Qxc4 h6 16. Bh4 cxd4 17. Qxd4 g5 18. Bg3 Nc5 19. h4 Nfe4 20. Nxe4 Qxd4 21.
exd4 Nxe4 22. Bh2 Rad8 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Rc1 Kg7 25. f3 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 h6 11. b3 Kc8 12. Bb2 Ne7 13. Rad1 b6 14. Nd4
c5 15. Nde2 Bc6 16. Nf4 Kb7 17. Ncd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 c4 19. bxc4 Ba4 20. Ne3 Bc5
21. Bd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Rae8 23. c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Na5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 c4 13. Bc2 Ne4 14. f3 (14.
Qh5 $6 g6 (14... f6 $2 15. Ng6 Rd8 16. Nf4 Qf7 17. Qxf7+ Kxf7 18. Nxd5 Bf5 19.
Nf4 $16) 15. Qh4 f6 16. Ng4 Bxg4 17. Qxg4 f5 $15) 14... Nd6 15. Qb1 (15. a4 $6
f6 16. Ba3 Re8 (16... fxe5 17. dxe5 Nf7 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. f4 $36) 17. f4 Ne4 (
17... fxe5 18. Qh5 g6 (18... e4 19. Bxd6 $14) 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Qxg6+ Qg7 21.
Qxd6 Nb3 22. Rae1 Nd2 (22... Be6 $6 23. f5 Bf7 24. Rf3 Rad8 25. Qc7 Qf6 26.
dxe5 Rxe5 27. Rg3+ Kh8 28. Rf1 $16) 23. Rf2 Bh3 24. Rxd2 Rad8 25. Qc5 exf4 $13)
18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qh5 Be6 20. f5 Bd5 21. Ng6 Nb3 $15) 15... g6 (15... Nb3 16.
Bxh7+ (16. Bxb3 cxb3 $15) 16... Kh8 17. Bc2 (17. Ra2 Nd2 18. Qe1 Nxf1 19. Bb1 (
19. Qh4 Qd8 20. Qh5 g6 21. Bxg6+ Kg7 22. Qh7+ Kf6 23. Qh4+ Ke6 $19) 19... Bf5
$17) 17... Nxa1 18. Bxa1 (18. Qxa1 Bf5 $15) 18... Qb6 (18... g6 19. e4) (18...
Be6 19. e4 $44) 19. Bb2 $44 (19. Qe1 Kg8 (19... Bf5 $2 20. Bxf5 Nxf5 21. e4 Nd6
22. Nd7 $16) 20. e4 (20. Qh4 Nf5) 20... Re8 21. Qg3 $44 (21. Kh1 $2 f6 22. Ng6
Bf5 23. Nh4 Bh7 $19) (21. Qh4 $2 Rxe5 22. Rb1 Nb5 23. Rxb5 Qxb5 24. dxe5 Qb6+
25. Kh1 dxe4 26. Bxe4 g6 $17) 21... f6 22. Ng6 dxe4 23. fxe4 Nxe4 24. Qh4 $36))
16. a4 f6 (16... Nb3 $2 17. Bxb3 cxb3 18. Ba3 f6 19. Qxb3 fxe5 20. Qxd5+ Nf7
21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Rac1 $16) 17. Ng4 (17. Ba3 $2 fxe5 18. dxe5 Nf5 19. Bxf8 Kxf8
20. Bxf5 Bxf5 21. e4 Qc5+ 22. Kh1 Be6 $17) 17... Bxg4 18. fxg4 Kg7 (18... Rae8
19. Ba3 Kg7 {->> 18...Kg7}) 19. Ba3 Rae8 (19... Rfe8 20. Bxd6 (20. Rf3 Re6)
20... Qxd6 21. e4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Re7 23. Ra2 Rae8 $11) 20. Qb4 (20. Bxd6 Qxd6
21. Qb5 (21. e4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Nb3 23. Ra2 Qe6 (23... Nxd4 $2 24. Rd1 $18) 24.
Re2 Qxg4 25. Rfe1 b6 $15) 21... b6 22. Rf3 (22. Rae1 Qa3 23. Qxd5 Qxc3 24. Be4
(24. Qd7+ Kh8 $17 (24... Kg8 25. Be4 $1)) 24... Re7 $36) 22... Re7 23. Raf1 $11
) 20... Rd8 21. Rf4 Rf7 22. Raf1 $6 (22. Qb2 Re8 23. Re1 $11) 22... Nb3 $1 (
22... b6 {/\ Nb3!} 23. Qb1 Re8 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. e4) 23. Bxb3 cxb3 (23... a5
24. Qc5 cxb3 25. Rxf6 Qxc5 26. Rxf7+ Nxf7 27. dxc5 (27. Bxc5 b5 $1 28. axb5 Nd6
29. Rb1 a4 $36) 27... Ne5 28. Rb1 Nxg4 29. Rxb3 Rd7 30. c6 bxc6 31. Bc5 Kf7 $11
) 24. Qxb3 Ne4 25. Rxe4 (25. Rc1 Nd2 26. Qa2 Nc4 27. Rf3 Re8 $15) 25... dxe4
26. c4 $15 Rc8 27. Rc1 (27. c5 b6 28. Qe6 bxc5 29. g5 (29. Bxc5 Qc6 30. Bd6 Qd7
$17 (30... Re8 $4 31. Bf8+)) 29... f5 30. Bxc5 Qc6 31. Bd6 Kg8 $15) 27... Qb6
28. Qd1 Qa6 29. c5 Rd7 30. Qb3 Qc6 31. a5 Rcc7 32. Rf1 (32. Rb1 $142) 32... Qd5
33. Qb1 (33. Qxd5 Rxd5 34. Rb1 Rdd7 {/\ Rc6} 35. a6 bxa6 36. Rb8 Rb7) 33... Rc6
34. Rf4 Re6 35. h3 h6 36. Bb4 Rf7 (36... b6 $6 37. cxb6 axb6 38. axb6 Rxb6 $2
39. Bf8+) 37. Be1 $6 $138 b6 $1 $17 38. axb6 axb6 39. cxb6 Rb7 40. Qc2 Rexb6
41. Bg3 (41. Qxe4 $2 Qxe4 42. Rxe4 Rb1 43. Kf1 Ra7 $19) 41... Rb2 $6 (41... Rc6
$1 42. Qxe4 Qxe4 43. Rxe4 Rc2 $17) 42. Qc8 $132 Re7 $2 (42... R2b3) 43. Rxf6 $3
$11 Kxf6 44. Qf8+ Ke6 (44... Qf7 $2 45. Bh4+ $1 (45. Qh8+ $2 Qg7 46. Be5+ Rxe5
47. dxe5+ Kf7 48. e6+ Kf6 $19) 45... g5 (45... Ke6 46. Qc8+ Kd6 (46... Rd7 $2
47. Qc6+ Rd6 48. d5+ Ke5 49. Bg3+ $18) 47. Bg3+ Re5 48. Bxe5+ Ke7 49. Qc7+ $16)
46. Qxh6+ Qg6 47. Bxg5+ Kf7 48. Qxg6+ Kxg6 49. Bxe7 Re2 50. d5 Rxe3 51. Kf2 Rd3
52. d6 $16) (44... Rf7 45. Be5+ Ke6 (45... Kg5 46. Bf4+ Kf6 47. Be5+ $11) 46.
Qe8+ Re7 47. Qg8+ $11) 45. Qg8+ Rf7 46. Qe8+ Re7 (46... Kf6 47. h4 $3 {/\ Be5}
(47. Be5+ $2 Kg5 $19) 47... Re7 48. Qf8+ Rf7 (48... Qf7 $2 49. Qh8+ Qg7 (49...
Ke6 50. Qe5+ Kd7 51. Qc7+ $18) 50. Be5+ Rxe5 51. dxe5+ Kf7 52. e6+ Kf6 53. g5+
$18) 49. Qe8 $11) 47. Qg8+ Rf7 48. Qe8+ Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8.
d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. f3 Rc8 11. b3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 e6 14. Bh6 exd5
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 h6 15. Bc2
Qd7 16. b3 g6 17. d5 Ne7 18. c4 c6 19. Bd3 b4 20. Nf1 Nh5 21. dxc6 Bxc6 22. Ne3
Bg7 23. Ra2 Nf4 24. Nd5 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Qb7 26. Nh2 Nxd5 27. cxd5 Bd7 28. Ng4 Kh7
29. Ne3 f5 30. Nc4 fxe4 31. Rxe4 Rec8 32. g4 Rc5 33. Rd2 Rf8 34. Rd1 Rxd5 35.
Qxd5 Bc6 36. Nxd6 Bxd5 37. Nxb7 Bxe4 38. Nc5 Bf3 39. Rd7 Rc8 40. Be3 Rc6 41.
Rf7 Bd5 42. Rd7 Bf3 43. Nd3 Kg8 44. Nxb4 Rc3 45. Rd3 Rxd3 46. Nxd3 Bd1 47. Nc5
a5 48. Kf1 g5 49. Ke1 Bf3 50. Bd2 Bf8 51. Nd7 Bd6 52. Bxa5 Kf7 53. Nb6 Ke6 54.
Nc4 Bb8 55. Bb6 Kd5 56. a5 Kc6 57. a6 Bd6 58. Nxd6 Kxd6 59. a7 Kd7 60. Bc5 Kc8
61. Bf8 Kb7 62. Bxh6 Bg2 63. Bxg5 Bxh3 64. f3 e4 65. Kf2 exf3 66. Kxf3 Kxa7 67.
Be3+ Kb7 68. g5 Be6 69. b4 Kc6 70. Ke4 Bb3 71. Ke5 Bc4 72. g6 Kd7 73. Kf6 Ke8
74. g7 Kd7 75. b5 Kd8 76. b6 Kd7 77. Bd2 Kd8 78. Ba5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.04.??"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. c3 Bg7 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Qh5 O-O 14. O-O f4
15. Rfd1 Kh8 16. g3 Rg8 17. Kh1 Bf8 18. Be2 Rg5 19. Qf3 f5 20. gxf4 fxe4 21.
Qxe4 Bf5 22. Qe3 exf4 23. Nxf4 Ne5 24. Nd5 Bh6 25. f4 Ng4 26. Bxg4 Rxg4 27. Rg1
Qe8 28. Ne7 Qf7 29. Nxf5 Qd5+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2004.04.??"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. a3 Nc6
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Na4 Qa5+ 11. b4 Qxa4 12. bxc5 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Bd3 Ng4 15.
Bd2 e5 16. fxe5 O-O 17. O-O Bf5 18. h3 Ngxe5 19. Nxe5 Qd4+ 20. Kh2 Qxe5+ 21.
Bf4 Qe6 22. Bd6 Rf7 23. Bxf5 Rxf5 24. Qg4 Rf6 25. Rxf6 Qxg4 26. hxg4 gxf6 27.
Rb1 Ra7 28. c3 Kf7 29. Kg3 Ke6 30. Kf4 d4 31. cxd4 Kd5 32. Kf5 Nxd4+ 33. Kxf6
Nb5 34. Rh1 b6 35. cxb6 Rb7 36. Rd1+ Kc6 37. Bc7 Nxc7 38. bxc7 Kxc7 39. Kg7
Kc6+ 40. Kh6 Rb3 41. Kxh7 Rxa3 42. g5 Rg3 43. g6 Rxg2 44. Rh1 Kb5 45. g7 a5 46.
Kh6 Rxg7 47. Kxg7 a4 48. Kf6 a3 49. Ke5 Kc4 50. Rh8 a2 51. Ra8 Kb3 52. Kd4 Kb2
53. Rb8+ Kc2 54. Ra8 Kb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shomoev, Anton"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2004.04.??"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Ngf6 10. Bf4 e6 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Ne5 Ndf6 13. g4 Be7 14. c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2004.04.??"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Nge2 Bxe2 8. Bxe2
e6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 O-O 13. Bf4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Rc8
15. Qc2 Nf6 16. h3 Qb6 17. Be3 Qb8 18. Bf3 Rfd8 19. Qe2 h6 20. Rac1 Bd6 21. g3
Bf8 22. Bg2 b4 23. Rc2 a5 24. Rcd2 Qa8 25. Qf3 Be7 26. g4 Qb8 27. Bf4 Qa7 28.
h4 Nh7 29. Qg3 Nf8 30. Be4 Bf6 31. Be3 Qc7 32. Qxc7 Rxc7 33. g5 hxg5 34. hxg5
Be7 35. d5 cxd5 36. Bb6 dxe4 37. Rxd8 Rc6 38. Re8 Rxb6 39. Rxe7 Ng6 40. Rd8+
Kh7 41. Rxf7 Ne5 42. Ra7 Nf3+ 43. Kf1 e5 44. Ke2 Nxg5 45. Rxa5 Rf6 46. Rxe5 Nf7
47. Rh5+ Kg6 48. Rdd5 Nd6 49. Rhg5+ Kf7 50. Rg4 g6 51. Ke3 Ke6 52. Rf4 Nf5+ 53.
Kxe4 Rf8 54. Re5+ Kd6 55. Rf3 Ra8 56. Rd3+ Kc7 57. Rd2 Nd6+ 58. Kf4 Rf8+ 59.
Kg4 Rf6 60. Kg5 Rf3 61. Kxg6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2004.04.??"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. exd5
Nb4 9. Bc4 b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.04.??"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4
Nbd7 9. Qb3 Nh5 10. Be3 Nhf6 11. Rc1 b6 12. Nc3 Bb7 13. Bf4 c5 14. cxd5 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Qd3 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Qd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qd5+ 20. Nf3 Qb7
21. b4 Ne4 22. Qb2 Rac8 23. Kg1 h6 24. a4 Rfd8 25. Be5 Bf8 26. Bd4 Qd5 27. Be3
Be7 28. Bd4 Bf8 29. Be3 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2004.04.??"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Bb3 a6 7. Nbd2 Ba7 8. Nf1
Ne7 9. Ng3 Ng6 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Be6 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bc2 d5 14. Ng5 Bd7 15.
exd5 h6 16. N5e4 Nxd5 17. Bb3 Be6 18. Nh5 f5 19. Neg3 Kh7 20. d4 f4 21. Ne4 Qh4
22. Qf3 Rad8 23. c4 Nde7 24. d5 Bc8 25. g4 fxg3 26. Nhxg3 Rf8 27. Qd3 Nf5 28.
c5 Nd4 29. f4 Nxb3 30. axb3 exf4 0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 cxd4 15.
Bxd4 Nc6 16. Be3 Rc8 17. Nc3 Ne5 18. Qe2 Nc4 19. Bb3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Nd7 21. Rad1
Nc5 22. e5 Nxb3 23. axb3 b4 24. Ne4 d5 25. Nd6 Bxd6 26. Rxd5 Bc5 27. Rxc5 Rxc5
28. Qxc5 Qd2 29. Re3 h6 30. Qd6 Qxd6 31. exd6 Rd8 32. Rd3 f6 33. f4 f5 34. Rd4
Kf7 35. Kf2 Ke6 36. Rxb4 Rxd6 37. Ke3 Rc6 38. Kd4 g5 39. Rc4 Rd6+ 40. Ke3 Rb6
41. b4 Kd5 42. Rd4+ Ke6 43. Kd3 Rb5 44. Kc4 Rb8 45. Kc5 Rb5+ 46. Kc6 Rb8 47. g4
fxg4 48. hxg4 gxf4 49. Rxf4 Ke5 50. Rf5+ Ke6 51. b5 axb5 52. Rxb5 Rg8 53. Rb4
Kf6 54. Re4 Kg5 55. b4 Rc8+ 56. Kb6 Rb8+ 57. Kc7 Rb5 58. Kc6 Rb8 59. b5 Rc8+
60. Kb7 Rc1 61. b6 Rb1 62. Kc7 Rc1+ 63. Kb8 Rb1 64. b7 Rb2 65. Kc7 Rc2+ 66. Kb6
Rb2+ 67. Kc6 Kh4 68. g5+ Kxg5 69. Re5+ Kg6 70. Rb5 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Raetsky, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2393"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5 Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e6 8.
Nf3 exd5 9. b4 O-O 10. e3 c6 11. Be2 Qd6 12. Qb3 Be6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rac1 a6
15. a4 b5 16. a5 Rfe8 17. Rfe1 Bf8 18. Na2 Rac8 19. Rc2 Bf5 20. Bd3 Bg4 21. Nd2
Nf6 22. Rec1 Qd7 23. Nf1 Bd6 24. Nc3 Qe7 25. Rb2 Be6 26. h3 Ne4 27. Bxe4 dxe4
28. Qc2 Bc4 29. Nd2 Bd3 30. Qb3 Kg7 31. d5 c5 32. bxc5 Rxc5 33. Na2 Qe5 34. g3
Rxd5 35. Nb4 Bxb4 36. Qxb4 h5 37. h4 Red8 38. Rc6 R5d6 39. Rxd6 Rxd6 40. Nf1
Rc6 41. Kg2 Rc4 42. Qd2 Qf6 43. Nh2 Qc6 44. Ra2 Rc1 45. Qb2+ Qc3 46. Qxc3+ Rxc3
0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Atarov, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2138"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. Bc2 Bg4 13. Qb1 Bh5 14. Bf5 Ne6 15.
b4 Bg6 16. a4 Rb8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nb3 O-O 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. h4 Qe8 21. Ra6 Rb7
22. Rd2 Nb8 23. Raa2 Nc6 24. Rd1 Bf8 25. Rad2 Ne7 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Nbd4 Nc6
28. Nxe6 Qxe6 29. Bf4 Ne7 30. Nd4 Qg4 31. g3 Rb6 32. e6 Rxe6 33. Nxe6 fxe6 34.
Bxc7 Rd7 35. Rd4 Qh5 36. g4 Qxh4 37. Bg3 Qg5 38. Qc1 Qf6 39. Qf4 Nc6 40. R4d3
Qe7 41. Qe3 Qf6 42. Re1 Kf7 43. Qb6 Nd8 44. Qxb5 Qe7 45. Rf3+ Kg8 46. Bh4 Qd6
47. Qe2 Nf7 48. Qxe6 Qxe6 49. Rxe6 d4 50. Rd3 Ne5 51. Rxe5 Rd6 52. Rxd4 Rxd4
53. cxd4 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sharevich, Anna"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2240"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. d5 e6 12. c4 Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Na6 14. Be2 b5
15. cxb5 Nb4 16. Bxc5 Nxa2 17. Rc2 Nc3 18. d6 Bd7 19. f4 Rdc8 20. Bb4 Nxe2 21.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Kxe2 Bxb5+ 23. Kf3 e5 24. g3 f5 25. Re1 Bc6 26. Kf2 exf4 27.
gxf4 Rb8 28. Bc5 Rb2 29. Ke3 fxe4 30. Nxe4 a5 31. Ng5 h6 32. Ne6 Bc3 33. Rd1
Bd7 34. Nd4 Rxh2 35. Ne2 Rh3+ 36. Kf2 Rh2+ 37. Ke3 Rxe2+ 38. Kxe2 Bg4+ 39. Kd3
Bxd1 40. Kxc3 Bg4 41. Kd4 Kf7 42. Ke3 a4 43. Kf2 Ke6 44. Ba3 Kd5 45. Kg3 Bf5
46. Kf3 Kc4 47. Kg3 Kb3 0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Ne3 gxf4 13. Nxf5 O-O-O 14. Qc2
Nc5 15. O-O Ne6 16. Qe4 fxg3 17. hxg3 Nc5 18. Qh4 Ng6 19. Qh5 a5 20. Rad1 Rxd1
21. Rxd1 Ne6 22. e3 Qe5 23. Ne4 Kc7 24. Qf3 h5 25. Nfd6 Bxd6 26. Qxf7+ Be7 27.
Qxg6 Nc5 28. f4 Qe6 29. Qxe6 Nxe6 30. Kf2 Nc5 31. Nxc5 Bxc5 32. Kf3 Rd8 33.
Rxd8 Kxd8 34. Bf1 Ke7 35. b3 Bb4 36. Bd3 Be1 37. e4 h4 38. gxh4 Bxh4 39. e5 Kf7
40. f5 Be7 41. Ke4 Bd8 42. Kf4 Bc7 43. f6 Ke6 44. Bc4+ Kd7 45. Kf5 Bb8 46. e6+
1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qg3
Ne7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. h4 b6 11. Ne2 Ba6 12. Nf4 Qc6 13. h5 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 Nd7 15.
Kg1 Rf7 16. Rh3 Nf8 17. a4 Rc8 18. Ne2 Qb7 19. Rh4 Nc6 20. Be3 Na5 21. Bg5 cxd4
22. Nxd4 a6 23. h6 g6 24. Bf6 Nc6 25. Nf3 Nd8 26. c4 Rxc4 27. Rxc4 dxc4 28.
Bxd8 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C56"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. c3 Nf6 6. O-O Nxe4 7. cxd4 d5 8.
dxc5 dxc4 9. Qe2 Qd3 10. Re1 f5 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Qxe4 Bf5 14. Qh4
Rae8 15. Bf4 Be4 16. Re3 Qd7 17. Ng5 Bd3 18. Rae1 Nd4 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Rxe8+
Qxe8 21. Be3 Nc6 22. Qh3 h6 23. Qe6+ Qxe6 24. Nxe6 Nb4 25. a3 Nd5 26. c6 bxc6
27. Bxa7 c3 28. bxc3 Nxc3 29. Nxc7 Nb5 30. Nxb5 cxb5 31. f3 Kf7 32. Kf2 h5 33.
Kg3 Bf1 34. Kf2 Bc4 35. Bd4 g5 36. Bb6 Kg6 37. Bd8 Kf5 38. h3 Bd3 39. Ke3 Bf1
40. Kf2 Bc4 41. Be7 Bd3 42. Ke3 Bc4 43. g4+ hxg4 44. hxg4+ Kg6 45. Bd8 Bf1 46.
Bc7 Bc4 47. f4 gxf4+ 48. Kxf4 Be2 49. g5 Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Ba4 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. d4 Bg4 8.
Re1 cxd4 9. Nbd2 Qd6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nb3 O-O-O 12. Nbxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Bxf3 14.
gxf3 Nc6 15. Qg4+ Qd7 16. Qxd7+ Rxd7 17. Re8+ Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Be3 Kc7
20. Rd1 Be7 21. Rxd5 a6 22. Bf4+ Kb6 23. Rd7 Bf6 24. Be3+ Ka5 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26.
b3 Rd8 27. Rb7 Rd1+ 28. Kg2 h5 29. Bf4 Bd8 30. Rxf7 g5 31. Bxg5 Bxg5 32. f4 Bd8
33. c3 Kb6 34. Kf3 Rd3+ 35. Ke4 Rxh3 36. c4 Rh2 37. b4 a5 38. Rd7 Bh4 39. c5+
Ka6 40. bxa5 Rxf2 41. Rb7 Kxb7 0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Relange, Eloi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. e3 Bd6 11. Bg3 Rc8 12. Qa4 O-O 13. Be2 Na5 14. O-O Bxg3
15. hxg3 Qe8 16. Bb5 Bc6 17. Rab1 Bxb5 18. Qxb5 Qxb5 19. Rxb5 cxd4 20. cxd4
Rfd8 21. Ne5 f6 22. Nf3 Rc3 23. Ra1 Kf7 24. Kf1 Rdc8 25. Rb2 h5 26. Ne1 Rc1 27.
Raa2 Ke7 28. Ke2 Kd6 29. Rc2 b5 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Kd2 Nb3+ 32. Kd1 Rc1+ 33. Ke2
Na5 34. Nd3 Rg1 35. a4 b4 36. Nxb4 Rxg2 37. Kf1 1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qb3
Nbd7 9. Bf4 a5 10. Rc1 a4 11. Qc2 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nc3 a3 15.
bxa3 Bxa3 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. Be5 Be6 18. Ng5 g6 19. Bd4 Bf5 20. Qb3 Nfd7 21. e4
Bg4 22. Nf3 Nc5 23. Qb5 Rc8 24. Rab1 Nc4 25. Nxd5 Nxe4 26. Qxb7 Ncd6 27. Ne7+
1-0

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. d3
d6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Ne7
15. e4 Ng6 16. Qd2 Ra8 17. Ra5 Qb8 18. Rfa1 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Rxa5 20. Qxa5 Qf2 21.
Qd2 Qb6 22. g3 Ng4 23. h3 Nh6 24. g4 Nf4 25. Kh2 f6 26. d4 Nf7 27. Qa5 Qb8 28.
Qa7 Qc8 29. Qa6 Qb8 30. Ra5 h5 31. Qxb5 Qc8 32. Qa6 Qd8 33. Qf1 hxg4 34. hxg4
Qd7 35. Kg3 Nh6 36. Nh2 Qf7 37. Ra7 Qg6 38. Kf3 f5 39. exf5 Nxf5 40. gxf5 Rxf5
41. Qh1 e4+ 42. Ke3 Qg3+ 43. Kd2 e3+ 44. Kc1 e2 45. Kd2 Ng2 46. Kxe2 Rf2+ 47.
Kd1 Qe3 48. Nf3 Qxf3+ 49. Kc1 Rf1+ 0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhang, Zhong"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 Ng6 11. Ne4 h6 12. Re1 c5 13. Be3 b6 14. Rad1+
Ke8 15. c4 Be6 16. b3 Rd8 17. Nc3 c6 18. h4 Rxd1 19. Nxd1 Bg4 20. Nh2 Bxd1 21.
Rxd1 Nxe5 22. Bf4 Nd7 23. h5 g6 24. Bc7 Be7 25. Rf1 gxh5 26. Re1 Kf8 27. Rd1
Ke8 28. Re1 f6 29. Nf1 Kf7 30. Ng3 Rc8 31. Bf4 Bf8 32. Nf5 Re8 33. Rd1 Ke6 34.
Re1+ Kf7 35. Rd1 Ke6 36. Re1+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Luther, Thomas"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb7 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Nxe5 Qc7 16. Ng4 Rfd8 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qh5 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qxc3 20. Bg5 Qxc2
21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22. Rac1 Qa4 23. Rc7 Qxa2 24. Re3 Qe6 25. Rg3 h6 26. Qc5 Bxe4 27.
Qc3 Bg6 28. Qxa5 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Kh7 0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 Bb5 7. c4 dxc4 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. Nxb5 Qxb5 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. Bxc4 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2
Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nge7 16. Ke3 a6 17. Rhd1 Ng6 18. Ke4 Ke7 19. h4 Ncxe5 20. Nxe5
f5+ 21. Kd4 Rhd8+ 22. Kc5 Nxe5 23. Bf1 Rdc8+ 24. Kb6 Nd7+ 25. Ka5 b6+ 26. Ka4
Rc2 27. b4 Rxf2 28. Rac1 Ra7 29. Rc6 a5 30. Kb5 axb4 31. axb4 Rb2 32. Rc3 Ra5+
33. Kc6 Ne5+ 34. Kxb6 Ra4 35. b5 Rxh4 36. Re1 Nd7+ 37. Kc7 Rd4 38. Rc6 e5 39.
Bc4 Rxc4 40. Rxc4 Rxb5 41. g4 fxg4 42. Rxg4 Rc5+ 43. Kb7 g6 44. Rg2 Nf6 45. Kb6
Rc3 46. Rxe5+ Kf7 47. Rf2 Rc2 48. Rf1 Rc1 49. Rf2 Rc2 50. Rf1 Rc1 51. Rf2 Rc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Zarnicki, Pablo Adrian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qd6
8. Nc4 Qd7 9. Ne5 Qd6 10. Nc4 Qd7 11. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. O-O-O Ngf6 14. Ne4
O-O-O 15. g3 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bd6 17. Kb1 Rhe8 18. Qe2 f5 19. Bc1 Nf6 20. Rd3 Ng4
21. a3 Qf7 22. Bf4 Qc7 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Rhd1 Qf7 25. Ne5 Qxh5 26. c4 Red8 27.
Ka2 Kb8 28. c5 Rd5 29. Nxc6+ bxc6 30. Rb3+ Kc7 31. Qa6 Rc8 32. Re1 Qg6 33. Rb7+
Kd8 34. Qxa7 e5 35. f3 Nh2 36. Ka1 Nxf3 37. Rxg7 Qe6 38. Rh1 Nxd4 39. Rxh6 Nc2+
40. Kb1 Rd1+ 41. Kxc2 Qc4+ 42. Kxd1 Qd3+ 43. Ke1 Qe3+ 44. Kf1 Qf3+ 45. Kg1 Qd1+
46. Kh2 Qd2+ 47. Kg1 Qd1+ 48. Kf2 Qd2+ 49. Kf1 Qd1+ 50. Kg2 Qd2+ 51. Kg1 Qd1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz Prelim3"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.14"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Golubev, Mikhail"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2004.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz Final"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2004.04.17"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bg4 5. O-O e6 6. d3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 d5 8. Re1
Be7 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Nf1 h6 11. Ng3 Bd6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. a3 b6 15.
b4 Bf4 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 d4 19. Ne2 Qd6 20. cxd4 cxd4 21. g3
Rc8 22. Qb2 e5 23. Bg2 Rc7 24. f4 Nd7 25. Rc1 Rfc8 26. h4 Nd8 27. fxe5 Nxe5 28.
Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 30. Nxd4 Rd7 31. Nf3 Nxf3+ 32. Bxf3 Rxd3 33. Kf2 Rxa3
34. Rd1 Nc6 35. b5 Ne5 36. Be2 Ra2 37. Ke3 g5 38. h5 Kg7 39. Rd5 Kf6 40. Rd6+
Kg7 41. Rd5 Kf6 42. Rd6+ Kg7 43. Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz Final"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2004.04.17"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. d4 exd4 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxd4 Nxe5 12. Bf4 Bf6 13. f3 c5 14. fxe4 cxd4 15.
Bxd5 Bg4 16. Qd2 dxc3 17. Nxc3 Rc8 18. h3 Bh5 19. a3 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxd2 21. Bxd2
Rxc4 22. Rac1 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 Rfc8 24. Nd5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Be2 27. b4
Be5 28. Bf4 Bb2 29. Nc7 Bxa3 30. Nxa6 Bb2 31. Bd6 f6 32. Nc7 Kf7 33. Kh2 Bc3
34. Kg3 Be1+ 35. Kf4 Bd2+ 36. Kg3 g5 37. Kf2 Bc4 38. e5 fxe5 39. Bxe5 Bxb4 40.
Na6 Bd2 41. Nc5 h5 42. Ne4 Bc1 43. Bc3 Ke6 44. g4 hxg4 45. hxg4 Kd5 46. Nf6+
Ke6 47. Ne4 Bf4 48. Nd2 Kd5 49. Nf3 Bd3 50. Bf6 b4 51. Nxg5 b3 52. Nh3 Bc1 53.
Kg3 Bc2 54. Nf4+ Kd6 55. Ne2 b2 56. Bxb2 Bxb2 57. g5 Ke6 58. Nf4+ Kf7 59. Ng2
Kg6 60. Kf3 Kxg5 61. Kg3 Bg6 62. Kf3 Be5 63. Kf2 Be4 64. Kg1 Kg4 65. Kf2 Bd4+
66. Kf1 Kg3 67. Ne1 Bc5 68. Ke2 Kg4 69. Nd3 Bd6 70. Nf2+ Kf5 71. Nxe4 Kxe4
1/2-1/2

[Event "ACP Blitz Final"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.17"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2004.04.17"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. Be2 Nfd7 14. f4 Nc4 15.
Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Rhe1 Be7 17. Bf2 O-O 18. h4 Nc5 19. g5 h5 20. b3 Rxc3 21. Qxc3
Nxe4 22. Qe3 Qa5 23. Rd3 g6 24. Kb2 Rc8 25. Ra1 Bf8 26. Be1 Qc7 27. Rc1 Bg7 28.
Kb1 d5 29. Nf3 Nc5 30. Rdd1 Ne4 31. Rd3 Bc6 32. Ne5 Be8 33. Qd4 Nd6 34. Bb4 Nf5
35. Qf2 d4 36. Rxd4 Nxd4 37. Qxd4 Rd8 38. Qc3 Qb7 39. Re1 Rc8 40. Qd4 Bc6 41.
Re2 Bd5 42. Rd2 Qc7 43. Qd3 a5 44. Qxb5 axb4 45. Qxb4 Bxe5 46. fxe5 Qxe5 47.
Qd4 Qe1+ 48. Kb2 Be4 49. a4 e5 50. Qd7 Bf5 51. Qd6 e4 52. Qh2 e3 53. Re2 Qc3+
54. Ka2 Bxc2 0-1

[Event "ACP Blitz Final"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.04.17"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2004.04.17"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. d4 exd4 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxd4 Nxe5 12. Bf4 Bf6 13. f3 c5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15.
Nc6 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Qh4+ 17. Kg1 Ng3 18. Bxd5 Kh8 19. Nd2 Qh1+ 20. Kf2 Qh4 21.
Kg1 Bb7 22. Ne4 Rac8 23. Nxg3 Qxg3 24. Na5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 c4 26. Nc6 h6 27. Nd4
Rce8 28. Re4 Rd8 29. Qe5 Qg6 30. Rae1 f6 31. Qc7 Rc8 32. Qb7 Rcd8 33. Rg4 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.20"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. Bg2 O-O 7. e4 d6 8. Ne2
e5 9. a3 Na6 10. axb4 Nxb4 11. Qd2 a5 12. O-O b6 13. Na3 Ba6 14. Rad1 Qe7 15.
f4 Rac8 16. b3 Rcd8 17. Nc3 Bb7 18. Nab5 Bc6 19. Nxd6 exd4 20. Qxd4 Nd7 21. e5
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Nc5 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 f6 25. Rfe1 fxe5 26. fxe5 Rxd6 27. exd6
Qxd6 28. b4 axb4 29. Qxb4 h5 30. Qd4 Ra8 31. Re2 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "188"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[BlackTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 Re8 10. c3 Bf8 11. d4 h6 12. Nbd2 d6 13. d5 Nb8 14. c4 c6 15. axb5
axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. cxb5 cxd5 18. exd5 Qb6 19. Nb1 Nbd7 20. Nc3 Ng4 21. Re2
f5 22. Bc2 g6 23. Nh4 Kf7 24. h3 Ngf6 25. Be3 Qd8 26. Nf3 Bg7 27. Re1 Qb8 28.
Qa1 Bb7 29. Qa3 Bf8 30. Nd2 Qc7 31. Qb4 Kg7 32. Bb3 Ra8 33. b6 Qd8 34. f3 Nc5
35. Bxc5 dxc5 36. Qb5 c4 37. Bxc4 Nd7 38. Na4 Bd6 39. Kh1 Rc8 40. Bf1 Nf6 41.
Nc4 e4 42. Nxd6 Qxd6 43. Nc3 Qg3 44. Re2 Rf8 45. Qc4 Rf7 46. fxe4 fxe4 47. Kg1
Qe5 48. Nxe4 Nxd5 49. Nc5 Qf6 50. Nxb7 Qxf1+ 51. Kh2 Nxb6 52. Qd4+ Qf6 53.
Qxf6+ Rxf6 54. Nc5 Rc6 55. Ne4 Rc4 56. Kg3 Rb4 57. Nc5 Rb5 58. Rc2 Nd5 59. Kf3
Nb4 60. Rc4 Nd5 61. b3 g5 62. g3 Nb6 63. Rc2 Rb4 64. Rd2 h5 65. Rd6 g4+ 66.
hxg4 hxg4+ 67. Ke2 Nc8 68. Rd7+ Kf6 69. Kd3 Ne7 70. Kc3 Rb8 71. Rd6+ Kf7 72.
Rd4 Rg8 73. Rf4+ Ke8 74. Kc4 Rg6 75. b4 Nc8 76. Ne4 Ke7 77. Nf2 Nb6+ 78. Kb3
Nd5 79. Rxg4 Rf6 80. Ne4 Rf1 81. Nc5 Rb1+ 82. Ka4 Kf6 83. Rd4 Ke5 84. Re4+ Kf5
85. g4+ Kg6 86. Re6+ Kf7 87. Rd6 Rxb4+ 88. Ka5 Rd4 89. g5 Rd1 90. Ne4 Ne3 91.
Rc6 Rd4 92. Nd6+ Ke7 93. g6 Rxd6 94. Rxd6 Nc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.22"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Loskutov, Oleg"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2433"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk Siberian Athens-Neftekhim"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a3
Bc5 9. d3 d6 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Ne7 13. h3 Bd7 14. d4 Ng6 15.
Qd3 c6 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Rfc8 20. Red1 Ra7 21.
g4 h6 22. g5 hxg5 23. Nxg5 Be8 24. Rd8 Rcc7 25. Ne2 Kf8 26. Ng3 Nh4 27. Kf2 Ke7
28. Nf3 Nxf3 29. Nf5+ Kf8 30. Kxf3 g6 31. Nd6 Rd7 32. Rb8 Re7 33. Rc8 Rac7 34.
Nxe8 Nxe8 35. Rdd8 Rxc8 36. Rxc8 Rc7 37. Ra8 Ke7 38. Rxa6 Nd6 39. a4 bxa4 40.
Bxa4 c5 41. Bc6 c4 42. Ke2 f5 43. exf5 gxf5 44. b4 cxb3 45. cxb3 Rc8 46. b4 Rb8
47. Ra4 Ke6 48. h4 e4 49. h5 Rh8 50. b5 Rxh5 51. Rb4 Rh2+ 52. Kd1 Rh1+ 53. Kd2
Rh2+ 54. Kd1 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.23"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Re1 Bg4 9. c3 f5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Na5 12. Qc2 c5 13. Ne5 Bh5 14. f3 cxd4
15. fxe4 dxc3 16. exf5 cxd2 17. Bxd2 Bf6 18. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.24"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vladivostok Debiut-DVGU"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nb3 Bd7 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Kb1 Kb8 13. Be2 h5 14. Rhf1
Be7 15. Rf3 Rdg8 16. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.25"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Geller, Jakov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[BlackTeam "Togliatti Lada"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2
Nf6 8. O-O-O {Grischuk spielt diese scharfe Variante gern.} Bb4 9. f3 Ne5 {
Das ist die eigentliche Hauptvariante, aber 9...Na5, 9...Ne7 kommen auch stark
in Betracht.} 10. Nb3 b5 11. Qe1 {Ftacnik: 'The white queen is retreating to
the less exposed square than d2. The immediate threat is Nxb5 and potential
jump of the knight to c4 will not come with a tempo.' Die Idee des Damenzuges
ist, dass jetzt 12.Nxb5 droht und Weiß kann eventuell auch Qg3 spielen.} Be7 {
Schwarz verteidigt sich gegen 12.Nxb5, aber der Textzug scheint mir etwas zu
passiv zu sein.} (11... Nc4 12. Bd4 $1 O-O (12... e5 $2 13. Qg3 Nh5 14. Qg5
Bxc3 15. Bxc3 g6 16. Bxc4 f6 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxe5+ fxe5 19. Bd5 $18 {1/2-1/2
Vuckovic,B-Perunovic,M/Sozina SCG 2004/(39)}) 13. e5 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Nd5 15. Bd4
d6 (15... Bb7 16. Kb1 Rac8 17. Bd3 f6 18. Qh4 f5 19. Rhe1 Rf7 20. Qf2 a5 21.
Nc5 {1-0 Iordachescu,V-Goloshchapov,A/Budva SCG 2003/(38)}) 16. exd6 Qxd6 17.
Kb1 Rd8 (17... Qf4) 18. Bd3 Bb7 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Na5 Qe7 (20... c3 21. Qe5
Qxe5 22. Bxe5) 21. Nxc4 f6 22. Qf2 {1-0 Azarov,S-Teterev,V/Minsk BLR 2004/
[Ribli] (72)}) (11... Rb8 $5 12. Qg3 Be7 13. Kb1 d6 14. f4 Nc4 15. Bd4 b4 16.
Na4 O-O 17. Qd3 d5 18. exd5 exd5 19. Be2 Ne4 20. Bf3 f5 $13 {1-0 Acs,
P-Portisch,L/Zalaegerszeg HUN 2004/(55)}) (11... Bxc3 $6 12. Qxc3 Qxc3 13. bxc3
d5 (13... Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Na5 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 $5 (16... exd5 17. Bd4 $16
) 17. Bd4 f6 18. Nxc4 $14) 14. Bd4 $14 {[%csl Gd4]} Ned7 15. exd5 Nxd5 $5 16.
Bxg7 Rg8 17. Bd4 Bb7 18. c4 $1 bxc4 19. Na5 {[%cal Ra5b7,Ra5c4]} O-O-O 20. Nxc4
$16 {[%cal Gc4d6,Gd6c8,Gd6f7] 1/2-1/2 Iordachescu,V-Macieja,B/Bermuda 2004/CBM
99/[Ribli] (51)}) 12. f4 $1 {Weiß beginnt eine sofortige Aktion im Zentrum.} (
12. Kb1 {Dieser prophylaktische Zug ist überflüssig.} d6 13. Qf2 Rb8 14. g4 b4
15. Ne2 a5 16. g5 Nfd7 17. Nbd4 Nc4 18. Bc1 Qc5 19. Qg1 Ndb6 20. Ng3 Bd7 {
1/2-1/2 Balogh,C-Portisch,L/Miskolc HUN 2004/(26)}) 12... Nc4 (12... Neg4 13.
e5 $16) 13. e5 Ng4 (13... Nxe3 $2 14. Qxe3 $16 Ng4 $4 15. Qf3 $18 {[%cal Rf3a8,
Rf3g4]}) 14. Bd4 {Weiß hat Raum- und Entwicklungsvorteil und der g4N steht
angreifbar, so kann h3 und g4 folgen.} f5 (14... Bb7 15. Bd3 f5 16. h3 Nh6 17.
Rg1 Rc8 18. g4 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (18. Qf2 {Ftacnik} d6 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Bb6 Qb8
21. exd6 Bxd6 22. Nc5 $14) 18... b4 19. Na4 Bf3 20. gxf5 Nxf5 21. Bxf5 exf5 22.
Nac5 Bxd1 23. Qxd1 $44 {1-0 Karjakin,S-Grabliauskas,V/Dos Hermanas 2004/CBM 99
ext (55) Ftacnik: '1-0 Karjakin,S-Grabliauskas,V/Dos Hermanas 2004/ (55)'}) 15.
h3 Nh6 16. Qf2 $14 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gf2a7] '!' Ftacnik. Der h6N steht weit vom
Hauptkriegschauplatz und Weiß hat starke Kontrolle über die Diagonale g1-a7.}
Bb7 (16... d5 17. exd6 Bxd6 18. Kb1 $14 (18. g3 {Ftacnik} Bb7 19. Rg1 O-O 20.
Bc5 $16)) 17. Bxc4 $1 {Weiß tauscht die beste schwarze Figur.} bxc4 {'?'
Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Geller has not appreciated enough the danger of the ensuing
pawn structure, the soldier on c4 will be very weak.'} (17... Qxc4 18. Bc5 $1
$16 {[%csl Rc4,Yd6]} (18. Na5 $14 Qc8 {Ftacnik} 19. Kb1 Bc6 20. Be3 O-O 21.
Nxc6 Qxc6 22. Ne2 $14)) 18. Bb6 Qc6 (18... Qc8 19. Na5 $16) 19. Na5 $16 {
Weiß opfert zeitweilig einen Bauern, aber er bekommt überlegenes Spiel.} Qxg2
20. Qd4 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'The centralization of the queen underlines the
positional bancrupcy of the opponent.'} Bc8 (20... Be4 21. Qxd7+ (21. Nxe4 Qxe4
22. Nxc4 $16) 21... Kf7 22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23. Nc6 Qxf4+ (23... Rhe8 24. Rhf1 $18)
24. Kb1 Rhe8 25. Bc5 Ng8 26. Rhf1 $40) 21. Bc5 {[%mdl 32] Weiß will die
dunkelfarbigen Läufer tauschen, wonach das d6-Schlüsselfeld ganz schwach
werden würde.} (21. Qe3 $16) 21... Bxc5 22. Qxc5 Kf7 (22... Nf7 23. Rhg1 Qxh3
24. Rxg7 $18) 23. Qe3 $18 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Rd1g1,Rg1g2] Die schwarze Dame
befindet sich in großer Not - es droht 24.Rdg1 mit Damenfang.} Rb8 $8 24. Rhg1
Qa8 {Ein bescheidener Platz für die Dame...} 25. Nxc4 {[%csl Yd6][%cal Rc4d6,
Rd6f7]} Rf8 26. Nd6+ Kg8 27. Rxg7+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Ftacnik: 'Black's forces are
so poorly coordinated, that white can afford to invest material into mating
attack.' Diese kleine Kombination gewinnt leicht.} (27. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 28. Rg1+
Kh8 (28... Ng4 29. hxg4 $18) 29. Qg3 Ng4 (29... Rg8 30. Qxg8+ (30. Nf7+ $18)
30... Nxg8 31. Nf7#) 30. hxg4 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.26"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Samara Termosteps"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2
Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bg5 c4 10. Ne5 Be6 11. b3 Qa5 12. Qd2 $1 Rad8 (12... Bb4 13.
Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Rfc1 $14) (12... Qa6 13. bxc4 dxc4 14. Nxc6 bxc6
15. Qc2 $14) (12... Rfd8 $2 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. bxc4 dxc4 15. Bxc6 {xRa8}) 13.
bxc4 $1 Bb4 {Ftacnik: 'Grischuk tries to improve on the older game with 13...
Nxe5, since it was clearly better for white.'} (13... Nxe5 14. Nxd5 $1 Qxd2 (
14... Rxd5 15. cxd5 Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Nc4 17. dxe6 Nxd2 18. Rfd1 $16) 15. Nxe7+ Kh8
16. Bxd2 Nxc4 17. Bb4 Rfe8 18. Bxb7 $1 (18. d5 $2 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rfd1
Be6 {O'Cinneide,M-Halkias,S/Leon 2001/`}) 18... Rd7 ({or} 18... Rb8 19. Bc6
Rxb4 20. Bxe8 Nxe8 21. Rab1) 19. Bc6 Rexe7 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. Rfc1 $16) 14. Nxc6
bxc6 15. Rfc1 (15. Rac1 dxc4 16. Bxc6 Qb6 17. d5 (17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. d5 $2 Qxc6)
17... Rxd5 (17... Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Nxd5 19. Qxc4 Ne7) 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd2
20. Nxb6 Bxc1 $11) 15... dxc4 16. Bxf6 (16. Bxc6 Qb6 17. d5 Ne4) 16... gxf6 17.
e3 (17. a3 {Ftacnik} Bxc3 18. Rxc3 c5 19. d5 Bxd5 20. Qc2 $14) 17... c5 18. d5
$1 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 (19. Qxc3 Qxc3 20. Rxc3 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxc4 Rb8 23.
Rc2 Rb6 $14) 19... Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Qc2 $16 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik:
'Gelfand doesn't want to give black excellent counterplay with active queen on
c3 supporting the dangerous c4 pawn.'} Rc8 (21... Rfd8 22. Rxc4 Qd2 $2 23. Rxc5
$18) 22. Rxc4 $6 (22. Rc1 $1 Rd3 $140 $2 23. Rxc4 Qd2 24. Rxc5 $1) (22. Rb1 $5)
22... Qd2 23. Rc1 (23. Qe4 Rcd8 {/\ Qe2 and Rd1}) 23... Qxc2 24. R1xc2 Rc6 (
24... Kg7 25. Rb2 Rc6 26. Rb7) 25. Kg2 $2 (25. Rb2 $6 Rb6) (25. Ra4 $1 Rc7 26.
Kg2 f5 27. Kf3 $16) 25... Ra6 $1 26. a4 (26. Kf3 Ra3 $11) 26... h6 $6 (26...
Kg7 $142 27. Kf3 Kg6 28. Ke2 (28. Rg4+ Rg5) 28... f5 29. Rd2 Rad6 (29... Re5
30. Rd8) (29... Rxd2+ 30. Kxd2) 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Rc2 Kf6 32. Rb2 $16) (26...
f5 $2 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. Rxc5 Rxa4 29. Rxf5 $18 a5 30. Kf3 Ra1 31. h4 a4 32. Ra5
a3 33. h5 h6 34. g4 Kg7 35. e4 Ra2 36. Ke3 Ra1 37. Ra6 Ra2 (37... a2 38. Kf4)
38. e5 Ra1 39. Kf4 Rf1 40. f3 Ra1 41. Kf5 a2 42. f4) 27. Kf3 Kf8 28. Ke2 Ra5 $2
(28... Ke7 $2 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 Rxa4 31. Rh5 $18 Ra1 (31... Kf8 32. Rxh6
Kg7 33. Rh5 Ra1 34. h4 a5 35. Kf3 a4 36. Ra5 a3 37. g4 $1 (37. Kf4 $2 Ra2 38.
f3 Ra1 39. h5 a2 40. g4 Kh7 41. e4 Kg7 $11) 37... Rh1 (37... a2 38. h5) 38. h5
Ra1 39. Ra6) 32. Rxh6 a5 33. h4 a4 34. Rh8 a3 35. Ra8) (28... Rh5 $142 29. h4
Rd5 30. R2c3 $1 (30. Rb2 Rb6 31. Rb5 Rxb5 32. axb5 Kg7 33. Kf3 Rd6 34. Rxc5 Rb6
$11) 30... Kg7 31. Rd3 Rxd3 32. Kxd3 $16) 29. Rb2 $1 Rd6 30. Rb8+ Ke7 31. Rh4
$18 (31. Rc8 Rda6 32. Rc7+ Ke6) 31... Rb6 (31... Rc6 32. Re4+ Re6 33. Rb7+ $1
Kd6 (33... Kf8 34. Rh4 Rc6 35. Rxh6 Kg7 36. Rh4 c4 37. Rb4 c3 38. Rhc4) 34. Rf4
) 32. Rc8 Kd7 33. Rh8 Rb4 34. R4xh6 Rb6 (34... Raxa4 35. Rxf6 Rb2+ 36. Kf3 Raa2
37. Kg2 Ke7 38. Rf4) 35. R6h7 Rxa4 36. Rxf7+ Kc6 (36... Ke6 37. Rhf8) 37. Rxf6+
Kb5 38. Rxb6+ axb6 39. h4 Ra2+ 40. Kf3 c4 41. h5 Ra7 42. Rc8 Rf7+ 43. Ke2 Kb4
44. g4 Rh7 45. f4 Kb5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.27"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bf5 7. Ne5 h6 8. g4 Bh7
9. Bg2 e6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rc1 Ra7 13. c5 Bc7 14. Ne2 a5 15. f3 Nfd7
16. f4 f6 17. Nd3 Na6 18. a3 b4 19. a4 Re8 20. Qd2 Bb8 21. Ng3 e5 22. f5 Kh8
23. e4 dxe4 24. Nxe4 exd4 25. Bxd4 Bg8 26. Bf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.28"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
f3 h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. e3 Nbd7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd8 Nxc3 13. Bh4 Nd5 14. Bf2 c5
15. e4 Ne7 16. Ne2 Rac8 17. Nc3 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Nc5 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. Bxc5 Rxd1+
21. Kxd1 Rxc5 22. Kd2 Nc8 23. b4 Rc7 24. Bd3 Kf8 25. Nb5 Rd7 26. Rc1 e5 27. a4
Ke7 28. Ke3 Kd8 29. g3 a6 30. Na3 Nd6 31. Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT poule haute"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2004.05.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hamdouchi, Hicham"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.05.08"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Montpellier"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bf4 Nc6
8. Qd2 Bg4 9. Be2 Qd7 10. O-O-O O-O-O 11. Rhe1 a6 12. h3 Bf5 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14.
Qxd4 c5 15. Qd5 Be6 16. Bg4 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Rhe8 18. c4 Qxg4 19. hxg4 Bg5 20.
Rxe8 Bxf4+ 21. Re3 Bxe3+ 22. fxe3 Kd7 23. Rh5 h6 24. g5 hxg5 25. Rxg5 g6 26. a4
Ke6 27. Kd2 Rh8 28. Kd3 Rh1 29. Rg4 Rb1 30. b3 Rg1 31. Rg5 a5 32. Rg4 Kf6 33.
Rf4+ Kg7 34. Rf2 Kf8 35. Ke4 Ke7 36. Kf3 Ke6 37. Rd2 Rf1+ 38. Ke2 Rc1 39. Kf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT poule haute"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2004.05.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.05.08"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Cannes"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Re1 Re8 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. bxc3 Bg4 14. Be3
Qd7 15. Rb1 Nc6 16. h3 Bh5 17. Ne5 Bxd1 18. Nxd7 Ba4 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Nd8
21. f4 Rc8 22. Kf2 Bc6 23. g4 f6 24. h4 Ne6 25. f5 Nf8 26. c4 Nd7 27. Be2 Ne5
28. cxd5 Bxd5 29. a3 h6 30. Rb4 Kf8 31. Kg3 Re8 32. Kf2 Rc8 33. Kg3 Re8 34. Kf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Solomon, Kenny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2352"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Nd5 12. Ng2 Bg6 13. Bd2 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bd6 15.
Qb3 Qb6 16. Nf4 Bxf4 17. exf4 O-O 18. Bxe6 Bd3 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. Bb3 Bxf1 21.
Kxf1 Rad8 22. Ke2 Rfe8+ 23. Be3 Nd5 24. Kd3 g6 25. Bd2 Rd7 26. Rb1 b6 27. c4
Nc7 28. f5 Red8 29. Bc3 Rxd4+ 30. Bxd4 c5 31. fxg6 hxg6 32. Re1 Ne6 33. Kc3
Rxd4 34. a5 Rf4 35. axb6 axb6 36. Bc2 Nd4 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Re3 b5 39. cxb5
Nxb5+ 40. Kd2 Rxf2+ 41. Kc1 Nd4 42. Bd1 Rh2 43. g5 Ne6 44. Re5 Nf4 45. Bc2 Rxh3
46. Rxc5 Ne6 47. Ra5 Rg3 48. Kd2 Rxg5 49. Ra7 Rg2+ 50. Kc3 Re2 51. Bd3 Re5 52.
Bc4 g5 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Solomon, Kenny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2352"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Nc6 12. Be3 Nb4 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. Rd1 Qc8 15.
a3 Nbd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bd2 a5 19. Qc2 Nb6 20. Rac1 Nc4 21. a4
Nxd2 22. Nxd2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 bxa4 24. Qxa4 Bd6 25. Qc6 Ra6 26. Qf3 Qd7 27. Nc4
Rb8 28. e4 Bf8 29. h4 a4 30. Rc3 h6 31. Kh2 c6 32. Qe2 Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. Bc4 Bd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Bc6 14. Bd2
Nd7 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Rhe1 Rfc8 18. Qg4 Nf8 19. h4 Qc5 20. Bd3 Ng6
21. Bc3 Qf2 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Re2 Qf5 24. Qg3 Qh5 25. Red2 Bd5 26. b3 a5 27.
Kb2 b5 28. a3 a4 29. b4 Rc4 30. Bd4 Be4 31. c3 Rd8 32. Re1 Bf5 33. Qg5 Rd5 34.
Qf4 Qg4 35. Qf2 g5 36. hxg5 Qxg5 37. Rh1 Bh7 38. g4 f6 39. exf6 gxf6 40. Qh2
Rc7 41. Qxc7 Qxd2+ 42. Ka1 Qc2 43. Qb8+ Kg7 44. g5 Rxd4 45. gxf6+ Kg6 46. Qg3+
Kxf6 47. cxd4 Bd3 48. Qf4+ Bf5 49. Qe3 Be4 50. Rc1 Qg2 51. Rg1 Qc2 52. Qg5+ Kf7
53. Qg7+ Ke8 54. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Bf4 Bg4 18. Qg2 Bxf4 19. gxf4 d4 20. Qg3 Rad8 21.
c4 Rd6 22. Re5 f5 23. Nd2 Rg6 24. Kh1 Qh5 25. f3 Bh3 26. Qf2 Bg2+ 27. Qxg2 Rxg2
28. Kxg2 bxc4 29. dxc4 Qh4 30. Rae1 Qxf4 31. R5e2 d3 32. Rf2 Rf6 33. Re8+ Kf7
34. Rd8 Qe3 35. Rd5 h5 36. h4 Qe1 37. Nf1 Rg6+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.23"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. O-O-O a5 12. Nh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qd2 h6 9. Bh4 Bb4 10. Rc1 c5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. c4 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 N5f6
15. Be2 Bb7 16. f3 O-O 17. O-O cxd4 18. exd4 e5 19. c5 bxc5 20. dxe5 Rfe8 21.
Bb5 Rxe5 22. Nc4 Re6 23. Na5 Ba6 24. Bc4 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 Rae8 26. Rfd1 Re2 27.
Bf2 R8e6 28. Kf1 Ra2 29. Rd2 Rxd2 30. Nxd2 Ra6 31. Rc3 Kf8 32. h4 Ke7 33. Bxc5+
Nxc5 34. Rxc5 Rxa3 35. Ne4 Nxe4 36. Re5+ Kd6 37. Rxe4 a5 38. h5 a4 39. Kf2 Ra1
40. Rf4 Ke6 41. g4 a3 42. Ra4 Kd5 43. Kg3 g5 44. hxg6 fxg6 45. f4 h5 46. gxh5
gxh5 47. Ra5+ Kc4 48. Kg2 Kb4 49. Ra8 Rd1 50. Rb8+ Kc3 51. Rc8+ Kb2 52. Rb8+
Ka1 53. f5 a2 54. f6 Rb1 55. Re8 Kb2 56. f7 a1=Q 57. Re2+ Kc3 58. f8=Q Rg1+ 59.
Kh3 Rh1+ 60. Rh2 Kb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 e5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Qxc4 Be6 14.
Qd3 Rad8 15. Qe3 Qh5 16. f3 Bc4 17. Nc3 Rfe8 18. Qg5 Qh3 19. Be3 Nd5 20. Bd4 f6
21. Qc1 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Bxe2 23. Rf2 a6 24. b3 Qd7 25. Re1 Bb5 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.
Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D29"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. O-O
c5 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 b4 11. Na4 Qb8 (11... Qc7 12. Bd2 Rc8 13. Rac1 Qb8 14.
Bc4 a5 15. Ba6 Be7 16. dxc5 O-O 17. Nd4 Nxc5 18. Nxc5 Rxc5 19. Rxc5 Bxc5 20.
Nb3 Bb6 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Qb5 Qa7 $11 {1-0 Lokvenc,J-Beni,A/Bad Gastein 1948/
EXT 2000 (83)}) (11... Qa5 12. a3 (12. e4 Qb5 $1 13. Qe1 Bxe4 14. Ne5 c4 15.
Nxc4 Be7 (15... Bd5 $142 16. Ne5 Be7) 16. Bf4 $1 O-O 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. Bxd6 Rfc8
19. Qxb4 Qc6 20. f3 Nd5 21. Qa3 Bg6 $44 {1/2-1/2 Spassky,B-Keres,P/Amsterdam
1956/Candidates/[ChessBase] (29)}) (12. Bd2 cxd4 (12... Be7 13. a3 Qb5 14. Qxb5
axb5 15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 bxa3 17. Rxa3 Rxa3 18. bxa3 Bxc5 19. Rc1 Ne4 20.
Bb4 Bxb4 21. axb4 O-O 22. Nd4 Nd6 23. Rc5 $14 {0-1 Riedel,A-Wagner Michel,A/
Jueterbog 1985/EXT 2002 (46)}) 13. Nxd4 Be7 (13... e5 14. a3 $6 (14. Rac1 $1
exd4 15. exd4+ Kd8 16. Bf4 $1 $40) 14... exd4 15. exd4+ Kd8 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17.
dxc5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Christiansen,L-Kortschnoj,V/Antwerp 1993/CBM 37/[Ftacnik] 
(48)}) 14. a3 O-O 15. axb4 Bxb4 (15... Qg5 16. f3 Qh5 17. e4 Bd6 18. g3 Rfd8
19. Bc3 Ne5 20. Kg2 Nxf3 21. Nxf3 Nxe4 22. Rd4 Ng5 23. Rf1 Nxf3 24. Rxf3 Be7
25. Re4 Rab8 26. Bc2 $16 {1-0 Spassky,B-Mikenas,V/Yerevan 1962/URS-ch (45)})
16. f3 Nb6 17. e4 Bxd2 18. Qxd2 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 Nxa4 20. Bxa4 Rfc8 $11 {0-1
Panno,O-Pilnik,H/Buenos Aires 1958/MCL/[ChessBase] (39)}) (12. Ne5 Nxe5 13.
dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 Bc6 15. Qc2 c4 16. a3 Bd5 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Qxa4 19. b3
Qb5 {0-1 Vasilev,D-Semkov,S/Bankia 1992/EXT 98 (19)}) (12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nxc5
Bxc5 14. Bd2 Qb5 $2 (14... O-O 15. a3 Qb6 $11) 15. Qxb5+ axb5 16. Rac1 Ne4 17.
Be1 O-O 18. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Liberzon,V-Nurmamedov/USSR 4/602 1967/[Yudovich sr.,M]
(44)}) 12... Qb5 13. Qc4 cxd4 (13... Bd5 14. Qxb5 axb5 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxc5
Nxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 {1/2-1/2 Olafsson,M-Hansson,H/Hallsberg 1973/EXT 2003 (17)})
14. Nxd4 Qxc4 15. Bxc4 Rc8 16. Be2 Be7 17. f3 O-O 18. axb4 Bxb4 19. Bd2 Bxd2
20. Rxd2 Rfd8 $14 {1-0 Bolbochan,J-Devos,P/Dubrovnik 1950/MCD (55)}) (11...
cxd4 12. exd4 Bd5 13. Bc2 Be7 14. Bf4 Qa5 15. b3 O-O 16. Nb2 Qb5 17. Nc4 a5 18.
Nfe5 Rfd8 $2 (18... Qb7 $5 $11) 19. Bd3 (19. Nxf7 $1 $18) 19... Qb7 $11 {
0-1 Bain,B-Karklins,E/Illinois 1993/EXT 2000 (41)}) 12. dxc5 Bxc5 (12... Nxc5
$5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 14. Ba4+ Ke7 $11) 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. Bc2 O-O 15. b3 a5 (15...
Nce4 16. Bb2 Rc8 (16... Nc3 17. Bxc3 bxc3 18. Rd4 Rc8) 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Be5
Qa7 19. Rd7 Nc5 20. Rd4 f6 21. Bd6 a5 $11) 16. Bb2 Ba6 17. Qe1 Nfe4 (17... Nce4
$142 18. Ne5 Rc8 19. Nd7 Qb7 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Rac1 Qe7 $11) 18. Ne5 Rc8 19.
Rac1 Nc3 (19... Qb7 20. f3 Nc3 21. Bxc3 bxc3 22. Rd4 $16 {[%csl Rc3]}) (19...
f6 $2 20. Nc6 $1 Qb7 21. Nxa5 $18) 20. Bxc3 bxc3 21. Nf3 (21. Qxc3 Nd3 (21...
Nxb3 22. Qxc8+ (22. Qxb3 Qxe5 $11) 22... Qxc8 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25.
axb3 f6 26. Nf3 Rb8 27. Ra1 Rxb3 28. h3 $14) 22. Qxc8+ Bxc8 (22... Qxc8 23.
Bxd3 Qb7 24. Bxa6 Qxa6 25. Rc7 $44) 23. Nc6 Qc7 24. Bxd3 Bb7 $11) (21. f4 $5 f6
22. Nf3 $14) 21... e5 $2 (21... a4 $1 22. bxa4 Qb4 23. Ne5 (23. Nd4 Nxa4 24. a3
$1 Qa5 25. Be4 Rab8 26. Nc6 Rxc6 27. Bxc6 Nb2 28. Rd4 (28. Rb1 Qc7 29. Rdc1
Qxc6 30. Qxc3 Qxc3 31. Rxc3 Rd8 32. h3 Nc4 $14) 28... Nd3 29. Rb1 Rb2 (29...
Rc8) 30. Rxb2 cxb2 31. Qb1 f5 $19 {[%cal Ya5d2,Yd2c1]}) 23... f6 (23... Nxa4
24. Rd4 Qb5 25. Nxf7 $16) 24. Nd7 Ra7 25. Nxc5 Qxc5 26. Bb3 $14) (21... Qb4 22.
Rd4 Qa3 23. Bb1 a4 24. b4 Nb7 25. Ne5 $14 {[%csl Ra3,Rb7]}) 22. Bf5 $1 $18 Rd8
(22... Ne6 23. Rxc3 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Be2 25. Rd5 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Ng5 27. Kg2 g6 28.
Bd7 $1 $18) 23. Qxc3 Qb4 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxb4 axb4 26. Nxe5 g6 27. h3 Nxb3
28. axb3 gxf5 29. Nc6 Rd2 30. Ne7+ Kg7 31. Nxf5+ Kf6 32. Nd4 Bd3 33. Rc6+ Ke7
34. Rb6 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Rf1 36. Kg3 Rg1 37. Nf3 Rb1 38. Rxb4 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.24"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bb2 b6 10. d4 Ba6 11. Re1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Rc8 14. Nd2 Bf6
15. Ne4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 f5 17. Nd2 Nc3 18. Bf1 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Qxd4 20. exd4 Nb5
21. Nf3 Rc3 22. Kg2 Rxf3 23. Kxf3 Nxd4+ 24. Kf4 Nc2 25. Rac1 Nxe1 26. Rxe1 Kf7
27. Rc1 Kf6 28. Ke3 g5 29. b4 Rf7 30. Rc8 Rd7 31. a4 g4 32. b5 Ke5 33. Rc4 Kd6
34. h3 gxh3 35. Rh4 Rc7 36. Kd3 Rc1 37. Rxh3 Ra1 38. Rh4 Ra3+ 39. Ke2 Kd5 40.
Kf1 e5 41. Kg2 e4 42. Rxh7 Rxa4 43. Kh3 Ra2 44. Kh4 Rxf2 45. Rxa7 Kc5 46. Rf7
Rf3 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.26"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. e5 Ne8 12. Qxd4 Bb7 13. Bf4 c5 14. Qe3 d5 15.
exd6 Bxd6 16. Nd2 Qc7 17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Qc6 19. f3 Nd6 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21.
Bxc4 Rae8 22. Qf4 a5 23. Bb5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qd5 25. h3 Bc8 26. Bc4 Qf5 27. Qc7
Be6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Re4 Qd5 30. Kh2 h6 31. c4 bxc3 32. bxc3 Qd2 33. Qxc5 Rxf3
34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qxe6 Rf2 36. Rg4 Qxc3 37. Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.27"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Bc1 Nhf6 14. e4 dxc4 15.
Nd2 b5 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Nf1 e5 18. Qa4 Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.27"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. Qd3 Ba6 11. Nc3 d5 12. Qc2 Bxc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Qa4 c5
15. Qxc4 cxd4 16. Qxd4 h6 17. Bh4 Qc7 18. O-O Rfc8 19. Rfd1 Qc4 20. e4 Qxd4 21.
Rxd4 Ne5 22. f3 Nh5 23. Be1 Nf4 24. Rad1 Nc4 25. g3 Ng6 26. Rb1 Nge5 27. Kf2
Rd8 28. Rbd1 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Nxb2 30. Ke2 Rc8 31. f4 Nc6 32. Rd7 Nc4 33. a4 a6
34. Bf2 b5 35. axb5 axb5 36. Nxb5 Rb8 37. Nd6 Rb2+ 38. Kf1 Rb1+ 39. Kg2 Nxd6
40. Rxd6 Rc1 41. Rd7 h5 42. Kh3 Rc2 43. Bg1 Rc1 44. Bb6 Rb1 45. Be3 Re1 46. Rd3
Re2 47. Rc3 Ne7 48. Bc5 Ng6 49. Re3 Rxe3 50. Bxe3 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.27"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Nd7 11. Nc3 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Ne2 c5 14. Ng3 g6 15. Bh6
Re8 16. Qd2 Rc8 17. Ba2 Bf6 18. Bd5 Rc7 19. a4 b4 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21. b3 a5 22.
Rf1 Bh4 23. Ne2 d5 24. exd5 Nb6 25. Nf4 Bg5 26. Bxg5 Qxg5 27. Rae1 Rbb8 28. Qc1
Nxd5 29. Nxd5 Qxd5 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Re1 Re6 32. Rxe6 Qxe6 33. Kf1 Qe5 34. f4
Qd6 35. Kf2 h5 36. g3 Qe6 37. h4 Kg7 38. Qe1 Qh3 39. Qe5+ Kh7 40. Qd5 Kg8 41.
Qd8+ Kg7 42. Qd5 Qc8 43. Qe5+ Kg8 44. Qd5 Qe8 45. Qf3 Qe6 46. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.27"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Re8 11. Nc3 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Ne2 c5 14. Ng3 Bf8 15.
Nf5 d5 16. e5 Nd7 17. Qg4 Kh8 18. Bf4 Re6 19. c3 dxc3 20. bxc3 c4 21. Bc2 d4
22. Bg5 Qe8 23. cxd4 c3 24. Bb3 Nb6 25. Ne3 Rg6 26. Qf4 Kg8 27. d5 Rc8 28. d6
Re6 29. d4 h6 30. Bh4 g5 31. Qg4 Nc4 32. Bxc4 bxc4 33. d5 Rxe5 34. d7 Qd8 35.
dxc8=Q Bxc8 36. Qd4 Bg7 37. Bg3 Re8 38. Qxc4 f5 39. Bc7 Qf6 40. Nc2 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.27"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Qc8 12. Bg5 c5 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15.
Qxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nd7 19. Nd3 Bb6 20. Rfc1 Rfc8 21.
a4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 bxa4 23. Ra1 Nc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Rxa4 a5 26. Nc4 Rb8 27. e3
Bb4 28. Kf3 f5 29. Ke2 Kg7 30. Kd3 Rd8+ 31. Kc2 Rc8 32. b3 Kf6 33. Ra1 h5 34.
h4 Rc7 35. Kd3 Rd7+ 36. Ke2 Rc7 37. Ra2 Rc5 38. Rc2 Rc7 39. Rc1 Rc8 40. Ra1 Rc7
41. Kd3 Rd7+ 42. Kc2 Rc7 43. Ra2 Rc8 44. Kb1 Rc5 45. Rc2 Rd5 46. Nb2 Rd7 47.
Kc1 Ba3 48. Kb1 Bb4 49. Nc4 Rd8 50. Rc1 Rd7 51. Kc2 Rc7 52. Kb2 Rd7 53. Kc2 Rc7
54. Ra1 Rc8 55. Ra4 Rc7 56. Kd3 Rd7+ 57. Ke2 Rb7 58. Kf3 Bc3 59. Ra3 Bb4 60.
Ra4 Bc3 61. Nxa5 Bxa5 62. Rxa5 Rxb3 63. Ra8 Kg7 64. Kf4 f6 65. Ra7+ Kg6 66. Re7
e5+ 67. Kf3 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.28"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 c5 8.
Ne2 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd7 10. Nbc3 O-O-O 11. Be3 Re8 12. Rd2 Bc6 13. Rad1 b6 14. f3
Ne7 15. Nf4 Ng6 16. Nh5 Ne5 17. b3 c4 18. Nd5 a5 19. a4 Kb7 20. Kf2 cxb3 21.
cxb3 Nd7 22. g4 Nc5 23. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 24. Kg2 Bf8 25. h4 Re5 26. Rd3 Rg8 27. Ng3
Bc5 28. h5 Rf8 29. Nf4 Be8 30. Nf5 g6 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. Ng3 Bf7 33. Rh1 Re7 34.
Rh6 Rg8 35. Rh1 c6 36. Rhd1 Kc7 37. Nh3 Rf8 38. Nf4 Rb8 39. Nh3 b5 40. g5 fxg5
41. Nxg5 Bg8 42. f4 bxa4 43. bxa4 Rb3 44. Rd8 Rb2+ 45. Kf3 Bb3 46. R1d3 Bc2 47.
Ne6+ Rxe6 48. R3d7+ Kb6 49. Rb8+ Ka6 50. Ra8+ Kb6 51. Rb8+ Ka6 52. Rxb2 Bxa4
53. e5 Bb5 54. Rd8 Bb6 55. Ra8+ Kb7 56. Rf8 Bc4 57. Kg4 Bd5 58. Ne2 a4 59. Nc3
Bb3 60. Ne4 Ka6 61. Nd6 Ka5 62. Ra8+ Kb4 63. Rb8 Kc5 64. Ne4+ Kd5 65. Nf6+ Kc5
66. Nd7+ Kd4 67. Rxb6 Re7 68. Nf6 Kc3 69. Rb1 Rc7 70. Rc1+ Bc2 71. Ne4+ Kd3 72.
Nc5+ Kd2 73. Rxc2+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.29"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Nge2 ({
Mehr verbreitet ist} 7. Bg3) 7... Ne7 8. h4 $5 $146 {Eine abenteuerliche Idee,
die zumindest für ein kompliziertes Spiel sorgt. Grischuk brauchte in dieser
Partie unbedingt einen Sieg, um im Rennen zu bleiben.} (8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Ng3 Nd7
10. Bd3 Nf6 11. Qc2 O-O 12. O-O h6 $11 {Hjartarson,J-Short,N/Rotterdam 1989})
8... Na6 9. h5 ({Vorsichtiger war} 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Ng3 Nc7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. h5
h6 13. Bc2 Ne8 14. Qd3 Nf6 $13) 9... Nc7 10. h6 g6 11. Bg5 $6 {Die Idee kennt
man aus der berühmten Partie Alekhine-Rubinstein/The Hague 1921, allerdings
konnte sich dort der Läufer auf f6 für längere Zeit einisten. Hier ist es
nicht der Fall.} (11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Ng3 $13) 11... O-O 12. Qd2 f6 13. Bf4 Bb4
$1 {Widerlegt den dubiosen Plan von Weiß, Schwarz übernimmt die Initiative.}
14. f3 Ne6 $15 15. Bg3 Nf5 16. Bf2 Re8 17. O-O-O Ng5 {Verhindert das
eventuelle e3-e4.} 18. Nf4 Nd6 $6 {Eine falsche Idee. Den Figurendruck kann
Weiß problemlos aushalten, es war an der Zeit, mit 19...a5! den Bauernsturm zu
starten.} (18... Bf8 19. Bd3 Nxh6 20. e4 $44) (18... a5 $1 19. a3 Bd6 20. Bd3
b5 $40) 19. Qc2 Qa5 20. Qb3 ({Nach} 20. a3 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 22. bxc3 $11 {
steht Weiß bereits nicht schlechter, aber er braucht einen Sieg!}) 20... Bxc3
$6 21. bxc3 Qb6 22. Qa3 $1 {Hält die Spannung aufrecht.} Ngf7 23. g4 Be6 24.
Rh2 Rac8 25. Bg3 $14 {/\Nxg6 Die schwarzen Figuren stehen auf einmal sehr
unharmonisch - Grischuk hat das Ruder übernommen.} c5 $2 (25... Qc7 $14) 26.
Rb2 Qc6 27. Qxa7 cxd4 28. Qxd4 Qxc3+ 29. Kb1 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 $16 {Das forciert
entstandene Endspiel ist sehr schwierig für Schwarz. Zu den passiv stehenden
Figuren gesellt sich die Schwäche der Bauern b7 und d5.} Rc3 31. Rb3 Rc5 32.
Rb6 Rc6 33. Rb3 Nxh6 34. Nxd5 Bxd5 35. Rxd5 Nhf7 36. Rd1 Ne5 37. Be2 Rec8 $2
38. g5 $1 Kg7 39. e4 Nef7 40. gxf6+ Kxf6 41. Bf2 Ke7 42. Bd4 {Das weiße
Läuferpaar wird zunehmend aktiv.} Nd8 43. Bb2 Nc4 44. Bc1 Rd6 45. Rxd6 Nxd6 46.
f4 h5 47. Bf3 Ke6 $2 48. Bg2 Rc4 49. Rd3 $18 N6f7 50. Bh3+ Kf6 51. e5+ Kg7 52.
e6 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.29"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Qc8 12. Bc4 Re8 13. b3 Bf8 14. Bb2 h6 15. h3
Rb8 16. Nf1 g6 17. Ne3 Bg7 18. Nd2 Bxc4 19. dxc4 Nd4 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 c5
22. dxc6 Qxc6 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Ra4 Qc5 26. Nf3 d5 27. cxd5 Qxd5
28. Rxb4 Qxa5 29. Ra4 Qc3 30. Rxa6 Rc8 31. Ra2 d3 32. cxd3 Rb8 33. Qc2 Qxc2 34.
Rxc2 Rxb3 35. Rd2 Rb1+ 36. Kh2 Bf8 37. d4 Bb4 38. Rc2 Rb3 39. Rc1 Kg7 40. Kg1
Bd6 41. Kf1 Rb2 42. Rc6 Bb8 43. g3 Rb4 44. h4 Ba7 45. Rd6 Kf8 46. Rd5 Ke7 47.
Re5+ Kd6 48. Re4 f6 49. Rf4 Ke7 50. Re4+ Kd6 51. Re8 Bxd4 52. Rd8+ Kc5 53. Rh8
Kd5 54. Nxd4 Rxd4 55. Rxh6 g5 56. hxg5 fxg5 57. Rh5 Rg4 58. f3 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.29"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Nge2 Nf6 8. h3
O-O 9. g4 Re8 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Ng3 Be6 12. Qc2 a5 13. Bd3 Na6 14. a3 g6 15.
Nce2 Rac8 16. Qd2 Ra8 17. Rc1 Nc7 18. f3 Re7 19. Kf2 Rae8 20. Qxa5 Bc8 21. Nf1
Ne6 22. Qb4 Qd8 23. Kg2 Ng7 24. Qd2 Qd6 25. Rc3 h5 26. Qe1 Qd8 27. Qf2 Qd6 28.
b4 Qd8 29. Bb1 Qd6 30. Nf4 b6 31. Nd3 Nd7 32. Qg3 Qf6 33. g5 Qf5 34. Bc2 h4 35.
Qxh4 Qe6 36. Nf4 Qd6 37. Qg3 c5 38. bxc5 bxc5 39. dxc5 Nxc5 40. Nh5 Qxg3+ 41.
Nhxg3 Nce6 42. Ba4 Rd8 43. h4 Bb7 44. Kf2 d4 45. exd4 Rxd4 46. Bc2 Nf4 47. Ne4
Bxe4 48. fxe4 Ngh5 49. Kf3 Ne6 50. Rh2 Red7 51. Rf2 R4d6 52. Kg4 Kg7 53. Bb3
Nd4 54. Bd5 f5+ 55. Kh3 Ne2 56. Re3 Nef4+ 57. Kh2 Nxd5 58. exd5 Rxd5 59. Rff3
Rd4 60. Kh3 Nf4+ 61. Kg3 Nh5+ 62. Kh3 Nf4+ 63. Kh2 Nd5 64. Rd3 Rxh4+ 65. Kg1
Nb6 66. Rb3 Nc4 67. Rfc3 Rg4+ 68. Kf2 Nd6 69. Nd2 Rd4 70. Ke2 Rg4 71. Nf3 Ne4
72. Rc4 Ng3+ 73. Kf2 Nh1+ 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2004.08.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Berberich, Christoph"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2143"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. Nc3 Nc7 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8.
h3 Bg7 9. d3 Be6 10. Re1 Bd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Bf4 Ne6 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Re4 Rfd8
15. Rae1 b5 16. b3 Nd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Bh6 Bh8 19. h4 c5 20. h5 c4 21. Bg5 f6
22. bxc4 bxc4 23. dxc4 Qxc4 24. exf6 exf6 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Re6 Rf8 27. Bh6
Rfc8 28. Re7 Qc3 29. Qe2 Qc4 30. Qg4 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2004.08.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rotstein, Jefim"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2306"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e3 e6 5. Be2 d5 6. O-O Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
b3 a6 9. Bb2 c5 10. d4 Be7 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Rfd1 Rc8
15. Rd2 Bf8 16. Qd1 Qb6 17. Na4 Qe6 18. Bd3 Bd6 19. Ng5 Qe7 20. Bf5 Rc7 21.
Rdc2 Ne5 22. Nf3 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 d4 24. Qh3 h5 25. Re2 g6 26. Bd3 Ng4 27. exd4
Qxe2 28. Bxe2 Rxe2 29. Rf1 Bxh2+ 30. Kh1 Rxf2 31. Re1 Re7 32. Rd1 Rxg2 33. Qxg2
Bxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Ne3+ 35. Kxh2 Nxd1 36. dxc5 Nxb2 37. Nxb2 Re2+ 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2004.08.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Seul, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2004.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 b6 7. Qd2 Bb7 8. e5
Ng4 9. O-O-O Nd7 10. h3 Nxe3 11. Qxe3 c5 12. Bc4 Bxf3 13. gxf3 cxd4 14. Rxd4
Bh6 15. e6 fxe6 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. h4 Nf6 18. Kb1 Qc7 19. h5 gxh5 20. Nd5 Nxd5
21. Rxd5 Bxf4 22. Rdxh5 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2004.08.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2004.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 Bxc3 6. bxc3 O-O 7. O-O Nxe4 8.
Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Bxe4 d5 10. Bg2 Re8 11. d3 Bg4 12. f3 Be6 13. f4 Bg4 14. Qd2 Nc6
15. f5 f6 16. Qf4 Bh5 17. g4 Bf7 18. Qg3 Re2 19. g5 fxg5 20. Bxg5 Qd6 21. Qxd6
cxd6 22. Rac1 Rc8 23. Rfe1 Ree8 24. f6 h6 25. Bf4 gxf6 26. Bxh6 Ne5 27. Bd2 Kg7
28. Re3 Ng6 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Kf2 b5 31. Rb1 a6 32. a4 bxa4 33. Rb4 a3 34. Rb3
Ne5 35. Rxa3 Ng4+ 36. Kg3 Re2 37. Bf4 Ne5 38. d4 Nc4 39. Ra2 Ne3 40. Bxe3 Rxe3+
41. Kf2 Rxc3 42. Bf1 Bg6 43. Bxa6 Bxc2 44. Bf1 Be4 45. h4 f5 46. Ra7+ Kg6 47.
Ra6 Rc2+ 48. Ke3 f4+ 49. Kxf4 Rf2+ 50. Kg4 Rxf1 51. Rxd6+ Kf7 52. h5 Rg1+ 53.
Kf4 Kg7 54. h6+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2004.08.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2004.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Qb6 7. Ne2 a5 8. c3 a4
9. g3 Nc6 10. Bh3 g6 11. O-O h5 12. Rb1 Be7 13. Be3 Qa6 14. Re1 b5 15. Bf1 Qb7
16. Rc1 a3 17. b3 c4 18. b4 Nxb4 19. cxb4 Bxb4 20. Bd2 Be7 21. Rb1 b4 22. f5
gxf5 23. Nf4 Ra6 24. h4 Rc6 25. Be3 Qb6 26. Ng5 Ba6 27. Nxh5 c3 28. Qf3 c2 29.
Rbc1 Bxf1 30. Rxf1 Rc3 31. Ng7+ Kf8 32. Nxf5 Bxg5 33. hxg5 exf5 34. Qxf5 Ke7
35. Qxf7+ Kd8 36. e6 Qd6 37. Bf4 Qe7 38. Qxe7+ Kxe7 39. exd7 Kxd7 40. Kg2 Rhc8
41. g6 Rg8 42. Bd2 Rc4 43. Rf7+ Kc6 44. g7 Kb5 45. Bh6 Rxd4 46. Rxc2 Rc4 47.
Rd2 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2004.08.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2004.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. d5 Qb6 5. Bc1 e6 6. f3 Nf6 7. c4 exd5 8. cxd5
c4 9. e3 Bc5 10. Kf2 O-O 11. Bxc4 Re8 12. Qb3 Qd8 13. Ne2 d6 14. Nbc3 a6 15. a4
Nbd7 16. Ng3 Rb8 17. Bd2 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Be2 b4 20. Na4 Bb7 21. Nxc5 Bxd5
22. Qc2 Nxc5 23. Rhe1 Rc8 24. Qf5 Qb6 25. Qf4 Be4 26. Kg1 Nd5 27. Qh4 Bg6 28.
Qd4 Qb7 29. Bc4 Nb6 30. Bb5 Nb3 31. Qxb4 Nxa1 32. Rxa1 Nd5 33. Qa5 Rc5 34. Bxe8
Rxa5 35. Rxa5 h6 36. b4 Bd3 37. b5 Nc7 38. Bc6 Qb6 39. Ra1 Bxb5 40. Bxb5 Qxb5
41. Nf1 Ne6 42. Be1 d5 43. Rd1 Qe2 44. Rc1 d4 45. Bd2 Qb5 46. exd4 Nxd4 47. Re1
Qd3 48. Kh1 Kh7 49. Rc1 f6 50. Be3 Nf5 51. Bg1 Nh4 52. Ng3 Nxf3 53. Rf1 Ng5 54.
Rf2 Nf7 55. Ne2 Ne5 56. Nf4 Qe4 57. h3 Nc4 58. Ne2 Ne3 59. Ng3 Qd5 60. Ne2 Nd1
61. Rf3 Qe6 62. Nd4 Qd7 63. Nf5 Nb2 64. Nh4 Nc4 65. Rc3 Ne5 66. Nf3 Ng6 67. Rc4
Qd5 68. Rd4 Qb7 69. Rd6 Nf4 70. Rd2 Nxh3 71. Nd4 Ng5 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2004.08.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2004.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8.
Bf3 c6 9. Bf4 a5 10. h3 a4 11. Qd2 Bf8 12. g4 Nfd7 13. Rad1 Ne5 14. Bg2 Nc4 15.
Qc1 Qa5 16. Nce2 d5 17. b3 Nb6 18. Ng3 dxe4 19. Nxe4 axb3 20. axb3 Nd5 21. Bg3
Nc3 22. Nxc3 Qxc3 23. Qd2 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Na6 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Bxc6 Bb4 27. Rd4
Be6 28. Bxa8 Rxa8 29. Ra1 Bc5 30. Rda4 Bc8 31. b4 Bd4 32. Rd1 Bf6 33. b5 Nc7
34. Rxa8 Nxa8 35. c4 Nb6 36. c5 Na4 37. c6 h5 38. c7 Nb6 39. Rd6 Nd7 40. b6 h4
41. Bh2 Kf8 42. Rxd7 Ke8 43. Rd2 Bb7 44. Bf4 g6 45. Ra2 Kd7 46. Rd2+ Kc8 47.
Be3 Bc6 48. f4 Be7 49. Kf2 f5 50. g5 Bb5 51. b7+ Kxb7 52. Rb2 Kxc7 53. Rxb5 Kc6
54. Rb1 Bd6 55. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2004.08.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2004.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 10. O-O Qe7 11. a3 Nf8 12. b4 Ne6 13. bxc5 Nxc5 14. Ne2 Ne6
15. Qb4 Qc7 16. a4 Bf8 17. Qb2 Bg7 18. Qb4 Bf8 19. Qb2 Bg7 20. Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2004.08.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2004.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. Kb1 b5 13. g5 Nh5 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Nb6 16. Na5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxa5 18. Rg1 g6 19. Bd3 Rfe8 20. c4 Rab8 21.
cxb5 axb5 22. Rg4 Ng7 23. f4 Bf8 24. Rf1 e4 25. Bxe4 Nf5 26. Bd2 Qc7 27. Rc1
Qd7 28. Rgg1 b4 29. Rge1 Ne7 30. Qd3 d5 31. Bg2 Bg7 32. Bh3 Qd6 33. Re2 Red8
34. Be3 d4 35. Bd2 Nd5 36. Ka1 Nxf4 37. Bxf4 Qxf4 38. Rg1 Re8 39. Kb1 Re3 40.
Rxe3 dxe3 41. Qc2 Re8 42. Bd7 Qf2 43. Rc1 Rd8 44. Qxf2 exf2 45. Bb5 Rd5 46. Bf1
Rxg5 47. Rd1 Rg1 48. a4 bxa3 49. bxa3 Rg4 50. Kc2 Be5 51. Kb3 Bxh2 52. a4 Re4
53. a5 Re1 54. Kc2 Rxd1 55. Kxd1 Bc7 56. a6 Bb6 57. Ke2 Kg7 58. Kf3 h5 59. Kf4
Ba7 60. Kg5 f6+ 61. Kf4 Kh6 62. Bd3 f5 63. Bf1 h4 64. Bh3 Kh5 65. Bf1 Bb6 66.
Bh3 Ba7 67. Bf1 Kh6 68. Bh3 Kg7 69. Kg5 Be3+ 70. Kxh4 Kf6 71. Kg3 g5 72. Bf1 g4
73. Bd3 Kg5 74. Kg2 f4 75. Be4 Ba7 76. Kf1 Kh4 77. Bb7 f3 78. Bxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2004.08.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2004.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Bd3 Bb5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4
Bf8 9. O-O Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ne7 11. Na3 Nec6 12. Nb5 Nd7 13. Bf4 h6 14. a3 a6 15.
Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 O-O 17. c4 e5 18. Be3 d4 19. Bd2 Rae8 20. Rfe1 Re6 21. c5
Qd8 22. a4 Qf6 23. Qe4 Rc8 24. Rac1 Nd8 25. Qd5 g5 26. h3 Qg6 27. b5 axb5 28.
axb5 e4 29. Qxd4 Qf5 30. Nh2 Rxc5 31. Bc3 f6 32. Ng4 Nf7 33. Ne3 Qg6 34. Bb4
Rxc1 35. Rxc1 Nfe5 36. Rc7 f5 37. Nd5 Qf7 38. Nb6 Kh7 39. Bc3 Kg6 40. Rxb7 Re8
41. Rc7 Rb8 42. Nxd7 Nxd7 43. b6 Rxb6 44. Kh2 Rb5 45. Qa4 Qb3 46. Qa8 Rb8 47.
Qc6 Rd8 48. Rb7 Qc2 49. Qc4 Qxf2 50. Qe6+ Kh5 51. Be1 Qxe1 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2004.08.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.08.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 9. Nc3 d6 10. Bg5 Bg4 11. Nd5 Nd4 12. c3 Nxb3 13. Qxb3 c6 14. Nxf6+ gxf6
15. Bh4 Rg8 16. Qc2 Ra8 17. Kd2 Bh5 18. d4 Ba7 19. Bg3 Kf8 20. Qd3 Kg7 21. Nh4
Bg6 22. d5 cxd5 23. Qxd5 b4 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. h4 bxc3+ 26. bxc3 Bc5 27. h5 gxh5
28. Ke2 Qc8 29. Rxa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.09.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2004.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. c5 e5 7. dxe5 Nfd7 8. Na4
Nxc5 9. Nxc5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxc5 11. Bc3 g6 12. e6 Bg7 13. exf7+ Kxf7 14. Bd3
Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Nd7 16. Nf3 Kg7 17. O-O Nf6 18. a4 Re8 19. Qb2 Rb8 20. a5 Bg4
21. Nd4 Qd6 22. c4 Qe5 23. c5 Kg8 24. Rae1 Bd7 25. h3 Ne4 26. f4 Qg7 27. Bxe4
Rxe4 28. Qb3 Qe7 29. Qc3 Re8 30. Rf3 h5 31. Re2 h4 32. Kf2 Bf5 33. Qa3 Kh7 34.
Qc3 Bd7 35. g4 hxg3+ 36. Rxg3 Qh4 37. Kg2 g5 38. Nf3 Qxg3+ 39. Kxg3 gxf4+ 40.
Kh2 Rxe3 41. Rxe3 Rxe3 42. Qf6 Rxf3 43. Qf7+ Kh6 44. Qxd7 Rb3 45. Qe6+ Kg5 46.
Qg4+ Kf6 47. Qxf4+ Kg7 48. Qg5+ Kf7 49. h4 Rc3 50. h5 Rxc5 51. h6 Rc2+ 52. Kg1
Ra2 53. h7 Ra1+ 54. Kg2 Ra2+ 55. Kg3 Ra3+ 56. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.09.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2004.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 a5 8. Be2 Na6
9. O-O Nb4 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Qb3 b6 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Na2 Bd7 14. Ne5 Be8 15.
Nxb4 Bxb4 16. Bb5 Rc8 17. Nd3 Bxb5 18. axb5 Be7 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Rc1 Qb7 21.
Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qc2 Rb8 23. Qc6 Qxc6 24. Rxc6 Kf8 25. g4 Ke8 26. Nf4 Kd7 27. b3
Bd8 28. Nh5 Ra8 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.09.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2004.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 a6 7. Bg5 c6 8. Qd2 b5
9. Ng3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Be2 bxc4 12. Bxc4 d5 13. Bb3 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15.
O-O Qb6+ 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Qf2 Rfe8 18. Kh1 a5 19. Bb6 Qe7 20. Rfe1 Ba6 21. Qc2
Qb7 22. Bd4 Nfd7 23. exd5 c5 24. Bg1 c4 25. Ba4 Nd3 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. b3 Nb4
28. Qd2 Rd8 29. Nge4 cxb3 30. axb3 h6 31. d6 Kh7 32. h3 Rc8 33. Nd5 Nd3 34. Nc7
Rxc7 35. dxc7 Qxc7 36. Bxd7 Qxd7 37. Nf2 Nxf2+ 38. Bxf2 Qe6 39. Qxa5 Qxb3 40.
Qd2 Bb7 41. Kg1 Bc3 42. Qd3 Ba6 43. Qd5 Bc4 44. Qd8 Bf6 45. Qd2 Bc3 46. Qc1 Be2
47. Rd8 Bg7 48. Bd4 Bxd4+ 49. Rxd4 Qb6 50. Qe3 Bc4 51. Re4 Qxe3+ 52. Rxe3 h5
53. h4 Kg7 54. Kf2 Bd5 55. Re7 Bc4 56. Ke3 Bb3 57. Kf4 Bd5 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.09.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2004.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 e6 3. Bb2 a6 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Bd3 Bd7 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Nd2 Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. c4 Rfe8 13. Kh1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6
15. f4 b5 16. e5 Nd7 17. exd6 Bxd6 18. Ne4 Bxf4 19. Qg4 Be5 20. Ng5 f5 21. Qh3
Nf8 22. Bc5 g6 23. Rde1 Rad8 24. cxb5 axb5 25. a4 bxa4 26. Bc4 Bf6 27. Nxe6
Nxe6 28. Bxe6+ Kg7 29. b4 a3 30. Qxa3 h5 31. Qb3 Qb7 32. Qh3 Rd2 33. Rf2 Rxf2
34. Bxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.09.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2004.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bg5 c5 7. Rc1 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bf5 10. e3 Nd7 11. Be2 Nf6 12. O-O Ne4 13. Qb2 Nxg5 14. Bb5+
Kf8 15. Nxg5 Bf6 16. Nf3 Kg7 17. Bc4 Rab8 18. Rfe1 b5 19. Bf1 Be4 20. Nd2 Bd5
21. a3 cxd4 22. cxd4 Rhc8 23. Nb3 Qb6 24. Nc5 Rxc5 25. dxc5 Bxb2 26. cxb6 Bxc1
27. Rxc1 Rxb6 28. Rc7 Ra6 29. Bxb5 Rxa3 30. h4 Kf6 31. Kh2 a5 32. Ra7 h5 33.
Kg3 Ke6 34. Ra6+ Ke5 35. Ra7 Kf6 36. Ra6+ e6 37. Ra7 e5 38. Ra6+ Ke7 39. Ra7+
Kd6 40. Be8 Ra4 41. Bxf7 Rg4+ 42. Kh3 Bxg2+ 43. Kh2 Bc6 44. Rxa5 Rxh4+ 45. Kg3
Rg4+ 46. Kh3 Bg2+ 47. Kh2 h4 48. Ra6+ Ke7 49. Rxg6 Rxg6 50. Bxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.09.05"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vorobiov, Evgeny E"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2004.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. c3 a6 6. Nbd2 Ba7 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
d6 9. O-O Be6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nf1 h6 12. Ng3 Bxb3 13. Qxb3 Rb8 14. Be3 Bxe3 15.
fxe3 Ne7 16. Kh2 Qd7 17. Re2 Ng6 18. Rf1 c6 19. Ref2 d5 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Nd2
Re6 22. Nf5 Kh7 23. Qd1 Rbe8 24. Qf3 e4 25. dxe4 dxe4 26. Qe2 Ne5 27. Nd4 Rb6
28. Nc4 Qc7 29. Nxe5 Rxe5 30. Kg1 Rg5 31. Rf5 Rxf5 32. Rxf5 Qg3 33. b3 Rd6 34.
Qf2 Qg6 35. c4 Rd7 36. Qf4 Nh5 37. Qxe4 Ng3 38. Qe8 Rxd4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Agopov, Mikael"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2393"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Matinkylan"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ngf6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. O-O-O e6 14. Ne4
O-O-O 15. g3 Nxe4 (15... Be7 {- Anand-Leitao, Sao Paolo rapid 2004 CBM 103}) (
15... Nc5 {- Kir.Georgiev-Nisipeanu, FIDE-Wch k.o. New Delhi/Theran 2000 CBM 81
}) 16. Qxe4 Bd6 (16... Be7 {This variation needs a lot of finesse from both
players. The B may go to f6 or d6 as well, Black's position is very flexible.}
17. Qe2 {This is an important prophylactical move, the Q is vulnerable on e4,
now Nf6 will not come by a tempo.} (17. Bf4 {leads only to mass exchanges after
} Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 {The P structure is a bit better for
White, but with queens and rooks it is hard to achieve anything concrete.} Qc5
21. Qf4 Rhf8 22. a3 Qe7 $11 {Psakhis-Korchnoi, FIDE Wch k.o. 2001}) (17. c4 Bf6
{If the Bc3 plan is threatened, Black's B is excellent on f6. However he
should have waited until Bc3 really comes.} 18. Kb1 c5 19. Bf4 {This is the
point, there is no Bd6.} Qb6 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+
Bxd8 24. Bd2 {With bishops on the board White has some chances in the _|_ due
to the fixed targets >< g7 and h6 and the space advantage.} f5 25. exf6 Bxf6
26. b3 $14 {Konguvel-Ravi, New Delhi 2001}) (17. Kb1 Rhe8 18. Qe2 {- 17.Qe2} (
18. Bc1 {doesn't look very important here.} Bd6 19. Nd2 {/\ Nc4} Nf6 (19... Nb6
$5) 20. Qf3 Qa5 21. Nc4 Qd5 22. Nxd6+ Rxd6 23. Qa3 a6 24. Rhe1 Red8 (24... Re7
$2 25. Re5 $18 {Lanc-Garcia Palermo, Cuba 1987}) 25. Bf4 R6d7) (18. c4 c5 19.
Bf4 Bd6 {The exchange of the bishops usually helps for Black.} 20. Ne5 (20.
Bxd6 Qxd6 $11 {Geller-Vukic, Novi Sad 1978}) 20... Re7 $1 $11 {Gheorghiu-Hort,
Havana ol 1966} (20... f5 $2 {is met by the typical blow} 21. Nf7 $1 Nf6 22.
Nxd6+ Qxd6 23. Qe2 $16) (20... Nxe5 21. dxe5 Be7 (21... Bf8 $2 22. Be3 $14 {
and White has a space advantage and a better B, Geller-Hort, Skopje 1968.}))))
17... Rhe8 (17... c5 $6 {is now impossible because of} 18. d5 $1 {Here we see
the idea of 17.Qe2} Nf6 19. Ne5 $16) (17... Nf6 {is met by} 18. Ne5 {>< f7,
this is the ideal position for the N.} Bd6 (18... Rhf8 $2 19. Nxf7 $1 $18) 19.
c4 c5 20. Bc3 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Qc6 23. g4 $14 {and the B is
superior to the N.}) 18. Kb1 {- 17.Qe2} (18. Rhe1 {is not so important,
because the R has other duties, for example defending >< h5.} Nf6 19. Bf4 Qa5
20. Qe5 Qxe5 21. Nxe5 Rf8 22. g4 Nd5 $11 {/\ Bg5 >< f4, Kuczynski-Garcia
Palermo, Cuba 1987}) 18... Kb8 (18... c5 $2 {is still inferior because of} 19.
Bf4 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. dxc5 Qxc5 22. Rd3 $16 {with nasty threats on the d
and c lines, Kasparov.}) (18... Bf8 19. Bc1 (19. c4 {/\ Bc3 looks more to the
point now, because there is no Bf6.} c5 20. Bc3 Kb8 $6 {/\ Ka8, but this
manoeuvre is not always recommended. In an _|_ the K is too far from the [+],
and it also takes time.} 21. Rhe1 cxd4 22. Nxd4 {/\ Nb5} a6 23. Nb3 Ka8 (23...
Qc6 24. Qd3 $14 {pinning the N on the d <->, here the K would have been better
on c8!}) 24. Qf3 Nc5 {(Balashov-Hubner, Wijk aan Zee 1982)} 25. Ba5 $1 $16 {
This is a typical threat here.}) 19... Bd6 20. Rhe1 {White has to fight
against the freeing move e6-e5.} Qa5 21. Nd2 Nf6 22. g4 {at least the problem
of >< h5 is solved.} Bc7 23. c4 $1 $14 {Timman} (23. Nb3 $143 Qd5 24. f3 {
(Timman-Portisch, m/2 Antwerpen 1989)} b5 $1 $11 {blockading the vital light
squares.})) (18... Bd6 19. Rhe1 Nf6 (19... e5 $6 {founders on the pin after}
20. dxe5 $14) (19... Re7 $6 20. c4 c5 21. Bc3 {The long /^ is the ideal place
for the B attacking >< g7.} Nf6 22. Ne5 cxd4 23. Bxd4 $1 (23. Rxd4 Bxe5 24.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Bxe5 Qa5 $1 $14 (25... Rd7 $6 {The d <-> is not so important,
if there is no dangerous penetration.} 26. Bc3 Qb6 27. g4 $1 Qd6 28. f3 $14 {
with an ideal P structure on the >>, Kasparov-Vukic, Skara EU-chT 1980.}))
23... Bxe5 (23... Bb4 24. Rh1 Bc5 25. Bc3 $16 {White has to keep his strong B
on the long /^.}) 24. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qc6 26. g4 Rd7 27. Re1 $1 $16 {
and the d <-> is again not that important, Kasparov.}) 20. Ne5 c5 (20... Bxe5
21. dxe5 $14 {with a huge space advantage}) 21. dxc5 (21. Bc1 $14) 21... Bxe5
22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Rd4 24. Kc1 Red8 25. f3 Nd7 26. Re2 $5 (26. Ree1 Nxc5
27. g4 $5 (27. Bc3 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Kxd1 {Here White's small advantage
cannot be converted into a win in the _|_.} f6 $11 {Geller-Kasparov, SU ch 1978
})) 26... Nxc5 27. Rde1 $14 {and again there is no penetration on the d <->.})
19. c4 Ka8 20. Rhe1 {Both players are running out of useful prophylactical
moves which still avoid any serious decision.} c5 21. Bf4 {This is the correct
reaction, if Bd6 is not possible.} Qc8 (21... Bd6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Ne5 Nxe5
24. dxe5 {+/=/=}) 22. g4 $5 (22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Rxd1+ (23... Bg5 $6 {
Black wants to get rid of the passive B, but this creates weaknesses in his P
structure.} 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. Qe3 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. Rd2 $16 {
Balashov-Guseinov, Tallin 1983}) 24. Rxd1 Rd8 {+/=/= again, because the black
B is still passive.}) 22... Nf6 $1 $13 {- Lutz-Dautov, Essen 2002 CBM 90}) (
16... Nf6 17. Qe2 Bd6 18. c4 (18. Kb1 {- Ramesh-Koneru, Goodricke 12th op 2001
CBM 82}) 18... c5 {- Kuczynski-Piket, EU-ch 2nd Ohrid 2001 CBM 84}) 17. Kb1 (
17. c4 c5 18. d5 Nf6 {- Milos-Izeta Txabarri, Santos Mario Covas 2001 CBM 82})
17... Nf6 (17... Rhe8 18. Qh7 $5 {- Kramnik-Leko, Wch Brissago SUI (m 12) 2004}
) 18. Qe2 {- Ramesh-Koneru, Goodricke 12th op 2001 CBM 82} Rhe8 19. c4 c5 20.
dxc5 {'?!'} (20. Bc3 {is the well-known main line here.} cxd4 (20... Qc6 21.
Rh4 {This is a usual way for White to bring his R into action.} (21. Rde1 cxd4
22. Nxd4 Qb6 23. Nb3 Bc7 24. f4 Rd7 25. Rhf1 Red8 26. g4 Qc6 $11 {
Karpov-Adianto, Cap d'Agde KO rapid 1998}) 21... Bc7 (21... Rd7 22. a3 cxd4 23.
Nxd4 Qa6 24. Nb5 e5 25. Rhh1 $14 {Velimirovic-Akesson, Bela Crvka 1984}) 22.
Rd2 (22. Rc1 a6 23. Ka1 cxd4 24. Nxd4 Qc5 25. Nb3 Qf5 26. c5 Qd3 $11 {G.
Timoshenko-Guliev, Berliner Sommer 1993}) (22. a3 Rd7 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. Qxe5
Red8 25. Rc1 {White has to give up the d <->, his rooks do not work together.}
cxd4 26. Bxd4 b6 27. Be3 Ne8 $11 {Riemersma-Guliev, Petersburg 1995}) 22...
cxd4 23. Nxd4 Qc5 24. Nb5 Rxd2 25. Bxd2 Rd8 26. Be3 Qf5+ 27. Kc1 a6 28. Nxc7
Kxc7 29. Bf4+ Kc8 30. Qe5 Qxe5 31. Bxe5 Rd7 {+/=/= with a typical _|_ for this
opening, Shaposhnikov-Guliev, Petersburg 1995.}) 21. Nxd4 (21. Bxd4 e5 22. Bc3
(22. Be3 Kb8) 22... Qd7 23. Ka1 Qf5 $13) 21... a6 {- Ramesh-Koneru, Goodricke
op 2001 CBM 82}) 20... Qxc5 21. Be3 Qf5+ 22. Ka1 Bb8 (22... Kb8 23. Nd4 Qg4 24.
f3 Qxg3 25. Nb5 $16) 23. Nd4 Qg4 24. Qc2 {'?!'} (24. Qd3 $142 e5 $142 (24...
Nxh5 25. f3 Qg6 26. Qa3 a6 27. Nc6 $3 $18) (24... Qe4 25. Qa3 $1 Nd7 (25... a6
26. f3 $1 Qh7 27. Nc6 $1 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 $16) 26. f3 $16) 25. Qf5+ Qxf5 26. Nxf5
Nxh5 (26... Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Nxh5) 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Kb1 g6 29. Nxh6 Rd7 30. Kc2
$14) 24... Qe4 25. Qxe4 (25. Qa4 $5 Ng4 26. Rhe1 Nxe3 27. Rxe3 $13) 25... Nxe4
{White pushes the _|_ too hard, he had to realize that Black has a very
comfortable game already.} 26. g4 (26. Kb1 a6 $11) 26... Bf4 27. Bxf4 Nxf2 28.
Nb5 {'?'} (28. Rdf1 $1 {was the last chance to continue the fight.} Nxh1 29.
Ne2 (29. Nb5 $2 e5) 29... f5 $1 (29... e5 30. Bc1 (30. Be3 $2 Rd3) 30... Rd3
31. Rxh1 Red8 32. Kb1 $14) 30. Rxh1 e5 (30... fxg4 31. Rg1 e5 32. Be3) 31. Be3
f4 $1 32. Bxa7 Rd2 (32... f3 33. Nc3 e4 34. Be3 $16) 33. Re1 $1 (33. Nc3 e4 $36
) 33... f3 34. Nc3 e4 35. Be3 Rg2 36. Kb1 Rxg4 $13) 28... Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Nxd1
30. Nd6+ Kd7 {'-+' and White is completely lost in the _|_.} 31. Nxe8 Kxe8 32.
g5 hxg5 33. Be5 (33. Bxg5 f6 $19) 33... Ne3 34. Bxg7 f5 35. Bh6 Nxc4 36. Bxg5
Kf7 {'-+'} 37. Kb1 Nd6 38. Kc2 Ne4 39. Be3 a6 40. Kd3 Nf6 41. h6 Ng4 42. Bd2
Kg6 43. Kd4 e5+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Klisurica, Jashar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Mitrovice"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 Nc6 6. f3 e5 7. Nge2 O-O 8. d5
Ne7 9. O-O-O Ne8 10. g4 c6 11. Ng3 cxd5 12. Nxd5 Be6 13. h4 Nc6 14. c3 Nc7 15.
h5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne7 17. Qh2 Ne8 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Qxh7+ Kf7 20. Ne4 Rh8 21.
Ng5+ Kf6 22. Qxh8 Bxh8 23. Rxh8 Qd7 24. Bb5 Qxb5 25. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.05"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Dizdarevic, Emir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Zeljeznicar"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. d4 b5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bd2 e6 8. Ne2
Bd6 9. Nf4 Nc6 10. Nd3 O-O 11. Be2 Qb6 12. O-O Ne4 13. Qc2 Bb7 14. Rfc1 Rfc8
15. Qd1 a5 16. Be1 b4 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. Rd1 h5 23. Bd3 Qf6 24. Rb1 h4 25. Qe2 Re8 26. a3 Bd6 27. Qg4 g6
28. axb4 axb4 29. Qd7 Re7 30. Qg4 Re8 31. Qd7 Re7 32. Qg4 h3 33. Bxb4 Bxb4 34.
Qxb4 d4 35. Qxd4 Qc6 36. e4 hxg2 37. f3 Rd7 38. Qe3 Ba6 39. Bxa6 Qxa6 40. Rc1
Rd3 41. Qe2 Qd6 42. Qxg2 Rd2 43. Qg3 Qd4+ 44. Kh1 Rxb2 45. Rf1 Qd3 46. Kg1
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.06"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C94"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. c3 Nb8 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 Nc5 14. Bc2 Bf8 15.
Bd2 d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Bg5 Qc6 18. Ne4 Nfd7 19. Rc1 h6 20. Bd2 Rad8 21. Qe2
Nb6 22. b3 Qxe4 23. dxe4 Ne6 24. Rcd1 Rd7 25. Nh4 g6 26. Nf3 Red8 27. Nh2 c5
28. Ng4 h5 29. Ne3 c4 30. Bc1 cxb3 31. Rxd7 Rxd7 32. c4 Bb4 33. Rd1 Rxd1+ 34.
Qxd1 Nd5 35. Nxd5 Kh7 36. Bh6 Ng5 37. Bxg5 Kg8 38. Bf6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.07"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Max Ven"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Qg4 (7. Nb5 Bc7
8. f4) 7... Ne7 8. bxa5 dxc3 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7 Nbc6 11. f4 (11. Nf3 Qc7 12.
Bf4 Bd7 13. Bd3 O-O-O 14. Bg3 $11 Qxa5 15. O-O Rdf8 16. Rfe1 Kb8 $132 {0-1
Gregory,P-Rendle,T/Portsmouth op 2003/(43)}) 11... Qxa5 12. Nf3 Bd7 13. Rb1 (
13. Ng5 O-O-O $5 (13... Rxg5 $5) 14. Nxf7 Nf5 15. Nxd8 Qxd8 16. Qh3 Ncd4 17.
Qxc3+ Kb8 18. g3 Qb6 19. Bd3 Rc8 20. Qb4 Bb5 $44 {0-1 Van der Weide,K-Werle,J/
Groningen SON-ON 2001 (24)}) 13... O-O-O 14. Qd3 d4 (14... Nf5 15. Rg1 d4 (
15... Rg4 16. g3 Rh8 17. Kf2 Qc5+ 18. Be3 Qxa3 19. Rb3 Qa4 20. Rxc3 d4 21. Bxd4
Nfxd4 22. Qxd4 Rxh2+ 23. Rg2 Qxd4+ 24. Nxd4 Rh1 25. Bb5 $14 {1-0 Vescovi,
G-Lputian,S/Poikovsky 2003/CBM 95 (40)}) 16. g4 Nfe7 17. Rg3 Be8 18. h4 Nf5 19.
Rg1 Ne3 20. Bxe3 dxe3 21. Qxe3 $16 {Anand-Khalifman (Linares 2000)}) (14... a6
{This move has become quite popular in the last couple of years.} 15. g3 $1 (
15. Ng5 $6 Rxg5 $1 (15... Be8 16. h4) 16. fxg5 Nf5 17. Bf4 Qxa3 $44 18. Rb3 Qa4
19. g3 d4 $36 {[%cal Gc6a5] 1-0 Anand,V-Khalifman,A/Dortmund 2000 (47)}) 15...
Nf5 16. Bh3 $146 (16. Bg2 Qc5 17. Rb3 d4 18. Ng5 Rxg5 19. fxg5 Qxe5+ (19... Na5
$5 20. Rb4 Bb5 21. Rxb5 axb5 22. Bf4 Ne3 23. Bf3 Nac4 $36 {0-1 Andriasian,
Z-Gaehler,M/EUR-ch B14 Halkidiki 2003 (36)}) 20. Kf2 Qc5 21. Re1 Nd6 22. Bf4
Nc4 23. Kg1 e5 $44 {0-1 Tirard,H-Zontakh,A/Krakow 2001 58)}) 16... Nce7 (16...
d4 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Nxd4 Qd5 (18... Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Bc6 20. Qc4) 19. Nf3 $14)
17. g4 (17. Rb3 $5 {[%csl Rc3]}) 17... Rh8 $5 18. Ng5 (18. Bg2 Nh4 19. Nxh4
Rxh4) 18... Nh6 {[%csl Rh6]} 19. Rg1 $6 (19. Rb3 $142 Bc6 20. Qd4 $5 $36 {
with very complicated struggle where White has slightly better prospects.})
19... Bb5 {[%csl Gb5]} 20. Qf3 Nc6 21. Bf1 (21. Qf2 d4 $5 22. Ne4 d3 $132)
21... Nd4 22. Qf2 Qa4 $8 $132 {0-1 Belov,V-Ivanov,S/RUS-ch qual St Petersburg
2004/CBM 102/[Psakhis] (39)} (22... Bxf1 23. Qxd4 Bc4 24. Rb4 {[%csl Rc3]}))
15. g3 (15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Bc6 17. Qc4 Kb8 18. Rg1 $44) (15. Rb5 $6 Qc7 16.
a4 a6 17. Rb1 Qa5 18. Qc4 Qd5 19. Qxa6 Nb4 $1 20. Qe2 Nec6 21. Kf2 Qa2 22. Rxb4
Nxb4 23. Nxd4 Bxa4 $17 {Arachamia-Kindermann (Wien 1996)}) 15... Qd5 (15... Kb8
$142 {/\ b7-b6, Bd7-c8-a6} 16. Be2 $5 {>< a6-f1, Lutz-Korchnoi, GER-SUI 2002} (
16. Bg2 Bc8 17. Ng5 $5 Rg7 (17... Rxg5 18. fxg5 Nxe5 19. Qe4 {/\ 20.0-0 +/-}) (
17... b6 $5 18. Bxc6 $2 (18. Qb5) 18... Nxc6 (18... Rxg5 $143) 19. Nxf7 Ba6 $1
20. Nxd8 Rxd8 21. Qe4 d3 $1 $36 22. Be3 (22. cxd3 c2+ 23. Rb4 Qc5 $5) 22...
dxc2 23. Rc1 Qb5 $1 $19 24. Rxc2 Bb7 25. Kf2 Nd4 {0-1 Kulaots,K-Vaganian,R/
Calvia Olympiad 2004/Chess Today/[Golubev]}) 18. h4 b6 $5 19. Qb5 Qxb5 20. Rxb5
Bb7 21. h5 d3 22. cxd3 Nd4 23. Bxb7 Kxb7 24. Rb1 Nef5 $132 {Lutz}) 16... Ka8
17. Kf2 Be8 {/\ f7-f6, Be8-g6} 18. Rd1 {>< Pd4} Nf5 (18... f6 $2 19. exf6 Bg6
20. fxe7 Bxd3 21. exd8=Q+ Rxd8 22. Bxd3 $18) 19. Qc4 $1 {/\ Be2-d3-e4} (19. Qe4
$2 f6 20. exf6 Nd6 21. Qxe6 Bf7 22. Qh3 Bg6 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. Rxd3 Qd5 $132 {|^}
) (19. Qb5 Qc7 20. Qc4) 19... a6 (19... Ne3 $5 20. Bxe3 dxe3+ 21. Kxe3 Rxd1 22.
Rxd1 Ne7 23. Kf2 Ba4 24. Nd4 Nd5 25. Bf3 $16) (19... f6 20. Qxe6 Bd7 21. Qb3
$16) 20. a4 {1-0 Lutz,C-Kortchnoi,V/GER-SWZ Berlin 2002 Lutz} (20. Qb3 $2 b5))
(15... Be8 16. Bg2 $5) 16. Bg2 Qa2 17. Rb5 (17. Rb3 $5 Na5 $140 18. Nxd4 Nxb3
19. Qxc3+ Bc6 20. Nxc6 Nxc6 21. Bxc6 Kb8 22. Qxb3 Qxb3 23. cxb3 bxc6 24. Ke2
$16 {[%csl Gh2]}) 17... a6 (17... Nd5 $5) 18. Rc5 Kb8 {'N' This novelty
doesn't change much the character of position: White has clear advantage, and
Black must be ready for long defence.} (18... Qb1 19. O-O Qb6 20. Qc4 $6 (20.
Qxd4 $1 $18) 20... Kb8 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Bb5 23. Qb4 Nd5 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25.
Be3 Qd8 26. Re1 Qh4 {Devide,Z-Testor,S/Aschach Donau op 2002/ 1-0 (59)}) 19.
O-O Na7 {'?!'} ({Being fully aware of what is going to happen, I would
recommend the following for Black:} 19... Be8 $5 {keeping important d4 pawn on
the board.}) 20. Nxd4 {'!'} Bb5 (20... Nb5 21. Ne2 {[%cal Ge2c3]}) 21. Qe4 Nd5
(21... Rd5 22. Nxb5 Nxb5 23. a4 Nd4 24. Rxd5 Qxd5 25. Ba3 $18) 22. Nxb5 axb5 (
22... Nxb5 23. a4 Na7 24. Rxc3 $1) 23. f5 {'!?' White completely ignores his
Queen-side and continues King-side actions!} ({Another promising possibility
was} 23. Rxc3 $5 Rc8 $140 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rf2 Qb1 26. Qe1 Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Qxc2
28. Be4 $18) 23... Qa1 24. Qe2 (24. Qd3 $5 {[%cal Gg2d5]}) 24... Qa2 25. fxe6 (
25. Qh5 $5 Rd7 26. fxe6 fxe6 27. Qh6 {[%csl Re6]}) 25... fxe6 26. Rd1 {White's
advantage can be seen with the naked eye.} Ne7 (26... Nc6 27. Rxb5) 27. Rxc3 {
Black simply lost his pawns without getting anything for them!} Rc8 (27...
Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 Qa1 29. Rd3 $18) 28. Rxc8+ Rxc8 29. Qf3 Rc7 (29... Nd5 30. Bh3
Rc6 31. Bxe6 $1 Rxe6 32. Qxd5 Qxd5 33. Rxd5 $18) 30. Qb3 {Grischuk tends
toward simplifications, trying to avoid any surprises.} (30. Bg5 $5 {[%cal
Gh2h4]}) 30... Qxc2 31. Qxc2 Rxc2 32. h4 {'+-!'} Rc3 33. Kh2 (33. Kf2 $5) 33...
Nf5 34. Bf4 Nc6 35. h5 Kc7 36. h6 Rxa3 37. g4 (37. h7 Ra8 {[%cal Ga8h8]}) 37...
Nh4 38. Be4 Ne7 {'[]'} 39. Bg5 Nhg6 40. Bxe7 Nxe7 41. h7 Ra8 42. g5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 20th"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2004.10.08"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2004.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg4 10. e4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qxd4 13. a5 Nbd7 14. Ra4 Qc5
15. Qg3 O-O 16. Be3 Qe7 17. e5 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nd5 19. Bg5 f6 20. exf6 N7xf6 21.
Rh4 Qc5 22. Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "De la Riva Aguado, Oscar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Andorra"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Qd2 b5 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Nb3 Rc8 12. Na5 Ba8 13. Kb1 Be7 14. Rg1 O-O
15. a3 d5 16. g5 Nfd7 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Be2 Qc7 20. Bf4 Ne5 21.
Nb3 Bd6 22. Bg3 Rfd8 23. Nd4 Nc4 24. Bxc4 Qxc4 25. b3 Qc5 26. Bxd6 Rxd6 27. Qb4
Qc7 28. Rd2 g6 29. Rgd1 Rdd8 30. h4 e5 31. Ne2 Bxf3 32. Rxd8+ Rxd8 33. Rxd8+
Qxd8 34. Nc3 Kg7 35. a4 Qd4 36. Qe7 e4 37. Na2 e3 38. Nc1 bxa4 39. bxa4 Be4 40.
a5 Bf5 41. Nb3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hillarp Persson, Tiger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. e5 {Probably the
most principled way to fight for an advantage. White limits the possibilities
of the dark-squared bishop, and, at the same time, increases space advantage.}
(7. a4 $5 {is another legitimic way to fight for an advantage.} b4 8. Ne2 c5 9.
c3 $14) 7... Bb7 {Other possibilites are:} (7... c5 {1-0 Karjakin,S-Hillarp
Persson,T/Benidorm 2003/CBM 99/[Erenburg] (25)}) (7... e6 {See 1-0 Kosteniuk,
A-Meshkov,Y/Moscow 2002/CBM 88/[Gofshtein,L] (30)}) (7... f5 $6 {1-0 Yemelin,
V-Chepukaitis,G/St Petersburg 2004/[Erenburg] (38)}) 8. Be4 $5 {White trades
the light-squared bishop in order to take control over the light squares. The
alternatives are:} (8. a4 {1-0 Kundin,A-Chernomordik,P/Israel 2004/CBM 99/
[Kundin] (32)}) (8. Qe2 Nh6 9. a4 b4 10. Ne4 O-O 11. c3 bxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13.
O-O Qc7 14. e6 Nf6 15. Neg5 cxd4 16. exf7+ Nxf7 17. Ne6 Qxc3 18. Bb2 Qa5 19.
Nfxd4 Rfe8 20. Nxg7 Kxg7 21. Ne6+ Kg8 22. f5 g5 23. h4 h6 24. hxg5 hxg5 25.
Rae1 Ne5 26. Qe3 Nh7 27. Nxg5 {1-0 Svidler,P-Lobron,E/Mainz 2002/CBM 89 ext 
(27)}) 8... Qc8 $146 {According to my database, this position appeared for the
first time. Black tried also} (8... Rb8 9. Bxb7 Rxb7 10. O-O Nb6 11. a4 b4 12.
Ne4 a5 13. Qe2 Ra7 14. e6 f5 15. Neg5 Nh6 16. c4 O-O 17. h3 c6 18. b3 Na8 19.
Be3 Nc7 20. Rad1 Ne8 21. d5 $18 {1-0 Alekseev,E-Chepukaitis,G/St Petersburg
2002/CBM 86 ext (41)}) 9. Qe2 {All last white's moves are directed to prevent
black's smooth development.} e6 10. d5 $1 {That was white's main opening idea.
White opens up the game, using the development and space advantages.} Nc5 {
Black tries to prevent from white to worsen black's pawn structure. Other
continuations didn't promise equality as well:} (10... b4 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. Nd1
(12. exd6 bxc3 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. Qxe6+ Kf8 $19) 12... dxe5 13. fxe5 Ne7 14. Bg5
$14) (10... exd5 11. Nxd5 c6 12. Nf6+ Ngxf6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Bxc6+ Kf8 15.
Bxb7 Qxb7 16. O-O $14) 11. dxe6 Nxe6 ({After} 11... fxe6 12. Bxb7 Nxb7 (12...
Qxb7 13. Be3 $32) 13. Be3 $14 {the position favours white as well...}) 12. exd6
Bxc3+ {It is the only way to avoid big material loses...} (12... cxd6 13. Nxb5
$1 $16) 13. bxc3 Bxe4 14. d7+ $1 {White's development advantage is temporar,
so he must to act decisevly.} ({Worse is} 14. Qxe4 cxd6 15. O-O Nf6 16. Qd3 O-O
$13) 14... Qxd7 15. Qxe4 {Everything with the tempo! Now black has to lose the
time to move away the rook from the long diagonal.} Rd8 16. O-O $32 Qd5 ({
Black doesn't succeed to neutralize white's activity after} 16... Nf6 {as well:
} 17. Qe5 Qe7 18. c4 $1 Qc5+ 19. Qxc5 Nxc5 20. Bb2 $16) 17. Qxd5 Rxd5 18. c4 $1
{opening the big diagonal for the dark-squared bishop.} bxc4 19. Bb2 f6 20.
Rae1 Kf7 21. Re4 $16 {White's pieces are located very actively. He is going to
win back the c4 pawn, and black will face serious problems with completing the
development. All these factors promise white an obvious advantage.} Nc5 {
Black doesn't succeed to complete the development of the kingside without
material damage:} (21... Ne7 22. Rfe1 Rd6 23. Ba3 $18) (21... Nh6 22. Ng5+ Nxg5
23. fxg5 Nf5 24. g4 $18) 22. Rxc4 {Again white threats with Ng5.} h6 {covering
the g5 square.} 23. Re1 $1 {keeping kingside' black pieces on beginning
positions.} (23. g4 $5) 23... Ne6 (23... Ne7 24. Ba3 $18) 24. Nd4 $1 {Black
has two active pieces on the board against four white's ones. It is a typical
decision to change one of the pieces of defensive side.} Rc5 25. Rxc5 {Now
black is playing only with one knight against three white's active pieces!}
Nxc5 26. Ba3 $18 {White is going to invade into black's camp with his forces
and to win the material.} Nd7 (26... Nb7 27. Ne6 c6 28. Nc7 $18) 27. Ne6 g5 (
27... Ne7 28. Ng5+ $1 $18) 28. Nd8+ Kg6 29. Re8 gxf4 30. Ne6 {It is the right
moment for capturing black pawns.} Kf7 (30... c6 31. Nxf4+ Kf5 32. Bd6 $18) 31.
Nxc7 h5 (31... a5 32. Bd6 $18) 32. Rd8 Ne5 33. Rf8+ Kg6 34. Nd5 Kg7 35. Nxf4 {
White is already pawn up, his pieces are much more active, so the rest is a
matter of an easy technique.} Rh7 36. Ra8 Kh8 37. Nd5 Kg7 (37... Rf7 38. Bb2
$18) 38. Bb2 Nd7 39. Rxa6 Kg6 40. Ra7 Kf5 41. a4 Ke6 42. Nb6 {Great play by
Grischuk leaves an impression of an easy victory.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4
Bg6 9. g5 Nd5 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. e4 Nb4 12. Be3 e5 13. Bxc4 exd4 14. Qb3 Qc7 15.
Bxd4 N8a6 16. Bxa6 Nxa6 17. O-O-O Nc5 18. Qc2 Ne6 19. Be3 Bd6 20. Ne2 a6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f3 Nbd7 10. g4 O-O 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. h4 Qc7 {During the
game I became convinced, that Black can hardly effort to push 13...d5.} (13...
d5 14. g5 (14. Bxb6 $5 Qxb6 15. g5 Nh5 (15... d4 $2 16. Na4 Qc6 17. gxf6 Bxb3 (
17... gxf6 18. Rg1+ Kh8 19. Nac5 Bxc5 20. Qh6 $18) 18. cxb3 Qxf6 19. b4 Qxf3
20. Bd3 $16) 16. exd5 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 $14) 14... d4 15. gxf6 Bxf6 16.
Nxd4 (16. Bg5 dxc3 17. Qxd8 Bxd8 18. Rd6 Na4 19. bxc3 Bxg5 20. hxg5 Rxc3 {
0-1 Mrochen,M-Pupo,E/Dos Hermanas 2004/ (32)}) 16... exd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18.
Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Bd3 g6 22. Kc1 {1-0 Szalanczy,
E-Danner,G/Dortmund 1992/ (60)}) 14. h5 h6 $2 (14... Nfd7 15. g5 f5 (15... Nc4
16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. g6 Nf6 18. h6 fxg6 19. Rdg1 gxh6 20. Bxh6 Rfd8 21. Bg5 Rd7
22. Ne2 d5 {0-1 Molina Ballester,S-Larios Crespo,M/Cullera 2004/ (35)}) 16.
gxf6 Nxf6 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Bh3 Bxh3 20. Rxh3 Kh8 21. Qxf4 Nd7 22.
Qg4 Ne5 23. Qe6 {1-0 Sadvakasov,D-Alekseev,E/Skanderborg 2003/ (35)}) 15. g5
hxg5 16. Bxg5 d5 17. Rg1 {The open g file is a dream for White Sicilian player,
Grischuk will realise his huge advantage very efficiently.} (17. Bxf6 $2 Bxf6
18. exd5 Nxd5 $11) (17. h6 g6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Ne4 Be7 $11)
17... Rfd8 (17... d4 18. Bxf6 $1 (18. Bh6 dxc3 19. Rxg7+ (19. Qg2 Ng4 20. Be3
Na4 21. fxg4 cxb2 $19) 19... Kh8 20. Qg2 Rg8 21. Bd3 Na4 $19) 18... Bxf6 19.
Qh6 Qe7 (19... dxc3 20. Qxf6 $18) 20. Rd2 $1 dxc3 (20... g6 21. hxg6 fxg6 22.
Rxg6+ Kf7 23. Qh5 Qc7 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Ke7 26. Nxd4 $18) 21. Rdg2 g6 22.
hxg6 fxg6 23. Qxg6+ Qg7 24. Qxg7+ Bxg7 25. Rxg7+ Kh8 26. R7g6 $18) 18. Bd3 d4
19. Nd5 $1 {[%mdl 128] This knight jump slows down Black's counterplay and
opens up additional routes towards Black king.} Bxd5 (19... Nfxd5 20. exd5 Nxd5
21. Bh6 Bf6 22. Bxg7 Bxg7 23. h6 Nf4 24. Rxg7+ Kf8 25. Rh1 $16) (19... Nbxd5
20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Bh6 Nxh5 22. Qh2 Bxf3 23. Bxg7 Bd6 24. Bh6+ Kh8 25. Bg5 $18)
20. exd5 Nbxd5 (20... Nfxd5 21. Bh6 Bf6 22. Bxg7 Bxg7 23. h6 Ne3 24. Rxg7+ Kf8
25. Rdg1 $18) 21. Bh6 Ne8 (21... Bf8 22. Bxg7 (22. Qg5 Ne8 23. Qf5 Ndf6 24. Bg5
$16) 22... Bxg7 23. Qh6 Ne8 24. Rxg7+ Nxg7 25. Rg1 Kf8 26. Rxg7 (26. Bf5 Ne3
27. Qxg7+ Ke7 28. Qg5+ Ke8 29. h6 $16) 26... Rd6 27. Qg5 Nf6 28. h6 $18) 22.
Bxg7 Nxg7 23. h6 Bf6 24. hxg7 Bxg7 (24... Nf4 25. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 26. g8=Q+ Rxg8
27. Qh2+ $18) (24... e4 25. Qh6 $18) 25. Qh6 f6 26. Nc5 $1 {Fine move that
underlines the fact, that Black is completely helpless against simple
improvement of White's pieces.} Rd6 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Bc4 Re8 (28... Qxc5 29.
Rxg7 Nc3+ 30. Ka1 $18) 29. Ne4 (29. Rg6 Qf7 30. Rdg1 $18) 29... Re7 30. Bxd5 (
30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. Nxf6) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3
cxd4 9. Naxc4 {Before our match with Russia our captain told me, that I should
play very solid and even a draw will be quite a good outcome for our team. At
this moment I have had a very mixed feeling about my position, first of all I
didn't manage to get a solid position with White (:)), I was a pawn down at a
so early stage of the game, but on the other hand it was a great opportunity
for me to try myself against a heavy-weight opponent, since I felt pretty
comfortable playing this line.} Be7 {Black's last move is quite rare, usually
Black chooses 9...Bc5 or 9...Nxe5.} 10. Bf4 {The only way to fight for an
advantage.} ({Recently} 10. Qb3 {was refuted nicely by} Qc7 $1 11. Bf4 ({
White failed after} 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bf4 Qd8 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Rfd1 c5 15.
Be5 Ng4 16. e3 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 O-O 18. Nc6 Qd7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. exd4 cxd4 21.
Rxd4 Rab8 $11 {Schroeder,W-Klovans,J/Muenster 1994 0-1 (25)}) 11... Nh5 $1 {
and Black is doing fine; Polovnikova-Shadrina 2004.}) 10... Nd5 $6 $146 {
This appears to be a novelty and most probably not a very good one.} (10... O-O
11. Qb3 {[%csl Gb7]} Qc8 12. Rac1 (12. Rfd1 $5 Nd5 (12... Rd8 $142) 13. Nxd7
Qxd7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bf6 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Qe7 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. e3
$16 {Adrian,C-Wians,C/Mondorf op 1991/EXT 91op/1-0 (63)}) 12... Nd5 13. Rfd1
Nxf4 14. gxf4 {with typical compensation.Van Wely-Piket 1997}) 11. Nxd7 (11.
Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qxd4 O-O 13. Rfd1 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 Qe8 $11 {Grischuk}) 11... Nxf4 (
11... Qxd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 O-O 14. Bxd4 Rfd8 15. e3 $14 {[%csl Gg2] and
White has a small but very stable edge.}) 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nde5 (13. Nce5 $2
Nd5 {[%cal Gf7f6] is clearly in Black's favour.}) 13... Nh3+ 14. Kg2 Ng5 ({
Only here my opponent noticed that the logical} 14... Qd5+ {leads to White's
clear advantage} 15. Kxh3 f6 16. e4 $1 {The key move.} dxe3 (16... Qxe4 17. Nf3
$16) 17. Qg4 $1 fxe5 18. Rad1 e2 19. Qxe2 Qb5 20. Qg4 {[%csl Ge6]}) 15. f3 $1 {
[%csl Gg5] An important move, which restricts the mobility of Black's knight.}
Rc8 $2 ({The obvious} 15... Qd5 {is strongly met by} 16. e4 $1 {for example:} (
16. Qa4 Qb5 $1 {[%cal Gf7f6]}) 16... dxe3 17. Qe2 {[%cal Gh2h4]} f6 18. Rfd1
Qb5 19. a4 Qb7 (19... Qa6 $2 20. Nd6+ {[%cal Ge2a6] wins}) 20. Rd7 Qc8 21. Qxe3
fxe5 22. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 23. Qxg5+ Kf8 24. Nxe5 $40 {[%cal Ga1d1]}) ({Apparently
the quiet approach} 15... Qc7 $142 {was the best option.} 16. Qxd4 ({Also
interesting was} 16. h4 f6 17. hxg5 fxe5 18. Qd3 O-O (18... Bxg5 19. Rh1 Bh6
20. Rh5 $44) 19. g6 h6 20. Qe4 Bf6 21. Rac1 $44) 16... f6 17. Nd3 O-O 18. Rac1
{[%csl Rc6] and White has a pleasant plus.}) 16. Nxc6 $1 $16 {The move
Grischuk had certainly overlooked.} Qd5 (16... Rxc6 $2 17. Qa4 Qd5 18. Ne5 $18)
17. N4a5 $5 ({The natural alternative was} 17. N4e5 Rc7 (17... f6 18. Nxa7 $1 {
somehow I didn't notice this opportunity.} Rc7 (18... Ra8 19. Qa4+ Kf8 20. Nd7+
Kf7 21. Nb6 Qb7 22. Nxa8 Rxa8 23. h4 $16 {[%csl Gg5]}) 19. Qa4+ Kf8 20. Nec6
Bc5 21. Rfc1 $1) (17... Bc5 $140 $2 18. Qa4 O-O 19. b4 {[%csl Ge7]} Bd6 20.
Rad1 $18) 18. Qxd4 (18. h4 Bf6 $1) 18... f6 (18... Qxd4 19. Nxd4 $16) 19. Qxd5
exd5 20. Nxe7 Kxe7 21. Nd3 Rc2 {and Black has some activity for the pawn.})
17... Bd8 $5 (17... e5 18. Nxa7 $1 (18. Qa4 Qd7 19. Qb5 Bd6 $13) (18. e4 Qd7)
18... Rc7 19. Qa4+ Qd7 20. N7c6 O-O 21. b4 Ra8 22. Qb5 $1 $16) 18. Qa4 Qd7 19.
Qa3 ({During the game it was not so easy to choose between} 19. Qb4 $5 {
and the game continuation.} {Meanwhile after} Bxa5 (19... f6 20. Nxd8 Qxd8 (
20... Rxd8 21. Nb7 $1 $16 {The point}) 21. Rac1 $16 {[%csl Re8]}) 20. Nxa5 f6
21. Rac1 e5 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. Nc4 $16 {White keeps a clear advantage .}) 19...
f6 20. Nxd8 Rxd8 21. Rac1 e5 22. Nc6 Rc8 ({Too passive is} 22... Ra8 23. Rc4 {
[%cal Gf1c1]} (23. Qb3 {[%cal Gc6b8]} Qe6 $1) (23. Rc2 {also comes into
consideration.} Nf7 $140 24. Rfc1 Nd6 25. Na5 O-O 26. Rc7 Qd8 27. Nb7 $1 Nxb7
28. Rxb7 $16 {[%cal Gc1c7]}) 23... Nf7 24. Rfc1 Nd6 25. Ra4 Nf5 26. Kf2 Ne3 27.
Rxa7 Rxa7 28. Qxa7 Qxa7 29. Nxa7 Kd7 30. Nb5 $16) 23. Qxa7 Rc7 24. Qa8+ Rc8 25.
Qa6 Kf7 26. Qc4+ (26. b4 $5) 26... Ne6 27. b4 h5 $1 {White has an absolutely
winning position and Alexander correctly tries to create counterplay against
my king.} 28. b5 (28. h4 {was also worth a try.}) 28... h4 29. f4 $1 exf4 30.
Rxf4 $2 $138 (30. gxf4 $1 {[%cal Gf4f5] Now after the game I can hardly
believe, that I didn't play this obvious move, which decides the issue
immediately.} g6 31. f5 gxf5 32. Rxf5 $18 {[%cal Gc6e5]} Qd6 33. Rcf1 {and
Black's position is falling apart.}) 30... Rh5 31. Rxh4 $2 {Another serious
mistake.} (31. Rxd4 Qxd4 32. Nxd4 Rxc4 33. Rxc4 Nxd4 34. Rxd4 Rxb5 $1 35. Rxh4
Rb2 $11) ({After the correct} 31. a4 hxg3 (31... Rc5 $2 32. Qxc5 Nxc5 33. Ne5+
$18) 32. hxg3 Kf8 $1 {Black has definitely some counterplay, although White
has better chances.} (32... Rch8 $143 $2 33. Rxd4 Rh2+ 34. Kf3 $18)) 31... Rxh4
$2 $138 ({Very strong was} 31... Rc5 $1 {the move that we both overlooked
during the game .} 32. Qxc5 (32. Rxd4 Qe8 $8 33. Qd3 R8xc6 $1) 32... Nxc5 33.
Rxc5 d3 $1 {and White has to force a draw after} 34. exd3 Qxd3 35. Ne5+ fxe5
36. Rxc8 Qe2+ 37. Kg1 Qe1+ 38. Kg2 Qe2+ $11) 32. gxh4 Rh8 33. Rf1 {[%cal Gc6e5]
} ({It was the right moment to push my b-pawn} 33. b6 $1 Rxh4 34. Qb3 $1 Qd6 (
34... d3 $140 35. Ne5+ fxe5 36. Rc7 $1) 35. Nd8+ Qxd8 36. Rc7+ Kg6 37. Qxe6 $18
) 33... Qd6 $1 34. Rf3 (34. Rf5 g6 $1) ({The last winning attempt was} 34. b6
$1 {with the following line} Rxh4 35. h3 Rh5 (35... d3 36. Qxh4 Qxc6+ 37. Kh2)
36. b7 Rg5+ 37. Kh1 Rc5 (37... Qg3 38. Nd8+ $1 Kg6 39. Qd3+ $1 $18 {[%csl Gb7]}
) 38. Qxc5 Qxc5 39. Nd8+ $1 Nxd8 40. b8=Q Ne6 41. Qb7+ $16 {but sometimes it's
really hard to explain your moves, when you have only 30 seconds to make it.})
34... Rxh4 35. h3 Rh5 $1 {[%csl Gg2] The game has completely changed it's
course and at this moment I was thinking that draw would be a good outcome for
me.} (35... d3 $2 36. Qxh4 d2 37. Qh5+ Kf8 38. Ne5 $1 $18) 36. a4 Rg5+ 37. Kh1
(37. Kf1 $2 Rc5 $1 (37... Qh2 38. Ke1 $1) 38. Qb3 Qh2 $36 {[%csl Rf1]}) 37...
Kg6 $1 {Removing the king from a2-g8 diagonal and releasing the knight.} 38.
Qd3+ (38. a5 Rc5 39. Qd3+ Kh6 $1 40. a6 Rc1+ 41. Kg2 Nf4+ 42. Rxf4 Qxf4 43.
Nxd4 Qg5+ 44. Kf2 Qh4+ $11) 38... Kh6 39. Qe4 (39. e4 Qc5) 39... Qc5 40. Rf1
Qc3 41. Qf3 (41. Qd3 Qc5 42. a5 Nf4 $1 43. Qxd4 Qxb5 44. Qxf4 Qxc6+ (44... Qxe2
$2 45. Rg1 $1 $18) 45. e4 Kh7 $1 $11) 41... Qc5 42. Qe4 Qc3 43. Qf3 (43. e3 Qc4
44. Re1 Nc5 45. Qxd4 Qe6 $19) 43... Qc5 44. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 {A popular way to avoid the long theoretical lines
in Sveshnikov.} e5 4. Bc4 d6 ({Black may also start with} 4... Be7 5. d3 Nf6 {
in order to meet} 6. Ng5 O-O 7. f4 (7. O-O h6) {with} 7... d5 {On the other
hand, now white may play 6.Nd2 (besides 6.Ng5), after which black couldn't
play 6...Bg5 swapping the passive dark-squared bishop.}) 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O ({
Another popular move here is:} 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. Nf1 (7. h4 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Nf6 9.
Bg5 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. Bxd5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. c3 O-O 14. Qd2 Ne7 15. Bxb7
Rab8 16. Bd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Rb7 18. h5 Rfb8 $44 {1/2-1/2 Smirin,I-Khalifman,A/
Moscow 2002/CBM 91 (25)}) 7... Bxc1 8. Rxc1 Nge7 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. f4
exf4 12. Rxf4 Ng6 13. Rf2 Qg5 $11 {0-1 Grischuk,A-Kramnik,V/Cap d'Agde 2003/
CBM 98 no vc (54)}) 6... Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 {After the game Kramnik,
V-Grischuk,A/Wijk aaz Zee 2003 [Roiz] that move became very popular.} ({
The ''old'' line} 8... exf4 9. Bxf4 {promises white a small but stable
advantage:} Na5 (9... h6 10. Nf3 Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Na5 13. Nh4 Nxc4 14.
dxc4 Nxd5 $5 15. Qxd5 (15. Ng6 fxg6 16. Qxd5+ Kh7 17. Rae1 Qd7 18. c3 Rae8 $11)
15... Bxh4 16. Rad1 (16. Bxd6 $5 Be7 17. Be5 $14) 16... b6 17. Bxd6 Be7 18. Be5
$14 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Leko,P/Linares 2003/CBM 94/[Meyer,CD] (35)}) 10. Qd2
Nxc4 11. dxc4 Bg4 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Qf2 Qb6 14. b3 Bh5 15. Rae1 Qc6 16. h3 $14 {
0-1 Topalov,V-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee 2003/CBM 93 (37)}) 9. Qe1 (9. Qd2 h6 10.
Nf3 Bxf3 11. Rxf3 exf4 12. Qxf4 Ne5 13. Rf1 Nxc4 14. dxc4 Nd7 15. Qg3 Kh8 16.
Bf4 Nb6 17. b3 Bh4 18. Qf3 Bf6 19. Rad1 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 f5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Smirin,
I-Kosteniuk,A/Philadelphia 2003/EXT 2004 (36)}) 9... exf4 {That helps white to
complete his development, but there is nothing better.} ({Badly is:} 9... Nd4
$2 10. Qh4 h6 11. Nxf7 Rxf7 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Qxg4 Nxc2 15. Rb1
Qxd3 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Qxe5 $16) 10. Bxf4 Nd4 11. Qd2 ({White has also tried:} 
11. e5 dxe5 12. Bxe5 {but after} Bh5 $1 {black's Pf7 is well protected and he
solved the opening problems:} 13. Bxd4 cxd4 14. Nce4 Bg6 15. Kh1 Kh8 16. Ng3
Qd7 17. Qa5 b6 18. Qb5 Rad8 19. Qxd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Macieja,B-Gelfand,B/Plovdiv
2003/CBM 98 no vc (19)}) 11... h6 $146 {This is a dubious novelty in my
opinion, as after h7-h6 white gets excellent attacking possibilities, using
the open ''g'' file (after an exchange on f3).} ({The usual continuation looks
more solid:} 11... Qd7 12. a4 (12. h3 Bh5 13. Kh2 (13. g4 Bg6 14. Nd5 b5 15.
Bb3 Bd8 16. Rae1 Nxb3 17. axb3 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bf6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,
R-Radjabov,T/XX SuperGM, Linares ESP 2003 (41)}) 13... b5 14. Bb3 Nxb3 15. axb3
b4 16. Ne2 d5 17. e5 Ne8 {[%cal Ge8c7,Gc7e6]} 18. Nf3 Nc7 19. Bg5 f6 20. exf6
Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Nfg1 Qd6+ {0.5-0.5 Nikolenko,O-Neverov,V/Czestochowa op
1992}) (12. Be3 a6 13. Bxd4 cxd4 14. Ne2 h6 15. Nf3 d5 16. exd5 Bxf3 17. Rxf3
Nxd5 18. Nxd4 {1/2-1/2 Nisipeanu,L-Van Wely,L/4th IECC, Istanbul TUR 2003 (18)}
(18. Nxd4 Bc5 19. c3 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Bxd4+ 21. Kh1 $14)) 12... h6 13. Nf3 Nxf3+
14. gxf3 Be6 (14... Bh3 $6 {Roiz,M} 15. Rf2 Be6 $2 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qxh6 $18 {
[%cal Gf2g2]}) 15. Kh1 $14 {[%cal Gf1g1] -see my comments to 1/2-1/2 Kramnik,
V-Grischuk,A/Corus Wijk aan Zee 2003 [Roiz]}) 12. Nf3 Bxf3 $5 {Black tries a
new concept in this common position. He keeps his knight in the centre, trying
to start a quick counterplay by b7-b5.} (12... Nxf3+ 13. gxf3 Be6 14. Kh1 $36 {
[%cal Gf1g1] - Here white's initiative is more dangerous than in
Kramnik-Grischuk, as Qd8-d7 is a quite useful move for black. At the same time
a2-a4 is obviously not white's best attacking continuation.}) 13. gxf3 Qd7 14.
Be3 {White should exchange black's knight as soon as possible, as it puts an
unpleasant pressure on Pc2.} (14. Kh1 $6 Nh5 $1 15. Bxh6 $140 Qh3 $1 16. Bf4
Nxc2 $132) 14... b5 {There is no other way of counterplay-otherwise black is
just much worse.} 15. Bxd4 (15. Bd5 $5 Rae8 16. Qg2 Kh8 17. a3 $1 {[%cal Gd5a2]
} Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Nc6 19. Kh1 $14) 15... bxc4 {It's not easy to say which option
of sacrifice is more perspective for black, but I like black's choice.} ({
The alternative was:} 15... cxd4 $1 16. Nxb5 d5 17. exd5 Bc5 18. b4 Bb6 19. a4
Nxd5 $14 {and black has some compensation due to weakness of white's kside,
although white's chances are preferable.}) 16. Bxf6 (16. Be3 $5 cxd3 17. Qxd3
Rfe8 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. b3 $14) 16... Bxf6 17. dxc4 Bd4+ $2 {The idea of
getting counterplay by f7-f5 is right, but black chooses a wrong redaction for
that!} ({After the correct:} 17... Rab8 $1 18. b3 (18. Rab1 $6 Qh3 $1 19. Nd5
$140 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Rxb2 $15 {[%csl Rf1]}) 18... Qh3 $1 19. Rae1 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 f5
21. exf5 Rxf5 22. Nb5 Rxf3 23. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 24. Qg2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Be5 $14 {
white has only a small advantage in this endgame.}) 18. Kh1 f5 19. Nd5 $1 $16 {
Finally white's knight has got an ideal spot, while the Bd4 couldn't stay in
the centre too long in view of the following c2-c3.} fxe4 (19... Bxb2 20. Rab1
Rab8 (20... Be5 21. f4 Bf6 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Qd5+ Qf7 24. Qxf5 $18) 21. c3 Ba3
22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. exf5 $16) 20. c3 Be5 (20... e3 21. Qd3 e2 22. Rfe1 $18) 21.
f4 $1 {The strategy is more important than a pawn! Now black leaves with a
totally passive position.} (21. fxe4 $143 Qh3 22. Qg2 Qh4 $14) 21... Bf6 22.
Rae1 (22. Nxf6+ gxf6 (22... Rxf6 $4 23. Qd5+ $18) 23. Rg1+ Kh8 (23... Kh7 24.
Qg2 Rg8 25. Qxe4+ $16) 24. Rg6 $16) 22... Rae8 23. Qg2 Qf5 (23... Qe6 24. Re3
$16 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gf1e1]} (24. f5 $143 $6 Qe5 25. Rf4 e3 $132)) 24. Re3 {
Black cannot hold his weak Pe4 anymore.} Re6 25. Rh3 $6 {A strange decision.
It's not so easy to break black's defence on the kside, as all his pieces are
defending. At the same time, white could just win the pawn getting a
strategically winning position.} ({After} 25. Rfe1 Bh4 26. R1e2 $16 {I don't
see how black can organize some defence} Rg6 $140 27. Qxe4 Qg4 28. Ne7+ $1 Bxe7
29. Rg3 $18) 25... Bd8 ({Possibly was also} 25... Kh8 $5 26. Ne3 Qh7 {and I
don't see how white can make progress here.}) 26. Ne3 {This is not a serious
mistake, but a continuation of a wrong strategy - the knight was placed
ideally on d5!} ({Another promising continuation was:} 26. Rg1 $5 Rf7 27. Rg3
g5 28. b4 $36) 26... Qh7 27. Qg4 Qg6 28. Qd1 $1 {It's important to keep the
queens on the board, as black's monarch has more troubles!} ({The endgame is
not dangerous for black:} 28. Qxg6 Rxg6 29. Nd5 Re6 30. Re1 g5 $11) 28... Qf7
29. Rg3 ({It was possibly to win the pawn immediately:} 29. f5 $5 Re5 (29...
Ree8 30. Qxd6 $16 {and I don't see any real counterplay of black.}) 30. Qxd6
Bc7 31. Qc6 Bd8 32. Rd1 {[%cal Gd1d7]} Bg5 33. Rd7 Qe8 34. Qb7 Re7 35. Rxe7
Qxe7 36. Qxe7 Bxe7 37. Kg2 Bg5 38. b4 $14) 29... Kh8 30. Qd5 Ree8 31. Qxd6 Bc7
32. Qxc5 (32. Qc6 Bxf4 33. Nd5 e3 34. Nxf4 e2 35. Ng6+ Qxg6 36. Rxf8+ Rxf8 37.
Qxg6 e1=Q+ 38. Rg1 Qe5 39. Qg2 $14) 32... Bxf4 33. Nd5 Qh5 34. Rg2 $2 {Missing
the last winning chances.} ({The ellegant combination doesn't promise white
more than a draw:} 34. Qxf8+ Rxf8 35. Nxf4 Rxf4 36. Rxf4 g5 (36... Qd1+ $2 37.
Rg1 Qe2 38. Rf8+ Kh7 39. Rf7 $18) 37. Rxe4 Qd1+ 38. Kg2 Qc2+ 39. Kf3 $14 {
and black has a large choice of opportunities here, but I believe that white
has some winning chances due to his strong passed ''c'' pawn and the weakness
of Kg8.}) 34... e3 $132 {The passed pawn is very dangerous now.} 35. Rfg1 $4 {
A terrible move, which allows black to win the game immediately!} ({Besides,
white could make a simple draw:} 35. Qxa7 Bg5 36. Rxf8+ (36. Nxe3 $2 Rf3 37.
Rxf3 Qxf3 38. Nc2 Re2 39. Qb8+ Kh7 40. Qg3 Qe4 $17) 36... Rxf8 37. Nxe3 Qf3 38.
Nd5 Qd1+ 39. Rg1 Qf3+ $11) (35. Qd4 Be5 36. Qd1 Rxf1+ 37. Qxf1 Bd6 38. Qe2 Qh4
$132 {[%cal Gh4e4]}) 35... Bxh2 $1 ({Strong was also:} 35... e2 36. Qxa7 (36.
Qd4 Bg5 $19) 36... Bg5 37. Ne3 Rf7 $19) 36. Rxh2 Qf3+ 37. Rhg2 (37. Rgg2 e2 38.
Rxh6+ gxh6 39. Qd4+ Rf6 $19) 37... Rf5 $19 38. Re1 Rg5 39. Ree2 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Qg4 Ne7 8. bxa5
dxc3 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qxh7 Nbc6 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Bd3 O-O-O 14. Bg3
Qxa5 15. O-O Nf5 16. Bxf5 exf5 17. Qxf7 Rdf8 18. Qh7 f4 19. Bxf4 Bf5 20. Qh4
Rh8 21. Qg3 Rhg8 22. Qh4 Rh8 23. Qg3 Rhg8 24. Qh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rac1 Rfc8 13. h3 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3
c5 9. Bd3 Qa5 10. Ne2 cxd4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. f3 Nxc3 13. Nxd4 Ne4+ 14. Kf1 Qc3
15. Qxc3 Nxc3 16. Bd2 Na4 17. Bb4 Rd8 18. Kf2 Nb2 19. Be2 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21.
Rhd1 Bd7 22. Nf5 Nc6 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Bd6 Re8 25. Nxc6 Bxc6 26. Rd4 b5 27. a4
a6 28. axb5 Bxb5 29. f4 f6 30. Ke3 Rac8 31. Rc1 c3 32. Rb4 Kg8 33. Rc2 Rc6 34.
Rd4 a5 35. Ke4 h5 36. Ba3 fxe5 37. fxe5 Rg6 38. Bd6 Rc8 39. Ke3 Bd7 40. Rd3 Bf5
41. Rdxc3 Rxc3+ 42. Rxc3 Rxg2 43. e6 Bxe6 44. Ra3 Rg5 45. Bc7 Rc5 46. Bxa5 Rc2
47. Bd2 h4 48. Ra5 Kf7 49. Rh5 h3 50. Rg5 Kf6 51. Rg1 Bf5 52. Rc1 Ra2 53. Rc6+
Kg5 54. Rc7 g6 55. Rc4 Kf6 56. Rc6+ Ke5 57. Rc5+ Ke6 58. Ra5 Rb2 59. Ra6+ Kd5
60. Ra5+ Kc4 61. Ra4+ Kb5 62. Ra8 Rc2 63. Ra1 Rc4 64. Kf2 Rg4 65. Rg1 Rd4 66.
Be3 Rb4 67. Rd1 Kc6 68. Rd4 Rb1 69. Kg3 Be6 70. Rd2 Rb3 71. Kf2 Bd5 72. Rd4 Kd6
73. Rg4 Rb2+ 74. Kg1 Re2 75. Rxg6+ Ke5 76. Rg3 Bg2 77. Bf2 Ra2 78. Re3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Bxe5 Nxe5 13. Qd4 f6 (13... Nxc4
{ist nicht genügend:} 14. Qxh8 O-O-O 15. O-O Nd2 16. Rfd1 Be7 17. Qg7 Bc2 18.
Qxf7 $18 {1-0 Erdos,V-Banusz,T/Budapest 2003/CBM 96 ext (36). (35)}) 14. O-O-O
{Dies ist ein neuer Zug. Die Vorgängerpartie brachte kein überzeugendes
Ergebnis für Weiß:} (14. Nxe5 Qxe5 ({Die Fortsetzung} 14... fxe5 15. Qe3 Be7
16. Be4 {führt zu beträchtlichem positionellen Vorteil für Weiß.}) 15. Qxe5+
fxe5 16. O-O (16. Be4 Be6 17. O-O-O $11 {war unabdingbar; Weiß kann dann das
Feld b3 kontrollieren.}) 16... O-O-O 17. Be4 Be6 $15 {0-1 Wang Lei-Zhukova,N/
Shenyang 2000/CBM 79/[Huebner,R] (46). (46)}) 14... Be7 (14... Nxc4 15. Qxc4
Bd6 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4+ {ist unbequem für Schwarz.}) 15. Ne3 Be6 16. Qe4 Bb3
17. Rd2 O-O {Damit setzt sich Schwarz natürlich erheblichen Gefahren aus.} (
17... Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 (18... Kxd8 19. Qd4+ Nd7 20. Qxa7 Bc5 21. Qa8+ Qc8 (
21... Nb8 22. Ne4 {ist nicht aussichtsreicher für Schwarz.}) 22. Qxc8+ Kxc8 23.
Ned1 Nb6 24. Ne4 Be7 25. Ne3 Nxa4 26. h4 {überläßt dem Weißen das etwas
bequemere Spiel:} gxh4 27. Nf5)) 18. h4 ({Die Fortsetzung} 18. f4 Ng6 19. Nf5
Rae8 {braucht Schwarz nicht zu fürchten.}) 18... gxh4 $2 {Schwarz muß sofort
seine Figuren aktivieren. Nach} (18... Bc5 19. hxg5 fxg5 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4
Bxf2 22. Qxg5+ (22. Be4 Be3 {ist ungenügend für Weiß, weil} 23. Rxh7 {mit} Rf1+
24. Nd1 Rxd1# {beantwortet wird.}) 22... Qg7 {steht er nicht schlechter.}) 19.
Qxh4 Rf7 (19... Bc5 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21. Qxg4+ Qg7 22. Qf5 {ist auch kein
Honiglecken für Schwarz, zum Beispiel:} Bb6 23. a5 Bc7 24. Rh4 Bf7 25. a6 bxa6
26. Be4 Bg6 27. Qe6+ Qf7 28. Qxf7+ Bxf7 29. Bxh7+ Kg7 30. Rd7 Bb6 31. Bf5 {
und Weiß gewinnt.}) 20. Nf5 Kh8 (20... Bf8 {verspricht nicht mehr:} 21. Ne4 Bd5
22. Ne3 Ng6 (22... Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Kh8 24. f4 {ist ebenfalls hoffnungslos für
Schwarz.}) 23. Nxf6+ Kh8 24. Qg5 {, und Weiß gewinnt.}) 21. Be4 Raf8 $6 ({
Zäher ist} 21... Bb4 {, obwohl Weiß nach} 22. Nh6 Rg7 23. Qxf6 ({Das Abspiel} 
23. Bxh7 Bxc3 24. Nf7+ Nxf7 25. bxc3 Qe5 26. Bc2+ Kg8 27. Bxb3 Qxc3+ 28. Bc2
Qa1+ 29. Bb1 b5 {ist nicht klar.}) 23... Rf8 24. Nf7+ Qxf7 25. Qxe5 Kg8 26. Rh4
{auf Gewinn sthen dürfte.}) 22. f4 $18 Nc4 23. Ng7 Rxg7 24. Bxh7 f5 25. Qh5 Bh4
26. Bxf5+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. h4 h5 11. Qd2 Na5 12. Bh6 Nxb3 13. Nxb3 a5 14. Nd4 Bxh6
15. Qxh6 Qb6 16. O-O-O Rfc8 17. g4 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Qc5 19. Rd3 Qe5 20. gxh5 Nxh5
21. Rg1 Nf4 22. Re3 Rc8 23. Rg5 Qf6 24. Rxa5 e5 25. Nb3 d5 26. exd5 Bf5 27. d6
Qxd6 28. Raxe5 Qa3+ 29. Kd2 Qd6+ 30. Nd4 Ne6 31. Ke1 Rxc3 32. Nxe6 Rxe3+ 33.
Qxe3 Bxe6 34. a3 Qc7 35. h5 Qxc2 36. hxg6 Qb1+ 37. Kf2 Qc2+ 38. Kg3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. g5 $6 {Motylev is trying to open up the position,
since he believes in the potential of his better developed pieces. The
exchange of pawns compromises positionally White's structure, Black can
immediately begin the fight for an advantage.} (11. Bd3 Bb7 (11... Qc7 12. Kb1
Bb7 13. h4 Nfd7 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Rxh1 16. Rxh1 b4 17. Nce2 d5 18. exd5 Bxd5
19. Nf4 Nxf3 20. Nxf3 Bxf3 21. Rf1 Qc6 22. Qf2 {1-0 Solozhenkin,E-Agrest,E/
Leningrad 1989/ (48)}) 12. Rhe1 Qa5 13. Kb1 b4 14. Nce2 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. f4
Nxg4 17. Bg1 Be7 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. h3 Ngf6 20. Bd4 Bd6 {0-1 Schneider,D-Belov,V/
Moscow 2004/ (43)}) (11. a3 Bb7 12. Rg1 (12. Kb1 Rc8 13. Be2 Nfd7 14. f4 Nc4
15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Rhe1 Be7 17. Bf2 O-O 18. h4 Nc5 19. g5 h5 20. b3 Rxc3 21.
Qxc3 Nxe4 22. Qe3 Qa5 23. Rd3 g6 24. Kb2 Rc8 {0-1 Grischuk,A-Belov,V/playchess.
com INT 2004/ (54)}) 12... Rc8 13. h4 Nfd7 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nb6 16. g6 Nbc4
17. gxf7+ Kd7 18. Qe1 Qh4 19. Qxh4 Rxh4 20. Bf2 Rh7 21. f4 Nxf7 22. Rg3 Re8 23.
Bh3 {1-0 Kovalev,A-Agrest,E/Passau 1994/ (30)}) 11... hxg5 12. Bxg5 Bb7 13. Rg1
(13. f4 $2 Ned7 14. Bg2 b4 $1 15. Na4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxd8 Nxd2 18. Kxd2
Rxd8 19. Nc6 Rc8 20. Nxb4 Rc4 $19) 13... Qa5 (13... b4 $5 14. Nb1 Qa5 15. a3 d5
$15) 14. a3 (14. Kb1 b4 15. Nce2 Nc4 16. Qd3 Rc8 $15) 14... Rc8 (14... b4 15.
Na2 d5 (15... Nxf3 16. Nxf3 Nxe4 17. Qxb4 Qxb4 18. Nxb4 Nxg5 19. Nxg5 Rxh2 20.
Bd3 $16) 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Nxb4 Bxb4 19. Qxb4 Qxb4 20. axb4 Rxh2
$11) 15. Kb1 (15. Nb3 Qb6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Nd4 d5 $15) 15... Rxc3 $5 {[%mdl
1024] Very typical exchange sacrifice, Grischuk is connecting it with an
unusual idea. The only problem for Black was the attacking potential of the
opponent, without queens on the board the theme is endgame.} 16. Qxc3 (16. bxc3
Nxf3 $1 (16... Qxa3 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. f4 $15) 17. Nxf3 Nxe4 18. Qe3 Nxc3+ 19.
Kc1 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxa3+ 21. Kd2 d5 $19) 16... Qxc3 17. bxc3 Rxh2 18. Bf4 Rh5 (
18... Rh8 19. c4 bxc4 20. Ka2 Nfd7 21. Rb1 Nc5 $13) 19. Rg5 $6 {Somewhat
paradoxicaly it was probably better to part with bishop's pair 19.Bxe5!?,
since White would get the chance to solve the problems of his pawn structure.}
(19. Bxe5 $5 dxe5 (19... Rxe5 20. c4 bxc4 21. Bxc4 d5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Rd3 $11
) 20. Nb3 g5 21. c4 b4 $11) 19... Rxg5 20. Bxg5 Nfd7 (20... d5 21. Bxf6 gxf6
22. exd5 Bxd5 23. a4 $11) 21. a4 (21. c4 bxc4 (21... Nxc4 22. a4 $14) 22. Be2
Nc5 $15) 21... bxa4 22. Be2 Nc5 23. c4 (23. Rh1 d5 24. exd5 Bxd5 $15) 23... g6
24. Rh1 Ned7 25. Rh8 $2 {White is making a rare mistake in a difficult
position. The knight is seldom trapped on the central square d4.} (25. Bd3 Bg7
26. Be3 f5 $17) 25... e5 $1 26. c3 exd4 27. cxd4 Bxe4+ $1 {Grischuk calculates
variations excellently, the game move uses phantasy to win the material.} (
27... Ne6 28. Be3 Ke7 29. d5 Bg7 30. Rg8 Nd4 31. Rxg7 Nxe2 $17) 28. fxe4 (28.
Kb2 Ne6 29. Be3 Bf5 $19) 28... Nxe4 29. c5 (29. Bd1 $5 Nxg5 30. Bxa4 Ne6 (30...
Ke7 31. Bxd7 Bg7 32. Rg8 Bxd4 33. Bc6 Ne6 $19) 31. Bxd7+ Kxd7 32. d5 Ke7 33.
dxe6 fxe6 $19) 29... Nxg5 (29... dxc5 30. Be3 Nc3+ 31. Kc2 Nxe2 (31... cxd4 32.
Bxa6 dxe3 33. Kxc3 Ke7 $17) 32. dxc5 Ne5 33. Kd2 Ng3 34. Bf4 Ne4+ 35. Ke3 Nxc5
36. Bxe5 $17) 30. c6 Nb6 31. Bxa6 (31. c7 Ne6 $19) 31... Ne6 32. Ka2 d5 33. Rh1
Bd6 34. Rh8+ Ke7 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Nc3 d6 8. Be2
Nf6 9. O-O b6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. Rac1 Bd7 13. f3 h6 14. Rfd1 Ne5 15.
Nd4 Qb8 16. Kh1 Re8 17. Bf1 Ra7 18. b3 Rb7 19. a4 Rc7 20. Ra1 Rec8 21. Rdc1 Rb7
22. Qa2 Be8 23. Rab1 Rbc7 24. Qa1 Bd8 25. Rb2 Nfd7 26. Rd1 Bf6 27. Qa3 Be7 28.
Rbd2 Nf6 29. Qa2 Rb7 30. Bg1 Qc7 31. Nc2 Ra8 32. Rc1 Rbb8 33. Qb2 Rc8 34. Rdd1
Qb7 35. Nd4 Rab8 36. Qa2 Bd8 37. Re1 Nh5 38. Qf2 Nf6 39. Be2 Qe7 40. Qf1 Nc6
41. Nxc6 Rxc6 42. b4 a5 43. bxa5 bxa5 44. c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8.
Qb1 Qd5 9. Ne2 Bc8 10. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tseshkovsky, Vitaly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 Be7 5. Be3 O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Na6 8. Bd3
cxd5 9. cxd5 Nh5 10. Nge2 Bh4+ 11. g3 Bg5 12. Bxg5 Qxg5 13. Qd2 Qd8 14. g4 Nf6
15. Ng3 Nd7 16. Be2 Ndc5 17. O-O Bd7 18. Kh1 Rc8 19. Rac1 g6 20. Qh6 f6 21. Rg1
Qe7 22. Qe3 Qd8 23. Kg2 Kh8 24. Kh1 Rf7 25. Rb1 Qb6 26. Rgc1 Qb4 27. Rd1 Rff8
28. h4 Qb6 29. h5 g5 30. Kg2 Nb4 31. Qd2 Rc7 32. h6 Na4 33. Nh5 Rcc8 34. Rdc1
Qd4 35. Rd1 Qb6 36. Ng7 Nc5 37. Rdc1 a5 38. Qd1 a4 39. Qd2 Qa5 40. Rd1 Qb6 41.
Kg3 Rg8 42. Bc4 Qa5 43. Nf5 Bxf5 44. exf5 Qb6 45. Rdc1 Rgd8 46. b3 a3 47. Nb5
Nca6 48. Be2 Rc5 49. Nc3 Rxc3 50. Rxc3 Qd4 51. Qc1 Qf4+ 52. Kg2 Qxc1 53. Rbxc1
Nc5 54. Rc4 Nxd5 55. Kf2 b5 56. Rxc5 dxc5 57. Rd1 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 10. O-O Qe7 11. a3 Nf8 12. b4 Ne6 13. bxc5 Nxc5 14. Rfe1 Ne6
15. a4 Kf8 16. a5 Kg8 17. Na4 Kh7 18. Qc3 Rd8 19. Rab1 Nd4 20. Bxd4 exd4 21.
Qc4 Qc7 22. Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Re1 cxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 15.
Bf4 h6 16. Be5 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Nbc4 18. Re1 Nxb2 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. Ne6 g5 21. Re5
fxe6 22. Rxg5+ hxg5 23. Qxg5+ Kf7 24. Qh5+ Kg7 25. Qg5+ Kf7 26. Qf4+ Kg7 27.
Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Re1 (7. d4 {
is the main move, which gives White chances to fight for an advantage. However,
Morozevich is known for his aversion against the well-trodden paths.}) 7... Ne4
({Black can also play} 7... d5 8. d4 O-O $5 9. dxc5 dxc4 10. Qa4 Qc8 11. cxb6
axb6 12. Qb4 Nd5 $1 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. e4 Nc6 15. Qxb6 Be6 $44 16. e5 Rb8 17.
Qe3 Nb4 18. Nd4 Nd3 19. Nc6 Rb7 20. Re2 Rc7 21. Qb6 Bg4 22. Re3 Bh3 23. Bf3 Bg4
24. Bg2 Bh3 25. Bf3 $11 {1/2,Henrichs,T-Alterman,B/Recklinghausen/1998/}) ({
The most usual continuation is} 7... O-O 8. e4 Nc6 {After} 9. e5 Ne8 10. d4
Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 cxd4 13. Qxd4 d6 14. Bf4 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16.
Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 e6 {White's edge is infinitesimal and indeed he has never
managed to win a game from this position:} 18. c5 (18. Rc1 Nf6 19. Re2 Rd7 $11
{1/2,Olafsson,H-Schandorff,L/Aarhus/2003/}) 18... Nf6 19. cxb6 axb6 20. Rb5 Rd6
21. Rd1 Rfd8 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Kf3 Rc6 24. Rb4 h5 25. h3 Kg7 $11 {/+/=,
Tolstikh,N-Kaiumov,D/Cheliabinsk/1993/}) 8. Qc2 ({White's main try is} 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. d4 {, but even here Black has the active} (9. d3 Bb7 10. d4 cxd4 11.
Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nc6 $11 {is too sterile.}) 9... O-O (9... cxd4 $143 10. Bh6
$1 Bxh6 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Qxe4 $14) 10. d5 b5 $5 (10... e6 11. Bf1 $1 exd5 12.
cxd5 h6 (12... Bxf3 $142 $14) 13. Qb3 d6 14. Nd2 Bf5 15. Nc4 Bc8 16. a4 Ba6 17.
e4 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Nd7 19. f4 a6 20. Qd3 $14 {Lobron,E-Bandza,A/Wiesbaden/1993/})
11. cxb5 a6 12. bxa6 (12. Bf1 d6 13. Nh4 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qxb5 15. Bc3 Qb7 16. Bg2
$11 {1/2,Romanishin,O-Conquest,S/EU-ch St.Vincent/2000/}) 12... Rxa6 13. Ng5 (
13. Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 d6 15. Nc4 Nd7 16. e4 Qa8 17. a3 Ra4 18. Qc2 Qa6 19. Ne3
Ne5 20. Rd1 Rd4 21. Ra2 {Summerscale,A-Adams,M/BCF-ch Hove/1997/} f5 $5 $36 {
M.Adams}) 13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2 d6 15. e4 Nd7 16. h4 Qa8 17. a3 h6 18. Nh3 Ra4
19. h5 g5 20. f4 g4 $1 21. Qxg4 f5 22. Qf3 (22. exf5 $2 Ne5 23. Qd1 Rd4 $19 {
Andonov,B-Antic,D/Obrenovac/2002/}) 22... fxe4 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 Nf6 $44)
8... Nxc3 9. dxc3 {More common, than the other recapture} (9. bxc3 O-O (9...
Nc6 10. e4 d6 11. Nh4 e5 $6 {Black shouldn't limit his Bg7, it's better to
strive for a set-up with e6 and f5.} 12. Bh3 O-O 13. d3 Bc8 14. Bxc8 Qxc8 15.
Qe2 Qh3 16. Bd2 Rac8 17. f3 f5 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Nxg2 fxe4 20. fxe4 Rf3 21. Re3
Rcf8 22. Rxf3 Rxf3 23. Ne1 Rf7 24. Kg2 Kf8 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. g4 Nd8 27. g5 Bg7
28. a4 Ne6 29. h4 $14 {()|^,Krivoshey,S-Lipka,J/SVK-chT/1996/}) 10. e4 Nc6 11.
d3 d6 12. h4 Qd7 13. h5 Ne5 $5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. h6 Bh8 16. a4 Rad8 $132 {
Gurevich,D-Shvidler,E/Beersheba/1984/}) 9... d6 10. Bf4 (10. Bg5 Nd7 11. Rad1
Qc7 12. e4 h6 13. Bc1 g5 $5 (13... O-O $11 {is less ambitious. With the
text-move Black increases his [+] control and prepares 0-0-0.}) 14. Qe2 (14.
Bh3 $5) 14... Bf6 15. Nd2 h5 16. Nf1 O-O-O $1 17. Ne3 e6 18. f4 $2 gxf4 19.
gxf4 Bh4 20. Rf1 Rdg8 21. Kh1 Nf6 22. e5 dxe5 23. fxe5 Ne4 $17 {Cummings,
D-Speelman,J/BCF-chT 9798/1998/ /\} 24. Rf4 Qxe5 25. Rxh4 Rxg2 $1 $19) (10. e4
Nd7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Rad1 h6 13. Bf4 Qc7 14. Qe2 Rad8 15. Nh4 Kh7 16. Bc1 Bc6
17. f4 Qb7 18. g4 Nf6 19. h3 a5 20. Qc2 e5 21. f5 g5 22. Nf3 Rh8 $13 {Gabriel,
C-Mandl,R/BL2S 9091/1990/}) (10. h4 $5 h5 (10... h6 {is perhaps more
circumspect.}) 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. e4 Qc7 13. Rad1 Ne5 14. b3 O-O 15. Nh2 Rfe8 16.
Qd2 Rad8 17. Bh6 Bc8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qe2 Ng4 20. Nf1 Nf6 21. Rd2 Bg4 22. f3
Bc8 23. Red1 Kg8 24. Kh2 a6 25. Ne3 Bb7 26. Bh3 e6 27. Rd3 Rd7 28. Qd2 Red8 $11
{Tolstikh,N-Ivanov,T/Novosibirsk/1999/}) 10... Nd7 (10... Nc6 11. Rad1 Qc7 12.
h4 h6 13. a3 Rd8 14. e4 e6 15. Rd3 {1/2,Vitiugov,N-Tomashevsky,E/Kazan/2003/}
Ne5 $11) 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. e4 Ne5 $5 (12... O-O 13. Qd2 (13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5
Nxe5 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 $15) 13... Ne5 $11) 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Be3 O-O $11 {[%mdl 16]
Although the opening gave rise to an original pawn-structure, the resulting
position is more or less lifeless. All B are limited by the P and both sides
have little possibilities for active play.} 15. b4 {The advance} (15. f4 $6
exf4 16. gxf4 Rad8 $15 {would only weaken White's position in the [+].}) 15...
e6 $1 (15... cxb4 $2 16. cxb4 $36 {[%csl Gc4][%cal Gc4c5] o^c}) ({Moving the
f-pawn is quite risky also for Black for similar reasons - his P become shaky.
} 15... f5 16. exf5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 gxf5 18. f3 $13 {/+/=}) 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Qa4
Rfc8 18. Rb1 (18. Rd7 Qb6 (18... Bc6 19. Rxc7 Bxa4 20. Rxc5 $14) 19. Qa3 Bf8 {
[%cal Rb7c6] /\Bc6=}) 18... Bf8 {Black has protected his only weakness and the
game heads towards a peaceful conclusion.} 19. Qa3 {[%cal Yb1b5] /\Rb5} Qc6 $1
20. Rb3 (20. Rb5 $2 Ba6) 20... Ba6 21. Bf1 Rcb8 22. Bg5 (22. f3 Rb6 $11) 22...
h6 23. Bf6 Bg7 24. Be7 (24. Bxg7 $6 Kxg7 $15) 24... Bf8 {If White doesn't want
to exchange his B for the passive Bf8, he can't avoid repetition.} 25. Bf6 Bg7
26. Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Qxd4 {
Diese bekannte theoretische Variante in der Zeit der modernen starken Rechner
zu spielen ist äußerst riskant für Schwarz. Der Nachziehende muß nicht selten
einen einzigen schmalen Grat finden, der ihm Remis sichert, was mit begrenzter
Bedenkzeit schwierig ist.} (7... Nxd4 $6 8. Nf3 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 $36) 8. Qxd4 Nxd4
9. O-O-O e5 10. f4 Bg4 11. Nf3 Nxf3 $2 {Vorzuziehen ist die Fortsetzung 11...
Bxf3.} (11... Bxf3 $1 12. gxf3 Rc8 $1 13. fxe5 Rxc4 14. exf6 g6 (14... Ne6 15.
Rhe1 Rc8 $2 (15... g6) 16. Kb1 h6 $2 17. Be3 $16 {Nielsen,P-Dominguez,L/
Esbjerg 2003}) 15. Rhe1+ (15. Be3 Ne6 $8 16. Bxa7 Bb4 $10) 15... Ne6 16. Kb1
Rc6 $1 17. Nd5 Bd6 18. Bh6 Kd7 19. Re2 Rd8 $11 {Hansen,S-Nielsen,P/Copenhagen
1996}) 12. gxf3 Bxf3 13. fxe5 Bxh1 $2 {Nach der Partie kann man den Textzug
getrost als einen spielentscheidenden Fehler bezeichnen und 11...Nd7 als den
einzigen Zug.} (13... Bxd1 $2 14. Rxd1 $18) (13... Nd7 14. Rhf1 Rc8 15. e6 (15.
Bb3 Bh5) 15... fxe6 16. Bxe6 Rxc3+ 17. bxc3 Ba3+ 18. Kc2 Bxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Nf6 20.
Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rd7 $16 {Meiner gefühlsmäßigen Einschätzung nach dürfte das
Endspiel für Schwarz haltbar sein.}) 14. exf6 Rc8 (14... Bc6 $2 15. Nb5 $18)
15. Re1+ Kd7 16. Rd1+ $1 $16 {Eine gewinnbringende Neuerung! Der schwarze
König wird als erstes das Rochaderecht verlieren.} (16. Bxf7 Rxc3+ 17. bxc3
Ba3+ 18. Kc2 gxf6 19. Be6+ Kc7 20. Bxf6 Re8 $11 {Mainka,G-Buecker,P/Dortmund
1989}) 16... Bd6 {Bareev gibt einen Läufer sofort ab und sucht die Rettung in
dem entstehenden schweren Endspiel. Aber auch das naheliegende 16...Ke8 war
kaum besser.} (16... Ke8 17. Bd3 $1 (17. Bf1 g6 18. Re1+ Kd8 $11) 17... Rxc3+ (
17... Bd5 $2 18. Kb1 Rxc3 19. Bb5+ $3 Rc6 20. Rxd5 g6 21. Bf4 $18 {/\Bc7}) 18.
bxc3 Bc6 19. Bc4 Ba3+ 20. Kc2 g6 21. Kb3 Bc5 22. Re1+ Kd7 23. Bxf7 $16 {
Es ist fraglich, ob sich Schwarz angesichts Be6 nebst f7 retten kann.}) 17. Be2
gxf6 18. Bxf6 Bg2 19. Be5 Ke6 20. Bxd6 Rhd8 21. Bg3 Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 a6 23. Kd2 {
Höchstwahrscheinlich begann die Partie für Grischuk erst jetzt. Weiß hat eine
technisch gewonnene Stellung.} Kf5 $2 {Gibt einen Bauern in der Hoffnung auf
etwas Gegenspiel ab.} (23... f5 24. Ke3 b5 25. a3 $18 {/\Bd3, Kf4}) 24. Bd3+
Kg4 25. Nd1 $1 Kg5 26. Bxh7 {Der Rest ist nicht schwer.} Rf8 (26... f5 $2 27.
Bxf5 $18) 27. Bd3 f5 28. h4+ Kh5 29. Be2+ Kg6 30. Bf4 Be4 31. Nc3 Bc6 32. a3
Re8 33. h5+ Kf6 34. h6 Kg6 35. Bd3 Re7 36. Bc2 Bf3 37. Bd3 Re8 38. Bc4 Bc6 39.
Be2 Re7 40. Bd3 Re8 41. a4 Rd8 42. Ke3 Re8+ 43. Kd2 Rd8 44. Ke3 Re8+ 45. Kf2
Rd8 46. Bc2 Re8 47. Be3 Re7 48. Ne2 Be4 49. Bb3 Re8 50. Nd4 Kh7 51. Bf4 Rc8 52.
Nf3 Bb1 53. Ne5 Rd8 54. Bf7 Rd6 55. Be8 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a4 Re8 12. Ba3 c4 13. Bc2 Qa5 14. Qc1 Ne4
15. Bxe4 Rxe4 16. Nd2 Re8 {The concept of attack was developed in the past by
Botvinnik and Black must play very carefully.} 17. e4 Be6 (17... dxe4 18. Nxc4
Qc7 19. Nd6 Rd8 20. Qf4 $14) 18. e5 (18. Re1 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Bd5 20. f3 Bxe4 21.
fxe4 Qxa4 22. Bc5 Qb5 23. Rb1 {1/2-1/2 Niklasch,O-Filippov,V/Izmir 2004/ (32)})
18... Qxa4 19. f4 $5 {Korotylev refuses to accept the quick draw after the
repetitive attack of the queen.} (19. Bd6 Qb5 20. Rb1 Qa6 21. Ra1 $11) 19...
Bf5 20. Rf2 f6 (20... Qc2 $6 21. Qxc2 Bxc2 22. Nxc4 dxc4 23. Rxc2 $14) (20...
Qb5 21. Bd6 Ne7 22. Nf1 $13) 21. Qb2 Nd8 (21... Qa5 $5 22. exf6 gxf6 23. Be7 (
23. Qxb7 Qxc3 24. Bb2 Qb4 25. Qxc6 Qxb2 26. Qxd5+ Be6 27. Qa5 Qxd4 $17) 23...
Qb6 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Bxf6 Ra3 $1 $17) 22. Nf1 $6 {In this
moment the insistence on attack borders on stubborness. Objectively the best
was to equalise chances with 22.Bc5!} (22. Bc5 $1 Qc6 23. Rxa7 Rxa7 24. Bxa7
$11) 22... Qd7 23. Ne3 Bd3 (23... a6 24. Qe2 Nc6 25. exf6 gxf6 26. Qf3 Be4 27.
Qg3+ Qg7 28. Ng4 Kh8 29. Qh4 f5 30. Ne5 Re6 $15) 24. h3 b6 25. Qd2 Kh8 $2 {
Grischuk could hardly have guessed, what kind of heat will get to his monarch.}
(25... fxe5 26. fxe5 Ne6 $17) 26. f5 $1 fxe5 (26... Qc6 27. e6 Nb7 28. Qd1 $13)
27. dxe5 Rxe5 28. f6 Ne6 (28... gxf6 29. Ng4 Rf5 30. Rxf5 Qxf5 31. Be7 Nf7 32.
Bxf6+ Kg8 33. Bd4 $132) (28... Nf7 29. fxg7+ Kxg7 30. Ng4 Rf5 31. Re1 Re8 32.
Rxe8 Rxf2 33. Bf8+ $1 $18) 29. Be7 $1 (29. Ng4 Re4 30. Be7 a5 31. fxg7+ Nxg7
32. Bf6 $13) 29... h5 $2 {[%mdl 128] The ambition to prevent the jump of the
knight to g4 is laudable, but this move fails tactically. Black is suddenly
confronted with the unsurmountable problems.} (29... g6 30. Ng4 Re4 31. Re1 Qe8
32. Ne5 $40) (29... a5 30. Ng4 Re4 31. fxg7+ Nxg7 32. Bf6 $40) 30. fxg7+ Nxg7 (
30... Kg8 31. Bf6 Re4 32. Nf5 $18) 31. Bf6 Re6 32. Nxd5 $1 {The final of the
game is played by the brave attacker with great phantasy.} Kg8 (32... Qxd5 33.
Qh6+ $18) 33. Qg5 Rf8 (33... Be4 34. Ne7+ Rxe7 35. Bxe7 Qd5 36. Qf4 $18) 34.
Bxg7 Qxg7 (34... Rxf2 35. Bf6+ $18) (34... Rg6 35. Rxf8+ Kxg7 36. Qf4 $18) 35.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Qd8+ Re8 (36... Kf7 37. Rxa7+ $18) 37. Qd6+ (37. Qd6+ Kg8 38.
Nf6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3
Qb6 9. g4 Nc6 10. Nb3 e6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Be3 b5 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. Qf2 Rb8 15.
f4 Na5 16. Ba7 Ra8 17. Bd4 Bb7 18. Nxa5 Qxa5 19. Kb1 Rc8 20. Bg2 b4 21. Ne2 Nf6
22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Ng3 Qc5 24. Qe2 Be7 25. h4 h6 26. Nh5 Rc7 27. g5 fxg5 28.
hxg5 Kd7 29. e5 Kc8 30. exd6 Bxd6 31. Nf6 Bxg2 32. Qxg2 Qc6 33. Qf2 h5 34. Rxh5
Rxh5 35. Nxh5 Kb7 36. Rf1 a5 37. Qf3 Qxf3 38. Rxf3 Rc5 39. c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nf1 Bd7 11. Ng3 b5 12. Bb3 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. d4 cxd4 15.
cxd4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bd2 Nd7 20. Rb1 h5 21. Bf4
Ne5 22. Nf1 d5 23. exd5 Qxd5 24. Qxd5 Bxd5 25. b3 Rac8 26. Ne3 Bb7 27. Rbd1 Nc6
28. Bb1 Nd4 29. h3 Red8 30. Bg5 Re8 31. Bf4 Be4 32. Bxe4 Rxe4 33. Bh2 Rce8 34.
Kf1 f5 35. Nd5 Nc2 36. Rxe4 Rxe4 37. Rc1 Rd4 38. Ne7+ Kf7 39. Nxf5 gxf5 40.
Rxc2 Rd1+ 41. Ke2 Ra1 42. Bf4 Bf6 43. Kf3 Ke7 44. Rc7+ Ke8 45. Rc6 Kf7 46. Rxa6
1-0

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Re8 11. O-O Na6 12. b4 c6 13. e3 Nc7 14. Rb1 g6 15.
Qc2 Bg7 16. Rfd1 Re7 17. a4 Rc8 18. Bh3 Rb8 19. a5 Bc8 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. axb6
axb6 22. Ra1 b5 23. Ne2 Ne8 24. Nf4 Nd6 25. Ra6 Nc4 26. Rda1 Rb7 27. Nd3 Qd6
28. Nc5 Rbc7 29. Ne1 h5 30. h4 Bf8 31. Ned3 Qf6 32. Kg2 Bd6 33. Qe2 Kh7 34. Qf3
Qe7 35. Qe2 Kg7 36. R1a2 Qf6 37. Qf3 Qe7 38. Qe2 Re8 39. Kg1 Qf6 40. Qd1 Nxe3
41. fxe3 Rxe3 42. Ne5 Bxe5 43. dxe5 Qxe5 44. Nd3 Qd4 0-1

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Panarin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Qf2 Nfd7 14. h4 Qc7 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nc4 17. Bc1 Qb6 18. Qe1 a5 19. a3 a4 20. Na1 O-O 21. c3 Qb7
22. Nc2 f5 23. gxf5 Nf6 24. Nb4 Qd7 25. Bh3 Kh8 26. Rg1 Rf7 27. Rg6 Raf8 28.
Ka2 Bd8 29. Qg3 Bb6 30. Rh1 Be3 31. Bxe3 Nxe3 32. Rg1 Nh5 33. Qf2 Nxf5 34. Qb6
Rf6 35. Rxf6 Rxf6 36. Qc6 Qf7 37. Qxb5 Nf4 38. Bxf5 Rxf5 39. Qxa4 Nxd5 40. Qa8+
Kh7 41. Qxd5 1-0

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. a3 bxa3 6. d3 Nc6 7. Bxa3 e5 8. Bxf8
Kxf8 9. Bg2 g6 10. O-O Kg7 11. Nbd2 Nf6 12. Ng5 Qc7 13. Qb3 Bf5 14. Rfb1 Rab8
15. Qa4 h6 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 b6 18. c5 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Na5 20. Rc1 Rhc8 21.
Kg2 Qe7 22. cxb6 axb6 23. Qb5 Qd6 24. Rab1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rd8 26. Bf3 h5 27. h4
Qe6 28. Rc7 Rd6 29. Ra7 Nb3 30. Ra8 Nc5 31. Re8 Qf5 32. Qb4 Re6 33. Ra8 Qf6 34.
Qc4 Rd6 35. Re8 Re6 36. Rc8 Rd6 37. Qa2 Rd8 38. Rc7 Rd7 39. Rc6 Rd6 40. Rc8 Rd8
41. Rc6 Rd6 42. Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. c5 Nbd7 7. b4 a5 8. bxa5
Qxa5 9. Bd2 b4 10. Nb1 Ne4 11. Be2 e5 12. O-O Nxd2 13. Nbxd2 Be7 14. Ne1 O-O
15. Nc2 Bf6 16. a3 b3 17. Nxb3 Qa4 18. Nb4 Re8 19. Bg4 Nf8 20. Bxc8 Rexc8 21.
dxe5 Bxe5 22. Nd4 Qxd1 23. Rfxd1 Bxd4 24. exd4 Ra4 25. Kf1 Ne6 26. Ke2 Kf8 27.
g3 Ke8 28. Kd3 Kd7 29. Kc3 Rca8 30. Kb3 Nc7 31. Rd3 f6 32. h4 h5 33. Ra2 Nb5
34. Nc2 Nc7 35. Nb4 Nb5 36. Nc2 Nc7 37. Ra1 Nb5 38. Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kosyrev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Re8 8.
Nge2 Nbd7 9. O-O c6 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. Kh1 Ng6 12. Rae1 Ng4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. h3
Nf6 15. Ng3 Qd6 16. f4 Bd7 17. Qf2 c5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. e4 Qxf2 20. Rxf2 dxe4
21. Ngxe4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bc6 23. Kh2 f5 24. Bd5+ Bxd5 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nxd5
Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 a6 11. Rac1 Rc8 12. b3 O-O 13. Qh4 Rc7 14. Bh3 Qb8 15.
g4 e6 16. g5 Nh5 17. Bg4 b5 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. Qxh5 bxc4 20. b4 Bxf3 21. exf3
Qxb4 22. Bf4 Rc6 23. Ne4 d5 24. Nf6+ Nxf6 25. gxf6 Bxf6 26. Kh1 Kh8 27. Rg1 Qe7
28. Bh6 Rcc8 29. Rg3 Rg8 30. Rh3 Qd8 31. Bf8 Bh4 32. Rxh4 Qxh4 33. Qxh4 Rcxf8
34. Qf6+ Rg7 35. Rg1 Rfg8 36. h4 h5 37. Rg5 1-0

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nh5 11. Nxh5 gxh5 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Bg5 f6 15.
Bh4 Ne5 16. Be2 Ng6 17. Bf2 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. O-O Be5 20. Rae1 Qg7 21. Be3
Nh4 22. Rf2 Bh3 23. Bd1 Nf5 24. f4 Bf6 25. Bxh5 Bh4 26. g3 Bxg3 27. hxg3 Nxg3
28. Kh2 Nxh5 29. Rg1 Bg4 30. Rxg4 Qxg4 31. Rg2 Qxg2+ 32. Qxg2+ Ng7 33. Ne4 Rae8
34. Bd2 Rf5 35. Bc3 Re7 36. Qg4 h5 37. Qg3 h4 38. Qg4 Ref7 39. Bxg7 Rxf4 40.
Qg6 Rxg7 41. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ovetchkin, Roman"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rd1 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qc8 14. Nc3 Nc6
15. Rac1 Bb7 16. Qa4 a6 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Rd8 19. Qe4 Rxd5 20. Qxd5 Bc5
21. Qd7 a5 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 h6 24. Rd6 Rb8 25. Rcxc6 Qxd7 26. Rxd7 Bxc6
27. Rd6 Bb5 28. Kf2 Bc4 29. a3 Be6 30. b4 g5 31. h4 axb4 32. axb4 b5 33. Rc6
Kg7 34. Rc5 Kg6 35. e4 gxh4 36. gxh4 Kh5 37. Kg3 Rg8+ 38. Kf2 Kxh4 39. Rxb5 Kg4
40. Rc5 Kf4 41. b5 Rb8 0-1

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 Be7 5. g3 exd4 6. Nxd4 d5 7. e5 Ng4 8. Bf4
c5 9. Ndb5 d4 10. Nd5 O-O 11. Bg2 Qa5+ 12. Qd2 Bd8 13. Nd6 Qxd2+ 14. Bxd2 Nxe5
15. Nxc8 Re8 16. Nd6 Re6 17. Nf4 Nd3+ 18. Kf1 Nxf4 19. Bxf4 Nd7 20. Nxb7 g5 21.
Nxd8 Rxd8 22. Bxg5 Rde8 23. Bd2 Nf6 24. Re1 1-0

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Bb5 Qd6 9. Nge2 a6 10. Bd3 Rd8 11. O-O Nc6 12. d5 Ne5 13. Bc2 e6 14. dxe6 Bxe6
15. Qxd6 Rxd6 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. b3 Nc6 18. Rxd6 Rxd6 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1 Nd7
21. f3 Bf8 22. Nf4 Nde5 23. Kf2 Bb4 24. Ke2 Kf8 25. Nxe6+ fxe6 26. h3 Nd7 27.
Bd3 Bc5 28. Bc4 Ke7 29. Bg5+ Kd6 30. f4 Nd4+ 31. Kd2 b5 32. e5+ Kc6 33. Bd3 Nb6
34. Be4+ Kd7 35. h4 Be7 36. Bxe7 Kxe7 37. h5 gxh5 38. Bxh7 Nd5 39. g3 c5 40.
Be4 Nb6 41. Bf3 Nxf3+ 0-1

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Turov, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Ne7 6. c3 Nd7 7. f4 Bg6 8. Ngf3
Nf5 9. Bf2 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Bh5 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 c5 14. Bd3 cxd4 15.
Bxf5 exf5 16. Nxd4 g6 17. Nb3 Nb6 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Rd3 Qc4 21.
Bxb6 axb6 22. Qd1 f6 23. Nd4 fxe5 24. fxe5 Bc5 25. a3 Rfe8 26. Re1 Rd7 27. Kh1
Rde7 28. b3 Qa6 29. Nf3 Bf2 30. Re2 Bg3 31. a4 Bxe5 32. Rde3 Bf6 33. Qxd5+ Kg7
34. Rxe7+ Rxe7 35. Rxe7+ Bxe7 36. c4 Bf6 37. g4 fxg4 38. hxg4 Qa5 39. Qxb7+ Kh6
40. Kg2 Qb4 41. Qf7 Qc3 42. Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Dobrov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8.
e3 d5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. b3 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc5 13. Rb1 dxc4 14. Bxc4
Bxf3 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. gxf3 Nd3 17. Rd1 Nxc1 18. Rbxc1 Kf8 19. Kf1 Rxd1+ 20.
Rxd1 Rc8 21. Ke2 Ke7 22. f4 Rc5 23. Kf3 Ne8 24. Rd4 Nd6 25. Be2 Rc3 26. Rd3 Rc1
27. a4 g6 28. Rd4 Rc3 29. Rd3 Rxd3 30. Bxd3 a5 31. e4 Nb7 32. Ke3 Nc5 33. Bc2
f6 34. e5 f5 35. Kd4 Kd7 36. Kc4 Kc7 37. Kc3 Kc6 38. Kc4 Kc7 39. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Qg4 Ne7 6. a3 Qa5 7. Bd2 cxd4 8. axb4
Qxa1+ 9. Nd1 O-O 10. Nf3 f5 11. exf6 Rxf6 12. Bg5 e5 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh4 Rxf3
15. Bxe7 Rf4 16. Qg3 Nc6 17. Bd6 Qc1 18. Bd3 Rf6 19. Bc7 e4 20. Bb5 Qxc2 21.
O-O Bd7 22. Qh4 Raf8 23. Bg3 a6 24. Bxc6 Bxc6 25. Qg5 Rf5 26. Qe7 Bb5 27. Re1
Be2 28. Qe6+ R5f7 29. Qxd5 Qd2 30. f3 exf3 31. gxf3 Bxf3 0-1

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Popov, Roman"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2392"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Ne7 5. O-O Ng6 6. d4 Be7 7. Re1 exd4 8. e5
Nd5 9. Qxd4 c6 10. Bc4 Nb6 11. Bb3 O-O 12. Nc3 d5 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. Qxd6 Bxd6
15. Be3 Bg4 16. Ng5 h6 17. Nge4 Be7 18. Bc5 Rae8 19. h3 Bf5 20. Nd6 Bxd6 21.
Bxd6 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Rd8 23. Bc5 Nc8 24. g4 Bd7 25. Kh2 Nf4 26. Kg3 Ne6 27. Be3
Re8 28. Rd1 Nf8 29. Na4 Be6 30. Nc5 Bxb3 31. axb3 b6 32. Nd3 Rd8 33. b4 Ne6 34.
Ra1 f6 35. f4 Kf7 36. Kf3 Nc7 37. h4 Nd5 38. Bf2 Rd7 39. f5 Nd6 40. b3 Ne7 41.
Nf4 h5 42. Nxh5 g6 43. fxg6+ Nxg6 44. Bd4 Ne8 45. c3 Rc7 46. Kg3 c5 47. bxc5
bxc5 48. Bf2 Ne5 49. Nf4 Rd7 50. Bxc5 Nc6 51. b4 Nc7 52. c4 a6 53. g5 Ne5 54.
gxf6 Nxc4 55. Be7 Ne3 56. Kf3 Ned5 57. Bc5 Nxf6 58. Re1 Nb5 59. Ne6 Rd3+ 60.
Kg2 Nd5 61. Ng5+ Kg6 62. Rf1 Nbc3 63. Nf3 Kh5 64. Ne5 Rd2+ 65. Kh3 Re2 66. Rf5+
Kh6 67. Ng4+ Kg6 68. Rg5+ Kf7 69. Rf5+ Ke6 70. Rf3 Ne4 71. Nf2 Nxf2+ 72. Bxf2
Nxb4 73. h5 Nd3 74. Bg3 Ne5 75. Rf8 Nf7 76. Re8+ Kf5 77. Rxe2 Ng5+ 78. Kg2 a5
79. Ra2 1-0

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. g3 d5 7. e5 Ng4 8. Bf4
g5 9. e6 h5 10. exf7+ Kxf7 11. Bc1 Bc5 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. Be3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Bxd4
15. exd4 Re8+ 16. Ne2 Kg7 17. O-O Bg4 18. Bf3 Qe7 19. Bxg4 Qe3+ 20. Kg2 hxg4
21. Nc3 Qxd4 22. Rf5 Qxd1 23. Rxd1 d4 24. Nb5 Re2+ 25. Rf2 Rxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Rf8+
27. Kg2 Re8 28. Kf2 Rf8+ 29. Kg2 Kg6 30. Nxc7 Rf5 31. Ne6 Re5 32. Nxd4 Nxd4 33.
Rxd4 Re2+ 34. Kg1 Rxc2 35. Rb4 b6 36. a4 Kf5 37. a5 bxa5 38. Rb5+ Kg6 39. Rxa5
Rxb2 40. Rxa7 Rb1+ 41. Kg2 Rb2+ 42. Kg1 Rb1+ 43. Kg2 Rb2+ 44. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. exd4 Bd6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 g5
15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 h5 17. Qd2 Rg8 18. Rac1 h4 19. Qe3 hxg3 20. Qxg3 Qb8 21.
Qe5 Nd7 22. Qe3 Qd6 23. g3 Kf8 24. Bf3 Re8 25. Re1 Nf6 26. Qd2 Rg6 27. Re5 g4
28. Bg2 Nd7 29. Rh5 Nf6 30. Rh8+ Ng8 31. Ne2 Kg7 32. Rh4 Rh6 33. Rxh6 Nxh6 34.
Qg5+ Kh7 35. Nf4 Rg8 36. Qf6 Qd7 37. Re1 Qd8 38. Qe5 Rg5 39. Qe3 Qf6 40. Nxe6
fxe6 41. Qxe6 Qxd4 42. Qd7+ Rg7 43. Qxd5 Qxd5 44. Bxd5 Rd7 45. Re5 Kg7 46. Be4
Nf7 47. Re6 Nd6 48. Bd3 Kf7 49. Rh6 Nb5 50. Rh7+ Ke8 51. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Vlassov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. Bg5 d6 6. Nc3 Na5 7. Nd5 Nxc4 8.
dxc4 c6 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. Bh4 Rg8 11. O-O Bh3 12. Ne1 Bg4 13. Qd3 Qe7 14. Kh1
O-O-O 15. f3 Be6 16. c3 Rg6 17. b4 Bb6 18. a4 d5 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. a5 Bc7 21.
a6 b6 22. Qb5 Qd7 23. Qe2 Qc6 24. Rc1 Qc4 25. Qxc4 dxc4 26. Rf2 Rd7 27. g4 Bd8
28. Bg3 Be7 29. Nc2 Rg8 30. Na3 Rgd8 31. Nb5 Rd1+ 32. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 33. Kg2 Bd7
34. Na3 b5 35. Ra2 Rd3 36. Nb1 Bd8 37. Bf2 Kb8 38. h3 Bc8 39. Bc5 Bc7 40. Kf2
Bd6 41. Bxd6+ Rxd6 42. Ra5 Bd7 43. Na3 Rb6 44. Ke3 Kc7 45. h4 h6 46. Nc2 Bc8
47. Na3 Kc6 48. Kf2 Rxa6 49. Nc2 Kb6 50. Rxa6+ Kxa6 51. Ne3 Be6 52. Kg3 Kb6 53.
f4 exf4+ 54. Kxf4 a5 55. bxa5+ Kxa5 56. Nc2 Ka4 57. Nd4 b4 58. cxb4 Kxb4 59. e5
fxe5+ 60. Kxe5 Bxg4 61. Kf6 Be6 62. h5 c3 63. Kg7 Kc4 64. Nc2 Bf5 65. Ne3+ Kd3
66. Nxf5 c2 67. Nxh6 c1=Q 68. Nxf7 Qg1+ 69. Kh7 Qf2 70. Kg7 Qg3+ 71. Kh7 Ke4
72. h6 Kf5 73. Nh8 Kf6 74. Nf7 Kxf7 75. Kh8 Qg8# 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Ng5 Qxg5 12. Qf3 O-O-O 13. Bxe6+ fxe6 14. Qxc6
Qxe5 15. b4 Qd5 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. bxc5 dxc3 18. Nb3 d4 19. Ba3 g6 20. Bb4 Bg7
21. a4 d3 22. axb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 f5 15.
Qc1 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Na5 17. Bd1 Nc4 18. f4 Ba3 19. Qc2 Qh4 20. Bf3 c6 21. Kh1
Rae8 22. Rg1 Re6 23. Rg2 Rh6 24. Rag1 Rf7 25. Be2 Qh3 26. Bxc4 bxc4 27. Rb1 Bf8
28. Kg1 Re7 29. Rb8 Ree6 30. Qb2 Reg6 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Qb8+ Ke7 33. Qc7+ Ke8
34. Qc8+ Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d3 Nc6 5. c3 Be7 6. Be2 Nh6 7. Ne5 Nxe5 8. fxe5
Bh4+ 9. g3 Bg5 10. h4 Bxc1 11. Qxc1 O-O 12. Na3 Bd7 13. Qg5 dxe4 14. dxe4 Bc6
15. O-O Bxe4 16. g4 f5 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Nc4 Bd5 19. Rxf6 Qxf6 20. Ne5 Qxg5 21.
hxg5 Nf7 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Bd3 Ke7 24. Re1 g6 25. Re3 Rf8 26. Be2 Bxa2 27. c4
Rf4 28. b3 Kd6 29. Rh3 a5 30. Kg2 b6 31. Kg3 Rf7 32. Bd1 a4 33. bxa4 Bxc4 34.
Rh2 Bd5 35. Rb2 Kc6 36. Be2 c4 37. Rb4 c3 38. Rb1 Kc5 39. Rb5+ Kd4 40. Bd1 Rf1
41. Bc2 Rg1+ 42. Kh4 Rg2 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nge2 Nd7 11. Nf4 Nb6 12. f3 Bd6 13. Kf2 O-O 14. h4
h6 15. g4 Rae8 16. Re1 Re7 17. Rg1 Kh8 18. Nxg6+ fxg6 19. Bd3 Kg7 20. h5 g5 21.
Re2 a6 22. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a4 h6 11. Bd2 b4 12. c3 a5 13. d4 bxc3 14. Bxc3 exd4 15. Nxd4
Nxd4 16. Qxd4 c5 17. Qd3 d5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Bc4 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 Nd5 21. Re5
Nxc3 22. Nxc3 Ra7 23. Rae1 Rd7 24. Qb5 Bf6 25. Rxc5 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Kh2
Qe6 28. Qxa5 Kh7 29. Rf5 Rd2 30. Qb5 Bd4 31. Rf3 Bxf2 32. Qf5+ Qxf5 33. Rxf5
Bd4 34. Nb5 Bxb2 35. a5 f6 36. a6 Be5+ 37. Kg1 Ra2 38. a7 Rxa7 39. Nxa7 Bd4+
40. Kf1 Bxa7 41. h4 Bd4 42. g4 Be5 43. h5 Ba1 44. Ke2 Bb2 45. Kd3 Ba1 46. Ke4
Bb2 47. Rb5 Ba1 48. Kf5 Bd4 49. Ke6 Bc3 50. Kf7 Bd4 51. Rb8 f5 52. gxf5 Be5 53.
Rb6 Bd4 54. Ra6 Bc3 55. Ke6 Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 h6 11. a3 Ra7 12. Rc1 Be4 13. Qb3 Bd5 14. Qe3 Nbd7 15.
Ba5 Qb8 16. Nbd2 Bd6 17. Rc2 Re8 18. Qd3 Qa8 19. Rac1 Rc8 20. b4 Qb7 21. Nh4
Bxg2 22. Nxg2 e5 23. e4 exd4 24. f4 Bf8 25. Qxd4 c5 26. bxc5 Rxc5 27. Rxc5 Nxc5
28. Rxc5 Qd7 29. Rd5 Nxd5 30. exd5 Bxa3 31. Ne3 Ra8 32. Ne4 b4 33. d6 Qb5 34.
Qd5 Ra7 35. Qxb5 axb5 36. Bb6 Rd7 37. Bc5 Bc1 38. Nd5 b3 39. Bb4 b2 40. Nec3
Bd2 41. Kf2 b1=Q 42. Nxb1 Bxb4 43. Nxb4 Rxd6 44. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Be7 8. Qc2
O-O 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rd1 Qc7 (12... Qb6 $5 13. Ne5 Bf6
14. Nc4 (14. Bc4 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Nc6 $10) (14. Be2 $14) 14... Bxc3+ 15. Qxc3 Qc7
16. Bd3 Nc6 $132) 13. Bd3 Nd7 (13... Nc6 14. O-O Rfd8 15. e5 $5 h6 16. Be4 Rxd1
17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. h3 $14) 14. O-O Rfd8 (14... c4 $6 15. Be2 Nb6
16. Ba5 Qc6 17. Rd4 $16 {><c4}) 15. Rfe1 h6 (15... Nb6 16. Bf1 Rxd1 17. Rxd1
Qc6 18. Nd2 (18. Re1 Rd8 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Bd6 22. e5 (22. h3
Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Be5 $10) 22... Be7 $10) 18... Rd8 $10 {Nogueiras,J-Granda Zuniga,
J/Biel izt/1993/ 0-1 (41)}) 16. Bb5 {Sokolov knows this line very well, black
is not able to claim complete equality due to the worse pawn structure.} Nf6 (
16... a6 17. Bf1 Nb6 18. Ba5 $14) (16... Bc6 17. Qe2 Rab8 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Qc4
$14) 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Qa4 Qb8 (18... a6 19. Bf1 Qf4 (19... Qc6 20. Qxc6 Bxc6
21. Nd2 $1 (21. Ne5 Bxe4 22. Bxa6 Ba8 $14) 21... Bb5 22. f3 $16) (19... Qc8 20.
Nd2) 20. Be5 Qg4 21. h3 Qg6 22. Bc7 $1 Rc8 (22... Ra8 $6 23. Ne5 Qg5 24. Nc6
Bf8 25. Na5 Bc8 (25... Ne8 26. Bg3 Qe7 27. Rd1 $18) 26. Qc6 Ra7 27. Rd1 $16)
23. Bh2 Bxe4 (23... Nxe4 $2 24. Qd7 $18) 24. Ne5 Qf5 25. Qxa6 Ra8 26. Qb6 Bd5
27. Qc7 $1 {1-0 Sokolov,I-Hansen,C/Groningen 1993/ (39)}) (18... Ra8 19. Ba5
Qc8 (19... Qb8 20. Bc6 $1) 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 22. e5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 {
Sokolov,I-Van der Wiel,J/Wijk/1994/ 1-0 (49)}) 19. Bc6 $1 {Exchange of the
light squared bishops favours white as it will enhance his play on these
vulnerable squares.} Rc8 (19... Bxc6 20. Qxc6 $16) 20. Ne5 Qa8 21. Bxb7 Qxb7
22. f3 a6 23. Rd1 Qb5 24. Qc4 (24. Qxb5 $6 axb5 25. Kf2 c4 $11) 24... Kf8 25.
a4 Qb6 (25... Qxc4 26. Nxc4 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 29. e5 Bg5 30. g3
Bc1 31. Kf2 $14) 26. a5 Qb7 (26... Qb5 27. Qxb5 axb5 28. a6 Ra8 29. Ra1 $16)
27. g4 g5 (27... Kg8 28. Rd2 $14) 28. Kg2 Ke8 29. Qa4+ Qb5 $2 {Grischuk loses
patience and nominally 'improves" his pawn structure. White will now access
the position via the a file.} (29... Kf8 30. Rd2 $14) 30. Qxb5+ axb5 31. a6 Ra8
32. Ra1 b4 33. Be1 Nd7 (33... Bd6 34. Nc4 Bc7 35. Bg3 $16) 34. Nc4 e5 35. a7
Kd8 36. Ra6 $1 {[%mdl 4096] Black was certainly not hoping to face such an
intruder.} Kc7 (36... f6 37. Na5 $1 Kc7 38. Rc6+ Kd8 39. Nb7+ Ke8 40. Ra6 $16)
37. Rxh6 Rxa7 38. Rh7 Ra1 (38... Nb6 39. Nxb6 Kxb6 40. Rxf7 Bd8 41. Rxa7 Kxa7
42. h4 gxh4 43. Bd2 $18) 39. Bg3 (39. Rxf7 Rc1 40. b3 Kd8 41. Bd2 $16) 39...
Rc1 40. Nxe5 Rc2+ 41. Kh3 (41. Kg1 Nxe5 42. Bxe5+ Kd7 43. Rxf7 Ke6 44. Rf5 c4
$132) 41... Nxe5 42. Bxe5+ Kd7 43. Rxf7 Ke6 44. Rf5 c4 45. f4 $1 c3 $1 {
Alexander defends very creatively and white must be careful not to miss
black's pawn advancing potential.} (45... gxf4 46. g5 Re2 47. g6 Rxe4 48. Rh5
$16) 46. bxc3 b3 47. Bd4 Bd6 48. Rf6+ $2 {This natural move is a serious step
in the wrong direction, Sokolov will have to take care not to lose the game.} (
48. Kg3 $5 Bxf4+ 49. Kf3 Bd2 50. Rf6+ Kd7 51. Rb6 Bxc3 $14) (48. Rxg5 $5 Bxf4 (
48... Rxh2+ 49. Kg3 $1 (49. Kxh2 $4 Bxf4+ 50. Kg2 Bxg5 51. c4 Bf6 $19) 49...
Rd2 50. Rb5 $18) 49. Rg6+ Kd7 50. g5 b2 51. Rb6 Bxg5 52. Kg3 $16) 48... Kd7 49.
e5 Bc7 50. c4 (50. e6+ $4 Ke8 $1 51. c4 Bxf4 $19) 50... Rxc4 51. e6+ (51. Ba1
Ra4 52. Bb2 Ra2 53. Bd4 b2 54. Bxb2 Rxb2 55. Kg3 Rb3+ 56. Kf2 $15) 51... Ke8
52. Rf7 $2 {White still believes he is playing for win, but this already
oversteps the safety line.} (52. Bb2 Rxf4 53. Rxf4 Bxf4 54. Bf6 Bc7 55. Kg2 Bd8
56. Bb2 Ke7 57. Kf3 Kxe6 58. Ke3 Bf6 59. Ba3 Be5 $15) 52... Bxf4 53. Bf2 (53.
Rd7 Rc2 54. Bg1 b2 55. Rb7 Be5 $19) 53... Rc7 $6 {Grischuk misses a golden
opportunity to get the winning bishops endgame.} (53... Bc7 $1 54. Rf5 Rf4 55.
Rxf4 Bxf4 56. Bd4 Ke7 57. Bb2 Kxe6 58. Kg2 Kd5 $19) 54. Rf5 Ke7 (54... Rh7+ 55.
Kg2 Rxh2+ 56. Kf3 Ke7 $17) 55. Rb5 Rc3+ 56. Kg2 Kxe6 57. Bg3 $2 {Now white
understood perfectly well that he is fighting for the survival, but he missed
the study like ideas beginning with 57.h4.} (57. h4 gxh4 58. Bxh4 Be5 59. Be7
$1 Rc2+ (59... Kxe7 60. Rxe5+ Kd6 61. Rb5 Kc6 62. Rb8 Kc5 63. g5 $11) 60. Kf3
b2 61. Ba3 $3 Rc3+ 62. Ke4 $11) 57... Bxg3 58. hxg3 Rc2+ $2 {The last error in
the game full of missed opportunities, the win was to be had with inclusion of
the black's king into the battle 58..Kd6!} (58... Kd6 $1 59. Rxg5 Rc5 $1 60.
Rg6+ Kc7 61. Rg7+ Kc6 62. Rg6+ Kb7 63. Rg7+ Ka6 64. Rg6+ Ka5 65. Rg8 b2 $19)
59. Kf3 b2 60. Ke4 Kd6 61. Kd3 Rg2 62. Kd4 Kc6 63. Rb8 Rd2+ 64. Kc3 Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Qe7 {Black try to play this variation without a this
quiet move:} (10... Ne4 $5 {You can see my comments to Postny,E-Psakhis,L/
Tel-Aviv/Modiin,2000/CBM 81(1/2-1/2)(25)}) 11. b4 c5 12. Bb2 {Now with
rearrangement of moves we receive a position from a game: Kramnik,V-Karpov,A/
Prague,2002} Rfc8 ({It deserves serious attention:} 12... Rfd8 $5 {See
comments to Gurevich,M-Rozentalis,E/Belfort,1997/CBM 62(1/2-1/2)(Ribli,Z)(46)})
13. Rfd1 (13. dxc5 $143 {This move does not put the large problems for Black.
For further details,you can see my comments to Kramnik,V-Karpov,A/Prague,2002/
CBM 89(1/2-1/2)(25)}) 13... a5 $5 ({Once was checked in the preceding game:} 
13... a6 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Qa5 Rab8 16. Bc3 Ne4 17. Be1 Qd8 18. Qxd8+ Rxd8 19.
Ba5 Rdc8 20. Ne1 Kf8 21. f3 Nef6 22. Rab1 Ke7 23. Kf2 {+/=/= Stoyanov,
P-Lingnau,C/Muenster,2000(1/2-1/2)(44)}) 14. Qb3 $146 {According to my
database it's a novelty.In previous game White chose:} (14. dxc5 bxc5 $5 (14...
axb4 15. axb4 dxc5 {+/=/=}) 15. b5 a4 16. Nd2 e5 17. Qc2 Nb6 18. Rac1 Rd8 19.
Bf1 Qe6 20. h3 Nbd7 21. Re1 e4 $13 {Hort,V-Hoeksema,H/Hoogeveen,2003(1/2-1/2)
(58)}) 14... Ra7 $5 {Peter Leko support a pressure at the centre,fairly does
not want to exchange the PP and prepare for opening <->a.} 15. Nd2 Rca8 {
This move is compels of White,early or late, to exchange the rooks.Basically,
the correct direction of actions - than is less pieces,the less problems.} 16.
f3 (16. bxc5 $143 bxc5 {and Black,at cases,first grasp <->b.}) 16... axb4 17.
axb4 Bc6 {/\Ba4} 18. Rxa7 Rxa7 19. Ra1 $5 ({Hardly,it was necessary to keep
one pair of rooks:} 19. b5 Bb7 {[%cal Gd6d5]} 20. e4 cxd4 21. Bxd4 e5 22. Bf2
Nc5 23. Qc3 Nh5 $1 $11 {/\Nf4}) 19... Rxa1+ 20. Bxa1 Qd8 21. Qa3 ({On:} 21. e4
{the contender always can react by the following way:} e5) 21... Ne8 {Black do
not want to exchange the queens,while White have not played "e4".} (21... Qa8
$143 22. Qxa8+ Bxa8 23. Bc3 {+/=/=}) 22. e4 {+/=/=} e5 23. b5 Qa8 $1 {Now most
suitable moment to make this move.} 24. Qxa8 Bxa8 25. d5 {White completely has
closed the centre and now not clearly how to punch a position of the contender.
} (25. dxe5 $5 dxe5 26. Nf1 Nc7 27. Ne3 Ne6 28. Nd5 Nd4 29. Bf1 {with the idea
to translate B to /^c8-h3 (Kf2,g3 and Bh3).}) 25... Bb7 26. g3 f6 27. f4 {
The moving of pawn "f" -perhaps,sole way to struggle for a victory.In my
opinion,this continuation is better,than:} (27. Bf1 {/\Bh3} Kf7 28. Bh3 Ke7)
27... Kf7 28. Bg4 Nf8 {[%csl Yf8][%cal Yf8e6] It's necessary to cover all
fields of intrusion.} 29. Nb1 Ke7 30. Nc3 Nc7 {[%csl Yc7][%cal Yc7a8,Ya8b6,
Ye7d8,Gb7c8] The knight should be ready to sending on a field "a8" for
protection of Pb6 and the king moves on a field "d8" for purpose of exchange
of bishops(Bc8).} 31. Kf2 Kd8 32. Na4 Na8 33. Bc3 Bc8 34. Bf3 {The correct
decision!After exchange of the bishops:} (34. Bxc8 Kxc8 35. Kf3 Kd7 {White
lose the last chances to win this game.}) 34... Bd7 35. Nb2 Nc7 36. Na4 {
Sometimes it's desirable to repeat the moves and,at the same time,to hold a
position up to 41-th move!} Na8 37. Ke3 Ke7 38. Nb2 Nc7 39. Na4 Na8 40. h4 Kf7
{Peter Leko confidently and quietly protects this position.} 41. Nb2 Nc7 42.
Bd2 Ng6 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Ge5f4]} 43. Be1 {[%csl Ye1]} Ke7 44. Be2 Nf8 {Black
don't have any clear plan, they wait and prepare for active actions on the
part of White.} 45. Kf3 Be8 46. Kf2 Ng6 47. Ke3 Nf8 48. Bf2 Bd7 {The defense
of Black is impenetrable!} 49. Kd2 Ng6 50. Ke3 Nf8 51. Kf3 {For last moves the
position has not changed.} Be8 52. Kg2 Bd7 53. Be3 h6 $11 {Black,on any case,
take under the control a point "g5".} 54. Bf2 Bc8 55. Kf3 Bd7 56. Be1 Be8 57.
Ke3 Bd7 58. Nd3 Ne8 59. Bc3 Ng6 60. Bh5 Nh8 61. Bb2 g6 62. Be2 Nf7 {Black have
found the new drawn rack.} 63. h5 ({After:} 63. h5 g5 {the position is
completely closed and drawn game is inevitable.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Peter and Alex, who usually don't fight hard each other (number of draws in
less than 25 moves), give a real fight this time!} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 {This is one of the most
popular plans for black in Rossolimo variation with early Bxc6 nowadays.} 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 {Oratovsky: Most of the players, including top GMs, play this
automatically. Of course, this move looks very logical - white keeps the
possibility for both 0-0 and 0-0-0 and threatens Bh6, but since black has an
option for long castle it doesn't seem for me the best way for white. It
deserved serious attention} (9. Nd2 {is a favourite variation of GM Oratovsky,
one of experts of Bb5 variation.}) 9... h6 10. O-O Qe7 11. Nh2 Nf8 12. f4 exf4
13. Rxf4 Be6 {13...Ne6 leads to white's slight advantage- the way Akopian
played vs Van Wely- see the game below. However, Oratovsky recommends 13...Ne6
for black (Oratovsky says : Ne6 move seems more logical then Be6);} (13... Ne6
{Oratovsky} 14. Rf2 Nd4 15. Raf1 Be6 16. b3 ({Another, more agressive,
possibility was} 16. Ng4 $5 O-O-O (16... Bxg4 17. hxg4 (17. Rxf7 Qxf7 18. Rxf7
Kxf7 19. hxg4 Rad8 20. Nd1 $14) 17... f6 18. Bxd4 (18. b4 $5 O-O-O 19. Ne2
Nxe2+ 20. Rxe2 cxb4 21. Bxa7 b5 22. Qe3 Rd7 23. Bc5 Qe6 24. Bxb4 $16 {1-0
Palac,M-Loncar,R/Zadar 2001/CBM 85 ext (46). (45)}) 18... cxd4 19. Ne2 O-O 20.
Nf4 (20. Nxd4 f5 $132) 20... Kh7 21. Qe2 Rf7 22. Qf3 Qe5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Delgado,
N-Corrales,F/Santa Clara 2003/EXT 2004 (40). (39)}) (16... f5 17. Nxh6 Qh4 18.
exf5 gxf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Nxf5 21. Rxf5 O-O-O (21... b6 22. Bg5 $40) 22.
Bxc5 $16 Rhe8 23. Bf2 Qb4 24. Bg3 Bd4+ 25. Kh2 Be3 26. Qd1 Bb6 27. Rf4 Qc5 28.
Na4 {1-0 Vokarev,S-Khasin,A/Koszalin 1999/EXT 2000 (28).}) 17. Nf6 (17. Nxh6 $6
{This move is very risky for white, since the knight can not return to g4.} f6
(17... f5 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Ng4 $14) (17... Nxc2 $2 18. Bg5 f6 19.
Rxf6 $16) (17... Rdf8 $5) 18. Na4 (18. e5 f5 19. Bg5 Qc7 $15) 18... b5 19. Nc3
Qf8 20. Ng4 Bxg4 21. hxg4 Qg8 $40) 17... Bxf6 18. Rxf6 Bf5 $1 {enough to
equalize} 19. Bxh6 Qxf6 20. Bg5 Qd6 21. exf5 (21. Bxd8 Rxd8 22. exf5 Nxf5 $11)
21... Nxf5 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 {'='} 23. Qf2 Qd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Fernandez,D-Lesiege,A/
Philadelphia 2003/EXT 2004 (25). (25)}) 16... O-O-O 17. Ne2 b6 18. Nf4 Rd7 19.
Nxe6 {1/2-1/2 Akopian,V-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee 2004/CBM 099/[Oratovsky,M] (26)
} ({The last chance to fight for an advantage was} 19. a4 $5 a5 20. Nxe6 Qxe6
21. Nf3 Nxf3+ 22. Rxf3 $14)) 14. Rf2 (14. Raf1 {Oratovsky} Nd7 (14... O-O-O $5
{Tyomkin}) 15. R4f2 b6 (15... f6 16. Nf3 b6 17. Ne2 h5 18. e5 (18. a4 $5 O-O-O
19. a5 $36) 18... O-O-O 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bg5 Bd5 21. Nc3 Rhf8 22. Nxd5 cxd5
23. Re1 Bxg5 24. Rxe7 Bxd2 25. Nxd2 Rde8 26. Rxf8 Rxf8 27. Nf3 $14) 16. Ng4
Bxg4 (16... g5 $142 $13) 17. Rxf7 Qxf7 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. hxg4 Ne5 20. Qf2+ Ke7
21. Qg3 $14 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Radjabov,T/Bastia 2003/CBM 98 no vc (41). (40)}) ({
too slow is} 14. Rff1 Nd7 15. Qf2 b6 16. a4 a5 17. Nf3 O-O 18. Qg3 g5 19. Rae1
Rae8 20. Kh1 Qd8 $11 21. d4 $6 (21. Bg1 $5) 21... Bc4 22. Rf2 $2 (22. Rg1 $8 f5
(22... Qb8 $5) 23. exf5 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 cxd4 25. Re4 Nc5 26. Rxd4 Bxd4 27. Rd1
$13) 22... f5 $19 23. exf5 cxd4 {0-1 Oral,T-McShane,L/Qaqortoq 2003/EXT 2004 
(30). (30)}) 14... O-O-O 15. Raf1 Nd7 16. Ne2 f6 {Unfortunately 16...Ne5
doesn't lead to equality- 17.b3! but not the way white chose in the folllowing
game. While 16...f5 is completely new approach in this position- black gets
weak pawns h6 and f5 after pxp pxp but active positions of black pieces
compensate the weakness of black pawns. Anyhow, I don't see any clear way for
white to achieve any advantage after 16...f5;} (16... Ne5 $5 17. Qa5 {White
achieved nothing in the game! the only way to achieve slight advantage in 17.
b3!} (17. b3 $1 Kb8 (17... c4 18. d4 $14) 18. Nf3 $1 $14) 17... b6 18. Qa6+ Kb8
19. Nf3 (19. Nf4 Bc8 20. Qa4 f5 $1) 19... Nxf3+ 20. Rxf3 Rhf8 (20... g5 $1 21.
c3 (21. Ng3 Bxb2 22. Nf5 Qb7 $15) 21... f5 $1 22. exf5 $140 Bd5 $17) 21. Nf4
Bc8 22. Qa4 Qe8 $11 {1-0 Souleidis,G-Meins,G/Erfurt GER 2005/The Week in Chess
536 (37)}) (16... Bxb2 $6 17. Qa5 Kb8 18. c3 b6 19. Qa4) (16... f5 $5 17. exf5
gxf5 (17... Bxf5 18. Ng3 Be6 19. Re2 (19. Qa5 Kb8 20. Re2 $11) 19... Rdf8 20.
Rfe1 $14) 18. Ng3 (18. Nf4 Rhe8 19. Re2 Bf7 $11 {[%cal Ge7d6]}) 18... Rde8 19.
Re2 Qf7 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. Ng3 $11) 17. Qa5 $1 $146 {Very strong and logical plan.
Qa5 is definitely an improvement of Rublevsky's play, however white's play in
Rublevsky-McShane can be improved as well.} (17. Nf3 b6 18. Bf4 (18. b4 $5 cxb4
19. Nfd4 Kb7 20. a3 bxa3 21. Qc3 $40 {white gets dangerous initiative on the
queenside.}) 18... h5 19. Bh2 Bh6 20. Nf4 Bf7 21. Nh4 Rdg8 22. Qc3 Kb7 23. Kh1
Rh7 24. a3 $6 Qd8 (24... f5 $1 25. e5 Qxh4 26. e6 Qf6 $1 $15) 25. Ne2 Bg5 (
25... f5 $1) 26. g3 Be6 $17 {0-1 Rublevsky,S-McShane,L/Istanbul 2003/CBM 096/
[Meyer,CD] (59)}) 17... Kb8 18. b4 f5 19. bxc5 fxe4 20. d4 Bc4 $6 {Dubious
idea by Alex. Now white get an advantage. 20...g5 leads to very reasonable
play for black with mutual chances. Alex probably declined this move afraiding
to give up the control over f5, but seems like black can get a very convenient
play in case of Ng3-f5 in that line.} (20... g5 {to prevent Nf4 and Bf4 ideas.}
21. Ng3 Nf6 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Rhf8 {[%cal Gf6d5,Ge7c7]} 24. c4 Qc7 {
black is not any worse here.}) 21. Qa4 $1 {Probably Grischuk overlooked this
move.} Bxe2 $6 {2nd mistake in a row. Alex trades his important light square
bishop which is one of the strongest pieces of black.... But after this trade
black is lacking any counterplay.  Both 21...Bb5 and 21...b5 would lead to
better position than Alex got in the game, however white has an advantage in
both cases.} (21... Bb5 22. Qb3 {[%cal Yf2f7]} Nf6 23. c4 Ba6 24. Bf4+ Ka8 25.
Bd6 (25. Be5 Rhf8 26. Nf4 Qe8 {and black survives.}) 25... Rxd6 (25... Qe6 {
[%csl Rc4]} 26. Nf4 Qxc4 27. Ne6 Qxb3 28. axb3 Bxf1 29. Nxf1 Nd5 30. Nxg7 Rd7
31. Ne6 e3 32. Nxe3 Nxe3 33. Nc7+ Rxc7 34. Bxc7 Nd5 35. Be5 $16 {[%cal Gf2f7]
black's kingside will be in trouble.}) 26. cxd6 Qxd6 27. Rd1 $14 {[%cal Gh2f1,
Gf1e3]}) (21... b5 22. cxb6 Nxb6 23. Qxc6 g5 24. Ng4 Rd6 25. Qc5 Rc8 26. Qa5 {
black has some compensation for the sacrificed pawn here.}) 22. Rxe2 $14 {
The main difference with 20...g5 line is that white rooks take much better
positions- white can transfer them quickly to a queenside, while black is late
to ogranize some real counterplay. Time is a big factor in chess.} Qe6 (22...
Nf6 23. Bf4+ Ka8 24. Re3 {[%cal Ra4a7,Ye3a3]}) (22... g5 23. Ng4 Rhf8 (23... h5
24. Nf2 $16 {[%cal Gf1b1]}) 24. Rb1 Ka8 25. c3 $16 {[%cal Ge2b2]}) 23. c4 Ka8
24. Rb1 Nb8 $1 {Black correctly chooses passive defense here- Alex gets rid of
all white's threats on a queenside, and then improves the positions of his
pieces.} 25. Rd2 Qf7 (25... Rd7 26. d5 $1 cxd5 $140 27. cxd5 Rxd5 28. Qb3 {
[%csl Rb7,Rd5]}) 26. Ng4 Rd7 27. Qb3 Rhd8 28. Rbd1 {Black has successfully
defended the queenside, so Peter switches plans and prepares d4-d5 break.} g5
29. Nf2 {All white pieces have taken optimal positions, now d4-d5 is coming.}
Qf5 30. d5 (30. Nh1 $5 {[%cal Gh1g3,Gg3e2]}) 30... h5 31. dxc6 {Doubled pawns
of white isn't a problem here- white gets d5 outpost for his pieces, as well
as black pawn e4 will fall soon.} Nxc6 $2 {31...bxc6 was much more resistant-
there is no clear way for white to achieve an advantage in that line. After
the game move black's position falls apart...} (31... bxc6 32. Rxd7 (32. Rb1
Be5 33. Rxd7 Rxd7 34. Bd4 g4 $1 $132) 32... Nxd7 33. Qb1 Re8 34. Nxe4 Rb8 $1 {
with some counterplay.}) 32. Rd5 $16 {d5 is a perfect outpost for white major
pieces.} Be5 33. Qb1 $1 {black pawn e4 falls now.} g4 34. hxg4 hxg4 35. Qxe4
Qf7 (35... Qxe4 36. Nxe4 $18) 36. Nxg4 {White is up two pawns, but this is not
an easy task to win it here- white pawns are invalids- all of them are
isolated and two of them are doubled, only good thing is that pawn g2 is
potentially a dangerous passer.} Bb8 37. Bg5 Re8 38. Rxd7 Qxd7 39. Rxd7 Rxe4
40. Ne3 a5 41. Kf1 Re8 42. a4 Ka7 43. g4 $6 {Premature. White can activate
pieces first before advancing a g-passer. Now black get some chances to escape
for a draw.} (43. Rf7 $142 $5 {[%cal Gf1f2]} Ne5 44. Rf5 $18) (43. Kf2 Rf8+ 44.
Ke2 Be5 {[%cal Ge5d4]}) 43... Rg8 44. Bh6 Rg6 45. Rh7 (45. g5 $2 Bf4 46. Nf5
Bxg5 47. Bxg5 Rxg5 48. Nd6 Rxc5 $11) 45... Be5 46. Kg2 (46. Ke2 Bd4 47. Kf3
Ne5+ 48. Ke4 Nc6 $1 {[%cal Gd4e3,Yg6g4]}) 46... Bd4 47. Kh3 Bxc5 $2 {This
makes it easier for white. 47...Ne5 gives black some practicall chances, but
leads to a loss anyhow if white plays precisely, while I am not sure what is
exact evaluation of 47...Rxh6 line which was definitely the best chance for
black here. Strange that Grischuk, who is usually ver tough in defense, didn't
go for it.} (47... Rxh6+ $142 $1 48. Rxh6 Bxe3 {white will win one of black
light pieces for g-pawn, but I am not sure white will win the game...} 49. Rh7
Kb8 $1 (49... Bxc5 50. g5 Ne7 51. Rg7 $1 {[%cal Gg5g6,Yg7e7]} Nf5 52. Rf7 Ne7
53. Kg4 {[%cal Gg4h5,Yg5g6] and after Kh5, g6 NxP KxN the ending R and 2P vs B
and 2P on a kingside will be winning for white.}) 50. Kh4 Ne5 51. Kh5 Bxc5 52.
g5 Nxc4 53. g6 Bd4 54. g7 Bxg7 55. Rxg7 Nb2 56. Rg4 Ka7 $11 {[%cal Gb7b5]}) (
47... Ne5 48. Bg7 (48. Nc2 $5) 48... Nf3 (48... Rxg7 49. Rxg7 Bxe3 50. g5 Bxc5
51. g6 Bf8 52. Rg8 Bh6 53. c5 Nxg6 54. Rxg6 Be3 55. c6 bxc6 56. Rxc6 {this is
a book win, but it takes a while to win it with K+R+a4 pawn vs king in the
corner opposed to a color of the bishop...}) 49. Bxd4 Ng5+ 50. Kh4 Nxh7 51. c6+
Ka6 {others lose as well.} 52. c7 Rh6+ 53. Kg3 Rc6 54. Be5 $18) 48. Bf4 $18 Re6
(48... Nb4 {[%cal Gb4d3]} 49. Rd7 Re6 50. Nf5 $18) 49. Nd5 Re4 50. g5 Ne7 (
50... Nb4 51. Rh4 $1 $18 (51. g6 Nxd5 52. cxd5 Rxf4 53. g7 Rf1 $1 54. d6 $1 Rg1
55. d7 Bb6 56. Kh4 $1 $11 {[%cal Gh4h5,Gh5h6]}) 51... Rxc4 $140 52. Bb8+ $18)
51. Kg4 Nxd5 52. cxd5 {Now white passers are unstoppable- that was a good time
for black to resign, but Alex decided to make some few moves more.} Rxa4 53. g6
Bd6 54. Rf7 Be5 55. Kg5 (55. d6 $18) 55... Bb2 56. d6 Rd4 57. Be3 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7.
Bc1 Nf6 8. f3 Qb6 9. g4 Nc6 10. Nb3 e6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Be3 b5 13. O-O-O Nd7 14.
Qf2 Be7 15. g5 (15. h4 Nce5 16. Kb1 Rb8 17. g5 b4 18. Ne2 (18. Na4 $2 Qc6)
18... Nc4 {Blehm,P-Gershon,A/Wch U20 /Guarapuava 1995/}) 15... Nce5 16. a3 Rb8
17. Rg1 Nb6 {Ponomariov's plan of queenside counterplay is a bit artificial.
Apart from a nice knight on c4 he will not be able to claim any achievements.}
(17... b4 $5 18. axb4 Rxb4 19. f4 Nc6 20. h4 Na5 21. Nd4 Nc4 (21... Nc5 $5) 22.
Bxc4 Rxc4 23. f5 {L'Ami,A-Acs,A/ Amsterdam 2004/ 1-0 (42)}) 18. f4 Nec4 19.
Bxc4 (19. Bd4 e5 20. Bxb6 Qxb6 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 22. f5 Bb7 $11) 19... Nxc4 20. Bd4
O-O (20... Rg8 $5 21. Rd3 b4 22. axb4 Rxb4 23. Rh3 $14) 21. Bf6 $1 {[%mdl 128]
This type of moves is well known from various Sicilian lines, but in the given
position it is rather devastating. Black can not do much against the transfer
of white's rook to h3.} Bb7 (21... b4 22. axb4 Rxb4 23. Rd3 Bd8 24. Rh3 Qb6 25.
Bd4 Qb7 26. Qh4 h6 27. Bxg7 $18) 22. Rd3 Rfc8 23. Rh3 Kf8 (23... gxf6 24. gxf6+
Kf8 25. Rxh7 Bxf6 (25... Ke8 26. Rg8+ Kd7 27. Rxf7 Rxg8 28. Rxe7+ Kd8 29. Rxc7
Kxc7 30. Nd4 $18) 26. Qg3 d5 (26... Ke7 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qg6+ Kf8 (28... Ke7
29. Qh7+ $18) 29. Qg8+ Ke7 30. Qh7+ Kd8 31. Rg8#) 27. Qg8+ Ke7 28. Qxf7+ Kd6
29. Qxf6 Qxh7 30. Rg7 Qxg7 31. Qxg7 $18) 24. Rxh7 Ke8 25. Bxg7 Kd7 26. g6 {
In the end defender was not able to offer any real resistance, Grischuk wins
without any effort.} a5 (26... fxg6 27. Bf6 Re8 28. Rxg6 $18) 27. gxf7 Bf8 28.
Bxf8 Rxf8 29. Rd1 Bc8 30. f5 e5 31. Nd5 {A truly crushing defeat for the
former world champion.} 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game was the last chance of the World Champion Kramnik to fight for the
top places in Corus 2005, but Corus simply isn't his tournament. And this game
was one of the most interesting (there were many!) and intensive games of
Corus 2005!} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. e5 Nfd7 7.
exd6 cxd4 {7...0-0 is the main continuation here, black also tried 7...exd6
but without much success.} 8. Nb5 {Kramnik definitely did not prepare this,
while Grischuk probably spent some time on this variation at home.} (8. Nxd4
O-O 9. Be3 Nf6 (9... e5 $5) 10. Be2 exd6 (10... Qxd6 $142 $1) 11. O-O Re8 12.
Qd2 Nbd7 13. f5 $36 {1/2-1/2 Sax,G-Sapi,L/Hungary 1974/MCD (40)}) 8... O-O 9.
Nc7 Nc5 $146 {This move definitely changes the evaluation of the whole line.} (
9... exd6 10. Nxa8 Nc6 (10... Re8+ 11. Be2 Nc6 12. O-O Nc5 13. Bb5 Bg4 14. h3
Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qxa8 16. f5 Ne5 17. Qd5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Weber,A-Pleyer,R/Passau
1997/EXT 2001 (52)}) 11. Be2 Nc5 12. O-O $16 {1-0 Gonzalez Custodio,R-Medina,J/
Ceuta 1993/EXT 97 (26)}) 10. Nxa8 {[%mdl 1024]} (10. Nxd4 exd6 (10... Qxd6 11.
Ndb5 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 a6 13. Nxa8 axb5 $44) 11. Nxa8 Re8+ {with a strong
intiative - the white king will stay in the centre here more likely.}) 10...
Qxd6 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. O-O Be6 {Grischuk had some other tempting moves, and I am
not sure he chose the best one.} (12... Nxd3 13. cxd3 (13. Qxd3 Bf5 $15) 13...
Bf5 $44) (12... Nb4 $5) 13. Ng5 Bd5 14. f5 $1 {Aggresive move by the World
Champion - it opens files and diagonals on the kingside, as well as white
intends Bf4.} Rxa8 15. fxg6 (15. Qg4 Ne5 $15) 15... hxg6 16. Qg4 {[%cal Gg4h4,
Gg4h3]} Nxd3 17. cxd3 f6 18. Nf3 (18. Ne4 f5 $1 19. Nxd6 fxg4 20. Nxb7 Nb4 {
[%cal Gb4c2,Yd5b7] and black is definitely not worse in this ending.}) 18...
Bf7 (18... f5 19. Qh3 {[%cal Gf3g5]}) 19. Nh4 Ne5 (19... Nb4 $5 20. Bd2 (20.
Nxg6 $2 f5 $17) (20. Rf3 f5 21. Qg5 Qf6 {and black looks good here.}) 20...
Nxd3 21. Nxg6 f5 22. Qf3 Qxg6 23. Qxd3 Bd5 $15 {[%cal Ge7e5]}) 20. Qg3 Qd7 $2 {
Alex was already in some time trouble her... Qe6 was a better move - the black
queen is closer to the kingside in that case, which is important in variations
mentioned below.} (20... Qe6 21. Bf4 (21. Bd2 Qg4 22. Qxg4 Nxg4 {[%cal Gg4e5]})
21... g5 22. Bxg5 (22. Bxe5 gxh4 {and no Qf2 move as in the Qd7 line.}) 22...
fxg5 23. Nf5 Bf6 {the black queen on e6 is very useful again!} 24. h4 g4 $1 25.
Rae1 Bg6 26. Qxg4 Qxf5 $1) 21. Bf4 g5 22. Bxg5 $6 {Kramnik plays this game
aggresively - he wanted to win this game badly to come back in the tournament..
. But it seems like 22.Bxe5 guarantees white some advantage, while the game
line allows black to escape.} (22. Bxe5 $142 gxh4 23. Qf2 {[%csl Yd4][%cal
Yf2f7]} Rd8 24. Rac1 $14 Bg6 25. Rc7 Qd5 26. Bf4 Bxd3 (26... e5 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7
28. Bh6+ Kxh6 29. Qxh4+ Kg7 30. Qxf6+ Kh7 31. Rf3 $16 {black must give up a
queen for white rook to stop white's attack here.}) 27. Rd1 Be4 28. Qxh4 {
and white must be better here, however black still has some couunterplay.})
22... fxg5 23. Nf5 Bg6 {23...Bf6 doesn't help, unlike in the 20...Qe6
variation.} (23... Bf6 24. h4 (24. Rae1 Ng6 25. Nh6+ (25. Qh3 Qd5 {and no
danger for black.}) 25... Kg7 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Qxg5 Kg7 {and black is safe.})
24... Be6 25. hxg5 Bh8 26. Nh6+ Kh7 27. Rae1 Ng6 28. Qh2 Kg7 29. Qh3 $3 Nf4 30.
Qg3 Ng6 31. Qg4 $1 Nf8 32. Qe4 $16 {[%cal Rf1f8]}) 24. Nxg7 Nf7 25. Rxf7 $1 {
The only way to save the white knight - Kramnik definitely saw this blow when
playing 22.Bxg5.} Kxf7 26. Qe5 Bxd3 (26... Qd6 27. Rf1+ Kg8 28. Qxd6 exd6 29.
Nf5 Re8 {and I don't see more than a draw for white here.}) 27. Rd1 Rg8 {
it seems like black escapes by 27...Qb5 move.} (27... Qb5 28. Qxd4 e5 29. Qxd3
Qxd3 30. Rxd3 Kxg7 31. Rd7+ Kf6 32. Rxb7 Rc8 $1 33. Rxa7 Rc1+ 34. Kf2 Rc2+ 35.
Kf3 g4+ $1 36. Kg3 Rxb2 {and probably this is just a draw.}) 28. Rxd3 Rxg7 29.
Rxd4 Qe6 30. Qxe6+ {White can keep queens on the board, however this doesn't
give white real winning chances.} (30. Qg3 Rg6 $1 {and black looks safe.})
30... Kxe6 {This rook ending must be objectively a draw, although white wins a
pawn in many lines.} 31. Rb4 b6 32. Ra4 a5 (32... Rg8 33. Rxa7 Rc8 34. b4 Rc2 {
very close to a draw here too.}) 33. b4 axb4 $2 {Grischuk attempts to screw it
up.} (33... Kf5 $1 34. bxa5 bxa5 35. Rxa5+ e5 36. Rb5 (36. h3 Rc7 $11 {[%cal
Gc7c2]}) 36... Ra7 37. Rb2 g4 38. Kf2 Ra3 {and this is just a dead draw.}) 34.
Rxb4 Kf5 35. Rxb6 e5 36. a4 Ke4 37. Rb3 Ra7 38. Ra3 $18 Ra5 {Just compare this
position with the position which arises at the end of 33...Kf5 where black has
a rook on a3 and white pawn is still on a2.... Now black is in trouble.} 39. h3
Kf4 (39... Kd4 40. Kf2 Kc5 41. Kf3 Kb4 42. Ra1 $18) 40. Kf2 Ke4 41. g3 g4 $1 {
the best chance!} (41... Kd4 42. Kf3 e4+ 43. Ke2 e3 44. Rd3+ Kc5 45. Rxe3 Rxa4
46. Re5+ $18) 42. hxg4 $1 (42. h4 Kd4 43. h5 e4 44. h6 Rf5+ 45. Kg2 e3 46. h7
Rf2+ $1 47. Kg1 Rf8 48. a5 Ke4 $1 (48... e2 49. h8=Q+ Rxh8 50. Kf2 $18) 49. a6
e2 $11 {and no h8Q with a check as in the 48...e2 line.}) 42... Kd4 (42... Kd5
43. Ke3 $18) 43. g5 Kd5 44. Ke3 Ke6 45. Ke4 Kf7 46. Kd3 $2 {Very strange that
Kramnik with his super endgame technique failed to find the following simple
way to win ...} (46. Kf5 Kg7 47. g4 Kf7 48. g6+ Kg7 49. Ra2 $1 {Zugzwang!} Kg8
50. Kf6 e4 51. Rb2 Ra6+ 52. Kg5 e3 (52... Rxa4 53. Rb8+ Kg7 54. Rb7+ Kg8 55.
Kh6 Ra8 56. Re7 {-see the main line how to win this ending with two pawns "g"
of white.}) 53. Kh6 Ra8 54. a5 Re8 55. Re2 Re6 56. a6 Rxa6 57. Rxe3 Ra8 58. g5
Rb8 59. Re6 $1 {to prevent the following stalemate idea.} (59. g7 Rb6+ 60. g6
Rxg6+ $1) 59... Rd8 60. g7 Rc8 61. Rf6 Rd8 62. Rf8+ Rxf8 63. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 64.
Kh7 $18) 46... Kg6 47. Kc4 Kxg5 48. Kb4 Ra6 $1 {And again Alex finds the most
resistant move.} (48... Ra8 49. a5 e4 50. Kc4 $1) 49. a5 e4 50. Kc4 (50. Kb5
Re6 51. Re3 Re5+ 52. Kb4 Re6 $11) 50... Rd6 $3 (50... Kg4 51. Kd4 Kf5 52. Ke3
Rg6 53. Ke2 Ra6 54. Ra4 $1 {Zugzwang!} Ke5 55. Ke3 Kf5 56. g4+ $1 Kxg4 57. Kxe4
$18) 51. a6 (51. Kc5 {Mueller,Karsten} Rd3 (51... Ra6 $2 52. Kd4 Kf5 53. Ke3
$18) 52. Ra4 (52. Ra1 Kg4 (52... e3 $2 53. a6 e2 54. a7 Rd1 55. a8=Q e1=Q 56.
Qg8+ $18) 53. a6 Kxg3 54. a7 Rd8 $11) 52... e3 53. Re4 Kf5 54. Re8 Kf6 55. Kc4
Ra3 56. Kb4 Kf7 57. Re5 Kf6 58. Re4 Rd3 59. a6 Rd6 60. Kb5 Rd3 61. a7 Ra3 62.
Kb6 Rb3+ 63. Kc7 Rc3+ 64. Kb7 Rb3+ $11) 51... e3 52. a7 (52. Kb5 Re6 53. a7 e2
54. Ra1 (54. a8=Q e1=Q 55. Qg8+ Kh6 56. Qh8+ Kg6 57. Qg8+ {white doesn't have
more than a perpetual check here - the white rook can't join the attack.})
54... Re8 55. Re1 Re5+ 56. Kb4 Re4+ 57. Kc5 Re5+ 58. Kc6 Re6+ $11 {when white
king goes to d-file, black will move the rook to a-file.}) 52... e2 53. a8=Q
e1=Q 54. Ra5+ {White starts checking first and has an extra pawn, but the
existence of this pawn actually allows black to save the game - the black king
will hide behind this pawn.} (54. Qg8+ Rg6 55. Qd8+ Rf6 56. Ra5+ Kg4 $1 {
[%cal Ge1a5]} 57. Qd4+ Kh3 58. Rh5+ Kg2 59. Qxf6 Qe2+ {[%cal Ge2h5]}) 54... Kg4
55. Qg8+ Kf3 $1 (55... Kh3 56. Rh5+ Kg2 57. Qa8+ $18) 56. Qf7+ Kg2 $1 (56...
Kxg3 $4 57. Rg5+) 57. Ra2+ Kg1 58. Qa7+ Kf1 59. Qf7+ Kg1 60. Qa7+ Kf1 61. Ra1 {
But even here black has a defense!} Rd1 62. Qf7+ Kg1 63. Qa7+ Kf1 64. Rxd1 Qxd1
{This ending is a draw, but Kramnik makes it easy for black - after the next
of white black has a perpetual or wins the g-pawn.} 65. Qd4 Qa4+ 66. Kd3 Qb3+
67. Qc3 Qd5+ (67... Qd5+ 68. Ke3 Kg2 $1) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 b5 8.
a4 c6 9. g3 h6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Bg2 Bb7 12. Qb1 a6 13. Nd2 Qc7 14. O-O Nd7 15.
Qb4 c5 16. dxc5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc6+ 18. Kg1 Ke7 19. Rfb1 Rhb8 20. axb5 Rxb5 21.
Qxc4 Rxc5 22. Qb4 a5 23. Qa3 Ke8 24. c4 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. Qf2 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Rg1 O-O 15.
O-O-O Rc8 16. Kb1 g6 17. Na4 Be6 18. Nb6 Rc7 19. Qd2 Rc6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5
Qc8 22. Rd2 Bd8 23. Nc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2005.02.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Gavrikov,V"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2005.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 cxd4 7. Nxd4
d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 ({Formerly} 9. Bd2 {was played more often, but White
can hardly count on a plus after} Bxc3 ({Practice has also seen} 9... Nxc3 10.
bxc3 Be7 11. Rb1 {/\ Rxb7} (11. O-O e5 12. Nc2 Nc6 13. Ne3 Be6 14. c4 Rc8 15.
Nd5 Bc5) 11... a6 12. O-O e5 13. Nc2 Nc6 14. Ne3 Bc5 15. Qc2 f5 {0-1 Diesen,
M-Gligoric,S/Lone Pine 1979/MCL (60)}) 10. bxc3 e5 {, for example:} 11. Nb5 (
11. Nb3 Nc6 12. O-O Nb6 ({or} 12... Nde7 13. c4 Qc7) 13. Be3 Qc7 {gives Black
sufficient counterplay, too.}) 11... Nc6 12. O-O Be6 13. Bc1 a6 14. c4 Nb6 (
14... Nde7 15. Nd6 b6 16. Ba3 Ra7 {/\ Rd7 0-1 Campos Moreno,J-David,A/Moscow
1994/CBM 044 ext (65)}) 15. Nd6 Nxc4 16. Nxb7 Qb6 (16... Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Nd4 18.
Nc5 Rad8 {1/2-1/2 Ksieski,Z-Szymczak,Z/Polanica Zdroj 1983/MCD (25)} 19. Kf1
$13) 17. Qb3 Qd4 18. Ba3 Nxa3 (18... Nd2 19. Qd1 Nxf1 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Kxf1
Rc8) 19. Qxa3 Qb4 20. Qxb4 Nxb4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Kortschnoj,V/Nijmegen
1993/CBM 036 (27)}) 9... Qa5 ({Sometimes Black chooses another move order} 9...
Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Qa5 {when White usually transposes to the text by}
12. Bd2) ({Not so good is the alternative} 9... Qb6 {because of} 10. Bxd5 exd5
11. Be3 Qa5 12. Rc1 Nc6 13. O-O Bh3 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Gonzalez Velez,
F-Ayas Fernandez,A/Barbera 1997/EXT 99 (47)} 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 {and Black´s
position is devoid of active play.}) 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13.
bxc3 ({The continuation} 13. Bxc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Ba6 15. Qb4 Qxb4 (15... Qe5 16.
Rfe1 Rab8 17. Qa3 Rb6 18. Rad1 h6 {1/2-1/2 Miladinovic,I-Schmaltz,R/Fuerth
2002/CBM 091 (24)} 19. Rd7 $5) 16. cxb4 Rab8 17. a3 Bxe2 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. Bxc6
Kf8 20. f4 Ke7 21. Kf2 Ba6 {1/2-1/2 Moiseenko,A-Zugic,I/Toronto 2003/CBM 095
ext (38) does not promise White any advantage.}) 13... Ba6 14. Rfd1 Qc5 ({
It is necessary to remove the queen from the opposition with the white bishop
because after} 14... Rab8 15. c4 $1 Qc5 16. cxd5 Rxb3 17. axb3 Bxe2 18. Re1
cxd5 (18... Bb5 19. dxc6 Rc8 (19... Bxc6 $2 20. Rac1) 20. Rac1 Qb6 21. Be3 Qa5
22. Red1 $14 h6 23. Rd7 Rc7 $4 24. b4 {1-0 Nilssen,J-Carstensen,J/Holbaek 2001/
EXT 2002 (24)}) 19. Rxe2 Qb5 20. Ree1 Qxb3 21. Rxa7 {1-0 Fish,G-Fedorchuk,S/
Alushta 2000/EXT 2001 (51) White´s prospects are preferable.}) 15. e4 Bc4 16.
Qa4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qh5 ({Worse is} 17... Qxb4 18. cxb4 Rfd8 19. Be3 Bb5 {1/2-1/2
Fish,G-Shipov,S/Yalta 1996/EXT 98 (31)} 20. f4 $14) 18. Bf4 $5 {A new try.} ({
Earlier between the same players occurred} 18. Be3 Be2 19. Re1 (19. Rd2 Rab8
20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Qd6 Rfc8 22. Rb1 h6 23. e5 Bf3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Bacrot,E-Leko,P/
Moscow 2004/CBM 102 (27)}) 19... Nc4 20. Qc5 Rfd8 21. e5 $6 Nb2 $1 22. Qxc6 Nd3
23. Qxa8 Rxa8 24. Bxa8 Nxe1 25. Rxe1 a5 26. Rb1 h6 27. Rb8+ Kh7 28. Be4+ g6 $15
{1/2-1/2 Bacrot,E-Grischuk,A/Cap d'Agde 2003/CBM 098 (68)}) 18... c5 19. Qb2 e5
{'?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'A serious strategical error, vene though the pawn on
e5 should have replaced the missing dark squared bishop.'} (19... Be2 20. Re1
Bf3 21. Qb5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rac8 23. a4 {looks slightly unpleasant for Black.}) (
19... Rfd8 $1 {Ftacnik} 20. f3 Bd3 21. Bc7 Rd7 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Qxb6 Qe5 24.
Rdc1 Rb8 25. f4 Rxb6 26. fxe5 c4 $11) 20. Be3 Rfc8 (20... Be2 {Ftacnik} 21. Re1
Bd3 22. Bxc5 Na4 23. Qa3 Nxc5 24. Qxc5 Rfc8 25. Qa5 $14) 21. f3 Qg6 (21... Rab8
{Ftacnik} 22. Qf2 Be6 23. Rab1 Nc4 24. Bxc5 $14) 22. a4 {'!?' Ftacnik.} a5 ({
Probably less justified is} 22... Rab8 23. Rab1 Qc6 (23... Nd7 {Ftacnik} 24.
Qd2 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 $14) 24. a5 Nd7 25. Qc2 Be6) 23. Bh3 Be6 $2 {A strange
decision because it is evident that the ending is difficult for Black. Ftacnik:
'The transfer to the endgame with opposite coloured bishops is an attempt to
lessen white's pressure. Bacrot was right in his assesment, that his chances
for succes will be excellent.'} ({After the correct} 23... Rcb8 24. Qa3 (24.
Qf2 Bb3) 24... Be2 $1 {it would appear that a draw is the limit of White´s
dreams,e.g.} 25. Rdb1 (25. Bf5 Qc6 26. Re1 (26. Rdb1 Nc4 27. Rxb8+ Rxb8 28.
Qxc5 Qxc5 29. Bxc5 g6 30. Bd7 Bxf3 31. Bb5 Rc8) 26... Bxf3 27. Qxc5 Qxc5 (27...
Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Qxe4 29. Bd4 Qg6 30. Qxe5) 28. Bxc5 Nc4 29. Kf2 Bh5 30. g4 Bg6
$132) 25... Bxf3 (25... Bd3 {Ftacnik} 26. Qxc5 $1 Bxb1 27. Rxb1 Nxa4 28. Rxb8+
Rxb8 29. Qxe5 $16) 26. Qxc5 Qh5 27. Bf5 (27. Bf1 $2 {is bad in view of} Nd7 28.
Rxb8+ (28. Qd5 Nf6) 28... Rxb8 29. Qc7 Bxe4 $1 30. Qxd7 Qf3 31. Bd2 Qh1+ 32.
Kf2 Qxh2+ 33. Ke1 Qxg3+ 34. Kd1 Bf3+ 35. Kc2 Qg6+ 36. Kc1 Qg1 37. Qd3 (37. Qh3
$2 Be2 38. Kc2 Qg6+ 39. Kc1 Qb6 $1) 37... Qh1 $1 38. Qc4 Bg2 39. Kc2 Be4+ 40.
Kc1 Rd8 $1 41. Be1 Qh6+ 42. Kb2 Rb8+ 43. Ka2 Qh2+ 44. Qe2 (44. Be2 Bf5 $1 {
/\ Be6}) 44... Bd5+ 45. Ka3 Rb3+ 46. Ka2 Rxc3+ 47. Kb2 Rb3+ 48. Kc2 Qf4 {
with decisive threats}) 27... g6 28. Rxb6 ({or} 28. Qxe5 Nd7 29. Qc7 Rxb1+ 30.
Rxb1 gxf5 31. Qxd7 Bxe4 32. Rf1 Qe2 33. Qd2 Qxd2 34. Bxd2 Rc8 $11 {/\ Rc4})
28... Rxb6 29. Qxb6 gxf5 30. exf5 Qxf5 (30... Be4 31. Qf6 Qf3 32. Qg5+ Kh8 33.
Qf6+ $11) 31. Rf1 Qe4 32. Qh6 f6 {and} 33. Bg5 $1 Bh1 (33... Qe2 34. Rf2 Qe1+
35. Rf1 Qe2 $11) 34. Qh3 $1 fxg5 35. Qe6+ Kh8 36. Qf6+ {leads to a perpetual
check.}) (23... Rc6 {Ftacnik} 24. Qd2 Re8 25. Rab1 h6 26. Qd8 Rxd8 27. Rxd8+
Kh7 28. Bf5 $16) 24. Qxb6 Bxh3 25. Qxg6 fxg6 (25... hxg6 {Ftacnik} 26. g4 f5
27. Rd5 fxg4 28. fxg4 Bxg4 29. Bxc5 $16) 26. Kf2 Be6 27. Rab1 Rab8 (27... Rc7 {
intending to meet} 28. Rb5 {with} Bd7 {deserves attention.}) 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29.
Bxc5 Kf7 $6 (29... Rc8 30. Bb6 Rxc3 31. Bxa5 Rc2+ 32. Rd2 Rc4 33. Ra2 Bd7 {
is more tenacious.}) 30. Bd6 Rb2+ 31. Ke3 Kf6 32. Bc7 Bc4 $2 ({The only way to
create counterplay was} 32... Rxh2 $1 33. Bxa5 Ra2 (33... Bb3 $6 34. Rd6+ Kf7
35. Bc7 Bxa4 36. Rd5) 34. Bd8+ Kf7 35. Bc7 (35. a5 Bc4 36. Rd2 Ra3 37. Rc2 g5)
35... Kf6 36. a5 Bc4 {and in the position which arises after} 37. Rd6+ (37. f4
exf4+ 38. gxf4 Ke7) 37... Ke7 38. Rd2 Rxd2 39. Kxd2 Ke6 40. f4 exf4 41. Bxf4 (
41. gxf4 h5) 41... h6 42. Ke3 g5 43. Bc7 Ba6 44. Kd4 h5 45. Bd8 g4 46. c4 Bb7 {
the win is problematic for White.}) 33. Rd6+ $1 Ke7 34. Rd2 {Forcing the
exchange of rooks because Black is unable to save the game.} Rxd2 35. Kxd2 Ke6
36. f4 {'!' Ftacnik.} exf4 37. gxf4 Bb3 38. Bxa5 Bxa4 39. Ke3 Bb5 40. Bb6 Ba6
41. Bd4 Kf7 42. Be5 Bb7 43. Kd4 h6 (43... Bc6 44. c4 Bb7 45. Bd6 Ke6 46. e5 Kf5
47. Kc5 Ba6 48. Kb4 Bc8 49. Kb5 Kxf4 50. e6+ Kf5 51. e7 Bd7+ 52. Kb6 Ke6 53. c5
g5 54. Kc7 Be8 55. Kd8 Kf7 56. Be5 g6 57. Bf6 h6 58. Bg7 h5 59. Bh6 g4 60. Bg5
Bb5 61. Kc7 $18 {followed by c6.}) 44. c4 g5 45. fxg5 hxg5 46. Bd6 Ke6 47. e5
Kd7 48. Kc5 Ba6 49. Bf8 g6 50. Kb4 Kc6 (50... Ke6 51. Bd6 g4 52. Bb8 Kd7 53. c5
Bd3 54. Bd6 Be2 (54... Be4 55. Kb5 Bd5 56. Kb6 Be4 57. Bf8 Bd5 58. c6+ $1 Bxc6
59. e6+ $18) 55. Ka5 Kc6 56. e6 Bc4 57. e7 Bf7 58. Ka6 Be8 59. Ka7 g5 60. Kb8
Bd7 61. Bg3 $22 $18) 51. e6 Bc8 52. e7 Kd7 (52... Bd7 53. Kc3 g4 54. Kd4 Be8
55. Ke5 Kc5 56. Bh6 Kxc4 57. Kd6 Kd4 58. Kc7 Ke4 59. Kd8 Bc6 60. Bg5 Kf3 61.
Bh4 $18) 53. Kc5 Ba6 54. Kd5 g4 55. c5 Bb7+ 56. Ke5 g5 57. Kf5 Bf3 58. Kxg5 Ke8
59. Kf4 Be2 60. Ke5 Kd7 61. c6+ (61. c6+ Ke8 62. Kd6 Bf3 63. c7 Bb7 64. Kc5 Bc8
65. Kb6 Kd7 66. Ka7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2005.02.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2005.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 {Alexei is a great expert
of the Moscow variation, but against Grischuk he prefered the more solid
Cambridge Springs variation.} 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 (7. Nd2 {is another
theoretical line.}) 7... Nxd5 8. Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 h6 10. Bh4 c5 {Other
theoretical possibilities are:} (10... O-O 11. Bd3 Re8 12. a3 Bxc3 13. bxc3
Qxa3 14. O-O e5 {---> 1-0 Shirov,A-Piket,J/Amsterdam 1995/CBM 49 [Shirov,A](36)
}) (10... b6 $5 {[%cal Gc8a6] ---> 1/2-1/2 Moiseenko,A-Nadyrhanov,S/Krasnodar
1999/CBM 75_02 (39)[Tsesarsky,I]}) 11. a3 {The most principled continuation.
White gets a pair of bishops, sacrificing the "a" pawn. White tried also:} (11.
Bd3 cxd4 12. exd4 O-O {---> 1-0 Georgiev,K-Rabiega,R/Ohrid 2001/CBM 084/
[Tsesarsky] (95)}) (11. Be2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. Nb3 Qb6 14. O-O Nxc3 15. bxc3
Ba3 16. Rb1 Qc7 $11 {0-1 Dimitrov,V-Pelletier,Y/Barcelona ESP 2000/The Week in
Chess 301 (75)}) (11. e4 $132 N5f6 12. Bd3 $4 (12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Bb5+ Bd7 (
13... Qxb5 $2 14. Nxb5 Bxd2+ 15. Nxd2 $16 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Gb5c7]}) 14. Bxd7+
Nxd7 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 17. bxc3 Rc8 18. Ke2 Nf6 $132) 12... g5 $1 $19
{[%csl Rc3,Rh4][%cal Gg5g4,Gc5d4] ---> 0-1 Bosboom,M-Gurevich,M/Wijk aan Zee
2001/CBM 081/[Tsesarsky] (33)}) 11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 b6 {preparing to change
the light-squared bishop on a6. The capture on a3 is extremely dangerous for
black:} (12... Qxa3 $6 13. e4 N5f6 14. Bd3 Qa5 15. d5 exd5 (15... c4 16. Bxc4 (
16. Bb1 O-O 17. dxe6 fxe6 $17) 16... Nxe4 (16... exd5 17. exd5 $1 (17. Bxd5 $2
Nxd5 18. exd5 O-O 19. O-O f6 20. Rfe1 Nb6 21. c4 Qxd2 22. Nxd2 Bf5 23. f3 Rae8
24. Bf2 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Nc8 (25... Rc8 26. Bxb6 axb6 27. Re7 b5 28. cxb5 Rc5 29.
Rxb7 $16) 26. g4 Bd7 $2 (26... Bg6 27. h4 $14 (27. Nb3 Re8 28. Rc1 b6 29. Nd4
$14) (27. c5 $6 Rd8 28. d6 b6 $11)) 27. c5 $1 Rd8 28. Nb1 Be8 (28... Bb5 29.
Nc3 Bc4 30. d6 b6 31. d7 $1) 29. Nc3 $16 {1-0 Gurevich,M-Cardon,H/Belgique
1994/Inf 60/ (41)}) 17... O-O 18. O-O Nb6 19. Bxf6 Nxc4 20. Qd4 gxf6 21. Qxc4
$16) 17. Qd4 exd5 18. Qxg7 (18. Bxd5 Nef6 19. Qe3+ Kf8 20. Bb3 g5 21. Bg3 Kg7
22. O-O Re8 $17) 18... Rf8 19. Qd4 Nb6 20. Bd3 Qa4 21. O-O $132) 16. e5 Ne4 17.
Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qd6 g5 19. Nxg5 (19. e6 fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kf8 21. Qf5+ Kg7 22. Ne5
Nxe5 23. Qxe5+ Kh7 24. Qxe4+ Kg7 25. Bg3 $18) 19... Qb6 (19... hxg5 20. Bxg5 f6
21. exf6 $18) 20. Nxe4 Qxd6 21. Nxd6+ Kf8 22. f4 Nb6 23. O-O Rg8 24. f5 Nc4 25.
Nxc4 Rg4 26. Bf6 {1-0 Petursson,M-Halasz,T/Naestved op 1988 (26)}) 13. c4 {
One of the logical attempts to get an advantage. Alexander hopes to use his
pair of bishops in an endgame. White has the following alternatives:} (13. Bd3
Ba6 14. O-O N5f6 15. e4 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 cxd4 17. cxd4 O-O 18. Rc2 Rac8 19. Rfc1
Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Rd8 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. h3 b5 23. Rc5 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,
A-Jussupow,A/Istanbul TUR 2000 (23)}) (13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 g5 15. e4 Ne7 16.
Rd1 O-O 17. Bg3 {---> 0-1 Sherbakov,R-Goloshchapov,A/Ekaterinburg 1999/CBM 75 
[Tsesarsky,I] (58)}) (13. e4 N5f6 14. Bd3 Ba6 {---> 1/2-1/2 Atalik,S-Nogueiras,
J/Havana 1999/CBM 71[Tsesarsky,I](63)} (14... Bb7 {---> 1/2-1/2 Kramnik,
V-Ivanchuk,V/Novgorod 1995/CBM 048/[Dolmatov] (20)})) (13. Bg3 Bb7 {---> 0-1
Gligoric,S-Blagojevic,D/Herceg Novi 2001/CBM 83_01 [Tsesarsky,I](34)}) 13...
Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Ne7 $146 {The main idea of this move is a threat to eliminate
white's dark-squared bishop by Ne7-f5. In previous games black moved the
knight to f6:} (14... N5f6 {---> 0-1 Bareev,E-Fressinet,L/Cannes 2002/CBM 088/
[Tsesarsky] (42)}) 15. f3 {preparing the f2 square for the dark-squared bishop.
} (15. Be2 {is met by} Nf5) 15... Ba6 {Black's light-squared bishop has
nothing to do on a long diagonal, due to white's g2 and f3 pawns. In opposite,
it presses white's c4 pawn from a6.} 16. Be2 Rc8 17. O-O Nf5 18. Bf2 Ke7 {
connecting the rooks. It is logical to centralize the monarch in the endgame.}
19. Rfe1 g5 {occupying some space on the kingside.} 20. Bf1 Nd6 21. a4 {
White's plan is to carry out a4-a5 in order to create the weakness on black's
queenside.} Rhd8 22. Rc3 {[%cal Ye1a1] opening the first rank for a kingside
rook.} ({Worse is} 22. a5 $6 bxa5 23. Ra1 $2 cxd4 $17) 22... Nf6 {[%cal Gc5d4,
Yf6d5,Gd6f5] threatening to attack the central pawn with Nf5.} 23. Rc2 $1 Nd7 (
23... Nf5 {is met by} 24. Nb3) 24. Rec1 ({White gets nothing after} 24. a5 bxa5
25. Ra1 Nb7 26. Nb3 cxd4 27. exd4 Nb6 $11) 24... Nb8 {intending to transfer
the knight to a5 via c6. It should be noted, that the knight protects the a6
bishop as well.} 25. a5 cxd4 $6 ({Black could equalize after} 25... bxa5 26.
Ra2 Nc6 27. Nb3 cxd4 28. exd4 Bxc4 29. Bxc4 Nb4 30. Rxa5 Rxc4 31. Rxc4 Nxc4 32.
Rxa7+ Kf6 33. Ra4 Rb8 34. Nc5 Nb2 $1 $11) 26. axb6 axb6 27. exd4 b5 $6 ({
Better was} 27... Nf5 $5 28. d5 $1 exd5 29. Bd3 $1 $14) 28. c5 Nf5 29. Ra2 $2 {
missing more attractive continuation:} (29. Nb3 $1 b4 (29... Nc6 30. Ra1 Bb7
31. Bxb5 Ncxd4 32. Nxd4 Nxd4 33. Bxd4 Rxd4 34. Ra7 $18) 30. c6 {[%cal Yf2e1]}
Rc7 (30... Bxf1 31. c7 $16) 31. g4 $1 (31. Be1 Bxf1 32. Bxb4+ Kf6 33. Ba5 Rdc8
34. Bxc7 Rxc7 $11) 31... Nd6 32. d5 $1 {[%cal Yf2b6]} exd5 33. Bb6 Rdc8 34.
Bxc7 Rxc7 35. Bxa6 Nxa6 36. Re2+ Kf6 37. Ra2 Nb8 38. Ra8 Nxc6 39. Ra6 Nc4 40.
Nd4 $18) 29... Nxd4 30. Ne4 e5 ({Black doesn't equalize after} 30... Rc6 31.
Nd6 e5 32. Re1 Rcxd6 (32... Kf6 33. f4 $16) 33. cxd6+ Kxd6 34. Rea1 Bb7 35.
Bxd4 exd4 36. Bxb5 $14) 31. f4 $1 {using a vulnerable location of black's
monarch.} gxf4 $2 {losing an exchange, thus, allowing white to get a decisive
advantage...} (31... f6 32. Nd6 Rc6 (32... Rc7 33. Bxd4 exd4 34. Re2+ Kf8 35.
Rce1 Nc6 36. Re6 $16 {[%cal Yf1b5,Ge6f6,Gd6b5]}) 33. Bxd4 exd4 34. Re2+ Kf8 (
34... Kd7 35. Rd2 $16) 35. Rce1 $16 {[%cal Ye2e8]}) ({Black should have played:
} 31... exf4 $1 32. Nd6 (32. Re1 Ne6) 32... Rxc5 33. Rxc5 Rxd6 34. Rc7+ Kf6 {
[%cal Yd4c6]} 35. Rxa6 (35. Bxd4+ Rxd4 36. Ra7 Bc8 $11 {[%cal Yc8e6]}) 35...
Nxa6 36. Bxd4+ Rxd4 37. Rc6+ Kg7 38. Rxa6 b4 $11) 32. Bh4+ Ke6 (32... Kd7 {
doesn't change the evaluation of the position too much:} 33. Bxd8 Kxd8 (33...
Rxd8 34. c6+ Kc7 35. Nc5 Bc8 36. Ra7+ {[%cal Yc6c7]} Kxc6 37. Ne6+ $18) 34. Nd6
Rc7 35. Bxb5 Nxb5 36. Nxb5 Bxb5 37. Rb2 $18) 33. Bxd8 Rxd8 34. c6 $1 $18 {
[%csl Gb8][%cal Ye4c5,Gc6c7,Ya2a6] Black is going to lose furhter material...}
Rc8 (34... Ndxc6 {loses as well:} 35. Nc5+ Kf5 36. Nxa6 $18) 35. c7 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2005.02.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2005.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
Be6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd3 Nbd7 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nc5 13. Qd2 Nfe4 14. Qb4 a5
15. Qc4 Rc8 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. Qb5 f5 18. c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2005.03.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bb3
b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. e4 cxd4 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Nc6 13. Nxd4 Ncxe5 14.
Bf4 {Ftacnik: 'White is choosing a risky variation, in which he get's the
bishop's pair and prevents the enemy's castling - all at cost of a single pawn.
'} Nxc4 15. Nc6 Qb6 16. Nxe7 Kxe7 17. Bxc4 Bb7 18. Qb3 $1 {[%cal Gb3b4,Gb3g3,
Gg3g7][%mdl 4] White changes the evaluation of this opening line by this
strong multifunctional move. Ftacnik: 'The praxis so far has proven, that the
chances are aproximatelly equal, providing that black will take great care at
choosing each move. '} Nc5 $6 (18... Qc6 $142 19. f3 $1 (19. Qxb4+ Ke8 20. f3
Qb6+ 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 $11 22. Bd3 $14 {Ftacnik}) 19... Kf6 20. Rfc1 Rhd8 21. Bf1
Qb6+ 22. Be3 Qd6 23. Qc4 {[%cal Gc4h4]} h6 24. Rd1 Bd5 25. Qg4 $40) (18... Rhd8
19. Rfc1 $1 (19. Be3 Nc5 (19... Qc6 20. Qxb4+ Ke8 21. f3 $16) 20. Qc2 Qc6 21.
f3 Nd7 22. Rfc1 Nf6 23. Qb3 Qd6 $13) (19. Qg3 Rac8 20. a5 Qc6 21. Rac1 Kf8 22.
Be2 Nc5) 19... Kf8 (19... a5 20. Qg3 $1 e5 21. Bg5+ f6 22. Be3 $18) 20. a5 $16)
(18... Rhc8 $5 19. Rfd1 Nc5 20. Qe3 (20. Qh3 Ne4 21. Be3 Qa5 22. Bd3 Qf5 23.
Qh4+ g5 24. Qh5 $36) 20... Kf8 21. Be5 Qc6 22. Qg3 $40) (18... Rac8 19. Rfd1
$44) 19. Qe3 $1 Qc6 (19... Rhd8 $142 20. Rfc1 (20. Be5 f6 (20... Qc6 21. Qg5+
$16) 21. Bd4 Rac8 22. a5 Qd6 23. Rfd1 e5 $13) 20... Kf8 21. Bf1 Rac8 22. a5 Qc6
23. Rc4 $16) 20. f3 Rhd8 21. Rfc1 Rac8 22. Qe1 $1 {[%cal Ge1b4,Ge1h4][%mdl 32]
White gets big advantage due to one more multifunctional move!} Ke8 (22... Kf8
23. Qxb4 $16) (22... Qb6 23. Qh4+ Kf8 24. a5 Qa7 25. Be3 Kg8 26. Bf1 $18 {
[%cal Ge3a7]}) 23. Bg5 (23. Be3 $5 Qd7 24. Qxb4 Nd3 25. Bxd3 Qxd3 26. Bc5 Rd5
$13) 23... Rd4 $2 (23... Rd7 $1 24. Qxb4 (24. Qh4 h6 25. Be3 Qd6 26. Bf1 Nb3
27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. Re1 Nd4) (24. Be3 Qd6 25. Qxb4 Nd3 $11) 24... Qd6 25. Bf1
Qd4+ 26. Qxd4 Rxd4 27. Be3 Rxa4 28. Rxa4 Nxa4 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. b3 (30. Bd4 f6
31. f4 a5 32. Bd3 $1 (32. b3 e5 $1 33. fxe5 fxe5 34. Bxe5 Nc5 $11) 32... Ke7
33. Bc2 Bd7 34. b3 e5 35. fxe5 fxe5 36. Bxe5 Nc5 37. Bxg7 Be6 38. Bxh7 $16)
30... Nc3 31. Bd4 $16) 24. Be3 Rd7 $2 (24... Qd7 $142 25. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 26. Kh1
$16) 25. Qxb4 $18 Qd6 (25... Rdc7 $142 26. Bf1 Qd5 27. Rd1 Qh5 28. Rac1 $16) (
25... Qc7 26. Bf1 Rd5 27. Rc3 a5 28. Qa3 $18 {[%cal Ga1c1]}) 26. Bf1 a5 (26...
Rdc7 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. Qxb7 $18) 27. Qa3 (27. Qb5 $1 Ba6 (27... Na6 28. Rd1 Qe7
29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Qxa5 $18) 28. Rxc5 Bxb5 29. Rxc8+ Rd8 30. Bxb5+ Ke7 31. Bc5
$18) 27... Rdc7 (27... Nd3 28. Rxc8+ Bxc8 29. Qc3 $18 {[%cal Gc3c8,Gc3g7]}) 28.
Bb5+ $1 Ke7 29. Rc3 $1 {[%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c5,Ga3c5,Ge3c5] Black can't keep his N
on c5 and after a mass exchange White gets a winning endgame.} Nd7 (29... Na6
30. Rxc7+ Rxc7 31. Qxd6+ Kxd6 32. Rd1+ Ke7 (32... Ke5 33. Bb6 Rc2 34. Rd7 $18)
33. Bb6 $18) 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. Qxd6+ $1 Kxd6 32. Bd2 Rc2 33. Bxa5 Rxb2 34. Rc1
(34. Bc3 Rc2 35. Bxg7 $18) 34... Nf6 (34... Bd5 35. Bc3 Rb3 36. Bxg7 $18) 35.
Bc7+ $1 Kd5 (35... Ke7 36. Be5 $18) 36. Rd1+ Kc5 37. Be5 $1 Ra2 (37... Rb3 38.
Rc1+ Kb6 39. Bd4+ Ka5 40. Rc7 $18) (37... Rc2 38. Bd4+ Kb4 39. Bd3 Rc7 40. Rb1+
Ka3 (40... Kxa4 41. Be5 Re7 42. Bd6 $18) 41. Bb2+ Ka2 42. Be5 Re7 (42... Rd7
43. Bc2 Ka3 44. Bb2+ Ka2 45. Bc3 $18) 43. Bc2 $18) 38. Bd4+ Kb4 39. Rb1+ (39.
Rb1+ Ka5 40. Bc3+ Kb6 41. Bc4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2005.03.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2005.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14.
Kxf1 Qd6 15. e5 Qd5 16. g5 {This line was very popular at the beginning of the
90s - see model games Beliavsky-Kasparov in CBM28 and L.Hansen-Ernst in CBM30.
White's idea is to "wall up" the g7 bishop: now, when the White bishop
retreats to f2, his black counterpart will not be able to come out to h6.
However, Black has enough time to create counterplay with the remaining pieces.
} Qe4 17. Bf2 Rf8 18. Ng1 (18. Kg1 Qf5 19. Be3 Qe4 $5 {Ftacnik}) 18... Nc4 19.
Nf3 Ne3+ 20. Bxe3 Qxe3 {[%cal Re3c3,Re3g5]} 21. Qb3+ Kh8 22. Re1 (22. Qxb7 cxd4
23. cxd4 Qxd4 $10 {Ftacnik}) 22... Qxg5 (22... Rxf3+ {was considered
insufficient for a draw after the mentioned game Hansen-Ernst; however, a
recent correspondence game has shown that the exchange sacrifice is quite
possible:} 23. gxf3 Qxf3+ 24. Kg1 Qg4+ 25. Kf2 Qf4+ (25... Qxg5 $2 26. Qxb7 Bh6
27. Qe4 Qd2+ 28. Re2 Qxc3 29. d5 Bg5 30. Kg2 Kg7 31. h4 {1-0 Volke,K-Voekler,B/
Germany 1993/GER-chT}) 26. Ke2 cxd4 27. cxd4 Qxd4 28. Qf7 (28. Qxb7 Qxe5+ 29.
Kd1 Qd4+ 30. Kc2 Qc3+ $10) (28. Qd3 Qg4+ $1 29. Kf2 Qf4+ 30. Kg2 Qxg5+ 31. Kh1
Bxe5 $10) (28. Kf3 Qh4 $1 (28... Bxe5 29. Qe3 Qd5+ 30. Qe4 Qxe4+ (30... Qf7+
31. Kg2 Bd6 $14) 31. Rxe4 Bd6 $14 {Ftacnik}) 29. Qe6 h6 30. gxh6 Qxe1 31. hxg7+
Kxg7 32. Qxe7+ Kh6 33. Qf8+ Kh7 34. Qe7+ (34. Qf7+ Kh6 35. e6 Qf1+ 36. Ke4 Qxf7
37. exf7 Kg7 38. Ke5 Kxf7 39. Kd6 Kf6 40. Kc7 b5 41. Kb7 Kf5 42. Kxa7 Kg4 43.
Kb6 Kh3 44. Kxb5 Kxh2 45. a4 g5 $10) 34... Kh6 35. e6 Qc3+ 36. Ke4 Qc4+ 37. Ke5
Qb5+ 38. Kd6 Qc6+ 39. Ke5 Qb5+ 40. Kd4 {1/2-1/2 Hansen,L-Ernst,T/Haninge 1992/
CBM 030/[Ernst]}) 28... Qxe5+ 29. Kf3 $1 (29. Kf1 Qb5+ 30. Re2 Qc6 $132) 29...
Qc3+ 30. Re3 Qc6+ 31. Re4 Qb5 (31... e5 $5) 32. Kf2 (32. Rxe7 Qf1+ 33. Kg3 Be5+
$1 {the point of Black's defense!} 34. Kh4 Qe1+ 35. Kh3 Qe3+ 36. Kg2 Qd2+ $11)
32... Qc5+ 33. Kf3 {1/2-1/2 Sanchez Rodenas,A-Walter,M/ICCF Email 2001/ICCF
Telchess CBM 96}) 23. Qxb7 Qd2 24. Qxe7 ({After} 24. dxc5 Qxc3 25. Qd5 (25. c6
Rxf3+ 26. gxf3 Qxf3+ $10) 25... Bh6 {Black's counterplay is enough for a draw:}
26. c6 Bf4 27. Re4 (27. Kg1 $4 Qxe1+ $1 28. Nxe1 Be3+ 29. Kh1 Rf1#) 27... Qc1+
(27... Bxh2 $5 28. Qc4 Qb2) 28. Re1 Qc3 29. Re4 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,A-Kasparov,
G/Linares 1992/CBM 028/[Ftacnik]}) (24. Qb3 $6 cxd4 25. cxd4 Qxd4) 24... Qxc3 (
24... Qd3+ {apparently doesn't work in view of} 25. Kf2 $5 (25. Re2 $143 cxd4
26. cxd4 Qd1+ 27. Re1 Rxf3+ 28. gxf3 Qxf3+ 29. Kg1 Qg4+ 30. Kh1 Qf3+ 31. Kg1
Qg4+ {1/2-1/2 Horvath,C-Tolnai,T/Kecskemet 1992/EXT 98}) (25. Kg1 Qxc3 {
[%cal Oc5d4,Ce7a7,Rf8f3]}) 25... cxd4 26. cxd4 Qxd4+ 27. Kf1 Qd3+ 28. Kg1 $18)
25. Qb7 ({GM L.Ftacnik recommends} 25. Qh4 $1 cxd4 26. e6 $1 {In my opinion,
Black should hold on by accurate play as he has his own passed pawn. Here is a
possible continuation:} Re8 {[%cal Cf3g5,Ch4h7,Yd4d3]} (26... Kg8 $5) (26... d3
$143 27. e7 Re8 28. Qa4 $1) 27. Ng5 h6 28. Nf7+ Kh7 29. Nd6 Rf8+ 30. Kg1 d3 31.
e7 d2 32. exf8=N+ Bxf8 33. Rd1 Qc2 $1 (33... Bxd6 34. Qe4 $14) 34. Qg4 Bxd6 {
with a probable draw}) 25... Qc4+ 26. Kg1 Qc3 27. Qe4 cxd4 28. Rd1 {This leads
to simplifications.} (28. e6 $5 {was still more creative, although the queen
is less active on e4 than on h4.}) 28... Re8 {Black boldly goes for a rook
ending a pawn down, correctly evaluating it as drawn.} ({The endgame after} 
28... Qe3+ 29. Qxe3 dxe3 30. h4 $5 {[%cal Yg1f1,Yf1e2,Yd1d5] is slightly
preferable for White as his passed pawn is more dangerous.} (30. Rd5 $143 g5 $1
)) 29. Qxd4 (29. Kh1 $5 {was the last chance to play on.}) 29... Qxd4+ 30. Rxd4
Bxe5 31. Nxe5 Rxe5 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Rd7+ Kf6 34. Rxa7 Re2 {[%mdl 4096] The
black rook takes an ideal position.} 35. Ra4 g5 36. h3 Rc2 37. Kh2 h5 38. Ra6+
Kg7 39. Ra3 h4 {Black's general defensive plan is usual for such positions: if
the white king comes out of the corner to the queen's side, Black grabs
something on the kingside (one or two pawns) to create his own passed pawn(s),
which could secure him a draw, should he be forced to give up his rook for the
white a-pawn. The only way for White to tie up the black rook (preventing it
from capturing the white pawns) is to put his own rook to a8 and pawn to a7
before the king march; then, however, the white rook will not be able to get
out of the corner as the black rook will drive the white king away with checks.
An important thing in such case is whether the white king can go to the other
side and successfully attack the black pawns there (g5 in our case). Well, the
white king can always reach the f5 square (setting a Ke6-Ra5 zugzwang if
necessary). Now imagine the position arising (Kf5,Ra8,pp.a7,g2,h3-Kg7,Ra6,pp.
g5,h4). Black can now defend passively: 1...Ra5+ 2.Kg4 Kh7 3.Kh5 Kg7 4.Rb8 
(what else?) 4...Rxa7 5.Rb5 (5.Kxg5? Ra2) 5...Kf6 6.Rxg5 Rh7+ 7.Kg4 Ke6! 8.Rh5
Rg7+ 9.Kf3 Rf7+ 10.Ke3 Rg7 with a theoretically drawn position. There is,
however, a simpler way: 1...Ra2! as 2.Kxg5 Rxg2+ 3.Kxh4 leads to an obvious
draw. Black has another defensive plan: while White is moving his a-pawn
forward, Black puts his rook on a1 and plays Kg7-h7-g7. Then the only chance
for White to free his king is g2-g4. Black takes en passant and all the
problems mentioned above don't exist anymore. The conclusion is: Black has
several ways to reach a draw in this endgame.} 40. Kg1 {The white king tries
to come out immediately but Black can always bother it with checks.} Kh7 41.
Ra6 Rc1+ 42. Kf2 Rc2+ 43. Kf3 Rc3+ 44. Kg4 Rg3+ 45. Kh5 Rxg2 46. a4 Rg3 47.
Rh6+ Kg7 48. Rg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2005.03.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2005.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 {Grischuk spielt diese Variante mit beiden Farben.} Be4 (
10... h6 11. a3 Ra7 12. Rc1 Be4 13. Qb3 Bd5 14. Qe3 Nbd7 15. Ba5 Qb8 16. Nbd2
Bd6 17. Rc2 Re8 18. Qd3 Qa8 19. Rac1 Rc8 20. b4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Polgar,
J/Wijk aan Zee NED 2005/The Week in Chess 533 (44)}) 11. Qc1 Qc8 12. Bg5 Nbd7 {
Schwarz wartet nicht die weiße Verstärkung ab; er kennt die Partie Beliavsky,A
- Grischuk,A Tripoli 2004.} (12... c5 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Nbd2 Bb7 15. Qxc5 Bxc5
16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rfc1 Bb6 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nd7 20. Nd3 Rfc8 21. a4 (21.
Ne4 Kf8 22. g4 Ke7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Grischuk,A/Bastia 2003/(53)}) 21...
Rxc1 22. Rxc1 bxa4 23. Ra1 Nc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Rxa4 {1/2-1/2 Beliavsky,
A-Grischuk,A/Tripoli LBA 2004/(67)}) 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. Nb3 c5 {Für gewönlich
erhält Schwarz mit diesem Zug gute Ausgleichchancen.} (14... Re8 15. Rd1 Bd5
16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qc2 a5 18. e4 Bxb3 19. Qxb3 c6 20. Rac1 Qa6 21. Rd2 a4 22.
Qe3 Rac8 23. Rdc2 Rc7 24. e5 Be7 25. Nd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lastin,A-Korotylev,A/
Moscow 2004/(40)}) 15. Bxf6 (15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qh6 Nxb3 18. axb3
Rd8 19. Rac1 Qd7 20. Ne1 Bxg2 21. Nxg2 {1/2-1/2 Legde,G-Ballo,E/Germany 1998/
EXT 99 (35)}) 15... gxf6 16. Qf4 (16. Na5 Bd5 17. Qf4 f5 (17... Qb8 $5) 18.
dxc5 Qxc5 19. Nb3 Qb6 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Nbd4 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Bf6 23. Rd6 Qa7 24.
Qh6 {1-0 Hausrath,D-Halasz,T/Recklinghausen 2002/(43)}) 16... Qb8 $146 (16...
c4 17. Na5 Ra7 18. Nxb7 Rxb7 19. Rac1 Rc7 20. e3 Rd8 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Qh5 Kg7
23. Rc2 Nf8 24. Rfc1 Qd7 25. Nd2 Rdc8 26. a4 Ng6 27. axb5 axb5 28. Ra1 f5 {
0-1 Comp Mephisto Vancouver-Sybor,P/Polanica Zdroj 1993/EXT 97 (37)}) 17. Qh4
cxd4 18. Rad1 (18. Qxd4 $5) 18... Ra7 (18... e5 $4 19. Qg4+ $18) 19. Rxd4 Bxf3
$1 $11 {[%cal Ga7c7] Schwarz tauscht seinen Läufer, um auf diese Weise seinen
Ra7 in Spiel zu bringen.} 20. exf3 (20. Bxf3 Ne5 21. Bg2 f5 $11) 20... Ne5 {
[%cal Ge5g6,Ge5c4]} 21. Qh6 f5 {[%csl Ge7,Gf5][%mdl 256] Die schwarze
Königsstellung ist sicher: Be7 und Pf5 verteidigt alles.} 22. h3 Rd8 23. Rfd1
Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Rc7 (24... Rd7 $11) 25. f4 Nc4 $5 $13 {[%cal Gc4b2] Mit diesem
Zug will Schwarz auf Gewinn spielen. Die folgende Alternative scheint mir
sicherer und besser.} (25... Ng6 $11) 26. g4 $1 Qf8 (26... Nxb2 27. gxf5 Qf8
$13) 27. Qh5 Bf6 28. Rd3 {[%cal Gd3g3,Gg3g8]} Nxb2 29. Rg3 Kh8 30. gxf5 e5 $1 (
30... exf5 31. Qxf5 Qh6 32. Nc5 $36) 31. fxe5 Bxe5 32. Rg4 Bf6 33. Nd2 $1 {
[%cal Gd2e4] Der Springer zielt auf das Feld e4.} Rc1+ $1 34. Bf1 Rc6 $1 35.
Bg2 (35. Ne4) 35... Rc1+ 36. Bf1 Rc6 37. Ne4 h6 38. Bg2 Nc4 $5 39. Ng5 {
[%cal Rg2c6,Rg5f7]} Rc7 40. Ne4 Rc6 41. Kh1 $6 {Weiß ist nicht zufrieden mit
der Zugwiederholung, aber er hat nichts besseres.} (41. Ng5) 41... Ne5 42. Rg3
Nd7 {[%cal Gd7c5,Gc5e4] Schwarz bereitet 43...Nc5 vor, um den weißen Springer
zu verjagen oder zu tauschen.} 43. Qd1 Nc5 44. Nxf6 (44. Qd5 Nxe4 45. Qxc6
Nxg3+ 46. fxg3 Kg7 47. Qxa6 Qc5 $11) 44... Rxf6 45. Rc3 $5 {Weiß opfert einen
Bauern für aktives Figurenspiel} (45. Qd4 Qd6 $11) 45... Rxf5 {Schwarz besitzt
einen Mehrbauern, aber er hat auch einige Schwächen in seiner Stellung.} 46.
Qc2 Re5 47. f4 Re1+ 48. Kh2 Na4 49. Qd2 $2 (49. Rc8 Re8 50. Rc6 Re6 51. Rc8 $11
) 49... Rd1 $3 $17 50. Qxd1 Nxc3 51. Qd4+ Qg7 {[%mdl 4096] Beide
Königsstellungen weisen Schwächen auf} 52. Qd8+ Kh7 53. a3 Qg6 54. Qd4 Qg3+ $1
55. Kh1 (55. Kxg3 Ne2+ 56. Kf2 Nxd4 $17) 55... a5 {[%csl Ga5,Gb5]} 56. Qf6 Qg7
57. Qf5+ Qg6 58. Qe5 b4 $2 (58... Qd3 59. Qc7 Kg6 60. Qxa5 Qe3) 59. Kh2 $2 (59.
Qxa5 Qb1+ 60. Kh2 Ne2 61. Qa7 $11) 59... Qb6 60. f5 Qb5 61. Qf6 Qc4 62. axb4
axb4 63. Qe5 Nb5 64. Bd5 Qc1 $4 {Mit diesem Zug vergibt Schwarz seine
Gewinnchancen.} (64... Qc2+ 65. Kh1 Qc3 $19) (64... Qd4 $19) 65. Bxf7 Qc7 66.
Qxc7 Nxc7 $11 {Aufgrund seines Freibauern steht Schwarz etwas besser, aber
Weiß kann das Remis leicht erreichen.} 67. Bc4 Kg7 68. Kg3 Ne8 69. Kf4 Kf6 70.
Bb3 Nd6 71. Be6 Nb7 72. Ke3 Nc5 73. Bg8 Kxf5 74. Kd4 Ne6+ 75. Kc4 {Weiß muss
den b4-Bauern vernichten.} Nf4 76. Kxb4 Nxh3 77. Bf7 Nf4 78. Kc4 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2005.03.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2005.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 ({White
could have thought about} 6. h3 $5 {avoiding the move Bg4.}) 6... a6 7. Bf1 Bg4
8. d3 ({White could play immediately} 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 {with the
possible continuation} Ng8 $5 11. e6 $5 ({or} 11. Be3 e6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3
Nge7 14. Nc3 Nf5 15. Rad1 b5 16. a3 Rc8 17. Ne2 Be7 {with a good play, Wang
Yue - Kharlov, Moscow 2004}) 11... Bxe6 12. Qb3 Bc8 13. Nc3 Nf6 14. Bg5 Na5 15.
Qa4+ Bd7 (15... b5 $2 {was losing to} 16. Bxb5+ $1) 16. Qd1 Bg4 $132) 8... e6
9. Nbd2 Be7 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 (11. Qc2 d5 12. Nh2 Qc7 13. g3 O-O 14. Ndf3 b5
15. e5 Nd7 16. Bf4 b4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Sokolov,A-Volzhin,A/Russia (ch) 1996/(48)})
11... Bg6 12. Nh4 Nd7 {Ftacnik: 'In this variation black is building his
counterplay around the weaknesses of the exposed kingside of his opponent. The
negative news will be the demise of the white squared bishop. '} (12... d5 {
is another option, but after, for example} 13. f4 dxe4 14. dxe4 Nd7 15. Nxg6
hxg6 16. e5 Nb6 17. Qf3 Qc7 18. Ne4 {with better chances for White in the game
Grischuk - Babula, EU-Cup Panormo 2001.}) 13. Nxg6 (13. Ng2 O-O (13... h5 14.
f4 hxg4 15. hxg4 Bh7 $146 (15... Bh4 16. Re3 f6 17. Nxh4 Rxh4 18. Qf3 Ke7 19.
Qg3 Qh8 20. Bg2 e5 21. Nf3 Rh7 22. Re2 Bf7 23. g5 Bh5 24. Nh4 Kd8 25. Rf2 {
Pugachev,A-Zezulkin,J/Kobanya op 1992/TD 92\11/1-0 (62)}) 16. Nf3 g5 $11 17. f5
$15 (17. Nxg5 Bxg5 18. fxg5 Nde5 $14) 17... Nde5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Ne3 Bg8 20.
Bg2 Bf6 {1/2-1/2 Larsen,B-Hansen,S/Esbjerg 1997/CBM 60/ (60)}) 14. f4 h6 15.
Qf3 Bh7 16. Qg3 Kh8 17. Nf3 Qc7 18. Kh2 Rae8 19. Bd2 b5 20. Rad1 Qb7 21. f5
Nde5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Vescovi,G-Movsesian,S/Bermuda Fourways 2004/ (32)}) 13...
hxg6 14. f4 (14. Nf3 Nde5 15. Nxe5 (15. Be3 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 e5 17. Qd1 Bg5 18.
Bg2 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Qd7 20. d4 cxd4 21. exd4 Qc7 22. Re2 O-O 23. Rd2 Rad8 24. h4
g5 25. h5 Rfe8 {1/2-1/2 Xu Yuhua-Wang Lei/CHN t-chW Suzhou 2001/ (46)}) 15...
dxe5 16. Be3 O-O 17. a3 b6 18. Qd2 Qc7 19. b4 Rad8 20. Qa2 Rd7 21. Rab1 Rc8 22.
bxc5 Bxc5 23. Bxc5 bxc5 $11 {[%csl Rf1] 0-1 Miljutin,O-Ovsijevitsch,S/Alushta
op 2000 (35)}) (14. Bg2 Bg5 (14... Nde5 $5 15. Nf1 g5 16. Ng3 c4 17. d4 Nd3 $13
{Boksberger-Menacher/corr./1991}) 15. d4 (15. Nc4 Bxc1 16. Rxc1 (16. Nxd6+ $2
Ke7 17. Nxb7 Qb6 18. Rxc1 Qxb7 19. d4 Rhd8 $17) 16... Qc7 $11) 15... Qc7 16.
Nc4 Bxc1 17. Rxc1 b5 18. Ne3 (18. Nxd6+ Qxd6 19. e5 Qc7 20. d5 exd5 $2 (20...
Ndxe5 $1 21. dxc6 Rd8 $17) 21. Qxd5 Rc8 22. e6 $40) 18... Rd8 19. d5 exd5 20.
Nxd5 Qa7 21. Qd2 Nde5 $1 {0-1 Grosar,A-Hracek,Z/Altensteig 1995/ChessBase/
[Horvath,T] (44)}) (14. Nb3 e5 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Bg5 17. d5 Na7 18. Bxg5
Qxg5 19. Na5 Rb8 20. Rc1 Qd8 21. b4 O-O 22. Re3 Rc8 23. a3 Rxc1 24. Qxc1 Qb8
25. Rc3 Nf6 26. f3 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Nxc8 28. h4 Nb6 29. Qc2 Kf8 30. Kh2 Ke7 31.
Bxa6 {1-0 Grosar,A-Sergejev,R/EU-chTM 1997/EXP 57}) 14... Bh4 (14... e5 15. f5
Bg5 (15... gxf5 16. exf5 d5 17. Bg2 {[%csl Rd5]}) 16. Nc4 (16. fxg6 fxg6 17.
Qb3 $5) 16... Bxc1 17. Rxc1 Nb6 (17... b5 $5 18. Ne3 (18. Nxd6+ $2 Ke7 {
[%csl Rd6]}) 18... Qg5 19. Nd5 Rc8 $13) 18. Ne3 gxf5 ({I would prefer} 18... g5
$5 {keeping position close.}) 19. exf5 d5 20. Bg2 Kf8 (20... Qd6 21. Qb3 Ne7
22. c4 $5 d4 23. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1d2,Gd2e4]}) 21. Qf3 f6 (21... d4 22. Nc4 (22.
Nd1 $5 {[%cal Gd1f2]}) 22... Nxc4 23. dxc4 {[%csl Gg2]}) 22. Red1 d4 (22... Ne7
$5) 23. Nf1 dxc3 24. bxc3 Qc7 25. Qf2 Ne7 (25... Na4 26. Ng3 (26. d4 $5) 26...
Rd8 27. Ne4 $16) 26. d4 Rd8 (26... Re8 $5) 27. dxe5 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 fxe5 29. Ng3
{Zvjaginsev,V-Xu Jun/RUS-CHN m Moscow 2004/CBM 103/[Psakhis]/1-0 (31)} Rh6 30.
Ne4 {[%cal Gf2c5,Ge4g5] 1-0 Zvjaginsev,V-Xu Jun/RUS-CHN m Moscow 2004/CBM 103/
[Psakhis] (30)}) (14... g5 $5 15. f5 Nde5 16. Nf3 Bf6 17. Be3 b5 18. a3 Rc8 19.
Rc1 O-O 20. Nh2 Re8 21. b3 Nd7 22. Nf3 d5 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. exd5 exd5 25. d4
$14 {1/2-1/2 Lipka,J-Shaposhnikov,E/Pardubice KB op 2003/ (45)}) 15. Re2 g5 {
Beyond any doubt this move is the most crucial for the evaluation of the whole
variation.} 16. Nf3 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'The new move, that can be
criticized despite the exchange of the second enemy's bishop. The critical
line is surely the daring 16.f5! creating some targets in black's structure. '}
({The best way is actually} 16. f5 $5 {keeping the position more closed but
leaving Black with his bishop on h4 '!' Ftacnik.} Nde5 (16... Bg3 {could be
met by} 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Qb3 Rh6 19. Nf3 {with a good play for White '+/='
Ftacnik.}) 17. Re3 O-O 18. Bg2 {and White is doing well:} b5 ({or} 18... d5 19.
exd5 exd5 20. Nf3 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 d4 22. Re4 dxc3 23. bxc3 Qf6 (23... Qd6 $13)
24. Bb2 Rad8 25. Rd1 {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Timoshenko,G/Moscow 2004/ (54) with
advantage '~~' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Rublevsky,S-Timoshenko,G/Moscow 2004/ 1-0 
(55)'}) 19. Nf3 Nxf3+ 20. Rxf3 b4 21. Be3 {'+/=' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: '1/2-1/2
Potkin,V-Timoshenko,G/Ismailia 2004/ (35)'} Rb8 22. Qd2 Ne5 23. Rff1 Qe7 24.
Qe2 a5 25. d4 Nd7 26. Qd2 Nb6 27. b3 Nd7 28. Rad1 Rfd8 29. cxb4 axb4 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Potkin,V-Timoshenko,G/Ismailia 2nd Misr Closed 2004/(35)}) (16. Nc4 {
Ftacnik} O-O $5 (16... Qc7 17. f5 $13) 17. Nxd6 Qc7 18. e5 gxf4 19. Bxf4 Ncxe5
$1 $15) 16... gxf4 17. Nxh4 (17. Bxf4 Qf6 18. Qd2 g5 $5 19. Nxg5 Nde5 $36)
17... Qxh4 18. Bxf4 e5 19. Bh2 {[%csl Rf1,Rh2]} Nf8 {[%cal Gf8e6,Ge6f4]
Ftacnik: 'The position is too closed for the might of two bishops. Black
knights are enjoying good squares, especially the critical f4 one. Grischuk's
chances are at least not worse. '} 20. a3 $1 {Immidiately starting counter
play on the queen's side} Ne6 21. b4 O-O-O (21... Nf4 $5 22. Re3 Qh6 23. Rf3 g5
) 22. Rb1 {[%cal Gb4b5]} Nf4 23. Re3 Qe7 (23... Qh6 24. Rf3) 24. Kh1 (24. b5
axb5 25. Rxb5 {was more to the point:}) 24... Rh6 25. Bg1 $2 {Just wasting
time.} (25. Rf3 {coudn't solve problems:} Rdh8 (25... g5 $6 {was weaker:} 26.
b5 axb5 27. Rxb5 Rdh8 28. Bxf4 exf4 (28... gxf4 $5) 29. Kg1 Ne5 30. Rf2 {
and White is okay:}) 26. bxc5 ({or} 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. Kg1 Ne5 28. Rxf4 Rxh3 29.
Bxh3 Rxh3 $19) 26... dxc5 (26... Nxh3 27. Bxh3 Rxh3 28. Rxh3 Rxh3 $36) 27. Bxf4
exf4 28. Kg1 Ne5 29. Rxf4 Rxh3 $1 30. Bxh3 Rxh3 31. Qb3 Rxd3 $17 {with a clear
advantage}) ({Savdakasov could have offered a tough resistance after} 25. Qf3
$142 $5 {with possible continuation} g5 26. Ree1 Rdh8 {and here} 27. b5 $5 axb5
28. Bxf4 exf4 29. d4 $132 cxd4 30. cxd4 Nxd4 31. Qc3+ Nc6 32. Rxb5 f6 {with
better chances for black , but white has chances for real counter play.}) 25...
Rdh8 26. Kh2 Nd8 $5 {[%cal Gd8e6,Ge6g5] Grischuk brings his knight to g5
increasing pressure over the main target - the h3 pawn.} (26... Qh4 $5 27. Kh1
Qg5) 27. bxc5 (27. b5 a5 $1 {keeping the position closed on the queen side.})
27... dxc5 28. g5 (28. Bf2 Nde6 29. Rb6 {[%cal Gb6h6]} g6 $1 30. Qa4 Nxh3 $1
31. Rxh3 Rxh3+ 32. Bxh3 Nf4 $19) 28... Qxg5 29. Rg3 Nde6 $1 (29... Qe7 {
was also not bad.}) 30. Be3 $8 ({Of course,} 30. Rxg5 {was impossible due to}
Rxh3+ 31. Bxh3 Rxh3# {checkmate!}) 30... Qd8 31. d4 $1 {Having no desire for
passive defence, White tries to break open the files on the queenside} cxd4 32.
cxd4 Nxd4 (32... exd4 $5 {was also strong enough.}) 33. Bxf4 (33. Qg4+ {
did not help much:} Nde6 34. Bxa6 $5 Rxh3+ 35. Rxh3 Rxh3+ 36. Qxh3 Nxh3 37.
Bxb7+ Kd7 38. Rd1+ (38. Kxh3 Qf6 $1 39. Kg2 Nd4 $19) 38... Nd4 39. Bxd4 Ke6 $1
40. Bd5+ Kd6 $1 $19 41. Bb3 Qh8 42. Bc3+ Kc6 43. Kg3 g5 {[%cal Rh8h4]}) 33...
exf4 34. Qg4+ ({Yet, the endgame after} 34. Qc1+ $142 Qc7 35. Qxc7+ Kxc7 36.
Rxg7 Nf3+ 37. Kh1 Ne5 $1 $19 {doesn't promise too many chances for white to
successful defence.}) 34... Ne6 35. Rc3+ Kb8 36. Qe2 $6 ({The lesser evil for
White was} 36. e5 $142 $5 {[%cal Of1a6,Gf1g2] with idea to put the bishop on
the long diagonal was more tenacious. Here} Qd2+ {did not win a rook as White
had} 37. Qg2 Qxg2+ 38. Bxg2 b5 39. a4 Ng5 $5 40. axb5 a5 $17 {[%cal Gf4f3]})
36... Qd7 (36... Nd4 $5 37. Qf2 (37. Qb2 Qd7 38. Rd3 f3 $1 {[%cal Rh6h3]})
37... Qd6 {[%cal Rf4f3]}) 37. Qf2 (37. Qxa6 Ng5 $19) 37... g5 38. Bxa6 (38.
Rcb3 Nd8 39. Bg2 {[%cal Ge4e5]}) 38... Nc5 $19 39. Bf1 Nxe4 40. Qe1 Nxc3 0-1

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2005.03.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2005.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qb6 8. a3
Nc6 9. Be3 a6 10. Be2 Bc5 11. Na4 Qa5+ 12. c3 Bxd4 13. Bxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc7
15. b4 b6 16. O-O O-O 17. Rac1 b5 18. Nb2 Bb7 19. Nd3 Rae8 20. Rf3 Re7 21. Re3
Rc8 22. Bf1 Qb6 23. Qxb6 Nxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2005.03.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2005.02.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. a3 Bf8 {Vaganian uses this solid, but
a very passive line occasionaly.} 6. Nf3 (6. Bb5+) (6. f4) 6... Ba6 7. Bxa6
Nxa6 8. Qd3 Nb8 9. Ne2 Ne7 (9... c5 10. c4 Ne7 11. O-O Nbc6 12. Bg5 Rb8 13.
dxc5 bxc5 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. Nc3 $14 {Zhelnin,V-Skomorokhin,R/Sumperk 1990}) (
9... Qd7 10. O-O c5 11. c4 Ne7 12. Nf4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 dxc4 14. Qxc4 Nec6 15. Nf3
g6 16. Bd2 $14 {Rigo,J-Zaja,I/Porto San Giorgio 2002}) 10. O-O Qd7 11. Bd2 {
White's plan in this line is to push c4 at some point. Black knight is usualy
heading for f5, so white prefers to keep the bishop on d2.} (11. Be3 Nbc6 12.
Rfc1 g6 (12... Na5 $6 13. b3 Nf5 14. Bd2 Nb7 15. c4 c6 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Rc2
$16 {Fogarasi,T-Kartarosian,O/Budapest 2004}) 13. h4 h5 14. c4 Bg7 15. Nf4 O-O
16. cxd5 $14 {Korneev,O-Johansen,D/Catalan Bay 2003}) (11. Ng3 h5 12. Bg5 Ng6
13. c4 c6 14. Rac1 h4 15. Ne2 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Be7 17. h3 $14 {Rytshagov,M-Kiik,K/
Tallinn 2000}) 11... Nbc6 12. Rfc1 g6 $5 13. c4 Bg7 14. c5 $14 {White keeps
better chances after the move in the game, but black's defensive task would've
been more difficul had white played} (14. Nf4 O-O (14... dxc4 15. Rxc4 Rd8 (
15... Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Rc2 Nd8 18. Rac1 c6 19. Bb4 $36) 16. Rac1 Nxe5 17.
dxe5 Qxd3 18. Nxd3 Rxd3 19. Rxc7 $16) 15. cxd5 exd5 (15... Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5
17. Qc4 $16 {[%csl Rc7]}) 16. b4 Nd8 17. b5 {[%cal Gd2b4]} Ne6 18. Rc2 $14)
14... O-O 15. b4 a6 16. Bg5 ({Nothing promises} 16. a4 {[%csl Rb4]} bxc5 17.
Rxc5 Rfb8 18. Rb1 Ra7 {[%cal Ga7b7]} 19. b5 axb5 20. Rcxb5 Rba8 21. Nc3 Nc8
$132) 16... b5 17. Bf6 Kh8 18. g4 $6 {This natural move proves to be
inaccuracy depriving white an advantage.} (18. Nf4 $5 Bxf6 19. exf6 Ng8 20. Ne5
Qe8 21. Qe3 a5 22. Nxc6 Qxc6 23. Qe5 $36 {[%csl Rg8,Rh8]}) 18... Ng8 {Forcing
white to play g5.} 19. g5 a5 $5 20. Qxb5 Rfb8 21. Qd3 axb4 22. axb4 Nxb4 23.
Qd2 Nc6 24. Kg2 $6 (24. Qf4) 24... h5 $1 $11 {[%cal Gg8e7,Ge7f5]} 25. Qc3 Nge7
26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Ra1 Qc8 28. Bxe7 Nxe7 29. Ng3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "Noyon"]
[Date "2005.03.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D75"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.03.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. Rb1 Qxc3 12. Nb5 Qa5 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. Be3
Qa5 15. Qe1 Nc6 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Nc7 Bf5 18. Nxa8 Bxb1 19. Rxb1 Rxa8 20. Bxb7
Rd8 21. Bf3 Bd4 22. Rd1 e5 23. Kg2 Nc4 24. Bg5 Re8 25. e3 Bb2 26. Rd7 e4 27.
Bd1 a5 28. Rc7 Nd6 29. Bb3 Kg7 30. Rd7 Be5 31. Bd8 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "Noyon"]
[Date "2005.04.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2005.03.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6 8. Bg2
Bg7 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. Rb1 O-O 11. O-O Ne8 12. Qc2 Nc7 13. a4 Bb7 14. Rd1 Nb6 15.
e4 Na6 16. b3 Nb4 17. Qd2 Ba6 18. Ba3 Nd3 19. Bf1 c4 20. Bxd3 cxd3 21. Ne1 f5
22. Nxd3 Nd7 23. exf5 Rxf5 24. Nb4 Ne5 25. Kg2 Qc8 26. f4 Nf3 27. Kxf3 Bxc3 28.
Nc6 Bxd2 29. Nxe7+ Kg7 30. Nxc8 Rxd5 31. Nxd6 Rd3+ 32. Kf2 Rb8 33. Nb5 Re8 34.
Bc1 Bb7 35. Bxd2 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "Noyon"]
[Date "2005.04.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Prie, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2439"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.03.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 Bc8 7. Nf3 e6 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 O-O 12. Be3 Nd5 13. Rac1 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Qd5
15. Qa4 Bd7 16. Nc3 Qh5 17. Qb3 Rab8 18. a3 Rfd8 19. Qa2 Qh6 20. Rce1 Rbc8 21.
Ne4 a6 22. b4 Be8 23. Qf2 e5 24. Kh1 g6 25. Nc5 Bxc5 26. bxc5 Qg7 27. Bc4 h6
28. Ba2 Kh7 29. Qh4 f6 30. Be6 Bd7 31. dxe5 Nxe5 32. Nxe5 Bxe6 33. Rxf6 Bd5 34.
Rxg6 Qf8 35. Kg1 Rc6 36. Nxc6 bxc6 37. Rxh6+ 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "Noyon"]
[Date "2005.04.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Magem Badals, Jordi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2005.03.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 a6 5. Be3 b5 6. g4 h6 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. Ng3
Nb6 9. b3 Bb7 10. h4 Bg7 11. Nce2 e6 12. Bg2 Qe7 13. Qd2 Nfd7 14. Rd1 O-O-O 15.
Kf2 Kb8 16. h5 g5 17. a4 bxa4 18. Qa5 d5 19. e5 axb3 20. cxb3 Bf8 21. Nc1 Qa3
22. Qxa3 Bxa3 23. Nd3 Be7 24. Ra1 Bc6 25. Rhc1 Bb5 26. Bf1 c6 27. Bd2 Kb7 28.
Nb4 Rc8 29. Nxa6 Bxf1 30. Kxf1 Ra8 31. Nb4 Rxa1 32. Rxa1 c5 33. Nd3 c4 34. Bb4
Bxb4 35. Nxb4 cxb3 36. Rb1 Nc4 37. Ke1 Na5 38. Ne2 Kb6 39. Nc1 Kb5 40. Nbd3 Kc4
41. Ra1 Kb5 42. Rb1 Rc8 43. Nxb3 Nxb3 44. Rxb3+ Kc4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Qd2 c6 8. Nf3
e5 9. O-O exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Qf4 ({Of course} 11. f3 $2 {is bad in view of
the typical blow} Nfxe4 $1 {[%csl Gg5][%cal Oe4d2,Gg7d4]}) 11... Qe7 {[%cal
Ge7e5] The pin along the h4-d8 diagonal is extremely annoying, so Peter
logically removes his Q from this dangerous zone.} 12. Rad1 Qe5 ({After} 12...
Ncxe4 13. Nxe4 Qxe4 14. Qxd6 {White has clearly better chances according to
the theory.}) 13. f3 Ne6 (13... Qxf4 14. Bxf4 Ne8 {looks a bit passive, though
Black has managed to equalise after} 15. Be3 a5 16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. axb3 f5 18.
exf5 Bxf5 19. Bd3 Rf7 20. Bxf5 gxf5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Moskalenko,V-Schlosser,M/
Groningen 1989/EXT 98 (50)}) 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. Kh1 $5 $146 (15. Qe3 Qa5 16.
Rxd6 Nd7 17. Rfd1 (17. f4 $5 {[%csl Ge5]}) 17... Nb6 18. c5 Na4 19. e5 Nxc3 20.
bxc3 Rfe8 21. f4 Qxa2 $13 {0-1 Palatnik,S-Gallagher,J/Baku 1988/CBM 010 (37)})
(15. Qh4 $5 {comes into consideration.}) 15... Rfe8 ({Premature would have been
} 15... Nd7 {in view of} 16. Qc1 $1 {[%csl Gd6]} (16. Rxd6 h6 $1) 16... Qa5 17.
Be7 Rfe8 18. Bxd6 $16) 16. Rxd6 {In my opinion this move is too soft and
significantly eases Black's task.} ({Keeping the queens on the board would
cost Black definite problems, for example :} 16. Qh4 $1 Nd7 17. f4 Qa5 18. Rxd6
Nb6 19. Bf6 $36) 16... Nd7 {I wouldn't say this move is a mistake, but much
easier would be} (16... Qxf4 17. Bxf4 Nh5 $1 18. Be3 Be5 19. Rdd1 (19. Rd2 Nf4)
19... Nf4 {with comfortable play in all lines :} 20. Bxf4 (20. b3 Nxg2 $1 21.
Kxg2 Bxc3 $11) 20... Bxf4 21. g3 Be5 $44 {[%csl Ge5,Ge6]}) 17. Qxe5 ({After} 
17. Rfd1 Nb6 (17... Qxf4 $143 $6 18. Bxf4 Ne5 19. c5 $16) 18. c5 (18. Qh4 Bxc4
19. f4 Qa5) 18... Qxf4 (18... Qxc5 19. Bf6 $36) 19. Bxf4 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Na4 21.
Be5 Nxc5 {we actually reach the position similiar to the game.}) 17... Bxe5 18.
Rd2 Nb6 19. c5 (19. f4 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nxc4 $11) 19... Bxc3 20. bxc3 Na4 {
[%csl Gc3,Gc5]} 21. Bf6 Nxc5 22. Rfd1 {The arisen endgame looks very
attractive for White, it may seem that he has an obvious advantage, due to his
very strong dark-squared bishop and absolute control of d-file.Nonetheless
things are not that easy, Black is pretty solid. He is not afraid of getting
mated, like it would easily happen in the middlegame (with QQ).} (22. c4 Nd7
23. Bh4 f5 24. exf5 Bxf5 {and Black should be fine,due to White's poor bishop
on e2.}) 22... b5 $1 {Black has a clear plan of counterplay - pushing his
queenside pawns, which allows him to maintain the balance.} 23. g4 a5 24. Kg2 (
{The alternative would have been} 24. a3 {which stops Black's idea to push
further with b5-b4, but that is a clear drawback of White's last move - it
weakens the b3-square.} Bb3 25. Rb1 Be6 $1 {[%cal Gc5d7]} 26. Kg2 (26. Rbd1 $11
) 26... Nd7 27. g5 (27. Bg5 Ne5) (27. Bd4 Rad8 {[%cal Gd7e5]}) 27... Nxf6 28.
gxf6 Rad8 29. Rbd1 Rb8 $1 {[%cal Gc6c5,Gb5b4] and Black should be able to hold.
}) 24... b4 25. cxb4 (25. g5 b3 $1 26. Bd4 Nd7 27. axb3 Bxb3 28. Ra1 a4 $11)
25... axb4 $11 {[%csl Ga2]} 26. Rc1 Nd7 $1 {It is very important to drive away
the bishop from f6.} ({Less accurate would be} 26... Ra5 27. Bc4 Rea8 28. Rd6
$1 {[%csl Gc6]} Bxc4 $140 29. Rxc4 Rxa2+ 30. Kg3 Ne6 31. Rdxc6 $40 {[%csl Gg8]}
) 27. Ba1 c5 (27... Rec8 28. Bc4 Bxc4 29. Rxc4 c5 $11) 28. Bb5 (28. Bc4 Bxc4
29. Rxc4 Rec8 $1 {[%cal Gd7b6]} 30. Kg3 Nb6 31. Rc1 c4 32. Rd6 Rab8 33. Be5 Rb7
{should be equal as well.}) 28... Rec8 29. Bxd7 Rd8 30. Rxc5 ({After} 30. Rxc5
Rxd7 31. Rxd7 (31. Rdc2 Rda7) 31... Rxa2+ 32. Kg3 Bxd7 33. Bf6 Ra8 $11 {
the position is absolutely equal.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nizhny Tagil Politekhnik"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Bg5 Ke8 11. Rad1 Bg4 12. Rd4 Bxf3 13. gxf3 h6 14.
Bxe7 Kxe7 15. Ne2 g5 16. f4 gxf4 17. Rfd1 Rg8+ 18. Kf1 f3 19. Nf4 Ke8 20. R1d3
Rg5 21. e6 Bd6 22. Rxf3 Rf5 23. Re4 Kf8 24. exf7 Kxf7 25. Rh3 Rg8 26. Nd3 h5
27. f4 Rg6 28. Kf2 b5 29. Rg3 Rgf6 30. Ke3 Bc5+ 31. Kf3 Bd6 32. Rg2 c5 33. b3
Rd5 34. Ke3 Re6 35. Rg7+ Kxg7 36. Rxe6 c4 37. bxc4 bxc4 38. Ne5 c3 39. Rg6+ Kf8
40. Rg5 Rd2 41. Rxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3 Be7
8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qb3 Bc8 10. Bb5+ c6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Qc7 13. Ne5 Bd6 14. Bf4
Nd7 15. Nxd7 Bxd7 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Bf3 Rab8 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. c4 e5 20. Qe3
exd4 21. Rxd4 Qf6 22. Rfd1 Re8 23. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Chernyshov, Konstantin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Voronezh Red October"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. d5 Qb6 7. e4 Qxb2 8. Nd2
Qxc3 9. Bc7 g6 10. Rc1 Qe3+ 11. Ne2 Na6 12. Nc4 Qh6 13. Bf4 Qg7 14. Qa4 g5 15.
Be5 g4 16. f4 Qg6 17. Ng3 Rg8 18. Ne3 Nb4 19. a3 Nc6 20. dxc6 dxc6 21. Be2 Nd7
22. O-O Nxe5 23. fxe5 Bh6 24. Qb3 Be6 25. Qc3 b6 26. Rcd1 Bxe3+ 27. Qxe3 Qg5
28. Qc3 Rd8 29. Nf5 h5 30. a4 h4 31. a5 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Bxf5 33. Qd3 Kf8 34. exf5
Qf4 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Qxe7 Qxf5 37. Qxh4 Re8 38. Rf1 Qxe5 39. Qxg4+ Kf8 40. Bc4
Re7 41. Rf4 Qe1+ 42. Bf1 Qe5 43. g3 Re6 44. Qh4 b5 45. Qd8+ Kg7 46. Qd7 Rf6 47.
Rg4+ Kh6 48. Qd2+ Kh7 49. Bd3+ Kh8 50. Re4 Qd5 51. Qc3 Qd6 52. Rf4 Kg7 53. Kf2
c4 54. Be4 c5 55. Ke3 Qd4+ 56. Qxd4 cxd4+ 57. Kxd4 Ra6 58. Bd5 f6 59. Rg4+ Kh8
60. Kc5 Rxa5 61. Kb4 Ra1 62. Kxb5 c3 63. Rc4 Rc1 64. Kb4 Rc2 65. h4 a5+ 66. Kb3
1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Youth of"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Re1 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. a3 O-O 10. d3 Bb7 11. Rb1 d5 12. Nd2 Bc6 13. b4 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Bxg2 15.
Kxg2 cxb4 16. axb4 Nc6 17. b5 Nd4 18. Bb2 Qd5+ 19. e4 Qd7 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Qb3
Rac8 22. Rec1 Rfd8 23. Rc2 Bf6 24. Rd2 Rc5 25. Ne3 Bd4 26. Nc2 Qc8 27. Qa4 Bc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Yunilain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4 12. Nb3 d3 13. Bb1 ({Leads to a slightly
better endgame for black:} 13. Nxc5 dxc2 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Be3 {
which occured in the game Sutovsky,E-Sorokin,M played just one day earlier...})
13... Nxb3 14. axb3 Bf5 15. Be3 O-O 16. Bd4 Qd5 17. Re1 {It's interesting that
this position has arisen in a few games with White's turn to move. This could
happen after 10...Bg4 11.Bc2 Be7 12.Re1 d4 13.Nb3 d3 14.Bb1 Nxb3 15.axb3 Bf5
16.Be3 0-0 17.Bd4 Qd5. After 18.Re3 Sorokin managed to hold in the game Oll,
L-Sorokin,M/Norilsk 1987 (1/2-1/2,57). The current game was less successful
for Sorokin, so probably White's extra tempo is in black's favour?!} (17. Bxd3
Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Qxb3 19. Qe4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Qxb2 21. Nf5 Rae8 22. Rxa6 Qxc3 $17 {
0-1 Maus,S-Pieper Emden,C/Bundesliga 1989 (36)}) 17... Nd8 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (
{After} 17... Rfd8 {White got a preferable position in the game Svidler,
P-Motylev,A/Moscow 2004/CBM 104 [Postny,E]}) 18. e6 $5 {Preventing Black to
occupy the e6 square with the knight.} (18. b4 Ne6 19. Bxd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Rfd8
{and White is not able to hold his extra pawn, for example:} 21. Red1 (21. Rad1
a5 $1) 21... Nxd4 22. cxd4 Bxb4) 18... fxe6 (18... Nxe6 $6 19. Re5 Qd7 20. Rxf5
Nxd4 21. Nxd4 c5 22. Qxd3 g6 (22... cxd4 $2 23. Rd5 $18 {[%cal Rd3h7]}) 23. Rf4
cxd4 24. Rxd4 $16) (18... Bxe6 19. Qxd3 Qh5 20. Re5 {looks unattractive for
Black as well.}) 19. Bxd3 Bxd3 20. Re5 (20. Qxd3 $2 c5 21. Re5 Qd7 22. Qe4 cxd4
23. Qxa8 Nc6 24. Qxa6 Rxf3) 20... Qd7 21. Qxd3 Nf7 ({A principled continuation
was:} 21... c5 $5 22. Qe4 (22. Rh5 $2 g6 (22... h6 $4 23. Rxh6 $1 $18) 23. Ne5
Qe8 24. Qh3 cxd4 25. Rxh7 Bf6 26. Nd7 Bg7 27. Nxf8 Qxf8 $17) 22... cxd4 23.
Qxa8 Nc6 24. Qxa6 Rxf3 25. Rxb5 Rf6 {with chances for both sides.}) 22. Re3 c5
23. Be5 Qxd3 24. Rxd3 Rfd8 25. Rxd8+ Nxd8 26. Bf4 $14 {White has a small, but
long-lasting advantage thanks to his superior pawn structure.} Nc6 27. Nd2 {
Transfering the knight to a more active position.} (27. Kf1 $14 {followed by
Ke2 was possible as well.}) 27... e5 28. Bg3 Kf7 29. Kf1 Ke6 30. f3 Nb8 31. Ne4
Nd7 32. c4 Nb6 $6 (32... bxc4 33. bxc4 a5 $14) 33. Bf2 $6 (33. Ra5 $1 bxc4 34.
Nxc5+ Kf7 35. b4 $16 {[%csl Ra6]}) 33... bxc4 34. b4 Nd7 35. bxc5 Kd5 36. Ra4
a5 ({After} 36... Nxc5 37. Ra5 Rc8 {Black does not lose material immediatly,
but his position is tightened forever.}) 37. c6 (37. Nc3+ Kc6 38. Rxc4 Rb8 39.
Ra4 Bd8 (39... Rxb2 $2 40. Rxa5 Rc2 41. Ne4 Bxc5 42. Bxc5 Nxc5 43. Nxc5 Rxc5
44. Ra7 $18) 40. Ra2 (40. Rg4 Rxb2 41. Rxg7 Rb3 42. Ne4 a4 43. Rg8 a3 44. Rxd8
a2 45. Ra8 Rb1+ 46. Ke2 a1=Q 47. Rxa1 Rxa1) 40... Nxc5 41. Bxc5 Kxc5 42. Ke2
$14) 37... Nf6 38. Nc3+ Kxc6 39. Rxc4+ Kd7 40. Bb6 $6 {This move appeares to
be a waste of time.} (40. Na4 $142 Nd5 41. Ke2) 40... Rb8 41. Na4 Nd5 42. Bf2
Rb3 $2 {Obviously missing white's reply.} (42... Rb4 43. Nc5+ Bxc5 44. Rxc5 Kd6
45. Rxa5 Rxb2 $11) 43. Rc5 $1 {[%csl Ra5,Rd5] This simple tactical trick
yields white a pawn.} Ke6 44. Rxa5 {White has won a pawn, but Black keeps
chances for a draw thanks to his mobile pieces.} Nf4 $2 ({It was necessary to
play actively:} 44... Bb4 $1 45. Rb5 (45. Rc5 Rd3 $132) 45... Rd3 46. Rxb4 Nxb4
47. Nc5+ Kd5 48. Nxd3 Nxd3 49. b3 Nc1 50. b4 Kc4 51. Bc5 Nd3 $14) 45. Ra6+ Kf7
46. Ra7 Kf8 47. Be1 Rd3 48. Nc3 Bc5 49. Rc7 Bb4 50. Rc4 Bd6 51. Ne4 $18 {
White successfully regrouped his pieces.} Ke7 52. Rc6 Bb8 53. Bb4+ Kd8 54. Bd2
Nd5 55. Rc5 Nf4 56. Rb5 Bc7 57. Bxf4 {Eliminating the annoying knight in order
to activate the king.} exf4 58. Ke2 Rd4 59. Nc5 Rc4 60. Kd3 Rc1 61. Ne6+ Kd7
62. Nxc7 {One has to be careful, when transposing to a rooks endgame, which
are frequently drawish. In this case it's a correct decision, since white is
winning a second pawn by force.} Kxc7 63. Rf5 Rd1+ 64. Ke4 Kd6 65. Kxf4 Rd2 66.
Kg3 Ke6 (66... Rxb2 67. Rf7 $18) 67. Rb5 {Two extra pawns promise White an
easy win.} Kf6 68. b4 Rb2 69. Rb8 h5 70. b5 h4+ 71. Kh3 g5 72. b6 Rb4 73. b7
Kg7 74. g3 hxg3 75. Kxg3 $1 ({It was not too late to spoil everything:} 75.
hxg3 $4 g4+ $1 {and black reaches theoretically drawn position.}) (75. Kxg3 Kh7
76. h4 $1 gxh4+ 77. Kh3 Kg7 78. f4 $18 {[%cal Gf4f5,Gf5f6]}) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Samara Termosteps"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. e4 Nc6 10. Bc4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Be7 12. Bb5 Rc8 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Bb2 Bf6
15. O-O Na5 16. Rac1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Togliatti Lada"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Nh3 Rc8 11. Nf2 c5 12. Ng4 d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd8 Nxc3
15. Be7 Rfe8 16. Bd6 Nd5 17. Bb5 Red8 18. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saransk TPS"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Qh5 18. a4 Re6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qf1 Bh3 21. Qe2
Bg4 22. Qf1 Bh3 23. Bd1 Qf5 24. Qe2 g6 25. Qf3 Qd3 26. Bb3 Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Qxd2
28. Bxd5 cxd5 29. g4 Qxb2 30. Rae1 b4 31. Qxh3 Bf4 32. cxb4 Bxe3 33. Qxe3 Qxb4
34. h4 Qd6 35. Qe5 Qe6 36. f3 Re8 37. Kf2 h6 38. Re3 Qxe5 39. Rxe5 Rd8 40. g5
hxg5 41. hxg5 Rd6 42. Re8+ Kg7 43. Kg3 f6 44. Kg4 Rd7 45. gxf6+ Kxf6 46. Rc8
Kg7 47. Rc5 Rd6 48. Rb5 Rd7 49. f4 Rd6 50. Kg5 Kf7 51. Rb7+ Ke8 52. Rb8+ Ke7
53. Ra8 Re6 54. Ra5 Rd6 55. Ra7+ Ke8 56. Ra8+ Ke7 57. Rg8 Re6 58. Rxg6 Re4 59.
Rg7+ Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 Nf6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 g6 5. h4 d5 6. c4 Be6 7. cxd5 Bxd5 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. Nge2 Bf7 10. g3 Bd6 11. Bg2 O-O 12. a3 Ne7 13. Nf4 c6 14. Nd3 a5 15.
Qc2 Qb6 16. O-O Bb3 17. Qd2 Rad8 18. Rac1 Kh8 19. Qe2 Rde8 20. Rfe1 Qa7 21. Nb1
Bf7 22. Qc2 Nd5 23. Nc3 Nb6 24. Nc5 Re7 25. b3 Rfe8 26. Qd2 Qb8 27. Ra1 Kg7 28.
Bf3 Bxc5 29. dxc5 Nd7 30. b4 Ne5 31. Bg2 Rd7 32. Qc2 axb4 33. axb4 Nd3 34. Reb1
Red8 35. Ne2 Ne5 36. Nd4 Rxd4 37. exd4 Rxd4 38. b5 Rc4 39. Qd1 Rxc5 40. bxc6
Nxc6 41. Qd7 Na5 42. h5 gxh5 43. Re1 Re5 44. f4 Rxe1+ 45. Rxe1 Nc6 46. Rb1 Nd8
47. Rb6 Qa8 48. Kh2 Kg6 49. Kh3 h4 50. Kxh4 Ne6 51. Bf3 Qa2 52. Kh3 Qf2 53.
Qxb7 Nd8 54. Rb2 Qe3 55. Qa8 Ne6 56. Re2 Qc3 57. Kh4 Kg7 58. Bd5 Nc7 59. Qc8
Nxd5 60. Qxf5 h5 61. Qe4 Qc8 62. f5 Qc1 63. Re1 Qd2 64. Kh3 Qf2 65. Qe2 Qxf5+
66. Kh2 Qg5 67. Qf2 Nb4 68. Re4 Nd3 69. Qe2 Ne5 70. Rf4 Ng4+ 71. Kh3 Qd5 72.
Qg2 Qd7 73. Qe2 Bd5 74. Qd2 Nf2+ 75. Kh2 Qh3+ 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Port Barcares"]
[Date "2005.05.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Payen, Arnaud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2393"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 a5 10. d3 a4 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 h6 14. d4 Bf8 15. Ng3
Na5 16. Nh2 c5 17. d5 g6 18. Bd3 c4 19. Bc2 Nb3 20. axb3 axb3 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22.
Qf3 Bg7 23. Bd1 Qa1 24. Qe3 Ra8 25. Be2 Ra6 26. f4 exf4 27. Qxf4 h5 28. Nf3 Be8
29. Nd4 Rb6 30. Ngf5 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Port Barcares"]
[Date "2005.05.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sulava, Nenad"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8. Ng5
Bg4 {A rare move instead of the normal} (8... Bd5) 9. f3 {Of course this pawn
disrupts White's play but does it compensate Black's loss of several tempi?
The answer is apparently positive!} (9. Qa4 h6 10. Nge4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 c6 12.
Qxc4 Nd7 13. h3 Bf5 14. Nc5 e5 (14... Nxc5 $5 15. Qxc5 Be4) 15. Nxd7 exf4 16.
Nxf8 fxe3 17. fxe3 Qh4+ 18. Kd2 Rxf8 $44 {0-1 Csiszar,C-Szabo,Z/Balatonlelle
2001/EXT 2004 (30)}) 9... Bc8 10. Bxc4 e6 (10... h6 11. Nge4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Nc6
13. Bg3 e5 14. d5 Ne7 15. Bf2 Nf5 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. O-O Qe7 18. Qb3 Rab8 19. Rfd1
Nd6 20. Bd3 Bf5 21. Nxd6 Bxd3 22. Rxd3 cxd6 23. e4 $16 {1-0 Mirzoev,A-Bofill
Mas,A/Banyoles 2004/EXT 2005 (30)}) (10... c6 $5 11. Qb3 e6 12. Nge4 Nd5 (12...
Nbd7 13. Bg5 Qa5 14. O-O Nd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Nd6 f6 17. Bf4 Nb6 18. Nce4 Nd7
19. Nxc8 Raxc8 20. Nd6 Rb8 21. Nxb7 Qb6 22. Bxb8 Rxb8 23. Nc5 $18 {1-0 Meduna,
E-Jansa,V/Czechia 2003/EXT 2004 (27)}) 13. Bxd5 cxd5 (13... exd5 14. Nd6) 14.
Nd6 Nc6 15. Nxb7 Qh4+ 16. Bg3 Qh6 17. Ne2 Bxb7 18. Qxb7 Na5 19. Qb4 Nc4 $44 {
0-1 Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/New York 2002/CBM 093/[Ftacnik] (52)}) 11. Nge4 (11. h4
h6 12. Nge4 Nd5 13. g3 b6 14. Bb3 Na6 15. Kf2 Bb7 16. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,
A-Sutovsky,E/Essen 2000/CBM 077}) 11... Nd5 12. Bxd5 {The arising structure,
without White's light-squared bishop, is quite favourable for Black.} (12. g3
$5) 12... exd5 13. Nf2 (13. Nb5 $2 c6 14. Nc7 dxe4 15. Nxa8 Na6 {and the a8
knight will be lost.}) 13... c6 14. O-O Re8 15. Kh1 Be6 16. e4 $6 Na6 $6 {
Black could have safely taken the pawn:} (16... dxe4 17. Nfxe4 Qxd4 18. Qxd4
Bxd4 19. Rfd1 Bg7 {although after} 20. Nc5 (20. Nd6 Re7 21. Nf5 (21. Nxb7 $2
Bxc3) 21... Rd7 22. Nxg7 Kxg7 {and Black has some winning chances.}) (20. Bg5
Nd7 21. Nd6 Reb8) 20... b6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. b3 {White's counterplay could be
sufficient to save the game.}) 17. e5 c5 $6 {A self-weakening move.} (17... f6
$142 $13) 18. dxc5 Nxc5 {[%csl Rd5]} 19. Nb5 Na6 20. Nd6 Rf8 21. Qd2 (21. Nxb7
Qb6 22. Nd6 Qxb2 23. Nd3 Qa3 24. Qd2 $16) 21... Qb6 22. Nd3 f6 23. Be3 $2 {
Giving up a pawn without serious reason. Of course, White will have a
compensation but hardly any real advantage.} (23. exf6 Rxf6 (23... Bxf6 24. a4)
24. a4 $16 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Ya4a5]}) 23... d4 24. Bh6 fxe5 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26.
Ne4 $44 Qb5 27. a4 (27. Nec5 Bf5 $1) 27... Qd5 (27... Qxa4 28. Qg5) 28. b4 (28.
Rfe1 $5 {[%csl Re5]}) 28... Rac8 29. Qg5 (29. Rxc8 Bxc8 (29... Rxc8 30. Qg5 Rf8
31. Nxe5 Qd8 32. Qd2 Qd5 33. Re1 $1 $14 {[%csl Ra6]}) 30. Rc1 Bf5 31. b5 $36)
29... h6 30. Qh4 b6 31. Rxc8 Bxc8 32. Rc1 Bf5 33. b5 Nb8 34. Qe7+ Rf7 35. Qxe5+
Qxe5 36. Nxe5 {[%mdl 4096] White has recaptured the pawn and the endgame
should end in a draw. However...} Re7 37. Nc6 (37. Nd3 $142 Bxe4 38. fxe4 Rxe4
39. Rc7+ Kf6 40. Kg1 Re3 41. Rxa7 $1 Rxd3 42. Rb7 {with an inevitable draw.})
37... Nxc6 38. bxc6 Rc7 39. g4 $2 {A very bad, weakening move.} (39. Kg1 Bxe4
40. fxe4 Kf6 (40... d3 41. Kf2 d2 42. Rd1 Rxc6 43. Rxd2 $11) 41. Kf2 Ke5 42.
Kf3 h5 43. h4 {and the draw is not far away.}) 39... Bxe4 40. fxe4 Kf6 41. Kg2
d3 42. Kf3 d2 43. Rd1 Rxc6 44. Rxd2 Rc3+ 45. Kf2 Ke6 {White is now in trouble:
his g4 pawn is placed awfully and the black rook is very active. Still, he
should save the game by accurate play, giving up one of the pawns but
activating the rook.} 46. Rd8 Rc4 47. Rh8 (47. a5 $5 Rxe4 48. axb6 axb6 49. Rb8
Rb4 50. Kf3 Ke5 51. Re8+ {If the black king goes to help the passed b-pawn,
White is ready to attack Black's kingside pawns, which should secure a draw.})
47... Rxe4 48. Kf3 $2 {A grave error. White gives connected passed pawns to
the opponent, after which Black gradually wins.} (48. a5 $1 {was correct, e.g.}
Rxg4 (48... bxa5 49. Kf3 Re5 50. Rxh6) 49. axb6 axb6 50. Rxh6 {and White
should not lose.}) 48... Rxa4 49. Rxh6 Kf6 50. Rh7 Ra3+ 51. Kf4 Ra4+ 52. Kf3
Ra3+ 53. Kf4 g5+ 54. Ke4 Ra4+ 55. Kf3 (55. Ke3 b5 {[%cal Ch7b7,Cb7b5,Yb5b4,
Ya7a5]}) 55... Kg6 56. Rd7 Rf4+ 57. Kg3 Rf7 58. Rd6+ Rf6 59. Rd8 Rc6 60. Rg8+
Kf6 61. Rf8+ Kg7 62. Ra8 a5 63. Kf3 Rc4 64. Rd8 Rf4+ 65. Kg3 Rf8 66. Rd5 Kg6
67. h4 gxh4+ 68. Kxh4 a4 69. Rg5+ Kh6 70. Rb5 Rb8 71. g5+ Kg7 72. Kg4 a3 73.
Rd5 Ra8 74. Rd7+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Port Barcares"]
[Date "2005.05.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32]} 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd2 c6 6. Bc4 Bf5 7.
Nd5 Qd8 8. Nxf6+ gxf6 9. Nf3 e6 (9... Nd7 10. O-O e6 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Bb3 Qc7
13. c4 O-O-O 14. a4 c5 15. a5 Nd7 16. a6 b6 17. Bc2 $16 {Keskisarja,T-Nykopp,J/
Vantaa 1996}) (9... Bg4 10. c3 e5 $2 11. dxe5 fxe5 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Ng5 Bh5 14.
O-O h6 15. Ne4 $16 {Aarts,M-Wezenaar,F/Hengelo 1997}) (9... Rg8 $5 10. Bf4 e6
11. g3 $6 (11. Bg3) 11... Bg4 12. Be2 Qb6 13. Rb1 Qa5+ 14. c3 Qxa2 15. O-O Nd7
$15 {Hodova,L-Yildiz,B/Balatonlelle 2002}) 10. c3 (10. O-O Bd6 11. Re1 Nd7 12.
Qe2 Nb6 13. Bb3 Qd7 14. c4 Bc7 15. Rad1 O-O-O 16. Bc3 Qe7 17. d5 $14 {Liebold,
T-Frackowiak,O/Neumuenster 1999}) (10. Bb3 Nd7 (10... Na6 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. O-O-O
O-O-O 13. Nh4 Bg6 14. Ba5 Nc7 15. f4 b6 16. Bc3 Nb5 $13 {Helm,L-Hoffmann,P/
Willingen 2001}) (10... Qc7 11. Nh4 Bg6 12. Qf3 Nd7 13. Qh3 Bg7 14. Nf3 O-O-O
15. O-O f5 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 $14 {Kveinys,A-Sailer,W/Bad Woerishofen 2003})
11. Qe2 a5 $6 (11... Bd6 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Nh4 Bg6 14. g3 $14 {Westerinen,
H-Smeets,J/Hoogeveen NED 1999}) (11... Qc7 12. O-O-O (12. Nh4 Bg6 13. f4 O-O-O
14. O-O-O $14 {Savanovic,A-Tzermiadianos,A/Korinthos GRE 1999}) 12... O-O-O 13.
Nh4 Bg6 14. Nxg6 (14. g3 Bd6 15. Rhe1 Kb8 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. h4 Ka8
19. Rh1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Fedorov,A-Papaioannou,I/Leon 2001/CBM 086 (19)}) 14...
hxg6 15. g3 Bd6 16. h4 Rh5 17. Kb1 Rdh8 18. Rhe1 Kb8 19. Bc1 Rc8 20. Qd3 $14 {
Fedorov,A-Savic,M/Neum 2004}) (11... Bg7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Nh4 Bg6 14. Nxg6
hxg6 15. h4 f5 16. g4 fxg4 17. h5 $16 {Zagrebelny,S-Tassopoulos,M/Agios
Kirykos 2004}) 12. a4 Be7 13. O-O-O Nb6 $6 14. c4 Nd7 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Bc2 Bxc2
17. Qxc2 Nf8 18. Kb1 $14 {Bologan,V-Hauchard,A/Belfort 1999}) 10... Nd7 (10...
Qc7 11. Nh4 Bg6 12. Qf3 Nd7 13. Qh3 Bg7 14. O-O O-O-O 15. Rfe1 Nb6 16. Bf1 $14
{Borriss,M-Kassebaum,R/Germany 1996/GER-chT}) 11. Nh4 $1 {The plan introduced
by Grischuk in this game is a sort of a cold shower for the fans of the
variation.} (11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Nh4 Bg6 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. g4 Nb6 15. Bb3 Nd5 16.
Qf3 Be7 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. c4 Nb6 19. Bf4 Qd7 20. Kb1 g5 $11 {Gara,T-Drabke,L/
Budapest 2002}) 11... Nb6 12. Bb3 Bg6 13. Qf3 {The queen is better placed on
f3 than on e2.} Be7 {[%cal Gf6f5]} 14. g3 $1 {Preparing the reatreat of the
knight in case of f5.} Qd7 15. O-O f5 $6 {[%csl Rg6]} (15... O-O-O 16. a4 f5 (
16... Nd5) 17. Ng2 Nd5 18. a5 h5 19. h4 Rhg8 20. Nf4 Nf6 21. Rfd1 $14) 16. Ng2
Nd5 17. Nf4 O-O-O 18. Rfe1 Nxf4 $6 {After the move in the game Black's
position deteriorates from move to move, however also after the correct} (18...
Bd6 $142 19. Rac1 (19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Bf4 Rhg8 21. Rac1 (21. Rad1 $6 Bh5 22.
Qxh5 Bxf4 23. c4 dxc4 24. Bxc4 Bd6 $13) 21... Kb8 22. c4 dxc4 23. Rxc4 Bxf4 24.
Qxf4+ Qd6 25. d5 $1 $14) 19... Bxf4 20. Bxf4 Nxf4 21. Qxf4 Bh5 22. Bc4 Rhg8 23.
b4 Qc7 24. Qxc7+ Kxc7 25. f4 Bf3 26. Bd3 $14 {an arising endgame is not easy
fo Black.}) 19. Bxf4 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Re5 {[%csl Rc8,Rg6]} Kb8 22. Bc4
Rhe8 {[%cal Gf7f6,Ge6e5]} 23. Rae1 $1 {[%csl Re6]} Re7 24. b4 Rc7 $6 (24...
Rde8 {[%cal Gf7f6]} 25. Qf4 (25. b5 cxb5 26. Rxb5 f4 27. Qxf4 Qxf4 28. gxf4 Rc7
29. Bf1 Rxc3 30. Bg2 $14 {[%cal Gf4f5]} (30. f5 $2 Bxf5 31. Rxf5 Rg8+ $19))
25... f6 $1 (25... Ka8 26. Rxf5 Qxf4 27. Rxf4 $18) 26. Rxe6 Qxf4 27. gxf4 Rxe6
28. Rxe6 Rg8 $1 {[%cal Gg6f7]} 29. Kf1 Bf7 30. Rxc6 bxc6 31. Bxf7 Rg7 32. Be6
a5 $13) 25. h4 h5 26. a4 Qf8 27. Qf4 Rdc8 28. Bf1 $1 Bh7 29. Be2 Bg6 30. Bf3
$18 {[%cal Gb4b5,Ge1b1]} Ka8 $6 (30... Rd8 $5 31. b5 Qa3) 31. b5 Qa3 32. a5 $1
cxb5 33. Rxb5 a6 34. Rxb7 Rxb7 35. Rb1 Qe7 (35... Rcb8 36. Qc7 $18) 36. Rxb7
Qxb7 37. Bxb7+ Kxb7 38. Qd6 Rc6 39. Qb4+ Kc8 40. f4 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ballo, Harald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A67"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "1970"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+
Bd7 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nf3 Qe8 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. O-O Nxe5 14. Bf4 f6 15.
d6 Bc6 16. Nd5 Nbd7 17. Nc7 Qd8 18. Nxa8 Qxa8 19. Nxe5 fxe5 20. Bg5 Rxf1+ 21.
Qxf1 e4 22. Bc4+ Kh8 23. Re1 h6 24. Be7 Ne5 25. Bb5 b6 26. Bxc6 Qxc6 27. Qf4
Qb5 28. Qxe4 Qxb2 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Benz, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nc6 4. Bb5 a6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. dxe5 Be7 7. O-O Nh6 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Bxh6 dxe5 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Be3 f6 12. Nd2 Be6 13. Rfd1 Bb4 14. a3
Bxc3 15. bxc3 h6 16. f3 a5 17. Nb3 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Bxb3 19. cxb3 a4 20. b4 g5
21. Kf2 h5 22. Rd7 Rc8 23. Bc5 g4 24. Kg3 gxf3 25. gxf3 Kh8 26. Kh4 Rg8 27.
Rxc7 Rg1 28. Bxg1 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Boettcher, Patrick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2152"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8.
d4 Qd8 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 b6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Qe2 Nd7 15.
Bg3 Bd6 16. f4 O-O 17. Rae1 Bxe5 18. fxe5 Qe7 19. Bc2 Rac8 20. Qd3 f5 21. exf6
Rxf6 22. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Braunberger, Federico"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C39"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2126"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. d4 d6 7. Nd3 Nh5 8. Nc3
Be7 9. Bxf4 Bxh4+ 10. Kd2 Nxf4 11. Nxf4 Qg5 12. Ncd5 Bg3 13. Ke3 Bxf4+ 14. Nxf4
h5 15. Qe1 Nc6 16. Qh4 Qxh4 17. Rxh4 Bd7 18. Bc4 f5 19. Rxh5 Rxh5 20. Nxh5
O-O-O 21. Nf6 Na5 22. Bb3 fxe4 23. Nxd7 Kxd7 24. Kxe4 Rf8 25. Ke3 Nxb3 26. axb3
a6 27. Rh1 g3 28. Rh7+ Kc6 29. d5+ Kb6 30. Rg7 Rf2 31. Rxg3 Rxc2 32. Kd3 Rxb2
33. Kc3 Rb1 34. Rg7 c6 35. dxc6 bxc6 36. g4 d5 37. g5 Kc5 38. g6 d4+ 39. Kc2
Rg1 40. Rg8 Rg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Cobbers, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2102"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 d5 6. cxd5 Nb4 7. d3 Nbxd5 8.
Nxd5 Nxd5 9. Nf3 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Qd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfe1 f4 14. e4
Nb6 15. Qc3 Re8 16. d4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Qe5 18. Rac1 c6 19. Qb3+ Kh8 20. Nf3 Qf6
21. e5 Qe7 22. Nd4 Be6 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. Qxe6 Rxe6 25. gxf4 Rd8 26. f5 Re7 27.
Rcd1 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Kg8 29. f4 Nc4 30. e6 h6 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rd7 Re8 33. f6
Rxe6 34. f7 Rf6 35. Be4+ 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Freise, Helmut"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2217"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 g6 3. h4 d5 4. h5 Bg7 5. hxg6 hxg6 6. Rxh8 Bxh8 7. Nf3 Qd6 8.
Nc3 c6 9. e3 Nd7 10. a3 e5 11. Qd2 b5 12. O-O-O b4 13. axb4 Qxb4 14. Nb1 Qb6
15. Qc3 e4 16. Nh4 Kf7 17. g4 fxg4 18. Be2 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Ndxf6 20. Ng2 Nh5 21.
Qa3 Rb8 22. Nd2 Qb4 23. Qxa7+ Rb7 24. Qa3 Ngf6 25. Qxb4 Rxb4 26. c3 Ra4 27. b3
Ra1+ 28. Kb2 Rxd1 29. Bxd1 g3 30. fxg3 Nxg3 31. c4 g5 32. b4 Bh3 33. Ne1 Nf1
34. Nxf1 Bxf1 35. b5 cxb5 36. c5 Ke6 37. Kc3 Kd7 0-1

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Geske, Julian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2086"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qf6 5. Nxc6 Bc5 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. Nc3 Bd4
8. Bd3 Ne7 9. O-O Be6 10. Kh1 O-O-O 11. f4 g6 12. Ne2 Bxb2 13. Bxb2 Qxb2 14.
Qc3 Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Goelz, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "1898"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
Bb7 9. Bf4 a6 10. Rc1 c5 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Na4 Qb5 14. Bc7 Bd8 15.
Bxd8 Raxd8 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Nxc5 Bc8 18. b3 Bg4 19. Nd3 Rfe8 20. Re1 Bf5 21.
Qd2 Re7 22. Nf4 Qe8 23. h4 Re4 24. Bxe4 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Haasler, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2189"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. g4 Nh6 11. Rg1 f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Nc3 Nf7 14. Na4 Qc7 15.
Nc5 Bd6 16. Rc1 Bf4 17. Rc2 a6 18. Bd3 Bc8 19. h4 Qd6 20. g5 fxg5 21. hxg5 Ne7
22. Re2 b6 23. Bb1 Rg8 24. Nd3 Nxg5 25. Nxg5 Rxg5 26. Rxg5 Bxg5 27. Re5 Bf6 28.
Qh5+ Kd8 29. Re2 Nf5 30. Ne5 Bxe5 31. dxe5 Qf8 32. Qxh7 Ne7 33. Bc1 Qg8 34.
Qxg8+ Nxg8 35. Bg5+ Ke8 36. Rc2 Bd7 37. Rc7 Ne7 38. Bd3 b5 39. Kd2 Rc8 40. Ra7
Rc6 41. Bxe7 Kxe7 42. f4 Kd8 43. Ra8+ Ke7 44. Rh8 Rc7 45. Be2 Be8 46. Rh7+ Kd8
47. Rxc7 Kxc7 48. Bg4 Bd7 49. Ke3 Kc6 50. Kd4 Kb6 51. Bh5 Kc6 52. Bf7 Bc8 53.
f5 exf5 54. Bxd5+ Kc7 55. Ke3 Kd7 56. Kf4 Ke7 57. Bg2 Kf7 58. Bd5+ Ke7 59. Bb3
Bb7 60. Kxf5 Bg2 61. Kf4 Bb7 62. Ke3 Bc8 63. Kd4 Bb7 64. Bd5 Bc8 65. Kc5 Kd8
66. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hein, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2247"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 c6 8. Kh1
Qc7 9. a4 a5 10. Qe1 Nc5 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Qg3 Nh5 13. Qxe5 Qxe5 14. Nxe5 Nf6
15. Be3 Ne6 16. Rad1 Bd6 17. Nf3 Ng4 18. Bg1 Bd7 19. d4 Rad8 20. h3 Nh6 21. Bh2
Bxh2 22. Kxh2 Be8 23. Rfe1 Kh8 24. d5 cxd5 25. exd5 Nc5 26. b3 Nf5 27. Nd4 Nd6
28. Bf1 Bd7 29. Ncb5 Nde4 30. Nf3 Bxb5 31. axb5 Nc3 32. Rd4 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 Nxd5
34. Re5 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hettler, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2077"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 Nb6 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Be3 N8d7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 dxe5 12. f4 exd4 13. Qxd4 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Krain, Thomas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "1826"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. g4 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bg2 e5 8.
g5 Nd7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. O-O-O Re8 13. Nf3 Nc4 14.
Bxd6 Nxd6 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. c4 Rb8 17. c5 Nc4 18. c6 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kribben, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2224"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c4 c6 6. d4 O-O 7. Nbd2 Bf5 8. b3
Ne4 9. Bb2 Qa5 10. a3 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 Rd8 12. e3 Bd3 13. Re1 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Bxc4
15. bxc4 Nd7 16. Qb3 Qb6 17. Qc2 e5 18. Rad1 exd4 19. exd4 c5 20. Bd5 cxd4 21.
Re7 Ne5 22. Bxd4 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 Bxd4 24. Rxb7 Qd6 25. Bd5 Qe5 26. Qd3 Bb6 27.
Qf3 Qf5 28. Qxf5 gxf5 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Bd5 Rac8 31. Re1 Re8 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33.
Kf1 Bc5 34. a4 a5 35. Rb5 Bb4 36. c5 Kg7 37. c6 Kf6 38. Rb7 h6 39. f4 Re1+ 40.
Kg2 Re2+ 41. Kh3 Rc2 42. Rf7+ Kg6 43. Rd7 Bc5 44. c7 Bg1 45. g4 fxg4+ 46. Kxg4
h5+ 47. Kf3 Bxh2 48. Rd6+ Kg7 49. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kropp, Volker"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2127"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Qc7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. a3 d6 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O Bd7 10. Be3 Be7 11. Rc1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 O-O 13. Rfd1 e5 14. Qd2 Be6
15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Qd7 17. f3 Rfc8 18. Qb4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Qxc8
21. Qc4 Qxc4 22. Bxc4 Bd8 23. Kf1 Kf8 24. b4 Nd7 25. a4 Bb6 26. Bd2 Bd4 27. a5
Ke7 28. Ke2 f6 29. h4 Nb8 30. g4 Nd7 31. Kf1 Kf7 32. Kg2 Ke7 33. Kg3 g6 34. Bd3
Kf7 35. Bf1 g5 36. hxg5 fxg5 37. Bxg5 Bc3 38. b5 Bxa5 39. bxa6 bxa6 40. Bxa6
Be1+ 41. Kg2 Bb4 42. Bc8 Nf6 43. Bf5 h5 44. Be3 hxg4 45. fxg4 Ne8 46. g5 Nc7
47. Kf3 Nb5 48. Kg4 Nd4 49. Kh5 Kg7 50. g6 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lais, Klaus Joerg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "1942"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Be2 d6 9. O-O Bd7 10. Nc2 Rc8 11. Rc1 Ne5 12. Na3 Bc6 13. f3 a6 14. Qd2 Re8 15.
Rfd1 Qa5 16. Qe1 Ned7 17. Kh1 Nc5 18. Rb1 Qc7 19. Rdc1 Qd7 20. Nc2 Na4 21. Nxa4
Bxa4 22. b3 Bc6 23. Nd4 Qc7 24. b4 Bd7 25. Qd1 b6 26. a4 e5 27. Nc2 Bxa4 28.
Ra1 Qc6 29. Qd2 Red8 30. b5 axb5 31. cxb5 Bxb5 32. Na3 Qxc1+ 33. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 34.
Qxc1 Bxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leach, Julien"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D06"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Be3 Nb4 10. Be2 Nc6 11. Rc1 a6 12. Qc2 Qd6 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. a3 Qd7
15. b4 Qe8 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Na7 18. Bf4 c6 19. Bc7 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Litz, Knut"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 f5 3. d4 e4 4. h4 Bb4 5. Bg5 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nf6 7. e3 d6 8. Nh3
c6 9. h5 Nbd7 10. Nf4 Nf8 11. h6 g6 12. c5 d5 13. c4 Ne6 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. Be2
O-O 16. O-O b6 17. Qb3 bxc5 18. dxc5 d4 19. exd4 Qxd4 20. Rad1 Qe5 21. Qb7 Ng4
22. Bf4 Qf6 23. Rd6 Qf7 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 25. Rxc6 Rfc8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rb1 Rd8
28. c6 Bc8 29. Bxg4 fxg4 30. c7 Re8 31. Rd1 a6 32. Rd8 Bf5 33. Kf1 Bc8 34. Ke1
1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mokry, Karel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 d6 2. d4 e6 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8. Re1
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. f3 a6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bf2 e5 13. Nc2 Ne6 14. Bf1 Bd7 15.
Rc1 Rc8 16. Ne3 Nd4 17. Ned5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Ne6 19. Bb6 Nc7 20. Kh1 Bc6 21. Nxc7
Rxc7 22. b4 Qd7 23. b5 Rcc8 24. bxc6 Qxc6 25. Be3 b6 26. Qd5 Rc7 27. Qxc6 Rxc6
28. Rb1 Rb8 29. Rb3 a5 30. Reb1 Bd8 31. Rb5 Bc7 32. g3 f6 33. Kg2 Kf7 34. Kf2
h6 35. h4 Ke7 36. Ke1 Kf7 37. Kd2 Ke6 38. f4 Ke7 39. g4 exf4 40. Bxf4 g5 41.
hxg5 hxg5 42. Be3 Kf7 43. Be2 Kg6 44. Bd3 Kf7 45. Rh1 Kg7 46. Bd4 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Moroder, Mainhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C62"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. O-O h6 6. Nc3 a6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
dxe5 Bg4 9. Bf4 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Rxd8 11. Nxe5 Bd7 12. Rad1 Nf6 13. Nxd7 Rxd7 14.
Rxd7 Kxd7 15. Rd1+ Kc8 16. f3 Bd6 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Rxd6 Kc7 19. Rd2 Re8 20.
Kf2 h5 21. Ne2 g5 22. h3 g4 23. hxg4 hxg4 24. Ng3 gxf3 25. gxf3 Nd7 26. b3 Rh8
27. Nf5 Rh2+ 28. Ke3 Rxd2 29. Kxd2 Ne5 30. Ke3 c5 31. f4 Ng4+ 32. Kf3 Nf6 33.
c4 Ne8 34. e5 f6 35. Ke4 Kc6 36. Ne7+ Kd7 37. Nd5 fxe5 38. Kxe5 Nc7 39. Nxc7
Kxc7 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Niekrens, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 Be7 4. Nd2 O-O 5. Ngf3 d6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O b6 8. c3
Bb7 9. Re1 Rc8 10. Qe2 a5 11. Rad1 h6 12. Bh4 Nh7 13. Bg3 Re8 14. e5 Ndf8 15.
Ne4 Ra8 16. Bb5 d5 17. Ned2 c6 18. Bd3 Qc8 19. Rc1 c5 20. c4 Qd7 21. Red1 dxc4
22. Nxc4 Qc6 23. dxc5 Bxc5 24. Nd6 Red8 25. Be4 Ba6 26. Qc2 Qc7 27. Bxa8 Rxa8
28. Ne4 Nd7 29. Qd2 Nhf8 30. Bf4 Qb7 31. Nd6 Bxd6 32. exd6 f6 33. Rc7 Qb8 34.
Nd4 e5 35. Nc6 Qe8 36. Bxh6 gxh6 37. Qxh6 Qe6 38. Ne7+ Kf7 39. Qh5+ Kg7 40. Rc3
Nh7 41. Rg3+ Ng5 42. Qg6+ Kf8 43. Rxg5 Qf7 44. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Paap, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nc6 9. Bc4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bb2 b6 12. Rc1 Na5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Qe2 a6
15. Rcd1 b5 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Bf6 18. Ne5 Re8 19. Bxh7+ Kf8 20. Ba3+ Be7 21.
d6 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Reitz, Gerhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nf3 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
Bd7 9. e3 Be8 10. Ne2 Nbd7 11. Rc1 Qe7 12. Nfd4 a6 13. d3 Bh5 14. Qc2 g5 15. a3
Ne5 16. f4 Neg4 17. Qd2 gxf4 18. Nxf4 Bf7 19. Rce1 Rad8 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. b4
Ne5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Bxb4 24. axb4 Rxd5 25. e4 fxe4 26. dxe4 Rd7 27. Qh6
Ng4 28. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rosa, Mike"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2109"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qg4 Nf6 8.
Qg3 Nc6 9. O-O h5 10. Qxg7 Rg8 11. Qh6 Rg6 12. Qf4 Rg4 13. Qf3 Ne5 14. Qe2 Qc7
15. Kh1 Rh4 16. f4 Nfg4 17. h3 Ng6 18. Nc3 b5 19. Bd2 Bb7 20. Qf3 O-O-O 21. Be1
Ne3 22. Bg3 Nf5 23. Bh2 Rg8 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Ne3 26. dxe6 dxe6 27. f5 Ne5
28. Qa8+ Qb8 29. Qxb8+ Bxb8 30. Rf4 Nxd3 0-1

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rutkowski, Joerg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A96"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2058"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O Ne4 8. Qc2
Nxc3 9. Qxc3 a5 10. b3 Nc6 11. Bb2 Bf6 12. Rad1 Qe8 13. Rfe1 e5 14. dxe5 dxe5
15. e4 fxe4 16. Rxe4 Bf5 17. Re3 e4 18. Qc1 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Qh5 20. Rd5 exf3 21.
Bxf3 Qg6 22. a3 Rae8 23. Qd2 Rxe3 24. Qxe3 Bg4 25. Be4 Qf6 26. Kg2 Re8 27. f3
Be6 28. Rd2 Kh8 29. b4 Bf5 0-1

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sausner, Carsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Rd1
Re8 9. a3 a5 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qc7 12. O-O Bd6 13. e4 e5 14. h3 h6 15. Be3
Nb6 16. Ba2 Bd7 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Bf4 Rae8 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Qb3
Bxh3 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. gxh3 Qg5+ 24. Kh1 Qh4 25. Rd3 Nbd7 26. Rg1 g5 27. Rgg3
1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Schultheisz, Egon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "1980"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Nc3 Bxf3 5. exf3 e6 6. f4 Nbd7 7. d5 e5 8. Be2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. fxe5 Nxe5 11. Be3 Ned7 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Rfe1 a6 14. Rad1 Ne5
15. h3 Qd7 16. Bd4 Ng6 17. Bf1 Nh5 18. Qe2 Nf6 19. Qf3 Nh4 20. Qf4 Nf5 21. g3
Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Bf8 23. Bg2 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Re8 25. Rxe8 Qxe8 26. Kf1 Qd7 27. Qd3
h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Schweda, Roland"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 dxc4 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. e4 Be7 7. d6 Bf8 8. Bxc4
a6 9. a4 Nc6 10. e5 Nd7 11. Bf4 f6 12. Bxe6 Ndxe5 13. Bxc8 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Rxc8
15. Qd5 Qd7 16. O-O Nd4 17. Rfe1+ Kd8 18. Rad1 Rc6 19. Ne4 Ne6 20. Bg3 h5 21.
h4 a5 22. Nxf6 gxf6 23. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Smith Meyer, Geir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4 c6 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nc3
Qxb3 9. axb3 Na6 10. Bf4 Bf5 11. Ne5 Nb4 12. Ra4 a5 13. Rc1 Bc2 14. Ra3 Rfd8
15. Nf3 Ne8 16. g4 dxc4 17. bxc4 Bxd4 18. Ne1 g5 19. Bxg5 Bg6 20. Bxe7 Rdc8 21.
Nf3 Bg7 22. h4 f5 23. h5 Bf7 24. gxf5 Bxc4 25. Nd2 Bf7 26. Nde4 Nd5 27. Nxd5
Bxb2 28. Rg3+ Kh8 29. Rb1 cxd5 30. Ng5 Bxh5 31. Rxb2 Ra6 32. Bxd5 Rc1+ 33. Kg2
1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Walker, Gary E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "1989"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. Ngf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Ndf3 Be7 11. b3 c5 12. Bb2 Rc8 13. Rc1 cxd4 14. Bxd4
Bc5 15. Nd3 Qe7 16. Re1 Ba3 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Qa1 Bc5 19. e3 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Ne5
21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Rc1 Rxc1+ 23. Qxc1 g6 24. a4 Kg7 25. h3 Ne4 26. Qc2 f5 27.
Bf3 Nxg3 28. fxg3 Qxe3+ 29. Qf2 Qxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Kf6 31. Ke3 Ke5 32. Be2 g5 33.
Nf3+ Kf6 34. Kd4 f4 35. g4 h6 36. Ne5 Ke6 37. Bf3 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Weick, Bjoern"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 g6 3. h4 Bg7 4. Nc3 c5 5. d5 h6 6. Bf4 d6 7. Nf3 Qb6 8. Rb1 Nf6
9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bc4 Qb4 11. Nd2 a6 12. a3 Qa5 13. O-O b5 14. Be2 O-O 15. Bf3 Bb7
16. Re1 Ne5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. e4 f4 19. b4 Qc7 20. Ne2 Ne8 21. c4 cxb4 22. Rxb4
Nd6 23. Qb3 a5 24. Rxb5 a4 25. Qa2 Nxb5 26. cxb5 Kh8 27. Nc4 Rfc8 28. Rc1 Qc5
29. Qb1 Qxc4 30. Rxc4 Rxc4 31. Kh2 Rac8 32. Qe1 Ra8 33. Nc1 Bf6 34. Nd3 Rac8
35. Nb4 R8c5 36. Qe2 Bxh4 37. Nd3 Rc7 38. b6 Rc2 39. bxc7 Rxe2 40. Bxe2 Bc8 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Weinzierl, Reinhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Rc1 Bb7 8. Bxf6
Bxf6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qb3 c6 11. Bd3 Re8 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rfd1 Nf8 14. Bf1 Ng6
15. g3 Qd6 16. Bg2 Re7 17. Rc2 Rae8 18. Ne2 Qb8 19. Nc1 Qd6 20. Nd3 Rc7 21.
Rdc1 Rec8 22. a3 Ba6 23. Qb4 Qxb4 24. Nxb4 Bc4 25. Nd2 a5 26. Nxc4 dxc4 27.
Nxc6 Rxc6 28. Bxc6 Rxc6 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. Rxc4 h6 31. Rc6 b5 32. Rc5 b4 33.
Rxa5 bxa3 34. bxa3 Kf8 35. a4 Ke8 36. Rb5 Ne7 37. a5 Kd7 38. a6 Nc8 39. a7 Nxa7
40. Rb7+ 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zachmann, Reinhard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
dxc5 O-O 9. Be3 Bg4 10. h3 d4 11. Bxc6 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 dxe3 13. Qxd8 exf2+ 14.
Rxf2 Raxd8 15. b4 a5 16. a3 axb4 17. axb4 Rd4 18. Rb1 Rc4 19. Nb5 Nd7 20. Re2
Bf6 21. Bxb7 Ne5 22. Bd5 Rh4 23. Nd6 Ng4 24. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zahn, Juergen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D06"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. d4 e6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nd7 8. e4
N5b6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be3 Nc4 12. Bc1 Nf6 13. b3 Nb6 14. Bb2 a6 15.
Rc1 Bd7 16. Re1 Rc8 17. h3 Re8 18. e5 Nfd5 19. Ne4 Bb4 20. Re2 Qe7 21. Nc5 Bb5
22. Rec2 Bxc5 23. dxc5 Nd7 24. Nd4 Bc6 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Qd4 Rb8 27. Rc4 Rb5
28. h4 Reb8 29. h5 h6 30. Be4 a5 31. Ba1 Qg5 32. Bf3 Rb4 33. R1c2 Rxc4 34. Rxc4
Rb4 35. Kg2 Rxc4 36. bxc4 Nf4+ 37. Qxf4 Qxf4 38. gxf4 Nxc5 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zweschper, Erich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2144"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. g4 Nxg4 6. Rg1 Ngf6 7. Bc4 h6 8.
Be3 c6 9. Qd3 Qc7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Bxb6 axb6 13. Nxe5 Be6 14.
Bxe6 fxe6 15. Ng6 Rg8 16. f4 b5 17. e5 Nd7 18. Kb1 O-O-O 19. Ne4 Nc5 20. Qxd8+
Qxd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Nxf8 Nxe4 23. Nxe6+ Kd7 24. Rxg7+ Rxg7 25. Nxg7 Nd2+
26. Kc1 Nf3 27. h3 Ng1 28. Kd2 Nxh3 29. Ke3 b6 30. b4 c5 31. a3 c4 32. c3 Ke7
33. Nf5+ Ke6 34. Nxh6 Ng1 35. Ng4 Kf5 36. Nf2 Ke6 37. Ne4 Kd5 38. Nd6 Kc6 39.
Nf5 Kd5 40. Nd4 Nf3 41. Nxf3 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vogler, Tilmann"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[BlackTeam "Schwarzenbach"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. d5 d6 6. e4 O-O 7. h3 e6 8. Bd3 exd5
9. exd5 Re8+ 10. Be3 Bh6 11. O-O Bxe3 12. fxe3 Qe7 13. e4 Nh5 14. Qd2 Nd7 15.
Rf2 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Ne2 Re7 18. Raf1 Bd7 19. Rf3 a6 20. b4 Rc8 21. bxc5
Rxc5 22. Nf4 Nxf4 23. Qxf4 Qxf4 24. Rxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz CCM5 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2005.08.11"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Nf6 8. Bd3
c5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 a6 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. e4 {The first game, where white
decided to force the crises in the center immediatelly. All previos players
have tried the more circumspect line 12.Bc2!?} (12. Bc2 $5 Bd6 13. dxc5 Bxc5
14. b4 (14. h3 O-O 15. e4 b5 (15... h6 16. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O (2550)-Dautov,
R (2590)/Geneve 1997/}) 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Bb1 Qb8 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20.
Qe3 {1-0 Psakhis,L (2540)-Dokhoian,Y (2400)/Kharkov 1985/ (57)}) 14... Bd6 (
14... Be7 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Rxd7 Nxd7 17. Qd3 g6 18. Qxd7 Bf6 19. e4 Rd8 20. Qa4
Bg7 21. Qb3 {1-0 Comp Fritz 5-Dautov,R (2600)/Frankfurt 1998/ (48)}) 15. h3 O-O
16. Bb2 Rc8 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nge4 Be5 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Na4 Bxb2 21. Nxb2 Rc6
22. Nc4 Qc7 23. Bb3 Rc8 {0-1 Muse,M (2375)-Lau,R (2410)/Germany 1985/ (39)})
12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd6 14. g3 (14. Nf3 O-O 15. Bg5 Ng4 16. h3 Nge5 17. Rac1
$11) 14... O-O 15. Bc2 (15. f4 $6 e5 16. Nf5 Bc5+ 17. Kg2 Re8 $15) 15... b5 16.
Be3 b4 $5 {Anand has an excellent feeling for the position. He looks for the
counterplay avoiding further confrontation in the center.} (16... Rd8 17. f4 e5
18. Nf5 exf4 19. Rxd6 fxe3 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Qxe3 $14) 17. axb4 Bxb4 18. f3 (18.
Ba4 Bxc3 (18... Qc7 19. Rac1 Nc5 20. Na2 $16) 19. bxc3 Bxe4 20. f3 (20. Bg5 h6
21. Bh4 Bb7 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23. Nxe6 Qe8 24. Nf4 Qxe2 25. Nxe2 Ne5 26. Nd4 Rfc8
$15) 20... Bb7 21. Nc6 Qc7 22. Bf4 Qb6+ 23. Be3 $11) 18... a5 19. Bd3 (19. Ba4
Ne5 20. f4 Ba6 21. Bb5 Bxb5 22. Ndxb5 Neg4 23. Bd4 e5 24. fxe5 Nxe5 $11) 19...
Rc8 20. Bb5 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Nc5 (21... Rxc3 22. Bd2 (22. Qe1 Qc8 23. Bd2 Rc5 24.
Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Bxa5 Ba6 $11) 22... Rc5 23. Bxa5 Qe5 24. Ra3 $14) 22. Ra3 Qc7 23.
Qa2 (23. Qg2 Rd8 24. Rd2 (24. Rb1 Ncxe4 25. fxe4 Bxe4 26. Qa2 Bxb1 27. Qxb1 Nd5
$17) 24... a4 25. Bf1 $14) 23... Qe5 24. Bf4 Qh5 25. Rf1 (25. Qe2 Ne8 26. Rda1
$14) 25... e5 $1 {[%mdl 64] Black is not afraid to force the crises despite
his vulnerability on the f7 spot.} 26. g4 (26. Nf5 exf4 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Nxc8
Rxc8 29. Rxa5 fxg3 30. hxg3 Qe5 $19) 26... Nxg4 27. fxg4 Qxg4+ 28. Bg3 (28. Qg2
Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 exf4 $19) 28... exd4 29. Qxf7+ Kh8 30. Rf4 (30. cxd4 Qxe4 31.
Raf3 Qxd4+ 32. Bf2 Qb2 33. Rg3 Rf8 34. Qc7 Ne4 $19) (30. Rxa5 Qxe4 $19) 30...
Qd1+ 31. Bf1 $2 {Grischuk is brave and avoids the repetition of moves with the
best replay 31.Rf1!} (31. Rf1 $1 Qg4 (31... Qd2 32. Bf4 Qb2 33. Qxg7+ Kxg7 34.
Be5+ Kh6 35. Rf6+ Kh5 36. Rf5+ Kg4 37. Rf4+ Kg5 38. Rf5+ $11) 32. Rf4 Qg5 33.
Rxa5 h6 34. Rxa8 Bxa8 35. Qf5 Qxf5 36. exf5 dxc3 37. Rc4 Be4 38. Rxc3 Bxf5 $11)
31... dxc3 32. Rxa5 h6 (32... Rxa5 $2 33. Qf8+ $18) 33. Rh4 (33. Rxc5 Rxc5 34.
Qxb7 Rg8 35. Qb4 Rc6 36. Rf5 c2 37. Bf4 Qf3 $19) 33... Qd4+ 34. Bf2 Qd7 35.
Qxd7 (35. Qg6 Bxe4 36. Rxe4 Rxa5 37. Re5 Qd8 $19) 35... Nxd7 {Black spare pawn
on c3 will easily decide the game.} 36. Rxa8 Bxa8 37. Be3 c2 38. Bc1 Rb8 39. e5
(39. Kf2 Rb1 40. Be3 c1=Q 41. Bxc1 Rxc1 $19) 39... Rb1 40. Ra4 Bd5 0-1

[Event "Mainz CCM5 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2005.08.11"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3
Qb6 9. Nb3 e6 10. Bf4 Qc7 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Kb1 Be7 14. Nd4 O-O 15.
g4 b5 16. Qg2 b4 17. Nce2 Bb7 18. g5 Nfd7 19. h4 Qb6 20. Bc1 Nc5 21. h5 a5 22.
Nf4 a4 23. g6 b3 24. h6 fxg6 25. hxg7 bxc2+ 26. Nxc2 Rxf4 27. Bxf4 a3 28. Bxe5
dxe5 29. b4 Na4 30. Rd3 Rc8 31. Qd2 Qc7 32. Rxa3 Nc3+ 33. Kb2 Nxe4 34. fxe4
Bxe4 35. Rh2 Bf6 36. Rc3 Qb7 37. Qd6 Kxg7 38. Ba6 1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2005.08.11"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Bf4
Qc7 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. Nd4 Be7 12. g4 O-O 13. h4 b5 14. h5 b4 15. Nb1
Nexg4 16. Bg3 Qc5 17. h6 g6 18. Nb3 Qe3 19. Bxd6 Rd8 20. Bxe7 Rxd2 21. N1xd2
Nf2 22. Bc5 Nxd1 23. Bxe3 Nxe3 24. Na5 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz CCM5 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.08.11"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bd3
Bg7 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. b4 Nd7 11. O-O O-O 12. a4 c6 13. a5 b5 14. a6 Bc8 15. Qc2
Qb6 16. e4 Bxa6 17. e5 Bb7 18. h4 Rfe8 19. h5 Nf8 20. Ra5 Ne6 21. Be3 a6 22.
Qd2 Rf8 23. Bb1 Qd8 24. g3 f5 25. Ng5 Re8 26. Kg2 Bc8 27. Rh1 Ra7 28. f3 Bf8
29. hxg6 hxg6 30. Ra1 Qe7 31. Rh7 Bg7 32. Bc2 a5 33. bxa5 c5 34. dxc5 d4 35.
Bf4 Nxg5 36. Bxg5 Qxc5 37. Rah1 Qxe5 38. Bd3 Bb7 39. Bf4 Qd5 40. Be2 Rxa5 41.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 42. Bh6+ Kf7 0-1

[Event "Mainz CCM5 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2005.08.11"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Na4 Qc7 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. Rc1 Rad8 14. b4 e5 15.
Qb3 N5f6 16. Bb1 Qb8 17. Rfd1 Rde8 18. Nc3 exd4 19. exd4 c5 20. bxc5 bxc5 21.
d5 Bxd5 22. Qxb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz CCM5 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2005.08.11"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 a6 4. e5 d5 5. d4 Bg4 6. dxc5 e6 7. Be2 Bxc5 8. Nd4
Bxd4 9. Qxd4 Bf5 10. Qf4 Bxc2 11. Qg3 Bg6 12. h4 h5 13. O-O Nc6 14. Bg5 Nge7
15. Rfd1 Nf5 16. Qh3 Qb6 17. Bd3 Nfe7 18. Rac1 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Ng6 20. Na4 Qb4
21. Nc5 Ncxe5 22. Qe2 Qb5 23. Qxb5+ axb5 24. Nxb7 O-O 25. a3 Rfb8 26. Nc5 Rc8
27. f4 Nc4 28. f5 Nxb2 29. Rf1 exf5 30. Rxf5 f6 31. Bd2 Ne5 32. Bb4 Nbc4 33.
Nb3 Ne3 34. Rxc8+ Rxc8 35. Rf2 Rc2 36. Rd2 N5c4 37. Rxc2 Nxc2 38. Bc5 d4 39.
Bxd4 Nxd4 40. Nxd4 Nxa3 41. Kf2 b4 42. Ke3 Nc4+ 43. Kd3 Nb6 44. Ne2 Kh7 45. Nf4
Kh6 46. Kd4 Nd7 47. Nd5 b3 48. Kc3 Nc5 49. Kb2 g5 0-1

[Event "Mainz CCM5 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2005.08.11"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Nb3
Na5 9. Nxa5 Qxa5 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 e5 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Bd3 Qb6
15. Bc3 d5 16. a5 Qa7 17. b4 Rc8 18. Qd2 Rxc3 19. Qxc3 Bd6 20. Kf1 O-O 21. Re1
Rc8 22. Qd2 g6 23. Qf2 Qb8 24. Rb1 Qc7 25. g4 h5 26. h3 Bg3 27. Qd4 Be5 28. Qe3
Bf4 29. Qd4 Be5 30. Qe3 d4 31. Qe2 h4 32. Kg2 Bf4 33. Qf2 Qd8 34. Rhe1 Bg3 35.
Qd2 Bxe1 36. Rxe1 Qd6 37. Qf2 Kg7 38. Qxh4 Qxb4 39. Rxe6 fxe6 40. Qg5 Qd6 41.
Qxg6+ Kf8 42. Qf6+ Ke8 43. h4 Kd7 44. h5 Rf8 45. Qg7+ Kc6 46. Be4+ Kb5 47. h6
1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 m"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2005.08.11"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 Qb6 5. Qc1 {This is a quiet, positional
plan where White simply wants to maintain his space advantage.} e6 6. c4 {
White wants to make profit from the vulnerable b6 Q.} dxc4 (6... Ne7 {-
Shirov-Genov, Plovdiv 2003 CBM 98}) (6... Bxb1 {- Kasparov-Jobava, Rethymnon
2003 CBM 98}) 7. Nd2 (7. Bxc4 Be4 {Black has to keep control over the vital
blockading square d5.} (7... Bxb1 {doesn't look healthy again.} 8. Rxb1 Bb4+ 9.
Ke2 (9. Kf1 {frees the /^ d1-h5, which will be important!} Qd8 10. Qd1 {/\ Qg4}
b5 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. a3 Ba5 13. Qg4 Kf8 14. h4 {White uses "French" motifs to
organize an -> on the >>.} Nd7 15. Rd1 Nd5 16. Bg5 Qe8 17. Rh3 h5 18. Qf3 Rb8
19. b4 Bc7 20. Ne2 $16 {Conquest-Chipanga, Coventry 2005}) 9... Qd8 10. Nf3 Ne7
11. a3 Ba5 12. b4 Bb6 13. Bd3 Nd5 14. Bd2 h6 {(Meszaros-Eperjesi, FSIM
Budapest 2003)} 15. Re1 $14) (7... Ne7 8. Ne2 Qd8 9. O-O Nd7 10. Ng3 Bg6 11.
Nc3 Nf5 {Black has to blockade not only the d5 square, but the f5 one as well.}
12. Bg5 Qb6 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. Rd1 h6 15. Bh4 Qb4 16. Be2 g5 17. Bg3 $14 {
Shirov-Anand, Monte Carlo 2005}) 8. f3 Bd5 9. Bd3 (9. Bxd5 Qa5+ 10. Nc3 cxd5 {
The exchange of the light-squared B helps usually for Black.} 11. a3 Nd7 12.
Nge2 Ne7 13. Bf2 Nc6 14. O-O Be7 15. f4 g6 $13 {Kosintseva-Chiburdanidze,
Krasnoturinsk 2005}) 9... Na6 $13) 7... Qa5 $5 {fighting against Nxc4} (7...
Qd8 8. Bxc4 Ne7 $13 {fighting for the total blockade of >< d5.}) (7... Bb4 8.
Ngf3 Ne7 9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 Qa5 11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nc4
{The exchange of the dark-squared B weakened >< d6.} Qc7 15. b4 $14 {Fluvia
Poyatos-Garcia Luque, Burgos 2003}) (7... Qc7 8. Bxc4 Ne7 9. Ne2 Nd7 10. Ng3
Nb6 (10... Bg6) 11. Nxf5 Nxf5 12. Bd3 {White is not afraid of exchanging his
bad e3 B.} O-O-O 13. Bxf5 (13. Nb3 {keeps the d3 B, but loses the |^.} Bb4+ 14.
Ke2 Nd5 $13 {Berthelot-Beikert, Vandoeuvre 2005}) 13... exf5 14. O-O Nd5 15.
Nf3 $13) 8. Bxc4 Ne7 9. Ne2 Nd7 10. O-O Nd5 11. Ng3 (11. Nb3) 11... Bg6 12. h4
$5 {White wants to gain space on the >>.} (12. Nb3 Qd8 {and Black can blockade
the vital d5 and f5 squares.}) 12... h6 13. h5 Bh7 14. a3 Qd8 15. Nf3 {The h7
B is very strong, White has to exchange it.} Be7 16. Rd1 Rc8 {/\ c5} 17. Bd3 c5
{Black changes the favourable P structure in order to activate his pieces.} (
17... Bxd3 18. Rxd3 O-O 19. Ne4 f5 $5 $132 {was the other plan keeping the
good P structure, the isolani alive.}) 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Bxh7 {Now a big
tactical skirmish begins.} (19. Bxc5 Bxd3 20. b4 (20. Rxd3 Nxc5) 20... Nxc5 21.
bxc5 Bh7 22. Qb2 O-O $11 {and Black's light pieces are ideally posted.}) 19...
Bxe3 20. Qb1 Bf4 $1 21. Ne2 (21. Be4 Bxg3 22. fxg3 Ne3 23. Rd4 Qb6 $13) 21...
Nxe5 22. Nxf4 Nxf3+ 23. Kf1 Nh2+ (23... Qh4 $5 24. Nxd5 Nh2+ $5 (24... Ng5 25.
Nb6 axb6 26. Qd3 $11) 25. Kg1 $1 (25. Ke1 Ng4) 25... Ng4 26. Rd2 Rc5 $1 (26...
Qh2+ $2 27. Kf1 exd5 28. Qf5 Rd8 29. Re1+ Kf8 30. Qxg4 Rxh7 31. Qb4+ $18) (
26... exd5 $2 27. Qf5 Rd8 (27... Qh2+ 28. Kf1 {- 26...Qf2}) 28. Qf4 $16) 27.
Qe4 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxf2+ $11 {and draw by perpetual checks.}) (23... Ng5 24. Bf5
(24. Be4 O-O) 24... O-O (24... Rc5 $5 25. b4 Rb5 26. Bd3 Rb6 27. Nxd5 exd5 28.
Bc4 O-O 29. Bxd5 $11) 25. Nxd5 exf5 26. Qxf5 Ne6 $11) 24. Ke1 $5 {White pushes
it too hard.} (24. Kg1 $1 {was safer and a draw by repetition of moves may
arise.} Nf3+ (24... Qh4 25. Nxd5 Ng4 {- 23...Qh4}) (24... Ng4 25. Nxd5 Qh4 {
- 23...Qh4}) 25. Kf1 Qh4 26. Nxd5 Nh2+ {- 23...Qh4}) 24... Qe7 25. Qe4 Nf6 (
25... Rxh7 $1 $17 {was simple and strong.}) 26. Qa4+ Kf8 {Black's main problem
is the lack of the connection between his rooks.} 27. Rac1 Ra8 $5 {Black gives
up the c <-> but defends the back rank.} (27... Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Rxh7 29. Rc8+ Ne8
30. Ng6+ $1 fxg6 31. hxg6 Rh8 32. Qf4+ Qf6 33. Qd6+ Qe7 34. Qf4+ $11 {and
White gives again perpetual checks.}) 28. Bb1 Nhg4 (28... e5 $6 29. Nd5 Nxd5
30. Rxd5 $16) (28... Kg8 29. Qb4 $1 Qxb4+ (29... Qe8 30. Rc7) 30. axb4 e5 31.
Nd5 Nxh5 32. Rc7 $44 {The black pieces lack any coordination.}) 29. Qb4 $1 {
White's rooks can penetrate on the seventh rank after the exchange of queens.}
Qxb4+ 30. axb4 e5 31. Nd5 Nxh5 (31... Rb8 32. Nxf6 Nxf6 33. Rc7 {/\ Ba2 >< f7})
32. Rc7 {Black is two pawns up, but the white pieces are very active.} g6 (
32... g5 $5) 33. Ne3 (33. Ba2 $5) 33... Nxe3 34. fxe3 Kg7 $1 (34... Nf6 35. Ba2
Rh7 36. Ke2 {and Black is almost paralyzed!} Re8 37. Rxb7 (37. Rf1 $2 Re7 $1)
37... Re7 38. Rd8+ Ne8 (38... Re8 39. Rxe8+ Kxe8 40. Rxa7) 39. Rxe7 Kxe7 40.
Ra8 $16 {creating a dangerous o^.}) 35. Rdd7 {The absolut rule over the
seventh rank!} Rhf8 36. Ba2 {[#]} Rac8 $2 (36... Kf6 $1 {activating the K and
leaving the death zone was the best practical chance.} 37. Rxb7 (37. Bxf7 Kf5
38. Rxb7 Nf6 $13) 37... Kf5 38. Rxf7+ (38. Rxa7 Rxa7 39. Rxa7 Rb8 40. Rxf7+ Nf6
$13) 38... Rxf7 39. Rxf7+ Nf6 40. b5 Kg5 41. Rg7 h5 42. Ke2 Rb8 $13) 37. Rxb7
Rc1+ (37... Rc2 38. Bxf7 (38. Rxf7+ Rxf7 39. Rxf7+ Kh8 40. Bd5 Rxb2) 38... Rxb2
39. g4 (39. Be8+ Kf6 40. Rd6+ Kg5 41. Rxg6+ Kf5 42. Rxh6 Rxe8 43. Rxh5+ Ke4)
39... Nf6 (39... Ng3 $2 40. g5 $1) 40. Rdc7 $1 (40. Re7 Kh8 41. Bxg6 Rc8 $132)
40... g5 41. Bc4+ Kh8 42. b5 $36) (37... Kf6 38. Bxf7 Kf5 39. Rd6 $16) 38. Kd2
Rf1 (38... Rg1 39. Rxf7+ Rxf7 40. Rxf7+ Kh8 41. Bd5 $16) 39. Rxa7 {Now the
strong b o^ will decide the battle, Black's >> pawns are worthless.} Ng3 (39...
Rf2+ 40. Kc3 g5 41. b5 $16) 40. Bd5 Rf2+ 41. Kc3 Nf1 (41... e4 42. b5 $18) 42.
Kd3 Rd2+ 43. Ke4 Rf2 44. b5 h5 45. Rxf7+ $1 {The b o^ will be a queen soon.}
1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mueller, Jens"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2136"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "254"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. a3 Be7 8. Qa4+
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Nc3 Nxf4 13. gxf4 Nd7 14. e4 Nf6
15. Qe2 b5 16. Ne5 Bb7 17. Nxb5 c6 18. Nc3 Qxd4 19. Rfd1 Qa7 20. Qc4 Bc5 21.
Rd2 a4 22. Nxa4 Bxf2+ 23. Rxf2 Qxa4 24. Rd2 c5 25. Qxa4 Rxa4 26. b3 Ra6 27. Nd7
Nxd7 28. Rxd7 Rb6 29. Rb1 g6 30. b4 Ra8 31. Rc7 Rxa3 32. Rxc5 Ra4 33. Rc4 Ra2
34. Rd4 Kg7 35. b5 Rc2 36. Rdb4 h6 37. h4 Kf8 38. R1b2 Rc1+ 39. Kf2 Ke7 40. e5
Bxg2 41. Kxg2 Rc5 42. Kf3 h5 43. Ke4 Rd5 44. R4b3 Ke8 45. Rb4 Kf8 46. R4b3 Ke7
47. Rb4 f6 48. exf6+ Kxf6 49. R4b3 Ke7 50. Rb4 Kf7 51. R4b3 Kf6 52. Rb4 Rf5 53.
R4b3 Rd5 54. Rb4 Rc5 55. R2b3 e5 56. Rf3 exf4 57. Rxf4+ Ke6 58. Ke3 Rbxb5 59.
Rbe4+ Re5 60. Kd4 Rb4+ 61. Kd3 Rb3+ 62. Kd4 Rbb5 63. Kd3 Rxe4 64. Kxe4 Rb3 65.
Kd4 Rh3 66. Ke4 Rg3 67. Kd4 Ra3 68. Ke4 Ra1 69. Kd4 Rb1 70. Ke4 Rd1 71. Rf3
Re1+ 72. Kd4 Ra1 73. Rf4 Ra5 74. Ke4 Rf5 75. Ke3 Ke5 76. Re4+ Kd5 77. Rd4+ Ke6
78. Re4+ Kf6 79. Rf4 Kf7 80. Ke4 Ke6 81. Ke3 Rb5 82. Ke4 Rf5 83. Ke3 Kf7 84.
Ke4 Kf6 85. Ke3 Kg7 86. Ke4 Ra5 87. Kd4 Ra1 88. Ke4 Re1+ 89. Kd4 Re6 90. Re4
Ra6 91. Ke5 Ra1 92. Rf4 Re1+ 93. Kd4 g5 94. hxg5 Kg6 95. Re4 Rf1 96. Ke3 Kxg5
97. Ke2 Rf8 98. Re5+ Kg4 99. Re4+ Kg3 100. Re7 Rf2+ 101. Ke3 Rf4 102. Rg7+ Rg4
103. Rf7 h4 104. Rf3+ Kg2 105. Rf2+ Kg1 106. Ra2 Rg3+ 107. Kf4 Rg2 108. Ra1+
Kh2 109. Kf3 h3 110. Rf1 Rg8 111. Rf2+ Kg1 112. Ra2 Rg2 113. Ra1+ Kh2 114. Rf1
Rg3+ 115. Kf2 Rg8 116. Ra1 Rf8+ 117. Ke3 Kg2 118. Ra2+ Kg3 119. Ra7 Re8+ 120.
Kd2 Rg8 121. Ra3+ Kg2 122. Re3 h2 123. Re2+ Kh3 124. Re1 Rg1 125. Re3+ Kg4 126.
Re4+ Kf5 127. Rh4 h1=Q 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lorenz, Roger"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2259"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. Qf2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qe7 13. Bd3 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 b5
15. Ne4 f6 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nf3 Bd7 19. Rhe1 Qd6 20. Ne5 b4 21. g4
Bb5 22. Bg6 Nh7 23. h4 Rfc8 24. g5 hxg5 25. hxg5 Rc7 26. Bxh7+ Kxh7 27. Rh1+
Kg8 28. Rd2 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Niklasch, Oliver"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. bxa6 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bg2
d6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Re1 Bxa6 12. e4 Nfd7 13. Bf4 Nc4 14. Qc2 Qa5 15.
Rac1 Rfb8 16. b3 Nce5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Bf1 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Bxc3
21. Qxc3 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 Rxa2 23. e5 Rd2 24. exd6 exd6 25. Re7 Rxd5 26. Rf3 Rf5
27. Rxf5 gxf5 28. Rd7 Rb6 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. h4 Kf6 31. Ke2 Ke7 32. Rh8 Rxb3 33.
Rxh7 Rb2+ 34. Ke3 d5 35. h5 d4+ 36. Kf3 c4 37. h6 Rb8 38. Rg7 d3 39. h7 d2 40.
Ke2 Rd8 41. Kd1 c3 42. Rg8 c2+ 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kolev, Atanas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. Bf4 c4 8.
Nc3 cxd3 9. cxd3 Nd7 10. d4 e6 11. Qe2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Qe3 Qa5
15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. Bh2 h6 17. a3 Bg6 18. Qe2 Bh5 19. Qd3 b5 20. d5 cxd5 21. exd5
b4 22. axb4 Bxb4 23. dxe6 Nc5 24. Qf5 Bg6 25. exf7+ Bxf7 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Nd5
Qa4 28. Rf1 Ne4 29. Nxb4 Qxb4 30. Be5 Nd2 31. Bc3 Nxf3+ 32. Qxf3 Qe4 33. Qg3
Qg6 34. Qxg6 Bxg6 35. Ra1 Re7 36. Bd4 Rb7 37. Rxa7 Rxa7 38. Bxa7 Bd3 39. b4 Kf7
40. f3 h5 41. g4 g6 42. Kf2 Ke6 43. Ke3 Bf1 44. gxh5 gxh5 45. h4 Kd5 46. Bc5
Bb5 47. Bf8 Bc4 48. Bg7 Bb5 49. Bc3 Kc4 50. Be1 Kd5 51. Bd2 Bc4 52. Kf4 Be2 53.
Ke3 Bb5 54. Be1 Bc4 55. Bc3 Bb5 56. Bg7 Ba4 57. Bf8 Bb5 58. Be7 Ke6 59. Bd8 Kd5
60. Kf4 Be2 61. Be7 Ke6 62. Bc5 Kd5 63. Bf8 Kd4 64. Bc5+ Kd5 65. Ke3 Bb5 66. f4
Bd7 67. Be7 Ke6 68. Bd8 Kd5 69. Kd3 Bf5+ 70. Ke3 Bd7 71. Bf6 Ke6 72. Bg5 Kd5
73. Bd8 Bb5 74. f5 Ke5 75. f6 Ke6 76. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "204"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 c6 4. c4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. f4 Be7 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. a3 Nb6 14. Qf3 Ba8 15.
Be1 Nc4 16. Rc2 Ne4 17. Nxc4 bxc4 18. Be2 f5 19. g4 Nd6 20. g5 Bc6 21. h4 Rb8
22. Bd1 Qc7 23. h5 Rb7 24. Rff2 Rfb8 25. Rg2 Kf8 26. Bh4 Ke8 27. Qh3 Bf8 28. g6
h6 29. Be1 Kd7 30. Rcd2 Re8 31. Rge2 Kc8 32. Qg2 Kb8 33. Rc2 Ka8 34. Rcd2 Reb8
35. Rc2 Be7 36. Rcd2 Rb6 37. Rc2 Qb7 38. Rcd2 Ne8 39. Rc2 Nf6 40. Red2 Rb3 41.
Bf3 Ne8 42. Bd1 Nd6 43. Re2 Ne8 44. Red2 Ka7 45. Bf3 Nd6 46. Bd1 Ne4 47. Re2
Nf6 48. Red2 Bd8 49. Bf3 Ne8 50. Bd1 Nd6 51. Re2 Ba5 52. Qh2 Qb6 53. Qh4 Rb7
54. Na2 Bxe1 55. Qxe1 Ne4 56. Nb4 a5 57. Nxc6+ Qxc6 58. Qxa5+ Qa6 59. Qxa6+
Kxa6 60. Kg2 Nf6 61. Kf3 Nxh5 62. Rh2 Nf6 63. Rce2 R3b6 64. Rc2 Ka5 65. Rce2
Ne4 66. Rc2 Rb3 67. Rce2 R3b6 68. Rc2 Ka6 69. Rce2 Ka7 70. Rc2 Kb8 71. Rhg2 Rb3
72. Rce2 R3b6 73. Rc2 Ra7 74. Rh2 Kc7 75. Rcg2 Kd6 76. Rc2 Ke7 77. Rc1 Rab7 78.
Rcc2 Kf6 79. Rhg2 Ra7 80. Rc1 Ke7 81. Rcc2 Kf6 82. Rc1 Nd6 83. Rcc2 Nc8 84. Rg1
Ne7 85. Rh2 Nxg6 86. Rgg2 Nh8 87. Rc2 Nf7 88. Rc3 Nd6 89. Rcc2 Kf7 90. Rcg2 Ne8
91. Rc2 Nf6 92. Rc1 g5 93. Rcc2 g4+ 94. Kg3 Ne4+ 95. Kh4 Kf6 96. Rhg2 Rb8 97.
Rc1 Rg7 98. Rcc2 Rg5 99. b4 Kg6 100. Bxg4 Rxg4+ 101. Rxg4+ fxg4 102. Kxg4 Nd6
0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Buhmann, Rainer"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ngf6 11. Bf4 e6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Nf6 15. Qd3 Qd5 16. c4 Qe4 17. Qxe4 Nxe4 18. Be3 O-O 19. Ne5 Rac8 20. Rhe1 f5
21. Kb1 Rfd8 22. f3 Nd6 23. b3 Bf6 24. Bf2 b5 25. c5 Nf7 26. Ng6 Re8 27. Kc2
Rcd8 28. a4 bxa4 29. bxa4 e5 30. dxe5 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Nxe5 32. Rb1 Nc4 33. Rb7
Re2+ 34. Kd3 Rxf2 35. Kxc4 a5 36. Kd3 Ra2 37. Rc7 Ra3+ 38. Ke2 Rxa4 39. Rxc6
Rc4 40. Kd3 Rc3+ 41. Kd2 Rc4 42. Kd3 Rc3+ 43. Kd2 Rc4 44. Rc8+ Kf7 45. c6 a4
46. c7 Ke6 47. Ra8 Rxc7 48. Rxa4 Rb7 49. Ke3 Bg5+ 50. Kf2 Rb2+ 51. Kg3 Rb1 52.
Ra7 Rh1 53. Rxg7 Rxh5 54. Rb7 Rh1 55. Rb6+ Kd5 56. f4 Bd8 57. Rb8 Bc7 58. Rb7
Kc6 59. Rb2 Bd6 60. Rd2 h5 61. Ne5+ Kc7 62. Rc2+ Kd8 63. Nf7+ Ke7 64. Nxd6 Kxd6
65. Re2 h4+ 66. Kf2 h3 67. Re5 h2 68. Kg3 Rf1 69. Kxh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 g6
8. d4 Bg7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Re1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Bg4 13. Be4 Rad8 14. Rb1
Rd7 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Rc8 17. a4 e6 18. h4 Qd8 19. h5 b6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21.
Be4 Ne7 22. Qb3 Nd5 23. Rbc1 Qc7 24. Bd3 Rdd8 25. g3 Bf6 26. Ba6 Ra8 27. Rcd1
Ne7 28. Bf4 Qc6 29. Rc1 Kg7 30. Qb5 Qxb5 31. axb5 Rd7 32. g4 Nd5 33. Bd2 g5 34.
Kg2 Rh8 35. Rh1 Rxh1 36. Rxh1 Rc7 37. Rc1 Rd7 38. Kf3 Kg6 39. Ke4 Bg7 40. f3
Nc7 41. Ra1 Ne8 42. Kd3 Nd6 43. Be3 e5 44. Ra4 f5 45. gxf5+ Kxf5 46. d5 Rc7 47.
Rg4 e4+ 48. Ke2 Bf6 49. Bd2 Rc4 50. Rg1 Rc5 51. Rf1 Kg6 52. f4 Rxd5 53. fxg5
Bxg5 54. Bxg5 Kxg5 55. Rf8 Rf5 56. Ra8 Rf7 57. Ke3 Rf3+ 58. Ke2 Rxc3 59. Rxa7
Kf4 60. Rd7 Ke5 61. Bb7 Rc5 62. Bc6 Nxb5 63. Re7+ Kd6 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Be5 Qe7 14. O-O h5 15. Qc2
Bh6 16. b3 cxb3 17. axb3 O-O 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. e5 Qxh4 20. Ne4 Bg7 21. g3 Qd8
22. Nd6 Qb6 23. b4 Rfd8 24. Rad1 a5 25. bxa5 Rxa5 26. Qe4 Ra4 27. Qf4 Qc7 28.
Qg5 Rxd6 29. exd6 Qxd6 30. Qxh5 Qd5 31. Bxg4 c5 32. Qh3 Rxd4 33. Rfe1 Rxd1 34.
Rxd1 Bd4 35. Be2 b4 36. Bd3 Qf3 37. Rd2 Kf8 38. Bf1 b3 39. Qh4 Qe4 40. Qd8+ Kg7
41. Qg5+ Qg6 42. Qe7 Qxg3+ 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Bd2 O-O 6. e3 Re8 7. Be2 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qb3 Qd6 13. Rfd1 h6 14. Rac1 a5
15. Be1 Nb6 16. a3 a4 17. Qb5 f5 18. Rc2 Bf7 19. Rdc1 Na7 20. Qb4 Nc6 21. Qb5
Na7 22. Qb4 Nc6 23. Qb5 Na7 24. Qb4 Qxb4 25. Bxb4 Nc6 26. Be1 Rad8 27. Rc5 Rd5
28. Rxd5 Bxd5 29. Rc5 Kf7 30. Bc3 Ke6 31. d4 e4 32. Nh4 g5 33. Ng6 Nd7 34. Rb5
Rg8 35. g4 fxg4 36. Bxg4+ Kd6 37. Bxd7 Rxg6 38. Bg4 b6 39. Bd1 Na7 40. Rb4 b5
41. b3 axb3 42. Bxb3 Bxb3 43. Rxb3 Kd5 44. Bb4 Nc6 45. Rc3 Nxb4 46. Rc5+ Kd6
47. axb4 c6 48. Kg2 Rg7 49. Rf5 Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 Qb6 12. Qd2 Qxb2 13. Rb1 Qa3 14. Nb5
Qxa2 15. Nd6+ Ke7 16. Rc1 Qb2 17. Be2 Nc5 18. O-O Nb3 19. Nf5+ exf5 20. Qb4+
Kd8 21. cxb3 Qxe2 22. Rc7 Bd7 23. Qxb7 Qb5 24. Rxd7+ Qxd7 25. Qxa8+ Qc8 26.
Qxa7 Re8 27. Qxf7 Qd7 28. Qh5 Qa7+ 29. Kh1 g6 30. Qf3 Ke7 31. Qxd5 Rd8 32. Qc6
1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D75"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2005.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. Qb3 Nc6 12. Bf4 e5 13. Nb5 Qa5 14. Be3
Be6 15. Qb2 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Bf8 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Nxa7 Qa4 20. f3
h5 21. Kf2 Kh7 22. Qb6 Rd1 23. Rxd1 Qxd1 24. Qb2 Qh1 25. h4 Bh3 26. Qc1 Qh2+
27. Ke1 Qxg3+ 28. Bf2 Qg2 29. Be3 e4 30. f4 Bg4 31. Qd1 Be7 32. Nxc6 Bxh4+ 33.
Kd2 Bf6 34. Bd4 e3+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Babula,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Penne"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

{[%mdl 36]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7.
cxd5 exd5 $6 {Godena's speciality.} ({Normal} 7... Nxd5 $142 {is surely better.
}) 8. Bd3 Ne4 9. O-O {White finishes his development by natural and at the
same time strong way.} Nxg5 ({Black's Qa5 has now nothing to do here,
accepting the pawn sacrifice is almost losing:} 9... Nxc3 $6 10. bxc3 Qxc3 11.
e4 $1 {[%cal Ge1e8]} dxe4 12. Re1 Nb6 13. Rxe4+ Be6 14. Rc1 Qa3 15. Rxe6+ $1
fxe6 16. Ne5 $16 {[%cal Yd1h5] 1-0 Kipper,J-Brethauer,S/Bad Zwesten 2004/CBM
098 ext (33)}) ({An attempt to keep the outpost e4 is premature and also bad:} 
9... f5 $2 10. Bxe4 $1 dxe4 (10... fxe4 $6 11. Nh4 {[%cal Yd1h5]} g6 12. f3 $18
) 11. Nh4 {[%cal Yd1h5]} g6 12. Qb3 Qb4 13. Qe6+ Be7 14. Nxg6 $1 $16 {1-0
Babula,V-Jirovsky,M/Czechia 2002/EXT 2004 (41)}) 10. Nxg5 Nf6 11. h3 $5 {
[%csl Rg4] White takes the g4 square under control and limits the scope of
Black's Bc8.} Bb4 ({Other option is} 11... Bd6 12. f4 $1 {[%csl Ge5][%cal
Yg5f3,Yf3e5]} Qc7 13. Qc2 h6 14. Nf3 Be6 15. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Salov,V-Raicevic,V/
Moscow 1986/MCL (25)}) 12. Qc2 h6 13. Nf3 O-O 14. a3 $5 {A novelty,} (14. Ne5
Be6 15. Na4 Rae8 16. a3 Bd6 17. f4 Ne4 $13 {0-1 Estremera Panos,S-Godena,M/
Taormina 2003/CBM 097 ext (47)}) 14... Bxc3 ({After} 14... Bd6 {White would
continue} 15. Ne5 $14 {[%cal Yf2f4]}) 15. bxc3 $14 {The queen swap would only
ease Black's defence task. White's advantage is that he has better minor
pieces.} c5 16. Qb2 {White frees the c2 square for his B in case of c5-c4.} Qc7
17. a4 {[%cal Ya4a5] The aim of this typical pawn advance is to make Black's
queenside pawn structure more vulnerable.} Be6 18. dxc5 $5 {An interesting
strategical approach, White significantly changes the pawn structure. He gets
the d4 square for his Nf3 and opens the d-file to attack the d5 weakness
easier. By the further advance of his a-pawn he wants to create the second
weakness and to combine attacks against them afterwards. The drawback is clear,
White's c3 weakness.} Nd7 19. Rfd1 Nxc5 20. Nd4 {White is not afraid of
exchange of his B for Black's N. His N would be better than Black's B. For
Black it would be advantageous to exchange bishops or knights.} Rac8 21. a5 Bd7
22. Bc2 Rfd8 23. Nf5 $1 {White forces Black to exchange his B for White's N.
Although White's N looks to be a better piece than Black's B, it is more
important, what pieces will remain on the board. After that exchange it will
be more difficult for Black to defend the d5 weakness.} Bxf5 (23... Be6 $6 24.
c4 {[%cal Yb2g7]}) 24. Bxf5 Ne6 25. Ra3 $14 Qe7 26. Bg4 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Yg4f3]
} Rc7 27. Ra4 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Ya4b4]} Qf6 $6 {It allows White to regroup his
pieces as he needs.} (27... Qc5 $142 28. Rd3 $5 $14) 28. Rb4 {The sufficient
defence of weaknesses is now for Black more difficult.} Nc5 $2 {It loses the
pawn by force,} ({better was} 28... Rdd7 $142 $14 {with the tough defence.})
29. Bf3 $16 Rcd7 $6 ({After} 29... Ne4 $142 {White can play for example} 30.
Rxb7 Rxb7 31. Qxb7 Nxc3 32. Rd3 a6 33. Bxd5 $16) 30. Rbd4 $18 {Black's
position is definitely lost.} Qe5 31. Qb5 b6 32. axb6 axb6 33. c4 $1 Ne6 34.
Rxd5 Rxd5 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. Bxd5 Qa1+ 37. Kh2 Qe5+ 38. g3 Qf5 39. Kg2 Nc5 40.
Qe8+ Kh7 41. Bxf7 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.19"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

{[%mdl 768]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. a3 {This rare continuation has its point- White covers the
b4 square, liberates the a2 square for the light-squared bishop. Also, this
move is semi-waiting: White waits for Black's actions, that will define his
plans.} Be6 {Black offers a trade of the light-squared bishops, which is
considered as the most popular continuation. Other possibilities are:} (9...
Re8 10. d4 h6 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Ba2 Bd7 13. b4 a5 14. Qb3 Re7 (14... Qe7 15. d5
Nd8 16. c4 axb4 17. axb4 $14) 15. d5 Na7 16. c4 axb4 17. axb4 bxc4 18. Nxc4 Qb8
19. Na5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Galliamova,A-Xie Jun/Kazan/Shenyang 1999/CBM 073/[Hecht] 
(84)}) (9... Kh8 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. Ne5 (12. e5 Ne4 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14.
bxc3 Bf5 $11) (12. Bxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Nc3 Qd8 15. d5 Na5 $13) 12...
Na5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Qxd5 15. Bd2 Bb7 16. Nf3 Nc6 17. Nc3 Qd8 18. d5 Na5
19. Bf4 Nc4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kharlov,A-Grischuk,A/Moscow 1999/CBM 075 (39)}) (9...
Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 exd4 $146 {Taking with the e-P is a true novelty here.
The point is that Black can follow it up with Bg4.} (11... Qc7 12. Nbd2 (12. b4
cxb4 13. cxb4 Nc4 $13 {1-0 Suetin,A-Lengyel,L/Sarajevo 1965/MCD (67)}) 12...
cxd4 {The standard way to exchange in the Ruy Lopez.} 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3
15. Nxf3 Rac8 16. Re2 $14 {1-0 Suetin,A-Oldach,E/Bad Wildbad 1997/EXT 99 (32)})
(11... Nc6 12. Qd3 Bg4 13. Nbd2 cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Rc8
$11 {1/2-1/2 Minic,D-Milic,B/Beograd 1966/EXT 99 (20)}) 12. cxd4 Bg4 13. Nbd2 (
13. d5 Nc4 14. Nbd2 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 Nd7 $13 {/\Bf6}) 13... cxd4 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4
d3 $1 (15... Nxg4 16. hxg4 Bxg4 17. Nb3 $14) (15... Bg6 16. Nxd4 d5 17. e5 Bxc2
18. Qxc2 Nd7 19. e6 $36) 16. Bxd3 Bg6 17. Nf1 (17. Nd4 d5 $11) 17... d5 18. e5
(18. exd5 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 $11) 18... Ne4 19. Ne3 Nc6 {Already
the position isn´t all that comfortable for White. Short decides to break out
with an imaginative manoeuvre.} (19... Nc4 $11) 20. Nf5 $5 (20. Qc2 Rc8 21.
Nxd5 Nxe5 22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Qd1 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Rfd8 $17) (20. Bc2 Bc5 21. Bb3
Ne7 22. Nh4 $13) 20... Bxf5 21. gxf5 Qc8 22. Rxe4 $5 (22. Qc2 Qxf5 $1 23. Rxe4
dxe4 24. Bxe4 Qxh3 25. Qxc6 Rac8 26. Qb7 Bc5 $40) 22... dxe4 23. Bxe4 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Short,N-Almasi,Z/Pamplona 1999/CBM 075/[Wedberg] (42)}) (9... h6 10. d4
Bg4 11. Ba2 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Qb3 Qe8 17.
Nc3 (17. Qxd5 Rd8 18. Qb3 Nxd4 $17) 17... Na5 18. Qd1 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Nc4 $15 {
0-1 Kharlov,A-Grischuk,A/Moscow 1999/CBM 075 (35)}) 10. d4 {taking control of
the centre.} ({Nothing gives} 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. d4 Nh5 (11... Qc8 12. Nbd2 Nd7
13. a4 Nd8 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kharlov,A-Nenashev,A/Moscow 1992/CBM 33 (42)}) 12. d5
Na5 13. b4 Nc4 14. dxe6 Qe8 $36 {0-1 Azaric,S-Ziatdinov,R/Belgrade 1989/EXT 97
(40)}) 10... Bxb3 (10... Bg4 {leads to C91, a theoretical position with
White's extra tempo a2-a3.} 11. Be3 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nbd2 Qd7
15. Qb1 $14 {0-1 Suetin,A-Smagin,S/Moscow 1982/MCD (77)}) 11. Qxb3 Nd7 {
liberating the square f6 for the dark-squared bishop. Black tried also:} (11...
Qb8 12. Nbd2 Qb6 13. d5 Na5 14. Qd1 c5 (14... c6 15. dxc6 Qxc6 16. Qc2 Rac8 $13
) 15. b4 Nb7 16. Rb1 Rfc8 17. Nf1 a5 $132 {0-1 Suetin,A-Keres,P/Tallinn 1965/
URS-ch (40)}) ({The immediate} 11... d5 {doesn't equalize:} 12. exd5 Na5 13.
Qc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nxd5 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Nc4 17. a4 Bf6 18. b3 Nd6 19. Bf4
$14 {/+/- 1/2-1/2 Nijboer,F-Hamdouchi,H/Wijk aan Zee 2004/CBM 099 (93)}) 12.
Qc2 $146 {moving away the queen from a possible Nc6-a5 attack. According to my
database, this position appeared for the first time.} ({In the previous game
White continued} 12. Nbd2 Bf6 13. d5 Na5 14. Qc2 Nb6 15. Nf1 c5 16. dxc6 Qc7
17. Be3 Nac4 18. Bxb6 Nxb6 19. Ne3 Qxc6 20. Rad1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Suetin,A-Stein,L/
Kiev 1964/URS-ch (47)}) 12... Na5 13. Nbd2 {covering the c4 square.} ({Worth
considering is:} 13. Rd1 $5 Qc8 (13... exd4 14. cxd4 c5 15. dxc5 dxc5 16. Ne5
Ra7 17. Nc3 Bf6 18. Bf4 $16) 14. Nbd2 c5 15. b4 Nb7 (15... cxb4 16. axb4 Nc4
17. Nxc4 Qxc4 18. dxe5 $14) 16. bxc5 exd4 17. cxd4 dxc5 18. d5 Qc7 19. Bb2 $14)
(13. b4 {weakens the spot c4.} Nc4) 13... exd4 14. cxd4 c5 {Black attacks
White's centre, hoping to open either a long diagonal for the dark-squared
bishop or the c-file for the queenside rook.} 15. b4 $1 (15. d5 {is bad from a
strategical point of view- Black is getting a long diagonal and the c5 and b3
spots:} Bf6 $1 {[%cal Yc5c4,Yd7c5]}) 15... Nc6 16. bxc5 {getting two pawns in
centre.} ({Nothing promises} 16. Bb2 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bf6 19. Nf3
Ne5 $11) 16... dxc5 17. d5 Nce5 {White has more pawns in the centre, than
black. But, they are blocked by black's light pieces... Now black's plan
should be an occupation of the stronghold d3 by c5-c4 followed by Nd3.} 18.
Nxe5 (18. Bb2 Bf6 19. a4 c4 $132) 18... Nxe5 19. Bb2 Bf6 20. f4 {White has to
push forward his pawns. Otherwise, Black will be better:} (20. Rad1 c4 21. Bxe5
Bxe5 22. Nf3 f6 $15) (20. a4 c4 $1 $15 (20... Nd3 21. Qxd3 Bxb2 22. Rab1 c4 23.
Qc2 c3 24. Nf3 $16)) 20... Nd3 $1 21. e5 $1 (21. Qxd3 Bxb2 $15) 21... c4 $1 {
opening the diagonal a7-g1, thus, threatening mate.} ({If black captures the
e1 rook, his position will become unpleasant in view of losing the bishop:} 
21... Nxe1 $2 22. Rxe1 Bh4 23. g3 Bxg3 24. hxg3 Qxd5 25. Ne4 $16 {[%cal Ge4d6]}
) 22. Rf1 {covering the square f2.} (22. Re4 {is a bit risky:} Bh4 23. g3 Qd7
24. gxh4 Qg4+ 25. Kf1 Nxf4 26. Rxf4 Qxf4+ 27. Kg1 Rad8 28. d6 f6 29. exf6 Rxf6
(29... Rxd6 30. Ne4 Qe3+ 31. Kh1 Qf3+ 32. Kg1 Rd3 $15) 30. Bxf6 Qxf6 31. Rf1
Qxd6 $15) 22... Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Nf2+ $2 {allowing White to get an advantage.} ({
Stronger was} 23... Bd8 $1 24. Rf3 $1 (24. Ne4 Qb7 25. Nc3 Ba5 26. d6 Rae8 27.
Ne2 f6 28. Ng3 Bb6 {[%cal Gf6e5]} 29. Nf5 fxe5 30. fxe5 Qc8 31. Ne7+ Rxe7 $17)
24... Nf2+ 25. Kg1 Ng4+ 26. Kh1 Nf2+ $11) 24. Rxf2 Qxf2 25. Rf1 (25. exf6 Rfd8
26. Rf1 Qe2 {leads to the game.}) 25... Qe2 26. exf6 Rfd8 27. Qf5 $2 {throwing
away his advantage.} ({Better was} 27. Qc1 Rxd5 28. Nb1 $1 {[%cal Yb1c3]} Qg4
29. Nc3 $16) 27... g6 28. Qg5 Qh5 $1 {The queen rescues his monarch, coming
back in the nick of time!} 29. Qxh5 (29. Qg3 {leads to an unclear position.}
Rxd5 30. Nf3 Rd3 $13) 29... gxh5 30. h4 Rxd5 31. Ne4 Rad8 {[%cal Yd5d1]
threatening with the trade of the rooks.} 32. Kh2 Rd1 33. Rf2 {Of course,
White cannot change the rooks. Otherwise, Black's c-pawn will become
unstoppable.} h6 {covering the square g5, thus, preparing to activate his
monarch, moving him to g6 via h7.} 34. Bc3 {White activates his bishop,
transfering it to b4.} R1d3 35. Bb4 Re3 $11 {Now Black is controlling both the
open e- and f- file. The position is objectively equal.} 36. Nd6 Rd3 $6 {
Inaccuracy, that gives White some chances. Now White will be able to take
control over the open e-file.} ({Stronger was} 36... a5 $1 37. Nb7 (37. Nf5
axb4 $1 38. Nxe3 bxa3 39. Ra2 Rd3 40. Nc2 Rd2 41. Kg3 Kh7 42. f5 Rxc2 43. Rxc2
b4 $19) (37. Bc5 Rd3 38. Nf5 (38. Nxb5 R8d5 $19) 38... Kh7 $15) 37... axb4 38.
Nxd8 bxa3 39. Nc6 Rb3 40. Ra2 Kh7 41. f5 c3 42. Nd4 Rb4 43. Rxa3 Rxd4 44. Rxc3
Rxh4+ 45. Kg1 Rf4 46. Rc5 b4 47. Rb5 h4 48. Rb7 Rxf5 49. Rxb4 $11) 37. Nf5 Kh7
{protecting the h6 pawn.} 38. Re2 R3d5 39. Ng3 Rc8 40. Re7 (40. Ne4 Kg6 $11)
40... Kg8 $2 ({Black should have continued with} 40... c3 $1 41. Rxf7+ Kg6 42.
Ra7 c2 43. Ne2 Kxf6 44. Rxa6+ Kf7 45. Rxh6 Re8 46. Nc1 Rd1 47. Nb3 Re3 48. Rc6
$11) 41. Ne4 Rc6 42. Bc3 $14 {Now white's pieces become very active. Black's
queenside pawns are blocked, so White has got some chances to win the game.}
Rd3 43. Kg1 (43. Re5 {deserves attention:} Re6 44. Rxe6 (44. Kg1 Rxe5 45. fxe5
Re3 $19) 44... fxe6 45. Kg1 Kf7 (45... Re3 46. Kf2 Rxe4 47. Kf3 $18) 46. Kf2
Kg6 47. Ke2 Kf7 $14) 43... a5 44. Kf2 $6 ({White had more chances after} 44.
Re5 b4 (44... Re6 45. Kf2 $16) 45. axb4 axb4 46. Bxb4 c3 47. Bxc3 Rcxc3 48.
Nxc3 Rxc3 49. Rxh5 Kh7 {[%cal Yc3c6]} 50. Kh2 Kg6 (50... Rc6 51. Rf5 Kg6 52. g4
$18) 51. g4 Rc2+ 52. Kg3 Rc3+ 53. Kf2 Rc4 54. Ke3 Ra4 55. Rf5 (55. f5+ Kxf6 56.
Rxh6+ Ke5 57. g5 (57. Kf3 Ra3+ $11) 57... Kxf5 58. Rf6+ Kg4 59. Rxf7 Ra3+ $11)
55... Ra3+ 56. Kd2 Ra2+ 57. Kc3 Ra3+ 58. Kb4 Rh3 59. h5+ Kh7 {[%cal Yh3h4]} 60.
Kc5 Rh4 61. Kd6 Rxg4 62. Ke7 Kg8 63. Rd5 Rxf4 64. Rd8+ Kh7 65. Rf8 (65. Kxf7
Rxf6+ $11) 65... Re4+ 66. Kxf7 Re7+ $11) 44... b4 $1 {Black sacrifices the
pawn, in order to push his c-pawn foward.} 45. axb4 axb4 46. Bxb4 c3 47. Nxc3 {
There is no other way to stop black's passed pawn.} Rdxc3 48. Bxc3 Rxc3 49. Re3
Rc6 50. Kf3 Rxf6 $11 {The rook endgame three on two is theoretically drawish.
The rest needs no comment.} 51. Re5 Ra6 52. Rxh5 Kg7 53. Kg4 Ra2 54. g3 Ra3 55.
Rb5 Rc3 56. f5 h5+ 57. Kf4 Rc4+ 58. Ke5 Rc3 59. Rb8 Rxg3 60. f6+ Kh7 61. Rf8
Re3+ 62. Kf5 Rf3+ 63. Kg5 Rg3+ 64. Kxh5 Rg5+ $1 65. hxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.20"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8.
Bc4 {A worthy alternative to} (8. Rc1) 8... Nd7 (8... c5 {is a normal move but
I wanted to avoid theory.}) 9. Ne2 c5 (9... c6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Ng3 a5 12. a4 b6
13. Qe2 h5 14. e5 $6 (14. f4 h4 15. Nh1 h3 16. Ng3 $14) 14... Nd5 15. Qe4 Ba6
16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. f4 e6 $13 {0-1 Huber,H-Tompa,J/Rieden 1996/EXT 99 (42)}) (
9... e5 $5 10. O-O (10. d5 $1 {is the principled reaction}) 10... exd4 11. Bxd4
Ne5 12. Bb3 Qh4 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Rfd1 Rad8 $13 {0-1 Markus,R-Laketic,G/Vrnjacka
Banja SCG 2005/The Week in Chess 573 (30)}) 10. d5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Of course,
} (10. O-O {is harmless.}) 10... Ne5 11. Bb3 e6 12. O-O c4 $2 {This leads to
unfavorable exchanges.} (12... Qh4 $142 $1 13. f3 Rd8 $13) 13. Bxc4 $1 Nxc4 14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd4+ Qf6 16. Qxc4 exd5 17. exd5 Qxb2 18. Nd4 $14 {White has a
strong passed pawn, space and development advantage; so he is better, despite
the fact that Black has a B vs N in an open position.} Rd8 (18... Qb6 $5 {
/\Qf6,Rd8,Bd7}) 19. Rab1 Qd2 (19... Qa3 20. Nb5 Qa6 21. Qc5 $16) 20. Rbd1 Qg5
$6 {An inaccuracy, which enables White to weaken Black's K-side.} (20... Qa5 $1
$14 21. Nb5 $140 Bg4 $5) 21. f4 $1 {It is interesting that White offered a
draw in this favorable position, which would practically guarantee the NAO
team a vicory in this important match. For the same reason Black had to
decline the offer.} Qf6 22. f5 $1 Bxf5 (22... g5 $2 23. Ne6+ $1 fxe6 24. fxe6
$18 {->}) (22... gxf5 23. Rf4 $5 (23. Ne2 $5 {/\Nf4})) 23. Nxf5+ gxf5 24. Qd3
f4 25. Qd2 Rd6 (25... Qb6+ 26. Kh1 Qe3 27. Qb2+ Kg8 28. Qxb7) 26. Rxf4 Qe5 27.
Rdf1 f6 28. Rf5 $16 {[%mdl 32] We have a typical position with two weaknesses
in Black's camp: K-side and White's passed d5-pawn. Despite the small distance
between the weaknesses (which favours the defender), it is very difficult to
stand up to White's pressure. White needn't hurry and starts a lengthy
manoeuvring, trying to provoke Black's "activity", which would lead to further
weaknesses.} Qe7 29. h3 Rad8 30. R1f4 Qc7 31. Kh1 Re8 32. Rf1 b6 33. Qd3 Qe7
34. R1f4 Qe3 35. Qc2 Qc5 36. Qd1 Qc3 37. Kh2 Kh8 38. Rf3 Qb2 (38... Qc7 $142)
39. Qa4 Rg8 40. Rf2 Qc3 41. Qf4 (41. Qxa7 $6 Qg3+ 42. Kg1 (42. Kh1 $2 Rxd5)
42... Qxh3 43. Qe7 Qg3) 41... Rd7 $4 {[%mdl 16384] A terrible move, enabling
White to advance his pawn. In fact, I can hardly understand it myself.} ({
There was nothing wrong in} 41... Qc7 {as} 42. Rxf6 $2 Rxf6 43. Qxc7 Rxf2 $1 {
lead to a forced draw.}) 42. d6 Rg6 (42... Rf8 43. g4 $1 {/\44.g5}) 43. Re2 $6
{White was in an "eternal" time-trouble already. He continues manoeuvring
instead of finishing the game off by} (43. h4 $1 $18 {/\44.h5}) 43... Kg7 44.
Rd5 (44. h4 $1) 44... Qc6 45. Rdd2 (45. Qe4 $5 {/\46.Qe8}) 45... Qc5 46. Re6
Qg5 47. Qf2 (47. Qd4 $5) 47... f5 $5 {An attempt to lift the pressure. At
least Black gets rid of a pair of rooks.} 48. Qd4+ Kf7 49. Rxg6 Qxg6 (49...
hxg6 $143 50. Re2 $1 Qd8 (50... f4 51. Qh8 $18) 51. Qd5+ Kg7 52. Re6 $18 {
/\Qe5,g3,h4-h5}) 50. Qf4 Qe6 $2 (50... Qf6 $1 {was the right continuation. If}
51. Rd5 {then} Ke6 $1 52. Qd2 (52. Qc4 Rxd6) 52... Kf7 53. Qd3 Kg7 {, firmly
defending.}) 51. g4 $1 Ke8 {Desperation.} ({Black underestimated 51.g4, hoping
for} 51... Qe4 {, but alas, the endgame after} 52. Qxf5+ Qxf5 53. gxf5 {
is poor for him, e.g.} Ke8 (53... Kf6 54. Rd5 b5 55. Kg3 b4 56. Kf4 a5 57. Ke4
a4 58. Kd3 $18) 54. Kg3 Rg7+ 55. Kf4 $18 {_|_}) ({Even with an extra tempo
after} 51... b5 52. Qxf5+ (52. gxf5 {is possible, too, but unnecessary}) 52...
Qxf5 53. gxf5 {Black can hardly survive:} Kf6 54. Rd5 b4 55. Kg3 a5 56. Kf4 a4
57. Ke4 b3 58. axb3 a3 (58... axb3 59. Kd3) 59. Rd2 $18) (51... Kg6 {doesn't
work, of course, due to} 52. gxf5+ Qxf5 53. Rg2+ Kf6 54. Qh6+ $18) 52. gxf5 Qf6
53. Qe4+ Kf8 54. Qe6 $18 Qg5 55. Rf2 $4 {[%mdl 8192] An unexpected amnesty.} (
55. Rd4 $1 {was an easy way to the win:} Rg7 56. Rg4 $1 Qd2+ 57. Kg3 Qc3+ 58.
Kh4 $18) 55... Rg7 $1 {A sudden mating threat forces White to give a perpetual.
} 56. Qc8+ Kf7 57. Qe6+ (57. Qb7+ $6 Kf6 58. Qg2 Qxg2+ 59. Rxg2 Rd7 $17 {_|_})
57... Kf8 58. Qc8+ Kf7 59. Qc4+ Kf8 60. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.21"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

{[%mdl 256]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7.
Bb3 O-O 8. d4 d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. Be3 exd4 {Other theoretical possibilities are:}
(10... Bh5 11. h3 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 $5 ({A deviation from the standard} 12...
Na5) 13. g4 (13. e5 Ne4 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Na5 16. Bc2 Nc4 17. g4 Bg6 18.
Bf5 Bxf5 (18... a5 19. Qd3 b4 20. Re2 Ra6 21. Kg2 Rb6 22. cxb4 axb4 23. Rae1
$14 {1-0 Svidler,P-Delchev,A/Plovdiv 2003/CBM 098 (49)}) 19. gxf5 f6 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Sokolov,I/Mainz 2003/CBM 095 ext (31)}) 13... Bg6 14. Ne5
Na5 (14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nxe4 16. Bxd5 $14) 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. e5 Ne4 17. Nc3 (
17. f3 Ng5 18. Kg2 Ne6 19. f4 f5 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. Nc3 c6 22. Bc2 Nc4 23. f5
gxf5 24. gxf5 Nxe3+ 25. Rxe3 Nf4+ 26. Kh1 Rh6 $40 {0-1 Volkmann,F-Gustafsson,J/
Austria 2003/CBM 097 ext (34)}) 17... Bb4 18. Rc1 Nxb3 19. axb3 Bxc3 20. bxc3
Qh4 21. Rc2 f5 $1 {After a long and rather forced sequence of exchanges Black
initiates an offensive against the weakened white K-side.} 22. f3 Nxc3 $1 (
22... Ng5 23. Bxg5 Qxg5 24. c4 $11) 23. Rxc3 Qg3+ 24. Kf1 fxg4 25. Ke2 (25. f4
gxh3 26. Qe2 g5 $40) 25... b4 26. Rxc7 gxf3+ 27. Kd2 Qg2+ 28. Kc1 f2 29. Rf1
Rf3 30. Bd2 Rxh3 31. Qe2 $2 {Immediately losing.} (31. e6 a5 32. e7 Re8 33. Kb2
a4 34. bxa4 Qg3 $19) 31... Rh1 {0-1 Tischbierek,R-Gustafsson,J/Altenkirchen
2005/CBM 106/[Wedberg]}) (10... Bd7 11. Nbd2 Ng4 12. Nf1 Nxe3 13. Nxe3 Bf6 14.
Nd5 Rb8 15. h3 g6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Qd2 a5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Belov,V-Khalifman,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 106/[Mueller,Karsten] (66)}) 11.
cxd4 Na5 {Black attacks White's light-squared bishop, as well as prepares to
attack White's centre with the advance c7-c5 .} (11... d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. Nc3
Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qd7 15. h3 Bf5 16. Bg5 $146 {With this P-formation it is clear
that White's chances are on the K-side. The question is just how to get
started. Exchanging the B on e7 seems like a reasonable alternative to playing
an immediate g4. A few exchanges won't diminish White's domination of the
P-structure.} (16. g4 Bg6 17. Nh2 (17. Nd2 Na5 18. f4 Nxb3 19. Nxb3 f5 20. Kh2
a5 21. Rg1 a4 22. Nc1 Ra6 23. Ne2 Rc6 24. Bd2 Ba3 25. Qf1 b4 $36 {0-1 Formanek,
E-Kovacs,L/Reggio Emilia 1977/MCD (51)}) 17... Na5 18. Bc2 Bxc2 19. Qxc2 Nc4
20. Bf4 a5 21. Bg3 b4 22. Re2 Ra6 23. f4 Na3 24. Qd2 Rc6 $132 {0-1 Yurkov,
V-Sokolov,A/Moscow 1978/EXT 2002 (59)}) 16... Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Na5 (17... h6 18.
Nf3 Na5 19. Nh4 Bh7 20. Qh5 $5 $36 {[%cal Yf2f4,Yf4f5]}) 18. g4 Nxb3 $6 {
This looks premature. Now White improves his Q-side P-structure.} 19. axb3 Bg6
20. f4 Qe7 21. b4 $1 {[%csl Ra6] Black is scrambling for counterplay after
this blockading move.} f6 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. Ne6 Be4 24. f5 (24. Nxf8 Qxf4 {
Is no fun for White.}) 24... Rfe8 25. Qd2 h5 $2 {A mistake. Black had to
defend c7. Probably Black over-estimated his chances against the white K.} 26.
Nxc7 $1 hxg4 27. Nxa8 Qh4 {[%cal Rh4g3]} 28. Re3 $1 Rxa8 29. Qe1 Qh5 30. Rxe4
$1 dxe4 31. Qxe4 Re8 32. hxg4 Qf7 33. Qf3 $18 {1-0 Naiditsch,A-Karjakin,S/
Dortmund 2004/CBM 103/[Wedberg] (52) Two P:s up.}) 12. Bc2 c5 {Black has
chosen the option to attack White's centre immediately. The alternative is to
attack White's dark-squared bishop with} (12... Nc4 {first. Then} 13. Bc1 {
and afterwards attacking White's centre:} c5 14. b3 {driving away the knight
from the active position, as well as preparing to fianchetto the dark-squared
bishop.} Nb6 15. Nbd2 (15. Bb2 cxd4 16. Nbd2 Nfd7 17. h3 Bh5 18. g4 d3 19. Bxd3
Nc5 20. Bc2 Bg6 21. Nd4 Qd7 22. f4 f6 23. N2f3 Rfe8 24. Nf5 Bf8 25. Qd4 Qa7 26.
Kh1 Rac8 27. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Polgar,S-Slobodjan,R/Bad Homburg 1996/CBM 055/
[Wedberg] (48)}) 15... Nfd7 {intending to place the dark-sqaured bishop on a
long diagonal, and sometimes, Black's knight can occupy the c5 square.} (15...
Rc8 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. d5 Nfd7 19. Nf1 Re8 20. Ng3 Bf6 21. Rb1 $13 {
1-0 Grischuk,A-Sokolov,I/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (46)}) 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bb2 ({
Another option is} 17. g4 Bg6 18. d5 Bf6 19. Rb1 Re8 20. Nf1 h6 21. Kg2 Rc8 22.
Ng3 c4 23. Re2 $13 {0-1 Dominguez,L-Bologan,V/Poikovsky RUS 2005/The Week in
Chess 539 (52)}) 17... Re8 (17... Rc8 {is also possible:} 18. Rc1 Re8 19. Bb1
cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bf6 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Qc1 Qb7 23. Qa3 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 $14 {1-0
Tseshkovsky,V-Vogt,L/Leipzig 1975/MCL/[Bulletin] (41)}) 18. a4 {White is
creating some pressure on the queenside, as well as he adds the option of
driving away the knight from b6.} ({White didn't get anything special after} 
18. Qb1 Bg6 19. a4 d5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. e5 Ne6 $11
{[%cal Ye7b4] 1/2-1/2 Adams,M-Sokolov,I/Wijk aan Zee NED 2005/The Week in
Chess 533 (31)}) 18... bxa4 19. bxa4 Rb8 $1 $146 {An improvement in comparison
to:} (19... cxd4 20. a5 d3 21. Bb1 $1 (21. Bxd3 $2 Nc5 {[%cal Gb6d7]}) 21...
Nc8 22. Bxd3 Nc5 23. Bc4 $14 {1-0 Sax,G-Mazi,L/Bled 1994/TD (42)}) 20. a5 ({
Another logical continuation is} 20. Rb1 cxd4 (20... d5 21. a5 Nc4 22. Nxc4
dxc4 23. Ba4 $14) 21. a5 (21. Bxd4 Bf6 22. Be3 d5) 21... Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Ne5 23.
Qe2 Nbd7 24. Bxd4 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Qxa5 $11) (20. Ra2 $5 {[%cal Gd1a1] looks very
interesting...}) 20... Nc8 {Now Black's knight is willing to occupy the square
b5 via a7.} ({Black doesn't equalize after} 20... Nd5 21. Nc4 Nc7 (21... Nf4
22. Bc1 (22. dxc5 Nxc5) 22... Ne6 23. g4 Bg6 24. d5 Nc7 25. Bf4 $14) 22. Rb1
$14) 21. Nc4 Na7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Adams,M/Dortmund 2005/CBM 108/
[Erenburg] (57)}) 13. h3 {forcing Black to define the status of light-squared
bishop.} ({Another ambitious continuation is} 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Nc3 Nc4 15. e5
{A tricky position. The final verdict is not yet given.} Ne8 (15... Qxd1 16.
Raxd1 Bxf3 17. exf6 Bxd1 18. fxe7 Bxc2 19. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 20. Bxc5 Rc8 21. Nd5
Kh8 22. Nb6 {1/2-1/2 Zaitsev,I-Beliavsky,A/Minsk 1983/MCD}) (15... Nd7 16. Bf4
Ndb6 17. Qe2 Qc8 18. Be4 Ra7 19. b3 Na3 20. Bc1 b4 21. Bxa3 bxa3 22. Nd5 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Zaitsev,I-Balashov,Y/Moscow 2002/EXT 2003 (27)}) (15... Bxf3 16. Qxd8
Bxd8 17. Bxc5 Re8 18. exf6 Bc6 19. Rxe8+ Bxe8 20. Nd5 $16 {1-0 Lupulescu,
C-Timoscenko,G/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 no vc (29)}) 16. Qe2 Nc7 (16... Nxe5 17.
Rad1 $1 {is not easy for Black.}) 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Bc1 {All white pieces are
well placed in the centre and they point towards the black K. It is soon time
to harvest.} Re8 19. Qe4 g6 20. Qf4 h5 21. h3 Ne6 22. Qg3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Nd4 {
Some counterplay?} 24. Rxd4 $1 {No, instead the white attack crushes through.}
cxd4 25. e6 $1 f5 (25... Rf8 26. Nd5 Ra7 27. Qg3 $18) 26. Bxf5 $1 {1-0
Nisipeanu,L-Ivanov,A/Moscow 2005/CBM 106/[Wedberg] The main line goes: 26. -
gxf5 27.Qxf5 Bf8 28.Nd5! and the attack is unstoppable.}) 13... Bxf3 {It has
the reputation of the most solid continuation, which became more popular
nowadays.} ({Black faces some problems to equalize after} 13... cxd4 14. Bxd4
Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nc3 Rc8 17. Rc1 Nc6 18. Be3 Nb4 {Black has an uneasy task
of solving the problem of the centre. White is exposed on the kingside, but
the square d5 is ideal for the knight.} (18... Re8 19. Nh4 (19. Nd5 Nxd5 20.
exd5 Nb8 21. Bf4 Bf8 22. Rxe8 Qxe8 23. Nd4 Bxc2 24. Rxc2 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Qe1+ 26.
Kg2 Nd7 {0-1 Timofeev,A-Bacrot,E/Istanbul 2003/ (84)}) 19... Nd7 20. Nxg6 hxg6
21. Bb3 (21. Nd5 Bh4 22. Re2 Nf6 23. Bb3 Nxe4 24. Nb6 Nxf2 25. Bxf2 Bxf2+ 26.
Rxf2 Qxb6 27. Bxf7+ Kh7 28. Qxd6 {1-0 Dominguez,L-Inarkiev,E/Tripoli 2004/ (32)
}) 21... Nc5 22. Nd5 Ne5 23. f4 Ned3 24. Bxc5 Nxc5 25. g5 Bf8 26. Qf3 {1-0
Dominguez,L-Inarkiev,E/Tripoli 2004/ (41)}) 19. Bb1 d5 20. e5 (20. exd5 $6 Bxb1
21. Rxb1 Nfxd5 $15) 20... Ne4 21. Ne2 $5 Nc5 (21... Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Qa8 23. a3
Nc6 24. Nf4 $14) 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Rxc5 Bxc5 24. Nf4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kasimdzhanov,
R-Adams,M/Tripoli 2004/CBM 102/[Ftacnik] (43)}) 14. Qxf3 Nc4 ({As the last
games show, Black succeeds to solve the opening problems after} 14... cxd4 {
opening the c-file for the rook.} 15. Bxd4 Rc8 16. Qd1 $146 {The idea of this
move is to keep the light-squared bishop on the board, as well as to locate
the queen far away from black's knights. White has the following alternatives:}
(16. Qd3 Nc6 17. Bc3 g6 18. Bb3 Nd7 19. a3 Nc5 20. Qd5 Nxb3 21. Qxb3 Bf6 22.
Qd5 Bxc3 23. Nxc3 Qf6 24. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Lanc,A-Mrva,V/SVK 1997/EXT 98 (52).}) (
16. Bb3 {White is ready to change one of his bishops in order to stabilize the
position and to keep a superior pawn structure. White has the following
alternatives:} Nc6 17. Qd1 {White cannot move away the bishop from the central
position. Otherwise, Black's Nc6 will get some important spots:} (17. Be3 Ne5
$15) (17. Bc3 b4 18. Bd2 Nd4 19. Qd3 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 d5 $11) 17... d5 $1 $146 {
Black is sacrificing a pawn, but he will get control of the dark squares. It
looks like a serious improvement in comparison to the previous games, where
Black hasn't equalized:} (17... a5 18. Nc3 a4 19. Bd5 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Qa5 21. a3
$1 Nd7 22. Qb4 $16 {1-0 Grischuk,A-Tkachiev,V/France 2003/CBM 95/[Wedberg] (59)
}) (17... Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Nh5 19. Nc3 Bf6 20. Qd2 Bg5 21. Qe2 Nf4 22. Qf3 Ng6 23.
Red1 Bf6 24. Rac1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Romanishin,O/73rd ch-UKR, Kharkiv
UKR (2.2) 2004 (93)}) {Other continuations are not better:} 18. exd5 (18. Bxf6
Bxf6 19. exd5 Bxb2 20. dxc6 Bxa1 $19) (18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Qxd5 20. Nc3 Qf5
$15 (20... Qxd4 21. Qxd4 Nxd4 22. Rxe7 $11)) 18... Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Bc5 {If we
compare the locations of White's light-squared bishop, that is limited by his
pawn d5, and Black's dark-squared bishop, that is extremely active on a7-g1
diagonal, it is easy to understand, that Black has sufficient compensation.}
20. Qd3 (20. Qd2 {doesn't promise too much:} b4 {preventing White to complete
the development.} 21. Qd3 (21. a3 Qb6 $44) 21... Qb6 22. Qf3 (22. Qf5 Bd4 23.
Nd2 Bxb2 24. Nc4 Rxc4 25. Bxc4 Bxa1 26. Rxa1 Qd4 $11) 22... Bd4 23. Nd2 Bxb2
24. Nc4 Rxc4 25. Bxc4 Bxa1 26. Rxa1 Rc8 $11 (26... Qd4 27. Rc1 Rc8 28. d6 $13))
20... Qb6 21. Qf3 a5 $44 {Black has full compensation for the sacrificed pawn.
White faces some problems to complete the development, and his pieces are
passive in comparison to Black's.} 22. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P-Bacrot,E/
Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109_01/[Erenburg]} (22. Nd2 $6 a4 23. Bd1 Rfd8 $15)) 16...
Nd7 {preparing the square f6 for the bishop.} 17. Nc3 Bf6 {[%cal Gb5b4,Yc8c2,
Gf6d4,Yf6e5,Yd8f6] Now black threatens with the advance b5-b4 with a following
capture on d4. Black's plan is to press White in the centre by building a
battery: Be5-Qf6.} 18. Re2 $1 {protecting the light-squared bishop, and
preparing to connect heavy pieces along the d-file.} Be5 {[%cal Ga5c4,Yd8f6]
The following moves are worse, than the continuation in the game:} (18... Nc6
19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Rd2 {winning the pawn.}) (18... Nc4 19. Nd5 $1 Nxb2 20. Nxf6+
Qxf6 21. Bxf6 Nxd1 22. Rxd1 Nxf6 23. Rxd6 $14) 19. Nd5 {covering the square f6.
} ({Of course not} 19. Rd2 $2 {, due to} Nc4) ({After} 19. Rc1 {Black
equalizes:} Nc4 20. b3 Qg5 $1 21. Bxe5 (21. bxc4 Bxd4 $17) 21... Ncxe5 $11)
19... Nc6 20. Bc3 (20. Bxe5 $2 dxe5 {and Black gets the central square d4 .})
20... Nb6 $1 {Black is willing to change White's centralized knight.} (20...
Bxc3 {doesn't equalize:} 21. Nxc3 Nb6 22. Bb3 Na5 23. Qd4 $14) 21. Rc1 {
Probably, after this move black equalizes the position...} ({Maybe,} 21. Bb3 $5
{, would give White more chances for an advantage. For example:} Bxc3 (21...
Nxd5 22. Bxe5 $1 {This is the point!} dxe5 (22... Nxe5 23. Bxd5 $14) 23. exd5
Na5 24. Rxe5 $14) 22. Nxc3 Na5 (22... Qf6 23. Rd2 Rfd8 24. Rc1 $14) (22... Ne5
23. Qd4 Nc6 {-leads to 22...Na5.}) 23. Qd4 Nc6 {'-leads to 22...Na5.'} 24. Qd3
Ne5 25. Qg3 $14) (21. a4 {leads to an equal position:} Nxd5 22. exd5 Bxc3 23.
dxc6 Bxb2 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Rxb2 Rxc6 $11) 21... Nxd5 22. exd5 b4 $1 ({
Less convincing is} 22... Bxc3 23. dxc6 Be5 (23... Bxb2 24. Bxh7+ $16) 24. Be4
$14) 23. dxc6 (23. Qd3 g6 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 $11 25. Qxa6 $2 b3 $1 26. axb3 Nf3+ $1
27. Kh1 (27. gxf3 Qg5+ $19) 27... Nd4 $17) 23... bxc3 24. bxc3 Rxc6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Bacrot,E/Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109_01/[Erenburg] (29) The
position is absolutely equal, the opponents could agree a draw right now...})
15. dxc5 {opening the d-file.} dxc5 16. Nc3 {adding all the pieces to the game.
} Nd7 17. Rad1 $146 {According to my database, this position appeared for the
first time. White sacrifices the pawn for initiative- he creates an unpleasant
pin along the d-file, that, together with pair of bishops should promise White
at least sufficient compensation. In the preceding games White has tried the
following continuations:} (17. Bf4 Nde5 (17... Nxb2 $5 18. e5 $40) 18. Bxe5
Nxe5 19. Qg3 Nc6 20. Rad1 Nd4 21. e5 $14 {White has the slightly better
chances due to his domination in the centre and the possibility to attack the
black K.} Ra7 22. Ne2 Rd7 (22... Nxe2+ 23. Rxe2 Rd7 24. Ree1 $14) 23. Nxd4 Rxd4
24. Qe3 Kh8 (24... Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Qc7 26. e6 $40) 25. f4 Qd7 26. Rxd4 Qxd4 27.
Qxd4 cxd4 28. Kf2 Rc8 29. Bd3 {It is an endgame with opposite coloured Bs, but
White has all the play. As long as there are Rs on the board a draw is not
easy to achieve for Black.} f6 30. exf6 Bxf6 31. Re6 Ra8 32. g4 $16 {1-0
Grischuk,A-Socko,B/Istanbul 2003/CBM 096/[Wedberg] (49)}) (17. Nd5 Bg5 18. Bxg5
Qxg5 19. b3 Na3 20. Bd3 c4 21. bxc4 bxc4 22. Bb1 Qe5 $15 {0-1 Grischuk,A-Golod,
V/Dos Hermanas 2003 (84)}) 17... Nxb2 18. Rd5 Qe8 $2 {An unsuccessful decision.
The queen is located too passive on e8.} (18... Nc4 19. e5 $1 {[%cal Cc4e5,
Gf3f5]} (19. Red1 $6 Qa5 20. Rxd7 $2 Qxc3 21. Rxe7 Qxc2 $19) 19... Ncxe5 20.
Qd1 Qa5 21. Bd2 b4 22. Na4 Rfd8 23. Bf5 $44) ({In my opinion} 18... Qa5 $5 {
was better:} 19. Rxd7 (19. Bc1 Nc4 20. e5 (20. Rxd7 Ne5 $19) 20... Ndb6 21.
Rdd1 Rad8 $15) 19... Qxc3 20. Rc1 {[%cal Gd7e7,Yc2b3]} Qe5 21. Rd5 Qe6 22. Bxc5
Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Rac8 24. Bb3 Nc4 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 $11) 19. e5 $1 {[%cal Gf3f5,Yd5d7,
Yf5d7,Yf5h7] creating the threat Qf5.} Nb6 {moving the knight from the
diagonal h3-c8 away to a more safe position. Other continuations are worse:} (
19... Rd8 20. Qg4 {[%cal Cb5b4,Cb4c3,Ge3h6]} Kh8 21. Bh6 $1 {The key move in
White's attack.} g6 (21... gxh6 22. Qf5 $18) (21... Rg8 22. Bc1 Nc4 23. Bxh7
$18) 22. Bxf8 $18) (19... Ra7 20. Qg4 Kh8 21. Bh6 $1 Rg8 22. Bc1 $18) 20. Rxc5
$1 {winning back a pawn .} Bxc5 {Exchanging two active white pieces.} (20...
N2c4 {isn't better, than the move in the game:} 21. Rc7 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Rc8 23.
Qxb6 Qd8 24. Nd5 $1 Qxd5 25. Bb3 Qd8 26. Rec1 $16) 21. Bxc5 N2c4 22. Bxf8 Qxf8
23. Qd3 {weakening the position of Black's monarch.} g6 24. Ne4 $14 {/+/-
White has got quite an obvious advantage, thanks to his more active pieces and
due to the vulnerable position of Black's king.} Qe7 (24... Nxe5 {loses on the
spot.} 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26. Rxe5 Kxf6 27. Qd4 $18) 25. f4 Rd8 26. Qg3 Nd5 27. Kh2 {
A good prophylactic move. White first moves his monarch from the diagonal
a7-g1 to a more safe position, afterwards, he will start with decisive actions.
} Kg7 $2 ({Better was} 27... Rc8 28. Bb3 Kh8 29. Qf3 $16 (29. Nd6 Nxd6 30. exd6
Qxd6 31. Rd1 Rc5 $13)) 28. Bb3 Qe6 $2 {loses immediately.} (28... Kh8 29. Nd6
$1 Ndb6 (29... Nxd6 30. exd6 Qxd6 31. Rd1 Qc5 32. Qf3 $18) 30. Qc3 Kg8 31. Bxc4
Nxc4 32. Nxc4 bxc4 33. Qxc4 $18) ({The least of the evils was} 28... Kf8 29.
Nd6 Ndb6 30. Qc3 Nd5 31. Qc1 Ndb6 32. Bxc4 Nxc4 33. Nxc4 Rc8 34. Re4 $16 {/+-})
(28... Rc8 29. f5 $16 {/+-} (29. Nd6 Nxd6 30. Bxd5 $14 (30. exd6 Qxd6 31. Rd1
Rc5 $15))) 29. Nd6 $1 $18 {[%cal Od6c4,Cc4d6,Gf4f5] Now white is going to win
a material, and his threats on the kingside become now very dangerous.} Ne7 (
29... Nxd6 30. exd6 Qxd6 31. Rd1 $18 {[%cal Yg3f3]}) 30. Rd1 {again
threatening with f4-f5.} Rf8 31. Qc3 {creating an unpleasant opposition with
Black's monarch along the a1-h8 diagonal.} Nf5 (31... Nd5 {loses anyway:} 32.
Qc1 $1 Ndb6 33. a4 f6 34. a5 $18) 32. Nxc4 Rc8 (32... bxc4 33. Bxc4 Qc6 34. e6+
f6 35. Rd7+ Kh6 36. g4 $18 Qc5 37. Qd2 (37. gxf5 Qf2+ 38. Kh1 Rb8 $19) 37...
Qxc4 38. g5+ $18) 33. Rd6 $1 {getting two light pieces for the rook. The rest
is an easy job for Black.} Nxd6 (33... Qe7 34. e6+ $18) 34. exd6+ f6 35. Nb6
Qxd6 (35... Rxc3 36. Bxe6 $18) 36. Nxc8 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.22"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Cheliabinsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Be5 Qe7 14. Bxg4 Rg8 15.
Bf3 Nd7 16. Bh2 O-O-O 17. O-O Bg7 18. d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.23"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qc7 15.
Ne4 Ngf6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. O-O-O b5 18. Kb1 O-O 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. Ne5 Qb7 21.
g4 Qe4 22. Qxe4 Nxe4 23. Be3 Bd6 24. Nd7 Rfd8 25. Nc5 Nf6 26. g5 Bxc5 27. dxc5
hxg5 28. Bxg5 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Nd5 30. Bd2 f6 31. b4 Kf7 32. Kc2 Rh8 33. a4 a6
34. axb5 axb5 35. Ra1 e5 36. Ra5 Rxh5 37. Rxb5 Ke6 38. Rb8 Rh2 39. b5 Rxf2 40.
c6 Rh2 41. Kd1 Nc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.24"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Hermansson, Emil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stockholm"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 a5 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Bxd2 a4 7. Rc1 b6 8.
Bg5 Bb7 9. e3 Ra5 10. Bh4 d6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. e4 h6 13. Nd2 e5 14. d5 Nc5 15.
Bb1 O-O 16. Qf3 Bc8 17. O-O Bd7 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. f4 b5 21. Rc3
bxc4 22. Nxc4 Rb5 23. Rg3+ Kh7 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Bc2 Be8 26. Rf6 Nd7 27. Rf2
Nc5 28. Rf6 Nd7 29. Rf2 Nb6 30. Nxb6 Rxb6 31. Bd1 f6 32. Rc3 c5 33. Rc4 Bb5 34.
Rc3 Be8 35. Rc4 Ra6 36. Bg4 Bg6 37. Bd7 Kg7 38. Bxa4 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.01"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3 c5 8.
Ne5 a6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. g3 O-O-O 13. Bg2 Nb6 14. Qb3
Nd5 15. Bg5 Rd7 16. O-O cxd4 17. cxd4 Kb8 18. Bd2 Be7 19. Rac1 Qd6 20. Rc4 Rc8
21. Rxc8+ Kxc8 22. Qc2+ Kb8 23. Qxh7 Bf6 24. Qd3 Qb6 25. Bc3 Nc7 26. Rd1 Nb5
27. d5 exd5 28. Bxf6 Qxf6 29. a4 Nc7 30. b4 Qb2 31. b5 Qb4 32. bxa6 Nxa6 33.
Qc2 Nc5 34. Rb1 Qc4 35. Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. Bg5 c5 8. d5
h6 9. Be3 h5 {Black's move serves two important purposes. It slows down
potential kingside attack with white pawns and prepares the counterplay with
f7-f5.} (9... Ne5 10. Ng3 Kh7 (10... h5 11. Bd3 h4 12. Nf1 h3 13. g4 Qb6 14.
Rb1 Nfxg4 15. fxg4 Bxg4 16. Be2 f5 17. Bxg4 fxg4 {0-1 Kvakovszky,G (1940)
-Nightingale,D (1830)/San Antonio 1996/ (29)}) (10... e6 11. Qd2 Kh8 12. h4
exd5 13. cxd5 a6 14. h5 g5 15. a4 Bd7 16. Be2 Rc8 17. Nf1 c4 18. a5 Ne8 19. f4
gxf4 20. Bxf4 f5 21. Ng3 {1-0 Jager,J (1441)-Schulzer,P (1725)/Melbourne 2001/
(33)}) 11. Be2 Qb6 12. Qc1 Nfd7 13. f4 Qb4 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. a3 Qb3 16. Nd1 Bg4
17. Bxg4 Nd3+ 18. Kd2 Nxc1 19. Rxc1 b5 20. cxb5 Qxb5 21. Rc2 {1/2-1/2 Aumann,
W-Handke,F/Bad Driburg 1994/ (28)}) 10. Nc1 Nh7 (10... Ne5 11. Be2 Ne8 12. h3
f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. g4 hxg4 15. hxg4 Bc8 16. f4 Bxg4 17. Bxg4 Nxc4 18. Be6+
Rf7 19. Qd3 {1-0 Kunz,K (2230)-Gossmann,B/Wuerzburg 1998/ (23)}) 11. Be2 Ne5
12. O-O (12. f4 Ng4 13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. Qc2 $14) 12... f5 13. Qd2 (13. f4 $5 Ng4
(13... Nf7 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxc5 Nf6 16. Nb3 $16) 14. Bxg4 hxg4 15. e5 dxe5 16.
fxe5 Bxe5 17. Nd3 Bd6 18. Bxc5 Nf6 19. Bxd6 exd6 20. Nf4 $16) 13... fxe4 14.
Nxe4 Bf5 15. Nf2 (15. Ng3 e6 16. Nb3 Qc7 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. h3 exd5 19. Nxf5
gxf5 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. f4 Nf6 $14) 15... Qb6 16. a4 (16. Nb3 Qa6 17. Rfc1 Nf6
18. Bf4 Nf7 19. Re1 $14) 16... Rac8 17. a5 Qd8 18. Na2 (18. a6 $5 Rb8 19. f4
Nf7 20. Bd3 $14) 18... e6 19. Nc3 (19. g4 hxg4 20. fxg4 Bd3 $1 21. Nxd3 $140 $2
Nxc4 $19) 19... exd5 20. cxd5 $6 {Grischuk was not in best form on this day,
much more challenging for black seems to be the recapturing with the knight.} (
20. Nxd5 Nf6 21. f4 $16) 20... Nf6 21. h3 Re8 22. a6 Rb8 23. Nb5 (23. f4 Nf7
24. g4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Bd7 $11) 23... Qe7 24. Bf4 (24. Rfe1 bxa6 25. Nc3 Qb7 26.
g4 hxg4 27. hxg4 Bd7 28. g5 Nh5 29. Nfe4 Rf8 $11) 24... bxa6 25. Rxa6 $2 {
[%mdl 64] Grischuk was not suspecting, that his position could be so critical.
White already had to play carefully in order to tame potentially active white
pieces.} (25. Nc3 Rb4 26. Ra4 (26. Rxa6 Rd4 $15) 26... Reb8 $11) 25... Nxf3+ $1
26. Bxf3 (26. gxf3 Qxe2 27. Qxe2 Rxe2 28. Nc7 Ne8 29. Nxe8 Rbxe8 30. Bxd6 Bd4
$19) 26... Rxb5 27. Bxd6 (27. Rxd6 Nd7 $1 28. Nd1 Ne5 $17) 27... Qb7 28. Rc6 (
28. Ra2 c4 29. Qf4 Rc8 $15) 28... Rxb2 29. Qf4 (29. Qa5 Rb1 30. Qxc5 Rxf1+ 31.
Kxf1 Bd7 $15 32. Kg1 (32. Rc7 $2 Qb1+ 33. Bd1 (33. Qc1 Bb5+ 34. Kg1 Re1+ $19)
33... Ne4 $19) 32... Bxc6 33. dxc6 Qa6 $15) 29... Rb1 30. Rxc5 $2 {The second
reckless move will cost white too much, since black can benefit from the witty
geometrical motive and win the material.} (30. Qc4 Rxf1+ 31. Qxf1 Bd7 32. Nd3
Bxc6 33. dxc6 Qf7 34. Nxc5 Bf8 $15) 30... Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Qa6+ $1 (31... Qa6+ $1
32. Kg1 (32. Rc4 Ne4 33. Be2 Nc3 34. Bf3 Be4 $19) 32... Bh6 $1 33. Qxh6 Re1+
34. Kh2 Qxd6+ 35. g3 Qxc5 $19) 0-1

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.04"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 {This move is
less popular than 6...Nf6, but it doesn't mean it's not a good one. The main
idea behind 6...b6 is to push e5 right away, in most of the cases followed by
h6,Ne7 and f5. However I don't quite get an idea if Black decides to play Nf6
on the next move!} 7. a3 {A cunning reply, which was never tried before! White
dosn't want to commit the knight, as if black opts for the set up with e5 and
Ne7, white knight might be better placed on c4 than on c3.} (7. O-O e5 8. a3 f6
9. b4 cxb4 10. axb4 Nh6 11. Ba3 O-O 12. b5 c5 13. c4 Be6 14. Nc3 Qd7 $13 {
Rublevsky,S-Kotronias,V/Warsaw 2005}) (7. Nc3 e5 8. Be3 Ne7 9. Qd2 h6 10. a3 a5
11. Na4 Be6 12. O-O f5 13. Qc3 O-O $13 {Saulin,D-Yagupov,I/Tula 2005}) 7... Nf6
8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bf4 $5 {Quite an unusual place for the bishop, but Black's
attempt to take advantage of White's last move backfires.} Nh5 $6 (9... Ne8 10.
Qd2 Nc7 11. Bh6 f6) 10. Bh2 {Diagram #} e5 $2 {I'm not quite sure what was
missed by Volokitin, but this move could be referred as a decisive mistake.
White gets a huge advantage by very simple and natural moves.} (10... Re8) 11.
Bxe5 Bxe5 12. Nxe5 Nf4 ({Unfortunately for Black} 12... Qg5 $2 13. Nf3 Qxg2 14.
Rh2 $18 {doesn't work because the queen is trapped on g2.}) (12... f5 13. O-O
Qc7 14. Nc4 $16) 13. Qf3 Qg5 14. g3 $1 $16 {Forcing Black's knight to come to
h3 is the safest way to secure an advantage.} Nxh3 (14... Qxe5 15. gxf4 Qe7 16.
O-O-O $18) 15. Nc4 b5 16. Ne3 b4 (16... Qe7 17. Qg2 Ng5 18. f4 Ne6 19. e5 $1 f6
20. Qxc6 Bb7 21. Ned5 Qf7 22. Nxf6+ Kh8 23. Qxe6 $1 Bxh1 24. Qxf7 Rxf7 25. Nxb5
$18) 17. axb4 cxb4 18. Ne2 h5 ({Another possibility was} 18... Qe7 19. Qg2 Ng5
20. f4 Ne6 21. Qh2 f5 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Qh5 $16) 19. Qg2 Qf6 20. d4 $5 ({
White could've also opted for} 20. Nc4 Ng5 21. f4 Ne6 22. e5 Qe7 23. g4 $18 {
with decisive attack.}) 20... Ng5 21. f4 Ne6 22. e5 Qd8 23. Qe4 {There is no
point to give Black counterchances by taking on c6, even though it seemed to
be good enough:} (23. Qxc6 Rb8 24. Qe4 Bb7 25. d5 Nc5 26. Qd4 Ne6 27. Qd2 Nc7
28. c4 bxc3 29. Nxc3 $18) 23... Bb7 24. g4 $18 {Diagram # Black's position
fallas apart so Volokitin tries to complicate the matters by the knight
sacrifice.} Nxd4 $6 25. Nxd4 c5 (25... Qd7 26. Ndf5 $1 c5 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. Qxd5
Qxd5 29. Ne7+ $18) 26. Qxb7 Qxd4 27. Qf3 Qxb2 28. Kf2 Rad8 29. gxh5 Rd2+ 30.
Kg3 g5 31. Nc4 gxf4+ 32. Kg4 $5 (32. Qxf4 Qc3+ 33. Ne3 $18) 32... Qxc2 33. Nxd2
Qxd2 34. Qxf4 1-0

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.05"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 a6 11. Rac1 Rc8 12. b3 O-O 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Bh3 Rc7 15.
Bh6 Rc5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4 Qc7 18. e4 Kg8 19. Qe3 Qb8 20. Nd5 b5 21. cxb5
axb5 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Rxc5 dxc5 24. Qxc5 Nxe4 25. Qe3 Rd8 26. Rd4 Qa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.07"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Asrian, Karen"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. f3 a5 11. Be3 Be6 12. Nd5 a4 13. Nc1 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nd4 15.
c4 Nd7 16. Bd3 Bf6 17. Rb1 g6 18. Ne2 Bg7 19. Bc2 Qc7 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Bxd4
Qxc4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. a3 Nc5 24. Qd2 Rae8 25. Rfc1 Re5 26. Qb4 b5 27. b3 axb3
28. Bxb3 Qxb4 29. axb4 Nxb3 30. Rxb3 Rc8 31. Rbb1 Rxc1+ 32. Rxc1 Rxd5 33. Kg1
Rd4 34. Rc6 g5 35. Kf2 h5 36. Kg3 Kf6 37. Rb6 Rxb4 38. Rxd6+ Ke5 39. Rb6 f5 40.
h4 f4+ 41. Kh2 gxh4 42. Rh6 Kd4 43. Rxh5 Rb1 44. Rxh4 Ke3 45. Rh8 Kf2 46. Rb8
b4 47. Kh3 b3 48. Kg4 Kxg2 49. Kxf4 b2 50. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.09"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4 b4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Qc8 12. Nc4 h6 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 Rb8 15.
Ba3 Rd8 16. Qc2 Bf8 17. Nfd2 Na7 18. d4 exd4 19. cxd4 d5 20. exd5 Rxd5 21. Bxf8
Qxf8 22. Ne5 Rxd4 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Ndf3 Rd5 25. Qxc7 Nb5 26. Qc6 Rd6 27. Qc2
Rc8 28. Qg6 Nc3 29. g3 Nfd5 30. Kg2 Qf5 31. Nh4 Qf6 32. Ra3 Ne7 33. Qg4 Nf5 34.
Nhf3 Nb5 35. Ra4 Rd5 36. Rc4 Rxc4 37. Qxc4 Kh7 38. Qc8 Rd6 39. Nc4 Ne7 40. Qa8
Rd3 41. Nfe5 Rd5 42. Qxa6 Nd4 43. Qb7 Nec6 44. Qb1+ Kg8 45. a6 Qf8 46. Qe4 Nxe5
47. Nxe5 Qa3 48. Nc6 Qd6 49. Nxd4 Rxd4 50. a7 1-0

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.10"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Qc7 {Black has tried quite a
few moves in this position, but the main line is considered to be 5...Ne7.} 6.
O-O {This move is more flexible than the immediate 6.e5.} (6. e5 f6 7. Qe2 fxe5
8. Nxe5 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. f4 O-O 11. Nd2 d6 12. Nef3 Nd5 {seems to be quite
unclear.}) 6... d6 7. c3 Nf6 8. Re1 e5 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bg4 11. Nbd2 $5 ({
White is also clearly better after} 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nbd2 Bb4 13. Qa4 Bxd2 14.
Nxd2 O-O 15. Nb3 $1 $14 {Bologan,V-Moiseenko,A/Tripoli 2004 but Grischuk
prefers to keep more pieces on the board.}) 11... Be7 12. h3 Bh5 (12... Bxf3
13. Nxf3 O-O 14. Qc2 Rfe8 15. b3 exd4 16. Nxd4 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Bb2 $14)
13. Qc2 O-O 14. b3 {White's plan is to put pressure on c6, so there is no
point to put a knight on c4.} Rac8 (14... exd4 15. Nxd4 Rac8 16. Bb2 Bg6 17. f4
$1 $14) 15. Bb2 Nd7 16. Rac1 Rfe8 {Diagram #} (16... exd4 17. Nxd4) 17. Re3 $1
{The rook is perfectly placed on the third rank. In case of 17...exd4 it could
come to g3 to put pressure on Black's kingside, otherwise it comes to c3 to
attack a weakness on c6.} f6 $2 {A very bad decision. Black's only chance for
counterplay is to put pressure on e4, so he had to capture on d4 followed by
Bf6.} (17... exd4 18. Nxd4 Bg5 (18... Bf6) 19. Rg3 Bf6 20. Nxc6 $5 Qxc6 21.
Qxc6 Rxc6 22. Rxc6 Bxb2 23. Rxd6 Nb6 24. Rgd3 $14) 18. Rc3 c5 {Black isn't
very happy with his position so he decides to sacrifice a pawn to get some
space for his pieces.} (18... Nb8 $5) 19. dxc5 dxc5 20. b4 Bf7 21. Ba3 Nb8 $1
22. bxc5 Nc6 23. Rd3 Na5 (23... Red8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Nc4 Be6 26. Qa4 $16)
24. Qa4 {Despite of an extra pawn White's task to convert his material
advantage into a win is far from being easy.} Red8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Nb3 Nc6
27. Qa6 h6 28. Nfd2 {Diagram #} Nd4 $2 {After a move in the game nothing can
save Black since White's passer is unstoppable.} (28... Bg6 29. f3 Nb8 30. Qe2
a5 $14) 29. Nxd4 exd4 (29... Rxd4 30. Nc4 Rxe4 31. Nd6 Rf4 32. Nb5 Qd8 33. c6
$18) 30. Bb4 Rc8 31. a3 $1 {Preparing the advance of the pawn.} Bf8 32. c6 $18
Rb8 33. Ba5 Qc8 34. c7 $1 {Diagram #} Qxa6 (34... Ra8 35. Qc6 Be6 36. Bb4 $18)
35. cxb8=Q Qxa5 36. Rc8 Qxa3 37. Nf3 d3 38. Rd8 a5 39. Kh2 Qc5 (39... Qb4 40.
Qc8) 40. e5 a4 41. Qd6 $1 Qxd6 42. exd6 d2 43. Nxd2 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Needleman, Gaston"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2381"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Ba7 9. h3 Re8 10. Re1 Be6 11. Nf1 h6 12. Be3 Bxb3 13. Qxb3 Qd7 14. Rad1 Bxe3
15. Nxe3 Rab8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qe6 18. Qxe6 Rxe6 19. b4 Ree8 20. a4 Ra8
21. g3 g6 22. Nh4 Kg7 23. f4 a5 24. b5 Nb8 25. d4 exf4 26. gxf4 Nd7 27. e5 Nb6
28. f5 Nxa4 29. Rd3 dxe5 30. dxe5 Nc5 31. Rg3 g5 32. f6+ Kh7 33. Nf5 a4 34. Ne7
a3 35. c4 Red8 36. h4 Nd3 37. Ra1 Nxe5 38. hxg5 Rd3 39. Rxd3 Nxd3 40. Kg2 Nf4+
41. Kg3 Ne6 42. gxh6 a2 43. Nd5 Kxh6 44. Kf2 Kg6 45. Ke3 Ra3+ 46. Ke4 c6 47.
bxc6 bxc6 48. Nb4 Ra4 49. Nxa2 Kxf6 50. Rf1+ Ke7 51. Nc3 Rxc4+ 52. Kd3 Rf4 53.
Rc1 Rd4+ 54. Ke3 f5 55. Ne2 Re4+ 56. Kd3 c5 57. Rf1 Re5 58. Nc3 Nd8 59. Kc4 Nf7
60. Nd5+ Kd6 61. Nf4 Kc6 62. Nd3 Nd6+ 63. Kc3 Re3 64. Kc2 Re2+ 65. Kc1 c4 66.
Nb2 Kd5 67. Na4 Ke5 68. Nc3 Re3 69. Nd1 Re2 70. Rh1 f4 71. Nc3 Re3 72. Nd1 Re2
73. Nc3 Rg2 74. Re1+ Kd4 75. Ne2+ Rxe2 76. Rxe2 Ne4 77. Re1 f3 78. Rd1+ Ke3 79.
Re1+ Kd3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Needleman, Gaston"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2381"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8.
O-O-O Ng4 9. Bf4 Nge5 10. Bg3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 f6 12. f4 Bc5 13. Qd2 Nf7 14. e5 f5
15. Bf2 Bxf2 16. Qxf2 b5 17. g4 fxg4 18. h3 Bb7 19. Bg2 g3 20. Qxg3 b4 21. Ne2
g5 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Nd4 Qe4 24. f5 Qxe5 25. Qxe5 Nxe5 26. Rhe1 d6 27. Nxe6 Ke7
28. Nxg5 Rhf8 29. Ne4 Rxf5 30. Nxd6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 {Das ist eine der ganz
populären Varianten, so spielen heutzutage viele Spitzenspieler.} 5. Bd3 Bc5 6.
Nb3 Ba7 (6... Be7 {ist die andere Hauptvariante.} 7. Qg4 g6 (7... Nf6 8. Qxg7
Rg8 9. Qh6 Rxg2 10. Qh3 Rg8 11. Nc3 $14 {/\ Be3/Bf4 - 0-0-0}) 8. Qe2 d6 9. Nc3
(9. c4 $5 Qc7 10. Nc3 b6 $132) 9... Qc7 10. O-O Nd7 11. Bd2 b6 12. f4 Ngf6 13.
Rae1 Bb7 $132) 7. Qg4 (7. Qe2 {ist die öfters gespielte Fortsetzung} Nc6 8. Be3
d6 9. f4 {Das ist wohl die beste Methode, gegen diese von Schwarz gewählte
Variante zu kämpfen. Man wartet ab mit der Entwicklung des Springers und macht
alle notwendigen Züge.} (9. N1d2 $2 {Dieser Zug mit der Idee der langen
Rochade scheitert an einer unerwarteten Reaktion:} e5 $1 10. f4 {ist hier wohl
das Beste.} (10. Bxa7 Rxa7 11. Nc4 b5 12. Ne3 Nf6 13. O-O-O Be6 $15 {Schwarz
hat einen super Najdorfaufbau erreicht.}) 10... Nf6 11. O-O-O Bg4 12. Nf3 Bxe3+
13. Qxe3 exf4 14. Qxf4 Qc7 15. h3 Be6 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 O-O $11) (9. Nc3 {
ist auch gut spielbar, dieser Zug hat jedoch den Nachteil, dass Schwarz nach
Zügen b5 und a4 (von der Seite von Weiß) b4 mit Angriff auf den Springer
spielen kann.} Nf6 (9... Nge7 $5 10. O-O O-O 11. f4 b5 12. a4 Bxe3+ (12... b4
13. Nd1 Bxe3+ 14. Nxe3 $14) 13. Qxe3 b4 14. Ne2 $14) 10. O-O b5 11. a4 b4 (
11... Bxe3 {der Versuch die weiße Dame nach e3 zu locken endet traurig} 12.
axb5 $1 Bd4 (12... Bxf2+ 13. Qxf2 Ne5 14. Qd4 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Bb7 16. Na5 $16)
13. Nd1 Qc7 14. bxc6 Bb6 15. Ne3 O-O (15... Qxc6 16. Nd5 $1 Bd8 17. Na5 Qd7 18.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Nc4 $16) 16. Nc4 Qxc6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. e5 Qb8 19. exf6 gxf6 20.
Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh4 f5 22. Rfe1 $40) 12. Nd1 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 $14 {Weiß hat ein
leichtes Spiel, denn der schwarze Damenflügel ist sehr geschwächt.}) 9... Qc7 (
9... Nf6 $5 10. Bxa7 Rxa7 11. c4 O-O 12. O-O b6 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. Rad1 $14) 10.
O-O Nf6 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. Nc3 b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nd1 a5 15. Ne3 O-O 16. Kh1 Bb7
17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. Qxg4 Raa8 19. Rae1 $14 {Leko - Kasimdzhanov (San Luis, 2005)})
(7. O-O Nc6 8. Qg4 $6 Nf6 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qh6 Ne5 $44 {zum Beispiel:} 11. Nc3
b5 12. Bf4 Neg4 13. Qh4 Nxf2 14. Rxf2 Rg4 15. Qh6 Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Ng8 $17) 7...
g6 $6 $146 {Ftacnik: 'Istratescu is coming up with a novelty that suffers a
great minus. The black darksquared bishop is far away from the complex of
weakened squares on the kingside.'  Die schwarzen Felder am Königsflügel sehen
nun furchtbar aus.} (7... Nf6 8. Qg3 d6 9. O-O (9. Nc3 $5 {der Plan mit der
langen Rochade ist ebenfalls interesant} Nc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bd2 Nh5 (11... Ne5
12. O-O-O g5 13. Be2 b5 14. f4 gxf4 15. Bxf4 Rg8 16. Qh3 Qe7 17. a3 $14 {
Smirin - Arencibia (Khanty Mansyisk, 2005)}) 12. Qf3 Qh4 13. g3 Ne5 14. Qe2 Qg4
15. O-O-O Qxe2 16. Bxe2 Nf6 17. f4 Neg4 18. Be1 Ke7 $11 {Vallejo Pons - Kamsky
(Khanty Mansyisk, 2005)}) 9... Nc6 10. Nc3 Ne5 11. Be2 O-O (11... b5 12. Bf4 b4
13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Rxd6 $1 Qxd6 (14... Ng6 15. e5 bxc3 16. exf6 gxf6 (16... Nxf4
17. Qxf4 gxf6 18. Rfd1 cxb2 19. Qa4+ Kf8 20. Rd8+ Kg7 21. Qg4+ Kh6 22. R8d3 $18
) 17. Bf3 Bb7 18. Na5 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 $16) 15. Bxe5 Qe7 16. Bd6 $16 {Nisipeanu -
Korneev (Benidorm, 2005)}) 12. Kh1 b5 13. f4 Nc4 14. e5 Ne8 15. a4 Bd7 16. axb5
axb5 17. Ne4 Bc6 18. Bd3 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 d5 20. Bd3 f5 21. c3 Nc7 {1/2-1/2
Delchev - Korneev (Benidorm, 2005)}) 8. Qg3 Nc6 9. Nc3 (9. Bf4 {Ftacnik} Nf6
10. Bd6 Nh5 11. Qf3 Bb8 12. Bxb8 Rxb8 13. Nc3 Qg5 14. g3 $14) 9... d6 10. h4
Nf6 (10... Nb4 {Ftacnik} 11. h5 $16) 11. Bh6 $16 {Schwarz wird nun lange Zeit
nicht rochieren können, während Weiß sein Spiel ganz bequem gestalten kann.}
Ne5 {'?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'This naturally looking move is a great mistake,
since black is unable to develop the sensible initiative. Only the paradoxal
blow 11...Nh5!? was giving chances to complicate the game and slow down
white's initiative.'} (11... Nh5 $5 {Ftacnik} 12. Qh2 $1 b5 13. O-O Bb7 14. Be2
$14) 12. Be2 {'!' Ftacnik.} b5 13. f4 Nc4 (13... Ned7 {Ftacnik} 14. e5 $1 $16)
14. O-O-O Ne3 (14... Bb7 {Ftacnik} 15. Bg7 $1 Rg8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Bxc4 bxc4
18. Na5 O-O-O 19. Nxc4 $16) 15. Rd4 {'!!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Two exclamation
marks were deserved by Grischuk due to the excellent understanding of black's
problems. Most probably even 15.Rd3 was good enough, but the game move is
stronger.'} (15. Rd3 {Ftacnik} b4 16. Nb1 Nxe4 17. Qf3 Nf5 (17... Bb7 18. Rxe3
Nc3 19. Rxe6+ fxe6 20. Qxb7 $18) 18. Qxe4 d5 19. Bg5 Qxg5 20. Qe5 f6 21. Qc7
Qxg2 22. Bf3 $16) 15... Nfg4 (15... Bxd4 {Ftacnik} 16. Nxd4 Nc4 (16... b4 17.
Qxe3 bxc3 18. Qxc3 Bb7 19. Nc6 $18) 17. Bxc4 (17. Bg5 $5 Rg8 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19.
e5 $18) 17... bxc4 18. e5 $1 dxe5 (18... Nh5 19. Qf3 Ra7 20. Nc6 (20. Qc6+ Qd7
21. Ne4 Qxc6 22. Nxc6 Rd7 23. Nxd6+ Rxd6 24. exd6 Bb7 25. Ne5 $16) 20... Bb7
21. Qe3 Bxc6 22. Qxa7 $18) 19. fxe5 Bb7 20. exf6 Qxd4 21. Rd1 Qc5 (21... Qxf6
22. Bg5 Qg7 23. Qd6 f6 24. Re1 $18) 22. Be3 Qc6 23. Ne4 $1 $18) (15... Nc4 {
Ftacnik} 16. Bxc4 bxc4 17. Rxc4 $18) 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Bxd4 (17... e5 {
Ftacnik} 18. Qe2 (18. f5 exd4 19. Nd5 f6 20. Bg7 $18) 18... exd4 19. Nd5 Be6
20. Bg7 Bxd5 21. exd5+ Qe7 22. Qd2 O-O-O 23. Bxh8 Rxh8 24. Nxd4 $16) 18. Nxd4
b4 19. Na4 Bd7 {Ftacnik: 'Istratescu was surely frantically searching for ways
to get even the slightest compensation for his problems. Unfortunatelly any
attempt to use the advance e6-e5 was leading to a catastrophy. '} (19... e5 {
Ftacnik} 20. Nf5 $1 gxf5 21. Qg7 Kd7 22. Qxf7+ Kc6 (22... Qe7 23. Nb6+ Kd8 24.
Bg5) 23. Qd5+ Kc7 24. Qxa8 $18) 20. b3 Bxa4 21. bxa4 Qd7 22. Kb1 Rc8 23. Rd1
Qxa4 24. f5 Ke7 25. fxe6 f6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 cxd4 8. exd4
Nc6 9. Nf3 d5 10. a3 Be7 11. c5 g5 12. Bg3 g4 13. Ne5 Nxd4 14. Qd2 Nf5 15. Bd3
d4 16. Nb5 Nd7 17. Qe2 Nxc5 18. Qxg4+ Ng7 19. Bc4 a6 20. Nxd4 f5 21. Nxf5 Rxf5
22. Rd1 Qe8 23. b4 b5 24. Ba2 h5 25. Qd4 Na4 26. Bb1 Bb7 27. Qd7 Bc8 28. Qxe8+
Nxe8 29. Bxf5 exf5 30. O-O Nc3 31. Rde1 Bf6 32. Nd3 Kf7 33. Be5 Be6 34. Re3 Nd5
35. Re2 Bxe5 36. Nxe5+ Kf6 37. Rc1 a5 38. Rc6 Nec7 39. Nd7+ Kf7 40. Nc5 axb4
41. Nxe6 Nxe6 42. Rexe6 bxa3 43. Re1 a2 44. Ra1 b4 45. Rc5 b3 46. Rb5 Ra3 47.
h3 Nc3 48. Rb6 Na4 49. Rxb3 Rxb3 50. Rxa2 Nc5 51. Ra7+ Kf6 52. Rh7 Kg6 53. Re7
Rb1+ 54. Kh2 Rb2 55. f3 Kf6 56. Re8 Ne6 57. h4 Nf4 58. Kg3 Ng6 59. Ra8 f4+ 60.
Kh3 Rb1 61. g4 hxg4+ 62. Kxg4 Rg1+ 63. Kh5 Ne5 64. Rf8+ Nf7 65. Ra8 Kf5 66. Ra6
Ke5 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf4 c6 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. Ba2 e5 12. Nh5 Nxh5 13. Qxh5 Nf6 14. Qh4 Bf5
15. Qg5 g6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. e4 h6 18. Qxh6 Nxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. Qg4
Kf8 9. Qd1 b6 10. c4 Ne7 11. cxd5 Qxd4 12. dxe6 Qxe5+ 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Bf4 Qc3+
15. Bd2 Qe5 16. Bf4 Qc3+ 17. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qxd4 7. Bxb4 Qxe4+
8. Be2 Na6 9. Ba5 Bd7 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Qd6 Qf5 {Damit wird eine forcierte
Variante eingeleitet, in der Weiß zwei Bauern für Initiative opfert.} 12. Ne5
Qxf2+ (12... b6 13. Bc3 Qxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Ne4+ 15. Kf3 Nxd6 16. Rad1 f6 17. Rxd6
fxe5 18. Rhd1 Rf8+ 19. Ke3 Rf7 20. Bxe5 $16 {Serper,G (2560)-Adianto,U (2535)/
Jakarta 1994}) 13. Kxf2 Ne4+ 14. Kf3 Nxd6 15. Rhd1 Ke7 16. Rd2 {Die anderen
Angriffsideen versprechen Weiß nicht viel.} (16. c5 Nxc5 17. Bb4 b6 18. Rac1
Nce4 19. Bd3 f5 20. Bxe4 fxe4+ 21. Ke3 c5 22. Rxc5 bxc5 23. Bxc5 Be8 24. Bxd6+
Kd8 $15 {Van Wely,L (2700)-Fressinet,L (2581)/France 2001}) (16. Rxd6 Kxd6 17.
Nxf7+ (17. Rd1+ $6 Kxe5 18. Bc3+ Kf5 19. Rxd7 Kg6 $1 20. Bd3+ Kg5 $1 $17) 17...
Ke7 18. Nxh8 Rxh8 19. Bc3 c5 $11) 16... Be8 17. Rad1 f6 $2 {Es liegt nahe, daß
dieser Zug schlecht ist. Die schwarzen Mehrbauern werden entwertet und schwach,
und Weiß behält seine gewaltige Initiative bei. Es wäre interessant zu wissen,
was Grischuk auf die beste Fortsetzung 17...Nf5 vorbereitet hat.} (17... Nf5 $1
18. Rd7+ (18. Bd8+ $2 Rxd8 19. Rxd8 f6 20. Ng4 e5 $15 21. Ra8 Nd4+ 22. Kf2 Nxe2
23. Kxe2 f5 $17 {Kotanjian,T (2471)-Sadatnajafi,M (2189)/Tehran 2006}) (18. g4
$5 Nh4+ 19. Kg3 Ng6 20. Bd8+ Kf8 21. Nxg6+ hxg6 22. Bf3 $44) 18... Bxd7 19.
Rxd7+ Ke8 20. Rxb7 f6 21. Nxc6 Nc5 22. Rc7 Na6 23. Rb7 Nc5 24. Rc7 Na6 25. Rb7
{1/2-1/2 Dziuba,M (2429)-Frolyanov,D (2505)/Warsaw 2005}) 18. Rxd6 fxe5 19. Ke3
$16 h5 {Verhindert Be2-g4, aber Weiß hat jede Menge anderer guter Ideen.} (
19... Nc5 20. Bb4 b6 21. Bg4 Bf7 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Rd7+ Ke8 24. Bf3 $18) 20.
Bd8+ Kf7 21. Rf1+ Kg8 22. Be7 Nc7 $2 {Zäher war 22...Nc5 mit der Idee, den
Springer nach d7 und f6 zu führen.} (22... Nc5 $142 23. Rf8+ (23. Rd2 Nd7 24.
h4 $14) 23... Kh7 24. Rxh8+ Kxh8 25. Rd2 Nd7 26. Bxh5 Nf6 $14) 23. Rd2 Rc8 24.
Bd3 $18 {Schwarz ist vollkommen lahmgelegt.} g6 25. Rdf2 Kh7 26. Bd6 Na6 27.
Bxe5 Rg8 28. Rf7+ Bxf7 29. Rxf7+ Kh6 30. Bf4+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.04"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 13. Re1 b5 14. c5 e5 15.
dxe5 Nxc5 16. a3 Bc8 17. Qc2 a5 18. b4 d4 19. bxc5 dxc3 20. Qxc3 b4 21. axb4
axb4 22. Qe3 Bxc5 23. Qxc5 Qxd2 24. Rad1 Qa2 25. Bxc6 Be6 26. Bd5 Bxd5 27. Qxd5
b3 28. Rd2 Qa4 29. e6 Qa7 30. Rb1 fxe6 31. Qxe6+ Qf7 32. Qxf7+ Rxf7 33. Rbb2
Rfb7 34. f3 Kf7 35. Kf2 Ke6 36. Rd3 g5 37. f4 gxf4 38. gxf4 Rb4 39. Kf3 R8b5
40. e3 Rb7 41. Ke2 R4b5 42. Rc3 Kf5 43. Kf3 Ke6 44. Rd3 Rb8 45. Ke4 R8b7 46.
Rc3 Rb4+ 47. Kf3 R4b5 48. e4 Kd6 49. Ke3 Rb4 50. e5+ Kd7 51. Rd3+ Ke7 52. Rd6
R7b6 53. Rd3 Ke6 54. Rd8 Rc6 55. Re8+ Kf7 56. Rd8 Rc3+ 57. Kd2 Rf3 58. Rd3
Rxd3+ 59. Kxd3 Rxf4 60. Rxb3 Rf3+ 61. Kc4 Rxb3 62. Kxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. h3 {Anti-Marshall. By this move order White deprives Black of a
possibility to enter the sharp ... well, Marshall, of course, why esle would
it call it like that.} (8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 {Black obtains a very lively
position, and the number of people willing to suffer for a pawn decreases from
game to game. Well, perhaps, "suffer" is a bit strong word, but advantage, at
least to date, seems to vary from marginal to none.}) 8... Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3
h6 11. Nc3 Re8 {Black has a pretty solid position, although White has a
spatial advantage and a more pleasant position in general.} 12. Nd5 (12. Ne2 d5
13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. c3 Qd7 16. Ne4 Kh8 17. Nh4 Nd8 18. Qg4 Qxg4 19.
hxg4 Ne6 20. g3 Rad8 21. a4 $1 b4 22. a5 $1 Rd7 23. Bc4 {was better due to a
weakness of the a-pawn. 1-0 Bologan,V (2580)-Sakaev,K (2620)/Elista 1998/CBM
065 (60) and White}) 12... Nxd5 ({After} 12... Bf8 {Svidler managed to prove
his superiority over Naiditsch in Dortmund 2004. The game followed} 13. c3 Nb8
14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Nh2 Nd7 16. Re3 {White is threatening to build up a
profound attack on his enemy's king, so Black decided to hurry with a pawn sac:
} d5 17. exd5 Qd6 18. c4 c6 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. Rg3 Nc5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Ba2 {
1-0 Svidler,P (2727)-Naiditsch,A (2574)/Dortmund 2004/CBM 102 (39) and White
managed to win eventually.}) 13. Bxd5 Qc8 {Vacating d8 for the knight, as the
bishop on d5 has to be fought against. However, solving a local problem (Bd5)
Black makes concessions on more important issues (like piece placements and
the center).} 14. c3 Nd8 {Nd8-e6 is nothing unsual in the Ruy Lopez, but here
White manages to exploit that very instant. Black's pieces are disorganized,
and White obtains a very pleasant advantage.} ({Better seems to be} 14... Bf6 {
not allowing White to control the center}) 15. d4 $1 Bf6 {Although Black holds
on to his center for now, his pieces are completely disorganized, and Grischuk
makes use of it.} ({After} 15... Bxd5 16. exd5 {the knight will be deprived of
any future (no dreams, no goals, nothing), but he (Black) will have immediate
problems with the e-file.}) 16. Nh2 {While the Black pieces are gathered on
the queenside, and there is no obvious way for them to go kingside, White is
using his spatial advantage to develop a strong initiative on the king.
Traditionally in these positions, a knight is much better placed on g4 that on
f3, so this maneuver is not exactly new, but is still very strong.} exd4 17.
Ng4 $1 {The point, of course.} ({After} 17. cxd4 Bxd5 18. exd5 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1
Qf5 $1 {Black gets very good play.}) 17... Bg5 {Kamsky doesn't just protect
the bishop, but covers the very improtant h6 square, to avoid unpleasant
surprises.} ({For illistrational purposes only, one could suggest} 17... Bh4 $2
{as an alternative to the text:} 18. Bxh6 $1 {Or} gxh6 (18... Bxd5 {loses to}
19. Qxd4 $1 {(White has an intermediate move as well!)} Ne6 (19... gxh6 20.
exd5 $18 {and despite being a piece up, Black is hopeless.}) 20. Qxd5 gxh6 21.
Nxh6+ Kh7 22. Qh5 Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Ng7 24. Qh4 Qd8 25. Nf5+ Qxh4+ 26. Nxh4 {
a pawn in the endgame should suffice White for a win.}) (18... dxc3 19. Qd4
gxh6 20. Nxh6+ Kh7 21. Nf5 Rg8 22. Qxc3 $1 {transferring the queen to the
kingside} Bxd5 23. Qf3 $1 Rg5 24. Ne7 Qe6 25. exd5 Qh6 26. Qe4+ Kg7 27. Rac1 $1
{and although White is a piece down, the knight on d8 is not a factor in this
game, whereas the weak king is.}) 19. Nxh6+ Kf8 $8 20. Nf5 {And again, with
all the army on vacation, the king cannot survive. The inevitable Qh5 will
decide the game.}) 18. cxd4 Bxd5 ({Not good is:} 18... Ne6 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. d5
Nf8 21. Bxg5 hxg5 22. Qd2 {with full control on both flanks for White.}) ({Also
} 18... c6 {doesn't really improve Black's position.} 19. Bb3 Ne6 20. f4 $1 {
and the pawn mass will just erase Black's position, while taking on f4 loses
by force:} Bd8 (20... Nxf4 21. Bxf4 Bxf4 22. Qf3 {winning an exchange, and
with it the game.}) 21. f5 Ng5 22. f6 {etc}) 19. exd5 {Watch the black knight
on d8. What a poor fella.} Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Kf8 {Of course, the queen cannot be
allowed to invade along the e-file:} ({After} 20... Qf5 21. Qe8+ Kh7 22. Bxg5
Qxg5 23. Ne3 {Black is as tied up as it's possible.}) 21. Bxg5 hxg5 22. Qe3 {
provoking further weakening of the kingside (after f6), and namely e6, as Qf5
is strongly met with a natural Re1.} f6 23. Re1 Qd7 {Although the first
invasion has been prevented, Black's position hasn't got any better. White
slowly increases the pressure, until Black's defense cracks under it.} 24. h4
$1 {And now it's time to create another weakness} ({With all the prettiness of
his position, White cannot waste time:} 24. Qd3 Nf7 25. Qh7 Re8 {and Black
holds.}) 24... Nf7 ({The point of White's last move can be observed after} 
24... gxh4 25. Nxf6 $1 gxf6 26. Qh6+ Kg8 (26... Qg7 27. Re8+ Kf7 28. Re7+ Kxe7
29. Qxg7+ {is easily won for White}) 27. Qxf6 $1 Qf7 28. Qg5+ Kf8 29. Qh6+ Kg8
30. Re4 {Black's a piece up, but it's hardly a consolation for a lost game. e.g
} Qg7 31. Qxh4 {and Black cannot prevent losing a queen}) ({A switch from a
passive defense to a reckless attack proves to be too sharp for... Black, of
course:} 24... f5 25. Nh2 g4 26. Nf1 {the knight goes to g3, attacking a
new-born weakness on f5.} Nf7 27. Ng3 Nh6 28. Nh5 {and now to f4.. White's
advantage is very big.}) 25. Qe6 Rd8 {Black trusts he will be able to hold
passively, but he will soon realize that this is false.} ({For better or worse,
he should have gone for:} 25... Qxe6 26. dxe6 Re8 $1 ({Or} 26... Nh6 27. Ne3)
27. d5 c6 28. Rc1 Nd8 29. dxc6 Nxe6 30. hxg5 Nxg5 31. Ne3 {and White is
significantly better.}) 26. h5 f5 $2 {Loses immediately, but the position was
already very difficult.} (26... Qxe6 {again leads to a position analyzed
previously.} 27. dxe6 Re8 $1 28. d5 c6 $1 29. Rc1 Nd8 30. dxc6 Nxe6 31. Ne3)
27. Nf6 $1 {A great combination, leading to a logical conclusion of the game.
Of course, having such a control all over the board, it's anything but
surprising that there is one.} gxf6 ({After} 27... Qxe6 28. dxe6 {Black cannot
take the knight because of the fork}) 28. Qxf6 {the threat is painfully simple:
h6.} Re8 29. Re6 Qd8 (29... Rxe6 {also does not save Black:} 30. dxe6 Qe7 31.
Qxf5 {with a totally lost position}) 30. Qxf5 g4 31. Rf6 Re7 ({Or} 31... Re1+
32. Kh2 Ke8 33. h6 Qe7 (33... Nxh6 34. Rf8+ Ke7 35. Qf6+ Kd7 36. Qxd8#) 34. h7
{etc}) 32. h6 Qd7 (32... Ke8 {leads to a nice finish:} 33. h7 Qd7 34. h8=R+
Nxh8 35. Rf8#) 33. Qg6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Be6 16. Ng3 Rfe8 17. Nh4 {Finally deviating from his ''old'' game against
Anand in which Kamsky didn't manage to get any opening advantage.} (17. Qe2
Rac8 (17... Bf8 18. Ng5 Bd7 19. Nh5 Be7 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Qh5 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 f6
23. Bc1 Be6 24. Re3 $36 {Tseshkovsky,V-Savon,V/Ashkhabad 1978}) 18. Bd3 Nd7 19.
Ng5 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Nc5 21. Bc2 f6 22. Bc1 Na4 23. Qf3 Rc7 24. Nf5 $14 {1/2-1/2
Kamsky,G-Anand,V/Monte Carlo 1996 (83)}) (17. Nf5 $5 Bxf5 $6 18. exf5 h6 19. a4
Nc4 20. Nd2 Rac8 21. axb5 axb5 22. Nxc4 Qxc4 23. Bd3 $16 {Brynell,S-Sorensen,T/
Copenhagen 1989}) 17... d5 $5 18. exd5 {This move appears to be a novelty.
White decides to take a pawn passing the initiative into Black's hands.} (18.
Nhf5 Bf8 19. Qf3 Rac8 20. Bg5 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Qc7 23. Bf6 Bxf5 24.
Qxf5 g6 $11 {Schaefer,M-Wegner,H/Germany 1991}) 18... Bxd5 19. Rxe5 Nc4 20. Re2
{Keeping an eye on f2.} Bc5 21. a4 {Hoping to bring the rook into play via the
a-file.} Rad8 {[%cal Gd8d1]} ({Another worthy possibility was} 21... Rxe2 $5
22. Qxe2 b4 23. b3 Re8 24. Qd1 Nd6 $44 {keeping White's rook out of play.}) 22.
axb5 axb5 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $1 ({Less convincing is} 23... Rxe8 24. Nf3 Qb6 {
[%csl Rf2]} (24... Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Re1+ 26. Kh2 Qxf3 27. gxf3 Bxf2 28. Ra8+ Ne8
29. Bf4 $14) 25. Nd4 b4 26. Ngf5 $14 {and White keeps an extra pawn.}) 24. Bg5
h6 $1 {An excellent move based on precise calculation. On the other hand Black
doesn't really have a choice as after} (24... Bxg2 $2 {he seems to lose by
force:} 25. Qc1 Bb7 26. Bxf6 gxf6 (26... Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Rd2+ 28. Qxd2 Nxd2 29.
Rd1 gxf6 30. Rxd2 Qb8 31. Nhf5 $18 {[%csl Rg8]}) 27. Qh6 {[%csl Rh7]} Bxf2+ 28.
Kxf2 Rd2+ 29. Kg1 Rxc2 30. Nh5 {[%cal Gh5f6,Gh6g7]} Qe3+ $8 31. Qxe3 Nxe3 32.
Re1 $18 {[%cal Ge1e8]}) 25. Bxf6 Bxf2+ $1 {The point behind 24...h6!} 26. Kxf2
({Also after} 26. Kh2 Bxg3+ 27. Kxg3 gxf6 (27... Qe3+ $6 28. Nf3 gxf6 29. Qd4
$14) 28. Qd4 (28. Nf5 Qe5+ 29. Kf2 Ne3 $1 30. Nxe3 Qf4+ 31. Kg1 Qxe3+ 32. Kh2
Qf4+ $11) 28... Qe5+ 29. Kf2 Re8 $13 {Black has nothing to worry about.}) 26...
Qe3+ 27. Kf1 Nd2+ 28. Qxd2 Qxd2 29. Bxd8 Qxc2 $15 {White's pieces are placed
too badly, so he has to give up a couple of pawns in order to coordinate them.}
30. Kg1 ({No better was} 30. Ba5 g5 31. Nf3 Qxb2 32. Re1 Bxf3 33. gxf3 Qh2 34.
Bc7 Qxh3+ 35. Kg1 f5 $15 {[%csl Rf3,Rg1][%cal Gf5f4] and White has no chances
to win this game.}) 30... Qxb2 31. Rd1 Bb3 32. Rd4 Qxc3 33. Nf3 Qa1+ 34. Kh2
Bd1 35. Rd3 b4 36. Bb6 b3 37. Bd4 Qc1 38. Ng1 (38. Ne5 f6 39. Nc4 Qxc4 40. Rxd1
Qc2 41. Re1 b2 42. Bxb2 Qxb2 $17) 38... Bc2 39. N1e2 b2 40. Rc3 b1=Q $17 {
I believe under different sircumstances Grischuk would've won this position,
but since a draw was good enough to advance to the next round he didn't try
too hard...} 41. Nxc1 Qxc1 42. Rc8+ Kh7 43. Be5 f6 44. Bb8 Qd1 45. Rc5 Bg6 46.
Rc3 Bf7 47. Rf3 Qc2 48. Nf5 Bh5 49. Rf1 Bg6 50. Ng3 Bd3 51. Rf3 Ba6 52. Ba7 Bb7
53. Rf2 Qc3 54. Bb8 Qd4 55. Re2 Ba6 56. Ra2 Bc4 57. Rc2 Bd3 58. Rd2 Qc3 59. Rf2
Qb4 60. Bf4 Qd4 61. Rf3 g5 62. Be3 Qd6 63. Bc5 Qxc5 64. Rxd3 f5 65. Rf3 f4 66.
Ne4 Qf5 67. Nf2 h5 68. g3 fxg3+ 69. Kxg3 Qe5+ 70. Kg2 Qd5 71. Kg3 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Gershon} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3
c6 8. e4 d5 9. Qc2 (9. cxd5 {Gershon} Bxf1 10. Kxf1 cxd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Qe2
Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qc8 {with a French structure, but only without the french bishop
on c8. 0-1 Van Wely,L (2687) -Beliavsky,A (2630)/Minneapolis USA 2005/The Week
in Chess 550 (69)}) 9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 c5 $1 {Gershon: 'Technically, this is
not a novelty, but it's the first time this move is played between
Grandmasters. The plan is logical to open the long diagonal before the white
bishop gets there, hoping to disturb White's development.'} ({Another point of
Black's move is to prevent the idea played by Topalov in his game vs. Anand
earlied that year:} 10... Bb7 {Gershon} 11. Neg5 c5 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 h6 14.
Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 15. O-O-O $3 {1-0 Topalov,V (2778)-Anand,V (2785)/Sofia BUL 2005/
The Week in Chess 550 (52).}) ({The more passive:} 10... Nbd7 {Gershon doesn't
help Black in solving his opening problems either:} 11. Bg2 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bb7
13. Rd1 Nf6 14. Qe2 c5 15. O-O cxd4 16. Bf4 $1 O-O 17. Nxd4 {with advantage
for White. 1-0 Huzman,A (2577)-Bakker,S (2300)/Amsterdam 2005/CBM 107 ext}) 11.
dxc5 $2 Bb7 12. Bd3 bxc5 $2 (12... Nbd7 $1 13. O-O (13. b4 a5) 13... Nxc5 14.
Nxc5 Bxf3 15. Ne4 Qd7 $15) (12... Na6 $5 13. b4 (13. O-O Nxc5 {- 12...Nbd7})
13... bxc5 14. b5 Nb4 15. Bxb4 cxb4 $15) 13. Bc3 {Gershon: 'Black managed to
achieve quite a few things with the early c5, but White is still better - he
has better pieces and a better pawn structure.'} Qb6 ({in a previous game to
reach this position Black played} 13... Nbd7 {Gershon} 14. O-O-O Qc7 15. Rhe1
h6 16. Bb2 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bf6 {with advantage for White, and his loss
eventually had nothing to do with the opening. 0-1 Brkic,A (2403)-Huss,A (2347)
/Pula 2003/CBM 094 ext}) 14. O-O-O (14. Ne5 Nc6 $11 (14... Nxe4 15. Bxe4 f6 16.
Bxh7 fxe5 17. Qg6+ Kd7 18. O-O-O+ Kc8 19. Qxg7 $40)) 14... Nc6 (14... a5 $5 15.
Ne5 h6) 15. Rhe1 {Gershon: 'Like in the books - putting the pieces in the
center.'} Rd8 ({Gershon: Correct was} 15... Nd4 16. Nxd4 (16. Bxd4 {Gershon}
cxd4 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 O-O {and Black has good play on the
queenside.}) 16... cxd4 17. c5 Bxc5 (17... Nxe4 18. cxb6 Nxc3 19. Be4) 18. Nxc5
dxc3 (18... Qxc5 19. Bxd4) 19. Nxb7 Qxb7 20. Be4 $1 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 $14) ({
Gershon: After} 15... O-O-O 16. Ne5 {Gershon: 'Black's king doesn't feel safe
on the queenside.'} (16. Neg5 Rhf8) 16... Nxe5 17. Bxe5 h6 $14 (17... Rd7 $5))
(15... Nb4 16. Bxb4 cxb4 $1 (16... Qxb4 17. Ne5 h6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (18... gxf6
19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Bg6+ Kf8 21. Rxe6 $18) 19. Ng6 fxg6 (19... Rg8 20. Bf5) 20.
Bxg6+ Kf8 (20... Ke7 21. Rxe6+) 21. Rxe6 $40 h5 (21... Kg8 22. Rd7 Rf8 $2 23.
Rxf6 $18 {Ulibin,M}) 22. Rde1 Bc6 23. Qd3 Qc3+ 24. Qxc3 Bxc3 25. R1e3 $16) 17.
Ne5 (17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Ne5 (18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 O-O 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. Qxe5
Qxf2 $13) 18... Qd4 19. f4 (19. c5 Ke7) 19... Qa1+ 20. Kd2 Qd4 $11) (17. c5
Bxc5) 17... Bxe4 (17... Qd4 18. Nxf7 Qa1+ 19. Kd2 Nxe4+ 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxa1
Bxc2 22. Nxh8 Bf5) 18. Bxe4 Rc8 $132) 16. Ne5 Nb4 $2 (16... Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe4
18. Bxe4 O-O (18... Nxe4 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. Qxe4 O-O 21. Rd1 $14) 19. Bf3 Nd7
20. Bf4 $13) (16... h6 $5) (16... Nxe4 {Gershon} 17. Bxe4 Nd4 (17... Nb4 $2 18.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Qd2) 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Qe4 $1 Qb4 21. Kb1 {
and White has a substantial advantage.}) 17. Bxb4 Nxe4 (17... Qxb4 18. Ng5) 18.
Ba3 {'!' Gershon.} ({Gershon: The is no point to exchange a potentially good
bishop for a knight with no future:} 18. Bxe4 Qxb4 19. Bc6+ (19. Rxd8+ {Gershon
} Bxd8 {with a perfectly decent position for Black.}) (19. Nc6 {Gershon} Qa3+
20. Kb1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bf6 {and Black is by no means worse.}) 19... Bxc6 20.
Nxc6 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Qb7 22. Nxe7 (22. Ne5 Bf6) 22... Qxe7 $14) 18... Ng5 $2 (
18... Nf6 19. Bb2 a5 20. g4 a4 21. f4 $40) 19. Bb2 $2 (19. Qe2 $1 {Gershon:
'Preventing f6 and Nf3 was a much stronger alternative. Actually, White is
threatening to win a knight with f4 now. The next is pretty much forced:'} Qa5
(19... Rd4 20. Bb2) (19... O-O 20. f4 f6 21. fxg5 fxe5 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qh5+
Kg8 24. g6 $18) (19... f5 {Gershon} 20. f4 Nf7 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Bxf5 $1 {
with a decisive advantage.}) 20. Bb2 Qxa2 21. h4 $18) 19... Bf6 $2 {Gershon:
'Returning the favor.'} (19... Nf3 $142 20. Nxf3 Bxf3 21. Bxg7 Rg8 22. Bc3 Bxd1
23. Rxd1 $44) (19... f6 {Gershon} 20. h4 (20. Bg6+ hxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kf8 22. Nd7+
Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Rh6 $17) (20. f4 fxe5 21. fxg5 Bxg5+ 22. Kb1 Bf3 23. Bxh7 Rxd1+
24. Rxd1 Bxd1 25. Bg6+ Ke7 26. Qxd1 Rxh2) 20... fxe5 21. hxg5 Bxg5+ 22. Kb1)
20. Re3 {'!' Gershon. Gershon: 'A very strong move, realizing the importance
of the square f3 as a transfer point for Black's knight, on his way to d4.'}
Bxe5 21. Bxe5 f6 $2 {Gershon: 'White is ready to meet Nf3 now, but f6 creates
additional weaknesses in Black's camp.'} (21... O-O 22. f4 Nf3 23. Bxh7+ Kh8
24. Bd3 $16) 22. Bc3 $18 Nf3 23. Qe2 Ne5 24. Bxe5 fxe5 25. Qh5+ Kf8 26. Qxe5
Kf7 27. Rde1 Rd6 28. Qh5+ Kf6 29. Bxh7 Rf8 30. f4 Ke7 31. Qg5+ Rf6 32. Qxg7+
Rf7 33. Qg5+ Kd7 34. Bc2 Kc7 35. Qe5 Kd8 36. f5 Bc8 37. Rd3 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.10"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bd3
Bg7 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. e4 Qd7 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Bb5 a6 14. Bxc6 Bxc6
15. Qc2 Bb7 16. O-O f5 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Bxe4 19. Qxc7 Rf7 20. Qxb6 f4 21.
Bc5 Qc6 22. Qxc6 Bxc6 23. b4 Bd5 24. Rc3 g5 25. Rfc1 Kg7 26. a4 Kg6 27. Bd6 g4
28. h3 h5 29. h4 Kf5 30. Rc5 Rh7 31. Rb1 Rb7 32. Rb2 Rb6 33. Rd2 Ke4 34. Kh2
Rb7 35. Rb2 Kf5 36. Rc3 Rb6 37. b5 axb5 38. axb5 Ra5 39. Rc5 Rb7 40. Bc7 Ra3
41. b6 g3+ 42. fxg3 Rxg3 43. Re2 Rg7 44. Rc3 Rf7 45. Kh3 Kg6 46. Rf2 Rf8 47.
Kh2 Rf7 48. Rd3 Kf5 49. Rg3 Rfxc7 50. Rg5+ Ke4 51. bxc7 Rxc7 52. Rxh5 Ke3 53.
Rb2 f3 54. gxf3 Bxf3 55. Rg5 Be4 56. Rg3+ Kf4 57. Rf2+ Kxe5 58. Re3 Kd4 59. Re1
e5 60. Rfe2 Bd3 61. Rxe5 Rg7 62. Rg5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c5 7. Be2 cxd4 8. exd4
O-O 9. O-O d5 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bb5 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1 a6
15. Bf1 Nc6 16. Qe3 b5 17. Re1 g6 18. g3 Bg7 19. Bg2 Qd7 20. h4 h5 21. Kh2 Rd8
22. Bh3 Qd6 23. Ne2 Qe7 24. Nf4 Qxe3 25. fxe3 Na5 26. b3 Bf8 27. Rc1 Re8 28.
Ne5 Bd6 29. Bg2 Kg7 30. Nxd5 Bxe5 31. dxe5 Rxe5 32. e4 Nc6 33. Kg1 Nd4 34. Rc7
Bxd5 35. exd5 Re1+ 36. Kf2 Re2+ 37. Kf1 Rd2 38. d6 Kf6 39. d7 Ke7 40. d8=Q+
Kxd8 41. Rxf7 Rxa2 42. Be4 Rb2 43. Bxg6 Rxb3 44. Kf2 a5 45. Bxh5 a4 46. Ra7 Nf5
47. Bg6 Nxg3 48. h5 Nxh5 49. Bxh5 a3 50. Bf7 Rc3 51. Ke2 Rc7 52. Ra8+ Ke7 53.
Bb3 b4 54. Rb8 Rc3 55. Rxb4 a2 56. Bxa2 Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.11"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Bf4 Na6 12. a3 c6 13. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.11"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Bf4 Na6 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Rfd1 c6 14. Ne5 h6 15.
a3 Nc7 16. e4 Ne6 17. Be3 Bf8 18. b4 Rc8 19. Qb3 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nd5 21. Rac1 f6
22. Ng6 Qd7 23. Nc3 Rcd8 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 26. b5 f5 27. Qd3 f4 28.
Bd2 Qf7 29. Bb4 Rfe8 30. h4 g5 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Bh3 Ng7 33. Re1 Qh5 34. Bg2
Qf7 35. a4 Bc8 36. Rxe8+ Rxe8 37. Bd6 Bf5 38. Qd2 Be4 39. f3 Bg6 40. gxf4 Nf5
41. Rc7 Qe6 42. Be5 Rc8 43. Qc1 Rxc7 44. Qxc7 gxf4 45. Bh3 Qf7 46. Qd8+ Qf8 47.
Qxd5+ Bf7 48. Qd7 Ne3 49. Bxf4 Nd5 50. Be5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.11"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. e3
d6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Qb6 12. Rd2 Rfd8 13. Rad1 Nf8 14. Nb5 a6
15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nc3 Ng6 17. Ne1 f5 18. Bf3 Rd7 19. Na4 Qa7 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21.
Nf3 Rd8 22. b3 Rbd7 23. Qc3 Qb7 24. Nb2 Bf8 25. Nd3 Bg7 26. Qa5 Bf6 27. Re2 Qc6
28. Qe1 d5 29. cxd5 Rxd5 30. Nb2 Rxd1 31. Nxd1 c4 32. Rc2 Qd7 33. Rd2 Qc7 34.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 35. Qc3 cxb3 36. Qxb3 Bf6 37. Kf1 Kg7 38. g3 Ne7 39. Ke2 Nd5 40. Nd2
Qc5 41. Qc4 Qd6 42. Nb3 Qa3 43. Nc5 Nb4 44. Kf3 a5 45. Nd7 Qa4 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.12"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bf4 dxc4
15. Bxc4 Bd6 16. Rxe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.13"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 Nc6 10. Bf3 Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Na5 13. Nd2 Rc8 14. b3 Qc7 15.
Ra2 b6 16. Re1 Ra8 17. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.14"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Nc3 Qe8 13. e4 dxc4 14. bxc4 Bxc4 15.
Nd2 Ba6 16. Qa4 Bd3 17. Ndb1 b5 18. Qxa7 Bxb1 19. Raxb1 b4 20. Ne2 Ra8 21. Qc7
Rxa2 22. Nc1 Rc2 23. Nd3 Qc8 24. Qxc8 Rxc8 25. Nxb4 Bxb4 26. Rxb4 c5 27. Rb7
cxd4 28. e5 Nc5 29. exf6 Nxb7 30. Bxb7 Rd8 31. fxg7 Rc5 32. Bh6 Rh5 33. Be3 Rb5
34. Bf3 e5 35. Bg5 Rdb8 36. Be4 Kxg7 37. g4 h6 38. Bh4 h5 39. h3 hxg4 40. hxg4
Rb4 41. Kg2 Ra4 42. Be7 d3 43. Kf3 Rh8 44. g5 Rh4 45. Bf6+ Kg8 46. Bc6 Rac4 47.
Bb5 Rcf4+ 48. Ke3 Rh3+ 49. Kd2 Rxf2+ 50. Kc3 d2+ 51. Kc2 e4 52. Rxd2 e3 53. Re2
Rhh2 54. Kd1 Rh1+ 55. Kc2 Re1 56. Rxf2 exf2 57. Kd2 f1=Q 58. Bxf1 Rxf1 59. Ke2
Rf5 60. Ke3 Kh7 61. Ke4 Kg6 62. Bd8 Rxg5 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.14"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Bg4 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Be2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be3
c6 9. Nd2 Bxe2 10. Nxe2 d5 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nf4 c5 13. c3 Nc6 14. Qg4 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Nb4 16. Nh5 g6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Ng7 Bf8 19. Bg5 Be7 20. Nxe8 Bxg5 21. Nf3
Be7 22. Nd6 Qb6 23. Qf4 Rf8 24. Qh6 f6 25. Rac1 Nc6 26. Rc3 fxe5 27. dxe5 Qa6
28. Ng5 Bxg5 29. Qxg5 Nd4 30. Rc7 Ne2+ 31. Kh2 Nf4 32. Rfc1 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 3-4"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.15"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. g3 Qd7 14. d4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 3-4"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.16"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8. e3
Rc8 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nb3 Nd7 14. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 3-4"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.17"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Nd2 Bb7 {This line is less investigated than 10...Nfd7, Leko
played it against Topalov in San Luis and easily achieved equality} (10... Nfd7
{is another possible move, with plenty of theory}) 11. O-O Na6 {The idea of
this move is to wait for an exchange in the centre, and after c4xd5 e6xd5 the
knight goes to e6 where it's placed very well, the other possibility is 11...
Nbd7} (11... Nbd7 12. e4 a5 13. Re1 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4
Qxd1 17. Rexd1 Rfd8 18. Kf1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $11 {with an
equal position, though White's play in this game could possibly be improved, 1/
2-1/2 Iljushin,A-Epishin,V/Maikop 1998/CBM 066/[Avrukh,B] (34)}) 12. e4 Rc8 {
[%cal Gc8c7,Gd8a8] Black is very solid in the centre.} (12... c5 {is another
possible move, it seems that Black can reach equality, here are some games by
Karpov with Black.} 13. exd5 exd5 14. Re1 (14. Ng4 Qd7 15. Ne5 Qc8 16. Re1 dxc4
17. Ndxc4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Rd8 {and Black seizes the initiative
Torre,E-Karpov,An/Tilburg/1982/0-1 (57)}) 14... cxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc5 16. Ng4 dxc4
17. Nxc4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 Bf6 20. Rad1 h5 (20... Bxd4 {is worse, as
after} 21. Rxd4 Qc7 22. Nd6 Ne6 $2 23. Rxe6 h5 24. Qe4 fxe6 25. Qxe6+ {White
got a very strong attack 1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Moscow 1984/MainBase (35)}
) 21. Bxf6 hxg4 22. Bxd8 Raxd8 {with an equal endgame 1/2-1/2 Kamsky,G-Karpov,
A/Elista 1996/CBM 054/[Ftacnik] (80)}) 13. Re1 Rc7 14. Nd3 (14. a3 c5 15. dxc5
Nxc5 16. exd5 exd5 17. b4 Ne6 18. Bb2 dxc4 19. Bxb7 c3 20. Bxc3 Rxc3 {and
Black is fine 1/2-1/2 Chernin,A-Georgiev,K/Villarrobledo 1997/EXT 99 (58)})
14... dxe4 15. Nxe4 c5 16. d5 $5 $146 {An interesting novelty, in San Luis,
Topalov couldn't reach an advantage after 16.Nxf6 against Leko, and the game
quickly ended in a draw.} (16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. dxe5
Rd7 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. Rad1 Rfd8 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Qe4 Nb8 24. Kg2 {1/2-1/2
Topalov,V-Leko,P/San Luis ARG 2005/The Week in Chess 570 (24)}) 16... exd5 17.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. cxd5 {Now Black should play very precisely.} g6 {
Black opens way for the king, other moves were probably not as good.} (19...
Rd7 $6 20. Qg4 Rdd8 ({of course not} 20... Rfd8 $4 21. Qxd7 $18) 21. Ne5 Rfe8
22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. dxc6 {and with the strong pawn on c6 which is supported by
the bishop, White is clearly better.}) ({After the natural} 19... Rd8 $2 {
White has a surprising tactical resource.} 20. d6 $1 {with the idea after} Qxd6
$2 (20... Rcd7 21. Qe2 {[%cal Ge2e8,Ge2a6]} Qxd6 22. Ne5 Re7 23. Rad1 Qc7 24.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Bxb7 Rxb7 26. Qxa6 {and White is winning.}) 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 {
to play} 22. Nxc5 $1 {and Black loses} Qc7 23. Qxd8+ Qxd8 24. Nxb7 Qb8 25. Rad1
$18) (19... Nb4 20. Nxb4 cxb4 {[%cal Gf6d6] White gets an advantage with an
active} 21. d6 $1 Rd7 22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Qd5 Rd7 24. Rad1 Rfd8 25. Re7 $1 {
with a clear edge for White.}) (19... Qd6 20. Ne5 {[%cal Ge5c4]} Re7 21. Nc4
Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Qd7 23. Rd1 {with a small edge for White.}) 20. Qg4 Rd8 21. Rad1
h5 $2 {A big mistake, which allows White to get a great advantage.} (21... Re7
{It seems important not to let White play Ne5, white is only slightly better
here, and Black can hope to equalise the game soon.} 22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. Nf4 Qd6
{followed by Nc7 or Nb4}) 22. Qa4 $1 {now White has a strong pressure on the
queenside, first of all, he threatens d5-d6.} Rd6 $6 {doesn't help to stop the
pawn} (22... Re7 {is not better} 23. d6 $1 {a strong move, White harasses the
knight on a6.} Rxe1+ (23... Qxd6 24. Bxb7 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 {winning}) 24. Nxe1
Bxg2 25. Nxg2 Nb8 26. Qxa7 Nc6 27. Qxb6 Rxd6 28. Ne3 Rxd1+ 29. Nxd1 {with a
healthy extra pawn for White.}) (22... Rcd7 {perhaps this was Black's last
chance.} 23. Ne5 Re7 24. Nc4 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Nb4 26. Re8+ Rxe8 (26... Kg7 27.
Rxd8 Qxd8 28. Qxa7 Bxd5 29. Qxb6 Qxb6 30. Nxb6 Be6 31. a3 Nc2 32. a4 Bxb3 33.
a5 Nb4 34. Bb7 {and White should win in the endgame.}) 27. Qxe8+ Kg7 28. d6 Nd3
29. Qe3 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Qf5 {White is clearly better, but Black is in the game
yet.}) 23. Ne5 {[%cal Ge5c4] The knight is transfered to c4, and d5-d6 follows,
White's edge is almost decisive already.} Rc8 $6 (23... Nb4 {was probably more
stubborn} 24. Nc4 Rxd5 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 {[%cal Gf6f3]} 26. Qe8+ Kg7 27. f4 {
and White has the material advantage, although some accurate work is still
required.}) (23... Re7 24. Nc4 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rd8 26. d6 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Nb4 28.
Re8+ Rxe8 29. Qxe8+ Kg7 30. d7 {with a decisive advantage.}) 24. Nc4 Rdd8 25.
d6 $1 {now the black queenside collapses.} Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Nb4 27. Qxa7 Nc2 {
Black wishes to establish the knight on d4.} (27... b5 28. Qe7 Kg7 29. d7 Ra8 (
29... Qxe7 30. Rxe7 Rc7 31. Ne5 $18 {[%cal Ge7f7]}) 30. Nd6 {[%cal Gd6e8]} Qxe7
31. Rxe7 {winning}) 28. Re4 Nd4 29. Rd3 {covering the square f3} (29. Rf4 {
was stronger} Qe6 30. Qxb6 Qd5+ 31. f3 {with two pawns up}) 29... Qf5 30. Qe7 {
(??) An unbelievable mistake! White blunders a whole rook, and Black doesn't
take advantage of it. There is also a possibility that the scoresheet is wrong,
since it's hard to believe that two such strong players as Grischuk and Bacrot,
missed this idea} Kh7 {(??)} (30... Nc6 31. Qh4 g5 $19 {winning the rook on e4,
clinched it for black}) 31. Rf4 Qd5+ 32. f3 {now it is over} Re8 (32... Kg7 33.
Nxb6 $18) 33. Rxf7+ Kg8 34. Rg7+ {A very strong game by White.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 3-4"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.17"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Bg5 c6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nbd2 Be6 16. Rc1 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nf1 d5 19. Qe2 Rfe8 20. N1h2 Rad8 21. Ng4
Bxg4 22. hxg4 Qe6 23. exd5 Qxg4 24. Be4 Nb7 25. c4 Nc5 26. cxb5 Nxe4 27. Qxe4
Qxe4 28. Rxe4 axb5 29. Rc5 Ra8 30. a3 Reb8 31. d6 Ra4 32. Nd2 Ra6 33. d7 Rd8
34. Rxb5 Rxd7 35. Nc4 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Rd4 37. Rxd4 exd4 38. b3 Kf8 39. Kg3 Ke7 40.
Kf3 Re6 41. a4 Re1 42. Nb2 Kd6 43. a5 Ra1 44. Ke4 Kc6 45. Rb6+ Kc7 46. b4 Be7
47. Nd3 Bf6 48. g4 Ra2 49. Nc5 Rxf2 50. Rb7+ Kc6 51. a6 Re2+ 52. Kd3 Re3+ 53.
Kc2 Ra3 54. Rb8 Kc7 55. Rb5 d3+ 56. Kd1 Bg5 57. Ra5 Rxa5 58. bxa5 Kb8 59. Nxd3
Ka7 60. Nb4 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Be7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 e5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Qxc4 Be6 14.
Qd3 Rad8 15. Qe3 Qh5 16. f3 Bc4 17. Nc3 Rfe8 18. Qg5 Qh3 19. Rf2 Bxe2 20. Be3
Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Ng4 22. Rf2 f6 23. Qf5 Re5 24. Qf4 Rxe3 25. Qxc7 Rde8 26. Qc4+
Kh8 0-1

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. a4 Nbd7 8. O-O
b6 9. h3 Bb7 10. Be3 a6 11. g4 b5 12. Ng3 g6 13. f4 b4 14. Nce2 exd4 15. Qxd4
c5 16. Qd2 Nb6 17. b3 a5 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. g5 Nfd7 20. h4 Rfe8 21. h5 Bf8 22. c4
bxc3 23. Nxc3 Ba6 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. axb5 a4 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. e5 d5 28. Bxd5
Nxd5 29. Qxd5 Nb6 30. Qh1 axb3 31. Ne4 Re6 32. Rf3 b2 33. Kg2 Qb7 34. Nf6+ Rxf6
35. gxf6 Nc4 36. Kg3 Qe4 37. Bf2 Nd2 38. Rc3 Qxe5 39. Ra1 0-1

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. Ne5 Ra7 8. O-O
Ba6 9. Qc2 d5 10. Rd1 c6 11. Bxb4 axb4 12. a3 Bxc4 13. Nxc4 dxc4 14. Qxc4 c5
15. Nd2 bxa3 16. Rxa3 Rxa3 17. bxa3 cxd4 18. Nf3 Qd6 19. Qxd4 Qxa3 20. Qxb6 Nd5
21. Qb7 Qa4 22. Rc1 Nd7 23. Qc6 Qxc6 24. Rxc6 Rb8 25. Bf1 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. c3 e6 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 g6 8. Be2
Bg7 9. O-O Nge7 10. Na3 a6 11. Qf2 Rc8 12. Nc2 O-O 13. e5 d4 14. c4 f6 15. exf6
Rxf6 16. Bd2 Qd6 17. b4 Nxb4 18. Nxb4 cxb4 19. Rab1 Nc6 20. Bf3 a5 21. Qe2 Rc7
22. h4 Ne7 23. g4 h5 24. Be4 hxg4 25. Qxg4 Nf5 26. Rf2 b6 27. Re1 Bh6 28. Rf3
Rg7 29. Re2 Ne3 30. Bxe3 dxe3 31. Rexe3 Bxf4 32. Re2 a4 33. Kg2 a3 34. d4 g5
35. h5 Ra7 36. c5 bxc5 37. dxc5 Qxc5 38. Bb1 Qd5 39. Be4 Qb5 40. Bd3 Qd5 41.
Be4 Qd1 42. Rf1 Qd4 43. Bb1 Be5 44. Qxd4 Bxd4 45. Rxf6 Bxf6 46. Rxe6 Kg7 47.
Kf3 Bd4 48. Rc6 Bb6 49. Ke4 Bd8 50. Rc7+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Nh5 4. e4 e5 5. Be3 exd4 6. Bxd4 Bg7 7. Bxg7 Nxg7 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Qd2 d6 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. h4 f5 12. Bd3 Ne5 13. Nge2 Be6 14. b3 Nxd3+
15. Qxd3 Qf6 16. Nd4 Rae8 17. Ndb5 Rf7 18. Qd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Bc8 20. Rhe1 Kf8
21. Kd2 c6 22. exf5 Nxf5 23. Nxf5 Bxf5 24. g4 Be6 25. Ke3 Rfe7 26. Kf4 Rf7+ 27.
Ke3 Rd7 28. Ne4 Ke7 29. g5 Red8 30. c5 d5 31. Nf6 h6 32. Kf4 Rh8 33. a3 a5 34.
Ng4 Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 c5 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 Nfd7 12. Nxc4 O-O 13. e4 Bg6 14. Be2 Nc6
15. Bf2 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. Ke1 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Kf2 Nd4 20. Rad1 Rad8
21. Ne3 Nxe2 22. Kxe2 Bd3+ 23. Kf2 Bg6 24. Kg3 e5 25. Ned5 Kh7 26. b4 Nd3 27.
b5 Rc8 28. Ne4 Bxe4 29. fxe4 Nf2 30. Rhe1 Nxd1 31. Rxd1 Rc4 32. a5 Rxe4 33. Rc1
Rd4 34. Nc7 Rd3+ 35. Kh4 Rf4+ 36. g4 g5+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 a6 7. Ba4 g6 8. Re1
Bg7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nf1 Qe8 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 15.
d5 Nb4 16. Bb1 a5 17. Bd2 Qd8 18. Ne3 b5 19. a3 Na6 20. b4 Qb6 21. Bd3 Nc7 22.
Qe2 Qa7 23. Qd1 Bh6 24. g3 Kg7 25. Kg2 Nce8 26. h4 Kg8 27. Ng5 Qc7 28. Qc1 Bc8
29. Be2 Ra6 30. f4 Qd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. Bxc4 Qc7 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qd1 Nf6 8.
O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Be2 e6 11. b3 Rd8 12. Qc2 Bg6 13. Qc4 Bd6 14. Bb2 O-O 15.
Nc3 Qa5 16. Nb5 Bb8 17. Nbd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 a6 19. Qc5 Qxc5 20. Bxc5 Rfe8 21.
Rac1 Be4 22. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rc8 24. Bd6 Ba7 25. Nd2 Bd5 26. Bc4 Rd8 27.
Be7 Rd7 28. Bxf6 Bxc4 29. Bd4 Be2 30. Rc1 h6 31. Rc8+ Kh7 32. Bxa7 Rxd2 33. Rc7
f6 34. Bc5 Kg8 35. Rc8+ Kf7 36. Rc7+ Kg6 37. Bf8 Kf5 38. Rxb7 Rxa2 39. Bxg7 h5
40. Bf8 h4 41. Rh7 Ra1+ 42. Kh2 Kg5 43. Rg7+ Kf5 44. Rh7 Rb1 45. b4 e5 46. Rxh4
Bd3 47. Bc5 Kg5 48. Rg4+ Kh5 49. f3 Bg6 50. e4 Rb2 51. Be7 Kh6 52. Bxf6 Rxb4
53. Bxe5 Kh7 54. Rh4+ Kg8 55. Kg3 a5 56. Kf4 a4 57. Kg5 Kf7 58. Rf4+ Ke6 59.
Rf6+ Kxe5 60. Rxg6 Kd4 61. Ra6 Kc3 62. e5 Kb3 63. e6 Rb5+ 64. Kf6 Rh5 65. Rxa4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Bg5 c6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nbd2 Rac8 16. Rc1 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qe2 Be6 19. Bd3 Nc4 20. Nf1 d5 21. b3
Nb6 22. Ng3 g6 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Nxe5 Nf4 25. Nxc6 Nxe2+ 26. Rxe2 Rxc6 27. Ne4
Bg7 28. c4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 Rfc8 30. Rec2 Bf5 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32. Rxc6 Rxc6 33.
Rxc6 Bxe4 34. Rxa6 Bc3 35. a3 Ke7 36. b4 Bd3 37. Rc6 Bd2 38. g4 Kd7 39. Rc5 Kd6
40. Ra5 Kc6 41. f3 Bf4 42. Kg2 Kb6 43. Rd5 Bc2 44. h4 Bb3 45. Rd4 Be5 46. Rd8
Kc7 47. Rd3 Bc4 48. Re3 Bb2 49. Kg3 Kb6 50. a4 Bd5 51. Rd3 Kc6 52. f4 Bc4 53.
Rd2 Ba3 54. Rc2 Kd5 55. b5 Bc5 56. Rd2+ Ke4 57. Rd8 Be3 58. Re8+ Kd3 59. f5 g5
60. hxg5 hxg5 61. Rxe3+ Kxe3 62. b6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4
Nbd7 9. Qf3 e5 10. fxe5 Nxe5 11. Qf2 Be7 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. Qxf5 g6 14. Qh3 Nfg4
15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Be2 Qg5 17. Nd5 Kf8 18. O-O Kg7 19. Bxg4 Qxg4 20. Qe3 Rac8
21. c3 Rhf8 22. Rf6 Qg5 23. Rxd6 Rfd8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. b3 f5 27.
c4 Nd3 28. exf5 gxf5 29. Rd1 Nc5 30. Re1 b5 31. Re7+ Kg6 32. Rc7 Ne4 33. Rc6+
Kg7 34. Rxa6 bxc4 35. bxc4 Rb8 36. Rb6 Ra8 37. Rb2 Ra3 38. g3 Kf7 39. Rc2 Ke6
40. Nb4 Kd6 41. c5+ Nxc5 42. Rd2+ Ke6 43. Nc2 Ra4 44. Kg2 Ke5 45. Ne1 Ne4 46.
Nf3+ Kf6 47. Rc2 Ra3 48. Rc6+ Ke7 49. Rc2 Kf6 50. Nd4 Ke5 51. Nc6+ Kf6 52. Re2
Nc3 53. Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e3 Nc6 5. Ne2 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. c5
Nge7 9. Nbc3 O-O 10. O-O Nf5 11. Be3 b6 12. cxb6 Qxb6 13. Na4 Qa5 14. Rc1 Nxe3
15. fxe3 Ba6 16. Rxc6 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Qxa4 18. Ra6 Qb4 19. Rc1 Qb7 20. Rcc6 Rfc8
21. Qc2 h5 22. Qc3 Qxa6 23. Rxa6 Rxc3 24. bxc3 Rc8 25. Ra3 a5 26. Kf1 a4 27.
Ke1 Rb8 28. Rxa4 Rb2 29. Bf3 Bh6 30. e4 dxe4 31. Bxe4 Bd2+ 32. Kf1 Bxc3 33. d5
exd5 34. Bxd5 Rd2 35. Bb3 Rd6 36. Rc4 Bd4 37. Ke2 Kg7 38. Rc7 Rf6 39. Kd3 Bg1
40. h3 Bh2 41. Ke4 Bxg3 42. Rc3 Bh2 43. a4 Bg1 44. Bd5 Ra6 45. Bc6 Ra5 46. Bb5
Ra7 47. Rc1 Bb6 48. Kd5 Ba5 49. Rc8 f5 50. Ke6 Kh6 51. Kf6 Kh7 52. Bc4 Bc3+ 53.
Kg5 Bd2+ 54. Kf6 Bc3+ 55. Ke6 Rxa4 56. Bb3 Re4+ 57. Kf7 Bg7 58. Be6 Re3 59. h4
Re4 60. Rc1 Rxh4 61. Rc7 Re4 62. Bd5 Re5 63. Be6 Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. h4 gxh4 12. Bxh4 Nc6 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Qd2 Qb6 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nce5 17. Bg3 Kf8 18. Bxg4 hxg4 19. Rxh8+ Bxh8 20. Qe2 Qb4+
21. c3 Qc4 22. Bxe5 Qxe2+ 23. Kxe2 Bxe5 24. Na5 Rc8 25. Rd1 Kg7 26. g3 Kg6 27.
Rd2 Rc7 28. a4 f5 29. Rd3 Kg5 30. Kd2 f4 31. gxf4+ Bxf4+ 32. Kc2 Be5 33. b3 Kf5
34. Nc4 Bf4 35. a5 Rc8 36. Rd1 Rh8 37. Re1 Rh2 38. Rxe7 Rxf2+ 39. Kd3 g3 40.
Rg7 g2 41. Ne3+ Kf6 42. Rg4 Rf3 43. Kc4 Ke5 44. Nf5 Rg3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Bg6 7. Nbd2 a6 8. c3
Qc7 9. Nh4 c5 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Nf3 Ne7 12. Bf4 c4 13. b3 cxb3 14. axb3 Qxc3
15. Qb1 Qb4 16. Ra4 Qb6 17. b4 Nf5 18. b5 a5 19. Bd2 Qd8 20. b6 Be7 21. Rxa5
Rxa5 22. Bxa5 O-O 23. Bb5 Qa8 24. Qa1 Nb8 25. Rc1 Bd8 26. Bb4 Qxa1 27. Rxa1 Be7
28. Bxe7 Nxe7 29. Ra7 Rc8 30. g3 Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Rb1 32. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Bc2 Nc6 7. d3 e6 8. Nbd2
d5 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Nf1 O-O 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. O-O Qc7 13. Nh2 b5 14. f4 c4 15. d4
dxe4 16. Nxe4 Rad8 17. Nf3 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rd5 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21.
fxg5 Qd7 22. Bf4 a5 23. a4 b4 24. Qe2 Rc8 25. h4 Ne7 26. Rf3 Rf5 27. g4 Rd5 28.
Raf1 bxc3 29. bxc3 Qxa4 30. Be5 Rf8 31. h5 Nc6 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33. h6+ Kg8 34.
Qxe6 Nxd4 35. cxd4 Qd7 36. Qf6 Qxg4+ 37. Kf2 Qxd4+ 38. Qxd4 Rxd4 39. Rf5 a4 40.
Ra1 c3 41. Rc5 f6 42. Ke3 Rd6 43. gxf6 Rdxf6 44. Rxa4 Rxh6 45. Rg4+ Kh8 46.
Rxc3 Rh3+ 47. Kd2 Rd8+ 48. Kc2 Rxc3+ 49. Kxc3 h6 50. Rd4 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bg4 6. Ne5 Bh5 7. f3 Nfd7 8.
Nxc4 e5 9. e4 Bb4 10. dxe5 O-O 11. Be3 Qe7 12. Be2 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. O-O
Qe7 15. a5 Nd7 16. Qb3 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Qc4 Rad8 19. Rfd1 Kh8 20. Qb4 Rde8
21. Bf1 f6 22. Na4 Nxa4 23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24. Rxa4 Bf7 25. Rd6 Rc7 26. Rad4 Kg8 27.
Rd7 Rxd7 28. Rxd7 Rb8 29. b4 Kf8 30. Rc7 Bb3 31. Kf2 a6 32. g4 h6 33. h4 Bf7
34. Ke3 Be6 35. Be2 Bf7 36. f4 Be8 37. f5 b6 38. Ra7 bxa5 39. bxa5 c5 40. Bxa6
Rb3+ 41. Kf4 Ra3 42. Bc4 Ra4 43. Bb3 Ra3 44. Bd5 Bb5 45. g5 hxg5+ 46. hxg5 Be2
47. e5 fxe5+ 48. Kxe5 Re3+ 49. Kd6 c4 50. Rf7+ Ke8 51. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Superblitz playoff"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. h4 gxh4 12. Rxh4 Nc6 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Qd2 Qb6 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nce5 17. O-O-O Rc8 18. Kb1 Bf6 19. Rh3 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21.
f3 Ne5 22. Bf2 Qb5 23. Qe2 Rb4 24. Qxb5+ Rxb5 25. Bh4 Bg7 26. Bg5 Kd7 27. Rh4
a5 28. a4 Rb4 29. Nxa5 Rxh4 30. Bxh4 Ra8 31. Be1 b6 32. Nb3 Nc4 33. c3 Rxa4 34.
Bf2 Ra8 35. Nd4 Bxd4 36. Rxd4 b5 37. b3 Ne5 38. Rd2 Ng6 39. Kb2 Ne5 40. Bd4 Ng6
41. Be3 Ne5 42. Bd4 Ng6 43. Be3 Nh4 44. Bg5 Ng6 45. Be3 Rg8 46. c4 bxc4 47.
bxc4 Nh4 48. Bf2 Rxg2 49. Kc3 Nxf3 50. Ra2 f5 51. Kd3 Ne5+ 52. Ke2 Ng4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Superblitz playoff"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 a6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bg2
Nxd4 9. Bxd4 e5 10. Be3 Nf6 11. h3 O-O 12. g5 Ne8 13. Qd2 Be6 14. O-O-O Rc8 15.
Kb1 g6 16. f4 Ng7 17. h4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Qb6 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Bh3 Qc4 21. Bd4 b5
22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Rce8 24. Qf2 Bd8 25. b3 Qc7 26. Bb2 Re4 27. Bg2 Ree8 28.
Bh3 a5 29. Bg4 Re4 30. Bf3 Ree8 31. Bg4 Re4 32. Bf3 Ree8 33. Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2006.02.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 e5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Nd7 5. Nc3 Ngf6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. d5
cxd5 9. cxd5 O-O 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bd2 Nc5 13. b4 Na6 14. a3 Kh8 15.
Rc1 f5 16. Ne1 Nf6 17. f3 fxe4 18. fxe4 Ng8 19. Rxf8 Bxf8 20. Nd3 Bh6 21. Kh1
Bd7 22. b5 Nc7 23. a4 Rc8 24. Bxh6 Nxh6 25. Qg1 a6 26. Qb6 axb5 27. Qxd6 Nf7
28. Qa3 bxa4 29. Rf1 Qe8 30. h3 Kg8 31. Nc5 Qe7 32. d6 Nxd6 33. Nxd7 Qxd7 34.
Bg4 Ne6 35. Rf6 Qc6 36. Rxe6 Qxc3 37. Qxc3 Rxc3 38. Rxd6 b5 39. Rb6 Rc5 40. Bd7
a3 41. Rxb5 Rxb5 42. Bxb5 Kf8 43. Bc4 Ke7 44. Kh2 Kd6 45. Kg3 Kc5 46. Bd5 Kd4
47. Kg4 h6 48. h4 Ke3 49. h5 gxh5+ 50. Kxh5 Kf2 51. Kxh6 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2006.02.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qc7 8.
Nd5 Nxd5 ({Nach} 8... Qxc4 9. Nxe7+ Kh8 10. Nxc8 Rxc8 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nc2 {
hat Weiß m.E. Chancen auf Vorteil.} Re8 (12... Ne4 13. Ne3 Qe6 14. Nd5 f5 15.
Be3 Qe5 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 $14 {Borovikov,V (2595)-Iskusnyh,S (2472)/
Pardubice 2005}) 13. Ne3 Qe6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Qxe2 16. Bxf7 Re7 17. Qxe2
Rxe2 18. Rb1 $11 {Wojtaszek,R (2569)-Fressinet,L (2638)/Warsaw 2005}) 9. cxd5
Qa5+ $5 $146 {Eine interessante Neuerung. Schwarz lockt den weißen Läufer nach
c3 bevor er zu e7-e5 greift.} (9... e5 10. dxe6 dxe6 11. O-O Rd8 12. Qc2 Qxc2
13. Nxc2 Nc6 14. Bg5 Re8 15. Rab1 h6 16. Be3 Bd7 17. Rfd1 Red8 $11 {Baburin,A 
(2591)-Gallagher,J (2558)/Birmingham 2000}) (9... d6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Be3 $14)
10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Bc3 ({Nach} 11. Be3 Qxb2 12. O-O d6 13. Qd3 Qb4 {hat Weiß im
besten Fall ausreichende Kompensation für den Bauern.}) 11... e5 $1 12. dxe6 $2
{Trotz des ausführlichen Nachdenkens traf ich hier die falsche Entscheidung.
Nach dem Textzug hat Schwarz ein leichteres Spiel, richtig war 12.Nb3.} (12.
Nb3 d6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nd2 Qa6 15. a4 $14 {, und Weiß hat einen Minivorteil.})
12... dxe6 13. e3 (13. Nf3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Bd7 15. O-O Bc6 16. Qd4 Nd7 $15)
13... e5 14. Nb3 Nc6 15. O-O Be6 $15 {Die schwarzen Figuren sind besser
koordiniert, während Bc3 und Nb3 in ihrer Wirkung eingeschränkt sind.} 16. Nd2
Nb4 ({Vielversprechender war} 16... f5 $1 17. e4 $2 (17. b3 e4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7
$15) 17... f4 $17) 17. Qa4 Nd5 18. Qa3 Nxc3 (18... Rfc8 19. Rfc1 Bf8 20. Qa4
Nxc3 21. bxc3 Qc7 22. Rab1 $15) 19. bxc3 Rac8 20. Rab1 (20. Rfb1 Qa6 21. Qe7
Qa5 $15) 20... Qa6 21. Qxa6 bxa6 22. c4 (22. Rfc1 $6 Bxa2 23. Ra1 Be6 24. Rxa6
Rc7 25. Rca1 Rd8 26. Ne4 Bc4 $17) 22... Rfd8 {Schwarz steht eindeutig besser,
seine Läuferpaar und Figurenaktivität überwiegen die leichte Verschlechterung
der Bauenstruktur.} 23. Rfd1 f5 24. Bf1 {Gespielt mit der Absicht Nb3.} (24.
Bb7 Rc7 25. e4 fxe4 26. Bd5 Bxd5 27. cxd5 e3 28. fxe3 Rxd5 29. Ne4 Rxd1+ 30.
Rxd1 h6 $15) 24... Bf6 (24... e4 25. Nb3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Bxc4 27. Bxc4+ Rxc4 28.
Rd8+ $11) 25. Rbc1 (25. Nb3 $2 Bxc4 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $17) 25... Be7 26. Nb3 Rxd1
27. Rxd1 Bxc4 $2 $138 {Hier ließ Alexander nach, viel unangenehmer wäre für
mich die ruhige Verbesserung der Stellung mit 27...Kf7.} (27... Kf7 $1 28. Rc1
Bb4 {/\a5-a4}) 28. Rd7 $138 Kf8 29. Rxa7 Bd5 $2 (29... Bb5 $11) 30. Rxa6 Rc2
31. Ra5 Be4 32. Bg2 Bd3 33. Bf1 $2 {Hier sollte ich selbstverständlich
anfangen, auf Gewinn zu spielen, aber in Zeitnot konnte ich nicht umschalten.}
(33. Rxe5 Rxa2 34. h3 $16) 33... Be4 34. Bg2 Bd3 35. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2006.02.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Legky, Nikolay A"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. c4 b6 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. exd4 O-O 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O d5 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qb3 Na6 13. Nb5 Nb8 14. Nc3 g6
15. Rfe1 Kg7 16. Rad1 Nc6 17. Bf1 Na5 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. g3 a6 20. Ne5 b5 21. a3
Re8 22. Ng4 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Bxd4 24. Qd2 Nb3 25. Qd3 Bxc3 26. bxc3 d4 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "Montpellier"]
[Date "2006.03.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2006.03.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Ra7 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. Ba5 Qa8 13. b4 Nb8 14. a3 Nc6 15.
Nbd2 Nxa5 16. bxa5 c5 17. dxc5 Rc8 18. Nb3 Ne4 19. Rd7 Bxc5 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21.
Rxf7 Kxf7 22. Qxh7 Rh8 23. Ne5+ Kf6 24. Ng4+ Kf7 25. Ne5+ Kf6 26. Ng4+ Kf7 27.
Ne5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "Montpellier"]
[Date "2006.04.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sebag, Marie"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2006.03.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.
Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O 16. Qf3 Nb4+ 17. Kb3 Qc5 18. Qe3 Qe7 19. Be2 Nd5 20. Qe5
Qb4+ 21. Ka2 Rfd8 22. Kb1 b5 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Ne3 Rac8 25. Ra3 Qc5 26. Rd1 b4
27. Rad3 Rd6 28. Rxd5 exd5 29. Nf5 Qc2+ 30. Ka2 Ra6+ 31. Bxa6 Qa4+ 32. Kb1
Qxd1+ 33. Ka2 Qa4+ 34. Kb1 Qc2+ 35. Ka2 Qa4+ 36. Kb1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "Montpellier"]
[Date "2006.04.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Boudre, Jean Pierre"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2334"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2006.03.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. c3 Nf6 7. h3 Bh5 8.
d3 Nd7 9. Bf4 e5 10. Bh2 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Qc2 Bg6 13. Qa4 Qc7 14. d4 exd4
15. cxd4 Rfe8 16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5 Nb6 18. Qa5 Qc8 19. Rfe1 Rd8 20. Rac1 Rb8
21. Qa3 Rd3 22. Rc3 Nd5 23. Rxd3 c4 24. Nxc4 Bxa3 25. Rxa3 Nb4 26. Rb3 c5 27.
a3 Nc6 28. Nd6 Qe6 29. Rc3 Nd4 30. Rxc5 Nxf3+ 31. gxf3 Qxh3 32. Rc3 h6 33. b4
Rd8 34. Rec1 h5 35. Re3 h4 36. Bf4 Bh5 37. Rcc3 Qe6 38. Kh2 Qa2 39. Kg2 h3+ 40.
Kxh3 Qxf2 41. Bg3 Qa2 42. Bh4 Rf8 43. Ne4 Bg6 44. Nf2 Re8 45. Kg2 Bf5 46. Bg3
Qd2 47. Rcd3 Bxd3 48. Rxd3 Qe2 49. f4 Rc8 50. f5 Rc2 51. Rd8+ Kh7 52. Rd4 Rc3
53. Rh4+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 Ba6 7. Ne5 Ra7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bf4 Qc8 12. Rd1 c5 13. d5 d6 14. Nc6 Nxc6 15.
dxc6 d5 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Nc3 d4 18. Na4 Bb5 19. Nxb6 Qa6 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5
Rd8 22. Qf5 Rxd5 23. Qxd5 Bxc6 24. Qh5 Bf8 25. Rac1 Ba8 26. Rd2 Qe6 27. Qe5 Qd7
28. Qb8 Bc6 29. Rxc5 Rb7 30. Qe5 f6 31. Qf5 Bxc5 32. Qxc5 Rb5 33. Qxd4 Qxd4 34.
Rxd4 Rxb2 35. Rc4 Bb5 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Rb8 Rb1+ 38. Kg2 Bc6+ 39. f3 Ra1 40. Rb2
Bd5 41. Rb5 Bf7 42. Rxa5 Rxa2 43. Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. a4 Be6 10. f4 exf4 11. Nd4 f3 12. Bxf3 Nc6 13. Nf5 Re8 14. Kh1 Bf8 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 g6 17. Nxd6 Bxd6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxd6 Rad8 20. Qg3 Qg5 21. Nd5
Bxd5 22. exd5 Ne5 23. Rad1 Nc4 24. Rd4 Ne3 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. Rc1 Nxc2 27. Rd2
Ne3 28. d6 Nc4 29. d7 Nxd2 30. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 31. Bxb7 a5 32. h3 Re5 33. Kh2 Kf8
34. Rd1 Nc4 35. b3 Ne3 36. Rc1 g4 37. hxg4 Nxg4+ 38. Kg3 Nf6 39. Bf3 g5 40. Rc3
Ke7 41. Rc7+ Ke6 42. Kf2 Ne4+ 43. Bxe4 Rxe4 44. Rc5 Re5 45. Rc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 9. Nce2 e5 10. Nb3 Nc6 11. Ng3 Be6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 d5
15. Bg5 Qb6 16. h4 d4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. g4 e4 19. Qf4 O-O 20. g5 Be5 21. Qxe4
Qc7 22. Kb1 Rfe8 23. Qg4 a5 24. Bc4 Kh8 25. f4 a4 26. fxe5 Nxe5 27. Qxd4 Nxc4
28. Nc5 Ne3 29. f6 Rad8 30. fxg7+ Kg8 31. Nd7 Qxc2+ 32. Ka1 Rxd7 33. Qxd7 Nxd1
34. Qxe8+ Kxg7 35. Qe5+ Kg8 36. Qe8+ Kg7 37. Qe5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nbc6 13. Nd5 e6 14. fxe6 fxe6
15. Ne3 O-O 16. Be2 Qe7 17. O-O Rad8 18. Bh5 b5 19. a4 b4 20. a5 d5 21. Re1 Kh8
22. Qe2 Qa7 23. Rad1 Nd4 24. Qd2 Nec6 25. h4 Qe7 26. Ng4 Rf5 27. Bg6 gxh4 28.
Bf4 Rxf4 29. Qxf4 Rf8 30. Qe3 h5 31. Nh2 Ne5 32. Bd3 Nxd3 33. Qxd3 Qf6 34. Nf3
h3 35. Qxd4 Qg6 36. Nh4 Qg5 37. Qxb4 Kh7 38. g3 d4 39. Qd2 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 Bf5 11. Nd4 Bg6 12. f4 c5 13. Nf3 Bxc2 14. Rf2
Bg6 15. g4 f5 16. Be3 b6 17. Rd1+ Kc8 18. Nh4 Kb7 19. Rfd2 fxg4 20. hxg4 Be8
21. f5 Nc6 22. Nf3 Be7 23. Nd5 Rf8 24. Nxe7 Nxe7 25. Ng5 Nxf5 26. Rf1 Nxe3 27.
Rxf8 Bg6 28. Rxa8 Kxa8 29. e6 Nxg4 30. e7 Nf6 31. Ne6 Ne8 32. Nf8 Bf7 33. Nxh7
Nd6 34. Ng5 Bg6 35. Ne6 Kb7 36. Rg2 Be8 37. Nxg7 Bb5 38. Rf2 a5 39. Rf8 c4 40.
e8=Q 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. a4 Rc8 11. a5 Rxc3 12. Qxc3 d5 13. O-O-O Be7 14. exd5 Nxd5
15. Rxd5 Bxd5 16. Bc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Bg5 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 O-O 20. Rd1 Qc8
21. Qd4 Nc5 22. Nxc5 Bxf4+ 23. Kb1 Bxh2 24. Qd5 Qg4 25. Rh1 Bc7 26. Qxh5 Qxh5
27. Rxh5 Bxa5 28. Nxa6 Bd8 29. Nc5 b6 30. Nd7 Re8 31. Re5 Rxe5 32. Nxe5 f5 33.
c3 Bc7 34. Nf3 Kf7 35. Kc2 Kf6 36. Kd3 g5 37. b4 g4 38. Nd4 Bd6 39. Nb5 Be7 40.
Nd4 Bf8 41. Nc6 Ke6 42. Nd4+ Ke5 43. Nc6+ Kf4 44. Nd4 Bd6 45. Ne2+ Ke5 46. Nd4
f4 47. Nc6+ Kd5 48. Nd4 Bf8 49. c4+ Ke5 50. Nc6+ Kd6 51. Nd4 Ke5 52. Nc6+ Kd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Ba6 8. Qc2
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Rad1 Na6 13. Ne5 c6 14. Rfe1 Re8
15. e4 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. exd5 Nb4 18. Qb3 Nxd5 19. Nxc6 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Bxc6
21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd4 23. Ne7+ Kf8 24. Nc6 Qf6 25. Nxd4 Qxd4 26. Rd1 Qf6
27. Rd7 Re8 28. Qd5 g6 29. Qd6+ Kg7 30. Qxf6+ Kxf6 31. Rb7 Re6 32. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 c6 4. c4 d5 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
Na6 9. Nge2 Nc7 10. O-O Be6 11. Bxe6 Nxe6 12. f4 Qd7 13. f5 Ng7 14. e6 fxe6 15.
fxg6 O-O-O 16. Bf4 hxg6 17. Be5 Rh7 18. Qc2 Nf5 19. Nb5 Nd6 20. Qxg6 Rh6 21.
Qg8 Qe8 22. Nbc3 Rg6 23. Qh7 Bh6 24. Bxd6 exd6 25. Rf7 Rd7 26. Raf1 Rg7 27.
Rxd7 Be3+ 28. Kh1 Rxd7 29. Qh3 Bg5 30. Ne4 Bd8 31. Nf4 d5 32. Nc5 Rf7 33. g3
Nc4 34. Re1 Kb8 35. b3 Nb6 36. Qxe6 Qxe6 37. Ncxe6 Bf6 38. Kg2 Nd7 39. h4 Re7
40. Re2 Re8 41. h5 Nf8 42. g4 Nh7 43. Nc5 Rxe2+ 44. Nxe2 b6 45. Nd7+ Kc7 46.
Nxf6 Nxf6 47. Kf3 Kd6 48. Kf4 Ke6 49. b4 a5 50. bxa5 bxa5 51. Ng3 Nd7 52. g5 c5
53. dxc5 Nxc5 54. h6 Nd3+ 55. Ke3 Ne5 56. h7 Ng6 57. Nh5 Kf5 58. Nf4 Nh8 59. g6
Kf6 60. Kd4 Kg7 61. Kxd5 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg5 d4 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nd2 Re8 14. Rc1 Bf8
15. Re1 Bg4 16. Nf4 Qd7 17. a3 Rad8 18. Nf3 h6 19. Qd2 d3 20. Qxd3 Qe7 21. Qb3
Kh8 22. h4 g6 23. Rcd1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bg7 25. Rd2 Bf5 26. Nd5 Qc5 27. Qxb7 Be4
28. Nc3 Bxf3 29. Bxf3 Ne5 30. Kg2 a5 31. Rd5 Qc4 32. Rxa5 Nxf3 33. Qxf3 Kh7 34.
Ra7 Rf8 35. Nd5 Kg8 36. b4 Be5 37. h5 g5 38. Rd7 Qc2 39. Ne3 Qa4 40. Qd5 Bg7
41. Nc4 Qc2 42. e3 Bc3 43. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Nh3 h6 11. Bh4 Rc8 12. Nf2 c5 13. Ng4 d5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15.
Bxd8 Nxc3 16. Be7 Rfe8 17. Bd6 Nd5 18. e4 f5 19. Bb5 Bc6 20. Ba6 fxg4 21. Bxc8
Rxc8 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. dxc5 gxf3 24. gxf3 bxc5 25. b4 Rc6 26. Bg3 cxb4 27. axb4
Rb6 28. Rxa7 Rxb4 29. O-O Rb7 30. Rxb7 Bxb7 31. Kf2 Kf7 32. Rc1 Ba6 33. Rc7 Bb5
34. Be5 Kg6 35. Bb2 Nf6 36. Rc1 Ba4 37. Ke3 Bb3 38. Rg1+ Kf7 39. Kd4 Bd5 40. f4
Ne4 41. Ke3 g5 42. fxg5 hxg5 43. Rg4 Nd6 44. Be5 Nc4+ 45. Kd4 Nd2 46. Kd3 Nf3
47. Bg3 Kf6 48. Ke3 Kf5 49. Rb4 Bc6 50. Rb8 Kg4 51. Rh8 Nh4 52. Kf2 Bd5 53. Rg8
Nf3 54. Rg7 Kh3 55. Ra7 Nh4 56. Ra3 Kg4 57. Bc7 Nf5 58. Ra1 Kh5 59. Rd1 Nh6 60.
Rb1 Nf7 61. Ke3 Kg6 62. Kd4 Kf5 63. Rf1+ Kg6 64. Bg3 Bg2 65. Rg1 Bd5 66. Be1
Bf3 67. Ke3 Bd5 68. Bc3 Nh6 69. Kf2 Nf7 70. Bd2 Kf5 71. Kg3 Kg6 72. Bb4 Nh6 73.
Kf2 Nf7 74. Be7 Kf5 75. Ke3 e5 76. Rf1+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. dxc5 d4 7. Na4 Bxc5 8.
Nxc5 Qa5+ 9. Qd2 Qxc5 10. e3 dxe3 11. Qxe3+ Qxe3+ 12. Bxe3 Be6 13. Bb5 Nge7 14.
Nd4 Bd5 15. O-O O-O 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. h3 h6 18. b3 a6 19. Bf1 Rac8 20. Ne2 Nb4
21. Bd2 Nec6 22. Bc3 Be6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Nf4 Bf5 25. g4 Bc2 26. Bg2 Rd1+ 27.
Rxd1 Bxd1 28. a3 Na2 29. Bd2 Bxb3 30. Nd3 Bc4 31. Nc5 b6 32. Nd7 Nd4 33. Nxb6
Be2 34. Bd5 Nf3+ 35. Bxf3 Bxf3 36. Kh2 g5 37. Kg3 Bc6 38. Nc8 Bd7 39. Nd6 Kg7
40. h4 gxh4+ 41. Kxh4 Kg6 42. Nc4 f6 43. f4 Be6 44. Nb2 f5 45. g5 hxg5+ 46.
fxg5 f4 47. Nd3 Kf5 48. Nxf4 Bf7 49. Nd3 Bg6 50. Nc5 a5 51. Bxa5 Nc1 52. a4 Ne2
53. Bd8 Be8 54. a5 Nd4 55. Kg3 Nc6 56. a6 Nxd8 57. Nb7 Nc6 58. Nd6+ Kxg5 59.
Nxe8 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nf6 9. h3 Nb4 10. c5 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Ne4 12. Nbd2 f5 13. Ne5 O-O 14. b4 Bf6 15.
Ba3 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Bxe5 17. dxe5 f4 18. f3 Be6 19. Bb2 Qh4 20. Rf2 Rf5 21. Bd4
c6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. a3 e5 8. Nf5
Bxf5 9. exf5 Nc6 10. g4 h6 11. Qd3 Nd4 12. Ne2 Nxe2 13. Qxe2 O-O-O 14. Qe3 Qc6
15. Qc3 Qxc3+ 16. bxc3 d5 17. Be3 d4 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Bd2 Nd5 20. Bd3 Bd6 21.
Be4 Nf6 22. Bd3 Nd5 23. Be4 Nc3 24. Bd3 Rhe8+ 25. Kf2 Nd5 26. h4 Bf4 27. Bxf4
Nxf4 28. Be4 Nd5 29. Rab1 Re7 30. Rb3 Nc3 31. Bd3 b5 32. g5 h5 33. Rg1 Kc7 34.
f6 gxf6 35. gxf6 Re6 36. Rg5 Nd1+ 37. Kg3 Rxf6 38. Rxh5 Nc3 39. Rg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 Na5 13. Bc2 b4 14. d5 bxc3 15.
bxc3 c6 16. c4 Qc7 17. Bd3 Reb8 18. Ba3 Bc8 19. Bf1 Bd7 20. Re3 c5 21. Qc2 g6
22. Bb2 Bh6 23. Ree1 Rb7 24. Bc3 Rab8 25. Reb1 Ne8 26. Bd3 f6 27. Rxb7 Rxb7 28.
Rb1 Rb6 29. Nf1 Nb7 30. a5 Rxb1 31. Qxb1 Bf8 32. Qa2 Be7 33. Bc2 Ng7 34. N1d2
Bd8 35. Nb3 Nh5 36. Bd3 Qc8 37. Bf1 Bc7 38. Qd2 Nd8 39. Nc1 Qb8 40. Qc2 Nf7 41.
Ne2 f5 42. exf5 Bxf5 43. Qc1 Nf6 44. Ng3 Qb1 45. Qxb1 Bxb1 46. Nd2 Bc2 47. Ne2
Nd8 48. f4 Nd7 49. fxe5 Nxe5 50. Nc1 Nb7 51. Ndb3 Bd8 52. Na1 Ba4 53. Nab3 Bf6
54. Be1 Kf7 55. Be2 h5 56. Kf1 Nd7 57. Bd2 Be5 58. Bd3 Bb2 59. Be2 Ne5 60. g4
hxg4 61. hxg4 Ba3 62. g5 Bb4 63. Bxb4 cxb4 64. c5 Nxc5 65. Nxc5 dxc5 66. Bxa6
Ke7 67. Nd3 Kd6 68. Nxe5 Kxe5 69. Bd3 Kxd5 70. Bxg6 Ke5 71. Bd3 b3 72. Ke1 b2
73. Kd2 c4 74. Bb1 Kd4 75. a6 c3+ 76. Ke2 c2 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Qd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Ne5 cxd4 14. exd4 Bd6
15. a3 Nd5 16. Qc2 f5 17. f3 O-O 18. fxe4 Rc8 19. Bc4 Bxe5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21.
Bxd5+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. g4 Nc6 8. Nb3
e6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Be3 b5 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. Qf2 Rb8 13. Kb1 Nce5 14. Rg1 b4 15.
Ne2 Nc4 16. Bc1 Be7 17. Ned4 Ndb6 18. f4 a5 19. Nd2 Qc5 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4
Qxc4 22. b3 Qc5 23. Be3 Qc3 24. g5 Bb7 25. Ne2 Qc7 26. Ng3 O-O 27. f5 Rfc8 28.
h4 a4 29. f6 Bf8 30. h5 d5 31. g6 fxg6 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Rh1 gxf6 34. Bd4 Bg7
35. Rdg1 dxe4 36. Nh5 e3 37. Nxf6+ Kf7 38. Bxe3 Qxc2+ 39. Qxc2 Rxc2 40. Rh7
axb3 41. axb3 Rc3 42. Bd4 Rh8 43. Rxg7+ Kxg7 44. Nd5+ e5 45. Bxe5+ Kf7 46. Nxc3
Rh5 47. Rf1+ Ke6 48. Bd4 bxc3 49. Rf6+ Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 a6 12. b3 O-O 13. Qh4 Rc7 14. Bh3 Qb8 15.
Bh6 Rd8 16. Ng5 Nf8 17. a4 Rc5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. b4 Rc7 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. cxd5
Rxc1 22. Rxc1 h6 23. Nf3 Nxd5 24. Nd4 Re8 25. Nc6 Qc7 26. Bg2 Nf6 27. Qc4 Qc8
28. e3 N8d7 29. Bf1 b5 30. axb5 axb5 31. Qxb5 Qc7 32. Qa4 e6 33. b5 Rc8 34. Qd4
d5 35. Ra1 Qd6 36. Ra6 e5 37. Qa1 Re8 38. Qc3 Ne4 39. Qb2 Nef6 40. Nb4 Qc5 41.
Rc6 Qa7 42. Na6 Qb7 43. h3 h5 44. Nc7 Rb8 45. Qa2 d4 46. Bg2 dxe3 47. Rxf6
exf2+ 48. Rxf2 Qxc7 49. Qxf7+ Kh6 50. Bc6 Rd8 51. Qe7 Qb6 52. Kg2 e4 53. h4 e3
54. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. cxd5 Qxd5
15. Bf4 Rac8 16. h3 Be4 17. Qa4 Qf5 18. Bg3 Bd6 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Bg4 Qg6 21.
dxe5 Bf5 22. Bf3 Rb8 23. Ra2 Red8 24. Rb2 Qe6 25. Bh4 Nxe5 26. Kh1 b5 27. Bxd8
bxa4 28. Rxb8 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bd3 Nf6 4. h3 Nc6 5. c3 d5 6. e5 Nd7 7. Bb5 e6 8. O-O Be7
9. d4 a6 10. Bd3 b5 11. a3 c4 12. Bc2 a5 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Qd2 b4 15. Qf4 g6 16.
Nbd2 bxc3 17. bxc3 a4 18. Rb1 Bc8 19. Nf1 Qa5 20. Bd2 Ra7 21. N1h2 h5 22. Ng5
Nd8 23. Nhf3 Nb6 24. Ra1 Rb7 25. Re3 Na8 26. Nxf7 Nxf7 27. Bxg6 Rf8 28. Ng5
Bxg5 29. Qxg5 Kd7 30. Qxh5 Kc6 31. Rf3 Rh8 32. Qg4 Rg8 33. Rf6 Nd8 34. h4 Qb5
35. h5 Qb2 36. Qd1 Nb6 37. Bc2 Kc7 38. h6 Nd7 39. Rg6 Rh8 40. Rg7 Rb3 41. h7
Rxc3 42. Bxc3 Qxc3 43. Rg3 Qa5 44. Rg8 Nf7 45. Qf3 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. a3 a5 8. O-O
Nh6 9. Nc3 f6 10. Be3 a4 11. Qb1 Nf7 12. b3 f5 13. Nxa4 fxe4 14. dxe4 Bxa1 15.
Qxa1 O-O 16. Bf4 Ra6 17. Rd1 Qe8 18. Ne5 c4 19. Qc3 Nd6 20. Bh6 Rf6 21. Ng4 Rf7
22. Rxd6 exd6 23. Nf6+ Rxf6 24. Qxf6 Ra7 25. Nxb6 cxb3 26. cxb3 Be6 27. b4 Qe7
28. Qf3 Ra6 29. Qe3 Qb7 30. Qd4 Qe7 31. a4 c5 32. bxc5 dxc5 33. Qb2 Ra7 34. Qe5
c4 35. Nd5 Bxd5 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O Qb6 9. f3 Qxd4 10. Qxd4 Nxd4 11. Rxd4 a6 12. Be2 Bd7 13. Rhd1 Bc6 14.
R4d2 Rc8 15. Bf4 d5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Kb1 Bc6 18. a3 h6 19. Be5 O-O 20. Bd6
Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Rfe8 22. R6d2 Kf8 23. b3 Ke7 24. Kb2 g5 25. Na2 Nd5 26. Nb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Rxe1+ 12. Qxe1 h6 13. Rb1 Nd7 14. h3 Qe7
15. Qxe7 Bxe7 16. Bd2 Kf8 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. a4 b6 19. Bb5 Nf6 20. Bc6 Bf5 21.
Rxb6 axb6 22. Bxa8 Bd7 23. Bf4 Bxa4 24. Bc7 b5 25. Bc6 Bd1 26. Bxb5 Ne4 27. Ba5
Bxf3 28. gxf3 Ng5 29. Kg2 Ne6 30. Bf1 Ba3 31. Bb6 Bb2 32. c4 dxc4 33. Bxc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Calatrava op rapid 1st"]
[Site "Calatrava"]
[Date "2006.04.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2006.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Calatrava op rapid 1st"]
[Site "Calatrava"]
[Date "2006.04.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grigoriants, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2006.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Be2 Bg6 8. O-O
Nf5 9. c3 f6 10. Bf4 fxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Nc5 b6
15. Nd3 O-O 16. Ne5 c5 17. Qd2 Rac8 18. Rfe1 Ne7 19. Rac1 Bf5 20. Bf1 Ng6 21.
a3 Rc7 22. f3 Ne7 23. Rcd1 h6 24. Qf2 Bh7 25. Kh1 c4 26. Rd2 Nc6 27. Rde2 Nd8
28. Re3 b5 29. Be2 a5 30. Bd1 b4 31. axb4 axb4 32. Bc2 Bf5 33. g4 Bxc2 34. Qxc2
Nc6 35. Ng6 Rf6 36. Kg2 Ne7 37. Ne5 Nc6 38. h4 Ne7 39. h5 Ra7 40. Qd2 Nc6 41.
R3e2 bxc3 42. bxc3 Ne7 43. Rb1 Rf8 44. Qc2 Rb8 45. Rbe1 Rab7 46. Ng6 Rb6 47.
Kh3 R8b7 48. Qa4 Nxg6 49. hxg6 Kf8 50. Re5 Ra6 51. Qc2 Re7 52. f4 Qb8 53. f5
Qb3 54. Qd2 Ra2 55. Qf4 Qxc3+ 56. R5e3 Qb2 57. R1e2 e5 58. dxe5 Qxe2 59. Rxe2
Rxe2 60. e6 Rb2 61. f6 Rb3+ 62. Kh4 Rxe6 63. fxg7+ Ke7 64. g8=Q Ree3 65. Qgf7+
1-0

[Event "Calatrava op rapid 1st"]
[Site "Calatrava"]
[Date "2006.04.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "4"]
[EventDate "2006.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Tiviakov,S"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg FINEK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nc4 Qc7 8.
Qf3 Nb6 9. Bf4 Qd8 10. Be5 Bg4 11. Qg3 h5 12. f3 $146 (12. h3 $142 h4 13. Qf4
Be6 14. Ne3 Nbd5 (14... Nfd5 15. Ned1 Nxc3 16. Nxc3 Nd5 17. Qd2 Bf5 18. Bd3
Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Qd7 21. O-O e6 22. Rab1 b6 23. c4 f6 24. Bf4 Rh5
25. Qg6+ Qf7 26. Qe4 Qd7 27. Qg6+ Qf7 28. Qg4 Rf5 29. Be3 Ra5 30. c5 b5 31. c4
bxc4 32. Rfe1 Rxa2 33. Bf4 f5 34. Qf3 Rc8 35. d5 Bxc5 36. Rxe6+ Kf8 37. Rxc6
Qd7 38. Rxc8+ Qxc8 39. Rb7 Qd8 40. Rb8 Ke8 {1-0 Kotronias,V-Ardelean,G/Kavala
2004/CBM 101 ext (40)}) 15. Nexd5 Nxd5 16. Qd2 (16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. c4 f6 18.
cxd5 fxe5 19. dxe5 Qa5+ 20. b4 Qa3 21. Rc1 Rd8 22. e6 Rxd5 23. Be2 a5 24. O-O
Qxb4 25. Rxc6 bxc6 26. Qc7 Qd6 27. Qc8+ Qd8 28. Qxc6+ Rd7 29. Rb1 g5 30. Qxd7+
Qxd7 31. Rb8+ Qc8 32. Rxc8# {1-0 Frignani,G-Trevis,R/IECG 2002/Telechess CBM
101 (32)}) 16... Nxc3 $146 (16... Bf5 17. Bc4 (17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 e6 (18...
Nxc3 19. bxc3 $14 {Kotronias,V-Ardelean,G/Kavala 92/(44) 2004/[Skembris,S] (19)
}) 19. O-O Ne7 20. Rfe1 Ng6 21. Bh2 Bd6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Ne4 Qe7 24. Nc5 Rh6
25. b4 O-O-O 26. b5 cxb5 27. Rab1 Qxc5 28. dxc5 Rxd3 29. cxd3 a6 30. Re4 Rh5
31. a4 bxa4 32. Rc1 Rd5 33. Rxa4 Rxd3 34. c6 bxc6 35. Rxc6+ Kd7 36. Rcxa6 Ke8
37. Ra7 Rd7 38. Rxd7 Kxd7 39. Ra7+ Ke8 40. f4 Ne7 41. Kf2 f5 42. Ke3 Kf7 {
1/2-1/2 Kosintseva Nadezhda (RUS)-Nikolaidis Ioannis (GRE)/Moscow (Russia)
2005 (42)}) 17... e6 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 f6 21. Qg6+ Ke7 22.
Bf4 Qe8 23. Qd3 Kf7+ 24. Kd2 Qe4 25. Qxe4 dxe4 26. Rae1 g5 27. Bh2 f5 28. f3
exf3 29. gxf3 Bg7 30. Be5 Rae8 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. c4 Kf6 34. Rg1
a5 35. a4 Re7 36. Rg2 Re8 37. Re2 Rg8 38. Rf2 Ra8 39. Kd3 Rd8 40. Rg2 Rg8 41.
Rf2 Re8 {1/2-1/2 Skembris,S-Nikolaidis,I/Athens GRE 2004/CT-1498/Inf 92/44})
17. Qxc3 (17. bxc3 $5 Qd5 18. Qe3 {(|^ Nikolaidis,I)} Bf5 $1 {/\Qe4}) 17... Bd5
(17... Qd5 $5) 18. Qd2 (18. O-O-O e6 19. Kb1 b5 $13 (19... f6 {/\Bd6})) 18...
e6 (18... f6 19. Bh2 e6 20. Bd3 $5 $36) 19. c4 Be4 20. f3 {(׻)} (20. O-O-O
$142 $5 $14) 20... Bf5 21. a3 (21. O-O-O $11) 21... Rh5 (21... f6 $142 22. Bf4
g5 (22... Bd6 $11) 23. Be3 Qc7 $11 {/\0-0-0}) 22. Rd1 Bd6 (22... g6 $5 $11 {
/\Bd6}) 23. Qe3 f6 (23... Qe7 $11 {/\0-0-0}) 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. f4 Kf8 (25...
O-O-O $5 26. Be2 Rh6 27. O-O Kb8 $13) 26. Be2 Rh6 27. O-O $14 a5 28. Bd3 Bxd3
29. Qxd3 Rd8 30. Kh1 Rh5 $5 31. Qg6 Rf5 32. Qg4 b5 33. c5 Qd7 34. Qxh4 Rd5 $44
35. Qe1 a4 36. Qe4 Kg8 37. Rd3 Kf7 38. Re1 Rh8 39. Ree3 Rh4 40. Rf3 Rf5 41.
Rde3 {1/2-1/2 Hossain,E-Tiviakov,S/Turin (ol) 2006/CT-2023 (41)}) 12... Be6 (
12... h4) 13. Ne3 (13. Nxb6 $5 Qxb6 14. O-O-O O-O-O $13 (14... h4 $5)) (13. Bc7
$6 Qxd4 14. Rd1 Qc5 $15) 13... Nbd5 (13... Nfd5) 14. Ncxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 (15.
Qf2 f6 {ץe5}) 15... Qxd5 16. Bd3 (16. c3 Bf5 $11 (16... h4 17. Qf2 (17. Qf4 f6
(17... O-O-O $11) 18. Bc7 g5 19. Qe3 Bf5 20. h3 Qd7 21. Bh2 O-O-O $13) 17... h3
(17... O-O-O $11) 18. g3 O-O-O $11)) 16... f6 17. Bb8 $6 (17. Bf4 Bf5 18. Bxf5
$8 (18. O-O-O $6 Qxa2 19. Bxf5 Qa1+ 20. Kd2 Qa5+ $15) 18... Qxf5 19. c3 $8 (19.
Be3 Qxc2 $15) 19... h4 20. Qg4 Qxg4 21. fxg4 $11 {_|_}) (17. Bc7 Bf7 (17... h4
$5) 18. Qf2 Qe6+ 19. Be2 (19. Qe2 $11 {_|_}) 19... Qd7 20. Bg3 (20. Bf4 Qf5 21.
Be3 Qxc2 $15) 20... O-O-O $132) 17... h4 $1 (17... Qa5+ 18. c3 h4 19. Qc7 Qxc7
20. Bxc7 Bf7 $11) 18. Qc7 {[#]} Kf7 $1 19. Qxb7 (19. O-O-O $2 g6 $1 (19... h3
20. g4 Qd6 21. Qxd6 exd6 22. Bc7 b6 $15 {ץc7}) 20. c4 (20. f4 Bh6 21. c4 Qd8
$19) 20... Qd6 21. Qxd6 exd6 22. Bc7 b6 $19) 19... c5 $1 20. Qxd5 (20. Qb5 $2
c4 $19) 20... Bxd5 21. c4 (21. Bf4 cxd4 $15) (21. Bc7 cxd4 $15) 21... Bxf3 $6 (
21... Bb7 22. Bc7 (22. Bf4 cxd4 23. Ke2 e5 $15) 22... cxd4 (22... h3 23. d5
hxg2 24. Rg1 e6 25. dxe6+ Kxe6 26. Kf2 $16) 23. Ke2 e5 24. Ba5 Ke6 $15) (21...
Rxb8 22. cxd5 cxd4 23. O-O-O $13) 22. Bxa7 Bxg2 23. Rg1 Rxa7 24. Rxg2 cxd4 25.
Bg6+ Kg8 26. c5 $44 {[26...Rh6; 26...h3; 26...e5]} (26. b4 $5 $44) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Samara Yunilain"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. b3 Bb7 12. a3 Qc7 13. axb4 d5 14. c4 dxe4 15.
f4 Nd5 16. Nc2 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Be7 18. Rxd7 Qxd7 19. Nb6 Qc7 20. Nxa8 Bxa8 21.
Be2 O-O 22. Rd1 a5 23. bxa5 Qxa5 24. Rd7 Bc5 25. Qd2 Qb6 26. b4 Rb8 27. b5 e3
28. Qc3 Bxg2 29. Qe5 Bc6 30. Rc7 Bf3 31. Bxf3 Bd6 32. Rc6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Togliatti Lada"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O b5 10. f4 Rc8 11. Kb1 Be7 12. f5 Bc4 13. g4 h6 14. a3 Nxg4 15.
Rg1 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Bg5 17. Qf3 Bxf1 18. Rdxf1 Nb6 19. h4 Bf6 20. Nd2 Qc7 21. Qd3
Ke7 22. Nd5+ Nxd5 23. exd5 h5 24. Rg2 Qb6 25. c3 a5 26. Ne4 b4 27. cxb4 axb4
28. axb4 Qxb4 29. Rc2 Rxc2 30. Qxc2 Rd8 31. Rc1 Rd7 32. Qe2 Qb3 33. Rc4 Ra7 34.
Nc3 Kd7 35. Re4 Rb7 36. Re3 Bxh4 37. Ne4 Qb5 38. Qg2 Bf6 39. Rc3 h4 40. Ra3 Ke7
41. Qc2 h3 42. Rf3 Ra7 43. Nc3 Qa6 44. Qe2 Qa1+ 45. Kc2 Rb7 46. Nd1 Qa4+ 47.
Kb1 Qh4 48. Rf2 Bg5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Termosteps"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nf6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Re1 O-O 12. a3 Bf6 13. Be4 h6 14. Bc2 Nde7 15.
Be3 Nf5 16. Ne2 Re8 17. Qd3 g6 18. Qd2 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bg4 20. Nc3 Na5 21. Qf2
Nc4 22. Bb3 Nd6 23. Rad1 Bf5 24. h3 Kg7 25. Rf1 c6 26. Ne5 Be6 27. Bxe6 Rxe6
28. e4 Rxe5 29. dxe5 Bxe5 30. Rxd6 Qxd6 31. Qxf7+ Kh8 32. Rd1 Rf8 33. Rxd6 Rxf7
34. Rd3 Kg7 35. b4 Kf8 36. Nd1 Ke7 37. Nf2 Ke6 38. g3 b6 39. Kg2 c5 40. bxc5
bxc5 41. Rd5 c4 42. Ng4 Bg7 43. Ra5 Bd4 44. Ra6+ Bb6 45. a4 c3 46. a5 c2 47.
axb6 c1=Q 48. bxa7+ Ke7 49. Ra2 Qf1+ 50. Kh2 Rf8 51. a8=R Rxa8 52. Rxa8 Qe2+
53. Kg1 Qe1+ 54. Kh2 h5 55. Ra7+ Kd8 56. Ra8+ Kc7 57. Ra7+ Kb8 58. Rf7 hxg4 59.
hxg4 Qxe4 60. Rf4 Qd5 61. Rb4+ Kc7 62. Rf4 Qd1 63. Kg2 Kd6 64. Rf6+ Ke5 65. Rf4
g5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Youth of"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 g6 10. Na3 Nd7 11. Nc2 Bg7 12. Qd1 Qb6 13. a3 Na5 14. Ne3 Qb3 15.
a4 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nb3 17. Ra3 Nxc1 18. Rxc1 Bh6 19. Nc4 Rb8 20. a5 O-O 21. Re1
Rfd8 22. Rb3 Ne5 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Rd1 Rd6 25. Bc4 b5 26. axb6 Rdxb6 27. Rxb6
Rxb6 28. b3 Rd6 29. d3 Bg5 30. g3 e6 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Meriya Moscow - Ulan-Ude"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 Bb4 13. Re2 c5 14. f3 cxd4 15.
fxe4 Bg4 16. h3 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Rc8 18. Bd2 d3 19. Qe1 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Bd4 21. Nc3
Bxe5 22. Nxd5 Bxb2 23. Rd1 Re8 24. Qg3 Rxe4 25. Bg5 Qf8 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. Bxf6
d2 28. Rxd2 Rc1+ 29. Bd1 Re8 30. Bb2 Rc6 31. Bb3 Rg6 32. Qf4 Kh8 33. Bxf7 Re7
34. Rf2 Rd6 35. Kh2 Rdd7 36. Bxg7+ Kxg7 37. Qf6# 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Qe2 Qc7 7. O-O Ng6 8.
Ng5 e5 9. Qh5 d6 10. f4 h6 11. Nh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Nd8 12. Ne2 Ne6 13. Ng3 Rfe8 14. c3 c5 15. d4
exd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Be3 a5 20. Bc2 Rad8 21. dxc5 N6xc5
22. N5d4 b4 23. axb4 axb4 24. Ne2 Qc7 25. Rc1 Qb8 26. Ned4 Rc8 27. h4 h6 28.
Nf5 Rcd8 29. Bd4 b3 30. Bb1 Bc8 31. Nd6 Bxd6 32. exd6 Qxd6 33. Ne5 f6 34. Ng6
Ne6 35. Be3 f5 36. Qxb3 Kh7 37. f3 Kxg6 38. fxe4 dxe4 39. Qb5 Nd4 40. Qf1 Qf6
41. Qf2 Nc6 42. Bb6 Rd6 43. Bc7 Rd7 44. Bxe4 Rxe4 45. Rxe4 fxe4 46. Qxf6+ gxf6
47. Rxc6 e3 48. Ba5 Rd1+ 49. Kh2 Bd7 50. Rc2 Kf5 51. Kg3 Ke4 52. Rc4+ Kd5 53.
Rc7 Ke4 54. Rc4+ Kd5 55. Rc7 Ke4 56. Rc4+ Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "203"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Qc2 Bxd2+ 8.
Qxd2 c6 9. a4 b5 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qg5 O-O 12. Qxb5 Na6 13. Qxc4 Nb4 14. Qb3 e5
15. Nxe5 Rb8 16. O-O Qxd4 17. Rxa5 Be6 18. Qc3 Qd8 19. Rc5 Qb6 20. Na3 Nbd5 21.
Qc1 Qxb2 22. Nc6 Qxc1 23. Rfxc1 Rb3 24. Nb5 Rb2 25. Nbd4 Re8 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27.
Bf3 Nd7 28. Ra5 N5f6 29. Rd1 e5 30. Bd5+ Nxd5 31. Raxd5 Nf6 32. R5d2 Rxd2 33.
Rxd2 Kf7 34. Rd6 e4 35. Nd4 g6 36. Kg2 Re7 37. Nc6 Re8 38. h3 h5 39. Nd8+ Kg7
40. Ne6+ Kf7 41. Ng5+ Kg7 42. Ne6+ Kf7 43. Ng5+ Kg7 44. Rc6 Re7 45. Ne6+ Kf7
46. Nd8+ Kg7 47. Ne6+ Kf7 48. Nf4 Rd7 49. Rc5 Rd6 50. Re5 Ra6 51. h4 Ra8 52.
Rb5 Ra7 53. Rg5 Ra2 54. Kf1 Ra1+ 55. Kg2 Ra2 56. Rb5 Ra7 57. Rc5 Rb7 58. Ra5
Rc7 59. Rg5 Rc2 60. Rb5 Rc7 61. Nh3 Re7 62. Rg5 Nh7 63. Rc5 Nf6 64. Ra5 Nh7 65.
Nf4 Rb7 66. Re5 Nf6 67. Ne6 Re7 68. Nd8+ Kf8 69. Nc6 Rc7 70. Re6 Kg7 71. Ne5
Ra7 72. Rc6 Re7 73. Rc5 Ra7 74. Rc2 Re7 75. Nc6 Rc7 76. Nd4 Rxc2 77. Nxc2 Ng4
78. f3 exf3+ 79. Kxf3 Kf6 80. Kf4 Ne5 81. Nd4 Nd7 82. Nf3 Nc5 83. Ng5 Nd7 84.
e4 Ne5 85. Nf3 Nd3+ 86. Ke3 Nb4 87. Kd4 Ke6 88. Ng5+ Kd6 89. e5+ Ke7 90. Nh3
Ke6 91. Nf4+ Kf5 92. e6 Nc6+ 93. Kc5 Ne7 94. Kd6 Ng8 95. e7 Nxe7 96. Kxe7 g5
97. Ng2 Kg4 98. Kf6 gxh4 99. gxh4 Kg3 100. Kg5 Kxg2 101. Kxh5 Kg3 102. Kg5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 13th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2006.04.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2006.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saransk TPS"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Nd8 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Re8 14. Nf5 Ne6 15.
Be3 Bf8 16. Qf3 c5 17. Bd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nc7 20. Bd2 Rxe1+ 21.
Rxe1 Re8 22. Rxe8 Nxe8 23. b3 g6 24. Nh6+ Bxh6 25. Bxh6 Qe7 26. c4 bxc4 27.
bxc4 f6 28. Bd2 h5 29. Qb3 Ng7 30. Qb6 Qe5 31. Qxa6 Qa1+ 32. Kh2 Qe5+ 33. f4
Qe2 34. Ba5 Nf5 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Qd7+ Kh6 37. Qd8 Kh7 38. Qxf6 Qf2 39. Qf7+ Kh6
40. Qf8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16"]
[Site "Asnieres sur Seine"]
[Date "2006.05.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2006.05.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. b3 Bf5 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O Nbd7
9. Bxf5 exf5 10. Qc2 g6 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. a4 dxc4 13. axb5 axb5 14. bxc4 bxc4 15.
Ne5 Be7 16. Na4 O-O 17. Qxc4 c5 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Qc3 f6 21. Rfd1
Qc7 22. Qc4+ Kg7 23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. Qxc5 Bxc5 25. Rd7+ Rf7 26. Rxf7+ Kxf7 27. g3
1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16"]
[Site "Asnieres sur Seine"]
[Date "2006.05.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eliet, Nicolas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.05.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Nc3 b5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. Bd3 e6 7. O-O Ne7 8. Bg5
f6 9. Be3 Nbc6 10. Nb3 Ng6 11. f4 Be7 12. f5 Nge5 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qh3 Kf7 15.
a4 b4 16. Ne2 Nxd3 17. cxd3 exf5 18. exf5 g5 19. d4 Na5 20. Nc5 Bd5 21. Bxg5
Bxc5 22. Qh5+ Ke7 23. dxc5 Qg8 24. Bxf6+ Kxf6 25. Qh6+ Kf7 26. Nf4 Bc6 27. Qh5+
Ke7 28. Qh4+ Kf7 29. Rae1 Re8 30. Ng6 hxg6 31. fxg6+ Kg7 32. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16"]
[Site "Asnieres sur Seine"]
[Date "2006.05.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2006.05.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Qc7 10. Be2 d6 11. f4 b6 12. Bf3 Bb7 13. Qe1 Rac8 14. Rd1 Qb8
15. Qf2 Rfe8 16. h3 Ba8 17. Rfe1 b5 18. a3 a6 19. g4 Rcd8 20. Bb6 Rc8 21. Be3
Rcd8 22. Bb6 Nd7 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Re2 e6 25. Bg2 Nb6 26. f5 Nc4 27. f6 Bf8 28.
Nd2 N4e5 29. Na2 Rc8 30. Nc1 b4 31. a4 a5 32. Nd3 Bb7 33. Ree1 Qc7 34. g5 h6
35. gxh6 Bxh6 36. Qh4 Bf8 37. Qf2 Qd8 38. Nb3 Ba6 39. Re3 Bc4 40. Nxe5 Nxe5 41.
Nd4 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kozlov, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2290"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Kazakhstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KAZ"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Bf4 Re8 9. Qd2 a5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Nh2 Nf8 12. Bh6 e5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. f4 exf4
15. Rxf4 Ne6 16. Rf2 Qg5 17. Qxg5 Nxg5 18. Na4 Ne6 19. Raf1 Re7 20. Nb6 Rb8 21.
Nf3 Nd8 22. Nd2 Be6 23. Kh2 h5 24. Nb3 Bxb3 25. axb3 Ne6 26. Ra1 h4 27. Rxa5 f6
28. Kg1 Rh8 29. Nc4 Rb8 30. Nd2 Rd7 31. Nf3 Rh8 32. Ra7 Nd4 33. Nxd4 cxd4 34.
Ra5 Re7 35. Rf1 Rhe8 36. Rf4 Rh8 37. b4 Re5 38. Ra7 Rb5 39. Ra4 Re5 40. c4 g5
41. Rf3 Kg6 42. Ra7 Rh7 43. Ra8 Rd7 44. Rf8 Re6 45. Rf5 Kg7 46. Ra8 Re5 47. Rf3
Kf7 48. Kh2 Kg7 49. Kg1 Kf7 50. Kf2 Kg7 51. g3 hxg3+ 52. Kxg3 Kf7 53. Kg4 Kg7
54. Rc8 Ree7 55. Rf5 Kg6 56. Rg8+ Kf7 57. Rgxg5 Rxe4+ 58. dxe4 d3 59. Rh5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Rd1 Qe8 13. Bf4 e5 14. Be3 Bf5
15. Qc1 Qe7 16. Nb5 Rfd8 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Bh6 a6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nc3 Rc8
21. Qd1 Qxd1+ 22. Nxd1 Rd8 23. Ne3 Be4 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Nxd1 f5 26. Ng5 Bxg2
27. Kxg2 Na4 28. e4 h6 29. Nf3 Kf6 30. Nd2 Nb4 31. b3 Nc5 32. Nc3 Ke6 33. exf5+
gxf5 34. Nc4 b5 35. Nb2 e4 36. f3 Ke5 37. Kf2 Nc2 38. f4+ Ke6 39. Ke2 Nd7 40.
Kd2 Nd4 41. Ke3 Nc2+ 42. Kd2 Nd4 43. Ke3 Nc6 44. h3 h5 45. Ne2 Nf6 46. Nd1 Ne7
47. Nd4+ Kd6 48. a3 h4 49. gxh4 Nfd5+ 50. Kf2 Nxf4 51. b4 Ke5 52. Nb3 Neg6 53.
Nc5 Nxh4 54. Nxa6 Nd3+ 55. Kg3 f4+ 56. Kxh4 e3 57. Nc3 f3 58. Nc5 Nxc5 59. Kg3
Ne4+ 60. Kxf3 Nxc3 61. Kxe3 Nb1 62. a4 bxa4 63. Kd3 Na3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. h3
Bh5 9. Nf4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Be2 e6 12. O-O Bd6 13. e4 b4 14. exd5 bxc3 15.
dxc6 Nb8 16. Bf3 Qc7 17. b4 Nxc6 18. Qa4 Rc8 19. d5 exd5 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5
O-O 22. a3 Rfd8 23. Be4 Nd4 24. Bg5 Re8 25. Bd3 Bf4 26. Bxf4 Qxf4 27. Qxa6 c2
28. Rac1 Rc3 29. Kh1 Re6 30. Qa8+ Kh7 31. Bxc2 Rxc2 32. Rxc2 Nxc2 33. b5 Ne3
34. Rc1 Ng4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Asrian, Karen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 h5 8. Nf4 Bh7
9. Nxh5 cxd4 10. Nb5 Nc6 11. Nxd4 Nge7 12. c3 a6 13. Qa4 b5 14. Qd1 Nxd4 15.
cxd4 Nc6 16. Bd3 Rc8 17. Kf1 Bxd3+ 18. Qxd3 Nb4 19. Qd1 Qc7 20. Rh3 Qc2 21. Bd2
Qc4+ 22. Kg2 Qxd4 23. Rc3 Rc5 24. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Van Wely,L"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. Be2 {Before the game I spent a lot of time on figuring out the right
move order, but didn't find a clear answer however. It's interesting to see
how Sascha putting his finger immediately where it hurts most!} (9. b4 {
with a delay of the kingside development, has its consequences , too.}) 9...
Ne4 10. Qc2 Ng5 $5 {I vaguely remember Vladimir Chuchelov playing this move in
some blitz games against me. The good thing was that he good butchered very
badly, the bad thing was that is was just blitz, and worse: my memory was
letting me down.} 11. h4 $5 {The coffeehouse is opened!} Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Qf6 13.
Rh3 e5 14. d5 c6 15. e4 Qe7 16. Be3 f5 $2 {A bad move accompanied with a draw
offer.} ({The offer was worth considering after} 16... cxd5 {although I must
admit that during the game I thought it would be dangerous for Black after} 17.
exd5 {but analysing it now, it all looks very double-edged} (17. cxd5 Ba6)
17... Nd7 18. O-O-O b5 19. Rg1 Kh8 20. Rhg3 Rg8 21. Qb3 (21. Bd3 Nf6 22. Bg5 h6
) 21... a6) 17. exf5 (17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. exf5 Bc8 {and Black is taking over.})
17... Bc8 (17... cxd5 18. Rg3 Kh8 19. h5 $1 h6 (19... d4 20. h6) 20. Rg6 d4 21.
Bxh6 gxh6 22. Rxh6+ Kg8 23. Rg6+ Kh8 24. Qd2 $40) 18. Bd3 Qf7 19. Rg3 Kh8 20.
O-O-O Bxf5 21. Bxf5 $2 {Looks tempting, but hard calculation would have
brought the point home immediately.} (21. Rdg1 $1 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Rg8 (22... c5
23. Rxg7 Qxg7 24. Rxg7 Kxg7 25. Qe4 $18) (22... cxd5 23. Rxg7 Qxg7 24. Rxg7
Kxg7 25. Qxd5 Nd7 26. Qb7 Rfd8 27. Bg5 $18) 23. Bh6 g6 24. h5 {with a crushing
attack}) 21... Qxf5 22. Qxf5 Rxf5 23. dxc6 Rf6 (23... Nxc6 24. Rxd6 Na5 25. Rd7
g6 26. Rc7 $18) 24. Bg5 $6 (24. Rdg1 Nxc6 25. Rxg7 Rc8 $16 (25... Nd4 26. Bxd4
exd4 27. Rd7 Rg8 28. Rxg8+ Kxg8 29. Rxa7 $18)) (24. c7 Na6 25. Rdg1 Rf7 26. Bh6
g6 27. h5 Rxc7 28. hxg6 Rxc4+ 29. Kb1 {were both promising possibilities})
24... Re6 25. c7 Na6 26. f4 exf4 27. Bxf4 Nxc7 28. Bxd6 (28. Rxd6 Re4 29. Rc6
Rxf4 (29... Ne6 30. Be3) 30. Rxc7 Rxh4 {and Black might hold.}) 28... Ne8 {
White has still a big advantage, but Black at least avoided an immediate
defeat.} 29. Bb4 (29. Re3 Rxd6 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rxd6 {I tried to evaluate
this rook's endgame, but finally I decided to play on with equal material, but
with better pieces, avoiding a possibble draw in the rook's endgame.}) 29...
Re4 30. b3 (30. h5 Rxc4+ 31. Bc3 h6 32. Rd7 Nf6 $1 33. Rdxg7 Rxc3+ $1 34. bxc3
Nxh5 {just saves Black again.}) 30... Rxh4 31. Rd7 $6 (31. Bc3 $142 Rf4 32. Rd7
h5 33. Bxg7+ Nxg7 34. Rgxg7 Rxf2 35. Rh7+ Kg8 36. Rxh5 Re8 37. Rhd5 $16) 31...
Rh1+ (31... Rf4 32. Bc3 Rxf2 (32... h5 $8) 33. Rdxg7 Rf1+ 34. Kd2 Nxg7 35. Rxg7
Rf2+ 36. Ke3 Rc2 37. Bd4 $18) 32. Kd2 (32. Kc2 Rh2 33. Rf7 Nf6 34. Rgxg7 Rxf2+
35. Kd1 Rd8+ 36. Ke1 Rc2 37. Rxa7) 32... Nf6 33. Rgxg7 Nxd7 34. Bc3 h6 (34...
h5 35. Rg1+ Kh7 36. Rxh1 Kg6 37. b4) 35. Rg1+ Kh7 36. Rg7+ Kh8 37. Rg1+ Kh7 38.
Rxh1 Nc5 39. Kc2 Rf8 40. Bd4 Rf5 41. b4 Ne6 42. Be3 h5 43. Kd3 Kg6 44. Rg1+ $2
{This time the transposition to the rook's endgame was a safe bet:} (44. Ke4
Ng5+ (44... Kf6 45. f4 $1 $18) 45. Bxg5 Rxg5 46. f4 Rg3 47. c5 bxc5 48. bxc5
Rxa3 49. Rc1 Rb3 50. c6 Rb8 51. c7 Rc8 52. Ke5 $18) 44... Kf6 45. Rg8 Ke5 46.
Re8 $2 (46. Rh8 Nf4+ 47. Kc3 {and White's queenside will soon become more
important than Black's h-pawn.}) 46... h4 47. f4+ (47. Rh8 Nf4+ 48. Kc3 Ng2 (
48... Nh5 49. Re8+ Kd6 50. Re4) 49. Bd4+ Ke4 {is already getting too tricky})
47... Kf6 48. Ke4 (48. Rh8 Nxf4+ 49. Ke4 Ng6 50. Bd4+ Kg5 51. Rh7 $13) 48...
Rh5 49. Bg1 (49. f5 {was White's last chance.} Ng7 (49... Rxf5 50. Rh8 $16) 50.
Rf8+ Ke7 51. Ra8 h3 52. Rxa7+ Kf8 53. Ra8+ (53. Bf4 $4 Rh4) 53... Kf7 54. Bf4
h2 (54... Rh4 55. Ke5 h2 56. Bxh2 Rxh2 57. Ra7+ Kf8) 55. Ra7+ Kg8 56. Bxh2 Rxh2
) 49... h3 50. Bh2 Rh7 51. Kf3 Kf5 52. Kg3 Rg7+ ({Due to White's great play,
just a look at the harmony of White's king and bishop, black could already get
some nasty ideas, such as playing for a win. To back those ideas, he should
start with} 52... Rc7 53. Rh8 (53. Kxh3 Rxc4 54. Re7 Rc3+ 55. Kh4 Rxa3 56. Rf7+
Kg6 57. Rd7) 53... Rxc4 54. Rh5+ Kg6 55. Kg4 $2 (55. Rh4) 55... Nxf4 56. Rg5+
Kh6 57. Bxf4 Rxf4+ 58. Kxf4 h2) 53. Kxh3 Nxf4+ 54. Bxf4 Kxf4 55. c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 Be7 11. Bg5 h5 12. g3 Be6 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 15. Rd1 Be7 16. b3 f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bf4 Nd6 19. Kg2 Kf7 20. Ne2
a5 21. c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Qc2 Qc8 13. Rd4 d5 14. cxd5 Nxd5
15. Bg5 Nf6 16. Rc1 h6 17. Bf4 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qxf1+ 17. Kxf1 Bf5 18. Nd2 Rad8 19. Re1 Rde8 20. Nf3 g4 21. Bh6
gxf3 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Bd1 Bg4 24. a4 Rd8 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ra6 c5 27. dxc5
Bxc5 28. Rc6 Ba7 29. Ra6 Bc5 30. Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. h3 b5
9. a3 Bb7 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. O-O Nc5 13. Bd2 e5 14. Nb3 Be7 15. f4
Ne6 16. f5 Nd4 17. Qd3 O-O 18. Rfe1 Nd7 19. Be3 Nc5 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21. Nd5 Bh4
22. Rf1 c4 23. Qd1 Bxd5 24. exd5 Bg5 25. Bf2 c3 26. b3 Bd2 27. Be4 Re8 28. f6
gxf6 29. Bh4 Bg5 30. Bg3 Rc5 31. h4 Be3+ 32. Kh2 Bd2 33. g5 f5 34. Qh5 Qd6 35.
Bxf5 Nxf5 36. Rxf5 Qg6 37. Qg4 h5 38. Qe4 Rxd5 39. Raf1 Rd4 40. Qb7 Bf4 41. Rf6
Qxc2+ 42. Kh3 Rf8 43. g6 fxg6 44. Bxf4 exf4 45. Rxf8+ Kxf8 46. Qb8+ Ke7 47.
Qe5+ Kf7 48. Qxd4 Qf5+ 49. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4
Qa5+ 9. c3 c4 10. b4 Qc7 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O b5 13. Nc5 a5 14. a3 axb4 15. axb4
Rxa1 16. Qxa1 O-O 17. Bd1 Nxc5 18. dxc5 f6 19. Nd4 fxe5 20. Nxb5 Qb7 21. Nd6
Bxd6 22. cxd6 exf4 23. Rxf4 Rxf4 24. Bxf4 Bd7 25. Bf3 Qa7+ 26. Qxa7 Nxa7 27. g4
Kf7 28. Be5 Nc6 29. Bg3 Na7 30. g5 Kg6 31. h4 Kf5 32. Bd1 e5 33. Bc2+ e4 34.
Kf2 Nb5 35. Ba4 Kg4 36. Kg2 g6 37. Bd1+ Kf5 38. Kh3 e3 39. Bg4+ Ke4 40. Bxd7
Nxd6 41. Bxd6 e2 42. Bg3 Kd3 43. b5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.04"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nf1 Bc8 14. Ne3 Be6 15. Bd5
Qd7 16. c3 Bd8 17. a4 Ba5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Qb3 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Ne7
22. Qb3 h6 23. Be3 Bb6 24. Ra2 Qc6 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. d4 exd4 27. cxd4 c4 28. d5
cxb3 29. dxc6 Bxe3 30. Rxe3 Nxc6 31. Rxb3 Ra1+ 32. Kh2 Ra4 33. Rxb5 Rxe4 34.
Rd5 Ne5 35. Nd4 Nd3 36. b3 Nxf2 37. b4 Re1 38. b5 Rb1 39. Nf5 Rh1+ 40. Kg3 Ne4+
41. Kf4 Nc3 42. Rxd6 Rf1+ 43. Ke5 Re1+ 44. Kf4 Nxb5 45. Rd8+ Kh7 46. Rd7 g5+
47. Kf3 Rf1+ 48. Ke4 Re1+ 49. Kf3 Rf1+ 50. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2006.06.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.06.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nf1 Bc8 14. Ne3 Be6 15. Bd5
Qd7 16. c3 Bd8 17. b4 cxb4 18. axb4 Bb6 19. Qb3 h6 20. Bd2 a5 21. Bxe6 Qxe6 22.
Qxe6 fxe6 23. bxa5 Bxa5 24. Reb1 Rfb8 25. Ra2 Ra7 26. Nc2 Nd7 27. d4 Nf6 28.
dxe5 Nxe4 29. exd6 Bb6 30. Rxa7 Bxf2+ 31. Kf1 Bxa7 32. d7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2006.06.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2006.06.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. Kb1 b5 13. g5 Nh5 14. f4 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 Rac8 17. Nd4 Nb6 18. Bd3 Qc5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21.
Nf5 Rce8 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2006.06.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2006.06.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nf1 Bc8 14. Bg5 Be6 15. Ne3
Bxa2 16. Rxa2 Nd7 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. c3 Qc7 19. a4 Nb6 20. axb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2006.06.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.06.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 d6 9. Re1 h6 10. Bf1 Re8 11. a4 a5 12. Nh4 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8
15. Ba3 Nbd7 16. Nf5 g6 17. Ne3 Nc5 18. Bg2 e4 19. h4 h5 20. Bxc5 bxc5 21. Reb1
Bc6 22. Kf1 Rdb8 23. Rxb8+ Rxb8 24. Ke1 Kf8 25. Kd1 Rb2 26. Bh3 Ke7 27. Nc2 Ne8
28. Kc1 Rb3 29. Bf1 Rxc3 30. e3 Rb3 31. Na3 Rb4 32. Nb5 Bxb5 33. cxb5 Nf6 34.
Be2 Nd5 35. Ra3 Kd6 36. Bd1 c4 37. Bc2 f5 38. Bd1 Kc5 39. Bc2 c6 40. bxc6 Kxc6
41. f3 Nf6 42. fxe4 fxe4 43. Kd2 Kd6 44. Ra1 Ke5 45. Rf1 Nd5 46. Rf8 c3+ 47.
Kc1 Nxe3 48. Re8+ Kd5 49. Rd8+ Ke6 50. Ra8 Nxc2 51. Ra6+ Kf7 52. Ra7+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2006.06.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.06.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. Qxb3 d5 12. exd5 Na5 13. Qc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nxd5
15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Nc4 17. a4 Rc8 18. b3 Nb6 19. Qa5 bxa4 20. bxa4 Ra8 21.
Rxe7 Qxe7 22. Ba3 Qd8 23. Bxf8 Qxf8 24. Qe5 Qd6 25. a5 Nd5 26. Rc1 Rd8 27. Rc5
h6 28. g3 c6 29. Kg2 Nb4 30. Rc4 Nd5 31. Rc5 Nb4 32. Rc3 Qd5 33. Qe7 Qxa5 34.
Ne5 Qd5+ 35. Kg1 Rb8 36. Rc5 Qa2 37. Kg2 f6 38. Qd6 Re8 39. Ng4 Qb1 40. d5 Re1
41. Qd8+ Kh7 42. Nxf6+ gxf6 43. Qd7+ Kg6 44. Rc4 Rg1+ 45. Kh2 Rh1+ 46. Kg2 Qf1+
47. Kf3 Qd3+ 48. Kg2 Qf1+ 49. Kf3 Qd1+ 50. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2006.06.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.06.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nf1 Bc8 14. c3 Be6 15. Bxe6
fxe6 16. b4 d5 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Qe2 Rfd8 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Qxe5 Nxe5 21. Rxe5
Rxd3 22. Rxe6 Kf7 23. Re3 Rad8 24. a4 cxb4 25. cxb4 Bxb4 26. axb5 axb5 27. Rb1
Rd1 28. Reb3 Nd5 29. Bg5 Rxb1 30. Rxb1 Rb8 31. Ne3 Nxe3 32. Rxb4 Nc4 33. Kf1
Ke6 34. Ke2 Kd5 35. Kd3 h6 36. Be3 Nxe3 37. fxe3 Kc5 38. Rg4 Rb7 39. h4 b4 40.
Kc2 b3+ 41. Kb2 Kd5 42. h5 Ke5 43. Rg6 Kf5 44. g3 Ke4 45. g4 Kxe3 46. g5 hxg5
47. Rxg5 Ke4 48. Rg6 Kf5 49. Kc1 b2+ 50. Kb1 Ke5 51. h6 gxh6 52. Rxh6 Kd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2006.06.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2006.06.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. f4 Qa5 11. Bc4 Bd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Bc6 14. Bd2
Bc5 15. Qf4 Nd7 16. Ne4 Qa4 17. Nc3 Qa5 18. Ne4 Qa4 19. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2006.06.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B86"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2006.06.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. O-O g5 11. f4 Bg7 12. e5 dxe5 13. f5 e4 14. Nce2 exf5
15. Rxf5 Qb6 16. Rxf7 Bf6 17. Qd2 Ne5 18. Rxf6 Qxf6 19. Rf1 Qb6 20. Nc3 Nc6 21.
Bf7+ Kd8 22. Qf2 Qxd4 23. Rd1 Qxd1+ 24. Nxd1 Ke7 25. Ne3 Be6 26. Bxe6 Kxe6 27.
Qf5+ Ke7 28. Qxe4+ Kd6 29. Qd3+ Ke6 30. Qg6+ Kd7 31. Nc4 Rad8 32. Qd6+ Ke8 33.
Qe6+ Kf8 34. Qf6+ Kg8 35. Qg6+ Kf8 36. h3 Rg8 37. Qf6+ Ke8 38. Nd6+ 1-0

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2006.06.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2006.06.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. cxd5 Qxd5
15. Bf4 Rac8 16. h3 Be4 17. Qa4 Qf5 18. Bg3 Bc2 19. Qb5 Qxb5 20. Bxb5 a6 21.
Bxc6 bxc6 22. Ra2 Ba4 23. c4 Bb3 24. Rae2 Kf8 25. c5 Bd5 26. Ne5 Rcd8 27. Re3
a5 28. h4 f6 29. Nd3 Bf7 30. Bxc7 Rxd4 31. Nf4 a4 32. Ne6+ Bxe6 33. Rxe6 f5 34.
Bd6 Re4 35. R1xe4 fxe4 36. Bxe7+ Rxe7 37. Rxc6 e3 38. Rc8+ Kf7 39. Kf1 exf2 40.
c6 Ke6 41. Kxf2 Kd6 42. c7 g6 43. g3 Kc6 44. Kf3 Rf7+ 45. Ke4 Re7+ 46. Kd4 Rf7
47. Ra8 Rxc7 48. Rxa4 Kd6 49. Rc4 Rf7 50. Rc3 Rf1 51. Kc4 g5 52. hxg5 Rf5 53.
Kb4 Rxg5 54. a4 h5 55. a5 Rg4+ 56. Kb5 h4 57. gxh4 Rxh4 58. a6 Rh1 59. a7 Rb1+
60. Ka4 Ra1+ 61. Ra3 1-0

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2006.06.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2006.06.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 g6 10. d3 Bg7 11. Qd1 O-O 12. Nd2 b5 13. Nf3 b4 14. d4 bxc3 15.
bxc3 d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. c4 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Nxe5 19. cxd5 Qxd5 20. Bb2 Rfd8 21. Qe2
Nd2 22. Qxd2 Nc6 23. Rac1 Nxd4 24. Bxd4 e6 25. Rc7 Qxd4 26. Qxd4 Bxd4 27. Rb1
Rab8 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Rd7 Bc5 30. Rc7 Bb6 31. Rc2 a5 32. Ba6 Bd8 33. g3 Kg7
34. Kg2 Rb4 35. Bd3 a4 36. Rc3 Rb2 37. Rc2 a3 38. f4 Rb7 39. Kf3 Bf6 40. h4 Rd7
41. Bb5 Rd5 42. Bc4 Rd4 43. Bb5 Rd1 44. Rc7 Rd8 45. Bc4 Kf8 46. h5 gxh5 47. f5
Be5 48. Ra7 Rd4 49. Bb3 Rg4 50. fxe6 fxe6 51. Bxe6 Rxg3+ 52. Ke4 Bg7 53. Rf7+
Ke8 54. Rf3 Rg5 55. Bf5 Bb2 56. Bxh7 h4 57. Bf5 Ke7 58. Rd3 Rg8 59. Rh3 Kf6 60.
Rf3 Rg1 61. Bh3+ Ke7 62. Rf1 Rg8 63. Rf4 Bf6 64. Rf3 Ra8 65. Rd3 Ra4+ 66. Kf5
Bd4 67. Kg5 Bc5 68. Bf5 Bd6 69. Re3+ Kd8 70. Rc3 Be7+ 71. Kh5 Bf6 72. Rc6 Ke7
73. Kg6 Bd4 74. Re6+ Kd8 75. Rc6 Ke7 76. Re6+ Kd8 77. Rc6 Ke7 78. Re6+ Kd8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2006.06.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2006.06.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qc7 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Ne5 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. Bf4 Nf6 11. Bg3 Rc8 12. Kb1 d6 13. Ndxb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Qc5
15. b4 Qb6 16. Bf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 13th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Goeke, Bernd"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2117"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Qc7 7. Be3 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Nxc5 Nxc5 10. Bb5+ Kf8 11. O-O a6 12. Be2 Ne7 13. c4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Rd8
15. Qc1 Nd7 16. Bb3 Qxc1 17. Raxc1 Nc6 18. Nd4 Ndxe5 19. Nxf5 exf5 20. Bb6 Rd2
21. Rcd1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 f4 23. Bc5+ Ke8 24. Bd5 h5 25. f3 h4 26. h3 Rh5 27. b4
Nd7 28. Bd6 g5 29. Re1+ Kd8 30. Bxf7 Rh7 31. Re8# 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 13th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Baerwinkel, Tobias"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2291"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8.
d4 Bxe4 9. Bg5 Bd5 10. Nbd2 e6 11. c4 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 Be7 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. dxc5
dxc5 15. Qa4+ Qd7 16. Qc2 O-O 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. h3 Rad8 19. Qe2 Rd4 20. Nf3 Rdd8
21. Ne5 Ne8 22. Bd2 Nd6 23. g4 f6 24. Nf3 e5 25. Rad1 Qc6 26. b3 Nf7 27. Nh4
Rd7 28. Be3 Rfd8 29. Nf5 Bf8 30. f3 Nd6 31. Ng3 Ne8 32. f4 Bd6 33. f5 e4 34.
Bf2 e3 35. Qxe3 Bxg3 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 13th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dinstuhl, Volkmar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 Qc7 12. Kb1 b5 13. g5 Nh5 14. f4 Nxf4 15.
Bxf4 exf4 16. Qxf4 Rac8 17. Nd4 Ne5 18. h4 Rfe8 19. h5 b4 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5
Bf8 22. Bh3 Rb8 23. g6 Kh8 24. gxh7 Qc4 25. h6 Qxd5 26. Nf5 Ng6 27. Qf2 Qc5 28.
Qd2 gxh6 29. Rhf1 d5 30. Bg4 Ne5 31. Be2 Rbc8 32. Rg1 Kxh7 33. Bd3 Nxd3 34.
Qxd3 Qc4 35. Qg3 Qxc2+ 36. Ka1 Qxd1+ 37. Rxd1 Rc6 38. Kb1 Rg6 39. Qd3 Kg8 40.
Qxd5 Re2 41. Nh4 Rg5 42. Qd3 Re6 43. Nf3 Rd6 44. Qf1 Rf6 45. Qe2 Rg3 46. Nd2
Re6 47. Qf2 Rgg6 48. Rf1 Ref6 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 13th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ruck, Robert"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.
Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O 16. Qe5 Rab8 17. Rd1 Nb4+ 18. Kc1 Na2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 13th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 Be7 5. g3 c6 6. Bg2 b5 7. a3 O-O 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. h3 Bb7 10. g4 a5 11. Ng3 exd4 12. Qxd4 c5 13. Qd1 b4 14. Nb5 Ba6 15. a4
g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. g5 Nh5 18. Nxh5 gxh5 19. Qxh5 Qb6 20. f4 c4+ 21. Kh1 Rac8
22. f5 Ne5 23. f6 Bd8 24. Bf8 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 13th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 Na6 12. Bg5 Re8 13. e3 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Ne1 c6 16. Nd3 Nc7 17. Qd2 Qd6 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. f4 c5 20. Ne5 cxd4 21. exd4 a6
22. Re1 Ne6 23. Nd1 g6 24. Ne3 Bg7 25. Rc2 a5 26. h4 Qb4 27. Rd1 Qxd2 28. Rdxd2
Bf8 29. Kf2 Kg7 30. Rd1 h5 31. Bh3 Rd6 32. Nf3 Nd8 33. Rc7 Re7 34. Rdc1 Nc6 35.
Rxe7 Bxe7 36. Ne5 Bd8 37. Rd1 b5 38. Bg2 Ne7 39. Nd3 Bb6 40. Nc5 Bc8 41. a3 Be6
42. Rc1 Rd8 43. Bf1 b4 44. Bb5 Ra8 45. Ba4 Rc8 46. Nxe6+ fxe6 47. Rxc8 Nxc8 48.
Bd7 Nd6 49. Kg2 bxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 13th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kritz, Leonid"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Bc1 Qb6
15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qe2 Qb5 18. Rd3 c5 19. Ne5 Kh8 20. c4 Qa6 21. g4
b5 22. g5 hxg5 23. Bxg5 bxc4 24. h6 g6 25. Qf3 Nh7 26. Bxe7 cxd3 27. Bxf8 Rxf8
28. Nd7 Rg8 29. Ne5 Rf8 30. Nd7 Rg8 31. dxc5 Qc4 32. Rc1 Qd4 33. c6 f6 34. Rd1
d2 35. Qe2 Qd5 36. Rxd2 Qxc6 37. Qd1 e5 38. a3 a5 39. Rd6 Qe4+ 40. Ka2 Qf4 41.
Qd5 e4 42. Ra6 Qxh6 43. Nxf6 Nxf6 44. Rxf6 Rf8 45. Rxf8+ Qxf8 46. Qxe4 Qf7+ 47.
Ka1 Qxf2 48. Qxg6 Qf1+ 49. Ka2 Qc4+ 50. Ka1 Qf1+ 51. Qb1 Qb5 52. Qc1 Kg7 53.
Qc3+ Kf7 54. Ka2 Ke7 55. Qb3 Qc5 56. a4 Kd6 57. Qc3 Qd5+ 58. b3 Qc5 59. Qf6+
Kc7 60. Kb2 Qd5 61. Qc3+ Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 13th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ginsburg, Gennadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 Nb6 13. d5 Ne7 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Be3 Qd7 16. Qe2 Ba6 17. Nc2 g6 18. Ra5 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Rea1 Bb7 21. Rxa8
Rxa8 22. Rxa8+ Bxa8 23. Qxc4 Bg7 24. Qa6 Qc8 25. Qxc8+ Nxc8 26. c4 f5 27. Ng5
fxe4 28. Nb4 Ne7 29. Nxe4 Bb7 30. Ba7 c6 31. Nxd6 Ba8 32. dxc6 Nxc6 33. Nxc6
Bxc6 34. Be3 Bf8 35. Nb5 Kf7 36. f3 Ke6 37. b3 h5 38. Nc3 Bb4 39. Ne4 Ba3 40.
Kf2 Bb4 41. Ke2 Kf5 42. Bc5 Ba5 43. b4 Bd8 44. Kd3 g5 45. b5 Ba8 46. g4+ hxg4
47. hxg4+ Kf4 48. Ke2 Bxe4 49. Be3+ Kg3 50. fxe4 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 13th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Nd2 Qxc5 11. Nb3 Qb6 12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. O-O
Qg6 15. Bf4 Nf6 16. Nd5 Rd8 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Nd4 Qg6 19. Qb3 Be7 20. Bc7 Rf8
21. Ne2 Qe6 22. Rc4 b5 23. Rc2 Qxb3 24. axb3 Bf6 25. Nd4 Bd7 26. Rc5 Rfc8 27.
Rfc1 a5 28. Nxb5 Bxb2 29. R1c2 Bxb5 30. Rxb5 h6 31. Rc4 a4 32. bxa4 Ba3 33. Rb6
Ra7 34. Rbc6 Be7 35. g3 f5 36. a5 Rca8 37. Bb6 Rxa5 38. Bxa5 Rxa5 39. Rc7 Re5
40. h4 h5 41. Kg2 Kf7 42. Rb7 Re6 43. Rc5 g6 44. Rcb5 Rd6 45. Re5 Re6 46. Kf1
Kf8 47. Ke2 Bf6 48. Kd2 Kg8 49. Kc2 Bxe5 50. Kb3 Ba1 51. Kc4 Bc3 52. Kd5 Ba1
53. Kxe6 Bc3 54. Rc7 Bb2 55. Rb7 Bc3 56. Rd7 Bb2 57. Rd4 Kg7 58. Ke5 Kf7 59.
Kf4 Kf6 60. Rd6+ 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 13th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2006.08.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dizdar, Goran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qd7 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qg3
Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Ne2 Nb8 11. c4 dxc4 12. d5 exd5 13. Nd4 Na6 14. O-O O-O-O
15. e6 Qd6 16. Bf4 Qc5 17. Qxg7 Ne7 18. c3 Rhg8 19. Qh6 Rg4 20. g3 Rdg8 21. Kh1
Ng6 22. f3 Rxf4 23. Qxh7 Qf8 24. gxf4 Nxf4 25. Rae1 Kb7 26. e7 Qe8 27. Qxf5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r1k1/3q1ppn/pb6/1pppp3/8/P1PPB1RP/BP3P2/R2Q3K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1... Qf5 2. Bxd5 Rad8 3. Rf3 Qd7 4. Bxf7+ Kh8 5. Bxe8 Qxe8 6. Qe2 Qc6 7. Kg1
Nf6 8. Bg5 Rg8 9. Rf5 c4 10. dxc4 Nh7 11. cxb5 Qg6 12. Qg4 axb5 13. Be3 Qd6 14.
Rd1 Qc6 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Rh5 Rf8 17. Qg3 Kg8 18. Rd7 Qf6 19. Rxe5 Qh6 20. Ree7
Kh8 21. Qxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. d4 Nge7 5. c3 cxd4 6. cxd4 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
O-O Bd7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a3 Rc8 12. Bd3 Re8 13. Be4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bf6
15. Qd3 g6 16. Bh6 Qc7 17. c4 Red8 18. Rad1 Na5 19. c5 Bc6 20. h4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4
Rd5 22. Bf4 Qd8 23. Bd6 Nc4 24. Bg3 Rcxc5 25. dxc5 Rxd1 26. Qxc4 Rxe1+ 27. Nxe1
Qd1 28. Qf1 Qc1 29. a4 Qxc5 30. Nf3 Kg7 31. Qb5 Qxb5 32. axb5 a6 33. b6 a5 34.
Ne5 a4 35. Nc4 Be7 36. Be5+ f6 37. Bc3 Kf7 38. Na5 Bc5 39. Nxb7 Bxb6 40. Nd6+
Kg7 41. Ne8+ Kf7 42. Nxf6 Bd8 43. Ne4 Bxh4 44. Nd6+ Ke7 45. Nc4 Kf7 46. Ne5+
Ke8 47. Nc4 Be7 48. Bb2 Bc5 49. Kf1 h5 50. f4 Kd7 51. Ne5+ Kd6 52. Nxg6 a3 53.
Bc3 Kd5 54. Ke2 a2 55. Kd3 Bf2 56. Ne7+ Kd6 57. Ng6 Kd5 58. Ne5 Bg3 59. Ke3 Be1
60. Ba1 Ba5 61. Kd3 Be1 62. Nc4 Bg3 63. Ne3+ Kc5 64. Ke4 Kb4 65. Nc2+ Kb3 66.
Nd4+ Kc4 67. Nxe6 Be1 68. Nd4 Bc3 69. Nc2 Kb3 70. Kd3 Bxa1 71. Nxa1+ Kb2 72.
Nc2 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Erenburg, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 a6 5. a4 Bg7 6. h3 O-O 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Be2 e5
9. O-O exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Bf3 Ne5 12. Be2 Ned7 13. Bd3 Nc5 14. Qf3 c6 15.
Nb3 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Nd7 17. a5 c5 18. Qd1 Nf6 19. Na4 Be6 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Nd2 Nd7
22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Qc2 Qc6 24. Rfc1 Rbd8 25. Ra3 f5 26. f3 Bf7 27. Bf2 Qb5 28.
Nc4 fxe4 29. fxe4 d5 30. exd5 Bxd5 31. Rb3 Qc6 32. Bg3 h5 33. Rb6 Qd7 34. Rxg6
Qf7 35. Rd6 Rxd6 36. Nxd6 Qg6 37. Nxe8 Qxg3 38. Nxg7 Kxg7 39. Qf2 Qxd3 40. Rxc5
Kg6 41. Qc2 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 a5 7. e3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O
9. O-O Na6 10. Qb3 Nb4 11. Rfd1 b6 12. Na2 Nxa2 13. Rxa2 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15.
cxd5 exd5 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Qa3 Rfe8 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. Ra3 Kf8 20. Bd3 g6 21. g4
Ree8 22. Rb3 Rec8 23. g5 c5 24. Bb5 Bc6 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. Rd3 Rac8 27. Kg2 Ke7
28. Rcd1 c4 29. Rc3 R6c7 30. Nd2 f5 31. gxf6+ Nxf6 32. Rb1 Kd7 33. h3 Rb7 34.
b3 cxb3 35. Rcxb3 Rcb8 36. Rb5 Kc6 37. Nf3 Ne4 38. Ne5+ Kd6 39. Rc1 Rc7 40.
Rxd5+ Kxd5 41. Rxc7 b5 42. axb5 Rxb5 43. Rxh7 Rb2 44. Nd3 Rd2 45. Nf4+ Kc4 46.
Kf3 Nxf2 47. Nxg6 Nd3 48. Ne5+ Nxe5+ 49. dxe5 Kd5 50. Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zoler, Dan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. a3 Bxd2 10. Qxd2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 d5 13. Nf3 dxc4 14. bxc4
Qc7 15. Rc1 Rd8 16. Qf4 Qxf4 17. gxf4 Nbd7 18. a4 Nc5 19. Nbd2 a5 20. Rcb1 Rd6
21. Nb3 Nfe4 22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. e3 f6 24. Nd4 Rad8 25. Nb3 Ne4 26. Kf3 f5 27.
Rc1 Rd3 28. c5 Rxb3 29. c6 Rb2 30. Rf1 Nd2+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 Ng6 11. Bg5+ Ke8 12. Rad1 Be7 13. Bxe7 Kxe7 14.
Nd4 Bd7 15. f4 Rad8 16. Ne4 Bc8 17. g4 h5 18. Nf5+ Bxf5 19. gxf5 Rxd1 20. Rxd1
Nxf4 21. Kf2 Rd8 22. f6+ gxf6 23. exf6+ Ke8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Kf3 Nxh3 26. Kg3
Ng1 27. Kf2 Nh3+ 28. Kg3 Ng1 29. Nc3 Kd7 30. Kg2 Ke6 31. Kxg1 Kxf6 32. Ne4+ Ke5
33. Nc5 b6 34. Na6 Kd6 35. b4 c5 36. bxc5+ bxc5 37. c4 Ke5 38. Nxc7 Kd4 39.
Nb5+ Kxc4 40. Nxa7 Kb4 41. Nc6+ Ka3 42. Ne5 f5 43. Kf2 Kxa2 44. Ke3 Kb3 45. Kf4
h4 46. Kxf5 h3 47. Nf3 c4 48. Kf4 c3 49. Kg3 Kc4 50. Ne1 Kd4 51. Kxh3 Ke3 52.
Nc2+ Kd3 53. Na3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Livshits, Gaby"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nfxd7 8.
d5 b5 9. Qe2 b4 10. Nd1 Qb6 11. O-O Qa6 12. Qe1 Nb6 13. Ne3 N8d7 14. c3 bxc3
15. bxc3 Qd3 16. Bd2 Qxe4 17. Ng5 Qa4 18. f5 Nf6 19. Qe2 Qh4 20. Nf3 Qh5 21.
Qb5+ Kf8 22. a4 gxf5 23. a5 Nbd7 24. Rae1 f4 25. Nc4 Qxd5 26. Bxf4 a6 27. Qa4
Rc8 28. Ne3 Qe4 29. Qxe4 Nxe4 30. Nf5 Ndf6 31. Ng5 d5 32. c4 e6 33. Nd6 Nxd6
34. Bxd6+ Kg8 35. cxd5 h6 36. Ne4 Nxe4 37. Rxe4 exd5 38. Re7 Bd4+ 39. Kh1 Rh7
40. Rf5 f6 41. Rxh7 Kxh7 42. Rxd5 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4
cxd4 9. exd4 e5 10. Nge2 Bxc3+ 11. Nxc3 exd4 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Nxd4 Re8+ 14. Ne2
Qa5+ 15. Qd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Ne4+ 17. Bxe4 Rxe4 18. Bg3 Rxc4 19. Rac1 d5 20. b3
Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Nf6 22. f3 Ne8 23. Nd4 Bd7 24. Rc5 Be6 25. Nb5 a6 26. Nc7 Nxc7
27. Rxc7 b5 28. Kc3 a5 29. Rb7 Rc8+ 30. Kd2 Bf5 31. Rb8 Rxb8 32. Bxb8 Bb1 33.
a4 bxa4 34. bxa4 Ba2 35. Kc3 d4+ 36. Kxd4 Bb3 37. Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4 Rb8 8. O-O
d6 9. Re1 O-O 10. c3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nbd2 Qd7 13. b4 Kh8 14. axb5 axb5
15. Nf1 Ra8 16. Bd2 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 d5 18. Qa6 Rb8 19. Ng3 d4 20. c4 bxc4 21.
Qxc4 Bxb4 22. Bxb4 Rxb4 23. Qc5 Qd6 24. Qc2 Nd7 25. Rc1 Rb6 26. h3 h6 27. Nf1
Nf6 28. N1d2 Nb4 29. Qb3 Nbd5 30. Qc2 Nc3 31. Nc4 Qc5 32. Nxb6 cxb6 33. Kh2 Qa5
34. Qb3 Qa2 35. Rxc3 Qxf2 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bc4 Nb6 8.
Bb3 Bg7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nc6 13. Be3 Qd7 14. Rad1
Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Ne2 e5 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Rd3 Rad8 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. Rxd4
Rxd4 21. Rxd4 Qe1+ 22. Kh2 Qe5+ 23. Qf4 Qxf4+ 24. Rxf4 Kg7 25. Rd4 Re8 26. a4
Re7 27. a5 Nd7 28. Bd5 b6 29. axb6 Nxb6 30. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. Re1 d6 12. h3 Re8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Nxg5
hxg5 16. Bxg5 exd4 17. Bd5 Bd7 18. cxd4 Nxd4 19. Ra3 Re5 20. Bh4 Be6 21. Rg3+
Kh7 22. Nd2 Bxd5 23. exd5 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Nf5 25. Qb1 Ne4 26. Qxe4 Qxh4 27.
Qxf5+ Kh8 28. Rg4 Qh6 29. Nf3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bxb4 cxb4 10. Qd3 a5 11. Nbd2 d6 12. e4 Nbd7 13. Rfe1 e5 14. Nh4 g6 15.
Nf1 Re8 16. f3 Nf8 17. Bh3 Bc8 18. Bxc8 Rxc8 19. Ne3 Ne6 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. Qxd8
Rcxd8 22. Nd5 Nd7 23. Kf2 Kg7 24. Ng2 Ndc5 25. Red1 Rd6 26. Ne1 Red8 27. Nd3
Nxd3+ 28. Rxd3 Nc5 29. Re3 Rb8 30. a3 bxa3 31. Rxa3 Rb7 32. Ra2 Rc6 33. Nc3 Ne6
34. Nb5 Rd7 35. Ke2 Rc8 36. Rd2 Rxd2+ 37. Kxd2 a4 38. bxa4 Rxc4 39. Ra3 Nc5 40.
Nc3 Rd4+ 41. Kc2 Rc4 42. Kd2 f5 43. exf5 gxf5 44. Ra2 Rd4+ 45. Ke2 Rc4 46. Kd2
e4 47. fxe4 fxe4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. Nbc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 d6 8.
Bb3 O-O 9. f3 Bd7 10. h4 h5 11. Qd2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. g4 hxg4 14. h5 e5 15.
h6 Nh5 16. hxg7 Kxg7 17. Be3 Rh8 18. Qxd6 Qf6 19. O-O-O Qxf3 20. Qxe5+ Qf6 21.
Qxf6+ Nxf6 22. Bd4 Rxh1 23. Rxh1 g3 24. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. a4 Bd7 12. Re1 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 h6 15. d4
cxd4 16. cxd4 Nc6 17. d5 Nb4 18. Bb3 a5 19. axb5 Bxb5 20. Ba4 Qd7 21. Re3 Rec8
22. Bxb5 Qxb5 23. Ne1 g6 24. Ne2 Bg7 25. Nc3 Qb7 26. h3 Nd7 27. Na4 h5 28. Bd2
Qb5 29. Rea3 Qb7 30. Nc3 Qb6 31. Be3 Nc5 32. Na4 Qb5 33. Nxc5 dxc5 34. Bd2 Bf8
35. Bc3 f6 36. Nf3 Kh7 37. Nd2 c4 38. Ra4 Qb6 39. Qe2 Qb5 40. b3 Bh6 41. Nxc4
Qb7 42. Nd6 Qc7 43. Nxc8 Qxc3 44. Nb6 Rg8 45. Rxa5 Nd3 46. Ra7+ Kh8 47. Qf3 Bg5
48. Rd1 Qd4 49. Qxd3 Qxb6 50. Ra6 Qb4 51. d6 Qb7 52. d7 Rd8 53. Re6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. c3 d5 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. Qa4 Nf6 7. e5 Nd7 8. d3
Qb6 9. O-O Ba6 10. c4 Be7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. b3 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Nc3 Rae8 15.
Re1 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 d4 17. Qc2 e5 18. Bd2 Bc8 19. Re2 e4 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. dxe4
Qd8 22. Qd3 Qe7 23. Re1 Nf6 24. h3 Be6 25. Re2 Nd7 26. Bc1 h6 27. Nh2 Ne5 28.
Qg3 Qf6 29. f4 Nd7 30. f5 d3 31. Qxd3 Ne5 32. Qg3 Bxf5 33. exf5 Qxf5 34. Qxe5
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz playoff 2nd"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
Qg4 g6 9. Qe2 d6 10. O-O Nc6 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. Bh6 Bf8 13. Qd2 b6 14. Bxf8 Rxf8
15. Qf4 Qe7 16. Na4 Rb8 17. Rad1 Rg8 18. Be2 g5 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Bd7 21.
Rfd1 Ke7 22. Bxa6 Nb4 23. Nxb6 Bc6 24. Nc8+ Rgxc8 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. c3 Nxe4 27.
R6d4 Nxa2 28. Na5 Naxc3 29. Nxc6+ Rxc6 30. bxc3 Nxc3 31. Rd7+ Kf6 32. Re1 h5
33. g3 Nd5 34. Ra1 Rc7 35. Ra7 Rxa7 36. Rxa7 Ne7 37. Kg2 Nf5 38. Kf3 Nd4+ 39.
Ke4 Nf5 40. Kd3 Nh6 41. f3 Nf5 42. Ke4 Nd6+ 43. Kd3 Nf5 44. Rd7 h4 45. g4 Ne7
46. Kd4 Ng6 47. Ra7 Nf4 48. Kc5 Nd3+ 49. Kd6 Ne5 50. Ra1 Nc4+ 51. Kc5 Nd2 52.
Rd1 Nxf3 53. Rf1 Ke5 54. Rxf3 f5 55. gxf5 exf5 56. Rf1 Ke4 57. Re1+ Kf3 58. Kd4
g4 59. Rf1+ Ke2 60. Rxf5 g3 61. h3 g2 62. Rg5 Kf2 63. Ke4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.08"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Moor, Olivier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2388"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Wollishofen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 a5 8. Be2 O-O
9. O-O Nbd7 10. Rc1 b6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Bd3 Re8 14. Rfd1 Nf8 15.
Ne2 Nh5 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Ng3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 g6 19. Qc3 Qd6 20. Qa3 Qb4 21. Rc3
Qxa3 22. bxa3 f6 23. g4 Rc8 24. Rb1 Nd7 25. g5 fxg5 26. Nxg5 c5 27. dxc5 Rxc5
28. Rxc5 Nxc5 29. Bc2 Re5 30. Nf3 Re6 31. Nd4 Rf6 32. Nb5 Ba6 33. Rd1 Bxb5 34.
axb5 Rd6 35. Bb1 Kf7 36. Ba2 Ke6 37. Rd4 Ke5 38. f4+ Kf6 39. Bxd5 Rd7 40. Kf2
Rc7 41. Bc6 Ke7 42. Kf3 Rc8 43. e4 Rf8 44. Rd5 h5 45. g3 Rh8 46. Rd2 Rf8 47.
Ke3 Rh8 48. e5 Kf7 49. Rd6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.09"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Jenni, Florian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zuerich"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
Bd7 9. exd6 e6 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bd2 Bxd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Nc3 Nb4 14. Qe2 Re8 15.
Ne4 Bxb5 16. Qxb5 a6 17. Qe2 Nc6 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. Rfe1 Rad8 20. Qd3 Nd5 21. Qb3
Bf8 22. h3 Qf7 23. Nc3 Ndb4 24. Ne2 e5 25. Qxf7+ Kxf7 26. Bxb4 Bxb4 27. Red1 e4
28. Nh2 Ba5 29. Ng4 Bb6 30. Rc4 Rd7 31. d5 Red8 32. Nc3 Ne7 33. Rxe4 Nxd5 34.
Nxd5 Rxd5 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. Re2 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Ba5 38. Kg3 Rd2 39. Kf3 h5 40. Ne3
Ke6 41. Rxd2 Bxd2 42. Ke4 Bc1 43. b3 g6 44. g4 Bxe3 45. Kxe3 hxg4 46. hxg4 Kd5
47. Kd3 a5 48. a3 b5 49. b4 a4 50. f4 g5 51. f5 Ke5 52. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.10"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Yerevan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. a3 Qa5 10. Ra2 Qc7 11. Bd3 c4 12. Be2 Ne7 13. O-O h5 14. Bd1 Nf5 15. Bf2 Be7
16. Ne2 Nf8 17. c3 a5 18. Bc2 a4 19. Raa1 Qd8 20. g3 Nh6 21. Rae1 Kd7 22. h3
Kc6 23. Kg2 Kb7 24. Nh2 f5 25. exf6 gxf6 26. f5 Nxf5 27. Bxf5 exf5 28. Nf4 Bd6
29. Nf3 Bxf4 30. gxf4 Ng6 31. Nh4 Nxh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.11"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Khmelniker, Ilya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2404"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bb3 a6 8. Nf1
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Ng3 h6 11. O-O Nf6 12. Be3 Bd6 13. h3 Re8 14. Nh2 Bf8 15.
Ng4 Be6 16. Re1 Nxg4 17. hxg4 Qd7 18. Qf3 Rad8 19. Rad1 Bxb3 20. axb3 Qe6 21.
b4 e4 22. Qxe4 Qb3 23. Qc4 Ne5 24. Bd4 Nxg4 25. Bf6 gxf6 26. Nh5 f5 27. Rxe8 b6
1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.12"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheboksary"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. Bf4 d5 11. cxd5 Nxc3 12. Qd3 cxd4 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Ng5
g6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. e3 Nc6 17. Rae1 Rc8 18. exd4 Nxd4 19. Qe3 Rf7 20. Kh1 b5
21. Rc1 b4 22. a3 a5 23. axb4 axb4 24. Be5 Nf5 25. Qf4 Nxg3+ 26. Qxg3 Ne2 27.
Qe3 Nxc1 28. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 29. Qxc1 Rxf2 30. Ba1 b3 31. h3 Rc2 32. Qb1 Qd2 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.13"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O g6 12. Bxd7 Nxd7 13. e4 Nb6 {Keeping the
b4 bishop for kingside defense.} (13... Bxc3 {is played more frequently here.
Here is a classic game:} 14. bxc3 Re8 15. exd5 (15. e5 $142) 15... Nb6 16. d6
Bf5 17. Qd2 Nd5 18. Be7 Nxe7 19. dxe7 Rxe7 20. Rfe1 Rae8 21. Ne5 f6 22. Nxc4
Qxa2 23. g4 Qxd2 24. Rxe7 Qxc3 25. Rxe8+ Kg7 26. Rae1 Qxc4 27. gxf5 Qxd4 28.
R8e7+ Kh6 29. Rxb7 a5 30. Ree7 Qd1+ 31. Kg2 Qg4+ 32. Kf1 {1/2-1/2 Gruenfeld,
E-Spielmann,R/Merano 1926/EXT 2000}) 14. e5 Bf5 (14... Bg4 15. Nh4 Nd7 16. h3
Be6 17. a3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Kg7 19. Qd2 $16 {1-0 Sunye Neto,J-Lima,D/Sao Paulo
2000/CBM 076 ext (44)}) (14... Re8 15. Nh4 $5 Bd7 16. f4 Na4 17. Rac1 Nxc3 18.
bxc3 Ba3 19. f5 Ba4 20. Qd2 $40 {1-0 Hebden,M-Rogers,I/London 1988/CBM 009 (32)
}) 15. Qd2 Rfe8 16. a3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A successful attempt to rehabilitate
this line, considered harmless after the following game:} (16. Rfe1 Bf8 17. a3
(17. a4 $1) 17... Na4 18. Rac1 Nxc3 19. Rxc3 Qa4 20. Bh6 Be7 21. Qf4 Qd7 22.
Rce3 Be6 23. Ng5 b5 {Black's counterplay comes in-time.} 24. h4 a5 25. h5 b4
26. axb4 axb4 27. Rf3 c3 28. bxc3 b3 $44 {0-1 Cramling,P-Landenbergue,C/Biel
1990/CBM 019 (40)}) 16... Bf8 17. a4 $1 {An important move preventing Black's
queenside counterplay. Now White can prepare his kingside attack (h3,g4,f4-f5
etc.). To support it, his rook, by the way, is placed better on f1 than on e1.}
Nd7 18. h3 a6 19. g4 Be6 (19... Bd3 20. Rfc1 {[%csl Rd3][%cal Rf3e1]}) 20. Bh6
Bb4 $6 {Removing this bishop back to the queenside is not a good idea.} (20...
Qb4 $142 21. Bxf8 Qxf8 $14) 21. Ng5 Qb6 22. a5 $1 {A tempo is more important
than a pawn!} Bxa5 23. f4 f5 (23... Bb4 24. f5 gxf5 25. gxf5 Bxf5 26. Rxf5 Qxh6
27. Kh2 $16 {->}) 24. exf6 Bf7 (24... Nxf6 25. Rxa5 $1 Qxa5 26. f5 gxf5 27.
Nxe6 Ne4 28. Qg2 $18) (24... Bxc3 25. bxc3 Nxf6 {was more stubborn:} 26. f5 Bf7
(26... Bd7 $2 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Qf2 $18) 27. Nxf7 Ne4 28. Qc1 g5 $1 (28... Kxf7
29. fxg6+ Kg8 (29... Kxg6 30. h4 $18) 30. g7 Nxc3 31. Qe3 $1 Ne4 32. Rab1 Qc7
33. Rf3 $18) 29. Rb1 Qc6 30. Nxg5 Qxh6 31. Nxe4 Qxc1 32. Rfxc1 Rxe4 33. Rxb7
$16 {_|_}) 25. f5 Bb4 $2 (25... Bxc3 $142 26. bxc3 Nxf6 {-see 24...Bxc3}) 26.
fxg6 hxg6 27. Bg7 Ne5 28. Qf2 {[%cal Rf2h4]} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 22nd"]
[Site "Fuegen"]
[Date "2006.10.14"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[Annotator "Babula,V"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2006.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O ({The most frequent continuation is
} 4... b6 5. a3 Bxd2+) 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d5 {The idea of Black's setup is to
exploit somewhat awkward position of White's Nd2.} 7. e5 {This move gains
space in the centre.} ({Other options are} 7. Qc2) ({and} 7. Bd3) 7... Nfd7 8.
b4 {And that move gains space on the queenside.} ({Other line goes} 8. Bd3 c5
9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Re1) 8... a5 9. b5 {The b5 pawn wedge seriously
limits development of Black's queenside minor pieces.} c5 10. Bb2 b6 {[%csl
Rc6] Black prepares a fianchetto of his Bc8, but in the same time the last
move weakens the c6 square what White can exploit in the future.} ({In the
following example Black tried to do without this weakening:} 10... cxd4 11. Be2
Nc5 12. Bxd4 Nbd7 13. a4 Nb6 14. Qc2 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 b6 17. Rd1 Qc7
18. Nd6 Bb7 19. Bxc5 Bd5 20. Nd4 bxc5 21. N4f5 Bg5 22. O-O c4 23. Qc3 f6 24. f4
Bh6 25. Qe3 fxe5 26. b6 Qd7 27. Qxe5 Rad8 28. Rfe1 Kh8 29. Rxd5 exd5 30. Nxh6
c3 31. b7 c2 32. Ndf7+ {1-0 Bareev,E (2688)-Bocharov,D (2574)/Kazan 2005/CBM
109}) 11. a4 {Ivanchuk's move, the last word of theory. White connects his
queenside pawns and prevents the move a5-a4 which could sometimes give Black
counterplay.} ({But interesting is also the older continuation} 11. cxd5 $5
exd5 12. Bd3) 11... Bb7 {A logical novelty.} ({The first game with 11.a4
continued} 11... Re8 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Qc2 Nf8 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16.
Be4 Nbd7 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. O-O $14 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V (2752)-Moiseenko,A (2664)/
Edmonton 2005/CBM 107 ext (56)}) 12. Be2 (12. Bd3 $5) 12... cxd4 {[%cal Yd7c5,
Yb8d7] Black frees the c5 square for his knight.} ({Other way how to finish
the deployment of Nb8 is} 12... Re8 {[%cal Yd7f8,Yb8d7]}) 13. O-O (13. Nxd4 $2
Nxe5 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Bxe5 Nd7 $17) 13... d3 {This wins a tempo for the move
Nd7-c5.} ({Weaker is} 13... Nc5 $6 14. Nxd4 $14 Nbd7 $6 15. Nc6 $1) 14. Bxd3
Nc5 15. Bc2 {Here is the bishop more active.} Nbd7 16. Re1 {White covers the
e5 wedge and thus prepares the move Nf3-d4.} (16. Nd4 $6 Nxe5) 16... Rc8 (16...
Qc7 {doesn't prevent it:} 17. Nd4 $1 Nxe5 $140 18. Nxe6 fxe6 (18... Nxe6 19.
cxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxe5 $14) 19. Bxe5 Bd6 20. Qh5 h6 (20... g6 $2 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22.
Bxg6) 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Qg6 $14) 17. Nd4 $14 {From here the knight points at
the weak c6 square. White's position is slightly better as he enjoys space
advantage.} g6 {Black limits White's Bc2.} (17... Bg5 18. Ra3 $5 {[%cal Ya3h3]}
) 18. Qg4 Bg5 {Black would like to exchange some pieces to simplify the
defence.} 19. N2f3 (19. f4 $5) 19... Bh6 20. Nc6 $5 {A direct attempt to break
Black's position which leads to interesting complications.} (20. cxd5 Bxd5 $14)
20... Bxc6 21. bxc6 Nb8 ({Of course not} 21... Rxc6 $2 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Nd4 (
23. Rad1 $16 Ne6 24. Bb3) 23... Rc8 24. Nf5 $5 $16 (24. e6 fxe6 25. Nxe6 $16))
22. Rad1 {White's idea is obvious now, he wants to make Black capture on d5
with e pawn and then to realize the e5-e6 advance to open the a1-h8 diagonal.}
({But deserves attention also} 22. cxd5 $5 Qxd5 (22... exd5 $2 23. e6 $16) 23.
Qh4 (23. Rad1 $6 Qa2) 23... Bg7 (23... Kg7 $2 24. Red1 Qxc6 25. Nd4 Qb7 26. Ra3
$18 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Ya3h3]}) 24. Bc1 $5 (24. Ng5 $6 h6 25. Ne4 Nxe4 (25...
Nxc6 $2 26. Red1 $18) 26. Bxe4 Qd2 $132 27. Ba3 Rfd8) 24... Qxc6 25. Ng5 h6 26.
Nf3 $40) 22... Nxc6 ({Weaker is} 22... Bg7 $6 23. cxd5 (23. Nd4 Nxc6 24. Nxc6
Rxc6 25. Qf3 $14) 23... exd5 24. Nd4 (24. e6 $2 fxe6) 24... Nxc6 25. Nxc6 (25.
Nf5 $4 gxf5 26. Qxf5 Qh4) 25... Rxc6 26. Qf3 $14) 23. cxd5 exd5 24. e6 {
[%cal Gb2h8]} f5 $2 {A mistake in time-trouble, this move leaves White the
strong e6 passed pawn.} ({Clearly bad are these moves:} 24... fxe6 $2 25. Bxg6
$18) (24... Nxe6 $2 25. Bf5 $5 $16 (25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Bxg6 Rf6 $16)) (24... f6
$2 25. Bxg6 $18 hxg6 26. Qxg6+ Bg7 27. Ng5 Re8 28. Qf7+ Kh8 29. Re3) ({The
correct solution is} 24... Bg7 $142 $1 $13 {, for example} 25. exf7+ Rxf7 26.
Rxd5 Qxd5 27. Qxc8+ Rf8 28. Re8 Nb4 $11) 25. Qg3 $2 {An error in time-trouble
as well.} ({Much better is} 25. Qh3 $142 $1 Bg7 {and now} 26. Bb3 $3 (26. e7 $2
Nxe7 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Ng5 h6) 26... Qe7 (26... Nxb3 $6 27. e7 Nxe7 28. Ng5 $18
{[%csl Ge6]}) (26... Bxb2 27. Rxd5 Qf6 28. e7 Kh8 (28... Nxb3 $6 29. Ng5 $1 (
29. exf8=Q+ $2 Kxf8) 29... Qxg5 30. Qxb3 $18) 29. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 30. Bc4 $16) 27.
Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Bxd5 $16) 25... Ne4 (25... Bg7 $2 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. e7 Nxe7 28.
Qe5+ $18) 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Ne5 $1 ({Of course not} 27. Rxe4 $2 dxe4 28. Rxd8
Rcxd8 29. Ne1 Rd1 $17) 27... Bg7 $8 (27... Bf4 $2 {loses nicely due to} 28. Nf7
$1 $18 Bxg3 29. Nh6#) 28. Rxe4 $5 (28. Nf7 Qe7 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Nd6 Rcd8 (
30... Qxe6 $6 31. Nxc8 Rxc8 32. Qb3 Nb4 33. f3 $14) 31. Rxd5 Qxe6 $11) 28...
dxe4 $2 {A mistake, I underestimated White's 30th move.} ({Bad is also} 28...
Qe8 $2 29. Ree1 Nb4 (29... Qxe6 $2 30. Nc4) 30. e7 $1 Rf5 31. Qb3 $16 Bxe5 32.
Bxe5 Qxe7 33. Ba1 {[%cal Ga1h8]}) ({The accurate defence is} 28... Nxe5 $142 $1
29. Rxe5 (29. Bxe5 $4 dxe4) 29... Qe7 30. Qe3 $5 (30. Ba3 $2 Bxe5) 30... Rfe8
31. Rdxd5 (31. Ba3 $6 d4 $1 32. Rxd4 $2 Bxe5 33. Bxe7 Bxd4) 31... Qb4 $13) 29.
Rxd8 Rfxd8 30. Qb3 $3 {[%cal Gb3g8] An excellent move, everything works for
White now.} ({After weaker} 30. h4 $2 {White has only small adventage:} Bxe5 (
30... Re8 $2 31. Nxg6 $1 hxg6 (31... Bxb2 32. Ne5+ Kf8 33. Qf4+ Ke7 34. Qf7+
Kd6 35. Nc4+ $18) 32. Qxg6 Re7 33. Bf6 $1 $18) 31. Bxe5 Re8 (31... Nxe5 $2 32.
Qxe5 $16) 32. Bb2 $5 Rxe6 33. Qc3 Kf7 34. Qg7+ Ke8 35. Qxh7 $14) 30... Ne7 $6 {
It loses.} ({The only way to offer resistance is} 30... Nd4 $142 31. Qa2 Bxe5 (
31... Ne2+ $2 32. Kf1 Nc1 33. Bxc1 Rxc1+ 34. Ke2 $18) (31... Rd6 $2 32. e7+ Ne6
(32... Re6 33. Qd5 Bxe5 34. Qd7 $18) 33. g4 (33. h3 $2 Re8 $13 34. Ba3 $4 Rd1+
35. Kh2 Bxe5+) 33... Bxe5 (33... Re8 $6 34. Ba3 $18) 34. Bxe5 Rd1+ 35. Kg2 Kf7
36. Qb3 $18) 32. e7+ Kg7 33. exd8=Q Rxd8 $16) 31. h3 $2 ({But White suddenly
misses simple} 31. Nd7 $142 $1 $18 {, for example} Rc6 32. h4 Bxb2 33. Qxb2
Rxe6 34. Qa2 Kf7 35. Ne5+ Kf6 36. Ng4+ Kf7 37. Nh6+ Kf6 38. Qb2+) 31... Rd2 $2
{It looks well, but in fact it is premature.} (31... Bxe5 $142 32. Bxe5 Rc6 $11
) 32. Nc4 $2 {Errors continue.} (32. Bc3 $2 Rd5) (32. Qxb6 $142 $1 $16 e3 33.
fxe3 Rcc2 34. Qb8+ Bf8 35. Nd7 Rxg2+ 36. Kh1) 32... Rxc4 $1 33. Qxc4 (33. Bxg7
$2 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Kxg7 $19) 33... Bxb2 34. Qxe4 Rd6 $2 {The final mistake in the
time-trouble.} ({After} 34... Kg7 $15 35. Qb7 (35. Qf4 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Bf6 37. Qb8
Rd2 $1) 35... Bf6 36. Qxb6 Bd4) ({or} 34... Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Rd6 $15 36. Qf3 $140
$2 Be5+ {there would be a difficult defence for White to hold the game, if
possible at all.}) 35. Qf3 $1 {And White wins Black's Bb2.} Rxe6 36. Qb3 Kf7
37. Qxb2 h5 $16 38. Qb3 Kf6 39. g3 Rd6 40. Kg2 Re6 41. Qc3+ Kf7 42. Qc4 Kf6 43.
Qf4+ Kg7 44. g4 $2 {I can't be sure, but I think that this move is a serious
mistake. It was better to make f2-f3 first and just then g3-g4, hxg4, fxg4
with intention to create the h passed pawn afterwards. I think that White
should win then, at least he would have more chances than in the game.} hxg4
45. hxg4 Rc6 $14 {It seems to me that Black's position is a fortress now. I
didn't find the way how to break it.} 46. Kg3 Kg8 47. f3 Kg7 48. Qd4+ Kf7 49.
f4 Kf8 50. Qh8+ Kf7 51. Kf3 Re6 52. Qd4 Kf8 53. Qc4 Rc6 54. Qb3 Rf6 55. Ke4 Kg7
56. Qb2 Kf7 57. Qd4 Re6+ 58. Kd3 Rc6 {Black can't allow White's king to
penetrate into his position over b5.} 59. Qh8 Rf6 60. Qh7+ Ke8 {I decided to
put my king here rather than to f8 as from here he takes the d7 square under
control and thus doesn't allow White's king to get there.} 61. Qh6 ({It is
necessary to think schematic in such endings, not just calculate variations.
In the following lines I try to examine some critical positions:} 61. Ke4 Re6+
(61... Rc6 $2 62. f5 $1 $18 (62. Ke5 $2 Rc5+ $1 (62... Kf8 $2 63. f5 $18 gxf5
64. gxf5 Rc5+ $140 65. Ke6 Rc6+ 66. Kd7) 63. Kf6 Rc6+ 64. Kg7 Nf5+ $1 65. Kh8
Ne7 66. Qh3 Kf7 {is similar to the game}) 62... gxf5+ 63. gxf5 Rf6 64. Ke5 Rf7
65. Qh6) 62. Kd4 Rc6 63. Ke4 (63. Qg7 Rc5) (63. f5 gxf5 64. gxf5 Rh6 $1) 63...
Rc4+ (63... Re6+ {is good enough but I would like to show that with king on e5
White doesn't win}) 64. Ke5 Rc6 65. f5 gxf5 66. gxf5 Kd7 $1 (66... Rc5+ $2 67.
Kf6 Rc6+ 68. Kg7 $18)) 61... Rc6 62. Qg7 Rc5 63. Ke2 (63. Ke4 Rc4+ $1 (63...
Rc6 $2 64. f5 $18 gxf5+ 65. gxf5 Rc4+ 66. Kd3) 64. Ke5 Rc6 65. f5 $140 gxf5 66.
gxf5 Rc5+ 67. Kf6 Rc6+ 68. Kg5 Rc5) 63... Rc6 64. Kf3 Re6 65. Kg3 Rc6 66. Kh4
Rd6 67. Kg5 Rc6 68. Kh6 Re6 69. Kh7 Rc6 {White's problem is that he can't get
the g7 square for his king. If White moves his queen, Black simply plays Kf8
or Kf7.} 70. Qh8+ Kf7 71. Qd4 Kf8 72. f5 $6 gxf5 $11 73. Qh8+ ({Now White
realized that} 73. gxf5 $4 {even loses due to} Rh6+ $1 $19 (73... Rc5 $2 $11 {
is enough for draw})) 73... Kf7 74. Qg7+ Ke8 75. Qh8+ Kf7 76. Qg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 {The most interesting
and at the same time rather difficult part about this strategically very
complex system against the Chebanenko Slav is that lots of different pawn
structures may arise. Black has basically one positional idea in mind - the
central advance ...e7-e5, while White can combine play in the center (e3-e4)
with activity on the queenside (a2-a4). Nevertheless many other, less usual
pawn formations are possible, like in the present game.} (6. b3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3
8. gxf3 {(a new approach by the time when this game was played)} e6 9. c5 Nbd7
10. f4 g6 11. Bd3 Nh5 12. Bb2 a5 13. Qc2 Bg7 14. O-O-O Bf6 15. Ne2 Qc7 16. Kb1
Ng7 17. Ng1 Nf5 18. Nf3 Be7 19. Ne5 a4 20. b4 Nxe5 21. dxe5 O-O-O 22. Qe2 (22.
e4 $1 $16) 22... Qb7 23. Rd2 Rhe8 24. Rhd1 Bf8 25. Bc2 Ne7 26. f3 h5 27. a3 Bh6
28. Bc3 Rd7 29. Rd3 Red8 30. Qh2 Nf5 31. Bb2 Qc7 32. Qd2 Ne7 33. Bc1 Nf5 34.
Qf2 d4 35. exd4 Rd5 36. Kb2 Qe7 37. Bb1 Qh4 38. Qxh4 Nxh4 39. Kc3 {1/2-1/2
Sakaev,K (2555)-Rublevsky,S (2515)/St Petersburg 1993}) 6... g6 (6... Bg4 7. h3
Bxf3 8. Qxf3 (8. gxf3 e5 9. dxe5 Nfd7 10. f4 Nxc5 $13) 8... Nbd7 $14 {[%cal
Ge7e5]}) 7. Bd3 Bg4 {If Black wanted to place the bishop on g4, then it made
sense to do it on the previous move, since after the bishop sortie to g4
Black's priority is to develop the queen's knight on d7 with the intention of
a quick ...e5, rather than playing ...g6 and ...Bg7. See 6...Bg4.} (7... Bg7 8.
h3 $14) 8. h3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 $146 {Formally speaking this is a novelty (it
wasn't played in this particular position before). On the other hand nowadays
taking with the pawn on f3 became a usual method for White in many similar
positions. The idea to double pawns in the Chebanenko Slav was used for the
first time by Sakaev against Rublevsky (see above). It didn't attract much
attention until years later, when White players realized that doubling pawns
by recapturing g2xf3 can offer multiple benefits.} (9. Qxf3 {is not a bad move
either. White keeps an edge, although Black's play is easier here.} Bg7 (9...
Nbd7 $142 {[%cal Ge7e5]} 10. e4 $14) 10. Qe2 $1 O-O 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. f4 Ne8 13.
g4 e6 14. g5 f6 15. h4 $16 {1-0 Galicek,S-Jirka,J (1885)/Plzen 1995 (36)}) 9...
Nbd7 ({If Black had sensed the danger, he would have gone for} 9... e5 10. dxe5
Nfd7 11. f4 Nxc5 {and although White should be better here too, Black keeps
considerably more possibilities than in the game.}) 10. f4 {Without his making
obvious mistakes, Black's position has become quite unpleasant. He has no
counterplay, while White has several plans to attack his opponent's pawn
structure (first of all a2-a4 and f4-f5). Besides, White has the bishop pair
and a space advantage, so in reality Black's situation can easily turn out to
be more difficult than it appears now. In order to defend such a position one
should play very accurately with Black. First of all it would be good to avoid
creating weaknesses, secondly Black should usually prevent the opening of the
position (or rather be well prepared for that).} a5 ({Black could defend
against f4-f5 by means of} 10... e6 {when we reach a position that has been
met in practice by another move order. White is slightly better, but with a
patient defence Black has good chances to reach the draw.} 11. Bd2 (11. b4 a5 (
11... Bg7 12. a4 O-O $14) 12. bxa5 Qxa5 13. Bd2 $14) (11. b3 {I show this
somewhat illogical-looking move in order to help understand by a simple
comparison that in such a structure White's prospects are always slightly
preferable. Now we have the position from the mentioned game Sakaev-Rublevsky
after the move 11.Bd3 (see 6.b3 above), where White kept an edge for the
entire game and at one point could achieve a clear advantage. Of course here
White can try to find more useful moves than 11.b3...}) 11... Bg7 (11... a5 12.
Qc2 $14 {[%cal Ge1c1,Gc3e2,Ge2g1,Gg1f3]}) 12. b4 Ng8 $1 {The knight goes to f5,
just like in the Sakaev-Rublevsky game.} 13. a4 Ne7 14. Ne2 Nf5 15. Nc1 O-O 16.
Nb3 Qh4 17. Qf3 Qe7 18. Kd1 Nf6 19. Rg1 Nh4 20. Qe2 Qd7 21. Kc2 Rfb8 22. Ra3
Ne8 $1 {Another important defensive maneuver: the knight goes to c7.} 23. Rga1
Nc7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qd1 Nf5 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Rxa8+ Nxa8 28. Qa1 Qb7 29. Qa5
Bf6 30. f3 Kf8 31. Qa1 Nc7 32. e4 Nh4 33. Be2 Ke8 34. Kd3 Kd7 35. Be1 Qa8 36.
Na5 Na6 37. Qa3 Bd8 38. Nb3 Ng2 39. Bd2 Bc7 40. e5 Nh4 41. Kc3 Nf5 42. Bd3 Bd8
43. Nc1 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J (2605)-Bosch,J (2370)/Netherlands 1994. Although it
is clear that only White tried to win in this game, most likely this is the
right way for Black to handle such positions: to forget about any ambitious
plans and instead accurately neutralize White's pressure.  By allowing f4-f5
possibly Grischuk simply wanted to avoid passivity.}) 11. f5 gxf5 {A
questionable decision, leaving Black with an inferior pawn structure.} (11...
Bh6 12. Qf3 e5 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Qg3 $14) (11... e5 12. fxe6 fxe6 13. f4 $14)
12. Bxf5 e6 13. Bc2 e5 14. Qf3 Bh6 {Soon it will become clear that Black had
to start with 14...Qe7.} (14... e4 15. Nxe4 $5 (15. Qf5 $14 {[%cal Gf2f3]})
15... dxe4 16. Bxe4 {and after taking the third pawn for the piece White will
have an obvious pressure.}) (14... Qe7 $142 15. Ne2 Bh6 16. Bd2 $14 {[%csl Rf5]
[%cal Ge1c1]}) 15. Bd2 exd4 $6 {Black is worse, but this leads to a
strategically lost position.} (15... Qe7 16. O-O-O O-O (16... O-O-O $16) 17.
Qg3+ Kh8 18. Qh4 Ng8 19. Qh5 $14 {/+/-}) 16. exd4 Qe7+ (16... Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2
Nf8 18. Rae1+ Ne6 19. Rhg1 Qe7 20. Bf5 $16 O-O-O $140 21. Rg7 $18) 17. Be3 $1 {
Very strong, underlining the drawbacks of opponent's play.} Bxe3 ({Too late
for regrouping the pieces:} 17... Nf8 18. O-O-O Bg7 19. Rhg1 Ne6 20. Rxg7 Nxg7
21. Bg5 Ngh5 22. Rd2 $18) 18. fxe3 {Adding another plus in White's position:
the open f-file.} O-O 19. O-O-O $16 {Now it becomes obvious that with his last
moves Black ruined the position. White's only weakness on e3 is easy to defend,
while Black is left with a lot of weaknesses. Besides, White still has space
advantage and a very strong bishop on c2.} Rae8 20. Rhg1+ Kh8 21. Rg3 b4 22.
Ne2 Ne4 (22... Rg8 23. Rdg1 Rxg3 24. Rxg3 $16) 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Rxe4 {
[%mdl 4096]} 25. Rf1 Re7 26. Kc2 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Gc2b3,Gb3a4] On top of all
in endgame Black is suddenly confronted with the weak pawn on a5.} Rg8 27.
Rxg8+ Kxg8 28. Rf3 a4 {Otherwise White comes with the king on a4, but now
follows} 29. a3 $1 {gaining square c3 for the pieces and it turns out that on
a4 the pawn is also very weak.} bxa3 (29... b3+ 30. Kc3 Re8 31. Kb4 Ra8 32. Nc3
$18) 30. bxa3 Kg7 31. Ng3 {The a4-pawn won't run away.} ({Possible is also the
materialistic} 31. Nc3 Nf6 32. Nxa4 Ra7 33. Kb3 Rb7+ 34. Ka2 (34. Nb6 Nd7 $16)
34... Ne4 35. Nb6 $18) 31... Kf8 (31... Kg6 32. Nf5 Re6 33. Nd6 Nf6 34. Kc3
Ne4+ 35. Nxe4 Rxe4 36. Kb4 f5 37. Kxa4 f4 38. Rxf4 Rxe3 39. Ka5 $1 $18 {
[%csl Rc6]}) 32. Nf5 Re6 33. Kc3 Nf6 34. Nd6 Ne4+ 35. Nxe4 Rxe4 36. Kb4 $18 {
Technical play. Ponomariov doesn't mind any simplifications, as he easily wins
the resulting rook endgame with an extra pawn.} Ke7 37. Kxa4 f5 38. Ka5 f4 39.
exf4 (39. Rxf4 Rxe3 40. Rh4 {is another win}) 39... Rxd4 40. f5 Rc4 41. Kb6 d4
42. Rf4 Ra4 43. f6+ Kf7 44. h4 Rxa3 45. Rxd4 Kxf6 46. Kxc6 h5 47. Kd6 Ra8 48.
Rf4+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. Bc4 Ne5 11. Bb3 Rb8 12. O-O Bd7 13. a3 a5 14. axb4 axb4 15.
f4 Nc6 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Bf4 Nc6 19. Bxb8 Qxb8 20. Rad1 Be7 21. Qf4
O-O 22. Qxb8 Rxb8 23. Nf3 Na5 24. Ne5 Bb5 25. Rfe1 h5 26. Nd3 Nxb3 27. cxb3 Nd5
28. Ne5 g5 29. Nf3 Nf4 30. Nd4 Bf6 31. Nxb5 Rxb5 32. Re4 Nd5 33. Rc1 Kg7 34.
Rc2 Be7 35. Re1 h4 36. Rc6 Bf6 37. Re4 Be7 38. Re1 Nf4 39. Rc7 Bf6 40. g3 Nd5
41. Rc4 h3 42. Kf2 Be7 43. Re5 Kf6 44. Ree4 Kg6 45. Red4 f5 46. Rc6 Kf7 47. Ke2
Nf6 48. Rc7 Re5+ 49. Kf1 Nd5 50. Rc1 Ne3+ 51. Kg1 Ng4 52. Rd2 Re3 53. Kf1 Rf3+
54. Ke1 Re3+ 55. Kf1 Re5 56. Nb6 Rc5 57. Nc4 Kf6 58. Ra1 f4 59. gxf4 Rf5 60.
Ke2 Rxf4 61. Kd3 Bc5 62. Re2 Rf3+ 63. Ke4 Rf4+ 64. Kd3 Rf3+ 65. Ke4 Rf4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. cxd5 Qxd5
15. Bf4 Rac8 16. Bd3 Qd7 17. Rb1 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 b6 19. Re3 $5 $146 {An
interesting novelty in a well known position. Instead of advancing his central
pawns immediately, White concentrates his forces on the kingside. This will
cost him a pawn, however.} (19. d5 Bf6 20. c4 {Svidler,P (2742)-Kramnik,V 
(2743)/Dortmund GER 2006/ (1/2-1/2, 39)}) 19... Bxa3 ({It would make little
sense to reject the present, as poisoned as this might seem. In case of} 19...
Bf6 {Black would not have equal rights over the e-file, because an exchange on
e3 would just improve White's struccture after fxe3 followed by the advance of
the central mass ofpawns.}) 20. Ng5 {An important element in White's plan. He
provokes important weaknesses in the enemy king's position.} g6 21. Ne4 {
This might be too straightforward.} (21. Rh3 $5 Qg4 $5 (21... h5 22. Rf3 Rcd8 (
22... Rf8 23. d5 $36) 23. Bxc7 $5 Qxc7 24. Nxf7 $36 {[%csl Gg6]} Rd6 (24... Kg7
25. Qd2 Rh8 26. Ng5 $40) (24... Qxf7 $2 25. Rxf7 Kxf7 26. Qf3+ Kg7 27. Qxc6 $18
) 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 {[%csl Gg6]} 26. Qc4+ Kh8 27. Rf7 (27. Re3 $5)) (21... Qf5 22.
Qxf5 gxf5 23. Rg3 $14 {[%cal Yg5e6,Ye6c7]}) 22. Be3 (22. Rf3 $5 {[%csl Gf7]})
22... Qf5 23. Qxf5 gxf5 24. Nxh7 ({The merits of driving back the white bishop
to e3 are revealed by the line} 24. Rg3 Bd6 $1) 24... Kg7 $13 {White's
kingside activity looks threatening, but if Black defends successfully, his
queenside pawns could become a serious threat.}) 21... Be7 22. Rbe1 Red8 23.
Qe2 Kg7 24. Qd2 h5 25. Rf3 f5 26. Ng5 ({After} 26. Ng5 Bxg5 27. Bxg5 Re8 {
Black enjoys stability on the light squares, which compensates for the
weakness of the dark squares around his king.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. c4 bxc3 11. Nxc3 Bb7 12. Be2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Rc1 $146 {Morozevich is able to take an independent look at opening
variations. The novelty in the topical line is based on the logical reaction
against the active opponent's plan.} (15. O-O Qb8 16. Nf5 Qe5 17. Ng3 Bb4 18.
Qxb4 Qxe3+ 19. Kh1 Rb8 20. Qa4 (20. Qd6 Rb6 21. Qc7 Rc6 22. Qb7 Rc2 23. Qxa6
O-O 24. b3 Ne5 {0-1 Anand,V (2803)-Topalov,V (2804)/Sofia 2006/ (61)}) 20...
Rxb2 21. Bxa6 (21. Rac1 Ke7 22. Rfe1 g6 23. Bxa6 Qd2 24. Qh4+ f6 25. Bf1 h5 26.
Rcd1 Qf2 27. Rxd5 {1-0 Kryvoruchko,Y (2536)-Bobras,P (2535)/Polanica Zdroj
2006/}) 21... Qd2 22. Ne2 Rxa2 23. Rxa2 Qxa2 24. Qxa2 Bxa2 25. Ra1 Bd5 26. Bb5
Ke7 {1/2 Zontakh,A (2553)-Panarin,M (2491)/Voronezh 2006/ (34)}) 15... Qb8 16.
a3 Bd6 (16... Be7 17. Nc6 $14) (16... Qb7 $5 17. O-O Bd6 18. Bc4 $14) 17. Nf5
$1 O-O $6 {[%mdl 4] Grischuk has decided to believe his enemy and resigned to
the worse position against the bishop's pair. It was necessary to put
Alexander's idea to test with the critical move 17...Be5.} (17... Be5 18. f4 (
18. b4 g6 19. Ng3 O-O $11) 18... g6 19. fxe5 gxf5 20. O-O Nxe5 21. Rc5 (21.
Rxf5 exf5 22. Qxd5 O-O 23. Bd4 Re8 24. Rc5 Ng4 25. Bxg4 Qf4 26. Bc3 Qc1+ 27.
Kf2 Qe3+ 28. Kf1 $11) 21... O-O (21... Be4 22. Rd1 Rg8 23. g3 $16) 22. b4 Qd8
23. Qc3 $14) 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. O-O a5 (19... Rfd8 20. Rfd1 $14) 20. a4 $1 {
Black pawn on a5 will remain weak forever, white si able to defend the
structure with the help of bishops.} Rfd8 (20... Qb4 $6 21. Qxb4 axb4 22. Bb5
Ne5 23. Bd2 b3 24. Rc7 $16) 21. Bb5 h6 (21... f6 22. Rc3 Ne5 23. Rfc1 $14) 22.
Rc3 Nf8 23. Rfc1 Ng6 24. Qf2 Rdb8 (24... Qe5 25. Bb6 Rf8 26. Qd2 $14) 25. Rc7
Qb4 (25... Qe5 26. Bd4 Qh5 27. Qg3 $14) 26. Qd2 Rxb5 $2 {Nobody was really
envious about the defender's task, but this desperate move comes at a very
unsuitable moment. Black will lose the gained pawn and without the exchange
will be left only with spoils...} (26... Qxd2 27. Bxd2 Rd8 28. Bc3 $14) 27.
axb5 Qxb5 28. Rc8+ $1 Rxc8 29. Rxc8+ Kh7 30. Rc5 Qb7 (30... Qb3 31. Rxa5 Ne5
32. Ra3 $18) 31. Rxa5 {The battle is over, the rest is just agony of the
frustrated Grischuk.} Ne5 32. Qc2+ Kg8 33. Rc5 Nc6 34. h3 f5 35. Qc3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Lukacs/Hazai"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 d5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 g5 18. Nxg5 hxg5 19. Bxg5 exd4 $1 20. e5 $1 Rxe5 21.
Rxe5 Nxe5 22. cxd4 Nc6 $1 23. Qd3 {It is very interesting, what Mamedyarov
said after the game. He forgot his home analysis; he has so many variations...
However he believed that White has no more than a draw!} (23. Nh5 $1 {is still
the main line, but the consequences are unclear.}) 23... Nb4 24. Qf3 (24. Bxf6
$6 Nxd3 25. Bxd8 Nb4 26. Bf6 Nxc2 27. Rc1 Nb4 28. Rxc7 Bc8 $17) 24... Be7 (
24... Nxc2 $2 {Ftacnik} 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Qxf6 Nxa1 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Nh5 $1 Re8
29. Nf6 Re1+ 30. Kh2 Bd6+ 31. g3 $18) 25. Bb1 (25. Nf5 {is another tempting
idea, but it only leads to a repetition of moves after} Nxc2 26. Nxe7+ Qxe7 27.
Bxf6 Qe4 28. Qg3+ Qg6 (28... Kf8 $2 29. Qg7+ Ke8 30. Qg8+ Kd7 31. Qxf7+ Kc6 32.
Rc1 Kb6 33. Qe7 $18) 29. Qh4 Qh7 30. Qg5+ Qg6 (30... Kf8 $2 31. Rc1) 31. Qh4 {
repetition of moves}) 25... Bc8 $6 (25... Ne4 $1 {Ftacnik. This is the
critical line here.} 26. Bxe7 (26. Be3 Qd6 $15) 26... Qxe7 27. a3 Nc6 (27...
Ng5 28. Qg4 $36) 28. Nxe4 Nxd4 {is another try with again a drawish result
after} (28... dxe4 29. Bxe4 Qd6 30. Re1 $44 (30. Rc1 Re8 $1 31. Bd5 Re7 $17))
29. Qg4+ Kf8 30. Qh5 Kg7 31. Qg4+ Kf8 $11 {repetition of moves}) 26. Qf4 (26.
Bf5 $1 {Ftacnik. White wants to create a stronghold for his N on f5, therefore
the exchange of the light-squared bishops helps him.} Be6 (26... Nc6 27. Bxc8
Rxc8 28. Nf5 $16) (26... Ne4 27. Bxe7 Qxe7 28. Bxc8 Rxc8 29. Qg4+ $18) 27. Re1
Ne4 (27... Nc6 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 29. Rxe6 $3 {This is the beautiful continuation
of the ->. White's following moves are far from trivial...} fxe6 30. Bxe6+ Kf8
31. Nf5 Qe8 32. Bxd5 Nxd4 33. Nxd4 Qe1+ 34. Kh2 Qe5+ 35. g3 Qxd4 36. Bxa8 $18)
28. Bxe7 Qxe7 29. Nxe4 Bxf5 30. Qxf5 dxe4 31. Rxe4 Qd6 32. Rh4 Re8 (32... Rd8
33. Qg5+ $18) 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Re4+ $18) 26... Ne4 (26... a5 $5 {
is again interesting.}) 27. Bxe7 Qxe7 28. a3 (28. Nxe4 dxe4 29. Bxe4 c6 $1 30.
Rc1 (30. Re1 {Ftacnik} Be6 31. Re3 (31. Bf5 Qf6 32. Qg4+ Kf8 $1 33. Bxe6 Re8
$17) 31... Kf8 32. Qe5 $11) 30... Nd5 31. Bxd5 cxd5 32. Rxc8+ Rxc8 33. Qg4+ Kh7
34. Qf5+ Kg7 35. Qxc8 Qe1+ 36. Kh2 Qxf2 37. Qg4+ $16 {and the Q _|_ clearly
favours White because of the extra P.}) 28... Nc6 29. Bxe4 $6 ({Missing the
last chance} 29. Nxe4 $1 {Ftacnik} dxe4 30. Bxe4 Nxd4 (30... Bb7 31. Re1 $40) (
30... Bd7 31. Re1 $40) 31. Qg3+ $1 Kf8 32. Qe3 $1 Nf5 (32... Qf6 33. Rd1 $16)
33. Qf4 $1 {This was an excellent Q manoeuvre!} Qf6 34. Re1 Rb8 35. Bxf5 Bxf5
36. Re5 $16) 29... dxe4 $11 30. Nh5 (30. Rc1 $2 Nxd4 31. Rxc7 Ne6 32. Qg4+ Qg5
$19) 30... Qd6 31. Nf6+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ Ke7 33. Ng8+ Ke8 34. Nf6+ {White has to
take the perpetual checks.} Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3
Qb6 9. g4 {It is important to compare the game with the line featuring the
early Nb3 and Bf4.} (9. Nb3 e6 10. Bf4 Nbd7 (10... Qc7 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. O-O-O
Ne5 13. Kb1 (13. Nd4 Be7 14. g4 O-O 15. h4 b5 16. h5 b4 17. Nb1 Nexg4 18. Bg3
Qc5 19. h6 g6 20. Nb3 Qe3 $11 {1/2 Anand,V-Grischuk,A/Mainz 2005/ (26)}) 13...
Be7 14. Nd4 O-O 15. g4 b5 16. Qg2 b4 17. Nce2 Bb7 18. g5 Nfd7 19. h4 Qb6 20.
Bc1 Nc5 21. h5 {1-0 Anand,V (2788)-Grischuk,A (2720)/Mainz 2005/ (38)}) 11. g4
Be7 12. Qe2 h6 13. h4 Qc7 14. O-O-O b5 15. a3 Rb8 16. Qg2 Nc5 17. g5 Nh5 18.
Be3 Na4 19. Rd3 g6 20. Kb1 $14 {1-0 Anand,V (2786)-Ponomariov,R (2700)/Wijk
aan Zee 2005/ (64)}) 9... Nc6 10. Nb3 e6 11. Bf4 {Svidler was probably trying
to improve on the Adams continuation, but in his version the idea was not
doing well.} (11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Be3 b5 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. Qf2 Rb8 (14... Be7 15.
g5 Nce5 16. a3 Rb8 17. Rg1 Nb6 $6 18. f4 Nec4 19. Bxc4 $1 Nxc4 20. Bd4 O-O $2
21. Bf6 $1 $40 {Grischuk - Ponomariov, Wijk aan Zee 2005}) 15. f4 Na5 16. Ba7
Ra8 17. Bd4 Bb7 18. Nxa5 Qxa5 19. Kb1 $1 Rc8 (19... b4 20. Ne2 Bxe4 21. Bg2
Bxg2 22. Qxg2 $44) 20. Bg2 b4 21. Ne2 Nf6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Ng3 $14 {Grischuk
- Kasparov/Moscow/2004/}) 11... Qc7 12. Qd2 Ne5 13. Be2 {The first palpable
problem is a loss of a tempo, white has to defend the sensitive point f3.} Be7
14. Bg3 $6 {The retreat of the bishop will turn out to be an unfortunate move.
White does not exactly need to move the f pawn.} (14. O-O-O b5 15. g5 Nfd7 16.
Qd4 O-O 17. h4 $13) 14... b5 15. g5 (15. O-O-O O-O 16. g5 Nfd7 17. Qd4 $13)
15... Nfd7 16. h4 (16. f4 Nc4 17. Qd4 O-O 18. O-O-O Bb7 $11) 16... Nb6 (16...
b4 17. Nd1 d5 18. exd5 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Qxg3+ 20. Qf2 Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Ne5 $11) 17.
Qd4 {The centralized queen is preventing the advance b5-b4, but she is too
strong a piece to fulfill this function for any period of time.} O-O 18. O-O-O
Rd8 $1 {The fine move is defending the d6 pawn and frees the hands for the
knight e5.} (18... Nec4 19. Nd2 e5 20. Qd3 $13) 19. a3 (19. Kb1 Nc6 20. Qg1 $8
b4 21. Bf2 Rb8 22. Bxb6 Qxb6 23. Qxb6 Rxb6 24. Na4 Rb8 25. c4 $15) 19... Nec4
20. Bxc4 (20. g6 fxg6 (20... hxg6 21. Bxc4 Nxc4 22. h5 Bf6 23. Qd3 $15) 21. h5
Bf6 22. Qd3 Nxb2 $1 23. Kxb2 Qxc3+ 24. Qxc3 Na4+) 20... bxc4 $1 {Grischuk has
decided to agressively attack along the semiopen b file. The unfortunate white
manouvers have offered him excellent chances for this concept.} (20... Nxc4 21.
Nd2 $13) 21. Nd2 e5 $1 22. Qe3 (22. Qg1 Rb8 23. Bf2 (23. Nf1 Qb7 24. Ne3 Bd7)
23... d5 $1 24. Bxb6 Rxb6 25. Nxd5 $6 (25. exd5 Bf5 $36 26. Nde4 Bxe4 27. fxe4
Rdb8 28. Na4 Rxb2 29. Nxb2 c3 $15) 25... Rxd5 $1 26. exd5 c3 27. Nb3 Bf5 28.
Rh2 a5 $15) 22... Be6 23. Kb1 (23. h5 Rab8 24. g6 Qb7 25. gxh7+ Kh8 26. Rdg1
Nd7 27. Nd1 Nc5 (27... c3 $1 28. Qxc3 $8 Rdc8 29. Qe3 Nc5 30. h6 $13) 28. f4
$13) 23... Rab8 24. Ka1 Qc6 $1 (24... f5 $5 25. gxf6 Bxf6) 25. Rb1 $2 {Most
likely Svidler could have put up tougher resistance with the move 25.Ndb1, but
he would still have grappled with problems.} (25. Ndb1 Rd7 (25... Na4 26. Nxa4
Qxa4 27. Qc1) 26. Rh2 Rdb7 $40) 25... Na4 26. Rhd1 Rd7 $1 {An excellent move
of many connotations. Black is preparing the doubling of the rooks along the b
file, but at the same time opens the scope for the bishop manouver Bd8-b6.} 27.
f4 exf4 28. Bxf4 Rdb7 (28... Bd8 29. Nf3 Nxc3 30. Qxc3 Bb6 31. h5 $13) 29. Nxa4
Qxa4 30. Qc3 (30. h5 c3 31. Qxc3 Rc8 32. Qd3 Rxc2 $17) 30... g6 $1 (30... Bd8
31. Bxd6 Ba5 32. Qd4 $11) 31. h5 {Very interesting was a shadow dance of dark
squared bishops. After 31.Be3 Bd8! the aggressor would get to the diagonal
a3-c5 on time.} (31. Be3 Bd8 $1 (31... d5 32. exd5 Bb4 33. Qxc4) (31... Rb5 32.
Bd4 Ra5 33. Bh8 Bf8 34. Rf1 $13) 32. Bf4 Ba5 33. Qd4 Bb6 34. Qc3 (34. Qxd6 Bc7
$19) 34... Bc5 $19) (31. Nf3 Rb3 $1 32. cxb3 Rxb3 33. Qd2 c3 $19) 31... gxh5
32. Rh1 Bf8 33. Rxh5 (33. Be3 Bg7 34. Bd4 Bxd4 35. Qxd4 Qxc2 $17) 33... Bg7 34.
e5 d5 (34... Bf5 $1 $17) 35. Be3 (35. Rhh1 Bf8 36. Be3 Bb4 37. Qd4 Bxa3 $19)
35... Bf5 {All black pieces are harmoniously cooperating in the attack, white
has achieved nothing at all.} 36. Bd4 Bxc2 37. e6 Bxb1 38. Nxb1 (38. Bxg7 Rxb2
39. exf7+ Kxf7 40. Qf6+ Kg8 41. Qe6+ Kxg7 42. Qe5+ Kf8 43. Qf6+ Ke8 44. Qe6+
Kd8 45. Qf6+ Kd7 46. Qg7+ (46. Qf7+ Kc6 47. Qe6+ Kc7 48. Qe5+ Kb7 49. Qxb2+ Ka8
$19) 46... Kc6 47. Rh6+ Bg6 48. Rxg6+ hxg6 49. Qf6+ Kb7 50. Qxb2+ Ka8 $19)
38... fxe6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. Qe2 Qc7 7. Ng5 e5 (7...
Ng6 8. f4 c4 $5 9. dxc4 Ba6 10. b3 Nxf4 (10... Bc5 11. e5 d5 12. exd6 Bxd6 13.
O-O O-O-O 14. Nc3 Rhe8 15. Nce4 Bf8 16. Nxh7 Bb4 17. a3 Ba5 18. Nhg5 {1-0
Anand,V (2779)-Radjabov,T (2728)/Mainz 2006/ (57)}) 11. Qf3 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qxg5
13. Bxf4 Qa5+ 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. Nc3 Be7 {Bauer,Ch-Nataf,I/Besancon/2006/}) ({and
} 7... h6 8. Nh3 g6 9. f4 Bg7 10. c4 e5 11. Nc3 d5 12. O-O O-O 13. g4 exf4 14.
Bxf4 Qd7 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Rae1 Nc6 17. Nxd5 Nd4 18. Qg2 Qxg4 $11 {Ponomariov,
R-Anand,V/Linares/2003/}) 8. f4 {Grischuk rushes the opening of the play,
since the black pieces are somewhat artificially developed.} (8. O-O h6 9. Nh3
g5 $1 10. f3 d6 $15 {Marcelin - Lautier, France 2003}) 8... exf4 9. O-O Ng6 10.
Qh5 d6 (10... h6 $2 11. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 12. Bxf4 $18) (10... Bd6 11. g3 Ba6 12.
gxf4 Rf8 13. e5 Be7 14. Nc3 O-O-O 15. Nge4 f5 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 d6 18. Be3
dxe5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 $11 {1-0 Bologan,V (2679)-Lautier,J (2676)/Reykjavik 2004/ 
(46)}) 11. Bxf4 h6 $2 {A serious mistake at the moment, when the defender can
decide between two better continuations. Shirov could have obtained surprising
chances with the help of seemingly risky exchange of the second bishop.} (11...
Be7 12. Nd2 (12. Nxf7 O-O $1 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 Rxf1+ 15. Kxf1 c4 $15) 12...
Bxg5 13. Qxg5 f6 14. Qg3 Nxf4 15. Qxf4 O-O $11) (11... Nxf4 $5 12. Rxf4 g6 13.
Qf3 (13. Qh4 $2 h6 $1 14. Nxf7 (14. Rxf7 $2 hxg5 $17) 14... Rh7 $1 $17) 13...
Bg7 $1 14. Rxf7 (14. Nd2 $5 O-O $15) 14... Bd4+ 15. Kh1 Qd8 16. Nxh7 Bf5 17.
Rxf5 (17. Rb7 Bd7 $15) 17... gxf5 18. Qh5+ Kd7 19. Qxf5+ Kc7 20. Ng5 $13) 12.
Nxf7 $1 {This positional sacrifice promises to White better play practically
without risk.} Qxf7 13. Bxd6 Qe6 14. Bxf8 (14. Qxc5 $6 Qxd6 15. Rxf8+ Qxf8 16.
Qxc6+ Kd8 17. Qxa8 Qc5+ 18. Kh1 Qxc2 $17) (14. Rxf8+ Rxf8 15. Qxc5 Ne7 $15)
14... Rxf8 15. Nd2 Bd7 16. Qxc5 {Grischuk had no desire to offer his creative
opponent chances to generate counterplay after the long castling.} (16. Nc4
O-O-O 17. Qxc5 Kb8 $13) 16... Qe7 (16... Nf4 17. Kh1 (17. g3 $6 Ne2+ 18. Kh1
Nxg3+ $1 19. hxg3 Qh3+ 20. Kg1 Qxg3+ $11) 17... Qe7 $14) 17. Rxf8+ Kxf8 18.
Rf1+ Kg8 (18... Ke8 19. Qc4 $14) 19. Qxe7 Nxe7 20. Nb3 $1 Rd8 21. Nc5 {White
has managed to locate his knight on the domineering square.} Bc8 22. Kf2 Rf8+
23. Ke2 Rxf1 {The board was offering just one open file, so sooner or later it
would have been necessary to swap the rooks.} (23... Bg4+ 24. Ke1) 24. Kxf1 {
[%mdl 4096]} Ng6 25. b4 Kf7 26. Ke2 Nf4+ 27. Kf3 Ne6 28. Nb3 $1 {[%mdl 1024]
The refusal to exchange the knight looks like a wise decision. White should
advance his pawns and two enemy pieces are suffering from the lack of space
for the manoeuver. Shirov is unable to give up the piece for three pawns, the
concept that could save the game.} Ke7 29. Ke3 Kd6 30. d4 Nc7 31. c4 $1 Be6 32.
Kd3 {White has to play very carefully. The immediate advance of the d pawn
would give Black a chance to fullfil his dream.} (32. d5 $2 cxd5 33. cxd5 Bxd5
$1 34. exd5 Nxd5+ 35. Kd4 Nxb4 $11) 32... Bg8 33. a4 Ne6 34. g3 Ng5 35. Nd2 $1
{Another exact move, otherwise the defender could cleverly give up the piece.}
(35. h4 $6 Bxc4+ 36. Kxc4 Nxe4 $11) 35... a6 36. h4 Nh3 $6 {In a desperate
search for counterplay Shirov is stretching the matter too far. Kasparov
visisted the Tal memorial and remarked: It is even not clear, which one of the
black pieces on g8 or h3 is worse!} (36... Ne6 37. d5 Nc7 38. Kd4 $16) 37. Ke3
$1 g5 38. d5 cxd5 39. exd5 gxh4 40. gxh4 Bh7 {Due to the knight at the edge of
the board the defender can not realistically think about giving up the bishop
for two pawns.} (40... Bxd5 41. cxd5 Kxd5 42. Kf3 Ng1+ (42... Ke5 43. b5 axb5
44. axb5 Kd5 45. Ne4 $1 Ng1+ 46. Kf2 Nh3+ (46... Kxe4 47. b6 $18) 47. Kg3 Ng1
48. Nc3+ Kc5 49. Kg2 $18) 43. Kf2 Nh3+ 44. Ke3 Ng1 45. Nf3 Nh3 (45... Nxf3 46.
Kxf3 Kc4 47. b5 axb5 48. axb5 Kxb5 49. Kg4 $18) 46. Nd4 $1 Kc4 47. b5 axb5 48.
axb5 Kc5 49. Kf3 $1 $18) 41. Ne4+ (41. Kd4 Nf4 42. c5+ Kd7 43. Nc4 $16) 41...
Ke5 {Three connected passed pawns can be stronger than a rook. In case of the
piece swap the knight from f2 would certainly not be able to match them.} (
41... Bxe4 42. Kxe4 Nf2+ 43. Kd4 $18) 42. Nc5 Nf4 43. d6 $1 Ne6 (43... Ng2+ 44.
Kf2 Kxd6 45. Kxg2 Bg8 46. Nxa6 Bxc4 47. Nc5 $18) 44. d7 Nd8 45. Nxa6 Kd6 46.
Nc5 Bg8 47. Kd4 Nc6+ 48. Kc3 {White is already operating with four connected
pawns for the piece, the game is over.} Ke7 49. b5 Ne5 50. b6 Nxd7 51. b7 {
Grischuk was so delighted by his creation, that he declared the game to be his
best ever achievement.} (51. b7 Nb8 52. a5 Kd6 53. a6 Kxc5 54. a7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5
bxc5 9. O-O d6 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Rab1 Rab8 13. a3 Na5 14. b3 h6 15.
h3 Rfd8 16. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. e3 c5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Nd2 b6 11. Be2 bxc5 12. O-O Bxc3 13. Rxc3 Qxa2 14. Qc2
Rb8 15. Rb1 Qa5 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grischuk-Grachev m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nd2 bxc4 5. e4 e6 6. dxe6 dxe6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Nxc4
Nc6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. a3 O-O 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Qc7 13. Qe2 Rad8 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Qe4 f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rfe1 e5 19. Qh7+ Kf7 20. Be4 Rh8 21.
Qg6+ Kf8 22. Rad1 Ne7 23. Qg4 h5 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qe6 Bc8 26. Qd6 Qxd6 27.
Nxd6 Bg4 28. Rc1 Bxf3 29. gxf3 g6 30. Rxc5 Kg7 31. Nb7 Rc8 32. b4 Rxc5 33. bxc5
Nc8 34. Bd5 Kf8 35. Be4 g5 36. Na5 Be7 37. Nb3 Bd8 38. a4 Bc7 39. Kf1 Ne7 40.
Ke2 Ng8 41. Kd3 Nf6 42. Kc4 g4 43. Kb5 h4 44. Kc6 gxf3 45. Bxf3 e4 46. Kxc7
exf3 47. c6 Ne4 48. Kd7 1-0

[Event "Grischuk-Grachev m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nd2 bxc4 5. e4 d6 6. Bxc4 g6 7. b3 Bg7 8. Bb2
O-O 9. Ngf3 Bg4 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. O-O Bxf3 12. Nxf3 Ng4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Rfe1
Nde5 15. Nd2 Nxc4 16. bxc4 Rb8 17. h3 Ne5 18. f4 Nd7 19. e5 Qa5 20. Nb3 Qc7 21.
Qc3 Kg8 22. Re3 Rb4 23. Rae1 a5 24. Nd2 Qb8 25. h4 Nb6 26. h5 Na4 27. Qd3 Nb2
28. Qc2 Qc8 29. e6 f5 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Rh3 Kg7 32. Qc3+ Rf6 33. Kf2 Na4 34.
Reh1 Qg8 35. Qg3 Rb2 36. Ke2 Rxa2 37. Qb3 Rxe6+ 38. dxe6 Qxe6+ 39. Re3 1-0

[Event "Grischuk-Grachev m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E33"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. e3 O-O 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Qxc3 a5 9. b3 Re8 10. Bb2 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Be2 Bf5 13. Nd2 Nd4 14. exd4
exd4 15. Qxd4 Bd3 16. O-O Rxe2 17. Qc3 Rxd2 18. Qxd2 Bxf1 19. Qxd8+ Rxd8 20.
Bxf6 gxf6 21. Kxf1 Rd3 22. Rb1 Rd2 23. b4 a4 24. b5 Ra2 25. b6 c5 26. Rb5 Rxa3
27. Rxc5 Rb3 28. Ra5 Rxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grischuk-Grachev m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 cxd4 5. exd4 d5 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qd3 Nbd7 12. Rad1 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Bb3
Ng4 15. d5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Nde5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 Bxd5 20. Rxd5
h6 21. Bf4 Rfc8 22. Rd3 Rc4 23. Re1 Rac8 24. f3 Nf6 25. Re7 Rxc3 26. Rxc3 Rxc3
27. Rxa7 Nd5 28. Rd7 Nxf4 29. gxf4 Ra3 30. Rb7 Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grischuk-Grachev m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nd2 bxc4 5. e4 e6 6. dxe6 dxe6 7. Bxc4 Be7 8.
Ngf3 Bb7 9. e5 Nd5 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Nc6 12. Ne4 Nb6 13. Bd3 c4 14. Bc2 Qxd1
15. Rxd1 Nd5 16. Bg5 f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bh4 Rab8 19. Nc3 Na5 20. Bg3 Rbe8 21.
Ba4 Rd8 22. Nd4 Nxc3 23. bxc3 Bd5 24. Bc7 Nb3 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 26. Rab1 Nc5 27.
Bc6 Ne4 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Nc6 Re8 30. Re1 Bc5 31. Kf1 Nd2+ 32. Kg1 Ne4 33. Rb2
Rc8 34. Nd4 Nxc3 35. Nf5 Ne4 36. Rb5 Kf8 37. Kf1 c3 38. f3 Nd2+ 39. Ke2 Nc4 40.
Kd3 c2 41. Rc1 Nxa3 42. Rb3 a5 43. Nd4 Bxd4 44. Kxd4 Rc4+ 45. Kxd5 Ra4 46. Ke6
Kg7 47. Kf5 Nc4 48. Rxc2 Nd6+ 49. Ke6 Rd4 50. Rc6 Ne8 51. Rb7+ Kg6 52. Ke7 Ng7
53. Rxf6+ Kh5 54. Rb5+ Kh4 55. Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "Grischuk-Grachev m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
h3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Be3 Qa5 11. Bd2 e6 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 Qd8 14. Be3 b6
15. Qd2 Bb7 16. Rad1 Ne7 17. Bd3 f5 18. Ng5 fxe4 19. Bc4 Bd5 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21.
Bxe6+ Kh8 22. d5 Qd6 23. Bd4 Rad8 24. Bxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qd4+ Kh6 26. Qxe4 Qf4 27.
Qe2 Nf5 28. Rd3 Nd4 29. Qd1 Nb5 30. Rf3 Qc7 31. Rxf8 Rxf8 32. Qd2+ Qf4 33.
Qxf4+ Rxf4 34. Rc1 Ra4 35. Bd7 Ra5 36. Bxb5 Rxb5 37. Rd1 Rc5 38. d6 Rc8 39. d7
Rd8 40. Kh2 Kg7 41. Kg3 Kf6 42. Kf4 Ke6 43. Kg5 Rxd7 44. Re1+ Kd5 45. g4 Kc4
46. f4 b5 47. f5 gxf5 48. gxf5 a5 49. f6 b4 50. Rf1 Rf7 51. Kf5 a4 52. Ke6 Rf8
53. f7 b3 54. axb3+ axb3 55. Ke7 Ra8 56. f8=Q Rxf8 57. Kxf8 b2 58. Kg7 h5 59.
Kh6 h4 60. Kh5 Kd3 61. Kxh4 Ke2 62. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Grischuk-Grachev m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Bb7 9. g4 Nc6 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 Ne5 12. g5 Nfd7 13. Bd3 Be7 14. Rhg1 O-O
15. f4 Nc4 16. Qe2 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Qb6 18. Nce2 e5 19. Qh3 exd4 20. Qxd7 Rc7 21.
Qh3 Re8 22. e5 g6 23. e6 Bf8 24. f5 fxe6 25. fxg6 e5 26. Qh5 Qc6 27. Rdf1 hxg6
28. Bxg6 Rec8 29. Rf7 Qxc2+ 30. Bxc2 Rxf7 31. g6 Rfc7 32. Bf5 d3 33. g7 Bxg7
34. Be6+ Kf8 35. Nc3 Rxc3 36. Qf7# 1-0

[Event "Grischuk-Grachev m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Bb7 9. g4 Nfd7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Nb3 Nc6 12. Qf2 Nd7 13. Kb1 Be7 14. h4 O-O 15.
g5 Rc8 16. Rg1 Nce5 17. Bd4 Qc7 18. a3 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Nc1 Rb8 21. Ka1
Qa5 22. N1a2 Bc6 23. f4 e5 24. Be3 exf4 25. Qxf4 Ne5 26. Bd4 Rb7 27. h5 Rfb8
28. Rb1 Ba4 29. Qf2 Bb3 30. h6 g6 31. Nd5 Bxa2 32. Kxa2 Bf8 33. Rg3 c3 34. Rxc3
Qa4 35. b3 Qa5 36. b4 Qa4 37. Rcb3 Rc8 38. c3 Qb5 39. Qf1 Qc6 40. Qe2 Ra8 41.
c4 Qxc4 42. Qxc4 Nxc4 43. Rc1 Ne5 44. Rbc3 Rbb8 45. Rc7 Ng4 46. Rf1 f5 47. gxf6
Ne5 48. f7+ Kh8 49. Bxe5+ dxe5 50. Nf6 a5 51. b5 Rxb5 52. Nd7 Rab8 53. Rf2 a4
54. Rfc2 Rb3 55. Nxf8 Rxf8 56. Rc8 Rb8 57. Rxb8 Rxb8 58. Rc5 Rf8 59. Rxe5 g5
60. Re8 1-0

[Event "Grischuk-Grachev m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. Ne2 Qg4
8. O-O Qxe4 9. Nbc3 Qc6 10. f4 Nd7 11. Ng3 Ngf6 12. Kh1 h5 13. h3 h4 14. Nf5 g6
15. Ne3 Nh5 16. Ned5 Ng3+ 17. Kh2 Nxf1+ 18. Qxf1 O-O-O 19. f5 Nb6 20. Nxb6+
axb6 21. fxg6 fxg6 22. Bg5 Rd7 23. a4 d5 24. a5 Bd6 25. axb6 e4+ 26. Bf4 Rf7
27. Ne2 Rhf8 0-1

[Event "Grischuk-Grachev m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. Qd2 e6 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. f4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Be2 Qc7 13. f5 Qc5 14. fxe6
fxe6 15. Qxc5 dxc5 16. Bh5+ Kf8 17. e5 f5 18. g4 Kg7 19. gxf5 exf5 20. Nd5 Bg5+
21. Kb1 Bb7 22. Rhg1 Kh6 23. Bf7 Rad8 24. Rd3 c4 25. Rh3+ Kg7 26. Rxg5+ Kxf7
27. Ne3 Ke6 28. Rxf5 Rd1+ 29. Nxd1 Kxf5 30. a4 h5 31. axb5 axb5 32. Nc3 Bc6 33.
Re3 Re8 34. Ne2 h4 35. e6 Be4 36. Nd4+ Kf4 37. Re1 b4 38. Kc1 c3 39. bxc3 bxc3
40. Ne2+ Kf3 41. Nxc3 Bf5 42. Nb5 Kf2 43. Re5 Bxe6 44. Nc7 Rc8 45. Nxe6 Re8 46.
Nf4 Rxe5 47. Nd3+ Kg2 48. Nxe5 Kxh2 49. Nf3+ Kg3 50. Nxh4 Kxh4 51. Kd2 Kg5 52.
Kd3 Kf6 53. Kd4 Ke6 54. Kc5 Kd7 55. Kb6 Kc8 56. Kc6 Kb8 57. c4 Kc8 58. c5 Kd8
59. Kb7 Kd7 60. c6+ 1-0

[Event "Grischuk-Grachev m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. Ne2 Nf6
8. Nbc3 Be7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. O-O Qe6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Bd8 13. Qd3 Nc6 14.
Rad1 a6 15. Kh1 g6 16. c3 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. f4 e4 19. Qh3 Kh8 20. Ng3 Ne7
21. Nxe7 Bxe7 22. Ne2 Bf6 23. Qe3 Rad8 24. Rd2 Qxa2 25. Rfd1 Qb3 26. Nd4 Bxd4
27. Qxd4+ Kg8 28. Re1 d5 29. Re3 Rd6 30. Rg3+ Rg6 31. Qxd5+ Qxd5 32. Rxd5 Rxg3
33. hxg3 Kg7 34. Kg1 Kg6 35. Kf2 Rf6 36. g4 fxg4 37. Rg5+ Kf7 38. Rxg4 Rb6 39.
b4 Rc6 40. Rg3 Kf6 41. Rh3 Kf5 42. Rxh7 Kxf4 43. Rf7+ Ke5 44. Rxb7 Rxc3 45. Ra7
Rc2+ 46. Ke3 Rc3+ 47. Ke2 Rc2+ 48. Ke3 Rxg2 49. Rxa6 Rg3+ 50. Ke2 Rb3 51. Rb6
Rb2+ 52. Ke3 Rb3+ 53. Ke2 Kd4 54. Rd6+ Kc4 55. Re6 Kd5 56. Rb6 Rb2+ 57. Ke3
Rb3+ 58. Ke2 Rb2+ 59. Ke3 Rb3+ 60. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grischuk-Melkumyan m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C81"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2391"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Qe2 Nc5 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Nf1 Qd7 13. Bf4 Rad8 14. c3 Nxb3
15. axb3 d4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Rxd4 Qc6 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. b4 h6 20. h3 Bc4 21.
Qg4 Kf8 22. Ne3 Be6 23. Qe2 Qe4 24. Bg3 Bg5 25. Qc2 Qxc2 26. Nxc2 Rd2 27. Nd4
Bd5 28. h4 Be3 29. fxe3 Rxg2+ 30. Kf1 Rxg3 31. Rxa6 Rxe3 32. Nxb5 Bc4+ 33. Kf2
Re2+ 34. Kf3 Bxb5 35. Ra5 Bd3 36. Kf4 Re4+ 0-1

[Event "Grischuk-Melkumyan m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2391"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Bxd5 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. Rd1 Qc8 12. e4 d6 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Bxd6 Bxd6 15.
Rxd6 Nc6 16. Rad1 Re8 17. a3 a6 18. h3 b5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Ne7 21. Ng5 Ng6
22. Rb6 Rb8 23. d6 Bxg2 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. Kxg2 h6 26. d7 Rd8 27. Nxf7 Qb7+ 28.
Kg1 Rxd7 29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Nxh6+ Kh7 31. Ng4 Qd6 32. Qe4 Kg8 33. Kg2 c4 34. h4
Nf8 35. h5 a5 36. Qf5 b4 37. axb4 axb4 38. Ne3 c3 39. bxc3 bxc3 40. Qe4 Qc5 41.
g4 Qc8 42. g5 Qe6 43. Qxe6+ Nxe6 44. g6 Nf4+ 45. Kf3 Nxh5 46. Ke4 Kf8 47. Kd3
Nf4+ 48. Kxc3 Nxg6 49. Nf5 Ne7 50. Nxg7 Kxg7 51. f4 Nd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grischuk-Melkumyan m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2391"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8.
O-O-O Bb4 9. f3 Ne7 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Qxc3 12. bxc3 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. f4 b6
15. Nb3 Bb7 16. Bd3 Rc8 17. Kd2 Nc5 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Rb1 Rc7 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21.
Rxb7 Nc6 22. Bxa6 O-O 23. Rc7 f6 24. Bb7 fxe5 25. Rxc6 Rxc6 26. Bxc6 Rxf4 27.
a4 Rf2+ 28. Kc1 e4 29. a5 1-0

[Event "Grischuk-Melkumyan m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2391"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8.
Ne5 Rc8 9. g4 Bxg4 10. Nxg4 Nxg4 11. e4 Nf6 12. e5 Ng8 13. e6 f5 14. Bg2 Nf6
15. Be5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Ne4 17. Qa4+ b5 18. Qxa6 Rc5 19. O-O Qc8 20. Qxc8+ Rxc8
21. Nxe4 1-0

[Event "Grischuk-Melkumyan m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2391"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 Qe7 7. Rc1 h6 8. Bh4
c5 9. d5 g5 10. Bg3 exd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. cxd5 Ne4 13. Rc2 h5 14. f3 Nxd2 15.
Rxd2 Qe3 16. a3 Ba5 17. Bf2 Bxd2+ 18. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 19. Kxd2 d6 20. e4 Nd7 21. h4
g4 22. fxg4 hxg4 23. h5 Ke7 24. Be2 Ne5 25. Be3 Rag8 26. h6 Rh7 27. Rh4 f6 28.
a4 a5 29. b3 Rg6 30. Kc3 g3 31. Kd2 Nf7 32. Bg4 Ng5 33. Bf5 Rgxh6 34. Rg4 Rh4
35. Rxg5 fxg5 36. Bxg5+ Ke8 37. Bg6+ Kd7 38. Bxh7 Rxh7 39. Ke3 Rh1 40. Kf3 Rb1
41. Kxg3 b5 42. Kf4 Rxb3 43. g4 bxa4 44. Bf6 Rb1 45. g5 Rf1+ 46. Kg4 a3 47. e5
dxe5 48. Bxe5 a2 49. g6 a1=Q 0-1

[Event "Grischuk-Melkumyan m"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2006.12.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2391"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2006.12.25"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c3 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Nc3 a6 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. e4 Rfd8 15.
Qe3 Qb8 16. h3 Re8 17. Qf4 Bf8 18. Rd2 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. a3 Ba8 21. Rdc2 Nc5
22. Qe3 Nxb3 23. Nd5 exd5 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Qxb3 dxe4 27. Ng5 Qc4
28. Qxc4 bxc4 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. Nxe4 Bxe4 31. Bxe4 c3 32. a4 d5 33. Bc2 Bb4 34.
Kf1 h6 35. Ke2 Kf8 36. Kd3 Ke7 37. Bb3 Kd6 38. f4 Kc5 39. Ba2 Ba5 40. Bb3 d4
41. Bxf7 Bb6 42. Kc2 Kb4 43. Be8 Kc4 44. Bg6 Kb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Calatrava op rapid 2nd"]
[Site "Calatrava"]
[Date "2007.04.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Torres Moreno, Juan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2143"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2007.04.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "Calatrava op rapid 2nd"]
[Site "Calatrava"]
[Date "2007.04.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zozulia, Anna"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2007.04.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Nf3 Bc5 6. O-O Qe7 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bh4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. c3 a6 12. b4 Ba7 13. Nc4 g5 14. Bg3 g4 15.
hxg4 Bxg4 16. Bh4 Rg8 17. Kh1 Qe6 18. Ne3 Bh3 19. Ng1 Bxe3 20. Nxh3 Ba7 21. Qe2
Qg4 22. Qxg4 Rxg4 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. f3 Rg7 25. Rad1 Ke7 26. Rfe1 h5 27. Re2 h4
28. Bc4 Rag8 29. Kh2 Rd8 30. Rxd8 Kxd8 31. a4 Ke7 32. a5 Nh5 33. Rd2 c6 34. Bb3
Rg8 35. Bc4 Be3 36. Rd3 Bf4+ 37. Kg1 Bh6 38. Rd1 Be3+ 39. Kh2 Rc8 40. Rd3 Ba7
41. Rd1 f6 42. Bf1 Rd8 43. Rxd8 Kxd8 44. Bc4 Be3 45. Ng1 Nf4 46. Ne2 Nxe2 47.
Bxe2 Bd2 48. Kh3 Bxc3 49. Kxh4 Bxb4 50. g4 Bxa5 51. g5 fxg5+ 52. Kxg5 Ke7 53.
Kf5 Kd6 54. f4 Bc3 55. Bc4 exf4 56. Kxf4 b5 57. Ba2 a5 58. Ke3 a4 59. Kd3 Be5
60. Kc2 Kc5 61. Be6 Kb6 62. Bd7 c5 63. Kb1 c4 64. Kc2 Kc5 65. Be8 a3 66. Kb1 b4
67. Ba4 b3 0-1

[Event "Calatrava op rapid 2nd"]
[Site "Calatrava"]
[Date "2007.04.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Teske, Henrik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2007.04.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 e6 8. axb5
Nb6 9. Be3 Bb4 10. Nd2 axb5 11. Rxa8 Nxa8 12. Bxc4 c6 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. Nde4 Nc7
15. O-O O-O 16. Qh5 g6 17. Qf3 Be7 18. Bh6 Re8 19. h4 b4 20. Na4 Nd5 21. Rc1
Qa5 22. b3 Qa7 23. Rc4 Ba6 24. Rc1 Ra8 25. Bxa6 Qxa6 26. Nac5 Nxc5 27. dxc5
Bxh4 28. Kh2 Be7 29. Nd6 Bxd6 30. cxd6 Qb7 31. Rd1 f5 32. exf6 Qf7 33. Bg5 Rd8
34. Ra1 Rf8 35. Ra6 Qd7 36. Bh6 Qxd6+ 37. g3 Rxf6 38. Ra8+ Kf7 39. Ra7+ Kg8 40.
Qe2 Qc5 41. Rg7+ Kh8 42. Kg1 g5 43. Rb7 Rxh6 44. Rb8+ Kg7 45. Qe5+ Kf7 46. Rb7+
Qe7 47. Rxe7+ Nxe7 48. Qxg5 Rg6 49. Qf4+ Rf6 50. Qxb4 Rf5 51. Qh4 h5 52. Qc4
Kf6 53. Qc3+ Kf7 54. Qc4 Kf6 55. Kg2 Kf7 56. Qc3 c5 57. Qc4 Kg6 58. Qe4 Kf7 59.
f3 Nd5 60. g4 hxg4 61. fxg4 Rf4 62. Qh7+ Kf6 63. Kg3 Rd4 64. Qh6+ Kf7 65. g5
Nf4 66. Qf6+ Ke8 67. Kf3 Nd5 68. Qxe6+ Ne7 69. g6 Kd8 70. g7 Kc7 71. Qxe7+ Kc6
72. g8=Q 1-0

[Event "Calatrava op rapid 2nd"]
[Site "Calatrava"]
[Date "2007.04.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.04.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 h6 5. Bc4 Bf5 6. Ng3 Bh7 7. N1e2 e6 8.
O-O Ne7 9. Bb3 Nd7 10. Nf4 Nd5 11. Nfh5 N7f6 12. c4 Nb6 13. Re1 Nxh5 14. Nxh5
Qd7 15. a4 O-O-O 16. a5 Na8 17. a6 Nb6 18. Be3 Bb4 19. Rf1 Be7 20. Qf3 Bg5 21.
Ra5 Bxe3 22. fxe3 Bd3 23. Rfa1 Bxc4 24. axb7+ Kc7 25. Rxa7 Rb8 26. Qf4+ Qd6 27.
Qxf7+ Qd7 28. Qf4+ Qd6 29. Bxc4 Nxc4 30. b3 Nb6 31. Nxg7 Qxf4 32. Nxe6+ Kd6 33.
Nxf4 Rh7 34. e4 Rbxb7 35. R7a6 Kd7 36. Nd3 1-0

[Event "Calatrava op rapid 2nd"]
[Site "Calatrava"]
[Date "2007.04.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2007.04.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. Rd1 g6 8.
c3 Bg7 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Ne1 h6 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Rc8
15. Nd3 Nd8 16. Bd2 O-O 17. h4 h5 18. Qf3 Ne6 19. g4 hxg4 20. Qxg4 Nc5 21. Qxd7
Nxd7 22. Kf1 Kh7 23. Ke2 Bh6 24. h5 g5 25. Rab1 b6 26. Rg1 Rg8 27. Rg3 f5 28.
Rbg1 f4 29. Rg4 Rg7 30. Nb4 Rd8 31. Nc6 Ra8 32. Nb4 Rd8 33. Nc6 Ra8 34. Nb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Calatrava op rapid 2nd"]
[Site "Calatrava"]
[Date "2007.04.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D60"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2007.04.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Qe2 Ba6 11. Rac1 Rc8 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. e4 dxc4 15.
Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Qc7 18. e5 c5 19. Ne4 Qb7 20. Qe2 cxd4 21.
Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rxd4 Rc1+ 23. Kh2 Qc7 24. Nc3 Nf8 25. Qd2 Ra1 26. Qe2 Rc1 27. Qe4
Ng6 28. Rd2 a6 29. a4 Bf8 30. g4 Qb8 31. g3 b5 32. axb5 axb5 33. Kg2 Ra1 34.
Rd7 b4 35. Ne2 Qb5 36. Rd8 Qa4 37. Nf4 Qa5 38. Rb8 Qc7 39. Ra8 Rxa8 40. Qxa8
Nxe5 41. Nd4 Qc5 42. Qe4 Qd6 43. Nb5 Qc6 0-1

[Event "Calatrava op rapid 2nd"]
[Site "Calatrava"]
[Date "2007.04.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zubov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2007.04.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Nbd7 12. Ba5 Ra7 13. Qe3 Qa8 14. Nbd2 Bd5 15.
Rfc1 Bd6 16. Bh3 Rc8 17. b4 Bf8 18. Rc2 Ne4 19. Rac1 Nxd2 20. Nxd2 f5 21. Qd3
Nf6 22. f3 g6 23. Bg2 Bh6 24. e3 Qb8 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. e4 fxe4 27. fxe4 Ba8 28.
Nb3 Re8 29. Nc5 c6 30. Rf1 Bg7 31. Bh3 Rae7 32. Rcf2 Nd7 33. e5 Nxc5 34. bxc5
Rd7 35. Qe4 b4 36. Bb6 Qc8 37. Bg4 a5 38. h4 Bb7 39. h5 Ba6 40. hxg6 Bxf1 41.
Rxf1 Rde7 42. Bxa5 Rf8 43. Rxf8+ Bxf8 44. Bxb4 Rg7 45. gxh7+ Kh8 46. Kg2 Qd7
47. a3 Rxh7 48. Bf3 Qg7 49. Bd2 Qb7 50. Bb4 Qg7 51. Qf4 Be7 52. Bd2 Rh4 53. Qe3
Qg6 54. a4 Rh7 55. Be4 Qf7 56. Bxh7 Kxh7 57. Qe4+ Kg8 58. a5 Qe8 59. Qg4+ Kh7
60. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "Calatrava op rapid 2nd"]
[Site "Calatrava"]
[Date "2007.04.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E29"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "238"]
[EventDate "2007.04.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nc6 8.
Ne2 b6 9. e4 Ne8 10. O-O Ba6 11. f4 f5 12. exf5 exf5 13. Ng3 g6 14. dxc5 bxc5
15. Be3 d6 16. Re1 Na5 17. Nf1 Nf6 18. Bf2 Qd7 19. Ne3 Rae8 20. Bh4 Bb7 21. Bf1
Ne4 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. cxd5 c4 24. Qc2 Qb5 25. Bf2 Qb3 26. Rac1 Qxc2 27. Rxc2
Nxf2 28. Kxf2 Rxe1 29. Kxe1 Rb8 30. Re2 Rb3 31. Re6 Nb7 32. Bxc4 Rxa3 33. Bb5
Kf7 34. Kd1 Rxc3 35. Ba6 Nd8 36. Re2 Rc5 37. Rd2 Ra5 38. Bc8 Rb5 39. Ke2 a5 40.
Bd7 Rb4 41. g3 Nb7 42. Ra2 Nc5 43. Be6+ Nxe6 44. dxe6+ Kxe6 45. Rxa5 Rb2+ 46.
Kf3 Rxh2 47. Ra7 Kd5 48. Rd7 Kc5 49. Ke3 d5 50. Rc7+ Kd6 51. Rg7 Rh1 52. Ra7
Re1+ 53. Kd4 Re4+ 54. Kd3 Re7 55. Ra6+ Kc5 56. Ra5+ Kc6 57. Ra6+ Kb5 58. Ra8
Rb7 59. Rc8 Ra7 60. Rc3 Ra4 61. Ke2 Rc4 62. Rb3+ Kc6 63. Ra3 Re4+ 64. Kd3 Rb4
65. Kc3 Rb1 66. Ra7 Rb7 67. Ra6+ Rb6 68. Ra7 Rb7 69. Ra6+ Kc5 70. Ra5+ Rb5 71.
Ra7 d4+ 72. Kc2 Kc4 73. Rc7+ Kd5 74. Rxh7 Rb6 75. Re7 Re6 76. Rd7+ Ke4 77. Kd2
Ra6 78. Ke2 Ra2+ 79. Kd1 Kd3 80. Kc1 Rg2 81. Ra7 Ke3 82. Re7+ Kf3 83. Rd7 Rxg3
84. Rxd4 Ke3 85. Ra4 Rg4 86. Kd1 Rxf4 87. Ra3+ Ke4 88. Ke2 g5 89. Ra4+ Ke5 90.
Ra5+ Kf6 91. Ra6+ Kf7 92. Rb6 Re4+ 93. Kf2 Re6 94. Rb5 Kf6 95. Rb8 g4 96. Rg8
Ke5 97. Kg3 Re7 98. Ra8 Rd7 99. Ra3 Rd4 100. Ra5+ Rd5 101. Ra3 Kf6 102. Kh4 Rd1
103. Ra6+ Ke5 104. Kg5 g3 105. Ra2 f4 106. Kg4 Ke4 107. Ra4+ Ke3 108. Ra3+ Rd3
109. Ra2 Rd2 110. Ra3+ Kf2 111. Kxf4 g2 112. Rf3+ Ke1 113. Rg3 Kf1 114. Ke3 Rd8
115. Rf3+ Kg1 116. Rg3 Re8+ 117. Kd2 Kh2 118. Rg7 g1=Q 119. Rxg1 Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Youth of"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 Re8 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. f4 d6 13. a3 Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Nd4 15. Ba2
h6 16. Nf3 Re8 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Ne2 Ng4 19. Rf1 Qh4 20. Qe1 Qxe1 21. Rxe1 Ne3
22. Bxe3 dxe3 23. Ng3 Rad8 24. Rad1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bc5 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Nbd2 Qf6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. d4 exd4 14. e5 d3 15.
Qxd3 Bf5 16. Qxa6 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Rxa6 18. exf6 Re8+ 19. Kd1 Bxf2 20. Nd4 Bxd4
21. cxd4 Kh7 22. Re1 Be6 23. a4 Rb8 24. Kc2 Rb4 25. b3 Rxd4 26. Kc3 c5 27. Re4
Rxe4 28. Nxe4 Bd5 29. Re1 Kg6 30. g4 c4 31. bxc4 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Rxa4 33. Re7 c5
34. Rd7 Ra6 35. Rd8 Kxf6 36. Rh8 Ra3+ 37. Kd2 Rg3 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chelyabinsk South Ural"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nbd2 Bf5 6. Nh4 Be4 7. Qb3 Ra7 8. f3
Bg6 9. Qc3 e6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Saransk TPS"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 d5 7. exd5 exd5 8.
Be3 Bb4 9. Qd2 Nge7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. a3 Bd6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Na4 Nf5 14. Bf4
c5 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Qxd5 Qf4+ 17. Kb1 Qxa4 18. Qxa8 Ne3 19. Bd3 Bf5 20. Qxa6
Qxa6 21. Bxa6 Bxc2+ 22. Kc1 Bxd1 23. Re1 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nf5 25. Re5 Nd4 26. Bc4
Ne6 27. a4 Ra8 28. b3 Ra5 29. Kb2 Kf8 30. Bxe6 fxe6 31. Rxe6 c4 32. Re4 cxb3
33. Kxb3 Rh5 34. h4 Rf5 35. f4 Rh5 36. Kb4 Rxh4 37. a5 Rh1 38. a6 Kf7 39. Ka5
Rd1 40. a7 Rd8 41. Rb4 Ra8 42. Ka6 Ke6 43. Rb5 Rf8 44. f5+ Kd7 45. Rb7+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 Rc8 10. Kb1 Be7 11. h4 h6 12. Be3 h5 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Ne2 d5
15. e5 Nd7 16. f4 g6 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. Bd3 Qb6 19. Ka1 a5 20. Rc1 Bd7 21. Qe2 Qb4
22. g3 Kf8 23. Rcg1 Ke8 24. Rd1 Ba4 25. Rc1 Nxd3 26. cxd3 Kd7 27. f5 Bc5 28.
fxe6+ fxe6 29. Rhf1 Rhf8 30. Nxe6 Rxf1 31. Qxf1 Bxe3 32. Qf7+ Qe7 33. Nf8+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheboksary Elara"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Ra7 11. Rc1 Be4 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. e3 Qa8 14. Qd1 b4 15. Be1
Bd5 16. Nbd2 Nb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 14th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Ng6 {In this modern line Black
has many options in the fight for equality, Grischuk is chosing the trendy
knight retreat.} (12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Be6 14. Qd2 Bf6 15. O-O-O Rc8 16. Kb1 Rg8
17. Be2 Nd7 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. h4 $14 {1-0 Leko,P (2741)-Morozevich,A (2747)/
Moscow 2006 (59)}) (12... Be6 13. Qd2 Qa5 14. h4 (14. Nb3 Bxb3 15. cxb3 Nb4 16.
a3 Ng6 17. Rd1 Nc6 18. Nd5 Qxd2+ 19. Rxd2 O-O 20. b4 b5 21. Nc7 Rab8 22. Nxa6
Rb7 {1/2 Leko,P (2725)-Kasparov,G (2851)/Linares 2000/ (37)}) 14... Rc8 15.
Nxe6 fxe6 16. hxg5 hxg5 17. Rxh8+ Bxh8 18. Nd1 Qa4 19. b3 Qa5 20. c3 Kd7 21.
Rb1 Qd8 $132 {Sadvakasov,D-Sutovsky,E/Mallorca 2004}) 13. Qd2 (13. Nd5 Qa5+ (
13... Rb8 $5) 14. c3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Be6 $13 17. Bc4 Rc8 18. b4 Qa3
19. O-O O-O 20. Bb3 Bxd5 21. exd5 Qb2 22. Rae1 Qxc3 {1-0 Fernandez,L-Hernandez,
H/Avila 2000 (64)}) (13. Nf5 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qa5 $17) 13... Qa5 14. Nd5 $5 $146
{[%mdl 4] Karjakin has prepared a very deep and spectacular novelty with a
temporary piece sacrifice.} (14. O-O-O Bd7 (14... Be6 15. Kb1 Rc8 (15... Nxd4
16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Rc8 $11 {/\Qc5}) 16. Nd5 (16. Nb3 Bxc3 (16... Bxb3 17.
cxb3 Nb4 18. Bd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 {(/\a3, b4)} Rxc3 $140 20. Qxc3 Qxa2+ 21. Kc1
O-O 22. Qxb4 Rc8+ 23. Bc4 b5 24. Qa3 bxc4 25. Qxa2 cxb3+ 26. Kb1 bxa2+ 27. Kxa2
$16) 17. Nxa5 Bxd2 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Rxd2 {1/2 Tiviakov,S (2600)-Dominguez,L 
(2605)/Wijk aan Zee 2004/ (48)}) (16. a3 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qc5 $11)
16... Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 h5 20. Rb4 Bxd5 21. exd5 Rc7
22. Bd3 Rh6 23. c3 Nf4 24. Be4 h4 {1/2 Kobalia,M (2618)-Gelfand,B (2709)/
playchess.com INT 2004/ (55)}) 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. g3 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4
Qe5 19. Qf2 Rxc3 $6 20. bxc3 Qxc3 21. Rd3 Qa5 22. Qe3 Be6 23. Ra3 Qb4+ 24. Ka1
$14 {1-0 Svidler,P (2738)-Polgar,J (2735)/San Luis 2005/ (59)}) (14. Nb3 Bxc3
15. bxc3 Qc7 $13) 14... Qxd2+ (14... Qd8 $2 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bb6 Qd7 17. Nc7+
$18) (14... O-O 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. O-O-O $14) 15. Kxd2 Bxd4 (15... Nxd4 $2 16.
Nc7+ Kd7 17. Nxa8 Kc6 18. c3 Ne6 19. Nb6 $16) 16. Bxd4 Nxd4 (16... O-O $5 17.
Bf2 Be6 18. h4 $14) 17. Nc7+ Kd7 18. Nxa8 Kc6 19. a4 $1 {The key move of the
whole idea, White will be able to hunt the loose black knight on d4.} (19. Bc4
Be6 (19... e6 20. c3 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Bd7 22. a4 $14) 20. Bd5+ Bxd5 21. exd5+
Kxd5 22. Nb6+ Kc5 23. Na4+ Kc6 $11) 19... Be6 (19... Bd7 20. a5 $1 Rxa8 21. Ra4
Ne6 (21... Nb5 $4 22. Rc4# $1) 22. Rc4+ Nc5 (22... Kb5 23. Rc8+ $18) 23. b4 Ne5
24. Rc3 $16) 20. Ra3 Rxa8 21. Rd3 $1 {It feels like a small miracle since the
knight is indeed trapped in the middle of the board!} Kc5 22. b4+ Kxb4 (22...
Kc4 $2 23. Rb3+ $18) 23. Rxd4+ Kc5 24. Rd3 Ne5 25. Rc3+ Nc4+ (25... Kb4 26. Be2
Kxa4 $2 27. Ra1+ Kb4 28. Rb1+ Ka4 29. Rxb7 $18) 26. Bxc4 Bxc4 27. h4 $1 {
The level of preparation among the best players in the world is astonishing.
Karjakin has most likely studied this position in the quiet of his home
laboratory.} d5 (27... b5 $5 28. axb5 axb5 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Rh5 f6 31. f4 b4
32. Rch3 $14) 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Rh5 d4 $6 (29... dxe4 $5 30. Rxg5+ Kb4 31. Re3
Rd8+ 32. Kc1 exf3 33. gxf3 Kxa4 34. Kb2 Kb4 35. Rxe7 b5 $14) 30. Ra3 f6 31. Ra1
(31. Rh7 $1 Kd6 32. a5 $16) 31... Kd6 32. Rah1 a5 (32... b5 33. a5 (33. c3 bxa4
(33... dxc3+ 34. Kxc3 Rc8 35. Rh8 Bg8+ 36. Kb2 $16) 34. cxd4 a3 35. Kc3 Rc8 $14
) 33... Rc8 34. Rh8 $16) 33. Rb1 $1 {Grischuk has failed to put up the
strongest resistance and his position is becoming critical.} b5 (33... Rb8 34.
g3 b5 35. axb5 Rxb5 36. Rxb5 Bxb5 37. f4 $16) 34. axb5 a4 35. b6 a3 36. b7 Rb8
37. Rhh1 $1 Kc5 (37... a2 38. Rb4 Kc5 39. c3 dxc3+ 40. Kxc3 $18) 38. c3 dxc3+ (
38... d3 39. Rb4 Bb5 40. Ra1 Rxb7 41. Rxa3 $18) 39. Kxc3 {Elimination of all
the queenside pawns leads to a technically won position for White.} Bb5 40. Ra1
Rxb7 41. Rxa3 Rd7 42. Kc2 Kd6 43. Kd2 (43. Rd1+ Ke6 44. Rxd7 Bxd7 45. Kd3 $18)
43... Ke6+ 44. Ke3 Kf7 45. Rc1 Rb7 46. Rc5 Bd7 47. Ra6 Bb5 48. Ra5 Bd7 49. e5
$1 {White has to play actively to convert the advantage of the exchange.
Naturally, he needs to keep at least one pawn on the board.} f5 (49... g4 50.
exf6 gxf3 51. gxf3 exf6 52. Kd4 $18) 50. Kd4 Rb4+ (50... Rb2 51. Rc7 Rd2+ 52.
Ke3 Rd1 53. Raa7 Ke8 54. Ke2 Rd5 55. e6 Re5+ 56. Kf2 Bxe6 57. Rxe7+ $18) 51.
Kc3 Rb7 52. g3 Be6 53. Ra3 f4 $5 {Black tries to to exchange as many pawns as
possible which might give him some survival chances.} 54. gxf4 (54. g4 Rd7 55.
Kc2 Rd8 56. Rd3 Rh8 $16) 54... gxf4 55. Kd3 Kg6 (55... Bf5+ 56. Kd4 Rb1 57. Rc4
Rd1+ 58. Kc5 Ke6 59. Rxf4 Kxe5 60. Rh4 $18) 56. Ra8 Rd7+ (56... Rb3+ $5 57. Rc3
Rb4 58. Ra7 Bf5+ 59. Kd2 Rb2+ 60. Kd1 e6 61. Rc4 $16) 57. Ke2 (57. Ke4 $6 Kg5
58. Rg8+ $5 Bxg8 59. e6+ Rd5 60. Rxd5+ (60. Kxd5 Kf6 61. Rc6 Kf5 $13) 60... Kf6
61. Rb5 $16) 57... Rd5 $6 {Grischuk gives in after a tortuous defence. Without
the rook Black will not be able to really hold on.} 58. Rxd5 Bxd5 59. Rf8 Kg5
60. Re8 Kf5 (60... e6 61. Rf8 $18) 61. Rxe7 Be6 62. Kd3 Kxe5 63. Re8 Kd5 64.
Rh8 Bf7 65. Rf8 Bg6+ 66. Kc3 Ke5 67. Rg8 Bf5 68. Rg5 Kf6 69. Rh5 Bc8 (69... Kg6
70. Rh8 Kf6 71. Kd4 $18) 70. Rb5 $1 {Preventing the transfer of the bishop to
the a8-h1 diagonal and sealing his opponent's fate.} (70. Kd4 $2 Bb7 71. Rh3
Kg5 $14) 70... Bd7 71. Ra5 Bc8 72. Rb5 Bd7 73. Rc5 Ke6 74. Kd4 Kd6 75. Ra5 Bc6
76. Ra6 $1 Kd7 77. Rxc6 {A truly great game by Karjakin.} 1-0

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B61"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Qd2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 h6 {This lesser known variation sidesteps the sharp and deeply analysed
main line 8...Qa5.} 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Bb5 Bc6 {I strongly suspect, that
Malakhov has chosen a plan that is too slow. Black had to play more actively
in order to get some compensation for the defects in his pawn structure.} 11.
O-O (11. f4 h5 12. O-O Qa5 13. Bc4 Rg8 14. b4 Qd8 15. f5 Bh6 16. b5 Bd7 17. Nd5
Rc8 18. Rad1 Rc5 19. a4 Bg5 20. Bb3 {1-0 Kostro,J (2390)-Ermenkov,E (2410)/
Polanica Zdroj 1972/ (46)}) 11... Bg7 12. Rad1 Kf8 (12... h5 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14.
Rd3 $14) 13. Qd3 Qa5 (13... Rg8 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Ne2 f5 16. exf5 Bxb2 17. c3
$16) 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Ne2 $1 {Grischuk loses no time and plans to start the
attack as soon as possible. The second player has no good square for his king
and his major pieces are not coordinated in the least.} f5 (15... Qxa2 16. Ra1
$1 Qe6 (16... Qxb2 17. Rfb1 Qe5 18. Rxa7 Re8 19. Nd4 d5 20. exd5 Qxd5 21. c4
Qd6 22. Qe4 $16) 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Ra6 c5 19. Nf5 Qb7 20. Ra3 $16) 16. exf5 Qxa2
(16... Bxb2 17. c3 $1 Rg8 18. Rd2 Ba3 19. Rb1 $16) 17. b3 Qa5 (17... Rg8 18.
Rfe1 Be5 19. Qc4 Rc8 20. Nd4 $16) 18. Qf3 Rc8 (18... Qc5 19. Ng3 Qc3 20. Qe2
$16) 19. Ng3 Be5 (19... Qc3 20. Qe2 Rg8 21. Rfe1 Be5 22. Kh1 $16) 20. c4 Bxg3
$2 {[%mdl 16384] A strategic blunder of great magnitute. The white knight was
a fearful enemy, but without the dark squared bishop Black will not be able to
put up real resistance.} (20... Rg8 21. Rfe1 Qb6 22. Ne4 $16) 21. fxg3 $5 (21.
hxg3 h5 22. Rfe1 Rh6 23. Qe3 $16) 21... Qe5 22. f6 $1 {The main goal of this
pawn sacrifice is to prevent the completion of Black's development.} exf6 (
22... Qxf6 $2 23. Qg4 $18) 23. Rde1 Qg5 $6 (23... Qd4+ 24. Kh1 d5 25. Rd1 Qb2
26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Rxd5 Rc1 28. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 29. Rd1 Qc2 30. h3 $16) 24. h4 $1 Qg6
(24... Qg7 25. Rd1 $16) 25. Re4 (25. Rd1 f5 26. Qxf5 Qxf5 27. Rxf5 $16) 25...
h5 26. Rf4 (26. Rd4 Rd8 27. Ra1 c5 28. Rd5 Rd7 29. Rad1 $16) 26... Rh6 27. Kh2
$1 {The quiet move underlines the tragic nature of Malakhov's position.
Scattered pieces and numerous pawn weaknesses are an additional burden to the
unprotected black king.} c5 (27... Kg8 28. Ra1 Rc7 29. Qd1 (29. Rd1 d5 30. cxd5
cxd5 31. Rxd5 $18)) 28. Qc3 Qg7 (28... Rb8 29. Rxf6 Qg7 30. Rxf7+ Qxf7 31.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 32. Qf3+ Kg7 33. g4 hxg4 34. Qxg4+ $16) 29. Qd2 $1 (29. Rxf6 Rxf6
30. Rxf6 Re8 31. Qf3 Re4 32. Rxf7+ Qxf7 33. Qxe4 $16) 29... Rd8 (29... Kg8 30.
Qxd6 Qf8 31. Qa6 $16) 30. Qa5 Rd7 (30... Re8 31. Qc7 Kg8 32. Qxd6 Qf8 33. Qc7
$16) 31. Qb5 Rd8 (31... Ke7 $2 32. Re1+ Kd8 33. Qb8#) 32. Qa5 Rd7 33. Qa4 $1 {
The solitary black rook is no match for the mobile white queen.} Rd8 (33... Re7
34. Qc6 $16) 34. Qxa7 Qh8 (34... Kg8 35. Qc7 Qf8 36. Rxf6 $18) 35. Re1 Kg7 36.
Qc7 Qf8 37. Re7 Ra8 (37... Rg6 38. Rf5 Rh6 39. Rxf7+ Qxf7 40. Qxd8 $18) 38.
Qxd6 {The time is ripe and black pawns start falling like the proverbial
bottles on the wall...} Ra7 39. Rfe4 Rb7 (39... f5 40. Qe5+ Kg6 41. Rxa7 $18)
40. Re3 Rxe7 41. Rxe7 Rg6 42. Qxc5 1-0

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 h5 $5 {Lately, the
plan based on Bh3 followed by g4 has caused Black some problems. The last move
aims to prevent this plan in a radical way and leave the queen slightly
misplaced on h4, but is not without risk. The g5- and g6-squares are weakened
now.} 14. Bh3 (14. Bg5 Rc5 (14... b5 $6 {is premature:} 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Qb4
Bc6 17. e4 Qb6 18. Nd4 Ba8 19. Qxb5 Qa7 20. Qe2 $16 {with a sound extra-pawn
for White, Gavrikov,V (2605)-Christiansen,L (2555)/Switzerland 1996/CBM 055
ext (1-0, 63)}) (14... Rc7 15. Nd5) 15. Nd5 Bxd5 $6 {This weakens the
c6-square too much.} (15... Nxd5 $1 16. cxd5 Nf6 17. e4 Qa8 18. Nd4 Rfc8 $13)
16. cxd5 Rxc1 17. Bxc1 Qc7 18. Nd4 $14 {Kuemin,S (2373)-Jenni,F (2505)/Saas
Almagell 2005/CBM 107 ext (1/2-1/2, 32)}) (14. h3 Re8 15. g4 b5 $5 {Not the
only move, of course.} 16. cxb5 Qa5 17. Bd2 (17. bxa6 Bxa6 $44 {Istrate,B 
(2353)-Boteanu,J (2100)/Tusnad 2000/EXT 2001 (1-0, 31)}) 17... axb5 18. gxh5
Nxh5 19. Nd5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Qxa2 $15 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. Qxe7 Bxf3 23. Qxd7 Bxg2
24. Rc8+ Kh7 25. Qxf7 Qxd2 26. Kxg2 Qxe2 $17 {Istrate,B (2277)-Ionescu,C (2451)
/Iasi 1999/CBM 075 (0-1, 39)}) 14... Rc7 15. Ng5 $146 {White immediately
occupies the weakened square, maintaining the pressure against the d7- and
b6-squares.} (15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 {The ultimate consequences of this early
knight move to the centre are hard to evaluate without further practice.} Nf6
17. Rxc7 Qxc7 18. Qc4 Qd8 {/\...b5, ><d5} (18... Qxc4 19. bxc4 b5 20. Rb1 Ba8
21. cxb5 axb5 22. Rxb5 Bxd5 23. Ra5 {This position looks optically very good
for Black, but the force of the a-pawn should not be neglected. Black's pieces
are not very well prepared to fight against its advance.}) 19. a4 Qa8 20. Bxb6
Bxd5 21. Qd3 Be4 22. Qd2 Rb8 ({Again,} 22... Bxf3 23. exf3 Qxf3 {is far from
one sided because after} 24. b4 {the queenside majority can be very dangerous.}
) 23. a5 Nd5 24. Ng5 Nxb6 25. axb6 Bc6 (25... Rxb6 26. Qf4 Bd5 $6 27. Rxd5 $1
Qxd5 28. Be6 $1 $18) (25... Bh6 $5 {[%csl Yb6]}) 26. Qc2 $1 Rf8 (26... Rxb6 $2
27. Be6 $1 $40 fxe6 $2 28. Qxg6 Qe8 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Nxe6+ $18) 27. Rc1 Bd5 28.
Qc7 Bf6 29. Nf3 Rb8 (29... Kg7 30. Bc8 $16) 30. Qxb8+ Qxb8 31. Rc8+ Qxc8 32.
Bxc8 Bxf3 33. exf3 Bd4 34. b7 Ba7 35. b4 $14 {This ending should end in a draw,
but Black has to display certain accuracy. In the game Arsovic,Z (2330)
-Palkovi,J (2460)/Budapest 1991/EXT 97 (1-0, 49) he failed to do so.}) 15...
Qb8 {This generally desirable move loses a pawn, obtaining rather questionable
compensation.} ({Maybe a waiting move such as} 15... Re8 {should be preferred.}
) 16. Bxd7 Rxd7 (16... Nxd7 17. g4 $1 Nf6 18. gxh5 Nxh5 19. Bxb6 Rd7 20. Bd4
$16) 17. Bxb6 Ng4 {Aiming to keep the enemy queen isolated.} 18. h3 (18. Bd4 e5
19. Be3 $6 (19. Bb6 Bc6 20. h3 $1 Nh6 21. c5 $8 d5 $44) 19... Nxe3 20. fxe3 Bf6
$1 ({The consequences of} 20... Bh6 21. Kf2 Qa7 22. Rd3 f5 {/\...f4 are less
clear.}) 21. Qh3 (21. Rf1 {only makes things worse because it blocks the
f1-square for the king.} Be7 22. Qh3 Bxg5 23. Qxd7 Bxe3+ 24. Rf2 {This move is
legally forced, but it loses a whole rook.} Bxc1 $19) 21... Bxg5 22. Qxd7 Bxe3+
23. Kf1 Rd8 24. Qe7 Re8 25. Qd7 Re6 $36) 18... Nh6 19. g4 d5 {"A wing attack
should be countered by a counterattack in the centre." This well known axiom
might not apply too well here.} 20. cxd5 (20. Nxd5 $2 {loses a piece to} Bxd5
$17) (20. gxh5 $1 {would have cast serious doubt over Black's previous play.})
20... Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Rxd5 22. Rcc1 $1 ({During the temporary absence of the
queen, it is important to maintain the coordination between pieces.} 22. Rxd5
Bxd5 23. Be3 ({After} 23. Bd4 Qb4 {White's pieces are hanging, too.}) 23... Qb4
24. Rc1 Nf5 $1 {This seems to win the queen, but White can survive with} 25. a3
$1 Nxh4 26. axb4 f6 $11) 22... Rc8 23. Be3 (23. gxh5 Rc6 $5 {An original way
to deal with the tension established between rooks, enabling an eventual
activation of the rook along the 6th rank.} (23... Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qd6 25. e4
Rd1+ 26. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 27. Kg2 $16 {and Black has not sufficient compensation.})
24. hxg6 (24. Be3 Qd6 $1 {One move earlier this would have been inefficient
because of Rxc8+, forcing the bishop to abandon the long diagonal.} 25. Rxd5
Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Qxd5 $36) 24... Rxg5+ 25. Qxg5 Rxb6 26. gxf7+ Kxf7 27. Rd7 Ng8
$13 {White has a material advantage, but his king is exposed.}) 23... Rxc1 24.
Rxc1 Qd6 25. Nf3 {White has managed to maintain his minimal advantage and
avoid immediate dangers, but he still needs to free his queen.} Kg7 26. Ne1 f6
27. f3 g5 28. Qf2 hxg4 29. hxg4 Nf7 $44 {Black has adequate compensation for
the pawn. White correctly decides to return the material advantage in order to
maintain a slightly more pleasant position in conditions of material equality
and opposite coloured bishops.} 30. Nc2 (30. Nd3 Rxd3 31. exd3 Ne5 $44) 30...
Rd1+ 31. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 32. Ne1 Qb1 33. Bc5 Qxa2 34. Qe3 e5 35. Be7 {Black is not
in immediate danger and should count on equality, but he needs to play
carefully because of his slightly weakened king's position.} Qa5 36. Nd3 Qc7
37. Ba3 Bc8 38. Nc5 Qd6 39. Qc1 Qc6 40. Qc4 Qd6 41. Ne4 Qb6+ 42. Kg2 Be6 43.
Qc1 Qb5 44. Qe3 Bd5 45. Ng3 e4 46. fxe4 Bb7 47. Bb2 Ne5 48. Bxe5 Qxe5 49. Qa7
Qc7 50. Kh3 Kg6 51. e3 Qh7+ 52. Nh5 Qe7 53. Qd4 Bc8 54. Qd5 Be6 55. Qd1 Qh7 56.
Kg2 Bxg4 57. Nf4+ Kh6 58. Qxg4 Qxe4+ 59. Qf3 Qxf3+ 60. Kxf3 gxf4 61. Kxf4 Kg6
62. Ke4 a5 63. Kf4 Kf7 64. Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 {A double surprize.
Malakhov not only refrains from his favourite Sicilian (which had led him to
defeat in the first game of the match) but also deviates from the highly
fashionable Berlin Defence.} 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 {This is the
starting point of the so-called Brazilian Variation, a really ancient setup.
About one century ago, it was famously submitted to intense theoretical and
practical discussion on the occasion of the match Lasker-Tarrasch. With his
characteristic dogmatism, Tarrasch could not agree that moving around with the
same knight would be a viable plan. However, the variation suited Lasker's
style perfectly well: Black tempts White to launch a premature attack in order
to take advantage of the weakneses left behind. We can already notice such a
relative weakness: the e5-pawn has left the f5- and d5-squares insufficiently
well defended, while Black enjoys the prospect of installing one of his minor
pieces on the stable e6-square. For the sake of truth, it should be said that
the general score in this opening was in Tarrasch' favour (+1). In modern
times, the variation has never been too popular, although some strong players
occasionally employed it in the 70s. In 1981, Korchnoi made an attempt to
rehabilitate it on the occasion of his Wch match against Karpov. His position
after the opening was acceptable, but he eventually lost, which (possibly
prematurely) put an end to the whole story.} 9. Nd4 ({Karpov preferred} 9. Nc3
O-O 10. Rd1 {which is the main alternative to Grischuk's optically more
aggressive choice.}) 9... O-O 10. Nc3 Bc5 11. Rd1 {Generally speaking, the
other rook belongs here, but for concrete reasons this move should be
preferred here.} ({The more natural} 11. Be3 {will imply weakening the own
position with a further f4.} Qe8 (11... Re8 12. f4 d6 {is also good.}) 12. f4
d5 13. Rae1 Bb6 14. Nb3 f6 {Marco & Schlechter-Charousek & allies/Vienna 1897 
(1-0/0-1, 45/61)}) 11... Re8 12. Bf4 (12. Nxc6 $2 Qh4 $1 13. g3 Qh3 14. Nd4 d6
$36) 12... Bxd4 13. Rxd4 d5 {An important position. Optically, White has the
more active position. However, Black only needs a couple of tempi in order to
organize his apparently uncoordinated army. The bishop should go to f5 and the
knight to e6, eventually followed by central expansion. White should divide
his attention between two possible plans. The kingside attack should not be
too dangerous in itself, but it could distract part of Black's forces. This
should (hopefully) allow White to block the central pawns on their actual
squares (preferably, with Nc5). We can see that the position is quite complex.}
14. b4 {White immediately declares his intention to block the enemy pawns, but
now he will face the permanent danger of ...a5.} (14. Bg3 Nc5 (14... Nd6 15.
exd6 $5 Rxe2 16. dxc7 Qe7 17. Nxe2 $44 Qxe2 18. Rb4 a5 19. Rb8 Qa6 20. Re1 $36)
15. Qh5 (15. b4 Ne6 16. Rh4 {Klovans,J-Yudovich,M/Moscow 1966/MCD (1-0, 43)} a5
$1 $132) 15... Ne6 (15... Qd7 16. Re1 Qf5 {1/2-1/2 Huebner,R (2600)-Portisch,L
(2630)/Tilburg 1988/CBM 009}) 16. Rh4 $6 (16. Rd2 $10) 16... h6 17. f4 Nd4 18.
Bf2 Nf5 (18... Nxc2 $2 19. Rd1 $44) 19. Rh3 g6 20. Qe2 h5 21. Bc5 $2 (21. Qd2)
21... Ng7 22. Rg3 h4 23. Rd3 (23. Re3 Ne6 24. Na4 Nxf4 $17) 23... Ba6 24. Qg4
Bxd3 25. cxd3 Nf5 26. Re1 a5 27. b3 Rb8 $15 {1/2-1/2 Gheorghiu,F-Filip,M/
Moscow 1967/MCL/[Dolmatov]}) (14. Qh5 {According to Dr. Tarrasch' views, this
move cannot be too dangerous: White moves with the queen for the second time
along the same diagonal before having completed his development. However, in
practice this line has been seen quite frequently.} Qd7 {[%cal Yd7f5] This
slightly unnatural move is almost authomatically played.} ({However,} 14... Nc5
$5 {[%cal Yc5e6] deserves serious attention.} 15. Bg5 Rxe5 16. f4 Rf5 17. g4
Qe8 $132) 15. Rd2 (15. b4 Nd8 16. Rd2 Ne6 17. Be3 a5 18. Qh4 Qd8 19. Qg4 f5 $1
20. Qxf5 $2 axb4 21. Ne2 c5 $17 {Markovic,M (2575)-Piket,J (2605)/Elista 1998/
CBM 066 ext (0-1, 39)}) 15... Qf5 (15... Nd8 $5 {[%cal Rd8e6]} 16. Ne4 Qe7 $1 {
[%csl Gc5]}) 16. Qxf5 Bxf5 17. Ne2 Nc5 18. f3 (18. Nd4 Ne6 19. Be3 Nxd4 20.
Bxd4 $14) 18... Ne6 19. Bg3 a5 20. Rc1 Reb8 21. c3 a4 22. Bf2 h5 23. h3 Ra5 24.
g4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Bh7 26. Nd4 Nxd4 27. cxd4 Rab5 $132 {Benjamin,J (2545)-Sharif,
M/Cannes 1989/TD (1/2-1/2, 38)}) 14... a6 ({Now that the b4-square has been
occupied by a pawn,} 14... Nd6 {does not allow the queen sacrifice anymore.
However, Malakhov's move is better from the point of view of long term
planning. He stabilizes the queenside situation (by preventing b5) and
prepares the transfer of the knight to e6.}) 15. Qd2 $146 (15. Qh5 Qd7 16. Rad1
Qf5 17. Qxf5 Bxf5 18. R4d2 Nd8 19. Ne2 Ne6 20. Be3 a5 21. a3 axb4 22. axb4 Ra2
23. c3 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 {1/2-1/2 Smrcka,F-Yudovich,M/corr 1969/Corr 2000}) 15...
Qe7 16. Bg3 Nd8 17. Rh4 ({It could seem more logical to complete the
development first with} 17. Re1 {[%csl Ge5]} Ne6 ({White's aproach would be
entirely justified after the careless} 17... Bf5 $6 18. Bh4 $1 Qd7 19. Bxd8
Raxd8 20. Na4 $16) 18. Rh4 a5 (18... Nf8) 19. b5 (19. a3 axb4 20. axb4 Ba6 21.
f4 f5 $1 $132) 19... d4 (19... cxb5 20. Nxd5 $40) 20. Ne2 cxb5 21. Nxd4 Nxd4
22. Rxd4 Be6 $11) 17... Bf5 18. Ne2 Ne6 {Black has completed his regroupment
and has a nice position. With his bishop rather passively placed on g3, White
will not be able to maintain the control of the c5-square.} 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20.
Rxd4 a5 21. c3 Be6 22. Bh4 Qf8 23. Rc1 c5 24. bxc5 Qxc5 $11 {/=/+. Black's
position is easier to play already.} 25. h3 Rab8 26. a4 Rb3 27. Bg5 Reb8 28. c4
dxc4 29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Qxd8+ Qf8 31. Rd1 Rb8 32. Qxc7 h6 33. Qxb8 Qxb8 34. Rd8+
Qxd8 35. Bxd8 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.31"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 Nbd7 8.
e4 b4 9. Na4 Qa5 10. b3 c5 {This system was examined by GM Ch.Lutz in his
annotations to Kortschnoj-Zvjaginsev (CBM 90).} 11. Be2 $6 {Too soft.} (11. e5
Nd5 12. Bd2 {is usually played.}) 11... Bb7 12. e5 Ne4 {The knight is not safe
here.} (12... Nd5 $142 13. O-O Be7 (13... Rc8 14. Bd2 Be7 15. Rac1 O-O 16. Qb5
Qxb5 17. Bxb5 Bc6 18. Ba6 $6 (18. Bxc6 $11) 18... Rcd8 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. Be2
Nxb3 21. axb3 Bb7 22. Ra1 Nc3 23. Bc4 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Rxd4 25. Be3 Rd7 26. Bxa7
Ra8 $11 {1-0 Umansky,M-Dreev,A/Gorky 1989/CBM 016 (61)}) 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Rfc1
Rfc8 16. Qb5 Qxb5 17. Bxb5 N5b6 $5 {the idea behind 15...Rfc8!} 18. dxc5 Nxc5
19. Nxb6 (19. Nxc5 $142) 19... axb6 20. Nd4 Ne4 21. Be3 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Nc3 23.
Rc2 Bc5 24. Bf1 Be4 25. Rd2 Nxa2 $15 {0-1 Piket,J-Van Wely,L/Monte Carlo 1999/
CBM 069 ext (40)}) 13. Be3 Rd8 $6 {An unnecessary move.} (13... cxd4 $142 14.
Bxd4 Be7) 14. O-O {[%cal Rd3b5]} a6 15. Rac1 Be7 16. Qc2 $1 O-O (16... cxd4 17.
Bxd4 O-O 18. Qc7) 17. Bd3 cxd4 18. Bxe4 Rc8 $2 {[%mdl 64] Black goes for
complications, which should end up in White's favor.} (18... Bxe4 $142 19. Qxe4
dxe3 20. Qxe3 Rc8 {although White keeps his initiative by means of} 21. Qa7 $1)
19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Qd3 Rxc1 (20... Bxf3 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Bxd4 Nxe5 23. Bxe5
Qxe5 24. Qxf3 Kxh7 25. Qxf7 $16) 21. Bxc1 $2 {Obvious but wrong!!!} (21. Rxc1
$1 Bxf3 (21... dxe3 22. Qxd7 Bxf3 23. Qxe7 $18) 22. Qxd4 $1 Nxe5 23. Bb1 Rd8 (
23... Ba8 24. Rc5 $3 $18) 24. Qf4 Bc6 25. Qg3 Kg8 26. Bb6 Qd5 27. Bxd8 Bxd8 28.
f3 $16) 21... Bxf3 22. Qxf3 (22. gxf3 $2 Nxe5 23. Qe4 f5 24. Qb7 Kxh7 25. Qxe7
Nxf3+ 26. Kg2 Qd5 $19) 22... Kxh7 23. Re1 $6 {It was time for liquidation:} (
23. Bb2 Nxe5 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. f4 Nc6 26. Qxa5 Nxa5 27. Bxd4 $11) 23... Kg8 24.
Qg3 $6 (24. Qe4) 24... f6 $2 {[%mdl 32] Unnecessarily opening up the centre.} (
24... Rc8 $17 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Yc8c2]}) 25. exf6 Rxf6 26. Qd3 Qd5 27. Qe4 $2 {
White finally decides to exchange queens... at the most inappropriate moment!}
(27. f3 $142 $11 Ne5 $140 28. Qe4) 27... Qxe4 28. Rxe4 e5 {[%cal Rf6c6,Rc6c2]}
29. Nb2 (29. f4 Rc6 30. Bb2 d3 31. Kf1 Rc2 $17 {[%cal Rd7c5,Rd7f6]}) (29. Kf1
Rc6 30. Bb2 Bg5 $1 $17) 29... Rc6 30. Nc4 Nb6 31. Rxe5 Bf6 {Black recaptures
the c4 pawn and his advanced pawns bring him a decisive advantage.} 32. Ra5 (
32. Re1 Nxc4 33. bxc4 Rxc4 {[%cal Ya6a5,Ya5a4,Yb4b3,Yd4d3]}) 32... Nxc4 33.
bxc4 Rxc4 34. Bf4 d3 35. g3 Rc2 36. Rd5 Rxa2 37. Rxd3 Ra3 $1 {White resigns as
Black's b4 pawn is unstoppable.} 0-1

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.01"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B61"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Qd2 h6 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. f4 Rc8 12. Kb1 Qc5 13. Qd3 f5 14. e5
Bg7 15. Be2 Be6 16. Qb5+ Qxb5 17. Bxb5+ Kf8 18. exd6 Bxc3 19. bxc3 exd6 20.
Rxd6 Ke7 21. Rd3 a6 22. Ba4 Rc4 23. Rd4 Rxc3 24. Re1 b5 25. Bb3 Rhc8 26. Re5 h5
27. Rd2 R3c6 28. h4 Kf6 29. Kb2 Rg8 30. Re3 a5 31. g3 Rgc8 32. a3 a4 33. Bxe6
fxe6 34. Re5 Rc3 35. Rde2 Kf7 36. Rxb5 Rxg3 37. Rb7+ Kf6 38. Rh7 Rc6 39. Rh6+
Kf7 40. Rd2 Kg7 41. Rxh5 Rf3 42. Rd7+ Kg8 43. Rg5+ Kh8 44. Rh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 ({
Grischuk wisely refrains from what is considered to be the main line against
this move order:} 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 {and which eventually yielded
Rublevsky his only win in the semifinal match against Ponomariov. In that game,
Black's strong centre ensured him against a direct kingisde attack and offered
him the better chances in the endgame.}) 6... d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Bd7 {
This is also one big specialty of Rublevsky. He usually refrains from
developing his queen to c7 and prefers activating his queenside pieces as soon
as possible.} 9. a4 Be7 10. f4 Nxd4 {The Sicilian does not make part of my
repertoire with either colour for over a decade, but I still remember one
thing that IM Mircea Pavlov, my first trainer ever, taught me when I was 10:
Black should not exchange knights if White can re-capture with the queen (or,
in certain lines of the Sozin Attack, with the rook) without loss of time,
because this would allow White obtain an advantage in development. More
concretely, it is generally recommendable to wait until White moves with his
queen before playing ...Nxd4. Of course, there are no rules without exceptions
and Rublevsky is entitled to have his own opinion about his main opening
variation, but I believe that the further course of the game sustains the
point of view that Black's last move was premature.} 11. Qxd4 Bc6 12. b4 $1 {
About one century of practice has taught players of all levels that in the
Sicilian White attacks on the kingside, while Black has to look for
counterchances on the opposite wing. However, even before the Sicilian became
a regular guest in the high level tournaments, it was discovered that the
player with an advantage in development should maintain his initiative by any
means. Since this rule has a more general character, it should prevail over
the specific Sicilian patterns. Let us examine the merits and drawbacks of
White's last move. The first thing that comes up to mind in this type of
positions is that the resolute advance of the b-pawn weakens the c4- and
c3-squares. However, with his incomplete development, Black will not be able
to take advantage of this detail in the near future. At the same time, the
fact that his bishop will be forced back on a passive position, disturbing the
coordination of rooks, will be a more significant factor. Anticipating a bit,
this pawn will be the main hero of this game, untill its very end.} O-O 13. b5
Be8 {Ftacnik: 'The whole variation is a well thought out provocation by Black.
Rublevsky is comfortable in the defence and has already in the past tested out
these dubious waters.'} 14. e5 Qc7 {Abstractly, this is a nice move. Black
ignores the threat (or rather parries it indirectly) by developing a piece.
However, Black's coordination is rather poor and playing in such an ambitious
way will just turn against himself, like a boomerang.} (14... dxe5 {Ftacnik}
15. fxe5 Qxd4 16. Bxd4 Nd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. bxa6 bxa6 19. Rfb1 $14) 15. b6 {
The pawn advances again, leaving the c6-square at Black's mercy, but
increasing the lack of harmony from Black's camp.} Qc6 16. Bf3 {Ftacnik:
'Grischuk was well prepared and the new move could represent a serious
challenge for the defender.'} ({A strong novelty. Rublevsky had previously
managed to defend his position after} 16. exd6 {against Svidler and Jakovenko.}
) 16... d5 {Rublevsky might have been happy to transpose to a French type of
structure, just like in his game against Ponomariov. However, there are some
significant differences. Here, the d5-pawn is much more vulnerable, while
Black's coordination is rather poor.} 17. Rae1 {White completes his
development and over-defends his bishop, which in certain cases makes the
threat exf6 real, as we shall see.} (17. f5 {Ftacnik} Rc8 18. Ne2 Ne4 $15)
17... Nd7 ({Black prac tically admits the failure of his previous play. The
consequent move (in the same way as ...Qc7) would have been} 17... Rd8 {
but this would have led to disastruous consequences after} 18. f5 {for instance
} exf5 ({Or} 18... Nd7 19. fxe6 fxe6 {and now, after the weakening of the
a2-g8 diagonal the sacrifice} 20. Nxd5 $1 {is lethal.}) 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Nxd5
$1 {and now we can see why it is important to have the e3-bishop defended:}
Bxd4 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Nxc6 {and White has a won ending.}) 18. Nxd5 $1 {The
only way to open the position and put all White's pieces to work.} exd5 19.
Bxd5 Qc5 $6 {Ftacnik: 'Should anybody dare to repeat the variation with Black,
he should be looking into the most promising continuation 19...Qc8!? '} (19...
Bc5 {Ftacnik} 20. Bxc6 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 bxc6 22. Rb1 $16) (19... Qc8 $5 {Ftacnik}
20. f5 (20. e6 Nf6 $17) 20... Bc5 21. Qe4 $13) (19... Qxc2 {Ftacnik} 20. Rc1
Qf5 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Be4 $16) 20. e6 $1 {White does not avoid the exchange of
queens, because this would somehow lower the rhytm of his attack. See also the
comment after Black's 23rd move in Leko-Bareev.} Qxd4 21. Bxd4 Nf6 22. Bb3 $1 (
{White retreat s with the bishop to a defended square in order to threaten to
win material. The immediate} 22. Bxf6 $2 gxf6 23. exf7+ {would fail to} Bxf7 {
when the bishop would be hanging, making Rxe7 impossible.}) 22... Rd8 23. Bxf6
Bc5+ ({A curious decision, in the style of David Bronstein, who frequently
allowed his pawns to be doubled for the mere sake of piece activity. After the
more natural} 23... Bxf6 24. e7 Bxe7 25. Rxe7 Bc6 26. Rfe1 Rd2 27. R1e2 {
Black would have a better structure than in the game, but he would have
potential back rank problems, whereas White would not. In the game, the
situation will be reversed.}) 24. Kh1 gxf6 25. e7 Bxe7 26. Rxe7 Bc6 {Finally,
Black can make use of this square. However, the bishop is not stable here as
we shall see.} 27. Rc7 ({Putting the bishop under immediate pressure has two
purposes. First of all, the threat ...Rd2xg2 is removed because of the
possibility of Rxc6. The long term idea will be carried out in the game.
Playing in similar way as in the previous comment with} 27. Rfe1 Rd2 28. R7e2 {
would allow Black certain counterplay after} Rfd8) 27... Rd2 28. Re1 $1 {
It will soon appear that the attack against the f7-square will be more
efficient than Black's action against g2.} Rf2 (28... Bxg2+ 29. Kg1 {would
leave Black with the same problems as in the game.}) 29. h3 Rxf4 30. Ree7 Rf1+
31. Kh2 Rf2 {Apparently, Black has managed to create serious threats...} 32.
Rxc6 $1 {White not only stops Black's attack, but also creates an unstoppable
passed pawn.} bxc6 33. Rxf7 $1 {We can see here a drawback of Rublevsly's
decision to play with double pawns: the f2-rook is cut off itsown kingside and
cannot defend the f7-pawn. General exchanegs on f7 will be followed by b7,
whereas the attempt to return with the rook into play along the e- or d-file
would lose it to a discovered check. Rublevsky still tried} Rf4 {and resigned
after} 34. c3 1-0

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.07"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8.
Be2 Qg6 9. O-O d6 10. f3 O-O 11. Nd2 d5 12. Kh1 dxe4 13. Nxe4 ({This move is
not new, but Rublevsky did not employ it before. He had repeteadly rehearsed} 
13. fxe4 Bg4 14. Bf4 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Bd6 16. Rad1 Rae8 {, but without any
special successes. After the game continuation he will also fail to prove
anything concrete for White. On the basis of the first two games, we can state
that Grischuk has managed to spot the weak points in his opening repertoire
quite accurately.} 17. Qb5 (17. Bg3 a6 18. N2b3 b5 19. Na5 Ng4 20. e5 Nc8 21.
Nac6 Ne7 22. Na5 {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,S (2645)-Kobalia,M (2614)/Kazan 2005/CBM
109}) (17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Qb5 Bxd4 19. cxd4 Qb6 20. Qd3 Qxb2 21. Rb1 Qxa2 22.
Rxb7 f5 23. e5 Nd5 24. Nb3 Rf7 25. Ra1 Qf2 26. Qb5 Rd8 27. Rbxa7 g6 28. R7a2
Qe3 {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,S (2645)-Georgiev,K (2666)/Saint Vincent 2005/CBM 110})
17... Ng4 18. e5 $5 c6 19. Qxb7 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,S (2645)
-Najer,E (2615)/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108} Nxe5 21. Qxa7 (21. N2f3 Nxf3 22. Nxf3 Nd5
$132) (21. Rde1 Nd5 22. Nf5 $13) 21... Ng4 22. Rde1 Nf2+ $5 (22... Ne3 $5) 23.
Rxf2 (23. Kg1 Nh3+ $11) 23... Nc8 24. Rxe8 Nxa7 $13) 13... Bb6 (13... Nd5 14.
Bc1 Be7 15. Ng3 Bh4 16. Ndf5 Bxf5 17. Nxf5 Qxf5 18. Qxd5 c6 19. Qd4 Bf6 $11 {
Hector,J (2538)-Larsen,K (2282)/Copenhagen 2003/CBM 095 ext (1/2-1/2, 56). was
also completely equal. White's pair of bishops is compensated by Black's
better development.}) 14. Re1 $146 {This looks like a refined move, creating
some X-Ray effects, but does not bother Black too seriously.} (14. Bf2 Nf5 15.
Qc1 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Nd7 17. Qd2 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qb6 $11 {Milov,L (2472)-David,A 
(2595)/Bastia 2005 (1/2-1/2, 27)}) 14... Bf5 15. Bf4 Bxe4 16. Bxe5 Nc6 17. Nxc6
Bxc6 18. Bd3 Qh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.08"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 {Quite a
surprise! Rublevsky almost never develops his queen to c7 in the Sicilian, but
the first game of the match might have convinced him to abandon his former
views.} 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 O-O 11. Kh1 Re8 {By
transposition, we reached a topical position of the Scheweningen, which passed
the heavy test of the second match Karpov-Kasparov quite successfully. In fact,
after losing his title, Karpov practically gave up playing 1.e4, which speaks
a lot about his conclusions on this variation...} 12. Bf3 Bd7 13. Nb3 {During
the match, Karpov usually allowed the exchange on d4. He retreated with the
knight only in the last game, where he desperately needed to win - and lost!}
b6 14. g4 Bc8 15. g5 Nd7 16. Bg2 Bb7 ({The main alternative is} 16... Rb8 {
followed by ...Na5.}) 17. Rf3 {Basically, this is an attacking move. White
transfers his rook to h3, creating the brutal threat Qh5xh7#. However, decades
of practice have proved that it is not so easy to mate Black in the Sicilian
and that, even when attacking, White should be concerned about maintaining the
general harmony of his position. From h3, the rook can be relatively easily
transfered back to the centre (d3 for instance).} ({The other way to harrass
Black on the kingside is} 17. Qh5 {, but placing the queen away from the
centre is a much more committal decision than the rook manoeuvre.} Nb4 18. Rf2
Bf8 19. Raf1 Re7 20. Qh3 Rae8 21. Rd2 Nc5 22. Nxc5 bxc5 23. Nd1 Rd7 24. c3 Nc6
25. Nf2 d5 $132 {White's attack has not even started yet, while Black has
become very active in the centre. The queen is obviously misplaced on h3,
Dolmatov,S (2587)-Jakovenko,D (2521)/Elista 2001/CBM 083 (1/2-1/2, 43)}) 17...
Nb4 18. Rh3 g6 {Denying the queen's access to h5.} 19. Qd2 Bf8 20. Qf2 {
White continues concentrating his forces on the king side, but does not leave
the other wing unattended. The pressure against the b6-pawn is an important
element as we shall see.} (20. Rd1 Rab8 (20... Rac8 21. Nc1 b5 22. axb5 axb5
23. N1e2 Nxc2 24. Qxc2 b4 $11 {Barua,D (2515)-Hracek,Z (2605)/Groningen 1997/
CBM 063 (1/2-1/2, 39)}) 21. Qf2 Bg7 22. Rd2 Ba8 23. Nd4 (23. Qh4 Nf8 24. Nd1
Nxc2 25. Bg1 Qc4 26. e5 Bxg2+ 27. Rxg2 dxe5 $17 {Rudolf,H (2325)-Savchenko,S 
(2555)/Berlin 1998/CBM 066 ext (0-1, 49)}) 23... f5 $5 (23... e5 $5 24. Nf3 d5
$132) 24. Nde2 (24. gxf6 Nxf6 $11 {[%csl Ye4,Yh7]}) 24... fxe4 25. Bxe4 Bxe4+
26. Nxe4 d5 (26... Nxc2 27. Nxd6 Red8 $132) 27. N4c3 Nc6 $11 {Neelotpal,D 
(2370)-Thipsay,P (2515)/Calcutta 1998/CBM 062 ext (1-0, 73)}) 20... Bg7 21. Rf1
(21. Rd1 {could have transposed to the previous comment.}) 21... Re7 {This
move (in a slightly different position) was designed by Kasparov in the
aforementioned game. Black plans to double rooks on the e-file in order to
discourage the thematical advance of the f-pawn. Also, with two enemy major
pieces on the f-file, it is useful to maintain the f7-square well defended.} ({
The importance of this latter detail can be seen after} 21... Rac8 $6 22. Bd4
$1 {when Black cannot prevent his bishop from being exchanged. In case of 22...
e5? 23.fxe5 he would lose either the f7- or the b6-pawn. We can once again
notice that White is basically playing on two wings.} Qc4 $6 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24.
Rd1 $18 {[%csl Yb4,Yd6,Yg7] Nielsen,P (2420)-Van Wely,L (2560)/Tastrup 1992/
CBM 028 (1-0, 35)}) 22. Bd4 $146 (22. Nd4 Qc4 $5 {An interesting approach.
before playing the generally desirable ...e5, Black tries to distract his
opponent's attention away from the kingside.} ({Now that the pressure against
the b6-pawn has been released,} 22... f5 23. gxf6 Nxf6 {is possible as well.})
({The main problem with the immediate} 22... e5 {is that after} 23. fxe5 {
Black cannot capture with the knight because of Qh4.}) 23. Qd2 e5 $1 {But now,
there is no problem at all to play so.} 24. b3 Qc7 25. fxe5 Nxe5 26. Nde2 Rae8
$11 {Black has regrouped in optimal way and has a good position, Petrosian,T 
(2580)-Geller,J (2500)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (1-0, 36). When I first red the
names of the players I though there was a mistake, because the 9th World
Champion only rarely played 1.e4, while Geller preferred 1...e5.
Geller-Petrosian sounds a lot more natural; Yefim Geller was an outstanding
expert of the 6.Be2 systems in all kind of Sicilians. Everything became clear
when I saw the year when the game was played: both aforementioned players have
long passed away and this was just a name coincidence...}) (22. Qh4 {does not
offer anything concrete yet because of the calm} Nf8 {1/2-1/2 De Firmian,N 
(2575)-Van Wely,L (2645)/New York 1997/CBM 057 ext. , although the position is
hardly drawn yet.}) (22. f5 {looks premature, too, because this is what Black
was preparing for:} exf5 23. exf5 Bxg2+ 24. Qxg2 (24. Kxg2 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Qxc3
26. Qh4 h5 27. gxh6 Rxe3 $36) 24... Rae8 $132) 22... e5 23. fxe5 dxe5 {The
generally desirable capture with the knight isimpossible because the b6-pawn
is hanging.} ({However,} 23... Bxe5 {was an important alternative. The main
idea is to keep the e5-square available for the pieces. Of course, the
exchange of the dark-squared bishops weakens the king's position, but at the
same time White's influence in the centre and on the queenside is reduced.})
24. Be3 Rd8 25. a5 $1 {Same policy as until now: White keeps his opponent
under pressure on both wings.} bxa5 26. Nc5 Nf8 27. Nxb7 Qxb7 28. Bb6 Rb8 29.
Bxa5 Nc6 30. b4 Ne6 31. Qh4 {After a short queenside diversion, White switches
back to his main plan: the direct attack against the king.} Nxa5 32. bxa5 Nf4 (
{The standard way to parry the attack along the h-file} 32... h5 {does not
work here because after} 33. gxh6 {White would jump with his knight to d5,
with decisive threats.}) 33. Qxh7+ Kf8 34. Nd5 Re6 35. Rhf3 Rd8 {Things have
gone wrong for Black, but he has hopes to survive because of White's numerous
pawn weaknesses. If White's attack fails, the endgame should be OK for Black.}
36. Rxf4 $6 ({A tempting but unnecessary sacrifice.} 36. Nxf4 exf4 37. Rxf4 {
followed by the brutal advance of the h-pawn would have taken White's attack
to alarming proportions.}) 36... exf4 37. Nxf4 Qc6 38. e5 ({Even here,} 38. h4
{looks promissing.}) 38... Qc4 39. Qh3 Kg8 40. Nxe6 fxe6 {Despite his
considerable material advantage, White can hardly be happy aout the recent
evolution of the position. His attack has vanished and he is left with just
weaknessses. Rublevsky had little trouble achieving a draw.} 41. Qb3 Qxb3 42.
cxb3 Bxe5 43. Bb7 Rd2 44. Bxa6 Rxh2+ 45. Kg1 Rh5 46. b4 Rxg5+ 47. Kh1 Rg4 48.
b5 Ra4 49. Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.10"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 ({Rublevsky wisely deviates
from} 5. Be3 {, which led to plain equality in the second game. Generally, he
is known for having a stable and narrow repertoire. However, just as in the
third game, he proves that he can display flexibility in choosing his opening
variations for such an important event as the Candidates' Matches.}) 5... Qf6
6. Qf3 $5 ({In fact, the aforementioned flexibility started manifesting itself
slightly earlier. In 2006 and 2007 Rublevsky played this relatively rare move
in a couple of games. Previously, he just stuck to the well-studied} 6. Qd2)
6... bxc6 7. Qg3 {A rare move at this stage of the game. White shows that he
is notinterested in the exchange of queens and hopes to prove that the enemy
queen si more exposed than his.} (7. Nd2 a5 8. Bd3 d6 9. Qg3 Ne7 10. O-O h5 {
After White's castle, h2-h4 is less appealing and Black immediately takes his
chance to win space on this wing.} 11. Nc4 h4 12. Qf4 Qxf4 13. Bxf4 Be6 14. Bd2
a4 $132 {Rublevsky,S (2688)-Grigoriants,S (2582)/Moscow 2006/CBM 116 (1/2-1/2,
36). Same plan on the opposite wing. Black has sufficient counterplay.}) 7...
h5 ({It is possible to choose a more restarined plan with} 7... d6 8. Nc3 Bd4
9. Na4 Qe7 10. Qd3 Bb6 11. f3 f5 12. Qc3 Bd7 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Bd3 fxe4 15.
fxe4 Nf6 $132 {Ni Hua (2607)-Jakovenko,D (2667)/Taiyuan 2006 (1/2-1/2, 43)}) 8.
h4 Nh6 9. f3 d5 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. Bd2 dxe4 12. O-O-O e3 13. Bxe3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 $1
({An important novelty. Earlier this year, Rublevsky won a game after} 14. Bg5
Bxb2+ 15. Kb1 {Rublevsky-Tkachiev, Poikovsky 2007. We can understand Grischuk
from being ready to repeat this line. It is obvious that Black will get ample
compensation for the queen that he has to sacrifice in view of the threatened
mate on d8.}) 14... O-O (14... Nf5 15. Qxc7 $5 (15. Qg5 Nxe3 16. Qxe3+ Qe7 17.
Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. Bc4 Be6 19. Rd4 Rad8 $11 {Ni Hua (2607)-Najer,E (2677)/Ergun
2006 (0-1, 47)}) 15... Nxe3 $6 16. Rd6 Qe7 (16... Be6 17. Qxc6+ Ke7 18. Qc5 $1
Nxf1 19. Rd4+ Ke8 20. Qc6+ Ke7 21. Qb7+ $1 $18) 17. Qxc6+ Kf8 18. Qxa8 Qxd6 19.
Qxc8+ Ke7 20. Qb7+ Kf6 21. Bd3 $16 {[%csl Yf6]}) 15. Qg5 Nf5 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17.
Bf4 $16 {White has the pair of bishops and the better pawn structure.
Rublevsky is not the kind of player to let such a chance slip away.} Be6 18.
Ba6 Nd6 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20. Rxd6 Rab8 21. Rxc6 Bxa2 22. Kd2 Rfd8+ 23. Bd3 {
And now, he is a pawn up, and has the better structure and the more
centralized placement of his pieces.} Be6 24. Ra1 Rd7 25. Rc5 f5 26. Ke3 Re7
27. Kf4 {After this radical activation of the king, Black's position becomes
critical. The game is basically over.} Rb2 28. g3 Kg7 29. Kg5 Rd7 30. Ra3 Rb1
31. Rca5 Re1 32. Rxa7 Rd8 33. Ra1 Re5 34. R1a5 Re1 35. Bxf5 Bd5 36. Kf4 Rf1 37.
Be4 Bxe4 38. Kxe4 Re1+ 39. Kf4 Rc8 40. Rg5+ Kf6 41. Ra6+ Ke7 42. Re5+ Rxe5 43.
Kxe5 Rxc3 44. Ke4 Rxc2 45. Ra5 Rc4+ 46. Kd3 Rc1 47. Rxh5 Rg1 48. g4 Rh1 49.
Re5+ Kf6 50. Rf5+ Kg7 51. h5 Re1 52. Rf4 Ra1 53. Ke3 Ra3+ 54. Kf2 Ra2+ 55. Kg3
Ra1 56. Rf5 Rh1 57. Kf4 Rh3 58. Kg5 Rh1 59. f4 Rh2 60. Rd5 Ra2 61. h6+ Kg8 62.
Rd8+ Kh7 63. Rd7 Kg8 64. h7+ Kh8 65. Rxf7 Ra7 66. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.11"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 O-O 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Bf8 {Compared to the previous
game with the same variation, Rublevsky delays the development of his queen's
bishop. This makes some sense since after Nb3 followed by g4, Black has to
retreat with the bishop to c8, in order to clear the d7-square for the knight.}
13. Qd2 Rb8 ({This is rarely played.} 13... Na5 {is more common.}) 14. Qf2 {
Grischuk plays in the same way as in the third game, where he came close to a
win.} ({However, under the slightly different circumstances,} 14. Rad1 {
is supposed to be the main line.}) 14... e5 15. Nde2 b5 $146 ({The game Adams,
M (2741)-Anand,V (2786)/Linares 2005/CBM 106 (1/2-1/2, 28) went} 15... exf4 16.
Bb6 Qe7 17. Nxf4 Be6 18. Rad1 g6 19. Qd2 Ne5 {and soon ended in a draw. Black
has a very solid position. However, we can understand Rublevsky's reluctance
to release the tension in the centre so soon.}) 16. axb5 axb5 17. f5 (17. Nd5
Nxd5 18. exd5 exf4 $1 19. Bxf4 Ne5 $11) (17. Ng3 b4 18. Nce2 exf4 19. Nxf4 Ne5
20. Bd4 (20. Nf5 $4 Bxf5 21. exf5 Neg4 $19) 20... g6 $11 {[%csl Gg3]}) 17...
Nb4 ({In case of a neutral developing move such as} 17... Bd7 {, White could
leave the c6-knight slightly misplaced with} 18. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 19. exd5 $14 {
[%cal Yf3e4]}) 18. Ng3 {Not a typical drawish posiiton, but, quite possibly,
just equal.} (18. Bg5 $5 Nxc2 $2 {[%csl Gd5]} 19. Bxf6 Nxa1 20. Nd5 $40) (18.
Ng3 Nxc2 $5 (18... Bd7 19. Nh5 Nxh5 20. Bxh5 $14 {[%cal Yf5f6,Ya1a7]}) 19. Qxc2
b4 $132) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.12"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A tensioned but nonetheless short playing session. In Rublevsky-Grischuk
Black played a novelty, sacrificed a pawn and then the queen, but it all ended
by perpetual after 20 moves. Playing with the white pieces and desperately
needing to win, Shirov did not find the key to Aronian's defence.} 1. e4 e5 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Qg3 h5 8. h4 Nh6 9.
f3 d5 10. Nc3 Bd4 ({Deviating from} 10... Bb4 {, as played in the 4th game.
Abstractly speaking, moving with the bishop for the second time along the same
diagonal looks like a loss of tempo, while the text move can rather be
considered a centralization.}) 11. Bd2 Rb8 {Besides, the b-file is available
for the rook, now.} 12. O-O-O Be5 13. Qg5 Qd6 14. exd5 O-O {Black has taken
his king into safety and threatens ...Qb4, with a crushing attack.} 15. Bc4 {
Parrying the threat by developing a piece.} cxd5 {Releasing the tension in the
centre. 15...Bf5 or 15...Nf5 are worthinvestigatin g.} 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 $5 ({
Leading to an immediate draw and to... play-offs.} 16... Rxb2 {would have
sacrificed a smaller amount of material, but, paradoxically, would have been a
more ambitious decision. After} 17. Kxb2 Qxd5 18. Rhe1 Bf5 {Black has ample
compensation for the exchange, in view of the exposed position of the whiteking
}) 17. Nxd5 Bxb2+ 18. Kb1 Bc3+ $1 {Only here, so that White cannot interfere
the rook in efficient way.} 19. Kc1 Bb2+ 20. Kb1 Bc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.13"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Marin} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7.
Qg3 h5 8. h4 Nh6 9. f3 d5 10. Nc3 Bd4 {Rublevsky tested this line five times
in their Elista match and in the end won only once, while losing two games.}
11. Bd2 Rb8 12. O-O-O Be5 13. f4 {Marin: 'A new step in the theoretical
dispute initiated by the 4th game of the match.'} (13. Qg5 Qd6 14. exd5 O-O 15.
Bc4 cxd5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxb2+ 18. Kb1 Bc3+ 19. Kc1 Bb2+ 20. Kb1 Bc3+ {
1/2 Rublevsky,S (2680)-Grischuk,A (2717)/Elista 2007/}) 13... Bd4 14. Qd3 (14.
e5 Nf5 15. Qf3 Qg6 16. Bd3 O-O $11) 14... Bg4 (14... dxe4 15. Qxe4+ Kf8 16. Be3
Bxe3+ 17. Qxe3 g6 $14) 15. e5 Bxc3 $1 16. Qxc3 {White feels obliged in the 7th
game to avoid the cheap draw by repetition after taking the queen. That was
the case in the 6th match game in a very similar position.} ({We are familiar
already with this kind of pseudo queen sacrifice. In case of} 16. exf6 {Marin}
Bxb2+ 17. Kb1 Bxf6+ 18. Kc1 Bb2+ 19. Kb1 {Black can force an immediate draw or
play on with} Bxd1 $5) 16... Qe6 17. Re1 O-O 18. Be3 (18. Qa5 d4 19. b3 Qe7 20.
Bd3 Nf5 $11) 18... Rfd8 (18... Nf5 19. Bxa7 Ra8 20. Bc5 Rfd8 21. a3 d4 22. Qc4
Qh6 $11) 19. Qc5 ({Marin: White needs to block the c6-pawn by physical means
in order to prepare Ba6. The careless} 19. Ba6 $2 {would unexpectedely lose to}
d4 $1 20. Bxd4 c5 $3 {After 20...c5!! White loses a bishop, for instance} ({
But not} 20... Qxa2 {because of} 21. Bc4 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Qxb2 23. Qxb2 Rxb2 24.
Kc3 {when White remains in control. The exchange sacrifice} Rxc2+ {does not
work because of} 25. Kxc2 Rxd4 26. Kc3 Rxf4 27. Rhf1 {and White has every
chance to win this.}) 21. Bc4 cxd4 $1) 19... a5 $1 {Marin: 'Just in time. The
bishop will not enjoy the desired stability on a6 any more. Needless to say,
White is not interested in "winning" the a-pawn because this would open lines
for Black's attack.'} 20. Kb1 (20. Qxa5 $2 d4 21. Bf2 Ra8 22. Qb4 Qxa2 $17)
20... a4 21. Bd3 (21. Qa5 d4 (21... Nf5 22. Bf2 Ra8 23. Qxc7) 22. Bd2 Bf5 23.
Qxa4 Ra8 24. Qb3 d3 25. Qxe6 dxc2+ 26. Kc1 fxe6 27. Bc4 Ng4 $13) 21... Bf5 22.
Rc1 $6 {Grischuk has displayed a perfect plan of exploiting the blockade of
the e5-f4 pawn chain with the help of queenside activity. White has now
underestimated the impact of play with the bad bishop against the knight.} ({
Marin: Too optimistic. As a compensation for the exchange of the light-squared
bishops, White hopes to get pressure along the c-file, but Black counterplay
will prove much stronger. It would have been wiser to play} 22. Be2 {Marin:
'although Black can more or les force a draw in this case with the perpetual
pursuit starting with'} Ng4 (22... Bg4 {Marin}) 23. Bd4 Be4 $11) 22... Bxd3 23.
cxd3 Nf5 24. Bf2 {Marin: 'From strategic point of view, this is a complete
triumph for Black. However, he still needs to work out some tactical details.'}
(24. Bd2 Qg6 25. Qxc6 Qxg2 $17) 24... Rb5 $1 25. Qxc6 $2 (25. Qa3 Rdb8 26. Rc2
Rb4 27. g3 d4 $15) 25... Rdb8 $1 26. Qxe6 (26. b3 axb3 27. a4 Rb4 28. Qxe6 fxe6
29. Rxc7 Rxa4 $17) 26... Rxb2+ 27. Ka1 fxe6 {[%mdl 4096] Such a twist of fate
must have been shocking for Rublevsky, Black has all the trumps in his hands.}
28. Rb1 (28. Ba7 R8b7 29. Rc6 a3 30. Bc5 Rc2 31. Rb1 Nd4 $1 32. Bxd4 (32. Rxb7
Rc1+ 33. Rb1 Nc2#) 32... Rxb1+ 33. Kxb1 Rxc6 $19) 28... a3 $1 {Marin: 'In case
of general exchanges on b1, White would soon have captured the a4-pawn,
creating a very dangerous queenside passer.'} 29. Bc5 (29. Rxb2 Rxb2 30. Rf1 d4
$19) 29... Nxh4 $1 {Do not believe, that knight has no chance in the battle
with the bishop. Grischuk leaps about with his steed with visible gusto.} 30.
Rxb2 (30. Rbg1 Nf5 31. Rxh5 Ng3 32. Bxa3 Rd2 33. Rh2 Ne2 34. g4 Ra8 35. Bb2 Nc3
$19) (30. Bxa3 Rxb1+ 31. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 32. Kxb1 Nxg2 33. Bc1 h4 34. a4 h3 35. a5
h2 36. a6 h1=Q 37. a7 Nxf4 38. a8=Q+ Kh7 $19) 30... axb2+ 31. Kb1 Nxg2 32. f5
$5 {Desperate and at the same time spirited idea in order to complicate
matters.} (32. Rxh5 Nxf4 33. Rh2 Nxd3 34. Bd4 c5 $19) 32... Nf4 33. fxe6 Nxd3
34. Ba3 Nxe5 {Marin: 'My first thought in this position was: "Even I would win
this!" The rest of the moves were played by inertia.'} 35. Kc2 Nc4 36. Bc5 Nd2
$1 {The knight has fullfilled its mission in a charming way and the b-pawn
will promote.} 37. a4 b1=Q+ 38. Rxb1 Nxb1 39. a5 Rb5 0-1

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.13"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 O-O 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Bf8 13. Qd2 Rb8 14. Rad1 ({
For the decisive game, Grischuk switches to the main continuation. Two days
earlier he had played} 14. Qf2) 14... e5 $5 ({Rublevsky plays in the same way
as in the previous Sicilian game, but here the move is "almost" a novelty.} 
14... Nd7 {is the usual continuation.} 15. Qf2 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 b5 17. axb5 axb5
18. e5 $5 {This move is intended to clear the path to the kingside for the
c3-knight.} (18. b4 {is less dangerous.} Bb7 19. Nxb5 Qc4 20. Be2 Qxb4 21. Nc7
{1/2-1/2 Asrian,K (2634)-Van Wely,L (2676)/Fuegen 2006/CBM 115}) 18... b4 (
18... d5 {prevents the knight's transfer but leaves Black in a strategically
unfavourable position.}) (18... dxe5 $6 19. fxe5 Nxe5 $2 {loses to} 20. Bh5 $1
{when Black's lack of development is obvious.} Ng6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Be5 $1
Qxe5 23. Qxf7+ Kh7 24. Rd3 $18) 19. Ne4 d5 20. Ng5 Nc5 (20... Ba6 21. Bh5 g6
22. f5 $5 exf5 23. Qh4 Nxe5 24. Rxf5 $40 {led to an alarming concentration of
White's forces on the kingside, although Black's position might be defensible,
in Zontakh,A (2545)-Savanovic,A (2435)/Vrnjacka Banja 1998/EXT 2002 (1-0, 34)})
21. f5 h6 (21... exf5 22. Bxd5 Be6 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Bc4 Kh8 $13 {Vera,R}) 22.
Nxf7 $1 Qxf7 (22... Kxf7 23. Bh5+ $1 $18 {[%csl Yc5,Ye8]}) 23. Bxc5 $14 {
Hernandez,G (2495)-Vera,R (2495)/Matanzas 1992/CBM 029 ext (1-0, 35)}) 15. Nde2
$146 (15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. b3 Be6 18. Qe2 a5 $11 {Yang Xian (2305)
-Liang Jinrong (2405)/China 1987/EXT 97 (1/2-1/2, 31)}) 15... b5 16. axb5 axb5
17. f5 b4 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 {It might seem that the opening has ended very
successfully for White. He has maintained the control of the d5-square and the
c6-knight does not seem to have any good squares at its disposal. However,
Rublevsky has "seen" a bit further.} Ba6 20. Qd2 ({Grischuk retreats with his
queen from what started becoming an exposed position and enables such threats
as f6 followed by Bh6. In case of} 20. Rfe1 b3 $1 ({But not} 20... Nd4 $2 21.
Nxd4 Bc4 $2 {because of} 22. Qc6 $1 {, retaining the material advantage.}) 21.
c3 Na5 $132) 20... Nd4 $1 21. Bxd4 exd4 22. Rfe1 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Be7 24. Rxd4 Bf6
{As a result of the pawn sacrifice, the position has changed abruptly. Two of
Black's pieces have been activated in radical way (the bishop and the e8-rook).
Ironically, the earlier advance of the f-pawn, which allowed White win space
on the kingside and weaken the d5-square has only resulted in chronic
weaknesses on dark squares. Black has excellent compensation for the pawn.} 25.
Rc4 Qa5 26. c3 ({A wise decision. White needs the enemy bishop to be
vulnerable on c3. After} 26. b3 d5 27. Rc6 Bc3 {the position would be very
much to Black's favour compared to the game continuation.}) 26... bxc3 27. bxc3
d5 28. Rc6 Bxc3 29. Rd1 {White does not threaten anything yet (Rxd5? Qxd5),
meaning that Black is not forced to make up his mind about the tension in the
centre yet.} Bf6 $1 {By placing the bishop on the most stable square from the
whole board, Black increases the force of both his basic threats. In case of a
further ...d4, the bishop would control the crucial e5-square while after ...
dxe4, Bxe4, the moves ...Qxf5 or ...Qe5 become possible as the bishop is not
hanging any more.} 30. Qc2 {Still no threat (dxe5? Q or Re1+)} Qb4 $6 ({
It is hard to say whether Rublevsky missed his opponents defensive resources 
(Bxf7+!) or overestimated his chances in the ensuing endgame with 6 major
pieces. From practical point of view,} 30... dxe4 31. Bxe4 Qe5 32. Bd3 Rbd8 {
would have been more unpleasant for White, who cannot exchange pieces easily
and has to endure long term pressure. Black's main trumps would be the safer
position of his king and the more active bishop.}) ({Maybe the most promissing
continuation would have been} 30... d4 {, with the ea of installing a rook on
c3 and create threats along the e5-h2 diagonal.}) 31. e5 $1 Bxe5 32. Bxd5 Qh4
33. g3 Bxg3 $6 {He could still have stopped here, but with a bishop on d5
White would have had less worries than in the line from the previous comment.}
34. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 35. Qa2+ Kf8 36. Qa3+ Re7 37. Qxg3 Qe4+ 38. Qg2 Rb1 39. Rcc1
Qe1+ 40. Qg1 {A remarkable position. However, Black cannot hope for a real
advantage because his own king is also exposed.} Qe4+ 41. Qg2 Qxg2+ 42. Kxg2
Rb2+ 43. Kg3 Rb3+ 44. Kf4 Rb4+ 45. Kg3 Re3+ 46. Kf2 Re5 47. Rc8+ Kf7 48. Rc7+
Kf6 49. Rd6+ Kxf5 50. Rf7+ Ke4 51. Rxg7 Rf5+ 52. Ke2 Rb2+ 53. Rd2 Rxd2+ 54.
Kxd2 Rf2+ 55. Ke1 Rxh2 56. Kf1 {"Even I could hold this!"} Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.13"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 {A possible sign that
Rublevsky was coming short of bullets in the Scotch Opening. The knight
retreat is not supposed to cause Black any problems.} Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qe2 d6
8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Qe7 11. h4 Rg8 12. hxg5 hxg5 13. O-O-O Be6 14. Rh6
O-O-O 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Qf3 {Black has a comfortable
development and a mighty bishop. This is compensated by the relative weakness
oh his kingside. The position is about equal.} Rd6 19. Nd2 {Aiming to activate
the knight, but leaving the d5-pawn vulnerable.} (19. c4 {would have been
answered by} Nd7 {, safely blocking White's queenside majority.}) 19... Ne8 20.
Rh5 Nf6 {White is attacking with only two pieces, which makes Black's task
rather easy.} 21. Qf5+ Kb8 22. Rh6 (22. Rxg5 {would lead to equality after}
Rxg5 23. Qxg5 Rxd5) 22... Ne8 23. Qh7 Qf8 24. Rh1 Nf6 25. Qf5 Nxd5 26. Ne4 $6 (
{Probably over looking Black's reply. Maybe White should have completed his
development with} 26. Bc4 $5 {maintaining the balance approximately even?!})
26... Ne7 $1 27. Qh7 Rxd1+ 28. Kxd1 f5 {White is in trouble now.} 29. Bc4 {
The only attempt to complicate matters.} fxe4 30. Bxg8 Nxg8 31. Qxe4 {Black
has a material advantage but his coordination is not perfect yet. Possibly,
Grischuk committed some inaccuracies in the next phase but remained in control
all the way.} a6 32. Rh8 Ka7 {After ensuring his king, Black is ready to start
his own attack.} 33. Qxe5 Qf7 34. Qxg5 Nf6 35. f3 Qd7+ 36. Qd2 Qb5 {The
endgame would be lost for Black, but with queens on board White is in
permanent danger, especially in rapid chess.} 37. c3 Nd5 38. Rh1 Be3 39. Qe2 {
and Rublevsky resigned without waiting to see the variation} (39. Qe2 $2 Nxc3+
$1 40. bxc3 Qb1#) 0-1

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Be5 Qe7 14. O-O Rg8 15. b3
b4 16. Na4 c3 17. Qd3 Nd7 18. Bg3 e5 19. Rad1 Bg7 20. d5 Qd6 21. Bxg4 cxd5 22.
exd5 O-O-O 23. a3 Ba6 24. Qe3 h5 25. Bf5 Kb8 26. Rfe1 Bh6 27. Qf3 Bd2 28. axb4
Bxe1 29. Rxe1 Qxb4 30. Re4 Qxb3 31. Bxd7 Rxg3 32. fxg3 Qb1+ 33. Kh2 c2 34. Nc5
Bb7 35. Qf6 Qb6 36. Qxe5+ Qc7 37. Qxc7+ Kxc7 38. Rc4 Bxd5 39. Rxc2 Kd6 40. Ba4
Rb8 41. Nd3 1-0

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Rhg1 b5 12. g4 b4 13. Nd5 exd5 14. Nxc6 Qxc6
15. g5 Nxe4 16. Bxd5 Qa4 17. Bxe4 Be6 18. Rd4 $146 {Ivanchuk has been in great
form lately and part of his trick lies in his vast chess knowledge. The new
move puts Black in grave danger due to the idea of Bxh7+.} (18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19.
Qh5+ Kg8 20. g6 fxg6 21. Qxg6 Bf6 22. Bd4 b3 23. axb3 Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qa5+ 25. Kc1
Qa1+ 26. Kd2 Qa5+ 27. Kc1 Bxd4 28. Rxd4 Rf7 29. Qxe6 Qa1+ 30. Kd2 Qxg1 {
0-1 Janovsky,S (2360)-Machulsky,A (2465)/Sverdlovsk 1989 (38)}) (18. Bd4 g6 19.
Bxa8 (19. h4 Rac8 20. h5 Qxa2 21. f4 Rc4 22. Qe3 (22. Rh1 Qa1+ {0-1 Valenti,G 
(2240)-Weindl,A (2360)/Chiasso 1991}) 22... Rfc8 23. hxg6 fxg6 24. Kd2 Bf5 25.
Bxf5 gxf5 26. Qe6+ Kf8 27. Ke1 Re8 28. Qxf5+ Kg8 29. Qe6+ Kf8 30. Kf1 {1-0
Brinck Claussen,B (2395)-Olsen,N/Lyngby 1990 (35)}) 19... Rxa8 20. b3 Qxa2 21.
Rd2 Rc8 22. Qe3 Qxb3 {1/2 Stean,M (2345)-Dueball,J (2455)/Nice 1974}) 18...
Rac8 (18... Qxa2 $2 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Rh4 f5 22. g6 $18) (18...
g6 19. Bxa8 Qxa2 20. Qd1 Rxa8 21. Rxb4 d5 $13) 19. a3 a5 (19... d5 20. Bd3 (20.
Bxd5 $2 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 bxa3 $19) 20... Rc4 $1 21. Bxh7+ $1 (21. Bxc4 $6 dxc4 22.
Rxc4 Qb5 23. b3 bxa3 $15) 21... Kxh7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. g6 fxg6 25.
Qxg6 Bf6 26. Bd4 Bxd4 27. Qxe6+ Rf7 28. Qc8+ Kh7 29. Qh3+ Kg8 30. Qc8+ $11) 20.
Bd3 {White ignores the idea Kb1 at his peril, as it would have solved the
problem of the queenside attack.} (20. Kb1 $1 g6 21. b3 Qe8 22. axb4 a4 23. Qd3
$14) 20... g6 (20... Qb3 $1 21. axb4 Qa2 22. Qd1 $13) 21. h4 $2 (21. Kb1 $1 Rb8
22. b3 Qc6 23. a4 $14) 21... Qb3 $1 22. axb4 Qa2 (22... axb4 23. Qe1 d5 24. Kb1
Qa4 25. b3 Qa5 26. Bc1 $15) 23. Qd1 (23. Qe1 d5 24. bxa5 Rb8 25. b3 Qa1+ 26.
Kd2 Qxa5+ 27. Ke2 Qc7 $13) 23... d5 $1 {The only active side on the board is
Black and White has to fight for survival.} (23... Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qxb2 25. Qa1
Qxa1 26. Rxa1 axb4 27. Ra7 $14) 24. bxa5 Qxa5 25. Qe1 (25. h5 Rb8 26. hxg6 fxg6
$15) 25... Qa1+ 26. Kd2 Qxb2 27. Qc1 (27. Qa1 Bb4+ 28. Ke2 Qxa1 29. Rxa1 Bc3
$17) 27... Qb8 $1 {[%mdl 128] This neat move supports the black pieces and
transfers the queen to the kingside. White's king will not be happy in the
centre so it is his natural respite...} (27... Qc3+ 28. Ke2 Rfe8 29. Qa1 Qc7
$17) 28. Ke2 Bc5 29. Rf4 (29. Ra4 Bd7 30. Rf4 Rfe8 31. Kf3 Bxe3 32. fxe3 Qe5
$17) 29... Rfe8 30. Bxc5 $2 {Even the greatest players are capable of cracking
under pressure. Much tougher resistance could have been put up after 30.Kf3.} (
30. Kf3 Bd6 31. Ra4 Bd7 32. Ra6 Qb4 $17) 30... Bg4+ $1 31. Kf1 Bh3+ 32. Rg2
Rxc5 33. h5 (33. Kg1 Bxg2 34. Kxg2 Ra5 $19) 33... Qe5 34. Rh4 (34. hxg6 hxg6
35. Kg1 Bxg2 36. Kxg2 Qxg5+ $19) 34... Qh2 {Finally the queen decides the
battle with her smart manoeuvres..} (34... Ra5 35. f4 Qd4 36. Rxh3 Ra1 $19) 35.
Rxh3 Qxh3 36. hxg6 (36. Qd1 gxh5 37. Kg1 d4 $19) 36... Qxd3+ $1 0-1

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 a5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Na6
9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bxe4 Qb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxc4 14. Ne5 Qb4
15. Nxc6 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Nb8 17. Ne5 f6 18. Rhc1 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Kxd7 20. Ra3 f5
21. Bf3 g5 22. Rb3 Rb8 23. Rb6 Rd8 24. Rc5 g4 25. Be2 Ke7 26. Ke3 Bd7 27. Rc7
Rdc8 28. Rcxb7 Rxb7 29. Rxb7 Kd6 30. Bb5 Bxb5 31. Rxb5 Rc2 32. h3 g3 33. fxg3
Rxg2 34. g4 fxg4 35. hxg4 Rg3+ 36. Kf4 Rd3 37. Ke4 Rd2 38. b3 Rg2 39. Rxa5
Rxg4+ 40. Kd3 Rh4 41. Kc4 h5 42. Ra6+ Kd7 43. Kc5 Rh3 44. Ra7+ Kc8 45. Kc4 h4
46. Rh7 Rh1 47. b4 h3 48. a5 Kb8 49. Kc5 h2 50. Kb6 Kc8 51. b5 1-0

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 Nbd7 8.
Bg5 Bb7 9. a3 a6 10. e4 c5 11. d5 c4 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Be2 Bc5 15.
O-O O-O 16. b4 cxb3 17. Qxb3 Rae8 18. Bh4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Rac1 Qb6 21.
Ng5 Bf5 22. a4 bxa4 23. Qxa4 Ne5 24. Qxa6 Qxa6 25. Bxa6 Be7 26. f4 Nd3 27. Rcd1
Nc5 28. Bc4 Bg4 29. Rde1 h6 30. Nxe6 Bxe6 31. Bxe6+ Nxe6 32. Bxe7 Rxe7 33. f5
Rfe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rd8 14. b3 Bb7 15.
Bb2 Nc6 16. Rc1 Qb6 17. Nf1 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bg5 21. Qh5
Bh6 22. Ne3 Nxe3 23. Rxe3 Rd2 24. Qh4 Rxf2 25. Bd4 Rxg2+ 26. Kf1 Qa5 27. Be4
Qd2 28. Bxb7 Bxe3 0-1

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. Bxb4
cxb4 9. Qd3 O-O 10. Nbd2 d6 11. O-O a5 12. e4 e5 13. Ne1 Nc6 14. Nc2 Re8 15.
Rfe1 Qc7 16. Rad1 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Qxd4 Qc5 19. Nf1 a4 20. f3 axb3 21.
axb3 Red8 22. Ne3 Ne8 23. Rd3 g6 24. Red1 Rdc8 25. Qb2 Ra5 26. Kh1 h5 27. Nd5
Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Qc7 29. f4 Qe7 30. e5 dxe5 31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. Qxe5 Qxe5 33. fxe5
Kf8 34. Rd7 Rc7 35. Rd8 b5 36. cxb5 Rc1+ 37. Bf1 Ke7 38. Ra8 Rxf1+ 39. Kg2 Rd1
40. b6 Rd7 41. Rb8 Rd8 42. Rb7+ Ke6 43. Kf3 Kxe5 44. Rxf7 Rb8 45. Rf8 Ke6 46.
g4 hxg4+ 47. Kg3 Ke7 48. Rf4 Rxb6 49. Kxg4 Nc7 50. h4 Ne6 51. Rc4 Rb5 0-1

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Ne3 gxf4 13. Nxf5 O-O-O 14. Qc2
Bb4 15. O-O fxg3 16. hxg3 h5 17. Rfc1 Nf6 18. Ne3 Kb8 19. Qf5 Qe7 20. Qf4 a5
21. Rd1 Ka8 22. Nf5 Qe6 23. Nd4 Qe7 24. e3 Nfg4 25. Ne4 Ng6 26. Qg5 Qc7 27.
Rac1 N4e5 28. Nc5 h4 29. f4 Bxc5 30. Rxc5 Qb6 31. Rdc1 1-0

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Drozdovskij, Yuri"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Qc2 f5 12. b4 Rf6 13. d5 Rg6 14. Nd4 Qg5 15.
g3 Ne5 16. Nxe6 Rxe6 17. dxe6 Qg6 18. Qb3 Ng5 19. e4 f4 20. f3 Nxe6 21. Kg2 Kh8
22. Bb2 fxg3 23. hxg3 Nf4+ 24. Kf2 Nh3+ 25. Kg2 Nf4+ 26. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Odessa Pivdenny Bank"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.07.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E74"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2007.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 a6 8. a4 h6
9. Be3 e6 10. Qd2 exd5 11. exd5 Kh7 12. h3 Re8 13. Bd3 Qa5 14. Nf3 b5 15. cxb5
axb5 16. Bxb5 Bd7 17. O-O Ne4 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Qxa5 Rxa5 20. Bd2 Bxb5 21. Bxa5
Bxf1 22. Kxf1 Rc4 23. b3 Rc2 24. Re1 Nd7 25. Re7 Nf6 26. Rxf7 Nxd5 27. Rd7 c4
28. bxc4 Rxc4 29. Rxd6 Nf4 30. Rd7 Kg8 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rd7 Kg8 33. Kg1 Rxa4
34. Bb6 g5 35. Be3 Re4 36. Kh2 Ne6 37. g3 Bf6 38. Kg2 Nf8 39. Ra7 Re7 40. Ra8
Kf7 41. Bc5 Re8 42. Rxe8 Kxe8 43. Bxf8 Kxf8 44. Ne1 Kf7 45. Kf3 Bd4 46. Nd3 Kf6
47. Ke4 Ba7 48. Ne5 h5 49. f3 Bg1 50. f4 gxf4 51. gxf4 Bf2 52. Nd3 Bg3 53. Kf3
Bh4 54. Nb4 Kf5 55. Nd5 Bd8 56. Ne3+ Ke6 57. Ke4 Bf6 58. Nd5 Bd8 59. Ne3 Bf6
60. Nf5 Kf7 61. Kd5 Bd8 62. Ng3 Bc7 63. Ke4 Kg6 64. Ne2 Kf6 65. Nc3 Bd6 66.
Nd5+ Kg6 67. Nb6 Kf6 68. Nc4 Bc7 69. Ne5 Bd6 70. Nf3 Bc7 71. Nd4 Bd6 72. Ne2
Bc7 73. Ng3 Kg6 74. Nf5 Kf6 75. Ne3 Bd6 76. Nd5+ Kg6 77. h4 Bc5 78. f5+ Kh6 79.
Nf4 Bf2 80. Ng2 Kg7 81. Kf3 Bc5 82. Nf4 Kf6 83. Ne6 Bb4 84. Nd4 Be1 85. Ne2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Qe2 Bh7 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. Bd3 Qe7 13. e4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15.
Nxe5 Qxe5 16. f4 Qa5 17. e5 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Ra3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qxd3 21.
Raxd3 Nd5 22. f5 Rfe8 23. Rg3 Rxe5 24. Bb2 Rxf5 25. Rxg7+ Kf8 26. Rh7 Ke7 27.
g4 Rg8 28. Re1+ Kd7 29. Rf1 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Ke6 31. Rxh6+ Rg6 32. Rh8 Ne3+ 33.
Ke1 Kd5 34. Bc1 Nxg4 35. hxg4 Rxg4 36. a5 b6 37. Ra8 Re4+ 38. Kd2 Re7 39. axb6
axb6 40. Rb8 b5 41. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Onischuk,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 {Before this game I
had always played 6.e3 in this position. Vor dieser Partie hatte ich in dieser
Stellung immer 6.e3 gespielt.} e6 {This move used to be very popular in the
pre-computer era. Dieser Zug war früher in der Präcomputerära sehr populär.} ({
I expected Ich erwartete.} 6... Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5) 7. f3 Bb4 ({The
move Der Zug} 7... c5 {became popular after the Topalov-Kramnik match. wurde
nach dem Topalov-Kramnik-Match populär.}) 8. e4 Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4
11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14. Kc2 Na6 15. Nxc4 O-O 16. Qe5
Rab8 17. a5 f6 18. Qxd5 cxd5 {Nowadays all these moves are considered to be
almost forced. Heutzutage gelten all diese Züge als nahezu forciert.} 19. Ne3 (
19. Nd2 {is another possibility. Vescovi won a very good game against Gelfand
after Nd2. ist eine weitere Möglichkeit. Vescovi gewann damit eine sehr gute
Partie gegen Gelfand.}) 19... Rfc8+ ({This move is better than Dieser Zug ist
besser als} 19... Rbc8+ {which Khalifman played against Anand in New Delhi,
2000. Black might need a rook on the b-file if White plays a6. It also
protects the b-pawn which can be important in some lines. , was Khalifman im
Jahr 2000 in New Delhi gegen Anand spielte. Schwarz könnte einen Turm auf der
b-Linie brauchen, falls Weiß a6 spielt. Außerdem bleibt der b-Bauer gedeckt,
was in einigen Abspielen wichtig sein kann.}) 20. Kb1 Nc5 21. Ra3 f5 22. Be2
Ne4 23. Rd1 Rc5 24. Nc2 Kf7 25. Nd4 {So far we have not invented anything new.
I was repeating Anand's moves from his game against Khalifman and Alexander
Grischuk was making the most logical moves. Bislang haben wir noch nichts
Neues erfunden. Ich wiederholte lediglich die Züge Anands aus seiner Partie
gegen Khalifman, und Alexander Grischuk machte einfach die logischsten Züge.}
Kf6 {After the game Alexander suggested that maybe this move was not correct
and he proposed Nach der Partie argwöhnte Alexander, dass dieser Zug
vielleicht nicht korrekt war, und schlug stattdessen} (25... Nd6 $5 {vor.}) 26.
Rb3 {Threatening a6. Of course Black can never take on a5 because of Nc6.
Droht a6. Natürlich kann Schwarz nie auf a5 nehmen wegen Nc6.} Nd6 $2 {In this
position this move is a big mistake In dieser Stellung ist dieser Zug ein
schwerer Fehler.} ({After the strongest Nach der stärksten Fortsetzung} 26...
e5 {White should play sollte Weiß} 27. Nb5 a6 28. Nc3 {spielen} ({during the
game I was calculating während der Partie berechnete ich} 28. Na7 Nd6 29. Rb6
Ke6 30. b4 {but I missed , übersah aber} Rc7 $1 31. Bxa6 bxa6 32. Rxb8 Rxa7 33.
Rb6 e4 34. Rc1 Ke5 $17) 28... Nxc3+ {with an equal position mit gleicher
Stellung.} 29. bxc3 (29. Rxc3 Rxa5 30. b4 Ra4 31. Rxd5 Rxb4+ 32. Kc2) 29...
Rxa5 30. Rb6+ Ke7 31. Rd2 $5 $11) 27. g4 $1 {After this strong move Black
cannot keep his centre pawns together. Nach diesem starken Zug kann Schwarz
seine Zentrumsbauern nicht zusammenhalten.} f4 {Still trying to hold the
center, but after this all my pieces get very active and the extra piece in
the attack becomes a decisive factor. Versucht noch immer, das Zentrum zu
halten, aber danach werden alle meine Steine sehr aktiv, und die Mehrfigur im
Angriff wird zum entscheidenden Faktor.} ({Relatively better was Relativ
besser war} 27... Re8 28. gxf5 exf5 29. Rh3 Rxa5 30. Rxh7 {with the better
position for White. mit besserer Stellung für Weiß.}) 28. g5+ Ke7 29. Rh3 Rh8
30. Bg4 e5 31. Ne6 Rxa5 32. Nxg7 Ne4 ({In the event of Im Fall von} 32... Kf7 {
the simplest would be geschähe am einfachsten} 33. Rh6 Kxg7 34. Rxd6 {with a
winning position. mit Gewinnstellung.}) 33. Nf5+ Kd8 34. g6 Nf6 (34... Nf2 {
is losing immediately: verliert sofort:} 35. Rxh7 Rg8 36. Nd6 Nxg4 37. Rc1 $18)
35. g7 Re8 (35... Rg8 36. Bh5 $18) 36. Bh5 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Qd2 e5 8. d5
Qe8 9. Bd1 Bd7 10. Nge2 Nc5 11. Bc2 a5 12. f3 h5 {A typical move in this kind
of position, preparing ...Nf6-h7 and ...f7-f5.} (12... b5) (12... Nh5) 13. O-O
{In my opinion, plans with long castling are more dangerous against the ...Nc5,
a5 setup.} (13. h3 Nh7 14. Be3 h4 15. g4 Qe7 (15... hxg3 $142 16. Nxg3 f5 $13 {
J.Nunn}) 16. Rg1 f6 17. f4 Bh6 18. O-O-O a4 19. Qe1 g5 20. f5 $14 {0-1
Petursson,M-Nunn,J/London 1994/EXT 2000 (70)}) (13. Be3 $5 Nh7 14. O-O-O (14.
Bxc5 dxc5 15. d6 Qd8) 14... b6 (14... f5 $2 15. Bxc5 $1 dxc5 16. d6 $16 {
M.Petursson}) (14... Qe7 $5) 15. h3 h4 16. g3 Qe7 17. Rdg1 a4 18. f4 Kh8 19.
gxh4 Qxh4 20. f5 $1 gxf5 21. exf5 Rg8 22. Rg4 Qe7 23. Bg5 $1 $16 {1-0
Petursson,M-Djurhuus,R/Gausdal 1995/CBM 047 ext/[Petursson] (41)}) (13. O-O-O
$5 Kh7 14. h3 Ng8 15. g4 f6 16. Be3 Bh6 17. f4 h4 18. g5 Bg7 19. Qe1 $1 exf4
20. Bxc5 fxg5 21. Bf2 Nh6 22. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Krizsany,L-Mencinger,V/Finkenstein
1996/EXT 1997 (32)}) 13... Nh7 14. Be3 (14. Bh4 f5 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Bf2 Qg6
17. Rae1 Kh8 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Nc1 Rae8 20. Nd3 b6 21. a3 Rg8 22. Kh1 h4 $36 {
0-1 Wichert,G-Blanco Gramajo,C/ICCF Email 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 102 (48)})
14... Qe7 ({In the following game Black played quite strangely but still
survived:} 14... b6 15. Rae1 Qe7 16. Kh1 Bf6 17. Qd1 Bg7 18. a3 Rfb8 19. Nb5
Bxb5 20. cxb5 Bf6 21. Nc3 Bg5 22. Bg1 Rf8 23. Qe2 h4 24. g3 Nd7 25. f4 Bh6 26.
Qc4 Rac8 27. Bd1 Nhf6 28. Be3 Kg7 29. Kg2 Rh8 {1/2-1/2 Farago,I-Bukic,E/
Ljubljana 1997/CBM 058 ext (43)}) (14... f5 {is premature:} 15. exf5 gxf5 16.
f4 $1 e4 17. Rab1 Qg6 18. b3 Kh8 19. a3 Rg8 20. Rf2 Bf6 21. Bd4 Rg7 22. b4 axb4
23. axb4 Na6 24. Nd1 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Nf6 26. h3 h4 27. Ne3 Nh5 28. Bd1 Ng3 29.
Ra1 $16 {1-0 Leitao,R-Kalka,A/Dortmund 1998/EXT 1999 (54)}) 15. Nb5 (15. Rac1
h4 16. a3 Bf6 {a typical manoeuvre to exchange the dark-squared bishops.} 17.
b4 axb4 18. axb4 Na6 19. Rb1 Bg5 20. Nc1 Bxe3+ 21. Qxe3 c5 {And this is a
typical way to stop White's pawn avalanche.} 22. bxc5 Nxc5 23. Nd3 Rfc8 24.
Nxc5 Rxc5 25. Bd3 Bc8 26. Rb4 Rca5 27. Re1 Nf8 28. Bc2 Nd7 29. Na4 R8a6 30. h3
{1/2-1/2 Farago,I-Cramling,P/Osterskars 1995/EXT 1997}) 15... Bxb5 16. cxb5 {
Double pawns rarely help the attacking side.} Bf6 17. Qc3 Bg5 18. Bf2 Rfc8 (
18... h4 {is more straightforward but quite good:} 19. Qc4 Nf6 20. Nc3 Nh5 21.
Na4 Nxa4 22. Bxa4 b6 23. a3 Nf4 24. Rfc1 Ra7 25. Bd1 f5 26. Rc3 Bh6 27. Kh1 Rf7
28. Be2 Ra8 29. Bf1 Raf8 30. b3 Qg5 31. Rac1 Rg7 $132 {1/2-1/2 Krush,
I-Arakhamia,K/Montreal CAN 2007/The Week in Chess 664 (47)}) 19. Qc4 Nf6 20.
Nc3 h4 21. a3 Ncd7 22. b4 Nb6 23. Qb3 Nh5 24. Ne2 Nd7 25. Bd3 b6 26. Ra2 Ra7 {
Looks passive but White can't break through.} 27. Qc4 Nf4 28. Nxf4 exf4 29. Be2
Rca8 30. bxa5 Ne5 31. Qc1 Rxa5 {Now Black's position looks more active now but
White's is solid enough.} 32. h3 R5a7 33. Be1 Nd7 34. Bb4 Nc5 {Black starts
playing with fire "provoking" the e4-e5 break.} 35. Bc4 Bh6 36. Re1 g5 37. e5
dxe5 38. Rae2 Bg7 39. Qc2 Re8 40. Ba2 Qd6 41. Bb1 Qh6 42. Kh2 Raa8 43. a4 g4 $6
{A risky break.} (43... Nxa4 44. Qxc7 Rec8 45. Qd7 Nc5 46. Qf5 $13) 44. hxg4 (
44. a5 g3+ 45. Kh1 e4 $1 $132) (44. fxg4 $5) 44... h3 45. gxh3 Qh4 46. Rg1 e4
$5 47. Bxc5 bxc5 48. Rxe4 Bd4 {That's Black's idea - to activate his bishop.}
49. Rg2 Kg7 50. Rxd4 cxd4 51. g5 Re5 (51... Re3 $143 52. Qd1 Kf8 53. d6 cxd6
54. g6 fxg6 55. Qxd4 $18) 52. Rg4 (52. Qxc7 Rxg5 53. Qe5+ f6 $11) 52... Qh5 53.
g6 $6 (53. h4 $5 Rae8 54. Qd3 Kf8 55. Qxd4 $140 Rxg5 $1) 53... Rg5 $4 (53...
Rh8 54. Kg1 $1 (54. gxf7+ Rg5 55. f8=Q+ $2 Kxf8) 54... Re1+ 55. Kf2 Qe5 56.
gxf7+ Kxf7 $13) 54. Qxc7 Rf8 55. Qxf4 $2 (55. Rxf4 $18) 55... Rxg4 56. Qxg4
Qxd5 57. gxf7+ Kxf7 58. Qf5+ {Not the best way to exchange the queens, after
which the dramatic game ends in a draw.} (58. Be4 $1 Qd6+ (58... Qa2+ 59. Kh1
Qa1+ 60. Qg1 Qxg1+ 61. Kxg1 $18) 59. Qg3 Ke6 60. a5 $16) 58... Qxf5 59. Bxf5
Ke7 60. Be4 d3 $1 61. Bxd3 Rxf3 62. Be4 Rf4 63. Bc6 Rxa4 64. b6 Rb4 65. b7 Rxb7
66. Bxb7 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 d6 10. Kh1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Be3 exf4 13. Bxf4 Be6 14. Qd3 $1
{A good move in many respects, the white queen defends the c2 pawn and can be
quickly transferred to the kingside.} Rfd8 15. Rad1 Ne8 $6 {Pelletier is
blinking first and this passive defense turns him into an underdog.} (15... a6
16. Qg3 Ne8 17. Rf3 Qb6 18. Rdf1 Bf6 19. e5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Qxe5 Qd6 22.
Qe3 Nc7 23. Rg3 {1-0 Zelcic,R (2455)-Stevic,H (2400)/Medulin 1997/ (48)}) (
15... Rac8 16. Qg3 Qb6 $13) 16. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 (16... Qd7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. b3
$16) 17. Qxd5 Rac8 (17... Qxc2 $2 18. Bc4 Nf6 19. Qxf7+ Kh8 20. e5 $18) (17...
Nf6 $5 18. Qb3 (18. Qd3 Rac8 19. Rc1 $14) 18... Nxe4 19. Bd3 (19. Qxf7+ Kxf7
20. Bxd6+ Bf6 21. Bxc7 Rxd1 22. Bxd1 Re8 $14) 19... Nf6 20. Bc4 Rf8 21. Rfe1
$44) 18. c3 Nf6 19. Qb3 $1 {Grischuk has no plans to abandon the pressure
against the f7 pawn.} (19. Qd3 Qb6 20. c4 Qc6 $13) 19... Nxe4 20. Bg4 Ra8 (
20... Nc5 21. Qd5 Ne6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Rfe1 $16) 21. Qxf7+ $1 {
Not an everyday picture for a Scheveningen position, but a refreshing idea
nevertheless. White is gaining a pawn and good winning chances.} Kxf7 (21...
Kh8 22. Rde1 $18) 22. Bxd6+ Bf6 23. Bxc7 Rxd1 24. Bh5+ g6 (24... Ke7 25. Bxd1
Kd7 26. Bf4 $16) 25. Bxd1 {White enjoys the advantage of two bishops for no
real cost, his chances are bright.} Nd2 (25... Kg7 26. Kg1 Rc8 27. Bf4 $16) 26.
Re1 b5 (26... Nc4 27. Bb3 Rc8 28. Bf4 $16) 27. Bf4 Nc4 28. Bb3 Re8 29. Rxe8 (
29. Bxc4+ bxc4 30. Rxe8 Kxe8 31. g4 Kd7 32. Kg2 Ke6 33. Kf3 Kd5 $14) 29... Kxe8
30. Bc1 {[%mdl 4096] Winning the game is technically not so easy, but unless
White makes a huge mistake he should manage.} Kd7 31. Kg1 Kc6 32. Kf2 Kc5 33.
Bc2 {It might have been better to retreat with the bishop to d1.} (33. Bd1 $5
a5 34. Bf3 b4 35. b3 Ne5 36. cxb4+ axb4 (36... Kxb4 37. Be4 $16) 37. Be3+ $16)
33... a5 34. a4 $6 {I find it impossible as a mere mortal to judge, if White
has miscalculated or willingly decided to lock the knight and try to win with
positional domination. In any case this decision is rather dubious.} (34. Ke2
b4 35. b3 Na3 36. Be3+ Kd6 37. Bd3 Bxc3 38. Bb6 $16) 34... b4 35. b3 Na3 (35...
Bxc3 36. bxc4 Kxc4 37. Bf4 b3 38. Be4 $18) 36. Be3+ (36. cxb4+ Kxb4 37. Bd1 Nb1
38. Kf3 Nc3 39. Bc2 Na2 $132) 36... Kd6 37. Bd3 bxc3 38. Bc1 Bd4+ 39. Kf3 Bc5
40. Ke4 Ke6 41. g4 h5 $2 {Pelletier helps his mighty opponent with an
unfortunate move. Suddenly the pawn g6 becomes exposed and will require
protection. Passive defense was much more stubborn, White would probably have
not been able to win.} (41... Be7 $1 42. g5 Bc5 43. h3 Bd6 44. Kd4 Be5+ 45. Kc5
Bd6+ 46. Kb6 Ke5 47. Kxa5 Kd4 48. Bxa3 (48. Bf1 Nb1 49. b4 Nd2 $11) 48... Bxa3
49. Bb1 Kc5 50. Bc2 Bb4+ 51. Ka6 Kc6 52. a5 Kc5 53. h4 Kc6 $11) 42. g5 Bb4 (
42... c2 $5 43. Kf4 Bd6+ 44. Ke3 Bc5+ 45. Ke4 (45. Ke2 Kf7 46. Be4 Bb4 47. Kd3
Bd6 48. Kc3 Be5+ $1 49. Kd3 Bd6 $13) 45... Bb4 46. Kd4 Kf7 47. Kd5 Be7 48. Kc6
Bb4 49. Kb6 Kg7 50. h4 Kf7 51. Bb2 $18) 43. Kd4 Kf7 44. Kd5 Be7 45. Kc6 Bb4 46.
Kb6 Kg7 {The black king has to stay far away from the drama unfolding on the
queenside.} (46... c2 $2 47. Bb2 $18) 47. Bxa3 Bxa3 48. Kxa5 Bd6 49. h3 Be7 (
49... Bf4 50. Kb4 Bxg5 51. Kxc3 Be3 52. a5 Kf6 53. b4 g5 54. b5 Ke5 55. b6 Kd5
56. Kb4 $18) 50. h4 Bd6 51. Kb5 Bg3 52. a5 Bxh4 53. a6 Bf2 54. Kc4 {Black
decided to resign, as Grischuk would have to stop only one pawn while Black
could never cope with three.} (54. Kc4 h4 55. Kxc3 Kf7 (55... h3 56. Kc4 h2 57.
Be4 Kf7 58. Kd5 Ke7 59. Kc6 $18) 56. Kc4 Ke6 57. Bxg6 Ke5 58. Be4 $1 h3 (58...
Kxe4 59. g6 h3 60. g7 h2 61. g8=Q h1=Q 62. Qd5+ $18) 59. g6 Ke6 60. Kb5 h2 61.
Kc6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
f3 h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e3 Re8 12. Bb5 c6 13. Ba4 {This line (quite
harmless for Black) was examined in CBM 49 (Timman-Hracek) and CBM 52 
(Seirawan-Topalov).} Ne4 $6 {This leads to simplifications and equality. Black
has several other good options, after which it is not easy for White to hold
his ground:} (13... Nbd7 14. Ne2 Qe7 $1 (14... Ba6 $143 15. Qd2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2
b5 17. Bc2 c5 18. Rd1 Qa5+ 19. Kf2 c4 20. Rhe1 b4 21. axb4 Qxb4 22. Ra1 a5 23.
Ra4 Qb5 24. Rea1 Nb6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. R4a2 a4 27. f4 $16 {1-0 Kalesis,
N-Mastrovasilis,A/Athens 2006/CBM 114 ext (57)}) 15. Bf2 Ba6 $1 (15... b5 16.
Bc2 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. O-O Rac8 19. Qd2 Nfd7 20. Nd4 a6 21. Rfe1 Ne5 22. b3
$14 {1-0 Sjoberg,M-Hultin,J/Gothenburg 1997/CBM 057 (43)}) 16. b4 Bxe2 $5 (
16... Rec8 17. Qb2 Bc4 $1 18. Bb3 b5 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. O-O a5 21. Nc3 Rcb8 22.
Rab1 axb4 23. axb4 Rb7 24. Rfe1 Qf8 $1 25. e4 Rab8 26. b5 dxe4 27. fxe4 cxb5
28. Qb4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Seirawan,Y-Topalov,V/Amsterdam 1996/Inf 66/[Seirawan,Y] 
(42)}) 17. Kxe2 b5 18. Bb3 Nb6 $5 (18... Qd6 19. Bg3 Qe6 20. e4 Nb6 21. e5 Nh5
22. Kf2 Nc4 23. a4 f6 24. Rhe1 Nxg3 25. hxg3 fxe5 26. axb5 cxb5 27. dxe5 Qb6+
28. Kf1 Rad8 29. f4 Kh8 30. Bc2 Re7 31. Qd3 g5 32. Qf5 Kg8 33. Qd3 Kh8 {
1/2-1/2 Mazzeo,A-Sakai,K/ICCF Email 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 100}) 19. Qxc6 Nc4
20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Rhc1 a5 22. Qc5 Qe6 23. bxa5 Rab8 24. Rc2 Rec8 25. Qa7 Qf5
26. Rac1 Rb1 27. e4 dxe4 28. Rxb1 exf3+ 29. Kf1 Qxc2 30. Qb7 Ng4 31. Qb2 Qg6
32. Bg3 c3 33. Qb7 Qc2 {0-1 Mazzeo,A-Mueller,W/ICCF Email 2002/ICCF Telechess
CBM 100}) (13... b5 14. Bc2 c5 $5 15. Ne2 c4 16. O-O a5 17. b3 (17. b4 Nc6 18.
Rab1 axb4 19. axb4 Qe7 20. Bxf6 Qxe3+ $1 21. Qxe3 Rxe3 $36 {0-1 Timman,
J-Hracek,Z/Prague 1995/CBM 049/[Dautov] (33)}) 17... Qd6 $6 (17... Nc6 $5 18.
bxc4 dxc4 {/\Ba6,b4} 19. e4 $2 (19. a4 $2 b4 20. Qxc4 Rxe3 $17) 19... Nxe4 20.
fxe4 Qxh4 $17 {Dautov}) 18. bxc4 bxc4 19. Rab1 Ra7 20. Ng3 g6 21. e4 Qf4 22.
Bxf6 Qxf6 23. e5 Qh4 24. f4 Nc6 25. Rb5 Rd8 26. Rfb1 Rd7 27. Ne2 Qg4 28. Qe3
Ne7 29. Ng3 Rc7 30. Rf1 Qd7 31. f5 Qxb5 32. Qxh6 Nxf5 {1-0 Butterworth,J-Mayes,
S/IECC 2001/Telechess CBM 89}) (13... a5 $5 14. Ne2 Ba6 15. Qd2 Qe7 {1/2-1/2
Schuurman,P-Wells,P/Hoogeveen 2005/EXT 2006}) 14. Bxd8 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Rxd8 16.
Ne2 Ba6 17. Nf4 Bc4 18. g4 b5 19. Bc2 Nd7 20. h4 g6 21. Kf2 Kg7 22. e4 dxe4 23.
fxe4 c5 24. Ke3 Rac8 25. g5 a5 {Black's queenside pawns fully compensate for
White's pawn centre.} 26. Rhg1 h5 27. Rgd1 cxd4+ 28. cxd4 Nb6 29. Rdc1 b4 30.
axb4 axb4 31. Rab1 Ba2 32. Rxb4 Nc4+ 33. Ke2 Rxd4 34. Bd3 Ne5 35. Rxc8 Rxb4 36.
Ke3 Bc4 37. Bc2 Bb3 38. Bd3 Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7
8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. b3 Nce4 12. Ne2 Rc8 13. Bb2 Qd7 14. Ne5
Qd6 15. f3 Nc5 16. Qd2 Ne6 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Nd3 Ne8 19. Ndf4 Nxf4 20. Nxf4 Bf6
21. Rac1 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Nf6 24. Rd4 Qc5 25. Qd2 h6 26. h3 Rd7 27.
Rd3 Rd8 28. Kh1 Re8 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Rxd5 Qxe3 31. Qxe3 Rxe3 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33.
Rd7 Re2 34. a4 b6 35. Rxf7 Rb2 36. Rxa7 Rxb3 37. Kh2 b5 38. axb5 Rxb5 39. g4 h5
40. Kg3 hxg4 41. hxg4 Kg8 42. f4 g6 43. Kf3 Rb4 44. Rd7 Kf8 45. g5 Ra4 46. Ke3
Rb4 47. Rd4 Rb1 48. Ke4 Re1+ 49. Kd5 Kf7 50. Kc6 Rc1+ 51. Kd7 Rc5 52. Kd6 Rf5
53. Rc4 Kg8 54. Ke7 Kg7 55. Ke6 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qb3 Bxb5 13. Nxb5 O-O 14.
O-O Nc6 15. c4 Rad8 16. Qg3+ Kh8 17. Qh4 Kg7 18. Qg3+ Kh8 19. Qh4 Kg7 20. Qg3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. cxd5 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 Qxd5 11. Re1 Bf5 12. Ne5 Nd6 13. Nc3 Qa5 14. Qe2 O-O
15. b4 Qa6 16. Qxa6 bxa6 17. Nd5 Bd8 18. Nc6 Be6 19. Nde7+ Bxe7 20. Nxe7+ Kh8
21. d5 Rae8 22. Bg5 h6 23. dxe6 hxg5 24. exf7 Rxf7 25. Nc6 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rf4
27. Rc1 g4 28. g3 Re4 29. Kf1 a5 30. bxa5 Ra4 31. Nxa7 Rxa5 32. Nc6 Rxa2 33.
Ne5 Ra4 34. Rxc7 Ne4 35. Kg2 Nf6 36. Nf7+ Kh7 37. Ng5+ Kh6 38. Ne6 Ra2 39. Nxg7
Kg6 40. Ne6 Nd5 41. Rc1 Rd2 42. Re1 Kf5 43. Re2 Rd1 44. Nc5 Nf6 45. h3 gxh3+
46. Kxh3 Rd4 47. Kg2 Rd6 48. f3 Rd4 49. Ne4 Nd5 50. Rd2 Rxd2+ 51. Nxd2 Kg5 52.
Kf2 Kf5 53. Nc4 Nb4 54. Ke2 Nc6 55. Ke3 Ne7 56. Nb2 Nd5+ 57. Kf2 Nf6 58. Nd3
Kg5 59. f4+ Kg4 60. Ne5+ Kh3 {[%mdl 4096] Grischuk had played strongly and of
course should have decided the endgame in his favour. However there is only
one winning move at this point, which looks les logical than the move in the
game. When you consider that there was probably only the incremental time per
move remaining, the mistake can be excused. However this is hardly the case
for players above 2700 and Grischuk was very unhappy with his own mistake.
Grischuk hatte eine starke Partie gespielt und natürlich hätte er auch das
Endspiel für sich entscheiden müssen. Allerdings gewinnt an dieser Stelle nur
ein Zug, der zudem unlogischer als der Partiezug aussieht. Wenn man bedenkt,
dass sicher nur noch das Inkrement pro Zug zur Verfügung stand, so ist der
Fehler entschuldbar. Allerdings gilt dies wohl nicht für Spieler oberhalb von
2700 und Grischuk haderte deshalb sehr mit seiner eigenen Fehlleistung.} 61.
Kf3 $2 (61. f5 $1 $18) 61... Ng4 $1 62. Nd3 (62. Nxg4 {Stalemate/Patt}) 62...
Nh2+ $1 63. Ke4 Ng4 64. Ne5 Nf6+ 65. Kf3 Ng4 $1 66. Nc4 Nh2+ $1 67. Ke4 Nf1 $1
68. Ne3 Nxg3+ 69. Ke5 Kh2 70. Kd6 Nh5 71. f5 Ng7 72. f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2007.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2007.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. O-O a6 14.
Rb1 Qc7 15. Qh5 Ke7 16. Rfd1 b5 17. Rb2 Rac8 18. Rbd2 Nc5 19. Re2 Qf4 20. g3
Qg5 21. Qf3 h5 22. e5 f5 23. c4 bxc4 24. Rc2 Qg4 25. Rxc4 Qxf3 26. Nxf3 Ne4 27.
Rdc1 Rxc4 28. Rxc4 Rb8 29. Rc2 Rb4 30. Kg2 a5 31. Ne1 Rd4 32. f3 Nd2 33. Kf2
Nc4 34. f4 Nb6 35. Nf3 Ra4 36. Rb2 Nd5 37. Rb7+ Ke8 38. Ng5 Rxa2+ 39. Kf3 Ra3+
40. Kf2 Ra2+ 41. Kf3 Nc3 42. Ke3 a4 43. Nxf7 a3 44. Nd6+ Kf8 45. Rf7+ Kg8 46.
Ra7 Ra1 47. Kd4 Nd5 48. Nb5 Nb4 49. Ra8+ Kf7 50. Nc3 a2 51. Ra4 h4 52. Rxb4
Rd1+ 53. Nxd1 a1=Q+ 54. Nc3 h3 0-1

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Schwencke, Allard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rbbkrqnn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RBBKRQNN w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Ng6 2. Nf3 e5 3. e4 Nf6 4. b3 a5 5. Bb2 Ba7 6. Ng3 d6 7. h3 c5 8. a4 Nf4
9. Bc2 Bd7 10. Bc3 Bb6 11. Re3 Bc6 12. Nh4 Ne6 13. Bd3 Ng8 14. Rf3 Ng5 15. Re3
h5 16. Ne2 f5 17. Ng1 Bc7 18. Qe1 0-1

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gutman, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2408"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "brnknbqr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BRNKNBQR w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. b3 d6 3. f4 exf4 4. Qf2 Be7 5. Qxf4 Bf6 6. d4 Nb6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Ne2
Nf6 9. Nf3 Qe8 10. c4 Nbd7 11. e5 c5 12. Ng3 g6 13. d5 Nxe5 14. Bxg6 Nxg6 15.
Nh5 1-0

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ubilava, Elizbar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qrknbbrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QRKNBBRN w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. e3 Ng6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Bxc4 b5 5. Bd3 Qc6+ 6. Bc2 e6 7. Ng3 Bd6 8.
Nc3 b4 9. Nce4 Bd7 10. b3 Nb7 11. Qb2 f5 12. Nxd6+ Nxd6 13. Bd2 Qb5 14. a4 bxa3
15. Qxa3 Qa5 16. f3 Nb5 17. Bb4 f4 18. Bf8 Rxf8 19. exf4 Nxd4 20. Qc5 Qa3+ 21.
Rb2 Qa6 22. Ne4 Nxc2 23. Qxc2 Bc6 24. Qc5 Nxf4 25. Rf1 h5 26. Rh1 e5 27. h4 g5
28. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bnnqrbkr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BNNQRBKR w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 b6 4. Nc3 d6 5. b3 Nd7 6. N1e2 e6 7. g3 h5 8. h4 Ne7
9. Bg2 a6 10. Qd2 Qb8 11. Bb2 c5 12. d5 e5 13. f3 Qd8 14. Bc1 Bb7 15. Qf4 Bc8
16. Kh2 Nf5 17. Bh3 Nxg3 18. Kg2 Nxe4 19. a3 0-1

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rknbqrbn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKNBQRBN w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f3 f6 3. d4 d5 4. Ng3 Nd6 5. Nd3 Ng6 6. c3 Nf4 7. Nxf4 exf4 8. Nf5
Nxf5 9. exf5 Be7 10. Bc2 Bd6 11. Qh4 g5 12. fxg6 hxg6 13. Qh6 Bh7 14. Bf2 Rh8
15. Qh3 Qd7 16. Qe6 Qxe6 17. h4 Bg8 18. Re1 Rh5 19. Bd3 c6 20. Bc2 f5 21. Bd3
Be7 22. a4 a5 23. Bc2 b6 24. Bd3 Kc7 25. Be2 Rh8 26. Bd3 c5 27. Bb5 c4 28. Rh1
Bd6 29. Kc2 Ba3 30. g4 Kc8 31. gxf5 gxf5 32. Kd2 Kb7 33. Kd1 Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnqkbbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNQKBBNR w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. f3 Be7 5. Qd2 Bg6 6. Nh3 Bf7 7. e3 a6 8. g4
fxg4 9. fxg4 e5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Bd6 12. Bg3 b5 13. Qb4 a5 14. Qc3 a4 15.
Kc2 Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Iljin, Artem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rkbqrbnn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKBQRBNN w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Ng3 Bd6 5. Bd3 Ng6 6. b3 Bd7 7. Bb2 Qe7 8. Ne5
Nh4 9. Qe2 Nf5 10. Nh1 Ba3 11. c3 Bxb2 12. Qxb2 Nd6 13. Bb5 Nc4 14. Bxc4 h6 15.
g4 b6 16. Be2 g5 17. Nf3 Nxg4 1-0

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qnbrkbrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QNBRKBRN w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 b6 2. Ng3 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 Ng6 5. Bg5 f6 6. Be3 Bb4 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5
Bxd5 9. f3 Nc6 10. Nge2 Bxc3+ 11. Nxc3 Nb4 12. Bxg6+ hxg6 13. Qb1 Bc4 14. b3
Ba6 15. a3 Qc6 16. Qb2 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Rxd5 18. c4 Rh5 19. Bf4 b5 20. Rc1 bxc4 21.
bxc4 Qb6 22. Qxb6 cxb6 23. c5 bxc5 24. Bd2 c4 25. Kf2 Rb5 26. Kg3 f5 27. h4 g5
28. f4 Rb3+ 29. Kh2 g4 30. d5 g3+ 31. Kh3 0-1

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bbrknnrq/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/BBRKNNRQ w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 b6 2. Nf3 f6 3. c4 c5 4. Ng3 Nd6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 g6 7. e3 h5 8. h4 e5
9. Nde2 Ne6 10. f4 Qh6 11. Qh3 b5 12. Bc3 exf4 13. exf4 Nxf4 14. Bxg6 f5 15.
Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxh5 d5 17. Bg4 Ng5 0-1

[Event "Mainz FiNet op 6th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qrknnrbb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/QRKNNRBB w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2007.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g5 2. Nd3 f5 3. f4 gxf4 4. Nxf4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 d5 7. g4 Nxg4 8.
Nfxd5 Nf6 9. Nxf6 Bxf6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. e3 e5 12. a4 Bc4 13. Rxf5 exd4 14. Nb5
d3 15. cxd3 Bg5 16. Rxg5 Rf1+ 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Schoenhof, Timo"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2049"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 e6 6. Be3 d6 7. Qd2 Rb8 8. f4
Nge7 9. Nf3 Nd4 10. O-O O-O 11. Nd1 b5 12. c3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 b4 14. d4 Ba6 15.
Re1 bxc3 16. bxc3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nc6 18. Nf2 Qa5 19. Qxa5 Nxa5 20. e5 Nc4 21.
Ne4 Bb7 22. Rac1 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Nxe3 24. Rxe3 d5 25. Bf3 Rb4 26. Ra3 Ra8 27. Rc7
a5 28. Kf2 Rxd4 29. Ke3 Rb4 30. Rc5 a4 31. g4 Bf8 32. Rc7 Rxf4 33. Kxf4 Bxa3
34. Kg5 Kg7 35. h4 Ra7 36. Rxa7 Bc1# 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sprotte, Norbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. g3
Nf6 9. Bg2 Be7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nd7 13. Bg2 Qc7 14. O-O O-O
15. Rd1 Qb6 16. Qc2 Rad8 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Rac1 Nf6 19. h3 Rc8 20. Qa4 Qb8 21.
Qb3 b6 22. Bf3 c5 23. Qc3 cxd4 24. Bxd4 Rfd8 25. b4 Qc7 26. Kg2 Ne8 27. Be5 Bd6
28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. c5 Rd3 30. Qxd3 Qxe5 31. c6 Qc7 32. Rd1 Nf6 33. b5 Kf8 34. a4
Ke8 35. Qc3 Rd8 36. Ra1 Kf8 37. a5 Nd5 38. axb6 axb6 39. Bxd5 exd5 40. Qd4 f6
41. Ra6 Qe5 42. Qxe5 fxe5 43. Rxb6 Ke7 44. Rb7+ Kd6 45. c7 Rc8 46. b6 e4 47.
Rb8 Kd7 48. h4 d4 49. Kf1 g5 50. hxg5 g6 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Euler, Gerd"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2379"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O dxc4
9. Bxc4 Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. h3 Rd8 13. Bb3 b6 14. d5 Na5 15. Ba2 c4
16. e4 Bb7 17. Bg5 exd5 18. exd5 Re8 19. Qc2 Rad8 20. Rac1 Nxd5 21. Bxe7 Qxe7
22. Re1 Qf6 23. Ne4 Qg6 24. Nh4 Nb4 25. Nxg6 Nxc2 26. Rxc2 Rxe4 27. Ne7+ Kf8
28. Rce2 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 Re8 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Appel, Ralf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 g6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. h3 Qb6 10. a3 Na5 11. b4 Nc4 12. Qb3 Be6 13. O-O Rfc8 14. Na4 Qc6 15. b5
Qe8 16. Nc5 Bf5 17. Bxf5 gxf5 18. Nxb7 Ne4 19. Qb4 Bf8 20. Nc5 e5 21. Bh2 f4
22. Qe1 Nxc5 23. dxc5 Bxc5 24. exf4 e4 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. fxe5 Qxb5 27. Kh1 Rc6
28. Qd2 d4 29. Qf4 Qd3 30. Rad1 Qc4 31. Qxe4 Bb6 32. Bf4 Rac8 33. Rd3 Qa2 34.
Bd2 Rg6 35. f4 Qc4 36. f5 Rg7 37. Bh6 Qc6 38. Qxc6 Rxc6 39. Bxg7 Kxg7 40. Re1
Kf8 41. Re2 Ke7 42. g4 h5 43. Kg2 hxg4 44. hxg4 Rc1 45. g5 Bc5 46. e6 fxe6 47.
Rxe6+ Kf7 48. Rc6 Bxa3 49. Rf6+ 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Bg4 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Nd2
Bxe2 9. Qxe2 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Bg5 Nh5 12. g3 h6 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd1 Nf6 15.
f3 h5 16. Nf2 Bh6 17. Nd3 c6 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Rae1 h4 20. f4 hxg3 21. hxg3 Nh5
22. Qg4 Kh7 23. Nf3 exf4 24. gxf4 Rae8 25. Kg2 Qe6 26. Ng5+ Bxg5 27. Qxe6 Nxf4+
28. Nxf4 fxe6 29. Nxe6 Rxf1 30. Nxg5+ Kh6 31. Rxf1 Kxg5 32. Rd1 Rxe4 33. Rxd6
Re2+ 34. Kf3 Rxc2 35. Rd7 a5 36. Ra7 Rc5 37. Ke4 Kg4 38. Kd4 Rc2 39. Rxa5 Rxb2
40. a4 g5 41. Ke5 Rd2 42. Rc5 Ra2 43. Kf6 Rxa4 44. Rxg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Ne4
Ngf6 15. g3 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bd6 17. Kb1 Rhe8 18. Qh7 Rg8 19. c4 Nf6 20. Qc2 c5
21. d5 exd5 22. cxd5 Kb8 23. Bc3 Ng4 24. Rhe1 g6 25. Nh4 Ka8 26. hxg6 fxg6 27.
Re4 h5 28. f3 Ne5 29. f4 Nf7 30. Bf6 Rc8 31. Re6 g5 32. Nf5 gxf4 33. Nxd6 Nxd6
34. Be5 Rcd8 35. Bxf4 c4 36. Rh1 Qc5 37. Rxh5 Nb5 38. Re1 Qb4 39. Re3 Rge8 40.
a3 Qc5 41. Rxe8 Rxe8 42. Re5 Rxe5 43. Bxe5 Qxd5 44. Bh8 Qh1+ 45. Ka2 Qxh8 46.
Qxc4 Nd6 47. Qe6 Qf8 48. Qe5 Kb8 49. g4 Kc7 50. Qc5+ Kd7 51. Qxa7 Qf7+ 52. Ka1
Qf1+ 53. Ka2 Qc4+ 54. Ka1 Qxg4 55. Qb6 Qd1+ 56. Ka2 Qd5+ 57. Ka1 Qh1+ 58. Ka2
Qd5+ 59. Ka1 Nb5 60. Qa5 Qd1+ 61. Ka2 Qd5+ 62. Ka1 Kc6 63. Qa4 Qh1+ 64. Ka2
Qd5+ 65. Ka1 Kb6 66. Qb4 Qd1+ 67. Ka2 Qd5+ 68. Ka1 Qd4 69. Qb3 Ka6 70. Qe6+ Nd6
71. Qe2+ Ka7 72. Qc2 Nb5 73. Qb3 Qg1+ 74. Ka2 Qc5 75. Qa4+ Kb8 76. Qa5 Qc4+ 77.
Ka1 Qf1+ 78. Ka2 Qc4+ 79. Ka1 Qd5 80. Kb1 Qh1+ 81. Ka2 Qd5+ 82. Ka1 Nc7 83. Qb4
Na6 84. Qf8+ Ka7 85. Qf2+ Nc5 86. Kb1 Ka6 87. Qf6+ b6 88. Qf4 Qd1+ 89. Ka2 Qb3+
90. Ka1 Qxb2+ 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sprenger, Jan Michael"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. f3 Nbd7 8. a4 b4
9. Nce2 c5 10. c3 bxc3 11. bxc3 Bg7 12. a5 O-O 13. Nh3 Qc7 14. O-O e5 15. d5 c4
16. Bc2 Nc5 17. Rfb1 Bc8 18. Nf2 Bd7 19. Nc1 Bb5 20. Nd1 Nh5 21. Nb2 f5 22. Na4
Bxa4 23. Bxa4 fxe4 24. Bc6 Rad8 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. fxe4 Qxc6 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Nh4 Bd7 6. e4 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2
c5 9. d5 e6 10. O-O exd5 11. exd5 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nbd7 14. Qc2 Ne8 15.
Be2 Nc7 16. Bd2 f5 17. f4 Nf6 18. Rae1 Qd7 19. Bd3 Kh8 20. b3 Rae8 21. Rxe8
Rxe8 22. Re1 b5 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Ne2 b4 25. Ng3 a5 26. Qd1 Kg8 27. Qe2 Qd7
28. Bc2 Qd8 29. Nf1 Nd7 30. g4 fxg4 31. hxg4 Qf6 32. Bd3 Bf8 33. g5 Qa1 34. Be1
Qd4+ 35. Qe3 Qa1 36. Qe2 Qd4+ 37. Qe3 Qa1 38. Qe2 Qg7 39. Kg2 Qf7 40. Bg3 Ne8
41. Ne3 Ng7 42. Qg4 Nh5 43. Bh2 Bg7 44. Qe6 Bf8 45. f5 Ne5 46. Bc2 Ng7 47.
Qxf7+ Nxf7 48. fxg6 hxg6 49. Bxg6 Nxg5 50. Bf4 Be7 51. Kg3 Nh7 52. Ng4 Nf8 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op g/5 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.08.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2007.08.26"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bh4 Nbd7 7. f4 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Nf3 Qe7 10. Nd5 Qc5 11. Bf2 Qd6 12. fxe5 Nxe5 13. O-O-O Nxe4 14. Qe1
Nxf2 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Qxf2 c6 17. Bc4 O-O 18. Nc3 Qb4 19. Bb3 Bxc3 20. bxc3
Qxc3 21. Kb1 Bf5 22. g4 Be4 23. Rhe1 Bd5 24. Rd3 Qb4 25. Red1 a5 26. Rd4 Qb6
27. Qf6 a4 28. Rxd5 axb3 29. axb3 Qa6 30. Rd7 Qa2+ 31. Kc1 Rae8 32. Rxb7 Re2
33. Qc3 Qa6 34. Rc7 Ra8 35. Rxc6 Qa1+ 36. Qxa1 Rxa1+ 37. Kb2 Rxd1 38. b4 Rd4
39. Kb3 Rxg4 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch op g/5 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.08.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2007.08.26"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qc3 c5 8. dxc5
bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. O-O Rb8 14. Re1 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 Nd4 16. Qd3 Be7 17. Rb1 a5 18. Bd2 O-O 19. Be4 g6 20. Qa3 Rb4 21. Bxb4
axb4 22. Qd3 d6 23. exd6 Qxd6 24. a3 Rb8 25. a4 Qa6 26. b3 Rd8 27. Rbd1 Bf6 28.
Qe3 Qa5 29. Kh1 Qc7 30. Rd3 Bg7 31. Red1 Kh8 32. Bg2 e5 33. f4 exf4 34. Qxf4
Qa7 35. Qe4 h5 36. Qb7 Qxb7 37. Bxb7 Rd7 38. Bd5 Re7 39. a5 Ra7 40. Re1 f5 41.
Re8+ Kh7 42. Ra8 Re7 43. a6 g5 44. a7 Re1+ 45. Kg2 Ra1 46. Rh8+ Bxh8 47. a8=Q
Rxa8 48. Bxa8 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch op g/5 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.08.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2007.08.26"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Bxc4 e6 8.
Nf3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 a6 11. Bd3 Nb4 12. Bb1 b5 13. a3 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5
15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Be4 Bb7 17. Ne5 Nf6 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Rc5 Rfd8 20. Nc6 Rd5
21. Qc2 Rxc5 22. Qxc5 Ne4 23. Qc2 Nf6 24. Rc1 Qd7 25. Qc5 h6 26. Ne5 Qd5 27.
Qxd5 Nxd5 28. g3 a5 29. Rc5 b4 30. a4 b3 31. Rb5 Rc8 32. Rxb3 f6 33. Nd3 Rc2
34. Nc5 e5 35. Nb7 exd4 36. Nxa5 Rc1+ 37. Kg2 Rd1 38. Rb5 Ne7 39. Nc4 d3 40.
Rb7 Nd5 41. a5 d2 42. Nxd2 Rxd2 43. a6 Ne3+ 44. Kf3 Nd1 45. a7 Rxf2+ 46. Ke4
f5+ 47. Kd3 Rxh2 48. a8=Q+ Kh7 49. Qf8 Nf2+ 50. Kc4 Rh4+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op g/5 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.08.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvalishvili, Pavel S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2007.08.26"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. g3 e6 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
O-O d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. Qxd8+ Nxd8 12. bxc3 Bd7 13. Na5 Rc8 14.
Nxb7 Nxb7 15. Bxb7 Rxc3 16. Be3 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Rxc5 18. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Ke7
20. Rc3 Rb8 21. Bf3 Kd6 22. Ra3 e5 23. Ra6+ Rb6 24. Rxa7 f5 25. e3 g5 26. h3 f4
27. exf4 gxf4 28. gxf4 exf4 29. Kg2 h6 30. a4 Rb1 31. a5 Bb5 32. Rh7 Ra1 33.
Rxh6+ Kc5 34. Rf6 Rxa5 35. Rf5+ Kb6 36. Rxf4 Ra7 37. h4 Rg7+ 38. Rg4 Rh7 39.
Rg6+ Kc5 40. Rg5+ Kb6 41. h5 Be8 42. Kg3 Kc7 43. Bg4 Kd6 44. f4 Ke7 45. Kh4 Bf7
46. Bf5 Rh8 47. Kg4 Kf6 48. Bg6 Be6+ 49. Kh4 Bd7 50. Rd5 Be6 51. Rd6 Ke7 52.
Rb6 Bd7 53. f5 Bc8 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op g/5 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.08.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2007.08.26"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 Re8 8.
d3 e4 9. Nd4 h6 10. dxe4 Nxe4 11. Qc2 d5 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Rd1 Bf5 14. Be3 Bg6
15. c4 Qc5 16. Qc1 Ne5 17. Nf3 Qe7 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Bd4 Qe6 20. Qb2 Nf6 21.
Qxb7 Be4 22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Qd5 Qg6 24. Qd7 Ng5 25. h4 Ne6 26. Be3 Qg4 27. Qd3
Rad8 28. Qc2 a6 29. Rd5 c6 30. Ra5 Nd4 31. Bxd4 Rxd4 32. e3 Rxc4 33. Qd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch op g/5 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.08.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2007.08.26"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qd3 Nbd7 6. g3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Bd2 Nhf6 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Bd2 Ba6
15. b3 f5 16. a4 Qe8 17. Ra1 Nhf6 18. a5 b5 19. c5 Ne4 20. Na2 Bd8 21. Nb4 Nb8
22. Bf4 Bc7 23. Bxc7 Rxc7 24. Ne5 Bc8 25. a6 Nf6 26. Qe3 Nfd7 27. Ned3 Nf6 28.
f3 Qd8 29. Qe5 Nbd7 30. Qxe6+ Kh8 31. Nxc6 Qe8 32. Qxe8 Rxe8 33. Nce5 Nb8 34.
Nb4 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op g/5 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.08.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Papin, Vasily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2007.08.26"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Qd3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 Nbd7 8. e4
a6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bf4 a5 14. Bd1 Ba6 15.
Bc2 g6 16. Rfc1 b4 17. Qe3 Re8 18. Bg5 f6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. h4 Qe7 21. Ba4 Bxg5
22. hxg5 Red8 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Ne5 Rd6 25. Rc5 a4 26. Rac1 Qf8 27. Rc7 Re8 28.
Ng4 Re7 29. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op g/5 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.08.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ulko, Jaroslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E74"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2007.08.26"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Bf4 e6
9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Qd2 Qb6 11. Bxh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 Qxb2 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. h4 Nh7 15.
Nf3 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qe3 Rad8 18. h5 g5 19. O-O b6 20. Rfd1 Rd4 21. Nb5
Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qxa2 23. Rd2 Qa1+ 24. Kh2 Qc1 25. Nc7 Bxc4 26. Bxc4 Qxc4 27. Nd5
Re8 28. Qf3 Re6 29. Ne3 Qc1 30. Rd8+ Nf8 31. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch op g/5 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.08.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2007.08.26"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. h3 Bg7 5. Nge2 c6 6. a4 e5 7. g3 exd4 8. Nxd4
O-O 9. Bg2 Na6 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 Nb4 12. Bf4 d5 13. exd5 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1 c5
15. Ndb5 Nxc2 16. Qd1 Nxa1 17. Nc7 Rb8 18. Qxa1 Bd7 19. N7b5 Ra8 20. Nd6 b6 21.
Nc4 a6 22. Be5 b5 23. Ne3 b4 24. Ne2 Rc8 25. b3 Ne8 26. Nc4 Bf5 27. Bxg7 Nxg7
28. Nf4 Ne8 29. Qe5 Qf6 30. Qe3 Nd6 31. Nb6 Rc7 32. Qe2 c4 33. bxc4 b3 34. Nd3
Nxc4 35. d6 Qxd6 36. Nd5 Bxd3 37. Qxd3 b2 38. Kh2 Rc5 39. Qd4 b1=Q 40. Nf6+ Kh8
41. Nd5+ f6 42. h4 Qf5 43. Qc3 Rxd5 44. Qxc4 Rd2 45. Qf7 Qd8 46. h5 Qxf2 47.
Qb7 Qxg2+ 48. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 49. Kxg2 gxh5 50. Kh3 Qd4 51. Kh2 h4 52. g4 Qxg4 53.
a5 h3 54. Kh1 Qg2# 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch op g/5 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.08.26"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Voevodin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2007.08.26"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Nf3 c5 7. exd6 O-O 8. Be2
exd6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Nf6 11. dxc5 Ng4 12. Bd2 dxc5 13. h3 Nf6 14. Be3 b6 15.
Ne5 Ne7 16. Bc4 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qf3 a6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Qd5 21. Qc4
Bxe5 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. Bd2 Bxb2 24. Rab1 Bd4+ 25. Kh2 b5 26. Rfe1 Rae8 27. Re4
Nc3 28. Bxc3 Bxc3 29. Rd1 Bd4 30. Rd3 b4 0-1

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 {White advances this pawn to a3 and just two moves later
he moves it again. Weiß rückt seinen Bauern nach a3, und nur zwei Züge später
bewegt er ihn schon wieder.} ({This might seem a loss of time, but Dies mag
wie ein Zeitverlust wirken, aber} 10. a4 {is considered inoffensive because of
gilt als harmlos wegen} Na5 11. Ba2 c5) 10... Qd7 11. Nc3 Rfe8 12. a4 {Anyway,
if the game was played during the pre-computer era, I would have thought that
there must be a misprint in the newspaper. Wie dem auch sei, wenn die Partie
während der Prä-Computerära gespielt worden wäre, hätte ich gedacht, es müßte
ein Druckfehler in der Zeitung sein.} (12. Ng5 Nd8 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 h6 15.
Nf3 Ne6 16. Bh2 c5 {Black has satisfactory control over the centre and a
harmonious placement of his pieces. In the next phase of the game he will
carry out an interesting regrouping. Schwarz hat befriedigende Kontrolle über
das Zentrum und eine harmonische Figurenaufstellung. In der nächsten Phase der
Partie wird er eine interessante Umgruppierung vornehmen.} 17. Qd2 Bd8 18. Kh1
Ba5 19. Ba2 Qd8 $5 {Preparing the activation of the queen on the dark squares,
on either wing. Bereitet die Aktivierung der Dame auf den dunklen Feldern vor,
auf einem der beiden Flügel.} (19... c4 $5) 20. Rab1 {Everything looks ready
now for Alles scheint jetzt bereit für} c4 $36 {Lutz,C (2596)-Jenni,F (2503)/
Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 (1/2-1/2, 59)}) (12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 (13. Bxd5 Nd8 14.
Bxb7 Nxb7 15. d4 exd4 16. Qxd4 Rad8 17. Bg5 Nc5 $132 {Sammalvuo,T (2441)
-Gustafsson,J (2614)/Gothenburg 2005/CBM 109 (0-1, 57)}) 13... Nd4 14. Nxd4
exd4 15. a4 Bf6 {Svidler,P (2743)-Kamsky,G (2671)/Sofia 2006 (1/2-1/2, 33).
This is the kind of position that looks slightly more pleasant for White, but
which does not present real danger for Black. Dies ist die Art von Stellung,
die etwas angenehmer für Weiß aussieht, aber keine reale Gefahr für Schwarz
darstellt.}) (12. Ne2 Nd8 13. Ng3 Ne6 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A (2699)-Adams,M (2734)/
Elista 2007/CBM 119/[Marin,M] (75)}) 12... b4 13. Ne2 d5 {Strategically, this
is a double-edged decision. Black wins space in the centre, but leaves the
c4-square chronically weak. Strategisch gesehen ist dies eine zweischneidige
Entscheidung. Schwarz gewinnt Raum im Zentrum, schafft aber eine chronische
Felderschwäche auf c4.} 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Ng3 Bf8 {Black has regrouped just in
time to defend his central pawn without the necessity of weakening his
kingside with ...f6. Schwarz hat sich gerade rechtzeitig umgruppiert, dass er
seinen Zentrumsbauern decken kann, ohne sich am Königsflügel mit ...f6
schwächen zu müssen.} 16. a5 {An important decision. White did not want to
live with the permanent threat of ...Na5 (and if Ba2, then ...b3!?). On the
other hand, the a5-pawn is cut off from his brothers and could become weak in
certain cases, but this also applies to the black a6-pawn. Eine wichtige
Entscheidung. Weiß wollte nicht mit der permanenten Drohung ...Sa5 leben (und
falls Ba2, so ...b3!?). Andererseits ist der a5-Bauer von seinen Kollegen
abgeschnitten und könnte in gewissen Fällen schwach werden, dass gilt
allerdings auch für seinen schwarzen Gegenüber auf a6.} Nd4 17. Nxd4 (17. Nxe5
Qd6 18. Nc4 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Qg6 20. Ba4 b3 {Leko}) 17... exd4 {Suddenly, it
appears that Black is better developed. White's defensive resources rely on
his solid position and his stability on the light squares. Plötzlich wird klar,
dass Schwarz besser entwickelt ist. Die Defensivressourcen des Anziehenden
fußen auf seiner soliden Position und seiner Stabilität auf den weißen Feldern.
} 18. Bd2 Nf6 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. Bg5 Qc6 21. Qf1 Qd6 {Believe it or not, this
is the first new move of the game. The point behind this apparent loss of time
(less difficult to understand than a3-a4) is to prevent the enemy queen from
developing naturally to d2. Kaum zu glauben, dies ist der erste neue Zug der
Partie. Die Pointe dieses scheinbaren Zeitverlustes (weniger schwierig zu
verstehen als a3-a4) ist, die feindliche Dame daran zu hindern, sich natürlich
nach d2 zu entwickeln.} (21... Nd7 22. Ba4 Qd6 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. dxe4 Re6 25.
Bd2 $13 {Karjakin,S (2686)-Onischuk,A (2663)/Foros 2007/CBM 119 (1/2-1/2, 38)})
22. Re1 {However, the tempo offered to White proves useful. He can simplify
the position further, neutralizing Black's lead in development. Doch das
dargebotene Tempo erweist sich als nützlich für Weiß. Er kann die Stellung
weiter vereinfachen und den schwarzen Entwicklungsvorsprung neutralisieren.}
Re5 {A typical method of fighting for the control of the only open file.} 23.
Rxe5 Qxe5 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Qe2 g6 26. Qg4 Bd6 27. Ne4 {The position seems to
have changed in White's favour. All his pieces are more active than their
rivals. Die Stellung scheint sich zugunsten von Weiß gewandelt zu haben. Alle
seine Figuren sind aktivere als ihre Rivalen.} Qf4 $1 {The simplest way to
avoid any kind of trouble. Der einfachste Weg, jegliche Schwierigkeiten zu
vermeiden.} 28. Qxf4 {At first glance, White's decision to offer a draw looks
premature. Auf den ersten Blick wirkt die Entscheidung von Weiß, remis
anzubieten, verfrüht.} ({After Nach} 28. Qxf4 Bxf4 29. Nc5 Bc8 30. Bc4 {
Black loses a pawn. However, after verliert Schwarz nämlich einen Bauern. Aber
nach} Bd6 31. Bxa6 (31. Nxa6 {offers Black a choice between lässt Schwarz die
Wahl zwischen} Bxa6 32. Bxa6 b3 33. cxb3 Bb4 {with a dead draw and 31...c5,
trying to trap the knight. mit totem Remis sowie 31...c5, um zu versuchen, den
Springer zu fangen.}) 31... Bxa6 ({Black can obtain an opposite coloured
bishops ending with Schwarz kann ein ungleichfarbiges Läuferendspiel erreichen
mit} 31... Bxc5 32. Bxc8 {, but the structure is complex and the a-pawn rather
advanced. It is not easy to be 100% sure this is a draw. , aber die Struktur
ist komplex und der a-Bauer ziemlich weit vorgerückt. Man kann nicht zu 100%
sicher sein, dass dies remis ist.}) 32. Nxa6 c5 {the knight is trapped. ist
der Springer gefangen.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 ({From the spectator's point
of view, a refreshing deviation from the ultra-fashionable Aus Zuschauersicht
eine erfrischende Abweichung vom ultramodischen Desde elpunto de vista del
espectador, esta es una desviación bienvenida de la ultra-popular} 5... Bb4+ 6.
Bd2 Be7) 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 {Grischuk had played already this variation
before, but only in rapid and blitz events. Grischuk hatte diese Variante
bereits vorher gespielt, allerdings nur bei Schnell- und Blitzturnieren.} ({
The other possible attempt to take advantage of the slight weakness induced by
the move b3 is Der andere mögliche Versuch, aus der durch den Zug b3
hervorgerufenen leichten Schwächung Vorteil zu ziehen, ist La otra posibilidad
de intentar aprovechar la debilidad creada por b3 sería} 7... a5) 8. Bxb4 {
The most principled continuation. Die prinzipiellste Fortsetzung.} ({If White
wants to force his opponent to carry out the exchange himself, with, say Wenn
Weiß seinen Gegner zwingen will, selber zu tauschen, sagen wir mit} 8. O-O O-O
9. a3 Bxd2 10. Qxd2 {, the lost tempo (a3) as well as the slight weakness of
the white queenside offers Black good counterplay: hat Schwarz aufgrund des
verlorenen Tempos (a3) sowie der leichten Schwäche des weißen Damenflügels
gutes Gegenspiel:} cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 d5 $11 {With a better
development and more compact queenside structure, White could hope to take
advantage of the c6-square, as so often in this type of position, but here
Black has no problems at all. Mit besserer Entwicklung und einer kompakteren
Damenflügelstruktur könnte Weiß hoffen, wie so oft in diesem Stellungstyp das
Feld c6 auszuschlachten, aber hier hat Schwarz keinerlei Probleme.} 13. Nf3 $2
dxc4 14. bxc4 Qc7 $15 {Zoler,D (2455)-Grischuk,A (2709)/Rishon Le Ziyyon 
(blitz Wch) 2006/CBM 114 ext (0-1, 30)}) 8... cxb4 {The only difference if
compared to a popular Bogo Indian tabyia consists of White's extra-move b3.
This apparently insignificant detail not only leaves the c3-square weak, but
also deprives the white queen of the important b3-square. An old game between
two historical rivals, Karpov - Kortschnoj, Amsterdam 1987, where a genuine
Bogo Indian was played, continued 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qb3 a5 10.a3 Na6 11.Nbd2 and
Black could not activate his a6-knight under favourable circumstances. Der
einzige Unterschied im Vergleich zu einer beliebten Bogoindisch-Tabyia besteht
in dem weißen Mehrzug b3. Dieses scheinbar unbedeutende Detail macht nicht nur
das Feld c3 schwach, sondern nimmt der weißen Dame auch das wichtige Feld b3.
Eine alte Partie zwischen zwei historischen Rivalen, Karpov - Kortschnoj,
Amsterdam 1987, wo ein echter Bogoinder gespielt wurde, ging weiter mit 8.0-0
0-0 9.Qb3 a5 10.a3 Na6 11.Nbd2, und Schwarz konnte seinen Springer a6 nicht
unter günstigen Umständen aktivieren. La única diferencía comparando con una
de las tabyias de la India de Bogoliubov es la jugada adicional de las Blancas
b3. Este aparentemente insignifiante detalle no solo deja la casila de c3
débil, sino que también quita la casilla de b3 a la dama blanca. Una partida
antigua, entre dos rivales historicos, Karpov - Kortschnoj, Amsterdam 1987,
dónde se había jugado una India Bogo, continuó con 8.0-0 0-0 9.Qb3 a5 10.a3
Na6 11.Nbd2 y las negras no conseguíeron activar su caballo de a6 de una forma
favorable.} 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd3 Be4 {Possibly intended as an opening surprize,
by deviating from Grischuk's previous games (one of them against Gelfand
himself). The idea behind the last move is to play ...Nc6 and ...d5 without
shutting off his bishop. In the lines without ...Ba6 and b3, where the
c3-square is not weak, Black's main plan is to build a fortress on dark
squares, but here he has a choice as we shall see.} ({Grischuk's pevious games
followed precisely the dark-squared strategy:} 10... a5 11. Nbd2 d6 12. e4 Nbd7
({In a later game, Grischuk preferred to develop this knight more actively:} 
12... e5 13. Ne1 Nc6 14. Nc2 Re8 15. Rfe1 Qc7 16. Rad1 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18.
Qxd4 Qc5 19. Nf1 a4 {Shirov,A (2699)-Grischuk,A (2717)/Odessa 2007/CBM 119 
(0-1, 51). and Black has a solid position, with chances for counterplay. und
Schwarz hat eine solide Position mit Chancen auf Gegenspiel.}) 13. Rfe1 e5 14.
Nh4 g6 15. Nf1 Re8 16. f3 {As usual against this plan, White has obtained
considerable advantage of space, but cannot make progress easily. Wie meist
gegen diesen Plan hat Weiß beträchtlichen Raumvorteil erlangt, kann aber nicht
leicht Fortschritte erzielen.} Nf8 17. Bh3 Bc8 18. Bxc8 Rxc8 19. Ne3 Ne6 20.
dxe5 dxe5 21. Qxd8 Rcxd8 22. Nd5 Nd7 23. Kf2 Kg7 24. Ng2 Ndc5 25. Red1 {
Both sides have installed their knights on the best available squares.
Although the d5-knight is the most stable and active at the same time, the
main drawback of White's position is that there is only one very good square
available, leaving the other knight slightly passive. Beide Seiten haben ihre
Springer auf den bestmöglichen Feldern installiert. Obwohl der d5-Springer
höchst stabil und gleichzeitig aktiv steht, ist der Hauptnachteil der weißen
Stellung, dass eben nur ein sehr gutes Feld zur Verfügung steht, wodurch der
andere Springer leicht passiv bleibt.} Rd6 $2 {But this is a typical blitz
blunder. Aber dies ist ein typischer Einsteller im Blitz.} (25... Rb8 $11) 26.
Ne1 (26. Nc7 $1 $18 Red8 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Ne8+) 26... Red8 27. Nd3 Nxd3+ 28.
Rxd3 Nc5 29. Re3 $11 {Gelfand,B (2729)-Grischuk,A (2709)/Rishon Le Ziyyon 2006/
CBM 114 ext (0-1, 47). White has solved the problem of the superfluous knight
and the position is just equal. Weiß hat das Problem des überzähligen
Springers gelöst, und die Stellung ist einfach ausgeglichen.}) 11. Qe3 Nc6 12.
Nbd2 d5 {A very interesting position, played on several occasions by
Romanischin (with Black). White has a pawn majority in the centre, but the
weakness of the c3-square offers Black unexpected ideas for counterplay. Eine
sehr interessante Stellung, die bei mehreren Gelegenheiten von Romanischin
gespielt wurde (mit Schwarz). Weiß hat eine Bauernmajorität im Zentrum, doch
die Schwäche des Feldes c3 bietet Schwarz unerwartete Gegenspielideen. Una
posición muy interesante, jugada en varias ocasiones por Romanishin (con
negras). Las blancas tienen un peón de ventaja en el centro, pero la debilidad
de la casilla de c3 ofrece a las negras inesperadas ideas de contrajuego.} 13.
Rfc1 $146 {A logical novelty. Before undertaling any concrete action, White
completes his development. Gelfand picked up precisely this rook because he
thought there was not much to be done on the files from the right side of the
board, while the queen's rook could get activated with a later a3.} (13. Ne5 {
is inoffensive because of ist harmlos wegen} Bxg2 14. Nxc6 Qd6 $10) ({At the
moment the game was played, theory considered Zum Zeitpunkt, als die Partie
gespielt wurde, hielt die Theorie} 13. cxd5 {as White's main chance for an
advantage. However, things are not entirely clear. für die beste weiße Chance
auf Vorteil. Doch die Sache ist nicht gänzlich klar.} exd5 (13... Bxd5 $5 {
might simply transpose to the game, or to similar positions. könnte zur Partie
führen bzw. zu ähnlichen Stellungen.}) 14. Ne5 Bxg2 (14... Nxe5 $2 15. dxe5
Bxg2 16. Kxg2 $16 {Dautov}) 15. Nxc6 Qd7 16. Ne5 Qh3 17. Rfc1 {(/\ f3, Qf2,
Dautov)} Be4 ({In fact, it seems that Black can ignore the threat mentioned by
Dautov. He could simply increase his pressure against the kingside with
Tatsächlich scheint es, als könne Schwarz die von Dautov erwähnte Drohung
ignorieren. Er könnte einfach seinen Druck am Königsflügel erhöhen mit} 17...
Rae8 $5 {, for instance , z.B.} 18. f3 Nd7 19. Qf2 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Qh6 $1 $132 {
and Black saves his bishop. The structure remains complex, with mutual
weaknesses. Also, it is not clear yet which of the remaining minor pieces is
stronger; it greatly depends on the further evolution of the position. und
Schwarz rettet seinen Läufer. Die Struktur bleibt komplex, mit beiderseitigen
Schwächen. Auch ist noch nicht klar, welche der verbleibenden Leichtfiguren
stärker ist; es hängt zum großen Teil von der weiteren Entwicklung der
Stellung ab.}) {and now, in Dautov,R (2535)-Romanishin,O (2515)/Kecskemet 1989/
TD (1-0, 81) White could have retained an advantage with und hätte Weiß in
Dautov,R (2535)-Romanishin,O (2515)/Kecskemet 1989/TD (1-0, 81), im Vorteil
bleiben können mit} 18. f3 Bg6 19. Rc7 Rfc8 20. Rac1 Rxc7 21. Rxc7 Rc8 22. Rc6
$16 {(Dautov). Indeed, simplifications tend to favour White, who has the more
compact structure, although the placement of his queenside pawns on light
squares is a permanent source of worry. (Dautov). Tatsächlich begünstigen
Vereinfachungen meist Weiß, der die kompaktere Struktur hat, obwohl die
Platzierung seiner Damenflügelbauern auf weißen Feldern ein permanenter Grund
zur Sorge ist.}) ({I would consider In meinen Augen ist} 13. Nxe4 {as the main
test for Black's plan. In practice, Romanischin had no problems against it,
which might have left the move outside theory's main path. die kritische
Prüfung für den schwarzen Plan. In der Praxis hatte Romanischin dagegen keine
Probleme, weshalb der Zug möglicherweise kein Teil des Hauptpfades der Theorie
geworden ist.} Nxe4 (13... dxe4 $2 14. Ne5 Qc7 15. Bxe4 $16 {Romanishin, Stecko
}) 14. a3 (14. Nd2 Nc3 $15 {><d4, Dokhoian,Y (2575)-Romanishin,O (2555)/
Yerevan 1989/CBM 014 (1/2-1/2, 34)}) 14... bxa3 15. Rxa3 Nb4 16. Rc1 a5 17. Ne5
Nf6 {Maybe Black should not give up his control over the centre so easily.
Vielleicht sollte Schwarz seine Kontrolle über das Zentrum nicht so leicht
aufgeben.} (17... Qd6 18. Raa1 Rad8 {[%csl Gd4]}) 18. cxd5 Nfxd5 19. Qd2 Qe7 {
White has a wonderful bishop and a mobile centre. However, Black's stability
on the dark squares forces his opponent to show some caution. Weiß hat einen
wundervollen Läufer und ein mobiles Zentrum. Doch die Stabilität von Schwarz
auf den dunklen Feldern mahnt seinen Gegner zu einiger Vorsicht.} 20. Raa1 ({
White probably feared that after Weiß fürchtete womöglich, dass nach} 20. e4 {
(now, or slightly later) his d4-square would remain weak. However, Black would
also face some problems, because this time it is one of his knights that does
not find a stable square easily. (jetzt oder etwas später) sein Feld d4
schwach bleiben würde. Doch auch Schwarz stünde vor einigen Problemen, da es
diesmal einer seiner Springer ist, der nicht leicht ein stabiles Feld findet.})
20... Rfd8 21. Nc4 {The repetition initiated by this move looks like a
premature decision. White should have found a favourable moment to occupy the
centre with e4. Die durch diesen Zug eingeleitete Zugwiederholung wirkt etwas
verfrüht. Weiß hätte einen günstigen Moment finden sollen, um mit e4 das
Zentrum zu besetzen.} Rab8 22. Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Lerner,K (2560)-Romanishin,O (2595)
/Nikolaev 1995/CBM 047}) 13... Rc8 14. cxd5 ({With the c6-knight safely
defended, Wenn der c6-Springer sicher verteidigt ist, stellt} 14. Nxe4 {
is not dangerous any more: keine Gefahr mehr dar:} dxe4 $1 15. Ne5 (15. Ng5
$142 $11) 15... Qxd4 $1 16. Nxc6 Qxe3 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. fxe3 Rc7 $17) 14... Bxd5
({Now that the rook has quit the f1-square, White is better prepared for Nun,
da der Turm das Feld f1 verlassen hat, steht Weiß bereit zu} 14... exd5 $6 15.
Ne5 $1 Bxg2 $2 16. Nxc6 $18) 15. Qd3 {[%cal Ye2e4] White has got rid of the
temporary congestion of his pieces and is ready to occupy the centre. Weiß hat
sein zeitweiliges Figurenknäuel entwirrt und steht bereit, das Zentrum zu
besetzen.} Bxf3 $1 16. Nxf3 Nd5 17. Rc4 {Aiming to keep the rook alive before
the knight jumps to c3. Will den Turm am Leben halten, bevor der Springer nach
c3 hüpft. Aspirando a mantener "viva" a la torre, antes de que el caballo
salte a c3.} ({White is not prepared to undermine the c3-square with Weiß ist
nicht bereit, das Feld c3 mit} 17. a3 {because of zu unterminieren wegen} bxa3
18. Rxa3 Nxd4 $1 {for instance , zum Beispiel} 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Rxa7 (20. Nxd4
$2 Qc1+ {[%csl Ga3]}) 20... Qc1+ 21. Bf1 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 b5 $11 {[%cal Yb5b4,
Yd5c3]}) 17... Nc3 18. a3 b5 $5 ({Grischuk refrains from the standard way of
ensuring stability to his knight, Grischuk verzichtet auf die Standardmethode,
seinem Springer Stabilität zuzusichern, Grischuk no quiere asegurar la
estabilidad del caballo de la manera estandar,} 18... a5 {, because this would
have allowed White to activate the other rook as well. Instead, the tactical
operation initiated with his last move will lead to mass simplifications and a
comfortable position for Black. , weil dies Weiß gestattet hätte, auch den
anderen Turm zu aktivieren. Stattdessen wird die mit seinem letzten Zug
eingeleitete taktische Operation zu Massenvereinfachungen und einer bequemen
Stellung für Schwarz führen. , porque esto hubiera permitido a las blancas la
activación de la otra torre. En vez de esto, la operación táctica iniciada por
su jugada anterior llevará a simplificaciones masivas y una posición
comfortable para las negras.}) 19. Rxc6 ({Forced. The generally desirable
Erzwungen. Das generell wünschenswerte Forzado. La jugada generalmente deseable
} 19. Rc5 $2 {, installing the rook on an apparently comfortable square, would
lose material to , was den Turm auf einem scheinbar bequemen Feld installiert,
würde Material verlieren wegen , instalando la torre en una casilla
aparentemente estable, perdería material por} Nxd4 $1 {attacking not only the
rook, but also the queen (in view of the threat Ndxe2+). , was nicht nur den
Turm attackiert, sondern auch die Dame (wegen der Drohung Sdxe2+). atacando no
solamente la torre, sino también la dama, por la amenaza Cdxe2+.}) 19... Rxc6
20. Ng5 Qxg5 21. Bxc6 Rc8 22. Bb7 Rc7 23. axb4 {Después de 23...Nxe2+ 24.Qxe2
Rxb7 25.Qe4, la actividad de las figuras blancas compiensa por la estructura
algo peor.} ({After Nach} 23. axb4 Nxe2+ 24. Qxe2 Rxb7 25. Qe4 $11 {White's
piece activity compensates for his slightly worse pawn structure. kompensiert
die Figurenaktivität von Weiß seine leicht schlechtere Bauernstruktur.})
1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 {Nothing really new or thrilling so far... De momento, nada
emocionante o nuevo...} d5 $5 {But this looks quite unexpected! Aronian wants
to play in the spirit of the Marshall Attack irrespective of White's cautious
opening choice. At this level, the move has never been played before. Pero
esta jugada es bastante sorprendente. Aronian quiere jugar en el espiritu del
Ataque Marshall independentemente del prudente juego de las blancas en la
apertura. A este nivel, nadie ha jugado así todavía.} 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. c3 $5 {
After the text move, it was Aronian's turn to sink into deep thought. It
appears that play has just transposed to a different variation, where the
moves c3 and d3 are played in reversed order... Después de la jugada del texto,
fue Aronian quíen cayó en una larga reflexión. Resulta que la partida ha
transpuesto a una variante diferente, donde las jugadas c3 y d3 se efectuan en
orden inverso...} ({Grischuk played this move after a long thought. He
probably did not feel ready to check Aronian's analysis. The whole variation
had been successfully employed with Black earlier this year by Ivan Sokolov
and Peter Heine Nielsen. The main point is that after Grischuk efectuó esta
jugada tras un largo pensamiento. Probablemente, no se sintió capaz de
comprobar los analisis caseros de Aronian. Toda la variante había sido
empleada con éxito en 2007 por Ivan Sokolov y Peter Heine Nielsen. La idea
principal es que después de} 11. Nxe5 {Black does not capture on e5 (as he
does in the genuine Marshall Attack), but takes advantage of the fact that the
d4-square is not under white control with las negras no tienen que capturar en
e5 (como se hace en el Ataque Marshall "original"), sino aprovecharse de la
circunstancia que la casilla de d4 no está defendida con} Nd4 $1 {The idea is
not new in fact, previously it was seen in an under 16 girl competition (1996).
.. En realidad, la idea no es nueva, ya que fue jugada en una partidas de
chicas sub-16...} 12. Nc3 {White is best adviced to develop as quickly as
possible.} (12. Nf3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Nb4 14. Nbd2 Re8 15. d4 c5 16. c3 Nd3 17. Re3
Nf4 $44 {Brkic,A (2567)-Ivanisevic,I (2614)/Vogosca 2007/CBM 118 ext (1/2-1/2,
39)}) (12. Qg4 Nxb3 13. axb3 f5 14. Qf3 Rb8 15. Bf4 Bb4 16. Rf1 g5 $36 {
Spoelman,W (2428)-Sokolov,I (2655)/Hilversum 2007/CBM 119 (0-1, 34)}) 12...
Nxb3 13. axb3 Nb4 ({The initial game went} 13... Bf6 14. Bd2 Qd6 15. Nf3 Nxc3
16. Bxc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rae8 {Ushakova,E-Koroleva,V/Kaluga 1996/EXT 2000 (1/2-1/
2, 48). with only light compensation for the pawn.}) 14. Bd2 ({White's setup
after} 14. d4 Re8 15. Be3 Bd6 16. Nd3 Re6 {Quezada,Y (2541)-Nielsen,P (2649)/
Havana 2007/CBM 118 ext (1/2-1/2, 21). looks slightly artificial, while
Black's threats become real.}) 14... f6 15. Ng4 f5 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. d4 ({
An attempt to improve over} 17. Na2 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Nc6 19. Re1 f4 20. Bc3 f3 $36
{Timofeev,A (2658)-Sokolov,I (2655)/Sarajevo 2007/CBM 118 (0-1, 40). With the
white knight on a2 and in the presence of opposite coloured bishops, Black's
attack is quite strong.}) 17... Qh4 18. Ne2 f4 19. f3 Nd5 20. Nc3 Ne3 $5 21.
Bxe3 fxe3 22. Rxe3 Rad8 $44 {Georgiev,K (2660)-Ivanisevic,I (2614)/Valjevo
2007/CBM 119 (1/2-1/2, 62). Black has sacrificed a second pawn, but his
position is very active, while the dark squares in White's camp are
chronically weak. For White, it is difficult to display any form of activity.})
11... Bf6 ({In the most recent example at high level wher this position
occured (with reversed move order, though), Black prefered En el ejemplo más
reciente a nivel muy alto donde se llegó a esta posición (pero con orden
inverso de jugadas), las negras preferirieron} 11... Qd6 12. Nbd2 Rad8 13. Ne4
Qd7 {, with an acceptable position for Black, although he later went down
abruptly, Kamsky,G (2705)-Bacrot,E (2709)/Elista 2007/CBM 119/[Marin,M] (1-0,
36). conposición aceptable para las negras, aunque más tarde se derrumbaron
rapidamente en Kamsky - Bacrot, Elista (m) 2007.}) ({In my understanding, if
Black was ready to sacrifice a pawn on the previous move, the most consequent
continuation was} 11... Qd7 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Rxe5 Rad8 {as in Zagrebelny,S 
(2480)-Giorgadze,G (2580)/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (0-1, 25), which was examined in
the notes to Kamsky- Bacrot. We shall soon see, however, that Giorgadze
himself opted for 11...Bf6 in a more recent game.}) 12. Nbd2 (12. a4 b4 13. a5
Rb8 14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 Ba8 {(?!) Black is better developed and seems to have
an excellent position. However, the weakness of the queenside light squares
makes the situation far from one-sided.} 16. Bc4 Nde7 17. Bxa6 Nxd4 18. Nxd4
Bxd4 19. Nd2 Qd6 20. Bf1 Rbd8 21. Qg4 Ng6 22. Nb3 $14 {Aagaard,J (2477)
-Giorgadze,G (2610)/Torrelavega 2007/CBM 119 (1/2-1/2, 60). The outside passed
pawn promises White an advantage in any type of endgame.}) 12... Nf4 (12... g6
{is more cautious from the point of view of the kingside structure, but after.
parece más prudente.} 13. Ne4 Bg7 {the c5-square remains at the mercy of
White's minor pieces. One interesting continuation would be} 14. Bg5 f6 15. Nc5
Bc8 16. Nxe5 $5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 c6 18. Rxd5 cxd5 19. Qf3 {and White will get two
pawns for the exchange and an active position.}) 13. Ne4 Nxd3 {Safely covering
the c5-square.} 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Re4 ({A logical novelty over} 15. Bh6 Nxe1
16. Qxe1 {, as played in Szalanczy,E (2353)-Vajda,S (2387)/Balatonlelle 2002/
EXT 2004 (1-0, 34). White can use his already developed king's rook for
attacking purposes, rather than sacrificing it.}) 15... Nxc1 16. Rg4+ ({
This intermediate check was not really necessary. After the immediate} 16. Qxc1
{Black does not get the additional possibility of} Ne7 17. Rg4+ Ng6 $2 {
because of} 18. Qh6 {[%csl Gg6][%cal Yf3h4,Rb3g8] with decisive attack, for
instance} Bxf3 19. Rxg6+ hxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kh8 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. gxf3 $18 {[%csl
Gg8][%cal Yg1h2,Ya1g1]}) 16... Kh8 17. Qxc1 {White's compensation for the
sacrificed pawn is beyond any doubt. The chronic weakness of the enemy
kingside offers him excellent atacking chances. Imagine Black's frustration:
he intended to sacrifice a pawn himself, in order to take over the initiative
and all he got is the opposite situation! La compensación de las blancas por
el peón entregado es muy obvía. La debilidad crónica del flanco de rey negro
les ofrece excelentes posibilidades de ataque. Imaginense la frustración de
las negras: intentaron entregar un peón para hacerse con la iniciativa, pero
¡todo salió al revés!} Ne7 18. Bc2 {The start of a massive migration of
White's pieces towards the enemy kingside. El inicio de una migración masiva
de las figuras blancas hacía el flanco de rey enemigo.} ({Now,} 18. Qh6 {
is parried by} Nf5) 18... Rg8 ({Avoiding the trap Evitando la celada} 18...
Bxf3 $4 19. Qh6 Ng6 20. Rh4 $3 {with mate to follow. seguído por mate.}) 19.
Qh6 Ng6 20. Nh4 Qf8 21. Qh5 Qe8 {[%csl Yg6]} (21... Bc6 {provides indirect
defence of the g6-square, but White can continue as in the game with} 22. Re1
$44 ({Black's idea becomes clear after} 22. Nxg6+ $6 fxg6 23. Bxg6 $2 Rxg6 $1
24. Rxg6 Be8 {, pointed out by Shipov.})) 22. Re1 Rd8 23. Bf5 Bc8 {After the
exchange of the bishops White will find outposts for all his pieces, but
Black's desire to to relieve the pressure aginst the g6-knight is
understandable.} (23... Rd2 24. Re3 Rxb2 $6 25. Reg3 $1 $40) 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25.
Nf5 Qd7 26. Ree4 Rcd8 27. Kh2 $44 {Tempting Black to start his "counterattack.}
Qd1 $2 {Under no circumstances should Black have left the f5-knight unattacked.
White disposes over a more or less forced win now, but, unexpectedely,
Grischuk decides to force a draw. Las blancas han acabado su larga
reagrupación, pero, inesperadamente, Grischuk decidió forzar las tablas.} ({
Black cannot release the kingside tension in any way. For instance} 27... Nf8
$2 28. Rxg8+ Kxg8 29. Nh6+ Kg7 30. Ng4 $18) ({However, after a neutral move
such as} 27... c5 {White would find it difficult to make progress in any way
and a draw by mutual inactivity would have not been out of question. If, for
instance} 28. Rh4 {, Black can somewhat free himself with} Nf8 29. Reg4 Rg6)
28. Nh6 $6 ({Instead, he could have obtained an overwhelming advantage with En
vez de esto, podía haber obtenido una abrumadora ventaja con} 28. Qh6 $1 {
, threatening Rh4, and if ...Nxh4, then Qxf6+ followed by mate on g7. ,
amenazando Rh4, y si ...Nxh4, entonces Qxf6+ seguído por mate en g7.} Qd2 {
The only try. El único recurso defensivo.} 29. f4 $1 Rd6 ({Defending f6. If
Defendiendo f6. Sí} 29... exf4 30. Rh4 {, Black is forced to sacrifice the
queen with , las negras tendrían que entregar la dama con} Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Nxh4+
32. Kf2 Nxf5 {, but after , pero después de} 33. Qxf6+ Ng7 34. Rd4 {he is too
passive to count on saving the game. su posición es demasiado pásiva para
permitir salvar la partida.}) 30. fxe5 Qxh6 (30... fxe5 $6 {shortens Black's
suffering because of acortaría el sufrimiento de las negras por} 31. Rg5 $1 {
, with the terrible threat Qxh7+ followed by Rh5+ and mate on h6. , con la
terible amenaza Qxh7+ seguído por Rh5+ y mate en h6.}) 31. Nxh6 Rb6 32. exf6 $5
{The most ambitious continuation, although the g8-rook was not poisoned either.
La continuación más ambiciosa, aunque la torre de g8 tampoco estaba envenenada.
} Rf8 33. Ref4 $1 {White calmly defends his important f6-pawn and Black is
helpless in view of the threat h4-h5. The point is that Las blancas defienden
con calma su peón de f6, dejando a las negras sin esperanzas ante la amenaza
h4-h5. Lo importante es que el caballo no puede mover. Por ejemplo} Nxf4 {
allows mate in 2 with permitiría mate en dos con} 34. Rg8+ $1 Rxg8 35. Nxf7#)
28... Rg7 29. Nf5 Rgg8 30. Nh6 $4 Rg7 31. Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 {Frankly speaking, it seems to me that entering
the Catalan paths against Kramnik nowadays is a bit like playing with fire.
This subtle opening seems to suit the World Champion's present personality and
style perfectly. In this game, he will once again prove his deep opening
preparation and only a time trouble miracle will save Grischuk. Sinceramente,
me parece que entrar en una Catalana contra Kramnik es como jugar con el fuego.
Esta sútil apertura parece ajustarse perfectamente al estilo y a la
personalidad actual del Campeón Mundial. En esta partida, él demostrara una
vez mas su profunda preparación teórica y solo un milagro en apuros de tiempo
le salvó a Grischuk.} 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9.
Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Ra7 11. a3 $5 {A very rare move. White usually develops his
king's rook to c1 or d1, waiting for Black to develop his knight, in order to
play Ba5. Kramnik seems to believe that the modest advance of the a-pawn,
keeping the enemy pawns under control, is a more useful waiting move. Una
jugada muy poco frecuente. Normalmente, las blancas desarrollan su torre de
rey a c1 o d1, esperando a que las negras desarrollen su caballo para
contestar con Ba5. Kramnik parece pensar que el modesto avance del peón es una
jugada de espera más útil, al mantener los peones enemigos bajo control.} ({
I will mention here a game where the idea of sacrificing the c7-pawn was seen
for the first time in this variation.} 11. Rc1 Be4 12. Qb3 Nbd7 {Das ist ein
guter Platz für den Springer - Schwarz möchte mit c7-c5 die Partie ausgleichen.
} 13. Ba5 Qa8 $5 {[%csl Ga8,Ge4][%cal Ga8g2] Nielsen,P (2668)-Leko,P (2763)/
Dortmund 2005/CBM 108/[Ribli] (0-1, 60) Eine starke Neuerung von Leko, die die
Batterie Qa8-Be4 sehr angriffsstark werden lässt.}) 11... Nbd7 $146 ({In
practice, Black did OK after} 11... Be4 12. Qc1 {, but the objective merits of
the position remain unclear yet.} a5 (12... Nbd7 13. Ba5 Qa8 14. Nbd2 $5 (14.
Nc3 Bc6 15. Re1 Ne4 16. b4 Bd6 17. a4 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Nf6 19. Nh4 {1/2-1/2
Atalik,E (2399)-Bensdorp,M (2230)/Wijk aan Zee 2006/CBM 111}) 14... Bd5 15. b4
Nb8 (15... Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Ra2 $14 {We can see here one of the hidden
ideas behind the modest advance of the a-pawn: the a2-square is cleared for
the queen's rook, allowing the increase of the pressure along the c-file.}) 16.
Ne1 Bxg2 (16... Nc6 17. Nb3 $1 $14 {[%cal Ya1a2,Yg2d5,Ye1d3,Ya2c2,Yf1d1]}) 17.
Nxg2 Qd5 18. Qc3 Rd8 19. Nb3 $14) 13. Nc3 (13. a4 b4 14. Bg5 Nbd7 15. Nbd2 Bd5
{><b3} 16. Qc2 c5 $132) 13... Bc6 14. Bg5 Nbd7 15. Qe3 Qa8 16. Rfc1 Rc8 {
1/2-1/2 Kveinys,A (2510)-Rustemov,A (2564)/Lubniewice 2005/CBM 108 ext. Black
has a solid position, but has not managed to neutralize White's advantage of
space in any way. He is far from carrying out the thematic breaks ...c5 or ...
e5.} 17. a4 $5 $14) 12. Ba5 Qa8 $5 ({Grischuk aims for rapid activation of his
pieces, probably with the secret hope to surprise his well prepared opponent.
If the latter is true, a bitter disappointment awaited him... A more common
continuation would have been Grischuk aspira a activar sus figuras con rapidez,
posiblemente albergando la esperanza secreta de sorprender a su muy bien
preparado rival. Si eso último es verdad, le esperaba un amargo desengaño...
Una continuación mas conforme con la teória sería} 12... Be4 13. Qc1 Qb8 14.
Nbd2 Ba8 15. b4 {White has stabilized the queenside and could think about
gradual central expansion. y las blancas han estabilizado el flanco de dama,
pudiendo pensar en una expansión lenta en el centro.}) 13. Qxc7 {Played
without too much thought. Efectuada casi sin pensar.} Rc8 ({The discovered
attack} 13... Bxf3 {is not dangerous because of} 14. Bxf3 {. White seems to
maintain an edge in the endgame:} Rxc7 15. Bxa8 Rc4 (15... Rc2 16. Bf3 e5 17.
e3 exd4 18. exd4 Rxb2 19. Rc1 $14 {[%csl Yd7,Gf3]}) 16. Bg2 (16. Bf3 $5 Rxd4
17. Nd2 Ne5 18. Bg2) 16... Rxd4 17. Nd2 $14) 14. Qf4 Rc2 15. Nbd2 Rxb2 16. Rfc1
Nd5 17. Qe4 {Up to this moment, Kramnik had spent less than a quarter of an
hour. Quite suggestive for the degree of successf of Grischuk's surprise... En
este momento, Kramnik había gastado menos de un cuarto de hora. Bastante
sugestivo para el grado de éxito de la sorpresa de Grischuk...} b4 $5 {[%cal
Ga5d2]} 18. Qd3 (18. axb4 $6 Rxd2 $1 19. Nxd2 N5f6 20. Qd3 Bxg2 21. f3 Bh3 $13)
18... bxa3 19. Nc4 Bc6 (19... Rb5 20. Bd2 $1 $14 {[%cal Yc4a3]}) 20. Nxa3 Bb5
21. Nc4 Bb4 22. Qd1 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Bxa5 24. Rxa5 $14 {White has the more
compact pawn structure and a very strong light-squared bishop, but the a6-pawn
should be kept under permanent surveillance. This position might have caused
Kramnik contradictory feelings. To a certain extent, the position is similar
to the first game of his match against Topalov. On that occasion, he had to
defend for a long time on the edge of the precipice, but eventually won.
However, there are two significant differences compared to that game. The
a-pawn is blocked in safer way, while the presence of queens on board prevents
Black from carrying out Topalov's plan based on ...g5-g4. Las blancas tienen
estructura algo más compacta y un fortisimo alfil de casillas blancas. Sin
embargo, puede que esta posición le hubiera provocado a Kramnik emociones
contradictorías, al parecerse bastante con la primera partida del match contra
Topalov. En aquella ocasión, Kramnik tuvo que defenderse por mucho rato al
borde del precipicio, pero acabo ganando.} Qb8 25. Nd2 N5b6 ({The attempt to
unblock the pawn with} 25... Qd8 {fails to} 26. Qc1 $1 {[%cal Yc4c8]} Rb8 27.
Qa1 $16) 26. Rc1 g6 27. Ne4 Rb5 28. Ra2 a5 {Black has managed to unblock his
pawn, but White's coordination remains better.} 29. Nc5 $16 {We can notice a
further difference compared to the game against Topalov. Instead of a pair of
knights, White has a knight and a bishop, which ensures the c5-knight another
possible outpost on b7.} Qd6 30. Nb7 Qb8 31. Qd3 $1 Rh5 {There was no other
way to keep the pawn defended.} 32. Nc5 $1 {The knight has return to the base,
after having isolated the enemy rook from the main theatre of operations.} Nd5
33. Qc4 N5b6 34. Qc3 Nd5 35. Qa1 Nxc5 36. Rxc5 {The pawn cannot be saved
anymore. El peón ya no puede ser salvado.} Nb4 (36... a4 37. Bf3 Rg5 38. Qc1 {
[%csl Gc8,Gg5]} (38. Rxa4 $4 Rxa4 39. Qxa4 Qb1+ 40. Kg2 Nf4#) 38... Kg7 $1 39.
Qxg5 Qb1+ 40. Kg2 Qxa2 41. Qe5+ (41. Bxd5 exd5 42. Qe5+ f6 43. Qb8 $40 {
[%csl Ya4,Yd5,Yg7]}) 41... f6 (41... Nf6 42. g4 h6 43. h4 $18) (41... Kh6 42.
Qb8 Rd7 43. Qf8+ $18) 42. Qd6 $40 (42. Qxe6 $4 Nf4+ $1 $19)) 37. Raxa5 Nc2 38.
Rxa7 $6 ({This spectacular move lets part of the advantage slip away. Esta
espectacular jugada deja escapar la ventaja de las blancas.} 38. Qa2 $1 {
would have won the pawn and, most probably, the game. hubiera ganado el peón y,
probablemente, la partida.}) 38... Nxa1 39. Ra8 Qxa8 40. Bxa8 Rxc5 41. dxc5 Kf8
42. c6 Ke7 43. c7 Kd7 44. Bc6+ Kxc7 45. Ba4 {White still has some winning
chances. The knight is isolated in the corner, while the black pawns are
vulnerable. A new miracle is needed in order to save Black's game... Las
blancas siguen teniendo algunas chances de victoría. El caballo está aislado
en el rincón, mientras que los peones negros son bastante vulnerables. Será
necesarío otro milagro más.} Kb6 46. Kg2 (46. Be8 $5 {is an important
alternative. The following analysis was provided by Jordan Kirchev from London.
} f6 47. Bf7 e5 48. Bg8 h6 49. Kg2 {"Black cannot move the knight to b3 or c2 
(because of Bh7 pininng the g6-pawn to the knight)."} Kc5 ({"If Black tries to
activate the knight by} 49... g5 $5 {then} 50. Kh3 $1 {aiming for the f6- or
h6-pawn."} Nc2 51. Kg4 Nd4 52. e3 $18) 50. Kh3 Kd6 51. Bh7 g5 52. Kg4 {with 53.
Kh5 and Kxh6 to follow.}) 46... Kc5 47. Kf3 Kb4 48. Be8 f6 49. Bf7 Nb3 {
Indirectly defending the pawn and winning an essential tempo. Defendiendo el
peón de forma indirecta y ganando un tiempo esencíal.} 50. e3 ({SImpler would
have been} 50. Bg8 {, for instance} h6 (50... Nd4+ 51. Ke3 Nf5+ 52. Ke4 Ne7 53.
Bxe6 $18 {There is such a theoretical winning position for White: the f-pawn
disappear (after f4 and e5) and the black king returns home. One of the main
reasons for Black's failure to hold the position is that the h7- and g6-pawns
are very vulnerable. However, Black is in an even worse situation here,
because his king is cut off the rest of the army.}) 51. Bf7 g5 52. Kg4 {
and Black is in big danger.}) (50. Kg4 $5) 50... Nc5 51. h4 $2 {This seems to
be the final mistake. White weakens the g3-pawn and facilitates the exchange
of one pair of pawns, something he should not be interested in.} (51. Bg8 h6
52. Bf7 g5 53. Kg4 f5+ 54. Kh5 g4 55. Kxh6 Kc4 56. Bxe6+ Nxe6 57. Kg6 Nc5 58.
Kxf5 Ne4 59. Kxg4 Nxf2+ 60. Kf5 $18 {Lebedev.}) 51... Kc3 52. Bg8 h6 53. Bf7 g5
54. Kg4 Ne4 55. hxg5 hxg5 56. Bxe6 Nxf2+ 57. Kf5 Kd3 {The incredible has just
happened. Black's pieces came back into play just in time. Lo increíble ha
pasado. Las figuras negras han llegado justo a tiempo.} 58. Kxf6 Ne4+ 59. Kg6
Nxg3 60. Kxg5 Kxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Schandorff,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {The popular Ragozin variation. It is
a mix of the Queens Gambit Declined and the Nimzo Indian and it appeals to
players who like unbalanced positions.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 {The old
variation. It leads to a complex strategical game, but White seems to have the
easier play. In the last few years Black has instead been experimenting with
an interesting and sharp move-order} (6... O-O 7. e3 c5 $132) 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3
Qa5 {The basic idea. Black develops the queen and puts pressure on the white
knight.} 9. Qc2 c4 {The second step. Black fixes the pawn structure with tempo
and gains some space on the queenside.} 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 {
Both sides fight for control of the important square e4. The game now goes
into a phase of deep manouvering.} g6 {Asks the annoying bishop to declare
itself.} 13. Bh3 $1 {Keeps all the pieces on the board.} (13. Bxd7 Nxd7 {
also gives White some initiative, but Black should be ok. A recent example} 14.
f3 Nb6 15. Bf4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qa4 17. Qc1 Bf5 18. Re1 Qc6 19. Nf1 Bd3 20. Ng3
Re6 21. Nh1 f6 22. h4 Rae8 23. Nf2 Qa4 24. Rd1 Kg7 25. Qb2 R8e7 26. Nxd3 cxd3
27. Rxd3 Nc4 28. Qf2 Rb6 29. Qg3 Rb2 30. e4 dxe4 31. fxe4 Rxe4 32. Rf1 Qd7 33.
Rdf3 Ree2 34. R3f2 Qe7 35. Rxe2 Rxe2 36. a4 Ne3 37. Bxe3 Rxe3 38. Rf3 Rxf3 39.
Qxf3 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qxh4+ 41. Kg1 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Qe7 43. c4 h5 44. c5 h4 45. Kh3 g5
46. Kg4 a5 47. Kh5 Qe8+ 48. Kg4 Qc8+ 49. Kh5 Qe8+ 50. Kg4 Qf7 51. Qf5 Qe7 52.
Qf3 Kh6 53. Qd5 Qc7 54. Kf5 Kg7 55. Kg4 Qc8+ 56. Kf3 h3 57. gxh3 Qxh3+ 58. Kf2
Qh2+ 59. Kf1 Qf4+ 60. Kg2 Qd2+ 61. Kg3 Qe3+ 62. Kg2 Qe2+ 63. Kg3 Qe7 64. Kg4
Qc7 65. Qe4 Kf8 66. Qf5 Qc6 67. d5 Qxc5 68. Qxf6+ {1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov,S (2728)
-Aronian,L (2741)/Moscow RUS 2006/The Week in Chess 627}) 13... Kg7 ({The
obvious move} 13... Bxc3 {is strongly met with} 14. Qxc3 $1 (14. bxc3 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 $11 {Black is threatenening to play Nb6 with a nice position, so
White's best bet is Bxd7 with opposite coloured bishops and rather equal play.}
) 14... Qxc3 15. bxc3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bg4 $1 Nb6 18. Be2 $14 {White
keeps the bishop pair and has a pleasant endgame. This has been known since a
nice Karpov game.} Be6 19. Rab1 Rac8 20. Rfc1 Rc7 21. f3 Bd5 22. Kf2 Rc6 23. h4
Kg7 24. a4 Nxa4 25. Rxb7 Ra6 26. Rb5 Nb6 27. Rc2 Ra4 28. Bf4 Rc8 29. Rc5 Bb7
30. Rb2 Ra3 31. Be5+ f6 32. Bc7 Rb3 33. Ra2 Nd7 34. Rxc4 Bd5 35. Rxa7 Bxc4 36.
Bxc4 Rxc3 37. Bd6 R3xc4 38. Rxd7+ Kg8 39. fxe4 Rc1 40. Kf3 Rf1+ 41. Kg3 Rc3 42.
Bf4 Rg1 43. e5 fxe5 44. dxe5 Rc6 45. Bh6 Rb1 46. Rg7+ Kh8 47. Re7 Rb8 48. e6
Rcc8 49. Rf7 Kg8 50. Rg7+ Kf8 51. Rxh7+ Ke8 52. Bg5 {1-0 Karpov,A (2688)-Milov,
V (2620)/Cap d'Agde 2002/CBM 092/[Ribli]}) 14. Rae1 {Prepares f3 and e4 with
good play in the centre.} Ne4 15. Ndxe4 dxe4 16. Bf4 f5 $146 {An interesting
novelty. Black shuts Bh3 out of play. At least for now. In a few games Black
tried} (16... Nb6 17. Bxc8 Raxc8 18. f3 $36 {but in all of them White got good
play on the kingside, for example} exf3 19. Rxf3 f5 20. e4 Kg8 21. Bg3 fxe4 22.
Rxe4 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qd5 24. Rg4 Qd7 25. Rg5 Rf8 26. Rxg6+ hxg6 27. Qxg6+ Qg7 28.
Qe6+ Rf7 29. Bd6 Rcf8 30. Be5 Qg5 31. Rg3 Qxg3 32. hxg3 Kh7 33. Qh3+ Kg6 34.
Qg4+ Kh6 35. Bf4+ Kh7 36. Qh5+ Kg8 37. Be5 {1-0 Huzman,A (2435)-Dreev,A (2465)/
Uzhgorod 1987/EXT 97}) 17. f3 Nf6 18. a3 $1 {Grischuk has always been a very
talented attacking player, and although he has switched from 1.e4 to 1.d4 he
hasn't forgotten the importance of the initiative in a sharp position. Here he
sacrifices a pawn and puts himself in the driver's seat. This strong reaction
puts Moro's novelty under a black cloud. White would like to put the bishop on
e5 and break open the centre, but it has to be prepared. Bad was immediately} (
18. Be5 $6 Rxe5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 {with good positional compensation for the
exchange.}) 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 h5 $6 {Creates new weaknesses, but taking the
pawn was also risky.} (19... Qxa3 20. Be5 $1 exf3 (20... Rxe5 21. dxe5 Nd5 22.
fxe4 Qxc3 23. Qf2) 21. gxf3 $36 {White quickly gets e4 in with strong pressure.
}) 20. Qf2 $1 {Transfering the queen to the kingside. White has a simple plan.
Qf2-g3 followed by Bf4-e5. Then the bishop is protected and Black cannot get
away with the typical exchange sacrifice.} Bd7 21. Qg3 Qxc3 22. Be5 {Completes
White's strategy. Morozevich quickly goes downhill.} Qxa3 $6 ({Also hopeless
was} 22... Rxe5 $6 23. dxe5 Nh7 24. fxe4 $18) ({The last chance to prolong the
fight was} 22... exf3 23. gxf3 Rf8 (23... h4 $5 24. Qxh4 Rxe5 $1 25. dxe5 Qxe5
26. Qxc4 Bb5 27. Qb3 Rh8 28. f4 Qe8 29. Bg2 Bxf1 30. Qxb7+ Qf7 31. Qxf7+ Kxf7
32. Bxf1 Rc8 {and Black has good compensation for the pawn in an ending.}) 24.
e4 f4 $1 25. Qh4 Bxh3 26. Qxh3 Qxa3 27. Kh1 $1 Qe7 28. Rg1 Kh7 29. Qg2 Rg8 30.
Bxf4 {and White's initiative is still very strong.}) 23. fxe4 $18 {Black's
position collapses.} Rxe5 24. exf5 $1 {Black probably missed this strong move.}
({Not} 24. Qxe5 Re8 25. Qc7 Rxe4) 24... Rxf5 25. Bxf5 Bxf5 26. Rxf5 Re8 27. Re5
{Timetrouble.} (27. Rc5 $1 Re7 28. Rxc4) 27... Qd6 28. Rxe8 Nxe8 (28... Qxg3
29. hxg3 Nxe8) 29. Qf3 b5 30. Qb7+ Nc7 31. Qxa7 b4 {Suddenly Black has some
counterplay, but with active and precise play Grischuk ends all discussions.}
32. e4 c3 33. e5 Qe7 34. Qb7 {With control. The black pawns don´t run anywhere.
} Kh6 35. Rf1 c2 (35... h4 36. h3 Kg7 37. Rb1 $18) 36. Rc1 Qg5 37. Rxc2 Qe3+
38. Rf2 Ne6 39. Qxb4 {The pawns are gone and so is the last hope.} Qc1+ 40. Rf1
Qe3+ 41. Kh1 1-0

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 h5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bg7 15. Bg3
$5 {[%mdl 512] It's back to Sakaev's double-edged P sacrifice.} ({After} 15.
Rad1 O-O 16. Bg3 (16. f3 Nh7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. fxg4 Qxh4 19. gxh5 Ng5 20. Qd2
Nh3+ $11 {is a well-known draw.}) 16... Nd7 17. f3 {Grischuk was obviously not
sure, how to cope with the stunning new Anand/Nielsen idea} c5 $1 (17... Qb6
$132 {is the older continuation.}) 18. dxc5 Qe7 19. Kh1 a6 20. a4 Bc6 21. Nd5
$6 exd5 22. exd5 Be5 $1 23. f4 Bg7 24. dxc6 Nxc5 25. Rd5 Ne4 26. Be1 Qe6 27.
Rxh5 f5 28. Kh2 Rac8 $17 {[%csl Re2,Rh5] צh5,Be2,Aronian,L (2750)-Anand,V 
(2792)/WCh Mexico City/2007/}) ({A rare, but plausible option is} 15. b3 cxb3
16. axb3 O-O 17. Rad1 ({Even now the idea} 17. Bg3 $5 {deserves attention:}
Qxd4 18. Rad1 Qb4 19. e5 Nd5 20. Ne4 $13 {Contrary to the game, Black has
already committed his K to the >> and Ng5 becomes an option.}) 17... Nh7 (17...
Qe7 18. Bg3 $44) (17... Ne8 $142 $5 18. Bxg7 Nxg7 19. g3 e5 $13) 18. Bxg7 Kxg7
19. g3 Rc8 (19... e5 $5) 20. f3 f5 21. exf5 exf5 22. fxg4 Qc7 23. Kh2 fxg4 24.
Ne4 Rce8 25. Bd3 Qe7 26. Nc5 $16 {Goldin,A (2566)-Novikov,I (2591)/New York/
2000/}) 15... Qxd4 {The most principled reaction.} (15... O-O 16. e5 Nh7 (16...
Nd7 17. Ne4 $44 {|^}) 17. Rad1 {transposes into a position, which is rather
promising for White:} f5 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. b3 $5 (19. f3 Qf5 20. Qd2 Qg6 21.
fxg4 hxg4 22. Qe3 Rf5 23. Ne4 c5 24. Nxc5 Bd5 25. a4 Raf8 26. axb5 Rf3 27. gxf3
gxf3 28. Kh2 {Kramnik,V (2770)-Akopian,V (2660)/Dortmund/2000/} Bh6 $1 29. Qe5
Bg7 $11 {Kramnik}) 19... cxb3 20. axb3 Rfd8 21. Ne4 Qe7 22. Nc5 $44 {Van Wely,
L (2617)-Dreev,A (2682)/Dordrecht 5'/2004/}) 16. Rfd1 {As already emphasized
by Lutz in his notes to earlier games, it's better to attack the Q with this R.
White's chances on the <->f, connected with f3 are unrealistic, while now the
Ra1 supports the a4 advance.} (16. Rad1 $143 Qb6 (16... Qc5 {is perhaps also
possible:} 17. e5 Nd5 18. Ne4 Qb6 19. Nd6+ Kf8 20. Kh1 Kg8 21. Qe4 Rf8 22. f3 (
22. Nxb7 $5 Qxb7 23. f3 $132 {Lutz}) 22... Ba8 23. fxg4 Qe3 24. Rf3 Qxe4 25.
Nxe4 hxg4 26. Ra3 b4 27. Rxa7 Ne3 $36 {Wendt,J (2289)-Van Wely,L (2687)/
Minneapolis/2005/}) 17. e5 Nd5 18. Ne4 O-O-O 19. Nd6+ Rxd6 20. exd6 f5 21. Kh2
Kd7 22. Rfe1 {Wu Shaobin (2545)-Al Sayed,M (2431)/Doha/2003/} Bd4 $17 {Black's
forces are beautifuly centralized and coordinated, White can hope only for
tactical tricks.}) 16... Qc5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A novelty, but afterwards Svidler
confessed he didn't analyse it deeply enough.} ({It remains an open question,
what exactly was on Grischuk's mind after the more logical} 16... Qb6 17. a4 a6
$5 (17... a5 $6 18. Rd6 $1 {[%cal Rc3b5] /\Nb5} (18. Qc1 $2 b4 19. e5 Bh6 20.
Bf4 Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Nd5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. Qf6 Rg8 $19 {Johannessen,L (2543)
-Matthiesen,A (2356)/Saint Vincent/2005/}) 18... b4 19. e5 Nd5 (19... bxc3 $2
20. Rxe6+ $1 fxe6 21. Qg6+ Kd8 22. exf6 Bh6 23. Rd1+ Kc8 24. Bxc4 $18) 20. Nxd5
exd5 21. Rd1 Qc7 (21... Qc5 22. e6 $40) 22. Bxc4 $1 Qe7 23. R1xd5 $1 b3 24. Qc3
cxd5 25. Bb5+ Kf8 26. Rd7 Qe6 27. Qc7 $16 {Sirota,A (2548)-Valentine,S (2460)/
IECG email/2003/}) 18. Qd2 Rh6 $1 (18... Bh6 19. Qd6 Bf8 20. Qe5 Be7 21. Bf4
Rg8 22. Bg5 g3 23. Qxg3 Nh7 24. a5 Qa7 25. Bxh5 Nxg5 26. hxg5 Rxg5 27. Qf3 Rg7
28. Qf4 Qb8 29. e5 $44 {|^,Khalifman,A (2658)-Kobalia,M (2644)/Sochi/2005/})
19. Qf4 Rg6 20. Qe5 $6 (20. Bf1 $5 {Kobalia}) 20... Bf8 21. Rd2 Rc8 22. Rad1
Qc5 23. Rd8+ (23. Qf4 b4 $17) 23... Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Qc7+ Ke8 26. Qb8+
Ke7 27. Bc7 e5 28. Qxb7 Nd7 $19 {Bocharov,D (2574)-Kobalia,M (2614)/Abu Dhabi/
2005/}) 17. Bd6 ({Kobalia recommends the simple} 17. e5 Nd5 18. Ne4 Qb6 19.
Nd6+ Kf8 $13 {/=/+ , but this has its drawbacks as well.}) ({White doesn't
want to shut out his Bg3, but} 17. Bc7 $6 {runs into} Nd5 $1 18. exd5 cxd5 19.
Bf4 Qc6 $36) 17... Qb6 18. a4 {[%csl Rb6] /\a5,ף White plays the thematic
move after all.} (18. Qc1 Nd7 $15 (18... Bh6 19. Bf4 Ng8 $5 $13)) (18. b3 O-O-O
{/\} 19. bxc4 Rxd6 $1 20. Rxd6 g3 $36) 18... a6 $5 (18... b4 $2 19. a5 $16 {
is out of question.}) ({Black doesn't want his Q to end up locked up on a6 and
} 18... a5 19. e5 Nd5 (19... Nd7 20. Ne4 $36) 20. Ne4 $44 {seems to be a more
shaky alternative.}) 19. e5 {A logical, but also quite committal continuation.
White had other alternatives:} (19. Be5) (19. Qc1 $5 {- this seems more
appropriate, than one move earlier.}) 19... Nd7 20. a5 $5 {Relieves the
tension, but also misplaces Black's Q.} Qa7 (20... Qd8 $143 21. Ne4 $36 Qxh4 $2
22. Bc7 $16) 21. Ne4 c5 22. Ng5 {[%cal Rg5e6] /\Ne6} Nxe5 $1 {A brave decision.
} (22... Bd5 $2 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. Qf5 $40) ({Black can play also} 22... Rh6 {
, but after} 23. Qd2 Bd5 24. Qf4 $44 {his forces are passive and untangling
them remains a problem.}) 23. Bxe5 {White is 3 P down, so he seeks a concrete
solution.} (23. Ra3 Rd8 (23... O-O-O 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. Nxf7 Bd4 26. Nxd8 Rxd8
27. Qg6 Bd5 $13) 24. Re3 Rxd6 25. Rxd6 Bd5 $15 {/~~}) 23... Bxe5 24. Bxc4 $1 {
[%mdl 64] Grischuk activates another attacking piece and initiates further
wild tactical complications.} ({Too optimistic is} 24. Nxf7 $2 Kxf7 25. Rd7+
Kf6 26. Qd2 Rag8 $19 {and White has no suitable follow-up.}) 24... bxc4 (24...
Rh6 $2 25. Nxf7 $1 {/\} Kxf7 26. Qf5+ Bf6 27. Rd7+ Kg8 28. Bxe6+ Kh8 29. Rad1
$1 Rf8 30. Rd8 $18 {This line illustrates the pressure against e6 and f7 is
very serious, so Svidler decides to liquidate the attacking B, which in turn
amounts to Q sacrifice.}) ({However, the greedy} 24... Bc8 $5 25. Bd5 Rb8 $13 {
deserves attention. Although with the K in the [+] Black's position hangs on a
thin thread, White still lacks anything more concrete.} (25... exd5 $2 26. Rxd5
$40)) 25. Qa4+ Kf8 26. Rd7 Bd5 $8 ({Practically forced, as giving up the Pf7
is extremely dangerous:} 26... Kg8 $6 27. Nxf7 $40 {/\} Bd4 28. Nd8 Bd5 (28...
Qb8 29. Rxd4 $1 cxd4 30. Qe8+ Kg7 31. Qe7+ Kg6 32. Qg5+ Kh7 33. Nxe6 $18) 29.
Rxa7 Rxa7 30. Nxe6 $16) 27. Rd1 $1 {White can continue improving his position
before he cashes in.} Bd4 (27... Qb8 $2 28. Rxf7+ Kg8 29. Rxd5 $1 Rh6 (29...
exd5 30. Qc6 Bd6 31. Rg7+ Kxg7 32. Qd7+ Kh6 33. Qe6+ Kg7 34. Qf7+ Kh6 35. Qf6#)
30. Qd7 $5 exd5 31. Qxd5 Kh8 32. Rb7 $18) 28. Rxa7 {This simple solution is
easy to understand - Grischuk was (as usual) already running short of time.} (
28. b3 $5 {is an interesting attempt to avoid the game continuation. After the
game at the press-conference Svidler said this is what he was more afraid of,
but here Black can already retain his Q and the position remains very murky:}
Qb8 (28... g3 $2 29. Rxd4 cxd4 30. Rxa7 Rxa7 31. bxc4 gxf2+ 32. Kf1 $1 {/\} (
32. Kxf2 $16) 32... Ba8 33. Qa3+ Re7 34. Qd6 Rh6 35. Qb8+ Re8 36. Qa7 $1 Rf6
37. Nh7+ $18) 29. Rxf7+ Kg8 30. bxc4 (30. Qd7 Qe8 $17 {leads nowhere.}) 30...
g3 (30... Rh7 31. Nxh7 $1 (31. Rxh7 Qg3 32. Rg7+ Kh8 $1 $11) 31... Kxf7 32.
cxd5 $36) 31. cxd5 gxf2+ 32. Rxf2 (32. Kh1 Qe5 33. Qc6 Qxd5 (33... Qe1+ 34. Kh2
Rd8 $5 35. Rxd4 $5 cxd4 36. Qc7 f1=N+ 37. Rxf1 Qxf1 38. Qxd8+ Qf8 39. Qc7 exd5
40. Qe5 Rh6 $11) 34. Qc7 Qe5 35. Qxe5 Bxe5 36. Rxf2 Rh6 $11 {In this _|_ Black
manages to coordinate his forces and he is out of danger.}) 32... Bxf2+ 33.
Kxf2 Qb4 $5 {and with both K weak a draw seems to be the most probable result.
A plausible line is} 34. Qc6 Qxh4+ 35. Kg1 Rf8 36. Qxe6+ Kg7 37. Qe5+ Kg6 38.
Ne6 Rf6 39. Rd3 Qf2+ 40. Kh2 Rg8 $1 41. Rg3+ Kh6 42. Rxg8 Qh4+ 43. Kg1 Qf2+ $11
) 28... Rxa7 29. b3 Kg7 (29... cxb3 $6 30. Rxd4 cxd4 31. Qxd4 Rb7 $1 (31... f6
32. Nxe6+ Bxe6 33. Qxa7 $16) 32. Qxh8+ Ke7 33. Qb2 f6 34. Qa3+ (34. Nh7 e5 $44)
34... Kd7 35. Qa4+ Bc6 36. Qd4+ Bd5 37. Ne4 b2 38. Nd2 b1=Q+ 39. Nxb1 Rxb1+ 40.
Kh2 $16 {Here White's winning chances are very realistic.}) 30. bxc4 Ba8 {
[%csl Ga8,Gd4,Rg7] Black has sufficient material compensation for the Q and if
he manages to consolidate his position, with his active ^^ he can have
ambitions. However, this is not easy - his K is permanently vulnerable.} 31.
Qc2 {White chooses the direct method to reactivate his Q, but Black has enough
<=> and the game heads towards a draw. Less forcing continuations are unclear:}
(31. Qb3 Rd7 32. Kh1 $13 (32. Qg3 Re8 {[%cal Yf7f6] /\f6=/+})) (31. Kf1 Rb7 (
31... Rh6 32. Rxd4 cxd4 33. c5 $36) 32. f3 $5 $13) 31... g3 (31... Rd7 32. Kf1
$14 {/\Rb1}) 32. Rxd4 cxd4 33. Qe2 gxf2+ (33... Re7 34. Qe5+ (34. fxg3 e5 $15)
34... f6 35. Nxe6+ Kf7 36. Ng5+ $1 fxg5 37. Qf5+ (37. Qxh8 $4 Re1#) 37... Kg7
38. Qxg5+ $11) 34. Qxf2 (34. Kxf2 {[%cal Re2e5] /\Qe5} Kf6 35. Nh7+ $1 Kg7 (
35... Rxh7 $2 36. Qd3 $1 $16 {/\Qh7,Qd4 wins one of the R with serious winning
chances.}) 36. Ng5 $11) 34... Rd8 ({A safer choice is} 34... e5 $142 $1 {
which more or less forces White to make a draw:} 35. Qg3 f6 36. Ne6+ (36. Ne4+
Kf7 37. Nxf6 Kxf6 38. Qg5+ Kf7 39. Qf5+ (39. Qxe5 Rh7 $1 $15 {coordinates the
R and gives Black some winning chances.}) 39... Kg8 40. Qg6+ $11) 36... Kh6 37.
Qf2 Rf7 38. Ng5 Rff8 39. Ne6 Rf7 $11 (39... Kg6 $44 {is possibly also playable,
but not too rational: with his ע Black anyway can't hope for more than a draw.
})) 35. Qg3 Kf8 36. Qe5 $36 Ke8 $2 $138 {[%mdl 8192] Handling such positions
faultlessly in time-trouble is practically impossible, this error could have
cost Black dearly...} (36... Rad7 $142 $5 37. Nh7+ (37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qg7 d3 $5
{[%csl Gd3] o^<=>} 39. c5 (39. Qxf7+ Kd6 40. Qf4+ Kc6 $5 41. Qe3 Kb7 42. Nxe6
d2 43. Nxd8+ Rxd8 44. Qe7+ Kc8 45. Qc5+ $11) 39... Rf8 40. Nh7 Rfd8 41. Qg5+
Ke8 42. Nf6+ Kf8 43. Nxd7+ Rxd7 44. c6 d2 45. Qc5+ Kg8 46. Qg5+ $11) 37... Ke7
38. Qc5+ $5 (38. Nf6 d3 $1 39. Nxd7 Rxd7 $44) 38... Rd6 $8 39. Qg5+ Kd7 40. c5
Rc6 41. Nf6+ Kc8 42. Ne4 d3 43. Nd6+ Kc7 $14 {/<=>}) (36... d3 $2 37. Qc5+ Re7
38. Nh7+ Ke8 39. Nf6+ Kf8 40. Ng8 $1 $18) 37. Nxe6 $2 $138 {The time-trouble
was mutual and Grischuk returns the favour - this tempting blow only draws.} (
37. Qh8+ $1 Ke7 $8 38. Qg7 $40 {/\} Rf8 39. Nxe6 $18) 37... fxe6 38. Qh8+ Ke7
39. Qg7+ Ke8 40. Qh8+ (40. Qxa7 d3 41. Qxa6 d2 (41... Ke7 $5 $11) 42. Qxe6+ Kf8
43. Qf5+ Ke8 44. Qxh5+ Ke7 $11) 40... Ke7 (40... Kd7 $4 41. Qxd4+ $18) 41. Qg7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
{Two rounds earlier, Anand broke Svidler's defence in the Marshall Attack by
seemingly simple means. Now, he wisely avoids his opponent's specific
preparation, at the same time proving that there is some life left in the Anti
Marshall systems, too. Zwei Runden zuvor überwand Anand Svidlers Verteidigung
im Marshall-Angriff mit scheinbar einfachen Mitteln. Jetzt geht er klug der
spezifischen Vorbereitung des Gegners aus dem Weg, wobei er gleichzeitig
beweist, dass auch in den Anti-Marshall-Systemen noch einiges Leben steckt.
Dos rondas antes, Anand derrumbó la defensa de Svidler en el... Ataque
Marshall con aparente facilidad. Ahora, él decide evitar la preparación
especifica del contrincante, demostrando al mismo tiempo que queda vida
todavía en los sistemas Anti Marshall.} b4 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 ({In the next
game when he faced this variation, Grischuk deviated with Als er sich in der
nächsten Partie dieser Variante gegenübersah, wich Grischuk ab mit} 10... Be6 {
(Leko-Grischuk, 8th round) (Leko-Grischuk, 8. Runde)}) 11. Ba2 c5 12. c3 {
White immediately prepares the occupation of the centre with pawns. Weiß
bereitet sofort die Besetzung des Zentrums mit Bauern vor.} ({The main
alternative is Die Hauptalternative ist} 12. Nc4 {, aiming to establish a
blockade on the light squares. This is an entirely different approach, which
did not score too well in practice. I will mention just one game played at top
level, in which the drawbacks of this move will become obvious. , mit der eine
Blockade auf den weißen Felder angestrebt wird. Dies ist eine gänzlich andere
Herangehensweise, welche in der Praxis nicht allzu gut gepunktet hat. Ich
werde nur eine Partie auf Topniveau erwähnen, in welcher die Nachteile dieses
Zuges zutage treten werden.} Nc6 {The knight stands in the bishop's way now.
Nun steht der Springer dem Läufer im Weg.} 13. c3 {Maybe White should refrain
from this move, but how else to fight for an advantage? Vielleicht sollte Weiß
diesen Zug unterlassen, aber wie soll er sonst um Vorteil kämpfen?} Rb8 14. h3
h6 15. d4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Bf4 (18. Qxd4 {is not too
favourable because of ist nicht sonderlich günstig wegen} b3 19. Bb1 d5 {
, opening the position in a moment when White's pieces stand in each other's
way on the queenside. , was die Stellung in einem Augenblick öffnet, wo sich
die weißen Figuren am Damenflügel gegenseitig im Weg stehen.}) 18... Be6 {
But now, the knight is vulnerable on c4. Jetzt aber steht der Springer auf c4
unsicher.} 19. Rc1 Nd7 20. Bb1 (20. Qxd4 {leaves the knight unstable after
macht den Springer instabil nach} b3 21. Bb1 Rb4) 20... Bg5 $1 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 {
[%csl Gh3] Suddenly, it is not easy for White to win the pawn back. Plötzlich
fällt es Weiß nicht leicht, den Bauern zurückzugewinnen.} 22. Bd3 Ne5 $17 {
Morozevich,A (2721)-Leko,P (2740)/Monte Carlo 2006/CBM 111 ext (0-1, 98)})
12... Nc6 {This move is rarely played. Dieser Zug wird selten gespielt.} ({
The main continuation is Die Hauptfortsetzung lautet} 12... Rb8 {. Once again,
13.Nc4 is an important variation, but I will only investigate . Erneut ist 13.
Nc4 eine wichtige Variante, aber ich möchte lediglich} 13. d4 {, which is in
accordance with Anand's plan in the main game. analysieren, analog zu Anands
Plan in der Hauptpartie.} Qc7 (13... bxc3 {makes less sense, because it
removes the permanent threat of shutting off the enemy bishop. ergibt weniger
Sinn, da es die permanente Drohung aufhebt, den feindlichen Läufer auszuperren.
} 14. bxc3 Nd7 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 exd4 17. cxd4 Bf6 18. Ba3 $16 {Palac,M 
(2566)-Candela Perez,J (2435)/Dos Hermanas 2004/CBM 099 ext (1-0, 41)}) 14. Nf1
b3 $5 {The most ambitious continuation. Die ehrgeizigste Fortsetzung.} (14...
exd4 15. cxd4 c4 16. Bg5 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Rc1 b3 20. Bb1 Ng6
21. Ne3 $16 {Megaranto,S (2439)-Almasi,Z (2650)/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 (1-0, 55)
. and White has developed his pieces in a very harmonious way, while Black's
far advanced pawns are more of a source of worries. und Weiß hat seine Figuren
sehr harmonisch entwickelt, während die weit vorgerückten Bauern von Schwarz
eher ein Sorgenquell sind.}) 15. Bb1 c4 {An interesting situation. If Black
will manage to consolidate in the centre, White will play the rest of the game
without his light-squared bishop and queen's rook. However, Black's
coordination is far from perfect yet, and the c4-and e5-pawns need permanent
care in order to allow him to carry out the plan. Eine interessante Situation.
Wenn es Schwarz gelingt, sich im Zentrum zu konsolidieren, wird der Anziehende
den Rest der Partie ohne seinen weißfeldrigen Läufer und Damenturm spielen.
Doch die Koordination von Schwarz ist bei weitem noch nicht perfekt, und die
Bauern c4 und e5 bedürfen der permanenten Obhut, damit er seinen Plan
ausführen kann.} 16. Ne3 Bb7 ({Black can consolidate his e5-pawn with Schwarz
kann seinen Bauern e5 konsolidieren mit} 16... Nd7 $6 {, but after , doch nach}
17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qd5 {the c4-pawn is doomed. geht
der Bauer c4 verloren.}) 17. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxd5 $6 (18... Rbd8 $5) 19.
dxe5 Bxf3 20. exd6 Bxd6 21. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 22. Kf1 Bd6 23. Be4 $44 {[%csl Ya5]
Neelotpal,D (2462)-Addison,B (2251)/Edinburgh 2003/CBM 095 ext (1-0, 39). It
is Black who has problems with piece placement now. Nun ist Schwarz derjenige,
der Probleme mit der Figurenpostierung hat.}) 13. d4 $1 $146 {The most
consequent. Am konsequentesten.} (13. Nf1 Rb8 14. Ne3 Be6 15. Nd5 Na5 {[%cal
Yb4b3]} 16. cxb4 $6 (16. Nd2 $5) 16... Bxd5 17. exd5 Rxb4 $15 {Jackson,S (2190)
-Lematschko,T (2305)/Thessaloniki 1984/EXT 97-B (0-1, 32)}) 13... bxc3 14. bxc3
{White has succeded in winning space in the centre, while keeping his
"Spanish" bishop active. Weiß ist es gelungen, Raum im Zentrum zu gewinnen und
gleichzeitig seinen "spanischen" Läufer aktiv zu halten.} exd4 15. cxd4 Nb4 {
Black made certain concessions in the centre, obtaining the b4-square for his
queen's knight in exchange. Schwarz hat im Zentrum gewisse Zugeständnisse
gemacht, dafür aber das Feld b4 für seinen Damenspringer bekommen. Las negras
hicieron ciertas concesiones en el centro, obteniendo en cambio la casilla de
b4 para su caballo dama.} 16. Bb1 Bg4 {Chess history is full of examples where
the Spanish pair of bishops delivered decisive blows against Black's kingside.
Therefore, Grischuk decides to transfer his own bishop to g6, anticipating an
eventual attack. Die Schachgeschichte wimmelt vor Beispielen, wo das spanische
Läuferpaar entscheidende Schläge gegen den schwarzen Königsflügel anbrachte.
Daher beschließt Grischuk, in Erwartung eines eventuellen Angriffs seinen
eigenen Läufer nach g6 zu überführen. La historía del ajedrez esta llena de
ejemplos en los cuales la pareja de alfiles "Española" entregó golpes
decisivos contra el flanco de rey enemigo. Grischuk decide transferir su alfil
de casillas blancas a g6, para anticipar un eventual ataque.} 17. h3 Bh5 18. g4
Bg6 {Black only needs to advance his d-pawn in order to establish a harmonious
cooperation between all his pieces. Schwarz muss nur noch seinen d-Bauern
vorücken, um eine harmonische Kooperation zwischen all seinen Figuren
herzustellen. Las negras solo necesitan avanzar su peón de d para que todas
sus figuras colaboren de forma harmoniosa.} 19. d5 $1 {After this well-timed
move, Black's bishop will remain out of play for a long time. Considering also
the immobility of the otherwise beautifully placed b4-knight and White's
advantage of space we can evaluate the position as favourable for White. Nach
diesem wohl getimten Zug wird der schwarze Läufer lange Zeit außer Spiel
bleiben. Wenn wir auch noch die Unbeweglichkeit des ansonsten schön
platzierten Springers b4 und den weißen Raumvorteil dazu nehmen, können wir
die Stellung als günstig für Weiß einschätzen. Después de esta jugada muy
oportuna, el alfil negro quedará fuera del juego durante largo rato. Teniendo
en cuenta además la inmovilidad del esteticamente colocado caballo de b4 y la
ventaja de espacío de las blancas, podemos concluír que las blancas están
mejor.} Nd7 $6 {Too straightforward. Zu direkt.} ({Before moving for the
second time with an already developed piece, Black should think whether he
could bring some other piece into play. This abstract thought could bring to
mind the move Bevor er zum zweiten Mal mit einer bereits entwickelten Figur
zieht, sollte Schwarz überlegen, ob er eine andere Figur ins Spiel bringen
könnte. Dieser abstrakte Gedanke einen auf den Zug} 19... Rb8 $5 {, which is
useful anyway. In this case, White would still have had to prepare the
desirable knight jump to c4, since bringen, welcher sowieso nützlich ist. In
diesem Fall müsste Weiß den wünschenswerten Springersatz nach c4 noch
vorbereiten, denn} 20. Nc4 $2 {loses a pawn to verliert einen Bauern wegen}
Nbxd5 $1 {and we can see how important it is to leave the king's knight on f6
for just one more move. und wir sehen, wie wichtig es ist, den Königsspringer
noch einen Zug länger auf f6 zu lassen.}) 20. Nc4 Rb8 21. Bf4 Nb6 22. Nxb6 $1 (
{Avoiding the trap Umgeht die Falle} 22. Nfd2 $2 Bf6 $1 23. Ra3 N4xd5 $1 $17)
22... Rxb6 23. Nd2 Bg5 ({The main alternative was Die Hauptalternative war} 
23... Bf6 24. Ra3 {Grischuk might have thought that the bishop prevents the
activation of his colleague with an eventual ...f6, while there seem to be no
stable squares available along the f6-a1 diagonal. However, Grischuk mag
gedacht haben, dass der Läufer die Aktivierung seines Kollegen mit eventuellem
...f6 verhindert, während es entlang der Diagonalen f6-a1 keine stabilen
Felder zu geben scheint. Doch} Bd4 {is entirely possible. White would play ist
absolut spielbar. Weiß würde spielen} 25. Be3 ({Avoiding the traps Vermeidet
die Fallen} 25. Nb3 $2 Bb2 $17) ({or oder} 25. Nf3 $2 Nxd5 $1 $17) 25... Bxe3
26. Raxe3 {with a similar position as in the game. mit ähnlicher Stellung wie
in der Partie.}) 24. Bxg5 Qxg5 25. Nc4 Rbb8 26. Qd2 {After the exchange of
queens, Black's position will lose any trace of dynamism. Nach dem Damentausch
wird die schwarze Stellung jegliche Spur von Dynamik einbüßen.} ({The d6-pawn
is indirectly defended. Der d-Bauer ist indirekt verteidigt.} 26. Nxd6 $2 {
drops a piece to verliert eine Figur wegen} Qe5 $1) 26... Qxd2 27. Nxd2 f6 28.
Nc4 {After the simplifications, Black finally managed to make a diagonal
available for his bishop. However, this is not enough yet to question the
stability of White's c4-knight. The bishop needs to be transferred to the
remote a6-square... Nach den Vereinfachungen ist es Schwarz endlich gelungen,
eine Diagonale für seinen Läufer verfügbar zu machen. Doch reicht dies nicht
aus, um die Stabiltät des weißen c4-Springers in Frage zu stellen. Dazu müsste
der Läufer auf das entfernte Feld a6 überführt werden... Después de las
simplificaciones, las negras han conseguído por fin abrir una diagonal para su
alfil. Sin embargo, esto no es suficiente todavía para cuestionar la
estabilidad del caballo blanco en c4; sería necesarío el traslado del alfil a
la remota casilla de a6...} Rfd8 29. f4 Bf7 30. Ra3 {White's advantage is
obvious, but it is not easy to make further progress. Black's strong pressure
against the d5-pawn makes the thematic central break e5 difficult to carry out,
but a slower plan based on Rg3, h4, g5 would be unpleasant for Black. Der
Vorteil von Weiß fällt ins Auge, aber es nicht leicht, weitere Fortschritte zu
machen. Der starke Druck von Schwarz gegen den d5-Bauern erschwert den
thematischen Zentrumsdurchbruch e5, aber ein langsamerer Plan basierend auf
Rg3, h4, g5 wäre unangenehm für Schwarz. La ventaja de las blancas es obvía,
pero no será fácil progresar. La fuerte presión de las negras contra el peón
de d5 dificulta la ruptura temática e5, pero las blancas disponen de un plan
más lento de expansión, basado en Rg3, h4, g5, que podría resultar bastante
desagradable para las negras.} g5 {Grischuk aims to obtain a blockade on the
dark squares, but seriously weakens his king's position. The main defect of
his plan is that the knight will not be able to take advantage of the
e5-square. Grischuk will eine Blockade auf den dunklen Felder errichten,
schwächt aber ernsthaft seine Königsstellung. Der Hauptmangel seines Plans
liegt darin, dass der Springer nicht in der Lage sein wird, aus dem Feld e5
Vorteil zu ziehen. Grischuk intenta obtener un bloqueo en casillas negras,
pero la posición de su rey quedará muy débil ahora. El principal defecto de su
última jugada es que la casilla de e5 no podrá ser aprovechada por el caballo.}
31. h4 gxf4 32. Rf3 Be8 33. Rxf4 Kg7 {Black only needs two tempi (...Bxa4-b5)
in order to obtain a playable position... Schwarz braucht nur noch zwei Tempi 
(...Bxa4-b5), um eine spielbare Stellung zu erhalten... Las negras solo
necesitan dos tiempos (...Bxa4-b5) para obtener una posición satisfactoría...}
34. h5 $3 ({A fantastic move. All White's pieces (with the exception of the
e1-rook) were placed on optimal squares already, but the attack did not seem
strong enough yet. For instance, after the immediate Ein phantastischer Zug.
Alle weißen Figuren (mit Ausnahme des Turms e1) standen bereits auf optimalen
Feldern, aber der Angriff schien dennoch nicht stark genug zu sein. Zum
Beispiel ist nach dem sofortigen Una jugada fantastica. Con excepción de la
torre de e1, todas las figuras blancas se encuentran en posiciones óptimas,
pero su ataque no parece demasiado peligroso todavía. Por ejemplo, después de} 
34. Ref1 Bxa4 35. Rxf6 Bb5 {the situation is not entirely clear. The
intervention of the modest h-pawn radically inclines the balance to White's
favour. die Situation nicht gänzlich klar. Durch die Intervention des
bescheidenen h-Bauern neigt sich die Balance radikal zu weißen Gunsten. la
situación no es enteramente clara. La intervención del modesto peón de h
inclinará la evaluación de la partida a favor de las blancas.}) 34... Bxa4 ({
If Black blocks the h-pawn with Falls Schwarz den h-Bauern blockiert mit Sí
las negras bloquean el peón enemigo con} 34... h6 {, the weakness of the
g6-square would make itself felt after , würde sich die Schwäche des Feldes g6
bemerkbar machen nach , la debilidad de la casilla de g6 se haría sentir
después de} 35. Ref1 Bxa4 36. Rxf6 Bb5 37. Rg6+ {with a decisive attack. mit
entscheidendem Angriff. con ataque decisivo.}) 35. h6+ Kxh6 36. Rxf6+ Kg7 37.
g5 {The d6-pawn will perish soon and with it - any hope of maintaining a
reasonable position. Black is in big trouble now. Der d6-Bauer wird bald
fallen und damit - jegliche Hoffnung, eine ordentliche Stellung zu behalten.
Schwarz ist jetzt in großen Schwierigkeiten. El peón de d6 perecerá pronto y,
con él, toda esperanza de salvar la partida.} Rf8 38. Rxd6 Bc2 39. Ne5 Rf4 40.
Rf6 (40. Rd7+ $5 Kg8 41. d6 Bxb1 42. Rxb1 Rxe4 43. Re7 Rd8 44. Rd1 $16) 40...
Rh4 (40... Nxd5 $5 {On the last move before the control, Grischuk does not
find a curious tactical resource: Im letzten Zug vor der Zeitkontrolle entgeht
Grischuk eine kuriose taktische Ressource:} 41. exd5 Re4 $3 {White's pieces
are hanging suddenly, but he can maintain an advantage with Plötzlich hängen
die Figuren von Weiß, doch er kann Vorteil behaupten mit} 42. Rxe4 Rxb1+ 43.
Kf2 Bxe4 44. d6 Rb8 45. d7 Rd8 46. Ke3 {. However, Black can hope, because of
the reduced amount of material left on the board. Allerdings kann Schwarz
angesichts des reduzierten Materials auf dem Brett hoffen.}) 41. d6 Bxb1 42.
Rxb1 Rxe4 43. Rf7+ Kg8 44. Re7 Rd8 45. Rd1 c4 46. d7 Rf4 47. Rf1 Rff8 48. Rxf8+
Kxf8 49. Rxh7 c3 50. Ng6+ 1-0

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Be6 {This variation was fashionable at top level some...
40 years ago.} ({Grischuk refrains from Grischuk renuncía a} 10... Na5 {
, which had led him to defeat in the previous round. Maybe it would have been
wiser to pick up a completely different opening, in order to avoid specific
preparation and the negative influence of... bad memories. que le había
llevado a la derrota en la ronda anterior. Tal vez debío de cambíar la
apertura por completo, para evitar la preparación especifica y la influencía
negativa de... los malos recuerdos.}) 11. Bxe6 {Curiously, in most of the
previous games White refrained from this exchange. Curiosamente, en mayoría de
las partidas anteriores las blancas evitaron este cambío.} ({In the '60s, the
main line was considered to be} 11. Nc4 Rb8 {is more refined. Black
anticipates White's plan and prepares for the opening of the b-file,
maintaining the knight on f6 for one more move.} (11... Nd7 {intends to carry
out a regrouping that would keep White's centre under pressure. The main
drawback of the early knight retreat is that it allows} 12. Be3 Bf6 (12... a5
13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 d5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Rb1 Re8 17. Ba2 f6 18. Rb5 Bf7 19.
Qc2 Nf8 20. d4 $16 {Ivkov,B-Petrosian,T/Bamberg 1968/MCD (1/2-1/2, 41).
White's pieces are more active in an almost symmetrical position.}) 13. c3 (13.
d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Re8 $11 {Ciric,D-Geller,E/Sukhumi 1966/MCD (1/
2-1/2, 34)}) 13... Rb8 $6 {The rook will remain passive here, because Black
will not be in time to open the b-file.} (13... bxc3 14. bxc3 Rb8 15. Rb1 Qe7
$132) 14. d4 exd4 (14... bxc3 $2 15. d5 $18) 15. cxd4 d5 16. Ncd2 dxe4 17. Nxe4
$16 {Ivkov,B-Geller,E/Leningrad 1964/EXT 2001 (1-0, 51)}) 12. h3 {This
certainly looks like a loss of time if compared to the lines with an immediate
11...Nd7.} (12. Be3 {is not effective now because of} Ng4 13. Bd2 Bh4 14. Rf1
Be7 15. Rc1 Nf6 {Firman,N (2505)-Ehlvest,J (2587)/Philadelphia 2003/EXT 2004 
(0-1, 40). and White has achieved very little.}) (12. c3 $5 {, continuing the
waiting policy, deserves attention. If} Nd7 $6 {then} 13. d4 $1) 12... Nd7 13.
Be3 Bf6 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Nc5 18. Re3 f6 $11 {
Minic,D-Spassky,B/Belgrade 1964/MCD (1/2-1/2, 30)}) (11. Bc4 {initiates a
regrouping on the light squares, but is a bit slow.} Nd7 {[%cal Yd7b6]} 12. a5
Bf6 13. Nb3 Ne7 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. d4 Ng6 16. Qe2 Kh8 17. Qc4 exd4 18. Nbxd4
Bxd4 19. Nxd4 Qh4 20. g3 Qf6 21. f4 c5 22. Nf3 Nde5 $132 {Ciric,D-Geller,E/
Leningrad 1964/EXT 2001 (0-1, 40). Black has active play and a strong central
pawn formation, severly restricting the enemy bishop.}) (11. c3 Rb8 {[%csl Ga6]
Once again, this move does not seem to be well-timed.} (11... Qd7 $5 {,
connecting rooks, deserves attention.}) 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. d4 bxc3 14. bxc3 Nd7
15. Qe2 $1 exd4 (15... Qc8 16. Qc4 $16) 16. Nxd4 (16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Rb1 c5 $132)
16... Nxd4 17. cxd4 $14 {Ostojic,P-Geller,E/Wijk aan Zee 1969/MCL (1/2-1/2, 32)
}) 11... fxe6 12. Nf1 $146 {The transfer of the knight to the kingside looks
more constructive for the purpose of central expansion than the mechanical
occupation of the c4-square.} (12. Nc4 Nd7 13. Bd2 Rb8 14. h3 Qe8 {1/2-1/2
Short,N (2535)-Olafsson,H (2515)/Vestmannaeyjum 1985/MCL}) 12... Qd7 13. Ng3
Na5 ({With this move, Grischuk probably wanted to anticipate the opening of
the b-file after c3. However, the control over the centre is weakened now. Con
esta jugada, Grischuk quíso probablemente anticipar la apertura de la línea de
b con c3. Sin embargo, el control sobre el centro se debilita. Una importante
alternativa era} 13... Rab8 {would have been a worthy alternative, inviting
White to declare his intentions. For instance, , invitando a las blancas a que
definen sus intenciones. Por ejemplo,} 14. c3 bxc3 15. bxc3 Na5 $5) 14. d4 {
The logical reaction. La reacción lógica.} exd4 15. Qxd4 c5 16. Qd3 Nc6 17. c3
bxc3 18. bxc3 Kh8 ({Starting with this moment, Grischuk plays a series of
moves without a clear plan. Here, he could have activated his play with
Empezando con este momento, Grischuk realiza una serie de jugadas sin plan.
Aquí, el podía activar su juego con} 18... Ng4 {, aiming to install a knight
on e5 in order to control the relatively weak light squares from the centre.
The only way to cross this plan would be , aspirando a instalar un caballo en
e5, para así tomar bajo control las relativamente débiles casillas blancas del
centro. La única forma de prevenir esto sería} 19. e5 $5 {but, among other
reasonable possibilities, Black could have answered with , pero, entre otras
posibilidades interesantes, las negras dispondrían de} d5 $5 20. h3 Nxf2 $1 21.
Kxf2 Bh4 $44 {[%csl Gf3,Gg3][%cal Yf8f5,Yd7f7,Yf7g6] , leaving White under an
unpleasant double pin. The slow (but not really easy to parry) threat is ...
Rf5 followed by the transfer of the queen to g6, in order to win the g3-knight.
, dejando a las blancas con una desagradable doble clavada. La amenaza lenta 
(pero, realmente, nada fácil de parar) sería ...Rf5, seguído por la maniobra
de la dama hacía g6, recuperando el caballo de g3.}) 19. h3 Qc7 (19... d5 $132
{looks more active. sería más activo.}) 20. Ng5 Ne5 21. Qe2 Qc8 22. f4 Nf7 23.
Nf3 Rb8 24. c4 $14 {White's progress over the past few moves is obvious. El
progreso de las blancas durante las úiltimas jugadas es evidente.} Qb7 25. Bd2
Qb2 26. Qd3 Qb7 27. Bc3 Qc6 28. a5 Kg8 29. Rad1 Rbd8 {White has regrouped in
the optimal way and is ready for concrete action. Las blancas han reagrupado
sus fuerzas de forma óptima y están preparadas para acciones concretas.} 30. f5
e5 $16 {Strategically, White's position is close to winning. In the
manoeuvring phase that follows, Leko will combine the threats of a direct
mating attack with the pressure along the d-file. Desde un punto de vista
estratégico, la psoción de las blancas no está lejos de ganada. En la fase de
maniobras que sigue, Leko combinará la amenaza de un ataque directo de mate
con la presion sobre las debilidades de la columna de d.} 31. Nf1 Rb8 32. g4 h6
33. N1d2 Qc7 34. Kh1 Qd8 35. Rg1 Nh7 36. Nf1 Bg5 37. Ne3 Bxe3 38. Qxe3 Rb3 39.
Rd3 Nhg5 40. Nd2 Ra3 41. h4 Nh7 42. Nf3 Nf6 43. g5 hxg5 44. hxg5 Nh5 45. Bd2
Ra4 46. Qe2 Ra2 47. Qe1 Nf4 48. Bxf4 exf4 49. Qh4 Qe8 50. g6 Nh6 51. Qxf4 Re2
52. Ng5 Qa4 53. Qxd6 Qxc4 54. Qd5+ Qxd5 55. Rxd5 {Nowadays, it is not so easy
to mate the opponent in the middlegame, especially at this level. However, the
resulting ending is almost as good. Hoy en día, no resulta fácil ganar por
mate en el medio juego, especialmente a este nivel. Sin embargo, entrar en
este final está casi igualmente bien.} c4 56. Rd7 c3 57. Ne6 Rc8 58. Rgd1 Rd2
59. R1xd2 cxd2 60. Rxd2 1-0

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Earlier in this tournament, Gelfand has successfully defended Black's
point of view in the Petroff three times already. Grischuk wisely decided to
change the background. Durante este Campeonato, Gelfand había defendido con
éxito el punto de vista delas negras en la defensa Rusa nada menos que en 3
ocasiones. Logicamente, Grischuk decide cambíar el paisaje.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3.
Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 {Also logical. During his relatively short career as a
1.d4 player, Grischuk has played the Catalan a couple of times, and not
without success. From this point of view, his desire to develop the king's
bishop to g2 in the Nimzo-Indian, too, looks understandable.} cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O
7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 {This variation is almost universally played
nowadays.} Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14. Rfd1 Qc5
15. e4 Bc4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qh5 18. Bf4 {The position is very slightly more
pleasant for White, but most of the games in which this variation was played
ended in draws. Black has a normal development, but experiences some
micro-problems. Now, he needs to establish some communication between his
queen and the rest of the pieces. La posición es microscopicamente más
agradable para las blancas, pero en práctica la mayoría de las partidas en las
cuales se había jugado esta variante acabaron en tablas. Las negras tienen un
desarrollo normal, pero quedan con unos micro-problemas de coordinación. En
este momento, tienen que encontrar una forma de abrir la comunicación entre su
dama y el resto del ejército.} ({The main alternative is} 18. Be3 {, which was
tried at the highest imaginable level in Kasparov,G (2851)-Anand,V (2769)/Wijk
aan Zee 2000/CBM 075/[Wells] (1/2-1/2, 56)}) 18... Be2 ({Grischuk happened to
be on the black side in the first game in which 18.Bf4 was played:} 18... c5
19. Qb2 e5 {Bacrot,E (2715)-Grischuk,A (2710)/Poikovsky 2005/CBM 106/[Gavrikov]
(1-0, 61). Apparently, he felt that Black's task is not that easy and decided
to put Gelfand to a similar test.}) ({The other pawn move played here is} 18...
e5 19. Be3 {Once the connection between the black queen and the queenside has
been cut off, the bishop returns on this diagonal.} Be2 20. Re1 Nc4 21. Qc5
Rfd8 22. Rab1 h6 {It might seem that Black enjoys excellent stability for his
pieces, affording to make such prophylactical moves. However, the sensation of
comfort is only an illusion, as proven by the next move.} 23. h3 $1 {Suddenly,
3 of Black's pieces are in danger because of the threat g4.} Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Bc4
25. a4 {In the absence of the queen, the black queenside is vulnerable to such
simple actions as the advance of the a-pawn, with the idea of occupying the
b7-square with a rook.} a5 {Preventing White's plan, but weakening the
queenside even more.} 26. Qc5 Be6 27. h4 {Finally, Black has provoked a small
weakness in White's kingside, but the queen has the same problems with finding
a way to join the rest of the army.} Rd2 $1 ({Black has to counterattack at
any cost.} 27... Rdc8 {would be too passive.}) 28. Qxc6 Rc8 29. Qb5 Rxc3 30.
Qxa5 Rcc2 31. Qa7 Ra2 32. Ra1 {It seems that White has good possibilities to
advance his extra-pawn, because the f2-pawn is defended.} Qe2 $5 {This must
have come as a shock. Psychologically, it means the failure of White's plan to
keep the enemy queen out of play, but objectively White is very much OK still.}
33. Rxe2 $6 (33. Rf1 $1 {and Black has no obvious way to continue his attack.
Maybe best would have been} Kh7 {avoiding back rank checks (Qb8+ - xe5) and
passing to White the responsability of finding a constructive plan.}) 33...
Rxa1+ 34. Kh2 Rxe2 {Najer,E (2648)-Jakovenko,D (2671)/Moscow 2006/CBM 116 (0-1,
50). and Black's material advantage as well as the passivity of the g2-bishop
leave White struggling already.}) 19. Re1 c5 ({After the intermediate bishop
move,} 19... e5 $2 {loses a pawn to} 20. Bxe5 $1) 20. Qb3 e5 21. Bc1 $1 {
Necessary prophylaxis.} ({The more natural} 21. Be3 {allows the activation of
the knight with} Nc4 {when} 22. Rxe2 $2 Qxe2 23. Bf1 {is met by} Qb2 $1 {
[%csl Ga1]}) 21... Rac8 ({Now, after} 21... Nc4 $2 22. Rxe2 Qxe2 23. Bf1 $18 {
, the b2-square is protected.}) 22. a4 {We are familiar to this method of
queenside attack from the game Najer-Jakovenko.} Bc4 23. Qb2 Qg6 24. a5 Nd7 25.
Rd1 Qc6 {The queen is back in the game, but meanwhile the knight has occupied
an unfavourable square. We can state that Black's micro-problems persist. La
damaha vuelto en el juego, pero mientras tanto el caballo ha sido forxado a
ocupar una casilla incómoda. Podemos apreciar que la micro-ventaja de las
blancas persiste.} 26. Bh3 Be6 {My feeling is that in this phase of the game
Gelfand was too open to simplifications, a policy that will eventually lead to
an unpleasant ending.} ({Here, he could have maintained some tension with} 
26... Rc7 27. Be3 Nf6 {when the practically forced weakening move} 28. f3 {
leads to a more double edged situation with queens on the board. Black could
choose the right moment to retreat with his bishop to e6.}) 27. Bxe6 Qxe6 28.
Be3 Rc7 29. Qa2 Qxa2 $6 ({Here, too, avoiding the exchange with} 29... c4 {
was an important alternative. Although the bishop's pressure against the
a7-pawn is quite worrying, things could eventually happen on the white
kingside, too.}) 30. Rxa2 Nf6 31. f3 Rfc8 (31... Rb8 {would not have prevented
no hubiera prevenido} 32. Rb2 $1 {anyway. en absoluto.}) 32. Rb2 {The knight
has reached a stable square, but White maintains the better prospects because
of his control over both open files. By contrast,Black's rooks are doubled
behind his own c-pawn. El caballo ha alcanzado una casilla estable, pero las
blancas mantienen na posición más activa, por el control de ambas columnas
abiertas. Por contraste, las torres negras están dobladas detrás del peón
proprío de c5.} Kf8 33. Kf2 Ke7 ({Maybe it would have made some sense to
prevent the exchange of the knight with} 33... h6 $5 {, when the d5-square
would not have been available for the white rooks.}) 34. Bg5 h6 35. Bxf6+ Kxf6
36. Rd6+ Ke7 37. Rd5 f6 38. Ke3 g5 39. c4 Rc6 40. Rb5 {In the absence of any
minor pieces, White has a stable advantage, because Black is reduced to
complete passivity.} Ke6 41. f4 {In order to increase his advantage, White
needs to open a new front of action. Para aumentar su ventaja, las blancas
necesitan abrir un nuevo frente de lucha.} R6c7 42. Kf3 h5 {Preventing the
king's infiltration to h5, but weakening his own kingside structure.} 43. Ke3
gxf4+ {At first sight, this looks like a premature release of the tension, but
Gelfand probably hoped for some kingside counterplay at some moment.} ({
In fact, Black seems to be in some sort of zugzwang. The only reasonable move
with a piece is} 43... Rc6 {, when White is at crossroads.} 44. Rb1 {looks
better, threatening fxe5 followed by Rf1-f5.} (44. fxe5 {is a premature
release of the tension.} fxe5 45. Rb2 Ra6 $1 (45... Rf8 46. Rb7 $16) 46. Rf2
Rxa5 47. Rf5 Ra3+ 48. Kd2 Rb8 {and Black has powerful counterplay, forcing
White to force a draw by perpetual.}) 44... Ra6 {The only active possibility,
but Black's counterplay will fail by one tempo.} 45. f5+ $1 Ke7 46. Rb7+ Kf8
47. Rh7 Kg8 48. Rxh5 {Clearing the g4-square for the king.} Rxa5 49. Kf3 $1 {
Just in time to avoid being cut off along the 3rd rank.} Ra3+ 50. Kg4 Re3 51.
Rh6 Rxe4+ 52. Kh5 {Black is in a dangerous situation.} Rd4 {is the only way to
keep fighting, but White can ignore the tension in the centre.} 53. Rxf6 g4 (
53... Rxd5 $2 54. cxd5 c4 55. Rc6 $1 $18) 54. Rxe5 {with a strong, probably
decisive, attack.}) 44. gxf4 h4 45. f5+ Kf7 46. Kf3 Kg7 47. Rb1 $6 {Neglecting
the king's activation.} ({Grischuk might have worried that his king would be
in danger if he captures the h4-pawn. His fears were only partly justified.} 
47. Kg4 $1 Kh7 48. Rd6 $1 ({Only not} 48. Kxh4 $4 Rg7 $1 {[%csl Gh4][%cal
Yc8h8,Yh7g8]}) 48... Rg7+ 49. Kh3 $1 {Simplest. The h4-pawn acts as an
umbrella for the king.} ({The courageous} 49. Kh5 {is also possible, for if}
Rh8 {, then} 50. Rxf6 Kg8+ 51. Rh6 $18) 49... Rf7 50. a6 $16 {[%cal Yb5b7]}
Rcc7 51. Rb8 $18) 47... Kh6 48. Rd6 Rc6 49. Re6 ({Grischuk intends to clear
the f5-square for his king. This plan will be crowned by success only after
Gelfand's mistake on the 53rd move.} 49. Rd2 $5 {would have maintained the
tension.}) 49... Rxe6 50. fxe6 Re8 51. Rb7 Rxe6 52. Rxa7 Rd6 53. a6 $2 {
The same mistake, with the difference that here it lets White's advantage slip
away.} (53. Kg4 $1 Kg6 54. Ra8 {Black is helpless against the advance of the
a-pawn to a7.} Rd4 {This counterplay will fail by just one tempo.} ({Passive
defence would not save the game:} 54... Rc6 55. a6 Kg7 56. a7 Ra6 57. Kxh4 Ra1
58. Kg4 Ra6 59. h4 Ra1 60. h5 Ra2 61. h6+ Kh7 62. Kf5 Ra6 63. Re8 $1 Rxa7 64.
Kxf6 $1 $18) 55. a6 Rxe4+ 56. Kf3 Rf4+ 57. Ke3 Kf5 58. Rg8 $1 (58. a7 $2 Re4+
59. Kf3 Rf4+ $11 60. Kg2 $2 Rg4+ 61. Kh3 Rg7 $17) 58... Re4+ 59. Kf3 Rf4+ 60.
Kg2 $18) 53... h3 $2 ({Gelfand had been under constant pressure for a long
time and, just when he was relatively close to a draw, his nerves finally
cracked. He should have prevented the activation of the enemy king with} 53...
Kg5 {when} 54. Rg7+ Kh6 55. a7 {is not dangerous becauseof} Ra6 56. Rb7 Kg5 {
and White cannot make progress.}) 54. Kg4 Rd3 55. Ra8 Kg7 56. Kf5 Rd6 57. Ra7+
Kh6 58. Rf7 {Offering a simplification to a won pawn ending. Ofreciendo una
simplificación hacía un final de peones ganado.} Rd2 59. a7 Rf2+ 60. Ke6 Ra2
61. Kxf6 {Black is paralyzed and will lose most of his pawns. Las negras están
paralizadas y perderán la mayoría de sus peones.} 1-0

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nbd2 $5 ({A rare move,
avoiding the topical Moscow variation, which would arise by transposition
after Una jugada poco frecuente, evitando la variante Moscú, a que se llegaría
por transposición después de} 6. Nc3 c6 {. After the game move, play will take
a very original course. . Después de la jugada del texto, el juego tomará un
curso muy original.}) 6... Nd7 (6... c5 $5 7. e4 $5 (7. cxd5 cxd4 $5 8. Rc1 {
is another way to develop White's initiative.}) 7... cxd4 8. cxd5 exd5 ({
Safer would be} 8... e5 {, when after} 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Qb3 $14 {White's
control on the light squares would offer him the more pleasant position.}) 9.
exd5 Nd7 10. Qa4 $6 ({White should have completed his development as soon as
possible with} 10. Bb5 $1 {, when the exposed position of the enemy queen
could tell. In case of} Qe7+ 11. Kf1 $1 {White has the right to castle, but
Black's development is also delayed, while the alignment of the black Royal
pair on the e-file is dangerous.}) 10... Bd6 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Qxf6 Nxf6 13. Bc4
Re8+ 14. Kf1 a6 15. a4 Bd7 $15 {Steiner,H-Lasker,Ed/New York 1931/HCL (0-1, 35)
. with more than enough compensation for the pawn.}) (6... c6 7. Qb3 Nd7 8. g3
Qd8 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. e4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 b6 13. Rfd1 Bb7 {Endzelins,
L-Unzicker,W/Augsburg 1946/EXT 2001 (1/2-1/2, 20)} 14. Na5 $5 $14 {Anyway,
this was a game played long before the Moscow variation became fashionable and
the specialists would remark that not all the moves have been consequent.}) (
6... dxc4 {faces White with a difficult psychological problem: which piece is
best suited to capture on c4? The only thing is that all the 3 possible
answers are correct!!} 7. e3 ({A continuation in the spirit of the Catalan
defence would be} 7. Qa4+ c6 8. Qxc4 Nd7 9. g3 Qe7 10. Bg2 Qb4 11. Qc2 Be7 12.
O-O O-O 13. Rfd1 a5 14. Nc4 Rd8 15. a3 Qb5 16. e4 $14 {Rausis,I (2490)
-Manninen,M (2380)/Jyvaskyla 1996/EXT 98 (1-0, 33)}) 7... g6 {An over-refined
move. White is waiting for ...Bg7 before capturing with the knight.} 8. Rc1 (8.
Bxc4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. b4 Qe7 11. Rb1 Nd7 12. Qc2 c6 13. a4 {Nikolic,P (2631)
-Roiz,M (2605)/Valjevo 2007/CBM 119 (1/2-1/2, 86). White has the usual
advantage of space, as in the Moscow Variation. The knight is not so active on
d2, but it can go to b3, while the bishop has captured on c4 without loss of
time.}) 8... Nd7 {Black has good nerves, too.} 9. Nxc4 Bb4+ $6 {Not really
logical after ...g6. The dark squares will remain weak now.} (9... Bg7 10. Bd3
O-O 11. O-O $14 {The knight stands well on c4, because it prevents ...e5.}) 10.
Ncd2 c6 11. a3 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 O-O 13. Bc4 b6 14. O-O Bb7 15. b4 $14 {Nikolic,P
(2631)-Pavasovic,D (2567)/Valjevo 2007/CBM 119 (1-0, 35)}) 7. g3 (7. Rc1 {
is aimed to force Black take a decision on the queenside before White proceeds
with his kingside development.} c6 (7... c5 {is entirely possible, but
justifies the delay of the decision on the kingside by allowing} 8. cxd5 exd5
9. e3 b6 10. Bb5 {[%csl Gc5]}) 8. g3 Qe7 9. Bg2 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. e4 dxe4 12.
Nxe4 Nf6 13. Nc5 O-O 14. b4 Rd8 15. Qb3 Qc7 {Nikolic,P (2626)-Motylev,A (2662)/
Germany 2006/CBM 116 (0-1, 46)}) 7... g5 $5 {A far from one sided move. Black
puts some additional pressure on White's centre and wins space on the kingside,
but weakens the h5-and f5-squares The latter will become important if Black
will have to play ...exd5 at some moment.} (7... g6 {is likely to more or less
transpose to Nikolic-Motylev or Endzelins-Unzicker.}) 8. h3 Bg7 ({One possible
justification for the previous move would be} 8... h5 $5 {.}) 9. Rc1 c5 10. e3
O-O 11. Bg2 b6 (11... cxd4 12. exd4 e5 (12... b6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. O-O $14) 13.
cxd5 exd4 14. O-O Nb6 15. Nb3 Nxd5 16. Nfxd4 $14 {Black will need some effort
to complete his development, while the weakness of the f5-square will always
be there. However, his pair of bishops offers him counter-chances.}) 12. cxd5
exd5 13. O-O Bb7 14. Re1 Rfd8 {Black has achieved an active version of the
hanging pawns, but the evaluation of such positions is far from one-sided.
White's structure is flexible and solid, which entitles him to hope for a
favourable course of the game in the long run. Besides, Black's kingside
contains chronic weaknesses on the light squares. White's main concern for the
time being should be the activation of his queen's knight, which does not put
any kind of pressure on Black's position and stands in the way of his own
pieces at the same time. Las negras lograron una forma bastante activa de los
peones colgados, pero la evaluación de este tipo de posiciones suele ser lejos
de unilateral. La estructura de las blancas es sólida y flexible, lo que les
permite contar con un curso favorable del juego a largo plazo. Además, el
flanco de rey negro contiene debilidades crónicas sobre casillas blancas. En
este momento, la principal taréa de las blancas es encontrar una forma de
activar a su caballo de dama, que no ejerce ningún tipo de presión sobre el
centro enemigo y se encuentra en el camino de sus próprías figuras al mismo
tiempo.} 15. g4 $5 ({A creative solution to the aforementioned task. Aronian
intends to transfer his knight to f5 or, eventually, h5. The standard
manoeuvre would be Una solución creativa al problema anteriormente mencionado.
Aronian quíere trasladar el caballo a f5 o h5.La solución tradicional sería} 
15. Nb1 {followed by Nc3, increasing the pressure against the d5-pawn. seguído
por Nc3, aumentando la presión sobre el peón de d5.}) 15... h5 $5 ({Ambitious
and... risky. Black intends to deny the knight's access to g3 with ...h4.
After the more restrained Ambicioso y... arriesgado. las negras quíeren
denegar el acceso del caballo enemigo a g3. Después de la más prudente} 15...
Qe6 16. Nf1 f5 {White would consolidate his g4-pawn with las blancas
consolidarían el peón de g4 con} 17. N3h2 {, followed by Ng3-f5 anyway.
However, the final evaluation of the resulting position would be uncertain,
because the other knight would remain passive for a while. seguído por Ng3-f5
de toda forma. Sin embargo, la evaluación final de la posición quedaría
incierta, porque el otro caballo estaría algo pásivo.}) 16. gxh5 $1 {The only
way to question the viability of Black's plan. This self-disruption of the
structure might look like a strategic concession, but Aronian correctly
anticipated that his knights will get additional possibilities on the kingside.
Besides, the apparently doomed h-pawn could play an important part in certain
cases. La única forma de cuestionar la correctitud del plan delas negras. La
auto-destrucción de la estructura de las blancas puede parecer como una
concesión estratégica, pero Aronian intuyó muy bien que ahora sus caballos
obtendrán posibilidades adicionales en el flanco de rey. Además, el
aparentemente condenado peón de h podrá jugar un papel importante en ciertos
casos.} Qh6 17. Nh2 Rac8 18. Ndf1 f5 19. Ng3 Qe6 20. Nf3 Qf6 {Black has
managed to stabilize the kingside position, but White will open a new front on
the opposite wing. La negras han estabilizado el flanco de rey, pero las
blancas abrirán un nuevo frente en el centro.} 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. b4 $5 {
Fighting for the d4-square. Luchando por la casilla de d4.} f4 $5 {As you can
see, neither of the players is concerned about the material balance. Pawns are
sacrificed nonchalantly for the sake of achieving certain strategic advantages.
Como pueden ver, ningún de los jugadores no está demasiado preopupado por
mantener el equílibrío material. Ambas partes entregan peones sin más, para
llevar a cabo sus planes en forma óptima.} 23. exf4 gxf4 24. Nf1 c4 (24... cxb4
$5 {looks like a positional concession, but Black's queenside majority could
be dangerous after simplifications.}) 25. N1h2 {Black's achievements in the
centre are impressive, but the white knights exert irritating pressure on the
kingside. One important element is the h5-pawn, which deprives the queen of
the g6-square and is ready to advance to h6 at the most appropriate moment.
Los logros de las negras en el centro son impresionantes, pero los caballos
blancos ejercen una iritante presión en el flanco de rey. En elemento
importante es la presencía del peón en h5, que denega el acceso de la dama en
la casilla de g6 y amenaza con avanzar a h6 en cualquíer momento.} Qf5 $2 ({
Black gives up the control of the d4-square too easily. In order to release
White's pressure over the central pawns, he should have aimed to exchange
rooks, for which Las negras levnatan el control sobre la casilla de d4 sin
necesidad. Para rebajar la presión de las blancas sobre los peones centrales,
sería necesarío el cambío de por lo menos un par de torres. Por esto,} 25...
Re8 {strongly comes into consideration. merece sería atención.} 26. Rxe8+ (26.
Ng4 Qf5) 26... Rxe8 27. Ng4 (27. Qa4 Bc6 $1) 27... Qf5 28. h6 (28. Nd4 Qxh5 $1
29. Nf6+ $2 Nxf6 $19) (28. Qa4 a6 $5) 28... Bh8 29. Nd4 Qf7 (29... Qg6 30. Qa4
$5) 30. Qd2 Ne5 $15) 26. Nd4 Qd3 27. Ne6 Qxd1 28. Rexd1 Ne5 $5 {Interesting,
but not enough. Interesante pero no suficiente.} 29. Nxd8 Rxd8 30. Ng4 Nd3 31.
Rxd3 $1 {Simplest. By returning the exchange, Aronian calms down the position,
depriving Black of his main trump: the two connected passed pawns. Although
there remain certain technical difficulties, White will convert his advantage
quite confidently. Lo más sencillo. Al devolver la calidad, Aronian quita a
las negras el orgullo de su posición: la pareja de peones centrales pasados.
Aunque quedan ciertos detalles técnicos por resolver todavía, Aronian ganó con
bastante confianza.} cxd3 32. Rd1 Bc8 33. Rxd3 d4 34. Be4 Ba6 35. Ra3 Be2 36.
h6 Bh8 37. Rxa7 d3 38. h7+ Kf8 39. Bg6 d2 40. Rf7+ Ke8 41. Nf6+ Bxf6 42. Rg7+
1-0

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Grischuk switches back to his main weapon, although in Mexico he has
been by far more successfull with 1.d4.} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 {Not so
frequently played at top level these days.} Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nc3
Nxc3 7. bxc3 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Be7 {White advanced e-pawn and the open b-file
offers him attacking chances on both wings. However, in the absence of knights,
Black's defensive possibilities are quite high.} 9. Qh5 {Played before castles,
this move puts more pressure on Black.} (9. O-O {is less dangerous.} O-O 10.
Qh5 (10. Rb1 c6 11. f4 f5 12. Be3 b5 13. Kh1 Be6 $11 {Asrian,K (2646)
-Nalbandian,T (2524)/Yerevan 2006/CBM 112 (1/2-1/2, 41) In this blocked
position, Black has absolutely nothing to fear.}) 10... g6 11. Qf3 Be6 12. Rb1
Rb8 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Qg3 Qd7 15. Kh1 c6 16. f4 Bf5 $11 {Asrian,K (2646)
-Erenburg,S (2554)/Sochi 2006/CBM 111 ext (1/2-1/2, 42) and White's attacking
chances are very problematic, while strategically Black is OK.}) 9... Be6 10.
Rb1 (10. f4 {1/2-1/2 Dolmatov,S (2588)-Mamedyarov,S (2522)/Moscow 2002/CBM 088/
[Huzman] (36)}) 10... Qd7 {[%csl Gh5][%cal Ye6g4]} 11. Bg5 ({The other way to
parry the threat is also interesting.} 11. h3 b6 12. O-O g6 13. Qh6 Bf8 14. Qf4
Be7 15. Qh6 Bf8 16. Qh4 Be7 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Qxg5 Qe7 (18... O-O $5 19. f4 Qd8
20. Qg3 Kh8 (20... f5 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. f5 $1) 21. f5 gxf5 22. Bxf5 Rg8 23. Qf4
Qg5 $11) 19. Bb5+ (19. Qh6 O-O-O) (19. Qg3 O-O 20. f4 Kh8 21. Rbe1 f5 $11)
19... Bd7 20. Bxd7+ Qxd7 21. f4 (21. Rbd1 $5) 21... Qf5 {Sutovsky,E (2629)
-Roiz,M (2605)/Gibraltar 2007/CBM 116 ext (1-0, 53). and Black was close to
equality.}) 11... c6 $146 ({An important improvement over the careless} 11...
O-O-O $2 {which unexpectedely allows a forced win:} 12. Bb5 $1 {Apparently
pointless.} c6 13. Ba6 $3 Bg4 (13... bxa6 {loses to} 14. Qe2 $18 {. We can
feel here the significance of White's advantage of space, resulting into a
high mobility of his pieces (the queen).}) 14. Qxf7 Bxg5 15. Rxb7 Qxf7 16.
Rxf7+ Kb8 17. O-O Bc8 (17... Rd7 18. Rb1+ Ka8 (18... Kc7 19. Rb7+ Kd8 20.
Rfxd7+ Bxd7 21. Rb8+ $18) 19. Bb7+ Kb8 20. Bxc6+ Kc7 21. Bxd7 Bxd7 22. e6 $18)
18. Rb1+ Ka8 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 20. Rbb7 Rce8 21. Rxa7+ Kb8 22. Rfb7+ Kc8 23. Rxg7
Kb8 24. g3 Bd2 25. Rgb7+ Kc8 26. Rc7+ Kb8 27. Rcb7+ Kc8 28. Rf7 Kb8 29. Rab7+
Ka8 30. Ra7+ Kb8 31. Rab7+ Ka8 32. Rbc7 Bxc3 33. f4 $16 {Sutovsky,E (2637)
-Sakaev,K (2633)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (1-0, 55)}) 12. O-O Bxg5 13. Qxg5 {
Nothing really breathtaking, with the exception of the speed with which all
these moves were played. Nada realmente espectacular, con excepción de la
rapidez con la cual fueron efectuadas estas jugadas.} (13. Qxg5 O-O 14. f4 h6 (
14... f6 15. exf6 (15. Qh4 Bf5 $11) 15... Rxf6 16. f5 Bf7 17. Rb4 $36 {[%cal
Yb4g4]}) 15. Qh5 Bg4 16. Qh4 Bf5 17. Rf3 f6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 $5 ({Of course. Morozevich is not
interested in long theoretical disputes after the ever fashionable Por
supuesto. Morozevich no está interesado en discuciones teóricas largas después
de la siempre de moda} 4. g3) 4... d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nf6 {The position is
typical for the Boleslavsky Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Bb3), but with reversed colours. The system is considered to
offer Black excellent chances in the Sicilian, and the extra tempo should make
the position suitable for ambitious play with White in the English Opening. It
should be said however, that Black could eventually get his tempo back by
playing the active ...Bc5 in just one move (which explains why Grischuk played
...Nf6 instead of ...Nb6, leaving the b6-square available for the bishop). La
posición es típica para la variante de Boleslavsky de la Siciliana (2.Nf3 Nc6
3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Bb3), pero con colores inversados. En
la Siciliana, se considera que las negras tienen cómodo juego, porlo que el
tiempo de mas de las blancas en la Inglesa tendría que ofrecerles buenas
posibilidades para mantener la tensión. Sin embargo, cabe decir que las negras
tienen la posibilidad de recuperar el tiempo de menos jugando ...Bc5 en una
sola jugada, lo que explica porque Grischuk ha dejado la casilla de b6 libre,
retirando con el caballo a f6.} ({In the Sicilian, White rarely goes for the
pawn structure arising after} 6... Nxc3 7. bxc3 {at such an early stage.
However, Black's opening ambitions in the English Opening can be more moderate
(easy equality is as good as a feast). Besides, after} Bc5 {the missing tempo
is relative, because the bishop is better placed on c5 than on e7.} 8. Be2 O-O
9. O-O Kh8 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. Nxe5 $5 {One of the very few ways to muddy the
waters, but not really sufficient.} Nxe5 12. d4 Bd6 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Qa4 Bd7
15. Qxa7 b6 16. Qa3 Bc6 17. Qb4 Re8 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19. Qxb5 Bxc3 20. Qc4 {
1/2-1/2 Tal,M (2600)-Chernin,A (2565)/Sochi 1986/MCL}) (6... Nb6 7. Be2 Be7 {
has been played, too at grandmaster level. The significance of White's
extra-tempo is relative.} 8. Be3 (8. O-O O-O 9. a4 a5 10. Be3 f5 11. Rc1 ({
More active looks} 11. Qb3+ Kh8 12. Nb5 f4 13. Bd2 {[%cal Yd2c3,Ya1c1,Yf1d1] .
Now, in case of} Bb4 {White can discourage Black from exchanging bishops with}
14. Bc3 $5) 11... f4 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. Nb5 Bxd2 14. Nxd2 Kh8 15. h3 Be6 16. Nf3
Bg8 {Agdestein,S (2610)-Ivanchuk,V (2705)/Tilburg 1993/CBM 039 (0-1, 44)} 17.
d4 $11 {With reversed colours, this would be an entirely satisfactory position
for Black, but here the weakness of the a4-pawn does not entitle White to hope
for an advantage.}) 8... O-O 9. O-O f5 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Ne4 ({Again, the
Sicilian freeing move is out of the question, because it leads to plain
equality after simplifications.} 11. d4 $11) ({From the days I used to play
the Sicilian with Black, I remember this plan designed by Portisch:} 11. Rc1
Qe8 12. Ne1 Rd8 13. Bh5 Qd7 14. Bf3 {[%cal Yf3e4,Ge1f3]}) 11... Qd5 12. Qc2
Rac8 13. a3 a5 14. Rac1 Nd4 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Nfd2 Rfd8 17. Bf3 Qb5 18. Rfe1
$13 {Spraggett,K (2575)-Lautier,J (2450)/Correze 1989/EXT 97 (0-1, 39). If you
like playing the Najdorf very much, you will probably feel delighted with this
position. Objectively, chances are about equal.}) 7. Be2 ({The prophylactic
move} 7. h3 {is sometimes played. Here is a recent example:} Bc5 8. Be2 O-O 9.
O-O Re8 10. a3 Nd4 {Simple chess. Black occupies the central square.} 11. Bg5
c6 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bh4 Qd6 15. Rad1 Nh7 {[%cal Yh7g5,Yg5e6]} 16.
Bh5 g6 17. Be2 h5 (17... Ng5 18. Qc1 $1 {[%csl Gg5,Gh6]}) 18. Qd2 Be6 19. Bf3
Bb6 20. Bg3 Rad8 21. Qc2 Bc8 $11 {Jobava,B (2596)-Ivanchuk,V (2710)/Rethymnon
2003/CBM 098 (1/2-1/2, 67). Black has regrouped most of his forces in the
optimal way and faces no problems. The only detail he has to solve is the
activation of his knight, but this would mean obtaining an advantage already.})
7... Bg4 8. O-O Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd4 10. g3 {Morozevich chooses a slow plan.} ({
With reversed colours, Black would play something simpler:} 10. Be3 Bc5 (10...
Be7 11. Bxd4 Qxd4 12. Ne2 $5 {[%cal Yd3d4] leaves White with chances for some
initiative.}) 11. Nb5 O-O 12. Rc1 {. In the English opening, one would fear
that this leads to excessive simplifications after} Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Bxe3 14.
Qxe3 c6 15. Nc3 $11) 10... Bc5 11. Bg2 O-O ({Maybe it would have been worth
spending a tempo on Tal vez merecía la pena gastar un tiempo en} 11... a6 $5 {
, maintaining the stability of the bishop along the important g1-a7 diagonal. ,
manteniendo la estabilidad del alfil en la diagonal g1-a7.}) 12. Na4 Bb6 13.
Be3 Qd6 14. f4 Nd7 15. Kh1 Rad8 16. Rc1 {A very complex position has arisen.
At first sight, it might seem that Black has a stable domination on the dark
squares. However, White exerts strong pressure against the critical d4- and
e5- squares and can incresae it with such moves as Bh3 and Qh5. Una posición
muy compleja. Parece que las negras tienen fuerte dominación en casillas
negras. Sin embargo, las blancas ejercen fuerte presión sobre las importantes
casillas de d4 y e5 y la pueden aumentar con Qh5 y Bh3.} Nc6 $6 ({This
voluntary retreat, carried out with the obvious aim of "winning" the d3-pawn,
is in fact a concession, allowing White to activate his play. More consistent
would have been Esta retirada voluntaría, con el propósito declarado de
"ganar" el peón de d3, permite a las blancas activar sus figuras.Mas
consecuente hubiera sido} 16... c6 {, for instance , por ejemplo} 17. Nxb6 axb6
18. Qh5 f6 19. Bh3 Nc5 {with a stable position for Black, despite White's two
bishops. True, if White feels uncomfortable, he can force a draw already with
con posición estable de las negras, a pesar de la pareja de alfiles blancos.
Es verdad que, en caso de sentirse incómodo, las blancas podían haber forzado
las tablas con} 20. Bxd4 Qxd4 21. Bf5 g6 22. Bxg6) 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Rc3 Nc5
19. a3 Nxd3 20. Qc2 Nc5 {Practically forced, because of the threat Rd1.
Practicamente forzado, por la amenaza Rd1.} 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Rxc5 {This is
probably the position both players have been aiming for. Again, a superficial
look would suggest that Black is doing very fine, because his knight would be
so much stronger than the bishop, if just installed on d4. However, after the
unnecessary retreat on the 16th move, it is not so easy to jump back to the
centre, because of White's increased pressure over the c7- and e5-squares.
Esta es la posición a la que habían aspirado llegar ambos jugadores. De nuevo,
una mirada superficial sugiere que las negras están muy bien, porque, una vez
instalado en d4, su caballo será mucho más fuerte que el alfil. En realidad,
después de 16...Nc6, no será nada fácil volver en el centro, por la fuerte
presión de las blancas sobre las casillas de e5 y c7.} Rfe8 $6 ({Grischuk
wants to carry out his plan in pure form, but he will not be in time for it.
He should probably have played Grischuk quiere llevar a cabo su plan en forma
perfecta, pero no habrá tiempo por ello. Era mejor jugar} 22... Nd4 {anyway,
for instance en cualquíer condiciones, por ejemplo} 23. fxe5 Qb6 24. Qc3 c6 {
and White's extra-pawn might be of little relevance, while Black's regrouping
looks acceptable. y el peón de las blancas no tiene de momento demasiada
importancía, mientras que la reagrupación de las negras es aceptable.}) 23. Rd5
Qe7 24. Qb3 $36 {Suddenly, White has strong pressure now. Even the apparently
passive bishop is very useful, by indirectly sustaining the d5-rook. De
repente, las blancas tienen fuerte presión. El aparentemente pásivo alfil
resulta útil al consolidar la posición central de la torre.} exf4 {The
complicatons initiated by this move will prove favourable for White.} 25. Qxb7
Rxd5 26. exd5 Nd4 27. Rxf4 $16 Qc5 28. Rf1 g6 29. Qa6 Re2 30. d6 cxd6 31. b4
Qc2 32. Qxd6 Nf5 33. Qd8+ Kg7 34. Qd5 {Black's activity is not too threatening.
Besides, his own king is vulnerable, too. Grischuk went down quickly during
the remaining moves until the time control. La actividad de las negras no es
demasiado amenazadora. Además, su rey es débil, también. En las jugadas que
quedan hasta el control, Grischuk se irá hacía abajo rapidamente.} Qb2 $6 35.
g4 $1 Rd2 36. Qf3 Nd6 37. h3 f5 $6 38. Qg3 Qc2 $2 39. gxf5 Nxf5 40. Rxf5 $1
Rxg2 ({Grischuk might have relied on this intermediate move, failing to notice
that he will fall under decisive attack. Anyway, Es posile que Grischuk había
confíado en esta jugada, pasando por alto el hecho de que su rey será expuesto
a un ataque decisivo. De toda forma,} 40... Qxf5 {would drop the rook to
perdería la torre después de} 41. Qc3+) 41. Qe5+ Kh6 42. Qe3+ 1-0

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Grivas,E"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The analysis of this game was done while it was in progress and in
time-pressure, so the reader might forgive me for any potentional mistake.} 1.
d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9.
Be2 Bb7 10. h4 ({This early pawn sacrifice variation seemed to be in fashion
in the latest Wch. Earlier} 10. O-O {was on the choice:} Nbd7 11. Ne5 h5 12.
Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Qc1 Rg8 14. Rd1 Bb4 15. Qe3 Qe7 16. h3 h4 17. Bh2 Bxc3 18. bxc3
g4 19. Kh1 c5 20. hxg4 cxd4 21. Rxd4 e5 22. Rdd1 Nxg4 23. Bxg4 Rxg4 24. f3 Rg6
25. a4 a5 26. axb5 a4 27. Qe2 Qc5 28. Rab1 Rd6 29. Rxd6 Qxd6 30. Qxc4 a3 31.
Ra1 h3 32. Qe2 hxg2+ 33. Qxg2 O-O-O 34. Qa2 f5 35. Qxa3 fxe4 36. Qxd6 Rxd6 37.
fxe4 Bxe4+ 38. Kg1 Bd3 39. Bxe5 Rg6+ 40. Kf2 Bxb5 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Gelfand,B/
Mexico City 2007.}) 10... g4 11. Ne5 Rg8 $5 ({A not very often met move.
Usually Black opts for} 11... h5 {and the latest example is} 12. O-O Nbd7 13.
Qc2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bg7 15. Bg3 Qxd4 16. Rfd1 Qc5 17. Bd6 Qb6 18. a4 a6 19. e5
Nd7 20. a5 Qa7 21. Ne4 c5 22. Ng5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. Qa4+ Kf8
26. Rd7 Bd5 27. Rd1 Bd4 28. Rxa7 Rxa7 29. b3 Kg7 30. bxc4 Ba8 31. Qc2 g3 32.
Rxd4 cxd4 33. Qe2 gxf2+ 34. Qxf2 Rd8 35. Qg3 Kf8 36. Qe5 Ke8 37. Nxe6 fxe6 38.
Qh8+ Ke7 39. Qg7+ Ke8 40. Qh8+ Ke7 41. Qg7+ {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Svidler,P/
Mexico City 2007.}) 12. Nxg4 Nxg4 ({The alternative is} 12... Nbd7 13. Nxf6+
Nxf6 14. e5 Nd5 15. O-O Nxc3 16. bxc3 Be7 17. a4 Bxh4 18. axb5 Bxg3 19. fxg3
cxb5 20. Bh5 Qd5 21. Rf3 $13 {Grigoryan,A-Hrabusa,M/Sibenik 2007.}) 13. Bxg4 b4
({Also playable is} 13... Nd7 14. O-O Nf6 15. Be2 Qb6 16. a4 Bb4 17. Be5 Nd7
18. Bf4 Rd8 19. Be3 c5 $13 {Khalifman,A-Acs,P/Hoogeveen 2002.}) 14. Na4 c5 15.
d5 ({The main move 'must' be considered to be the 'obvious'} 15. Nxc5 {. A
likely continuation can be} Bxc5 16. dxc5 Qxd1+ 17. Bxd1 Bxe4 18. Ba4+ (18. O-O
Nc6 19. Be2 (19. Rc1 Bd5 20. Ba4 O-O-O $13 21. Bxc6 $2 Bxc6 22. Rxc4 Rd2 23.
Rb1 f5 $17 {Rogozenko,D-Spiess,G/Dresden 2007}) 19... Bd5 20. Rfc1 Na5 $13 {
Van Wely,L-Vallejo Pons,F/Khanty Mansyisk 2005}) 18... Bc6 19. Bxc6+ Nxc6 20.
O-O-O Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Rd1+ Kc8 23. Rd6 Ne7 $13 {Maki Uuro,M-Koskinen,H/
Finland 2005. But it seems that Grischuk had done his homework too!}) 15...
exd5 ({Black could easily go astray with} 15... Nd7 $2 16. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 $6 17.
Qh5+ Ke7 18. d6+ Kf6 19. Nxc5 Rxg3 (19... Nxc5 20. Be5#) (19... Rg6 20. Nxe6 $1
Kxe6 21. Qf5#) 20. fxg3 {1-0 Schenk,A-Stephan,J/France 2003. Black had no
answer to} (20. fxg3 {:} Nxc5 21. O-O+ Kg7 22. Rf7+ Kh8 23. Qg6 Bxe4 24. Rh7# {
. Actually, the text-move is a 'logical' novelty.})) 16. exd5 (16. O-O $2 dxe4
17. Qe2 Qd3 $1 {.}) 16... Qxd5 17. Qxd5 Bxd5 18. O-O-O Rxg4 ({C.Lutz proposed 
(back in 2003)} 18... Bxg2 19. Rhe1+ Be7 20. Bd6 (20. Bxb8 Rxb8 21. Rd7 Rxg4
22. Rexe7+ Kf8 23. Rxf7+ Kg8 $13) (20. f3 Kf8 21. Rg1 f5 $13) 20... Nc6 21.
Bxe7 (21. f3 Kf8) 21... Nxe7 22. Rd7 Rxg4 23. Rexe7+ Kf8 24. Rxf7+ Kg8 25. Nxc5
Bc6 $13 {. Anand's move looks rather OK also.}) 19. Rxd5 Nd7 20. Re1+ Kd8 21.
Red1 (21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Red1 Rc8 23. Rxd7+ Ke8 24. Rb7 Re4 $1 {is fine for
Black.}) 21... Rd4 22. R1xd4 cxd4 23. Rxd4 Rc8 24. Bd6 $1 {A good exchange,
making Black's queenside pawns more vulnerable.} Ke8 $2 ({Black should have
opted for} 24... Be7 25. Kc2 Rc6 26. Bxe7+ Kxe7 27. b3 cxb3+ 28. Kxb3 Rg6 29.
g3 Rf6 30. f4 a5 $11 {. Obviously the 'natural'}) (24... Bxd6 $6 25. Rxd6 f6
26. Ra6 Rc7 27. a3 $14 {would be nice for White.}) 25. Re4+ $1 Kd8 26. Bxf8 {
Of course White is not obliged to go for the repetition draw.} Nxf8 27. a3 $1
bxa3 ({Forced:} 27... a5 28. axb4 axb4 29. Nb6 Rc6 30. Nxc4 $16) (27... f5 28.
Rd4+ Ke7 29. axb4 Ne6 30. Rd5 $16 {.}) 28. bxa3 {White has got the advantage,
mainly because of Black's bad pawn-structure.} Rc6 $1 ({Black's rightly
activates his rook in order to attack the enemy pawns.} 28... f5 29. Re5 Ng6
30. Rxf5 Nxh4 31. Rf8+ Kd7 32. Rxc8 Kxc8 33. g3 Nf3 34. Kc2 $16 {is not a
solution to his problems.}) 29. Nb2 Rf6 30. Re2 $2 ({A poor move. The natural} 
30. f3 c3 31. Nc4 {with advantage to White, was strong and 'easy' to play. it
must be noted that White faces the notorious time-trouble and naturally he
feels uncertain about such 'early' pawn advances.}) 30... c3 $1 31. Nd1 (31.
Nc4 Ne6 (31... Rf4 $2 32. Ne5 f6 33. Nf7+ Kd7 34. Nxh6 (34. g3 Ra4 35. Ra2 h5
$13) 34... Rxh4 35. Ng8 $16) 32. g3 h5 $11 {.}) 31... Ra6 32. Ra2 Ng6 33. g3
Rc6 34. Kc2 Ne7 {It seems that Black has worked his way out, but White can
still win a pawn with a neat combination.} 35. Nxc3 $1 Nd5 36. Kd3 Rxc3+ $1 {
Opting for a rook ending, where Black's active rook will compensate for his
lost pawn.} (36... Nxc3 $2 37. Rc2 $16 {.}) 37. Kd4 a5 $1 {Securing an
important outpost on the b3-square.} 38. Kxd5 a4 39. Kd4 Rb3 40. Kc4 Kc8 41.
Rc2 Kd7 (41... Rxa3 $4 42. Kb4+ {.}) 42. Rc3 Rb2 43. Rf3 Ke6 {Black's activity
is obvious. There is not much that White can do, except torture Black for a
long time! Actually no-one can be sure if White has at his disposal a 'secret'
winning plan and I believe that this ending will be under the microscope for a
long time ahead.} 44. g4 Ke7 45. Kd5 {Threatening 46.Rf4.} Rb3 $1 46. Ke4 (46.
Re3+ Kf6 {.}) 46... Rb2 47. Kf5 Rb5+ 48. Kf4 Kf6 49. Rd3 Rb2 50. f3 Ra2 51. Ke4
Rh2 52. Rd4 ({The last chance. After} 52. h5 Ra2 53. Kd4 Rc2 $1 (53... Kg5 $2
54. Kc4 Kf4 (54... f5 55. Kb4 fxg4 56. Rd5+ Kf4 57. fxg4 Kxg4 58. Kxa4) (54...
Rb2 55. Rd5+ Kf4 56. Rf5+) 55. Kb4 f5 56. Kxa4 fxg4 57. fxg4 Kxg4 58. Rd5 $18)
54. Rc3 Rb2 55. Kc4 Kg5 {Black seems to have sufficient counterplay to keep
the balance (active king and rook).}) 52... Rxh4 53. Rxa4 Rh1 $1 {The rook
belongs behind the passed pawn.} 54. Rb4 ({A theoretical draw arises after} 54.
Ra8 h5 55. Ra6+ Kg7 56. gxh5 Rxh5 57. a4 Rh1 58. a5 Ra1 {.}) 54... Ra1 55. a4
Kg6 56. Kd5 Ra3 57. Kc6 (57. f4 f5 58. gxf5+ Kxf5 59. Kc4 h5 $11 {.}) 57...
Rxf3 58. a5 f5 $1 {Securing the draw.} 59. a6 Ra3 60. gxf5+ (60. Kb5 fxg4 61.
Rxg4+ Kf5 62. Ra4 Rb3+ 63. Kc6 Rb8 64. a7 Ra8 65. Kb7 Rxa7+ 66. Rxa7 h5 $11 {.}
) 60... Kxf5 {According to the 'Nalimov Databases' this is a drawn position.}
61. Kb6 h5 62. Rb5+ Kg4 63. Ra5 Rf3 64. a7 Rf8 65. a8=Q Rxa8 66. Rxa8 h4 67.
Kc5 h3 68. Kd4 h2 69. Rh8 Kg3 70. Ke3 Kg2 71. Rg8+ Kf1 72. Rh8 Kg1 73. Rxh2
Kxh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Tournament"]
[Site "Mexico City"]
[Date "2007.09.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.09.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nbc6 13. Nd5 e6 14. fxe6 fxe6
15. Ne3 Qa5+ 16. c3 Nf3+ {In San Luis, Topalov managed to surprize and defeat
Svidler with this slightly exotic variation. Grischuk's decision to repeat the
experiment looks a bit risky, because Svidler had obviously analyzed the
position himself, disposing over the invaluable advantage of having faced the
variation in a practical game. En San Luis, Topalov sorprendió y... venció a
Svidler con esta variante algo exótica. La decisión de Svidler de repetir el
experimento parece bastante arriesgada, porque está claro ya que Svidler había
analizado la posición atentamente, disponiendo de la inestimable ventaja de
haberse confrontado con la posición en una partida práctica.} 17. Qxf3 Bxc3+
18. Kd1 Qa4+ 19. Nc2 Bxb2 20. Rc1 $5 ({Here comes the novelty! The
aforementioned game went !Esta es la novedad de Svidler. La partida
anteriormente citada continuó con} 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. axb3 Bxa1 22. Nxa1 Ke7 {
and White's pieces were more passive than in the present game. y las figuras
de las blancas quedaron más pásivas que en la presente partida.}) 20... Bxc1
21. Qf6 Kd7 ({Another possibility would be Otra posibilidad sería} 21... Bb2
22. Qxb2 e5 {, but after , pero después de} 23. Bd3 {White's position looks
preferable anyway. la posición de las blancas parece preferible de toda forma.}
) 22. Kxc1 Qxa2 ({I suppose that this move was not so much dictated by
grediness as by the concern about the e6-square. However, the developing move
Supongo que esta jugada no fue causada tanto por avaricia, como por los
temores conectados con la vulnerabilidad de la casilla de e6. Sin embargo,
puede que la jugada normal de desarrollo} 22... Rac8 {might have offered
better chances for counterplay. hubiera asegurado mejores posibilidades de
obtener contrajuego adecuado.}) 23. Bd3 Rac8 24. Rd1 {White has completed his
development (true, not in a very ortodox way) and is the first to create
strong threats against the enemy king. Las blancas han completado su
desarrollo (es verdad, de una forma poco ortodoja) y será el primero en crear
amenazas contra el rey enemigo.} d5 ({For instance, the tempting Po ejemplo,
la tentadora} 24... Nb4 $2 {, threatening mate in two, loses to , amenazando
mate en dos, perdería por} 25. Bb5+ $1 {followed by Rxd6+. seguido por Rxd6.})
25. Bf5 Rhe8 26. Qf7+ Kd8 {It might seem that Black has defended and can think
about finally launching his counterplay against the c2-knight. Parece como que
las negras se han defendido y pueden pensar ya en lanzar su contrajuego contra
el caballo de c2.} 27. Re1 $3 {A very strong move, increasing the pressure
against the e6-pawn. Una fortisima jugada, incrementando la presión sobre el
peón de e6.} Qa3+ ({The simplifications initiated by this move will not bring
Black any relief, but it is hard to suggest an improvement. The key point is
that Black is still slow with his counterplay. For instance, Las
simplificaciones no traerán ningún alivio para las negras, pero tampoco es
fácil recomendar una mejora. Lo esencíal es que el contrajuego de las negras
sigue siendo demasiado lento. Por ejemplo,} 27... Nd4 $2 {loses the knight to
pedería el caballo por} 28. Qf6+) ({while mientras que después de} 27... Nb4 {
allows an attack with checks: las blancas atacarían con una seríe de jaques:}
28. Qf6+ Re7 29. Qf8+ Kd7 30. Bxe6+ Rxe6 31. Qf7+ Kd8 32. Qg8+ $1) 28. Nxa3
Ne5+ 29. Kd2 Nxf7 30. Bxe6 Rc6 31. Bxf7 Rxe1 32. Kxe1 b5 33. Kd2 {White has a
decisive material advantage, maintaining an acceptable coordination. The rest
is easy. Las blancas tienen ventaja material decisiva, manteniendo una
coordinación aceptable al mismo tiempo. El resto es fácil.} b4 34. Nc2 b3 35.
Nd4 Rb6 36. Kc1 a5 37. Bxd5 a4 38. Be5 b2+ 39. Kb1 a3 40. Ba2 Rb7 41. Bd6 Rd7
42. Nb5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.03"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Manca, Federico"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Liege"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BEL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qe2 d6 8.
Be3 Qe7 9. O-O-O Be6 10. f3 O-O 11. g4 Bxb3 12. axb3 Nb4 13. g5 Nd7 14. Bh3
Rfd8 15. Rhe1 c6 16. f4 Bxe3+ 17. Qxe3 Nc5 18. Rd4 a5 19. Qd2 Ne6 20. Bxe6 fxe6
21. Rd1 d5 22. exd5 exd5 23. f5 Re8 24. Qg2 Qe3+ 25. Kb1 Re5 26. Qg4 Qf2 27.
R4d2 Qxf5 28. Qg1 Qxg5 29. Rg2 Qe7 30. Qd4 c5 31. Qd2 Re8 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.04"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bujupi, Bajram"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2240"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Pristina"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. Nbd2
b6 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 Bb7 12. Rd1 Rc8 13. Bf4 Nf6 14. Qc2 Bd6
15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. c5 Qe7 17. b4 Nd5 18. Rab1 b5 19. h4 h6 20. Ne5 Rfd8 21. Rb3
Rc7 22. Be4 Nf6 23. Rf3 Qe8 24. Bd3 Re7 25. Qc1 Nd7 26. Bc2 Nxe5 27. dxe5 Rd5
28. Bb3 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Rd7 30. Rd3 Rxd3 31. Qxd3 h5 32. Bc2 g6 33. Qd6 Bc8 34.
Be4 Bd7 35. Qc7 a6 36. Bf3 Kf8 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Qb7 Qd8 39. Qxa6 Qc7 40. a4 bxa4
41. Qxa4 Kf8 42. Qa5 Qxa5 43. bxa5 Ke7 44. a6 Bc8 45. Be2 Kd8 46. Kf3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.05"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vesnianka Gran"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 O-O 12. Be3 Nxe4 13. Bd5 exd4 14. Bxe4 d5 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 c5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bxd5 Qg5 19. c4 bxc4 20. Ra3 Kh8 21.
Rg3 Qf4 22. Qh5 Bf5 23. Rf3 Bg6 24. Rxf4 Bxh5 25. Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.06"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. c3 Qd7 14. Nf1 d5 15. exd5
Nxd5 16. Ng3 Rad8 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Bd6 19. Re1 Bxg3 20. fxg3 Nf6 21. Be3
Rfe8 22. Qc2 Qc6 23. Re2 Re7 24. Rae1 Rde8 25. g4 h6 26. c4 Re5 27. b4 bxc4 28.
Bxc4 cxb4 29. axb4 Nd5 30. Bc5 Rxe2 31. Rxe2 Rxe2 32. Qxe2 a5 33. Qf2 axb4 34.
Bxb4 Nf4 35. Kh2 Qxg2+ 36. Qxg2 Nxg2 37. Bd2 Nh4 38. Kg3 Ng6 39. d4 Ne7 40. Kf4
Ng6+ 41. Kg3 Ne7 42. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.07"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D71"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Ashdod"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 {This is the variation which is
known as the Anti-Grünfeld. Despite being a Grünfeld player for many years, I
didn't like the black side of the Anti-Grünfeld. But recently, following the
games of Sutovsky I have found it quite reliable . Usually I meet 1 Nf3 with 1.
..c5, but in this game I was afraid of 2 e4! transposing to the Sicilian,where
Alexander has won a huge number of brilliant games.} 5. g3 ({White has two
other alternatives} 5. Qb3) ({and} 5. Qa4+) 5... Bg7 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. d4 {Finally
the game has transposed to the normal Grünfeld with g3.} ({The alternative
would have been} 7. d3 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 {with complicated play.}) 7... Nc6 8. e3
e5 {A rare continuation , which recently has got some popularity.} ({Black
commonly continues with} 8... O-O 9. O-O Re8) 9. d5 Ne7 10. e4 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3
12. Qxf3 {Definitely the best recapture.} ({Black has a normal game after} 12.
Bxf3 c6 {see the encounter Horvath-Popovic 2000}) 12... c6 13. O-O cxd5 14.
Nxd5 ({The alternaitve} 14. exd5 Nf5 {with a complicated battle. You can see
two recent encounters Aronian -Bologan 2005 and Bocharov-Roiz 2007}) 14...
Nexd5 $6 $146 {A very unfortunate choice; I simply mixed up the ideas. I
thought I would go 15 ed Nc4 following up with 16...Nd6. In fact Black should
capture with the other N, followed by 16...Nf5.} (14... Nc6 15. Qa3 $1 {
[%csl Ge8]} Bf8 16. Qd3 $14) ({Black should play} 14... Nbxd5 $142 15. exd5 Nf5
{here is the latest example :} 16. Qa3 Qd6 17. b3 Qxa3 18. Bxa3 O-O-O 19. Rac1+
Kb8 20. Rfe1 Rd7 21. Bb2 f6 22. g4 Ne7 23. f4 Nxd5 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. Bxe5+ Bxe5
26. Rxe5 {1/2-1/2 Pert,N-Zhigalko,A/Turin ITA 2006/CT-2032}) 15. exd5 Qd6 $2 {
Another questionable decision.} ({I was really very disappointed to discover,
that after the planned} 15... Nc4 $6 {White has the very strong} 16. d6 $1 {
, during the game I didn't manage to find any decent continuation for Black.
Also at that moment I realised , that I had done something wrong in the
opening:).} Nxd6 (16... Qxd6 17. Qb3 $1 {even stronger than} (17. Qxb7 O-O 18.
b3 $14) 17... Nb6 18. Rd1 $36) 17. Rd1 Qe7 (17... Qb6 $6 18. Be3 Qa6 19. Bf1
$18) 18. Qa3 (18. Bd2) 18... Nb5 19. Qa5 a6 20. Bd2 (20. a4 $5 Nd4 21. Rxd4
exd4 22. Bg5 Bf6 23. Re1 Bxg5 24. Rxe7+ Bxe7 25. Bxb7 Rd8 26. Bxa6 O-O 27. Bd3
$16) 20... Rc8 21. Bb4 Qc7 22. Rac1 Qxc1 23. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 24. Kh2 $16 {[%csl Re8]
}) ({The natural} 15... O-O {would have been Black's option} 16. Qb3 (16. d6
Qxd6 17. Qxb7 f5 $1 $13 {[%csl Gg2][%cal Ge5e4] with idea 18...e4}) 16... Re8
$1 (16... Qd6 17. Bd2 {transposes to the game}) {Anyway White keeps a pleasant
edge after} 17. Rd1 (17. a4 Rc8) (17. Bd2 $5 e4 18. Rfe1 Qxd5 (18... f5 19. d6+
Kh8 20. Bb4 Qd7 21. Bf1) 19. Qxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. Bxe4 Rd8 22. Bf3 $14)
17... Qd6 18. Bd2 e4 19. Bb4 (19. Bf4 Be5) 19... Qe5 20. d6 Qxb2 21. Qxb2 Bxb2
22. d7 (22. Rab1 $5) 22... Red8 23. Rab1 Be5 24. Bxe4 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26.
Bxb7 Rb8 27. Be7 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Ge7]}) 16. Qb3 O-O 17. Bd2 $16 {[%cal Gd2b4]
Now it's obvious that White has a clear advantage; his d-pawn starts to move
forward and together with the two bishops it becomes a decisive factor.} Rfc8 (
{I saw another option} 17... Rfe8 {but after} 18. Bb4 Qd7 19. d6 Rac8 (19... e4
20. Rfe1 $16 {[%csl Ge4]}) 20. Rad1 e4 21. Rfe1 Rc4 22. a4 $16 {with clear
advantage.}) 18. Bb4 Qd7 19. d6 Rc4 {This was my idea. Unfortunately it
doesn't bring any relief to Black.} (19... Nc4 20. Rac1 a5 21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22.
Qxc4 axb4 23. Rd1 Bf8 24. Qxb4 $16) 20. a4 $5 (20. Rfe1 Rac8 21. Rad1 $16)
20... e4 (20... Rac8 $140 21. a5 Qb5 22. axb6 $1 a5 (22... Rxb4 {loses on the
spot} 23. d7 Rd8 24. Qxb4 Qxb4 25. bxa7 Bf6 26. a8=Q Rxa8 27. Rxa8+ Kg7 28.
d8=Q Bxd8 29. Rxd8 $18) 23. Rxa5 Qxb4 24. Qxb4 Rxb4 25. d7 Rd8 26. Rc1 Kf8 27.
Bxb7 Rxb6 28. Rc8 Ke7 29. Bc6 Rb8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. b4 $18) 21. Rfd1 Rd8 22.
Bf1 $1 $18 {Now White's light-squared B comes into the play with decisive
effect.} Rd4 23. a5 Nc8 (23... Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qa4 25. Bc4 Qxb3 26. Bxb3 Nd7 27.
Rc1 $1 Bxb2 28. Rc7 $18) 24. Rxd4 Bxd4 25. Rd1 Be5 26. Qd5 $1 Bxd6 27. Qxe4 (
27. Bc3 Qe7 28. Qd4 f6 29. Qxf6 Qxf6 30. Bxf6 Ne7 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Bxe7 $18 {
winning as well.}) 27... Qa4 (27... Qc7 28. Bc3 Be7 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Qxb7 $18
) 28. Qd4 Ne7 (28... Be7 29. Qxd8+ Bxd8 30. Rxd8+ Kg7 31. Bc3+ Kh6 32. Rxc8 $18
) 29. b3 $1 {A final touch.} Qxb3 30. Bc3 Kf8 31. Bc4 Qa4 32. Qh8+ Ng8 33. Qg7+
1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.08"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Nc3 d6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Bd2 Bd7
15. Re1 Bf6 16. Ra7 Ra8 17. Qa1 Qb8 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Qa5 Qxa5 20. Bxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 23rd"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.09"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8.
Be2 Qg6 9. O-O d6 10. Kh1 Qxe4 11. Nd2 Qg6 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Nxc7 Rb8 14. Bh5 Qf5
15. f4 Bxe3 16. fxe5 Qxe5 17. Nc4 Qc5 18. Nxe3 Qxe3 19. Re1 Qg5 20. Qxd6 Qxh5
21. Rxe7 Qg6 22. Qe5 b6 23. Nd5 Bb7 24. Nf4 Qc6 25. Re1 Rbd8 26. h3 Rd7 27. Re8
Rd8 28. Re7 Rd7 29. Re8 Rd8 30. Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT finals"]
[Site "Calvia"]
[Date "2007.10.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2007.10.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. d5
exd5 9. Ng5 h6 10. h4 Na6 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. cxd5 Bd6 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. Qb1 Re8
15. a3 Qe7 16. e3 Na6 17. Qd3 c4 18. Qxc4 Nc5 19. b4 b5 20. Qc2 Na4 21. Nf3
Rac8 22. Qd3 a6 23. Nd4 Ng4 24. O-O Ne5 25. Qb3 Nc4 26. Bc1 Be5 27. Ra2 Bxd4
28. exd4 Qf6 29. Qd3 d6 30. Rc2 Rc7 31. Be4 Rec8 32. Re1 Nab6 33. Rce2 Rf8 34.
h5 Qd8 35. Qf3 Nd7 36. Bd3 Nf6 37. g4 Nb6 38. g5 Rxc1 39. Rxc1 hxg5 40. Qf5
Nbxd5 41. Qxg5 Kh8 42. Kh2 Qb6 43. Rg1 Rg8 44. Qh4 a5 45. Bg6 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT finals"]
[Site "Calvia"]
[Date "2007.10.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2007.10.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 b6 8.
f4 Bb7 9. Qd2 Qg6 10. Bd3 O-O-O 11. O-O Bxd4 12. cxd4 f5 13. d5 fxe4 14. f5 Qf6
15. Bxe4 Ne5 16. Bg5 Qd6 17. Nc3 Rde8 18. a4 a6 19. Rad1 Ng8 20. Bb1 Nf6 21.
Qd4 Neg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Nc4 a5 12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 Nd7 14. Ba3 Bf6 15.
Rb1 Rb8 16. Ne3 Bxb3 17. Rxb3 Rxb3 18. Qxb3 Qa8 19. Nd5 Rb8 20. Qc4 Bd8 21. d4
Qb7 22. h3 exd4 23. Nxd4 Nxd4 24. cxd4 Qb3 25. Qc6 Nf8 26. Bc1 Qb7 27. Qxb7
Rxb7 28. Bd2 Ne6 29. Bxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.10.31"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8.
Be2 Qg6 9. O-O d6 10. Kh1 Qxe4 11. Nd2 Qg6 12. Bh5 Qd3 13. Be2 Qg6 14. Bh5 Qd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.11.01"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. h3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Na5 12. c3 Rb8 13. Bc2 c5 14. cxb4 Rxb4 15.
Nf3 Be6 16. Nbd2 Qb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.11.04"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Ba2 O-O 11. c3 bxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15.
Nxd4 Bg4 16. f3 Bd7 17. Bb2 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Bd4 Rb8 20. Rc1 Rb4 21. Bxf6
Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Bxf6 23. Nc4 Qb8 24. Qxd6 Rxa4 25. Qxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.11.05"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. Rfe1 c5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Qf5 Qe6
15. Bd3 Rfe8 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ng5 Qe5 18. Nf3 Qe6 19. Ng5 Qe5 20. Nf3 Qe6
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.11.06"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8.
Nf3 d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Qc2 f5 12. b4 Rf6 13. d5 Rg6 14. Bb2 c5 15.
dxc6 Bxc6 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Ne1 Qh4 18. Bf1 Ng5 19. Rxd6 Nh3+ 20. Kh1 Nxf2+ 21.
Kg1 Nh3+ 22. Kh1 Nf2+ 23. Kg1 Ng4 24. g3 Nxe3 25. Qf2 Nxf1 26. Rxc6 Nxh2 27.
Qxh2 Rxg3+ 28. Ng2 Qg5 29. Rd1 Qe3+ 30. Kh1 Qf3 31. Qxg3 Qxg3 32. Rxd7 e5 33.
Rcc7 h5 34. c5 bxc5 35. bxc5 Kh7 36. c6 Re8 37. Re7 Rxe7 38. Rxe7 f4 39. Bxe5
Qxa3 40. Rxg7+ Kh6 41. c7 Qh3+ 42. Kg1 Qe6 43. Rg6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nd5 8.
f3 e5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be6 11. Ne3 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qf6 13. d5 cxd5 14. exd5 Bf5
15. Nxf5 Qxf5 16. Bd3 Qh3 17. Bf1 Qf5 18. Bd3 Qh3 19. Bf1 Qf5 20. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Re8
15. Be3 Bxd3 16. Nd2 Bg6 17. Bd4 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Qd7 19. h4 h5 20. Nf1 Nf4 21.
g3 Nd3 22. Re2 Re8 23. Rd2 c5 24. Be3 c4 25. Bd1 Qe6 26. Bd4 Qh3 27. Re2 Re6
28. b3 Kh7 29. bxc4 bxc4 30. Rxe6 Qxe6 31. Ne3 Be5 32. Bxe5 Nxe5 33. Qd5 Qf6
34. Be2 Nd3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 14. exd5 exd5
15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 Nb8 17. Nxc4 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 Nxc6 19. Rfe1 Bb4 20. Bxb4
Nxb4 21. Rd7 Bxc4 22. bxc4 Nxa2 23. Rxa7 Nb4 24. Bf1 Nc6 25. Ra6 Na5 26. Rxb6
Nxc4 27. Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. Bg5 c6 8. e4 b5
9. e5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Nxg5 hxg5 12. Bxg5 Nbd7 13. exf6 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qb6 15.
Be3 O-O-O 16. O-O-O Nxf6 17. d5 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. g3 Ng4 22. Ne4 Qd4 23. Bh3 Ne5 24. Ng5 Kb8 25. Nxe6 Nd3+ 26. Kb1 Qd5 27.
Rd1 Rh8 28. Nf4 Qf7 29. Be6 Qf6 30. Qc3 Qxc3 31. bxc3 Nxf4 32. gxf4 Rxh2 33.
Rd2 Rh4 34. f5 Rf4 35. Kc1 c5 36. Kd1 Bf3+ 37. Kc1 a5 38. Kb2 Kc7 39. Rd7+ Kc6
40. Rd8 Be4 41. Rd2 Bxf5 42. Bd5+ Kb6 43. Bg8 Bd3 44. Bd5 b4 45. f3 Rf5 46. Be4
Bxe4 47. fxe4 Rf3 48. axb4 cxb4 49. Rc2 Kc5 50. e5 Re3 51. cxb4+ axb4 52. Rf2
Rxe5 53. Kc2 b3+ 54. Kc3 Re3+ 55. Kd2 Rd3+ 56. Kc1 Kb4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. e3 a5 8.
b3 d6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. Rfd1 Rfd8 13. Rac1 h6 14. Qc2 Be4
15. Qc3 Bb7 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Qf8 18. Nd2 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. f3 Bg6 21.
e4 f6 22. c5 bxc5 23. dxc5 dxc5 24. bxc5 Ne5 25. Qe3 Nc6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rd1
Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 e5 29. Ba4 Be8 30. Bxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "203"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 f5 8. d5
Bf6 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Nxe4 fxe4 11. Qxe4 Bxb2 12. Rd1 Na6 13. O-O exd5 14. Qxe7+
Kxe7 15. cxd5 Nc5 16. Bf4 d6 17. Nd4 Ba6 18. Bf3 Rhe8 19. Be3 Kf7 20. Rd2 Bc3
21. Rc2 Bxd4 22. Bxd4 Re7 23. Rd1 Rae8 24. e3 Bd3 25. Rc3 Bg6 26. Be2 Kg8 27.
f3 Rf8 28. e4 Bh5 29. g4 Be8 30. h4 a5 31. h5 Bd7 32. Kg2 Rfe8 33. Bf1 Rf8 34.
Rdc1 Ref7 35. Re3 Re7 36. Be2 Rfe8 37. Kg3 h6 38. Rcc3 Kf8 39. Bf1 Kg8 40. Bg2
Kf8 41. Rc1 Kg8 42. Rce1 c6 43. dxc6 Bxc6 44. Rb1 Rb7 45. Rc3 Bd7 46. Bxc5 dxc5
47. Rxc5 a4 48. a3 bxc5 49. Rxb7 Be6 50. Rc7 Rb8 51. Rxc5 Rb3 52. Rc6 Kf7 53.
Bf1 Rxa3 54. Bc4 Bxc4 55. Rxc4 Ra1 56. Kf4 a3 57. Ra4 a2 58. e5 Ke6 59. Ra6+
Kf7 60. Kf5 Rf1 61. Ra7+ Kf8 62. Rxa2 Rxf3+ 63. Ke6 Kg8 64. Ra4 Rb3 65. Rd4
Rb6+ 66. Ke7 Rb7+ 67. Ke6 Rb6+ 68. Kf5 Kf7 69. Rd7+ Kf8 70. Rc7 Ra6 71. Rd7 Rb6
72. Rd6 Rb4 73. Ra6 Kf7 74. e6+ Kf8 75. Ra8+ Ke7 76. Ra7+ Kf8 77. Rf7+ Kg8 78.
Rd7 Kf8 79. Rd5 Ke7 80. g5 Rb7 81. gxh6 gxh6 82. Rc5 Ra7 83. Rb5 Rc7 84. Rd5
Ra7 85. Rb5 Rc7 86. Ra5 Rb7 87. Ra6 Rb5+ 88. Kg6 Rg5+ 89. Kxh6 Rg1 90. Kh7 Kf6
91. h6 Rg2 92. Kh8 Rg1 93. h7 Rg2 94. Rb6 Rg1 95. Rb8 Kxe6 96. Rg8 Rh1 97. Kg7
Rg1+ 98. Kf8 Rf1+ 99. Ke8 Ra1 100. Rg6+ Kf5 101. Rf6+ Kg5 102. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 c5 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Nc3 cxd4 13. Rxd4 Rc5 14. Bh4 Qa8
15. Be2 d5 16. b4 Rcc8 17. O-O dxc4 18. f3 Ne5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nb5 Qb8 21.
Nd6 Rcd8 22. Rfd1 Bd5 23. Nf5 Kh8 24. Ng3 f5 25. Qc3 f6 26. Nh5 Nc6 27. R4d2
Qe5 28. Qxe5 fxe5 29. b5 Na5 30. e4 Nb3 31. Rb2 c3 32. Ra2 fxe4 33. fxe4 Bxe4
0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 c4 9. Bf5 Qa5 10. Qc2 g6 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. e4 O-O 13. O-O Nb6 14. e5 Bf5
15. Qd2 Be4 16. Bf6 Rfe8 17. a3 Bxf3 18. axb4 Qxb4 19. Qh6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1
h6 9. h3 e6 10. Nbd2 Qd8 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 b5 14. a3 a5 15. b3 a4
16. b4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Bd1 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Nd2 Bd3 21. e4 Rae8 22.
e5 Qe7 23. Bg4 f5 24. Bh5 Rc8 25. Be2 Bxe2 26. Rxe2 g5 27. Nf1 Qg7 28. Ng3 Qg6
29. f4 Kf7 30. Rf2 Rg8 31. Qd1 g4 32. hxg4 Qxg4 33. Qxg4 Rxg4 34. Nh5 Ne7 35.
Rf3 Ng8 36. Rh3 Rg6 37. Kf2 Rc7 38. Rah1 Kf8 39. Rg3 Rxg3 40. Kxg3 Kf7 41. Kf3
Kg6 42. Rh3 Rc8 43. g4 fxg4+ 44. Kxg4 Ne7 45. Nf6 Nf5 46. Rh1 Rc7 47. Kf3 Rg7
48. Ne8 Rg8 49. Nf6 Rg7 50. Ne8 Rg8 51. Rg1+ Kf7 52. Nd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c6 12. O-O Re8 13. Qb3 Qd6 14. a4 Nd7 15.
a5 b5 16. Ne1 Bd8 17. Nd3 Bc7 18. g3 Bc8 19. Rac1 a6 20. Bf3 Qg6 21. Nxd5 Bxg3
22. fxg3 cxd5 23. Bxd5 Nf6 24. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Qd2 O-O 8.
Nb5 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 d5 10. Nd2 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Qe5 12. Nc5 Nd5 13. Qxe5 Nxe5 14.
O-O-O c6 15. Nd4 Nd7 16. Ncb3 a5 17. Nd2 Ne5 18. Nc4 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Nb6 20. Bd3
Bd7 21. Rhe1 Rfd8 22. Nb3 Be6 23. Nc5 Bxa2 24. Nxb7 Rdb8 25. Nc5 g6 26. Re7 a4
27. Bc2 Bd5 28. Rd4 a3 29. bxa3 Rxa3 30. Rb4 Ra1+ 31. Bb1 Raa8 32. f3 Nc4 33.
Rxb8+ Rxb8 34. Bd3 Nd6 35. Nd7 Rd8 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Nxd5 cxd5 38. Re5 Nc8 39.
Kd2 Kf6 40. f4 Ne7 41. g4 h6 42. h4 Nc6 43. g5+ hxg5 44. hxg5+ Kg7 45. Re1 Rd6
46. Ra1 Nd8 47. Ra7 Ne6 48. Bb5 Rd8 49. Ke3 d4+ 50. cxd4 Nxd4 51. Bc4 Nf5+ 52.
Kf3 Nd6 53. Bd5 Kf8 54. Ra5 Nf5 55. Bc4 Nd4+ 56. Ke3 Nf5+ 57. Kf3 Rc8 58. Bd5
Rc3+ 59. Kf2 Rc7 60. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. Nbd2 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nc4 Rb8 12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 Bg4 14. Ba4 Na7 15.
Ne3 Be6 16. Ng5 Bd7 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Nf3 Nc6 19. Nd5 Nc5 20. Be3 Nb3 21. Ra3
Nbxa5 22. Qa1 Rb5 23. c4 Rb3 24. Rxb3 Nxb3 25. Qxa6 Ncd4 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Qa3
Nc5 28. Nxd4 Bg5 29. f4 Bh6 30. Nf5 c6 31. Nde3 Qf6 32. Ng4 Qe6 33. Ngxh6+ gxh6
34. Qa1 f6 35. Qa7 Rf7 36. Nxh6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 Na6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. e3 Be7 12. Nbd2 Nc5 13. Rc1 Qc7 14. Qe2 Rac8
15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Be5 d6 17. Bb2 a6 18. Nd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qb7+ 20. f3 d5 21. a3
h6 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. e4 Nf6 24. Nc4 a5 25. Ne5 Rd6 26. b4 Ncd7 27. Rxc8+ Qxc8
28. Rc1 Qb7 29. Nec6 Bf8 30. e5 Rxd4 31. Bxd4 Nd5 32. b5 Nc5 33. Ra1 Nb3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c5 12. bxc5 bxc5 13. Rb1 Bc6 14. O-O Nd7
15. Bb5 Qc7 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Rfc1 a6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Ne2 Qd6
21. Qb4 Ne4 22. Qxd6 Rxd6 23. Nfd4 Rd7 24. Rc2 g6 25. g3 Kg7 26. Kg2 h5 27. h4
Nd6 28. Rc5 Ne4 29. Rc6 Bd8 30. Nf4 Bf6 31. Nfe2 Bd8 32. Rb2 Raa7 33. Rb8 Bc7
34. Rb3 Bd8 35. Ra3 a5 36. Ra4 Rab7 37. Nb3 Rb4 38. Rxb4 axb4 39. Nc5 Ra7 40.
Nxe4 dxe4 41. Rc2 Bf6 42. Kf1 Be5 43. Rc4 Rxa2 44. Rxb4 f5 45. Rb7+ Kf6 46.
Rb6+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. Bxb4
cxb4 9. Qd3 Be4 10. Qe3 Nc6 11. Nbd2 d5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Rfd1 h6
15. h3 Re8 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qd6 18. Qf4 Qe7 19. Ndf3 Red8 20. Rc2 Qb7 21.
Rdc1 dxc4 22. Rxc4 Ne7 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 25. Nc4 b5 26. Nd6 Qc6 27.
Qe5 Nd7 28. Qf4 Nf6 29. Qe5 Nd7 30. Qf4 Nf6 31. Qe5 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Ne2 Nh6 6. g3 Nf5 7. Bh3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Qb6 9. Bxf5 exf5 10. Nbc3 Be6 11. Rb1 Be7 12. h4 h6 13. Be3 Qa6 14. h5 O-O-O
15. O-O Kb8 16. Nf4 Bg5 17. Nd3 b6 18. a4 f4 19. Nxf4 Bxf4 20. Bxf4 g5 21. Be3
Qc8 22. f3 a6 23. Rc1 Qd7 24. b4 Nxb4 25. Qb3 a5 26. Nb5 Rc8 27. Nd6 Rc4 28.
Bd2 f6 29. Qe3 fxe5 30. Nxc4 dxc4 31. Qxe5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. a4 c5 8. Nf3
Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Ne5 cxd4 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd4 O-O 13. Qd3 a5 14. Bf4 Bd6
15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rad1 Rd8 17. b3 Bb7 18. Rfe1 Ng4 19. Qh3 Qf4 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21.
hxg3 Ba6 22. Ne4 Bxc4 23. bxc4 Rab8 24. Rb1 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 f5 26. Ng5 e5 27.
dxe5 Ne3 28. f4 Nxc4 29. Ne6 h6 30. Rb7 Rd2 31. Rxg7+ Kh8 32. Rg6 Ne3 33. Nf8
Rxg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D21"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 dxc4 4. d5 e6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. Qxd5 Qxd5 7. Nxd5 Bd6 8.
Nd2 Nc6 9. Nxc4 Bb8 10. Be3 Be6 11. O-O-O Nge7 12. Nxe7 Nxe7 13. b3 b6 14. g3
Bc7 15. Bg2 Rc8 16. Bf4 Nf5 17. e3 Ke7 18. g4 Bxf4 19. gxf5 Bxc4 20. exf4 Bb5
21. Rhe1+ Kf8 22. a4 Be8 23. Bb7 Rb8 24. Ba6 h5 25. Rd6 h4 26. Re5 h3 27. Kd2
Rh4 28. Ke3 Rg4 29. Bf1 Rg1 30. Bxh3 f6 31. Red5 Rb1 32. Rd3 Bf7 33. Rd7 a5 34.
Bg2 Bxb3 35. Bd5 Bxd5 36. R3xd5 Rb3+ 37. Kd2 Rf3 38. Rc7 Rxf4 39. Rdd7 Rg4 40.
h3 Rg1 41. Ke3 Re8+ 42. Kf3 Kg8 43. Rb7 Re5 44. Rxb6 Rxf5+ 45. Ke2 Rg2 46. Rb5
Rgxf2+ 47. Ke3 c4 48. Rdd5 R2f3+ 49. Ke2 Rxd5 50. Rxd5 Rxh3 51. Rxa5 Ra3 52.
Kd2 g5 53. Ra7 g4 54. a5 g3 55. Ke2 f5 56. Rc7 f4 57. Rxc4 f3+ 58. Kd2 g2 59.
Rg4+ Kh7 60. a6 Rxa6 61. Ke3 Ra1 62. Kf2 Rf1+ 63. Ke3 g1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.21"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. c3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nb4 15.
axb5 Bxb5 16. Re1 Nxc2 17. Qxc2 Rc8 18. Qb1 Qc7 19. b3 Qc2 20. Ba3 Nd7 21. Nc4
Qxb1 22. Rexb1 Bxc4 23. bxc4 Rxc4 24. Rb7 Rd8 25. Nxe5 Nxe5 26. Rxe7 Ra4 27. h3
Nc4 28. Rc1 Nxa3 29. Ra1 Ra5 30. Ra7 g6 31. f3 Kf8 32. h4 h5 33. Kf2 Nc4 34.
Rxa5 Nxa5 35. Rxa6 Nc4 36. Rc6 Ne5 37. Ra6 Ke7 38. Kg3 Rd7 39. Ra2 Rb7 40. Kf4
Rb2 41. Ra7+ Nd7 42. Kg3 Rc2 43. Kh3 Kd8 44. Ra6 Ke7 45. Ra7 Rb2 46. Kg3 Rd2
47. Rc7 Ra2 48. Kh2 Ra6 49. Kg3 Kd8 50. Rb7 Kc8 51. Rb2 Ra7 52. Kf4 Kd8 53. Kg5
Ke7 54. Kf4 Ne5 55. Kg3 Nd7 56. Kf4 Nc5 57. Kg3 Ra3 58. Kh2 f5 59. exf5 gxf5
60. Rb8 Nd7 61. Rb7 Ra5 62. Kg3 Rxd5 63. Kf4 Ke6 64. Kg5 Nf6 65. Kg6 Rd2 66. g4
hxg4 67. Rf7 Nd5 68. fxg4 fxg4 69. Rf1 g3 70. Rg1 g2 71. h5 Nf4+ 72. Kg5 Nxh5
73. Kxh5 Kf5 74. Kh4 Kf4 75. Kh3 Kf3 76. Kh2 d5 77. Kh3 d4 78. Kh2 d3 79. Ra1
Rf2 80. Rd1 d2 81. Ra1 Rf1 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 a6 5. f3 b5 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. Rd1 Bb7 8. Nh3
Nb6 9. Be2 Bg7 10. Bh6 O-O 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Qe3 b4 13. Nb1 e6 14. Nf2 Qe7 15.
O-O Rfd8 16. c4 bxc3 17. Nxc3 a5 18. Rc1 a4 19. Rc2 Nbd7 20. e5 dxe5 21. dxe5
Nd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxc7 Rac8 24. Rfc1 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 Qb4 26. Nd3 Qb6 27. Qxb6
Nxb6 28. Nb4 Ba8 29. Kf2 Rd2 30. Rc2 Rd4 31. a3 Nd5 32. Nxd5 Bxd5 33. Ke3 Rh4
34. h3 Rh5 35. f4 Rh4 36. Bf3 g5 37. fxg5 Bxf3 38. Kxf3 Kg6 39. Re2 Rd4 40. Re4
Rd3+ 41. Ke2 Rg3 42. Kf2 Rd3 43. h4 Kf5 44. Rxa4 Rd2+ 45. Kf3 Rxb2 46. Rf4+ Kg6
47. a4 Ra2 48. g3 Ra3+ 49. Kg4 Kg7 50. Re4 Rd3 51. Kf4 Rd1 52. h5 Rf1+ 53. Ke3
Ra1 54. g4 Ra2 55. Kd3 Ra1 56. Kc3 Rb1 57. a5 Rb5 58. Ra4 Rxe5 59. a6 Rc5+ 60.
Kb4 Rc8 61. a7 Ra8 62. Kc5 h6 63. gxh6+ Kxh6 64. Kb6 f5 65. Kb7 Rg8 66. a8=Q
Rxa8 67. Kxa8 Kg5 68. Kb7 fxg4 69. h6 Kxh6 70. Rxg4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8.
Qa4 Nb6 9. Qh4 e5 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. d3 c4 12. dxc4 Nxc4 13. Ng5 h6 14. Bd5 Nd6
15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Nc6 17. Be3 Nd4 18. Rac1 Be6 19. b3 Rac8 20. Bxd4 exd4
21. Nb5 a6 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Nc7 Be5 24. Nd5 Bg4 25. f3 Bh3 26. Rd1 Be6 27. Nf4
Bxf4 28. gxf4 b6 29. Rc1 Rd6 30. Kf2 a5 31. Rc7 a4 32. bxa4 Bxa2 33. Bd3 Bb3
34. Bb5 Be6 35. h4 Kf8 36. Kg3 h5 37. Kf2 Bf5 38. Rb7 d3 39. exd3 Bxd3 40. Bxd3
Rxd3 41. Rxb6 Rd4 42. a5 Rxf4 43. a6 Kg7 44. a7 Ra4 45. Rb7 g5 46. hxg5 Kg6 47.
Kg3 Kxg5 48. Rxf7 Kg6 49. Rb7 Kg5 50. f4+ Kf5 51. Kh3 Ra3+ 52. Kh4 Kxf4 53.
Kxh5 Ke5 54. Kg6 Kd6 55. Kf7 Kc6 56. Re7 Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. c3 bxc3 11. bxc3 Na5 12. Ba2 c5 13. h3 Nc6 14. Re1 Rb8 15. Qc2
h6 16. Nc4 Be6 17. Ne3 Na5 18. Nd2 Qd7 19. Ndc4 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. dxc4 Rb7
22. Qd3 Rfb8 23. Nf5 Bf8 24. Qf3 Qe6 25. Qd3 Kh7 26. Bd2 g6 27. Ne3 h5 28. Nd5
Rb2 29. Bc1 R2b3 30. Nxf6+ Qxf6 31. Bd2 Qe6 32. Qe2 Rb2 33. Qd3 a5 34. Re2 R8b6
35. Be3 Rxe2 36. Qxe2 Qd7 37. Qd3 Qb7 38. Rf1 Kg8 39. g3 Qc6 40. Qc2 Rb8 41. g4
hxg4 42. hxg4 Qb7 43. Bg5 Be7 44. Bxe7 Qxe7 45. Rb1 Rxb1+ 46. Qxb1 Qe6 47. f3
Qxc4 48. Qb8+ Kg7 49. Qxd6 Qxc3 50. Kg2 c4 51. g5 Qd4 52. Qf6+ Kg8 53. Kh3 c3
54. Qc6 Qe3 55. Qe8+ Kg7 56. Qxe5+ Kh7 57. Qf6 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nxe4 9. Bxe4 c5 10. O-O O-O 11. Bc2 Qc7 12. Qd3 g6 13. Bh6 Rd8 14. Rad1 b6 15.
dxc5 Bxc5 16. Qc3 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Qd4 Re8 19. h4 e5 20. Qd5 Rb8 21. Ba4
Re7 22. Qd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nc5 24. Rd8+ Kg7 25. Bc6 Ne6 26. Rd6 Nf4 27. Re1 f6
28. g3 Ne6 29. Bd5 Nc7 30. Rd8 Nxd5 31. cxd5 Rd7 32. Re8 Kf7 33. Rh8 Kg7 34.
Re8 Kf7 35. Rh8 Kg7 36. Re8 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 d6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. O-O
Ba7 9. Nc4 Be6 10. h3 h6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Bxb3 14. Qxb3 Qd7
15. Rad1 Rab8 16. Nh2 Ne7 17. Nhg4 Nxg4 18. hxg4 Qe6 19. Qc4 Qxc4 20. dxc4 Red8
21. a4 a5 22. f3 f6 23. Kf2 Kf7 24. g3 Ke6 25. Rh1 c6 26. Rd2 Rd7 27. Rhd1 Rbd8
28. Nf5 Nxf5 29. gxf5+ Ke7 30. g4 c5 31. Kg3 Ra8 32. Kh4 Ra6 33. Rd3 Rb6 34.
R1d2 Rc6 35. Kh5 Kf7 36. Rd5 Rd8 37. b4 axb4 38. cxb4 cxb4 39. Rb5 b6 40. Rxb4
Ra8 41. Rdb2 Ra6 42. a5 Rxa5 43. Rxb6 Rc7 44. Rxd6 Ra1 45. Kh4 Rh1+ 46. Kg3 Rc1
47. Rb4 R1xc4 48. Rxc4 Rxc4 49. Rd7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nf1 Bc8 14. Bd2 Be6 15.
Bxe6 fxe6 16. b4 Qd7 17. Ng3 a5 18. Rb1 Rfb8 19. c3 axb4 20. axb4 Ne8 21. Qb3
Nc7 22. Ra1 h6 23. Qb2 Rf8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Ra1 Rxa1+ 26. Qxa1 Qc8 27. bxc5
dxc5 28. c4 b4 29. Nxe5 Nxe5 30. Qxe5 Ne8 31. Qb2 Qd7 32. Qb1 Bf6 33. Ne2 Qa4
34. f4 Ba1 35. Kf2 Nc7 36. Ke1 Na6 37. Nc1 Bc3 38. Nb3 Qd7 39. Ke2 Qf7 40. Be3
Qh5+ 41. Kf2 Qh4+ 42. Kf3 Qh5+ 43. Kg3 Qg6+ 44. Kf2 Qh5 45. Qf1 Qe8 46. Qd1 Qa4
47. Qb1 Qd7 48. g4 Qd8 49. Ke2 Qh4 50. Qf1 Qd8 51. f5 e5 52. f6 Qxf6 53. Qxf6
gxf6 54. Bxh6 Bd4 55. h4 Nb8 56. Be3 Nd7 57. Bxd4 exd4 58. g5 fxg5 59. hxg5 Kf7
60. e5 Nxe5 61. Nxc5 Kg6 62. Nb3 Nc6 63. Kf3 Kxg5 64. Ke4 Kf6 65. Kd5 Ne5 66.
Kxd4 Ke6 67. c5 Nc6+ 68. Ke4 Ne7 69. d4 Nd5 70. Kd3 Nc3 71. Kc4 Nd5 72. Nd2
Ne3+ 73. Kxb4 Kd5 74. Nb3 Nf5 75. Kb5 Ne7 76. Na5 Ng6 77. c6 Ne7 78. c7 Kd6 79.
Nc6 Nxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. a3 a6 10. b4 a5 11. Rb1 axb4 12. axb4 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. e4 dxe4 15.
Bxe4 Nf6 16. Bg5 Bxb4+ 17. Rxb4 Qe7 18. Rb2 O-O 19. Re2 Qb4+ 20. Bd2 Qb2 21.
O-O Nxe4 22. Rxe4 c5 23. Re3 Bxf3 24. Rxf3 Qxd4 25. Qc2 Ra1 26. Bc3 Rxf1+ 27.
Kxf1 Qc4+ 28. Qe2 Qb3 29. Be1 Qa4 30. h3 h6 31. Rg3 b4 32. Kg1 Qa1 33. Kh2 Rb8
34. Bd2 Qf6 35. Qc4 Qc6 36. Bc1 Qd6 37. Bf4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Nd2 Qxf3
8. Nxf3 Ne7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Nd3 Bb6 11. Bd2 d5 12. f3 Re8 13. O-O-O a5 14. Nf4
dxe4 15. fxe4 Bg4 16. Be2 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Ng6 18. Ng3 Bf2 19. Bc3 Bxg3 20. hxg3
Rxe4 21. Rhe1 Rxe1 22. Bxe1 Nf8 23. Rd4 a4 24. Rc4 Ra6 25. Rb4 f6 26. Rb7 Ne6
27. Bd2 g5 28. Bc3 Kf7 29. Kd2 Ke7 30. Ke3 f5 31. Rb8 f4+ 32. Kf3 fxg3 33. Rh8
c5 34. Rxh7+ Kd6 35. Kxg3 Kd5 36. Kg4 a3 37. b3 Ke4 38. Re7 Rc6 39. Bf6 Ke3 40.
Kf5 Kd2 41. Rxe6 Rxe6 42. Kxe6 Kxc2 43. Kd5 Kb1 44. Kxc5 Kxa2 45. Kb4 g4 46. g3
c5+ 47. Kc4 Kb1 48. Kxc5 Kc2 49. b4 Kd3 50. b5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O
Nge7 9. Re1 Ng6 10. e5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Be4 Rc8 13. a3 Na5 14. Be3 Qc7 15.
Bd4 Nc6 16. Rad1 O-O 17. h4 h6 18. g3 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Bc5 20. Rd3 f5 21. exf6
Qxg3+ 22. Kh1 Bxf2 23. Nh2 Qxh4 24. Bxb7 Nf4 25. Qg4 Qxg4 26. Nxg4 Bxe1 27.
Rxd7 Bxc3 28. Bxc8 Bxf6 29. Nxf6+ gxf6 30. Bxa6 Rb8 31. Rd4 Nd5 32. c4 bxc4 33.
Bxc4 Rxb2 34. Bxd5 exd5 35. Rxd5 Kf7 36. a4 Ra2 37. Rd7+ Kg6 38. Ra7 h5 39. a5
Kg5 40. a6 Kh4 41. Ra8 Kh3 42. Kg1 h4 43. a7 f5 44. Rf8 Ra1+ 45. Kf2 Rxa7 46.
Rxf5 Kh2 47. Rg5 Rf7+ 48. Ke2 h3 49. Rg8 Kh1 50. Rg6 Ra7 51. Kf2 Ra2+ 52. Kf1
Kh2 53. Rg8 Rg2 54. Rh8 Rg4 55. Rh7 Rf4+ 56. Ke2 Kg3 57. Rg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 a6 5. b3 c5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Bb2 Be7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nbd2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. N2f3 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Ne4 14. h3
Bf6 15. Rac1 Bd7 16. Rfd1 Qa5 17. Qb1 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Rac8 19. Qb2 f6 20. Ne1
Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Nd3 Bf5 24. g4 Bd7 25. Kg2 Bc6 26. f3 Ng5
27. Nf4 Qe1 28. Qf2 Qxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Kf7 30. h4 Ne6 31. Ne2 g6 32. Nc3 Ke7 33. a4
Kf7 34. Ke2 Ke7 35. Kd3 Kf7 36. Bb6 Ke7 37. b4 d4 38. exd4 Bxf3 39. d5 Nf4+ 40.
Ke3 Nxd5+ 41. Nxd5+ Bxd5 42. g5 Ke6 43. gxf6 Kxf6 44. Kf4 h6 45. a5 g5+ 46.
hxg5+ hxg5+ 47. Kg3 Kf5 48. Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 d6 10. Kh1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Be3 exf4 13. Bxf4 Be6 14. Qd3
Rac8 15. Qg3 Kh8 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxe5 Qb6 19. Bd3 Ne8 20. Ne2 Bc4
21. Bxc4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rxc4 23. Qd3 Rc8 24. Bd4 Qe6 25. Nf4 Qxa2 26. Re1 Bf6
27. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "31"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nbd2 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Bd3 d5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. f4 f6 14. exf6 Rxf6
15. e4 c4 16. Bc2 Raf8 17. g3 e5 18. exd5 Qc5+ 19. Qf2 exf4 20. Ne4 Qxd5 21.
Rad1 fxg3 22. Qxg3 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Qf5+ 25. Qf2 Qh3+ 26. Ke1 Qe6
27. Qd4 h6 28. Kd2 Bd5 29. Ng3 Ne5 30. Qf4 Nf3+ 31. Kc1 Qe1+ 32. Bd1 Ne5 33.
Qf5 Bf7 34. Qc8+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "32"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. a4 Nb6 11. a5 Nc4 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. Na4 Nd7 14. Nc1 Be7 15.
b3 Be6 16. O-O O-O 17. Ne2 g6 18. Nec3 Rc8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 f5 21. c4 Kh7
22. Rac1 Nc5 23. Nxc5 dxc5 24. b4 cxb4 25. Bb6 Bc5+ 26. Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Qxb4 Qxa5
28. Qxb7+ Rc7 29. Qb2 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Qd6 31. Rfe1 Re8 32. h3 Ree7 33. Qc3 Rc5 34.
Qb3 a5 35. Qa4 e4 36. fxe4 fxe4 37. Qc2 e3 38. Qd3 Qf4 39. d6 Rd7 40. Rcd1 Rc6
41. c5 Rxc5 42. Rxe3 Re5 43. Rf3 Qe4 44. Qb3 Kh6 45. Qg8 Re8 46. Qa2 Qe6 47.
Qa3 Red8 48. Rfd3 Qe5 49. Rd5 Qf6 50. Qxa5 Rxd6 51. Qd2+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "33"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 c5 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Nc3 cxd4 13. Rxd4 Rc5 14. Bh4 Qa8
15. Bd3 Qb8 16. Bg3 e5 17. Rh4 h6 18. O-O d5 19. Qe2 dxc4 20. Rxc4 Rd8 21. Rd1
Qc7 22. e4 a6 23. f3 b5 24. Rxc5 Nxc5 25. Bc2 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Nh5 27. Bf2 Nf4
28. Be3 Nce6 29. Bb3 Qe7 30. g3 Nh5 31. Nd5 Qd8 32. Nb4 Qe7 33. Bd5 Nf6 34.
Bxb7 Qxb7 35. Qd6 Ng5 36. Bxg5 hxg5 37. Qxe5 g4 38. Nd5 gxf3 39. Nxf6+ gxf6 40.
Qxf6 Qxe4 41. Qg5+ Kf8 42. Qd8+ Kg7 43. Qg5+ Kf8 44. Qd2 Kg8 45. Kf2 Qf5 46. h4
Qe4 47. b4 Qf5 48. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "34"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c4 g6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4
Bg7 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. c5 Re8 14. cxd6 cxd6
15. Qc2 Qe7 16. Bd4 Nxe4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rfe1 d5 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qxc6 Qe5
21. b3 a5 22. Rac1 Rad8 23. Qc2 Rd4 24. h3 Red8 25. Qc3 R8d5 26. Rc2 h5 27. a3
Rd3 28. Qxe5+ Rxe5 29. Re3 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 f5 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Rb1 33. Rc4 h4
34. Rec3 Rb5 35. f3 exf3 36. Rxf3 R1xb4 37. Rff4 Rxc4 38. Rxc4 g5 39. Rc6 Rb1
40. Ra6 Re1 41. Rb6 Kf7 42. Rc6 Re6 43. Rc8 Kf6 44. Rg8 Re1 45. Rh8 Ra1 46. Rg8
Rb1 47. Re8 g4 48. hxg4 fxg4 49. Rh8 Kg5 50. Rg8+ Kf5 51. Rf8+ Kg6 52. Rg8+ Kf5
53. Rf8+ Ke5 54. Re8+ Kf6 55. Rh8 h3 56. gxh3 gxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "35"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Bd2
Bb4 9. a3 Ba5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Qd1 a6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. b4 Bc7 15. f4
dxc4 16. Bxc4 a5 17. Bb3 axb4 18. axb4 Bd6 19. Na4 b5 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. dxc5 Ne4
22. Be1 Ndf6 23. Qc2 e5 24. Rd1 Qc7 25. f5 Rcd8 26. Bh4 h6 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28.
Rd1 Ng5 29. Bg3 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Nge4 31. Bh2 Qc8 32. g4 Qe8 33. Kg2 Nc3 34. Qd6
Ncd5 35. Qxe5 Qa8 36. Qb8+ Qxb8 37. Bxb8 Nxe3+ 38. Kf3 Ned5 39. Be5 Nxb4 40.
Bd4 Nd7 41. Ke3 Na6 42. h4 Naxc5 43. Ba2 Nb7 44. g5 hxg5 45. hxg5 Kf8 46. g6
Nd6 47. Kf4 fxg6 48. fxg6 c5 49. Bb2 b4 50. Be6 Nb6 51. Bc1 Ke7 52. Ke5 Ndc4+
53. Bxc4 Nxc4+ 54. Kd5 Na5 55. Bg5+ Kd7 56. Kxc5 b3 57. Bc1 Ke6 58. Bb2 Kf5 59.
Bxg7 Kxg6 60. Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "36"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E64"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nbd7 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nf3 O-O
9. O-O a6 10. a4 Ng4 11. Bd2 Kh8 12. a5 Qe7 13. Na4 f5 14. Ng5 Ndf6 15. Nb6 Rb8
16. Nxc8 Rfxc8 17. f3 Nh6 18. Ne6 Nf7 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Qc2 Bh6 21. f4 e4 22.
Bc3 Kg8 23. Bh3 Re8 24. Bxf5 Nd8 25. Rae1 Nxe6 26. Bxe6+ Kh8 27. Rxe4 Bg7 28.
Re2 Qf8 29. Rfe1 b5 30. axb6 Rxb6 31. Qf5 Reb8 32. Qh3 h6 33. Bf5 Ng8 34. Qh5
Bxc3 35. bxc3 Rb2 36. Rxb2 Rxb2 37. Re8 Qf6 38. Be6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "37"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bxb4 cxb4 10. a3 Na6 11. a4 d6 12. Nbd2 Qc7 13. Re1 e5 14. e4 Rfe8 15.
Qc2 Rad8 16. Re2 Nb8 17. Rae1 Nc6 18. Qb2 a6 19. h3 Rd7 20. Nf1 exd4 21. Nxd4
Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Rde7 23. Ne3 Qc5 24. Qxc5 dxc5 25. e5 Ne4 26. Nf5 Rxe5 27. Nd6
Nxd6 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Kf8 30. h4 g6 31. h5 gxh5 32. Rxh5 Bxg2 33. Kxg2
Nb7 34. Rh6 Na5 35. Rxb6 Nxb3 36. Rxa6 Ke7 37. a5 Kd7 38. Ra8 Kc7 39. a6 Kb6
40. f4 Nd2 41. Rc8 Nxc4 42. Rxc5 Ka7 43. Rf5 Na3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "38"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 Bf5 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Ng4 e6 9. c4 N5f6 10. Ne3 Bg6 11. Nc3 Bd6 12. b3 Qc7 13. h3 O-O 14. Bb2 Rad8
15. Qd2 Rfe8 16. Rfd1 Bf4 17. Qe1 e5 18. d5 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Nc5 20. Rac1 Qb6 21.
Bf1 h6 22. Kh2 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Ne4 25. Bc4 Nd6 26. Ba3 Be4 27. Bb4
Nxc4 28. bxc4 Qg6 29. Qg3 Qa6 30. a3 Rd7 31. Qg4 Qg6 32. Qxg6 Bxg6 33. Bc5 Ra8
34. Rd2 Be4 35. Rdd1 f6 36. a4 Kf7 37. a5 Rc7 38. Bd6 Rd7 39. Bc5 h5 40. h4 Kg6
41. Re1 Bd3 42. Red1 Be4 43. Re1 Kf5 44. Kg3 Rc7 45. Bd6 Rd7 46. Bc5 Kg6 47.
Red1 Rc7 48. Bd6 Rd7 49. Bc5 b6 50. axb6 axb6 51. Bxb6 Ra2 52. Rg1 Rb7 53. c5
Bxd5 54. Ra1 Re2 55. Rae1 Rxe1 56. Rxe1 Kf5 57. Ra1 Ke4 58. Kf2 Rd7 59. Ra4+
Kf5 60. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lima, Darcy Gustavo Macha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. a3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd2 Be7 10. e4 Nb6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. Be2 c5 14. O-O Bb7
15. Rac1 Rfc8 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Rd2 Bc6 18. Rcd1 Qb7 19. Bf1 Bf8 20. Bf4 c4 21.
Bd6 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Rab8 23. R1d2 h6 24. Qd1 Qc7 25. h4 Be8 26. R6d4 Kf8 27. g3
Qc5 28. Kh2 Rc7 29. Bg2 e5 30. Rd6 Rc6 31. Rxc6 Qxc6 32. Bf1 Qc5 33. Kg1 Rb7
34. b4 cxb3 35. Qxb3 a5 36. Nd5 Bc6 37. Rc2 Bxd5 38. exd5 Qxd5 39. Qxd5 Nxd5
40. Rc5 Nc7 41. Rxe5 Ra7 42. a4 Ne8 43. h5 Nf6 44. Bh3 g5 45. hxg6 fxg6 46. f4
h5 47. Bf1 Ng8 48. Bd3 Kg7 49. Kf2 Ne7 50. Ke3 Kf6 51. Rb5 Ra6 52. Be4 Nc8 53.
Rc5 Nd6 54. Bd3 Ra7 55. Rg5 Nf5+ 56. Bxf5 gxf5 57. Rxh5 Re7+ 58. Kf3 Rb7 59.
Rh6+ Kg7 60. Ra6 Rb2 61. Rxa5 Kg6 62. Ra8 Ra2 63. a5 Kh5 64. a6 Ra3+ 65. Kf2
Ra2+ 66. Ke3 Ra3+ 67. Kd4 Kg4 68. Rg8+ Kf3 69. Rg6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.25"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Lima, Darcy Gustavo Macha"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 16. Qf3 Bf5 17. Nd2 Rae8 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Re3 Rxe3 20. Qxe3 f6 21. Nf1
Bg6 22. f3 Re8 23. Qf2 Bd3 24. Be3 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Bxg3 26. hxg3 Rxe3 27. Qxe3
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.27"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 d6 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. Nd5 Nd7 8.
O-O g6 9. c3 Bg7 10. cxd4 Bxd4 11. d3 c6 12. Nc3 Ne5 13. Ne2 Bg4 14. Kh1 Bxe2
15. Qxe2 Nxc4 16. dxc4 Qf6 17. Qd3 c5 18. Rb1 O-O 19. b3 Rfe8 20. Be3 Bxe3 21.
Qxe3 Qe5 22. Rbe1 Re6 23. Re2 Rae8 24. Rfe1 Qd4 25. Qxd4 cxd4 26. f3 f5 27. Kg1
d3 28. Rd2 fxe4 29. fxe4 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Rxe4 31. Rxd3 Re6 32. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.28"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C74"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. d4 e4 8. d5
exf3 9. Qxf3 Qe7+ 10. Kd1 Be4 11. Qh3 Bxd5 12. Re1 Be4 13. Nd2 d5 14. f3 Nf6
15. fxe4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxc6+ bxc6 18. Kc2 Kf7 19. Qf5+ Qf6 20. Qxe4
Qg6 21. Bf4 Bd6 22. Bxd6 cxd6 23. Rf1+ Kg8 24. Rae1 Rf8 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Kd2
Qxe4 27. Rxe4 Kf7 28. Rb4 Ke6 29. Rb6 Rf8 30. Ke2 Rf5 31. Rxc6 Re5+ 32. Kd3
Rd5+ 33. Ke3 Re5+ 34. Kd3 Rd5+ 35. Kc2 Rf5 36. Rxa6 Rf2+ 37. Kb3 Rxg2 38. Ra7
h5 39. h4 Rg4 40. a4 g6 41. a5 Rxh4 42. a6 Rf4 43. Rg7 Kd5 44. a7 Rf8 45. Ka4
Kc5 46. Ka5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Bd6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Qe7 15. Kb1 O-O-O 16. c4 Bc7 17. Bc3 Kb8 18. Qe2 Rhe8 19. Rhe1 Qf8 20. a3 Qg8
21. Qc2 Nf6 22. Rh1 Ng4 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 g6 26. hxg6 fxg6
27. Rd3 Qg7 28. Rf3 Bxe5 29. Bxe5+ Qxe5 30. Qxg6 Rd8 31. Re3 Qf4 32. Qg3
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.01"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 c5 11. Ne2 h6 12. Bh4 cxd4 13. Rxd4 Qc7 14. Nc3 d5
15. Bg3 e5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Rc4 Qb8 18. Be2 N7f6 19. O-O Ba6 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21.
Bf3 Rd8 22. Rd4 Bxf1 23. Rxd5 Ba6 24. Bxe5 Qc8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Bxa8 Qxa8 27.
Qa4 Bb7 28. f3 f6 29. Bc3 Bd5 30. e4 Be6 31. h3 a6 32. Kf2 b5 33. Qd4 Qc6 34.
Qa7 Qd6 35. e5 fxe5 36. Qe3 Bc4 37. Bxe5 Qd3 38. Qc5 Qc2+ 39. Kg1 Qb1+ 40. Kh2
Qg6 41. a4 Bf1 42. Qf2 Bd3 43. a5 b4 44. Qb6 Qg5 45. Bg3 Bb5 46. Qd6 b3 47.
Qe6+ Kh7 48. Qxb3 h5 49. Qb4 Qg6 50. Qd4 Bf1 51. Qf2 Bd3 52. Be5 Qg5 53. Qe1
Qg6 54. Kg1 Bb5 55. Qh4 Kg8 56. Qe7 Kh7 57. Qc7 Kg8 58. Qe7 Kh7 59. Bc3 Kg8 60.
Qe1 Kh7 61. Kh1 Kg8 62. Kh2 Kh7 63. g4 hxg4 64. hxg4 Bc6 65. Qe2 Qd6+ 66. Kg2
Qf4 67. Qd3+ Kg8 68. Qd8+ Kf7 69. Qd1 Qxg4+ 70. Kf2 Qh4+ 71. Ke3 Qg5+ 72. Kf2
Qh4+ 73. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.02"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 Bxd4 10. Bxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qb6 12. Nb5 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Ke7 14. h4 h5
15. Rh3 Nb6 16. a4 Bd7 17. a5 Na4 18. b3 Nc5 19. b4 Ne4 20. Bd3 f5 21. Bxe4
fxe4 22. Rg3 Rhg8 23. Raa3 Rac8 24. Rac3 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Rc8 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27.
Kd2 g6 28. b5 Bd7 29. Ke3 a6 30. b6 Ba4 31. Kf2 Kd7 32. g4 hxg4 33. Kg3 e3 34.
Kxg4 e2 35. Nxe2 Bxc2 36. Nd4 Bd3 37. Kg5 Ke7 38. h5 gxh5 39. Kxh5 Be4 40. Kg5
Bd3 41. Kg4 Kd7 42. Kf3 Bg6 43. Ke3 Bh7 44. Kd2 Bg6 45. Kc3 Bh7 46. Kb4 Bg6 47.
Kc5 Be4 48. Kb4 Bg6 49. Kb3 Bh7 50. Kc3 Bg6 51. Kb4 Bh7 52. Kc5 Be4 53. Ne2 Bd3
54. Ng3 Bg6 55. Nf1 Bd3 56. Ne3 Be4 57. Ng4 Ke7 58. Nf2 Bf5 59. Nd1 Kd7 60. Nc3
Bc2 61. Na2 Bb1 62. Nc1 Bc2 63. Ne2 Bd3 64. Nd4 Be4 65. Kb4 Bg6 66. Kc3 Bh7 67.
Kd2 Bg6 68. Ke3 Bh7 69. Kf3 Bg6 70. Kg4 Bd3 71. Kg5 Ke7 72. Nb3 Bc2 73. Nd4 Bd3
74. Kg4 Kd7 75. Kh4 Be4 76. Kg5 Ke7 77. Kh6 Bf5 78. Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.12.02"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd2 e6 6. Qc2 Nbd7 7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
c5 9. Be2 b6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rfd1 O-O
15. Bc3 Qc7 16. Rac1 Be4 17. Bd3 Qb7 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Ne5 Nxc3 20. Rd7 Qc8 21.
Qxc3 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 Bf6 23. f4 Bxe5 24. fxe5 Rfc8 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Rd6 b5 27.
Rxa6 g5 28. b4 Rc2 29. Ra5 h5 30. h3 Kg7 31. a3 Ra2 32. Rxb5 Rxa3 33. Kf2 Rb3
34. Kf3 Rb2 35. Rb7 Rb3 36. b5 Rb4 37. b6 Rb2 38. Rb8 Rb4 39. g3 g4+ 40. hxg4
hxg4+ 41. Ke2 Rb5 42. Kd3 Rxe5 43. Kc4 Re4+ 44. Kc5 Rxe3 45. Rd8 Rxg3 46. b7
Rb3 47. b8=Q Rxb8 48. Rxb8 Kg6 49. Kd4 Kg5 50. Ke3 f5 51. Rg8+ Kf6 52. Kf4 e5+
53. Kg3 Kf7 54. Ra8 Ke6 55. Ra5 Kd6 56. Kh4 Ke6 57. Rb5 Kd6 58. Kg5 e4 59. Kxf5
1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. Bd2 Nxc5 8.
e3 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nce4 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Bxd2 14. Nxd2
d5 15. Rfd1 Rc8 16. cxd5 Qxd5 17. Nb3 Qxd3 18. Rxd3 Rc2 19. Rd2 Rxd2 20. Nxd2
Rc8 21. Nb3 Kf8 22. Rc1 Rxc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 Be7 10. g4 O-O 11. O-O-O b5 12. g5 Nh5 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 f5 15.
gxf6 Bxf6 16. Na5 Nf4 17. c4 bxc4 18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Bxc4 Qh5 20. Rdf1 Nh3 21. Be2
Nf4 22. Bd1 Bg5 23. Kb1 Kh8 24. h4 Bh6 25. a4 Rac8 26. Bb3 Ng6 27. Bxh6 gxh6
28. Ka2 Nc5 29. Bc2 Nf4 30. Na5 Qf7 31. Rd1 Nd7 32. Bb3 Nc5 33. Bc2 Nd7 34. Rc1
Qxd5+ 35. Qxd5 Nxd5 36. Be4 N5b6 37. Rxc8 Rxc8 38. Rd1 d5 39. Bxd5 Rc5 40. Bc6
Nf6 41. b4 Rc3 42. Kb2 Re3 43. Kc2 Kg7 44. Rd3 Re1 45. Nb3 Rh1 46. a5 Nc4 47.
Kc3 Rxh4 48. Nc5 Na3 49. Kb3 Nb5 50. Bxb5 axb5 51. a6 Rh1 52. Kb2 Rh2+ 53. Ka3
e4 54. fxe4 Rh1 55. Nb3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. Bg5 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Qa5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Rc1 Qd5 11. Be3 c5 12. Be2 Bd7 13. O-O Bc6 14. Qc2 cxd4
15. cxd4 c3 16. Rfd1 Nd7 17. Ne1 Nb6 18. Ra1 O-O 19. a5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21.
f3 Bb5 22. Rd3 Nd2 23. Qxc3 Qxc3 24. Rxc3 Nc4 25. Bg5 Rfc8 26. Be7 h6 27. Rac1
Rc6 28. Bb4 Rac8 29. Kf2 b6 30. axb6 axb6 31. Nd3 Na5 32. Bxa5 Rxc3 33. Rxc3
Rxc3 34. Bxc3 Bxd3 35. Bb4 h5 36. Be7 b5 37. Ke3 Bf1 38. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 d6 8. Bb2
O-O 9. e3 Nbd7 10. d4 Ne4 11. d5 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 exd5 13. cxd5 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. e4 Rfe8 16. Re1 Ba6 17. Rc1 Rac8 18. Re3 h6 19. h4 Ne5 20. Bh3 Rcd8 21.
Nxe5 Qxe5 22. f4 Qd4 23. Qxd4 cxd4 24. Ree1 Bd3 25. Red1 Bxe4 26. Rxd4 Re7 27.
Kf2 g6 28. Be6 Bf5 29. Bxf5 gxf5 30. Rd2 h5 31. Re2 Kf8 32. a4 Rxe2+ 33. Kxe2
Ke7 34. Rc7+ Rd7 35. Rc8 Rd8 36. Rc7+ Rd7 37. Rc6 Rd8 38. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Na5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 c4 13. Bc2 Ne4 14. f3 Nd6
15. a4 f6 16. Ba3 Rd8 17. Ng4 Bxg4 18. fxg4 Nb3 19. Ra2 Qe7 20. Qf3 Qe6 21. Qf4
Rd7 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Qxd6 Rxd6 24. Bxb3 cxb3 25. Rb2 Rc8 26. Rxb3 b6 27. Kf2
Rdc6 28. Rc1 Rc4 29. Ra3 Rb4 30. cxb4 Rxc1 31. b5 h6 32. Ra2 Kf7 33. Kf3 Ke6
34. h4 g6 35. a5 Rf1+ 36. Kg3 Rb1 37. axb6 axb6 38. Rc2 Rxb5 39. Rc6+ Kf7 40.
Rc7+ Kf8 41. Rd7 g5 42. Rh7 gxh4+ 43. Kf3 Rb1 44. Rxh6 Ke7 45. Rxh4 b5 46. Rh7+
Kd6 47. Rf7 Ke6 48. Rb7 b4 49. Rb6+ Ke7 50. Kg3 b3 51. g5 fxg5 52. Kg4 b2 53.
Kxg5 Kd7 54. g4 Kc7 55. Rb3 Kd6 56. Kg6 Rg1 57. Rxb2 Rxg4+ 58. Kf5 Re4 59. Rb6+
Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. b3 O-O 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 h6 13. h3 Nh5 14. Bc1 f5 15. a4
Bd6 16. a5 bxa5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 dxc4 19. Rda1 c5 20. Rxa5 cxd4 21. Nxd4
cxb3 22. Qxb3 Bc4 23. Qd1 Ndf6 24. Rxa7 Qd6 25. e3 Kh8 26. g4 fxg4 27. hxg4 Nf4
28. exf4 Qxf4 29. Nce2 Qxg4 30. Ng3 Qf4 31. Nf3 e5 32. Qd6 Rce8 33. Re7 Rxe7
34. Qxe7 Re8 35. Qb4 Bd5 36. Qxf4 exf4 37. Nf5 Be6 38. N5d4 Bd5 39. Nh4 Bxg2
40. Kxg2 Kh7 41. Ra7 Re1 42. Kf3 Kg8 43. Ng6 Rg1 44. Nxf4 h5 45. Nde6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D14"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Bb5 e6 8. Qa4
Qb6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Bxc6 Rfc8 {There were times when this variation
was hotly contested, but it's heyday is over. It seems that even 11...Qb2 is
sufficient for equality.} (11... Qxb2 12. O-O Rfc8 13. e4 bxc6 14. Nxc6 Bf8 15.
exf5 Qxc3 16. Rac1 Qa3 17. Qb5 Ne4 (17... Qxa2 {Matamoros Franco,C-Vera,H/
ESP-chT/2000/ 0,5}) 18. Qb7 exf5 19. f3 Nd6 20. Qd7 Re8 21. Rce1 Rxe1 22. Rxe1
Qc3 23. Rf1 Rc8 $11 {1-0 Knaak,R (2520)-Hector,J (2530)/Jyvaskyla 1994 (62)})
12. O-O (12. Bb5 a6 13. O-O axb5 14. Qxb5 Qxb5 15. Nxb5 Rc2 16. Rfb1 Ne4 17. f3
Nd2 18. Rd1 Rxb2 $17 {0-1 Vera,R (2584)-Hector,J (2509)/Istanbul 2000 (35)})
12... bxc6 13. Rfc1 c5 (13... Qxb2 $5 {It is possible, that White will think
twice before testing these waters in the future. Analysis has managed to prove
with the help of the computer, that the daring 13...Qxb2!? would put the first
player into the unenviable situation of fighting for dear life.} 14. Nxc6 Ba3
$1 15. Qa6 (15. h3 Bc2 $1 16. Qxc2 Rxc6 17. Rab1 Qxc2 18. Rxc2 Rac8 19. Rb3 Bf8
20. f3 a5 $19) 15... Bd3 $1 16. Qxd3 Rxc6 17. Ne2 (17. Rab1 Qxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Bxc1
$15) 17... Rxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Qxa2 19. Qa6 Qb3 $15) 14. dxc5 Rxc5 (14... Bxc5 15.
Nb5 Ne4 16. b4 Rab8 17. bxc5 Qxb5 18. Qxb5 Rxb5 19. g4 $11) 15. b4 Rcc8 16. a3
d4 $6 {Grischuk has played the game very nervously and in the long run far
below the level of his ability. The opening of the centre for Black was
desirable, but tactically it is not quite working.} (16... Nh5 17. Qd7 Qd8 (
17... Qc7 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. Nb5 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Bf6 21. Nc6 $14) 18. Qxd8+ Bxd8
19. Nb5 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 a5 $11) 17. exd4 Qxd4 18. Nc6 $1 Qd7 (18... Qxf4 19.
Nxe7+ $18) (18... Rxc6 19. Qxc6 Rd8 20. Bc7 $18) 19. b5 Bf8 (19... a6 20. Nxe7+
Qxe7 21. b6 $14) (19... Qb7 20. Be5 Ng4 21. Qa6 Qxa6 22. Nxe7+ Kf8 23. Bxg7+
Kxe7 24. bxa6 $14) 20. Qa6 Bc5 $2 {The active move with the bishop is a false
solution, Grischuk has probably made a mistake in calculations.} (20... Bd3 21.
Ra2 (21. Rd1 $2 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Qxc6 $17) 21... Nd5 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Rd2 $14)
21. Rd1 Bd3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This is an unbelievably daring continuation. Black
is quite simply putting his head into the lion's mouth.} (21... Qe8 22. Bd6
Bxd6 23. Rxd6 $16) 22. Bg3 (22. Ne5 Bxf2+ (22... Qd4 23. Nxd3 Qxc3 24. Rac1 Qb3
25. Nxc5 Rxc5 26. Qxa7 Rcc8 27. b6 $18) 23. Kh1 Qd4 24. Nxd3 Rxc3 25. Be5 Qxd3
26. Bxc3 Qg6 27. Qc6 $16) 22... Ng4 (22... Bxb5 $2 23. Qxb5 Qxc6 24. Rd8+ Rxd8
25. Qxc6 $18) 23. Qa4 {The simple retreat of the white lady demonstrates, how
feebly prepared was the aggressive action by Black.} (23. h3 Bxf2+ 24. Bxf2
Nxf2 25. Kxf2 Qd6 26. Rac1 $18) 23... f5 24. h3 f4 (24... a6 25. hxg4 axb5 26.
Ne5 $18) 25. Bh4 $1 {It is surely possible to solve the position with more
forceful moves. Morozevich's move practically excludes any resistance.} (25.
Qxf4 Nxf2 26. Bxf2 Rf8 27. Qg5 Bxf2+ 28. Kh1 $18) 25... Nh6 (25... Bxf2+ 26.
Bxf2 Nxf2 27. Kxf2 a6 28. bxa6 Rxc6 29. Rxd3 Qc7 30. Ne2 $18) 26. Ne4 Bf8 27.
Qb3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Qe2 Bf5 8.
Nbd2 Qe7 9. O-O Nd6 10. Qd1 Bxd3 11. cxd3 Qd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nf5 14. Nf3
Bc5 15. d4 Bb6 16. a4 a5 17. b3 O-O 18. Ba3 Rfe8 19. Qd3 h6 20. Rfe1 Qe6 21.
Rad1 c6 22. h3 Rac8 23. g4 Ne7 24. Nh4 Ng6 25. Ng2 c5 26. f4 Qd7 27. e6 Qc7 28.
dxc5 Bxc5+ 29. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 30. Kh1 Ne7 31. exf7+ Kxf7 32. Ne3 Red8 33. Nf5 Nxf5
34. Qxf5+ Kg8 35. g5 hxg5 36. fxg5 d4 37. Qe6+ Kh8 38. g6 Qd5+ 39. Qxd5 Rxd5
40. Rd3 Rd6 41. Rg1 Rc3 42. Rgg3 Rxd3 43. Rxd3 Rxg6 44. Rxd4 Rg3 45. Rh4+ Kg8
46. b4 axb4 47. Rxb4 Rxh3+ 48. Kg2 Ra3 49. Rxb7 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. c3 f6 7. Ngf3 Bg6 8. h4 Bh5
9. Be2 Ne7 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. O-O Bf7 12. b4 Qd8 13. Re1 f5 14. Ng5 Bg8 15. h5 h6
16. Nh3 g5 17. hxg6 Nxg6 18. Be3 Bf7 19. g3 Be7 20. f4 a5 21. a3 b5 22. Nb3 a4
23. Nc5 Nb6 24. Kf2 Nc4 25. Rh1 Qc7 26. Bh5 Rg8 27. Nd3 O-O-O 28. Ng1 Nh8 29.
Qf3 Bxh5 30. Rxh5 Nf7 31. Ne2 Rg4 32. Ra2 Rdg8 33. Nb2 Bf8 34. Nxc4 dxc4 35.
Rd2 Qd7 36. Ke1 Nh8 37. Bf2 Qd5 38. Ng1 Ng6 39. Qxd5 cxd5 40. Nf3 Ne7 41. Ke2
Kd7 42. Nh2 Rxg3 43. Bxg3 Rxg3 44. Rc2 Rg2+ 45. Kd1 Rg1+ 46. Ke2 Rg2+ 47. Kd1
Rg1+ 48. Ke2 Ra1 49. Rh3 Rxa3 50. Rg3 Nc6 51. Kf2 Bxb4 52. Rg7+ Be7 53. Nf1 b4
54. Ke3 Ra1 55. cxb4 Rxf1 56. b5 Nb4 57. Rf2 Rxf2 58. Kxf2 a3 59. b6 a2 60. b7
Nc6 61. Rg1 Kc7 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "200"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Nc3 c6 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. exf6 gxh4 10. Ne5 Qxf6 11. g3 Nd7 12. Qe2 c5 13. Nc6 Bg7 14. Bg2 cxd4 15.
Nd5 Qf5 16. g4 Qg5 17. f4 d3 18. fxg5 dxe2 19. Nc7+ Kf8 20. Nxa8 Bb7 21. Nc7
Nb8 22. Nxb8 Bxg2 23. Kxe2 Ke7 24. Nba6 hxg5 25. Nxb5 Bxb2 26. Rab1 c3 27. Rxb2
cxb2 28. Rb1 f5 29. gxf5 g4 30. Kf2 Bb7 31. Nc5 g3+ 32. Kg1 Bd5 33. Nc3 Bf3 34.
Rxb2 exf5 35. Rb4 Kf6 36. Rf4 Ba8 37. Ne2 Re8 38. Nxg3 hxg3 39. hxg3 Re3 40.
Nd7+ Kg5 41. Ra4 Bc6 42. Rxa7 Re7 43. g4 f4 44. Ra5+ Kh4 45. Nf6 Kg3 46. Nh5+
Kxg4 47. Nf6+ Kg3 48. Ra3+ f3 49. Nh5+ Kg4 50. Ra5 Re6 51. Kf2 Rh6 52. Rc5 Bb7
53. Rb5 Bc6 54. Rc5 Be8 55. Rc4+ Kxh5 56. Kxf3 Ra6 57. Kf4 Kg6 58. a4 Kf6 59.
a5 Rxa5 60. Rb4 Bc6 61. Rc4 Rf5+ 62. Ke3 Re5+ 63. Kd4 Rd5+ 64. Ke3 Bb5 65. Rd4
Rh5 66. Kf4 Ke6 67. Ke4 Bc6+ 68. Kf4 Rf5+ 69. Ke3 Ke5 70. Rd3 Rh5 71. Rc3 Bd5
72. Kd2 Rh2+ 73. Ke3 Rh4 74. Kd3 Rg4 75. Ke3 Bc4 76. Kf3 Rh4 77. Ke3 Re4+ 78.
Kf3 Be2+ 79. Kf2 Kf4 80. Rc2 Bd3 81. Rb2 Re3 82. Rb4+ Be4 83. Rb2 Rh3 84. Re2
Bd3 85. Rd2 Rf3+ 86. Kg2 Bf1+ 87. Kg1 Ke3 88. Rd5 Bd3 89. Rg5 Be4 90. Kh2 Kf4
91. Rg8 Rf2+ 92. Kg1 Ra2 93. Rb8 Bd5 94. Rd8 Kg3 95. Kf1 Bf3 96. Ke1 Re2+ 97.
Kf1 Re3 98. Rg8+ Bg4 99. Rg7 Re8 100. Rg5 Rh8 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 60th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.12.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2007.12.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 a6 7. d4 b5 8.
Qb3 c5 9. dxc5 Bg7 10. e4 Bc6 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Be3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bg7
15. Rd1 Qa5 16. Kf2 e6 17. a3 O-O 18. Be2 Qc7 19. Rd6 Nd7 20. Rhd1 Nf6 21. Qc2
Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Bf3 Bxf3 25. Kxf3 Qa8+ 26. Kg3 Nd7 27.
Na2 Nb8 28. Kf2 Nc6 29. Nb4 Ne7 30. Qd3 a5 31. Nc2 Bxb2 32. Qxb5 Bf6 33. Qa4 h5
34. Bd4 Bxd4+ 35. Qxd4 Nf5 36. Qc4 Qc6 37. Ne3 Nxe3 38. Kxe3 Kf8 39. Kf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. c3 Ne7 7. f4 h5 8. Be2 h4
9. Ngf3 Bg4 10. O-O Nf5 11. Bf2 Be7 12. h3 Bh5 13. Bd3 Bg6 14. Qe2 a6 15. c4
dxc4 16. Nxc4 Kf8 17. Rac1 Rh6 18. a4 a5 19. Bb1 Kg8 20. Ne3 Nb6 21. b3 Qd7 22.
Rcd1 Bh5 23. Ng4 Rh8 24. Ne3 Nd5 25. Nxd5 Qxd5 26. Be4 Qd7 27. Qd3 Bg6 28. Nd2
Rh6 29. Nc4 Qd8 30. Rfe1 Bb4 31. Re2 Qc7 32. Ne3 Nxe3 33. Rxe3 Bxe4 34. Qxe4
Rh5 35. Qf3 g6 36. Qg4 Qd8 37. Rf3 Be7 38. Rc3 Qd5 39. Qf3 Rd8 40. Qxd5 Rxd5
41. Kf1 Rf5 42. Rf3 Kf8 43. Ke2 Ke8 44. Rc1 Kd7 45. Rc2 Ke8 46. Rc1 Kd7 47. Rc2
Rh5 48. Rfc3 f5 49. Rc4 g5 50. fxg5 Rxg5 51. Kf3 Rg8 52. Be1 Ke8 53. b4 axb4
54. Bxb4 Rg3+ 55. Kf2 Bd8 56. Rb2 Rd7 57. Be1 Rd3 58. a5 Ra3 59. Rc5 Rxd4 60.
Rxb7 Ra2+ 61. Kf1 Rf4+ 62. Kg1 Ra1 63. Rxc6 Rxe1+ 64. Kh2 Rff1 65. Rxe6+ Kf8
66. g4 Rf2# 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Nxe4
dxe4 9. Qxe4 e5 10. c5 Bc7 11. dxe5 Nxc5 12. Qc4 Qe7 13. Bg5 Ba5+ 14. Kd1 Qd7+
15. Kc1 Bb6 16. Be2 O-O 17. Rd1 Qg4 18. Be3 Be6 19. Qxg4 Bxg4 20. h3 Be6 21.
Ng5 Bd5 22. Bf3 Rac8 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Kb1 Rfd8 25. Nf3 Ne4 26. Nd4 Re8 27. a4
Rxe5 28. a5 Bc5 29. Ra4 Ree8 30. Rd3 g6 31. Rb3 b6 32. Nb5 a6 33. Na7 Rb8 34.
Nc6 Rb7 35. axb6 Bxe3 36. Rxe3 Rxb6 37. Nd4 Rc8 38. Ka2 Nxf2 39. Ra5 Rxb2+ 40.
Kxb2 Nd1+ 41. Kb3 Nxe3 42. g4 Rc4 43. Nf3 Rf4 44. Ne1 Rf1 45. Nd3 Rf3 46. Kc3
Rxh3 47. Rxa6 Nxg4 48. Kd4 Rf3 49. Nc5 h5 50. Kxd5 Rf5+ 51. Kd4 Nf6 52. Ra3 Kg7
53. Rh3 g5 54. Nd3 h4 55. Ne5 Rf4+ 56. Kd3 Nh5 57. Rh2 f6 58. Nc4 Kg6 59. Ne3
Ra4 60. Nc4 Nf4+ 61. Kc3 Ra1 62. Ne3 Ra3+ 63. Kd4 Ra4+ 64. Kc3 Re4 65. Kd2 Rd4+
66. Kc2 Nd5 67. Nf1 f5 68. Re2 Re4 69. Rd2 Ne3+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.05"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be2 e6 5. Nf3 Ne7 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 Nec6 8. Nb3
Bxc5 9. Nxc5 Qa5+ 10. c3 Qxc5 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. Rac1 Bg4
15. h3 Bh5 16. Rfd1 a6 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Nc6 21.
Qb6 Rf8 22. Be3 h5 23. Kg2 hxg4 24. hxg4 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.05"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. h4 b4 11. Na4 d5 12. Rg1 dxe4 13. O-O-O Qa5 14. b3 exf3 15.
Nxf3 Bb7 16. Bg2 Nd5 17. Bd4 Nc5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. c3 Rb8 11. a5 Be6 12. Bc2 bxc3 13. bxc3 d5 14. Ba4 Nxa5 15.
Nxe5 dxe4 16. dxe4 Qd6 17. Ba3 c5 18. Nef3 Ng4 19. Qe2 Nb3 20. Bxb3 Bxb3 21. e5
Qe6 22. h3 Nh6 23. Nxb3 Rxb3 24. Bc1 Rb6 25. Bg5 Nf5 26. Bxe7 Nxe7 27. Ng5 Qf5
28. f4 Ng6 29. Qe4 Qxe4 30. Nxe4 Rc8 31. g3 f6 32. exf6 gxf6 33. Ra5 Re6 34.
Nxc5 Re3 35. Kg2 Rxc3 36. Ne4 Rc2+ 37. Kf3 R2c6 38. Rfa1 Ra8 39. Rd1 Ra7 40.
Rd8+ Kg7 41. h4 Ne7 42. h5 h6 43. Nd6 Rc3+ 44. Kg4 Nc6 45. Rc8 Kh7 46. Ne8 Ne5+
47. fxe5 Rxc8 48. Nxf6+ Kg7 49. Kf5 Rc3 50. g4 Rf3+ 51. Ke6 Rb3 52. Rc5 Rb6+
53. Kf5 Rf7 54. g5 hxg5 55. Kxg5 Re7 56. h6+ Kf7 57. h7 Rb8 58. Kf5 Rh8 59. Rc6
a5 60. Ra6 Kg7 61. Rxa5 Rf7 62. Ke6 Rhf8 63. Ne4 Re8+ 64. Kd5 Rd7+ 65. Nd6 Kxh7
66. Kc6 Rxe5 67. Rxe5 Ra7 68. Rg5 Kh6 69. Rg1 Kh5 70. Nf5 Ra5 71. Ne3 Re5 72.
Nd5 Re6+ 73. Kc5 Ra6 74. Kd4 Ra4+ 75. Ke5 Ra5 76. Ke4 Kh6 77. Nf4 Ra4+ 78. Kf5
Ra5+ 79. Kf6 Ra6+ 80. Ne6 Kh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.06"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8.
Qa4 Nb6 9. Qh4 e5 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. a4 Nc6 12. d3 Na5 13. Ne4 Nd7 14. Bg5 f6
15. Bd2 Nb3 16. Ra3 Nxd2 17. Nfxd2 f5 18. Nd6 e4 19. N2c4 Ne5 20. dxe4 Nxc4 21.
Nxc4 fxe4 22. Bxe4 Rd4 23. Bd3 Be6 24. Rc1 b6 25. b3 Rad8 26. Ra2 Kf8 27. Rac2
Bf6 28. h4 Kg7 29. Kf1 h6 30. Ke1 g5 31. h5 Bf7 32. a5 Bxh5 33. axb6 axb6 34.
Nxb6 Rxd3 35. exd3 Rxd3 36. Rxc5 Bf3 37. Nc4 Bc3+ 38. Kf1 Bd4 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Ne5 h5 10. h4 g4 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bh6 15. Bg3
Qxd4 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. b3 cxb3 18. axb3 a6 19. b4 Bf8 20. Be5 Be7 21. Qc1 Rg8
22. Qf4 g3 23. Bd4 e5 24. Qxe5 Nd7 25. Qxh5 gxf2+ 26. Bxf2 Qc7 27. Qh7 Nf6 28.
Qh6 Qe5 29. Qe3 Bxb4 30. Rac1 Ba5 31. Bf3 Bc7 32. Ne2 Ng4 33. Bxg4 Rxg4 34. Kf1
Rd8 35. Rxd8+ Bxd8 36. Rd1 Bc8 37. Nd4 Bd7 38. Qd2 Be7 39. Nf3 Qe6 40. Qb2 Rg8
41. h5 Qc4+ 42. Kg1 Bh3 43. g3 Qxe4 44. Ne1 Bg4 45. Rd4 Qe2 46. Qc1 c5 47. Rd2
Qe6 48. Rd3 Bxh5 49. Re3 Qd6 50. Nd3 c4 51. Ne5 Kf8 52. Re4 Bg5 53. Qf1 Kg7 54.
Bd4 f6 55. Qf5 Kh6 56. Ng4+ Bxg4 57. Qxg4 Qxd4+ 58. Rxd4 Be3+ 59. Kf1 Rxg4 60.
Rxg4 c3 61. Rh4+ Kg5 62. Rh2 b4 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Qg4 Ng6 8. h4
h5 9. Qd1 Qd7 10. Ne2 Qc6 11. Bd2 Ba6 12. Ng3 Bxf1 13. Kxf1 Nd7 14. Nxh5 O-O-O
15. Qf3 f6 16. exf6 gxf6 17. g3 e5 18. Ng7 Rdg8 19. Nf5 Qe6 20. Ne3 Ne7 21. c4
e4 22. Qe2 f5 23. Bb4 f4 24. gxf4 Nf5 25. cxd5 Qg6 26. Ke1 Nxd4 27. Qc4 Nf3+
28. Kd1 Rxh4 29. Rxh4 Qg1+ 30. Qf1 Nxh4 31. Qxg1 Rxg1+ 32. Be1 Nf3 33. Ke2 Nd4+
34. Kd2 Nf6 35. Rd1 Nf3+ 36. Ke2 Nh5 37. Nf5 Nxf4+ 38. Ke3 Ng2+ 39. Kxe4 Ngxe1
40. d6 Nxc2 41. Ne7+ Kd7 42. dxc7+ Kxc7 43. Nd5+ Kb7 44. Rxg1 Nxg1 45. f4 Nxa3
46. f5 Nh3 47. f6 Ng5+ 48. Kf5 Nh7 49. f7 Nc4 50. Kg6 Nd6 51. Kxh7 Nxf7 52. Kg6
Nd6 53. Kf6 Kc6 54. Ke5 Kc5 55. Nf4 Nc4+ 56. Ke4 a5 57. Kd3 b5 58. Kc3 b4+ 59.
Kb3 Kb5 60. Kc2 a4 61. Ne6 Ne5 62. Nc7+ Kc4 63. Na8 b3+ 64. Kb2 Kb4 65. Kb1 a3
66. Nb6 Nf3 67. Ka1 b2+ 68. Ka2 Nd2 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nf1 Bc8 14. c3 Be6 15. Bxe6
fxe6 16. b4 d5 17. Ng3 Qc7 18. Bg5 Rad8 19. Qe2 d4 20. cxd4 cxb4 21. Qa2 exd4
22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Rec1 Rd6 24. Qa2 Ne8 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Nf5 Rxf5 27. exf5 h6
28. axb4 Nxb4 29. Qa3 a5 30. Qxa5 Nxd3 31. Rd1 Nf4 32. Re1 Qd8 33. Qxd8 Rxd8
34. Nxd4 Nd6 35. Ne6 Nxe6 36. fxe6 Re8 37. Rad1 Nf5 38. Rd5 Ne7 39. Rxb5 g5 40.
Rb3 Kg7 41. Rf3 Kg6 42. g3 Nf5 43. Rd3 Kf6 44. Kg2 Ng7 45. Rf3+ Kg6 46. e7 Nf5
47. Re6+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Bb3 b5 8. a4 b4
9. e4 cxd4 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Be7 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. Qg4 Kh8 15.
Bf4 Bd5 16. Rad1 Nc6 17. Rxd5 exd5 18. Ne3 g6 19. Bxd5 Rc8 20. Rd1 f5 21. Qg3
Qe8 22. Bh6 Nb6 23. Bxf8 Qxf8 24. Bxc6 f4 25. Qh3 fxe3 26. Be4 exf2+ 27. Kxf2
Bc5+ 28. Kg3 Bd4 29. Qh4 Be3 30. Rd6 Qf7 31. Bd5 Nc4 32. Qe4 g5 33. Qxc4 Bf4+
34. Kf2 Qa7+ 35. Qd4 Rc2+ 36. Kf1 Rc1+ 37. Ke2 Qxd4 38. Nxd4 Bxe5 39. Rd8+ Kg7
40. Ne6+ Kf6 41. b3 g4 42. Rd7 h5 43. h3 gxh3 44. gxh3 Rc3 45. h4 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C73"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 f6 7. Be3 Ne7 8. c4
Ng6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qa4 Bd7 12. c5 Kh8 13. Rad1 Qe8 14. h3 d5 15.
dxe5 fxe5 16. Ne2 d4 17. Bd2 Rxf3 18. gxf3 Nh4 19. Qa3 Bxh3 20. Kh2 Bg2 21. Ng3
Qd7 22. Nf5 Nxf5 23. Kxg2 Nh4+ 24. Kh2 Rf8 25. f4 Qg4 26. Qg3 Qh5 27. f3 Nxf3+
28. Kg2 Nh4+ 29. Kg1 Bxc5 30. Rc1 Ba7 31. fxe5 d3+ 32. Kh2 Nf5+ 33. Qh3 Qe2+
34. Kh1 Qxe4+ 35. Rf3 Ng3+ 36. Qxg3 Rxf3 37. Re1 Rf1+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qc7 8. b3
d5 9. O-O dxc4 10. Ncb5 Qd8 11. bxc4 a6 12. Nc3 Ng4 13. e3 Nc6 14. Nce2 Nge5
15. Qc2 Qc7 16. c5 Bg4 17. Rb1 Rad8 18. h3 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Nxd4 20. exd4 Nc6 21.
Bf4 Qc8 22. d5 Nd4 23. Qe4 Qxc5 24. Rxb7 e6 25. d6 Nf5 26. d7 e5 27. Be3 Nxe3
28. Qxe3 Qd6 29. Rb6 Qxd7 30. Rxa6 f5 31. Ra7 Qe6 32. Rb1 Rd7 33. Rb6 Qe7 34.
Rbb7 Rxb7 35. Rxb7 Qf6 36. Bd5+ Kh8 37. Qb6 Qxb6 38. Rxb6 e4 39. a4 Bd4 40. Rb4
Bc5 41. Rb5 Bd4 42. Rb4 Bc5 43. Rb5 Bd4 44. Rb4 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. dxe5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 fxe5 9. Rd3 Bd6 10. Nbd2 Nf6 11. Nc4 O-O 12. Nfxe5 Be2 13. Re3 Bxc4 14.
Nxc4 Bc5 15. Re1 Rae8 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Rxe4 18. Rxe4 Nxe4 19. f3 Nd6 20.
Ne3 Re8 21. Kf2 Kf7 22. Rd1 a5 23. f4 h5 24. Kf3 b5 25. b3 Kf6 26. h3 g6 27.
Rd3 b4 28. g4 hxg4+ 29. Nxg4+ Kf5 30. Re3 Rxe3+ 31. Nxe3+ Ke6 32. Nc4 a4 33.
Ne5 axb3 34. axb3 c5 35. Nxg6 c4 36. Ne5 cxb3 37. cxb3 c5 38. h4 Nf5 39. h5
Nd4+ 40. Kg4 Nxb3 41. Kg5 Nd2 42. h6 Ne4+ 43. Kg6 Nf6 44. Nd3 c4 45. f5+ Ke7
46. Nxb4 c3 47. Nc6+ Kd6 48. Nd4 Ke7 49. Nc2 Nd7 50. Kg7 Nf6 51. Ne3 Ne8+ 52.
Kg6 Nf6 53. Nc2 Nd7 54. Nd4 Nf6 55. Nc6+ Kd6 56. Nb4 Ke7 57. Nd5+ Nxd5 58. h7
Nf4+ 59. Kg5 Ne6+ 60. fxe6 c2 61. h8=Q 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nf3 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bg5 Bf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. Qc1 Ne4 13. Bf4 Qd7 14. Nbd2 Kh8
15. Nf1 Rg8 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17. Bxg3 Bf6 18. b4 Rg6 19. b5 Na5 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21.
Bxe5+ f6 22. Bf4 Nc4 23. Qc2 Rag8 24. g3 Nd6 25. a4 Ne4 26. c4 Ng5 27. Kg2 Ne6
28. Qxf5 Nxf4+ 29. Qxf4 dxc4 30. Qe4 R6g7 31. Rac1 Rc8 32. Rc3 a6 33. bxa6 bxa6
34. Qe6 Qb7+ 35. Kg1 Qc7 36. Rec1 Rcg8 37. Qxc4 Qd7 38. Kg2 Rg6 39. Re3 f5 40.
Rf3 Qd6 41. Qc5 Qd7 42. Qe5+ R6g7 43. Rc7 Qxa4 44. Rxe7 Qc6 45. Rxg7 Rxg7 46.
d5 Qd7 47. Rxf5 Kg8 48. Qb8+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP 2nd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2008.01.07"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2008.01.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.03.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Qa4 Bg7 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
Bg4 9. Nbd2 Qb6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nd7 12. e4 Nc7 13. Be3 Qb5 14. Qc2 a5 15.
a4 Qa6 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Rac1 Rfe8 18. h4 Nf6 19. Ne5 e6 20. Qb3 Rcd8 21. Bf3
Qa8 22. Qb6 Rc8 23. Nc4 Nd7 24. Qxa5 Qxa5 25. Nxa5 Rb8 26. d5 exd5 27. exd5 Ne5
28. Bg2 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 cxd5 30. Rxd5 b6 31. Nc6 Nxc6 32. Rxc6 Bxb2 33. Rxb6 Rxb6
34. Bxb6 Re4 35. a5 Ra4 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. Rd8 Bc3 38. Ra8 Bd4 39. Bxd4+ Rxd4 40.
Kf3 Ra4 41. a6 h5 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. Ra7 Ra2 44. Kd4 g5 45. hxg5+ Kxg5 46. Kc4
Rxf2 47. Rd7 Ra2 48. a7 Kg4 49. Kb3 Ra6 50. Rd4+ Kxg3 51. Ra4 Rxa7 52. Rxa7 h4
53. Rxf7 h3 54. Kc3 h2 55. Rh7 Kg2 56. Kd3 h1=Q 57. Rxh1 Kxh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Spasio"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Rfe8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Bd8 15.
Ne3 Be7 16. Bd5 Bf8 17. a4 Rab8 18. axb5 axb5 19. c3 g6 20. Qb3 Nd8 21. Bxb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. O-O Bb7 7. a4 Nd7 8. Nc3 a6
9. Ne5 Qc8 10. Ne4 Ngf6 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. Ng5+ Kg8 13. Bh3 g6 14. e4 h6 15.
Bxe6+ Kg7 16. e5 Nd5 17. Qf3 Qe8 18. Bf7 hxg5 19. Bxe8 Rxe8 20. axb5 cxb5 21.
Rxa6 Bxa6 22. Qxd5 Bc8 23. Bxg5 Be7 24. f4 Rhf8 25. Qxb5 Bxg5 26. fxg5 Rxf1+
27. Kxf1 Re6 28. Kg1 Kf7 29. Qxc4 Ba6 30. Qa4 Bc8 31. Qc4 Ba6 32. Qa4 Bc8 33.
h4 Ke7 34. g4 Rb6 35. h5 gxh5 36. gxh5 Bb7 37. h6 Be4 38. d5 Bxd5 39. h7 Rb8
40. Qa3+ Kf7 41. Qd6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[BlackTeam "Nizhniy Tagil Polytechnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 a6 11. Bd2 Rb8 12. Rac1 Bd7 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Bg5
Bc6 15. e4 Nf6 16. Rfd1 Qa5 17. Bd2 Rfc8 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Bg5 Bxd5 20. exd5 b5
21. b4 bxc4 22. Rxc4 a5 23. b5 Nd7 24. Rdc1 Nc5 25. Qb1 a4 26. Bh3 Rc7 27. Be3
a3 28. R1c2 Bb2 29. Rb4 Rcb7 30. Bf1 e6 31. dxe6 Nxe6 32. Bc1 Nd4 33. Rcxb2
axb2 34. Qxb2 Ne6 35. a4 d5 36. Bh3 Ng5 37. Bg2 Re7 38. h4 Re1+ 39. Kh2 Ne4 40.
Bxe4 dxe4 41. Bh6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov Economist"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. g3 e6 10. Bg2 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. e3 h6 13. Qe2 Bh7 14. Rd1 Nbd7 15.
Nd3 Qb6 16. e4 Qxd4 17. Be3 Qc4 18. Nxb4 Qxb4 19. Rd4 Qe7 20. Rad1 Nc5 21. Rc4
b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qf1 Bh3 21. Bd1
Qf5 22. Qe2 c5 23. Nf3 Bf4 24. Qd2 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Bh6 26. Qf2 Rfe8 27. Bc2 Qh5
28. e4 Rf6 29. Bd1 g6 30. e5 Rf5 31. Qe2 cxd4 32. cxd4 Rd8 33. Qe4 Qg4 34. Qxg4
Bxg4 35. Nh4 Rg5 36. Bxg4 Rxg4 37. Nf3 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shomoev, Anton"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Buryatia Shatar"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Qg2 Qg6 20. Re3 Nd5 21. Re1 Rae8
22. Qf2 Nf4 23. gxf4 gxf4+ 24. Kh1 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Kh8 26. Qg1 Qh5 27. Qf2 Rg8
28. Bd1 Bh3 29. Be2 Be7 30. Bd3 Bh4 31. Qe2 Qg5 32. Qe5+ Qxe5 33. dxe5 Bf2 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
O-O Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Nc4 Qa6 12. Bf4 Bg6 13. Nfe5 Nb6 14. Nxg6
hxg6 15. Nxb6 Qxb6 16. e4 Qxb3 17. axb3 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Rd7 19. Bf3 Bd8 20. g4
Bb6 21. g5 Nh5 22. Be3 Rad8 23. Ra4 e5 24. d5 Nf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. h4 a6 27.
Bg4 Rd6 28. Rb4 cxd5 29. exd5 Bc5 30. Rxb7 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Rb8+ Kh7 33.
Rc8 Be7 34. Kg2 Re5 35. Kf3 f6 36. Kxf4 Rb5 37. Be6 fxg5+ 38. hxg5 Bxg5+ 39.
Kg4 Bf6 40. f4 Rh5 41. Bg8+ Kh6 42. Be6 Kh7 43. b4 Rh4+ 44. Kg3 g5 45. fxg5
Bxg5 46. Bg8+ Kh6 47. Bf7 Kh7 48. Bg8+ Kh6 49. Rc6+ g6 50. Bf7 Kg7 51. Rxg6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2008.04.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2008.04.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Ural"]
[BlackTeam "Saransk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8. e3
Rc8 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. O-O Be7 12. Bg5 O-O 13. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 {The main
test to the Winawer variation of the French.} cxd4 {Grischuk is accepting the
challenge and choosing the sharp line. Black is giving up both his kingside
pawns, but ruining White's central pawn chain.} ({Another common theoretical
line is:} 7... O-O 8. Bd3 Nbc6) 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 ({
Here and on the next move it is bad for White to take on d4.} 11. cxd4 $2 Nxd4
$1) 11... Bd7 12. Qd3 dxc3 13. Nxc3 {This is the main continuation.} (13. Qxc3
{has appeared in practice many times as well.}) ({An interesting idea was
recently succesfully employed by Shirov and Svidler.} 13. Rg1 $5 {White is
trying to push his pawn majority as fast as possible, without wasting time on
capturing the Pc3.} O-O-O 14. g4 d4 15. Rb1 (15. h4 $6 Be8 16. h5 f6 17. exf6
Nd5 18. Bh3 Kb8 19. g5 Bxh5 $17 {1-0 Shirov,A (2739)-Shulman,Y (2616)/
Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2007/The Week in Chess 682 (39)}) 15... Be8 16. Rg3 f6 (
16... Rh8 $5) 17. exf6 Nd5 18. Qc4 e5 19. g5 Bf7 20. Qd3 Bg6 21. f5 Bh5 22. Qe4
Rge8 23. Kf2 Bf7 24. Bg2 $18 {1-0 Svidler,P (2732)-Berg,E (2593)/Crete 2007/
CBM 121 (41)}) 13... a6 14. Rb1 Na5 15. h4 {Pushing the passed pawn forward
and preparing to develop the kingside rook via h3.} Nf5 {[%csl Rg3]} 16. Rh3
O-O-O {The position is very complicated and dynamic. Black definitely has a
compensation for the sacrificed pawn. The main question is whether White will
be able to parry Black's threats and keep his extra pawn...} 17. h5 Nc4 (17...
d4 $6 18. Ne4 Bb5 19. Rxb5 $1 axb5 20. Nf6 Rh8 21. g4 Ne3 22. Bxe3 dxe3 23.
Qxe3 Kb8 24. Bxb5 Qxc2 25. Be2 Nc4 26. Qc3 Qb1+ 27. Kf2 Nb2 28. Kg2 $14 {
1-0 Seres,L (2400)-Brinck Claussen,B (2359)/Budapest 2006/CBM 112 ext (40)})
18. Rb4 Bc6 19. Ne2 ({After} 19. h6 $6 Rg6 20. h7 Rh8 {[%csl Rh7] the pawn is
most likely to be surrounded and captured.}) 19... Bb5 20. a4 Qc5 $1 {All
theory so far...} 21. Qc3 $2 {The critical moment. According to the ChessBase
website, Cheparinov said after the game that he forgot the right move 21.Ba3
which was analysed at home. Had this position been totally unknown and not
investigated, I don't think that he would reveal in public which move is the
right one. However, the explanation to Cheparinov's candour is simple: this
position already appeared in practice 20 years ago in an encounter between
renowned grandmasters! It is also curious that the wrong move executed by the
Bulgarian GM is not new as well. In modern chess it's really hard to create
even a bad novelty!} ({Let's see, what could possibly happen if Cheparinov had
made the right move.} 21. Ba3 Bc6 22. Qc3 (22. Qb3 $2 Nce3 {[%csl Rc2,Rg2]} 23.
Rxb7 Nxc2+ 24. Kd2 Nxa3 25. Rb8+ Kc7 $19) (22. h6 Rg6 23. h7 Rh8 24. Qb3 Qa7 (
24... Nce3 $2 25. Rxb7 Nxc2+ 26. Kd2 Nxa3 27. Rb8+ Kc7 28. Rxh8 $18) 25. Rxc4
dxc4 26. Qxc4 Qb6 $15) 22... Qa7 (22... Rg4 $5 23. a5 Rh8 $13) 23. a5 Kb8 24.
Rb6 $1 Nxb6 25. Bc5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Hort,V (2595)-Nogueiras,J (2550)/Biel 1988/
CBM 009 (43)}) 21... d4 $1 {This is a thematic thrust in these "French
positions". Grischuk proves convincingly that one mistake in a sharp position
is enough.} (21... Bc6 $2 22. a5 Bb5 23. Rxb5 Qxb5 24. Nd4 Nxd4 25. Qxd4 Qb1
26. Kd1 $13 {1/2-1/2 Maros,M (2225)-Hagara,E (2271)/Slovakia 2000/EXT 2001 (42)
}) 22. Qb3 Na5 23. Rxb5 {The exchange sacrifice does not really make White's
life easier.} (23. Qa3 Bxe2 $1 24. Kxe2 (24. Bxe2 Rxg2 $19) 24... d3+ $1 25.
cxd3 (25. Rxd3 Rxd3 26. cxd3 Ng3+ 27. Ke1 Qg1 $19) 25... Nc6 26. Rc4 Qg1 27.
Qc5 Rxg2+ 28. Ke1 Rd4 $1 (28... Nfd4 $6 29. Qxd4 $1 Rxd4 30. Be3 Rxc4 31. dxc4
Qh2 32. Rxh2 Rxh2 33. Be2 Ne7 {is less convincing.}) 29. Rc2 Ng3 30. Qf8+ Rd8
31. Rxg3 Rxg3 32. Qc5 Qh1 $19) (23. Qb2 $1 {would be objectively better,
though extremely dangerous for White.} Bxe2 (23... Bc6 24. h6 Nc4 25. Rxc4 Qxc4
26. h7 Rh8 27. Ng3 Qd5 28. Nxf5 Qe4+ 29. Kf2 Qxf5 30. Bd3 Be4 31. Qa3 Rxh7 32.
Qc5+ Kb8 33. Qe7 {and White is still alive.}) 24. Kxe2 Ng3+ 25. Rxg3 $1 (25.
Kf2 $2 {falls into} d3+ 26. Be3 d2 $1 27. Bxc5 d1=Q {[%csl Rf1][%cal Gd8d2]}
28. Qb1 Rd2+ 29. Kg1 Rxg2+ $1 30. Kxg2 Qd5+ 31. Kf2 Qxc5+ 32. Kf3 Nxf1 33. Qxf1
Qxb4 $19) 25... Rxg3 26. Kf2 Rc3 27. Bd3 {Of course, White is clearly worse
but, not lost yet.}) 23... Nxb3 24. Rxc5+ Nxc5 {White is an exchange down
without any real compensation.} 25. Ng1 (25. c3 d3 26. Nd4 Ng3 $1 (26... Nxd4
$6 27. cxd4 Rxd4 28. Be3 Rd5 29. h6 {gives White practical chances.}) 27. h6
Rg4 {followed by 28...Rh8 with a winning position.}) 25... Rg3 26. Ba3 d3 $1 {
Opening the d-file.} 27. Rxg3 Nxg3 ({There is a nice line pointed out by an
engine:} 27... d2+ $6 28. Kd1 Ne4 $1 29. Rf3 Nf2+ $1 30. Rxf2 Ne3+ 31. Ke2
d1=Q+ 32. Kxe3 Qd4+ 33. Kf3 Qc3+ 34. Bd3 Qxa3 35. g4 Qxa4 36. h6 {It is
interesting that with an extra queen Black's winning task is much harder than
with an extra exchange...}) 28. cxd3 Nxa4 29. Ne2 (29. Be2 Nc3 {is lost for
White as well.}) 29... Nxh5 30. g4 Rxd3 $1 {Well calculated.} 31. gxh5 Rxa3 32.
h6 Ra1+ $1 ({The last trap that had to be avoided was} 32... Rd3 $2 {[%tqu
"En","How can White save the game?","","","e2c3","",5]} 33. Nc3 $3 Rd8 (33...
Rxc3 $4 34. h7 $18) 34. Nxa4 Rh8 {White should not have many problems to hold
this endgame.}) 33. Kf2 Rd1 34. h7 Rd8 {The rook is just in time to stop the
h-pawn. The game is over.} 35. Nd4 Nc5 36. Nf3 Kd7 37. f5 exf5 38. Bh3 Ke7 39.
Bxf5 a5 40. Bb1 a4 41. Nd4 Rh8 42. Nf5+ Kf8 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 Rg8 11. hxg5 hxg5 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Rh7+ Bg7 15.
Qh5+ Kf8 16. Qf3+ Ke8 17. Qh5+ Kf8 18. Qf3+ Ke8 19. Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 {This is White's only
way to fight for a slight opening advantage, counting on a pair of bishops in
the long run.} Bg6 ({Black can also retreat with the bishop after provoking
some concession:} 6... Be4 7. f3 Bg6) (6... Bg4 7. f3 Bh5 8. g4 Bg6 {However,
practice has showed that White's advanced pawns on the kingside usually yield
him more space rather than permanent weaknesses.}) 7. Be2 ({Other common way
of development is} 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd2 Nbd7 9. Rc1 {keeping an option to
develop the light-squared bishop either to e2 or g2.}) 7... Nbd7 8. O-O Bd6 9.
g3 O-O 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. b3 {David Navara had already played this position as
White.} Qe7 (11... a6 12. Bf3 b5 13. Bd2 Bc7 14. Rc1 bxc4 15. bxc4 Nb6 16. cxd5
cxd5 17. Na4 Nc4 18. Bb4 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Nxd6 20. Be2 Qa5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,
R (2706)-Navara,D (2656)/Carlsbad 2007/CBM 120 (31)}) 12. a3 {Restricting the
possibilities of Black's bishop.} (12. Bf3 Rac8 13. Bd2 Rfd8 14. Bg2 Ba3 15.
Rb1 Bb4 16. Qe1 a5 17. Rc1 dxc4 18. bxc4 e5 19. Ne2 exd4 20. Nxd4 Ne5 $15 {
0-1 Rodshtein,M (2626)-Khismatullin,D (2584)/Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week in
Chess 701 (40)}) 12... Rfd8 13. Bf3 Rac8 14. Bb2 Bb8 15. Rc1 Bd6 $1 {I guess,
this is an important psychological moment in the game. Grischuk does not mind
draw ing with Black. However, according to "Sofia rules", which applied in
this tournament, players are not allowed to agree on a draw without an
arbiter's permission. Therefore, White is the first side that must avoid the
repetition. Actually, even without these "Sofia rules", David would never
agree to a draw in the opening...} (15... dxc4 $6 16. bxc4 Ne5 17. Be2 c5 18.
d5 $14) 16. c5 {Of course not 16.Ra1...} Bb8 17. Bg2 $2 {Threatening to play
18.f4 but, Black is in time to push e6-e5. It was better to prepare the
counterstrike e3-e4.} (17. Re1 $1 e5 18. e4 $1 exd4 (18... dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4
20. Bxe4 f5 21. Bg2 e4 22. f3 e3 23. Qd3 f4 24. Qxg6 $14) 19. exd5 Ne5 (19...
Qxc5 $6 20. dxc6 dxc3 21. cxb7 Rc7 22. Rxc3 {with great compensation for the
piece. The Pb7 is very strong.}) 20. Nb1 $1 (20. Na4 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. f4
d3 $1 {[%cal Gd3d2]} 23. Re3 d2 24. Rc2 Nf3+ $1 25. Rxf3 Qe1+ 26. Rf1 Qe3+ 27.
Kg2 Qe4+ 28. Kg1 (28. Rf3 $4 Qxc2 $1 $19) 28... Qe3+ $11) 20... Nxd5 (20...
cxd5 21. Bg2 Ne4 22. b4 $14) 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. f4 Rxc5 23. Nd2 {In this case
Black would not get enough for the knight.}) 17... e5 18. b4 e4 {Seizing space
on the kingside. I would already prefer the black side here. His plan of
developing the kingside offensive might be as follows: g6-g5-g4 followed by
Nd7-f8-e6-g5-f3, or g7-g6, Kg8-g7 and transferring his major pieces to an open
h-file. White should now seek some simplifications.} 19. f4 $5 {The downside
of this move is quite clear. Black will get a target along the e-file. On the
other hand, if White tried to slowly prepare his queenside offensive, Black's
initiative on the kingside would become very dangerous.} (19. b5 {is met by} b6
$1 20. cxb6 Nxb6 {and the knight will occupy an excellent c4 outpost.}) 19...
exf3 20. Qxf3 Re8 21. Rce1 {[%cal Ge3e4]} Ne4 $1 22. Nxe4 dxe4 $15 {Black has
closed the e-file, but vacated an excellent d5 square for his knight.} 23. Qf2
Nf6 24. d5 $1 {Otherwise, after Nf6-d5 White's dark-squared bishop will not be
worth more than a pawn.} Nxd5 25. Bxe4 Nf6 26. Bf3 (26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Bc2 Be5
$15) 26... Be5 27. Bd4 Rcd8 28. a4 a6 29. b5 $1 {Navara is correctly
exchanging as many pawns as possible.} axb5 30. axb5 cxb5 31. c6 bxc6 32. Bxc6
Rf8 (32... Ng4 {is tempting but not so effective.} 33. Qf3 Bxd4 34. Bxe8 Bxe3+
35. Kh1 Rxe8 36. Qxg4 $11) 33. Bxb5 Bxd4 34. exd4 Qb4 35. Rb1 Qxd4 36. Qxd4
Rxd4 37. Rfd1 Rfd8 38. Rxd4 Rxd4 {Objectively speaking this endgame should be
drawn. However, White has to be accurate in his defence and it is very easy to
go astray.} 39. Bc6 Ng4 40. Rb2 Ne5 41. Bb5 g5 42. Be2 Rd7 43. Kf2 g6 44. Rb4
f5 45. h4 {Any pawn exchange favours the defending side.} g4 46. Rf4 {[%cal
Gh4h5]} Rh7 {Preventing h4-h5.} 47. Ra4 Rb7 48. Rf4 Rb2 {Of course, Black must
activate his rook if he wants to have any practical chances of success.} 49.
Ke1 Kg7 50. h5 Kf6 51. hxg6 Nxg6 52. Ra4 Kg5 53. Ra8 Ne7 54. Rd8 Ra2 55. Rd6
Ng8 56. Ra6 Rc2 57. Ra7 Nf6 58. Bd3 Rc3 59. Kd2 Rc5 60. Ke3 $2 {The decisive
mistake.} ({It was necessary to bring the rook to the 3rd rank:} 60. Ra3 Nh5
61. Be2 {[%csl Yg3][%cal Ya3g3]}) 60... Nh5 61. Kf2 Rc3 62. Rd7 Rb3 {The
following check on the 2nd rank is decisive. White loses the Pg3.} 63. Rd4 Ra3
64. Rd8 Ra2+ 65. Ke3 Nxg3 {Two extra pawns promise Black an easy win, even
though some accuracy is still required.} 66. Rg8+ Kf6 67. Rf8+ Ke7 68. Rh8 (68.
Rxf5 Nxf5+ 69. Bxf5 g3 $19 {[%csl Gg3][%cal Gg3g2,Gg2g1]}) 68... Kf6 69. Rf8+
Kg7 70. Rd8 Ra4 71. Rd6 f4+ 72. Kf2 Ne4+ 73. Bxe4 Rxe4 74. Ra6 Kf7 75. Rb6 Re6
76. Rb8 Kf6 77. Rg8 Kf5 78. Rf8+ Rf6 79. Rh8 Kg5 80. Rg8+ Rg6 81. Rf8 Rh6 82.
Rg8+ Kh4 83. Rf8 Kh3 $1 {The safest way, giving up one pawn and transposing to
an easy theoretical win.} 84. Rxf4 Ra6 85. Rf8 Ra2+ 86. Kg1 Ra1+ 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 e6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. a3
g6 9. Be2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Re8 12. Bd2 e5 13. cxd5 exd4 14. exd4 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bb5 Re4 17. Be3 Nf8 18. Bd3 Re8 19. Bb5 Re4 20. Bd3 Re8 21.
Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 b6 7. e3 c5 8. Be2
d6 9. O-O Bb7 10. b4 e5 11. bxc5 bxc5 12. d4 exd4 13. exd4 Re8 14. Re1 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Be3 Ne4 18. Qd4 Nc5 19. Rad1 Ba4 20. Rb1 Rc8 21. h3
Rc7 22. Qc3 Rce7 23. Bf3 h6 24. Bd5 Qc7 25. Bd4 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Ne6 27. Bxe6
Rxe6 28. Rxe6 fxe6 29. c5 dxc5 30. Bxc5 a6 31. Qd4 Qd7 32. Qxd7 Bxd7 33. Bd4
Kf7 34. Kh2 g5 35. g4 Kg6 36. Kg3 h5 37. gxh5+ Kxh5 38. Bf6 Kg6 39. Bd8 Kf5 40.
h4 gxh4+ 41. Bxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bh6+ 14. Be3
Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Qb6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. a3 Be6 18. Bd3 Kg7 19. Rhe1 Rfd8 20. Be4
Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rc8 22. a4 f5 23. Bd3 Ra8 24. b3 Kf6 25. Kd2 Bd5 26. c4 Bf7 27.
Kc3 c5 28. Bc2 Be8 29. Ra1 Ke5 30. Re1+ Kd6 31. Rd1+ Kc7 32. Re1 Kd6 33. Rd1+
Kc7 34. Re1 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 b5 8. Nd2
Bb7 9. Bg2 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. e4 O-O 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Re1 Rc8 15.
Bf1 b4 16. Nf3 a5 17. Bd3 Qb6 18. Bg5 Rfe8 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Qe2 h6 21. Rad1
Nf8 22. h4 Rec7 23. h5 Rc6 24. Qe3 Ba6 25. Bb1 Qd8 26. Kh1 Bb5 27. g4 Ba4 28.
b3 Rc3 29. Qf4 Be8 30. Rg1 f6 31. Rg3 Qc7 32. Rdg1 Rc1 33. Kh2 Rxg1 34. Rxg1
Bb5 35. Qe3 Qc3 36. exf6 Qxe3 37. f7+ Kxf7 38. fxe3 Rc3 39. Re1 g5 40. hxg6+
Nxg6 41. g5 hxg5 42. Nxg5+ Kf6 43. Nh7+ Kg7 44. Ng5 e5 45. dxe5 Nxe5 46. Ne6+
Kf6 47. Nd4 Bd3 48. Bxd3 Nxd3 49. Rf1+ Ke5 50. Rf8 Nc1 51. Re8+ Kd6 52. Re6+
Kd7 53. Ra6 Rc5 54. Kg3 Nxa2 55. Kf4 Nc1 56. Ra7+ Kd6 57. Ra6+ Kd7 58. Ra7+ Kd6
59. Ra6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. c3 Qf6 8. d3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qxf3 10. gxf3 Nge7 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 O-O-O 13. Nd2 g5 14. Be3
Bh6 15. f4 g4 16. hxg4 hxg4 17. Kg2 d5 18. Rh1 d4 19. cxd4 Nxd4 20. Rh5 Ne6 21.
Rah1 Rxd3 22. Rxh6 Rxh6 23. Rxh6 Rxe3 24. Rh8+ Nd8 25. Bd1 Rd3 26. Bxg4+ Kb8
27. Nf3 Ng6 28. Re8 Nxf4+ 29. Kf2 Ka7 30. Ne5 Rd6 31. Ke3 Ng2+ 32. Kf3 Ne1+ 33.
Ke2 Nc2 34. Rf8 Nd4+ 35. Ke3 Nc2+ 36. Ke2 Nd4+ 37. Ke3 Nc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Rb8 8. h3
e5 9. Be3 a6 10. Rc1 Bf5 11. g4 Bd7 12. Qd2 h5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. g5 Nh7 15.
Rfd1 Bf5 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. h4 Be6 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Nd5 Rd7 20. Nd2 Nd4 21.
Bxd4 exd4 22. Nf4 c6 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Be4 Nf8 25. Nb3 Rf7 26. Kg2 d3 27. Bxd3
Bxb2 28. Rb1 Bc3 29. Nc5 Bd4 30. Ne4 Rc7 31. e3 Ba7 32. c5 Nd7 33. Rc1 Kh7 34.
f4 Rc8 35. Rc3 Rf8 36. Rb3 Rb8 37. Rc3 Rf8 38. Bc2 e5 39. Rb3 Nxc5 40. Nxc5
Bxc5 41. Rxb7+ Kh8 42. f5 Rd8 43. Bb3 Rd6 44. f6 e4 45. Rg7 Rd2+ 46. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Qb1 Qc8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bf5 14. Nfg5 Nxe4
15. Nxe4 cxd4 16. Rxd4 Be7 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. Rd5 Bg6 20. Bd3 O-O 21.
Nc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Qe8 24. Rd5 Qf7 25. Bc3 Rad8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27.
Qe3 Rd7 28. h3 h6 29. a3 Kh7 30. Re1 Re7 31. Qd3+ Qg6 32. Rd1 Qxd3 33. Rxd3 Kg6
34. g4 h5 35. Kg2 hxg4 36. hxg4 Ne5 37. Bxe5 Rxe5 38. Rd7 Rb5 39. b4 a5 40.
bxa5 Rxa5 41. Rxb7 Rxa3 42. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. Bg5 g6 10. e3 Bg7 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Be2 Nbd5 13. Bh4 O-O 14. O-O c5 15.
Nb5 Ne4 16. Bf3 cxd4 17. Bxe4 Bxe5 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Nf6 20. Bxb7 Qxd4 21.
exd4 Rab8 22. Bc6 Rfd8 23. Bb5 Bd7 24. Rfe1 Kf8 25. Bg3 Rb7 26. Re5 Bxb5 27.
Rxb5 Rxb5 28. axb5 Rxd4 29. h3 a4 30. Be5 Rb4 31. Bc3 Rxb5 32. Rxa4 Ne8 33. Kf1
f6 34. Rb4 Rd5 35. Ke2 Nd6 36. Rd4 Rb5 37. Rb4 Rd5 38. Rd4 Rb5 39. Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.04"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Gashimov,V"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Before this game, I was in an unaccustomed situation, since I understood that
winning it would virtually guarantee me victory in the tournament. On the
other hand, I did not set myself the task of beating Grischuk at all costs,
come what may, but I did prepare very seriously for the game. Vor dieser
Partie war in in einer ungewohnten Situation, denn ich begriff, dass mir ein
Sieg praktisch den Turniersieg garantieren würde. Andererseits stelle ich mir
nicht die Aufgabe, Grischuk um jeden Preis zu schlagen, komme was da wolle,
aber ich bereitete mich sehr gewissenhaft auf die Partie vor.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3
Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 {I was pleasantly surprised by this, since
I had not expected my opponent to repeat this risky variation, which he had
already used against Svidler. But Sasha never even dreamt that I had a secret
weapon waiting for him. Das war eine angenehme Überraschung für mich, denn ich
hatte nicht erwartet, dass mein Gegner diese riskante Variante wiederholen
würde, welche er bereits gegen Svidler angewandt hatte. Aber Sasha hätte sich
nie träumen lassen, dass ihn eine Geheimwaffe erwartete.} 6. h3 h5 7. d4 b5 8.
Bb3 Nxd4 9. hxg4 Nxb3 (9... hxg4 10. Ng5 Nh6 {is also possible, but in this
case, Black's position is still not enviable. ist auch möglich, aber auch in
diesem Fall ist Schwarz um seine Stellung nicht zu beneiden.}) 10. axb3 hxg4
11. Ng5 Qd7 {This has all been seen before. Here White usually continues 12.c4.
All dies hat man schon zuvor gesehen. Hier setzt Weiß meist mit 12.c4 fort.}
12. Qd3 $1 $146 {After playing this move, I went to the rest room, but I had
to sit there for a long time, since Sasha now thought for over an hour. Indeed,
at one moment, I even fell asleep for 10 minutes! Nachdem ich diesen Zug
gespielt hatte, ging ich in den Ruheraum, doch ich musste lange dort sitzen,
denn Sasha dachte nun über eine Stunde nach. Tatsächlich schlief ich sogar für
10 Minuten ein!} Rb8 (12... f6 $2 13. Qd5 c6 14. Qe6+ Qe7 15. Rxa6 $18) (12...
c6 13. c4 {Now c4 is necessary, because Black's has seriously weakened his
position. Nun ist c4 nötig, da Schwarz seine Stellung ernsthaft geschwächt hat.
} b4 14. c5 f6 15. Nd2 $16 fxg5 16. Nc4 Qf7 17. Rd1 Qh5 18. Kf1) 13. Rxa6 f6
14. Nc3 {Black regains his piece, but White has managed to do without the move
c4, which is not required in this position. Schwarz gewinnt seine Figur zurück,
aber Weiß hat es geschafft, ohne den Zug c4 auszukommen, welcher in dieser
Stellung nicht erforderlich ist.} fxg5 15. Bxg5 Be7 ({Black does not benefit
from Keinen Nutzen zieht Schwarz aus} 15... Qf7 16. Nxb5 Qh5 17. f4 Qh2+ 18.
Kf2 Rh3 19. Qc4 Rf3+ 20. Ke1 Qg3+ 21. Kd1 {In this variation, too, the value
of the move Qd3 is clearly seen, since from c4, the queen sets up a number of
mating threats against the black king. Auch in dieser Variante ist der Wert
des Zuges Qd3 eindeutig ersichtlich, denn von c4 aus stellt die Dame eine
Reihe von Mattdrohungen gegen den schwarzen König auf.}) 16. f4 $5 {I had this
position on my board at home. Diese Stellung hatte ich zuhause auf dem Brett.}
(16. Be3 Nf6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 {also gives White the advantage. gibt Weiß
ebenfalls Vorteil.}) 16... gxf3 $6 (16... c6 17. Qe3 Bxg5 18. fxg5 Ne7 19. Ra7
{although White's advantage is indisputable. , wenngleich der weiße Vorteil
unbestreitbar ist.}) 17. Qxf3 Nf6 18. Nd5 {This was the first move I really
thought about, all the preceding moves having been played quickly. I had not
examined this position in detail at home, since I understood very well hat
White was much better, and decided to work it out at the board, if the
position arose. Dies war der erste Zug, über den ich wirklich nachdachte; alle
vorangegangenen Züge waren schnell erfolgt. Ich hatte diese Stellung zu Hause
nicht im Detail analysiert, da ich mir im klaren war, dass Weiß deutlich
besser steht, und daher beschloss, im Bedarfsfall alles am Brett auszuarbeiten.
} Nxd5 {This is Black's last chance, hoping for a mistake from White. Dies ist
die letzte Chance für Schwarz, hoffend auf einen Fehler von Weiß.} ({He also
loses after} 18... O-O 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Ra7 Bg5 21. Rxc7 Rxf3 22. Rxd7 $18)
19. Qf7+ Kd8 20. Qxg7 $18 Kc8 21. Qxh8+ Kb7 22. Qh7 $1 {Notwithstanding my
opponent's great time-trouble, I never for a moment tried to play on the time
factor, but instead examined and checked every move thoroughly. Trotz der
großen Zeitnot meines Gegners versuchte ich keine Sekunde lang, auf Zeit zu
spielen, sondern überprüfte stattdessen immer gründlich jeden Zug.} (22. Qg7 $2
Qg4 23. exd5 Qd4+ 24. Rf2 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Qd1+ 26. Rf1 Qd4+ $11) 22... Qg4 23.
exd5 Qd4+ (23... Bxg5 24. Ra7+ $1) 24. Kh1 Bxg5 25. Rfa1 Be3 26. Ra7+ Qxa7 27.
Rxa7+ Bxa7 28. g4 Rf8 29. g5 Rf2 30. Qe4 Rf1+ 31. Kh2 Rf4 32. Qxf4 $1 {An
effective finish. Ein effektvolles Finale!} exf4 33. c3 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.05.05"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 c6 7. b3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Ba3 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Re8 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Bd6 Ng4 13. e4 f6 14. b4 Bf8 15.
b5 Nc5 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. Nd2 Rd8 18. Nb3 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Nxb3 20. axb3 Ke7 21.
c5 Rb8 22. Ra1 a6 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Na4 Rxb3 25. Nb6 Be6 26. h3 Nh6 27. Rxa6
Rc3 28. Ra7+ Kf8 29. Ra8+ Kg7 30. Ra7+ Kf8 31. Ra8+ Kg7 32. Ra7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.07.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 {In a recent interview
Grishchuk admitted that this gambit is for him like a red cloth to a bull - he
is unable to resist it. This game shows he has a good reason for this - his
excellent understanding of the resulting tense positions.} dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3
b5 9. Ne5 {Although this N sortie is typical for the whole line, White more
often chooses a different move order. More popular is the developing} (9. Be2
Bb7 {and now White has a choice - the two main alternatives are} 10. O-O ({or} 
10. h4 g4 11. Ne5 h5 12. O-O Nbd7 {which transposes into the game.}) 10... Nbd7
11. Ne5 Bg7 {, now} 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bd6 a6 $44 {Radjabov,T (2751)-Aronian,L 
(2763) Sofia MTel Masters 4th 2008 (3) 1/2 ~~ is the second topical
possibility (see my notes in CBM 124 to}) 9... h5 $5 {This move has currently
the best reputation.} ({In an earlier game between the same opponents,
Karjakin went for} 9... Bb7 10. h4 Rg8 (10... g4 11. Nxg4 Nbd7 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6
13. Qf3 Rg8 14. Be2 a6 15. Rd1 Nd7 16. O-O Qf6 17. Qe3 O-O-O 18. b3 cxb3 19.
axb3 Be7 20. Rc1 $16 {Black hasn't managed to create sufficient <=> and his
vulnerable K will soon become a direct target.} Qh8 21. Bh2 Qg7 22. Bf3 e5 23.
Nd5 Bd6 24. Qc3 Rde8 25. Qa5 Re6 26. Rxc6+ $1 Bxc6 27. Rc1 Nb8 28. Rxc6+ $1
Nxc6 29. Qxa6+ $18 {->, Gelfand,B (2723)-Alekseev,E (2711)/RUS-chT Dagomys/
2008/}) 11. hxg5 hxg5 {There seems to be more space for White's improvements
after} 12. Qf3 $5 ({This line seems very risky for Black, but} 12. Nxf7 {
isn't sufficient for an advantage after} Kxf7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Rh7+ Bg7 15. Qh5+
Kf8 16. Qf3+ (16. Ne4 Qa5+ 17. Kd1 Qa4+ 18. Kc1 Nb4 19. Qf3+ Ke8 20. Nd6+ Kd8
21. Qf6+ Kc7 22. Ne8+ Kb6 23. Qd8+ Ka6 24. Nc7+ Ka5 25. Ne8+ {1/2, Estremera
Panos,S (2394)-Perez Candelario,M (2537)/La Massana/2008/ is another, more
attractive perpetual.}) 16... Ke8 17. Qh5+ {1/2, Grischuk,A (2716)-Karjakin,S 
(2732)/Baku/2008/}) 12... Qe7 13. O-O-O Nbd7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. e5 O-O-O 16. Ne4
c5 17. d5 Qe8 18. Qg4 (18. d6 f5 19. exf6 Qg6 20. Re1 $13 {/+/=}) 18... Bxd5
19. Rh7 Be7 20. Rxd5 exd5 21. e6 f5 22. Qxf5 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Nb6 24. Rxe7 Rd1+
25. Kxd1 Qxe7 26. Be2 (26. Qc6+ $5 Kd8 27. Be2 $36) 26... Qb7 27. Qe3 Qd5+ 28.
Kc1 Rh8 29. e7 Rh1+ 30. Kc2 Qf5+ 31. Kd2 Qd7+ 32. Kc2 Qf5+ 33. Kd2 Qd7+ 34. Kc2
Qf5+ {1/2, Sargissian,G (2676)-Perez Candelario,M (2537)/Merida/2008/}) ({
Anand also prefered the text-move after the following experience:} 9... Bg7
$143 $6 10. h4 Nfd7 (10... g4 11. Nxg4 Nxg4 12. Qxg4 Qxd4 13. Rd1 $44) 11. hxg5
hxg5 12. Rxh8+ Bxh8 13. Qh5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. Qh8+ Kd7 16. Qxe5 Bb7 17.
O-O-O Kc8 18. Qg7 Qe7 19. e5 Nd7 20. Ne4 $36 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2683)-Anand,V 
(2792)/Mainz rpd/2007/}) {The best, as it wins a tempo.} 10. h4 (10. f3 $143 h4
11. Bf2 Bb7 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. O-O e5 15. a4 a6 16. d5 Rh6 17. dxc6
Bxc6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Qc1 Rg6 21. Rd1 Bc5 $15 {/-/+,Carlsen,M 
(2733)-Anand,V (2799)/Morelia/2008/}) 10... g4 $8 11. Be2 {Black is behind in
development and for the time being must keep the position closed.} ({The same
goes here for White, weaker is} 11. f3 Rg8 $5 $132 {[%cal Gg8g1] <->g}) 11...
Bb7 {In this line Black should very carefully consider the disruption of his
<< P-phalanx - it's one of his main positional trumps.} ({However, in this
concrete position the rare} 11... b4 $5 {deserves attention:} 12. Na4 Nxe4 13.
Bxc4 Nxg3 14. fxg3 Nd7 (14... Bg7 $5 {is also playable and perhaps stronger:}
15. Nc5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. Ba6 Rb8 20. Rc1 Ke7
21. Rf1 Rb6 22. Bc4 c5 23. Be2 Rc8 $15 {Amura,C (2355)-Delgado Crespo,M (2298)/
San Felipe/1999/}) 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. O-O Bb7 (16... Bg7 $5 $15) 17. Qe2 Bg7 18.
Rad1 Qe7 19. Nc5 Rh6 20. Kh2 Rd8 21. Qe4 Rd6 22. a3 bxa3 23. bxa3 Bc8 24. Qe3
Rd8 $13 {Maletin,P (2545)-Kobalia,M (2618)/RUS-ch qual Novokuznetsk/2008/}) 12.
O-O (12. f3 Nbd7 13. fxg4 hxg4 14. O-O Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Nd7 $1 16. Bxh8 Qxh4 17.
Bxg4 Qxh8 18. e5 O-O-O 19. Qe2 c5 20. d5 Nxe5 21. dxe6 Nxg4 22. Qxg4 Qd4+ 23.
Qxd4 cxd4 24. Nxb5 fxe6 $44 {Bacrot,E (2715)-Dreev,A (2704)/Poikovsky/2005/
After this game the line 12.f3 more or less disappeared from high-level
practice.}) 12... Nbd7 (12... Bg7 13. f3 $44 {|^}) 13. Qc2 {The main move.} (
13. f3 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd7 $5 (14... Rg8 $13) 15. Bxh8 Qxh4 16. fxg4 hxg4 {
transposes into the Bacrot-Dreev game above.}) 13... Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bg7 {
Once again Karjakin follows the main line, not daring to repeat his rare
choice from a previous rapid game with Grischuk:} (14... Bh6 $5 15. Bg3 (15. b3
cxb3 16. axb3 $44) (15. d5 cxd5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Rad1 O-O 18. Nxb5 $5 $44 (18.
Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Rxd5 Qg6 21. Qxg6+ fxg6 22. Rxb5 Rac8 $11 {Onischuk
})) 15... Qxd4 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. b3 cxb3 18. axb3 a6 19. b4 Bf8 20. Be5 Be7 21.
Qc1 Rg8 22. Qf4 g3 $5 23. Bd4 e5 24. Qxe5 Nd7 25. Qxh5 (25. Qf5 $5) 25... gxf2+
26. Bxf2 Qc7 27. Qh7 (27. e5 $1 O-O-O 28. Rac1 $36) 27... Nf6 28. Qh6 Qe5 29.
Qe3 Bxb4 30. Rac1 Ba5 31. Bf3 Bc7 $36 {Grischuk,A (2711)-Karjakin,S (2732)/
Odessa rpd/2008/}) 15. b3 {Another critical position, in which the theory was
formed mainly by two important games from last year's World Championship. This
time White chooses a third (and possibly the most promising) option.} (15. Bg3
Qxd4 16. Rfd1 (16. Rad1 Qb6 17. b3 $5 cxb3 18. axb3 a6 19. Rd2 c5 20. Rd6 Qa5
21. e5 Nd7 22. Rfd1 O-O-O 23. Ne4 Qc7 (23... Qb4 $5 $13) 24. Nf6 $36 {Aronian,
L (2741)-Gustafsson,J (2606)/WCup Khanty-Mansiysk/2007/}) 16... Qc5 17. Bd6 Qb6
18. a4 a6 19. e5 Nd7 20. a5 Qa7 21. Ne4 c5 22. Ng5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Bxc4
bxc4 (24... Bc8 $5) 25. Qa4+ Kf8 26. Rd7 Bd5 27. Rd1 Bd4 28. Rxa7 Rxa7 29. b3
Kg7 30. bxc4 Ba8 $13 {/<=>=, Grischuk,A (2726)-Svidler,P (2735)/WCh Mexico
City/2007/}) (15. Rad1 O-O 16. Bg3 (16. Qc1 Nh7 17. g3 f6 18. Bf4 a6 19. Rfe1
Rf7 20. Qc2 Rd7 21. b3 cxb3 22. Qxb3 Nf8 23. Be3 Qe7 24. a4 Qf7 25. d5 (25. f3
$5 $44 {Krasenkow}) 25... exd5 26. exd5 f5 27. Bf1 Ng6 28. Bg2 Ne7 $11 {
Radjabov,T (2735)-Aronian,L (2739)/Linares/2008/}) 16... Nd7 17. f3 c5 $1 18.
dxc5 Qe7 19. Kh1 $6 (19. fxg4 $13) 19... a6 20. a4 Bc6 21. Nd5 $6 exd5 22. exd5
Be5 23. f4 Bg7 24. dxc6 Nxc5 25. Rd5 Ne4 26. Be1 Qe6 27. Rxh5 f5 $17 {Aronian,
L (2750)-Anand,V (2792)/WCh Mexico City/2007/}) 15... cxb3 16. axb3 O-O 17. Bg3
$5 {[%cal Ye4e5][%mdl 512] /\e5 We mentioned this second P-sacrifice already
last year; since then it has occurred in practice. White's intention is to
play e5 and activate his N as soon as possible.} (17. Rad1 {is the more sedate
alternative:} Ne8 $5 (17... Qe7 18. Bg3 b4 19. Na4 c5 20. Nxc5 Rfc8 21. f3 (21.
Bc4 Rxc5 $44) 21... Nd7 22. fxg4 Nxc5 23. dxc5 Rxc5 24. Bc4 Rd8 (24... Be5 25.
Bf2 hxg4 26. Qe2 $5 $36) 25. Qe2 Ra5 26. gxh5 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Qc5+ 28. Bf2 Qe5
29. h6 $5 $40 {Christensen,J (2422)-Selyanchin,N (2479)/corr/2005/}) 18. Bg3 $5
(18. Bxg7 Nxg7 19. g3 (19. e5 f5 $5 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. Bd3 Nf5 22. Bxf5 exf5 23.
g3 Bc8 (23... f4 $5 $15) 24. Ne2 Be6 25. Nf4 Bf7 26. Rfe1 $44 {=, Taucius,M 
(2149)-Figueiras,J (2316)/corr/2005/}) 19... e5 $1 20. d5 cxd5 21. Nxd5 Ne6 22.
Qc1 Nd4 {1/2, Riedener,T (2453)-Isaev,A (2445)/corr/2005/} 23. Rxd4 exd4 24.
Qh6 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qxd5 26. Bd3 f5 27. Qg6+ $11) 18... f5 (18... Bxd4 $5 19. e5
(19. Be5 Bxe5 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 $44) 19... c5 $13) 19. exf5 exf5 20. Qc1 Qf6 (20...
Nc7 21. Rfe1 $44) (20... Qe7 $5) 21. Bf4 a6 22. Rfe1 c5 23. Bg5 Qc6 24. d5 Qb6
25. Bd3 g3 26. Re7 $44 {->,Neto,H (2525)-Avotins,M (2466)/corr/2004/}) (17.
Rfd1 Qe7 18. Bf4 Nd7 19. e5 f5 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Bg5 c5 22. d5 (22. Nxb5 $142
$5) 22... exd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Qe4 25. Rxc5 Qxc2 26. Rxc2 Ne4 27. Ra6 {
1/2, Volokitin,A (2678)-Gustafsson,J (2606)/Bundesliga 0708/2007/} Nxg5 (27...
Rxf2 28. Be3 Rf5 $11 {<=>}) 28. hxg5 Rf5 $11) 17... c5 {[%mdl 8] A novel idea,
which has earlier occurred only in correspendence games.} ({However, as in the
course of the game Black will get outplayed, he should have possibly realized
this liberating thrust differently:} 17... b4 18. Na4 c5 $5 (18... Nd7 19. Rad1
Qe7 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. dxc5 $36 {(for more details see Avrukh's notes in CBM 124
to Avrukh,B (2641)-Sargissian,G (2673)/Bundesliga 0708/2007/)}) 19. Nxc5 Rc8
20. Qd3 (20. Bc4 Rxc5 21. dxc5 Nxe4 22. Rxa7 Nxg3 23. Rxb7 Nxf1 24. Bxf1 Bd4
$132) 20... Rxc5 21. dxc5 Nxe4 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Rxa7 Nxc5 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25.
Bxd1 Bd5 26. Rc7 {1/2, Leitao,R (2604)-Matsuura,E (2500)/Sao Paulo/2008/} Bxb3
27. Bxb3 Nxb3 28. Bd6 Nd4 29. Bxb4 Nf5 30. g3 Be5 $14 {/= leads to a position,
in which White has only very slight practical winning chances.}) (17... Nd7 18.
e5 f5 (18... c5 19. Ne4 $1 $36 {- 17...c5 18.e5 Nd7}) 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Rad1
Qe7 21. Qg6 Qf7 (21... Qe8 $5 22. Qg5 b4 23. Na4 Ne4 $14 {/<=>}) 22. Qg5 b4 23.
Na4 c5 24. Nxc5 Ne4 25. Qe3 Nxc5 26. dxc5 Rfd8 27. Bc4 Bd5 28. Qg5 Qb7 29. Be5
Rd7 30. Rxd5 exd5 31. Bxg7 dxc4 32. Be5+ Kf8 33. Qf6+ Rf7 34. c6 Qc8 35. Qh6+
Ke8 36. Re1 {1-0, Pashikian,A (2537)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2449)/Yerevan/2008/}) (
17... Qxd4 18. Rad1 Qb4 19. e5 Nd5 20. Ne4 $36 {[%cal Re4g5] ->׻,/\Ng5
Contrary to the aforementioned game Aronian-Gustafsson, here Black has already
committed his K to the >>, where it's in danger.}) (17... Ne8 18. e5 Qxd4 19.
Rad1 Qc5 20. b4 Qxb4 21. Ne4 Bh6 22. Rd7 Bc8 23. Rd8 Bb7 24. Rxe8 Rfxe8 25.
Nf6+ Kf8 26. Qh7 Bd2 27. Bxg4 $1 Ke7 (27... hxg4 28. h5 Red8 29. Bh4 Qf4 30. h6
$18) 28. Bxh5 Rf8 29. Ne4 c5 30. Nd6 Bd5 31. Bxf7 {1-0, Dhanish,P (2504)
-Misiunas,A (2342)/corr/2006/ was another straightforward and powerful
attacking game, underlining the value of White's concept.}) 18. e5 (18. dxc5 b4
$132) 18... Nd5 (18... Nd7 19. Ne4 $1 Bxe4 (19... cxd4 20. Ng5 Re8 21. Qh7+ (
21. Bxb5 $5) 21... Kf8 22. Qxh5 $16) 20. Qxe4 {/\} Qb6 $142 (20... cxd4 21. Bd3
Re8 (21... f5 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Bxb5 $16) 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qxh5
$36) 21. Bd3 f5 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. Qe2 $14 {[%csl Gd3,Re6,Gg3,Rg4,Rg8,Rh5] ^^,׻
}) 19. Nxb5 $1 ({The text-move is more enterprising, than} 19. Ne4 Nb4 20. Qxc5
Bxe4 21. Qxb4 a5 22. Qd2 Qd5 23. f3 gxf3 24. Bxf3 Bxf3 25. Rxf3 f6 26. Qe3 fxe5
27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. dxe5 Rf5 30. Rxa5 Qxe5 31. Qd2 Rf4 32. Rxb5
Qa1+ 33. Kh2 Rxh4+ $11 {Bester,B (2302)-Van Vugt,W (2344)/corr/2007/}) ({
The same goes for the rather sterile} 19. dxc5 Nb4 20. Qc1 Qd4 $5 21. Rd1 (21.
Nxb5 $2 Qe4) 21... Qxc5 22. Nxb5 Qxc1 $11) 19... cxd4 $8 20. Nd6 Rb8 21. Qd2 $5
{[%cal Ye2d3,Yd3c2,Yd2d3,Rb1h7,Ye2d1][%mdl 128] /\Bd3(d1)-c2, Qd3,גb1-h7 An
ambitious move, White set his sights on Black's >> and will gradually develop
a dangerous ->. Less dangerous seems} (21. Bc4 Nb4 22. Qd2 Bd5 23. Rfe1 a5 24.
Rac1 Rb6 (24... Bxc4 $142 25. bxc4 $5 (25. Rxc4 Nd5 $11) 25... d3 26. Ne4 $44)
25. Ne4 Bxe4 {This is hardly ideal, as it weakens the light squares - we'll
see the same motif later in our game.} 26. Rxe4 d3 27. Bf4 Kh7 28. Bg5 f6 29.
exf6 Bxf6 30. Bxe6 Bxg5 31. hxg5 Qd6 32. Bc4 g3 33. fxg3 Qxg3 34. Re7+ Kg6 35.
Qb2 {1-0, Van Unen,H (2526)-Lanc,A (2494)/corr/2007/}) (21. Rxa7 Qb6 22. Rfa1 (
22. Rxb7 Rxb7 23. Nxb7 Qxb7 24. Qe4 Qxb3 25. Bd3 Ra8 $11) 22... Nb4 23. Qd2 Nc6
24. Rxb7 Rxb7 25. Ra6 Qc7 26. Nxb7 (26. Qg5 Nb8 27. Ne4 Rc8 28. Nf6+ Kf8 29.
Nh7+ $11) 26... Qxb7 27. Qg5 Rc8 $132) 21... Nc3 {Karjakin wants to keep his Q
closer to his K, rightly fearing} (21... Qb6 22. Qg5 $1 $40) 22. Bd3 (22. Bc4
Ne4 $11 {would be a relief for the defence.}) 22... a5 {Karjakin was still
playing quite fast, but this move, just as the previous one, doesn't stop
White's ideas. However} (22... Bd5 23. Rxa7 Rxb3 24. Qf4 {is also dangerous:} {
/\} Na2 25. Ne4 $1 $40 Bxe4 (25... Rxd3 $2 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 (26... Kh8 27. Qg5 $18
) 27. exf6 $18) 26. Qxe4 Rxd3 $8 27. Qxd3 Qd5 28. Rb1 $14 {/+/-}) 23. Ra3 $5 {
Grischuk avoids both} (23. Bc2 Ba6 $1 $13) ({and} 23. Rfe1 Bd5 $132 {/\} 24.
Bf4 Rxb3 (24... f5 $5) 25. Bg5 f6 $8 (25... Qb8 26. Bf6 $18) 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 (
26... Bxf6 27. Qh6 Ne2+ 28. Rxe2 Rxd3 29. Qg6+ Bg7 30. Qxd3 Qxh4 31. Qxd4 $16)
27. exf6 Bxf6 28. Qf4 Qf8 29. Rxa5 Be7 $11) 23... Bd5 24. Bc2 {Effectively
combines both -> and defence.} Rb6 $6 {The critical moment of the game. Black
had many options and he probably didn't choose the best one:} (24... f5 25.
exf6 Rxf6 $5 {/\} (25... Qxf6 26. Qd3 Rfd8 27. Re1 a4 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qxh5 Rb6
(29... axb3 $2 30. Ra7 $1 bxc2 31. Rf7+ Kg8 32. Rxf6 Rb1 33. Qf7+ Kh7 34. Kh2
$1 Rxe1 35. Bf4 $18) 30. Be5 Qe7 31. Nc4 $14) 26. Be5 Rb6 27. Nc4 Bh6 $132) (
24... a4 $5 25. Qd3 (25. bxa4 Rb2 {/\} 26. Bh7+ Kxh7 27. Qxb2 Qa8 $44) 25... f5
26. exf6 Rxf6 $132 {/\} 27. Qh7+ (27. Re1 Bxb3 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Ne8 Kxe8 $1 30.
Qxg7 Bxc2 31. Bxb8 Qe7 $44) 27... Kf8 28. Ne8 Rb7 (28... Qxe8 $2 29. Bd6+ Kf7
30. Qxh5+ Kg8 31. Bh7+ Kh8 32. Bg6+ Kg8 33. Qh7#) 29. Nxf6 Bxf6 30. Qh6+ Bg7
$44) (24... Qc7 25. Qd3 Rfd8 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Bd3 $44 {|^}) 25. Re1 $1 {
Activates another piece and keeps the tension.} (25. Qd3 $143 f5 26. exf6 Rxf6
27. Rxa5 Rxd6 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Ra7 Rf7 (29... Rd7 $2 30. Bd6+ $18) 30. Rxf7+
Kxf7 31. Qxh5+ Kg8 $13 {/=/+}) 25... a4 (25... f5 26. exf6 Rxf6 $5 (26... Qxf6
27. Qd3 Qh6 (27... Ra8 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qxh5 $16) 28. Rxa5 $36) 27. Nc4 Rb4 $14
{is still not so clear, although Black lost a tempo with his previous move.}) (
{After the game Grischuk recommended} 25... Rxd6 26. exd6 f5 {, but this
sacrifice seems insuffcicient due to} 27. Bd3 $1 {[%cal Rd3c4] /\Bc4+/-}) 26.
Qd3 $1 (26. bxa4 Rb2 $44 {<=> is still not so clear, although in comparison
with 24...a4!? White has the useful extra move Re1.} (26... f5 27. Qxd4 $5 $14)
) 26... f5 $8 27. exf6 Rxf6 28. Nc4 $1 Bxc4 $2 {The decisive error.} (28...
axb3 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Nxb6 Qxb6 31. Bxb3 $1 Bb7 (31... Bxb3 32. Ra8+ Kf7 33.
Rg8 Rg6 34. Be5 $18) 32. Bc4 Qc6 33. Bf1 $16) ({Black shouldn't have clung on
to material, arguably the best try was} 28... Rf5 $5 29. Nxb6 (29. bxa4 Ra6 30.
Rb3 $1 $36) 29... Qxb6 30. Qd2 $14 {/+/-}) (28... Rc6 29. Be5 $40) (28... Rb7
29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qxh5 (30. Bd6+ Re7 $1 {is less clear}) 30... Rh6 31. Qxg4 axb3
32. Rxb3 Rxb3 33. Bxb3 d3 34. Bd1 $5 $16 {(Rybka)}) 29. bxc4 $18 {[%csl Gc2]
[%cal Ra3c3] /\Rc3 The Bc2 is too strong, with the gaping holes on the light
squares Black is in desperate trouble.} (29. Qxc4 $2 Qd5 $1 $11) 29... Qe7 ({
Moreover, Black can't hold the Pd4, as the tactical} 29... Rb2 {fails to} 30.
Rxc3 Qa5 31. Qh7+ Kf7 32. Re5 $1 Qxc3 33. Rg5 $18) (29... Rb7 30. Rxc3 Qa5 31.
Qh7+ Kf7 32. Re5 $5 $18 {is similar} (32. Qe4 $18)) 30. Qxd4 $1 Qxa3 (30... Rb1
31. Bxb1 Qxa3 32. Be5 Rf7 33. Bg6 Rb7 34. Bxg7 Rxg7 35. Rxe6 $18) 31. Qxb6 (31.
Qd8+ $5 Qf8 32. Qxb6 {/\} e5 33. Qe3 $18 {was equally strong.}) 31... e5 32.
Qd8+ Qf8 33. Qa5 e4 {Black's last chance. However, even in time trouble
Grischuk winds up his -> effectively.} 34. Bxe4 (34. Qxc3 $6 Rxf2 35. Be5 Qc5 (
35... Bxe5 36. Qxe5 Rxc2 37. Rf1 $18) 36. Bxg7 Rxc2+ 37. Bd4 Rxc3 $16 {would
only prolong the game.}) 34... Nxe4 35. Rxe4 a3 36. Re3 {[%csl Ra3] Disarms
Black's o^} Qf7 37. Qxa3 Qxc4 38. Qa5 $18 {[%csl Rh5] Black did his best to
survive the direct ->, but (apart from White's extra P) the difference in the
K position is still decisive: Kg1 is safe, while Kg8 remains permanently
exposed. White will break down the defence by targetting the ><h5.} Qf7 39. Re5
Rh6 $8 (39... Re6 40. Qa8+ (40. Rxh5 $18) 40... Bf8 41. Rg5+ Rg6 42. Rxh5 $18)
40. Qd8+ Kh7 (40... Bf8 41. Rg5+ Kh7 42. Qd3+ Rg6 43. Rxh5+ Kg8 44. Be5 $18 {->
}) 41. Re7 {Black at the very least can't avoid simplification into a lost P
_|_ after} (41. Re7 Qc4 (41... Qf5 42. Qc7 Rg6 43. Be5 Qf8 44. Rf7 Qg8 45. Qd7
Kh6 46. Bxg7+ Rxg7 47. Qe6+ Kh7 48. Qf5+ Kh8 49. Rf8 $18) 42. Be5 Qc1+ 43. Kh2
Rg6 44. Qd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Al Modiahki, Mohamad"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Ne2 Ng6 10. Bd2 dxc3 11. Nxc3 Qc7 12. f4 a6 13. h4 h5 14. Qg3 Nc6
15. O-O Nce7 16. Ne2 Nf5 17. Bxf5 exf5 18. Nd4 Qc5 19. Be3 Qe7 20. Bf2 Be6 21.
Rab1 b5 22. a4 O-O 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxb5 Rfc8 25. Rb6 Nf8 26. Qd3 g6 27. Ra6
Bd7 28. Rfa1 Qe8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Rxa8 Qxa8 31. Kh2 Ne6 32. Nxe6 Bxe6 33. Bd4
Qd8 34. Qg3 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Ra7 11. Rc1 Be4 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. e3 Qa8 14. Qd1 b4 15. Qf1
Nb8 16. Ne1 c5 17. dxc5 Nc6 18. Nf3 Rd8 19. a3 bxa3 20. Rxa3 Qb7 21. Bc3 Nd5
22. Nbd2 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 Bxc5 24. Raa1 Bb4 25. Nd4 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Nxd4 27. cxd4 a5
28. Ra4 Rc8 29. Rca1 Qb6 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. Qb1 Qd8 32. Qa2 h5 33. Rxa5 Rxa5 34.
Qxa5 Qd7 35. h4 Qf5 36. Qb4 Qf3 37. Qd6 Rc2 38. Rf1 Rb2 39. Qf4 Qxf4 40. gxf4
f5 41. Kg2 Kf7 42. Kf3 g6 43. Re1 Ra2 44. Re2 Ra3 45. Rb2 Ke6 46. Ke2 Kf6 47.
Kd2 Ke6 48. Kc2 Ra1 49. Rb6+ Kf7 50. Rb1 Ra3 51. Rb7+ Ke6 52. Rb6+ Kf7 53. Kb1
Rd3 54. Kc1 Rc3+ 55. Kd2 Ra3 56. Kc2 Ra1 57. Rb1 Ra3 58. Kd2 Ra2+ 59. Ke1 Ke6
60. Rb6+ Kf7 61. Kf1 Ra1+ 62. Kg2 Ra2 63. Rd6 Ra5 64. Kf3 Rb5 65. Ra6 Rb2 66.
Ra8 Ke7 67. Rg8 Kf7 68. Rd8 Rb5 69. Rd6 Ra5 70. Kg3 Rb5 71. Kg2 Ra5 72. Kf3 Rb5
73. Ke2 Rb2+ 74. Kd3 Rxf2 75. Rxd5 Rh2 76. Rd7+ Ke6 77. Rd8 Ke7 78. Rh8 Rxh4
79. d5 Rh1 80. Kd4 Re1 81. Ra8 h4 82. Ra7+ Kf6 83. Rh7 Rd1+ 84. Kc4 Re1 85. Kd4
Rd1+ 86. Kc4 Re1 87. Kd4 Rd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
d6 9. Re1 Nd7 10. Bg5 Nde5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. b3 Bb7 13. Na4 c5 14. Qe2 h6 15.
Be3 Be7 16. f4 Nd7 17. Rad1 O-O 18. c4 Rad8 19. Rf1 Rfe8 20. Qf2 Nf6 21. Qc2
Nd7 22. Qf2 Nf6 23. Qc2 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. e5 Bb7 11. Qh3 dxe5 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Qxe6+ Be7 14. Bxb5
axb5 15. Nxb5 Qc6 16. Nd6+ Kd8 17. fxe5 Kc7 18. Qxe7 Rxa2 19. exf6 Ra1+ 20. Kd2
Qd5+ 21. Kc3 Qa5+ 22. Kd3 Qd5+ 23. Kc3 Qa5+ 24. Kd3 Qd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 {Black can also
choose 6...Bg4 or 6...Be4, but the move in the text is considered as the most
solid option.} 7. Qb3 Qc7 8. Nxg6 {White has no reason to delay this exchange
as, in some cases the black bishop might run away to h5.} hxg6 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10.
cxd5 {An alternative plan of developing the bishop to g2 followed by kingside
castling usually brings Black no troubles.} (10. g3 Be7 11. Rc1 Nb6 12. cxd5
exd5 13. Bg2 Nc4 14. Qc2 Qd7 15. Na4 O-O 16. O-O Rfe8 17. Bc3 Qf5 18. b3 Nd6
19. Nc5 Nfe4 20. Bb4 a5 21. Ba3 Nxc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc2 23. Rxc2 Nb5 $11 {0-1
Azmaiparashvili,Z (2674)-Gelfand,B (2701)/Moscow 2001/CBM 086 (68)}) 10... exd5
11. O-O-O a5 (11... Nb6 12. h3 (12. f3 $5 Rxh2 13. Rxh2 Qxh2 14. e4 O-O-O 15.
e5 Ne8 16. a4 $44 {[%cal Ga4a5,Ga5a6]}) 12... Be7 13. Kb1 a5 14. Bd3 a4 15. Qc2
Nc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. a3 b5 18. Na2 O-O 19. e4 c5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 $11 {1-0
Koneru,H (2537)-Sharma,D (2370)/Visakhapatnam 2006/CBM 111 ext (45)}) 12. f3 $6
(12. Bd3 {seems logical. Now} a4 $2 {does not work} ({Black should play} 12...
Be7 {with a double-edged position.}) {in view of} 13. Nxa4 b5 14. Nc3 b4 15.
Na4 Qa7 16. Bc2 $16) 12... a4 $1 13. Qc2 ({The pawn is taboo. After} 13. Nxa4
$2 b5 14. Nc3 b4 15. Ne2 c5 16. Qc2 c4 {Black gets a smashing attack.}) 13...
a3 14. b3 Bb4 $6 {Actually, I didn't understand why both players ignored the
Ph2. Here are some sample variations that could arise:} (14... Rxh2 15. Rxh2 (
15. Nb5 {is just a waste in view of} Qb8) 15... Qxh2 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 (17.
fxe4 Bb4 18. e5 Bxc3 19. Bxc3 Nd5 $15) 17... Be7 18. Re1 Kf8 19. Bc4 Nd5 (19...
Qxg2 $4 20. Nxf6 Nxf6 21. Rxe7 $1 Kxe7 22. Bb4+ {[%csl Rg2]}) 20. g3 N7b6 21.
Qd1 {[%cal Ge1h1,Gh1h8]} Kg8 22. Rh1 Qg2 {The queen is not trapped, Black has
nothing to worry about.}) 15. Kb1 {Threatening 16.Nb5.} Qb6 16. g4 O-O (16...
O-O-O $2 17. g5 $16 {[%csl Rd5]}) 17. h4 {White's kingside offensive seems to
be dangerous. However, the position is still far from being clearly better for
White; Black's resources in the centre should not be underestimated.} Rfe8 (
17... c5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. g5 Rfc8 $1 (19... Nh5 $2 20. Nxd5 $1 $16) 20. gxf6
Bxc3 21. Bh3 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Rc7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. fxg7 $14) (17... Rac8 18. Bh3
{[%cal Gg4g5] is annoying for Black.}) 18. Rc1 Qa5 (18... c5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20.
g5 Nh5 21. Nxd5 Qxd5 22. Bxb4 Qxf3 23. Bg2 Qxe3 24. Rhd1 Ne5 25. Bd6 $14 {
White's bishops are very strong.}) 19. Bd3 (19. h5 g5 20. Bd3 Nf8 (20... Rac8
$2 21. h6 g6 22. Bxg6 $18) 21. h6 g6 {and White's h-pawn is actually the key
defender of Black's king.}) 19... Nf8 20. h5 g5 21. Bf5 Rad8 22. Qd3 {Neither
sides has succeeded in opening files against the opponent's king, therefore
both are trying to concentrate all forces in the centre.} b6 23. Rc2 c5 24. Rd1
Re7 $6 {Black should not double his rooks along the e-file. It was more
important to bring the Nf8 into play.} (24... Ne6 $1 {with the idea 25...cxd4
and 26...Nf4. In this case some spectacular variations could appear in which
one of the sides is forced to give a perpetual check.} 25. Bxe6 (25. Nb5 Bxd2
26. Rdxd2 (26. Rcxd2 $2 Qb4 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Gc5c4]}) 26... Qb4 27. dxc5 bxc5
28. Bxe6 c4 29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30. Qg6+ Kg8 31. h6 Rd7 32. Rxd5 cxb3 33. Rxd7 bxc2+
34. Kxc2 Qb2+ 35. Kd1 Qa1+ 36. Ke2 Qb2+ 37. Kd1 Qa1+ 38. Ke2 $11) 25... Rxe6
26. Qf5 cxd4 27. exd4 Rc8 28. Rdc1 (28. Nxd5 Rxc2 29. Nxf6+ Rxf6 30. Qxc2 Bxd2
31. Rxd2 Rxf3 32. Qc8+ Kh7 33. Qc2+ $11) 28... Rec6 29. h6 gxh6 $1 30. Nxd5
Qxd5 31. Rxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxc6 Qxd4 $1 33. Qxf6 (33. Bc1 Nd5 34. Rc4 Qd1 35. Rc8+
Kg7 36. Qe5+ f6 37. Qe4 Nc3+ 38. Rxc3 Bxc3 39. Qe7+ $11) 33... Qd3+ $1 34. Ka1
Qxd2 35. Rc8+ Bf8 36. Kb1 Qd1+ 37. Rc1 Qd3+ 38. Rc2 Qd1+ $11) 25. Bc1 $1 Rc7 (
25... Ne6 {Now it's weaker than on the previous move.} 26. Nb5 Nc7 27. Nxc7
Rxc7 28. e4 dxe4 29. fxe4 Rxd4 30. Qxd4 cxd4 31. Rxc7 $16) 26. Ne2 Re7 {
Black's last few moves show that Grischuk lost his way...} 27. Ng1 $1 {The
knight is going to h3 to attack the Pg5.} (27. e4 $6 dxe4 28. fxe4 cxd4 29.
Bxg5 Ne6 30. Bxf6 gxf6 {is far from clear.}) 27... Rde8 $2 {The doubling along
the e-file brings Black no benefits. This was the last chance to bring the
knight into the battle.} (27... Ne6 28. Nh3 $140 c4 $1 {By this pawn sacrifice
Black is getting an access to the important c3-square.} 29. bxc4 dxc4 30. Rxc4
b5 31. Rc6 Nd5 32. Qb3 Nc3+ 33. Rxc3 Bxc3 34. Qxa3 Qc7 {with unclear
consequences.}) 28. Nh3 cxd4 (28... N8h7 {is just too passive to be acceptable.
}) 29. exd4 Re1 30. Nf2 N6h7 31. Rxe1 Bxe1 (31... Rxe1 32. Rc8 Nf6 33. Nd1 $1
$16 {[%cal Gc1g5]}) 32. Re2 Rxe2 33. Qxe2 Bxf2 34. Qxf2 {The difference
between White's bishops and Black's knights is amazing. The position can be
evaluated as won for White.} g6 35. hxg6 fxg6 36. Bd3 Ne6 {Trying to activate
the pieces at the price of a pawn, but too late.} 37. Bxg6 Nhf8 38. Bf5 Qb4 39.
Qe3 (39. Qe2 Kf7 40. Qa6 Qxd4 41. Qb7+ Kf6 42. Bxa3 Qd1+ 43. Bc1 {is similar
to the game and winning for White as well.}) 39... Kf7 40. Qe5 Qxd4 41. Qb8 Qd1
42. Qxb6 Nd4 43. Qc7+ Ke8 44. Qc3 (44. Qe5+ Nfe6 45. Qxd5 {would have been
simpler.}) 44... Nxf5 (44... Nfe6 45. Qd3 Qxd3+ 46. Bxd3 Nxf3 47. Bxa3 $18) 45.
gxf5 d4 46. Qc2 Qf1 47. Qe4+ Kf7 48. Kc2 {Black's queen alone can't create any
serious threats.} Nh7 49. Qd5+ Kg7 50. Qd7+ Kg8 51. Qe6+ Kh8 52. Qe8+ Kg7 53.
Qg6+ Kh8 54. f6 d3+ 55. Kb1 1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O Rb8 10. Na3 O-O 11. Qb5 b6 12. Qxc4 Ba6 13. Nb5 Qd5 14. Qxd5
Nxd5 15. a4 Na5 16. Ne5 Rbd8 17. Bxd5 Bxb5 18. Bxe6 Be8 19. b4 fxe6 20. bxa5
Rxd4 21. axb6 cxb6 22. a5 Rd5 23. Nd3 Rxa5 24. Rxa5 bxa5 25. Nc5 Bb5 26. Nxe6
Re8 27. Nd4 Bxe2 28. Nxe2 Rxe2 29. Rc1 Re8 30. Rc6 a4 31. Ra6 Ra8 32. Kf1 Kf7
33. Ke2 a3 34. Kd3 a2 35. Kc3 a1=Q+ 36. Rxa1 a5 37. Ra4 Ke6 38. h4 Kd5 39. Rd4+
Kc6 40. Rg4 Ra7 41. Kb3 a4+ 42. Ka3 Kd5 43. f3 Ke5 44. Re4+ Kd5 45. Rg4 Ke5 46.
Re4+ Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Bxf6
gxf6 9. f5 Nc6 10. fxe6 fxe6 11. Bc4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rg8 13. O-O-O Bd7 14. Bb3
O-O-O 15. g3 Be7 16. Na4 Rg5 17. Rd3 Re5 18. Rc3 Bc6 19. Qa7 Kd7 20. Bd5 exd5
21. Nb6+ Ke8 22. exd5 Rxd5 23. Nxd5 Qa5 24. Nxe7 Bxh1 25. Qf2 Kxe7 26. Qe1+ Kf8
27. Qxh1 Qxa2 28. Qxb7 Qa1+ 29. Kd2 Re8 30. Re3 Rxe3 31. Kxe3 Qg1+ 32. Kd3 Qxh2
33. Qc8+ Ke7 34. Qc7+ Ke6 35. Qc8+ Ke7 36. Qc7+ Ke6 37. Qc8+ Ke7 38. Qc7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 a6 5. c5 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 Nh5 8. Bg5 Bg4
9. Be2 Nd7 10. Qb3 Rb8 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 O-O 13. O-O Ndf6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.
Be3 Qc7 16. h3 Be6 17. Qb6 Qxb6 18. cxb6 Bg7 19. a4 Nf6 20. a5 Nd5 21. Bd2 Rfd8
22. Rfc1 h6 23. Bc4 Rbc8 24. b4 g5 25. Re1 Bf6 26. Rac1 Kg7 27. Ne5 Rd6 28. Kh2
Rcd8 29. g3 Bxe5 30. Rxe5 Nf6 31. Bxe6 Rxe6 32. Rxe6 fxe6 33. Rc4 Kg6 34. Kg2
Rd5 35. g4 h5 36. Kf3 hxg4+ 37. hxg4 Nd7 38. Bc3 Nf6 39. Bb2 Rb5 40. Bc1 Rd5
41. Be3 Rb5 42. Bd2 Rd5 43. Bc1 Rd8 44. Bd2 e5 45. dxe5 Nxg4 46. Rxg4 Rxd2 47.
Ke3 Kf5 48. Rxg5+ Kxg5 49. Kxd2 Kf5 50. Kd3 Kxe5 51. Ke3 Kd5 52. Kd3 Ke5 53.
Ke3 Kd5 54. Kd3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 dxc4 7. Nf3 h6 8.
Bxf6 exf6 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Bf5 12. Re1 a6 13. Bd3 Qd7 14. Bxf5
Qxf5 15. Qb3 Bb4 16. Rec1 Bxc3 17. bxc3 b5 18. a4 Na5 19. Qa2 Rfc8 20. d5 Rc4
21. axb5 axb5 22. Nd4 Qd7 23. Rab1 Ra4 24. Qc2 Nc4 25. Nxb5 R4a5 26. Qe2 Rxb5
27. Qxc4 Rxd5 28. Qf4 Rc8 29. Rb8 Rdc5 30. Rxc8+ Qxc8 31. c4 h5 32. Qe4 g6 33.
h4 Kg7 34. g3 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 ({Die andere Spielweise gegen
Paulsen ohne Nc6 ist 5.Bd3:} 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 (6... Ba7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. O-O
d6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Nf6 11. c4 $14) 7. Qg4 g6 8. Qe2 d6 9. O-O {führt zu
sehr komplexen, scharfen Igelstellungen.}) 5... Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. O-O Bc5 (7...
Nc6 {Das Problem dieses Zuges ist, dass Weiß nehmen kann:} 8. Nxc6 dxc6 (8...
bxc6 9. Qe2 d5 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 $14) 9. f4 $14) 8. Nb3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 (
10. Qe2 {ist die traditionelle Spielweise, wenn man im Zentrum und am
Königsflügel spielen will.} b5 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. Rae1 Nbd7 13. Kh1 O-O $132)
10... Nc6 11. a5 (11. Be3 {Damit will Weiß nach 12.a5 das Feld b6 unter
Kontrolle nehmen.} b6 $1 {Schwarz muss a5 verhindern.} (11... O-O 12. a5 Bd7
13. Bb6 Qb8 14. Qe2 $14) 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Rae1 Nb4 14. Qh3 (14. Qg3 h5 15. h3 g6
16. Nd4 h4 17. Qf2 Nd7 18. Nf3 Nc5 19. Rd1 O-O-O $132 {Cubas - Avrukh (Turin,
2006)}) 14... g6 15. Kh1 Rd8 16. Bd4 e5 17. Be3 O-O 18. Nd2 exf4 19. Bxf4 Bc8
20. Qf3 Bg4 $132 {Efimenko - Kuzmin (Kramatorsk, 2003)}) 11... b5 $1 {Wieder
soll Schwarz nicht zulassen, dass Weiß die Kontrolle über das Feld b6 bekommt.}
12. axb6 Qxb6+ 13. Kh1 O-O 14. Qe2 (14. Qf3 Nb4 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Bd4 Bb7 17. Na5
Rab8 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. Qh3 h6 20. Qg3 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov - Ivanchuk (Sochi,
2006)}) 14... Nb4 {Schwarz greift den Läufer schon mal an, wartet jedoch mit
dem Nehmen so lange es geht. Durch das ständig mögliche Nxd3 verliert ein
weißer Angriff am Königsflügel seine Stärke, so dass Weiß am Damenflügel
spielen muss.} 15. Be3 (15. Na5 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Bd7 17. Qe3 Qb4 18. Bd2 Qb8 19.
b4 Rc8 20. Nc4 d5 21. exd5 exd5 22. Qxe7 dxc4 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. dxe4 c3 25. Bxc3
Rxc3 26. Qxd7 Qxb4 $11 {Delchev - Galego (Andorra la Vella, 2006)}) 15... Qb8 (
15... Qc7 $5 16. Nb5 $1 {Weiß entwickelt eine starke Initiative!} (16. Ra4 Rb8
17. Rfa1 Bd7 $132) 16... Qb8 17. Nxd6 Bxd6 18. e5 Bxe5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Ra5
$36) 16. Na5 Qc7 (16... Bd7 17. Nc4 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Bb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Nb6
Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Qb7 22. Qxb5 Qxe4 $15 {Panjwani - Arencibia (Kitchener, 2006)})
17. Bf2 {Auf diese Art bereitet Weiß eventuell den Vorstoß e5 vor.} (17. Nc4 d5
18. exd5 Nbxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 $11) 17... Bd7 18. Bc4 $6 (18. e5 {Momentan
bringt es nichts:} dxe5 19. fxe5 Nfd5 $11) (18. Nc4 $5 d5 19. exd5 Nbxd5 20.
Qe5 $5 {Die taktischen Abwicklungen enden mit einem remislichen Endspiel:} Qxe5
21. fxe5 Ng4 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Nb6 Nxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Bc5 25. Nxd7 Bxf2 26. Nxf8
Kxf8 27. Rxa6 Rxa6 28. Bxa6 Bd4 $11) 18... Bb5 $1 {Schwarz übernimmt die
Initiative!} 19. Rfc1 (19. Bxb5 axb5 20. Qxb5 (20. Nxb5 Qxc2 21. Qxc2 Nxc2 22.
Nc6 (22. Ra2 Nxe4 $17) 22... Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Nxa1 24. Nxe7+ Kh8 25. Nxd6 Nb3 $15)
20... Nxc2 21. Ra4 Rfb8 $36) (19. Nxb5 $4 axb5 20. Bxb5 Rxa5 $19) 19... Bxc4 (
19... d5 $1 {wäre stärker gewesen.} 20. exd5 (20. Bxb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Qxf4 $15)
20... Nbxd5 21. Nxd5 (21. Nxb5 axb5 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Qxb5 Qxf4 $15) 21... Nxd5
22. Bxb5 axb5 23. Qxb5 Qxf4 $15 {Die schwarzen Figuren sind besser platziert,
die weißen Bauern kommen nicht zum Rennen.}) 20. Qxc4 Qb8 (20... Qxc4 21. Nxc4
Rfd8 $11) 21. Qe2 Rc8 22. Nc4 (22. f5 $5 exf5 23. exf5 Re8 24. Qf3 d5 $132)
22... Nd7 23. Bd4 Qc7 24. b3 Nc6 25. Bf2 Bf6 26. Qd2 Ne7 (26... d5 $5 27. exd5
Bxc3 28. Qxc3 exd5 29. Na5 Nf6 $11) 27. Rd1 Bxc3 (27... d5 28. e5 $1 dxc4 29.
Qxd7 cxb3 30. exf6 $16) 28. Qxc3 d5 29. exd5 exd5 (29... Nxd5 30. Qf3 g6 (30...
Qxf4 $4 31. Qxf4 Nxf4 32. Rxd7 $18) 31. Ra5 $14) 30. Qb4 Nf6 31. Bb6 (31. Nb6
Rab8 32. Qa5 (32. Rxa6 $2 Qxc2 $15) 32... Re8 33. Qc5 Qb7 $11) 31... Qxf4 32.
Qxe7 dxc4 33. Rxa6 {Die Stellung war die ganze Zeit ungefähr gleich und sie
bleibt in dem Bereich. Die taktischen Tricks bringen nicht viel.} Rab8 (33...
h5 $5 34. Rxa8 Rxa8 35. bxc4 Qxc4 36. Rd8+ Rxd8 37. Qxd8+ Kh7 38. Qd3+ Qxd3 39.
cxd3 $11) 34. Ba7 (34. Ra7 Rf8 $11) 34... Qg4 35. Rad6 Re8 36. Rd8 Qxd1+ 37.
Rxd1 Rxe7 38. Bxb8 cxb3 39. cxb3 $11 {Der entfernte freie Bauer bedeutet eher
einen symbolischen Vorteil. Schwarz hat genug Zeit, um seinen König ins Spiel
zu bringen.} h6 40. b4 Rb7 41. Bd6 Ne4 42. Bc5 Nxc5 43. bxc5 Kf8 44. Kg1 Rc7
45. Rc1 Ke7 46. Kf2 Ke6 47. Rc3 Kd5 48. Rg3 g6 49. Rd3+ Kxc5 50. h4 Kc6 51. h5
Rd7 52. Rh3 gxh5 53. Rxh5 Kd6 54. g4 Ke7 55. Rxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. d4 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. Bd2 Nxd2 8.
Qxd2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. O-O Ne5 11. b3 a6 12. Nf3 Qa5 13. Rfc1 Nc6 14. Nd4
Be7 15. Rc2 Qc7 16. Rd1 Rb8 17. e3 Rd8 18. h3 h6 19. Kh2 Bf8 20. f4 d6 21. Nd5
Qd7 22. Nb6 Qc7 23. Nd5 Qd7 24. Nb6 Qc7 25. Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Aronian,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {This game was played in the last round. Being half a point clear of the
field, I was feeling in an excellent mood. Adding in the fact that I have in
recent times had an excellent score with white against Grischuk, I did not
fear any sort of reverse.} d5 {Really, a Slav? Having spent a whole
pre-tournament training session on the Slav, I had been counting on my
opponent being cunning enough to chosee some other line.} 2. c4 c6 {Yes!} 3.
Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 {Given that after 4.Nf3, Sasha plays 4...dxc4, whereas I had
decided on playing a Meran, the text is the most accurate move-order.} e6 5.
Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 {Sasha admitted after the game that he had not expected such
treachery. Previously, I have always played 6.Qc2.} dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7
9. O-O b4 {A rare move. The usual choice is 9...a6, but it turned out that
Sasha had showed this to my friend Vova Potkin, something about which he was
now not so happy.} 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bd6 12. a3 {Not having looked at this
line at all, I decided to transpose to the line 9.a3.} bxa3 13. b3 {Given that
the greatest theretician of our galaxy, Kramnik, recently played 13.Nd2 here,
the text must be considered old-fashioned.} Nf6 14. Nd2 Qc7 {This is what
Kramnik played against Topalov at Elista.} ({As I anticipated, an active
player such as my opponent did not go for the line} 14... Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxh2+
16. Kxh2 Qh4+ 17. Kg1 Qxe4 18. f3) 15. Bf3 {It is always nice to play such an
unhurried move.} Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Bd6 17. Nc4 Be7 18. Bxa3 O-O {During the game,
I was convinced that Kramnik had first taken on a3 and only then castled and
played Qe7. Without thinking too long, I decided to take advantage of my
opponent's originality. Great was my surprise when, some time later, I
discovered that it had been I who had first deviated from theory.} 19. Bc5 {
This excellent move gives Black some problems.} Rfd8 {While my opponent had a
long think, I realised the advantage of not having a pawn on h2 - one does not
need to waste a tempo making luft for the king!} 20. b4 {Here I had a choice:
the simple 20.Qc2 was probably better than the move played in the game, but I
wanted to regain the pawn.} Bxc5 {In this way, Black activates the Bb7. Other
continuations are more passive.} 21. bxc5 a5 22. Re1 ({I did not like} 22. Qc1
{because of the possibility} Ba6 23. Rxa5 Bxc4 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Qxc4 g5 {
with good play for Black.}) 22... Ba6 {The only move. Black faced the threat
of e4, and the establishment of the knight on d6.} 23. Nb6 Rab8 {A strange
move.} ({I considered the correct move to be} 23... Ra7 24. Rxa5 Bb5 25. Rxa7
Qxa7 26. Qa1 {with a slightly worse, but very solid position for Black.}) 24.
Rxa5 Bb5 25. Qa1 Nd5 {This is all very natural of course.} 26. Ra7 Rb7 27. Rxb7
Qxb7 28. Qa5 {I was pleased with this nice tactic. Now on 28...Nxb6 there is
29.Qxb5.} Qe7 (28... Nxb6 29. Qxb5) 29. Ra1 Qg5 {A trappy, but poor move.
Black threatens the e3-pawn, but this is completely unimportant.} ({A bad
endgame resulted from} 29... Nc7 30. Qa7 e5 31. d5 cxd5 32. Nxd5 Nxd5 33. Bxd5)
({, but after} 29... g6 {it is not easy for White to break through, since the
ending after} 30. Qa7 Qxa7 31. Rxa7 Nxb6 32. cxb6 Rb8 33. b7 Kg7 {is not
dangerous.}) 30. Nxd5 {The product of laziness. Ideally, I should have brought
the queen back first, and only then thought about exchanges, but I did not
want to have to calculate too many variations.} exd5 31. Qc7 g6 {A decisive
mistake, which I failed to exploit. The only way to continue the fight was by
31...Rf8.} 32. Ra7 {Played mechanically and weakly.} (32. Bg4 {with similar
ideas to the game, wins.}) 32... Qf6 {Mutual blindness.} ({After} 32... Rf8 {
I would have been forced to find more complicated ways to strengthen the
position.}) 33. Bg4 {At last. It is hard to stop Bd7, winning a pawn.} Re8 34.
Kg1 ({Of course not} 34. Bd7 {because} Qxf2 {with perpetual check.}) 34... Kg7
35. Bd7 Re7 ({More stubborn was} 35... Rf8 {, but after} 36. Qe5 Qxe5 37. dxe5
{his passivity should prove fatal to Black.}) 36. Qd8 {The rest is easy.} h5 ({
On} 36... Re4 {White of course plays} 37. Qb8 {and then Ra8.}) 37. Ra8 {
The rest does not require any commentary.} Kh6 38. Rc8 Kh7 39. Bxc6 Bxc6 40.
Rxc6 Qxc6 41. Qxe7 Kg7 42. Kh2 (42. Kh2 {On} Kg8 {the simplest is} 43. Qd8+ Kg7
44. Qb6 {and a new queen soon appears.}) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 Nd5 12. Qe4 Nf6 13. Qe2 Nd5 14. Bd3 Ncb4
15. Bb1 Bd7 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. Ne4 f6 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Ra3 f5 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21.
dxc5 Rxc5 22. Be3 Rc6 23. h4 Rd8 24. Kh1 a5 25. Bg5 Re8 26. h5 h6 27. Bd2 Qf7
28. Rg3 Kh7 29. Re1 Rf8 30. Rg6 Nf6 31. Bc3 Nbd5 32. Be5 Nxh5 33. Qxh5 Qxg6 34.
Qf3 Rfc8 35. g4 Rc1 36. gxf5 Rxe1+ 37. Kh2 Qg1+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Nc3 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 c5 15.
dxc5 Bxc5 16. a4 bxa4 17. Nxa4 Bd6 18. Qe3 Qe7 19. Nb6 Bc5 20. Qb3 Ra7 21. Rfd1
Bc6 22. Na4 Rb7 23. Qc2 Bb4 24. Rac1 a5 25. e3 h6 26. h4 Qe8 27. Nc5 Bxc5 28.
Qxc5 Rxb2 29. Qxa5 Qe7 30. Qc3 Qb7 31. Ne1 Rb6 32. Qd3 Bxg2 33. Nxg2 Nc6 34.
Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O 8.
Be2 Na6 9. Bf3 Qb6 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Nge2 Nb4 12. O-O Rd8 13. d6 Rxd6 14. Bf4
Rd7 15. Rfd1 Nfd5 16. Bg3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nc6 18. h3 Ra5 19. Rab1 b5 20. Rd2 e5
21. Rbd1 exd4 22. cxd4 h5 23. Rc2 Ra8 24. d5 Ne5 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Rb1 Rc7 27.
Rxc7 Bxc7 28. Nd4 Be5 29. Nxb5 Rxa2 30. Re1 Ra1 31. Rxa1 Bxa1 32. Nd6 Bd7 33.
Nxb7 Bd4 34. Na5 Kf8 35. Nc6 Bxc6 36. dxc6 Bb6 37. h4 Ke7 38. Bd5 Kf6 39. g3
Ke7 40. Kg2 Kf6 41. Kf3 Ke7 42. Ke2 f6 43. Be4 g5 44. f4 gxh4 45. gxh4 Kd6 46.
Bf3 Ba5 47. Kf2 Bd2 48. f5 Ba5 49. Bxh5 Kxc6 50. Bg6 Bb4 51. Kf3 Kd6 52. Kg4
Ke7 53. Kh5 Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. e3 e6 8. Nd2
Be7 9. Be2 Bg6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Re8 12. Bg3 Qc8 13. b4 Bd8 14. a4 e5 15. b5
axb5 16. axb5 exd4 17. exd4 Bc7 18. Re1 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Nf8 20. Ra1 Ne6 21. Ra4
Rxa4 22. Qxa4 Qa8 23. Ra1 Qc8 24. Bf1 h6 25. Nf3 Ne4 26. Qb4 f6 27. Ra7 Nxc3
28. Qxc3 Ng5 29. Nxg5 hxg5 30. Qb4 Kh7 31. Ra1 Qe6 32. Qd2 Qe4 33. f3 Qe6 34.
Kf2 Qd7 35. b6 g4 36. Re1 Rxe1 37. Qxe1 Bf5 38. Qe3 Kg8 39. Qf4 Kf7 40. Be2
gxf3 41. gxf3 g5 42. Qb8 Qc8 43. Qa7 Kg8 44. Ba6 Qe8 45. Qxb7 Qh5 46. Qb8+ Kg7
47. g4 Bxg4 48. Qg3 Bf5 49. b7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4
Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 b6 12. d5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Qxd5 Qxd5
15. Nxd5 Bc5 16. Be3 Bg4 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Rac1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nd4 20. Kg2 Ne6
21. Re4 Rab8 22. Nf4 Nxf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. g3
Nbd7 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Rc8 12. c5 e5 13. f4 e4 14. Be2 Ne8 15. g4
g5 16. f5 g6 17. fxg6 fxg6 18. Rxf8+ Kxf8 19. Bd2 Ndf6 20. Qa4 Ra8 21. Be1 Qd7
22. h3 Bd8 23. b4 a6 24. b5 Nc7 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. Bg3 Ne6 27. Rf1 Ke8 28. Kg2
Ng8 29. Qb4 a5 30. Qb1 Bc7 31. Nb5 Bxg3 32. Kxg3 Ke7 33. Nd6 Nf6 34. Qb6 Qc7
35. Rb1 Nd7 36. Qxc7 Nxc7 37. Rb7 Ne8 38. Nxe8 Kxe8 39. Rc7 Rb8 40. Rxc6 Rb3
41. Kf2 Kd8 42. Rxg6 Rxa3 43. Rxg5 a4 44. Rxd5 Kc7 45. Rd6 Ra1 46. Ra6 a3 47.
g5 Nf8 48. g6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. h3 c6 6. Be3 Qb6 7. a3 Nbd7 8. Bd3
Qc7 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Rfe1 Nf8 13. Ne2 Nh5 14. Rad1 Ne6 15.
Bc4 Nef4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nxf4 Nxf4 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Qd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 f6 21.
Red1 Ne6 22. b4 a6 23. c3 Kf8 24. Ne1 Ke7 25. R6d2 b5 26. Bb3 c5 27. Bd5 Ra7
28. Bc6 Rd8 29. Nd3 c4 30. Nc1 Rxd2 31. Rxd2 Rc7 32. Ba8 a5 33. Ne2 axb4 34.
axb4 Ra7 35. Bc6 Nc7 36. Kh2 Ra6 37. Bd5 Rd6 38. f4 Bb7 39. fxe5 fxe5 40. Ra2
Nxd5 41. exd5 Bxd5 42. Ng3 Bc6 43. Re2 Ke6 44. Nf1 Rd3 45. Rc2 e4 46. Kg1 e3
47. Re2 Rxc3 48. Nxe3 Kd6 49. Ng4 Rb3 50. Rd2+ Kc7 51. Ne5 c3 52. Re2 Rxb4 53.
Rc2 Rb3 54. Kf2 b4 55. Ke3 Ba4 56. Rc1 Rb2 57. Nd3 Rb3 58. Kd4 Kb6 59. Kc4 c2
60. Nc5 Rc3+ 61. Kxb4 Rxc5 62. Kxa4 Kc6 63. Kb3 Kd5 64. Rxc2 Rxc2 65. Kxc2 Ke4
66. Kd2 Kf4 67. Ke2 Kg3 68. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. h3
Bh5 9. Nf4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Be2 e6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Bf3 Rc8 14. Re1 O-O 15.
e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Nf6 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Rad1 Nxe4 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21.
Qxe4 Qf6 22. Rc1 Qf5 23. Qxf5 gxf5 24. f4 Rfd8 25. Red1 Kf8 26. Kf2 Ke7 27. Ke3
Rc7 28. Rd2 Kd6 29. Rdc2 Rb8 30. Kd3 g6 31. h4 bxc4+ 32. Rxc4 Rb5 33. Ra4 a5
34. Rc5 Rxc5 35. dxc5+ Kxc5 36. Rxa5+ Kb4 37. Ra4+ Kb5 38. Rd4 c5 39. Rd6 c4+
40. bxc4+ Rxc4 41. Rb6+ Kxb6 42. Kxc4 f6 43. a3 Ka5 44. Kc5 e5 45. fxe5 fxe5
46. Kd5 e4 47. Kd4 Ka4 48. g4 Kb3 49. gxf5 gxf5 50. h5 Kc2 51. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Be2 Bg4 8. O-O
e6 9. Qc2 a5 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Qb8 13. Rac1 Rd8 14. g3 h5 15.
Bg2 Nb6 16. d3 a4 17. Ne2 axb3 18. axb3 Nbd7 19. Bc3 Ne8 20. Nd4 Qd6 21. b4 Nc7
22. Qb2 Qf8 23. Qb3 Ne5 24. Ne2 Nd7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. cxd5 Nxd5 27. b5 Rdc8 28.
bxc6 bxc6 29. Nd4 Qd6 30. Qc2 Kh7 31. Nf3 Kg8 32. Ng5 Ra3 33. Ne4 Qe7 34. Qb2
Qb4 35. Qc2 Qe7 36. Rb1 N7f6 37. Rb3 Rxb3 38. Qxb3 Nxe4 39. Bxe4 h4 40. g4 Qd6
41. Rb1 c5 42. Qc4 Nf6 43. Bf3 Nd7 44. d4 Rc7 45. Rd1 cxd4 46. Qxd4 Qxd4 47.
Rxd4 Ne5 48. Be2 Rc2 49. Kf1 g5 50. Re4 Nd7 51. Rc4 Rxc4 52. Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. c4 d6 8. O-O
Ne7 9. Qe2 Nbc6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nc3 e5 12. Bxa7 Rxa7 13. Rfd1 Be6 14. Qe3 b6
15. Rd2 Rd7 16. Rad1 Kh8 17. Nd5 Nc8 18. Be2 a5 19. Nc3 h6 20. Nb5 Qe7 21. h3
Rfd8 22. Nc1 N6a7 23. Nc3 Nc6 24. Nb5 N6a7 25. Nxa7 Rxa7 26. b3 Rad7 27. Bg4
Bxg4 28. hxg4 Rb7 29. Ne2 Qe6 30. f3 Ne7 31. Nc3 Kg8 32. Nb5 Nc8 33. Rd5 Rbd7
34. R5d3 f6 35. Nc3 Kh7 36. Qf2 Rb7 37. Nb5 Rbd7 38. Nc3 Rb7 39. Nd5 Kh8 40.
Ne3 Ne7 41. Qd2 Rbd7 42. Nf5 Nxf5 43. exf5 Qe7 44. Rd5 Kh7 45. Qe3 Rb7 46. Rb5
Qc7 47. Qe4 Rd7 48. Kh2 Rb8 49. Rbd5 Rbd8 50. Kh3 Qb8 51. Qe3 Qc7 52. Rb5 Rb8
53. Qe4 Rdd8 54. Rd2 Rd7 55. a3 Rdd8 56. Rbd5 Rd7 57. Qd3 Rbd8 58. b4 axb4 59.
axb4 Rc8 60. c5 bxc5 61. bxc5 Qa5 62. c6 Qa1 63. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Ne4 8. Nd2
Nxg3 9. hxg3 Bg7 10. e3 a6 11. Bd3 b5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Rc1 Nd7 14. f4 Bb7 15.
Nf3 Rc8 16. O-O g4 17. Ne5 h5 18. Ne2 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 f5 20. Qc2 Nxe5 21. dxe5
Qc8 22. Qd2 Kf7 23. Rc1 Qd7 24. Nd4 Qe7 25. Bxf5 exf5 26. Nxf5 Qd7 27. Nd6+ Kg8
28. Qa5 h4 29. Rc7 Qe6 30. Rxb7 hxg3 31. Qd8+ Kh7 32. Qh4+ Kg8 33. Rb8+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "199"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. h3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. c3 Qxc5 6. b4 Qc7 7. Bb2 g6 8.
Nbd2 Bg7 9. e3 O-O 10. c4 a5 11. a3 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1 13. Qxa1 Na6 14. Bc3 Ne8
15. Nd4 Qb6 16. Qb2 e5 17. N4f3 Nf6 18. Be2 h6 19. O-O Be6 20. Ra1 Rc8 21. c5
dxc5 22. b5 Nb4 23. Bxe5 Ne8 24. Bxg7 Nxg7 25. Ne4 Qc7 26. Nf6+ Kf8 27. Nh7+
Kg8 28. Nf6+ Kf8 29. e4 Rd8 30. Nh7+ Kg8 31. Nf6+ Kf8 32. Rc1 Qe7 33. Nh7+ Kg8
34. Nf6+ Kf8 35. Qe5 b6 36. h4 Qd6 37. Nh7+ Kg8 38. Nf6+ Kf8 39. Nh7+ Kg8 40.
Nf6+ Kf8 41. Qa1 Bb3 42. Nh7+ Kg8 43. Nf6+ Kf8 44. Nh7+ Kg8 45. Nf6+ Kf8 46.
Qb2 Be6 47. Rd1 Qe7 48. Nh7+ Kg8 49. Nf6+ Kf8 50. Ra1 Bc8 51. Nh7+ Kg8 52. Nf6+
Kf8 53. e5 Nf5 54. g4 Nd4 55. Nxd4 cxd4 56. Qd2 Kg7 57. Qf4 d3 58. Bf3 Be6 59.
Rd1 Nc2 60. Be4 Nd4 61. Kg2 Ne2 62. Qe3 Qb4 63. Bf3 Nf4+ 64. Kg3 g5 65. hxg5
hxg5 66. Ne4 Qd4 67. Nxg5 Qxe3 68. fxe3 Ng6 69. Be4 Nxe5 70. Kf4 Nc4 71. Rxd3
Rf8 72. Kg3 Re8 73. Rc3 Nd6 74. Bf3 Nxb5 75. Rc6 Bd7 76. Rxb6 Nc7 77. Rb7 Rc8
78. Ne4 Bc6 79. Rb6 Nd5 80. Rb3 Ne7 81. Nd6 Rd8 82. Nf5+ Nxf5+ 83. gxf5 Bxf3
84. Kxf3 Rd1 85. Rb6 Kf8 86. Ke4 Ra1 87. Kf4 Ke7 88. e4 Ra4 89. Rb7+ Kf6 90.
Rb6+ Ke7 91. Rc6 Rb4 92. Rh6 Ra4 93. Rb6 Rc4 94. f6+ Kd7 95. Kf5 Rc1 96. Rb7+
Ke8 97. Rb8+ Kd7 98. Rf8 Kd6 99. e5+ Kd5 100. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Nb5 Na6 8.
Be2 Bd7 9. O-O Bxb5 10. c4 Bxc4 11. Bxc4 Qc6 12. Qe2 Nc7 13. Nf3 Bd6 14. Bg5
O-O 15. Rac1 Qb6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qe4 Be7 18. Qh4 Rad8 19. Bb3 Nd5 20. Rc4 Kh8
21. Qh5 Rg8 22. Qxf7 Rg7 23. Qh5 f5 24. Ne5 Nf6 25. Qe2 Ne4 26. Rxe4 fxe4 27.
Qxe4 Bf6 28. Nf3 Bxb2 29. g3 Qc6 30. Qe2 Bf6 31. Qe3 Rf8 32. Rc1 Qb6 33. Qe4
Be7 34. Kg2 Bc5 35. Qxe6 Bxf2 36. Rc8 Bc5 37. Ne5 Qxe6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. Bf4 Nxc3 12. Rxc3 c5 13. Qa4 Re8 14. Rd1 Bf6
15. Re3 a6 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Qc2 Qe4 19. Qd2 Re8 20. Be3 Qa4 21.
b3 Qa3 22. Qc2 Rc8 23. Bh3 Ne6 24. Qb1 b5 25. Nd4 Qe7 26. Nf5 Qd7 27. Bg2 g6
28. Nd4 Nxd4 29. Bxd4 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Qc7 31. Bf3 Qc1+ 32. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 33. Kg2 Rc2
34. a4 Rc3 35. axb5 axb5 36. b4 Rc4 37. e3 Rxd4 38. exd4 Bc6 39. h4 Kg7 40. Be2
f5 41. g4 Kf6 42. g5+ Ke6 43. h5 Be8 44. h6 Bd7 45. Kg3 Kd6 46. Kf4 Bc6 47. Bd3
Bd7 48. Bc2 Be6 49. Bd1 Bc8 50. Bf3 Be6 51. Be2 Bd7 52. Bd1 Bc8 53. Bh5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 Bd7 12. Qd3 dxc3 13. Nxc3 a6 14. Rb1
Na5 15. h4 Nf5 16. Rh3 O-O-O 17. h5 Nc4 18. h6 Rg6 19. h7 Rh8 20. Ne2 Bb5 21.
Nd4 Nxe5 22. Qd1 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 Qc4+ 24. Ne2 Qe4 25. Rbb3 Qxg2+ 26. Ke1 Nc4 27.
Qd3 Rg7 28. Bb2 Rhxh7 29. Bxg7 Qxg7 30. Rxh7 Qxh7 31. Qh3 Qg7 32. Kf2 Nfd6 33.
Qg2 Ne4+ 34. Kg1 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qf6 36. Rh3 Kc7 37. a4 Ncd6 38. Qf3 Qb2 39. Qb3
Qa1 40. Kg2 Qe1 41. Qf3 Qb4 42. f5 Nxf5 43. Qf4+ Qd6 44. Rh7 Qxf4 45. Rxf7+ Kc6
46. Nxf4 Ne3+ 47. Kg1 e5 48. Nd3 Nc4 49. Kf1 Nc3 50. Rf6+ Kc7 51. Rf7+ Kb6 52.
Rf6+ Ka5 53. Rf7 b6 54. Ra7 Nxa4 55. Ke1 e4 56. Nf4 Nc3 57. Rd7 Ne5 58. Rd8
Nf3+ 59. Kf2 d4 60. Rd6 Kb5 61. Re6 Kc5 62. Ne2 Nd2 63. Nxc3 dxc3 64. Ke2 a5
65. Re8 b5 66. Ra8 a4 67. Ke3 Kb4 68. Kd4 a3 69. Ra7 Nc4 70. Kxe4 Na5 71. Rh7
a2 72. Rh1 Ka3 73. Kd4 b4 74. Kc5 Nb3+ 75. cxb3 Kxb3 76. Kb5 c2 77. Kc5 Kb2 78.
Kxb4 c1=Q 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 O-O 8.
Bd3 c5 9. O-O c4 10. Bf5 Nb6 11. Bb1 Be7 12. Qc2 g6 13. Qe2 Re8 14. a4 a5 15.
Bc2 Be6 16. Rae1 Nfd7 17. Bf4 Bb4 18. h3 Nb8 19. Ng5 Nc6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Qg4
Bd6 22. Bb1 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 Qe7 24. Rd1 Qd6 25. Qg4 Nb4 26. h4 Ree8 27. Rfe1 Qd7
28. Qxd7 Nxd7 29. e4 dxe4 30. Bxe4 Rab8 31. Bf3 b6 32. Nd5 Kg7 33. Ne3 Rbc8 34.
Re2 Nf6 35. Rc1 Red8 36. Rd2 Nd3 37. Rxc4 Nb4 38. b3 h5 39. g3 Nd7 40. Rd1 Ne5
41. dxe5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Bc1 Nhf6 14. Bb2 Qc7 15.
e4 dxc4 16. Nd2 b5 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Na4 c5 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Ne5 21. Bxe5
Qxe5 22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Bd6 24. Nc3 Rb8 25. Nb5 a6 26. Na3 Rb2 27. Qf1 Rb4
28. Nc4 Qe7 29. a3 Rb3 30. Re1 Qc7 31. Qe2 h6 32. Qc2 Rfb8 33. Rad1 Nd7 34. Qe2
Nb6 35. Ne3 Rxa3 36. Nf5 Qd8 37. Qb2 Qf6 38. Qxf6 gxf6 39. Nxd6 Rd8 40. Nb7 Rc8
41. d6 c4 42. d7 Nxd7 43. Rxd7 c3 44. Nd6 Rb8 45. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. a3 Be7 7. Bd3 b6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. b4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nbd7 11. Rb1 Rb8 12. b5 a6 13. a4 axb5 14. axb5 c6 15.
bxc6 Bxc6 16. Nce5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Ba8 18. Bd2 b5 19. Qe1 Bd6 20. Bb4 Bxe5 21.
dxe5 Qxd3 22. exf6 Rfc8 23. fxg7 Rc4 24. f3 Rc2 25. Rf2 Rxf2 26. Kxf2 Rc8 27.
Rd1 Qg6 28. Bc3 Qc2+ 29. Bd2 b4 30. Rc1 b3 31. Rxc2 Rxc2 32. Qd1 Bc6 33. Kg3
Ba4 34. Bc3 Rxc3 35. Qd8+ Be8 36. Qxe8+ Kxg7 37. Qb5 Kg6 38. e4 h6 39. h4 f5
40. exf5+ exf5 41. Qb6+ Kh5 42. Qf6 f4+ 43. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 e6 8. axb5
Nb6 9. Be3 Bb7 10. bxa6 Rxa6 11. Rxa6 Nxa6 12. Bxc4 Nxc4 13. Qa4+ c6 14. Qxc4
Nb4 15. Qb3 Ba6 16. Kd2 Be7 17. Ra1 O-O 18. Na2 Nd5 19. Nc3 Nb4 20. Na2 Nd5 21.
Nc3 Nb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. h3 Bh5 7. Qe1 e5 8. e4
Bd6 9. exd5 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 O-O 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. Bg2
Rae8 15. a4 Kh8 16. a5 f5 17. c4 f4 18. Be4 Nc5 19. Bd2 Qe7 20. Qe2 Rf6 21. g4
Rh6 22. Kg2 Rf8 23. Bf3 Ne6 24. Bc3 Ng5 25. Rh1 a6 26. c5 Bxc5 27. h4 Nxf3 28.
Qxf3 Re6 29. Rbe1 Bd4 30. Bd2 Qd7 31. h5 Qd5 32. Re4 Ree8 33. h6 g6 34. Rhe1
Kg8 35. c3 Ba7 36. d4 Bb8 37. c4 Qd8 38. Bb4 Bd6 39. Bxd6 Qxd6 40. dxe5 Qe6 41.
Rd1 Rd8 42. Rxf4 Qxe5 43. Rf7 Qe6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rc1 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 d6 11. d5 e5 12. h4 Nd7 13. Bh3 g6 14. h5 Bg7 15. Kg2
Nf6 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. e4 c6 18. Qe3 a6 19. a4 b5 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. axb5 axb5
22. cxb5 Bb7 23. Rfd1 d5 24. Nxe5 Qe8 25. Nc6 dxe4 26. Rd6 Bxc6 27. bxc6 Qe5
28. Rcd1 Qh5 29. Nxe4 Rae8 30. Nxf6+ Bxf6 31. Qf3 Qxf3+ 32. Kxf3 Bxb2 33. Bd7
Re5 34. R6d5 Ra8 35. c7 Ra3+ 36. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. d4 d6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. g3 e5 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
Bxc3 9. Qxc3 e4 10. Ng5 Re8 11. b3 d5 12. Qc2 c6 13. Ba3 Nf8 14. Rac1 h6 15.
Nh3 Ne6 16. Rfd1 a5 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. f3 a4 19. Nf2 e3 20. Nh3 Bd7 21. Bd6 axb3
22. axb3 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Bxh3 24. Bc7 Qd7 25. Bxh3 Qxh3 26. Bf4 g5 27. Bd6 Rec8
28. Qd1 Rxc1 29. Qxc1 Ra2 30. Qe1 Qe6 31. Bb4 Nd7 32. Bc3 Ne5 33. Ra4 Rc2 34.
Ra8+ Kg7 35. Bd4 f6 36. Qd1 Rd2 37. Qa1 Nxf3+ 38. exf3 e2 39. Bxf6+ Qxf6 40.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 41. Kf2 d4 42. Ke1 Rb2 43. Rd8 Ke5 44. Re8+ Kd5 45. Rd8+ Kc5 46.
Rc8+ Kb5 47. Rd8 Rxb3 48. Rxd4 Rxf3 49. Kxe2 Rf6 50. h4 gxh4 51. Rxh4 Kc5 52.
g4 Rd6 53. Rh1 b5 54. Rc1+ Kb4 55. Rb1+ Ka5 56. Ra1+ Kb6 57. Rb1 Rd4 58. Rh1
Rd6 59. Rb1 Rg6 60. Kf3 Kc5 61. Rc1+ Kd4 62. Rb1 Kc4 63. Rc1+ Kd3 64. Rb1 Rb6
65. Kg3 b4 66. Kh4 b3 67. Kh5 Kc2 68. Rg1 b2 69. Rg2+ Kd3 70. Rg1 b1=Q 71. Rxb1
Rxb1 72. Kxh6 Ke4 73. g5 Kf5 74. g6 Rb6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6 7. Bd3 e5 8. d5 Nh5
9. O-O Nc5 10. Bc2 a5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Rb1 Qe8 13. Be3 b6 14. a3 a4 15. Nd2 Kh8
16. Qe2 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. cxb5 e4 20. Nf1 Qg6 21. f4 Rg8 22.
Qd2 Bf6 23. Re2 Qh6 24. Kh2 Rg6 25. g3 Bg7 26. Rg2 Nf6 27. Bd1 Rg8 28. Rc1 Bf8
29. Bxc5 bxc5 30. Ne3 Rxg3 31. Rxg3 Qxf4 32. Nf1 Qxf1 33. Bxa4 Bh6 34. Rxg8+
Kxg8 35. Rxf1 Bxd2 36. Rxf5 Kg7 37. Kg2 Kg6 38. Rf1 Nxd5 39. Kf2 Bg5 40. Bb3
Nf4 41. a4 d5 42. a5 d4 43. a6 e3+ 44. Kf3 e2 45. Rg1 d3 46. a7 Nxh3 47. Ra1
Bc1 48. Ra6+ Kg5 49. a8=Q e1=Q 50. Qg8+ Kf5 51. Qf7+ Kg5 52. Qf6+ Kh5 53. Qf5+
Ng5+ 54. Kg2 Qe2+ 55. Qf2 Ne4 56. Bf7+ Kg5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3
Be7 9. f4 O-O 10. a4 Bd7 11. Nb3 Na5 12. e5 Ne8 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Qd2 Rd8 15.
Bf3 Qc7 16. Qf2 Rc8 17. Bb6 Qb8 18. Rad1 Bc6 19. Rfe1 dxe5 20. fxe5 Bxf3 21.
Qxf3 Bc5+ 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Qe3 Qc7 24. Rd7 Rxc3 25. Qd4 Rc4 26. Rxc7 Rxd4 27.
Rxb7 Rxa4 28. b3 Rd4 29. c4 f6 30. c5 fxe5 31. c6 Nd6 32. Ra7 Rd3 33. Rd7 Rd5
34. Rc1 Nb5 35. Re7 Nd4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "219"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 e6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Qe4 f5 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. g3 Nde7 10. Na3 Ng6 11. Nb5 Qb8 12. Bg2 a6 13. Nbd4 Ncxe5 14. O-O Be7
15. Re1 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 O-O 17. h4 Bf6 18. h5 Ne5 19. Bg2 Qc7 20. Bf4 d6 21. Qc2
Qf7 22. Qb3 Kh8 23. Rad1 Bd7 24. Qb4 Rad8 25. Qxd6 Bc8 26. Qc5 Ng4 27. f3 e5
28. fxg4 exf4 29. Nxf5 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 fxg3 31. h6 g6 32. Nd6 Qe7 33. Ne4 Qxc5+
34. Nxc5 Bg5 35. Ne4 Be3+ 36. Kh1 Bxg4 37. Rd3 Bxh6 38. Rxg3 Be6 39. Nc5 Bxa2
40. Bxb7 a5 41. b4 axb4 42. cxb4 Rf2 43. b5 Rb2 44. Bc6 Bf4 45. Rf3 Bd6 46. Ne4
Be7 47. Rd3 Kg7 48. Rd7 Kf8 49. Ra7 Bb1 50. Ra8+ Kg7 51. Ra7 Kf8 52. Ra8+ Kg7
53. Ra7 Bxe4+ 54. Bxe4 Kf6 55. Ra6+ Ke5 56. Bc6 Bc5 57. Ra8 h5 58. Rg8 Kf5 59.
Bd7+ Kf6 60. Be8 g5 61. Bxh5 Rxb5 62. Rg6+ Kf5 63. Rc6 Ra5 64. Kg2 g4 65. Bg6+
Kf4 66. Bb1 Rb5 67. Bc2 Bd4 68. Re6 Be5 69. Re8 Rb2 70. Rf8+ Ke3 71. Rc8 Kd2
72. Rc5 Bb8 73. Bf5 Ke1+ 74. Rc2 Rb4 75. Bd3 Rd4 76. Ba6 Kd1 77. Rf2 Rb4 78.
Ra2 Kc1 79. Be2 Rd4 80. Ba6 Bd6 81. Bb5 Bc5 82. Kg3 Bd6+ 83. Kg2 Rb4 84. Ba6
Bb8 85. Bd3 Rb3 86. Ba6 Rg3+ 87. Kf2 Rh3 88. Bb7 Bc7 89. Bg2 Bb6+ 90. Kf1 Rd3
91. Bb7 Rd1+ 92. Kg2 Rg1+ 93. Kh2 g3+ 94. Kh3 Kb1 95. Re2 Bf2 96. Bg2 Rc1 97.
Be4+ Ka1 98. Rd2 Rc4 99. Bf3 Kb1 100. Re2 Kc1 101. Ra2 Rc7 102. Bg2 Rh7+ 103.
Kg4 Rc7 104. Kh3 Kd1 105. Bf3+ Ke1 106. Kg2 Re7 107. Rb2 Re3 108. Ra2 Re5 109.
Rb2 Re3 110. Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E09"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bf4 d5 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Bc1 Nhf6 14. Bb2 Qc7 15.
e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Bf6 18. h4 c5 19. Ng5 g6 20. Qe2 cxd4 21. Bxd4
Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Nf6 23. Qf3 Kg7 24. Rad1 Rcd8 25. Qc3 Rxd4 26. Qxd4 e5 27. Qd6
Rc8 28. a4 h6 29. Ne4 Ne8 30. Qxc7 Rxc7 31. Rd8 Re7 32. Nc3 Nf6 33. Nd5 Rd7 34.
Rb8 Nxd5 35. Bxd5 Rc7 36. Rd8 Bc8 37. Kf1 Bf5 38. Ke2 Bc2 39. b4 Bxa4 40. Kd3
Kf6 41. Kc3 Bd7 42. Rh8 h5 43. Rf8 Be6 44. Bxe6 Kxe6 45. Rd8 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. Ba3 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15.
dxe6 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 d5 18. Nc5 Qd6 19. Nxb7 Qxe6 20. b5 cxb5 21.
cxd5 Qd7 22. d6 Nf5 23. Nc5 Qxd6 24. Qxd6 Nxd6 25. Ne4 Nf5 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27.
Rac1 Rf7 28. Rc8+ Kh7 29. Rec1 Rd7 30. R8c7 Rd4 31. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D60"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6 12. Ng3 c5 13. e4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Rd8
15. e5 Nfd5 16. Qe2 cxd4 17. Rfd1 Bd7 18. Rxd4 Bc6 19. Rg4 Nd7 20. Nh5 g6 21.
Ng3 Nc5 22. Bc2 a5 23. a3 f5 24. exf6 Qxf6 25. Rf1 Rac8 26. Bb1 Nf4 27. Qe3
Ncd3 28. Ne4 Qf5 29. Nfd2 Kg7 30. Rg5 Qf7 31. f3 e5 32. Rg4 Qf5 33. Ng3 Qf6 34.
Nde4 Bxe4 35. Nxe4 Qf7 36. h4 Qd5 37. Kh2 Qd4 38. Qd2 Nxb2 39. Qxa5 Nc4 40. Qb4
Ne3 41. Qe7+ Kh8 42. Nf6 Nxg4+ 43. fxg4 Rd7 44. Nxd7 Qb2 45. Qxe5+ Qxe5 46.
Nxe5 Nd5 47. Be4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. Bg2
Nc6 9. h3 Ne5 10. Qe2 g5 11. O-O-O Qc7 12. f4 gxf4 13. Bxf4 Bd7 14. Rhf1 Be7
15. Kb1 O-O-O 16. Nf3 Bc6 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Be3 Rh7 19. Qf2 Nd7 20. h4 Kb8 21.
Rd3 Rg8 22. Bf3 f6 23. Rfd1 Rc8 24. Nd5 exd5 25. exd5 Ba4 26. Rc3 Bc5 27. d6
Qb6 28. Be4 Bxe3 29. Rxe3 Rg7 30. b3 Rxg4 31. Qe2 Rf4 32. Ka1 Bc6 33. Bg6 Rxh4
34. Bf5 Rf4 35. Be6 Qc5 36. c4 Rd8 37. Red3 Rf2 38. Qe1 Rh2 39. b4 Qf2 40. Qxf2
Rxf2 41. Rb3 Ba4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "31"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8.
d4 Nb6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Rb1 cxd5 15.
exd5 Nbc4 16. b3 Nd6 17. Nce2 b5 18. Be3 Nf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Rc1 Qd7 21. Nd4
Bg4 22. Qd2 Nb7 23. Nc6 a6 24. Bg5 Bf8 25. Rxe7 Rxc6 26. Rxd7 Rxc1+ 27. Qxc1
Bxd7 28. h3 Rc8 29. Qd2 b4 30. Kh2 a5 31. Bf4 Nc5 32. Be5 Bf5 33. Bb2 Nd3 34.
Bd4 Bd6 35. Qh6 Bf8 36. Qd2 Bd6 37. Qh6 Bf8 38. Qh4 Bc5 39. Bxc5 Rxc5 40. Qd4
Rc3 41. d6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "32"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Qa5 8. Bd2
Nbc6 9. h4 Bd7 10. h5 O-O-O 11. Bd3 f6 12. O-O c4 13. Be2 fxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5
15. dxe5 Rdf8 16. Bg4 Rf7 17. Qe2 Kb8 18. Kh2 Ka8 19. f4 g6 20. Bh3 Nf5 21. g4
Ne7 22. h6 Rhf8 23. Rf2 Ba4 24. Rc1 Bd7 25. Ra1 a6 26. Qe1 Nc6 27. Qe3 g5 28.
Raf1 Qc7 29. fxg5 Nxe5 30. Kg1 Be8 31. Rf6 Nd7 32. Rxe6 Rxf1+ 33. Bxf1 Bg6 34.
Bg2 Nc5 35. Re7 Qd6 36. Qe5 Qb6 37. Kh2 Ne4 38. Qxd5 Qf2 39. Rxe4 Bxe4 40. Qxe4
Qh4+ 41. Kg1 Qf2+ 42. Kh2 Qh4+ 43. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "33"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 d6 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. O-O a5 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 e5 12. d4 Re8 13. d5 a4 14. b4 b5 15. cxb5
Nb6 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Rfd1 Bxd5 18. Nd2 h5 19. f3 h4 20. e4 Be6 21. Qe3 Nh5 22.
Bf1 Nf4 23. Re1 Qg5 24. Kh1 Bd7 25. Qf2 Re6 26. Nc4 Nxc4 27. Bxc4 Rg6 28. Rc2
c6 29. b6 d5 30. Ba6 Rb8 31. exd5 cxd5 32. Bxe5 Rbxb6 33. Bf1 Bf5 34. Rd2 Rbe6
35. Bxf4 Qxf4 36. Rxe6 fxe6 37. h3 Rf6 38. b5 Qd6 39. Qe3 Rf8 40. Rd4 Qc5 41.
Qd2 Qxa3 42. Rxh4 Qa1 43. Kg1 a3 44. Ra4 Qb2 45. Qe3 a2 46. Qa3 Qxa3 47. Rxa3
Bb1 48. Kf2 Rc8 49. Ke3 Rc3+ 50. Rxc3 a1=Q 51. Rc6 d4+ 52. Kf2 Qb2+ 53. Kg1 d3
54. b6 d2 55. Rd6 Qb4 56. Rd8+ Kh7 57. b7 Qb6+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "34"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. Be3 Bh6 14. Nf7+ Rxf7 15.
Bxh6 f4 16. c5 Neg8 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Bf2 Rg7 20. Kf1 g4 21. Bc4 a5 22.
bxa5 gxf3 23. gxf3 Bh3+ 24. Ke2 Ng4 25. Rg1 Nxf2 26. Kxf2 Qh4+ 27. Ke2 Bg2 28.
Kd2 Qf2+ 29. Qe2 Qd4+ 30. Kc2 Bxf3 31. Qxf3 Rxg1 32. Rxg1 Qxg1 33. c6 bxc6 34.
dxc6 Qxh2+ 35. Kb3 Nf6 36. a6 Qg3 37. Qh1 h5 38. Be2 h4 39. Kc2 h3 40. Qf1 Qg2
0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fiebig, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Eupen Rochade"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. a3 a5 10. e4 b4 11. Na4 c5 12. e5 Nd5 13. O-O cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxe5 15.
Bb5+ Nd7 16. Qh5 N5f6 17. Qe2 Be7 18. Rd1 O-O 19. Bg5 Nd5 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21.
Qxe6+ Rf7 22. Rxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Bxg5 24. Bxd7 Bf6 25. Rd1 Rb8 26. Nc5 Bxb2 27.
axb4 axb4 28. Qb3 Bc3 29. Be6 Qe7 30. Ne4 Kf8 31. g3 Ra8 32. h4 h6 33. Qd5 Ra7
34. Bxf7 Qxf7 35. Qc5+ Kg8 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Rf8 Ra1+ 38. Kh2 Qe6 39. Nxc3 bxc3
40. Qxc3 Re1 41. Rf7 Qe5 42. Qd3+ Qe4 43. Qxe4+ Rxe4 44. h5 Kg8 45. Ra7 Re5 46.
g4 Rb5 47. Kg3 Rb4 48. f3 Rc4 49. Re7 Ra4 50. Kf2 Ra3 51. Ke2 Kf8 52. Rd7 Ra6
53. Ke3 Re6+ 54. Kf4 Rf6+ 55. Kg3 Ra6 56. Rd3 Kf7 57. f4 Kf6 58. Kf3 Rb6 59.
Rd4 Ra6 60. Rd5 Ra3+ 61. Ke4 Ra4+ 62. Rd4 Ra6 63. Rc4 Re6+ 64. Kd5 Re1 65. Rc6+
Kf7 66. Kd4 Rg1 67. Rg6 Re1 68. Kd3 Ra1 69. Ke4 Ra4+ 70. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Devereaux, Maxim"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Barbican"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Na4 Bb7 10. c4 c5 11. Bf4 d6 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. Nc3 Be7 14. Qa4+
Kf8 15. Rfd1 Rd8 16. Qb3 Qc6 17. Rd3 h6 18. Rad1 g5 19. Be5 Kg7 20. Bxf6+ Bxf6
21. Qa4 Qb7 22. Qc2 Be7 23. Na4 Qc6 24. Qc3+ Bf6 25. Qa5 Qe4 26. Nxc5 dxc5 27.
Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxd8 Bxd8 29. Qxd8 Qxc4 30. Qa5 Qxe2 31. Qc3+ e5 32. Qxc5 Qxb2
33. Qd5 Qd4 34. Qa5 Qd1+ 35. Kg2 Qd6 36. h3 Kf6 37. Kh2 Qc6 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39.
Qd3 a5 40. a3 a4 41. Kg1 Qc5 42. Kg2 Qd4 43. Qb5 Qe4+ 44. Kg1 h5 45. Qc5 Qd4
46. Qe7 Kg6 47. Qf8 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qd4 49. Kg1 h4 50. Qg8+ Kf6 51. Qh8+ Kg6 52.
Qg8+ Kf6 53. Qh8+ Ke7 54. Qg7 Qd1+ 55. Kg2 Qd5+ 56. Kg1 e4 57. gxh4 Qd1+ 58.
Kh2 Qd6+ 59. Kh1 gxh4 60. Qg5+ Qf6 61. Qc5+ Ke6 62. Qc6+ Ke5 63. Qb5+ Kf4 64.
Qxa4 Kf3 65. Qa7 Qa1+ 66. Kh2 Qe5+ 67. Kh1 Qf4 68. a4 Ke2 69. Kg1 Qg5+ 70. Kh2
Kf1 71. Qa6+ Kxf2 72. Qb6+ e3 73. Qb2+ e2 74. Qb6+ Kf1 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bogut, Zeljko"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2464"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Siroki Brijeg"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Bg5 Nbc6 7. c3 Bg4 8.
Nbd2 Qd7 9. Nf1 f6 10. Bh4 Nf5 11. Bxf5 Bxf5 12. Bg3 O-O-O 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14.
Ne3 Ne7 15. Nxf5 Nxf5 16. O-O Rde8 17. Qd3 Qd7 18. Rae1 h5 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.
Re1 Nd6 21. Qg6 Rxe1+ 22. Nxe1 Qe6 23. Nd3 Qe2 24. h4 b6 25. Kh2 a5 26. a4 Kb7
27. f3 Qe3 28. b3 f5 29. Ne5 Qxc3 30. Qxg7 Qxd4 31. Qf6 Qc3 32. Qe6 Qxb3 33.
Qd7 Qc3 34. Qe6 Qd4 35. Ng6 Qxa4 36. Qxd5+ Qc6 37. Qe5 a4 38. Ne7 Qc4 39. g4
fxg4 40. fxg4 a3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Erevan MIKA"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Nc7 {A rare defense, for the first time applied at the
elite GM level in the present game.} (10... Nc6 {- see Akopian-Palac in this
issue.}) 11. Nc3 Ne6 (11... O-O $2 12. Ng5 Bxg5 13. Bxb7 $18 {1-0 Scepanovic,R
(2284)-Pantovic,D (2171)/Belgrade 2008/CBM 122 Extra (22)}) (11... a6 12. Ne4
$6 (12. Ne5 $5) 12... d5 13. Nh4 Bxh4 14. gxh4 Nc6 15. Bf4 O-O 16. Ng5 g6 17.
h5 Ne6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. e3 gxh5 20. Kh1 Kh8 $17 {1/2 Khmelniker,I (2411)
-Sulskis,S (2528)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (35)}) (11... Nc6 12. Ne5 $1 (12. Qf5
Qc8 13. Qh5 $6 O-O 14. Bg5 Ne6 15. Bh3 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Nxg5 17. Bxd7 Qc7 18. Qxg5
Nd4 $17 {0-1 Scepanovic,R (2250)-Rajkovic,D (2522)/Belgrade 2007/CBM 121 Extra
(28)}) (12. e4 $5 Ne6 13. Be3 O-O 14. Rd2 $44 Ncd4 $6 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Bxd4
Nxd4 17. Rxd4 Bf6 $2 18. e5 Bxg2 19. exf6 $16 {1-0 Spiess,G (2398)-Bakker,S 
(2253)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (49)}) 12... Qc8 13. Qf5 Nxe5 14. Qxe5 Ne6 15. Nd5
Bxd5 $6 (15... Bd8 $5 16. b3 O-O 17. Bb2 $36) 16. Bxd5 Bf6 17. Qe4 Rb8 18. Bf4
Bxb2 19. Rab1 Bf6 20. Bd6 Be7 21. Bxb8 Qxb8 22. Bc4 Qc8 23. Bb5 $16 {1/2
Pashikian,A (2538)-Van Wely,L (2674)/Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (27)}) (11... Qc8 12.
Bf4 (12. e4 O-O 13. Be3 d6 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nh3 Nd7 16. Nf4 Nf6 17. Bh3 Qb8 18.
a4 Bc6 19. f3 Qb7 $15 {0-1 Tarasova,V (2276)-Kursova,M (2322)/Dagomys 2008/CBM
123 Extra (41)}) (12. Bg5 $5) 12... Ne6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. Rxd5 Nc6 15. Qe4 O-O
16. Rad1 Bf6 17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Rd8 20. Rd6 Rb8 21. e3 Nf8 22.
Bd5 $44 {1/2 Brunsteins,D-Schuster,P/LSS 2007/Telechess CBM 125 (31)}) 12. Ne5
$1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (12. Bf4 Nc6 13. Nd5 Nxf4 14. gxf4 O-O 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. fxe5
Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Qc7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Qd3 c4 20. Qg3 Bc5 21. Bh3 Rde8 22. Bxd7
Re7 23. Kh1 Rd8 24. Bf5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 g6 $11 {0-1 Schiendorfer,E (2240)-Carron,
J (2414)/Winterthur SUI 2008/The Week in Chess 727 (49)}) 12... Bxg2 13. Kxg2 {
[%cal Rc2e4]} a6 $6 (13... Qc8 $5 14. Nd5 Bd8 15. Qf5 $44) 14. Nd5 O-O 15. Nc4
Nc6 {Black must give the pawn back to complete his development but then the
weakness of light squares and the d7 pawn becomes essential.} 16. Ndxb6 (16.
Ncxb6 Rb8 17. Nc4 Nb4 $5 18. Nxb4 Rxb4 {[%cal Yd8a8]}) 16... Ncd4 17. Qe4 Rb8
18. Nd5 $16 {[%csl Gc4,Gd5]} f5 $5 {A desperate attempt to prevent total
blockade.} 19. Qd3 Nc7 20. Ncb6 Kh8 (20... Rf7 21. e3 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Nc6 23. b3
$16) 21. Bd2 (21. e3 Nc6 22. Nc4 $16) 21... Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rxb2 23. Bc3 Rb5 24.
Bxd4 (24. a4 $5 Rb3 $140 25. Qxa6) 24... cxd4 25. Qxd4 Bc5 26. Qc4 Qc8 27. a4
Rb8 28. Nf4 d6 29. Ne6 Qc6+ 30. Qd5 Rfc8 31. Rac1 $6 {White moves astray.} (31.
Qxc6 Rxc6 32. Rab1 {[%cal Gb1b8]} Re8 (32... Rcc8 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. Rd5) 33.
Rb7 $16) 31... g6 32. Qxc6 Rxc6 33. Rc4 $6 (33. e3 $14) 33... Re8 34. Nxc5 {
Alas, this unfavorable exchange is forced. The arising rook ending is drawn.} (
34. Nf4 g5 $1 {[%csl Re2]}) 34... Rxc5 35. Rf4 d5 36. e3 Re4 37. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Palac, Mladen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Zagreb"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 9. Na4 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. b3 Bb7 12. Kb1 e5 13. Nf5 d5 14. exd5 Bxd5 15.
f4 Bc6 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Bxa4 18. bxa4 Qxa4 19. Bc5 Nxc5 20. Qxc5 Nd7 21.
Qc7 Rd8 22. Bc4 O-O 23. Bb3 Qb5 24. fxe5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ashdod Illit "]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 Na5 12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. Qe1 Qc7 14. a3 Be6 15.
f5 Bc4 16. Be2 d5 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Bg5 d4 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nd5 Qxc2 21. Nxf6+
gxf6 22. Qh4 Kg7 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Qh4 Kg7 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Qh4 Rg8 27. Qxf6+
Rg7 28. Rg1 Re8 29. Qxa6 Qxe4 30. Qxb5 Reg8 31. Qf1 Qd5 32. a4 e4 33. a5 e3 34.
a6 d3 35. a7 e2 36. Qf2 f6 37. b4 h6 38. b5 Kh7 39. b6 Re7 40. Qh4 d2 41. a8=Q
Rxa8 42. Qxf6 Rg7 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 24th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Muelheim Nord"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. Rd1 cxd4 11. exd4 Bb7 12. Bg5 Bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. f3 Ng8 14. Qc2 Ngf6 15. Bd3
f4 16. Nb5 b6 17. Be2 g5 18. g4 fxg3 19. hxg3 Nh5 20. Kg2 Rg8 21. Rh1 Ndf6 22.
Nf1 Bf8 23. Ne3 axb4 24. axb4 Nf4+ 25. gxf4 gxf4+ 26. Ng4 Nxg4 27. fxg4 Bxg4
28. Bxg4 Rxg4+ 29. Kf1 Qd7 30. Qh2 Qf7 31. Qh5 Rg6 32. Nxc7 Ra2 33. Ne6 Be7 34.
Bb2 Kg8 35. Ra1 Rxa1+ 36. Bxa1 Bf6 37. Kf2 Qa7 38. Bb2 f3 39. Ra1 Qb7 40. Qxf3
Be7 41. Ke2 Qc8 42. Kd3 Bf6 43. Ra7 b5 44. c5 dxc5 45. bxc5 b4 46. c6 Qb8 47.
Rb7 Qa8 48. Kc2 b3+ 49. Qxb3 Rg2+ 50. Kb1 Rg1+ 51. Bc1 Rxc1+ 52. Kxc1 Qa1+ 53.
Kc2 Qe1 54. Qc3 Qxe4+ 55. Qd3 Qg2+ 56. Kb3 e4 57. Rb8+ Kf7 58. Rb7+ Kg6 59. Qe3
Qb2+ 60. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D71"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
e3 Qa5 9. Ne2 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. Qb3 Rd8 13. d5 Ne5 14. Nd4 Bd7
15. Bg5 Qc5 16. Rfe1 h6 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Bf4 g5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Rac1 Rac8 21.
Nf3 Bf6 22. Nd2 b5 23. Be4 Qa5 24. Re3 Qa4 25. Qxa4 bxa4 26. c4 Bd4 27. Re2 Bg4
28. Bf3 Bxf3 29. Nxf3 Rxd5 30. Rxe7 Bb6 31. Rc2 Rd1+ 32. Kg2 Kf8 33. Rb7 Rc5
34. Re2 Rc7 35. Rb8+ Kg7 36. h4 Rxc4 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Nxg5 Rdc1 39. Rb7 R1c2
40. Rxf7+ Kg6 41. Re5 Rc5 42. Rff5 Rxe5 43. Rxe5 Rxf2+ 44. Kh3 Rxa2 45. Ne4 a3
46. Nc3 Rc2 47. Nb5 a2 48. Re1 a6 49. Re6+ Kf7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c6 12. O-O Re8 13. Qb3 a5 14. bxa5 Rxa5
15. Rab1 Nd7 16. a4 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Rfc1 Qa8 19. Ne1 Be7 20. Nd3 Bd6 21.
Nb4 Bxb4 22. Qxb4 Re6 23. Rc2 Ra5 24. Rbc1 c5 25. Qb3 cxd4 26. exd4 Rc6 27. h3
Rc4 28. Nxd5 Rxc2 29. Ne7+ Kf8 30. Rxc2 Kxe7 31. Qb4+ Kd8 32. Re2 Qd5 33. Qe7+
Kc7 34. Rc2+ Kb7 35. Qd8 Ra8 36. Rc7+ Ka6 37. Qxd7 Qxd7 38. Rxd7 Rf8 39. Kf1
Ka5 40. Ra7+ Kb4 41. Ke2 Kc4 42. Ke3 Re8+ 43. Kf3 Kxd4 44. Rxf7 Rg8 45. Rf5 Kc4
46. Rb5 Rb8 47. g4 Kd4 48. Kg3 Ra8 49. Rxb6 Rxa4 50. Rb7 g5 51. Rb6 Ra3+ 52. f3
Ra1 53. Rxh6 Ke5 54. Rg6 Rg1+ 55. Kf2 Rh1 56. Rxg5+ Kf6 57. Rf5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5
9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nf3 c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. a3 Na6 13. O-O Nc5 14. Re1 Qb6 15. Be3
Bb7 16. Bd4 Nfd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qd4+ f6 19. Qe3 a5 20. Nd4 b4 21. Na4 Qd8
22. Nc6 Qc7 23. axb4 axb4 24. Nxb4 Nb6 25. Nxc5 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 dxc5 27. Nc6 Nxd5
28. Qxc5 Qxc6 29. Qxc6 Bxc6 30. exd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 e6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. Qd3 b5 8. c5 b4
9. Na4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. Qc2 Be7 12. axb4 axb4 13. O-O O-O 14. Bf4 Ne4 15. Rfe1
f6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Ngf3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qc6 8.
Qe2 a6 9. b3 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. a4 b4 12. Nc4 Qc7 13. Bb2 Nbd7 14. O-O-O O-O
15. Nfe5 Nd5 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Na5 Rfe8 18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. Be4 Rad8 20. Qh5 h6
21. Rd3 Bd6 22. Rhd1 Qc7 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rxd5 Rc8 25. Qf5 Re2 26. Kb1 Qxc2+
27. Qxc2 Rcxc2 28. Bd4 Be7 29. Rc1 Rcd2 30. Re5 Rxe5 31. Bxe5 Rxf2 32. Rc8+ Kh7
33. Rc2 Rf1+ 34. Rc1 Rf5 35. Bd4 Rd5 36. Rc4 g5 37. Kc2 Kg6 38. Rc6+ Rd6 39.
Rc4 f5 40. Rxb4 Rc6+ 41. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Amin, Bassem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4 b4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nbd2 d6 10. Re1 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. c3 Rb8 13. d4 bxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15.
Nf1 Bg4 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Ne3 Rfd8 18. Qe2 Bh5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 c4 21. h3
Bc5 22. Bg5 Re8 23. Rab1 Rb3 24. g4 Bg6 25. Rxb3 cxb3 26. Qxa6 b2 27. Rb1 Ba3
28. c4 Nxc4 29. Qxc4 Qxc4 30. Bxc4 Bxe4 31. Nd2 Bxb1 32. Nxb1 Bb4 33. Kf1 e4
34. Bd5 Kf8 35. Ke2 Re5 36. Bd2 Bxd2 37. Kxd2 Rxd5+ 38. Kc2 Ke7 39. Kxb2 Kd6
40. Kb3 Kc5 41. Nc3 Rd3 42. Kc2 Rxh3 43. Nxe4+ Kb4 44. Ng5 Rh2 45. Kd3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bc4 Nb6 8.
Bb3 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. h4 Nc6 11. Nge2 h5 12. d5 Na5 13. Bd4 Nxb3 14. axb3 e5
15. Bc5 Re8 16. d6 Be6 17. Nb5 Rc8 18. b4 a6 19. Nc7 Nc4 20. Nxe8 Qxe8 21. b3
Nb2 22. Qb1 e4 23. O-O Nd3 24. Bd4 Qd8 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Ra5 Qxd6 27. Qa1+ Kg8
28. Qd4 Qxb4 29. Ra4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bh3 Kg7 14. Rae1 h6
15. Bh4 g5 16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. Bg3 Nh5 18. f4 g4 19. f5 f6 20. Rf4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 Bd7 12. Qd3 dxc3 13. Rb1 d4 14. g3
O-O-O 15. Bg2 Na5 16. O-O Bc6 17. Bxc6 Naxc6 18. Qe4 Qa5 19. Rd1 Qc5 20. Rd3
Nd5 21. Kg2 Rge8 22. Qf3 f6 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. a4 a6 25. Rd1 Rd7 26. Rb3 e5 27.
fxe5 Nxe5 28. Qxf6 Qd5+ 29. Kg1 Nf3+ 30. Kf2 Rxe2+ 31. Kxe2 Qe4+ 32. Kf1 Nxh2+
33. Kg1 Nf3+ 34. Kf1 Nh2+ 35. Kg1 Nf3+ 36. Kf1 Ne5 37. Rxc3+ dxc3 38. Qf8+ Kc7
39. Rxd7+ Kxd7 40. Qf4 Qh1+ 41. Ke2 Nc6 42. Qf5+ Kc7 43. Bf4+ Kb6 44. a5+ Nxa5
45. Be3+ Kc6 46. Qc5+ Kd7 47. Qxa5 Qg2+ 48. Kd3 Qf1+ 49. Ke4 Qg2+ 50. Kf4 Qxc2
51. Qd5+ Ke7 52. Qe5+ Kd7 53. Qd5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. a3 Nbd7 8. g3
Ne4 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bg2 f5 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. c5 Kf7 14. Bd2 Nf6
15. O-O-O b6 16. cxb6 axb6 17. Kb1 Be7 18. f3 exf3 19. Bxf3 Rad8 20. Bc3 Rd7
21. Rdf1 c5 22. Rc1 c4 23. Qb5 Nd5 24. Bd2 Rc8 25. e4 fxe4 26. Bxe4 Nf6 27.
Rhf1 Rxd4 28. Bf4 Qc5 29. Qxc5 Bxc5 30. Bc2 b5 31. g4 g5 32. Bxg5 Rxg4 33. h4
Bd4 34. Rcd1 Rd8 35. Rd2 Rd5 36. Re2 Ke7 37. Rfe1 e5 38. Bf5 Rg3 39. Rd1 Kd6
40. Bd2 Bxb2 41. Bb4+ Kc6 42. Rxd5 Nxd5 43. Kxb2 Rb3+ 44. Kc1 Nxb4 45. axb4 Kd5
46. Rb2 Rg3 47. Bd7 c3 48. Re2 Kc4 49. Rxe5 Kb3 50. Be6+ Kxb4 51. Re4+ Ka3 52.
Re5 Kb4 53. Bd7 Rg1+ 54. Kc2 Rg2+ 55. Kc1 Rg1+ 56. Kc2 Rg2+ 57. Kc1 Rg1+ 58.
Kc2 Rg2+ 59. Kc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 Nbd7 7. Be2 g6 8. Nd2 e5
9. b4 Bg7 10. Nb3 O-O 11. a4 Bb7 12. O-O Re8 13. Bb2 h5 14. Na5 Qc8 15. Qc2
exd4 16. exd4 Nf8 17. Bd3 Ne6 18. Ne2 Qc7 19. f4 Ng4 20. Qd2 Nf8 21. h3 Ne3 22.
Rf3 Nc4 23. Bxc4 bxc4 24. f5 Bc8 25. f6 Bh8 26. Nf4 Re4 27. Raf1 Bd7 28. Bc3
Rb8 29. Qf2 Nh7 30. Ne2 Re6 31. Nf4 Rxf6 32. Qg3 Rc8 33. b5 axb5 34. axb5 h4
35. Qxh4 g5 36. Qg3 cxb5 37. Nxd5 Qxg3 38. Rxg3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Bg4 11. d5 Na6 12. Ng5 b5 13. h3 Bd7 14. Bd3 c4 15.
Be2 Rac8 16. O-O Nc5 17. f4 h6 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Nf3 Qb6 20. Kh1 Rcc8 21. Ne5
Be8 22. Rb1 Qc5 23. Nf3 Bd7 24. Nh4 a5 25. f5 g5 26. Nf3 b4 27. cxb4 axb4 28.
Qxb4 c3 29. Rfc1 Ra8 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. g3 Nd7 7. Nf3 g6 8. Bg2
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nbd2 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nb3 Na4 14. c3 Nab6
15. a4 a5 16. Nbd4 Bd7 17. Ne5 e6 18. Qb3 Rc8 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Nb5 Nc4 21. Rd1
Qe7 22. Bd2 Red8 23. Be1 h5 24. h4 Qc5 25. Rd3 Ne5 26. Rdd1 Ng4 27. Nd4 b6 28.
Qb5 Ne5 29. Bd2 Bf6 30. Rab1 Nc4 31. Be1 Nd6 32. Qe2 Qc4 33. Nb5 Rd7 34. Kf1
Rcd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 3th"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2008.11.08"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2008.11.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 c6 6. Bg2 d5 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. O-O
Rc8 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5
15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nd4 Nd3 17. Qd2 Nxb2 18. Qxb2 Qd7 19. e3 h5 20. h3 Rc7 21.
Rac1 Rfc8 22. a4 Ne4 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Nf5 f6 26. Qd4 Bd3 27.
Qd5+ Kh7 28. Nd6 Qc5 29. Rxd3 exd3 30. Qxd3+ g6 31. Nxc8 Qxc8 32. h4 Qc6 33. e4
a5 34. Qd5 Qc7 35. Kg2 Kg7 36. Qd4 Qc6 37. Qc4 Qd6 38. Qd5 Qc7 39. Qd3 Qc6 40.
Qf3 Qd6 41. g4 hxg4 42. Qxg4 Qe5 43. Qf3 Kh6 44. Qe3+ Kh5 45. Kh3 Qe6+ 46. Kg2
Qg4+ 47. Kf1 Qd1+ 48. Qe1 Kxh4 49. f3+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 b6 12. d5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Qxd5 Qxd5
15. Nxd5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 h6 17. Ne4 Rd8 18. Rad1 Bf5 19. f3 Rac8 20. Rd2 Kf8 21.
Ng3 Be6 22. Red1 Ne5 23. b3 Nc6 24. Ne4 Na5 25. Nf4 Rxd2 26. Nxe6+ fxe6 27.
Rxd2 Nxb3 28. Rd7 a5 29. Rd6 Nc5 30. Rxb6 Nxe4 31. fxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Wojtaszek,R"]
[PlyCount "226"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 {Before this game I had played this move only
once in my life.} 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 (5... Bb4+ {was my previous choice, but
in this game I wanted to try something else.}) 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qh4 {This whole line was
considered as dubious for Black but...} O-O $1 {This very interesting idea is
almost new and was found by GM Peter Heine Nielsen. Black is ready to
sacrifice the pawn on b7, hoping for long-term compensation.} (12... Bc6 $6 13.
Rd1 Qb6 14. Bxc6+ Rxc6 15. Bh6 $1 $16 {Topalov,V (2743)-Van Wely,L (2668)
Amber-blind 12th rapid 2003 (6) 1-0}) 13. Rd1 $6 ({Three rounds later the most
critical} 13. Bxb7 {was played, but after} Rb8 14. Bf3 Rb4 15. Qg5 Bd4 16. Qd2
Qc7 $44 {Avrukh,B (2657)-Nielsen,P (2662) 38th Olympiad 2008 (5) 1/2 Black had
enough compensation in}) ({I believe} 13. Bg5 $5 {could be an interesting
alternative} h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bf3 Rxb2 18. Rfd1
$14 {/=, with a small, but stable advantage.}) 13... Qb6 $1 14. Bg5 $2 {
After this move Black is already better.} (14. Ne4 {was necessary} Bd4 (14...
Nxe4 15. Bxe4 f5 16. Rxd7 fxe4 17. Qg5 Be7 18. Qe3 Bc5 19. Qg5 $11) 15. Nxf6+
Bxf6 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 Bc6 $11) 14... Bxf2+ $8 15. Kh1 (15. Kf1 Bg1 $3 {
Maybe this is what my opponent missed, Black is just winning here.}) 15... Nd5
16. Be4 f5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bxd5+ Kh8 (18... Be6 $5 {was also possible, for
example} 19. Qf4 (19. Bxe6+ Qxe6 20. Qh5 Rc2 $17) 19... Bxd5+ 20. Rxd5 Qxb2 21.
Rf1 Bc5 22. Qc4 b5 $1 $17 {I missed this important move during the game.}) 19.
Rd2 (19. b3 Bc6 20. Qf4 h6 $1 (20... Bxd5+ $2 21. Rxd5 h6 22. Be7 Qe6 23. Rad1
$1 Bxg3 24. hxg3 Qxe7 25. Rxf5 $11) 21. Be7 Rfe8 22. Qxf5 Bd4 23. Rab1 Bxd5+
24. Qxd5 Rxe7 25. Rxd4 Rxe2 $17) 19... Bc6 20. Qc4 h6 21. Bf4 Rfd8 $2 (21...
Be3 $1 22. Bxe3 Qxe3 23. Qd4 Qxd4 (23... Bxd5+ 24. Qxd5 Rfd8 25. Qxd8+ Rxd8 26.
Rxd8+ Kh7 27. Rad1 Qxe2 28. R8d2 $11) 24. Rxd4 Bxd5+ 25. Rxd5 Rc2 26. b3 Rxe2
27. Rd7 b6 {During the game I evaluated this as almost winning for Black but I
thought what I played in game was an easier way.}) 22. Bxc6 Rxd2 $6 (22... Rxc6
{was probably better, but I wanted things to be forced.}) 23. Bxd2 Qxb2 24. Bc3
Rxc6 25. Qxc6 Qxa1+ 26. Bxa1 bxc6 27. Kg2 Bc5 28. Kf3 Kg8 29. e4 fxe4+ 30. Kxe4
Kf7 {I still thought it's completely winning...} 31. g4 Be7 32. Be5 Bf6 33. Bb8
a6 34. Kd3 {Only here I realised that there is no way to break the wall.} Ke6
35. Kc4 Be5 {The last chance was to go for a queen ending.} (35... Be7 36. h3
Bd6 37. Ba7 g6 38. Bd4 $11) 36. Bxe5 Kxe5 37. Kc5 Kf4 38. a4 Kxg4 39. a5 Kh3
40. Kxc6 Kxh2 41. Kb6 g5 42. Kxa6 g4 43. Kb5 g3 44. a6 g2 45. a7 g1=Q 46. a8=Q
{This is of course a theoretical draw, according to the tablebases. On the
other hand I believe it's not easy to play, some moves looks completely random.
} h5 47. Qe4 Qg5+ 48. Ka6 Qf6+ 49. Ka5 h4 50. Qe2+ Kg3 51. Qe1+ Kg4 52. Qe4+
Kg5 53. Qe3+ Qf4 54. Qe7+ Kg4 55. Qe2+ Qf3 56. Qc4+ Kh5 57. Qb5+ Kh6 58. Qb6+
Kg5 59. Qd8+ Qf6 60. Qd2+ Kg6 61. Qh2 Qc3+ 62. Ka4 h3 63. Qf4 $4 {White was
doing fine until here. According to the tablebases only} (63. Kb5 {guaranteed
a draw.}) 63... Qc2+ 64. Kb4 Qf5 $2 {After this black is winning, but in 70
moves :-)} (64... h2 {and Black is winning in 32 moves. I can regret as it was
quite natural move.}) 65. Qh4 $2 {65.Qg3 or Qe3 was better, but how can you
guess that?!} Qf3 66. Ka4 Kf5 67. Qh7+ Kg4 {After this Black is not winning
anymore.} 68. Qg7+ Kh4 69. Qe7+ Kg3 70. Qe1+ $4 (70. Ka5 $1 {was the only
drawing move.}) 70... Kg4 71. Qe6+ Qf5 72. Qg8+ Kf3 73. Qb3+ Kf4 74. Qa2 Qe4+
$2 {I missed the best chance here} ({after} 74... Kg3 {I was winning in 18
moves.}) 75. Kb5 Qb7+ 76. Kc5 Qc7+ 77. Kb5 Qd7+ $2 {That was my last chance to
win the game. After this move White didn't blunder again.} (77... Qe5+ {
was the only move}) 78. Ka6 Qc6+ 79. Ka7 Kg3 80. Qg8+ Kf4 81. Qf8+ Kg5 82. Qg7+
Qg6 83. Qe5+ Qf5 84. Qg7+ Kf4 85. Qd4+ Qe4 86. Qf6+ Kg4 87. Qg7+ Kf3 88. Qf6+
Qf4 89. Qc6+ Ke2 90. Qc2+ Qd2 91. Qc4+ Kf3 92. Qc6+ Kf2 93. Qf6+ Ke2 94. Qa6+
Qd3 95. Qa2+ Kf1 96. Qf7+ Kg2 97. Qg7+ Kf2 98. Qf6+ Ke2 99. Qb2+ Qd2 100. Qb5+
Qd3 101. Qb2+ Qd2 102. Qb5+ Kf2 103. Qf5+ Kg3 104. Qg6+ Kh2 105. Qg4 Qa2+ 106.
Kb8 Qg2 107. Qf5 Qb2+ 108. Ka7 Qa3+ 109. Kb8 Qd6+ 110. Ka7 Qd4+ 111. Ka6 Qc4+
112. Ka7 Kg2 113. Qg5+ Kf3 {That was the longest game of the round. In fact it
was really unpleasant, because we lost 1.5-2.5.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 O-O 13. f4 Bg7 14. c4 Qxd2+
15. Kxd2 b6 16. Be2 e5 17. Rhf1 f5 18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Bd3 fxe4 21.
Bxe4 Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Rce1 Bd7 24. d6 Rad8 25. Bd5 Rxe1 26. Rf7+ Kh6 27.
Kxe1 a5 28. Kf2 Bf5 29. Kf3 Rxd6 30. Kf4 Bb1 31. h4 Rd8 32. g4 g5+ 33. hxg5+
Kg6 34. Rf6+ Kg7 35. Rxb6 Bxa2 36. Rb7+ Kh8 37. g6 hxg6 38. Kg5 Rxd5+ 39. cxd5
Bxd5 40. Rb5 Kg7 41. Rxc5 Be4 42. Rxa5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D22"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 b5 5. a4 Bb7 6. b3 e6 7. bxc4 bxc4 8. Bxc4
Nf6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. a5 Bb4 11. Qb3 Nd5 12. O-O Nxc3 13. Bd2 Nxa5 14. Qxb4 Nxc4
15. Qxb7 Qd5 16. Qb4 Ne4 17. Qa4+ c6 18. Bb4 f6 19. Rfc1 Kf7 20. Bc5 Ncd2 21.
Nxd2 Nxd2 22. Qb4 Ne4 23. Qb7+ Kg6 24. f3 Nxc5 25. Rxc5 Rhb8 26. Qxb8 Rxb8 27.
Rxd5 cxd5 28. Rxa6 Kf7 29. Ra7+ Kf8 30. Ra2 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 $5 c5 {White's 5-th move is an
introduction to a quickly developing line (The article in CBM 116 is by now
practically outdated!) with a positional P-sacrifice, which is very popular
amongst the world elite.} ({However, not everyone is willing to enter the
complications with Black, so they look for ways out. The most usual one is} 
5... Bb4+ {More harmonious and more popular is} 6. Bd2 (6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bg2 d5
8. O-O c5 $5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. cxd5 (10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Qa4 Bb7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13.
Nb3 Qc7 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Bf4 Qb7 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Rfd1 Rfe8 18. Qb5 a6 19.
Qd3 Nf6 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. Rc2 h6 $11 {L'Ami,E (2598)-Adams,M (2724)/London/
2007/}) 10... Nxd5 11. Nb3 Nd7 12. Ng5 g6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Nd4 Qc8 15. Nc6 Bc5
16. b4 Qxc6 17. bxc5 bxc5 $5 $11 {/~~} (17... f5 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nf3 Qxc5 20.
Qa4 Bb5 21. Qh4 Bxe2 22. Qxh6 $36 {Pantsulaia,L (2580)-Petrik,T (2487)/Dresden
olm/2008/})) 6... Be7 (6... Qe7 7. Bg2 (7. a3 $142 $5) (7. e4 $14) 7... c6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bf4 d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. a3 Rc8 12. Qa4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Re1
Qc6 $11 {/=/+,Vavrak,P (2466)-Petrik,T (2485)/SVK-ch Zvolen/2008/}) {White can
also play the natural developing move} 7. Bg2 (7. e4 d5 8. cxd5 Bxf1 9. Kxf1
exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 ({Taking the B with} 11... Nxd2+ {doesn't seem
too logical, but even here after} 12. Qxd2 (12. Nxd2 $5 {/\f4,Nf3+/=}) 12...
Qd7 13. Kg2 Nc6 14. Qc2 O-O 15. Qa4 Rfd8 16. Rac1 Na5 17. Qxd7 Rxd7 18. Rhd1 c6
19. Ne1 Rad8 20. Na4 f6 21. Nd3 fxe5 22. Nxe5 Rc7 23. b3 Bd6 24. f4 g6 25. Nb2
Rdc8 26. Nbd3 c5 $132 {/+/=, Sargissian,G (2673)-Alekseev,E (2716)/EU-chT
Heraklio/2007/ Black was only slightly worse.}) 12. bxc3 (12. Bxc3 Qd7 13. h4
Nc6 14. Kg2 Nd8 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. hxg5 g6 17. Bd2 Ne6 18. Be3 c5 19. Qd2 Rc8 20.
Rh4 Qd8 21. Rd1 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Qxg5 23. Qxg5 Nxg5 24. Be3 Ne6 25. Rxd5 Ke7 $11 {
Ni Hua (2710)-Zhigalko,S (2592)/Dresden olm/2008/ The _|_ is about equal and
Black lost only due to later mistakes.}) 12... Qd7 13. Kg2 (13. h4 Nc6 $142 (
13... h6 14. e6 $1 Qxe6 15. Re1 Qd6 16. Bf4 Qd8 17. Ne5 $5 (17. Kg2 Nc6 18. Qa4
Qd7 19. Re2 Rd8 20. c4 O-O 21. cxd5 Nb4 22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. Ne5 Rxd5 24. a3 Na6
25. Ng6 fxg6 26. Rxe7 Rf7 27. Re8+ Rf8 28. Re7 Rf7 29. Re8+ Rf8 {1/2, Tkachiev,
V (2657)-Pelletier,Y (2607)/Evry/2008/}) 17... O-O 18. Qf5 Bd6 19. Ng4 $1 Bxf4
20. gxf4 Nc6 21. Rg1 Kh8 22. Qh5 Qd6 23. f5 Rae8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. f6 Qe6 26.
fxg7+ Kxg7 27. Nxh6+ Kf8 28. Nf5 Qe1+ 29. Kg2 Qe4+ 30. f3 {1-0, Safin,S (2510)
-Carlsson,P (2515)/Dresden olm/2008/ A powerful attacking performance by White!
}) 14. h5 (14. Ng5 $5 {Pelletier is more consistent}) 14... O-O 15. Re1 Rae8
16. Kg2 Nd8 17. Bg5 Ne6 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nh4 Qg5 20. Nf5 f6 $1 $132 {Sakaev,K
(2634)-Tomashevsky,E (2646)/Serpukhov/2007/}) 13... Nc6 14. c4 Nd8 $1 15. Qb3 (
{Less effective is now} 15. e6 $6 fxe6 16. Ne5 Qd6 $1 17. Qa4+ c6 18. c5 bxc5
19. Bf4 O-O $1 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Nd7 Rxf4 22. Qxf4 Qd6 23. Qxd6 Bxd6 24. Rhc1
Kf7 $36 {[%csl Gc6,Gd5,Ge6] [+],Kourousis,E (2191)-Tomashevsky,E (2658)/EU-ch
Plovdiv/2008/}) ({Ani po} 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Qa4+ c6 17. Rhc1 Kd7 $5 18. Bb4 b5
19. Qa3 Bxb4 20. Qxb4 a5 $13 {Huzman,A (2590)-Carlsen,M (2786)/ECC Kallithea/
2008/}) 15... c6 16. Rhc1 Ne6 17. Rab1 O-O 18. cxd5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 cxd5 20. Rb5
Rfd8 21. a4 Rd7 22. Kf1 f6 23. Be3 Kf7 $11 {/+/=, Sakaev,K (2634)-Tomashevsky,
E (2646)/Serpukhov/2007/}) 7... O-O $142 $1 {limits White's options:} (7... c6
{can be met by the original and promising} 8. c5 $5 O-O (8... d5 9. cxd6 Bxd6
10. Nc3 $14) 9. Na3 Bb7 (9... Nd5 $5) 10. b4 a5 $2 11. Nc4 Nd5 12. Rb1 $1 axb4
13. Nxb6 Nxb6 14. Rxb4 Ra6 15. Qb3 d5 16. Rxb6 Rxb6 17. cxb6 c5 18. O-O c4 19.
Qb2 Nc6 20. a4 Qd7 21. a5 $18 {Topalov,V (2791)-Zhigalko,S (2592)/Dresden olm/
2008/}) 8. O-O c6 9. Bf4 (9. Rd1 d5 10. b3 Nbd7 {leads to the Queen's Indian/
Catalan line, which was the topic of M.Marin's surveys in CBM 121 and 122.})
9... d5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Rfc1 c5 12. Qa4 Bb7 13. Ne5 cxd4 14. cxd5 Nxe5 15.
Bxe5 Bxd5 16. Qxd4 Bc5 17. Bxf6 Bxd4 18. Bxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20. Rc2 Rad8
$11 {Nakamura,H (2704)-Ivanchuk,V (2786)/Cap d'Agde rpd/2008/}) ({However,
even the more exotic} 5... Nc6 $5 {hasn't been refuted:} 6. Nbd2 d5 7. Qa4 (7.
cxd5 Qxd5 8. e4 Nb4 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qxd7+ Nxd7 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. O-O Nf6 13. a3
c5 14. Re1 Be7 15. Ne5 Rc8 16. b4 cxd4 17. Ndf3 Nb8 18. Nxd4 Nfd7 19. Nef3 O-O
20. Bf4 Nc6 21. Rac1 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 g5 $132 {Aronian,L (2741)-Carlsen,M (2698)/
Moscow/2006/}) 7... Bb7 8. Bg2 Qd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nb1 Ne4 12.
Nfd2 {Rather artificial manoeuvres} Ne7 $5 13. Qb3 Ng5 14. Nc3 Ne6 15. Nf3 c5
16. Rd1 Rc8 17. Bh3 f5 18. Nb5 c4 19. Nxd6+ Qxd6 20. Qa4+ Bc6 21. Qc2 O-O 22.
Bd2 Bd7 23. Bc3 f4 $15 {Nielsen,P (2662)-Izoria,Z (2610)/Dresden olm/2008/}) 6.
d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 {All these moves are made almost
automatically nowadays.} ({The experiments with} 9... Nc7 {are now rare - it's
enough to realize that in our game Grischuk later plays this move when White
has already invested a tempo into 11.a3 and still gets compensation.}) (9...
Nc6 10. Rd1 Be7 {only transposes into the 10...Nc6 line from the following
note.}) (9... Qc8 10. a3 Be7 11. e4 Nc7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Be3 d6 14. Rad1 Nba6
15. h4 h6 16. Rfe1 Rd8 17. Kh2 Bf8 18. h5 Qg4 19. Nh4 Qxh5 20. f4 g5 21. Bf3 g4
22. Bg2 f5 23. Qb3+ Qf7 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 25. Nxf5 $44 {|^, Prakash,G (2397)
-Laxman,R (2478)/New Delhi op/2009/}) 10. Rd1 {Apart from this solid move
White experimented with 2 tactical tries:} (10. Qe4 Na6 $5 ({This is more
ambitious than} 10... Bc6 11. Ne5 Nf6 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Qa4 O-O 14. Rd1 Nd4 15.
Nc3 b5 16. Qa6 b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rb8 19. Bf4 Qb6 20. Qc4 d6 21. e3 Nb5
22. g4 Nc7 23. Be4 g6 24. Rd2 Rbd8 25. Qe2 d5 26. Bxc7 $11 {1/2, Aronian,L 
(2739)-Anand,V (2799)/Morelia/Linares/2008/}) 11. Nh4 g6 12. Qe5 f6 13. Qe4 Qc8
14. Rd1 Nac7 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kd8 17. a3 b5 18. e4 Nb6 19. Nc3 Ne6 $1
$13 (19... d6 $6 20. Bf4 Qe6 21. Bxd6 $1 Bxd6 22. Qg7 Re8 23. e5 Qxe5 24. Bxb7
$36 {Radjabov,T (2735)-Leko,P (2753)/Morelia/Linares/2008/}) {leads to a
complex position, in which White must still prove his compensation:} 20. b4 $6
(20. Nxb5 $142 $5) 20... cxb4 21. Nd5 Nf8 22. Qg7 Rh7 23. Qg8 Nxd5 24. exd5 d6
25. axb4 Qf5 26. Be3 a6 27. Rac1 Rc8 28. Bb6+ Ke8 29. h4 Qg6 $17 {Svidler,P 
(2738)-Karjakin,S (2727)/Sochi/2008/}) ({After} 10. Ne5 Qc7 (10... Bc6 $2 11.
Nxf7 Kxf7 12. Bxd5+ Bxd5 13. Qf5+ $16) 11. Qe4 {the safest choice is} Nc6 $1
12. Qxd5 Nd8 13. Qxd7+ Qxd7 14. Nxd7 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Kxd7 16. Rd1+ Kc6 17. Nc3
Re8 $11 {Nakamura,H (2704)-Baklan,V (2625)/AUT-chT/2008/}) 10... Qc8 ({After
the abovementioned} 10... Nc6 {White has 2 main reactions:} 11. Qa4 (11. Qf5
Nf6 12. e4 g6 ({If Black wants to play it safe, he can immediately return the
P with} 12... d6 $5 13. e5 Qd7 14. Qxd7+ Nxd7 15. exd6 Bf6 16. Re1+ Kf8 17. Nc3
Nb4 18. Bg5 Nc2 19. Re7 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Bxg5 21. Rxd7 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Rd1
Nd4 24. Bg2 h5 25. a4 a6 26. Bb7 Rh6 27. d7 Rd6 $11 {Carlsen,M (2775)
-Pelletier,Y (2569)/Biel/2008/}) 13. Qf4 O-O 14. e5 Nh5 15. Qg4 $5 (15. Qc4 d5
16. exd6 Bxd6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Nc3 Na5 19. Qg4 Bc6 20. Ng5 Nf6 21. Qh4 Bxg2 22.
Kxg2 Qc7 23. Rd3 Qc6+ 24. Rf3 Be5 25. Rd1 b5 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Ne4 {Rodshtein,
M (2609)-Volke,K (2454)/ECC Kallithea/2008/} Re6 $1 $15) 15... d5 16. exd6 Bxd6
17. Nc3 Qb8 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Qa4 $44 a6 $6 (19... Ne5 $5 $13) 20. Nd5 b5 21. Qh4
Ne7 22. Ne3 $1 Ra7 23. Rd2 Nc6 24. Nf5 $1 Nd4 25. N3xd4 cxd4 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 27.
Rxd4 $36 {Wang Yue (2696)-Rowson,J (2599)/Liverpool/2007/}) 11... Nf6 12. e4 $1
(12. Nc3 O-O 13. g4 Nb4 14. a3 Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. g5 Bc6 17. Qh4 Ne8 18.
Ne5 Bxg2 19. Rxd7 Bb7 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Be3 Rd5 $44 {Shirov,A (2699)-Aronian,L
(2759)/Elista m/2007/}) 12... O-O (12... Nb4 $5 13. e5 Ne4 14. a3 a5 15. e6 O-O
16. Ne5 d6 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qc8 20. exf7+ Kh8 21. Nf3 Rxf7
22. cxb4 axb4 $44 {Gundavaa,B (2458)-So,W (2610)/Al Ain/2008/}) 13. e5 Ne8 14.
Nc3 Nc7 15. Be3 Qe8 16. Rd2 Rd8 17. Rad1 $44 ({There was no Queens's (neither
King's, nor Nimzo!) Indian in Nanjing, but a new game was played in this line
in Elista:} 17. Re1 Ba8 18. Ne4 Ne6 19. a3 Kh8 20. Qc2 h6 21. g4 Ncd4 22. Nxd4
cxd4 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. Rxd4 d6 $1 $11 25. Nxd6 Bxd6 26. Bxa8 Bxe5 27. Rxd8 Qxd8
28. Rxe5 Qxa8 29. Qe4 {1/2, Wang Yue (2736)-Leko,P (2747)/Elista/2008/}) 17...
f5 $6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxc5 (19. Ne4 d5 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Bf4 Na5 $13) 19...
bxc5 20. Qb3+ Ne6 $2 (20... d5 $142 $1 21. Qxb7 Rf7 22. Qb3 $11 {/+/=}) 21.
Qxb7 $36 {Akopian,V (2679)-Palac,M (2583)/ECC Kallithea/2008/}) ({Grischuk is
certainly not willing to repeat} 10... Nc7 11. Nc3 Ne6 12. Ne5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 a6
14. Nd5 O-O 15. Nc4 Nc6 16. Ndxb6 Ncd4 17. Qe4 Rb8 18. Nd5 f5 19. Qd3 Nc7 20.
Ncb6 Kh8 {Sargissian,G (2642)-Grischuk,A (2719)/ECC Kallithea/2008/} 21. e3 $16
{Krasenkow}) 11. a3 {This is the latest fashion after Topalov's crushing win
against Anand in Bilbao 2008. However, White has tried quite a few other moves:
} (11. Nh4 Bxh4 12. Rxd5 Be7 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. Qe4 ({Too soft is} 14. Qf5 $6 d6
15. Qh5 O-O 16. Be3 Nb4 17. Rd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc6+ 19. Qf3 Qxf3+ 20. Kxf3 f5
21. Bf4 Nc6 22. Rad1 Rfd8 23. Kg2 Rd7 24. Bxd6 Bf6 $15 {Fressinet,L (2676)
-Sargissian,G (2642)/Dresden olm/2008/ This game was played immediately on the
next day!}) 14... Nb4 $5 (14... O-O 15. Rh5 g6 16. Rh3 d6 $5 17. Nd5 Re8 18. b4
Qd7 19. Bb2 Nd4 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. Qxb7 Qxb7 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24.
Rh4 Re8 25. Rxd4 Rxe2 26. Rxd6 $11 {Beliavsky,A (2641)-Timman,J (2565)/Bazna/
2008/}) 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bf4 Qc6 17. Rad1 g5 18. Bc1 Qe6 19. Qxe6 dxe6 20. Rd7
Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Kf7 $15) (11. Bg5 f6 $5 $146 (11... h6 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. e4 O-O
$11 {still has a good reputation}) 12. Bd2 (12. Bc1 $5 $44) 12... Nc6 13. Qa4
Nc7 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Bf4 Ne6 16. Bd6 Re8 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Qxd7 Qxd7 19. Rxd7
Bc6 20. Rd6 Nd8 21. Nh4 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Nf7 $11 {Aronian,L (2739)-Leko,P (2753)/
Wijk aan Zee/2008/}) (11. Qf5 Nf6 12. Nc3 Nc6 (12... O-O 13. Bg5 d6 $11 (13...
h6 $5)) 13. Bg5 d5 14. Qf4 (14. Nh4 Nd4 15. Qd3 $5 O-O 16. e3 $44) 14... d4 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bd8 17. e3 O-O 18. exd4 Ne7 19. Nxe7+ Bxe7 20. dxc5 bxc5 21.
Rac1 a5 ({Even after} 21... Rb8 22. b3 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Rb6 24. Rd5 g6 25. Kg2 Rd8
26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qa4 Qc7 28. Bd5 Kg7 $14 {/=, Sargissian,G (2676)-Hou,Y 
(2527)/Merida/2008/ White's edge was more or less symbolic.}) 22. b3 Ra6 23.
Re1 Bf6 24. Ne5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 a4 26. bxa4 Qa8+ $11 {Cheparinov,I (2696)-Kamsky,
G (2726)/Baku/2008/}) (11. e4 Nb4 $1 (11... Nc7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. e5 Ne6 (13...
Nc6 $5) 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. Rxd5 Nc6 16. Qe4 Qb7 17. a3 Na5 18. Nh4 Nb3 $6 (18...
g6 $5) 19. Nf5 $1 Rae8 20. Qa4 Nxa1 21. Rxd7 Qb8 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Rxe7 Qxe5
24. Bf1 $14 {[%csl Gc1,Gf1] ^^, Carlsen,M (2775)-Anand,V (2798)/Mainz rpd/2008/
}) 12. Qc3 O-O 13. a3 N4c6 14. Bf4 d6 15. Bxd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Qc7 17. Rd1 Nd7
18. Nbd2 {Beliavsky,A (2648)-Khalifman,A (2624)/Bazna/2007/} Rad8 $11) 11...
Nc7 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A plausible novelty, Grischuk is not attracted by} (11...
Nf6 12. Bg5 d5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nc3 Bxc3 (14... d4 15. Nb5 Qd7 16. Nfxd4 Bxg2
17. Nf5 $1 (17. Ne6 Qc6 18. Nd6+ Ke7 19. Nf4 Rd8 20. Nf5+ Kf8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8
22. Nxg2 $14 {Slugin,S (2425)-Grekh,A (2362)/Lipetsk/2008/}) 17... Qc6 18.
Nbd6+ Kf8 19. Qc4 $16 {->}) 15. bxc3 Qc7 (15... Na6 16. Nh4 g6 17. Bxd5 Bxd5
18. Rxd5 O-O 19. Rad1 Nc7 20. Rd7 Ne6 21. Qe4 Qe8 22. Nf3 c4 23. Qh4 Nc5 24.
Re7 Rd8 25. Rf1 {1-0, Topalov,V (2777)-Anand,V (2798)/Bilbao/2008/}) 16. Nh4
O-O 17. Nf5 Rd8 18. Ne3 $1 $14 {|^/\} (18. e4 g6 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. Qd2 d4 21.
cxd4 Rxd4 22. Qg5 Nc6 $5 (22... f6 23. Nf5+ Kg8 24. Nh6+ Kg7 $11) 23. Nf5+ Kg8
24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. Ra2 Re8 $44 {Zhou Weiqi (2556)-Paragua,M (2523)/Manila/2008/}
) 18... Qe5 19. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 $2 20. Rxd5 Rxd5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Rd1 Qg5 23. Qf5
$1 h6 24. Qc8+ Kh7 25. Qb7 $18) 12. Nc3 Nc6 {Black has other moves, aiming to
neutralize White's initiative by returning the extra P:} (12... d5 13. Bf4 d4 (
13... Nba6 14. Qa4+ Kf8 15. e3 Qe8 16. Qc2 Rd8 17. Rd2 Ne6 18. Rad1 Nac7 19.
Bxc7 Nxc7 20. Ne1 Bf6 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 g6 25.
b3 Kg7 $11 {Arun Prasad,S (2530)-Melkumyan,H (2541)/New Delhi/2008/}) 14. Ne4
$1 (14. Bxc7 dxc3 (14... Qxc7 15. Nb5 Qc6 16. Ne1 Qc8 17. Nxd4 $36) 15. Bxb8 (
15. Bd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 cxb2 17. Rad1 Nc6 $13) 15... Rxb8 16. bxc3 O-O $11) 14...
Ne6 (14... Nd5 15. Nxd4 $1 {/\} Nxf4 $2 16. Nf5 $1 $18) 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Bxd6
$44) (12... O-O 13. Bf4 Ne6 $13) 13. Bf4 (13. e4 {doesn't make too much sense
here, compared with Carlsen-Anand above White has lost a tempo for a3.}) 13...
O-O $6 {Now White will have full compensation for his minimal investment.} ({
This was the last chance to play} 13... Ne6 $5 $13) 14. Bxc7 Qxc7 15. Nb5 $1 ({
More concrete, than} 15. Nd5 Qd8 $13) 15... Qd8 (15... Qc8 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17.
Rxd6 $36 {[%cal Ya1d1,Yg2h3,Rf3g5] /\Ng5,Rad1,Bh3}) 16. Ne5 (16. Nd6 Ba6 $5
$132 {is unconvincing}) 16... Nxe5 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Be4 {[%cal Rb5a7,Re4h7] A
double-attack.} a6 $5 (18... g6 19. Nxa7 b5 20. Nc6 Nxc6 21. Bxc6 $14 {[%csl
Gc6,Re7] |^^- Black wants to avoid the positional squeeze and goes for
complications.}) 19. Bxh7+ $1 {[%mdl 512] This is in fact an enterprising
piece-sacrifice, as the B won't leave h7 alive.} (19. Nc3 g6 $11) 19... Kh8 20.
Qf5 $1 {[]} (20. Nc3 g6 21. Rd5 Bf6 22. f4 Ng4 $5 (22... Kxh7 $11) 23. Bxg6
Bd4+ $1 24. Kh1 fxg6 25. Qxg6 Nf6 $15) 20... g6 (20... axb5 21. Qh5 Ng4 $5 (
21... g6 22. Bxg6+ Kg7 23. Qh7+ Kf6 24. Be4 d6 25. f4 Ng6 26. Rd5 $16 {->}) 22.
Qxg4 g6 23. Qh3 (23. Bxg6 fxg6 24. Qxg6 Rf6 25. Qh5+ Kg7 26. e4 $44 (26. Rd5 $5
) (26. Qg4+ Rg6 27. Qxd7 Qxd7 28. Rxd7 Re6 $13 {/=/+})) 23... Kg7 24. Bxg6 fxg6
25. Rxd7 Qe8 26. Qe6 Rf7 27. Rad1 $36 {White doesn't risk much here, he has 2P
for the pieces and Black's pieces are tied down.}) 21. Qxe5+ Bf6 22. Qf4 axb5
23. Qh6 Bg5 24. Qh3 Kg7 25. Bxg6 $1 (25. Rxd7 $6 Qf6 $15 {only helps Black to
activate his forces, while the Bh7 still remains trapped.}) 25... Kxg6 26. Rd6+
Kg7 27. Rad1 Rg8 $2 (27... Rh8 $142 $5 28. Qg4 Kf8 29. Rxd7 Qf6 30. R1d6 $44 {
|^ Although White has strong pressure, thre is still no direct win.}) 28. f4
Bf6 29. e4 $1 Rh8 (29... Bd4+ $4 30. R1xd4 {/\} cxd4 31. Qh6# {, so Black has
to admit he has lost tempo and go with his R to h8 anyway.}) 30. Qg4+ Kf8 31.
e5 Be7 32. Rxd7 Qe8 33. f5 (33. e6 $1 $40 Rh6 (33... f6 $2 34. Rxe7 $1 Qxe7 35.
Rd7 $18) (33... Rh7 34. Rxe7 Qxe7 35. Rd7 Qf6 36. e7+ Ke8 37. Qd1 $1 $18) 34.
f5 Rd8 35. Rxd8 Bxd8 36. Rd7 $16) 33... f6 34. Qf4 c4 $6 (34... Rd8 $142 $1 35.
e6 $36) 35. e6 $2 {Closing the position enhances Black's defensive chances,
now Grischuk puts up a blockade and can plod on.} (35. exf6 $142 Bxf6 36. Qd6+
Kg8 37. Qd5+ (37. Qxf6 $2 Qe3+ $11) 37... Kf8 38. h4 $1 {White frees the
h3-square for his K and Black is practically defenceless:} Rc8 (38... Qe3+ 39.
Kg2 Qe2+ 40. Kh3 Rxh4+ 41. gxh4 Qe3+ 42. Kg2 Qe2+ 43. Kh1 $18) 39. Kg2 $1 Rh6
40. Re1 Qh5 41. Re4 {[%cal Rg3g4] /\g4+-}) 35... Rc8 36. R1d4 Rh7 ({The
liberating attempt} 36... c3 37. bxc3 Rxc3 38. Rb7 $40 {is not too effective,
as} Bc5 $2 {fails to} 39. Rb8 Bxd4+ 40. Qxd4 $1 $18) 37. h4 Kg8 {[%mdl 256]
Although Black doesn't have active counterplay, it's still not easy for White
to advance his P and break down the >> defences. Initially Grischuk holds on
well.} 38. Kh2 Rg7 39. Qf3 Kh8 40. Ra7 Qf8 41. Rdd7 Re8 42. Rab7 Rb8 43. Ra7
Re8 44. Kh3 Qg8 45. Ra6 Qh7 46. Ra8 Rxa8 47. Qxa8+ Rg8 48. Qf3 Rg7 49. Qf4 Qh5
50. g4 Qe8 51. Rb7 Kh7 52. Qe4 Bc5 (52... b4 $5 53. axb4 Qa4 54. Qf3 Bd8 55. g5
Rxb7 56. Qxb7+ Kh8 $14 {/~~ Both K are exposed and Black has counterplay.}) 53.
g5 Rxb7 $6 (53... Qd8 $142 $1 {was more resilient.}) 54. Qxb7+ Qe7 55. g6+ $2 (
{White returns the favour by renewing the blockade. After} 55. Qd7 Kg7 (55...
Kh8 56. g6 $1) 56. Kg4 $16 {/+- he should gradually win.} Qxd7 $2 57. exd7 Be7
58. g6 {[%cal Rg4f3,Rf3c6] /\Kf3-e4-d5-c6}) 55... Kg7 $2 {The defence is
difficult and Black falters.} (55... Kh6 $1 56. Qd7 b4 57. axb4 Bxb4 58. Kg4 b5
$1 $132 {/\} 59. Qxb5 Qa7 $1 60. Qxb4 Qd4+ 61. Kf3 Qd3+ $11) 56. Qd7 b4 57.
axb4 Bxb4 58. Kg4 Kh6 {Now it should have been too late, but there are more
mistakes to come.} 59. Kf3 (59. Qc8 $1 Kg7 60. h5 Bd2 61. Qd7 Bb4 62. Qc6 $18 {
[%cal Rh5h6,Rc6b6,Rc6c4] /\Qc4,Qb6,h6}) 59... b5 (59... Qg7 60. h5 Qf8 $1 (
60... Be7 $2 61. Qd2+ Kxh5 62. Qh2+ Kg5 63. Qf4+ Kh5 64. Qg4+ Kh6 65. Qh4#) 61.
Kg4 Be7 62. Qd2+ Kg7 63. h6+ Kg8 $14) 60. Ke4 $2 (60. Qxb5 Qd6 61. Qd7 $18)
60... Bc5 $2 ({The last one to err after a tough defence is Black. The engines
quickly point out} 60... Qg7 $1 61. Qxb5 (61. Kd5 Bf8 {and White has no
obvious inroads.}) 61... Qc7 $11 {freeing the Q and saving the game.}) 61. Kd5
$18 Bb4 (61... Kg7 62. h5 (62. Qc6 $5) 62... Kh6 63. Kc6 b4 64. Qd2+ Kxh5 (
64... Kg7 65. h6+ Kg8 66. Kb5 $18) 65. g7 $1 Qxg7 66. Qh2+ Kg5 67. Qg3+ $18)
62. Kc6 {White's K advances further and decides the issue.} Qc5+ 63. Kb7 Qe7
64. Ka6 (64. Ka6 Kg7 65. Qxe7+ Bxe7 66. Kxb5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
e3 d6 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 c5 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Nc3 Rac8 $6 {This system was
examined in CBM 118, annotations to Eljanov-Najditsch. Here are some recent
examples:} (12... h6 13. Bh4 cxd4 (13... a6 14. dxc5 (14. f3 d5 15. cxd5 exd5
16. Bf2 c4 17. Be2 b5 18. O-O Bc6 19. Rfe1 Rfe8 20. Bf1 Nb6 $13 {0-1 Arun
Prasad,S (2423)-Adhiban,B (2401)/Chennai 2008/CBM 122 Extra (61)}) 14... bxc5
15. f3 Rfd8 16. Be2 Nf8 17. O-O Ng6 18. Bf2 d5 19. Rd2 Rac8 20. Rfd1 Ne5 21.
Bg3 Nxc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. e4 Nh5 24. Ne2 Nxg3 25. hxg3 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Qg5 27.
Kf2 Bc6 28. Rd6 Qe5 29. Qd2 Kh7 30. Nc3 $14 {1-0 Baburin,A (2526)-Short,P 
(2300)/Dublin IRL 2008/The Week in Chess 714 (54)}) 14. Rxd4 Ne5 (14... Rfc8
15. f3 Ne5 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Rd2 Na5 18. Qa4 d5 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Bf2 Nc4 21.
Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Qb5 Rc5 23. Qa4 Rc4 24. Qb5 Rc5 25. Qa4 Rc4 {1/2 Zhou Jianchao 
(2604)-Meier,G (2556)/Martuni 2008/CBM 125}) (14... Rfd8 15. f3 {-see below 12.
..cxd4} (15. Be2 g5 (15... Nc5 16. O-O e5 17. Rdd1 Qe6 18. f3 g5 19. Bg3 d5 20.
cxd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Qc3 f6 23. b4 $16 {1-0 Drozdovskij,Y (2587)
-Kravtsiv,M (2549)/Beijing CHN 2008/The Week in Chess 728 (36)}) 16. Bg3 e5 17.
Rd2 Bxg2 18. Rg1 Bh3 19. f4 exf4 20. exf4 Qe3 21. Bf2 Qxf4 22. Rd4 Bf5 23. Rxf4
Bxc2 24. Bd4 Nh7 $15 {1/2 Golod,V (2586)-Firman,N (2526)/Germany 2007/CBM 123 
(57)}) (15. Qd1 Ne5 16. Bg3 Rd7 17. Nb5 Rad8 18. Nxa7 Ne4 19. Nb5 Nxg3 20. hxg3
d5 $44 {1/2 Kasimdzhanov,R (2690)-Leko,P (2755)/Moscow 2007/EXT 2008 (42)}))
15. Be2 (15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Rxd6 Rfd8 17. Nb5 Rxd6 18. Nxd6 Bc6 19. Nb5 Ng4 20.
Nd4 Be4 21. Qe2 Ne5 22. f3 Nd3+ 23. Kd1 Bg6 $40 {0-1 Gladyszev,O (2497)
-Naumkin,I (2494)/Cutro ITA 2008/The Week in Chess 704 (37)}) (15. Qd1 Rfd8 16.
f3 Ng6 17. Bg3 e5 18. Rd2 e4 19. f4 h5 20. h3 h4 21. Bh2 d5 $36 {1-0 Romanchuk,
V (2295)-Oleksienko,M (2592)/Alushta UKR 2008/The Week in Chess 708 (61)})
15... Ng6 (15... Bxg2 $5 16. Rg1 Bc6 17. Rf4 Ned7 {should be checked}) 16. Bxf6
Qxf6 17. O-O Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Rac8 $2 19. Rxd6 Rxd6 20. Rxd6 Nh4 21. e4 Ng6 22.
Qa4 Nf4 23. Bf1 $16 {1-0 Leitao,R (2601)-Tsuboi,E (2334)/Americana BRA 2007/
The Week in Chess 683 (34)}) (12... cxd4 13. Rxd4 Rfd8 (13... e5 14. Rd1 Qe6
15. Nb5 Ne8 16. e4 h6 17. Be3 Nc5 18. f3 Qg6 19. b4 Ne6 20. Qf2 f5 21. exf5
Qxf5 22. Be2 Nf4 23. O-O Rf6 24. Bxf4 Qxf4 25. Bd3 $14 {1-0 Shishkin,V (2543)
-Socko,M (2479)/Polanica Zdroj 2007/CBM 120 ext (54)}) (13... Rac8 $5 14. Nb5
Rc5 15. Bh4 Rh5 16. Qd1 e5 17. Qxh5 exd4 18. Nxd4 Rc8 19. Bd3 Be4 20. Qd1 d5
21. O-O Bxd3 22. Qxd3 dxc4 $11 {1/2 Lysyj,I (2593)-Le Quang,L (2540)/Moscow
2008/CBM 123 (63)}) 14. f3 (14. Qd1 Ne5 15. f3 h6 16. Bh4 Ng6 17. Bf2 d5 18.
cxd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. Rxd5 Bxd5 21. Be2 Rd8 22. Qa4 Qf6 $132 {1/2
Drozdovskij,Y (2581)-Karpov,A (2655)/Odessa UKR 2008/The Week in Chess 708 (27)
}) 14... h6 (14... Nf8 15. Be2 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. O-O Qe7 18. Rfd1 Rd7 19.
Nb5 Rad8 20. Qd2 d5 21. cxd5 Bxd5 22. Qb4 Qg5 23. Kf2 a5 24. Qc3 Qe7 25. e4 $14
{1/2 Karpov,A (2670)-Leko,P (2755)/Moscow 2007/EXT 2008 (59)}) (14... Ne5 $5
15. Be2 Ng6 16. O-O h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 {1/2 Roussel Roozmon,T (2489)-Polak,T 
(2553)/Brno 2008/CBM 125 Extra}) 15. Bh4 Ne5 16. Be2 Ng6 17. Bf2 e5 $146 (17...
d5 {-Eljanov-Naiditsch}) 18. Rd1 d5 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. O-O Qe6 22.
Qa4 Bb3 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Qxa7 Rd2 25. Qa6 Rxb2 26. Rc1 e4 $1 $11 {0-1
Zakhartsov,V (2537)-Kravtsiv,M (2549)/Lviv UKR 2008/The Week in Chess 730 (47)}
) 13. d5 $1 {That's why 12...Rac8 is inaccurate.} h6 14. Bh4 exd5 (14... e5 15.
Bd3 Rfe8 16. f3 a6 17. a4 Nf8 18. g4 g5 19. Bg3 Kg7 20. h4 Ng6 21. hxg5 hxg5
22. Bf5 Rb8 23. Rd2 Rh8 24. Rdh2 Rxh2 25. Qxh2 Rh8 26. Qg2 $14 {1-0 Turova,I 
(2385)-Porat,I (2328)/Budapest 2005/CBM 109 ext (39)}) 15. cxd5 (15. Nxd5 $143
Bxd5 16. cxd5 c4 17. Be2 b5 18. O-O Qe4 19. Qxe4 Nxe4 20. f3 Nec5 21. e4 Rfe8
22. g4 Ne5 $13 {1-0 Gladyszev,O (2485)-Berend,F (2343)/Nancy 2008/CBM 122
Extra (64)}) 15... a6 16. a4 c4 $146 {This novelty (an attempt to "justify" 12.
..Rac8) doesn't change the evaluation of the position.} (16... Ne5 17. Be2 Ng6
18. Bg3 Rfe8 19. O-O Rb8 20. Rfe1 Bc8 21. e4 Qc7 22. b3 Nf8 23. f4 $36 Bg4 24.
Bxg4 Nxg4 25. e5 $16 {1-0 Bu Xiangzhi (2671)-Ghaem Maghami,E (2581)/Doha 2006/
CBM 115 ext (45)}) 17. Rd4 Ne5 18. Qd1 (18. Be2 $142 $14) 18... Rc5 (18... b5
$5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nxb5 Ba6 21. Nc3 Rb8 $44) 19. Be2 g5 20. Bg3 b5 21. axb5
axb5 22. O-O b4 23. Na4 Ra5 (23... Rxd5 $142 24. Nb6 Rxd4 25. exd4 Ng6 26. Nxc4
Ne4 27. Re1 $14) 24. Nb6 c3 (24... Qc7 25. Nxc4 Rxd5 26. f3 $16) 25. Bxe5 dxe5
26. d6 Qe8 (26... Qd8 27. Rxb4 $16) 27. d7 Qd8 28. Rxb4 cxb2 29. Rxb2 $16 {
[%csl Gd7] White has gained a pawn but surprisingly, it is still difficult for
him to win this position.} Qc7 30. Qb3 Be4 31. Rd1 Rd8 32. Bc4 $6 {Not the
best square for the bishop.} (32. Qb4 Rc5 33. f3 Bf5 34. Rbd2 $16) 32... Bg6
33. Rbd2 Kg7 34. h3 Rc5 35. Qb4 Ne4 36. Rb2 Rc6 37. Nd5 $6 Qd6 $2 {Missing a
miraculous rescue;} (37... Qxd7 $1 38. Bb5 Rb8 $1 39. Qa4 (39. Qa3 Qd6 40. Bxc6
Qxa3 41. Rxb8 Qa2 42. Rf1 Nd2 43. Re1 Ne4 $11) (39. f3 Nf6 40. Qd2 Qb7 $1)
39... Qb7 {-White can't win material!}) 38. Bb5 Rxd7 $2 (38... Qxb4 $142 39.
Nxb4 Rc7 (39... Rd6 $2 40. Rxd6 Nxd6 41. Rd2 $1 Nxb5 42. Nc6 $18) 40. Nd5 (40.
Bc6 $5 Nc5 41. Rd6 $16) 40... Rb7 41. Rb4 Bf5 42. Bc6 Rxb4 43. Nxb4 Nc5 (43...
Nf6 44. Na6 $1 Bxd7 45. Rd6 $18) 44. f4 $1 $16) 39. Bxc6 Qxc6 40. Qb5 $18 {
White converts his extra exchange without major problems.} Qxb5 41. Rxb5 h5 42.
f3 Ng3 43. e4 Ne2+ 44. Kf2 Nf4 45. Ne3 Rxd1 46. Nxd1 g4 47. hxg4 hxg4 48. Ne3
gxf3 49. gxf3 f6 50. Nd5 Nh5 51. Ke3 Bf7 52. Rb1 Be6 53. Kd3 f5 54. Rb7+ Kf8
55. Ke3 Ng3 56. Nf6 fxe4 57. fxe4 Nf1+ 58. Ke2 Bc4+ 59. Ke1 Ne3 60. Kd2 Nf1+
61. Ke1 Ne3 62. Nd7+ Ke8 63. Nxe5 Ba6 64. Ra7 Bc8 65. Kf2 Nd1+ 66. Kf3 Be6 67.
Nc6 Kf8 68. Nd4 Bf7 69. Nf5 Bb3 70. Kf4 Nf2 71. Nd4 Bf7 72. e5 Nd3+ 73. Kf5 Nb4
74. Ne6+ Ke8 75. Nc7+ Kd8 76. Na6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 Ng6 11. Ne4 h6 12. b3 a5 13. Bb2 Nf4 14. Rad1+
Ke8 15. Nd4 a4 16. c4 Be7 17. Kh2 h5 18. Rfe1 Bb4 19. Re3 axb3 20. axb3 Ra2 21.
Bc3 Bxc3 22. Nxc3 Ra8 23. Ne4 h4 24. Nc5 Rh5 25. b4 Rg5 26. Rf3 Ne6 27. Ncxe6
Bxe6 28. Nxe6 fxe6 29. Rd4 Rxe5 30. Rxh4 Ra4 31. Rh8+ Ke7 32. Rc8 Kd7 33. Rg8
Rxb4 34. Rd3+ Ke7 35. Rxg7+ Kf6 36. Rxc7 Rc5 37. Rf3+ Ke5 38. Rff7 b6 39. g4
Rcxc4 40. g5 Rh4 41. Rxc6 Rh5 42. Rf6 Rxg5 43. Rcxe6+ Kd5 44. Rxb6 Rxb6 45.
Rxb6 Rg8 46. Rb4 Ke5 47. Rg4 Ra8 48. Kg3 Kf6 49. h4 Ra5 50. Rg8 Ra1 51. Kg2 Ra4
52. Kh3 Ra1 53. Rg4 Ra2 54. h5 Ra1 55. Rg2 Rh1+ 56. Rh2 Ra1 57. h6 Kg6 58. Kg4
Kh7 59. f4 Ra6 60. Rh1 Rb6 61. Kg5 Rg6+ 62. Kf5 Ra6 63. Rh5 Rb6 64. Ke4 Rb4+
65. Kf3 Rb3+ 66. Kg4 Rb6 67. Rh4 Rb5 68. Rh1 Rb6 69. Kg5 Rg6+ 70. Kf5 Ra6 71.
Rh4 Rb6 72. Ke5 Rb5+ 73. Ke6 Rb6+ 74. Kd5 Rb5+ 75. Kc6 Ra5 76. Kd6 Ra6+ 77. Ke5
Ra5+ 78. Ke4 Ra4+ 79. Kf3 Ra3+ 80. Kg4 Ra6 81. Rh5 Rg6+ 82. Kf3 Ra6 83. Ke4
Ra4+ 84. Ke3 Ra3+ 85. Kd2 Ra4 86. f5 Ra6 87. Kd3 Rxh6 88. Rxh6+ Kxh6 89. Kd4
Kg7 90. Ke5 Kf7 91. f6 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. h4 Bh6 14. a4 bxa4
15. Ncb4 O-O 16. Qxa4 a5 17. Bb5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Be6 19. Bc6 Rb8 20. b4 axb4 21.
cxb4 Kh8 22. b5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qb6 24. Bc6 Be3 25. O-O Bd4 26. Ra2 f5 27. exf5
Rxf5 28. g3 Rbf8 29. Kg2 Bxf2 30. Qg4 g6 31. Ra8 Rxa8 32. Bxa8 Qe3 33. Bf3 d5
34. Bxd5 Qd2 35. Qd1 Qb2 36. Qb3 Qxb3 37. Bxb3 Bd4 38. Bc2 e4 39. Bxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4
g5 15. Bg3 Nc6 {Grischuk is obviously toying with fire, since his kingside is
seriously compromised. On the other hand the battle will be taking place in
the centre and his pieces are ready for the fight.} (15... b6 16. h4 $5) 16. d5
Rad8 (16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nd4 18. Rxb7 Qa3 19. Bg4 $18) 17. Rxb7 f5 $1 {
[%mdl 4] The logical approach is opening the file for the rook on f8 and
adding oil to the fire at a moment, when the defender is enjoying the
advantage in development.} (17... e6 $6 18. Bc7 $1 exd5 (18... Rd7 19. Bb5 Rc8
20. d6 $18) 19. Bxd8 dxe4 (19... Nxd8 20. Rb8 dxe4 21. Rxd8 $16) 20. Be7 (20.
Bc7 $1 exf3 21. Bxf3 Qa6 22. Rb1 $14) 20... Re8 $6 (20... Nxe7 21. Rxe7 (21.
Nd4 Nc6 $1 22. Bxg4 Nxd4 $14) 21... exf3 22. Bxf3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 a5 $1 $132) 21.
Bc5 Rd8 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. Rxb3 Rd5 24. Ba3 exf3 25. Bxf3 Bxf3 26. Rxf3 Nd4 27.
Re3 Nc2 $6 (27... a5 $5) (27... Ne6 {/\ Bd4}) 28. Re8+ $16 {1-0 Chernin,A 
(2600)-Horvath,J (2505)/Hungary 1992 (36)}) 18. exf5 {Mamedyarov has avoided
the critical continuation 18.Rc7!? and he believes there are numerous
weaknesses in Black's camp.} (18. Bc7 $6 fxe4 $1 19. Bxd8 exf3 20. gxf3 Nxd8
21. Rxe7 Bf5 $15) (18. Qe1 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nd4 20. exf5 (20. Bh5 f4 21. Qb4 Qa6
22. Qxe7 Qf6 23. Rxa7 fxg3 24. hxg3 Qxe7 25. Rxe7 Bf6 26. Rb7 Be5 27. Kh2 Rb8
28. Rxb8 Bxb8 $11 {1/2 Ivanov,S (2528)-Pierrot,J (2442)/Cappelle la Grande
1999 (42)}) 20... Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Qxd5 22. Rxa7 Rxf5 $11) (18. Rc7 $5 fxe4 19.
Rxc6 exf3 20. Bc4 $1 (20. gxf3 Bh3 (20... Bh5 $5) 21. Bc4 Qa3 22. Re1 Qxf3 23.
Qxf3 Rxf3 24. Rc7 $14) 20... Qa3 $1 (20... Qb2 21. Re1 e6 22. d6 $16) 21. Re1
Kh8 (21... Kh7 22. d6 exd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 fxg2 25. Qd3+ Qxd3 26. Bxd3+
Kh8 27. Kxg2 $14) 22. Rxh6+ $5 (22. Be5 $6 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Rf6 24. Qe1 fxg2 25.
Rxe7 Rdf8 26. Rcc7 Bf5 $14) 22... Bxh6 23. Qd4+ Bg7 (23... Rf6 24. Be5 Bg7 25.
Qxg4 (25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Qxg4 Qb4 $11) 25... Qb4 26. Rc1 Qd2 27. Qh3+ Kg8 28.
d6+ e6 29. Bxe6+ Kf8 30. Ra1 $16) 24. Qxg4 {1/2 Shulman,Y (2559)-Votava,J 
(2497)/Pardubice 1999 (61)} Qb4 $5) (18. dxc6 Rxd1 19. Bxd1 Qa6 20. Bb3+ Kh8
21. exf5 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qxc6 23. Rxe7 Qxf3 24. Bc2 h5 25. Be4 Qc3 $15 {1/2
Halkias,S (2406)-Fontaine,R (2408)/Patras 1999 (70)}) 18... Rxd5 19. Qe1 (19.
Qc1 $6 Qxe2 20. Qxc6 Rfxf5 $5 $15) (19. Qb3 Qxb3 20. Rxb3 Rc5 $15) 19... Bxf5
20. Bd1 Rd3 {Grischuk has gained the pawn, but his position is reminiscent of
a cheese with numerous holes.} (20... Qa6 21. Bb3 Qxb7 22. Bxd5+ Kh7 23. Be5
$14) 21. Rc7 Rc8 {Mamedyarov is extremely dangerous in tactics and thus Black
has decided to exchange his most active piece. In a game against a less wild
mortal Black might have tried doubling the rooks with somewhat better chances.}
(21... Rfd8 $5 22. Be2 (22. Rxc6 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 a5 $5 $17) 22...
Qd5 $1 $15) 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. Qe4 Rc3 (23... Qd5 $2 24. Qxd5+ Rxd5 25. Bb3 e6
26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Rc1 $14) (23... Rd5 24. Qe3 $1 (24. Qg6 Bd7 25. Bc2 $36)
24... Rb5 25. Be2 $13) 24. Re1 {White has finished the development and starts
contemplating some serious active counterplay. The opponents are positionally
keeping each other in check and will avoid battling it out with the help of a
repetition of moves.} Rc5 (24... Qf7 25. Ne5 (25. h4 $5) 25... Qf5 26. Qd5+ Be6
27. Nxc6 Qxd5 28. Nxe7+ Kh7 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. Bg4 $13) 25. Qd3 (25. h4 $6 Bf5
$1 26. Qe3 Rc3 $1 $17) (25. Qe3 Rc3 $11) 25... Rc3 26. Qe4 Rc5 27. Qd3 Rc3 28.
Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 ({The main
line continues with} 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 {and has seen hundreds of games at
the top level in recent years.}) 7... O-O 8. Rc1 {This way of development was
introduced by Topalov about five years ago. The idea of delaying the natural
developing move Bf1-g2 can be seen in the line 8...c6 9.e4 d5 10.Bd3 or 10.e5
where White's light-squared bishop appears to be useful on the diagonal f1-a6.
It should be noted that the immediate 8.e4 yields White no advantage. The
inclusion of the moves 8.Rc1 c6 favours White.} (8. e4 d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1
exd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Kg2 Qd7 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Qe2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Nd8 16. Ne2 Ne6
17. Rhd1 Rfd8 18. Nfg1 c5 19. f4 f5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J (2649)-Gelfand,B 
(2681)/New Delhi/Teheran 2000/CBM 080 (44)}) 8... d5 9. cxd5 exd5 {Leko has
tried the other recapture as well.} (9... Nxd5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. Qc2 Nf6 12. O-O
c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. e4 Nbd7 15. Bf4 h6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qe2 Rc8
19. Rcd1 Qe7 20. h4 Rfd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B (2736)-Leko,P (2755)/Moscow
2007/CBM 122 (27)}) 10. Bg2 Bb7 {The black bishop is now out of place on a6.}
11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qc2 (12. Bf4 c6 13. Qc2 Re8 14. Qb2 Nf8 15. b4 Ne6 16. Be3 Bd6
17. a4 Qe7 18. Rb1 a6 19. Bd2 Rab8 20. e3 c5 21. bxc5 bxc5 22. Qa2 g6 23. dxc5
Bxc5 24. Ne2 Ne4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L (2677)-Leko,P (2741)/Dortmund 2008/
CBM 125 (31)}) 12... Re8 13. Rfd1 {In current game Grischuk employs a somewhat
different piece setup. Objectively, Black has nothing to complain about, the
position is approximately equal. Usually, in a position with such a pawn
structure a long manoeuvring battle is to be expected.} c6 14. Ne1 Nf8 15. Bg5
{White decides to get rid of his dark-squared bishop and then to put his pawns
on the dark squares.} (15. e4 $6 {The knight on e1 is not in harmony with this
push.} dxe4 16. Nxe4 Ne6 $15 {[%csl Rd4]}) 15... Ne6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e3 a5
18. Nd3 Be7 19. Rb1 {Preparing to open the b-file. On the other hand, the
coming b3-b4 advance will also open the a-file in Black's favour.} Ba3 {
I don't understand what exactly the bishop is doing there on a3, but the move
itself is not bad.} (19... Bd6 {looks more natural to me.}) 20. b4 axb4 21.
Nxb4 Qe7 22. Qb3 Ra7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (22... b5 23. e4 {This leads to massive
simplifications and equality.} (23. Nc2 Reb8 {Black is not worse.}) 23... dxe4
24. Bxe4 Bxb4 25. Qxb4 Qxb4 26. Rxb4 Red8 27. Nxb5 Rxa2 28. Nc3 Ra3 29. Rxb7
Rxc3 $11) 23. Nc2 {[%csl Rb6]} b5 $2 (23... Bd6 24. Qxb6 Ba8 {was the least of
the evils for Black, even though he is a pawn down without any compensation.})
{[%tqu "En","How can White win material?","","","g2d5","This oversight
definitely explains Leko's last two moves. Suddenly, Black's position falls
apart.",10]} 24. Bxd5 $1 {This oversight definitely explains Leko's last two
moves. Suddenly, Black's position falls apart.} cxd5 25. Nxb5 {A fork.} Ra6 26.
Nbxa3 {White has gained two pawns for nothing. Now he just has to watch out
for his light squares near the king.} Bc8 27. Nb4 Ng5 $1 {Nice practical
chance even if insufficient.} 28. Nxa6 Qe4 29. Qb5 Rf8 {The alternatives
didn't work for Black either.} (29... Nf3+ 30. Kf1 Bh3+ 31. Ke2 Bg4 32. Qxe8+
$1 Qxe8 33. Rb8 Nxd4+ 34. Kd2 Nf3+ 35. Kc3 Bc8 36. Rxd5 $18 {[%cal Gd5c5]}) (
29... Nh3+ 30. Kf1 Bxa6 31. Qxa6 Nxf2 $1 32. Rd2 (32. Kxf2 $4 Qxe3+ 33. Kg2
Qe4+ 34. Kh3 Qf5+ $11) 32... Ng4 33. Ke1 $1 Nxe3 (33... Qh1+ 34. Qf1 Rxe3+ 35.
Re2 Rxe2+ 36. Kxe2 Qe4+ 37. Kd2 Qxd4+ 38. Qd3 Qf2+ 39. Qe2 Qd4+ 40. Kc1 Qg1+
41. Kb2 Qd4+ 42. Kb3 Qb6+ 43. Nb5 $18 {No perpetual check.}) 34. Re2 Qxd4 35.
Qb6 Qd3 36. Qxe3 Qxe3 37. Rxe3 Rxe3+ 38. Kd2 $18 {In this variation White is
speculating on Black's undefended 8th rank.}) 30. Nc5 Qf3 31. Kf1 Nh3 (31...
Bg4 {[%cal Gf3h1]} 32. Ke1 $8 Qg2 33. Kd2 Qxf2+ 34. Kc3 Bxd1 35. Rxd1 Qxe3+ 36.
Qd3 $18) 32. Rd2 Qh1+ (32... Bg4 33. Ke1 $8 Qh1+ 34. Qf1 Ng1 $1 35. h3 $1 Nf3+
36. Ke2 Nh2+ 37. hxg4 Qf3+ 38. Kd3 Nxf1 39. Rxf1 $18 {Too much material for
the queen. Still, this was a better practical chance for Leko.}) 33. Ke2 Qxh2
34. Kd3 {The king escapes easily and White is a full rook up.} Nxf2+ 35. Kc3
Qxg3 36. Qe2 Ng4 37. Rf1 Qc7 38. Kb2 Qa5 39. Nb3 1-0

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxe5 Nd4 12. Bd2 Re8 13. Nc3 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bd6
15. d4 Nb4 16. Ne4 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. Bxb4 Rxe4 19. Qxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rxe4
Bxe4 21. Rxa6 Bxc2 22. Rc6 Bxb3 23. Rxc7 h6 24. Rc5 Bc4 25. Bc3 Rd5 26. Rxd5
Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Ne3 gxf4 13. Nxf5 O-O-O 14. Qc2
Nc5 15. O-O fxg3 16. hxg3 a5 17. Rfc1 Kb8 18. Rab1 Ne6 19. Qe4 Nc5 20. Qc2 Ne6
21. Qe4 Nc5 22. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd3
{A rare alternative, which has nevertheless been tried even in some recent
high level games and is possibly no worse than the main continuation.} ({
The most topical line is currently} 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5
Nfd7 12. Ne4 h6 13. Bh4 Qxa2 14. Rd1 Qd5 15. Qe3 {A new idea after} Qxe5 (15...
Bc5 $5 16. Nxe6 (16. Be2 O-O 17. Nf6+ {Schneider,I (2468)-Zakharstov,V (2556)/
Pardubice op/2008/} Nxf6 $5 18. exf6 g5 $17 {Zakharstov}) 16... Bb4+ 17. c3
Qxe6 18. cxb4 O-O 19. Rd6 Qxe5 20. Bc4 {, now critical seems to be Ftacnik's
yet untested recommendation} Qh5 $1 (20... Re8 $2 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Qb3+ Re6
23. O-O+ Nf6 24. Nxf6 gxf6 25. Rxf6+ Qxf6 26. Bxf6 Kxf6 27. Qf3+ {1-0,
Nesterovsky,A (2200)-Alexikov,A (2392)/Petach Tikva/2008/}) (20... Nc6 $6 21.
O-O Qh5 22. Bf6 $1 Nxf6 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Rfxf6 Ne5 25. Rxh6 Nxc4 26. Qe7 {
1-0, Sjugirov,S (2491)-Brodsky,M (2572)/St Petersburg/2008/}) 21. Bg3 Nc6 22.
O-O Nde5 $13) 16. Be2 Bc5 17. Bg3 {is} Qd5 $5 18. Bf3 ({After} 18. c4 Bxd4 19.
Rxd4 Qa5+ 20. Rd2 O-O 21. Bd6 Rd8 22. Qg3 Qf5 23. Be5 Qg6 24. Qh4 Nc6 {We get
the position from Motylev-Anand, Wijk aan Zee 2007 with White's P on c4. This
works in Black's favour, as in the line} 25. Bh5 Qf5 26. Bxg7 Nc5 $1 27. Nxc5
Kxg7 28. Rf1 Qe5+ 29. Ne4 Qa1+ 30. Rd1 Rxd1+ 31. Bxd1 f5 $19 {White now
doesn't have the decisive 32.c3!}) 18... O-O 19. Qc3 Ba7 (19... e5 20. Nb3 Bd4
21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Rxd4 Qe6 23. Rd6 Qe7 24. Rd2 Nf6 (24... f5 25. Bd6 Qe8 26.
Bxf8 Nxf8 27. Qc4+ Kh8 28. O-O $32 fxe4 29. Bh5 $1 g6 30. Rdf2 Nbd7 31. Rf7 $40
) (24... Rd8 25. O-O $44 {/+/=}) 25. Bd6 Nxe4 26. Bxe7 Nxc3 27. Bxf8 Nc6 28.
Bxc6 bxc6 29. Rd8 Bb7 30. Rxa8 Bxa8 31. Be7 $16 {Comp Junior-Comp Cluster Toga/
WCCC Beijing/2008/}) 20. Rf1 f5 $5 21. Nf6+ Nxf6 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Qb3 Bxd4 24.
Rxd4 Nc6 25. Rd1 a5 26. Bd6 a4 27. Qb2 Rf7 28. Rf3 Na5 29. Rd4 Nc6 30. Rc4 Ra6
31. Ra3 Nb6 32. Rh4 f4 $1 $13 {Serner,A (2559)-Tazelaar,H (2475)/corr/2007/})
8... Qxb2 9. Rb1 ({Winning a tempo is more natural than} 9. Nb3 Nbd7 10. Bxf6
gxf6 11. Rb1 Qa3 12. Be2 b5 (12... Nc5 13. Qf3 Bg7 14. O-O O-O 15. Kh1 Bd7 16.
Qh5 Bc6 17. Rf3 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bd3 f5 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. Rg3 Kh8 22.
Rxg7 Kxg7 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Qf6+ {1/2, Suetin,A-Sakharov,Y/URS-ch Kiev/1964/})
13. O-O Bb7 14. f5 Rc8 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Qh3 Be7 (16... Kd8 17. Bg4 Qb4 18. Ne2
$5 $44) 17. Bg4 Nf8 18. Nd5 Rxc2 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. Qxe6 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxa2 22.
e5 dxe5 23. Kh1 Kf8 24. Qe6 Rf2 25. Rbc1 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Rg8 27. Rxf6+ Bxf6 28.
Qxf6+ {1/2, Thomas,T (2510)-Nimtz,M (2600)/corr/1996/}) 9... Qa3 10. f5 {
White must open lines and create some threats.} ({Too soft is} 10. Be2 $6 Nbd7
11. O-O Qc5 12. Kh1 Be7 13. a4 Qc7 14. Rf3 h6 15. Rh3 Nc5 16. Qe3 Qa5 17. e5
dxe5 18. fxe5 Ng4 19. Bxg4 Bxg5 20. Qe2 O-O $17 {Nieuwenhuis,P-Nunn,J (2585)/
Utrecht/1986/}) 10... Be7 ({Another option is} 10... Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6
bxc6 13. Be2 Be7 {The trickiest line is} 14. Bh5+ $1 (14. e5 $6 dxe5 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. Bh5+ Kf8 17. Qd2 (17. O-O e4 18. Qh3 f5 19. Kh1 Rg8 20. Rb3 Qc5 21.
Nxe4 Qxc2 22. Bf3 {Van der Wiel,J (2520)-Gavrikov,V (2570)/London/1985/} Rg7 $1
$17 {Gavrikov}) 17... Kg7 18. Rb3 Qa5 19. O-O Rg8 20. Kh1 Kh8 21. Qh6 Qd8 22.
Ne4 f5 23. Bf7 Qf8 24. Qh5 Rg7 25. Be8 a5 26. Bxc6 Ba6 27. Rf2 Rd8 {0-1, Nunn,
J (2585)-Kasparov,G (2740)/Brussels/1986/}) (14. Bd2 Qc5 15. Na4 Qa7 16. Be3 c5
17. O-O O-O 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. Nxc8 Rbxc8 21. Qxa6 Qxa6 22. Bxa6 Ra8
23. Bc4 Nd5 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Bf2 $44 {Negi,P (2538)-Karjakin,S (2672)/Cap
d'Agde rpd/2006/}) (14. O-O Qa5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Bg4 Rg8 17. Bh3 Rg5 18. Ne2
Rb5 19. Rbd1 Rc5 20. Kh1 Qb5 21. Qf3 Bd7 22. Nf4 Qc4 23. Rb1 Rb5 24. Rb3 Kf7
25. a4 Rxb3 26. cxb3 Qc5 27. Bg4 Qe5 28. Qh3 Qxe4 $2 {Gashimov,V (2644)
-Areshchenko,A (2641)/Lausanne/ 2006/} (28... Rh8 $13 {/\} 29. Bh5+ Kg7 30. Bg4
Kf7 $11) 29. Bh5+ $1 Kg7 (29... Kf8 30. Bg6 $1 hxg6 31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qh7+ Ke8
33. Qg8+ Bf8 34. Nxg6 $18) (29... Kg8 30. Qg4+ Kh8 31. Ng6+ $18) 30. Qg4+ Kh6
$8 31. Qh4 Kg7 32. Be8 $1 $18) 14... Nxh5 $1 (14... g6 $2 15. e5 $1 Nd5 16. Rb3
Qa5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. exd6 Qxh5 19. dxe7 Qh4+ 20. g3 Qxe7 21. O-O Rf8 22. Ne4
$16 {Mamedov,R (2617)-Kokarev,D (2579)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2008/}) 15. Bxe7 Nf4 (
15... Kxe7 $4 16. Nd5+ $18) 16. Qd4 (16. Qg3 $5 e5 17. Rd1 $44 {is worth a try}
) 16... e5 17. Qxe5 dxe5 18. Bxa3 Nxg2+ 19. Kf2 Nf4 20. Bd6 Ng6 21. h4 h5 {
Huschenbeth,N (2453)-Bracker,F (2253)/Hamburg/2008/} 22. Kg3 Bg4 23. Rb7 Rd8
24. Bc5 Rd7 25. Rhb1 Nf8 $5 $132) 11. fxe6 (11. Be2 Qa5 (11... Nc6 12. fxe6
fxe6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 {-10...Nc6}) {will probably transpose into the game after}
12. fxe6) 11... fxe6 12. Be2 Qa5 (12... Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 {was the last chance
to follow Kasparov's footsteps and transpose into the 10...Nc6 line.}) 13. Bd2
Qc7 14. O-O $146 {[%mdl 8] A novelty, but in this case it's certainly not an
improvement over the earlier attmepts - the sharp position necessitates more
concrete play.} (14. g4 $142 $1 h6 (14... h5 $6 15. g5 Ng4 16. Qh3 $1 Qc5 17.
Bxg4 Qxd4 18. Bxe6 Nd7 19. Rf1 Kd8 20. Nd5 Qxe4+ 21. Kd1 Nb6 22. Bxc8 Qxd5 23.
Be6 Qd4 24. Qd3 $1 {1-0, Lastin,A (2625)-Kokarev,D (2510)/St Petersburg/2002/})
15. e5 (15. Qh3 g5 16. Rf1 Kf7 17. Qf3 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. h4 Rg8 20. a4 Bd7
21. hxg5 hxg5 22. e5 Qxf3 23. Bxf3 dxe5 24. Rxb7 Ke8 (24... Rac8 $5) 25. Rb6
Ra7 26. Kd1 Bd8 27. a5 $44 {Fleischanderl,F (2264)-Lorentzen,O (2318)/corr/
2004/}) 15... dxe5 16. Qg6+ Kf8 17. Nf3 Bd7 18. g5 Be8 19. Qd3 hxg5 20. Nxg5
Bf7 $6 (20... Kg8 $5 $13) 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Rg1 $40 Bd8 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4
Nc6 25. Qg6+ Kf8 26. Rf1+ Bf6 27. Rxf6+ gxf6 28. Qxf6+ Kg8 29. Rb3 Rh7 30. Bh6
Qa5+ 31. Kf1 {1-0, Radjabov,T (2663)-Rowson,J (2577)/Calvia olm/2004/}) (14.
Qh3 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Bh5+ Nxh5 17. Qxh5+ g6 18. Qh6 Bf6 19. Ne2 Bd7 20.
O-O Rf8 21. Rb3 {Bezgodov,A (2543)-Najer,E (2600)/RUS-ch Elista/2001/} Qxe4 22.
Re3 Qh4 23. Ref3 Qxh6 24. Bxh6 Ke7 25. g4 Bb5 $1 $17 {Tyomkin}) 14... O-O 15.
Qc4 Qd7 $1 (15... Qxc4 $143 $6 16. Bxc4 Kf7 17. g4 $32 {|^} (17. Na4 $5)) 16.
Qb3 Kh8 17. Bc4 $6 {Consistent, but now Black frees his position and keeps the
extra P.} (17. Be3 $5 {/\} Nc6 18. Na4 $132 {/=/+}) 17... d5 $1 18. exd5 b5 (
18... Nc6 $1 $17) (18... Bc5 19. Be3 b5 $36 {/\} 20. dxe6 Qa7 $17) 19. Be2 (19.
Nxe6 Qa7+ 20. Kh1 bxc4 21. Qxc4 Bxe6 22. dxe6 Qc5 $17) 19... Bc5 20. Kh1 $1
exd5 (20... Bxd4 $6 21. Qb4 $11) 21. Be3 Nc6 {Now Black loses a part of his
advantage.} (21... Re8 $142 $5 $17 {prevents the following sortie.}) 22. Ne6 $5
Qxe6 (22... Bxe3 $5 23. Nxf8 Qd6 24. Nxb5 (24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. Nxd5
Bc5 27. Nc7 Ra7 $19 {[%csl Rc7,Rf8]}) (24. Nxd5 $6 Nxd5 25. c4 Nd4 (25... bxc4
26. Bxc4 Nf6 27. Qxe3 Qxf8 28. Qb6 $15) 26. Qd3 Bf5 27. Rxf5 bxc4 28. Rxd5 cxd3
29. Rxd6 dxe2 30. Nd7 Re8 $19 {is easy to calculate for a macine, but
difficult for a human.}) 24... axb5 25. Qxe3 Qxf8 26. Bxb5 $15 {/-/+}) 23. Bxc5
Re8 24. Bf3 Bb7 $5 (24... Na5 25. Qb4 Nc4 26. Bd4 $132) 25. a4 (25. Rbd1 Rac8
$36) (25. Nxd5 Na5 26. Qb4 Bxd5 27. Qxa5 $15) 25... Na5 26. Qb4 Nc4 27. Rbd1 (
27. axb5 Nd2 28. Nxd5 Nxf3 $5 (28... Nxf1 29. Nc7 Qd7 30. Nxe8 Bxf3 31. Rxf1 (
31. Nxf6 $2 Qh3 $19) 31... Bxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Rxe8 33. bxa6 Qc6+ $15) 29. Nxf6 Qxf6
30. bxa6 Qh6 31. Bd6 (31. gxf3 Re2 32. Rf2 Bxf3+ 33. Kg1 Qg6+ 34. Kf1 Rae8 $19)
31... Nxh2 32. Bxh2 Bxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Re2+ 34. Rf2 Rxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Qxh2+ $40) 27...
Ne4 28. Nxe4 dxe4 29. Be2 (29. Bh5 $5 e3 $5 (29... Red8 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. axb5
$11) 30. Bxe8 Rxe8 $44 {/=/+}) 29... e3 $5 (29... Bc6 {keeps the extraP, but
is rather passive.}) 30. axb5 axb5 31. Qxb5 Ba6 32. Qb4 Rab8 33. Qa4 Ra8 34.
Qb4 Nd2 $1 $36 {At this moment Black is right to spurn repetiton.} 35. Rfe1 (
35. Bxa6 Nxf1 36. Bxf1 e2 $17) 35... Ne4 36. Kg1 (36. Bxa6 $5 Nf2+ 37. Kg1 Nxd1
38. Be2 (38. Bd3 Qf6 $1 39. Rf1 (39. Rxd1 Ra1 40. Rb1 Rea8 41. Bxe3 Rxb1+ 42.
Qxb1 Ra1 $19) 39... Nf2 40. Bxe3 Nxd3 $17) 38... Rab8 (38... Qf5 $5) 39. Qf4
Nc3 40. Bc4 Qe4 41. Qxe4 Rxe4 42. Bd3 Ree8 43. Bxe3 $15) 36... Rab8 37. Qd4 Nf2
$2 $138 {[%mdl 8192] With a series of weak moves in time-trouble Grischuk
completely ruins his position.} ({Already the first one gives away his
advantage, strong was} 37... Bxe2 38. Rxe2 Qc6 $1 39. Ba7 (39. Bb4 Qb5 40. Rxe3
Qxb4 $19) 39... Nc3 40. Ree1 e2 (40... Nb5 41. Qd7 Nxa7 42. Qxa7 Qxc2 $19) 41.
Ra1 Nb5 42. Qc5 Nxa7 43. Qxa7 Qxc2 $19 {and Black will gradually convert his
powerful Pe2.}) 38. Ra1 Bxe2 $6 ({Now more prudent was} 38... Qg6 $1 39. Rxa6
Nh3+ 40. Kh1 (40. Kf1 $4 Qf5+ 41. Bf3 e2+ 42. Rxe2 Rb1+ $19) 40... Nf2+ $11)
39. Rxe2 Ng4 $2 (39... Qc6 $1 40. Rxe3 Ne4 41. Bf8 Rxf8 42. Qxe4 Qc5 $14 {
still gives Black reasonable drawing chances in the major piece _|_.}) 40. h3
Ne5 $2 {Self-pinning and self-destructive.} (40... Rbd8 41. Qc3 Nf6 42. Rxe3
Qc6 $14 {/+/- is unpleasant, but at least it allows Black to fight on.} (42...
Ne4 43. Rae1 Nxc3 44. Rxe6 $16)) 41. Rxe3 $18 {The time-control is over and
Black's position is a shambles. Gashimov will convert his extra P in a simple
and fairly straightforward fashion.} Rbd8 42. Qc3 Qc4 43. Qxc4 Nxc4 44. Rxe8+
Rxe8 45. Ra7 h6 46. Bd4 Ne5 47. c4 Kh7 (47... Nxc4 48. Rxg7 Re1+ 49. Kf2 Rd1 (
49... Rc1 50. Bf6 $22 {is similar to 49...Rd1.}) 50. Rg4+ Kh7 51. Bc3 Nd6 $8
52. Ke2 Rc1 53. Rg7+ Kh8 54. Be5 Nc4 55. Bf6 $18) 48. c5 h5 49. Ra6 (49. Kf2 $1
Kg6 50. Kg3 $18 {seems somewhat simpler.}) 49... Nd3 50. Ra3 Nf4 51. Be3 Nd5
52. Kf2 Re4 53. Rd3 Nxe3 {[%mdl 4096] White will win the R_|_ in a model way.}
(53... Ne7 $5 {is more resilient, although after} 54. Bg5 {White should
gradually win.}) 54. Rxe3 Rc4 55. Re5 {White's K is close enough to help the
Pc5, while Black's K is far off.} Rc2+ (55... h4 56. Ke3 Kg6 (56... Rc2 57. Rg5
Kh6 58. Kd3 $1 $18) 57. Kd3 Rc1 58. Kd4 Rc2 59. Kd5 Rxg2 60. c6 Kf6 (60... Rc2
61. Kd6 $18 {transposes into the game}) 61. Re4 Rd2+ 62. Kc5 Rc2+ 63. Kb6 Rb2+
64. Ka7 Rc2 65. Kb7 Rb2+ 66. Kc8 g5 67. c7 $18) 56. Kf3 h4 57. Ke4 $1 {The K
hurries to support the passed P.} Kg6 (57... Rxg2 58. c6 Rc2 59. Kd5 $18) 58.
Kd5 Rd2+ 59. Ke6 Rxg2 (59... Rc2 60. Kd6 Kf6 61. Rd5 $18) 60. c6 Rc2 61. Kd6
Kf6 62. Rd5 {[%cal Rc6c7,Rd5c5] /\c7,Rc5 Avoids the last trick.} (62. c7 $4
Rxc7 $11) 62... g5 63. c7 g4 64. Rc5 1-0

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O (4. d3 {ist eine alternative Fortsetzung.
Man bekommt spielbare Stellungen, doch keinen Eröffnungsvorteil.} Bc5 (4... d6
$5 5. O-O Be7 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bc2 Re8 $132 {Es entsteht ein
typischer Spanier mit d3.}) 5. Bxc6 (5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Ba4 Ba7
$132 {Wiederum hat Schwarz wenig zu befürchten.}) 5... dxc6 6. Be3 Qe7 (6...
Bxe3 $2 {Verbessert weisse Bauernstruktur und oeffnet die f-Linie.} 7. fxe3 Qe7
8. O-O Ng4 9. Qd2 f6 10. Nh4 g6 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Rf3 f5 13. g3 Nf6 14. exf5 g5
15. Ng2 e4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. dxe4 O-O-O 18. Qa5 $16 {Sutovsky - Carlsen (Crete,
2007)}) 7. Bxc5 Qxc5 8. Nc3 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 O-O {Schwarz hat keine
Schwierigkeiten.} 11. O-O-O a5 12. Qf5 Rfd8 13. Rhf1 a4 14. a3 b5 $132 {
Sutovsky - Aronian (Caleta, 2005)}) 4... Nxe4 5. d4 (5. Re1 {Das ist eine
bekannte Remisvariante:} Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. Rxe5+ Be7 8. Bf1 (8. Bd3 O-O 9.
Nc3 c6 10. b3 Ne8 11. Bb2 d5 12. Qh5 Nf6 13. Qh4 Be6 $11) 8... O-O 9. d4 Bf6
10. Re1 Nf5 11. c3 d5 $11 {Bei symmetrischen Bauernstruktur das Maximum, was
beide Seiten erreichen können, ist der kollektive Abtausch aller Figuren.})
5... Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Be7 ({Eine andere
prinzipielle Fortsetzung ist} 9... Bd7 10. h3 (10. b3 Kc8 11. Bb2 Be7 12. Rad1
a5 $132) 10... h6 11. b3 Kc8 12. Bb2 b6 13. Rad1 Ne7 14. Rd2 c5 15. Rfd1 Be6
$132) (9... Ke8 $5 {ist im Prinzip eine andere Variante, die jedoch in dieser
Partie zu Zugumstellung führt.}) 10. Rd1+ {Ich verstehe nicht, warum man
diesen Zug spielen soll. Der f-Turm steht auf d1 eindeutig falsch. Besser ist
das traditionelle 10.h3.} (10. h3 h6 11. b3 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. g3 Be7 14. g4
h5 15. f3 Ke8 16. Ne4 a5 17. a4 Be6 $11 {Amonatov - Deviatkin (Novokuznetsk,
2008). Weiß steht symbolisch besser, jedoch ohne wirklichen Chancen auf einen
Sieg.}) 10... Ke8 11. g4 {Das kann kein ernsthafter Versuch sein, auf Vorteil
zu spielen.} (11. Bg5 Bxg5 12. Nxg5 Ke7 13. Rd2 (13. Rd3 h6 14. Nf3 g6 15. Rad1
Ng7 16. h3 h5 $1 $11) 13... h6 14. Nf3 Rd8 15. Rxd8 Kxd8 16. Rd1+ Ke8 17. h3
Be6 18. Kh2 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. g4 Ne7 21. Kg3 Kd7 22. Ne1 g5 $1 $132 {
Das Wichtigste für Schwarz ist es, Weiß nicht zu erlauben, seine Bauernlawine
am Königsflügel zu weit nach vorne zu bringen.}) (11. g3 h6 12. b3 Be6 13. Bb2
Rd8 14. h3 g5 $1 15. g4 Ng7 16. Ne4 Bd5 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. exf6 Ne6 $132 {
Topalov - Ponomariov (Wijk aan Zee, 2003)}) 11... Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. h3 {
Man hat im Endeffekt eine Stellung aus der 9....Ke8-Variante bekommen, wo Weiß
statt den Läufer nach f4 zu entwickeln, Rd1 gespielt hat, was kaum besser sein
kann.} Be7 (13... h5 {Vielleicht ist dies auch spielbar, aber Weiß bekommt
eine Zusatzmöglichkeit. Der Partiezug führt zur traditionellen Stellung der
Variante.} 14. g5 $5 {mit der Idee nach 15.Rd4 den Läufer zu fangen.} f6 $1 (
14... c5 $2 15. Nd5 $18) 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Ne4 fxg5 17. Bxg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Rg8
19. h4 Bf5 20. Re1+ Kf8 21. c3 Re8 22. Rxe8+ Kxe8 23. Kg2 $14) 14. Kg2 h5 15.
f3 hxg4 $6 {Die mit diesem Zug verbundene Idee gefällt mir nicht sehr. Warum
soll man einen Bauern opfern, wenn man auch so eine gute Stellung hat?!} (15...
a5 $1 16. Bf4 (16. a4 Be6 $11 {es entsteht eine unantastbare Festung, die Weiß
nicht zerstören kann.}) 16... a4 17. a3 Ra5 $132 {Eine der wenigen Positionen
in der Berliner Verteidigung, wo Schwarz bei Gelegenheit ein vollwertiges
Gegenspiel bekommen kann, und nicht nur passiv abwarten.}) 16. hxg4 f5 {
Wenn man nun zu dem Plan mit a5 oder mit Be6 zurückkehrt, dann gerät die
Öffnung der h-Linie zum schwarzen Nachteil.} (16... a5 17. Bf4 a4 18. Rh1 Rxh1
19. Rxh1 $14) 17. exf6 (17. gxf5 $2 Bxf5 18. Ne4 Rh4 $15 {und Schwarz steht
besser.}) 17... gxf6 (17... Bxf6 18. Ne4 Be6 (18... Be5 19. f4 Bxg4 20. Re1
Bh3+ 21. Kg3 Bd4 22. Ng5+ $18) 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Bf4 Rc8 21. Kg3 $14 {Das
Endspiel wäre Remis ohne Türme, aber mit Türmen auf dem Brett hat Weiß gute
Gewinnchancen.}) 18. Bf4 Be6 ({Sehr schlecht ist das passive} 18... Bd8 $2 19.
Rh1 Rxh1 20. Rxh1 Be6 21. Bxc7 $1 $18) (18... f5 {Ein Versuch, das Spiel
lebendig zu gestalten, endet mit demselben Misserfolg.} 19. Rh1 $1 (19. gxf5
Bxf5 20. Ne4 Kf7 $1 21. Rh1 Rag8+ 22. Kf2 Bd8 $11) 19... Rxh1 (19... Rg8 20.
Rh7 $16) 20. Rxh1 fxg4 21. Rh8+ Kf7 22. Rh7+ Ke8 23. fxg4 Bxg4 24. Bg5 $3 Bf8
25. Ne4 $1 $16) 19. Bxc7 f5 20. gxf5 ({Zu unklaren Folgen führt} 20. Rd4 $5 c5
$5 21. Rd3 fxg4 22. fxg4 Bxg4 23. Nd5 $1 {Die weiße Initiative entwickelt sich
sehr schnell.} Be6 24. Re1 Rh6 25. Bg3 Bxd5+ 26. Rxd5 Rd8 27. Rxc5 Rd2+ $13 {
Obwohl Schwarz gewisse Kompensation hat, sind die weißen Chancen besser.})
20... Rg8+ (20... Bxf5 21. Ne4 Kf7 22. Rh1 Rag8+ 23. Kf2 Bh4+ 24. Ke3 $14) 21.
Kf2 (21. Bg3 $5 {Bringt eher wenig.} Bxf5 (21... Bh4 $2 22. Ne4 Bxf5 $4 23.
Nd6+ $18) 22. Ne4 Bxe4 $1 {Der forcierte Weg, ein remisliches Endspiel zu
erreichen.} (22... Kf7 23. Kf2 $14) 23. fxe4 Bh4 24. Rd3 Rd8 (24... Bxg3 $2 25.
Rxg3 Rxg3+ 26. Kxg3 Rd8 27. Rh1 Rd2 28. Rh2 $16) 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. Rd1+ Ke7
27. Rd3 Ke6 28. Kh3 $1 (28. Kf2 $2 Rxg3 29. Rxg3 Ke5 30. Kf3 Bxg3 31. Kxg3 Kxe4
32. Kf2 $11) 28... Bxg3 29. Rxg3 Rd8 30. Rd3 Rg8 $11) 21... Bc5+ 22. Ke2 Rg2+ (
22... Bc4+ $5 23. Kd2 Rg2+ 24. Kc1 Rf2 25. Ne4 Be3+ 26. Kb1 Rxf3 27. a4 $1 $14
{Nachdem der weiße Turm über a3 ins Spiel kommt, wird die schwarze
Kompensation sehr schnell schmelzen.}) 23. Kd3 Bxf5+ 24. Ne4 {Einer Serie von
Schachgeboten folgt die Abwesenheit eines Planes. Weiß hat sich sicher
verteidigt, behält einen Mehrbauern, und kommt ins Endspiel, wo es nur zwei
Ergebnisse geben kann.} Ke7 $2 {Das gibt Weiß einen großen Vorteil. Die beste
Chance war die Fortsetzung des dynamischen Spiels:} (24... Bxe4+ $5 25. fxe4 (
25. Kxe4 Rxc2 26. Rac1 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Be7 $11) 25... Kd7 26. Bf4 (26. Be5 Ke6
27. Bc3 b5 $1 $36) 26... Rf8 27. Rd2 $1 (27. Kc4+ Ke6 28. Rd2 Rg4 $11) 27...
Rg4 $1 28. Be3 Bxe3 29. Kxe3+ Ke6 30. Rh1 Rg3+ 31. Ke2 Rg4 $44 {Schwarz behält
gute Remischancen.}) 25. Rd2 Rxd2+ (25... Rag8 26. Re1 $14) 26. Kxd2 Bxe4 27.
fxe4 Rg8 {Das ist nicht das Gleiche wie nach 24....Be4. Mit einem Turm und
Läufern auf dem Brett steigern sich die Gewinnchancen exponentiell} 28. Rh1 $1
Bd4 (28... Rg2+ 29. Kd3 $16 {Der weiße König kommt nur näher zum Zentrum, die
schwarze Stellung verschlechtert sich nur.}) 29. b3 Rg2+ 30. Kd3 Bg7 31. Bf4
$16 {Das Endspiel ist wahrscheinlich nicht zu halten.} b5 (31... Ke6 32. a4 $16
) 32. Rh5 a6 33. a4 $1 (33. Rg5 $6 {Ein grober Fehler ist der Turmentausch!}
Rxg5 34. Bxg5+ Ke6 $11 {Es entsteht eine Stellung, wo die schwarzen Bauern
zusammen mit dem Läufer und dem König eine Festung bilden.}) 33... Rg4 34. Be3
Rg3 35. c4 $1 {Weiß spielt sehr stark. Man muss keine Angst vor dem
Bauerntausch haben. Ganz im Gegenteil, Weiß muss dem Schwarzspieler eine
Schwäche kreieren, die er angreifen kann. Damit wird die schwarze
Verteidigungszone ausgedehnt.} Kd7 (35... bxa4 36. bxa4 $16 {Nach wenigen
Zügen befreit sich Weiß aus der Fesselung und greift den Bauern a6 an.}) 36.
Ke2 bxa4 {Erzwungen - es gibt keine Alternative.} (36... Rg2+ 37. Kf3 Rb2 (
37... Rg6 38. axb5 axb5 39. cxb5 cxb5 40. Rxb5 $18) 38. Rh7 $18) 37. bxa4 {
Nun ist die Schwäche im schwarzen Lager bestimmt - der Bauer a6.} Bc3 38. Rh7+
Ke6 (38... Rg7 39. Rh3 $16 {demnächst folgt Kf3 usw.} (39. Rxg7+ Bxg7 {das
Endspiel sieht immer noch remislich aus.})) 39. Rc7 $6 {Ungenauigkeit! Schwarz
bekommt Chancen.} (39. Bf4 $1 {würde zum entscheidenden Vorteil führen.} Rg2+
40. Kf3 Ra2 41. Rh6+ Ke7 (41... Kd7 42. Rd6+ $18) 42. Rxc6 Rxa4 43. c5 $18)
39... Ke5 (39... Kd6 $4 40. Bf4+ Be5 41. Bxg3 $18) 40. Rxc6 Bd4 (40... Kxe4 $1
{Ich sehe nicht, wie Weiß diese Stellung gewinnen kann.} 41. Re6+ (41. Bf2 Rg2
42. Re6+ (42. Rxa6 Bd4 43. Re6+ Kf4 44. Kd3 Bxf2 $11) 42... Be5 43. Kf1 Kf3 44.
Rxe5 Rxf2+ 45. Ke1 Rc2 $11) 41... Be5 42. Bb6 Kf5 43. Re7 (43. Rxe5+ Kxe5 44.
Bc7+ Kd4 45. Bxg3 Kxc4 46. a5 Kb5 47. Bc7 Kc6 $11) 43... Ra3 44. a5 Ra2+ 45.
Kd3 Ra3+ $11) 41. Bd2 (41. Bxd4+ Kxd4 42. Rxa6 Kxe4 $11 {Auf dem Brett ist
eine theoretische Remisstellung.}) 41... Ra3 42. Bc1 Ra1 $1 (42... Rxa4 $2 43.
Kf3 $1 Ba1 44. Bf4+ Kd4 45. Be3+ Ke5 46. Bc5 $18) 43. Kd2 a5 44. Rh6 Rb1 $2 (
44... Kxe4 $1 {Wieder brachte das Nehmen auf e4 ein Remis.} 45. Rh4+ Ke5 46.
Kd3 (46. Rxd4 Kxd4 47. Bb2+ Kxc4 48. Bxa1 Kb4 $11) 46... Rxc1 47. Rh5+ Kd6 48.
Kxd4 Rd1+ 49. Kc3 Kc6 $11 {Die Stellung mit den a- und c-Bauern ist
bekannterweise Remis.}) 45. Rh4 Bf2 46. Rg4 Kd4 47. Kc2 Rb7 48. e5+ Kxe5 49.
Bb2+ $2 {Wieder ein Fehlgriff, 49.Bd2 bot gute Gewinnchancen.} (49. Bd2 $1 Bd4
(49... Ra7 50. Rg5+ Ke4 51. Bxa5 $18) (49... Bb6 50. Rg5+ Kd6 51. Rg6+ Kd7 52.
Kd3 $16 {/+-}) 50. Bxa5 Rb2+ 51. Kc1 $18 {Es droht Rxd4 und Bc7+.}) 49... Kf5
50. Rg8 Bc5 51. Rd8 Bb4 {Diese Stellung ist schon kaum zu gewinnen.} 52. Rd5+
Ke6 53. Bc3 Bxc3 54. Kxc3 Rb1 55. Kd4 Ra1 56. Rxa5 Kd6 57. Ra6+ Kc7 58. Kc5 Kb7
$11 {Auf dem Brett ist eine theoretische Remisstellung, die in vielen
Endspielbüchern analysiert wird. Doch in der Praxis ist es manchmal sehr
schwer, die genauen Züge zu machen, um sich zu halten. Vor allem im Zeitnot
sind die praktischen Gewinnchancen sehr groß.} 59. Rb6+ Kc7 60. Rb4 Rh1 61. Kb5
Rh5+ 62. c5 Rh1 63. a5 Kb7 64. a6+ Ka7 65. Rd4 Rb1+ 66. Kc6 Rh1 67. Rd8 Rh5 $2
(67... Rh2 $11) 68. Kb5 Rh7 69. Rd5 Rh1 70. Rd7+ Kb8 71. c6 Rb1+ 72. Kc5 Rc1+
73. Kb6 Rb1+ 74. Kc5 Rc1+ 75. Kd6 Rd1+ 76. Ke7 Rc1 77. Rd8+ Ka7 78. Kd7 Rd1+
79. Kc8 1-0

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. bxa6 d6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Nh3 Bxa6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bd2 Qb6 12. Qc2 {White's plan includes Ra1-b1,
b2-b3 but what to do later? That will depend on Black's actions but if Black
plays accurately, he can deprive White of any activity.} (12. Rb1 Rfb8 13. b3
Ne8 (13... Ne5 $142 $1) 14. Qc2 Nc7 15. a4 Nf6 16. Nf4 Ra7 17. b4 $1 cxb4 18.
Be3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Antoshin,V-Mihaljcisin,M/Sarajevo 1970/EXT 1998 (72)}) 12...
Rfb8 13. Rab1 Ne5 {This knight looks unsafe but it is active! Black played
much worse in the following game:} (13... Qa7 14. b3 Ne8 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nf3 Nc7
17. Rfe1 Nb5 $6 18. Nxb5 Rxb5 19. e4 Rab8 20. Bc3 {This bishop exchange is
White's dream in this system!} Bb7 21. Bf1 Rb6 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Rbd1 $16 {
1-0 Alekseev,E-Inarkiev,E/Moscow RUS 2008/(49)}) 14. b3 Bc8 {Black wants to
play ...Bf5 to force e2-e4 and thus weaken the light squares in White's camp.}
15. Ng5 {And here is Black's "dream game":} (15. Kh1 Qa6 16. Ng1 Bf5 $1 17. e4
{[%csl Rd3]} Bd7 18. Rfd1 Nd3 19. Bf1 Nb4 20. Bxa6 Nxc2 21. Bc4 Ng4 22. Kg2 Na3
23. Rbc1 Nxc4 24. bxc4 Ne5 $17 {0-1 Popov,V-Kryschilovskij,A/St Petersburg
2002/CBM 086 ext (41)}) 15... Bf5 $1 16. e4 Bd7 $146 (16... Bc8 17. Na4 Qa7 18.
Nf3 (18. Bc3 $5) 18... Nfg4 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Rfc1 Bd7 21. Nc3 c4 22. bxc4 Nxc4
23. Be1 Rxb1 24. Nxb1 Na3 25. Nxa3 Qxa3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,S-Collutiis,D/
Cappelle la Grande 2003/CBM 092 ext (40)}) 17. Nf3 Nfg4 18. Ne1 $5 {White
wants to exploit the "hanging" position of Black's knights.} (18. Nxe5 Nxe5 $44
) 18... f5 $1 {A typical idea of dynamic counterplay.} (18... c4 $5 {was
another option:} 19. h3 Nf6 20. bxc4 Qc7 $44) 19. Nd3 {White can't bring
himself to "accept his mistake", which still led to a complicated position:} (
19. Nf3 Nxf3+ (19... fxe4 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Nxe4) 20. Bxf3 Bd4 $44) 19... Nxd3
20. Qxd3 fxe4 (20... Bxc3 $5 21. Bxc3 Rxa2 {- Black regains the pawn and
creates pressure on the f2-pawn} ({rather than} 21... Bb5 22. Qd2 Bxf1 23. Rxf1
$44)) (20... Bd4 $5) 21. Qe2 $6 {"The greater evil".} (21. Bxe4 Bd4 $1 {
[%csl Rf2]}) (21. Qxe4 $5 Rf8 $5 $36 (21... Bd4 $6 22. Qxe7) (21... Bf5 22. Qe2
Qa6 $5 $36 (22... Bxb1 23. Qe6+ Kh8 24. Rxb1 Ne5 $15)) 22. Qxe7 $6 Rf7 23. Qe2
Bd4) 21... Qa6 (21... Rf8 $5) ({but the best of several attractive options was
probably} 21... Qa5 $5 22. Rbc1 (22. Nxe4 Qxa2 $17) 22... e3 $1 23. fxe3 Bxc3
24. Bxc3 Qxa2 {winning the b3-pawn with no compensation for White.}) 22. Qxa6
Rxa6 23. Bxe4 (23. a4 Nxf2 $1 24. Kxf2 (24. Rxf2 e3 $1 25. Bxe3 Bxc3 $17 {
[%csl Rb3]}) 24... Bd4+ 25. Ke2 Bg4+ 26. Ke1 e3 $17) 23... Bxc3 24. Bxc3 Rxa2
$17 {[%mdl 4096] Black has recaptured the pawn and has a clear advantage due
to his superior pawn structure.} 25. f3 (25. b4 cxb4 26. Rxb4 Rxb4 27. Bxb4 Bb5
$17) 25... Nf6 26. Rf2 (26. b4 Nxe4 (26... cxb4 27. Rxb4 Rxb4 28. Bxb4 Ra4 29.
Rb1 Bf5 $17) 27. fxe4 Rc2 28. Rf3 Bh3 $19 29. b5 $140 Ra8 30. g4 $8 Bxg4 31.
Rg3 Bc8) 26... Ra3 (26... Nxe4 $1 27. fxe4 Ra3 28. Rfb2 Bb5 {[%cal Rb5d3]} 29.
Re1 Ba6 {winning the b3-pawn and consequently the game.}) 27. Bxf6 $1 exf6 28.
Rfb2 {At least keeping material equality although Black's positional advantage
is obvious.} Ra7 (28... Bb5 $5 {to prevent Be4-d3.}) 29. Kf2 Kf7 30. Bd3 Rab7
31. Ke3 Rb4 32. Kd2 Bb5 {A typical "exchange of a defender", although there
was no need to hurry with it:} (32... Rd4 $142 33. Kc2 (33. Kc3 Re8) 33... Kf8
$5 {and the d5-pawn falls.} (33... Re8 $143 34. Rd1)) 33. Bxb5 R8xb5 34. Kc3 (
34. Ra2 $1 Rb7 35. Kc3) 34... Rb7 (34... Ra5 $1) 35. Rd1 $6 {Passive defence
leads to a gradual defeat. It was necessary to immediately activate a rook:} (
35. Ra2 $1 {e.g.} Rd4 (35... c4 {is senseless due to} 36. Rab2) (35... Re7 36.
Ra6 Re3+ 37. Kc2 $1 Rxf3 38. Rxd6 $15) (35... R4b6 $5 $15) 36. Rd2 (36. Rba1 $5
Rxd5 (36... g5 37. Ra7 Rxa7 38. Rxa7+ Kg6 39. b4 $1 Rxb4 (39... Rxd5 40. b5 Rd1
41. Ra3 $1) 40. Ra6 $11) 37. Ra7 Rxa7 38. Rxa7+ Kg8 39. Rd7 $15) 36... Rxd2 37.
Kxd2 $15) 35... g5 36. Rdd2 Re7 37. Re2 Re5 38. Rbd2 h5 39. Rxe5 fxe5 40. Ra2 {
Too late!} Rd4 41. Ra7+ Kf6 42. Rh7 Kg6 43. Re7 Rxd5 44. Re6+ Kg7 45. b4 $5 {
Otherwise 45...Rd4} cxb4+ 46. Kxb4 g4 $1 47. fxg4 hxg4 48. Kc4 Rd4+ 49. Kc3 Kf7
50. Rh6 Ke7 {Black's central pawn pair brings him an easy victory.} 0-1

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. e3 g6 {Wang Yue goes for a fianchetto.} (9... e6 {is a more common
way of development.}) 10. Bd3 Be6 $5 {I find this move a bit strange, Black
voluntarily loses a tempo. However, I guess the decision wasn't made over the
board. Basically, the exchange of pieces favours the side with less space,
Black in this case.} (10... Bxd3 11. Nxd3 Bg7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qe2 Nfd5 14. Rd1
Nb4 15. b3 N6d5 16. Bb2 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Qd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Adianto,U
(2589)-Bu Xiangzhi (2671)/Doha 2006/CBM 115 ext (47)}) 11. Be2 $146 {Grischuk
is ready to make another move with the same bishop in order to free the
d3-square for his knight.} (11. Nf3 Bg7 12. h3 Nfd5 13. O-O O-O 14. e4 Nb4 15.
Be2 Qd7 16. Bf4 Rad8 17. Qc1 Bc4 18. Bh6 Bxe2 19. Nxe2 Nc8 20. Ng3 Bxh6 21.
Qxh6 f6 22. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Mchedlishvili,M (2615)-Shaw,J (2469)/Dresden GER
2008/The Week in Chess 733 (51)}) 11... Bg7 12. e4 (12. O-O Nfd7 13. Nd3 {
would have been more in harmony with White's previous move.}) 12... Nfd7 13.
Nf3 Bg4 {It's clear that the light-squared bishop is obstructing Black's play,
so Wang Yue finally decides to get rid of it and to build his play on the dark
squares.} 14. O-O O-O 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e5 17. d5 Re8 18. g3 Qe7 $6 {
Starting from this point the Chinese grandmaster goes astray.} (18... cxd5 19.
Nxd5 Nc5 {was playable for Black.}) (18... Bf8 $1 {[%cal Gf8c5] This was
pointed out by Grischuk in the press conference after the game, and this
manoeuvre could really solve Black's problems. For instance:} 19. dxc6 bxc6 20.
Qe2 Bc5 21. Rd1 Bd4 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Qe7 $11) 19. b3 Rad8 $6 {Another
mediocre waiting move. It was better to release the tension in the centre as
soon as possible.} (19... cxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Nc5 22. Ba3 b6 {and
Black should equalise soon.}) 20. Be3 cxd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 b6 23. Qb5 $1
Bf8 $2 ({Black could still keep a defendable position by} 23... Rb8 $1 24. Rac1
(24. Rfd1 Nc5 25. Rd5 Ne6 $14 {[%cal Ge6d4]}) 24... Nc5 25. Rfd1 Qe6 26. Rc3 (
26. b4 $6 axb4 27. a5 Bf8 $13) 26... Bf8 (26... Qxh3 $6 27. Rd6 $16 {[%csl Ra5,
Rb6]})) 24. Rad1 {Now Black is not able to establish his knight on the
c5-outpost.} Qb4 25. Be2 Nc5 26. Qxb4 axb4 27. Bc4 Kg7 (27... Nxe4 28. Bxb6 {
[%csl Ga4] is lost for Black. The a-pawn will decide.}) 28. Kg2 f6 29. Bd5 {
At some point the a4-a5 push will ruin Black's position. White is nearly
winning.} Rb8 $6 (29... Rc8 30. Rc1 f5 {was a better practical chance.}) 30.
Rc1 $18 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ga4a5]} Na6 (30... Rec8 31. Rc4 f5 32. exf5 gxf5 33.
Rxb4 $18) 31. Rc6 Bc5 32. a5 $1 {Black is collapsing.} Bxe3 33. fxe3 Nc5 34.
axb6 Nd7 35. Rc7 Re7 36. Bc6 Rxb6 37. Rxd7 {[%mdl 32]} 1-0

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Ng6 13. Qd2 Qa5 14. Nd5 Qxd2+ 15.
Kxd2 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 Nxd4 17. Nc7+ Kd7 18. Nxa8 Kc6 19. a4 Be6 20. Ra3 Rxa8 21.
Rd3 Nxf3+ 22. Rxf3 h5 23. Rc3+ Kd7 24. Bc4 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 h4 26. Rb4 Rb8 27. Ke2
Ne5 28. Rb3 Nc6 29. Rd1 f6 30. Kf2 Na5 31. Rc3 Nc6 32. Rb3 Na5 33. Rc3 Nc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8. e3
Rc8 9. Be2 e6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Nd2 Be7 12. a3 O-O 13. Nb3 Qb6 14. Na4 Qa7 15.
Bg4 Bxg4 16. Qxg4 Nf6 17. Qe2 Nb8 18. Nac5 Nbd7 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Na5 Qa8 21.
Bc7 Bd8 22. Bxd8 Rfxd8 23. h3 h6 24. Nb3 Nb6 25. Nc5 Nc4 26. Rc3 b6 27. Nd3 Nd6
28. Rfc1 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 Rc8 30. Qc2 Rxc3 31. Qxc3 Qc8 32. Qxc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Nxg4 Nbd7 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Qd2 h5 14. Bf4 Qg6 15.
Qe3 O-O-O 16. g3 Bb4 17. a3 Ba5 18. Bg2 e5 19. dxe5 Bb6 20. Qe2 Nc5 21. O-O Nd3
22. Be3 Qg4 23. Qxg4+ hxg4 24. Bxb6 axb6 25. f3 gxf3 26. Rxf3 Nxe5 27. Rf5 Rde8
28. Bf1 Kc7 29. Be2 Bc8 30. Rg5 Rhg8 31. Rxg8 Rxg8 32. Kg2 Kd6 33. h5 Ke7 34.
Rf1 Be6 35. Kf2 Bg4 36. Ke3 Ke6 37. Rh1 Kf6 38. Rf1+ Ke6 39. Rh1 Rd8 40. Rd1
Rh8 41. Rh1 Kf6 42. Rf1+ Ke6 43. Rh1 Rd8 44. Rd1 Rxd1 45. Nxd1 Kf6 46. Bxg4
Nxg4+ 47. Kf4 Ne5 48. Nf2 c5 49. g4 b4 50. axb4 cxb4 51. g5+ Ke6 52. Ke3 b5 53.
h6 f6 54. h7 Ng6 55. gxf6 Kxf6 56. Kd4 Kg7 57. Kc5 c3 58. bxc3 bxc3 59. Nd3
Kxh7 60. Kxb5 c2 61. Kb4 Nf4 62. Nc1 Kg6 63. Kb3 Kf6 64. Kxc2 Ke5 65. Nd3+ Kxe4
66. Nxf4 Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
e5 Nd5 9. a3 Be7 10. Qb3 Na5 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Qb3 Na5 13. Qa4+ Nc6 14. Qb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Elista FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2008.12.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2008.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. Re1 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Kh8 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 {The
ideas of this line were explained by GM T.Radjabov in his annotations to his
game vs. L.Van Wely (CBM 120), as well as annotations by GM E.Postny to the
same game and to Shirov - Radjabov from the same issue. You can find even more
explanations in the commentary to an earlier game Van Wely - Radjabov from CBM
111, annotated by GM V.Mikhalevski.} Re8 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A new idea - Black
decides that this move is necessary anyway to attack the e6 pawn.} (14... fxe4
$6 {was first played by Radjabov}) ({then he came to} 14... Nh5 {(see
above-mentioned games)}) ({but} 14... Nc6 {is the closest "ideological
relative" to Radjabov's novelty. This move was played in the following game:}
15. Nd5 (15. exf5 gxf5 16. Be3 Nxb4 $140 17. Rb1 {was probably what Teimour
didn't like here}) 15... Re8 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Bd3 (17. Bb2 Rxe6 18. Bd3 $36)
17... e4 18. fxe4 {1/2-1/2 Naumann,A-Chevelevitch,E/Bad Woerishofen 2008/CBM
122 Extra}) 15. Nd5 (15. exf5 {is now senseless due to} Nxf5) ({or} 15. Be3
fxe4 16. fxe4 Nc6 {and Black is OK.}) 15... fxe4 $1 (15... Nc6 16. exf5 gxf5
17. Bb2 Rxe6 18. Bd3 $36) 16. Nxf6 {White had some alternatives, which had
been definitely analysed by Teimour:} (16. fxe4 Nxe4 {e.g.} 17. Qc2 $5 Nxd5 18.
cxd5 Nc3 $5 19. Qxc3 e4) (16. Bg5 $5 Nexd5 17. cxd5 c6 $5) 16... Bxf6 17. fxe4
Nc6 18. Bg4 Nd4 19. Be3 c6 (19... Nxe6 {was quite possible although White's
compensation (better position of pieces) should be enough to survive after} 20.
Bxe6 Rxe6 21. Qd5 Qc8 22. Rf1 c6 23. Qd3) 20. Bxd4 exd4 {Opposite-coloured
bishops leave no doubt as to the outcome of the game (between top GMs, not
patzers!) but the "Sofia rule" demanded several dozen more senseless moves.}
21. Rf1 Rf8 22. Qd3 Qe7 23. Rf3 Bg7 24. Raf1 Rxf3 25. Rxf3 Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Qxf8
27. Qf3 h5 28. Qxf8+ Bxf8 29. Be2 Kg7 30. b5 Kf6 31. bxc6 bxc6 32. Bd3 Kxe6 {
An extra pawn is just a moral consolation for Black.} 33. Kf2 Ke5 34. Kf3 Bh6
35. h3 a5 36. a4 Bg5 37. Kg3 Bf4+ 38. Kf2 g5 39. Kf3 Bd2 40. Kg3 Bb4 41. Kf3
Bc3 42. Kg3 Bd2 43. Kf3 Bf4 44. Kf2 Ke6 45. Ke2 Kf6 46. Kf3 Bc1 47. Kf2 Ke5 48.
Kf3 Be3 49. Kg3 Bg1 50. Kf3 Bh2 51. g3 Bg1 52. Kg2 Be3 53. Kf3 Bd2 54. Ke2 Bb4
55. Kf2 Bc3 56. Ke2 Ke6 57. Kd1 Bb4 58. Ke2 Bc5 59. Kd2 Ke5 60. Ke2 Bb6 61. Kf3
Kf6 62. Ke2 Ke6 63. Bc2 Kf6 64. Bd3 Bc7 65. Kf2 Ke5 66. Kf3 Bd8 67. Ke2 Bf6 68.
Kf3 Ke6 69. Kf2 Ke5 70. Kf3 Bg7 71. Kf2 Bh6 72. Kf3 Bf8 73. Kf2 Be7 74. Kf3 Bd8
75. Ke2 Bb6 76. Kf3 Ba7 77. Ke2 Bc5 78. Kf3 Bb4 79. Kf2 Bd2 80. Ke2 Bc3 81. Kf2
h4 82. gxh4 gxh4 83. Kf3 Bd2 84. Kg4 Be1 85. Kf3 Bg3 86. Kg4 Ke6 87. Kf3 Kd7
88. Ke2 Bf4 89. Bc2 Kc7 90. Kd3 Be5 91. Bd1 Kb6 92. Bh5 Kc5 93. Be8 d5 94. exd5
cxd5 95. cxd5 Kxd5 96. Bf7+ Kc5 97. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 Bd7 12. Qd3 dxc3 13. Rb1 d4 (13...
O-O-O {is a more common line, but Grischuk definitely studied the game
Dominguez-Stellwagen from the recent Wijk tournament where the Cuban
grandmaster got an advantage.}) 14. Rg1 {Both players had already played this
position last year in the World blitz championships.} (14. g3 O-O-O 15. Bg2 Na5
16. O-O Bc6 17. Bxc6 Naxc6 18. Qe4 Qa5 19. Rd1 Qc5 20. Rd3 Nd5 21. Kg2 Rge8 22.
Qf3 f6 23. exf6 Nxf6 $17 {1-0 Dominguez Perez,L (2719)-Grischuk,A (2719)/
Almaty 2008/EXT 2009 (53)}) ({Capturing the pawn is too risky for White:} 14.
Nxd4 $6 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Nf5 16. Qf2 Bc6 17. Rg1 O-O-O {White's king is in real
danger in the center.} 18. Qxa7 Nd4 19. Kf2 f6 20. Be3 fxe5 21. Bc4 Qh7 $40 {
0-1 Nijboer,F (2606)-Stellwagen,D (2600)/Hilversum 2007/CBM 119 (36)}) 14...
O-O-O 15. g4 Nd5 (15... Be8 16. Rg3 f6 17. exf6 Nd5 18. Qc4 $6 (18. Nxd4 $1
Nxf6 19. Nb5 $1 Rxd3 20. Nxc7 Rxg3 21. Nxe8 Nxe8 22. hxg3 Rxg4 23. Kf2 $16 {
Berg,E}) 18... e5 $13 {1-0 Svidler,P (2732)-Berg,E (2593)/Heraklio 2007/CBM
121 (41)}) 16. Nxd4 {Now, after Black has closed the d-file, it's time to
capture this pawn.} Nxd4 17. Qxd4 {[%csl Ra7]} Kb8 {Frankly speaking, White
should be better. However, it is difficult to prove in practice as White's
king is uncastled and might be in danger.} 18. Rg3 $6 {This move is quite
standard in such positions, but in this particular case not the best one.
White should develop his bishops and roll his kingside pawn majority forward
as soon as possible.} (18. Be3 Qa5 (18... b6 19. h4 Bc6 20. h5 Qe7 21. g5 Qxa3
22. Bd3 $16) 19. h4 Qxa3 20. Kf2 Bc6 21. Bd3 $16) 18... Bc6 19. Qc5 (19. Qc4 {
This is the suggestion of "Rybka".} f6 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. h3 (21. g5 Ne4 22. Bg2
Rd2 $1 23. Bxe4 (23. Rg4 Rxg2 $1 24. Rxg2 Nd6 25. Qe2 Bxg2 26. Qxg2 Qc5 $44)
23... Qxf4 24. Qd4 $3 Rf8 $1 25. Rxc3 $1 Bxe4 26. Rd3 $1 Qxh2 27. Bxd2 Qh1+ 28.
Ke2 Qh5+ {with perpetual check. This computer variation is another proof for
how weak the human players are, compared to engines.}) 21... e5 22. Bg2 Rd1+ $1
{Nice blow wins the queen.} 23. Kxd1 Bf3+ 24. Rxf3 Qxc4 {[%tqu "En","Please
enter a move for White.","","","b1b7","Counterstrike!",5]} 25. Rxb7+ $1 {
Counterstrike!} Kc8 26. Rb4 Qc5 {This position is still very difficult to
estimate.}) 19... f6 $1 {Opening as many lines as possible against the white
monarch.} 20. exf6 (20. Be3 fxe5 $1 {Black should not be afraid of one check!}
(20... Nxe3 $2 21. Qxe3 Rd2 22. exf6 Rxh2 23. g5 {should be won for White.})
21. Qxa7+ Kc8 22. fxe5 Rh8 $44) 20... Nxf6 {[%cal Gf6e4] Threatening a direct
fork on e4 which reveals the drawback of 18.Rg3. Another threat is Rd8-d1+!}
21. Qe5 {The best decision, at least from a practical point of view. After the
exchange of queens the white king is out of danger. For this purpose he has to
give back his extra pawn.} Nxg4 22. Qxc7+ Kxc7 {The resulting position is
about equal, but Dominguez is the one who has to be on his guard here.} 23. f5
{Opening the diagonal for the bishop.} (23. Rxc3 $6 Nxh2 $15 {[%cal Gh2f3]})
23... exf5 24. Bf4+ Kc8 25. Rxc3 Nf6 (25... Rge8+ 26. Be2 Re4 27. Rb4 $1 $11)
26. Rc4 Nd5 27. Rd1 Nxf4 28. Rxd8+ Kxd8 29. Rxf4 Be4 30. Bd3 {After the
exchange of bishops the rook endgame is completely drawish.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. e3 g6 10. Bd3 Be6 (10... Bxd3 $142 $14 {/=}) 11. O-O $146 ({Two
months previously to the present game same opponents played} 11. Be2 Bg7 12. e4
Nfd7 13. Nf3 Bg4 14. O-O O-O 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 $14 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2719)
-Wang Yue (2736)/Elista 2008 (37). Now Grischuk changes the plan, preferring
to advance the f-pawn.}) 11... Bg7 (11... Nfd7 12. Nf3 (12. f4 Nxe5 13. fxe5
$14 {/~~}) 12... Bg7 13. h3 (13. Qe2 Bg4) 13... O-O 14. Qe2 $14 {[%cal Gf3g5]})
12. f4 $1 $14 Nfd7 (12... O-O 13. f5 gxf5 14. Bxf5 $36) 13. Nf3 {For the
moment keeping more pieces on the board favours White, who has a space
advantage.} c5 $5 {A very concrete approach. After quiet continuations Black
is too passive.} (13... h6 $2 14. e4 $16) (13... O-O $6 14. e4 (14. Ng5 Bc4 $14
) 14... f5 15. e5 $14 {/+/-}) (13... Bc4 14. Bxc4 Nxc4 15. e4 $14) 14. Ng5 {
Grischuk accepts the challenge and sacrifices a pawn.} (14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bb5+
Bd7 {is by no means a problem for Black.}) 14... cxd4 (14... Bc4 15. Bxc4 Nxc4
16. Qb3 Nd6 17. Nce4 $16 {[%csl Rc5,Rd6,Rf7]}) 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Ne4 O-O {
This move allows White to create convenient pressure on e6.} (16... Nd5 $142 {
[%cal Gd8b6]} 17. Ng5 (17. Qg4 Qb6 $132) 17... Qb6 $13) 17. Qg4 $1 Rf5 18. Qh3
(18. Ng5 $2 Nc5 $1 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Qh4 h6 21. Nf3 d3 $17) 18... Nc5 (18...
Nd5 19. g4 Rf8 20. Ng5 $16) 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. e4 $14 {/+/- The
complications are over and White's bishop pair and better pawn structure
secure him an advantage.} Rac8 22. e5 R8c6 23. Qf7 Nd5 24. Bd2 Qf8 25. Qxf8+
Bxf8 26. Rac1 $16 {The endgame is difficult for Black. Additionally to already
mentioned drawbacks in Black's position now the pawn d4 became even more
vulnerable.} e6 27. Kf2 b6 28. Kf3 Kg7 29. g3 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Rxc1 31. Bxc1 Kf7
32. Bc4 Ne3 33. b3 Bc5 34. Ke2 h5 35. Bb2 g5 ({A waiting strategy will hardly
help to escape. Here is a possible variation:} 35... Ke7 36. Bd3 Kf7 37. Be4
Kg7 38. h3 Kf7 39. Bf3 Ke7 40. Kd3 Nf5 41. g4 Nh4 42. Be4 $18) 36. fxg5 Ng4 37.
Bd3 Nxe5 (37... Nxh2 $16) 38. Be4 Ng4 $2 (38... Kg7 $142) 39. h3 Ne3 40. Bc1 e5
41. Bxe3 $1 dxe3 42. h4 $18 Kg7 43. Kf3 Kf7 44. Bd3 Bd4 45. Be2 Kg7 46. Ke4 Kg6
47. Bd1 Bc3 48. Kxe3 Kf5 49. Bxh5 Be1 50. Kf3 e4+ 51. Kg2 Bc3 52. Be2 Be1 53.
Kh3 Bf2 54. Bb5 Be1 55. Bd7+ Ke5 56. Kg4 e3 57. Bb5 1-0

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ba6 14.
Rfd1 Qc5 15. e4 Bc4 16. Qa4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qh5 18. Re1 c5 {This popular line
became even more famous after the World Championship match game Kramnik -
Anand (see CBM 127, with annotations by GM M.Marin).} 19. Qa5 Be2 $146 (19...
Rfc8 20. Be3 $5 (20. Bf4 e5 21. g4 $5 Qxg4 22. Bxe5 Be2 23. Bg3 Bf3 24. h3 Qh5
25. Qb5 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Qg6 27. Rad1 Rc6 28. a4 h5 29. h4 Qe6 30. a5 a6 31. Qe2
Nc4 32. Rd5 Nxa5 33. Qxh5 Nc4 $13 {1/2 Harikrishna,P (2659)-Hracek,Z (2613)/
Dresden 2008/CBM 128 (73)}) 20... Be2 21. Bf4 $5 e5 22. Be3 Bg4 $6 23. Qa6 $1
$16 f6 24. a4 Qf7 25. Bf1 Be6 26. Rab1 $1 $16 {1-0 Kramnik,V (2772)-Anand,V 
(2783)/Bonn 2008/CBM 127/[Marin,M] (29)}) 20. Bf4 (20. Be3 Rfc8 {- see above
Kramnik - Anand.}) 20... e5 21. Bxe5 $5 (21. Be3 $5 Rfc8 (21... Nc4 22. Qa6
Nxe3 23. Rxe2 Nxg2 24. Kxg2 $14) 22. h3 $14) 21... Nc4 22. Qa6 Qxe5 23. Rxe2
Qxc3 24. Ree1 $14 {The bishop is stronger than the knight as the position is
quite open.} Nd2 (24... Nb2 25. Bf1 $1 $36) 25. Rac1 Qb4 26. e5 Rad8 27. Qxa7
c4 {[%csl Gc4] Black's passed pawn guarantees him counterplay in return for
the material deficit.} 28. Re3 (28. a4 Nb3 29. Rb1 c3 {[%csl Gc3]}) 28... Rfe8
29. e6 $6 {White unnecessarily gives his material advantage back.} (29. Qb7 Qa5
$140 30. Qb2 $14) (29. Rce1 $5 $14 {A Sayapin}) 29... fxe6 30. Rec3 e5 31. Bc6
Re7 32. Qe3 e4 33. Kg2 (33. a4 $5 {[%cal Yc6b5]} Rf7 $1 34. Bxe4 Qxa4 $11)
33... h6 $2 $138 (33... Re6 34. R1c2 Rxc6 35. Rxd2 Rxd2 36. Qxd2 Rd6 $11 {
A Sayapin}) 34. Rd1 $2 $138 (34. R1c2 $1 Rd3 35. Rxd3 exd3 36. Qxd2 Qc5 37.
Qxd3 Qxc6+ 38. Qf3 $16) 34... Rd6 $6 (34... Qb2 $142 35. Rxc4 Rd3 36. Rxd2 Qxd2
37. Qc5 Qg5 38. Qxg5 hxg5 39. Bxe4 Rd2 $11) 35. Rxd2 Rxc6 $14 {White keeps a
pull as Black's c4- and e4-pawns are now extremely weak.} 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Rd4
Kh8 38. a3 Qb5 39. Qe2 e3 $6 {Returning the favour for 29.e6.} (39... Qb7 $5 {
and White can't comfortably win a pawn:} 40. Kg1 (40. Rdxc4 Rxc4 41. Rxc4 e3+
42. f3 Qb3 $11) 40... Qb1+ 41. Rd1 Qb5 42. Rdc1 Qa6 {etc.}) 40. Rxe3 $6 (40.
fxe3 $142 $1 {, creating a passed pawn, with some winning chances.}) 40... Rxe3
41. Qxe3 (41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Qxe3 Qf5 $132) 41... Rc8 42. Qc3 Qb7+ 43. Kg1 Qb3 $1
{Correct. In the rook ending all Black needs for a draw is to swap the
queenside pawns.} 44. Qxb3 cxb3 45. Rb4 Rc1+ 46. Kg2 Rb1 47. g4 g5 48. Rb7 b2
49. f3 Ra1 50. Rxb2 Rxa3 51. Rb5 Kg7 52. h4 gxh4 53. Rh5 Ra2+ 54. Kh3 Ra3 55.
Rf5 Kg6 56. Kxh4 h5 $1 {The simplest.} 57. Rg5+ Kf7 58. Kxh5 Rxf3 59. Kh6 Rh3+
60. Rh5 Rg3 61. g5 Kg8 62. Rh1 Ra3 63. Rb1 Ra6+ 64. g6 Ra8 65. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. d5 {[%mdl 512]} exd5 7.
Nh4 {An unusual version of this well-known pawn sacrifice (normally castling
by both sides is included).} c6 (7... Bb4+ 8. Nd2 c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. O-O Nc7
11. Nf5 Ne6 12. e4 g6 13. Nh6 Bf8 14. Nc4 Ba6 15. Qf3 f6 16. b3 $36 {1-0
Aslanian,L-Liublinskaya,L/Krasnoyarsk 1981/EXT 2002 (27)}) (7... Ne4 $5 8. cxd5
Bxh4 9. gxh4 (9. Bxe4 $5) 9... Qe7 10. Qd4 f5 11. Bg5 $5 Nxg5 12. d6 Bxg2 13.
dxe7 Ne6 14. Qe3 $6 (14. Qd2 Bxh1 15. f3 $13) 14... Bxh1 $6 (14... f4 15. Qd2
Bxh1 16. f3 Bg2 $17 {[%cal Yg2h3]}) 15. f3 Nc6 16. Nc3 f4 17. Qg1 Bxf3 18. exf3
Nxe7 19. O-O-O O-O-O $15 {0-1 Blechzin,I (2400)-Grishanovich,S (2295)/St
Petersburg 1998/EXT 1999 (29)}) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nf5 O-O 10. e4 Nc7 11. Bf4 (11.
O-O {leads to the main theoretical line.}) 11... d5 12. Qg4 Ne6 13. Nc3 Kh8 (
13... g6 $5) 14. Be5 $6 (14. O-O-O {was probably more accurate. E.g.} Nd7 15.
exd5 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Rc8+ 18. Kb1 Nf6 19. Qf3 Nxf4 20. gxf4 Qc7 $13
) 14... Bf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. O-O-O $6 (16. exd5 $142 Nc5 $1 (16... cxd5 17.
O-O-O) 17. O-O-O Bc8 18. Qxg7+ $5 Qxg7 19. Nxg7 Nba6 $1 (19... Kxg7 $143 20. b4
) 20. Nh5 (20. dxc6 Kxg7) 20... Bg4 21. Nf4 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 $44) 16... Nd7 $6 (
16... g6 $1 17. Nd6 d4 $1 $17 {A.Sayapin}) 17. f4 Ndc5 18. e5 $2 {This doesn't
give White sufficient compensation for the pawn. He should have taken the last
opportunity to recapture it:} (18. exd5 $142 cxd5 19. Bxd5 $14 {A.Sayapin})
18... Qg6 19. Qh3 (19. Qxg6 hxg6 20. Nd6 Ba6 $17 {[%cal Yc5b7]}) 19... f6 20.
Nh4 Qh6 21. Nf3 {Sad necessity. In the endgame Black gradually brings home his
extra pawn.} (21. exf6 Qxf6 {is equally hopeless.}) 21... Qxh3 (21... Nxf4 $5
22. gxf4 (22. Qxh6 Nfd3+ 23. Rxd3 Nxd3+ 24. Kd2 gxh6 25. Kxd3 fxe5 $19) 22...
Qxf4+ 23. Kb1 fxe5 $17 {M.Notkin}) 22. Bxh3 Nc7 (22... a5 $5 {A.Sayapin} 23. f5
$140 fxe5) 23. b4 N5a6 24. b5 cxb5 25. Rhe1 b4 26. Ne2 Bc8 27. Bg2 Bf5 28. Nfd4
fxe5 29. fxe5 Be4 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Nf4 Nc5 32. h4 Rae8 33. e6 a5 34. Kb1 N7xe6
35. Ndxe6 Nxe6 36. Nd5 Nc5 37. Nxb6 h6 38. Nc4 Rf2 39. Rd5 Na4 40. Rxa5 Nc3+
41. Ka1 (41. Ka1 Rd8 {[%cal Rd8d4]}) 0-1

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. h4 Bh6 14. a4 bxa4
15. Ncb4 O-O 16. Qxa4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 a5 18. Bb5 Be6 19. Bc6 Rb8 20. b4 Bxd5 21.
Bxd5 axb4 22. cxb4 Qb6 23. O-O Qxb4 24. Qd7 Kh8 25. Ra4 Qb5 26. Qxb5 Rxb5 27.
Bxf7 Bd2 28. Rfa1 Bc3 29. Ra8 Rbb8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Ra6 g6 32. Rxd6 Bd4 33. h5
gxh5 34. Bxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Ne5 h5 10. h4 g4 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bg7 15. b3 {
About this line - see CBM 123, annotations to Avrukh - Sargissian by GM B.
Avrukh, and CBM 126, annotations to Grischuk - Karjakin by GM I.Stohl.} O-O $5
$146 {A curious novelty.} (15... cxb3 {is usually played.}) 16. bxc4 (16. Bg3 {
(normally played when ...cxb3 axb3 is included) is now senseless due to} b4 17.
Na4 Qxd4 18. e5 ({White has no} 18. Nc5 {here!}) 18... Qe4 $1) 16... Nh7 17.
Bxg7 (17. cxb5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qxh4 {[%cal Yh7g5]}) 17... Kxg7 {[%cal Rd8d4,
Rd8h4]} 18. Rad1 (18. d5 cxd5 19. exd5 bxc4 20. dxe6 Qxh4 $1 21. Ne4 (21. Nb5
fxe6 $1 22. Nc7 Rf6 $1 23. Nxa8 $140 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 g3 $19) 21...
Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Qf6 23. exf7 c3 24. f4 (24. Rac1 $142) 24... Rad8 25. Bc4 Rd4 26.
Qe6 Rxf4 $17 {0-1 Maletin,P (2557)-Van Wely,L (2625)/Budva MNE 2009/The Week
in Chess 748 (85)}) (18. Qd3 Qxh4 (18... bxc4 $143 19. Qxc4 Qxh4 20. Qc5 $36 {
[%csl Rb7]}) 19. cxb5 Rfd8 {and White has hardly any advantage.}) 18... Qxh4
19. cxb5 cxb5 20. Nxb5 Rac8 21. Qd3 Rfd8 $6 {Just missing the equalizer or
playing for a win?} (21... g3 $1 22. Qxg3+ Qxg3 23. fxg3 Bxe4 24. Bxh5 (24. Nd6
Rc2) 24... Rc2 25. Rf2 Rxf2 26. Kxf2 Rb8 $11) 22. d5 $1 exd5 23. Qd4+ Kg8 24.
Qxa7 Qe7 (24... Ng5 $6 25. Nd4 $1 $16 {S.Zagrebelny} ({but not} 25. Qxb7 $2
Nf3+ $1 26. Bxf3 (26. gxf3 g3) 26... gxf3 27. Nd6 fxg2 28. Kxg2 Qg4+ $11)) 25.
e5 Qxe5 $2 (25... Ra8 $142 26. Qe3 Rxa2 27. Rfe1 {White has good compensation
for the pawn due to the weakness of Black's kingside but hardly any real
advantage.}) 26. Qxb7 Rb8 (26... Qxe2 27. Nd6) 27. Qc7 Qxe2 28. Nd4 $1 {
[%cal Rd4e2,Rd4c6] Even stronger than} (28. Nd6 {[%cal Rc7f7,Rd1d5]} Rf8 (28...
Qe6 29. Rfe1 $1 Qf6 (29... Qxd6 30. Re8+ Rxe8 31. Qxd6 $18) (29... Qd7 30. Re8+
$1) 30. Rxd5 Ng5 31. Red1 $16) 29. Rxd5 Qxa2 30. Ra5 $1 Qe2 31. Rxh5 $36) 28...
Qc4 29. Qe5 (29. Nc6 $142 $1 {S.Zagrebelny} Rbc8 $1 30. Ne7+ Kf8 31. Qg3 Kxe7 (
31... Rc5 32. Rfe1 $40 {[%cal Rg3e3,Rg3e5]}) 32. Qe5+ Kf8 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34.
Rfe1+ Kd6 35. Qe5+ Kc6 36. Rc1 $18) 29... Re8 30. Qxh5 Rb6 31. Nf5 $16 {
[%csl Rg8][%mdl 128] Black's kingside is seriously compromised; his defence is
very hard.} Rbe6 (31... Qxa2 32. Rd4 $1 $18) 32. Ne3 (32. Rd4 $4 Qxf1+) (32.
Nh6+ $142 Kg7 33. Nxg4 $16 Qxa2 $140 34. Ne3 {winning the d5-pawn.}) 32... Qxa2
33. Nxg4 $6 (33. Rd4 $142 Re4 34. Rxe4 {exchanging one of the defenders} Rxe4
35. Nxg4 $16 Qe2 36. Nh6+ Kg7 37. Nf5+ Kg8 38. f3 $16 {[%csl Rg8]}) 33... Qe2
$1 {A sudden tactical trick - the d5-pawn is untouchable.} 34. Qh4 Qc4 $6 (
34... Rg6 $1 35. f3 Qe6 {holding on and keeping material parity.}) 35. f4 $1 {
[%cal Yf1f3] White brings new forces into attack!} Rg6 36. Rf3 Qc5+ $6 (36...
Re2 37. Rg3 Qxf4 38. Rf1 Qd4+ (38... Qd2 39. Rxf7 $1 Qd4+ 40. Rf2 Kg7 41. Rh3
$18) 39. Kh2 Kg7 40. Rh3 $18) (36... Kf8 $5 {was a computer-like way to defend
as after} 37. Qxh7 (37. Kh2 $142 $5 {keeping various threats} Re2 38. Ra1 $36)
37... Rxg4 38. Qh8+ Rg8 39. Qh6+ Ke7 $1 40. Re3+ Kd7 {, amazingly, White can't
win.}) 37. Kh1 Qe7 38. Qh3 Qd6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This blunder loses but even
after} (38... Nf6 39. Re3 $1 (39. Nh6+ Kf8 40. Nf5 Qe2 $1) 39... Qf8 $1 (39...
Ne4 40. f5 Ra6 (40... Kg7 41. fxg6 Rh8 42. Qxh8+ Kxh8 43. Rxd5 Kg7 44. gxf7
Qxf7 45. Re5 $16) 41. Qh5 $1 (41. f6 Rxf6 42. Nxf6+ Qxf6 43. Rf3 Nf2+ 44. Kh2
Qe5+ 45. Qg3+ Ng4+ 46. Kg1 Qxg3 47. Rxg3 Re4 $14) 41... Kg7 42. Rh3 Rg8 43. f6+
$1 Rxf6 44. Nxf6 Qxf6 45. Rf3 {and White gets a decisive material advantage})
40. Nxf6+ Rxf6 41. Rg3+ (41. Rxe8 $143 Qxe8 42. Rxd5 Qe1+ 43. Kh2 Kg7 44. Rh5
Qc1 $1) 41... Rg6 42. Rxd5 $16 {Black still faces serious problems due to his
weak king.}) 39. f5 Rg5 40. Nh6+ Kf8 41. Nxf7 $1 {Winning a pawn and
continuing his attack.} Qf6 (41... Kxf7 42. Qxh7+ Kf8 43. f6 Qe5 44. Rh3 $18)
42. Nxg5 Nxg5 43. Qh4 $18 Re7 (43... Kg7 44. Qg4 Re4 45. Qg3 Kf7 46. Rfd3 $18)
44. Rh3 $1 Qxf5 45. Qh8+ (45. Qh6+ Ke8 46. Rh5 $18) 45... Kf7 46. Rh5 Re8 47.
Qh6 Rg8 48. Qd6 Rg6 49. Qxd5+ Qxd5 50. Rxd5 {The rest is easy.} Ne4 51. Rhf5+
Kg7 52. Rd7+ Kh6 53. Rf4 Ng3+ 54. Kh2 Nh5 55. Ra4 Nf6 56. Rdd4 Rg5 57. Rf4 Rg6
58. Rf3 Nh7 59. Rh3+ 1-0

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E84"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. Qd2
Rb8 9. Rc1 e6 10. b3 Nd7 11. h4 h5 12. g3 Ne7 13. g4 hxg4 14. fxg4 Nf6 15. g5
Nh5 16. Bg2 e5 17. Bf3 b5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Nf4 Bxf4 20. Bxf4 bxc4 21. bxc4 Be6
22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. cxd5 Qd7 24. O-O Nxf4 25. Qxf4 c6 26. h5 cxd5 27. h6 Qe6 28.
exd5 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 Qxd5 30. Qf6 Qe5 31. Qxe5 dxe5 32. Rc5 Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 b6 11. Rc1 e6 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Bg5 h6
15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Bc4 Re8 17. O-O Kf8 18. d6 Qa4 19. Bb3 Qd7 20. Rfe1 Bb7 21.
Bd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Rad8 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. c4 Qe6 25. Qb7 Qxd6 26. Qxa7 Bb2 27.
Rb1 Qd3 28. Rf1 Qxc4 29. Qxb6 Qb4 30. Qd6+ Kg7 31. h4 Re6 32. Qd5 c4 33. h5 Bf6
34. hxg6 Kxg6 35. a3 Qa4 36. Nd4 Re5 37. Qf3 Qd7 38. Nc2 Qd5 39. Qxd5 Rxd5 40.
Ne3 Rc5 41. Rc1 c3 42. a4 Be5 43. g3 Bc7 44. Kf1 f5 45. Ke2 f4 46. gxf4 Bxf4
47. a5 Rxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D22"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 b5 5. a4 Bb7 6. b3 e6 7. axb5 axb5 8. Rxa8
Bxa8 9. bxc4 bxc4 10. Bxc4 Nf6 11. Bb5+ Nbd7 12. O-O Be7 13. Qc2 Be4 14. Bd3
Bxd3 15. Qxd3 O-O 16. Ba3 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. cxd5 Qxd5
15. Bf4 Rac8 16. h3 h6 17. g4 Bg6 18. Bf1 Bd6 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. c4 Qe4 21. Be3
Rd8 22. Bg2 Qe7 23. g5 Bc5 24. Ra2 Bh5 25. Rd2 Bxa3 26. gxh6 Bb4 27. Rd3 Rd6
28. c5 Rg6 29. Bf4 Qf6 30. Bg3 gxh6 31. Kh2 a5 32. Qa4 Bxf3 33. Bxf3 Rxg3 34.
fxg3 Nxd4 35. Bg2 c6 36. Qd1 Bxc5 37. Qg4+ Kf8 38. Qc8+ Kg7 39. Qg4+ Kf8 40.
Qc8+ Kg7 41. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Giri,A"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 {The King's Indian, the main
weapon of Radjabov. He is a real expert in it.} 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7
9. b4 {The so-called Bayonet Attack, probably the most popular weapon against
the King's Indian - and against Radjabov as well.} Nh5 {The knight goes away,
freeing the way for the f-pawn.} (9... a5 {Another main move, which was never 
(!) played by Radjabov.}) 10. Re1 {Preparing the f1-square for the bishop.} f5
11. Ng5 Nf6 {The knight goes back, after it has done its job.} 12. f3 {White
protects his central pawn.} ({Another very popular way of protecting the
e4-pawn is} 12. Bf3) 12... Kh8 {is a move Teimour usually chooses in this
position.} (12... c6 {and}) (12... Nh5 {are other often played moves.}) 13. c5
{Relatively rare, but a very logical move. It has already occured in the
practice of Teimour, back then in 2005 in his game against Gyimesi.} (13. Rb1 {
was a latest try here. Van Wely played it and won beautifully against...
Radjabov! But I am sure, Teimour definitely has an improvement over that game.}
) (13. Ne6 {and}) (13. Be3 {are other possibilities.}) 13... h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6
15. dxe6 d5 {Black strikes in the centre, and now the question is whether the
e6-pawn is a strength or a weakness. This question concerns the whole
variation by the way!} 16. exd5 Nfxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qb3 {White's idea is
to open the a-file.} (18. Qxd5 {is another way of exchanging queens.} Nxd5 19.
Bc4 Nxb4 20. Rb1 Nc6 {and the position is unclear, probably around equal.})
18... Qxb3 19. axb3 Nc6 (19... Nd5 {is another possibility which has been
never played before. It looks more natural than Nc6, but has it's own minuses,
which Teimour probably knew.} 20. b5 e4 21. Ra2 Bd4+ 22. Kf1 Bxc5 23. Bc4 $1 {
with a clear advantage for White, might be a reason why 19...Nc6 was chosen by
Radjabov.}) 20. Ra4 (20. Bd2 {is not good, because of} Nd4 {with some
advantage for Black.}) (20. b5 Nd4 {is also good for Black.}) (20. Bb5 $5 {
looks like a real alternative, though} Rfe8 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. b5 $1 Rxe6 23. b6
cxb6 24. cxb6 c5 $1 25. bxa7 Re7 {probably equalises for Black.}) 20... Rfe8 $1
$146 {Finally the novelty has come. These days it seems to be normal to play
novelties somewhere in the ending. Apart from just being the novelty, this
move is also very strong. It is most probably that Radjabov found this natural
improvement over the board, as he spent more than an hour, if I am not
mistaken. But it could be that he was just trying to remember his own analysis
(can you imagine how much he has to remember??).} 21. Bc4 {Other moves are not
dangerous for Black either.} ({For example} 21. Bb2 Rxe6 22. b5 Nd4 23. Bc4
Ree8 24. Bf7 Rf8 25. Bxg6 Nxb3 26. Bxe5 Nxc5 {with something like equality.})
21... a6 $1 {Another strong move from Radjabov. Now it was time for Grischuk
to spend his time. He was thinking for about an hour here if I remember
correctly.} 22. b5 {White wants to exchange rooks and count on his two bishops
in an open position ... or maybe Grischuk simply understood that he had no
advantage, and just decided to simplify it all even further and make a draw.} (
22. Bb2 {does not give White anything either.} Rad8 23. Bc3 g5 {and Black is
at least not worse.}) 22... axb5 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Bxb5 Re8 25. Rd1 Rxe6 26.
Rd7 Bf8 27. Rxc7 Bxc5+ 28. Kf1 Re7 {The last moves were very logical: Black
took White's pawn on e6, meanwhile White activated his pieces.} 29. Rxe7 (29.
Rc8+ {also leads to a draw.} Kg7 30. Bxc6 bxc6 31. Rxc6 Bd4 32. Bd2 Ra7 33. Ke2
Ra2 $11) 29... Bxe7 30. Bb2 Nd4 (30... Bf6 {is also drawish.} 31. f4 Kg7 32.
fxe5 {the simplest} (32. Bxc6 {also isn't bad}) 32... Nxe5 (32... Bxe5 33. Bxc6
Bxb2 34. Bxb7 {with a draw}) 33. Bxe5 Bxe5 {is drawn, due to the opposite
coloured bishops.}) 31. Bxd4 exd4 {Now the position with opposite coloured
bishops has arisen. Black's extra pawn doesn't really count. The funny thing
is that in one of the latest games between the same opponents in the same
variation, in the Fide Grand Prix in Elista, Radjabov also had an extra pawn
in an opposite coloured bishop ending. That time he tried really hard, but
could not win. Now it is also drawn.} 32. g4 Kg7 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Bd3 Kf6 35.
h3 Kg5 36. Ke2 Kf4 37. Bc2 h5 38. Bd3 Bf8 39. Kf2 Kg5 40. Kf1 Bc5 41. Ke2 h4
42. Bc2 f4 43. Kd3 b5 44. Ke4 b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.05"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Giri,A"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {The Najdorf Defence - or
actually Attack. One of the most popular openings in the world.} 6. Be2 {
A calm reply, which was the favourite move of, among others, Anatoly Karpov.}
e6 {choosing a Scheveningen type of position. Anther popular move is e5.} 7.
O-O Be7 8. a4 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 {Now we are at a
very known position, which occured in about 2000 games and was even played in
the famous match Karpov-Kasparov.} Bf8 {One of main moves, the bishop goes
away and Black is preparing e5 at some point.} (12... Rb8 {is another main
move here. One which was played more often.}) 13. Qd2 {The standard manoeuvre:
the queen goes to f2.} ({Another typical queen manoeuver beginning with} 13.
Qe1 {is not dangerous now as after} Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 {Black gets good play.})
13... Rb8 (13... Na5 {is other move. Black wants to activate his knight and
bring it to c4.} 14. b3 {not allowing Nc4.} (14. Qf2 {leads to a very sharp
game after} Nc4 15. Bc1 e5 16. Nde2 d5 $1) 14... Bd7 {with a complicated
battle.}) 14. Qf2 e5 {The standard move, which was part of Black's plan,
beginning with the move 12...Bf8.} (14... Na5 $2 {would be a typical blunder}
15. Nxe6 $1 Bxe6 16. Bb6 {winning back the piece, and White is a pawn up.}) 15.
fxe5 $5 $146 {The novelty, which probably was prepared by Magnus.} (15. Nde2 {
is the main move here.} b5 16. axb5 axb5 {with an unclear position.}) 15...
dxe5 (15... Nxe5 {was of course an alternative.} 16. Bg5 (16. Be2 {allows} Neg4
17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Qf4 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qc5 {and with two bishops Black will not
have any problems I think.}) 16... Nfg4 17. Qg1 Nxf3 $5 {is tricky, but good I
think.} (17... Be6 18. Be2 {keeping the bishop. And the deeper I analyzed this
position, the more I liked it. I think White is better here.}) 18. gxf3 Qc5 $1
{attacking the guy on g5.} 19. Nd5 Re5 20. Bd2 Rxd5 21. exd5 Ne5 {with some
compensation for an exchange. The position is totally unclear.}) 16. Nb3 Nb4 {
The standard move in these positions. But it might not be the best.} (16... Be6
{was a great alternative. I actually prefer this move to the text.} 17. Bb6 (
17. Rad1 Nb4 18. Bb6 Qc8 {now we see the point of ...Be6! Black is totally
fine.}) 17... Qc8 18. Nd5 (18. a5 $5) 18... Bxd5 19. exd5 Nb4 20. c3 e4 21.
cxb4 exf3 22. Qxf3 Qd7 23. Bd4 Qxd5 24. Bxf6 Qxf3 25. Rxf3 gxf6 {with equality.
The line was of course not forced.}) 17. Ba7 {It is useful to force the rook
back to a8 before playing Bb6.} Ra8 18. Bb6 Qe7 (18... Qc6 {is not
satisfactory either.} 19. Na5 Qe6 20. Rad1 {and White keeps a clear advantage.
The bishop on c8 is probably wanting to go back to move 16... and play 16...
Be6!.}) 19. Rad1 {Good move: White develops his rook. Always useful!} Be6 {
The first really inaccurate move.} (19... Bg4 $1 {A very strong move, which
probably keeps equality.} 20. Bxg4 (20. Bc5 Qc7 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 $1 {and Black is
fine.}) 20... Nxg4 21. Qe2 (21. Qg3 Nf6 22. Bc5 Qe6 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 $1 {and
Black has no problems.}) 21... Nf6 22. a5 {with an unclear game, but in my
opinion Black is not worse.}) 20. Nd5 {Yes! Creating a dangerous passed pawn,
which will be really dangerous with the support of the nice bishop on b6.} Bxd5
21. exd5 e4 22. d6 Qe6 $6 {The idea of Grischuk was to exchange queens. He
will succeed, but the resulting endgame is very bad for him.} (22... Qe5 {
was stronger.} 23. d7 Nxd7 24. Rxd7 exf3 25. Qxf3 f6 26. Nd4 Qe4 27. Rxb7 Rac8
28. c3 (28. Qxe4 Rxe4 29. g3 Nxc2 30. Rc1 Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Nxe1 32. Ra7 Nd3 33.
Rxa6 Nxb2 34. a5 Nc4 35. Kg2 Re8 {and even though White's pawn looks dangerous,
Black probably can hold.}) 28... Nd3 29. Ba7 Qxf3 30. gxf3 g6 31. Kg1 {and
White is a pawn up, but Black still has some chances, as White's pieces are
not so well coordinated.}) 23. Nc5 Qf5 24. Be2 Qxf2 25. Rxf2 Nbd5 (25... Nfd5 {
was bad} 26. d7 Reb8 27. Nxb7 $1 Rxb7 28. d8=Q Rxd8 29. Bxd8 Ne3 30. Rd4 {
and White is just an exchange up.}) 26. a5 {This very natural and strong
looking move was a bit inaccurate.} (26. Rxf6 $1 {was the right move} Nxf6 (
26... Nxb6 {and now, just} 27. Rff1 {and Black is hopeless.}) 27. a5 Rec8 28.
b4 $1 {just pushing it, with a big advantage for White.} Rc6 {The only move to
force White to play d7.} 29. d7 Nxd7 30. Rxd7 {and White is almost winning. If
not winning.}) 26... Nxb6 27. axb6 Rab8 $2 {Mistake.} (27... Rec8 $1 {was very
strong and could give Black some chances.} 28. b4 $1 (28. Nxb7 Rxc2 29. g3 {
the only move, otherwise e3 comes.} Nd7 30. b4 Rb2 31. Nc5 Nxb6 32. Nxe4 Rxb4 {
and Black is at least OK.}) 28... Rc6 29. Nxb7 Rxb6 30. d7 Rxb7 31. d8=Q Rxd8
32. Rxd8 Rxb4 33. Kg1 {and White is better, for example:} e3 (33... Rb6 34. Rc8
$1 g6 35. Bc4 {with pressure on f7.}) 34. Rf5 Rb1+ 35. Rf1 Rb2 36. Bd3 {
and Re1-e3 to follow, with advantage for White.}) 28. Rxf6 $1 {Not difficult,
but nice.} gxf6 29. Nd7 {The point is the fork: f6 and b8 are hanging.} f5 30.
c4 {White is simply improving his position. Black cannot save himself anymore.}
a5 (30... Bg7 {does not help.} 31. Nxb8 Rxb8 32. c5 Bf6 33. Bxa6 {and White
wins, just like in the game.}) 31. c5 Bg7 32. Nxb8 Rxb8 33. Ba6 $3 {A
brilliant move, which wins on the spot!} Bf6 34. Bxb7 Rxb7 35. c6 Rxb6 36. Rc1
Bxb2 37. d7 1-0

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.06"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Giri,A"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {The Najdorf - a very
sharp opening. Some lines have already been analysed all the way to a draw.} 6.
Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 {The Poisoned Pawn - one of those variations
which have already been calculated until the end.} 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Nc6 11.
fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ne4 Qxa2 16. Rd1 Be7 17.
Be2 O-O 18. O-O Ra7 19. Rf3 {Until here everything is very well-known.} Rd7 {
One of the main moves, together with ...Kh8. Normally they transpose. But...}
20. Bd3 $5 $146 {An interesting novelty which, I think, really deserves
attention... I am wondering, what did Grischuk prepare if Anand had first
played 19...Kh8!?} f5 21. Qh6 Kh8 (21... Rf7 {might be a possible improvement.}
22. Rg3+ Kh8 23. Ng5 Rg7 24. Nxe6 Rf7 {and Black probably holds everywhere,
though the position is really complicated, even for engines.} 25. Kf1 (25. Kh1
Qc4 $1 {and Black holds.}) 25... Bh4 $1 {and Black is fine.}) 22. Ng5 Bc5+ 23.
Kh1 {It looks like Black has some problems. He should probably look for
improvements earlier. (21...Rf7 for example.)} Qa5 (23... Qd5 {was another
possibility, but Black's position looks really risky.} 24. Rh3 Rg7 25. Be2 Be7
$1 26. Rh5 Qc5 27. Nxh7 Kg8 28. Nxf8 Kxf8 29. Rh3 {with a big advantage for
White.}) 24. Rh3 Qc7 25. Nxe6 Qd6 26. Nxf8 Qxf8 27. Rf1 Rf7 28. Qh5 Qe7 {
So far the players played very well. Now Grischuk committed an inaccuracy.} 29.
Rhf3 (29. Bxf5 $1 {White shouldn't be afraid of any ghosts.} e4 30. Rb3 Bd6 (
30... Ba7 31. Rbb1 Qf8 32. g4 {and White is winning.}) 31. Rbb1 {with a big
advantage.}) 29... f4 30. Be4 Rg7 31. Rb3 Ba7 32. Rd3 $2 {I don't understand
what happened, maybe it was time trouble, but it is an obvious blunder.} (32.
Qh6 {with advantage.}) 32... Bg4 33. Qh6 Be2 (33... Be2 34. Rc1 Bxd3 35. cxd3
Rg8 {with equality.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.03.07"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bc1 exd4 10. Nxd4 f5 11. h3 Nh6 12. exf5 Nxf5 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. Be3 Nc6
15. Qd2 a5 16. O-O Kh8 17. Rad1 Qf6 18. Nd5 Qf7 19. b3 b6 20. a3 Rae8 21. Rfe1
Re6 22. Bf1 Rfe8 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 h5 25. b5 Na5 26. Bd4 Kh7 27. Rxe6 Bxe6
28. Bxg7 Qxg7 29. Re1 Qf7 30. Re4 Bxd5 31. Rf4 Qg8 32. cxd5 Nb3 33. Qc3 Nc5 34.
Qf3 Kg7 35. g4 Re5 36. Bc4 Qe8 37. Bd3 hxg4 38. hxg4 Qe7 39. Kg2 Nd7 40. Bc2
Nf6 41. Rd4 Rg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2009.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 c6 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O dxc4 13. Bxc4 b6 14. Bd3 c5
15. Be4 Rb8 16. Qc2 Ba6 17. Rc1 Rfc8 18. h3 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Rc8 21.
Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2009.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. a3 Nd7 11. Rb1 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. f3 axb4 14. axb4 c6 15. dxc6
bxc6 16. Nb3 Nf6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 Be6 19. b5 cxb5 20. Nxb5 fxe4 21. Qxd6 exf3
22. Bxf3 Bxc4 23. Bxa8 Qxd6 24. Nxd6 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 g5 26. Bxg5 hxg5 27. Bb7 e4
28. Nc5 g4 29. Bxe4 Nxe4 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. Ndxe4 Nf5 32. Nd7 Bg7 33. g3 Bd4+
34. Kf1 Ne3+ 35. Ke2 Nf5 36. Nf2 Kg7 37. Nb8 Be5 38. Nc6 Bxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2009.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg Chess Federation"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8.
Qa4 Nb6 9. Qh4 e6 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. d3 Nd5 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. a3 Bf8
15. Rfb1 a5 16. Na4 Rb8 17. Rc1 b6 18. Nc3 Nde7 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. Rab1 f5 21. Nc3
h6 22. Nb5 Bd7 23. Nc3 e5 24. Be1 Be6 25. Nd2 Nd4 26. b3 Nd5 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28.
Kf1 Be6 29. f3 h5 30. Nc4 e4 31. dxe4 Nxb3 32. Rxb3 Bxc4 33. Rbb1 b5 34. exf5
gxf5 35. Nd1 a4 36. Ba5 Re8 37. Rc2 Bd4 38. Bc3 Bb3 39. Rcb2 Bxc3 40. Nxc3 Re3
41. Rc1 b4 42. Nb1 Rb5 43. Kf2 Re5 44. h3 Kf7 45. g4 hxg4 46. hxg4 fxg4 47.
fxg4 Rb6 48. Rh1 Rf6+ 49. Ke1 Rd5 50. Rd2 Rfd6 51. axb4 a3 52. Rxd5 a2 53. Rf1+
Rf6 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Belov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2009.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Eurasia Logistics"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. g4 {A well-forgotten old system. White intends to
seize the initiative on the kingside or close it altogether.} Kh8 12. Nd3 {
Other options:} (12. Be3) (12. Ng2) (12. h4) 12... Ng8 13. Kh1 f4 (13... Bh6
14. Rg1 Bxc1 15. Rxc1 c5 16. dxc6 $1 bxc6 17. c5 fxe4 18. fxe4 dxc5 19. Na4 Ba6
20. Naxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 $16 {1-0 Lautier,J-Degraeve,J/Epinal
1986/EXT 1997 (35)}) (13... a5 $5 14. Rg1 (14. a3 b6 15. Bd2 Nc5 16. Nxc5 bxc5
17. gxf5 gxf5 18. Rg1 Bd7 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Ne4 Nf6 21. Bd3 Nxe4 22. fxe4 Bg6
$15 {0-1 Michaelsen,N-Bischoff,K/Germany 1989/GER-chT (43)}) 14... Rf7 15. g5
$6 (15. Bd2 $13 {[%cal Ya2a3,Yb2b4] Dolmatov}) 15... f4 16. Bf1 Bf8 17. b3 Be7
18. Nb5 b6 19. Bh3 Nc5 20. Bxc8 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Qxc8 22. Qf1 h6 $1 23. gxh6 g5
$15 {1/2-1/2 Vaganian,R-Uhlmann,W/Niksic 1978/MCL/[Dolmatov] (60)}) (13... c5
$5 14. a3 Ndf6 15. Rg1 b6 16. Bd2 Rb8 17. b4 Rb7 18. Rb1 Rbf7 19. bxc5 bxc5 20.
Qe1 Nd7 21. Nc1 fxg4 22. fxg4 h6 23. Nb3 a6 24. g5 hxg5 25. Bxg5 Bf6 26. Be3
Bh4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Dzevlan,M-Popovic,P/Kladovo 1991/TD (60)}) (13... a6 14. Be3
Bh6 15. Qd2 Qh4 16. Rg1 fxg4 17. Rxg4 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qe7 19. Qg5 Nb6 20. Qxe7
Nxe7 21. Rgg1 Nxc4 22. Rac1 c6 23. dxc6 bxc6 24. Na4 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Khomyakov,
V-Khait,A/Warsaw 1992/CBM 028 ext}) 14. Rg1 Bf6 $146 {An ambitious plan. Black
starts preparing ...h7-h5. However, it is too slow.} (14... g5 $142 {, and
Black obtained a good position in the following game:} 15. Bd2 h5 16. h3 (16.
gxh5 $5 Bh6 17. c5 $1 {should be checked}) 16... Rf6 17. Rc1 Rh6 18. Kg2 Bf8
19. b4 Ne7 20. c5 Ng6 21. cxd6 Bxd6 22. Nb5 Nf6 23. Nf2 Bd7 24. a4 {1/2-1/2
Cheparinov,I-Fedorov,A/Khanty Mansiysk 2005/CBM 111}) 15. b4 Bh4 16. c5 Ndf6
17. Bb2 Bd7 18. a4 h5 {Completing his plan but White changes everything by
means of a (typical, in fact) piece sacrifice.} 19. Nxf4 $5 {[%mdl 512]} (19.
gxh5 g5 $1) 19... exf4 20. g5 Kh7 (20... Ne8 21. cxd6 cxd6 22. Nb5+ Kh7 23. Qd4
Ne7 24. Nxd6 Qb6 $1 25. Nc4 Qxd4 26. Bxd4 $44) 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. Qd2 Nh6 (22...
Be5 23. Nb5 $1 Bxb5 24. axb5 Qf6 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Ra3 $16 {[%cal Yg1a1]}) 23.
Bb5 Bh3 (23... Nf7 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Qg2 g5 26. Nb5 Bxb2 27. Qxb2 $16 {[%cal
Yb5d4,Yd4e6,Yd4f5]}) 24. Bf1 Bd7 25. Bb5 Bh3 26. Rac1 Be5 (26... a6 27. Bf1 Bd7
28. Ne2 $16) 27. Nd1 {[%cal Yd1f2,Yf2d3]} (27. Ne2 {[%cal Ye2d4]}) 27... a6 28.
Nf2 $1 Bc8 (28... axb5 29. Nxh3 {[%cal Rh3g5,Rg5e6]} Nf7 30. cxd6 cxd6 31. Bxe5
dxe5 32. axb5 $16) 29. Bf1 Nf7 30. Nd3 Bd7 31. cxd6 cxd6 32. Nxe5 dxe5 33. d6
$1 {White must even be ready to sacrifice this pawn to open up files and
diagonals for his bishops.} Bxa4 $2 (33... Rc8 $142 $1 34. Bc4 $1 (34. Rxc8
$143 Qxc8) 34... Nxd6 $5 35. Bb3 $1 (35. Qxd6 $2 Bg4 $1) 35... Nf7 (35... Rxc1
36. Rxc1 Nf7 37. Qd5 $16) 36. Rcd1 Rc7 37. Qg2 Qf6 38. Bxf7 Qxf7 39. Bxe5 $16)
34. Rc7 Kh6 35. Rxf7 $2 {There was no need to sacrifice an exchange.} (35. Bc4
{was much simpler:} Bd7 (35... Nxd6 36. Rxg6+ Kxg6 37. Qg2+ $18) (35... Qxd6
36. Qg2 $18) 36. Bxf7 Rxf7 37. Bxe5 $18) 35... Rxf7 36. Bxe5 Bb5 37. Bxf4+ $6 {
White has no easy win anymore although his strong central pawns should
guarantee him an advantage.} (37. Qd5 $5 Qg8 $1 (37... Qd7 38. Bh3 Qxh3 39.
Bxf4+ Kg7 40. Bh6+ $1 $18) 38. Bxb5 axb5 39. Bxf4+ Kh7 40. Qg5 Qg7 41. Be5 Qh6
42. Qg2 $16) 37... Kh7 38. Bg2 $6 {A practical decision: to keep a bishop pair
and continue "torturing" Black. But that was the very moment when Alexander
Grischuk could have equalized the game.} (38. Bxb5 axb5 39. Be5 Qd7 40. Qg5 Qe6
$14) 38... Qd7 $2 (38... Qf8 $1 39. Be3 Rxf3 $1 40. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 41. Qg2 Qf7 {
[%cal Rb5c6] and White must repeat moves:} 42. Qg5 Qf3+ 43. Qg2 Qf7 $11) 39.
Bg5 {[%cal Yf3f4,Ye4e5]} (39. Be5 $5 {[%cal Yf3f4]}) 39... Bc6 (39... Rc8 40.
f4) (39... Qe6 40. f4 Bc6 41. Qd3 $16) 40. Qd4 $5 (40. f4 Re8 41. Qd3 $140 h4
$1) 40... a5 41. Bc1 $2 {[%cal Rd4e3] Creating a "strong" threat, which proves
to be a bluff!} (41. bxa5 $142 Rxa5 42. Bd2 Ra4 43. Qe5 $14) 41... Qe8 $2 (
41... axb4 $1 42. Qe3 Rg7 43. Qh6+ Kg8 44. Bb2 Qf7 45. f4 Ra2 $1 {and Black
holds on.}) 42. Qe3 Qf8 43. b5 $1 Bd7 (43... Bxb5 44. e5 Bc6 45. e6 $18 {
[%csl Gd6,Ge6]}) 44. e5 Re8 45. f4 {Finally White has created a strong pawn
wedge and regained the upper hand.} Bxb5 46. Be4 Rf5 47. Qb6 Bc6 48. Bxc6 bxc6
49. d7 Rd8 50. Qxc6 Qf7 51. e6 $18 {[%csl Gd7,Ge6]} Qe7 52. Re1 $2 (52. Ba3 $1
Qf6 (52... Qxa3 53. e7 Qxe7 54. Qxg6+ Kh8 55. Qxf5 $18) 53. Bb2 $1 Qe7 54. Be5
$18 {[%cal Re5c7]}) 52... Rf6 $2 {The last mistake.} ({After} 52... Rc5 $1 {
Black miraculously escapes:} 53. Qe4 (53. Ba3 Qh4 $1 54. Bxc5 Qxe1+ 55. Bg1 a4
$11) 53... Rxd7 54. Ba3 (54. f5 gxf5 55. Qf4 Rxc1 56. Qxf5+ Kh6 57. Rxc1 Rd4 $1
$11) 54... Rdc7 55. Rg1 Qe8 56. Bxc5 Rxc5 57. e7 Rf5 58. Rd1 {[%cal Rd1d8]} Rf7
$1 59. Rd7 Qxd7 60. e8=Q Qxe8 ({or} 60... Qd1+ 61. Qe1 Qf3+ 62. Kg1 Qxf4 {
forcing} 63. Q8e4) 61. Qxe8 Rxf4 {with a theoretical fortress.}) 53. Qe4 a4 54.
Bb2 (54. Ba3 $18) 54... Rf5 55. Qxa4 Rdf8 56. Qd4 Rxf4 57. Qg7+ Qxg7 58. Bxg7
Rd8 59. Be5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2009.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. b4
a5 9. b5 c5 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Nc5 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. O-O b6 14. cxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2009.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Mikhail Chigorin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Bg4 8. d4
b5 9. Bb3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Na5 11. f4 Nxb3 12. axb3 O-O 13. Qe2 Qd7 14. Kh1 Qh3
15. Rg1 exf4 16. Bxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 16th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2009.04.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2009.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saransk TPS"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4
Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bf4 Bd7 12. Bb3 Nb4 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. d5 exd5 15.
Nxd5 Nbxd5 16. Bxd5 Bg4 17. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c5 12. bxc5 bxc5 13. Rb1 Bc6 14. O-O Nd7
15. Bb5 Qc7 {This system is famous for its popularity in Karpov-Kasparov World
Championship matches. Of course, it has been examined in many CBM issues.} 16.
Qd3 Rfc8 (16... Rfd8 {is another option.}) 17. Rfd1 {Or else:} (17. Rfc1 Rab8
18. h3 $5 (18. a4 Qd6 19. h3 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Nc5 21. Qd1 Ba8 22. Be2 Bxd4 23.
exd4 Ne4 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Bf3 {1/2-1/2 Kiselev,S-Kruppa,Y/Frunze 1988/TD})
18... c4 $5 (18... g6 $2 19. Bxc6 Rxb1 20. Qxb1 $1 Qxc6 21. dxc5 Qxc5 22. Ne2
Qf8 23. h4 $2 (23. Nf4 $1 Nb6 24. h4 $1 $36 {Kasparov}) 23... Ne5 $1 24. Nxe5
Bxe5 25. Rd1 Qc5 26. h5 Qc2 $1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Seville 1987/
MainBase/[Bulletin]}) (18... Qd6 $6 19. Bxc6 Rxb1 20. Qxb1 Qxc6 21. dxc5 Qxc5
22. Ne2 Qf8 23. Rxc8 Qxc8 24. Qb5 Nb6 25. Nfd4 Qc4 26. Qe8+ Kh7 27. Qxf7 Qxa2
28. Nf4 Qa1+ 29. Kh2 Bxd4 30. exd4 {1-0 Petersen,H-Signes,S/LSS 2006/Telechess
117}) 19. Qc2 Bxb5 (19... Ba8 20. Qf5 Nb6 21. e4 $1 $36 {Khalifman}) 20. Nxb5
Qa5 21. Nc3 Rxb1 (21... g6 $5 22. Rxb8 Rxb8 23. e4 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Rc8 $11 {
Khalifman}) 22. Rxb1 Rb8 23. Rxb8+ Nxb8 24. e4 $1 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Qd5 26. Nxf6+
gxf6 27. Nd2 $1 Qxd4 28. Nxc4 $14 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Chandler,M/Germany 1995/CBM
045/[Khalifman] (64)}) (17. h3 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bb7 19. Rfc1 Nc5 20. Qd1 Qe7 21.
Qg4 g6 22. Bf1 Bg7 23. Qd1 Rab8 24. Rc2 Ba8 25. Rbc1 Rd8 26. g3 Bxd4 27. exd4
Ne6 28. h4 Qf6 29. Ne2 Rb4 $11 {0-1 Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/Sofia 1998/CBM 065/
[Donev] (47)}) (17. Qf5 g6 18. Qh3 Bg7 19. Rfc1 Rab8 20. a4 Bxb5 21. Nxb5 Qb7
22. Nc3 Qc6 23. Nb5 Qb7 24. Rd1 cxd4 25. Nfxd4 Nf6 26. Nc3 Qc7 27. Ncb5 Qb7 28.
Qg3 Ne4 29. Qg4 h5 30. Qf4 Qd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Alvebring,M-Kovacs,A/IECG 2001/
Complete 2001 (37)}) 17... Rab8 (17... Bxb5 $5 18. Rxb5 Qc6 19. Qf5 cxd4 20.
Nxd5 dxe3 21. fxe3 Qe6 22. Qf4 Be5 23. Qh4 Re8 24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. Qf4 {1/2-1/2
Eingorn,V-Lputian,S/Sochi 1985/MCD}) 18. a4 cxd4 19. exd4 $146 (19. Nxd4 Nc5
20. Qf5 Bxd4 21. exd4 (21. Rxd4 Ne6) 21... g6 $1 22. Qf3 $1 Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4
24. Qe3 Qd7 $11 25. d5 Bxb5 26. axb5 Rxb5 27. Rxb5 Qxb5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Timman,
J-Kasparov,G/Prague 1998/CBM 067/[Donev] (40)}) 19... Ba8 $6 {[%csl Ra8] There
as no reason to avoid the bishop exchange.} (19... Bxb5 $142 $11 {Gelfand} 20.
Nxb5 $140 Qa5 $1 21. Qf5 Qxa4 22. Qxd7 a6 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Rd8 25. Qc6
Rxb5 26. e6 $1 $11) 20. Qf5 Qxc3 (20... Rd8 $5 21. Rbc1 $14) 21. Qxd7 Qc7 22.
Qf5 {[%cal Rb5d3]} Rb6 23. Ne5 {[%mdl 32] Suddenly it turns out that White's
minor pieces are stronger than Black's bishop pair.} g6 24. Qf4 Bg5 {It is
very difficult to give good advice to Black. Perhaps,} (24... Bb7 $5 {[%cal
Yb7a6]}) 25. Qg4 a6 $6 {This pawn will be Black's second and decisive weakness.
} (25... Bf6 $142) 26. h4 $1 Bf6 (26... axb5 $6 27. hxg5 hxg5 (27... h5 28. Qf4
$1) 28. Rxb5 $16) 27. Bd3 Rxb1 28. Rxb1 h5 29. Qf4 Bxe5 30. dxe5 Re8 $6 (30...
a5 $142 31. Qg5 {[%cal Re5e6]} Re8 32. Rc1 Qb6 33. Bb5 Rf8 34. Be2 $16 {
[%cal Re2h5]}) 31. Rc1 Qd7 (31... Qb7 32. e6 $1 Rxe6 33. Rc7 Rf6 34. Rxb7 Rxf4
35. Rb8+ $18) (31... Qb6 32. a5 $1 Qe6 (32... Qxa5 33. e6 $1 $18) 33. Rc7 Re7
34. Rxe7 Qxe7 35. e6 $1 fxe6 36. Bxg6 $18) 32. Bxa6 $18 d4 33. Bc4 Qf5 34. Qxf5
gxf5 35. Rd1 Rxe5 36. Rxd4 Bc6 37. Bb3 Re1+ 38. Kh2 Rb1 39. Bd5 Bxd5 40. Rxd5
Rb4 41. g3 f4 42. a5 fxg3+ 43. fxg3 Ra4 44. Rxh5 Kg7 45. Rf5 Kg6 46. g4 f6 47.
h5+ Kg7 48. g5 fxg5 49. Rxg5+ Kf6 50. Rb5 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. a3 a5 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Be7 15.
Bd2 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Rfd1 Qb6 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 Rfc8 21.
Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Qd3 b4 23. axb4 Bxb4 24. Bxb4 Qxb4 25. Qd2 Rab8 26. g3 Qxb2 27.
Qxa5 Kg8 28. Qa2 Qxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 {Already this must have been a surprise for White, as
Kasimdzhanov doesn't regularly play the Queen's Gambit Accepted.} 3. e4 {
Grischuk decides to sidestep his opponent's possible preparation by adopting a
sharp line, which hasn't occurred in his previous practice.} ({Earlier he
played mainly} 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 {and this
variation together with 3.e4 are currently White's two most dangerous weapons
against the QGA:} b5 ({Less ambitous, but solid is} 7... Nc6) 8. a4 b4 9. e4 $1
({This is more aggressive than} 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. e4 Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 {
Now Black doesn't have to transpose to the main line with 12...cxd4, but he
can play the stronger} O-O $5 13. Bc2 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Bd5 $132) 9... cxd4 (9...
Bb7 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 cxd4 13. Ng5 Nd7 14. f4 Nc5 15. f5 Nxb3
16. Qxb3 Qd5 17. Qg3 h6 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. fxe6+ Kg8 20. Rf7 Re8 21. Raf1 $40 {
Wang Hao (2691)-Rublevsky,S (2699)/Poikovsky/2008/}) 10. Nbd2 Bb7 ({After} 
10... Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Nc6 13. Nxd4 Ncxe5 14. Bf4 Nxc4 15. Nc6 Qb6 16.
Nxe7 Kxe7 17. Bxc4 Bb7 {Grischuk's novelty} 18. Qb3 $1 {[%csl Rb4][%cal Ya4a5,
Yb3g3] ><b4,/\a5,Qg3} {gave him a powerful initiative after} Nc5 19. Qe3 Qc6
20. f3 Rhd8 21. Rfc1 Rac8 22. Qe1 Ke8 23. Bg5 Rd4 $2 24. Be3 Rd7 25. Qxb4 $18 {
Grischuk,A (2710)-Rublevsky,S (2650)/Poikovsky/2005}) 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Be7 (
12... Nc6 13. Bg5 $36) (12... Nc5 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Rc1 $44 {|^}) 13. Qxd4 Nc5
$142 (13... O-O 14. Qg4 Kh8 15. Bf4 Bd5 16. Rad1 Nc6 17. Rxd5 $1 exd5 18. Ne3
g6 (18... Nb6 19. Nf5 g6 20. Nxe7 Qxe7 21. Bg5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Be3 $1
$16) 19. Bxd5 Rc8 20. Rd1 f5 21. Qg3 Qe8 22. Bh6 $16 {Grischuk,A (2711)
-Karjakin,S (2732)/Odessa rpd/2008/}) 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. Bc2 Nbd7 16. b3 Bd5
17. Nfd2 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Rb1 Ne5 (19... Ke7 $5) 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. a5 Nc6 22.
Ndc4 Nd4 23. Be3 $1 $14 {Georgiev,K (2675)-Ibragimov,I (2590)/New York/1998/})
3... Nf6 {Black has more than one sideline as e.g.} (3... c5) (3... Nc6) ({
and even} 3... b5 $5 4. a4 c6 5. Nc3 ({The ambitious pawn sacrifice} 5. axb5
cxb5 6. Nc3 Bd7 7. Nf3 e6 8. Be2 Nf6 9. O-O {is not fully clear after} Bb4 $13)
5... b4 6. Na2 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bxc4 e6 {This transposes into a rare line of
the Slav, after} 9. Nf3 a5 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Nc1 Ba6 12. Qe2 h6 13. Be3 Bxc4 14.
Qxc4 Nd7 15. Nb3 Be7 16. Rc1 O-O 17. O-O Rfc8 18. Qe2 c5 19. Nfd2 Qc6 $11 {
Comp Deep Fritz 10-Kramnik,V (2750)/Bonn/2006/ Black successfully solved his
opening problems only to later overlook a mate on h7!}) ({Kasimdzhanov chooses
one of the main alternatives, an even more popular reaction is} 3... e5 4. Nf3
exd4 (4... Bb4+ 5. Nc3 exd4 6. Nxd4 $14 (6. Qxd4 $5 $14)) {Critical is} 5. Bxc4
{, now Black has 2 moves:} ({Now weaker is} 5. Qxd4 $6 Qxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3
Bc5 $1 8. Ndb5 Na6 9. Bf4 Be6 $11 {/=/+} (9... c6 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. Bxd6 Be6
$13 {/=/+})) {The great QGA fan Rublevsky nowadays prefers} 5... Bb4+ (5... Nc6
6. O-O Be6 7. Bb5 (7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Qb3 Qd7 9. Qxb7 Rb8 10. Qa6 Nf6 11. Nbd2 {
also isn't quite clear, Black's piece play compensates for his ק.} Bd6 (11...
Bb4 $132) 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Bf4 (13... Ng4 $5) 14. g3 Bh6 (14... Bxd2 15. Nxd2
d3 $13 {Krasenkow}) 15. Ba3 Nxe4 16. Bxf8 Nxd2 17. Nxd2 Bxd2 18. Ba3 Qd5 19.
Qc4 Qxc4 20. bxc4 Ne5 21. Rab1 $14 {Aronian,L (2759)-Shirov,A (2699)/Elista m/
2007/}) 7... Bc5 8. b4 (8. Nbd2 Nge7 9. Ng5 Qd7 10. Nxe6 Qxe6 11. Nb3 Qd6 12.
Bf4 Qxf4 13. Nxc5 O-O 14. Rc1 a6 $1 15. g3 Qh6 16. Be2 Rfd8 $11 {/~~}) 8... Bb6
9. a4 a6 (9... a5 $6 10. bxa5 Rxa5 11. Nbd2 $44 (11. Ng5 $36)) 10. Bxc6+ bxc6
11. Bb2 Nf6 12. a5 Ba7 13. Nbd2 $5 (13. Bxd4 Nxe4 14. Bxa7 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Rxa7
$11) (13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Nxe4 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Be5 Bd5 $1 $11) 13... O-O
14. Qc2 Ng4 $6 (14... Nh5 $142 $5 $13 {/+/=}) 15. h3 Nf6 16. Ne5 Bd7 {Topalov,
V (2769)-Nisipeanu,L (2668)/Vitoria Gasteiz/2007/} 17. Rfd1 $1 Qe7 18. Ndf3 $16
) 6. Bd2 (6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. O-O Nf6 8. e5 Nd5 9. Nb3 Nb6 10. Bb5 Qd5 11. Nbxd4 O-O
12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qc2 c5 14. Nf5 Qe6 15. Ng3 Qg6 16. Qxg6 hxg6 17. a3 Ba5 18.
Bd2 Bxd2 19. Nxd2 c4 20. Rac1 Be6 $11 21. f4 $6 Rfd8 22. Rf2 Rd4 23. Nb1 Na4
24. Nc3 Nc5 $15 {Bologan,V (2666)-Rublevsky,S (2687)/Foros/2006/}) 6... Bxd2+
7. Nbxd2 Qf6 $5 ({Avoiding the rather unpleasant line} 7... Nc6 8. O-O Qf6 9.
b4 $1 {/\} Nxb4 $2 10. e5 Qg6 11. e6 $1 $40) 8. O-O (8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Bb5 Nge7 10.
Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nfxd4 Bd7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Nc5 Be8 14. Nf3 (14. Nc2 f5 15.
exf5 Nxf5 16. Ne6 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Nd6 18. Bd3 Bd7 19. Re1 Re8 20. Nc5 Rxe1+ 21.
Nxe1 Bf5 22. Kd2 Nd8 23. Nf3 b6 $11 {Onischuk,A (2650)-Rublevsky,S (2665)/
Poikovsky/2006/}) (14. Ne2 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Ne5 16. Bxe8 Rxe8 17. f4 N5c6 18. Kd2
Rd8+ 19. Ke1 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1 b6 21. Nd3 Kd7 22. Kd2 f5 23. Ke3 Ke6 $11 {
Jankovic,A (2541)-Stevic,H (2531)/Split/2008/}) 14... b6 15. Ba6+ Kb8 16. Rxd8+
Nxd8 17. Rd1 $6 (17. Nd3 c5 $11) 17... Bc6 18. Nd7+ Ka8 19. Nde5 Bxe4 20. Rd7
Re8 21. Rxc7 Ne6 22. Rc4 Nc5 23. Bb5 Rc8 24. b4 Bxf3 25. Nxf3 a6 26. bxc5 axb5
27. Rc2 Rxc5 $15 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2690)-Rublevsky,S (2676)/ECC Kemer/2007/})
8... Ne7 9. e5 (9. Nb3 Nbc6 10. Nfxd4 O-O 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Rfd1
Ne5 14. Be2 b6 15. f4 Ng6 16. g3 Bb7 17. Bf3 Rfe8 18. Nd2 Rad8 19. Qc3 {
Onischuk,A (2658)-Rublevsky,S (2657)/Poikovsky/2001/} c5 20. e5 Bxf3 21. Nxf3
Qe6 $11) 9... Qg6 10. Nxd4 Nbc6 11. N2f3 O-O {moze biely bojovat o vyhodu
jedine pomocou} 12. e6 $5 {The only try to fight for an advantage, but it
doesn't seem sufficient:} Bxe6 ({Possibly playable is also} 12... fxe6 13. Nb5
Rd8 14. Qb1 Qxb1 15. Raxb1 Nd5 16. Rbd1 Rb8 17. Rfe1 {Karpov,A (2740)
-Spangenberg,H (2510)/Buenos Aires/1994/} a6 $5 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Nxc7 d4 $11)
13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Re1 Kh8 15. Rxe6 Qg4 16. Qe2 Ng6 17. h3 Qf5 18. Bd3 Nf4 19.
Bxf5 Nxe2+ 20. Rxe2 Rxf5 21. Rd1 Kg8 22. Rd7 Rc8 23. Red2 Rf7 24. Rxf7 Kxf7 25.
Rd7+ Kf6 26. Kf1 Nb8 27. Rd4 Nc6 28. Rd7 Nb8 29. Rd4 {1/2, Komarov,D (2582)
-Rublevsky,S (2660)/YUG-chT Vrnjacka Banja/1999/}) 4. e5 {The only consistent
continuation. White weakens his light squares, but gains more [+]().} ({
Too soft is} 4. Nc3 $6 e5 5. d5 ({We have already mentioned} 5. Nf3 exd4 {
above.}) 5... c6 $11 {/=/+}) 4... Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 {A more common
retreat, which controls the light squares.} ({However, White does plays also} 
6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Be3 (7. Ne2 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Nbc3 Qd7 $132 (9... Bc4 $11)) 7...
Nb4 8. Be4 {Here Black can maybe try even} N4d5 $5 ({More usual is} 8... f5 9.
exf6 exf6 10. a3 f5 $1 $13 {This leads to complex play, but has a good
reputation for Black.}) 9. Nc3 Nxe3 10. fxe3 g6 11. Nge2 ({More ambitious and
interesting is} 11. Qf3 $5 Bh6 12. Nge2 O-O 13. O-O-O $13) 11... Bh6 12. Nf4
Bxf4 13. exf4 c6 14. d5 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 (16. Bxd5 $5 $11) 16... Qb6
$1 17. O-O-O O-O 18. Qd4 Qa5 19. Kb1 Be6 20. a3 Rac8 21. Rc1 Rfd8 22. Qe3 Qb5
$15 {Sasikiran,K (2711)-Volokitin,A (2671)/Wijk aan Zee-B/2009/}) 6... Nc6 7.
Be3 ({White has lost interest in} 7. Nf3 Bg4 $1 8. Bxf7+ ({Nowadays this line
is mostly used for quick draws after} 8. Ng5 Bxd1 9. Bxf7+ Kd7 10. Be6+ $11)
8... Kxf7 9. Ng5+ Ke8 10. Qxg4 Qxd4 11. Qe2 Qxe5 12. Be3 Nd5 13. Nf3 Qf5 14.
O-O e6 15. Nc3 Rd8 16. Rfe1 Be7 17. Bd2 Kf7 $5 18. Ne4 Rhe8 {and his
compensation is barely enough for equality after} 19. Ng3 Qg6 20. Qb5 Nb6 21.
Qxc6 bxc6 22. Ne5+ Kg8 23. Nxg6 Rxd2 24. Nxe7+ Rxe7 25. b3 $11) (7. Ne2 {
sice casto vedie k tej istej pozicii, ale je o nieco pruznejsie - biely najprv
zahra povinne vyvinove tahy a strelec pride na e3 az ked bude treba. To ma
svoj vyznam najma ak cierny chce rosovat nakratko, po does often lead to the
same position, but it's slightly more flexible. White first makes the
necessary developing moves, his B comes to e3 only when it's necessary (for
example when Black attacks the Pd4). This is significant especially if Black
decides to castle short, after} Bf5 8. Nbc3 e6 9. a3 Be7 10. O-O O-O {White
can play} 11. Ba2 $5 (11. Be3 {is not yet necessary}) 11... Qd7 12. h3 Rfd8 13.
Be3 h6 14. g4 $5 ({More restrained is} 14. Qc1) 14... Bh7 15. f4 Bh4 {Goldin,A
(2545)-Kharlov,A (2580)/St Petersburg/1993/} {Now Goldin recommends} 16. Rf3 $5
(16. f5 exf5 17. e6 fxe6 18. gxf5 Nd5 19. fxe6 Qxe6 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5
22. Nc3 Qe6 23. Bf4 Ne7 24. Qg4 Qxg4+ 25. hxg4 c6 26. Rad1 Rd8 27. b4 a6 28.
Rd2 Bg6 29. Kg2 Bf7 30. Kh3 Ng6 31. Be3 Be6 32. Ne4 h5 33. Bg5 Bxg4+ 34. Kg2
Re8 35. Nd6 Bxg5) 16... Ne7 17. Qf1 Nbd5 18. Bf2 Bxf2+ 19. Qxf2 $13 {/\Raf1,
f5-> Although the position is far from clear, White undoubredly has attacking
chances.}) 7... Bf5 8. Ne2 {From here the Pd4 is more securely protected, than
from f3. Moreover White retains an option to advance the Pf2.} e6 9. Nbc3 Qd7 {
An important moment, Black should choose, where he will hide his K.} (9... Be7
10. a3 O-O 11. O-O Na5 12. Bc2 $5 (12. Ba2 Nac4 13. Ng3 Bg6 14. Qe2 Nxe3 15.
Qxe3 Qd7 16. Rad1 c6 17. f4 Kh8 18. Kh1 Nd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Bb1 Bxb1 21. Rxb1
g6 22. Ne2 Rac8 23. g4 f5 $11 {/=/+,Lebedev,S (2376)-Kuzubov,Y (2606)/Moscow/
2008/}) 12... Bxc2 13. Qxc2 Nac4 14. Bf4 $1 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 (15... exd5 $142
$5) 16. Rac1 b5 17. Rfd1 Qd7 18. Rd3 Rfc8 19. Nc3 Nb6 20. Bd2 $1 f5 21. exf6
Bxf6 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. Rh3 g6 24. Nc5 Qd6 25. Qd3 $16 {Nikolic,P (2625)-Van Wely,
L (2595)/Groningen/1993/ Although Black's performance wasn't too impressive
and his play can almost certainly be improved more than once, the general
tendency, confirmed by later practice was that only opposite-side castling can
promise Black full-blooded <=>.}) 10. a3 {Limits Black's forces,} (10. O-O {
allows} Nb4 $5 $13) 10... O-O-O 11. O-O h5 {The opening is almost over and
Black must decide upon the most effective plan. Kasimdzhanov targets White's K,
other options are:} ({Manoeuvring with} 11... Kb8 12. Qc1 Ne7 13. Rd1 Ned5 14.
a4 a5 15. Nf4 (15. Ng3 $5) 15... c6 16. Nd3 Nb4 17. Nc5 $1 (17. Nxb4 Bxb4 18.
Na2 Qe7 19. d5 $5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 cxd5 22. Nxb4 Qxb4 23. Bc5 Qc4
24. Qxc4 dxc4 25. Bb6 Rc8 $11 {Illescas Cordoba,M (2633)-Karjakin,S (2635)/Dos
Hermanas/2005/}) 17... Qc7 18. N3e4 $14 {doesn't quite solve Black's problems,
as his position still lacks space.}) ({The most energetic is} 11... f6 12. exf6
gxf6 {Black has freed his position and wants to launch effective <=>. However,
after} 13. Ng3 Nxd4 (13... Bg6 14. Nge4 $14) 14. Bxd4 Qxd4 15. Nb5 Qxd1 16.
Rfxd1 Bc5 17. Nxf5 exf5 18. Rdc1 Bd6 19. Be6+ Kb8 20. Nxd6 Rxd6 21. Bxf5 $11 {
/+/=, Piket,J (2635)-Kortschnoj,V (2676)/EU-chT Batumi/1999/ White had a more
pleasant _|_ without any risk.}) (11... Be7 {is also rather slow and gives
White a large choice. Kasparov in his "Opening revolution" mentions} 12. Na4 (
12. Rc1 {and}) (12. Ba2 {/\b4 In any case he prefers White's position.})) 12.
Rc1 {White also has more than one option:} (12. Ba2 h4 13. b4 f6 14. exf6 gxf6
15. Nf4 $6 {><d4} (15. f3 $142 {/\Ne4~~}) 15... Bh6 16. d5 Bxf4 17. Bxf4 exd5
18. Rc1 Ne5 19. Qd4 Bh3 20. f3 Rhg8 21. Rc2 Qf5 22. Re2 Nc6 23. Qd2 Nc4 $17 {
Kasimdzhanov,R (2603)-Jonkman,H (2421)/Wijk aan Zee 1999/ Remembering this
game probably motivated Kasimdzhanov's 3rd and 11th moves.}) (12. Bc2 h4 13. h3
f6 $1 14. Bxf5 exf5 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Nf4 Bd6 17. Qf3 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Ne7 19.
Rac1 Ned5 20. Qf3 Rhg8 21. Nxd5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. Bd2 Rge8 $15 {Beliavsky,
A (2650)-Sakaev,K (2648)/YUG-chT Vrnjacka Banja/1999/}) ({More concrete and
probably more dangerous than the text-move is} 12. Qc1 $5 f6 ({A plausible
improvement is the less tested} 12... h4 13. Rd1 Qe8 $5 14. Bc2 $6 Bxc2 15.
Qxc2 f6 16. exf6 gxf6 17. h3 Kb8 18. b4 Bd6 19. Kh1 Qf7 20. Rac1 Rhg8 21. Rg1
f5 22. f3 Qg7 23. Qb3 Rge8 24. Rcd1 Bg3 25. Rd3 Ne5 26. Rdd1 Nec4 $17 {Izoria,
Z (2450)-Ganguly,S (2498)/WChJ Yerevan/2000/}) 13. Rd1 Qf7 (13... Na5 14. Ba2
Nac4 15. d5 $1 $36) 14. Ng3 $5 (14. exf6 gxf6 15. d5 exd5 16. Nf4 Kb8 17. Ncxd5
Bd6 18. Ba2 Qg7 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. Ne6 Bxe6 21. Bxe6 f5 $5 (21... Ne5 $11 {
Kortschnoj}) (21... Qe7 22. Bd5 Ne5 23. h3 c6 24. Be4 Bc5 25. Qc3 $14 {Van
Wely,L (2646)-Kortschnoj,V (2659)/Wijk aan Zee/2000/}) 22. f4 $2 (22. Bd5 Be5
$132) 22... Rhe8 (22... Rde8 $1 23. Bxf5 Rhg8 $19) 23. Bxf5 Rxe3 24. Rxd6 Rde8
$40 {Ilincic,Z (2502)-Lagowski,P (2389)/Budapest/2005/}) 14... fxe5 $6 ({
Safer is} 14... Bg4 15. f3 h4 16. Nge4 $14 {/~~}) 15. dxe5 Rxd1+ 16. Qxd1 Nxe5
17. Nb5 Nc6 18. Rc1 Qd7 19. Nxf5 exf5 20. Bf4 Bd6 21. Nxd6+ cxd6 22. Qxd6 Qxd6
23. Bxd6 $16 {[%csl Gb3,Gd6] ^^, Ilincic,Z (2554)-Izoria,Z (2372)/Yerevan zt/
2000/}) 12... Kb8 (12... h4 $5 13. h3 f6 $13 {deserves attention.}) 13. Na4
$146 {[%mdl 8] This novelty is a logical consequence of White's previous move,
but it leads at best only to an unclear position.} ({However, hardly much
better is} 13. Bc2 Bxc2 $6 ({Why connect White's R?} 13... h4 $142 $5 14. h3 f6
$132 {is analoguous to the above game Beliavsky - Sakaev and seems OK for
Black.}) 14. Qxc2 f6 15. Rfd1 Ne7 $2 (15... Qf7 $142 16. Nf4 g5 17. Ng6 $14)
16. Nf4 Ned5 17. Ncxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. e6 Qc8 20. Bf4 Bd6 21. e7 Bxf4
22. exd8=Q Rxd8 23. Rb1 $16 {Piket,J (2633)-Van den Doel,E (2522)/NED-ch
Rotterdam/2000/}) 13... Be7 14. Nxb6 (14. Nc5 Qe8 $5 $15 {/\Ne5} (14... Bxc5
15. Rxc5 $11)) 14... axb6 ({Interesting is also} 14... cxb6 $5 {, neutralizing
White's pressure on the <-> c. We can sometimes see this motif with opposite
colours in the Dragon, White with cxb3 avoids a possible attack along the <->
a after axb3. However, in our game it's hard to imagine White's Q getting to
a4 and N to b5, so the text-move is also playable.}) 15. Ba4 {An unpleasant
pin, but Black finds an effective way to cope with it.} h4 16. f3 ({White
doesn't want to play g3 after h3, but at this moment it's difficult to compare
the text-move with the standard} 16. h3 $13) 16... f6 (16... h3 $5 17. g4 Bg6
$132) 17. Bb5 Qc8 $1 {Just in time.} (17... fxe5 18. Qa4 {[%cal Rc1c6] /\Rc6}
Qd5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Rxc6 Bd3 21. Nc3 Qa5 22. Qxa5 bxa5 23. Rd1 $36 {[%csl
Ra5,Rc7,Re6] _|_ק}) 18. Qb3 Na7 (18... Na5 19. Qa4 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Rb2b4] /
\b4,פa5}) 19. Bc4 (19. Ba4 {limits Black's Q and N, but after} fxe5 20. dxe5
Rd3 21. Rc3 {allows} Rxe3 $1 22. Rxe3 Bc5 23. Rc1 Rd8 $132) 19... fxe5 {
Risky, was Black playing for a win?} ({After} 19... Nc6 $5 20. Bb5 $11 {
White can repeat moves, but he hardly has more.} (20. Qc3 {is disharmonious
and after} g5 {Black is fine.})) 20. dxe5 Bc5 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Qe3 (22. Nf4
Rd4 $5 23. Nxe6 (23. Bxe6 Bxe6 24. Nxe6 c4 25. Qc3 Nb5 26. Qb4 Qxe6 27. Qxb5 h3
$44 {[%csl Rg1] |^,עg1}) 23... Rxc4 24. Qxc4 Bxe6 25. Qxc5 h3 $13 {is
difficult to evaluate unequivocally, but it should be OK for Black.}) 22... b6
23. b4 {[%mdl 64] White is ambitious and greatly increases the tension, now
the game enters the tactical phase.} ({Grischuk is not interested in the
mundane} 23. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8 $11 {ho nezaujima.}) 23... b5 24. Ba2 c4
25. Nd4 (25. a4 $5 Rd3 (25... Qa6 $2 26. axb5 $18 {/\} Qxa2 27. Ra1) 26. Qf4
Qa6 27. Bb1 (27. Nc3 h3 $5 {/\} (27... Rxc3 28. Rxc3 Qxa4 29. Bxc4 bxc4 30.
Qxc4 $11) 28. axb5 Qa3 $36) 27... Qxa4 28. Bxd3 Bxd3 $44 {All this is rather
unclear, but now Black could have prevented the advance of the Pa3.}) 25... Qb7
$2 (25... Qa6 $142 $1 $13 {/=/+}) 26. a4 h3 $6 {Kasimdzhanov loses track.
After the stronger} (26... c6 27. Rfd1 $16 {White is on top, but the game is
still not decided.}) 27. axb5 hxg2 28. Rfd1 $18 {White's pieces are more
active and his K is safer, than Black's. Grischuk is effectively winning, but
mutual time-trouble will influence the final phase of the game.} Nxb5 29. Nxf5
exf5 30. Bxc4 f4 31. Qxf4 ({Safer is} 31. Qc5 $5 Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 Nc3 33. Ra1 $18
) 31... Rdf8 32. Bf7 Qb6+ 33. Rc5 (33. Kxg2 $5 {/\} g5 34. Qxg5 Rxh2+ (34...
Rxf7 35. Rd8+ Rxd8 36. Qxd8+ Kb7 37. Qd5+ $18) 35. Kxh2 Qf2+ 36. Kh1 Rh8+ 37.
Bh5 Qxf3+ 38. Kg1 Rxh5 39. Qd8+ Kb7 40. Qd5+ $18 {is a typical computer
solution, a human in time-trouble is very unlikely to go for something like
this.}) 33... Nc3 34. Rd2 Na4 35. e6 Nxc5 36. bxc5 Qxc5+ 37. Kxg2 Kc8 38. Qg4
$1 Qe7 39. Ra2 $2 $138 ({White misses a forces win} 39. Qe4 $1 Qg5+ 40. Kh1 Qb5
41. Qa8+ Qb8 42. Ra2 {[%cal Ra8e4] /\Qe4,Ra8} Qxa8 43. Rxa8+ Kb7 44. Rxf8 Rxf8
45. e7 $18) ({After} 39. Ra2 {Black lost on time, just at the moment when} Rd8
$1 40. Qf5 (40. Qe4 $4 Qg5+ $19) 40... c6 41. Rc2 Rd6 $14 {/+/- still could
have put up long and stiff resistance.}) (39. Qa4 $2 Rxh2+ 40. Kxh2 Rh8+ 41.
Kg1 Qg5+ 42. Qg4 Qxd2 43. e7+ Kb8 44. e8=Q+ Rxe8 45. Bxe8 Qe1+ $11) 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Qxd5 Bxd5 14. Nxg5
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Na6 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Rc4 Rd2 18. Rec1 g6 19. R1c2 Rxc2 20. Rxc2
Rd8 21. Rc4 Rd7 22. a3 Kg7 23. Nf3 Rc7 24. Rd4 Nc5 25. g4 h6 26. h4 Nd7 27. g5
hxg5 28. hxg5 Kf8 29. Nd2 Ke7 30. Rc4 Rxc4 31. Nxc4 e5 32. Kf3 Ke6 33. e4 Nc5
34. Ke3 Nb3 35. Nd2 Nxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Nxg4 Nxg4 12. Qxg4 Qxd4 13. Rd1 Qf6 14. e5 Qf5 15. Qd4
Be7 16. a4 c5 17. Qd2 a6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Qe4+ 20. Be2 Qxg2 21. Rh2 Qc6
22. Nd6+ Bxd6 23. exd6 Nd7 24. h5 Qb5 25. Qc3 Qa5 26. Qxa5 Rxa5 27. Bxc4 Rg8
28. Rh4 Ba6 29. Rc1 Bxc4 30. Rhxc4 Rg5 31. b4 Rb5 32. Ra1 Nb6 33. Rxc5 Rbxc5
34. bxc5 Rxc5 35. Ra7 Rxh5 36. Re7+ Kd8 37. Rxf7 e5 38. f4 exf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 e6 6. Nf3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. Ne5 Qc7 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. O-O Bd6 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Bd2 $146 (13. Rd1
O-O 14. Bd2 Be5 15. Qd3 Be6 16. Rac1 d4 17. Ne4 Qb6 18. b3 Rfd8 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6
20. e4 Bd7 21. Qg3 Bb5 22. Bc4 Rac8 23. Qd3 Be7 24. g3 Rc6 25. a4 Bxc4 26. Rxc4
Rxc4 27. Qxc4 h5 28. Rc1 Ba3 29. Qc7 Rd6 30. Qc8+ Rd8 31. Qc7 Rd6 {1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk,V (2709)-Georgiev,V (2501)/Bled 2002}) 13... O-O 14. Rac1 d4 {This
apparently logical exchange of pawns leads to an endgame where Black must
struggle for a draw.} ({Preferable was} 14... Be6 15. Qd3 {with just a small
plus for White.}) 15. Ne4 Nxe4 (15... Qxc2 $142 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rxc2 Bf5 18.
Rc4 dxe3 19. Bxe3 (19. fxe3 Be6 20. Rh4 Rfd8 21. Ba5 Rd7 $11) 19... Be6 $14)
16. Qxe4 Qe5 17. Qxe5 Bxe5 18. b3 {It turns out that White's plan Bf3 with
pressure on b7 is very unpleasant for Black, who faces big troubles to bring
his Ra8 into play.} dxe3 (18... d3 {is answered by the simple} 19. Bf3 $16 ({
not} 19. Bxd3 Rd8 20. Bc3 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Rxd3 $11)) ({The immediate} 18... Be6
19. Bf3 Rab8 {loses a pawn right away:} 20. exd4 Bxd4 21. Bf4) 19. Bxe3 Be6 20.
Bf3 Rab8 21. Ba7 Ra8 (21... Rbd8 $2 22. Bc5 (22. Bxb7 $2 Rd7) 22... Rfe8 23.
Bxb7 Rd2 24. f4 Bf6 25. Rf2 $18) 22. Bc5 Rfb8 {White has a clear advantage due
to the passivity of the black rooks, but things are far from simple yet, since
Black has the plan to advance the a-pawn and achieve further simplifications.}
23. g3 a5 24. Rfe1 Bc7 {Grischuk decides to keep material equality and allow
White to increase the pressure.} (24... f6 25. Bg2 $16 {[%cal Gf2f4]}) ({
Possibly a better option was} 24... Bf6 25. Bd6 Rd8 26. Bc7 Rd2 27. Bxb7 Rf8 {
[%cal Gf6d4] with activity for the pawn and real chances to survive.}) 25. Be3
Bd6 26. Red1 Be5 (26... Ra6 27. Be2 b5 28. Bf1 $16 h6 $140 (28... Be5 29. Bxb5
$18) 29. a4 Bxb3 30. axb5 Bxd1 31. bxa6 $18) 27. Rc5 f6 28. Rb5 a4 29. Bxb7
axb3 30. axb3 Ra3 31. b4 $16 Ra4 32. Bc5 Kf7 33. h4 (33. Bc6 $142 Rxb5 34. Bxb5
$16 {/+-}) 33... Ra2 $2 (33... Ra3) 34. Rb6 ({Missing an immediate win:} 34. f4
$1 $18 {[%csl Rb8][%cal Gf4f5,Gb7d5]}) 34... Rb2 35. Re1 Ba2 $2 (35... Rd8 36.
Be4 $16 (36. f4 Rd3 $132)) 36. f4 Bc3 37. Re7+ Kg6 (37... Kg8 38. Bd5+) 38.
Be4+ 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 g5 12. Bxe5 Nxe5 13. Qd4 f6 14. Ne3 Bg6
15. O-O-O Qb6 16. Ne4 Be7 (16... Qxd4 17. Rxd4 Be7 18. Rhd1 $14) 17. Nd6+ (17.
f4 gxf4 18. gxf4 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Nd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Alekseev,E (2689)-Bu Xiangzhi 
(2685)/Nizhnij Novgorod 2007 (66)}) 17... Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Kf7 19. h4 gxh4 {
First 19...Rhd8 and only after 20.Qa3 the capture on h4 looks to be slightly
more precise. This was the move order from the game Sakaev-Bu, see below.} 20.
gxh4 (20. Rxh4 $5 Rad8 21. Qb4 {(this is the difference why 19...Rhd8 might be
more precise - there White cannot play Qb4)} Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Rd8+ 23. Ke1 $5 $14
(23. Kc1 Qa6 24. Nc4 $13)) 20... Rhd8 21. Qa3 h5 22. Bh3 $1 $146 {Grischuk
shows that placing the queen on c3 is not White's priority - the queen is
active also on a3. Soon Black will play Qb4 anyway.} (22. Qc3 a5 23. Bh3 Ke7
24. b3 Qb4 25. Qxb4+ axb4 26. f4 Nd7 27. Rhg1 Nf8 28. Nf5+ Bxf5 29. Bxf5 Rxd1+
30. Rxd1 Ne6 31. Rd3 Nc5 32. Rg3 Rd8 33. Kc2 Kf7 34. Bg6+ Ke7 35. Bf5 Kf7 36.
Bg6+ Ke7 37. Bf5 {1/2-1/2 Sakaev,K (2649)-Bu Xiangzhi (2708)/Dagomys 2008})
22... a5 23. Rhg1 $14 Qb4 $5 {A risky decision to enter the endgame where
Black will be forced to give up a pawn. But Akopian rightly felt that Black's
chances to draw it will be higher than White's chances to win.} ({Another
option was to play with the queens on:} 23... Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8
26. Qb3+ Kf8 27. Qxb7 Qd4 {White is better here too, although there is nothing
forced for him.}) (23... Rd4 $2 24. Rxd4 Qxd4 25. Bf5 $18) 24. Qxb4 axb4 25. f4
Ng4 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Nxg4 hxg4 28. Bxg4 Be4 {[%csl Ge4]} (28... Rd5 $5) 29. e3
(29. Bh5+ Kf8 (29... Ke6 30. Rg7 $36) 30. Rd1 Rxd1+ 31. Kxd1 b6 $1 32. Kd2 c5 {
such endgames are rather drawish}) (29. f5 {with the idea Rf1-f4 doesn't work
in view of} Rh8 $1 30. h5 Rg8 31. h6 Rg5 $1 {and Black is better}) 29... Rd5
30. Bd1 Rc5+ 31. Kd2 Rd5+ 32. Ke1 Kf8 {It turns out that due to Black's
powerful bishop on e4 White has difficulties in making progress.} 33. Bb3 ({
The other attempt isn't sufficient either:} 33. h5 Rd7 34. Bb3 Rg7 35. Rxg7
Kxg7 36. a5 {It makes sense to prevent Black from playing b6 and c5.} Kh6 37.
Bf7 Kg7 (37... Bf3 $2 38. Bg6 Bxh5 39. Bf5 $1 Bf3 40. e4 $18 {[%cal Gf5c8]} c5
41. Kf2 Bh1 42. Ke3 $18) 38. Be8 Kh6 39. Kd2 Kg7 (39... Bf5 $2 40. Bg6 $18) 40.
Bg6 f5 $1 $11 (40... Bxg6 $2 41. hxg6 Kxg6 42. e4 $18)) 33... Rh5 34. Rg8+ Ke7
35. Rg7+ Kd6 36. Rxb7 c5 $1 {In spite of being two pawns down Black is in time
to organise sufficient counterplay.} 37. Rb6+ Kc7 38. Re6 ({After} 38. Rxf6
Rxh4 {White cannot save the pawn on b2:} 39. Re6 Rh1+ 40. Kf2 Rh2+ 41. Kg3 Rg2+
42. Kh4 Rxb2 43. Rxe4 Rxb3 44. f5 Rb1 {and Black has nothing to fear.}) 38...
f5 39. Re5 Kd6 $1 {The most precise!} 40. Re6+ (40. Bc4 Rxh4 41. b3 Rh1+ 42.
Kf2 Rh2+ 43. Kg3 Rc2 $132 {[%cal Gc2c3,Gc3c4]}) 40... Kd7 41. Re5 Kd6 42. Re6+
Kd7 43. Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Qa5 13. Qd5 Qb6 14. O-O-O Nbd7
15. h4 g4 16. Qd4 Rc8 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. Ne4 Ned7 19. Bf4 d5 20. Ng3 h5 21. b3
Be5 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Be2 Ned7 24. Rhe1 Nf6 25. Kb2 Rc7 26. Rd4 Nbd7 27. c4
dxc4 28. Bxc4 Nb6 29. Be2 Rd7 30. Red1 Kd8 31. Rxd7+ Nbxd7 32. Bc4 Rh7 33. Be6
Kc7 34. Bxd7 Nxd7 35. Rc1+ Kd8 36. Kc3 Rh6 37. Rd1 Kc7 38. Rd4 b5 39. Kd2 Nf6
40. Ke3 Rh8 41. Kf4 Rg8 42. b4 Kc6 43. a3 Kc7 44. Ne4 Kc6 45. Ng3 Kc7 46. Rd1
Kc6 47. Rd3 Kc7 48. Ne2 Kb6 49. Nc3 Kc6 50. Rd4 Kc7 51. a4 bxa4 52. Nxa4 Kc6
53. Nc3 Kc7 54. Rc4+ Kb6 55. g3 Kb7 56. b5 axb5 57. Nxb5 Kb6 58. Nc3 Kb7 59.
Rc5 Nd7 60. Ra5 f6 61. Nd5 Re8 62. Ke4 e5 63. Ra2 Nc5+ 64. Ke3 Rf8 65. Rd2 Kc6
66. Ne7+ Kc7 67. f3 gxf3 68. Kxf3 Rf7 69. Nd5+ Kc6 70. Nb4+ Kc7 71. Rd5 Nb7 72.
Na6+ Kb6 73. Nb4 Kc7 74. Na6+ Kb6 75. Nb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "202"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2 h5 {It may seem that this move
slightly weakens the kingside, but practice has shown that this is the best
solution to the attack against the h6-pawn. At some point, the threat ...h4
may cause White some troubles.} (19... Kh7 {was tested twice during a
Candidates match. In the first encounter, Black played a model game, but then
White took revenge in a brilliant way.} 20. Nh2 $1 {The plan based on f4
underlines the drawbacks of Black's last move. The f7-square is vulnerable.} ({
In the first game of the match in which this variation came up, White played
the standard} 20. Ra3 {and was gradually outplayed.} Rb8 21. Rea1 Re7 22. R1a2
Rc7 23. axb5 axb5 24. Qd1 Nfd7 25. h4 Bc8 26. h5 Nf6 27. Nh2 Rcb7 28. Bd2 Bg7
29. Qe2 Ng8 30. Ra8 Bd7 31. R8a3 Bf6 32. Be3 Bg5 33. Nf3 Bxe3 34. Qxe3 Qb6 35.
Nd2 Nf6 36. Bd1 Kg7 37. Be2 Rc8 38. Ra1 Na4 39. Qxb6 Rxb6 40. R1a2 Nxh5 41.
Nxh5+ gxh5 42. Bxh5 f5 $15 {Remarkably, White could not defend this position
after adjournment in Spassky,B (2610)-Portisch,L (2625)/Geneve 1977/Candidates
(0-1, 67)}) 20... Bg7 21. Rf1 h5 ({A similar game continued with} 21... Rb8 22.
f3 Qe7 23. Rf2 Ng8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Raf1 Qh4 26. Ne2 Qe7 27. f4 exf4 28. Rxf4
Rf8 29. Nd4 $16 {Timoscenko,G (2505)-Zhukhovitsky,S (2200)/Beltsy 1977/MCD 
(1-0, 42)}) 22. f3 {[%cal Gf1f2,Ga1f1,Gf3f4]} Qe7 23. Bg5 Qf8 24. f4 $1 {
[%csl Gf8]} exf4 25. Rxf4 Nfd7 26. Raf1 Ne5 {Apparently, Black is doing fine,
with all his minor pieces on stable squares. However, his king is vulnerable...
} 27. Nxh5 $1 gxh5 28. Qe2 Qh8 29. Rh4 $18 {Spassky,B (2610)-Portisch,L (2625)/
Geneve 1977/Candidates (1-0, 40)}) 20. Bxc5 $5 {Until recently, this move
practically did not exist. Offering Black almost absolute stability on the
dark squares may look pointless, but there are certain strategic subtleties
involved.} (20. Bg5 Be7 {Inarkiev,E (2684)-Kamsky,G (2726)/Baku 2008/CBM 124/
[Marin,M] (0-1, 48)}) 20... dxc5 {Black's position looks absolutely fine. It
is not easy to suggest constructive pawn breaks for White. For instance, f2-f4
would leave the e5-square in Black's hands after ...exf4. Or of b2-b3, then ...
cxb3 followed by ...c4 would clear the c5-square for the black pieces. At the
same time, Black cannot display any form of activity easily. He has to keep
the h5- and c4-pawns well defended, while the a-file is likely to remain in
White's possesion. The main problem of coordination consists of the fact that
at least two of his pieces (the knight and the dark-squared bishop) compete
for the d6-square. The premature occupation of this square by either of these
pieces may cause problems. In pirnciple, the position may be just equal, but
Black has to permanently worry about White's far from obvious threats.} 21. Bd1
{[%csl Gc4,Gh5][%cal Gd1e2]} Rb8 {This move is a novelty at a high level (it
had been played in just one completely irrelevant game before), but in this
kind of position it is a new plan to be mentioned rather than a concrete new
move.} ({In the previous two games, Black hurried to transfer his knight to d6,
which left the c5-square vulnerable.} 21... Re7 22. Be2 Ne8 23. Qe3 (23. b3 $2
{is premature.} cxb3 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bxb5 Nd6 26. Qd3 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 {Motylev,
A (2632)-Ponomariov,R (2704)/Khanty Mansiysk 2005/CBM 111 (1/2, 29)} h4 $36 {
[%cal Gf7f5]} 28. Nxh4 $2 Rc7 $1 {[%cal Gd8h4,Gc5c4]} 29. Nf3 c4 $19) 23... Rc8
24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra7 Nd6 26. Rea1 Re8 27. Nf1 Qf6 28. N1d2 Qh8 29. Ng5 Bh6 30.
Qg3 Qf6 31. h4 Rb8 ({White's potential pressure is revealed in the variation} 
31... Qf4 $6 32. Qxf4 $1 exf4 33. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 34. R1a6 Bf8 35. Rxd6 Bxd6 36.
Rxb7+ Be7 37. Rxb5 $16 {[%cal Ge2c4]}) 32. b3 $1 {After thorough preparation,
White carries out this standard pawn break.} cxb3 33. Nxb3 Rec8 ({Under the
given circumstances, the generally desirable} 33... c4 {is strongly met by} 34.
Nc5 $14) 34. c4 bxc4 {Black needs his knight to put pressure on e4 and defend
Bb7.} (34... b4 35. R7a5 $16) (34... Nxc4 35. Bxc4 bxc4 36. Na5 $16) 35. Na5 c3
36. Qxc3 $16 {Volokitin,A (2684)-Harikrishna,P (2679)/Dagomys 2008/CBM 124 
(1-0, 53). The queenside operation has left White with a strategic advantage.})
22. Qe3 Kh7 23. Nf1 Qc7 24. Ng5+ Kg8 25. Be2 Bc8 26. Ra2 {White continues
manoeuvring.} ({The plan based on b2-b3 is less effective after} 26. Nd2 Bd7
27. axb5 axb5 28. b3 cxb3 29. Nxb3 c4 $13 {[%cal Gf8c5]}) 26... Qb6 27. Nf3 Kh7
28. Ng5+ Kg8 29. axb5 axb5 30. Nd2 Bh6 31. Qg3 Nh7 32. Ndf3 Qf6 33. h4 Nf8 {
After having provoked h2-h4, the knight moves closer to d7, in order to keep
the e5- and c5-squares under observation, for the case of f2-f4 and b2-b3,
respectively.} 34. Ra7 Bd7 35. Rea1 Qd6 36. R7a6 Qe7 37. Ra7 Qd6 38. R7a6 Qe7
39. Nh2 Bc8 40. Ra7 Rb7 41. Ra8 Nd7 42. Nf1 Nb6 43. R8a5 Bd7 44. Ne3 Qf6 45.
Ra7 Reb8 46. R1a6 Be8 47. Rxb7 Rxb7 48. Bxh5 $5 {After a long manoeuvring
phase, Grischuk convinced himself of the fact that Kamsky was not going to
make any strategic concession and decided to change the character of the
position by scarificial means. He chose the h5-pawn as an object of interest,
since the c4-pawn was better defended.} (48. Bxc4 $2 Qf4 $1 (48... bxc4 49.
Nxc4 Bg7 {also looks safe for Black}) 49. Be2 Qxg3 50. fxg3 f6 $19) 48... gxh5
49. Nf5 {Getting this square for the knight surely is an acceptable reward for
the sacrificed material.} Bg7 ({Apparently, Black does not need to fear the
discovered checks.} 49... Bf8 {would make sense, keeping the e7-square well
defended. The position would remain balanced, because Black cannot display any
activity despite his material advantage.}) 50. d6 (50. Qf3 {[%cal Gf3h5] is
premature because of} Bd7 $1 {and White is under the threat of losing
stability.} 51. Nh6+ $5 Qxh6 52. Qxf7+ Kh8 53. Rxb6 Rxb6 54. Qxd7 {offers
White sufficient play for the sacrificed material, with a draw by perpetual as
the most probable result, but not more than that.}) 50... Nd7 $6 {Once the
bishop's access to d7 is denied, the h5-pawn gets into danger.} (50... Bf8 $5 {
may be better. After a neutral move such as} 51. Kh2 {Black could play} Nd7 {
already, because} 52. Qf3 {can be answered with} Qg6 {[%csl Ge7]}) (50... Bd7
$2 51. Ne7+ Kh8 52. Nd5 Nxd5 53. Ra8+ $18) 51. Qf3 $1 Bf8 52. Qxh5 $14 {
With two pawns for the piece and an active position, White has the better
chances.} Qg6 53. Qg4 f6 {He only needs to get out of the pin somehow.} 54.
Ne7+ $2 {Giving up this active knight annihilates White's initiative.} (54. Qd1
$1 $14 {[%csl Gb7][%cal Gd1d5] leaves White with a strong initiative.}) 54...
Bxe7 55. dxe7 {[%cal Ga6f6]} Rb6 $1 $17 {Black is simply a piece up.} 56. Rxb6
Nxb6 57. Qe6+ Kg7 58. Nf3 Na4 59. h5 Qxh5 60. g4 Qh3 61. Nxe5 Nxb2 62. Qc8 Qh8
63. Nd7 Nd3 64. Nf8 Qh4 65. Qxe8 Qxf2+ 66. Kh1 Qh4+ 67. Kg2 Qxg4+ 68. Kh2 Ne5 (
68... Nf4 $5 69. Ne6+ Qxe6 70. Qf8+ Kh7 71. Kg3 Nh5+ 72. Kf3 Ng7 $19) 69. Kh1
Nf3 70. Ne6+ Qxe6 71. Qf8+ Kh7 72. Kg2 Nh4+ 73. Kf2 Ng6 74. e8=Q Nxf8 75. Qxf8
b4 76. Qxc5 b3 77. Qc7+ Kg6 78. Qg3+ Kh5 79. Kf3 Qd7 80. Qg8 Qd3+ 81. Kf4 Qd2+
82. Kf3 Qxc3+ 83. Kf4 Qc1+ 84. Kf3 Qf1+ 85. Ke3 Kh4 $3 {[%cal Gh4h1] Excellent
judgement. Black anticipates the queen checks by migrating with the king
towards the safest zone, keeping his pawns defended for the time being.} 86.
Kd4 Qd3+ 87. Kc5 Qxe4 88. Qh8+ Kg5 89. Qg7+ Qg6 90. Qb7 Qd3 91. Qg2+ Kf5 92.
Qf2+ Ke6 93. Qg2 f5 94. Qg7 f4 95. Qg8+ Kf5 96. Qc8+ Kg5 97. Qg8+ Kh4 98. Qg2
f3 99. Qh2+ Kg4 100. Qg1+ Kf4 101. Qh2+ Ke3 0-1

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. h3 {A useful prophylactic move, quite popular in modern
GM practice.} dxc4 11. Bxc4 b6 (11... e5 {is more common}) 12. Bd3 {Other
options:} (12. a4 e5 13. Ba3 e4 14. Nd2 Re8 15. f3 Na5 16. Ba2 Be6 17. Nxe4
Nxe4 18. fxe4 Bxa2 19. Rxa2 Rxe4 20. Raf2 f6 21. dxc5 Rae8 22. Qd5+ Qf7 23.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 24. cxb6 axb6 25. Bb4 Rd8 26. Rf5 Rxe3 {1/2-1/2 Tarjan,J-Rohde,M/
Lone Pine 1977/MCD}) (12. Re1 {needs more tests:} Bb7 (12... Rd8 13. Qc2 $6 Bb7
14. Bd3 Na5 15. e4 $2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 (16. cxd4 Qxc2 17. Bxc2 Rac8 $17) 16...
Rac8 17. Nb5 Qd7 18. Bf1 a6 $17 {0-1 Galliamova,A-Giorgadze,G/Pula 1997/EXT
2000 (59)}) 13. e4 (13. Bd3 e5 14. e4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. e5
Qc6 18. Bf1 Ne4 19. Qxd4 Rfd8 20. Qe3 h6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Stocek,J-Varga,Z/
Budapest 1998/EXT 2000 (24)}) 13... cxd4 14. e5 Nd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. cxd4 Bc8
17. Qd3 Ne7 18. a4 (18. Bg5 $1 $14) 18... Bf5 19. Qa3 Nc6 20. Bd2 Be4 21. Rac1
Qb7 $13 {0-1 Djuric,S-Abramovic,B/Yugoslavia 1988/EXT 1997 (50)}) (12. Qe2 e5 (
12... Bb7 $5 13. e4 $6 cxd4 14. e5 Na5 15. exf6 Qxc4 16. Qe5 Qd3 $15 {1-0
Shabalov,A-Stefansson,H/Winnipeg 1997/CBM 060 ext (23)}) 13. Bb2 (13. Rd1 e4
14. Nh2 $6 Na5 15. Ba2 c4 16. Ng4 Nd5 17. Bd2 Bxg4 18. Qxg4 f5 $17 {0-1 Carnic,
S-Tukmakov,V/Kavala 1991/EXT 2003 (37)}) 13... e4 (13... Bf5 14. Rfd1 Rad8 15.
Rac1 Bg6 $6 16. Bb5 e4 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Ne5 $14 {1-0 Templier,N-Tiviakov,S/
Corsica 2005/EXT 2006 (73)}) 14. Nd2 Na5 15. Ba2 c4 $1 16. a4 Be6 17. Ba3 Rfc8
18. Rab1 Qd7 19. Qd1 Nb3 $1 20. Qc2 Bxh3 $1 $40 {1/2-1/2 Korobov,A-Bu Xiangzhi/
Beijing 2008/CBM 126 Extra (40)}) (12. Bb2 Bb7 (12... e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Be2
Be6 15. Qc2 Bc4 16. Nxe5 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Qxe5 18. c4 Qe6 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Qf3
Ne4 {1/2-1/2 Michenka,J-Petenyi,T/Frydek Mistek CZE 2009/CBM 129}) 13. Qe2 (13.
Rc1 Rad8 14. Bd3 Ne7 15. Re1 Ng6 16. a4 Rfe8 17. e4 e5 18. d5 Bc8 19. c4 Re7
20. Rc2 Ne8 21. Qa1 f6 22. Bc1 Nd6 $11 {0-1 Sherbakov,R-Shetty,R/Calcutta 2002/
CBM 088 (47)}) 13... e5 14. Rfd1 (14. Rac1 Rad8 15. Rfd1 e4 16. Nd2 Ne7 17. Ba2
Nf5 18. Nf1 Rfe8 19. c4 cxd4 20. exd4 Qf4 21. Ne3 Nh4 22. c5 Nf3+ $1 $40 {
0-1 Bromberger,S-Loeffler,S/Germany 2003/CBM 095 (30)}) 14... Rad8 15. a4 h6
16. Bb5 e4 17. Nd2 Na5 18. Ba6 Bxa6 19. Qxa6 c4 $2 (19... Rd7 $13) 20. Ba3 Rd5
$6 (20... Rfe8 21. Bb4 Re6 22. Bxa5 bxa5 23. Qxc4 Rc6 24. Qb5 Rxc3 25. Rab1 $16
) 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Rdb1 $18 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Lendwai,R/Graz 1996/EXT 1998 (38)
}) (12. Ba2 Bb7 13. Bb2 Na5 14. Ne5 c4 15. f3 Nd5 16. Qe2 f6 17. Ng4 e5 18.
Rad1 Rae8 19. dxe5 $2 (19. e4 $13) 19... f5 $1 20. Nf2 Rxe5 21. e4 fxe4 22.
Nxe4 Nf4 $17 {0-1 Jakab,A-Ilincic,Z/Budapest 2006/CBM 112 ext (30)}) 12... Rd8
$146 {[%mdl 8] A healthy idea - just to complete development.} (12... e5 {
is now strongly met by} 13. Qc2 $1 {[%cal Ye3e4] e.g.} Rd8 (13... Bb7 14. e4 c4
15. Bxc4 exd4 16. Bd3 dxc3 17. Qxc3 Rac8 18. Bb2 Rfd8 19. Rad1 Qf4 20. Bb1 Re8
21. Qd2 Qxd2 22. Nxd2 Ne5 23. Rfe1 $14 {1-0 Ibragimov,I-Vekshenkov,N/Voronezh
1991/CBM 022 ext (34)}) (13... Re8 14. e4 exd4 15. cxd4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bb7 17.
Bb2 Rac8 18. Nf5 Ne5 19. Qxc7 Rxc7 20. Bb5 $16 {1/2-1/2 Lesiege,A-Kaliksteyn,A/
New York 1993/EXT 1997 (28)}) 14. e4 c4 15. Bxc4 exd4 16. Bg5 $6 (16. Bb2 $1
$14) 16... Bb7 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bd5 Rac8 19. Rac1 Ne7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Rfd1
dxc3 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Qb3 Qxe4 24. Rxc3 Qd5 $15 {1/2-1/2 Volzhin,A-Tolnai,T/
Budapest 1996/CBM 053 (41)}) 13. Bb2 Ne7 14. Re1 Ng6 15. e4 Bb7 16. Nd2 {
It is not clear what to do.} (16. g3 {, with the black bishop on b7, looks
risky.}) 16... Rd7 17. Bf1 Rad8 18. Qe2 Qc6 19. Qc4 Qc7 20. Qe2 Qc6 21. Qc4 Qc7
{Draw?} 22. Rac1 {Not yet!} h5 $6 {Black certainly overestimates his position.
This pawn will be weak.} (22... Qf4 $11) 23. Qe2 {[%cal Re4e5]} h4 (23... Qf4
24. g3 Qg5 25. Nf3 Qh6 {doesn't look very attractive.}) 24. e5 Nd5 25. Qg4 {
[%csl Rh4][%cal Rd2f3]} (25. Ne4 $5 Qc6) 25... Nde7 $2 {Black loses the thread
of the game. It was possible to hold the h4-pawn by means of} (25... Qc6 26.
Nf3 Ndf4 27. Ng5 {[%cal Yc1d1,Yb2c1]} cxd4 28. cxd4 Qa4 {- White's task is not
so easy!}) 26. Bd3 {[%cal Yd2e4]} Nf5 $2 {Strange desperation. Why give up the
healthy e6-pawn? It was better to wait.} 27. Bxf5 exf5 28. Qxf5 Qc6 29. Ne4 Qe6
30. Qg5 Qe7 31. Qg4 Qe6 32. Qg5 Qe7 33. Qe3 Qe6 34. Nd6 Ba8 35. Qg5 Ne7 36.
Qxh4 {Finally Black has lost two pawns. Alexander Grischuk easily brings home
his advantage.} Nf5 37. Nxf5 Qxf5 38. e6 (38. Re3 $5) 38... Qg6 (38... fxe6 39.
Re5 Qg6 40. Rg5 $18) 39. exf7+ Rxf7 $5 40. Qg4 $1 {Certainly not} (40. Qxd8+ $2
Rf8 41. Qxf8+ Kxf8 $132) 40... Qxg4 41. hxg4 Rc8 42. dxc5 Rxc5 43. c4 Kh7 44.
f3 Rfc7 45. Re5 $1 Bb7 46. Rxc5 Rxc5 47. Rd1 $1 Bc8 48. Rd8 $1 Rxc4 49. Re8 {
[%cal Re8e7] The right strategy - to give up part of the material to activate
pieces and create an attack. Black is helpless.} Rc7 50. Be5 Rc1+ 51. Kh2 Re1
52. Re7 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. c5 Nf4 11. Bxf4 exf4 12. Rc1 h6 13. Nd4 a6 ({As to} 13... g5
{White replies} 14. Bh5 {(the main theoretical line), Black looks for a useful
waiting move. Besides the text,}) (13... Kh8 $5 {and}) (13... a5 $5 {have been
tried.}) 14. h3 (14. Qd2 g5 15. h3 $6 (15. Bh5 $142 $1) 15... Ng6 16. Bh5 (16.
Bg4 Bxg4 17. hxg4 Ne5 18. f3 $140 Nc4) 16... Ne5 17. Nf3 Bd7 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19.
Bg4 Bxg4 20. hxg4 Qf6 21. Rfd1 h5 $1 22. gxh5 g4 $40 {0-1 Antonsen,M-Josephsen,
N/Aarhus 1989/EXT 1998 (64)}) (14. a4 $5 {needs testing:} g5 (14... c6 $5 15.
Nb3 a5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karpman,V-Golod,V/Simferopol 1991/EXT 1998}) 15. h3 (15.
Bh5 $5) 15... Ng6 16. Bg4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Ne5 18. f3 Qf6 19. Ne2 Qg6 20. Qd2 h5
21. Bxc8 Raxc8 22. Nd4 Qf6 23. Nf5 $16 {1-0 Pecak,M-Jedra,W/Lublin 1999/EXT
2003 (31)}) (14. Re1 {is the most popular move:} Kh7 (14... Bd7 15. a3 Kh7 16.
Nb3 f5 17. Bf3 $1 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Nf5 19. Na5 b6 20. cxb6 cxb6 21. Nc6 $16 {
1-0 Psakhis,L-Kantsler,B/Israel 2002/CBM 088/[Psakhis](37)}) (14... Kh8 15. Qd2
Ng8 16. Nb3 Be5 17. Na5 g5 18. Nc4 f6 19. h3 $16 {1-0 Thallinger,H-Gross,D/
Balatonbereny 1995/CBM 048 ext (52)}) 15. Qd2 g5 16. Bh5 $1 Ng6 17. Bxg6+ Kxg6
18. Na4 (18. Qd3 $1 Be5 19. Nf3 f6 20. Ne2 $14) 18... Be5 19. Nb2 Qf6 20. Red1
f3 $13 {0-1 Karpman-Bitansky,I/Tel Aviv 1996 (36)}) 14... Kh8 (14... Kh7 15.
Qd3 (15. Bg4 Bxg4 16. hxg4 Ng8 17. Nf3 {Wahls} Re8 $13) (15. Re1 $5) (15. Qd2
$5 g5 16. Bh5) 15... Ng8 16. cxd6 $6 (16. Rfd1) 16... cxd6 17. Nf3 Re8 18. a4
Bd7 19. a5 Rc8 $15 {0-1 Karpman,V-Kruppa,Y/Simferopol 1990/CBM 021/[Wahls] (53)
}) 15. Qd2 Ng8 $6 16. Rfd1 h5 {An unusual plan - and an unusual reply!} 17.
Qxf4 $5 {[%mdl 512] In fact, this sacrifice was not necessary -} (17. Nf3 {
[%cal Ye2d3,Yc3e2] created serious problems for Black. If} f5 {then} 18. Bd3)
17... Bh6 18. Qg3 h4 19. Qd3 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 {Of course, White's central pawn
gives him a more than sufficient compensation for the exchange.} Qg5 21. Re1
Bd7 22. c6 {There was no need to hurry:} (22. Nf3 Qf4 (22... Qf6 23. Qe3 {
[%cal Ye2c4,Ye4e5]}) 23. Qd4+ Kh7 24. Bd1 $36) 22... bxc6 23. dxc6 Be6 24. Bg4
$5 Bxg4 25. hxg4 Ne7 (25... Qxg4 $5 26. Nd5 h3 $1 27. Qxh3+ Qxh3 28. gxh3 Ra7
29. Re3 $36 {[%cal Ye3a3]}) 26. Qd1 Rab8 27. a3 Kg7 28. Re3 Qf6 29. Nf3 Nxc6 $6
{Black decides to give up two pawns (c7 and a6) for this one but overlooks a
dangerous trick. It was not easy to find a better defence. E.g.} (29... Rfe8
30. g5 Qf4 (30... Qe6 31. Nxh4 Nxc6 32. Nd5) 31. e5 d5 $5 (31... dxe5 32. Re4
Qf5 33. Rxe5 Qc8 34. Qa1 $16 {[%cal Yc3e4]}) 32. e6 $1 $36) ({Perhaps the
difficult} 29... Rbe8 $5 {move was the best option} 30. g5 $140 Qf4 31. e5 d5
$1 32. e6 fxe6 33. Rxe6 h3 $1 $132) 30. Nd5 Qe6 (30... Qd8 31. Qa1+ Ne5 (31...
f6 32. g5) 32. Nxe5 dxe5 33. Qxe5+ f6 34. Qc3 $16) 31. Nxc7 $2 (31. Ng5 $1 {
was much stronger} Qd7 $140 (31... Qe5 $2 32. f4 Qd4 33. Qc1 {[%cal Rc1c6,
Rg5f3]}) 32. Nh7 $1 Rfd8 33. Rc3 $1 {[%cal Rh7f6]} Qe6 34. Rxc6 Kxh7 35. Rxc7
$18) 31... Qxg4 $2 {Resignation. Black's position now collapses.} (31... Qd7 $1
32. Nxa6 Rbd8 {kept drawing chances} ({or} 32... Rbc8 33. e5 Rfd8)) 32. Qxd6
$18 Rbd8 (32... h3 33. Ne1) 33. Qxc6 Rd1+ 34. Ne1 h3 35. Qc3+ f6 36. Rxh3 Rc8
37. e5 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A63"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. g3 {There was
a time when the transposition to the fianchetto Benoni was considered Black's
best reaction to the Catalan Opening. Over the past years, this strategic
system has become very popular even from the normal Benoni move order, facing
Black with numerous problems. In the absence of the pressure against the
e4-pawn, Black cannot organize his counterplay so easily.} Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O ({
I happened to be around when the following game was played:} 8... Na6 9. O-O
Nc7 10. e4 O-O 11. h3 Nd7 12. Bf4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 ({This may be a premature
release of the tension, allowing Black to clear the d6-square for his other
knight. Any normal developing move may have been better.} 13. Re1 $5) 13...
dxe5 14. Be3 b6 15. f4 Ne8 16. f5 Nd6 17. Qc2 Bd7 18. Rf2 Rc8 19. a4 a6 20. g4
f6 21. Bf1 c4 22. Bg2 Rf7 23. Rff1 {1/2 Bacrot,E (2709)-Gashimov,V (2644)/
Torrelavega 2007/CBM 119. The ease with which Black managed to hold his own
may have inspired Bacrot to employ the same plan in the present game, but in a
slightly different form.}) 9. O-O Nbd7 (9... a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Bf4 Ne4 {
Aronian,L (2759)-Carlsen,M (2693)/Elista 2007/CBM 119/[Marin,M] (1-0, 66)}) (
9... Re8 10. Bf4 Bg4 $5 (10... Na6 {Gleizerov,E (2552)-Marin,M (2551)/Predeal
2007/CBM 121/[Marin,M] (1/2, 30)}) 11. Nd2 $146 Nh5 12. Be3 Nd7 $5 {Eljanov,P 
(2692)-Topalov,V (2780)/Wijk aan Zee 2008/CBM 122/[Marin,M] (1-0, 46)}) 10. h3
a6 11. a4 Rb8 12. Bf4 Ne8 $5 {This rare move defends the d6-pawn and prepares
Gahsimov's manoeuvre. The fact that the knights have reversed their functions
does not have any significance, of course...} (12... Qe7 {Bareev,E (2653)
-Alekseev,E (2716)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2007/CBM 122/[Marin,M] (1/2, 30)}) 13. Rc1
$146 {A strong novelty, preventing Black's queenside counterplay by indirect
means.} (13. Qd2 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Ne4 Qb6 16. Rfe1 b4 17. Qc2 {Kaidanov,G 
(2515)-Ermenkov,E (2480)/Calcutta 1988/EXT 97 (1-0, 46)} Ba6 $132 {Kaidanov}) (
13. a5 b5 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Qc1 Nc7 {1/2 Gligoric,S (2455)-Velimirovic,D (2535)
/Pozarevac 1995/CBM 049 ext}) 13... b6 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Gd7e5,Gd6e5,Ge8d6]
Black overprotects c5, in order to prepare ...Ne5.} ({White's idea is revealed
after} 13... b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. b4 $1 $14 cxb4 16. Na2 {[%cal Gg7a1]} Qa5 17.
Qd2 $14 {[%cal Ga2c4]}) 14. e4 Ne5 15. Re1 (15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 Nd6 $13 {
[%cal Gc8d7,Gf7f5]} 17. a5 $6 Nc4 $1) 15... Bd7 16. Bf1 {[%csl Ga6] White
refrains from releasing the tension and forces Black to take a concrete
decision instead.} (16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Be3 Nd6 18. a5 Nc4 19. axb6 Nxe3 20. Rxe3
$2 Bh6 $17) 16... Nxf3+ {This probably is the best practical decision.} (16...
b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nxe5 $1 (18. b4 cxb4 19. Na2 Qa5 {[%csl Gf3]} 20. Bxe5 $8
dxe5 21. Qd2 Qa3 $36 {[%cal Gb4b3,Ge8d6]}) 18... Bxe5 (18... dxe5 19. Be3 $16 {
[%csl Gc5]}) 19. Qd2 $1 (19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. b3 Nd6 $11) 19... Bxf4 20. Qxf4 b4
21. Nb1 $14 {In the absence of the g7-bishop, Black's queenside play is not
too impressive.}) 17. Qxf3 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. b4 {White has more or less
stabilised the queenside, but his piece placement is slightly awkward,
allowing Black to get some initiative on the other wing.} g5 $5 (19... cxb4 20.
Na2 Qa5 21. Qb3 Qa4 22. Rb1 $14 {[%cal Ga2b4]}) (19... c4 20. Qe3 $14 {[%cal
Gf4h6]}) 20. Bd2 c4 21. Qd1 f5 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Be3 h6 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 {
White has managed to consolidate on dark squares, but the c4-pawn needs
permanent surveillance.} Qf6 {The active white queen, which keeps both wings
under pressure, has to be exchanged.} 26. Qxf6 Nxf6 {It is hard to claim an
objective advantage for White, but experience has taught me that Black's play
is more difficult to be carried out. The c3-knight, blocking the c-pawn and
keeping the b5-pawn under pressure, is very stable. Eventual exchanges would
transform it into the strongest piece on board.} 27. Ra1 {[%csl Rb5,Gd6][%cal
Ga1a6,Ra1a5]} Nd7 {[%cal Ga1a6,Gb8b6,Rd7e5] This move blocks the bishop's
retreat to d7, leaving the e6-square vulnerable.} (27... Rb6 28. g4 Bd7 {
[%csl Rb6] looks a bit passive.}) 28. g4 Bd3 29. Re6 $14 Ne5 30. Bg2 Nf3+ 31.
Bxf3 Rxf3 32. Re3 $5 {White neutralises Black's initiative at the cost of
slightly spoiling his structure. Play becomes rather one-sided, with just a
small plus at no risk for White.} (32. Rxh6 Rbf8 $132) 32... Rxe3 33. fxe3 Re8
(33... Kf7 $5) 34. Kf2 Rf8+ 35. Kg3 Re8 36. Kf3 Rf8+ 37. Kg2 Re8 38. Kf2 Rf8+
39. Kg2 Re8 40. Kf3 Rf8+ 41. Kg3 Re8 42. Re1 Ra8 43. e4 Ra3 44. Nxb5 Rb3 45.
Kf2 Rxb4 $6 (45... c3 $5 $132) 46. Nxd6 c3 47. Ke3 c2 48. Kxd3 Rb1 49. Kxc2
Rxe1 50. Kd3 h5 51. Kd4 Kf8 52. Nf5 Rh1 53. e5 Rxh3 54. e6 hxg4 55. d6 Rh1 56.
d7 Rd1+ 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2009.04.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2009.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
Qa5 9. Ne2 cxd4 10. Bg5 Ng6 11. f4 Nd7 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. Qxe6+ Rf7 14. Qe8+ Rf8
15. Qe6+ Rf7 16. O-O Nb6 17. Qe8+ Rf8 18. Qe7 dxc3 19. Bf6 Rf7 20. Qe8+ Rf8 21.
Qe7 Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 3rd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2009.05.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2009.05.22"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 h6 11. b3 Kc8 12. Bb2 Ne7 13. Rad1 c5 14. Rd2
b6 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Ne2 g5 17. Rd8+ Kb7 18. Rxa8 Kxa8 19. h4 g4 20. Nh2 h5 21.
Rd8+ Kb7 22. Nf4 Ng6 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. g3 Bh6 25. Rxh8 Nxh8 26. f3 gxf3 27. Kf2
Ng6 28. g4 Nxh4 29. gxh5 Kc6 30. Ng4 Bg5 31. h6 Kd7 32. h7 Ng6 33. Kxf3 Ke7 34.
Nf6 Kf7 35. Ke4 c6 36. a4 Kg7 37. a5 bxa5 38. Kd3 Bxf6 39. exf6+ Kxh7 40. Kc4
Kg8 41. Kxc5 e5 42. Kxc6 e4 43. Bd4 Kf7 44. Kd5 e3 45. Bxe3 Kxf6 46. Bxa7 Ke7
47. Kc6 a4 48. bxa4 Kd8 49. Kb7 Ne5 50. a5 Kd7 51. a6 Nf7 52. Bb8 Nd8+ 53. Kb6
1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP 3rd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2009.05.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2009.05.22"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4 Nxe4 7. O-O Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Qg4 Nc6 11. Bh6 Bf6 12. f4 Kh8 13. Bg5 Nxe5 14. dxe5
Bxg5 15. fxg5 Bd7 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Rd4 Qc5 18. Qh3 Bc6 19. Bd3 g6 20. Kh1 Qxe5
21. Rh4 Qg7 22. Rf6 Rad8 23. Kg1 Kg8 24. Qe3 Rd7 25. Bc4 Rfd8 26. h3 Bd5 27.
Bb5 Bc6 28. Be2 Rd5 29. Bg4 Rd2 30. Be2 R2d5 31. Rhf4 Rxg5 32. g4 Rf5 33. gxf5
gxf5+ 34. Rg4 fxg4 35. Rf4 h5 36. hxg4 Rd5 37. Kf2 h4 38. c4 Re5 39. Qd4 Qg5
40. Kg1 Rxe2 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 3rd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2009.05.23"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2009.05.22"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 b5 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Bg2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 f5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bf6 13. Rb1 a6 14. c4 d6 15. h4
Nd7 16. Bf4 Nb6 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Rxb5 Rxa2 19. Ng5 Ra1 20. Rb1 Rxb1 21. Qxb1
Bxd5 22. Bxd5+ Nxd5 23. Qxf5 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP 3rd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2009.05.23"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2009.05.22"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. exd4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nc6 12. Rd1 g5 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. Qxg3 Qd6
15. Qd3 Kg7 16. Nc3 Rad8 17. Ne2 Nh5 18. Qc3 Qf6 19. Rd3 Nf4 20. Nxf4 gxf4 21.
Rad1 Rd6 22. Bb5 Rfd8 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Qd2 Rcd6 25. Qc3 c6 26. a4 a6 27. b4
Rd5 28. R3d2 R8d6 29. Qd3 Rd8 30. Qe4 R8d6 31. Rd3 Rd8 32. Kh2 Qf5 33. Qf3 Qf6
34. Qe4 Qf5 35. Qe7 R8d7 36. Qe8 Rd8 37. Qe2 Qf6 38. Qd2 R8d6 39. Qc3 Rd8 40.
R1d2 R8d6 41. Qa1 Rd7 42. Qd1 Rd8 43. Qg4+ Rg5 44. Qd1 Rgd5 45. Qa1 R8d6 46.
Qb2 Rd8 47. Rd1 R8d6 48. Qd2 Rd8 49. Qc3 R8d6 50. R1d2 Rd8 51. g3 Re8 52. Qc1
fxg3+ 53. fxg3 Rf5 54. Qc2 Re1 55. d5 Ref1 56. Qc3 R5f2+ 57. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 58. Kg1
Rf1+ 59. Kg2 Rf2+ 60. Kg1 Rf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 3rd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2009.05.23"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2009.05.22"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nc3
e6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. e6 fxe6 14. dxe6 Bc6 15.
Qg4 Bh4+ 16. g3 O-O 17. O-O-O Bxh1 18. gxh4 Qf6 19. Bb5 c6 20. Bg5 Qe5 21. e7
Rfe8 22. Rxh1 cxb5 23. Nf3 Nd3+ 24. Kc2 Qd6 25. Rd1 Nf2 26. Rxd6 Nxg4 27. Rd4
Nf6 28. h5 Rxe7 29. h6 Rd7 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Rg4+ Kf7 32. Nxb5 Rc8+ 33. Nc3 Rg8
34. Rf4 Nd5 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 3rd"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2009.05.23"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2009.05.22"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4
Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Bd7 11. Nb3 Na5 12. e5 Ne8 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Qd2 Qc7 15.
Bd4 Bc6 16. Qe3 Rc8 17. Bd3 g6 18. f5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. fxe6
Qxe6 22. Qxe6 fxe6 23. Rfe1 Ng7 24. Ne4 Rcd8 25. Ng5 Rf6 26. b3 h6 27. Ne4 Rf4
28. Nc5 Rg4 29. g3 Kf7 30. Re5 Rd5 31. Rxd5 Bxd5 32. Kf2 a5 33. Nd7 Rb4 34.
Ne5+ Kf6 35. Nxg6 e5 36. Rf1 e4 37. Nf4 Bg8 38. Be2 Nf5 39. Bg4 Rb6 40. Bxf5
Kxf5 41. Ke3 Ke5 42. Ne2 Rc6 43. Rf8 Bh7 44. Re8+ Kf6 45. c4 Bg6 46. Rd8 Ke7
47. Rd5 b6 48. Nd4 Rf6 49. c5 bxc5 50. Rxc5 Rf1 51. Rxa5 Rd1 52. Nf5+ Kf6 53.
g4 h5 54. Ra6+ Kf7 55. Nh6+ Kg7 56. Nf5+ Kf7 57. Nh6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Villarrobledo op 24th"]
[Site "Villarrobledo"]
[Date "2009.07.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Almenar Montaner, Vicente"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2056"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2009.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. Bd3
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 e6 10. Bf4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Bb4 12. a3 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2
O-O-O 15. O-O-O Ngf6 16. Nde4 Kc7 17. f3 Nd5 18. Rhe1 b5 19. Rd3 Rhe8 20. Nc3
Nf4 21. Rd2 a5 22. Re4 Nd5 23. Nxd5+ cxd5 24. Re3 g5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. b3 Rh8
27. Kb2 Kd6 28. Ne2 b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. Nc1 Nb8 31. c4 bxc3+ 32. Rxc3 Nc6 33.
Kc2 Rh1 34. Kd3 f5 35. Rb2 Nxd4 36. Kxd4 Rd1+ 37. Rd3 Rxc1 38. b4 f4 39. Rc3
Rd1+ 40. Rd3 e5+ 0-1

[Event "Villarrobledo op 24th"]
[Site "Villarrobledo"]
[Date "2009.07.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Djuric, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2009.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. d5 h6 7. Be3 d6 8. h3 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. exd5 Re8 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Nf3 a6 13. O-O Kh7 14. a4 b6 15. Rfe1
Ne5 16. Nxe5 Rxe5 17. Bf4 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Ra7 19. g4 h5 20. f3 Nd7 21. Bxd6 Qf6
22. Qf4 Qh4 23. Qg3 Qf6 24. Qf4 Qh4 25. Re2 Qxh3 26. Rh2 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 1-0

[Event "Villarrobledo op 24th"]
[Site "Villarrobledo"]
[Date "2009.07.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2009.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. Qe2 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bxc3
15. bxc3 Bf5 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bf3 Be4 18. Bxe4 Rxe4 19. Rb1 Qe7 20. Rb5 a4 21.
Rd1 Re8 22. Qd3 Qe6 23. a3 Nc4 24. Rb4 Qc6 25. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Villarrobledo op 24th"]
[Site "Villarrobledo"]
[Date "2009.07.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2009.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bg5
f6 9. Bh4 Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nd2 Nh6 12. f3 c5 13. Rb1 a5 14. a3 b6 15. b4 axb4
16. axb4 g5 17. Bf2 f5 18. O-O Ng6 19. g3 f4 20. g4 Nf7 21. Qb3 Bd7 22. Ra1 h5
23. h3 hxg4 24. hxg4 Bf6 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. Qb2 Qa7 27. Ra1 Qc7 28. Nb5 Bxb5 29.
cxb5 Kg7 30. Qa2 Rh8 31. Qa7 Qd8 32. Nc4 Be7 33. bxc5 Qg8 34. Bd3 Rh3 35. cxd6
Qh8 36. Kf1 Rxf3 37. dxe7 Qh3+ 38. Ke1 Rxd3 39. e8=Q Qh1+ 40. Bg1 Qxe4+ 41. Kf1
Qf3+ 42. Bf2 Qh1+ 43. Ke2 Qf3+ 44. Kf1 Qh1+ 45. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Villarrobledo op 24th"]
[Site "Villarrobledo"]
[Date "2009.07.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2009.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3
Bd7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rc1 Rb8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Ne4 b5 13. b3 Be7 14. bxc4 bxc4
15. Rxc4 Nb4 16. a4 Qe8 17. Nc3 Nc6 18. d5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Bd6 20. Qc2 Na5 21.
Rh4 h6 22. Rxh6 f5 23. Rh4 Nb3 24. Nxc7 Qe7 25. Ng5 Qxg5 26. Bd5+ Rf7 27. Qc4
Rbf8 28. Qxb3 Bxc7 29. Rd1 Be8 30. Qc4 Be5 31. f4 Qe7 32. fxe5 Qxe5 33. Qd4 Qe7
34. Rf4 g6 35. e4 1-0

[Event "Villarrobledo op 24th"]
[Site "Villarrobledo"]
[Date "2009.07.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2009.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bd7 11. c3 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Rd1 O-O-O 14.
Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Villarrobledo op 24th"]
[Site "Villarrobledo"]
[Date "2009.07.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2009.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Bb4 9. Qc2 Ba5 10. a3 h6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rd1 Bd7 13. Ne4 Bb6 14. Be3 Qe7
15. Nc3 Rac8 16. Qe2 Na5 17. Bd2 Bc6 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bb4 Qf6 20. Bxf8 Rxf8
21. Be4 Rd8 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Rac1 Nc6 24. Qe4 Qd8 25. Rc4 e5 26. g3 Qd7 27.
Qc2 f5 28. Rxc6 Qxc6 29. Qxf5 exd4 30. Qd3 Qb5 31. Rd2 Qxd3 32. Rxd3 Rb5 33. b3
Rc5 34. Kf1 Rc1+ 35. Ke2 Rc2+ 36. Rd2 d3+ 37. Kxd3 Rxd2+ 38. Nxd2 Bxf2 39. Ne4
Bg1 40. h3 Kf7 41. Nd6+ Ke6 42. Nxb7 Kd5 43. Na5 Bh2 44. g4 Ke5 45. Nc6+ Kf4
46. Nxa7 Kg3 47. Ke2 Kxh3 48. Kf3 g5 49. Nb5 Be5 50. Ke4 Bb2 51. Kf5 h5 52. Nd6
hxg4 53. Ne4 Bxa3 54. Nf2+ Kh4 55. Nxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Villarrobledo op 24th"]
[Site "Villarrobledo"]
[Date "2009.07.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Qb6 6. Nb5 Ne5 7. Bf4 a6 8.
Bxe5 axb5 9. cxb5 Qxb5 10. Bd4 Qd5 11. f3 Bc5 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. Nd2 Nf6 14. Nb3
Qe7 15. Bg2 O-O 16. O-O d5 17. Qd4 e5 18. Qc5 Qe6 19. e3 b6 20. Qb4 Bd7 21. f4
Rfe8 22. Rfe1 h6 23. fxe5 Qxe5 24. Nd4 b5 25. Nf3 Qe6 26. a3 Ra4 27. Qd2 Ne4
28. Qe2 Qb6 29. Rad1 Nf6 30. Rd4 Bg4 31. Red1 Rxd4 32. Rxd4 Qxd4 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Freise, Eckhard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2032"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. Qc2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. e3 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. b4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Bxf3 12. gxf3 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bd2
cxb4 15. axb4 Rc8 16. Rfd1 Ne5 17. Be2 Qd5 18. e4 Rxc4 19. Bxc4 Nxf3+ 20. Kf1
Qh5 21. Ra5 Qh3+ 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karabalis, Harilos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2263"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 Nc5 11. Re1 a5 12. Rb1 Nfd7 13. Be3 Ne5 14. b3 c6 15.
Qc2 Ned3 16. Red1 Nb4 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. a3 Nba6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Ne6 21. Nde2
Bf8 22. f4 Nec7 23. Nd4 d5 24. b5 Nb4 25. b6 c5 26. bxc7 cxd4 27. Qxd4 dxe4 28.
Rxb4 Bg7 29. Nd5 Qxb4 30. Nxb4 Bxd4 31. Bxd4 f5 32. Nd5 Kf7 33. Nb6 Ra2 34.
Nxc8 Rxc8 35. Bb6 Ke7 36. Bf1 e3 37. Re1 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Meinhardt, Michael"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2124"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O 8.
Be2 Na6 9. Bf3 Qb6 10. Nge2 Qxb3 11. axb3 Nb4 12. O-O Rd8 13. Ra5 a6 14. Bf4
Bg4 15. Bxg4 Nxg4 16. Rc5 Nf6 17. Bc7 Rd7 18. Nf4 g5 19. Ba5 b6 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Nc3 d6 6. Qc2 Nbd7 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
e5 9. e3 Qe7 10. Be2 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Qc2 exd4 14. Nxd4 Ndc5
15. Nb3 Bf5 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Qa4+ Bd7 18. Qa3 Bc6 19. Bf3 h5 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21.
f3 Bc6 22. O-O-O h4 23. Bf2 h3 24. e4 hxg2 25. Rhg1 Rxh2 26. Bxc5 Qe6 27. Qd3
g4 28. fxg4 Bxe4 29. Qd4 b6 30. Rde1 bxc5 31. Qxe4 Qxe4 32. Rxe4+ Kf8 33. Re2
Rd8 34. Rexg2 Rxg2 35. Rxg2 Rd4 36. b3 a4 37. Kb2 axb3 38. Kxb3 Ke7 39. g5 Kd8
40. Rf2 Rg4 41. Rf5 Kc8 42. Rxc5 c6 43. a4 Kb7 44. Rf5 Kb6 45. Kb4 Ka6 46. Kc5
Ka5 47. Kxc6+ Kxa4 48. c5 Kb4 49. Kd6 Kb5 50. Ke7 Kc6 51. Kxf7 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O Qc7 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Re1 Be4 14. Bf1 e5 15.
Nd2 Bg6 16. e4 exd4 17. cxd4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Nc5 19. Rc1 Rad8 20. Bxc5 bxc5 21.
Qc2 Qf4 22. Bd3 c4 23. Nxc4 Ng4 24. g3 Qxf2+ 25. Qxf2 Nxf2 26. Kxf2 Rxd3 27.
Re3 Rd4 28. e5 Rc8 29. Rec3 h5 30. Nd6 Rd2+ 31. Ke3 Rxc3+ 32. Rxc3 Rd5 33. Rc8+
Kh7 34. Rc7 Rxe5+ 35. Kf2 Ra5 36. Nxf7 Rf5+ 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Be2 Qa5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 c4 11. Nd2 Qxc3 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rc1
Qa5 15. Bd2 Qf5 16. Rxc4 O-O 17. Qc2 Qg6 18. Bf4 Nb6 19. Rc5 Bf5 20. Qb3 Be6
21. d5 Bg4 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 23. Bc7 Qd7 24. d6 Qe6 25. Qxe6 fxe6 26. Rb5 Rf5 27.
Rb4 Rc5 28. Rxe4 Nd5 29. Rxe6 Nxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Bd3 h6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bh7+ Kh8 13. Be4 Nce7 14. Rd1 Bd7
15. Ne5 f6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Qd3 Rac8 18. Bd2 Bb6 19. Bf3 Rcd8 20. Ne4 Nc6 21.
Nc5 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Ne5 23. Qe2 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Qc6 25. b4 Ne7 26. Qxc6 bxc6 27.
Be1 Nd5 28. g3 Kh7 29. a4 a6 30. Rab1 Rb8 31. Rd3 Rfd8 32. Rdb3 Nc7 33. b5 axb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. a4 f5 11. a5 Nf6 12. Bg5 Kh8 13. Rc1 Neg8 14. exf5 gxf5 15.
c5 h6 16. Bh4 Ne7 17. Nb5 Ng6 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Nc7 Rb8 21. g3
Nf8 22. Rc4 Bd7 23. Qc2 Rf7 24. Nh4 Qg5 25. b5 b6 26. axb6 axb6 27. Qa4 Qd8 28.
Bh5 Re7 29. Ne6 Nxe6 30. Ng6+ Kh7 31. Nxe7 Nc5 32. Rxc5 bxc5 33. Bg6+ Kh8 34.
Nc6 Ra8 35. Nxd8 Rxa4 36. Nf7+ Kg8 37. Nxd6 Bf8 38. Bxf5 Bxd6 39. Bxd7 c4 40.
Rc1 Rb4 41. Bh3 Kf8 42. b6 Bc5 43. b7 Rxb7 44. Rxc4 Rc7 45. Kg2 Ke7 46. Rh4 Kd6
47. Rxh6+ Kxd5 48. Be6+ Kd4 49. Rh4+ Kd3 50. Bf5+ Kd2 51. Re4 Bd4 52. h4 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D25"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 Bg4 5. Bxc4 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. b3 Nc6 8. O-O
Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Be2 Qe8 11. Nbd2 Nd5 12. Ne4 f5 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. dxc5 Rd8
15. Qc2 e5 16. Rad1 e4 17. Rxd5 Rxd5 18. Bc4 Ne7 19. Qc3 Rf6 20. Qd2 exf3 21.
Bxf6 Qf7 22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Be5 c6 24. Qd4 h6 25. Bg3 Nf6 26. Qc4 Ne4 27. Rd1
Qxc4 28. bxc4 Nxc5 29. Rd8+ Kf7 30. Be5 g5 31. Bd4 Ne4 32. Rd7+ Ke6 33. Rxb7 c5
34. Bg7 fxg2 35. Kxg2 Nd2 36. Rxa7 Bf3+ 37. Kg1 h5 38. Ra6+ Kf7 39. Bc3 Ne4 40.
Be5 h4 41. Rh6 Be2 42. a4 Nd2 43. f4 g4 44. hxg4 fxg4 45. Rxh4 g3 46. Kg2 Nxc4
47. Kxg3 Nxe3 48. Rh7+ Ke6 49. Kf2 Bd3 50. Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grigoriants, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. dxc5 Bxc3 11. c6 Bb4 12. cxd7 Qxd7 13. a3 Be7 14. e4 Bb7 15.
e5 Nd5 16. Rd1 Rfd8 17. Rd4 Rac8 18. Bd2 Qe8 19. Rg4 Nc7 20. Bh6 g6 21. h4 Qd7
22. Qe3 b5 23. Be2 Nd5 24. Qb3 a6 25. h5 f5 26. Rg3 Kf7 27. Ng5+ Bxg5 28. Bxg5
Rg8 29. a4 b4 30. Bf3 a5 31. Rd1 Bc6 32. Rd4 Qa7 33. Bxd5 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 16th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2009.08.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2009.08.01"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. Bg5 h6
9. Be3 Nc5 10. Nd2 a5 11. g4 Bd7 12. Be2 c6 13. h4 Nh7 14. h5 Ng5 15. Qc2 a4
16. a3 Qa5 17. O-O-O Rfc8 18. Kb1 Qd8 19. Nf3 Nxf3 20. Bxf3 Qf6 21. Qe2 g5 22.
dxc6 Bxc6 23. Bxc5 dxc5 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 b6 26. Rhd1 Bf8 27. Qe3 Rd8 28.
Ka2 Rxd5 29. Rxd5 Rd8 30. Be2 Rxd5 31. cxd5 c4 32. Bxc4 Bc5 33. Qe2 Kf8 34. Bb5
Qf4 35. f3 Qc1 36. Bxa4 Ke7 37. Qd1 Qxd1 38. Bxd1 Kd6 39. Kb3 Bd4 40. Kc2 Be3
41. Be2 Kc7 42. b4 f6 43. Kb3 Bc1 44. a4 Be3 45. Kc4 Kd6 46. Kb5 Kc7 47. Ka6
Bd4 48. Bc4 Be3 49. Ba2 Bf2 50. Bb3 Be3 51. Bc4 Bf2 52. Ba2 Be3 53. d6+ Kxd6
54. Kb7 Bd2 55. Kxb6 Bxb4 56. a5 Bc5+ 57. Kb7 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 2nd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2009.09.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. Bxg4 {This rare continuation was
examined in CBM 119, annotations to Gelfand - Kasimdzhanov.} Rg8 13. Nxd7 (13.
Bf3 $2 Rxg3 $1 14. fxg3 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 $17 {e.g.} 16. O-O Nxe5 17. Bh5 Bc5+
18. Kh1 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Ke7 20. Bxf7 Nxf7 21. Rxf7+ Kxf7 22. Rd7+ Kf6 23. Rxb7
Ke5 24. Rc7 Kd6 25. Rh7 Bd4 26. Rxh6 Rf8 {0-1 Borovikov,V (2472)-Shalimov,V 
(2400)/Alushta 2000/EXT 2001 (36)}) 13... Qxd7 14. Bf3 O-O-O (14... Bb4 $5 15.
O-O O-O-O 16. e5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nd5 18. Qd2 Ne7 19. Qxh6 c5 20. d5 $6 (20. Qf4
$142) 20... Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Qc1 Qc6 23. Kh2 Rg7 24. Re1 Rdg8 25. Qc2 Kb7
26. a4 $6 b4 $17 {0-1 Fridman,D (2635)-Stripunsky,A (2569)/Philadelphia 2007/
CBM 119 ext (32)}) 15. Qd2 $1 {A strong new idea.} ({A new example of} 15. a4 {
showing that it also deserves attention:} a6 16. Be5 Ne8 17. axb5 cxb5 18. d5
Qe7 19. Qe2 Bg7 20. Bg3 Bd4 21. O-O-O Bxc3 ({Black didn't like} 21... Qc5 {
- perhaps because of} 22. Qd2 $5 (22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Bg4 Nc7 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25.
exd5 Bxb2+ $1 26. Kxb2 Qb4+ 27. Kc2 Qa4+ $1 28. Kc1 Qa1+ 29. Kc2 Qa2+ $11 30.
Kc1 Qa1+ {1/2-1/2 Ivanov,S-Shalimov,V/Saint Petersburg 80/448 2000/Inf 80/
[Ivanov,Se]})) 22. bxc3 Qa3+ 23. Qb2 Qxb2+ 24. Kxb2 exd5 25. exd5 Nf6 26. Rhe1
Bxd5 27. Re7 Bxf3 28. Rc7+ Kb8 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Rxf7+ Kc8 31. Rc7+ Kb8 32.
gxf3 $16 {1-0 Lehnhoff,H-Howes,T/LSS 2007/Telechess CBM 129 (36)}) (15. Bf4
$143 a6 16. a4 Bb4 17. e5 c5 $1 18. exf6 cxd4 19. axb5 Qxb5 20. Qc2 $1 Bxf3 21.
gxf3 dxc3 22. bxc3 Qf5 $1 23. Qxf5 Bxc3+ 24. Ke2 exf5 $15 {1/2 Gelfand,B (2733)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2677)/Elista 2007/CBM 119/[Krasenkow] (38)}) 15... Rxg3 {
[%mdl 512] Here, too, Black sacrifices the exchange. The difference from the
13.Bf3 line is that his king is far away from the kingside, where White can
create a passed pawn or attack Black's f7 pawn.} (15... Qxd4 $4 {doesn't work,
of course, due to} 16. Qxd4 Rxd4 17. Be5) 16. fxg3 e5 $146 {Hardly a
successful novelty but} (16... Qxd4 17. Qxd4 Rxd4 18. Rd1 $1 {demonstrates the
drawbacks of the position of the black king:} Rxd1+ (18... Bc5 19. g4 $5 {
[%csl Gg4,Gh4]}) 19. Kxd1 Nd7 (19... Kd8 $2 20. e5 {[%cal Rc3b5]}) 20. Bh5 $1
f6 21. Bf7 Nc5 22. Rf1 Bg7 23. Ne2 Kd7 24. Nf4 Ke7 25. Bg8 {[%cal Re4e5,Rf4g6]}
e5 26. Nh5 Bh8 27. Bh7 b4 28. g4 Ba6 29. Rh1 Bb5 30. Ng3 Kf8 31. g5 hxg5 32.
hxg5 Nd3 33. Kc2 fxg5 34. Bg6 Bg7 35. Nf5 $16 {1-0 Tacke,R (1787)-Parushev,A 
(2357)/ICCF WS 2007/ICCF CBM 130 (55)}) 17. O-O-O Qxd4 (17... exd4 $6 18. Qf4
$1 Qe6 19. e5 dxc3 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Qxf6+ Qxf6 22. exf6 cxb2+ 23. Kxb2 $16 {
S.Zagrebelny}) 18. g4 {[%csl Gg4,Gh4]} (18. Qxd4 Rxd4 $1 (18... exd4 19. e5
dxc3 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. exf6 {-17...exd4}) 19. g4 $1 {deserved attention, too})
(18. Qe2 {was possible, of course, but White has no reason to avoid the
exchange of queens.}) 18... Nd7 $1 {The right course. Black sacrifices a pawn
to obtain the e5-square. Although his compensation will hardly be fully
sufficient for a pure exchange, he has no better option.} 19. Qxd4 exd4 20.
Rxd4 Bg7 (20... Bc5 $5 21. Rdd1 Rh8 {S.Zagrebelny}) 21. Rdd1 Rg8 22. g5 Ne5 23.
gxh6 Bxh6+ 24. Kb1 b4 25. Ne2 (25. Na4 Kc7 26. Nc5 $6 Bc8 {[%cal Rc7b6] S.
Zagrebelny}) 25... c5 26. Rd6 Bg7 27. Rhd1 (27. h5 Kc7 28. Rhd1 Nd3 29. R6xd3
cxd3 30. Nf4 (30. Rxd3 Be5 $44) 30... Ba6 31. Nxd3 Bxd3+ 32. Rxd3 Rd8 $5 {
as the endgame with opposite-coloured bishops should be drawn.}) 27... Kc7 (
27... Nd3 $5 28. b3 Kc7 {with a similar position to the 27.h5 line.}) 28. Nf4
Rh8 29. h5 Bc6 (29... c3 $5 $132) 30. R6d2 Bh6 $2 (30... c3 $1 {(indicated by
GM S.Zagrebelny in his online commentary) was still necessary to create
counterplay. After the text move (very natural but in fact passive!) White
successfully regroups his pieces and invades along the crucial f-file.}) 31.
Nd5+ Kb8 32. Rf2 Ba4 33. Rdf1 (33. Rh1 $142 $1) 33... Nd3 34. Re2 Ne5 35. Rh1
$1 a5 36. Rf2 $1 Bd7 (36... Nd3 37. Rff1) 37. Be2 $1 Be6 38. Nf4 Bc8 39. Rd1 $1
{The threats along the d-file deflect Black's pieces from the f-file.} Bb7 (
39... Rg8 $142 40. Rd6 $1 (40. Rd5 Ng4) 40... Bxf4 41. Rxf4 Rxg2 42. Rd5 Rxe2
43. Rxe5 Be6 44. Rxc5 $18) 40. Nd5 $1 Re8 {Black has no way to prevent the
invasion:} (40... Bg7 41. g4 {[%cal Rg4g5]}) (40... Bg5 41. Rf5) 41. Rf6 $1 Re6
(41... Bg5 42. Rb6 {[%cal Rb6b5]}) 42. Rdf1 Bg7 43. R6f5 $5 (43. Rxe6 fxe6 44.
Nf6 {was quite possible, too, but White was probably afraid of some technical
problems after} Bc6 45. g4 Bh6 {He prefers a more direct way. After the text
move his g-pawn goes forward.}) 43... Nd3 $6 {Giving up evrything, but Black
has no hope anyway:} (43... Re8 44. g4 Bc8 45. R5f4 Bh6 46. Rf6 Re6 47. R1f5
Bg7 48. Rxe6 fxe6 49. Rg5 $18 {S.Zagrebelny}) 44. Rxf7 Bd4 45. Rd7 $1 {[%cal
Rf1f8]} Re8 46. Rff7 Bc6 47. Rde7 Rd8 48. b3 Ne5 49. Rf5 cxb3 50. Rfxe5 bxa2+
51. Kxa2 Rf8 52. R5e6 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 2nd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2009.09.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Be7 14. Re1 O-O 15.
Qg4 Re8 16. Bb5 (16. Bh6 {is another option.}) 16... Kh8 17. Bd2 (17. Nc6 $143
Qc7 $1 (17... Bxc6 18. Bxc6 Rc8 19. Bb7 (19. Bb5 Qc7 20. Bf4 Red8 21. Ba6 Rb8
22. b3 Nxf4 23. Qxf4 Kg8 24. Re3 Nc5 25. Nxc5 {1/2 Sriram,J (2458)-Pataki,G 
(2367)/Paks 2003/CBM 097 ext}) (19. Bxd5 $5 exd5 20. b3) 19... Rc7 (19... Rc2
$5) 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Bf4 Nc5 22. Nxc5 Bxc5 23. Red1 Bb6 24. Bg3 d4 $11 {
1/2 Cvitan,O (2527)-L'Ami,E (2565)/Turin 2006/CBM 113 (31)}) 18. Nxe7 Rxe7 19.
Qc4 Qa5 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Nc5 Rc7 22. Nxb7 Qb6 23. Qe4 Qxb7 $15 {/=1/2
Greenfeld,A (2575)-Coelho,L (2392)/Sao Paulo 2008/CBM 123 Extra (40)}) (17. Qf3
Rf8 18. Qh3 Rc8 19. Bd3 g6 20. Bh6 Rg8 21. Qg4 {1/2 Gonzalez Garcia,J (2447)
-Perez Candelario,M (2474)/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104}) 17... a6 (17... Rc8 $5 18.
a3 a6 19. Bd3 Nc5 (19... bxa3 20. bxa3 Qc7 21. Qg3 Red8 22. Rab1 Nf8 23. Rb3
Qd7 24. Nb2 Ng6 25. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Qxg6 Kg8 28. Rh3 $16 {
1-0 Szabo,V-McDonald,G/LSS 2007/Telechess CBM 125 (47)}) 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Qh3
(21. Nb3 $5) 21... g6 22. Re4 f5 23. exf6 Qxf6 $132 {0-1 Smirnov,A (2454)
-Yevseev,D (2529)/St . Petersburg 2009/CBM 130 Extra (34)}) 18. Bc6 Qc7 $146 {
[%mdl 8] GM Alexey Shirov improves on his own play against Kramnik.} (18...
Bxc6 19. Nxc6 Qc7 20. Rac1 Qb7 21. Nxe7 Rxe7 22. b3 a5 23. Nb2 N7b6 24. Nc4
Nxc4 25. bxc4 f5 26. Qh4 Nb6 27. Re3 $14 {1/2 Kramnik,V (2772)-Shirov,A (2726)/
Dresden 2008/CBM 128 (44)}) 19. Rac1 Nxe5 $5 {To avoid pressure like in
Kramnik-Shirov, Black must go for tactical complications, probably analysed at
home.} 20. Bxb7 $1 (20. Rxe5 $143 Qxe5 21. Bxb7 f5 22. Qe2 Qxd4 23. Bxa8 Rxa8
24. Rc4 Qf6 25. Rc6 Rd8 $1 $11) 20... Nxg4 (20... Qxc1 21. Qe2 Qc4 22. Qxe5 Bf6
23. Bxd5 Qxd5 24. Qxd5 exd5 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nb3 $16 {_|_S.Zagrebelny}) 21.
Rxc7 Nxc7 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Nc6 Nd5 $6 {A serious inaccuracy.} (23... Bf8 $142
24. Bxb4 Nd5 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 {keeping a symmetrical distribution of material,
although White's queenside pawn advantage gives him something of an edge.}) 24.
Nxe7 Nxe7 25. Bxb4 {[%mdl 4096] '1/2 Jones,P (2139)-Hassim,U (2193)/LSS 2008/
Telechess CBM 131' - definitely too early!} Nd5 26. Bd2 $16 {The bishop is
stronger than the knight in positions with a passed pawn or potential passed
pawn. Black's strong d5 knight gives him only partial compensation.} Rc8 27.
Rc1 (27. f3 $5 Ngf6 28. Rc1 {preventing Black's counterplay (S.Zagrebelny).})
27... Rxc1+ 28. Bxc1 Ne5 $6 (28... Nb4 29. Bd2 $1 (29. a3 Nd3) 29... Nxa2 30.
Nc5 Ne5 31. b3 a5 32. Bxa5 Nc6 33. Bd2 Nab4 {(S.Zagrebelny) was probably
better than the text. It is useful for Black to avoid the exchange of knights
as two knight can give him more counterplay.}) 29. Nc5 Nb4 30. b3 $1 Nxa2 31.
Bb2 $1 Nc6 32. Nxa6 {Black's a2 knight is now doomed to an exchange.} Kg8 33.
Kf1 f6 34. Ke2 Nab4 {Otherwise it can be trapped!} (34... Kf7 35. Kd3 {[%csl
Ra2][%cal Rb2a3]}) 35. Nxb4 Nxb4 36. Ke3 {White's plan is quite traditional:
to move the b-pawn forward, deflecting the black king, and then invade Black's
defenseless kingside.} Kf7 (36... e5 37. Ke4 Kf7 38. Bc3 Nc6 39. Kd5) 37. Kd4
Nc2+ $6 {This plan (to capture the g2 pawn and give up the knight for White's
b-pawn) fails as the resulting endgame is winning for White. However, Black's
position is difficult in any case.} (37... Ke8 38. Kc4 Nd5 39. b4 Kd7 40. Bd4
$16 {[%cal Yb4b5,Yc4c5]}) 38. Kc5 Ne1 39. Kc6 Nxg2 40. b4 Nf4 41. b5 Nd5 42.
Kd6 (42. Bd4 $5 {[%cal Yb5b6] was simpler, according to GM S.Zagrebelny.})
42... Kg6 (42... Ke8 43. Bd4 Kd8 44. b6 Kc8 45. Kxe6 $18 {S.Zagrebelny} {e.g.}
Nf4+ 46. Kf7 Nh5 47. Kg8) 43. Bd4 Kg5 44. b6 Nxb6 45. Bxb6 e5 46. Ke6 {[%cal
Re6f7]} e4 (46... Kg4 47. Kf7 Kh3 48. Kxg7 f5 49. Kf6 $18) 47. Kf7 f5 48. Kxg7
h5 49. Kf7 f4 50. Ke6 Kg4 51. Ke5 Kf3 52. h4 $1 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 2nd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2009.09.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. d5 {The closing of the
centre is rather rare at this moment. White has invested lot of energy in
perfecting the play after the bishop move.} (13. Bc2) 13... Nb8 14. Nh2 (14. c4
c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Bc2 Nbd7 17. b3 Qc7 18. Bb2 Rec8 19. Rc1 Qb7 20. Qe2 a5
21. cxb5 Bxb5 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Nc5 25. Qb1 Rc8 $17 {0-1 Ady,
J (2300)-Mannion,S (2280)/Scotland 1988/ (56)}) 14... Nbd7 (14... c6 15. dxc6
Bxc6 16. Qf3 Nbd7 17. Ng4 a5 18. Ba2 Qe7 19. Nf1 Nxg4 20. hxg4 Nc5 21. g5 hxg5
22. Bxg5 Qb7 23. Ng3 {1-0 Topalov,V (2796)-Morozevich,A (2771)/Nice 2009/ (43)}
) 15. Qf3 Qc8 {Objectively speaking White's plan is not so dangerous for Black,
but Karjakin enjoys the benefit of the suprise choice.} (15... Nc5 16. Bc2 c6
17. b4 Ncd7 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Bb3 Qc8 20. Ng4 a5 $11) (15... c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6
17. Ng4 Nc5 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Bc2 a5 $13) 16. Ndf1 (16. Ng4 Nxg4
17. hxg4 Nf6 18. Bd1 c6 19. c4 Qc7 $15) 16... c6 (16... h5 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Ng3
g6 19. Ba2 Qd8 $13) 17. dxc6 Qxc6 18. Ng4 Re7 $2 {Grischuk is opting for the
move, that quite clearly fits very poorly with the defensive tasks. White
would like to move his knight to f5 and if he succeeds it will cost the
defender a precious tempo. The advance of the d-pawn was a truly sensible move,
which should have been considered a principal continuation.} (18... d5 $5 19.
Ng3 (19. Qg3 Nh5 20. Qf3 Qg6 21. Rd1 d4 $1 22. cxd4 exd4 23. Rxd4 Ndf6 24. Nd2
Bc5 25. Rd3 Re7 $17) 19... Rad8 (19... dxe4 20. Nxe4 Be7 21. Bxh6 gxh6 22.
Nexf6+ (22. Nxh6+ Kg7 23. Nf5+ Kf8 24. Rad1 Nxe4 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Qh5 Bf6 27.
Qh6+ $11) 22... Bxf6 (22... Nxf6 23. Bxf7+ Kg7 24. Qxc6 Bxc6 25. Bxe8 Rxe8 26.
Rxe5 $16) 23. Rad1 Qxf3 24. gxf3 Bxf3 25. Rxd7 Bxg4 26. Bxf7+ Kf8 27. hxg4 Re7
$14) 20. Nf5 Kh8 (20... dxe4 21. Ngxh6+ gxh6 22. Qg3+ Kh8 23. Bxf7 Re7 24. Nxe7
Bxe7 25. Bxh6 Nh5 26. Qg6 Qxg6 27. Bxg6 $14) 21. Bxh6 (21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Bc2
$11) 21... Nc5 (21... Nxe4 22. Bxg7+ Bxg7 23. Nxg7 Kxg7 24. Rxe4 dxe4 25. Qxf7+
Kh8 26. Rd1 $18) 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxg7 Bxg7 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 (24... Qxd5 25.
Bxg7+ $18) 25. Qxf7 Rg8 26. Bxg7+ Rxg7 27. Qf8+ Rg8 28. Qf6+ Rg7 $11) 19. Ng3
d5 (19... Nxg4 20. hxg4 Nc5 21. Bd5 Qd7 22. Rd1 $14) 20. exd5 $6 {We cannot
expect perfection even from the players belonging to the cream of world chess.
Karjakin could have punished his confused opponent with the very logical
knight move to f5.} (20. Nf5 $1 Re6 (20... dxe4 21. Nxe7+ Bxe7 22. Qf5 $16) 21.
Bxh6 (21. Qg3 Kh7 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Rd1 N7f6 24. Nxf6+ Nxf6 25. Be3 $16) 21...
gxh6 (21... dxe4 22. Qg3 Nxg4 23. Bxg7 $16) 22. Nfxh6+ Bxh6 23. Nxh6+ Kh7 24.
Nxf7 (24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Nxf7 Rg8 26. Rad1) 24... Nxe4 25. Rad1 Nef6 26. Ng5+
Kh8 27. Nxe6 Qxe6 28. Rd4 $16) 20... Nxd5 21. Nf5 Re6 (21... Ree8 22. Bxh6 gxh6
(22... e4 23. Rxe4 gxh6 (23... Rxe4 24. Qxe4 gxh6 25. Ngxh6+ Bxh6 26. Bxd5 $18)
24. Rd4 N5f6 25. Qg3 Qxg2+ 26. Qxg2 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Re2 28. Rb1 $16) 23. Rad1
N5f6 24. Nxf6+ Nxf6 25. Qg3+ Kh8 26. Bxf7 Red8 27. Nh4 $16) 22. Qg3 $1 {
A fine move, that works on many levels. The defender is tied up left and right
and has to play very carefully to avoid losing material.} (22. Nfe3 e4 23. Qg3
Bd6 24. Qh4 Be7 25. Bxd5 Bxh4 26. Bxc6 Bxc6 27. Nf5 h5 $11) 22... Kh8 (22...
Rg6 $2 23. Nh4 $18) 23. Be3 h5 $5 {Grischuk is admitting, that normal moves
will not be able to promise equality, so he starts some counterplay of his own.
} (23... Nxe3 24. Nfxe3 Re7 25. Nf5 $16) (23... Rd8 24. Rad1 N7f6 25. Bc1 $16)
24. Rad1 Nxe3 25. Ngxe3 (25. Bxe6 $2 Nxd1 26. Bxf7 Nxb2 27. Nxe5 Qf6 $17) 25...
Rg6 26. Qh2 Rf6 {Reality bites hard and the defender sees no better way to
defend his vulnerable f7 pawn.} (26... Kg8 27. Nh4 Rd6 (27... Rg5 28. Nf3 Qxf3
29. Rxd7 $18) 28. Bd5 Qc7 29. Qg3 Nf6 30. Bxb7 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Qxb7 32. Qxe5 $16)
27. Bd5 (27. Ng3 $1 h4 (27... g6 28. Nd5 h4 29. Nxf6 hxg3 30. Qxg3 Nxf6 31.
Bxf7 Bg7 32. Qxg6 Rf8 33. Rxe5 Qxg2+ (33... Rxf7 34. Rd8+ Rf8 35. Rg5 Ne8 36.
Rxe8 Qxg6 37. Rxf8+ Bxf8 38. Rxg6 $18) 34. Qxg2 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 Rxf7 36. Rd8+ Kh7
37. Ra8 $18) 28. Ngf5 Bc5 29. Nxh4 Bxe3 30. Rxe3 e4 31. Qg3 $16) 27... Qc8 28.
Qg3 $6 {White will ignore the unpleasant retreat of the knight to g3 at his
own peril. The h5-pawn would be hanging and no sensible solution seems
satisfactory.} (28. Ng3 $1 Nb6 (28... g6 29. Ne4 Rb6 30. Rd2 Bxd5 31. Nxd5 Rc6
32. Nb4 Rc4 33. Qg3 $16) 29. Bxb7 Qxb7 30. Nxh5 Re6 31. Ng4 Rae8 (31... g6 32.
Rxe5 gxh5 33. Rxh5+ Kg8 34. Qg3 $16) 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Nxe5 Nc4 34. Nf3 Nxb2
35. Rd4 Qc6 36. Qg3 $16) 28... g6 29. Qg5 (29. Nh4 Bxd5 30. Nxd5 Rd6 31. Nf3 (
31. Ne3 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Qc6 $14) 31... Qb7 32. Ne3 Rxd1 33. Rxd1 Re8 $14) 29...
Bg7 $2 {One of the greatest enemies for chessplayers is still time trouble.
Grischuk was running short of time and that helps to explain his missing the
best move. The exchange of the bishops would have solved all the problems.} (
29... Bxd5 $1 30. Rxd5 Re6 31. Red1 (31. Nh4 e4 32. Red1 Nf6 33. R5d4 Qe8 $11)
(31. Ng3 Nf6 32. Rdd1 Nh7 33. Qh4 Be7 34. Qe4 Nf6 35. Qc2 $11) 31... Nf6 $1 32.
Rxe5 gxf5 33. Nxf5 Qc4 $11) 30. Ne7 $1 (30. Bxf7 gxf5 (30... Rxf7 31. Nd6 Qg8
32. Qxg6 Rf6 33. Qxh5+ Qh7 34. Qxh7+ Kxh7 35. Nxb7 $18) 31. Nxf5 Rxf7 32. Nd6
Qf8 33. Qxh5+ Kg8 34. Qxf7+ Qxf7 35. Nxf7 $16) 30... Qc7 (30... Qe8 31. Bxb7
Ra7 32. Bc6 Qxe7 33. Nd5 $18) 31. Ng4 {Definitely a fine move, but equally
efficient would have been the immediate smashing of the kingside pawn
structure.} (31. Bxf7 $1 Rxf7 32. Nxg6+ Kg8 (32... Kh7 33. Ne7 $18) 33. Ne7+
Kf8 34. N3f5 Re8 35. Ng6+ Kg8 36. Nd6 $18) 31... Rf4 $6 (31... Re8 32. Nxf6
Nxf6 33. Bxb7 Rxe7 (33... Qxb7 34. Qxe5 $18) 34. Bd5 $18) 32. Nh6 Rf8 (32...
Bxd5 33. Nxd5 Qb7 34. Nxf4 $18) 33. Nxf7+ $1 {Karjakin has no reason to wait
with the decisive blow, all the pieces are playing to their maximum.} R4xf7 (
33... R8xf7 34. Nxg6+ Kh7 35. Qxh5+ Bh6 36. Bxf7 Rxf7 37. Rxd7 $18) 34. Nxg6+
Kh7 (34... Kg8 35. Ne7+ Kh7 36. Qxh5+ Bh6 37. Qg6+ $18) 35. Qxh5+ Bh6 36. Bxf7
Rxf7 37. Rxd7 $1 {The final touch is removing the last piece holding the
Black's position together. It does not hurt to play a charming combination.}
Rxd7 (37... Qxd7 38. Nxe5 $18) 38. Nf8+ Kg7 39. Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 2nd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2009.09.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. c5 Nbd7 7. a3 {Last year
Aronian achieved nothing against Movsesian after 7.Bd3. However, this time
Aronian came better prepared.} (7. Bd3 e5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. e6 Nxc5
11. exf7+ Kxf7 12. Bc2 g6 13. O-O Bg7 14. Ne2 Re8 15. Nd4 Qd6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Aronian,L (2757)-Movsesian,S (2732)/Nanjing CHN 2008/The Week in Chess 737 (49)
}) 7... a5 8. Bd3 e5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Bxb5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] This interesting
piece sacrifice is also the first choice of "Rybka". Obviously, it was
prepared by Levon beforehand.} (10. e6 fxe6 11. Nd4 Nxc5 12. Be2 Nxf2 $3 {
A very deep sacrifice. Black is getting a long-term intiative.} 13. Kxf2 Bd6
14. g3 O-O+ 15. Kg2 Bd7 16. Bd2 e5 17. Nb3 Ne6 $15 {0-1 Eljanov,P (2686)
-Karjakin,S (2686)/Foros 2007/CBM 119 (28)}) (10. Nd4 Ngxe5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. f4
Ng6 13. Bxb5 Rc8 14. Bd3 Bxc5 15. O-O O-O 16. Rb1 Qf6 17. Nce2 Rfe8 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Milov,V (2680)-Jakovenko,D (2710)/Kemer 2007/CBM 121 (31)}) 10... cxb5
11. Qxd5 Rb8 $6 {Not the best move. Obviously, it wasn't easy for Grischuk to
make a choice here, as he didn't know how deeply the variation was analysed by
his opponent before the game... This position needs more practical material.
Let's see what could happen in case of the critical continuation 11...Ra6.} (
11... Ra6 12. h3 Nh6 13. c6 Nc5 14. Qxd8+ (14. e4 Be6 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Nd4
Nd3+ 17. Ke2 Bc4 18. Bg5+ Kc8 19. b3 Nc1+ 20. Kf3 Nxb3 21. Nxb3 Bxb3 $15) (14.
Nd4 Be6 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. O-O Nb3 17. Nxb3 Bxb3 18. Nxb5 a4 $13) 14... Kxd8
15. Nd4 Be6 (15... Nd3+ $6 16. Ke2 Nxe5 17. Rd1 Kc7 18. Ncxb5+ Kb6 19. c7 $14)
(15... Nf5 16. Ndxb5 Rxc6 17. e4 Nd3+ 18. Ke2 Nxc1+ 19. Raxc1 Nh4 20. Rhd1+ Ke8
21. Nd5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 $36) 16. O-O Nb3 17. Nxb3 Bxb3 18. Nxb5 Bc5 19. Bd2 $44 {
All these lines confirm that White definitely has sufficient compensation for
the piece. Often he can get three pawns, together with some initiative against
the black monarch. However, the position is pretty much double-edged, so only
future games on this theme will make a clear verdict of this line.}) 12. h3 b4
$6 (12... Nxf2 13. Kxf2 Bxc5 14. e6 fxe6 15. Qxe6+ Qe7 16. Qxe7+ Bxe7 17. Rd1
$14 {Black's compensation is not sufficient, but this would have been the
least of the evils for him.}) 13. axb4 {For the forthcoming several moves the
play is pretty much forced.} axb4 14. Ne4 Nxc5 (14... Ndxe5 $2 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8
16. hxg4 $18) 15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Nxc5 Nxf2 $1 {At least ruining the opponents'
pawn structure.} 17. Kxf2 Bxc5 {White's extra pawn is not so significant. The
more apparent factor is Black's vulnerable king.} 18. Bd2 (18. Ra5 $1 {was
quite strong, causing even more disharmony in Black's position.} Bb6 19. Rd5+
Ke8 20. Bd2 Be6 21. Rd6 Bc5 22. Rc6 Be7 23. Rhc1 {Black can't castle, White is
in total control.}) 18... Kc7 {The king is heading to b6.} 19. Rhc1 {Again 19.
Ra5 was a worthy option.} (19. Ra5 Kb6 20. Rha1 Re8 21. Nd4 Bd7 22. Ra7 Bb5 23.
Rxf7 Rxe5 24. Nxb5 Kxb5 25. Rxg7 $16) 19... Kb6 {Black managed to avoid a
quick defeat, but his position is still much worse.} 20. Nd4 Rd8 (20... Bb7 21.
Nb3 Rhc8 22. Nxc5 Rxc5 23. Bxb4 Rxe5 24. Bc3 Rf5+ 25. Kg1 $16) (20... Re8 21.
Rc4 Rxe5 22. Bxb4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Rf5+ 24. Kg1 $16) 21. Rc2 Rd5 22. Rac1 $2 {
I guess Levon made this move quickly, without bothering to investigate the
position deeply. Instead, he could sacrifice an exchange with nice prospects.}
(22. Rxc5 $1 Rxc5 (22... Kxc5 $2 23. Ra5+ Kc4 24. b3+ Kd3 25. Rxd5 Kxd2 26.
Nc6+ $18) 23. Bxb4 Rd5 24. Bd6 Rb7 25. Rc1 Bd7 26. b4 $16 {Black's rooks are
completely tied up. It would be extremely unpleasant for Grischuk to handle
this position in time-trouble.}) 22... Be6 23. Nb3 Rbd8 $2 {Missing the chance
to equalise.} (23... Rc8 $1 {This self-pinning move is pretty hard for a human
to play, and must be calculated precisely.} 24. Bxb4 {There is nothing better.}
{[%tqu "En","Calculate 24...Bxe3.","","","c5e3","",10]} Bxe3+ $1 25. Kxe3 Rxc2
26. Rxc2 Rxe5+ 27. Kd4 (27. Kf4 Rf5+ 28. Ke4 Bxb3 29. Rc3 Be6 $11) 27... Bxb3
28. Rc3 Rd5+ 29. Ke4 Ba2 $11) 24. Ke2 Bf8 25. Nd4 $6 {The penetration of the
rook was called for.} (25. Rc6+ Kb7 26. Rc7+ Kb8 27. Nd4 Rxe5 28. Nxe6 fxe6 29.
Be1 $1 {[%cal Ge1g3]} Red5 30. R7c6 $16) 25... Bc5 $6 {Black should keep his
light-squared bishop.} (25... Bd7 $1 26. Kf3 Be7 $1 (26... Rxe5 27. e4 $1 {
[%csl Rb6][%cal Gd2e3]} Rc5 28. Bxb4 Rxc2 29. Nxc2 $16) 27. Ke4 Rc5 $14) 26.
Nxe6 fxe6 27. e4 Rxe5 28. Rc4 $2 {This move throws away all of White's
advantage.} (28. Bf4 $1 {could win the exchange by force.} Rxe4+ 29. Kf3 Rdd4
30. Be3 Rd3 31. Kxe4 Rxe3+ 32. Kf4 Bd4 33. Rd2 e5+ 34. Kf5 Rb3 35. Rcc2 {
It won't be easy for White to convert his advantage into a full point, but,
with no doubt, he should have played this.}) 28... Rd4 29. Rxd4 Bxd4 30. b3 (
30. Rc4 Bxb2 31. Rxb4+ Rb5 $11) 30... Rc5 (30... Rxe4+ $4 31. Kd3 Rh4 32. Be1
Rf4 33. Bg3 $18) 31. Rf1 Kb5 (31... Rc2 32. Kd3 Ra2 33. Bxb4 Bf6 {and the
active rook gives Black sufficient compensation.}) 32. Rf7 Bc3 33. Be3 Rc6 34.
Rb7+ Ka6 35. Rb8 Ka5 36. Bg5 h6 $2 {This is a serious mistake. Black shouldn't
allow the bishop to get to e7.} ({After the simple} 36... Bf6 {Black has
little to worry about. This endgame should end in a draw.}) 37. Be7 {Now Black
is tied to the Pb4.} e5 38. g4 $1 Re6 39. Bf8 g5 (39... h5 40. gxh5 Rh6 41.
Bxg7 Rxh5 42. Kd3 $1 Rxh3+ 43. Kc4 Ka6 (43... Re3 44. Bf8 $1 Rxe4+ 45. Kc5 Ka6
46. Kc6 Ka7 47. Rb7+ Ka8 48. Rb5 {and the black king will be mated very soon.})
44. Bf8 Rh4 45. Kd5 Ka7 46. Rb5 Ka6 47. Kc6 $18) 40. Rd8 Rf6 $2 {The last move
before time-control and the final mistake. The severe time-trouble of Grischuk
decided things.} (40... Kb5 41. Rd6 Re8 42. Bxh6 Rh8 {would still force
Aronian to show some technique to claim the full point.}) 41. Rd5+ Kb6 42. Rd6+
{After the exchange of rooks Black will lose most of his pawns.} 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 2nd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2009.09.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "198"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 $5 {Una vez mÃ!s, Karjakin emplea la defensa Zaitsev de la Ruy
Lopez.} 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5
16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Rxa3 20. bxa3 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22.
Bb2 $5 {Hasta este punto los dos jugadores han seguido la partida de la cuarta
ronda entre Shirov y Karjakin. Grischuk elige ahora la jugada mÃ!s conocida de
alfil.} (22. Nxb5 {Esto es lo que jugÃ=/+ Shirov, pero se mostrÃ=/+
insuficiente.}) 22... Qa5 23. Nf5 $5 {El nuevo intento de Alexander} g6 24. Ne3
Ne5 {Ahora, segÃ_|n Karjakin, se inicia una variante forzada.} 25. Nb3 Qa4 26.
Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Ng4 Re7 28. Nf6+ Kh8 29. Qxd3 Bg7 30. Qf3 Qxa3 31. Re2 $1 {
Previniendo el acceso a "b2" de la dama, que expulsa al caballo blanco de "f6".
} Qa8 $1 {El negro quiere quitar el caballo de "f6" inmediatamente.} 32. Rc2 (
32. g4 $5 {Con la idea de apoyar el caballo con los peones del flanco de rey.}
Qd8 33. h4 Re5 34. g5) (32. Nd4 $5 {Es otra opciÃ=/+n}) 32... Qd8 33. Qf4 Re5
34. Ng4 Re7 35. Nxh6 $6 {Alexander pensaba que esta posiciÃ=/+n era ventajosa,
pero ahora el negro toma la iniciativa.} Qf8 36. Ng4 f5 $1 {Ahora los alfiles
negros emergen con una excelente oportunidad para tomar la iniciativa.} 37.
exf5 Qxf5 {Tras esta jugada, aparece un final de tablas de manera forzada.} 38.
Qxf5 Re1+ 39. Kh2 gxf5 40. Ne3 Be5+ 41. g3 f4 42. gxf4 Bxf4+ 43. Kg2 Bxe3 44.
fxe3 Rxe3 45. Nd4 Rd3 46. Nxb5 Rxd5 47. Nxd6 Rxd6+ {La partida es tablas, pero
hay algunas oportunidades prÃ!cticas de ganar el final. Grischuk juega el
final de manera correcta, entablando sin dificultad.} 48. Kg3 Bc6 49. Kf4 Kg7
50. Rc5 Be8 51. Ke5 Rh6 52. Rc3 Rh5+ 53. Kd6 Bg6 54. Re3 Bf5 55. Ke5 Bc8+ 56.
Kd4 Kf6 57. h4 Bf5 58. Rb3 Be6 59. Rb4 Rxh4+ 60. Kc3 Rh1 61. Kd4 Rd1+ 62. Ke4
Bd5+ 63. Kf4 Rf1+ 64. Ke3 Ke5 65. Ke2 Rh1 66. Kd2 Be4 67. Rb5+ Kf4 68. Rb3 Rh2+
69. Kc3 Rh8 70. Kc4 Rc8+ 71. Kd4 Rd8+ 72. Kc3 Bd3 73. Rb4+ Ke3 74. Rb2 Rc8+ 75.
Kb3 Kd4 76. Kb4 Rc6 77. Kb3 Rc1 78. Rd2 Rc8 79. Rb2 Bc4+ 80. Kb4 Kd3 81. Rh2
Rb8+ 82. Kc5 Rb5+ 83. Kd6 Rg5 84. Rh3+ Kd4 85. Rh4+ Kc3 86. Rh3+ Kb4 87. Rh7
Rd5+ 88. Ke7 Kc5 89. Rg7 Rh5 90. Kf6 Kd6 91. Rg5 Rh4 92. Rg7 Be6 93. Kg5 Rg4+
94. Kf6 Rf4+ 95. Kg5 Rf2 96. Kg6 Ke5 97. Kg5 Bf7 98. Kh6 Kf6 99. Rg6+ {Este
truco final es la base de uno de los mejores mÃ todos defensivos de este final,
la defensa de la torre por la segunda horizontal.} Bxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grand Slam Final 2nd"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2009.09.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2009.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. Bg2
Nc6 9. h3 Ne5 10. Qe2 g5 11. f4 gxf4 12. Bxf4 Bd7 13. Nf3 Qc7 14. O-O-O Rc8 15.
Bg3 Be7 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Rhf1 Rg8 18. Rd3 Nh7 19. h4 Nf8 20. Qf2 Rg7 21. Rf3
Bc5 22. Qd2 Rh7 23. Kb1 b5 24. Ne2 Bb4 25. c3 Be7 26. Nc1 Bc6 27. Nd3 Nd7 28.
Ka1 Bxe4 29. Re3 Bxg2 30. Qxg2 Qc6 31. Qe2 Qc4 32. Re4 Qd5 33. Nxe5 Nxe5 34.
Rd1 Qc6 35. Bxe5 Rd8 36. Rxd8+ Bxd8 37. Rd4 f6 38. Rd6 Qc4 39. Qd1 Be7 40. Rd4
Qc6 41. Bh2 e5 42. Rd3 Rg7 43. Rg3 Qe4 44. a3 Bc5 45. Rd3 Be7 46. Rg3 Bc5 47.
Rd3 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ruck, Robert"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Pamhagen"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bc8 11. Nb5 Be6 12. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.05"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Feygin, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Eupen Rochade"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 c6 5. Be2 Bg4 6. O-O e6 7. c4 Qd6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Rd8 12. Rfd1 Nbd7 13. Rac1 Qc7 14. Qe2 Re8
15. g3 Rad8 16. Bg2 a6 17. h3 Bd6 18. a3 e5 19. c5 Bf8 20. b4 exd4 21. Rxd4 Ne5
22. Rcd1 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Qc8 24. g4 h6 25. f4 Ng6 26. f5 Ne5 27. Qf2 Rd8 28. Qd2
Be7 29. Bf2 Rd7 30. Qe2 Qc7 31. Rxd7 Nfxd7 32. Bg3 Bf6 33. Ne4 Qd8 34. Nd6 b6
35. cxb6 Qxb6+ 36. Bf2 Qb8 37. Ne4 Qb5 38. Nxf6+ Nxf6 39. Qxb5 axb5 40. Bg3
Nfd7 41. Kf2 f6 42. Ke3 Kf7 43. Kd4 Ke7 44. Be4 Kd6 45. Bc2 Ke7 46. Bd1 Kd8 47.
h4 Ke7 48. Bf4 Kd8 49. g5 hxg5 50. hxg5 Ke7 51. g6 Ke8 52. Bb3 Ke7 53. Bg8 Nf3+
54. Ke3 Nfe5 55. Ke4 Kf8 56. Bb3 Ke7 57. Be3 Ng4 58. Bf4 Nge5 59. Be6 Ke8 60.
Be3 Ke7 61. Ba7 Kd6 62. Bf2 Ke7 63. Bg3 Ke8 64. Kd4 Nf3+ 65. Kd3 Nfe5+ 66. Kc3
Ke7 67. Bf2 Kd6 68. Be3 Ke7 69. Kb3 Ng4 70. Bg1 Nge5 71. a4 bxa4+ 72. Kxa4 Nd3
73. Ka5 N7e5 74. Bb3 Kd6 75. Be3 Ng4 76. Bd2 Nde5 77. Kb6 Nd7+ 78. Kb7 Nde5 79.
Bf4 Ke7 80. Kc7 Nf2 81. Bxe5 fxe5 82. Kxc6 Nd3 83. b5 e4 84. b6 e3 85. Bd1 Ne5+
86. Kd5 Nd7 87. b7 Kf6 88. Kd6 Nb8 89. Be2 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.06"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "DAN DZO & PGMB"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. f3 a5 11. Bb5 Be6 12. Qe2 Na7 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Bb5 Na7 15.
Bd3 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.07"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Qd3 b6 7. Bg2 Ba6 8. b3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. e4 b5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nxb5 Nc7 15.
a4 Rb8 16. Qe3 Nxb5 17. axb5 Bxb5 18. Rxa7 Qb6 19. Ra1 Rfc8 20. Bd2 Rc6 21. Ra2
Qb7 22. Rda1 Ra6 23. Rxa6 Bxa6 24. h4 Bb5 25. h5 h6 26. g4 Ra8 27. Rc1 Ra3 28.
g5 hxg5 29. Nxg5 Nf8 30. h6 gxh6 31. Nh3 Ba6 32. Qxh6 Nh7 33. Ng5 Bd3 34. Nxe6
fxe6 35. Qxe6+ Kh8 36. Bxd5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.08"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novoborsky"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
f3 h6 9. Bh4 d5 10. e3 Nbd7 11. Nh3 c5 12. cxd5 cxd4 13. Qxd4 e5 14. Qd1 {
The simple comparision of both armies at this moment is quite revealing. White
has used four moves with his queen to avoid doubling the pawns and to gain the
bishop pair. Black has compensation in an advantage in development and an
absence of weaknesses.} (14. Qd2 Bxd5 15. Nf2 (15. Bb5 Be6 16. O-O Nc5 17. Qe2
a6 18. Rad1 Qc8 19. Bc4 b5 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Nf2 Rac8 $11 {0-1 Iashvili,A 
(2455)-Shipov,S (2490)/Belgrade 1992 (50)}) 15... Be6 16. Bb5 Nc5 17. Qe2 a6
18. Bc4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Qd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21. Ke2 f6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V 
(2480)-Timoshenko,G (2475)/Kherson 1991 (29)}) (14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Qxe5 Nxd5 16.
e4 Ne3 17. Qc3 Nxf1 18. Rxf1 Rc8 19. Qe3 Re8 20. Kf2 Qf6 21. Kg1 Qxb2 22. Rfb1
{1/2-1/2 Lazarev,V (2503)-Lekic,D (2390)/Switzerland 2004}) 14... Bxd5 15. Nf2
{White has not yet found the way to get any advantage from this line. The
knight is transferred to the centre from the obscure h3-square.} (15. Be2 Be6
16. Nf2 Nc5 (16... g5 17. Bg3 Qe7 18. O-O Rfd8 19. b4 a5 20. Qd2 Nh5 $11 {
1-0 Gagunashvili,M (2577)-Taleb,M (2401)/Abu Dhabi 2003 (38)}) 17. Nd3 (17. b4
Qxd1+ 18. Bxd1 Ncd7 19. O-O a5 20. Rb1 axb4 21. axb4 Bc4 22. Re1 Ra2 23. e4 b5
$15 {1/2-1/2 Gagunashvili,M (2560)-Lutz,C (2608)/Turin 2006 (43)}) 17... Bb3
18. Qd2 Nxd3+ 19. Qxd3 Qxd3 20. Bxd3 Rac8 21. Ke2 Bc4 22. Rhc1 Bxd3+ 23. Kxd3
Rfd8+ 24. Ke2 $11 {1/2-1/2 L'Ami,E (2531)-Hauchard,A (2487)/Belgium 2005 (35)})
15... Be6 16. Bd3 Nc5 17. Bc2 Qxd1+ $1 {Grischuk's decision to exchange queens
is very logical. He can now mobilise his pieces in the center without fear of
a disadvantage if White manages to get his act together.} (17... Rc8 18. O-O
Bc4 19. Re1 g5 20. Bg3 Re8 21. Bf5 Qxd1 22. Raxd1 Rc6 23. b4 Ne6 24. Bxe5 $16 {
1/2-1/2 Kiriakov,P-Onischuk,A (2370)/Jurmala 1992 (65)}) 18. Rxd1 Nd5 19. Ke2
Rac8 (19... f5 20. Nd3 Rac8 21. Rc1 (21. Nxe5 Nd7 $1 22. Bb3 Nxe5 23. Rxd5 (23.
Bxd5 Rc2+ 24. Ke1 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Nc4 $17) 23... Bxd5 24. Bxd5+ Kh7 $17) 21... g5
22. Bf2 $11) 20. Ne4 $6 {It will take some help from Laznicka to catapult
Black into the driving seat. The knight move into the centre will backfire
after Black's clever manoeuvre.} (20. Nd3 f5 21. Rc1) 20... Nb7 $1 21. Bb1 (21.
Rc1 f5 22. Nd2 Nd6 23. Bd3 g5 24. Bf2 e4 25. Ba6 $11) 21... f5 22. Nd2 Nc5 23.
Bc2 $2 {White his admitting his inaccuracy on the 21st move, but it amounts to
losing two tempi!} (23. Bg3 f4 24. exf4 exf4 25. Bf2 Rfe8 26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Ne4
Ne3 $15) (23. Rc1 $1 Na4 24. Ba2 Nxb2 25. Bg3 Rce8 $1 26. e4 (26. Bxe5 Nxe3 $17
) 26... Nf4+ 27. Bxf4 exf4 28. Bxe6+ Rxe6 29. Rc7 $15) 23... f4 $1 24. Nf1 (24.
e4 Ne3 25. Rc1 Bd7 $1 $17) 24... e4 25. Rd2 $6 {The defender has lost every
right to play mediocre moves; only the best defence could have complicated
Black's pleasant task.} (25. fxe4 Bg4+ 26. Ke1 Bxd1 27. Kxd1 Nxe3+ $19) (25.
Rd4 $1 g5 26. Be1 exf3+ 27. gxf3 fxe3 28. Nxe3 Rce8 29. Bd2 Rf4 $15) 25... g5
26. Bf2 (26. Be1 Nd3 27. Bxd3 (27. fxe4 Nc3+ $3 {Brilliant idea and an unusual
opportunity to force mate in the middlegame without queens.} 28. bxc3 Bg4+ 29.
Kxd3 Rfd8#) 27... fxe3 28. Nxe3 Nf4+ 29. Kf2 Nxd3+ 30. Ke2 Nf4+ 31. Kf2 exf3
32. gxf3 Rc1 $17) 26... fxe3 $6 {Grischuk must have been more than happy with
his enormous progress and it could have influenced his judgement. Objectively
best and very unpleasant for White was the cool knight move to f6.} (26... Nf6
$1 27. exf4 (27. fxe4 Bg4+ 28. Ke1 Ncxe4 $19) (27. h4 Bc4+ 28. Ke1 Rfe8 $17)
27... exf3+ 28. gxf3 (28. Kxf3 Bg4+ 29. Kg3 Nce4+ $19) 28... Bc4+ 29. Kd1 Bd5
$17) 27. Bxe3 exf3+ 28. gxf3 Rce8 29. Bxc5 $6 {[%mdl 256] Laznicka has
certainly had better days in his chess career. The exchange of the important
defender will simplify the task for his opponent.} (29. Rg1 Nf4+ 30. Bxf4 Rxf4
31. Ne3 Rh4 32. Kf1 $15) 29... bxc5 30. Be4 Nf6 (30... Bg4 31. fxg4 Rxe4+ 32.
Kd1 Nb6 33. h3 Nc4 $17) 31. Ne3 $2 {The last bitter drop in the difficult and
failed defensive effort.} (31. Ng3 $1 Bd5 32. Re1 Nxe4 33. Nxe4 Bxe4 34. fxe4
Rxe4+ 35. Kd1 Rxe1+ 36. Kxe1 Kg7 $15) 31... Nxe4 32. fxe4 Rf4 33. Kd3 Rd8+ 34.
Kc3 (34. Nd5 Bxd5 35. exd5 Rxd5+ 36. Kc2 Rxd2+ 37. Kxd2 Kf7 $17) 34... Rxd2 35.
Kxd2 Rxe4 {Black's extra pawn and a dominant bishop against the knight
minimise White's chances for survival.} 36. Rc1 (36. Rf1 Rd4+ 37. Kc3 Rf4 $17)
36... c4 37. Rc2 (37. Rf1 Rd4+ 38. Kc1 Rd3 39. Nf5 Rh3 $17) 37... Kf7 38. Ke2
Kf6 39. Kf3 Rf4+ 40. Kg3 h5 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.09"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Yerevan Mika"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 g4 11. Be2 (11. Nxg4 {is more popular nowadays.}) 11... Nbd7
12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Be5 Qe7 14. O-O (14. Bxg4 {- see Hoffmann - Gelfand in this
issue.}) 14... Rg8 (14... h5 15. Qc2 (15. b3 $5 {was probably prepared by
Alexander Grischuk for this game}) 15... Bh6 16. b3 cxb3 17. axb3 O-O 18. Bxf6
Qxf6 19. e5 Qxh4 20. Ne4 Bg7 21. g3 Qd8 22. Nd6 Qb6 $13 {0-1 Grischuk,A (2720)
-Dreev,A (2698)/Mainz 2005/CBM 107 ext (42)}) 15. b3 $5 (15. Qc2 $5 Nd7 (15...
Nh5 $5) 16. Bg3 e5 17. d5 Qf6 18. b3 (18. dxc6 $5 Bxc6 19. a4 $1 $40) 18... b4
19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 c3 22. a3 a5 (22... bxa3 23. Bb5 Rb8 24.
Bc6) 23. axb4 Bxb4 24. Bb5 $16 {1-0 Huang Qian (2410)-Ruan Lufei (2486)/
Beijing CHN 2009/The Week in Chess 759 (40)}) 15... Nd7 $1 (15... b4 16. Na4
Nxe4 (16... c3 $5) 17. Qc2 c5 18. Bxc4 $1 (18. dxc5 g3 $1 (18... Bc6 $6 19.
Qxc4 a5 20. Rad1 Qb7 21. Rd4 Be7 22. g3 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Rd1 Bc7 25. Bd6
Qa7 26. Rd4 $16 {1-0 Brynell,S (2463)-Rasmussen,A (2501)/Ballerup 2009/CBM 130
Extra (51)}) 19. Bxc4 (19. fxg3 Nxg3 20. Bxc4 Bc6 $17) 19... gxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Qd7
$1 (20... Nxf2 $4 21. Bb5+ Kd8 22. c6 $18) 21. Re2 Qc6 $17) 18... Bg7 19. Bxg7
(19. Rae1 $5) 19... Rxg7 20. Rae1 Nd6 21. Nxc5 Nxc4 22. Qxc4 (22. bxc4 Bc6 23.
Qd2 O-O-O 24. Qxb4 Rxd4 25. g3 Qd6 26. Rb1 e5 $14 {1/2 Riazantsev,A (2656)
-Vitiugov,N (2638)/Moscow 2008/CBM 127 (128)}) 22... Bd5 23. Qxb4 (23. Qb5+ Kf8
24. Qxb4 {[%cal Yg2g3]} g3 25. Qd2 $16) 23... Qxh4 24. Ne4 Qe7 25. Qd2 Rg6 26.
Nc3 Rd8 27. Re5 $14 {1/2 Gupta,A (2472)-Korneev,O (2565)/Benasque 2007/CBM 119
ext (37)}) 16. Bg3 b4 17. Na4 c3 18. Qd3 h5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (18... e5 $143 {
as it is White who will attack in the centre:} 19. Rad1 Bg7 20. d5 Qd6 21. Bxg4
cxd5 22. exd5 O-O-O 23. a3 $1 Ba6 24. Qe3 h5 25. Bf5 Kb8 26. Rfe1 Bh6 27. Qf3
Bd2 28. axb4 Bxe1 29. Rxe1 $16 {[%csl Rb8] 1-0 Grischuk,A (2717)-Gelfand,B 
(2733)/Odessa 2007/CBM 119 (41)}) (18... a5 $5 19. a3) 19. a3 a5 20. axb4 axb4
21. Nc5 $1 {The only way to make use of White's development advantage.} Rxa1 (
21... Nxc5 22. Rxa8+ Bxa8 23. dxc5 Bb7 24. Bd6 $1 Qxh4 25. Rd1 $44) 22. Nxb7 $3
{[%mdl 512]} (22. Rxa1 Nxc5 23. dxc5 e5 24. Ra7 (24. Rd1 Bc8) 24... f6 $1 25.
Qc4 Rg7 $17 {[%csl Gc3,Rg3]}) 22... Ne5 $5 (22... Rxf1+ 23. Bxf1 e5 (23... Nb8
24. Nd6+ Kd8 25. d5 $44) 24. Qa6 f6 $8 25. Bc4 $1 $40 Nb6 $1 26. Qxb6 c2 27.
dxe5 $1 c1=Q+ 28. Kh2 Qxc4 $8 29. bxc4 fxe5 30. Qxc6+ Qd7 31. Qb6 $44) 23. Rxa1
$1 Nxd3 24. Ra8+ $1 (24. Nd6+ Qxd6 $1 25. Bxd6 Nc1 $1 (25... Bxd6 $143 26. Bxd3
) 26. Bxf8 (26. Rxc1 Bxd6 27. Ra1 Bb8 28. Bd3 Ke7 $19) (26. Bd1 Bxd6 27. Ra8+
Ke7 28. Rxg8 Ne2+ $1 29. Kf1 Nxd4 $19) 26... Nxe2+ 27. Kf1 Ng3+ $5 (27... Nxd4
$143 28. Bxb4 c2 29. Rc1 $17) 28. fxg3 Rxf8 29. Ke2 Ke7 {, and Black should
win this rook ending.}) 24... Kd7 25. Bxd3 Qf6 26. Be5 $2 {This natural move
meets a brilliant refutation.} (26. Na5 $6 Qxd4 27. Rd8+ Kxd8 28. Nxc6+ Kd7 29.
Nxd4 Bd6 $17 {_|_ Similarly to the game, the rook and the c3 pawn will be
stronger than two minor pieces.}) (26. e5 $1 Qh6 27. Ra7 $1 Kc8 28. Na5 {
and Black can't avoid a perpetual.}) 26... Bd6 $3 27. Bxf6 Rxa8 $19 {_|_} 28.
Kf1 (28. Nxd6 Kxd6 29. Kf1 Ra3 $19 {Black wins the b3 pawn, and his connected
pawns decide the game.}) 28... Ra1+ 29. Ke2 Ra2+ (29... Ra2+ 30. Ke1 c2 $19)
0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.10"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wien Husek"]
[BlackTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 Ne5 8.
Be2 Qg6 9. O-O d6 10. f4 Qxe4 11. Bf2 Bxd4 12. cxd4 N5g6 13. g3 Bh3 14. Bf3 Qf5
15. Re1 d5 16. Qb3 O-O 17. Nc3 Bg4 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. a3 bxa3 7. Rxa3 O-O 8.
Nc3 d6 9. b4 Nc6 10. b5 Na5 11. e3 Qc7 12. Nd2 b6 13. Be2 Bb7 14. O-O Rfc8 15.
Qa4 e5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Qb4 f5 18. e4 f4 19. Bg4 Rf8 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. f3 Rfc8
22. Rfa1 Rc7 23. Rxa5 bxa5 24. Rxa5 g5 25. Kf2 Kh8 26. h3 h5 27. Qa3 g4 28.
hxg4 hxg4 29. b6 Rcc8 30. Rxa7 Rxa7 31. bxa7 Qc7 32. fxg4 Qb6+ 33. Kf1 Ba6 34.
Qa4 Qxa7 35. Nb5 Qb6 36. Qb4 Rxc4 37. Nxc4 Qxb5 38. Qxd6 Qxc4+ 39. Kg1 Qd4+ 40.
Kh2 Bd3 41. Qh6+ Kg8 42. Qg6+ Kf8 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qe6+ Kh7 45. Qf7+ Kh8 46.
Qf8+ Kh7 47. Qe7+ Kg6 48. d6 Bb5 49. Qe6+ Kg7 50. g5 Qxe4 51. Qf6+ Kg8 52. g6
Qb7 53. Qxe5 Qd7 54. Qxf4 Bc6 55. Qf6 Bd5 56. Kg3 Qe6 57. Qxe6+ Bxe6 58. Kf4
Kg7 59. Ke5 Bd7 60. Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. d5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qxd5 13. Nd4 Qc5 14. Rb1 Rd8 15.
Qb3 a4 16. Qa3 Qxa3 17. Bxa3 Bd7 18. Bc5 Ra6 19. Bf1 Ra5 20. Bxb6 cxb6 21. Rxb6
Rc5 22. Rxb7 Rxc3 23. Nxc6 Bxc6 24. Rc7 Rc2 25. Bg2 Be4 26. Rxe7 Bxg2 27. Kxg2
Rdd2 28. Rf1 Rxa2 29. Ra7 Kg7 30. g4 a3 31. Kg3 Rdc2 32. h4 h6 33. Kf3 Rd2 34.
Kg3 Rdc2 35. Kf3 Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 e6 11. Bh6 Nc6 12. h4 cxd4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. cxd4
Rd8 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Kd2 h5 17. Ke3 Bd7 18. Bd3 Rac8 19. Kd2 Kf6 20. Rxc8 Rxc8
21. Rc1 Rxc1 22. Kxc1 Nc6 23. Kd2 e5 24. Nxe5 Nxe5 25. dxe5+ Kxe5 26. Ke3 b5
27. f4+ Kd6 28. a3 Kc5 29. f5 gxf5 30. exf5 f6 31. g4 hxg4 32. h5 g3 33. h6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 b5 6. Bg2 d6 7. Nf3 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. e4 O-O 10. e5 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Bb7 12. Nc6 Qd7 13. a4 b4 14. Bg5 Nxc6 15.
dxc6 Bxc6 16. Qxd7 Bxd7 17. Bxa8 Rxa8 18. Nd2 Be6 19. Rac1 Nd7 20. b3 Bb2 21.
Rb1 Bd4 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Ne5 24. Ne4 Rc8 25. Rfd1 Kg7 26. Nd6 Rc6 27. e4
Kf8 28. a5 a6 29. Nb7 Rc7 30. Nd8 Bc8 31. Rd5 f6 32. Rc1 Ke7 33. Kf2 Bd7 34.
Nb7 Rxb7 35. Rdxc5 Nd3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 Nxe4 6. O-O Nd6 7. Nxe5 Nxc4 8.
Nxc4 Be6 9. Ne3 c6 10. Nc3 Bd6 11. d5 cxd5 12. Nexd5 O-O 13. Bf4 Bxd5 14. Bxd6
Qxd6 15. Qxd5 Qxd5 16. Nxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. g3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Bg2 Qe6+ 6. Kf1 Nc6 7. h3 Bh5 8.
d3 Qd7 9. Na3 e6 10. Nc4 Bd6 11. Nxd6+ Qxd6 12. Bf4 Qd8 13. g4 Bg6 14. Ne5 Nge7
15. Nxg6 Nxg6 16. Bg3 O-O 17. h4 f5 18. gxf5 exf5 19. h5 f4 20. hxg6 fxg3 21.
Rxh7 Rxf2+ 22. Kg1 Qd4 23. Kh1 Rxg2 24. Kxg2 Qf2+ 25. Kh3 Ne5 26. Qg1 Qf5+ 27.
Kg2 Qf3+ 28. Kh3 g2+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 cxd4 8.
exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc6 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O h6 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Qf3 Nfd5 14. Be4
Bd7 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Qxd5 Bc6 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Rac1 Rd5 20.
Rc5 Rad8 21. Rfc1 f6 22. Kf1 Kf7 23. b4 a6 24. g3 Rxc5 25. bxc5 g5 26. Ke2 Kg6
27. f3 h5 28. h3 Bb5+ 29. Kf2 Bc6 30. Rg1 Re8 31. Rd1 Rd8 32. Rg1 Re8 33. Rd1
Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. h3
Nc6 9. g4 Qb6 10. Nb3 e6 11. Bg2 Be7 12. Be3 Qc7 13. g5 Nd7 14. f4 b5 15. Qd2
Bb7 16. O-O-O Nb6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. h4 b4 19. Ne2 a5 20. Nbd4 a4 21. Kb1 Qc5
22. h5 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 a3 24. b3 Rc8 25. Rh3 O-O 26. g6 Bf6 27. gxf7+ Kxf7 28.
Rd3 Rfd8 29. e5 Bxg2 30. exf6 Be4 31. Re3 d5 32. fxg7 Rd7 33. Rg1 Kg8 34. Nxe6
Qxc2+ 35. Qxc2 Rxc2 36. Ka1 Re7 37. Nd4 Rd2 38. Nf5 Re6 39. Rxe4 dxe4 40. Rc1
Rc6 41. Ne7+ Kxg7 42. Nxc6 e3 43. Nxb4 e2 44. Kb1 Rb2+ 45. Ka1 Rd2 46. Kb1 Rb2+
47. Ka1 Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. c3 d5 5. Qe2 Nge7 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Bd7 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. Bd2 Bf6 13. Qe4 g6 14. Rad1
Nce7 15. Ne5 Bc6 16. Qg4 Nf5 17. Rfe1 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bg7 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Nxc6
Rxc6 21. Qf3 Qd7 22. Bf4 Rfc8 23. Rd3 Ra6 24. h4 Rxa2 25. h5 Ra6 26. d5 Ra4 27.
d6 Bf6 28. g3 Rac4 29. Be5 Re8 30. Qd5 Re4 31. Rxe4 fxe4 32. Bxf6 exd3 33. Qxd3
Re6 34. Be7 gxh5 35. Qd5 Rxe7 36. Qg5+ Kf8 37. dxe7+ Qxe7 38. Qxh5 Qe1+ 39. Kg2
Qxc3 40. Qxh7 Qc6+ 41. Kg1 Qd5 42. Qh8+ Ke7 43. Qh4+ Ke6 44. Qg4+ Kd6 45. Qb4+
Kc7 46. Qc3+ Kd7 47. Qa1 a5 48. Qa4+ Kd6 49. Qf4+ Kc6 50. Qc1+ Qc5 51. Qf4 Qd5
52. Qc1+ Kb5 53. Qb2+ Ka6 54. Qe2+ b5 55. Qe7 a4 56. Qb4 Kb6 57. Kh2 Qc5 58.
Qf4 Qc4 59. Qd6+ Ka5 60. Kg1 Qc3 61. Qd8+ Kb4 62. Qf8+ Kb3 63. Qxf7+ Kb2 64.
Qd7 Qb4 65. Qg7+ Ka2 66. g4 a3 67. g5 Qg4+ 68. Kh2 b4 69. g6 Qh4+ 70. Kg2 Qg4+
71. Kh2 Kb1 72. Qf7 a2 73. Qb3+ Ka1 74. Qf7 Kb2 75. Qf6+ Kb1 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Ng6 13. Qd2 Qa5 14. Nb3 Bxc3 15.
bxc3 Qa4 16. h4 g4 17. h5 Nge5 18. Be2 gxf3 19. gxf3 Be6 20. Nd4 Nc4 21. Bxc4
Qxc4 22. Nxc6 Qxc6 23. Bd4 f6 24. Kf2 O-O-O 25. Rhb1 Bd7 26. Rb4 a5 27. Rb6 Qc4
28. Qd3 Qxd3 29. cxd3 Rdg8 30. Rab1 Bc6 31. c4 Rg5 32. Rh1 Rhg8 33. Rb2 Rg2+
34. Ke3 Rxb2 35. Bxb2 Rg2 36. Bc1 Rxa2 37. Kd4 Ra1 38. Kc3 Rb1 39. Kc2 Rb4 40.
Bxh6 Ba4+ 41. Kd2 Rb2+ 42. Ke3 Rg2 43. Bf8 Kd7 44. h6 Rg8 45. Bg7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Ne8 10. a4 h6 11. c5 f5 12. Nd2 g5 13. a5 a6 14. Ba3 Ng6 15. g3 Nf6
16. exf5 Bxf5 17. b5 axb5 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Nxb5 Ne8 20. Bb4 Qf6 21. Ra3 Kh8
22. Bg4 Ne7 23. Bxf5 Nxf5 24. Ne4 Qg6 25. Re1 Rd8 26. Qd3 Nd4 27. Nxd4 exd4 28.
Rb3 Qf5 29. Bd2 Rd7 30. Re2 Qxd5 31. Qb5 Qf7 32. Bxg5 Nc7 33. Qd3 hxg5 34. Nxg5
Qh5 35. h4 Nd5 36. Re6 Rc7 37. Rb1 Rc3 38. Qe4 Nf6 39. Qxb7 Qg4 40. Rbe1 d3 41.
Nf7+ Kg8 42. Rxf6 d2 43. Rf1 d1=B 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 h6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. e3 Bxc5 11. Bd3 a6 12. Ne2 b5 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. O-O Rc8
15. Qb1 Ne4 16. Bc3 Bd6 17. Bd4 Ndc5 18. Ng3 Qd7 19. Rfd1 Qe6 20. Nh5 g6 21.
Nf4 Qe7 22. Bf1 Rfd8 23. g3 Ng5 24. Nxg5 Qxg5 25. h4 Qg4 26. Bh3 Qf3 27. Bxc8
Rxc8 28. Rd2 Ne4 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Rc2 Bf5 31. Qc1 Kh7 32. Ng2 Ng5 33. hxg5
Be4 34. Kf1 Qxg2+ 35. Ke1 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 c6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. Qc2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 b6 14. Bd3 c5
15. Be4 Rb8 16. O-O Ba6 17. Rc1 Rfc8 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19. Nd4 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Rc8
21. Qd2 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 Ne5 23. Qc3 g6 24. h3 Qd6 25. b4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.16"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. g3
e5 9. Nb3 Be7 10. Bg2 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Ra7 14. O-O Be6 15.
Qd3 Qc7 16. Rd1 O-O 17. Be3 Ra8 18. Rdc1 a5 19. c3 Qb7 20. c4 Nd7 21. f4 f6 22.
f5 Bf7 23. Nd2 Nc5 24. Qe2 b3 25. Ra3 Rfb8 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. Rxb3 Qd7 28. Rb5
Rxb5 29. cxb5 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 Qxa4 31. Bf1 Qb4 32. Rc2 a4 33. Kg2 h6 34. Qe3 Rd8
35. Be2 Rd4 36. Kf3 Bh5+ 37. g4 Bf7 38. Qc3 Be8 39. Qxb4 Rxb4 40. Ke3 Kf8 41.
Bc4 Bxb5 42. Bxb5 Rxb5 43. Kd3 Rb4 44. Nc4 Ke8 45. Rc3 Kd7 46. Ra3 Kc6 47. Rc3
Kb5 48. Na3+ Kc6 49. Nc4 Rb8 50. Kc2 Rd8 51. Rd3 Rd4 52. Rxd4 cxd4 53. Kd3 Kb5
54. h3 Kb4 55. Nd2 Bf8 56. Kc2 Be7 57. Kd3 Kb5 58. Kc2 Bb4 59. Nf3 Kc4 60. Nh2
d3+ 61. Kd1 Kd4 62. Nf1 Kxe4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Re1 Rac8 14. a4 Bb4 15.
Ne5 c6 16. Bh3 Nxe5 17. Bxc8 Bxc8 18. Bxe5 Ng4 19. e4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Bxc3 21.
Rxc3 f6 22. Rxg4 Bxg4 23. Qxg4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
e3 Bd7 9. Qc2 Na5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a4 Re8 12. Bd3 c5 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. Ba3 Nc4
15. O-O Nxa3 16. Rxa3 Qxc5 17. Qb2 b6 18. Rfa1 Ne4 19. Nd4 Rac8 20. Bxe4 dxe4
21. a5 b5 22. a6 Qg5 23. Ra5 Rc5 24. Ne2 Be6 25. Rd1 Bc4 26. Nf4 h6 27. Raa1
Qf6 28. Qb4 Rc6 29. Nd5 Qe5 30. Nf4 Qf6 31. Rd7 Rxa6 32. Rxa7 Rxa7 33. Rxa7 Rd8
34. Ra1 Rd2 35. Qa5 Kh7 36. Qa8 Qxc3 37. Qxe4+ g6 38. Qb1 Rb2 39. Qd1 Rd2 40.
Qb1 Qc2 41. Qxc2 Rxc2 42. Rb1 b4 43. h4 b3 44. e4 b2 45. Kh2 Ba2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 Nc6 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Bf1 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. c3 Qd6 14. Qg4
Rad8 15. Qh4 Bf6 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 e5 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. h4 Kg7 20. Rd2 h6
21. Qe3 Qe7 22. h5 g5 23. Red1 Be6 24. Nc5 Bg4 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd8 Nxd8 27.
Ne4 b6 28. Ng3 f5 29. Qd3 f4 30. Nf5+ Bxf5 31. Qxf5 Qe6 32. Qe4 Nf7 33. Bd3 Nd6
34. Qh7+ Kf8 35. Qxa7 e4 36. Be2 g4 37. Qxb6 f3 38. Bf1 Kf7 39. Qe3 Ke7 40. Qf4
Qxa2 41. Qxh6 Qxb2 42. Qg5+ Ke6 43. Qxg4+ Kd5 44. gxf3 Qxc3 45. fxe4+ Kc6 46.
h6 Qf6 47. Qg7 Qh4 48. Bg2 Kc5 49. h7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Qxb2 9. Nb3 Qa3 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Be2 Nc6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Kh1 Rc8 14. Bh5 Bg7
15. f5 O-O 16. Rf3 Ne5 17. Rg3 Kh8 18. Rf1 b5 19. Ne2 Qxa2 20. Ned4 Nc4 21. Qf4
e5 22. Qg4 Rg8 23. Bxf7 Bh6 24. Qxg8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 f6 12. O-O Be6 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. a5 Be7
15. a6 O-O 16. Qc1 Rab8 17. axb7 Rxb7 18. Ne4 Qb6 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Qc3 Bd5 21.
Qxe5 Qxb2 22. Qxb2 Rxb2 23. Rxa7 Bd8 24. Rb7 Bb6 25. e3 c5 26. Nf6+ Rxf6 27.
Bxd5+ Kf8 28. Ra1 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 c5 8.
dxc5 d4 9. Qg3 Nc6 10. O-O-O e5 11. Nf3 Re8 12. e3 b6 13. exd4 exd4 14. Bd3
bxc5 15. Rhe1 Be6 16. Qh4 h6 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qxh6 Rb8 19. Ng5 Qb6 20. Re2 Ne5
21. Bh7+ Nxh7 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Qh8+ Ke7 24. Qxe5 Kd7 25. Ne4 Rec8 26. b4 Qa6
27. Nxc5+ Rxc5 28. Rxd4+ Kc6 29. Qxc5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 Qa5 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 8. Bd3
Bg7 9. Bh6 O-O 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. O-O Qb6 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qg5
Re8 15. b3 h6 16. Qh4 Be6 17. Kh1 Qc5 18. Ne2 Rad8 19. f4 exf4 20. Nxf4 Qe5 21.
Rae1 b5 22. Re3 Bc8 23. Ref3 Rd6 24. Qf2 a6 25. Qa7 Qe7 26. Qf2 Qe5 27. Qa7 Qe7
28. Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Bf4 O-O 8. e3 Nbd7
9. Bd3 Ne8 10. O-O Nc7 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bg5 f5 13. b4 Nf6 14. Qb3 Be6 15. Bf4
Kh8 16. a4 Bg8 17. b5 Qc8 18. Reb1 Ne4 19. Be5 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Nd2 21. Qb2 Nxb1
22. Rxb1 axb5 23. axb5 Ne6 24. Bc2 Qc7 25. Ba4 Reb8 26. Qc2 Nd8 27. Rb4 Be6 28.
Qb2 Kg7 29. Ne2 Bd7 30. Nf4 Be8 31. h4 Kf6 32. Bb3 Ne6 33. Nfd3 Rc8 34. Bc2 Qa5
35. Ba4 Kg7 36. Kh2 Nd8 37. g3 Nf7 38. Kg2 Nxe5 39. Nxe5 Rc7 40. Qb3 cxb5 41.
Bxb5 Bxb5 42. Rxb5 Qa2 43. Rxb7 Qxb3 44. Rxb3 Ra2 45. Rb6 Rc2 46. c6 Ra7 47.
Nd3 Raa2 48. Kf1 Ra1+ 49. Kg2 Ra7 50. Nf4 Raa2 51. Nd3 Ra7 52. Nf4 Raa2 53. Nd3
h6 54. Kf1 Ra1+ 55. Kg2 Raa2 56. Kf1 g5 57. h5 Ra1+ 58. Kg2 g4 59. Nb4 Rcc1 60.
f4 Rab1 61. Nd3 Rc2+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Rb1 Nd7 13. Qa4 h6 14. Bd2 a6 15. b4
cxb4 16. Rxb4 Qd8 17. Rh4 Nc5 18. Qb4 Bf6 19. Bxh6 Bxh4 20. Nxh4 Qf6 21. Nf3 b5
22. Be3 a5 23. Qxb5 Ba6 24. Qb2 Rab8 25. Qa3 Rb4 26. Rd1 Rxe3 27. fxe3 Qd8 28.
Nd4 Qe8 29. e4 Rc4 30. Qxa5 Nf6 31. Nc6 Nfxe4 32. Nxe4 Rxe4 33. Bxe4 Qxe4 34.
Qc3 Bxe2 35. Rd2 Bd3 36. Rf2 f5 37. Qd2 Kg7 38. h4 Qxd5 39. Nb4 Qe4 40. Qf4
Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Be4 42. Rf1 Qe2+ 43. Qf2 Qc4 44. a3 Ne6 45. Rd1 d5 46. Qd2 d4 47.
Rc1 Qb3 48. Nc6 Qd5 49. Nb4 Qb3 50. Nc6 Qd5 51. Nb4 Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. f4 e6 8. Nf3
Nf6 9. Ne5 Bh7 10. Bc4 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Nd5 12. c3 Be7 13. Nh5 O-O 14. Bd2 c5 15.
Bxd5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5 Bf6 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Qh5 exd5 19. O-O cxd4 20. cxd4 Kh8
21. f5 Rg8 22. Rae1 Rc8 23. Qxh6 Rc2 24. Rf2 Rxb2 25. Rfe2 Qb6 26. Kh1 Qxd4 27.
Re8 Qa4 28. Qxf6# 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Bc5 6. Bg2 d6 7. d3 h6 8. O-O
O-O 9. e3 a6 10. a3 Ba7 11. b4 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Ne7 13. Nd2 f5 14. Nc4 Ng6 15. Qh5
Kh7 16. Bd2 Qf6 17. Rac1 f4 18. Be4 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Qxf5 Rxf5 21. Na5 Bb6
22. Nxb7 fxg3 23. fxg3 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Ne7 25. Na5 Nxd5 26. Nc4 Ba7 27. Ke2 Kg6
28. Na5 Bb6 29. Nc6 Kf7 30. a4 Ke6 31. a5 Ba7 32. e4 Nf6 33. h3 Kd7 34. g4 Ng8
35. Be1 Bb8 36. Bh4 Ba7 37. Rc4 Bb8 38. d4 exd4 39. Nxd4 Ba7 40. Nc6 Bb8 41.
Kd3 Ba7 42. Rc2 Bb8 43. e5 dxe5 44. Nxe5+ Kd6 45. Nc6 Ba7 46. Bg3+ Kd7 47. Ne5+
Ke6 48. Rc6+ Kd5 49. Rxc7 Nf6 50. Nc4 Bg1 51. Rxg7 Rd8 52. Nb6+ Ke6+ 53. Ke2
Ne4 54. Bf4 Rd4 55. Rg6+ Kf7 56. Rxh6 Rxb4 57. Nd5 Ra4 58. Rxa6 Rd4 59. Be3
Bxe3 60. Kxe3 Ra4 61. Nb6 Rb4 62. Nd7 Nc3 63. Ne5+ Kg7 64. Kd3 Nd5 65. Ra7+ Kf6
66. Nd7+ Kg5 67. Nc5 Nf4+ 68. Kc3 Nd5+ 69. Kd3 Nf4+ 70. Kd2 Nxh3 71. Rg7+ Kf6
72. Rg8 Rc4 73. a6 Rxc5 74. a7 Ra5 75. a8=Q Rxa8 76. Rxa8 Nf2 77. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 Nc6 7. g4 Qb6 8. Nb3
e6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Qe2 b5 11. f4 Bb7 12. Bg2 Be7 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. Qf2 Na5 15.
Nxa5 Qxa5 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Bd4 O-O 18. e5 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 dxe5 20. fxe5 Nc5 21.
Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Qc7 23. Rh2 Rfd8 24. Rhd2 Bg5 25. Be3 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 h6 27. b3
a5 28. Bxg5 hxg5 29. Qe3 a4 30. Qxg5 axb3 31. axb3 Qa5 32. Qe3 Ra8 33. Qd4 Qa2+
34. Kc1 Rc8 35. Qb2 Qa8 36. Qd4 Qh1+ 37. Kb2 Qxh3 38. Rf2 Qg3 39. Qd2 Qxe5+ 40.
c3 b4 41. Rf3 Ra8 42. Re3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Nbd7 6. Bf4 Nh5 7. Bd2 Nhf6 8. Bf4
Nh5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bd2 Nhf6 11. h3 Qc7 12. g3 e5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bf4 Nfd7 15.
dxe5 Nxc5 16. e6 Qb6 17. exf7+ Kxf7 18. Bg2 Qxb2 19. Rc1 Ne6 20. Bd2 Bd6 21.
O-O Rf8 22. e4 d4 23. Na4 Qb5 24. Rb1 Qc4 25. Nb6 Qxa2 26. Nxa8 b5 27. Nb6 Bb7
28. e5 Bc7 29. Nd7 Rd8 30. Qh5+ Ke7 31. Bb4+ Kxd7 32. h4 Kc8 33. Bh3 Kb8 34.
Qf7 Bc8 35. Be7 Rh8 36. Bd6 Bxd6 37. exd6 Qd5 38. Bxe6 Qxe6 39. Qc7+ Ka8 40.
Rfe1 Qd7 41. Re7 Qxc7 42. Rxc7 Rd8 43. Rxc6 Bb7 44. Rc7 Rxd6 45. Rxg7 d3 46.
Rf7 d2 47. Rd1 Be4 48. Kf1 Bd3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. a3
Bxd2 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Rfd1
Rf8 15. Nd5 c6 16. Nb6 Ra6 17. c5 a4 18. Nxc8 Rxc8 19. Rac1 Kf8 20. Rc4 Ra5 21.
Rb4 Ra7 22. Bh3 Rca8 23. e4 Ke7 24. f3 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Kxd8 26. Kf2 Kc7 27. Ke3
Ra5 28. Kd2 h5 29. Rc4 g6 30. Kc3 Nh7 31. f4 exf4 32. gxf4 Nf6 33. Kd4 Ra8 34.
Ke3 Ra5 35. Kd4 Ra8 36. Ke3 Ng4+ 37. Bxg4 hxg4 38. Kf2 Ra5 39. Kg3 f5 40. e5
Rb5 41. Rxa4 Rb3+ 42. Kh4 Rxb2 43. Rd4 Rxh2+ 44. Kg5 Re2 45. Kxg6 Re4 46. Rxe4
fxe4 47. e6 g3 48. e7 g2 49. e8=Q g1=Q+ 50. Kf7 e3 51. Qe5+ Kc8 52. f5 Qf2 53.
f6 e2 54. Qe8+ Kc7 55. Qe5+ Kc8 56. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
d6 9. d3 h6 10. e3 e5 11. Rb1 Bf5 12. Nd2 Qd7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Ne7 15. b4
cxb4 16. axb4 Bd8 17. Bb2 Bh3 18. Qb3 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 b5 20. d4 exd4 21. Bxd4 Nf5
22. Ba1 Bb6 23. e4 Ne7 24. Nf3 Rac8 25. Nh4 Rc4 26. Qf3 Bd4 27. Bxd4 Rxd4 28.
Qe3 Rc4 29. Ra1 Ra8 30. Rfb1 Qg4 31. Re1 Rxb4 32. Rxa7 Rxa7 33. Qxa7 Ng6 34.
Nxg6 Qxg6 35. e5 Re4 36. Re3 Rxe5 37. Rxe5 dxe5 38. Qb8+ Kh7 39. Qxe5 b4 40. d6
b3 41. Qd4 b2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7 8.
Nf3 d6 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. f3 h6 11. Bh4 c5 12. e4 Re8 13. Bd3 e5 14. d5 Nf8 15.
Bf2 N6d7 16. Nf1 Ng6 17. g3 Qf6 18. Be2 Ne7 19. h4 Qg6 20. h5 Qg5 21. g4 Nc8
22. Bh4 Qf4 23. Ne3 g5 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Bf2 Ne7 26. Ng2 Qf8 27. Be3 g5 28. Bd2
Nf6 29. Ne3 Bc8 30. Nf5 Nxf5 31. gxf5 Re7 32. O-O-O Rh7 33. Rdg1 Kh8 34. Be3
Bd7 35. b4 Qe7 36. Kd2 Rc8 37. bxc5 bxc5 38. Rb1 Be8 39. Rb2 g4 40. Rbb1 Bh5
41. Bf2 Rg8 42. Bh4 gxf3 43. Bxf3 Bxf3 44. Qxf3 Qf7 45. Rbg1 Rhg7 46. Rxg7 Rxg7
47. Bf2 Kh7 48. Bh4 Rg8 49. Rb1 Rg7 50. Kc2 Ng4 51. f6 Rg6 52. Qe2 Qd7 53. Qf3
Qf7 54. Rb8 Nxf6 55. Qf5 Kg7 56. Qc8 Rg2+ 57. Kb3 Qh5 58. Rb7+ Kg6 59. Qf5+
Qxf5 60. exf5+ Kxf5 61. Rxa7 Ne4 62. Rf7+ Kg6 63. Rd7 Rg4 64. Be7 Nd2+ 65. Ka4
Nxc4 66. Kb5 Nxa3+ 67. Kc6 Nc4 68. Bxd6 Nxd6 69. Rxd6+ Kg5 70. Kxc5 h5 71. Re6
Kf5 72. Rh6 h4 73. d6 Rd4 74. Kc6 Kg5 75. Re6 e4 76. d7 h3 77. Rd6 Rxd6+ 78.
Kxd6 h2 79. d8=Q+ Kg4 80. Qh8 Kg3 81. Ke5 e3 82. Qg7+ Kf3 83. Qb7+ Kf2 84. Qh1
e2 85. Qxh2+ Kf1 86. Qh3+ Kf2 87. Qh4+ Kf1 88. Qf4+ Kg2 89. Qe3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "31"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Be2 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. O-O e5 14. Bb3 Re8
15. Re1 e4 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. Rc5 Be6 18. Re5 Bxb3 19. Qxb3 Qc7 20. Rf5 Nd5 21.
Rc1 Qb6 22. Re5 Qxb3 23. axb3 Rxe5 24. dxe5 Re8 25. Nxe4 Rxe5 26. Nc5 Re7 27.
Nd3 f5 28. Kf1 g5 29. Rc4 Kg7 30. g4 fxg4 31. Rxg4 b6 32. b4 Nf6 33. Rc4 Re6
34. h3 Ne4 35. Ke2 Nf6 36. Kf3 Kf8 37. h4 Ke7 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Ke2 Nd7 40. Rc1
Kf6 41. Ra1 Ne5 42. Rxa7 Nxd3 43. Kxd3 Rd6+ 44. Kc3 Kf5 45. f3 Re6 46. Kd3 Rd6+
47. Ke2 Rh6 48. Kd3 Rd6+ 49. Kc3 Re6 50. Kd3 Rd6+ 51. Ke2 Rh6 52. Rb7 Rh2+ 53.
Kd3 b5 54. Rb6 Rxb2 55. Rxc6 Rxb4 56. Rc5+ Kf6 57. Kc3 Rb1 58. Kc2 Rf1 59. Rxb5
Rxf3 60. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "32"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nde2 g6 8.
O-O Bg7 9. f4 O-O 10. Kh1 b5 11. Be3 Bb7 12. a3 Rc8 13. Qe1 b4 14. Nd5 a5 15.
c4 bxa3 16. bxa3 e6 17. Rb1 exd5 18. cxd5 Ba8 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Ng3 Re8 21. Bb6
Qd7 22. Bxa5 h5 23. Bc3 h4 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Ne2 Rxe4 26. Bxe4 Bxe4 27. Ng1 Qc6
28. Nf3 h3 29. Rb4 Re8 30. Qf2 Bd3 31. Re1 Rxe1+ 32. Nxe1 Bf5 33. Kg1 Kg7 34.
gxh3 Bc3 35. Rb3 Qc4 36. Rxc3 Qxc3 37. Nf3 Qa1+ 38. Kg2 Be4 39. Kg3 Bxf3 40.
Qxf3 Qg1+ 41. Qg2 Qe3+ 42. Qf3 Qg1+ 43. Qg2 Qe3+ 44. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "33"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. d5 e6 12. Be2 exd5 13. exd5 Nc6 14. O-O Ne7
15. c4 Qxd2 16. Nxd2 b6 17. g4 Bd7 18. Rfe1 Nc8 19. Bf4 f5 20. h3 Bf8 21. Kg2
Nd6 22. f3 Re8 23. Bd3 Kf7 24. Nf1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Rxe8 Nxe8 27. gxf5
gxf5 28. Ne3 Bd6 29. Kg3 Kf6 30. Bxd6 Nxd6 31. Kf4 a6 32. Nf1 b5 33. cxb5 axb5
34. Ng3 b4 35. Nh5+ Kg6 36. Ng3 Kf6 37. Nh5+ Ke7 38. Ng3 c4 39. Bc2 Nb5 40.
Nxf5+ Bxf5 41. Bxf5 Kd6 42. Bxh7 Nc3 43. Ke3 Kxd5 44. h4 Nxa2 45. h5 Ke5 46.
Bg8 Nc3 47. Bxc4 Na4 48. f4+ Kf6 49. Kd4 Nb6 50. Bb3 Nd7 51. Kc4 Kf5 52. Kxb4
Kxf4 53. h6 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "34"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. f3 a5 11. Nd5 a4 12. Nd2 Nxd5 13. exd5 Nb4 14. Nc4 Bf5 15.
Ne3 Bd7 16. c3 Na6 17. b4 axb3 18. axb3 Nc5 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. b4 Na4 21. Qb3 b5
22. f4 exf4 23. Rxf4 Bg5 24. Rf3 Re8 25. Rg3 Bf4 26. Rf3 Bh6 27. Qc2 Qc8 28.
Bd2 Nxc3 29. Bd3 Nxd5 30. Bxh7+ Kh8 31. Nxd5 Qxc2 32. Bxc2 Bxd2 33. Rxf7 Re1+
0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "35"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Qd3 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. Rd1 a5 10. b3 Ba6 11. a4 Rc8 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Bd2 Nhf6 14. Rac1 Qc7 15.
Bf4 Qa7 16. e4 Rfd8 17. e5 Ne8 18. Bf1 Nc7 19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Nf8 21. Qf3
Rd7 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Bh3 Nce6 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Ne2 Bxe2 26. Qxe2 c5 27. f4 g6
28. g4 Rdc7 29. f5 cxd4 30. Rxc7 Qxc7 31. Bg2 Qc5 32. Qd3 Re8 33. Qxd4 exf5 34.
Bxd5+ Kg7 35. Qxc5 bxc5 36. gxf5 gxf5 37. Re1 Ng6 38. e6 Kf6 39. Bc4 Ne5 40.
Bd5 Rd8 41. e7 Re8 42. Rc1 Nd7 43. Bc6 Rxe7 44. Bxd7 Rxd7 45. Rxc5 Rd3 46. Rxa5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "36"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 Nc6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. g4 Nd7 11. h4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. g5 Bb7 14. a3 Qc7 15. h5
Ne5 16. Qe3 Rfc8 17. g6 fxg6 18. Bh3 Kf7 19. hxg6+ hxg6 20. f4 Nc4 21. Qg3 Rh8
22. Bxe6+ Kxe6 23. Qxg6+ Kd7 24. Qg4+ Kc6 25. Nd5 Qd7 26. Qxg7 Rxh1 27. Nxe7+
Kc7 28. Nd5+ Bxd5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "37"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nc6 11. Nb5 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Bb3 a5 14. c3
Qb6 15. Rxe7 a4 16. Bc2 c6 17. Rb1 Nd5 18. Re1 Rfe8 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Bd2 Qb5
21. Bd3 Qc5 22. a3 Qd6 23. Rd1 b5 24. Bc2 Qc5 25. h4 h5 26. Bg5 Qc4 27. Bd3 Qb3
28. Rd2 Re1+ 29. Kh2 Re5 30. g3 Qa2 31. Kg2 Qb3 32. Re2 Rxe2 33. Qxe2 Nc7 34.
Be4 c5 35. Bd3 Qd5+ 36. Kg1 b4 37. Bc4 Qe5 38. Qf3 Ne6 39. cxb4 cxb4 40. axb4
Qxb2 41. Bxe6 fxe6 42. Qa8+ Bf8 43. Be7 Qg7 44. Bxf8 Qxf8 45. Qxa4 Qd6 46. Qb3
Kf7 47. b5 Qb6 48. Qc4 Kf6 49. Qc3+ Kf5 50. Qd3+ Kf6 51. Qf3+ Kg7 52. Qc6 Qd4
53. b6 Qd1+ 54. Kg2 e5 55. b7 e4 56. b8=Q 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "38"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Qd7 6. Qd3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
O-O-O Nf6 9. f3 O-O 10. h4 h5 11. Bg5 a6 12. Ba4 b5 13. Bb3 Bb7 14. Nge2 Rac8
15. Kb1 Ne5 16. Qd2 b4 17. Na4 a5 18. Nb6 Qb5 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Nd4 Qd7 21.
Rhe1 a4 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Nc4 25. Qxb4 Qc7 26. Nc6 Nxb2 27.
Rxe7 Bxe7 28. Qxb2 Bxh4 29. a3 Re8 30. Qd4 Bg5 31. Qxa4 Bf6 32. Qb5 Kg7 33. Ka2
Qd7 34. Qd3 h4 35. Rb1 Ra8 36. Rb4 Qe8 37. Qe4 Qc8 38. Ra4 Rxa4 39. Qxa4 Qf5
40. Qe4 Qxe4 41. fxe4 g5 42. Nb4 g4 43. Nd3 Bd4 44. c3 Ba7 45. e5 dxe5 46. Nxe5
h3 47. gxh3 gxh3 48. Nf3 Kf6 49. c4 Kf5 50. a4 Kf4 51. Nh2 Kg3 52. d6 Kxh2 53.
a5 Kg3 54. d7 h2 55. d8=Q h1=Q 56. Qc7+ Kg4 57. Qxa7 Qg2+ 58. Kb3 Qg3+ 59. Kb4
Qe1+ 60. Kb5 Qb1+ 61. Ka6 Qf5 62. Qd4+ Kh3 63. Qd5 Qc8+ 64. Kb5 Qb8+ 65. Ka4
Qe8+ 66. Kb4 Qf8+ 67. Kb3 f5 68. a6 Qb8+ 69. Qb7 Qg3+ 70. Ka4 Qd3 71. Qd5 Qc2+
72. Kb5 Qb1+ 73. Kc6 f4 74. a7 Qa1 75. Qf3+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "39"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 c5 8. a3
cxd4 9. axb4 dxc3 10. O-O Nc6 11. b5 Ne5 12. Nxc3 Qd6 13. h3 Rd8 14. Bc2 Be6
15. Ra4 Nc4 16. b3 Nb6 17. Rd4 Rac8 18. Bb2 Qc7 19. Bb1 Qe5 20. Ne2 Qg5 21. f4
Qh5 22. Qe1 Bd7 23. Bd3 Ne4 24. Ng3 Nxg3 25. Qxg3 f6 26. f5 Qe8 27. Rg4 Qe7 28.
Bd4 Be8 29. Rff4 h5 30. Rh4 Rc1+ 31. Rf1 Rdc8 32. Rhf4 Nd7 33. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 34.
Rf1 Rc8 35. Be2 b6 36. Qh4 Qf7 37. Qf4 Nc5 38. Rc1 Rd8 39. b4 Nb3 40. Rc7 Qf8
41. Bc3 Nc1 42. Bf1 Na2 43. Bd2 Bf7 44. Qd4 Rc8 45. Rc6 a5 46. bxa5 bxa5 47.
Bxa5 Re8 48. Bd2 Qa3 49. b6 Qb3 50. Rc7 Qb1 51. b7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "40"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bf4 e5 13. Bg5 Rd6 14. d5 Na5 15.
Bd3 c4 16. Bc2 Bd7 17. f4 Re8 18. fxe5 Bxe5 19. Kh1 Nc6 20. Qc1 Nd8 21. Bf4 Rf6
22. Bxe5 Rxf1+ 23. Qxf1 Qxe5 24. Qf2 b6 25. Rf1 Re7 26. Nd4 Nb7 27. Nf3 Qd6 28.
Qd4 Qc5 29. e5 Qxd4 30. cxd4 Re8 31. Ng5 Rf8 32. Ne4 Kg7 33. Nf6 Rd8 34. a4 Na5
35. Rb1 Bc8 36. Kg1 Bb7 37. d6 Ba8 38. Kf2 Bc6 39. g4 Bd7 40. Ke3 Bc8 41. Kd2
Nb7 42. g5 h6 43. h4 Na5 44. Kc3 Bh3 45. Be4 Bd7 46. Bd5 Bxa4 47. gxh6+ Kxh6
48. Bxf7 b5 49. Rg1 Kg7 50. Bxg6 Kh8 51. Be4 Rb8 52. Rb1 Bb3 53. Kb4 Nb7 54.
Bxb7 Rxb7 55. d7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "41"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qa5 9. Bd2 Qc5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Nb3 Qb6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14.
Bxc3 Nxe4 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Bd4 Qb5 17. Be3 Nf6 18. Rc1 Qd5 19. f3 Qxd1 20.
Rfxd1 Ba4 21. Rd4 Bxb3 22. axb3 Nd5 23. Bd2 h5 24. Rh4 Rh8 25. g4 f6 26. gxh5
Kf7 27. Kf2 Rag8 28. Rcc4 f5 29. h6 Kg6 30. Rh3 Kh7 31. Rg3 Rg6 32. Rxg6 Kxg6
33. Rc1 f4 34. Rc4 Kf5 35. Rc1 Rxh6 36. Rh1 e5 37. h4 Nf6 38. Ke2 Nh5 39. Rh3
Ng3+ 40. Rxg3 Rxh4 41. Rg2 Rh3 42. Rf2 a6 43. Bc3 e4 44. fxe4+ Kxe4 45. Kd2
Rd3+ 46. Kc2 f3 47. Rf1 Rd7 48. Bd2 Rc7+ 49. Kd1 Rf7 50. Re1+ Kd3 51. Re3+ Kd4
52. Re1 f2 53. Rf1 Kd3 54. Ba5 Rf6 55. Bd8 Rg6 56. Bb6 Rxb6 57. Rxf2 Rxb3 58.
Kc1 Kc4 59. Rf4+ Kb5 60. Kc2 Rh3 61. Re4 a5 62. b3 Kc5 63. Rg4 b5 64. Rf4 Rh2+
65. Kc3 b4+ 66. Kd3 Rb2 67. Rf5+ Kb6 68. Kc4 Rc2+ 69. Kd4 Rc3 70. Rf6+ Kb7 71.
Rf7+ Kb6 72. Rf6+ Rc6 73. Rf5 Ka6 74. Rh5 Kb6 75. Rg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.18"]
[Round "42"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8.
Bxe2 Be7 9. Nc3 c6 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. dxe4 Bxg5 12. Nxg5 h6 13. Nf3 Ke7 14. O-O-O
Rd8 15. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Sriram, Jha"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. h3 Rc8 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nge4 Be7 14. Rd1 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Qb6 16. Qe2 Rfd8 17. b3 c5 18. Ba3 b4 19. Bb2 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Bf6 21. Rac1
cxd4 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Nf6 25. Qd2 a5 26. Bf3 g6 27. g3 Kg7
28. Kg2 Rc3 29. Rd6 Qc7 30. Qd4 Rc2 31. e4 Qc5 32. Qxc5 Rxc5 33. Ra6 g5 34. Ra7
h5 35. Be2 g4 36. hxg4 hxg4 37. Bc4 Re5 38. Bd3 Nxe4 39. Bxe4 Rxe4 40. Rxa5 f5
41. a4 bxa3 42. Rxa3 Rb4 43. f3 gxf3+ 44. Kxf3 Kf6 45. Kf2 e5 46. Ra6+ Kg5 47.
Re6 e4 48. Re8 Rxb3 49. Rg8+ Kf6 50. Rf8+ Ke6 51. Re8+ Kf7 52. Ra8 Rf3+ 53. Kg2
Kf6 54. Ra6+ Kg5 55. Ra8 Rc3 56. Rg8+ Kf6 57. Kf2 Rf3+ 58. Ke2 Ra3 59. Kf2 Kf7
60. Rg5 Ke6 61. Rg8 Rf3+ 62. Ke2 Kf6 63. Kd2 Ke5 64. Re8+ Kd4 65. Rd8+ Kc4 66.
Rc8+ Kd5 67. Rd8+ Ke6 68. Rg8 Rd3+ 69. Ke2 Kf6 70. Kf2 Ke5 71. Ke2 Rd7 72. Ke3
Kf6 73. Kf4 Rd3 74. Rf8+ Ke6 75. Re8+ Kd7 76. Re5 Rf3+ 77. Kg5 Kd6 78. Re8 Kd7
79. Re5 Kd6 80. Re8 e3 81. g4 f4 82. Kf5 Rf2 83. g5 e2 84. g6 f3 85. Kf4 Rg2
86. Kxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sriram, Jha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Na6 7. e3 Nb4 8. Bxc4
e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qe2 Nc2 11. Ra2 Nd5 12. a5 O-O 13. g4 Bxe5 14. gxf5 Bxh2+ 15.
Kxh2 Qh4+ 16. Kg2 Qg5+ 17. Kh3 exf5 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. f4 Qh6+ 20. Kg2 Rfe8 21.
Qxc2 Re6 22. Qxf5 Rg6+ 23. Kf2 Qh2+ 24. Ke1 Rg2 25. Qxd5 Rc8 26. b4 Qh4+ 27.
Kd1 Rxa2 28. Nxa2 Qh2 29. Bd2 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D66"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Bb7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. a3 a5 14. Ne5 Re8 15.
Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Ne4 Rc7 17. f4 Nd7 18. Qh5 Rf8 19. Ng4 Nf6 20. Nexf6+ Bxf6 21.
Rf3 Re8 22. Rg3 Kf8 23. Nxf6 Qxf6 24. Bxb5 Rd8 25. Qc5+ Qe7 26. Qc3 Rdc8 27.
Bc4 f6 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Rb8 30. Qd3 Kg8 31. Qg6 Kh8 32. Bd3 f5 33. e4 Bc8
34. Re1 Qxb4 35. Rge3 Qxd4 36. exf5 Qf6 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. fxe6+ g6 39. e7 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.25"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bg2 O-O 8. Ne5
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Kh1 Ndxe5 12. dxe5 b6 13. Be3 Ba6 14. Bf2 Rc8 15.
Rc1 Qd7 16. Qa4 Nb8 17. Qxd7 Nxd7 18. Rfd1 f5 19. e4 fxe4 20. Bh3 Rce8 21. Nxe4
Nxe5 22. Ng5 Nd3 23. Rc2 Nxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Bc8 25. Rc2 h6 26. Rxc8 hxg5 27. Rc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.27"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8.
Bc4 O-O 9. d3 a6 10. Qa3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Be3 b5 13. Bb3 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6
15. Qxe7 a5 16. Qe3 Qxe3 17. fxe3 a4 18. Bd1 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. d4 Rfe8 21.
Kf2 Rac8 22. Re1 Rc6 23. Nd2 Bh6 24. a3 Bg5 25. Nf1 Rf6+ 26. Bf3 Bh4+ 27. Ng3
g5 28. Ke2 Bc4+ 29. Kd1 g4 30. Bxg4 Rf2 31. Be2 Rxg2 32. Bxc4 bxc4 33. Rc1 Bxg3
34. hxg3 Rxb2 35. Rxc4 Rb1+ 36. Rc1 Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. d4 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. d5
Nxd2 9. Nxd2 Bb4 10. Qc2 e5 11. O-O d6 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Nd7 14. b4 Qe7 15.
e4 a5 16. Nb3 axb4 17. axb4 c6 18. Rxa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.29"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qb3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 e6 10. Qxb7 Nxd4 11. Bb5+ Nxb5 12. Qc6+ Ke7 13. Qxb5 Qd7 14.
Nxd5+ Qxd5 15. Qe2 f6 16. O-O Kf7 17. Rd1 Qb7 18. f4 Rc8 19. Re1 Qb6 20. b4 a6
21. a3 Be7 22. f5 e5 23. Qa2+ Kf8 24. Be3 Qb7 25. Rac1 g5 26. Qe6 Kg7 27. Rxc8
Rxc8 28. Rd1 Rc7 29. Rd5 Qc6 30. Qxc6 Rxc6 31. Rd7 Kf8 32. Ra7 h5 33. Kf1 Ke8
34. Ke2 e4 35. Bd4 g4 36. Ke3 Bd6 37. Kxe4 Bxh2 38. Rh7 Bg1 39. Rxh5 g3 40. Kf3
gxf2 41. Bxf2 Rc3+ 42. Kg2 Bxf2 43. Kxf2 Rxa3 44. Rh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.29"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 b6 6. dxc5 bxc5 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Bd6 Re8 12. Rb1 Na5 13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc8
15. Qd3 Qa6 16. Bc7 Nc6 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Bd6 Nd4 19. Bxc5 Nf5 20. Bb4 d6 21.
Bxd6 Nxd6 22. Qxd6 Qxa2 23. Kf1 Qa5 24. Ra1 Qc5 25. Qd4 a5 26. Rdb1 Qc7 27. Rb5
Red8 28. Qb6 Ne4 29. Qxc7 Rxc7 30. Raxa5 f6 31. Nd3 Rxc4 32. Ra7 Nd6 33. Rc5
Rc8 34. Rxc4 Rxc4 35. Nf4 e5 36. Ne6 Nf5 37. f3 Rc6 38. Ra8+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.29"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d3 d6 8. O-O Ne7
9. a5 Ba7 10. Be3 Ng6 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Re1 Ra8 14. g3 c6 15. Bb3
Re8 16. Nc4 Bg4 17. h3 Bxh3 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Qb3+ d5
22. Nxh3 h6 23. Kg2 Qd6 24. Na4 Re7 25. Nc5 Rf8 26. Rad1 Kh8 27. Qc2 Qc7 28.
Rh1 Qc8 29. Qe2 Kg8 30. Rhe1 Ref7 31. Rf1 Kh8 32. c4 d4 33. f3 Nd7 34. Nb3 Nf6
35. Nd2 Qe6 36. c5 Nh5 37. Qf2 Kg8 38. Rh1 Nf6 39. Qe2 Nh5 40. Qf2 Nf6 41. Qe1
Nh5 42. Ra1 Qf6 43. Ra2 Qe6 44. Rc2 Qf6 45. Rf1 Qe6 46. Kh2 Rf6 47. Kg2 R6f7
48. Rb2 Rf6 49. Rh1 R6f7 50. Rc2 Qf6 51. Kf2 Qe6 52. Ke2 Nf6 53. Kd1 Nh7 54.
Qe2 Qf6 55. Ng1 Qg5 56. Qe1 Qe7 57. Kc1 Ng5 58. Kb2 Rf6 59. Qe2 R8f7 60. Rc1
Qf8 61. Rf1 b5 62. axb6 a5 63. Ra1 axb4 64. Ra5 Ne6 65. Nb3 Ng5 66. Nd2 Ne6 67.
Nb3 Ng5 68. Rh5 Kh7 69. Rxg5 hxg5 70. Nh3 Rxf3 71. Nxg5+ Kg8 72. Nd2 Rf2 73.
Qh5 Rxd2+ 74. Kb3 Rxd3+ 75. Kxb4 Qe8 76. Nxf7 Qxf7 77. Ra8+ Nf8 78. Qxf7+ Kxf7
79. b7 Nd7 80. Rd8 Rd1 81. Rxd7+ Ke6 82. Rd6+ Ke7 83. Ka5 Rb1 84. Ka6 Rb5 85.
Rxc6 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.29"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. O-O e5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
c6 9. h3 Qb6 10. d5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Nc5 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Be3 Rfc8 14. Rfc1 Qa6 15.
Qxa6 bxa6 16. Nd2 Nd3 17. Rc2 Nb4 18. Rcc1 Nd3 19. Rc2 Nb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.29"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B63"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O O-O 9. f3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bd7 11. h4 Bc6 12. Kb1 Qa5 13. Qd2 Rfd8 14. Bd3
Kf8 15. Qf2 b5 16. Ne2 e5 17. Ng3 Bd7 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 d5 20. g4 e4 21.
Be2 Rac8 22. Rc1 d4 23. fxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxe7+ Kxe7 25. Qf4 Nd2+ 26. Ka1 Kf8 27.
Rhd1 Nc4 28. f6 Ne3 29. fxg7+ Kg8 30. Bd3 Rc6 31. Bxh7+ Kxg7 32. Qe5+ Kxh7 33.
Qe4+ Rg6 34. h5 Nxd1 35. hxg6+ Kg7 36. Rxd1 Qc7 37. gxf7 Qxf7 38. g5 Rd5 39.
Rh1 Rf5 40. Qxd4+ Kg6 41. Rh6+ 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.29"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 d5 5. Be3 Be7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. c3 Bf5 8.
Qb3 Nxd2 9. Bxd2 Be4 10. Nd4 c5 11. Ne2 Nd7 12. Ng3 c4 13. Qxb7 Nc5 14. Qc6 Rc8
15. Qb5 Rb8 16. Qc6 Rb6 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.30"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Rfd1 Nb4 13. Ne5 Bd5 14. Nxd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.12.01"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. Qd3 d5 11. Bf4 a6 12. Nbd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.12.02"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 c6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. Qc2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. O-O exd4
15. exd4 Qd6 16. Re1 Nb6 17. Bb3 Nd5 18. Ne5 Be6 19. Rg3 Nc7 20. Re4 Rad8 21.
h3 Bxb3 22. Qxb3 Ne6 23. Qxb7 Nxd4 24. Rd3 c5 25. b4 Qb6 26. Qxb6 axb6 27. bxc5
bxc5 28. Kf1 Rfe8 29. Ree3 Ra8 30. Rd2 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.12.02"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 h6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. e3 Re8 11. Be2 Bxc5 12. O-O a6 13. Qb3 Nb6 14. Rfd1 Be6
15. Be1 Qe7 16. Nd4 Rac8 17. Rac1 Red8 18. a4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Nc4 20. Rcd1 Ne5
21. Qa3 Qxa3 22. bxa3 Nc6 23. R4d2 Ne5 24. Rb2 Rd7 25. f3 Rdc7 26. Rc1 Nc4 27.
Bxc4 Rxc4 28. Rb4 a5 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. Rb1 d4 31. exd4 Nd5 32. Nxd5 Bxd5 33.
Bxa5 Rxd4 34. Bb4 g5 35. a5 Kh7 36. Re1 Kg6 37. Re5 h5 38. Kf2 g4 39. Ke3 Rd1
40. Bd2 gxf3 41. gxf3 Bxf3 42. Rb5 Bh1 43. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.12.02"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Nc3 Ba6 11. b3 dxc4 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 h6 14. Rd1 cxb3
15. axb3 Qc8 16. Be3 Bb5 17. Rxa7 Rxa7 18. Bxa7 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Bf3 Qa5
21. Be3 Bf6 22. Kg2 Qc3 23. Qd1 Qb4 24. Qd7 Qe7 25. Qc8+ Qd8 26. Qb7 Qe8 27. h4
Be7 28. h5 Bf8 29. Qc7 Qe7 30. Qc8 Qd6 31. Bf4 Qe7 32. Be5 c5 33. Qb8 Qd7 34.
Bb2 Bc6 35. Ba3 Bxf3+ 36. exf3 Qe7 37. Bc1 f6 38. Be3 Kf7 39. g4 Qd7 40. Qb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.12.02"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. a3 cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Be2 Nd5 13. c4 Nc3 14. Qc2 Nxe2+
15. Qxe2 b6 16. Bb2 Bb7 17. Nd4 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Nf6 19. c5 bxc5 20. bxc5 Qd7 21.
f3 a5 22. e4 a4 23. Qe3 h6 24. Ba3 Bc6 25. Rd1 Qa7 26. Rab1 Rab8 27. h3 Be8 28.
Kh1 Qa6 29. Qc3 Bc6 30. Rb2 Rxb2 31. Qxb2 Be8 32. Rc1 Bc6 33. Rd1 Be8 34. Qb6
Qa8 35. Rb1 Nd7 36. Qd6 Nf6 37. Qe7 Bd7 38. e5 Qd5 39. exf6 Qxd4 40. fxg7 Re8
41. Qd6 Qxd6 42. cxd6 Kxg7 43. Rb7 Rd8 44. Kg1 f6 45. Bc5 Kg6 46. Kf2 e5 47.
Ke3 Bc6 48. Rc7 Bb5 49. Rb7 Bc6 50. Rb6 Bd7 51. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.12.02"]
[Round "4.7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Ra7 11. Rc1 Be4 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. e3 Qa8 14. Qd1 b4 15. Be1
Nb8 16. a3 bxa3 17. bxa3 Nbd7 18. Bb4 Bxb4 19. axb4 Rb8 20. Nbd2 Bd5 21. Qa4 h6
22. Qa3 Rb5 23. Qc3 Qb7 24. Ra4 Ne4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. Ne1 Bxg2 27. Nxg2 Nb6 28.
Ra5 Nd5 29. Rxb5 Qxb5 30. Qa1 Nxb4 31. Nf4 Nd5 32. Rc5 Qb3 33. Nxd5 exd5 34.
Ra5 Rb7 35. Rxa6 Qd3 36. Qa4 Rb1+ 37. Kg2 Qe4+ 38. Kh3 Qf5+ 39. Kg2 Rb2 40.
Qe8+ Kh7 41. Ra8 Qxf2+ 42. Kh3 Qxh2+ 43. Kg4 h5+ 44. Kf4 Qf2+ 45. Ke5 Qxe3+ 46.
Kxd5 Qf3+ 47. Qe4+ Qxe4+ 48. Kxe4 Re2+ 49. Kf3 Re7 50. Ra6 f6 51. Rc6 Rd7 52.
Ke3 Kg6 53. Rc5 f5 54. d5 Kg5 55. Kf3 g6 56. Rb5 Re7 57. Rc5 Re5 58. Rxc7 Rxd5
59. Rc3 Rd4 60. Rc6 h4 61. gxh4+ Rxh4 62. Kg3 Ra4 63. Rb6 Ra3+ 64. Kg2 Kh5 65.
Rf6 Kg5 66. Rb6 f4 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.12.02"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. c3 Nf6 7. d3 Nd7 8.
Nbd2 e6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Qa4 Qc7 11. e5 Bh5 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Qh4 Nf6 14. Ng5 Be7
15. Nge4 Bg6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qc4 Rd8 18. Ne4 Rd5 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. d4 cxd4
21. cxd4 Rg8 22. g3 h5 23. Qc3 h4 24. Bf4 Qb6 25. Rac1 Kd7 26. b3 hxg3 27. fxg3
Qxd4+ 28. Qxd4 Rxd4 29. Red1 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1+ Kc8 31. Kf2 Be4 32. h4 Rh8 33. b4
a6 34. a3 Bd5 35. Be3 Kd7 36. Rd2 e5 37. Rc2 f5 38. Rc5 Kd6 39. Ra5 Bc4 40. Rc5
Bb5 41. Bd2 f6 42. Rc1 Ke6 43. Be3 f4 44. gxf4 Rxh4 45. fxe5 fxe5 46. Rg1 Kf5
47. Bc5 Rc4 48. Rg3 Rc2+ 49. Ke1 Ra2 50. Rf3+ Ke4 51. Re3+ Kf4 52. Rc3 e4 53.
Be3+ Kf3 54. Bc1+ Kg2 55. Re3 Bd3 56. Kd1 Ra1 57. Kd2 Ra2+ 58. Kd1 Rf2 59. Bd2
Rf5 60. Be1 Rd5 61. Kd2 Rd4 62. Rg3+ Kf1 63. Ke3 Rd5 64. Bf2 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 62nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.12.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2009.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Be7 8. a4
O-O 9. Re1 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ne3 h6 14. Bd2 c4 15. Bc3
Bf8 16. h3 Qb6 17. Nd2 cxd3 18. cxd3 Nc6 19. Qb3 Re7 20. Rec1 Rd7 21. Nf3 Na5
22. Bxa5 Qxa5 23. axb5 Qxb5 24. Qd1 Rb8 25. Bc4 Qb6 26. Rc3 Qd8 27. Ng4 Nxg4
28. hxg4 Qf6 29. Rb3 Rbd8 30. Bxa6 Bxa6 31. Rxa6 Qf4 32. Nd2 d5 33. g3 Qg5 34.
Kg2 Qe7 35. Rab6 Qc5 36. R6b5 Qa7 37. Qf3 dxe4 38. Nxe4 f6 39. Rb7 Qd4 40. Rxd7
Qxd7 41. Qf5 Qd5 42. Rc3 Kh8 43. Kh2 Qf7 44. Rc4 Qd5 45. Rc3 Qf7 46. Kg1 Qd5
47. b4 Rb8 48. Rc8 Rxc8 49. Qxc8 Kg8 50. Qc3 Kf7 51. Nc5 Bd6 52. Na6 Ke7 53.
Qc4 Qd4 54. b5 Qb6 55. Nb4 Bxb4 56. Qxb4+ Ke6 57. Qc4+ Kd6 58. Qf7 Qc7 59. Qf8+
Kd5 60. Qb4 Qb6 61. Kg2 Ke6 62. Kf3 Kd7 63. Ke2 g6 64. Qc4 Ke7 65. Qd5 Qc7 66.
Qe4 Qc2+ 67. Kf3 Qb1 68. Qb7+ Ke6 69. Qc6+ Ke7 70. Qc7+ Ke6 71. Qc4+ Ke7 72.
Kg2 f5 73. Qc7+ Ke6 74. Qc6+ Ke7 75. b6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 62nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.12.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2009.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bb4 7. Qb3 Bc5 8.
d3 O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Ne4 Qb6 12. Nxc5 Qxc5 13. Qc3 a5 14. O-O d6
15. Rfd1 Qb4 16. Rac1 Qxc3 17. Rxc3 c6 18. d4 Re8 19. e3 Kf8 20. Kf1 Be6 21. d5
Bh3+ 22. Bg2 Bxg2+ 23. Kxg2 c5 24. Rb3 Reb8 25. a4 e4 26. h4 g6 27. Rb6 Ra6 28.
Rb5 b6 29. g4 g5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Rh1 Kg7 32. Rb3 Ra7 33. Rh5 f6 34. Rc3 Kg6
35. Rc1 Rh7 36. Rxh7 Kxh7 37. f3 exf3+ 38. Kxf3 Kg6 39. e4 Rh8 40. Kg3 Re8 41.
Kf3 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 62nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.12.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2009.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bg4 12. Be2 Ne6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 d4
15. exd4 Bf6 16. O-O Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 62nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.12.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2009.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Qe2 Bd7 16. Qf1 Qf5 17. Nd2 Rae8 18. f3 Nf6 19. a4 c5 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Ne4
Rxe4 22. Bc2 cxd4 23. fxe4 Qc5 24. Qf2 Ng4 25. cxd4 Qc7 26. Qe2 Bxg3 27. hxg3
Qxg3+ 28. Qg2 Qe1+ 29. Qf1 Qg3+ 30. Qg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 62nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.12.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2009.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 {According to the Megabase a first for Riazantsev, who usually plays
either the Caro-Kann, or the French Defence. One can only speculate about his
reasons - perhaps a combination of his bad start (0,5/4) and loss in the
Advance Caro-Kann against Svidler (Round 3), plus a will to experiment.} 2. e5
Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 {Grischuk has always played this solid continuation, only
once in a rapid game he went for the wild line} (4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5
Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. e6
fxe6 14. dxe6 Bc6 15. Qg4 Bh4+ 16. g3 O-O 17. O-O-O Bxh1 18. gxh4 Qf6 19. Bb5
c6 20. Bg5 Qe5 21. e7 Rfe8 22. Rxh1 $2 (22. Nf5 $13) 22... cxb5 23. Nf3 Nd3+ (
23... Qc5 $1 $17) 24. Kc2 $6 (24. Kb1 $142) 24... Qd6 25. Rd1 Nf2 26. Rxd6 Nxg4
27. Rd4 Nf6 $19 {Grischuk,A (2748)-Svidler,P (2726)/Odessa rpd/2009/}) 4...
dxe5 {Black strives for a position with a Caro-Kann pawn structure after all.}
({The other main moves are the most popular} 4... Bg4) ({and Alburt's pet line
} 4... g6) 5. Nxe5 ({As} 5. dxe5 Bg4 6. Be2 Nc6 {allows Black to develop
freely and with ease, White invariably opts for the text move, which gives him
more () in the [+].}) 5... g6 ({More in the Caro-Kann spirit is the solid, but
slightly passive} 5... c6) ({When Larsen introduced this line of the Alekhine
to high-level practice in the 1960s, he tried the provocative} 5... Nd7 {After}
6. Nxf7 (6. Nf3 $5 {is a less committal way to fight for an edge.}) 6... Kxf7
7. Qh5+ Ke6 8. c4 N5f6 9. d5+ Kd6 10. Qf7 $13 {White has a dangerous attack,
but the issue is still not fully clear.}) 6. Bc4 {The main line.} (6. c4 Nb6 7.
Nc3 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Rc1 (9. Qf3 f6 10. Nd3 e5 $5 $132 11. dxe5 fxe5 12. Qd1
Nc6 13. Nc5 Qe8 14. Nd5 Qf7 15. Ne4 Bf5 16. Ng5 Qd7 17. Nxb6 Qxd1+ 18. Rxd1
axb6 19. c5 h6 20. Bc4+ Kh8 21. h4 b5 22. Nf7+ Kh7 23. Ng5+ Kh8 24. Nf7+ Kh7
25. Ng5+ {1/2,Polgar,J (2630)-Agdestein,S (2600)/Isle of Lewis/1995/}) 9... c5
10. Be2 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Bh6 (11... Be6 $5 12. b3 Qc7 13. Nb5 Qc8 $13) 12. Ra1 f6
13. Ng4 Bxg4 14. Bxg4 Nc6 15. Bc5 {Grischuk,A (2606)-Baburin,A (2590)/Torshavn/
2000/} f5 16. Bf3 Ne5 $13 {Grischuk}) (6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O c6 9. Re1
Bf5 10. c3 Nd7 11. Nf3 Re8 12. Nbd2 N7f6 $6 ({Now Black will come under
pressure, the principled move is} 12... e5 $1 $132) 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. Nce5 Ng4
15. Nh4 Nxe5 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. dxe5 e6 18. Qe2 Ne7 19. f4 Nd5 20. c4 Ne7 21.
Be3 Rad8 22. b4 $36 {Anand,V (2720)-Adams,M (2640)/Linares cm/1994/}) 6... Be6
({Black often plays} 6... c6 7. O-O Bg7 {, but we will see the less usual text
move can lead to similar positions.} 8. Nd2 (8. Bb3 O-O 9. Re1 Be6 (9... Nd7
10. Nf3 N7f6 11. c4 Nc7 12. h3 $1 c5 13. Nc3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Ne6 15. Be3 Nxd4 16.
Qxd4 Be6 17. Qh4 Qa5 18. c5 Bxb3 19. axb3 Qc7 20. b4 a6 21. Bf4 $16 {Kasparov,
G (2795)-Adams,M (2660)/Linares/1997/}) 10. c3 Nd7 11. Nf3 Bg4 12. Nbd2 e6 13.
h3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 a5 15. Bg5 Qc7 16. a4 Rfe8 17. Bh4 N7f6 18. Bg3 Qe7 19. Ne5
Nh5 20. Bh2 Bh6 21. Qf3 Qf6 $14 {/=, Topalov,V (2739)-Ivanchuk,V (2717)/Monte
Carlo rpd/2002/ A typical situation - White has the ^^ and (), but Black's
setup is solid and resilient. Such situations can arise also frm the Caro-Kann,
or Rubinstein French with 3...dxe4; all in all White is slightly better.}) 8...
O-O 9. Ndf3 Nd7 10. Nd3 $1 (10. h3 $6 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Be6 12. Bb3 Nc7 13. Re1
Bxb3 14. axb3 c5 15. Be3 Nb5 $36 {Movsesian,S (2747)-Svidler,P (2726)/Odessa
rpd/2009/}) 10... N7b6 11. Bb3 Bg4 (11... a5 12. a4 Bf5 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Bg5
Bxd3 15. Qxd3 e6 16. c3 Nd7 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. g3 Qb6 19. Qc2 Qa6 20. h4 h6 21.
Bd2 Rad8 22. Qc1 h5 23. Bg5 Rc8 24. Ne5 Nf8 25. Nd3 $14 {Bologan,V (2688)
-Miroshnichenko,E (2690)/SRB-chT/2009/}) 12. c3 e6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nd7 15.
Qg3 a5 16. a4 Re8 17. Re1 Qb6 18. Bc4 Qc7 19. Qxc7 Nxc7 20. Bf4 Rec8 21. Rad1
b5 22. Bb3 Bf8 $14 {Nijboer,F (2578)-Vaganian,R (2641)/NED-chT/2001/}) 7. O-O
Bg7 8. Re1 (8. Nd2 O-O 9. Ne4 (9. Re1 {transposes to the game}) 9... c6 10. Re1
Nc7 11. Bb3 Bxb3 (11... Nd7 $142 $1) 12. axb3 Ne6 13. c3 Nd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15.
b4 a6 16. Qf3 Rae8 {Stein-Honfi,K/Budapest/1968/} 17. h4 $14) 8... O-O 9. Nd2
Nd7 ({Weak is} 9... Nf4 $2 10. Qf3 Bxc4 11. Ndxc4 Nd5 12. Na5 $1 e6 13. Nxb7
Qc8 14. Nc5 c6 15. c4 Nb4 16. Re2 f6 17. Ned3 $19 {Korneev,O (2540)-Jung,K 
(2210)/Metz/1995/}) ({Riazantsev again avoids Caro-Kann structures, but here
more solid is} 9... c6 $142 {The resulting type of positions has already been
mentioned in the note to Black's 6th move:} 10. c3 (10. h3 Nd7 (10... Nc7 11.
c3 Bxc4 12. Ndxc4 Nd7 13. Qb3 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Nb5 15. Bg5 Nd6 16. Ng4 Re8 {
Dominguez Perez,L (2596)-Alayola Montanez,J (2199)/Merida/2001/} 17. Re2 $36 {
Dominguez}) 11. Nef3 b5 12. Bb3 c5 $1 13. c3 c4 14. Bc2 Qc7 15. Ne4 Bf5 16. Bg5
a5 17. Qd2 b4 18. Nh4 e6 $5 19. Nxf5 exf5 20. Ng3 Rae8 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Re1
Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Nf8 $11 {Gomez Celdran,F (2263)-Duran Vallverde,J (1800)/corr/
2006/}) 10... Nd7 11. Nef3 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 e6 14. Bg5 (14. a4 Qc7 15.
Bg5 Rfe8 16. Qd2 a5 17. Re2 Qd6 18. Rae1 Qf8 19. Bb3 N7b6 20. Qc1 Rac8 21. h4
c5 {Ivanov,A (2415)-Kengis,E (2475)/Pavlodar/1987/} 22. dxc5 {/\h5+/=}) 14...
Qc7 15. Qd2 Rfe8 16. Rad1 a5 17. a4 b6 18. Re2 Qb7 19. Bh6 b5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
Bb3 Rad8 22. Qc2 N7b6 23. Ne5 $14 {Unzicker,W (2435)-Moor,R (2330)/Zuerich/
1998/}) ({Interesting, but risky is} 9... Bxe5 10. dxe5 (10. Rxe5 $5 Nc6 11.
Rxe6 fxe6 12. Nf3 $44) 10... Nc6 11. Ne4 Ne3 (11... Ndb4 $5) 12. Bxe3 Bxc4 13.
Qg4 $6 Nxe5 14. Qh4 f6 15. Bf4 Nf7 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. Be3 Nd6 18. Bc5 Bf7 19. Bb4
Nf5 20. Qf4 Rd8 21. g4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Nd6 23. Re1 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 c5 25. Bc3 {
Zakhariev,Z (2310)-Donev,I (2350)/Elenite/1986/} g5 $17) 10. Nef3 $1 {We have
already seen this typical motif - having a space advantage, White avoids
exchanges. He prepares not only Ng5, but also his following move...} N7f6 $6 {
Too provocative.} (10... N7b6 $142 11. Bf1 Nf6 ({Black has a lot of trouble
with effectively placing this B and he should probably just swap it with} 11...
Bg4 $5 $14 {, although here the situation is perhaps more promising for White
than in the examples after 6...c6 and 9...c6.}) 12. c4 (12. h3 $5) 12... c6 13.
b3 a5 14. a4 Re8 15. Bb2 Nc8 16. g3 Nd6 17. Bg2 (17. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 18. Qe2 $16)
17... Nf5 $2 ({This was the last chance to play} 17... Bg4 $14) 18. Qc2 Qc7 19.
h3 Red8 20. g4 Nd6 21. Rxe6 $1 {A taste of things to come...} fxe6 22. Ng5 Rdc8
23. Nxe6 Qd7 24. Re1 Nf7 25. g5 Nh5 26. Bf3 Be5 27. dxe5 {1-0,Paavilainen,J 
(2280)-Nokka,R (2250)/FIN-chT/1989/}) 11. Rxe6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 520];Tal,
M-Kolarov,A EU-chT (Men) 04th 1970 (3.6) 1-0 White doesn't hesitate. While in
this concrete position the exchange sacrifice is (perhaps surprisingly) new,
Grischuk could draw upon similar examples from the past. We have already
mentioned one above; notable is also the game} ({Plausible, but less incisive
is} 11. Bf1 c6 12. c4 Nc7 13. b3 Bf5 (13... b5 $2 14. Ba3 a5 15. Ne5 b4 16. Bb2
Bd7 17. g3 Ne6 18. Bg2 Rc8 19. Ndf3 Rc7 20. a3 Qb8 21. axb4 axb4 22. Nd3 Rd8
23. Qd2 Bc8 24. Ra4 $18 {Unzicker,W (2525)-Williams,A (2390)/Buenos Aires olm/
1978/}) (13... Bg4 $5 $14 {again deserves attention.}) 14. Ba3 (14. Bb2 $5 {()}
) 14... Re8 15. h3 Nd7 $6 (15... Ne6 $5 {/\} 16. g4 Nxg4 17. hxg4 Bxg4 $44) 16.
g4 Be6 17. Ne4 Nf6 18. Nc5 b6 19. Nxe6 (19. Nd3 $1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Yf1g2,
Yd3e5] /\Bg2,Nde5+/-}) 19... Nxe6 20. Bg2 Nd7 21. Qd2 $14 {Kosmol,H (2270)
-Robidoux,M (2090)/corr/1997/}) 11... fxe6 12. Ng5 Qd6 13. Qe1 b5 $6 {׫} (
13... Ng4 $2 14. Qxe6+ Qxe6 15. Nxe6 $16) ({Black had better tries, than the
text move, but White in any case has excellent compensation:} 13... Nf4 14.
Ndf3 (14. Nb3 $5 $14) (14. g3 h6 15. Nxe6 (15. Ngf3 $5 N4d5 16. Bd3 {\/->׻})
15... Nxe6 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. c3 $44) 14... N6d5 15. Bxf4 $1 Nxf4 16. Qe4 $36 {
/\Re1,g3}) (13... c6 $5 14. Ndf3 $5 (14. Nxe6 $2 Ng4 $36) (14. Qxe6+ Qxe6 15.
Nxe6 $44) 14... Bh6 15. Nxe6 (15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxh6 Rxf3 17. gxf3 Nef6 18. Qe2
Kf7 $13) 15... Bxc1 16. Rxc1 $36) 14. Bb3 (14. Bxb5 $5 {/\} Nb4 15. Ba4 $16)
14... a5 15. a4 $5 $16 {White is in no hurry take the poor Pe6 and creates
other >< first.} (15. Qxe6+ Kh8 $142 $1 (15... Qxe6 $6 16. Nxe6 Rfc8 (16... Rf7
17. a4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 $36) 17. a4 $1 c6 18. Nf3 $44 {/+/-}) 16. Nde4 (16. Nf7+
$4 Rxf7 17. Qxf7 Rf8 $19) 16... Qxe6 (16... Nxe4 17. Qxe4 c6 $14) 17. Nxe6 Nb4
$1 18. Nxf8 Nxe4 19. Nxg6+ hxg6 20. a3 c5 $13) (15. Nxe6 Ng4 (15... a4 16. Bxd5
$8 Nxd5 17. Nxf8 Rxf8 18. Nf3 Rxf3 19. gxf3 Bxd4 20. Qe4 Be5 21. f4 $16) 16.
Nxf8 Rxf8 17. Nf3 Bxd4 18. Qe4 Bxf2+ 19. Kf1 $16 {is also promising, but White
quite rightly feels he doesn't need to allow any complications at all.}) 15...
bxa4 (15... c6 16. Ndf3 $1 {/\Ne6+/-}) 16. Nc4 (16. Rxa4 Nb6 17. Nc4 $1 $16)
16... Qc6 17. Rxa4 Ra6 $8 {Black must stop Ne6.} (17... Ng4 18. Nxa5 Qd6 19.
Qxe6+ Qxe6 20. Nxe6 Rxf2 21. h3 $5 $18) 18. Rxa5 (18. Nxa5 $5 Qd7 (18... Qb6
19. Nc4 $18) 19. c4 Nb6 20. Ra3 Rfa8 21. c5 Nbd5 22. Bc4 R6a7 23. Bb5 Qc8 24.
Bd2 $1 $16 {[%cal Rg5e6,Yb2b4,Yb5c6] /+-,/\Ne6,b4,Bc6 and Black is almost
paralysed.} (24. Bc6 $143 Rb8 25. Nxe6 Nb4)) 18... Rfa8 (18... Ng4 19. Rxa6
Qxa6 20. Nxe6 Rxf2 21. Nxg7 Kxg7 22. h3 $18) (18... Rxa5 19. Nxa5 {/\Ne6->})
19. Bd2 (19. Rc5 $1 Qd7 20. Ne5 Qd8 21. Bc4 Rb6 (21... Rd6 22. Nef7) 22. Nxg6
$5 {/\} hxg6 23. Nxe6 $18) 19... Bh6 20. h4 Bxg5 $2 {Exchanging the B is a
positional mistake, which seriously weakens the dark squares.} (20... Qb7 $142
21. g3 $5 $16) 21. hxg5 Nd7 (21... Nh5 22. Ne5 $40) 22. Rxa6 $6 ({Here White
had a pretty immediate win} 22. Ba4 $1 Qxc4 23. Bxd7 Rxa5 (23... Kf7 24. Bb5 $1
Rxa5 25. Bxc4 Ra1 26. Bc1 Rb1 27. Kh2 Raa1 28. Qe4 Rxc1 29. Bb5 $1 $18 {
[%cal Re4f3,Rb5e8] /\Qf3,Be8}) 24. Bxe6+ Kf8 (24... Kh8 25. Qe5+ Nf6 26. Bxa5
Rxa5 27. Bxc4 Rxe5 28. dxe5 $18) 25. Qe5 $3 {with a mating ->.}) 22... Qxa6 (
22... Rxa6 23. Na5 Qd6 (23... Qb6 24. c4 Rxa5 25. Bxa5 Qxb3 26. Qxe6+ $18) 24.
Ba4 $5 (24. c4 Nf4 25. c5 Qxd4 26. Bxf4 Nxc5 (26... Qxf4 27. Bxe6+ $18) 27. Be5
$16 (27. Be3 $16)) 24... Nf8 25. Bb5 Ra8 26. Nc6 $40) 23. Na5 $1 {/\c4,Ba4
Stops any <=> on the <->a and enhances his own threats.} c5 $6 {Desperation.} (
{More resilient was} 23... Nf8 $142 24. c4 Qb6 (24... Nb6 25. Bc3 $40) 25. Bd1
$1 (25. cxd5 Rxa5 26. Bxa5 Qxb3 27. Bxc7 Qxb2 $14) 25... Nf4 26. Nb3 Nh5 27.
Bc3 $16 {->}) (23... Qd6 24. c4 Nf4 25. g3 $18) (23... Qb6 24. Qe4 $40) 24. Ba4
Ra7 (24... Nf8 25. dxc5 $18) (24... Qd6 25. Nb7 $18) 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. dxc5 $18
{[%csl Gb2,Gc2,Gc5][%cal Ra1h8] With o^ on the >> in connection with the -> on
the /^a1-h8 Black's position is beyond hope.} Nc7 (26... Kf7 27. c4 Nc7 28. b4
$18 (28. Bc3 $18)) 27. c4 Qa8 (27... e5 28. c6 Rd3 (28... Rd6 29. Bc3 $18) 29.
b4 (29. Qxe5 $5 Rxd2 30. Qxc7 Qa8 31. Qxe7 {/\b4} Qxa5 32. c7 Qf5 33. Qd8+ $1
$18) 29... Qc8 30. b5 $18) 28. c6 {Here White already has a wide and pleasant
choice.} (28. Bc3 $18) 28... Rd3 29. Bc3 Qf8 (29... Kf7 30. Qe5 Ne8 31. Qh8 $18
) 30. Qe5 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 (31. Kh2 Na6 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. Qxh7+ Ke8 34. Qxg6+ Qf7 (
34... Kd8 35. Be5 $18) 35. Qxf7+ Kxf7 36. b4 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 62nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.12.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2009.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. f3 O-O 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. g5 Nh5 13. Kb1 Nd7 14. f4 $5 {
Grischuk is using a rarely played idea in the position, where at least three
other ideas have been tested extensively.} (14. Nd5) (14. Qf2) (14. Rg1) 14...
exf4 15. Bxf4 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 Ne5 $2 {White will display such a comfortable way
of handling the position, that Black probably needs a better idea at the
moment. I presume that the knight move to b6 might offer much better chances
in the fight for equality.} (16... b5 17. Nd4 b4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 a5 20.
h4 Ne5 21. h5 (21. Bh3 Rf8 22. Nc6 $16) 21... a4 22. g6 Bf6 23. Bh3 a3 24. Bxc8
Rxc8 25. gxf7+ Qxf7 26. h6 $18 {1/2-1/2 De la Paz Perdomo,F (2461)-Mosquera,M 
(2434)/Havana 2005 (46)}) (16... Nb6 $5 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 $14) 17. h4 (
17. Nd4 Re8 18. h4 Rac8 19. h5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Nf5 b5 22. Ne3 Qa5 23.
Nxc4 Rxc4 24. Rdf1 Rf8 25. Nd5 Qd8 26. Rhg1 Qe8 27. Nf6+ $1 $18 {1-0 Pavel,M 
(2190)-Nguyen Huynh Minh,H (2217)/Budapest 2006 (30)}) (17. Nd4 Qb6 18. Nd5
Bxd5 19. exd5 Rc5 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. h4 Rac8 $132) 17... Qb6 {The second critical
moment of the opening fight. It seems that both the text and also 17...b5 fail
to promise fair chances. Black may have contemplated the exchange sacrifice
after the more modest retreat 17...Qd8!?} (17... b5 18. Nd4 $1 (18. Rh2 b4 19.
Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 a5 21. Nd4 a4 22. Rh3 Ra5 23. Qe4 Bf8 24. Bd3 Nxd3 25. cxd3
a3 26. Nc6 axb2 27. Rh2 b3 $15 {0-1 Jaracz,B (2306)-Kadziolka,B (2289)/
Bogatynia 2009 (42)}) 18... b4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qb7 (20... a5 21. Bh3 Rf8
22. Nc6 $16) 21. Bg2 Rc4 22. b3 Rc3 23. Nc6 $16) (17... Qd8 $5 18. Bh3 Rxc3 19.
bxc3 Bc4 20. Bf1 (20. Qe3 a5 $132) 20... Be6 21. Qe3 Rc8 22. Bh3 Nc4 23. Qf2
Qc7 $14) 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 $1 {The reacapturing with the rook is desirable,
since it helps to slow down Black's counterplay. Quite often the openness of
the diagonal a2-g8 can be used to White's benefit.} (19. exd5 a5 20. Rd4 (20.
a4 Rxc2 21. Kxc2 Rc8+ 22. Kb1 Qxb3 23. Rc1 (23. Bb5 Nc4 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Qf5
Rxa4) 23... Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 Qxa4) 20... a4 21. Rxa4 Rxa4 22. Qxa4 Qe3 23. Bb5
Qf3 24. Re1 Qxd5 $14) 19... a5 (19... Qd8 20. Be2 b5 21. Nd4 Ra7 22. Rf1 $16)
20. Rb5 Qc7 21. Nd4 a4 22. a3 $1 Ra5 {Sjugirov has a hard time coming up with
anything, that could give him real counterplay.} 23. h5 (23. c3 Rxb5 24. Bxb5
Qb6 25. Rh3 $16) 23... Bf8 $6 (23... Rxb5 24. Bxb5 Qc5 25. c3 Ra8 26. Rf1 Qc8
27. Be2 $16) 24. g6 $1 {[%mdl 128] Grischuk plays in great style seemingly
without much effort. Storming the kingside position has devastating
consequences.} Rxb5 (24... fxg6 25. hxg6 Nxg6 26. Qf5 Rxb5 27. Bxb5 Ra8 28. Bd7
$18) 25. Bxb5 Qb6 (25... fxg6 26. hxg6 Nxg6 27. Qf5 Ra8 28. Bd7 $18) 26. gxf7+
Kh8 (26... Nxf7 27. Rf1 Ne5 28. Bxa4 $1 Qxd4 29. Bb3+ $18 {The diagonal has
decided the game!}) 27. h6 $1 {Opening up access to the black king before its
army can organise better resistance.} Qxd4 (27... gxh6 28. Ne6 Bg7 29. Nxg7
Kxg7 30. f8=Q+ Rxf8 31. Qxh6+ Kf7 32. Rf1+ $18) 28. hxg7+ Bxg7 (28... Kxg7 29.
Qh6+ Kxf7 30. Qxh7+ Bg7 31. Qf5+ Bf6 32. Qxc8 $18) 29. Qf5 Ng6 (29... h6 30.
Qxc8+) 30. Qxc8+ Nf8 31. Qc3 Qxe4 (31... Qxc3 32. bxc3 Bxc3 33. Rg1 Bg7 34.
Bxa4 $18) 32. Rg1 {White's convincing performance represents the dream of
attacking chess in the Sicilian Defence.} (32. Rg1 Qe5 33. Qxe5 dxe5 34. c3 Ng6
35. Bd3 Nf4 36. Kc2 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 62nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.12.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2009.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf3 a5 11. a4 Na6 12. Nd2 Nb4 13. Nf1 Qc8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4
Bd8 16. Ne3 Nh7 17. Bg3 Bb6 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Qxf5 20. Qxd6 Bd4 21. Be4 Qf6
22. Nb5 Qxd6 23. Nxd6 Bxb2 24. Rab1 Bc3 25. Re3 Bd4 26. Reb3 Na2 27. Bxb7 Rab8
28. Nf5 Nc3 29. Re1 Rbd8 30. Ne7+ Kh8 31. Nc6 Rde8 32. Kf1 Nf6 33. Nxe5 Nxa4
34. Bc6 Nc5 35. Nxf7+ Kg8 36. Bxe8 Nxb3 37. cxb3 Nxe8 38. Ne5 Nf6 39. Nc4 Nh5
40. f3 Nxg3+ 41. hxg3 Rb8 42. Nxa5 Bc3 43. Nc6 Rxb3 44. Re3 Rb1+ 45. Ke2 Rb2+
46. Kd3 Bf6 47. Re2 Rxe2 48. Kxe2 h5 49. Kd3 g6 50. Ke4 Bc3 51. Ne5 Kg7 52. g4
hxg4 53. Nxg4 Kf7 54. f4 Ke6 55. Ne5 Kf6 56. g4 Bd2 57. f5 gxf5+ 58. gxf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 62nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.12.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2009.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Bd7 11. b3 Kc8 12. Bb2 b6 13. Rfd1 Ne7 14. Rd2
c5 15. Rad1 Be6 16. Ne2 Ng6 17. h4 Bg4 18. Nh2 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Nxh4 20. Ng4 h5
21. Ne3 Ng6 22. Red2 c4 23. Rd7 cxb3 24. cxb3 Bc5 25. Rxf7 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Nf8
27. Rc1 Ne6 28. Re7 Nc5 29. b4 Kd8 30. Rxg7 Ne6 31. Rd1+ Ke8 32. Rg6 Ke7 33. b5
Rad8 34. Ba3+ Kf7 35. Rf6+ Kg7 36. Rxd8 Nxd8 37. Be7 Re8 38. Bxd8 Rxd8 39. Rc6
Rd7 40. a4 Kf8 41. Kf2 Rf7+ 42. Rf6 Rxf6+ 43. exf6 Kf7 44. Kg3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 62nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.12.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2009.12.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf3 a5 11. a4 Na6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Bg5 15.
Bg4 Rc8 16. c3 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Rxc5 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Ne3 Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Brazil"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bc1 Nbd7 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Rc1 Bf8 14. Nd2 Bb4
15. a3 Bf8 16. Re1 c5 17. Nf3 Rb8 18. e3 Ne4 19. dxc5 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 bxc5 21. b4
Ba8 22. Qa4 Rb7 23. Red1 Qb8 24. Qc2 h6 25. Qf5 d4 26. bxc5 dxc3 27. c6 Rb5 28.
Qxd7 Re7 29. Qd3 Bxc6 30. Nd4 Bxg2 31. Qxb5 Rb7 32. Qd3 Bh3 33. Qxc3 Qe5 34.
Ne2 Qxc3 35. Rxc3 Bg4 36. Re1 Rb2 37. Nd4 Ra2 38. Kg2 Bxa3 39. Rc2 Rxc2 40.
Nxc2 Bc5 41. Ra1 Kf8 42. Nd4 Ke7 43. f4 Bd7 44. Kf3 Kd6 45. Ke4 g6 46. Kd3 Bb6
47. Kc4 a5 48. e4 f6 49. Rd1 Ke7 50. Rb1 Bc7 51. Kd5 a4 52. Nc6+ 1-0

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.07"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. b4 c6 {I have made a survey of this
system in my note to the game Bacrot,E (2709)-Kamsky,G (2705)/Elista 2007/CBM
119/[Marin] (0-1, 39), see below.} 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Ne4 8. Bb2 d5 9. Nbd2 a5
10. a3 {White intends to keep his queenside attack going, but with his bishop
on g2 (rather than on the f1-a6 diagonal, like in the Queen's Gambit or the
Slav) his control over the b5- and c4-squares is weaker.} (10. bxa5 Qxa5 {
would transpose to the aforementioned Bacrot,E (2709)-Kamsky,G (2705)/Elista
2007/CBM 119/[Marin] (0-1, 39), where ...a5 had been played one move earlier,
without the castles.}) 10... Nd7 $146 {Black follows the classic way of
development: knights first and then bishops.} ({The alternative is} 10... Be6 {
Black immediately increases his pressure over the c4-pawn, but his bishop may
be exposed on e6.} 11. Qc2 Nxd2 {This worked out well in the game, but I
cannot help noticing that Black gives up his strongest piece, after having
spent 3 tempi on it.} 12. Nxd2 {After this mechanical move, Black will start a
powerfull counterplay in the centre, typical for the Gruenfeld Indian.} ({
The unexpected intermediate move} 12. Ng5 {may have caused Black more problems.
For instance} Bf7 13. Qxd2 {[%cal Gf1c1,Gb4b5]} dxc4 {The only way to justify
the previous play, but opening the long light diagonal is not without risk.}
14. Nxf7 Rxf7 15. Qc3 b5 16. a4 $44 {White is better developed and the light
squares in Black's camp are weak.}) 12... dxc4 13. Nxc4 axb4 14. axb4 Na6 $36 {
Now that the e6-bishop is stable, Black exerts strong pressure over the whole
white Queenside.} 15. Rfd1 Nxb4 16. Qb3 Rxa1 17. Bxa1 b5 18. Qxb4 Bxc4 19. Bxc6
Qd6 $15 {Black has a dangerous passed pawn and his bishops are more active
than White's.} 20. Qc5 $6 Qxc5 21. dxc5 Rc8 22. Bd5+ Bxd5 23. Bxg7 Bb3 24. Rb1
Kxg7 25. Rxb3 Rxc5 $17 {Savchenko,S (2571)-Firman,N (2517)/Dresden 2007/EXT
2008 (0-1, 33)}) 11. Qc2 Nb6 12. c5 {I find this a bit premature. There was no
need to release the tension so soon, offering Black a clear plan.} (12. Rfc1 $5
Be6 ({As we will see, placing the bishop in front of the e-pawn will slow down
Black's counterplay based on ...e5. However, it is not easy to suggest an
alternative, such as a half waiting move. For instance:} 12... Kh8 $6 13. cxd5
cxd5 14. Ne5 $36 {[%cal Gc2c7] We can see that the king is badly placed in the
corner. there is a permanent danger of tactics based on Nf7+, while after an
exchange on e5 there would be a threat of e6+.}) 13. c5 Nd7 14. e3 $5 {White
consolidates his centre and prepares the manoeuvre Ne1-d3, possibly followed
by Nf3.} (14. Nb3 a4 15. Na5 Qc7 {is OK for Black, because White cannot play
Bc1-f4 quickly.}) 14... Qc7 15. Ne1 g5 16. Nd3 {[%cal Gd2f3,Ga1b1,Gb4b5] White
has better chances for an advantage than in the game.}) 12... Nd7 13. Nb3 {
White intends to clear matters on the queenside in the most favourable way.} (
13. e3 b5 (13... b6 14. b5 cxb5 15. c6 $44) 14. Ne1 {is less effective now
because of} e5 $132) 13... a4 $1 {Black evaluates correctly that White will
not be able to attack this apparently weak pawn, since the counterplay on the
other wing is quite strong.} (13... axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Rxa1 b5 16. Ra7 $16
{[%cal Gb3a5]}) 14. Na5 f4 15. Nc4 (15. Qxa4 $6 {fails to win the pawn to}
Ndxc5 $1) (15. Rab1 {, preparing Qxa4 by defending the bishop is too slow.} Qc7
16. Qxa4 Ndf6 17. Qb3 Ng4 $40) 15... g5 16. Nce5 {The knight has reached this
central square after 5 jumps, which is a common situation in the Stonewall
structures. However, the optimal knight placement would be on e5 and d3, which
would keep f4 under pressure and enable f3 at the right moment. Therefore, in
the current position White cannot claim an advantage.} Qe8 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18.
Ne5 Be6 19. g4 (19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qxe4 {is quite dangerous} Rd8 $1 {An
important move before playing ...Bd5. The main idea is to prevent the queen
retreat to d3.} (20... Bd5 21. Qd3 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qh5 23. f3 fxg3 24. hxg3 Qh3
25. Rf2 {offers White some chances to retain an initiative.}) 21. Rad1 (21. f3
$2 Bf5) 21... Bd5 22. Qb1 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Qh5 24. f3 g4 $40) 19... Nf6 (19...
Bxe5 $2 20. dxe5 {[%csl Ge4]} Bxg4 21. f3 $18) 20. h3 h5 21. f3 {The kingside
structure has been stabilized to Black's favour. The g2-bishop certainly is
useful for defensive purposes, but is completely cut off the rest of the board.
} Nd7 22. Rae1 (22. Qg6 Nxe5 23. Qxe6+ Qf7 24. Qxf7+ Nxf7 25. gxh5 Nh6 $44)
22... Nxe5 23. dxe5 Bf7 24. Bd4 Bg6 25. Qc3 e6 $15 {Black has completed his
regrouping and has no problems at all. In fact, his position looke quite
promissing, in view of the plan of doubling rooks on the h-file. The opening
of the queenside with b4-b5 is inoffensive, since White has not enough forces
available to take advantage of the weaknesses of the c6-pawn. Besides, with
the bishop controlling b1, it would be Black to occupy the b-file.} 26. Kf2 {
Evacuating the dangerous zone in anticipation of an intrusion along the h-file.
} (26. e3 {fails to question Black's stability on this area:} Qe7 27. exf4 $6
Rxf4 28. Be3 $6 Rc4) 26... Qe7 27. Rh1 Kf7 28. Ref1 Ke8 29. Ke1 Kd7 30. Kd2 Rh8
31. Qb2 Raf8 {The game will finish without Black making any serious winning
attempt.} ({The following plan would be interesting, but probably White can
hold his own.} 31... Rab8 32. Qa1 Qd8 33. Qb2 Qc7 34. Qa1 b6 $5 35. cxb6 Rxb6
36. Rc1 ({Accepting the sacrifice with} 36. Bxb6 $6 {would risk remaining weak
on dark squares.} Qxb6 37. Qc3 Qc7) 36... Rbb8 37. Qc3 Qb7 38. Qc5 Bf8 39. Qc3
Qb5 {Black has opened the position only partly. The break ...c5 is not easy to
carry out.}) 32. Qa1 Qd8 33. Qb2 Qa8 34. Qc3 Qa6 35. Rc1 Rh7 36. Qb2 Rfh8 37.
Qc3 Ke7 38. Qb2 hxg4 39. hxg4 Rh2 40. Rxh2 Rxh2 41. Rg1 Qc4 42. Ke1 Qa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.08"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd3
{[%mdl 4] This relatively rare idea is gaining a following. ChessBase covered
the trend in an opening article in CBM 133. The white queen is hoping for a
more active role, from d3 it can access the g6, g3 and h3 squares very quickly.
} Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 (10. Be2 $6 Nbd7 11. O-O Qc5 12. Kh1 Be7 13. a4 Qc7
14. Rf3 h6 15. Rh3 Nc5 16. Qe3 Qa5 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Ng4 19. Bxg4 Bxg5 20.
Qe2 O-O $17 {Nieuwenhuis,P-Nunn,J (2585)/Utrecht/1986/}) 10... Be7 11. fxe6 (
11. Be2 Qa5 (11... Nc6 12. fxe6 fxe6 13. Nxc6 bxc6) 12. fxe6) 11... fxe6 12.
Be2 Qa5 {Grischuk is taking the risk and avoids complications after the more
natural development of his queenside knight.} (12... Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bh5+
$1 (14. e5 $6 dxe5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Bh5+ Kf8 17. Qd2 (17. O-O e4 18. Qh3 f5
19. Kh1 Rg8 20. Rb3 Qc5 21. Nxe4 Qxc2 22. Bf3 {Van der Wiel,J (2520)-Gavrikov,
V (2570)/London/1985/} Rg7 $1 $17 {Gavrikov}) 17... Kg7 18. Rb3 Qa5 19. O-O Rg8
20. Kh1 Kh8 21. Qh6 Qd8 22. Ne4 f5 23. Bf7 Qf8 24. Qh5 Rg7 25. Be8 a5 26. Bxc6
Ba6 27. Rf2 Rd8 {0-1, Nunn,J (2585)-Kasparov,G (2740)/Brussels/1986/}) (14. Bd2
Qc5 15. Na4 Qa7 16. Be3 c5 17. O-O O-O 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. Nxc8 Rbxc8
21. Qxa6 Qxa6 22. Bxa6 Ra8 23. Bc4 Nd5 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Bf2 $44 {Negi,P 
(2538)-Karjakin,S (2672)/Cap d'Agde rpd/2006/}) (14. O-O Qa5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16.
Bg4 Rg8 17. Bh3 Rg5 18. Ne2 Rb5 19. Rbd1 Rc5 20. Kh1 Qb5 21. Qf3 Bd7 22. Nf4
Qc4 23. Rb1 Rb5 24. Rb3 Kf7 25. a4 Rxb3 26. cxb3 Qc5 27. Bg4 Qe5 28. Qh3 Qxe4
$2 {Gashimov,V (2644)-Areshchenko,A (2641)/Lausanne/ 2006/} (28... Rh8 $11 {/\}
29. Bh5+ Kg7 30. Bg4 Kf7 $11) 29. Bh5+ $1 Kg7 (29... Kf8 30. Bg6 $1 hxg6 31.
Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qh7+ Ke8 33. Qg8+ Bf8 34. Nxg6 $18) (29... Kg8 30. Qg4+ Kh8 31.
Ng6+ $18) 30. Qg4+ Kh6 $8 31. Qh4 Kg7 32. Be8 $1 $18) 14... Nxh5 $1 (14... g6
$2 15. e5 $1 Nd5 16. Rb3 Qa5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. exd6 Qxh5 19. dxe7 Qh4+ 20. g3
Qxe7 21. O-O Rf8 22. Ne4 $16 {Mamedov,R (2617)-Kokarev,D (2579)/EU-ch Plovdiv/
2008/}) 15. Bxe7 Nf4 (15... Kxe7 $4 16. Nd5+ $18) 16. Qd4 (16. Qg3 $5 e5 17.
Rd1 $44 {is worth a try}) 16... e5 17. Qxe5 dxe5 18. Bxa3 Nxg2+ 19. Kf2 Nf4 20.
Bd6 Ng6 21. h4 h5 {Black has put up a heroic defence and his chances were
close to being equal in Huschenbeth,N (2453)-Bracker,F (2253)/Hamburg/2008/}
22. Kg3 Bg4 23. Rb7 Rd8 24. Bc5 Rd7 25. Rhb1 Nf8 $5 $132) 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. g4 {
Black can be assaulted from different anglers in this line and the new theory
is only just taking shape. The advance of the g-pawn is trying to radically
benefit from White's development advantage.} (14. O-O O-O 15. Qc4 Qd7 $1 (15...
Qxc4 $6 16. Bxc4 Kf7 17. g4 (17. Na4 $5)) 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. Bc4 $6 (17. Be3 $5 {
/\} Nc6 18. Na4 $132 {/=/+}) 17... d5 $1 18. exd5 b5 (18... Nc6 $1 $17) (18...
Bc5 19. Be3 b5 $36 {/\} 20. dxe6 Qa7 $17) 19. Be2 (19. Nxe6 Qa7+ 20. Kh1 bxc4
21. Qxc4 Bxe6 22. dxe6 Qc5 $17) 19... Bc5 20. Kh1 $1 exd5 (20... Bxd4 $6 21.
Qb4 $11) 21. Be3 Nc6 (21... Re8 $142 $5 $17) 22. Ne6 $5 Qxe6 (22... Bxe3 $5 23.
Nxf8 Qd6 24. Nxb5 (24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. Nxd5 Bc5 27. Nc7 Ra7 $19) (
24. Nxd5 $6 Nxd5 25. c4 Nd4 (25... bxc4 26. Bxc4 Nf6 27. Qxe3 Qxf8 28. Qb6 $15)
26. Qd3 Bf5 27. Rxf5 bxc4 28. Rxd5 cxd3 29. Rxd6 dxe2 30. Nd7 Re8 $19) 24...
axb5 25. Qxe3 Qxf8 26. Bxb5 $15 {/-/+}) 23. Bxc5 Re8 24. Bf3 Bb7 $5 (24... Na5
25. Qb4 Nc4 26. Bd4 $132) 25. a4 (25. Rbd1 Rac8 $36) (25. Nxd5 Na5 26. Qb4 Bxd5
27. Qxa5 $15) 25... Na5 26. Qb4 Nc4 {1-0 Gashimov,V (2703)-Grischuk,A (2719)/
Elista 2008 (64)}) (14. Qh3 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Bh5+ Nxh5 17. Qxh5+ g6 18.
Qh6 Bf6 19. Ne2 Bd7 20. O-O Rf8 21. Rb3 {Bezgodov,A (2543)-Najer,E (2600)/
RUS-ch Elista/2001/} Qxe4 22. Re3 Qh4 23. Ref3 Qxh6 24. Bxh6 Ke7 25. g4 Bb5 $1
$17) 14... h6 (14... h5 $6 15. g5 Ng4 16. Qh3 $1 Qc5 17. Bxg4 Qxd4 18. Bxe6 Nd7
19. Rf1 Kd8 20. Nd5 Qxe4+ 21. Kd1 Nb6 22. Bxc8 Qxd5 23. Be6 Qd4 24. Qd3 $1 {
1-0 Lastin,A (2625)-Kokarev,D (2510)/St Petersburg 2002/}) 15. Qh3 (15. e5 dxe5
16. Qg6+ Kf8 (16... Kd8 17. Nf3 Nc6 18. g5 Ne8 19. O-O Nd4 20. gxh6 Nxe2+ 21.
Nxe2 gxh6 22. Bc3 Bd6 23. Rbd1 Bd7 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Bxe5 Qf8 26. Bxh8 Qxh8 27.
Nfd4 Qg7 {1/2-1/2 Mamedov,N (2607)-Safarli,E (2564)/Baku 2009}) 17. Nf3 Bd7 18.
g5 Be8 19. Qd3 hxg5 20. Nxg5 Bf7 $6 (20... Kg8 $5 $13) 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Rg1 {
1-0, Radjabov,T (2663)-Rowson,J (2577)/Calvia olm/2004/ (31)} Kf8 23. Qg6 Rxh2
24. Qxg7+ Ke8 25. Qg6+ Kd7 26. Rf1 Nc6 27. Rxf6 Bxf6 28. Qxf6 Re8 $11) 15...
Rh7 $146 {The new champion of Russia is not afraid of playing unorthodox moves.
Pushing the rook to h7 tries hard to address the problem of the g-pawn advance,
but it is not a perfect solution.} (15... g5 16. Rf1 Kf7 17. Qf3 Nc6 18. Nxc6
Qxc6 19. h4 Rg8 20. a4 Bd7 21. hxg5 hxg5 22. e5 Qxf3 23. Bxf3 dxe5 24. Rxb7 Ke8
(24... Rac8 $5) 25. Rb6 Ra7 26. Kd1 Bd8 27. a5 $44 {Fleischanderl,F (2264)
-Lorentzen,O (2318)/corr/2004/}) 16. Rf1 {Gashimov did not find the courage
for the radical and spirited tactical solution, when both sides would have to
tiptoe around some mines.} (16. g5 $1 hxg5 17. Nxe6 Qc6 (17... Qd7 $2 18. Qxh7
Nxh7 19. Bh5+ $18) 18. Qf5 Bxe6 19. Qxe6 Rh4 20. Bd3 Qd7 21. Qb3 Nc6 22. Qxb7
Qxb7 23. Rxb7 Nd8 24. Rb6 $16) 16... Nc6 17. Nxc6 (17. Qe3 Bd7 $17) 17... Qxc6
18. e5 (18. Qd3 Rh8 19. Bf3 Qd7 20. Be3 $44) 18... dxe5 19. Bd3 $1 {White is
rightly insisting on benefiting from the oddly placed rook.} (19. Qd3 e4 20.
Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Rxf6 Qxd3 22. Bxd3 Bxf6 23. Bxh7 e5 $15) 19... e4 {The defender
must try to limit the demage as a general retreat would be very dangerous.} (
19... Rh8 20. g5 Nd7 21. Ne4 $36) 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qh5+ (21. Qe3 $5 Bh4+ 22.
Ke2 e5 23. Bxe4 Bxg4+ 24. Rf3 Qf6 25. Bxh7 Bg5 26. Bg6+ Qxg6 27. Qxe5+ Be7 28.
Rxb7 Bxf3+ 29. Kxf3 Qc6+ 30. Qe4 Qxe4+ 31. Kxe4 O-O-O 32. Rxe7 Rxd2 33. Rxg7
Rxc2 34. Rg6 Rxh2 35. Rxa6 $11) 21... Kd7 22. Rd1 (22. Qe5 Nxd2 23. Kxd2 Bd6
24. Rf7+ Ke8 25. Qh5 g6 26. Bxg6 Rxf7 27. Bxf7+ Ke7 $19) 22... Rh8 (22... Qd5
23. Rf7 Qxh5 24. gxh5 Nd6 25. Rxe7+ Kxe7 26. Bxh7 Nf5 27. Bc3 $11) (22... Nxd2
23. Bxh7 Bg5 24. Qf7+ Kd6 25. Qf8+ Kc7 26. Rxd2 Bxd2+ 27. Kxd2 $11) 23. Bf4 $4
{The tragedy of the critical moment in very complex positions! White has
played with great courage and imagination, but now he misses the right path.
Black would still have to defend very carefully after the correct move: 23.
Rf7!.} (23. Rf7 $1 Nd6 (23... Nc3 24. Qe5 Nxd1 25. Rxe7+ Kxe7 26. Qxg7+ Kd8 (
26... Kd6 27. Bb4+ Kd5 28. c4+ $18) 27. Qxh8+ Kd7 28. Qg7+ Kd8 29. Ba5+ b6 30.
Qd4+ Kc7 31. Be4 Qd6 32. Qxd6+ Kxd6 33. Bb4+ Kc7 34. Bxa8 Ne3 35. Bd2 Nxg4 36.
h3 Nf6 37. Bxh6 $14) 24. Bb4 Nxf7 (24... Rf8 25. Bxd6 Rxf7 26. Qxf7 Qc3+ 27.
Ke2 Kxd6 28. Bf5+ Kc7 29. Qxe7+ Kb8 30. Be4 g5 $11) 25. Qxf7 Kc7 26. Qxe7+ Kb8
27. Bd6+ Ka7 28. Bc5+ $11) 23... Bb4+ $1 24. c3 (24. Ke2 Nc3+ 25. Kf2 Qc5+ $19)
24... Nxc3 25. Bd2 (25. Qf7+ Kd8 26. Rd2 Nd5 27. Qxg7 Qc3 $19) 25... Qd5 (25...
Qd6 26. Rf7+ Kc6 27. Rc1 Qxd3 28. Qe5 a5 29. Bxc3 Kb6 $19) 26. Rf7+ Kc6 27. Rc1
(27. Qxd5+ exd5 28. Rc1 d4 $19) 27... Kb6 {A very human retreat at a highly
charged moment. Even players with ratings well over 2700 are not confident
enough when calculating the complex lines beginning with 27...Qxd3.} (27...
Qxd3 28. Qe5 a5 (28... Qd5 29. Rxc3+ Kb6 30. Qe3+ Kb5 31. Qe2+ Ka4 32. Rf4 Qh1+
33. Rf1 Qd5 34. Rf4 $11) 29. Bxc3 Kb6 30. a3 Bxc3+ 31. Rxc3 Qd5 32. Qe3+ Ka6
33. Qe2+ b5 34. a4 Rb8 35. Rfc7 Rd8 $19) 28. Be3+ (28. Rxc3 Bxc3 29. Bxc3 Rd8 (
29... Qxd3 $4 30. Ba5+ Kc6 31. Rc7+ Kd6 32. Qc5#) 30. Qxd5 exd5 $17) (28. Bxc3
Qxd3 29. Bxb4 Qe4+ 30. Kf1 Qxb4 $19) 28... Ka5 29. a3 Ka4 $1 {The key move of
the whole mad run of the black king to the kingside. I can recall only one
legendary game Kasparov-Topalov, Wijk 1999 where the black king was dragged
from c8 all the way to d1 and finally to e1, only to die there.} (29... Qxh5 $2
30. axb4+ Kxb4 31. gxh5 $16) 30. axb4 (30. Qxd5 Nxd5+ 31. axb4 Nxe3 $19) 30...
Qxd3 31. Qa5+ Kb3 32. Rxc3+ {There is no justice in chess! Black is playing
with a limited number of pieces, but his king survives and he even wins the
game.} (32. Kf2 Qe2+ 33. Kg3 Qxe3+ 34. Rf3 Qxc1 $19) 32... Qxc3+ 33. Bd2 b6 34.
Qxb6 (34. Qh5 Qd3 $19) 34... Qe5+ 35. Kd1 Bb7 {Grischuk has decided to finally
use his immense reserve firepower. Sacrificing the bishop was not necessary as
the centralisation of the queen would bring about a clean sweep.} (35... Qe4 $1
36. b5 a5 $19) 36. Qxb7 (36. Rxb7 Rhd8 37. b5 a5 38. Re7 Rd6 39. Qc7 Rad8 40.
Qc2+ Ka3 41. Qc1+ Qb2 $19) 36... Rhd8 37. Rf3+ Ka2 38. Rf2 Kb1 {The king has
reached its destination unharmed. The mobilisation of the second rook will
decide things on the spot.} 39. Qf3 (39. Re2 Qd4 40. Qe4+ Qxe4 41. Rxe4 Rac8
$19) 39... Rac8 40. Qb3+ Qb2 41. Qxb2+ (41. Qe3 Qc1+ 42. Ke2 Rxd2+ 43. Qxd2 Rc2
$19) 41... Kxb2 {A very interesting game with a fascinating trip by the black
king.} 0-1

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.10"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Nc3 Re8 13. h3 h6 14. e4 dxc4 15. Nd2
b5 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Bf1 Bb4 18. Rab1 Qa5 19. Bxc4 Bxc3 20. Bxa6 Qxa6 21. Qxc3
c5 22. Be3 cxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxa2 24. Qxa7 Qxa7 25. Bxa7 Rc7 26. Be3 Ra8 27. Ra1
Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Rc8 29. Ra5 Nf8 30. Kf1 Ng6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.11"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. d4 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 e5
9. dxe5 Bb4 10. Bd2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ne4 12. Bb4 bxc4 13. Qg4 c5 14. f3 cxb4 15.
fxe4 O-O 16. exd5 cxb3 17. Qd4 Nd7 18. axb3 Qg5 19. Qf4 Qg6 20. Qg4 Qh6 21. Qf4
Qg6 22. Qg4 Qh6 23. Qf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.12"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Amin, Bassem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Egypt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EGY"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. Bf4 d5 11. cxd5 Nxc3 12. Qd3 Nxd5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2 c4
15. Qa3 Nc6 16. Qc5 Nb6 17. a4 Qd5 18. Qa3 Qd7 19. e4 f5 20. Rfe1 fxe4 21. Rxe4
Nd5 22. Rc1 Qf7 23. Rxc4 Bd7 24. Rc1 Rac8 25. Rce1 a5 26. R1e2 h6 27. h4 Nf6
28. Rf4 Qh5 29. Qd3 Nd5 30. Rxf8+ Rxf8 31. Ne5 Nxe5 32. Rxe5 Qd1+ 33. Re1 Qxa4
34. Bxh6 Rf7 35. Bd2 b5 36. h5 Qc4 37. Qxc4 bxc4 38. Bxa5 Rf5 39. Re5 Rxe5 40.
dxe5 c3 41. Be4 Ba4 42. Bxd5 exd5 43. Bxc3 Bd1 44. Kg2 Bxh5 45. Kh3 Bf7 46. Kg4
Be6+ 47. Kg5 Kf7 48. Bd4 Bc8 49. f4 g6 50. g4 Be6 51. f5 gxf5 52. gxf5 Bc8 53.
Kf4 Bd7 54. Bc5 Bc8 55. Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 7th"]
[Site "Bursa"]
[Date "2010.01.13"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.01.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4
Nbd7 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. e4 Re8 11. a4 a5 12. Qe2 b6 13. Rfd1 Ba6 14. Nd2 Bf8 15.
Nxc4 Nd5 16. Bd2 Rc8 17. Be1 Qc7 18. b3 Bb4 19. Qb2 Bxc4 20. bxc4 Nxc3 21. Bxc3
Bxc3 22. Qxc3 e5 23. Bh3 exd4 24. Rxd4 Rcd8 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. c5
Qa7 28. Qc4 bxc5 29. Rc1 h6 30. Qxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 27th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2010.02.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qd2 {An old, rather harmless move.} Qa5 {Alternatives:} (8... f5) (8... Nc6) 9.
e4 (9. c4 Qxd2+ 10. Bxd2 Nb6 11. e3 Nc6 12. dxc5 Na4 13. Ne2 Nxc5 $11 {1/2
Boros,S-Steiner,L/Budapest 1936/EXT 1999 (41)}) (9. Bb2 Nb6 (9... cxd4 10. cxd4
Nc6 11. e4 Ne3 12. Bc3 Nxf1 13. Kxf1 Qa6+ 14. Ne2 O-O 15. Kf2 $14 {0-1
Baumbach,F-Schlieder,R/Zittau 1956/EXT 2003 (31)}) 10. e3 Na4 11. Rb1 Nxb2 12.
Qxb2 Nc6 (12... O-O 13. Kf2 b6 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Bd3 Nc6 16. Ne2 cxd4 17. cxd4 e5
18. Be4 exd4 19. Nxd4 Rac8 20. Nb5 $14 {1/2 Steiner,H-Donner,J/Venice 1950/MCD
(41)}) 13. Kf2 O-O 14. Bb5 Qc7 15. Ne2 Na5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Qb4 Qc7 18. Rhd1
b6 $11 {0-1 Muhring,W-Euwe,M/Amsterdam 1950/EXT 1998 (48)}) 9... Qxc3 (9... Nb6
10. Rb1 Bd7 11. Bd3 Ba4 (11... Nc6 12. Rb5 Qa4 13. Rxc5 O-O 14. Bc2 Qa6 15. Bd3
Qa4 16. Ne2 Rad8 17. Bc2 Qa6 18. Bd3 Qa4 19. O-O $16 {0-1 Barden,L-Szabo,J/
Leipzig 1960/EXT 1999 (56)}) 12. Ne2 Nc6 13. O-O O-O-O 14. Qb2 Rd7 15. Bd2 c4
16. Bc2 Bxc2 17. Qxc2 Na4 18. Ng3 g6 19. e5 b5 20. Ne4 $16 {1-0 Portisch,
L-Pogats,J/Budapest 1959/EXT 2000 (57)}) (9... Ne7 10. Rb1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+
12. Bxd2 O-O $14 {1/2 Van Wely,L (2585)-Zueger,B (2470)/Horgen 1995/CBM 050})
10. Qxc3 (10. Bb2 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 Ne7 (11... Nf6 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Rxc5 Nbd7 14.
Rc1 Nb6 15. Ke3 Bd7 16. Bd3 Rfc8 17. Ne2 Ne8 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Rc1 $14 {
1/2 Sherwin,J-Denker,A/New York 1959/MCD (40)}) 12. dxc5 O-O 13. Nh3 $5 (13.
Rc1 Nec6 14. Ke3 Bd7 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Ne2 Be8 17. f4 Nd7 18. Rc3 Rc7 19. Rhc1
Rac8 20. Bb5 f5 21. exf5 exf5 22. Rd3 Na5 $11 {1/2 Weinstein,R-Sherwin,J/New
York 1960/MCD (36)}) (13. Ke3 Nec6 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Bc3 Rc8 $11 {1/2 Taimanov,
M-Milic,B/Kiev 1959/MCL (31)}) 13... Rd8+ (13... Nbc6 $142 {[%cal Yc8d7,Ya8c8]}
) 14. Ke3 Nbc6 15. Bc4 e5 16. Ng5 Rf8 17. Rhf1 Ng6 18. Rad1 h6 19. Rd6 Nf4 20.
Nxf7 Rxf7 21. g3 Nh5 22. f4 exf4+ 23. gxf4 Kf8 24. Bxf7 Kxf7 25. f5 $16 {
1-0 Hertneck,G (2535)-Ketzscher,R/Germany 1991/TD (41)}) 10... Nxc3 11. dxc5
Na4 12. Be3 Bd7 (12... Ke7 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Ne2 Rc8 15. Nc3 f6 16. Be2 Nxc3 17.
Rxc3 Rc7 18. Kf2 Nc6 19. Rd1 Rd8 20. f4 Be8 $11 {1/2 Carlsson,H-Kaila,O/Sweden
1951/EXT 2007 (37)}) 13. Rb1 (13. Nh3 Ke7 14. Nf4 Rc8 15. Rc1 a5 16. Kf2 Na6
17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Rhd1 Rac6 19. Nd3 f6 20. Rd2 R6c7 21. Rb1 e5 $11 {1-0 Khodos,
G-Kuijpers,F/Helsinki 1961/EXT 2001 (40)}) 13... b6 {Black decides on
simplifications.} (13... Bc6 $5 14. Ne2 $5 {[%cal Ye2d4]} e5 $5) 14. cxb6 axb6
{The exchange of the a3- and b6-pawns, with a drawish outcome, can hardly be
avoided.} 15. Bb5 $6 (15. Nh3 $5 {promised more chances. White gives up his
bishop pair, after which he can't hope for any advantage.}) 15... Bxb5 16. Rxb5
Nd7 17. Ne2 Nac5 18. Bc1 Nd3+ 19. Kd2 Nxc1 {Black is satisfied with a draw.} (
19... N7e5 $5 {w was an interesting attempt to play for a win. In case of} 20.
f4 $6 Nf2 21. fxe5 Nxh1 22. Ke3 O-O {Black's chances, despite his trapped
knight, look rather favorable.}) 20. Rxc1 Ke7 21. Rc3 Rhc8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. h4
Ra8 24. Rb3 Nc5 25. Rxb6 Rxa3 26. Nf4 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 27th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2010.02.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nbd7 9. Qe2 a6 10. a4 cxd4 {Black has waited long enough with the opening of
the centre.} 11. exd4 Nb6 12. Bd3 Nbd5 13. Nxd5 {The exchange of knights in
the position with isolated pawns is somewhat surprising. White needs to get
rid of at least some defenders, otherwise it would be next to impossible to
generate an attack.} (13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rfe1 Nb4 (14... Re8 15. Ne5 h6 16. Bxf6
Nxf6 17. Rad1 Bb4 18. Qf3 Re7 19. Bc2 Rc7 20. Bb3 Qf8 21. Re3 Bd7 22. d5 {
1-0 Portisch,L (2640)-Panno,O/Lugano 1968 (41)}) 15. Bc4 Nfd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17.
Ne4 Nf5 18. Rad1 Nd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Nc3 Be6 21. Qc2 Nd6 22. Re5 h6 23. Nxd5
Rc8 24. Qe2 Nc4 25. Rxe6 fxe6 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Ne7 {1-0 Kortschnoj,
V-Shamkovich,L/Leningrad 1967 (42)}) (13. Bd2 Ba5 $6 (13... Bd7 14. Nxd5 Nxd5
15. Bxh7+ $2 Kxh7 16. Ng5+ Kg6 $1 (16... Kg8 17. Qd3 f5 18. Qh3 $16) 17. Qd3+
f5 $17) 14. Rac1 Bd7 15. Nxd5 $1 exd5 (15... Nxd5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Qe4 g6 18. Bh6
) 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 Bg4 $2 (17... Bb6 $14) 18. Qe3 Bb6 19. Ne5 Bc8 20. Bb1 Qd6
21. Kh1 $1 (21. Qd3 Ne4 22. f3 $2 Qxe5) 21... Re8 (21... Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23.
Nc4 Qg6 (23... Qe6 24. f3 $16) 24. a5 Ba7 25. Be7 Re8 26. Nd6 $1 Rxe7 27. Rxc8+
$18) 22. Qd3 Bd8 (22... g6 23. Nxf7) (22... g5 23. Nxf7) (22... Ne4 23. f3) (
22... Bxd4 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Rc7 $18) 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Qh7+ Kf8
25. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 26. Bg6+ Ke7 27. Bxe8 Kxe8 28. Qg8+ {1-0 Knaak,R (2520)
-Malich,B (2535)/Halle 1978 (32)}) 13... Nxd5 {Gelfand is ready to accept the
challenge. Other players with lesser ambitions might have preferred
recapturing with a pawn with slightly inferiorplay, but a symmetrical pawn
structure.} (13... exd5 14. Bg5 (14. Ne5 $5) 14... Qd6 $1 15. Ne5 Ne4 16. Bf4 (
16. Be3 $5 {Ivanchuk,V}) 16... Qe7 17. f3 Nd6 18. Qf2 (18. Qc2 g6 $10) 18...
Bf5 $1 (18... f6 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh4+ Kg8 21. Ng6 Qe8 22. Qh8+ Kf7 23. Qh5
Kg8 24. Bxd6 Bxd6 25. Rae1 $40) 19. Bxf5 Nxf5 20. Nd3 Bd6 (20... Rac8 21. g4
Nh4 22. Bg3 $1 (22. Nxb4 Qxb4 23. Qxh4 $2 Qxd4+) 22... Ng6 23. h4 $40) 21. Rfe1
Qd8 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. a5 Rac8 24. Rad1 $1 (24. Rac1 Rc4 $1) 24... Rc7 25. Nc5
Nxd4 26. Nxa6 $1 Qxa6 (26... Nxf3+ 27. Qxf3 bxa6 28. Qxd5 Qb4 $5 $15 (28...
Qxd5 29. Rxd5 Rc2 30. b4 Rb2 31. b5 $5 axb5 32. Ra1 $132)) 27. Qxd4 Qxa5 {
1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2735)-Speelman,J (2630)/Reykjavik 1991/}) 14. Qe4 g6 (14...
f5 15. Qe2 Qd6 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. Bc4 Rac8 $11) 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. Qf3 (
17. Bc4 Bc6 18. Qf3 f6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Rac1 $14) 17... Qe7 {The defender is
not obliged to weaken the kingside yet.} (17... f6 18. Qg4 (18. Nxg6 hxg6 19.
Bxg6 Re7 20. Qg4 Kh8 21. Qh5 Qg8 22. Bf8+ Rh7 23. Bxh7 Qxh7 24. Qxh7+ Kxh7 25.
Bxb4 Nxb4 26. Rfc1 Bc6 27. Ra3 $11) 18... Re7 19. Bxg6 hxg6 (19... fxe5 $2 20.
Bf7+ Kxf7 21. Qg7+ Ke8 22. Qf8#) 20. Nxg6 Rg7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rfd1 $14) 18.
Be4 Bc6 (18... f6 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Qxf6 Re2 22. Rac1 $14) 19.
Bxd5 {Grischuk is consequent in his strategy of exchanging knights on the
d5-square. Black is feeling discomfort, as his bishop on b4 has become
misplaced.} (19. Rfc1 Rec8 20. Rc4 f5 21. Bd3 Bd6 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. g3 Rab8 $11
) 19... Bxd5 (19... exd5 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. b3 f6 22. Ng4 f5 23. Ne5 $11) 20.
Qf4 f5 (20... Bd6 21. Bg5 Qf8 22. Qh4 $14) 21. h4 $1 Rac8 22. Rac1 Bd6 23. Rfe1
(23. Qg3 Qf7 24. h5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 b5 $14) 23... Qf6 {Despite all the clever
ideas of the first player the position is objectively close to equality.} (
23... b5 $1 24. axb5 axb5 25. h5 gxh5 26. f3 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qf6 $11) 24. Rc3
Rxc3 (24... b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rec1 Rc4 27. h5 Bxe5 28. dxe5 Rxf4 29. exf6
Rc4 $11) 25. bxc3 Rc8 26. Qg3 Be4 $6 {[%mdl 256] Gelfand is feeling the heat
and does not exactly know what to do about the enemy kingside initiative. It
might have been time to give up the dark-squared bishop and live with compact
defensive forces.} (26... Bxe5 $5 27. Rxe5 Qe7 28. h5 Kf7 29. Bg5 Qe8 $11) 27.
h5 $1 Bxe5 (27... b5 28. axb5 axb5 29. Bf4 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Qf7 31. Ra1 $16) 28.
dxe5 Qf7 29. Re3 (29. Rd1 Bd5 30. a5 $14) 29... Kh8 $2 {The retreat of the
king to the corner is not a solution, Black had to find a defensive set up
along the 7th rank.} (29... Rd8 30. Qh4 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 Rd5 32. Rh3 Qc7 33. hxg6
hxg6 34. f3 Bd3 35. Bf8 $18) (29... Rc7 $1 30. Qh4 Qe7 31. Bg5 Qd7 32. Kh2 Qd1
33. f3 Bc6 34. a5 $14) 30. Qh4 gxh5 (30... b5 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. axb5 axb5 33.
Rh3 Kg8 34. Bg5 $18) 31. Rg3 Bd5 32. a5 $1 {Grischuk is fixing the queenside
as the battle on the other side of the board has already been won.} (32. Bg5 h6
33. Bf6+ Kh7 34. Bg7 Qxg7 35. Rxg7+ Kxg7 36. Qf6+ Kh7 37. Qf7+ Kh8 38. Qg6 Rxc3
39. Qxh6+ Kg8 40. Qxh5 $16) 32... f4 33. Rg7 Qf5 34. Qe7 Qe4 35. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Linares 27th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2010.02.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd3
{White queen insists on occupying a more active square than the usual d2. The
line with Qd3 is gaining followers and our players have already tested the
waters in the past.} Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Be7 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Be2 Qa5 {
Black is using a huge amount of time for the placing of his queen. The logical
development of the knight to c6 introduces another critical variation.} (12...
Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bh5+ $1 (14. e5 $6 dxe5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Bh5+ Kf8 17.
Qd2 (17. O-O e4 18. Qh3 f5 19. Kh1 Rg8 20. Rb3 Qc5 21. Nxe4 Qxc2 22. Bf3 {
Van der Wiel,J (2520)-Gavrikov,V (2570)/London/1985/} Rg7 $1 $17 {Gavrikov})
17... Kg7 18. Rb3 Qa5 19. O-O Rg8 20. Kh1 Kh8 21. Qh6 Qd8 22. Ne4 f5 23. Bf7
Qf8 24. Qh5 Rg7 25. Be8 a5 26. Bxc6 Ba6 27. Rf2 Rd8 {0-1, Nunn,J (2585)
-Kasparov,G (2740)/Brussels/1986/}) (14. Bd2 Qc5 15. Na4 Qa7 16. Be3 c5 17. O-O
O-O 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. Nxc8 Rbxc8 21. Qxa6 Qxa6 22. Bxa6 Ra8 23. Bc4
Nd5 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Bf2 $44 {Negi,P (2538)-Karjakin,S (2672)/Cap d'Agde rpd/
2006/}) (14. O-O Qa5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Bg4 Rg8 17. Bh3 Rg5 18. Ne2 Rb5 19. Rbd1
Rc5 20. Kh1 Qb5 21. Qf3 Bd7 22. Nf4 Qc4 23. Rb1 Rb5 24. Rb3 Kf7 25. a4 Rxb3 26.
cxb3 Qc5 27. Bg4 Qe5 28. Qh3 Qxe4 $2 {Gashimov,V (2644)-Areshchenko,A (2641)/
Lausanne/ 2006/} (28... Rh8 $11 {/\} 29. Bh5+ Kg7 30. Bg4 Kf7 $11) 29. Bh5+ $1
Kg7 (29... Kf8 30. Bg6 $1 hxg6 31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qh7+ Ke8 33. Qg8+ Bf8 34. Nxg6
$18) (29... Kg8 30. Qg4+ Kh8 31. Ng6+ $18) 30. Qg4+ Kh6 $8 31. Qh4 Kg7 32. Be8
$1 $18) 14... Nxh5 $1 (14... g6 $2 15. e5 $1 Nd5 16. Rb3 Qa5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18.
exd6 Qxh5 19. dxe7 Qh4+ 20. g3 Qxe7 21. O-O Rf8 22. Ne4 $16 {Mamedov,R (2617)
-Kokarev,D (2579)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2008/}) 15. Bxe7 Nf4 (15... Kxe7 $4 16. Nd5+
$18) 16. Qd4 (16. Qg3 $5 e5 17. Rd1 $44 {is worth a try}) 16... e5 17. Qxe5
dxe5 18. Bxa3 Nxg2+ 19. Kf2 Nf4 20. Bd6 Ng6 21. h4 h5 {Huschenbeth,N (2453)
-Bracker,F (2253)/Hamburg/2008/} 22. Kg3 Bg4 23. Rb7 Rd8 24. Bc5 Rd7 25. Rhb1
Nf8 $5 $132) 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. g4 {The logic of this aggressive idea is easy to
understand. White needs to use his chances before Black gets the chance to
consolidate his position and develop the pieces.} (14. O-O O-O 15. Qc4 Qd7 $1 (
15... Qxc4 $143 $6 16. Bxc4 Kf7 17. g4 $32 (17. Na4 $5)) 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. Bc4 $6
(17. Be3 $5 {/\} Nc6 18. Na4 $132 {/=/+}) 17... d5 $1 18. exd5 b5 (18... Nc6 $1
$17) (18... Bc5 19. Be3 b5 $36 {/\} 20. dxe6 Qa7 $17) 19. Be2 (19. Nxe6 Qa7+
20. Kh1 bxc4 21. Qxc4 Bxe6 22. dxe6 Qc5 $17) 19... Bc5 20. Kh1 $1 exd5 (20...
Bxd4 $6 21. Qb4 $11) 21. Be3 Nc6 {Now Black loses a part of his advantage.} (
21... Re8 $142 $5 $17 {prevents the following sortie.}) 22. Ne6 $5 Qxe6 (22...
Bxe3 $5 23. Nxf8 Qd6 24. Nxb5 (24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. Nxd5 Bc5 27. Nc7
Ra7 $19) (24. Nxd5 $6 Nxd5 25. c4 Nd4 (25... bxc4 26. Bxc4 Nf6 27. Qxe3 Qxf8
28. Qb6 $15) 26. Qd3 Bf5 27. Rxf5 bxc4 28. Rxd5 cxd3 29. Rxd6 dxe2 30. Nd7 Re8
$19) 24... axb5 25. Qxe3 Qxf8 26. Bxb5 $15 {/-/+}) 23. Bxc5 Re8 24. Bf3 {
1-0 Gashimov,V (2703)-Grischuk,A (2719)/Elista 2008 (64)}) (14. Qh3 Nc6 15.
Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Bh5+ Nxh5 17. Qxh5+ g6 18. Qh6 Bf6 19. Ne2 Bd7 20. O-O Rf8 21.
Rb3 {Bezgodov,A (2543)-Najer,E (2600)/RUS-ch Elista/2001/} Qxe4 22. Re3 Qh4 23.
Ref3 Qxh6 24. Bxh6 Ke7 25. g4 Bb5 $1 $17 {Tyomkin}) 14... h6 (14... h5 $6 15.
g5 Ng4 16. Qh3 $1 Qc5 17. Bxg4 Qxd4 18. Bxe6 Nd7 19. Rf1 Kd8 20. Nd5 Qxe4+ 21.
Kd1 Nb6 22. Bxc8 Qxd5 23. Be6 Qd4 24. Qd3 $1 {1-0 Lastin,A (2625)-Kokarev,D 
(2510)/St Petersburg 2002 1-0, Lastin,A (2625)-Kokarev,D (2510)/St Petersburg/
2002/}) 15. Qh3 (15. e5 dxe5 16. Qg6+ Kf8 (16... Kd8 17. Nf3 Nc6 18. g5 Ne8 19.
O-O Nd4 20. gxh6 Nxe2+ 21. Nxe2 gxh6 22. Bc3 Bd6 23. Rbd1 Bd7 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25.
Bxe5 Qf8 26. Bxh8 Qxh8 27. Nfd4 Qg7 {1/2-1/2 Mamedov,N (2607)-Safarli,E (2564)/
Baku 2009}) 17. Nf3 Bd7 18. g5 Be8 19. Qd3 hxg5 20. Nxg5 Bf7 $6 (20... Kg8 $5
$13) (20... Qc8 21. Rg1 Kg8 22. Qg3 Nh5 23. Qg4 Bxg5 24. Qxg5 Rh7 25. Ne4 Qxc2
{0-1 Kanarek,M (2393)-Swiercz,D (2474)/Warsaw 2010 (52)}) 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Rg1
$40 Bd8 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Nc6 25. Qg6+ Kf8 26. Rf1+ Bf6 27. Rxf6+ gxf6 28.
Qxf6+ Kg8 29. Rb3 {1-0, Radjabov,T (2663)-Rowson,J (2577)/Calvia olm/2004/ (31)
}) 15... O-O $146 {[%mdl 4] The theory of this variation is being created in
games by the top players. Grischuk won a spectacular game in January with the
iffy 15...Rh7, but has managed to do his homework. Castling of the black king
is highly desirable.} (15... g5 16. Rf1 Kf7 17. Qf3 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. h4
Rg8 20. a4 Bd7 21. hxg5 hxg5 22. e5 Qxf3 23. Bxf3 dxe5 24. Rxb7 Ke8 (24... Rac8
$5) 25. Rb6 Ra7 26. Kd1 Bd8 27. a5 $44 {Fleischanderl,F (2264)-Lorentzen,O 
(2318)/corr/2004/}) (15... Rh7 16. Rf1 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Bd3 e4
20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qh5+ Kd7 22. Rd1 Rh8 23. Bf4 Bb4+ 24. c3 Nxc3 25. Bd2 Qd5 26.
Rf7+ Kc6 27. Rc1 Kb6 28. Be3+ Ka5 29. a3 Ka4 30. axb4 Qxd3 {0-1 Gashimov,V 
(2759)-Grischuk,A (2736)/Bursa 2010 (41)}) 16. g5 hxg5 17. Nxe6 Qc6 18. Rf1 {
Both players must have analysed the consequences of the ambitious move 18.Qf5.
White admitts, that he has to bring more pieces into play in order to get some
chances.} (18. Qf5 Re8 (18... b5 19. Rg1 Rf7 20. Rf1 Qe8 21. Nd5 Bd8 22. Nxg7
Nxe4 23. Qxc8 Rxf1+ 24. Bxf1 Kxg7 $11) 19. Nd5 Bd8 20. Nxd8 Bxf5 21. Nxf6+ gxf6
22. Nxc6 Nxc6 23. exf5 Nd4 24. Kd1 Nxe2 25. Rxb7 Re5 $11) (18. O-O d5 19. exd5
Nxd5 20. Rxf8+ Bxf8 21. Bf3 Bxe6 22. Qxe6+ Qxe6 23. Bxd5 Qxd5 24. Nxd5 b5 25.
Bxg5 Nc6 $11) 18... g4 (18... Re8 19. Nd5 (19. Bxg5 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Bxe7
Nc6 $17) 19... Bd8 20. Nxd8 Qxd5 21. Qxc8 (21. exd5 Bxh3 22. Nxb7 Bxf1 23. Kxf1
Ne4 $15) 21... Qxe4 22. Rf2 Qh1+ 23. Rf1 Qe4 $11) 19. Bxg4 Nxg4 20. Rxf8+ (20.
Qxg4 $2 Rxf1+ 21. Kxf1 Qc4+ $19) 20... Bxf8 21. Qxg4 Qd7 (21... Qe8 22. Nd5
Bxe6 $2 23. Nf6+ Kf7 24. Qh5+ g6 25. Rxb7+ Nd7 26. Qf3 $18) 22. Nd5 Qxe6 {
The war against White's aggressive knights has some simple rules. Black needs
to survive the onslaught as the endgames should offer reasonable chances.} (
22... Qf7 23. Ndc7 b5 24. Qf4 Qxf4 25. Bxf4 Ra7 26. Rd1 Be7 27. Bxd6 Kf7 $14)
23. Qxe6+ Bxe6 24. Nc7 Ra7 25. Nxe6 (25. Be3 Bxa2 26. Bxa7 Bxb1 27. Bxb8 Bxc2
$19) 25... b5 26. Nxf8 Kxf8 27. Bb4 Ke7 (27... Rd7 28. e5 Nc6 29. Bxd6+ Kf7 $11
) 28. e5 Nc6 29. exd6+ (29. Bxd6+ Ke6 30. a4 Rb7 $11) 29... Ke6 {Grischuk has
carried out his program and the endgame is just fine for him despite the loss
of a pawn.} 30. a4 (30. Bc5 Rf7 31. Rd1 Rf5 32. Bf2 Kd7 33. Bg3 Nb4 $11) 30...
Nxb4 31. Rxb4 bxa4 32. Rxa4 Kxd6 {The reasons for playing out this equal
position on are not completely clear. Neither side can hope to get anything
real here.} 33. Ra5 g6 34. h4 Re7+ 35. Kd2 Re4 36. Rxa6+ Kc5 37. Rxg6 Rd4+ 38.
Kc3 Rc4+ 39. Kd3 Rd4+ 40. Kc3 Rc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 27th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2010.02.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.
Kc3 O-O 15. Qe3 b5 16. Be2 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Qc5 Qd8 19. Kc2 Qf6 20. Bf3
Qg6+ 21. Kc1 Rad8 22. axb5 cxb5 23. Rxa7 Qf6 24. Re1 Rc8 25. Qe5 Qh6+ 26. Qe3
Qxh2 27. Rb7 c3 28. bxc3 Qd6 29. Kb2 Ra8 30. Rb1 Qa3+ 31. Kc2 Qa2+ 32. Rb2 Qa4+
33. Kc1 Qa1+ 34. Kc2 Qa4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 27th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2010.02.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. h3
Nc6 9. g4 Qb6 10. Nde2 $146 {The new move in this sharp line represents the
novelty, but it definitely is not the most exciting part of the fascinating
fight. The knight hopes to get more quickly to the kingside from the e2-square.
} (10. Nb3 e6 11. Be3 (11. Bg2 Be7 12. Be3 Qc7 13. g5 Nd7 14. f4 b5 15. Qd2 Bb7
16. O-O-O Nb6 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. h4 b4 19. Ne2 a5 20. Nbd4 a4 21. Kb1 Qc5 22. h5
Nxd4 23. Nxd4 a3 $15 {1/2-1/2 Naiditsch,A (2689)-Grischuk,A (2736)/Moscow 2009
(47)}) 11... Qc7 12. Qe2 (12. g5 Nd7 13. f4 b5 14. a4 b4 15. Ne2 Bb7 16. Bg2
Na5 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. O-O Be7 19. f5 exf5 20. exf5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rc8 22. Ng3
Ne5 23. f6 gxf6 24. gxf6 Bf8 25. Nf5 $14 {0-1 Pikula,D (2513)-Damljanovic,B 
(2590)/Vrsac 2007 (42)}) (12. f4 b5 13. Bg2 Bb7 14. O-O Be7 15. g5 Nd7 16. Qe1
Nb6 17. Rd1 b4 18. Ne2 Nc4 19. Bc1 e5 20. Kh1 a5 21. fxe5 dxe5 $17 {1-0 Magem
Badals,J (2531)-Fluvia Poyatos,J (2469)/Lleida 2009 (35)}) 12... b5 13. f4 Bb7
14. Bg2 Be7 15. O-O-O Nd7 16. Qf2 Na5 17. Nxa5 Qxa5 18. Kb1 Rc8 19. Bd4 O-O 20.
e5 Bxg2 21. Qxg2 dxe5 22. fxe5 Nc5 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 $11 {0-1 Dominguez
Perez,L (2719)-Grischuk,A (2736)/Moscow 2009 (44)}) 10... e6 (10... Bxg4 $5 11.
hxg4 Nxg4 12. Nd4 $1 (12. Be3 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Qxe3 14. Rh3 $16) 12... Nxd4 13.
Nd5 Qc5 14. c3 Nxf2 15. Kxf2 Ne6+ 16. Be3 $16) 11. Bg2 Be7 12. b3 h6 13. Qd2 {
Topalov playes a clever move avoiding the problems lurking in the knight move
to c4 after the obvious 13.Bb2.} (13. Bb2 Ne5 14. Qd2 Nc4 $1 15. Na4 Qc6 16.
Nd4 Qxa4 17. bxa4 Nxd2 18. Kxd2 Bd7 $11) 13... g5 $5 {Grischuk is a very
gifted man, with a healthy confidence in his own abilities. The radical
prevention of the f2-f4 advance weakens the position forever. The modest
castling seems timid in comparision.} (13... O-O 14. Bb2 Nd7 15. Nf4 $13) 14.
Ba3 Ne5 (14... O-O 15. f4 Nd7 16. O-O-O Qf2 17. Rhg1 gxf4 18. Nxf4 (18. Bxd6
Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Qe3+ 20. Qd2 Qxd2+ 21. Rxd2 e5 22. Rgd1 Nf6 $11) 18... Qxd2+ 19.
Rxd2 Nc5 20. Kb1 $14) 15. O-O-O Qxf2 {At first glance Black's courage is quite
breathtaking. The conflict in the centre starts at the moment, when White is
much better prepared for the complications.} (15... Bd7 16. Bxd6 Bxd6 17. Qxd6
Qxd6 18. Rxd6 h5 19. f3 $14) 16. Bxd6 Bxd6 (16... Qxg2 $2 17. Bxe7 Nfd7 18. Bd6
$18) 17. Qxd6 Nfd7 18. Nd4 Qf6 (18... Qxg2 19. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kd8 21.
Qxe5 Rf8 22. Qg7 Rf2 23. Nd5 Qxe4 24. Qh8+ Qe8 (24... Rf8 25. Qxf8+ Nxf8 26.
Nf6+ $18) 25. Qxe8+ Kxe8 26. Nc7+ Kf7 27. Nxa8 $18) 19. Qa3 {The great
critical moment of the game. Topalov must have realised, that getting serious
advantage is not so easy. Objectively speaking his initiative is good only for
a moderate plus.} (19. Na4 $5 Rb8 (19... Qe7 20. Qc7 Qd8 21. Qc3 O-O 22. Qg3
$16) 20. Rhf1 Qe7 21. Qc7 b5 22. Nf3 Nxf3 23. Rxf3 (23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxb8 Qd2+
25. Kb2 O-O 26. Bxf3 bxa4 $11) 23... bxa4 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Qxb8 O-O 26. Rd3
Qc6 $14) (19. Rd2 Qe7 20. Qc7 Qd8 $1 21. Qxd8+ Kxd8 $14) (19. Kb2 Qe7 20. Qc7
Qd8 21. Qxd8+ Kxd8 22. a4 Ke7 23. a5 h5 $14) 19... Qe7 20. Qb2 O-O (20... b5
21. Nc6 (21. Nd5 exd5 22. Nf5 Qd8 23. exd5 (23. Rxd5 f6 24. Qc3 Rb8 $13) 23...
Qb6 24. d6 Bb7 $15) (21. Nf3 O-O 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Kb1 f6 $11) 21... Qc5 (21...
Nxc6 22. Nd5 exd5 (22... Qf8 23. Nc7+ Ke7 24. Nxa8 Bb7 25. Rxd7+ Kxd7 26. Rd1+
Kc8 27. Nb6+ $16) 23. Qxh8+ Qf8 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 25. exd5 Nce5 26. d6 Rb8 $11)
22. Nd5 Qxc6 23. Nf6+ Ke7 (23... Nxf6 $2 24. Qxe5 Ke7 25. Rhf1 $18) 24. Nxd7
Bxd7 25. Qxe5 Rac8 26. Rd2 Rhd8 $11) 21. Nf5 $6 {The Bulgarian star must have
prepared for the event psychologically with a goal to play with maximum
sharpness and risk. The knight sacrifice is spirited, but objectively speaking
not good enough.} (21. Nce2 b5 22. Ng3 b4 (22... Bb7 23. Ngf5 exf5 24. Nxf5 Qd8
25. Nxh6+ Kh7 26. Nf5 $40) 23. Ndf5 exf5 24. Nxf5 Qc5 25. h4 Qc3 26. hxg5 Qxb2+
27. Kxb2 Re8 $13) 21... exf5 22. Nd5 Qc5 23. exf5 a5 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Excellent
defence by a Grischuk in splendid form. The rook will help the black king from
the 6th rank.} (23... Re8 24. Kb1 (24. h4 $2 gxh4 25. Rxh4 Nd3+ 26. Rxd3 Re1+
$19) 24... a5 (24... b5 25. h4 Qf2 26. Ne7+ Rxe7 27. Bxa8 $13) (24... f6 25. h4
Kg7 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Rh5 Rh8 28. b4 Qd6 29. Rxh8 Kxh8 30. Nc3 Qf8 31. Nd5 $13)
25. h4 Nxg4 26. hxg5 Nde5 27. Bh3 $1 Bxf5 28. Bxg4 Nxg4 29. gxh6 $13) 24. h4
gxh4 25. Rxh4 Ra6 (25... Qf2 $2 26. Rxh6 Qxg2 27. f6 $18) 26. Kb1 (26. Rdh1 $2
Nd3+ $19) (26. f6 Rxf6 27. Nxf6+ Nxf6 28. Rxh6 Nd3+ (28... Bxg4 29. Qd4 Qa3+
30. Kb1 Bxd1 31. Qxd1 Qe7 32. Qh1 Kg7 $17) 29. Rxd3 Qg5+ 30. Kb1 Qxh6 31. Rd6
Kg7 $17) 26... Qf2 27. Ne7+ {The crisis is reaching its maximum as White is
facing near oblivion with his scattered pieces and only murky attacking
chances.} (27. Rh2 Nxg4 28. Ne7+ Kh7 29. Nxc8 Nc5 30. Rf1 Qd2 31. Rg1 Rxc8 32.
Bxb7 Qxh2 33. Rxg4 Rg8 34. Rxg8 Kxg8 35. Bxa6 Qg1+ 36. Qc1 Qxc1+ 37. Kxc1 Nxa6
$19) 27... Kg7 (27... Kh7 $1 28. Rdh1 Qxg2 29. Qc1 Nxg4 30. Ng6 fxg6 31. Rxg4 (
31. Rxh6+ Kg7 (31... Nxh6 $2 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33. Qh7#) 32. Qg5 Nxh6 33. Qxg2 Nxf5
$19) 31... Qxh1 32. Qxh1 Rxf5 33. Re4 Ne5 $17) 28. Rh2 f6 $2 $138 {The
following phase of the game is truly imperfect. Grischuk was seriously short
of time and Topalov could not find the patience in his heart..} (28... Qg3 29.
Nxc8 Qxh2 30. Bxb7 Rf6 31. Qc3 Qe2 $19) 29. g5 $2 (29. Qc1 $1 Nxg4 (29... Rh8
30. Nxc8 Qg3 31. Rdh1 $18) 30. Nxc8 Nc5 (30... Nxh2 31. Rxd7+ Rf7 32. Rxf7+
Kxf7 33. Bxb7 Ra7 34. Nxa7 Qxa7 35. Qxh6 $18) 31. Rd2 Qxf5 32. Bh3 Rxc8 33.
Bxg4 Qxg4 34. Rdg2 Qg5 35. Qe1 $16) 29... fxg5 30. Nxc8 Raf6 $1 31. Ne7 (31.
Qc3 Qc5 32. Qxc5 Nxc5 33. Ne7 Ng4 34. Rhh1 Nf2 $17) 31... R8f7 (31... Qg3 $1
32. Rhh1 (32. Rdh1 Ng4 $17) 32... Qxg2 33. Ng6 Re8 $19) 32. Nd5 Nf3 $2 (32...
Ng4 33. Nxf6 Ndxf6 34. Bd5 Qxh2 35. Bxf7 Kxf7 36. Qc3 Qe5 $17) 33. Bxf3 Qxh2
34. Nxf6 (34. Qd4 Qe5 35. Nxf6 Qxf6 $11) 34... Nxf6 35. a4 {The smoke has
nearly cleared and White is back in the game with his potentially strong
bishop.} (35. Qd4 Re7 $15) 35... Qf4 (35... Re7 36. Qd4 Qe5 37. Qb6 Qxf5 38.
Bxb7 h5 $13) 36. Bd5 Rd7 37. Re1 Qxf5 38. Bc4 (38. Be6 Qf2 39. Qe5 Re7 40. Qxa5
g4 41. Qb4 Rc7 $11) 38... Qf2 {The last nervous move shortly before the time
control. The queen should have aimed for the c5 square.} (38... Qc5 $1 39. Qc3
(39. Re6 Qg1+ 40. Ka2 Qd4 41. Re7+ Kh8 42. Qxd4 Rxd4 43. Rxb7 g4 $17) 39... g4
40. Ka2 b6 $15) 39. Qe5 Qd4 40. Qf5 Qg4 41. Qxa5 Rd1+ 42. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 43. Kb2
Qd6 (43... Qd4+ 44. Ka2 g4 45. Qc7+ Qd7 46. Qe5 Qe8 47. Be6 h5 $11) 44. Qa7 $1
{White can claim some small chances with his long range bishop in an exciting
ending.} Qe5+ 45. Ka2 Qe4 (45... Qc7 46. a5 Ne4 47. Qd4+ Nf6 48. b4 g4 $13) 46.
Bd3 Qc6 47. a5 Nd5 48. Qd4+ $1 Nf6 {Unfortunately for the defence the knight
has to retreat.} (48... Kf7 $2 49. Bc4 Ke6 50. c3 Kd6 51. b4 h5 52. Kb3 g4 53.
Qd2 $16) (48... Kf8 49. Qh8+ Ke7 50. Qg7+ Kd8 51. Qf8+ Kc7 52. c4 Nf4 53. Bf5
$16) 49. Qe5 Kf8 (49... Kf7 50. Bc4+ Kg6 51. Qe6 Qc7 $1 (51... Qxe6 52. Bxe6
Ne4 (52... g4 53. Bc8 $18) 53. Bc8 Nd6 54. Bxb7 Nxb7 55. a6 $18) 52. Bd3+ Kg7
53. Qf5 Qf7 54. Qe5 $14) 50. c4 (50. Kb2 g4 51. Bc4 Kg7 52. Qe7+ Kg6 53. Be6
$16) 50... g4 51. Bf5 Kf7 52. Qb8 Ne8 $2 {The permanent struggle is finally
bearing fruits for the inventive Topalov as his opponent is finally showing
signs of wear and tear.} (52... Ke7 $1 53. Bc8 Qc5 54. Qxb7+ Kd8 55. Qa6 (55.
a6 Qxc8 56. Qb6+ Ke7 57. c5 g3 58. Qb7+ Qxb7 59. axb7 g2 60. b8=Q g1=Q $15)
55... Qf2+ 56. Ka3 Qc5+ 57. b4 Qe3+ 58. Ka4 Ne4 $11) 53. Qf4 (53. Qh2 Qc5 54.
Qh5+ Ke7 55. Bxg4 Qxh5 56. Bxh5 Kd8 57. b4 $18) 53... Qc5 $2 {Shocked and in
disbelief Black gives in and loses the unbelievably complex fight.} (53... Nf6
$1 54. Qxh6 Qd6 55. Bxg4 Qe5 56. Qd2 Nxg4 57. a6 bxa6 58. Qd7+ Kf6 59. Qxg4 $16
) 54. Bxg4+ Nf6 55. Qf5 Qd4 56. Bf3 Qf2+ 57. Ka3 Kg7 58. Ka4 {The advance of
the white king represents the proverbial last straw in the position. Black is
helpless.} b6 (58... Qa2+ 59. Kb4 Qf2 60. Kb5 Qe3 61. b4 $18) 59. axb6 Qxb6 60.
c5 Qa7+ 61. Kb5 Qb8+ 62. Kc4 Qg8+ 63. Kc3 Qe8 64. b4 Qe1+ 65. Kc4 Qf1+ 66. Kb3
Qb5 67. Bd1 Qc6 68. Bc2 Kf7 69. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Linares 27th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2010.02.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "201"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Bxc4 c5 9. O-O cxd4 (9... O-O {- see Kramnik-Ivanchuk in this issue.}) 10. e5 (
10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. Bb5 O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qxb4 dxc3 14. Rab1 cxb2 15. e5 Qg6
16. Rxb2 Ba6 17. Rd1 Rfd8 18. Rd6 Bd3 $1 $15 {0-1 Goglidze,V-Alatortsev,V/
Leningrad 1936/EXT 1998 (31)}) (10. Nb5 $5 Qe7 11. Qxd4 (11. a3 Bc5 12. b4 Bb6
13. e5 O-O 14. Nbxd4 Rd8 15. Ra2 Qc7 16. Bb3 Nc6 17. Rd2 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qc3 $15
{1/2 Kiss,P (2420)-Labahn,W (2225)/Eger 1993/EXT 1997 (22)}) 11... O-O 12. Nxa7
Bd7 13. Nb5 Nc6 14. Qe3 (14. Qd1 Na5 15. Bd3 Rfd8 16. Qe2 Be8 17. a3 Nb3 18.
Rad1 Bc5 19. Bc2 Bxb5 20. Qxb5 Nd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 {1/2 Wahlbom,M-Polgar,I/
Dresden 1969/EXT 2003}) 14... Rfc8 15. Qe2 Bc5 16. Rad1 Be8 17. a3 Na5 18. Ba2
Bxb5 19. Qxb5 Nc6 20. g3 Rd8 21. Kg2 g5 22. h3 Nd4 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Rd2 $16 {
1-0 Antic,D (2488)-Solomunovic,I (2416)/Bar 2005/CBM 105 ext (38)}) 10... Qd8 (
10... Qe7 11. Ne4 (11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Bd3 Bxc3 13. Qe4 g6 14. bxc3 Nd7 15. Rad1
Nc5 16. Qe3 Kg7 17. Bb5 b6 18. Rd4 Bb7 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 $11 {0-1 Bellanger,
M-Mujica,H/LSS 2007/Telechess CBM 129 (42)}) 11... O-O (11... Nc6 12. a3 Bc5
13. b4 Bb6 14. Nd6+ Kf8 15. Re1 Bd7 16. b5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxd6 18. Qf3 Be8 19.
Ng6+ Kg8 20. Nxh8 Kxh8 21. Qxb7 $16 {1/2 Zangiev,P (2315)-Bondarev,B/Krasnodar
1998/EXT 2000 (72)}) 12. Qxd4 Nc6 13. Qe3 Bd7 14. Bd3 Ba5 15. a3 Bc7 16. Rac1
Rac8 17. Nc5 Be8 18. Qe4 f5 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Qh8+ Kf7 22. Rfe1
$16 {1-0 Van der Sterren,P (2500)-Petursson,M (2530)/Munich 1989/CBM 013 (26)})
11. Ne4 (11. Nxd4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 a6 $6 (12... O-O) 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Rae1 Qc7 15.
Bd3 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Re3 f5 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Rg3 Rf7 20. Qg6 $18 {
1-0 Krivoshey,S (2478)-Bordin,I (1919)/Frankfurt 2004/EXT 2005 (26)}) 11... O-O
12. Qe2 {We now get a position from Kramnik-Ivanchuk with 12.Ne4 instead of 12.
Rad1.} Bd7 13. Rfd1 (13. Rad1 {again leads to Kramnik-Ivanchuk.}) 13... Nc6 14.
a3 $5 {A new idea. Before starting his kingside attack, White seizes space on
the queenside.} Be7 15. b4 Qb8 {Black looks for counterplay.} ({To} 15... Qb6 {
White replies in quite a typical way:} 16. Ng3 Rfd8 17. Qe4 {[%cal Yc4d3,Yh2h4]
etc.}) 16. Ng3 b5 (16... Rd8 17. Qe4 Be8 18. h4 $1 $40 {[%cal Yc4d3]}) 17. Bxb5
{White must change his plan, but still obtains the better prospects.} (17. Bd3
a5 $1 $132) 17... Nxe5 18. Bxd7 Nxd7 19. Nxd4 Ne5 20. Nb3 $6 {This is too
passive, but it is not easy to find a way for an advantage.} (20. f4 Ng6 21.
Nxe6 $2 Qb6+ 22. Nd4 Bf6) (20. Nh5 g6 $1 21. f4 Nc6 $1 22. Nxe6 (22. Nxc6 Qb6+
23. Nd4 gxh5 $13 {[%cal Yf8d8,Ye7f6]}) 22... Qb6+ 23. Kh1 fxe6 (23... gxh5 24.
Qxh5 fxe6 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Qg6+ Kh8 28. Rd3 $18) 24. Qxe6+ Kh7
25. Rd7 (25. Rac1 Rad8 $1) (25. Rdc1 Qd4 $1) 25... gxh5 26. f5 Rad8 $1 27. Qg6+
Kh8 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 $11) (20. Qe4 $5 $36 {was probably the best option, e.g.} Rd8
21. h3 {[%cal Yf2f4,Yd4c6]}) 20... a6 21. Ne4 Qb5 22. Qxb5 axb5 23. Nd4 Rfd8 (
23... Rfb8 $5 24. Nc3 (24. f4 Nc4 25. Nc6 Rb7) 24... Bf6 $1 25. Ndxb5 Nc6 $44)
24. Nxb5 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Nc4 26. Nec3 (26. Nc5 {doesn't win either:} Rb8 27. Na7
(27. Rc1 Nxa3 $1 28. Nxa3 Rxb4 29. Nc2 Bxc5 30. Nxb4 Bxb4 $11) (27. Rd4 Ne5 28.
Nd6 (28. a4 Nc6 29. Rd7 Bf8 {[%cal Rc6b4]}) 28... Rd8 29. Ncb7 Rd7 {[%csl Rb7,
Rd6]}) 27... Ra8 28. Nc6 Bxc5 29. bxc5 Rxa3 30. Rc1 Kf8 $1 $14) 26... Nxa3 27.
Ra1 Bxb4 $1 28. Nb1 Nxb5 29. Rxa8+ Bf8 {, and Black confidently hold this
endgame:} 30. h4 Nc7 31. Rc8 Nd5 32. Nd2 g6 33. Nc4 Kg7 34. g3 h5 35. Kg2 Bb4
36. Rb8 Kf6 37. Rb7 Bf8 38. Kf3 Bc5 39. Nd2 Kg7 40. Ne4 Be7 41. Ng5 Kf8 42. Ke2
Nf6 43. Kd3 Ng4 44. Nh7+ Ke8 45. Rb8+ Kd7 46. Ke2 Bd6 47. Rb7+ Ke8 48. Ng5 Nh6
49. Ne4 Nf5 50. Nxd6+ Nxd6 51. Ra7 Kf8 52. Kf3 Kg7 53. Rd7 Nf5 54. Kg2 Kf6 55.
f3 Nh6 56. Kh3 g5 57. hxg5+ Kxg5 58. Rd8 Kg6 59. Kg2 Kg7 60. Kf2 Nf5 61. Ra8
Kh7 62. Ra1 Kg6 63. Rg1 Kg5 64. Ke2 Kf6 65. Kd3 Ke5 66. Rg2 Kd5 67. g4 hxg4 68.
fxg4 Nd6 69. Rf2 Ke5 70. g5 Nf5 71. Rf1 Kd6 72. Ra1 Ke7 73. Ra8 Nh4 74. Ke3 Ng6
75. Rg8 Kd7 76. Kf3 Nh4+ 77. Kf4 Ke7 78. Ra8 Nf5 79. Ke4 Nh4 80. Kf4 Nf5 81.
Ke5 Ne3 82. Rc8 Nd5 83. Ke4 Kd7 84. Ra8 Ke7 85. Kf3 Nb6 86. Rb8 Nc4 87. Kg4
Ne3+ 88. Kf4 Nf5 89. Ke5 Ne3 90. Rb7+ Kf8 91. g6 (91. Kf6 $4 Ng4#) 91... fxg6
92. Kxe6 Nf5 93. Kf6 Ke8 94. Kxg6 Nd6 95. Rh7 Kd8 96. Kf6 Ne8+ 97. Ke6 Nc7+ 98.
Kd6 Ne8+ 99. Kc6 Nf6 100. Rf7 Ne8 101. Rd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 27th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2010.02.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bb4 7. O-O O-O 8.
Bg2 Re8 9. d3 h6 10. Bd2 c6 11. Rc1 Bc5 12. a3 a6 13. Na4 Ba7 14. c5 d5 15.
cxd6 Qxd6 16. Bb4 Qc7 17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. Nxc5 Be6 19. b4 Rad8 20. Qc2 Bd5 21. a4
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rd4 23. Qb3 b6 24. e3 Rd6 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. dxe4 Qe7 27. Qc4 b5
28. Qc5 bxa4 29. Ra1 Rf6 30. Rxa4 Qxc5 31. bxc5 Rb8 32. Rxa6 Rb5 33. f4 Rxc5
34. Rd1 exf4 35. exf4 Rc2+ 36. Kh3 Re6 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. e5 Re7 39. Rc8 h5 40.
Kh4 Rxh2+ 41. Kg5 f6+ 42. exf6 Rf7 43. Raa8 gxf6+ 44. Kf5 Kh6 45. Rh8+ Rh7 46.
Rhf8 Rd7 47. Rh8+ Rh7 48. Kxf6 Rd2 49. Rad8 Rxd8 50. Rxd8 Rg7 51. Rh8+ Rh7 52.
Re8 Rg7 53. f5 c5 54. Rh8+ Rh7 55. Rg8 Ra7 56. Rh8+ Rh7 57. Rc8 Rg7 58. Ke6
Rxg3 59. f6 Re3+ 60. Kf7 h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 27th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2010.02.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Re1 Bg4 {There has been some intense discussion
in this line lately.} 12. Qb3 {Only played once before this game. White
executes a developing move, connecting rooks and putting some pressure on the
black queenside.} ({The last game with this line that I have annotated went} 
12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 {and now} Nd7 $1 {more or less solved Black's problems in
Wang Yue (2738)-Ivanchuk,V (2746)/Sofia 2009/CBM 131/[Marin,M] (1/2, 34).})
12... Nh5 $146 {This takes the knight far from its optimal route (...Nd7), but
the pressure of the f4-bishop had to be removed somehow.} ({The pawn sacrifice
} 12... c4 $2 {is not justified.} 13. Qxb7 (13. Qxc4 Rc8 14. Qb3 Nc5 15. Qa3
$14) 13... Nc5 14. Qb4 Rb8 {Al Sayed,M (2474)-Piscopo,P (2379)/Calvi 2008/CBM
123 Extra (0-1, 23)} 15. Qxc4 Rxb2 16. Rab1 $16) 13. Bg5 Qd7 {Black ensures
some stability to his bishop along the h3-c8 diagonal, defends b7 and sustains
an eventual advance of the b-pawn to b5.} (13... Qb6 $6 {does not solve
Black's problems completely. This is an instructive position, in which neither
side is interested in releasing the tension by capturing the enemy queen. This
would strengthen the enemy's control over the centre and open the a-file for
his rook. In order to illustrate this nuance, I have presented two almost
identical lines with the two possible situations.} 14. Nd2 (14. Qxb6 axb6 15.
Nd2 Nb4 16. Nc4 Nc2 $132 17. Nxd6 Nxe1 18. Rxe1 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rxe2 20. Rxe2
Bxe2 21. Nxb7 Rxa2 $17 {The rook has been activated, while the c5-pawn is well
defended.}) 14... Qxb3 15. axb3 Nb4 16. Nc4 $14 Nc2 17. Nxd6 Nxe1 18. Rxe1 Bxc3
19. bxc3 Rxe2 20. Rxe2 Bxe2 21. Nxb7 $16 {Just look how passive the rook is
and how strong the White queenside pawns are!}) 14. Nd2 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Gd2c4]
Given the slightly awkward placement of the enemy knights, the threat of Nc4,
putting pressure on d6, becomes unpleasant.} h6 15. Be3 Bf5 $2 {Black's
position was quite delicate in any case; losing a tempo for nothing will cause
it to become critical.} (15... Nc7 16. a4 b6 ({The thematic} 16... Rxe3 {
does not work out so well:} 17. fxe3 b6 18. Nc4 Re8 19. e4 {With his
light-squared bishop on the queenside, Black could play ...Ba6xc4, obtaining
the absolute control over the e5-square, with good compensation. The way it is,
the threat e4-e5 is very unpleasant.}) 17. Nc4 Rad8 {Black has completed his
development and has a viable position.} 18. Bd2 {Removing the bishop from an
exposed square.} (18. Rad1 Bh3 $11 19. Nxd6 $2 Rxe3 $1) 18... Bh3 19. Nxd6 (19.
Bh1 f5 $132) 19... Qxd6 20. Bxh3 Nxd5 $132 {/+/= White's light-squared bishop
looks stronger than the knight, but Black is very well developed. Besides, the
presence of queens could transform the knight into a dangerous attacking piece.
}) 16. Nc4 Nb4 17. Rac1 Rab8 18. a4 b6 (18... a6 19. a5 $16) 19. Nb5 Bf8 20.
Bd2 {Suddenly, Black's position is on the verge of collapse.} a6 {Hoping to
push White back and re-activate the bishop.} 21. Nbxd6 $1 {White evaluates
very accurately the consequences of this forced exchange operation. Black will
remain completely uncoordinated, without having at least a material advantage
to compensate him for his problems.} b5 (21... Bxd6 22. e4 Bg4 23. h3 $16) (
21... Bc2 22. Rxc2 Nxc2 23. Qxc2 Bxd6 24. Bxh6 $16) 22. Nxe8 bxc4 23. Qxc4 Rxe8
24. Bxb4 cxb4 25. e4 Bg4 26. e5 Qf5 27. e6 $18 {Being supported by the well
mobilised white army, these pawns cause Black irreparable damage.} fxe6 28.
dxe6 Be7 29. f3 Bh3 30. g4 Qg5 31. Bxh3 Nf4 32. Bf1 Rf8 33. Qc7 h5 34. Qe5 Qh4
35. Re4 Nh3+ 36. Bxh3 Qxh3 37. Qg3 hxg4 38. Qxh3 gxh3 39. Kf2 Rd8 40. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Linares 27th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2010.02.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1
Ba3 {The line with the active black bishops is trying to remind the first
player, that he used up too much time in building up his centre.} 9. Rc2 Nc6 (
9... Bb7 10. Bg2 Ne4 11. O-O Nxc3 (11... Nxd2 12. Rxd2 d6 (12... Bb4 13. Qc2 f5
14. d5 Qf6 15. Nd4 c5 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Ndb5 a6 18. Rxd7 axb5 19. Nxb5 Rab8 20.
Rxb7 Rxb7 21. Bxc6 $14 {1-0 Van Wely,L (2680)-Berg,E (2593)/Kemer 2007 (34)})
13. Qc2 g6 14. e4 Nd7 15. Re2 Bb4 16. Rd1 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qe7 18. h4 Rad8 19. Qe3
e5 20. h5 Rfe8 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Qh6 Nf6 23. Ng5 Qf8 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 {1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B (2724)-Ivanchuk,V (2752)/Merida 2005 (31)}) 12. Rxc3 a5 13. Qb1 f5
14. d5 Na6 15. Be3 Qe8 16. Nd4 Qg6 17. Nb5 Bb4 18. Rcc1 e5 19. a3 Bd6 20. b4
axb4 21. axb4 e4 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. b5 Nc5 {0-1 Polak,T (2507)-Vavrak,P (2475)/
Slovakia 2009 (38)}) (9... c5 10. Bc1 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc6 13. Qd6
Qb8 14. Rd1 b5 15. cxb5 Bxb5 16. Bg2 Ba6 17. O-O Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Rac8 19. Nd2 {
1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B (2733)-Anand,V (2779)/Monte Carlo 2007}) 10. Bg5 {White
needs to address the threat of Nb4, but Grischuk refuses to tackle the oddly
placed bishop on a3 with 10.Bc1.} (10. Bc1 Bb4 (10... Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Bb7 12. Bg2
Ne7 13. O-O d6 14. Qd3 Re8 15. e4 $14) 11. Bg2 (11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. Rxc3 Bb7 13.
Bg2 Ne7 14. O-O d6 $13) 11... b5 $5 (11... Bxc3+ 12. Rxc3 Nb4 13. Ba3 c5 14.
Ne5 Rc8 15. O-O Qc7 16. Bxb4 cxb4 17. Rc2 Bb7 18. f3 a5 19. e4 d6 20. Nd3 d5
21. e5 Nd7 22. Rff2 {1/2-1/2 Ibragimov,I (2602)-Ivanov,A (2565)/Stillwater
2007 (61)}) 12. cxb5 Bxb5 13. Bd2 (13. O-O Bxc3 14. Rxc3 Ne4 (14... Rb8 15. Re1
Ne4) 15. Re3 d5 16. a4 Ba6 17. Ba3 $14) 13... Rb8 14. O-O a5 15. Nxb5 Rxb5 16.
Bg5 Be7 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qd2 Nb4 19. Rcc1 c6 20. Rfd1 Qa8 21. e3 (21. e4 d5
22. e5 Be7 23. Rc3 Rb6 24. Rdc1 $13) 21... Rfb8 22. Ne5 $6 {I don't like the
idea to give Black a chance to get rid of the knight.} Bxe5 23. dxe5 R5b7 24.
Rc4 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Ionov,S (2538)-Beliavsky,A (2667)/Sochi 2004/ (82)}) (10. Nb5
Bxb5 11. cxb5 Nb4 12. Rc4 Qe7 13. Rxc7 Rac8 14. Rxc8 Rxc8 15. Bh3 Nxa2 16. O-O
Nc3 17. Bxc3 Rxc3 18. Qd2 Rxb3 19. Ra1 Rxb5 20. Qd3 Ra5 21. e4 Bb2 22. Rxa5
bxa5 23. e5 Nd5 24. Qb5 Bc3 25. Qb8+ Qf8 26. Qxa7 Qd8 $15 {1-0 Borovikov,V 
(2595)-Poobesh Anand,S (2372)/Pardubice 2005 (43)}) 10... h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12.
Bg2 d5 13. O-O (13. cxd5 Nb4 14. Rd2 (14. Ne5 Rad8 15. O-O Nxc2 16. Qxc2 exd5
17. Nxd5 Qd6) 14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. O-O Rfe8 17. Ne5 Rad8 18. f4 Qd6 19.
Kh1 f6 20. Ng6 Re3 21. f5 Rde8 22. Nf4 c6 {1/2-1/2 Huzman,A (2577)-Azarov,S 
(2582)/Saint Vincent 2005 (28)}) 13... dxc4 14. bxc4 (14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5
Qxe5 16. Bxa8 Rxa8 17. bxc4 Bb7 18. Qd3 Be7 $11) 14... Rad8 (14... Bxc4 $2 15.
Ne4 Qf5 16. Rxc4 Qxe4 17. Nd2 $18) 15. Rd2 {Topalov can claim the two bishops,
but his cluster of minor pieces on the queenside is quite loose.} (15. e3 Bd6 (
15... e5 16. Nb5 (16. Nd5 Qd6 17. Nh4 Bc8 $11) 16... Bd6 17. Nd2 Nb4 18. Ne4
Qe6 19. d5 Qd7 20. Rb2 $14) 16. Nb5 Qe7 $14) 15... Bb4 (15... Bb7 16. e3 (16.
Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qg5 18. f4 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Bxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Rxd2 21. fxg5 (21.
Qxd2 Rd8) 21... Rxd1 22. Rxd1 hxg5 23. Rd7 Rc8 24. Nb5 $11) 16... Qe7 17. Qc2
Na5 $11) (15... Bxc4 $2 16. Qa4 Bb4 17. Qxc6 Bxc3 18. Rc2 $18) 16. Qb3 Bxc3 (
16... Bb7 17. e3 Qe7 18. Rb1 a5 19. Rdd1 $14) 17. Qxc3 Na5 18. c5 $1 {Black
has chosen a very dangerous strategical solution. Without the desired move ...
c7-c5 the pieces on a5 and a6 will feel quite misplaced.} (18. Ne5 c5 19. f4
Rxd4 20. Rxd4 cxd4 21. Qb4 (21. Qxd4 Rd8 $17) 21... Rc8 22. Rd1 Qd8 $17) 18...
Nc4 (18... Qf5 19. Ne5 f6 20. g4 Qg5 21. f4 Qh4 22. Ng6 Qxg4 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24.
Qf3 $16) 19. Rc2 bxc5 (19... Qf5 20. e4 Qh5 21. cxb6 axb6 22. Rfc1 b5 23. a4 c6
$14) 20. Qb3 $1 {This move reportedly sent Topalov into deep thought. A
similar idea hoping to benefit from loose location of the knight on c4 was 20.
Rfc1!?} (20. Rfc1 $5 cxd4 21. Qd3 e5 (21... Rb8 22. Rxc4 c5 23. Qa3 Bxc4 24.
Rxc4 Rb1+ 25. Bf1 Rd8 26. Qd3 $14) 22. Rxc4 Rfe8 23. Nd2 $14) (20. dxc5 Qxc3
21. Rxc3 Nd2 22. Re1 $11) 20... cxd4 (20... Nd6 21. Qa3 Bb7 22. Rxc5 Bxf3 23.
Bxf3 Qxd4 24. Rfc1 $14) (20... Rb8 21. Qa4 Bb5 22. Qxa7 cxd4 23. Nxd4 $16) 21.
Rxc4 Rb8 22. Qc2 (22. Rb4 Rxb4 23. Qxb4 Bxe2 24. Nxd4 Bxf1 25. Bxf1 $13) 22...
Bxc4 23. Qxc4 e5 {[%mdl 1024] Topalov is definitely not very afraid of a
material imbalances, but here the gods are favouring White.} (23... Rfd8 24.
Qxc7 Rbc8 25. Qxa7 Ra8 26. Qc7 Rac8 (26... Rxa2 27. Ne5 $16) 27. Qa5 Rc2 28.
Re1 $16) 24. Qxc7 Rfe8 (24... Rb2 $1 25. Nxe5 Rxe2 26. f4 d3 (26... Rxa2 27.
Bd5 $16) 27. Qc4 (27. Bf3 Rxa2 28. Bd5 Rc2 29. Qxa7 d2 $14) 27... Qb6+ 28. Kh1
Rc2 29. Qxd3 Qb2 $14) 25. Qxa7 Rb2 (25... Ra8 26. Qd7 Red8 27. Qb5 e4 28. Nd2
$16) 26. Re1 {White had another solution for his problem with the hanging
e2-pawn, but did not want to create a passed pawn for the opponent on d3.} (26.
e3 $1 d3 27. Qa3 e4 28. Nd4 Rbb8 29. Qc3 $16) 26... g6 27. a4 Rd8 (27... Qd6
28. Nh4 $16) 28. Qa5 $1 e4 29. Nd2 (29. Qe5 Qxe5 30. Nxe5 d3 31. exd3 (31. Bxe4
Rxe2 32. Nxd3 Rxe4 33. Rxe4 Rxd3 $16) 31... exd3 32. Rd1 d2 33. f4 $16) 29...
e3 30. fxe3 d3 $6 {Black is choosing the interesting solution of opening the
files for his rooks, even though it objectively may not be the best line.} (
30... dxe3 31. Ne4 Qd4 32. Qc5 Ra2 33. Qxd4 Rxd4 34. Nc3 Rc2 35. Nd5 Rxa4 36.
Nxe3 $16) 31. Ne4 Qe7 32. exd3 Rxd3 33. Qa8+ (33. Qc5 $2 Rxg2+ $1 $15) 33...
Kg7 34. Qc6 (34. Bf1 $1 Ra3 35. Qd5 Rxa4 36. Bc4 Rbb4 37. Nd6 $16) 34... f5 $1
{One weaker move by White enables the defender to create some problems again.}
35. Nf2 Rdd2 {We should probably not expect the moves that are the most
logical from Topalov. White would need to play very well to prove his
advantage after the grabbing of the e3-pawn.} (35... Rxe3 36. Rf1 $1 (36. Rd1
Re1+ 37. Bf1 Rxd1 38. Qc3+ Qf6 39. Nxd1 Qxc3 40. Nxc3 $14) 36... Qa7 37. Bd5
Ree2 38. Qc8 Rb8 (38... Rxf2 39. Qg8+ Kf6 40. Qh8+ Qg7 (40... Kg5 41. Qd8+ $18)
41. Qxg7+ Kxg7 42. Rxf2 $18) 39. Qc3+ Kh7 40. a5 Rbb2 41. Qc8 Rb8 42. Bg8+ Kh8
43. Qc3+ Qg7 44. Qxg7+ Kxg7 45. Bc4 $18) 36. Qc3+ Kh7 (36... Qf6 37. Qxf6+ Kxf6
38. Rf1 $18) 37. Rf1 Rbc2 {The last chance for counterplay was hidden in the
pawn attack on the kingside.} (37... h5 $1 38. Bf3 h4 39. gxh4 Qxh4 40. Qc7+
Kh6 41. Qe5 Kh7 42. Qf4 Qxf4 43. exf4 $16) 38. Qb3 Rb2 39. Qc3 Rbc2 40. Qb3 Rb2
41. Qc4 $1 {The first move after the time control is excellent, the queen on
f4 will help White to achieve the consolidation he wants.} h5 (41... Qxe3 42.
Qf7+ Kh8 43. Qf8+ Kh7 44. Bd5 Rxd5 45. Qf7+ Kh8 46. Qxd5 $18) 42. Qf4 Re2 (
42... Qd7 43. Bf3 Ra2 44. Nh3 $16) 43. Bf3 Rec2 (43... Rxe3 44. Nd1 $18) 44.
Nd3 Ra2 45. Nb4 $1 (45. Bd5 Ra3 46. Ne5) 45... Rxa4 46. Nxc2 Rxf4 47. gxf4 {
The fight is definitely over as Grischuk now has too many pieces. Black's g6
pawn is doomed to fall and the rest will be easy.} Kh6 (47... g5 48. fxg5 Qxg5+
49. Bg2 h4 50. Kh1 Qg4 51. Nd4 h3 52. Bd5 $18) 48. Rb1 Qe6 49. Re1 Qa2 50. Nd4
h4 51. Be2 g5 (51... Qa3 52. Kf2 Qb2 53. Rg1 Kh7 54. Nf3 $18) 52. fxg5+ Kxg5
53. Rf1 Kg6 54. Rxf5 {White has too much material for any tactical return of
the queen.} Qb1+ 55. Rf1 Qe4 56. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Linares 27th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2010.02.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2010.02.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Bf4
{This modest move should be noted for its inherent qualities. White is
preparing the development of his queen with the idea that it can be useful in
various ways.} Qc7 (8... Nbd7 9. g4 (9. Qe2 Qc7 10. g4 Ne5 11. a4 h6 12. Be3
Bd7 13. f4 Nexg4 14. Bg1 h5 15. h3 Nh6 16. a5 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19.
Bb6 Qc8 20. O-O-O Nf5 21. Rg1 Be7 22. Qxe4 Bc6 23. Qe1 $14 {1-0 Shimanov,A 
(2447)-Teterev,V (2487)/Lvov 2007 (59)}) 9... Be7 10. Qe2 (10. Qd2 Ne5 11. Be2
O-O 12. O-O-O Qc7 $13) 10... h6 11. h4 Qc7 12. O-O-O b5 13. a3 Rb8 14. Qg2 Nc5
(14... b4 {or} 15. axb4 Rxb4 16. g5 Nh5 17. Bd2 Nc5 $11) (14... Ne5 {Nc4}) 15.
g5 Nh5 16. Be3 Na4 $6 (16... Nxb3+ $5 17. cxb3 b4 18. axb4 Rxb4 19. Bc4 Qc6 (
19... d5 20. exd5 Nf4 21. Qc2 $14) 20. Qd2 a5 21. gxh6 gxh6 22. Kb1 Ba6 $13)
17. Rd3 $1 g6 18. Kb1 (18. gxh6 Nc5 19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. Qh2 Qxh2 21. Rxh2 Bf8 22.
Rhd2 Bb7 $13) 18... Bb7 19. Be2 e5 20. Qf2 Bc6 $6 (20... Nc5 21. Nxc5 dxc5 22.
Rhd1 b4 23. axb4 cxb4 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 $16) 21. gxh6 $1 (21. Nd5 Bxd5 22.
Rxd5 Nb6 23. Rdd1 Nc4 24. Bc1 $14) 21... Nb6 22. f4 $1 (22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5
Na4 $1 24. f4 $1 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Qxf4 $16) 22... Nf6 $6 (22... exf4 23.
Bxf4 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 Nc4 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Ne5 (26... Bf8 27. h5 Bxh6 28. Qf6
) 27. Nd4 $3 Nxd3 28. Bxd3 $16) 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Rf1 O-O 25. Nc5 $1 {1-0
Anand,V (2786)-Ponomariov,R (2700)/Wijk aan Zee 2005 (62)}) (8... Be7 9. Qd2
O-O 10. O-O-O Rd8 11. g4 Nfd7 12. Bxd6 Ne5 13. Nd5 exd5 14. Bxe7 Re8 15. Bc5
Qf6 16. f4 Nxg4 17. h3 Qh6 18. e5 Qh4 19. Bb5 axb5 20. hxg4 Qd8 21. f5 {
1-0 Feuerstack,A-Magalashvili,D/Chalkidiki 2003/ (42)}) 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O
Ne5 11. Bg3 {From the g3-square the bishop squeezes the b8-h2 diagonal,
attacks the d6-pawn and supports the e4-e5 advance.} (11. Nd4 Be7 12. g4 O-O
13. h4 b5 14. h5 b4 15. Nb1 Nexg4 16. Bg3 Qc5 17. h6 g6 18. Nb3 Qe3 19. Bxd6
Rd8 20. Bxe7 Rxd2 21. N1xd2 Nf2 22. Bc5 Nxd1 23. Bxe3 Nxe3 24. Na5 Kf8 {
1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2788)-Grischuk,A (2720)/Mainz 2005}) 11... Be7 12. f4 Ned7 (
12... Nc6 13. Be2 O-O 14. Kb1 b5 $13) 13. Be2 e5 $1 {A huge part of success is
chess lies in understanding the problems on the board properly. Grischuk must
address the danger of White's e5 advance.} (13... O-O 14. e5 $1 Ne8 (14... dxe5
15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Qg5 $18) 15. exd6 Bxd6 16. Bf3 $16) 14. Nd5 (14. h4 O-O 15.
h5 h6 16. Kb1 b5 $14) 14... Nxd5 15. exd5 (15. Qxd5 Nf6 16. Qd3 O-O 17. Rhf1
Bd7 $11) 15... Bf6 16. fxe5 Nxe5 (16... Bxe5 17. Kb1 O-O 18. Rde1 $14) 17. Rhf1
Qe7 {The bishop on f6 requires protection otherwise the rook will always
contemplate an exchange sacrifice.} 18. Kb1 (18. Rde1 O-O 19. Kb1 Re8 20. Nd4
Qd8 21. Nf3 $14) 18... O-O 19. Na5 Bd7 20. Qb4 (20. Nxb7 $2 Rfb8 21. Na5 Rxb2+
$19) 20... Rab8 $2 {[%mdl 32] Grischuk has a fascinating feeling for positions
and the right solution, but even he sometimes fails to spot the best idea.} (
20... Rfc8 21. Rde1 Bb5 $1 22. Nb3 $11) 21. Rde1 $1 b5 (21... Rfc8 22. Nc4 $1
$16) 22. Nc6 $5 {Black usually goes to great lengths to prevent the enemy
knight from moving to the c6-square.} (22. Bf3 Rbc8 23. Nc6 Bxc6 24. dxc6 Qc7
25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. Rd1 $16) 22... Bxc6 23. dxc6 Qc7 24. Qe4 $6 {Vallejo Pons
could not bring himself to the decision to give up the dark-squared bishop for
the support of the c6-pawn. White might have not won, but the defensive task
for Black would have been gruelling.} (24. Bxe5 $1 dxe5 (24... Bxe5 25. Bf3
Bxh2 26. Bd5 Be5 27. g4 $16) 25. Qe4 Rfd8 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rd8 28. Rxd8+
Bxd8 29. Qd5 $16) 24... Rbe8 25. Qd5 Re6 $1 (25... Qxc6 26. Qxc6 Nxc6 27. Bxd6
Bh4 28. g3 Be7 29. Bf4 Nd4 30. Bg4 $14) 26. Bg4 (26. Bf3 Rc8 27. Bxe5 dxe5 28.
c3 $14) 26... Nxg4 27. Rxe6 fxe6 28. Qxe6+ Rf7 (28... Kh8 29. Qxg4 Qxc6 30. Qf3
d5 $11) 29. Qe8+ {The excitement is over, in the last round of the event both
players are happy to repeat the moves in an equal position.} (29. Qxg4 Qxc6 30.
a3 Qxg2 31. Qc8+ Rf8 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. Re1 Be5 $11) 29... Rf8 30. Qe6+ Rf7 31.
Qe8+ Rf8 32. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 O-O 8.
a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 h6 10. Bh4 c5 11. Nd2 c4 12. g4 b5 13. Bg2 Nb6 14. h3 Re8 15.
e3 a5 16. O-O Qd6 17. Qc2 Bd7 18. Rfe1 Rac8 19. Bg3 Qc6 20. Be5 b4 21. axb4
axb4 22. e4 c3 23. exd5 Nfxd5 24. bxc3 bxc3 25. Ne4 Qg6 26. Qb3 c2 27. Nc5 Rxe5
28. Rxe5 Nf4 29. Rc1 Bc6 30. Qxb6 Nxg2 31. Qa6 Ra8 32. Qd3 Nh4 33. Re3 Qg5 34.
Ne4 Nf3+ 35. Kg2 Qf4 36. d5 Ne5 37. Qxc2 Bxd5 38. Rd1 Nxg4 39. hxg4 Qxg4+ 40.
Kf1 Ra2 41. Qd3 Qh4 42. Nf6+ gxf6 43. Rg3+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4
Nbd7 9. Qc2 b6 10. Rd1 Ba6 11. Ne5 Rc8 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nc6 Bb5 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7
15. Nc3 a5 16. Rac1 Ba6 17. Qd2 h6 18. Rc2 Qb4 19. f3 Rfe8 20. Rdc1 Rc4 21. Be3
Rec8 22. Bf2 a4 23. e3 R4c7 24. Be1 a3 25. b3 e5 26. Qd1 Qe7 27. Bf2 Qb4 28.
Be1 Qe7 29. Bf2 Qb4 30. Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. e5 cxd4 8. Qa4+
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Ne4 Be7 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Bh4 Rc8 13. Kb1 Na5 14. Qc2 e5
15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Rxd4 Qb6 17. Rd6 Rc6 18. Rxc6 Qxc6 19. Be2 f5 20. Bxe7 Qxe4
21. Bf6 Rg8 22. Bf3 Qxc2+ 23. Kxc2 Rg6 24. Re1+ Kf8 25. Be7+ Kg8 26. Kc3 Re6
27. Rxe6 fxe6 28. Bd6 Kf7 29. Bh5+ Kf6 30. f4 b5 31. h3 Nc6 32. Bf3 e5 33. Bxc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B99"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. h4 Qb6 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. e5 dxe5
15. g5 Be7 16. f5 Nb6 17. f6 gxf6 18. gxf6 Bb4 19. Ne4 Bd7 20. a3 Bf8 21. Rh2
O-O-O 22. Rhd2 Kb8 23. Qh5 Rc8 24. Qxf7 Nd5 25. Kb1 Bc6 26. Qxc7+ Nxc7 27. Bd3
b6 28. Re2 Rd8 29. Nbd2 b5 30. Nf3 Bd6 31. Rf1 Rhf8 32. Nxd6 Bxf3 33. Rxf3 Rxd6
34. Rxe5 Rd5 35. Rxd5 Nxd5 36. f7 Kc7 37. c4 Ne7 38. cxb5 axb5 39. Rf6 Kd6 40.
Bxb5 Ke5 41. Rf1 Nf5 42. Bc4 Kd6 43. Rd1+ Ke7 44. Re1 Ng7 45. a4 Rxf7 46. a5
Rf4 47. b3 Kd6 48. Kb2 Rf7 49. Kc3 Re7 50. b4 Ne8 51. b5 Kc5 52. b6 Nd6 53.
Re5+ Kc6 54. Bxe6 Rg7 55. Kb4 Nb7 56. Bd5+ Kd6 57. Bxb7 Kxe5 58. a6 Rg4+ 59.
Kc5 Rg1 60. a7 Rc1+ 61. Kb5 Rb1+ 62. Kc6 Rc1+ 63. Kd7 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd3
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Be7 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Be2 Qa5 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. g4 h6 15.
g5 hxg5 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nf3 e4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 O-O 20. Nxg5 Bxg5 21.
Bxg5 Nc6 22. Rb3 Qe5 23. Qxe5 Nxe5 24. Rg3 b5 25. Rhg1 Ra7 26. Be3 Rd7 27. Bh6
Rff7 28. Bh5 Kh7 29. Bxf7 Rxf7 30. Bxg7 Nf3+ 31. Rxf3 Rxf3 32. Bb2 e5 33. Rg3
Rxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. Na4 c5 11. e5 Nd5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Be7 14. Qh5 g6 15. Qe2
O-O 16. Bb5 a6 17. Nc6 axb5 18. Nxd8 Rfxd8 19. Qxb5 Ba6 20. Qc6 Bd3 21. Re1
Rac8 22. Qb7 Rc7 23. Qxc7 Nxc7 24. a3 Ra8 25. axb4 Bxb4 26. Rd1 Bb5 27. b3 Nd5
28. Bb2 Rb8 29. Bd4 Kg7 30. g3 g5 31. Rac1 Be2 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Rc1
Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 Qe7 11. O-O Rd8 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Nb5 Bb6 14. Nbd4 Rac8
15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. Rxc6 bxc6 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nf3 Bf5 20. b4 d4 21.
Nxd4 Qe5 22. Bf3 Bxd4 23. exd4 Rxd4 24. Qb3 Rd3 25. Qc4 Rc3 26. Qh4 Be6 27. h3
Kg7 28. a3 Qg5 29. Qxg5+ fxg5 30. a4 Kf6 31. Rd1 Rc4 32. b5 cxb5 33. axb5 Rc5
34. Be2 Re5 35. Kf1 h6 36. Ra1 Bd7 37. Rxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 11. Kb1 a4 12. Nc1 a3 13. b3 Ra5 14. Bc4 Bxc4 15.
bxc4 Qc8 16. Nb3 Ra6 17. Qe2 Nc6 18. g4 Na5 19. g5 Nd7 20. Nxa5 Rxa5 21. Rd5
Ra6 22. Rb5 Rc6 23. Nd5 Bd8 24. Rb4 Re8 25. Qd3 Ba5 26. Rb5 b6 27. Qxa3 Re6 28.
h4 Rxc4 29. Qb3 Rc6 30. h5 Qf8 31. g6 Kh8 32. Rf1 Qg8 33. f4 fxg6 34. hxg6 exf4
35. Rxf4 Ne5 36. gxh7 Qe8 37. Bxb6 Bxb6 38. Rxb6 Nc4 39. Rb8 Nd2+ 40. Kb2 Nxb3
41. Rxe8+ Rxe8 42. cxb3 Kxh7 43. a4 g5 44. Rg4 Kh6 45. a5 Rc5 46. b4 Rb8 47.
Ka3 Rc1 48. Kb2 Rc5 49. a6 Ra5 50. Rg3 Rxa6 51. Rb3 Ra4 52. Kc3 g4 53. Kc4 Kg5
54. Nc3 Rc8+ 55. Kd4 Rxc3 56. Kxc3 g3 57. Rb2 Kf4 58. Kd4 Kf3 59. Rb3+ Kf4 60.
Rb2 Ra6 61. b5 Rb6 62. Kd5 Kf3 63. Rb3+ Kg4 64. Rb1 g2 65. e5 dxe5 66. Kxe5
Rxb5+ 67. Rxb5 g1=Q 68. Rb4+ Kg5 69. Rb5 Qe3+ 70. Kd6+ Kf6 71. Rc5 Qe6+ 72. Kc7
Ke7 73. Rh5 Qd7+ 74. Kb6 Qd4+ 75. Kc7 Qf4+ 76. Kb6 Kd6 77. Rb5 Qa4 78. Rg5 Qd4+
79. Kb7 Qe4+ 80. Ka6 Kc6 81. Ka5 Qb1 82. Rh5 Qe1+ 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Smeets, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2
b6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Bc5 11. d4 Bb4+ 12. Bc3 Be7 13. Bb2 Bb4+ 14. Nc3 Bb7
15. a3 Bd6 16. Bd3 Rc8 17. Qb1 a6 18. O-O Qe7 19. Rc1 h6 20. Ne2 Ne4 21. Rxc8
Rxc8 22. Qd1 Rc7 23. Ne5 Qh4 24. Ng3 Qf6 25. f4 Qd8 26. Qe2 Qc8 27. Rf1 Ndf6
28. f5 Nxg3 29. hxg3 exf5 30. Bxf5 Qe8 31. Bd3 Ne4 32. Bxe4 dxe4 33. Nc4 Bf8
34. Nxb6 Qe6 35. Nc4 Bd5 36. Rc1 Qg6 37. Qf2 Bxc4 38. Rxc4 Rxc4 39. bxc4 Bd6
40. Bc3 Bxg3 41. Qe2 Qb6 42. Qd1 Qc6 43. c5 Qd5 44. Qg4 Qb3 45. Qxg3 Qxc3 46.
Qb8+ Kh7 47. Qf4 Qd3 48. Kh2 Kg6 49. c6 f5 50. c7 Qc2 51. d5 Qc5 52. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bb4 7. Qb3 Bc5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bg2 Re8 10. d3 h6 11. h3 a6 12. Kh2 d6 13. Qc2 Rb8 14. b3 b5 15. Bb2
Bb7 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. e3 c6 18. Ne2 Qc8 19. Rac1 Nh7 20. cxb5 axb5 21. d4 exd4
22. exd4 Bb6 23. Nf4 Rc7 24. Rfe1 d5 25. a4 bxa4 26. bxa4 Ng5 27. Kg2 Ne4 28.
Re3 Qa8 29. Rb3 Ba7 30. Nxd5 Rcc8 31. Nc3 Nf6 32. Ne2 c5+ 33. d5 Qxd5+ 34. Rf3
Ne4 35. Nc3 Qc6 36. Nxe4 Rxe4 37. Qb3 c4 38. Qb5 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Qd2 Na6 7. Bd3 e5 8. d5
Qe8 9. Nge2 Nh5 10. f3 f5 11. O-O-O Nc5 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. Rde1 fxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4
15. fxe4 b5 16. cxb5 Rf2 17. Rhg1 Nf4 18. Qe3 Rxg2 19. Nxf4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Rxg1
21. Rxg1 Qe7 22. Bd3 Rf8 23. Rf1 Qh4 24. Bg3 Rxf1+ 25. Bxf1 Qxe4 26. Qxe4 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 c5 8.
e3 Qa5 9. Bd3 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. e4 Bxc3
15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 dxe4 17. Nxc4 Nb6 18. Nd2 Bd7 19. c4 Rac8 20. Rfc1 Na4
21. Rab1 b6 22. Nf1 Kg7 23. h4 h6 24. Bf4 f6 25. Ne3 g5 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Bd6
f5 28. c5 Kf7 29. Nd5 Re6 30. Nc7 Rh6 31. Be5 bxc5 32. dxc5 Bc6 33. Rc4 Rd8 34.
Rd4 Rxd4 35. Bxd4 Rg6 36. Nb5 Bxb5 37. Rxb5 Ra6 38. c6 Rxc6 39. Rxf5+ Kg6 40.
Ra5 Nc3 41. Be3 Ne2+ 42. Kf1 Nf4 43. g3 Ne6 44. Rxa7 g4 45. a4 Nc7 46. Ra5 Rc4
47. Rc5 Rxc5 48. Bxc5 Kf5 49. a5 Ke6 50. Ke2 Kd5 51. Bb6 Ne6 52. a6 Kc6 53. a7
Kb7 54. Ke3 Ng5 55. Kf4 Nf3 56. Kxg4 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. d5 Nf6 12. Bd3 e5 13. Qc2 Qc7 14. Nd2 Ng4
15. Bg5 f5 16. f3 Nh6 17. a4 Nf7 18. Be3 Nd6 19. Nc4 fxe4 20. fxe4 Bd7 21. Qb3
b6 22. Rf1 h5 23. Rc2 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Rf8+ 25. Rf2 Rxf2+ 26. Bxf2 Kh7 27. Kg1
Nxc4 28. Bxc4 Qd8 29. a5 b5 30. Bxb5 Qxa5 31. Bf1 Qb6 32. Qxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4
Nbd7 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. e4 Nh5 11. Be3 Nhf6 12. a4 Ng4 13. Bf4 e5 14. dxe5 Qa5 15.
e6 fxe6 16. Qe2 Nge5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Kh1 g5 20. Rad1 b5 21. f4
gxf4 22. gxf4 Rxf4 23. Rxf4 Qxf4 24. e5 Rb8 25. Be4 Qh6 26. Qf2 Qf8 27. Qg2+
Qg7 28. Qh3 Kh8 29. Qh5 Bf8 30. Rd8 h6 31. Qf3 Kg8 32. Bh7+ Kxh7 33. Rxf8 Qg5
34. Ne4 Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Qc2+ 36. Nf2 Qg6+ 37. Kh3 h5 38. Rf6 Qg5 39. Qe4+ Kg7 40.
Qd4 bxa4 41. Rf3 Rb3 42. Qxa7+ Kg6 43. Qf7+ Kh6 44. Rxb3 cxb3 45. Qf8+ Kh7 46.
Qxc8 Qxe5 47. Qd7+ Kg6 48. Qe8+ Kh6 49. Qf8+ Kg6 50. Qg8+ Kh6 51. Qf8+ Kg6 52.
Qg8+ Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Ng6 13. Nd5 Rb8 14. Qd2 e6 15. Nc3
Be5 16. O-O-O Qf6 17. Nde2 Bd7 18. Kb1 b5 19. Nc1 Na5 20. Nd3 Nc4 21. Qe1 Bxc3
22. Qxc3 Qxc3 23. bxc3 Ke7 24. Kc1 Rhc8 25. h4 Nxh4 26. Bxh4 gxh4 27. Rxh4 Ne3
28. Re1 Nxf1 29. Rxf1 Rxc3 30. Kb2 Rbc8 31. Rf2 a5 32. Rxh6 b4 33. g4 Bb5 34.
Rd2 a4 35. Nxb4 a3+ 36. Kc1 Rxf3 37. Rh1 Rc4 38. Nd3 Rxe4 39. Ne1 Rg3 40. Rf2
Bc4 41. Kd2 Bxa2 42. Rh7 e5 43. Nd3 Rexg4 44. Rh8 Bd5 45. Rc8 Kd7 46. Rc3 a2
47. Ra3 Rg2 48. Ra7+ Ke6 49. Kc3 Rxf2 50. Nxf2 Rg1 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Bf4 Na6 11. Re1 Bg4 12. Qb3 b5 13. Nxb5 Rb8 14. Qa4 Qd7 15.
Qxa6 Rxb5 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Bxd6 Ne4 18. Bc7 Rxb2 19. d6 Bd7 20. Rab1 c4 21.
Rxb2 Bxb2 22. e3 c3 23. Nd4 f5 24. Bf1 Nd2 25. Bd3 c2 26. Nxc2 Nf3+ 27. Kf1
Nxe1 28. Kxe1 Re5 29. Bc4+ Kf8 30. Kd2 Rc5 31. Kd3 Bf6 32. Nd4 Ke8 33. Nb3 Rc6
34. Na5 Rc5 35. Nb3 Rc6 36. f3 h5 37. Na5 Rc5 38. Nb3 Rc6 39. f4 h4 40. gxh4
Bxh4 41. Na5 Rc5 42. Nb3 Rc6 43. Bb5 Rxc7 44. dxc7 Bxb5+ 45. Kd4 Kd7 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Bg4 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. dxe5 O-O 12. h3 Be6 13. f4 Rc8 14. Be2 Qa5
15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. Rf1 f5 17. exf6 exf6 18. Kf2 Nc4 19. Rfd1 f5 20. exf5 gxf5
21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. Rd7 Rf7 23. Rad1 Bxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Be2 Be7 14. O-O O-O
15. Rb3 Qc5+ 16. Be3 Qe5 17. Bf4 Qc5+ 18. Kh1 Ng4 19. h3 e5 20. Na4 Qa7 21.
hxg4 exf4 22. Nb6 Be6 23. Nxa8 Bxb3 24. axb3 Qxa8 25. Ra1 Bf6 26. Rxa6 Qd8 27.
Rxc6 Be5 28. Bf3 Bd4 29. Qe1 Be3 30. Kh2 Qf6 31. Kh3 g5 32. g3 Qh6+ 33. Kg2
fxg3 34. Qxg3 Bf4 35. Qh3 Qg7 36. e5 Bxe5 37. Be4 h6 38. b4 Qf7 39. Qf3 Qb7 40.
Qb3+ Kg7 41. Qc4 Rf7 42. Rxd6 Qa7 43. Rg6+ Kh8 44. Qc8+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 cxd4 10. exd4 O-O 11. Rd1 Nd5 12. Qe4 Nf6 13. Qh4 Nb4 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Bd2 b6 16. Ne5 Bb7 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qxh6 Nh7 19. Bd3 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Bg5 21. Qh5
Qf6 22. Rh3 Qg7 23. Rg3 Rfd8 24. Nf3 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Qh6 26. Ne4 Kf8 27. Rh3 Qg6
28. Rg3 Qh6 29. Rh3 Qg7 30. Rg3 Qh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. f3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O d6 12. Qd2 Nbd7 13. Rac1 Rfc8 14. Rfd1 Rab8
15. b4 Ba8 16. Bf1 Qd8 17. Na4 Ne5 18. Qf2 Qe8 19. b5 Bd8 20. Nb2 a5 21. Nb3
Qe7 22. Na4 Nfd7 23. Qb2 Bc7 24. Bf2 h6 25. Rd4 Qg5 26. Bg3 Qe7 27. Rcd1 h5 28.
h4 Nc5 29. Nc3 a4 30. Nc1 d5 31. exd5 Nxf3+ 32. gxf3 Bxg3 33. Qg2 Be5 34. N1e2
Bxd4+ 35. Rxd4 exd5 36. Nxd5 Bxd5 37. Rxd5 Ne6 38. Nc3 Nf4 39. Qg3 Qe3+ 40. Kh1
Nxd5 41. Nxd5 Qh6 42. Ne7+ Kh8 43. Nxc8 Rxc8 44. Qe5 Kg8 45. c5 Qc1 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. a3
Be7 9. Qa4 c6 10. Qxc4 b5 11. Qd3 Ba6 12. Ne4 b4 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Qc2 bxa3
15. Rxa3 Bb5 16. Bc3 Be7 17. Ra1 Na6 18. O-O Nb4 19. Bxb4 Bxb4 20. Rfd1 f6 21.
e4 Kh8 22. h4 Qe8 23. Bf1 Qh5 24. Kg2 e5 25. Bxb5 cxb5 26. Rac1 Rae8 27. Qc6
Qg4 28. Qxb5 Qxe4 29. dxe5 fxe5 30. Qd5 Qe2 31. Rf1 Rd8 32. Qb7 Rb8 33. Qd5
Rbd8 34. Qb7 Rb8 35. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8.
Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Nd2 Ndf6 12. e3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Qe7 14. Bd3 Be6
15. a3 Bd6 16. Na4 Rd8 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. b4 Ng4 19. Nf1 h5 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5
Rh6 22. Rc2 a5 23. f3 Nf6 24. Qxg5 Rg6 25. Qf5 axb4 26. axb4 Ra8 27. g4 Ra1+
28. Ke2 Bxc5 29. bxc5 hxg4 30. Rh8+ Ng8 31. f4 Kf8 32. Ng3 Re6 33. Qxg4 Rg6 34.
Qc8+ Qe8 35. Qxe8+ Kxe8 36. Kf3 Kd7 37. Rb2 Kc7 38. Rh7 Nh6 39. Nf5 Rf1+ 40.
Rf2 Rxf2+ 41. Kxf2 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 17th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2010.04.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2010.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[BlackTeam "Khanty Mansiysk Yugra"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 Nc6 7. Be3 e5 8. Nf3
Be7 9. g4 Be6 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Bc4 Qd7 13. h4 b5 14. Bd3 Nd4 15.
Rg1 g5 16. Rh1 Rf8 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. a3 Qb7 19. Rh3 Kd7 20. Kd2 Rf7 21. f3 Raf8
22. Ne2 Nc6 23. c3 Ne8 24. Qh1 Na5 25. Rd1 Nc4+ 26. Bxc4 bxc4 27. Kc1 Nc7 28.
Rh7 Qb8 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Ng1 Qb3 31. Rd2 Qa2 32. Kd1 Qb3+ 33. Ke2 Qb8 34. Kf2
Kc6 35. Kg3 d5 36. Qh6 d4 37. cxd4 exd4 38. Bxd4 Nb5+ 39. Kg2 Nxd4 40. Ne2 Bf6
41. Nxd4+ Kb6 42. Nxe6 Qe5 43. Qg6 Re7 44. Nc5 Qf4 45. Rd5 Ka7 46. e5 Qe3 47.
Qc2 Rxe5 48. Rd7+ Kb6 49. Ne4 Rxe4 50. fxe4 Be5 51. Qf2 Qxf2+ 52. Kxf2 Bxb2 53.
Ke3 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 17th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2010.04.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander Al"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C62"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Khanty Mansiysk Yugra"]
[BlackTeam "Belgorod BelGu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Qd3 exd4 8.
Nxd4 Nd7 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qa6 Nb6 11. Qb7 Kd7 12. Qa6 Be7 13. a4 Bf6 14. a5 Nc8
15. O-O Re8 16. Qd3 Qe7 17. Na4 Rd8 18. Nc5+ Ke8 19. Qa6 Nb6 20. axb6 dxc5 21.
b7 Rab8 22. Qxa7 c4 23. c3 c5 24. Bf4 Be5 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Rfd1 c6 27. Rxd8+
Rxd8 28. Qb6 Qd6 29. h3 Rb8 30. Ra8 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 Qd6+ 32. g3 Kd7 33. Qa7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 17th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2010.04.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2010.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Khanty Mansiysk Yugra"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Ne5 Bb7 10. h4 Bg7 11. hxg5 hxg5 12. Rxh8+ Bxh8 13. Bxc4 bxc4 14. Nxc4 Kf8
15. e5 Ne8 16. Qh5 Bg7 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. O-O-O Nd7 19. Nxg5 c5 20. Qg4 cxd4 21.
Rxd4 Bd5 22. Nd6 f5 23. Nxf5 Qc5+ 24. Kd1 exf5 25. Qxf5+ Nef6 26. Rd2 Rc8 27.
b3 Kg8 28. Ne6 Qc1+ 29. Ke2 Ne4 30. Rxd5 Nc3+ 31. Kf3 Nxd5 32. Bf4 Nxf4 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 17th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2010.04.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2010.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU"]
[BlackTeam "Khanty Mansiysk Yugra"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Rxd5 Qe8
15. Rdd1 a5 16. Qxc4 c6 17. Bh3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qc2 Rad8
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 17th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2010.04.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2010.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Khanty Mansiysk Yugra"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Mikhail Chigorin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3
cxd4 9. Naxc4 Be7 10. Qb3 Qc7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bf4 Qd8 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Ne5
c5 15. Qa4+ Kf8 16. Rac1 Qe8 17. Qa6 Nd5 18. Nd3 Nxf4 19. gxf4 Qd8 20. Nxc5 g5
21. Qc6 Kg7 22. Nd3 h6 23. Qe4 Bf6 24. Rc5 Rc8 25. Rfc1 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 Qb8 27.
b4 Rc8 28. Kg2 Rxc5 29. bxc5 gxf4 30. Qc6 Be5 31. Qd7 Kf6 32. c6 f3+ 33. exf3
Bd6 34. Nc5 Be5 35. Qb7 Qg8+ 36. Kf1 Bxh2 37. c7 Qg1+ 38. Ke2 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 17th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2010.04.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg Chess Federation"]
[BlackTeam "Khanty Mansiysk Yugra"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 {While this move
is played in most games almost automatically, it's by no means forced. A
viable alternative is} (6... Nbd7 $5 7. Bc4 Qb6 8. Bb3 e6 9. Qd2 Be7 10. O-O-O
Nc5 11. f3 Qc7 12. Kb1 O-O 13. g4 b5 14. a3 Rb8 15. h4 Bd7 16. Bxf6 $6 (16. h5
$13) 16... Bxf6 17. g5 Bd8 18. h5 a5 19. g6 {Shirov,A (2723)-Dominguez Perez,L
(2712)/Wijk aan Zee/2010/} h6 $5 $15 (19... Bf6 $15 {For more about this line
see the survey by A.Kuzmin in CBM 135.})) 7. f4 Qb6 {In Wijk this year Black
avoided the Poisoned Pawn variation:} (7... Qc7 8. Qf3 b5 {allows White to go
for a Rauzer-like position with} 9. Bxf6 $5 (9. O-O-O b4 10. Nce2 Nbd7 $13 {<=>
}) 9... gxf6 10. a3 ({This seems too slow, White can fight for an advantage
with} 10. O-O-O b4 11. Nce2 {, or the aggressive}) (10. e5 $5 $13) 10... Bb7
11. Be2 h5 12. O-O-O Nd7 13. f5 e5 14. Nb3 Rc8 15. Kb1 Nb6 $1 16. Rd3 Bh6 17.
Qxh5 Ke7 18. Qf3 Nc4 19. Rhd1 Bg5 20. h3 Rh4 21. Qf2 Qb8 22. Bg4 a5 23. Qe2
Rhh8 $44 {->,Smeets,J (2657)-Ivanchuk,V (2749)/Wijk aan Zee/2010/}) (7... Nbd7
{gives White a choice:} {After the standard} 8. Qf3 ({After} 8. Bc4 b5 {
the well-known sacrifice} 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Nxe6 Qa5 11. Nxf8 ({The less forcing
} 11. O-O $5 $44 {perhaps deserves more attention}) 11... Rxf8 12. Qxd6 {
was considered advantageous for Black, but he came up with a new idea} Kf7 $5
$146 (12... Qb6 13. O-O-O $36) 13. e5 b4 $1 14. e6+ Kg8 15. exd7 Bxd7 16. Bxf6
Rxf6 17. Qxd7 (17. Qd5+ $142 $5 Re6+ 18. Kf1 Qxd5 19. Nxd5 Bb5+ 20. Kf2 Re2+
21. Kg3 Rae8 $44) 17... Rd8 18. Qh3 bxc3 19. O-O Qb6+ 20. Kh1 {Naiditsch,A 
(2687)-Negi,P (2621)/Wijk aan Zee/2010/} cxb2 $15) ({Van Wely had problems
with the rare} 8. Qe2 $5 Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. a3 (10. g3 b4 $5 ({This is the
critical move, after the slow} 10... Be7 $2 11. Bg2 Bb7 12. e5 $1 dxe5 13. fxe5
Nd5 14. Bxe7 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bxg2 16. Qxg2 Kxe7 17. Nc6+ Kf8 18. Rhf1 Nb6 19. Qf3
Re8 20. Nd8 $18 {->,Smeets,J (2657)-Van Wely,L (2641)/Wijk aan Zee/2010/ White
quickly broke through, as all his pieces participate in the final onslaught})
11. Nd5 exd5 12. exd5+ (12. Bg2 Be7 13. Nf5 Nb6 14. Nxg7+ Kf8 15. Bh6 Kg8 16.
Nh5 Ng4 17. Bg7 Qc4 18. Qxc4 Nxc4 19. e5 Nge3 20. exd6 Nxd6 21. Rhe1 {Shirov,A
(2715)-Gelfand,B (2710)/Dos Hermanas/1995/} Bg4 $1 22. Rxe3 Bxd1 23. Rxe7 Bxh5
24. Bxh8 Kxh8 25. Re5 Bg4 $15 26. Rxd5 Rd8 27. Rd4 Be6 $15) 12... Be7 13. Nf5 (
13. Re1 $5 Nb8 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qh5 $44) 13... Nc5 14. Nxg7+ Kd8 15. Re1 (15.
Bg2 $142 $1 Rg8 16. Rde1) 15... Rg8 (15... Nfe4 $1 16. Bg2 f5 $17) 16. Bg2 Nfe4
17. Bxe4 Rxg7 $13 {1/2,Yudasin,L (2615)-Gelfand,B (2680)/Manila izt/1990/})
10... Be7 11. g4 Rb8 ({More usual is} 11... Bb7 12. Bg2 Qc4 13. Qd2 O-O $132)
12. Bg2 b4 $2 ({Ivanchuk recommends} 12... h6 $142 13. Bh4 Bb7 14. Rhe1 Nb6 $13
) 13. axb4 Rxb4 14. e5 $1 dxe5 15. Nc6 Bb7 (15... Rb6 16. Nxe7 Kxe7 17. fxe5
Nxe5 18. Rhe1 h6 19. Bh4 $18 {Restuccia,F (2222)-Becerra,J (2104)/Cali/2007/
The defence collapses, as the Ne5 can't move due to Nd5+.}) 16. Nxb4 Bxb4 17.
fxe5 Bxc3 18. exf6 gxf6 19. bxc3 fxg5 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. h4 $1 Qc7 22. hxg5 Qxc3
23. Qxa6 $18 {Ivanchuk,V (2749)-Van Wely,L (2641)/Wijk aan Zee/2010/}) 8... Qc7
{the most problematic from Black's viewpoint is currently} 9. g4 $5 ({After
the more usual} 9. O-O-O b5 {the main move is definitely 10.Bd3, as it's
already too late for} 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. g4 $6 b4 $36) 9... b5 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11.
g5 Nd7 12. O-O-O Nc5 (12... b4 {invites the dangerous sacrifice} 13. Nd5 $1
exd5 14. exd5 Bb7 15. Qe4+ Be7 16. Nf5 Nc5 17. Nxg7+ Kf8 18. Qd4 Rg8 19. Nf5 b3
20. Bc4 bxc2 21. Rde1 Re8 22. Re2 Bc8 23. Nh6 $36 {Radjabov,T (2728)-Volokitin,
A (2662)/Biel/2006/}) (12... Be7 $5 $13 {is playable, but this leads to
positions from the 7...Be7 line, which Black was trying to avoid in first
place.}) 13. a3 Rb8 $6 (13... Be7 $142) 14. b4 Nd7 15. Nd5 $1 exd5 16. exd5 Be7
17. Re1 Ne5 18. fxe5 Bxg5+ 19. Kb1 dxe5 20. Nc6 Bf6 21. Bd3 h5 22. Rxe5+ $1
Bxe5 23. Re1 Bg4 24. Qf4 O-O 25. Rxe5 $16 {->,Nakamura,H (2708)-Van Wely,L 
(2641)/Wijk aan Zee/2010/}) 8. Qd2 ({Gashimov and Grischuk have a big fight in
the} 8. Qd3 {line. Here the critical position arises after} Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10.
f5 Be7 ({The other main move} 10... Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Be2 Be7
14. Bh5+ $1 Nxh5 15. Bxe7 Nf4 16. Qd4 $5 e5 17. Qxe5 dxe5 18. Bxa3 Nxg2+ 19.
Kf2 Nf4 20. Bd6 $44 ({or even} 20. Na4 $5 Bg4 21. Nb6 Rd8 22. Nc4 Ng6 23. Kg3
Bc8 24. Nd6+ Kd7 25. Nf7 $16 {Carlsson,P (2476)-Claros Egea,C (2271)/Malaga/
2010/ gives White promising compensation despite the Q-swap.})) 11. fxe6 fxe6
12. Be2 Qa5 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. g4 (14. O-O O-O 15. Qc4 Qd7 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. Bc4 $2
(17. Be3 Nc6 18. Na4 $44) 17... d5 18. exd5 b5 $17 {Gashimov,V (2703)-Grischuk,
A (2719)/Elista/2008/}) 14... h6 {3)} 15. e5 (15. Qh3 O-O (15... Rh7 $6 {
Gashimov,V (2759)-Grischuk,A (2736)/WChT Bursa/2010/} 16. g5 $1 hxg5 17. Nxe6
Qc6 (17... Qd7 $2 18. Qxh7 {/\} Nxh7 19. Bh5+ g6 20. Bxg6#) 18. Qf5 $16 {->})
16. g5 hxg5 17. Nxe6 Qc6 18. Rf1 (18. Qf5 Re8 (18... Nxe4 $5 19. Qg6 Bf6 20.
Nxe4 Bxe6 21. Rg1 (21. Rf1 Nd7 22. Nxg5 Rfe8 23. Qh7+ Kf8 $15) 21... Nd7 22.
Nxg5 Rfe8 $13) 19. Nd5 Bd8 $5 20. Nxd8 Bxf5 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Nxc6 Bxe4 (22...
Nxc6 23. exf5 Nd4 24. Kd1 Nxe2 25. Rxb7 Nd4 $11 {/\} 26. Bc3 Re4 $1 27. Rb4 $6
Nb5) 23. Nxb8 Bxh1 24. Kf2 Raxb8 25. Rxh1 Re4 $11 {Brkic,A (2564)-Palac,M 
(2563)/Zagreb/2010/}) (18. O-O d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Qxd5 21. Bd3 Rxf1+ 22.
Rxf1 Bc5+ 23. Be3 Bxe3+ 24. Qxe3 Qxe6 (24... Bxe6 25. Be4 Qd7 26. Bxb7 Qxb7 27.
Qxe6+ $11) 25. Bc4 Qxc4 26. Qe8+ Kh7 27. Qh5+ Kg8 {1/2,Gashimov,V (2740)
-Karjakin,S (2725)/Nice rpd/2010/}) 18... g4 19. Bxg4 Nxg4 20. Rxf8+ Bxf8 21.
Qxg4 Qd7 22. Nd5 Qxe6 23. Qxe6+ Bxe6 24. Nc7 Ra7 25. Nxe6 b5 26. Nxf8 Kxf8 27.
Bb4 Ke7 28. e5 Nc6 29. exd6+ Ke6 30. Bc5 (30. a4 Nxb4 31. Rxb4 bxa4 32. Rxa4
Kxd6 33. Ra5 g6 34. h4 Re7+ 35. Kd2 Re4 36. Rxa6+ Kc5 37. Rxg6 Rd4+ 38. Kc3
Rc4+ 39. Kd3 Rd4+ 40. Kc3 Rc4+ {1/2,Gashimov,V (2759)-Grischuk,A (2736)/
Linares/2010/}) 30... Rf7 31. Rd1 Rf5 $11) (15. g5 hxg5 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nf3 e4
18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 O-O 20. Nxg5 (20. Bd3 $6 Rf5 21. Qe2 g4 $1 22. Bxf5 exf5
23. Nd4 Bh4+ 24. Kd1 Qf7 $36 {Guseinov,G (2609)-Kotanjian,T (2522)/Dubai/2010/}
) 20... Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Nc6 22. Rb3 Qe5 23. Qxe5 Nxe5 24. Rg3 b5 25. Rhg1 Ra7 26.
Be3 Rd7 27. Bh6 Rff7 28. Bh5 Kh7 29. Bxf7 Rxf7 30. Bxg7 Nf3+ $11 {Gashimov,V 
(2740)-Grischuk,A (2756)/Nice rpd blindfold/2010/}) 15... dxe5 16. Qg6+ Kd8 $5
({Playable and roughly equivalent is} 16... Kf8 17. Nf3 Bd7 18. g5 Be8 19. Qd3
hxg5 20. Nxg5 Kg8 21. Rg1 Qc8 22. Qg3 Nh5 {Kanarek,M (2393)-Swiercz,D (2474)/
POL-ch Warsaw/2010/} 23. Qxe5 Nc6 24. Qxe6+ Qxe6 25. Nxe6 Bf7 $11) 17. Nf3 Nc6
18. g5 Ne8 19. O-O Nd4 20. gxh6 Nxe2+ 21. Nxe2 gxh6 22. Bc3 Bd6 23. Rbd1 Bd7
24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Bxe5 Qf8 26. Bxh8 Qxh8 27. Nfd4 Qg7 $11 {1/2,Mamedov,N (2607)
-Safarli,E (2564)/AZE-ch Baku/2009/}) 8... Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 ({The only
recently topical} 10. e5 {is somehow falling out of fashion. A novel idea in
this branch is} h6 11. Bh4 dxe5 12. fxe5 g5 $5 ({After} 12... Nfd7 13. Ne4 Qxa2
14. Rd1 Qd5 15. Qe3 Qxe5 16. Be2 Bc5 17. Bg3 {there is the interesting
Q-sacrifice} Qd5 $5 18. Bf3 O-O 19. Qc3 Ba7 20. Rf1 f5 21. Nf6+ Nxf6 22. Bxd5
Nxd5 23. Qb3 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Nc6 25. Rd1 a5 26. Bd6 a4 27. Qb2 Rf7 $13 {Serner,A
(2559)-Tazelaar,H (2475)/corr/2007/}) 13. Bg3 (13. Bf2 Ng4 14. Bg3 Nd7 15. Be2
Ngxe5 16. O-O Bg7 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Ne4 Rf8 19. Bh5+ Ke7 20. Rb3 Rxf1+ 21. Kxf1
Nc4 22. Rxa3 Nxd2+ 23. Nxd2 Be5 24. Rf3 Bxg3 25. Rf7+ Kd6 26. hxg3 b5 27. Rh7
Bb7 28. Bf3 Rf8 29. Ke2 Bd5 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. Rxh6+ Rf6 $15 {Anand,V (2788)
-Nepomniachtchi,I (2632)/Mainz rpd/2009/}) (13. exf6 gxh4 14. Be2 Qa5 $13)
13... Nh5 14. Ne4 Qxa2 15. Rb3 Nd7 16. Qc3 b6 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 Qa5 (18...
Nhf6 $1 $15) 19. Rb4 e5 $6 (19... Qc5 $142 20. Rc4 Qa5 $11) 20. Nc6 Qc5 21.
Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Qxe5+ Qxe5+ 23. Nxe5 Nf4 24. g3 $6 (24. Rxb6 $1 $36) 24... Bb7
25. Rg1 Nd5 {Sjugirov,S (2612)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2626)/St Petersburg/2009/} 26.
Rd4 $44) 10... Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Be2 {This older move was
more than 20 years ago played by the elite, even by Ivanchuk himself. This
year he has tried to revive it since the Nice rapid, and with success - it has
brought him 3 wins so far!} ({The straightforward} 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxf6 gxf6
15. Ne4 Qxa2 {often leads to forced draws, but there have been some new
developments here as well:} 16. Rd1 Be7 17. Be2 O-O 18. O-O Ra7 19. Rf3 Rd7 ({
Kasparov preferred} 19... Kh8 $5 {, here White has tried} 20. Qh6 $5 $146 (20.
Rg3 Rd7 21. Qh6 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Rf7 23. Qh5 Qa5 24. Kf1 Qd8 25. Qxf7 Qxd1+ 26.
Kf2 Qxc2+ 27. Ke3 Bc5+ {1/2,Azarov,S (2556)-Kasparov,G (2813)/Izmir 2004/})
20... Qxc2 21. Rxf6 Bc5+ (21... Rg8 $5 22. Ng5 Rg7 23. Rdf1 Bxf6 24. Qxf6 Qc5+
25. Kh1 Qe7 26. Qxe5 Rd7 27. Bc4 h6 $13 {/=/+}) 22. Nxc5 Qxc5+ 23. Kh1 Rg8 24.
Bh5 Qc2 (24... e4 25. Bf7 Qg5 (25... Qc2 $2 26. Rg1 Rg7 27. Bg6 Rg8 28. Rf8
Rag7 29. Bxh7 $1 Rxh7 30. Qf6+ Rhg7 31. Qh4+ Rh7 32. Qd8 Rhg7 33. Rxg8+ Rxg8
34. Qh4+ Kg7 35. Qg5+ Kh7 36. Qh5+ Kg7 37. Rf1 $18) 26. Bxg8 Qxh6 27. Rxh6 Kxg8
28. Rh4 $36) 25. Rg6 Qxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Rxg6 27. Qf8+ Rg8 28. Qf6+ Rgg7 29. Bh5 c5
30. h4 c4 31. Qf8+ Rg8 32. Qf6+ Rag7 33. Bd1 h5 34. Bc2 Re8 35. Bg6 Reg8 36. g4
$1 {1-0,Danin,A (2468)-Dvoirys,S (2552)/Vladimir/2009/} Bb7+) 20. Bd3 $5 f5 21.
Qh6 Kh8 $6 (21... Rf7 $1 22. Rg3+ Kh8 23. Ng5 Rg7 24. Nxe6 Rf7 25. Rg7 Bc5+ 26.
Nxc5 Rxg7 27. Nxd7 Qd5 28. Rd2 {Lekic,L (1780)-Huber,M (1935)/Kemer/2009/} Bxd7
29. Bxf5 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Qb5 31. Rd1 Qe2 32. Rg1 Bxf5 33. Qf6 Qg4 34. Qd8+ Rg8 35.
Qf6+ Qg7 36. Qxf5 a5 37. Qe6 $132) 22. Ng5 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 Qa5 24. Rh3 Qc7 25.
Nxe6 Qd6 26. Nxf8 Qxf8 27. Rf1 Rf7 28. Qh5 Qe7 {Grischuk,A (2733)-Anand,V 
(2791)/Linares/2009/} 29. Bxf5 $1 e4 30. Rb3 $16) 13... Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Rb3
({Ivanchuk started his revival attempts with the less popular continuation} 15.
Kh1 Ra7 16. Qe3 (16. Rb8 Qa5 17. Nd5 (17. Be3 c5 18. Bc4 Qc7 19. Rfb1 Bd7 $15)
17... Qxd2 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Bxd2 Ref7 $1 20. e5 Nd7 21. Rxf7 Kxf7 22. Ra8
Nxe5 23. Bf4 h6 24. Kg1 Ke7 25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. Ra7+ Bd7 27. Bxa6 e4 $15 {
/-/+,Laurencena,A-Engel,K/corr/1992/}) 16... Rd7 17. Rb8 $5 $146 {A slight
improvement by Ivanchuk} (17. Bc4 d5 18. exd5 exd5 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 ({More
ambitious is} 19... gxf6 $5 $13 {/=/+}) 20. Rxf6 gxf6 21. Bd3 (21. Rb8 $142 Rd8
22. Nxd5 $1 $11) 21... Rb7 22. Rxb7 Bxb7 23. Nd1 Qd6 24. Qh3 Qe5 25. Qxh7+ Kf8
26. Qh4 Ke8 27. a4 c5 28. c3 Kd8 $36 {[%csl Gb7,Ge7] ^^,Ronzetti,F-Tinture,L/
corr/1997/}) (17. e5 dxe5 18. Bd3 (18. Qxe5 Qd6 $15 19. Qa5 $2 Bd8 20. Qa4 $6
Qe5 $1 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Rf3 c5 $17 {Oll,L-Gavrikov,V/USSR-ch/1983/}) 18... Rd4
(18... Qxc3 19. Bxh7+ Nxh7 20. Qxc3 Bxg5 21. Qxe5 Re8 $5 22. Rb8 Rdd8 23. Qc5
Bf6 24. Qc4 Kh8 25. Re1 Nf8 {Eisen,D-Noble,M/corr.1989/} 26. Rb3 $13) 19. Bxf6
Rxf6 (19... gxf6 $5 $15) 20. Ne4 Rf5 21. g4 Rf8 22. Rxf8+ Bxf8 23. g5 Qe7 24.
g6 hxg6 25. Qg3 Qe8 26. c3 Rd8 27. Bc4 Be7 28. Qg4 g5 29. Rb8 Bd7 30. Rxd8 Bxd8
31. Nc5 Bc8 32. Nxe6 Bxe6 33. Qxe6+ $11 {[%csl Gc4,Rd8] ^-,Houska,J (2200)
-Lasek,M (2280)/corr/2004/ Here the ^- save White.}) 17... Kh8 {Stops any
ideas with Nd5, or Bc4, but on the other hand the K will soon return to the [+]
.} (17... e5 18. Qd3 $44) 18. e5 dxe5 19. Ne4 Qxe3 ({It's easy for a computer
to recommend} 19... Qxa2 {, after} 20. Bd3 $5 $13 {Black's forces lack
coordination.}) 20. Bxe3 Rdd8 (20... Rg8 $5 21. Ng5 Bd6 $15) 21. Bc5 Bxc5 22.
Nxc5 Kg8 ({Po} 22... Rd2 $2 23. Bd3 {[%cal Rc5b3] /\Nb3+/-}) (22... e4 $5) 23.
Bc4 Kf7 24. Rb6 Rd4 $6 (24... Ke7 $142 25. Rxc6 (25. Bxa6 $2 Bxa6 26. Nxa6 Nd7
27. Rxf8 Rxf8 28. Rb1 Ra8 $19) 25... Nd5 26. Rxf8 Rxf8 27. Kg1 a5 28. a3 h6 $11
{Neither side has any obvious way to improve their position.}) 25. Bxe6+ $1 Ke7
(25... Bxe6 $2 26. Rb7+ Bd7 27. Nxd7 $36) 26. Rxc6 Nd7 ({Simpler is} 26... Bd7
$1 27. Nxd7 Nxd7 28. Kg1 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Nb8 30. Rb6 Rd6 $11 {with a drawish
_|_.}) 27. Re1 $1 Nxc5 $6 (27... Rf2 $142 $5 {/\} 28. h3 Rxc2 29. Bxd7 Bxd7 30.
Rxe5+ Kf7 31. Rc7 Kf6 32. Re3 Bf5 $11 {is a typical computer suggestion. A
human, especially in a rapid game, prefers the text, even if it loses a P.})
28. Bxc8 Re4 29. Rc1 Rc4 30. Bxa6 Rc3 31. Bb5 Ne4 32. a4 Rxc6 (32... Rf6 33.
Rc4 $5 Rf4 $44) 33. Bxc6 Nc3 34. a5 Kd6 35. Bb7 Kc7 36. a6 e4 37. Re1 Kb6 $2 {
Arguably only this mistake is decisive.} (37... Re8 $1 38. Kg1 (38. Re3 Nd1 {
forces the R back.}) 38... e3 $44) 38. Kg1 Rf5 39. Bxe4 $18 {Ivanchuk,V (2748)
-Carlsen,M (2813)/Nice rpd/2010/}) 15... Qc5+ (15... Qa5 $6 16. Nd5 Qd8 (16...
Qxd2 17. Nxe7+ Kf7 18. Bxd2 Kxe7 19. e5 $40) 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Rd3 Qa7+ 19.
Kh1 d5 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. exd5 exd5 23. Rg3+ Kh8 24. Qh6 Qe7 25.
Re3 Qd8 26. Bh5 Bf5 (26... Bd7 27. Be8 $1 $18) (26... Bb7 27. Bg6 Qc7 28. Bxh7
$18) 27. Re8+ Qxe8 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. Qxf6+ Kg8 30. Kg1 {Ranalli,B (1947)
-Bernal B,N (1894)/corr/2002/}) 16. Kh1 $5 {Although not an outright novelty,
this is a very rare move.} ({Until now the main line, played in hundreds of
games, was definitely} 16. Be3 Qe5 (16... Qa5 $6 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.
e5 dxe5 20. Qc3 $36) 17. Bf4 (17. Bd4 Qa5 18. Bb6 $11 {is a solution for the
unambitious.}) 17... Qc5+ (17... Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19. Bxd6 Rxf1+ 20. Kxf1 Bf6
21. Ba3 {doesn't have a good reputation, but here correspondence players went
deeper and were able to hold the resulting _|_ after} c5 22. Bf3 Qc4+ 23. Qd3
Qxd3+ 24. cxd3 Ra7 25. Bxc5 Rc7 26. d4 Kf7 27. Ke2 Bd7 28. Be4 Bc6 29. Bxc6
Rxc6 30. Kd3 e5 31. Rb6 Rxb6 32. Bxb6 Ke6 33. Ke4 exd4 34. Bxd4 Bxd4 35. Kxd4
Kd6 36. g4 h6 37. h3 g5 38. Ke4 Ke6 39. a3 h5 $3 40. gxh5 Kf6 $11 {Morgado,J 
(2693)-Pecha,M/corr/1998/}) 18. Kh1 Ng4 $5 (18... d5 19. e5 Nd7 20. Na4 Qa7 21.
Qc3 Nc5 22. Nxc5 Bxc5 23. Qh3 {is considered dangerous since Rodriguez,A (2495)
-Ernst,T (2465)/Subotica izt/1987/. However, even here subsequent
correspondence practice doesn't fully support this verdict after} Rb8 24. Rbf3
Qe7 25. Bd3 g6 $13) 19. h3 (19. Bxg4 e5 $11 {/=/+}) 19... e5 20. Na4 Qa7 21.
Bc4+ (21. hxg4 exf4 22. Nb6 {is an attempt to avoid Ivanchuk-Kasparov below
and reach the position from Spraggett-A.Sokolov. However, Black can deviate
first with} Be6 $5 $146 23. Nxa8 Bxb3 24. axb3 Qxa8 25. Ra1 Bf6 (25... c5 $5
26. Bxa6 Kh8 $11) 26. Rxa6 Qd8 27. Rxc6 Be5 28. Bf3 Bd4 29. Qe1 Be3 30. Kh2 Qf6
31. Kh3 g5 32. g3 {Ivanchuk,V (2748)-Grischuk,A (2756)/Nice rpd/2010/} Bd4 $1
$44) 21... Kh8 22. hxg4 exf4 23. Nb6 (23. Rxf4 Bd7 24. Nb6 Rxf4 25. Qxf4 Rf8
26. Qg3 a5 27. Nxd7 Qxd7 $11) {Even more enterprising and convincing is
Kasparov's idea} 23... d5 $5 ({After} 23... Rb8 24. Rxf4 Bd7 (24... Rxb6 $2 25.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 26. Qf2) 25. Nxd7 Qxd7 26. Rf5 (26. Bxa6 Qe6 27. g3 Ra8 28. Rxf8+
Rxf8 29. Qe2 d5 $44 {[%csl Rh1,Gh8] <=>,עh1 gives Black suffcient
compensation, here White's K is more vulnerable, than Kh8.}) {correspondence
players again came to Black's rescue with} 26... Qa7 $1 (26... Rxb3 27. cxb3
Qd8 28. Bxa6 g6 29. Rf3 Bf6 30. Qf2 Kg7 31. Bc4 Qe7 32. Qe3 c5 33. Qf4 g5 34.
Qf5 Be5 35. Qxf8+ Qxf8 36. Rxf8 Kxf8 37. a4 Bc3 38. Kg1 Ke7 39. Kf2 Kd8 40. Ke3
$18 {Spraggett,K (2580)-Sokolov,A (2595)/Saint John cm/1988/}) 27. Rh5 (27.
Rxb8 Qxb8 28. Qf2 a5 29. g5 Qd8 30. g6 hxg6 31. Rf3 Rxf3 32. Qxf3 Bg5 33. Qh3+
Bh6 34. Bf7 d5 35. exd5 Kh7 36. dxc6 Qd1+ 37. Kh2 Qd6+ 38. g3 Qxc6 $11 {
1/2,Konovalov,L-Zablotsky,S/corr/1989/}) 27... Rxb3 28. axb3 Qd7 29. Rf5 h6 30.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. Qf2 Qe8 32. Bxa6 g6 33. Bc4 Bg7 34. Qf7 Qxf7 35. Bxf7 g5 $11 {
Namyslo,H (2328)-Bergmann,M (2167)/corr/2007/}) 24. exd5 cxd5 25. Bxd5 Rb8 26.
Nxc8 Rbxc8 27. Rh3 Qb6 28. Re1 Bg5 29. Re6 Qd8 {Here the position is more open,
than in the previous line and White can also have problems with his basic rank
and vulnerable K. At this moment he can bail out with} 30. Rd6 $5 (30. c4 $6
Rb8 31. Qd3 Bh4 32. Be4 Qg5 33. Bxh7 Rfd8 34. Qc2 f3 35. Rxf3 $2 Rd2 $19 {
Ivanchuk,V (2665)-Kasparov,G (2800)/Linares/1990/}) 30... Qxd6 31. Rxh7+ Kxh7
32. Be4+ Qg6 33. Bxg6+ Kxg6 34. Qd3+ Kf7 35. Qd5+ $11 {forcing a perpetual. 20
years later Ivanchuk tries to prove that White's B is in fact better on g5,
than on f4.}) 16... d5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Grischuk sank into deep thought and came
up with a natural novelty. However, it's not clear if the text move is really
the best:} (16... Qe5 17. Bf4 (17. Qe3 Qa5 $13) 17... Nxe4 18. Qe3 (18. Nxe4 $5
Qxe4 19. Bxd6 Rxf1+ 20. Bxf1 Bf6 21. Bd3 $44) 18... Rxf4 19. Qxf4 Qxf4 20. Rxf4
Nxc3 (20... Nc5 $142 $5 21. Rb6 d5 $1 22. Rxc6 Bd7 23. Rb6 Bd8 24. Rb1 Bf6 $44
{/=/+}) 21. Rxc3 c5 22. Rb3 d5 23. c4 Bd6 24. Rf1 Rb8 25. Rxb8 Bxb8 26. cxd5
exd5 27. Bf3 Be6 {Tomczak,R (2306)-Bulski,K (2218)/Krakow/2003/} 28. Bxd5 Bxd5
29. Rd1 Bxa2 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. Rxb8 Kf6 $5 $11) (16... Rf7 $5 17. Be3 Qe5 18.
Bf4 (18. Bd4 Nxe4 19. Qe3 Rxf1+ 20. Bxf1 Qf5 21. Bd3 e5 22. Qxe4 Qxe4 23. Bxe4
exd4 24. Bxc6 Be6 $11) 18... Qa5 19. Rd1 ({Now Black gradually consolidates,
so perhaps it was time for} 19. Bxd6 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxf1+ 21. Bxf1 Qxd2 22. Nxd2
Bxd6 23. Nc4 Bc5 24. Nb6 $11) 19... Ne8 20. Be3 Bf6 21. Bb6 Qe5 22. Be3 Bd8 $5
23. Bf3 Bc7 24. Bd4 Qa5 25. Rdb1 Bd7 26. Qc1 Bd8 27. Be3 d5 28. Bd2 Qc7 29. Na4
Qd6 30. Bb4 Qe5 31. Nc5 Bc7 32. g3 a5 $15 {Awesome (1444)-PawnStriker1978/
playchess.com INT /2007/ Both examples show White doesn't risk much in these
lines, but gaining an advantage here is far from easy.}) 17. e5 Nd7 18. Rxf8+
Kxf8 (18... Nxf8 $2 19. Be3 d4 $8 20. Bxd4 $16) (18... Bxf8 $6 19. Na4 Qa7 20.
Qf4 {[%cal Gf1f8] -><->f} {/\} Rb8 21. Rf3 Rb1+ 22. Bf1 h6 23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. Nc3
$1 Rxf1+ (24... Re1 25. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 26. Rg3 Rxf1+ 27. Qxf1 $18) 25. Rxf1 hxg5
26. Qxe6 Qe3 27. Qe8 Qxc3 28. e6 Kh7 (28... Qc4 $2 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Rxf8+ $1
Nxf8 31. Qf7+ Kh7 32. e7 $18) 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Qf7+ Kh7 31. exd7 Bxd7 32. Qxd7
Qxc2 33. Qh3+ Kg6 (33... Kg8 34. Qc8 Qc5 35. Qe6+ Kh7 36. Qf5+ Kg8 37. Qf7+ $18
) 34. Qe3 Bc5 35. Qc1 $16) 19. Be3 Qa5 20. Bg4 Ke8 {A difficult choice.
Leaving the K in the [+] invites a dangerous ->, but the alternatives have
drawbacks as well:} ({After} 20... Qc7 21. Bd4 $5 (21. Qf2+ Ke8 22. Bxe6 Nxe5
23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Qf5 Ng6 25. Bd4 Rb8 $11) 21... Nxe5 22. Qf4+ Bf6 23. Na4 {
the pin is unpleasant, but maybe Black can afford} Kf7 24. Bh5+ (24. Nc5 Ra7
$15) 24... Kg8 25. g4 (25. Re3 $2 Rb8) 25... c5 26. Nxc5 Ra7 27. Qf2 Ng6 $132)
(20... Nc5 21. Rb1 Ke8 (21... Kg8 $2 22. Nxd5 $18) 22. Rf1 $44 {|^}) 21. Bxe6
Nc5 ({After} 21... Nxe5 $2 22. Bf7+ $1 (22. Bb6 Nc4) 22... Kd7 (22... Kxf7 23.
Bb6 $18) (22... Kf8 23. Bxd5 $16 {[%cal Re3b6] /\Bb6}) 23. Qd1 $1 {both
Black's K and Q are in serious danger:} Bb4 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Bxd5 Rb8 26. Be4+
Ke7 27. c3 $40) 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Bxc8 (23. Nxd5 $6 Bxe6 (23... cxd5 $2 24.
Bxd5 Bg5 25. Qd3 Bf5 26. Bf7+ $1 $16) 24. Nc7+ Kf7 25. Rf3+ Kg8 26. Nxe6 (26.
Nxa8 $2 Qa7 27. Rg3 Kh8 $15 {/-/+}) 26... Rb8 (26... Qxe5 27. Re3 Qb2 $11) 27.
Rb3 Rxb3 28. axb3 Qxe5 29. Nd4 $11 {only releases the tension in the position.
White understandably has higher ambitions, if only for the reason he was more
than an hour ahead on the clock.}) 23... Rxc8 {Here Ivanchuk's preparation
ended and he started to think as well.} 24. Qd3 Qc4 25. Qf3 {[%csl Re8][%mdl
128] Endgames are acceptable for Black, White keeps the Q on to harass the
עe8.} Kd8 $2 $138 {Pressed both on the board and on the clock, Grischuk
falters.} (25... g6 $142 26. Rb7 (26. e6 Qh4 $132) 26... Qh4 27. g3 Qd4 28. e6
Qf6 29. Qxf6 Bxf6 30. Na4 Be5 31. Rxh7 Rb8 $132) (25... Qh4 $13) (25... Bd8 $5
26. Qf5 Rc7 {/\} 27. Rb8 Qxc3 28. Qe6+ Re7 29. Qg8+ Kd7 30. Qxd8+ Ke6 31. Qd6+
Kf7 32. e6+ Kg6 33. Rb1 Qf6 34. Re1 Qf2 $11 {These sample lines indicate that
although White holds the initiative, Black's position remains defensible.}) 26.
Qf7 $1 $40 {After this sortie Black is in terminal trouble, especially with
only 3 minutes left to cope with White's threats..} Qh4 (26... Bb4 27. h3 $1
$40 {with an ongoing attack.} ({Less convincing is} 27. a3 Qh4 {/\} 28. g3 Qe7)
(27. g3 $5 $16)) 27. Rb1 $1 {Another strong move, White transfers his R, so
that he can flexibly use it on other open files as well.} (27. g3 $2 Qg5 28.
Rb7 Rc7 29. Rb8+ Kd7 $13 {and Black defends.}) 27... Qh6 {[%mdl 64] This
allows a decisive tactical blow.} (27... Qd4 $2 28. Rb7 $18) (27... Bb4 28.
Nxd5 $1 (28. Qxg7 $5 $16) 28... cxd5 29. Qxd5+ Kc7 30. a3 Rd8 31. Qf3 Qd4 (
31... Rf8 32. Qd3 Rd8 33. Qxa6 $18) 32. axb4 Qxe5 33. c4 $16 {[%csl Gb4,Gc4,
Gh1] /+- should also be hopeless in the long run - White has an extra P and
safer K.}) 28. Nxd5 $1 cxd5 29. Qxd5+ Ke8 30. Rd1 $1 $18 {The key move of the
combination.} Rc7 (30... Rb8 31. Qg8+ Bf8 32. Rf1 Kd7 (32... Qf4 33. Qe6+ Be7
34. Qc6+ $18) 33. Qf7+ Kc6 34. Qa7 $1 Rb7 (34... Rb6 35. Qa8+ $18) 35. Qxa6+
Kc7 36. Qc4+ (36. Rf7+ Be7 37. Rxe7+ Kd8 38. Qa8+ $18)) (30... Qc6 31. Qg8+ Bf8
32. Rf1 Kd7 33. Qf7+ Be7 34. Rd1+ $18) 31. Qa8+ Kf7 32. Rf1+ Ke6 33. Qxa6+ Kd7
(33... Kxe5 34. Qe2+ Kd6 35. Rd1+ Kc5 36. Qe5+ Kb6 37. Rb1+ Kc6 38. Qb5+ Kd6
39. Rd1+ Ke6 40. Qd5+ Kf6 41. Rf1+ Kg6 42. Qf5#) 34. Rd1+ Ke8 35. e6 Bd8 (35...
Qg5 36. Qa4+) 36. Qb5+ Ke7 37. Qb4+ (37. Qd5 $18) (37. Rd7+ $18) (37. Qb8 $18)
(37. Qd3 $18) (37. Qb4+ Kxe6 (37... Ke8 38. Rxd8+ Kxd8 39. Qf8#) (37... Kf6 38.
Qd6 $18) 38. Qd6+ Kf7 39. Rf1+ $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 17th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2010.04.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovchan, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2010.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Khanty Mansiysk Yugra"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rb1 a6 11. Rc1 f5 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. O-O f4
15. Bxf4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 e5 17. Nb3 Qxa2 18. Rfd1 Bg4 19. Qd5 exf4 20. f3 Qa4 21.
Qxb7 O-O 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. fxg4 Qb5 24. Nd4 Qb6 25. Rb1 Qf6 26. g5 Qf7 27. Ne6
Rfb8 28. c4 Bc3 29. c5 Re8 30. Rb6 a5 31. Rd3 Bb4 32. Rf3 Rad8 33. Qe5+ Kg8 34.
Nxd8 Rxd8 35. Rb8 Bxc5+ 36. Kh1 Rxb8 37. Qxb8+ Qf8 38. Qxf8+ Bxf8 39. Rxf4 a4
40. Rf6 a3 41. Ra6 Bc5 42. g3 Kf7 43. Kg2 Ke7 44. Kf3 Kd7 45. Ke2 Kc7 46. Kd3
Kb7 47. Ra4 Kb6 48. Kc4 Bd6 49. Kb3 Kb7 50. Rc4 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 17th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2010.04.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E36"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2010.04.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Khanty Mansiysk Yugra"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 c5 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qe7 13. f3 Rc8 14. Qb4
Qxb4+ 15. axb4 Nc6 16. Nxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2010.05.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2010.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3
e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O-O a5 13. Kb1 a4 14. Nc1 a3 15. b3
Ra5 16. Bc4 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Qc8 18. Nb3 Ra6 19. Qd3 Rc6 20. Na5 Ra6 21. Nb3 Rc6
22. Nb5 Rxc4 23. Nxd6 Bxd6 24. Qxd6 Rxc2 25. Bc5 Rb2+ 26. Ka1 Nbd7 27. Bxa3
Rxg2 28. Rc1 Qa8 29. Rhd1 Rc8 30. Bb2 h6 31. f4 Re8 32. fxe5 Nxe5 33. Rg1 Rxg1
34. Rxg1 Re6 35. Qc7 Ng6 36. Nc5 Re7 37. Qd6 Nxe4 38. Qd4 Nf6 39. h4 Qe8 40.
Qc3 Re3 41. Qd2 Re2 42. Qc3 h5 43. Nxb7 Qf8 44. Rd1 Kh7 45. Qd3 Re6 46. Nd6 Ng4
47. Nf5 Nf2 48. Qf3 Nxd1 49. Qxh5+ Kg8 50. Bxg7 Qc8 51. Qh6 Ne3 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2010.05.27"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2010.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4
Qc7 15. Bc4 Rd8 16. Bb3 Bf5 17. g3 Rd6 18. Rhe1 Rad8 19. Qc5 Qd7 20. Qg1 Qc7
21. Qc5 Qb8 22. Nc3 Qb7 23. Qa5 Kg7 24. g4 Bc8 25. Ne4 R6d7 26. Nc5 Qc7 27.
Qxc7 Rxc7 28. c4 Rd6 29. Ne4 Rdd7 30. Nc5 Rd6 31. Ne4 Re6 32. cxd5 cxd5+ 33.
Kb1 dxe4 34. Bxe6 Bxe6 35. Rxe4 Kf6 36. h4 h6 37. Re3 Rc4 38. Rc1 Ra4 39. b3
Rf4 40. Rc5 g5 41. hxg5+ hxg5 42. Kc2 Rb4 43. Kc3 Rb6 44. Re4 Ra6 45. Ra4 Rxa4
46. bxa4 Bxa2 47. Kd4 e6 48. Ra5 Bb3 49. Rxa7 Bd5 50. Ke3 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2010.05.28"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2010.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. e3 e6 8. Nd2
Be7 9. Be2 Bg6 10. O-O O-O 11. b4 Qc8 12. a4 b6 13. cxb6 Nxb6 14. a5 Nbd7 15.
Qa4 Qb7 16. Na2 Nh5 17. Rfc1 Nxf4 18. exf4 Rfc8 19. Rc3 Rc7 20. Rac1 Rac8 21.
Nb3 h6 22. Bd1 Be4 23. g3 g5 24. Nc5 Nxc5 25. bxc5 Qb2 26. Rb3 Qd2 27. Qb4 Qxa2
28. Rb2 Qxb2 29. Qxb2 gxf4 30. Be2 fxg3 31. hxg3 Ra8 32. Rc3 Rcc8 33. Rb3 Bd8
34. Rb6 Kg7 35. Qb4 h5 36. f3 Bf5 37. Rxa6 Rab8 38. Rb6 Bc7 39. Kf2 h4 40. gxh4
Rh8 41. Qd2 Rbg8 42. Qg5+ Bg6 43. a6 Bd8 44. Qf4 Rxh4 45. Qd6 Bf6 46. Rb4 Rgh8
47. a7 Rh2+ 48. Qxh2 Rxh2+ 49. Kg3 Rxe2 50. a8=Q Rd2 51. Qxc6 Bxd4 52. Rxd4
Rxd4 53. Qd7 Bd3 54. c6 Bb5 55. Qd6 Rc4 56. c7 Rc2 57. f4 Rc3+ 58. Kf2 Rc2+ 59.
Ke3 Rc3+ 60. Kd2 Rc4 61. Qe5+ Kh7 62. Qh5+ Kg7 63. Qg5+ Kh7 64. f5 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2010.05.28"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2010.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. h3 Na5 15.
cxd5 Qxd5 16. Ne5 Bf6 17. Bf4 Qb3 18. Qc1 c5 19. Qe3 cxd4 20. cxd4 Bxe5 21.
Bxe5 Qxe3 22. fxe3 Be4 23. Rac1 Rac8 24. Bg4 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Nc6 26. Bf4 Ne7 27.
Kf2 Nd5 28. Bg3 g6 29. Be5 f6 30. Bg3 Kf7 31. Bd1 Ke7 32. Rc5 Rd8 33. Bf3 Bxf3
34. gxf3 Nb6 35. Ra5 Ra8 36. a4 Kd7 37. Ke2 a6 38. Bh4 g5 39. Bf2 Rc8 40. Kd3
Rc1 41. e4 Rf1 42. Ke2 Ra1 43. d5 Ra2+ 44. Kf1 Nc4 45. Rc5 Ne5 46. Rc3 Rxa4 47.
Bb6 Rc4 48. Rb3 Rc1+ 49. Kf2 Rc2+ 50. Kg3 h5 51. h4 Ng6 52. hxg5 fxg5 53. Be3
h4+ 54. Kg4 b5 55. Kxg5 Rg2+ 56. Kf6 h3 57. e5 h2 58. Rb1 Ne7 59. e6+ Ke8 60.
Ke5 Re2 61. Ke4 Nxd5 62. Kxd5 Rxe3 63. f4 Ke7 64. f5 Kf6 65. Rf1 Re5+ 66. Kd6
Rxf5 67. Re1 Re5 68. Rf1+ Rf5 69. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2010.05.28"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2010.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 11. Bb5 Na6 12. Qe2 Qb8 13. g4 Rc8 14. g5 Ne8 15.
Kb1 Nec7 16. Bc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 a4 18. Nc1 a3 19. b3 Ne6 20. Qd3 Nb4 21. Qd2 Ra6
22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Nd4 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Nd3 Qc7 26. h4 Ra5 27. f4 Rxd5 28.
h5 Bf8 29. Rde1 Qc3 30. Qe2 Rdc5 31. Rh2 R5c7 32. Qg4 Qa5 33. Rhe2 Rxc2 34. g6
f5 35. Qf3 Qc3 36. Qd5+ Kh8 37. Qxf5 Rxe2 38. Rxe2 h6 39. Qe4 d5 40. Qf3 Be7
41. Qh3 Bd6 42. Qf5 Bxf4 43. Qxc8+ Qxc8 44. Nxf4 Qf5+ 45. Ka1 Qf8 46. Kb1 Kg8
47. Kc2 Qf5+ 48. Nd3 Qc8+ 49. Kd1 Kf8 50. Nf4 d3 51. Nxd3 Qc3 52. Rd2 Ke7 53.
Ke2 Kd6 54. Nf4 Qe5+ 55. Kf3 d4 56. Re2 Qf5 57. Re6+ Qxe6 58. Nxe6 Kxe6 59. Ke4
Kf6 60. Kxd4 Kg5 61. Ke5 Kxh5 62. Kf5 b6 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2010.05.28"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2010.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8. e3
e6 9. Qb3 Ra7 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne5 Na5 13. Qd1 b5 14. g4 Bg6 15. h4
h6 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. Bd3 Qe8 18. f3 h5 19. g5 Nd7 20. Qc2 Rxf4 21. exf4 Kh7 22.
Rce1 Nf8 23. Ne2 Nc4 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. b3 Rc7 26. Qb1 Bd6 27. Rc1 Nd7 28. bxc4
dxc4 29. Kg2 Rc6 30. Qe4 Nb6 31. Nc3 Qd7 32. d5 exd5 33. Nxd5 Nxd5 34. Qxd5 Rc5
35. Qd4 Qc7 36. f5 gxf5 37. Rfe1 Be5 38. Qf2 c3 39. Rc2 Bf4 40. Re6 Rd5 41.
Ree2 Qc4 42. Qa7 Bd6 43. Re6 Bc7 44. Qf2 Qf4 45. Qe3 Qh2+ 46. Kf1 Rd1+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2010.05.28"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2010.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8.
Bg5 e6 9. Qd3 Qa5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. O-O-O a6 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. f4
Be7 15. Rhf1 Kb8 16. a3 Rc8 17. f5 h5 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Nce2 Rhg8 20. g3 Ka8
21. Nf4 Qe5 22. Qb3 h4 23. Nf3 Qxe4 24. Rde1 Qa4 25. Qxa4 Bxa4 26. b3 Bb5 27.
c4 Bd7 28. Nxh4 b5 29. Nxe6 bxc4 30. Nf5 Bd8 31. b4 d5 32. Nc5 Bb5 33. Nd4 Bb6
34. Rxf6 Bxc5 35. bxc5 Rxc5 36. Re7 c3 37. Kc2 Ba4+ 38. Kc1 Bb5 39. a4 Bd3 40.
Nc6 Rxc6 41. Rxc6 d4 42. Rce6 Bg6 43. Rd7 Bf5 44. Red6 Re8 45. Rd8+ Rxd8 46.
Rxd8+ Kb7 47. Rxd4 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2010.05.28"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "224"]
[EventDate "2010.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. O-O Qc7
15. Qe2 Bf6 16. Qc2 c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Ng5 Qxg5 19. Bxb7 Rad8 20. Rad1 a5 21.
Bd2 Qc5 22. Be4 g6 23. Bf4 Be5 24. Be3 Qc7 25. Bf3 Nc5 26. Kg2 Rxd1 27. Rxd1
Rd8 28. a3 Rxd1 29. Qxd1 Nd7 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 Bd6 32. Qb3 Ne5 33. Be2 Nc6
34. c5 bxc5 35. bxc5 Be5 36. Qa4 Kg7 37. Bf3 Ne7 38. c6 h5 39. Qb5 Nf5 40. Bb6
Qb8 41. Qa5 Bd6 42. c7 Qc8 43. Qa7 Ne7 44. Bb7 Qd7 45. Qb8 Qb5 46. Be3 Nc6 47.
Qa8 Qd5+ 48. f3 Bxc7 49. Bxc6 Qb3 50. Qa1+ Kg8 51. Qc1 Qa2+ 52. Qd2 Qc4 53. Be4
Be5 54. Bd3 Qb3 55. Be2 Bf6 56. Bf2 Kg7 57. Qd3 Qb2 58. Qe4 Qa1 59. h4 Qb2 60.
Bd3 Qd2 61. Qe2 Qc3 62. Qc2 Qa3 63. Be4 Qb4 64. Qe2 Qc3 65. Qc2 Qb4 66. Bc6 Qd6
67. Bb5 Qd5 68. Be2 Qd6 69. Qe4 Qd2 70. g4 hxg4 71. fxg4 Qb2 72. h5 gxh5 73.
gxh5 Qe5 74. Qxe5 Bxe5 75. Be3 f5 76. Kh3 Bf6 77. Bd3 Kf7 78. Bc4 Bg7 79. Bb6
Bh6 80. Bc7 Kf6 81. Bd8+ Kf7 82. Kg3 Bd2 83. Kf3 Bc1 84. Ke2 Bb2 85. Bb3 Bf6
86. Bb6 Be7 87. Bc4 Kf6 88. Be3 e5 89. Bb5 f4 90. Bc1 Kg5 91. Be8 e4 92. Bg6
Bc5 93. Bd2 Bd4 94. Kf1 Be3 95. Bb4 f3 96. Be7+ Kh6 97. Bf8+ Kg5 98. Be8 Bd4
99. Be7+ Kh6 100. Bf8+ Kg5 101. h6 e3 102. Bg7 e2+ 103. Ke1 Bc5 104. Bc3 Kxh6
105. Bc6 Bf8 106. Bxf3 Bg7 107. Bd2+ Kh7 108. Kxe2 Kh8 109. Kd3 Bf6 110. Ke4
Bg7 111. Kf5 Ba1 112. Kg6 Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Freise, Eckhard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2032"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Qxc4 b6 9. Bg3 Nc6 10. d5 Na5 11. Qd4 Rg8 12. e4 Bg7 13. e5 Bb7 14. Rd1 O-O-O
15. Qb4 e6 16. d6 Nc6 17. Qb5 Nxe5 18. Qxd7+ Rxd7 19. dxc7 Rxc7 20. f4 Ng4 21.
Ne2 Ne3 22. Rc1 Nxg2+ 23. Bxg2 Bxg2 24. Rg1 Bd5 25. a4 Rc5 26. Kd2 Kb7 27. Nd4
Rd8 28. Bf2 Bc6 29. a5 Rxa5 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Barthel, Ansgar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 Bg4 7. Be3 Nfd7 8. O-O
Nc6 9. d5 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Na5 11. Rc1 c5 12. Kh1 f5 13. f4 Nf6 14. exf5 gxf5 15.
Rg1 Kh8 16. Bd3 Qd7 17. Qf3 e6 18. Qh3 exd5 19. Bxf5 Qf7 20. Nxd5 h6 21. Rxg7
Qxg7 22. Rg1 Nxc4 23. Rxg7 Kxg7 24. Qg2+ Kh8 25. Qg6 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Asendorf, Joachim"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2323"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 Bxc3 6. dxc3 d6 7. Ne2 a6 8. a4
a5 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Be3 b6 11. g4 Nc5 12. Ng3 Bb7 13. Qc2 Nfd7 14. h4 Kh8 15.
O-O-O Qe8 16. b3 Ne6 17. Ne2 Ndc5 18. f3 Rd8 19. g5 f6 20. Rh3 Qf7 21. gxf6
gxf6 22. Ng3 Nf4 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Nf5 Bc8 25. Kb2 Rde8 26. Rh2 Bxf5 27. exf5
Re3 28. Rd4 Rfe8 29. Bh1 Qe7 30. Ka2 Re2 31. Rxe2 Qxe2 32. Rd2 Qe1 33. Rh2 Rg8
34. Qd2 Rg1 35. Qxe1 Rxe1 36. h5 h6 37. Kb2 Nd3+ 38. Kc2 Ne5 39. Kd2 Ra1 40.
Bg2 Ra2+ 41. Kd1 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lobzhanidze, Davit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8.
Rc1 d6 9. d5 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 Nb8 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. Nd4 O-O 13. Bg2 e5 14. Re3 Qd8
15. Nb5 Nc6 16. c5 a6 17. Nc3 Bf5 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Qxb7 Nd4 20. Qxa8 Nc2+ 21.
Kd2 Nxe3 22. Qxd8 Nc4+ 23. Kc1 Rxd8 24. Rd1 g6 25. Bd5 Na5 26. b4 c6 27. bxa5
cxd5 28. Rxd5 Rc8 29. Kd2 dxc5 30. Rxe5 Rb8 31. Rxc5 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. g3 Nbd7 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. O-O b5 8. a4
b4 9. Nb1 Ba6 10. Bg5 Rc8 11. Nbd2 c5 12. Rc1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qb6 14. Nb5 Bxb5
15. axb5 Qxb5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Qd2 O-O 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Nd6 Bxd6
21. Qxd6 Ne5 22. Qe7 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Kg7 24. h3 c3 25. bxc3 bxc3 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "188"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nbd7 11. Rd1 e5 12. d5 e4 13. Nxe4 Ne5 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6
15. Qe2 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 cxd5 17. Rxd5 Rc8 18. Qb3 Qe7 19. Bd2 Qe4 20. Bb4 Rfd8
21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rc1 h5 23. Bc3 Rc8 24. Rd1 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Qc6 26. c4 Qxc4 27.
Qxb7 Rc7 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. Qb8 Qc3 30. Kh2 Re7 31. Rd4 Qc5 32. Qf8 Qe5+ 33. g3
Qf6 34. Rf4 Qe6 35. g4 Rd7 36. gxh5 g5 37. h6 Qe5 38. Qc8 Rd5 39. Qf8 gxf4 40.
Qxf7+ Kxh6 41. Qf8+ Kg6 42. Qg8+ Kf6 43. Qf8+ Ke6 44. exf4 Qf6 45. Qe8+ Qe7 46.
Qc6+ Rd6 47. Qc8+ Kd5 48. Qf5+ Kd4 49. Qc2 Kd5 50. Qf5+ Kc6 51. Qc8+ Qc7 52.
Qa6+ Qb6 53. Qc8+ Kb5 54. Qc2 Qc5 55. Qb3+ Ka5 56. Qe3 Kb5 57. Qb3+ Qb4 58. Qe3
Rd4 59. Qe8+ Ka5 60. Qe5+ Ka4 61. f5 Qd2 62. Kg3 Rd3+ 63. f3 Ka3 64. f6 Rd5 65.
Qe7+ Kxa2 66. Qxa7+ Ra5 67. Qf7+ Ka1 68. h4 Qe1+ 69. Kh3 Qf1+ 70. Kg3 Qg1+ 71.
Kh3 Ra3 72. Qh5 Qe3 73. f7 Qf4 74. f8=Q Qxf8 75. Qe5+ Ka2 76. Qe2+ Kb1 77. Qd1+
Kb2 78. Qd2+ Kb3 79. Qd3+ Kb4 80. Qd4+ Ka5 81. Qa7+ Kb5 82. Qb7+ Kc5 83. Qc7+
Kd4 84. Qb6+ Ke5 85. Qc7+ Qd6 86. Qg7+ Kd5 87. Qg5+ Kc6 88. Kg4 Qe6+ 89. Kg3
Qe1+ 90. Kg4 Qg1+ 91. Kh5 Qxg5+ 92. hxg5 Rxf3 93. g6 Rg3 94. Kh6 Kd5 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Na6 7. O-O c5 8. d5
Bg4 9. Bc4 Nc7 10. a4 a6 11. Qe1 b6 12. Kh1 Rb8 13. e5 Nfe8 14. Qe2 Qc8 15. Ra3
Kh8 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Rxf3 e6 18. Rb3 exd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Nc7 21. Rbd3
Qe8 22. Bb3 dxe5 23. fxe5 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bd5 c4 26. Rd1 Rd8 27. Bb7 Qxe5
28. Re3 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Qc5 30. c3 Kg8 31. Bf3 Bh6 32. Re1 Bxc1 33. Qxc1 Re8 34.
Rf1 Kg7 35. Qd2 Qe5 36. Qd7 Re7 37. Qc6 Ne6 38. Rd1 Nf4 39. Qd6 Nd3 40. Rxd3
cxd3 41. Qxd3 Qg3 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bf6 11. Be4 Nce7 12. Qd3 g6 13. Bh6 Bg7 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Rac1 Bd7 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. h3 Rc8 18. Re2 Bf5 19. Qd2 Nc6 20. Rce1 Qd6
21. Ne5 Be6 22. h4 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 Rfe8 24. Qe3 Bd7 25. Qf3 Rxe5 26. dxe5 Qe7 27.
Nxd5 Qxh4 28. Nf4 Rc4 29. g3 Bc6 30. Nd5 Qd8 31. Qf6+ Qxf6 32. exf6+ Kh6 33.
Ne3 Rb4 34. f4 g5 35. Ng4+ Kg6 36. Ne5+ Kxf6 37. fxg5+ Kxg5 38. b3 f5 39. Nxc6
bxc6 40. Re7 a5 41. Rg7+ Kf6 42. Rxh7 a4 43. Rh4 Rxh4 44. gxh4 axb3 45. axb3
Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Buhmann, Rainer"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. a4 c5 12. Na3 Bb7 13. Bc3 Rc8 14. e3 Qc7 15. dxc5
bxc5 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. Bb2 Rfd8 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Nh4 Bf8 20. Bh3 d4 21. Bg2
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qb7+ 23. Kg1 Ne5 24. Nc4 Nxc4 25. Qxc4 Ne4 26. Qb5 Qxb5 27. axb5
dxe3 28. fxe3 Rb8 29. Be5 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rxb5 31. Rd8 c4 32. Bb2 Rxb3 33. Nf5
f6 34. Bd4 Kf7 35. Ra8 g6 36. Nh4 Bc5 37. Bxc5 Nxc5 38. Rc8 Rb5 39. Nf3 c3 40.
Nd4 Rb1+ 41. Kg2 Ne4 42. Rc7+ Ke8 43. Kf3 Ng5+ 44. Ke2 a5 45. Rxc3 Rb2+ 46. Kd3
Rxh2 47. Ra3 Rg2 48. Rxa5 Rxg3 49. Ra7 f5 50. Ne2 Rf3 51. Nf4 Rf1 52. Kd4 Rd1+
53. Ke5 Rd7 54. Rxd7 Kxd7 55. Kf6 Ne4+ 56. Kg7 g5 57. Ne2 Ke6 58. Kxh7 Kf6 59.
Kh6 Nd6 60. Ng3 g4 61. Kh5 Ke5 62. Kh4 Ne4 63. Ne2 Nd2 64. Ng3 Ne4 65. Ne2 Kf6
66. Nf4 Nd2 67. Ne2 Ke5 68. Ng3 Ne4 69. Ne2 Nc5 70. Ng3 Kf6 71. Nh5+ Kg6 72.
Nf4+ Kh6 73. Nd5 Kg6 74. Nf4+ Kf6 75. Nh5+ Ke6 76. Kg5 Ke5 77. Kh4 Ne4 78. Nf4
Nf6 79. Ne2 Nd5 80. e4 Kxe4 81. Ng3+ Kf4 82. Nh5+ Kf3 83. Kg5 f4 0-1

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Nc3
Bb4 9. Ne5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. Ba3 Qg5 13. Qd4 Bc6 14. h4 Qg6
15. Rfd1 f5 16. Qxc4 O-O-O 17. Qc5 Qe8 18. Qa7 Nb6 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Bxc6 bxc6
21. Rd1+ Kc8 22. Qxa6+ Kb8 23. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 e6 13. Nb3 Rd8 14. Bg5
f6 15. Be3 Nc6 16. Bb5 Nb4 17. a3 a6 18. Bc4 Nc6 19. O-O Bf8 20. a4 Kg7 21.
Rfd1 Bd7 22. d5 exd5 23. Bxd5 Be8 24. Bb6 Rd7 25. Bc5 Nd8 26. Bb6 h5 27. h3 Nc6
28. Nc5 Bxc5 29. Rxc5 Ne7 30. Rdc1 Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Rf7 32. a5 Bc6 33. Rd4 Re8 34.
f3 Ree7 35. Kf2 Rd7 36. Ke3 Rxd4 37. Bxd4 Rd7 38. Rc5 Kf7 39. g4 hxg4 40. hxg4
Re7 41. Bb2 Re8 42. Bc3 Rd8 43. g5 f5 44. exf5 Rd5 45. Rxd5 Bxd5 46. f6 Bc6 47.
f4 Bd7 48. Kd4 Bf5 49. Kd5 Bc2 50. Kd6 Bf5 51. Bd2 Be4 52. Kc7 Ke6 53. Be3 Kf7
54. Kc8 Ke6 55. f5+ Bxf5 56. Kxb7 Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Collins, Sam E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Ireland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRL"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. e3 Nh5 8. Be5
Nhf6 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Nd2 Bg6 12. b4 f6 13. Be2 e5 14. Nb3 Be7 15.
a4 O-O 16. O-O Kh8 17. Qd2 Re8 18. b5 Qc8 19. Qb2 Bd8 20. b6 e4 21. Rae1 Nf8
22. Qc3 f5 23. f3 exf3 24. gxf3 Bf6 25. Bd3 Ne6 26. Bd6 Ng5 27. Kh1 Bh5 28. Nd2
Qd7 29. Bc2 Bg6 30. Re2 Re6 31. f4 Ne4 32. Nxe4 fxe4 33. Rg2 Bf5 34. Rfg1 Rg8
35. Bd1 Qf7 36. Be2 Ree8 37. Be5 Bh3 38. Rg3 Bf5 39. Qb3 Rd8 40. R1g2 Rde8 41.
Qd1 Re7 42. Bh5 Qe6 43. Qg1 Rd7 44. a5 Re7 45. h4 Rd7 46. Be2 Re7 47. h5 h6 48.
Kh2 Qf7 49. Qd1 Qe6 50. Bg4 Bxg4 51. Rxg4 Qf5 52. Rg6 Rf7 53. Qg4 Qxg4 54.
R2xg4 Kh7 55. Kh3 Rff8 56. Rg2 Rf7 57. Kg4 Rgf8 58. Rg1 Kh8 59. Kh3 Rg8 60.
R1g3 Kh7 61. Rg2 Kh8 62. Kg4 Kh7 63. Bd6 Re8 64. Rg1 Rg8 65. f5 Re8 66. Kf4 Ra8
67. Be5 Rc8 68. R1g4 Ra8 69. Rxf6 Rxf6 70. Bxf6 gxf6 71. Rg6 Rf8 72. Kg3 Rf7
73. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.22"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Vuckovic, Bojan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Serbia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. Rb1 Qxc3+ 10. Kd1 Kf8 11. Nf3 b6 12. Qh5 h6 13. Ng5 g6 14. Qh4 Qc7
15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. Qf6+ Kg8 17. Rb3 g5 18. Bxg5 hxg5 19. Qxg5+ Kf8 20. Qf6+ Ke8
21. Qxh8+ Kd7 22. Bb5+ Nbc6 23. Qf6 a6 24. Bxc6+ Qxc6 25. h4 a5 26. Qf4 Qc5 27.
Kd2 Ba6 28. Rhb1 Rc8 29. R1b2 Rc6 30. Kd1 a4 31. Rf3 d3 32. Qxa4 Qc3 33. Qb3
dxc2+ 34. Qxc2 Be2+ 35. Kxe2 Qxe5+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.23"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vocaturo, Daniele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A64"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 exd5 7. cxd5 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. h3 Rb8 13. Nc4 Ne5 ({This is much
more aggressive than} 13... Nb6 {, which moves the weight centre of the battle
on the queenside.}) 14. Na3 Nh5 15. e4 Bd7 ({I happened to be playing my own
game just a few boards away from that on which the following crushing win for
Black took place:} 15... Rf8 {(This move came into the limelight after the
controversial game Kortschnoj-Kasparov, back in 1982)} 16. Be3 {A rare and
apparently inadequate move.} ({The main line goes} 16. Kh2 f5 17. f4 b5 {
Van Wely,L (2697)-Timman,J (2605)/Wijk aan Zee 2002/CBM 087/[Ernst] (0-1, 30)})
16... f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. g4 Bxg4 19. hxg4 Qh4 20. f3 $146 {This is the only
move allowing White staying alive for a while.} (20. gxh5 Ng4 21. Re1 Nxe3 22.
fxe3 Be5 $19) (20. Re1 Nxg4 21. Ne4 Rbe8 22. Re2 Rxe4 23. Bxe4 Qh2+ {0-1 Husek,
Z (2200)-Petrik,K (2295)/Nova Bana 1983/MCD. In both these lines, the
missplacement of the e3-bishop is obvious.}) 20... Nxg4 $1 21. fxg4 Be5 22. Rf3
$8 Qh2+ 23. Kf1 Ng3+ 24. Kf2 Rxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Rf8 26. Nc4 Nh1+ 27. Kf1 Rxf3+ 28.
Bxf3 Ng3+ 29. Ke1 Bd4 $17 {Jianu,V (2528)-Nisipeanu,L (2683)/Baile Herculane,
Romanian team-ch 2010/ (0-1, 52). Strictly speaking, White has sufficient
material equivalent for the queen, but his forces lack coordination.}) 16. a5
b5 ({I always have been reluctant to the greedy} 16... Qxa5 17. g4 (17. f4 Nxg3
18. fxe5 Nxf1 19. Qxf1 Bxe5 20. Be3 Qd8 21. Nc4 f6 22. Qf2 Rf8 23. Qd2 Rf7 24.
Bf4 Qe7 25. Rf1 b5 26. Na5 b4 27. Nd1 Bb5 $17 {Gretarsson,H (2398)-Golizadeh,A
(2481)/Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2010/CBM 139 (0-1, 49)}) 17... Nf6 18. g5 Nh5 19. f4
Nc4 20. Nxc4 Qxa1 21. Nxd6 $44 {with huge space advantage for White,
compensating the missing exchange; see for instance Avrukh,B (2641)-Kamsky,G 
(2714)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2007/CBM 122/[Avrukh,B] (0-1, 53)}) 17. axb6 Bb5 $5 {
Black sacrifices a pawn, obtaining compensation in the spirit of the Benko
Gambit. After exchanging his light-squared bishop, he also avoids problems of
coordination regarding the excessive number of pieces competing for the
d7-square.} (17... Rxb6 {does not spare White the necessity of sacrificng
material in the close future.} {Finally, here is another game I had the
occasion to watch from close distance:} 18. f4 (18. g4 Qh4 19. gxh5 (19. Re1 $2
Bxg4 $1 20. hxg4 Nxg4 21. Qf3 {Payen,A (2400)-Sanglan,P (2175)/Avoine 2004/EXT
2005 (1-0, 36)} Bd4 $40) 19... Bxh3 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Qe2 Rxb2 $3 22. Bxb2 Bxg2
23. Kxg2 Qg5+ $11) (18. Kh2 f5 19. f4 {Civin,T (2410)-Nokes,R (2330)/
Queenstown 2006/CBM 110 ext (1-0, 44)} Rb4 $5 20. Nc2 (20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Ne2
fxe4 22. Nc2 Rb3 23. Ne3 Rd3 24. Qe1 Bb5 $44) 20... Nc4 21. Nxb4 cxb4 22. Na4
fxe4 23. Re1 Qa5 $44 {[%csl Gd5]} 24. Rxe4 Rxe4 25. Bxe4 Na3 $1 {[%csl Ga4]})
18... Nxg3 19. Rf2 Rb4 20. fxe5 (20. Nc2 Nc4 $36) 20... Bxe5 21. Nc2 f5 {
Black's desire to open the kingside is natural, but maybe he should delay this
thematic move. In the game, he eventually reached sufficient compensation, but
White had some possibilities to deviate on the way.} (21... Qh4 $5 {may
deserve further investigation.}) 22. Nxb4 (22. exf5 $5) 22... cxb4 23. Ne2 Qh4
24. Be3 fxe4 25. Qd2 (25. Nd4 $5) 25... Nxe2+ 26. Qxe2 Qg3 27. Rxa6 Bxh3 28.
Kf1 {Fight has reached the culminating point.} Bxb2 $5 {[%csl Gc3][%cal Gb2e5,
Gb4b3] Not only creating a dangerous passed pawn, but also getting the
c3-square for the bishop.} (28... Bg4 $2 {allowed the strong counterattacking
move} 29. Qb5 $1 $18 {, putting the black king in lethal danger, Dziuba,M 
(2582)-Iordachescu,V (2623)/Bratto 2010/ (1-0, 39)}) ({The simple} 28... Qh2
29. Ke1 Bg3 {may not be entirely adequate.}) 29. Rb6 (29. Qxb2 Qxe3 30. Ra1 Re5
$44 {Four pawns for a rook and the exposed position of the white king should
offer Black sufficient compensation.}) 29... Bc3 $1 {[%cal Gg3h2]} 30. Bxh3 (
30. Kg1 Be5 $1 31. Kf1 Ra8 $19) 30... Qxh3+ 31. Kg1 Ra8 32. Rf1 Qg3+ 33. Kh1
Qh3+ $11) 18. Naxb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Qxb6 20. Na3 Qb3 $146 {I was surprized to
find out that only this is a novelty. The pressure along the third rank is
quite effective.} ({Hurrying with the advance of the c-pawn eventually caused
Black to run out of steam after} 20... c4 21. Kh2 Qc5 22. Be3 Qb4 23. Nc2 Qxb2
24. Ra6 Red8 25. Nd4 c3 26. Nc6 c2 27. Qc1 Nxc6 28. Rxc6 $16 {Anastasian,A 
(2555)-Gopal,G (2480)/Abu Dhabi 2007/CBM 119 ext (1-0, 46)}) 21. Kh2 {A
prophylactic move, admitting the fact that at the present moment White cannot
undertake anything concrete.} (21. f4 $2 Qxg3 22. fxe5 Bxe5 $19) ({At the
present stage,} 21. g4 Nf6 {[%cal Gf6d7,Gc5c4,Gd7c5] only helps Black
recycling his knight from the edge of the board.}) 21... Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Rb3 23.
g4 {Accompanied by a draw offer. Grischuk was very short of time by this
moment and Black's position looks quite promissing. According to his young
opponent, he would have liked to accept the draw, but the critical match
situation determined him to play on.} (23. f4 $6 Nf3+ 24. Bxf3 Rxf3 $17 {
[%csl Ge4]}) 23... Nf6 24. Kg1 Nfd7 (24... Reb8 $5 {looks like a good
alternative.}) 25. f4 Nf3+ 26. Kf2 (26. Bxf3 Rxf3 27. Nc4 Rxe4 28. Ra8+ Bf8 29.
Nxd6 Re2 $132) 26... Nh4 27. Nc4 Bd4+ 28. Kf1 (28. Rxd4 cxd4 29. Nxd6 Reb8 $36)
28... Rg3 29. Nxd6 $5 Rxg2 $2 {Underestimating the force of White's
counterattack.} (29... Rb8 $1 30. Rd2 (30. Bh1 Rxh3 31. Bg2 Rh2 $17) 30... Nxg2
31. Rxg2 Rxh3 $132 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Gh3h1] is at least OK for Black.}) 30. Rxd4
$1 cxd4 31. Nxe8 $18 {Suddenly, there is no attack left for Black, but his
king is in deadly danger.} Nc5 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. g5 Nd3 34. Ng4 Rc2 35. d6 Nc5
36. f5 gxf5 37. exf5 Nxf5 38. Bf4 Rxb2 39. Rc1 Rb5 40. Rxc5 Rxc5 41. d7 Rd5 42.
Nf6 Rxd7 43. Nxd7 Kg6 44. Ne5+ Kh5 45. Nf3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.24"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Nge7 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bd2 b6 10. a3 Bb7 11. Rb1 Qd7 12. Qa4 Rd8 13. b4 Ba8 14. Rfd1 O-O 15. e3
g5 16. h4 g4 17. Ne1 Ng6 18. Nb5 f5 19. Bc3 e5 20. Bd5+ Kh8 21. Ng2 Nge7 22. e4
f4 23. Kh2 fxg3+ 24. fxg3 Rf3 25. bxc5 dxc5 26. Rf1 Bb7 27. Ba1 Rdf8 28. Rxf3
gxf3 29. Ne3 Bc8 30. g4 h5 31. Nxa7 Nxa7 32. Qxd7 Bxd7 33. Rxb6 Bxg4 34. Rb2
Nac6 35. Kg3 Nd4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.25"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. O-O a5 11. Qd1 O-O 12. Nd2 Nxd4 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Bg2
Bc8 15. Nxc4 c5 16. e3 Ba6 17. b3 Nf5 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. Rd1 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Bxc4 23. bxc4 Qd6 24. Qa4 h6 25. a3 Nd3 26. Nb5 Qd8 27.
Qd1 Qd7 28. g4 Ne7 29. f4 Ne5 30. Qxd7 Nxd7 31. Nd6 Nb6 32. Bb7 Kf8 33. Kf2 f5
34. h3 g5 35. Ba6 gxf4 36. exf4 fxg4 37. hxg4 Nc6 38. Nb7 e5 39. Bb5 Nd4 40.
fxe5 Ke7 41. Nxc5 Nc2 42. a4 Na3 43. Ke3 Nbxc4+ 44. Kd4 Nxb5+ 45. Kxc4 Nc7 46.
Nd3 Ke6 47. Kd4 Ke7 48. Kc5 Kd7 49. Nf4 Na6+ 50. Kb6 Nb8 51. e6+ Kd6 52. Kxa5
Kc5 53. Ng6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.28"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Ne5 Bd7 8. Na3
cxd4 9. Naxc4 Be7 10. Bf4 Nd5 11. Nxd7 Nxf4 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nde5 Ng6 14. Nxc6
Qd5 15. Nxe7 Kxe7 16. Qd3 Rhd8 17. Qa3+ Kf6 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Qd3 Ke7 20. Qa3+
Kf6 21. Qd3 Ke7 22. Qa3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.30"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e4 h5 6. h4 d6 7. Nge2 Bg4 8. f3 Be6
9. d3 Qd7 10. Nd5 Nce7 11. d4 c6 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. d5 Bd7 14. Qb3 b6 15. dxc6
Bxc6 16. Nc3 Bh6 17. Bh3 Bxc1 18. Rxc1 g5 19. hxg5 Qxg5 20. Ke2 Ne7 21. Rcg1 f5
22. Qd1 Rf8 23. Qd2 Qg6 24. Qe3 O-O-O 25. a4 Kb7 26. Kd2 Rf7 27. Bf1 fxe4 28.
fxe4 Rdf8 29. Be2 Rh7 30. a5 Ng8 31. axb6 axb6 32. g4 hxg4 33. Rxg4 Qf7 34.
Rxh7 Qxh7 35. Qg1 Ne7 36. Rg7 Qh6+ 37. Kc2 Qf6 38. Qg5 Qxg5 39. Rxg5 Rg8 40.
Rxg8 Nxg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.10.01"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. b4 b6
9. h3 a5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Bd3 Qc8 {This line has gained popularity. It was
examined in CBM 132, annotations to Kasimdzhanov - Jakovenko; a good deal of
games played after that will be quoted here. Black doesn't hurry with ...Ba6,
first protecting the important c6 square and thus avoiding b4-b5 and c5-c6.}
12. O-O (12. Na4 $5 axb4 13. axb4 Ba6 14. O-O Qb7 15. cxb6 Bxd3 (15... Bxb4 16.
Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Qb3 Be7 18. Ne5 Rfa8 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Bc7 Ra5 21. Rfc1 Bd8 $2 (
21... g6 {looks safe}) 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Qc3 Rb5 24. Nc5 $16 {1-0 Edouard,R 
(2608)-Lemos,D (2556)/Cappelle la Grande FRA 2010/The Week in Chess 798 (33)})
16. Qxd3 Nxb6 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. bxc5 Nc4 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd7 21. Bd6 Rxa1
22. Rxa1 Ra8 23. Rb1 Qc8 {, and White failed to find a breakthrough:} 24. Kh2
h6 25. Rb2 Ra7 26. f3 Qa8 27. Rb3 Qc8 28. e4 Qa6 29. exd5 exd5 30. Qe3 Qc8 31.
Qe7 Ra8 32. Re3 Nf8 33. Qxf8+ {1/2 Riazantsev,A (2660)-Bologan,V (2684)/France
2010/CBM 135 Extra}) 12... Ba6 13. Rb1 {Avoiding simplifications.} (13. Bh2 Qb7
(13... Bxd3 14. Qxd3 axb4 15. axb4 Qb7 16. Rfb1 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ra8 18. Qb1 Bd8
19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Qa2 Qxa2 {1/2 Gagunashvili,M (2564)-Moradiabadi,E (2547)/
Ravana 2009/EXT 2010}) 14. Qc2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 {1-0 Evdokimov,A (2564)-Lekic,D 
(2396)/Rijeka 2010/CBM 136 (33)} axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ra8 $11) (13. Bxa6
Qxa6 14. Rb1 Rfc8 15. Qc2 Bd8 16. Rfc1 axb4 17. axb4 Qb7 18. Nd2 Bc7 19. Bxc7
Qxc7 20. cxb6 Nxb6 21. Ne2 Ne8 22. Ra1 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Nd6 $11 {1/2 Delchev,A 
(2625)-Svetushkin,D (2554)/Rijeka 2010/CBM 136 (54)}) (13. Qe2 Bxd3 (13... Ne4
14. Qc2 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 {1/2 Panarin,M (2532)-Elizarov,D (2341)/
Armavir 2010/CBM 135 Extra}) 14. Qxd3 Qb7 15. Rfb1 (15. Nd2 axb4 (15... Ra7 16.
Rab1 axb4 17. axb4 Rfa8 18. Nb3 Ra3 19. Qc2 Bd8 20. b5 Be7 21. Rfc1 h6 22. Qd1
bxc5 23. Nxc5 Nxc5 24. dxc5 R3a5 $11 {1/2 Eljanov,P (2751)-Jakovenko,D (2725)/
Odessa 2010/CBM 136 Extra (50)}) 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ra8 18. Qb1 Rxa1 19.
Qxa1 bxc5 20. bxc5 e5 $1 21. dxe5 Ne8 22. e4 Nxc5 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Nf3 Nc7 25.
Be3 N5e6 $11 {1/2 Fier,A (2601)-Onischuk,A (2670)/Bursa 2010/CBM 134 (31)}) (
15. Rfc1 Rfc8 16. Nd2 h6 17. Rcb1 axb4 18. axb4 Bd8 19. Na4 Bc7 20. Bxc7 Qxc7
21. cxb6 Nxb6 22. Nc5 Ne8 23. b5 Nd6 24. bxc6 Qxc6 $11 {1/2 Mozharov,M (2474)
-Rychagov,A (2551)/Moscow 2010/CBM 137 (33)}) 15... axb4 (15... Ra7 16. Nd2
Rfa8 17. Qf1 h6 18. Qc1 Bd8 19. Nb3 axb4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Nxa1 Ne8 22. Nc2 Bc7
23. Bxc7 Nxc7 24. Ra1 Rxa1 25. Qxa1 bxc5 26. bxc5 e5 $11 {1/2 Riazantsev,A 
(2661)-Jakovenko,D (2736)/Moscow 2009/CBM 134 (30)}) 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ra8
18. Qb1 Bd8 (18... Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Ne4 $6 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Nd2 f5 22. Qa2 Kf7
23. f3 exf3 24. Nxf3 bxc5 25. bxc5 h6 26. g4 $36 {1-0 Postny,E (2595)-Hracek,Z
(2633)/Sibenik CRO 2010/The Week in Chess 827 (51)}) 19. Ra2 Ne8 20. Qa1 Rxa2
21. Qxa2 Bc7 22. Bxc7 Nxc7 23. Qa4 {1/2 Khalifman,A (2612)-Karpov,A (2644)/
Zuerich 2009/CBM 131 Extra}) 13... Bxd3 (13... Bd8 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 $6 15. b5 Qc8
16. bxc6 Qxc6 17. Qa4 Rc8 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Rfc1 bxc5 20. dxc5 Be7 21. Qxc6 Rxc6
22. Nd4 Rcc8 23. Ncb5 $16 Ne4 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. Nd6 $1 {1-0 Dreev,A (2649)
-Kovachev,D (2305)/Plovdiv BUL 2010/The Week in Chess 833}) 14. Qxd3 Qb7 15.
Qc2 {White choses to bring his knight to d3. The other plan was to bring it to
b3:} (15. Nd2 Ra7 16. Rfc1 axb4 17. axb4 Rfa8 18. Nb3 b5 $6 (18... Bd8) (18...
Ra3) 19. Na5 $1 Qc8 20. Nxc6 $1 {A typical piece sacrifice in this structure.}
Qxc6 21. Nxb5 Rb7 22. Nc7 Rxc7 23. b5 Qb7 24. c6 Qc8 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. cxd7
Qxd7 27. b6 $16 {1-0 Zhou Weiqi (2563)-Ji Dan (2342)/Xinghua Jiangsu 2009/CBM
131 (32)}) 15... axb4 16. axb4 h6 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. Ne1 Ra3 (18... Bd8 19. Nd3
b5 20. g4 Ra6 21. f3 Rca8 (21... Bc7 $5) 22. h4 Nh7 23. Qh2 Ndf8 24. Bg3 {
Van Wely is planning the advance g4-g5 and so he does not want to be provoked
into the premature h4-h5. Van Wely plant den Vorstoß g4-g5, deswegen will er
sich nicht zum frühzeitigen h4-h5 provozieren lassen.} Ra3 $11 {1-0 Van Wely,L
(2654)-Halkias,S (2546)/Plovdiv 2003/CBM 098/[Dautov] (57)}) 19. Nd3 Qa8 $6 {
A strange move, after which White can regain the a-file.} (19... Rca8 $142) 20.
Qb2 {[%cal Rb1a1]} Ne4 21. Ra1 $6 (21. Nxe4 $142 dxe4 22. Ne5 Nxe5 (22... Ra2
23. Qc3 Ra3 (23... Nf6 24. cxb6 Nd5 25. Qb3 Nxb6 26. Rxc6) 24. Qc2) 23. Bxe5 {
[%csl Re4] , and the pawn structure changes in White's favour.}) 21... Rxa1 22.
Rxa1 Qb7 23. Nd1 (23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 f6 26. Bg3 bxc5 27. dxc5
Bxc5 28. Qa2 Bxb4 29. Qxe6+ Kh8 30. Qxe4 Qe7 {, and Black should hold on.}) (
23. cxb6 $5 Qxb6 24. Qa3 Nxc3 25. Qxc3 $14 {[%csl Rc6,Gd3]}) 23... Ra8 24. Ra2
Rxa2 25. Qxa2 bxc5 26. bxc5 Qb5 27. Qc2 {A typical position. It looks like
Black has no problems but still he should be accurate in view of the potential
weakness of his c6-pawn.} Bd8 $6 {Careless!} ({The curious tactical trick} 
27... e5 $5 28. Nxe5 (28. Bxe5 Qc4 $1 29. Qxc4 dxc4 30. Nb4 Nxe5 31. dxe5 Bxc5
32. Nc2 $13) 28... Nxe5 29. Bxe5 Qa5 30. Qd3 (30. Qe2 Qa1 {[%cal Re4c3,Re4c5]})
30... Qe1+ 31. Qf1 Qd2 $44 {is probably beyond human imagination.}) (27... Bh4
$5 28. f3 (28. g3 Bf6 {[%csl Rf4]}) 28... Ng3) 28. f3 Nef6 29. N1b2 Ba5 30. Qa4
$1 {White's plan is to exchange queens and bishops. In the knight endgame the
weakness on c6 will become visible.} Qxa4 31. Nxa4 {[%mdl 4096]} Kf8 32. Nc1
Ne8 33. Nb3 Bc7 (33... Bd8 34. Nb2 {[%cal Yb2d3,Yd3b4] - Black will not be
able to avoid the bishop exchange anyway.}) (33... Bb4 34. Nb6 $1 Ndf6 35. Kf2
$16 {[%cal Yb3c1,Yc1d3,Yd3e5]}) 34. Bxc7 Nxc7 35. Na5 Nb8 36. Nb2 Ke7 37. Nd3
f6 38. Kf2 {White is now ready to open the "second front" in the centre and on
the kingside. As Black's king and Nb8 are tied to the c6-pawn, and his only
"free" piece (Nc7) is badly restricted, it turns out that his defence is not
so easy.} Kd7 39. e4 Nb5 40. Ke3 Na6 41. e5 $1 f5 42. g4 $1 fxg4 (42... g5 $5
43. f4 $5 (43. gxf5 exf5 44. e6+ Kxe6 45. Nxc6 $14 {[%csl Gc5]}) 43... gxf4+
44. Nxf4 fxg4 45. hxg4 Nb4 $132) 43. hxg4 g5 44. Nb3 Na3 45. f4 Nc4+ $6 {
The knight has nothing to do here.} (45... gxf4+ 46. Kxf4 Nc2 $1 {is
apparently enough for a draw as after} 47. Kg3 Ke7 48. Kh4 Kf7 49. Kh5 Kg7 50.
g5 hxg5 51. Kxg5 Kf7 52. Kh6 {Black is not in zugzwang:} Nc7) 46. Kf3 gxf4 47.
Kxf4 Ke7 48. Kg3 Kf7 $6 {And now it's a different story. Now Black's Nc4 is a
mere defender of the a5-square, and zugzwang is a real threat. The reciprocal
zugzwang arises with Kh5 - Kg7, and, taking into account the other factors,
h4-f7 is a pair of "mined" squares, too...} (48... Kf8 $1 {was right:} 49. Kh4
Kf7 $1 50. Kh5 Kg7 $22 51. Nf4 (51. g5 hxg5 52. Kxg5 Kf7 53. Kh6 Ne3 $1 54. Kh7
$6 Nf5) 51... Nc7 52. Ng6 Nb5 53. Ne7 Na7 {, and White can't make any progress}
) (48... Ke8 $144 $1) 49. Kh4 Kg6 $2 (49... Kg7 50. Kh5 $22 Kh7 51. Nf4 Nc7 52.
Ng6 $1 {[%cal Rg6e7]} Nb5 53. Nf8+ $18 {[%csl Rh7]}) (49... Kg8 $1 {still gave
Black drawing chances:} 50. Nf4 Nc7 51. Ng6 $1 {[%cal Rg6e7]} (51. Kh5 $4 Kg7
$22) 51... Kf7 52. Kh5 Ne3 53. Na5 Nb5 (53... Nxg4 $5 54. Nh8+ (54. Nxc6 Nh2
55. Kxh6 Nf3) 54... Kg7 55. Kxg4 Kxh8 56. Nxc6 Kg7 {is not that clear, too.})
54. Nxc6 Ke8 55. Kxh6 Nxg4+ 56. Kg5 Ne3 57. Kf6 Kd7 58. Nb4 Nxd4 59. Kf7 {
- Black may manage to give up his two knights for the white pawns and avoid
the "Troitzky line" in the resulting 2N vs P ending.}) (49... Kf8 $144 $1 50.
Nf4 Nc7 51. Ng6+ $1) 50. Nf4+ Kf7 51. Nd3 $2 (51. Kh5) 51... Kg6 $2 (51... Kg8
$1) 52. Nf4+ Kf7 53. Kh5 Ne3 $8 54. Nd3 $1 Nb8 (54... Kg7 55. Na5 Nb8 56. Nb4
$18) 55. Na5 {[%cal Rd3b4]} Nc2 $8 56. Nb3 (56. Kxh6 $5 Nxd4 57. Nb4 $22 {
but White finds a more convincing way.}) 56... Ne3 57. Nb4 $1 {[%cal Rb3a5]}
Ke7 58. Na5 Kd7 59. Nd3 $1 Ke7 60. Nb4 Kd7 61. Nd3 Ke7 62. Nf2 $1 {The h6-pawn
falls, and the g4-pawn moves forward.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.10.03"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15.
Qc2 Rc8 16. axb5 axb5 17. b3 g6 18. Bb2 Qc7 19. c4 bxc4 20. Nxc4 exd4 21. Bxd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Danchevski, Orce"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2402"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Skopje"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan Socar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nf3 Bxc3 4. bxc3 Nc6 5. d3 d6 6. e4 f5 7. exf5 Bxf5 8.
Be2 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. c5 dxc5 11. Qb3+ Nd5 12. Qxb7 Nxc3 13. Qb3+ Nd5 14. Ba3
Be6 15. Bxc5 Nf4 16. Qc2 Rf6 17. Be3 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Bg4 19. Rac1 Qd7 20. Rc4
Raf8 21. Rfc1 Rg6 22. Kh1 Rff6 23. a3 h6 24. Re4 Kh8 25. Qd1 h5 26. Rxg4 Qxg4
27. Ne1 Qxd1 28. Rxd1 Nd4 29. Bxd4 exd4 30. Nf3 Ra6 31. h4 Rxa3 32. Re1 Rf6 33.
Re8+ Kh7 34. Ng5+ Kg6 35. Ne4 Rxd3 36. g3 a5 37. Re5 a4 38. Rg5+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan Socar"]
[BlackTeam "Chernigov"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. e4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4 Bb7 14. O-O Qc7
15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Rfe1 Bf6 17. Bd2 c5 18. d5 h6 19. Qg4 exd5 20. Bf4 Qc8 21.
cxd5 Rfe8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Bxh6 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Qxc8 Bxc8 26. Bd2 Bd4
27. Bf3 Bh3 28. Bf4 f6 29. g4 f5 30. g5 Bg4 31. Bxg4 fxg4 32. g6 Re2 33. Rd2
Re1+ 34. Kg2 Kf8 35. Bb8 a6 36. Ba7 Re5 37. Bxb6 Ke8 38. Kg3 Rxd5 39. Kxg4 Rd6
40. Bc7 Rxg6+ 41. Kf5 Rf6+ 42. Ke4 g5 43. f4 gxf4 44. Bxf4 Kf7 45. Rg2 Re6+ 46.
Kd5 Rf6 47. Bd6 Rf5+ 48. Kc6 Rf6 49. Kd7 Rf1 50. Rc2 Rf5 51. Kc6 Rf6 52. Re2
Kg6 53. Kd5 Rf5+ 54. Kc4 Bf2 55. Bg3 Bxg3 56. hxg3 Kf7 57. g4 Rf4+ 58. Kxc5
Rxg4 59. Kb6 Rg6+ 60. Ka5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.20"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Stupak, Kirill"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan Socar"]
[BlackTeam "Vesnianka Gran"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 c6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. Bb3 Re8
15. Re1 e4 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. Qb1 Bd7 18. Rc5 Ng4 19. h3 b6 20. Rc2 Nf6 21. Rec1
Rac8 22. a3 Rc7 23. Ba4 Rec8 24. b4 Ne8 25. Bb3 Be6 26. Bxe6 Qxe6 27. a4 Qd5
28. a5 Nd6 29. Nc4 Nxc4 30. Rxc4 f5 31. Qa2 Kh7 32. axb6 axb6 33. Qa6 Rb8 34.
R4c3 Kh8 35. h4 f4 36. Qc4 Qf5 37. exf4 Qxf4 38. g3 Qf5 39. Re3 Re8 40. Rc2 Qg6
41. Qa6 Rb8 42. b5 Qd6 43. Rxe4 Qd5 44. Re1 c5 45. dxc5 Rxc5 46. Rxc5 Qxc5 47.
Qa4 Rf8 48. Re2 Kh7 49. Qe4+ Kh8 50. Qd3 Qf5 51. Qb3 Qc5 52. Re3 Kh7 53. Qd3+
Qf5 54. Qe2 Qc5 55. Re5 Qd4 56. Re6 Rf5 57. Qc2 Qc5 58. Qxc5 bxc5 59. Kf1 c4
60. b6 Rb5 61. Ke2 Rb3 62. h5 Kg8 63. Kd2 Kf7 64. Rc6 Rd3+ 65. Kc2 Rb3 66. g4
Ke7 67. f4 Kf7 68. g5 hxg5 69. fxg5 Kg8 70. Rc8+ Kh7 71. Rb8 Rb5 72. Kc3 Rxg5
73. Kxc4 Rg1 74. Rd8 Rc1+ 75. Kb5 Rb1+ 76. Kc6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.21"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Economist SGSEU"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan Socar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 dxc4 (4... Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7.
e3 c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Rc1 {Safer seems to be} Bxc3+ $5 ({After} 9... Ne4 10.
Qxd5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxc3+ 12. Kd1 O-O 13. Bc4 Nf6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ke2 b5 {
White has the simple} 16. cxb6 $5 ({My notes deal with the ambitious and very
complex} 16. c6 Ba6 $13 {Kramnik,V (2772)-Ponomariov,R (2739)/Moscow /2009/CBM
133/}) 16... Qxd5 17. Bxd5 Ba6+ 18. Bc4 axb6 19. a4 $14 {Here White has an
edge without any risk, disgusted by his opening, Black didin't offer much
resistance:} Bb2 $6 20. Rc2 Rfc8 21. Nd2 b5 22. axb5 Bxb5 23. Rb1 Bxc4+ 24.
Rxc4 Bf6 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Ne4 Re8 27. f4 Bd4 $2 28. exd4 Rxe4+ 29. Kd3 f5 30.
g3 Re7 31. Rb5 {1-0,Kramnik,V (2790)-Mamedyarov,S (2761)/Dortmund/2010/}) (9...
O-O 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 Ne4 12. b4 Nxc3 13. Qa1 Qa4 14. Qxc3 $44 {Without
the insertion of h6 and Bh4 as in the game Aronian-Kramnik, Moscow 2010, this
line seems fine for White and the practical results back this up.}) 10. bxc3
O-O 11. Be2 (11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Qd4 Be6 (12... Ne4 13. Qxd5 Nxc5 $32) (12... Bf5
$5) 13. Qb4 {Jaracz,P (2543)-Estremera Panos,S (2337)/Arvier/2010/} Qxa2 $1 14.
Bd3 a5 15. Qxb7 Qa3 $13 {/3}) 11... Ne4 12. O-O Ndxc5 13. Be7 Re8 14. Bxc5 Qxc5
(14... Nxc5 $5 15. c4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Be6 17. Ng5 $5 Bxc4 18. Rxc4 Ne6 $11) 15.
c4 dxc4 16. Rxc4 Qe7 17. Qc2 Nd6 18. Rc7 Bf5 19. Qc1 Qd8 20. Rd1 Rc8 21. Rxc8
Qxc8 22. Qa3 Ne4 23. Rc1 (23. Qxa7 $5 Nc3 24. Re1 $13 {was probably worth the
try.}) 23... Qb8 24. Nd4 Bd7 {Cmilyte,V (2513)-Koneru,H (2593)/ECC W Plovdiv/
2010/ Black gradually neutralized White's pressure and achieved full equality.}
) 5. Bg5 {White has other options here:} ({A chance do divert the game onto a
different path is} 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 ({More popular and at least equivalent is} 5...
c6 6. Qxc4 b5 $132) 6. e4 a6 (6... c5 $6 7. d5 $1 exd5 8. e5 d4 9. exf6 dxc3
10. Bxc4 Qxf6 11. Bg5 Qc6 12. O-O-O $1 $40 {is an opening trap, which has been
around for half a century already.}) 7. Bxc4 c6 8. Qd1 $5 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 $2 ({
Correct is of course} 9... c5 {, transposing to the Meran branch, which
brought Anand great success in Bonn 2008 against Kramnik. However, this line
doesn't belong to Naiditsch's repertoire.}) 10. e5 $16 {Mamedyarov,S (2761)
-Naiditsch,A (2684)/Dortmund/2010/}) (5. e3 a6 {leads to Queen's Gambit
Accepted lines, considered harmless for Black, as White has somewhat
prematurely developed his N to c3.}) ({Finally, a more popular move-order is} 
5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 {, transposing back into our game.}) 5... Bb4 6. e4 h6 $5 {
Kramnik introduced this interesting sideline into elite practice in last
year's Tal memorial (see the notes to Ivanchuk-Kramnik, Moscow 2009 in CBM 133)
. However, the main move status still belongs to} (6... c5 {and now:} {White
plays} 7. Bxc4 ({One of the critical positions arises after} 7. e5 cxd4 8. Qa4+
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Ne4 Be7 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Bh4 {Objectively Black should
probably go for the customary} Rc8 ({Recently we have seen some attempts to
sacrifice the Pc4:} 12... Qc7 13. Kb1 Qf4 14. Re1 Nb4 (14... Ne5 $5) 15. Qxb4
$6 {While this motif works nicely on move 13, here it's more or less dubious.}
(15. Qd1 $142 $1 Bc6 $5 (15... c3 16. Qc1 c2+ 17. Ka1 $16) 16. Qxd4 Qf5 17.
Qxc4 $14 {and Black still has to prove he has full compensation.}) 15... Bxb4
16. Nxf6+ Kd8 17. Re4 Qf5 18. Ne5 Bc6 19. g4 Qxe5 $1 20. Rxe5 Bxh1 21. Nd5+ Kd7
22. Nxb4 d3 23. a4 Rhg8 24. h3 f5 $36 {Riazantsev,A (2674)-Naiditsch,A (2686)/
Poikovsky/2010/}) ({After} 12... e5 13. Bxc4 a6 14. Qb3 {the straightforward}
Na5 $2 (14... Rc8 $142) (14... O-O $5) {should have run into} 15. Nxf6+ $1 (15.
Bxf7+ $2 Kf8 {Anand,V (2788)-Kosteniuk,A (2517)/Moscow WCh 5'/2009/} {/\} 16.
Qd5 Rc8+ 17. Kd2 Bc6 $17) 15... Bxf6 16. Bxf7+ Kf8 17. Qa3+ Be7 18. Bxe7+ Qxe7
19. Nxe5 Rc8+ 20. Kd2 $16) (12... Nb4 $2 13. Qxb4 Bxb4 14. Nxf6+ Kf8 15. Rxd4
$16) 13. Kb1 Na5 {A recent example went} 14. Qc2 e5 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Rxd4 Qb6
17. Rd6 (17. Rd5 Be6 18. Rh5 Bg4 19. Qa4+ Nc6 20. Rb5 Qa6 21. Qxa6 bxa6 22. Rb7
Bf5 23. f3 Rg8 $5 24. Bg3 Rg5 $132 {Khmelniker,I (2404)-Khenkin,I (2620)/ECC
Fuegen/2006/}) 17... Rc6 18. Rxc6 Qxc6 19. Be2 f5 20. Bxe7 Qxe4 21. Bf6 Rg8 22.
Bf3 Qxc2+ 23. Kxc2 Rg6 24. Re1+ Kf8 25. Be7+ Kg8 26. Kc3 (26. Bc5 $5) 26... Re6
27. Rxe6 fxe6 28. Bd6 Kf7 29. Bh5+ Kf6 30. f4 b5 31. h3 Nc6 32. Bf3 e5 $11 33.
Bxc6 {1/2,Grischuk,A (2756)-Gelfand,B (2750)/Nice blindfold rpd/2010/}) 7...
cxd4 8. Nxd4 {more often, giving Black a choice:} {This is presumably the main
reason why Anand prefers} Qa5 $5 ({More popular, but risky is} 8... Bxc3+ 9.
bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 ({Maybe Black should again have a closer look at} 10...
Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 {, although this is also quite dangerous after
} 13. h4 $1 $44) 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. O-O a6 14. Rb1 Qc7 {The novel
} 15. Qf3 $5 {causes problems:} ({After} 15. Qh5 {Black also hangs on a thin
line, the latest wrinkle is} Nc5 16. Rb4 Qe5 17. Qh4 (17. Qh6 Rc8 18. Nf3 Qxc3
19. Rd4 Ke7 20. e5 Nd7 21. Qh4 Rhg8 22. Kh1 b5 23. h3 Rc4 24. Rxd7+ Kxd7 25.
Qxf6 Qd3 26. Qxf7+ Kc6 27. Qxe6+ Kb7 28. Re1 Rg6 29. Qf7+ Rc7 30. Qf4 Rc4 31.
Qf8 Rc8 32. Qe7+ Rc7 33. Qh4 {Kramnik,V (2759)-Naiditsch,A (2697)/Dortmund/
2009/ see the notes by Krasenkov in CBM 131.} Rcg7 $1 34. Qd4 Qxd4 35. Nxd4
Rxg2 36. e6 Rxf2 37. e7 Rgg2 $11 {Kramnik}) 17... Rd8 18. f4 $5 (18. Nf3 Qxc3
19. e5 Rg8 20. Qxh7 Kf8 21. Rf4 f5 22. Qh6+ Ke8 23. Qh7 Kf8 24. Ng5 Rxg5 25.
Qh4 Ne4 26. Rxe4 fxe4 27. Qxg5 Rd5 $11 {Radjabov,T (2740)-Leko,P (2735)/
Astrakhan/2010/} {/\} 28. Rc1 Rd2 $1) 18... Qxe4 19. Re1 Qg6 $1 (19... Qd5 20.
Qxf6 Rg8 21. g3 Rg6 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qe5 Qxe5 24. Rxe5 Rc8 25. Nb3 Nd3 26.
Rxb7+ Kf8 27. Rh5 Rg7 28. f5 Nf4 29. Rh4 Ne2+ 30. Kf2 Nxc3 31. fxe6 fxe6 32.
Rxh7 $16 {Leko,P (2734)-Naiditsch,A (2684)/Dortmund/2010/}) 20. f5 Qg5 21. Qxg5
fxg5 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Nxe6 Nxe6 24. Rxe6+ Kf7 25. Reb6 Rd1+ 26. Kf2 Rd2+ 27.
Kg3 Rc8 28. Rxb7+ Kg6 29. R4b6+ Kf5 {1/2,Beliavsky,A (2632)-Naiditsch,A (2674)/
CRO-chT Sibenik/2010/}) 15... O-O-O $6 {[%csl Rc8]} ({Here the K will be in
danger, but the same goes for} 15... Rc8 16. Rfd1 O-O 17. Ne2 $1 Rfd8 18. Ng3
Kf8 19. Nh5 Qe5 20. Rd4 Ke7 21. Rbd1 $36 {Kazhgaleyev,M (2620)-Kulaots,K (2592)
/Khanty-Mansiysk olm/2010/}) 16. Rb4 Nc5 $2 (16... Ne5 $5) 17. Rfb1 e5 (17...
Rhg8 18. Rc4 {/\} b5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Rxb5 Rg5 21. g3 Kd7 22. Qe3 Rc8 23. f4
$18) 18. Rc4 (18. Qxf6 $142 $1 exd4 19. cxd4 Nd7 20. Qh6 {/\Rc1+-}) 18... Rd6
19. Nb3 b6 {Le Quang Liem (2681)-Naiditsch,A (2684)/Dortmund/2010/} 20. a4 $1
$16 {-> See the notes by Le Quang in CBM 138.}) 9. Bd2 (9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxf6
Bxb5 11. Ndxb5 (11. Nb3 Qb6 12. Bxg7 Rg8 $44 {[%csl Re1] עe1}) 11... gxf6 12.
O-O Nc6 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Nxc3 Rg8 15. f4 Rd8 16. Qe1 Qb6+ 17. Rf2 {Kramnik,V 
(2772)-Anand,V (2783)/WCh Bonn/2008/ see the notes in CBM 127 by Krasenkow.}
Kf8 $5 $11) (9. Bxf6 {is an attempt to enter the above lines, but here Black
has} Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxc3+ 11. Kf1 gxf6 12. Bb5+ Ke7 $1 {and the direct} 13. Rc1
Qa5 14. e5 fxe5 15. Qh5 Nd7 $1 16. Qg5+ Kf8 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Bxd7 Qd8 {
already forces White to take the perpetual with} 19. Nxe6+ fxe6 20. Qh6+ Ke7
21. Qxe6+ Kf8 22. Qf5+ $11) 9... Qc5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Nb3 Qe7 12. Bd3 Nc6 13.
O-O O-O 14. a3 Bd6 {and now the older moves promise White nothing:} 15. Kh1
$146 (15. f4 e5 16. f5 Nd4 17. Bg5 Bc6 18. Bc4 (18. Nd2 Qd8 $5 19. Nd5 Be7 $11)
18... Qd8 $1 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Be7 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Kh1 Rc8 23. Rc1 Qb6
$11 {Wang Yue (2752)-Gelfand,B (2741)/Medias/2010/}) (15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 g5 $5
17. Bg3 Rfd8 $11) 15... Be5 $5 16. f4 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 e5 18. f5 (18. Qf3 $5)
18... Rfd8 19. Qe2 b6 20. Nd2 Bc8 $1 21. Nf3 Bb7 22. Rae1 a6 23. Bc4 b5 24. Ba2
h6 $132 {Black's forces are well deployed, so White decided to bail out with}
25. Bd5 $5 Nxd5 26. exd5 Rxd5 27. f6 Qxf6 28. Nxe5 Qe6 29. Nxf7 Qxe2 30. Rxe2
Rd7 $11 {Kramnik,V (2780)-Anand,V (2800)/Bilbao/2010/}) 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. e5 {
Last year I praised this idea, but it doesn't give White an advantage.} ({
More enterprising is} 8. Bxc4 c5 9. O-O $5 ({After} 9. e5 Qd8 10. d5 exd5 11.
Bxd5 {Black has also} Bxc3+ $5 (11... O-O 12. Rc1 Nc6 13. O-O Nd4 14. Be4 Re8
15. Nd5 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Qxd5 17. Nxd4 {Aronian,L (2786)-Kramnik,V (2772)/Moscow/
2009/} Qxd4 $11) 12. bxc3 O-O 13. O-O Nc6 $1 (13... Qc7 14. Qb3 Nc6 15. Rfe1
Bg4 $6 16. e6 $1 Bxe6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Rxe6 Qf7 19. Rae1 Kh8 20. Qb5 $16 {
Aronian,L (2786)-Morozevich,A (2750)/Moscow WCh 5'/2009/}) 14. Bxc6 (14. Rb1
Qc7 15. Qe2 Bf5 16. Rbd1 Rfe8 17. Rfe1 Bg4 $36 {[%csl Re5] ><e5,Evdokimov,A 
(2551)-Meier,G (2638)/Marrakesh/2010/}) 14... bxc6 15. Qa4 Be6 $5 16. Qxc6 Qa5
17. Rfc1 Rad8 18. Qe4 Bd5 19. Qe3 Rfe8 20. Rd1 Bxf3 21. Rxd8 Qxd8 22. gxf3 Qd5
$44 {Esen,B (2475)-Tukhaev,A (2516)/Ankara/2009/}) {Similar is} 9... O-O ({
and now:} 9... cxd4 10. e5 (10. Nb5 Qe7 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Nxa7 Bc5 13. Nxc8 Rxc8
14. Qd3 Nc6 15. Qe2 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 $44 {[%csl Gd4] ^-,Lysyj,I (2615)
-Movsesian,S (2709)/EU-ch Rijeka/2010/ and Black's active B should compensate
the extra P.}) 10... Qd8 11. Ne4 O-O (11... Nc6 12. a3 Be7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Bd3
{and now the premature weakening} g6 $6 15. h4 $1 Kg7 16. h5 g5 17. Ned2 Rh8
18. Nh2 b6 19. f4 gxf4 20. Rxf4 Bg5 21. Raf1 $1 Bxf4 22. Rxf4 a5 23. Ng4 $40 {
1-0,Akopian,V (2694)-Ivanchuk,V (2741)/Astrakhan/2010/ gave White a huge
attack - the disappointed Ivanchuk resigned immediately.}) 12. Qe2 (12. Qd3 Nc6
13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Nxd4 Qc7 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Nd6 Bxd6
19. exd6 Rfd8 20. Rd2 Rd7 $11 {Polak,T (2525)-Movsesian,S (2717)/Hustopece rpd/
2010/}) 12... Bd7 13. Rfd1 (13. Bd3 Bc6 14. Bc2 $5) 13... Nc6 14. a3 Be7 15. b4
Qb8 16. Ng3 b5 17. Bxb5 Nxe5 (17... a5 $142 $5 $11) 18. Bxd7 Nxd7 19. Nxd4 Ne5
20. Nb3 a6 21. Ne4 $11 {/+/=,Grischuk,A (2736)-Aronian,L (2781)/Linares/2010/})
10. e5 Qd8 11. Qe2 (11. d5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 exd5 13. Bxd5 {- see the 9.e5 line.})
11... cxd4 12. Rad1 (12. Rfd1 Nc6 13. Qe4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Bd7 15. cxd4 Ne7 16.
Bd3 g6 17. Qf4 Kg7 18. Be4 Nd5 (18... Bc6 $5 $11) 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Rdc1 Be6
21. Rab1 $11 {1/2,Fressinet,L (2658)-Movsesian,S (2711)/Bundesliga/2010/}) (12.
Ne4 Bd7 {- 9...cxd4}) 12... Bd7 13. Ne4 Nc6 14. Ng3 Qc7 15. Bd3 Ne7 16. Rc1 Bc6
17. Nxd4 Rad8 18. Rc4 Qb6 19. Qg4 Bc5 20. Nh5 g6 $132 21. Bxg6 $6 (21. Nxc6
$142 bxc6 $11) 21... Nxg6 22. Nxe6 Be7 23. Nxd8 Qxd8 24. e6 Qd5 $1 25. exf7+
Kh7 $15 {Kramnik,V (2788)-Ivanchuk,V (2749)/Wijk aan Zee/2010/ The opponents
tried this line again a few months later, only with opposite colours. See the
notes in CBM 135 by Krasenkow.}) ({Rather soft is} 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Bxc4 Bd7 10.
Bb5 (10. Qd1 g5 $132) 10... a6 (10... Bxc3+ $5 11. bxc3 Qg6 12. O-O Qxe4 13.
Rfe1 Qf4 14. d5 Qxa4 15. Bxa4 Nd8 $13) 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 O-O 13. Bd3 e5 14.
d5 b5 $11) 8... Qd8 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Bxc4 Bd7 11. Qc2 Ne7 $5 {Grischuk adopts a
different concept and keeps the [+] closed for the time being.} ({After the
direct, but risky} 11... Na5 12. Bd3 (12. Be2 $5) 12... c5 13. dxc5 Rc8 14. a3
Bxc5 15. O-O {Ivanchuk,V (2739)-Kramnik,V (2772)/Moscow/2009/} {nobody had yet
tried to test Kramnik's recommendation} Be7 $5 16. Rad1 Qc7 $132) 12. O-O Bc6
$146 {[%mdl 8] Only this is a real novelty, Grischuk doesn't hurry with
castling so as not to make his c a target. However, even} (12... O-O 13. Rfd1
Bc6 14. Qe2 Ba5 $5 15. Rac1 Bb6 16. Bd3 Ng6 17. Bb1 Re8 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. a3 Red8
20. g3 Rd7 21. Rd2 Rad8 22. Qe3 Rd5 $11 {Delchev,A (2635)-Ragger,M (2565)/
Zadar/2009/ gave Black a solid position.}) 13. Ne4 Nd5 14. a3 Be7 {Black
assigns his B a different role, than Ragger.} 15. Rac1 (15. b4 a6 $11 {leads
nowhere, but now Black prevents << expansion.}) 15... a5 $1 16. Rfe1 a4 17. Ba2
{[%cal Ya2b1,Gb1h7] Tries to set up a battery on the b1-h7 /^, but Black is
still not obliged to castle.} (17. Nc5 Nf4 $5 18. Qc3 O-O $11) 17... Nb6 (17...
O-O $143 18. Bb1 $14) ({Grischuk probably didn't like} 17... Qd7 18. Nc5 {and})
(17... h5 {[%cal Yg7g6,Ye8f8,Yf8g7] /\g6,Kf8-g7 seemed to slow to him,
therefore he decides to get rid of the Ne4.}) 18. Qe2 Bxe4 $5 {Black exchanges
a good B, but on the other hand he increases his [+] control and deals with
the pressure on the <->c} 19. Qxe4 c6 $11 20. Red1 {Here White probably should
have reanimated his Y by gradually transferring it to e4.} Ra5 21. Ne1 Nd5 22.
Nd3 h5 (22... Qb6 $11 {prevents Nc5, but Grischuk is in no hurry and even
invites the N to the <<.}) 23. Rc2 (23. Nc5 {was more logical.}) 23... g6 24.
Nc5 (24. Nf4 {abandons all ambitions, but even with the ^- Black can play on,
as he can gradually concentrate all his pieces against the ><d4 (Rd8,d7,Bb6,
Qa7).}) 24... Bxc5 25. dxc5 (25. Rxc5 Qb6 $11 (25... Rxc5 $5 26. dxc5 Qa5 $11 {
/=/+})) 25... O-O 26. Rd4 Qe7 27. Rxa4 ({After} 27. Rdc4 $5 $11 {it would be
more difficult for Black to activate his forces.}) 27... Rxc5 28. Rxc5 $6 {
Why ket the Q out?} (28. Rac4 $142 $11) 28... Qxc5 29. Rc4 Qb6 30. Qd4 Rd8 $1
$36 {Now White can't swap Q and Black's |^ starts growing.} 31. g3 $2 {A
tactical error.} (31. h3 $142 $15) 31... Qc7 $6 ({Both} 31... Ne3 $5 32. Qxe3
Qxe3 33. fxe3 Rd1+ 34. Kf2 Rd2+ 35. Kf3 Rxb2 $17) ({and} 31... c5 $1 32. Qxc5
Qxb2 $17 {would net Black a P.}) 32. Qe4 ({Black should have probably retained
the R on the board, after} 32. Rc1 $5 Ne7 33. Qc3 Nf5 34. Bb1 Nd4 35. Re1 $15 {
he has more chances for active <=>.}) 32... Ne7 33. Rd4 Nf5 34. Rxd8+ Qxd8 35.
Qe2 (35. Qc2 Qd4 36. Qc3 Qd1+ $5 37. Kg2 h4 $36) 35... Qd4 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Gd4,
Re2,Gf5][%mdl 4128] The dominant Q can't be dislodged. Black now vindicates
Capablanca's maxim "A Q cooperates better with a N, than with a B" with
superior technique and in a model fashion.} 36. Kg2 (36. Bb1 Ne7 $36 {doesn't
change the character of the position.}) 36... Kg7 37. Bc4 Nh6 {[%cal Rh6g4] /
\Ng4 Black forces a new weakness.} 38. h3 (38. Bd3 Ng4 39. f4 Ne3+ 40. Kf3 Nd5
{[%csl Rf3] עf3 exposes the c.}) 38... Nf5 $17 39. a4 $6 {Loses material
almost by force.} ({More resilient was} 39. Bd3 $1) 39... h4 $1 40. g4 ({
Even here White had} 40. Bd3 $142 $5 {although here} hxg3 41. Bxf5 exf5 42.
fxg3 Qxa4 {should gradually win.}) 40... Ne7 {[%csl Re5][%cal Yc6c5,Yg6g5,
Ye7c6,Ye7g6] ><e5,/\c5,Nc6,g5,Ng6} 41. Kg1 (41. g5 Qf4 $19) 41... c5 42. b3 (
42. Bb5 Nd5 43. Kh2 g5 $1 $19 {/\Nf4}) 42... Nc6 43. Qf3 Qxe5 44. Bb5 Na5 $19
45. Qd3 b6 46. Qd8 (46. Be8 Qe1+ 47. Kg2 Qb4 48. Qf3 f5 $19) 46... Nxb3 47.
Qxb6 Nd2 48. a5 Qe1+ 49. Kg2 Ne4 50. Kf3 Ng5+ 51. Kg2 Ne4 {Repetition to win
some time.} 52. Kf3 Ng5+ 53. Kg2 Qe4+ 54. Kf1 (54. Kh2 Qf4+ 55. Kg2 Qf3+ 56.
Kf1 Ne4 $19) 54... Qh1+ 55. Ke2 Qf3+ 56. Ke1 Ne4 (56... Ne4 57. Be2 Qxf2+ 58.
Kd1 Qd4+ 59. Kc2 Qc3+ 60. Kb1 Qd2 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.22"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan Socar"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg CC"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bf4
dxc4 9. a4 Nd5 10. Bd2 b6 11. e4 N5f6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bf4 Re8 14. Qe2 Ba6 15.
Rfd1 Bb4 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Bf1 b5 18. axb5 cxb5 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Nh4
Rc7 22. Nf5 Nf8 23. Bd2 Bxd2 24. Qxd2 Re6 25. Qb4 Rb6 26. Nd6 Bc8 27. Bg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.23"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan Socar"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. e4 Bg7 6. cxb5 a6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nh3 d6
9. Nf4 Nbd7 10. Be2 axb5 11. Nxb5 Ne8 12. O-O Ba6 13. Kh1 Nc7 14. Nc3 Qb8 15.
Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Nfe2 Nb5 17. Bg5 Re8 18. Qd3 Ra5 19. Rab1 Ne5 20. Qc2 Nxc3 21.
Nxc3 Qb4 22. Rfc1 Qc4 23. b3 Qd3 24. a4 h6 25. Bd2 Qxc2 26. Rxc2 Rb8 27. Kg1
Ra6 28. Kf1 c4 29. b4 Nd3 30. Nd1 Rxa4 31. Rxc4 Ra2 32. Be3 Ra4 33. Bd2 Ra2 34.
Be3 Ra4 35. Ke2 Raxb4 36. Rcxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ {If Black intends to play the ...Bxd2+
Bogo-Indian (a specialty of Ulf Andersson, which speaks about the rock-solid
nature of the variation), this is the most restrictive move order.} (3... d5 {
. prematurely defining the structure in the centre,} 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ {
is considered to be less accurate, because it gives White the additional
possibility of} 6. Nxd2 (6. Qxd2 {would transpose to the game.}) 6... O-O 7.
Ngf3 c6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qc2 {, preparing e2-e4.}) 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 {The
most active continuation, retaining the possibility of developing the knight
to c3.} (5. Nxd2 {speeds up the queenside development, but once the control
over the d5-square and the pressure along the d-file have been weakened, Black
can switch to a dark-squared strategy>} d6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Ngf3 c5 $5 {The
favourite continuation of Ulf Andersson.} 8. O-O Nc6 ({Abstractly speaking, I
like this better than Andersson's more recent choice:} 8... cxd4 {, which
releases the tension in the centre too soon to my taste. Maybe he wanted to
play more provocatively, in order to generate some winning chances.} 9. Nxd4
Qb6 10. N2b3 Rd8 $132 {Nyback,T (2563)-Andersson,U (2565)/Germany 2006/CBM (1/
2, 19)}) 9. Nb3 ({It can be felt that this knight does not have favourable
squares.} 9. e3 {is also harmless:} cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. exd4 Qb6 12. Nb3 Bd7
13. Qd2 {1/2 Tukmakov,V (2550)-Andersson,U (2630)/Wijk aan Zee 1984/MCL}) 9...
Qe7 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. Rad1 b6 12. Nc1 Rac8 13. b3 {White has more space, but his
coordination is far from perfect.} e5 $1 {A well-timed start to strategic
counterplay on the dark squares.} 14. d5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Qd3 Rfe8 17.
Rde1 Ng4 18. h3 {1/2 Nikolic,P (2625)-Andersson,U (2620)/Ter Apel 1994/CBM. I
guess that a more aggressive player would have kept playing, because Black's
position is very active:} Ne5 19. Qc2 (19. Qd2 b5 $15) 19... Qf6 $15 {[%cal
Gb6b5]} (19... b5 20. e4) 20. e4 $2 Nf3+ $1 $19) 5... d5 (5... d6 {is held to
be less adequate here. I am not an expert in this line with Black and have had
this type of position with White several times. However after a brief
examination of what is considered to be the main line I could not find a clear
reason why Black should be worried:} 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. Nc3 e5 9. O-O Bg4
10. d5 Ne7 11. Ne1 Qd7 {A natural developing move, preparing the exchange of
bishops, which would simplify Black's problems of coordination given his
relative lack of space.} (11... c6 {may be premature:} 12. dxc6 $5 bxc6 13. Nd3
Qc7 14. Rac1 Be6 15. b3 Rab8 16. Kh1 Rfe8 17. e4 c5 18. f4 Nc6 19. Nd5 $36 {
Kortschnoj,V (2595)-Larsen,B (2560)/Hastings 1988/CBM (1-0, 44)}) ({Black is
not well prepared for the KI type of counterplay:} 11... Nd7 12. Nd3 f5 13. f3
Bh5 14. e4 Bg6 15. f4 $1 $14 {Belavenets,S-Kaiev,L/Kiev 1938/EXT (1-0, 41)})
12. e4 Bh3 13. Nd3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 c6 $1 {Now is a good moment to open the
c-file.} 15. f3 cxd5 16. cxd5 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 {1/2 Kharitonov,A (2550)-Loginov,V
(2525)/Kazan 1995/CBM. Black seems to be absolutely fine here.}) 6. Bg2 c6 7.
Nf3 Nbd7 8. O-O b6 {Black usually plays this move only after castling.} (8...
O-O 9. Qc2 (9. Rc1 {may well transpose to our main game.}) 9... b6 10. Nbd2 {
(We can see that White has lost a whole tempo if compared to the line from the
note to 3...Bb4+)} Bb7 11. b4 a5 12. a3 axb4 (12... Qe7 13. c5 {Dautov,R (2617)
-Short,N (2684)/Bled 2002/ EXT 2003/[Dautov] (1/2, 26)}) 13. axb4 dxc4 14. Nxc4
c5 {Van Wely,L (2575) -Andersson,U (2630)/Ter Apel 1995/CBM 047/[Hansen,LB] (1/
2, 37)}) 9. Rc1 {(N) Strictly speaking, this is a novelty, but it may have
transposed later.} (9. a4 O-O 10. Rc1 a5 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nc3 Ba6 $11 {
Hammer,J (2633) -Mchedlishvili,M (2628)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2010 (1/2, 31)}) (9. b3
Bb7 10. Nc3 h6 11. Rac1 O-O 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nd6 Qb8 15. Nxb7 (15.
Qb4 {is slightly more consistent:} a5 16. Qa3 Rd8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Ne8 19.
Nxb7 Qxb7 {White is slightly more active, but Black needs just a couple of
tempi to get his knight into play.}) 15... Qxb7 16. Rc2 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 Ne4 18.
Qd3 a5 $11 {Shen,Y (2452) -Chiburdanidze,M (2514)/Jermuk 2010/CBM 137 Extra (1/
2, 21)}) 9... Bb7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 $146 {(!?) Although the position after White's
previous move has never been seen in practice, we can state that only Black's
last move is a conceptual novelty. I find the exchange on e5 premature,
because it allows White define his plan for the next phase of the game.} (10...
O-O {would transpose to a position that has occured in practice already.} 11.
cxd5 cxd5 12. Nc3 $5 $146 {This looks like the most logical mve to me,
although Black's defensive resources are not to be underestimated.} (12. Nd3
Qe7 13. Rc7 Rfb8 14. Na3 Ne8 15. Rc2 Rc8 $11 {Cornette,M (2543)-Chernuschevich,
A (2497)/Belfort 2010/CBM (1/2, 17)}) (12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. Rxc6 Rc8 14. Rxc8 Qxc8
15. Nc3 Qb8 16. e3 Rc8 17. Rc1 Ne8 18. b3 Nd6 $11 {Atalik,S (2584)-Stojanovic,
D (2473)/Sarajevo 2007/CBM 118 ext (1/2, 55)}) 12... Qe7 (12... Rc8 $6 {
[%csl Ga7]} 13. Nb5 $16) (12... a6 {[%csl Gb6]} 13. Na4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15.
Qd4 $14) (12... Nxe5 $6 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 a5 15. Nb5 {transposes to the game.
}) 13. Nb5 a6 14. Rc7 Rfb8 $1 {It may seem that White is about to lose his
initiative, but the tactical resources have not been exhausted yet:} 15. Qg5 {
[%cal Gc7d7,Gg5e7]} h6 ({It is important to drive the enemy queen away from
the control of the c1-square:} 15... Qb4 $2 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Rxd7 Qxb2 18. Rc1
$1 $18 {[%cal Gc1c7]}) 16. Qh4 Qb4 {[%cal Gb4b5] The only way to stay alive.} (
16... Qd8 $2 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Qxd8+ Rxd8 19. Nd6 $1 $18 {[%csl Gb7]}) 17. Nxd7
$1 (17. Nd3 $5 {is elegant, but harmless:} Qe7 (17... Qxb5 $2 18. a4 Qb3 19.
Rc3 $16) 18. Na3 (18. Ne5 Qb4 {leads to a repetition.}) 18... Qd8 $11) 17...
Nxd7 18. Rxd7 Qxb2 (18... Qxb5 $2 19. Qe7 $18) (18... Bc6 19. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 20.
Nc7 $36) 19. Nd6 $3 ({Possibly not the only way.} 19. Re1 Qd2 20. Kf1 Bc6 21.
Rxf7 Kxf7 22. Nc7 Ra7 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Qe5 Kh8 25. Nxe6 $44) 19... Qxa1+ 20.
Bf1 Bc6 $8 21. Rc7 Be8 $8 22. Qf4 {[%cal Gd6e8,Gf4f7,Gf7g7]} Kh8 ({The only
reasonable alternative is} 22... Kh7 {, but the king is safer on h8.}) 23. e3
$1 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gg1g2]} (23. Nxe8 $2 Rxe8 24. Qxf7 Qxd4 $19) 23... Qe1 24.
Kg2 {[%cal Gf1d3] /\Bd3->} Qd2 25. Nxf7+ Bxf7 26. Rxf7 $36 {In any case, play
would have been double-edged, which will not be the case in the game.}) 11.
dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 O-O {Now and on the next move, Black cannot avoid passive
symmetry.} (12... dxc4 $6 13. Rxc4 $16 {[%cal Gc4d4,Gd4d6,Gb1c3,Ga1d1]}) 13.
cxd5 cxd5 (13... exd5 $6 14. Nc3 {[%cal Ge2e4]} Nc5 (14... f6 15. e6 Nc5 16. f5
$16) (14... f5 15. b4 $16) 15. b4 Ne6 16. b5 c5 17. Rd1 $1 $16 {[%csl Gd5]} (
17. Nxd5 $6 Nd4 18. e4 Nxb5)) 14. Na3 a5 {Aiming to consolidate the knight on
c5, but this will have a temporary character.} (14... Nc5 15. b4 Ne4 16. Bxe4
dxe4 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Nc4 (18. Rc7 Bd5 19. Kf2 a5 $132) 18... Bd5 19. Kf2 $16
{[%cal Gf2e3,Gc4d6]}) 15. Nb5 Nc5 (15... f6 $2 16. Nc7 $18) 16. Rc2 $1 {
White's play in this game is highly instructive. Having achieved a stable
advantage, he improves his position slowly, without forcing the events. I
cannot help thinking that Grischuk may have inspired by the game Kortschnoj,V 
(2617)-Grischuk,A (2669)/Biel 2001/CBM 085/[Tyomkin,D] (1-0, 49), in which
similar domination against the bad bishop was carried out.} f6 17. Qe3 fxe5 18.
Qxe5 Rf5 19. Qd6 {/\Rxc5} Rf6 20. Qe5 Rf5 21. Qe3 Qe7 22. Nd4 Rff8 23. Rac1 {
After a series of more or less forced moves, White finds a good moment to
complete his regrouping.} Qd6 24. b3 $1 {Preparing to dislodge the enemy
knight with a3 and b4.} ({The tempting} 24. Rxc5 {does not bring the desired
effects:} bxc5 25. Qxe6+ Qxe6 26. Nxe6 Rfc8 (26... Rfe8 $2 27. Nc7 $16) (26...
Rf6 27. Nc7 Rd8 28. Rxc5 $14) 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. Nxc5 Bc6 $11 {Having exchanged
a rook, Black is out of danger.}) 24... Rfe8 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 25. Qe5 $1 {
An accurate evaluation of the position. White needs to block the centre. Given
the danger of an intrusion along the c-file and the weakness of the e6-pawn,
Black will not be able to attack the relatively weak e5-pawn.} Qxe5 (25... Qe7
26. a3 $16) 26. fxe5 Bc8 $5 {[%csl Ge6] Since this bishop is passive anyway,
Black intends to use it for defensive jobs.} 27. Rc3 $1 {White gets ready for
a rapid transfer of the rooks from the c-file to the f-file.} ({There was
nothing wrong with the alternate move order:} 27. a3 Bd7 ({He may have wished
to avoid} 27... a4 28. b4 Nb3 {, but after} 29. Rd1 $16 {White consolidates
his advantage.}) 28. Rc3) 27... Bd7 28. a3 Rac8 29. Bh3 Kf7 30. b4 {Finally.
Black is helpless against White's strong initiative.} axb4 31. axb4 Na6 32.
Rf1+ Ke7 (32... Kg8 33. Ra3 Nxb4 34. Ra7 Rcd8 35. Rxd7 Rxd7 36. Bxe6+ Rxe6 37.
Nxe6 Rf7 38. Rb1 $16) 33. Rcf3 Rf8 34. Rxf8 Rxf8 35. Rxf8 Kxf8 36. Bxe6 {
White has won a pawn, but Black still has some hopes, because his king is
better centralised than his rival. Grischuk's accurate play in the next phase
of the game proves that Black's counterplay is illusory, though.} Be8 (36...
Ke7 37. Bxd7 Kxd7 38. b5 Nc5 39. Kf2 Ne6 40. Ke3 $18) (36... Bxe6 37. Nxe6+ Kf7
38. b5 Nb4 39. Nd4 $18) 37. Nc2 Nc7 38. Bf5 g6 39. Bd3 Ke7 40. Nd4 Ne6 41. Nf3
Nd8 42. Kf2 Nc6 43. b5 Nd8 44. Ke3 Ne6 45. h4 $5 {White is in no hurry and is
enjoying his advantage.} (45. Nd4 {also is winning.} Bd7 46. Nxe6 Kxe6 47. Kd4
Bc8 48. e3 {[%cal Gd3f1,Gf1g2,Gf1h3]} Bb7 49. h4 $40) 45... h6 (45... Nc7 46.
Nd4 $18) (45... Bd7 46. Nd4 $18) 46. Nh2 (46. Nd4 $18) 46... Nc7 47. Ng4 Nxb5 (
47... h5 48. Nf6 $18 {[%csl Gd5,Gg6,Gh5]}) 48. Nxh6 Ke6 49. Ng4 d4+ 50. Kd2 Na3
51. e3 dxe3+ 52. Kxe3 b5 53. Kd4 b4 54. Nf6 Ba4 55. Nd5 b3 56. Nf4+ Kf7 57. Kc3
Nc2 58. Bxg6+ Kg7 59. Bxc2 bxc2 60. Kd2 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

{After an unusual upset for Kramnik (The number of his blunders against
Aronian are equal to the total he made over the last two years) one would
expect a tough battle from Kramnik as white, however taking a rest day seems
to be the norm among world champions these days! Remember Anand after his loss
against Bacrot. Though Kramnik tried something, he didn't seem to be in the
mood to take advantage of his opponent's errors.} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6
4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2 Na6 9. a3 c5 10. Rd1 dxc4
$146 {#} (10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc7 12. Be2 Qe7 {is the main line but it is
funny that such an obvious move has never been tried before.}) 11. Bxc4 cxd4
12. exd4 Bd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Ba2 {Black is ok.} (14. Bxa6 bxa6 {would just
have left White with the headache of the pair of bishops!}) 14... Bc6 15. Ne5
Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qh4 17. f4 Rcd8 18. Rd6 Nc7 19. Qd3 g6 $6 {#This move could have
cost Grischuk the game.} 20. Rd1 $2 {returns the favor. Bc4 was mandatory in
order to control the b5 square} Rxd6 21. Qxd6 Nb5 22. Nxb5 Bxb5 {Now the
position is 'arid'.} 23. Qc5 Be2 24. g3 Qh3 25. Re1 Bf3 26. Qf2 Bc6 27. Qf1
Qxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Rd8 29. Bb3 Rd3 30. Bc2 Rd2 31. Rf2 Rd4 32. Kf1 Kf8 33. Ke2 Ke7
34. Ke3 Rc4 35. Bd3 Rc1 36. Rf1 Rc5 37. Rf2 Rc1 38. Rf1 Rc5 39. Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Nc4 e6 11. f3 Bb4 12. e4 Bg6 13. Be2 Nb6 14. Ne3 O-O 15.
O-O Nfd7 16. Qb3 Qe7 17. Kh1 Kh8 18. Rd1 f6 19. Na2 Bd6 20. Nc3 Bb4 21. Na2 Bd6
22. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Bf4
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Rd1 Ba6 11. b3 Rc8 12. Nc3 Re8 13. e4 dxc4 14. Nd2 b5 15.
bxc4 bxc4 16. Bf1 Nb6 17. Rab1 h6 18. a4 c5 19. Nf3 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Nbd7 21. e5
Bc5 22. Rdd1 Nd5 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Rxd5 Qe7 25. Bh3 Nb6 26. Rd6 Bb7 27. a5 Bxf3
28. axb6 axb6 29. Rd7 Qf8 30. e6 fxe6 31. Bxh6 Re7 32. Bxe6+ Rxe6 33. Rxg7+
Qxg7 34. Bxg7 Be4 35. Qe2 Kxg7 36. Qg4+ Kf7 37. Re1 Rce8 38. Rxe4 Rxe4 39. Qf5+
Kg7 40. Qg5+ Kf7 41. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 10. h4 Rd8 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. h5 a6 13. Nc3 Nxd4 14. hxg6 fxg6
15. g4 Qc6 16. Qf2 Ne6 17. Rxd8+ Nxd8 18. Nge2 Nf7 19. Qh4 h6 20. Qxe7 Qd7 21.
Qxd7 Bxd7 22. Bg2 Nc4 23. Bf2 Bb5 24. Nd4 Nce5 25. Be3 Bd7 26. Rd1 Rf8 27. Nd5
Kh7 28. Kb1 Nc4 29. Bc1 c6 30. Nc3 Bc8 31. Bf1 Nce5 32. Be2 c5 33. Nc2 b5 34.
Nd5 c4 35. Nce3 Nd3 36. Bxd3 cxd3 37. f4 Nd6 38. f5 gxf5 39. exf5 Ne4 40. Nf4
Nf6 41. Nxd3 Re8 42. Rg1 Bf8 43. g5 hxg5 44. Rxg5 Bh6 45. Rg6 Bxe3 46. Rxf6 Kg7
47. Rd6 Bxf5 48. Bxe3 Rxe3 49. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nbc6 13. Nd5 e6 14. fxe6 fxe6
15. Ne3 Qa5+ 16. c3 Nf3+ 17. Qxf3 Bxc3+ 18. Kd1 Qa4+ 19. Nc2 Bxb2 20. Rc1 Rc8
21. Bd3 Rf8 22. Qg4 Nd4 23. Re1 Qxa2 24. Re4 Bxc1 25. Rxd4 Bf4 26. Bxf4 Rxf4
27. Rxf4 gxf4 28. Qg8+ Kd7 29. Qf7+ Kd8 30. Qf8+ Kd7 31. Qxf4 Qd5 32. Qf7+ Kd8
33. Ke2 Rxc2+ 34. Bxc2 Qe5+ 35. Kd2 Qa5+ 36. Kd1 Qa1+ 37. Ke2 Qe5+ 38. Kd3 Qd5+
39. Kc3 Qc5+ 40. Kb2 Qe5+ 41. Kc1 Qe1+ 42. Kb2 Qe5+ 43. Kb3 Qb5+ 44. Kc3 Qc5+
45. Kd2 Qa5+ 46. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2
O-O 9. Be2 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nb3 Qb6 12. Na4 Qc7 13. Nxd4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bd6
15. Rac1 Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Bd6 17. Nb5 Qc6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Rfd1 Qe5 20. Bf4 Qa5
21. b4 Qxb4 22. Bd6 Qa5 23. Bxf8 Nxf8 24. Bb3 Qh5+ 25. Kg1 Bd7 26. Qc7 Bc6 27.
Qh2 Qg5 28. Rc5 Qg6 29. Qh3 N8d7 30. Bc2 Be4 31. Bxe4 Qxe4 32. Nc3 Qb4 33. Rc7
Qa5 34. Rcxd7 Nxd7 35. Rxd7 Qxc3 36. Qf3 Rf8 37. g3 Qa1+ 38. Kg2 Qxa2 39. Qxb7
a5 40. Qb5 Qc2 41. Kg1 Qc1+ 42. Kh2 Qe1 43. Kg2 h6 44. Ra7 Qc3 45. Rxa5 Rd8 46.
Ra7 Qf6 47. Qc6 Qg6 48. Rc7 h5 49. Qa4 e5 50. Qc6 f6 51. Qe6+ Kh7 52. Qf7 e4
53. Qxg6+ Kxg6 54. Re7 f5 55. Re6+ Kg5 56. f4+ exf3+ 57. Kxf3 Ra8 58. Rb6 Ra4
59. Rb7 g6 60. Rb6 h4 61. gxh4+ Rxh4 62. Re6 Ra4 63. Rb6 Re4 64. Ra6 Kh6 65.
Rb6 Kg7 66. Ra6 g5 67. Rb6 Kf7 68. Ra6 g4+ 69. Kf2 Rb4 70. Kg3 Re4 71. Kf2 Re6
72. Ra8 Kf6 73. Rf8+ Ke5 74. Ra8 Rh6 75. Re8+ Kf6 76. Rf8+ Ke6 77. Re8+ Kf7 78.
Re5 Kf6 79. Re8 Rh2+ 80. Kg3 Re2 81. Kf4 Rg2 82. Rf8+ Ke6 83. Re8+ Kd7 84. Rg8
Rf2+ 85. Ke5 Rf3 86. e4 fxe4 87. Kxe4 Ra3 88. Rxg4 Ra4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 c4 9. Bf5 Qa5 10. Qc2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bh3 Kg7 14. Rae1 h6
15. Bh4 g5 16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. Bg3 Nh5 18. e4 Nxg3 19. fxg3 Qb6 20. Kh1 dxe4 21.
Ndxe4 f5 22. Nd5 Qa5 23. Nxb4 Qxb4 24. Qf2 fxe4 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Qf6+ Kh7 27.
Qf7+ Kh8 28. Qf6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A87"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2010.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 d6 7. Bb2 c6 8. Nbd2
a5 9. c4 Na6 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. a3 Re8 12. e4 fxe4 13. Nxe4 Bf5 14. Nh4 Bxe4 15.
Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 e5 17. dxe5 Qb6 18. Qc2 dxe5 19. Bc1 Nc5 20. Rb1 Ne6 21. Be3
Nd4 22. Qe4 Qc5 23. a4 Qb4 24. Kg2 Re7 25. Nf3 Nf5 26. Rfd1 Nxe3+ 27. fxe3 Rf8
28. Rf1 Qa3 29. h4 Ref7 30. Qc2 Qc5 31. Rbe1 Bh6 32. Qe4 Qb4 33. Rb1 Qc3 34.
Rbd1 Qxb3 35. Rd3 Qc2+ 36. Rf2 Qb1 37. Rf1 Qc2+ 38. Rf2 Qxa4 39. h5 gxh5 40.
Rd6 Bg7 41. Kh3 h6 42. Rg6 Qb4 43. Nh4 Qe7 44. Rd2 Rf6 45. c5 Qe6+ 46. Kg2 Rxg6
47. Nxg6 Ra8 48. Qb1 Qf7 49. Rf2 Qd7 50. Kh2 Qe6 51. Qxb7 Re8 52. Nh4 Rf8 53.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 54. Qa8 Qa2+ 55. Ng2 Qd5 56. Qxa5 Qxc5 57. Qa8 Kg7 58. Nh4 Qc2+ 59.
Kh3 Qe4 60. Qb7+ Kf6 61. Kh2 Be7 62. Qa8 Kf7 63. Qb7 Qc4 64. Qc7 Qe2+ 65. Ng2
Qb5 66. Nh4 Qb2+ 67. Kh3 Qc1 68. Kh2 Qd2+ 69. Kh3 Qd6 70. Qb7 Ke6 71. Nf3 Bf6
72. e4 Qd7 73. Qb8 Kf7+ 74. Kg2 Qe6 75. Kh2 Kg7 76. Qc7+ Kg6 77. Qb8 c5 78. Qf8
c4 79. Qc5 h4 80. Nd2 Qg4 81. Nxc4 Qe2+ 82. Kh3 Qxe4 83. Kh2 Qe2+ 84. Kh3 {
Der falsche Randbauer Wenn noch mehr Figuren auf dem Brett sind führt er nicht
automatisch ins Remis:} Qf3 $2 {Nakamura lässt seinen e-Bauern im Stich.} ({Mit
} 84... Qe1 85. Nxe5+ Bxe5 86. Qb6+ (86. Qc6+ $6 Kg5 $19) 86... Bf6 {konnte er
trotz des falschen Randbauern gewinnen, weil Weiß keinen Damentausch erzwingen
kann z.B.} 87. gxh4 Qxh4+ 88. Kg2 Qe4+ 89. Kh2 h5 90. Qg1+ Kh6 91. Qb6 Qf3 92.
Qd6 h4 93. Qf8+ Kg6 94. Qg8+ Bg7 95. Qe6+ Kh5 96. Qe8+ Kh6 97. Qe6+ Bf6 98. Qd6
h3 99. Qf8+ Kg6 100. Qe8+ Kg7 101. Qd7+ Kf8 102. Qc8+ Kf7 103. Qd7+ Be7 104.
Qxh3 Bd6+ $19) 85. Nxe5+ Bxe5 86. Qxe5 Qh1+ 87. Kg4 Qd1+ 88. Kh3 (88. Kxh4 $4 {
wird nett widerlegt:} Qh1+ 89. Kg4 h5+ 90. Kf4 Qf1+ 91. Ke3 Qe1+ 92. Kf4 Qxe5+
93. Kxe5 Kg5 $19 {(Baburin in Chess Today 3659)}) 88... Qh1+ 89. Kg4 Qd1+ 90.
Kh3 Qh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
Bd3 Ne7 9. Qc2 g6 10. f3 O-O 11. Nge2 Nf5 12. Qd2 Re8 13. O-O-O 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Be3 Nc6 11. O-O e6 12. Rc1 Rac8 13. b3 Rfe8 14. Qd2 a6
15. Nde2 Qd8 16. Rfd1 Bf8 17. Kh1 Qa5 18. Qb2 Nd7 19. Rd2 b5 20. cxb5 axb5 21.
Nd1 Nb4 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Nf2 Qc7 24. h3 h5 25. Nd4 Qb7 26. a3 Nc6 27. Ne2 Qa6
28. Rd1 Ra8 29. Ra1 Bg7 30. Nd4 Qb6 31. Rd1 Nxd4 32. Bxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 Nd4 11. Bb2 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 c6 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Rfd1 f5
15. Na4 Bd5 16. Bxe5 Nxa4 17. Qxa4 Bxf3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. e3 e5 7. Nge2 Re8 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. h3 h5 10. Qc2 c6 11. b3 Nf8 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. e4 Ne6 14. d5 cxd5 15. cxd5
Nc5 16. b4 Na6 17. a3 Bd7 18. Be3 Rec8 19. Qd3 h4 20. g4 Nh7 21. Rac1 Bf6 22.
Rf1 Bg5 23. f4 exf4 24. Nxf4 Bf6 25. Bd4 Be5 26. Qe3 Rc4 27. Nce2 Bb5 28. Bxe5
dxe5 29. Nd3 Nc7 30. a4 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Bxd3 32. Qxd3 Qxb4 33. Qc3 Qxc3 34. Rxc3
Ne8 35. Nc1 Nd6 36. Nd3 Nf6 37. Rc7 Ndxe4 38. Nxe5 Re8 39. Nxf7 Nxd5 40. Rxb7
Nf4 41. Nh6+ Kh8 42. Nf7+ Kg8 43. Nh6+ Kh8 44. Nf7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A24"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. d3 Nf6 6. e4 O-O 7. Nge2 c5 8. a3 Nc6
9. Rb1 Nd4 10. b4 b6 11. O-O Be6 12. h3 Rc8 13. Kh2 Nh5 14. Bd2 Kh8 15. a4 Nc6
16. b5 Nd4 17. a5 Ra8 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Rc8 21. axb6 axb6 22.
Bb4 Bh6 23. Rb2 Qd7 24. h4 Ng7 25. Bh3 f5 26. Rc2 Rxc2 27. Qxc2 Rc8 28. Qa2 Qc7
29. Kg2 Qd7 30. Ra1 Ne8 31. Qa4 Rc7 32. Ra2 Qc8 33. Qa8 Qd7 34. Bxd6 Qxd6 35.
Qxe8+ Kg7 36. Ra8 Kf6 37. h5 Re7 38. Qh8+ Rg7 39. hxg6 Kg5 40. gxh7 f4 41. Qg8
f3+ 42. Kxf3 Qf6+ 43. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Qd3
Bd7 9. d5 Nb4 10. Qd1 a5 11. a3 Na6 12. Be3 Nc5 13. Bd4 c6 14. Re1 cxd5 15.
cxd5 a4 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. e4 Bg4 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O d6 8. d3
Bg4 9. h3 Bd7 10. b3 a6 11. Bb2 Rb8 12. d4 cxd4 13. exd4 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15.
d5 Na7 16. Nd4 b4 17. Nce2 Qb6 18. Qd2 Rfc8 19. Rfc1 Rc5 20. Nf4 Rbc8 21. Re1
Re8 22. Rac1 Ra5 23. Ba1 Rc5 24. Rxc5 dxc5 25. Nf3 Nb5 26. Ne5 Nd6 27. Nc6 Kf8
28. Be5 Nf5 29. Qb2 Bxc6 30. dxc6 Nd4 31. Bxd4 cxd4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Qxb2 9. Nb3 Qa3 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Qe3 h6 13. Bh4 O-O 14. Bf2 b5 15.
Nb1 Qb4 16. Nc3 Qa3 17. Nb1 Qb4 18. Bd3 Ng4 19. Qb6 Nxf2 20. a3 Qxb3 21. cxb3
Nxd3 22. Qxc6 Rb8 23. b4 Bb7 24. Qc2 Bxe4 25. Qe2 Bf5 26. g4 Bh7 27. f5 Bf6 28.
Ra2 Ne5 29. Nc3 d5 30. fxe6 fxe6 31. Rd2 Rbc8 32. Nd1 Kh8 33. h3 Nc4 34. Ra2 e5
35. Ne3 Nxe3 36. Qxe3 d4 37. Qg3 e4 38. Qd6 d3 39. Rd2 Rfd8 40. Qe6 Bd4+ 41.
Kh2 e3 42. Rg2 e2 43. Re1 Re8 44. Qxa6 d2 45. Rgxe2 dxe1=Q 46. Rxe1 Rc2+ 47.
Kg3 Rxe1 48. Qxb5 Rc3+ 49. Kf4 Bf6 50. Qe8+ Rxe8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Nxd5 6. cxd5 Ne7 7. e3 O-O 8.
Ne2 c6 9. a3 Bd6 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. Ne4 Qc7 12. dxc6 dxc6 13. O-O a5 14. b3 Be6
15. Bb2 Rfd8 16. Qc2 f6 17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 Nf5 19. Bh3 Qf7 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21.
Bxf5 Bxb3 22. Qc3 Be7 23. Kf2 Rd5 24. Rg1+ Kh8 25. Be4 Rc5 26. Qd3 Bc2 27. Qxc2
0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. a3 Bd6 8. g3
c6 9. Bg2 a5 10. O-O Na6 11. f3 c5 12. g4 h6 13. h3 Re8 14. f4 Nc7 15. a4 b6
16. Ng3 Ba6 17. Rf2 Qd7 18. Bd2 Rad8 19. Qf3 Bd3 20. g5 hxg5 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22.
fxg5 Ne4 23. Ngxe4 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Qh5 g6 26. Qh4 Qxd2 27. Rxd2 Rxd2 28.
Kh1 Nd5 29. Qe1 Rxg2 30. Kxg2 Nxe3+ 31. Kg3 Nc2 32. Qe2 Nxa1 33. h4 Nb3 34. h5
Nd4 35. Qc4 Nf5+ 36. Kh3 Kg7 37. h6+ Kg8 38. Qc3 e3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4
b6 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Qc7
15. e3 Rad8 16. Rac1 c5 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Nf6 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. a4 a6 21.
Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Qb3 Ng4 23. e4 Rd4 24. Qxb6 Qc8 25. Nd5 Bf8 26. f3 Nh6 27. Qb3
Qe6 28. Qc2 Nf5 29. Qf2 h6 30. b3 Rd3 31. Rb1 Nd4 32. Nce3 Qg6+ 33. Kh1 Qh5 34.
Ng4 Qh3 35. Nde3 Nxf3 36. Qg2 Qxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Nd4 38. Nd5 Rxb3 39. Rxb3 Nxb3 40.
Nge3 Nd2 41. e5 c4 42. Kf2 Bc5 43. Ke2 Bxe3 44. Nxe3 c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. c3 Bd6 8. Be3
Ne7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qb3+ Kh8 11. dxe5 fxe5 12. Ng5 Qe8 13. Nc4 h6 14. f3 Bd7
15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Ne6 Bxe6 17. Qxe6 Rd8 18. Rad1 Rf6 19. Qb3 Rd7 20. Rd2 Qg8
21. Rfd1 Qxb3 22. axb3 Kg8 23. h4 Kf7 24. h5 Ke8 25. Kf2 Re6 26. g3 Kd8 27.
Bb6+ Ke8 28. b4 Nc8 29. Be3 Ne7 30. c4 Kf7 31. b3 Ke8 32. Rd3 Kf7 33. Bc1 Ke8
34. Ba3 d5 35. cxd5 cxd5 36. exd5 Red6 37. Bb2 Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Rxd5 39. Rxd5 Nxd5
40. Bxe5 Kf7 41. b5 axb5 42. f4 g6 43. hxg6+ Kxg6 44. g4 h5 45. gxh5+ Kxh5 46.
Kf3 Kg6 47. Ke4 Ne7 48. Bd6 Nc6 49. b4 Kf6 50. Kd5 Kf5 51. Kc5 Ke6 52. Bc7 Kd7
53. Be5 Ne7 54. Kxb5 Nf5 55. Kc5 Ne7 56. b5 Nf5 57. Kd5 Ne7+ 58. Ke4 Ke6 59.
Kd4 Nf5+ 60. Kc5 Kd7 61. Bf6 Ke6 62. Bc3 Kd7 63. Kd5 Nd6 64. b6 Nf7 65. f5 Nh6
66. f6 Nf7 67. Bd2 Nd8 68. Ke5 Nf7+ 69. Kf5 Nd6+ 70. Kg6 Ke8 71. Bf4 Nf7 72.
Bc7 Nh8+ 73. Kh7 Nf7 74. Kg7 Ng5 75. Bf4 Nf7 76. Kg6 Nh8+ 77. Kf5 Kd7 78. Be3
Nf7 79. Bd4 Nd6+ 80. Kg6 Ke8 81. Bc5 Nf7 82. Be3 Nd6 83. Bf4 Nf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bb4 7. O-O O-O 8.
d3 c6 9. Bg2 h6 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Rc1 a6 12. Kh1 d6 13. f4 exf4 14. Rxf4 Bg4 15.
Qb3 Bc5 16. e4 b5 17. Rcf1 Bd4 18. Qc2 bxc4 19. dxc4 Be5 20. R4f2 Be6 21. Ne2
d5 22. exd5 cxd5 23. Nf4 Bxf4 24. Rxf4 dxc4 25. Rxf6 gxf6 26. Bc3 Bd5 27. h4
Bxg2+ 28. Qxg2 Qd3 29. Kg1 Rad8 30. Rxf6 Re2 31. Qh3 Qe3+ 32. Kh1 Rd1+ 33. Rf1
Qf3+ 34. Kg1 Rxf1+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8.
Bg5 e6 9. Qd3 Be7 10. Nd4 O-O 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. f4 Qa5 13. Kb1 Rfd8 14. f5 Bd7
15. g4 a6 16. Bd2 Qc7 17. g5 Ne8 18. f6 Bf8 19. Be3 b5 20. h4 Qc4 21. Rhg1 Qxd3
22. cxd3 b4 23. Nce2 e5 24. Nc2 a5 25. Bb6 Nc7 26. Bxa5 b3 27. axb3 Re8 28.
Bxc7 Rxc7 29. Nc3 Be6 30. b4 Rb7 31. Kc1 Rc8 32. Kd2 Kh8 33. fxg7+ Kxg7 34. Ra1
Be7 35. b5 Bd8 36. Ra6 Bb6 37. Rga1 h6 38. gxh6+ Kxh6 39. Ra8 Rbb8 40. Rxb8
Rxb8 41. Ne3 Kh5 42. Ned5 Bd4 43. Ra6 Bxd5 44. Nxd5 Rxb5 45. b4 f5 46. Rxd6 f4
47. Nxf4+ exf4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 Be6 7. d3 Qd7 8. Nd5
Nd8 9. d4 c6 10. Ne3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bh3 12. Ndf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Ne7 14. Bh3 Nxf5
15. O-O Ne6 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. Bxf5 O-O-O 18. Be3 d5 19. Qa4 a6 20. Bb6 Rde8 21.
Rfd1 d4 22. b4 Kb8 23. Rab1 Qd6 24. b5 cxb5 25. cxb5 Qxb6 26. bxa6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. O-O
b6 9. b3 O-O 10. Rd1 Ba6 11. Nc3 Rc8 12. e4 dxc4 13. h4 h6 14. Rab1 cxb3 15.
axb3 Bb7 16. b4 Ba8 17. Bf4 a5 18. bxa5 bxa5 19. Ne5 Bb4 20. Na2 c5 21. Nxd7
Nxd7 22. d5 exd5 23. exd5 Re8 24. Nc3 Nf6 25. Nb5 Nh5 26. Bd2 Qd7 27. Nc3 Nf6
28. Bf4 c4 29. Rd4 Red8 30. Rbd1 Qa7 31. Be5 Nd7 32. Bf4 Nf6 33. Be5 Nd7 34.
Bf4 Bc5 35. R4d2 Nf6 36. Bh3 Bb4 37. Bxc8 Rxc8 38. Be5 Nd7 39. Bd4 Qa6 40. Qf5
Qb7 41. Re2 Rd8 42. Rde1 Nf8 43. Re8 Qb8 44. Rxd8 Qxd8 45. Qe5 f6 46. Qe8 Qxe8
47. Rxe8 Bb7 48. Rb8 Bxc3 49. Bxc3 Bxd5 50. Bxa5 Kf7 51. Rd8 Be4 52. Bb4 Ne6
53. Rd7+ Kg8 54. Re7 Bd5 55. Kf1 h5 56. Bc3 Nc5 57. Rc7 Ne4 58. Bb4 g5 59. Ke2
gxh4 60. gxh4 f5 61. f3 Nf6 62. Bc3 Ne8 63. Re7 Bf7 64. Ke3 Kf8 65. Bb4 Kg7 66.
Bc3+ Kf8 67. Ra7 Kg8 68. Be5 Bd5 69. Kf4 Kf8 70. Bc3 Kg8 71. Ra5 Be6 72. Ke5
Nc7 73. Rc5 Na6 74. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Rb1 Nc6 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Qa4 Qd7 11. Qh4 Qg4 12. Ba3 Re8 13. c4 Rb8 14. Bb2 e5 15.
d3 h6 16. Qxg4 Bxg4 17. h3 Be6 18. Nd2 Nd4 19. Rfe1 Rbd8 20. Kf1 c5 21. Red1 h5
22. a3 Bd7 23. Ne4 Ba4 24. Re1 f5 25. Nc3 Bc2 26. Rbc1 e4 27. dxe4 fxe4 28. Nd5
Bb3 29. h4 Kf7 30. Nf4 Bh6 31. Rc3 Ba4 32. Nd5 Nb3 33. e3 Nd2+ 34. Kg1 Bc6 35.
Nf4 Bg7 36. Rc2 Bxb2 37. Rxb2 Nxc4 38. Ra2 Ba4 39. Rc1 Nd2 40. Kh2 Nf3+ 41.
Bxf3 exf3 42. g4 hxg4 43. Kg3 Rd1 44. Rxd1 Bxd1 45. Rd2 Ba4 46. Kxg4 c4 47. Rd4
b5 48. Nd5 Bc2 49. Nc3 a6 50. Kxf3 Rh8 51. Kg4 Kf6 52. f4 Bf5+ 53. Kg3 Ke7 54.
e4 Be6 55. e5 Rb8 56. Ne4 a5 57. Rd6 b4 58. Nc5 Bf5 59. Ra6 b3 60. Ra7+ Ke8 61.
Rh7 Rb5 62. Nb7 Rxb7 63. Rxb7 a4 64. h5 gxh5 65. Kh4 c3 66. Kg5 Be4 67. Rc7 b2
0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nf3 exd5
9. exd5 Nfd7 10. Bd3 f5 11. O-O Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qf6 15.
Qd2 Na6 16. a4 Bd7 17. a5 Nc7 18. Bf2 Rfe8 19. Kh2 Rad8 20. Rg1 Rf8 21. Rab1
Bc8 22. Bg3 Rde8 23. Rbc1 Qe7 24. Rge1 Qf6 25. Rf1 Kg7 26. Rf3 h6 27. Qf2 Kh8
28. Bb1 Re7 29. Re3 Rxe3 30. Qxe3 Re8 31. Qd2 Kg7 32. Qf2 Qe7 33. Bh4 Qe2 34.
Qxe2 Rxe2 35. Bd3 Re3 36. Rd1 Kf7 37. Kg1 Re8 38. Kf2 Bd7 39. Rb1 Bc8 40. Rg1
Bd7 41. g4 b5 42. axb6 axb6 43. Rb1 Rb8 44. Kf3 Ne8 45. Ra1 Rb7 46. Ra8 b5 47.
cxb5 Bxb5 48. Bxb5 Rxb5 49. Ra7+ Kg8 50. Ra8 Kf7 51. Ra7+ Kg8 52. Re7 Kf8 53.
Re6 Rb3 54. Rxg6 Rxc3+ 55. Kg2 Rd3 56. Rxh6 c4 57. Rh8+ Kf7 58. Rh7+ Kf8 59.
Rh8+ Kf7 60. Rh7+ Kf8 61. Rh8+ Kf7 62. Rh7+ Ng7 63. gxf5 Kg8 64. Rh6 Nxf5 65.
Rg6+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 Nb6 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. Bb2 Bf8 11. d3 Nd4 12. e3 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 a5 14. b5 a4 15.
Qe2 Bf5 16. Rfd1 Qc8 17. Rac1 Ra5 18. h4 h6 19. Kh2 Be6 20. Rg1 Rd8 21. g4 Be7
22. g5 hxg5 23. hxg5 Bf5 24. Be4 Qe6 25. Rg3 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 Rxb5 27. Kg2 Kf8 28.
Rxc7 Nd5 29. Rc4 Nb6 30. Rc1 Rb3 31. Qh5 Ke8 32. Ba1 Kd7 33. Nc5+ Bxc5 34. Rxc5
Rxd3 35. Bxe5 Rc8 36. Rxc8 Nxc8 37. Bxg7 Rxa3 38. Rf3 Nd6 39. Bf8 Rd3 40. Bxd6
Rxd6 41. Rxf7+ Kc6 42. Qf3+ Qd5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 Qb6 5. Nc3 d6 6. a3 g6 7. Bc4 Bg7 8.
Nge2 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 Nc6 12. c3 e5 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Ba2 Rad8
15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qc2 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Rad1 Nh5 19. c4 d3 20. Rxd3 Rxd3
21. Qxd3 Bxb2 22. Rb1 Be5 23. c5 Qxc5 24. Rxb7 Nf4 25. Nxf4 Qc1+ 26. Qf1 Qxf4
27. g3 Qf3 28. Qg2 Qxa3 29. Qd5 Qd6 30. Qxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 h6 8. a3 a6
9. b4 Ba7 10. Bb2 Bg4 11. h3 Be6 12. Rc1 Qd7 13. Kh2 Rfe8 14. e3 Ne7 15. Nd2 c6
16. c5 d5 17. Ne2 Bb8 18. e4 Ng6 19. Qc2 Bc7 20. Rcd1 Rad8 21. d4 Qe7 22. dxe5
Nxe5 23. Nf4 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Qxe4 Nc4 27. Nxe6 Qxe6 28.
Qxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. Qd3
Bd7 9. d5 Nb4 10. Qd1 a5 11. Be3 e5 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. b3 Qc8 14. Ng5 Bf5 15.
Rc1 Re8 16. Qd2 Ng4 17. Bd4 Bh6 18. f4 c5 19. Bf2 Nxf2 20. Rxf2 Bg7 21. Nb5 Rd8
22. e4 Be6 23. Nxd6 Qd7 24. e5 Qe7 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Qe3 Rab8 27. a3 Na6 28.
Qe4 b6 29. Rd2 Nc7 30. Rcd1 Ne8 31. h4 Bf8 32. Nxe8 Qxe8 33. Bh3 Kf7 34. h5 Rd4
35. Qf3 Qe7 36. Qc6 Rbd8 37. Rxd4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 dxc4 4. Bg2 Nd7 5. O-O Nb6 6. Qc2 Qd5 7. Nc3 Qf5 8. e4
Qh5 9. a4 Bg4 10. Ne1 Nf6 11. d3 e5 12. Be3 Be7 13. a5 cxd3 14. Nxd3 Nbd7 15.
f3 Be6 16. Ne2 O-O 17. Rae1 g5 18. g4 Qg6 19. Ng3 Rfe8 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. gxf5
Qh5 22. Qc1 Kh8 23. Bf2 g4 24. Bg3 Rad8 25. Kh1 Bf8 26. f4 exf4 27. Bxf4 Bg7
28. Bc7 Rc8 29. Bg3 Qh6 30. Bf4 Qh4 31. Bg5 Qh5 32. Nf4 Qxg5 33. Ng6+ Qxg6 34.
fxg6 fxg6 35. Qg5 Re5 36. Qd2 Rce8 37. b4 Rh5 38. Qf4 Ne5 39. Rd1 Rf8 40. Qg3
Nf3 41. Bxf3 gxf3 42. Qxf3 Re5 43. Qg2 Rfe8 44. Rd6 Nxe4 45. Rd7 Rg5 46. Qf3
Rf5 47. Qg2 Rg5 48. Qf3 Rf5 49. Qg2 Rg5 50. Qc2 Rh5 51. Rd3 Be5 52. Re3 Ng3+
53. Rxg3 Bxg3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bd7 11. Be3 a6 12. Rad1 Qxd4 13. Bxd4 Rc8 14.
Bb3 Bb5 15. Rfe1 Bc5 16. c3 Ke7 17. Bxc5+ Rxc5 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. f3 Rhc8 20. Rd2
h5 21. Kf2 g6 22. h4 b5 23. a3 a5 24. Ba2 R5c7 25. Re5 Rb8 26. Nc2 Be8 27. Re1
Nd7 28. Nd4 Nc5 29. b4 Na4 30. Bxe6 fxe6 31. Nxe6 Ra7 32. bxa5 Kf7 33. a6 Kg8
34. Rd6 Nb6 35. Nd4 Nc4 36. Rde6 Kf7 37. g4 hxg4 38. fxg4 Rba8 39. g5 Rxa6 40.
Re7+ Kf8 41. Rc7 R6a7 42. h5 gxh5 43. Kg3 Rxc7 44. Ne6+ Kf7 45. Nxc7 Rxa3 46.
Nxe8 Rxc3+ 47. Kh4 b4 48. Kxh5 Rh3+ 49. Kg4 Re3 50. Nd6+ Ke6 51. Rxe3+ Nxe3+
52. Kf3 b3 53. Ne4 Nd5 54. Nd2 b2 55. g6 Kf6 56. Ke4 Nc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 b6 6. Bb2 Bb7 7. Be2 Bd6 8. Qc2
O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Nbd7 11. d4 Qe7 12. Rfd1 Ba3 13. Bxa3 Qxa3 14. Rac1
Rfe8 15. Bd3 g6 16. g3 Rac8 17. Bf1 Qd6 18. Bh3 Rcd8 19. Qb2 Kg7 20. b4 b5 21.
a4 a6 22. a5 Bc8 23. Bg2 Kg8 24. Ne2 Ne4 25. Nf4 f6 26. Rc2 Bb7 27. Rdc1 Kg7
28. h4 Qe7 29. Rxc6 Bxc6 30. Rxc6 Nb8 31. Ne6+ Qxe6 32. Rxe6 Rxe6 33. Ne1 Rc6
34. Nd3 Rc4 35. Bxe4 dxe4 36. Nc5 Rc8 37. d5 Kf7 38. g4 Rd8 39. g5 fxg5 40. Qe5
gxh4 41. Qe6+ Kf8 42. Qf6+ Ke8 43. Qe6+ Kf8 44. d6 Nc6 45. d7 Rc1+ 46. Kg2 h3+
47. Kxh3 Rh1+ 48. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6
9. g4 Qe8 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. Rg1 Ndc5 12. Nb3 b6 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. Qd2 Kh8 15.
O-O-O Bd7 16. f3 f5 17. Be3 f4 18. Bf2 h6 19. h4 Qe7 20. Be2 Rfb8 21. Kc2 Qe8
22. Ra1 Bf8 23. b3 Bg7 24. Rh1 Kh7 25. h5 g5 26. Rhb1 Bf6 27. Kd1 Kg7 28. Ke1
Rb7 29. Kf1 Rba7 30. Nb5 Rb7 31. Qc2 Qc8 32. Nc3 Rba7 33. Bd1 Be8 34. Qe2 Bd7
35. a3 Qe8 36. Bc2 Qc8 37. Nb5 Bxb5 38. cxb5 Qe8 39. Be1 Bd8 40. Bc3 Bf6 41.
Qc4 Qd8 42. Ke2 Qc8 43. Ra2 Qd8 44. Rba1 Qb8 45. b4 axb4 46. axb4 Rxa2 47. Rxa2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Qc7 11. Rac1 b6 12. Rfd1 Bb7 13. f3 Rac8 14. b4 Qb8 15.
a3 Bd8 16. Kh1 Bc7 17. Bg1 Kh8 18. Qe1 Rg8 19. Na4 g5 20. c5 bxc5 21. bxc5 dxc5
22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. Rxc5 Be5 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rb1 Qc7 26. Nb3 g4 27. Nc5 Ba8 28.
Nd3 gxf3 29. Bxf3 Bc3 30. Qh4 Qc4 31. Nf2 Qa2 32. Rc1 Qd2 33. Rd1 Qc2 34. Qh6
Nxe4 35. Nxe4 Bxe4 36. Rc1 Qd3 37. Bxe4 Qxe4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.17"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 Qxc6 8.
O-O Ne7 9. Re1 Ng6 10. e5 Qc7 11. Qh5 b5 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. Qh4 Bb7 14. Bg5 Bc5
15. Ne4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O 17. Be3 Rac8 18. c3 Rf5 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Qe3 Qxe3
21. Rxe3 Rc5 22. Rd1 Rfxe5 23. Rxd7 Red5 24. Rd3 b4 25. R7xd5 exd5 26. Kf1 Ra5
27. cxb4 Rxa2 28. Rb3 Kf7 29. b5 axb5 30. Rxb5 g5 31. Rb6 g4 32. Ke2 h5 33. Ke3
Ra1 34. Rd6 Rd1 35. b4 Ke7 36. Rg6 Kf7 37. Rb6 d4+ 38. Ke2 Rb1 39. b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d3 O-O 6. e4 fxe4 7. dxe4 e5 8. Nge2
d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. h3 Nc5 11. Be3 Be6 12. b4 Ncd7 13. c5 dxc5 14. bxc5 c6 15.
Rb1 Rb8 16. Qa4 a6 17. f4 Ne8 18. Rbd1 Qe7 19. Qc2 Nc7 20. f5 Bc4 21. g4 g5 22.
Rf2 h6 23. Ng3 Nf6 24. Rfd2 Nb5 25. Na4 Bf7 26. Nb6 Rbd8 27. Ne2 Rfe8 28. a4
Nd4 29. Nxd4 exd4 30. Rxd4 Nd5 31. Nxd5 cxd5 32. R4d2 Rc8 33. Bf2 dxe4 34. Rd7
Qe5 35. Be3 Re7 36. Qb1 Rxd7 37. Rxd7 Qc3 38. Kf2 Be8 39. Rxb7 Bc6 40. Rb3 Qe5
41. Qc1 Bxa4 42. Rb6 Bb5 43. Qd2 Rxc5 44. Rg6 Rc7 45. f6 Rf7 46. Rxg7+ Rxg7 47.
fxg7 Bd3 48. Qb4 Qxg7 49. Qd4 Qf7+ 50. Kg1 Qe6 51. Qd8+ Kf7 52. Qc7+ Ke8 53.
Qb6 Kd7 54. Qxe6+ Kxe6 55. Bd2 Kd5 56. h4 Kd4 57. Kf2 gxh4 58. Bxh6 a5 59. Bg7+
Kd5 60. Ke3 a4 61. g5 Ke6 62. Bh3+ Kf7 63. Bb2 Kg6 64. Kf4 e3 65. Kxe3 Bf5 66.
Bxf5+ Kxf5 67. Bf6 a3 68. Kf3 a2 69. Kg2 a1=B 70. Bxa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qc2 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Ne2 Ba6 10. Nbc3 c5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Qa4 Bb7 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rfd1 Nb4
15. Nb5 a6 16. Nbd4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 a5 18. Bc3 Qe8 19. Qxe8 Rfxe8 20. a3 Nc6 21.
Nb5 Rac8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Bxd5 Ba8 24. e4 Red8 25. Kg2 Kf8 26. Rac1 Ne5 27.
Nc7 Bxd5 28. Nxd5 Nc4 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 Na3 31. Ra1 Nb5 32. Ra5 Nc3 33. Nxe7
Nxd1 34. Nxc8 Rxc8 35. Ra2 Rb8 36. Rd2 Nc3 37. Rd4 Na2 38. Rd6 Kg7 39. h4 Rxb4
40. f3 Nc3 41. Kh3 Rb7 42. Rd3 Na4 43. Kg4 Nc5 44. Rd5 Ne6 45. f4 Rb4 46. e5
fxe5 47. Rxe5 h6 48. Kh5 Rb3 49. f5 Nf8 50. g4 Nd7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "31"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d3 d6 6. e3 c6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "32"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. O-O Na6 12. Qd2 Nc7 13. Bc2 exd5 14. exd5 f5 15. f4
Nxg3 16. Nxg3 g4 17. Rae1 Bd7 18. Kh1 Rf7 19. Re2 Bh8 20. Rfe1 Qf6 21. Re3 Re8
22. Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 24. Rxe8+ Rf8 25. Nce4 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 Qf5 27. Nxd6
Qb1+ 28. Re1 Qxa2 29. Nxb7 Qxc4 30. d6 Rxf4 31. Qd1 Rd4 32. Qb1 Qf7 33. Nd8 Qf6
34. Re8+ Kg7 35. Ne6+ Kf7 36. Rf8+ Kxe6 37. Rxf6+ Bxf6 38. h3 g3 39. d7 Kxd7
40. Qf5+ Ke7 41. Qxc5+ Ke6 42. Qc6+ Kf5 43. Qf3+ Rf4 44. Qd3+ Ke6 45. Qe3+ Be5
46. Qe2 Rf2 47. Qc4+ Kf6 48. b4 Rb2 49. Qc6+ Kg5 50. Qc1+ Kf5 51. Qf1+ Ke6 52.
b5 Kd6 53. Qd3+ Ke7 54. Kg1 Ra2 55. Kf1 Rf2+ 56. Ke1 Rxg2 57. Qe3 Ke6 58. Qxa7
Rb2 59. Qa6+ Kf5 60. Qc8+ Kf4 61. Qc4+ Kf5 62. Qf7+ Ke4 63. Qg6+ Kd5 64. Qd3+
Ke6 65. Qg6+ Kd5 66. Qc6+ Kd4 67. Qd7+ Ke3 68. Qf5 Bc3+ 69. Kd1 g2 70. Qe6+ Kd3
71. Qd5+ Bd4 72. Qf3+ Kc4 73. Qc6+ Kb4 74. Qd6+ Bc5 75. Qf4+ Ka3 76. Qf3+ Ka2
77. Qd5+ Ka1 78. Qa8+ Ra2 79. Qh8+ Rb2 80. Qa8+ Kb1 81. Qe4+ Ka2 82. Qd5+ Ka1
83. Qa8+ Kb1 84. Qe4+ Ka2 85. Qd5+ Ka1 86. Qa8+ Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "33"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2
Qe7 9. O-O b6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nd4 Bb7 12. Nf5 Qe6 13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. d4 Rfe8
15. Rfd1 Nf8 16. a4 Ne6 17. a5 g6 18. Na4 Qc7 19. Rac1 h5 20. Bd3 Ng4 21. g3
Ng5 22. axb6 axb6 23. Rf1 Nh3+ 24. Kh1 Re6 25. Rce1 Rae8 26. Bc1 c5 27. Kg2 Ng5
28. h3 Nf6 29. h4 Nge4 30. Nc3 Nd6 31. Nb5 Qd7 32. Nxd6 Qxd6 33. Bb5 Rc8 34.
Qd1 c4 35. bxc4 dxc4+ 36. f3 Nd5 37. Qc2 Nb4 38. Qc3 Nd3 39. e4 f5 40. d5 Re7
41. Bg5 Nxe1+ 42. Rxe1 fxe4 43. fxe4 Rxe4 44. Rxe4 Qxd5 45. Bh6 Qxe4+ 46. Kf2
Qf5+ 47. Ke1 Rc7 48. Bxc4+ Kh7 49. Bg8+ Kxh6 50. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "34"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf3 a5 11. a4 Na6 12. Nb5 Nc7 13. Nd2 Nxb5 14. axb5 Rc8 15.
c3 Qb6 16. Qa4 Bd8 17. Be2 d5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Ng4 21. Rf1
Qg6 22. Bd5 b6 23. Bf3 Nf6 24. Be3 e4 25. Be2 Bc7 26. Rad1 Ng4 27. Bxg4 Qxg4
28. h3 Qf5 29. Rd4 Qe5 30. g3 Qh5 31. Rxe4 Qxh3 32. Rh4 Qf5 33. Qe4 Qxe4 34.
Rxe4 Rcd8 35. Rc4 Rd7 36. Rc6 Rb8 37. Kg2 f6 38. Rh1 h6 39. Rh4 Kf7 40. Rd4 Ke7
41. Re4+ Kf7 42. g4 Bd8 43. c4 a4 44. Kf3 Rd3 45. Rd4 Rb3 46. Rd7+ Kf8 47. Ra7
Rxb2 48. Rxa4 Rb3 49. Ra7 Be7 50. Kg2 Bc5 51. Bxc5+ bxc5 52. Rxc5 Rb2 53. Rcc7
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "35"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 h5 6. h4 Be6 7. d3 Nd7 8. Nge2 Ne7
9. Bg5 c6 10. Qd2 a5 11. b3 Nc5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4
Rae8 16. Nde2 Nc8 17. Bf4 Qe7 18. Qc2 Bg4 19. Rde1 Qc7 20. Be3 Re7 21. Bg5 Ree8
22. Be3 Nb6 23. Qd2 Nc8 24. Bd4 Bxe2 25. Rxe2 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Ne6 27. Qd2 Qb6 28.
Na4 Qa7 29. Re3 Rd8 30. Kh2 Nb6 31. Nc3 Nd7 32. f4 Nf6 33. Bh3 Rfe8 34. f5 gxf5
35. Rxf5 Nd7 36. Rxh5 Ne5 37. Ne2 Ng7 38. Rh6 d5 39. cxd5 cxd5 40. Kg2 dxe4 41.
Qc1 Nd3 42. Qg1 Ne1+ 43. Kh1 Nf3 44. Qc1 Rd3 45. Rxf3 exf3 46. Nf4 Rde3 47. Qc4
Re1+ 48. Bf1 Qf2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "36"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Qb3 c5 7. a3 Qa5 8. Bd2
O-O 9. Rd1 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qc7 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Qc2 Nce4 13. Be5 Qa5+ 14. Nd2
dxc4 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qxc4 Bd7 17. e3 Rfc8 18. Qb4 Qxb4 19. axb4 Rc2 20. Rb1
Nd5 21. Bd3 Rc7 22. b5 Nb4 23. Bc4 Rc5 24. b3 Bxb5 25. Ke2 Bc6 26. Rhc1 Bxg2
27. f3 Bh3 28. Ne4 Rc7 29. Ng5 Bf5 30. Bxe6 Bxb1 31. Rxc7 fxe6 32. Rxb7 Nc6 33.
Nxe6 g6 34. Rg7+ Kh8 35. Rc7 Ne5 36. f4 Ng4 37. Ng5 Re8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "37"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 h6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e4 Bxc3 6. bxc3 O-O 7. Ne2 d6 8. O-O
a6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. d3 Nc5 11. h3 Bd7 12. f4 Re8 13. g4 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8
Qxa8 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Be3 Qa3 18. Bxh6 bxc4 19. dxc4 Bc6 20. Bc1 Qa2 21. Ng3
Nfxe4 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Nxe4 24. Qd5 Nd6 25. g5 Qxc4 26. Qf3 e4 27. Qg3 g6
28. h4 Nf5 29. Qf4 Qxc3 30. Kh2 e3 31. h5 e2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 5th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "38"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2010.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. a3 Nf6 2. f4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 b6 6. d3 d5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Qe1 c5
9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. e4 dxe4 11. dxe4 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 13. Kh1 Rfd8 14. e5 Bxg2+
15. Kxg2 Qd5+ 16. Nf3 Ne8 17. Be3 Nc7 18. Rd1 Qc6 19. Qe2 Ne6 20. Bf2 b5 21. c3
a5 22. Kg1 c4 23. Rfe1 h5 24. Rd2 Rxd2 25. Nxd2 Rd8 26. Qe4 Qd5 27. Qxd5 Rxd5
28. Ne4 a4 29. Kg2 Kf8 30. Kf3 Rd3+ 31. Be3 f6 32. Nf2 Rd7 33. Ke4 f5+ 34. Kf3
Nc7 35. Bc5 Rd2 36. Re2 Rxe2 37. Kxe2 Nd5 38. Nd1 Ke8 39. Ne3 Nxe3 40. Kxe3 Kd7
41. Kd4 e6 42. h4 Kc6 43. Be7 Bh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.12.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2010.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. Qd2 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15.
Qe2 Ra7 16. f5 axb4 17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 e5 19. cxb6 Qxb6 20. dxe5 Bxb4 21.
Rb1 Re8 22. Na2 c5 23. Qe3 Qb8 24. Nxb4 cxb4 25. e6 fxe6 26. fxe6 Qd6 27. Nd4
Nc5 28. Rxb4 Nxe6 29. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.12.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2010.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {The Advance French has been a topical line already
since the sharp polemic about its value between Nimzowitsch (a great
propagator of 3.e5) and Tarrasch (an equally adamant opponent). Nowadays the
system still has its fans even among the best. Grischuk plays it quite often,
even more so Movsesian, for whom it's the main weapon against the French
Defence. However, clearly the most committed contemporary GM is Sveshnikov -
not only does he have the most games with the system in MegaBase, but he has 
(just as Nimzowitsch in his days) more than once written about 3.e5 as almost
the refutation of 1...e6. Of course this is hardly the case, but advancing the
central pawn leads to a heavy positional struggle in a typical French position
with a closed centre.} c5 4. c3 Qb6 {In accordance with Nimzowitsch, Vitiugov
puts pressure on the base of the P-chain. However, modern chess is more
concrete and philosophical concepts are quite often simply a burden. Although
it's played less often, Black can adopt a different, but viable strategy with}
(4... Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 {After} 6. a3 {he has} ({In this case} 6. Be2 {is the
preferred move-order.}) 6... f6 $5 {, attacking the front P:} 7. Bd3 (7. b4
fxe5 8. b5 Nxd4 9. cxd4 exd4 $44 {[%csl Gc5,Gd4,Gd5,Ge6] is perhaps not so
clear, but in practice Black scores excellently with his threatening P[+].})
7... Qc7 8. Bf4 O-O-O 9. O-O c4 10. Bc2 Qb6 11. b3 cxb3 12. Bxb3 g5 13. Be3 g4
14. Ne1 Na5 15. Bc2 f5 16. Nd3 Kb8 17. a4 Rc8 18. Qe2 Qa6 19. Qe1 b6 20. Na3
Bxa3 21. Rxa3 Ne7 22. Nb4 Qb7 23. Bd3 Nc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. a5 b5 26. a6 Qa8
27. Qe2 Nd5 28. Nxd5 Qxd5 $36 {Van Wely,L (2655)-Topalov,V (2788)/Dortmund.
2005/ For more details see the notes by Psakhis in CBM 108.}) 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3
{[%csl Gb4][%cal Yb2b4] A favourite of both Grischuk and Svesnikov, the
text-move controls the b4-square in case Black takes on d4 and also aims for a
<< expansion (b4).} ({On the other hand, Movsesian mostly prefers the
developing} 6. Be2 cxd4 $142 (6... Nh6 7. Bxh6 gxh6 (7... Qxb2 $2 8. Be3 $1
Qxa1 9. Qc2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 $1 {and rescuing the trapped Q costs material after}
Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Ba3 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Kxd7 14. O-O Qb2 15. Qa4+ b5 16. Qa6
$1 $18) 8. Qd2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Na3 Bd7 (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 f6 12. exf6 Rxf6
13. Nc2 a5 14. a4 Bd7 15. Bb5 Raf8 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Ne5 Rf4 18. Nd3 Rxd4 19.
Qe3 Be8 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Qxh6 Bg7 22. Qe3 Qxe3 23. fxe3 d4 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25.
Kf2 Bc6 26. g4 $16 {Movsesian,S (2723)-Werle,J (2574)/Bundesliga 1011/2010/}) (
10... f6 11. exf6 Rxf6 12. Nc2 Bd7 13. b4 cxd4 14. cxd4 a6 15. a4 Be8 16. b5
axb5 17. axb5 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Ne7 19. Ne5 Ng6 20. Ng4 $16 {Movsesian,S (2721)
-Ponomariov,R (2744)/WCh 5' Moscow/2010/}) 11. Nc2 a5 12. Ne3 h5 13. Rad1 cxd4
14. cxd4 f6 15. exf6 Rxf6 16. Ne5 Be8 17. f4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Rf8 19. Kh1 Bh6 20.
g3 Bg6 21. Bd3 Rac8 22. Qe2 Rc7 23. Ng2 Rfc8 24. f5 $1 $36 {Movsesian,S (2723)
-Berg,E (2616)/Khanty Mansiysk olm/2010/}) 7. cxd4 Nh6 8. Nc3 (8. Bxh6 $6 Qxb2
$1 $15 {doesn't work as above, here Black can free his Q in time.}) 8... Nf5 9.
Na4 Qa5+ 10. Kf1 $5 ({This is more enterprising than} 10. Bd2 Bb4 11. Bc3 b5
12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Nxc3 b4 14. axb4 Qxb4 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Qd2 O-O
18. O-O Rfb8 19. Rab1 Rb6 20. Rfc1 Rab8 21. Rc2 h6 22. g3 a5 23. Kg2 a4 24. Ra1
Be8 25. h3 Bd7 26. Rac1 Rc6 27. g4 Ne7 $11 {Shirov,A (2713)-Ivanchuk,V (2711)/
Monte Carlo blindfold/2005/}) 10... b5 11. Nc3 b4 12. Nb1 Ba6 13. Be3 Be7 (
13... Bxe2+ $5 14. Kxe2 Be7 15. g4 Nh4 16. Nxh4 Bxh4 17. Qd3 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6
$15 {Simonovic,A (2422)-Stojanovic,M (2539)/Vrnjacka Banja/2006/}) 14. Nbd2 O-O
15. Nb3 Qb6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6+ 17. Qe2 Qb6 18. g4 Nxe3+ 19. Qxe3 a5 20. Kg2 Rfc8
$132 {Movsesian,S (2718)-Vitiugov,N (2689)/CZE-chT 0910/2010/}) 6... c4 {
[%csl Rb3] Releasing the [+] tension is certainly committal, but Black's most
usual reaction is strategically justified by White's previous move. By fixing
><b3 Black's K would like to feel more comfortable on the <<. However, in our
game king safety will prove to be only an illusion, so it's worth considering
alternatives already now:} (6... a5 7. Bd3 Bd7 8. O-O ({Even the restrained} 8.
Bc2 $5 {enables White to fight for an opening advantage.}) 8... cxd4 9. cxd4
Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Nc3 {leads to a position, in which the inserted moves
a3 and a5 increase White's -> chances:} Qb6 12. Qg4 g6 13. Be3 Bc5 {Shirov,A 
(2746)-Anand,V (2762)/FIDE WCh Tehran/2000/ For more details see notes by
Ftacnik in CBM 80.} 14. Qf4 $5 $44) ({More to the point seems to be} 6... Nh6
$5 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. g4 Nfe7 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Qc2 (12. Nd2
Rc8 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. Qe2 Be7 15. Qe3 O-O 16. h4 f6 17. h5 Nh8 18. Rc2 Nc6 19.
Na4 Qd8 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Nc5 e5 22. Nxb7 exd4 $17 {Motylev,A (2632)
-Ponomariov,R (2704)/WCup Khanty Mansiysk/2005/}) 12... Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14.
Nd2 Qc6 15. Nce4 Nc8 16. Nxc4 b5 17. Ne3 Qxc2 18. Nxc2 Bc6 19. f3 Nb6 20. Kf2
Be7 21. h4 Na4 $44 {Umansky,M (2664)-Timmerman,G (2696)/corr/2008/}) 7. Nbd2
Na5 8. g3 ({White used to play} 8. Be2 {much more often (for example this goes
for Sveshnikov's earlier games), but this is not the most active post for the
B:} Bd7 9. O-O Ne7 10. Rb1 (10. Re1 Nc8 {is similar and can transpose.}) 10...
Qc7 11. Re1 Nc8 12. Nf1 Nb6 13. Bf4 Nb3 14. Ng3 (14. N3d2 Na5 15. Ng3 Ba4 {
shows how the Be2 cramps White's Q, after} 16. Qc1 O-O-O 17. Nh5 Kb8 18. Nf3
Bb3 $1 $132 {White was already satisfied with} 19. Nd2 Ba4 20. Nf3 Bb3 21. Nd2
{1/2,Ni Hua (2533)-Bareev,E (2721)/Beijing/2003/}) 14... Ba4 15. Bf1 O-O-O 16.
Nh5 h6 17. Qe2 Na5 18. Qd2 Qc6 19. Re2 Qe8 20. g4 Be7 21. Rbe1 Qg8 22. Qc1 Qh7
23. Qb1 Qxb1 24. Rxb1 g6 25. Ng3 Bb3 26. Bh3 Na4 27. Rf1 b5 28. Be3 Nc6 29. Ne1
a5 30. f4 b4 $132 {/=/+,Zhigalko,S (2668)-Andreikin,D (2635)/Moscow/2010/})
8... Bd7 9. Bg2 {Simple development. White mostly strives to put his B on the
more active h3-square, moreover he can use the g2-square to transfer his N to
the ideal e3-square. However, even here Black is not without <=>:} (9. h4 O-O-O
(9... f5 10. exf6 Nxf6 $6 (10... gxf6 11. Bh3 O-O-O {-9...0-0-0}) 11. Ne5 Bd6
12. Bh3 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Ng8 14. Qg4 g6 15. O-O Ne7 16. Nf3 Nb3 17. Be3 Qc7 18.
Rad1 h6 {Grischuk,A (2712)-Apicella,M (2501)/FRA-chT/2003/} 19. Nd4 $5 Nxd4 20.
Bxd4 O-O-O 21. Rb1 {/\b3|^}) (9... Ne7 10. Bh3 (10. h5 h6 11. Nh4 O-O-O 12. Bh3
Kb8 13. O-O Rg8 14. Kh2 g5 $5 15. Ng2 Bg7 16. Ne3 f5 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. Ng4 Bg7
19. Qe2 Nec6 20. Nf3 Nb3 21. Rb1 Be8 $1 $17 {Berbatov,K (2481)-Radulski,J 
(2592)/Albena/2010/}) 10... h6 11. O-O Nec6 12. Re1 Be7 13. Nf1 Nb3 14. Rb1
Nxc1 15. Qxc1 O-O-O 16. Ne3 Na5 17. Qd1 Bc6 18. h5 Kb8 19. Nh2 Bd7 20. Kh1 Bc8
21. Rg1 Nc6 22. f4 f6 23. Nf3 fxe5 24. fxe5 Rdf8 25. Qe2 Qd8 26. Ng2 Bg5 27.
Nfh4 Ne7 28. Rbf1 Rxf1 29. Rxf1 Rf8 30. Rf3 Qe8 $11 {Wohl,A (2452)-Eingorn,V 
(2595)/Bad Woerishofen/2006/}) 10. Bh3 f5 11. exf6 gxf6 12. O-O Nh6 13. Re1 Rg8
14. Rb1 (14. Nf1 $13) 14... e5 $1 15. Bxd7+ Rxd7 16. Nf1 (16. dxe5 $2 Rxg3+ $17
) (16. b3 $142 $5 $132) 16... e4 17. N3h2 {Vysochin,S (2599)-Ljukin,S (2365)/
Zaporozhye/2004/} Nf5 $15 {[%csl Rg3,Rh4] ׻}) ({Advancing the Ph2 made
White's >> vulenerable in some of the above lines, so he can try the immediate
} 9. Bh3 {However, here apart from the standard plan as e.g. in Wohl-Eingorn,
Black can also play} Be7 $5 (9... Ne7 10. O-O h6 11. Nh4 O-O-O 12. Ng2 g6 13.
Rb1 Qc7 14. Qf3 Rh7 15. b4 Nac6 16. Ne3 h5 17. Bg2 h4 18. Nexc4 $5 dxc4 19.
Nxc4 Nd5 20. Bg5 $44 {Gaujens,A (2565)-Proshkin,A/corr/2001/}) 10. O-O h5 11.
Qe2 (11. Bg2 Nh6 12. Rb1 O-O-O 13. Re1 Nf5 14. Bh3 (14. Nf1 $13) 14... g6 $6 (
14... g5 $1 $15) 15. Nf1 Rdg8 16. Bg5 Qd8 17. Qc1 Ba4 18. Re2 Kb8 19. Qf4 Ka8
20. Ne3 Rf8 21. Ng2 $14 {Sveshnikov,E (2536)-Rotoni,M (2133)/Cesenatico/2010/})
11... O-O-O 12. Ne1 g6 13. f4 Nh6 14. Ndf3 Nb3 15. Rb1 Nxc1 16. Rxc1 Rdg8 17.
Ng5 Qd8 18. Qd2 b5 19. Nc2 Kb8 20. Rb1 Qc7 21. Nb4 Ka8 22. Ra1 a5 23. Nc2 Rb8
24. Rfb1 Rb6 25. Bg2 Kb8 26. Bf3 $11 {1/2,Movsesian,S (2624)-Radjabov,T (2610)/
Sarajevo/2002/}) 9... O-O-O 10. O-O f5 $6 {[%mdl 32] Without the tactical
chances along the <->g as in Vysochin-Lukin above, this move seems too
ambitious and strategically dubious: Black will have too much trouble holding
together his [+] and taking care of the b3 break at the same time.} ({Possibly
the right way to go is the restrained} 10... h6 $142 $5 {, introduced by
Petrosian:} 11. Rb1 (11. h4 $5 {/\h5~~}) (11. Re1 Ne7 12. Nf1 (12. Rb1 $142 {
still allows White to fight for an edge}) 12... Nf5 13. Ne3 (13. g4 Ne7 14. Rb1
f5 $5 $132) 13... Nxe3 14. Rxe3 (14. Bxe3 Qxb2 15. Rb1 Qa2 $1 {/\} 16. Re2 Qxa3
17. Ra1 Qb3 $17) 14... Be7 15. Re1 Qb3 16. Qe2 Ba4 17. Be3 Kb8 (17... Qc2 $1
$15) 18. Rad1 Qc2 19. Rd2 Qf5 20. Rf1 g5 $5 21. h3 h5 22. Nh2 Rdg8 23. g4 Qg6
24. Bf3 (24. f4 $5 $132) 24... hxg4 25. Bxg4 Nc6 26. f3 (26. Kh1 $15 {/\f4})
26... Bd8 27. Bf2 Ne7 28. Re1 Rh6 29. Nf1 Rgh8 30. Bg3 Rxh3 $1 31. Bxh3 Rxh3
32. Qg2 Qh7 33. Ne3 Ng6 34. Ng4 Nf4 $19 {Clarke,P-Petrosian,T/Munich/1958/ A
nice display of refined strategy, crowned by a positional exchange sacrifice -
vintage Petrosian!}) 11... Ne7 12. Ne1 Kb8 (12... Nf5 $142 $5 $13) 13. Qf3 Be8
14. Nc2 Nb3 (14... Nf5 15. Ne3 $11 {/+/=}) 15. Nxb3 Qxb3 16. Na1 $1 Qa4 17. b3
cxb3 18. Nxb3 Nc6 19. Rd1 Rc8 20. Bf1 Rc7 21. Bd3 Na5 22. Nxa5 Qxa5 23. c4 dxc4
24. Bxc4 Bc6 25. d5 $40 {Sedina,E (2345)-Cugini,W (2255)/Toscolano/1996/ A
model example, this time from White's point of view. Black didn't play ideally
and allowed a complete break in the [+] (b3,c4,d5).}) (10... Be7 11. h4 Kb8 12.
Rb1 Rc8 13. Qc2 Nh6 14. Bh3 Nf5 15. Re1 h6 16. h5 Rcg8 17. Nf1 g6 {1/2,
Kotrotsos,V (2323)-Rusev,K (2516)/Plovdiv/2008/} 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. N1h2 $13) (
10... Nh6 11. Rb1 Kb8 12. Qc2 f6 13. exf6 gxf6 14. b3 cxb3 15. Nxb3 Ba4 16.
Nfd2 Nf7 17. Qa2 Nxb3 18. Nxb3 Qc7 {1/2,Scetinin,A (2315)-Naumkin,I (2500)/
Cappelle la Grande/1995/} 19. Qe2 e5 20. c4 $1 $36) (10... Kb8 11. Re1 Ne7 12.
Nf1 Nb3 13. Rb1 Nc6 $6 14. Bf4 Ka8 15. N1d2 Nca5 16. Nxb3 Nxb3 17. Nd2 Ba4 18.
Nxb3 Bxb3 19. Qd2 h6 20. Re2 Be7 21. Rf1 Qc6 22. Be3 Rh7 23. f4 g6 24. g4 h5
25. f5 hxg4 26. fxg6 fxg6 27. Bg5 $16 {Alexander,C-O'Kelly de Galway,A/
Hastings/1953/ is an example of what Black should avoid - exchanging the N
gave White a free hand on the >>.}) 11. exf6 ({Keeping the [+] closed limits
White's options:} 11. Rb1 Nh6 (11... h6 12. b3 cxb3 13. Nxb3 Ba4 14. Nfd2 Ne7
$13) 12. b3 Qc7 $6 (12... cxb3 $142) 13. Re1 (13. bxc4 $36) 13... Nf7 14. bxc4
Nxc4 15. Qb3 Nxd2 16. Bxd2 h6 17. Rec1 Kb8 18. c4 $16 {->,Bossio,D-Hughes,C/
corr/1995/}) 11... gxf6 12. Re1 (12. Rb1 Ne7 (12... Nb3 $2 13. Nxb3 cxb3 14.
Re1 Re8 15. Be3 Bh6 16. Nd2 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Ba4 18. Bxd5 $1 exd5 19. Qg4+ f5 20.
Qxf5+ {1-0,Veroci,Z (2290)-Laakmann,A (2160)/Buenos Aires olw/1978/} Kc7 21.
Rxe8 Bxe8 22. Qe5+ $18) 13. Re1 Ng6 (13... Nec6 14. Qc2 (14. b4 $5 $36) 14...
Bd6 15. b4 cxb3 16. Nxb3 Nxb3 17. Rxb3 Qc7 18. Bh6 Na5 19. Rbb1 Nc4 20. Qa2
Rhg8 21. Nd2 b5 22. a4 Qa5 23. Ra1 Rg6 24. Be3 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 bxa4 26. Rb1 Kc7
27. c4 $40 {Buckley,G (2417)-Wheeler,D (2239)/Telford/2005/}) 14. b3 cxb3 15.
Nxb3 Ba4 16. Nfd2 Kb8 17. Qc2 e5 18. Qa2 Qc7 19. Nxa5 Qxa5 20. c4 Bc6 21. Re3
exd4 22. Re6 Rd6 {Vihinen,T (2145)-Raaste,E (2340)/Jyvaskyla/1997/} 23. Nb3 Qc3
24. cxd5 Rxe6 25. Bd2 $1 Qd3 26. dxc6 $1 $40) 12... Bd6 $146 {A novelty, but
it doesn't solve Black's opening problems.} (12... Ne7 13. Rb1 $14 {transposes
to 12.Rb1}) (12... Bh6 13. Rb1 Nb3 $2 14. Nxb3 Qxb3 15. Qxb3 cxb3 16. Bxh6 Nxh6
17. Nd2 $16 {Septien Lopez,V (1876)-Gutierrez Garcia,J (1654)/Benidorm/2010/})
(12... Bg7 13. Rb1 Ne7 14. Qe2 (14. b4 $14) 14... Nec6 15. b4 cxb3 16. c4 Nxd4
$2 (16... Qa6 $1 $13) 17. Nxd4 Qxd4 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Nxb3 Nxb3 20. Rxb3 Rde8
21. Be3 Qe5 22. Rc1+ Kd8 23. Rxb7 $18 {Pilz,D (2260)-Kranewitter,N (1925)/
Wattens/1993/}) (12... Nh6 13. Nf1 (13. Rb1 $5 $14) 13... Nf7 14. Bh3 Re8 15.
Ne3 Be7 (15... Bd6 $142 $13) 16. Ng2 Nb3 17. Rb1 Nxc1 18. Qxc1 Rhg8 19. Nf4 Bd8
{Nagy,E (2305)-Rezsek,G (2085)/HUN-chT/1994/} 20. b3 $1 cxb3 21. c4 $36) 13.
Bh3 Bc7 (13... Re8 14. Rb1 $14 {Black can't develop his Ng8 and} e5 $2 {
is premature:} 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. Qa4+ Nc6 17. b3 $16 {/+-}) 14. Rb1 Kb8 (14...
Ne7 $142 15. b4 cxb3 16. Nxb3 Nxb3 17. Rxb3 Qc6 18. Bf1 $14) 15. b4 cxb3 16.
Nxb3 Ne7 (16... Ba4 17. Nfd2 (17. Nxa5 Bxd1 18. Rxb6 Bxb6 19. Bf4+ Ka8 20. Nxb7
$5 Bxf3 21. Nxd8 Bxd8 22. Bxe6 Ne7 23. Re3 $44 {|^ is interesting, but White
can do without complications.}) 17... e5 18. Qg4 $1 Nxb3 19. Nxb3 Bxb3 20. Qg7
Ne7 21. Qxe7 $36) (16... Nxb3 17. Qxb3 $1 (17. Rxb3 Ba4 18. Rxb6 Bxd1 19. Rxb7+
Kxb7 20. Rxd1 $14) 17... Qxb3 18. Rxb3 Re8 19. Rb2 $1 {[%csl Re6][%cal Rb2e2] /
\Rbe2+/-, ><e6}) 17. Nfd2 Qc6 (17... Nxb3 18. Nxb3 Bc8 19. Bd2 Qc6 20. Nc5 Nf5
(20... f5 21. Bg5 Rhe8 22. Bf1 $18) 21. Rxe6 $5 (21. Qf3 b6 22. Nxe6 $18) 21...
Bxe6 22. Rxb7+ Kc8 (22... Qxb7 23. Nxb7 Kxb7 24. Qb1+ Kc6 25. Bxf5 $18) 23.
Rxa7 Nxd4 (23... Bb6 24. Ra6 Ng7 25. Bf1 $5 Rd6 26. Bf4 $18) 24. cxd4 Bxh3 25.
Ra6 Bb6 26. Ba5 $18 Rd6 27. Rxb6 Qxb6 28. Bxb6 Rxb6 29. Qc2 Kb8 30. f3 $18) 18.
Nc5 $16 {White strengthens his position with natural moves.} Nf5 (18... f5 19.
Bf1 Bc8 20. Bb5 Qd6 21. Nf3 $18) 19. Ndb3 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 b6 21. a4 $5 {Swapping
the N for any of the B gives White an advantage, but Grischuk rightly senses
he can postpone this exchange and strengthen his position even without it.} (
21. Na6+ Kc8 22. Nxc7 Kxc7 23. a4 $40) (21. Nxd7+ Rxd7 22. a4 $16) 21... Bc8
22. a5 e5 {This is the only <=> Black has, otherwise he would be just overrun
by the <<->.} 23. axb6 axb6 (23... Bxb6 24. Bg2 $40 {/\} exd4 25. Bf4+ Ka8 26.
Qxb6 $1 $18) 24. Ba3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Grischuk, possibly in his habitual
time-pressure, loses control over the position and allows a tactical blow.} (
24. Qa2 Qa8 (24... Nxd4 25. cxd4 Bxh3 26. Bg5 $1 fxg5 (26... Bc8 27. Bxf6 Qxf6
28. Ra1 $18) 27. Na6+ Kb7 28. Rec1 $18) (24... Nh4 25. Bxc8 Nf3+ 26. Kh1 Rxc8 (
26... Nxe1 27. Bb7 $18) 27. Re3 Ng5 (27... e4 28. Qa6 $18 {[%cal Re3f3,Rc1f4] /
\Rf3, Bf4}) 28. Re2 {[%cal Ra2a6,Rc1g5,Re2b2] /\Reb2, Qa6, Bg5} Ne4 29. Nxe4
dxe4 30. d5 Qb7 (30... Qa8 31. Ra1 $1 Qxa2 32. Rexa2 Bd6 33. Ra8+ Kc7 34. R8a7+
Kd8 35. Be3 $18) (30... Qxc3 31. Be3 Kb7 32. Reb2 Ra8 33. Rxb6+ Bxb6 34. Rxb6+
Kc7 35. d6+ $18) 31. Be3 $18 {->} (31. Rxe4 $18)) 25. Qxa8+ (25. Qe2 $5) 25...
Kxa8 26. Ra1+ Kb8 27. Na6+ Bxa6 28. Rxa6 Kb7 29. Ra2 Ng7 (29... Ne7 30. dxe5
fxe5 31. Bg5 Rhe8 32. Bg2 e4 33. c4 $18) (29... Nd6 30. dxe5 fxe5 31. Rxe5 Ne4
32. Re7 $16) 30. Bh6 Rhg8 31. Rea1 $16) (24. Qa3 {is almost the same as 24.Qa2.
}) ({Possibly even more incisive is the quiet} 24. Bf1 $5 $40 {/\} exd4 25. Qa3
Rde8 (25... dxc3 26. Qxc3 Be5 27. Na6+ Kb7 28. Qa5 Bd4 29. Bf4 {[%cal Re1c1] /
\Rec1+-}) 26. Ra1 Bb7 27. Qa7+ Kc8 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Nxb7 Re1 (29... dxc3 30.
Bf4 $1 Bxf4 31. Ba6 $18) 30. Qa8+ Kd7 (30... Bb8 31. Bf4 Qxb7 32. Qxb7+ Kxb7
33. Rxe1 Bxf4 34. gxf4 dxc3 35. Bd3 $18) 31. Bd2 Rxa1 32. Qxa1 dxc3 33. Bxc3 {
/\} Qxb7 34. Bh3 $18) 24... Nh4 $1 25. Bg2 $1 {[] This calm move is the only
sensible continuation.} (25. Bxc8 $2 Nf3+ 26. Kh1 Kxc8 $17 {[%cal Rb6c5,Rf3d2,
Rf3e1]}) 25... Nxg2 26. Kxg2 Rde8 27. Na4 (27. Kg1 $5 exd4 28. cxd4 Rxe1+ 29.
Rxe1 $14) 27... exd4 28. Rxe8 $6 (28. Rec1 $5 d3 (28... Bf5 $2 29. cxd4 $18)
29. Nxb6 Bf5 $5 (29... Bxb6 30. Qxb6+ Qxb6 31. Rxb6+ Kc7 32. Rxf6 $36) 30.
Nxd5+ (30. Rd1 Bxb6 31. Qxb6+ Qxb6 32. Rxb6+ Kc7 33. Rxf6 Bg6 $14 {<=>}) 30...
Kc8 31. c4 d2 32. Rd1 Bxb1 33. Qxb1 Re1 $14) (28. cxd4 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 $14) 28...
Rxe8 29. cxd4 Re6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Vitiugov repays the favour.} (29... Bf5 {
was necessary:} 30. Rc1 Qe6 31. Qc3 Bh3+ 32. Kg1 Bf4 $5 33. Rb1 Bc7 $132 34.
Rc1 $11 (34. Nxb6 $4 Qe4 35. Nd7+ Kc8 $19) (34. Nc5 Qe2 35. Qa5 Qf1+ 36. Rxf1
bxa5 37. Rb1+ Kc8 38. Rc1 Kd8 39. Nb7+ Kd7 40. Nc5+ $11)) 30. Bc5 $18 {Now
Black has no <=> and as the Pb6 falls, his position collapses.} b5 (30... Kb7
31. Bxb6 $1 Bxb6 32. Nxb6 Qxb6 33. Qxd5+ $18) 31. Nc3 Ba6 32. Nxb5 Bxb5 33.
Qxb5+ Qxb5 34. Rxb5+ Kc8 35. Bf8 $1 {The final blow, Black will lose another P.
} (35. Ba3 $143 Ra6 $1) 35... Bb6 (35... Bd6 36. Rb6 $18 (36. Bh6 $18)) (35...
Re8 36. Ba3 (36. Bg7 $18) 36... Rd8 37. Be7 $18) 36. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.12.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2010.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Bf4
b6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Rc1 Nh5 11. Bd2 Nhf6 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Bd2 Nhf6 14. Qa4 Bb7
15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Bd2 Nhf6 17. Bf4 Nh5 18. Bd2 Nhf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.12.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 5. e4 d6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. f4 Ned7 8. Nh3
O-O 9. Be2 Nc5 10. Nf2 Re8 11. O-O e5 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Bf3 Bc6 15.
Bd2 a5 16. Rfe1 Nfd7 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. b3 Qf8 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Qe7 21. Be3
Rac8 22. a3 Ne6 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Nb6 25. Qb3 Ra8 26. g3 Qf6 27. Rd3 Qb2 28.
Qxb2 Bxb2 29. f5 gxf5 30. Bxb6 fxe4 31. Nxe4 cxb6 32. Nxd6 Red8 33. Red1 Ra3
34. Rxa3 Bxa3 35. Nf5 Rxd1+ 36. Bxd1 Bxb4 37. Kg2 Bc5 38. Bb3 Nd4 39. Nxd4 Bxd4
40. Bd5 Kg7 41. Bxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.12.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2010.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Bb7 9. a4 bxa4 10. Rxa4 Nbd7 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Rc4 Qb8 13. Ra4 Qc7 14. Rc4 Qb8
15. Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.12.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2010.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Qf3 Bg4 16. Qg2 Qh5 17. Be3 Rae8 18. Nd2 Re7 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Bf4 Bh3 21. Qf3
Bg4 22. Qg2 Bh3 23. Qf3 Bg4 24. Qg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.12.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2010.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Bd3 d6 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. h3
exd5 9. exd5 Nfd7 $1 {This unusual move brings Black good results. Its idea is
to meet f2-f4 with ...f7-f5 while the other knight goes to c7 covering the e6
square. Details - see CBM 112, annotations to Topalov - Radjabov by IM L.Hazai.
} 10. f4 (10. b3 Re8 $1 11. Bd2 Na6 12. Rc1 Qh4 $6 (12... Ne5 $1 $13 {P.
Cramling}) 13. O-O Ne5 14. Bb1 {[%cal Rf2f4]} Bxh3 $6 15. gxh3 Qxh3 16. Be4 $1
Nb4 $5 17. Bg2 Qh5 18. Nf4 $1 Qh4 19. Nh3 $16 {0-1 Djurhuus,R (2495)-Cramling,
P (2520)/Reykjavik 1995/CBM 047/[Knaak] (49)}) (10. O-O Ne5 11. b3 Nxd3 12.
Qxd3 Nd7 13. Qg3 Nf6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bd2 Bf5 16. Qf3 Nd7 17. g4 Ne5 18. Qg3 Bd3
19. Rae1 Qh4 $5 20. Qxh4 Nf3+ 21. Kg2 Nxh4+ 22. Kg3 g5 $13 {1/2 Vovk,Y (2546)
-Golubev,M (2487)/Mukachevo 2009/CBM 128 Extra (65)}) 10... f5 (10... Qh4+ $5
11. g3 Qe7 (11... Bxc3+ 12. Kf2 $1 Bxb2 13. Bxb2 $1 $44 {[%cal Gb2h8]}) 12. O-O
Re8 (12... Na6 13. Kg2 Re8 14. Ng1 Nb4 15. Bb1 Nb6 16. a3 Na6 17. Qb3 Bf5 $13 {
1/2 Perelshteyn,E (2536)-Hernandez Guerrero,G (2536)/Lubbock 2007/EXT 2008 (46)
}) 13. Kh2 f5 14. Bd2 Na6 15. a3 Nc7 16. Qc2 Nf6 17. Rae1 Qf8 18. Ng1 Bd7 $11 {
0-1 Fercec,N (2464)-Krstic,U (2386)/Pula 2000/CBM 075/[Hazai] (40)}) 11. O-O (
11. g4 $6 Qh4+ 12. Kd2 Nf6 13. g5 Ne4+ $1 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Bxe4 b5 $1 $36 {
L.Hazai}) (11. Be3 $142 $1 Na6 12. O-O {- see 11.0-0 Na6.}) 11... Re8 $1 {
Preventing Bc1-e3 and solving all opening problems.} (11... Na6 $143 12. Be3 (
12. Bd2 $143 Nc7 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. a3 Bd7 15. b4 b6 16. Rae1 Re8 17. Ng3 Rxe1 18.
Rxe1 Qf8 19. Be2 Re8 $11 {0-1 Kacheishvili,G (2613)-Fernandez,D (2369)/Mesa
2009/CBM 130 Extra (38)}) 12... Nc7 13. Kh1 $5 (13. Qd2 Re8 (13... b5 $5 14.
Nxb5 Nxb5 15. cxb5 Bb7 $1 16. Nc3 Qa5 $44 {[%cal Ya7a6] T.Radjabov}) (13... Nf6
14. Bf2 Bd7 15. a3 a5 16. a4 Qe7 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. Nd4 Qd8 19. Nf3 Rxe1 20.
Rxe1 Re8 $11 {1/2 Dreev,A (2650)-Khairullin,I (2605)/Moscow 2010/CBM 135 (44)})
14. Bf2 (14. a4 Nf6 15. Kh1 Na6 16. Rae1 Nb4 17. Bb1 a6 18. Bf2 Qc7 19. Ng1 Bd7
20. Nf3 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Re8 $11 {1/2 Sokolov,I (2652)-Efimenko,Z (2616)/
Gibraltar 2007/CBM 116 ext (61)}) (14. Rae1 $5) 14... Nf6 (14... b5 $5) 15. a3
a5 $1 16. Bh4 Bd7 17. Kh1 Qe7 18. Rae1 Qf7 19. a4 Na6 $11 {0-1 Topalov,V (2801)
-Radjabov,T (2700)/Morelia/Linares 2006/CBM 112/[Hazai] (37)}) 13... Nf6 14.
Bf2 Bd7 15. Bh4 Qe8 16. Qb3 $1 Rb8 17. a4 Na6 18. Rae1 Nb4 19. Bb1 Qf7 {
1-0 Sokolov,I (2673)-Avrukh,B (2641)/Heraklio 2007/CBM 121 (40)} 20. Nb5 $1 $14
{I.Sokolov}) 12. Bd2 Na6 (12... Nf6 $144 13. Qc2 Na6 14. a3 Bd7 15. Nb5 Qb6 $1
$11 {1-0 Dydyshko,V (2415)-Mochalov,E (2450)/Minsk 1978/EXT 2003 (41)}) 13. Re1
(13. Qb3 Nb4 14. Bb1 b5 $1 {A typical pawn sacrifice in this structure.} 15.
cxb5 Nb6 16. a3 N4xd5 17. Nxd5 Be6 18. Nec3 c4 19. Qd1 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21.
Ba5 Qxa5 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 23. Qxc4 Qd2 24. Bd3 Rac8 25. Qb3 Re3 26. Rad1 Qxb2 27.
Qxb2 Bxb2 {1/2 Atalik,S (2564)-Czarnota,P (2575)/Polanica Zdroj 2007/CBM 120})
(13. a3 $5 {is the most logical but Black's position is solid enough after} Nc7
14. b4 b6 $11) 13... Nf6 14. Ng3 {Long manoeuvring starts now.} (14. a3) 14...
Rxe1+ 15. Bxe1 Bd7 16. a3 Kh8 17. Bf2 Rc8 18. Qb3 Rb8 19. Re1 b6 20. Nf1 Nc7
21. Nd2 a6 22. a4 Nh5 23. g3 Be8 24. Nf3 h6 25. Qc2 Bf7 26. Qe2 Bf6 27. Qd2 Qd7
28. b3 Re8 29. Rxe8+ Bxe8 30. Ne2 b5 $6 {This break is unnecessary and only
allows the invasion of the white queen.} (30... a5 $11) 31. axb5 axb5 32. Qa5
$1 b4 33. Nh2 Ng7 34. g4 $1 Qe7 (34... fxg4 $5 35. hxg4 h5 36. g5 Bd8) 35. Nf3
(35. Nf1 $5 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Yf1e3]}) 35... Qd7 (35... fxg4 $5 36. hxg4 Qd7 37.
Nh2 h5 $1 38. g5 Bd8 39. Qa1 Kh7) 36. g5 $5 Bd8 37. gxh6 $6 {Too early. This
capture gives the black pieces some fresh air.} (37. Qa1 $5 h5 {, and now
White can try to break through by preparing a piece sacrifice on c5 or e5.} (
37... Kh7 $143 38. gxh6 Kxh6 39. Ng5 {[%csl Rh6]})) 37... Nh5 {[%cal Rc7d5]}
38. Qa7 Kh7 39. Bh4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A blunder. White loses sense of danger. He
was not better anymore and should have played quietly.} Bxh4 40. Nxh4 Qe7 41.
Ng2 $2 {White fails to switch to stubborn defence. After this move Black
simply wins a pawn and easily converts it.} (41. Qb8 $1 Na6 $5 (41... Nxd5 $2
42. cxd5 Qe3+ 43. Kg2 Qxd3 44. Qxe8) (41... Kxh6 $1 42. Ng2 Kg7 $15 {[%cal
Ye8f7,Yc7e8,Ye8f6] is Black's best chance to continue a positional fight for a
victory}) 42. Qc8 Qe3+ 43. Kh2 $3 (43. Kg2 $2 Qxd3 44. Qxe8 Qxe2+) 43... Nxf4
44. Nxf4 Qxf4+ 45. Kg2 $1 Qd2+ 46. Kg1 $1 {and surprisingly, Black has no win,
e.g.} Qe3+ (46... Bf7 47. Qf8) (46... Qxd3 47. Qxe8 Qd4+ 48. Kg2 Qxh4 49. Qf7+
Kxh6 50. Qf8+ Kg5 51. Qe7+ $11) 47. Kg2 Qg5+ $1 48. Kh2 Qe7 49. Kg2 $1 (49.
Qxa6 $2 Qxh4) 49... Nc7 50. Bxf5 $1 gxf5 51. Nxf5 {with sufficient counterplay.
}) 41... Nxd5 42. Qxe7+ Nxe7 43. Kf2 Bc6 44. Ng3 Nxg3 45. Kxg3 Be4 46. Bxe4
fxe4 47. Kf2 Nf5 48. Ne3 Nd4 49. Ng4 Nxb3 50. Nf6+ Kxh6 51. Nxe4 Na5 52. Nxd6
b3 53. Ne4 Nxc4 54. Nc3 Na3 55. Na4 c4 56. Ke3 Nb5 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.12.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2010.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Qc2 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Be2 Bf5 8. d3
dxc4 9. Qxc4 Nbd7 10. O-O c5 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. Rfd1 a6 13. Qc2 b5 14. h3 Qb6 15.
Rac1 Rfd8 16. Bf1 Nb8 17. a3 h6 18. Ba1 Nfd7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Ne4 Kg8 21. Nfd2
Ne5 22. Qc3 Nbd7 23. b4 cxb4 24. Qxb4 Nc6 25. Qb2 Na5 26. d4 Be6 27. Rc3 Bd5
28. Rdc1 Bb7 29. Qb4 Nc6 30. Qb2 Na5 31. Qb4 Nc6 32. Qb1 Na5 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 35. Qb4 Nc6 36. Qc3 Bb7 37. Bd3 a5 38. Nc5 Nxc5 39. dxc5 b4 40. cxb6
bxc3 41. Nb1 Ne5 42. Bc2 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.12.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2010.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Nd7 7. Qa4 Nb6 8.
Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qxc6+ Bd7 10. Qb7 Bc8 11. Qc6+ Bd7 12. Qb7 Bc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.12.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2010.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. d3 Nd4 12. Bb2 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 c6 14. Ne4 Bd5
15. Bc3 Rf7 16. Bh5 g6 17. Bf3 Bf8 18. Qc2 a6 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. a4 Nd7 21. b5
axb5 22. axb5 Qe6 23. bxc6 Bxc6 24. Rdc1 Bh6 25. Bd2 Ra2 26. Rb2 Rxb2 27. Qxb2
Bxd2 28. Nxd2 Bxf3 29. Nxf3 Nb8 30. Rc5 Nc6 31. Rb5 Qd7 32. Qb3 Kg7 33. e3 Qc8
34. Kg2 Rd7 35. Nd2 Ne7 36. Ne4 Qc6 37. Rc5 Qa6 38. Rb5 Qc6 39. h4 Nd5 40. Qc4
f5 41. Rc5 b5 42. Rxc6 bxc4 43. dxc4 Nxe3+ 44. fxe3 fxe4 45. c5 Rd2+ 46. Kf1
Rc2 47. g4 Kf7 48. Ke1 Ke7 49. Kd1 Rc4 50. h5 Kd7 51. hxg6 hxg6 52. Rxg6 Rxc5
53. g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.12.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2010.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Bb4 8. f3
d5 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Nb3 Bxc3 11. Nxa5 Bxd2+ 12. Bxd2 dxe4 13. Nc4 O-O 14. Nb6
Rb8 15. Be3 Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bf4 Ra8 18. Rxd5 exf3 19. gxf3 Be6 20. Rd2
Rfd8 21. Bd6 Rac8 22. b3 b5 23. Bg2 Bf5 24. c3 Nd4 25. Bb4 Nc6 26. Bd6 Nd4 27.
Bb4 Nc6 28. Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. Rc1 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nd4 Qxc5 12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Bf4 Nb6 14. Qc2
h6 15. f3 Nf6 16. g4 Re8 17. Kf2 Nc4 18. h4 Bxg4 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. fxg4 Nxg4+
21. Kf3 Ne5+ 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Kf2 Rae8 24. Rh3 b5 25. Rg1 Re4 26. Qd1 b4 27.
Qf3 Rxe3 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qg4+ Kf8 30. Rxe3 Rxe3 31. Kxe3 bxc3 32. Ke2 Qe5+
33. Kd1 Qh2 34. Ne2 Qd6+ 35. Qd4 Qxd4+ 36. Nxd4 Kg7 37. Nc6 a6 38. Nb8 a5 39.
a4 Kf6 40. Nc6 Ke6 41. Nxa5 Kd5 42. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. h3 Nd7 8.
d3 Nf8 9. Ne2 b6 10. Nh2 Ne6 11. Rb1 O-O 12. Be3 Nd4 13. Qd2 e5 14. Nxd4 cxd4
15. Bh6 Be6 16. b3 Qd6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. f4 f6 19. Rf3 exf4 20. Rxf4 Rf7 21.
Rbf1 Raf8 22. Nf3 h6 23. Nh4 Kh7 24. R4f3 c5 25. Qe1 f5 26. exf5 Bxf5 27. Nxf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O h5 11. Kb1 Rc8 12. g3 Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 g6 16. Bh3 Bh6 17. f4 Rc4 18. Qa5 Qxa5 19. Nxa5 Re4 20. fxe5 Rxe5 21.
Rhe1 Rxe1 22. Rxe1+ Kf8 23. Nb7 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 e6 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2
Re8 9. O-O e5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Ne4 Bc7 12. Ng3 Nf8 13. a3 a5 14. d4 Ng6 15.
Bd3 exd4 16. Nxd4 Bg4 17. Bf5 Nf6 18. f3 Bh5 19. Rae1 Nf8 20. Nxh5 Nxh5 21. f4
Bb6 22. Bg4 Nf6 23. Bf3 Nd5 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Nf5 f6 26. Rd1 Qe4 27. Qxe4 Rxe4
28. Rf3 g6 29. Nh6+ Kg7 30. Ng4 Kf7 31. Nh6+ Kg7 32. Ng4 Kf7 33. Nh6+ Ke7 34.
Ng8+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. b3
Rb8 9. Nd5 Bg4 10. Bb2 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. e4 f5 13. h3 fxe4 14. hxg4 exf3
15. Bxf3 Qe8 16. g5 Rxf3 17. Qxf3 Qf7 18. Qe2 Rf8 19. f4 Nxd5 20. Rf2 h6 21.
Raf1 c6 22. g4 e6 23. Qe4 hxg5 24. fxg5 Qe8 25. Rxf8+ Bxf8 26. Re1 Kf7 27. Kg2
b5 28. a4 b4 29. Bc1 a5 30. Bf4 Qd7 31. Bg3 Be7 32. Rf1+ Kg7 33. Be5+ dxe5 34.
Qxe5+ Kg8 35. Rh1 Nf4+ 36. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. gxf6 bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nxf6
15. Na5 Rc8 16. Nc6 Qe8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qa5 Rc6 19. Rg1 Rfc8 20. Rg2 Bh3 21.
Rgd2 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Qe6 23. Rff2 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C85"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O (5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 Nd7 7. Nbd2
Be7 8. Nc4 Bf6 $6 9. O-O O-O 10. b4 $1 $14 {0-1 Botvinnik,M-Stein,L/Moscow
1965/EXT 2002 (49)}) 5... Be7 6. Bxc6 {The Delayed Exchange Spanish. The idea
behind this tempo is to not let Black to play f6. In the meantime, the tempo
has cost White and does not leave him much he can ahcieve in the opening.} dxc6
7. Nc3 {The most aggressive continuation, otherwise the postion is harmless
for Black} (7. d3 Nd7 8. b3 (8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nc4 (9. a4 c5 10. a5 f6 11. Nh4 Rf7
$1 {[%cal Gd7f8,Gf8e6,Ge6d4]} 12. Nf5 Nf8 13. Nc4 Ne6 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Be3
Bd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2779)-Topalov,V (2796)/Nice 2009/CBM 129 Extra 
(32)}) 9... f6 10. Nh4 Nc5 11. f4 exf4 12. Rxf4 g6 $1 $15 {0-1 Huebner,
R-Smyslov,V/Palma de Mallorca 1970/IZT (41)}) 8... c5 $6 9. Bb2 Bd6 10. Nbd2
O-O 11. Nc4 f6 12. Nh4 Nb8 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 {[%csl Gc4,Rd6,Ye4]} Nc6 15.
Qf3 Qd7 16. Qe4 Kh8 17. Rfe1 b5 18. Ne3 Nd4 19. c3 Nc6 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. h4 $1
{[%cal Gg2g3,Gh4h5,Gg1g2,Ge1h1]} Rfe8 22. h5 $14 {1-0 Kasparov,G (2825)
-Svidler,P (2690)/ICC INT 1998/EXT 1999 (54)}) 7... Nd7 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 (9.
Qxd4 {would be an equivalent alternative} O-O 10. Rd1 Nc5 11. Qe3 (11. Qc4 Qe8
12. Bf4 Ne6 13. Bg3 b5 14. Qe2 a5 15. Re1 b4 (15... Bb7 $6 16. Nd1 c5 17. Nc3
c4 18. Nd5 a4 19. Rad1 a3 20. b3 cxb3 21. cxb3 Bd8 22. Qe3 h6 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24.
Qxd4 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qd7 26. Qc5 Ra6 27. h3 Rg6 28. d6 cxd6 29. Bxd6 Re8 30.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 31. Qd5 Bb6 32. Kf1 Rf6 33. Bg3 Qe3 34. Kg1 Qxg3 {0-1 Radulski,J 
(2590)-Kolev,A (2575)/Plovdiv 2011/CB05_2011}) 16. Nd5 cxd5 17. exd5 Ba6 18.
Qe3 Bc5 19. Qe4 Bb7 20. Qc4 Ba6 $11) 11... Qe8 12. Nd4 Bd6 13. Qf3 Qe5 14. g3
Ne6 (14... f5 $5 $11) 15. Nf5 Re8 16. Be3 $11 Bf8 17. Rd3 {0-1 Benjamin,J 
(2565)-Onischuk,A (2699)/Saint Louis 2010/CBM 137 (64)}) 9... O-O 10. Qe2 Bd6
$5 $146 {The idea behind this move lies in the forthcoming black moves.} (10...
Ne5 11. Be3 Bd6 12. Rad1 Qh4 13. h3 Re8 14. f4 Ng6 15. e5 Bc5 16. Qf3 Qe7 17.
Ne4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 f5 19. Ng3 Be6 20. b3 Rad8 21. c4 Rd7 22. Rd2 Red8 23. Rfd1
a5 24. Ne2 c5 25. Be3 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Rxd2 27. Bxd2 b6 28. Qd3 Qd7 29. Qxd7 Bxd7
30. Nc3 Bc6 31. Kf2 Kf7 32. g3 Ke6 33. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2787)-Leko,P 
(2755)/Mukachevo 2007/CBM 121}) (10... Re8 11. Bf4 Bc5 12. Rad1 Qf6 13. Be3 Bb4
14. f3 Ne5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2787)-Leko,P (2755)/Mukachevo 2007/CBM 121
(56)} (14... Bxc3 $5 15. bxc3 c5 16. Nf5 Ne5 $13)) 11. Be3 Nf6 12. f4 Ng4 {
In return for his lack of development, Black obtains the permanent advantage
of the two bishops. However, White's advantage can evaporate due to
inaccuracies.} 13. Rad1 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 f6 15. Nce2 Qe7 16. Kh1 Re8 17. Ng3 Qf7
18. b3 Bg4 19. Rde1 Bd7 20. Nf3 (20. e5 Bc5 21. Qc3 Bb6 22. Nf3 Bg4 {and Black
is just fine.}) 20... Rad8 21. e5 fxe5 22. fxe5 Qg6 {[%csl Gd6,Gd7,Re5]} 23.
Qa7 {This move is not a srious mistake, but it seems it is the beginning one
of a series of inaccuracies made by Grischuk.} Bb4 24. Rd1 Bc8 25. Qf2 Rxd1 26.
Rxd1 Rf8 $15 27. Qe2 {[%csl Gb4,Gc8,Yf3,Yg3]} Be7 28. Rf1 h6 29. Nd4 $2 {
Now White goes astray, he had to keep the rooks on the board, now the
advantage of the bishop pair advantage could become more evident!} c5 30. Rxf8+
Bxf8 31. Nf3 Be6 32. Nf1 b5 33. c4 bxc4 34. bxc4 Qb1 $17 {[%csl Ra2,Rc4,Re5]
Black's advantage is decisive now. Aronian brings home the full point
comfortably.} 35. h3 Qc1 36. N3d2 Be7 37. Kh2 Bg5 38. g3 Qc2 39. a3 Qf5 40. g4
Bf4+ 41. Kg2 Qxe5 42. Qxe5 Bxe5 43. Ne3 Bb2 44. Nb1 Kf7 45. Kf3 Kf6 46. Ke4 Kg5
47. Nd5 Bxd5+ 48. cxd5 Kh4 49. Nd2 Bxa3 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 {Das ist
sicherlich keine Hauptvariante, aber doch eine sehr interessante Fortsetzung.
Andere moderne Abspiele sind 6...e5 und 6...e6.} (6... e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6 9.
Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 $132 {mit sehr langen theoretischen Varianten
und unklaren Stellungen am Ende.}) (6... e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Be7 9. Qd2 Nbd7
$132 {, ebenfalls mit riesiger Anzahl theoretischer Varianten.}) 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 {Die Hauptidee dieses Aufbaus ist es, die Kontrolle über die
schwarzen Felder zu gewinnen und das Spiel später ins Endspiel zu bringen.
Weiß hat zwei gute Spielmöglichkeiten. Die eine wurde in der Partie gespielt,
die andere ist 10.h3!?} 10. Be2 (10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Ng6 13. Qd2 Qa5
14. O-O-O $14 {Wenn man alle Plus und Minus der Stellung zusammenzählt, hat
Weiß doch bessere Chancen.}) ({Sehr schlecht ist} 10. f3 $4 Ne3 11. Qd2 Bxd4
12. Qxd4 Nxc2+ $19) 10... h5 {Es droht h4.} 11. Bxg4 (11. h4 gxh4 12. Rxh4 Nc6
{Schwarz kann sich schnell entwickeln, Weiß hat viel Zeit für die Züge h4-Rxh4
verloren.} 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Qd2 Rc8 $132 {Morozevich - Polgar (San Luis, 2005)})
11... hxg4 (11... Bxg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Bf2 Nc6 14. O-O $14 {Diese Variante war
früher sehr populär, doch die entstehende Stellung ist eindeutig vorteilhaft
für Weiß, so man spielt sie nicht mehr oft.}) 12. Nd5 ({Nach} 12. O-O Nc6 13.
Nf5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. Qxg4 f6 16. Rab1 Qxc3 $132 {hatte Schwarz kein
Problem in Shirov - Kasparov (Sarajevo, 1999)}) 12... Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxf5 ({
Es ist sehr gefährlich den b2-Bauern zu nehmen:} 13... Bxb2 14. Rb1 Ba3 (14...
Be5 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 (15... dxe5 16. Nfxe7 $1 Nxe7 $2 17. Nf6+ Kf8 18. Qxd8+ $18)
16. Nfxe7 $16) 15. Nb6 Bxf5 (15... Rb8 16. O-O Bxf5 17. exf5 {->15....Bf5}) 16.
exf5 Rb8 17. O-O Bc5 18. Nd5 $44) 14. exf5 {Der Bauer g4 hängt. Weiß kann auch
noch im nächsten Zug unter Umständen mit 15.f6 fortsetzen.} Bxb2 (14... Ne5 15.
c3 Rc8 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Qxg4 f6 18. g3 $16 {und Weiß hatte einen gesunden
Mehrbauer in Kulaots - Karjakin (Tallinn, 2001)}) 15. Rb1 Qa5+ {Im Endeffekt
gibt Schwarz die Qualität für einen Bauern auf, hat aber die bessere
Bauernstruktur und dementsprechend auch gewisse Kompensation.} (15... Be5 16.
O-O Bxg3 17. hxg3 Rb8 18. Qxg4 $16) (15... Bd4 16. O-O $1 Rb8 17. Re1 Be5 18.
Qxg4 $16) 16. Qd2 Bd4 {Strikt der einzige Zug. Sonst hat Weiß ein starke
Alternative zum Qualitätsgewinn, nämlich das Nehmen auf b7.} (16... Be5 $2 17.
Qxa5 Nxa5 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Nc7+ Kd7 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 21. h4 gxh4 22. Rxh4 $18) (
16... Ba3 17. Rxb7 $1 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 $16) (16... Bg7 17. Rxb7 $1 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2
$16) 17. Qxa5 {Nun gibt es keine Wahl - der Springer d5 hängt.} (17. Rxb7 $4
Qxd5 $19) 17... Nxa5 18. c3 $1 $146 {Starke Neuerung!} (18. Nc7+ Kd7 19. Nxa8
Rxa8 20. Kd1 Bc3 21. h4 gxh3 22. Rxh3 Rc8 23. f4 gxf4 24. Bxf4 b5 $44 {1/2-1/2
Anand,V (2771)-Topalov,V (2690)/Dortmund GER 1999 (51)}) (18. Rb4 Nc6 19. Rxb7
Ra7 20. Rxa7 Bxa7 21. Kd2 Kd7 22. Rb1 Rb8 23. Rxb8 Nxb8 $11 {Bologan - Leitao 
(Buenos Aires, 2000)}) 18... Bc5 {Es ist sehr wichtig, das Feld b4 zu
kontrollieren.} (18... Bg7 19. Nc7+ Kd7 20. Nxa8 Bxc3+ 21. Ke2 {Es stellt sich
heraus, dass ohne den c-Bauern das weiße Spiel viel besser läuft!} Rxa8 22.
Rhc1 Bf6 (22... Rc8 23. Kd3 Bf6 24. Rxc8 Kxc8 25. Rb4 $18) 23. Rb4 b5 24. Rxg4
$16) 19. Nc7+ Kd7 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 21. h4 {Man muss beide Figuren - Rh1 und Bg3 -
ins Spiel bringen, und das ist die beste Weise.} gxh3 (21... gxh4 22. Rxh4 Rg8
23. Rh7 f6 24. Bf4 $16) 22. Rxh3 b5 23. Ke2 f6 24. Rbh1 $1 {Shirov ist
sicherlich einer der besten Endspielspieler der Welt. Es ist eine sehr schwere
Aufgabe, eine solche Stellung gegen ihn zu spielen. Sein Plan ist einfach - er
will einen Turm tauschen, um für immer das schwarze Gegenspiel zu stoppen, und
danach versuchen, die Schwächen a6 und e7 unter Angriff zu nehmen. Den Läufer
wird er mittels f4 ins Spiel bringen.} Nc6 (24... d5 25. Rh8 Ra7 (25... Rxh8
26. Rxh8 $16) 26. Rd1 $18) 25. Rh8 Ra7 (25... Rxh8 26. Rxh8 $16 {Nach dem
Turmtausch ist schwarze Stellung fast schon hoffnungslos.}) 26. f4 $1 {Es
sieht zwar so aus, als ob die schwarze Stellung solide wäre, doch wie man
sieht, kann Weiß mit ganz einfachen Zügen dem Schwarzspieler immer größere
Probleme stellen.} gxf4 27. Bxf4 a5 {Die einzige Chance ist ein Gegenspiel am
Damenflügel.} (27... Rc7 28. g4 Ne5 29. Rg8 Bb6 30. Bxe5 dxe5 31. Rd1+ Kc6 32.
Rdd8 $18 {Man kann dem Turmtausch nicht aus dem Weg gehen.}) 28. g4 {Die Idee
ist es, g5 zu spielen, und dadurch den Läufer zu aktivieren, so dass er den
Bauern e7 angreift.} b4 29. Bd2 {Man sollte das Spiel nicht forcieren. Weiß
kann auf b4 nicht nehmen, weil dadurch der Bauer a2 geschwächt wird. Man
sollte daher die Spannung am Damenflügel halten.} bxc3 $2 (29... Ne5 30. Rg8
Rb7 $14 {/\b3. Schwarz ist noch lange nicht verloren, Weiß hat bessere Chancen,
aber alles ist noch drin.}) 30. Bxc3 d5 31. g5 {Eine radikale Entscheidung,
die das Endspiel zu einer Stellung bringt, in der es nur zwei Ergebnisse geben
kann.} ({Interessant ist auch:} 31. Rc1 Rb7 (31... d4 32. Ba1 Bd6 33. Kd3 Be5
34. Ke4 $14) 32. Ra8 d4 33. Bxa5 $1 Rb2+ 34. Kf3 Kd6 35. Bc7+ Kd5 36. Bf4 $14)
31... fxg5 {Sonst folgt g6.} 32. f6 exf6 {Schwarz muss wiedernehmen.} 33. Bxf6
{Weiß gewinnt sicherlich den g-Bauern, und dank der Aktivität seiner Türme hat
er auch gute Chancen, den d-Bauern zu erobern.} Nd4+ {Es ist sehr unangenehm,
eine solche Stellung zu spielen.} (33... Be7 34. R1h6 Rb7 35. Bxe7 Nxe7 36. Ra6
$16) 34. Kd3 Ne6 35. R1h6 {Das größte Problem für Schwarz ist, dass er seinen
Turm nicht aktivieren kann.} Ra6 36. Bxg5 {Nun kommt es drauf an, ob Weiß den
Bauern d5 gewinnt.} Bb4 (36... Rd6 $5 37. R6h7+ Kc6 38. Be7 Rd7 39. Bxc5 Rxh7
40. Rxh7 Kxc5 41. Ra7 Kb4 $16 {und Schwarz hat noch Chancen dank der Nähe
seines Königs zum a-Bauern, obwohl mit genauem Spiel Weiß doch gewinnen sollte.
}) 37. R8h7+ Kc8 {Mit dem König auf der Grundreihe sieht schwarze Lage noch
schlechter aus.} (37... Kd6 $2 38. Rxe6+ Kxe6 39. Rh6+ Kf5 40. Rxa6 Kxg5 41.
Kd4 $18) 38. Be3 Rd6 39. Ra7 Nc5+ (39... Kb8 40. Rh8+ Rd8 (40... Nd8 41. Rah7
Kc8 42. Bg5 $18) 41. Rxd8+ Nxd8 42. Rd7 $18) 40. Kd4 Ne6+ (40... Rxh6 41. Bxh6
$18) 41. Ke5 d4 42. Bxd4 $2 {Das Fragezeichen steht nicht, weil der Zug
schlecht ist, sondern weil Weiß das Spiel mittels 42.Rhh7 sofort beenden
konnte.} (42. Rhh7 $1 Kb8 43. Rhb7+ Kc8 44. Re7 Kb8 (44... Kd8 45. Rh7 $18) 45.
Rab7+ Kc8 46. Rxb4 $18) 42... Nxd4 43. Rh8+ ({Zum selben Stellengstyp führt} 
43. Rxd6 Bxd6+ 44. Kxd4 (44. Kxd6 $4 Nb5+ 45. Kc5 Nxa7 46. Kb6 $11) 44... Bb4
$18) 43... Rd8 44. Rxd8+ Kxd8 45. Kxd4 Kc8 46. Kd5 {Diese Stellung ist leicht
gewonnen - der Läufer wird von der Verteidigung des a-Bauern getrennt und das
entstehende Endspiel ist gewonnen.} Kb8 47. Rh7 Bd2 48. Kc6 Bb4 49. Rd7 Kc8 50.
Rd3 Kb8 51. Kb6 Kc8 52. Rd1 {Zugzwang - der Bauer a5 geht verloren.} Be7 (52...
Bc3 53. Rc1 $18) (52... a4 53. Rd4 $18) (52... Kb8 53. Rd8#) 53. Kxa5 {Der
Rest ist Sache der Technik.} Bh4 54. Rf1 Bg5 55. Rf3 Kb7 56. Kb5 Bd8 57. Rf7+
Bc7 58. Rd7 Kb8 59. Ka6 Bh2 60. Rb7+ Ka8 {Auch Kc8 verliert leicht.} (60... Kc8
61. Ka7 Bg1+ 62. Ka8 Be3 63. a4 Bd2 (63... Bf2 64. a5 Be3 65. a6 Bf2 66. a7 Be3
67. Rb3 Bf4 68. Rc3+ Bc7 69. Rc2 Kd7 70. Kb7 $18) 64. Rb2 Be1 65. Rc2+ Kd7 66.
Kb7 $18) 61. a4 Bg3 62. a5 {Wenn der schwarze König auf c8 stehen würde,
dürfte man auf keinen Fall a5 spielen - die Stellung wäre dann theoretisch
Remis. Doch mit dem König in der Ecke gewinnt Weiß ziemlich einfach.} Bf2 63.
Rf7 Bc5 64. Rf5 Bd6 65. Kb6 Bb8 66. Rf7 Bh2 67. Ra7+ Kb8 68. Rg7 Ka8 69. a6 Be5
70. Ra7+ Kb8 71. Rd7 Ka8 72. a7 Bd4+ 73. Ka6 Bb6 74. Re7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Nc6 $5 4. d5 Ne5 5. e4 d6 6. Nc3 (6. Ne2 Bg7 7. Nec3
O-O 8. Be2 e6 9. O-O exd5 10. cxd5 c6 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Nd2 d5 $1
$36 {0-1 Mamedyarov,S (2719)-Carlsen,M (2801)/Moscow 2009/EXT 2010 (29)}) 6...
Bg7 7. f4 Ned7 8. Nh3 (8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 c6 10. O-O Nc5 11. Bc2 Qb6 12. Kh1 Bg4
13. Rb1 a5 14. Be3 Nfd7 15. Qe2 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 Vitiugov,N (2709)-Tomashevsky,E 
(2695)/Moscow 2011/CB06_2011}) 8... O-O 9. Be2 Nc5 10. Nf2 e6 $146 (10... Re8
11. O-O e5 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Bf3 Bc6 15. Bd2 a5 {[%csl Gc5]} 16.
Rfe1 Nfd7 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. b3 Qf8 19. Nb5 $1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A (2771)
-Kurnosov,I (2676)/Moscow 2010/CB00_2011 (41)}) 11. O-O exd5 12. cxd5 c6 13.
dxc6 (13. Be3 {would not work, as a result of overload on the e-file} Nfxe4 14.
Nfxe4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Re8 16. Bf3 Bf5 17. dxc6 Bxe4 18. cxb7 Bxb7 $1 19. Bxb7 Rb8
20. Bd5 Rxe3 21. f5 Qh4 22. fxg6 Bd4 $1 23. Kh1 (23. gxf7+ $4 {loses to} Kf8
24. Kh1 Be5 25. g3 Bxg3 26. Qd2 Bxh2 $19) 23... Be5 24. g3 Bxg3 25. Qc2 Bxh2
26. Rxf7 Be5+ 27. Kg1 Rg3+ 28. Kf1 Qh3+ 29. Bg2 Qe6 {and Black is better.})
13... bxc6 14. Bf3 Qe7 15. Be3 d5 16. e5 Nfd7 17. b4 Ne6 18. b5 Nb6 19. f5 (19.
Rc1 d4 20. Bxd4 Rd8 21. Ne2 c5 22. Bxa8 Nxa8 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. Qc2 Bf8 25. Rfd1
Nb6 $132) 19... gxf5 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. bxc6 Bxe5 22. Nxd5 Qh4 23. g3 Qg5 24.
Bg2 (24. Nd3 Bxa1 25. Qxa1 Qg7 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Qxg7+ Nxg7 28. Ne5 $44) 24...
Ba6 $5 25. Re1 Bd4 26. Rc1 Bb5 (26... Rad8 {is too complicated to assess!} 27.
Qf3 $1 (27. c7 Rd7 28. Qa4 Qd2 29. Qxd7 Bxf2+ 30. Kh1 Bxe1 31. c8=Q Bxc8 32.
Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Qxc8+ Kg7 34. Ne7 Kf6 35. Nd5+ Kg7 $11) 27... Rfe8 28. Kh1 $14)
27. c7 Rxa2 28. c8=Q (28. Rc2 $2 Ba4 29. Qxd4 Nxd4 30. Rxa2 Bb3 31. Nh3 Qh6 32.
Ra8 Rxa8 33. Ne7+ Kg7 34. Bxa8 Qd2 35. Rf1 Be6 $17) 28... Bxf2+ 29. Kh1 Rxc8
30. Rxc8+ Kg7 31. Rxe6 (31. Qb1 Ra5 32. Rd1 Bd4 {should be better for White.
It is not obvious whether Black has sufficient compensation for the sacrificed
exchange, even though he has got two pawns in return.}) 31... fxe6 32. Nf4 Kh6
$1 33. Qb1 Ra5 34. Nxe6 $4 {A terrible blunder!} Qf6 {[%csl Ra1,Re6]} 35. Qc1+
f4 36. Rc3 Be3 $4 {Returns the favour!} 37. Qe1 Bf2 ({IvanHoe 9.47b x64:} 37...
Qxe6 38. gxf4 Bd7 39. Rxe3 Qf6 40. Rc3 Rc5 41. Rd3 Bc6 42. Qd1 Kg7 43. Rg3+ Kf8
44. Kg1 Bxg2 45. Kxg2 b5 46. Qd7 h5 47. Qb7 Rc2+ 48. Kh1 Qc6+ 49. Qxc6 Rxc6 50.
Rb3 Rc5 51. Kg2 Ke7 52. Kf3 Kf6 53. Ke4 Ke6 54. Re3 {[%eval -13,26]}) 38. Qc1
Be3 39. Qe1 Qxe6 40. gxf4 Qf6 41. Qxe3 Ra1+ 42. Rc1 Bd7 43. h3 Rxc1+ 44. Qxc1
Qd4 45. Qc7 Bf5 46. Qe7 Qxf4 47. Qf6+ Kh5 48. Qxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 h5 10. Be2 h4 11. Nf1 e6 12. Nd2 exd5 13. cxd5 {For this line - see
Ponomariov - Carlsen in CBM 137 (annotations by GM D.Rogozenco).} a6 (13... Bd7
14. O-O b5 15. Nxb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 Rb8 17. a4 Nh5 18. f4 $1 Nd7 19. Qg4 $16 {
0-1 Ponomariov,R (2733)-Carlsen,M (2813)/Medias 2010/CBM 137/[Rogozenco] (50)})
(13... h3 14. g3 Bd7 15. a4 a6 16. a5 b5 17. axb6 Qxb6 18. Ra2 a5 19. g4 Bc8
20. g5 Ne8 21. f4 Nd7 22. f5 Bd4 23. Nc4 $16 {1-0 Volke,K (2478)-Laurent,B 
(2400)/Fuegen 2006/CBM 115 (53)}) (13... Nh7 $5 14. f4 Nd7 15. O-O Re8 16. h3
f5 17. Bf2 fxe4 18. Ndxe4 Nb6 19. Bd3 Rf8 20. Be3 Bf5 21. Qd2 Kh8 22. Rae1 Bxe4
23. Bxe4 Nc4 24. Qf2 Nxe3 {1/2 Razuvaev,Y (2575)-Khalifman,A (2625)/Germany
1992/GER-chT}) 14. a4 Bd7 (14... Rb8 15. O-O Bd7 (15... Qe8 16. a5 Bd7 17. h3
Nh7 18. f4 Bh6 19. Qe1 Qd8 20. Nd1 {1-0 Edouard,R (2617)-Lanzani,M (2371)/
Rijeka 2010/CBM 136}) 16. Bg5 c4 17. Bxh4 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. b4 $14 {1-0
Bischoff,K (2510)-Meyer,P (2365)/Biel 1992/CBM 031 ext (56)}) (14... Nh7 15. f4
Nd7 16. O-O Re8 17. Bd3 Nhf6 18. Qf3 Nb6 {1/2 Ozolin,M (2387)-Belous,V (2312)/
Moscow 2008/CBM 122 Extra (45)} 19. f5 gxf5 20. Bg5 $36) 15. a5 $5 $146 {
[%mdl 8] Otherwise Black successfully pushes ...b7-b5.} (15. Bg5 h3 16. g3 {
0-1 Estremera Panos,S (2330)-Miguel Lago,V (2280)/Pontevedra 1992/TD (34)} b5
$1 $132) (15. O-O b5 (15... Qc8 16. Qc2 Nh5 17. Rfe1 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Nde4
Qd7 20. Rf1 Rae8 21. Qd2 c4 22. Kh1 Rf7 23. a5 Nf6 $132 {0-1 Peregudov,N (2470)
-Shulman,Y (2425)/St Petersburg 1994/EXT 1998 (68)}) 16. axb5 (16. h3 $5 c4 17.
Qe1 Rc8 $1 18. Qxh4 b4 19. Nd1 $44 {R.Knaak}) 16... axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Bxb5
(18. h3 b4 19. Ncb1 Bc8 $132 {[%cal Yc8a6]}) (18. Nxb5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Rb8 $13)
18... Bxb5 19. Nxb5 Qa6 20. Nc3 Rb8 21. Qc2 Nh5 (21... Nd3 $5 22. Nd1 {1-0
Abegg,B-Alford,J/ICCF Email 2000 (33)} Nd7 $44) 22. b3 Rb4 $44 23. Na2 $4 {
1-0 Psakhis,L (2575)-Piket,M (2350)/Amsterdam 1990/CBM 020/[Knaak] (41)} Qe2 $1
$19) 15... b5 16. axb6 Qxb6 17. Ra2 $14 {White will now prepare f3-f4 etc.
pushing Black's pieces back.} Qb4 18. O-O Bb5 19. Kh1 $6 (19. f4 $142) 19...
Rfb8 (19... Rfe8 $5) 20. f4 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 22. Ra4 $1 Bxf1 23. Rxb4 cxb4 24.
Na4 Bd3 25. Nb6 Rxb6 (25... Ra7 26. e5 $1) 26. Bxb6 {White has won a queen for
a rook and a bishop but this should not be enough to win when the opponent's
pieces are active.} Bxe4 (26... Rc8 $5 $44 {[%cal Yc8c2]}) 27. Nxe4 Nxe4 28.
Qe1 f5 29. Qxb4 Rc8 30. Bc7 Re8 $2 {After this passive move White gradually
converts his material advantage.} (30... Bd4 $1 31. Qxd4 Rxc7 {with a probable
draw.}) 31. Kg1 Kh7 32. Kf1 Rc8 ({The bishop endgame after} 32... Nc5 $5 33.
Bxd6 Nd3 34. Qd2 Re1+ 35. Qxe1 Nxe1 36. Kxe1 {should be winning for White, e.g.
} Kg8 (36... Bxb2 $2 37. Bc7 {[%cal Yd5d6,Yd6d7,Yd7d8]}) 37. Be5 Bf8 38. Bf6
Bd6 39. Bg5 Kf7 40. Ke2 Ke8 41. Kf3 {etc.}) 33. Qb7 Re8 34. Ba5 Kh6 35. Be1 h3
36. gxh3 Nc5 37. Qc6 Re3 38. Bf2 Rf3 39. Kg2 Rxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Bxb2 41. Kf3 Ne4
42. Qxa6 Bf6 43. Qb7 {White's king now triumphally marches to f7.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 Bd6 8.
Bd2 Re8 9. Rc1 c6 10. Qc2 Na6 11. a3 Nc7 12. f3 Ne6 13. O-O c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. b4 Bb6 16. Nb5 Bd7 17. Nbd4 Rc8 18. Qb2 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 a6 21.
Re1 h5 22. Bc3 h4 23. Qf2 Nh5 24. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O Bd7 7. a3 g6 8. d4
Bg7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Bb3 Be6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. exd5
O-O 15. Qd3 Re8 16. c3 Qh4 17. g3 Qa4 18. Qd1 Qc4 19. Bh6 Bg7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
Qd4+ Qxd4 22. cxd4 Re2 23. b3 Rae8 24. Rac1 R8e7 25. Rc3 Ra2 26. b4 Kf8 27.
Rfc1 Ree2 28. Rf3 Rec2 29. Rxc2 Rxc2 30. Re3 b6 31. Kg2 a5 32. bxa5 bxa5 33.
Rb3 Rc4 34. Kf3 Rxd4 35. Rc3 Rxd5 36. Rxc7 Rd3+ 37. Ke2 Rxa3 38. Rd7 a4 39.
Rxd6 Rb3 40. Ra6 a3 41. Kf1 Ke7 42. Kg2 Kd7 43. Rf6 a2 44. Rxf7+ Kc6 45. Ra7
Rb2 46. h4 Kc5 47. g4 Kb4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 Bg4 4. cxd5 Bxf3 5. gxf3 Qxd5 6. e3 e5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8.
Bd2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nge7 10. c4 Qd6 11. d5 Nb8 12. Rb1 b6 13. Bb4 c5 14. dxc6 Qxc6
15. Bd3 Qe6 16. c5 Nbc6 17. cxb6 Nxb4 18. Rxb4 axb6 19. Qb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.17"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A24"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e4 O-O 6. Nge2 h5 7. d3 Nh7 8. h4 d6
9. Be3 c5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Nd5 f5 12. b4 b6 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nec3 Rc8 15. b5 Ne7
16. a4 Nxd5 17. Bxd5+ Kh8 18. a5 e4 19. Nxe4 Bg4 20. Qc1 Bf3 21. O-O Qd7 22.
Kh2 Be5 23. Ng5 Nxg5 24. Bxg5 Bxd5 25. cxd5 Rf3 26. axb6 Qg4 27. Qe1 axb6 28.
Qe4 Rxf2+ 29. Rxf2 Qxg3+ 30. Kh1 Qxf2 31. Bf4 Qxf4 32. Qxf4 Bxf4 33. Ra7 c4 34.
dxc4 Rxc4 35. Rb7 Be3 36. Kg2 Rxh4 37. Re7 Bc5 38. Kf3 Rg4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz qual"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.17"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2011.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Na6 7. O-O c5 8. d5
Bg4 9. Bc4 Nc7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 a6 12. a4 b6 13. Qd3 Qc8 14. Be3 Rb8 15.
Rab1 Nd7 16. Kh1 Rd8 17. b4 cxb4 18. Rxb4 Nc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Rxb8 Qxb8 21.
Rb1 Qa7 22. Nd1 Rb8 23. c3 Rxb1 24. Qxb1 a5 25. Qb3 Na8 26. Ne3 Nb6 27. h4 h5
28. g3 Qc7 29. Kg2 Kh7 30. Be2 c4 31. Nxc4 Nxc4 32. Qxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 O-O 8.
e3 c5 9. Bd3 Qa5 10. O-O c4 11. Be2 Re8 12. Nd2 h6 13. Bh4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4
15. Nxe4 Rxe4 16. Bg3 Nb6 17. Bf3 Re6 18. a4 Bd7 19. Rfb1 Bc6 20. Bc7 Qa6 21.
a5 Nd7 22. Bg4 Ree8 23. Bf5 Nf8 24. Qd2 Ne6 25. Bg3 Rad8 26. f3 Bd7 27. Bc2 Ng5
28. Bc7 Rc8 29. Bf4 Ne6 30. Bg3 Ng5 31. Bh4 Rc7 32. Bg3 Rcc8 33. Kh1 Re7 34.
Be5 Rce8 35. Qf2 f6 36. Bf4 Ne6 37. Bg3 Nf8 38. e4 Bf5 39. exf5 Re2 40. Ba4
Rxf2 41. Bxe8 Rd2 42. h4 g6 43. fxg6 Re2 44. Bf7+ Kg7 45. h5 Qc6 46. Re1 Rxe1+
47. Rxe1 Qd7 48. Kg1 b5 49. axb6 axb6 50. Re8 b5 51. Rb8 Qe7 52. Bxd5 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Kh1 Nh5 11. g4 Nf6 12. Bf4 h5 13. g5 Nh7 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. Rad1
Qe7 16. Rg1 Ne5 17. Qe1 Nf8 18. Qf2 a6 19. Nb3 Be6 20. c5 Rad8 21. cxd6 Rxd6
22. Qc5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Nfd7 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 25. Bc1 Bc4 26. Kg2 Bxe2 27. Nxe2 Nc4
28. Nbd4 c5 29. Nc2 Nf8 30. b3 Ne5 31. f4 Nc6 32. e5 Ne6 33. Be3 Rc7 34. Kf3 b5
35. Ng3 c4 36. bxc4 Na5 37. c5 Nxc5 38. Nb4 Ne6 39. Nd5 Rc2 40. Nf6+ Bxf6 41.
exf6 Nc4 42. f5 Rc3 43. fxe6 Rxe3+ 44. Kf4 fxe6 45. Rd8+ Kf7 46. Rd7+ Ke8 47.
Re7+ Kf8 48. Nxh5 e5+ 49. Kg4 Re4+ 50. Kf3 Nd2+ 51. Kf2 gxh5 52. g6 Rf4+ 53.
Ke2 Rxf6 54. g7+ Kg8 55. Kxd2 Rf2+ 56. Ke3 Rxa2 57. Ke4 Rxh2 58. Kf5 Kh7 59.
Ra7 Ra2 60. g8=Q+ Kxg8 61. Kg6 Kf8 62. Kf6 Rf2+ 63. Kxe5 b4 64. Rxa6 b3 65. Rb6
b2 66. Ke4 Ke7 67. Ke3 Rh2 68. Kf4 Kd7 69. Kg3 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4 7. Qd3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Rd1 a6 12. Ba3 Qc7 13. Rab1 Rd8 14. Qe3 Bf8
15. Nf3 Be7 16. Qb6 Qxb6 17. Rxb6 Nd7 18. Rb2 Nc5 19. Rbd2 Re8 20. Bxc5 dxc5
21. Ne5 Kf8 22. Rb1 Ra7 23. a4 Rd8 24. Rdb2 Bf6 25. f4 a5 26. Rb5 Bxe5 27. fxe5
Bd7 28. Rxc5 Bxa4 29. Rxb7 Ra6 30. Rcc7 Be8 31. c5 a4 32. Ra7 Rxa7 33. Rxa7 Rc8
34. Ra5 a3 35. Kf2 a2 36. Rxa2 Rxc5 37. Rc2 Ke7 38. Ke3 Rxe5+ 39. Kd4 Rh5 40.
h4 Ra5 41. c4 e5+ 42. Ke3 f5 43. Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. g3
Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Rg6 16. Bf4 Nh4 17. Kh1 Nf3 18. Kg2 Nh4+ 19. Kh1 Nf3 20. Kg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. gxf6 bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nxf6
15. Na5 Rc8 16. Nc6 Qe8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qa5 Rc6 19. Rg1 Rfc8 20. Kb1 d5 21.
Bg5 d4 22. f4 h6 23. Bxh6 Ng4 24. Bxg7 Rxc2 25. Bd3 R2c5 26. Qa3 Kxg7 27. f5
Kf6 28. fxe6 Ne3 29. exf7 Nxd1 30. Rxd1 Kxf7 31. Bxa6 R8c6 32. Qb3+ Kg7 33. Bb5
Rg6 34. a4 Rg2 35. Qa3 Rc7 36. Qxe7+ Rxe7 37. Bc4 Ra7 38. b3 Rxh2 39. Rf1 Rg2
40. Kc1 Ra8 41. Rd1 Kf6 42. Rd2 Rxd2 43. Kxd2 Ke7 44. Bb5 Kd6 45. b4 Kc7 46.
Kc2 Kb7 47. Kb3 Rh8 48. Bd3 Rh3 49. Kc2 Rh2+ 50. Kb3 Rd2 51. Bc4 Rd1 52. Kb2
Kb8 53. a5 d3 54. Kc3 d2 55. Bd3 Rb1 56. Kxd2 Rxb4 57. a6 Ka7 58. Kc3 Rd4 59.
Kc2 Kb6 60. Kd2 Kc6 61. Kc2 Kc5 62. Kc3 Ra4 63. Kb3 Ra1 64. Kb2 Rh1 65. Kc3 Rh3
66. Kc2 Kd4 67. Bb5 Ra3 68. Kb2 Ra5 69. Bf1 Ra1 70. Kxa1 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Ne5 b5 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
e6 9. a4 Qc8 10. e4 Be7 11. g4 Nfd7 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Bf4 Rd8 14. Qe2 b4 15. Nd1
c5 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Nf6 18. Ne3 Bf8 19. Ne5 Nxd5 20. Qxc4 Qe6 21. Rad1 Nxe3
22. Qxe6 fxe6 23. fxe3 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Be7 26. g5 Ra7 27. Kf3 Rb7
28. b3 Kf8 29. g6 hxg6 30. Nxg6+ Ke8 31. Nxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Bxc5 Nc6 10. Nge2 b6 11. Ba3 Ba6 12. Nb5 Rd7 13. Nec3 Bb7 14. Na4 Rad8
15. Be2 Nh5 16. g3 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Kf2 Nd4 19. Rhd1 Nxe2 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21.
Kxe2 Bh6 22. Bb4 Bc6 23. b3 Nf6 24. Bc3 e5 25. Nb2 a6 26. Na3 f4 27. Rd1 Kf7
28. Rxd7+ Nxd7 29. Nc2 e4 30. fxe4 Bxe4 31. Nb4 a5 32. Nd5 fxg3 33. hxg3 Ke6
34. Ne3 Bb1 35. a3 Nc5 36. b4 axb4 37. axb4 Ne4 38. Be1 Nd6 39. Bf2 Ba2 40. Kd3
Bb1+ 41. Ke2 Ba2 42. Kd3 Bb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. Nb5 Na6 5. c4 e6 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. g3 Bd7 8. Nc3
Bc6 9. Bg2 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Nb4 12. b3 cxb3 13. Qxb3 Nbd5 14. Ne5 Bxe5
15. Bxe5 Qd7 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Rc4 a5 18. Rfc1 Ra6 19. Rc5 a4 20. Qa3 Rb6 21.
Bxd5 exd5 22. R5c2 Rf7 23. Qe3 h6 24. h3 Rb4 25. f3 Qe6 26. Qd3 Bb5 27. Qd2 Rc4
28. Kh2 c6 29. Rg1 Qe7 30. g4 f4 31. Rxc4 Bxc4 32. Rg2 Qg5 33. a3 b5 34. Qa5 c5
35. Qb6 b4 36. axb4 cxb4 37. Qxb4 Bb3 38. Qd6 Kh7 39. Qb4 Ra7 40. Qb6 Qe7 41.
g5 hxg5 42. h4 a3 43. Rxg5 a2 44. Rh5+ Kg8 45. Qb8+ Kf7 46. Qxb3 Qd8 47. Qd3
a1=Q 48. Qf5+ Ke7 49. Rh7 Qg8 50. Bxg7 Qxh7 51. Qxh7 Qe1 52. Be5+ Ke8 53. Qg8+
Ke7 54. Qg7+ Ke8 55. Qg6+ Rf7 56. Qe6+ Kf8 57. Bd6+ Kg7 58. Be5+ Kf8 59. Qc8+
Ke7 60. Qc7+ Ke8 61. Qc6+ Ke7 62. Qb7+ Ke8 63. Qc8+ Ke7 64. Qc5+ Ke8 65. Qc6+
Ke7 66. Qd6+ Ke8 67. Qe6+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. c5 g5 14. Rc1 Ng6 15. Nb5
Rf7 16. Ba5 b6 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Be1 a6 19. Nc3 a5 20. a4 Bf8 21. Nf2 h5 22. h3
Rg7 23. Nb5 Nh4 24. Rc3 Rb8 25. Qc2 g4 26. fxg4 hxg4 27. Nxg4 Nxg4 28. Bxg4
Bxg4 29. hxg4 Rxg4 30. Bxh4 Qxh4 31. Rff3 Qe1+ 32. Rf1 Qh4 33. Rff3 Qe1+ 34.
Rf1 Qh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. Bxb4
cxb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd3 d6 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. e4 e5 13. Ne1 Nc6 14. Nc2 exd4 15.
Rfe1 Nd7 16. Nxd4 Nde5 17. Qe3 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qc5 19. Qe3 a5 20. Nf1 a4 21. Red1
Rfd8 22. Qd2 Ng4 23. Rab1 h6 24. Qe2 Nf6 25. e5 Bxg2 26. exf6 Bxf1 27. Qxf1
axb3 28. axb3 d5 29. fxg7 dxc4 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Qxc4 Rd4 32. Qe2 Qd5 33. Re1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "279"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. e3 e6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. d4 cxd4 8.
exd4 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Nde7 12. Ne4 h6 13. Be3 Nf5 14. Qd2
Qb6 15. Rad1 Rd8 16. Qc1 Bd7 17. Bh3 Nce7 18. Nc5 Bb5 19. Nc3 Rac8 20. b4 Bc6
21. a3 Kh7 22. Ne2 Bf3 23. Qb1 Nd5 24. Rd3 Qb5 25. a4 Qc6 26. b5 Qc7 27. Nf4 b6
28. Ncxe6 fxe6 29. Nxe6 Qf7 30. Nxd8 Rxd8 31. Bg5 hxg5 32. Rxf3 Nde7 33. g4
Rxd4 34. gxf5 g4 35. Rg3 gxh3 36. fxg6+ Nxg6 37. Qc2 Rh4 38. Ree3 Qf6 39. Rxh3
Qa1+ 40. Kg2 Kh6 41. Re6 Bf6 42. Qf5 Kg7 43. Rg3 Rh6 44. Re4 Qa2 45. h4 Kf7 46.
Qd7+ Ne7 47. Rge3 Qd5 48. Qxd5+ Nxd5 49. Rd3 Rh5 50. Kf3 Be7 51. Red4 Nf6 52.
Rf4 Ke6 53. Re3+ Kf7 54. Rd3 Kg6 55. Rd1 Rc5 56. Rg1+ Kf7 57. Rg5 Rc3+ 58. Kg2
Rc8 59. h5 Rh8 60. Rf3 Rh7 61. Rh3 Nd7 62. Rg4 Nf6 63. Rc4 Bc5 64. a5 Nxh5 65.
Kf1 Kg6 66. Rg4+ Kf5 67. Rgh4 Kg6 68. a6 Be7 69. Rg4+ Kf5 70. Rg8 Bd6 71. Rh4
Be7 72. Rh2 Bd6 73. Rh3 Be5 74. Ke1 Bd6 75. Kd1 Be5 76. Rf3+ Bf4 77. Kc2 Re7
78. Rf8+ Kg4 79. Rc3 Be5 80. Rc4+ Nf4 81. Re4 Kf3 82. Rxe5 Rxe5 83. Rf7 Rc5+
84. Kd2 Rxb5 85. Rxa7 Ra5 86. Kc3 Kxf2 87. Rb7 Rxa6 88. Kc4 Ra4+ 89. Kb5 Ra1
90. Rxb6 Ke3 91. Rd6 Ke4 92. Kc4 Rc1+ 93. Kb3 Nd5 94. Rd8 Kd4 95. Kb2 Rc7 96.
Rd6 Kc4 97. Kc1 Rh7 98. Rd8 Rh2 99. Kd1 Kd4 100. Ke1 Ke4 101. Kd1 Nc3+ 102. Kc1
Ne2+ 103. Kd1 Nd4 104. Ke1 Ke3 105. Re8+ Kd3 106. Rd8 Re2+ 107. Kf1 Re7 108.
Kf2 Rf7+ 109. Ke1 Rf5 110. Rd7 Rf8 111. Rd5 Re8+ 112. Kf2 Re2+ 113. Kf1 Rb2
114. Rd8 Ke4 115. Re8+ Kf4 116. Rf8+ Nf5 117. Ke1 Rb5 118. Kd2 Re5 119. Kd3 Re7
120. Kd2 Ke4 121. Rd8 Nd4 122. Kc3 Rc7+ 123. Kd2 Nc6 124. Re8+ Ne7 125. Rd8 Nd5
126. Re8+ Kd4 127. Rd8 Rc6 128. Ke1 Ra6 129. Ke2 Ra2+ 130. Ke1 Ke4 131. Re8+
Kd3 132. Rd8 Re2+ 133. Kf1 Re5 134. Kf2 Rf5+ 135. Ke1 Kc2 136. Ke2 Re5+ 137.
Kf2 Nb4 138. Kf3 Nc6 139. Rc8 Re6 140. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5
9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nf3 c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. a3 Nbd7 13. O-O a6 14. Qd2 Bb7 15. Rfe1
Rc8 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19. dxc6 Re6 20. Bh6 Bxh6 21. Qxh6
Qxc6 22. Ne2 Re5 23. Nd4 Qe8 24. Nf3 Re7 25. Rxd6 Nfxe4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Red1
Qf8 28. Qxf8+ Kxf8 29. Ng5 Re2 30. Rf6 Rc7 31. Rf3 Kg7 32. Rd5 Nd3 33. h4 h6
0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qa5 9. Bd2 Qc5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Nb3 Qe7 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. O-O O-O 14. a3 Bd6
15. Kh1 Ne5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. f4 Ng6 19. Qd2 Rfd8 20. Qe3 Bc6 21.
Bb5 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Bb8 23. Rf3 a6 24. Nc3 Ba7 25. Qe2 f5 26. Raf1 Rac8 27. Rh3
Bb8 28. e5 b5 29. Rxh6 b4 30. axb4 Qxb4 31. Qh5 Qxb3 32. h4 Qc4 33. Rf3 Bxe5
34. fxe5 Qg4 35. Qxg4 fxg4 36. Re3 Rc5 37. Ne4 Rxe5 38. Rxg6+ fxg6 39. Nf6+ Kf7
40. Rxe5 g3 41. Re1 Kxf6 42. Kg1 Rd2 43. b3 Rb2 44. Kf1 Rxb3 45. Ra1 Rb6 46.
Ke2 Kf5 47. Kf3 e5 48. Kxg3 Ke4 49. Kf2 Kd3 50. Ra3+ Kc4 51. Ke3 Re6 52. Ra1 e4
53. g4 Kb4 54. Rb1+ Kc5 55. Rc1+ Kd5 56. Rd1+ Ke5 57. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. f3 Nbc6 12. Bf2 Ng6 13. Nd5 Rb8 14. Qd2 e6 15. Nc3
Be5 16. O-O-O Qf6 17. Nde2 b5 18. h4 g4 19. Ng1 Bd7 20. h5 Nge7 21. Bh4 Qf4 22.
Qxf4 Bxf4+ 23. Kb1 gxf3 24. Nxf3 f5 25. Ne2 Be3 26. Bxe7 Nxe7 27. exf5 Nxf5 28.
g4 Ne7 29. Rxd6 Bc6 30. Bg2 Rf8 31. Nh4 Bxg2 32. Nxg2 Bg5 33. Nd4 Rf2 34. Ne1
e5 35. Nd3 Rf6 36. Ne6 e4 37. Ndc5 e3 38. Ne4 Rf3 39. N6xg5 hxg5 40. Nxg5 Rf4
41. Re6 Rxg4 42. Nf3 Rg3 43. Rxe3 Kf8 44. Rf1 Nf5 45. Re5 Nd6 46. Re6 Nc4 47.
Ne5+ Kg7 48. Nxc4 bxc4 49. Rxa6 c3 50. b3 Rf8 51. Rc1 Kh7 52. a4 Rf5 53. h6
Rgf3 54. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. g4 Nc6 8. Nb3
e6 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Be3 b5 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. Qf2 Rb8 13. Kb1 Nce5 14. Rg1 Be7 15.
f4 Nc4 16. Ba7 Ra8 17. Bd4 b4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Nd2 Qc6 20. Ne2 e5 21. Be3 a5
22. Ng3 g6 23. Nf3 a4 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Rd5 b3 26. cxb3 axb3 27. a3 O-O 28. Rc1
Qa6 29. Qd2 Nf6 30. Rxe5 Rd8 31. Bd4 Be6 32. Nf5 Bf8 33. h3 Bc4 34. Ne7+ Bxe7
35. Rxe7 Bd3+ 36. Ka1 Bc2 37. Qf4 Rdc8 38. Rc7 Rxc7 39. Qxc7 Nxe4 40. Re1 Re8
41. Ng5 Rf8 42. Nxe4 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. c4 h6 6. Bf4 Nd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. Bg3 g5
9. h3 Ne7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O f4 12. Bh2 exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. exf4 gxf4 15.
Kh1 N7g6 16. Qd2 c6 17. Rad1 Qh4 18. f3 Bd7 19. Rfe1 Rad8 20. Bf1 a6 21. Re4
Kh8 22. b3 Qf6 23. Nde2 d5 24. cxd5 Bf5 25. Nxf4 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 Qf7 27. Nxg6+
Qxg6 28. d6 Rf7 29. Re1 Rfd7 30. Bd3 Nxd3 31. Qxd3 Qf5 32. Rd1 Re8 33. b4 a5
34. a3 axb4 35. axb4 Rdd8 36. Bg3 Be5 37. Qe3 Qg6 38. Bxe5+ Rxe5 39. Qb6 Rd7
40. Qd4 Rg7 41. Qb2 Rd5 42. Rxd5 cxd5 43. d7 Qb6 44. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A64"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 d6 7. h3 Re8 8. Nf3 e6
9. Nd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Nbd7 11. O-O a6 12. a4 Rb8 13. Nc4 Ne5 14. Na3 Nh5 15. e4
Bd7 16. a5 b5 17. axb6 Bb5 18. Ncxb5 axb5 19. g4 Nf6 20. Nxb5 Qxb6 21. Na3 Qb3
22. Rb1 Qxd1 23. Rxd1 Rb3 24. Bd2 Nfd7 25. Bc3 g5 26. Kh1 Ra8 27. Bf1 Rxc3 28.
bxc3 Rxa3 29. Rdc1 Ra2 30. Kg2 Ng6 31. Bc4 Ra7 32. Bf1 Be5 33. Ra1 Rxa1 34.
Rxa1 Bxc3 35. Ra6 Be5 36. Kf3 Kg7 37. Ke2 c4 38. f3 Nc5 39. Ra7 c3 40. Kd1 Nh4
41. Bb5 Nxf3 42. Be8 Nd4 43. Rxf7+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 {This variation was popular at
grandmaster level some 30 years ago, but then White seemed to have found ways
of retaining a small advantage against all black move orders. As usual, this
may be a matter of fashion.} 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Rc1 O-O 9.
Bg2 d6 10. d5 Nd8 11. Nd2 {Not the only approved variation.} ({Some time ago,
White's powerful play in the following game made a strong impression:} 11. dxe6
Nxe6 12. Bb4 {Kramnik,V (2625)-Ulibin,M (2570)/Chalkidiki 1992/CBM 032/
[Kramnik] (1-0, 49)}) 11... Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 {The position has been blocked,
which favours Black in principle, but White's superior development offers him
some initiative.} 13. c5 {The most active continuation.} (13. O-O b6 (13... f5
14. c5 {transposes below}) 14. b4 a5 15. a3 axb4 16. axb4 f5 17. c5 bxc5 18.
bxc5 {White has managed to carry out c4-c5, but Black has exchanged several
pawns in the process. This not only opened some files for counterplay, but
also avoided his being left with queenside pawns.} Nf7 19. Qc2 f4 20. cxd6 cxd6
21. Rc7 Qf6 22. Qc3 (22. Ne4 Qg6 23. Qc6 Bf5 $132 {leaves White with problems
of stability.}) 22... Bg4 {With his pieces busy on the queenside, White will
find no better remedy to this simple threat than repeating moves.} 23. Bf3 Bh3
24. Bg2 Bg4 25. Bf3 Bh3 26. Bg2 Bg4 {1/2 (26) Tkachiev,V (2657)-Benjamin,J 
(2577)/Cap d'Agde 2000/CBM 080}) 13... dxc5 $5 ({With the a- and b-pawns on
board still, Black would face a more difficult defensive job than in the
previous line after:} 13... f5 14. O-O {would transpose below, to a line that
Ivanchuk wants to avoid.} Nf7 15. Qb3 b6 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Qa3 {Dautov,R (2623)
-Wahls,M (2551)/Germany 2005/CBM 106/[Dautov] (1-0, 30)}) 14. Qc2 {This is the
main move, but not the only one.} ({In the past,} 14. Nb3 {has caused Black
some problems.} f5 $5 {The most principled continuation, aiming to restrict
the enemy bishop. This will reduce the importance of White's queenside
achievements} (14... Bf5 15. Nxc5 $16 {Hracek,Z (2599)-Bernasek,J (2381)/
Karlovy Vary 2004/CBM 100/[Ftacnik] (1-0, 28)}) 15. O-O {Malaniuk,V (2516)
-Liwak,P (2298)/Koszalin 2001/EXT 2002 (1-0, 32)} e4 16. Nxc5 Nf7 17. Qc2 Qd6
18. Rd1 Rd8 {It is not entirely clear whether the d5-pawn is a strength or a
weakness.}) 14... c6 $146 {Technically speaking, this is a novelty, but it all
may have transposed back, had Black wished so.} (14... Bd7 15. Rxc5 c6 {
would transpose back.} 16. e4 (16. O-O cxd5 17. Bxd5 Ne6 {1/2 (17) Beliavsky,A
(2654)-Macieja,B (2536)/New Delhi/Teheran 2000/CBM 080}) 16... b6 17. Rc3 c5
18. O-O Nb7 19. Re1 Nd6 {Damljanovic,B (2612)-Oms Pallise,J (2476)/Andorra
2005/CBM 107 ext (1-0, 40. 'After occupying the blocking d6-square, Black has
a solid position.'}) 15. Rxc5 (15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. O-O {would
create some pawn weaknesses in Black's position, but the unchallenged control
on the light squares offers Black good counterplay. To be compared with the
last game of the Anand-Topalov match.} Ba6 18. Nb3 c4 19. Na5 c5 20. Nxc4 Rfd8)
15... Bf5 {Only this move really deviates from the known paths. Ivanchuk uses
a simple tactical motif to develop his bishop on to a more active square than
d7.} (15... Bd7 {transposes above.}) 16. e4 Bg6 17. Qc3 $6 {This seemingly
active move creates some piece congestion, which will be exploited in masterly
fashion by Ivanchuk.} ({Black seems to be doing fine after the more restrained
} 17. Qc1 {, too:} b6 18. Rc3 c5 19. O-O Nb7 {With a more active form of
blockade than in the previously played game in this line.}) 17... b6 18. Rc4 c5
19. b4 {This was the main idea behind placing the queen on c3, but Black's
answer will prove that it is flawed.} ({It also is true that} 19. O-O Nb7 {
would force White to lose time.}) 19... a5 $1 $15 {A cold shower for White.}
20. b5 (20. bxc5 $2 b5 $1 $17 {drops the rook, without getting enough pawn
compensation.}) (20. a3 Nb7 21. bxc5 b5 {is more or less similar.} 22. d6 Qe6
23. c6 bxc4 24. cxb7 Rab8 25. Nxc4 Rxb7 $17) (20. bxa5 Rxa5 $15 {leaves White
with a weakened queenside.}) 20... Nb7 21. O-O Nd6 22. a4 {Grischuk rightly
considers that he would have at least adequate compensation if Black "wins"
the exchange on c4. The d6-square would be impossible to block, while the
knight's pressure against b6 and e5 would be annoying.} ({At the same time,
the alternative would be far from encouraging:} 22. Ra4 Nxb5 23. Qb2 Qe8 {
It suddenly appears that the rook also is vulnerable on a4.} 24. Nc4 Nd6 25.
Nxb6 Rb8 $17) 22... Rae8 23. Qb3 f5 {Ivanchuk agrees with Grischuk on the
"winning the exchange" matter. He treasures stability on the dark squares more
than material gains.} 24. Rc3 f4 {The queenside is safely blocked, while on
the opposite wing only Black has chances. Play became rather one-sided.} 25.
Nc4 Nxc4 26. Qxc4 Qd7 27. Qe2 Rf6 28. g4 Bf7 29. f3 g5 {Black prepares a slow
attack based on ...h5 and doubling rooks on the h-file. White's next move only
plays into Black's hands.} 30. h4 $6 {Losing a pawn and helping Black to open
the position.} gxh4 $1 $40 {Black's attack is hard to resist now.} 31. Bh3 Rg6
32. Kf2 h5 33. Rh1 Qe7 34. Rcc1 Kh7 35. Rcg1 Reg8 36. Kf1 Kh6 37. Rg2 c4 $1 38.
Qxc4 Qa3 39. Rf2 hxg4 40. Bxg4 Rxg4 41. fxg4 Rxg4 42. Qe2 (42. Rfh2 Kg5 $19)
42... Bh5 $19 43. Rf3 Qc1+ 44. Qe1 Qc4+ 45. Kf2 (45. Qe2 Qxe2+ 46. Kxe2 Rg2+)
45... Qc2+ (45... Qc2+ 46. Qe2 Rg2+) 0-1

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. Nh2 Na6
9. Ng4 Qe8 10. Ne3 Kh8 11. a3 f5 12. b4 Nf6 13. Bd3 c5 14. Rb1 f4 15. Nf1 Bd7
16. Nh2 Qe7 17. Bd2 g5 18. Ng4 Ng8 19. h4 gxh4 20. Nh2 Bf6 21. Nb5 Rf7 22. Be2
Nh6 23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. Bxg4 Rg7 25. Bxd7 Qxd7 26. Qf3 cxb4 27. axb4 Nc7 28. Na3
Rag8 29. Rh2 b6 30. Kf1 Ne8 31. Ra1 Qc8 32. Rc1 Qd7 33. Nc2 Be7 34. Ne1 Nf6 35.
Bc3 Rc8 36. Qe2 Qe8 37. Nf3 Qg6 38. Re1 Ng4 39. Rh3 a5 40. bxa5 b5 41. a6 Bd8
42. Ra1 Bb6 43. Nxh4 Qg5 44. Be1 Rxc4 45. Nf5 Rg8 46. Nxd6 Rc7 47. Qf3 Bd4 48.
Rc1 Ra7 49. Rc6 b4 50. Nb5 Rf7 51. a7 b3 52. Nxd4 exd4 53. Qd3 Ne5 54. Qxd4
Qxg2+ 55. Ke2 Qg4+ 56. f3 Qg7 57. Bc3 Re7 58. Rh5 Nxc6 59. dxc6 b2 60. Qxg7+
Rexg7 61. Bxb2 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 a6 8.
Bf4 Nc6 9. Rd1 O-O 10. e3 Rc8 11. Be2 Na7 12. O-O Nb5 13. Be5 Be6 14. d5 Bd7
15. Qb3 Nd6 16. Nd4 Rb8 17. h3 c5 18. Ne6 fxe6 19. dxe6 Kh8 20. exd7 Qxd7 21.
Qb6 Qc6 22. Qxc6 bxc6 23. b3 Nfe4 24. Nxe4 Bxe5 25. Nxc5 Ra8 26. Nd7 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Qd2 {The natural move of the queen is by no means a sideline,
but it has some catching to do to the two main alternatives.} (10. h3) (10. Be2
) 10... Nc6 11. Nb3 Be6 12. h4 gxh4 13. Bxh4 Qb6 {Grischuk might have been a
bit surprised by the twist in the opening. Black's main defence could well be
tied to the rook move 13...Rc8, even though the move order is probably not so
important here.} (13... Rc8 14. O-O-O (14. f3 Nge5 15. Bf2 h5 16. Be3 Na5 17.
Qf2 Nac4 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Kd7 21. Na4 Kc7 22. O-O-O Qg8 $11
{1/2-1/2 Zezulkin,J (2465)-Kempinski,R (2530)/Koszalin 1997 (36)}) 14... Nb4 (
14... b5 15. Nd5 Nge5 16. c3 (16. f4 $2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Na1 Bxd5 19. exd5
c3) 16... Nc4 17. Bxc4 $2 (17. Qc2 Bxd5 18. exd5 (18. Rxd5) 18... Nb4 19. Qf5
Nxa2+ 20. Kb1 Nxb2) (17. Qe1 $13) 17... bxc4 18. Nd4 Bxd5 $2 (18... Bxd4 $1 19.
cxd4 Bxd5 20. exd5 c3 21. bxc3 (21. Qc2 cxb2+ (21... Nb4 22. Qa4+) 22. Kxb2 (
22. Kb1 Nxd4 23. Qa4+ Nb5) 22... Nb4 (22... Nxd4 23. Qa4+ Nb5 24. Rhe1 Rc7 $13)
23. Qa4+ Kf8 24. Qb3 Rb8 25. Ka1) 21... Nb4 22. Rh3 Nxd5 $15) 19. exd5 (19. Nf5
Bxe4 20. Nxg7+ Kf8 21. Qf4 Kxg7 22. Qxe4 Ne5 $15) 19... Nxd4 (19... Bxd4 20.
dxc6 $1 Be5 21. f4 Bg7 22. Rhe1 $16) 20. cxd4 c3 21. bxc3 Qa5 22. Rh3 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Hennigan,M (2415)-Hodgson,J (2625)/Dundee 1993 (50)}) 15. Kb1 Qb6 16.
f3 a5 $2 (16... Ne5 17. Bf2 $16) (16... Ne3 $1 17. Bf2 $8 Rxc3 $1 (17... Nxf1
18. Rhxf1 $14) 18. bxc3 Nxd1 19. Bxb6 Nxc3+ 20. Kc1 $8 Nbxa2+ 21. Kb2 Nxe4+ 22.
Qd4 $8 Bxd4+ 23. Bxd4 Ng3 24. Bxh8 Nxh1 25. Kxa2 Ng3 26. Bd3 f6 $1 27. Bh7 Nf5
$1 28. Bxf5 Bxf5 $10 {Shirov}) 17. fxg4 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Nxa2 19. Bf2 $1 $18 (19.
Kxa2 $2 a4 20. Rb1 axb3+ 21. cxb3 O-O $40) 19... Qc6 20. Kxa2 a4 21. Bd4 axb3+
22. cxb3 Qa4+ 23. Kb1 Qxb3+ 24. Kc1 $18 {1-0 Shirov,A (2670)-Oll,L (2585)/Wijk
aan Zee 1993 (33)}) 14. O-O-O Rc8 (14... h5 15. Kb1 Nce5 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Rh3 (
17. f3 Bh6 18. f4 Ng6 19. Bg5 $14) 17... Ng6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qg5 {0-1 Szuk,B
(2315)-Tzoumbas,A (2215)/Szombathely 1993 (35)} Rh6 $19) 15. Kb1 (15. f3 Bxc3
$5 16. Qxc3 Nce5 17. Qd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Ne3 19. Re1 Nxf1 20. Rexf1 Bd7 21. b3 f6
22. Kd2 Kf7 23. Bf2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P (2555)-Topalov,V (2645)/Cap d'Agde
1994 (54)}) 15... h5 $2 {For better or worse this idea of opening the c1-h6
diagonal is flawed. Black had to find the courage for the principled solution
with the elimination of the dangerous c3-knight.} (15... Bxc3 $5 16. Qxc3 Rg8
17. Qd2 Nb4 18. Rc1 a5 19. a4 Ne5 $13) 16. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 (16... Qa7 $2 17. f3
Nge5 18. Bf2 $16) 17. exd5 Nce5 18. Re1 (18. Be2 Bf6 (18... Bh6 19. Qe1 Bg7 20.
c3 $16) 19. Bxg4 Nxg4 20. f3 Bxh4 21. Rxh4 Ne5 22. Re1 $16) 18... Ng6 19. f3 {
[%mdl 128] The black king is stuck in the centre and will duly become an
target for White's attack.} Bh6 (19... Bf6 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Qxg5 N4e5 22. c3
$16) 20. Qe2 N4e5 (20... Ne3 21. Bf2 Rxc2 22. Qxc2 Nxc2 23. Bxb6 Nxe1 24. Bf2
Nxg2 25. Bxg2 $16) 21. Bf2 Qc7 22. Qe4 {The second player is definitely soft
on the light squares and will sorely miss his absent bishop.} (22. c3 Qd7 23.
Nd4 $16) 22... Bg7 23. Bd4 (23. Nd4 Bf6 24. Nf5 $16) 23... Bf6 (23... h4 24. c3
Bh6 25. Bf2 $16) 24. Be2 Nd7 (24... Bh4 25. Rxh4 Nxh4 26. Qxh4 Qxc2+ 27. Ka1
Qf5 28. Bc3 $18) 25. Bd3 Be5 (25... Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Rg8 27. Rxh5 $18) 26. Qf5 {
Objectively strongest was to start advancing the kingside pawns as that would
help to break up Grischuk's central setup.} (26. g3 $1 Nf6 (26... Bxg3 $2 27.
Bxh8 Bxe1 28. Rxe1 $18) 27. Qe2 h4 28. Bxg6 fxg6 29. f4 Bxd4 30. Nxd4 Nxd5 31.
Qe6 Qc4 32. Qxd6 $16) 26... Nf4 27. Bxe5 dxe5 (27... Nxd3 $6 28. cxd3 dxe5 29.
Rc1 Qb8 30. Rxc8+ Qxc8 31. Rc1 Qb8 32. d4 $18) 28. g3 Nxd3 (28... Nxd5 29. Rxh5
Rxh5 30. Qxh5 e6 31. a3 $16) 29. Qxd3 Qc4 (29... Nf6 30. Qf5 h4 31. Rxh4 Rxh4
32. gxh4 Nxd5 33. Rxe5 e6 34. h5 $16) 30. Qd2 b6 (30... Qc7 31. f4 $16) 31. Rh4
Qc7 32. f4 {The misery for Black continues in a new form. Carlsen has safely
secured his queenside and is now ready to use all his forces in the attack.} f6
(32... exf4 $2 33. d6 $18) 33. g4 (33. Qe2 $5 a5 34. Rxh5 Rg8 35. fxe5 Nxe5 (
35... Qc4 36. e6 Ne5 37. Qf2 $18) 36. Nd4 Qc5 37. Rxe5 fxe5 38. Qh5+ Kd7 39.
Qf5+ Ke8 40. d6 $1 $18) 33... a5 34. Rxh5 Rg8 (34... Rxh5 35. gxh5 a4 36. Nc1
Qc4 37. Nd3 Qxd5 38. h6 $18) 35. g5 $1 {The opening of the position is still
the main goal. Good chess play can be both simple and attractive.} a4 36. Nc1
a3 (36... fxg5 37. fxe5 Nxe5 38. Rh7 a3 39. Nd3 Nxd3 40. Qxd3 $18) 37. gxf6
exf6 (37... axb2 38. Kxb2 Rg2 39. Rh8+ Nf8 40. Ne2 $18) 38. fxe5 fxe5 (38...
Nxe5 39. Nd3 $18) 39. Nd3 {The only cover for the black king is now the poor,
hopelessly weak pawn e5.} axb2 40. Nxe5 Nxe5 41. d6 (41. Rhxe5+ Kd8 42. Qf2 $18
) 41... Qd7 42. Qd5 Kf8 43. Qxe5 Rc5 44. Rf1+ {Testing Carlsen's attacking
prowess is appealing for fans, but a hard task for any brave player
undertaking the challenge.} 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 20th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2011.03.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "278"]
[EventDate "2011.03.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Bd7 7. Nc3 g6 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. e4 Bg7 10. O-O Nd7 11. Nd5 O-O 12. Qe2 a5 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Rac1 a4
15. Rfd1 h6 16. Be3 Qb8 17. Qd2 Kh7 18. Qb4 b6 19. Bd4 Bf8 20. Qd2 Qb7 21. Re1
Rac8 22. Nb4 Nc5 23. Nxc6 Qxc6 24. Qf4 Kg8 25. e5 Qd7 26. Qe3 Bg7 27. Rcd1 Ne6
28. Bxb6 Rxc4 29. b3 axb3 30. axb3 Rb4 31. exd6 Rb8 32. Ba7 Rxb3 33. Bxb8 Rxe3
34. Rxe3 exd6 35. Red3 Bf8 36. Bxd6 Bxd6 37. Rxd6 Qa4 38. h4 Kg7 39. Bh3 Nc5
40. R6d4 Qc2 41. Bg2 Ne6 42. R4d2 Qa4 43. Bd5 Nf8 44. Rd4 Qc2 45. Kg2 g5 46.
R1d2 Qc1 47. hxg5 hxg5 48. R2d3 Ng6 49. Re3 Qc5 50. Rd2 Ne7 51. Bf3 Nf5 52. Re4
Ne7 53. Rd7 Ng6 54. Re3 g4 55. Bd5 Kh6 56. Bxf7 Qc6+ 57. Rd5 Kg7 58. Bxg6 Qxd5+
59. Be4 Qd4 60. Bd3 Qd5+ 61. Kg1 Qc5 62. Re4 Qc1+ 63. Bf1 Qd1 64. Rf4 Kg6 65.
Kg2 Kg5 66. Bc4 Qe1 67. Bd3 Qe6 68. Be4 Qd7 69. Bf5 Qd5+ 70. Kh2 Qd6 71. Kg2
Qd5+ 72. Kg1 Qd1+ 73. Kh2 Qd6 74. Bc8 Qc5 75. Bxg4 Qc7 76. Bf3 Qh7+ 77. Kg2 Qc7
78. Be4 Qd7 79. Rh4 Qd2 80. Rh7 Qe2 81. Bf3 Qd2 82. Rf7 Kg6 83. Rb7 Kf6 84. Rb5
Qc2 85. Rb6+ Kg5 86. Re6 Qa2 87. Re2 Qc4 88. Re5+ Kf6 89. Re4 Qc2 90. Re3 Kg5
91. Be4 Qd2 92. Bd3 Kf6 93. Be2 Qd5+ 94. Kg1 Qd2 95. Rf3+ Kg7 96. Bd3 Qc1+ 97.
Kh2 Qh6+ 98. Kg1 Qc1+ 99. Bf1 Kg6 100. Rf4 Kg7 101. Kg2 Qc6+ 102. Kh2 Qh6+ 103.
Kg1 Qd6 104. Bc4 Qd1+ 105. Kg2 Qd2 106. Be6 Qd6 107. Re4 Qd2 108. g4 Kf6 109.
Bf5 Qd5 110. Kg3 Qd6+ 111. f4 Qd1 112. Re6+ Kf7 113. Kh4 Kg7 114. Rg6+ Kf7 115.
Rh6 Kg7 116. Kg5 Qd8+ 117. Kh5 Qd2 118. Rg6+ Kf7 119. Be6+ Ke7 120. Kg5 Qc1
121. Bf5 Qd2 122. Rh6 Kf7 123. Rh7+ Kf8 124. Rd7 Qc1 125. Kf6 Qc3+ 126. Kg6 Qc4
127. Kg5 Qc5 128. Rh7 Kg8 129. Rd7 Kf8 130. Kg6 Qc4 131. g5 Qxf4 132. Rf7+ Kg8
133. Rf6 Qb4 134. Bd7 Qe4+ 135. Bf5 Qe7 136. Be6+ Kh8 137. Kh5 Qh7+ 138. Rh6
Qxh6+ 139. gxh6 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {Already a surprise! Although Grischuk has played
the King's Indian many times before, I don't remember having seen him play the
Grünfeld.} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O
10. O-O b6 {A rare move, which was played by Vishy Anand against Veselin
Topalov in their World Championship match. At first I was s2eptical, but later
I came to appreciate this move, which does little to challenge the centre, but
solves the problem of where to put Black's light-squared bishop, which often
can't find a good place. In comparison, the very popular 10...Bd7 looks really
weird to me - I just can't understand what the bishop is doing there.} 11. dxc5
{Levon is not impressed, and decides to take the pawn on offer. When I was
analyzing this variation a couple of months ago, I came to the same conclusion
that this was the critical continuation. Perhaps I was a little too keen to
listen to the machine's advice; now I would be less likely to endorse a move
which ruins White's pawn structure and opens all the lines for Black's pieces.}
({Topalov-Anand, Sofia 2010 continued} 11. Qd2 Bb7 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Rfd1 cxd4
14. cxd4 Qd6 15. d5 Na5 16. Bb5 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. h3 Rxc1+ 19. Qxc1 e6 {
, and Black had fully equalized.}) ({I hope in the future we seen a return to
moves like} 11. f4 $5 {- the caveman's approach to chess, which unfortunately
probably doesn't work very well here.}) 11... Qc7 {Of course Black will not
trade queens.} 12. Nd4 Ne5 13. Nb5 Qb8 {An interesting moment. Black also has
the option of playing 13...Qc6, a move preferred by the computer.} (13... Qc6 {
I imagine the reason Grischuk avoided this move is because of} 14. Bd5 Qxb5 15.
Bxa8 Ba6 16. Bd5 e6 17. Bb3 Qxf1+ 18. Qxf1 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Ng4 20. Bd2 bxc5 21.
h3 Rd8 22. Rd1 Ne5 23. Ke2 {, when we reach a position where White's two
bishops grant him a clear and risk free advantage. Black has no way to
neutralize the pressure and will have to suffer for a long time.}) 14. Be2 ({
White could have won the exchange with} 14. Bd5 Ng4 15. g3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 {
However, I imagine most people would not be happy to wreck their entire
position in this way. After} Bh3 17. Rf2 bxc5 {Black will have great
compensation.}) 14... bxc5 $146 {A novelty, but an extremely obvious one. I
can't imagine Levon overlooking this in his preparation, but I'm not sure what
he missed, because Black got a perfect position in a few moves.} ({Previously} 
14... a6 $6 {had been played, illogically driving away a misplaced piece. After
} 15. Na3 bxc5 16. f4 Nd7 17. e5 {, Black just has a bad position. White's
knight will come to the dominating c4 square next, and Black's dark-squared
bishop is a terrible piece.}) 15. f4 {White is trying to block the g7-bishop
by playing f4 and e5. Unfortunately, he will never get the chance.} (15. Bxc5
a6 16. Nd4 Qc7 {gives Black perfect compensation.}) (15. Rb1 {at first seems
very promising, but the tactics again work in Black's favour:} a6 16. Na3 Qc7
17. f4 Rd8 18. Qc2 Ng4 {, and White will have to give up one of his bishops.})
15... Ng4 {Of course! This is why Black postponed playing ...a6.} 16. Bxc5 {
Again Levon decides to grab a pawn, only this time he had no choice.} ({After} 
16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. Qxg4 Qxb5 18. e5 Qc4 {White's best move is to offer a draw
as quickly as possible.}) 16... a6 17. Na3 {White has to continue placing his
pieces on strange squares to try to justify his risky opening strategy.} ({
The move} 17. Bxg4 {leads to a complete annihilation of all the pieces:} Bxg4
18. Qxg4 Qxb5 19. Bd4 Bxd4+ 20. cxd4 Qc4 {, and here the game will soon end in
a draw.}) 17... Qc7 18. Bd4 e5 19. fxe5 Nxe5 {Now Black has a great outpost
for his knight. After a few small fireworks, the position has stabilized.
White is up a pawn and the bishop is holding his shaky pawn structure together
from d4. However, all Black's pieces are perfectly placed and he should have
full positional compensation.} 20. Qc1 {From here the queen will go to e3 or
f4.} Bg4 $6 {I don't like this move, although objectively it's not such a bad
one. Black is down a pawn and decides to go into an endgame - where's the
logic in that? Instead, simple play would have sufficed.} ({After} 20... Be6
21. Nc2 Rab8 {Black is doing very well. For example,} 22. Nb4 (22. Bxa6 Qc6 {
wins back a pawn.}) 22... Rxb4 23. cxb4 Nf3+ 24. gxf3 Bxd4+ 25. Kh1 Qb6 {
, and Black wins the exchange back with a great position.}) 21. Bxg4 Nxg4 22.
Qf4 Qxf4 ({After} 22... Ne5 $2 23. Nc2 {the knight just goes to d5 and Black
will be in big trouble.}) 23. Rxf4 Ne5 24. Rb1 {Although White's advantage is
not large and is very hard to convert, the defensive task is unpleasant,
especially against such a strong technical player as Levon.} Rad8 ({I would
prefer} 24... Rac8 {, which prepares ...Nc4. If} 25. Rb7 (25. Nc2 {is met by}
Nd3) 25... Nc6 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 {Black will be able to make a draw because of the
poor position of the knight on a3.}) 25. Nc2 Nd3 $2 {This is where things
really start to go wrong for Black. I'm not sure what Grischuk was trying to
achieve with this move, which simply puts the knight on a useless square.} ({
It would be better to place the knight on a nice outpost with} 25... Nc4 {
, when} 26. Rb7 {is met by the strong manouver} (26. Rb4 Rc8 {keeps control.})
26... Nd6 $1 27. Rb6 Nb5 $1 {, with equality. In case you were wondering, I
didn't find that variation myself....}) 26. Rff1 {Levon sees that his rook is
attacked and decides to move it. A good decision.} Rd7 {Grischuk is preventing
Rb7, but his play seems too slow. White is starting to consolidate his
position.} 27. Rfd1 Nf4 28. Kf2 {Aronian continues playing simply and strongly.
This is how the top players play: operating with logical, harmonious moves!}
Rc8 29. Ne3 h5 {This move, which doesn't seem to have much of an idea at all,
is a clear sign that Black's position has gone very wrong. White is just a
pawn up, with well-placed pieces.} 30. Rb6 {White has an enormous variety of
options at this point (which is actually more of a disadvantage than anything
else!), most of which are of near equal value. Aronian's move is very
reasonable, but he may have had a stronger alternative.} ({I quite like} 30.
Rb4 $5 {, which supports the bishop on d4 and prepares Ra4, attacking a6. After
} Ne6 {White has the option between the simple 31.e5 or} 31. Nd5 Nxd4 32. Nb6
$1 Rxc3 33. Nxd7 Rc2+ 34. Kf1 {, although I imagine it isn't easy to calculate
this variation.}) 30... Ne6 31. Bxg7 Rxd1 32. Nxd1 Kxg7 33. Ke3 Nc5 34. Rd6 a5
35. c4 {White begins pushing his pawns. Black can't do much about it at all.
In such situations the best thing to do is wait and hope your opponent gives
you a chance for counterplay.} a4 36. Kd4 Ne6+ 37. Kc3 Rb8 38. Rd5 Nf4 39. Rd2
Ne6 40. Rb2 Rd8 41. Nf2 a3 42. Rd2 Rb8 43. Nd3 Rb1 44. c5 Kf6 45. c6 Ke7 46.
Nb4 Rc1+ 47. Kb3 $2 {A strange mistake. I imagine both players were already
tired at this point. Levon has played the game perfectly up to this point, but
now he allows unnecessary counterplay.} ({Instead} 47. Nc2 $1 {, just wins on
the spot. There are actually no variations to calculate: White will pick up
the a3-pawn with Kb3, and Black cannot do anything at all!}) 47... Nc5+ 48.
Kxa3 Nxe4 {Now White has to win the game over again. Black's pieces are very
active, and White seems tied down to the defence of c6.} 49. Rd4 Nd6 50. Ka4
Ke6 51. Ka5 Rc5+ 52. Ka6 {Again tiredness is playing a role.} ({I see no
reason to avoid} 52. Kb6 Rb5+ 53. Ka6 {, which forces 53...Rc5 and therefore
gains a tempo compared to the game.}) 52... g5 53. a4 Ke5 54. Rd2 $2 {Another
mistake making White's task more difficult.} ({After} 54. Rd1 Rc4 55. Rb1 {
White will continue with Kb6 and win.}) 54... Rc4 55. Ka5 {White is forced to
make this awkward move as a result of his last mistake. It seems like every
move Grischuk gets more and more chances to save the game!} ({Now} 55. Rb2 {
is met by} Kd4 {, threatening ...Kc3. This is the reason the rook had to be on
b1!}) 55... f5 56. Rc2 Kd4 57. Rd2+ Ke5 58. Nd3+ Kf6 59. Kb6 Nc8+ 60. Kb7 Nd6+
61. Kc7 Ne4 62. Ra2 Nc3 63. Rb2 Nxa4 64. Rb4 Rxb4 65. Nxb4 Nc5 66. Kb6 Ne6 67.
Nd3 h4 68. h3 {A very calm positional move. Actually, this works reasonably
well, but why not just take the knight immediately?} (68. c7 {would have won
easily. Of course, it is very easy to say this while looking at a computer,
while over the board things are never so simple.} Nxc7 69. Kxc7 {, and Black's
pawns are not strong enough to make a draw.} f4 70. Kd6 Kf5 71. Kd5 g4 72. Kd4
g3 73. hxg3 fxg3 74. Ke3 Kg4 75. Nf4 {wins.}) 68... Ke7 69. Nc5 $2 {The
dramatic end of a long and difficult game. Levon once again had the win at his
fingertips, but let it slip. With just one move he could have ended Black's
stiff resistance. It's interesting to understand what he missed; I would
venture to guess that he felt the pawn ending would be winning without
calculating any details. This often happens after several hours of play -
laziness sets in and you don't feel up to calculating variations.} (69. Ne5 $1
{would have won. White just threatens to play c7.} Kf6 (69... Kd6 70. Nf7+ Ke7
71. Nxg5 {decoys the knight on e6.}) 70. Nf3 {, and Black can't stop c7.})
69... Nxc5 70. Kxc5 Kd8 {And a draw! Black will just trade pawns with ...g4
and come back with his king in time. This was an extremely exciting game.
Aronian played the first half of the game in great style and slowly improved a
slightly better position. However, in the second half he began making many
mistakes and missing win after win. Grischuk, on the other hand, defended
extremely tenaciously after his initial unconvincing play. It will be
interesting to see how the results of this game will affect the rest of the
match - if Aronian will be put on the defensive after this disappointing draw.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 ({The game variation usually
is achieved with} 5. Qc2 c5 6. cxd5 exd5) 5... exd5 6. Qc2 c5 ({Aronian may
have feared some special analysis of his opponent in the main line after} 6...
c6 7. Bg5 g6 8. e4 $5) 7. Bg5 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Rd1 (9. Nxc6 {Kortschnoj,V 
(2608)-Baramidze,D (2554)/Pulvermuehle 2006/CBM 112/[Dautov] (1-0, 50)}) 9...
O-O $146 (9... h6 10. Bh4 Qa5 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 Be6 13. Nb3 Qb4 $132 {
Rustemov,A (2565)-Ubilava,E (2521)/Olite 2006/CBM 115 (1/2, 94)}) 10. e3 Be6
11. Be2 Rc8 12. Nf5 h6 13. Bh4 Re8 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. O-O g5 16. Bg3 Ne4 17.
Qb1 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Red8 19. Nb5 {White is one step away from reaching a dream
blockade on d4, after having exchanged two minor pieces already.} d4 $1 $11 20.
Nxd4 Nxd4 21. exd4 (21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. exd4 Bxa2 $11) 21... Qf6 (21... Bxa2 $5)
22. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.07"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Be2
b5 9. Qb3 c5 10. dxc5 Be6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Rd1 b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Nxc5 16. O-O {This important line was examined in the theoretical article
in CBM 139.} a5 (16... Nce4 $5 17. Qd3 a5 18. Ne5 Qc7 19. f4 Qc2 20. Nc6 Qxd3
21. Nxe7+ Kh8 22. Rxd3 Rc7 23. Nc6 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxc6 25. f5 Bxb2 26. Rxa5 Rd6
27. Bf3 {1/2 Sandipan,C (2641)-Svidler,P (2731)/Germany 2010/CBM 138 Extra}) (
16... Qd6 $5 17. Rc1 Qb8 18. Bxc5 Nd7 19. Bxa6 Rxc5 20. Qd2 Rd8 21. Rxc5 Nxc5
22. Bc4 e6 23. Rd1 Na4 24. Bb3 Nc5 25. Bc4 Na4 26. Bb3 Nc5 27. Qe3 Nxb3 28.
Qxb3 exd5 29. Ne1 Qd6 30. Nd3 Bf8 31. g3 Ra8 32. h4 Qa6 33. Nxb4 Bxb4 34. Qxb4
Qxa2 $11 {1/2 Riazantsev,A (2689)-Rodshtein,M (2625)/Moscow 2011/CBM 141 (41)})
17. Bc4 $146 {[%mdl 8] A solid move safely protecting the important d5-pawn.} (
17. h3 Nce4 18. Qb1 Nd6 19. Ba6 Ra8 20. Be2 Rc8 21. Rfe1 Nf5 22. Bc1 Rc5 23. g4
Nd6 24. Nd4 Qb6 25. Nb3 Rxd5 $15 {1/2 Berkes,F (2663)-Safarli,E (2587)/Paks
2009/CBM 133 (47)}) (17. Rfe1 Nb7 (17... Ncd7 18. Bc4 Ng4 19. Bd4 Qc7 20. Bxg7
Kxg7 21. b3 Qc5 22. Qe2 Nb6 {1/2 Tomashevsky,E (2695)-Le Quang,L (2664)/Moscow
2011/CBM 141 (45)} 23. Nd4 Nf6 24. d6 $1 $36) 18. Qd2 Nc5 19. Bb5 Nce4 20. Qd3
Nc5 21. Qc2 Nce4 22. Bc6 Nd6 23. Bf4 Qb6 24. Qe2 Nf5 25. Ne5 Nh5 26. Bc1 Nd4
27. Qe3 Bxe5 28. Qxe5 Nxc6 29. dxc6 Rxc6 30. Qxe7 Rc2 $132 {1-0 Kasimdzhanov,R
(2681)-Rodshtein,M (2625)/Moscow 2011/CBM 141 (58)}) (17. Bb5 Nce4 18. Bc6 Nd6
19. Qe2 Nf5 20. Rfe1 (20. Bg5 h6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Rfe1 Qc7 23. Bb5 Rfd8 24.
Ba6 Ra8 25. Rc1 Qd6 26. Bd3 Qxd5 27. Be4 Qxa2 28. Bxa8 Rxa8 $15 {0-1 Belov,V 
(2627)-Gupta,A (2565)/Kavala 2009/CBM 131 Extra (61)}) (20. Ne5 Qc7 21. f4 Nxe3
22. Qxe3 Qd6 {[%cal Ye7e6]} 23. Qa7 Qc7 $11) 20... Qc7 21. Rc1 Ng4 22. Bc5 Nd4
(22... Nh4 $5) 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Rf1 Bf6 {1/2 Bluvshtein,M (2590)-Mekhitarian,
K (2528)/Moscow 2011/CBM 141}) 17... Qd6 18. Bd4 Ncd7 (18... Ng4 $5 {was
probably more accurate, e.g.} 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rfe1 Nd7 21. Qe2 Nb6 22. b3
Rfd8 $1 $11) 19. Qe2 Ng4 20. Rfe1 Rfe8 {This is not the best place for the
rook.} 21. Ba6 Ra8 (21... Rc7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. h3 Ngf6 24. Nd4 $1 $16 {
[%cal Rd4b5,Rd4e6]}) 22. Bb5 $14 {[%cal Gb5e8]} Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Ngf6 24. h3 Rab8
25. Ba4 Red8 {Black decides on an inferior endgame, in which White's bishop
will be stronger than Black's knight in an open position. However, he holds
his ground by accurate defence.} 26. Qxe7 Nb6 27. Bd1 Rbc8 28. Qa7 Ra8 29. Qb7
Rdc8 30. Qe7 Qxe7 31. Rxe7 Nfxd5 32. Rb7 Rc7 33. Rxc7 Nxc7 {[%mdl 4096]} 34.
Bb3 a4 35. Bc2 Ncd5 36. Be4 Ra5 37. Ne5 Rc5 (37... a3 $1 {was a good occasion
to equalise:} 38. bxa3 (38. Bxd5 Rxd5 39. Rxb4 Rxe5 40. Rxb6 Re1+ 41. Kh2 Rb1
$11) 38... Nc3 $1 39. Nc6 Rxa3 $11) 38. Bxd5 Rxd5 39. Rxb4 Rxe5 40. Rxb6 Re1+
41. Kh2 Re2 42. Kg3 a3 43. bxa3 Rxa2 {This theoretical endgame is also rather
drawish.} 44. Rb3 (44. Ra6 h5 45. h4 Kg7 {- here, too, Black's classic
defensive plan includes ...f7-f6 and ...g6-g5.}) 44... Kg7 45. f4 h5 46. h4 f6
$1 47. Kf3 g5 {Reducing material to a minimum.} 48. hxg5 fxg5 49. g3 (49. fxg5
Kg6 50. g3 Kxg5 51. Ke4 Kg4 {[%cal Ra2g2]} 52. Kd4 Rg2 53. a4 Ra2 $1 $11) 49...
Kf6 50. Ke4 gxf4 51. Kxf4 (51. gxf4 h4 52. Rh3 Kg6 $11) 51... Ra1 52. Ke4 Ke6 {
The simplest course - Black's king follows White's to the queenside.} (52...
Kg5 {was too late here:} 53. Kd4 Kg4 54. Kc5 Rg1 $2 55. a4) 53. Re3 (53. Rb6+
Kd7 54. Ra6 Rc1 {[%cal Yc1c4,Yh5h4]}) 53... Ra2 54. Kd4+ Kd6 55. Kc4 Rh2 $1 {
[%cal Yh5h4]} 56. Kb5 Kc7 57. Re7+ Kb8 58. Rh7 Rg2 59. Kb6 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.08"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Nd7 8.
Ng3 Bg6 9. Be2 Nb6 $5 {A flexible move, delaying ...Nf6 in order to prevent an
early h2-h4.} (9... Ngf6 10. h4 {and}) (9... Qb6 10. Qd2 h5 {are more popular
continuations.}) 10. Rc1 $5 {An useful waiting move, inviting Black to play ...
Nf6.} Nf6 11. h4 h6 $146 (11... h5 12. Bg5 Kf8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Bxh5 Bxh5 15.
Nxh5 Bxh4 16. Nf4 g6 $11 {Wang Yue (2644)-Barsov,A (2537)/Doha 2006/CBM 115
ext (1/2, 20)}) 12. h5 Bh7 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 O-O 15. Nf5 Re8 16. f3 Bf8 17.
Kf2 {White has considerable space advantage, but the weakness of the e3-pawn
may tell in the event of minor piece exchanges.} (17. Kf2 Nc4 18. b3 Nd6 $132)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.12"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1
{A relatively rare move.} (8. cxd5 {and}) (8. dxc5 {are more popular.}) 8...
Qa5 9. Nd2 cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 $146 (10... Bb4 {Weiss,A (2318)-Ivanov,V (2447)/
IECG Email 2000/Corr 2002 (1-0, 45)}) 11. Nxc4 Qd8 12. Bd3 Nb6 13. O-O Bd7 14.
Nxb6 Qxb6 15. d5 Kh8 16. dxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.13"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{After the disappointing prelude to this match, Kramnik decided to show us
some brief flashes of fantastic technique. Nevertheless, it should be
mentioned that Grischuk managed to cope with the "flashes" perfectly!} 1. Nf3
c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 {No surprise. Kramnik has used this set up during his
career from time to time.} e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 {But this is a real surprise.
After clearing the dust collected in my brain I managed to remember some terms
describing this line: like "arid". Kramnik does not like the idea and he
proved (at least to me) that this term is not applicable to this line anymore.}
cxd4 6. exd4 e4 7. Ne5 Bd6 {An odd choice by Grischuk.} (7... Bb4 8. Be2 Qa5 9.
Nxc6 dxc6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. O-O {is probably what Kramnik was expecting.}) 8. c5
Bb8 (8... Nxe5 $2 {would be a terrible blunder.} 9. cxd6 $1 Ng6 10. h4 $1 {
Black cannot develop his pieces anymore, and it is no wonder the game ended
just five moves later!} Qa5 11. h5 Nf8 12. d5 a6 13. Qd4 h6 14. b4 Qd8 15. Qe5+
{1-0 Shengelia,D (2567)-Grover,S (2434)/Dubai 2010/CBM 135 Extra}) 9. Nc4 d5
10. cxd6 O-O 11. Bf4 $5 $146 {A logical novelty which the silicon mind favours
a lot.} (11. d5 Na5 12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. Bg5 Bxd6 {and Black seized the
initiative in Lida Garcia,F (2049)-Pierrot,J (2450)/Mar del Plata 2008/CBM 123
Extra (31)}) 11... Na5 12. Ne3 Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. d5 {White is now
slightly better thanks to his strong knight on e3. The manoeuvre this knight
used was first introduced by Nimzowitsch... Something in the style of "His
System"!} Qe5 15. Be2 Rd8 16. Qd2 Nc6 17. Rd1 Ne7 18. Qd4 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 {
Kramnik masterfully reaches a slightly better ending.} Nf5 20. Nxf5 Bxf5 21.
Kd2 Ne8 22. g4 Bg6 23. Rc1 {Kramnik brings all his troops to the centre of the
battle. On the other hand, Grischuk is depending a lot on his d6 outpost.} Rac8
{This move loses a pawn. Was it deliberate or did Grischuk just miss it?} 24.
Nxe4 $1 Rxc1 25. Kxc1 Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Kf8 27. Ra4 a6 28. Rb4 Nd6 29. Kd2 {
White is a healthy pawn up but Black's superb knight gives him excellent
chances to hold.} h6 30. Bd3 Ke7 31. Ke3 Kd7 32. f3 Re8+ 33. Be4 g6 34. Kd4 Rc8
35. h4 Rc1 {Grischuk activates his rook. It is hard to suggest a specific way
for White to break through.} 36. Ke5 Ke7 37. g5 hxg5 38. hxg5 Rg1 39. Kf4 f6
40. Bxg6 Rxg5 41. Be4 Rg2 {Grischuk opens up the position himself but his
active pieces compensate for White's material superiority.} 42. a4 a5 43. Rb3
Kd8 44. Ke3 Rh2 45. Kf4 Rg2 46. Bb1 Rd2 47. Bd3 Rg2 48. Ke3 Rh2 $1 {Grischuk
is already preparing his shot on move 51.} 49. Kd4 Rh4+ 50. Kc5 Kc7 51. Rb6
Rxa4 $1 {A spectacular way to conclude the game.} 52. b3 ({The idea is that
after} 52. Rxd6 {he plays} Rb4 $1 {threatening b6+ which would force White to
give up the rook to save the mate, so the only move would be} 53. Bb5 ({Ex:} 
53. Rxf6 b6+ {and White must take on b6 with the rook.}) 53... Rxb5+ $1 54.
Kxb5 Kxd6 {and the pawn endgame is drawn.} 55. Kxa5 Kxd5 56. Kb6 Ke5 (56... Kc4
) 57. b4 Kf4 58. Kxb7 Kxf3 59. b5 f5 60. b6 f4 61. Kc7 Kg2 62. b7 f3 63. b8=Q
f2 {draw.}) 52... Rb4 53. Rxb4 axb4 54. Kxb4 b6 {Black locks the door to the
fortress. The king's only entry is via h5, which is easy to prevent, and the
white bishop has no targets. Now it is a dead draw.} 55. Kc3 Kd8 56. Kd4 Ke7 {
Great resistance by Grischuk!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.14"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 (3. d4 Nxe4 (3... exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 $14) 4.
Bd3 d5 5. dxe5 {mit kompliziertem Spiel.}) 3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 (5. Nc3
Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 $1 {Die Variante mit der langen Rochade
ist die sicherste aus Sicht von Schwarz.} 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Ng5 Bxg5 11. Bxg5 f6
12. Be3 O-O-O $11 {Das weiße Läuferpaar hat keine große Bedeutung, weil die
Stellung relativ geschlossen ist.}) 5... d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 (6... Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8.
c4 c6 9. Re1 Bf5 10. c5 Bc7 11. Nc3 Nd7 $132 {Naiditsch-Kramnik (Dortmund 2009)
}) 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 ({Der Hauptzug ist:} 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11.
a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Bf4 Rac8 $11 {Das ist die
Ausgangsstellung der Hauptvariante, die bis ins tiefe Endspiel analysiert
wurde und wo gezeigt wurde, dass Schwarz sich überall halten kann.}) 8... Nxc3
(8... Bf5 9. Re1 ({Wenig bringt} 9. Qe1 Bb4 10. Qe3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Ng5
Re8 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 $11 {Karjakin - Bologan (Dortmund, 2004)}) 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3
Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. Rb1 Na5 13. Qf5 $36 {und Weiß hatte doch eine kleine
Initiative in Cheparinov-Roiz (Kemer 2007).}) 9. bxc3 Bg4 10. Re1 (10. h3 Bh5
11. Rb1 Rb8 12. g4 $5 {Eine interessante Idee.} Bg6 13. Ne5 Bxd3 14. Nxd3 {
Die weiße Idee ist es, die Dame auf f3 zu stellen und Druck gegen den Bauern
d5 auszuüben. Danach kann er entweder mit Nf4, Rb5, oder Bf4 fortfahren.} (14.
cxd3 O-O {Weiß hat keinen konkreten Plan, um seine Stellung zu verstärken.} 15.
f4 f6 $11) 14... O-O 15. Qf3 Na5 $132 {Kamsky-Inarkiev (Jermuk 2009)}) 10...
O-O 11. Bf4 Bd6 {Der direkteste Weg zum Ausgleich - je mehr Figuren Schwarz
tauscht, desto einfacher ist sein Spiel.} (11... Bh5 12. Rb1 b6 {Eigentlich
bietet sich dieser Zug an. Die weißen Felder werden zwar geschwächt, dafür ist
der schwarze Turm nicht an die Verteidigung des Bauern gebunden.} 13. Qe2 (13.
Bb5 Na5 $11) 13... Bd6 14. Qe3 Re8 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qd7 17. Qg3 Qg4 $11 {
Li-Bu Xiangzhi (Tianjin 2011)}) (11... Qd7 {Ein seltener Zug.} 12. Rb1 Bd6 (
12... Rab8 $6 {Weiß konnte eine starke Initiative entwickeln:} 13. Re3 Rfe8 14.
Qe2 Bf8 15. Re1 Rxe3 16. Qxe3 Bf5 $2 17. Bxc7 $1 (17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Bxc7 Rc8
$11) 17... Qxc7 18. Bxf5 g6 19. Bd3 Na5 20. Qe5 $16 {Anand-Leko (Leon 2001)})
13. Bxd6 cxd6 $14 {Short-Howell (London 2009) Schwarz wurde zum Verdoppeln der
Bauern gezwungen und hat nun eine lange, passive Verteidigung vor sich.}) 12.
Bxd6 Bxf3 (12... Qxd6 $2 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Ng5+ $18) (12... cxd6 {Wenn
Schwarz zum Gegenspiel auf der c-Linie kommen würde, wäre dieses Nehmen gut
gewesen. Doch zu dem Gegenspiel kommt es nicht, daher ist der Partiezug besser.
} 13. Re3 Qd7 14. h3 Bh5 15. Qd2 Rae8 16. Nh4 Rxe3 17. Qxe3 Qe6 18. Nf5 $14 {
Topalov-Gelfand (Wijk aan Zee 2008)}) 13. Qxf3 (13. Bxc7 Bxd1 14. Bxd8 Bxc2 15.
Bxc2 Rfxd8 16. Bb3 Kf8 $11 {/\Na5}) 13... Qxd6 14. Re3 ({Keinen Vorteil bringt
ebenfalls} 14. Rab1 b6 {Weiß hat nicht genug Potenzial, um eine starke
Initiative zu entwickeln.} 15. Re3 (15. Rb5 Rad8 16. h4 Ne7 17. h5 Rfe8 18. Re5
h6 $11 {Leko-Gelfand (Nice 2008)}) 15... Rae8 16. Rbe1 Rxe3 17. Rxe3 g6 18. h4
Kg7 19. h5 Rd8 $11 {Vachier Lagrave-Motylev (Katernberg 2008)}) 14... Rae8 15.
Rae1 Re7 {Das Nehmen auf e3 ist gut genug.} (15... Rxe3 16. Rxe3 Nb8 $5 (16...
g6 17. h4 Nb8 18. h5 Nd7 19. g4 $14 {Leko-Kasimdzhanov (Nalchik 2009)}) 17. h4
Nd7 $11) 16. Rxe7 Nxe7 17. h4 {Der typische Plan - Weiß will seinen h-Bauern
aufrollen und den schwarzen König schwächen. Eigentlich bringt das nicht viel.}
Rd8 18. c4 {Es ist nicht viel los in der Stellung.} (18. Qe3 Ng6 19. h5 Nf4 20.
Qe8+ Qf8 21. Qe5 Qd6 $11) 18... b6 $1 {Richtig! Man durfte nicht auf c4 nehmen.
} (18... dxc4 $2 19. Bxc4 Rf8 20. Qxb7 Qxd4 21. Qxc7 $18) 19. c3 {Weiß
verteidigt den Bauern d4 aus prophylaktischen Gründen. Einen konkreten Plan
hat er nicht.} h6 $5 {Interessante Entscheidung. Typischerweise spielt man ...
g6, weil der Läufer das Feld h7 kontrolliert und der König nach ...h6 immer
noch kein Luftloch hat. Auf der anderen Seite hat Weiß überhaupt kein aktives
Spiel.} (19... g6 20. h5 $36) 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. Bc4 (21. Qf5 g6 22. Qf3 h5 $11)
21... c6 {Die Stellung ist ausgeglichen, weder Schwarz noch Weiß kann hier
etwas machen.} 22. Re5 Nf6 23. Qf4 Qd7 24. g3 Kf8 25. Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.15"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Be2 d5 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 Be6 8. Be3
{By transposition from a rare move order we have reached a main line of the 1.
e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 variation, which is not very topical these days. A
refreshing change from all the hyper-theoretical Petroffs, Grünfelds and Slavs
we normally see at the top level.} dxc4 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5
$5 {A weird looking move, but it is surprisingly not so bad. Black prevents an
annoying check on a4, allowing his pawn structure to be wrecked but preparing
counterplay with ...Rd8 in the meantime.} ({The main line, if there is such a
thing in this position, is} 11... Be7 12. Qa4+ Qd7 13. Qxd7+ Nxd7 14. Bxg7 Rg8
{, when Black rarely encountered problems in the few games which were played
here. I suppose Kramnik had prepared an idea here, but it is difficult to
imagine exactly what it could be.}) 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Re1 Rd8 14. Qc2 Be7 {
Black is one step away from getting his king in safety and consolidating his
material advantage. The doubled f-pawns are not so disastrous because Black's
bishops cover a lot of important squares around the kingside.} 15. Qe4 Qc5 {
A good move. The most important thing is not the b7-pawn, but rather not to
allow a trade of bishops.} (15... Qc7 $2 16. Bg4 {is therefore not good for
Black.}) 16. Qxb7 O-O {One more move - f5 - and Black will have a perfect
position due to his unopposed dark-squared bishop.} 17. Ne4 (17. Rad1 f5 {
can only be better for Black.}) 17... Qb4 18. Qxa7 (18. Nxf6+ {is a critical
move, which leads to an endgame where Black obtains good compensation based on
a number of tactical details.} Kh8 19. Qxb4 Bxb4 20. Rec1 (20. Red1 c3 $1 {
is an important point.}) 20... Bd2 $1 21. Rc2 c3 $1 {A really great idea,
giving an advantage. After} 22. bxc3 Bf5 {White's rook is trapped!}) 18... Rd7
19. Qe3 Qxb2 {Black has won a crucial pawn, gaining a dangerous passed c-pawn
in the process. However, the position remains roughly balanced because of
Black's vulnerable king.} 20. Rac1 ({White could have tried} 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21.
Qxc5 Rd2 22. Qe3 {, which the computer estimates as roughly equal, which is
most likely correct. This would be a logical continuation of the game, but
some more exciting surprises were in store before the inevitable result.})
20... Qd4 {Obviously a trade of queens is bad for White.} 21. Qf3 {However,
this was not the best way.} ({It's hard to blame Kramnik for not finding} 21.
Qf4 f5 22. Rcd1 Qxe4 23. Qg3+ Kh8 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Qc3+ {, with a draw by
perpetual as} f6 $2 26. Bxc4 {is bad for Black.}) 21... Rc8 {The players
continue to make small mistakes, but the position is very sharp and often the
most natural moves are wrong because of concrete tactics.} ({Strongest was} 
21... f5 $1 22. Ng3 ({White should play modestly with} 22. Nc3 {, but clearly
Black is better after} Bg5) 22... Bg5 $1 {A great idea, bringing the bishop to
d2, where it closes the d-file and supports the c-pawn. By the way, I've
noticed that White's rooks are a real problem for White in this game - they
have no space to manouver, are stuck on the first rank and usually get
attacked by Black's bishops.} 23. Rcd1 (23. Rc2 {is met by the accurate} Qe5 {
, and next...Rc8, consolidating.}) 23... Bd2 $1 {, and next Black will enforce
the bishop with ...c3!} 24. Nxf5 Qf6 {, with a decisive advantage.}) 22. Ng3 ({
The natural and obvious} 22. Red1 {would have been better. The position just
boils down to rough equality in all variations after this. I suppose Kramnik
was still playing for an advantage, and felt he would have good play after 22.
Ng3, with the knight aiming for f5 or h5.}) 22... Rdc7 $2 {A strange, highly
cooperative move. Grischuk decided to ignore all of Kramnik's ideas and focus
on his own one-sided play.} ({Black had the strong, if not very obvious} 22...
Qe5 $1 {at his disposal. White's ideas of Nh5 or Nf5 have been nullified, so
Black can concentrate on advancing his c-pawn. It seems White's position is
highly unpleasant after this.} 23. Bxc4 $4 Rxc4 {is of course losing for White.
}) 23. Nh5 $6 {The knight is going for f4, but I would prefer the natural 23.
Nf5.} ({After} 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 {White is at least fully equal and
perhaps more do to Black's vulnerable king. The c-pawn is easily blockaded by
Qc2 and White can even start advancing his a-pawn at the right moment.}) 23...
Kh8 24. Rcd1 (24. Nf4 c3 {doesn't seem especially promising for White.}) 24...
Qb2 {Another odd move (but perhaps not such a bad one), putting the queen on a
faraway square where it can't help defend Black's king. I don't understand why
Grischuk keeps putting his pieces on these strange squares, when he has
simpler and stronger moves at his disposal. Instead of this, 24...Qc5 prepares
to defend the king with ...Qg5.} (24... Qc5 $1 {gives a good position. I
imagine Grischuk was worried about} 25. Nxf6 {, but the pawn is not very
important and after} c3 {Black has good compensation with the threat of ...c2.
In the complex play that will follow anything can happen, but Black seems to
have the initiative.}) 25. Qg3 Bf8 26. Bg4 $6 {Is this how White should play
for a win, or for a loss? Both players are really going all out in this game,
but it seems they have both lost their sense of danger and are taking needless
risks.} ({White had many possible options, but I think best was} 26. Qh4 Be7
27. Qg3 {, with a draw by perpetual. I don't think White has better than this,
and if he continues playing he runs the serious risk of losing due to Black's
passed c-pawn.}) 26... c3 27. Bxe6 (27. Rxe6 $2 {loses:} fxe6 28. Bxe6 Rg7 $1
29. Nxg7 {Now mate is no longer a threat.} c2 30. Rf1 c1=Q $19) 27... fxe6 28.
Nxf6 Bg7 $2 {Again a totally illogical move. Why not attack the queen and keep
the h7-pawn protected? With this Black turns an objectively much better
position into a very dangerous one.} (28... Rg7 29. Qe5 {White threatens Nh5,
but Black has a strong response:} Qb7 30. g3 c2 31. Rc1 Ba3 32. Nh5 Bxc1 (32...
Bb2 {also works.}) 33. Rxc1 Rd8 {, threatening ...Rd1 and winning the game.}
34. Qa1 e5 $1 35. Nxg7 Qf3 {, and the threat of ...Rd1 is unstoppable.}) 29.
Nh5 {Threatening Qxc7. More testing was the brilliant shot 29.Nxh7, after
which Black is hard pressed to defend. I would be interested to see how the
game would unfold after that.} ({An interesting try was} 29. Nxh7 $5 c2 (29...
Kxh7 30. Qh3+ Kg8 31. Qxe6+ {gives White a killing attack, with a rook lift
coming up next.}) 30. Qh4 {, and here Black probably has only one way to make
a draw:} (30. Ng5 cxd1=Q 31. Qh3+ {leads to perpetual.}) 30... Be5 $3 {A
surprising and very difficult move. Black needs to make room for the king on
g7, and he also protects the rook on c7 in preparation for Rd8. White's attack
looks very strong but somehow Black defends. Other moves are possible besides
30...Be5, but this is the only clear way to make a draw.} ({A crucial point of
White's play is} 30... Rc4 31. g4 $3) 31. Ng5+ (31. Nf6+ Kg7 32. Nh5+ Kf7 {
, and White's checks have run out.} 33. Rc1 Qd4 {, and Black's queen finally
returns from the abyss!}) 31... Kg8 32. Rc1 Bc3 $1 {Again, a common theme
appears: White's rooks lack space and are vulnerable to attack.} 33. Rf1 Bd2 {
, and here the game will most likely end in perpetual after 34.Nxe6.}) 29...
Qb7 $6 {Another mistake, allowing White to develop his attack.} (29... c2 $4
30. Qxc7 {ends the game immediately.}) ({Probably simplest was} 29... Rf7 30.
Nxg7 c2 $1 ({avoiding} 30... Rxg7 31. Qe5) 31. Rc1 Rxg7 {, and the position is
balanced by Black's passed c-pawn and weak king.}) 30. Qh4 {Now besides the
obvious threat of Rd8, White has ideas of Nf4 and Ng6 or Nxe6. Black is again
under strong pressure.} Rg8 $2 {Again, an incomprehensible move. Why does
Grischuk entomb his king allowing Nf4 with the threat of mate? Both players
seem to be in a complete panic now at the thought of calculating a sharp
position.} ({Black's best defence is} 30... Qa8 $1 {, defending against Rd8
and preparing ...c2.}) 31. Rd8 $2 {I guess only Kramnik can understand why he
played this move.} ({Why not} 31. Nf4 {? I guess time trouble and nerves are
to blame for the weak play in this stage of the game, but is 31.Nf4 really
such a difficult move? I can imagine Kramnik normally playing this move in his
sleep - it threatens mate in one, after all, which is not easy to comfortably
defend against.}) 31... Rc8 $2 {Such a meek move. Did the players both forget
how strong the c-pawn is? This is Black's main trump, so he should use it!} ({
Passed pawns must be pushed! So:} 31... c2 32. Nf4 (32. Rxg8+ Kxg8 33. Qd8+ Kf7
{ends the checks.}) 32... h6 {, and White will have trouble dealing with the
c2-pawn.}) 32. Rxg8+ Rxg8 33. Nxg7 $2 {Letting Black off easy, when White
could have reached a promising endgame.} (33. Nf6 Bxf6 34. Qxf6+ Qg7 (34... Rg7
$2 35. g3 {can't be good for Black, with such a strong pin on the rook.}) 35.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 36. Rc1 Ra8 37. Rxc3 ({After} 37. Rc2 {Black has the accurate} Kf6
38. Kf1 Kf5 $1 {, and after White plays Rc7 (after Rxc3 and Rxa2) he can come
back to defend the h-pawn with ...Kg6.}) 37... Rxa2 {, and White has decent
winning chances in this endgame due to Black's split pawns. I initially
thought this should be a draw, but after moving the pieces around a bit I
realized that White can slowly advance his pawns and continue to gain space
while Black has to remain totally passive. Perhaps it is objectively possible
to hold, but it requires a great deal of work from Black's side.}) 33... Qxg7 (
{The computer says} 33... c2 {is even easier.}) 34. Qe4 c2 35. Rc1 Rc8 {
Black's c-pawn is too strong. White can't hope for anything, of course.} 36.
Qxe6 Rd8 37. Qb3 Rd2 38. Qb8+ Qg8 39. Qb2+ Qg7 40. Qb8+ Qg8 41. Qe5+ Qg7 42.
Qe8+ Qg8 43. Qe5+ Qg7 44. Qe8+ {An extremely exciting game! Of course the
level of play was not high, but this can be explained by the incredible
tension and tiredness the players must be experiencing. The play was very
sharp and the complications difficult to navigate. In the end a draw was the
logical result.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 {Evading the main
discussion after} (6. e3 Nbd7 {, which was yet to appear on the stage in the
fifth game of the match.}) 6... c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3 Nc6 9. a3 d4 {
Alternatives:} (9... dxc4) (9... a6) 10. exd4 (10. Nxd4 e5 $1 (10... Nxd4 $143
11. b4) 11. Nb3 Bxa3 $1 12. bxa3 exf4 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. exf4 Be6 15. f3 {
1/2 Kramnik,V (2710)-Beliavsky,A (2635)/Belgrade 1993/CBM 039/[Chekhov](33)}
Nd4 16. Nc5 Rac8 17. Nxe6 Nxe6 18. g3 g6 $44) 10... Nxd4 11. b4 (11. Ne5 {
is harmless, e.g.} b6 (11... Nc6 $5) 12. b4 Be7 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. O-O a5 15. Be3
axb4 16. axb4 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. b5 Bb7 19. Bc2 Qc7 20. Na4 Nd7 21. Qe2 Nc5
$11 {1-0 Agrest,E (2554)-Berg,E (2348)/Stockholm 2000/CBM 074 ext (56)}) (11.
Be2 Qe7 $1 12. b4 (12. Nxd4 Rd8 13. Qc2 Bxd4 14. Nb5 e5 15. Nxd4 exf4 16. Rd1
Qe5 17. Nf3 Bf5 18. Nxe5 Bxc2 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Nf3 {1/2 Landa,K (2591)
-Vaganian,R (2617)/Bugojno 1999/CBM 074/[Donev] (41)} Ne4 $132) 12... Rd8 13.
Bd2 Bb6 $1 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Qc2 b6 16. O-O Bb7 17. Rcd1 Bc6 $11 {1/2 Epishin,
V (2657)-Beliavsky,A (2618)/Germany 1999/EXT 2000 (49)}) 11... Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3
Bd4 (12... e5 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rd1 Qe8 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Bd3 Bd8 17. Be4 $14 {
0-1 Gausel,E (2555)-Ostenstad,B (2460)/Oslo 1998/EXT 1999 (31)}) 13. Nb5 (13.
Be2 e5 (13... a5 $5 14. Nb5 (14. O-O e5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6
$11) 14... e5 15. Bg5 axb4 16. axb4 Ra2 17. Bxf6 {1/2 Shulman,Y (2566)
-Onischuk,Al (2649)/USA 2002/[Onischuk,Al; Shulman,Y]}) 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6
Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Nb5 Rd8 18. c5 a5 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Bd3 (20. b5 d3 21.
Rd1 Bf5 22. Bf3 Rac8 23. c6 bxc6 24. Bxc6 Bd7 25. Rxd3 Re8+ $11) 20... axb4 21.
axb4 Ra2 22. O-O Be6 23. f3 f5 24. Rf2 Rda8 $11 {1/2 Zlochevskij,A (2469)
-Kruppa,Y (2572)/Ohrid 2001/CBM 084 (31)}) 13... e5 (13... Re8 $5 {needs
further tests:} 14. Bc7 {1/2 Steingrimsson,H (2569)-Meier,G (2650)/Baden Baden
GER 2011/The Week in Chess 863}) 14. Bg5 Re8 $146 {This novelty doesn't solve
all the problems.} (14... e4 15. Qg3 h6 (15... Nh5 16. Bxd8 $1 (16. Qh4 Bf6 17.
Bxf6 Nxf6 18. c5 $14) 16... Nxg3 17. Bg5 $1 Nxh1 18. Nxd4 $16 {[%csl Rh1] S.
Zagrebelny}) 16. Rd1 $1 hxg5 17. Rxd4 Bd7 18. Be2 a5 19. O-O $16 {1-0 Nielsen,
P (2628)-Beliavsky,A (2667)/Malmo/Copenhagen 2004/CBM 101/[Dautov] (56)}) 15.
Bxf6 e4 $1 {The point but the resulting ending is favourable for White.} 16.
Bxd8 exf3+ 17. Kd2 Rxd8 18. Nxd4 Rxd4+ 19. Kc3 ({White rejected} 19. Ke3 {
due to} Rd6 (19... fxg2 20. Bxg2 $14) {. Still, after} 20. c5 $1 {his chances
are preferable. His king finally finds a safe haven, and his queenside pawn
advantage becomes the main factor, e.g.} Rg6 (20... Re6+ 21. Kxf3 Rf6+ (21...
Bd7 22. Bd3 Bc6+ 23. Kg3) 22. Ke3 Re6+ 23. Kd4 $16) (20... Rf6 21. g3 $1 Bd7
22. Bc4 $14) 21. g3 Bg4 22. Bd3 $14) 19... fxg2 20. Bxg2 Rg4 21. Rhd1 (21. Bf3
Rf4 {- that's the difference!}) 21... Be6 22. Bxb7 Rxc4+ 23. Kb2 Rxc1 24. Rxc1
{[%mdl 4096]} (24. Kxc1 Rb8 25. Rd6 Kf8 26. Bg2 Ke7 27. Ra6 Rc8+ 28. Kd2 Rc7 {
, and Black should hold on.}) 24... Rd8 25. Kc3 (25. Rc5 $5 Kf8 (25... Rd2+ $6
26. Kc3 Rxf2 27. Ra5 Rxh2 28. Rxa7 {, and White's pawns are stronger}) 26. Kc3
$14 {[%cal Yc5a5] was a better but hardly sufficient attempt.}) 25... Kf8 26.
b5 Ke7 27. a4 Rd6 28. a5 Kd8 29. b6 Bc8 $1 30. Bxc8 Kxc8 31. Kb4+ Kb8 32. bxa7+
Ka8 33. Rc8+ Kxa7 34. Rc7+ Ka6 35. Rxf7 {Despite White's extra pawn, the
endgame is drawn.} Rg6 (35... g5 {was even simpler} 36. Rxh7 $140 Rf6) 36. h3
Rg2 37. f4 Rg3 38. f5 h5 39. h4 Rg4+ 40. Kc5 Rxh4 41. Rxg7 Rf4 42. Rg6+ (42.
Rg5 $144 h4 43. Kd6 h3 44. Rh5 h2 45. Ke6 Rf2 {. It is essential that Black's
pawn reaches h2.}) 42... Kxa5 43. Rg5 h4 44. Rh5 h3 45. Kd6 h2 46. f6+ Kb6 47.
Ke6 Rf2 48. f7 Re2+ 49. Kf6 (49. Kf6 Rf2+ 50. Kg7 Rg2+ 51. Kh7 Rf2 $11 {
- White's rook, tied to Black's h2-pawn, can't help his king.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.20"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 {Grischuk relies on this defence against the
English for a second time in this event. He had used it successfully against
Levon Aronian in his first series.} 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. a3 {Gelfand takes a
completely different approach to that of Aronian. Whereas Levon tried to
exploit the weakness of the d5 square in a slow way, Gelfand tries to
immediately rip apart the queenside.} Nge7 (6... a5 {makes Black's light
squares look like Swiss cheese, but it is definitely a playable alternative.})
7. b4 d5 (7... cxb4 $6 8. axb4 Nxb4 9. Ba3 {gives White too much compensation,
and scores horribly.}) (7... d6 {is the solid choice, but White basically gets
his queenside advance for free.}) 8. cxd5 (8. bxc5 dxc4 {is a complex game
that is hard to assess.}) 8... Nxd5 9. Ng5 $5 {The new move of the game, and
the computer's recommendation. This move is extremely aggressive.} Nc7 (9...
Nxc3 $6 10. dxc3 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 $14 {gives White a comfortable edge in the
endgame.}) 10. d3 cxb4 11. axb4 e4 $1 {A counter sacrifice, if you will.} (
11... O-O 12. O-O Nxb4 13. Nge4 {gave White a fair amount of compensation.
Grischuk takes up the gauntlet instead.}) 12. Ngxe4 {This piece sacrifice
cannot be calculated all the way. Intuitive, at the very least, White is
relying on his initiative and Black's exposed king to balance the material
deficit.} (12. Qb3 O-O 13. Ngxe4 Be6 14. Qb2 Nd5 {and Black has the initiative,
although White should be ok.}) 12... f5 13. Bg5 Bxc3+ (13... Qd4 $5 {deserves
analysis as well.}) 14. Kf1 Qd4 15. Nxc3 $1 (15. Bf6 Bxa1 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17.
Nd6+ Ke7 18. Nxc8+ Rhxc8 {and Black has a serious material advantage, although
his coordination does not exist. White may be able to survive this, but I
doubt he can achieve more than that.}) 15... Qxc3 16. Bf4 {It's not easy to
see how Black can defend the knight.} Nb5 (16... Ne6 17. Rc1 {and the queen
can't defend c6.} Qxb4 18. Rxc6 $1 {with a very messy position.}) 17. Rc1 Qf6
18. Rc5 $1 a6 19. Bxc6+ bxc6 20. Be5 Qf8 21. Qc1 Bd7 22. Bxh8 Qxh8 23. Qe3+ $2
(23. h4 {forcing} h5 24. Kg2 {and bringing the rook out made sense.}) 23... Kf7
24. Re5 {Black has slightly more material than White, but his king is exposed
and his pieces uncoordinated. However, White still has the issue of the h1
rook being far from the play, and cannot allow Black to regroup.} Qf8 25. h4 h5
26. Qf4 {The Qe3-f4 maneouvre was a little clumsy, and Grischuk uses this time
to force some trades.} Qd6 $1 27. Kg2 Kf6 28. Re4 Qxf4 29. Rxf4 Be6 {The
endgame is favorable to Black, but is by no means winning.} 30. Rc1 Ke7 31. f3
Kd6 32. Kf2 Rb8 33. e4 Nc7 34. g4 $1 {White's rook had no prospects, so
Gelfand hurries to free it, even at the cost of a pawn.} (34. Ra1 Bc8 35. Ra5
Ne6 $2 (35... Rb5 $1 {retains a strong advantage}) 36. e5+ Ke7 37. Rc4 {holds.}
) 34... fxg4 35. Rf6 gxf3 36. Rxg6 Rxb4 37. Rh6 a5 38. Rxh5 a4 39. Rhc5 Bd7 40.
Kxf3 Ne6 41. R5c4 $6 {This move is too passive, but it seems it barely holds.}
(41. Ra5 {following the old maxim: "rooks belong behind passed pawns!"}) 41...
c5 42. h5 Rb2 43. Rh1 Nd4+ (43... a3 44. h6 a2 45. Ra1 Bb5 46. h7 {and White
will successfully trade the h-pawn for the doomed a2-pawn, with a probable
draw.}) 44. Ke3 Be6 45. e5+ $1 (45. Rxa4 $1 {was also good} Ke5 46. Rxd4 cxd4+
47. Kf3 Rb8 (47... Rb7 48. h6 Rf7+ 49. Kg3 Rh7 50. Rh5+ Kf6 51. Kf4 $11) 48. h6
Rh8 49. h7 Bf7 50. Rh6 $11) 45... Kxe5 46. Rxc5+ Bd5 47. Rxd5+ Kxd5 48. h6 {
Black can't comfortably stop the pawn, and the rook endgames are all drawn.}
Re2+ 49. Kf4 Ne6+ 50. Kg3 Nf8 51. h7 Nxh7 52. Rxh7 a3 53. Kf3 Re1 54. Ra7 Ra1
55. Ke3 a2 56. Ra5+ Kc6 57. Kd4 Kb6 58. Ra8 Kb7 {An exciting game to say the
least! Grischuk might have had chances, but at no point could it be said that
he had a clear win.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.21"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qb3 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 O-O 9. g3 $5 {My feeling is that White is combining the ideas of too many
openings. His queen has arrived on c4 as in the Qb3 Semi-Slav, he has given up
the dark-squared bishop like in a genuine QG and now intends to develop his
remaining bishop according to Catalan patterns.} (9. e4 {is more popular.})
9... b5 $5 $146 {Two decades ago I started studying the Catalan Opening for
White. I used to show my new ideas to my friend and trainer IM Valentin Stoica.
I had the tendency to over-evaluate the static elements of the position and
sometimes neglected development. I remember that more than once Vali refuted
my concept with an unexpected pawn sacrifice ...b7-b5! This probably is
typical for Catalan positions. Of course, I was not surprised when I saw
Gelfand's last move, although it appeared to be a novelty. Black opens files
and diagonals for his pieces, taking advantage of White's delay in development
and of the relative weakness of the f1-a6 diagonal.} (9... Nd7 10. Bg2 e5 {
Uhlmann,W (2505)-Hjartarson,J (2415)/Leningrad 1984/MCL (1/2, 84)}) 10. Qxb5
Nd7 11. Bg2 c5 12. O-O Rb8 13. Qa4 a5 $44 14. dxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.23"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d3 Nge7 7. a3 d6 8. Nd2 {
Not very common. This knight usually approaches the d5-square with Ne1-c2-e3.}
O-O 9. Rb1 h6 10. O-O a5 11. Nd5 $146 {A novelty compared to some not too
relevant games played before.} Be6 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Ne4 {The knight gets
closer to d5.} Kh8 ({Avoiding the trick} 13... Qd7 $2 14. Bxh6 $1) (13... f5 {
is an important alternative:} 14. Nc3 Rab8 {Preparing to meet Nd5 with ...b5.}
15. Bd2 Qd7 16. Qa4 $5 (16. Nd5 b5) 16... f4 (16... Kh8 17. e3 $14 {/\Nd5, b4})
17. Rfe1 {White needs to defend e2.} (17. Nd5 $6 Nd4 $1) 17... Rf7 18. Nd5 Rbf8
19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 fxg3 21. fxg3 Bh3 22. Be4 $13 {The situation of the white
king looks dangerous, but the queenside attack has very concrete forms, too.})
14. Nc3 Qd7 15. Bd2 Rab8 16. Qc1 $6 {This does not contribute to the essential
b2-b4.} (16. Nd5 b5) (16. Qa4 $5 Bh3 $140 17. Bxh3 Qxh3 18. f3 $14 {White has
good chances to get a global blockade on the light squares. Black's attack
does not seem too dangerous:} f5 19. Rf2 f4 20. Rg2) 16... h5 17. Bh6 {
Exchanging these bishops rather helps Black strategically.} Bh3 18. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.24"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {After two timid days, our deserved finalists decided to show us some
aspects of their strength! This game is a very rich positional game and
contains everything one would expect of a high-level game.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
d5 4. Nc3 {Alas! We will never know what Gelfand had in mind against the
Catalan!} Be7 {The QGD seems to be one of Gelfand's main black weapons
prepared for this event. A very classical approach which is mostly explored in
the 1927 WC match between legendary Capablanca and Alekhine. Funnily enough,
Grischuk has not had enough of it in this cycle!} 5. Bf4 {An interesting
choice which one would expect from Grischuk. The question many asked
themselves here is how many moves it would take before he offered a draw! At
least the previous ones were not very combative except his first game against
Gelfand.} (5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 O-O 9. g3 b5 $1 $146 10.
Qxb5 Nd7 11. Bg2 c5 12. O-O Rb8 13. Qa4 a5 14. dxc5 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A (2747)
-Gelfand,B (2733)/Kazan RUS 2011}) 5... O-O 6. e3 (6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3
Nc6 9. a3 d4 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. b4 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Bd4 13. Nb5 e5 14. Bg5 Re8 15.
Bxf6 e4 16. Bxd8 exf3+ 17. Kd2 Rxd8 18. Nxd4 Rxd4+ 19. Kc3 fxg2 20. Bxg2 Rg4
21. Rhd1 Be6 22. Bxb7 Rxc4+ 23. Kb2 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A (2747)
-Gelfand,B (2733)/Kazan RUS 2011 (49)}) 6... Nbd7 {This move skips the
activity with 6..c5 in favor of a rock solid but slightly cramped position for
Black.} 7. c5 {This is the most radical approach. White neutralises the
tension in the centre in order to obtain a spatial advantage on the queenside.}
(7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1 Qa5 9. Nd2 cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Qd8 12. Bd3 Nb6 13.
O-O Bd7 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. d5 Kh8 16. dxe6 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A (2747)-Kramnik,V
(2785)/Kazan 2011/CB19_2011}) 7... Nh5 8. Be2 $5 $146 {No more draw offers! A
good sign for me and the spectators!} (8. Bd3 {used to be the "Tabiya" in this
line, which has been played thousands of times. Did Grsichuk have something
special up his sleeves? The continuation proved that he did!}) (8. b4 Nxf4 9.
exf4 c6 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O a5 12. a3 Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,
A (2747)-Kramnik,V (2785)/Kazan 2011/CB19_2011}) 8... c6 9. O-O Nxf4 10. exf4 {
To be perfectly honest, I have trouble seeing the special appeal of Grischuk's
idea. The bishop on d3 seemed more appealing to me!} f6 {The right decision at
the wrong time. Gelfand believes that he can play e5, and he is right, except
that...this is exactly what Grischuk is waiting for!} 11. b4 Qc7 12. Qd2 Rf7 $6
{Why does Gelfand avoid e5 and instead accept a slightly worse position? Let
us examine the following lines:} ({For better or for worse Black had to go for
} 12... e5 $1 13. Rfd1 $2 (13. Rfe1 $1 {is a good move, because it keeps both
Bf1 and Bd3 as possible choices.} Kh8 14. Bf1 {was the alternative.} (14. Bd3
a5 $1 (14... e4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 Bd8 17. Rae1 a5 18. Re8 $1 axb4 19.
Rxf8+ Nxf8 20. Re8 g6 21. Rxf8+ Kg7 22. Re8 {and White is clearly better.}) 15.
b5 e4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Nxc5 $1 18. dxc5 cxb5 19. Nd4 Bxc5 20. Nxb5 Qf7 {
The dust has settled and Black seems to have the better prospects.}) 14... a5 (
14... e4 $2 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 Bd8 17. Rae1 $36) 15. b5 (15. fxe5 $2 fxe5
16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 axb4 $17) 15... e4 16. Qe3 (16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Nxc5
18. dxc5 Bxc5 $15) 16... Bd8 17. b6 Qb8 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 f5 20. Qe3 Nf6
21. Ne5 g6 22. Bc4 Kg7 23. Rad1 $44 {and White enjoys fine compensation. This
is probably what Gelfand tried to avoid, but instead he ended up in a clearly
worse position!}) (13. Rae1 $5 {This or the other rook to e1 is probably what
Grischuk had in mind.} Kh8 $1 {A very strong prophylactic move confirmed by
the silicon mind!} (13... e4 $2 14. Nxe4 $1 dxe4 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Rxe4 $14 {
[%csl Re7]}) 14. Bd3 $1 {What is this? A blunder?} a5 $1 ({Hardly. If} 14... e4
$2 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 {White obtains a strong initiative! Deep preparation
by Grischuk?!}) 15. fxe5 axb4 $1 (15... fxe5 16. b5 e4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Rxe4
Bf6 19. Rfe1 Qd8 20. h4 $1 {and once again White has a dangerous initiative.})
16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Nd1 {with unclear play.}) (13. fxe5 $2 fxe5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15.
Nxd5 $4 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 cxd5 $19) 13... a5 $1 14. a3 Re8 {and Black is very
well prepared to open up the game after which he can enjoy his pair of bishops.
}) 13. Rae1 Nf8 14. Bd3 {This is the right moment for the bishop to come to d3.
..Do you understand? Yes Mr. Grischuk! We understand!} Bd7 15. g3 Re8 16. Re3
Bd8 17. Rfe1 {White is clearly better at this point, however Gelfand stays
calm and prepares a trap.} Qb8 18. Na4 $1 Bc7 19. Nb2 {A typical manoeuvre for
the knight!} Rfe7 20. Qc3 Rd8 $1 {Gelfand is trying to get free his bishop
from the pawn chain via e8-h5.} 21. Bf5 {This is too hasty, yet it does not
harm White. He remains in full control! Still, he should go for} (21. a4 $5 Be8
22. a5 Bh5 23. Nh4 $1 {Black has just one weakness but is left with no counter
play and is running out of space!} Qc8 (23... g5 $6 24. fxg5 fxg5 25. Nf5 Ree8
26. Nd6 $1 {Black's position is becoming like Swiss cheese on the dark squares!
} Bxd6 27. cxd6 Qxd6 28. Qd2 Qe7 29. a6 b6 30. Bc2 $1 {White's knight will
head to e5 and Black has to defence against an annoying attack despite his
material advantage.}) 24. Be2 Bf7 25. Nf3 Bh5 (25... Rde8 26. b5 $16) (25...
Ng6 26. Bf1 Rde8 27. Nd3 a6 28. h4 Qd7 29. Bh3 Nh8 $1 {This is a position rich
in strong positional manoeuvres...Black has to bring his knight to d8.} 30. Qd2
Bh5 31. Qe2 Kf8 32. Nb2 Nf7 33. Kg2 Nd8 34. Na4 Bg6 {White is better,
nevertheless it is not easy to crack Black's position. White has to exploit a
drastic plan sooner or later.}) 26. Nd3 Rde8 27. Nh4 Bf7 28. Qb2 a6 29. Bg4 {
and White is clearly better.}) 21... Rf7 $5 {This is the trap Gelfand had
prepared!} 22. Bg4 $6 {Grischuk goes astray. He had to retreat the bishop back
to d3.} e5 $1 {Well calculated by Gelfand!} 23. Bxd7 exf4 24. Be8 fxe3 25. Qxe3
Ng6 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qe6+ Kf8 28. Qh3 (28. Nd1 Re8 29. Qf5 {is also equal.})
28... Qc8 $1 {This strong move seals the game's fate. Grischuk has to concede
a draw!} 29. Qxc8 (29. Qxh7 $2 {loses an exchange to} Kf7 30. Qh5 Rh8 31. Re7+
Kxe7 32. Qxg6 Kf8) 29... Rxc8 30. Kf1 Re8 31. Rb1 Ke7 32. Nd3 a6 33. a4 Kd7 34.
b5 axb5 35. axb5 cxb5 36. Rxb5 Rb8 37. Nb4 Ne7 38. Ne1 Nc6 39. Nxc6 {A nice
fighting game! I believe that all the spectators must have enjoyed it a lot!}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.25"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the decisive game of the final candidates match. After few
unsuccessful attempts in the English Opening, I decided to try my luck in the
g3-system of the Grünfeld Defence.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 {
Alexander has chosen the most popular system. He had also tried the c6, d5
setup of the King's Indian or transposed to Benoni Systems by 4...c5 during
recent years.} 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1
a5 11. Qe2 {We had quickly reached the modern tabiya of this system.} Bg4 {
The computer prefers this move, even though it is not very logical. h3 is more
likely to be a useful move, rather than a weakness.} (11... Bf5 12. Rd1 a4 13.
d5 Na5 14. Nd4 Nac4 15. Nxf5 gxf5 16. Qc2 {and White was clearly better in
Gelfand,B-Topalov,V blind/Monaco 2011.}) (11... Be6 {is the most popular and
brought Black a few exciting victories during the last Olympiad in
Khanti-Mansiysk.}) (11... e5 {leads to another type of position.}) 12. h3 Be6
13. b3 $1 {This is a novelty which we prepared and it came as a surprise to my
opponent.} (13. Nd2 Nb4 14. Rd1 Qc8 {This short variation illustrates very
well the idea behind ...Bg4 - Black is preparing ...c5 with tempo.}) ({In
earlier games} 13. Rd1 {was tried with a complicated game after both} Bc4 14.
Qc2 Nb4 15. Qb1 a4 ({and} 15... Qc8 16. a3 N4d5 17. Nd2 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bd5 19.
e4 Bc6 20. Qd3 Ba4 21. Re1 c5 {0-1 Leitao,R (2624)-Wang Yue (2732)/Khanty
Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139 (67)}) 16. e4 c5 17. dxc5 Bd3 18. Rxd3 Qxd3 19. cxb6 Qxb1
20. Rxb1 Bxc3 21. a3 Red8 22. Bg5 Bf6 23. Bxf6 exf6 24. axb4 Rd3 {1/2-1/2
Blagojevic,D (2481)-Zhou Jianchao (2660)/Khanty Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139 (32)})
13... a4 14. Rb1 {Of course it seems that opening of the a-file is in Black's
favour. However I took into consideration that there are no squares to invade
on the a-line. My idea was to block the Be6 from both sides by the h3- and
b3-pawns. The B is poorly placed on e6 as there it prevents the liberating
breakthrough ...e7-e5 and thus the Re8 also cannot join the battle.} axb3 15.
axb3 Qc8 16. Kh2 ({Also possible was} 16. g4 $5 {but I was reluctant to weaken
my position.}) 16... Ra5 {Alexander decided to move the R into attack to h5
and try to use the slightly weakened position of my K.} ({Other options were} 
16... Na5) ({and} 16... Rd8) 17. Rd1 {After long consideration I allowed the R
transfer, as I found the defensive idea Nh4 and f4.} ({I had also considered} 
17. Nb5 Nb4 $1 (17... Bf5 18. Bd2 $1 Bxb1 19. Bxa5 Be4 20. Bxb6 cxb6 21. Nd2
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 $14 {leaves White with some edge}) 18. Bd2 {However, probably
White is slightly better after} c6 19. Nc3 (19. Na7 Rxa7 20. Bxb4 Nd5 {but I
assessed this position as equal.}) 19... Rh5 20. h4 Bg4 21. Na4 Nxa4 22. bxa4
Na6 23. Qd3 $14) (17. g4 {was possible here as well, but I liked the game
continuation.}) 17... Rh5 ({I was more worried about} 17... Rd8 {. The idea is
to try to force White to make some not very useful move.} 18. b4 $5 Rh5 19. Nh4
{but I still like White's position, for example} Bf6 (19... Nd5 20. Bd2 $5
Ncxb4 (20... Ndxb4 21. Nb5 Nd5 (21... Na6 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Na7 Qd7 24. Qxa6
Bd5 25. Qe2 $16) 22. e4 Nb6 23. d5 Nxd5 24. exd5 Bxd5 $14 {with hardly
sufficient compensation for the piece}) 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. e4 Nf6 23. d5 Bd7 24.
Bf3 {and White is clearly better}) 20. Bf3 Rxh4 (20... Bc4 21. Qc2 Rh6 22. b5
Na5 23. e4 Rxh4 24. gxh4 Rxd4 (24... Bxd4 25. Bg4 $14) 25. Bf4 $14) (20... Rh6
21. d5 Bxc3 22. dxe6 Qxe6 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8 24. Qd3 Qa2 25. Qxd8+ Kg7 26. Bd2 Qxd2
27. Qxd2 Bxd2 28. Bxb7 Bc3 29. Nf3 $14 {Black still needs to solve the
problems of his rook.}) 21. gxh4 Bxh3 {with compensation for the exchange.})
18. Nh4 $1 Bf6 19. f4 $1 {I liked the fact that ...e7-e5 is prevented forever.}
({Another possible continuation was} 19. Bf3 Rxh4 $5 (19... Ra5 20. Ng2 $1 Bxh3
(20... Bf5 21. b4 Ra8 22. b5) 21. b4 Ra8 22. Nf4 (22. g4 $5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 $44)
22... Bf5 $5 23. b5 Nxd4 (23... Na5 24. e4 Bd7 25. Nfd5) 24. exd4 Bxb1 25. Nxb1
{and White is better}) 20. gxh4 Bxh3 $5 {with certain compensation for the
exchange. It is hard to say for whom it is easier to play this position.}) (19.
d5 Bxc3 20. dxe6 Qxe6 21. e4 Ra5 {doesn't provide White with sufficient
compensation.}) 19... Rd8 (19... Bxh4 $2 20. gxh4 Rxh4 $2 21. Kg3 $1 Rh5 22. d5
Bxh3 23. Bf3 {was bad.}) 20. Qf2 {I had improved the position of my Q and
overprotected the d4-pawn, thus ensuring that if the Bf6, Nc6 or Rd8 were to
leave its place White would be able to play e3-e4, which is obviosly his dream
in this position.} ({Meanwhile, White had the interesting tactical possibility
} 20. f5 $5 Bd7 $5 (20... Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Rxf5 22. b4 $1 $44 {and White is going
to win an exchange, as the Rf5 is trapped}) (20... Rxh4 21. fxe6) 21. b4 Rxh4
22. gxh4 Bxf5 23. b5 $1 Na5 24. e4 Be6 25. e5 Bg7 26. d5 Bf5 27. Rb4 $14 {
and White's chances seem preferable to me.}) (20. Bf3 Ra5) {This is the
critical position, where Black had a big choice.} 20... Bxh4 $2 {Very natural,
but not the best decision.} (20... Ra5 {this move looks strange as the R just
went to h5 and is returning back now. White has a slight advantage after both}
21. g4 $5 ({or} 21. b4 Ra8 22. b5 Na5 23. e4 Bb3 24. Rd2 Qd7 25. Nf3 e6 26. Ne5
) 21... Nb4 22. Qg3 Na2 23. Ne4 $14) ({Engines suggest that the immediate} 
20... Nd5 $5 {was better:} 21. Nxd5 (21. Ne2 Bxh4 22. gxh4 f5 23. Bf3 Rh6 24.
Qg2 {is another option, where the position remains very unclear, but it is
easier to play with White}) 21... Rhxd5 ({or the engines' choice} 21... Rdxd5 {
when after the most natural} 22. Bf3 Bxh3 23. e4 Rxd4 24. Bxh5 gxh5 25. Rxd4
Nxd4 26. b4 $16 {White is clearly better}) 22. Bb2 (22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Nf3 Qe6 {
with full compensation for the exchange}) (22. Qe2 Bxh4 23. gxh4 f5) 22... Rb5
23. Qe2 Rh5 24. Bf3 Ra5 25. Bc3 Ra8 {However the maneouvre
Ra5-h5-d5-b5-h5-a5-a8 would be unlikelyto cross the mind of any human being
and I have no interest whatsoever in arguing with an engine.} {still after
simple} 26. Bg2 {White is better.}) (20... Nb4 {leads to a passive position,
where White has some advantage.} 21. e4 c5 22. Ne2 (22. Be3 cxd4 23. Rxd4 Bxd4
24. Bxd4 Nd3 25. Qe3 Rxd4 26. Qxd4 Nxf4) 22... cxd4 23. Nxd4 Nc6 24. Be3 Nxd4
25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 $14) 21. gxh4 Nd5 22. Nxd5 Rhxd5 {Black
is trying to prevent e3-e4.} (22... Bxd5 $2 {loses a piece after} 23. e4) 23.
Bb2 $1 ({The tricky} 23. e4 $5 {was also possible, but hardly stronger than 23.
Bb2,} {after} Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. f5 Bd7 26. h5 f6 $1 $14 {White's
advantage is not so big.}) ({Obviously that Black can only be better after} 23.
Bxd5 $2 Bxd5) 23... Rb5 $2 {I was surprised by this weak move} (23... f5 $5 {
was the only chance} 24. h5 $1 {with a strong attack would follow, for example}
Kf7 25. Bf3 Qd7 26. Qh4 Rg8 27. Rg1 Ke8 28. Ra1 $1) ({Some commentator had
suggested} 23... Qd7 24. e4 {then} Rxd4 25. Bxd4 Nxd4 {but after} 26. b4 c6 27.
h5 {Black's position is bad.}) 24. Qe2 ({I realised that my position is won
and was choosing between 2 options:} 24. e4 {was also strong} Bxb3 (24... Rxb3
25. Ba1 $1 (25. d5 Bxh3 26. dxc6 Bxg2 27. Qxg2 bxc6 28. Ba1 $16) 25... Na5 26.
d5 $18) 25. Rdc1 e6 (25... Ba2 26. Ra1 Nb4 27. Bf1) (25... Na5 26. Bf1 Rb6 27.
d5) 26. Ba1 Qa8 27. d5 $18) 24... Rh5 (24... Rxb3 $2 25. d5) 25. e4 Bxb3 (25...
Rxh4 {is 'as usual' answered by} 26. Kg3 $1 $18) 26. Rdc1 Na5 (26... Qe6 27.
Qf3) (26... e6 27. Qd3) 27. d5 {White has reached his dream position. Black is
helpless.} b6 28. Be5 c5 29. dxc6 ({I had also considered} 29. Qb5 $1 $18 {
but decided to calculate one line till the end and follow it. Of course, there
are few ways to win in such a position.}) 29... f6 30. Ba1 ({Or} 30. c7 Rd7 31.
Qb5) 30... Rc5 31. Rxc5 bxc5 32. Qb5 ({Or} 32. e5 Qf5 (32... Bc4 33. Qe3 Nxc6
34. Qxc5) (32... Bd5 33. Bxd5+ Rxd5 34. exf6 (34. Qa2 $2 c4) 34... exf6 35. Rb8
$18) 33. c7 Rc8 34. exf6 exf6 35. Qe7 $18) 32... Qc7 ({Black's last practical
chance was} 32... Ba2 $1 {but after} 33. Rb2 $1 Qc7 34. e5 $1 Be6 35. Qb6 Qxb6
(35... Rc8 36. Qxc7 Rxc7 37. Rb7 $1 {I had finished my calculation here}) 36.
Rxb6 Rc8 {I would have to find} 37. f5 $1 {which leads to a forced win,
although probably White can win by other ways too.} gxf5 (37... Nc4 38. Rb7
gxf5 39. Rxe7) (37... Bxf5 38. Bc3 $18) 38. c7 Kf7 39. Bf3 Nb3 40. Bh5+ Kf8 41.
Rxe6 Nxa1 42. exf6 Rxc7 43. f7 $18 {Black is losing his knight!} Nc2 (43... Rc8
44. Re1 Nc2 45. Rg1) 44. Rh6) 33. Rxb3 Nxc6 ({Or} 33... Nxb3 34. Qxb3+ {
followed by 35.e5.}) (33... Qxf4+ 34. Rg3 Nxc6 35. Qxc6 Rd3 36. Qe8+ (36. Qe6+
Kf8 37. Qg4 {is also good}) 36... Kg7 37. Qxe7+ Kh6 38. Be5 $1 {I wanted to
make this final touch, but my opponent didn't allow me.}) 34. e5 Nd4 35. Qc4+ {
And Alexander warmly congratulated me with on victory in the match and in the
cycle.} 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff blitz"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 {Most likely, a surprise
for the former World Champion.} ({Kramnik may have counted on the fashionable} 
5... e6) 6. e4 g6 {I could not find any previous games played by Grischuk
against the Maroczy bind. Like in the 5th game of the match, his decision to
leave Kramnik with unchallenged pressure along the d-file looks risky, but he
may have counted on White's practical problems in controlling the whole board
in a blitz game being an important factor.} 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O Bd7
10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Bd3 {An ambitious move, preparing for a kingside
attack. Its main drawback is releasing the pressure along the d-file, which
later will allow Black set up a blockade on dark squares with ...e5.} ({
Kramnik probably thought that the classical main line,} 12. f3 a5 13. b3 Nd7
14. Be3 Nc5 15. Rab1 Qb6 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Rc2 Qd8 {would offer him less
chances to outplay his opponent in a blitz game.}) 12... a5 13. Rfe1 a4 14. Nd5
{I find this a bit premature.} ({Why not complete the development first?} 14.
Rad1 Re8 {A half-waiting move, which is less useful than Rad1, though.} (14...
Nd7 $6 {is premature because it allows the rook lift to the third rank,
without the necessity of playing Nd5.} 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Re3 Qa5 17. Be2 {
Black can forget about blocking the centre with ...e5, at least for a while.}
Qg5 18. h4 Qf6 19. h5 $40 {Hartikainen,J-Agopov,V/FIN-chT12 corr 1992/Corr Nr.
1 (1-0, 54)}) 15. Nd5 {White has finished his useful moves and needs to force
the next move, in order to proceed with his attack based on Re3.} Nd7 16. Bxg7
Kxg7 17. Re3 (17. b4 {opens the a-file for the black rook, without really
threatening to attack on the queenside.} axb3 18. axb3 e5 19. Bc2 Nc5 20. b4
Ne6 21. Nc3 Nd4 $11 {Black has comfortable play. One small detail that White
overlooked is that the active knight cannot be exchanged immediately:} 22. Ne2
$2 Nxc2 23. Qxc2 Ba4 $19 {Mortensen,E (2450)-Larsen,B (2580)/Aaland 1989/EXT
97 (0-1, 40)}) (17. Bf1 $5 {is a flexible move, inhibiting Black's planned ...
e5 in view of the pressure against d6.} Qa5 18. Nc3 Kg8 19. Re3 Qe5 20. Rde1
Qg7 21. Nd5 Rac8 22. f4 $14 {Nikcevic,N (2350)-Cabrilo,G (2515)/Cetinje 1992/
EXT 97 (1/2, 26). Black has managed to defend his kingside against an
immediate attack, but his queen is passive, while White's space advantage
remains unchallenged.}) 17... Qa5 {This is the only way of making use of ...
Re8 (the e7-pawn is defended).} ({Maybe} 17... e5 {is safer, but the only
available game, Pinol Fulgoni,F (2133)-Pavlovic,M (2569)/Biel 2003/CBM 095 ext
(0-1, 34), is not too relevant. In any case, after} 18. Rh3 h5 19. Bc2 Nc5 {
the position is similar to that from our main game, with the insertion of Rad1
and ...Re8 which should slightly favour White.}) 18. Qc1 Bxd5 (18... Ne5 19.
Be2 f6 20. f4 Nf7 {is solid, but a bit passive.} 21. Kh1 Rac8 22. b4 axb3 23.
axb3 b5 24. Qb2 Bxd5 25. exd5 $14 {Gufeld,E (2540)-Wu,H (2080)/Kissimmee 1997/
CBM 058 ext (1-0, 46). With his knight doomed to passivity, Black cannot claim
any real counterplay.}) ({It is too late for} 18... e5 {already, because of}
19. Be2 $14 {, when Black experiences problems along the d-file.}) 19. Rh3 Nf6
$2 {This allows a deadly attack.} (19... h5 $14 {is better, when Black should
not fear} 20. Rxh5 gxh5 21. Qg5+ Kf8 $11 {. White has a draw by perpetual, but
not more than that.}) 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. exd5 Qb6 22. g4 $1 $40 Qd4 23. Rh4 $1
Qxb2 24. g5 $18 {Sorokin,M (2510)-Nielsen,P (2445)/Cheliabinsk 1991/EXT 97 
(1-0, 35)}) 14... Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Re3 e5 {The same crucial move we have
seen in the previous comment, aiming to establish a blockade on the dark
squares and enhance the communication between the opposite wings.} 17. Rh3 (17.
Nc3 {fails to cause Black problems on the d-file:} Nc5 18. Rd1 Qe7 19. Bc2 Rfd8
20. Ne2 Kh8 21. b4 axb3 22. axb3 b6 23. f3 Ra2 $132 {Hansen,L (2460)-Mann,C 
(2305)/Gistrup 1990/EXT 97 (1-0, 71)}) 17... h5 18. Ne3 $6 $146 {I have the
feeling that, just as in the 5th game, Kramnik was caught unaware by his
opponent's opening choice. This time, his novelty is not too inspired.} (18.
Nc3 Nc5 19. Rd1 Qe7 20. Re3 Rfd8 {The rook is more effective on this square
than on e8, as in some games quoted above.} 21. Bf1 Qg5 22. Qe1 h4 23. Re2 f5
24. f3 Rd7 25. Rf2 Rad8 {Renet,O (2500)-Sivokho,S (2380)/Paris 1996/CBM 051
ext (0-1, 47). With active black play.}) 18... Rh8 {A super cautious, but not
necessary move.} (18... Nc5 {would have caused White problems with defending
his e4-pawn, while immediate attacking operations do not seem to be available:}
19. Nf5+ $2 (19. g4 $2 Bxe4) 19... gxf5 20. Rg3+ Kh7 21. Qe2 Kh6 22. Rh3 Qg5 {
and the attack will come to an end soon.}) 19. Rg3 Nc5 {Even now, the e4-pawn
is not easy to defend.} 20. Rd1 (20. Nf5+ Kf8 {leaves White hanging.}) ({
Defending the pawn with} 20. f3 {leaves the rook out of play. Moreover, Black
can safely trap it:} h4 21. Rg4 Bd7 22. Nf5+ $140 Kf8 $19) (20. Nd5 {would
have been relatively safest, but this would have been equivalent to admitting
that he had lost two tempi. Black would get pleasant play after} Bxd5 21. cxd5
(21. exd5 e4 22. Bc2 h4 23. Re3 f5 $15) 21... Qa5 $15) 20... h4 21. Rh3 Bxe4
$17 {Black has parried White's threats and won an important pawn. Later, he
won the game and soon the match.} 22. Bf1 Bc6 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Ra6 25. Re3
Qf6 26. b4 axb3 27. axb3 Rb6 28. h3 Rxb3 29. Rxb3 Nxb3 30. Qxd6 Qxd6 31. Rxd6
Rc8 32. Rd5 Kf6 33. Rd6+ Ke7 34. Rb6 Nc5 35. g3 hxg3 36. fxg3 Rc6 37. Rb5 f5
38. Kf2 b6 39. Ke3 Rd6 40. h4 Kf6 41. Be2 g5 42. hxg5+ Kxg5 43. Kf3 Rh6 44. Rb1
Ne6 45. Kg2 Nd4 46. Bd1 Rc6 47. Rb5 Nxb5 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff blitz"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 a6 4. Be3 b5 5. h4 h5 6. Nh3 Bb7 7. Ng5 d6 8. Bd3 Nd7
9. a4 c6 10. Ne2 e5 11. axb5 cxb5 12. c4 Ngf6 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. O-O Bc6 17. Qb3 O-O 18. f3 Qb7 19. Rc1 Nb8 20. Nc3 Nh7 21. Bxb5
Nxg5 22. hxg5 Rd8 23. Bc4 Qc7 24. Nd5 Qd7 25. Rd1 Qe8 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. gxf6
Nd7 28. Rd6 Rc8 29. Qd3 Nf8 30. b3 Bd7 31. Bh6 Be6 32. Bxf8 Bxc4 33. bxc4 Qxf8
34. c5 Kh7 35. c6 Qh6 36. Qd2 Qxd2 37. Rxd2 Rxc6 38. Rd7 Rxf6 39. Re7 Kh6 40.
Rxe5 g5 41. Kh2 Kg6 42. Ra5 Rd6 43. Kg3 Rc6 44. Rb5 f6 45. Ra5 Rc1 46. Kh2 Re1
47. Rb5 g4 48. Kg3 gxf3 49. gxf3 Re3 50. Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. Ne1 d6 8. Nc2
Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. d3 Qd7 {This solid approach against the Symmetrical English
is, in my opinion, an underestimated system. Black has a glaring weakness on
d5, but on the other hand that is his only palpable weakness in the position.
He will be able to advance pawns on the kingside and he can, with correct play,
prevent most advances on the queenside.} 11. Ned5 Bh3 12. Rb1 (12. Bh6 $6 {
is a strategically flawed cheapo. Black wants to exchange the light squared
bishops as the g2 bishop can be quite powerful in a queenside attack, but the
g7 bishop is currently serving no purpose as it is stuck behind the pawns.})
12... Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rac8 14. e4 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Ne7 16. Nc3 {White's only claim
to anything here is that he can control d4 with his bishop while Black can
only defend it with his own knight. Therefore the exchange of knights would
instantly result in a dead position.} Nc6 17. Be3 f5 18. f3 $6 {A little
over-ambitious. White should realise he doesn't have anything in the position
and start thinking about maintaining the balance.} (18. Nd5 Ne7 19. Nc3 $11)
18... f4 {Black didn't have to pick up the gauntlet like this, but there was
no reason not to.} (18... Rf7 {was just as sound.} 19. Qd2 Rcf8 20. exf5 Rxf5
$11) 19. Bg1 h5 {Black's kingside pawns are rolling and White hasn't been able
to create anything on the queenside yet.} 20. Nd5 Rf7 21. g4 (21. a3 Rcf8 22.
b4 b6 {This is the typical way of handling the queenside initiative.} 23. Qa4
fxg3 24. hxg3 h4 {when White's position on the queenside is going nowhere, but
his position on the kingside is falling apart.}) 21... hxg4 22. fxg4 Rcf8 23.
Qf3 {This bloackade would be much more successful with a knight, as opposed to
a queen. But then again, the d5-knight is White's only saving grace in this
position!} Bf6 24. Bf2 $6 {The bishop is badly placed in f2, as the exchange
of bishops favours Black.} Rh7 25. Nxf6+ {Aronian could not have been happy
making this move. However he didn't like the prospect of Black's bishop coming
to h4.} (25. a3 Bh4 26. Bg1 Nd8 $1 {and when the knight gets to g5 the game
will be over.}) 25... Rxf6 26. Rh1 g5 $17 27. h3 b6 28. Rh2 Nd8 29. b3 Ne6 30.
Kf1 b5 31. Kg2 a5 32. Rhh1 Rf8 33. Rhc1 Rb8 34. Rh1 b4 35. Rh2 a4 {Black has
complete control over the board, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that the
correct plan of action is to open another weakness on the queenside.} 36. Kh1
Ra8 37. Bg1 axb3 38. Rxb3 Ra4 39. Rbb2 Ra3 {White has no activity and enough
weaknesses to lose. The rest is simple for Grischuk.} 40. Rbg2 Qa4 41. h4 Rc3
42. Qf1 Qa3 43. hxg5 Rc1 44. Qf2 Rxh2+ 45. Kxh2 Nxg5 46. Kh1 Qxd3 47. Qh4 Qh3+
{It is unusual that a 2800 is defeated when he is playing White, and even more
unusual as Grischuk played nothing more than natural, good moves and let his
opponent undermine himself.} 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Nf6 {Alternatives:}
(6... g6) (6... Bd6) 7. e3 Nh5 {And this move is quite rare compared to} (7...
O-O {and}) (7... Nbd7) 8. Be5 (8. Bg3 {is more popular but doesn't create
serious problems for Black, e.g.} Nd7 9. Bd3 g6 10. Nge2 O-O 11. Nf4 Ndf6 12.
O-O-O Re8 13. Nxh5 Nxh5 14. Be5 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. h3 Bd7 17. g4 Nf6 18. Kb1
Re7 19. Ka1 Rae8 $11 {1/2 Zhou Jianchao (2650)-Liang Chong (2502)/China 2010/
CBM 136 Extra (70)}) 8... Nd7 9. Be2 Nxe5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A very original
decision. Black allows White to destroy his pawn structure hoping to make use
of his bishop pair. It is amazing to see how perfectly his idea works!} (9...
Nhf6 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Nf3 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfd1 Re8 14. a3 a5 15. Ne5 $14 {
1/2 Shishkov,A (2403)-Volodin,A (2401)/Rakvere 2009/CBM 128 Extra (33)}) 10.
dxe5 g6 11. Bxh5 gxh5 12. O-O-O f6 $1 {The point.} 13. Nf3 (13. e4 {looks
logical but Black obtains counterplay anyway, e.g.} d4 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Nf3 (
15. Nge2 O-O 16. f4 Be6 $13) 15... Bg4 16. Ne2 Qa5 17. Kb1 (17. Nfxd4 Qxa2 18.
f3 O-O-O $1) 17... O-O-O 18. Nfxd4 Qb6 19. f3 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Rxd4 21. fxg4 hxg4
22. e5 Rf8 $132) 13... fxe5 14. Nxe5 O-O $132 {[%cal Ye7f6,Yc8f5]} 15. f4 $6 {
This only weakens White's position.} (15. Kb1 $142 Bf6 16. Nd3 {[%cal Yc3e2,
Ye2f4]}) 15... Bd6 16. Nf3 Bf5 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. e4 {This breakthrough results
in a clearly better endgame for Black.} (18. Nd4 $5) 18... dxe4 19. Qxd6 exf3
20. Qxf6 Rxf6 21. gxf3 Bg6 22. Ne2 Re8 23. Rd2 Re3 24. Rf1 Bd3 25. Rf2 Kf7 26.
b3 h4 27. Kb2 Bxe2 28. Rdxe2 Rxe2+ 29. Rxe2 Rxf4 {[%csl Rf3][%mdl 4096] Black
now gradually converts his advantage. Of course, it is senseless to analyse
the niceties of this ending as this was a rapid game.} 30. Rf2 Rd4 31. Kc3 Rd1
32. f4 Kf6 33. Rg2 h5 34. a4 Rf1 35. Rg5 Rf3+ 36. Kc2 Rxf4 37. Rxh5 Rf2+ 38.
Kc3 Rxh2 39. Rh7 Kg6 40. Rxb7 h3 41. Rb8 Rf2 42. Rh8 h2 43. Kd3 Kg5 44. Ke3 Rb2
45. Kf3 Rxb3+ 46. Kg2 Rb2+ 47. Kh1 Kf5 48. Rc8 Rc2 49. Ra8 Ke4 50. Rxa7 Ra2 51.
a5 Kd4 52. a6 Kc5 53. Ra8 Kc4 54. Ra7 c5 55. Ra8 Kb5 56. Rb8+ Kc6 57. Rc8+ Kb6
58. Rb8+ Kc7 59. Rb7+ Kc6 60. Ra7 c4 61. Ra8 Kc7 62. a7 c3 63. Re8 Rxa7 64.
Kxh2 Kb6 65. Kg3 Kc5 66. Kf2 Kc4 67. Ke2 Kb3 68. Rc8 Kb2 69. Rb8+ Kc1 70. Kd3
c2 71. Rh8 Ra3+ 72. Kc4 Kb1 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 $5 Be7 ({The more principled} 
5... d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bb5 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bd6 {would transpose to a reversed
Paulsen with an extra tempo for White. However, the presence of the pawn on a3
rather than on a2, may favour Black, because it weakens b3 and restricts the
c1-bishop. In any case, in practice Black has scored quite well. See for
instance the annotated game Hauchard,A (2539)-Tukmakov,V (2582)/Solin/Split
2000/CBM 081/[Ribli] (0-1, 36) Since the main game caused Grischuk a lot of
suffering, he may have taken into account precisely this line for the case of
a future encounter.}) 6. d4 $1 {After mutual castling, ...d5 would become a
serious threat. Therefore, White has to be faster in opening the centre.} exd4
(6... cxd4 7. exd4 e4 $146 {has never been tried in practice. After} 8. Ng5 {
, the move ...Bb4 is not available any more, meaning that Black has to find a
way of proving his compensation for the lost e4-pawn.}) 7. exd4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
O-O 9. Nc2 d6 $146 {Improving over an old game of Kramnik, who will be
Grischuk's opponent in the semi-finals and with whom he will continue the
theoretical duel in the Symmetrical English!} (9... b6 10. Bf4 Ba6 11. b4 Bb7
12. Be2 d6 13. O-O Ne5 14. Ne3 Rc8 15. Rc1 Re8 16. Qd2 Bf8 17. Rfd1 h6 18. Bg3
Re6 19. Qd4 Nc6 $14 {1/2 Benjamin,J (2620)-Kramnik,V (2710)/Groningen 1993/CBM
039}) 10. Be2 Be6 11. Ne3 $14 {White has stabilised the position and retains
the better chances because of his superior structure.} Rc8 12. O-O a6 13. b3
Na5 {[%csl Gc3][%cal Gb7b5]} 14. a4 {[%csl Gb3,Gb4]} Qb6 15. Rb1 Nc6 16. Re1 (
16. Ncd5 Bxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Nb4 19. Qf5 Rfe8 20. Be3 (20. a5 Qc5 $11)
20... Qc7 21. Rfd1 Bf6 $14 {Black has some chances for a blockade on the dark
squares.}) 16... Rfd8 17. Bf3 Ne5 18. Bd5 $16 {White's control on the light
squares is overwhelming, but Aronian will miss his chance to win the game and,
possibly, the match.} Bf8 19. Bb2 Re8 20. Ba1 Rb8 21. Ne4 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Qd8 23.
Rb2 (23. Nxd6 $16) 23... Bxd5 24. Qxd5 b5 25. Rbe2 bxc4 26. bxc4 Ng6 27. g3 Ne7
28. Qd3 Qd7 29. Nxd6 Red8 30. c5 Nc8 31. Be5 (31. Qc3 $3 Nxd6 32. c6 $1 {
[%csl Gb8,Gd8][%cal Gc6c7]} Qc7 33. Re7 $1 $18) 31... Nxd6 32. cxd6 Qxa4 33.
Bf4 h6 34. h4 Qb5 35. Qd1 Rb7 36. Rc2 Rbd7 37. Rc7 Bxd6 38. Rxd7 Qxd7 39. Qxd6
Qxd6 40. Bxd6 Rxd6 41. Re8+ Kh7 42. Re7 Kg6 43. Ra7 h5 44. Kg2 Kf6 45. f3 Rd2+
46. Kh3 Ra2 47. g4 hxg4+ 48. Kxg4 g6 49. f4 Ra5 50. Ra8 Ke6 51. Ra7 Kf6 52. Ra8
Ra1 53. Ra7 a5 54. Ra6+ Kg7 55. h5 f5+ 56. Kh4 Rh1+ 57. Kg3 Rg1+ 58. Kh2 Rg4
59. hxg6 Rxf4 60. Rxa5 Kxg6 61. Kg2 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6
9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. O-O (12. b5 cxb5 13. c6 Qc8 14. c7 b4 {
is a very thoroughly analysed variation. Grischuk decides to deviate from this
mess and plays a more natural move.}) 12... Qa8 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Qb7 15.
Qc2 Rfa8 {Black has control over the only open file, but things are not so
simple. White does have an advantage in space and his bishop is far more
active than it's counterpart.} 16. Ne1 $5 {An interesting redeployment, trying
to quickly bolster c5 to allow a possible b5 break.} Bd8 17. Nd3 Ra3 $2 (17...
b5 {is usually an undesirable move, as it allows White a free hand on the rest
of the board. However, at this moment specifically maybe this move was
possible, with the plan of Bc7 and an eventual e5.}) 18. b5 $1 {Well timed.}
bxc5 19. dxc5 Be7 20. Rfc1 (20. Nb4 $1 {would've been a great way to continue
the pressure, as Wwhite would get a powerful pawn on c7} Nxc5 21. bxc6 Qc8 22.
c7 $1 $16) 20... g5 $5 {Aronian lashes out on the kingside, creating a
weakness but gaining time and space.} 21. Bg3 (21. Bxg5 $5 {was actually
possible} Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Ne4 23. bxc6 Qxc6 24. Ne5 Qc7 25. Qb2 Bxg5 26. Nxd7
Qxd7 27. c6 {and Black's pieces look ill prepared to stop the passed pawn.})
21... R8a5 22. Qd1 Bf8 (22... cxb5 {if Aronian knew what the future held for
him, he might've tried this line instead...} 23. c6 Qxc6 24. Nxb5 Qxb5 25. Rxb5
Rxb5 {when White is better, but not as much as in the game.}) 23. bxc6 Qxc6 24.
Nb4 $1 {White's iniative on the queenside is paying its dividends. The queen
must move away and make room for the powerful c-pawn to advance. Aronian sees
no hope in this and instead gives up his queen.} Qxc5 (24... Qa8 25. c6 Nc5 26.
c7 $18 {with too many threats.}) 25. Ncxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxc5 Rxc5 27. Nxd5 Rxd5 {
Unfortunately for Black, the g5-pawn allows White too many resources to create
threats against the black king. If the pawn were on g6, maybe it would have
been a different story.} 28. Qc2 Rc5 29. Qb2 Rd3 30. Ra1 Bg7 31. Ra8+ Nf8 32.
Qb8 Rcd5 33. Qe8 h6 34. Kh2 Rd2 35. Qe7 Rd7 36. Qe8 Kh7 37. Qb8 Rb2 38. Qc8 Kg6
39. Qc1 Rdb7 40. Rd8 Nh7 41. Qd1 R2b3 $2 {Levon cracks under pressure.} 42.
Qc2+ f5 43. Qc6 {With the weaknesses created by the forced f5 push,
penetration is around the corner} Nf8 44. Bd6 R3b6 45. Qe8+ Rf7 46. Bxf8 Be5+
47. g3 f4 48. Rd7 fxg3+ 49. Kg2 {Grischuk saved some amazing games in this
match, especially in game one of the classical and game three of the rapids.
Unlike his opponent, he was completely unforgiving when given a chance.} 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. g3 e5 $5 {At the top level, such
a hyper-ambitious, but also risky, move has never been tried. Against a
super-technical player like Kramnik, it looks suicidal, but Grischuk's
preparation proved to be very deep. The last move weakens two important
squares with one stroke, but wins time for rapid development and forces White
to waste some time with his central knight before getting on a favourable
route.} 6. Nb5 {Clearly the critical continuation, putting some pressure on d6,
but mainly aiming to stabilise the control over the d5-square with either N1c3
or N5c3.} Bb4+ $5 {A second surprise. This move has rarely been played and
apparently underestimated so far. Before playing ...d6, Black activates his
bishop with gain of time.} ({I twice faced the more passive} 6... d6 {, which
leads to an improved Sveshnikov for White.} 7. Bg2 $1 (7. Bg5 $6 {is premature,
allowing counterplay in the centre.} Be6 8. Nd2 (8. N1a3 {Spears,N-Basanta,G/
Victoria ch-BC 1990 (0-1, 27)} d5 9. cxd5 Bb4+ $36) 8... d5 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. e4
Be6 11. Bc4 Bb4 12. Bxe6 fxe6 $132 {Filippov,V (2605)-Moiseenko,A (2501)/
Bydgoszcz 1999/EXT 2000 (0-1, 44)}) 7... Be6 (7... Be7 8. N1c3 a6 9. Na3 O-O
10. O-O h6 11. Be3 Bf5 $6 {It is better to develop the bishop to e6,
transposing below. On f5, the bishop is rather exposed than active.} 12. Qd2
Ng4 13. Nd5 Nxe3 14. Nxe3 Be6 15. Nd5 $16 {Marin,M (2604)-Bellon Lopez,J (2430)
/Gothenburg 2001/CBM 081/[Marin,M] (1-0, 67)}) 8. N1a3 Be7 ({Black is too slow
if he prevents Bg5 with} 8... h6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nd5 Rc8 {Rahman,Z 
(2557)-Zhumabaev,R (2405)/New Delhi 2006/CBM 110 ext (1-0, 37)} 12. Nb5 $1 $146
Ne8 13. Be3 $16) 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Ne8 {Avoiding the unfavourable exchange
Bxf6, but losing a tempo.} 11. Be3 Nf6 12. Nc3 Qd7 13. Nd5 Rfc8 (13... Bxd5 14.
cxd5 $16) 14. Qd2 $14 {Marin,M (2530)-Lupu,M (2480)/Andorra 1996/CBM 54 ext/
[Marin,M] (1-0, 31)}) 7. N1c3 {The most logical way to fight for the
initiative.} (7. Bd2 a6 8. N5c3 ({Maybe} 8. Bxb4 {should be investigated, but
after} axb5 9. Bd6 Qa5+ 10. Nd2 Ne4 {it would be not easy for White to
maintain the blockade on d6.}) 8... d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 $132 {Gutman,L (2460)
-Hornung,H (2200)/Bad Woerishofen 2005/EXT 2006 (1-0, 33)}) (7. N5c3 d5 $15)
7... d6 8. Bg2 $146 {I do not exclude the possibility that Kramnik had never
paaid serious attention to this line. Therefore, his novelty may have been the
fruit of over-the-board inspiration. The English Opening specialists are
familiar with the fact that in such strategically unbalanced positions White
should develop as quickly as possible.} ({Spending time on} 8. a3 {, which
also weakens the b3-square and, indirectly, the c4-pawn, hardly comes to mind
during a game between top players.} Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Be6 10. e4 ({This weakens d4,
but there was no favourable way of defending the pawn, for instance} 10. Qa4
Qa5 $15) ({Maybe he should have sacrificed it with} 10. Bg5 $5 {Black does not
seem to be in danger after} Bxc4 {, though.}) 10... Rc8 11. f3 (11. Be3 Ng4
$132) 11... a6 $6 (11... Qb6 $1 $15 {would leave White with difficult problems
with completing his development.}) 12. Be3 Na5 13. b3 b5 14. Nd5 $1 {After
this move, Black's counterplay is neutralised.} Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bd7 16. Rb1 O-O
17. Bg2 Nb7 ({This knight will remain passive on b7, so maybe he could have
considered} 17... f5 $5) 18. b4 Rc3 19. Rb3 Qc7 20. O-O ({White should have
taken just one more preventive measure against Black's counterplay:} 20. Bd2 $1
Rc2 21. Bf1 Qc8 22. Bd3 Rc7 23. O-O $14 {[%csl Gb7]}) 20... Rc8 21. Re1 Qc4
$132 {Knott,S (2333)-Edouard,R (2636)/Hastings 2010/CBM 140 Extra (1/2, 51).
Black's activity along the c-file compensates for the passive knight.}) 8... a6
{After this simple move, White will be left with chronic queenside weaknesses.}
9. Na3 {There is no reasonable alternative.} ({After} 9. Qa4 Bd7 $15 {the
knight will have to retreat anyway, leaving the queen in a dangerous
opposition with the d7-bishop.}) ({The intermediate} 9. a3 $2 {sadly does not
work because after} axb5 $19 {the a3-pawn is pinned.}) 9... Bxc3+ $1 {
Eliminating the knight that was closer to the d5-square.} ({From the
structural point of view,} 9... Bxa3 $6 {may be more tempting, because it
forces White to capture away from the centre, but after} 10. bxa3 O-O 11. O-O
Be6 12. Nd5 $14 {White remains in control of the position.}) 10. bxc3 O-O 11.
O-O ({With the king in the centre, the thematic} 11. Bg5 {is a bit premature
because of} Qa5 $5 12. Qc1 Nd7 13. O-O Nc5 $132) 11... h6 $5 {Highly ambitious
and maybe rightly so. Black intends to prove that the dark-squared bishop is a
bad piece.} ({There was nothing wrong with} 11... Be6 {, but White would not
have faced big problems either:} 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxd6 Rfd8 15. Qc7
Rd7 16. Qb6 Qd8 $44) 12. Nc2 {White plays logical moves all the way, but will
get into an unpleasant position all-the-same. The knight manoeuvre to e3-d5 is
natural, but time consuming.} (12. Rb1 $5 {/\Be3 may be an alternative.}) 12...
Qc7 13. Ne3 Be6 14. Ba3 Rfd8 {Black has covered his weak squares and is ready
to attack the weak white pawns.} 15. Bb4 $2 {Aiming to prevent ...Na5, but
placing the bishop on a bad square.} ({The thematic} 15. Nd5 {offers Black
excellent play after} Bxd5 16. cxd5 Na5 $15 {with dreams of a complete
blockade on c5 and/or c4.}) (15. Rb1 {may be sounder, but Black has plenty of
counterplay anyway.} Na5 (15... b5 $5) 16. Qd3 Rac8 $5 (16... Rab8 17. Rfd1
Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Bxc4 19. Bxd6 Bxd3 20. Bxc7 Bxb1 21. Rxb1 $14) (16... Bxc4 17.
Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Rxb7 Qc8 19. Rb3 Ra7 $11) 17. Rb4 b6 $5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 b5
$132) 15... Rac8 (15... Bxc4 $5 {wins a pawn, for instance:} 16. Nxc4 Nxb4 17.
cxb4 Qxc4 18. Bxb7 Rab8 19. Rc1 Qxa2 $17) 16. Rb1 e4 $1 $15 {Once the
g2-bishop is neutralised, White's position in the centre becomes precarious.}
17. Qa4 $6 a5 (17... b5 $1 18. cxb5 axb5 $17 19. Qxb5 $6 Ra8 $1 {/\...Rdb8.}
20. Nf5 {The only way to save the queen, based on the threat Qxc6!} Kh8 $1 21.
Bxd6 Qd7 {and White loses material.}) 18. Ba3 Ne5 19. c5 $5 {The only hope to
get at least some saving chances.} dxc5 20. c4 Neg4 (20... Rd4 21. Bb2) (20...
Rd2 $5 21. Rb2 Rd4 22. Rc2 Nfg4 $17 {[%csl Gc4]}) 21. Nxg4 Bxg4 22. Qc2 Qd7 23.
Bb2 (23. Rfd1 Qe6 (23... Qe7 24. h3 Bf5 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rb5) 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8
25. Bxc5 e3 $1 $17 26. Bxe3 $2 Bf5 $19) 23... Qd2 $15 24. Qxd2 Rxd2 25. Bxf6
gxf6 26. Bxe4 Bxe2 27. Rfc1 Rcd8 28. Bxb7 Rxa2 29. Bd5 Rd7 30. Rb5 Rc7 31. Rcb1
a4 32. Ra5 Kg7 33. Kg2 Bd3 34. Rb8 f5 35. Rba8 Bc2 36. Kf3 Be4+ $6 $11 {
There was no need for panic, because White did not have concrete threats yet.}
37. Bxe4 fxe4+ 38. Ke3 Rc2 39. Rxa4 Re7 40. Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. b4
Nxf4 9. exf4 c6 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O a5 12. a3 Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 e4 ({Deviating from} 5... cxd4 6.
exd4 e4 {as played in the second game.}) 6. Ne5 g6 $5 $146 (6... cxd4 7. exd4 {
would have transposed back to the theoretical lines.}) 7. Rb1 $5 {(!!) A very
deep (and, to my understanding, strong) prophylactic move. White would like to
play b2-b3 and Bb2 in order to take advantage of the weakness of the long
diagonal, but he has to do it with care.} (7. b3 $6 {is premature because of}
cxd4 8. exd4 Qa5 $36 {The rook will prove useful on b1 in many situations.})
7... h5 8. Be2 Qe7 {This is the right moment, the one White was waiting for!}
9. b3 cxd4 (9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxe5 11. Bb2 $36 {the bishop is defended, which
makes Nb5 inevitable, with strong initiative.}) 10. exd4 d6 (10... Nxe5 11.
dxe5 Qxe5 12. O-O $44 {based on} Qxc3 13. Bb2 $36 {Again, the rook move proves
useful.}) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bg5 Bf5 13. O-O Bh6 {The pin has to be released
somehow, even if this means giving up the right to castle.} (13... Bg7 14. f3
$36) 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. Qc1 Rh8 16. Qf4 Kf8 17. b4 Kg7 18. Rb3 h4 19. h3 $14 {
White's position is very promising at this stage, because of his clear
queenside plan and stability on the dark squares. Grischuk eventually managed
to survive, but the position certainly was no fun for him!} Rae8 20. b5 c5 21.
Qe3 Rd8 22. a4 d5 23. cxd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 25. dxc5 Qxc5 26. a5 Qxe3 27.
fxe3 Rb8 28. Rc1 a6 29. Rcb1 Be6 30. Rb4 axb5 31. Rxb5 Rbxb5 32. Bxb5 Rd2 33.
Ra1 Bd5 34. a6 Rb2 35. Bf1 Kf6 36. Ra5 Rd2 37. Rc5 Ke6 38. Ra5 Kd6 39. Bc4 Rd1+
40. Kh2 Ba8 41. Bxf7 Rd3 42. a7 Kc7 43. Rb5 Bb7 44. Ra5 Ba8 45. Re5 Kb6 46. Re7
g5 47. Bg6 Rxe3 48. Kg1 Ra3 49. Bxe4 Bxe4 50. Rxe4 Kxa7 51. Kf2 Kb6 52. Re5 g4
53. hxg4 Rg3 54. Re4 Kc5 55. g5 Rxg5 56. Rxh4 Kd5 57. Rf4 Ke5 58. Rf8 Ke6 59.
Rf3 Ke5 60. Rf7 Ke6 61. Rf8 Ke5 62. Kg1 Rf5 63. Rxf5+ Kxf5 64. Kf1 Kf4 65. Kf2
Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament playoff rapid"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {Heute hat dieser Zug den 3.Nc3 als Hauptvariante
abgeloest.} (3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7
9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Qa5 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qc7 $11 {
Das ist die Hauptproblemstellung, warum die Weißspieler zu 3.e5 gewechselt
sind.}) 3... Bf5 4. Nd2 {Es gibt auch viele Alternativen.} (4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6
6. Nge2 c5 $132 {führt zum schärfsten Spiel, das sehr unklar ist.}) (4. h4 h5
5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 $11) (4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 {gilt als Hauptvariante, doch
Schwarz kann mittels} c5 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 $11 {zum relativen Ausgleich
kommen, obwohl er noch genau spielen muss.}) 4... e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 (5... c5 $1 {
Der einfachste und direkteste Weg zum Ausgleich.} 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Nxc5 Qa5+ 8.
c3 Qxc5 9. Qa4+ Nd7 $1 {Das ist der wichtige Zug! Schwarz sollte nicht in das
Endspiel nach 9....Nc6 gehen.} (9... Nc6 10. Nf3 Nge7 11. Be3 Qa5 12. Qxa5 Nxa5
13. Nd4 $14 {Karjakin - Kamsky (Jermuk, 2009)}) 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. Bb5 $11) 6. Nf3
a6 {Schwarz muss ...c5 erst vorbereiten, er kann es nicht gleich spielen.} (
6... c5 7. dxc5 Nxc5 8. Nxc5 Bxc5 (8... Qa5+ 9. c3 Qxc5 10. Qa4+ $18) 9. Bb5+
$16) 7. Be2 {Stärker sieht 7.Be3 aus, wonach Schwarz es nicht so einfach hat, .
..c5 durchzusetzen.} (7. Be3 Ne7 (7... Rc8 8. c3 c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nfd4 Bg6
11. Be2 Nh6 12. h4 Nxb3 13. axb3 $14 {Jakovenko - Eljanov (Odessa, 2010)}) 8.
Be2 Bg6 9. Nh4 Nf5 10. Nxf5 Bxf5 11. O-O Be7 12. f4 Bg6 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3
g6 15. a4 O-O 16. a5 $14 {Kosintseva,N - Paikidze (Moscow, 2010)}) 7... c5 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 (8... Nxc5 9. Nfd4 Bg6 10. O-O $14 {Die weiße Stellung ist etwas
angenehmer zu spielen, wobei Schwarz mit präzisen Zügen noch ausgleichen
sollte.}) 9. Nxc5 Nxc5 10. O-O {Zu beachten ist auch 10.Nd4, obwohl Schwarz
danach keine großen Schwierigkeiten hat.} (10. Nd4 $5 Bg6 11. O-O Ne7 12. Be3
Qc7 13. f4 Nf5 14. Nxf5 Bxf5 15. Rc1 b5 16. c4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Rxc4 O-O
19. Rxc5 Qb7 $44 {Kosintseva - Paikidze (Moscow, 2010)}) 10... Ne7 11. Nh4 {
Der Versuch mit schnellem c4 durchzukommen bringt nichts:} (11. Be3 Rc8 12. c4
(12. Rc1 b5 $1 $11) 12... dxc4 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Bxc4 Na4 15. b3 Nb2 $1 $11)
11... Be4 {Es ist immer gut die Schwächung f3 zu provozieren.} 12. f3 Bg6 13.
Be3 Rc8 14. c3 b5 $1 $11 {Weiß kann weder a4 noch c4 spielen, auch der
typische Anlauf des f-Bauern ist kaum zu realisieren.} 15. Re1 (15. Nxg6 hxg6
16. f4 Nf5 17. Bf2 Ne4 18. Qe1 g5 $1 $15) 15... Na4 $2 {Solche Züge muss man
immer vorsichtig machen - der Springer steht am Brettrand sehr verdächtig.} 16.
Qd2 Nc6 {Die schwarzen Figuren laufen in die falsche Richtung.} (16... Nb6 17.
b3 $16) 17. Nxg6 {Jetzt gibt es keine Gefahr am Königsflügel mehr.} hxg6 18. f4
Na5 19. Bd4 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 {Der Springer a4 ist völlig abgeschnitten.} 21.
Qf2 Qh4 {Weiß hätte nun großen Vorteil mit dem Damentausch bekommen können.}
22. g3 (22. Qxh4 $1 Rxh4 23. g3 Rh8 24. b3 $1 Nc5 (24... cxb3 25. axb3 Nxc3 26.
Rxa6 $16) 25. Reb1 $1 Nd3 26. a4 $16) 22... Qe7 23. Rad1 O-O {Nun stellt sich
heraus, dass der Läufer d4 noch schlechter ist als der Springer a4, weil
Letzterer den Bauern b2 angreift und der Läufer so gut wie keine Funktion auf
dem Brett hat.} 24. Rd2 Rfd8 25. Red1 Rd5 26. Be3 $1 {Weiß muss die Türme
sofort tauschen, sonst baut Schwarz mittels Turmverdoppelung Druck auf der
d-Linie auf.} Rxd2 27. Qxd2 Qb7 {Das Problem von Weiß ist, dass seine Dame an
die Verteidigung des Bauern b2 gebunden ist.} 28. Kf2 $6 (28. Qf2 Qe4 29. Bb6
Nxb6 30. Qxb6 Qc2 31. Rd8+ Rxd8 32. Qxd8+ Kh7 33. Qh4+ $11 {Das wäre wohl der
logische Schluss dieser Partie gewesen.}) 28... b4 $1 {Die Schwäche b2 wird
immer offensichtlicher.} 29. Qc2 (29. cxb4 $4 c3 30. bxc3 Nxc3 31. Rc1 Ne4+ $19
) 29... Qb5 30. cxb4 Qxb4 31. b3 Nb6 32. Rd4 Qb5 33. h4 $4 {Wie man den Bauern
so leicht na c3 marschieren lassen kann, ist die große Frage... Vermutlich
waren beide Spieler in Zeitnot, daher die vielen Fehler am Ende der Partie.} (
33. bxc4 Nxc4 34. Qd3 Qb2+ 35. Qe2 $11) 33... c3 $17 34. a4 (34. Qe2 Qa5 $17)
34... Qa5 $4 (34... Qc6 $1 35. Qe4 Qxe4 36. Rxe4 Nd5 $17) 35. Re4 $4 (35. Qd3
$1 Nd5 (35... c2 36. Rd8+ Rxd8 37. Qxd8+ Kh7 38. Qc7 $16) 36. Rc4 Rxc4 37. Qxc4
$16) 35... Rd8 $2 (35... Nd5 36. Rc4 Rxc4 37. bxc4 Nxe3 38. Kxe3 Qc5+ 39. Kd3
Qg1 40. Kxc3 Qxg3+ 41. Qd3 Qxf4 $15) 36. Bxb6 $4 {Verliert endlich.} (36. Ke2
$1 Rc8 37. Bxb6 Qxb6 38. Rc4 $14) 36... Qxb6+ 37. Kf3 Qc6 0-1

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.19"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. g3 c5 7. cxd5 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nxd5 9. Bg2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 e5 11. Nb3 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Nc6 13. Be3 Be6 14. Kc2
O-O-O 15. Bb6 Rd7 16. Rhd1 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Be7 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Na5 c5 20. c4 h5
21. Nc6 Bf6 22. Na5 Be7 23. Nc6 Bf6 24. Na5 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.20"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Ba4
Ba7 9. Bc2 Re8 10. h3 Ne7 11. Re1 Ng6 12. d4 b5 13. Nf1 Bb7 14. Ng3 d5 15. Nxe5
Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Bf4 h6 20. h4 e3 21. Bxe3
Bxe3 22. Rxe3 Rd2 23. Rc1 f6 24. e6 Bd5 25. Bf5 Bxa2 26. Ra1 Bd5 27. Rxa6 g5
28. e7 Kf7 29. Bg4 Rxe7 30. Bh5+ Kf8 31. Rxf6+ Kg7 32. Rg6+ Kf8 33. Rxe7 Kxe7
34. hxg5 hxg5 35. b4 Rc2 36. Rxg5 Kd6 37. Rg6+ Ke5 38. Rg3 Rc1+ 39. Kh2 Rc2 40.
Re3+ Kf4 41. Be2 1-0

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.21"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A68"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. Be2 {The classical way of treating the BI three pawn attack (which can
also come from the KI four pawn attack). No checks on b5, no early
speculations.} Bg4 {A solid way of avoiding the sharp lines which may result
after} (9... Re8 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Ng4 12. Bg5 {or}) (9... Nbd7 10. O-O Re8
11. Nd2 c4) 10. O-O Nbd7 11. h3 {Some 20 years ago, I had this line in my
repertoire with Black and I remember that the most dangerous plan was delaying
h2-h3. My perception may not have been entirely correct.} ({I had} 11. a4 {
as the main line and I believe that I had prepared 11...Rc8. However, this
would prevent the plan from the main game, so let us see what happens if Black
sticks to it.} a6 12. Re1 Ne8 (12... Re8 {means giving up the plan with ...
Ne8-c7 already.} 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 c4 {Lautier,J (2620)-Sutovsky,E (2565)/
Tilburg 1996/CBM 056/[Lautier] (1-0, 53)}) 13. Ng5 $5 {This was the choice of
3/4 pawn attack specialist, true, in blitz games.} Bxe2 14. Rxe2 Nc7 15. Be3 b5
(15... Re8 16. Bf2 h6 17. Nf3 b5 18. Bh4 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qd2 c4 {Vaisser,
A (2573)-Glek,I (2571)/playchess.com INT 2004/CBM 100 ext (1/2, 52)} 21. e5
dxe5 22. d6 $16) 16. e5 dxe5 17. d6 Ne6 (17... Ne8 18. Nge4 exf4 19. Bxf4 $44)
18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. fxe5 $6 {This only leads to the activation of the enemy
bishop.} (19. Bf2 $5 $44 exf4 $6 20. Rxe6 $36) 19... Bxe5 20. axb5 Qh4 21. g3
Bxg3 $40 {0-1 (64) Vaisser,A (2573)-Glek,I (2571)/playchess.com INT 2004/CBM
100 ext}) 11... Bxf3 12. Bxf3 a6 13. a4 Rb8 {Simple play. Instead of the
sophisticated ...c4 followed by ...Nc5, which usually allows e4-e5 with
unclear consequences, Black threatens ...b5 without weakening his position in
any way.} 14. a5 (14. Re1 Ne8 15. a5 ({A quarter of a century ago, I had
prepared this line for White, too, but never got to play it. The main reason
was provided by the following episode. I showed some of my ideas to IMs Mihai
Ghinda and Sergiu Gruenberg, who then asked me: "What about this plan with ...
Rb8 and ...Ne8?" I had not prepared anything against it, but tried to react in
a principled way with} 15. Bd2 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. b4 cxb4 18. Na2 {Despite
the encouragements of my friend IM Vali Stoica, I could not justify this
sacrifice after} Ra8 $1 {which prevents the desirable Nxb4-c6.}) 15... b5 16.
axb6 Rxb6 17. Re2 Nc7 18. Qe1 Re8 19. g4 Rb3 $15 {Arencibia,W (2315)-Vera,R 
(2455)/La Habana 1986/[Vera,R] (0-1, 30)}) 14... Ne8 15. Qd3 (15. Be3 b5 16.
axb6 Rxb6 17. Qc2 Nc7 {see Pelletier,Y (2440)-Ivanovic,B (2510)/Yerevan 1996/
EXT 97/[Chekhov] (1/2, 45)}) (15. Qe2 Nc7 16. g4 b5 17. axb6 Rxb6 18. g5 Re8
$132 {Borbjerggaard,L (2375)-Hernandez,G (2565)/Open, Andorra 2001 (0-1, 41).
White's space advantage is not too threatening. Black has used the time spent
on g4-g5 to regroup harmoniously on the queenside.}) 15... Nc7 16. Bd2 $5 $146
{A somewhat mysterious move, which will prove an effective novelty.} (16. Be3
b5 17. axb6 Rxb6 (17... Nxb6 {would leave White a whole tempo up with respect
to the main game:} 18. e5 c4 19. Qd2 dxe5 20. d6 Nb5 21. Rxa6 $36) 18. Na4 Rb8
(18... Rb5 $5) 19. e5 dxe5 ({Maybe he should have delayed releasing the
tension by making the generally useful move} 19... Re8 $5) 20. Nxc5 (20. f5 $5)
20... exf4 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Bxf4 Rxb2 23. Qc4 Nb5 24. Rxa6 Nd4 $132 {Whiteley,
A (2380)-Pritchett,C (2390)/Morecambe 1975/EXT 99 (0-1, 31)}) (16. e5 {is a
bit premature} dxe5 17. f5 Ne8 {White cannot maintain his blockade on the
light squares.} 18. fxg6 (18. Ne4 $2 gxf5) (18. d6 c4) 18... hxg6 19. d6 e4 $1
$146 (19... f5 $2 {Lopez Colon,F-Solana Suarez,E (2380)/Las Palmas 1994/EXT
2003 (0-1, 34)} 20. Bxb7 $1 $16) 20. Nxe4 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 Ne5 $132 {Black has
consolidated in the centre and can look for a way of taking the d6-pawn. (In
doing so, he should count with Bc1-g5!)}) 16... b5 17. axb6 Nxb6 ({One
possible point behind the novelty is that} 17... Rxb6 {can be met with} 18. Na4
Rb5 19. Bc3 $14 {neutralising Black's most dangerous piece.}) 18. Be3 $1 {
The bishop has done its job on d2, now is the time to become more active.} (18.
e5 $6 {is premature:} dxe5 19. d6 $6 c4 $17) 18... Nd7 19. Rf2 Re8 (19... Rb4
$5 {is an interesting way of anticipating the central break.} 20. e5 dxe5 21.
f5 Rd4 $5 $44) 20. e5 $5 dxe5 21. f5 $1 {/\d6 This kind of positional
sacrifice has become world wide known after the historical game Penrose-Tal,
which then gave the name to an entire system of development.} (21. d6 Nb5 22.
f5 gxf5 23. Qxf5 Nxd6 24. Qb1 e4 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Nf6 27. Bg5 Qd4 $19)
21... c4 $6 {Just allowing the activation of the white queen.} ({The best
chance to get counterplay was} 21... e4 {, clearing the e-file for the rook
and the e5-square for the knight.} 22. Bxe4 (22. Nxe4 Ne5 $17) 22... Ne5 23.
Qe2 Qd6 24. Raf1 Nb5 25. f6 Nd4 26. Qd1 Bf8 $13) 22. Qxc4 gxf5 23. d6 Ne6 (
23... Nb5 24. Rxa6 $16 Nd4 25. Bh5 $40) 24. Nd5 $16 {For the (temporarily,
><a6) sacrificed pawn, White has overwhelming pressure.} (24. Rxa6 $5) 24...
Kh8 25. Ne7 $2 {From my long years of experience with the Benoni, I know that
Black risks transforming a good position into a losing one by just one
uninspired move. White's last move proves that the opposite is possible, too.}
(25. Rxa6 e4 26. Bh5 $16) (25. Nc7 Rf8 26. Bd5 $16) 25... e4 $1 26. Bh5 f4 $1
27. Bxf4 $2 (27. Ba7 e3 $36 {/\...Ne5}) 27... Nxf4 28. Rxf4 Qb6+ 29. Kh1 Qxd6
$19 {White's pieces are hopelessly hanging now.} 30. Rxe4 (30. Nd5 Nb6 $19)
30... Rxe7 31. Rxe7 Qxe7 32. Qc7 Qc5 33. Qxc5 Nxc5 34. Bxf7 Bxb2 35. Ra2 Bc3
36. g4 a5 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Bc4 a4 39. Kf3 Bb2 0-1

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.23"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bf4 d5 7. e3 Bb4 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qa4 Qb6 10. Be2 Ne4 11. Rc1 O-O 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. O-O Nxc3 14.
bxc3 Bd6 15. Rb1 Qc7 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qa5 Qd8 18. Qc5 Bd7 19. Rb7 a6 20. c4
Rc8 21. Qd6 Bc6 22. Qxd8 Rfxd8 23. Ra7 dxc4 24. Bxc4 Bb5 25. Bxb5 axb5 26. Rb7
Rc5 27. h4 g6 28. Rb1 Rd2 29. R7xb5 Rxb5 30. Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.24"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 c5 8. e4 Bg6
9. Be3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Bxd4 Nfd7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bxc4 Rc8 14. Be2 a6
15. Rc1 f6 16. O-O Bc5 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Bc4 Ke7 19. b4 Nd7 20. Be2 Rhd8 21. a5
Be8 22. b5 Nb8 23. bxa6 Nxa6 24. Na2 Nc5 25. Nb4 Nb3 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. a6 bxa6
28. Bxa6 Rb8 29. Nc2 Nc5 30. Bc4 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.25"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Roiz, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Nd7 (6... Qb6 7. Nc3 Nc6
8. O-O Qxb2 9. Qe1 cxd4 10. Bxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bb4 12. Rb1 Bxc3 13. Rxb2 Bxe1
14. Rxe1 b6 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. Rb3 Ne7 18. Rc3 {It is curious that
Black repeated Ivanchuk's play in a disastrous game for him.} Rc8 $146 {
This was mentioned by Kritz as insatisfactory.} (18... a6 {Gashimov,V (2733)
-Ivanchuk,V (2764)/Reggio Emilia 2011/CBM 140/[Kritz] (1-0, 27)}) 19. Rxc8+
Nxc8 20. Rd1 Ne7 21. f4 $5 (21. c4 $16 {Kritz}) 21... g5 22. fxg5 h6 23. c4 $1
{It becomes clear that Black's preparation had a bug somewhere.} hxg5 (23...
dxc4 24. Rd8+ Kg7 25. Rd7 Kf8 26. gxh6 Rxh6 27. Bxc4 $16) 24. cxd5 Ng6 25. Rf1
f4 26. d6 Kg7 (26... Nxe5 27. Rc1 Kg7 28. d7 f6 29. Rc8 Nf7 30. Re8 Nd8 31. Kf2
$18) 27. Re1 Nf8 28. Bd3 Ne6 29. Bf5 Nd4 30. Bg4 Re8 31. Kf2 $16 {Svidler,P 
(2739)-Postny,E (2618)/Ningbo 2011/ (1-0, 37)}) 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. c4 Nc6 9. O-O
Be7 $146 (9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Be4 13. Bf3 $36 {
Efimenko,Z (2648)-Pribeanu,D (2277)/Turin 2006/CBM 113 (1-0, 23)}) 10. cxd5
exd5 11. dxc5 O-O 12. Nb3 Ndxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Qb3 Bxc5 16. Qxd5
Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Nc6 18. Bc3 Be6 19. Qc5 $16 {The bishop's pair in this kind of
positions is a very dangerous weapon. White's advantage is not diminished by
exchanges at all.} Re8 20. Rfd1 Qe7 21. Qxe7 Rxe7 22. Rd2 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8
24. Rd1 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Bxd7 26. f3 Ne6 27. Kf2 Bc6 28. Ke3 Bd5 29. a4 f5 30. g3
Kf7 31. b4 a6 32. Be5 g6 33. g4 Bb3 34. gxf5 gxf5 35. a5 Bd5 36. Bd3 Kg6 37. h4
h5 38. f4 Bc6 39. Kd2 Bb5 40. Bc2 Nd8 41. Bb3 Be8 42. Kc3 Nc6 43. Bd5 Bf7 44.
Bf3 Be6 45. Bc7 1-0

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.26"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8.
Be2 Bg7 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. O-O (10. Ng5 {is comfortable for Black in this version:}
Bd5 11. e4 h6 12. exd5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Nb6 14. Bf3 (14. Bxc4 Nxc4 15. Qa4+ c6 $1
16. Qxc4 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 cxd5 $11 {1/2 David,A (2602)-Guilleux,F (2303)/Orsay
2009/CBM 128 Extra (35)}) 14... Nxd5 ({or} 14... Qd6 15. Qe2 O-O-O 16. Bxe7 Qd7
17. Bxd8 Re8 18. Bg5 Rxe2+ 19. Kxe2 Qf5 $13 {1/2 Zhu Chen (2473)-Rodshtein,M 
(2623)/Biel 2009/CBM 131 Extra (35)}) 15. Qa4+ c6 16. Qxc4 Qd6 17. Rb1 (17. Rc1
O-O-O 18. g3 Qe6+ 19. Qe2 Qxe2+ 20. Kxe2 Bf6 21. h4 Bxg5 22. hxg5 Rxh1 23. Bxh1
e6 24. Be4 Kc7 25. Kd3 {1/2 Jianu,V (2492)-Shishkin,V (2513)/Baia Sprie 2010/
CBM 136 Extra}) 17... b5 18. Rxb5 cxb5 19. Qxb5+ Kf8 20. Qxd5 Rb8 21. Qxd6 exd6
22. Kd2 Rb2+ 23. Kd3 Bh6 24. Bf6 Bg7 25. Bg5 Bh6 26. Bf6 Bg7 27. Bg5 {1/2
Ponomariov,R (2727)-Anand,V (2788)/Zuerich 2009/CBM 131 Extra}) 10... Nb6 11.
Nd2 $6 {An inaccurate move.} (11. a4 {was essential to force the weakening ...
a7-a5. That line is very popular nowadays but still needs more tests as the
resulting positions are very hard to evaluate:} a5 12. Qc2 ({to} 12. Nd2 O-O (
12... f5 $5 13. Qb1 Qd7 14. Qa2 O-O 15. Rfb1 Bd5 $13 {1/2 Wojtaszek,R (2639)
-Krasenkow,M (2656)/Warsaw 2010/CBM 134 Extra (35)}) 13. Bf3 {Black can reply}
Ra7 14. Qc1 Re8 15. Qa3 Bd5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Bxe7 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 Rxe7 $13 {
1/2 Swiercz,D (2492)-Negi,P (2615)/Chotowa 2010/CBM 137 Extra (28)}) 12... O-O
13. Rfb1 (13. Bg3 Bf5 14. e4 Bg4 15. Ne5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qd7 18.
Qc2 Nc8 19. Rfb1 c6 {1/2 Tomashevsky,E (2701)-Svidler,P (2750)/Dagomys 2010/
CBM 136}) 13... Bd7 (13... f6 14. Nd2 Bf7 15. Rb5 Kh8 (15... c6 16. Rb2 c5 17.
Rab1 Ra6 18. Ne4 $16 {1-0 Bhat,V (2536)-Konguvel,P (2416)/Badalona 2010/CBM
137 Extra (49)}) 16. Bg3 e5 17. dxe5 Be8 18. Rb2 fxe5 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Bxc4
Rb8 21. Rd1 Qe7 22. Qb3 $14 {1-0 Wojtaszek,R (2663)-Kurnosov,I (2662)/Pamplona
2010/CBM 138 (75)}) (13... f5 14. Rb5 Bd5 15. Nd2 Qd7 16. Bg3 e6 17. Rab1 Bc6
18. Rxb6 cxb6 19. Nxc4 Be4 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Rad8 22. Nxb6 Qc6 23. f4 $14 {
1-0 Riazantsev,A (2686)-Arlandi,E (2430)/Plovdiv 2010/CBM 139 (49)}) (13... Bd5
14. Nd2 (14. e4 Bc6) 14... f5 15. Rb5 $1 {- see previous line} (15. Bf3 $143
Bf6 16. Bxd5+ Qxd5 17. Bg3 Qc6 18. Rb5 Nd5 19. Rc1 e6 20. Qa2 g5 21. h3 f4 22.
exf4 gxf4 23. Bh2 b6 24. Qxc4 {1/2 Brodsky,M (2549)-Gajsin,E (2476)/Tiumen
2010/CBM 140 Extra})) (13... Qe8 14. Bg3 Bd7 15. Bd1 Rc8 {0-1 Ashwin,J (2439)
-Gupta,A (2604)/Bhubaneswar IND 2011/The Week in Chess 865 (33)} 16. Bxc7 Rxc7
17. Rxb6 $14) 14. Nd2 Qe8 15. Nxc4 Bxa4 16. Qe4 (16. Qa2 Nd5 17. Qa3 {0-1
Avrukh,B (2656)-Popilsky,G (2449)/Israel 2010/EXT 2011 (51)} Bc6 $13) 16... Bc6
17. Qxe7 Nd5 18. Qxe8 Rfxe8 19. Rc1 a4 20. Bg3 Bb5 21. Nb6 Nxb6 22. Bxb5 c6 23.
Be2 Nd5 24. c4 Nf6 25. c5 Ne4 26. Ra2 {1-0 Vuckovic,B (2623)-Sutovsky,E (2695)/
Moscow RUS 2011/The Week in Chess 849 (60)} a3 $13) 11... O-O 12. Rb1 $6 (12.
a4 {can now be met with} c5 $1) (12. e4 $6 Qe8 13. Qc2 Qa4 14. Qxa4 Nxa4 15.
Rac1 b5 16. Bd1 Nb2 17. Bxe7 Rfe8 18. Ba3 Nd3 19. Rb1 c5 $17 {0-1 Spoelman,W 
(2580)-Bok,B (2430)/Eindhoven 2010/CBM 137 (44)}) (12. Bf3 {is probably the
best option:} c6 (12... Bd5 $5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxc4 c5 $11) 13. a4 {although
it is much less comfortable for White than 11.a4.}) 12... c5 13. Bf3 (13. dxc5
Nd5) 13... Bf5 (13... cxd4 $5 14. cxd4 c3 15. Ne4 Bxa2 {also keeping a healthy
extra pawn.}) 14. Rc1 Bd3 15. Re1 Qc7 16. Bg3 e5 17. a4 a5 {White has no
compensation for the pawn, and Black gradually wins.} 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Nxe4
cxd4 20. cxd4 Qc6 21. Nc3 Rad8 22. Nb5 exd4 23. exd4 Bh6 24. f4 Rd5 25. Nc3 Rd7
26. Re2 Bg7 27. Rd2 Nd5 28. Nxd5 Qxd5 29. Bf2 Rc8 30. Qe1 h5 31. h3 Kh7 32. Qe3
Rc6 33. Rdd1 Rb6 34. Qe2 Rb4 35. Qc2 Bh6 36. Be3 Rb3 37. Qf2 Re7 38. Bd2 Rd3
39. Bc3 Rde3 40. Re1 R3e4 41. Rxe4 Rxe4 42. Rb1 Rxf4 43. Qb2 Bg7 44. Rd1 Re4
45. Qb5 Qxb5 46. axb5 b6 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 64th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.08.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2011.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. Bf4 Qd7 13. dxc5 Qe8 14. Bd5 Ne5
15. Nd4 e6 16. Bb3 Qe7 17. Be3 b6 18. cxb6 Ba6 19. c4 Qb7 20. Qe2 axb6 21. Nb5
Nc6 22. f3 Bxb5 23. cxb5 Nd4 24. Qf2 Nxb3 25. axb3 Rd3 26. Bxb6 Qd7 27. Kh1
Qxb5 28. Qe2 Rxb3 29. Qxb5 Rxb5 30. Bg1 h5 31. Rc2 g5 32. Rc5 Rxc5 33. Bxc5 Ra2
34. Kg1 Kh7 35. Rf2 Ra5 36. Be3 Ra3 37. Re2 Kg6 38. Kf2 Be5 39. h3 Rb3 40. Rc2
Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 64th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.08.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2011.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. h3 {A quiet,
very rare move.} ({Botvinnik's} 7. g4 {is the main continuation here.}) 7...
Nd7 (7... Qb6 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. Nge2 O-O 10. f3 Bg6 11. g4 Na6 12. a3 Rfe8 13. Kf2
Qd8 14. Bg3 Nc7 15. h4 h5 16. g5 Nd7 17. Bh3 Nb6 18. b3 Bd6 19. Nf4 $14 {
1-0 Kasparov,S (2465)-Malakhatko,V (2568)/Kiev 2000/CBM 077 (62)}) (7... Nf6 8.
Nf3 {leads to the position which usually arises after 5...Nf6 6.e3 Bf5 7.h3 c6}
({and} 8. g4 Be6 {leads to the 7.g4 system})) 8. Nf3 (8. Nge2 Bg6 9. g4 h5 10.
Rg1 hxg4 11. hxg4 Nb6 12. Qb3 Bd6 13. a4 Rb8 14. a5 Nc8 $13 {1/2 Ward,C (2456)
-Cox,J (2411)/Southend 2007/CBM 117 ext (27)}) 8... Qb6 {Black tries to
exploit White's "loss of time" (h2-h3), to which Alexander Morozevich replies
in an unusual manner.} (8... Nb6 9. Be2 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. g4 Be6 12. Bd3 c5
13. Bg3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Rc8 15. g5 Ne8 16. g6 $1 $16 {1-0 Dao Thien Hai (2480)
-Miranovic,M/Hungary 1995/EXT 1997 (54)}) (8... Ngf6 {- see 7...Nf6}) 9. Qe2 $5
(9. Qd2 Ngf6 {[%cal Rf6e4] was what Black reckoned with}) (9. Bd3 $5 Qxb2 10.
O-O {was an interesting pawn sacrifice in order to obtain an advantage in
development.}) 9... Ngf6 (9... h5 $5 {, preventing g2-g4, was a fitting reply.}
) 10. g4 Bg6 (10... Be4 $5) 11. Nh4 Qa5 12. Bg2 Ne4 13. Nxg6 Nxc3 14. Qd2 hxg6
15. bxc3 Nb6 16. O-O Nc4 {Black has a good position but in the long run he
misplays it.} 17. Qe2 O-O (17... Qxc3 18. e4 Qxd4 19. Rfe1 $44) 18. e4 Bd6 (
18... Rfe8 $142 19. Qd3 Bd6 20. e5 Ba3 {to gain a tempo after ...Bb2 and ...
Qxc3.} 21. Bc1 $5 $13) 19. e5 Ba3 20. Rab1 Qxc3 21. Rfd1 b5 22. Rb3 Qa5 23. g5
$40 {[%mdl 128] Black is a pawn up but it is not easy for him to parry White's
kingside attack!} Rfe8 (23... Bb4 $5) 24. h4 Bf8 25. h5 $2 {Too early.} (25.
Rh3 $142 {[%cal Yh4h5]}) 25... gxh5 26. Qxh5 g6 27. Qh4 Qxa2 28. Rh3 Bg7 {
Black has consolidated his position.} 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Rf3 Qe2 31. Rdd3 Re6 32.
Bg3 (32. Bh3 Rae8 $1) 32... a5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] A sudden blunder. Black
overlooks White's only threat!} (32... Nd2 $1 33. Rfe3 Qd1+ 34. Kh2 Rae8 {
, and White's attack is safely parried, e.g.} 35. f4 Qc2 $1 36. Kg1 Qb1+ 37.
Kh2 (37. Kf2 Ne4+) 37... Nf1+ 38. Bxf1 Qxf1 39. Rf3 Qe2+ 40. Bf2 Qe4 {, and
Black should win.}) 33. Bf1 Qe4 {This loses the queen but what else can he do?}
(33... Qc2 34. Rxf7+ $1 {the point!} Kxf7 35. Rf3+ Qf5 36. Rxf5+ gxf5 37. Qxf5+
Ke7 38. Bh3 $18) 34. Rf4 Qxf4 35. Bxf4 a4 36. Rd1 a3 37. Bxc4 dxc4 38. Bd2 Ra4
39. Be3 Re7 40. d5 a2 41. d6 Rd7 42. Bd4 b4 43. Qxg7+ $1 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 64th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.08.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2011.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nc6 11. Bg5 Bd7 12. Qe2 Re8 13. h4 h6 14. Bf4 Nb4 15.
Ne5 Nbd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bd3 Bb4 18. Red1 Rc8 19. Qf3 Be6 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21.
Rxc1 Qb6 22. Qd1 Bd6 23. b3 a6 24. Be3 Qb4 25. Bb1 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Kf1
Ne4 28. Bxe4 dxe4 29. Nc4 Bf8 30. d5 h5 31. Qc2 Bf5 32. Bf4 b5 33. Ne3 bxa4 34.
bxa4 Bd7 35. Kg1 Bc5 36. Kh2 Bxa4 37. Qe2 Bd6 38. Bxd6 Qxd6+ 39. Kg1 Bd7 40.
Qxh5 a5 41. Qg5 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 64th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.08.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2011.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 {Grischuk admitted he wanted to win, so he opted
for a complex, but risky opening.} 4. f4 {Karjakin is rather persistent in his
opening choices, which is not bad in itself, but sometimes it eases his
opponent's preparation. A good example of this was Karjakin-Carlsen, Wijk aan
Zee 2010, in which Carlsen had success playing the French possibly for the
first time in his life (see his notes in CBM 135).} Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 ({Recently
Karjakin twice faced the other main move} 5... O-O 6. Bd3 Nbd7 {is a rare
alternative, which Ivanchuk took up subsequently.} (6... Na6 7. O-O c5 8. d5
Nc7 $6 ({It has long been known that} 8... Rb8 {and}) (8... Bg4 {are both
stronger. Black retains the option to play Nb4 at a suitable moment.}) 9. a4 b6
10. Qe1 e6 $2 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. e5 Nfd5 (12... Nh5 13. exd6 (13. f5 $1 $40 {
Karjakin}) 13... Qxd6 14. Ne4 Qe7 15. Neg5 Bb7 (15... Nd5 $5 $132) 16. f5 gxf5
17. Qh4 Qe8 18. Bf4 Nd5 $2 (18... Rc8) 19. Bd6 h6 20. Nxe6 Bf6 21. Qe1 $16 {
Jakubiec,A (2535)-Gazik,I (2313)/Orlova op/2011/}) 13. Ne4 dxe5 14. fxe5 Bb7
15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Qh4 Nb4 17. Rad1 Qc6 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6
21. exf6 Rf8 22. Qg5 {1-0, Karjakin,S (2776)-Ivanchuk,V (2776)/Medias/2011/ A
real opening disaster, as Karjakin explains in his notes in CBM 143.}) 7. O-O (
{An ambitious way to go is} 7. e5 $5 Ne8 8. Ne4 $142 (8. Ng5 e6 9. h4 $6 (9.
O-O $13) {is too much, after} 9... c5 $1 {Black's [+]<=> is faster and more
concrete:} 10. h5 (10. Nxh7 Kxh7 11. h5 cxd4 12. hxg6+ Kg8 $17) 10... cxd4 11.
hxg6 hxg6 12. Qg4 dxc3 13. Qh4 Nef6 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. bxc3 Re8 16. Bb2 Bd7 17.
c4 Qa5+ 18. Ke2 e5 19. fxe5 Rxe5+ 20. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 21. Kd2 Ng4 22. Rae1 Qf4+ 23.
Kd1 Nf2+ {0-1, Casser,A (1127)-Fischer,R (1094)/corr/2001/}) 8... c5 9. c3 Qb6
$14 {/<=>}) 7... e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. f5 Nc5 10. Bg5 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Qxd3 12. cxd3
c6 13. Rae1 Nd7 14. g4 b6 15. Rf2 Re8 16. Rd2 Bf8 17. Kg2 a5 18. d4 f6 19. Be3
exd4 20. Bxd4 b5 21. h3 Ra6 22. Red1 Be7 23. Bf2 Nb6 24. Ne2 Nc4 25. Rc2 Bf8
$13 {Karjakin,S (2788)-Ivanchuk,V (2768)/WChT Ningbo/2011/}) 6. Bb5+ {Nowadays
White mostly plays the text move.} (6. dxc5 Qa5 {A paradoxical, but
interesting recent attempt to fight for an opening advantage is} 7. Qd4 $5 ({
The former main line} 7. Bd3 Qxc5 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Be3 Qa5 10. O-O Bg4 ({or} 10...
Nc6 {has been around since the World Championship match in Reykjavik 1972. It
resembles the Dragon Sicilian and gives Black reasonable <=>.})) 7... dxc5 8.
Qc4 O-O 9. e5 Be6 10. Qa4 (10. exf6 $5 Bxc4 11. fxg7 Rd8 12. Bxc4 Nc6 13. O-O
Qb4 14. Bd3 c4 15. Be4 Kxg7 16. Kh1 e6 17. Rb1 Ne7 18. Be3 Nf5 19. Bf2 Kg8 20.
Ne5 f6 21. a3 Qd6 22. Nxc4 Qxf4 23. b3 Qc7 24. Nb5 Qe7 25. Rbe1 $36 {
Grabliauskas,V (2494)-Samraoui,M (2420)/corr/2004/}) 10... Qxa4 11. Nxa4 Ne4 $5
(11... Nfd7 12. Be3 $14 f6 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. Bxc5 Nc6 15. Bb5 fxe5 16. Bxc6
bxc6 17. fxe5 Bd5 18. Bxe7 Rxf3 19. gxf3 Bxe5 20. Kf2 Bxb2 21. Rad1 Bxa2 22.
Rd8+ Rxd8 23. Bxd8 Bc3 24. Rd1 $16 {Savchenko,B (2642)-Selbes,T (2263)/TUR-chT
Konya/2010/}) 12. Be3 (12. Bd3 Bd5 13. c4 Bc6 $11) 12... b6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14.
Bxd7 Nxd7 15. O-O-O Rad8 16. Rhe1 f6 17. Bg1 f5 18. Rd3 Nb8 19. Nc3 Rxd3 20.
cxd3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Rd8 22. Kc2 Nc6 23. Bf2 Bh6 $11 {1/2, Andersen,J (2130)
-Conterno,D (2190)/corr/2008/}) 6... Bd7 7. e5 (7. Bxd7+ {is rather harmless:}
Nfxd7 (7... Nbxd7 8. e5 (8. d5 O-O 9. O-O b5 $1 $132) 8... Nh5 9. exd6 O-O 10.
O-O exd6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qd2 Nhf6 13. Kh1 Nb6 14. b3 Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bg1
Nf6 17. Rae1 Qd7 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Rd1 Re7 22. Bf2
b6 $11 {1/2, Carlsen,M (2714)-Mamedyarov,S (2752)/Moscow/2007/}) 8. d5 b5 {
is played more often and also gives Black suffcient <=> after} 9. Qe2 (9. Nxb5
$5 Qa5+ 10. Nc3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Bd2 Qc4 13. Qe2 Nb6 $132) 9... b4 10.
Nd1 Qb6 11. O-O Qa6 $1 12. Qe1 Nb6 13. Ne3 (13. Nf2 N8d7 14. a3 {Shirov,A 
(2737)-Tkachiev,V (2645)/Bastia rpd/2003/} O-O $13) 13... N8d7 14. c3 $2 bxc3
15. bxc3 Qd3 16. Bd2 Qxe4 17. Ng5 Qa4 18. f5 Nf6 19. Qe2 Qh4 20. Nf3 Qh5 21.
Qb5+ Kf8 22. a4 gxf5 23. a5 Nbd7 24. Rae1 f4 25. Nc4 Qxd5 26. Bxf4 a6 27. Qa4
Rc8 $17 {Livshits,G (2406)-Grischuk,A (2709)/Rishon Le Ziyyon blitz/2006/})
7... Ng4 8. e6 (8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 (8... Nxd7 $2 9. e6 fxe6 10. Ng5 $16) 9. d5 dxe5
10. h3 e4 11. Nxe4 Nf6 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. O-O O-O 14. Be3 {was popular in the
mid-1990s, subsequent practice has shown Black has more ways to equalize:} Bxb2
(14... Qd6 $5 15. Ng5 (15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxc5 Rfd8 18. Re1 Qb5 19.
Ba3 Rxd5 20. Qf3 e6 21. c3 Rad8 $36 {Van de Oudeweetering,A (2388)-Gurevich,M 
(2694)/NED-chT/2001/}) 15... Nd7 16. Ne4 Qb6 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. f5 Qxb2 19.
Bxc5 Rfc8 (19... Qc3 $5 20. Bd4 Qc4) 20. Bd4 Qxc2 21. d6 (21. fxg6 $11) 21...
Qxd1 22. Raxd1 Nd5 23. Bf2 Nc3 24. d7 Rd8 25. Rd3 Ne4 26. Bh4 {Hnydiuk,A (2355)
-Mista,A (2240)/Trzebinia/1998/} Nc5 $15) 15. Rb1 Bg7 (15... Bf6 16. Ne5 Qc7
17. Ng4 Nd7 18. d6 (18. f5 $44) 18... Qc6 (18... exd6 19. Qd5 Rab8 20. f5 $13)
19. f5 e6 $6 (19... exd6 $142 {/\} 20. Qf3 d5 $5 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Bh6 Ne4 23.
Bxf8 Rxf8 $15) 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Bh6 Rf7 23. Bg5 Nd7 24. Rxf7
Kxf7 25. Be7 $36 {L'Ami,E (2550)-Gurevich,M (2633)/EU-ch Kusadasi/2006/}) 16.
Bxc5 Rd8 17. Bd4 (17. c4 Qc7 18. Bd4 Qxc4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rxb7 Qxd5 21. Qxd5
Rxd5 22. Rxe7 Nc6 23. Rc7 Nd8 24. Re1 a5 25. Ree7 Ra6 26. Red7 Rad6 27. Rxd6
Rxd6 28. Ra7 Nc6 29. Ra6 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 {1/2, Palac,M (2573)-Lalic,B (2520)/Pula/
2000/}) (17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Ba3 Nc6 19. Rxb7 Qxb7 20. Nxc6 e6 21. Nxd8 Rxd8 22. d6
Bb2 23. Bxb2 Qxb2 24. Rf2 {Rajlich,V (2309)-Resika,N (2190)/Budapest/2000/} Qb6
25. d7 a5 $11 {[%cal Yb6a7] /\Qa7}) 17... Qxd5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qxd5 Rxd5 20.
Rxb7 Nc6 21. Rc7 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Rxd4 23. Rxe7 Rc8 24. f5 g5 25. Rxa7 Rxc2 26. Rf3
h6 27. a4 Ra2 28. a5 Rdd2 {1/2, Nisipeanu,L (2611)-Badea,B (2486)/Sovata/2000/}
) 8... fxe6 {Introduced by Seirawan in 1988, this has replaced the older} (8...
Bxb5 9. exf7+ Kf8 $5 {possibly deserves more attention:} (9... Kd7 {has been
around for more than 50 years, but it doesn't seem ideal - in practice Black
has had problems with his more exposed K after} 10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 cxd4 12.
Nxd4 h5 (12... Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qc4 Qb6 15. Qe2 $36) 13. h3 Nc6 14. Nde2
Nh6 15. Be3 Nf5 16. Bf2 Raf8 17. O-O Rxf7 18. a3 $14) 10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3
cxd4 12. Nxd4 Kxf7 13. Qxg4 (13. O-O Qc5 14. Qxg4 Bxd4+ 15. Kh1 Bxc3 16. bxc3
Qf5 17. Qe2 Nd7 18. Rb1 b6 19. Be3 Rhe8 20. Rb5 Nc5 21. a4 Kg8 22. a5 Rab8 23.
axb6 axb6 24. h3 Qe6 25. Re1 Ne4 $132 {Karjakin,S (2732)-Mamedyarov,S (2760)/
Nice rpd/2008/}) 13... Bxd4 14. Bd2 Nc6 15. O-O-O Bf6 16. Rhe1 Qf5 17. Qxf5 (
17. Qe2 $5 {gives White more chances to fight for an advantage}) 17... gxf5 18.
Nd5 Rhg8 19. g3 Rad8 20. Nxf6 Kxf6 21. c4 Kf7 22. Bc3 Rd7 23. Rd5 e6 24. Rd3
Rc8 25. Kb1 b6 26. Red1 Rcd8 27. b3 h5 $11 {Haarr,J (2188)-Tjiam,D (2385)/
Tromsoe/2010/}) 9. Ng5 Bxb5 10. Nxe6 {Other moves have gradually disappeared
from practice.} (10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. c3 (11. Bd2 Qxb5 12. Nxe6 Qxb2 13. Rb1 Qxa2
14. Nxg7+ Kf7 15. O-O {brought White success in the past, but I doubt this
idea can survive the onslaught of computer analysis after} Nf6 {or} (15... h5
$5)) 11... Qxb5 12. Nxe6 Qc4 13. Qxg4 cxd4 14. Nxg7+ Kf7 15. Nf5 Qe6+ 16. Ne3
dxe3 17. Qxe6+ Kxe6 18. Bxe3 Nc6 $11 {leads to a dull _|_.}) (10. Qxg4 Bc4 11.
b3 (11. Nxh7 Kd7 12. Qxg6 Bxd4 $36) 11... Bxd4 12. Bd2 Bd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14.
O-O-O Nc6 15. Ne6 (15. Qe6 Qc8 16. Qf7+ Kd7 17. Qxd5 Qg8 18. Qxg8 Rhxg8 19.
Nxh7 b5 20. Ng5 b4 21. Rhe1 a5 $15 {Nunn,J (2620)-Seirawan,Y (2585)/Skelleftea/
1989/}) 15... Qc8 16. f5 Bf6 17. fxg6 Rg8 18. g7 Kf7 (18... Ne5 19. Qh5+ Kd7
20. Qf5 Kc6 21. Bh6 Qe8 {Van Tricht,M-Soh,E/corr/1998/} 22. g4 $1 $36) 19. Bh6
Ne5 20. Qh5+ Kxe6 21. Qh3+ Kf7 22. Qh5+ Ng6 23. Rhf1 Qc6 24. Rde1 Rxg7 25.
Rxe7+ Kg8 26. Rxf6 Rxe7 27. Rxg6+ hxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Qf6+ Kh7 30. Qxe7+
Kxh6 31. Qf6+ Kh7 32. Qf7+ {1/2, Sgherri,M-Viviani,E/corr/2009/}) 10... Bxd4
11. Nxb5 {The only way to continue the fight.} ({Many games have finished with
the uninspired} 11. Nxd8 Bf2+ 12. Kd2 Be3+ $11) (11. Nxd4 Bd7 (11... Bc4 $5)
12. Nf3 Nc6 $15 {is fine for Black - he has an extra P and White's B is
limited by the Pf4.}) 11... Qa5+ 12. Qd2 (12. c3 Bf2+ 13. Kd2 Be3+ 14. Kc2 Qa4+
15. Kb1 Qe4+ 16. Qc2 Qxc2+ 17. Kxc2 Bxc1 18. Kxc1 Kd7 19. Nec7 a6 20. Nxa8 axb5
21. a4 bxa4 22. Rxa4 Kc6 23. Ra7 c4 $5 (23... Na6 24. Re1 Re8 25. Kd2 Nc7 26.
Nxc7 Kxc7 27. h3 Nf6 28. Kd3 Nh5 29. Ra4 Kd7 30. g4 Nf6 31. b4 $14 {Nataf,I 
(2545)-Fressinet,L (2593)/Cergy Pontoise rpd/2003/}) 24. Re1 e5 25. Re4 d5 26.
Re2 e4 27. h3 Nf6 28. b4 cxb3 29. Rb2 Kd6 30. Nb6 Nh5 31. Rxb3 Nxf4 32. Rxb7 e3
33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. Nc4+ Kc7 $11 {Acker,H (2020)-Kondziela,A (2077)/corr/2004/})
12... Qxd2+ {A rare continuation, Grischuk goes for an _|_ and avoids the main
line} (12... Bf2+ 13. Kd1 Ne3+ 14. Ke2 Qxb5+ 15. Kxf2 Ng4+ 16. Kg3 Na6 (16...
Qd7 17. Re1 $36) 17. Re1 (17. Kxg4 Qd7 18. Re1 Nc7 19. Qc3 (19. Qe2 Kf7 20. f5
gxf5+ 21. Kxf5 Rag8 $19 {[%cal Rg8g6] /\Rg6}) 19... Rf8 20. Qb3 d5 21. Qxb7
Nxe6 22. Qxd7+ (22. Qxa8+ Kf7 $40) 22... Kxd7 $11 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5,Ge7] /3,[+]})
17... Nh6 18. b3 Nf5+ 19. Kf2 h5 20. Bb2 Rg8 21. Rad1 Kd7 22. c4 $44 {leads to
the critical position. White has good long-term compensation, but the outcome
of the game remains open. After the game Grischuk stated he considered this
position rather dangerous for Black.}) 13. Bxd2 Kd7 14. Nbxd4 $146 {Karjakin
probably wasn't prepared for this line and chooses an insipid continuation.
The only way to fight for an advantage was to take the offered material with
the principled} (14. Nec7 $5 a6 (14... Nc6 15. Nxa8 Rxa8 16. Nxd4 (16. c3 Bg7
17. O-O e6 18. Rae1 a6 19. Na3 d5 20. Rf3 b5 21. Bc1 b4 22. Nc2 a5 23. Rd1 Kd6
$44 {Besozzi,F-Lanzani,P (1931)/corr/2009/}) 16... Nxd4 17. Rc1 Rf8 18. c3 Nf5
19. h3 (19. Ke2 $5 h5 20. g3 $14) 19... Nf6 20. g4 Ng3 21. Rg1 Nfe4 22. Rc2 h5
23. Be3 b6 24. Kd1 h4 25. Re1 e6 26. Rc1 Nf6 27. c4 d5 28. Kc2 d4 29. Rcd1 e5
$1 30. fxe5 Nfe4 31. Bxd4 cxd4 32. Rxd4+ {1/2 Vestergard,S (2306)-Pfiffner,P 
(2401)/corr/2009/} {Black's forces are so active that after} Ke6 33. Rdxe4 Nxe4
34. Rxe4 Rf3 35. b4 $1 $132 {White must play accurately to hold the balance})
15. Nxa8 axb5 16. a4 bxa4 17. Nb6+ Kc6 18. Nxa4 Nd7 19. Nc3 Nb6 20. Nd1 Nc4 21.
c3 Bg7 22. Ke2 (22. Bc1 h5 23. O-O h4 24. Re1 Bf6 25. h3 Nh6 26. Nf2 Nf5 27.
Ng4 Rf8 28. Nxf6 Rxf6 29. b3 Nb6 30. c4 Nd7 31. Bb2 Rf8 32. Bc3 $14 {1/2,
Radjabov,T (2729)-Ivanchuk,V (2750)/Monte Carlo rpd blindfold/2007/}) 22...
Nxd2 (22... e5 $142 $5 23. fxe5 Re8 $132) 23. Kxd2 Bh6 24. Ke2 Rf8 25. g3 e5
26. h3 Nf6 27. fxe5 Re8 28. Re1 Rxe5+ 29. Kf1 Ne4 30. Kg2 Bg7 31. Ne3 $14 {
/+/-, Muzychuk,A (2537)-Hamdouchi,A (2268)/Port Marly/2011/}) (14. Nbc7 $2 Na6
15. Nxa6 (15. Nxa8 Kxe6 $19) 15... bxa6 16. Nxd4 cxd4 $15 {/-/+}) 14... cxd4
15. Nxd4 Rc8 {[%csl Gd6,Gd7,Ge7][%mdl 4096] In the resulting _|_ Black has no
problems whatsoever. His K is well placed, while his [+]P can potentailly
become strong (compare with the situation after move 30). Grischuk's opening
choice has paid off, although objectively at this moment the position is
roughly equal, it's still full of play for players willing to fight.} 16. O-O
Rc5 $1 {[%cal Gc8c2] [+],<->c} (16... Nc6 17. Nf3 $11) 17. c3 ({Black's last
move activated the R and stopped the aggressive try} 17. f5 $2 Nc6 18. Nxc6
Rxc2 $1 $17) 17... Nc6 18. Nf3 (18. Nxc6 bxc6 {[%csl Gc6,Gd6,Ge7] strengthens
Black's [+]}) 18... b5 19. h3 (19. a4 $5 bxa4 20. Rxa4 Rb8 21. b4 Rc4 22. Nd4
$5 (22. Ra3 Nf6 $11) 22... Nxd4 23. Rxa7+ Ke8 24. cxd4 Rxd4 25. Re1 Rxd2 26.
Rexe7+ Kf8 27. Rf7+ Kg8 28. Rg7+ Kh8 29. Rxh7+ Kg8 30. Rhg7+ $11) 19... Nf6 20.
Be3 ({White still had a chance to play more actively with} 20. a4 $5 bxa4 21.
Rxa4 Rb8 22. Ra2 Ne4 23. Re1 $132) 20... Rd5 21. Nd4 (21. a4 b4 $1 22. cxb4 (
22. c4 Rd3 $36) 22... Nxb4 $11 {/=/+}) 21... Na5 $5 22. Rad1 (22. b3 Ne4 $15 {
><c3}) (22. a4 $5 Nc4 23. Bf2 b4 24. cxb4 Ne4 25. Rfc1 $13) 22... Nc4 23. Bc1
a5 {[%mdl 32] Black's position is already more comfortable. He has () on the
<< and his well placed centralised Rd5 prevents White's most important active
ideas. Although it's still far from a tangible advantage, Grischuk's
purposeful strategic play will gradually force new concessions.} 24. Nc2 $6 {
Objectively speaking, it is only this passive move which is the first
inaccuracy.} (24. Rfe1 $142 a4 $5 (24... Rc8 25. b3 Nb6 26. Rd3 Rdc5 (26... e5
27. fxe5 dxe5 28. Rf3 $14 (28. Nf3 $6 e4 $1 $36)) 27. Bd2 Nbd5 28. Ne6 (28. b4
Rc4 29. bxa5 Ra4 30. Nxb5 Rcc4 $1 $44) 28... R5c6 29. Nd4 $11) 25. b3 Na5 26.
Rd2 {[%cal Yd2e2] /\Rde2<=>}) 24... Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rc8 $15 26. Kf1 (26. Nd4 b4
$15 (26... Rc5 $5)) 26... Nb6 {[%cal Rb5b4] /\} 27. a3 {This allows Black to
increase his positional advantage.} (27. Nd4 $142 $5 b4 28. cxb4 axb4 29. Ke2
Nfd5 $15 {/<=>}) 27... a4 $1 {[%csl Ra3,Ga4,Rb2,Gb5,Rc1,Rc3] The P are
blockaded on the dark squares, with 2 blackP fixing 3 whiteP. This - 1) limits
White's B. 2) gives Black a mobile extra P in the [+].} 28. Rd4 {[%cal Rd4b4,
Rc2d4] /\Rb4, Nd4} (28. Nd4 Nc4 {/\} 29. Nxb5 Rb8 30. Nd4 Nxb2 $17 {[%csl Ra3,
Rc3] ק}) 28... Nfd5 29. Ke2 e5 $36 30. fxe5 dxe5 {See the previous note -
Black has a [+]o^.} 31. Rd1 ({A serious and logical alternative was} 31. Rh4 $5
h5 32. g4 $15 {, promising White more <=>.}) 31... Ke6 32. Rf1 (32. Ne1 $142
$15 {Grischuk}) 32... Nc4 33. Rf3 h6 {()>>} (33... g5 $5 $36) 34. Nb4 Nxb4 35.
axb4 g5 36. g4 {[%cal Yh3h4] /\h4<=> By now White is clearly on the defensive.
His hopes are either to hold a fortress, or create some <=>.} Rg8 $5 {Prevents
h4.} 37. Rf1 Nb6 {[%cal Yb6d5,Yd5f4] /\Nd5-f4 Although the N was well placed
on c4, Black had no obvious way to penetrate into White's camp. Therefore
Grischuk transfers it to f4.} ({Trading R would probably be enough for a win,
but} 37... Rg7 {[%cal Yg7f7] /\Rf7 allows} 38. Rf8 $132) 38. Be3 Nd5 39. Rh1
Rc8 (39... Nf4+ $5 40. Kd1 (40. Bxf4 gxf4 $17) 40... h5 $36 {/\} 41. gxh5 Rh8
$17) 40. h4 $2 (40. Bc5 $142 $1 $15 {/-/+, Grischuk}) (40. Ra1 Nf4+ 41. Kd2 Kd5
$36) 40... a3 $1 41. bxa3 Rxc3 42. Bc5 (42. Bd2 Nf4+ $1 43. Bxf4 (43. Kd1 Rxa3)
43... gxf4 $19) (42. hxg5 Rxe3+ 43. Kd2 hxg5 (43... Rxa3 44. gxh6 e4 $1 45. Kc2
(45. h7 Ra2+ $19) 45... Ra2+ 46. Kb3 Ra8 47. h7 Rh8 $19) 44. Rh6+ Ke7 45. Rh7+
Ke8 46. Rh8+ Kf7 $1 47. Rd8 (47. Rh7+ Kg6 48. Rd7 Nf6) 47... Ke6 48. Rxd5 (48.
Re8+ Kd7 $19) 48... Kxd5 49. Kxe3 e4 $19) 42... Nf4+ 43. Kd2 Rxa3 ({The text
probably wins as well, but possibly more accurate was} 43... Rd3+ $5 {/\} 44.
Kc2 Rxa3 45. hxg5 hxg5 46. Rh8 Kd5 47. Rb8 Kc4 48. Re8 Ra2+ {and contrary to
the similar line in the game, White's K must go to the back rank:} 49. Kd1 (49.
Kb1 Kb3 50. Rxe5 Rb2+ 51. Ka1 Nd3 52. Rf5 (52. Re3 Rd2) 52... Ne1 $19) 49...
Kd3 50. Rd8+ Kc3 $19) 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Rh8 Kd5 (45... Rg3 $5 46. Rb8 Rxg4 47.
Rb6+ Kd5 48. Rxb5 Rg2+ 49. Ke1 (49. Kc3 Ne2+ 50. Kb3 g4 $19) 49... g4 $19) 46.
Rd8+ Kc4 47. Re8 Kd5 (47... Ra2+ $142 $1) 48. Rb8 (48. Rd8+ Kc4 $1 (48... Ke4
49. Rb8 (49. Rg8 Ne6 50. Rg6 $17) 49... Kf3 50. Rxb5 e4 51. Kc2 $17) 49. Re8
Ra2+ {transposes to the game.}) 48... Kc4 49. Re8 Ra2+ $1 50. Ke3 (50. Ke1 Nd3+
51. Kf1 Nxc5 52. bxc5 Kd5 53. c6 (53. Ke1 b4 54. Kd1 Rg2 $19) 53... Kxc6 54.
Rxe5 b4 55. Re3 Kd5 56. Ke1 Rg2 $19) 50... Nd5+ 51. Kf3 $8 (51. Ke4 Nf6+) 51...
Ra3+ 52. Ke2 Nc3+ 53. Ke3 Ra2 $1 $19 {[%csl Ge5] Indirectly protects the o^e5
and prepares its advance.} 54. Rc8 (54. Be7 Nd5+ 55. Ke4 Nxe7 56. Rxe7 Rf2 $1
57. Ke3 (57. Rxe5 $2 Re2+) 57... Rf4 58. Rxe5 Rxg4 59. Kf3 Rh4 60. Rxg5 Kxb4
61. Ke3 Rc4 62. Kd3 Rc7 $19 {is a TB win.}) (54. Rxe5 $4 Re2+) 54... Re2+ 55.
Kf3 e4+ 56. Kg3 Rc2 $1 57. Kh3 ({Once again the P was indirectly protected:} 
57. Be7+ Kb3 58. Bxg5 $2 Ne2+ $19) 57... Nd5 58. Be7+ {Loses by force.} (58.
Kg3 $5 {was more resilient:} Rc3+ 59. Kh2 Kb3 60. Rg8 {, but Black still wins
after} Nxb4 $5 (60... e3 61. Rxg5 e2 62. Bf2 Nf4 $19 {should also suffice}) 61.
Bxb4 Kxb4 62. Rxg5 Rc5 63. Rh5 Kc4 $19) 58... Kb3 59. Rxc2 Kxc2 60. Bxg5 Nxb4
61. Bh4 (61. Bd8 e3 62. Kg2 e2 63. Bh4 Nd3 64. g5 b4 65. Kf3 b3 66. g6 b2 67.
g7 b1=Q 68. g8=Q Qf1+ 69. Ke3 e1=Q+ 70. Bxe1 Qf4+ 71. Ke2 Nc1#) 61... Nd5 62.
g5 b4 63. Kg4 (63. g6 Nf4+ $19) (63. Kh2 Ne7 64. Bf2 b3 65. Bd4 e3 $19) 63...
b3 64. g6 b2 65. g7 b1=Q (65... b1=Q 66. g8=Q Qg1+ (66... Nf6+ 67. Bxf6 Qg1+)
67. Bg3 Nf6+ $19) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 64th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.08.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2011.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. h4 a6 14.
Rh3 Qb4 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Rc1 Qd6 17. Rc2 Bd7 18. Rd2 Qc7 19. Rc2 Qd6 20. Rd2 Qc7
21. Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 64th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.08.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Galkin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2011.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Be7 6. O-O Nh6 7. b3 O-O 8. c4 Bg6
9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Qd2 Kg7 12. Bd3 a6 13. Ne2 a5 14. Qe3 a4 15. c5
axb3 16. axb3 b6 17. b4 Qc7 18. Nf4 Qb7 19. h4 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Ra8 21. Qc1 Nf8
22. Ra3 bxc5 23. bxc5 f5 24. g3 Bd8 25. Qa1 Rxa3 26. Qxa3 Be8 27. Kg2 Kg8 28.
Ne1 Bf7 29. Be2 Ng6 30. Ned3 Nxf4+ 31. Nxf4 Kf8 32. Bh5 Bg8 33. Nd3 Bf7 34.
Bxf7 Kxf7 35. Nf4 Be7 36. Qa4 Bd8 37. Qd1 Qd7 38. Qa4 Qb7 39. Qd1 Qd7 40. Qh5+
Kg7 41. Qe2 Kf7 42. Qa6 Ke7 43. Nd3 Qc7 44. Nb4 Kd7 45. Qa8 Be7 46. Na6 Qc8 47.
Qa7+ Ke8 48. Qb8 Kd7 49. Qb6 Bd8 50. Nb8+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 64th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.08.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 Nc6 7. Be3 e5 8. Nde2
Be6 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. c4 Nf5 12. Bc1 g6 13. Nc3 Bg7 14. Bd3 Rc8 15.
O-O O-O 16. Re1 Re8 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bd2 e4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. Bxe4
Rxc4 22. Bd3 Rd4 23. Bc3 Rxd5 24. Qf3 Rc5 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qxb7 a5 27. b4 Qf6
28. Rd1 axb4 29. Qxb4 Nd4 30. a4 Nc6 31. Qb6 Qd4 32. Bc2 Qb4 33. Qxb4 Nxb4 34.
Bb3 Rc3 35. Rb1 d5 36. a5 d4 37. Bxf7 Kxf7 38. Rxb4 Ra3 39. Rxd4 Rxa5 40. Kh2
h5 41. Kg3 Ra2 42. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Genba, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. e4 Be7 7. Bxc4 O-O 8.
Qc2 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O Ng4 11. Bf4 Qf6 12. Bg3 Nge5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Be2
Nc6 15. e5 Qe7 16. Qe4 Nd4 17. Bh4 Nxe2+ 18. Nxe2 Qd7 19. Rad1 Qb5 20. Qg4 Kh8
21. Bf6 gxf6 22. exf6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Genba, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. e3 e6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd4 11. exd4 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Be3 Be6 14. Qb3
Qb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. a3 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 Rc6 18. Bf1 Rac8 19. Rxc6 bxc6 20. Rc1
Bd7 21. b4 b5 22. f3 Bf8 23. Bd3 f6 24. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.31"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Feller, Sebastien"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3
Re8 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. h3 Be6 11. Re1 h6 12. Qc1 Kh7 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Qc2 Nb4 15.
Qb3 Nc6 16. Qc2 Nb4 17. Qa4 Nc6 18. a3 Rd8 19. Qc2 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qh8 21. Nd5
Ne8 22. Qd2 Rd8 23. b4 a6 24. b5 axb5 25. cxb5 Nd4 26. Nxd4 exd4 27. Bxd4 Bxd4
28. Qxd4 Qxd4 29. Rxd4 Kg7 30. Rd3 Bxd5 31. exd5 b6 32. a4 Kf6 33. Re3 Nd6 34.
Rc3 Re8 35. Bg4 Re1+ 36. Kh2 Re7 37. f4 h5 38. Bf3 Rd7 39. Rc6 Ke7 40. g4 hxg4
41. hxg4 Kd8 42. Kg3 Nc8 43. Rc1 Re7 44. f5 gxf5 45. gxf5 f6 46. Rc6 Nd6 47. a5
Nxf5+ 48. Kf4 Nd4 49. d6 Nxc6 50. dxe7+ Nxe7 51. a6 Nc8 52. Ke4 Na7 53. Kd5 c6+
54. bxc6 Kc7 55. Ke6 Nxc6 56. Kxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.01"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Feller, Sebastien"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. c4 dxc4 6. Na3 Nc6 7. Nxc4 Nge7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Bd2 Be6 10. Rc1 a5 11. Qa4 b6 12. Bc3 f6 13. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Feller, Sebastien"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Qc2 b6 8. e3
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 c5 12. Rd1 Nd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Qf5 g6
15. Qf4 Bg7 16. Rd2 Qf6 17. Qg3 Qe7 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. a3 Nf6 20. Ne5 cxd4 21.
exd4 Ne4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Nc4 Bd5 24. Ne3 Kh7 25. Bg4 Rc6 26. h4 h5 27. Be2
Rcd6 28. Qf4 Bb3 29. Rc1 Bxd4 30. Bxh5 Bxe3 31. Qxe3 Rxd2 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.02"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Feller, Sebastien"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 Ne4 8. Qc2
f5 9. Bf4 c6 10. Nfd2 Nf6 11. Nc3 Nh5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 e5 14. dxe6 dxe6 15.
c5 Nd7 16. Nc4 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Na4 Nf6 19. Nxc5 Bc8 20. Ne5 Nd5 21. Nxg6
Re8 22. Nd3 Rb8 23. Nge5 Rb6 24. Rac1 Ba6 25. Rfd1 Qc7 26. Nc4 Rbb8 27. Qa4 Bb5
28. Qa5 Qe7 29. a4 Bxc4 30. Rxc4 Rb6 31. Qc5 Qf7 32. a5 Ra6 33. Qa3 e5 34. Nc5
Bf8 35. b4 e4 36. Nxa6 e3 37. f4 Nf6 38. Rxc6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Bd7 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bc5 {
An odd choice by Morozevich... which one should expect from him!} (7... Ne7 8.
Nd2 Nbc6 9. Nxc6 Nxc6 10. Qe2 (10. Nf3 h6 11. h4 d4 $6 {It seems a bit
premature at this point. Black is lagging behind in development.} 12. O-O dxc3
13. bxc3 Bc5 14. Qe2 Qc7 15. Rb1 O-O-O 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Kb8 {Here White
could head for} 18. Rb2 (18. Be4 Na5 19. Nd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 (38) Nakamura,H 
(2580)-Volkov,S (2629) Tripoli 2004}) 18... Na5 19. Rfb1 b6 20. Be2 $1 {
[%cal Gf3d4,Ge2f3] with the idea of Nd4 and Bf3.} Bc6 $2 21. c4 $16) 10... Qc7
11. Nf3 h6 12. O-O g5 (12... Be7 13. Re1 $14 {1-0 (35) Vallejo Pons,F (2635)
-Rustemov,A (2597) Mondariz 2002}) 13. h3 Bg7 14. Re1 O-O-O 15. Be3 Kb8 $13 {
I propose the following as an alternative to the game 1-0 (74) Nakamura,H 
(2580)-Volkov,S (2629) Tripoli 2004.} 16. Bc5 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Rdxf8 18. b4 $13 (
18. Rac1 Rfg8 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Qb6 21. Qe3 g4 22. h4 g3 $1 $132)) (7...
Nc6 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 (8... bxc6 {This is the main line} 9. O-O Ne7 (9... f5 $6 {
An anti-positional move which one has to overcome with positional manoeuvres}
10. Nd2 (10. c4 $6 {Shabalov's try is too drastic in this game} Ne7 $13 {
0-1 (42) Shabalov,A (2592)-Akobian,V (2547) Stratton Mountain 2003}) 10... Ne7
11. Nf3 c5 12. Re1 a5 13. Rb1 {Shabalov smoothly handles matters and in spite
of the spatial advantage Black has managed to achieve, development remains his
main handicap.} h6 14. b3 g5 15. a3 Bg7 16. b4 c4 17. Bc2 Qc7 18. b5 $36 {
1-0 (39) Shabalov,A (2575)-Akobian,V (2533) Denver 2003}) 10. Nd2 Ng6 11. Nf3
Be7 12. Re1 (12. Qe2 c5 13. c4 $6 {A move not in the spirit of the position}
dxc4 14. Be4 Bc6 15. Qxc4 O-O 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. b3 Rfd8 18. Re1 Rd5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 (41) Potkin,V (2522)-Lastin,A (2632) Istanbul 2003}) 12... c5 (12...
O-O 13. h4 $1 $14 (13. Ng5 $5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 h6 (14... Qxb2 15. h4 $44) 15. Bc1
f5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Qc2 Be8 18. Be3 {1/2-1/2 (52) Ehlvest,J (2600)-Milov,V 
(2592) Santo Domingo 2003. Despite the fact that Black succeeded in getting a
draw, White's advantage is indiputable.})) 13. Rb1 {Frees the bishop on c1.}
Bb5 14. Bc2 a5 15. Ng5 Rd8 16. b3 $13 {1-0 (41) Ehlvest,J (2602)-Ibragimov,I 
(2587) Las Vegas 2003} (16. Qh5 $5)) 9. Qe2 Ne7 10. Nd2 Ng6 11. Nf3 Be7 12. O-O
Qc7 13. Bd2 Bd7 14. Rae1 O-O 15. Nd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 (42) Grischuk,A (2671)
-Gurevich,M (2641) Wijk aan Zee 2002}) 8. O-O (8. Qg4 $6 Ne7 $1 {In the spirit
of the French Defence, Black sacrifices a pawn for sake of his development.} 9.
Qxg7 (9. O-O Ng6 10. Nf3 Bb5 $1 11. Bxb5+ Qxb5 12. Nbd2 Nd7 13. c4 Qc6 14. b3
$11 {1/2-1/2 (23) Khairullin,I (2544)-Volkov,S (2623) Moscow 2008}) 9... Rg8
10. Qf6 Rxg2 11. Bxh7 Ng8 $1 {A move which only computers play! A fantastic
retreat!} (11... Bxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd4 13. Nc3 $13 {1-0 (28) Volokitin,A (2654)
-Volkov,S (2640) Dresden 2007}) 12. Qf3 (12. Qh8 $2 Bxd4 13. cxd4 (13. Bxg8 $4
Bxc3+ $19) 13... Qxd4 14. Be3 Qh4 15. Nc3 Nc6 $19) 12... Rg7 13. Bd3 (13. Bxg8
Bxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 $1 $17) 13... Bxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 {and Black has a clear
advantage!}) 8... Bxd4 9. cxd4 Qxd4 {Morozevich accepts the gambit...and the
challenge!} 10. Nc3 a6 11. Re1 Bc6 (11... Nc6 {After this both Ne2 and Be3 are
alternatives.} 12. Be3 Qb4 13. a3 (13. Bd2 Qd4 $11) 13... Qxb2 14. Na4 Qxe5 15.
Nb6 Rd8 16. Bc5 Qg5 17. f4 {and White's initiative is too dangerous. I believe
that Morozevich was right to continue solidly with his piece development. The
d5-square needs protection.}) 12. Ne2 Qg4 13. h3 Qh5 14. Bf4 Bb5 15. Qb3 (15.
Qc1 $1 Nc6 16. Ng3 Qh4 17. Be4 $1 h6 (17... dxe4 $4 18. Bg5 {The queen is
trapped.}) (17... Qd8 18. Bb1 Rc8 19. a4 Bc4 20. Ne4 $40) 18. Bxd5 {This is
the point! No one can blame Grischuk for not seeing this.} Nge7 (18... exd5 19.
Nf5 Qd8 20. Qc3 $1 {[%cal Gc3g7,Gc3g3]} Nge7 21. Nd6+ Kf8 22. a4 Bc4 23. b3 Qa5
24. Qf3 Nd4 25. Qh5 {with a crushing attack!}) 19. Be4 Nb4 (19... O-O $4 20. a4
{Traps the bishop}) 20. Be3 (20. Bxb7 $2 Nd3 $13) 20... Rc8 21. Qd1 Nbd5 22.
Bd2 $14) 15... Ne7 16. Bxb5+ axb5 17. Qxb5+ Nbc6 18. Qxb7 O-O (18... Rb8 19.
Qa6 O-O {seems better, as a result of White's misplaced queen.}) 19. Qb3 Rab8
20. Qc3 Rfc8 21. Qd2 h6 $44 22. Rac1 Qh4 23. b3 Nf5 24. g4 $5 Nfe7 25. Kg2 Ra8
$2 (25... Ng6 {seems more appealing.}) 26. Rc5 $1 {After this strong move
White starts to prove that he is a pawn up!} f5 27. gxf5 $6 (27. exf6 Qxf6 28.
Bg3 e5 29. b4 {looks like an easier solution.}) 27... Nxf5 28. Rec1 Nce7 29.
Rxc8+ Nxc8 30. Rc6 Qe7 31. Qc2 Qe8 32. a4 Qg6+ 33. Bg3 Nce7 34. Nf4 Qf7 35. Rc7
g5 36. Ne2 Rf8 37. a5 {White has carried off his plan and consolidates his
advantage on the queenside.} h5 $2 {Desperation?!} (37... d4 $1 38. Qd3 (38. a6
$2 Ne3+ 39. fxe3 d3 40. Qxd3 Qf1+ 41. Kh2 Rf2+ $11) 38... Qe8 {and Black can
put up a lengthy resistance!}) 38. Qd2 Qg6 39. a6 h4 40. Bh2 g4 41. Nf4 Qg5 42.
Qe2 $1 {Grischuk plays accurately!} Nh6 (42... g3 43. Qg4 $1 Qxg4 44. hxg4 $18
{[%csl Re7,Rf5][%cal Ga6a8]}) 43. Rxe7 gxh3+ 44. Kxh3 Qxe7 45. Ng6 Qb4 46. Nxf8
Kxf8 47. a7 Qa5 48. Bf4 Nf5 49. Qh5 {Finally White wins with a kingside
assault!} Kg7 50. Qg5+ Kh7 51. Qh5+ Kg7 52. Bg5 Qc3+ 53. Kg2 h3+ 54. Qxh3 Qc6
55. Bf6+ Kg6 56. Qg4+ {A great fight between two uncompromising leading
players!} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. e3 Rc8 12. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. f4 Qe8 8. Nf3
e5 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. d5 Nc5 11. Nd2 Nh5 12. Bxh5 gxh5 13. Qxh5 Nd3+ 14. Ke2 Nf4+
15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Rhf1 Be5 17. g3 fxg3 18. Nf3 Bg7 19. e5 Bxe5 20. Nxe5 f6 21.
Qxe8 Rxe8 22. hxg3 Rxe5+ 23. Kd2 Kf7 24. Rf4 Rf5 25. Raf1 Rxf4 26. Rxf4 Bd7 27.
Ne4 f5 28. Nc5 Bc8 29. b4 b6 30. Nd3 Kf6 31. Rh4 Kg7 32. Kc3 Bd7 33. Ne5 Be8
34. Kd4 h5 35. Nd3 Bf7 36. Nf4 Re8 37. Nxh5+ Bxh5 38. Rxh5 Re4+ 39. Kd3 b5 40.
c5 Re5 41. d6 cxd6 42. c6 Re4 43. Rxf5 Rxb4 44. Rf2 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. Nd1 {Black's expansion on the queenside bears the signs of clear ambition.
The tension along the squares d4-c5 is favourable for him, but he can not
directly benefit from it. With the queenside activity Potkin is trying to
deflect attention from his modestly protected kingside.} b4 10. Be2 Qb6 11. c3
(11. O-O a5 (11... Be7 12. c4 bxc3 13. Nxc3 Rb8 14. b3 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16.
Bxd4 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18. Kh1 Nb6 19. Rac1 Qb4 20. Ne4 Qxd2 21. Nxd2 $14 {
1/2-1/2 Kurnosov,I (2674)-Lysyj,I (2615)/Dagomys 2010 (50)}) (11... cxd4 12.
Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 14. Qxd4 Bc5 15. c3 bxc3 16. bxc3 Ke7 17. Ne3 Bxd4 18.
cxd4 a5 19. Rac1 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 $11 {1/2-1/2 De Firmian,N (2560)-Dreev,A 
(2615)/Manila 1990 (51)}) 12. c3 (12. Rc1 Bb7 13. c3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15.
cxd4 f5 16. g4 Be7 17. gxf5 exf5 18. Bf3 Nf8 19. Qg2 Ne6 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5
Rd8 22. Qg2 $16 {1-0 Andreikin,D (2635)-Shimanov,A (2535)/Dagomys 2010 (56)})
12... Be7 (12... Ba6 13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. f5 exf5 15. Ng5 cxd4 16. cxd4 h6 17. Nh3
Ne7 18. a3 bxa3 19. Rxa3 g5 20. Qf2 Qe6 21. Nc3 Nc6 22. Nb5 Rc8 $11 {1-0
Nijboer,F (2583)-Van Eijk,S (2387)/Groningen 2010 (32)}) (12... g6 13. Nf2 Ba6
14. Bxa6 bxc3 15. bxc3 Qxa6 16. Ng4 Be7 17. Nh6 Nb6 18. Ng5 Nc4 19. Qe2 Nd8 20.
dxc5 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Stellwagen,D (2561)-Heberla,B (2465)/Istanbul
2005 (49)}) 13. Bf2 O-O 14. f5 bxc3 15. bxc3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Qxa6
18. Ne3 Bb4 19. Qd1 Rac8 20. Ng5 Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Bc3 22. Qh4 $16 {0-1 Svidler,P 
(2735)-Morozevich,A (2741)/Monte Carlo 2005 (38)}) 11... bxc3 {The immediate
exchange on the c3-square reveals Black's impatience. The second player would
love to know more about the future structure in the centre.} (11... Rb8 12. O-O
g6 (12... bxc3 13. bxc3 Be7 14. Bd3 $14) 13. Kh1 Na5 14. Bg1 bxc3 15. bxc3 cxd4
16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Ne3 Qb2 18. Qe1 Ne4 19. Rc1 h5 20. Bd3 $11 {1-0 Nijboer,F 
(2584)-Visser,Y (2480)/Hilversum 2006 (48)}) 12. Nxc3 $1 (12. bxc3 cxd4 13.
Nxd4 Nc5 14. Nf2 Na5 15. O-O Be7 16. c4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Rfc1 Bb7 19.
Rxc4 Qd8 20. Qc2 $18 {1/2-1/2 Nijboer,F (2559)-Visser,Y (2470)/Hoogeveen 2007 
(92)}) 12... Rb8 13. b3 Qa5 {The retreat of the queen does not belong to the
dream solutions, but the defender had to solve the problem of his opponent's
threat of Na4.} (13... Qb4 14. O-O cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc5 17. Rad1
Qxd4+ 18. Qxd4 Bb7 19. Qxc5 Nxc5 20. Rc1 Rc8 21. b4 Nd7 $14 {0-1 Inarkiev,E 
(2612)-Kiriakov,P (2565)/Sochi 2005 (68)}) (13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bb4 15. a3 (15.
Nc2 Bc5 16. Na4 Bxe3 $11) 15... Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxb3 18. Qxb3 Rxb3
19. Kd2 f6 20. Rhc1 $16) (13... Be7 $6 14. Na4 Qb4 15. dxc5 $16) 14. Rc1 cxd4 {
After the rook move to c1 Black has to worry about combinations taking
advantage of the pressure along the c-file.} (14... Be7 15. dxc5 Bxc5 (15...
Nxc5 16. Nxd5 $1 Nxb3 17. Qxa5 Nbxa5 18. Nxe7 Nxe7 19. Kf2 $16) 16. Nxd5 Bxe3
17. Nxe3 $16) 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 (15... Bb7 $5 16. O-O (16. f5 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 exf5
18. e6 fxe6 19. Bh5+ g6 20. Bxh8 gxh5 21. Qg5 Bc5 $14) 16... Bc5 17. Rfd1 O-O
18. Nxc6 Bxe3+ 19. Qxe3 Bxc6 20. Bg4 $14) 16. Bxd4 Ba3 (16... Bc5 17. Bxc5 Nxc5
18. Ne4 $1 Qxd2+ 19. Nxd2 Nd7 20. Nf3 $16) 17. Rc2 O-O 18. Na4 $1 {[%mdl 32]
This simple move of exceptional strength emphasises the sound nature of
White's setup. The queen exchange would have led into a position with great
suffering in the worse position. Black decides to look for chances in the
complications, hoping to change the flow of the game.} Bb4 (18... Qxd2+ 19.
Kxd2 f6 20. Bg4 Kf7 21. Rc6 f5 22. Be2 $16) 19. Bc3 f6 (19... Bxc3 20. Qxc3
Qxc3+ 21. Rxc3 f6 22. Bg4 Kf7 (22... f5 23. Be2 g5 24. g3 $16) 23. Rc6 f5 24.
Be2 g5 25. g3 Rb4 26. O-O gxf4 27. Rfc1 (27. gxf4 Rg8+ 28. Kh1 Ke7 $11) 27...
fxg3 28. Rxc8 gxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Rxc8 30. Rxc8 Nxe5 31. Nc5 $14) 20. Bg4 Re8 $2 {
Potkin was reluctant to give up the lion's share of his counterplay with the
help of the f-pawn advance. Unfortunately stubborness will not bring him
relief in the worse position, it will only open up more active options for his
opponent.} (20... fxe5 21. Bxb4 Qxb4 22. Qxb4 Rxb4 23. Bxe6+ Kh8 24. fxe5 Re4+
25. Kd1 Rxe5 26. Re1 Rxe1+ 27. Kxe1 $16) (20... f5 21. Be2 $14) 21. Bxb4 Rxb4 (
21... Qxb4 22. Bxe6+ Rxe6 23. Rxc8+ Kf7 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. O-O $16) 22. O-O {
Grischuk combines exceptional chess talent with the ideal qualities of the
gambler. He has also made his name outside the chess world as a clever poker
player - thus he does not lose his sleep over ocassional missed chance. The
blow on the e6-square could have decided the game in an instant.} (22. Bxe6+ $1
Rxe6 (22... Kh8 23. Bf7 Re4+ 24. Kd1 Qxd2+ 25. Kxd2 Rd8 26. Rhc1 $18) 23. Rxc8+
Kf7 24. O-O Rxa4 25. Qd1 $18) 22... Bb7 (22... fxe5 23. Bxe6+ $18) 23. a3 {
Gifted players are not obliged to look for the best solutions. The simple
doubling of the rooks along the c-file was objectively devastating.} (23. Rfc1
$1 f5 (23... fxe5 24. Rc5 Nxc5 25. Rxc5 Rb5 26. Qxa5 Rxa5 27. Rxa5 exf4 28. Nc5
$18) 24. Bd1 Bc6 25. Rxc6 Rxa4 26. Qxa5 Rxa5 27. a4 $18) 23... Rxa4 24. bxa4
Qxd2 (24... Qxa4 25. Rb1 Ba8 26. Rb4 Qa5 (26... Qxa3 27. Ra2 $18) 27. Bxe6+
Rxe6 28. Rb8+ $18) 25. Rxd2 fxe5 26. fxe5 {Grischuk is logically playing his
own version of chess instead of fishing for the random chances that could lead
to the breaking of his opponent's resistance.} (26. Rb2 $5 Bc6 27. Rc1 Bxa4 28.
Rb4 Bb5 29. Rc7 Nf6 30. fxe5 Nxg4 31. Rxg4 g6 32. Rf4 $18) 26... Nxe5 27. Be2
Rc8 (27... Bc6 28. a5 Nc4 29. Bxc4 dxc4 30. Rd6 Bb5 31. a4 Bxa4 32. Rxa6 c3 33.
Rb6 $18) 28. Rb2 Rc7 (28... Bc6 29. Bxa6 Ra8 30. Rb6 d4 31. Rd1 Bxa4 32. Rxd4
$18) 29. Rb6 Nc4 (29... Re7 30. Bxa6 $18) 30. Bg4 $1 {The elegant finish
somehow justifies White's way of handling the chess game. The witty
combination instantly breaks Black's resistance.} (30. Rxe6 g6 31. Rd1 $18)
30... g6 (30... Nxb6 31. Bxe6+ Kh8 32. Rf8#) 31. Bxe6+ Kg7 32. Rxb7 $1 {
Facing the light hand of Grischuk not even the current champion of Europe
Potkin stood any real chance.} (32. Rxb7 $1 Rxb7 33. Bxd5 Rb3 (33... Rc7 34.
Rc1 $18) 34. Bxc4 Rxa3 35. Bxa6 Rxa4 36. Be2 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.08"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2682"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bd7 5. Qc2 Qc7 6. O-O g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bg7 9. c4 O-O 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Ndb5 Qc8 12. Be3 a6 13. Na3 Be6 14. Rac1 Ne5 15.
b3 Qc7 16. f3 Rfc8 17. Qd2 Qa5 18. Nab1 Bd7 19. a4 Qb4 20. Qd1 Qa5 21. Kh1 Be6
22. Bd2 Qd8 23. Na3 Nc6 24. Nc2 Nd7 25. Nd5 Nc5 26. Rb1 Bxd5 27. exd5 Nd4 28.
Nxd4 Bxd4 29. a5 b6 30. Be1 Bg7 31. axb6 Qxb6 32. b4 Nd7 33. Bf2 Qc7 34. c5
dxc5 35. bxc5 Nxc5 36. Rc1 Qa5 37. d6 exd6 38. Qxd6 Ne6 39. Rxc8+ Rxc8 40. Qxa6
Qxa6 41. Bxa6 Rc6 42. Bd3 Rc3 43. Be4 Nc5 44. Bb1 Nd3 45. Bg1 Bf6 46. Rd1 Nf4
47. Be4 Kg7 48. Bf2 h5 49. g3 Nh3 50. Be1 Re3 51. Kg2 Ng5 52. Bf2 Re2 53. Bd5
Nh3 54. Kxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.08"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. f4 c6 8. Qd2 d5
9. Bxf6 exf6 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Nxd5 Re8 12. Nf3 Be6 13. Ne3 Qe7 14. O-O Bd7 15.
Kf2 Bc6 16. Rae1 Rad8 17. d5 Nc5 18. Bd3 Qc7 19. g3 a5 20. Kg2 Bd7 21. Nd1 f5
22. b3 b5 23. cxb5 Ne4 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Nd4 Qc5 26. Nc6 Bxc6 27. bxc6 Rxd5 28.
Qf2 Qxc6 29. Ne3 Bd4 30. Qc2 Qxc2+ 31. Nxc2 Bc5 32. Re2 Red8 33. Rc1 f5 34. Kf1
Kf7 35. Ne3 Bxe3 36. Rxe3 Rd1+ 37. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 38. Re1 Rxe1+ 39. Kxe1 Ke6 40.
Kd2 Kd5 41. Kc3 Kc5 42. a3 Kd5 43. b4 axb4+ 44. axb4 h6 45. h3 h5 46. h4 Kc6
47. Kc4 Kb6 48. Kb3 Kb5 49. Kc3 e3 50. Kd3 Kxb4 51. Kxe3 Kc3 52. Ke2 Kc2 53.
Ke3 Kd1 54. Kf2 Kd2 55. Kf3 Ke1 56. Ke3 Kf1 57. Kf3 Kg1 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1
Ba3 9. Rc2 Nc6 10. Bc1 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bg2 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 Nb4
15. a3 Nd5 16. Rc2 Qe7 17. Qa1 Rac8 18. O-O c5 19. Rfc1 Rc7 20. dxc5 Rxc5 21.
Rxc5 bxc5 22. Nd2 Rc8 23. Bf3 h6 24. h4 Nb6 25. Qe5 c4 26. bxc4 Qxa3 27. Ra1
Qb4 28. Qa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.10"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3
Nc6 9. a3 a6 (9... d4 {- see Grischuk-Gelfand in CBM 143.}) 10. cxd5 (10. b4 {
is another option.}) 10... exd5 11. Be2 {An absolutely harmless move. Other
possibilities:} (11. Bg5) (11. b4) (11. Bd3 {is probably the most appropriate}
d4 $140 12. Ne2) 11... d4 {A typical equalising break.} (11... Ba7 $5 12. O-O
d4 13. exd4 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bf3 Re8 16. h3 h6 17. Be3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qd3
19. Na4 Bf5 20. Rfd1 Qe4 21. Qxe4 Bxe4 22. Nc5 Bc6 23. Bd4 {1/2 Kallai,G (2495)
-Kovacs,G (2447)/Hungary 2007/EXT 2008}) 12. Na4 (12. exd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 (
13... Qxd4 $144 14. Qxd4 Bxd4 15. O-O Bg4 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. h3 Nf6 18. Rfd1
Rfd8 $11 {1/2 Julia,E (2387)-Strayer,G (2317)/Dos Hermanas 2004/CBM 099 ext 
(73)}) 14. O-O Be6 15. Bf3 (15. Qd2 Qb6 16. Na4 Qa7 17. Rcd1 Rad8 18. Be3 Bxe3
19. Qxd8 Bb3 $1 20. Qd3 Bxd1 21. Bxd1 Bd4 $15 {0-1 Botvinnik,M (2274)
-Mikhalevski,A (2479)/Tel Aviv 2000/CBM 077 (60)}) 15... Qd7 {1/2 Bodiroga,P 
(2439)-Petronijevic,Z (2387)/Yugoslavia 2000/EXT 2005}) (12. Nb5 axb5 13. Rxc5
b4 (13... dxe3 14. Bxe3 b4 15. O-O bxa3 16. bxa3 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Rxa3 18. Nd4 Ne4
19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Rxc6 Nc3 21. Re1 {1/2 Banikas,H (2526)-San Segundo Carrillo,
P (2528)/Leon 2001/CBM 086}) 14. Nxd4 bxa3 15. bxa3 Ne4 16. Rc1 Qa5+ 17. Kf1
Nxd4 18. exd4 Qxa3 19. Qd3 Qe7 20. f3 Nf6 $11 {1-0 Barsov,A (2509)-Gerzhoy,L 
(2485)/Khanty Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139 (78)}) 12... Ba7 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4
Qxd4 15. Qxd4 Bxd4 $11 16. O-O Bd7 17. b3 Bb5 $6 {Underestimating the danger.}
(17... Bc6 $1 $11 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. Bc7 Rd7 20. Bb6 Bxa4 21. Rxd4 Bxb3 22. Rxd7
Nxd7 {In this typical position White has a full compensation for the pawn but
it should be only enough for a draw.}) 18. Rfd1 Bxe2 19. Rxd4 Bb5 (19... Rfe8
$5) 20. Nc3 Bc6 {If Black allows Nc3xb5, White will keep up the pressure as
his bishop will be stronger than Black's knight but now White destroys Black's
pawn structure, and then his knight will be stronger than Black's bishop
despite the fact that the position is quite open!} 21. Bg5 $1 {[%mdl 32]} Rfe8
(21... Nh5 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 $16 {[%csl Rh5]}) 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. f3 {
[%csl Rf6,Rf7] Black fails to organise his defence and is gradually outplayed.}
Re5 24. Kf2 Rae8 25. b4 Kg7 26. Rc2 a5 27. Rcd2 Rc8 28. Rd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8 {
[%mdl 4096]} axb4 30. axb4 f5 31. Ne2 Rb5 32. Rd4 Kf6 33. Nc3 Re5 34. Rh4 Kg7
35. Kg3 Re1 36. Rd4 Rc1 37. Nd1 Kf6 38. Kf4 {[%cal Rd1e3]} Ke7 39. Kxf5 (39.
Ne3 $143 Bd7 {aiming for a rook ending}) 39... Bd7+ 40. Kf4 Be6 41. g4 h6 42.
h4 Rb1 43. Nc3 Rb2 44. h5 Rc2 45. Ne4 Rc6 46. b5 Rc2 47. Rd6 Rb2 48. Rb6 Bd5
49. Ke5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Overlooking Black's reply and letting the victory slip.
} (49. Nc3 Rb4+ (49... Bc6 50. bxc6 Rxb6 51. Nd5+) 50. Kg3 $18) 49... Bc6 $1
50. g5 {The last attempt} Rxb5+ 51. Rxb5 Bxb5 52. g6 $6 (52. gxh6 $142 {
but after} Kf8 53. Nf6 Be2 54. f4 b5 {White has no way to win.}) (52. Nd6 $145
$5 Be2 $1 (52... Bc6 53. Nf5+ Kf8 54. f4 hxg5 (54... Bf3 55. g6 $18) 55. fxg5
Bf3 56. h6 Kg8 57. Kf6 Bh5 58. Nd6 b6 59. Nxf7 $18) 53. g6 $1 f6+ 54. Kd4 Bd1
$1 (54... Kf8 55. Ke3 Ba6 56. Nf5 b5 57. Nxh6 Bc8 58. Nf7 Kg7 59. Nd6 Bd7 60.
f4 $18) 55. Nf5+ Kf8 56. Ke3 Bc2 57. Nxh6 b5 58. Kd2 Bb1 59. Ng4 Kg7 60. Kc3
Ba2 $11) 52... fxg6 53. hxg6 Bd3 54. Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be3 Rc8 8. c3 c5
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. Be2 Ne7 12. Nh4 h6 13. Nxf5 Nxf5 14. Bxc5 Rxc5
15. Bd3 d4 16. Qa4+ b5 17. Qxa6 Rxe5+ 18. Kf1 O-O 19. Bxb5 dxc3 20. bxc3 Qd2
21. Be2 Qxc3 22. Re1 Rd8 23. h4 Ng3+ 24. fxg3 Rf5+ 25. Kg1 Qxe1+ 26. Kh2 Qa5
27. Qc4 Qc5 28. Qb3 Rf2 29. Bf3 Qc2 30. Qb6 Rf8 31. Be4 Qxa2 32. Rd1 Rd2 33.
Rf1 Qb2 34. Qc5 Rdd8 35. Qe7 Qd4 36. Bb1 Qd6 37. Qb7 Rb8 38. Qe4 f5 39. Qe3 Rb4
40. Kh3 Kh8 41. Ba2 Re4 42. Qf3 Qe5 43. Qa3 Rb8 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.11"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e3
c6 9. Nh4 Nb6 10. a3 Bxd2 11. Nxd2 O-O 12. b4 exd4 13. exd4 d5 14. c5 Nc4 15.
Qc2 Be6 16. Nhf3 Re8 17. Rfe1 h6 18. h3 Qc8 19. Nxc4 dxc4 20. Ne5 axb4 21. axb4
Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Bxh3 23. Qxc4 Be6 24. Qd3 Bd5 25. b5 Qd8 26. bxc6 Bxg2 27. Kxg2
Qd5+ 28. Qf3 Qxd4 29. Re1 bxc6 30. Nxc6 Qxc5 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. Nd8 Qe7 33. Nc6
Qd6 34. Na5 Nf6 35. Nc4 Qd4 36. Ne3 g6 37. Nc2 Qe5 38. Ne3 h5 39. Nc4 Qd4 40.
Ne3 Kg7 41. Nc2 Qe5 42. Ne3 Ne4 43. Nc4 Qd4 44. Ne3 Qe5 45. Nc4 Qe6 46. Ne3 Kh7
47. Kg1 Ng5 48. Qd5 Qf6 49. Kg2 Ne6 50. Qf3 Kg7 51. Qxf6+ Kxf6 52. f4 Nd4 53.
Kf2 Nf5 54. Nd5+ Ke6 55. Nc3 Kd6 56. Kf3 Kc5 57. Ne4+ Kd5 58. Ng5 Nd4+ 59. Ke3
Nf5+ 60. Kf3 Nd6 61. f5 gxf5 62. Nh3 Ke5 63. Nf4 Nb5 64. Nxh5 Nd4+ 65. Ke3 Ne6
66. Kf3 f6 67. Ke3 Ng5 68. Nf4 Ne4 69. Nd3+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.12"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3 Be7
8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qb3 Qc8 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Be2 Rd8 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. O-O Be8 14. Bf4
Nd7 15. Nd3 Bd6 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Bf7 18. Rad1 e5 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5+ Kh8
21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.13"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. e5 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qa5 9. exf6 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxg5 11. fxg7 Qxg7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Bxc4 Rd8 14.
Qe3 Bd7 15. O-O Nc6 16. Nf3 Ne7 17. Ne5 Ng6 18. f4 Rac8 19. Be2 Bc6 20. Bf3 Bd5
21. Kh1 b6 22. a4 h6 23. Rae1 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Qg5 25. Qf2 Bc4 26. h4 Qg7 27. Re4
Bxf1 28. Rg4 Bd3 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30. Bb7 Bf5 31. Bxc8 Rxc8 32. Qd4 h5 33. Kh2
Rc5 34. c4 Ra5 35. Qd7 Rc5 36. Qd4 Ra5 37. Qd8 Bg4 38. Kg3 Rxa4 39. Qc7 a5 40.
Qxb6 Rxc4 41. Qxa5 Bf5 42. Qd8 Rg4+ 43. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.14"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 ({It is curious that
there are many games which went} 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Bd3 Nge7 8. O-O {, reaching
the same position as after 9...Nfe7, but... with Black to move! This means
that Ivanchuk's 7...Nf5 is inaccurate, as it basically loses a tempo.}) 6...
Nge7 7. O-O Nf5 {Black has increased his pressure against d4 almost to the
maximum. He threatens ...cxd4 followed by ...Qb6, when the pawn would be in
real danger. White has nothing left apart from switching to one of
Nimzovitsch'' methods: clearing the d4-square for his pieces, aiming for a
dark-squared blockade.} 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bd3 Nfe7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Nb3 Bb6 12.
Re1 Qb8 $146 {Black's new target has become e5.} (12... Bc7 13. Bg5 Qb8 14. Nc5
Bc8 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 $14 {Schlawin,M (2302)-Visser,Y (2480)/
Germany 2006/EXT 2006 (0-1, 41)}) 13. Qe2 Bc7 14. Bxg6 {A forced exchange,
which, however, has the merit of increasing White's overall control on the
dark squares.} hxg6 {Threatening ...Rh5, which would endanger the e5-pawn.} (
14... fxg6 15. Nc5 Bc8 $6 16. Ng5 $36) 15. h4 Rh5 16. Bg5 {White has managed
to consolidate. In order to give meaning to his previous play, Black has to
simplify to a slightly worse ending.} Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxe5
f6 20. Re3 fxg5 21. hxg5 Rxg5 22. Nc5 $14 {Retrieving the pawn is a matter of
time, and Black's structure will remain weakened after that anyway.} O-O-O {
Ivanchuk continues simplifying up to a somewhat unpleasant, but basically
drawn double-rook ending. This should objectively be correct, but in a rapid
game holding a draw may be less easy than expected.} (22... e5 23. f4 (23. Nxb7
Bc6 {looks a bit messy.}) 23... Rh5 24. Rxe5+ Rxe5 25. fxe5 Ke7 26. Nb3 Bf5 27.
Nd4 Be4 $14) 23. Nxe6 Bxe6 24. Rxe6 d4 $1 25. cxd4 Rxd4 26. Rae1 Rd7 27. g3 a6
28. R1e2 Rf7 29. Rc2+ Kd7 30. Rb6 Kd8 31. Kg2 Ra5 32. a3 g5 33. Rd6+ Ke7 34.
Rc7+ Kxd6 35. Rxf7 Rb5 36. b4 a5 37. bxa5 Ke6 38. Rxg7 Rxa5 39. Kh3 Kf6 40.
Rxb7 Rxa3 41. Kg4 Ra4+ 42. Kh5 g4 $2 {A fatal mistake.} (42... Ra2 $1 {should
draw.}) 43. Rb6+ $1 Kf5 44. Rb8 {Black will lose his pawn and the game.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.14"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 (4... Nf6 {may be more flexible,
with chances to "persuade" White to transpose to the main lines after} 5. Nc3
e6 6. g3 Qb6 {and so on.}) 5. g3 ({In order to understand the peculiarities
induced by delaying the queen knight's development, we should refer to the
similar lines after} 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nc2 $6 {Under the given
circumstances, this knight retreat is not popular and rightly so. Black has
more than one way to achieve strong counterplay.} Ne5 (7... d5 {is also good.
Accepting the sacrifice is dangerous, while otherwise the threat of ...d4 is
very strong with the knight on c3.} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 d4 $36 10. Nxd4 $2 {
does not work out well with the king in the centre, because after} Nxd4 11. Be3
Bc5 12. Na4 {Black has} Qa5+) 8. b3 Nfg4 {In the game, this knight will be too
far from delivering this unpleasant attack.} 9. Ne3 (9. e3 Qc6 10. e4 Bc5 {
Oppezzo,S-Bronstein,L (2425)/Buenos Aires 1993/EXT 2000 (0-1, 67)}) 9... Bb4 {
And once again the white knight is exposed.} 10. Bd2 Nxe3 11. fxe3 Bxc3 12.
Bxc3 Qxe3 13. Bxe5 Qxe5 $17 {Jedynak,R (2543)-Jakubowski,K (2458)/Czechia 2008/
EXT 2009 (1/2, 28)}) 5... Qb6 6. Nc2 Ne5 (6... d5 $6 $146 {is not effective
with the knight on b1 yet. White will castle first and only then start
attacking the Isolani.} 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 $14 d4 11.
Nxd4 $1 Nxd4 (11... Qxd4 $2 12. Bxc6+) 12. Be3 $16 Bc5 $140 13. Na4) 7. b3 Qc6
(7... Ng4 {is less effective than ...Nf6-g4 from the main lines (a resource
that is not available here). The main difference is that the pressure against
the f3-square is released, allowing} 8. e3 {, for instance} Qc6 9. f3 {/\Nd4,
fxg4} Ne5 10. Bg2 $16 {Black's initiative has been extinguished and White
maintains his space advantage and better development.}) 8. f3 Nf6 9. Bb2 {
We can see one more positive effect of delaying Nb1-c3: the last developing
move attacks the enemy knight.} Qc7 10. Nc3 a6 {Black has nothing better than
transposing to some sort of Hedgehog position.} 11. f4 $5 $146 {A very
aggressive approach. White prepares a massive kingside attack. Despite having
played g2-g3 on the fifth move, he abandoned the plan of developing his bishop
to g2 completely.} (11. Bg2 d6 12. f4 Ng6 13. O-O {Yermolinsky,A (2590)-De
Firmian,N (2565)/USA 1994/CBM 044/[Stohl] (1-0, 49)}) 11... Ng6 ({The active} 
11... Neg4 {is likely to bring in some material gain, but only at the cost of
neglecting the overall development very badly.} 12. e4 $1 (12. h3 Qc6 13. Rg1
Qb6 14. Rg2 Ne3 $132) 12... Bc5 13. Qf3 Nf2 (13... Bf2+ $2 14. Kd2 {/\e5
leaves Black's pieces hanging.}) 14. b4 Ba7 15. e5 Ng8 (15... N6g4 16. c5 $16)
16. Rg1 Nd1 {Otherwise, the whole attacking operation would end in a fiasco.}
17. Rxd1 Bxg1 18. Ne4 $40 {White is fully mobilised and ready to go for the
poorly defended enemy king.}) 12. e4 d6 13. Qf3 b6 14. O-O-O {More than a
Hedgehog, this looks like becoming a Sicilian with castling on opposite sides.}
Bb7 15. Kb1 Be7 16. g4 $1 {The better developed player is bound to attack,
under the threat of losing his advantage, something Steinitz would agree with.}
({Preparing this action by over-defending f4 with} 16. Bd3 O-O 17. Rhf1 {
would allow Black launching his counterplay in time with} Rfc8 18. g4 b5 19.
cxb5 d5 $44) 16... e5 $6 {Strategically, this is wrong, but Black has a
difficult choice already. As we will see, occupying the f4-square will not
compensate for giving away the more important d5-square.} ({The other way to
attack f4 would be} 16... d5 {, but with his development incomplete Black
cannot entirely justify this opening of the centre:} 17. exd5 (17. e5 $2 d4)
17... Qxf4 18. Qxf4 Nxf4 19. g5 $36 Ng4 {This certainly looks risky, but
otherwise Black would be just worse.} 20. Bc1 Ng6 (20... e5 21. Re1 $16) 21.
Rg1 Nxh2 22. Be2 $16) (16... O-O {would run into White's attack:} 17. g5 Nd7
18. h4 f5 $5 {The only attempt to avoid being pushed back to the wall.} 19. Nd5
$1 exd5 20. exd5 {Threatening to retrieve the piece with h4-h5, but also to
invade the e6-square with the c2-knight.} Rf7 21. h5 Ngf8 22. h6 $40) 17. g5
Nd7 18. f5 Nf4 19. Rg1 g6 20. Ne3 Nc5 21. h4 Bc6 22. Rg4 $5 {Maximalistic play.
In the fight for the central squares, rooks are of little use and Ivanchuk
decides to give up one of them in order to eliminate Black's most active piece.
} ({There was nothing wrong with} 22. Ned5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 $16 {
though.}) 22... Qb7 23. Rxf4 $5 exf4 24. Ned5 $16 {With no space for his
pieces and no safe way of castling, Black is helpless despite his slight
material advantage.} O-O-O (24... a5 25. Nb5 {[%csl Gh8]} Bxd5 26. exd5 O-O 27.
f6 Bd8 28. Nxd6 $18) (24... O-O 25. b4 {Black has similar problems of
coordination as in the game, only that the final attack is likely to take part
on the other wing.}) 25. b4 {Black cannot save his pieces.} Na4 (25... Bxd5 26.
Nxd5 Na4 27. Bxh8 Rxh8 28. Qb3 b5 29. cxb5 axb5 30. Rc1+ Kb8 31. Rc7 $18) 26.
Nxa4 Bxa4 27. Rc1 $3 {A simple, but very strong move. White removes the rook
from the atatcked square (the only justification of the bishop's presence on
a4) and prepares b4-b5, when the opening of the c-file will have disastrous
consequences for Black.} Kb8 (27... Rhe8 28. b5 $1 $18 {[%csl Ga4]}) (27... Bc6
28. b5 Bxd5 29. cxd5+ Kb8 30. bxa6 Qd7 31. Rc6 $18 {There is nothing wrong
with taking on h8 at some point, but maybe the bishop will prove useful for
the attack!?}) 28. b5 $1 {Trapping the bishop.} gxf5 (28... axb5 29. cxb5 Rc8
30. Bxh8 Rxh8 31. Rc7 $18) 29. Qa3 fxe4 30. bxa6 Qxa6 31. Nxe7 $18 {White has
got a material advantage already, while Black's pieces are still hanging.} Qa7
(31... Rhe8 32. Nc6+ $1 $18) 32. Bxh8 Rxh8 33. Qxd6+ Qc7 34. Qf6 Rd8 35. Nd5
Qd6 36. Qxf4 Qxf4 37. Nxf4 Rd2 38. Be2 Rd4 39. Nd5 Kb7 40. Rf1 Rd2 41. Rxf7+
Ka6 42. a3 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.14"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O Ng6 {
Unlike 7...Nf5, as played in the previous French game of the match, this does
not put pressure on d4. Black clears the e7-square for the bishop and prepares
to break up the enemy centre with ...f6. The presence of the knight on g6 is
obviously useful for this plan. Therefore, White immediately takes measures to
force it to retreat.} 8. g3 (8. Be3 Be7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. a3 a5 11. Bd3 {1/2
Kononenko,D (2449)-Sumets,A (2473)/Alushta 2003/CBM 096 ext}) 8... Be7 9. h4
O-O ({Knowing White's plan based on dxc5, it makes sense investigating} 9...
cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. h5 Nh8 12. h6 g6 13. Nbd2 ({Once the c3-square has been
cleared,} 13. Nc3 {looks logical, but the knight cannot get into the fight for
the critical dark squares easily.} f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Be3 Nf7 16. Nh2 Nd6 17.
g4 $6 Bg5 $36 {Lederer,Y (2300)-Psakhis,L (2575)/Kfar Sava 1993/EXT 2002 (0-1,
44)}) 13... f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Nb3 {We can see now the point behind Nbd2:
the exchange in the centre has ensured the knight's stability on b3. The
permanent threat of Nc5 is a bit annoying for Black.} Nf7 16. Nh2 (16. Bf4 $2
g5 {/\ Nh6 Hjartarson}) (16. Be3 Nd6 $15 {Hjartarson}) 16... Nd6 17. Bg4 Rc8 (
17... b6 $142 {Hjartarson}) 18. Nf3 $14 {Hjartarson,J (2535)-Kortschnoj,V 
(2615)/Amsterdam 1991/CBM 023 (1/2, 44)}) 10. h5 Nh8 11. dxc5 (11. h6 {is more
popular, but it makes sense to delay this thematic pawn advance.} g6 12. dxc5
f6 $5 (12... Bxc5 13. b4 Be7 14. b5 Na5 15. Be3 {Li,Z (1907)-Zhang Xiaowen 
(2389)/Hefei 2011/ (1-0, 56)}) 13. exf6 Bxc5 $1 14. Bg5 Nf7 $13 {Timman,J 
(2650)-Nikolic,P (2641)/Amsterdam 1999/CBM 073/[Psakhis] (1/2, 41)}) 11... Bxc5
(11... f6 $6 {does not work out well now, because of} 12. exf6 $16 {Zude,A 
(2395)-Ellers,H (2405)/Germany 1997/GER-chT (1-0, 27) , when the g7-pawn is
attacked, thus preventing ...Bxc5.}) 12. b4 $146 {Starting to fight for the
d4-square, although he will not get to occupy it.} (12. c4 {switching to play
on the light squares seems to offer Black counterchances:} f6 13. h6 g6 14.
cxd5 Nxe5 $13 {Timman,J (2650)-Ljubojevic,L (2570)/Amsterdam 1999/CBM 073/
[Psakhis] (1-0, 35)}) 12... Be7 13. b5 Na5 14. h6 f5 {In a wider sense, we can
claim that this is a novelty, too.} (14... g6 {transposes to the game Li,Z 
(1907)-Zhang Xiaowen (2389)/Hefei 2011/ (1-0, 56) above.}) 15. hxg7 Kxg7 $14 {
Black's kingside is weak and his pieces are displayed all over the board
without the needed harmony. Even though he is slightly underdeveloped, White
is in time to consolidate his advantage.} 16. Kg2 Ng6 17. Rh1 Rf7 18. Bh6+ Kh8
19. Nbd2 Qc7 20. Rc1 Rg8 21. c4 d4 22. Bd3 {So far, Grischuk has played very
well, but starting with this moment, the game goes Ivanchuk's way. Not until
the end, though...} ({Black is well regrouped on the kingside so that time had
come to switch to other parts of the board.} 22. Nb3 Nxb3 23. axb3 Qc5 24. Qxd4
Qxd4 25. Nxd4 Nxe5 26. c5 $16) 22... b6 23. Nxd4 Qxe5 24. N2f3 Qc7 25. Ng5 Bxg5
26. Bxg5 e5 $132 27. Qh5 (27. Nb3 Nxb3 28. axb3 Nf4+ $1 29. gxf4 exf4 30. Qh5
Rfg7 31. Kf1 Be8 $132) 27... Bc8 28. c5 $6 {This sacrifice is not entirely
sound, but this is not easy to prove in rapid games.} exd4 29. cxb6 Bb7+ $2 {
This intermediate check takes the essential b7-square from the queen.} (29...
Qxb6 $1 30. Rc6 Qb7 $1) 30. Kg1 $2 {[%csl Gh1]} (30. f3 $1 $16 Qxb6 $2 (30...
Qe5 31. bxa7 $16) 31. Rc6 Bxc6 32. Bf6+ $1) 30... Qe5 $17 {[%csl Gh1]} 31. Rc7
Rxc7 32. bxc7 Rg7 (32... Bxh1 $5 $17) 33. Rh2 $2 (33. c8=Q+ Bxc8 34. Bh6 $132)
33... Rxc7 $4 (33... f4 $1 $19) 34. Qxg6 $18 Rc1+ $6 {He had planned this one
move earlier already.} 35. Bxc1 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.14"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8.
O-O Nbd7 9. a4 a6 10. Nc3 Rc8 11. d3 Be7 12. e4 O-O 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bf4 Ngf6
15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. a5 Qa7 17. e5 Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Qe2 d4 20. h4 Qa8 21. Ne1
Bxg2 22. Nxg2 Qd5 23. Re1 h6 24. Qg4 Kh7 25. Re2 Rc6 26. Ne1 Rfc8 27. Nf3 f5
28. Qh5 Kg8 29. Nh2 Nc5 30. Rd1 Nxd3 31. Bxh6 gxh6 32. Qg6+ Kf8 33. Qxh6+ Ke8
34. Red2 Nxe5 35. Rxd4 Nf7 36. Qh7 Qe5 37. Nf3 Qh8 38. Qg6 Qh6 39. Qg8+ Qf8 40.
Qh7 Qh6 41. Qg8+ Qf8 42. Qh7 Qh6 43. Qg8+ Qf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.16"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The first game of the final of the World Cup turns out to be the most
important one!} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 {A good sign! Both
players are eagerly playing for a win!} 5. Nc3 b5 {This line is considered
risky according to theory.} 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 {One of many options here. By
far, the most popular one.  Marin,M: 'White gives up the attacking plan based
on f4-f5 and aims for piece pressure in the centre instead.'} Nc6 8. O-O Qb8 {
An interesting move, Black puts his queen in a better place before placing his
bishop on b7.} (8... Nge7 {this "pet" move of Kamsky seems a bit dubious.} 9.
Be3 {is equally good} (9. Re1 Ng6 10. a4 b4 $6 (10... Bc5 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Rxe3
b4 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. a5 $14 {1-0 Adams,M (2731)-Kengis,E (2561)/Leon 2001/CBM
086 (43)}) 11. a5 $1 Qb8 12. Na4 $16 {1-0 Kasimdzhanov,R (2690)-Kamsky,G (2714)
/Moscow 2007/EXT 2008 (39)}) 9... Qb8 (9... Qc7 $2 {loses a pawn} 10. Bxb5 Rb8
11. Bxc6 Nxc6 12. Nd5 $1 $16 (12. b3 {1-0 Sutovsky,E (2665)-Kamsky,G (2705)/
Khanty Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139 (30)})) 10. Re1 Bb7 (10... Ng6 11. a4 b4 12. Nd5
$16) 11. Bc5 Ng6 12. Bxf8 Kxf8 13. Bf1 $14) 9. Re1 Bd6 (9... Nge7 {(Marin,M)
is an important alternative.}) 10. e5 $5 $146 {An interesting novelty by
Grischuk. He takes drastic measures in order to hinder Black's development.}
Bc7 {Marin,M: 'Grischuk had dealt with this kind of battery (Qb8 + Bc7) in one
of his semi-final games against Ivanchuk.'} ({With both wings underdeveloped,
it looks at least risky to accept the offered pawn:} 10... Nxe5 {Marin,M} 11.
Be4 Ra7 12. Be3 $36) 11. Bf4 Nge7 12. Qe2 Ng6 13. Bg3 Bb7 14. Rad1 {Marin,M:
'White has consolidated his space advantage and has a harmonious development.
However, it is not easy to break Black's flexible position.'} Nce7 (14... O-O
$2 {loses a pawn} 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Rxd7) 15. Be4 (15. h4 $5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 f5
$1 17. h5 Nf8 18. a4 b4 19. Na2 {An unclear position has arisen, in which
White's chances are preferable.}) 15... Bxe4 16. Nxe4 O-O {Svidler sacrifices
a pawn in order to find a shelter for his king. Marin,M: 'Black cannot delay
his castling for too long. By giving up the d7-pawn, he invites the rook to
step deep into his territory and let itself be trapped.'} 17. Rxd7 {Marin,M:
'This should be correct, but at some point White will have to sacrifice at
least an exchange. Grischuk was approaching severe time trouble already and
lost the thread soon.'} Nd5 {Now the rook is trapped on the seventh rank.} 18.
Nd6 $2 {Grischuk is too optimist!} (18. Qd2 Qc8 (18... Qb6 19. h4 Qc6 20. Rxc7
Nxc7 21. h5 Ne7 22. h6 {with a crushing attack!}) 19. Rxd5 exd5 20. Nd6 Bxd6
21. exd6 Qf5 22. Re3 Rfe8 23. Rd3 Qf6 24. c3 Qe6 25. Rxd5 Nf8 26. h3 {and
White would enjoy a slight but stable advantage.}) 18... Nb6 19. Rxf7 Rxf7 20.
Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Ng5+ Kg8 22. Nxe6 {White has 3 pawns for the piece, however,
Black has enough time to regroup. I believe that Grischuk's plan was dubious.}
Qc8 23. Qg4 Ra7 24. Rd1 Na4 $1 {Black is slightly better now.} 25. h3 Nxb2 26.
Rd5 Bb6 {Svidler has consolidated his advantage. It is all over now.} 27. Rd6
Nc4 28. Qf5 Rf7 29. Qe4 Nxd6 30. exd6 Nf8 {The first and very last decisive
game of the final!} 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.17"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Bc4 Rc8 12. Qe2 Nb6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bxe6
Qxe6 15. b3 O-O 16. Rd1 Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.18"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C64"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Ne4 7. O-O d5 8. exd6
Nxd6 9. Re1+ Be6 10. Bg5 Qc8 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. Nd2
Qa6 15. b3 Qb6 16. Be3 Qxd4 17. Bxd4 Rfd8 18. Nf3 Bd5 19. Ne5 Nb5 20. Rad1 f6
21. Nd3 Bf7 22. Nc5 Rd5 23. Rc1 Nxd4 24. cxd4 Rxd4 25. h3 Rd2 26. Re7 Rxa2 27.
Rxc7 Re8 28. Nb7 h5 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.19"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. O-O Qc7 8.
c4 e6 9. b3 b6 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Rd1 Be7 12. h3 Rd8 13. Qe3 O-O 14. Ba3 Rfe8 15.
Rac1 h6 16. b4 Rc8 17. Bb2 Qb8 18. Bd3 Nh7 19. Ne2 Ba8 20. e5 Ng5 21. Nxg5 Bxg5
22. f4 Be7 23. Be4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Red8 25. Nd4 Bf8 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. exd6 Re8
28. Rc3 Qa8 29. Qxa8 Rxa8 30. c5 bxc5 31. bxc5 Reb8 32. Ba3 Rd8 33. c6 Rac8 34.
Bb2 Nb8 35. c7 Rxd6 36. Rxd6 Bxd6 37. cxb8=Q Rxb8 38. Bc1 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kogan, Artur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nereto"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Nb5 Na6 8.
c4 Qc6 9. a3 Be7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Be2 Rd8 12. Qc2 Nc5 13. b4 Qe4 14. Qxe4 Ncxe4
15. Bb2 Bd7 16. O-O a5 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Rfd1 Bc5 19. Bd4 Bxb5 20. Bxc5 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 Nxc5 22. cxb5 Kf8 23. Rc1 Nfe4 24. Ng5 Rxa3 25. Nxh7+ Ke8 26. h4 f6
27. Bh5+ Ke7 28. Bg6 Nc3 29. Kh2 b6 30. g4 Ne2 31. Re1 Nf4 32. h5 Nd7 33. Bb1
Ne5 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ragger, Markus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 a6 7. Be2 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Nxc5 Nxc5 10. Nd4 Ne7 11. O-O O-O 12. a4 Rc8 13. Be3 Nd7 14. f4 Be4 15.
c3 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 17. a5 f6 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. Rf2 Qg6 20. Bh5 Qh6 21. Be2
Qg6 22. Qb3 Rc7 23. Re1 Ne5 24. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tikkanen, Hans"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lunds"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h3
Ngf6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. g3 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8.
Qxe4 e6 9. Bg2 Qd5 10. d3 Nd7 11. O-O Qxe4 12. dxe4 a5 13. Rd1 Bc5 14. Kf1 Ke7
15. a4 Rhd8 16. b3 e5 17. Bb2 f6 18. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.10.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 O-O 12. Be3 Ra8 13. Nbd2 Re8 14. Re1 h6 15. Qc2
Bb7 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Bxa7 Rxa7 19. f4 Re7 20. e5 Qe8 21. Nf3
dxe5 22. fxe5 Nd7 23. e6 fxe6 24. Qf5 Kh8 25. Rxe6 Rxe6 26. Bxe6 Nf6 27. Nd4
Be4 28. Qe5 Qg6 29. g4 Ra8 30. Rf1 Re8 31. Qxc7 Qg5 32. Qf4 Qc5 33. Kh2 b4 34.
Bf7 Rc8 35. Ne6 Qe7 36. g5 Qxf7 37. Qxe4 Nxe4 38. Rxf7 Nxg5 39. Rc7 Re8 40.
Nxg5 hxg5 41. cxb4 Re2+ 42. Kg3 Rxb2 43. Rb7 Kh7 44. Kg4 Kh6 45. Kf5 Rf2+ 46.
Ke5 Rf4 47. Kd5 Kh5 48. Kc5 Kh4 49. Rxg7 Rf5+ 50. Kb6 Rf6+ 51. Ka7 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moldova"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MDA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. bxa6 d6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Nd2 Bxa6 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. e4 Ba6 14. Rd1 Ng4 15.
Nf3 Nc4 16. h3 Nge5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Rb1 Qa5 19. Bg5 Rfe8 20. Kh1 h6 21. Bc1
Reb8 22. Bf1 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Nc4 24. Kg2 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Rxb1 26. Qxb1 Kg7 27. h4
Qxa2 28. Bf4 Qxb1 29. Rxb1 f6 30. Rb7 Re8 31. Ra7 g5 32. Bc1 Kf7 33. Ra4 Ne5
34. f4 Nd3 35. Be3 gxh4 36. gxh4 h5 37. Kf3 Rg8 38. Ke2 Nb2 39. Ra2 Nc4 40. Bf2
Rg4 41. Kd3 Nb6 42. Ra6 Nd7 43. Ra7 Ke8 44. Ra8+ Kf7 45. Ra7 Ke8 46. Ra8+ Kf7
47. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 Nec6 8. Nb3
Bxc5 9. Nxc5 Qa5+ 10. c3 Qxc5 11. Be3 Qe7 12. b4 Nd7 13. Bg5 f6 14. exf6 Nxf6
15. b5 Nd8 16. O-O Nf7 17. Bh4 O-O 18. c4 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Nd6 20. Bb3 Nxb5 21.
Qe2 Nc7 22. Nd4 Bg6 23. Rac1 Rae8 24. Qe5 Ncd5 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Qxf6 Rxf6 27.
Nxe6 Bf7 28. Ng5 Nf4 29. Nxf7 Ne2+ 30. Kh1 Nxc1 31. Rxc1 Rxf7 32. g3 Kf8 33.
Bxf7 Kxf7 34. Kg2 Ke6 35. Re1+ Kd7 36. Rxe8 Kxe8 37. Kf3 Kd7 38. Ke4 Kd6 39. f4
h5 40. Kf5 Ke7 41. Kg6 Kf8 42. Kxh5 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.05"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. h3 a4 12. Rb1 h6 13. Kh2 Ra5 14. b4 axb3 15. axb3
e5 16. b4 Ra8 17. d5 e4 18. Nxe4 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 Nxd5 20. b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.07"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8.
Nf3 Bg7 9. Qb1 Qd5 10. Be2 Bf5 11. Qb2 Nd7 12. O-O {This position has been
seen in several games of Grischuk's team mate Peter Svidler. Although the
outcome of the opening was slightly favourable for White on most occasions,
Svidler obtained excellent results: 2.5 out of 3!} Bd3 (12... Nb6 13. a4 a5 14.
Nd2 Bd3 15. Bxd3 cxd3 16. Rfb1 Qc6 {Aronian,L (2741)-Svidler,P (2750)/Moscow
2006/CBM 116/[Krasenkow] (0-1, 24)}) (12... e5 13. Qb4 c5 14. Qxc4 Qxc4 15.
Bxc4 Rc8 16. Bd5 Bd3 17. Rfd1 Ba6 18. Rab1 $14 {Aronian,L (2761)-Svidler,P 
(2742)/Dortmund 2006/CBM 114/[Krasenkow] (0-1, 47)}) 13. Bxd3 cxd3 14. Rad1
$146 (14. Rfd1 Qe4 15. Qb1 c5 16. Rxd3 Rc8 17. a4 $14 {Eljanov,P (2751)
-Svidler,P (2735)/Astrakhan 2010/CBM 137/[Marin,M] (1/2, 44)}) 14... e5 $5 {
Grischuk may have prepared this same pawn break against 14.Rfd1 as well. Black
gets the e7-pawn out of the enemy bishop's reach, threatening to consolidate
his d3-pawn and getting ready to castle. Besides, Rxd3 is prevented in view of
...e4} 15. e4 {A logical atttempt to take over the initiative. Capturing on e5
does not offer much.} (15. dxe5 O-O 16. Qb3 (16. Qb1 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18.
Rxd3 Qc4 $11) 16... Qc6 {it is not easy to take advantage of the exposed
position of the black queen, for instance} 17. Nd4 $6 Qe4 {[%csl Gh4]}) (15.
Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 O-O $11 17. f4 Qe4 $132 {[%cal Ge4e3,Gg7e5]} 18. Bf2 $6 c5
$1) (15. c4 $5 {deserves to be investigated, as the main alternative to the
game move.}) 15... Qxe4 16. Rfe1 Qd5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Qb4 {The only way to
keep fighting for the initiative.} c5 19. Qb5+ Qc6 20. Qxc6+ bxc6 21. dxe5 c4 {
Black's pawns are not as impressive as they look. In fact, they will both
perish within a few moves.} 22. Re4 O-O 23. Rxc4 Bxe5 24. Rxd3 {White is not
in a hurry to take on c6. In the long run, the c6-pawn may become a real
weakness.} (24. Rxc6 Rac8 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rxd3 Rxc3 $11) 24... Rfe8 25. g4 (
25. Rxc6 Rac8 $11) 25... Re6 26. Kg2 {White's rooks are slightly more active,
but Black finds the best defensive method: simplifying to a rook ending where
White's extra pawn will be impossible to convert. We can conclude that Black's
new idea ...e5 has been justified.} h6 $1 27. Re3 Rae8 28. Ra4 g5 29. Bg3 Bxg3
30. Rxe6 Rxe6 31. hxg3 Re5 {Rook activity is more important than material.} (
31... Re7 32. Ra6 Rc7 33. Kf3 $14 {Black's passivity may cause him troubles.})
32. Rxa7 Re4 33. Kf3 Rc4 34. a4 ({White, does not like having a passive rook
either:} 34. Ra3 Kg7 35. Rb3 c5 $1 {><b4} (35... Kf6 36. Ke3 Rxg4 $6 37. Rb4 $1
$16 {leads to a dangerous pawn ending.}) 36. Ra3 (36. a3 Kf6 $22 {drops a pawn
already.}) 36... Kf6 $11 {Despite his extra pawn, White is doomed to passivity.
}) 34... Kg7 35. Re7 Rxa4 ({Avoiding the trap} 35... Rxc3+ $2 36. Re3 {
followed by Ra3, with a probably winning endgame.}) 36. Re4 Ra6 37. Ke3 Kf6 38.
Kd4 Ra2 39. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.08"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. Na3 Nec6 8. c4
cxd4 9. Nb5 a6 10. Bg5 Qd7 11. Nbxd4 Be4 12. Rc1 h6 13. Be3 Be7 14. cxd5 Bxd5
15. Bc4 O-O 16. Qe2 Rd8 17. Rfd1 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Qe8 19. Qb3 Rd7 20. a3 Bf8 21.
Nxc6 Nxc6 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Rd1 Qc8 24. Rc1 Qd7 25. Rd1 Qc8 26. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.09"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Nxg5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 11. exf6 Bb7 12. g3 c5 13. d5 Qb6 14. Bg2 b4 15. O-O
O-O-O 16. Na4 Qa6 17. a3 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Ne5 19. Qe2 Rxd5 20. axb4 cxb4 21. Nc3
Qd6 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. f3 Bc5+ 24. Be3 Nd3 25. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 26. Kh1 Qd4 27. Ra5
Rd8 28. Rfa1 Rd7 29. h4 Nxb2 30. h5 Nd3 31. h6 b3 32. h7 Rd8 33. Kg2 b2 34. Rh1
Kc7 35. Rg5 Nc1 36. Qc2 Qd2+ 37. Qxd2 Rxd2+ 38. Kh3 Rd8 39. Rg8 b1=Q 40. h8=Q
Qf5+ 41. Kh4 Rxg8 42. Qxg8 Qxf6+ 43. Kh3 Qh6+ 44. Kg2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.10"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qd3 e6 8. Bg5
c5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. d5 Bb7 11. O-O-O b4 12. Na4 Qxd5 13. Qxd5 Bxd5 14. Nb6 Bxf3
15. gxf3 Ra7 16. e3 Rb7 17. Nc4 Rg8 18. f4 f5 19. Be2 Be7 20. Bf3 Rd7 21. Rxd7
Kxd7 22. Bh5 Bf6 23. Rd1+ Ke7 24. Rd6 Rg1+ 25. Bd1 e5 26. fxe5 Bxe5 27. Rh6 Bf6
28. Rxh7 f4 29. exf4 Nd7 30. Ne3 Kf8 31. Kc2 Bg7 32. Nf5 Bxb2 33. Be2 Kg8 34.
Rh3 Bc3 35. Bxa6 Ra1 36. Bc4 Nb6 37. Rg3+ Kf8 38. Rd3 Kg8 39. Rd8+ Kh7 40. Bxf7
c4 41. Rd6 Rxa2+ 42. Kd1 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.11"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lenic, Luka"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nd5
$5 {A slightly unusual try in the most theoretical line. Generally, just top
players are allowed to break the main rule- don't move the same piece twice in
the opening.} Rb8 {Trying to get away from different pins on the diagonal.
Other moves have to be checked} (8... Bg4 9. c3 Rb8 (9... Nxd5 10. Bxd5 Qd7 11.
h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 O-O 13. Qg4 Qe8 14. d4 h5 15. Qg3 exd4 16. Bh6 Qe5 17. f4
dxc3+ 18. Kh1 h4 19. Qg4 Qf6 20. Bg5 Qg6 21. f5 $18 {Chadaev,N (2568)-Krylov,M
(2499)/Moscow RUS 2011}) 10. h3 Bh5 11. Re1 h6 12. d4 Ba7 13. Be3 exd4 14. cxd4
Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Bxd4 $2 (15... Nxd4) 16. e5 $1 dxe5 17. Rac1 Bxe3 18. Rxc6 Bd4
19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rxf6 Rf8 21. Bxf7+ Ke7 22. Re6+ Kd7 23. Qc6+ Kc8 24. Qxa6+
Rb7 25. R6xe5 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Rxf7+ 27. Kg1 Rf6 28. Qa8+ Rb8 29. Qe4 Rf8 30.
Qg4+ {1-0 Chadaev,N (2535)-Huschenbeth,N (2414)/Neustadt 2008}) (8... h6 9. c3
O-O 10. a4 Ba7 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bd5 Bd7 13. d4 Bb6 14. Be3 Rab8 15. axb5 axb5
16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Qh5 c6 20. Ba2 Rbe8 21. Rfd1 Be6
22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. g3 Rd8 24. Kg2 Ree8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Rd1 Qe7 27. Qf5 g6 28.
Qd7 Qxd7 29. Rxd7 b4 {1/2 Smirin,I (2676)-Ganguly,S (2627)/Ningbo 2011; and
Black will defend a slightly worse endgame.}) ({Of course, it is a bit strange
that nobody has tried to win a pawn by playing} 8... Nxe4 9. Qe2 Bf5 (9... Nf6
{is very risky:} 10. Nxf6+ gxf6 (10... Qxf6 11. Bd5 Bd7 12. Qe4) 11. Bd5 Bd7
12. d4 $1) 10. d3 Nf6 11. Bg5 Be6 12. c3 Ba7 13. d4 O-O 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Bh6
{with serious compensation for the pawn.}) 9. c3 Nxd5 ({Possible was the
typical Arkhangelsk move} 9... h6) 10. Bxd5 Ne7 11. Bb3 ({It was possible to
start with the central break} 11. d4) 11... O-O 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Bb6 14. h3
h6 15. Re1 ({A typical Spanish flank strategy was not so successfull here:} 15.
a4 c5 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. Bf4 Rb7 18. Qe2 c4) 15... c5 16. Be3 Bb7 $6 {It is not
clear to which diagonal the bishop belongs, so a more cautious strategy was
possible:} (16... c4 17. Bc2 Re8 18. d5 Ng6) 17. Rc1 $6 ({White could create
some unpleasant threats after} 17. dxc5 dxc5 18. Ne5) 17... Rc8 ({It was
possible to return to the previous plan} 17... c4 18. Bc2 Ng6) 18. dxc5 Bxc5 ({
Sadly, it is not possible to capture with the pawn:} 18... dxc5 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8
20. Ne5 Rf8 21. Nd7 Ba5 22. Rf1) 19. Nh4 $5 ({Slightly better here was the
central move with the bishop, but Grischuk wants to develop his initiative on
the kingside.} 19. Bd4) 19... Qb6 $2 ({It was much better was to start some
simplifications:} 19... Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Rxc1 21. Qxc1 d5 22. Rd3 Qd6 23. Nf3 a5
24. Qd2 a4 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Rc8 {with next ...Rc5, returning back the
pawn.}) 20. Rc3 $1 Rcd8 ({It would be better to deflect the dangerous bishop
b3:} 20... a5) 21. Qh5 ({It was not bad to exchange this unfortunate knight:} 
21. Nf5 Nxf5 22. exf5 Be4 23. f6) 21... Bxe3 22. Rcxe3 ({A very tempting
option was to try to bring both white rooks to the kingside:} 22. Rexe3) 22...
d5 {A natural central counterstrike.} 23. Rg3 Kh8 ({After} 23... Ng6 {White
had few good options as} 24. e5 (24. Nf5)) 24. exd5 $6 (24. Rd1 {would be very
strong.}) 24... Nxd5 25. Nf5 (25. Qf5 {would not be dangerous because of} Qd4)
25... Nf4 ({Black was suffering after} 25... Qf6 26. Nxg7 Nf4 27. Qf5 Qxf5 28.
Nxf5 Rd2 29. Kf1 Rxb2 30. Nxh6) 26. Qg4 Ng6 ({Another defence led to an
endgame with a pawn down:} 26... g5 27. h4 Rfe8 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Re3 Rxe3 30.
fxe3 Bc8 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Qxg5 Bxf5 33. Qxf4) 27. Nh4 ({Even stronger was} 27.
Ne7 Rd6 28. Re2 $1 {preparing Bxf7 and protecting the f2/pawn for this reason!}
) 27... Rd6 ({An unpleasant endgame followed} 27... Bc8 28. Nxg6+ fxg6 29. Qxg6
Qxf2+ 30. Kh2 Qf6 31. Qxf6 Rxf6 32. Re7 g5 33. Rc3 {and both white rooks will
control the 7th rank.}) 28. Bxf7 $1 {Grischuk made this move with 1 second
left on his clock!!} Rxf7 29. Nxg6+ Kh7 30. Nf8+ ({Black could continue the
fight with a pawn down after} 30. Nf4 Rdf6 31. Re6 Qd4 32. Rxf6 Qxf6 33. Nd3
Re7) 30... Kg8 31. Re8 $1 {Now White's attack will be too strong.} Qxf2+ 32.
Kh2 g5 33. Ne6+ Kh7 34. Nxg5+ ({Everything is winning, but the best was} 34.
Qh5) 34... hxg5 35. Qh5+ Rh6 36. Qxg5 1-0

[Event "RUS GP rap final"]
[Site "Apatity"]
[Date "2011.12.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Evdokimov, Alexander A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2569"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2011.12.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. Nd2
Nbc6 9. N2f3 Bg4 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Qc7 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nf5 14. Bf4 Rd8
15. Bd3 Be7 16. Qc2 Nfd4 17. Nxd4 Rxd4 18. Be3 Rd7 19. Be4 Nxe5 20. Qxc7 Rxc7
21. Rac1 Nc6 22. Bxa7 O-O 23. Bb6 Rd7 24. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Ra8 26. Rd7 Rxa2
27. g3 Kf8 28. Rxb7 Nd8 29. Rd7 Ke8 30. Rd2 f5 31. Bd3 Nf7 32. Re2 Ng5 33. Bc4
Ra1+ 34. Kg2 Kf7 35. f3 Rc1 36. b3 Kf8 37. h4 Nf7 38. Bxe6 f4 39. gxf4 Bxh4 40.
Bc4 Be7 41. Ra2 g6 42. Ra8+ Kg7 43. Bd4+ Bf6 44. Bxf6+ Kxf6 45. Ra6+ Kg7 46.
Ra7 Rc2+ 47. Kg3 Rxc4 48. bxc4 Kf6 49. c5 h5 50. c6 Nd6 51. c7 Ke6 52. Ra6 1-0

[Event "RUS GP rap final"]
[Site "Apatity"]
[Date "2011.12.02"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Evdokimov, Alexander A"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2011.12.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Rad1 Nb4 13. Ne5 Bd5 14. Nxd5 exd5
15. Qb3 c6 16. Rfe1 Bd6 17. Bd2 Qe7 18. Bc3 Rfe8 19. Bh3 c5 20. Bxb4 axb4 21.
Ng4 c4 22. Qf3 Ne4 23. Ne3 Ng5 24. Qg4 Nxh3+ 25. Qxh3 Qe6 26. Qg2 Rxa4 27. Nxd5
Ra2 28. Rb1 c3 29. bxc3 Rxe2 30. Rxe2 Qxe2 31. Nxb4 Bxb4 32. cxb4 Qd3 33. Rf1
Re4 34. Qh3 g6 35. Qc8+ Kg7 36. Qxb7 Qxd4 37. b5 Re2 38. Qf3 Rb2 39. Rd1 Qc4
40. Qd5 Qxb5 41. Qd4+ Kg8 42. Qd8+ Kg7 43. Qd4+ Kg8 44. Qe4 Re2 45. Rd8+ Kg7
46. Qd4+ Qe5 47. Qxe5+ Rxe5 48. h4 h5 49. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS GP rap final"]
[Site "Apatity"]
[Date "2011.12.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.12.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 Nec6 8. Nb3
Bg4 9. O-O Nd7 10. Nfd4 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxc5 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Re1
Rc8 15. c3 O-O 16. Qg4 Kh8 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. Be3 Qa6 19. Bd4 Nc5 20. h4 Qa4 21.
Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Re3 Bxd4 23. cxd4 Qc2 24. Rg3 Qg6 25. Qf4 Qh5 26. Re1 h6 27. Rg4
Rc2 28. Qg3 Rg8 29. b3 Rxa2 30. Rc1 a5 31. Rc7 b5 32. Rf4 Ra1+ 33. Kh2 Qd1 34.
Qe3 Qh1+ 35. Kg3 Rg1 36. Qf3 f5 37. h5 g5 38. Rxf5 Qh4# 0-1

[Event "RUS GP rap final"]
[Site "Apatity"]
[Date "2011.12.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2011.12.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 f6 12. O-O Nc5 13. Ne3 Bg6 14. b4 Ne6
15. b5 Rd8 16. Qb3 Nxf4 17. gxf4 Bf7 18. Qc2 Nd7 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Qe4+ Be7 21.
Nf5 Nc5 22. Qxc6+ Qxc6 23. Bxc6+ Kf8 24. Rad1 Rc8 25. Bd5 Bg6 26. Nxe7 Kxe7 27.
Nb5 Bc2 28. Nxa7 Bxd1 29. Nxc8+ Rxc8 30. Rxd1 Nxa4 31. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS GP rap final"]
[Site "Apatity"]
[Date "2011.12.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2011.12.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O Nf6 5. c4 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. d4 Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Bf4 cxd5 15.
exd5 Nac4 16. b3 Nb2 17. Qd2 N2c4 18. bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qd3 Nb2 20. Qe3 Nc4 21. Qe4
f5 22. Qd3 Nb2 23. Qd2 Nc4 24. Qd1 Nb2 25. Qb3 Bxd4 26. d6+ e6 27. Nd5 Ba4 28.
Qxb7 Rc2 29. Be3 Bxe3 30. Rxe3 Nc4 31. Ne7+ Kf8 32. Rxe6 Nxd6 33. Rf6+ Kg7 34.
Nxf5+ Kxf6 35. Qg7+ Kxf5 36. Bh3+ Ke4 37. Rd1 Nc4 38. Bg2+ Kf5 39. Bh3+ Ke4 40.
Rxd8 Rxd8 41. Qe7+ Ne5 42. Bg2+ Kf5 43. Bh3+ Ke4 44. Qxd8 Rc1+ 45. Kg2 Bb5 46.
f3+ Nxf3 47. Qe7+ Ne5 48. Qb4+ Bc4 49. Be6 Rc2+ 50. Kh3 Nf3 51. Qb7+ Ke3 52.
Qxa7+ Ke4 53. Qb7+ Ke3 54. Qb6+ Ke4 55. Qc6+ Kd4 56. Qb6+ Kd3 57. Bxc4+ Rxc4
58. g4 Ng5+ 59. Kh4 Nf3+ 60. Kg3 Ne5 61. h3 h5 62. gxh5 gxh5 63. Qd6+ Ke4 64.
Qe6 Rc6 65. Qe8 Rf6 66. a4 Rf3+ 67. Kh4 Ra3 68. Qa8+ Ke3 69. Kxh5 Nf3 70. a5
Kf2 71. a6 Ra5+ 72. Kh6 Nd4 73. Qb7 Nf5+ 74. Kh7 Ne3 75. a7 1-0

[Event "RUS GP rap final"]
[Site "Apatity"]
[Date "2011.12.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2011.12.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h6 5. g4 Bd7 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg2 Ne7 11. Nh3 Nbc6 12. Bf4 Be6 13. Bg3 Qd7 14. f3 h5 15. Ng5
hxg4 16. fxg4 Bxg4 17. Qd2 f6 18. Nf3 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. O-O-O Bxf3 21.
Bxf3 O-O-O 22. Qg5 Qd6 23. Ne4 Qc7 24. Nxc5 Qxc5+ 25. Kb1 Qd6 26. h5 Qf6 27.
Qe3 Kb8 28. Rhf1 Qf5+ 29. Ka1 e4 30. Be2 Qe5 31. Rf7 d4 32. Qa3 d3 33. Bg4 Rhe8
34. Qb3 Rf8 35. Rdf1 Rxf7 36. Rxf7 Qg5 37. a3 Qxg4 38. Rxe7 Qg1+ 39. Ka2 Qb6
40. Qd1 e3 41. Rxg7 e2 42. Qe1 Qe6+ 43. b3 d2 44. Qg3+ Qd6 45. Qf3 Qd5 46. Qf4+
Ka8 0-1

[Event "RUS GP rap final"]
[Site "Apatity"]
[Date "2011.12.03"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2011.12.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Qc2 Nf6 7. e3 Nh5 8. Be5
Nd7 9. Be2 Nxe5 10. dxe5 g6 11. Bxh5 gxh5 12. Nf3 f6 13. e4 d4 14. exf6 Bxf6
15. O-O-O Bg4 16. e5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bxe5 18. Qf5 Qf6 19. Qxh5+ Kd7 20. Ne4 Qf4+
21. Kb1 b6 22. Rhg1 Rag8 23. Rg3 Kc7 24. Rdg1 Rg6 25. Rg4 Qxh2 26. Qf5 Rd8 27.
Ng5 Rd5 28. f4 Bf6 29. Ne6+ Kd6 30. Qe4 Qxg1+ 31. Rxg1 Rxg1+ 32. Kc2 d3+ 33.
Kd2 Rb1 34. Nf8 Rxb2+ 35. Kd1 Bc3 0-1

[Event "RUS GP rap final"]
[Site "Apatity"]
[Date "2011.12.03"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B61"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2011.12.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Qd2 Rc8 8.
f4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Qa5 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 e6 12. O-O-O Bc6 13. Nb5 Bxb5 14. exf6
Bc6 15. h4 g6 16. Bc4 Bc5 17. Qe5 Bb6 18. Qd6 Bc5 19. Qe5 Bb4 20. Qe3 Qc5 21.
Qe2 O-O 22. a3 Bxa3 23. bxa3 Qxa3+ 24. Kb1 Qb4+ 25. Bb3 Be4 26. Rd3 Bxd3 27.
Qxd3 Rc3 28. Qd1 Qe4 29. Kb2 Qe5 30. Kb1 a5 31. Re1 Qf5 32. g4 Qb5 33. Bc1 a4
34. Qd2 axb3 35. Qxc3 bxc2+ 36. Kxc2 Qa4+ 37. Kb1 Qxg4 38. Bb2 Qxh4 39. Qd2 h6
40. Rc1 g5 41. Qd3 Ra8 42. Rc7 Qh1+ 43. Rc1 Qd5 44. Qxd5 exd5 45. Rc7 b5 46.
Rd7 Rc8 47. Be5 h5 48. Rxd5 Kh7 49. Bd4 Kh6 50. Be3 Rg8 51. Kc2 b4 52. Kd3 h4
53. Ke4 Kh5 54. Kf3 Rg6 55. Kg2 b3 56. Rb5 b2 57. Bd4 Rg8 58. Rxb2 Re8 59. Rb7
Kg6 60. Re7 Rd8 61. Be3 Rd5 62. Re8 Kxf6 63. Kh3 Kf5 64. Bxg5 Kxg5 65. Rg8+ Kf4
66. Kxh4 f5 67. Kh3 Rd2 68. Rf8 Rf2 69. Ra8 Re2 70. Rf8 Ra2 71. Rf7 Re2 72. Rf8
Rf2 73. Ra8 Rb2 74. Rf8 Ke4 75. Kg3 Rb3+ 76. Kf2 Rb2+ 77. Kg3 Rb3+ 78. Kf2 Kf4
79. Kg2 Rb2+ 80. Kh3 Ke4 81. Kg3 Rb3+ 82. Kf2 Rf3+ 83. Kg2 Rd3 84. Kf2 Kf4 85.
Kg2 Rg3+ 86. Kf2 Ra3 87. Kg2 Ra5 88. Rb8 Ra2+ 89. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D74"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8.
d4 Bf5 9. Nd2 Ndb4 10. d5 Ne5 11. a3 Bc2 12. Qe1 Na6 13. Nde4 c6 14. Bf4 Bb3
15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Qd2 f5 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Nd2 Bf7 20. Rfd1 Nc5
21. Kf1 Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Be2 Bg6 8. O-O
Nf5 9. Ng5 Be7 10. Nh3 c5 11. c3 c4 12. Nd2 h6 13. a4 Bh7 14. g4 Nh4 15. f4 h5
16. gxh5 Bf5 17. Bg4 Qb6 18. a5 Qc6 19. Re1 g6 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Bxf5 gxf5 22.
Nf3 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 O-O-O 24. Be3 Rh7 25. Re2 Rdh8 26. Ng5 Bxg5 27. fxg5 Nf8 28.
Kh1 Rh3 29. Qg2 Ng6 30. Rf1 Qa4 31. Bc1 Qxa5 32. Re3 R3h4 33. Rg3 Qa4 34. h3 a6
35. Kh2 Kb8 36. Qf2 Ka8 37. Rf3 Qd7 38. Rg1 R8h5 39. Qf1 Rh8 40. Rgg3 Qh7 41.
Bf4 Qh5 42. Bc1 Re4 43. Rg1 Rh4 44. Bd2 Qh7 45. Rgg3 Qc7 46. Bc1 Qa5 47. Rg1
Qa2 48. Qf2 Qb3 49. Rgg3 Qa4 50. Qf1 Re4 51. Rf2 Qa1 52. Qd1 Reh4 53. Qc2 R8h7
54. Rff3 Qa5 55. Qd1 Qd8 56. Qf1 R7h5 57. Rg1 Qh8 58. Rgg3 Qe8 59. Rg1 Re4 60.
Qf2 Qh8 61. Qf1 Rhh4 62. Rgg3 Qh5 63. Bd2 Ka7 64. Rg1 Rhg4 65. Rgg3 Rxg3 66.
Rxg3 Nh4 67. Be3 f4 68. Bxf4 Re2+ 69. Kg1 Rxb2 70. Rg4 Ng6 71. Be3 Rc2 72. Rg3
Rxc3 73. Kh2 Rc2+ 74. Rg2 Rc3 75. Rg3 Rb3 76. Bd2 Rb2 77. Qc1 Ra2 78. Kh1 Qe2
79. Rg2 Qe4 80. Qe1 Qf3 81. Kg1 c3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. Be3 Nbd7 8.
h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nh4 e6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qf3 Nd5 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. O-O-O
Qxd4 15. Qe2 Qe5 16. Ne4 Nc5 17. f3 Nd5 18. Kb1 Rd8 19. Rhe1 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Nb6
21. Bc3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qc7 23. Bb3 Rxh3 24. Qd2 Nd7 25. a3 Be7 26. Bxg7 Nc5 27.
e5 Qd8 28. Qe2 Qb6 29. Qd2 Qd8 30. Qe2 Qb6 31. Bf6 Nxb3 32. cxb3 Qxb3 33. Bxe7
Kxe7 34. Qd2 Qd5 35. Qg5+ Ke8 36. Rxd5 cxd5 37. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B63"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. f3 a6 11. h4 b5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Ne2 Re8
15. Nd4 Nd7 16. Bd3 d5 17. Rhe1 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Nf6 20. Ree1 Qc7
21. Qe2 h6 22. Bc1 Qg3 23. Qe5 Qxe5 24. Rxe5 Red8 25. Ree1 Rc4 26. Be3 b4 27.
b3 Rcc8 28. Ne2 Nd5 29. Bf2 Rc7 30. g3 Rdc8 31. Rd2 a5 32. Bd4 a4 33. f4 h5 34.
Rf1 g6 35. Rf3 Kf8 36. Rfd3 Ke8 37. Kb2 Nc3 38. Be5 Rc6 39. bxa4 Ne4 40. Nd4
Nxd2 41. Rxd2 Ra6 42. Nb5 Rxa4 43. Nc7+ Kf8 44. Rd7 Ra5 45. Bd4 Rd8 46. Rxd8+
Bxd8 47. Bb6 Bxc7 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. c4 Nbc6 8. dxc5
d4 9. Qb3 Ng6 10. Qxb7 Rc8 11. Bd1 Rc7 12. Qa6 Qc8 13. Qa4 Bxc5 14. b4 Bxb4 15.
Nxd4 O-O 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. Bf3 Bc5 18. Bxc6 Rxc6 19. Ba3 Nxe5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21.
Nd2 Qc7 22. Rac1 g6 23. Rc3 Rd8 24. Qc2 Qd6 25. Nb3 Ng4 26. g3 Rc7 27. c5 Qd5
28. Qe2 Nf6 29. Rcc1 Re8 30. Qd1 Qc6 31. Nd4 Qa6 32. Qb3 Ne4 33. c6 Nd2 34. Qb5
Qxa2 35. Rfe1 Rd8 36. Qe5 Rcc8 37. c7 Rxd4 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Qxc8 Nf3+ 40. Kf1
Nxh2+ 41. Kg2 Ng4 42. Rf1 Rd2 43. Qf8+ Kxf8 44. c8=Q+ Kg7 45. Qc3+ Kh6 46. Qc5
Kg7 47. Ra1 Qb3 48. Kg1 Qe6 49. Qc3+ Ne5 50. Rfe1 Rd5 51. f4 Qb6+ 52. Kh1 Qb7
53. Kg1 Qb6+ 54. Kh1 Qb7 55. Kg1 Qb6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. Na3 Nec6 8. c4
cxd4 9. Nb5 a6 10. Bg5 Qd7 11. Nbxd4 Be4 12. Rc1 h6 13. Be3 Be7 14. cxd5 Bxd5
15. Qd2 Bb4 16. Qd3 O-O 17. a3 Be7 18. Bd1 Rd8 19. Bc2 g6 20. Qe2 Kg7 21. Rfd1
Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Qb5 23. Bd3 Qe8 24. Bc3 Nc6 25. Qe3 Rd7 26. Nd2 Rad8 27. Ne4 Bxe4
28. Qxe4 Bc5 29. h4 h5 30. Qf3 Bd4 31. Bxd4 Rxd4 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Be2 R8d5 34.
f4 Qd8 35. Qxd8+ Rxd8 36. Bf3 Kf8 37. g3 Rxd1+ 38. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 39. Bxd1 Nd4 40.
Kf2 Ke7 41. Ke3 Nf5+ 42. Kf2 Nd4 43. Ke3 Nf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 e4 7. Ne5 Bb4 8. Be2
Qa5 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qg5 14. Qc1 e3
15. fxe3 Bg4 16. Bf3 Qxe3+ 17. Qxe3 Rxe3 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. h3 Nf6 20. Rae1 Rae8
21. Kf2 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Rxe1 23. Bxe1 Kf8 24. Ke3 Ke7 25. Bh4 Ke6 26. Bxf6 Kxf6
27. Kf4 Ke6 28. g4 f6 29. h4 g6 30. a4 a5 31. Ke4 Kd6 32. Kf4 Ke6 33. Ke4 Kd6
34. Kf4 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bg5 c5 6. d5 h6 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Bd2 Bd4
9. Nh3 e5 10. Bd3 a6 11. O-O Nf6 12. Qf3 Bg4 13. Qg3 Qd7 14. Qh4 Nh5 15. Be2
Bxh3 16. Bxh5 gxh5 17. gxh3 Qe7 18. Qxh5 Nd7 19. Ne2 O-O-O 20. Ng3 Bxb2 21.
Rab1 Bd4 22. Nf5 Qf6 23. Kh1 Kc7 24. Qf3 Rhg8 25. Qa3 Rb8 26. Qa5+ Kc8 27. Rb3
Rg6 28. Rg3 Ra8 29. f3 b6 30. Qa4 b5 31. cxb5 Nb6 32. Qb3 c4 33. Rc1 Bc5 34.
Qb1 a5 35. h4 Kb7 36. h5 Rgg8 37. Rg4 a4 38. Qc2 a3 39. Rb1 Kc7 40. Bb4 Kb7 41.
Qd2 Rxg4 42. fxg4 Rh8 43. h3 Qd8 44. Qe3 Qc7 45. Qxa3 Ra8 46. Qe3 c3 47. Rb3
1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. a3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. c4 Bb7 12. Nc3 c6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Nh7 15. Bg3
Ng5 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. d5 Nb6 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Qd3 Qd7 21. Rad1
Rad8 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Rc8 24. Re2 Kh8 25. h4 Be7 26. f3 Nxd5 27. Qxd5 Qc6
28. Bf2 Qa6 29. Red2 Rc6 30. g3 h5 31. Kg2 g6 32. Be3 Kg7 33. Qb3 Rb8 34. Qd3
Qa4 35. Qe2 Qc4 36. Qxc4 bxc4 37. Rc2 f5 38. Rd5 fxe4 39. fxe4 Kf6 40. Bd2 Ke6
41. Bc3 Rbc8 42. Rf2 Rc5 43. Rxc5 Rxc5 44. Rd2 Rb5 45. Kf3 Bd8 46. Ke2 Ba5 47.
Rc2 d5 48. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 c5 4. c3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Bg7 7. Bf4 O-O 8. a4 d6
9. Na3 Nbd7 10. a5 Rc8 11. axb6 axb6 12. Nb5 Bd5 13. Re1 h6 14. b3 Be4 15. Bf1
g5 16. Bd2 Ra8 17. c4 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Qa8 19. Bc3 Qxa1 20. Rxa1 Ra8 21. Rxa8+
Bxa8 22. d5 Ne4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. e3 g4 25. Bd3 Nxg3 26. Nh4 Ne5 27. Bc2 Nh5
28. Nf5+ Kf8 29. Nxh6 Bb7 30. Kg2 Bc8 31. Bf5 Nd3 32. Na7 Nc1 33. Nxc8 Nxb3 34.
Nxb6 Nd2 35. Nc8 Nxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. c4 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qb3 Nc5 7. Qc2 Nf6 8.
O-O Bd6 9. d3 O-O 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Ne6 12. e3 Qd7 13. Bg2 Rac8 14. Nd2 c5
15. b3 Qc7 16. Nf3 b5 17. Bb2 Nd7 18. Nh4 Nb6 19. Nf5 Rfd8 20. Qe2 Bf8 21. a4
g6 22. Nh4 bxa4 23. bxa4 c4 24. Rfc1 cxd3 25. Qxd3 Nc4 26. Bf6 Rd7 27. Bxd5 Qa5
28. e4 Nb6 29. Rxc8 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Nf3 h6 8. Be3
e5 9. O-O Ng4 10. Bc1 c6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. h3 Nf6 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Be3 Nh5 15.
Rfd1 Re8 16. a3 Nf4 17. Bf1 g5 18. Kh2 Nc7 19. g3 Nfe6 20. b4 Bf6 21. Kg2 h5
22. Be2 Kg7 23. c5 a6 24. Na4 Rb8 25. Nb6 Nb5 26. Nd2 Nc3 27. Re1 Nxe2 28. Rxe2
Nf4+ 29. gxf4 exf4 30. Bxf4 gxf4 31. Rd1 Be6 32. Nf3 Kh6 33. e5 Be7 34. Rd4
Rg8+ 35. Kh2 Rbd8 36. Red2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. d3 Bf5 5. Nh4 Bg4 6. h3 Bc8 7. O-O g6 8. e4
dxe4 9. dxe4 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bg7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. f4 Nb6 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Ne4 O-O
15. b3 Na6 16. Ba3 Rfe8 17. c4 Nc7 18. Rd2 Nd7 19. Rad1 Nf8 20. Kf2 Rab8 21. g4
Bh6 22. Kg3 b6 23. Rd3 Bc8 24. f5 c5 25. Bb2 Bb7 26. Nc3 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Bg7 28.
Ne4 Na6 29. a3 b5 30. Ba1 bxc4 31. bxc4 Rb7 32. Nf3 Nb8 33. Nxc5 Rc7 34. Nb3
Rxc4 35. f6 exf6 36. exf6 Bh8 37. Rd8 Rc8 38. Rxc8 Rxc8 39. Kg3 h6 40. h4 Ne6
41. g5 hxg5 42. hxg5 Nc6 43. Rd7 Rb8 44. Nbd4 Ncxd4 45. Bxd4 Rb3 46. Kg4 Rxa3
47. Rxa7 Rxa7 48. Bxa7 Nf8 49. Bc5 Nd7 50. Be7 Nb6 51. Bd8 Nd5 52. Ne5 Nc3 53.
Kf3 Nd5 54. Be7 Nc7 55. Ng4 Ne6 56. Nh6+ Kh7 57. Nxf7 Kg8 58. Nh6+ Kh7 59. Nf7
Kg8 60. Nh6+ Kh7 61. Kg4 Nc5 62. f7 Nd7 63. f8=Q Nxf8 64. Bxf8 Bc3 65. Bc5 Bb2
66. Nf7 Ba1 67. Nd8 Kg7 68. Bd4+ Bxd4 69. Ne6+ Kf7 70. Nxd4 Ke7 71. Kf4 Kd6 72.
Nf3 Ke6 73. Ne5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E80"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 a6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Qd2 Rb8 8. Nge2
Bd7 9. Nc1 O-O 10. Nb3 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. g4 b5 13. c5 b4 14. Nd1 Bb5 15. Nf2
Bxf1 16. Rxf1 Rb5 17. c6 Nfxd5 18. exd5 Rxd5 19. Qc2 Qa8 20. Rc1 a5 21. Nd2 f5
22. Bg5 Nc8 23. gxf5 Rxf5 24. Nfe4 Kh8 25. Qb3 Nb6 26. Be3 Rb5 27. Bxb6 Rxb6
28. Qd5 Qb8 29. Nxd6 cxd6 30. Nc4 e4 31. Qxd6 exf3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h6 5. g4 Bd7 6. h5 c5 7. dxc5 Nc6 8. Qxd5
Bxg4 9. Nc3 e6 10. Qg2 Bf5 11. Bb5 Qc7 12. Be3 O-O-O 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nf3 Ne7
15. Nd4 Bh7 16. O-O-O Nd5 17. Nxd5 Rxd5 18. f4 Rxc5 19. Rd2 Rg8 20. Rhd1 Be7
21. Qf1 Rd8 22. f5 Bg5 23. Bxg5 hxg5 24. Qa6+ Qb7 25. Qxb7+ Kxb7 26. Nxe6 fxe6
27. Rxd8 Bxf5 28. R1d7+ Ka6 29. c3 Rxe5 30. Rxg7 g4 31. Kd2 Bb1 32. h6 Rh5 33.
Rxg4 Rxh6 34. Rb8 Ka5 35. b3 Rh2+ 36. Kc1 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 f6 7. Bd3 fxe5 8. dxe5
Nh6 9. c4 Nf7 10. O-O Be7 11. Nc3 d4 12. Ne4 Ncxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Qh5+ Nf7
15. b4 g6 16. Qe2 O-O 17. Bd2 e5 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. bxc5 Qc7 20. f4 Bf5 21. Bxf5
gxf5 22. fxe5 Qxe5 23. Qd3 Qg7 24. Rxf5 Ne5 25. Qe4 Rxf5 26. Qxf5 Rf8 27. Qe6+
Qf7 28. Qd5 Qxd5 29. cxd5 Nd3 30. Rd1 Rf5 31. c6 bxc6 32. dxc6 Rc5 33. Bg5 Ne5
34. Rxd4 Nxc6 35. Rg4 Kf7 36. Bh6 Ne5 37. Rg7+ Kf6 38. Rxa7 Ng4 39. Ra6+ Kf5
40. h3 Ne5 41. a4 Ng6 42. Ra7 Nh4 43. Be3 Rc2 44. Bf2 Ng6 45. Rxh7 Nf4 46. Rf7+
Ke4 47. Re7+ Kf5 48. Rf7+ Ke4 49. Rg7 Ra2 50. Rg4 Kf5 51. Be3 Nd5 52. Bh6 Nc3
53. a5 Ne4 54. Rf4+ Ke5 55. Rf1 Rxa5 56. Bf4+ Ke6 57. Rf3 Ra2 58. Kh2 Kf5 59.
Bc7+ Kg6 60. Bf4 Kf5 61. Bc1+ Ke5 62. Bh6 Rc2 63. Rf8 Ke6 64. Rf4 Ke5 65. Rf3
Ra2 66. h4 Nf2 67. Bg7+ Ke4 68. h5 Ng4+ 69. Kg3 Ne3 70. Rf4+ Kd5 71. h6 Ra7 72.
Kf3 Nc4 73. Rd4+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. h3
Qa6 9. b3 b5 10. cxb5 cxb5 11. Qd3 b4 12. Ne1 Bxh3 13. Bxh3 bxc3 14. Bg2 d5 15.
Qxa6 Nxa6 16. Ba3 Ne4 17. e3 Rfe8 18. Nd3 e6 19. Rac1 Rec8 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21.
Nc5 Nxc5 22. Bxc5 e5 23. Rxc3 exd4 24. exd4 Rd8 25. Rc4 Rd5 26. b4 a6 27. a4
Rad8 28. Rd1 Rb8 29. Rb1 Rbd8 30. b5 axb5 31. axb5 Bxd4 32. Rxd4 Rxd4 33. Bxd4
Rxd4 34. b6 Rd8 35. b7 Rb8 36. Kf1 f5 37. Ke2 Kf7 38. Ke3 Ke6 39. g4 fxg4 40.
Kxe4 Kd6 41. Kf4 Kc6 42. Kxg4 Rxb7 43. Rxb7 Kxb7 44. Kg5 h5 45. f4 Kc6 46. f5
gxf5 47. Kxf5 Kc5 48. Kg5 Kb5 49. Kxh5 Ka5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 Qa5 8. Bd2
Qa4 9. h5 b6 10. Rh4 Ba6 11. Nf3 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 Nbc6 13. h6 gxh6 14. dxc5 Qb5+
15. c4 Qxc5 16. Bb4 Nxb4 17. axb4 Qc7 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. c4 Ne7 20. Qa4+ Kf8 21.
Rd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Rd4 Qc7 24. Qd7 Qxd7 25. Rxd7 Rg8 26. Nd2 Nc6 27. b5
Nxe5 28. Rxa7 Rg4 29. Rc7 Ke8 30. c5 bxc5 31. Rxc5 Nd7 32. Rc8+ Ke7 33. Nc4 Rg5
34. b6 Rb5 35. Rc7 Kd8 36. Rc6 Nb8 37. Rc7 Nd7 38. Rc6 Nf6 39. Rc7 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E74"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Be3 e6
9. Qd2 exd5 10. exd5 Kh7 11. h3 Re8 12. Bd3 b5 13. Nxb5 Ne4 14. Bxe4 Rxe4 15.
Rc1 a6 16. Nc3 Rxc4 17. a3 Nd7 18. Nf3 a5 19. O-O Qb6 20. Qc2 Rb8 21. Nd2 Rh4
22. f4 Ba6 23. Rf3 Qxb2 24. Qxb2 Rxb2 25. Nde4 Nb6 26. Nxd6 Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Nxd5
28. Rxc5 Nxe3 29. Rxe3 Rxf4 30. Rxa5 Rf1+ 31. Kh2 Rff2 32. Rxa6 Rxg2+ 33. Kh1
Rh2+ 34. Kg1 Rbg2+ 35. Kf1 Ra2 36. Kg1 Rag2+ 37. Kf1 Ra2 38. Kg1 Rag2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Bd7 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Rc8 9. Bb2 Nh6 10. Nc3 Na5 11. Na4 Qc6 12. Nc5 Nc4 13. Bc1 b6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15.
Bd3 Nf5 16. O-O Be7 17. Ra2 h5 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. Re1 Rc6 20. h4 b5 21. Bg5 O-O
22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Ng5 g6 24. Qf3 Nb6 25. Rae2 Re8 26. e6 f6 27. Nh3 Kh7 28. Nf4
Kh6 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Qxd5 Rd6 31. Qc5 Rdd8 32. Qc1+ Kg7 33. Rc2 Qd6 34. Rc6
Qb8 35. Rc7+ Kg8 36. Rd7 Rxd7 37. exd7 Rxe1+ 38. Qxe1 Kf7 39. d5 Qc7 40. Qe8+
Kg7 41. g3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8. Ng5
Bd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxc4 Nxf4 11. Qf3 e6 12. Qxf4 c5 13. dxc5 Qa5+ 14. Ke2 Nd7
15. Rc2 Nxc5 16. Rhc1 Rad8 17. a3 Qb6 18. b4 Nd7 19. Ne4 Ne5 20. h4 h5 21. Nc5
a5 22. Qe4 axb4 23. axb4 Nc6 24. Rb1 Rd6 25. g4 hxg4 26. Qxg4 Ne5 27. Qe4 Rc6
28. Rb3 Rfc8 29. Rd2 Qc7 30. Bb5 Rb6 31. Ba4 Rd6 32. Rxd6 Qxd6 33. f4 Rd8 34.
Qc2 b6 35. Ne4 Qb8 36. Bb5 Ng4 37. Kf3 Nh6 38. Ng3 Rc8 39. Bc6 b5 40. Qc5 Qc7
41. Be4 f5 42. Qxc7 fxe4+ 43. Nxe4 Rxc7 44. Rd3 Nf7 45. Ra3 Rc8 46. Ra6 e5 47.
Rxg6 exf4 48. exf4 Rc4 49. Rb6 Rxb4 50. Rb8+ Kh7 51. Rb7 Rxe4 52. Rxf7 Rc4 53.
Rb7 b4 54. Kg4 Kg8 55. Kg5 Bc3 56. f5 Rc6 57. Rb8+ Kf7 58. Rb7+ Ke8 59. Kf4 Kd8
60. h5 Kc8 61. Rb5 Kc7 62. Kg5 Bd2+ 63. Kg4 Rb6 64. Rc5+ Kd6 65. Rc2 Bh6 66. f6
Ke6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 Nc6 10. Be3 Bxb2 11. Rb1 Bg7 12. Qa4 Qd7 13. Bxc5 b6 14. Be3
Nd4 15. Qd1 Bb7 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. Qb3 Rac8 20. Rfc1
Rc5 21. e3 Qd6 22. d4 Ra5 23. Rc2 e5 24. Rd1 Rd8 25. Rcd2 Qd5+ 26. Qxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nbd7 6. d4 Bd6 7. Nfd2 e5 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. e4 d4 13. Nd5 O-O 14. Nb3 d3 15.
Bg5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Ne5 17. Rad1 h6 18. Bf4 Nfd7 19. Nc1 Qb6 20. Qb3 g5 21. Bxe5
Nxe5 22. Nxd3 Qxb3 23. axb3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 Rac8 25. Re3 Bc5 26. Re2 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Missing moves added. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejiA91zO--4} 1. b3 c5 2.
Bb2 Nc6 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb5 Bg7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O
O-O 10. Re1 d6 11. h3 a5 12. c4 Re8 13. a4 Bf5 14. d4 dxe5 15. Nxe5 cxd4 16.
Qxd4 Nd7 17. Qe3 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Rb8 20. Ra3 Qd6 21. Qb2 Qb4 22.
Nd2 Red8 23. Nf3 Rd3 24. Qa1 Rbd8 25. Ne5 R3d6 26. Kh2 Re6 27. Re3 Rd2 28. Ra2
Rxa2 29. Qxa2 Qd6 30. f4 f6 31. g4 Bb1 32. Qb2 fxe5 33. fxe5 Qd1 34. Qf2 Qd4
35. Qe1 Bc2 36. Kg3 g5 37. Kg2 Bg6 38. Re2 c5 39. Re3 Rb6 40. Kg3 Rb8 41. Kg2
Rf8 42. Re2 Rf4 43. Rd2 Qe4+ 44. Qxe4 Bxe4+ 45. Kg1 Rf3 46. e6 Kg7 47. Rd7 Kf6
48. Ra7 Rxh3 49. Rxa5 Rxb3 50. Rxc5 Rg3+ 51. Kf2 Rxg4 52. a5 h5 53. a6 h4 54.
Rc8 h3 55. Rh8 Rh4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Ne2 Nbd7 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 e5 8. Nbc3
c6 9. a4 b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. g4 a6 12. Ng3 b5 13. g5 Ne8 14. d5 cxd5 15. Nxd5
Nc7 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. Qe2 Nxd5 19. exd5 Qb8 20. Rd1 f5 21. gxf6
Nxf6 22. c3 Qe8 23. Bg5 Bb7 24. b3 Bc8 25. c4 bxc4 26. bxc4 Qf7 27. Be3 Ba6 28.
Qa2 Ra8 29. c5 dxc5 30. Bxc5 Bb7 31. Qb3 Rd8 32. Ne4 Nxe4 33. Bxe4 Bc8 34. Qd3
Bf5 35. d6 Bf8 36. Qe3 Bxe4 37. Qxe4 Qe6 38. Rd5 Bg7 39. Kg2 Rd7 40. Rd3 Bf8
41. Qc6 g5 42. Qc8 h5 43. Rf3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 Nc6 5. d4 O-O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. c4 Qa5+ 8.
Bd2 Bb4 9. d5 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nd4 11. Nc3 Qa6 12. Be2 Nf6 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Bxc3
Nxe2 15. Qxe2 Rhe8 16. O-O-O Kb8 17. Rhe1 Nd7 18. Qg4 Qg6 19. Qxg6 hxg6 20. h4
f6 21. Kc2 Rh8 22. g3 Rh5 23. Bd2 Kc8 24. b4 Nb6 25. Kb3 Rf5 26. f4 exf4 27. g4
Re5 28. Bxf4 Ree8 29. a4 Nd7 30. c5 Ne5 31. Bxe5 Rxe5 32. Rxe5 fxe5 33. Kc4 Rf8
34. d6 Rf4+ 35. Kd5 cxd6 36. cxd6 Kd7 37. Kxe5 Rxb4 38. Rc1 Rxg4 39. Rc7+ Kd8
40. a5 Rxh4 41. Rxb7 a6 42. Rxg7 Rh1 43. Ra7 g5 44. Rxa6 g4 45. Ra8+ Kd7 46.
Ra7+ Kd8 47. Rg7 Re1+ 48. Kd5 Rd1+ 49. Kc6 Rc1+ 50. Kb6 Rb1+ 51. Ka7 Rd1 52. a6
Rxd6 53. Kb7 Rd1 54. a7 Rb1+ 55. Kc6 Rc1+ 56. Kd5 Rd1+ 57. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. e3 O-O 6. Ne2 d5 7. c4 d4 8. exd4
Ng4 9. Na3 Nc6 10. Nc2 cxd4 11. d3 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 Qf5 13. f4 Nb4 14. Nexd4 Qc5
15. Ba3 a5 16. h3 Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Ne3+ 18. Ke2 Nxd1 19. Raxd1 Bxd4 20. Rhe1 Rd8
21. Kd2 e6 22. Re2 Nxa2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. O-O g6 6. Na3 Bg7 7. Nxc4 O-O 8. b3
Be6 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. d3 Ng4 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Qd2 Bxc4 14. Rxc4 Ngf6
15. b4 Nb6 16. Rh4 h5 17. Rc1 Re8 18. Qb2 Qd6 19. Ne5 Red8 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21.
Rhxc4 Rb8 22. a4 Rd7 23. b5 cxb5 24. axb5 Qb6 25. Qe5 Rbd8 26. Bf3 a6 27. bxa6
Qxa6 28. Rb1 Qd6 29. Qxd6 Rxd6 30. Rxb7 R6d7 31. Rb5 Ra7 32. Kg2 Rdd7 33. h3
Rdc7 34. Rcb4 Ne8 35. Rb2 Nd6 36. R5b4 Rc5 37. R4b3 Rac7 38. Ra2 Rc2 39. Rxc2
Rxc2 40. g4 hxg4 41. hxg4 g5 42. Rb4 Kf6 43. Kg3 Ra2 44. Rb6 Kg7 45. Rc6 Rd2
46. Kg2 Ra2 47. d4 Rd2 48. e3 Ne8 49. Rc5 f6 50. Bd5 Rb2 51. Rc8 Nd6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Bf2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. c5 Re5 14. a3 Qf8 15. b4
Bd7 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bd4 Re6 18. Bd3 Nh5 19. Bc2 Rae8 20. Qd2 Bxd4+ 21. Qxd4
Qh6 22. f4 Re3 23. f5 Qg5 24. b5 R8e5 25. b6 Qd8 26. Rab1 axb6 27. cxb6 Ng7 28.
b7 Qb8 29. Na4 Bxf5 30. Nc5 Ne6 31. Qxe5 Rxe5 32. Nd7 Qa7+ 33. Kh1 Kg7 34. b8=Q
Qxb8 35. Rxb8 Re3 36. Bxf5 gxf5 37. h3 f4 38. Rc8 Rc3 39. a4 d4 40. Ne5 c5 41.
a5 Ra3 42. Rc1 Rxa5 43. Nd3 f3 44. gxf3 Ra3 45. Nxc5 Nf4 46. Rg1+ Kf6 47. Ne4+
Ke6 48. Re1 Kd7 49. Rc4 Rxf3 50. Rxd4+ Kc7 51. Rc1+ Kb6 52. Rb4+ Ka5 53. Rb2
Rxh3+ 54. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2825"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2012.06.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. e4 O-O 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1
Nc6 9. Nbd2 h6 10. a3 Re8 11. Rb1 Bf5 12. Ne4 Qc8 13. Bd2 Bh3 14. Bh1 Nde7 15.
b4 a6 16. c3 Nf5 17. Qc2 Rb8 18. a4 Nd8 19. d4 Nd6 20. Nxe5 Bf5 21. Qb3 Ne6 22.
Rbd1 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 h5 25. Ree1 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Be3 Qb7 28.
Qd5 Qxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. e3 $5 {
A straight attempt to fight against the c5-bishop with d2-d4. Usually, White
advances his central pawn to d4 after thorough preparation. Or, if he wants to
do it at an early stage, it is more common to develop the king's knight to e2 
(but then everything depends on the move order, he has to count with ...d7-d5).
The game move was seen in several games played in Eastern Germany in the '70s,
most of them having Uhlmann as White.} a6 {The standard reply. Black prepares
a safe retreat for the bishop, without weakening the queenside too much (as
would be the case after 7...a5).} ({Since there is no tension yet on d4,} 7...
Bg4 {is a bit premature.} 8. h3 Bh5 9. d3 $1 {After having forced the bishop
away from the h3-c8 diagonal White does best to change plans. We can see a
similar pattern in the Ruy Lopez or the Italian Game if Black hurries with ...
Bc8-g4.} (9. g4 Bg6 10. d4 Bb6 11. b3 Re8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Raxd8 14. Rd1
Rxd1+ 15. Nxd1 h5 16. g5 Ne4 $132 {Burnett,R (2358)-Shabalov,A (2529)/
Arlington 2011/CBM 144 Extra (1/2, 27)}) 9... Qd7 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 Rae8 12.
b3 a5 13. Bb2 Nd8 14. d4 $1 {A good moment to gain space, since White is well
developed and the enemy knight has just got away from the centre.} exd4 15.
exd4 Ba7 16. d5 $16 {Uhlmann,W-Thormann,W/Stralsund 1975/EXT 2000 (1-0, 25)}) (
{There seems to be nothing wrong with} 7... Re8 {though:} 8. d4 Bb6 9. h3 h6
10. a3 a5 11. b3 Bf5 (11... exd4 12. exd4 Bf5 13. Be3 {[%csl Gb6]}) 12. Bb2 ({
The so far untested} 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nd5 {, attacking the bishop, may be the
critical test for 7...Re8.}) 12... Qd7 ({Or} 12... exd4 13. exd4 Qd7 14. d5 Ne5
15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. g4 Bg6 17. b4 Bd4 $132 {Paehtz,T (2480)-Vogt,L (2430)/
Leipzig 1974/EXT 2003 (0-1, 26)}) 13. Kh2 Rad8 {Black's centralisation is
quite impressive and will be just enough to neutralise White's typical English
ideas.} 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Ne7 16. dxe5 Be4 17. Rc1 Bxd5 18. Qc2 Qe6 19.
exd6 Rxd6 $11 {Uhlmann,W (2550)-Knaak,R (2515)/Halle 1974/MCL (0-1, 35)}) 8. d4
Ba7 ({With the white queen's bishop still on the c1-h6 diagonal, it is
premature to exchange on d4:} 8... exd4 9. exd4 Ba7 10. Be3 {The plan based on
Bc1-e3 was used by two World Champions from the old days.} (10. h3 Bf5 11. Be3
Qd7 {Euwe,M-Colle Rotterdam vs. Antwerp 1926 (1-0, 65)} 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh4 $16)
(10. d5 {, as played in more recent years, is also good.} Ne5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12.
Qd3 Qd7 13. Be3 Qf5 14. Qxf5 Bxf5 15. Bxa7 Rxa7 16. Rfe1 Nd7 17. c5 Nxc5 18.
Rxe5 $36 {Komljenovic,D (2460)-Karp,S (2145) Metz 1997 (1-0, 41)}) 10... h6 11.
h3 {Black has problems finding an useful job for his a7-bishop. The e3-bishop
not only defends d4 safely, but also puts pressure on the kingside.} Nh7 12.
Qd3 Ne7 13. Nh4 f5 $2 14. Nd5 $16 {Capablanca,J-Fernandez,P New York 1928 (1-0,
42)}) 9. h3 {A flexible move, preventing ...Bg4. Since Black has not made any
important commitment, it is probably too early to release the tension in the
centre.} (9. dxe5 dxe5 (9... Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. b3 {[%csl Gb7]}) 10. Qxd8
Rxd8 11. b3 h6 12. h3 Bf5 13. Ba3 e4 14. Nh2 Rd3 15. Rfc1 Re8 $13 {Seirawan,Y 
(2636)-Shabalov,A (2590)/Saint Louis 2011/CBM 142 (1/2, 34)}) (9. d5 Ne7 10. e4
h6 11. Qe2 b5 $5 $132 {Czerwonski,A (2350)-Strzelecki,K (2415)/Bielsko Biala
1990/EXT 1997 (1-0, 38)}) 9... Rb8 {Black prepares a slightly unusual
queenside counterplay based on ...b7-b5. In some cases (after dxe5 ...Nxe5,
Nxe5 ...dxe5) it may prove useful to have the b7-pawn defended. However, I get
the feeling that Black is neglecting his development a bit. Besides, the
advance of the b-pawn does not really solve the problem of the a7-bishop,
which will remain Black's worst piece in this game.} (9... h6 10. b3 Bf5 {
looks more natural.} 11. Bb2 ({One of the hyper-modern pioneers preferred} 11.
Ba3 Re8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Raxd8 14. Rfd1 {, which may be actually best.
Black's position looks active, but the a7-bishop is out of play for a long
time.} e4 15. Ne1 Ne5 $2 {Careless.} 16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17. Be7 Rd2 18. Bxf6 gxf6
19. g4 Bg6 20. Bxe4 $16 {Tartakower,S-Gruenfeld,E/Marienbad 1925/HCL (1-0, 39)}
) 11... exd4 12. exd4 Re8 13. Kh2 Qd7 14. a3 Bh7 15. b4 Rad8 16. Qd2 ({White
may gain some tempi over the game with} 16. c5 $5) 16... d5 17. c5 Ne4 18. Qd1
Bb8 19. Qb3 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Ne7 21. Ne5 Qe6 22. b5 axb5 23. Qxb5 f6 24. Ng4 h5
25. Ne3 c6 26. Qxb7 h4 $132 {Malakhov,V (2692)-Tomashevsky,E (2664)/Budva 
(rapid) 2009/CBM 130 (0-1, 39). The problem bishop has become a very dangerous
attacking piece.}) 10. dxe5 $5 $146 ({Black's counterplay is not easy to
launch after} 10. b3 {either:} exd4 (10... b5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13.
Qe2 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bc5 16. Bb2 Qe7 17. Rac1 Bd6 18. f4 f6 19. fxe5
fxe5 20. Rxf8+ Qxf8 21. Be4 $14 {Damljanovic,B (2625)-Miladinovic,I (2584)/
Zlatibor 2006/EXT 2007 (1/2, 26)}) 11. Nxd4 (11. exd4 b5 $1) 11... Nxd4 12.
exd4 b5 13. Be3 c6 14. Qd3 (14. Bxc6 Bxh3) 14... d5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5
17. Bf4 {Despite the symmetrical character of the central structure, White
retains some unpleasant initiative. The a7-bishop remains misplaced.} Ra8 18.
Rac1 Be6 19. Rc6 $36 {Adorjan,A (2520)-Garcia Palermo,C (2455)/Germany 1988/
GER-chT (1/2, 34)}) 10... Nxe5 (10... dxe5 11. b3 b5 12. Qe2 $14) 11. b3 $1 {
This way, White can maintain his space advantage in the centre. Without the
insertion of the moves h3 and ...Rb8, White could not have avoided the
exchange on e5, because of the threat ...Bg4.} ({Black's play would be easier
after} 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. b3 Be6) 11... Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 b5 13. Qe2 $14 {Black
has failed to create real counterplay.} bxc4 {Strategically, this looks
correct, since it exchanges an important white pawn which controls the centre.
However, White's pieces are very active and allow him to maintain the space
advantage with the help of pieces only.} (13... Be6 $6 {deprives Black of the
possibility of ...Ba6, allowing White to simply win a pawn with} 14. cxb5 axb5
15. Nxb5 $16) (13... Bd7 14. Bb2 Re8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 $14) 14. Qxc4 $1 (
14. bxc4 {creats unnecessary weaknesses on c4 and c5.}) 14... a5 15. Bb2 Bd7
16. Rac1 Bc5 17. Rfd1 {White is fully mobilised and has threats on both wings.
At the same time, his structure is more compact. Additionally, Black has
problems developing his queen (and connecting the rooks)} Re8 {A neutral move,
allowing White to get the bishop pair.} (17... Rb4 {leaves the queenside
vulnerable to} 18. Qa6 $16 a4 $140 19. Nxa4 $1 Bxa4 20. Rxc5 $18) ({The
sophisticated} 17... Qe8 {prevents Na4 and gets the queen out of the dangerous
d-file, but leaves the f6-knight vulnerable. White could consider a positional
queen sacrifice in Nezhmetdinov's style:} 18. Qf4 $5 (18. Qa6 a4 $1 $132) 18...
Rb4 19. Qxf6 $3 gxf6 20. Nd5 Qe6 21. Nxf6+ Kg7 22. Nxd7+ f6 23. Nxc5 (23. Nxf8
Kxf8 24. Rd5 $36) 23... dxc5 24. Rxc5 $44) 18. Na4 $1 $16 Bxa4 19. Qxa4 Bb6 20.
Bc6 {After giving up the light-squared bishop, Black's position is hoplessly
passive.} Re7 $6 (20... Re6 21. Rc4 $5 {[%cal Gc4f4]}) 21. Bxf6 gxf6 {Black
has pawn weaknesses everywhere. In the presence of the major pieces, the
opposite coloured bishops just make things worse.} 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Rc4 Re5 24.
Rd5 Qe7 25. Qf3 Rg8 26. Kg2 Rg6 27. b4 axb4 28. Rxb4 Kg7 29. a4 Qe6 30. h4 f5
31. Rf4 {The technical phase will last a bit longer than necessary, but White
can take his time, of course.} (31. Rbb5 $5 {[%cal Ga4a5,Ga5a6] /\a5 looks
crushing.}) 31... Rf6 (31... Bxe3 $5 {is ineffective:} 32. Rxf5 $1 (32. fxe3 $2
Rxe3 $19) 32... Qxf5 33. Qxf5 Rxf5 34. Rxf5 Bc5 35. a5 $16) 32. Kh2 h6 33. h5
Kf8 34. Kg2 Kg7 35. Kh2 Kf8 36. Kg2 Kg7 37. Qd1 Kf8 38. Kf1 Qc8 39. Qd3 Kg7 40.
Kg2 Rxd5 41. Bxd5 {/\Qc3} (41. Qxd5 Qe6 $16) 41... Qe8 (41... Kg8 42. Qc3 Qd8
43. a5 Bc5 44. a6 $18) 42. Rxf5 Rxf5 43. Qxf5 $18 {Black has managed to
exchange all the rooks, but after the loss of a pawn he will not be able to
resist on both wings.} Qe7 44. Bb3 Qf6 45. Qd5 c5 46. Bc4 Ba5 47. f4 Qe7 48.
Kf2 Bc3 49. Ke2 Bb4 50. g4 Qd7 51. Kd3 Qe7 52. g5 hxg5 53. fxg5 Be1 54. g6 fxg6
55. Qg8+ Kf6 56. Qxg6+ Ke5 57. h6 d5 58. Qg7+ Qf6 59. Bxd5 Bh4 60. Kc4 Kd6 61.
Qxf6+ Bxf6 62. a5 Kc7 63. h7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. g3 {This line of the King's Indian was very topical in the
late 90s. Kramnik was at the forefront of the theoretical discussions on the
white side, and was responsible for the popularity of 10.Re1. It is
interesting to see him revert to the 'old' line once more, as he did against
Giri last year.} f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bf3 c6 13. Bg2 (13. Ba3 {was how his game
against Giri continued, Bg2 is an improvement.}) (13. b5 cxd5 14. cxd5 Nxe4 15.
Ncxe4 fxe4 16. Bxe4 h6 17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. dxe6 d5 19. Ba3 dxe4 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21.
Bxe7 {leads to an endgame that is analogous to one in the Re1 line, but I
think few people would play g3 instead of Re1.}) 13... h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 fxe4 17. b5 $1 {These positions are always tricky. Black seems
in many occasions not only to win a pawn (the weakened one on e6), but also to
create a powerful and threatening pawn center. In reality, this pawn center in
many cases is doomed to fall under the pressure of White's powerful bishops,
and when the pawn is recovered the structural advantage is beyond doubt. The
point of b5 is to open the a1-f8 diagonal for the bishop, hitting the knight
on e7 which protects the pawn center.} Rf6 (17... d5 18. Ba3 Re8 19. cxd5 cxd5
20. Qb3 Qb6 21. Rad1 Rad8 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Qxd5 Qxe6 (24... e3
25. fxe3 Qxe3+ 26. Kh1 $16) 25. Qxe6+ (25. Qc5 $1 {seems even stronger.}) 25...
Rxe6 26. Bxe4 Rb6 27. a4 a6 28. bxa6 bxa6 29. a5 {is not a super easy endgame
for Black to hold. Not only that, if White avoids the queen exchange the
position really becomes unpleasant.}) 18. Bxe4 Rxe6 19. Qa4 d5 20. Rd1 {
Black is pinned all over the place. He would like to simply give back the pawn
to achieve equality, but this is not so simple.} Kh7 (20... Qc8 21. cxd5 cxd5
22. Rxd5 $1 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Kh7 24. Bxe6 Qxe6 25. Be3 $16 {is simply unpleasant.
The bishop on g7 is bad unless Black plays e4, and when he does that he will
have a terrible weakness there. His king is also exposed as a major piece
going into the 7th rank will pose many problems.}) (20... d4 21. Rb1 Qc8 22.
bxc6 bxc6 23. Ba3 {is not to anyone's liking, as the white squared bishop
dominates the board. Black does have his extra pawn but it's of no use.}) 21.
cxd5 cxd5 22. Qb3 {Pins and more pins.} Rb6 23. a4 $1 (23. Bxd5 Rd6 24. Bf3
Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 e4 26. Rb1 Nd5 $132 {would've made Grischuk a happy man. Even
though White might still be better here, Black has obtained an important
amount of activity, while White's piece look clumsy. This is not what Kramnik
wants.}) 23... a6 (23... d4 24. a5 {loses b7}) (23... Qd7 24. Ba3 d4 (24... Qe6
25. Bxe7 dxe4 26. Qxe6 Rxe6 27. Rd7 {is a Kramnik dream. Actually since Rc1-c7
is a threat that is not easy to stop, Black may simply be lost.}) 25. a5 $1 {
is a nice trick} Rf6 (25... Rxb5 {fails to} 26. Qf7 Re8 27. Bxg6+) 26. a6 {
is obviously winning as White will be materially and positionally better.}) 24.
Ba3 axb5 {This move is already losing (!) but the alternatives hardly seem
attractive.} (24... Qe8 25. Bc5 (25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 axb5 27. axb5 Qe6 $14 {
is not that bad since Black will at least swap a pair of rooks. White is still
slightly better.}) (25. Qe3 d4 26. Qd3 {is worth considering.}) 25... axb5 26.
Bxb6 bxa4 27. Qc3 dxe4 28. Qc7 {and it is hard to believe Black's pawns won't
fall one by one. However he did manage to simplify everything into 'just' the
kingside - which might give him hopes to draw.}) 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Rxd5 {
The pawn center is destroyed, and although Black has retained his extra pawn,
there is no doubt who stands better. The powerful bishop on e4 controls many
diagonals, pressuring the g6-pawn and the b7-pawn. The king on h7 does not
feel secure. Black's rooks are inactive and clumsy. It is difficult to play
this position, very difficult.} b4 (26... Ra5 27. h4 Qf6 28. h5 bxa4 29. hxg6+
Kh8 30. Qc2 Rxd5 31. Bxd5 {is awful.}) 27. a5 Qf7 (27... Rf6 28. Rb5 Ra7 29.
Rb1 {and White will mop up the pawns on the b-file, while the dark-squared
bishop can do nothing but watch.} Bf8 30. Qe3 $1 $18) 28. h4 {Black is already
helpess against the threat to play h5. White's advantage is decisive. This is
the danger of playing these lines for Black. Grischuk didn't play any move
that was particularly 'bad'. No blunders, no major strategical mistakes. And
yet White won effortlessly.} h5 (28... Kh8 29. Rd8+ $18) (28... Kg8 29. h5 gxh5
30. Rad1 {and Black can't defend against Rd8+ and axb6.}) 29. Qd1 {A simple
shot, but very powerful. The queen defends the rook on a1, prepares to support
the other one on d7, and targets h5. Black's position is beyond hopeless and
Grischuk resigned. A complete demolition from the greatest expert on the White
side of this variation. When one thinks of 'model games' to follow in the
King's Indian for White, this one I'm sure will come up often.} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. g3 {No mainline Slav, or Semi-Slav with} (3. d4 {today!
It soon transpires that both players are in a creative mood and the game will
quickly enter uncharted and very original waters.}) 3... Bg4 ({Mihai Marin in
his English Opening trilogy is a great advocate of the gambit} 3... dxc4 4. Bg2
Nf6 5. O-O $44) (3... Nf6 4. Bg2 {can easily lead to the same position, as} Bf5
(4... Bg4 5. Ne5 {also allows White to fight for an opening advantage.}) 5.
cxd5 cxd5 6. Qb3 $14 {is pleasant for White.}) 4. Qb3 {In this concrete
position the otherwise standard queen sortie is very rare.} ({The usual
continuation is} 4. Bg2 {, in the preceding blitz event Morozevich played the
line} e6 (4... dxc4 5. Na3 Qd5 6. Qc2 Be6 7. O-O $44) 5. cxd5 exd5 6. O-O Nf6 {
More enterprising is} 7. d3 (7. b3 Bd6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. d3 Re8 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11.
Re1 a5 $1 12. Qc2 (12. a3 $5 $13) 12... a4 13. h3 Bh5 14. Nd4 a3 15. Bc3 Bg6
16. b4 Nb6 17. N2b3 Na4 18. Bd2 Qe7 {[%csl Rb4]} 19. f4 h6 20. f5 Bh7 21. g4
Bxb4 22. e4 dxe4 23. dxe4 Nd7 $17 {McShane,L (2706)-Morozevich,A (2769)/Moscow
blitz/2012/}) 7... Nbd7 8. Nc3 {, White concentrates more on central expansion
with a timely e4. After} Bc5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 O-O 11. Qc2 ({Marin recommends
} 11. Qb3 $5 Qb6 12. Qc2) 11... d4 12. Nb1 Qe7 13. Nd2 Ne5 14. Bg2 Rfe8 15. b4
Bxb4 16. Nb3 Bc3 17. Bb2 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 c5 19. Qa3 c4 20. Qxe7 Rxe7 21. dxc4
Nxc4 22. Nxd4 Rd8 23. e3 g6 24. Rfc1 Nd6 25. a4 Rdd7 $14 {/=,Svidler,P (2739)
-Karjakin,S (2788)/RUS-ch Moscow/2011/ White had a slight edge, which Black
gradually neutralized by circumspect defence.}) (4. Ne5 Bf5 ({or even} 4... Be6
$5) 5. Bg2 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Qxd7 {is rather harmless:} 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3 Nf6 9.
Qb3 Rd8 10. d4 e6 11. Bf4 a6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Be5 O-O 14. Rfd1 b5 15. Rac1 Rc8
16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 $11 {
Dizdar,G (2450)-Sinkovics,P (2420)/Stary Smokovec/1985/}) 4... Qb6 $146 {
[%mdl 8] A novelty as early as move 4 is something very rare at this level!} (
4... Qc8 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. cxd5 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 cxd5 8. Nc3 e6 9. e4 $5 (9. d3 Nc6 10.
Bf4 Qd7 11. Bg2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. e4 e5 $11 {Kutynec,V (2319)-Khudiakov,A 
(2166)/Alushta/2007/}) 9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nc6 12. O-O Be7 13. d4
O-O 14. Be3 Qd7 15. d5 $36 {Nikcevic,N (2470)-Milanovic,V (2375)/Tivat/1995/})
(4... Qc7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Bf4 dxc4 9. Qxc4 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6
11. Nbd2 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 O-O 13. Rfd1 Rad8 14. Rac1 Rfe8 15. b4 a6 16. a4 Nd5 17.
b5 $14 {Neubauer,M (2458)-Holt,C (2375)/Philadelphia/2010/}) ({The simplest
and safe choice has usually been} 4... Bxf3 {and now:} 5. exf3 $5 (5. Qxf3 e6 (
5... Nf6 6. Qb3 Qd7 (6... Qb6 $11) 7. Bg2 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. Nc3 Na6
11. Rd1 Rfd8 12. a3 Rac8 13. Qa2 b5 14. c5 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxc5 {
Vojinovic,J (2299)-Eric,J (2245)/Pancevo/2011/} 17. Bf3 Na4 18. Bf4 $14) (5...
dxc4 6. Na3 $14 {advantageously regains the pawn.}) 6. Qb3 (6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O
Be7 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. Qc2 O-O 10. b3 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. d3 Qd8 13. Bb2 d4 14. Ne4
Nxe4 15. dxe4 e5 16. a3 Nc5 17. b4 Na6 18. b5 cxb5 19. cxb5 Rc8 20. Qd1 Nc5 21.
a4 Qd7 $15 {Rapport,R (2531)-Balogh,C (2604)/Szombathely/2011/}) 6... Na6 (6...
Qb6 $5) 7. Bg2 Nc5 8. Qc2 Nf6 (8... d4 9. b4 Nd7 10. Bb2 e5 11. c5 a5 12. a3 g6
13. O-O Bg7 14. e4 (14. e3 $14) (14. d3 $14 {[%cal Yb1d2,Yd2c4]}) 14... h5 (
14... Ngf6 $11) 15. d3 Bh6 16. f4 axb4 17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Bxa1 g5 19. Nd2 gxf4
20. Nc4 $44 {Arsovic,Z (2435)-Andriasian,Z (2616)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2012/}) 9. O-O
Be7 10. d4 Ncd7 11. Bg5 (11. Nd2 $142 O-O 12. b3 $11 {/+/=}) 11... O-O 12. Nd2
Ne8 $1 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Ndf6 16. Nc3 $6 (16. Nd2 $142 {
[%cal Yd2f3,Yf3e5]}) (16. Ng5 $5) 16... Nd6 17. b3 Rad8 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Bh3 b5
$1 20. c5 Nc8 21. a4 b4 22. Ne2 Ne7 23. Qc4 a5 $15 {[%csl Rd4] Wirig,A (2408)
-Rublevsky,S (2649)/Izmir/2004/}) 5... Qd7 6. d4 dxc4 (6... e6 7. Nc3 Bd6 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Be3 Nf6 10. c5 Be7 11. Bd3 Qc8 12. Qd1 Nbd7 13. f4 h5 14. h3 g6 15.
b4 Ng8 16. Ne2 Bf6 17. Ng1 Ne7 18. Nf3 Nf5 19. O-O Bg7 20. Qc2 Qc7 21. b5 $36 {
Maletin,P (2557)-Ferguson,M (2404)/EU-ch Budva/2009/}) 7. Bxc4 e6 8. O-O (8.
Nc3 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. a4 Nd5 12. f4 Bf6 13. Be3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 a5
15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Rf1 Nd7 18. f5 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. f6 gxf6 21.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Rxf6 Rae8 $132 {Maletin,P (2571)-Pushin,V (2338)/Tula/2009/})
8... Ne7 (8... Nf6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O {transposes to 8.Nc3}) 9. Re1 a5 $6 (
9... Nd5 $142 $13 {[%cal Yf8e7,Ye8g8]}) 10. Nc3 b5 11. Nxb5 $1 $32 cxb5 12.
Bxb5 Nbc6 13. Bg5 Rb8 14. Bxe7 (14. Rad1 $5 $44) 14... Kxe7 15. Rad1 (15. Qc4
$14) 15... Na7 16. Bxd7 Rxb3 17. axb3 Kxd7 18. d5 Bd6 $13 {Stocek,J (2545)
-Movsesian,S (2624)/CZE-chT/2002/}) 5. Ne5 (5. cxd5 Qxb3 6. axb3 Bxf3 7. exf3
cxd5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Nb5 Kd7 10. Rxa7 Rxa7 11. Nxa7 Bc5 12. Nb5 Nc6 $44 {[%csl
Rb2,Rb3,Rd4,Rf2,Rf3][%cal Yg8e7,Ye7f5] gives Black excellent compensation -
White's pawn structure is disrupted and the scope of his bishops limited.})
5... Be6 6. d3 (6. Bg2 f6 (6... dxc4 7. Nxc4 Qa6 (7... Qc5 $2 8. Qxb7 Qxc4 9.
Na3 $18) 8. d3 {/\} b5 9. Qa3 Bd5 10. e4 $5 $14) 7. Qxb6 axb6 8. cxd5 Bxd5 9.
Bxd5 (9. Nf3 Rxa2 $14) 9... cxd5 10. Nf3 Nc6 $11) 6... f6 {Both players
continue to play creatively, which soon leads to a very original position.} (
6... g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 (7... d4 8. Na4 Qxb3 9. axb3 Na6 10. Bg2 Rd8 11. Bd2 $14 {
[%cal Yb3b5]}) 8. Qxb6 axb6 9. cxd5 Bxd5 $5 10. Nxd5 cxd5 $132) 7. Nf3 Bf7 (
7... Qxb3 $5 8. axb3 Na6 $13) 8. Bh3 $5 {[%cal Rh3c8]} ({More active, than} 8.
Bg2 e5 $11) (8. Nc3 Qxb3 (8... e5 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. cxd5 Bxd5 (10... cxd5 11.
Nb5 Ra5 12. a4 $14) 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. a3 $13 {/+/=}) 9. axb3 e5 10. Bh3 (10.
cxd5 Bxd5 $1 $11) 10... d4 11. Ne4 Na6 $132) 8... e5 9. O-O (9. Bc8 $6 {
leads nowhere after} Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Na6 (10... a5 $5)) ({Interesting was} 9. Qc2
$5) 9... Na6 (9... Qxb3 10. axb3 Na6 11. Nc3 d4 (11... Ne7 12. d4 $5 e4 13. Nh4
g6 14. f3 exf3 15. Nxf3 $32 {/\} dxc4 16. Ne4 $36) 12. Ne4 Bg6 13. e3 $14) 10.
Nc3 Ne7 (10... dxc4 11. dxc4 Qxb3 12. axb3 Nc5 13. Nd2 a6 14. b4 Ne6 15. b5 $14
) 11. Be3 (11. Qc2 $142 $1 {gives White more chances to fight for an opening
advantage.}) 11... d4 (11... Qxb3 12. axb3 d4 13. Ne4 Bg6 14. Nd6+ $5 (14. Bc1
Bxe4 15. dxe4 Nc8 $11 {[%csl Rb4,Rc5]}) 14... Kd8 15. Nxd4 $1 (15. Nxb7+ Kc7
$17) 15... exd4 (15... Kc7 $2 16. Ne6+ Kxd6 17. c5+ $16) 16. Bf4 $8 (16. Bxd4
Kc7 $17) 16... Rb8 17. b4 $1 $44 {[%cal Yb4b5]}) 12. Ne4 Ng6 (12... Qxb3 $4 13.
Nd6+ Kd8 14. Nxf7+ $18) (12... Nc8 13. Bd2 Qxb3 14. axb3 Nd6 15. Nxd6+ Bxd6 16.
Nh4 $5 $13) (12... Bg6 13. Bc1 (13. Nd6+ Kd8 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Bf4 Rb8 $15 {
is less convincing than the similar line above.}) 13... Bxe4 14. dxe4 Qxb3 $11
{transposes to a subvariation of 11...Qxb3.}) 13. Bc1 (13. Bd2 Qxb3 (13... Nc5
14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Qa4 {[%cal Yb2b4] gives White more play.}) 14. axb3 Nc5 15.
Nxc5 Bxc5 $11) 13... Nc5 ({Simpler is} 13... Qxb3 14. axb3 Nc5 $11 {, but the
players strive for complications.}) 14. Nxc5 (14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 $11)
14... Bxc5 15. Nd2 O-O 16. Ne4 Be7 17. f4 {Again in the aforementioned
double-edged style. Alternatives lead to equal and rather sedate positions.} (
17. Qc2 c5 $11 (17... Be8 {[%cal Yf6f5]} 18. Bf5 $1 $13) {/\} 18. f4 exf4 19.
gxf4 Be8 $5 {[%cal Ye8c6]} 20. b4 cxb4 21. c5 Qc6 22. Qc4+ Bf7 23. Qxd4 Bd5 $15
) 17... exf4 18. gxf4 Rfe8 ({Engines prefer the immediate} 18... Qc7 {, but
this may well transpose into the game after} 19. Qc2 (19. f5 Ne5 20. Bf4 $2 b5
$1 $36) 19... Rfe8 20. f5 Ne5 21. Bf4 $13 {/=/+}) 19. f5 Ne5 20. Bf4 Bf8 21.
Bg2 (21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Bg2 Bh5 $5 {/\} 23. Ng3 (23. Kf2 Bg4 24. Ng3 h5 $15)
23... Bxe2 24. Nxe2 Nxd3 $44 {[%cal Re8e2,Rd3b2]}) 21... Qc7 {[%cal Rb7b5]} (
21... Qxb3 22. axb3 a5 (22... Bh5 23. Ng3 Bxe2 $2 24. Nxe2 Nxd3 25. Bf3 $16)
23. Kf2 Bb4 $11) 22. Qc2 Qd7 23. Bd2 b5 $1 24. c5 $5 {[%csl Rc5,Rd4][%mdl 32]
The pawn will be vulnerable here, but also the Pd4 is isolated. The text-move
leads to a strategically complex and murky position, after other tries Black
has a clear-cut initiative.} (24. cxb5 cxb5 $36 {[%cal Gc8c1]}) (24. b3 a5 $15)
24... a5 25. Rf4 a4 {Fixates the a2-pawn, but hands the b4-square over to
White.} (25... Bd5 $142 $5 $15) 26. Bb4 Rac8 (26... Bd5 $5 {/\} 27. Nd6 Bxd6
28. cxd6 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Nf7 30. Rxd4 Qxf5 $15 {[%csl Rg2]}) 27. Ng3 (27. Nd6
Bxd6 28. cxd6 c5 $5 29. Bxc5 Qxd6 30. Bxd6 Rxc2 $36) 27... Kh8 28. Rh4 {
White seeks activity.} (28. b3 $5 $132 {[%cal Yc2b2] is another plausible
attempt.}) ({It's not easy to point out how Black can improve his position
after a waiting move like} 28. Qd2 $5) 28... Bg8 (28... g5 $5 29. fxg6 Nxg6 30.
Re4 f5 31. Bh3 (31. Rxe8 Rxe8 $15) 31... Be6 32. Rxe6 Nf4 33. Bxf5 (33. Rxe8 $2
Nxh3+ 34. Kg2 Nf4+ 35. Kf3 Rxe8 36. Kxf4 Re3 $19 {[%csl Rf4]}) 33... Nxe6 $15 {
/~~}) 29. Qd2 Qa7 30. Rc1 Nd7 ({Black wants more than repetition after} 30...
Qd7 $11) (30... Bxa2 31. Rxd4 Rcd8 $13) 31. Qf4 $1 $132 (31. Rxd4 $2 Nxc5 {
[%cal Rg8a2,Rc5b3]}) 31... Bxa2 {Exchanging a flank pawn for a central one
seems to objectively favour White, but nevertheless significantly increases
the tension.} ({Black's choice is more risky, than} 31... Re5 32. Qxd4 Bxc5 (
32... Bxa2 33. Qf2 $14 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4][%cal Yd3d4,Ye2e4]} Bxc5 $2 34. Bxc5 Rxc5
35. Ra1 $1 $18 {[%cal Rg3e4,Rb2b4]}) 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 34. Bxc5 Qxc5 35. Qxc5 Nxc5
36. a3 $11) 32. Qxd4 Nb8 {[%cal Yb8a6]} 33. Be1 Rcd8 (33... Nd7 $5 34. Bf2 (34.
Bb4 $11) 34... Qb7 35. Qb4 $13) 34. Qc3 Na6 (34... Bd6 35. Nh5 $5 $36 {[%cal
Rh5f6]} (35. d4 $14)) 35. Bf2 (35. Bxc6 Bxc5+ 36. Kg2 b4 $36) (35. d4 $142 $5
Qd7 36. Bf2 $14) 35... b4 36. Qe1 $6 (36. Qd2 $142 $13) 36... Qb7 (36... a3 $1
37. bxa3 b3 38. Qc3 (38. Bxc6 b2 39. Bxe8 Rxe8 $5 $36) 38... Bxc5 $36) 37. Ra1
Bb3 38. Qc1 ({White again refrains from the more natural} 38. d4 $1 $14 {
[%csl Gc5,Gd4,Ge2] /~~}) 38... Nc7 39. Bf3 Ra8 $6 (39... Kg8 40. Ne4 (40. Nh5
$5) 40... Qc8 41. Nd6 Bxd6 42. cxd6 Rxd6 43. Rxb4 $14) (39... Qb5 $142 $5 {
seems to promise more effective counterplay in a complex position:} 40. Ne4 (
40. Bh5 Re5 41. d4 (41. Ne4 h6 42. Bg6 Na6 $132) 41... Re7 42. Ne4 $5 $14 (42.
Bg6 Bg8 $13) (42. Bf3 $13)) 40... Na6 41. d4 $14) 40. Bh5 (40. Ne4 Nb5 (40...
Nd5 41. Nd6 Bxd6 42. cxd6 $36 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Ye2e4]}) (40... Rad8 41. Nd2 $16
) 41. Nd2 Bd5 42. Bxd5 cxd5 43. Rxb4 Rxe2 44. Rbxa4 Rxa4 45. Rxa4 Qc8 46. Qd1
Rxf2 47. Kxf2 Qxc5+ 48. Kg2 $14 {/+/-}) 40... Red8 41. Bg6 h6 42. Ne4 {[%cal
Re4f6]} Ne8 (42... Nd5 43. Nd2 Ne7 44. Nxb3 axb3 45. Rxa8 Rxa8 46. Qc4 $16) 43.
Be3 $6 {[%csl Rh6]} (43. Nd2 $1 Bg8 44. Nc4 Qb5 45. Nb6 Ra7 46. Rd4 $1 Rxd4 47.
Bxd4 $16 {[%csl Re8]}) 43... Bd5 44. Kf2 Bxe4 $2 (44... Qa7 45. Bxh6 $1 gxh6
46. Rxh6+ Kg8 47. Bxe8) (44... Kg8 $5 $132) 45. Rxe4 $6 (45. dxe4 $1 {keeps
the rook on the h-file and denies the knight the d5 square - White's attack is
very strong:} Rd7 $8 (45... Qe7 $2 46. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 47. Rxh6+ Kg8 (47... Bxh6
48. Qxh6+ Kg8 49. Rg1 $18) 48. Qc4+ Rd5 49. exd5 Qxc5+ 50. Qxc5 Bxc5+ 51. Ke1
$18) 46. Qc4 Nc7 (46... Qb5 47. Qxb5 cxb5 48. e5 fxe5 (48... Rc7 49. Rc1 (49.
e6 Rxc5 $5 $14) 49... a3 50. Rxb4 a2 51. Rxb5 $16) 49. Rxb4 Nc7 50. Rc1 $16) (
46... a3 47. bxa3 bxa3 48. Bxe8 Rxe8 49. Rxa3 $16) (46... Qb8 $2 47. Bh7 $3 {
[%cal Rc4g8]} Kxh7 48. Rg1 {[%cal Rh4h6]} Rd5 $8 49. exd5 $18) 47. e5 $1 Nd5 (
47... fxe5 48. f6 $40) 48. Bd4 $36) 45... Nc7 $132 46. Bxh6 $5 {[%mdl 576]
After a heavy strategic fight Grischuk suddenly changes tack in an attempt to
decide the game with a sudden tactical outburst. It seems the sacrifice should
have led to a draw.} (46. Kg2 Nd5 47. Bd2 $13) 46... gxh6 47. Re7 $1 {The most
dangerous follow-up.} ({Inconclusive is} 47. Rh4 Kg8 48. Rxh6 (48. Qc4+ Nd5 49.
e4 Qb5 $17) 48... Rd7 $1 49. Rh4 (49. Qc4+ Nd5 $17) 49... Qb5 $17) 47... Rd4 $5
(47... Qc8 48. Rh7+ Kg8 49. Qc4+ Nd5 50. Qg4 $1 Bxc5+ 51. Kf3 Be3 52. Rg1 $1
Bg5 53. h4 Rd7 54. hxg5 Rxh7 55. Bxh7+ Kxh7 56. Rh1 $1 fxg5 57. Qxg5 $18) (
47... Qb8 48. Qe3 $1 (48. Rh7+ Kg8 49. Qc4+ Nd5 {[%cal Rb8f4,Rf4h2]}) 48... Qa7
(48... Rd5 49. Rg1 $40 Re5 50. Rh7+ Kg8 51. Qg3 Bxc5+ 52. Kf1 $18) 49. Rxa4 $1
Nd5 (49... Qxa4 50. Rh7+ Kg8 51. Qg3 Bxc5+ 52. Kg2 $18) 50. Rexa7 Rxa7 51. Rxa7
Nxe3 52. Rh7+ Kg8 53. Kxe3 $16) (47... Qb5 $5 48. Rh7+ (48. Qe3 Ra7 $1 49. Rh7+
Kg8 50. d4 Re8 51. Bxe8 Kxh7 52. Qg3 Qc4 53. Qg6+ Kh8 54. Bf7 Qxd4+ 55. Kf3 Bg7
56. Rg1 Ne8 57. Bg8 $1 Kxg8 58. Qxe8+ $11) 48... Kg8 49. Rxc7 Qxc5+ $11) 48.
Rh7+ (48. Qe3 Nd5 $5 (48... Rg4 49. Rh7+ Kg8 {transposes to the game.}) 49.
Rxb7 Nxe3 50. Kxe3 Bxc5 $11) 48... Kg8 49. Qe3 Rg4 $8 (49... Rd5 $2 50. d4 $1
$18 {[%cal Ra1g1]}) 50. h3 (50. Qf3 $5 Rxg6 $1 (50... Bxc5+ 51. e3 Bxe3+ (51...
h5 52. Rxh5 Bxe3+ 53. Ke2 $1 $40) (51... Rg5 52. h4 $18) 52. Qxe3 (52. Kxe3 $2
Qb6+ 53. Kd2 Qd4 $40) 52... Qa7 53. d4 Qxd4 54. Qxd4 Rxd4 55. Rxc7 Rd2+ 56. Ke3
Rxb2 57. Rd1 {[%cal Rg6f7,Rd1d7,Rd1g1]} Rg2 (57... a3 58. Bf7+ Kh8 59. Rdd7 $18
{[%cal Rf7e6,Rd7h7]}) 58. Rdd7 a3 59. Bf7+ Kf8 60. Bc4 a2 61. Rh7 $18) 51. fxg6
Bg7 52. Qf5 Qc8 (52... Nd5 53. Qe6+ Kf8 54. Rg1 {[%cal Re6f7]} a3 55. bxa3 bxa3
56. Qf7+ Qxf7 57. gxf7 a2 58. Rgxg7 Ke7 59. f8=Q+ Kxf8 60. Ra7 $18 {[%cal
Rh7h8]}) 53. Qxc8+ Rxc8 54. Rxa4 Ne6 55. Ra7 {[%cal Ra7e7]} Re8 56. Rb7 f5 $132
{/=}) 50... Rxg6 (50... Qa7 51. Rc1 Rxg6 (51... a3 52. bxa3 b3 53. hxg4 b2 54.
Kf3 bxc1=Q 55. Qxc1 Bg7 56. Qe3 Na6 57. Qe6+ Kf8 58. Qd6+ Kg8 59. d4 $5 $16 {/\
} Qc7 60. Qe6+ Kf8 61. Bh5 Rd8 62. Rxh6 $1 Bxh6 63. Qxf6+ Kg8 64. Qxh6 $18) 52.
fxg6 $36) 51. fxg6 Qc8 52. Rg1 $2 {Now Black consolidates with ease.} (52. Qe4
$1 Nd5 $5 (52... Bxc5+ 53. d4 Bf8 54. g7 Bxg7 55. Rxg7+ (55. Rg1 $2 Ne6 {
[%cal Re6g5]}) 55... Kxg7 56. Qe7+ (56. Rg1+ Kh8 57. Qf4 Qf8 58. Qxc7 a3 59.
bxa3 bxa3 60. Qxc6 a2 61. Ra1 $11) 56... Kh8 57. Qxf6+ Kh7 58. Qf7+ $11) 53. g7
f5 $1 (53... Bxg7 $2 54. Rg1 Ra7 55. Qg6 Qf8 56. d4 $18 {[%cal Rg6h6,Rh7h8]})
54. Rh8+ $1 {[]} (54. gxf8=Q+ $2 Qxf8 $19) 54... Kxg7 55. Qe5+ Kf7 (55... Nf6
56. Rg1+ Kf7 57. Rxf8+ Qxf8 58. Qc7+ Ke6 59. Qxc6+ Kf7 (59... Ke5 60. e3 $44 {
->}) 60. Qb7+ Ke6 $11) 56. Rh7+ Kg6 57. Rg7+ $1 Bxg7 58. Rg1+ Kh5 $8 59. Qxg7
Qe6 60. Qg3 Qe3+ 61. Qxe3 Nxe3 62. Kxe3 a3 63. bxa3 bxa3 64. Kf4 a2 65. Ra1 Kg6
66. Ke5 Re8+ 67. Kd6 Rxe2 68. Kxc6 f4 69. Kd7 f3 70. c6 $11 {and White's
counterplay comes just in time to save the game.}) 52... Qf5+ 53. Ke1 (53. Qf3
Qxf3+ 54. Kxf3 Bg7 $19) 53... Re8 $19 {Black coordinates his superior forces
and the game is decided.} 54. Qg3 (54. Qd4 Nd5 $5 (54... Bxc5 55. Qh4 h5 $5 {/\
} 56. Rxh5 Bf2+ $17) (54... Bg7 55. Rf1 Qe6 $19) 55. e4 Bg7 $19 {[%csl Rh7]})
54... Ne6 55. e4 (55. Rb7 Nf4 $19) 55... Qxc5 56. Kd1 Bg7 {[%csl Rh7] White's
rook remains offside, the rest is simple.} 57. Rg2 Qe5 58. Qe3 Rd8 59. Ke1 c5
60. Rxh6 Nf4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. Nbd2 Bc5 {An interesting idea that was used by Adams against Hunt last
year, and was picked up by Aronian who used it to beat Karjakin earlier this
year in Wijk Aan Zee. The idea is that the bishop is out of the pawn chain,
doing something productive.} 10. Nc4 d6 11. Bg5 {New. White immediately pins
the knight which has no comfortable way of being defended.} h6 12. Bh4 Bg4 13.
Ne3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 $5 {This strange move hopes to capitalize on the light
square weaknesses left by Black's next move.} (14. Qxf3 Nd4 15. Qd1 Nxb3 16.
cxb3 g5 17. Bg3 {looks acceptable for Black.}) 14... g5 (14... Nd4 15. Ng4 Qc8
$5 {with a complex position.}) 15. Bg3 Nd4 16. Bc4 Nh5 17. c3 bxc3 18. bxc3 Ne6
19. Rb1 Nhg7 20. Bd5 Rc8 21. Kh1 Kh8 22. Rg1 Qf6 23. Bc4 a5 {White has some
obvious drawbacks in his position. His bishop on g3 is slightly worse than
useless and his pawn on f3 is permanently weak. However Black has his issues -
a5 is weak, the g7 knight is not doing much and he lacks a clear plan.} 24. Rb5
h5 $5 {Trying to trap that bishop. This comes with a great amount of risk.} 25.
Rxa5 (25. Bxe6 $1 {A surprising exchange that works due to very concrete
reasons.} fxe6 (25... Nxe6 26. f4 $18 {h5 is hanging and with it the game.}) (
25... Qxe6 26. Bxe5 {is a similar version of the trick but better for White
since the f-file is still closed.}) 26. Bxe5 Qxe5 27. d4 Qf6 28. dxc5 {seems
better for White.}) 25... h4 26. Ng4 Qe7 27. Qf1 {Black can't take the g3
bishop just yet, but he doesn't have to. It won't be saved any time soon.} Ra8
(27... Bb6 28. Rb5 Ra8 29. Qh3 Rxa4 30. Bxe6 Nxe6 31. f4 {is, as many lines,
super messy. But Black is the one who has to be careful now.} exf4 $2 32. Bxh4
{and the rook swings to the attack and wins the game.}) 28. Rxc5 $1 {Another
surprising move! Carlsen sacrifices the exchange for the following tactical
reasons:} dxc5 (28... Nxc5 29. Bxh4 {is 'the point'} Nh5 $13 (29... gxh4 $2 30.
Qc1 {and since the e6-knight was distracted to c5 by the rook sacrifice, the
penetration on h6 is unavoidable and decisive.})) 29. Nxe5 (29. Bxe5 f6 {
and the bishop is still trapped, though White has some resources ... like
going back to g3!} 30. Bg3 (30. Bxe6 $1 Nxe6 31. Nxf6 Rxf6 32. f4 Nxf4 33. Rxg5
Kh7 34. Qd1 $1 {A superb resource.} Rg6 35. Rh5+ Nxh5 36. Qxh5+ $11 {and an
unusual perepetual.}) 30... Nh5 31. Nh6 hxg3 32. fxg3 {White only has a few
pawns for that rook, so It wouldn't be surprising that Black is winning, but
Black has coordination and light square problems to fix first.}) 29... Qf6 30.
Qh3 (30. f4 $5 {The idea is to block the f-file, allowing Nd7.} gxf4 31. Nd7
Qh6 32. Bxh4 Qxh4 33. Nxf8 Rxf8 34. Qg2 {White has obvious compensation for
the missing piece, and probably a little bit more.}) 30... Rxa4 31. Bd5 (31. f4
Nxf4 32. Bxf4 Qxf4 33. Nf3 Rxc4 $1 34. dxc4 f6 {finally leads to material
equality, and the position is quite complicated. Both structures are bad and
it seems that the weak nature of both kings will result in a perpetual.}) 31...
Ra6 32. Bc4 Rd6 33. f4 $1 {A well timed strike. Black must take with the
knight, which means that the bishop on g3 is finally not hanging, and Black's
pieces leave something to be desired.} Nxf4 34. Bxf4 Qxf4 35. Nf3 {Now Black
can't really defend the g5-pawn.} Rg6 36. Rg4 Qc1+ 37. Rg1 Qf4 38. Rg4 Qc1+ 39.
Rg1 Qf4 40. Rg4 Qc1+ {Neither side can improve their position beyond this
repetition. Black must always be defending the g5 pawn and White can't give
Black time to consolidate. A wild game, where every move is difficult to
justify. Overall the players did a fantastic job of navigating through the
treacherous waters and staying afloat. At no point was either side winning.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D92"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 Be6 {This order of
moves is rarely seen in practice. 6...Be6 is played more often after 4.Bf4 Bg7
5.e3 0-0 6.Rc1.} 7. Ng5 $6 {This activity proves premature. The exchange of
this bishop is not worth a crucial tempo.} (7. Qb3 c5 8. Qxb7 Qb6 9. Qxb6 axb6
10. e3 {leads to a position from the 4.Bf4 system. Here is an example:} dxc4
11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Ng5 Bd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxc4 Nxf4 15. exf4 Bxb2 16. Rc2 Bf6
17. O-O Nc6 18. Bd5 Nb4 19. Rxc5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Rxa2 $11 {1/2 Ding,L (2574)-Le
Quang,L (2681)/Manila 2010/CBM 138 Extra (30)}) (7. e3 dxc4 {leads to the 6...
dxc4 7.e3 Be6 system, with Black avoiding the 7.e4 line.}) 7... c5 $1 8. dxc5 (
8. e3 Bg4 $1 9. f3 cxd4 10. exd4 Bf5 {[%csl Rf3,Rg5] is good for Black.}) 8...
d4 9. Nb5 Nc6 $5 {[%mdl 512]} (9... Bd7 {is also satisfactory for Black, e.g.}
10. Nxd4 (10. Nc7 Nh5) 10... Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxa2 {etc. However, a true Grünfeld
player never cares about material losses in the Bf4 systems!}) 10. Nc7 Bf5 $1
11. Nxa8 e5 12. Bd2 e4 $1 13. e3 h6 14. Nh3 (14. exd4 hxg5 15. Bxg5 Nxd4 $17 {
- the a8-knight will not escape!}) 14... Bxh3 15. gxh3 Ne5 16. Bg2 Nd3+ 17. Kf1
Nxc1 18. Qxc1 d3 19. Bc3 Qe7 $2 {[%mdl 16384]} (19... Re8 $1 $17 {was much
stronger. Black will finally recapture the a8-knight keeping his strong
central pawns and a clear advantage.}) 20. Nc7 $1 {What a surprise! The doomed
knight sells its skin quite expensively: White captures Black's crucial
e4-pawn and activates his pieces.} Qxc7 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Bxe4 Rd8 23. Bd5 Qxc5
24. Qd1 Rxd5 (24... d2 25. Ke2 $5 (25. Qxd2 $143 Qxc4+ 26. Bxc4 Rxd2 $15 {_|_})
) 25. cxd5 Qxd5 26. Rg1 Kg7 27. Qb3 Qe4 28. Rg4 Qh1+ 29. Rg1 Qe4 30. Rg4 Qh1+
31. Rg1 Qe4 {Both sides have nothing better than this repetition of moves.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 {Dieses System wurde populär
nach dem Weltmeisterschaftskampf zwischen Anand und Gelfand. Die Alternative
ist 5.d3.} (5. d3 Ne7 6. Qe2 (6. b3 d6 7. e5 Ng6 8. h4 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10.
Nd2 c4 11. Nxc4 Ba6 12. Qf3 Qd5 13. Qxd5 cxd5 14. Nxe5 f6 15. Nf3 e5 $44 {
Schwarz hatte ausreichende Kompensation in Anand-Gelfand (Moscow, 2012)}) 6...
Qc7 ({Nach} 6... Ng6 7. h4 Qc7 {kommt Weiß zu gutem Spiel.} 8. h5 Nf4 9. Qd2 e5
10. Qc3 Nxg2+ 11. Kf1 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. h6 $44 {Najer-Eljanov (Warsaw,
2005)}) 7. Ng5 e5 8. O-O (8. f4 exf4 9. O-O Ng6 10. Qh5 d6 11. Bxf4 Nxf4 12.
Rxf4 g6 13. Qf3 Bg7 14. Rxf7 Bd4+ 15. Kh1 Qd8 16. c3 Be5 17. Rg7 Qf6 18. Qxf6
Bxf6 19. Rxh7 O-O 20. Na3 Bxg5 $17 {Karjakin-Carlsen (Bilbao, 2007)}) 8... h6
9. Nh3 g5 10. f3 d6 11. Nf2 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 $11 {Marcelin-Lautier (France,
2003)}) 5... d6 {Gelfand spielte zwei Mal 5...e5 und konnte in beiden Partien
ausgleichen.} (5... e5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. d4 (7. Bb2 d6 8. Nc4 (8. Nxc6 Qc7 $19)
8... d5 9. Ne3 d4 10. Nc4 Qxe4+ 11. Qe2 Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 Be6 {Könnte Weiß seinen
Springer auf a4 stellen, würde seine Stellung besser sein, doch der Springer
kann nicht nach a4 kommen, und daher hält Schwarz das Gleichgewicht.} 13. d3
Nf6 $11 {Anand-Gelfand (Moscow, 2012)}) 7... d6 8. Nxc6 Qxe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10.
Kxe2 Bb7 11. Na5 (11. d5 Ne7 $1 12. Nxe7 Bxe7 13. Nc3 (13. c4 Bf6 $19) (13. Rd1
Bf6 14. c3 Kd7 $44) 13... Bf6 14. Bb2 Kd7 15. Rad1 Rae8+ 16. Kf3 Bd4 $44 {/\Re5
}) 11... Bxg2 12. Rg1 {Anand-Gelfand (Moscow, 2012)} Be4 $1 13. dxc5 dxc5 $11)
6. e5 {Das ist sicherlich die prinzipiellste Fortsetzung.} (6. O-O e5 7. c3 f5
8. exf5 Bxf5 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 e4 $132) 6... dxe5 (6... d5 {Schwarz riskiert
mit dem schlechten Läufer c8 zu verbleiben. Auch der Bauer c5 ist sehr
anfällig.} 7. d3 Ne7 8. O-O Ng6 9. c4 Be7 10. Nc3 {Weiß will mittels Na4-Ba3
gegen den Bauern c5 spielen.} O-O 11. Re1 f6 12. Bb2 fxe5 13. Na4 e4 14. dxe4
d4 15. e5 Nf4 16. Ba3 $14 {Caruana-Radjabov (Moscow, 2012)}) 7. Nxe5 Qd5 {
Schwarz sollte nicht versuchen, den Turm auf a1 zu nehmen.} (7... Qd4 8. Nc4
Qxa1 (8... Ba6 9. Bb2 Qe4+ 10. Ne3 $16) 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. O-O Bxc4 11. bxc4 Bd6
12. Qe2 Nf6 13. Ba3 Qxf1+ 14. Kxf1 O-O-O 15. Na4 $16 {Zhao Jun - Zhang
Pengxiang (Moscow, 2004)}) 8. Nf3 Qe4+ 9. Kf1 (9. Qe2 Qxc2 $15 {Schwarz hat
eine sehr solide Stellung, so dass Weiß keine ausreichende Kompensation
bekommen kann.}) 9... Qf5 (9... Nf6 10. d3 Ba6 11. Qe2 Qd5 12. Nc3 {Weiß
entwickelt seine Figuren. Die Stellung seines Königs spielt dabei keine Rolle,
weil die Stellung geschlossen ist und Schwarz den weißen König nicht angreifen
kann.} Qd8 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Bb2 $16 {Caruana-Vazquez Igarza (Madrid, 2006)}) 10.
Na3 $5 {Es bietet sich an d3 zu spielen, doch Schwarz hat darauf eine starke
Antwort.} (10. d3 Qf6 $1 {Nun muss Weiß c3 spielen und das Feld d3 schwächen:}
11. c3 Ba6 $17) (10. Nc3 $5 {Das könnte allerdings stärker sein, weil das
beste Feld für den Springer das Feld a4 ist.} Nf6 11. d3 Be7 12. h3 h5 13. Bg5
$14) 10... Nf6 11. d3 Nd5 12. Nc4 Ba6 {Nun will Schwarz unter Umständen auf c4
nehmen und es wird ziemlich schwer für Weiß, den Bauern c5 zu gewinnen.} 13.
Qe2 $2 {Erlaubt Schwarz seine Idee sofort durchzuführen.} (13. h3 $5 Bxc4 14.
bxc4 Nf4 (14... Qf6 $4 15. Bg5 $18) 15. g3 Ng6 (15... Nxh3 16. Kg2 $18) 16. Rb1
Bd6 17. Kg2 $14) 13... Bxc4 14. bxc4 Qf6 $1 {Das Spiel wird mehr oder weniger
forciert.} 15. Rb1 (15. d4 Nb6 (15... cxd4 16. cxd5 d3 17. Qe5 $18) 16. Be3 Na4
$11 {Schwarz wird seine Hauptschwäche los und dazu wurde die weiße
Bauernstruktur ruiniert.}) 15... Nc3 16. Bb2 Rb8 (16... Nxe2 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18.
Kxe2 $16 {Weiß hat die bessere Bauernstruktur, Springer gegen Läufer in fast
geschlossener Stellung und die Kontrolle über die b-Linie.}) 17. Qe1 Bd6 18.
Bxc3 {Weiß hat sonst fast nichts zu ziehen.} (18. Nd2 Bf4 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxf6
Rxb1 21. Qxb1 Nd2+ 22. Ke2 Nxb1 23. Bxg7 Rg8 24. Bb2 Rxg2 $15) 18... Rxb1 19.
Bxf6 {Auch dieser Zug ist erzwungen.} (19. Qxb1 Qxc3 20. g3 (20. Qb7 O-O 21.
Qxc6 Rd8 22. Qa4 Qa1+ 23. Ne1 Rb8 24. Qxa7 g6 25. h4 Rb1 $17) 20... O-O 21. Kg2
Rb8 $17) 19... Rxe1+ 20. Kxe1 gxf6 21. Ke2 Kd7 22. Rb1 Kc7 {Weiß hat
sicherlich einen kleinen Vorteil bekommen, doch die Frage ist, ob man die
schwarze Festung durchbrechen kann. Der Turm hat keine Einbruchsfelder auf der
b-Linie, das Feld e4 wird dem Springer durch den Zug ...f5 genommen.} 23. g4 $1
{Weiß verhindert den Zug ...f5.} h6 (23... h5 $5 {ist ebenfalls spielbar.} 24.
g5 (24. h3 hxg4 25. hxg4 Rg8 26. Rh1 Kd7 27. Rb1 Kc7 $11) (24. gxh5 Rxh5 25.
Rg1 Rh7 26. h4 f5 $11) 24... Be7 25. h4 Rg8 26. gxf6 Bxf6 $11) 24. Nd2 h5 25.
gxh5 (25. h3 hxg4 26. hxg4 Rh2 27. Ne4 Be7 $11) 25... Rxh5 26. Nf3 Rh8 27. a4
$5 {Die Idee von Weiß ist es, a5-a6 zu spielen.} a5 $1 (27... f5 28. a5 a6 (
28... Be7 29. a6 Rb8 30. Rxb8 Kxb8 31. h4 $18) 29. Rb6 Ra8 30. h4 $16) 28. Rg1
Kd7 {Will der Turm auf der g-Linie eindringen, muss der König auf d7 stehen,
um nach Rg7 immer ...Ke7 zu haben.} 29. Nd2 $5 {Weiß sieht die einzige Chance
in einem Bauernopfer und der überführung des Springers nach b3.} Rxh2 30. Nb3 (
30. Ne4 f5 31. Nxd6 Kxd6 32. Rg8 Rh1 33. Ra8 Rc1 34. Kd2 Rf1 35. Ke2 Rc1 $11)
30... Rh8 31. Rg7 (31. Nxa5 Ra8 32. Nb3 Rxa4 $15) 31... Ke7 (31... Rf8 32. Nxa5
Ra8 33. Nb3 Ke7 34. a5 Bc7 35. Rg1 Be5 $11) 32. Nxa5 Ra8 {Nach allen Versuchen
konnte sich Schwarz doch leicht verteidigen.} 33. Nb7 Rxa4 34. Nxd6 Kxd6 35.
Rxf7 f5 36. Rf8 Ra2 37. Kd2 Ra1 38. Rd8+ Kc7 39. Re8 Kd6 40. Rd8+ Kc7 41. Re8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2825"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ {Since 4...Ba6 faces Black with
concrete problems after the modern 5.Qc2 and 4...Bb7 is too dull for the taste
of some players, checks on the fourth or fifth move are worthy alternatives.
About 30 years ago, the game move used to be a speciality of the always
original Anthony Miles.} 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 {The most principled way of
capturing in all the Bogo-Indian genuine and hybrid lines. White needs to keep
the pressure along the d-file.} (6. Nbxd2 {defends the c4-pawn before it is
even attacked, but Black can return to the normal way of developing:} Bb7 7.
Bg2 O-O 8. O-O {In practice, Black has tried many moves, but I feel some
preference for} c5 $5 {aiming to transpose to a comfortable hedgehog, in which
there will be no pressure against the d6-pawn.} 9. Re1 ({Here is an example
from Miles' collection:} 9. Qa4 $6 Qc7 10. Rac1 d6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. e3 h6 13.
Nb1 Rac8 14. Nc3 a6 $15 {Afifi,A-Miles,A (2510)/Lucerne 1982/EXT 97-B (0-1, 46)
. White's position has somewhat lost harmony.}) 9... cxd4 10. Nb3 Qc7 11. Qxd4
Nc6 12. Qh4 Ne7 13. Rac1 d6 14. Nfd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 a6 $15 {As pointed out by
Tisdall, White's knights are rather misplaced, Antunes,A (2510)-Cvitan,O (2550)
/Pula 1997/CBM 057 ext/[Tisdall] (0-1, 58) Now and in other comments below, I
have generally followed the paths opened by Miles, but have also chosen a more
recent game to offer a more complete picture.}) 6... Ba6 $5 (6... Bb7 7. Bg2
O-O {would transpose to a variation which I examined in an article for CBM 144}
) 7. b3 {The most flexible way of defending the c4-pawn.} (7. Na3 {misplaces
the knight and allows Black to switch to the normal development even with
"loss of time".} Bb7 8. Bg2 O-O (8... d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Nh4 Bxg2 11. Nxg2 O-O
12. Rad1 c6 13. f3 d5 14. Rc1 c5 $11 {Taimanov,M (2595)-Larsen,B (2620)/
Leningrad 1973/IZT (1/2, 47)}) 9. O-O d6 10. Rad1 Nbd7 11. Nb5 {The knight
needs to be re-activated, but this manoeuvre allows Black to start queenside
counterplay efortlessly.} a6 12. Nc3 b5 $132 {Torre,E (2565)-Miles,A (2610)/
Wijk aan Zee 1984/MCL (1/2, 23)}) (7. Qc2 {This is a real loss of time and can
safely be answered with the same "method".} Bb7 8. Bg2 ({White has no time to
fight for the d5- and e4-squares yet, as} 8. Nc3 {runs into} Bxf3 9. exf3 Nc6
$132) 8... c5 9. dxc5 (9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 {1/2 Van Wely,L (2635)-Miles,
A (2590)/Escaldes 1998/CBM 068}) 9... bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Nc6 12. Nc3 Qe7
(12... a6 $6 {this is too slow and allows White build up pressure along the
d-file.} 13. Qd2 Qe7 14. Qd6 $14 {Gajewski,G (2555)-Riazantsev,A (2689)/Warsaw
2010/CBM 139 Extra (1-0, 52)}) 13. Rac1 ({After Black's last developing move,} 
13. Qd2 {cannot be dangerous: White has wasted too much time with his queen.}
d5 $5 14. cxd5 exd5 $13 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Nd4 17. Qc4 Nxe2+ 18. Kh1 Rfe8
$132) 13... Rfd8 14. e3 d6 15. b3 h6 {1/2 Fridman,D (2628)-Bischoff,K (2537)/
Bad Woerishofen 2008/CBM 122 Extra}) 7... c6 {The start of an effective plan
aimed at putting pressure on c4.} 8. Nc3 {In order to hope for an advantage,
White needs to start active play in the centre as soon as possible.} ({Even
with the extra tempo b2-b3,} 8. Qc2 {can be met with the slightly paradoxical}
c5 $5 9. Nc3 (9. e4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 dxc6 12. Bg2 Qc7 $15 {The
weaknesses on dark squares left White struggling in Kouatly,B (2410)-Miles,A 
(2585)/Strasbourg 1983/EXT 2005 (0-1, 33)}) 9... Nc6 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Bg2 Bb7
12. O-O d6 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. a3 O-O 15. Qd2 Rad8 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 Nxb4 18.
Rxa7 {1/2 Hort,V (2545)-Miles,A (2595)/Biel 1990/CBM 019}) ({The following
game is a good example of the fact that White does not get much by releasing
the tension after ...d7-d5:} 8. Bg2 d5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nc3 Rc8
12. Rac1 O-O 13. Rc2 Rc7 14. Rfc1 Qb8 15. Ne5 Rfc8 16. f4 Bb7 17. e3 Ne8 {
Portisch,L (2635)-Miles,A (2570)/Luzern 1985/MCD (1/2, 50). Black is well
regrouped and had no problems in reaching a draw.}) 8... d5 9. e4 {Once again,
the most principled reaction.} (9. Bg2 Nbd7 {leaves White with problems
maintaining the tension:} 10. Qb2 (10. Ne5 {simplifies the position and allows
Black to develop freely.} Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 Qe7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rfd1
Rfd8 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. e4 {The only active plan, which looks quite promising
in fact. White hopes to get his knight on to d6.} d4 $1 {A thematic move,
leaving the e4-pawn in the knight's way.} 17. Qxd4 Rac8 $44 {The extra pawn
does not make itself felt, while Black has a very active position.} 18. Qe3 Qb4
19. Ne2 Nc5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qc3 Qxc3 22. Nxc3 Kf8 {Tukmakov,V (2550)-Miles,
A (2610)/Wijk aan Zee 1984/MCL/[Miles] (1/2, 56). By this moment, Miles
evaluates Black's position as slightly better. This may be a bit exaggerated,
but later he got a winning ending anyway.}) 10... dxc4 11. bxc4 Bxc4 12. Nd2
Ba6 13. Bxc6 Rc8 14. Bg2 O-O 15. O-O Nb8 $132 {White enjoys free development
and can be satisfied with his position.} 16. Nb3 Qe7 (16... Rc4 {Nikolic,P 
(2330)-Miles,A (2510)/Thessaloniki 1984/EXT 1997 (1-0, 60)}) 17. Rfe1 Rc4 {
Torre,E (2505)-Miles,A (2510)/Thessaloniki 1984/EXT 97-B (1/2, 67)}) 9... Nxe4
10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 c5 $1 {Black has to react in the centre as soon as
possible.} ({Earlier,} 11... Nd7 {used to be played, but this allows White to
retain a space advantage. For instance:} 12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. Bg2 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bb7
15. O-O O-O 16. Rfd1 Qf6 17. Qe3 Rfd8 18. Rd2 Rd7 19. Rad1 g6 20. h4 h5 21. c5
$1 $14 {[%csl Gb7] Tkachiev,V (2652)-Bauer,C (2629)/Clichy 2007/CBM 118 ext 
(1-0, 51). A thematic move, leaving the enemy bishop out of play.}) 12. Bg2 (
12. Nxe4 {forces Black to sacrifice material, but this is not that bad
actually.} cxd4 13. Bg2 O-O (13... Nc6 $2 14. Nf6+ $1) 14. Ng5 (14. Nf6+ Qxf6
15. Bxa8 b5 $44) 14... Nd7 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. O-O Nf6 17. Qxd4 h6 18. Nh3 Bb7 {
[%csl Yf1,Yh3][%cal Gb7g2]} 19. Nf4 (19. Rfe1 $6 Qc8 $1 $40 {[%cal Gc8c6]})
19... Ne4 20. Nh5 f6 $44 {[%cal Ge4g5,Gf8d8]}) 12... Nc6 13. dxc5 Qxd2+ 14.
Kxd2 f5 {A highly non-symmetrical structure. Who said that the Queen's Indian
is dull-and-drawish?!} 15. Nxe6 $146 (15. cxb6 Ke7 16. bxa7 Rhd8+ $44 {Saric,A
(2514)-Riazantsev,A (2634)/Budva 2009/CBM 130 (0-1, 29)}) 15... Kf7 16. Nf4
bxc5 17. f3 Rad8+ 18. Kc3 e3 19. Nd3 Rhe8 {White has the better structure, but
his king is exposed. This latter detail is quite relevant since Black's army
is perfectly mobilised.} 20. Nxc5 (20. f4 e2 21. Bd5+ Rxd5 22. cxd5 Re3 23.
dxc6 Rxd3+ 24. Kc2 Ke6 $44) 20... e2 (20... Rd2 21. Bf1 Bc8 {looks quite all
right, too.}) 21. Nxa6 Re3+ 22. Kc2 Red3 {The first battery is set up along
the d-file, but the final part of the counter-attack will take place
horizontally!} 23. Rae1 Rd2+ 24. Kc1 (24. Kc3 $4 R8d3#) 24... Rxa2 25. f4 Rdd2
$11 26. Bxc6 Rac2+ 27. Kb1 Rb2+ 28. Ka1 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Milos,G"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 {This is as good as 9.0-0-0 and 9.Bc4.} ({An important detail to
understand the variations without Bc4 is} 9. O-O-O Nxd4 (9... d5 {is
considered the move.}) 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 $1 {A very important move
preventing Black's idea ...Qa5-Rfc8.} Qa5 $2 12. Nd5 Qxd2 13. Nxe7+ $16) 9...
Nxd4 (9... Be6 {is an important alternative here,} {the modern game
Short-McShane 2010 followed} 10. Nxe6 (10. O-O-O {was the choice of Anand
against Kasparov in their match of 1995. Theory considers the position as
equal after} Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 $1 12. Kb1 {Threatening Nd5.} Rfc8 13. a3 (13.
Nd5 Qxd2 14. Nxe7+ $2 Kf8 {winning a piece.}) 13... Rab8) 10... fxe6 11. O-O-O
Rc8 12. Bc4 Qd7 13. Bb3 Na5 14. h4 Nc4 15. Qd3 Qc6 {with a double edged
position.}) 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Nd5 $1 {Karpov played this good idea against
Mestel in 1982. This is probably the only way to get an advantage.} (11. O-O-O
Qa5 $1) 11... Bxd5 12. exd5 Qc7 13. h4 Rac8 14. Rh2 $1 {Very good. Protecting
c2 and preparing to double in the h-file later.} (14. O-O-O $2 Nxd5) 14... e5 {
It is difficult to suggest another move for Black.} (14... Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7
16. O-O-O {followed by h5 with a strong attack.}) 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. O-O-O $1 {
An important detail.} ({The natural} 16. h5 {would be answered with} d5 $1 {
Mestel played ...Qc6 and lost against Karpov.} 17. O-O-O Ne4 18. fxe4 Bxd4 {
with good play for Black.}) 16... e5 {It seems that occupying the center with
pawns is not important in this position.} ({Black should play} 16... Nd5 $1 17.
Bxg7 (17. h5 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 g5) 17... Qxg7 {as in the game Oll-Georgiev Ki,
Biel, 1993. Black's king is more protected here and there is an importante
defensive idea here after} 18. h5 g5 $1) 17. Be3 Qf7 18. Kb1 d5 {Continuing
with the occupation of the centre.} ({An important and probably better option
was} 18... Nxg4 19. fxg4 Qxf1 {winning a pawn, but White can continue his
attack and is better after} 20. h5) 19. h5 e4 (19... d4 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Bh6 {
is excellent for White.}) (19... Nxg4 {is worse here than before.} 20. fxg4
Qxf1 21. Qxd5+ Qf7 22. hxg6 (22. Qd6 {is also good.}) 22... hxg6 23. Qxf7+ Rxf7
24. Bxa7 {with a clear pawn up.}) 20. hxg6 {This is good and human.} ({The
computer already gives a decisive advantage to White after the strange} 20. h6
Bh8 21. g5 Nh5 (21... Nd7 22. Rf2 exf3 23. Rxf3 Qxf3 24. Bg2 Qf5 25. Bxd5+ Rf7
26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 27. Qxd7) 22. Bh3 Rcd8 23. fxe4) 20... hxg6 21. Be2 Qe6 (21...
exf3 22. Bxf3 Ne4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 {is a better defence but White is much better
after} 24. Rhh1 $1 {protecting the first rank and threatening Qh2.} (24. Rdh1
$2 Qf1+)) 22. Bd4 Rc7 23. Rdh1 {This is a dream for White. All pieces playing,
decisive attack and the king is completely protected.} Rff7 24. a3 {
Prophylaxis protecting the eight rank. Qg5 wins immediately.} b6 25. fxe4 {
From now on Grischuk plays perfectly until the end. There were other ways to
win but he gave no chances to his opponent.} Qxe4 (25... Nxe4 26. Rh8+ Bxh8 27.
Rxh8#) 26. g5 Nh5 (26... Nh7 27. Rh4 $1 (27. Rxh7 Qxd4) 27... Qe6 28. Rxh7 {
winning a piece.}) 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Bxh5 gxh5 29. Rxh5 Qc4 {Nakamura tries
some ideas but the position is completely lost.} 30. Qd1 Qe4 31. g6 Rfe7 (31...
Kxg6 32. Rg1+ Kf6 33. Rh6+ Ke5 34. Re1) 32. R5h4 Qe5 33. Rh7+ Kg8 34. R7h5 Qe4
35. Qd2 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.06.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2012.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 10. Be2 h5 (10... a6 11. a4 h5 {is more popular but
refraining from ...a7-a6 makes some sense, too.}) 11. Bg5 (11. O-O Nh7 $5 (
11... a6 12. a4 {leads to the 10...a6 line}) 12. Nh1 Ne5 13. Nf2 f5 14. exf5
Bxf5 15. Be3 a6 16. Qd2 b5 17. Nce4 Nf7 18. Rae1 Nf6 19. Ng3 Bc8 $13 {0-1
Kortschnoj,V (2615)-Brunner,L (2460)/Switzerland 1991/EXT 1998 (42)}) 11... Qb6
(11... a6 12. Qd2 (12. a4 $142 {- 10...a6 11.a4}) 12... b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nd1
Qe8 (14... h4 $5 15. Nf1 h3) 15. O-O Nh7 16. Bh6 h4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nh1 f5
19. exf5 gxf5 20. f4 Ndf6 21. Nhf2 Ra7 $132 {1-0 Dambacher,M (2463)-Pruijssers,
R (2408)/Netherlands 2007/EXT 2008 (40)}) (11... Qa5 $6 12. Qd2 a6 13. O-O b5
14. a4 b4 15. Nd1 {[%cal Yd1e3,Ye3c4]} c4 $5 16. Rc1 $1 c3 17. bxc3 b3 18. Nb2
Nc5 19. Nc4 Qc7 20. a5 $1 Rb8 21. Rb1 Bd7 22. Qf4 $14 {1/2 Spassky,B (2565)
-Polgar,J (2595)/Budapest 1993/CBM 033/[Ftacnik,L] (56)}) 12. Qb3 $146 {
[%mdl 8]} (12. Qd2 {is quite solid:} Nh7 13. Bh4 (13. Na4 $5 Qc7 14. Bh6 {
needs checking, e.g.} h4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nf1 a6 17. Nc3 b5 18. Ne3 Nhf6 19.
O-O Rh8 20. Ncd1 Bb7 21. Rc1 Rae8 22. Re1 h3 23. g4 Qd8 24. Nf2 $14 {1-0
Andeer,S (2383)-Canibal,J (2411)/Rochade 5171-Jub15 bd10 2005/CBM 118 (63)})
13... g5 $1 (13... c4 14. Bxc4 Ne5 15. Be2 Bd7 16. f4 Ng4 17. Bxg4 hxg4 18.
Nge2 Nf6 19. Bf2 $14 {1/2 Gupta,A (2580)-Atabayev,M (2355)/Dubai 2011/CBM 141
Extra (41)}) 14. Bxg5 Nxg5 15. Nxh5 Nh7 16. Nxg7 Kxg7 17. g4 Qd8 18. h4 a6 19.
O-O-O b5 20. g5 $44 {1-0 Sandipan,C (2585)-Caspi,I (2417)/Zuerich 2009/CBM 131
Extra (49)}) 12... Qc7 13. O-O Nh7 14. Be3 a6 15. a4 h4 16. Nh1 f5 {A typical
undermining.} 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Bd2 (18. f4 {is the move White tries to avoid
as it weakens the light squares. Black gets a good position after} Ndf6 ({
but not} 18... Re8 19. Bf2 Bxc3 20. Bh5 $1)) (18. Rae1 $5) 18... f4 19. Nf2 Ne5
(19... Bd4 $5 20. Kh1 Ne5) 20. Nce4 Nf6 21. Nxf6+ (21. Ng5 $5) 21... Rxf6 22.
Ne4 Rf8 23. Kh1 Bd7 24. a5 Rae8 25. Rae1 Bc8 {Both sides have completed
development; what now?} 26. Ng5 $6 {Wrong! White should develop his initiative
on the queenside:} (26. Qb6 $1 Qxb6 27. axb6 Nf7 28. b4 $14) 26... Qe7 27. Ne6
$2 {[%mdl 8192]} (27. Ne4 $142) 27... Bxe6 28. dxe6 d5 $1 $17 {White missed
this move, and now Black's central pawns become extremely dangerous.} 29. Bc3
c4 (29... Qxe6 $5 30. Qxb7 d4 31. Bd2 c4) 30. Qb6 (30. Qd1 $142 Rd8 $1 $17 (
30... Qxe6 $143 31. b3)) 30... Qxe6 (30... Rf6 $1 {[%cal Rf6e6] was even
stronger} 31. Qd4 $140 Rg6 $1 32. Qxd5 $2 (32. Qxf4 $142 Rxe6 $17) 32... Qg5
33. e7+ Kh7 34. Rf2 Nd3 $1) 31. Qxb7 Rf7 32. Qb4 Qc6 33. Bd4 (33. Bd1 $142 Nd3
34. Rxe8+ Qxe8 35. Qb6) 33... Nd7 34. Bxg7 Rxg7 35. Bd1 Re3 $1 36. Bc2 (36. Ba4
Qc7 37. Rd1 Nf6 $17) 36... Qc5 $1 37. Qb7 (37. Qxc5 Nxc5 38. Rd1 Re5 {[%cal
Yg7b7]}) 37... Nf8 38. Qb6 (38. Qxa6 $2 Rxe1 39. Rxe1 Qf2) (38. Qa8 Qxa5) 38...
Qxb6 39. axb6 Rb7 40. Rd1 Re5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] A grave error letting most of
Black's advantage slip.} (40... Re2 41. Bf5 (41. Bb1 Rxb6 42. Rxd5 Rbxb2 43.
Rg5+ Kf7 {[%cal Yc4c3,Yc3c2]}) 41... Re5 $1 {wins a pawn while retaining all
the merits of Black's position}) (40... Rxb6 41. Rxd5 Rxb2 42. Bf5 c3 {was
also stronger than the text move.}) 41. b3 $1 {White now gets rid of his weak
pawn and reduces material.} Re2 42. Rc1 Rxb6 43. bxc4 h3 $5 ({Black can hardly
win after} 43... dxc4 44. Be4 (44. Bf5 Rb4) (44. Bd1 $6 Rd2 45. Rxc4 Rb1 46.
Rc1 $1 Rbb2 47. Rg1 Ne6) 44... Rbb2 45. Rg1 {, too.}) 44. Rfe1 (44. gxh3 {
must be enough to save the game, too, e.g.} Rb2 45. Rg1+ Kf7 46. Rg2 Rxg2 47.
Kxg2 d4 48. Kf1 Ne6 49. c5 $1 Nxc5 50. Bg6+ Kxg6 51. Rxc5 $11 {_|_}) 44...
hxg2+ {This capture saves White an important tempo (g2xh3); Black could have
posed some problems to his opponent after} (44... Rxe1+ 45. Rxe1 dxc4 46. gxh3
c3 {etc.}) 45. Kg1 Rxe1+ 46. Rxe1 Rc6 (46... dxc4 47. Re4) 47. Kxg2 Rxc4 (47...
dxc4 48. Re4 Ng6 49. Kh3 $132) (47... Rxc4 48. Bb3 Rc5 49. Rd1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O h6 7. Nbd2 Bg6 8. Nb3
Nd7 9. Bd2 Nf5 10. Rc1 Be7 11. Ba5 b6 12. Bd2 O-O 13. c4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bh5 15.
h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 c5 17. Bd3 cxd4 18. Qe4 g6 19. Rfd1 Kh7 20. Qe2 Nc5 21. Bxf5
exf5 22. Bc3 Nxb3 23. axb3 Qd5 24. Rxd4 Qe6 25. b4 Rfd8 26. Qf3 Rac8 27. Rxd8
Rxd8 28. Ra1 Rd7 29. Qa8 Qc4 30. e6 Rd8 31. Qxa7 Qxe6 32. Re1 Rd7 33. Qa8 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. d5
Na5 9. Nc1 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. Nb3 b5 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15.
Qd2 Re8 16. a3 Rb8 17. Rfc1 Ne5 18. b4 cxb4 19. Na2 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Bxa1 21. axb4
Qd8 22. Rxa1 bxc4 23. Bd4 f5 24. Qh6 Qe7 25. Re1 Rb7 26. Nc3 Qf8 27. Qg5 Rxb4
28. h4 Rb7 29. h5 Qf7 30. f4 Rb2 31. Re3 Rd2 32. hxg6 Qxg6 33. Rg3 Qxg5 34.
Rxg5+ Kf7 35. Rg7+ Kf8 36. Bf6 fxe4 37. Rxh7 e3 38. Kf1 Bf5 39. Ra7 Bg4 40.
Bg7+ Kg8 41. Kg1 e2 42. Nxe2 Rexe2 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bf4 O-O 7. Qd2 d5 8.
Ndb5 c6 9. Nc7 Bb4 10. O-O-O Nxe4 11. Qd4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Ba3+ 13. Kb1 Nd7 14.
Qa4 Be7 15. Nxa8 Nc5 16. Qxa7 Ne4 17. Be5 Bc5 18. Qa4 Qe7 19. Bd3 Qxe5 20. Bxe4
dxe4 21. Rhe1 Bf5 22. g4 b5 23. Qa5 Bxg4 24. Rd8 g6 25. Rxf8+ Bxf8 26. Qd8 Bf5
27. Kb2 b4 28. Re3 bxc3+ 29. Rxc3 Kg7 30. Nc7 Ba3+ 31. Kb3 Be7 32. Qb8 Kh6 33.
Rxc6 Bd7 34. Qb6 Bxc6 35. Qxc6 Qxh2 36. Nd5 Bh4 37. Qe8 Qh3+ 38. c3 Qf5 39. Ne3
Qe6+ 40. Qxe6 fxe6 41. c4 Kg7 42. c5 Kf7 43. Ng4 Ke7 44. Kc4 h5 45. Ne5 g5 46.
f4 e3 47. Kd3 Bg3 48. Ng6+ Kd8 49. fxg5 Kd7 50. Kxe3 Kc6 51. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O h6 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. Nb3
Bg6 9. a4 Nf5 10. a5 Rc8 11. c4 Be7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Bd3 O-O 14. g4 Nh4 15.
Nxh4 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Bxh4 17. Bd2 f5 18. h3 Qe7 19. f4 a6 20. Kh2 Qf7 21. Rf3 Rc4
22. Rg1 Rfc8 23. Bc3 Kh8 24. Nd2 R4c6 25. Nf1 g6 26. Ne3 Nf8 27. Ng2 Be7 28.
Rg3 b5 29. axb6 Rxb6 30. gxf5 exf5 31. Ne3 Rb5 32. Nxf5 gxf5 33. Qxf5 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 c5 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 Bf8 14. Bc2 cxd4 15.
cxd4 exd4 16. Nxd4 d5 17. exd5 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 Bb7 19. Ngf5 Bxd5 20. Be3 Rc8 21.
Rd1 Qe8 22. Bb1 Be4 23. Bf4 Bxb1 24. Rxb1 Nc5 25. Bd6 Qxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Nd3 27.
Re2 Rc1+ 28. Kh2 g6 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Ne3 Ne4 31. f3 Nf4 32. Rc2 Rxc2 33. Nexc2
Nc5 34. Kg3 Nfd3 35. b4 Na4 36. f4 Ke7 37. Kf3 Kd6 38. Ke4 Nc1 39. a3 Na2 40.
Nf3 N2c3+ 41. Kd4 f6 42. Nd2 h5 43. Nf3 Ke6 44. g4 hxg4 45. hxg4 Ne2+ 46. Ke3
Nec3 47. Kd4 Ne2+ 48. Ke3 Nec3 49. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. c4 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
Na6 9. d4 d5 10. Ne5 e6 11. e3 Ne4 12. Qe2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 cxd4 14. exd4 Rc8 15.
Rac1 Nb8 16. Rfd1 Nd7 17. Bb4 Re8 18. Qe3 Ba8 19. h4 dxc4 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21.
bxc4 Qc7 22. Ng4 Nf6 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Qf3 Be7 25. Bd2 Rad8 26. Bf4 Bd6 27.
Bg5 Be7 28. Bf4 Bd6 29. Be3 Bf8 30. h5 Rd7 31. Kg2 Qb7 32. d5 e5 33. hxg6 hxg6
34. Bg5 f5 35. Rh1 b5 36. Rb1 Qc7 37. cxb5 Qc4 38. Bh6 Qxd5 39. Qxd5+ Rxd5 40.
Bxf8 Rxf8 41. a4 Rfd8 42. Rhc1 Kg7 43. Rc7+ R8d7 44. Rxd7+ Rxd7 45. a5 Kf6 46.
Kf3 e4+ 47. Ke3 Rd3+ 48. Ke2 Rd7 49. b6 axb6 50. axb6 Rb7 51. Ke3 Ke5 52. Rb5+
Ke6 53. g4 fxg4 54. Kxe4 Kd6 55. Kf4 Kc6 56. Rb2 Rf7+ 57. Kxg4 Kb7 58. Kg5 Rf3
59. Kxg6 Rf8 60. Kg5 Rg8+ 61. Kf4 Rf8+ 62. Kg3 Rg8+ 63. Kf3 Rf8+ 64. Ke2 Re8+
65. Kf1 Rf8 66. Rb4 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. f4 exf4 5. d4 Qh4+ 6. Kf1 Bg4 7. Qd3 g5 8. Nd5
O-O-O 9. Bd2 Bg7 10. c3 Nce7 11. Nxe7+ Nxe7 12. Bxf7 Rhf8 13. Nf3 Qh6 14. Bb3
d5 15. Re1 Kb8 16. Kg1 c5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rxd5 19. h4 cxd4 20. hxg5 Qb6
21. c4 Rd7 22. Rh4 Bf5 23. Qb3 d3+ 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Rxf4 Rdf7 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27.
Rxe5 Bg6 28. g3 Kc7 29. Kf2 Rd8 30. Re6 Rxf4+ 31. gxf4 Ra8 32. a3 Re8 33. Rxe8
Bxe8 34. Ke3 Bg6 35. Kd4 Kd6 36. Be3 Bf5 37. b3 Bg6 38. a4 Bf5 39. Kc3 Kc6 40.
Bd4 Bg6 41. Bf6 Bf5 42. Bd8 Bg6 43. b4 Bf7 44. Kxd3 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 c5 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qc7 8. b3
d5 9. O-O dxc4 10. Ncb5 Qd8 11. bxc4 a6 12. Nc3 Ng4 13. e3 Ne5 14. Qe2 Nbc6 15.
Rd1 Bg4 16. f3 Bd7 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. f4 Qa5 19. fxe5 Qxc3 20. Bb2 Bg4 21. Bxc3
Bxe2 22. Rd7 Bxc4 23. Rxe7 Rac8 24. Bf1 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Rce8 26. Rfxf7 Rxe7 27.
Rxe7 c5 28. Kg2 Rd8 29. Rc7 Bh6 30. e6 Re8 31. Rc6 Bxe3 32. Rxa6 Bd4 33. Bxd4
cxd4 34. Kf3 Kf8 35. Ke4 Rd8 36. Ra7 Ke8 37. Rxh7 Rd6 38. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 d5 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. e4 O-O 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1
Nc6 9. Nc3 Nde7 10. Rb1 a5 11. a4 Nf5 12. Nb5 Re8 13. b3 f6 14. Bb2 Be6 15. d4
Nfxd4 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Nfxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Bf7 20. Bxb7 Rxe1+
21. Rxe1 Rd8 22. Nc6 Rd2 23. b4 axb4 24. a5 Bf8 25. Ne7+ Bxe7 26. Rxe7 Rxc2 27.
a6 Ra2 28. Rxc7 b3 29. Rc5 b2 30. Rb5 Bc4 31. Rb4 Ra1+ 32. Kg2 b1=Q 33. Rxb1
Rxb1 34. a7 Bf1+ 35. Kf3 Rb3+ 36. Kf4 Rb4+ 37. Ke3 Ra4 38. a8=Q+ Rxa8 39. Bxa8
Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E41"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 d6 9. e4 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nh4 Kh8 12. g3 Bh3 13. Re1 Nfg8 14. f4 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Qd7 16. Qc2 Ng6 17. Nxg6+ fxg6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Rxe5 Rxf4 20. gxf4 Qg4+ 21.
Kh1 Qf3+ 22. Kg1 Qg4+ 23. Kh1 Qf3+ 24. Kg1 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. Bxc4 Nxe4 8. O-O
Nf6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 b5 11. axb5 cxb5 12. Bxb5 Bb7 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Ne5 Nd5
15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Ra3 a6 18. Bd3 h6 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Ra7 21.
Rg3 Rc8 22. h4 Rac7 23. Qg4 Qf6 24. Rf3 Qd8 25. Rg3 Qf6 26. Rf3 Qd8 27. Rdd3
Nc6 28. Rg3 Qf8 29. Qh5 Kh8 30. Nxc6 Rxc6 31. Rdf3 R8c7 32. Rf4 Rd7 33. Qe5 Rd5
34. Qe3 Rd7 35. Kh2 Rcd6 36. Qe5 Rd5 37. Qxe6 Rxd4 38. Qe5 Rxf4 39. Qxf4 Qd8
40. Qg4 f5 41. Qh5 Rd4 42. Qxf5 Rxh4+ 43. Rh3 Qb8+ 44. Kg1 Rb4 45. Rc3 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ismagambetov, Anuar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. c3 g6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bg7 8. d5
b5 9. dxc6 bxa4 10. Qxa4 Nxc6 11. Bg5 Ne7 12. Nc3 h6 13. Bh4 O-O 14. O-O d6 15.
Rad1 Bd7 16. Qa3 g5 17. Bg3 f5 18. exf5 Nxf5 19. Nd5 Kh8 20. Rc1 c6 21. Ne3
Nxg3 22. hxg3 d5 23. b3 Re8 24. g4 h5 25. Qd6 hxg4 26. Nh2 Re6 27. Qc5 Re4 28.
Rfd1 Qf8 29. Nhf1 Qxc5 30. Rxc5 Bd4 31. Rc2 Bb6 32. Ng3 Rf4 33. Nc4 Bc7 34. Re2
Re8 35. Rxe8+ Bxe8 36. Ne3 Bd7 37. Kf1 Bb6 38. Ke2 Kg8 39. Rh1 d4 40. Nc4 d3+
41. Kxd3 Bxf2 42. Ne2 Rf6 43. Kc3 g3 44. Ne5 Be6 45. Nd4 Bd5 46. Rh5 Be3 47.
Kd3 Bf4 48. Ng4 Rg6 49. Nf5 Bxg2 50. Ne7+ Kf7 51. Rh7+ Rg7 52. Nh6+ Kxe7 53.
Rxg7+ Kf6 54. Rg8 Bf3 55. Re8 g2 56. Re1 Bg3 57. Rg1 Bh2 58. Rxg2 Bxg2 59. Ng4+
Kf5 60. Nxh2 Kf4 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. h3 Ne7 12. Ne4 Ng6 13. Nd4 Nxe5 14.
Bf4 Bd6 15. Re1 f6 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. f4 c5 19. Nb5 Bd7 20. Nc3
Rg8 21. fxe5 Bxh3 22. exf6+ Kf8 23. Re2 Bg4 24. Re3 Bd7 25. Nd5 Bc6 26. Nxc7
Rxg2+ 27. Kf1 Rc8 28. Re7 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 Rg6 30. f7 Rf6+ 31. Ke2 Rxf7 32. Rxf7+
Kxf7 33. Rf1+ Ke6 34. Ke3 h5 35. Rf8 Bd5 36. a3 Ke5 37. Re8+ Kd6 38. Rh8 a5 39.
Rh6+ Kc7 40. Rxh5 Kd6 41. Rh6+ Kc7 42. Kf4 b6 43. Ke5 Bg2 44. Rh7+ Kb8 45. Rg7
Bf3 46. Kd6 Be4 47. c3 Bh1 48. Re7 Bg2 49. b3 Bh1 50. Re2 Kb7 51. Rb2 Bf3 52.
b4 cxb4 53. axb4 axb4 54. Rxb4 Be2 55. c4 Ka6 56. Kc6 Ka5 57. Rb5+ Ka4 58. Kd5
1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 d5 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. O-O Ng6 8.
Re1 f6 9. Ba3 e5 10. Na4 Nf4 11. Bxc5 Bxc5 12. Nxc5 O-O 13. d4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5
15. Nd3 Nxh3+ 16. gxh3 f5 17. exd5 e4 18. Nde5 exf3 19. Qd2 Qh4 20. Qd3 Qg5+
0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2012.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Ba4 exd4 7. c3 d3 8.
Qxd3 Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bf4 Ne8 11. Nbd2 d6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qe4 Bf6 14. Qxc6
Rb8 15. b4 Qd7 16. Qc4 Qf5 17. Be3 Be6 18. Nd4 Bxc4 19. Nxf5 Bd3 20. Nd4 c5 21.
bxc5 dxc5 22. N4f3 Rc8 23. Nb3 c4 24. Nbd4 Nc7 25. Bg5 Bxg5 26. Nxg5 Nd5 27.
Rac1 Rfe8 28. Ngf3 f6 29. g3 g5 30. Red1 Rcd8 31. Ne1 Nxc3 32. Rxc3 Rxd4 33.
Nxd3 Red8 34. Nb2 Rxd1+ 35. Nxd1 Rxd1+ 36. Kg2 Ra1 37. Rxc4 Rxa2 38. Rc7 a5 39.
g4 a4 40. Ra7 h6 41. h3 a3 42. Kf3 Kf8 43. Ke3 Ke8 44. f3 Rh2 45. Rxa3 Kf7 46.
Ra8 Rxh3 47. Kf2 Rh1 48. Kg2 Re1 49. Kg3 Re8 50. Ra7+ Kg6 51. Ra6 Re5 52. Rb6
Ra5 53. Rc6 Ra4 54. Rb6 Rf4 55. Ra6 h5 56. gxh5+ Kxh5 57. Rb6 Kg6 58. Ra6 Rb4
59. Rc6 Rb5 60. Ra6 Kf5 61. Rc6 Rb4 62. Rc5+ Ke6 63. Ra5 f5 64. Ra6+ Kf7 65.
Rc6 Rd4 66. Rb6 Kg7 67. Rc6 Rh4 68. Rc5 Kf6 69. Rc6+ Ke5 70. Rc5+ Ke6 71. Rc6+
Kd5 72. Ra6 f4+ 73. Kg2 Ke5 74. Ra5+ Kf6 75. Ra6+ Kf5 76. Ra5+ Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.
Be2 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. f3 a4 12. Rc1 Be6 13. Nb5 Qa5 14. Rc2 Rfc8
15. Qxa5 Rxa5 16. Kd2 Nd7 17. Rb1 Ne5 18. b3 axb3 19. axb3 Raa8 20. Nc3 Nc6 21.
Nd5 Ra3 22. c5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Nb4 24. Rc4 Ra2+ 25. Ke1 Nxd5 26. cxd6 Rxc4 27. d7
Ra8 28. bxc4 Nxe3 29. Rxb7 Rd8 30. Rc7 e6 31. Rc8 Bf6 32. c5 Nc2+ 33. Kf1 Nd4
34. Bd1 Kf8 35. Ba4 Ke7 36. c6 Be5 37. c7 Bxc7 38. Rxc7 e5 39. Kf2 Ne6 40. Rc8
Nf8 41. Rc5 Nxd7 42. Bxd7 Rxd7 43. Rxe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Bg5 Na6 10. Nd5 Rd6 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Bxf6 Rxf6 13. O-O-O Kg7 14. Bd3
Re6 15. Bc2 Re7 16. Rd8 Nc5 17. Rd5 Nd7 18. Rhd1 a5 19. b3 f6 20. Kb2 Nf8 21.
Ng1 b6 22. Ne2 Bb7 23. R5d2 Ne6 24. a3 Kf8 25. f3 Bc6 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Ree8
28. Bb3 Rad8 29. Kc3 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Ke7 31. h4 Ra8 32. Rd1 Bb7 33. h5 g5 34. Kb2
c5 35. bxc5 bxc5 36. Nc3 Nd4 37. Nb5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bb5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 a6 13. Rb3 Qe7 14. Ba4 Qd8
15. Bb6 Qh4+ 16. g3 Qg4 17. Nd1 Be7 18. Nf2 Qg6 19. Rc3 O-O 20. Bxd7 Bxd7 21.
Rc7 Bd8 22. Rxd7 Bxb6 23. Rxb7 Rab8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. O-O h5 26. Kg2 Rc8 27.
Nd3 Qe4+ 28. Kh3 Be3 29. Qe2 Qf5+ 30. Kg2 d4 31. Rb1 g6 32. Rb2 a5 33. a4 Kg7
34. h3 Qe4+ 35. Qf3 Qxf3+ 36. Kxf3 Rc4 37. Ra2 g5 38. fxg5 Bxg5 39. h4 Be3 40.
Ke4 Kh6 41. Kf3 Kg7 42. Ke4 Kg6 43. Nf4+ Bxf4 44. gxf4 d3+ 45. Kxd3 Rxf4 46. c4
Kf5 47. Re2 Rxh4 48. c5 Rg4 49. c6 Rg8 50. Kd4 h4 51. Rf2+ Kg4 52. Rg2+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Bf4 Nh5 9. Be3 b6 10. g4 Nf6 11. Qd2 e5 12. Bh6 Qd6 13. Qe3 Ne8 14. Ne2 f6 15.
Nd2 Ba6 16. b3 Nc7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. f4 Ne6 19. f5 Nd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Qf2 b5
22. Qh2 Qe7 23. a4 bxa4 24. Rxa4 Bb5 25. Ra5 Qd8 26. Ra1 a5 27. O-O Qe7 28.
Rae1 Kh8 29. e5 gxf5 30. Rxf5 a4 31. bxa4 Bxa4 32. Qf2 fxe5 33. Rexe5 Rxf5 34.
Qxf5 Qf8 35. Qxf8+ Rxf8 36. Rxc5 Bb5 37. Kg2 Re8 38. Kf2 Kg7 39. Nf3 Rd8 40.
Ng5 Kg6 41. h4 Rf8+ 42. Kg3 Re8 43. h5+ Kg7 44. Nf3 Rd8 45. g5 Rd6 46. Kf4 Rd8
47. Ke4 Re8+ 48. Kxd4 Rf8 49. Ke4 Re8+ 50. Re5 Rf8 51. Re7+ Kg8 52. Ne5 Ba4 53.
h6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5 5. a3 Qxc5 6. b4 Qc7 7. Bb2 Bg7 8.
e3 O-O 9. c4 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O d6 12. Nd4 Nbd7 13. Bf3 Ne5 14. Bxb7 Qxb7
15. Qb3 Rac8 16. Rac1 a6 17. h3 Rc7 18. Rc2 Rfc8 19. Rfc1 Nfd7 20. N4f3 Nxf3+
21. Nxf3 Bxb2 22. Qxb2 Qe4 23. Qd4 Qe6 24. Qh4 Qf6 25. Qd4 b5 26. Qd3 bxc4 27.
Rxc4 Rxc4 28. Rxc4 Rxc4 29. Qxc4 Qa1+ 30. Kh2 Qxa3 31. Qc7 Nf8 32. Qxe7 Qxb4
33. Ng5 Qc4 34. Ne4 Qe6 35. Nf6+ Kg7 36. Ne8+ Kg8 37. Nf6+ Kg7 38. Ne8+ Kg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. Ng5 Bc8 12. h3 Be7 13. Nf3 h5 14. Ne2
Be6 15. Nf4 Bc8 16. Ne2 Be6 17. Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 c6 8.
Bg2 d5 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. a4 Qe7 12. a5 Rfd8 13. Qb2 c5 14. Nbd2 Bb7
15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Nc4 h6 17. axb6 axb6 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Nfe5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 b5
21. Nc6 Qf8 22. N4e5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 cxd4 24. Qxd4 Nd5 25. e4 Qb4 26. Qxb4 Nxb4
27. Rc7 f6 28. Ng6 Nd3 29. h4 h5 30. Rc3 Kf7 31. Rxd3 Kxg6 32. Rd6 Ra3 33. Rxe6
Rxb3 34. Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. c3 d3 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8.
O-O Nf6 9. Qxd3 O-O 10. Nbd2 d6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Rfe1 Nd7 13. Re3 Rb8 14. Qc2
c5 15. Rae1 f6 16. c4 Ne5 17. Nb1 Bb7 18. Nfd2 f5 19. f3 Qg5 20. Nc3 Rbe8 21.
Kh1 f4 22. R3e2 Qh4 23. Nd5 Rf7 24. b4 Bxd5 25. cxd5 cxb4 26. Qa4 Ree7 27. Qxa7
g5 28. Rf1 g4 29. Qb8+ Kg7 30. Qxb4 Rf6 31. fxg4 Nxg4 32. Nf3 Qh5 33. Qb2 Kf7
34. Qd2 Ne3 35. Rxe3 fxe3 36. Qxe3 Qxd5 37. h3 Kg7 38. Re1 Qc5 39. Qd2 h6 40.
Re3 Qh5 41. Qe2 Kh7 42. a4 Rg6 43. Qc2 Qc5 44. Qe2 Reg7 45. Nh4 Rg3 46. Rxg3
Rxg3 47. Nf5 Rc3 48. Qg4 Qe5 49. Qd1 Ra3 50. Nd4 c5 51. Nc2 Ra2 52. Qb1 Qb2 53.
Qf1 Kg7 54. Ne3 Ra1 55. Nd1 Qd4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. a3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. e4
O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. Bf4 d6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Rc1 a6 13. Kh1 Rc8 14. Bg3 Ne5 15. Nd2
Re8 16. f4 Ng6 17. Bf3 Ba8 18. b4 Bf8 19. e5 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Nd7 21. exd6 Bxd6
22. Nce4 Bf8 23. f5 Nde5 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. Qg3 exf5 26. Rxf5 Ng6 27. Rd5 Qxd5
0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. e5 Ng4 8. Bxd7+
Qxd7 9. h3 Nh6 10. dxc5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Nd7 13. g4 Nxc5 14. Be3
Ne6 15. Ke2 f6 16. Nd5 Nf7 17. exf6 exf6 18. Nd4 Nxd4+ 19. Bxd4 O-O-O 20. c4
Rhe8+ 21. Kf2 Ne5 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Rae1 Rde8 24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. b3 f5 26. Rd1
g5 27. Kf3 f4 28. h4 h6 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Rh1 Re1 31. Rxe1 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 c5 6. Ne2 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nbd7 8.
Nbc3 Bc5 9. Qf4 Qe7 10. O-O Bd6 11. Qh4 Ne5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be4 O-O 14. Bxf6
Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Rad1 Be7 17. g3 Rb8 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nd6 b5 20. b3 Rb6 21.
Nxc8 Rxc8 22. c3 f5 23. Bg2 a5 24. Rd2 Bf6 25. Rfd1 a4 26. h3 axb3 27. axb3 h5
28. Rd6 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 h4 30. Rb6 hxg3 31. fxg3 Nd3 32. Rxb5 Bxc3 33. Nxc3 Rxc3
34. Bf1 Nc5 35. Rb8+ Kg7 36. Rc8 Rxg3+ 37. Kh2 Ne4 38. b4 Rb3 39. b5 f4 40. Rc2
f3 41. Bc4 Rb4 42. Bd3 f5 43. Bxe4 fxe4 44. Kg3 Rxb5 45. Kf4 Rf5+ 46. Ke3 Kf6
47. h4 Kg6 48. Rf2 Kh5 49. Kxe4 Kg4 50. Rf1 f2 51. h5 Kg3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 Be7 7. d4 O-O 8. d5
Nb8 9. Bxd7 Nbxd7 10. c4 c6 11. Nc3 a6 12. Be3 cxd5 13. cxd5 Qa5 14. Nd2 Rfc8
15. a4 Bd8 16. Qb3 Ng4 17. Qxb7 Nc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Re2 Rab8 20. Qxa6 Nxf2
21. Rxf2 Rxb2 22. Kh1 Qxc3 23. Raf1 Bf6 24. Nb1 Rxf2 25. Nxc3 Rxf1+ 26. Qxf1
Rxc3 27. g3 h5 28. Qb5 g6 29. a5 h4 30. gxh4 Bxh4 31. Qb8+ Kg7 32. Qxd6 Rc1+
33. Kg2 Ra1 34. Qxe5+ Bf6 35. Qc7 Re1 36. a6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc4 O-O 8. Nc3
h6 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Nh4 Qe6 11. b3 Na6 12. Rd1 Be7 13. Nf3 Bd7 14. a3 Rad8 15.
Be3 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. b4 Na6 18. c5 Qe7 19. Ne4 Nc7 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Qb2
Rfe8 22. Nd2 Bf5 23. Nc4 Nb5 24. a4 Nd4 25. e3 Nc2 26. Rac1 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Bg6
28. Nd6 Rd8 29. Rd2 a5 30. bxa5 Ra8 31. Nxb7 Qe7 32. Bxc6 Rc8 33. Bd5 Qf6 34.
Rxc2 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be3 Qb6 5. a3 Nf6 6. h3 d6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3
Qc7 9. O-O e5 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. a4 b6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bc4 a6 14. Qe2 Bb7 15.
Ba2 b5 16. axb5 cxb5 17. Nd2 b4 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qxc2 20. Bb3 Qc8 21. Rec1
Qb7 22. Rc6 a5 23. Qc4 e4 24. Bd4 Rfe8 25. d6 Rf8 26. Ba4 Qb8 27. Re1 Qd8 28.
Nxe4 Nxe4 29. Rxe4 Bxd4 30. Qxd4 Qf6 31. Rc7 Qxd4 32. Rxd4 Nb6 33. Bc6 Rac8 34.
b3 Kg7 35. Bb7 Rb8 36. g3 Rfd8 37. Kg2 a4 38. Rxb4 Rxd6 39. bxa4 Nd5 40. Rxf7+
Kxf7 41. Bxd5+ Rxd5 42. Rxb8 h5 43. Ra8 Rd3 44. a5 Ra3 45. a6 g5 46. a7 Kg7 47.
f4 h4 48. f5 Rxg3+ 49. Kh2 Ra3 50. f6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Chadaev, Nikolay"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 e5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 d6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
Re8 9. c3 b6 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nc4 Ba6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Ncxe5 Rxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5
15. Bf4 Qe7 16. Qd6 Qxd6 17. Bxd6 Nbd7 18. Rad1 Nf8 19. f4 Re8 20. h3 h5 21.
Kf2 Ne6 22. Rd2 Bf8 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. e5 Nd5 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Rxd5 Nc5 27. Ke3
Bc4 28. Rd4 Be6 29. h4 Rc8 30. b3 Ke7 31. c4 a5 32. Rd6 Nd7 33. Kd4 a4 34. Ra1
Rc7 35. Rb1 axb3 36. axb3 Ra7 37. Kc3 Ra2 38. Rb2 Ra1 39. Kb4 Rg1 40. Rd3 Nc5
41. Re3 Bd7 42. Rd2 Be6 43. Kb5 Rb1 44. b4 Nd7 45. Rc3 Ke8 46. Rcc2 Ke7 47. Rc3
Ke8 48. Ra2 Ke7 49. Ra7 Rb2 50. Ra4 Rd2 51. Kc6 Rd4 52. Ra7 Kd8 53. Ra8+ Ke7
54. Ra7 Kd8 55. Ra8+ Ke7 56. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bf6 13. Nd2 Na5 14. Ne4 Bxe4
15. dxe4 c6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. a4 Rfd8 18. Qe2 h6 19. g3 Bg5 20. Bxg5 hxg5 21. Qe3
Qe7 22. Kg2 g6 23. Red1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qc5 Qc7 27. axb5
axb5 28. Ba2 Kg7 29. c4 Nxc4 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. Qxc4 Qd6 32. Qd3 Qb4 33. c3 Qc5
34. Kf3 Qe7 35. Kg2 Qc5 36. Kf3 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O b5 11. Kb1 Be7 12. g3 Qc7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb6
15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Na5 Rc8 17. Nc6 Nxd5 18. Nxe7 Nxe7 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 h4
21. g4 Nc6 22. Bd3 Ke7 23. Rd5 Rhd8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Re1 Kf6 26. a3 Nd4 27.
Kc1 g6 28. Re3 Ne6 29. Kd2 Rd5 30. Kc3 Kg5 31. Be4 Rd4 32. Bb7 Kf4 33. Re1 Nc5
34. Ba8 Rd8 35. Bc6 Rd6 36. Ba8 Rd4 37. b3 f5 38. gxf5 gxf5 39. Rg1 Rd8 40. Bc6
Ne6 41. Bb7 Nc5 42. Bc6 Rc8 43. Bd5 Ne6+ 44. Kb4 Nd4 45. c4 bxc4 46. bxc4 Nxf3
47. Rg7 e4 48. c5 e3 49. Bc4 Nd2 50. Bxa6 Rb8+ 51. Kc3 Ne4+ 52. Kc2 Nxc5 53.
Bc4 Ne4 54. Rg1 Rc8 55. Kd3 Nf2+ 56. Kd4 Rd8+ 57. Kc5 Kf3 58. a4 e2 59. Re1
Nd3+ 60. Bxd3 Rxd3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Bf2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. c5 Nc6 13. O-O Bf8 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15.
a3 Nh5 16. Re1 Nf4 17. Bf1 Rxe1 18. Qxe1 Bd7 19. Qd2 Ne6 20. b4 Qf6 21. Rd1 h5
22. Ne2 a5 23. Nd4 axb4 24. axb4 Bg7 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 26. Bd4 Rb8 27. Bxg7 Kxg7
28. Qf4 Rb7 29. Kf2 Qf6 30. Qd4 g5 31. Be2 Ra7 32. g3 Ra2 33. Ke3 Rb2 34. Qxf6+
Kxf6 35. Rd4 Be6 36. h4 Rb3+ 37. Kf2 Ke5 38. Rd3 Rxd3 39. Bxd3 gxh4 40. gxh4
Kd4 41. Be2 Kc3 42. f4 Kxb4 43. Bxh5 Kxc5 44. f5 Bxf5 45. Bxf7 Kd6 46. h5 Ke7
0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. b3 e5 4. Nc3 g6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. d3 Nge7 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2
d6 9. O-O h6 10. a3 Be6 11. Nd2 d5 12. Rb1 Rc8 13. Re1 d4 14. Na4 b6 15. b4
cxb4 16. axb4 Nxb4 17. Ba3 Nbc6 18. Ne4 Rc7 19. c5 bxc5 20. Naxc5 Bd5 21. Qa4
f5 22. Nb7 Rxb7 23. Rxb7 fxe4 24. dxe4 Be6 25. Rc1 Rf7 26. Bxe7 Nxe7 27. Qxa7
Nc8 28. Qa6 Nd6 29. Rxf7 Bxf7 30. h4 Bf8 31. Rc6 Qb8 32. Bf3 Kg7 33. Kg2 h5 34.
Rc5 Ne8 35. Ra5 Nf6 36. Qc6 Qd6 37. Qb5 Nd7 38. Ra7 Be6 39. Ra6 Qe7 40. Ra7 Qd6
41. Qb7 Qe7 42. Qc6 Kf7 43. Rb7 Qd6 44. Qb5 Be7 45. Ra7 Nc5 46. Ra8 Nd7 47. Rc8
Qb6 48. Qa4 Qb7 49. Rc1 Nf6 50. Qa5 Nd7 51. Qd2 Kg7 52. Qa5 Kf7 53. Qd2 Kg7 54.
Qa5 Kf7 55. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4
9. a5 O-O 10. Nbd2 Rb8 11. Re1 Be6 12. Bc4 Bxc4 13. Nxc4 Rb5 14. b3 Nd7 15. Bb2
Bf6 16. d4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Re8 19. h3 h6 20. Re3 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qf6
22. Qxf6 Nxf6 23. Rae1 Nd7 24. f4 Kf8 25. Kf2 Nb8 26. Rd1 Nc6 27. Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O h6 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. Nb3
Bg6 9. a4 Nf5 10. a5 Rc8 11. c4 Be7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Bd3 O-O 14. g4 Nh4 15.
Nxh4 Bxh4 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Qd3 g5 18. Kg2 Qc7 19. Be3 Qc2 20. Qxc2 Rxc2 21.
Rab1 b6 22. a6 Nb8 23. Rfc1 Re2 24. Re1 Rfxf2+ 25. Bxf2 Rxf2+ 26. Kh1 Nxa6 27.
Rf1 Re2 28. Ra1 Nb4 29. Rxa7 Nd3 30. Nc1 Nf2+ 31. Kg2 Rxb2 32. Ra2 Rxa2 33.
Nxa2 Nxg4 34. Rf3 h5 35. Rb3 Kf7 36. h3 Nh6 37. Nb4 g4 38. Nc6 gxh3+ 39. Kxh3
Nf5 40. Rxb6 Ke8 41. Nb4 Kf7 42. Nc6 Ke8 43. Nb4 Kf7 44. Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O Ng6 8. g3
Be7 9. h4 O-O 10. h5 Nh8 11. dxc5 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. c4 Nf7 14. Nc3 Bxc3 15.
bxc3 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Nfe5 17. Be2 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Rf7 19. Bg2 Na5 20. Bf4 Bc6 21.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rfe1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Re8 24. Rad1 Nc6 25. h6 gxh6 26. Bxh6 e5 27.
Re4 Rf6 28. Be3 Rfe6 29. Kf3 Rf6+ 30. Ke2 Rfe6 31. Rg4+ Rg6 32. Rh4 Re7 33. Kf3
Rf7+ 34. Ke4 Re7 35. Rd6 Kg7 36. Rh1 Rf7 37. Rh4 Re7 38. Rh5 Rf7 39. Rh1 Rg4+
40. Kd3 Rg6 41. Kc4 Rg4+ 42. Kd3 Rg6 43. Rxg6+ hxg6 44. Ke4 Rd7 45. Bh6+ Kg8
46. Be3 Kg7 47. a4 Rd8 48. Bh6+ Kf6 49. Be3 Kg7 50. f4 exf4 51. Bxf4 Rd7 52.
Bd6 Kf6 53. Kd5 Kf5 54. Rb1 Nd8 55. Rb4 g5 56. g4+ Kg6 57. Re4 Nc6 58. Re8 Rf7
59. Rg8+ Kh6 60. Ke6 Rf3 61. Kd7 Rxc3 62. Kc7 Na5 63. Bf8+ Kh7 64. Rxg5 Rc4 65.
Rg7+ Kh8 66. Rg5 Rxa4 67. Bd6 Rc4 68. Kd7 b6 69. cxb6 axb6 70. Ke6 Kh7 71. Kf7
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Bg5 Na6 10. Be2 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. O-O-O c6 13. Rd6 Nd7 14. Rhd1 Nf8
15. Rd8 Rxd8 16. Rxd8 Nc7 17. c5 Nce6 18. Rd6 Nd7 19. b4 a5 20. a3 axb4 21.
axb4 Bf8 22. Rd2 Kg7 23. Bc4 Nc7 24. Ra2 Rxa2 25. Nxa2 Be7 26. Kc2 f6 27. Nc1
Nf8 28. Nb3 Nfe6 29. Ne1 f5 30. exf5 gxf5 31. Nd3 Bf6 32. f3 Nd5 33. Bd2 e4 34.
fxe4 fxe4 35. Ndc1 e3 36. Be1 Nef4 37. Bxd5 cxd5 38. Bc3 Bf5+ 39. Kb2 e2 40.
Nd4 e1=Q 41. Bxe1 Bxd4+ 42. Bc3 Bxc3+ 43. Kxc3 Nxg2 44. Kd4 Bxh3 45. Kxd5 Ne3+
46. Kd6 Bg2 47. Nd3 Nc4+ 48. Kc7 Kf6 49. b5 Be4 50. Nf2 Bf3 51. c6 bxc6 52.
bxc6 Ne5 53. Kd6 Nxc6 54. Nd3 Ne7 55. Ne1 Be4 56. Kc5 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 b6 11. Rd1 Ba6 12. a3 Rd8 13. Bf4 Bc8 14. Rxd8+
Kxd8 15. Rd1+ Ke8 16. g4 Ne7 17. e6 Bxe6 18. Bxc7 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Ne5 b5
21. b3 f6 22. c4 bxc4 23. bxc4 fxe5 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. Rxd5 Bxa3 26. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A64"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. h3 Rb8 13. Nc4 Ne5 14. Na3 Nh5 15.
e4 Bd7 16. Qe2 f5 17. Kh2 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxa4 19. Bg5 Qd7 20. Qd2 Nf7 21. Be3
Nf6 22. Nc3 Bb3 23. Ne2 Ne5 24. Nf4 b5 25. Ne6 Bxd5 26. Nxg7 Bxg2 27. Nxe8
Qxh3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "186"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. a3 h6 10. h3 Re8 11. d4 Bf8 12. Nbd2 Nb8 13. Bc2 Nbd7 14. Nf1 c5 15. Ng3
g6 16. a4 Rb8 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Qd2 Kh7 19. d5 Nb6 20. Qe2 Bd7 21. b3 Bg7 22. a5
Nc8 23. b4 c4 24. Nh2 Ng8 25. Rf1 Qd8 26. Qd2 Qh4 27. Nf3 Qe7 28. Nh2 Qh4 29.
Nf3 Qe7 30. Nh2 Rb7 31. Rae1 Qf6 32. Re2 Nce7 33. Qc1 Nc8 34. Bd2 Qe7 35. Kh1
Rf8 36. Bb1 Kh8 37. f4 exf4 38. Bxf4 Be5 39. Ref2 h5 40. Nf3 f6 41. Nxe5 dxe5
42. Be3 Qg7 43. Bc5 Rf7 44. Qe3 Kh7 45. Ne2 Qh6 46. Ng1 Qxe3 47. Bxe3 Nd6 48.
Bc5 Ne8 49. Nf3 Rg7 50. Kh2 Bc8 51. Ne1 Rbf7 52. Nc2 Bd7 53. Ne3 Nh6 54. Bb6 g5
55. g3 Kg6 56. Bc5 Rg8 57. Rg1 Rh7 58. Kg2 Nf7 59. Rgf1 Kg7 60. Bc2 Rh6 61. Be7
Nfd6 62. g4 hxg4 63. hxg4 Rgh8 64. Kf3 Kf7 65. Bd8 Rh3+ 66. Ke2 R8h6 67. Kd2
Rg3 68. Rf3 Rh2+ 69. Kc1 Rhh3 70. Rxg3 Rxg3 71. Kd2 Bxg4 72. Rh1 Kg7 73. Be7
Bf3 74. Rf1 Bxe4 75. Bd1 Bd3 76. Re1 Ne4+ 77. Kc1 N8d6 78. Bh5 Rh3 79. Bg4 Rh2
80. Bf3 Ra2 81. Rh1 Ra1+ 82. Kb2 Rxh1 83. Bxh1 Kf7 84. Bd8 Nd2 85. Bc7 Ke7 86.
Bb6 Be4 87. Bxe4 N2xe4 88. Ng4 Nf5 89. Bc5+ Kf7 90. Kc2 Ne7 91. d6 Nc6 92. d7
Ke6 93. Bb6 Kxd7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb3 Nb6 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Bf4 Bf5 12. Qxd8 Raxd8 13. Nc5 Bc8 14.
Rad1 Nc4 15. N3a4 Nd4 16. Bxb7 Nxe2+ 17. Kg2 Nxf4+ 18. gxf4 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Bxb7+
20. Nxb7 Nxb2 21. Nxb2 Bxb2 22. Rd7 Ba3 23. Nd8 a5 24. Nc6 Rc8 25. Nxe7+ Bxe7
26. Rxe7 Rc4 27. f5 gxf5 28. Re3 Ra4 29. a3 Kg7 30. h3 Kf6 31. Kf3 h5 32. Kg2
Kg5 33. Kf3 Rf4+ 34. Kg2 Re4 35. Rc3 Kf4 36. Rc5 Ra4 37. Rc3 h4 38. Re3 Re4 39.
Rc3 Rd4 40. Re3 Ra4 41. Rc3 Ke4 42. Rf3 Ke5 43. Rc3 Ke4 44. Re3+ Kd4 45. Rf3
Kd5 46. Rb3 f4 47. Rf3 Kc5 48. Kg1 Rd4 49. Rb3 a4 50. Rf3 Kc4 51. Kg2 f6 52.
Kh2 Rd3 53. Rxf4+ Kb3 54. Rxh4 Kxa3 55. Rh8 Kb2 56. Rb8+ Rb3 57. Re8 Rc3 58.
Rb8+ Kc2 59. h4 a3 60. h5 Rc5 61. Kg3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 a6 4. Be3 d6 5. f4 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. e5 Nh6
9. Qe2 Nb6 10. Ne4 Qd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rae1 Nd5 13. Bd2 Rae8 14. c3 f5 15. Neg5
e6 16. b3 Nf7 17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18. c4 bxc4 19. bxc4 Nb6 20. Be3 Rfe7 21. h4 h5 22.
Rd1 Qa4 23. Ng5 dxe5 24. fxe5 c5 25. Nh3 cxd4 26. Bxd4 Qc6 27. Nf4 Rd7 28. Ba1
Bh6 29. Nxg6 Rg7 30. Bxf5 exf5 31. Rf2 Rxg6 32. c5 Nd5 33. Qc4 Qe6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. a4 Nd4 12. Nbd2 Nxb3 13. Nxb3 c5 14. Nxe5 Bd6
15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. c4 Nb4 18. d4 cxd4 19. cxb5 d3 20. Qg4 Re8 21.
Qh5 g6 22. Qg4 Bd5 23. Bd2 Bxb3 24. Nc6 Nxc6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Chadaev, Nikolay"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bf4 dxc4
15. Bxc4 Bd6 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Ng5 Bg6 19. h4 Qe7 20. Qg4 h6 21.
h5 Bxh5 22. Qxh5 hxg5 23. Rd1 Rf8 24. Rd3 Qe1+ 25. Kh2 Qxf2 26. Rh3 Qf4+ 27.
Kh1 Qc1+ 28. Kh2 Qf4+ 29. Kh1 Qc1+ 30. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 65th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.08.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. Nd4 Bg4 12. f3 Bd7 13. Ne4 Rd8 14.
Bg5 b6 15. Re1 Rg8 16. a4 Rc8 17. Rad1 a6 18. a5 c5 19. Ne2 Nf5 20. Nf4 Be6 21.
axb6 cxb6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Nd4 24. c3 Ne6 25. Red1 Nxg5 26. Nxg5 Be7 27.
Ne4 Rd8 28. Kf2 Rxd5 29. Rxd5 Bd8 30. f4 Ke7 31. c4 Bc7 32. Kf3 Rb8 33. g4 Bd8
34. h4 b5 35. cxb5 Rxb5 36. Rxc5 Rxb2 37. f5 Rb3+ 38. Kf4 Bb6 39. f6+ gxf6 40.
exf6+ Kd7 41. Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 65th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2012.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3
a5 9. Bg2 Na6 10. O-O Re8 11. Qc2 c6 12. f3 c5 13. Rd1 b6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Nd4
Nc7 16. Qf2 Ba6 17. Bd2 Qe7 18. Na4 Qd7 19. Nc3 Bc4 20. Rac1 Rad8 21. Re1 Ne6
22. Bh3 Qb7 23. Ncb5 Ng5 24. Bf1 Qd7 25. Qg2 Ne6 26. Bc3 Bxd4 27. Nxd4 Nc5 28.
g4 Na4 29. g5 Bxf1 30. Kxf1 Nh5 31. Qg4 g6 32. Qxd7 Rxd7 33. b3 Nc5 34. Re2
Rde7 35. Bd2 Ne6 36. Nxe6 Rxe6 37. Rd1 Re5 38. Rg2 Ng7 39. Re1 Nf5 40. Rge2 Nh4
41. f4 Re4 42. Kf2 Nf5 43. Bc3 h6 44. gxh6 Kh7 45. Kf3 R8e6 46. Bg7 f6 47. Kf2
b5 48. Bf8 d4 49. exd4 Rxf4+ 50. Kg2 Rxe2+ 51. Rxe2 Rxd4 52. Re6 Rd2+ 53. Kg1
Rd1+ 54. Kg2 Rd2+ 55. Kg1 Rd1+ 56. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 65th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. a3 Qa5 10. Be2 b4 11. Nd1 Rb8 12. c3 bxc3 13. Nxc3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. b4 Qa7 18. Rd1 Bb7 19. Ne4 O-O 20. Nd6 Bc6 21. Qd4
Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Bb5 23. Nxb5 axb5 24. Kd2 g5 25. g3 Rb7 26. Rc1 Ra8 27. Rc3 f6
28. exf6 Nxf6 29. Bf3 gxf4 30. gxf4 Rba7 31. Rdd3 Kf7 32. f5 Ne4+ 33. Bxe4 dxe4
34. fxe6+ Kxe6 35. Rh3 Ke5 36. Ke3 Rxa3 37. Rh5+ Kd6 38. Rxa3 Rxa3+ 39. Kxe4
Rb3 40. Rxb5 Rh3 41. Rd5+ Ke6 42. Re5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 65th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.08.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2012.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Na5 9. Nc1 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 Nd7 12. Nb3 f5 13. Qd2 Ne5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5
15. O-O fxe4 16. Nxe4 Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Nf7 18. Bc3 Bf5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nc3 Rae8
21. a4 Re7 22. a5 g5 23. Rfe1 Rfe8 24. Kf2 Kf6 25. Red1 h5 26. Bd3 Re5 27. Ra4
Bd7 28. Ra3 g4 29. Rb3 Bc8 30. Bb5 R8e7 31. Be2 gxf3 32. Bxf3 h4 33. h3 Bf5 34.
Ra3 Bd7 35. Rb3 Be8 36. Bg4 Rc7 37. Rf1 Kg7 38. Kg1 Ng5 39. Rf4 Bf7 40. Nb5
Bxd5 41. Rd3 Rf7 42. Rxf7+ Nxf7 43. Nxa7 Bc4 44. Rd2 d5 45. Nc8 d4 46. Nb6 Bb5
47. b4 Re1+ 48. Kh2 cxb4 49. Rxd4 b3 50. Rb4 Nd6 51. Rxb3 Ne4 52. Bf5 Bc6 53.
Bxe4 Rxe4 54. Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 65th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.08.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2012.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Ne2 b6 12. Rd1 Bb7 13. Ned4 Nxd4 14.
Nxd4 Be7 15. Bf4 Rd8 16. Nf5 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Bc8 18. Nxe7 Kxe7 19. Bg5+ Ke6 20.
Bd8 Kxe5 21. Bxc7+ Kf5 22. Bb8 a6 23. Ba7 b5 24. Rd6 Rh6 25. Rd8 Be6 26. b3 Bd5
27. f3 a5 28. Bd4 Re6 29. Kf2 Kg6 30. g4 hxg4 31. hxg4 Re7 32. Bc5 Rb7 33. f4
a4 34. f5+ Kh7 35. Ke3 axb3 36. cxb3 b4 37. Ra8 Rb5 38. Bd6 Bg2 39. Ra7 Kg8 40.
Ra8+ Kh7 41. Ra7 Kg8 42. Kf4 f6 43. Ra8+ Kh7 44. Ra7 Kg8 45. Ra8+ Kh7 46. Bf8
g6 47. fxg6+ Kxg6 48. Ra4 Rd5 49. Kg3 Be4 50. Rxb4 Rd3+ 51. Kf2 Bd5 52. Rb7 Kg5
53. Ke2 Rh3 54. Rg7+ Kf4 55. Bd6+ Ke4 56. Bc7 c5 57. Kd2 Rf3 58. Bb6 Rf2+ 59.
Kc3 Rxa2 60. Bxc5 Rg2 61. Re7+ Kf4 62. b4 Rxg4 63. b5 Kg5 64. Bd4 Rg3+ 65. Be3+
Kg6 66. b6 Bh1 67. Kc4 Rh3 68. Bd4 Rh7 69. Re1 Bb7 70. Kc5 f5 71. Be5 Rd7 72.
Bd6 Be4 73. Bc7 Rd2 74. Re3 Rb2 75. Be5 Rb1 76. Bc3 Rc1 77. Kb5 Rd1 78. Bb4 Rd7
79. Bc3 Rd5+ 80. Kc4 Rd7 81. Be5 Re7 82. Bf4 Kf6 83. Kb5 Rd7 84. Bc7 Rd1 85.
Ra3 Rb1+ 86. Ka6 Ke6 87. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 65th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.08.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2012.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. f4 g6 8. Qe2
Bg7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Qa5 12. Nf3 Ng4 13. Rd5 b5 14. h3 Nh6 15.
Kb1 Nf5 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. g4 Bb7 18. Rxd7 Qxd7 19. gxf5 Qxf5 20. Ned2 Bxe5 21.
Qe3 Qe6 22. Rg1 Bg7 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. Be2 Rf7 25. Be3 Bd5 26. Ng5 Rf5 27. Bd3
Raf8 28. c3 Re5 29. Bd4 Rxg5 30. Rxg5 Bh6 31. h4 Bxg5 32. hxg5 Rf4 33. Kc2 Rg4
34. Be3 e5 35. Kd1 Kf7 36. b3 Rg3 37. Ke2 Rg2+ 38. Kf1 Rg3 39. Kf2 Rg2+ 40. Kf1
Rg3 41. Kf2 Rg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 65th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.08.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qa5+ 10. c3 Be7 11. Bd3 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. O-O
Ba6 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. Be3 Qb5 17. Rf2 d5 18. Qg4 Kf7 19. f5 e5 20. Qh5+ Ke7 21.
b4 Rhf8 22. Qxh7 e4 23. Bc5+ Kd7 24. Bd4 Rh8 25. Qg6 Rae8 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27.
Qg7+ Kc8 28. Qxf6 e3 29. Rf3 Qe2 30. Qxc6+ Kb8 31. Qd6+ Kc8 32. Qc6+ Kb8 33.
Qd6+ Kc8 34. Qxd5 Rhg8 35. Rf4 Kb8 36. f6 Rd8 37. f7 Rgf8 38. Qe5+ Kb7 39. Rff1
Rd7 40. Rae1 Qxa2 41. Qb5+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 65th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.08.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Bf2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. c5 Nbd7 13. c6 Ne5 14. cxb7 Bxb7 15.
O-O Nc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. Ndb5 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bd4 Bh6 20. Re1 Qg5 21.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Nxa7 Ba8 23. Bf2 Bg7 24. Qc1 h6 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. Rc1 Bd5 27. b3
cxb3 28. axb3 Bxb3 29. Rc8 Rxc8 30. Nxc8 Be6 31. Ne7+ Kf8 32. Nc6 g4 33. f4 Ke8
34. Bd4 Bd7 35. Bxg7 Bxc6 36. Bc3 Ba8 37. Bg7 Bc6 38. Bc3 Ba8 39. Bg7 Bc6 40.
Bc3 Ba8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 65th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.08.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2012.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Re1
b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 dxe4 11. dxe4 Be6 12. Qe2 Qc8 13. a4 Qb7 14. Bd3 Rab8 15.
b4 Bd6 16. Ra3 Rfd8 17. Nb3 Nxb4 18. cxb4 Bxb4 19. Nbd2 c5 20. axb5 axb5 21.
Ra1 c4 22. Bc2 Qc7 23. Rd1 Bc5 24. Ra6 Qc8 25. Ra5 Ng4 26. Rf1 c3 27. Nb3 Bc4
28. Qe1 Bb6 29. h3 Bxf1 30. Kxf1 Bxa5 31. hxg4 Qc4+ 32. Kg1 Bc7 33. Bg5 Rd7 34.
Be3 Bd6 35. Qa1 Qc6 36. g5 Ra8 37. Qb1 b4 38. g3 Rdd8 39. Kg2 Qa6 40. Qh1 Qa2
41. Ne1 Ra3 42. Nc1 Qe6 43. f4 exf4 44. e5 fxe3 45. Qxh7+ Kf8 46. exd6 Rxd6 47.
Ned3 b3 48. Nf4 Rd2+ 49. Kh1 Qc6+ 50. Be4 Ra1 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Munoz Santana, Jose Lisandro"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Dominican Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "DOM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Be3 a6 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bh6 O-O 8. Bd3
Nc6 9. Nd5 Bg4 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. Qc3 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nb8 14. h4 Nd7
15. h5 Nb6 16. Qd2 Rh8 17. O-O-O Nxd5 18. Be4 c6 19. Rh3 e6 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21.
Qf4 Qe7 22. Qh2 g5 23. h6+ Kf8 24. Kb1 Rg8 25. f4 g4 26. Rg3 Qf6 27. Rc3 Rg6
28. Qg3 Qf5 29. Rc6 Rxh6 30. Qa3 Qxf4 31. Rxd6 Kg7 32. Rxa6 Qxd4 33. Rg1 b4 34.
Qf3 Rg6 35. Qe2 Rxa6 36. Qxa6 g3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.29"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. Rd1 Ne7 11. Nd4 Ng6 12. Ne4 Bd7 13. f4 c5 14. Ne2
Bc6 15. N2c3 Rd8 16. Be3 b6 17. Rxd8+ Kxd8 18. Rd1+ Kc8 19. Nd5 Be7 20. c4 Re8
21. Ng3 Bf8 22. Kf2 Bd7 23. h3 c6 24. Nc3 f5 25. exf6 gxf6 26. Nce4 Be7 27.
Nd6+ Bxd6 28. Rxd6 f5 29. Nh5 Re6 30. Rd3 Re7 31. Bd2 Be6 32. b3 b5 33. Rc3
bxc4 34. bxc4 Rd7 35. Be3 Rb7 36. a3 Nf8 37. Rc2 Rb3 38. Ng7 Bd7 39. Re2 Ng6
40. g3 Rxa3 41. Bxc5 Rc3 42. Bd6 c5 43. Rb2 Bc6 44. Nxf5 Rxc4 45. Ne3 Re4 46.
Bxc5 a5 47. Rc2 a4 48. Nc4 Nxf4 49. Nd6+ Kc7 50. Nxe4 Bxe4 51. Rc4 Nxh3+ 52.
Ke2 Bf5 53. Be3+ Kd6 54. Rxa4 h5 55. Kf3 Ke5 56. Rh4 Bg4+ 57. Rxg4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.30"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Miezis, Normunds"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 h6 8. a3 a6
9. b4 Ba7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Rc1 Ne7 12. Qd2 Ng6 13. e4 c6 14. d4 Be6 15. dxe5
Nxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18. c5 Rd2 19. Ba1 Bb8 20. Rfd1 Red8 21. Rxd2
Rxd2 22. f3 a5 23. Rd1 Rxd1+ 24. Nxd1 axb4 25. axb4 Nd7 26. Bf1 b6 27. cxb6
Nxb6 28. Bc3 Nc4 29. Be1 Kf8 30. Bd3 Ke7 31. Kf2 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.31"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d3 Nge7 7. h4 h6 8. Bd2 d6
9. a3 Be6 10. Rb1 a5 11. Qc1 Rc8 12. O-O b6 13. e4 Bg4 14. Re1 Kf8 15. Nd5 Nxd5
16. exd5 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nd4 18. Bg4 f5 19. Bd1 g5 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 Qd7 22.
Qe3 Qf7 23. Kg2 Bf6 24. Ba4 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Rh2+ 26. Kf1 Rh1+ 27. Kg2 Rh2+ 28.
Kf1 Qh7 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.01"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 {The main idea of
this move is to save time on h2-h3. In some variations, that move is
unnecessary. Instead, White could use that tempo to create some initiative on
the queenside or in the centre.} d6 7. c3 {Now White is preparing to withdraw
his bishop to c2. It could gain him a tempo in comparison to the main lines of
Ruy Lopez defence where White starts with 6.Re1.} O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. Nbd2 {
A typical manoeuvre: White's knight is sent to the kingside via f1. Normally,
White is trying to bring the knight to g3, after which he can take control
over the centre with the d3-d4 advance. Black, on the other hand, has a
variety of plans: he can bring his dark squared bishop to g7, transfer his
knight to g6 via e7, and carry out the d6-d5 breakthrough in the centre.} Bf8
10. Nf1 h6 {This move could serve at least two of Black's plans: by preventing
the pin along the h4-d8 diagonal, Black makes it feasible to bring the knight
to g6 or to advance his d-pawn.} 11. Ng3 b5 {Black felt the necessity to bring
his knight to g6 asap, so he decided to get rid of unpleasant pin. In fact,
driving away White's bishop could fit into the plan with th d6-d5 advance in
the centre as well.} 12. Bc2 Ne7 {Black has tried the following options as
well:} (12... g6 13. a4 Rb8 14. d4 Bg7 15. axb5 ({An interesting alternative
was to keep the tension in the centre with} 15. h3 $5 Bd7 16. Be3 (16. axb5
axb5 {-the game.})) 15... axb5 16. h3 Bd7 17. Be3 Ra8 18. Qd2 Kh7 19. b3 {
[%cal Yd4d5,Yc3c4]} Qb8 20. d5 Ne7 21. c4 bxc4 22. bxc4 c5 23. Ne2 Nc8 24. Nc3
Nb6 25. Bd3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R (2727)-Tomashevsky,E (2736)/Sochi 2012/
CB15_2012 (38)}) (12... Bb7 {The disadvantage of this move is that it allows
White to occupy the f5-outpost.} 13. Nf5 d5 14. Qe2 Na5 15. b4 $6 (15. h3 {
[%cal Yf3h2,Ge2f3,Yh2g4] seems to be more promising.}) 15... dxe4 16. dxe4 Nc4
17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Bxd2 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxh6 Nd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Negi,P 
(2661)-Berczes,D (2530)/Andorra op 30th 2012 (41)}) (12... d5 $5 13. d4 (13.
exd5 Nxd5 14. Bb3 (14. d4 {gives nothing to White:} exd4 15. Rxe8 Qxe8) 14...
Be6 $11) (13. Bd2 $5) 13... dxe4 $1 (13... Bg4 14. exd5 Qxd5 15. Bb3 Qd6 16. h3
Bxf3 17. Qxf3 exd4 18. Bf4 $14) 14. Nxe4 Bf5 $1 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Nxe5 Nxe5
17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Carlsen,M (2775)-Onischuk,A (2670)/
Biel 2008/CBM 126 (36)}) 13. d4 Ng6 14. b3 {This move can serve multiple
purposes. It prepares White's expansion on the queenside, which would be
carried out by the pawn advances d4-d5, c3-c4. Also, potentially, White's
dark-squared bishop could be developed to b2 or to a3 after White plays a2-a4.}
c6 $146 {Black's idea is to prevent white's d4-d5 and prepare the c7 spot for
the queen.} ({In the preceding game Black tried} 14... c5 15. d5 Bd7 16. a4 Qc7
17. h3 Reb8 18. Be3 Qd8 (18... Be7 $5 {[%cal Ye7d8,Yd8b6]}) 19. Qd2 bxa4 20.
bxa4 Rb2 21. Reb1 Rab8 22. Rxb2 Rxb2 23. Qc1 Rb8 24. Bd3 Qa5 25. Nd2 $14 {
1-0 Karjakin,S (2779)-Tkachiev,V (2644)/Astana 2012/CB27_2012 (54)}) 15. Be3
Qc7 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Qc2 {The flexibility of White's pawn structure allows him
to carry out several interesting plans: White can attack Black's pawns on the
queenside with a2-a4, c2-c4 and open up the centre with c2-c4-c5 and/or dxe5
at convenient time. Black, on the other hand, has no active plan.} Rac8 18. h3
Nf4 19. Bf1 ({It would be wrong to go for} 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Nf5 c5 $132) 19...
Ng6 20. Bd3 Nf4 21. Bf1 Ng6 22. a4 {No real threats are created, but White has
created some tension on the queenside.} Qb8 ({Unfortunately for Black,} 22...
d5 {does not equalise the game:} 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Qxe5 25. f4 Qc7 26. e5
Nd7 27. Bd3 $14) 23. Bd3 Nf4 24. Bxf4 {Now that Black can not simply play
c6-c5, White can go ahead and change the pawn structure.} exf4 25. Nf5 {
Now if Black does nothing, his chances for counterplay could be killed by
White's b2-b4 advance.} bxa4 {Thus, Black was left with this move or} (25... g6
{, which, apparently, does not promise Black equal chances:} 26. Nxd6 $1 Bxd6
27. e5 c5 $1 28. exf6 Bxf3 29. gxf3 (29. Bxg6 Bc6 30. Qf5 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Re8
32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Qh5+ Kxf6 34. Qxh6+ $11) 29... Rxe1+ (29... cxd4 30. Bxg6)
30. Rxe1 Kh8 $14) 26. bxa4 ({It seems that} 26. Rxa4 $5 {would promise White
the long term advantage due to a superior pawn structure:} c5 27. d5 g6 28.
N5h4 Rc7 $14) 26... c5 $1 27. e5 dxe5 28. dxe5 Nd7 $2 {Black can't afford to
leave so many white pieces directed at his king!} ({It was better to drive
away White's bishop from its active position:} 28... c4 $1 29. Bf1 $1 (29. exf6
cxd3 30. Qxd3 gxf6 31. Nh2 h5 32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Qd1 Qc7 34. Qxh5 Qxc3 35. Qg4+
Kh7 36. Qd1 Re5 $13) 29... Nd7 30. Rab1 Qa8 31. N5d4 Bd5 32. Qf5 Nc5 33. Qxf4
Nd3 34. Bxd3 cxd3 35. Qd2 $14) 29. Rab1 Qa8 $6 ({By playing} 29... Qc7 {
, Black would have forced White to exchange one of his active knights:} 30. Nd6
Bxd6 31. exd6 Rxe1+ 32. Nxe1 Qc6 33. Qe2 $16 {[%cal Ye2e7]}) 30. N5h4 $1 $40 {
[%cal Ge5e6,Yd3h7] The problem is that Black does not have any good defenders
around his monarch. Moreover, Black has no time to take on f3, since the
threat of Be4 will be created immediately. Therefore, White's attack should
bring him a well deserved victory.} Rc6 {All other moves lose right away:} (
30... Rcd8 31. e6 fxe6 32. Bh7+ Kh8 33. Ng6+ Kxh7 34. Nxf8+ Kg8 35. Nxe6 $18) (
30... Bd5 31. c4 Be6 32. Be4 $18) (30... Bxf3 31. Nxf3 Rb8 32. Rbd1 $18 {
[%cal Gd3c4,Ye5e6]}) 31. Be4 (31. Bh7+ Kh8 32. Bf5 $18 {[%cal Ye5e6] was
possible as well.}) 31... Rb6 32. Bh7+ Kh8 33. Rxb6 $2 {White just missed a
way to finish the game with} (33. Bf5 $1 Bxf3 (33... Rxb1 34. Qxb1 {[%cal
Ye5e6]} Rb8 35. Bxd7 Bxf3 36. Qf5 $18) 34. Bxd7 Rxb1 35. Qxb1 Re7 36. Nxf3 Rxd7
37. e6 $18 {[%cal Yf3e5]}) 33... Nxb6 34. e6 Bxf3 $2 {This does not solve
Black's problems.} ({It was neccessary to try to cover the light squares with} 
34... Bd5 $1 35. exf7 (35. Ne5 Bxe6 36. Neg6+ fxg6 37. Nxg6+ Kxh7 38. Rxe6 f3
$1 (38... Kg8 39. Qb3) 39. Rxb6 Re1+ 40. Kh2 fxg2 $11) (35. Bf5 $1 Nc4 36. Re2
$16 g5 37. exf7 Bxf7 38. Ng6+ Kg7 39. Nxf8 Kxf8 $14) 35... Rxe1+ 36. Nxe1 Bxf7
37. Bg6 $14) 35. Nxf3 g6 (35... Rxe6 36. Rxe6 fxe6 37. Ne5 Qe8 38. Bg6 Qxa4 39.
Qb1 Nd7 40. Be8 $18) (35... Qc8 36. Ne5 Qxe6 37. Ng6+ fxg6 38. Rxe6 Rxe6 39.
Bxg6 $18) 36. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 37. Qxg6 $18 {[%cal Yf3e5] Now it's over: White's
attack is unstoppable.} Qc8 (37... Bg7 38. Ne5 Kg8 39. Ng4 $18) (37... Nc4 38.
e7 Bg7 39. Nh4 {[%cal Yh4f5]} Ne5 40. Rxe5 Bxe5 41. Qxh6+ Kg8 42. Qe6+ $18) 38.
Ne5 Bg7 39. Nf7+ Kg8 40. Nxh6+ (40. Nxh6+ Kh8 41. Nf7+ Kg8 42. Nd6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.03"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6
9. Be2 Qe8 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. a3 h6 12. Bh4 Nb6 13. g4 {It is considered hardly
good for White to allow the blockade of his queenside but GM Sergey Movsesian
has an interesting idea.} (13. b3 {is a usual move. The whole system was
examined in my survey in CBM 134.}) 13... a4 14. f3 Nc5 15. Qc2 c6 16. Bf2 Bd7
17. O-O-O {So, all White's hopes will be on the kingside.} cxd5 {Hardly a good
idea but the problem for Black is that he has no active plan, and White can
try to improve his position:} (17... Qe7 18. Kb1 Rfe8 19. h4 {[%cal Yd2f1,
Yf1e3]}) 18. exd5 $1 {Unusual but strong.} f5 19. Kb1 Rc8 20. Be3 Qd8 21. h4 (
21. Rdg1 {[%cal Yh3h4,Yh4h5] is more accurate, avoiding the following reply.})
21... e4 $5 {[%mdl 32]} 22. fxe4 fxg4 23. h5 g5 {Black now has set up a strong
blockade, which White now tries to break down.} 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 (24... dxc5 $5
25. e5 Bxe5 26. Qg6+ Bg7 27. Bd3 Rf4 $13 {[%cal Yd8f6]}) 25. e5 $1 Bf5 $6 {
This bishop exchange is probably wrong.} (25... Bxe5 $5 26. Qg6+ Bg7 27. Rhf1
Rf6 (27... Rf4 28. Rxf4 gxf4 29. Bxg4) 28. Rxf6 Qxf6 29. Qxf6 Bxf6 30. Nce4 Be5
31. Nxc5 dxc5 $44 {[%csl Gg4]}) 26. Bd3 Bxd3 27. Qxd3 Bxe5 28. Qg6+ Bg7 29.
Nce4 Rxc4 $6 (29... Rc7 30. Nxd6 Qf6 31. Qxf6 Bxf6 32. Rhe1 $14) 30. Nxc4 Nxc4
31. Rdf1 (31. Rhf1 $144) 31... g3 $2 {This pawn will now be lost.} (31... Kh8
32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Re1 $1 Be5 (33... Qf3 34. Nc3 Ne5 35. Qxd6 Qd3+ 36. Ka1) 34.
Ng3 $1 $16 {[%cal Ye1f1]} Qf2 $140 35. Qxh6+ Kg8 36. Qxg5+ Kh8 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38.
Qe6+ Kh8 39. Qc8+ Kg7 (39... Kh7 40. Qf5+) 40. Nf5+ Kf6 41. Qe6+ Kg5 42. Qh6+
Kxf5 43. Qg6+ Kf4 44. Re4+ Kg3 45. Qxg4+ Kh2 46. Re2 $18) ({Even after} 31...
Nxa3+ $5 32. Ka2 Nc4 (32... Nb5 $2 33. Qe6+ Kh8 34. Rxf8+ Qxf8 35. Rc1) 33.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 34. Re1 Ne5 35. Qe6+ Kh7 (35... Kh8 36. Rc1) 36. Nxd6 Qf3 $1 37.
Qf5+ $1 Kg8 $1 38. Qc8+ Kh7 39. Qxb7 g3 (39... Nd3 40. Ne8 Qxd5+ $1 41. Qxd5
Nb4+ 42. Ka3 Nxd5 43. Rd1 {is probably winning for White}) 40. Ne8 Nf7 41. Nxg7
Kxg7 42. Qc6 $1 {[%cal Yc6c3] White is likely to win.}) 32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Re1
{[%cal Re4f6]} Ne5 (33... g2 34. Nf6+ Qxf6 35. Re8+ Qf8 36. Qe6+ Kh8 37. Rxf8+
Bxf8 38. Qg4) 34. Qe6+ Kh8 35. Nxg3 {The rest is easy.} Nd3 36. Rf1 Nf4 37. Qd7
Qf6 38. Qc8+ Kh7 39. Qc2+ Kg8 40. Nf5 (40. Ne2 $5) 40... Nxh5 41. Re1 Nf4 42.
Re7 Bf8 43. Rxb7 Nxd5 44. Qc8 Nf4 45. Ka1 $1 Ne6 46. Nxd6 g4 47. Ne4 Qf1+ 48.
Ka2 Ng7 49. Qc6 Qf5 50. Nf6+ Kh8 51. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.04"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Nxc3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O d4 12. Ne2 Qd5 13. Nf4 Qd6 14. Nh5
Nxh5 15. Qxh5 h6 16. f4 f5 17. Bd2 Qf6 18. c4 Be6 19. b4 Qf7 20. Qxf7+ Kxf7 21.
Rfe1 b6 22. Re2 Rac8 23. Rae1 Rfe8 24. Bc1 a5 25. b5 Nb8 26. Bb2 Nd7 27. Bxd4
Nc5 28. Bxc5 Rxc5 29. Bb1 Bd7 30. Rxe8 Bxe8 31. Kf2 Bd7 32. Bd3 Be6 33. Ke3 Ke7
34. Kd4 Kd6 35. Re3 g6 36. Rg3 Bf7 37. Rh3 h5 38. Re3 Be6 39. Be2 Rc7 40. Kc3
Ke7 41. Re5 Kd6 42. Kd4 h4 43. Re3 Re7 44. Bf3 h3 45. g3 Rg7 46. Re5 g5 47. c5+
bxc5+ 48. Rxc5 gxf4 49. gxf4 Rg1 50. b6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.05"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. c3 h6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Na3 Bh7
9. Nc2 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Ncd4 Nc6 12. Be3 Be7 13. c4 O-O 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15.
Nd4 Rc8 16. Rc1 a5 17. cxd5 Qxd5 18. Bf3 Be4 19. Bxe4 Qxe4 20. Qc2 Qxc2 21.
Rxc2 Rfd8 22. g3 Rd5 23. Rfc1 g5 24. Nf5 exf5 25. Bxc5 Rxe5 26. Bxe7 Rxe7 27.
Rxc6 Rxc6 28. Rxc6 Re2 29. Ra6 Rxb2 30. Rxa5 Kg7 31. a4 Ra2 32. Kg2 g4 33. Rxf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.06"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 {Nowadays almost no one from the elite
plays the Alekhine regularly, the exception being Carlsen and that mostly in
rapid and blitz games. As Kamsky hadn't used it previously, Grischuk must have
been surprised and was hardly prepared for a sharp tussle in the 4 Pawns
Attack with} (4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Nf3 {
White, essayed this only once:} Be7 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. e6
fxe6 14. dxe6 Bc6 15. Qg4 Bh4+ 16. g3 O-O $6 (16... Bxh1 $142 $1 17. O-O-O Qf6
18. gxh4 O-O {is the more usual move order}) 17. O-O-O $6 (17. Nxc6 $1 Nc2+ 18.
Ke2 {/\} bxc6 19. Qxh4 Qxh4 20. gxh4 Nxa1 21. Bh3 Nc2 22. e7 Rfe8 23. Bc5 $16)
17... Bxh1 18. gxh4 Qf6 19. Bb5 c6 20. Bg5 Qe5 21. e7 Rfe8 22. Rxh1 $2 (22. Nf5
$142 $1 Nxa2+ $5 (22... Kh8 23. Nxg7 $1 Qxg7 24. Qxb4 $40 {[%cal Yd1d6,Yb4f4]})
23. Nxa2 h5 24. Qe2 $5 (24. Qf4 Qxf4+ 25. Bxf4 cxb5 26. Rxh1 Rac8+ $11 {
[%cal Rc8c5]}) 24... Qxf5 25. Bd3 Bf3 26. Qf2 Qh3 27. Rf1 Bd5 28. Nb4 $36)
22... cxb5 23. Nf3 Nd3+ $6 (23... Qd6 $1 24. Rd1 N6d5 $19) 24. Kc2 $6 (24. Kb1
$132) 24... Qd6 25. Rd1 Nf2 $1 26. Rxd6 Nxg4 $17 {Grischuk,A (2748)-Svidler,P 
(2726)/Odessa rpd/2009/}) 4... dxe5 {This move has recently replaced the
classical} (4... Bg4 {or Alburt's pet line since the 1980s with}) (4... g6 {
Black doesn't strive for too complex play and his aims are rather modest - to
achieve a structure, known also from the Caro-Kann, Rubinstein French, or
Scandinavian. Although White has a space advantage, breaking down this solid
setup is no mean task.}) 5. Nxe5 c6 {A restrained choice.} ({Grischuk has had
some previous experience with the equally popular} 5... g6 {and now:} 6. Bc4 (
6. c4 Nb6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Rc1 (9. Be2 Be6 10. b3 c5 11. Qd2 Qc7 (11...
cxd4 12. Bxd4 N6d7 $11) 12. Nb5 (12. Nf3 $5 $14) 12... Qc8 13. Bh6 a6 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Nc3 f6 16. Nf3 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bf7 18. Qe3 e5 19. Nf3 Qc7 20. g4 $2 Nc6
21. Rd1 Rad8 22. h4 Be6 23. g5 f5 $36 {Leenaerts,R (2115)-Tomczak,J (2443)/
Kemer/2007/}) (9. f4 $5 {()}) 9... c5 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Bh6 12. Ra1 f6 13.
Ng4 Bxg4 14. Bxg4 Nc6 15. Bc5 {Grischuk,A (2606)-Baburin,A (2590)/Torshavn/
2000/} f5 16. Bf3 Ne5 $132) 6... Be6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nd2 Nd7 ({
More circumspect was} 9... c6 {attempting to transpose to the 5...c6 lines.})
10. Nef3 N7f6 $6 ({This is too provocative.} 10... N7b6 $142 11. Bf1 Bg4 12. h3
$14 {/+/-}) 11. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 12. Ng5 Qd6 13. Qe1 b5 14. Bb3 a5 15. a4 bxa4 16.
Nc4 Qc6 17. Rxa4 Ra6 18. Rxa5 Rfa8 19. Bd2 Bh6 20. h4 $16 {->,Grischuk,A (2736)
-Riazantsev,A (2661)/RUS-ch Moscow/2009/ For more details see the notes to
this game in CBM 134.}) (5... Nd7 $6 {requires good nerves and concrete
knowledge as well. Perhaps} 6. Nxf7 $5 (6. Nf3 $14) 6... Kxf7 7. Qh5+ Ke6 8. c4
$44 ({or} 8. g3 $5 $44 {doesn't win by force, but both continuations are
certainly fraught with danger for Black.})) 6. Be2 {The most usual
continuation, but White has developed his bishop in every possible way:} (6.
Bd3 Nd7 {and now:} {Possibly the most promising is} 7. O-O (7. Nxd7 Bxd7 8. O-O
g6 9. c4 (9. Nd2 Bg7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Re1 $6 (11. h3 $142 Qc7 {[%cal Yc6c5] /
\c5 should equalise for Black.}) 11... Bg4 12. c3 c5 $1 13. Be4 (13. Be2 $5)
13... cxd4 14. cxd4 e6 $15 15. Qb3 $2 (15. h3 $5 {is stronger:} Bxf3 16. Bxf3
Qb6 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Be3) 15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Bxd4 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 exd5
19. Rd1 Bg7 20. Kf1 Rfd8 21. Bg5 Rd7 $17 {/-+,Topalov,V (2780)-Carlsen,M (2733)
/Morelia/Linares/2008/ For more details about this game and how Black
converted his extra pawn see the notes by Rogozenco in CBM 123.}) 9... Nc7 10.
Nc3 Bg7 11. Be3 Be6 12. Qe2 O-O (12... Bxd4 $6 13. Rad1 c5 14. Be4 O-O 15. Na4
$36 {Muzychuk,A (2533)-Howell,D (2624)/Antwerp/2009/}) 13. Rad1 Qd7 $132) (7.
Nf3 N7f6 8. h3 Nb4 9. Be2 (9. Bc4 Bf5 10. Na3 e6 11. c3 Nbd5 12. Nc2 Be7 13.
Ne3 Bg6 (13... Nxe3 $5 14. Bxe3 O-O $11) 14. Ne5 O-O 15. O-O Nxe3 16. Bxe3 Nd5
17. Bd2 c5 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Qe2 Nf6 21. Rad1 Qc7 22. Bb3 $14 {
Adams,M (2729)-Carlsen,M (2714)/Moscow blitz/2007/}) 9... Bf5 10. Na3 e6 11.
O-O Be7 12. c3 Nbd5 13. Nc4 O-O 14. Nce5 h6 15. c4 Nb6 16. Qb3 Qc8 17. Rd1 Rd8
18. Bf4 c5 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 cxd4 21. Rad1 Qc5 $14 {/=,Navara,D (2719)
-Rozentalis,E (2605)/GRE-chT Ermioni/2006/}) 7... Nxe5 8. dxe5 Nb4 9. Be4 Qxd1
10. Rxd1 f5 $6 (10... Be6 $142) (10... g6 $5) 11. a3 Na6 12. Bf3 g6 13. Nd2 Be6
14. Be2 Nc7 15. Nf3 Bd5 16. Nd4 Bg7 17. c4 Bf7 18. f4 Ne6 19. Nf3 Rd8 20. Be3
O-O 21. b4 a6 22. g3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Nxd8 25. Nd4 Be8 26. Nb3 $16
{Sutovsky,E (2639)-Carlsen,M (2385)/ECC Rethymnon/2003/ Let's not forget
Carlsen was only 13 at that time...}) (6. Bc4 g6 (6... Nd7 7. Nf3 N7b6 8. Be2
$5 Bg4 9. O-O e6 10. h3 Bh5 {resolves the development of the light-squared
bishop, but after} 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Be7 13. c4 Nf6 14. Rd1 O-O 15. Nc3 a5
16. Bf4 a4 17. Rd3 Re8 18. Rad1 Nbd7 19. Qf3 Qa5 20. g4 h6 21. h4 $36 {Caruana,
F (2680)-Salgado Lopez,I (2592)/EU-ch Rijeka/2010/ White still controls more
space, which gives him attacking chances.}) 7. O-O Bg7 8. Nd2 (8. Bb3 O-O 9.
Re1 Be6 (9... Nd7 10. Nf3 N7f6 11. c4 Nc7 12. h3 $1 c5 13. Nc3 cxd4 14. Nxd4
Ne6 15. Be3 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Be6 17. Qh4 Qa5 18. c5 Bxb3 19. axb3 Qc7 20. b4 $16 {
Kasparov,G (2795)-Adams,M (2665)/Linares 1997/}) 10. c3 Nd7 11. Nf3 Bg4 12.
Nbd2 e6 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 a5 15. Bg5 Qc7 16. a4 Rfe8 17. Bh4 N7f6 18. Bg3
Qe7 19. Ne5 Nh5 20. Bh2 Bh6 21. Qf3 Qf6 $14 {/=, Topalov,V (2739)-Ivanchuk,V 
(2717)/Monte Carlo rpd/2002/}) (8. c3 O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. Nxd7 (11.
Nef3 $5 {[%cal Rf3g5] keeps more tension in the position}) 11... Qxd7 12. Ne4
Bf5 13. Nc5 Qc7 14. Bd3 b6 15. Nb3 Be6 16. Be4 Rad8 17. Qf3 Nf6 18. Bf4 Qc8 19.
Bxc6 Bg4 20. Bb7 Bxf3 21. Bxc8 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rxc8 23. Bg5 e6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25.
a4 Rfd8 $11 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2705)-Fier,A (2563)/Villandry rpd/2012/}) 8...
O-O 9. Ndf3 Nd7 10. Nd3 $1 N7b6 11. Bb3 a5 12. a4 Bf5 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Bg5 Bxd3
15. Qxd3 e6 16. c3 Nd7 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. g3 Qb6 19. Qc2 Qa6 20. h4 h6 21. Bd2
Rad8 22. Qc1 h5 23. Bg5 Rc8 24. Ne5 Nf8 25. Nd3 $14 {Bologan,V (2688)
-Miroshnichenko,E (2690)/SRB-chT Kragujevac/2009/}) (6. g3 Nd7 7. Nf3 g6 8. Bg2
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nbd2 c5 (11... e5 $142 $5) 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nb3
Na4 14. c3 Nab6 15. a4 a5 16. Nbd4 Bd7 17. Ne5 e6 18. Qb3 Rc8 {Tkachiev,V 
(2664)-Grischuk,A (2719)/WCh blitz Almaty/2008/} 19. Nb5 $14) 6... Bf5 {
Uses the chance to actively develop the problematic bishop.} ({Black is
limited to patient defence after} 6... Nd7 7. Nf3 N7f6 8. O-O Bg4 (8... Bf5 9.
Nh4 Bg6 10. c4 Nb6 11. Nc3 e6 12. g3 Be7 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Qb3 Rd8
16. Rfd1 O-O 17. Rac1 $14 e5 $6 18. d5 Nbd7 19. Bf3 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Nxc5 21. Qa3
b6 22. b4 e4 23. Be2 Nb7 {nice breakthrough} 24. Qxa7 Ra8 25. d6 Rxa7 26. dxc7
Rc8 27. c5 $1 bxc5 28. b5 $1 $18 {Anand,V (2799)-Carlsen,M (2733)/Nice rpd
blind/2008/}) 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 e6 11. c4 Nb6 12. b3 Be7 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Nd2
a5 15. a3 Qc7 16. Qe2 Rfe8 17. g3 Rad8 18. Bg2 Nbd7 19. Nf3 Qb6 20. Qc2 Nf8 21.
Ne5 Ng6 22. Nd3 $14 {Karjakin,S (2732)-Carlsen,M (2733)/Nice rpd/2008/}) 7. O-O
Nd7 8. Bg4 {White usually doesn't initiate exchanges himself, but retreats the
Ne5 to avoid them in an attempt to make the most of his space advantage:} ({
Kamsky was most probably inspired by a recent experience with White, which went
} 8. Ng4 e6 9. c4 N5f6 10. Ne3 Bg6 11. f4 $5 (11. Nc3 Bd6 12. b3 Qc7 13. h3 O-O
14. Bb2 Rad8 15. Qd2 Rfe8 16. Rfd1 Bf4 17. Qe1 e5 18. d5 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Nc5 20.
Rac1 Qb6 21. Bf1 h6 22. Kh2 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Ne4 25. Bc4 Nd6 $11 {
Grischuk,A (2715)-Carlsen,M (2714)/Moscow blitz/2007/}) 11... Qc7 12. Nc3 Bd6
13. g3 Rd8 14. Qe1 O-O 15. c5 Be7 16. f5 exf5 17. Nxf5 Bxf5 18. Rxf5 Rfe8 19.
Qf2 Nf8 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. Be5 Ng6 22. Rf1 {While White has some pressure, Black
certainly isn't devoid of counterplay.} b6 $14 {/<=>,Kamsky,G (2744)-Benjamin,
J (2559)/Rockville/2012/}) ({The most usual move is} 8. Nf3 {, but} e6 9. c4
N5f6 (9... Nb4 $143 10. a3 $36) 10. Nc3 (10. Bf4 $5 Ne4 11. Bd3 Qf6 12. Qe2 Nd6
13. Bg3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nf5 15. Qb3 O-O-O $13 {Bacrot,E (2720)-Degraeve,J (2569)/
FRA-ch Belfort/2010/ is possibly more interesting, but still far from clear.})
{led to comfortable equality after} 10... Ne4 $142 $5 (10... Bd6 11. Nh4 Bg6
12. g3 $5 (12. f4 Ne4 13. Nxg6 Nxc3 14. bxc3 hxg6 $13 15. c5 $2 Nxc5 $1 16. Rb1
Rb8 17. Be3 Nd7 $15 {Sutovsky,E (2676)-Miroshnichenko,E (2690)/SRB-chT
Kragujevac/2009/}) 12... O-O 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Be3 $14 {[%csl Ge2,Ge3] This is
similar to the two Carlsen games, quoted in the previous note.}) 11. Nxe4 Bxe4
12. Bf4 Be7 13. Re1 O-O 14. h3 Qb6 15. b3 c5 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Rfd8 $11 {
Papp,G (2526)-Schroll,G (2449)/AUT-chT/2011/}) 8... Bxg4 ({Original, but risky
is} 8... g6 9. Bxf5 gxf5 10. c4 (10. Nd3 $5 $14) 10... N5b6 11. Qe2 Nxe5 12.
dxe5 Na4 $2 (12... Qd4 $1 13. Nd2 Rg8 {[%csl Gd4]}) 13. Nd2 $2 (13. e6 $1 $40)
13... e6 14. a3 Nb6 15. a4 a5 {Wang Hao (2736)-Ivanchuk,V (2775)/Beijing blitz/
2011/} 16. Nf3 $14) 9. Qxg4 (9. Nxg4 e6 10. c4 N5f6 11. Nc3 Nxg4 12. Qxg4 Nf6
13. Qh4 Be7 14. Rd1 Qa5 15. Qg3 Rd8 16. Bf4 Qf5 17. Bc7 Rd7 18. Bb8 O-O $11 {
Pogonina,N (2429)-Zhao Xue (2500)/Krasnoturinsk/2007/ With only 2 pairs of
minor pieces White's pressure gradually dissipates.}) 9... g6 $5 ({The
fianchetto is more active than} 9... e6 10. Rd1 N5f6 11. Qe2 Be7 12. c4 O-O 13.
Nc3 {This is similar to the aforementioned game Caruana - Salgado Lopez, White
had threatening kingside pressure after} Re8 14. Rd3 Nf8 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Rad1
Rad8 17. b3 Qa6 18. h4 N6d7 19. h5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 f6 21. Bf4 Qa5 22. Ne4 Rd7 23.
Rg3 $36 {Adams,M (2699)-Zhao Xue (2544)/Edmonton/2009/}) 10. c4 $146 {[%mdl 8]
An ambitious, but committal novelty} (10. Re1 Bg7 11. Nd2 Nb4 12. Qd1 O-O 13.
Ndf3 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 {Bedouin,X (2229)-Monroy,C (2341)/Aix les Bains/2003/} {Now}
Nd5 {should gradually equalise.}) (10. Qe2 {is more aggressive:} Bg7 11. c4
N5b6 (11... Nxe5 $5 12. dxe5 (12. cxd5 Nd7 13. dxc6 bxc6 $11) 12... Nc7 13. Rd1
Qc8 $132) 12. Nf3 $5 O-O 13. a4 a5 14. Bf4 c5 15. d5 Re8 16. Ng5 Nc8 $6 ({
Black should have gone for} 16... h6 $5 17. Ne4 (17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Qe6+ Kf8 19.
Qxg6 e6 $1 $13 {[%cal Yd8f6]}) 17... e6 18. Nd6 exd5 19. Nxe8 Qxe8 $44) 17. Nc3
Nd6 18. Rad1 Nf6 19. h3 Qd7 20. Rfe1 Nh5 21. Bh2 b6 22. g4 Nf6 23. Nf3 $16 {
[%cal Rf3e5] Zhigalko,A (2566)-Gorovets,A (2408)/BLR-ch Minsk/2011/}) ({
The most recent try is} 10. Nf3 Bg7 11. Qh3 N7f6 12. Bh6 O-O 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14.
Nbd2 h6 15. Qg3 Rc8 16. Nb3 a5 17. a4 b6 18. c3 e6 19. Ne5 Ne7 20. Nc4 Qd5 21.
Nbd2 Nf5 22. Qe5 Rb8 23. Rfe1 Rfd8 $11 {/+/=,Alekseev,E (2683)-Vitiugov,N 
(2691)/St Petersburg rpd/2012/}) 10... Nc7 11. Rd1 Bg7 12. Nc3 Qc8 13. f4 $6 {
A wild, but dubious attempt to retain the initiative which is slipping away
from him.} (13. Qxd7+ Qxd7 14. Nxd7 Kxd7 $11 {is sterile equality, but if this
was not to White's liking, he still had other moves like}) (13. Qe2 $11) (13.
Qe4 $11) (13. Nf3 $5) 13... c5 $1 14. Ne2 (14. Nxd7 $6 Bxd4+ 15. Kf1 Qxd7 16.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 17. Be3 Ne6 18. Ne2 Rhc8 $1 $15 {and winning the pawn back is not
so simple.}) 14... f5 (14... Ne6 $5 {deserved consideration:} 15. Nxd7 (15. Be3
cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxe5 18. Qxc8+ Rxc8 19. b3 Nxc4 20. Bxg7 Rg8 21.
Bd4 Nb6 $15) (15. d5 Nxf4 $15) 15... Qxd7 16. d5 Nd4 $15 {with a pleasant
endgame.}) 15. Qg3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Ne6 18. Nxe6 {After this
natural move Black gets an edge.} ({Engines prefer the more complex} 18. Qb3 $5
Qc5 (18... Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Qc5 20. Be3 Qxe5 21. Rad1 $44 (21. c5 $5 {[%csl Re8]})
) 19. Be3 Qxe5 20. Bf2 $132) 18... Qxe6 19. Rd5 b5 $1 20. Rxb5 (20. b3 bxc4 21.
bxc4 O-O $15 (21... Rd8 $5 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $15 {[%csl Re5]})) 20... Qxc4 21. Qb3
Qxb3 22. axb3 a6 23. Rba5 Rd8 24. Kf2 Kf7 25. Bg5 (25. Bf4 $5 $15 {is more
resilient}) 25... Rhe8 26. Re1 Rb8 27. Ra3 Rb5 28. e6+ Kg8 29. g3 Rb6 $5 ({
Kamsky is in no hurry to force simplification with} 29... Bxb2 30. Rxa6 Rxb3
$15) 30. Re2 h6 {[%csl Rb2,Rb3,Re6][%mdl 4112] The endgame favours Black due
to his better pawn structure.} 31. Be3 (31. Bf4 Rc8 $1 $36 {makes it difficult
to hold the material balance, so White gives up a pawn straight away.}) 31...
Rxe6 32. Bc5 Rc6 $6 (32... Rxe2+ $142 33. Kxe2 Rc8 $1 {/\} 34. b4 Rc6 35. Bxe7
Re6+ 36. Re3 Rxe3+ 37. Kxe3 Bxb2 $17 {/-+ and Black should be able to win this
B_|_.}) 33. Bxe7 Kf7 34. Bb4 Rxe2+ 35. Kxe2 Bxb2 36. Ra2 Be5 37. Bd2 g5 38. b4
Ke6 39. Kd3 Bf6 40. Be3 Be7 41. Rb2 h5 (41... Bf6 $5) 42. b5 $15 {Liquidating
the queenside increases White's drawing chances.} axb5 43. Rxb5 g4 44. Bf4 $6 {
Misguided activity, White should have retreated to defend his weak Ph2 with} (
44. Rb2 $142 {[%csl Rh2]}) 44... Bf6 45. Rb7 Ra6 46. Rh7 $6 (46. Rb3 $5) 46...
Ra3+ 47. Ke2 {Grischuk tries to slip back to the kingside} (47. Kc4 h4 $1 $17 {
[%csl Rh2][%cal Yh4h3,Ya3a2]}) 47... Ra2+ 48. Kf1 Kd5 $2 {Black plays for the
attack instead of taking material and squanders a win - almost!} (48... Rxh2 {
should be sufficient:} 49. Kg1 (49. Rh6 Kf7 50. Rh7+ Kg6 51. Rc7 Rh1+ 52. Kf2
Bd4+ 53. Ke2 h4 54. Rc6+ Kf7 $19) 49... Rh3 50. Rh6 Kf7 51. Rh7+ Kg6 52. Rb7 h4
53. Rb6 Rxg3+ $1 $19) 49. Rxh5 Ke4 50. h3 gxh3 (50... Kf3 51. Rxf5 (51. Ke1 {
should also hold.}) 51... Ra1+ 52. Bc1+ $11) 51. Rxh3 Bd4 52. Rh5 Rf2+ 53. Ke1
Rg2 54. Kf1 (54. Bd6 $11) 54... Kf3 55. Be3 {Forcing a theoretical draw, but
the piece sacrifice was hardly necessary.} (55. Ke1 Bf2+ 56. Kd1 Ke4 57. Rh3
Bc5 58. Rh7 Kd3 59. Rd7+ Bd4 60. Re7 $11) 55... Bxe3 56. Rxf5+ Kxg3 57. Re5
Rf2+ 58. Ke1 Kf4 59. Re8 Ra2 60. Kd1 Kf3 61. Re7 $2 $138 {The fatal mistake.} (
61. Rd8 $1 $11) (61. Rh8 Rd2+ 62. Ke1 Rc2 63. Rf8+ (63. Rh3+ Ke4 64. Kf1 $11)
63... Bf4 64. Rd8 $11) (61. Rf8+ Bf4 62. Rd8 $8 $11) 61... Rd2+ $1 62. Ke1 Rd8
63. Rf7+ Bf4 64. Rf6 (64. Rf5 Re8+ 65. Kd1 (65. Kf1 Ra8) 65... Rc8 $19) 64...
Rc8 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.07"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Peralta, Fernando"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Argentina"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Bb3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Na5 14. d5 Qd6
15. Bd4 Ba6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Re1 Bxe2 18. Rxe2 Rac8 19. Rec2 Rxc2 20. Qxc2 Qe5
21. Qc3 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 Nxb3 23. axb3 e6 24. dxe6 Re8 25. Rc7 Rxe6 26. f3 a6 27.
Kf2 Re5 28. b4 Rb5 29. Rc4 h5 30. h4 a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.09"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. d5 e6 12. Bg5 Rd6 13. Bf4 Rd8 14. Bg5 Rd6
15. Bf4 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "London FIDE GP 1st"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.09.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 d6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. Nc2
Bg7 9. b3 a6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. O-O Qa5 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 Nc3 14. Bxc3 Qxc3
15. Ne3 Be6 16. Rc1 Qa5 17. Qc2 Rfc8 18. Qb2 Rab8 19. Rfd1 Qe5 20. Qd2 a5 21.
Nd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Nb4 23. f4 Qf6 24. Bh3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Na6 26. e4 b6 27. e5
dxe5 28. Rc6 Qg7 29. d6 exd6 30. Qxd6 exf4 31. Bf1 fxg3 32. hxg3 Qa1 33. Qf4
Rf8 34. Rc1 Qxa2 35. Bxa6 Qxb3 36. Bc4 Qb4 37. Rf1 Qe7 38. Kh2 a4 39. Rf2 a3
40. Re2 Qc5 41. Rf2 Qe7 42. Re2 Qc5 43. Rf2 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London FIDE GP 1st"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.09.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bc4 Nb6 9. Bb3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. d5 Na5 12. h3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Bxc3 14. bxc3
Qxd5 15. Qe2 Qe6 16. Qb2 f6 17. c4 Qf7 18. Be3 Bd7 19. Ra5 Nc8 20. Rc5 Nd6 21.
Rc7 Bc6 22. Bc5 Rad8 23. Nd4 Rd7 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Qa3 a6 26. Bxd6 exd6 27.
Qxd6 Re8 28. Rd1 Kg7 29. Nc2 Bc6 30. Nb4 Re6 31. Qd8 Re8 32. Qd4 Be4 33. Nd5
Bxd5 34. cxd5 Rd8 35. d6 Qe6 36. d7 Kf7 37. b4 Kg7 38. h4 h5 39. Qd2 Kh7 40. g3
Kg7 41. Kh2 Kh7 42. Qd4 Kg7 43. Rd2 Kh7 44. f3 Kg7 45. Kg2 Kf7 46. Kf2 b6 47.
Qd3 Kg7 48. Qd4 a5 49. bxa5 bxa5 50. Qa4 Qh3 51. Rd6 Qh2+ 52. Ke3 Qg1+ 53. Ke4
Qc5 54. Qd4 Qf5+ 55. Ke3 a4 56. g4 hxg4 57. fxg4 Qe5+ 58. Qxe5 fxe5 59. Ke4 a3
60. Kxe5 a2 61. Rd1 a1=Q+ 62. Rxa1 Rxd7 63. Ra6 Re7+ 64. Kd5 Re1 65. Ra7+ Kf6
66. Ra6+ Kf7 67. Ra4 Rh1 68. Ke5 Rxh4 69. Ra7+ Kg8 70. Kf4 Rh1 71. Kg5 Rg1 72.
Ra6 Kh7 73. Rxg6 Rxg4+ 74. Kxg4 Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London FIDE GP 1st"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.09.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Qa4
c5 9. dxc5 Bd7 10. Qa3 Bc6 11. Nd2 a5 12. f3 Nfd7 13. Nc4 Bd4 14. Be3 Bxe3 15.
Nxe3 e6 16. Kf2 Qe7 17. Bb5 Nxc5 18. Rhd1 Qg5 19. Be2 Nba6 20. Bxa6 Nxa6 21.
Ne2 Bb5 22. Nd4 Nb4 23. Ng4 h5 24. Ne3 Rfd8 25. Nxb5 Qxb5 26. Kg1 Rac8 27. h4
Qc5 28. Kh2 Qe5+ 29. Kh3 Qb5 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rd1 Rxd1 32. Nxd1 Qf1 33. Ne3
Qh1+ 34. Kg3 Qe1+ 35. Kh3 b6 36. Qb3 Qe2 37. Qc3 Nd3 38. Qc8+ Kg7 39. Qc3+ Kh7
40. Qf6 Kg8 41. Qd8+ Kh7 42. Qf6 Kg8 43. Qd8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London FIDE GP 1st"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.09.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Re8 9. Re1 Bf8 10. d4 b5 11. Bc2 exd4 12. cxd4 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. a3
h5 16. g5 Nh7 17. Nf1 Qd7 18. Kg2 d5 19. e5 Bxc2 20. Qxc2 g6 21. Be3 Nd8 22.
Rac1 Rc8 23. Ng3 c6 24. Nh4 Ne6 25. Nxg6 fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Ng7 27. Qh6 Nf5 28.
Qxh5 Nxg3 29. Kxg3 Bg7 30. Qg4 Nf8 31. f4 c5 32. Qxd7 Nxd7 33. dxc5 Nxe5 34.
fxe5 Bxe5+ 35. Bf4 Bxb2 36. Rxe8+ Rxe8 37. Rc2 Bxa3 38. c6 b4 39. c7 Rc8 40.
Rc6 b3 41. Rxa6 Bc5 42. Ra5 Bb6 43. Rxd5 Bxc7 44. Bxc7 Rxc7 45. Rb5 Kg7 46. Kg4
1-0

[Event "London FIDE GP 1st"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.09.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. h4 e6 12. h5 Qh4 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. f3 cxd4
15. cxd4 Rd8 16. Qd2 Bb7 17. Rad1 Rac8 18. d5 Na5 19. Bb5 exd5 20. Bg5 Qh8 21.
Kf2 Bf6 22. Rh1 Qg7 23. Bh6 Qh8 24. Bg5 Qg7 25. Bh6 Qh8 26. Bg5 Qg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London FIDE GP 1st"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.09.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Ba2 O-O 11. c3 bxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. Re1
dxe4 16. Nxe4 c4 17. Bd2 Nb3 18. Bxb3 cxb3 19. Qxb3 Be6 20. Qd3 Nxe4 21. Qxe4
Re8 22. Ne5 Bf8 23. h3 f6 24. Nd3 Bf7 25. Qf4 Rc8 26. Rxe8 Bxe8 27. Qe4 Bg6 28.
Qe6+ Bf7 29. Qg4 h5 30. Qe4 Rc4 31. Be3 Qe8 32. Qxe8 Bxe8 33. Nc5 Bxc5 34. dxc5
Bxa4 35. Kf1 Kf7 36. Ke2 Ke6 37. g3 g5 38. Rc1 Rxc1 39. Bxc1 h4 40. gxh4 gxh4
41. Bd2 Bb5+ 42. Ke3 Bf1 43. f4 Bxh3 44. Be1 Kd5 45. Bxh4 Kxc5 46. Bxf6 Bf5 47.
Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "London FIDE GP 1st"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.09.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8.
Be3 d6 9. O-O Nf6 10. c4 b6 11. Nc3 Ne5 12. h3 Bb7 13. a4 O-O 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15.
a5 h6 16. Ra3 Rfb8 17. axb6 Bxb6 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Na5 Nc6 20. Rda1 Nd7 21. Qd2
Nc5 22. Bc2 Qxb2 23. e5 Qb4 24. Nxb7 Nxb7 25. exd6 Nxd6 26. Qd3 g6 27. Rxa6
Rxa6 28. Rxa6 Rc8 29. Qg3 Kg7 30. Ra4 Qc5 31. Ne2 Nd4 32. Qc3 e5 33. Nxd4 exd4
34. Qa1 Nxc4 35. Bd3 Ne5 36. Qxd4 Qxd4 37. Rxd4 Nxd3 38. Rxd3 h5 39. h4 Rc4 40.
g3 Rc2 41. Rd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "London FIDE GP 1st"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.09.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O b4 11. Nce2 Qc7 12. h4 d5 13. Bf4 e5 14. Bh2 dxe4 15.
g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Rxh2 17. Rxh2 exd4 18. Rh4 b3 19. axb3 Nc5 20. Nxd4 Nd5 21.
fxe4 Nb4 22. c3 Be6 23. Kb1 Nxb3 24. Nxb3 Bxb3 25. cxb4 Qc6 26. Rh3 Bxd1 27.
Qxd1 Rb8 28. Qd4 Rxb4 29. Qe5+ Qe6 30. Qxe6+ fxe6 31. Bxa6 Bd6 32. g6 Be5 33.
b3 Rxe4 34. Kc2 Ke7 35. Bd3 Rg4 36. Re3 Kd6 37. Re4 Rxe4 38. Bxe4 Kc5 39. Kd3
Kb4 40. Kc2 Kc5 41. Kd3 Kb4 42. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "London FIDE GP 1st"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.10.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Erenburg,S"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 {It should be noted that when White's kingside
knight is still on g1, Black should not allow White to take on c6:} (3... g6 4.
Bxc6 dxc6 5. f4 $1 {[%cal Yg1f3] Here White gets a comfortable development of
the kingside and has a chance to block Black's dark-squared bishop with e4-e5
at some point.}) 4. Nf3 e6 5. O-O a6 6. Bd3 {White's opening strategy is quite
simple: by making Black's knight move more than once, he got a development
advantage. At this point, White would like to use it to make the breakthrough
in the centre. For those who don't play this line regularly, it may seem
strange to place the bishop on d3, where it blocks the d-pawn. But, no worries,
White's dark-squared bishop will be introduced through the main diagonal!} Nc6
{The vice World Champion avoids repeating his own game from the Olympiad
against Vallejo Pons. Apart from messing up Grischuk's preparation, Black
avoids the direct confrontation in the centre, which seems to me a wise
decision. The main alternative is} (6... Ne7 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Ne2 Nc6 {Here
Black has to spend some more time to protect his central pawn. I am not sure
what Alexander had prepared, but it seems to me that the following two games
are important:} 9. b3 (9. c3 Bc5 10. b4 Ba7 11. cxd4 Nxd4 $6 (11... O-O $5 12.
a3 (12. b5 axb5 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Nb4 15. Bxb5 Nxd5 $11) 12... Nxd4 13. Bb2
Nc6 14. Rc1 d6 15. Bb1 $14 {[%cal Yd2d4] /=}) (11... d5 $5 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qb3
$14) 12. Bb2 $14 Qf6 $6 (12... Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 O-O 14. Qg4 f6 15. Qh4 $14) 13.
Kh1 $1 $16 {1-0 Baklan,V (2607)-Cherniaev,A (2501)/Istanbul 2003/CBM 096 (36)})
9... Bc5 10. Bb2 O-O 11. c3 dxc3 12. dxc3 d6 13. Nd4 e5 14. Nxc6 (14. Nf5 Bxf5
15. exf5 d5 $11) 14... bxc6 15. b4 Ba7 16. c4 a5 17. a3 Be6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Vallejo Pons,F (2697)-Gelfand,B (2738)/Istanbul 2012/CB36_2012 (49)}) 7. Be2 {
[%cal Yd2d4] White unambiguously prepares the breakthrough in the centre,
which would lead to a Scheveningen. The following continuations have been
tried as well:} (7. Re1 d6 (7... g5 $5 {[%cal Yf8g7]}) 8. Bf1 Nf6 (8... e5 $5)
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Na4 c5 13. Bf4 Qc6 14. Nc3 Bb7 15. e5
dxe5 16. Bxe5 Be7 $11 {1-0 Tiviakov,S (2648)-Caruana,F (2549)/Vlissingen 2007/
CBM 119 ext (73)}) (7. b3 {leads to the game.}) (7. e5 $5 d5 8. exd6 Bxd6 9. b3
Nb4 $1 10. Be2 (10. Ne4 Nxd3 11. cxd3 Be7 12. Bb2 Nf6 $11) 10... Nf6 11. Bb2
O-O 12. a3 Nc6 13. Bd3 Ne5 $1 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Degraeve,J (2548)
-Jaracz,P (2483)/Germany 2007/CBM 123 (21)}) 7... Nd4 {Now that the e2-square
is no longer available for a retreat by White's knight, Black blocks the
centre once again.} (7... b5 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bb7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Qd4 Qc7
12. Re1 Bb7 13. Bf3 Rc8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Qc5 16. Qd2 Be7 17. Bg3 d6 18. e5 d5
(18... Bxf3 19. exd6 Bc6 20. dxe7 Nxe7 21. Bd6 Qg5 22. f4 Qf6 $11) 19. Bf4 Qb4
20. Rab1 Bc5 21. Red1 Qa5 22. Be2 Ne7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Andreikin,D (2650)-Caruana,
F (2697)/Biel 2010/CBM 138 (55)}) (7... Qc7 8. d4 {transforms the game to the
Taimanov Variation.}) 8. Bd3 ({Black is fine after} 8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. Nb1 Ne7)
8... Nc6 {The fifth move by the knight! But keep in mind that White has also
moved his bishop four times and was prevented from opening up the position.} 9.
b3 {The only constructive idea at White's disposal is to place the bishop on
the long diagonal.} d6 ({Gelfand was the sole leader before this game, so a
draw was an OK result for him. In a different situation, he might have played} 
9... g5 $5 10. Bb2 Bg7 11. Na4 {What else?} Bxb2 12. Nxb2 g4 13. Ne1 h5 14. f4
Nge7 $13 {[%cal Yb7b5,Yc8b7]}) 10. Bb2 Nf6 11. Re1 Be7 $146 {Technically,
that's a novelty. If Gelfand did not play (and heavily prepare for) the match
against Anand, I would safely assume that both contenders were unaware of the
preceding game, which went as follows:} (11... e5 12. Nd5 (12. Bc4 $5) 12...
Be7 (12... g6 $5 13. c3 Bg7 14. Bc4 O-O $11) 13. c3 O-O 14. Nxe7+ Nxe7 15. Bf1
Ng6 16. d4 Qc7 17. g3 Bd7 18. Bg2 $14 {1-0 Trent,L (2423)-Emms,J (2502)/
Southend 2006/CBM 111 ext (48)}) {That's right. White's only chance to win is
to open up the game as soon as possible.} 12. e5 ({Now} 12. Bf1 {is already
met by} e5) 12... dxe5 13. Nxe5 {Black has got some problems to solve. His
king is still in the centre and the light-squared bishop is still not part of
the game. Gelfand decides to maintain the status quo by playing} Bd7 $6 ({
Black could have made White's rook move to e5 with} 13... Nxe5 14. Rxe5 {
Here, on the one hand, the rook can join the attack on the kingside from the
5-th rank. On the other hand, it's a little awkward, since it blocks its own
bishop and can become a target for Black's pieces. Here are some possible
variations:} Bd7 15. Ne4 Rc8 (15... Bc6 $5 16. Nxc5 (16. Qe2 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4
18. Rxe4 Bf6 $11) 16... Bd6 17. Rg5 Kf8 $3 (17... h6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rxg7 $44
) 18. Bf1 h6 19. Re5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd7 $13) (15... O-O 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Rh5
h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rxc5 $14) 16. Rb1 (16. Qf3 Bc6 17. Bc3 (17. Qg3 Nxe4 18.
Bxe4 Bf6) 17... Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf6 19. Rxc5 Bxe4 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Qxe4 Bxc3 22.
dxc3 Qxc3 $11) 16... Bc6 17. Nxc5 Bd6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rxe6+ Kd7 20. Qe1 $1 (
20. Qe2 Re8 21. Bf5 Kc7 $11) 20... Ne8 $1 $13) 14. Ne4 $1 {That's the point!
Now White's bishop operates on the long diagonal and is ready to take on e5 in
the event case of the trade.} Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bc6 16. Qf3 Rc8 ({Black could
sacrifice the c5-pawn and get some compensation, but I have some doubts
whether it would be sufficient to equalise:} 16... O-O 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6
Qxf6 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qxc5 Rfd8 21. Rad1 $14) 17. Re3 $1 {Bringing the rook to
the potential attack on the kingside.} b5 {Black is trying to drive away
White's bishop from the active position. At this stage, it become clear that
White's initiative is very dangerous.} (17... O-O $4 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxh7+
Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Rh3 {with checkmate.}) ({The computer's suggestion might
be the least of the evils, but it's tough to convince yourself that such moves
can be playable when the king is still in the centre.} 17... h5 $5 18. h3 Nd5
19. Ree1 (19. Qg3 Rg8 20. Re2 h4 $13 {[%cal Yd5b4]}) 19... f5 20. Bxg7 fxe4 21.
Bxe4 Rg8 22. Qxh5+ Kd7 23. Qh7 $44) 18. Rae1 ({White could have stopped
Black's c5-c4 and grabbed the d5-square, but I liked what Grischuk did even
better.} 18. c4 $5 $14) 18... c4 {At this point, Black is unable to neutralise
White's activity without material losses, so giving away the c-pawn is
probably optimal.} (18... Nd5 {does not solve all the problems:} 19. R3e2 (19.
Qg4 $5 Nxe3 20. Qxg7 Rf8 21. Rxe3 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 $44 (22. Rxe4 c4 $1 $13)) 19...
O-O 20. Qh3 f5 (20... h6 $142 $14) 21. Qg3 g6 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. Bxd6 f4 24. Qh3
Qxd6 25. Rxe6 Qd7 26. Bxg6 Rc7 27. Bxh7+ Qxh7 28. Rh6 $18) 19. bxc4 bxc4 20.
Bxf6 Bxe4 (20... gxf6 21. Bxc4 $16 f5 $140 22. Qh5) 21. Rxe4 {It is well known
that with the opposite coloured bishop, the attacking side gets better chances
compared to the case with the same coloured bishops, so Grischuk decided to
keep the queens on the board.} ({After} 21. Qxe4 {, Black finds the way to
trade the queens after} gxf6 $1 22. Bxc4 f5 $14) 21... Bxf6 22. Bxc4 $14 {
White is a pawn up, but the game is far from being over. It's going to be
difficult for White to push pawns forward, so Gelfand would have had a fair
shot at saving the game if he hadn't blundered on the next move.} Qxd2 $4 (
22... O-O {was better:} 23. Rd1 $14) 23. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 24. Rxe6+ Kd7 $6 {
Unfortunately, that was not Gelfand's game. With the king is the centre, White
finishes the game off.} ({Surprisingly, Black has some chances of survival in
the position though he is two pawns down:} 24... Kf7 $1 25. Qh5+ g6 26. Qf3
Rhf8 $1 (26... Qc3 27. Rxf6+ Qxf6 28. Qb7+ $18) 27. Rxf6+ Kg8 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8
29. Qb3+ $16 {/+-. The activity of Black's pieces grants him some good
practical chances.}) 25. Qg4 $1 $18 {I suspect that Gelfand missed this move
when decided to take on d2 on the 22nd move. Now, nothing can stop White's
attack.} Kc7 (25... Kd8 26. Rd1 $18) 26. Qc4+ Kd7 (26... Kd8 27. Qxa6) 27. Qa4+
Kd8 28. Qxa6 {[%cal Ye6d6]} Kd7 29. Qb5+ Kd8 30. Re8+ (30. Re8+ Rxe8 31. Rxe8+
Kc7 32. Qc5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "London FIDE GP 1st"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.10.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 f6 7. Be3 Bg4 8.
Nbd2 Qd7 9. Qb1 h5 10. c3 g5 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 Nh6 13. b4 Nf7 14. Qb3 h4 15.
Rac1 Be6 16. d5 cxd5 17. Nd4 c6 18. Rfe1 Rd8 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Nf3 h3 21. g3
Ne5 22. Bb6 Rd7 23. Nxe5 fxe5 24. a3 O-O 25. Rcd1 g4 26. Rd3 Rf6 27. exd5 Rxd5
28. Rde3 Bd6 29. Qc2 Qf5 30. Qe2 Kf8 31. Rf1 Ke8 32. Rc1 Kd7 33. Kf1 Bc7 34.
Bxc7 Kxc7 35. Re1 Kb6 36. Rc3 Ka7 37. Re3 Ka8 38. Re4 Qf3 39. Qxf3 Rxf3 40.
Rxg4 Rxa3 41. Rge4 Rb3 42. g4 Rd2 43. g5 Rf3 44. R4e2 Rd5 45. Rxe5 Rd2 46. R1e2
Rd1+ 47. Re1 Rd2 48. R1e2 Rd1+ 49. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "London FIDE GP 1st"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.10.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2012.09.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Bb3 Qa5 12. O-O-O Rfc8 13. Kb1 b5 14. Rhe1
Bxb3 15. cxb3 Rab8 16. Rc1 a6 17. g4 Rc6 18. h4 Rbc8 19. a3 b4 20. Na2 Rxc1+
21. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 22. Nxc1 h5 23. g5 Nd7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Nd3 Ne5 26. Nxb4 Nxf3
27. Qc3+ Ne5 28. Qc8 Nf3 29. Qc3+ Ne5 30. Qc8 Nf3 31. Qc3+ Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.11"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ashdod"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Rxe8+ Nxe8 12. c3 d5 13. Bd3 c6 14. Bf4
g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. h3 Bf5 17. Nf3 Qb6 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Qe2 Ng7 20. Be5 Re8 21.
Qc2 Qd8 22. Re1 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. Nxe5 Nf5 25. Nd3 Qe7 26. Kf1 f6 27. Qe2
Kf7 28. Qxe7+ Kxe7 29. Ke2 Nd6 30. Kf3 Kd7 31. Ke2 Ke7 32. Kf3 Kf7 33. Ke2
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.13"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Stubberud, Ornulf A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2309"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Oslo Schakselskap"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f4 O-O 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. e5
Nd5 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O f6 12. exf6 exf6 13. Bh4 f5 14. c3 Bd7 15.
Rfe1 Rfe8 16. h3 Na5 17. b3 b5 18. Rac1 a6 19. Kh2 Qb6 20. Rc2 Rxe1 21. Qxe1
Re8 22. Re2 Rxe2 23. Qxe2 Nc6 24. b4 Qb8 25. Bc2 Kh8 26. Bb3 Qg8 27. a4 Qe6 28.
Qa2 Ne7 29. axb5 Bxb5 30. Bxe7 Qxe7 31. Bxd5 Be2 32. Ng5 Qe3 33. Nf7+ Kg8 34.
Nd8+ Kh8 35. Nf7+ Kg8 36. Bf3 h5 37. Nd8+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.14"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Zuerich SG"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. Bxh6
gxh6 9. cxd4 Bd7 10. Ra2 {Die neue Mode, seitdem Sveshnikov diesen Zug
mehrmals versucht hat. Aber Grischuk verbindet ihn hier mit einer anderen Idee.
} Rc8 11. Be2 ({Alle Partien wurden hier bisher mit} 11. Rc2 {gespielt, was
auch logisch ist, inwiefern Weiss seinen Springer nach c3 entwickeln möchte.})
11... Bg7 12. O-O ({Jetzt käme} 12. Rc2 {zu spät, da Weiss nach} O-O 13. Nc3 {
nicht mehr ziehen könnte. Schwarz würde nämlich über den typischen Schlag} Nxd4
$1 {verfügen, der ihm klaren Vorteil verschaffen würde:} 14. Qxd4 (14. Nxd4
Bxe5 15. Ndb5 Bxb5 16. Nxb5 a6 $17) 14... Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxe5 16. Ncb5 a6 $17)
12... O-O {[%cal Gf7f6] Weiss hat also nicht vor, seinen Springer auf sein
aktivtes Feld zu entwickeln. Nun muss er aber den Vorstoss f6 entkräften,
daher...} 13. b5 Na5 (13... Ne7 14. a4 f6 $13 {[%cal Ga4a5] ist eine andere
Möglichkeit, aber ich entschied, den Vorstoss des a-Bauern nicht zuzulassen.})
14. a4 Rc7 ({Nun gibt es auf e5 nicht genug Druck, damit Weiss nach} 14... f6
15. Qd3 {Probleme bekommt.}) 15. Na3 {Dieser Springer entwickelt sich
schliesslich weder auf c3 noch auf d2, sondern zielt nach e3.} Rfc8 16. Nc2 Nb3
{Diese direkte Fortsetzung bringt nichts Konkretes. Es gab folgende
interessante Optionen:} (16... Be8 17. Ne3 f5 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Ng4 Bg7 20.
Nge5 Nc4 $13 {Weiss hat das Feld e5 unter fester Kontrolle, aber Schwarz hat
aktives Spiel, wobei das Läuferpaar gewisse Perspektiven hat.}) (16... a6 $5)
17. Ne3 Rc3 ({Ich wollte den Ne3 nach} 17... Nc1 18. Ra1 a6 {nicht auf f6
zulassen. In der Tat sieht es nach} 19. Ng4 $1 axb5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. exf6 bxa4
22. Qd2 Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 $44 {für den schwarzen König nicht unbedingt gut aus.})
18. Bd3 (18. Ng4 Qd8 $13) 18... Rxd3 19. Qxd3 Nc1 20. Qb1 Nxa2 21. Qxa2 h5 ({
Meine Angst vor Ng4 ist zu gross. Der Textzug schwächt zudem die
Königsstellung und löst das Problem gar nicht, da Weiss später g4 spielen wird.
Es sollte für die Initiative am Damenflügel gekämpft werden:} 21... Qa5 $1 {
[%cal Gd7b5]} 22. Rb1 a6 $13) 22. Qa3 a6 23. Rb1 Be8 (23... axb5 24. axb5 f6 $5
$13) 24. g4 f6 $2 ({Der Computer zeigt den richtigen Weg, der aber am Brett
mit ziemlich wenig Zeit nicht einfach zu entdecken war:} 24... axb5 25. axb5
Qd8 $1 26. gxh5 $140 f5 $132) 25. Qe7 fxe5 26. Nxe5 ({Ab jetzt wird die Partie
von beiderseitigen Zeitnotfehlern geprägt. Kräftiger war hier} 26. Ng5 $1 Bg6
27. Nxe6 Bf8 28. Nxf8 Rxf8 (28... Bxb1 $2 29. Ne6 $18) 29. Rb4 $16) 26... Kh8
$2 ({Schlecht war auch} 26... axb5 $2 27. a5 $1 Qa6 28. gxh5 Bxh5 29. Qg5 $16)
({Aber nach dem paradoxal besseren Zug} 26... Bxe5 $1 27. dxe5 {hätte der
Nachziehende trotz der Aufgabe des schwarzfeldrigen Läufers konkret Chancen
auf Remis erhalten:} d4 28. Qg5+ Bg6 29. gxh5 Qd8 30. Qxd8+ Rxd8 31. hxg6 dxe3
32. fxe3 Rd5 $1 {In diesem Turmendspiel könnte sich Schwarz retten.}) 27. Rd1
$2 ({Der Computer zeigt hier erbarmungslos} 27. a5 $1 Qxd4 28. Qxb7 Rd8 29.
bxa6 $18) 27... axb5 28. a5 Qd8 $2 ({Der Bauer e6 musste geschützt bleiben. Es
bleibt aber nach} 28... Qa6 29. Kh1 {[%cal Gd1g1] gefährlich.}) 29. Qxe6 hxg4
30. Nf5 (30. Nxd5) 30... Rc7 (30... Bf8 31. Re1 $16) 31. Re1 Bh5 32. Ng3 Be8
33. Nf5 Bh5 34. Nd6 Qf8 35. Qxd5 b4 36. Nxb7 Rc2 37. Rf1 Qg8 38. Qd7 ({
Prinzipiell wär der Damentausch für Schwarz günstig, aber in dieser genauen
Stellung hätte Weiss mittels} 38. Qxg8+ Kxg8 39. Rb1 Bxe5 40. dxe5 Bf7 41. Rxb4
Bd5 42. h3 $1 {Vorteil erhalten können.}) 38... b3 (38... Qe8 39. Qf5 $18) 39.
Nd6 Bxe5 40. dxe5 b2 41. Qb7 $1 Qa2 (41... Bg6 42. e6 $18) 42. Nf5 Qf7 (42...
Bf7 43. Qe7 $18) 43. a6 Bg6 (43... Qxf5 44. a7 Rc8 45. a8=Q Rxa8 46. Qxa8+ Kg7
47. Qb7+ Bf7 48. Qxb2 Bd5 49. Qe2 $18) 44. e6 Qc7 45. e7 h5 46. Qb5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.15"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novy Bor"]
[BlackTeam "SOCAR"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. d5 Qa5 10. Rb1 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 a6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. dxc6 Be6 14. Rc1
Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Qb4 16. O-O Qxd2 17. Nxd2 O-O-O 18. Nb3 Bxb3 19. axb3 Rd3 20.
Rxc5 Rxb3 21. Ra5 Rb6 22. Rfa1 Rd8 23. h3 Rxc6 24. Rxa6 Rxa6 25. Rxa6 Kd7 26.
Kf1 Ke8 27. Ke2 Rb8 28. Ra7 Kf8 29. Rd7 Rb2+ 30. Ke3 Rb3+ 31. Ke2 Rb2+ 32. Ke3
Rb3+ 33. Ke2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.16"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg CF"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Ne2 Be7 12. Re1 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14.
Bf4 Be7 15. Nd4 g5 16. Bh2 Rh6 17. Rad1 Bd7 18. e6 Bxe6 19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20. Rxe6
fxe6 21. Bxc7 Rc8 22. Be5 b5 23. Kf1 a5 24. Ke2 a4 25. g4 h4 26. Ke3 c5 27. c3
c4 28. a3 Bc5+ 29. Ke2 Ke7 30. f4 Rf8 31. Rf1 Bd6 32. Bxd6+ Kxd6 33. fxg5 Rg8
34. Rd1+ Ke7 35. Ke3 Rxg5 36. Kf4 Rg8 37. g5 Rf8+ 38. Kg4 Rf2 39. Kh5 Rxb2 40.
g6 Kf6 41. Rf1+ Kg7 42. Rf7+ Kg8 43. Kh6 Rd2 44. Rg7+ Kh8 45. Rh7+ Kg8 46. g7
Kf7 47. Rh8 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.17"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nc4 Be6 11. h3 h6 12. Be3 Qc8 13. Re1 Rd8 14. Qe2 a5 15. Rad1
Qa6 16. Kh1 Bf8 17. Qf1 Ne7 18. Nfd2 Nd7 19. d4 exd4 20. Bxd4 Nc6 21. Nf3 d5
22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Be3 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nc5 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rd1 Qc8 27. Rxd8 Qxd8
28. f4 Nd4 29. Qd1 Qa8+ 30. Kg1 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Nh2+ 32. Kg1 Nf3+ 33. Kf1 Nh2+ 34.
Kg1 Nf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "186"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. h3 Nb4 10. Be2 Bf5 11. a3 Nbd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. c4 Nf6 14. Qb3 a5
15. a4 Re8 16. Re1 Qd7 17. Be3 Bf8 18. Rad1 h6 19. Bf1 Be4 20. Nd2 Bg6 21. g3
c6 22. Bg2 Qc7 23. Rc1 Rad8 24. Kh2 Bh7 25. Qc3 Rd7 26. d5 Rde7 27. Nb3 Be4 28.
Qxa5 Qxa5 29. Nxa5 cxd5 30. cxd5 Bxd5 31. Bxd5 Nxd5 32. Bd2 Ra8 33. Rxe7 Bxe7
34. b3 b5 35. axb5 Rb8 36. b4 f5 37. Kg2 Rxb5 38. Rc8+ Kf7 39. Nc6 Bf6 40. Ra8
Ke6 41. Ra6 Kd7 42. Na7 Rb7 43. b5 Nc7 44. Ra5 Bd4 45. Nc6 Bb6 46. Ra4 Nxb5 47.
Nb4 Ra7 48. Nd5 Bc5 49. Rxa7+ Bxa7 50. g4 fxg4 51. hxg4 Ke6 52. Nf4+ Kf7 53.
Kf3 Nc7 54. Ke2 Nb5 55. Kf3 Bc5 56. Nd5 Ke6 57. Nf4+ Kf7 58. Nd5 Na3 59. Be1
Ke6 60. Nf4+ Kf7 61. Nd5 Ke6 62. Nf4+ Ke7 63. Ke4 Nc2 64. Bc3 Kf7 65. f3 Na3
66. Nh5 g6 67. Nf4 Nc4 68. Kd3 Nb6 69. Ke4 Nc4 70. Kd3 Nb6 71. Ke4 Nd7 72. Nd5
Bf2 73. f4 h5 74. Kf3 Bc5 75. f5 hxg4+ 76. Kxg4 gxf5+ 77. Kxf5 Nb6 78. Nxb6
Bxb6 79. Ke4 Ke6 80. Kd3 d5 81. Bd4 Bxd4 82. Kxd4 Kd6 83. Kd3 Kc5 84. Kc3 d4+
85. Kd3 Kd5 86. Kd2 Kc4 87. Kc2 d3+ 88. Kd2 Kd4 89. Kd1 Kc4 90. Kd2 Kd4 91. Kd1
Ke3 92. Ke1 d2+ 93. Kd1 Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. Ba3 axb4 11. Bxb4 b6 12. a4 Re8 13. Re1 Bf8 14. Bf1 c5 15. Ba3
Bg7 16. Bb2 Rf8 17. Nb5 Ne8 18. Nd2 f5 19. Bc3 f4 20. a5 bxa5 21. Ra4 g5 22.
Qa1 Ng6 23. Rxa5 Rxa5 24. Qxa5 Qf6 25. Rb1 f3 26. g3 h5 27. Na7 Bg4 28. Nc6 h4
29. Qd8 hxg3 30. hxg3 Qxd8 31. Nxd8 Bf6 32. Nc6 Bh5 33. Rb8 g4 34. Bd3 Nh8 35.
Nf1 Bg5 36. Bd2 Bxd2 37. Nxd2 Nf7 38. Ne7+ Kg7 39. Nf5+ Kg8 40. Ne7+ Kg7 41.
Nf5+ Kg8 42. Ne7+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 f6 7. O-O fxe5 8. Nxe5
Bd6 9. Bf4 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Nge7 11. Bh5+ g6 12. Bg4 O-O 13. Bh6 Rf7 14. f4 c4 15.
b3 b5 16. Nd2 Qa5 17. Rc1 Rd8 18. bxc4 bxc4 19. Nf3 Qxa2 20. Ng5 Rf5 21. Qe1
Rb8 22. Ra1 Qc2 23. Rf2 Qb3 24. Kh1 Qb6 25. Rf1 Qd8 26. Qh4 Rb3 27. Rac1 a5 28.
Rf3 Qb6 29. h3 Qd8 30. Re1 a4 31. Nxh7 Kxh7 32. Bg5+ Kg8 33. Bf6 Qf8 34. Rg3
Kf7 35. Bxf5 exf5 36. e6+ Bxe6 37. Rge3 Nd8 38. Bd4 Ke8 39. Rxe6 Nxe6 40. Rxe6
Kd7 41. Rf6 Rb1+ 42. Kh2 Qd8 43. Rf7 a3 44. Bc5 a2 45. Bxe7 Qe8 46. Qf6 a1=Q
47. Ba3+ Qxf7 48. Qxf7+ Kc6 49. Qe8+ Kb6 50. Qd8+ Kb5 51. Qd7+ Ka6 52. Qc8+ Ka5
53. Qa8+ Kb5 54. Qe8+ Kb6 55. Qb8+ Kc6 56. Qc8+ Kb5 57. Qe8+ Ka6 58. Qc6+ Ka7
59. Bc5+ Kb8 60. Bd6+ Ka7 61. Bc5+ Kb8 62. Bd6+ Ka7 63. Qc7+ Ka6 64. Qc8+ Kb5
65. Qd7+ Ka6 66. Qc6+ Ka7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 O-O 8.
Bf4 b5 9. Nxb5 c5 10. e3 cxd4 11. exd4 Nc6 12. Be2 Na5 13. Qd3 Nd5 14. Bg3 Rb8
15. a4 a6 16. Nc3 Bf5 17. Qd1 Rxb2 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. O-O Nb3 20. Ra3 Nxd4 21.
Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Bxa6 Be4 23. Re1 Bxg2 24. Bc4 Qxc4 25. Kxg2 Qc5 26. Rf3 e5 27.
Qd3 f5 28. Qa6 Rb6 29. Qe2 f4 30. Bh4 g5 31. Bxg5 Rg6 32. h4 h6 33. Qe4 Rg7 34.
Rg1 hxg5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Re1 Bf8 12. Bg5 h6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8
15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nh4 Qa1 17. b4 Ne7 18. Bb3 Bg7 19. h3 c5 20. bxc5 dxc5 21.
Kh2 Ra8 22. Re3 Qb2 23. Re2 Qa1 24. Re3 Kf8 25. Rg3 Qb2 26. Nd2 Ra1 27. Qh5 c4
28. dxc4 Qxd2 29. cxb5 Be8 30. Qg4 Qg5 31. c4 Qxg4 32. hxg4 h5 33. Rd3 Ra8 34.
gxh5 Bh6 35. g3 Ra3 36. Kg1 f5 37. Nxf5 Nxf5 38. exf5 Bg5 39. Bc2 Ra2 40. Bb3
Rb2 41. Bd1 e4 42. Rb3 Rd2 43. Rb1 e3 44. fxe3 Bxe3+ 45. Kf1 Bb6 46. Be2 Bd7
47. g4 Rd4 48. Rd1 Rf4+ 49. Kg2 Bc8 50. Rd6 Bc7 51. Rd2 Bb7+ 52. Kg1 Bb6+ 53.
Kh2 Rf2+ 54. Kg3 Rg2+ 55. Kf4 f6 56. h6 Rh2 57. Rd7 Bc8 58. Rh7 Kg8 59. Rg7+
Kf8 60. Rg6 Bd4 61. Bf3 Be5+ 62. Ke3 Rh3 63. Kf2 Rh2+ 64. Kg1 Rh3 65. Bd5 Ke7
66. b6 Bd7 67. b7 Be8 68. Rg7+ Kf8 69. Rg8+ Ke7 70. Rg7+ Kf8 71. Rh7 Rg3+ 72.
Kf2 Rxg4 73. c5 Rb4 74. c6 Bxc6 75. Bxc6 Kg8 76. Rd7 Kh8 77. Ke2 Rb3 78. Bd5
Rb4 79. Kd3 Rd4+ 80. Ke3 Rb4 81. Re7 Rb5 82. Rxe5 fxe5 83. f6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 g6 7. Nd2 Nf4 8. Bc4
Be6 9. Bxe6 Nxe6 10. Qf3 f6 11. Qb3 Qxd4 12. Ndf3 Qe4+ 13. Be3 fxe5 14. Qxe6
Nd7 15. O-O-O Qf5 16. Qb3 Nb6 17. Ng5 Nd5 18. Rxd5 cxd5 19. Qxd5 Rc8 20. c3 Bh6
21. Ne6 Bxe3+ 22. fxe3 Qf6 23. Rd1 h5 24. Qb5+ Kf7 25. Rf1 Qxf1+ 26. Qxf1+ Kxe6
27. Qd3 Kf6 28. Qd7 Rb8 29. Kc2 Rhc8 30. a4 Rc6 31. a5 a6 32. h4 Rc5 33. g3 Rc6
34. Kb1 Rc5 35. Kc2 Rc4 36. Kb3 Rc6 37. g4 hxg4 38. Qxg4 Rc5 39. Qd7 b6 40. Qa7
bxa5+ 41. Qxb8 Rb5+ 42. Qxb5 axb5 43. c4 bxc4+ 44. Kxc4 Kf5 45. Kb5 Ke4 46.
Kxa5 Kxe3 47. b4 e4 48. b5 Kf3 49. b6 e3 50. b7 e2 51. b8=Q e1=Q+ 52. Ka6 Qa1+
0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 f5 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nd5 d6 7. Nxf6+ Qxf6 8. g3
g5 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bd2 Be6 12. Bc3 g4 13. Nd2 h5 14. Rb1 Rad8 15. b4
cxb4 16. Bxb4 h4 17. Bc3 Rf7 18. Rb5 Qh6 19. Re1 hxg3 20. hxg3 Bf6 21. Nf1 Rh7
22. Qb3 Rdd7 23. d4 a6 24. Rb6 Nd8 25. dxe5 dxe5 26. Rd1 e4 27. Rdd6 Bxc3 28.
Qxc3 Nc6 29. Rdxc6 bxc6 30. Rxc6 Rd1 31. f4 gxf3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. O-O Ne7 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ne2 a6 8.
Bd3 Nc6 9. b3 Bc5 10. Bb2 O-O 11. f4 d5 12. Kh1 e5 13. f5 Nb4 14. Ng3 Nxd3 15.
cxd3 f6 16. Qf3 b6 17. Qh5 Bb7 18. Rf3 Rc8 19. Rd1 Be7 20. Qh4 Rc2 21. Ba1 Qc7
22. h3 Rf7 23. Kh2 Rc1 24. Rdf1 Rxf1 25. Rxf1 Qc2 26. Qg4 Qxd3 27. exd5 Bxd5
28. Rc1 Qxd2 29. Rg1 Qxa2 30. Ne4 Qc2 31. Ng3 Bd6 32. Kh1 d3 33. Nh5 d2 34. Rd1
Bxb3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. g4 Bg6 8.
Ne5 Rc8 9. d4 e6 10. h4 f6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qd3 Kf7 13. Be3 Bb4 14. h5 gxh5
15. gxh5 Nge7 16. a3 Bxc3+ 17. Qxc3 Qa5 18. Qxa5 Nxa5 19. Bd3 Nf5 20. b3 Nc6
21. Bxf5 exf5 22. O-O-O Rhe8 23. Rd3 Re4 24. f3 Re6 25. Kd2 Rce8 26. Rh4 Rh8
27. c4 Ne7 28. Bf4 Ke8 29. Rh2 Kd7 30. Rg2 Rh7 31. a4 a5 32. Rc3 Rc6 33. Kd3
Ke6 34. Rc1 Kf7 35. Rcg1 Rb6 36. Kc3 Rc6 37. c5 Re6 38. b4 axb4+ 39. Kxb4 Nc6+
40. Kc3 Re7 41. Kd3 Nb4+ 42. Kc3 Nc6 43. Rh2 Ke8 44. Rb1 Kd8 45. a5 Kc8 46. Ra2
Rxh5 47. a6 Rh3 48. axb7+ Rxb7 49. Ra8+ Nb8 50. Rxb8+ Rxb8 51. Rxb8+ Kd7 52.
Rb7+ Ke6 53. Bd6 Rxf3+ 54. Kb4 f4 55. Rxg7 Rd3 56. Re7+ Kf5 57. c6 f3 58. Re1
Rxd4+ 59. Kb5 Rc4 60. Bc5 Rg4 61. Re8 Rg7 62. Kb6 Kf4 63. c7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 f6 7. O-O fxe5 8. Nxe5
cxd4 9. cxd4 Bd6 10. Re1 Nf6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bf4 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. Nxd5 Kh8
15. Be3 exd5 16. Qxd5 Bf5 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. f3 Nd2 19. Bg5 Rd4 20. Rad1 Nb1
21. e6 Re8 22. Bb5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 h6 24. Bf4 Rxe6 25. g4 Bc2 26. Rd7 Rf6 27. Bg3
Rxf3 28. Rxb7 Nd4 29. Bc4 Bd3 30. Bxd3 Rxd3 31. Rxa7 Ne2+ 32. Kf2 Nxg3 33. hxg3
Rd2+ 34. Ke3 Rxb2 35. a4 Nc3 36. a5 Ra2 37. Kd3 Nd5 38. Kd4 Nf6 39. a6 Nxg4 40.
Ra8+ Kh7 41. Kc4 Ne5+ 42. Kb5 Rb2+ 43. Kc5 Nd7+ 44. Kc6 Ne5+ 45. Kd5 Rb5+ 46.
Kd6 h5 47. Re8 Nc4+ 48. Kc6 Ra5 49. Ra8 Ra3 50. Kb5 Nd6+ 51. Kb6 Rxg3 52. Rd8
Rb3+ 53. Kc6 Nb5 54. Rd5 Na7+ 55. Kc7 Kh6 56. Rd6+ g6 57. Rb6 Rf3 58. Rb7 h4
59. Kb6 Nc8+ 60. Kc7 Rc3+ 61. Kb8 h3 62. Rb2 Nd6 63. Rd2 Rc8+ 64. Ka7 Ne4 65.
Rh2 Rc3 66. Kb6 Nd6 67. Rd2 Nc8+ 68. Kb7 g5 69. Rd8 g4 70. Rg8 Kh5 71. Rh8+ Kg5
72. Rg8+ Kf4 73. Rf8+ Ke5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. a4 e6 8. e5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nbd7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. a5 Rd8 13. Qc1 c5 14. Nxd7 Bxd7
15. d5 g5 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Bg3 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Re1 f5 20. Bd3 Qf7 21.
Be5 c4 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Bf1 f4 24. Qd2 Rd7 25. Rad1 Rad8 26. Qc3+ Qf6 27. Qb4
Qd6 28. Qc3+ Qf6 29. Qb4 Qd6 30. Qc3+ Qf6 31. Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. d3 d5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 c6 7. e4 Bg4 8. h3
Bh5 9. Qe1 Re8 10. Nh4 Na6 11. a3 Nc5 12. Nf5 Bf8 13. Kh1 Bg6 14. Nh4 Qc7 15.
Nxg6 hxg6 16. b3 Ne6 17. Nf3 dxe4 18. dxe4 Nd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Qe2 Qd7 21.
Bg5 Qe6 22. Rfe1 a5 23. Qd3 Bc5 24. Kh2 Nd7 25. f4 f6 26. Bh4 Be7 27. f5 Qd6
28. Qc4+ Kh8 29. fxg6 Ne5 30. Qe2 Kg8 31. Qh5 Bd8 32. Rf1 Qe6 33. Rf5 Kf8 34.
Raf1 c5 35. Rxe5 Qxe5 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Qxg7+ Kd6 38. Bxf6 Bxf6 39. Rxf6+ Re6
40. Rxe6+ Qxe6 41. Qxb7 Rg8 42. g7 Qe7 43. Qd5+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. e3 Be7 6. d3 Be6 7. Ne2 O-O 8. Nd2
a5 9. a3 Qd7 10. h3 d4 11. e4 g6 12. f4 exf4 13. gxf4 Nh5 14. Nf3 f5 15. e5 Bc5
16. O-O Bd5 17. Kh2 Rae8 18. Qd2 Bb6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Nd8 21. Nfxd4 Bxg2
22. Kxg2 Ne6 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. c4 c6 25. Rf3 Rd8 26. Qc2 h6 27. Kh2 Rd7 28. d4
g5 29. fxg5 hxg5 30. Raf1 Rdf7 31. Ng3 Ng7 32. Qd3 g4 33. hxg4 fxg4 34. Rxf7
Rxf7 35. Rxf7 Qxf7 36. Kg2 Ne6 37. Ne2 Ng5 38. Bc1 Qf3+ 39. Qxf3 gxf3+ 40. Kf2
fxe2 41. Bxg5 Bxd4+ 42. Kxe2 Bxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nf3 exd5
9. exd5 Qa5 10. Bd2 a6 11. Be2 Qc7 12. O-O b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Qb6 15.
Bf4 Rd8 16. a4 Bb7 17. Bc4 Ne8 18. Re1 Nd7 19. Qd2 Ba6 20. Rab1 Rdc8 21. Bf1
Ndf6 22. Bc4 Rd8 23. b3 Nc7 24. a5 Qb8 25. Nxd6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bc8 11. Nb5 Be6 12. Nd4 Bc8 13. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 h6 8. Re1
a6 9. a5 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ne5 11. Ba2 Re8 12. h3 Bf8 13. Bf4 Bd7 14. Bh2 g6 15.
Kh1 Bg7 16. Qd2 c5 17. Nde2 Be6 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. Nf4 Re8 20. Ra4 Qd7 21. b3
Qc6 22. Ncd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Nd7 24. f3 Re6 25. Rd1 h5 26. Nf4 Bh6 27. Qf2 Bxf4
28. Bxf4 b5 29. axb6 Nxb6 30. Ra5 Nd7 31. Raa1 Nf6 32. c4 Rb8 33. Rd3 Nd7 34.
Qa2 Ne5 35. Bxe5 dxe5 36. Rad1 Qb6 37. Qa3 Qb4 38. Qc1 a5 39. Qa1 Ree8 40. Re3
Re6 41. Rd5 Rbe8 42. Red3 Kh7 43. Kh2 Kg8 44. Rd7 R6e7 45. R7d6 Re6 46. R6d5
R6e7 47. Qg1 Rc7 48. Qa1 Rce7 49. Qa2 Re6 50. Qf2 Rc6 51. Qc2 Rce6 52. Rd7 R8e7
53. Rd8+ Re8 54. R8d5 R8e7 55. Rd1 Re8 56. Ra1 Rb8 57. Rd3 Qb6 58. Qc3 Ra8 59.
Rd5 Qc7 60. Rad1 Rb8 61. R1d3 Rb7 62. Qd2 Qb6 63. Qh6 Rb8 64. Qe3 Rc8 65. Rd7
Qc6 66. Qd2 a4 67. bxa4 Qxa4 68. Qc3 Qc6 69. Ra7 Qb6 70. Rdd7 Rf8 71. Rab7 Qc6
72. Rbc7 Qb6 73. Qe3 Rc6 74. Rb7 Qa6 75. Qd3 Rf6 76. Qd5 Qa2 77. Qxe5 Rxf3 78.
Qg5 Rf2 79. Qxg6+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Ne2 Be7 12. Re1 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14.
Bf4 Be7 15. Nd4 g5 16. Bh2 Bc5 17. Nb3 Bb6 18. c4 Be6 19. Rac1 c5 20. a4 a6 21.
a5 Ba7 22. Nd2 Kd7 23. Ne4 g4 24. h4 Kc6 25. Red1 Rab8 26. b3 b5 27. axb6 Rxb6
28. Rc3 Rhb8 29. Rdd3 Bf5 30. f3 a5 31. Bf4 a4 32. bxa4 Rb1+ 33. Kf2 R8b2+ 34.
Rd2 Bb6 35. Rcc2 Rxc2 36. Rxc2 Ba5 37. Bd2 Bb4 38. Ke3 Rg1 39. Bc3 gxf3 40.
gxf3 Rh1 41. Kf4 Bxe4 42. fxe4 Rxh4+ 43. Kf5 Rh3 44. Bxb4 Rf3+ 45. Kg5 cxb4 46.
Kxh5 Kc5 47. Kg4 Rc3 48. Rf2 Rxc4 49. Rxf7 Kb6 50. Rf4 b3 51. Kf5 b2 52. Rf1
Rc1 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nge2 e6 8. Ng3
exd5 9. cxd5 Nbd7 10. Be2 h5 11. O-O Nh7 12. Nh1 a6 13. a4 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15.
Nf2 Ne5 16. Nh3 Qf6 17. Nf4 Qf7 18. Qb3 Re8 19. Bd2 Nf6 20. Rad1 Kh8 21. Bc1 h4
22. Rfe1 Bd7 23. Qb6 Bf8 24. Bf1 Rab8 25. Nh3 Qg6 26. Kh1 Nh5 27. Bg5 f4 28.
Bxf4 Nxf3 29. gxf3 Bxh3 30. Bxh3 Nxf4 31. Rg1 Qc2 32. Bg4 Nd3 33. Rdf1 Nf2+ 34.
Rxf2 Qxf2 35. Qc7 Re1 36. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 37. Kg2 Re8 38. Qf7 h3+ 39. Kxh3 Qe7 40.
Qxe7 Rxe7 41. Ne4 Re5 42. Be6 b5 43. Kg4 c4 44. axb5 axb5 45. h4 b4 46. h5 c3
47. bxc3 Rxe4+ 48. fxe4 bxc3 49. e5 c2 50. exd6 Bxd6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. Re1 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nf1 Re8 14. h3 h6 15. Ng3
Rc8 16. Bb3 Na5 17. Bc2 Qc7 18. Be3 b4 19. Rc1 Qb8 20. Qe2 b3 21. Bb1 Bxa4 22.
Nh4 Bd7 23. Nhf5 Nc6 24. f4 d5 25. exd5 exf4 26. dxc6 Bxf5 27. Nxf5 fxe3 28.
Qxe3 Bd6 29. Qf3 g6 30. Nxh6+ Kg7 31. Rf1 Re6 32. Ng4 Rxc6 33. d4 cxd4 34. Kh1
Bg3 35. cxd4 Rxc1 36. Rxc1 Qf4 37. Qxf4 Bxf4 38. Rf1 Nh5 39. Rd1 Re2 40. d5 f5
41. d6 fxg4 42. d7 Ng3+ 43. Kg1 gxh3 44. Kh2 Nf5+ 45. Kxh3 Bg5 46. g4 Re3+ 47.
Kh2 Re2+ 48. Kh3 Ne3 49. Rd3 Bf4 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Qg4 Ng6 8. Nh3
Qd7 9. Nf4 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. h4 O-O-O 12. h5 Nxf4 13. Bxf4 Rhg8 14. a4 Qc6
15. Qf3 Qc4 16. h6 c5 17. Qd3 cxd4 18. Qxd4 g5 19. Be3 Nb8 20. a5 Qxd4 21. Bxd4
bxa5 22. Rxa5 Nc6 23. Ra4 a5 24. Kd2 Kd7 25. Ke3 Rb8 26. c4 Rb4 27. Rxb4 Nxb4
28. cxd5 Nxd5+ 29. Ke4 Rc8 30. Ra1 Ra8 31. Ra4 Kc6 32. c4 Nb6 33. Bxb6 Kxb6 34.
Kd4 Kc6 35. f3 Kb6 36. g3 Kc6 37. f4 g4 38. Kc3 Kc5 39. Ra1 a4 40. Rb1 a3 41.
Rb5+ Kc6 42. Rb1 a2 43. Ra1 Kc5 44. Kb3 Ra7 45. Kc3 Ra3+ 46. Kb2 Rxg3 47. Kxa2
Rf3 48. Rd1 Rxf4 49. Rd8 Kxc4 50. Rg8 Kd5 51. Rg7 g3 52. Rxg3 Rh4 53. Rg7 Rxh6
54. Rxf7 Kxe5 55. Kb2 Rh3 56. Kc2 h5 57. Kd2 Ke4 58. Ke2 Rh2+ 59. Kf1 e5 60.
Ra7 Kf4 61. Rf7+ Ke3 62. Kg1 Rh4 63. Kg2 Rg4+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 c6 5. Qa4 Bg7 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nc3 Nd7 9. Rd1 N7b6 10. Qc2 Nb4 11. Qb1 a5 12. d4 N4d5 13. e4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nc4
15. a4 e5 16. Qb3 b5 17. axb5 cxb5 18. Qxb5 Ba6 19. Qa4 Qb6 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21.
dxe5 Bxe5 22. Be3 Qe6 23. Qxa5 Rfc8 24. Bd4 Be2 25. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d6 3. Bb2 e5 4. d3 Nc6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. c4 Nge7 8. Nc3 h6
9. Nd2 Be6 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 d5 12. Qc2 b6 13. Rfb1 d4 14. Na2 a5 15. Bc1 Qd7
16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 cxb4 18. Nb3 Bh3 19. Bd2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Ra4 21. Nac1 Ra3
22. Na2 Qd6 23. Rb2 Rfa8 24. Rab1 e4 25. Nbc1 e3 26. Be1 exf2 27. Bxf2 R8a4 28.
Qd2 Nf5 29. Nxb4 Ne3+ 30. Bxe3 dxe3 31. Qxe3 Nxb4 32. Rb3 Rxb3 33. Rxb3 Kh7 34.
Qf3 Ra7 35. h4 h5 36. Rb1 Qc5 37. Nb3 Qe7 38. Nc1 Nc2 39. Rxb6 Ne1+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. g3 d5 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Be7 10. Ndf3 c5 11. b3 Na6 12. Bb2 h6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. dxc5
bxc5 15. Nd3 Qb6 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Bh3 Rcd8 18. Rfe1 Ne4 19. e3 Bf8 20. Ba1 c4
21. bxc4 dxc4 22. Qxc4 Bd5 23. Qc2 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Bxf3 25. Ne5 Nb4 26. Qf5 Bd5
27. a3 Be6 28. Qf3 Nd3 29. Bxe6 Nxe5 30. Bxe5 Qxe6 31. Bd4 Bxa3 32. Rc6 Qb3 33.
Rc3 Qa2 34. Re2 Qb1+ 35. Kg2 Bf8 36. Rc7 Re7 37. Rxe7 Bxe7 38. Rb2 Qg6 39. Rb7
Bf6 40. Bxf6 Qxf6 41. Qxf6 gxf6 42. Rxa7 Rd2 43. Ra4 Kg7 44. Rg4+ Kf8 45. Rh4
Kg7 46. Rg4+ Kf8 47. Rh4 Kg7 48. Rg4+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O b5 10. f3 h5 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. Qc3 Nfd7 14. Na5 Rc8
15. Qb4 Qc7 16. c3 Be7 17. Kb1 O-O 18. g4 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Nf6 20. Rd1 d5 21. Qb3
hxg4 22. fxg4 Nxg4 23. Bc1 Qxa5 24. Rxd5 Qb6 25. Be2 Qg6+ 26. Qc2 Qe6 27. Bxg4
Qxd5 28. Rd1 Qc6 29. Bd7 Qf3 30. Rd3 Qf6 31. Rg3 Rcd8 32. Bf5 Rfe8 33. a3 a5
34. h4 b4 35. cxb4 axb4 36. Bg5 Qd6 37. Bc1 bxa3 38. Rxa3 Qd1 39. Qg2 Bxa3 40.
Bc2 Qe1 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 b6 11. Bf4 h6 12. Rad1 Kc8 13. b3 Ne7 14. a4 c5
15. Nb5 Be6 16. c4 g5 17. Bg3 Bg7 18. Rd3 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. a5 Nc6 21.
Rd1+ Kc8 22. a6 Nb4 23. Ra1 Kd7 24. Ra4 c6 25. Nd6 Ke7 26. Kf1 Nd3 27. Ra1 Rd8
28. Rd1 Nb4 29. Ne1 Kf8 30. h4 g4 31. Rd2 Rd7 32. Nd3 Nxa6 33. Nf4 Nb4 34. h5
a5 35. Ke2 Kg8 36. Nxe6 fxe6 37. Bf4 Rd8 38. f3 gxf3+ 39. Kxf3 Rb8 40. Ne4 Rf8
41. Kg4 Rf5 42. Rd8+ Rf8 43. Rd6 Kf7 44. Rd7+ Kg8 45. Rb7 Nd3 46. g3 Rf5 47.
Rxb6 Nxe5+ 48. Kh4 Nf3+ 49. Kg4 Nh2+ 50. Kh4 Nf3+ 51. Kh3 Ne5 52. Rb8+ Kh7 53.
Rb7 Rxh5+ 54. Kg2 Ng4 55. Kf3 Nh2+ 56. Kg2 Ng4 57. Kf3 Nh2+ 58. Kg2 Ng4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Nc3 b6 6. e3 Bb7 7. Bd3 d6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. e4 e5 10. Nd5 c5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. O-O Bxd2 14. Qxd2 O-O
15. Qc3 Qd6 16. Bc2 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Bxd5 18. exd5 Re8 19. Rfe1 e4 20. Qg3 Re5 21.
Bxe4 Rae8 22. Kf1 g6 23. Bf3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxg3 25. hxg3 Rxe1+ 26. Kxe1 Ne8
27. Kd2 Nd6 28. Be2 Kf8 29. Bd3 Ke7 30. Ke3 h6 31. f4 Kf6 32. Kf3 Kg7 33. Ke3
Kf6 34. Kf3 Kg7 35. Ke3 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. Re1 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 Nc6 14. h3 b4 15. Ng3
Rb8 16. d4 Qc7 17. Be3 c4 18. Rc1 Na5 19. Nd2 bxc3 20. bxc3 Rb2 21. f4 Nb3 22.
Nxb3 cxb3 23. Bxb3 Rb8 24. Bc2 Qxc3 25. Kh2 h5 26. dxe5 dxe5 27. fxe5 Qxe5 28.
Bd4 Qg5 29. e5 Ng4+ 30. hxg4 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Qxg3 32. Re3 Qf4 33. Re4 Qh6 34. Bxb2
Rxb2 35. gxh5 Bc6 36. Re1 Qf4 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 c6 8. Re1
h6 9. h3 Re8 10. Ba2 Qc7 11. Nh4 exd4 12. Qxd4 Nf8 13. Qd3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Nxe6
15. Nf5 Bf8 16. Qf3 Nd7 17. Be3 Ne5 18. Qg3 Kh7 19. Rad1 g6 20. Nh4 Bg7 21. Bc1
Qe7 22. f4 Bf6 23. Nf3 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Nc5 25. e5 dxe5 26. fxe5 Bxe5 27. Kh1 Qf6
28. Qe3 Bxc3 29. Qxh6+ Kg8 30. bxc3 Ne4 31. Kh2 Qxc3 32. Rf1 Qe5+ 33. Bf4 Qh5
34. Qxh5 gxh5 35. a5 Rad8 36. Rfe1 f5 37. Rb1 Rd7 38. Rb3 Kf7 39. Reb1 Ree7 40.
Rf1 Rd5 41. Rfb1 Nc5 42. Rf3 Ne6 43. c4 Rxa5 44. Bd6 Rd7 45. c5 Kg6 46. Rg3+
Kf6 47. Re1 Nxc5 48. Be5+ Kf7 49. Rg7+ Kf8 50. Rg5 Ne4 51. Rxf5+ Rf7 52. Rxf7+
Kxf7 53. Rxe4 Rd5 54. Kg3 a5 55. Kf4 b5 56. Rd4 Ke6 57. Rxd5 Kxd5 58. g4 b4 59.
gxh5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E88"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Qd2 cxd5
9. cxd5 a6 10. Bd3 Nh5 11. Nge2 Nd7 12. O-O f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Bxf5 Rxf5 15.
g4 Nb6 16. b3 Rxf3 17. Rxf3 Bxg4 18. Rf2 Nd7 19. Ne4 Ndf6 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21.
Ng3 Qe8 22. Bh6 Qg6 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rc1 Rf8 25. Rc7+ Kg8 26. Rxb7 h5 27. h4
Bc8 28. Rc7 Bh3 29. Qg5 Qxg5 30. hxg5 Nxd5 31. Rc6 Nf4 32. Rxd6 Bg4 33. Kh2 Kg7
34. Rxa6 h4 35. Ne4 Bf5 36. Nd6 Bd3 37. Nc4 Rf5 38. Ra7+ Kg6 39. Nxe5+ Rxe5 40.
Rxf4 Kxg5 41. Rf2 Re1 42. Rg7+ Kh5 43. Rg1 Re3 44. a4 Be4 45. Rb2 Bf5 46. a5
Rh3+ 47. Kg2 Rg3+ 48. Kf2 Rc3 49. Re1 Rh3 50. Ree2 Bg4 51. Red2 Rf3+ 52. Kg1
Rc3 53. a6 Rc1+ 54. Kf2 h3 55. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Piterenka blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2012.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. c4 Bg4 4. Qb3 Qb6 5. Ne5 Be6 6. d3 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. f4
dxc4 9. Nxc4 Qc7 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. Bg2 Bxc4 12. dxc4 e5 13. f5 Ne7 14. g4 O-O-O
15. Be3 Kb8 16. O-O-O h5 17. fxg6 Nxg6 18. gxh5 Nf4 19. Bf3 Bh6 20. Kb1 Nf6 21.
Qa4 a6 22. Qb3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Ne6 24. Bb6 Qc8 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Nd4 27.
Bxd4 exd4 28. Rf1 Qc7 29. Rf6 Ka7 30. Qf3 Qxh2 31. a3 Qg1+ 32. Ka2 Qe3 33. Bxc6
Rh7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Piterenka blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2012.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 dxe4 7. Qxe4 Nf6 8.
Qh4 Nbd7 9. Bd3 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Ne2 Nd5 12. Qg3 Nb4 13. Bg5 Nf6 14. Rad1
Nxd3 15. Qxd3 O-O 16. c4 Qa5 17. Bd2 Qa6 18. b3 Rfd8 19. Qc2 Ne8 20. Bf4 Qa5
21. Rd3 Rd7 22. Bd2 Qb6 23. Rd1 Rad8 24. Bg5 Rc8 25. Qd2 Qa6 26. Ng3 Nd6 27.
Bf4 Rcd8 28. Bg5 Rc8 29. Bh6 Rcd8 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Qe2 Qa5 32. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Piterenka blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2012.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. O-O Bg4 8.
Nbd2 Nd7 9. Kh1 f6 10. Qe1 Nf8 11. Nh4 Ne6 12. Nb3 Bd6 13. f3 Bh5 14. Nf5 c5
15. c3 Qd7 16. Be3 Bf7 17. Rd1 O-O 18. d4 cxd4 19. cxd4 exd4 20. Nbxd4 Nxd4 21.
Rxd4 Bxa2 22. Bf4 Be6 23. Nxd6 cxd6 24. Bxd6 Rfc8 25. Qg3 Qf7 26. f4 Rc4 27.
Rxc4 Bxc4 28. Re1 Bb5 29. h3 Bc6 30. f5 Re8 31. e5 Qd5 32. Kh2 fxe5 33. Bxe5
Qf7 34. Re3 Re7 35. Qf4 Qe8 36. f6 Re6 37. Rg3 g6 38. Bc3 Qf7 39. h4 Kf8 40.
Rd3 Re4 41. Rd8+ Re8 42. Rd4 Kg8 43. Qg5 Kh8 44. Rf4 Re2 45. Rg4 Qc7+ 46. Kg1
Qf7 47. Qc5 Re8 48. Qd6 h5 49. Rg5 Kh7 50. Qf4 Re4 51. Qg3 Re2 52. Qd3 Re4 53.
Qg3 Re2 54. Qd3 Re4 55. Qh3 Re2 56. Rg3 Bd7 57. Qh2 Bf5 58. Rf3 Be4 59. Rf2
Rxf2 60. Kxf2 Qd7 61. Qb8 Qf5+ 62. Ke3 Qe6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Piterenka blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2012.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O Nc6 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 d6 7. a3 Nge7 8. Rb1
b6 9. d3 Bb7 10. Bd2 Qd7 11. b4 Rd8 12. Qc1 h6 13. Rd1 g5 14. Nb5 O-O 15. Bc3
e5 16. bxc5 dxc5 17. Ba1 Nd4 18. Nbxd4 exd4 19. e3 dxe3 20. Qxe3 Nf5 21. Qd2
Bxa1 22. Rxa1 Rfe8 23. a4 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Nd4 25. Bh5 Re2 26. Bxe2 1-0

[Event "Moscow Piterenka blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.12.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C04"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "202"]
[EventDate "2012.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. c3 e5 5. dxe5 dxe4 6. Qe2 Bf5 7. Nxe4 Qd5 8.
Ng3 Bg6 9. Nh3 O-O-O 10. Nf4 Qxe5 11. Qxe5 Nxe5 12. Be2 Nf6 13. O-O Bc5 14.
Nxg6 hxg6 15. Bg5 Bb6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rad1 f5 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+
20. Bxd1 Nd3 21. Kf1 Kd8 22. b4 Nxf2 23. Bb3 Ke7 24. Ke2 Ng4 25. h3 Ne5 26. Nf1
f4 27. Nd2 f5 28. Nc4 Nd7 29. h4 Nf6 30. Ne5 Ne4 31. Nxg6+ Kf6 32. Nxf4 Nxc3+
33. Kd3 Ne4 34. a4 c6 35. Bc4 Bc7 36. Ne2 Bd6 37. b5 Nc5+ 38. Kc2 Nxa4 39. bxc6
bxc6 40. Nd4 c5 41. Nc6 Nb6 42. Be2 Nd5 43. Nxa7 Ne3+ 44. Kd2 Nxg2 45. h5 Kg5
46. Nb5 Be5 47. Na3 Nf4 48. Bf3 Nxh5 49. Nc4 Bd4 50. Nd6 Nf6 51. Ke2 Kf4 52.
Bb7 Be5 53. Nc4 Ne4 54. Bc8 Bd4 55. Bd7 Nf6 56. Bc8 Ne4 57. Bd7 Ng3+ 58. Kd3
Kf3 59. Nd6 f4 60. Bc6+ Kf2 61. Nb7 Nf5 62. Ke4 Ne7 63. Ba4 Kg3 64. Bd1 Ng6 65.
Kd5 Ne7+ 66. Kc4 Nf5 67. Bh5 Ne3+ 68. Kd3 f3 69. Nd6 f2 70. Be2 Kg2 71. Ke4
f1=Q 72. Bxf1+ Kxf1 73. Nb7 Ke2 74. Nxc5 Bxc5 75. Ke5 Kd3 76. Ke6 Ke4 77. Kd7
Kd5 78. Kc7 Nc4 79. Kb7 Bb6 80. Ka6 Kc5 81. Kb7 Kb5 82. Kb8 Kc6 83. Ka8 Ne3 84.
Kb8 Nd5 85. Ka8 Nc7+ 86. Kb8 Bc5 87. Kc8 Ba7 88. Kd8 Nd5 89. Kc8 Ne7+ 90. Kd8
Kd6 91. Ke8 Ke6 92. Kd8 Bb6+ 93. Ke8 Nf5 94. Kf8 Bc7 95. Ke8 Ng7+ 96. Kf8 Kf6
97. Kg8 Kg6 98. Kf8 Bd6+ 99. Kg8 Nf5 100. Kh8 Be7 101. Kg8 Nh6+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Piterenka blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.12.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2012.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Nc3 d5 5. d4 e6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. Ne1 Re8 13. Rc1 Bb6 14. Nd3 Qg4
15. Bd2 Qxe2 16. Re1 Qxd1 17. Rcxd1 Bg4 18. Ra1 Nd4 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Re1
Rxe1+ 21. Nxe1 Be6 22. Nd3 Bf5 23. Nf4 Be4 24. Nxd5 Nf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Piterenka blitz playoff"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "207"]
[EventDate "2012.12.29"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. Ba2 Nb8 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Re1 c5 12. Nf1 h6 13. Nh4 Nxe4 14. Ng6 Nef6
15. Nxf8 Nxf8 16. Ne3 Ng6 17. Nd5 Bb7 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Qg4 d5 20. Be3 Qc7 21.
Rad1 Rd8 22. c3 Kh8 23. d4 exd4 24. cxd4 c4 25. Bb1 Nf8 26. Bf4 Qc8 27. Qg3 Bc6
28. Be5 Bxe5 29. Rxe5 Ne6 30. Bf5 Re8 31. Rde1 Bd7 32. h3 Qa8 33. Bxe6 fxe6 34.
R5e3 Qb8 35. Qg4 Qd6 36. Rg3 Qe7 37. Qf4 Qf6 38. Qc7 Bc8 39. Re5 Qe7 40. Qb6
Qd8 41. Qc5 Qe7 42. Qb6 Qd8 43. Qb8 Qd7 44. Ree3 Qe7 45. Rg6 Kh7 46. Reg3 Rg8
47. Qe5 Bd7 48. R6g4 Be8 49. Re3 Bf7 50. Qxd5 exd5 51. Rxe7 Bg6 52. h4 a5 53.
Rb7 Bd3 54. h5 Be2 55. Rg3 Bxh5 56. Rxb5 Bf7 57. b3 Rc8 58. Rc3 Ra8 59. bxc4
dxc4 60. d5 Be8 61. Rc5 Rb8 62. R3xc4 a4 63. d6 Kg6 64. Re4 Kf6 65. Rc7 Bg6 66.
Ree7 Rb1+ 67. Kh2 Rd1 68. Rxg7 Rxd6 69. Rgd7 Rb6 70. Rb7 Rc6 71. Rd4 Ra6 72.
Rdb4 Ra8 73. R4b6+ Kg5 74. Rg7 Kf5 75. Rgxg6 Ke5 76. Ra6 Rb8 77. Rxa4 Kd5 78.
Ra5+ Kd4 79. Rg4+ Kd3 80. Rb4 Rc8 81. Rh5 Kc3 82. Rh3+ Kc2 83. a4 Rd8 84. a5
Ra8 85. Ra4 Ra6 86. Ra2+ Kb1 87. Rha3 h5 88. Kg3 h4+ 89. Kxh4 Rh6+ 90. Kg5 Ra6
91. Ra4 Ra8 92. f4 Rg8+ 93. Kf6 Rf8+ 94. Ke7 Ra8 95. Rf2 Ra7+ 96. Kd6 Ra6+ 97.
Kc5 Ra8 98. Re4 Rc8+ 99. Kb6 Rc1 100. a6 Ka1 101. Ra4+ Kb1 102. Rb4+ Ka1 103.
a7 Rc6+ 104. Kxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Piterenka rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2012.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. g3 O-O
9. Bg2 b6 10. O-O a5 11. a3 Be7 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5
c5 16. Bxe4 Ra7 17. Qc2 g6 18. Bh6 Re8 19. h4 Bb7 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Bxb7 Rxb7
22. Qe4 Rbb8 23. Rd3 Rbd8 24. Rfd1 Rxd3 25. Rxd3 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qc6 Kh8
28. Kg2 Kg8 29. a4 Kh8 30. Qb7 Kg8 31. Qf3 Qb8 32. h5 Bf8 33. Bxf8 Qxf8 34. Qb7
gxh5 35. Qxb6 Qe7 36. Qxa5 Qb7+ 37. Kg1 Qxb3 38. Qxc5 Qxa4 39. Qd4 Kg7 40. Qf4
Qc2 41. Qf6+ Kg8 42. Qg5+ Kf8 43. Qd8+ Kg7 44. Qd4 Qb1+ 45. Kg2 Qb7+ 46. Kh2
Qb4 47. Qf4 Qc3 48. Kh3 Qe1 49. Kg2 Qc3 50. Qe4 Kg8 51. Kh3 Qd2 52. Qf4 Qe1 53.
Kh4 h6 54. Kxh5 Qh1+ 55. Kg4 Qd1+ 56. f3 Qc2 57. Qe4 Qc1 58. Qf4 Qc2 59. Kh3
Kg7 60. Qg4+ Kf8 61. Qe4 Qc1 62. Qf4 Qh1+ 63. Kg4 Ke7 64. c5 h5+ 65. Kg5 Qg1
66. c6 Qc5 67. Qe4 f5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Piterenka rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2012.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 dxe4 7. Qxe4 Nf6 8.
Qh4 Nbd7 9. Bd3 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 Nd5 13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. Nxd5
cxd5 15. a4 Nb8 16. c3 Nc6 17. b4 Rc8 18. a5 h5 19. a6 b6 20. Bb5 Kd8 21. g4
Ne7 22. Rac1 hxg4 23. hxg4 Rh4 24. Be2 Kd7 25. Kg2 Rch8 26. Bb5+ Kd6 27. Kf3
Bh6 28. g5 Bg7 29. Bf4+ e5 30. Bg3 Rh3 31. Bd3 Nf5 32. Bxf5 gxf5 33. c4 f4 34.
Rcd1 fxg3 35. dxe5+ Bxe5 36. Rxd5+ Ke6 37. Ke4 R8h4+ 38. f4 Rxf4+ 39. Rxf4 Bxf4
40. g6 g2 41. gxf7 Kxf7 42. Rd7+ Kf6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Piterenka rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2012.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 e6 8. axb5
Bb4 9. Qc2 Nb6 10. Qe4 Qd5 11. Qg4 axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. Be2 Kf8 14. O-O Bxc3
15. bxc3 h6 16. Qh4 Nc6 17. Ng5 Ne7 18. Bf3 Bb7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Ba3 Nbd5 21.
Ne4 b4 22. Bxb4 Nxb4 23. cxb4 Qxb4 24. Ra1 Qb8 25. Nc5 Qe8 26. Rc1 Qa8 27. h3
c3 28. Qf4 Nd5 29. Qf3 Qa3 30. Rc2 Ke7 31. Ne4 Qb3 32. Qd3 Rb8 33. Kh2 Kf8 34.
Nc5 Qb1 35. Nd7+ Ke7 36. Nxb8 Qxb8 37. Rxc3 Nxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Piterenka rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2012.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. h3 h6 10. a3 Bf5 11. Re1 a6 12. d5 Ne7 13. Ba2 Re8 14. Be3 Ng6 15.
Nd4 Bd7 16. Qd2 Qc8 17. f3 Re5 18. g4 h5 19. Kf1 hxg4 20. hxg4 Bxg4 21. fxg4
Qxg4 22. Qg2 Rxe3 23. Rxe3 Qxd4 24. Rae1 Rf8 25. Bb1 Ng4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Piterenka rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.12.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2012.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. c3 Rb8 13. d4 Qc7 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Nc4
b3 16. Nxa5 bxa2 17. Nc4 Be6 18. Qe2 Nd7 19. Rxa2 Nb6 20. Nfd2 Rfd8 21. Ra1
Nxc4 22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Qd6 24. Ra2 a5 25. Be3 h6 26. h3 Qb6 27. Kh2 Qd6
28. Rb1 Qd3 29. Qxd3 Rxd3 30. Kg1 c4 31. Re1 Bg5 32. Bc5 Rd2 33. Ba3 Bd8 34.
Raa1 Bb6 35. Rf1 Rbd8 36. g4 Re2 37. Kg2 Rxe4 38. Rae1 Rxe1 39. Rxe1 f6 40. Re4
Rc8 41. f4 exf4 42. Rxf4 Kf7 43. Rf5 Ke6 44. Rb5 Rc6 45. Kf3 Kf7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Piterenka rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.12.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2012.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bb5+ Nbd7 5. O-O cxd4 6. Qxd4 e5 7. Qd3 h6 8.
c4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bxd7 Bxd7 11. a4 Bc6 12. Rd1 Qe8 13. b3 Rd8 14. Nd2 Nh5
15. g3 Bg5 16. Nf1 Qe6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qg4 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Qxb7 Nf4 21.
Ne3 Nh3+ 22. Kg2 Nf4+ 23. Kg1 Nh3+ 24. Kg2 Nf4+ 25. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.02.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. b4 Nge7 8. Nbd2
a6 9. Qa4 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 g6 11. Bd3 Bg7 12. Bf4 O-O 13. O-O f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15.
Bh6 Re8 16. Qb3 Nf5 17. Bxf5 gxf5 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. Rfe1 Qf7 20. c4 d4 21. b5
Na5 22. Qd3 Qc7 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. Bxg5 Qxc5 25. Bf6 Qc7 26. Be5 Qf7 27. Qxd4
Rac8 28. Re3 Nxc4 29. Rg3+ Kf8 30. Bg7+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2013.02.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 c6 4. e3 g6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bd6 8.
Ngf3 Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 f5 11. Ba2 Qe7 12. Nc4 Bc7 13. Rc1 Kg7 14. Re1 Nf6
15. Nce5 Bd6 16. Nd3 Ne4 17. Nfe5 h5 18. f3 Nf6 19. e4 fxe4 20. fxe4 Bc7 21. h3
Bb6 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Be6 24. Bb1 Rad8 25. Rc1 Qd6 26. Nf3 Qg3 27. Kh1 Ng4
28. hxg4 hxg4 29. Ne5 Qf2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.16"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.02.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 8.
Rb1 Bg7 9. Nh3 b6 10. Nf4 Bf5 11. Rb5 Bd7 12. Rb2 b5 13. Nd5 f6 14. Bg3 e5 15.
dxe5 fxe5 16. Rd2 c6 17. Nb4 Qe7 18. Be2 a5 19. Nc2 Na6 20. Bh4 Qxh4 21. Rxd7
Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Qb1 Nc5 24. O-O O-O 25. Rd1 Qf6 26. f3 e4 27. Nd4 Nd3
28. a4 Qg5 29. f4 Qd5 30. axb5 Bxd4 31. cxd4 cxb5 32. Qa2 b4 33. Ra1 b3 34. Qd2
Ra8 35. Ra4 Qb5 36. Ra1 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.16"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2013.02.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 Be7 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bd8 11. Ne2 O-O 12. c3 Re8 13. g4 exd4 14. cxd4 Nf8
15. Ng3 Bb6 16. g5 N6d7 17. Nf5 Qb4 18. Qf2 c5 19. Bd2 Qa4 20. Nxd6 Re6 21. e5
cxd4 22. b3 Qc6 23. Qf3 Nc5 24. Qxc6 bxc6 25. Bc4 Rxd6 26. exd6 Ne4 27. Rad1
Rd8 28. Kg2 Ng6 29. Kf3 Nxd6 30. Bd3 Nh4+ 31. Kg4 Ng2 32. Kf3 Ne3 33. Bxe3 dxe3
34. Be2 Kf8 35. Rd3 Ke7 36. Rfd1 f6 37. gxf6+ gxf6 38. b4 h5 39. a4 a6 40. h4
f5 41. a5 Ba7 42. Rxd6 Rxd6 43. Rxd6 Kxd6 44. Bxa6 Kd5 45. Bd3 Kd4 46. Ke2 Kc3
47. b5 cxb5 48. Bxb5 Kb4 49. Bd7 Kxa5 50. Bxf5 Kb4 51. Bg6 Kc4 52. Bxh5 Kd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.02.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. c5 Qa6 8. Nc3 b6
9. cxb6 axb6 10. Nh4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. O-O Be7 13. e4 O-O 14. Re1 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 Nd5 16. Nc3 Bf6 17. Bf1 Qb7 18. Rd1 Rd8 19. Ne4 Nd7 20. a4 Qc7 21. Qf3 b5
22. b3 Qb6 23. Nxf6+ N7xf6 24. Bd2 Qxd4 25. Ba5 Qxa1 26. Rxa1 Rxa5 27. Qd1 Rda8
28. Bg2 c5 29. Qc2 Rc8 30. Qd2 Rca8 31. Rc1 bxa4 32. bxa4 Rxa4 33. Rxc5 Ra1+
34. Rc1 Rxc1+ 35. Qxc1 Rd8 36. Qb2 Ne7 37. Bf3 Nf5 38. Qb6 Rc8 39. Qb2 Rd8 40.
Qb6 Rc8 41. Qb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.02.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Qb6 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Bg4 8.
Nge2 e6 9. O-O a6 10. Na4 Qa7 11. Qb3 b5 12. Rfc1 Rc8 13. Rc2 Be7 14. Rac1 Qb7
15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Nd7 17. R5c3 Bxe2 18. Bxe2 O-O 19. a4 b4 20. Bd6 Qb6 21.
Bxb4 Rfe8 22. Bc5 Qxb3 23. Rxb3 Na5 24. Rbc3 Rb8 25. Bxa6 Nb3 26. R1c2 Ndxc5
27. dxc5 d4 28. exd4 Nxd4 29. Rd2 Red8 30. Kf1 Kf8 31. Rc4 Nb3 32. Rxd8+ Rxd8
33. Ke1 Rd5 34. c6 Re5+ 35. Kd1 Rd5+ 36. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.17"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.02.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14.
Rfe1 Bb4 15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4 Ne7 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. Kg2 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rd8 20.
Rb1 b5 21. Kg3 Rd5 22. c4 Rc5 23. Re4 a6 24. Rb3 Ng6 25. Ra3 f6 26. Rxa6 Nxf4
27. Kxf4 Rexe5 28. Rxe5+ fxe5+ 29. Kf5 Kf7 30. Ra7 g6+ 31. Kg5 e4+ 32. Kh6 Rxc4
33. Rxc7+ Ke6 34. g5 Rxc2 35. Kxg6 Rxf2 36. Rxc6+ Kd5 37. Rb6 Kc5 38. Re6 Kd4
39. Rd6+ Kc5 40. Re6 Kd4 41. Rd6+ Kc5 42. Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.17"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2013.02.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bb4 5. Nd5 Ba5 6. c3 d6 7. a4 Bb6 8. d3
h6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Bf3 a6 12. Nxb6 cxb6 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. Be3 b5 15.
Nb6 Rae8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Re1 Ne7 18. c4 bxc4 19. dxc4 Nd7 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21.
cxd5 f5 22. Qb3 fxe4 23. Rec1 Qb8 24. Bxe4 Nf6 25. Ba7 Qd8 26. Bd3 Nc8 27. Be3
Ng4 28. Be2 Nxe3 29. Qxe3 Ne7 30. Bg4 Nf5 31. Bxf5 Rxf5 32. h3 Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid final"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.17"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2013.02.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 a6 8. Bxc6
bxc6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Re1 h6 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4 c5 14. d5 c6 15.
dxc6 Qc7 16. b3 Qxc6 17. Bb2 Bd8 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Qc7 20. Ndc4 Re6 21. Rad1
Be7 22. Ne3 Bb7 23. Nf5 Bf8 24. Ng4 Nxg4 25. hxg4 Rae8 26. Rxe6 Rxe6 27. Qc3
Rg6 28. f3 Kh7 29. Qd3 c4 30. bxc4 Bc5+ 31. Bd4 Bxd4+ 32. Qxd4 h5 33. gxh5 Rg5
34. Qd3 Qc5+ 35. Ne3+ f5 36. Qd4 Qc6 37. Nd5 Qh6 38. Rb1 Bxd5 39. cxd5 Qxh5 40.
Qd3 Qh3 41. Rb2 Qg3 42. Re2 Rh5 43. d6 Qh2+ 44. Kf2 Qh4+ 45. Ke3 Rh6 46. Qxf5+
Kh8 47. Qf8+ Kh7 48. Qf5+ Kh8 49. Qc8+ Kh7 50. Qc2+ Kh8 51. Rd2 Re6+ 52. Kd3
Rxd6+ 53. Ke2 Re6+ 54. Qe4 Rxe4+ 55. fxe4 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Nbd2 Rc8 13. Nb3 Be4 14. Qc3 Nd5
15. Qd2 c5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Rxc5 18. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Qa8 20. Bf1 $146
{A far from impressive novelty.} (20. Qd4 {is usually played}) 20... Bxf3 21.
exf3 Rc8 22. h4 h5 23. Bd3 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 Qd8 25. a3 g6 26. Be4 Qf6 27. Qd2 Kg7
28. f4 Nb6 29. b3 Nd5 30. Kg2 Qa1 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Qxd5 Qxa3 33. Qe5+ Kg8 34.
Qe8+ Qf8 35. Qc6 Qb4 36. f5 Qxb3 37. fxg6 Qe6 38. gxf7+ Kxf7 39. Qb7+ Kg6 40.
Kf3 Qf7+ 41. Qxf7+ Kxf7 42. Ke4 a5 43. f3 a4 44. Kd3 a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
{A perfectly reasonable way of avoiding the Marshall attack, in which Svidler
is a great expert.} b4 9. d4 (9. d3 {is the more positional main line.}) 9...
d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 (10... Nxe5 {is also a playable alternative.}) 11. Nbd2 {
An ambitious move. Grischuk avoids the exchange of Q.} ({On the other hand} 11.
Qxd8 {is more popular} Rxd8 12. Bg5 ({or} 12. Nbd2 {and White can hope for
some small advantage thanks to the weak c4-square, but in most games Black was
able to hold the position.})) 11... Bc5 {A perfectly reasonable way of
avoiding the Marshall attack, in which Svidler is a great expert.} 12. Qe2 Qe7
13. Nc4 $146 {A logical novelty. The N immediately occupies the weak c4 square,
from where it can move to e3 at a good moment.} (13. a5 Rd8 14. Bc4 Nd4 15.
Nxd4 Bxd4 {Black easily equalised in Ivanovic-Spassky, Bugojno 1982.}) (13. Bd5
{looks more attractive; this happened in a correspondence game, but} Nxd5 14.
exd5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Nb3 Qd6 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Qe4 Bb7 {and draw was
agreed soon, Helmreich-Miciak, corr 2009.}) 13... Bg4 {Threatening with Nd4,
so the next move is forced.} 14. c3 bxc3 15. bxc3 h6 16. Bc2 ({The natural} 16.
h3 {is an interesting alternative, but probably Grischuk wanted to win a tempo
with Ne3.} Be6 (16... Bh5 $6 17. Ne3 Na5 18. Nf5 $36) 17. Bc2 Nd7 18. Ne3 Rfb8
19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Rd1 Na5 $132) 16... Qe6 (16... Nh5 {was also possible followed
by Qf6 and Nf4.} {The unsuspecting} 17. h3 $6 {could have been met by} Ng3 $1
18. Qd1 Rad8 $36 {with a strong initiative.}) 17. Ne3 Bxe3 (17... Rfd8 $5 {
is an interesting alternative. Black gives up his strong g4 B} 18. Nxg4 Nxg4
19. Rf1 Na5 20. h3 Nf6 $13 {but Black has also a comfortable position.}) 18.
Qxe3 {White has gained the pair of B, but thanks to the closed centre, it
doesn't give an advantage to White.} ({After} 18. Bxe3 {the pin can be a
little bit unpleasant for White.} Rfd8 19. h3 Bh5 20. Rad1 Na5 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8
22. Rd1 Re8 $11) 18... Na5 ({The immediate} 18... Bxf3 {also deserved
attention to avoid the Nd2.} 19. Qxf3 Na5 20. Ba3 Rfd8 21. Bb4 Nc4 ({or} 21...
Nc6) 22. Bb3 Qc6 {and Black can easily hold the position.}) 19. Nd2 Qc6 {
An important move.} ({In the event of} 19... Rfd8 $6 {White can play} 20. h3 $1
{and the B will be out of play.} Bh5 21. Qc5 $14 {White has some initiative.})
20. h3 Be6 {Now Black has under control the a2-g8 diagonal and the c4 square
too. His chanches are not worse.} 21. Qg3 (21. Ba3 Rfe8 (21... Rfb8 $5) 22. Bb4
Nc4 23. Nxc4 Bxc4 24. a5 Nh5 $13 {with some play.}) 21... Nd7 22. Rb1 (22. Ba3
Rfe8 23. Bb4 Nc4 {similar to the previous line.}) 22... Rfb8 23. Ba3 (23. Nf3 {
could be a tricky option, but after} Bb3 $1 (23... Rxb1 $6 24. Bxb1 $16 {
White wins a P.}) 24. Bd3 (24. Bxb3 Rxb3 25. Rxb3 Nxb3 26. Nxe5 Nxe5 27. Qxe5
Re8 $132 {and Black gets back the material.}) 24... Bc4 {forces to exchange
the B.}) 23... Nc4 24. Nxc4 Qxc4 25. Bb4 a5 {The following moves are forced:}
26. Bd3 Qa2 27. Ra1 Qd2 28. Red1 Qf4 29. Qxf4 exf4 {After the exchange of Qs
it is White who has to play some exact moves to equalise the position, however
for a great player as Grischuk, it is not a big task.} 30. Be7 Re8 31. Ba3 Bb3
32. Bb5 $1 Bxd1 33. Bxd7 (33. Rxd1 {is also leads to a draw after} Nb6 34. Bxe8
Rxe8 35. Rd4 $11) 33... Bc2 34. Bxe8 Rxe8 $11 {We have reached an endgame with
opposite colourod B with same material. The rest is an easy draw.} 35. f3 Rd8
$11 {We have reached an endgame with opposite colourod B with same material.
The rest is an easy draw.} 36. Be7 Rd7 37. Bh4 g5 38. Be1 Rd1 39. Rxd1 Bxd1 40.
c4 Bxa4 41. Bxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. h3 e5 11. d5 Na5 12. Qc2 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A novelty in a
well-known position.} (12. e4 {and}) (12. Nd2 {are theoretical lines.}) 12...
c6 (12... Nxd5 $2 {is impossible due to} 13. Rd1 c6 14. e4) (12... e4 13. Nxe4
Qxd5 14. Nd4 $1 {looks risky}) 13. b4 Nac4 14. dxc6 bxc6 {White has worsened
his opponent's pawn structure; now he must cope with Black's active pieces.}
15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Nd2 $1 Bf5 17. Nce4 Rad8 (17... Qxb4 18. a3 Qc5 19. g4 Bxe4 20.
Nxe4 Qe7 21. a4 $16 {(E.Gleizerov)}) (17... Red8 $5 18. a3 Rac8) 18. a3 h5 (
18... Be6 19. Nxc4 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Bxc4 {[%cal Ye8d8,Yc4d5]} 21. Bb2 $14) 19.
Nxc4 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Nxc4 21. Ra2 Rd8 22. Qf1 Nd6 23. Nc5 {White has
consolidated his position.} Nb5 $1 {[%mdl 512] An excellent decision. Black
doesn't want to passively defend his c6-pawn and decides to sacrifice it for
activity.} (23... e4 24. Rd2 $14) (23... Qc7 24. e4 Bc8 25. a4 $14) 24. Bxc6
Nc3 25. Rd2 Rxd2 26. Bxd2 Qd6 $1 27. Bxc3 Qxc6 {Black has got a bishop pair
and an option to trade his dark-squared bishop for the opponent's knight (e.g.
by means of ...Bg7-f8), which leads to opposite-coloured bishops and a
probable draw.} 28. Qg2 {Otherwise 28...Qf3, e.g.} (28. Kh2 Qf3 29. a4 Bf8 30.
Bxe5 a5 31. Qg2 Qxg2+ 32. Kxg2 axb4 33. Bd4 Bxc5 34. Bxc5 b3 35. Bd4 {(S.
Shipov)} Kf8 36. a5 Bc8 37. h4 Ke7 38. Kf3 Kd6 {should be a draw.}) 28... Qd6
$1 29. e4 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Bc8 31. f3 Qc1 (31... h4 $44 {(E.Gleizerov) was
possible, too.}) 32. Qd2 (32. Bb2 $6 Qe3) 32... Qf1 33. Qg2 Qc1 34. Qd2 Qf1 35.
Qg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 {Avoiding the "Berlin endgame".} Bc5 5. c3
{A few months ago Carlsen tried 5.Nc3, but achieved nothing against the world
champion.} (5. Nc3 d6 6. Na4 Bb6 7. Nxb6 axb6 8. c3 Bd7 9. Ba4 Ne7 10. Bc2 Ng6
11. h3 O-O 12. O-O h6 13. Re1 Re8 14. d4 Bc6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qxd8 Rexd8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 (61) Carlsen,M (2848)-Anand,V (2775) London 2012}) 5... O-O 6. O-O d6
7. h3 a6 {This is more a challenging continuation, inviting White to spoil the
pawn structure, but to give up a good bishop. The solid alternative is to
transfer the knight to g6.} (7... Ne7 8. d4 Bb6 9. Re1 Ng6 10. Bd3 Re8 11. Qc2
c6 12. Be3 d5 (12... Nh5 $5 $11 {[%cal Gh5f4]}) 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15.
Bxb6 axb6 16. f4 Rh5 17. e5 Nd7 18. Qe2 Rh4 19. e6 Nc5 20. exf7+ Kxf7 21. Nd2
Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Rxf4 23. Qxh7 Bf5 24. Qh5+ Bg6 25. Qe5 Rf6 26. Nf3 Kg8 $11 {
1/2-1/2 (43) Adams,M (2725)-Anand,V (2780) Baden-Baden 2013}) 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9.
Re1 {Magnus decided not to hurry up with d3-d4 advance, but to complete the
development at first.} (9. d4 Bb6 10. Re1 h6 11. Qc2 (11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qa4 $5
{[%cal Gb1d2,Gd2c4] is worth being checked in practice.}) 11... Re8 12. Nbd2
exd4 13. cxd4 c5 $11 {1-0 (55) Karjakin,S (2786)-Grischuk,A (2764) Moscow 2013}
) 9... Re8 10. Nbd2 d5 $6 $146 {This is strategically risky, as Black's pawn
structure will be permanently damaged.} (10... Bb6 11. Nf1 h6 12. Ng3 Be6 13.
Be3 Bxe3 (13... c5 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Bxd4 Rb8 {is playable for
Black.}) 14. Rxe3 c5 15. Qc2 Nd7 16. d4 cxd4 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Nxd4 $14 {
1-0 (55) Svidler,P (2741)-Navara,D (2706) Prague 2012}) 11. exd5 ({An
immediate counterstrike in the centre was also an option to consider:} 11. d4
dxe4 12. Nxe5 Qd5 13. Ndc4 (13. Qc2 Bd6 14. Ndc4 (14. Nxe4 $4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4
Qxe4 16. Rxe4 f6 $19) 14... c5 $132) 13... Bf8 14. Bg5 Nd7 {Black has
sufficient counterplay which compensates for his structural defects. His pair
of bishops is also a factor.}) 11... Qxd5 12. Nb3 Bf8 (12... Ba7 13. Be3 c5 {
is the engine suggestion, but it looks pretty ugly to close in the Ba7.}) 13.
c4 Qd6 14. Be3 Nd7 15. d4 e4 16. Nfd2 a5 17. a4 {Preventing any further
advance of Black's a-pawn and fixing it as a target.} f5 {From the strategic
point of view Black's position is very bad, but he has counterchances on the
kingside.} 18. c5 Qg6 $2 {This logical move is a serious mistake. It was
necessary to retreat to e6, covering the c4-square against the knight move.} (
18... Qe6 $1 19. Bf4 (19. Qc1 Nf6 20. Nc4 Nd5 $132) 19... Nf6 $1 {Black
shouldn't spend time on protecting the weak pawn.} 20. Bxc7 Nd5 (20... Qf7 21.
Be5 Be7 $44 {[%cal Gc8e6]}) 21. Be5 Qg6 (21... Nb4 22. f3 Nd3 23. fxe4 $1 Nxe1
24. Qxe1 fxe4 25. Qxe4 $14) 22. Nc4 f4 23. Kh2 f3 (23... Nb4 24. Nbd2 Nd3 25.
Nxe4 Nxe1 26. Qxe1 f3 27. gxf3 Bxh3 28. Kxh3 Qe6+ 29. Kg2 Qxc4 30. Qc3 $14) 24.
Rg1 Qh6 25. Qd2 Qh4 26. g4 Nf6 27. Ne3 g6 $44 {[%cal Gf8h6] An engine is not
really bothered by Black's kingside initiative, but a human player would
easily get frightened here as White.}) 19. Nc4 {[%csl Ra5]} (19. Bf4 Nf6 20.
Nc4 {leads to the same position as in our game.}) 19... Nf6 20. Bf4 (20. Ne5 $2
{would fall into a nasty exchange sacrifice:} Rxe5 $1 21. dxe5 Nd5 22. Qd2 Rb8
23. Nd4 f4 24. Bxf4 Bxc5 {All Black's pieces are very active, he gets the
material back.} 25. Rad1 Bb4 26. Qc1 Bxe1 27. Rxe1 Bxh3 28. Bg3 Bd7 $11) 20...
Nd5 21. Qd2 Be6 (21... Qf6 22. Nbxa5 Nxf4 23. Qxf4 Qxd4 24. b4 Be6 25. Rac1 $16
) 22. Nbxa5 Reb8 23. Ne5 Qf6 24. Bh2 ({It was possible to grab another pawn,
but probably after} 24. Naxc6 Nxf4 25. Qxf4 Rxb2 {Magnus was concerned about
the idea Be6-d5 trapping the Nc6.} {The engine finds the way to keep the
position winning by a subtle piece of tactics:} 26. Qc1 $1 Rb7 27. a5 Bd5 28.
Rb1 Rxb1 29. Qxb1 {and the knight is taboo in view of Qb3+.}) 24... Rxa5 {
A desperate tactical effort, but insufficient.} 25. Qxa5 Rxb2 26. Rab1 Ra2 27.
Qa6 {This way the queen can help in the defence. White just needs to
consolidate, his material advantage is enough for a win.} e3 (27... Nc3 28.
Rbc1 $18) 28. fxe3 Qg5 29. Re2 Nxe3 (29... Rxe2 30. Qxe2 Nc3 31. Qd3 Nxb1 32.
Nf3 Qh6 33. Bf4 Qh5 34. Qxb1 $18) 30. Nf3 Qg6 31. Rxa2 Bxa2 32. Rb2 Bc4 33. Qa5
Bd5 34. Qe1 $1 {Magnus is precise and merciless as usual, when it comes to the
technical part of the game.} f4 35. Bxf4 Nc2 36. Qf2 Bxf3 37. Rxc2 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Be2
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 g6 14. Re1 Ba6 15. Qc2
Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Ra7 17. Rab1 axb4 18. axb4 Rfa8 19. Nc1 Ra3 20. Nd3 Bf6 21. Kg2
Qb7 22. Rec1 Kg7 23. Qd1 b5 24. Nde5 R8a4 25. Rc2 Bd8 26. Qe2 h6 27. Nd3 Nf6
28. Nfe5 Nd7 29. Rcb2 Nxe5 30. dxe5 Qd7 31. Rb3 Be7 32. Ne1 Qa7 33. Nc2 Rxb3
34. Rxb3 Bxc5 35. bxc5 Qxc5 36. Ne3 h5 37. Qc2 Qb6 38. Rb2 Re4 39. Rb1 c5 40.
Nd1 Qc6 41. Nc3 Rc4 42. Qd3 b4 43. Ne2 Qa4 44. f5 Qc2 45. Qxc2 Rxc2 46. Nf4
gxf5 47. Nxh5+ Kh6 48. Nf6 Ra2 49. Nd7 Ra5 50. Nxc5 Rxc5 51. Rxb4 d4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {Nowdays, the top players prefer to avoid the
Sveshnikov Variation, which was the surprise weapon of Gelfand against Anand
in their World Championship match last year.} e6 4. O-O ({Next round, Carlsen
tried} 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 d6 6. O-O Ne7 7. e5 Ng6 8. exd6 Bxd6 9. Nc3 e5 10.
Re1 O-O 11. d3 f5 12. Ba3 Be6 13. Na4 Qe7 14. c4 Rad8 15. Qe2 Bc8 $132 {
Carlsen-Radjabov, London 2013}) 4... Nge7 5. Re1 (5. c3 {is another main line.}
) 5... a6 6. Bf1 d5 7. d3 (7. exd5 {A few rounds later, Carlsen played the old
main line against Gelfand.} Nxd5 8. d4 Nf6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. c4 Nxd4
12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Nc3 Be7 14. a3 $1 {White would like to gain some space on the
queenside by playing b4.} a5 {Gelfand considered this and tries to avoid.} 15.
Qd3 $1 {Carlsen prepares to activate his a1 R.} O-O 16. Rad1 Qc7 {Black would
like to finish the development. He only needs to get his f8 R to d8.} 17. Be5
$1 Qb6 18. Qg3 $1 $36 {Carlsen-Gelfand, London 2013; with White's initiative.})
7... d4 {A very logical move. Black has gained some space and closes the
position, because the e1 R is mounting an X-ray attack on his king.} (7... g6 {
has also been tried by Ivanchuk.} 8. exd5 (8. Bg5 Bg7 9. c3 h6 10. Bc1 Qc7 11.
h4 {Zvjaginsev-Ivanchuk, Sochi 2006; with a double-edged fight, but I prefer
Black's position.}) 8... exd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bg7 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bg5 Be6
{and Black looks nicely placed.}) 8. e5 {The correct answer to avoid Black's
e5.} Nd5 9. c4 $146 ({After} 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. g3 O-O 12. Nbd2 b5
13. h4 Bb7 14. Bh3 h6 15. Nf1 Rfd8 16. N3d2 Rac8 {Sedlak-Goloshchapov, Topola
2004; and Black is OK.}) (9. g3 Be7 10. Bg2 (10. h4 h6 11. c4 {similar to what
happens in the game.} dxc3 12. bxc3 b5 13. c4 Nb6 14. Nc3 bxc4 15. dxc4 {
(Zvjaginsev-Bocharov, Irkutsk 2010)} Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Na5 17. Nd2 Nd7 $13 {
with an unclear position.}) 10... b5 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Ne4 h6 $142 {to avoid
Bg5.} ({In the event of} 12... Qc7 13. Bg5 $1 {Good move, White exchanges the
dark-squared bishops, because d6 becomes very weak in Black's position.} O-O (
13... Bf8 {The computer suggests this, but such dirty moves cannot be good.}
14. c4 $1 dxc3 15. bxc3 $36 {with strong initiative for White.}) 14. Bxe7 Ncxe7
15. h4 Rad8 16. a4 {Campora-Granda Zuniga, Sao Paulo 1993; with some pressure.}
)) 9... dxc3 10. bxc3 Rb8 $5 {Gelfand makes a very deep move, which prepares
for b5.} ({Immediately} 10... b5 {could have been met effectively by} 11. c4 $1
Nb6 12. Nc3 bxc4 13. dxc4 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Be7 (14... Nd7 15. Ne4 Ndxe5 16. Nxe5
Nxe5 17. Bb2 $44 {With nice compensation for the pawn.}) 15. Be3 O-O 16. Ne4
$14 {with a slightly better endgame for White.}) 11. Bb2 b5 {Only now.} 12.
Nbd2 Be7 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Rb1 {Grischuk protects his B and prepares to play c4,
which removes Black's N from the centre.} Nb6 (14... Bb7 15. c4 Nb6 16. Ba1 {
transposes to the game.}) 15. Ba1 {A useful move, which prepares for c4.} Bb7
16. c4 b4 $6 {An ambitious move, but on the other hand, it allows an
interesting tactical reply for White.} (16... bxc4 17. dxc4 Qxd1 18. Rexd1 Nb4
19. Nc3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 g5 $13) 17. Qd2 ({White could gain some initiative by} 
17. d4 $1 cxd4 18. Nd6 $1 Ba8 (18... Bxd6 19. exd6 Qxd6 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Qxd4
Qxd4 22. Bxd4 {+/=/+/- White regains the pawn with the pair of bishops, so
Black faces a very long and unpleasant endgame.}) 19. Nxd4 Nxe5 20. Nxe6 $1
Nf3+ (20... fxe6 21. Bxe5 $36) 21. Qxf3 $1 Bxf3 22. Nxd8 Bxd6 23. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7
24. gxf3 Rxf3 25. Bd4 $14 {and White can hope for some advantage in this
endgame.}) 17... a5 (17... Nd7 18. Qf4 Qc7 19. Qg3 {similar to the game.}) 18.
Qf4 Nd7 {Forced, otherwise Nf6 comes with a destroying sacrifice.} 19. Qg3 Ba8
20. h4 (20. d4 {was also possible here, but after} cxd4 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4
Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Nc5 24. Rg4 g6 {Black avoids White's attacks; his chances are
not worse.}) 20... a4 21. h5 h6 {It is very important to avoid h6 g6, because
the dark squares may became horribly weak. Now it is difficult to find, how
White can continue his attack.} 22. Qg4 Qc7 23. Nd6 $2 {Grischuk would like to
complicate the position, but Gelfand found the right tactical stroke.} ({
Perhaps} 23. d4 {was the best} cxd4 24. Nxd4 Nxd4 ({after the greedy} 24...
Ncxe5 $6 25. Qg3 {gives some chances.}) 25. Bxd4 Bxe4 $1 {it is very important
to take this attacking N.} 26. Qxe4 Rfd8 27. Bd3 Nf8 $15 {and Black looks
slightly better.}) 23... Ncxe5 $1 24. Nxe5 Nf6 $1 25. Qd1 Bxd6 26. Qxa4 Nxh5
$17 {Black is a healthy pawn up; his position is better.} 27. Qd1 Nf6 28. Ng4 {
White tries to open the long diagonal for the a1 B, which can cooperate well
with the Q.} Nxg4 29. Qxg4 e5 30. f4 Rbe8 31. Re3 f6 {Of course, Gelfand
closed the diagonal, overprotecting his e5 P.} (31... f5 32. Qg6) 32. Rbe1 Qf7
33. f5 Bc6 34. Rh3 Kh7 35. Bb2 Ra8 $1 36. Bc1 Rg8 $6 (36... Rxa2 $1 {Of course,
in a practical game it is very difficult to take this seemingly insignificant
pawn, especially in time trouble, while the opponent attacks our K. Even so}
37. Bxh6 gxh6 38. Rxh6+ Kxh6 39. Re3 Qh5 40. Rh3 Be8 41. Rxh5+ Bxh5 42. Qh4 Ra7
43. Be2 Kg7 44. Qxh5 b3 45. Qg6+ Kh8 $19 {and Black wins.}) 37. Re2 Bf8 38. Rf2
Re8 39. Be2 e4 40. Qh4 exd3 41. Bh5 Re1+ 42. Rf1 Rxf1+ 43. Kxf1 Qe7 44. Rxd3
Qe5 45. Qg4 Be8 $2 (45... Bd6 46. Bf7 Rf8 47. Be6 Kh8 $17) 46. Bg6+ Bxg6 47.
fxg6+ Kh8 48. Rd7 $1 {Now White is very active.} Bd6 49. Bxh6 $1 Qa1+ 50. Kf2
Qxa2+ 51. Kf1 Qb1+ 52. Kf2 Qc2+ 53. Kg1 Qb1+ 54. Kf2 Qb2+ 55. Kf1 {A very
interesting fight. From the 23rd move Black's postiton was clearly better, but
Grischuk took his practical chances and he was able to save the game.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2
Bf6 9. Ne5 $5 {Not really a new move, it had been played almost 30 years ago
in a correspondence game. It came into the limelight only recently, though,
and Aronian had used it last year to get an advantage against Carlsen. So,
hardly a surprise for Grischuk in this game.} (9. Qc2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 d6 11. Rfd1
Nd7 {Vallejo Pons,F (2629)-Ponomariov,R (2734)/Linares 2003/CBM 094/[Ftacnik] 
(0-1, 53)}) (9. Rc1 {Kasparov,G (2847)-Ponomariov,R (2734)/Linares 2003/CBM
094/[Ftacnik] (1-0, 43)}) 9... Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 {After a few more
or less forced exchanges, White retains a considerable space advantage and
active pieces. The main question is whether the central knight will prove
effective or just cause problems of stability.} c5 {The most logical way to
question the stability of the knight in the centre.} (11... d6 12. Ng4 ({
Just one week after the main game, White tried:} 12. Nf3 d5 $6 13. Qd3 a5 14.
e4 c6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. e5 Be7 17. h4 c5 18. Ng5 $14 {Wirig,A (2490)-Gajewski,
G (2650)/Deizisau 2013/ (1-0, 65)}) 12... Nd7 13. Qc2 Re8 14. e4 e5 15. d5 g6
$6 {This weakens the dark squares without any reason.} (15... h5 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6
17. f4 Qh6 18. f5 h4 $5 $132) 16. Nxf6+ (16. f4 $5) 16... Qxf6 17. f4 Qg7 18.
b4 $16 {Steigerwald,L-Timar,Z/HUN-ch H488 corr 1984/Corr 2000 (1/2, 35)}) (
11... Bxe5 12. dxe5 Nc6 {is too simplistic to solve Black's problems.} 13. Qd3
d6 14. exd6 Qxd6 15. Qxd6 cxd6 16. Rfd1 $14 {L'Ami,E (2620)-Brunello,S (2488)/
Bratto 2010/CBM 138 Extra (1/2, 74)}) (11... d5 {is the most frequent answer,
but it seems that White has better chances to stabilise in the centre.} 12. Ng4
(12. Qa4 Qe8 13. Qxe8 Rxe8 14. cxd5 exd5 15. e3 a5 $11 {Melkumyan,H (2649)
-Wojtaszek,R (2733)/Germany 2013/CBM 153 (0-1, 46)}) 12... Nd7 (12... Be7 13.
Qa4 c6 14. Ne5 dxc4 15. Qxc4 Qd5+ 16. f3 f6 17. e4 Qxc4 18. Nxc4 Nd7 19. Rfd1
Rfd8 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. Ne3 $14 {Sjugirov,S (2646)-Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2646)/
Moscow 2013/CBM 152 Extra (1-0, 96)}) 13. Qa4 Be7 14. Rfd1 Nf6 15. Ne5 (15.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Qc6 Qd6 17. Qxd6 cxd6 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bb4 Rfd8 20. Rac1 a5 21.
Ba3 b5 22. b3 b4 23. Bb2 Rdc8 {In Oms Pallisse,J (2506)-Fluvia Poyatos,J (2490)
/Barcelona 2012/ (1/2, 48) White's advantage proved rather symbolic.}) 15...
Qe8 16. Nc6 Kh8 17. f3 $5 $14 {Aronian,L (2816)-Carlsen,M (2843) Sao Paulo/
Bilbao 2012 (1/2, 44)}) 12. Nf3 $146 (12. Ng4 Bxd4 13. Bxd4 cxd4 14. Qxd4 {
leaves the white knight still looking for a safe location.} Nc6 15. Qd6 f5 (
15... Rc8 16. Rad1 f5) 16. Ne3 (16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Rc8 18. b3 Rc5 19. Qd6
Qc7) 16... f4 $132 {Bogdanovich,S (2286)-Kravtsiv,M (2516)/Odessa 2008/CBM 123
Extra (0-1, 56)}) ({Maintaining the tension with} 12. Qd2 {allows Black to
equalise at once:} cxd4 13. Bxd4 Nc6 $11) 12... cxd4 {This looks like a well
timed release of the tension.} (12... d6 13. Qd2 Nc6 {may be more principled
abstractly, but White can maintain the initiative with} 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. d5 $14
) 13. Bxd4 Be7 $5 {In the Hedgehog, the e7-bishop has a clear task: defending
the d6-pawn. Besides, the d4-bishop somewhat stands in the way now, so the
last move cannot be considered a loss of time.} 14. Qd3 d6 15. Qc3 {The only
way to bring some life into the position and prove that the d4-bishop is
active after all.} e5 $1 {The safest defence; it would make litle sense to
weaken the kingside. With the f3-knight far from d5, the central weakness is
not too relevant.} 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Rfd1 Rc8 18. Rac1 f5 {This is double-edged,
but entirely viable. Black creates some sort of kingside threats, but weakens
a few squares in his camp.} ({I would probably have focussed on the d5-square
starting with} 18... Qc7 {planning ...Qb7, ...h6 and ...Nf6 possibly followed
by ...d5.} 19. Qb3 {This way of removing the queen from the c-file looks a bit
artificial, but natural regrouping moves offer Black counterplay:} (19. Nd2
Qb7+ 20. f3 d5) (19. Qd3 Nf6 {[%cal Ge5e4]} 20. Nd2 Qb7+ 21. f3 d5) (19. Qc2 b5
) (19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Nf6 21. Qf3 Qc6 $11) 19... h6 {/\...Nf6}) 19. b4 Kh8 {
Maybe a bit too modest.} ({In for a penny, he should have gone in for the
pound too:} 19... f4 20. Bd2 Qe8 $132) 20. c5 $1 {A thematic pawn sacrifice.
White opens files on the wing where Black does not have enough pieces.} bxc5
21. bxc5 e4 (21... Nxc5 22. Nxe5 Bf6 23. Bxc5 Bxe5 (23... Rxc5 $2 24. Qxc5 dxc5
25. Rxd8 Bxd8 $8 26. Rxc5 $18) 24. Qa3 Qe7 25. Be3 $14) 22. Nd4 Nxc5 23. Nb5 {
White has consiedereably activated his position. All his pieces are working.
Black's position has somewhat lost its harmony, but the extra pawn helps to
resist the first wave of attack.} Qb6 (23... a6 {leads to a somewhat
unpleasant ending:} 24. Nxd6 Bxd6 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. Qxc5 Bxc5 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28.
Rxc5 g6 29. e3 $14 {Pawns are equal, but White's rook is more active. Black
should probably find a good moment to give up the a6-pawn and place his rook
behind the white a-pawn, but this is a tough decision to make at such an early
stage of the middlegame.} Rd2 (29... Rd7 30. Rc6 a5 31. a4 Kg7 32. Rc5 Ra7 33.
h3 {[%cal Gg3g4]}) 30. Ra5 Rd6 31. h3 {[%cal Gg3g4]}) 24. Qc4 ({Another way of
invading the light squares would be} 24. Rb1 Qa6 25. Qc4 $44) 24... a6 25. Nc3
Qd8 26. Na4 {This will lead to simplifications making Black's defence much
simpler.} ({The c5-knight is not such a threatening piece, so} 26. Nd5 {
makes sense. The following line leads to a similar ending to that from the
previous comment.} Bg5 27. Nf4 Bxf4 28. Bxf4 Nd3 29. Qxc8 Qxc8 30. Rxc8 Nxf4+
31. gxf4 Rxc8 32. Rxd6 {True, White does not have the pawn break g3-g4 anymore,
so Black's chances to reach a draw by giving up the a6-pawn are higher.}) 26...
Nxa4 27. Qxa4 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 a5 29. Qb5 h6 30. Rd1 Bg5 31. Bb6 Qb8 32. a4 f4
$132 {While White was preparing to retrieve the pawn, Black finally launched
his kingside attack.} 33. h4 f3+ 34. exf3 exf3+ 35. Kh2 Bf6 36. Bxa5 Be5 37.
Qxb8 Rxb8 38. h5 (38. Be1 h5 {[%cal Gb8b3,Gb3a3]}) 38... Ra8 39. Rd5 Kg8 40.
Kh3 Kf7 41. Kg4 Ke6 42. Rb5 Bd4 43. Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {Perhaps Vassily wanted
to avoid the Maroczy System in the event of 4...g6 5.c4. However, this line
looks a little bit weird, it could have been met effectively by 6.Nxc6.} 6. Be3
(6. Nxc6 {looks very attractive} bxc6 ({if} 6... dxc6 $6 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Bc4
Ke8 9. e5 Nd7 10. f4 {The computer considers the position to be absolutely
equal, but by human measures, in my view, it is more pleasant for White.}) 7.
e5 Ng8 8. Bc4 Bg7 9. Qf3 $1 {forces some weaknesses in Black's position.} f5
10. Bf4 e6 11. O-O-O {White has a huge advantage in development, and} (11. O-O
{is also nice.})) 6... Bg7 {Now one of the main line has arisen.} 7. Bc4 Qa5 (
7... O-O {is more popular.}) 8. O-O O-O 9. Bb3 (9. Nb3 {is another main line.})
9... d6 10. Nd5 {A rare, but ambitious move.} (10. h3 {is more popular amongst
the top players, for example:} Bd7 11. Re1 Rfc8 12. Qe2 Qh5 13. Nf3 h6 14. Rad1
g5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 $1 Bxb2 17. Rb1 Bc3 $1 18. Rxb7 Bxh3 19. Nxg5 $1 Qxe2
20. Rxe2 Bg4 21. Nf3 e6 22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Bxh6 {Carlsen-Radjabov, Medias 2010;
with a slight advantage.}) (10. f3 {was also played. This is a slightly
strange Dragon in which White has castled on the kingside.}) 10... Re8 {
A cold-blooded answer.} ({The natural} 10... Nxd5 {is also possible} 11. exd5
Ne5 (11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bf5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Re1 $14 {Hrabusa-Petrik, Banska
Stiavnica 2010. Thanks to the d5 P White has gained some space.}) 12. h3 Nd7 $5
{A very strange move, because the e5 N looks the only active piece in Black's
position and suddenly he retreats with it. But if we analyse deeply, that N
can be in trouble after f4.} 13. c3 Nf6 14. c4 Bd7 15. Qd3 (15. Re1 Rfe8 16.
Bd2 Qc5 17. Bc3 a6 18. Rc1 {+/=/= Williams-N.Pert, Canterbury 2010}) 15... Rfc8
16. Rfe1 Kf8 {(Bazeev-Gladyszev, St Petersburg 2011)} 17. Re2 $14 {and White
can improve his position.}) 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. c3 Ne5 {The plan is Ng4.} (12...
Bd7 13. f4 Qc7 (13... Nxd4 14. Bxd4 ({after} 14. cxd4 {Black could equalise in
the game.} e6 15. e5 Bg7 16. Rc1 Bc6 17. Qd3 Rac8 18. Rfd1 Bd5 $11 {Basov-Hase,
corr 2003}) 14... Bxd4+ 15. Qxd4 Qc5 16. Rad1 Bb5 17. Rf2 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Kg7 19.
e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 f6 $5 (20... f5 {(Pavasovic-Barle, Bled 2008)} 21. Bd5 $14))
14. Qf3 ({The computer suggests} 14. Nb5 Qd8 15. Qd2 a6 16. Na3 {but this is
not a human plan to transfer the N from d4 to a3.}) 14... Na5 15. f5 Nxb3 16.
axb3 Kh8 {A strange move, but it is not so easy to find a useful plan for
Black.} 17. fxg6 fxg6 18. Qg3 $14 {Philippe-Maze, Belfort 2012; with slightly
better chances for White.}) 13. h3 Qa6 $5 {A very interesting move connected
with the next move.} 14. Nc2 Nd3 $146 {The first new move in the game, Black
immediately tries to exploit White's weak squares.} (14... Qc6 $6 15. Nb4 $1 (
15. Bd5 Qc7 16. Qe2 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Nd4 Qc8 19. Rad1 $14 {Lacasa
Diaz-Raineri de Luca, Sitges 2002}) 15... Qxe4 16. Bd5 Qf5 17. f4 Nc6 18. Nxc6
bxc6 19. Bxc6 $16) 15. Qf3 (15. Qd2 $5 {was also interesting} Nxb2 $2 16. Nb4
Qa3 17. Rab1 Na4 18. Nc2 $18) 15... Be6 ({Here also} 15... Nxb2 $2 {is too
dangerous, because} 16. Nb4 Qa5 17. Nd5 $18) 16. Bd4 ({In the event of} 16.
Bxe6 fxe6 {is not a real weakness in Black's position.}) 16... Bxd4 17. Nxd4
Bc4 18. Rfb1 $5 {A very creative idea, White had to protect the b2 P and we
will see a few moves later, the R on a1 can be very useful.} Ne5 19. Qe3 Bxb3 (
{I think} 19... Rac8 {is more logical, because now the a1 R is out of play.})
20. axb3 {Now we can understand 18.Rfb1.} Qb6 21. Ra3 a6 22. Rd1 Rac8 23. Nc2
Qxe3 24. Nxe3 {This endgame gives a slight advantage for White and in a
practical game it is easier to play.} Nd7 25. f3 Kf8 26. Kf2 Rc6 27. g4 e6 28.
h4 Ke7 29. Ra5 Rec8 30. Kg3 h6 31. Rd2 Nc5 32. Ra3 a5 {An unexpected decision.
Black doesn't want to allow b4, but the a5 P and the b5-square can be a
weakness later.} 33. Nc2 $1 {Immediately heading to b5 square.} Ra6 34. Rd1
Rca8 35. Nd4 Kd7 36. Nb5 e5 $2 $138 {A mistake in big time trouble.} (36... Rb6
{was the best and after} 37. c4 a4 {and maybe Black can hope for some
counterplay.}) 37. b4 $1 axb4 38. cxb4 Ne6 39. Nxd6 {And here Ivanchuk lost on
time, but the position is already bad.} (39. Nxd6 Ke7 (39... Rxa3 40. bxa3 Nd4
41. Nb5 Ke7 42. Nxd4 exd4 43. Rxd4 Rxa3 44. Rd5 $16 {very close to a winning
endgame.}) 40. Nc4 f6 41. Rd5 $16) 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. Nge2 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Ng3 h5 10. Be2 h4 11. Nf1 e6 12. f4 Nxc4 $5 (12... h3 $5 13. gxh3 Nxc4
14. Bxc4 b5 15. Bxb5 exd5 16. exd5 $6 ({I think that White should seek a way
to coordinate his forces at the cost of giving away a part of his material
advantage.} 16. Bc6 $1 Rb8 17. Bxd5 Rxb2 18. Rb1 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Rxa2 20. f5 $1
Ba6 (20... Qh4+ $2 21. Ng3 Qxh3 22. Qb3 Rxh2 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Rxh2 Qxh2 25. Bf2
$18) 21. Rg1 Qh4+ 22. Ng3 Bc4 $1 23. Rc1 Re2+ 24. Qxe2 Bxe2 25. Kxe2 $14 {
White's rook plus two knights should be superior to Black's queen with a
couple of pawns, but the position needs practical testing.}) 16... Rb8 17. Qe2
Bxh3 18. Rg1 Bg4 19. Qc2 Bf5 20. Qa4 a6 $1 21. Qxa6 Ng4 22. Qa4 Qh4+ 23. Kd2 $2
(23. Rg3 $8 Nxh2 $36) 23... Nxe3 24. Nxe3 Qf2+ 25. Ne2 Rfe8 26. Rg3 Bd7 $1 $19
{0-1 (32) Sriram,J (2410)-Adhiban,B (2551) Aurangabad 2011}) 13. Bxc4 b5 $1 14.
Bxb5 exd5 15. e5 (15. exd5 h3 (15... Rb8 16. Qd2 Ng4 17. a4 a6) 16. gxh3 {
transposing to the above mentioned game Sriram-Adhiban.}) (15. Bc6 $2 d4 16.
Bxa8 Bg4 {This is the difference between this line and when the moves h3-gxh3
included and the square is covered.}) 15... dxe5 16. fxe5 (16. Bxc5 $2 d4 17.
Bxf8 Bxf8 18. fxe5 Qb6 19. exf6 dxc3 {Black is a full rook down, but can be
optimistic about his attacking chances.}) 16... Bg4 {The position is
completely wild and can be analysed for days.} (16... d4 17. Bg5 Bg4 (17... h3
18. Ne3 $1 hxg2 19. Nxg2 dxc3 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. exf6 cxb2 22. Rb1 $16) (17...
Rb8 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. Qe2 Rxb5 22. Qxb5 Qxe4+ 23. Qe2
Qc6 24. O-O-O $16) 18. Bxf6 (18. Qxg4 $6 Nxg4 19. Bxd8 dxc3 20. Be7 Rfe8 $1 21.
Bxe8 Rxe8 22. Bxh4 cxb2 23. Rb1 Nxe5 $44) 18... Bxf6 19. Qxg4 dxc3 20. exf6
cxb2 21. Rb1 Qa5+ 22. Kf2 Qxb5 23. Ne3 $16) 17. exf6 $1 {The best decision, at
least from a practical point of view.} (17. Be2 $6 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Nd7 $1 19.
Nxd5 Nxe5 20. O-O-O c4 21. Nf4 Qf6 22. Kb1 Rab8 23. Bc1 Rb7 $36 {[%cal Gf8b8]})
(17. Qa4 d4 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4 h3 $1 $13) 17... Bxd1 18. fxg7 Kxg7 19. Bxc5
h3 $1 20. Rxd1 hxg2 21. Rg1 gxf1=Q+ 22. Kxf1 {The material is now balanced,
but Black's attacking potential has decreased significantly.} Qh4 23. Rg2 Rfd8
24. Rd4 $6 (24. Bd4+ Kg8 25. Kg1 {I think White is better, his pieces are well
coordinated. In general three minor pieces should overcome a queen, even
though here Black has an extra pawn.}) 24... Qh5 25. Rf4 d4 $1 26. Bxd4+ Rxd4
27. Rxd4 Rb8 28. a4 a6 29. Bxa6 $2 Qf3+ $2 (29... Qe5 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Rd4,Rf1]
[%cal Ge5d4,Ge5f6,Gf6a6,Gf6f1]}) 30. Rf2 Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Rxb2+ 32. Rd2 Qc1 33. Kd3
Rb6 34. Bc4 Rd6+ 35. Bd5 Rd7 36. Rf4 f5 37. Rd4 Kh6 38. h4 Rc7 39. Bc4 Qf1+ 40.
Re2 f4 41. Kc2 f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 (10. Rd1 Kc8 11. Ng5 Be8 12. b3 (12. e6 f6 13.
Nf7 Bxf7 14. exf7 Bd6) 12... b6 13. Bb2 Be7 14. Nge4 Kb7 15. Rd3 Rd8 16. Rad1
Rxd3 17. Rxd3 h5 $11 {1-0 Hovhannisyan,R (2615)-Pashikian,A (2607)/Yerevan
2013/CB03_2013 (61)}) 10... h6 $1 {Schwarz spielt prophylaktisch, um dem
Gegner nicht zu erlauben, eine Initiative am Königsflügel zu entfalten.} (10...
Kc8 11. g4 $1 Ne7 12. Ng5 Be8 13. f4 $14 {Das ist eine Traumstellung für Weiß!}
) 11. Rd1 {Das sieht am logischsten aus.} (11. b3 c5 12. Rd1 Kc8 13. Nd5 a5 14.
a4 Ne7 15. c4 Bf5 16. Ra2 b6 17. Nh4 Bh7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Solodovnichenko,Y (2559)
-Naiditsch,A (2706)/Deizisau 2013/CB13_2013 (102)}) (11. Bf4 {Der Läufer hat
hier nichts zu suchen.} Kc8 12. Rad1 b6 13. Rd3 Be6 14. Rfd1 Kb7 15. b3 g5 16.
Bc1 c5 17. Nd5 Ne7 18. Nxe7 Bxe7 $15 {1-0 Anand,V (2786)-Topalov,V (2757)/
Monte Carlo 2005/CBM 105 ext (46)}) 11... Kc8 {Nun kann Weiß nicht so aktiv am
Königsflügel werden, weil seinem Springer das Feld g5 genommen ist.} 12. a4 $6
{Normalerweise ist es nicht im Sinne von Weiß, alle Bauern auf weiße Felder zu
stellen. Es ist eher Schwarz, der solch eine Bauernstruktur anstreben muss.} (
12. b3 b6 13. Bb2 Ne7 14. Rd2 c5 15. Rad1 Be6 $11 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2736)
-Jakovenko,D (2736)/Moscow 2009/CBM 134 (44)}) 12... a5 {Der Zug a4 hat für
Weiß nur Nachteile - das Feld b4 wurde geschwächt, die Bauern können unter
Umständen schwach werden.} 13. b3 b6 {[%cal Rc8b7]} 14. Bb2 Ne7 $1 {Der
Springer hat normalerweise wenig zu tun auf f5. Die Idee von Schwarz ist es,
den Springer nach g6 zu bringen, sofort oder nach ...g5. Der weißfeldrige
Läufer geht nach e6, der Bauer nach c5 und nimmt dem weißen Springer das Feld
d4. Die schwarze Festung ist sehr solide.} 15. Rd2 c5 16. Ne2 (16. Rad1 Be6 $1
(16... Bc6 $2 17. e6 $1 fxe6 18. Ne5 Kb7 19. Nf7 Rg8 20. Nd8+ $16 {1-0
Grigoriants,S (2570)-Shen,Y (2447)/Moscow 2012/CBM 147 (26)}) 17. Rd8+ Kb7 18.
Rxa8 Kxa8 19. Rd8+ Kb7 $11 {Schwarz wird einfach ...Nc6 spielen und der weiße
Turm muss die 8. Reihe wieder verlassen.}) 16... Ng6 {Hier kann Schwarz weder .
..Be6 noch ...g5 spielen, so bleibt ihm nichts anderes übrig als das Feld f4
sofort unter Kontrolle zu nehmen.} (16... g5 $4 17. e6 $18) (16... Be6 17. Nf4
$14 {Wenn Weiß einen Springer gegen den weißfeldrigen Läufer tauschen kann,
hat Schwarz wenig Chancen auf Konter zu spielen. Seine Stellung bleibt jedoch
sehr schwer zu brechen.}) 17. Rad1 Be6 {Weiß muss mit ...c4 rechnen.} 18. c4 (
18. Rd8+ Kb7 19. Rxa8 Kxa8 20. Rd8+ Kb7 21. c4 Be7 22. Rxh8 Nxh8 23. Nf4 Bf5
$15 {Es ist nur Schwarz, der hier auf Sieg spielen kann. Man kann auch
deutlich sehen, warum die Bauernstruktur am Damenflügel günstig für Schwarz
ist.}) 18... Be7 19. Nc3 Kb7 {Das ist eine typische Stellung für diese
Variante. Schwarz hat alles geschafft, was er wollte. Weiß kann kaum auf
Gewinn spielen.} 20. Nd5 ({Der Versuch den König zu zentralisieren scheitert:} 
20. Kf1 Rad8 21. Ke2 $2 Nf4+ 22. Kf1 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Bf5 $15) 20... Rad8 21. Nxe7
{Das führt zu einer gefährlichen Stellung für Weiß. Der Springer d5 ist
wesentlich stärker als der Läufer e7.} (21. Kh2 Bg5 $1 22. Nxg5 hxg5 23. Kg3
Rhe8 $11) 21... Rxd2 22. Nxd2 (22. Rxd2 Nxe7 23. Kh2 (23. g4 $2 h5 $1 24. Ng5
hxg4 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. hxg4 Rh3 $1 {und Schwarz sollte gewinnen:} 27. Rd7 Nc6
28. Rxg7 Rxb3 29. Bc1 Rb1 $19) 23... g5 24. Kg3 Nf5+ 25. Kh2 Ne7 $11) 22...
Nxe7 23. Nf1 Kc8 $1 {Schwarz will in das Endspiel mit ungleichfarbigen
Läufern! Dann wird sein Läufer über f5-c2 alle weißen Bauern vernichten.} 24.
f3 g5 (24... Rd8 $5 25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 26. g4 Ng6 27. Kh2 (27. Kf2 Nf4 28. h4 $4
Nd3+ 29. Ke3 Nxb2 $19) 27... Nf4 28. Kg3 g5 $15 {Schwarz steht besser, weil
die Bauern b3 und e5 (nachdem der schwarze König näher ran kommt) schwach sind.
}) 25. Ng3 ({Der Springer konnte auch gut nach e3 gehen, um das Feld ...c2 zu
kontrollieren!} 25. Ne3 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Kxd8 27. Kf2 Nc6 (27... Bf5 28. Ke2 $11)
28. Ng4 (28. Nc2 Bf5 29. Ne3 Bb1 $17) 28... Bxg4 29. hxg4 Nd4 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31.
Ke2 c5 32. g3 Ke7 33. Kd3 Ke6 34. Ke4 Kd7 35. Kd3 Ke7 36. f4 gxf4 37. gxf4 f6
38. exf6+ Kxf6 39. Ke4 Kg6 40. Kf3 h5 41. gxh5+ Kxh5 42. f5 Kg5 43. Ke4 Kf6 44.
Kf4 $11) 25... Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Kxd8 27. Kf2 Bf5 $5 {Schwarz ist bereit, seinen
Läufer zu geben. Das Problem ist, dass das Spiel nun fast forciert verläuft.} (
27... Ng6 $15) 28. Nxf5 $8 (28. Ke3 Bc2 $19 {Hier sieht man, warum das Feld c2
so wichtig ist.}) 28... Nxf5 29. g4 Nd4 30. Bxd4 $4 {Verliert sofort. Grischuk
hat wohl das Bauernendspiel falsch eingeschätzt.} ({Weiß konnte hier sogar die
Initiative übernehmen, aber dafür musste er den einzigen Zug finden, nämlich} 
30. Ke3 $1 {siehe die Analyse in der Endspielkolumne von Karsten Müller.})
30... cxd4 31. Ke2 Kd7 32. Kd3 c5 33. Ke4 (33. Ke2 Ke6 $19) 33... Ke6 34. f4
gxf4 35. Kxf4 d3 $1 36. Ke3 Kxe5 37. Kxd3 Kf4 $19 {... und der weiße König
schafft es nicht zum Königsflügel.} 38. Ke2 Kg3 39. Ke3 Kxh3 40. Kf4 Kh4 41.
Kf5 Kg3 $1 (41... f6 42. Kf4 Kh3 43. Kf3 Kh2 44. Kf2 $11) 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 $5 {This extravagant move has
some abstract justification. Black's position in the centre is not too stable,
quite typically for the Grünfeld, so he might be not that well prepared
against the brutal advance of the h-pawn.} c6 {Adding some stability to the
centre, so as to parry h4-h5, at least for the time being.} ({If} 5... h5 6.
Bg5 {the insertion of the moves h4 and ...h5 ensures that the g5-bishop is
defended, rendering the typical ...Nf6-e4 ineffective.} c6 7. e3 $14 {Kadas,G 
(2224)-Bakos,B (2234)/Hungary 2006/EXT 2009 (0-1, 39)}) 6. Bg5 ({In the few
games played with this line,} 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bf4 {In principle, the move
h2-h4 does not seem to fit into what would otherwise be a marginally better
position for White. Still, in the long run the threat h4-h5 may become real
and if Black prevents it with ...h7-h5, things would already look coherent
from White's point of view.} Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Ne5 (9. Be2 Bg4 10. O-O e6 11.
Rc1 Rc8 {Melkumyan,H (2649)-Erdos,V (2637)/Germany 2013/CBM 153 (1/2, 58)})
9... Qb6 (9... Be6 10. Nd3 b6 11. Be2 h5 12. Rc1 Bg4 13. f3 Bd7 14. b4 e6 15.
Qb3 $14 {Nenezic,M (2400)-Maric,D (2207)/Belgrade 2013/CBM 152 Extra (1-0, 36)}
) 10. Qb3 Qxb3 (10... Bf5 11. Be2 h5 {Sadorra,J (2431)-Gopal,G (2548)/Beijing
2008/CBM 126 Extra (1-0, 29)} 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. f3 $14) 11. axb3 Nb4 12. Kd2 h5
13. Nd3 Nc6 (13... Nxd3 14. Bxd3 {[%cal Gc3b5]} Bd7 15. Ra5 $14) 14. f3 Bf5 15.
Ne5 $14 {Morozevich,A (2748)-Giri,A (2720)/Beijing 2012/ (1-0, 49). In all
these games, White's better control in the centre and the king's
centralisation make his position more pleasant.}) 6... O-O $146 {This flexible
developing move invites White to display his cards.} (6... Ne4 7. cxd5 (7. e3
$5 $14) 7... cxd5 8. Qb3 Nxc3 {1/2 Wocke,R-Chandler,P/Wiesbaden 1988/GER}) 7.
Bxf6 ({One possible problem is that the natural} 7. e3 {cuts off the bishop's
retreat, allowing} Nh5 $5 {[%cal Gh7h6]}) 7... Bxf6 (7... exf6 $5 {might also
be playable.} 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. e3 Nc6 {[%cal Gf6f5] There is no clear plan of
attacking the d5-pawn, while Black enjoys free development.}) 8. h5 Bf5 {
The bishop hurries to the defence of the kingside.} (8... dxc4 9. e4 b5 ({If} 
9... Be6 {then White gains time to cut the dark-squared bishop out of the play
completely:} 10. e5 Bg7 11. h6 Bh8 12. Ng5 Bd5 13. Qg4 Qb6 14. O-O-O Na6 15. f4
{Black will have to play the rest of the game with his bishop immobile on h8.
Besides, his king is under constant pressure. Would the extra pawn and
activity of the remaining pieces compensate for these important drawbacks?
With Black, I would be afraid they would not.}) 10. e5 Bg7 {Now, the same plan
is more difficult to carry out; Black would react with ...f6 if needed. White
may play} 11. a4 $44 {, hoping that the queenside diversion would create
favourable circumstances on the opposite wing.}) 9. e3 (9. Qb3 $5 dxc4 10. Qxb7
Qb6 11. Qxb6 (11. Qxa8 Qxb2 $19) 11... axb6 12. e4 Be6 13. e5 Bg7 (13... Bh8 {
anticipates the white plan, but the bishop does not stand nicely on h8.}) 14.
h6 $5 Bh8 15. Ng5 Bd5 16. f4 {The h8-bishop has been cut off play mechanically.
On the other hand, Black has an advantage on the queenside and in some cases
he could free his bishop with a knight sacrifice on e5 (following to ...
f7-f6xe5). The final evaluation is not clear to me, since the computers do not
always understand the notion of a trapped piece.}) 9... e6 10. hxg6 Bxg6 $1 (
10... hxg6 11. Ne5 {exposes the bishop to the threat g2-g4 and forces Black to
make some concession.} c5 (11... Bxe5 12. dxe5 Qg5 13. Qd4 Nd7 14. cxd5 exd5
15. O-O-O $36) 12. g4 cxd4 13. exd4 Be4 14. f3 Bh4+ 15. Ke2 f6 16. Nd7 $5 Qxd7
17. Rxh4 g5 18. Rh1 Bg6 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Kf2 $14) 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. Qe2 (12.
cxd5 cxd5 {[%cal Ge6e5] does not change things essentially.}) 12... e5 $132 {
Black clears the path for his Grünfeld bishop, which will compensate for the
relative weakness of the Isolani.} 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. cxd5 cxd5
16. Rd1 Qa5 17. Kf1 {Grischuk keeps his rook on h1, in order to inhibit ...
Bxc3.} (17. O-O Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bxc3 19. Rxd5 Qxa2 20. bxc3 a5 $11) (17. Rxd5
Nxf3+ 18. Kf1 {looks trickier, but Black has some tricks as well:} Nd2+ $3 (
18... Qc7 19. Qxf3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Qxc3 21. Qh3 $36) 19. Qxd2 (19. Rxd2 Bxc3 20.
bxc3 Qxc3 $11) 19... Rad8 $1 $44) 17... Rad8 18. Nd4 Qc5 $11 (18... Rfe8 $2 19.
Nb3 $16 {wins the d5-pawn.}) 19. Nb3 {White has no advantage at all and,
fearing the pressure of the enemy minor pieces, immediately started peace
negotiations. In view of the weakness of his central pawn, Black cannot avoid
the repetition.} Qc6 20. Na5 Qc7 21. Nb3 Qc6 22. Na5 Qc7 23. Nb3 Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. e3 Bf5 11. Nf3 Nd7 12. Be2 Rfc8 13. O-O c5 14. b3 $146
{Aimed at maintaining the tension.} (14. Rac1 c4 {was played in a few games,
the most notable being} 15. a4 a6 16. Nd2 b5 {Arab,A (2374)-Ivanchuk,V (2716)/
Tripoli 2004/CBM 102 (0-1, 83)}) 14... Qb6 15. dxc5 {This does not imply the
weakening ...Qxc3 bxc3 anymore and is fully jusified.} Nxc5 16. b4 Na4 17. Qe5
Nc3 {Black has an active position, but in the long run the blockade on d4
makes White's play simpler from a practical point of view. This explains why
Black eventually had to defend a theoretically drawn ending with two pawns
less.} 18. Rfe1 Bg4 19. Bd3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qe6 21. Qd4 Rc6 22. b5 Rc7 23. Kh1
Re8 24. Rg1 Qe5 25. Qxe5 Rxe5 26. Rg4 Kf8 27. a4 Rc5 28. Rd4 g6 29. h3 Re6 30.
Kg2 Kg7 31. Rb4 b6 32. Rd4 f5 33. Kf1 Kf6 34. Ke1 Re7 35. Kd2 Rc8 36. Ra3 Rec7
37. Ra1 g5 38. Rb4 Rd8 39. Rd4 Rdc8 40. Ra3 h5 41. h4 g4 42. Rf4 gxf3 43. Bxf5
Ke5 44. Rxc3 Rxc3 45. Bxc8 Rxc8 46. Kd3 Rc1 47. Rxf3 Rc4 48. Rf7 Rxa4 49. f4+
Ke6 50. Rh7 Ra3+ 51. Kd4 Ra4+ 52. Kd3 Ra3+ 53. Ke2 Ra2+ 54. Kf3 Ra3 55. Rh6+
Ke7 56. Rxh5 d4 57. Re5+ Kf6 58. Re4 dxe3 59. Rxe3 Ra5 60. Re5 a6 61. bxa6 Rxa6
62. Rb5 Ra1 63. Rxb6+ Kf5 64. Rb5+ Kf6 65. Kg4 Rg1+ 66. Kh5 Rh1 67. Ra5 Rh2 68.
Ra8 Rh1 69. Rg8 Kf7 70. Rg4 Kf6 71. Rg8 Kf7 72. Rc8 Kf6 73. Rc5 Rh2 74. Rg5 Rh1
75. Kg4 Rg1+ 76. Kf3 Rf1+ 77. Kg3 Rg1+ 78. Kf2 Rh1 79. h5 Rh4 80. Kg3 Rh1 81.
Ra5 Rg1+ 82. Kf2 Rh1 83. Kg2 Rh4 84. Kf3 Rh1 85. h6 Rxh6 86. Ra6+ Kf5 87. Rxh6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.31"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 $5 dxc4 {Picking up the gauntlet.} ({
In principle, the positions with ...Bf5 arising via the Reti move order in
which White plays a later d2-d4 are supposed to be quite OK for Black. The
concrete position arising after} 4... Bf5 {may offer White some additional
possibilities:} 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. c5 Qxb3 ({With some more developing moves
inserted, Black usually answers c4-c5 with ...Qa6, but here} 6... Qa6 $2 {
loses a piece to} 7. e4 $18) 7. axb3 Nbd7 8. Nc3 h6 9. b4 Ne4 10. b5 Nxc3 11.
bxc6 bxc6 12. bxc3 $14) 5. Bg2 Nbd7 (5... b5 {would transpose to some sort of
Catalan gambit line:} 6. a4 Bb7 7. O-O e6 8. Ne5 a6 9. Nc3 $44) 6. Qc2 {
In principle, White would prefer to retrieve the pawn without moving the queen
so early, but this is not simple to achieve.} (6. Na3 Nb6 7. Ne5 g6 (7... Be6
$1 {would transpose to the game since} 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Bxa8 Qxa8
{looks good for Black.}) 8. e4 (8. Naxc4 Nxc4 9. Nxc4 Be6 10. Qd3 Bg7 11. O-O
O-O 12. Rd1 {offers better chances of stabilising the position than the line
from the main game.}) 8... Be6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Be3 O-O {Stefanova,A (2503)
-Macek,V (2216) Rabac 2003 (1/2, 47). White has some compensation for the pawn,
but Black does not seem to be in danger.}) (6. O-O Nb6 {Possibly premature.} (
6... g6 7. Na3 Nb6 {would transpose above.}) 7. a4 $1 a5 8. Na3 g6 9. Ne5 Be6
10. e4 Bg7 11. Be3 Nfd7 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15. Rxc4 Rc8
16. Qd2 $14 {Fominykh,M (2313)-Yefimov,M (2050) Pardubice 2010 (1-0, 51)}) 6...
Nb6 7. Nbd2 g6 {Very wisely played. Black does not stick to his extra pawn and
transposes to a comfortable Grünfeld structure.} (7... Be6 8. Ng5 $44) 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Nxc4 Bf5 10. Qc3 Nxc4 11. Qxc4 O-O 12. Rd1 ({With his development
incomplete, White should not embark on such radical operations as:} 12. b4 Be4
13. a4 Qd5 14. Qc5 Nd7 {[%csl Gc4]}) 12... a5 $11 {Having exchanged one knight,
Black does not suffer from lack of space. besides, White's centre is not easy
to put into motion.} 13. Qb3 {White clears the c4-square for his knight, but
this does not contribute to his development.} ({A possible alternative would be
} 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. Qc1 Rfd8 15. Be5 {followed by the knight's transfer to c4 or
d4 at a later stage. Although Black does not seem to be under pressure yet,
with time White may establish some domination with chances for a kingside
attack.}) 13... Qd6 14. Ne5 Nd7 15. Nc4 Qb4 16. Ne3 Qxb3 17. axb3 Be6 {White
is underdeveloped and has some concrete queenside problems. He needs to make
use of his main trump: the advantage in the centre. This will be enough only
for equality, though.} 18. d5 (18. Rd3 Rfd8 {[%cal Gd7b6]}) 18... cxd5 19. Nxd5
Nc5 20. Ra3 (20. Nxe7+ Kh8 {dooms the b3-pawn.}) 20... Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Rac8 {
Black's superior activity, typical for the Grünfeld, prevents White from
getting any profit from his bishop pair.} 22. Bg5 (22. Be3 b6 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24.
Rxc5 bxc5 25. Rxa5 e6 $5 26. Rxc5 Rb8 $11) 22... e6 23. Rd6 Bxb2 24. Rxa5 Bc1
$5 {The most accurate move order.} ({In principle, Black should avoid lines in
which White retains some domination even after eliminating all the queenside
pawns:} 24... Nxb3 25. Rb5 Bc1 26. Be7 Rfe8 27. Rd7 Nd2 28. Bxb7 Rc2 {True,
there is no real danger here, but somehow there is some slight discomfort in
Black's position, creating some risk of blundering.}) 25. Bf6 (25. Bxc1 Nxb3
26. Bd2 Nxa5 27. Bxa5 Rc1+ 28. Bf1 Ra8 29. Bd2 Rd1 30. Kg2 h5 (30... Raa1 31.
e3 Rxf1 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Bc3+ Kh6 34. Bxa1 Rxa1 35. Rd7 $11) 31. e3 Ra2 32. Bb4
Rxd6 33. Bxd6 Rb2 $13 {[%cal Gb7b5]}) (25. Be7 Rfe8 $11 {[%csl Gd7] This is
the point behind delaying the knight move.}) 25... Nxb3 26. Rb5 Nd2 {Well,
there is not much to analyse in the next phase of the game. The players
extended the spirit of the Sofia rule beyond mere necessity.} 27. Rd3 b6 28. e3
Nc4 29. Bf1 Ba3 30. Rd1 Rfe8 31. Rd7 Bf8 32. Bxc4 Rxc4 33. Rxb6 Bg7 34. Be7
Rcc8 35. Kg2 Rb8 36. Rc6 Rbc8 37. Rb6 Rb8 38. Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.04.01"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 c5 8.
d5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qd2 e6 {Other options in this important position of
the 5.Bd2 Bg7 line:} (10... Qd6 $5 11. f4 (11. Bc4 Nd7 (11... f5 $5) 12. f4 $6
(12. Nf3 Nb6 13. Be2 Bg4 $11) 12... Nb6 13. Bb3 c4 14. Bc2 f5 $17 {1/2 (101)
Gupta,A (2577)-Li,C (2604) Wijk aan Zee 2010}) (11. Nf3 Bg4 12. Ng5 f6 $5 (
12... h6 13. h3 hxg5 14. hxg4 Qe5 15. Bd3 Qf6 16. O-O-O $1 $40 {[%cal Yg2g3,
Yf2f4] (R.Edouard)} (16. Rb1 $143 b6 17. Bb5 a6 18. Be2 Nd7 $13 {1/2 (37)
Terrieux,K (2434)-Edouard,R (2602) Mulhouse 2011})) 13. h3 fxg5 14. hxg4 Qe5 {
(R.Edouard)} (14... Rf4 15. Qe3 Qe5 16. f3 b6 17. O-O-O Nd7 18. Bb5 Rd8 19.
Rhf1 Rf6 20. Kc2 h6 21. Rh1 Kg7 22. Rh3 $14 {1/2 (42) Urban,K (2463)-Bobras,P 
(2550) Warsaw 2012}) 15. f3 Nd7 16. Bb5 Nf6 $13) 11... Nd7 $5 (11... e6 12. Bc4
exd5 13. Bxd5 {(R.Edouard)} Qa6 14. f5 $36) (11... e5 12. fxe5 $5 (12. Nf3 $6
Nd7 13. Bb5 exf4 14. Bxd7 Bxd7 15. e5 Qa6 16. Kf2 Qc4 $15 {0-1 (34) Coene,I 
(2228)-Van Haastert,E (2417) Leiden 2011}) 12... Qxe5 13. Bd3 Bg4 14. Nf3 Bxf3
15. gxf3 Nd7 16. f4 $14) 12. e5 Qc7 13. h4 c4 14. h5 Nb6 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. hxg6
fxg6 17. Ng5 Rad8 $1 18. d6 exd6 19. Rxh7 Qc5 20. Rh6 $1 dxe5 21. Rxg6+ Kh8 22.
Nf7+ Kh7 23. f5 $1 (23. Rh6+ $4 Kg7 {0-1 (36) Riazantsev,A (2714)-Edouard,R 
(2625) Belfort 2012 CBM 149 [Edouard,R]}) 23... Rxd2 24. Ng5+ Kh8 25. Rh6+ Kg8
26. Rg6+ $11 {(R.Edouard)}) (10... Nd7 $5 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. h3 e5 14.
Qh6 Ne8 15. O-O f6 16. Nd2 Nd6 $11 {1/2 (25) Mamedyarov,S (2721)-Vachier
Lagrave,M (2718) Germany 2010}) 11. Bc4 $146 {Rather harmless.} ({But} 11. d6
$5 {is positionally risky:} Bd7 (11... Qf6 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. O-O Rad8
15. Rfe1 e5 {1-0 (74) Bernadskiy,V (2473)-Kozakov,M (2481) Mukachevo 2012} 16.
Rad1 $14 Bg4 $140 17. Re3) (11... e5 12. h4 $5 Be6 13. h5 g5 14. h6 Kh8 15. Nf3
f6 16. Be2 Nc6 $13 {1-0 (49) Akesson,R (2466)-Boros,D (2457) Budapest 2008}) (
11... Qh4 12. Qe3 f5 13. e5 Nc6 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Nf3 Qe4 {1/2 (80) Sambuev,B 
(2489)-Nevostrujev,V (2471) Sochi 2006} 16. a4 $13) 12. Rd1 (12. h4 Bc6 $5)
12... Bc6 13. Qe3 Nd7 14. Nf3 Qf6 15. Be2 e5 16. g3 Qe6 (16... Rfe8 $5 17. O-O
Rad8 $132) 17. Ng5 Qxa2 18. O-O Qa5 19. f4 $44 {1/2 (27) Nyzhnyk,I (2444)
-Ipatov,A (2472) Lvov 2008}) 11... exd5 12. Bxd5 Nc6 13. Nf3 Qf6 14. O-O Bg4
15. Qe3 (15. Ng5 $5 {(M.Notkin) was the way to avoid the exchange of this
knight but the position after} h6 (15... Rad8 16. Qe3 b6 17. f4 $14) 16. Nxf7
Rxf7 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qxh6 {is hard to evaluate.}) 15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rae8
$11 17. Kh1 (17. f4 Nd8 {[%cal Yd8e6]}) 17... b5 {A possible plan for
counterplay.} 18. Rad1 b4 19. f4 Ne7 $1 (19... bxc3 $6 20. e5) 20. c4 Qa6 (
20... Nxd5 21. cxd5 Qa6 22. e5 $13 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5]}) 21. Qxc5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Qa3
23. d6 (23. Kg2 Qxa2 24. Qxb4 Re4 $132) 23... Qf3+ 24. Kg1 Qg4+ 25. Kh1 Qf3+
26. Kg1 Qg4+ 27. Kh1 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 20th"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2013.04.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2013.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Malakhit"]
[BlackTeam "Rostov PGMB"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. h3 a5 11. d5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. e4 c6 14. Re1 Bd7 15. Bh6
Rc8 16. Rc1 a4 17. Kh2 cxd5 18. exd5 Bh8 19. d6 a3 20. dxe7 Rxe7 21. Rxe7 Qxe7
22. Qb3 axb2 23. Qxb2 Qe6 24. Qb4 Bg7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qd4+ Qf6 27. Qxf6+ Kxf6
28. Bxb7 Rb8 29. Bg2 Na4 30. Ne4+ Kg7 31. Rc7 Be6 32. Ra7 Rb4 33. a3 Rd4 34.
Ng5 Bd7 35. Bc6 Nc5 36. Bxd7 Nxd7 37. Kg2 Rd5 38. a4 h6 39. Ne4 Ne5 40. Rc7 Nd3
41. Nc3 Rd6 42. Rc4 g5 43. Kf1 Rf6 44. Ne4 Ra6 45. Ke2 Ne5 46. Nc5 Rb6 47. Rc2
Rb1 48. a5 Nc6 49. Ne6+ fxe6 50. Rxc6 Ra1 51. a6 Kf6 52. Kd3 Ke7 53. Rb6 Kd7
54. Rb7+ Kc6 55. Re7 Kd6 56. Ra7 Ke5 57. Ra8 Kf6 58. a7 Kg7 59. f4 Ra4 60. Kc3
h5 61. fxg5 Kh7 62. Kb3 Ra1 63. Kc4 Kg7 64. Kc5 Ra5+ 65. Kb6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 20th"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2013.04.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2013.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov Economist SGSEU"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Malakhit"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Ne5 8. e4
Bb4 9. Qe2 d6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. O-O-O a5 12. f4 a4 13. Na1 Nc6 14. Nc2 a3 15. b3
d5 16. Bg2 dxc4 17. Qxc4 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Ng4 19. Qf3 e5 20. f5 Nf6 21. Bg5 Qc5
22. Kb1 b6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rd5 Qe7 25. Rhd1 Ra5 26. Qe3 Nd4 27. Nxd4 exd4 28.
R1xd4 Bxf5 29. Rd6 Bg6 30. g4 Rc8 31. h4 h5 32. gxh5 Rxh5 33. Bh3 Re8 34. Qg3
Qe5 35. Qg4 Qh2 36. Qg2 Qxg2 37. Bxg2 Rxh4 38. Kc1 Rc8+ 39. Kd1 Kg7 40. Rd2 Rc3
41. Rxb6 Bh5+ 42. Ke1 Rf4 43. Rd5 Re3+ 44. Kd2 Rg3 45. Rxh5 Rf2+ 46. Ke1 Rgxg2
47. Rd5 Rxa2 48. Kf1 Raf2+ 49. Ke1 Rb2 50. Kf1 a2 51. Ra6 Rh2 52. Kg1 Rhd2 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 20th"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2013.04.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2013.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Malakhit"]
[BlackTeam "Sankt Petersburg Chess Fed"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8.
Be3 d6 9. O-O Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Nf6 11. c4 e5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Rad1 O-O 14. Be2 Rc8
15. Rd2 Na5 16. Nxa5 Qxa5 17. Rxd6 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. f3 Qc7 20. Qb6 Qxb6+
21. Rxb6 Rb8 22. Rd1 Kf8 23. Kf2 Ke8 24. Ke3 Rc7 25. g3 Rd7 26. Rxd7 Kxd7 27.
Na4 Kc7 28. Rb3 Nd7 29. Rc3+ Kd6 30. Rd3+ Kc6 31. Rc3+ Kd6 32. f4 b5 33. Rd3+
Kc6 34. Rc3+ Kd6 35. Rd3+ Kc6 36. Nc3 Nc5 37. Rd2 Re8 38. f5 a5 39. Nd5 f6 40.
a3 Kb7 41. g4 h6 42. h4 Nb3 43. Rd1 Rh8 44. Rg1 Nd4 45. Kd3 Nb3 46. Rg3 Kc6 47.
Ke3 Nd4 48. Kd3 h5 49. Nc3 hxg4 50. Rxg4 Rh7 51. Ne2 Nxe2 52. Kxe2 Kd6 53. Ke3
Kc6 54. Ke2 Kd6 55. Ke3 Kc6 56. Kd2 Kd6 57. Kc3 Kc5 58. b4+ axb4+ 59. axb4+ Kd6
60. Kd3 Ke7 61. Rg1 Kf7 62. Rc1 Rxh4 63. Rc7+ Kg8 64. Rb7 Rh3+ 65. Kd2 Rh2+ 66.
Kd3 Rh3+ 67. Kd2 Rh2+ 68. Kd3 Rh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 20th"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2013.04.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2013.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Malakhit"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Rd1 Na5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rac1 Rc8
15. Ne5 Nd5 16. Bd2 Nc6 17. Qg4 f5 18. Nxc6 fxg4 19. Nxd8 Rfxd8 20. Nxd5 Bxd5
21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. a3 Bf6 23. Bc3 Kf7 24. Be2 h5 25. h3 gxh3 26. Bxh5+ g6 27.
Bg4 hxg2 28. Bh3 g5 29. Bxg2 Kg6 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. f3 Kf5 32. Kf2 Be7 33. Ke3
Rh8 34. Bb4 Bxb4 35. axb4 Re8+ 36. Kd2 Kf4 37. Rg1 Rg8 38. Ke2 Re8+ 39. Kd2 Rg8
40. Ke2 g4 41. fxg4 Rxg4 42. Ra1 Ke4 43. Kd2 Kxd4 44. Rxa7 Kc4 45. b5 Rg2+ 46.
Kc1 Kxb5 47. Rd7 Kc4 48. Rc7+ Kb4 49. Rd7 Rg5 50. Rh7 Rg1+ 51. Kc2 Rg2+ 52. Kb1
d4 53. Ka2 b5 54. Rd7 Rg4 55. Rd8 Rh4 56. Rd7 Rf4 57. Rd8 Re4 58. Rd7 Rh4 59.
Rd8 Kc4 60. Rc8+ Kd3 61. Kb3 Ke3 62. Re8+ Re4 63. Rh8 d3 64. Rh3+ Kd4 65. Rh2
Rf4 66. Rh3 Rf5 67. Rh4+ Ke3 68. Rh3+ Ke2 69. Rh2+ Rf2 70. Rh5 d2 71. Re5+ Kd1
72. Rxb5 Ke1 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 20th"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2013.04.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E55"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2013.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ekaterinburg Malakhit"]
[BlackTeam "Yugra"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. d5 Bxc3 13. dxe6 Bxf3 14. gxf3
fxe6 15. bxc3 Qc7 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. Qc4 Qb7 18. Bd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20. Rxd5
Nc5 21. Ba3 Rxf3 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Rxc5 Raf8 24. Rf1 h6 25. Rc7 a5 26. Kg2 R8f5
27. Rc4 Kh7 28. h3 Kh8 29. Rc8+ Kh7 30. Rc4 Kh8 31. Rc8+ Kh7 32. Rc4 Kh8
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 20th"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2013.04.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2013.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow ShSM Our Hopes"]
[BlackTeam "Ekaterinburg Malakhit"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Bd7 7. Na4 Bb6 8.
Nxb6 axb6 9. c3 Ne7 10. Bc4 Ng6 11. Bb3 O-O 12. h3 h6 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Re1 c5
15. d4 Bc6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qxd8 Rexd8 18. g3 Bb5 19. Re3 Rd6 20. a4 Bd7 21.
Kg2 b5 22. b3 bxa4 23. bxa4 Rda6 24. Rb1 Bxa4 25. Bxa4 Rxa4 26. Rxb7 Nxe4 27.
Rc7 Rc4 28. Rd3 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 Nxc3 30. Rxc5 Ne4 31. Rc4 Nd6 32. Rc6 Nf5 33. g4
Nfe7 34. Rd6 f6 35. Be3 Nf8 36. Nd2 Ra4 37. Nb3 Rc4 38. Nd2 Ra4 39. Nb3 h5 40.
Kf3 Nfg6 41. Rd7 Nh4+ 42. Kg3 Neg6 43. gxh5 Nf5+ 44. Kf3 Ngh4+ 45. Ke2 Nxe3 46.
fxe3 Nf5 47. Nc5 Ra3 48. Rd3 Ng3+ 49. Kf2 Rxd3 50. Nxd3 Nxh5 51. Kf3 Kf7 52.
Kg4 g6 53. e4 Ng7 54. h4 Nh5 55. Nb2 Ke6 56. Nc4 Ng7 57. Ne3 Ne8 58. Kf3 Nd6
59. Ng2 f5 60. exf5+ gxf5 61. h5 Kf6 62. h6 Nf7 0-1

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. g3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rd1 a6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 b5 12. b3 bxc4 13. bxc4 Rb8 14. Be3 h6 15.
Qa5 Ne4 16. c5 Ndf6 17. Rac1 Bd5 18. Qxa6 Ng4 19. Rd3 Qe7 20. Qa5 Rb2 21. h3
Ra8 22. Qe1 Ngf6 23. Nh2 Nd7 24. f3 Nef6 25. cxd6 cxd6 26. Bd2 Nb6 27. Bb4 Bc4
28. Rd2 Rxd2 29. Qxd2 Nfd5 30. Nf1 Nxb4 31. Qxb4 Qc7 32. Ne3 d5 33. Qc5 Qa7 34.
Kf2 Qxa3 35. Qxa3 Rxa3 36. Bf1 Rb3 37. h4 Rb4 38. g4 g5 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. Ke1
Kg7 41. Kf2 Bb5 42. Nc2 Rb3 43. Ne3 Kf6 44. Rc7 Nc4 45. Nxc4 Bxc4 46. Ra7 Rb1
47. Ra4 Rd1 48. Rb4 Rxd4 49. Ke1 Rf4 50. e3 Rxf3 51. Bxc4 dxc4 52. Ke2 Rh3 53.
Rxc4 Ke5 54. Rc5+ Ke4 55. Rc4+ Kd5 56. Ra4 f5 57. gxf5 exf5 58. Ra5+ Ke4 59.
Ra4+ Ke5 60. Ra5+ Kf6 61. Ra6+ Kg7 62. Rb6 Rh6 63. Rb5 Kg6 64. Kf2 Rh2+ 65. Kg3
Re2 66. Kf3 Rd2 67. Rb8 Kf7 68. Rb6 g4+ 69. Kf4 Rf2+ 70. Kg5 Rf1 71. Ra6 Rf3
72. Rf6+ Ke7 73. Rg6 Rf1 74. Ra6 Rf2 75. Rb6 Rf3 76. Rg6 Rf2 77. Ra6 g3 78. Ra1
Ke6 79. Kh4 g2 80. Kg3 Rb2 81. Rg1 Ke5 82. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 83. Kxg2 Ke4 84. Kf2 f4
85. exf4 Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "241"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 Rb8 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 exd4 14. Nbxd4
Nxd4 15. cxd4 Re8 16. Re1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Nh5 18. Ba4 Rf8 19. Bc6 Qf6 20. Ra4 Nf4
21. Kh1 d5 22. exd5 Ng6 23. Re4 Ne7 24. Rc4 Qd6 25. Bf4 Qd8 26. Bg5 f6 27. Bf4
Nxd5 28. Bxd5+ Qxd5 29. Qe2 Rf7 30. Kg2 Rbf8 31. Qc2 g5 32. Be3 Ra8 33. b3 Kg7
34. Rc6 Ra5 35. Qc4 Rb5 36. h4 h6 37. Rce6 Ba5 38. Re8 c6 39. Ra8 Bb4 40. Re6
gxh4 41. Qxc6 Qxc6 42. Rxc6 Bf8 43. Rc3 Rfb7 44. Rcc8 Be7 45. Rg8+ Kf7 46. Rh8
h5 47. Rh7+ Kg6 48. Rh6+ Kf7 49. Rah8 Bf8 50. Rxh5 Rxh5 51. Rxh5 Rxb3 52. Rxh4
Rb5 53. Kf1 Ke6 54. Ke2 Bd6 55. Kd3 Rb3+ 56. Kc4 Rb4+ 57. Kc3 Rb5 58. Rh6 Ra5
59. Kd3 Bf8 60. Rh8 Bd6 61. Kc4 Ra4+ 62. Kb3 Ra3+ 63. Kb2 Ra5 64. Bd2 Rf5 65.
Rh3 Bf4 66. Be3 Bd6 67. Kc3 Ra5 68. Rh6 Ra3+ 69. Kc4 Ra4+ 70. Kd3 Bf8 71. Rh5
Ra3+ 72. Ke4 Ra4 73. f4 Be7 74. Rb5 Bd6 75. f5+ Kd7 76. Rb7+ Ke8 77. Kd5 Be7
78. Rb5 Ra2 79. Rb8+ Kd7 80. Rb7+ Ke8 81. Ke4 Bd6 82. Kd3 Ra5 83. Ke4 Ra2 84.
f3 Be7 85. Bf4 Ra4 86. Bd2 Kd8 87. Kd5 Ke8 88. Rb5 Kd7 89. Ra5 Rxa5+ 90. Bxa5
Ba3 91. Bb6 Bc1 92. Bc5 Be3 93. Bb4 Bf2 94. Bf8 Be3 95. Bc5 Bg1 96. Ba3 Be3 97.
Ke4 Bd2 98. Bc5 Ke8 99. d5 Kd7 100. Be3 Ba5 101. Bd4 Bd8 102. Bc3 Be7 103. Kf4
Bd6+ 104. Kg4 Ke7 105. Bd2 Bc5 106. Bf4 Bb4 107. Kh5 Kf7 108. Bg3 Bc5 109. d6
Bd4 110. Bh4 Bb6 111. d7 Bd8 112. Kh6 Ba5 113. Be1 Bb6 114. Bb4 Bd8 115. Kh5
Kg7 116. Bd6 Kh7 117. Kh4 Kh6 118. Kg4 Kg7 119. Kf4 Kh6 120. Ke4 Kg5 121. Bf4+
1-0

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:32"]
[BlackClock "0:00:56"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 {Die Torre-Eröffnung ist nicht so zahm wie man
denkt.} Bg7 4. c3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. e4 Nc6 9. Be2 (9. a4
b6 10. Bb5 Bb7 11. O-O a6 12. Be2 Na5 13. Qc2 c4 14. Rfd1 Qc8 15. e5 Nd5 16.
Bh2 Nc7 17. Nd4 Ne6 18. Bg4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 e6 20. Ne4 Nb3 21. Rab1 Bxe4 22. Qxe4
b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. d5 exd5 25. Rxd5 Qb7 26. Bf3 Rae8 27. Rbd1 Re7 28. Qe1 b4
29. Qe4 Qc8 30. Be2 c3 31. Qxb4 c2 32. Qxe7 c1=Q 33. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 34. Rd1 Qxb2
35. Bf1 Nd4 36. Qd6 Ne2+ 37. Bxe2 Qxe2 38. Bg3 h5 39. Qd4 Re8 40. f4 Ra8 41.
Bf2 Ra2 42. Re1 Qd2 43. Qxd2 Rxd2 44. g3 g5 45. f5 Rd5 46. f6 Bf8 47. Rc1 Kh7
48. Rc8 Ba3 49. Re8 g4 50. hxg4 hxg4 51. Be3 Kg6 52. Bf4 Kf5 53. Kf2 Bc5+ 54.
Ke2 Bb4 55. Rc8 Bc5 56. Re8 Bb4 57. Re7 Bc3 {1/2-1/2 (57) Kamsky,G (2713)
-Safarli,E (2603) Baku 2010}) 9... Nh5 {Die Neuerung.} (9... b6 10. O-O Nh5 11.
Bh2 Bh6 12. Qc2 Bf4 13. Rfe1 Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Qc7+ 15. g3 $11 {1/2-1/2 (92)
Gostisa,L (2440)-Khalifman,A (2640) Bled 1991}) 10. Bh2 b6 (10... e5 $5) 11. e5
{Nimmt dem Sh5 das Feld f6.} Bh8 12. Qa4 Bb7 13. Qh4 Ng7 14. Ng5 h5 15. Ndf3 {
Der Vorteil von Weiß ist offensichtlich.} Qc8 16. g4 Ba6 17. gxh5 Nxh5 18.
Bxa6 Qxa6 19. Qe4 Nd8 ({Nach} 19... Rac8 {ist} 20. Nxf7 (20. Rg1 $5) 20... Rxf7
21. Qxg6+ Rg7 22. Qxh5 Qd3 {nicht so klar.}) 20. O-O-O (20. Qxa8 Nb7 21. Qxf8+
Kxf8 {wäre gut für Schwarz.}) 20... b5 21. Rhg1 (21. Qxa8 Nc6 {bringt Weiß
weider nichts ein.}) 21... Bg7 22. Kb1 Rc8 23. Nh4 {droht stark e6, aber...} b4
24. c4 {... Weiß macht den Zug nicht. c4 ist aber auch gut.} (24. e6 Nxe6 25.
Nxg6 fxg6 (25... Nxg5 26. Nxe7+) 26. Qxg6 Rf6 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Qxh5 bxc3 29.
Nh7+ Kg8 30. Nxf6+ exf6 31. Rd7 $18) 24... b3 (24... Qc6 25. Qg4 $18) 25. axb3
Rb8 26. Rd3 $18 Rb6 27. f4 $2 ({Hier gewann} 27. Nxf7 Nxf7 (27... Kxf7 28. Nxg6
Rxg6 29. Rf3+ $18) 28. Nxg6 Rfb8 29. Nxe7+ Kf8 30. Qf3 Rh6 31. Rd7 Qe6 32. Rxa7
Re8 33. Nf5 $18) 27... Nc6 {Und schon hat Schwarz starkes Gegenspiel mit Sb4.}
28. Nxg6 (28. Nf5 e6 (28... gxf5 $2 29. Qxf5 $18) 29. Nxg7 Nxg7 (29... Kxg7 30.
Nxe6+ $18) 30. Nxf7 Rxf7 31. Rxg6 Qb7 32. Rh6 Nf5 33. Rxe6 Ncd4 $15) 28... fxg6
(28... Nb4 $2 29. Nxe7+ Kh8 30. Qh7#) 29. Qxg6 Qa2+ 30. Kc1 Qa1+ 31. Kd2 Qxb2+
32. Ke3 Nf6 33. exf6 Rxf6 34. Qe8+ Rf8 35. Qg6 Rf6 36. Qe8+ Rf8 37. Qg6 (37.
Qh5 Rf6 38. Qh7+ Kf8 39. Qe4 Kg8 (39... Rxb3 $2 40. Nh7+ $18) 40. Rg2 Qc1+ 41.
Kf2 Nd4 {ist unklar}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. b3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qb6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. c4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Qc2 Ba6 12. Na4 Qb7 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Rfd1
Rfd8 15. Rab1 h6 16. Bd2 Nf6 17. Ba5 Re8 18. Nc3 Bd8 19. Bxd8 Raxd8 20. Na4 e5
21. Qc3 Qb8 22. Qa5 Bb7 23. Nc3 e4 24. e3 dxc4 25. bxc4 Rxd1+ 26. Nxd1 Qd8 27.
Qxa7 Bc8 28. Nc3 Qd3 29. Qa3 Qxc4 30. Qb4 Ba6 31. Bf1 Qxb4 32. Rxb4 c5 33. Rb6
Bd3 34. a4 Nd7 35. Rd6 Ne5 36. Bxd3 exd3 37. f4 Nc4 38. Rxd3 Nxe3 39. a5 Nc4
40. Rd5 Nxa5 41. Rxc5 Nb7 42. Rd5 Rc8 43. Ne4 Re8 44. Nd6 Nxd6 45. Rxd6 Re2 46.
Rd7 g6 47. h4 Kg7 48. Kf1 Rb2 49. Rd6 h5 50. Rc6 Ra2 51. Rd6 Rb2 52. Rc6 Ra2
53. Rd6 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. Ng5 Be8 12. b3 b6 13. Rd3 Kb7 14. Bb2
Be7 15. Nge4 Rd8 16. Rad1 Kc8 17. g3 Rxd3 18. Rxd3 Bd7 19. f3 Re8 20. Kf2 Bd8
21. Ne2 c5 22. h4 g6 23. c4 h5 24. Nf6 Bxf6 25. exf6 b5 26. Nf4 bxc4 27. bxc4
Nd6 28. Ba3 Re5 29. Rd5 Nxc4 30. Bxc5 Rxd5 31. Nxd5 Kb7 32. Nf4 Ne5 33. Bd4 Nc6
34. Ke3 Nd8 35. Nd3 Bf5 36. Ne5 Be6 37. a3 Nc6 38. Nxc6 Kxc6 39. Bxa7 Kd5 40.
Kf4 Kc4 41. g4 Bd5 42. Kg3 Be6 43. Kf4 Bd5 44. Kg3 Be6 45. Kf4 Bd5 46. Kg3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. Nbd2
h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. O-O Ne7 11. Bb3 g5 12. Bg3 Ng6 13. Nc4 h5 14. h3 Bh6 15. Ne3
Kg7 16. Re1 h4 17. Bh2 g4 18. Nf5+ Bxf5 19. exf5 Nf4 20. hxg4 Nxg4 21. d4 Qf6
22. Bxf4 Bxf4 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 dxe5 25. Qg4+ Kh6 26. Rad1 Rg8 27. Qh3 Rg7
28. Bd5 Rag8 29. Rd3 c6 30. Be4 Rd8 31. Red1 Rgg8 32. Kf1 Rxd3 33. Qxd3 Bg5 34.
Ke2 Rd8 35. Qxd8 Qxd8 36. Rxd8 Bxd8 37. Kf3 Kg5 38. Bc2 Bb6 39. Bb3 Kxf5 40.
Bxf7 e4+ 41. Ke2 a5 42. a4 Bd8 43. f3 exf3+ 44. Kxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qa5 9. Nb3 Qh5 10. Bf3 Qh3 11. Bg2 Qh5 12. Bf3 Qh3 13. Bg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.05.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d4 d6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 Bc5 12. Qe2 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. c3 Na5 15. g4
Bg6 16. Bc2 bxc3 17. bxc3 Nd5 18. Nb1 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Nbd2 Qe7 21. Kg2
Bb6 22. Nc4 Qc5 23. Nce5 Qxc3 24. Rad1 Rfe8 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26. e5 Re7 27. h4
Rae8 28. h5 gxh5 29. Qe4 g6 30. gxh5 Qc6 31. hxg6 Qxg6+ 32. Qxg6+ fxg6 33. Rg1
Nc6 34. Bxg6 Rg7 35. Kf1 Re6 36. Bf5 Rxg1+ 37. Kxg1 Re7 38. Rd5 Kg7 39. Be4 a5
40. Kg2 Kh6 41. Rd1 Rg7+ 42. Kf1 Ne7 43. Ke2 Rg4 44. Rh1+ Kg7 45. Rh7+ Kf8 46.
e6 Rg7 47. Rh4 Ng8 48. Rxf4+ Ke7 49. Bf5 Nf6 50. Nh4 Nd5 51. Rf3 Kd6 52. Ng6
Bd4 53. Nf4 Nxf4+ 54. Rxf4 c5 55. Re4 Rb7 56. f4 Ke7 57. Kf3 Rb3+ 58. Kg4 Re3
59. Rxe3 Bxe3 60. Kf3 Bd2 61. Bd3 Kxe6 62. Bc4+ Kf6 63. Bd3 Ke6 64. Bc4+ Kf6
65. Bd3 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.06.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5
9. cxd5 h6 10. Bf4 g5 11. Bh2 Re8 12. Nge2 c4 13. Bc2 Na6 14. O-O Nc5 15. f3 b5
16. Kh1 Qb6 17. Bg1 Bd7 18. Qd2 Qd8 19. Bd4 Nh5 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 21. g4 Qf6 22.
Qd4 Qe5 23. b4 cxb3 24. axb3 a5 25. b4 axb4 26. Qxb4 Reb8 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Rb1
Ne8 29. Qd4 Qxd4 30. Nxd4 Nc7 31. Ndxb5 Nxb5 32. Nxb5 Bxb5 33. Rxb5 Ra2 34. Bb1
Re2 35. Kg1 Nd7 36. Kf1 Rd2 37. Ke1 Rh2 38. Bd3 Rxh3 39. Be2 h5 40. gxh5 Rxh5
41. Rb7 Ne5 42. Rb6 Rh6 43. Kf2 Kf8 44. Kg3 Rf6 45. Rb8+ Ke7 46. Rb7+ Kd8 47.
Rb8+ Kc7 48. Rg8 Rg6 49. Rxg6 fxg6 50. Bb5 Kb6 51. Be8 Kc5 52. f4 gxf4+ 53.
Kxf4 Kd4 54. Bb5 Nf7 55. Be8 Ne5 56. Bb5 g5+ 57. Kxg5 Kxe4 58. Bc6 Kd4 59. Kf5
Nd3 60. Bb7 Nb4 61. Kf4 Nxd5+ 62. Kf3 Nc3 63. Ba8 d5 64. Bxd5 Nxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.06.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2
e5 9. d5 c6 10. h4 cxd5 11. exd5 N8d7 12. h5 Nf6 13. hxg6 fxg6 14. O-O-O Bd7
15. d6 Rc8 16. Kb1 e4 17. fxe4 Ng4 18. Bg5 Qe8 19. Nf3 Rf7 20. Be7 Rxc3 21.
bxc3 Qc8 22. Rc1 Na4 23. Ng5 Qc5 24. Nxf7 Nxc3+ 25. Rxc3 Bxc3 26. Nh6+ Kg7 27.
Qd5 Qb4+ 28. Qb3 Qxe4+ 29. Qc2 Qe1+ 30. Qc1 Qe4+ 31. Qc2 Qe1+ 32. Qc1 Qe4+ 33.
Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"]
[Site "Thessaloniki"]
[Date "2013.06.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2013.05.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O b4 11. Nce2 Qc7 12. h4 d5 13. Bf4 e5 14. Bh2 dxe4 15.
g5 hxg5 16. hxg5 Rxh2 17. Rxh2 exd4 18. Rh8 Nd5 19. Qxd4 Bb7 20. Qxe4+ Ne7 21.
Qxb4 Ng6 22. Rg8 Ne7 23. Rh8 Ng6 24. Rg8 Ne7 25. Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Popov, Ivan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. a4 e6 8. Be3
Nc6 9. h3 b6 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. Bh6 e5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Bf1 Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 exd4 16. Qxd4 Qe7 17. Rad1 Qe5 18. Qxe5 Rxe5 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nbd2 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. cxd4 a6 8. e3
d6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[PlyCount "237"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. c4 dxc4 6. Na3 c3 7. bxc3 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. e3 Nc6 10. Qe2 Bf5 11. Bb2 e5 12. h3 Re8 13. Rfd1 e4 14. Nd2 cxd4 15.
cxd4 h5 16. Nac4 Qd7 17. Ne5 Qe6 18. Qc4 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 20. Qxe6 Rxe6 21.
Nxe4 Nxe5 22. Ng5 Re7 23. Ba3 Rd7 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Rb1 Bc6 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27.
Rb7 Re8 28. Bb2 f6 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30. Rb8+ Bf8 31. Nf3 Rb5 32. Ra8 Ra5 33. Nd4
Kf7 34. Nxc6 Rxa2 35. Nd8+ Ke7 36. Nc6+ Kf7 37. Rxa7+ Rxa7 38. Nxa7 Ke6 39. Nb5
Bc5 40. Kg2 Ke5 41. Nc3 Bb4 42. Ne2 Ke6 43. Nf4+ Kf7 44. Kf3 Bd6 45. Ke4 Bb8
46. Kd5 Bc7 47. Kc6 Ba5 48. Kd7 Be1 49. Nd3 Bd2 50. e4 g5 51. g4 hxg4 52. hxg4
Bc3 53. f3 Bd4 54. Nb4 Bc5 55. Nc6 Bb6 56. Nd8+ Kf8 57. Nb7 Kf7 58. Nd6+ Kg6
59. Ke6 Bd4 60. Nf5 Bb2 61. Ke7 Ba3+ 62. Ke6 Bb2 63. Ne7+ Kg7 64. Nc6 Kg6 65.
Nb4 Bc3 66. Nd3 Bd4 67. e5 Bc3 68. exf6 Bxf6 69. Ne5+ Kg7 70. Kf5 Bd8 71. Nc4
Be7 72. Nd2 Bd8 73. Ne4 Kh6 74. Nc5 Bb6 75. Ne6 Be3 76. Kf6 Bd2 77. Kf7 Bc3 78.
Nc5 Bd4 79. Ne4 Be5 80. Nf6 Bc3 81. Nd5 Ba1 82. Ne3 Bb2 83. Nf5+ Kh7 84. Ke6
Kg6 85. Ne7+ Kg7 86. Kf5 Bc1 87. Nc6 Kh6 88. Kf6 Bb2+ 89. Ne5 Bc3 90. Kf5 Kg7
91. Nc4 Bf6 92. Ne5 Bd8 93. Nd7 Be7 94. Nb6 Bd8 95. Nd5 Kf7 96. Ne3 Kg7 97. Nc4
Be7 98. Ne5 Bd8 99. Nd7 Be7 100. Nb8 Bd8 101. Na6 Bf6 102. Nc5 Be7 103. Ne4 Kh6
104. Ke6 Ba3 105. Kf6 Bb2+ 106. Kf7 Be5 107. Nc5 Bd4 108. Ne6 Bb2 109. Nc7 Be5
110. Nd5 Bd4 111. Nf6 Bb2 112. Ne4 Be5 113. Ke6 Bb2 114. Kf5 Bc1 115. Nf2 Be3
116. Nd3 Bd2 117. Ne5 Kg7 118. Nc4 Bf4 119. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Na6 8. Nc3
Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Ne5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 c5 12. d5 Qc7 13. Nf3 exd5 14. cxd5 d6
15. Bf4 Bf6 16. Qd2 Rfe8 17. e4 Nb8 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Qb7 20. Nc4 Rxe1 21.
Rxe1 Na6 22. Nd6 Qd7 23. b3 Nc7 24. Qd3 Bd4 25. Qe4 Rd8 26. h4 g6 27. Qf3 h5
28. Rd1 Qg4 29. Qxg4 hxg4 30. Nxf7 Kxf7 31. Bxc7 Rxd5 32. f3 gxf3+ 33. Kxf3 Ke6
34. Bf4 Bf6 35. Rxd5 Kxd5 36. Be3 b5 37. Bf2 a5 38. g4 c4 39. bxc4+ Kxc4 40. h5
gxh5 41. gxh5 b4 42. Ke2 Kc3 43. Bb6 a4 44. Ba5 a3 45. h6 Kc4 46. Bxb4 Kxb4 47.
Kd3 Bg5 48. h7 Bf6 49. h8=Q Bxh8 50. Kc2 Kc4 51. Kb1 Kc3 52. Kc1 Kd3 53. Kb1
Bb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nh4 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4
Nfd7 9. Qb3 b6 10. Ng2 Bg6 11. Nf4 dxc4 12. Qxc4 b5 13. Qb3 b4 14. Nxg6 hxg6
15. Ne4 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Bg2 Nd7 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Qf3 Qxf3
21. exf3 Nf6 22. Be3 Be7 23. Bxa7 Nd5 24. O-O-O f6 25. h4 Kf7 26. Be3 Ra8 27.
Kb1 Ra5 28. h5 gxh5 29. Rxh5 Bd6 30. f4 Rb5 31. f5 e5 32. Rh3 e4 33. Bc1 Be5
34. Rb3 Rc5 35. Be3 Ra5 36. Bd2 Bd6 37. a3 g6 38. Bxb4 Bxb4 39. axb4 Rb5 40.
Rd4 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. b3 Ng4 8.
O-O f6 9. Nc4 Qe7 10. a3 a6 11. b4 Ba7 12. Qe2 g5 13. Rb1 h5 14. a4 Qd7 15.
Nfd2 h4 16. Nb3 h3 17. g3 Nh6 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 b6 20. a5 Qe7 21. axb6 cxb6
22. Nd2 Kf7 23. Ndc4 b5 24. Na5 c5 25. c4 Qc7 26. cxb5 cxb4 27. Nc6 a5 28. d4
exd4 29. Nxd4 Qe5 30. Nc6 Qxe4 31. f3 Qg6 32. b6 Rac8 33. Rbc1 b3 34. b7 Rce8
35. Qb5 Nf5 36. Nc4 Kg7 37. b8=Q Rxb8 38. Nxb8 Nd4 39. Qb7+ Kh6 40. Ne3 Ne2+
41. Kf2 Nxc1 42. Rxc1 Rd8 43. Kg1 Rd2 44. Qe7 b2 45. Qf8+ Qg7 46. Qxg7+ Kxg7
47. Rc7+ Kg6 48. Rb7 Ba2 49. Nc6 b1=Q+ 50. Rxb1 Bxb1 51. Nxa5 Re2 52. Ng4 f5
53. Kf1 Bd3 54. Nf2 Bb5 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Bg6 7. Nbd2 Nf5 8. Nb3
Nd7 9. a4 Be7 10. g4 Nh6 11. h3 Ng8 12. Bd3 Qc7 13. Be3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 h5 15. g5
g6 16. Nh4 Nf8 17. f4 Nh6 18. Nxg6 Nxg6 19. gxh6 Nh4 20. f5 O-O-O 21. f6 Rdg8+
22. Kh1 Rg3 23. h7 Rxh3+ 24. Kg1 Bf8 25. Nd2 Bh6 26. Rae1 Qd8 27. Kf2 Nf5 28.
Nf3 Bxe3+ 29. Rxe3 Rxh7 30. Rg1 h4 31. Rg5 Qd7 32. Rxf5 exf5 33. Ng5 Rxe3 34.
Qxe3 Rh8 35. e6 fxe6 36. Qe5 Rf8 37. f7 Rxf7 38. Qh8+ Kc7 39. Qe5+ Kb6 40. a5+
Kxa5 41. Nxe6 Re7 42. Qe1+ Kb5 43. c4+ dxc4 44. Qe5+ Qd5 45. Nc7+ Rxc7 46. Qxc7
Qxd4+ 47. Ke1 b6 48. Qxa7 Qxb2 49. Qh7 Qe5+ 50. Kf1 Qf4+ 51. Kg2 Qg4+ 52. Kh1
h3 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qa5 9. e3 d6 10. Nde2 Bd7 11. b3 a6 12. Bd2 Rfc8 13. a4 Rab8 14. h3 Qd8
15. e4 Be8 16. Rb1 Nd7 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Kh2 Kh7 20. Qd2 Na5 21. Qa2
Nc6 22. Rfd1 Nb4 23. Qd2 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Nd5 bxc4 26. Nxb4 c3 27. Nxc3
Rxb4 28. Na4 Nxa4 29. Qxb4 Nc3 30. Bb6 Qd7 31. Bd4 Nxd1 32. Rxd1 Qb5 33. Qxb5
Bxb5 34. Bxg7 Kxg7 35. e5 dxe5 36. Rd5 Rb8 37. Rxe5 Bd7 38. Rxe7 Be6 39. Rb7
Rxb7 40. Bxb7 Bxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5
b5 9. a4 bxa4 10. Ne5 Ra7 11. Rxa4 Bb7 12. Bxb7 Rxb7 13. Nc3 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. Nxc4 Rd8 16. Nxa5 Bxa5 17. Rxa5 Nc6 18. Rb5 Rxb5 19. Nxb5 Nxd4 20. Nxd4
Qxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bxc6
bxc6 9. h3 Re8 10. Qc2 d5 11. Re1 Bd6 12. Nb3 a5 13. a4 h6 14. Bd2 Nh5 15. d4
dxe4 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. Nd4 Qe8 19. b4 Ba6 20. f4 Bd3 21. Qxd3
exd3 22. Rxe5 Qd7 23. Rxh5 axb4 24. Rc5 bxc3 25. Bxc3 Qd6 26. Re5 f6 27. Re3 c5
28. Nf3 c4 29. a5 Qc5 30. Kf2 Kh7 31. g4 Rb8 32. a6 Ra8 33. Nd4 Qd6 34. Kg3
Rxa6 35. Nf5 Qb6 36. Rxa6 Qxa6 37. Re7 Kg8 38. Rxg7+ Kf8 39. Bb4+ c5 40. Bxc5+
Ke8 41. Bb4 Qb6 42. Re7+ Kd8 43. Bc3 Qg1+ 44. Kh4 d2 45. Ba5+ Kc8 46. Nd6+ Kb8
47. Bxd2 Qf2+ 48. Kh5 Qxd2 49. Nxc4 Qxf4 50. Rg7 Qxc4 51. Kxh6 Qf4+ 52. Kg6 Kc8
53. Rh7 Qe4+ 54. Kh6 Qe3+ 55. Kg6 Qe4+ 56. Kh6 Kd8 57. Rg7 Qf4+ 58. Kh5 Ke8 59.
h4 Kf8 60. Rh7 Qf3 61. Rh6 Kf7 62. Rh7+ Ke6 63. Rh6 Ke5 64. Rg6 Qa8 65. g5 Qe8
0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. g3 d5 7. e5 Ng4 8. Bg2
O-O 9. h3 Nxe5 10. Nxd5 Bc5 11. Nb3 Bd6 12. O-O c6 13. Nc3 Na6 14. Bf4 Nc4 15.
Bxd6 Nxd6 16. Qd4 Be6 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Qxc5 Nf5 19. Rad1 Qb6 20. Na4 Qc7 21.
Qc3 Rad8 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. a4 b6 24. Ne4 h6 25. b4 Be6 26. Rfe1 Ne7 27. Nd2 Nd5
28. Qb2 Qc8 29. Kh2 Nf6 30. Nf3 Bd5 31. Ne5 Qf5 32. c4 Bxg2 33. Kxg2 Rxd1 34.
Rxd1 Re8 35. Nf3 c5 36. a5 cxb4 37. axb6 axb6 38. Qxb4 Qe6 39. Rd6 Qe4 40. Qxb6
Qxc4 41. Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.08"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 Nc6 6. d3 Nge7 7. Nge2 Be6 8. Nd5
h6 9. O-O Qd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. b4 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Bd2 Bh3 14. Bxh3 Qxh3
15. Qa4+ Nc6 16. f4 Qd7 17. b5 Ne7 18. Nxe7 Qxe7 19. Qxa7 b6 20. Qb7 Qd7 21. f5
Be5 22. fxg6 fxg6 23. Bf4 Bxf4 24. Rxf4 Rf8 25. Raf1 Rxf4 26. Rxf4 Ke7 27. Qd5
Rf8 28. Rxf8 Kxf8 29. Qxd4 Qg4 30. Kf2 h5 31. Qf6+ Ke8 32. h3 Qxh3 33. Qxg6+
Ke7 34. Qg5+ Ke8 35. Qh4 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.08"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Grivas,E"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:51"]
[BlackClock "0:00:57"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 Nbd7 7. O-O c5 8. h3
Rb8 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. a4 b6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Nf4 Nfd7 13. Bd2 Rc8 14. Qe2 {
White has played the opening without any concrete plan and without fantasy.
Black got what he wanted - a lively middlegame with many pieces on the board.
He now opted for a 'Hedghog' structure.} a6 15. Red1 e6 16. Be1 $6 ({Too
passive. White should have gone for a forced variation:} 16. b4 $1 Bxc3 (16...
Nxa4 $5 17. Nxa4 b5 18. Nc3 Bxc3 19. Bxc3 Rxc3 20. Rxd6 Qc8 21. Qd1 $13) 17.
Bxc3 Nxe4 (17... Nxa4 18. Be1) 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rxc3 20. Rxd6 Qc7 21.
Rad1 Nf6 22. Qd4 $11 {.}) 16... Qe7 17. Qe3 Ne5 18. b3 Rfd8 (18... f5 $5 {
was good for Black here.}) 19. Rac1 h5 $1 {Trying to create more weaknesses on
the white kingside - White is lacking any good plan...} 20. Nfe2 Kh7 21. f4 Nc6
22. Na2 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bc3 e5 $1 25. Re1 Ne6 26. Nb4 Nxb4 27. Bxb4 h4 $1
{White's kingside is falling apart.} 28. Rf1 hxg3 29. f5 {What else?} Nf4 $2 ({
Black mixes his ideas! He should have gone for the simple} 29... Bh6 30. fxg6+
fxg6 31. Qxg3 Bxc1 {was even better.}) 30. Nxf4 Bh6 31. Qxg3 Bxf4 32. Rxf4 $1
exf4 33. Qxf4 Qe5 $2 ({Black's last chance was laying on} 33... Qf6 34. fxg6+
Qxg6 35. Qh4+ Kg7 36. c4 Re8 $15 {.}) 34. Qf2 $2 ({The obvious} 34. Qh4+ Kg8
35. c4 $1 Qd4+ 36. Kh1 Qg7 37. fxg6 fxg6 38. Bc3 Qh7 39. Qg4 {was offering
White very good compensation for the exchange.}) 34... Kg8 $2 ({Many mistakes
in a row, but this is a rapid game - not much time to think! Black could have
gained a good advantage with} 34... gxf5 $1 35. c4 Qf6 36. Bc3 Qg6 {.}) 35. Re1
$2 (35. c4 $1 {again was fine:} g5 36. Bc3 Qe7 (36... Qf4 37. Qxf4 gxf4 38. Bf6
$14) 37. f6 Qf8 38. Qb6 $13 {.}) 35... Re8 36. Qd2 d5 37. fxg6 fxg6 38. Rd1
dxe4 39. Qh6 Qh5 $1 {Now the queens are exchanged and Black shouldn't have any
problem to bring the bacon home.} 40. Qxh5 gxh5 41. Bf1 Re5 42. Bd6 Rd8 43. Be2
Re6 44. Bb4 Rxd1+ 45. Bxd1 Re5 46. Kf2 e3+ 47. Ke2 Bc8 48. Bd6 Rd5 49. Bf4 Bxh3
50. Ke1 Bg4 $1 51. Bxg4 hxg4 52. c4 bxc4 53. bxc4 Rf5 (53... Rc5 54. Bxe3 Rxc4
{was winning as well.}) 54. Bxe3 g3 55. c5 Kf7 56. Ke2 Ke6 57. Bd4 Kd5 58. Bg1
Rf8 59. Be3 g2 60. Bf2 Rf7 $1 {Losing a tempo, forcing the white king to e1.}
61. Ke1 (61. Ke3 Kxc5 62. Ke2+ Kd5 63. Ke3 Rf5 64. Ke2 Ke4 $19 {.}) 61... Re7+
$1 62. Kd2 Rh7 (62... Rh7 {White resigned, as} 63. Ke2 Rh1 {wins the bishop.})
0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.08"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O h6 6. Bf4 g5 7. Bxb8 Rxb8 8.
Qxd4 b6 9. c4 Bg7 10. cxd5 O-O 11. e4 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Qxd5 13. exd5 Bxb2 14. Nbd2
Bxa1 15. Rxa1 Bb7 16. Nd4 Rfd8 17. Nf5 e6 18. Nxh6+ Kg7 19. Ng4 Bxd5 20. Nf3
Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Rbc8 22. a4 Rc5 23. Ne3 Rd4 24. Be2 f5 25. Bb5 Kf6 26. h3 Rd2 27.
Kg2 Rd4 28. Ra2 Kf7 29. Nf1 Rcd5 30. Nh2 Kf6 31. Nf3 Rd1 32. g4 Rc5 33. Re2 Rd8
34. h4 gxh4 35. g5+ Ke7 36. Nxh4 Rd4 37. Ng6+ Kd6 38. f4 a6 39. Bxa6 Rxa4 40.
Bb7 b5 41. Rd2+ Kc7 42. Bf3 b4 43. Nf8 Kb6 44. Nd7+ Kb5 45. Be2+ Kc6 46. Bf3+
Kb5 47. Nxc5 Kxc5 48. Kg3 b3 49. Rb2 Kc4 50. Rxb3 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.08"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Ne4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. d5 f5 8. Nc3
Bf6 9. Bc4 Bb7 10. Nge2 O-O 11. Nf4 Na6 12. Qd2 Nc7 13. Rd1 a6 14. a4 Be5 15.
O-O Qf6 16. Qe2 Bxc3 17. bxc3 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bxb5 Nxb5 20. Qxb5 Ba6 21.
Qxd7 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 e5 23. Nd3 Rad8 24. Qb7 c4 25. Nb4 Kh8 26. Qb5 Rg8 27. g3
Rg4 28. Nc6 Re8 29. Qc5 f4 30. d6 Qe6 31. Nxe5 Rg7 32. exf4 f6 33. Nxc4 Rc8 34.
d7 Rxc5 35. d8=Q+ Rg8 36. Qd6 Qxc4 37. Qxf6+ Rg7 38. Qf8+ Rg8 39. Qf6+ Rg7 40.
Qf8+ Rg8 41. Qf6+ Rg7 42. Qf8+ Rg8 43. Qf6+ Rg7 44. Qf8+ Rg8 45. Qf6+ Rg7 46.
Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 a6 8. a4
b6 9. Nd5 Bb7 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Bd3 Rfe8 12. c3 Nf8 13. Nh4 g6 14. Nf3 Nh5 15.
Bg5 f6 16. Bd2 Ne6 17. Bf1 Kh8 18. g3 Rad8 19. Bg2 Nhg7 20. Qc2 g5 21. Rad1 Qf7
22. d5 Nf8 23. c4 Ng6 24. Bc3 Nh5 25. b4 Rg8 26. c5 Bc8 27. cxb6 cxb6 28. Nd2
b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Nf1 Ngf4 31. Ne3 Nxg2 32. Nxg2 Nf4 33. f3 Qh5 34. g4 Qh3
35. Qf2 h5 36. Qg3 hxg4 37. fxg4 Bxg4 38. Rd2 Qh5 39. Ne3 Bd7 40. Kh1 Rg7 41.
Rg1 Rh7 42. Bb2 Qg6 43. Qf3 Rg8 44. Rc2 Rh3 45. Rg3 Qh6 46. Rxh3 Bxh3 47. Rc6
g4 48. Qg3 Nh5 49. Qh4 Qg5 50. Qxg5 Rxg5 51. Rxd6 g3 52. hxg3 Rxg3 53. Nf5 Bxf5
54. exf5 Rb3 55. Bc1 Rd3 56. Kg2 Kg7 57. Kf2 Ng3 58. Rd8 Nxf5 59. Ke2 Rd4 60.
Bd2 Ng3+ 61. Ke1 Ne4 62. Be3 Rxb4 63. d6 Rb3 64. Bb6 Rd3 65. Bc7 b4 66. Ke2 Rd4
67. Ke3 b3 68. Rb8 Nxd6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A24"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. e3 e5 7. Nge2 c6 8. O-O
Be6 9. b3 Re8 10. e4 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Bg5 d4 13. Bxb7 Nbd7 14. Nd5 Rb8 15.
Bc6 h6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Bg2 h5 19. Qd2 Kh7 20. Kh1 h4 21. Ng1
Bf5 22. Rae1 Bh6 23. Qe2 a5 24. Be4 Bd7 25. Qf3 Qxf3+ 26. Nxf3 hxg3 27. hxg3 a4
28. bxa4 Bxa4 29. Kg2 Rb2 30. Rb1 Rxb1 31. Rxb1 f5 32. Rb7+ Kh8 33. Bd5 e4 34.
dxe4 d3 35. exf5 gxf5 36. Ra7 Bd1 37. Nh4 Bh5 38. Bf3 Bxf3+ 39. Nxf3 Rd8 40.
Rf7 d2 41. Nxd2 Rxd2 42. Rxf5 Rxa2 43. Kf3 Rc2 44. c5 Kg8 45. Ke4 Bf8 46. Kd4
Bxc5+ 47. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A55"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. g3 Nbd7 4. c4 e5 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
a6 9. e4 b5 10. c5 dxc5 11. Nxe5 Bb7 12. Nf3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Re8 14. Rd1 Qb6 15.
h3 Bf8 16. Nf5 c5 17. Bf4 Re6 18. a4 Rae8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qb3 b4 21. Nd5 Nxd5
22. exd5 Re2 23. Ne3 c4 24. Qxc4 Rxb2 25. Qc1 Rb3 26. Qc2 Rc3 27. Qa4 Qd8 28.
Qb5 Qc8 29. d6 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Rc5 31. Qxb4 g5 32. Kg1 gxf4 33. Qxf4 Qc6 34. Nf5
Ne5 35. Qg5+ Kh8 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Qg5+ Kh8 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Qg5+ Kh8 40. Qf6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Bb6 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Ne7 9. Re1 Ng6 10. Nf1 c6 11. Ng3 Re8 12. h3 d5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
exd5 cxd5 16. d4 Bd7 17. Bxd5 exd4 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Nxd4 Bc8 20. Qf3 Nf4 21.
Nh5 Nxh5 22. Qxh5 Rd8 23. Qf3 Qxf3 24. Bxf3 Bxd4 25. cxd4 Rxd4 26. Rc1 Be6 27.
a3 b5 28. Rd1 Rc4 29. Rd2 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 g5 31. g4 Kg7 32. Kg3 Rg1+ 33. Bg2 a5
34. f4 gxf4+ 35. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. c3 Bg6 7. O-O Nf5 8. Na3
Nd7 9. Nc2 Qc7 10. Nce1 h6 11. Nd3 Bh7 12. a4 c5 13. a5 g5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15.
Nd4 a6 16. Re1 Be7 17. Nxf5 Bxf5 18. Be3 Kf8 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Bd4 Rc8 21. Bd3
Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Bxd4 23. cxd4 Qc2 24. Qf3 Qg6 25. Qb3 Kg7 26. Qxb7 Qd3 27. Red1
Qe2 28. Re1 Qc4 29. Rad1 Rb8 30. Qe7 Rhc8 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Qxh6 Rxb2 33. Qxg5+
Kf8 34. Rc1 Rc2 35. Rxc2 Qxc2 36. h4 Qc3 37. Rd1 Qc2 38. Rd2 Qb1+ 39. Kh2 Rc1
40. h5 Rh1+ 41. Kg3 Qb3+ 42. f3 Qb1 43. h6 Qe1+ 44. Kg4 Qg1 45. Qd8# 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. c4 Bg4 5. Bg2 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. c5 Qc7 11. Bf4 Qc8 12. Rac1 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 b6 14. Bd6 Bxd6
15. cxd6 Qb8 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qxd6 19. Rxc6 Qe7 20. Rc7 Qd6
21. Qc2 Rad8 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Rxa7 g6 24. Bxg6 fxg6 25. Qxg6 Rf6 26. Qh5+ Kg7
27. Re4 Rg6 28. Rh4 Kf6 29. Qh7 Rg7 30. Qh5 Qd5 31. Rf4+ Ke7 32. Qh4+ Qg5 33.
a4 Qxh4 34. Rxh4 Kd6 35. Rf4 Rc8 36. a5 bxa5 37. Rxa5 Rb8 38. Ra6+ Kd5 39. Ra7
Rxb2 40. h4 Kd6 41. Kg2 Rh7 42. Re4 Rh6 43. Ra6+ Kd5 44. Rf4 Nf6 45. g4 Rxh4
46. Rxf6 Rxg4+ 47. Kf3 Rxd4 48. Raxe6 Rb3+ 49. Re3 Rxe3+ 50. Kxe3 Re4+ 51. Kf3
Ra4 52. Rf5+ Ke6 53. Rf4 Ra1 54. Kg4 Rg1+ 55. Kh3 Ke7 56. f3 Ke6 57. Kh4 Ke7
58. Rf5 Ke6 59. Rg5 Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 cxd4 6. Ne2 Bg7 7. c3 dxc3 8.
bxc3 Nf6 9. e5 Nd5 10. d4 O-O 11. Qb3 Nc7 12. Bd3 d6 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. O-O b6
15. Bf4 e5 16. Bg3 Bb7 17. c4 Ne6 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. Bc2 Rfe8 20. Qa4 Qb8 21.
Rab1 Qa8 22. d5 Nc5 23. Qa3 Bc8 24. Nc3 Bd7 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Rc8 27. Bd3
Rc5 28. f3 Ra5 29. Qd6 Qc8 30. Re1 Bf8 31. Qf6 Be7 32. Qxe5 Bc5+ 33. Kh1 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d3 Be7 8. Qb3
Qb6 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Nc3 h6 11. e4 Bh7 12. Be3 Qd8 13. h3 Na6 14. Rad1 Re8 15.
Qb3 Bb4 16. e5 Nd7 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Nc7 19. d4 Ne6 20. Nd2 Rc8 21. b4 Nxe5
22. dxe5 d4 23. Bxd4 Qxd4 24. Qxd4 Nxd4 25. Nc4 Ne2+ 26. Kh2 Re7 27. Rd2 Nc3
28. Rc1 Na4 29. f4 Nb6 30. Na5 a6 31. Rcd1 Bf5 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. g4 Be6 34. Be4+
g6 35. f5 Bd5 36. Rxc8 Nxc8 37. Bxd5 cxd5 38. Rxd5 gxf5 39. gxf5 Nb6 40. Rd6
Na4 41. e6 fxe6 42. Rxe6 Rf7 43. Re5 Nb2 44. Nb3 Nc4 45. Rc5 Nxa3 46. Nd4 Rd7
47. Ne6 Rd2+ 48. Kg3 Nb5 49. Kf4 Rf2+ 50. Ke5 h5 51. Rd5 Kh6 52. Kf6 Nc3 53.
Rd8 Ne4+ 54. Ke5 Ng5 55. Rh8+ Nh7 56. h4 Re2+ 57. Kf4 Rf2+ 58. Ke4 Rh2 59. Ke5
Rxh4 60. f6 Rh1 61. f7 Re1+ 62. Kd6 Kg6 63. Rxh7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
O-O Qa5 9. Nb3 Qh5 10. c5 Rd8 11. e4 d6 12. Qxh5 Nxh5 13. Rd1 dxc5 14. Rxd8+
Nxd8 15. Nxc5 b6 16. Nb3 Bb7 17. Be3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rc8 19. Rc1 Rc4 20. f3 Nc6
21. Rc2 Ra4 22. c4 Kg7 23. c5 b5 24. Rd2 Bc8 25. Nd4 Nxd4 26. Bxd4+ f6 27. Bf1
a6 28. c6 Kf7 29. Bc5 Ng7 30. Rd8 Ne6 31. Rxc8 Nxc5 32. Ra8 Ne6 33. Be2 Rxa2
34. Bxb5 Ra1+ 35. Kf2 Rc1 36. Ba4 Rc3 37. Ke1 Nc5 38. Bd1 a5 39. c7 Nd3+ 40.
Kd2 Rxc7 41. Bb3+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. d3 a6 8.
Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Nd2 Nc6 11. Qg4 Qf6 12. Nf3 Qg6 13. Qxg6 hxg6 14. Bd2 Bc5
15. Rac1 Ke7 16. c3 Rhc8 17. cxd4 Nxd4 18. Rxc5 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Rxc5 20. Bb4 d6
21. Bxc5 dxc5 22. Bd1 e5 23. Be2 g5 24. Kg2 Kd6 25. Kg3 Rh8 26. Rh1 Rh4 27. h3
Bc8 28. Rh2 Be6 29. a3 g6 30. Rh1 f5 31. Kg2 Rh8 32. Kg3 a5 33. Kg2 f4 34. Rh2
b4 35. Rh1 bxa3 36. bxa3 Rb8 37. h4 Rb2 38. Bd1 gxh4 39. Rxh4 Rd2 40. Ba4 Rxd3
41. Be8 Rxa3 42. Bxg6 c4 43. Rh6 Ke7 44. Bf5 Bf7 45. Rc6 c3 46. Rc7+ Kf6 47.
Rc6+ Kg5 48. Rc7 Bh5 49. Rc5 a4 50. Rxe5 Bxf3+ 51. Kh2 Ra1 52. Bh3+ Kg6 53. Bg2
Bxg2 54. Kxg2 c2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. c4 g6 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d3 O-O 8. a3
Rb8 9. Rb1 b6 10. b4 Bb7 11. e3 e5 12. b5 Ne7 13. e4 Ne8 14. a4 Nc7 15. a5 bxa5
16. Qa4 a6 17. Bg5 axb5 18. cxb5 Ne6 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. b6 Ra8 21. Nd5 Qe8 22.
Ra1 Qxa4 23. Rxa4 Rfb8 24. Rb1 Kf8 25. Bh3 Bxd5 26. exd5 Nc7 27. Nd2 Nxd5 28.
b7 Ra7 29. Ra3 Nb4 30. Ne4 Ke7 31. Nc3 Rbxb7 32. Bg2 Rb8 33. Nd5+ Ke6 34. Ne3
f5 35. Nc4 d5 36. Rxa5 Rxa5 37. Nxa5 Ra8 38. Nc4 dxc4 39. Bxa8 cxd3 40. f3 Bf8
41. Rc1 c4 42. Kf1 Nc2 43. Bb7 d2 44. Ke2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A58"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. bxa6 d6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Re1 Bxa6 12. e4 Nfd7 13. Bf1 Nc4 14. Qc2 Qa5
15. Nd2 Nde5 16. Kg2 Nxd2 17. Bxd2 Bxf1+ 18. Rxf1 Nc4 19. Rfc1 Rfb8 20. b3 Nxd2
21. Qxd2 Rb4 22. Qe3 c4 23. Rab1 Qa3 24. Rc2 Rab8 25. Ne2 h5 26. Rxc4 Qxa2 27.
Rxb4 Rxb4 28. Qd3 Be5 29. Nc1 Qa5 30. Ne2 Kg7 31. f4 Bf6 32. h4 Qa2 33. Kf3 Qa5
34. Rc1 Qb6 35. Rb1 Qb7 36. Kg2 Qa7 37. Kf3 Qa5 38. Kg2 Qc5 39. Kf3 Rb8 40. b4
Rxb4 41. Rxb4 Qxb4 42. Kg2 Qe1 43. Ng1 Qc1 44. Nf3 Qb2+ 45. Qd2 Qa1 46. Qe2 Bd4
47. Qd2 Bc3 48. Qe2 Qb1 49. Ng5 Bf6 50. Nf3 Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. d5 Na6 7. Bg2 Nc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nd4 e5 10. Nb3 d6 11. Nxc5 bxc5 12. a3 Ba6 13. Qa4 Qc8 14. b4 Nd7 15.
Nb5 Nb6 16. Qb3 Bxb5 17. cxb5 c4 18. Qc2 a6 19. bxa6 Qxa6 20. Be3 e4 21. Rad1
f5 22. Bc1 Qa4 23. Rd2 c3 24. Qxa4 Rxa4 25. Rc2 Nc4 26. f3 exf3 27. Rxf3 Nxa3
28. Bxa3 Rxa3 29. e4 Bd4+ 30. Kf1 Rb3 31. exf5 Re8 32. Rc1 Be3 33. Rc2 Bd4 34.
Rc1 Be3 35. Rc2 Rb2 36. f6 Kf7 37. Rxc3 Rb1+ 38. Ke2 Bd4+ 39. Kd3 Bxc3 40. Kxc3
Rbe1 41. Kc4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d3 Nbd7 8.
Nc3 Be7 9. e4 dxe4 10. dxe4 Nxe4 11. Nd4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bg6 13. Re1 O-O 14. Bxc6
Nc5 15. Bxb7 Bf6 16. Bxa8 Qxa8 17. Ba3 Rc8 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Qf3 Qc8 20. Qb7
Rxc3 21. Qxc8+ Rxc8 22. Rac1 Rf8 23. Nc6 Kh8 24. Nxa7 Bf5 25. Rc5 Be6 26. Rxe6
fxe6 27. Rc8 Kg8 28. Kg2 Kf7 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Nb5 Ke7 31. Kf3 Kd7 32. Ke4 Kc6
33. Nd4+ Kd6 34. a4 Bd8 35. f4 g6 36. g4 Bb6 37. h3 Bd8 38. Nf3 Bf6 39. Ng5 h5
40. a5 hxg4 41. hxg4 Kc6 42. Nxe6 Kb5 43. Nf8 g5 44. Nh7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O e5 7. d4 Nbd7 8. e4
a6 9. Be3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. h3 Rb8 12. b3 c5 13. Nde2 b5 14. Qxd6 b4 15.
Na4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rxe4 17. Rad1 Qe8 18. Nxc5 Rxe3 19. Nxd7 Rxe2 20. Nxb8 Bxh3
21. Qd8 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 Re1+ 23. Kg2 Bf8 24. Qxe8 Rxe8 25. Nxa6 Ra8 26. Nc7 Rxa2
27. Rd8 Rb2 28. Rd3 Bc5 29. Rf3 Ra2 30. Ne8 f5 31. Nf6+ Kg7 32. Nd7 Bd4 33. c5
Rc2 34. Rf4 Bxc5 35. Nxc5 Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 c5 7. d5 e6 8. e4
exd5 9. e5 Qe8 10. Be2 Ng4 11. Nxd5 Na6 12. Nf6+ Bxf6 13. exf6 Qe6 14. O-O Nxf6
15. Re1 Nh5 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Bg5 Rg8 18. Bd3 Qd6 19. Bxh6 Kh8 20. Ng5 Qf6 21.
Re3 d5 22. Rf3 Bf5 23. g4 dxc4 24. Bxf5 gxf5 25. Rxf5 Qd4 26. Nxf7+ Kh7 27.
Ng5+ Rxg5 28. Qxg5 Rg8 29. Rf7+ Kh8 30. Qxh5 Rxg4+ 31. Kh1 Qe4+ 32. f3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 Nc6 8. b3
Re8 9. Bb2 h6 10. Rc1 Be6 11. d4 e4 12. d5 exf3 13. exf3 Bf5 14. dxc6 bxc6 15.
c5 d5 16. Ne2 h5 17. h4 a5 18. Re1 a4 19. b4 a3 20. Bc3 Bh6 21. Ra1 Bg7 22. Qd2
Qd7 23. Nd4 Nh7 24. Rac1 Nf8 25. b5 cxb5 26. c6 Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Qd8 28. Nxf5
gxf5 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Qe5+ Kg8 31. f4 d4 32. Qxf5 Qe7 33. Qxb5 Rd8 34. Rd1 Ne6
35. Qxh5 Qc5 36. Qg4+ Kf8 37. f5 Ng7 38. Qg5 Re8 39. f6 Qxg5 40. hxg5 Ne6 41.
Bd5 Nxg5 42. Rxd4 Rd8 43. Kg2 Nh7 44. Rh4 Nxf6 45. Rh8+ Ng8 46. Bb3 Rd6 47. Rh4
Rxc6 48. Ra4 Nf6 49. Rxa3 Rc5 50. Ra4 Ke7 51. Rc4 Rxc4 52. Bxc4 Nd7 53. Kf1 Nb6
54. Bb3 f6 55. Ke2 Kd6 56. Kd3 Kc5 57. Ke4 Kd6 58. f4 c5 59. Kd3 Nc8 60. g4 Ne7
61. a4 Nc6 62. Ke4 Na5 63. Bc2 Nc6 64. g5 fxg5 65. fxg5 Ne7 66. Bb3 Ng6 67. Bf7
Nf8 68. g6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 a6 8. Re1
b6 9. d5 g6 10. b3 Nh5 11. Ne2 Ng7 12. Bh6 Nf6 13. Ng3 Kh8 14. a5 b5 15. Bd3
Ng4 16. Bxg7+ Kxg7 17. h3 Nf6 18. c4 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Ne8 20. Rc1 f5 21. exf5 gxf5
22. Qc2 Kh8 23. b4 Ng7 24. Bf1 Ra7 25. Qe2 Bf6 26. Qe3 Ra8 27. Qd2 Rf7 28. b5
axb5 29. Bxb5 e4 30. Bc6 Ra6 31. Nd4 Bg5 32. Qb4 Bxc1 33. Rxc1 Qg5 34. Re1 Rf8
35. Bb5 Ra8 36. Bc6 Ra6 37. Bb5 Ra8 38. Bc6 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Ne2 Nf6 5. Nec3 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. O-O
c6 9. h3 a6 10. Be3 b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. dxc6 b4 13. Nd5 Nxc6 14. Nd2 Nxd5 15.
exd5 Ne5 16. Nb3 Ba6 17. Bd4 Qb8 18. Re1 Qb7 19. f4 Nd7 20. Bxa6 Qxa6 21. Bxg7
Kxg7 22. Rxe7 Nf6 23. Qd4 Rfe8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Nd2 Qe2 26. a4 bxa3 27. bxa3
Re3 28. Nf3 Rd3 29. Qf2 Qxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Ne4+ 31. Ke2 Rxd5 32. Ke3 f5 33. a4 Ra5
34. Nd2 Nc5 35. Nc4 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. d4 Bd6 7. dxe5 Bxe5
8. Nb5 O-O 9. f4 Nxe4 10. Qd5 Bf6 11. Qxe4 Re8 12. Qf3 a6 13. Nc3 Bxc3+ 14.
bxc3 Qe7 15. Bd2 d5 16. O-O 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d6 4. e4 e5 5. Ne2 c5 6. d5 h5 7. h4 Bh6 8. Bxh6 Rxh6
9. Qd2 Rh8 10. Nbc3 Na6 11. Nc1 Nc7 12. Nd3 Qe7 13. a3 b6 14. b4 Nd7 15. g3 Qf8
16. Bh3 Qh6 17. Qxh6 Rxh6 18. Kd2 Ba6 19. b5 Bc8 20. a4 Ke7 21. a5 bxa5 22.
Bxd7 Kxd7 23. Rxa5 Bb7 24. Rha1 a6 25. Na4 Kd8 26. Naxc5 dxc5 27. Nxc5 Rb8 28.
b6 Na8 29. Nxb7+ Rxb7 30. c5 Nxb6 31. cxb6 g5 32. Rxa6 gxh4 33. gxh4 Rhxb6 34.
Rxb6 Rxb6 35. Ra8+ Ke7 36. Rh8 Rb3 37. Rxh5 Rxf3 38. Rxe5+ Kf8 39. d6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 a6 5. h3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. Nf3
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Bh6 Be6 12. O-O-O Nh5 13. g3 Bxh6 14. Qxh6
Qf6 15. Qe3 Rad8 16. Be2 Ng7 17. f4 c6 18. Rdf1 exf4 19. gxf4 Qd4 20. Qg3 b5
21. f5 Bc4 22. Rd1 Qc5 23. Bxc4 Qxc4 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Qc7 Rf8 26. a3 Qc5 27.
Kb1 gxf5 28. exf5 Nxf5 29. Ne4 Qd4 30. Qf4 Re8 31. Qg5+ Kf8 32. Nf6 Re5 33.
Nxh7+ Ke8 34. Nf6+ Kf8 35. Rf1 c5 36. h4 Ne3 37. Nh7+ Ke8 38. Qg8+ Kd7 39.
Rxf7+ Re7 40. Nf6+ Ke6 41. Rg7+ Kf5 42. Rxe7 Kxf6 43. Qg7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 c5 4. b3 d6 5. O-O e5 6. d3 Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8. Bb2 Nc6
9. Nbd2 h6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. a3 Rb8 14. b4 cxb4 15. axb4
b5 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. Nc5 a5 18. Qb3 Rd8 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Bxd5 a4 21. Qa2 Bf5 22.
d4 Nd3 23. Nxd3 Bxd3 24. Rad1 Bf5 25. Bc1 Rbc8 26. Bd2 Rd7 27. Rc1 Qd8 28. Bf3
Bd3 29. Be2 Bxe2 30. Rxe2 Kh7 31. Rce1 Qf6 32. Re5 Qb6 33. Rc5 Rcd8 34. Qc2 Rd5
35. Qe4 Qd6 36. Bf4 Qd7 37. Rc7 Qf5 38. Qxf5 Rxf5 39. Ree7 g5 40. Be3 Kg6 41.
Ra7 Rc8 42. Rec7 Rxc7 43. Rxc7 Rd5 44. Ra7 Rd8 45. Ra5 Rc8 46. Bd2 Rb8 47. Kf1
Kf6 48. Ke2 Ke6 49. Kd3 Bf8 50. c4 bxc4+ 51. Kxc4 Rc8+ 52. Kd3 Bd6 53. Rxa4 f6
54. Ra6 Kd5 55. Ra5+ Ke6 56. d5+ Kf5 57. f3 h5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 Qc7 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 b6 8. e4
Bb7 9. e5 Ne8 10. Bf4 e6 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Ne4 Ne7 13. Qd2 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bc6 15.
Bh6 Qb7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd3 Nd5 18. a3 f5 19. Ned2 Ne7 20. Rec1 Bd5 21. Rc3
g5 22. Rac1 g4 23. Ne1 Bxg2 24. Nxg2 Nd5 25. R3c2 Nec7 26. Nc4 Ne8 27. Qd2 h6
28. Nf4 Nxf4 29. Qxf4 Kg6 30. Ne3 Ng7 31. d5 Rac8 32. Rc4 exd5 33. Rxc8 Rxc8
34. Rd1 Rf8 35. Rxd5 Ne6 36. Qb4 f4 37. gxf4 Rxf4 38. Qd6 Rf7 39. Nxg4 Rg7 40.
Kf1 Qa6+ 41. Ke1 Kg5 42. Ne3 Rf7 43. Rd2 Qb5 44. Qb8 Nf4 45. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 a6 3. Nbc3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 g6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nf6 8. h3
O-O 9. O-O Rb8 10. Qd2 b5 11. f4 Nd7 12. g4 Nd4 13. Ng3 e6 14. Nd1 b4 15. c3
bxc3 16. bxc3 Nc6 17. Rc1 a5 18. Nf2 Ba6 19. g5 a4 20. Ng4 a3 21. Rc2 Rb2 22.
Rfc1 Qb6 23. f5 Rb8 24. f6 Bf8 25. Nf2 Nce5 26. Ne2 Qb5 27. Nf4 Qa4 28. Kh2
Rxc2 29. Rxc2 Rb1 30. Kg3 Qb5 31. c4 Qb4 32. Qc3 Nc6 33. h4 Nd4 34. Qxb4 Rxb4
35. Rd2 Rb2 36. Bf3 Nc2 37. Ng2 Rxa2 38. Bd1 Nb4 39. Bb3 Rb2 40. Ba4 Ne5 41.
Rd1 a2 42. d4 Nxc4 43. dxc5 Nxe3 44. Nxe3 Rb1 45. cxd6 Rxd1 46. Nexd1 Bxd6+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qa5 9. Nb3 Qh5 10. e4 d6 11. Qxh5 Nxh5 12. Rd1 Rd8 13. Bg5 Bg4 14. f3 Be6
15. g4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nf6 17. c5 Bxb3 18. axb3 dxc5 19. Bf1 Kf8 20. Kf2 Rxd1 21.
Rxd1 Rd8 22. Ra1 Nd7 23. Bb5 Ndb8 24. Be3 b6 25. Ke2 f6 26. h4 Na5 27. Rb1 Nb7
28. Bd3 Nc6 29. Bc2 Nd6 30. f4 Nb5 31. Bd2 Ncd4+ 32. cxd4 Nxd4+ 33. Kd3 Nxb3+
34. Kc3 Nxd2 35. Ra1 Rd4 36. e5 Ne4+ 37. Kb2 Nf2 38. exf6 exf6 39. Rxa7 Rxf4
40. Rxh7 Rxg4 41. h5 gxh5 42. Rxh5 Rb4+ 43. Kc1 Ne4 44. Rh7 Nd6 45. Rd7 Nc4 46.
Rb7 Ne5 47. Bf5 Rc4+ 48. Kd2 Rd4+ 49. Kc3 Rd6 50. Be4 Ke8 51. Bf5 Kd8 52. Kc2
Nc6 53. Kc3 Nd4 54. Be4 b5 55. Bd3 Rd7 56. Rb6 Kc7 57. Rxf6 Rd6 58. Rf8 Kc6 59.
Rc8+ Kd5 60. Rh8 b4+ 61. Kd2 Nf3+ 62. Ke3 Ne5 63. Rh5 Re6 64. Kd2 c4 65. Bf5
Re7 66. Rh4 Kc5 67. Kc2 Nc6 68. Kc1 Nd4 69. Bg4 b3 70. Kd2 Kb4 71. Rh8 c3+ 72.
Kd3 c2 73. Rc8 Nb5 74. Kd2 Re4 75. Bf5 Rd4+ 76. Ke3 Rc4 77. Rxc4+ Kxc4 78. Kd2
Nd4 79. Bh7 Kb4 80. Bg8 Ne2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. c3 a6 8.
Bf1 Nc6 9. d3 Bc5 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nf3 d6 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Be3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3
e5 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Qe3 Qd6 17. Rec1 b6 18. a3 a5 19. Rab1 a4 20. Rc3 Be6 21.
Be2 Rfd8 22. Rbc1 h6 23. h3 Qe7 24. Qg3 Qf6 25. Qe3 Rd4 26. Bd1 Rad8 27. Be2
Kh7 28. Rf1 Qg5 29. Rfc1 g6 30. Bf1 Kg7 31. Be2 R8d6 32. Bf1 Qf6 33. Be2 h5 34.
Bf1 h4 35. Be2 Qf4 36. R1c2 Bd7 37. Rc4 Qxe3 38. fxe3 Rxc4 39. Rxc4 Bb5 40. Rc3
f5 41. exf5 gxf5 42. Kf2 e4 43. d4 cxd4 44. exd4 Bxe2 45. Kxe2 Rxd4 46. Ke3 Rd6
47. Rc4 Kf6 48. Rxa4 Rd3+ 49. Kf4 Rd2 50. Rb4 Rf2+ 51. Ke3 Rxg2 52. Rxb6+ Kg5
53. a4 Rg3+ 54. Kd4 Rd3+ 55. Ke5 e3 56. Rb8 e2 57. Rg8+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Qg4 g6 8. Qe2
d6 9. O-O Nd7 10. Nc3 Qc7 11. Be3 h5 12. Rad1 h4 13. h3 Ngf6 14. Bg5 b5 15. a4
b4 16. Na2 Rh5 17. Bd2 a5 18. c3 Nc5 19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. cxb4 axb4 21. Bb5+ Kf8
22. Nc1 Bb7 23. f3 Rh8 24. Be3 Bc6 25. Qc4 Bxb5 26. axb5 Nd7 27. Nd3 Rc8 28.
Bf4 Qb7 29. Ne5 Nxe5 30. Bxe5 Rh5 31. f4 Ra8 32. Rd3 Ra5 33. Rfd1 Qxb5 34. Qc2
c4 35. Rd7 Rxe5 36. fxe5 Qxe5 37. Qxc4 Qg5 38. Rf1 Kg7 39. Kh1 Ra8 40. Qc7 Re8
41. e5 Kg8 42. b3 Kf8 43. Rd3 Kg8 44. Rdf3 Rf8 45. Rf4 Bd8 46. Qd7 Be7 47. Rg4
Qxe5 48. Qxe7 Qe2 49. Rgf4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. O-O e6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Na3 Bxa3 7. bxa3 Nd7 8.
a4 Ne7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Rc1 Nb6 11. Ne5 f6 12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Rxc4 e5 14. d4 exd4
15. Rxd4 Qc8 16. a5 a6 17. Ba3 Re8 18. Bc5 Be6 19. Qd2 Nf5 20. Rb4 Rd8 21. Qb2
Rd7 22. e4 Nd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. e5 fxe5 25. Rxb7 Rd7 26. Rb6 Bd5 27. Qxe5 Bxg2
28. Kxg2 Rc7 29. Rc1 h6 30. Rc5 Qd7 31. Qe4 Re8 32. Qc4+ Kh8 33. Rbxc6 Rxc6 34.
Rxc6 Qf5 35. Rxa6 Rf8 36. Qe2 Qd5+ 37. f3 Rd8 38. Re6 Qxa5 39. Re8+ Rxe8 40.
Qxe8+ Kh7 41. Qe4+ Kh8 42. Qc2 Qa3 43. g4 Qa5 44. a4 Qb4 45. Qa2 Qa5 46. h4 Kh7
47. Qc2+ Kh8 48. h5 Kg8 49. Qc8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e4 e6 4. h3 Bh5 5. Qe2 c6 6. Nc3 Nd7 7. g4 Bg6 8. h4 h5
9. g5 Qb6 10. Bh3 O-O-O 11. d5 cxd5 12. exd5 e5 13. O-O Kb8 14. Be3 Qa6 15.
Qxa6 bxa6 16. Nd2 Nb6 17. a4 Bxc2 18. Rfc1 Bd3 19. a5 Nd7 20. Ra3 Ne7 21. Rb3+
Ka8 22. Bf1 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 Rb8 24. Rxb8+ Kxb8 25. Nde4 Nf5 26. Na2 Nc5 27. Bxc5
dxc5 28. Nxc5 Bxc5 29. Rxc5 Rc8 30. b4 Nxh4 31. Nc3 Nf5 32. Ne4 Rd8 33. Kg2 Nd6
34. Nc3 Rc8 35. Kh3 Nb7 36. Rc6 Rxc6 37. dxc6 Nd6 38. Nd5 Nf5 39. Nc3 Kc7 40.
b5 axb5 41. Nxb5+ Kxc6 42. Nxa7+ Kb7 43. Nb5 Ka6 44. Nc3 Kxa5 45. Ne4 Kb6 46.
Nd2 Kc5 47. Kg2 Kd5 48. Kf3 Nd4+ 49. Ke3 f5 50. gxf6 gxf6 51. f4 Nf5+ 52. Kf3
Kd4 53. fxe5 fxe5 54. Nf1 Nh4+ 55. Kg3 Ng6 56. Kf2 h4 57. Kf3 e4+ 58. Kg4 Kd3
59. Nh2 e3 60. Kf3 Ne5+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Ba4 {A rare move. It's idea will
be clear after the next move.} (5. c3) ({and} 5. Re1 {are the main lines.})
5... a6 6. c4 Ng6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qc7 $146 {A very logical novelty.
Grischuk doesn't hurry with the development of his f8 B.} (8... Be7 9. Nc3 O-O
10. Be3 Nce5 11. Bb3 d6 12. f4 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qh5 Qc7 (14... f5 $6 15.
Rad1 $36 {Vezzosi-I.Nemet, Forli 1993}) (14... c5 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Rf3 $40) 15.
Rad1 $14) 9. Be3 Bd6 {A typical move in the Paulsen line.} 10. g3 $5 {Kamsky
sacrifices a P. He hopes for nice development at the expense of the c4
"poisoned" P.} (10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. g3 O-O {was another possibility.}) 10... Nxd4
11. Qxd4 ({In the event of} 11. Bxd4 O-O 12. Nd2 Bc5 ({or} 12... Be5 {Black
has good play on the dark squares.})) 11... Be5 12. Qd2 Qxc4 {Grischuk takes
up the gauntlet.} 13. Bc2 Qc7 $1 {The good move. Now Black theatens with Bxb2.}
(13... Bxb2 $2 {loses by} 14. Bd3 $1 $18) (13... O-O 14. f4 Bxb2 $2 {also
doesn't work in view of} 15. Bd3 $18) 14. Bb3 O-O 15. f4 Bf6 16. e5 {White has
gained some space, he has a good compensation for the P.} Be7 17. Nc3 b5 18.
Rac1 Qb8 19. Ne4 Bb7 20. Nd6 (20. Nc5 $5 {was also possible} Bxc5 21. Bxc5 Rc8
$13 {with a double-edged fight.}) 20... Bxd6 21. exd6 Rc8 22. h4 h6 {Prepares
for h5.} 23. Rxc8+ (23. h5 $6 {is dubious, as} Nf8 {followed by Nh7-f6.}) 23...
Qxc8 24. Rc1 Bc6 {Otherwise Rc7 can be unpleasant.} 25. Rc5 {Now White
threatens with f5.} Qe8 26. Bd4 (26. f5 $2 {is bad, because of} exf5 27. Rxf5
Qe4 $1 {This is the point of 25...Qe8!} 28. Bxf7+ Kh7 29. Bxg6+ Kxg6 $19 {
and White's position is hopeless.}) 26... a5 27. a3 Qb8 28. Be3 Qe8 29. Qd4 (
29. Bd4 {is repetition of moves.}) 29... Nf8 30. Bd2 {Prepares for Bc3.} (30.
f5 exf5 31. Rxf5 Ne6 {and suddenly the N becomes very active.}) 30... Nh7 {
And only now} 31. f5 (31. Bc3 {is too slow, because} Nf6 32. g4 $2 b4 $1 $19)
31... Bd5 $5 {An interesting sacrifice to open the e-file.} (31... a4 32. Bc2
Rc8 $13) 32. Bc2 {Kamsky doesn't capture the P.} (32. Bxd5 exd5 33. Qxd5 (33.
Bc3 Nf6) 33... Nf6 34. Qe5 Ne4 35. Bc3 Qxe5 36. Rxe5 Nxc3 37. bxc3 Ra6 38. Rxb5
Rxd6 39. Rxa5 Kf8 $11 {Black will gain back the P. The R endgame is completely
draw.}) 32... b4 33. g4 $6 {An ambitious move, but it leaves some weaknesses
on the kingside.} (33. fxe6 {leads to a draw by} fxe6 34. Bxh6 gxh6 35. Qg4+
Kh8 36. Qd4+ $11 {with perpetual checks.}) 33... Qd8 $1 34. fxe6 $2 {A real
mistake. The exchange of f5 and d7 P only helps for Black.} ({White should
keep the tension with} 34. Be1 Rc8 35. axb4 axb4 36. Qxb4 Rxc5 37. Qxc5 {
nearly equal position.}) 34... dxe6 35. g5 hxg5 36. hxg5 $2 {Loses immediately,
but it was already difficult for White.} ({The cool-blooded computer move} 36.
Qe5 {gave the best chances} Nf6 37. hxg5 Ng4 38. Qd4 Qxd6 39. Bf4 Qd8 40. Bd1
Bb7 41. Qxd8+ Rxd8 42. Bxg4 Rd4 $15) 36... Qxd6 $6 {An inaccuracy.} ({The
simple} 36... Nxg5 $1 $19 {wins immediately.}) 37. Bf4 Qa6 $2 {Another mistake,
probably in time trouble.} ({The pretty} 37... Nxg5 $1 {was the strongest reply
} 38. Qxg7+ (38. Bxg5 $2 Qg3+ $19) 38... Kxg7 39. Bxd6 Ra6 40. Be5+ f6 41. Rc7+
Nf7 $17 {and Black is better.}) 38. Kf2 (38. Bd3 $142 Qa7 39. Rc8+ Nf8 40. Qxa7
Rxa7 41. Bd6 Ra8 42. Rxa8 Bxa8 43. axb4 axb4 44. Bxb4 $11 {with a drawish
endgame.}) 38... Rc8 (38... Nf8 $5 {was another interesting option.}) 39. axb4
{And here Kamsky lost on time, however White is very near to equalising.} (39.
axb4 axb4 40. Qd3 Rxc5 41. Qxa6 Rxc2+ 42. Ke3 b3 43. Qb5 {and White can hold
his position.}) 0-1

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4
g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Be3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 e5 14. Rfd1 Bg4 15.
h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nd7 17. Bf1 Rad8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bh6 Ng7 20. Rd2 Nc5 21. Rad1
Qc6 22. Rd5 Rf7 23. Qe3 Nge6 24. g3 Rfd7 25. Bg2 Na4 26. Qf3 Kf7 27. h4 Ke7 28.
c5 Naxc5 29. h5 Qa4 30. Be3 b6 31. Qg4 Rg8 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Bf3 Rdd8 34. Kg2
Rh8 35. Qxg6 Rdg8 36. Qf5 Ng7 37. Qg6 Ne8 38. Qf5 Ng7 39. Qg6 Ne8 40. Qf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. e3 Bg7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3
a5 9. Rc1 Na6 10. Na4 Nxa4 11. Qxa4 b6 12. Qc6 Ra7 13. Bxa6 Bxa6 14. Kf2 Qd6
15. Ne5 Rc8 16. Rhd1 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qxc6 18. Rxc6 Bb7 19. Rcc1 Bd5 20. Ra1 Be4
21. g4 c5 22. Be1 Kf8 23. a3 Ke8 24. Rac1 Rd7 25. Rd4 Bc6 26. Rxd7 Kxd7 27. b4
cxb4 28. axb4 a4 29. b5 Bxb5 30. Rxc8 Kxc8 31. Bb4 Bd3 32. Kf3 Kd7 33. e4 Bc2
34. Ke3 h5 35. gxh5 gxh5 36. h4 e6 37. Kd4 Kc6 38. Ba3 Kb5 39. Kc3 Bxe4 40. Bf8
Bg6 41. Ba3 Kc6 42. Kd4 Bh7 43. Bf8 Bg8 44. Ba3 Kd7 45. Bb4 Kc6 46. Ba3 Kd7 47.
Bb4 Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3
e6 9. Be3 b5 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. g4 h6 12. O-O-O b4 13. Nce2 Qc7 14. h4 d5 15. Bf4
e5 16. Bh2 dxe4 17. g5 hxg5 18. hxg5 Rxh2 19. Rxh2 exd4 20. Rh8 Nd5 21. Qxd4
Bb7 22. fxe4 N5b6 23. Qxb4 O-O-O 24. Qb3 Bxe4 25. Nc3 Qf4+ 26. Kb1 Kc7 27. Bxa6
Nc5 28. Nb5+ Kc6 29. Na7+ Kc7 30. Nb5+ Kc6 31. Na7+ Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. d3 Be6 10. Be3 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Qa4 Re8 13. Rac1 a6 14. Rfd1 Bf8
15. Rc3 h6 16. Rdc1 Rc8 17. Bh3 Rb8 18. Bf5 g6 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. dxe4 Qd7 21.
Kg2 Qe6 22. b4 Qg4 23. Qc2 Qe6 24. Qa4 Qg4 25. Qc2 Qe6 26. h3 g5 27. Qa4 Qg6
28. Nd2 Rbd8 29. Rxc6 bxc6 30. Rxc6 Re6 31. Rc4 h5 32. Nf3 Be7 33. Nd2 g4 34.
h4 Bf8 35. Qc2 c6 36. Nf1 Red6 37. Bg5 R8d7 38. Be3 Re6 39. Rc3 Rd8 40. Nd2 Bg7
41. Rc5 Bf8 42. Ra5 c5 43. bxc5 Rc6 44. Ra4 Qe6 45. Rc4 Rc7 46. Nb3 Qc6 47. a4
Rb8 48. Qc3 Qe6 49. Nc1 Rb2 50. Qxb2 Qxc4 51. Qxe5 Rc6 52. Qd5 Qxa4 53. Nd3 Re6
54. Bd4 Bg7 55. e5 Bh6 56. Nf4 Bxf4 57. gxf4 Qc2 58. e4 Qd1 59. f5 Re8 60. e6
Qf3+ 61. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Rxe8+ Nxe8 12. Nd5 Bg5 13. c4 c6 14. Nc3
Nf6 15. d4 Bxc1 16. Rxc1 d5 17. Qb3 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Qe7 19. a4 b6 20. d5 cxd5 21.
Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Be6 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Kf1 Rd8 26. Rc4 Rd2 27.
b4 a6 28. Rc6 Ra2 29. Rxe6 Rxa4 30. Rxb6 a5 31. b5 Rb4 32. g3 a4 33. Kg2 a3 34.
Ra6 Rxb5 35. Rxa3 Kf7 36. Ra2 h5 37. f4 g6 38. Kh3 Kf6 39. Kh4 Rc5 40. Ra7 Rc2
41. Ra6+ Kg7 42. h3 Rc4 43. Re6 Kh6 44. Rf6 Ra4 45. g4 Rxf4 46. Rxf4 g5+ 47.
Kg3 gxf4+ 48. Kxf4 hxg4 49. Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. e4 a5 8. a4
Bg4 9. e5 Nfd7 10. d4 c5 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 cxd4 13. e6 fxe6 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15.
Re1 Ra6 16. c3 Nbd7 17. Be3 Kh8 18. Nb5 Qc8 19. Rc1 Rd8 20. b4 Ne4 21. c4 axb4
22. cxd5 Nc3 23. Nxc3 bxc3 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4+ e5 26. Qb4 Qc5 27. Qxc5 Nxc5
28. Rxc3 Nd7 29. Re4 Rd6 30. Rc7 b6 31. Re1 Kg7 32. f4 exf4 33. Rxe7+ Kf6 34.
Rxh7 fxg3 35. Rc3 Ne5 36. Rxg3 Rc8 37. Rh4 Rc4 38. Rxc4 Nxc4 39. Kf2 g5 40. Rg4
Ne5 41. Rd4 Ng6 42. Kg3 Ke5 43. Rg4 Kf6 44. Rc4 Ne7 45. Rc3 Kg7 46. Rd3 Rh6 47.
Kg4 Kf6 48. d6 Rh4+ 49. Kg3 Nf5+ 50. Kf3 Nd4+ 51. Kf2 Ne6 52. d7 Ke7 53. Bc6
Nd8 54. Bb5 g4 55. hxg4 Rxg4 56. Rh3 Kd6 57. Rc3 Rb4 58. Ke3 Ke7 59. Rc8 Rxb5
60. axb5 Kxd7 61. Rb8 Kc7 62. Ra8 Ne6 63. Ke4 Kd6 64. Rc8 Nc5+ 65. Kd4 Nb3+ 66.
Kc3 Na5 67. Rh8 Kc5 68. Rh5+ Kd6 69. Rg5 Kc7 70. Kd4 Nb3+ 71. Kd5 Na5 72. Rg7+
Kc8 73. Kd6 Kb8 74. Rc7 Ka8 75. Rc8+ Kb7 76. Kd7 Ka7 77. Kc7 1-0

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Be3 a6 8.
O-O Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Kh1 O-O 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Qg3 Bb7 14. a3 Rad8
15. Rae1 Rd7 16. Bd3 Re8 17. Rf2 Qd8 18. Ref1 Bf8 19. Rf3 g6 20. f5 exf5 21.
Rxf5 Nxe4 22. Qf4 Qe7 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 Qxe4 25. Rxf7 Qxf4 26. R7xf4 Bg7
27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. g3 d5 29. Kg2 d4 30. Rd1 Re2+ 31. Rf2 Rxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Rc7 33.
Rd2 Kf6 34. Re2 Rd7 35. Kf3 d3 36. Rd2 dxc2 37. Rxc2 Rd3+ 38. Kf4 Rb3 39. Rc6+
Kg7 40. Rxa6 Rxb2 41. Ra7+ Kh6 42. h4 b4 43. g4 g5+ 44. hxg5+ Kg6 45. Ra6+ Kg7
46. Ra7+ Kg6 47. Ra6+ Kg7 48. axb4 Rxb4+ 49. Kg3 Rb1 50. Kf4 Rb4+ 51. Kg3 Rb1
52. Rc6 Rg1+ 53. Kf3 Rf1+ 54. Kg2 Ra1 55. Kg3 Rg1+ 56. Kf3 Rf1+ 57. Kg2 Ra1 58.
Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Qb3 Qc7 8. Nxg6
hxg6 9. g3 Be7 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. O-O Rd8 12. Rd1 Nb6 13. c5 Nbd7 14. Qa4 a6 15.
b4 Ng4 16. h3 Nh6 17. Rb1 Nf5 18. Qa5 Qc8 19. a4 O-O 20. b5 axb5 21. axb5 e5
22. Na2 exd4 23. exd4 Bf6 24. Bb2 Rfe8 25. Nb4 Nf8 26. Qa4 Ne7 27. Nc2 Qd7 28.
Ne3 Ne6 29. Ng4 cxb5 30. Qb3 Nc6 31. Nxf6+ gxf6 32. Qxb5 f5 33. Bc3 Re7 34. Qd3
f4 35. h4 Ra8 36. Ra1 Rxa1 37. Rxa1 Ng7 38. Re1 Rxe1+ 39. Bxe1 Qe6 40. Bc3 fxg3
41. fxg3 Nh5 42. Bd2 Nf6 43. Bf3 Ne4 44. Bf4 Ne7 45. Qb5 Nf5 46. Qxb7 Nxd4 47.
Bd1 Ng5 48. hxg5 Qe1+ 49. Kg2 Qxd1 50. Qa8+ Kh7 51. Qxd5 Qe2+ 52. Kh3 Qh5+ 53.
Kg2 Qe2+ 54. Kh3 Qh5+ 55. Kg2 Qe2+ 56. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Nf3 $5 {
Not the main line in the Averbakh system, but due to recent efforts, the line
is gaining popularity. White is trying to transfer to a Na6 Classical line
with this slightly unusual move order. Certainly interesting we will see in
the future, how the line develops, at the moment it's too early to tell.} h6 (
7... Qe8 8. Nd2 $5 e5 9. d5 c5 10. a3 h6 11. Bh4 Nh7 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Qb3 Qb8
14. Nb5 f6 15. f3 Ng5 16. Qc2 Nf7 17. O-O Nc7 18. b4 Na6 19. Rab1 b6 20. Bf2
Nd8 21. Be3 Nb7 22. f4 $16 {1-0 (42) Roiz,M (2618)-Kadric,D (2423) Sibenik CRO
2012. Passive play by Black gave White a clear advantage.}) (7... c5 8. d5 Nc7
9. O-O h6 10. Bd2 Rb8 11. a4 $1 (11. a3 e6 12. b4 exd5 13. cxd5 Re8 14. Bd3 c4
15. Bc2 Bg4 $1 (15... Nh5 16. h3 Qf6 17. Nh2 Nf4 18. Qf3 g5 19. Ng4 Qg6 20. Ne3
Be5 $2 21. Nxc4 $18 {1-0 (44) Drenchev,P (2521)-Raeva,E (2297) Plovdiv BUL 2011
}) 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 a6 18. a4 Nh7 $132) 11... e6 12. h3 exd5 13. cxd5 Re8
14. Bd3 $14) 8. Be3 (8. Bh4 {not a popular idea but still a logical one} c6 (
8... g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. O-O e6 11. Qd2 f5 (11... Nxg3 12. hxg3 c5 13. d5 e5 14.
Nh2 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bd3 Qd7 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. f3 Qd7 19. Ne4 $16 {1-0 (39)
Echeguren,G (2567)-Haufe,W (2495) CXEB 1999}) 12. exf5 exf5 13. Ne1 g4 14. Nd5
c5 15. Nc2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 f4 $2 (16... Nc5 17. Nb5 Nxg3 18. hxg3 a6 19. Nbc3 Qg5
20. Rad1 Bd7 $14) 17. Nxf4 $1 (17. Nb5 fxg3 18. hxg3 $17 {0-1 (27) Nedobora,M 
(2425)-Smirin,I (2649) Israel ISR 2008}) 17... Qg5 18. h4 $1 gxh3 19. Bxh5 $18)
9. O-O g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 {a flexible approach by Black} 11. d5 (11. Re1 Nxg3 12.
hxg3 Bg4 $6 (12... e6 $1 13. d5 Nc5 $13) 13. Nh2 $1 Bd7 14. Qd2 e6 $14 {
1/2-1/2 (41) Aleksandrov,A (2636)-Czarnota,P (2479) Warsaw POL 2005}) 11...
Nxg3 12. hxg3 e6 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. Na4 Qa5 16. a3 Nc5 17. Nc3 Bxc3
18. Rxc3 Nxe4 $15 {1/2-1/2 (32) Aleksandrov,A (2617)-Yevseev,D (2534) St
Petersburg RUS 2008}) 8... e5 (8... Ng4 9. Bd2 {This approach is a bit too
optimistic.} (9. Bc1 e5 10. O-O {transposes to the main line}) 9... e5 10. d5
f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. g3 Nc5 $5 (12... e4 13. Nh4 Nc5 14. Ng2 Qe8 15. O-O Qh5
16. h4 Qe8 17. b4 $14 {1-0 (40) Gareev,T (2570)-Panjwani,R (2310) Pawtucket
USA 2008}) 13. Nh4 f4 14. O-O Qd7 15. b4 (15. Ng2 a5 16. gxf4 e4 17. Qc2 Qf5
18. Bxg4 Qxg4 19. Nxe4 Qg6 20. f3 Bf5 21. Rae1 Rae8 $36) 15... Nxh2 16. bxc5
Qh3 17. Ne4 Bf5 18. Qc2 (18. Nxf5 Rxf5 $19) 18... Bf6 $17) 9. O-O Ng4 (9... Qe8
10. dxe5 dxe5 11. h3 b6 12. a3 Bb7 13. Qc2 Nc5 14. Bxc5 bxc5 15. Nd5 Qd8 16.
Rfd1 c6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Rd2 Rfd8 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Qb3 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 $14 {
1-0 (70) Ponomariov,R (2743)-Mamedov,R (2637) Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2013}) (9...
c6 10. d5 (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bxh6
Bxb2 15. Rad1 Re8 16. Bf3 Be6 17. Nd6 Re7 18. Rfe1 Nc5 $13) 10... Ng4 11. Bd2
f5 12. h3 (12. a3 Nc5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. b4 Nd7 15. h3 Ngf6 16. Nh4 Nxd5 17.
cxd5 Qxh4 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. b5 Bb7 20. bxc6 $1 (20. Be1 Qd4 21. Qb3+ d5 22. Rd1
Qb6 23. a4 a5 24. Qa2 Nf6 $15 {0-1 (58) Bitalzadeh,A (2409)-Jones,R (2388)
Rogaska Slatina SLO 2011}) 20... Bxc6 21. Nb5 $36) 12... Nf6 13. Nh4 $1 Nxe4
14. Nxg6 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Rf6 16. Bh5 Kh7 17. Nh4 Rf8 18. Bg6+ Kg8 19. dxc6 bxc6
20. Qh5 Qg5 21. Rad1 $16) 10. Bc1 {We have a strange situation here: Black is
with the h6 move a tempo up compared to a regular Na6 Be3 line in the Gligoric
Variation, but still White allows it.} Nf6 (10... c6 11. d5 (11. dxe5 dxe5 12.
h3 Nf6 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Be3 Nh5 15. Rfd1 Re8 16. a3 Nf4 17. Bf1 g5 18. Kh2 Nc7
19. g3 Nfe6 20. b4 Bf6 21. Kg2 h5 22. Be2 Kg7 23. c5 a6 24. Na4 Rb8 25. Nb6 Nb5
26. Bxb5 (26. Nd2 Nc3 27. Re1 Nxe2 28. Rxe2 Nf4+ 29. gxf4 exf4 30. Bxf4 gxf4
31. Rd1 Be6 $13 {0-1 (36) Ponomariov,R (2723)-Grischuk,A (2752) Beijing CHN
2011}) 26... axb5 27. a4 bxa4 28. Rxa4 $14) 11... f5 (11... c5 12. Ne1 h5 13.
h3 Nh6 14. Nd3 (14. Nf3 $5 {obviously wants to have the g5-square in case of ..
.f5, but it looks extravagant} Bd7 15. a3 f6 16. Bd3 Be8 17. Be3 Kh7 18. Qd2 g5
19. Rab1 Qe7 20. Be2 b6 21. Ne1 h4 22. Nd3 Bg6 23. g3 Qd7 24. Kh2 Nc7 $13 {
1-0 (49) Raykin,L (2494)-Plomp,M (2600) ICCF 2009}) 14... f5 15. f4 fxe4 16.
Nxe4 Bf5 17. Bf3 Nf7 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bh6 Rf7 21. Qd2 $14) 12.
g3 $1 {that is clearly White's idea} cxd5 13. cxd5 fxe4 (13... f4 14. Nh4 g5
15. Ng6 Rf6 16. Nxf4 Nxh2 17. Nh5 Nxf1 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Bxf1 $16) 14. Nh4 Nf6
15. Nxg6 Rf7 16. Be3 Qd7 17. Re1 Nb4 18. Nh4 b6 19. a3 Nd3 20. Bxd3 exd3 21.
Qxd3 $16 {1-0 (37) Roiz,M (2617)-Gallagher,J (2507) Legnica POL 2013}) 11. Re1
{Now we have Re1 against Na6, but with the extra h6 move for Black!} c6 (11...
Qe8 $5 12. Bf1 Bg4 13. d5 Nb4 14. Be2 a5 $13 {this appears best to me}) (11...
Nh7 $5 12. Bf1 (12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Be3 Qxd1 14. Rexd1 Bg4 15. a3 c6 16. b4 Rfc8
{[%cal Gh7f8,Gf8e6]}) 12... Bg4 13. d5 f5 $13) 12. Bf1 Bg4 (12... exd4 13. Nxd4
Ng4 (13... Re8 14. f3 Nh7 15. Be3 h5 16. Qd2 Be5 17. Rad1 $14) 14. h3 Qb6 15.
hxg4 {Now Black can't take with the queen, which is considered best} Bxd4 16.
Be3 $14) 13. d5 c5 (13... Nb4 14. Be2 a5 15. Be3 $13) (13... Nh7 14. Be2 Bc8
15. g3 $1 $14) 14. Be2 {Now although h6 is a tempo up here it loses its
strength.} Nh7 15. g3 $1 {Having Nh4 in mind, this is a very important
positional asset for White in such types of position.} Bd7 16. Bd2 Ng5 17. Qc1
Nxf3+ (17... Nh3+ 18. Kg2 Kh7 19. a3 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Nh4 Qf6 22. f3 $16)
18. Bxf3 Kh7 19. Bg2 f5 20. f4 $1 {Gelfand is really good in handling King's
Indian types of position.} Qf6 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Rf1 Rf7 23. a3 Raf8 24. Bh3
Qd6 25. exf5 gxf5 26. Qc2 $14 Qg6 27. Rae1 b6 28. Kh1 Qh5 (28... Nc7 29. b4 $1
Ne8 30. bxc5 bxc5 31. Be3 $18) 29. Bg2 Qg6 30. Nd1 $1 Nc7 31. b4 $16 h5 32. Bc3
e4 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. bxc5 bxc5 35. Rf4 $1 Ne8 36. Qf2 Nd6 37. Bf1 Rc8 38. Be2
Rf6 39. Rh4 Qe8 40. Qf4 {Between moves 32 and 40 Gelfand really played nicely,
and Black's position simply collapsed.} Rh6 41. Rxh5 Rxh5 42. Bxh5 Qe7 43. g4
Rf8 44. gxf5 Bxf5 45. Rg1+ Kh8 46. Qh6+ Bh7 47. Ne3 Rf6 48. Rg6 Rxg6 49. Bxg6
Qg7 50. Qxg7+ Kxg7 51. Bxh7 Kxh7 52. Kg2 Kg6 53. Kg3 Kg5 54. h3 Nf7 55. h4+ Kh5
56. Nf5 Ne5 57. d6 Kg6 58. Kf4 Kf6 59. h5 Ke6 60. h6 e3 61. Nxe3 Kxd6 62. Kf5
1-0

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
c4 9. Be2 g5 10. Bg3 Nc6 11. Nd2 Bf5 12. O-O O-O 13. f4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bf3 Bd3 17. Be2 Be4 18. Bf3 Bd3 19. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bjelobrk, Igor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2341"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Be2 Na6
9. Bg5 Qe8 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. a3 f6 12. Bh4 Nb6 13. b3 Bd7 14. Rb1 Nc5 15. Qc2 f5
16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Nxe4 18. Ndxe4 fxe4 19. Bg5 e3 20. Bxe3 Bf5 21. Ne4 Qa4
22. Qd3 Qa2 23. Bxb6 Ra3 24. Be3 Rxd3 25. Bxd3 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Bh6 27. O-O Bxe3
28. fxe3 Rxf1+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bjelobrk, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. c4 e6 7. d3 Nbd7 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Nc3 Be7 10. e4 d4 11. Ne2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 e5 13. Bg2 O-O 14. f4 Rc8 15.
Kh1 Qb6 16. Ng1 Bd6 17. f5 Nc5 18. g4 Qa6 19. g5 Nfd7 20. Rf3 Rc7 21. h4 Rfc8
22. Ne2 Qb5 23. f6 g6 24. h5 Nf8 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Bh3 Nfe6 27. Rb1 a5 28. Bd2
Kf7 29. b4 axb4 30. Rxb4 Qa6 31. Qb1 Rc6 32. Bg4 R8c7 33. a4 Nf8 34. Ng1 Nce6
35. Rb2 Qxa4 36. Rf1 Rc2 37. Nf3 Rxb2 38. Qxb2 Qc2 39. Qxc2 Rxc2 40. Rb1 Nc5
41. Bb4 Nfe6 42. Kg1 Bc7 43. Ne1 Ra2 44. Rc1 Na6 45. Nf3 Nxb4 46. Bxe6+ Kxe6
47. Rxc7 Nxd3 48. Re7+ Kd6 49. Re8 Ra1+ 50. Kh2 Ra2+ 51. Kg3 Nc5 52. f7 Nd7 53.
Rd8 Ke6 54. Rxd7 Ra8 55. Rxb7 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. h3
Be7 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. Qe2 O-O (11... Ne5 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. g4 Rc8 14.
g5 Nfd7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qc4 17. Qxc4 Nxc4 18. h4 Nce5 19. Nd4 g6 20. Bh3
Rc5 21. Kb1 Kd8 22. h5 Re8 23. Bg2 Bf8 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Rh7 Rc7 26. b3 Nc5 27.
Rdh1 Rce7 28. R1h4 Ned7 29. Kb2 Ne5 30. a3 Rc7 31. Ka2 Ncd7 32. Bd2 Kc8 33. Ba5
Rc5 34. Bb4 Rc7 35. Rh8 Rd8 36. Ba5 Rc5 37. Bxd8 Kxd8 38. c4 Ke7 39. R4h7 Rc8
40. Bh3 Re8 41. Bxd7 Nxd7 42. Ne6 Ne5 43. Nxf8 Rxf8 44. Rxf8 Kxf8 45. Rh8+ Kg7
46. Rb8 Nf3 47. c5 {1-0 (47) Nepomniachtchi,I (2717)-Dvoirys,S (2533)
Yekaterinburg 2013}) 12. O-O-O Ne8 13. Kb1 Bf6 14. Qe3 Rc8 15. g4 Be5 16. Bxe5
(16. Be2 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Qb6 18. h4 Ne5 19. h5 a5 20. h6 g6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5
a4 23. Nd4 Nc7 24. Qf6 Ne8 25. Qf2 Rc5 26. Rf1 Nc7 27. Qf6 Ne8 28. Qe7 a3 29.
b3 Rc7 30. Qg5 Rc5 31. Nb5 Rxb5 32. Bxb5 Nc7 33. Qf6 Ne8 {1-0 (33) Novikov,S 
(2556)-Georgiadis,I (2413) Dresden 2007}) 16... Nxe5 17. g5 b5 18. h4 Qc7 19.
Nd4 Qc5 20. Qf4 Nc7 21. h5 b4 22. Na4 Qa5 23. b3 (23. h6 g6 24. b3 (24. Qf6 $2
Ne8) 24... Bd7 $11) 23... Bd7 (23... Bg4 24. Rd2 Ne6 $11 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Qe3
Nf3 27. Rxd6 $2 Qc7 $19) 24. h6 Ne6 $2 (24... g6 $11) 25. Qd2 $16 g6 (25...
Nxd4 26. hxg7 Kxg7 27. Qh2 Rh8 28. Rxd4 $16) 26. Nxe6 Bxe6 27. Bh3 (27. Qf4 $16
) 27... Nf3 28. Qf4 Nxg5 $2 {Übersieht die weiße Antwort.} (28... Bxh3 29.
Qxf3 Be6 30. Qf6 Qe5 31. Rxd6 Qxf6 32. gxf6 Rfe8 $16) 29. Rd5 Bxd5 30. Qf6 (30.
Qf6 Ne6 31. Bxe6 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.15"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 Qe6 10. Qe4 Bb7 11. b3 Bb4 12. Bd2 O-O-O 13. O-O-O c5 14. Qe3
Rhe8 15. f4 d6 16. Bd3 dxe5 17. Rhe1 Rd4 18. Nb5 Rxf4 19. Bxb4 cxb4 20. Qc5 Qe7
21. Nxa7+ Kb8 22. Nc6+ Bxc6 23. Qxc6 Qd7 24. Qc5 Rd4 25. Bc2 Rd8 26. Qxe5 g6
27. c5 Nc8 28. Rxd4 Qxd4 29. Qxd4 Rxd4 30. Re4 Rxe4 31. Bxe4 Na7 32. Bd5 Nb5
33. Bxf7 Nc3 34. Kc2 Nxa2 35. Kd3 Kc8 36. Bg8 h6 37. h4 Kd7 38. Kc4 Ke7 39. Bd5
g5 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Bb7 Kf6 42. Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Qd2 Bb7 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Rac1 e6 (13... cxd4
{was played in the World Championship match game Topalov - Anand, annotated by
GM Anish Giri in CBM 136. Here is a summary:} 14. cxd4 Qd6 $5 (14... e6 15. Bg5
(15. Bh6 {- game}) 15... Qd7 16. Bb5 a6 17. Ba4 b5 18. Bb3 Ne7 19. f3 Rxc1 20.
Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Nxc8 22. Be3 Ne7 23. Kf1 Qd6 $11 {1/2 (31) Kummer,H (2357)
-Huber,M (2230) Feldkirch AUT 2013}) 15. d5 (15. e5 $5 Qd7 (15... Qb4 16. e6 (
16. Rc3 $5 {A.Giri}) 16... f5 17. d5 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Ne5 19. Bb3 Ba6 {1-0 (28)
Peralta,F (2606)-Ftacnik,L (2532) Istanbul 2012} 20. Nd4 $1 $14 Nd3 $140 21.
Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Nc6) 16. e6 $5 fxe6 17. Nf4 Nd8 $1 $13 {A.Giri}) (15. Bh6 Qb4 $1
16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. a3 Nc6 19. d5 Ne5 20. Bb5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22.
Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Nd4 g5 24. f3 {1/2 (24) Stella,A (2310)-Codenotti,M (2169)
Bratto 2010}) (15. Bf4 Qb4 $11 {1-0 (39) Zhukova,N (2499)-Nebolsina,V (2310)
Moscow 2010} (15... e5 $5 $11)) 15... Na5 (15... Ne5 $5 {A.Giri}) 16. Bb5 Rxc1
17. Rxc1 Rc8 $2 (17... e6 $1 $11 {A.Giri}) 18. h3 $2 (18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Nd4 $1
$14 {A.Giri}) 18... Rxc1+ 19. Qxc1 e6 $11 {1/2 (60) Topalov,V (2805)-Anand,V 
(2787) Sofia 2010 CBM 136 [Giri,A]}) (13... Na5 $5 14. Bd3 cxd4 (14... e5 15.
dxe5 Bxe5 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Qe3 Qe7 18. f4 Bg7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Ng3 Rcd8 $11 {
0-1 (44) De Boer,G (2335)-Smejkal,J (2540) Berlin West 1984}) 15. cxd4 Qd7 16.
Bh6 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qc3 Qc6 $11 {1/2 (26)
Molina,R (2418)-Fusco,L (2383) Santos 2011}) 14. Bh6 cxd4 15. cxd4 (15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. cxd4 Qd6 17. Qb2 Kg8 18. Bb5 Ne7 19. f3 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 $11 {
0-1 (39) Moranda,W (2577)-Krasenkow,M (2619) Wroclaw 2011}) 15... Qh4 $1 16.
Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qe3 (17. d5 $6 Ne5 18. Qd4 Qf6 19. Bb3 exd5 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21.
exd5 Ba6 22. Nc3 Nd7 23. Ne4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Rc1+ 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Bc4 $17
{0-1 (33) Enchev,I (2435)-Grigorov,G (2497) Albena 2011}) 17... Rfd8 (17... Na5
$5 18. Bd3 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Qf6 23. h3 Nb7
24. Ba6 {1/2 (24) Lubczynski,R (2368)-Kozakov,M (2423) Gdansk 2007}) 18. h3 (
18. Bb5 Qf6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxc6 Bxc6 21. d5 exd5 22. e5 Qe7 23. Nd4 Bd7 24.
f4 Rc8 25. h3 h6 26. Rd3 Rc4 {0-1 (52) Meyer,M (2348)-Petr,M (2468) Germany
2010 - a typical position, in which White does not have sufficient
compensation for the pawn.}) 18... Qe7 (18... Na5 $5 19. Bd3 Qe7) 19. Bb5 Qb4
$5 20. Rb1 Qe7 $11 {Black has comfortably developed his pieces and equalised;
however, the game continues.} 21. Nf4 Nb4 22. d5 $5 Nc2 23. Qg3 e5 (23... exd5
$5 24. exd5 Kg8) 24. Ne2 Na3 25. Rb3 Nxb5 26. Rxb5 Ba6 27. Rb2 Bxe2 28. Rxe2
Qd6 (28... Rc4 $5 {is more active.}) 29. Qd3 Rc5 $2 (29... Qc5 $1 {Black
should aim for the exchange of queens rather than rooks.}) 30. Rc2 Rdc8 31.
Rdc1 Kf8 (31... Rxc2 32. Rxc2 Rxc2 33. Qxc2 {is also poor for Black.}) 32. Qa3
Qe7 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 $6 (33... bxc5 34. Qa6 $16) 34. Rxc5 Qxc5 $2 ({The queen
endgame after} 34... bxc5 35. Qa6 {should be winning for White but the pawn
ending is even simpler. White's protected passed pawn decides the game. It was
not the first time that Alexander Grischuk had absolutely wrongly evaluated a
pawn endgame (see his game against Kramnik in the Candidates tournament).}) 35.
Qxc5+ bxc5 {[%mdl 4096]} 36. Kf1 Ke7 37. Ke2 f5 38. f3 Kd6 (38... c4 39. Kd2
Kd6 40. Kc3 Kc5 41. g4 fxg4 42. fxg4 g5 43. a3 h6 44. a4 a6 45. Kc2 {, and
White wins by means of multiple triangulation Kc2-b2-c3 with a zugzwang}) (
38... Kd7 39. Kd3 a6 40. Kc4 Kd6 {also loses - after} 41. g4 $1 ({or even} 41.
a3 f4 42. h4 h6 43. a4 h5 44. a5) 41... fxg4 42. fxg4 g5 43. a3 h6 44. a4 {
Black lacks reserve moves on the kingside.}) 39. Kd3 f4 40. h4 Kc7 41. Kc4 Kd6
42. Kb5 h6 43. Kc4 a6 44. a3 (44. a3 h5 45. a4 $22 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "307"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 d5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. d3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. Qc2 a5 11. e3 Na6 12. a3 Re8 13. Nd2 Nd7 14. d4 Rc8 15.
Rac1 Nf6 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Bg2 Ra8 18. Nf3 Ne4 19. Ne5 Nd6 20. Qb1 Red8 21. Nd3
Nb8 22. a4 Bf8 23. Bc3 Nd7 24. Be1 Ra7 25. Rc2 Rb8 26. Rdc1 Bg7 27. Ra2 Qd8 28.
Qc2 Rba8 29. Qe2 Rb8 30. Rac2 Qe7 31. Rb1 Qd8 32. Rd1 Qe7 33. Kh1 Rc8 34. Rb1
Rca8 35. Nf4 Qd8 36. Bh3 Qe7 37. Kg1 Rb8 38. Qd1 Bf8 39. Bf1 Qd8 40. Rcc1 Rba8
41. Bh3 Qe7 42. Qf3 Bg7 43. cxd5 exd5 44. b4 axb4 45. Bxb4 Nf6 46. Bc5 Rxa4 47.
Bxd6 Qxd6 48. Rxb7 Ne4 49. Nd3 Ng5 50. Qg4 Ne6 51. Qd1 Ng5 52. Bg2 Ne6 53. h4
Nd8 54. Rb6 R4a6 55. Rxa6 Rxa6 56. Bh3 Bf8 57. Nc5 Ra7 58. Qb3 Qc7 59. Nd7 Qd6
60. Ne5 Bg7 61. Nd3 Bf8 62. Bg2 Qa3 63. Qd1 Bd6 64. h5 Kg7 65. Bf3 Qa6 66. Be2
Qb7 67. Kg2 Qe7 68. Bf3 Ra2 69. Qb3 Ra3 70. Qb1 Qd7 71. Rh1 Qb7 72. Nf4 Qxb1
73. Rxb1 Kf6 74. Rb6 Ke7 75. Nh3 Bc7 76. Rb2 Kf6 77. Bg4 Bd6 78. Ng1 Kg5 79.
Kh3 f5 80. Be2 Kf6 81. Nf3 Rc3 82. Kg2 Ra3 83. Rc2 Ra7 84. Ne1 Rc7 85. Nd3 Ne6
86. Bf3 g5 87. Ra2 g4 88. Be2 Kg5 89. Ra6 Kxh5 90. Bd1 Nd8 91. Bb3 Nf7 92. Ba4
Nd8 93. Ra8 Nf7 94. Re8 Kg6 95. Nf4+ Bxf4 96. Re6+ Kg7 97. gxf4 c5 98. dxc5
Rxc5 99. Be8 Rc7 100. Kg3 Kf8 101. Bb5 Kg7 102. Bd3 Nh6 103. Rd6 Rc5 104. Kh4
Nf7 105. Rd7 d4 106. exd4 Rc3 107. Bxf5 Kf6 108. Bxg4 Rd3 109. Bh5 Nh6 110.
Rd6+ Kg7 111. Kg5 Nf7+ 112. Bxf7 Kxf7 113. f5 Ke7 114. Re6+ Kf7 115. Rd6 Ke7
116. Re6+ Kf7 117. Re4 Rd2 118. Rf4 Rd1 119. f6 Ra1 120. Kf5 Ra6 121. d5 h5
122. Kg5 Ra5 123. Rf5 Ra1 124. Kxh5 Rg1 125. Kh4 Rg8 126. Kh5 Rg1 127. Kh4 Rg8
128. Rg5 Rh8+ 129. Rh5 Rg8 130. Rg5 Rh8+ 131. Kg4 Kxf6 132. Rh5 Rg8+ 133. Kf4
Rg1 134. Rh6+ Ke7 135. Kf5 Rd1 136. Ke5 Re1+ 137. Kf5 Rd1 138. d6+ Kd7 139. f4
Rd5+ 140. Ke4 Ra5 141. f5 Ra1 142. Ke5 Re1+ 143. Kf6 Rf1 144. Rh2 Rd1 145. Re2
Rg1 146. Kf7 Rf1 147. f6 Rg1 148. Kf8 Rf1 149. f7 Rg1 150. Re7+ Kd8 151. d7 Rg2
152. Re8+ Kxd7 153. Re4 Ra2 154. Rg4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.19"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. a3 Bd7 11. h3 e5 12. d5 Na5 13. Nd2 Qc8 14. Qe2 e4 15. Rd1
f5 16. Rb1 c6 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Nb3 Be6 19. Nc5 Bf7 20. Qc2 Ne5 21. b4 Nbc4 22.
Nb5 b6 23. Nb3 Nd3 24. Rxd3 exd3 25. Qxd3 Ne5 26. Qd1 Rd8 27. N5d4 Rb8 28. Bb2
Qd7 29. Nd2 Rbc8 30. b5 Bd5 31. Bxd5+ Qxd5 32. Qb3 Qxb3 33. N2xb3 Nc4 34. a4
Nxb2 35. Rxb2 Rc4 36. Ra2 a5 37. bxa6 Ra8 38. Nd2 Rc1+ 39. Kg2 Bxd4 40. exd4
Rxa6 41. Rb2 Kf8 42. Nf3 Rc4 43. d5 Ke7 44. Rd2 Kd6 45. Ng5 Rc7 46. Rd4 Rca7
47. Rh4 h5 48. Rb4 Kxd5 49. h4 Kc5 50. Rb5+ Kc6 51. Re5 Rd7 52. Nf3 Rxa4 53.
Re8 Re4 54. Rg8 Rd6 55. Ng5 Re7 56. Nh3 Ree6 57. Ng5 Rf6 58. Nh7 Rf7 59. Ng5
Rc7 60. Nh3 Kc5 61. Nf4 Rcc6 62. f3 b5 63. g4 fxg4 64. fxg4 hxg4 65. Kg3 b4 66.
Kxg4 b3 67. Rb8 Kc4 68. Kg5 Rb6 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.19"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E95"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "203"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Re1
c6 9. Bf1 Re8 10. Rb1 a6 11. b4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. h3 b5 14. cxb5 cxb5 15.
Bf4 Bb7 16. Nb3 Rc8 17. Rc1 Ba8 18. Na5 Qb6 19. Qd2 Rcd8 20. Bg5 Rd7 21. Nd5
Nxd5 22. exd5 Rc7 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. f4 h6 25. Bh4 g5 26. fxg5 hxg5 27. Bxg5 Qd7
28. Re3 Qf5 29. Rg3 Rc8 30. Bh6 Ng6 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Nc6 Bxc6 33. Qc3+ Qf6 34.
dxc6 Qxc3 35. Rxc3 Ne7 36. a4 bxa4 37. b5 axb5 38. Bxb5 Ra8 39. Ra3 Ra5 40.
Bxa4 Kf8 41. c7 Ra7 42. Kf2 Rxc7 43. Rd3 d5 44. Bb3 Rc5 45. g4 Kg7 46. Kg3 Kf6
47. h4 Ke5 48. Re3+ Kd6 49. Rf3 Nc6 50. Bxd5 Kxd5 51. Rxf7 Ne5 52. Rg7 Ke4 53.
h5 Rc3+ 54. Kg2 Kf4 55. h6 Rc2+ 56. Kh3 Rc3+ 57. Kg2 Rg3+ 58. Kf1 Nxg4 59. h7
Rh3 60. Rf7+ Kg5 61. Kg2 Rh6 62. Ra7 Nf6 63. Kf3 Nxh7 64. Ra5+ Kg6 65. Ra6+ Nf6
66. Ra5 Rh3+ 67. Kf4 Rh4+ 68. Kf3 Rb4 69. Ke3 Ng4+ 70. Kd3 Kf6 71. Ra8 Ne5+ 72.
Ke3 Nd7 73. Ra5 Ke6 74. Ra8 Nc5 75. Re8+ Kd5 76. Kf3 Ne6 77. Ra8 Rb3+ 78. Kg4
Ke4 79. Ra4+ Nd4 80. Kg5 Rb6 81. Kh5 Ke5 82. Ra5+ Kf4 83. Ra1 Nf3 84. Ra4+ Kf5
85. Ra8 Rf6 86. Ra5+ Ne5 87. Kh4 Rg6 88. Rb5 Rg4+ 89. Kh3 Rc4 90. Kg3 Rc3+ 91.
Kf2 Kf4 92. Rb4+ Nc4 93. Ke2 Ke4 94. Kf2 Kf4 95. Ke2 Re3+ 96. Kd1 Re4 97. Kc2
Ke5 98. Kd3 Rd4+ 99. Kc3 Kd5 100. Rb5+ Ke4 101. Rb4 Kd5 102. Rb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. O-O Nxb5 6. Nxb5 a6 7. Nc3 b5 8. d4
cxd4 9. Qxd4 Ne7 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Qd3 Be7 12. Rad1 O-O 13. Bd6 Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Qe7
15. Qxe7 Nxe7 16. Rd6 f6 17. Rfd1 Kf7 18. Nd4 Ra7 19. a4 b4 20. Na2 a5 21. Nb5
Ra6 22. Nc1 Rxd6 23. Nxd6+ Kg8 24. Nb3 Nc6 25. Nc5 Rd8 26. f4 g6 27. c3 bxc3
28. bxc3 Ne7 29. Ncb7 Rf8 30. Nxc8 Rxc8 31. Rxd7 Kf8 32. Rd8+ Rxd8 33. Nxd8 e5
34. fxe5 fxe5 35. Kf2 Ke8 36. Nb7 Nc6 37. Ke3 Kd7 38. Kd3 Kc7 39. Nc5 Nd8 40.
Kc4 Kc6 41. h4 h5 42. g3 Nf7 43. Nb3 Nd6+ 44. Kd3 Nb7 45. Ke3 Kb6 46. Kd2 Nc5
47. Nxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8.
Ne5 Nbd7 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Be3 c6 11. Qf3 Nb6 12. O-O-O Nbd5 13. Bd2 e6 14. Ne2
a5 15. Kb1 b5 16. Ng3 a4 17. a3 Qb8 18. c3 Bd6 19. Bd3 Bf4 20. Be1 g5 21. Ne2
Qc7 22. Bc2 O-O-O 23. Nxf4 Qxf4 24. Qe2 Qc7 25. c4 Nf4 26. Qf1 Qb6 27. Bb4 bxc4
28. Qxc4 Qb5 29. Qa2 Kb7 30. Ka1 N6d5 31. Bc5 Nxh3 32. Bd3 Qa5 33. b4 axb3 34.
Qxb3+ Kc7 35. Rb1 Rb8 36. Qc2 Nhf4 37. Rxh8 Rxh8 38. Bc4 Rh3 39. Rb3 Rxb3 40.
Bxb3 Qe1+ 41. Kb2 Qxf2 42. Qxf2 Nd3+ 43. Kc2 Nxf2 44. Bf8 g6 45. a4 Nxg4 46. a5
Kb7 47. Kd2 f5 48. Bc4 Nge3 49. a6+ Ka8 50. Be2 g4 51. Bd6 f4 52. Bxf4 Nxf4 53.
Kxe3 Nxe2 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qb6 8.
Bb3 e6 9. Qd2 Be7 10. O-O-O Nc5 11. Rhe1 Qc7 12. f4 h6 13. Bh4 O-O 14. e5 dxe5
15. fxe5 Nfe4 16. Rxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxh4 18. Qf4 Be7 19. Rf1 Kh8 20. Qg3 f5
21. Nd6 f4 22. Qg6 Bxd6 23. c3 Qf7 24. Qxf7 Rxf7 25. exd6 Rf6 26. Nf3 Bd7 27.
Ne5 Rd8 28. h4 h5 29. Rd1 Kh7 30. Rd4 b5 31. Bd1 g6 32. Bf3 Rf5 33. Nd3 e5 34.
Rd5 e4 35. Bxe4 Rxd5 36. Bxd5 Bf5 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Qc2 Nb6 7. a4 a5 8. Na3
g6 9. Nxc4 Nxc4 10. Qxc4 Bg7 11. e4 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ulko, Jaroslav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E95"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "243"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Re1
c6 9. Bf1 Re8 10. d5 c5 11. Bg5 Bf8 12. Nd2 Be7 13. Bh6 Nh5 14. Nf3 Ndf6 15. h3
Ng7 16. a3 Kh8 17. b4 b6 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Rb1 Ng8 20. Bd2 f5 21. Qa4 Nf6 22.
Bd3 Rf8 23. Bh6 Ng8 24. Bd2 Nf6 25. Bh6 Ng8 26. Bd2 f4 27. Qc6 Bd7 28. Qa6 g5
29. Nb5 Qb6 30. Qa5 Rfc8 31. Rb3 h5 32. Reb1 g4 33. hxg4 hxg4 34. Nh2 Nf6 35.
Qxb6 axb6 36. Nc3 Bd8 37. Bc1 Kh7 38. Bxf4 exf4 39. e5+ Kg8 40. exf6 Bxf6 41.
Ne4 Be5 42. Be2 Bf5 43. Bd3 Re8 44. Nf1 Ra4 45. Nfd2 g3 46. fxg3 fxg3 47. Re1
Bd4+ 48. Kf1 Rf8 49. Nf3 Nh5 50. Neg5 Bxd3+ 51. Rxd3 Rxc4 52. Ne6 Rf5 53. Re4
Nf6 54. Rh4 Rc2 55. Rh3 Rf2+ 56. Ke1 Rxg2 57. Nexd4 cxd4 58. Nh4 Re5+ 59. Kd1
Rg1+ 60. Kc2 Ne4 61. Rf3 Rg2+ 62. Kd3 Rg1 63. Ng6 Nc5+ 64. Kxd4 Re4+ 65. Kc3
Rg4 66. Ne7+ Kg7 67. Nf5+ Kf6 68. Nxg3+ Kg6 69. Nf5 Kg5 70. Nxd6 Rc1+ 71. Kb2
Rd1 72. Nf7+ Kg6 73. Ne5+ Kg5 74. Nxg4 Kxg4 75. Rhg3+ Kh4 76. Rh3+ Kg4 77.
Rhg3+ Kh4 78. Rg6 Rxd5 79. Rxb6 Na4+ 80. Kb3 Nxb6 81. Kb4 Kg4 82. Rf6 Nd7 83.
Rf7 Ne5 84. Rf8 Nc6+ 85. Kc4 Ra5 86. Rf6 Ne7 87. Kb4 Ra8 88. Rf7 Nd5+ 89. Kc5
Ra5+ 90. Kc4 Kg5 91. Rf8 Ne7 92. Rf7 Nc6 93. Rc7 Ne5+ 94. Kb4 Ra8 95. a4 Kf6
96. a5 Ke6 97. Kb5 Rb8+ 98. Kc5 Nd3+ 99. Kc4 Kd6 100. Rh7 Ne5+ 101. Kc3 Nc6
102. a6 Kc5 103. Rb7 Ra8 104. a7 Nxa7 105. Rh7 Nb5+ 106. Kd3 Ra3+ 107. Ke4 Nd6+
108. Ke5 Re3+ 109. Kf4 Re4+ 110. Kf3 Re5 111. Kf4 Rf5+ 112. Ke3 Kd5 113. Re7
Nc4+ 114. Kd3 Rf3+ 115. Ke2 Ra3 116. Re8 Kd4 117. Re7 Ra2+ 118. Kf3 Ne5+ 119.
Kg3 Ke4 120. Re8 Ra3+ 121. Kf2 Rb3 122. Ke2 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Popov, Ivan1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d3 e5 8. b3
Bf5 9. Bb2 Qd7 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Ne4 13. Qe3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3
Rae8 15. Qd2 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Rxe2 17. Bxb7 c6 18. Qf3 Re4 19. Ba6 Rfe8 20. c5
dxc5 21. Bd3 R4e5 22. Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Qc3 Rd5 24. h4 h5 25. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1
Rd2 27. Rc1 Qd4 28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Rc4 Qd5+ 30. Kh2 Rd1 31. Qc3+ Kh7 32. f3 Rd3
33. Qe1 Rd2+ 34. Kh3 Qf5+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mozharov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A68"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2 exd5
9. cxd5 Bg4 10. O-O Nbd7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 a6 13. a4 c4 14. Be3 Qa5 15. Bd4
Rfe8 16. g4 h6 17. Bg2 Rac8 18. Kh1 Nh7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qd2 Nc5 21. Rad1 Nd3
22. e5 dxe5 23. d6 Rcd8 24. fxe5 Qxe5 25. b3 b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. bxc4 bxc4 28.
Ne4 Re6 29. Qc2 Nf6 30. Qxc4 Nxe4 31. Qxe4 Qxe4 32. Bxe4 Ne5 33. Bg2 Rexd6 34.
Rxd6 Rxd6 35. Kh2 Rd3 36. Ra1 Rd2 37. Kg3 Rd3+ 38. Kh2 Re3 39. Ra6 Nd3 40. Ra3
f5 41. gxf5 gxf5 42. Bf1 Kf6 43. Bxd3 Kg5 44. Rb3 h5 45. Bc4 Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bb4 5. Nd5 Ba5 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 d6 8. a4
a6 9. b4 Bb6 10. Nxb6 cxb6 11. d3 h6 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bf1 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Bb2
d5 16. g4 dxe4 17. dxe4 Bg6 18. Nd2 Nd7 19. Nc4 Re6 20. Qd3 Qc7 21. Rad1 Rd8
22. Qf3 Nf6 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Qd3 Qc7 25. f3 a5 26. b5 Nb8 27. Ne3 Nbd7 28.
Rd1 Kh7 29. Ba3 Nc5 30. Qc4 Rd6 31. Rxd6 Qxd6 32. Bxc5 bxc5 33. Qd3 Qe6 34. Nc4
b6 35. Qd6 Nd7 36. Qxe6 fxe6 37. Nd6 Kg8 38. Bc4 Bf7 39. h4 g5 40. Kg2 Kf8 41.
Bb3 Ke7 42. Nc4 Kf6 43. Kg3 Ke7 44. Bd1 Kf6 45. Be2 Ke7 46. Bd3 Kf6 47. Bf1 Ke7
48. Be2 Kf6 49. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 Ne8 10. b4 f5 11. c5 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. Nc4 g5 14. Ba3 Ng6 15. b5 Ne8
16. Bb4 Rf7 17. a4 Bf8 18. c6 b6 19. a5 bxa5 20. Rxa5 h5 21. h3 Rg7 22. Kf2 g4
23. Ke1 Nh4 24. hxg4 Nxg2+ 25. Kd2 hxg4 26. fxg4 Qg5 27. Kc2 Nf6 28. Bf3 Nh4
29. Be2 Bxg4 30. Rg1 Bxe2 31. Nxe2 Qh5 32. Rxg7+ Bxg7 33. Nd2 Ng4 34. Qg1 f3
35. Ng3 Qg6 36. Kb3 f2 37. Qf1 Bh6 38. Qe2 Rf8 39. Ndf1 Nf3 40. Bc3 Be3 41. Nf5
Rxf5 42. exf5 Qxf5 43. Kb2 Bd4 44. Bxd4 Nxd4 45. Qd2 Qf3 46. Ra3 Qxd5 47. Qg5+
Kf7 48. Qxg4 Qxb5+ 49. Ka2 Qc4+ 50. Kb2 Qc2+ 51. Ka1 Qc1+ 52. Ka2 Qc2+ 53. Ka1
Qc1+ 54. Ka2 Qc4+ 55. Kb2 Qb5+ 56. Kc3 Qxf1 57. Qh5+ Kf6 58. Qh6+ Kf5 59. Qh5+
Ke4 60. Qg6+ Kf4 61. Qh6+ Kg4 62. Qg6+ Kf4 63. Qh6+ Ke4 64. Qg6+ Kd5 65. Qf7+
Kc5 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bg4 5. Ne5 Bf5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 e6 8.
Qa4+ Nbd7 9. g4 Bc2 10. Nxf7 Bxa4 11. Nxd8 Rxd8 12. Nxa4 Nxg4 13. Bh3 Ndf6 14.
f3 Ne5 15. Bxe6 d4 16. f4 Ng6 17. f5 Nf4 18. Bc4 a6 19. O-O Bd6 20. e3 Nh3+ 21.
Kg2 Ng5 22. exd4 Bc7 23. Re1+ Kf8 24. d3 Rxd4 25. h3 Bf4 26. Nc5 Bxc1 27. Raxc1
g6 28. Ne6+ Nxe6 29. Rxe6 Kg7 30. Re7+ Kh6 31. fxg6 hxg6 32. Rxb7 Re8 33. Rc2
Nh5 34. Rf2 Nf4+ 35. Kh2 Re3 36. Rf7 Rxh3+ 37. Kg1 Rg3+ 38. Kf1 Nxd3 39. Bxd3
Rdxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Ba4 a6 6. c4 Ng6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qc7 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Be3 Bd6 11. g3 b5 12. Bc2 Ne5 13. Nd2 h5 14. c5 Be7
15. h3 Nd7 16. b4 a5 17. a3 e5 18. h4 Nf6 19. f3 Be6 20. Bb3 Bxb3 21. Nxb3 a4
22. Nc1 O-O 23. Nd3 Rad8 24. Qe2 Rfe8 25. Rad1 Nd7 26. f4 exf4 27. Bxf4 Qc8 28.
Qxh5 Nf6 29. Qf3 Rd4 30. Nf2 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Qe6 32. Kg2 Nd7 33. Qg4 Nf8 34. Qxe6
Nxe6 35. Bd6 Bd8 36. Kf3 Kh7 37. Ng4 f6 38. Ne3 g6 39. Bf4 g5 40. Bd6 Kg6 41.
Nf5 Ng7 42. h5+ Nxh5 43. Rh1 g4+ 44. Ke3 Rg8 45. Rh4 Rh8 46. Rxg4+ Kf7 47. Rh4
1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eliseev, Urii"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 g6 10. d3 Bg7 11. Qd1 O-O 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15.
Nc3 Rc8 16. Bf4 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Na5 18. Re3 e6 19. Rg3 Rc6 20. a4 Qc7 21. Rc1 Qe7
22. Bg5 Qa3 23. h4 Rfc8 24. Qf3 Nb3 25. Rd1 Na1 26. Rd3 Nc2 27. Qd1 Qxa4 28. h5
Qa2 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. Rh3 Nb4 31. cxb4 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Demidov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 d5 5. g3 c6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. Ne2 Qe7 8. Nd2
h5 9. h4 Bg4 10. c4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Bb4+ 12. Nd2 Nd7 13. a3 Bd6 14. Bf3 Be6 15.
Qc2 O-O 16. O-O Rad8 17. b4 Rfe8 18. Rfe1 f5 19. Nc4 Bc7 20. Na5 Rb8 21. d5 Ne5
22. Bg2 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Red1 Red8 25. Nb3 Rbc8 26. Qb1 Ng4 27. Qd3 Ne5
28. Qb1 Bb6 29. Nbd4 Rc4 30. Kg2 Nc6 31. Nf3 Qe4 32. Qxe4 dxe4 33. Rxd8+ Bxd8
34. Ng5 Rc2 35. Nf4 Ne5 36. Ngh3 Bb6 37. Nd5 Kg7 38. a4 Ng4 39. Kg1 Rd2 40.
Nxb6 axb6 41. a5 b5 42. Rc1 Rb2 43. Rc7 Rxb4 44. Rxb7 Rb1+ 45. Kg2 b4 46. a6
Ra1 47. Ng5 Ne5 48. Rb5 b3 49. Rxb3 Rxa6 50. Rb5 f6 51. Rb7+ Kf8 52. Rb8+ Ke7
53. Rb7+ Nd7 54. Nh3 Rd6 55. Nf4 Kf7 56. Ra7 Rd2 57. Kg1 g5 58. hxg5 fxg5 59.
Nxh5 Kg6 60. g4 fxg4 61. Ng3 Ne5 62. Ra6+ Kf7 63. Nxe4 Rd1+ 64. Kg2 Nf3 65.
Rf6+ Kg7 66. Rxf3 gxf3+ 67. Kxf3 Kg6 68. Kg4 Rg1+ 69. Kf3 Kh5 70. Ng3+ Kh4 71.
Nf5+ Kh3 72. e4 Rg4 73. Nd6 Rf4+ 74. Ke3 Kg2 75. e5 Rxf2 76. Ne4 Rf5 77. Kd4
Kf3 78. Nd2+ Kf4 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Ne2 Qb6 6. d4 e6 7. Ng3 c5 8. Bd3
Nxg3 9. hxg3 Nc6 10. c3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bd7 12. Bb1 Be7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Re1 O-O
15. Bg5 Qxb2 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Bd3 Qa3 18. Re3 Rc3 19. Qb1 h6 20. Qxb7 Rxd3 21.
Rxd3 Qxd3 22. Qxd7 Nf5 23. Qxa7 Qc3 24. Rf1 g6 25. g4 Ng7 26. Qc5 Qb2 27. a4
Qa2 28. a5 Ra8 29. Rc1 Qxa5 30. Qxa5 Rxa5 31. Rc8+ Kh7 32. Rf8 Ra7 33. g3 g5
34. Kg2 Re7 35. Ne1 Ne8 36. f4 Kg7 37. Rxe8 Rxe8 38. f5 f6 39. Nd3 Kf7 40. Kf3
Rc8 41. Ke3 Rc3 42. Kd2 Ra3 43. Nc5 exf5 44. gxf5 Rxg3 45. Ke2 h5 46. Nd7 h4
47. Nxf6 h3 48. Nxd5 h2 49. e6+ Kg8 50. Nf6+ Kf8 51. Nd7+ Ke7 52. d5 h1=Q 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 h5 8. O-O
h4 9. Re1 hxg3 10. hxg3 d6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Be3 Nf6 13. Na4 Rb8 14. c4 c5 15.
b3 Be7 16. Qe2 Bb7 17. Nc3 Nd7 18. Rad1 Rd8 19. Bc1 Ne5 20. Bb2 Nc6 21. Nb1 Bf6
22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nc3 Nd4 24. Qd3 e5 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 a5 27. a3 Kf8 28.
Qc3 Rb8 29. Rb1 Kg7 30. Rb2 Qd7 31. Qxa5 Ra8 32. Qc3 Rxa3 33. Qe3 Qf5 34. Reb1
Rb8 35. Be4 Qh3 36. Bg2 Qh5 37. Qd3 Rb4 38. Qe3 Ra8 39. Qd3 Rab8 40. Qe3 Qg5
41. Qd3 Qg6 42. Be4 f5 43. Bg2 f4 44. Qxg6+ Kxg6 45. gxf4 exf4 46. Be4+ Kf6 47.
Bc2 f3 48. Kh2 Re8 49. Bd3 Rg8 50. Rg1 Rxg1 51. Kxg1 Rxb3 52. Rxb3 Nxb3 53. Kh2
Ke5 54. Kg3 Nd2 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Belous, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 67th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Reshetnikov, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2013.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.13"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Ne5
e6 9. O-O Nfd7 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Bf4 Nc6 12. Rc1 Bd7 13. Bd6 Re8 14. e3 Rc8 15.
Ne5 Bf8 16. Bxf8 Rxf8 17. f4 Qe7 18. Rf2 Rfd8 19. Rfc2 Ne8 20. Nd3 Nd6 21. Qe2
Be8 22. Bf3 Nc4 23. Qf2 a5 24. g4 Nb4 25. Nxb4 axb4 26. Ne2 Bb5 27. Ng3 Rc6 28.
b3 Na3 29. Rxc6 Bxc6 30. Be2 Nb5 31. Bxb5 Bxb5 32. f5 exf5 33. gxf5 Re8 34. Re1
Qg5 35. Qf3 h5 36. Kf2 h4 37. Ne2 Bxe2 38. Rxe2 Re4 39. fxg6 fxg6 40. Ke1 Kg7
41. Kd1 Qf5 42. Qxf5 gxf5 43. Kd2 f4 44. Rg2+ Kf6 45. exf4 Rxf4 46. Ke3 Re4+
47. Kd3 Rf4 48. Ke3 Re4+ 49. Kd3 Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.13"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Be2 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6
8. d4 O-O 9. Re1 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 exd4 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14.
Qxb7 Rb8 15. Qe4 f5 16. Qd5+ Kh8 17. Kf1 Qf6 18. Be3 Ne6 19. Rad1 Rbd8 20. Bd2
Nc5 21. Qf3 h6 22. g3 Nxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.13"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. e3 e5 4. d4 e4 5. Nfd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Nf6 7. d5 Ne5 8. Be2
Bc5 9. Nc3 e3 10. fxe3 d6 11. Nb3 Bb6 12. O-O O-O 13. Nd4 Re8 14. h3 Bd7 15. b3
Ba5 16. Bd2 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Ne4 18. Qc2 Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Qg5 20. Kh2 Ng6 21. Rf3 Nh4
22. Rg3 Qe5 23. Rc1 Rac8 24. Qe1 Nf5 25. Nxf5 Bxf5 26. Qf2 Rc7 27. Rf1 Bg6 28.
Kg1 Rce7 29. h4 h6 30. Rf3 b6 31. g4 f6 32. Rg3 Qc3 33. g5 fxg5 34. hxg5 Rxe3
35. Rg2 h5 36. Bxh5 Bxh5 37. g6 Qf6 38. Qd2 Rf3 39. Re1 Rf8 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.13"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8.
O-O O-O-O 9. b4 Qf5 10. g4 Nxg4 11. hxg4 Bxg4 12. Qe2 Qh5 13. Qe4 e6 14. b5 Bf5
15. Qh4 Qxh4 16. Nxh4 Nd4 17. Nxf5 exf5 18. Bb2 Nxc2 19. Rad1 Bc5 20. Nd5 Nd4
21. Bxd4 Bxd4 22. Ne7+ Kb8 23. Nxf5 Bb6 24. Rfe1 g6 25. Ne3 Rd4 26. d3 Rhd8 27.
Nc4 Bc5 28. a4 Bb4 29. Re4 R4d5 30. Bf3 Rf5 31. Kg2 Bc5 32. d4 Bb4 33. Ne3 Rf6
34. Ng4 Rfd6 35. Ne5 f5 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4
b5 9. f5 Bc8 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qf3 Nbd7 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Bxf6 Nxf6
15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 h5 17. g3 h4 18. g4 Nh7 19. Nd2 Ng5 20. Qg2 Qb6 21. Bd3
Bf6 22. Rhe1 Ke7 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 Bg5 25. c3 Rc5 26. Bc2 Rhc8 27. a3 Rc4
28. Bd3 Rxe4 29. Qxe4 Qe3 30. Qxe3 Bxe3 31. Re1 Bf4 32. Kc2 Kf6 33. Re4 Rc5 34.
b4 Rc7 35. Kb3 Kg5 36. c4 bxc4+ 37. Bxc4 Ra7 38. Bd3 a5 39. b5 Bg3 40. Rc4 Bf2
41. Rc6 Bc5 42. Ka4 Kf4 43. b6 Rb7 44. Kxa5 e4 45. Bxe4 Kxe4 46. Ka6 Rb8 47. b7
Kxd5 48. Rc8 Rxb7 49. Kxb7 Bxa3 50. Rf8 f6 51. Rg8 Ke4 52. Kc6 Kf4 53. Rxg7 Kg3
54. g5 fxg5 55. f6 d5 56. Rxg5+ Kxh3 57. Kxd5 Kh2 58. Ke4 h3 59. Kf3 Kh1 60.
Kg3 h2 61. Rd5 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Be2
b5 9. Qb3 c5 10. dxc5 Be6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. O-O Nxc5 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Nd4 b4 15.
Na4 Ncxe4 16. Qxc8 Raxc8 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. f3 Nd6 19. Be3 Nd5 20. Bf2 Rc6 21.
Rac1 Rfc8 22. Rxc6 Rxc6 23. Nc5 Bxb2 24. Bxa6 b3 25. axb3 Ba3 26. Nxe6 Nc3 27.
Rd3 Ne2+ 28. Kf1 Nc1 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Bc4 Rd1+ 31. Be1 Bb4 32. Nd4+ Kg7 33.
Nc2 Bxe1 34. Nxe1 Rd2 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.15"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 Nd4 {This sortie is normal in
these kinds of positions: The knight on e7 can now move without allowing the
bishop on b5 to take on c6 and double Black's pawns, while the pawn on d4 will
be a burden for White's development.} 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. d3 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3
Nc6 10. Nd2 Bb7 11. h3 Rc8 12. a4 Bb4 13. Qg4 Qf6 14. axb5 axb5 15. Qh5 {
Black simply cannot complain about the position he obtained from the opening.}
Qe5 16. Qh4 Qf6 17. Qh5 Qe5 18. Qh4 Qc5 $1 {Fighting spirit. Despite being
black in the first game, Grischuk senses that his position is good enough to
attempt a win and he isn't shy about going for it.} (18... Qf6 $11) 19. Qg3 O-O
20. e5 $6 {The pawn becomes too weak.} (20. Rf1 {trying to mobilize the knight
on d2.. .} Kh8 21. Nf3 f6 {and maybe White is worse but it is not serious.})
20... Kh8 $2 (20... Ra8 {was safer and better.}) 21. Ne4 $1 {If the pawn is
weak, just give it away.} Qxe5 22. Bf4 Qh5 23. c3 Be7 24. Nd6 Bxd6 25. Bxd6 {
White's compensation is sufficent, but despite his strong darsksquare control
he cannot do anything as Black's structure is extremely solid.} Rfe8 26. c4
bxc4 27. Bxc4 Ne7 28. Qg4 {Even though Black has more material he faces some
problems in any endgame as d4 is hard to defend, the b-pawn is passed and
White's bishops are rather poewrful.} Qg6 {Grischuk at elast tries to improve
his structure if the queens will be traded off.} 29. Ra7 Bc6 30. b4 Nf5 31. Bh2
Ra8 32. Qxg6 hxg6 33. Rea1 d5 34. Rxa8 Bxa8 35. Bb5 Rc8 36. Bd7 Rd8 37. Ra7 f6
38. g4 $6 (38. Bxe6 $16 {was simple and good. After this White's advantage is
clear.}) 38... Nh4 39. Bd6 $6 Bc6 $1 {An important resource. The knight will
get back in time to defend against the pawn advancing and Black gets rid of
his bad bishop.} 40. Bxc6 Rxd6 41. b5 Nf3+ 42. Kg2 $2 (42. Kf1 Ne5 43. f4 Nxd3
44. Rc7 $1 {Would still give Black problems in figuring out how to defend
against b7.}) 42... Ne1+ 43. Kf1 Nxd3 44. Rd7 Rxd7 45. Bxd7 Nc5 46. Bc8 Kg8 47.
b6 Kf7 48. b7 Na6 $1 (48... Nxb7 49. Bxb7 {is senseless, the pawn on b7 will
not survive long.}) 49. f4 g5 50. f5 e5 51. Be6+ Ke7 52. Bxd5 Kd6 53. Bc4 Nb8 {
Black will attack c7, maneouver his knight to c5 and take White's last hope. A
fabulous game!} 0-1

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.15"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Be6 7. Qf3 g6 8.
Nge2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. h3 O-O-O 11. g4 fxg4 12. hxg4 Be7 13. Nf4 Bf7 14. Rh6
Nf8 15. Rdh1 Kb8 16. Nce2 Bd6 17. Kb1 Rg8 18. Rc1 b5 19. c3 Rg7 20. e4 dxe4 21.
Bxe4 Ne6 22. Nxe6 Bxe6 23. d5 cxd5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5 Bc5 26. Qf3 Qe5 27.
Nf4 Rgd7 28. Rhh1 Bxf2 29. Nxg6 Qe3 30. Nh4 Qxf3 31. Nxf3 Rg8 32. Rcf1 Bg3 33.
Nd4 Be5 34. Nc6+ Kb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.15"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 e5 7. Nf5 Bxf5 8.
exf5 d5 9. Bg5 Bb4 10. O-O Nc6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qg4 Qa5 13. Nd1 Bd2 14. c3 h5
15. Qe2 Bg5 16. b4 Qc7 17. b5 axb5 18. Bxb5 Kf8 19. Ne3 Ne7 20. c4 Bxe3 21.
fxe3 Qc5 22. a4 Rd8 23. Rad1 Kg7 24. Kh1 dxc4 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Bxc4 Qb4 27.
Bd3 Qxa4 28. h3 Nd5 29. Qf3 Nc3 30. e4 b5 31. Kh2 Kf8 32. Re1 h4 33. Bf1 b4 34.
Bc4 Rd4 35. Bxf7 Kxf7 36. Qh5+ Ke7 37. Qh7+ Kd6 38. Qxh4 Kc5 39. Qxf6 Qe8 40.
Qg7 Rd7 41. Qg3 Qe7 42. Qf2+ Kc4 43. f6 Qe6 44. Qf1+ Kc5 45. Qf2+ Kc4 46. Qf1+
Kb3 47. Re3 Rf7 48. Rf3 Qc4 49. Qd1+ Ka3 50. Qa1+ Kb3 51. Qd1+ Ka3 52. Qa1+ Kb3
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.15"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. g4 Na6
9. Be3 Nd7 10. Be2 Ndc5 11. a3 a4 12. Nd2 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Qc2 Qh4 15. Nf3
Qe7 16. O-O-O Nb3+ 17. Kb1 e4 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nd2 Nac5 21. gxf5
Nxd2+ 22. Qxd2 Bxf5 23. Ka2 Bg6 24. h4 Qf4 25. h5 Qxd2 26. Rxd2 Bf5 27. Bd1
Rfe8 28. Bc2 Kf7 29. Re2 Re5 30. f3 Rae8 31. fxe4 Bxe4 32. Rf2+ Ke7 33. Nxe4
Nxe4 34. Rf4 Ng3 35. Rh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.15"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8. e4
Bg4 9. Nbd2 e6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nc6 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Qb3 Rad8 14. Rfd1 a6
15. Rac1 Qe8 16. Bf1 h6 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Ne5 19. Bc5 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Bxb2
21. Rb1 Bg7 22. Bxf8 Bxf8 23. d6 Bxd6 24. Qxb7 a5 25. Qf3 Qe6 26. Qe2 Qf6 27.
Rbc1 a4 28. g3 h5 29. h4 Kf8 30. Rd3 Re8 31. Re3 Rxe3 32. Qxe3 Kg7 33. Rd1 Be5
34. Kg2 Qc6+ 35. Qf3 Qc2 36. Re1 Qb2 37. Re2 Qa1 38. Qe4 Bf6 39. Qc2 Be5 40.
Re4 Bd6 41. Bc4 a3 42. Bb3 Qb2 43. Qd3 Nd7 44. Re2 Qf6 45. Qf3 Nc5 46. Qxf6+
Kxf6 47. Bc4 Na4 48. Re3 Nb6 49. Rf3+ Ke5 50. Bxf7 c5 51. Rxa3 Kf6 52. Rf3+ Kg7
53. Be6 c4 54. Rf7+ Kh6 55. Rb7 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.15"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
h3 Re8 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Ne2 Nf8 11. c4 Ng6 12. b3 d5 13. Qc2 c6 14. c5 Ne4 15.
b4 a6 16. a4 Bf6 17. Be3 Nh4 18. Nxh4 Bxh4 19. Bf4 h6 20. Rab1 Ng5 21. Kh2 Ne6
22. Be5 Bd7 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 Bf6 25. f4 Ra3 26. Rf3 Ra5 27. bxc6 Bxc6 28.
Rg3 Kh8 29. Qc3 Ra2 30. Bc2 Bxe5 31. fxe5 f6 32. Qd3 Rxc2 33. Qxc2 fxe5 34.
dxe5 d4 35. Rd1 Qd5 36. Qf5 Rf8 37. Qg4 Qxe5 38. Nxd4 Nxd4 39. Qxd4 Rf5 40.
Qxe5 Rxe5 41. Rc1 Re2 42. Rcc3 Kh7 43. Rce3 Rxe3 44. Rxe3 Kg6 45. Re6+ Kf5 46.
Rd6 h5 47. g3 g5 48. Kg1 h4 49. gxh4 gxh4 50. Kf2 Kf4 51. Rd4+ Kg5 52. Rg4+ Kh5
53. Ke3 Bd7 54. Rg7 Bxh3 55. Rxb7 Bg2 56. Rg7 Bc6 57. Kf4 h3 58. Rh7+ Kg6 59.
Rxh3 Kf7 60. Ke5 Ke7 61. Rh7+ Kd8 62. Kd6 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.15"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e4 Nb6 8. O-O
Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. d5 Nb8 11. a4 c6 12. a5 N6d7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Nf6 15.
Qb3 Qc8 16. Bg5 Nxe4 17. Bxe7 Re8 18. d6 Nxd6 19. Bxd6 Rxe2 20. Ng5 Qd7 21.
Rae1 Rxb2 22. Qc4 Na6 23. Re7 Qf5 24. Rxf7 Qd5 25. Rxg7+ Kxg7 26. Qc3+ Kg8 27.
Qxb2 Qxd6 28. Qxb7 Nc7 29. Ne4 Qe5 30. Qxc6 Rf8 31. Qc4+ Kg7 32. Rd1 Rf7 33.
Nc5 h5 34. f3 Qe3+ 35. Kh1 Qf2 36. Qc3+ Kh7 37. Rd8 Rg7 38. Ne4 Qf1+ 39. Kh2
Qb5 40. Nf6+ Kh6 41. Rh8+ Kg5 42. Ne4+ Kf4 43. Qxg7 Nd5 44. Qd4 1-0

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
b6 $5 {Not one of the main traditional lines, but nowadays players tend to
explore a wide range of variations, especially in such a flexible opening as
the French.} 9. Bd3 (9. O-O-O {exposes the king to a pawn attack.} c4 10. f5 b5
11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Ng5 (12. Bg5 Qa5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Ne4 Qxd2+ 15. Nexd2 b4 $13
{Ziaziulkina,N (2342)-Cori Tello,D (2413) Athens 2012 (1-0, 91)}) (12. Nxb5 Rb8
$36) 12... Bxg5 13. Bxg5 Qa5 14. Kb1 b4 15. Ne2 c3 $36 {Firat,B (2421)
-Michiels,B (2505) Legnica 2013 (0-1, 20)}) (9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bd3 f5
12. Nd1 $6 (12. exf6) 12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 $132 {Smirnov,V (1957)-Bajarani,
U (2437) Kirishi 2011 (0-1, 46)}) (9. Nd1 {is the same plan as in the game,
but keeping the possibility of castling to either side, according to the
circumstances. It might be White's best move order.} cxd4 (9... O-O 10. Bd3 f5
11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Nf2 c4 13. Be2 Qc7 14. O-O Bd7 15. Ne5 Rad8 16. Bf3 Be8 17.
c3 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Nd7 19. Bg4 Qc6 20. Nh3 Bg6 21. Bg5 $14 {Quesada Perez,Y 
(2596)-Hernandez Carmenates,H (2541) Santa Clara 2013 (1-0, 41)}) 10. Nxd4 Nxd4
11. Bxd4 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. g3 O-O 14. Ne3 Nc5 15. Bg2 Ba6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17.
O-O-O Rac8 18. Kb1 Rc7 19. Rhe1 $14 {Dominguez Perez,L (2725)-Shirov,A (2706)
Istanbul 2012 (1-0, 90)}) 9... Bb7 (9... O-O 10. O-O f6 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Kh1
c4 13. Be2 Bb4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ne4 16. Qe1 {Black should be doing fine
here, but the next move was probably based on a miscalculation.} d4 (16... Bxc3
17. bxc3 Bd7) 17. Rd1 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bxc3 19. Qf2 b5 ({Morozevich might have
overlooked that} 19... dxe3 20. Qxe3 $14 {retrieves the piece with an
advantage.}) 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Qa5 22. Bf3 Rb8 23. Rfd1 $36 {Carlsen,M 
(2837)-Morozevich,A (2770) Astana 2012 (1-0, 44)}) 10. O-O O-O 11. Nd1 cxd4 12.
Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 f5 $1 {Grischuk praised this move, which solves Black's
problems.} 14. exf6 {Played after 42 minutes!} ({Grischuk considered the line} 
14. g4 g6 15. gxf5 gxf5 16. Ne3 Nc5 17. Kh1 Kh8 18. Rg1 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 {
but then realised that with the knight immobilised by the threat of ...e3+ he
can hardly be better.}) 14... Bxf6 15. c3 Qc7 $1 {Another strong move
according to Grischuk. Black develops normally and White is not in time to
maintain the blockade.} 16. Qe3 Rae8 $6 {Too slow.} ({The best was} 16... e5 $1
$132 {with better development for Black in an open position. Grischuk was
ready to settle for a draw with} 17. fxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxh7+ $5 $11 Kxh7 19. Qh3+
Kg8 20. Qe6+ Kh7 $11) 17. Qh3 g6 (17... h6 {creates some other sort of
weaknesses:} 18. Ne3 (18. Qh5 e5 19. fxe5 Bxe5 20. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $5 {preventing
Ne3} 21. Nf2 Nf6 $11) 18... Bxd4 19. cxd4 Rxf4 20. Ng4 $40 {and now the other
thematic sacrifice, Nxh6+ is in the air.}) 18. Ne3 $14 Bxd4 {Wang Hao spent 22
minutes before embarking on this risky operation.} 19. cxd4 Rxf4 $6 20. Bxg6 $1
{A very strong sacrifice, but Grischuk was getting short of time and could not
calculate the exact consequences with precision.} hxg6 21. Qh6 Rf6 (21... Rxf1+
22. Rxf1 Nf8 23. Ng4 $18) 22. Ng4 $6 ({As shown by Grischuk afterwards,} 22.
Rac1 $1 {was much stronger:} Qd8 23. Ng4 Rxf1+ (23... Ref8 24. Nxf6+ Rxf6 25.
Rf3 $1 Rxf3 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. gxf3 Nf6 28. Kh1 $16 {The material is about
equal, but the black king is exposed and the bishop is passive. Besides, the
dark squares are weak, allowing sudden queen switches such as Qg3-c7.}) 24.
Rxf1 Rf8 (24... Qe7 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Rf7 $18) 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27.
Qxe6+ Kg7 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Re1 $40 {[%csl Gb7]}) 22... Rxf1+ (22... Ref8 23.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. Qxg6+ Qg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Rac1 Rf7 27. Rc3 Ba6 28. Rf4 $14)
23. Rxf1 Qc2 $1 {Possibly missed by Grischuk who already was in time trouble.
He confessed that he was happy when he found a safe way to a draw.} 24. Qh4 Rf8
25. Nh6+ Kg7 26. Qe7+ Kxh6 27. Qh4+ Kg7 28. Qe7+ Kh6 (28... Kh8 29. Rxf8+ Nxf8
30. Qxf8+ Kh7 31. Qe7+ $1 {leads to a perpetual anyway.}) 29. Qh4+ Kg7 30. Qe7+
Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4 Bb4+ 5. Nfd2 $5 {With the idea a2-a3 and
Nb1-c3. Of course, this is not a way to fight for an opening advantage but an
attempt to avoid theory.} Bb7 (5... Nh5 {is a tougher reaction. E.g.} 6. Bg3
Bb7 7. a3 Nxg3 (7... Be7 8. e4 Nxg3 9. hxg3 d6 10. Nc3 Bf6 11. Nf3 c5 12. d5
exd5 13. exd5 Qe7+ 14. Be2 Nd7 $11 {0-1 (36) Tavadian,R-Razuvaev,Y (2485)
Yaroslavl 1982}) 8. hxg3 Bf8 $5 9. Nc3 g6 10. Qc2 Bg7 11. e3 O-O 12. g4 d5 (
12... Qg5 $5 13. Qd1 d5 $11 {L.Ftacnik}) 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nf3 c5 $11 {1-0 (38)
Sokolov,I (2647)-Adams,M (2744) Prague 2002 CBM 089 [Ftacnik,L]}) 6. a3 (6. e3
O-O 7. a3 Bxd2+ {(probably simpler)} (7... Be7 8. Nc3 c5 (8... d5 9. Be2 c5 10.
dxc5 bxc5 11. Qb3 Qd7 12. Bf3 Rd8 13. O-O Nc6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Rfd1 Na5 16.
Qa4 Qxa4 17. Nxa4 Rac8 $11 {1/2 (105) Javakhishvili,L (2367)-Tkeshelashvili,S 
(2238) Tbilisi 2002}) 9. d5 d6 $1 (9... exd5 10. cxd5 (10. Qf3 Ne4 11. cxd5
Nxd2 12. Kxd2 a6 13. Bd3 d6 14. Rhd1 Nd7 15. Ke1 b5 $132 {0-1 (90) Meduna,E 
(2489)-Berzinsh,R (2460) Czechia 2001}) 10... d6 11. e4 (11. Nc4 Ne8 12. Be2
Ba6 13. O-O Nd7 14. a4 $14 {1/2 (22) Meduna,E (2470)-Voloshin,L (2425) Prague
2002}) 11... a6 12. a4 Re8 13. Bd3 $14 Nxd5 $6 {0-1 (25) Meduna,E (2416)
-Navara,D (2710) Prague CZE 2012} 14. exd5 $1 Bg5+ 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Rxe3+
17. Be2 Qh4+ 18. Kf1 $16 {[%cal Yd2c4]}) 10. e4 Na6 11. Rb1 Ne8 12. Bd3 Bf6 13.
Bg3 Nac7 14. Qc2 g6 15. O-O Ng7 16. Be2 Re8 17. Rfe1 Ba6 18. Bf3 Rc8 19. a4 Bd4
20. Ne2 Bf6 21. Nc3 Bd4 22. Ne2 Bf6 23. Rbd1 exd5 24. cxd5 h5 25. h3 Be5 $132 {
1/2 (30) Sorokin,M (2578)-Lysyj,I (2474) Cheliabinsk 2005}) 8. Nxd2 d6 9. Bg3 (
9. Qc2 $6 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. f3 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nb3 Nxb3+ 14. Qxb3 d5
15. Kb1 Rfc8 $36 {1/2 (72) Meduna,E (2482)-Landa,K (2610) Bad Wiessee 2000})
9... Nbd7 10. f3 e5 $11) 6... Be7 (6... Bxd2+ {is quite good here, too, e.g.}
7. Nxd2 Nh5 8. Be3 f5 $5 9. f3 O-O (9... f4 $143 $6 10. Bf2 d6 11. Qc2 O-O 12.
O-O-O d5 13. g3 $14 {1/2 (27) Bosiocic,M (2384)-Rukavina,D (2279) Sv Filip i
Jakov 2006}) 10. Bf2 d6 $11) 7. Nc3 Nh5 (7... c5 $5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. e4 d6 10.
b4 Nbd7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O cxb4 13. axb4 d5 $11 {0-1 (23) Rodriguez Vargas,O 
(2440)-Rodriguez Cespedes,A (2470) Linares 1994}) 8. Bg3 d6 9. e3 g6 {Black
has no need to hurry up with ...Nh5xg3.} 10. d5 Nd7 11. Qc2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bf6
13. O-O-O Qe7 {Black has good development and no problems.} 14. Be2 O-O-O 15.
Nb3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Qf6 {[%mdl 32]} 17. Qxf6 Nxf6 18. Bf3 exd5 19. cxd5 h5 20.
Rd4 Rde8 21. Nd2 (21. e4 $5 a5 $1 {[%cal Yb7a6]}) 21... Ng4 22. Bxg4+ (22. e4
$5 Ba6 23. Bxg4+ hxg4 24. Rh4 $5) 22... hxg4 $15 {[%cal Gh8h1]} 23. Rg1 ({
In the event of} 23. Rxh8 Rxh8 24. Rxg4 Bxd5 25. e4 Rh1+ 26. Kc2 Be6 27. Rh4
Rg1 {Black's bishop is clearly stronger than White's knight.}) 23... Rh5 24. e4
f5 25. f3 fxe4 (25... gxf3 $142 26. gxf3 fxe4 27. fxe4 (27. Nxe4 $2 Rf8) 27...
Rh2 {[%cal Gh2b2] (M.Notkin) It was probably not too important that White's
knight obtained the f3-square. Black consequently disregards the necessity to
open up the position for his bishop and activate it; as a result, it becomes a
"big pawn" and eventually causes Black's defeat.}) 26. fxe4 Ba6 27. Nb1 $1 Rf8
28. Nc3 {It is now difficult for Black to break through.} Rh7 29. b4 Kd8 (29...
Kb8 $142 {protecting the a7 pawn} 30. b5 $140 Bc8) 30. b5 Bb7 31. Kd2 (31. Ra4
{was already quite possible; after} Rf2 32. Rxa7 Bc8 {Black's counterplay
could only be enough to keep the balance.}) 31... a6 32. Ke3 Kd7 (32... axb5
33. Nxb5 Ba6 34. a4 Kc8 35. Rc1 Kb7 $11) 33. Rc1 Rh2 34. Rd2 Rh7 (34... Rf7 $5)
35. Rdc2 Kd8 (35... Kc8 {[%cal Yc8b8] was now a must.}) 36. a4 {White misses a
strong idea:} (36. Ne2 $1 {[%cal Ye2d4]} {Of course, after} Re8 37. Nf4 axb5
38. Ne6+ Rxe6 39. dxe6 Bc8 {the game is far from over but it is White who has
winning chances.}) 36... g5 $2 (36... Re7 $1) 37. Ra1 $2 (37. Ne2 {was now
especially strong, e.g.} Re7 38. Kd3 Rfe8 39. Nd4 axb5 40. axb5 Rxe4 41. Ne6+
R4xe6 42. dxe6 Rxe6 43. Rxc7 {, and White should win.}) 37... Re7 $2 (37... a5)
(37... axb5 38. axb5 Rh2) 38. Kd4 $2 (38. a5 $1 axb5 39. a6 Ba8 40. Rac1 $1 {
[%cal Rc3b5] was not easy to find.}) 38... Bc8 $2 (38... axb5 {was again
better.}) 39. a5 $1 {Finally! White opens up the position creating threats
from the other side.} bxa5 40. bxa6 Bxa6 41. Rxa5 Bc8 (41... Bb7 $144 42. Rb5
$1 Bc8 43. Rb8) 42. Ra8 Rfe8 $2 (42... Rf1 $1 {was the only way to continue
resistance, e.g.} 43. Kd3 (43. Rb2 Re8 44. Rbb8 Kd7) 43... Ref7 $1 44. Nb5 Rd1+
45. Kc3 Rff1 $1 46. Na7 Ra1 47. Rxc8+ Kd7 48. Ra8 Ra6 {, and White can't keep
his extra piece. It looks like he can give it back to get a winning rook
ending but it is not so easy, e.g.} 49. Kd3 Rfa1 50. Rg8 Rxa7 51. Rg7+ Kd8 52.
Rxg5 R1a3+ 53. Ke2 Rxg3 54. Kf2 Raa3 55. Rg8+ Kd7 56. Rg7+ Kd8 57. Rcxc7 ({or} 
57. Rgxc7 Rge3) 57... Rge3 {, and Black amazingly escapes. Of course, all that
was impossible to find over the board. After the text move White's attack
succeeds.}) 43. Kd3 $1 {[%cal Yc3b5,Yb5d6,Yb5a7]} Re5 44. Nb5 (44. Nb5 Rxe4 45.
Rxc8+ Kxc8 46. Nxd6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 {I examined this line in
my recent article published with CBM 155. Therefore, I will not mention the
early deviations now.} 6. e3 a6 7. a4 Bd6 8. Bg3 {Grischuk confessed that
choosing this move was a bit casual.} ({Slightly earlier, while walking
through the playing hall, he noticed that} 8. Bg5 {was played in the other
game of the same round with this variation, Gelfand,B (2764)-Dominguez Perez,L
(2757) Elancourt 2013 (1-0, 97) [Gelfand] Grischuk jokingly said that he did
not wish to feel like playing against two players at the same time, so he
decided to deviate.}) 8... Bxg3 $146 {Black releases the tension at once, in
order to sped up his counterplay with ...c7-c5.} (8... b6 9. Bxc4 Bb7 {Carlsen,
M (2786)-Ivanchuk,V (2786) Cap d'Agde 2008 EXT 2009 [Marin] (1/2, 58)}) 9. hxg3
c5 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bb3 cxd4 12. exd4 {A typical isolani position, but with
some small particularities. The dark-squared bishops are off the board,
somewhat reducing White's attacking potential. But if Black later has to
capture on d5 with the pawn, his other bishop may become "bad". At the same
time, the early opening of the h-file offers White additional attacking ideas.
Ponomariov must have taken all these aspects into account when choosing his
next move.} Bd7 ({In principle, it would be desirable to maintain the complete
control over the d5-square with} 12... Qd6 {, but it seems that it does not
work properly, partly because of Black's delay in development.} 13. a5 Nbd5 14.
Ne5 Bd7 (14... O-O {runs into} 15. g4 $36 Qb4 $6 16. Kf1 $16 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qxc3
18. Rh3 Qb4 19. g5 $18) 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 (15... exd5 16. g4 $36) 16. Qh5 g6 17.
Qf3 Qe7 ({Black has to give up the piece control over d5, since} 17... O-O 18.
g4 $36 {would be too dangerous.}) 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. O-O $14 {This is an
improved version of the game continuation from White's point of view, since
Black has played the strategically undesirable move ...g7-g6, weakening the
dark squares even more.}) 13. a5 Nbd5 14. Bxd5 {Grischuk settles for a minimal
but stable advantage, hoping to get an ending with a good knight versus a bad
bishop.} ({The similar plan to that from the previous comment does not work
out so well:} 14. Ne5 Bc6 15. g4 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bxg2 17. Rh2 Bc6 {White
certainly has compensation for the pawn, but the position remains double-edged.
}) 14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qe2+ Be6 {Now and later when given a choice,
Ponomariov decides to keep the queens on board. I assume he was right, after
the queen exchange, the rooks would most surely disappear, too, leaving Black
in a dangerous endgame, where the white king and knight could walk and jump
freely on the dark squares.} (16... Qe7 17. Rh5 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 Be6 19. Kd2 $14)
17. Qd3 h6 18. Qa3 f6 $1 {Ever since Philidor, it has been known that this is
the way to place the pawns: on squares of opposite colour with respect to the
bishop's. Besides, the last move has the concrete purpose of connecting rooks
without exchanging queens.} (18... Qe7 19. Ne5 Rc8 20. Kd2 $14) 19. O-O Kf7 20.
Nd2 Bd7 21. Nb3 Re8 22. Nc5 Bc6 {White has obtained stable domination, but
howcan he make progress? Grischuk could not answer this question within the
next few moves, which he rightly called a waste of time.} 23. Qf3 (23. Rfe1 $5)
23... Kg8 24. Qg4 Qe7 25. Qf3 Qe2 $6 {Ponomariov offers the queen exchange
under what would be favourable circumstances: the occupation of the second
rank. White does not have to cooperate, though.} ({Grischuk recommended} 25...
Qc7 {followed by ...Re7 and ...Rae8.}) 26. Qc3 Qb5 {Ponomariov admitted that
at first he did not realise that the queen does not feel comfortable here.} ({
However, after} 26... Qg4 27. Rfe1 {Her Majesty would also be somewhat out of
play. However, the important thing is that queens are still on the board,
preventing the radical activation of the white king.}) 27. Rfe1 Kf7 28. b3 Rac8
29. Qd2 Bd7 30. Rac1 Kg8 31. f3 {In the absence of an immediate active plan,
White starts restricting the enemy bishop even more.} Rcd8 32. g4 Bc8 33. Qc3
Rxe1+ 34. Rxe1 Re8 35. Rxe8+ Qxe8 {The ending looks pleasant for White, but
little more than that. Black should have no problems holding it.} 36. Kf2 Kf7
37. Qb4 Qc6 38. Qe1 b6 {Getting rid of one of the weaknesses.} 39. axb6 Qxb6
40. Qc3 Qc7 41. Qb4 a5 {Ponomariov was not sure whether this was a good idea.
Optically, the pawn belongs on a5, but in the long run it could also become a
weakness. Intuitively, I believe his last move is correct.} 42. Qc3 Bd7 43. Qe1
Bc8 44. Qc3 Bd7 45. Qd2 Bb5 46. Qe1 Qb6 47. Qh1 Kf8 48. Qh5 Qc6 49. Qf5 Kf7 50.
Qh5+ Kf8 51. Qf5 Kf7 52. f4 {Not much has happened over the past ten moves.
Still, White's pressure remains unpleasant and Ponomariov confessed that he
started fearing that he would blunder because of tiredness if he did not force
the events a bit.} g6 53. Qc2 Qc7 54. Qd2 g5 55. g3 gxf4 56. gxf4 f5 57. Qe3
Qe7 58. Qxe7+ Kxe7 59. g5 Kf7 $6 {Grischuk praised this move and confessed
that he had overlooked it. The idea is correct, but its execution imperfect,
though.} ({Clearing the f4-square with} 59... hxg5 $2 60. fxg5 Kf7 {would lead
to disaster:} 61. Kg3 Kg6 62. Kf4 Bc6 (62... Be2 63. Nb7 $18 {[%cal Gb7a5]})
63. Nd3 Bb5 64. Ne5+ Kg7 65. Kxf5 $18) ({The correct way to reach a similar
position as in the game was} 59... Bc6 $1 {, controlling b7, for instance} 60.
Kg3 Kf7 61. Nd3 Be8 62. Kh4 Kg7 {and the fortress resists.}) 60. Nb7 Kg6 61.
gxh6 $6 ({Black would have faced bigger practical difficulties after} 61. Nxa5
hxg5 62. fxg5 Kxg5 63. Nb7 Kf6 64. Ke3 Ke7 65. Kf4 Kf6 66. b4 $14 {There
probably is no forced win here, but Ponomariov would have faced the worst of
his fears: an unpleasant position in which he could easily blunder when
confronted with real and illusory threats.}) 61... a4 62. bxa4 Bxa4 63. Nd6 Bd7
64. Kg3 Kxh6 $11 {White cannot force his way through now and a draw is
inevitable.} 65. Nf7+ Kh5 66. Ne5 Bb5 67. Nf3 Bd3 68. Ng5 Bb5 69. Ne6 Bd7 70.
Nc7 Bc6 71. Kh3 Bb7 72. Nb5 Bc6 73. Nc3 Bb7 74. Nd1 Bc6 75. Ne3 Kg6 76. Kh4 Bb7
77. Nc2 Bc8 78. Nb4 Bb7 79. Nd3 Kh6 80. Ne5 Ba8 81. Nf7+ Kg6 82. Nd6 Bc6 83.
Nc8 Bb7 ({Grischuk said that he actually lost the knight with the previous
move. Luckily for him, Black can only lose if he tries to get the knight:} 
83... Kf6 84. Kh5 Ke6 85. Kg6 Kd7 86. Na7 Ba4 87. Kxf5 Kc7 88. Ke5 Kb7 89. f5
Kxa7 90. f6 Be8 91. Kxd5 $18) 84. Na7 Kh6 85. Nb5 Kg6 86. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 {A relatively fresh
anti-Grünfeld attempt, to which, however, Black transposes into a relatively
rare system of the King's Indian - with e2-e3.} d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 {
Such positions are much more popular with reversed colours. White has an extra
tempo here, and Alexander Grischuk finds an interesting way to exploit it.} 8.
Qc2 ({The immediate} 8. b4 {is another option.}) 8... Re8 9. Rd1 $5 e4 10. Nd2
Qe7 {[%mdl 32] Black's standard plan is: ...Nd7-f8, ...h7-h5-h4(-h3 if
possible); alternatively ...Bc8-g4 with the pawn on h5; ...Nf8-h7-g5 etc. with
a kingside attack. Meanwhile, White creates counterplay on the queenside and
in the centre.} 11. b4 Nf8 12. Bb2 ({Here is an example how White can be
crushed when he plays inaccurately:} 12. a4 Bf5 13. b5 h5 14. Ba3 Ne6 15. Nf1
h4 16. a5 Ng5 17. a6 b6 18. Na2 $4 (18. h3 {was a must}) 18... Nf3+ $1 19. gxf3
exf3 20. Qb2 Qe4 21. Bd3 Qg4+ 22. Ng3 Bxd3 {0-1 (22) Houska,M (2364)-Bisby,D 
(2252) Witley 1999}) 12... h5 13. Rac1 (13. Nb3 $5 N8h7 14. d5 h4 15. h3 Ng5
16. c5) 13... Bf5 (13... h4 14. h3) (13... Bg4 $5) (13... N8h7 $5 14. Nb3 h4
15. h3 g5 $5 (15... Bf5 16. d5 $1 {[%cal Yb3d4]}) 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nf6 18.
Qc4 b6 19. b5 Bb7 20. Qxc7 Nxd5 21. Qxe7 Rxe7 22. Ba3 {1-0 (50) Hera,I (2557)
-Schreiner,P (2460) Fuerstenfeld AUT 2013} Rd8 $11) 14. Nb3 {A logical plan
after ...Bc8-f5: d4-d5 and Nb3-d4. Actually, White's position turns out to be
quite pleasant, which means that Black should look into this system more
carefully.} (14. Qb3 c6 $5 (14... N8h7 15. c5 a6 16. b5 Ng5 17. bxa6 bxa6 18.
cxd6 cxd6 19. Ba3 $36 {1-0 (47) Freise,H-Wolter,K (2270) Germany 1998}) 15. d5
(15. c5 d5) 15... N8d7 $132 {[%cal Yd7e5]}) 14... N8h7 15. d5 h4 16. Nd4 (16.
h3 {is possible. In such situations a piece sacrifice on h3 can be dangerous
but here White successfully parries Black's threats:} Ng5 17. Nd4 Bxh3 18. gxh3
Qd7 19. Bf1 $1 Nxh3+ 20. Kh1 Qg4 21. Bg2 Ng5 22. Rg1 Nh3 23. Kh2 $1 Nxg1 24.
Rxg1 Qh5 25. Bh3 {keeping better prospects.}) 16... Bd7 (16... h3 $5 17. Nxf5
gxf5 {was an attempt to make use of White's delay of h2-h3 but after} 18. Nb5 {
Black's damaged pawn structure could be an important factor.}) 17. c5 $6 {
A principal error.} (17. h3 {was necessary; only after, say,} Ng5 {White could
continue} 18. c5 $1 dxc5 19. bxc5 Qxc5 20. Qb3 {with a queenside initiative.})
17... dxc5 $6 {Returning the favour.} (17... h3 $1 {, weakening light squares
around White's king, gave Black a good counterplay, e.g.} 18. g3 (18. c6 bxc6
19. dxc6 Bc8 20. g3 Ng5) 18... Ng5 19. c6 bxc6 20. Nxc6 (20. dxc6 Bg4) 20...
Bxc6 21. dxc6 Qe6 22. Nb5 Qc8 $13) 18. bxc5 Qxc5 19. Qb3 {White's pressure now
forces Black to forget about ...h4-h3.} ({Of course, not} 19. Nxe4 Qxc2 20.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Nxc2 Rad8 $132) 19... Qb6 (19... Qa5 $142 20. Ncb5 Rac8 {
holding on.}) 20. Ncb5 (20. Ndb5 $1 {was even stronger, e.g.} c6 21. Na4 Qd8
22. dxc6 bxc6 23. Nd6 Re7 24. Nc5 $16 {[%csl Gc5,Gd6]}) 20... c5 21. dxc6 bxc6
22. Nd6 Rf8 (22... Qxb3 $142 23. axb3 (23. Nxb3 Re7 24. Nc5 {is not so
powerful without queens}) 23... Reb8 24. Nxc6 Bxc6 25. Rxc6 Rxb3 26. Bd4 Ng5
$14) 23. Ba3 {It was now better to evade the queen exchange on b3:} (23. Qc2 h3
(23... c5 24. Nb3) 24. Ba3 hxg2 25. Nxc6 Ng5 (25... Bxc6 26. Qxc6 Ng5) 26. Kxg2
{with full domination. It is essential that White keeps his a-pawn for a
future ending.}) 23... Qxb3 24. axb3 (24. Nxb3 $143 Rfd8 25. Nd4 Bf8) 24...
Rfb8 25. Nxc6 Bxc6 (25... Rxb3 $2 26. Ne7+ Kf8 27. Bc5 Kxe7 28. Bc4 Rbb8 29.
Nf5+ Kd8 30. Nxg7 {[%csl Rd8]}) 26. Rxc6 Rxb3 27. Bc5 Ng5 28. Bc4 Rbb8 29. Nxf7
{White decides to force matters.} (29. Bd4 $5 $36 {[%csl Gc4,Gc6,Gd4,Gd6]})
29... Nxf7 30. Rc7 Rf8 $138 (30... Rc8 $142 31. Bxf7+ Kh7 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Bd4
Rc7 {, and Black should not lose.}) 31. Bxf8 Rxf8 32. Rxa7 Ng4 33. Bd5 $138 (
33. h3 $142 Nge5 (33... Nf6 $2 34. Rd6 {[%cal Rd6b6,Rb6b7]}) 34. Bd5 Bf6 35.
Bxe4 Kg7 $16) 33... Bh6 (33... Be5 $1 34. h3 Nf6 {keeping the e4-pawn}) 34. Re7
Bg5 35. Rxe4 Nf6 36. Red4 Nxd5 37. Rxd5 h3 $2 (37... Bf6 $142) 38. f4 Bd8 39.
gxh3 $2 (39. g3 $1 {should be winning. The h3-pawn will fall at a later stage.}
) 39... Bb6 $2 (39... g5 $5 40. f5 Re8 {creating a blockade.}) 40. Kf2 $2 (40.
R1d3 $16 {[%cal Yg1g2,Ye3e4]}) 40... Nh6 {The time pressure is over, and it
becomes clear that White's winning chances have vanished. Black now wants to
give up two pieces for a rook and the e3-pawn, which will lead to a drawn rook
ending.} 41. Kf3 (41. Rd6 Bxe3+ $1 42. Kxe3 Nf5+) 41... Nf5 42. e4 {The last
but unsuccessful attempt.} (42. Rg1 Kh7 43. Rd7+ Kh6 {was equally fruitless.})
42... Ne3 43. Rd6 Nxd1 44. Rxg6+ Kf7 45. Rxb6 Rh8 $1 {White can't keep one of
his h-pawns, and the draw is inevitable.} 46. Rb7+ Kf6 47. e5+ Kf5 48. Rf7+ Ke6
49. Rf6+ Ke7 50. Rd6 Nc3 51. f5 (51. Kg4 Rg8+ 52. Kh5 (52. Kf5 Rf8+) 52... Rh8+
53. Rh6 Rf8 $1 $11) 51... Rxh3+ 52. Kf4 (52. Kg2 Re3) 52... Rxh2 53. f6+ Ke8
54. e6 Rf2+ 55. Ke5 Re2+ (55... Rxf6 $5 56. Kxf6 Ne4+ 57. Ke5 Nxd6 58. Kxd6 Kd8
$11) 56. Kf5 Rf2+ 57. Ke5 Re2+ 58. Kf5 Rf2+ 59. Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D83"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
[WhiteClock "2:00:00"]
[BlackClock "2:00:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:23]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 4. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bg7
{[%emt 0:00:20]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:13]} 6. Rc1 {[%emt 0:
02:50] A topical line in the Gruenfeld. The old response...} Be6 {[%emt 0:08:
41]} (6... c5 {has come out of fashion because of} 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. cxd5 Ne4 9.
Nge2 {and White's had amazing results in this variation.}) 7. c5 $5 {[%emt 0:
02:15] 'A move that has already been tried a few times. The idea is to quickly
expand on the queenside while destroying Black's possibility of counterplay on
the center. As a bonus, the move ...Be6 now looks silly. On the other hand
White has to be worried about a quick e5 break.'} c6 {[%emt 0:04:53]} 8. b4 {
[%emt 0:04:11] 'This however is unheard of. White usually develops his pieces
first.'} (8. h3 b6 9. b4 Ne4 10. Bd3 a5 11. Na4 Nd7 12. f3 b5 $1 $13 {
Jumabayev - So, 2012}) 8... Nbd7 {[%emt 0:08:58]} (8... Nh5 {immediately
pursuing the bishop, is also an interesting idea.}) 9. Bd3 {[%emt 0:13:43]} Nh5
{[%emt 0:10:19]} 10. Nge2 {[%emt 0:06:45]} f6 {[%emt 0:14:11] 'Black is trying
to play Bf7 and e5, there is no rush in exchanging on f4 as that bishop is not
going anywhere. The game highly resembles and a6 Slav, except that Black has
not committed to that weakness yet.'} 11. h4 {[%emt 0:13:33]} (11. h3 Nxf4 (
11... f5 12. Bh2 Bf7 13. f4 $13) 12. exf4 Bf7 13. f5 e5 $1 {And Black has
nothing to complain about.}) 11... Bf7 $5 {[%emt 0:06:54] Allowing the bishop
to live, but Grischuk has a specific idea in mind.'} 12. Bh2 {[%emt 0:01:48]}
f5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:11] 'This is the point. Black is going to force e5 in the
next move and obtain more than adequate counterplay. As a possible idea Black
can consider locking the center with e5-e4 and then pushing f4 with proper
preparation, alternatively he can take on d4 and hope to presure down the
diagonal and/or obtain e5 for his pieces.'} 13. f4 $2 {[%emt 0:00:03][%csl Rg4,
Rh2] This move is too anti-positional; the idea of course is to prevent e5,
but White is giving up too many factors to do this.'} Nhf6 {[%emt 0:13:13]
'White's light squares are too weak. If White's pawn was on h3 maybe this
would be acceptable, but Black is clearly better as it is in this situation.'}
14. Bg3 {[%emt 0:07:24]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 15. Qd2 {[%emt 0:02:53]} Ndf6 {
[%emt 0:08:08]} 16. Nd1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 17. Bxe4 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:16] 'One powerful knight has been destroyed,
but suddenly that bishop on f7 has gained life.'} 18. a4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} b6 {
[%emt 0:15:16] 'Breaking the position open is very natural: White's bishop on
g3 won't play a roll any time soon and the pair of bishops need scope.'} 19. h5
{[%emt 0:00:45]} gxh5 {[%emt 0:05:27]} 20. Bh4 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:
00:10] 'Trading off h4 wasn't necessary, but it's not bad either. White had to
sacrifice a pawn for this and more importantly the g-file is now open for
Black's rooks.'} 21. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:04:06]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. Nf2 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:01:13]} 23. O-O {[%emt 0:01:01]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:
40]} 24. b5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:04:00]} 25. cxb6 {[%emt 0:08:46]}
Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. a5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 27. bxc6 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 28. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qxc6 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 29. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:00:56] 'Black is better in every
sense: He has an extra pawn, better minor pieces, more activity and a safer
king. White's position doesn't need to collapse immediately but it is very
hard to play this.'} 30. Rc5 $2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Bc4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:47] A
beautiful maneuver that finishes the game.'} 31. Nc3 {[%emt 0:04:57]} Bf1 {
[%emt 0:00:04] 'And suddenly White's g-pawn is defenseless! Of course after
that White's position will collapse and he has no counterplay whatsoever.'} 0-1

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
[WhiteClock "2:00:00"]
[BlackClock "2:00:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:29]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:
39]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 5. g3 {[%emt 0:05:46]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:10]} 6. Bg2 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 7. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} c5 {[%emt 0:07:
53]} 8. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qxd1+ {[%emt 0:01:30]} 9. Nxd1 {[%emt 0:04:48]}
Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 10. Ne3 {[%emt 0:22:15]} Nbd7 $146 {[%emt 0:23:20]} (
10... Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Rd8+ 13. Kc2 {1/2-1/2 (13) Ivanov,M (2492)
-Lechtynsky,J (2420) Teplice 2008}) 11. N5xc4 {[%emt 0:10:38]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:02:
37]} 12. Na5 {[%emt 0:06:02]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 13. Nec4 {[%emt 0:33:11]}
Bb4+ {[%emt 0:15:12]} 14. Bd2 {[%emt 0:03:45]} Bxd2+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} 15. Kxd2
{[%emt 0:07:45]} Rd8+ {[%emt 0:01:06]} 16. Kc3 {[%emt 0:04:15]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:
00:56]} 17. Kxc4 {[%emt 0:08:47] Grischuk's king was on c4 by move 17, but
that is not as exciting as it sounds as the truth of the position was that
Black had already taken a slight initiative in an endgame that had a
symmetrical pawn structure. Nakamura neutralized Grischuk's Catalan without
problems and another drawn rook endgame was reached.} b6 {[%emt 0:05:05]} 18.
Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 19. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxc6 {
[%emt 0:19:44]} 20. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 21. f3 {[%emt 0:
00:09]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:02:43]} 22. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 23.
Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} exf5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 24. Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Re8 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 25. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} g6 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 26. e4 {[%emt 0:
00:49]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 27. Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:01:51]}
28. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 29. Rd4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Kf8 {
[%emt 0:02:37]} 30. a4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 31. Kc3 {[%emt 0:
00:14]} h5 {[%emt 0:02:52]} 32. b4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:03:13]} 33.
Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 34. Ke3 {[%emt 0:01:02]} f6 {[%emt 0:
03:20]} 35. h4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:02:47]} 36. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:22]}
Ra8 {[%emt 0:03:52]} 37. Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} axb4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 38. Rxb4 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 39. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:
33]} 40. Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rd4 {[%emt 0:04:18]} Ra5
{[%emt 0:00:39]} 42. Rb4 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Gormally,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ {A favourite of my good friend Grandmaster Keith Arkell,
who tends to favour very solid setups with Black.} 3. Nd2 {This would
certainly be my choice if I was ever to face this opening, keeping as much
funk in the position as possible.} ({After the standard} 3. Bd2 {the almost
inevitable exchange of bishops will take some of the sting out of the position
for White. You could argue that this opening and the Bogo-Indian represent
some kind of Anti-chess, aiming to exchange pieces at the first available
opportunity. You might not be a million miles off, but then as Black the first
task in chess is to equalise. As such an exchange arguably brings him closer
to this goal, it's a valid strategy.}) 3... b6 ({With} 3... f5 $140 $5 {
Black can grab some central squares, in typical Dutch fashion. One of the
typical strategies White will employ in the main-line Dutch Stonewall is to
try and exchange his opponent's dark-squared bishop. With this bishop already
on b4, Black will either have to exchange it off or lose time. However this is
more of a hybrid Dutch than a Stonewall, as in the Stonewall the Black pawn
goes to d5, weakening the e5-square, which needs the protection of the
dark-squared bishop.} 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Ngf3 a5 7. O-O b6 8. Ne5 Ra7 9.
Nd3 Bxd2 10. Qxd2 Bb7 11. Bxb7 (11. f3 $5) 11... Rxb7 12. b3 Qe7 13. Bb2 d6 14.
d5 $1 e5 15. f4 $1 e4 16. Ne1 {Now the knight is heading for the d4-square,
eyeing up f5 and e6, so White was better in the game Nielsen,P (2662)-Nikolic,
P (2638) Barcelona 2012.}) 4. a3 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 Bb7 6. Nf3 f5 {This is the main
advantage of playing ...Bb4 check before developing the Knight to f6, as Black
can play ..f5, further increasing his influence over the e4-square. This is
more of a Nimzowitschian strategy than the Nimzo itself!} 7. g3 (7. e3 $5 {
is another typical option.} Nf6 8. b4 a5 9. b5 d6 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12.
a4 Qe8 13. Ne1 g5 $5 {with unbalanced play in the game Ding,L (2702)-Ivanchuk,
V (2766) Beijing 2012.}) 7... Nf6 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Qe8 (9... a5 10. b3 d6 11.
Bb2 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Ra7 13. Rfd1 Qa8 $1 {was a clever way to re-organise in the
game Krejci,J (2486)-Sedlak,N (2592) Aschach 2011.}) 10. b4 d6 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12.
Rac1 Be4 13. a4 $6 ({In such positions both players have many strategic ideas
and plans to choose from. one typical idea is} 13. d5 $5 {to try and bring
alive the bishop on b2, and also free the important square on d4 for the
knight.} exd5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 {which at first glance just looks like a pawn down
for White, until you see the very powerful} 15. Rc4 $1 $36 Kh8 (15... N7f6 16.
Bxf6 Nxf6 (16... Rxf6 $2 17. Rxe4 $1) 17. Rxc7 {and White regains his pawn
with advantage;}) 16. Ng5 $1 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 N7f6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Rxc7 $16) (
13. Ne1 $6 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 {is something that White will generally try to avoid,
as the exchange of light-squared bishops makes his kingside more vulnerable.})
({So to that end another typical plan might be to play something like} 13. Bh3
{quite a sly idea, as White plans Ne1, followed by f3, but not allowing the
exchange of bishops. The problem is that in this particular position is that
it simply runs into} Qh5 $1) 13... a5 14. b5 Qh5 15. Ba3 Bb7 16. Qc2 Be4 17.
Qd2 Bb7 18. Qc2 $6 {More or less offering a repetition, but Grischuk wants
more.} f4 $1 $36 19. gxf4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Ng4 21. Bxg4 Qxg4+ 22. Kh1 Qxf4 23.
Rcd1 Rf5 {Black now has a very nice position, with very good attacking chances,
as with the exchange of light-squared bishops the White king is very
vulnerable. However it is never that easy to just mate the top players, and
Gelfand offers stubborn resistance.} (23... e5 $5 24. c5 $1 dxc5 25. dxc5 Nxc5
26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Qxc5 Qe4+ 28. f3 Qxe2 29. Rde1 {only leads to rough equality.
}) 24. f3 Rh5 25. e3 $1 Qh4 (25... Qxe3 $4 26. Bc1) 26. Qf2 Qf6 27. Rg1 Rf8 28.
Rg3 Rf7 29. Rdg1 Nf8 30. Qc2 Ng6 31. c5 {The game at this point was reaching a
crescendo as both players were entering desperate time-trouble, which may
explain the many almost comical blunders that now ensue. White's king looks
the more vulnerable, but appearances can be deceptive. The two white rooks on
the g-file, combined with the seemingly dormant bishop on a3, form a latent
trap into which Grischuk quickly falls.} Nh4 $2 {Grischuk as is his style,
puts his store in an all-out assault on the white king, but this proves to be
a huge blunder. He should have taken care of the queenside situation first.} (
31... dxc5 32. dxc5 bxc5 33. Bxc5 Rf5 34. f4 {would have led to unclear play.})
32. cxd6 $1 Qd8 {A depressing retreat, Grischuk must have realised that
something had gone terribly wrong.} ({After} 32... Nxf3 {the cold-blooded} 33.
dxc7 {pours cold water over Black's attacking prospects.}) 33. dxc7 $2 (33.
Rxg7+ $1 Rxg7 34. Rxg7+ Kxg7 35. Qxc7+ Qxc7 36. dxc7 {would have ended the
game on the spot. Although this may seem harsh, maybe this is the difference
between Gelfand and Carlsen. We have become used to seeing how ruthless
Carlsen is in such situations, when he gets a chance, but Gelfand by contrast
almost lets Grischuk back in the game.}) 33... Rxc7 34. Qe4 $1 Qd5 35. Qf4 (35.
Qg4 $5 {introduces a massive threat of taking on g7, forcing Black into a very
poor ending after} Nf5 36. e4 Nxg3+ 37. Rxg3 Rxh2+ 38. Kxh2 Qa2+ 39. Kh3 Qxa3
40. Qxe6+ Rf7 41. Qxb6 Qxa4 42. Qb8+ Rf8 43. Qe5 g6 $16) 35... Qd8 36. e4 Ng6
37. Qd6 $2 (37. Qg4 Rh4 38. Qxe6+ Kh8 39. Bd6 Rc2 40. R3g2 {should be easily
winning, but short of time Gelfand starts to see ghosts, and offers the
exchange of queens, to try and reduce any potential danger.}) 37... Qc8 $2 (
37... Qxd6 38. Bxd6 Rc4 {and White would have to show some serious technique
to win this game.} 39. Ra1 Kf7 {and it's not at all easy for White to make
progress, as the rook on c4 is very strong.} 40. Rgg1 Rxd4 $1 41. Bc7 Ne5 42.
Bxb6 Nxf3 43. Ra2 Rxe4 44. Rf1 Rf5 45. Bxa5 Ke7 46. Bc3 {and although White is
certainly much better, it's far from over.}) 38. d5 $6 ({The cold-blooded} 38.
Qxb6 $1 Rc2 39. R3g2 {was good enough.}) 38... Rc2 $2 (38... exd5 $1 39. exd5
Qd7 $1 40. Qxd7 Rxd7 41. d6 Rf5 {creates a kind of blockade for Black, where
again White would have great difficulty making progress, but it wasn't easy to
understand all this with your flag hanging.} 42. Rc1 {and probably White will
win in the end with Black having to suffer for many moves, so perhaps it was
better to get it over with quickly.}) 39. R3g2 Rxg2 40. Rxg2 exd5 41. Qc6 $1 {
The time control had been reached and Grischuk realised the hopelessness of
his situation, so he resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
[WhiteClock "2:00:00"]
[BlackClock "2:00:00"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:01:
11]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:03:45]} 5. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:38]} 6. Nd5 {
[%emt 0:00:36]} Re8 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 7. Qf5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} d6 {[%emt 0:12:32]
} 8. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:12] In this somewhat strange
English opening Grischuk decided to quickly trade queens to cripple his
opponent's pawn structure. Giri seemed to have an ok position until he traded
his bishop for a knight on f3, which made his own knight on g6 much worse
because of the lack of access to e5. From then on White had a pleasant
advantage that kept growing until he reached a double rook endgame that was
clearly favorable to him. Grischuk converted with flawless technique in an
endgame that Giri had simply no activity} 9. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} gxf6 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 10. a3 {[%emt 0:05:03]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 11. b4 {[%emt 0:
00:18]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 12. Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 13.
b5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:03:19]} 14. d4 {[%emt 0:06:12]} Ng6 {[%emt 0:
04:00]} 15. a4 $146 {[%emt 0:21:47]} (15. h3 c6 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. O-O-O Bc7 18.
Nd2 d5 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Bb5 Re6 21. a4 Ba6 22. Bxa6 Rexa6 23. Kb1 exd4 24.
exd4 Rb8 25. Ka2 Nf4 26. Nb1 Rab6 27. Ba3 Bd6 28. Rd2 Bb4 {1/2-1/2 (28)
Gretarsson,H (2504)-Stefansson,H (2572) Reykjavik 2004}) 15... Bg4 {[%emt 0:12:
29]} 16. O-O-O {[%emt 0:02:44]} exd4 {[%emt 0:15:02]} 17. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:03:37]}
Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 18. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 19. gxf3
{[%emt 0:00:41]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 20. f4 {[%emt 0:14:11]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:05:
08]} 21. Bg2 {[%emt 0:04:03]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 22. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:36]}
Rf8 {[%emt 0:06:45]} 23. Rg1+ {[%emt 0:05:44]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 24. Rdd1 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:04:52]} 25. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:07:55]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:
01:17]} 26. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rg6 {[%emt 0:09:26]} 27. Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:56]
[%csl Rh7][%cal Gg3h3]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:11:31]} 28. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} (28. Rgh3
Rg1+ 29. Kb2 Rg8 30. Rxh7+ Kf8 31. Rh8 R1g2) 28... Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 29. Kd3
{[%emt 0:05:31]} Rxg3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. hxg3 $16 {[%emt 0:01:02][%csl Rc7,
Gd3,Rf6,Rf7,Rh7,Rh8][%cal Gd3e4,Ge4d5,Gd5c6]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Rxf5 {
[%emt 0:04:39]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 32. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} h4 {[%emt 0:01:00]
} 33. gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rxh4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 34. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Rh1
{[%emt 0:01:07]} 1-0

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.10.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "2:00:00"]
[BlackClock "2:00:00"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5
9. cxd5 b5 $5 {Both players considered this to be a novelty, but there had
been just one game before, played between low rated players.} ({Grischuk had
faced this line earlier this same year:} 9... h6 10. Bf4 g5 11. Bh2 Re8 12.
Nge2 c4 13. Bc2 Na6 14. O-O Nc5 15. f3 b5 16. Kh1 Qb6 17. Bg1 Bd7 18. Qd2 Qd8
19. Bd4 Nh5 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 21. g4 $1 {[%csl Gg7]} Qf6 22. Qd4 Qe5 23. b4 $14 {
Svidler,P (2769)-Grischuk,A (2779)/Thessaloniki 2013/CBM 155 (1/2, 64)}) ({
I have spent a lot of time (and rating points!) to make the following line
work:} 9... Re8 10. Nf3 c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. a3 Bd7 (12... a5 13. Nxb5 Qb6 14. Qd4
Qxb5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qxf6 Nd7 17. Qd4 {Chernin,A (2600)-Marin,M (2515)/
Budapest 1993/CBM 034/[Hansen,Cu] (1-0, 44)}) (12... a6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Re1
Bb7 15. Qd2 Qb6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Bh6 Rac8 18. Rad1 Qb6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Nd4 $14
{Yermolinsky,A (2590)-Marin,M (2520)/Tilburg 1994/CBM 044/[Knaak,R] (1-0, 36)})
13. O-O a5 14. Nd4 ({White does not have enough time for such neutral moves as:
} 14. Re1 Na6 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 b4 17. axb4 axb4 18. Nxd7 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1
Qxd7 20. Ne4 Nxd5 $15 {1/2 Istratescu,A (2575)-Florean,A (2455)/Bucharest 1998/
CBM 064}) 14... Qb6 (14... Na6 15. Ndxb5 Bxb5 16. Nxb5 Qb6 17. Nc3 Qxb2 18. Bd2
{Rogozenco,D (2480)-Marin,M (2515)/Odorheiu Secuiesc 1993/CBM 036/[Knaak,R] 
(1-0, 24)}) 15. Be3 Qb7 16. Qf3 Na6 {Ziegler,A (2372)-Marin,M (2555)/
Gothenburg 2000/CBM 076 (1/2, 58). Finally, this is the way to play the Re8
and c4 line, but later I lost interest in the Benoni...}) 10. Nf3 $146 {
Safe but not too ambitious.} (10. Nxb5 Qb6 11. Bxf6 (11. Qd2 Nxe4) (11. Qe2 Re8
) 11... Bxf6 $44 {Koczo,K (2167)-Honsch,P (2015)/Budapest 2010/CBM 136 Extra 
(0-1, 24)}) 10... b4 11. Ne2 Qe8 {If Black can get his pawn to b4 without
playing ...a6 or ...c4, his position should be just great. Without the
d4-square for his pieces, White is rather passive.} 12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. O-O Ne5 {
[%csl Ge5]} 14. Bc2 Ba6 15. Re1 {Black has a dream position, with all his
minor pieces active, but how to proceed? One should never forget about the
threat e4-e5, it can turn tables in just an instant!} Nd3 $6 ({Grischuk
regretted not having played the patient} 15... Nfd7 16. a3 {Tomashevsky's
suggestion} (16. Nc1 c4) 16... b3 $1 {Overlooked by both players during the
post mortem.} ({The move analysed} 16... Nd3 {also looks good:} 17. Bxd3 Bxd3
18. axb4 cxb4 $15 19. Nb3 $6 Qxe4 20. Nf4 Qf5 21. Be7 Bc2 22. Nd4 Qxf4 23. Nxc2
Rfe8 24. g3 Qc4 $17) 17. Nxb3 (17. Bxb3 Nd3 $17) 17... Nc4 $15) 16. Bxd3 Bxd3
17. Nf4 Bb5 18. e5 $1 {Of course!} (18. Qc2 Nd7 $17) 18... dxe5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6
20. Ne4 Bg7 21. Nd3 {This was the move overlooked by Grischuk. Suddenly, he
felt that he was fighting for a draw, but there was a hidden resource
available still.} Rd8 $6 (21... Qd8 22. Ndxc5 Qb6 23. d6 Rad8 24. Qd5 $14) (
21... f5 $1 22. Nd6 Qd7 23. Nxb5 e4 $3 {Probably overlooked by both players.} (
23... Qxb5 24. Nxe5 $14) 24. Nxc5 Qxb5 25. Ne6 Bxb2 26. Rb1 Bc3 27. Nxf8 Rxf8
$44) 22. Ndxc5 Bc6 23. d6 Kh8 24. Rc1 $14 {White has a strong centralised
position. Sure, he needs to make something concrete out of it, otherwise the
bishops could become dangerous.} h6 25. Re2 $1 (25. d7 Bxd7 26. Nd6 Qe7 27.
Ndb7 Bxh3 28. Nxd8 Rxd8 29. Qb3 Bf5 30. Qxb4 h5 (30... e4 $44 {Tomashevsky})
31. Red1 Rd4 $44 {Grischuk}) (25. Qd2 f5 26. d7 Bxd7 27. Nd6 Bc8 $1 $11) 25...
f5 $6 (25... a5 $5) 26. d7 Bxd7 27. Rd2 $6 {Not bad, but not best either!} (27.
Nd6 $1 Qe7 28. Ncb7 Rb8 29. Rc7 $16) 27... fxe4 28. Rxd7 e3 29. fxe3 e4 30.
Rxd8 Qxd8 31. Ne6 $1 {Forcing the transposition to a slightly better rook
ending.} (31. b3 Qg5 $132) (31. Qxd8 Rxd8 32. b3 Rd2 $132) 31... Qxd1+ 32. Rxd1
Rc8 33. Nxg7 Kxg7 34. Rd7+ Kf6 35. Rxa7 Rc1+ 36. Kh2 Re1 $2 {This could have
caused serious problems.} (36... Rc2 $1 37. b3 Re2 38. Ra4 Ke5 $11 {The
e4-pawn sustained by Black's king and rook will ensure a draw depsite the
connected queenside passers.Please compare with the lines below.}) 37. Ra6+ Ke5
38. Ra5+ Ke6 39. Rb5 Rxe3 40. Rxb4 Ke5 (40... Re1 41. Kg3 $1) 41. Rb8 $2 {
After more than half an hour of thinking, White lets his last chance slip away.
} (41. Kg1 $1 Re1+ (41... Kf4 42. Kf2 Rd3 43. g3+ Ke5 44. Rb3 Rd2+ 45. Ke3) 42.
Kf2 Ra1 43. a4 {In view of g2-g3, Black's counterplay is not easy to build up.
He should try with} g5 (43... Kf4 44. g3+) (43... h5 44. h4) 44. g3 h5 {
but after} 45. Rb5+ Kd4 46. a5 {he would still need to prove an accurate way
to a draw.}) 41... Re1 $1 42. b4 (42. Kg3 Rf1 {cutting off the king}) 42... e3
43. b5 Kd4 {The rest is simple.} 44. b6 e2 45. Re8 Kd3 46. b7 Rb1 47. Rd8+ Kc3
48. Re8 Kd2 49. Rd8+ Kc3 50. Re8 Kd2 51. Rd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.10.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
[WhiteClock "2:00:00"]
[BlackClock "2:00:00"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:04:29]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:09:25]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:
00:09]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:01:44] The Russian player played
an unusual 5.d3 which transposes into an exchange French, hardly the most
testing way of playing against the Petroff. Dominguez had no problems holding
equality and forcing a repetition shortly afterwards.} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 6.
d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:14:07]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:16:27]} Be7 {[%emt 0:
05:23]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:51]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:06:42]}
Bg4 {[%emt 0:13:39]} 10. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 11. c3 {
[%emt 0:06:56]} (11. Re1) 11... c6 {[%emt 0:10:25]} 12. Qc2 {[%emt 0:04:40]} (
12. Re1) 12... h6 {[%emt 0:03:34]} 13. Bf4 {[%emt 0:08:47]} (13. Bh4 Re8 14.
Rfe1) 13... Nh5 $11 {[%emt 0:16:31]} 14. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:01:
00]} 15. dxe5 {[%emt 0:10:58]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:06:54]} 16. Bh7+ {[%emt 0:05:35]}
Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 17. Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 18. Qxf5 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 19. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:06:
15]} 20. N2b3 {[%emt 0:17:43]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:04:06]} 21. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:03:05]}
Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 22. Qd3 {[%emt 0:10:11]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 23. Rfb1 {
[%emt 0:02:49]} Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 24. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} 25. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:11:03]} 26. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:09]
} Rbc8 {[%emt 0:05:08]} 27. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 28. Rc7 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Rbc8 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 29. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:
49]} 30. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.10.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
[WhiteClock "2:00:00"]
[BlackClock "2:00:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:29]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. bxc3 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 7. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:43]
} 8. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} O-O {
[%emt 0:00:17]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:03:54]} 11. f3 {[%emt 0:
00:40]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 12. Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:06:23]} 13.
Bf4 {[%emt 0:12:34] A totally unnecessary repetition starting on move 13
allowed these players to bypass Sophia rules and the game was drawn.} Qc8 {
[%emt 0:13:11]} 14. Be3 $146 {[%emt 0:09:19]} (14. Rc1 Qd8 15. Qd2 cxd4 16.
cxd4 Qa5 17. Qxa5 Nxa5 18. Bd3 Rfc8 19. Rb1 a6 20. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22.
Bc7 Nc6 23. Bb6 e6 24. Kf2 Bf8 25. g4 Be7 26. Ke3 e5 27. dxe5 Nxe5 28. Rxc8+
Bxc8 29. Nc3 Be6 30. Be2 g5 31. Nd5 Kf8 32. Nxe7 Kxe7 33. a3 Nc4+ {1/2-1/2 (33)
Bacrot,E (2705)-Areshchenko,A (2672) Germany 2012}) 14... Qc7 {[%emt 0:15:49]}
15. Bf4 {[%emt 0:02:48]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 16. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Andersen, Mads"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Skanderborg Nordea"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DEN"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. O-O Nbd7 6. Qc2 Nb6 7. a4 a5 8. Na3
g6 9. Nxc4 Nxc4 10. Qxc4 Bg7 11. e4 O-O 12. d3 Nd7 13. d4 e5 14. Bg5 Qe8 15. d5
cxd5 16. exd5 h6 17. Be3 f5 18. Qb3 g5 19. Nd2 f4 20. Bb6 g4 21. Rfe1 Qf7 22.
Ne4 Kh8 23. Bc7 Qg6 24. Rac1 h5 25. Bd6 Rg8 26. gxf4 h4 27. Ng5 Ra6 28. Be4 Qh5
29. Rxc8 Rxd6 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 31. Bf5 Nc5 32. Qc4 b6 33. Be6+ Kf8 34. Ne4 Nxe4
35. Qxe4 g3 36. fxe5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.22"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Karttunen, Mika"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tammer"]
[BlackTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 d6 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Bxd7+ Nxd7 6. O-O Ngf6 7. Qe2 Be7 8.
c3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qd3 Rc8 13. Nbd2 cxd4 14. Bxd4
Nc5 15. Qf5 g6 16. Qh3 Ne6 17. Be5 Nd7 18. Bd4 Nf4 19. Qh6 Ne2+ 20. Kh1 Bf8 21.
Qh3 Nxc3 22. a4 Bg7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nd4 Nf6 25. f4 Ne2 26. N2f3 Nxf4 27. Qg3
N4h5 28. Qg5 Ne4 29. Nf5+ Kh8 30. Qh6 Qf6 31. g4 gxf5 32. Qxh5 fxg4 33. Nh4 Qg5
34. Qxg5 Nxg5 35. Rf5 h6 36. Rf2 Rc3 37. Nf5 Kh7 38. b4 Rf3 39. Kg2 Rxf2+ 40.
Kxf2 Re4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.23"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Novy Bor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Nc6 {A hypermodernist idea to avoid the Sämisch,
occasionally applied by Carlsen, Svidler and other grandees. However, GM David
Navara, one of the adherents of 3...Nc6, fails to prove its consistency in the
present game.} 4. d5 {Other options:} (4. Nc3 d5 {with a "strange Grünfeld"}) (
4. e4 e5) 4... Ne5 5. e4 d6 {Black has provoked the advance of White's central
pawns and will now undermine them.} 6. Nc3 (6. Ne2 Bg7 7. Nec3 {is also
possible but a bit artificial. Some examples:} O-O 8. Be2 e6 9. O-O (9. f4 Ned7
10. O-O exd5 11. cxd5 Re8 12. Bf3 Nc5 13. Re1 {0-1 (32) Nakamura,H (2710)
-Svidler,P (2739) Amsterdam 2009} c6 14. dxc6 Qb6 $1 $36) 9... exd5 10. cxd5 c6
11. dxc6 (11. Be3 cxd5 12. exd5 Re8 13. Qd2 Bf5 14. Na3 a6 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Nc2
Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 $132 {0-1 (69) Postny,E (2578)-Eljanov,P (2655) Moscow 2006
CBM 112 [Hazai]}) 11... bxc6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Nd2 d5 14. Nb3 dxe4 15. Qxd8 Rxd8
16. fxe4 Bg4 $11 {0-1 (29) Mamedyarov,S (2719)-Carlsen,M (2801) Moscow 2009})
6... Bg7 7. f4 (7. Bg5 $6 c6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Rd1 Qb6 10. Be3 Qb4 11. b3 Nfg4 $1
12. Bd4 Bh6 13. Qb2 c5 $17 {0-1 (25) Dreev,A (2683)-Sutovsky,E (2656) ICC INT
2002}) 7... Ned7 8. Nh3 $1 {[%mdl 4] The knight rushes to protect the
e4-square from f2. This route is more appropriate than the obvious} (8. Nf3 O-O
{, and now:} 9. Be2 {is more solid:} (9. Bd3 c6 (9... e5 $5 10. fxe5 (10. dxe6
$5 fxe6 11. O-O) 10... Ng4 11. Bg5 (11. exd6 cxd6 $44) 11... f6 12. exf6 Bxf6
13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qe2 Nde5 15. Rf1 Nxf3+ (15... Bd7 $44) 16. Qxf3 Qh4+ 17. Qg3
Rxf1+ 18. Bxf1 Qxh2 19. Qxh2 Nxh2 20. Nb5 Bd7 21. Be2 Re8 22. Nxc7 Rxe4 23. Kd2
Ng4 24. Rc1 Nf6 {1/2 (24) Papin,V (2479)-Danin,A (2469) Lipetsk 2008}) (9... e6
10. O-O (10. dxe6 $142 $1 fxe6 11. O-O $13) 10... exd5 11. exd5 (11. cxd5 c6
12. h3 cxd5 13. exd5 Qa5 $36 {0-1 (47) Mohota,N (2324)-Hansen,S (2603) Pattaya
2011}) 11... c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Kh1 Nc5 14. Be3 Ng4 15. Bg1 Rb8 $36 {0-1 (54)
Nikolov,M (2549)-Wang Yue (2732) Zuerich 2010}) (9... Nc5 10. Be3 Nxd3+ 11.
Qxd3 e6 12. O-O exd5 13. cxd5 Re8 14. Bd4 c5 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Rad1 Rb8 17. b3
Qa5 18. Rfe1 Ba6 19. Qd2 Rbd8 $11 {0-1 (44) Wiedenkeller,M (2445)-Johansson,M 
(2265) Sollentuna 1995}) 10. O-O cxd5 (10... Qb6+ 11. Kh1 Nc5 {0-1 (28) Ward,C
(2473)-Conquest,S (2555) Scarborough 1999} 12. Bc2 $13) (10... Nc5 11. Bc2 Qb6
(11... cxd5 12. cxd5 (12. e5 Nfd7 13. Qxd5 Nb6 14. Qd4 Bg4 15. Nd5 {1/2 (42)
Sokolov,I (2570)-Martinovic,S (2430) Cetinje 1991} Ne6 $17) 12... e6 (12... b5
$13) 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Be3 {1/2 (14) Donchev,D (2505)-Ermenkov,E (2420) Sofia
1984}) 12. Kh1 Bg4 13. Rb1 cxd5 (13... a5 14. Be3 Nfd7 15. Qe2 Qc7 {1/2
Vitiugov,N (2709)-Tomashevsky,E (2695)/Moscow 2011/CB06_2011}) 14. cxd5 Rac8
15. Be3 Qb4 16. h3 Ncxe4 (16... Bxf3 $5 17. Qxf3 Nfd7) 17. Bxe4 Rxc3 $1 18.
bxc3 {1/2 (18) Jussupow,A (2565)-Spassky,B (2605) Linares 1983} Qxe4 19. Bxa7
Bc8 $44 {A.Jussupow}) 11. cxd5 (11. exd5 Nc5 12. Bc2 e6 13. Be3 exd5 14. cxd5
Re8 15. Bd4 {1-0 (48) Plachetka,J (2410)-Polgar,Z (2405) Stary Smokovec 1984}
Bd7 $11) 11... b5 (11... e6 $143 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Bc4 d5 14. exd5 Nb6 15. Bb3
Nbxd5 16. Ne5 {1-0 (39) Melkumyan,H (2642)-Tikkanen,H (2566) Albena 2012}) 12.
a3 Nc5 13. Bc2 Bb7 14. Be3 a5 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Nxb5 {1-0 (37) Yang,D (2485)
-Bora,S (2195) Wheeling USA 2013} Qb8 $1 17. Ne5 Bxd5 $13) 9... Nc5 (9... e5 $6
10. dxe6 fxe6 11. O-O Qe7 12. Ng5 Nc5 13. Qc2 e5 14. f5 $14 {1/2 (52) Richter,
M (2482)-Danin,A (2519) Wunsiedel 2012}) 10. e5 $1 (10. Qc2 c6 11. dxc6 bxc6
12. Be3 Ng4 13. Bg1 Rb8 $36 {0-1 (23) Gretarsson,H (2509)-Navara,D (2710)
Reykjavik ISL 2013}) 10... Nfe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. O-O $13) 8... O-O (8... Nc5
9. Nf2 {is now pleasant for White, e.g.} Nfd7 10. Be3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 e5 12.
dxe6 Nxe6 13. Be2 Qe7 14. O-O b6 15. Bd4 O-O 16. Ng4 h5 17. Ne3 Bb7 18. Nd5
Bxd5 19. cxd5 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Nc5 21. Bf3 $14 {1-0 (39) Postny,E (2635)
-Mikhalevski,V (2530) Acre ISR 2013}) (8... e5 9. dxe6 $1 (9. f5 $6 Nc5 10. Qf3
gxf5 11. exf5 e4 12. Qf4 Nh5 13. Qf2 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qf6 15. Qd4 Rg8 $36 {
1-0 (38) Shimanov,A (2549)-Tikkanen,H (2586) Stockholm 2011}) 9... fxe6 10. Be2
$14 {- see below}) (8... c6 $5 9. Be3 $5 {(preventing ...Qd8-b6)} (9. Nf2 Qb6 {
is pleasant for Black, e.g.} 10. Na4 Qc7 11. Be2 b5 12. dxc6 bxa4 13. cxd7+
Bxd7 14. Be3 Bc6 15. Bf3 Nd7 16. Rb1 Rb8 17. Qd2 Nc5 $132 {1/2 (51) Goganov,A 
(2509)-Timofeev,A (2641) Samara 2012}) {; if now} 9... Qa5 {then} 10. Nf2 Nc5
11. Bd4 O-O 12. a3 $1 Ncxe4 $140 $2 13. Nfxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. b4 Nxc3 $2
16. Qd4+) 9. Be2 ({After} 9. Nf2 $5 e6 {makes more sense} (9... c6 $143 10. Be3
$1 Re8 11. Be2 Qc7 12. Qd2 e5 13. f5 Nc5 14. g4 $16 {1-0 (31) Berczes,D (2532)
-Papp,P (2307) Budapest HUN 2013})) 9... e5 {This move is probably inprecise
as the en passant capture gives White a favourable pawn structure. However, it
is not easy to recommend a safe way to equality:} (9... Nc5 10. Nf2 Re8 {
This is more cunning: Black can play both ...e6 and ...e5!} (10... c6 11. Be3
cxd5 12. cxd5 b6 13. O-O a5 14. Qd2 Bb7 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. b3 $14 e6 17. dxe6
Nxe6 18. Bc4 Nc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Ne8 22. Rd3 $16 {1/2 (57)
Lupulescu,C (2618)-Safarli,E (2626) Al-Ain UAE 2012}) (10... e6 11. Be3 $5 (11.
dxe6 Bxe6 {- that's why 9...Nc5 was inserted!} 12. Be3 Re8 13. Bd4 a5 $11) (11.
O-O exd5 12. cxd5 c6 (12... Re8 $5 13. Bf3 h5 14. h3 a5 15. Re1 Nfd7 16. Be3 b6
17. Qc2 Ba6 18. a4 {1-0 (34) Jones,G (2641)-Andersen,M (2461) Reykjavik 2012}
Qh4 $13) 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Bf3 (14. Be3 Nfxe4 $1 15. Nfxe4 {1/2 (15) Ganguly,S
(2627)-Gupta,A (2627) Kavala 2012} Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Re8 17. Bf3 d5 $11) 14... Qe7
15. Be3 d5 16. e5 Nfd7 17. b4 Ne6 18. b5 Nb6 19. f5 gxf5 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. bxc6
Bxe5 22. Nxd5 Qh4 23. g3 Qg5 $13 {1/2 (48) Grischuk,A (2773)-Giri,A (2686)
Wijk aan Zee 2011 CBM 141 [Moradiabadi]}) 11... Nfd7 12. O-O f5 $6 {a
weakening move} (12... a5 $142 13. Qd2 $14) 13. dxe6 Nxe6 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Qd2
a5 16. Rad1 Qf6 17. Nh1 Ndc5 18. Ng3 $16 {1-0 (43) Zhao Xue (2497)-Cmilyte,V 
(2525) Nalchik 2011}) 11. O-O (11. Be3 e5 $1 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Qd2 $6 (13. Bd4
a5 14. O-O Nfd7 $1 $14 {/=}) 13... Qe7 14. Bxc5 (14. Bd4 Ncxe4 $1 15. Ncxe4
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxc4) 14... dxc5 15. e5 Nd7 16. O-O-O Nb6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5
f6 $1 $36 {1/2 (26) Ivanisevic,I (2648)-Yilmaz,M (2489) Sarajevo 2011}) 11...
e5 12. dxe6 (12. f5 gxf5 13. exf5 Bxf5 (13... e4 $142 $1 $132) 14. Ng4 Bxg4 15.
Bxg4 Nxg4 16. Qxg4 Qd7 17. Rf5 $14 {1-0 (28) Ding,L (2654)-Areshchenko,A (2682)
Ningbo 2011}) 12... Bxe6 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Bf3 Bc6 15. Bd2 a5 {[%csl Gc5]} 16.
Rfe1 Nfd7 17. Rad1 Qe7 $6 (17... Bd4 $5 18. Bc1 Qf6 {or perhaps other plans
for Black should be tried}) 18. b3 Qf8 19. Nb5 $1 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Qe7 21. Be3
Rac8 22. a3 Ne6 23. b4 $14 {1/2 (41) Grischuk,A (2771)-Kurnosov,I (2676)
Moscow 2010}) (9... c6 {needs more tests:} 10. Nf2 (10. Be3 {1-0 (35) Hammer,J
(2630)-Tari,A (2216) Oslo 2012} cxd5 11. cxd5 b5 $5 12. Nf2 b4 13. Na4 {
needs checking}) 10... cxd5 (10... Qb6 11. O-O Nc5 12. Bf3 $5) 11. cxd5 b5 (
11... Nb6 12. a4 Bd7 13. a5 Nc8 14. O-O e6 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Qb3 $16 {1-0 (32)
Kurnosov,I (2653)-Vokarev,S (2455) Olginka 2011}) 12. Bxb5 Rb8 13. O-O Nc5 14.
Be2 Nfd7 15. Nb5 Qb6 16. Be3 Ba6 17. a4 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bg7 19. Qd2 $14 {1-0 (45)
Wen,Y (2550)-Gopal,G (2562) Ho Chi Minh City 2012}) 10. dxe6 fxe6 {In this
structure White's kingside pawns are mobile and strong; it is essential that ..
.e6-e5 can be met with f4-f5.} 11. Be3 (11. Nf2 Ne8 (11... b6 $142 12. O-O Bb7
13. Bf3 Nc5) 12. Qc2 Nb6 {0-1 (57) Svetushkin,D (2589)-Torrecillas Martinez,A 
(2406) Leon 2012} 13. c5 $5 dxc5 14. e5 $44) (11. Qc2 $5 e5 12. f5 Nc5 (12...
Nb8 $1 {[%cal Yb8c6] is now appropriate}) 13. O-O a5 14. g4 h6 15. Be3 b6 16.
Nf2 Bb7 17. Rad1 Qe8 18. h4 $40 {1-0 (58) Socko,B (2629)-Zakhartsov,V (2271)
Leiden 2012}) (11. O-O b6 12. Ng5 $6 Qe7 13. Nb5 Nc5 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nfe4
16. Rxf8+ Qxf8 17. Nf3 Bb7 $132 {0-1 (27) Hovhanisian,M (2496)-Bok,B (2488)
Antwerp 2011}) 11... b6 12. O-O (12. Nf2 {is still unnecessary:} Bb7 13. Qc2 a6
(13... Nc5 $5 14. O-O Nfd7 {[%cal Rg7c3]} 15. Bf3 a5 $11) 14. O-O-O Qe7 15. h4
Nh5 16. Bxh5 gxh5 17. Nh3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nf6 $132 {0-1 (37) Ding,L (2714)
-Vachier Lagrave,M (2719) Biel 2013}) 12... Nc5 13. Qc2 a5 {A major difference
from the 12.Nf2 line: Black can't put pressure on the e4-pawn without this
move:} (13... Bb7 14. Bf3 Nfd7 15. b4 $1 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Nxe4 17. Qc2 Ndf6 (17...
d5 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qc4+ Kh8 21. Rad1 $18) 18. Ng5 Nxg5 19. Bxb7
Nf7 20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Rae1 {, and Black has no sufficient compensation for the
exchange.}) 14. Bf3 Rb8 {Another tempo must be wasted:} (14... Bb7 $2 15. Bxc5
dxc5 16. e5 Bxf3 17. exf6 $18) 15. Rae1 (15. a3 {[%cal Yb2b4] was quite
possible. Alexander Grischuk's plan is apparently less effective.}) 15... Nfd7
16. Ng5 Bb7 17. b3 Qe7 18. a3 e5 $6 {This move clarifies the structure in
White's favour.} (18... h6 19. Nh3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Nxe4 {doesn't lose now but is
very risky as Black's kingside is weakened with ...h7-h6:} 21. Qc2 Ndf6 22. Bd4
d5 23. Nf2 $36) ({It was appropriate to take the a-file abandoned by White's
rook:} 18... Ra8 $5 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Na6 {[%cal Yc7c5]}) (18... Bf6 $5 {
was interesting, too}) 19. f5 $1 h6 20. Nh3 gxf5 21. exf5 e4 {This is what
Black relied on. However, White's f5-pawn is more dangerous than Black's e4.}
22. Bxc5 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 bxc5 (23... Nxc5 24. Bh5 Qe5 25. Re3 Qxc3 26. Rxc3 Nd3
27. f6 $16 {[%csl Gf6]}) 24. Nf2 $6 (24. Bh5 $1 Qe5 25. Qc1 Rxf5 26. Rxf5 Qxf5
27. Qxh6 $16) 24... Qg7 (24... Qf6 $5 25. Qxf6 Nxf6 26. Bd1 Kf7 $13) 25. Nxe4
Bxe4 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 27. Rxe4 Rxb3 {[%mdl 4096] A sudden turn. White's pawns
are now blocked; his bishop can become weaker than Black's knight!} 28. Re6 Nf6
(28... Ne5 $5 29. f6+ (29. Bd5 c6 $1) 29... Kh8 30. Be4 Re3 31. Rf4 Re1+ 32.
Kf2 Nd3+ 33. Kg3 Nxf4 34. Kxf4 $44) 29. g4 {The only attempt to break through
but it should not be successful.} Re8 $2 {But after this premature exchange
White gets winning chances.} (29... Rxa3 $142 30. h4 Nd7 $1 {e.g.} 31. Bd5 Ne5
32. Re7+ Kh8 33. g5 hxg5 34. hxg5 Rg3+ 35. Kf2 Rxf5+ 36. Kxg3 Rxf1 37. Rxc7 a4
$11) 30. Rxe8 Nxe8 31. Kf2 {[%cal Yh2h4]} (31. h4 $143 Kf6 {[%cal Ye8g7]})
31... Rxa3 (31... Kf6 32. Re1 Ng7 33. Re3 {, and White keeps his important
a3-pawn. However, after the text move Black can't stop White's pawns anymore.})
32. Re1 Nf6 33. h4 $1 (33. Re7+ Kf8 34. Rxc7 Rc3 35. h4 Rxc4 36. g5 hxg5 37.
hxg5 Ne8 38. Rc8 Rf4 39. f6 Rf5 40. g6 Rxf6 41. g7+ Kxg7 42. Rxe8 $11) 33...
Rc3 (33... Kf8 34. g5 (34. Re6 Nd7 35. Rxh6 Ne5 36. Be2 Ra2 37. Ke3 Ra3+ 38.
Kf4 Ra2 $1 $11) 34... hxg5 35. hxg5 Nd7 36. Bh5 Ne5 37. Rb1 $16 {[%csl Gf5,Gg5]
}) 34. g5 hxg5 35. hxg5 Rxc4 36. Kg3 $1 ({But not} 36. Re7+ Kf8 37. gxf6 Rf4 {
, and White loses both of his pawns.}) 36... Ng8 37. Bh5 $1 Rc3+ 38. Kg2 Rc2+
39. Kg1 Rb2 (39... Rc3 40. f6+ Nxf6 41. Re7+ Kh8 42. gxf6 Rg3+ 43. Kf2 Rg8 44.
Ke3 $18) 40. f6+ $1 Nxf6 41. Re7+ Kh8 42. gxf6 Rb8 43. Bg6 Rg8 (43... Rg8 44.
Rh7#) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.24"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Odlar Yurdu"]
[BlackTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Bd3 Ngf6 8.
O-O e6 9. Bxg6 hxg6 10. Bf4 c5 11. c4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 a6 13. Qf3 Qb6 14. Nb3 Rc8
15. Rfd1 Qc6 16. Qxc6 Rxc6 17. Na5 Rb6 18. Nb3 Rc6 19. Na5 Rb6 20. Nb3 Rb4 21.
Rac1 Ra4 22. a3 Be7 23. Nf1 O-O 24. Bd6 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 Rc8 26. Ne3 Kf8 27. Rcd1
Ke7 28. f4 b5 29. cxb5 axb5 30. g3 Rc7 31. Kg2 Ne4 32. R6d3 Ra6 33. Rd4 Nd6 34.
Re1 Nb6 35. Re2 Ra4 36. Nd5+ Nxd5 37. Rxd5 Rac4 38. Nd4 Rb7 39. Nb3 Rbc7 40.
Nd4 Rc8 41. b3 Rc1 42. Rde5 R8c3 43. b4 Rxa3 44. Nxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.25"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sumets, Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Wirtzfeld"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. O-O
Nbc6 9. Bb5 Bg6 10. c4 a6 11. Bxc6+ Nxc6 12. Qa4 Qd7 13. cxd5 Nxe5 14. Nc3 Qxa4
15. Nxa4 Bd6 16. dxe6 O-O 17. Rad1 Rae8 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Rxd6 Rxe6 20. Rxe6
Bxe6 21. b3 Nd7 22. Rc1 Bd5 23. Nc3 Bc6 24. Ne2 Nf6 25. Nd4 Bd7 26. Rc7 Bc8 27.
Bg5 Nd5 28. Rc5 Nb6 29. f3 f6 30. Be3 Rd8 31. Kf2 Nd5 32. a3 Kf7 33. h4 h5 34.
b4 b6 35. Rc2 Bd7 36. Ne2 Rc8 37. Rxc8 Bxc8 38. Bd4 g6 39. Nc3 Nxc3 40. Bxc3 b5
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.26"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rostov"]
[BlackTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 {A rare move. White avoids the main lines, he
doesn' want to face with Black's preaparation.} Nf6 4. d3 ({79 years ago
Romanovsky played} 4. Nc3 {against the 6th World Champion.} d5 5. e5 Nd7 6.
Nxd5 Ndxe5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. d4 Qxd5 9. dxe5 Qxd1+ 10. Bxd1 Bf5 11. Bf3 O-O-O $11
{Romanovsky-Botvinnik, Leningrad 1934.}) 4... g6 5. Nbd2 Bg7 6. a3 $146 (6. c3
d5 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Nf1 (8. O-O) 8... c4 $5 (8... d4 9. Ng3 dxc3 10. bxc3 b6 11.
O-O e5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nf1 Be6 16. Ne3 Qd7 17. Rd2
Rfd8 $13 {Facchetti-Nikcevic, Verona 1999}) 9. Ng3 cxd3 10. Bxd3 Bg4 11. Be2
Bxf3 12. Bxf3 d4 {and Black looks nicely placed.}) 6... O-O 7. Rb1 a5 8. a4 d5
9. O-O e5 {We are arising an Old Indian variation with opposite colours.} 10.
exd5 (10. Re1 {is the other system.}) 10... Nxd5 11. Re1 h6 (11... Be6 12. Nc4
h6 {is similar like the game.}) 12. Bf1 Be6 13. c3 Qc7 14. Nc4 Rad8 {Now Black
is threatening with Nxc3.} 15. Nfd2 Rfe8 16. g3 f5 17. Na3 Qf7 {Grischuk
played many natural and healthy moves, he gained the centre too and he is
ready for the attack on the kingside.} 18. Qc2 g5 (18... e4 $5 {was an
interesting alternative} 19. dxe4 fxe4 20. Rxe4 (20. Nxe4 Ndb4 $1 {and White
is in a big trouble}) 20... Bf5 (20... Kh7 $5) 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Qd1 (22. Bd3
$2 Re1+ 23. Kg2 Ne5 24. Bxf5 Nf4+ 25. gxf4 gxf5 $19) 22... Bxc3 $1 {and
White's position is not enviable.}) 19. Nb5 Re7 (19... f4 {is too early, as}
20. Ne4) 20. b3 ({In case of} 20. Nc4 {Black already can play} f4 ({or even} 
20... Red7 {.}) 21. Nbd6 Qh5 {and Black can continue his dangerous attack.})
20... Red7 (20... e4 $1 {was the strongest reply} 21. Ba3 (21. dxe4 fxe4 22.
Nxe4 Ne5 $1 $17 {and White's position is hopeless}) 21... Red7 22. Bxc5 exd3
23. Qc1 f4 $36 {and Black has a very dangerous initiative.}) 21. Ba3 b6 ({
Even also here} 21... e4 $1 {was a strong move, and it is transposing to the
previous line.}) 22. Nc4 Qg6 $6 {Another preparing move, but I Black was
already ready to start the attack.} (22... f4 {was the correct} 23. Rbd1 (23.
Bg2 f3 {is too unpleasant for White}) 23... Qh5 $40 {with a strong play.}) 23.
Bg2 Bf7 (23... f4 24. Be4) 24. Rbd1 Kh8 25. h3 {Jobava prepares for Kh2, but
this move creates some weaknesses in White's kingside.} (25. Bb2) (25. Bc1)
25... h5 26. Kh2 $6 {After this harmless move White's position will be very
difficult.} (26. Bxd5 Bxd5 27. Nxb6 Nb4 28. cxb4 Qxb6 29. bxc5 Qc6 $44) (26.
Qe2 h4 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Nxb6 g4 $1 29. hxg4 (29. Nxd5 Bxd5 {with a huge
initiative for Black}) 29... fxg4 30. Qe4) 26... h4 27. gxh4 $6 {An inaccuracy,
because this is allowing Black's strong answer.} (27. Bc1) 27... Nf4 $1 28. Rg1
e4 ({The natural} 28... Rxd3 $1 $19 {was easier with many many threats in
White's position.}) 29. dxe4 Nxg2 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Kxg2 (31. Nxb6 Bxb3 $3 {
A brilliant diversion move.} 32. Qxb3 Rd3 $1 33. Rxg2 Qh5 $1 $19) 31... fxe4
32. Nxb6 Rd3 33. Qe2 Ne5 34. Bxc5 Nf3 35. h5 Qf5 36. Be3 Bxh5 37. Nd4 Nh4+ 38.
Kh2 Qe5+ {A great win by Grischuk!} 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.09"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Solak, Dragan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Turkey"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 (4. O-O {is another main line.}) 4...
bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. h4 ({Last year in the World Championship match Anand chose} 
6. b3 d6 (6... Ng6 $5) 7. e5 Ng6 8. h4 Nxe5 (8... dxe5 $6 9. h5 Nf4 10. g3 $14)
9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nd2 c4 $1 11. Nxc4 Ba6 12. Qf3 Qd5 13. Qxd5 cxd5 14. Nxe5 f6
15. Nf3 e5 $13 {and later drew, Anand-Gelfand, Moscow Wch m/12 2012.}) 6... Qc7
{A typical and natural move in this line.} (6... h5 7. Qe2 f6 8. e5 fxe5 9.
Qxe5 Nf5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nbd2 d6 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qe4 Rb8 14. O-O-O O-O 15. c3
Qb7 16. b3 a5 17. Ng5 a4 18. f3 Qa6 19. Qxa4 Qxa4 20. bxa4 Ne3 $15 {and Black
has a promising position, Meshkov-Radjabov, Khanty-Mansiysk 2010.}) (6... d6 {
Sergey Zhigalko has played this with both colours,} 7. h5 e5 8. h6 Bg4 9. Na3 (
9. Bg5 gxh6 10. Bxh6 Bxh6 11. Rxh6 Ng6 12. Nbd2 Rb8 13. b3 O-O 14. Qe2 Nf4 15.
Qf1 f5 $132 {with a double-edged fight, Areshchenko-S.Zhigalko, Warsaw 2013.})
9... d5 10. Rh4 {An imaginative R move still in the opening.} Qc8 11. exd5 Ng6
12. Rxg4 Qxg4 13. dxc6 Rc8 14. Nc4 Qxg2 15. hxg7 Bxg7 16. Nd6+ Ke7 17. Nxc8+
Rxc8 {with a very sharp play, S.Zhigalko-Shirov, Rhodes 2013.}) 7. h5 e5 $146 {
A novelty by Grischuk. He isn't afraid of the uncomfortable looking h6.} ({
Before} 7... h6 {was tried} 8. e5 f6 9. Qe2 fxe5 10. Nxe5 d6 11. Nf3 e5 12. Nh4
Nf5 13. Ng6 Rg8 14. c3 Be6 15. Nd2 O-O-O 16. Nf3 Qf7 17. O-O Ne7 18. Nfh4 {
with un uclear fight, but White's position looks more powerful, Narings-Ansell,
Amsterdam 2005.}) 8. Nbd2 ({Nevertheless} 8. h6 $5 {was an interesting
alternative} g6 9. Nc3 ({or} 9. Nbd2) 9... d6 {and thanks o Black's flexible P
stucture, his position is stable.}) 8... f6 9. Nh4 {A typical move, White
prepares for Qf3 then sometimes Nf5.} g5 $5 {Grischuk immediately responds to
this plan.} (9... d5 10. Qf3) 10. Nhf3 (10. hxg6 $6 {is only help for Black,}
hxg6 {and White is in an unpleasant pin.}) 10... d6 11. Nf1 (11. Nc4 Be6 12.
Ne3 {is similar to the game.}) 11... h6 {At first sight this is a strange move,
but Black is preparing for f5, so he protects the g5 P.} 12. Ne3 f5 {A very
unusual middlegame. Both players are struggling with the lack of development,
however Black's position looks more flexible.} 13. g4 $5 {An original idea,
White would like to close the position as much as possible, because this is
favorouble for his Ns.} fxg4 14. Nh2 Bg7 15. Nexg4 {Frees the e3 square for
the B.} (15. Nhxg4 O-O {and Black is fine.}) 15... O-O 16. Be3 Be6 17. Qd2 {
Solak creates some dangerous threats against the g5 P.} Kh8 18. O-O-O Ng8 19.
c4 Qe7 {Logical defending moves, Grischuk prevents all sacrifices, now his K
is safe.} 20. Qe2 d5 {He immediately bombs the centre.} (20... Rab8 {was also
possible.}) 21. Bd2 dxc4 22. dxc4 Qf7 23. Bc3 Bxc4 24. Qe3 Rae8 25. b3 Bb5 26.
Rd6 {Suddenly the position has become very sharp.} (26. Qxc5) 26... Qxh5 ({
The computer suggests} 26... c4 $1 27. Kb2 (27. b4 $5) 27... cxb3 28. axb3 a5
$1 {and suddenly the white K can also be in trouble.}) 27. Rg1 Qf7 (27... Nf6)
28. Qxc5 Qf4+ 29. Kb2 h5 30. Rh1 Qxe4 31. f3 Qf4 32. a4 $6 {An inaccuracy, but
by human measure, this is a very difficult position.} (32. Rd7 Rf7 33. Rxf7
Qxf7 34. Nxe5 Qd5 35. Qxd5 cxd5 36. Nhg4 $1 Nf6 {finally the picture is
starting to clear, the endgame is nearly equal.}) 32... Be2 $6 (32... Bxa4 $1 {
was the strongest reply} 33. bxa4 Rb8+ 34. Ka3 Qf7 $1 35. Bb4 Rfe8 $1 {
followed by Rxb4 then Bf8!}) 33. Rg6 $1 {From the practical point of view,
this was the best move. Now White has many dangerous threats around the black
K.} Nf6 $4 {The decisive mistake, probably in time trouble. After this Black
loses immediately.} (33... Re7 34. Rxg7 Kxg7 35. Nxe5 Rf6 36. Nxc6 Rc7 37. Qd5
{with a completely confusing position, but after} Qe3 {maybe Black can survive.
}) 34. Nxe5 (34. Qxa7 $1 {was the best reply, but the text move is also
winning.}) 34... Kh7 35. Nhg4 Bxf3 36. Rxg7+ Kxg7 37. Qxa7+ {A great fight!}
1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.10"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Adams,M"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

{This pairing seemed utterly senseless as both teams had been defeated the
previous day and were the highest seeded on this score group. It is sadly all
too typical of the systems used in European events that we received a double
colour so it could occur. It is a fairly well established pattern that when we
play against Russia 2 points is the maximum possible score, so I guess things
went quite well but at one stage things looked more hopeful.} 1. c4 {I
prepared for several different moves to begin the game, but this one eluded me
entirely.} e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Nd5 Bc5 6. Bg2 d6 7. O-O O-O
8. e3 ({The immediate} 8. d3 {is slightly more common here.}) 8... a6 9. d3 Ba7
10. Nxf6+ {Although White gained a tempo with Nd5 in the opening, this
additional move has some drawbacks, in fact two White players chose to return
the knight to c3 here.} ({The reason is that} 10. Bd2 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Ne7 {
should be fine for Black.}) 10... Qxf6 11. Bd2 Qg6 12. Bc3 ({After} 12. Nh4
Qxd3 13. Rc1 h6 {is good enough.}) 12... Qh5 13. Nh4 ({If my bishop settles on
g4 things get rather awkward, and after} 13. Qb3 Bg4 14. Nd2 Rab8 15. Bxc6 bxc6
16. Qa4 {Black has a number of options} Bd7 {is the simplest solution.}) 13...
Bg4 14. Bf3 f5 ({Originally I was intending} 14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qxf3 16. Nxf3
f6 {which must be equal but White has more pleasant play as one day he might
seriously sideline my bishop.}) 15. Bxg4 Qxg4 16. Qf3 ({If} 16. Qxg4 fxg4 {
White's knight on h4 finds it very hard to re-enter the game. I also have a
possible plan to play Nd8-g5.}) ({I was expecting instead} 16. Kg2 {which
looks more natural to me.}) 16... Rae8 ({I wasn't too sure what to do here and
made a vague move} 16... Rf7 {keeping the option to double on the f-line was
better.}) 17. Rad1 Rf7 18. b4 ({The computer prefers} 18. Qd5 {but this looks
pretty doubtful.}) 18... h5 ({I was tempted by the logical} 18... e4 {here and
this was a better option, after} 19. Qxg4 (19. dxe4 Rxe4 20. b5 Nd8) 19... fxg4
20. d4 Ne7 21. d5 {I abandoned the line but with} g5 22. Ng2 b5 {Black is
doing well. The game move is a bit ugly but forces open lines on the kingside
and things become very sharp.}) 19. Qg2 f4 20. h3 Qd7 21. gxf4 ({With some
justification, I was worried about the line} 21. b5 axb5 22. cxb5 Ne7 ({
The radical} 22... fxe3 23. bxc6 exf2+ 24. Kh2 Qxc6 25. Qxc6 bxc6 {is hard to
assess}) 23. gxf4 exf4 24. e4 {when White's king is safe and mine will soon
feel uncomfortable.}) 21... exf4 22. Kh2 ({Now} 22. b5 {makes no sense as my
knight has another square available:} axb5 23. cxb5 Ne5) 22... fxe3 23. fxe3
Ref8 ({The computer claims} 23... Bxe3 {is playable but during the game both}
24. Rxf7 ({and} 24. Nf5) 24... Qxf7 25. Rf1 Bf4+ 26. Kh1 {looked terrifying.})
24. d4 {The pawn advance blocks my bishop but also impedes my opponent's, and
if the pawn advances again both bishops get a new lease of life.} (24. Bxg7
Rxg7 25. Qd5+ Rff7 26. Nf5 {would be scary at the board but Black has at least}
Rg6 27. Nh4 Rgg7 28. Nf5 {with a repetition.}) ({The computer mentions the
sneaky} 24. Qd5 Ne7 25. Qg5 Nf5 26. Ng6 Nxe3 27. Nxf8 Nxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Rxf8 {
would lead to a draw. This was a wiser option as the impressive line of pawns
on the fourth rank prove to be built on a foundation of sand.}) 24... Ne7 25.
e4 ({White is wise to decline the pawn} 25. Rxf7 Rxf7 26. Qxb7 Qe6 27. Qxa7 ({
or} 27. Ng2 Qxc4) 27... Qxe3 {leaves White's pieces in chaos.}) 25... Qa4 ({
Not a bad move but the simple} 25... Qe6 26. d5 Qh6 {was good.}) 26. Rxf7 Rxf7
27. Rd3 ({The computer recommends} 27. Qe2 {I assumed} Rf2+ 28. Qxf2 Qxd1 {
would be promising but} 29. c5 {holds thing together.}) ({After} 27. Rg1 a5 {
it is very hard to find a move for White.}) 27... a5 {Now White's position
falls apart.} 28. Nf3 (28. a3 Qxa3 29. bxa5 Bxd4 {wins,}) ({and} 28. bxa5 Qxc4
{also looks grim.}) 28... axb4 29. Be1 Qc6 30. Ng5 Qxc4 31. Qe2 $2 ({After} 31.
Rb3 $1 {White keeps the material disadvantage to manageable proportions and is
still fighting.}) 31... Ng6 ({The attacking chances are also illusory after} 
31... Rf6 32. e5 dxe5 33. dxe5 Rf8 {as now} 34. Qxh5 {is impossible as} Qxd3 {
covers h7 but my more forcing knight move should have been even more efficient.
}) 32. Nxf7 Nf4 33. Nh6+ Kh7 34. Qf3 Qxd3 ({Finding a way not to win here was
not easy but I proved more than up to the task} 34... Nxd3 {looks risky but}
35. Qf5+ g6 36. Qd7+ Kxh6 37. Bd2+ g5 {leaves White with nothing e.g} 38. h4
Bxd4 39. Bxg5+ Kg6 40. Qf5+ Kg7 41. Qd7+ Qf7) 35. Qxf4 Qxd4 $2 ({I had
calculated this won some time ago and stuck with my original intention, but
missing the line} 35... Qe2+ 36. Bf2 (36. Qf2 Qxf2+ 37. Bxf2 Kxh6 {is
straightforward}) 36... Bxd4 {is pretty awful.}) (35... Bxd4 {as my opponent
indicated after the game is equally decisive, both ...Qe2+ and ...Be5 are
threatened.}) 36. Qg5 Qxe4 ({I thought} 36... gxh6 {enabled my king to escape
from the checks by the queen but only realised at this stage that bishop
checks were also possible when my king goes to a dark square.} 37. Qf5+ (37.
Qe7+ Qg7 {wins}) 37... Kg7 38. Qd7+ {and perpetual check is inevitable.}) 37.
Qf5+ Qxf5 38. Nxf5 Bc5 39. Kg3 g5 ({I could still keep some advantage with} 
39... d5 {now White regains a pawn and the game peters out.}) 40. Bd2 Kg6 41.
Ne7+ Kf6 42. Nd5+ Ke5 43. Nxc7 g4 44. hxg4 ({Given the flow of the game I was
happy to see this liquidation,} 44. h4 {was more enterprising but should also
lead to a draw; one possible line goes} Ke4 45. Ne8 Kd3 46. Bg5 Kc2 47. Nf6 Kb2
48. Nxh5 Kxa2 49. Nf4 b3 50. Nd3 b2 51. Nxb2 Kxb2) 44... hxg4 45. Kxg4 Ke4 46.
Kg5 Kd3 (46... d5 {was a better try but wouldn't change the result.}) 47. Be1
Kc2 48. Nd5 Kb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.11"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Ragger, Markus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Austria"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. h3
e5 9. d5 $5 {A side line which might become a popular one. White puts off
developing his king side but he has control over the centre.} (9. Nf3 {The
main line} exd4 10. Bxd4 Nc6 (10... Bxd4 {For this line see the games Anand,V
- Svidler, P Moscow 2009 and Sokolov, I- Eljanov, P EU-ChT 2005, which were
annotated by M, Krasenkow} 11. Qxd4) 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Bb5 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Bd7
14. O-O Rfd8 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 a6 17. Ba4 Be8 18. Rc1 Rac8 19. Kh2 Kf8 20.
Rdc5 Rd6 21. Bb3 $14 {Berkes,F (2678)-Grigoriants,S (2576) Mamaia ROU 2013 1/2
(42). This position is assessed as better for White.}) (9. dxe5 {seems to be a
harmless line:} Bxe5 (9... Qxd1+ $5 10. Rxd1 Bxe5 11. Nf3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Be6
$13) 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. Nf3 Bg7 12. Be2 Nb4 13. Qb1 Qe7 14. O-O Be6 15. a3 Nc6 16.
Qc2 Rfe8 17. Nb5 $2 (17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Bf4 $14) 17...
a6 18. Nc3 Bc4 $1 19. Bxc4 Nxc4 20. Bg5 Nd4 21. Nxd4 Qxg5 $15 {Evdokimov,A 
(2564)-Svidler,P (2750) Dagomys RUS-ChT 2010 0-1 (41)}) 9... c6 10. Qb3 cxd5
11. exd5 e4 {I wouldn't recommend this move. As we can see, the outcome of the
opening was disastrous for Black, so he has to find an improvement. I guess
Black might find it in the lines 11...Na6 or 11...Nd7:} (11... Na6 $5 12. Rd1
Bd7 13. Nf3 Rc8 (13... e4 $5 14. Ng5 (14. Nxe4 $4 Ba4 15. Bxb6 Qd7 $1 $19)
14... Nc5 15. Bxc5 Qxg5 16. Bxf8 Bxf8 $44) 14. Bxa6 $6 bxa6 15. O-O Nc4 16. Nd2
Nxe3 17. fxe3 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 $15 {Moskalenko,V (2511)-Vidarte Morales,A 
(2407) Badalona 2001 1/2 (26)}) (11... N8d7 12. a4 Nf6 (12... f5 $5 13. a5 f4
14. d6+ Kh8 15. Bd2 Nc5 16. Qa3 Nbd7 17. Nd5 Qg5 $13) 13. Rd1 Bd7 14. Nf3 (14.
a5 $6 {is very dangerous for White:} Nc8 15. Qxb7 Nd6 16. Qb4 Nf5 17. Nf3 Re8
$40) 14... Re8 15. Be2 (15. a5 $5 Nc8 16. d6 Be6 17. Qb4 (17. Qxb7 $6 Nxd6 $132
) 17... Bf8 $6 (17... b6 $5 18. Bb5 bxa5 19. Qa3 Bd7 20. O-O $14) 18. Ng5 Bxd6
19. Nxe6 fxe6 (19... Rxe6 $2 20. Qxb7 $18 Rb8 21. Qxb8) 20. Qxb7 Rb8 21. Qxb8
Bxb8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Bg5 $16) 15... Qb8 16. O-O Nc8 17. Rc1 Nd6 18. Nb5 Bxb5
19. Bxb5 Nxb5 20. Qxb5 Ne4 $6 (20... e4 $1 21. Nd2 Rd8 22. Qb3 Nxd5 23. Bg5 Bf6
24. Nxe4 Bxg5 25. Nxg5 $11) 21. a5 $14 {Rombaldoni,D (2465)-Pribyl,J (2372)
Pardubice 2009 1-0 (42)}) 12. Rd1 N8d7 (12... Bd7 $5 13. Nge2 Na6 14. Nf4 Re8
15. d6 $1 (15. Be2 $6 Rc8 16. Qa3 Nc4 $6 (16... Na4 $1 17. Nxa4 Qa5+ 18. Kf1
Qxa4 19. Qxa4 Bxa4 20. b3 Bd7 $15) 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. O-O Qc8 $6 19. d6 Be5 20.
Ncd5 $16 {Hambleton, A (2480)-Kleinman,M (2298) Ottawa CAN 2013 1-0 (27)})
15... Rc8 16. Qa3 Bc6 17. Be2 Be5 18. O-O Kg7 19. Qb3 Qd7 20. Nb5 $16 {Das,S 
(2366)-Pranav,V (2239) Bhopal IND 2013 1-0 (27)}) 13. Nge2 Ne5 ({Probably
Black should have tried} 13... Re8 $5 14. Ng3 (14. Nd4 $6 Nc5 $1 15. Qb5 (15.
Qc2 $2 Nxd5 16. Nb3 $2 Nb4 $19) 15... Bf8 16. Nb3 (16. Ne6 fxe6 17. Bxc5 Bd7
18. Qa5 Nxd5 19. Qxd8 Raxd8 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Rxd5 Be6 23. Rxd8
Rxd8 24. b3 Rd5 $15) 16... Bd7 17. Qa5 Nd3+ 18. Bxd3 exd3 19. Rxd3 Qc8 $40)
14... Ne5 15. Bb5 Nd3+ (15... Bd7 16. O-O $14) 16. Bxd3 exd3 17. Rxd3 Nd7 18.
O-O Ne5 19. Rd2 Bxh3 20. Nce4 $14 {The position is double edged but here I
would prefer the white pieces.}) 14. Nd4 Re8 15. Bb5 Nd3+ 16. Bxd3 exd3 17.
Rxd3 Qh4 18. O-O $16 {After the opening Black is in great trouble. It is hard
to offer him any good advice, and so A. Grischuk decided on a desperate
sharpening of the play and eventually he succeeded.} Bxh3 19. gxh3 Rxe3 $8 {
The only way to keep the pressure.} (19... Qxh3 20. Qd1 Nc4 21. Bf4 $18) 20.
Nf3 $1 Rxf3 21. Rxf3 Nc4 ({Probably A. Grischuk could have tried} 21... Qh5 $5
22. Kg2 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Qg5+ (23... Nxd5 24. Qxb7 Rf8 25. Re1 $18) 24. Rg3 Qxd5+
25. Qxd5 Nxd5 26. Rd1 $16 {I think that White would win the endgame.}) 22. Qxb7
Rf8 23. Rd1 {White has a significant material advantage and the position must
be assessed as winning for White. However, when you play a game over the board
and your opponent's Elo is about 2800, anything can happen.} ({The computer
recommends} 23. Re1 $5 Ne5 24. Rfe3 Qg5+ 25. Kh1 Nc4 26. Rg3 Qf4 27. Kg2 $18)
23... Qh5 24. d6 Nd2 25. Kg2 ({I believe that it would be more accurate to
give away the other rook:} 25. Rxd2 $1 Qg5+ 26. Kf1 Qxd2 27. d7 Qc1+ (27... Rd8
28. Nd5 Bxb2 29. Qc7 $18) 28. Kg2 Qg5+ 29. Rg3 Qd2 30. Re3 Bd4 31. Ne4 Qc2 32.
Rf3 $18) 25... Nxf3 26. Qxf3 Qg5+ 27. Qg4 (27. Qg3 $5 Qxg3+ 28. fxg3 Rd8 $16)
27... Qc5 28. d7 {The strong d-pawn insures White against everything bad.} Rd8
29. Qe4 $6 (29. Nd5 $1 {The right assessment is between 'White has a big
advantage' and 'White's position is winning'.} Qc6 (29... Bxb2 30. Qb4 $18) (
29... a5 30. b4 axb4 31. Qxb4 Qc6 32. Qe7 Qa8 33. a4 $18) 30. Qe4 Kh8 31. Nc3
Qxe4+ 32. Nxe4 $18) 29... Kf8 30. Rd5 Qc6 (30... Qe7 31. Qc4 Qe6 32. Qc5+ Kg8
33. Rd2 a6 34. Nd5 $16) 31. Qb4+ Kg8 32. Qb5 Qe6 33. Qd3 Kf8 34. Rd6 Qe5 35.
Ne4 Qxb2 36. Nc5 Be5 37. Rd5 Bc7 38. Qf3 Qb6 39. Ne4 h6 40. Qc3 Qe6 41. Qc5+ $6
({He could have won relatively easily after} 41. Qxc7 $1 Qxe4+ 42. Kg3 Qe7 (
42... Qxd5 43. Qxd8+ Kg7 44. Qe7 Qd3+ 45. f3 Qd1 46. d8=Q Qg1+ 47. Kf4 Qc1+ 48.
Qe3 g5+ 49. Ke4 Qc6+ 50. Qd5 $18) 43. Qxa7 Qe1 44. Qc5+ Kg8 45. Kh2 $18) 41...
Kg7 42. Qd4+ $6 (42. Qc3+ $1 Kf8 (42... f6 43. Nxf6 Qxf6 44. Qxc7 $18) 43. Qxc7
$18 {See the annotations to 41st move.}) 42... Kf8 43. Nf6 $6 Bb6 $1 {And the
position became complicated.} 44. Qh4 $2 (44. Qc3 $1 {The only way to maintain
the advantage} Qe2 (44... Ke7 45. Rd1 $1 (45. Qb4+ $4 Kxf6 46. Rd6 Rxd7 $11)
45... Kf8 46. Re1 $18) 45. Rd2 Qe6 46. Kf1 $1 {threatening Re2} Ba5 $8 47. Qa3+
Kg7 48. Ne8+ Kg8 49. Qxa5 Qxh3+ 50. Ke2 $18 (50. Ke1 $4 Qh1+ 51. Ke2 Qe4+ 52.
Kd1 Qb1+ $11)) 44... Kg7 $1 45. Rd6 $6 (45. Ne8+ $1 Kg8 46. Kf1 Rxe8 $8 47.
dxe8=Q+ Qxe8 $44 {White is still better, but his king is weak and the way to
victory, if it exists, will be very long.}) 45... Qf5 (45... Qxd6 $4 46. Ne8+)
46. Ne8+ Kf8 47. Qxh6+ (47. Rxb6 $1 {leads to a draw, White has no more than a
draw.} axb6 48. Qxd8 Qe4+ 49. Kg3 Qe5+ 50. f4 Qe3+ 51. Kg2 Qe2+ $11) 47... Ke7
48. Rf6 $4 {As a result of excellent preparation, Markus Ragger could have won
the game many times, but eventually he made a blunder and even lost it.} (48.
Rd2 Qe4+ (48... Rxd7 $2 49. Re2+ Kd8 50. Nf6 Qxf6 51. Qf8+ Kc7 52. Rc2+ Qc6+
53. Rxc6+ $16) 49. f3 Be3 50. Re2 Bxh6 51. Rxe4+ Kxd7 52. Nf6+ Kd6 53. h4 $11)
48... Qxd7 $19 49. Rd6 Qxe8 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.12"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Nd2 Kc8 14.
Nf3 Be7 15. Rd3 h6 16. Nd4 Re8 17. Bf4 c5 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. c4 a6 20. Ne3 b5 21.
b3 g5 22. Bg3 Be6 23. Rad1 Kb7 24. h4 Kc6 25. h5 Reb8 26. f3 a5 27. Nd5 bxc4
28. bxc4 Rb2 29. R3d2 Rab8 30. Kf2 a4 31. Ke2 a3 32. Ne3 Bg7 33. f4 gxf4 34.
Bxf4 f6 35. exf6 Bxf6 36. Kf3 Rf8 37. Ke4 Bc3 38. Rd3 Bd4 39. Rxa3 Bxe3 40.
Bxe3 Bxg4 41. Rd2 Bf3+ 42. Kd3 Rd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.14"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. c4 Nbc6 8. dxc5
d4 {Despite the fact that 8...dxc4 hasn't been refuted, nowadays everybody
prefers 8...d4. Is it chess fashion?} (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bg4 $6 (
10... Ng6 $5 11. Be3 a6 12. Nc3 Ngxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Be2 Be7 $13) 11. Nc3
Rd8 12. Rxd8+ Kxd8 13. Ng5 Nxe5 14. Bf1 (14. Bf4 $1 N7g6 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. Re1
Nxc4 17. Nxf7+ Ke8 18. Nxh8 Bxc5 (18... Bf5 19. h3 Bxc5 20. g4) 19. h3 Bf5 20.
g4 Bd3 21. Rxe6+ Kf8 22. Ne4 $18) 14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bf4 h6 17. Bxe5
hxg5 $11 {Svidler,P (2690)-Yermolinsky,A (2660) Madrid 1998 1/2 (23)}) 9. Qb3
Qc7 10. Na3 a6 11. Qa4 Rd8 $146 {The novelty of Romanian GMs Lupulescu and
Parligras seems to be logical compared with the brave 11...0-0-0. Black is
going to prepare short castling.} (11... O-O-O $6 {the second line of Houdini
3.0} 12. b4 Nxe5 $2 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Bf3 $16 Ng6 15. g3 $2 (15. Bxb7+ $1 Kxb7
16. c6+ Kc7 17. Qxa6 Kd6 18. Qb7 $18) 15... Be4 16. Re1 Bxf3 $6 (16... Bc6 $1
17. Bxc6 Qxe1+ 18. Kg2 Be7 19. Bxb7+ (19. Rb1 $5) 19... Kxb7 20. c6+ Kb8 21.
Qxa6 Qe4+ 22. Kg1 Qe1+ 23. Kg2 Qe4+ $11) 17. Rxe5 Nxe5 18. Bf4 $16 {Shomoev,
A-Maletin,P Ch- Siberia Barnaul RUS 2011 1-0 (24)}) 12. b4 Ng6 13. Bd1 $5 (13.
b5 $6 {This looks very tempting, but unfortunately it doesn't work due to}
Ncxe5 14. bxa6+ Qc6 $1 {the point} 15. Qxc6+ bxc6 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bf4 f6 $17)
(13. Bb2 d3 (13... Nf4 $5 {could be recommended} 14. Rfe1 Bg4 15. b5 $6 (15.
Rab1 Be7 16. Nxd4 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Nd3 18. Red1 Nxb2 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. Rxb2 Qxe5
21. Qc2 O-O $44) (15. Nxd4 Nxe2+ 16. Nxe2 Rd2 17. Bc3 Rxe2 18. b5 Bxc5 $5 19.
Rxe2 Bxe2 20. bxc6 Qxc6 21. Qxc6+ bxc6 $15) 15... Nxe2+ 16. Rxe2 Bxf3 17. gxf3
Qa5 $15) 14. Bd1 Rd7 15. Re1 Bg4 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Be7 18. Rad1 O-O 19. Nb1
Rfd8 20. Nd2 Nd4 21. Bxd4 Rxd4 $44 {Volokitin,A-Parligras,M European Teams
Championship Warsaw POL 2013 1/2-1/2 (41)}) 13... Rd7 $1 14. Nc2 Bxc2 {This is
a forced move, otherwise Black would lose his strong d-pawn:} (14... Bd3 $6 15.
Re1 Bxc4 16. Ncxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 b5 18. cxb6 Qxb6 19. Nf3 Qxb4 20. Qc2 $40) (
14... d3 15. Ncd4 Be4 16. Re1 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Be7 18. Bb2 O-O 19. a3 $16) 15.
Bxc2 d3 16. Bd1 Be7 $1 {It looks like Black couldn't have taken on e5.} (16...
Ngxe5 $6 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 (17... Qxe5 18. Rb1 (18. b5 axb5 19. cxb5 Rd4 20. Bb2
Rxa4 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxa4 Bxc5) 18... Be7 19. Bb2 Qg5 20. Bf3 O-O 21. Bxc6
bxc6 22. Qxc6 Rfd8 23. Qxa6 $16) 18. Bf4 g5 19. Bxe5 $1 Qxe5 20. Bf3 $40 {
Black's position is very dangerous.}) 17. Bb2 O-O {At least the black king is
on the safe flank.} 18. Rb1 Rfd8 19. Re1 Nh4 (19... d2 $5 {Interesting, but
probably it is not enough to get an equal game} 20. Re4 a5 21. a3 Rd3 22. Be2
Rxf3 23. Bxf3 Ngxe5 24. Be2 f5 25. Re3 Bg5 26. Qb3 $1 Bxe3 27. Qxe3 $16) 20.
Nxh4 Bxh4 21. Re4 Be7 22. Bc3 Nd4 23. Rb2 g6 (23... a5 $5 24. a3 $6 (24. Qxa5
$5 Qxa5 25. bxa5 Bxc5 26. Kf1) 24... axb4 25. axb4 b6 26. Bxd4 {leads to an
equal position} ({he could have tried} 26. Ra2 bxc5 27. b5 Qb7 28. Re1 Bg5 29.
Qa6 Qb8 30. g3 Bc1 $132) 26... Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. cxb6 Qxb6 29. c5 Qb8 30.
g3 Qxe5 $11 {Andreikin,D (2710)-Parligras,M (2576) Warsaw POL 2013 1/2 (119)})
24. Rd2 $1 b6 25. Qxa6 bxc5 26. b5 $1 Qb8 27. b6 $5 Qb7 $2 {After trading
queens Black doesn't have any counterplay. He should have chosen between 27...
Bg5 and 27...Rb7.} ({The computer recommends} 27... Bg5 $5 28. f4 f5 29. exf6
Bxf4 30. Rxd3 Bxh2+ 31. Kh1 Nf5 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Re1 Bg3 $13) (27... Rb7 28.
Rb2 Nc2 {with the idea ...Nb4} 29. Qa5 $1 Rc8 30. Bxc2 dxc2 31. Rxc2 Rxb6 $44)
28. Qxb7 Rxb7 29. Rb2 $16 Rdb8 {Now Black is two pawns down and even despite
opposite-coloured bishops Grischuk has a winning position.} (29... f6 30. a4 $1
fxe5 31. a5 Ra8 32. Re3 Bf6 33. Rxd3 e4 34. Rh3 $18) (29... f5 $5 30. exf6 Bxf6
31. Kf1 Rd6 32. Re3 Rdxb6 33. Rxb6 Rxb6 34. Rxd3 $16) 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Rxd4
Rxb6 32. Rxb6 Rxb6 33. Bb3 $1 (33. Rxd3 $2 Rb2 34. a4 Bc5 $11) 33... Ra6 34.
Rxd3 g5 35. g3 h5 $1 {Black tries to swap as many pawns as he can. This is the
right strategy but it can't help if White plays precisely.} 36. Kg2 Ra5 (36...
g4 $5 37. Rd7 Kf8 38. Rb7 Ra5 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40. Rb5 Rxb5 41. cxb5 {Black's
pawns are located on light squares, so White easily wins the endgame.}) 37. f4
h4 38. Kf3 hxg3 39. hxg3 gxf4 40. gxf4 Kf8 41. Ke4 Ke8 42. Rh3 Ba3 43. Rh8+ Ke7
44. Rb8 Ra7 45. f5 $1 exf5+ $8 46. Kxf5 Bc5 47. a4 Bf2 48. Bd1 $1 Bd4 (48...
Rc7 49. a5 Rxc4 50. Rb7+ Kf8 51. Bb3 $18) 49. Bf3 Kd7 (49... Rxa4 50. Bc6 $18)
50. Rb7+ Rxb7 51. Bxb7 $18 Bb6 (51... Bc3 52. Kf6 Kc7 53. Bd5 $18) 52. Kf6 Ke8
53. Bd5 Bd8+ 54. Kg7 Bc7 55. Bxf7+ Ke7 56. e6 Bb6 57. Kg6 Kd6 58. Kf5 Bc5 59.
a5 Bb4 60. a6 Bc5 61. Bh5 Bd4 62. Bg4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.15"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

{An excellent fighting game in a very important match.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.
Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O ({For} 5. d3 {see an article in CBM 136 and 137. Here
Black in general has a wider choice, he can and often does fianchetto his
dark-squared bishop.}) 5... Be7 6. d3 {Grischuk opts for another version of
the nowadays popular d3 Ruy Lopez.} ({Another popular way to avoid the
Marshall is} 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 {This line was the topic of a survey
in CBM 157, after} b4 {White has a choice between} 9. d3 ({and} 9. d4)) 6... b5
({A less played, but viable continuation is} 6... d6 7. c3 O-O {Aronian had
essayed it recently with success:} (7... b5 8. Bc2 O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Re1 Bf8
11. Nf1 (11. h3 g6 12. Nf1 Bg7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Nb8 15. d4 Nbd7 16. Ne3 Bb7
17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Ng4 g5 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 Re6 21. Bb3 Rd6 22. Qf3 Qf8 23.
Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Rad1 Bg7 25. Rxd6 cxd6 26. Qf5 Qe7 27. Re3 Nc5 28. Rg3 Kf8 29.
Bd5 $44 {Cheparinov,I (2678)-Onischuk,A (2667)/Poikovsky/2013/}) (11. d4 $5 {
is perhaps more ambitious.}) 11... h6 (11... Ne7 12. a4 Rb8 13. axb5 axb5 14.
d4 Ng6 15. d5 Bd7 16. b4 Ra8 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. g3 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 Qa8
21. N3d2 Qb7 22. Nb3 Ne7 23. Na5 {1/2,Motylev,A (2663)-Onischuk,A (2667)/
Poikovsky/2013/} Qb6 $11) 12. Ng3 (12. d4 g6 13. h3 Bg7 14. Ng3 Bb7 15. Be3
exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Qb3 c5 21. a3
cxd4 22. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Nc6 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qc3+ Ne5 {Morozevich,A 
(2741)-Anand,V (2786)/Monte Carlo rpd/2005/}) 12... Ne7 13. d4 Ng6 14. b3 c6
15. Be3 Qc7 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Qc2 Rac8 18. h3 Nf4 19. Bf1 Ng6 20. Bd3 Nf4 21. Bf1
Ng6 22. a4 Qb8 23. Bd3 Nf4 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Nf5 $36 {Grischuk,A (2763)-Almasi,
Z (2713)/Istanbul olm/2012/ For more details about this game see the notes by
Erenburg in CBM 151.}) 8. Re1 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 d4 11. h3 (11. a4 Rb8 12.
axb5 axb5 13. h3 Nd7 14. Nb3 dxc3 15. bxc3 b4 16. c4 Nc5 17. Be3 Ne6 18. Qc1
Bb7 19. c5 Bf6 20. Qb2 Qe7 21. Rec1 Rfd8 22. Na5 Nxa5 23. Rxa5 {Karjakin,S 
(2772)-Najer,E (2626)/Moscow blitz/2013/} Bc6 $5 24. Nxe5 b3 25. Bb1 Bb5 $44)
11... Nd7 12. Nb3 a5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nbd2 Nc5 15. Nc4 f6 16. Bxa4 Nxa4 17. Rxa4
dxc3 18. bxc3 Ba6 19. Qb3 Kh8 20. Rd1 Qb8 21. Qc2 Bb5 22. Ra2 {Adams,M (2753)
-Aronian,L (2795)/Bilbao/2013/} Bxc4 $6 (22... a4 $5 23. Na3 Rd8 $132) 23. dxc4
Nd8 24. Be3 Ra6 {Adams,M (2753)-Aronian,L (2795)/Bilbao/2013/} 25. Rd7 Re8 26.
Rd5 $36 {is Gormally's recomendation - see his notes in CBM 157.}) 7. Bb3 O-O (
{Levon's practice has more often then not featured} 7... d6 {, which is more
usual than the Marshall-like text move.} {After} 8. a4 Bd7 9. c3 Na5 $5 10. Bc2
c5 11. d4 Qb8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. dxc5 dxc5 15. Qd5 Nb7 16. axb5 Be6
17. Qc6+ Bd7 18. Qd5 Be6 19. Qd1 axb5 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Na3 {Navara,D (2703)
-Caruana,F (2779)/ECC Rhodos/2013/} {Black's safest continuation is} b4 22. Nb5
Qd8 $11 {For more details about this game see the notes in CBM 157, they deal
also with the whole complex of lines after 7...d6.}) 8. Nc3 {An unusual way to
develop the knight in the Closed Ruy Lopez, but subsequently it will end up on
its regular g3-square anyway.} (8. a4 b4 9. Nbd2 (9. h3 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ba2
c5 12. c3 Nc6 13. Nc4 h6 14. Ne3 Rb8 15. Nd5 Be6 16. Bd2 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18.
exd5 Na5 19. Re1 f5 20. Nh2 bxc3 21. Bxc3 Nb3 22. Ra3 Qb6 23. Nf1 Qb7 $17 {
Naiditsch,A (2710)-Karjakin,S (2782)/Kiev rpd/2013/}) 9... Bc5 $5 {shows one
of the reasons for postponing d6 - due to White's slow build-up Black can
deploy his bishop more actively, as in the Arkhangelsk variation:} (9... d6 10.
Nc4 Be6 11. h3 h6 12. Be3 Qc8 13. Re1 Rd8 14. Qe2 Qb7 15. Rad1 Nd7 16. d4 exd4
17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 a5 19. Rd3 Qc6 20. Ne3 Qxe4 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Qf1 Qf5 23.
g4 Qg5 24. f4 Qh4 25. Bxd5 $44 {|^,Harikrishna,P (2688)-Efimenko,Z (2689)/
Bundesliga/2013/}) 10. Nc4 (10. h3 d6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Re1 (12. Nc4 bxc3 13. bxc3
h6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Rb1 Qd7 18. Qc2 Na5 19. Rfc1 Qc6
20. Rb4 Rb6 21. Rxb6 cxb6 22. Qa2 Re8 $11 {[%cal Ya5b7,Yb7c5] Kamsky,G (2762)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2696)/Tashkent/2012/}) 12... Re8 (12... a5 13. Nf1 Ba7 14. Bg5
h6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Ne7 17. Bc2 c5 18. d4 bxc3 19. bxc3 exd4 20. cxd4 cxd4
21. Nxd4 Bb7 22. f3 $14 {Figlio,G (2000)-Gomes,D/corr/1998/}) 13. a5 Ba7 14.
Nf1 Ne7 15. Ng3 Ng6 16. d4 h6 17. Bc2 c5 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Bd3 Be6 20. Bxa6 c4
21. Ra4 Qc7 22. cxb4 Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Qa7+ 24. Be3 Qxa6 25. Kg1 Red8 26. Qc1 Rd3
27. Rd1 Rb3 $44 {|^,Karjakin,S (2769)-Aronian,L (2805)/Wijk aan Zee/2012/})
10... d6 11. Be3 (11. h3 h6 (11... Be6 12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 Rb8 14. Ba2 Ba7 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 g5 17. Nxg5 $5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 $44 Kg7 19. Qf3 Kg6 20. h4 Bg4 21.
Qg3 Qd7 22. Ne3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Nh5 24. f3 Be6 25. Bh6 Qe7 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Bxe6
fxe6 28. Qg5+ Qxg5 29. hxg5 {Popov,I (2644)-Ragger,M (2680)/WCup Tromso/2013/}
Nf4 $15) 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. c3 Rb8 16. Nh2 bxc3 17.
bxc3 Qd7 18. Nhg4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 Na5 20. d4 {Swiercz,D (2585)-Efimenko,Z (2689)/
Lublin rpd/2012/} exd4 21. cxd4 Rb4 $132) 11... Bxe3 12. fxe3 (12. Nxe3 Na5 13.
Nd2 (13. Ba2 Be6 $11) 13... Nxb3 14. Nxb3 Be6 15. Nd2 c6 16. b3 d5 17. Qf3 Re8
18. h3 Qd6 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Ndf1 Qc5 21. Ng3 dxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Qc3
24. Rac1 f6 $11 {/=/+,Jakovenko,D (2734)-Karjakin,S (2786)/RUS-chT Loo/2013/})
12... Be6 (12... h6 13. Qe1 Be6 14. Kh1 Rb8 15. Nh4 g6 16. Qg3 Nh5 17. Qf2 Kh7
18. h3 Ng7 19. Nd2 Bxb3 20. Nxb3 Ne7 21. Qg3 Nh5 22. Qg4 Qc8 23. Kh2 Qxg4 24.
hxg4 Ng7 $11 {Karjakin,S (2775)-Leko,P (2732)/Beijing blitz/2012/}) 13. Qe1 a5
14. h3 Ne7 15. Nh4 Kh8 16. Rf3 Nd7 17. Nd2 Bxb3 18. Nxb3 g6 19. Qf2 f6 20. Rf1
c6 21. Nd2 d5 22. g4 Ng8 23. Qg3 Qe7 24. R3f2 Kg7 25. Nhf3 Rae8 $11 {
Areshchenko,A (2709)-Beliavsky,A (2628)/EU-ch Legnica/2013/}) (8. Re1 {leads
to an Anti-Marshall with 8.d3, White is currently looking for effective ways
to postpone, or even omit the rook move altogether.}) 8... d6 {[%cal Yc6a5]} (
8... Bc5 $6 9. Bg5 ({or} 9. Nd5 $5 {is now hardly ideal.})) 9. a3 {To fight
for an edge, White must retain his light-squared bishop.} (9. Nd5 {is not
energetic enough:} Na5 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nd2 Bd7 14.
f3 Nxb3 15. axb3 a5 16. Qe2 a4 17. bxa4 bxa4 18. b3 axb3 19. Nxb3 Ba4 20. Ra3
Bxb3 21. Rxb3 Rfb8 22. Rxb8+ Rxb8 23. Qd2 Qg5 24. f4 exf4 25. Qxf4 Qxf4 26.
Rxf4 $11 {1/2,Spassky,B (2630)-Beliavsky,A (2615)/Tilburg/1981/}) (9. a4 b4 10.
Nd5 Na5 11. Nxe7+ (11. Nxb4 Rb8 12. Bd2 c5 13. Nd5 Nxb3 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. cxb3
Be6 16. Ra3 Qb6 $36 {Kalygin,S (2482)-Potapov,A (2500)/Alushta/2003/}) 11...
Qxe7 12. Ba2 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. d4 Nc6 15. Re1 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4
a5 18. f3 e5 19. Qd3 h6 20. Be3 Qe6 $11 {Pessoa,F (2512)-Mraz,M (2501)/corr/
2009/}) 9... Be6 {An important crossroads; here Black has tried many other
moves:} (9... Bg4 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Nd5 Nd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 c6
15. Nf4 Rc8 (15... g6 16. g3 (16. Qg4 Kh8 17. Ne2 Bf6 18. f4 Bg7 19. Qf3 Rb8
20. e5 dxe5 21. Qxc6 f5 22. a4 Rb6 23. Qd5 Qc7 24. axb5 Rxb5 25. Qc4 Qxc4 26.
dxc4 Rb6 $15 {Ramirez,A (2588)-Tomashevsky,E (2706)/WCup Tromso/2013/}) 16...
Bf6 17. h4 Ne5 18. Qe2 Kg7 19. a4 Qd7 20. Kg2 h5 21. f3 Qb7 22. Qf2 Qb6 23. Rh1
Rh8 24. Ra2 Rac8 25. axb5 axb5 {Fressinet,L (2708)-Tomashevsky,E (2703)/Paris/
2013/} 26. Rha1 $14) 16. g3 Bg5 17. Ne2 d5 $5 18. exd5 c5 19. d6 (19. Rfe1 $142
$5) 19... Nb6 20. c3 c4 21. Bc2 dxc3 22. Nxc3 Qxd6 23. Rad1 Qc6 24. Qf5 Bf6 $11
{Grischuk,A (2785)-Kamsky,G (2721)/WChT Antalya/2013/}) (9... Na5 10. Ba2 Be6
11. Bxe6 (11. Nd5 $5) 11... fxe6 12. b4 Nc6 13. Bd2 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Ne2
c5 16. h3 Qd7 17. Qb1 e5 18. bxc5 dxc5 19. a4 Qc6 20. Ng3 c4 21. Nf5 Bc5 $13
22. f4 $6 Nxe4 $1 23. dxe4 Qxe4 24. Ng3 Qxc2 $15 {Topalov,V (2793)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2699)/Thessaloniki/2013/}) (9... Bb7 10. Bd2 {White tries to
avoid all the usual Ruy Lopez moves such as h3 and Re1.} (10. Re1 Qd7 11. Ne2
Nd8 (11... Rae8 12. Ng3 Bd8 13. a4 $5 Ne7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bg5 Nc8 16. Qd2 Kh8
17. Ba2 c5 18. b4 Nb6 19. Be3 Qc6 20. Nf5 Nbd7 21. bxc5 dxc5 22. Ng5 Kg8 23.
Reb1 $16 {Svidler,P (2752)-Brunello,S (2615)/EU-chT Warsaw/2013/}) 12. Ng3 Ne6
13. c3 c5 14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 c4 16. Bc2 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe4
Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Qd5 21. Qc2 Rfd8 22. h4 f5 23. exf6 Bxf6 $44 {Shirov,A (2740)
-Tomashevsky,E (2658)/RUS-chT Dagomys/2008/}) 10... Qd7 11. a4 (11. Ba2 $5 Nd8
12. b4 Ne6 13. Re1 Rfe8 (13... c5 $5 14. Nd5 Bd8) 14. Ne2 Bf8 15. c4 c5 16. Nc3
bxc4 17. Bxc4 h6 18. Qb3 Rac8 19. Rab1 cxb4 20. axb4 Rb8 21. Ra1 Nc7 22. Ra5
$14 {Mamedov,N (2602)-Swiercz,D (2633)/TUR-chT Denizli/2013/}) 11... Nd8 (11...
Nd4 $5 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Ne2 c5 $13) 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Ne2 Ne6
15. Ng3 c5 16. Nf5 Bd8 17. c4 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Bc7 19. Re1 Re8 20. Qc1 Nh5 21. g3
{Carlsen,M (2872)-Svidler,P (2747)/London Candidates/2013/} Rb8 $11 {Svidler})
10. Bg5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Just one day later Anand played the same bishop sortie
in the Ruy Lopez aganst Carlsen, and also on move 10! Here the similarity ends,
as Grischuk's move doesn't pin the Nf6.} ({Until now White has mostly played} 
10. Nd5 Nd4 (10... Na5 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. b4 Nc6 14. c3 Qd7 15.
a4 Ne7 16. Be3 Ng6 17. g3 Be7 18. h4 h6 19. Kg2 Rae8 20. Nh2 Bd8 21. axb5 axb5
22. Ra6 Kh7 23. Qh5 Ne7 24. Rfa1 Ng8 25. Qe2 Rf7 26. Ra8 $36 {[%cal Ga1a8]
Leko,P (2744)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2709)/Zug/2013/}) 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6
13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. a4 c5 15. Qg4 Qd7 16. b3 (16. axb5 axb5 17. Bd2 c4 18. Bb4
Ra4 19. Rxa4 bxa4 20. dxc4 Rc8 21. Qg3 Rxc4 22. Bxd6 Rxc2 23. e5 Be7 24. Qd3
Rxb2 25. Qxd4 a3 $11 {Anand,V (2783)-Svidler,P (2747)/Paris/St Petersburg/2013/
}) 16... Qf7 (16... c4 $5 $132) 17. Bd2 c4 18. Bb4 Be7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8
Rxa8 21. f4 Ra2 22. e5 h5 23. Qh3 d5 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Qxh5 Rxc2 26. Ra1 Qb7
27. Qe8+ Kh7 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. f5 $1 $40 {Dominguez Perez,L (2723)-Svidler,P 
(2769)/Thessaloniki/2013/}) (10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. d4 $6 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13.
Qxd4 Nd7 14. Be3 Bf6 15. Qd2 Ne5 16. b3 Ng4 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qh4 19. h3
Ne5 20. Qe3 $2 (20. Ne2 Rf3 $36) 20... Rf3 $1 21. Qe1 Rxh3 $19 {Gullaksen,E 
(2382)-Olsen,H (2325)/Klaksvik/2005/}) 10... Kh8 {The beginning of a complex
manoeuvring fight. However, Black had more direct options:} (10... Bxb3 11.
cxb3 Nd7 (11... b4 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 $36) 12. Be3 (12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. d4
exd4 14. Nxd4 Nf6 $132) 12... Bf6 13. Nd5 (13. Qc2 Ne7 14. b4 Qc8 $132) 13...
Ne7 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. b4 $13 {/+/=}) (10... h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Na5 (
12... Rb8 13. Nb4 $5 Nxb4 14. Bxe6 (14. axb4 Bxb3 15. cxb3 Rb6 $13 {[%csl Ra6,
Rb2,Rb3,Rb4][%cal Yc7c5]}) 14... Nxc2 15. Bxf7+ Rxf7 16. Qxc2 c5 17. a4 $13)
13. Ba2 c6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Bxe6 Qxe6 (15... fxe6 16. b4 Nb7 17. a4 $14) 16.
b4 Nb7 17. a4 (17. d4 $5) 17... c5 $132) 11. h3 (11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Rb8 $11
{[%cal Ye6d5]} (12... Nb8 $5 {[%cal Yb8d7,Yc7c6]})) 11... Ng8 12. Be3 $5 {
[%csl Ge3,Re7] White invests a tempo to retain his better bishop.} (12. Bxe7
Ngxe7 13. Nd5 Ng6 14. c3 Nce7 $11 (14... f5 $5)) 12... Qd7 13. Bxe6 (13. Nd5 {
[%cal Yc2c4] /\c4+/= seems more enterprising.}) 13... fxe6 14. Ne2 Nf6 15. Ng3
a5 16. a4 b4 17. c3 $11 {/+/= White has a better pawn structure, but Black's
solid setup makes it difficult to open the game and create weaknesses, which
can be effectively targeted.} d5 $5 {Loosens the centre, but occupies more
space.} ({An alternative was marking time with e.g.} 17... Rab8 18. Qc2 Rb7)
18. Qc2 Bd6 (18... Rab8 $142 $5) 19. Rac1 (19. c4 $5 d4 20. Bg5 Be7 21. c5 $14)
19... Rab8 20. Rfd1 (20. c4 d4 21. Bg5 b3 $5 $13 {<=>}) 20... Qe8 21. Qe2 h6
22. Re1 (22. c4 d4 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. e5 Nd7 26. exd6 cxd6 $132)
22... Kg8 (22... Nd7 $5 {takes the sting out of the following operation. White
can modify his plan with} 23. exd5 exd5 24. c4 {, but Black has} e4 $5 25. dxe4
dxe4 26. Nd4 Nxd4 27. Bxd4 c5 (27... Bxg3 28. fxg3 c5 29. Be3 $14) 28. Be3 (28.
Nxe4 Bf4 29. Bxg7+ Kxg7 30. Rcd1 $44) 28... Ne5 $1 $132 {/\} 29. Nxe4 Qg6 {
[%cal Re5f3,Rg6e4]}) 23. c4 $5 d4 24. Bxd4 {Grischuk naturally doesn't allow
Black to close the position.} (24. Bd2 Nd7 $15 (24... b3 $5)) 24... Nxd4 25.
Nxd4 Nd7 $1 {An excellent positional sacrifice holds the balance.} (25... exd4
26. e5 Nd7 (26... Rd8 27. exd6 Rxd6 28. c5 $16) 27. exd6 cxd6 28. Qxe6+ Qxe6
29. Rxe6 Nc5 30. Rxd6 Nxd3 31. Rc2 $14) 26. Nf3 (26. Nc6 Rb6 27. Nxa5 Nc5 $36 {
[%csl Ra5]}) 26... Nc5 27. Ra1 Nb3 28. Ra2 Bc5 $44 {[%csl Gc5] The poor bishop,
which White left alive on move 12, becomes a powerful piece.} 29. Rf1 (29. Nf1
Rd8 30. Rd1 Qh5 $44) (29. Qd1 Nd4 30. Nxd4 Bxd4 31. b3 Qg6 $44) 29... Qg6 (
29... Qd7 $142 $1 {[%cal Yb8d8]} 30. Nxe5 (30. Kh2 Rxf3 31. Qxf3 (31. gxf3 Nd4
32. Qd1 Rf8 $40) 31... Nd2 32. Qe2 Nxf1+ 33. Nxf1 Rd8 $36) (30. Qd1 Rxf3 31.
Qxf3 (31. gxf3 Nd4 $36 (31... Rf8 $5)) 31... Nd2 32. Qe2 Nxf1 33. Nxf1 Rd8 $15)
30... Qd6 31. Qh5 $8 Rxf2 $1 32. Rxf2 Rf8 33. Nh1 Bxf2+ 34. Nxf2 Qc5 35. d4
Nxd4 36. b3 Nc6 $15) 30. Kh2 {[%csl Re5]} Bd4 (30... Nd4 31. Nxd4 Bxd4 32. b3
Rbd8 $44) (30... h5 $5 31. Qd1 (31. Nxe5 Qg5 32. Nd7 (32. Nf3 Rxf3 33. Qxf3 h4
34. Nh1 Nd2 35. Qe2 Nxf1+ 36. Qxf1 b3 37. Ra1 Qe5+ 38. Kg1 Qxb2 $19 {[%csl Gb3,
Gc5]}) 32... Rxf2 33. Rxf2 Bxf2 34. Qxf2 Rd8 35. Qc2 h4 36. Ne2 Rxd7 37. Qxb3
Rf7 38. c5 Rf2 39. Qxe6+ Kh7 40. Qg4 Qxg4 41. hxg4 Rxe2 $36 {White temporarily
has 2 extra pawns, but Black with his active rook is the one playing for a win.
}) 31... Rxf3 32. gxf3 (32. Qxf3 h4 $36 {[%csl Rg3]}) 32... Nd4 $44) 31. Qd1 (
31. Nxd4 Nxd4 32. Qd1 {[%cal Yb2b3]} b3 33. Ra1 Nc2 34. Rb1 Rfd8 35. Qd2 Rb4
36. f4 $13) 31... Rxf3 $1 {[]} (31... Nc5 32. Nxd4 exd4 33. f4 $16) 32. Qxf3 {
White doesn't insist on retaining the extra exchange.} (32. gxf3 Nc5 $44) 32...
Nd2 33. Qe2 Nxf1+ $2 {Prematurely releases the tension.} (33... Qg5 $1 34. Rd1
b3 35. Ra3 (35. Raa1 $2 Bxb2) 35... Bxb2 36. Rxb3 Rxb3 (36... Nxb3 37. Qxb2 Rb4
$11 {[%cal Yb3c5]}) 37. Rxd2 Bd4 $44) 34. Nxf1 b3 35. Ra3 Qf6 36. Kg1 Qg5 (
36... Bc5 37. Ra1 Rf8 38. Ne3 $14) 37. Ra1 Qe7 38. Nh2 $1 Bc5 39. Nf3 Qd6 40.
Qd2 ({White has safeguarded his position and he doesn't have to hurry the
attack on Black's loose pawns.} 40. g3 $142 $14 {[%cal Yg1g2,Yh3h5] /+/- would
gradually improve his setup and give him very good winning chances.}) 40... Bb4
41. Qd1 Bc5 42. Qd2 Bb4 43. c5 $6 (43. Qe2 Bc5 44. g3 $1 {-40.g3}) 43... Qxc5
44. Qd1 (44. Rc1 Qd6 45. Qd1 Bc5 46. Rc4 Qb6 $132) 44... Rb6 ({Probably
objectively better was} 44... Qc2 45. Qxc2 bxc2 46. Rc1 Bd6 47. Rxc2 Rb4 48.
Kf1 Rxa4 49. Ke2 $14 {[%csl Rc7,Rd6,Re5,Re6,Gf3] , but the resulting endgame
is still unpleasant for Black - White has the better minor piece and pawn
structure.}) 45. Rc1 Qd6 46. Rc4 $1 Ba3 $5 {The piece sacrifice is already
Black's best practical chance.} (46... Bc5 $2 47. Qc1 $18) (46... c5 47. Qxb3
$16) 47. bxa3 ({Declining the offer also deserved attention:} 47. Qb1 $5 {/\}
Bb4 48. g3 Rb8 49. Kg2 Bc5 50. Qc1 Bb6 51. Rc3 $36) 47... b2 48. Qb1 Rb3 $8 (
48... Qxa3 $6 49. Nd2 c6 50. Kf1 $16 {and Black has no way to increase the
pressure, while White can gradually improve his position.}) 49. Rc2 (49. Nd2
Rxd3 50. Qxb2 (50. Nf1 Rd1 51. Qxb2 Rxf1+ 52. Kh2 Qf8 53. Qxe5 Qxf2 54. Qxe6+
Kh7 55. Qf5+ Qxf5 56. exf5 Rxf5 57. Rxc7 Rf4 $11) 50... Rxd2 51. Qc3 Qd3 $5 $11
) 49... Qxd3 {[%cal Rd3c2]} 50. Nd2 $8 Rb6 $8 {Forced, the rook must go to a
protected square.} 51. Kh2 (51. Rxb2 Qxd2 52. Rxb6 (52. Rxd2 Rxb1+ 53. Kh2 Rc1
$11 {[%cal Yc1c4]} (53... Rb3 $11)) 52... cxb6 53. Qxb6 Kh7 54. Kh2 Qf4+ 55. g3
Qf3 $14 {/\} 56. Qe3 Qxe3 57. fxe3 Kg6 58. Kg2 Kf7 $11) 51... Kh7 {Black has
ho way to increase his pressure and can only wait.} (51... Qxa3 52. Rxc7 {
[%cal Yb1c2,Yd2b1]} Qxa4 53. Qd3 $16 {/+-}) (51... c5 $2 52. Rxb2 $18 {[%csl
Rb6]}) 52. Rxb2 (52. f4 Kh8 $5 (52... exf4 53. e5 {/\} Kh8 54. Rxc7) 53. fxe5
Kh7 $44 {and White still has no obvious way to untangle.}) 52... Qxd2 53. Rxd2
$5 {[%mdl 4096] The resulting rook endgame with Black's numerous isolated
pawns gives White more winning chances than the queen endgame.} (53. Rxb6 cxb6
54. Qxb6 {- 51.Rxb6}) 53... Rxb1 54. Rc2 Kg6 $5 {Black will lose material, so
he tries to save at least one of his central pawns.} (54... Rb3 55. Rxc7 Rxa3 (
55... Kg6 56. Rc5 Kf6 57. Rxa5 Rxa3 58. Ra8 $18 {[%cal Ya4a7,Yh2g1,Yg1e1,Ye1c5]
should be winning for White - he will advance his passed pawn to a7, activate
his king and attack Black's vulnerable e-pawns.}) 56. Rc5 (56. Re7 Rxa4 57. f3
Rc4 58. Rxe6 Rc5 $14) 56... Rxa4 57. Rxe5 Kg6 58. Rxe6+ Kf7 59. Re5 $16 Kf6 60.
Rf5+ Ke6 61. f3) 55. Rxc7 Rd1 $5 (55... Rb3 56. Rc5 {- see the previous note
with 54...Rb3.}) 56. Rc5 Rd4 57. Rxe5 (57. f3 $2 Rxa4 58. Rxe5 Kf6 $11) (57.
Rxa5 Rxe4 $14) 57... Kf6 58. Rxa5 Rxe4 59. Ra8 {The rook remains in front of
its own passed pawn.} ({The attempt to protect it from the side also doesn't
guarantee a win:} 59. Rc5 Rxa4 60. Rc3 Rd4 $5 {[%cal Yd4d2,Yd2a2]} 61. Rc2 Ra4
62. Ra2 $6 e5 $14 {/<=>}) (59. Kg3 Rc4 (59... Re2 60. Rb5 Rc2 61. a5 Rc3+ 62.
Kf4 Rxa3 63. Ke4 Ra2 64. Kd4 Rxf2 65. Kc5 $16 {[%csl Ga5] /+-}) 60. Kf3 (60.
Rb5 Rc3+ $14 (60... Rxa4 61. Rb3 Rd4 $14 {[%cal Yd4d2,Yd2a2]})) 60... Rc3+ 61.
Ke4 Rxa3 62. Ra8 Kf7 {transposes to the game position.}) 59... Kf7 60. Kg3 Rc4
61. Kf3 Rc3+ 62. Ke4 Rxa3 63. a5 Ra2 64. a6 $6 {White will have to sacrifice
kingside pawns to achieve progress, but the text move is premature.} (64. Ke3
$142 $1 $16 {/\} Ra3+ 65. Kd4 Ra2 66. a6 Rxf2 67. Rb8 Ra2 68. Rb7+ Kf6 69. a7
e5+ 70. Kd5 $16 {/+- and in comparison with the game continuation, White's
active king considerably increases his winning chances.}) 64... Rxf2 65. Rc8 (
65. a7 Ra2 $11 {[%cal Yf7g6,Yg6h7] is a well-known draw even without the
e6-pawn - White's rook is immobile and his king can't hide next to the passed
pawn.}) 65... Ra2 66. Rc7+ Kf6 67. a7 Ra4+ 68. Kd3 e5 $132 {[%mdl 256] Aronian
has managed to push back White's king. Black's passed pawn now gives him
sufficient counterplay and his tenacious defence earns him a draw.} 69. Kc3 e4
70. Kb3 Ra1 71. Kc4 e3 {[%csl Ge3]} 72. Kd3 $8 Ra3+ 73. Ke2 h5 74. h4 g6 (74...
g5 75. hxg5+ Kxg5 76. Re7 h4 $11) 75. Kf3 Ke6 76. Rg7 Kf6 77. Rb7 Ke6 78. Rg7 (
78. Rg7 Kf6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.16"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Bd6 13. Kb1 (13. Ne4 {
The main line} Bc7 14. c4 Qe7 15. a3 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qe2 O-O-O 18. Bb4
Bd6 19. Ba5 Bc7 20. Bb4 Bd6 $11 {Stevic,H (2637)-Brunello,S (2580) 14-th Euro
Indiv Ch Legnica POL 2013 0-1 (59)}) 13... Qc7 (13... Bxg3 14. fxg3 O-O 15. Qe2
(15. Rh4 $5 c5 16. g4 Nh7 17. g5 Nxg5 18. Nxg5 hxg5 19. Rg4 f6 20. h6 $44)
15... Qc7 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. g4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Nh7 19. Rde1 (19. Bf4 Rxd1+ 20.
Rxd1 Rd8 $11) 19... Rd7 $11 {Gopal,G (2550) -Pantsulaia,L (2575) Istanbul 2012
0-1 (56)}) 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O-O 16. c4 Rhe8 $2 {This is not a novelty,
but the subsequent position doesn't promise anything good to Black. I don't
think that Alexander will play this line again.} (16... Nf6 {The main line.}
17. Qe2 Rhe8 18. Bc3 Kb8 19. Ne5 Ka8 20. f4 $14 {Ding Yixin-Gunina,V/Ningbo
CHN 2010 1/2-1/2 (81)}) (16... c5 17. Bc3 Nf6 18. Qe2 cxd4 19. Nxd4 a6 20. Rc1
(20. g4 $5 Bf4 21. Nb3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. f3 Ne8 25. Nc1 $14
{Hamdouchi,H-Bauer,C/Nancy FRA 2013 1-0 (35)}) 20... Bc5 (20... Qc5 $5 21. g4
Kb8 $13) 21. Nb3 Qc6 22. f3 Rd7 $6 (22... Bd6 23. g4 Bf4 24. Rcd1 Rhe8 $11) 23.
g4 Rhd8 24. g5 Ne8 25. g6 fxg6 26. hxg6 Bb6 27. Rh4 (27. Rhe1 $1 e5 28. Qg2 $16
) 27... e5 28. Re4 Bc7 $11 {Sengupta,D (2563)-Turov, M (2630) Dresden 2011 1/2
(82)}) 17. c5 $1 Bf8 18. Bf4 Qa5 19. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 {Who would like to
have such a position after the opening?! It's obvious that Alexander has mixed
something up.} Kd7 $8 21. Rd3 $146 {Only this move is a novelty. In any case
Black is in trouble.} (21. Rh3 f6 22. Qe4 Qa4 23. b3 Qa3 24. b4 Qa4 25. Rb3 a6
26. Kb2 $16 {Gelman,C (2215)-Kantor,A Chicago 1994 1-0 (43)}) 21... f6 $8 22.
Qe4 Kc8 23. Rhd1 ({The simplest and most effective White plan is to put his
queen on f4 (g3) and his bishop on g3 (h2):} 23. Bg3 $5 Rd5 24. Qf4 e5 $8 {
The only way to continue resistance but it will not help.} 25. Qf5+ Kb8 26.
Rhd1 $1 (26. dxe5 Rxd3 27. Qxd3 fxe5 28. Qd7 Rd8 29. Bxe5+ Ka8 30. Qc7 Qd2 $132
) 26... Ka8 27. dxe5 Rxd3 28. Qxd3 Be7 29. e6 Qxc5 30. Qg6 $18) 23... Qb4 24.
Rc1 $1 (24. Bg3 {too straightforward} Qc4 $1 25. Qf4 e5 26. dxe5 Rxd3 27. Qxc4
Rxd1+ 28. Kc2 $16 {White is better, but he doesn't need such complications.})
24... Rd5 25. Qg6 $5 (25. Bh2 $1 {Black hasn't any reasonable moves} Rd7 (25...
a6 26. Qg6 Red8 27. Qf7 e5 28. Rb3 $18) 26. Qf4 e5 27. Qf5 e4 28. Ra3 a6 29. d5
$18) 25... Rdd8 (25... Red8 $2 26. Qf7 e5 27. Rb3 $18) 26. Qe4 $2 ({After the
simple move} 26. Bh2 $1 {I don't see any resonably reply for Black. For example
} Re7 27. Qg3 e5 28. Qh3+ $1 Red7 (28... Kb8 29. dxe5 Rxd3 30. exf6+ $18) 29.
a3 Qa4 30. Rcd1 e4 31. R3d2 $18) 26... Rd5 ({Grischuk could have tried to
sharpen the game after} 26... e5 $5 27. Be3 $6 ({Giri should have found} 27.
Bd2 $1 Qa4 28. b3 Qb5 29. Rc4 a5 30. a4 Qa6 31. Bc3 $16) 27... Qa5 28. Rcd1 Qc7
$14) 27. Qg6 Rdd8 28. Bh2 Re7 (28... Qb5 $5 29. Ra3 a6 30. d5 $3 {I believe
that it is not so easy to find this move even for elite GMs} cxd5 (30... exd5
31. Qf5+ Rd7 32. Rb3 Qa5 33. Rxb7 $18) 31. Rb3 Qc6 32. Rb6 $18) 29. Qe4 (29.
Qg3 $5 {I think that this straightforward move might be the strongest one:} e5
$8 30. Qh3+ Red7 31. a3 Qb5 32. Rb3 Qa4 33. dxe5 fxe5 34. Re3 $18) 29... Rde8
30. Rb3 (30. a3 Qb5 (30... Qa4 31. Qf4 e5 32. Qf5+ Kb8 33. dxe5 fxe5 34. Re1
$18) 31. Re3 Qa5 32. Qf4 e5 33. Qf5+ Kb8 34. dxe5 $18) (30. Bd6 $1 {The
easiest way to the goal} f5 (30... Rd7 31. Bxf8 Rxf8 32. Qxe6 Kc7 (32... Rfd8
33. d5) 33. d5 cxd5 34. c6 $18) 31. Qe5 Rd7 32. Bxf8 Rxf8 33. Qxe6 Rf6 34. Qg8+
Kc7 35. Re3 Qxd4 36. Re8 $18) 30... Qd2 31. Bd6 f5 $8 (31... Rf7 32. Qg6 $18) (
31... Rd7 32. Qxc6+ Kd8 (32... bxc6 33. Rb8#) 33. Rxb7 $18) 32. Qf3 Rf7 (32...
Qxd4 $5 33. Rd1 Qc4 34. Bxe7 Bxe7 35. Rc3 $16) 33. Rd1 $2 {A terrible take, as
we can see from the annotations, White could have won a lot of times. Now the
black queen goes to the kingside.} (33. Rd3 $1 Qb4 34. Bh2 f4 35. Bxf4 Be7 36.
Qe4 Bf6 37. Bd6 $18 {Black's position is completely hopeless.}) 33... Qg5 $14
34. Be5 Qg4 {Black gets rid of most his problems by trading queens. However
his position remains difficult.} 35. Qxc6+ $6 $11 ({Even now Anish Giri should
have continued the game:} 35. Rdd3 Qxf3 36. Rxf3 Be7 37. Rg3 $14 {.White has a
space advantage and he is able to launch an attack on both sides. His opponent
hasn't any real counterplay. We can't consider the d4-pawn as a real weakness.
White's king sooner or later will come into the centre and will protect it. I
believe that this endgame is quite unpleasant for Black.}) 35... bxc6 36. Rb8+
Kd7 37. Rb7+ Kd8 38. Rb8+ Ke7 39. Rb7+ Kd8 40. Rb8+ Ke7 41. Rb7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.17"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O e6 8. b3
d5 9. Ba3 Qa5 10. Na4 Rd8 11. Bxc5 dxc4 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. Rc1 Rac8 14. Rxc4 Nxd4
15. exd4 b6 16. Bb4 Qa6 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Re1 Nd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Nc3 Be6 21.
Qf3 Qb7 22. Qf4 Qd7 23. h4 h6 24. a4 a6 25. Kg2 Qd8 26. Ne2 Qd7 27. Nc3 Qd8 28.
Ne2 Qd7 29. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.11.26"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 h5 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. Nc3 Be7 12. Ne2 Be6 13. Nf4 Bc8 14. e6
Bxe6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Re1 Bf6 17. Bf4 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Bc3 19. Rxe6+ Kd7 20. Re2
b6 21. Rb3 Bf6 22. g4 hxg4 23. hxg4 Nd6 24. g5 Bd8 25. Ne5+ Kc8 26. Nxc6 Rf8
27. Bxd6 cxd6 28. Nxd8 Kxd8 29. Rbe3 Rc8 30. Re6 Rc4 31. Rxd6+ Kc7 32. Rg6 Rg4+
33. Kf1 Rf7 34. Ke1 Kd7 35. c3 Rgf4 36. Rd2+ Kc7 37. Re6 R4f5 38. g6 Rd7 39.
Rde2 Rd6 40. Re7+ Rd7 41. R2e4 Rf6 42. R7e6 Rxe6 43. Rxe6 Kd8 44. Ke2 Rc7 45.
Kd3 Kd7 46. Re4 Rc6 47. Ra4 Rxg6 48. Rxa7+ Kd6 49. Ra4 Rg1 50. Rb4 Kc5 51. a4
Rd1+ 52. Ke2 Rc1 53. Rb5+ Kc6 54. Kd3 Rd1+ 55. Ke3 Rc1 56. Kd2 Ra1 57. Rb4 Ra2+
58. Ke3 Rc2 59. Rc4+ Kd5 60. Rc7 g5 61. f3 Kd6 62. Rc8 Kd5 63. Kd3 Rf2 64. Rf8
Ra2 65. Rf5+ Kc6 66. Rxg5 Rxa4 67. Rg4 Ra1 68. Re4 b5 69. Re3 Kd5 70. f4 Rf1
71. Re5+ Kd6 72. Ke4 Rc1 73. Rd5+ Ke7 74. Rc5 Rb1 75. Kd3 Rb2 76. Re5+ Kd6 77.
Re2 Rb1 78. Rf2 Ke6 79. Kc2 Ra1 80. Kb2 Ra4 81. f5+ Kf6 82. Kb3 Rh4 83. Rf1 Rg4
84. Rf3 Rh4 85. Ka3 Ra4+ 86. Kb2 Rh4 87. Kb3 Rg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.11.27"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. a3 Bg4 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Nd5 Nd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 c6 15.
Nf4 Rc8 16. g3 Bg5 17. Ne2 d5 18. exd5 c5 19. d6 Nb6 20. c3 c4 21. Bc2 dxc3 22.
Nxc3 Qxd6 23. Rad1 Qc6 24. Qf5 Bf6 25. dxc4 g6 26. Qf4 Bxc3 27. cxb5 axb5 28.
Be4 Qf6 29. bxc3 Qxf4 30. gxf4 Na4 31. Rd4 Nxc3 32. Bf3 Rc7 33. Rb4 Rd8 34. Kg2
Rd3 35. Rc1 Nd5 36. Rxc7 Nxc7 37. a4 bxa4 38. Rxa4 Ne6 39. Bg4 Nd4 40. Ra8+ Kg7
41. Re8 f5 42. Be2 Rc3 43. Ba6 h5 44. Bb7 h4 45. Bd5 Kf6 46. Re3 Rc5 47. Ba2
Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.11.28"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 g6 10. d3 Bg7 11. Qd1 Nd7 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nf3 Nde5 14. Nxe5 dxe5
15. Be3 b6 16. a3 a5 17. Qa4 Qd7 18. Be2 Rfb8 19. Bd1 e6 20. Qb5 Qc7 21. Rc1
Qd6 22. Bc2 h5 23. g4 hxg4 24. hxg4 Ne7 25. Kg2 Qc6 26. Qxc6 Nxc6 27. Rh1 a4
28. Rh3 Ra7 29. g5 Rd8 30. Rch1 Kf8 31. Rh7 Rdd7 32. Kf1 Rd8 33. Ke2 Rdd7 34.
Bd2 Kg8 35. Bc1 Kf8 36. b4 axb3 37. Bxb3 Kg8 38. a4 Rdb7 39. Be3 b5 40. axb5
Rxb5 41. Bc4 Rb2+ 42. Kf3 Nd4+ 43. cxd4 cxd4 44. Bc1 Rc2 45. Kg2 Ra8 46. Bb3
Rc3 47. Bc4 Rc2 48. Rxg7+ Kxg7 49. Re1 Ra7 50. Bb3 Rc3 51. Bc4 Rc2 52. Kg3 Rb7
53. Kh3 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.11.29"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Mamedov, Nidjat"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3
g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Nf3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Qe2 c6 19. Re1 Ng7 20. Be5 Ne6 21.
Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne5 Re8 23. Ng4 Qd8 24. Qe5 Ng7 25. Qxe8+ Nxe8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27.
Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nxe8 Kxe8 29. Kf1 Ke7 30. Ke2 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.11.30"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D06"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 $5 3. c4 e6 (3... Bxb1 4. Rxb1 c6 {wird auch gelegentlich
gespielt.}) 4. Nc3 Nf6 ({Beliebter ist hier} 4... c6 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. c5 Qxb3 (
6... Qc7 7. Bf4 Qc8 8. Nh4 Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. e4 {gibt Weiß einigen Vorteil,
wie in Kramnik,V (2790)-Gelfand,B (2675) Wijk aan Zee 1998, 1-0 (40)}) 7. axb3
Nd7 8. b4 a6 9. b5 cxb5 10. Nxb5 Rc8 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. e3 Be7 $11 {
1/2-1/2 (53) Van Wely,L (2679)-Morozevich,A (2741) Monte Carlo 2005}) ({Auch} 
4... Nc6 {wurde schon probiert:} 5. Bg5 f6 6. Bh4 Qd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 Nge7
9. Rc1 a6 10. Bg3 {mit einer Struktur, die an die Tschigorin-Variante erinnert,
in Bu Xiangzhi (2588)-Short,N (2701) Beijing 2003, 1-0 (44)}) 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3
h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qb3 Qe7 9. Ne5 Qb4 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Nxd3 Qb6 12. Qa4 {
Macht den b-Bauern beweglich und droht zweimal auf d5 zu nehmen.} (12. c5 Qc7
13. O-O Nd7 $11) 12... dxc4 (12... Nd7 13. cxd5 exd5 $11) 13. Qxc4 Nd7 14. O-O
Be7 15. b4 O-O 16. Rab1 Rac8 {Verhindert den Vormarsch des b-Bauern.} 17. Rfc1
Qc7 18. a4 $14 {Mit seinem Raumvorteil sollte Weiß hier einen kleinen Vorteil
haben.} Rfd8 19. h3 Qb8 20. Ne4 (20. f4 {würde den den Vorstoß e5
unterbinden, ist aber verpflichtend.} Nf6 21. Qb3 Nd5 22. Nxd5 exd5 (22... cxd5
$5 $11) 23. b5 $14) 20... e5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Nc5 b6 24. Nd3 Qf5
25. Ne1 b5 $5 ({Naheliegend war} 25... c5 {Nach} 26. bxc5 Rxc5 27. Qb3 Rdc8 28.
Nd3 Rxc1+ 29. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 30. Nxc1 {hat Schwarz eine Damenflügelmerhheit und
den Läufer.}) 26. Qa2 ({Nach} 26. axb5 cxb5 27. Qb3 {folgt} Rc4 28. Rxc4 bxc4
{kann Weiß nicht auf c4 nehmen, weil der Tb1 hängt.}) 26... a5 $5 27. bxa5 ({
Gefährlich ist} 27. axb5 Bxb4 28. Rxc6 {mit Verwicklungen:} ({Im Falle von} 
28. bxc6 $2 {wäre} Rd2 {entscheidend.}) 28... Rd2 29. Rxc8+ Kh7 $1 (29... Qxc8
$2 30. Qb3 Qf5 31. Nf3 $14) 30. Qc4 Qxb1 31. Kh2 Rxf2 (31... Qxe1 $2 32. Qe4+
g6 33. Qe5 {und Matt.}) 32. Nd3 Bd6+ 33. Nf4 Qf5 34. Kg1 Rb2 35. Rc6 Rb1+ 36.
Kf2 Bxf4 37. exf4 Rxb5 $17) 27... b4 28. a6 ({Einfacher war vielleicht} 28. Qc4
c5 29. Rd1 Ra8 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rc1 $11) 28... c5 29. Qc4 Ra8 30. Kf1 $2 ({
Besser scheint} 30. Rd1 {Nach} Qg6 31. Rxd8+ Rxd8 32. Rc1 Ra8 33. Nd3 Qxa6 34.
Qxa6 Rxa6 35. Nxc5 Ra5 36. Nd3 Rxa4 37. Kf1 $11 {reicht der schwarze Freibauer
nicht zum Vorteil.}) 30... Qg6 31. Nf3 (31. Ra1 Qxa6 32. Qxa6 Rxa6 33. Ke2 Bf6
34. Rab1 Bc3 $17) 31... Qxa6 32. Qxa6 ({Zäher war} 32. Ne5 Qxc4+ 33. Rxc4 $17)
32... Rxa6 33. Ne5 f6 34. Nc4 Rxa4 {Weiß hat nun seine beiden vereinzelten
a-Bauern verloren. Die Stellung nun gegen das schwarze Freibauernpaar zu
halten, ist sehr schwer, falls überhaupt möglich.} 35. Ra1 Rda8 36. Rxa4 Rxa4
37. Ke2 Ra2+ 38. Nd2 Kf7 39. Kd3 Ke6 40. Rc2 (40. e4 $5 {Houdini}) 40... Rxc2
41. Kxc2 Kd5 42. Kd3 f5 43. f3 Bf6 44. e4+ Ke6 45. Kc4 (45. Nb3 $5 Be7 46. Nd2
$17) 45... Bd4 $19 46. g3 (46. Nb3 fxe4 47. fxe4 Ke5 $19) 46... g6 47. exf5+
Kxf5 48. Ne4 g5 49. Nd6+ Ke6 50. Ne4 Kf5 51. Nd6+ Ke6 52. Ne4 Ke5 53. Nd2 h5 (
53... h5 54. Ne4 h4 55. gxh4 gxh4 56. Kd3 b3 $19) 0-1

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.12.03"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bg5 c6 7. Qd2 Bf5 8.
Bc4 Nbd7 9. Bf4 Qb4 10. Bb3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 Rae8 13. h3 Nb6 14. a3 Qa5
15. Ne5 Qa6 16. Bh6 Nbd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Na4 Bc8 19. c4 Nc7 20. Rac1 Rd8 21.
Nd3 Rxd4 22. Qc3 c5 23. Ndxc5 Qd6 24. Rxe7 b6 25. Rxc7 bxc5 26. Nxc5 Qxc7 27.
Qxd4 Rd8 28. Qe3 Re8 29. Qd4 Rd8 30. Qe3 Re8 31. Qd4 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.12.04"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. cxd5 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qb6 9. Nb3 O-O 10. e3 Rd8 11. Be2 e6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Rxd5 14. Qc2
Qc7 15. Bf3 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Nc5 Nc6 18. Rab1 Rab8 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Rxd7
Qxd7 21. Qa4 Rc8 22. Rd1 Qc7 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. g3 a5 25. Qd4 Qe7 26. h4 h5 27.
a4 Rb8 28. Kg2 c5 29. Qd6 Qxd6 30. Rxd6 Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Bg6 7. Nbd2 Nf5 8. Nb3
Nd7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. g4 Nh6 11. Ne1 c5 12. c3 c4 13. Nc1 f5 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. b3
cxb3 16. Qxb3 Nf7 17. Qxb7 O-O 18. Nb3 Nd6 19. Qa6 Qe7 20. Ng2 e5 21. g5 Kh8
22. gxf6 gxf6 23. f3 Rg8 24. Kh1 Bf5 25. Ne3 Bh3 26. Rg1 exd4 27. Nxd4 Nc5 28.
Nxd5 Qe5 29. Qc6 Nce4 30. fxe4 Nxe4 31. Be3 Bg2+ 32. Rxg2 Rxg2 33. Qxa8+ Rg8
34. Qc6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Nc3 d6 8.
Qg3 Qg6 9. Bd2 Nf6 10. f3 Be6 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. Na4 Bb6 13. b3 f6 14. Nb2 Qxg3
15. hxg3 O-O 16. g4 h6 17. Ba6 Rab8 18. Rhf1 Rfe8 19. a4 Bd4 20. Ba5 Bb6 21.
Bc3 Be3+ 22. Kb1 Nc5 23. Be2 Nd7 24. Bc4 Bc5 25. Bxe6+ Rxe6 26. Nd3 Ree8 27.
Ka2 a6 28. Ba5 Bb6 29. Be1 Bc5 30. Rh1 Kf7 31. Rh5 Re7 32. Bg3 Ke8 33. Bh4 Kf7
34. Be1 Ke8 35. Ba5 Rb7 36. Bc3 Rb8 37. Ba5 Rb7 38. c4 Kf7 39. Bc3 Rb8 40. b4
Bb6 41. c5 Ba7 42. cxd6 cxd6 43. Ra5 Rb6 44. Nb2 d5 45. exd5 cxd5 46. Raxd5 Rc6
47. Kb3 Nf8 48. b5 axb5 49. axb5 Rc8 50. Nc4 Bb8 51. Bb4 Rb7 52. b6 Bg3 53. Rb5
Rcb8 54. Bd6 Rd8 55. Bxg3 Rxd1 56. Nd6+ Rxd6 57. Bxd6 Ne6 58. Ka4 Ke8 59. Ka5
Kd7 60. Ka6 Kc6 61. Rb1 Rd7 62. Bb4 Rd4 63. Rc1+ Kd5 64. Kb5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. f3 Qa5+ 5. c3 Nf6 6. d5 e6 7. e4 exd5 8. exd5
d6 9. Na3 Be7 10. Ne2 Nh5 11. Be3 O-O 12. g4 Bh4+ 13. Bf2 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Nf6
15. Ng3 c4 16. Nxc4 Qc5+ 17. Qd4 Nxd5 18. Qxc5 dxc5 19. Rd1 Be6 20. Ne4 Nd7 21.
Ng5 h6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Bd3 Rf4 24. Kg3 Raf8 25. Be4 N7f6 26. Bxd5 Nxd5 27.
Ne5 h5 28. h3 b5 29. Rhe1 Kh7 30. Rd2 c4 31. a4 b4 32. cxb4 Nxb4 33. Re4 Nd3
34. Rxf4 Rxf4 35. Nxd3 Rd4 36. Kf2 cxd3 37. b3 hxg4 38. hxg4 Kg6 39. Ke3 Rb4
40. Rxd3 e5 41. Kd2 e4 42. fxe4 Rxe4 43. Rd7 Rxg4 44. Rxa7 Kf5 45. Kc3 Ke6 46.
a5 Kd5 47. Rd7+ Kc5 48. Rb7 Rg3+ 49. Kb2 Kc6 50. Rb6+ Kc7 51. Ka3 Rg5 52. Ka4
Rg1 53. b4 Rg5 54. Re6 Rg4 55. Kb5 Kb7 56. a6+ Ka7 57. Re7+ Ka8 58. Ka5 Rg6 59.
b5 Rg5 60. a7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4
Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Re1 Rc8 17. Qd1 Qc2 18. Qe2 Nc6 19. e5 Nd8 20. Bd7 Rcb8 21.
h4 Bd5 22. Rbc1 Qa2 23. Ng5 h6 24. Nh3 Ne6 25. Qe3 Rd8 26. Bxe6 Bxe6 27. Nf4
Bc4 28. Bb4 Rd7 29. Qc3 Bd5 30. Re3 a5 31. Ba3 Rad8 32. Qd3 Be6 33. Re2 Rxd4
34. Rxa2 Rxd3 35. Nxe6 fxe6 36. f4 g5 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Rc6 gxf4 39. Rxe6 b5
40. Bxe7 Re8 41. Rd6 Re3 42. Bf6 a4 43. Rd7 Bxf6 44. exf6 Rf8 45. Rg7+ Kh8 46.
Rg5 Rxf6 47. Rxb5 Ra6 48. Rb4 a3 49. Rxf4 Rb3 50. Rf3 Rxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Ne4 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. Rc1 Rad8 14. b4 Qb8 15.
Qb3 e5 16. Rfe1 h6 17. h4 Rfe8 18. Bb1 exd4 19. exd4 Nf8 20. h5 g5 21. Ng3
Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8 Qxe8 24. Nf5 Qd8 25. Ne5 Nd7 26. Ng4 Kf8 27. Ngxh6
Bxh6 28. Nxh6 Qf6 29. Nf5 Bc8 30. Qg3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. Qg4 Ne7 7. dxc5 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 O-O 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. Bd3 Nf5 11. O-O Nxc5 12. a4 b6 13. Nd4 Qc7 14. Bxf5
exf5 15. Qf4 Ba6 16. Re1 Ne6 17. Qg3 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Qc6 19. a5 Rfe8 20. axb6
Qxb6 21. Bg5 Qg6 22. Bd2 Qe6 23. Bg5 Kh8 24. Ra3 Bb5 25. Qh4 h6 26. Rea1 a6 27.
Rh3 Kh7 28. Bf6 Rac8 29. c3 Rg8 30. Re1 Rc4 31. Ree3 Ra4 32. Qxh6+ gxh6 33.
Rxh6+ Kxh6 34. Rh3+ Kg6 35. Rg3+ Kh7 36. Rh3+ Kg6 37. Rg3+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 e4 6. Ne5 g6 7. Rb1 Bg7 8. Nxc6
dxc6 9. dxc5 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 O-O 11. Be2 Re8 12. Kc2 Re5 13. b4 Rg5 14. g3 Bh3
15. Bf1 Be6 16. Bb2 Rf5 17. Nd1 Ng4 18. Be2 h5 19. h4 Nxf2 20. Rf1 Nxd1 21.
Rbxd1 Rxf1 22. Bxf1 Bxb2 23. Kxb2 Kf8 24. Kc3 Ke7 25. b5 Rc8 26. a4 Rd8 27.
Rxd8 Kxd8 28. Kd4 f5 29. Ke5 Ke7 30. a5 a6 31. Be2 Bd7 32. bxa6 bxa6 33. Bd1
Be6 34. Ba4 Bd7 35. Bb3 Be6 36. Ba4 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Ne4 O-O 11. O-O Nf6 12. b4 a5 13. Bb2 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15.
Qxa1 Nd5 16. Qa4 Nd7 17. Rc1 Qe7 18. Qa7 N7f6 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Ba6 Qxb4 21.
Qxb7 Qxb2 22. Rxc6 g5 23. h3 h5 24. Nh2 Kg7 25. Bc4 Nb4 26. Rc7 Qa1+ 27. Nf1
Qa8 28. Bxe6 Qxb7 29. Rxb7 Bd8 30. Bb3 h4 31. Nd2 Kg6 32. Nc4 f6 33. Nxb6 Nc6
34. Bc2+ f5 35. Nc4 Bf6 36. Nd6 Ne7 37. Rb5 Bg7 38. Bd3 Rf6 39. Nc4 Ra6 40. Ra5
Rxa5 41. Nxa5 Kf6 42. Kf1 Bf8 43. Ke2 Nd5 44. Nc4 Nc3+ 45. Kf3 Nd5 46. Ne5 Bd6
47. Nd7+ Ke6 48. Nc5+ Kf6 49. e4 Bxc5 50. dxc5 Nf4 51. Bc2 Ne6 52. Ke3 Nxc5 53.
exf5 Nd7 54. Kd4 Ne5 55. Be4 Nf7 56. Bd5 Ne5 57. Be6 Nc6+ 58. Ke4 Nd8 59. f4
gxf4 60. Kxf4 Nc6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. a3 Nge7 7. d3 d6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rb1 a5 10. Ne1 Be6 11. Nc2 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Ne3 Nde7 14. Nc4 h6 15.
Be3 b6 16. Qa4 Bd7 17. Qd1 Rb8 18. f4 Nf5 19. Bd2 b5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. fxe5
Bxe5 22. Kh1 Be6 23. Ne4 Bd4 24. Qe1 Ne3 25. Bxe3 Bxe3 26. Qc3 Bd4 27. Qc1 c4
28. Qxh6 Bg7 29. Qf4 cxd3 30. exd3 Qxd3 31. Rbd1 Qe2 32. Nf6+ Bxf6 33. Qxf6
Rbc8 34. Rde1 Qh5 35. Re5 Qh7 36. Rxb5 a4 37. Rb4 Bb3 38. Rbf4 Qg7 39. Qxg7+
Kxg7 40. R4f2 f5 41. Bf3 Rfd8 42. Kg1 Rd4 43. Re1 Rcd8 44. h4 Kf6 45. Rfe2 Bc4
46. Rc2 Bb3 47. Rce2 Bc4 48. Rc2 Bb3 49. Rc6+ R8d6 50. Rxd6+ Rxd6 51. Kf2 Rd3
52. Re3 Rd2+ 53. Re2 Rd3 54. Bg2 g5 55. hxg5+ Kxg5 56. Re3 Rd2+ 57. Re2 Rd3 58.
Re3 Rd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O e6 7. e3 Nge7 8. d4
O-O 9. Re1 Re8 10. b3 Rb8 11. Bb2 cxd4 12. exd4 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Ne5 Be6
15. Qd2 Rc8 16. Rad1 Qa5 17. Nxc6 Nxc6 18. Nxd5 Qxa2 19. Nc3 Qxb3 20. d5 Red8
21. Qc1 Bg4 22. dxc6 Bxd1 23. Nxd1 Bxb2 24. Nxb2 bxc6 25. Nc4 Qd3 26. h4 Re8
27. Rd1 Qe2 28. Bf1 Qf3 29. Rd3 Qg4 30. Nd6 Rcd8 31. Nxe8 Rxe8 32. Qxc6 Re1 33.
Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 Na6 8. Nc3
Nc5 9. Nd4 e5 10. Nb3 d6 11. e4 Nfd7 12. Be3 a5 13. Nd2 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. f4
e4 16. g4 Qh4 17. gxf5 Nf6 18. Bf2 Qh6 19. Ndxe4 Nfxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxe4
Qxf4 22. Qd3 Rae8 23. Rae1 Bxb2 24. Bxb6 Qh4 25. Bf2 Qf6 26. Kh1 Be5 27. Qh3
Kh8 28. Bg1 Rg8 29. Re2 Re7 30. Rg2 Reg7 31. Rxg7 Rxg7 32. Rb1 Ba6 33. Rb8+ Rg8
34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Qg4+ Kf8 36. Bd3 Bc8 37. Be3 Bd7 38. Bg5 Qg7 39. Qh4 Qf7 40.
f6 Ke8 41. Bxh7 Kd8 42. Qh6 Kc8 43. Bg6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4
Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Be2 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. O-O Bg7
15. Kh1 O-O 16. Rb3 Qa5 17. Qxd6 Rd8 18. Qa3 Qxa3 19. Rxa3 Rb8 20. Bd3 Bf8 21.
Rb3 Rb4 22. Rxb4 Bxb4 23. Na4 a5 24. Rb1 c5 25. Nb6 Bb7 26. Nc4 Ba6 27. a3 Bxc4
28. Bxc4 Bxa3 29. c3 Bb2 30. g3 Rd2 31. Bb5 Bxc3 32. Rc1 Bb4 33. f5 Kf8 34.
fxe6 fxe6 35. Rf1 Ke7 36. Rf4 Rb2 37. Rg4 Bc3 38. Rg7+ Kd6 39. Rd7+ Ke5 40. Bc6
Bd4 41. Ra7 Ra2 42. Bb5 Kxe4 43. Ra6 Kf3 44. Bc6+ Kf2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 a6 7. Be3 Nxe5 8. Nbd2
Nf6 9. Be2 Nxf3+ 10. Nxf3 g6 11. O-O Bg7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 O-O 14. c4 e6 15.
Rc1 Qd7 16. Qb3 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Bd4 Qe7 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21.
Bxd5 Rc7 22. Re1 Qd7 23. Bf3 Qc8 24. Qb6 Kg7 25. b4 Rd2 26. Rcd1 Rxa2 27. Qd6
Rb2 28. Re4 Rc6 29. Qd5 Qc7 30. g3 a5 31. bxa5 Rxc5 32. Qd6 Qxd6 33. Rxd6 Rcc2
34. Rb6 Rxf2 35. Rxb2 Rxb2 36. Rc4 Bd8 37. Ra4 h5 38. a6 Bb6+ 39. Kh1 bxa6 40.
Rxa6 Bc7 41. g4 Rh2+ 42. Kg1 Rxh3 43. Bg2 Rh4 44. gxh5 Rxh5 45. Rc6 Bd8 46. Bf3
Rf5 47. Kg2 Re5 48. Rd6 Be7 49. Rd7 f5 50. Rd5 Re6 51. Rb5 Kf6 52. Bd5 Ra6 53.
Bc4 Rc6 54. Bd5 Rc2+ 55. Kf3 Bc5 56. Bb3 Rc3+ 57. Ke2 Re3+ 58. Kf1 Re5 59. Rb7
g5 60. Rf7+ Kg6 61. Rd7 Re3 62. Bc2 Rf3+ 63. Ke1 g4 64. Rd5 Bg1 65. Bd3 Kf6 66.
Be2 Rf4 67. Rb5 Bf2+ 68. Kf1 Bd4+ 69. Ke1 g3 70. Bf1 Bc3+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Bg6 7. Nbd2 Nf5 8. Nb3
Nd7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. g4 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. f4 f5 13. Bd3 Be7 14. Be3 O-O 15.
Kh1 Qe8 16. h3 fxg4 17. hxg4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 h5 19. Qe2 hxg4 20. Qxg4 Rf5 21. Rf3
Qh5+ 22. Qxh5 Rxh5+ 23. Kg2 Kf7 24. Rh1 Rxh1 25. Kxh1 Rh8+ 26. Kg2 Nf8 27. Rh3
Rxh3 28. Kxh3 b6 29. Kg4 Ng6 30. Bf2 Bf8 31. Bh4 Be7 32. Bg3 Bf8 33. Bh4 Be7
34. Bg3 Bf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Bg5
Be6 9. c4 Be7 10. N1c3 O-O 11. Be2 a6 12. Na3 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Nxc3 14. Bxd8 Nxd1
15. Bc7 Nxb2 16. Bxd6 Rfd8 17. c5 Na4 18. Nc4 b5 19. Nxe5 Rxd6 20. cxd6 Nxe5
21. O-O Nc3 22. Rfe1 Nxe2+ 23. Rxe2 Nc4 24. a4 b4 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. d7 Kf8 27.
Rd4 Rxd7 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be2 e6 5. Nf3 Ne7 6. O-O h6 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. Nb3
Bg6 9. Bd2 Nf5 10. Ba5 Qc8 11. Rc1 Be7 12. g4 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14. f4 Nb6 15.
Bb4 Na4 16. Rb1 Qd7 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. cxd3 Be7 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Nd2 Nb6 21. Nf3
g6 22. Rc1 Qb4 23. Qe2 O-O-O 24. a3 Qa4 25. Rc3 Kb8 26. Ra1 Nd7 27. b3 Qa5 28.
Qc2 Qb6 29. b4 a6 30. Kg2 g5 31. Qd2 Rdg8 32. Kh1 Nf8 33. Rc5 Qd8 34. f5 h5 35.
f6 hxg4 36. Nxg5 Rh5 37. Nxf7 Qd7 38. Nd6 g3 39. h4 Rxh4+ 40. Kg1 Qh7 41. Qg2
Rh2 42. Qf3 Rf2 43. Qh1 Rh2 44. Qf3 Qh3 45. f7 Rh8 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. g3 h6 11. Nh4 Nf6 12. c5 Bh3 13. Ng2 c6 14. Bc4 Rc8 15. Ba3
cxd5 16. exd5 Nf5 17. Re1 a5 18. Ne3 axb4 19. Bxb4 dxc5 20. Ba3 Nd4 21. Bb2 Ne8
22. a4 Nd6 23. Bf1 Bxf1 24. Nxf1 e4 25. Rb1 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nxe1+ 27. Qxe1 f5 28.
Ne2 Bxb2 29. Rxb2 g5 30. Kg1 Nc4 31. Rxb7 Qxd5 32. Qb1 Rf7 33. Rb3 Rd8 34. Rc3
Ne5 35. Ne3 Qc6 36. Qa2 Kg7 37. Rc1 f4 38. Nc4 Nf3+ 39. Kh1 e3 40. Na5 Qa8 41.
Qa1+ Kg8 42. Rxc5 exf2 43. Nc6 Re8 44. Qf1 Ne5 45. Ned4 Nxc6 46. Rxc6 Re1 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Ne2 Kc8 11. Ng5 Be8 12. Ng3 Nh4 13. Be3 b6 14. f4
Ng6 15. Rae1 c5 16. Bc1 h6 17. Nf3 Ne7 18. f5 Nc6 19. Nh5 f6 20. Nf4 fxe5 21.
Ne6 Bf7 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 Bd6 24. Ree1 Rg8 25. f6 g5 26. Ng7 Kb7 27. Nf5
Bf8 28. Ne7 Rh8 29. b3 Re8 30. Bb2 Rh7 31. Re3 c4 32. b4 c3 33. Bxc3 Bxa2 34.
Rfe1 Bc4 35. Re4 b5 36. Re5 a6 37. g4 h5 38. h3 hxg4 39. hxg4 Bxe7 40. Rxe7
Reh8 41. Rxh7 Rxh7 42. Re5 Rh3 43. Bd2 Rg3+ 44. Kf2 Rxg4 45. Bxg5 Rd4 46. Ke3
Rd1 47. Rf5 Rd7 48. Bf4 Be6 49. Re5 Bf7 50. Rc5 c6 51. Be5 Rd5 52. Rxd5 cxd5
53. Kd4 Kc6 54. c3 Be6 55. Bg3 Bf7 56. Ke5 Kd7 57. Bf2 Kc6 58. Bd4 Kd7 59. Kf5
Kd6 60. Bc5+ Kd7 61. Ke5 Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4
Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Be2 h5 13. O-O Qa5 14. Kh1 Nc6
15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. f5 Be7 17. Qd3 h4 18. Bg4 Qe5 19. Qh3 Bd8 20. fxe6 fxe6 21.
Ne2 Rh6 22. Nf4 Kf7 23. Nd3 Qg5 24. Nf4 Qe5 25. Rbe1 Rb8 26. Nd3 Qg5 27. e5 d5
28. exf6 Rxf6 29. Bxe6+ Kg7 30. Bxc8 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 c6 6. Bf4 dxc4 7. a4 Nd5 8. Be5
f6 9. Bg3 Qa5 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. e4 Nxc3 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 b4 14. bxc3 bxc3 15.
Qc2 c5 16. O-O O-O 17. Rfc1 Kh8 18. h5 f5 19. hxg6 cxd4 20. Rab1 Ba6 21. Ng5
hxg6 22. Bf4 Nc5 23. Bb5 d3 24. Qd1 Nxe4 25. Qxd3 Nxg5 26. Bxa6 Nf7 27. Bc4
Rad8 28. Qg3 e5 29. Qxg6 exf4 30. Bxf7 Rxf7 31. Qxf7 Qd5 32. Qh5+ Kg8 33. Qg5
Rc8 34. Kh2 c2 35. Rb5 Qe4 36. f3 Qe6 37. Rxf5 Qe3 38. Qg6 Qe7 39. Rh5 Rc5 40.
Qh7+ Kf8 41. Rxc5 Qxc5 42. Rxc2 Qg5 43. Rc8+ Ke7 44. Qxg7+ Qxg7 45. Rc7+ Kf6
46. Rxg7 Kxg7 47. a5 a6 48. Kh3 Kf6 49. Kg4 Ke5 50. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 b5 8.
Nxc6 Qxc6 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. Bd4 b4 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Ne2 f5 14. Ng3
Bg7 15. Kb1 Qc5 16. Qf4 Be5 17. Qd2 f4 18. Ne2 Qxf2 19. Rhf1 Qe3 20. Qxb4 Rb8
21. b3 Bc6 22. Qd2 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 a5 24. Nxf4 Ke7 25. g3 h5 26. Ng2 a4 27. Nh4
axb3 28. cxb3 Rb4 29. Rdf2 Rh7 30. Nf3 f6 31. Nxe5 fxe5 32. Re2 h4 33. g4 Rd4
34. Rf3 Rh8 35. Kb2 d5 36. exd5 Bxd5 37. Rfe3 Rxg4 38. Rxe5 Kd6 39. Bc4 h3 40.
Bxd5 exd5 41. Re6+ Kc5 42. Rc2+ Kd4 43. Rd2+ Kc5 44. Rc2+ Kd4 45. Rd2+ Kc5 46.
Re5 Rd4 47. Rc2+ Kd6 48. Re3 Rg4 49. a4 Rg2 50. Ree2 Rhg8 51. Red2 Ke5 52. a5
d4 53. b4 Ke4 54. Kb3 d3 55. Rc4+ Ke3 56. Rd1 Rg1 57. Rxg1 Rxg1 58. Rc3 Kd4 59.
Rc4+ Ke3 60. Rc3 Ke2 61. Rc8 d2 62. Re8+ Kf3 63. Rf8+ Kg2 64. Rd8 d1=Q+ 65.
Rxd1 Rxd1 66. a6 Ra1 67. b5 Kxh2 68. Kb4 Kg3 69. Kc5 h2 70. b6 h1=Q 71. b7 Rb1
0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D72"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 7. Ne2 c5 8. d5
O-O 9. O-O e6 10. Nec3 Na6 11. Bf4 exd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. g4 Bd7 14. Nd2 Re8 15.
Nde4 Nc4 16. d6 Bc6 17. Qb3 Na5 18. Qd1 Nc4 19. b3 Ne5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5
Nb4 22. Qxb7 Nxg4 23. d7 Rf8 24. Nxc5 Qa5 25. Rac1 Be5 26. Bd2 Rab8 27. Qe4
Bxh2+ 28. Kh1 Nf6 29. Qd4 Nxd7 30. Nxd7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Ba4 Qa5 6. Rb1 Nf6 7. e5 Ne4 8.
Nxe4 Qxa4 9. b3 Nxf3+ 10. gxf3 Qc6 11. Bb2 Bg7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. h4 h5 14. Rg1 b6
15. d3 Bb7 16. Qe3 Qe6 17. Kd2 Rae8 18. Qf4 Bxe4 19. fxe4 Kh7 20. Qg3 d5 21.
exd6 exd6 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. f4 d5 24. f5 Qe5 25. fxg6 Qxg3 26. gxf7 Rxe4 27.
dxe4 Qxg1 28. Rxg1+ Kf6 29. exd5 Ke5 30. Rf1 Kxd5 31. Ke3 Ke5 32. c4 a6 33. a4
a5 34. Rf2 Ke6 35. Ke4 Ke7 36. Ke5 Rxf7 37. Rxf7+ Kxf7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "192"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. d3 Ng6 8.
e5 f6 9. Re1 Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 fxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Rxe5 d6 14. Re3 e5
15. Ne4 Bf5 16. Qe2 Qd7 17. Re1 Bg6 18. a3 Rae8 19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 Qb7 21. c3
Qb8 22. Ba3 d5 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. bxc5 a5 25. h3 Re7 26. Bb2 Rfe8 27. c4 dxc4 28.
dxc4 e4 29. Rg3 e3 30. Rxe3 Rxe3 31. fxe3 Be4 32. Bc3 Qa7 33. Qg4 Bg6 34. Rd1
Qxc5 35. Bd4 Qxc4 36. Qd7 Qf7 37. Qxc6 Be4 38. Qd6 Re6 39. Qd8+ Re8 40. Qxa5 h6
41. Rf1 Qg6 42. Qa2+ Qe6 43. Qb2 Qg6 44. Rf4 h5 45. Qa2+ Qe6 46. Qxe6+ Rxe6 47.
Kh2 Re7 48. g4 hxg4 49. Rxg4 Bf5 50. Rg5 g6 51. Rg2 Rc7 52. Kg3 Kf7 53. Rb2 g5
54. Rb6 Be6 55. Rb8 Kg6 56. Re8 Bf7 57. Re5 Rc6 58. Ra5 Re6 59. Kf3 Be8 60. Ra7
Bf7 61. Rc7 Rd6 62. Kg3 Re6 63. Rc5 Rd6 64. Rc1 Re6 65. Rf1 Be8 66. Rf2 Bf7 67.
Rb2 Be8 68. Rb1 Bf7 69. Ra1 Rc6 70. Rg1 Bd5 71. h4 gxh4+ 72. Kxh4+ Kf7 73. Rg7+
Ke6 74. Kg5 Be4 75. Kf4 Bd3 76. e4 Rc4 77. Rg6+ Kf7 78. Rd6 Ke7 79. Rd5 Bc2 80.
Ke5 Rc6 81. Bc5+ Kf7 82. Kd4 Bb3 83. Rd7+ Kg6 84. e5 Be6 85. Rd8 Ra6 86. Bd6
Rc6 87. Rf8 Bf7 88. Rb8 Rc4+ 89. Kd3 Rc1 90. Rb2 Rd1+ 91. Ke3 Re1+ 92. Kd4 Rd1+
93. Kc5 Rc1+ 94. Kb6 Bd5 95. Rf2 Rc6+ 96. Kb5 Rc1 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Ne2 Qb6 6. d4 e6 7. Ng3 c5 8. c3 Nc6
9. Bd3 cxd4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bxe4 dxc3 12. bxc3 Qa6 13. Bd3 Qa5 14. O-O Nxe5
15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Re1 Qc7 17. Bb5+ Bd7 18. Bf4 Qc8 19. Bxd7+ Qxd7 20. Qg4 h5
21. Qf3 Qc6 22. Qxc6+ bxc6 23. Rab1 Bc5 24. Rb7 O-O 25. Rd1 Rfd8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8
27. Kf1 Rd3 28. Rc7 Rd1+ 29. Ke2 Ra1 30. Rxc6 Rxa2+ 31. Kd3 Bxf2 32. h3 f6 33.
Rxe6 Bb6 34. g4 Kf7 35. Re4 hxg4 36. hxg4 Ra5 37. Be3 Rd5+ 38. Kc2 Re5 39. Rxe5
fxe5 40. Bc1 e4 41. Kd1 Ke6 42. Bf4 Kd5 43. Kc2 Kc4 44. g5 g6 45. Be5 a5 46.
Bf6 a4 47. Be7 Bc5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 d6 8. f3
O-O 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. h4 h5 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Bb3 Ne5 13. Bg5 Rc5 14. Kb1 Re8 15.
Rhe1 Qc8 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Re3 Qb4 20. c3 Qb6 21.
Ka1 Rc8 22. g4 hxg4 23. f4 Nc4 24. e5 Nd5 25. e6 Ndxe3 26. exd7 Rd8 27. f5 Qa5
28. Rc1 Qa3 29. Rb1 Qa5 30. Rc1 Qa3 31. Rb1 Qa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. h3 a6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. Nxe5
dxe5 9. O-O O-O 10. Qf3 e6 11. Be3 exd5 12. exd5 Ne8 13. Qe2 Nd6 14. f4 e4 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Re8 17. Bf3 Bd4 18. Bxd4 Rxe2 19. Bxe2 Qxd5 20. Rad1 Be6 21.
Bf3 Qf5 22. Bxb7 Rd8 23. c3 Rd6 24. b4 Bd5 25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. Rd2 f6 27. f5 g5
28. Re2 Kf7 29. a4 h5 30. a5 Rd8 31. Rfe1 Qxf5 32. Rf1 Qd3 33. Rxf6+ Kg8 34.
Ree6 Rxd4 35. cxd4 Qxd4+ 36. Kh2 g4 37. hxg4 hxg4 38. Kg3 Qxb4 39. Rxa6 c5 40.
Rg6+ Kf7 41. Raf6+ Ke7 42. a6 Qc3+ 43. Kxg4 Qd4+ 44. Kh3 Qd7+ 45. Kh2 Qd4 46.
Kh3 Qd7+ 47. Re6+ Kf7 48. Kh2 Qd4 49. Rgf6+ Kg7 50. Kg3 c4 51. Rg6+ Kf7 52.
Ref6+ Ke7 53. a7 Qe5+ 54. Kh3 Qh5+ 55. Kg3 Qe5+ 56. Kg4 Qe4+ 57. Kh3 c3 58.
Re6+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 d6 3. e4 e5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. exf5 Bxf5 6. d4 e4 7. Nh4 Bg4 8. Be2
Bxe2 9. Qxe2 d5 10. Bg5 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. Nf5 Nc6 13. Rad1 Qd7 14. Ne3 Ne7
15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. Nxe4 Ra6 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nf3 Rxa2 19. Ne5 Qe6 20. f4 Rf8 21.
Qd3 Rxb2 22. f5 Qd6 23. N3g4 h5 24. f6 hxg4 25. fxe7 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Qxe7 27.
Qf5 Bd6 28. Qc8+ Kh7 29. Qf5+ Kg8 30. Nxg4 Qe4 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Qh5+ Kg8 33.
Qf7+ Kh8 34. Qh5+ Kg8 35. Qf7+ Kh8 36. Qh5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Bf4
Rb8 9. Rc1 h6 10. h3 Re8 11. b3 g5 12. Bd2 e5 13. d5 Nd4 14. Ne1 e4 15. Bxg5
Nxe2+ 16. Nxe2 hxg5 17. Nc2 Bf5 18. Ne3 Bg6 19. Nd4 Re5 20. b4 Qd7 21. Qb3 c5
22. dxc6 bxc6 23. Qa4 Rc8 24. Qxa6 c5 25. bxc5 dxc5 26. Nb5 Re6 27. Qa3 Qc6 28.
Rfd1 Ra8 29. Qb3 Ree8 30. Rd6 Qb7 31. Rcd1 Qe7 32. a4 Ra5 33. Rb6 Qe5 34. Rb7
Bh5 35. g4 Bg6 36. Bf1 Rea8 37. Nc7 Rc8 38. Ncd5 Nxd5 39. Nxd5 Re8 40. Rb5 Raa8
41. a5 e3 42. Qxe3 Qd6 43. Qxg5 Re5 44. Qd2 Re4 45. Rb6 Qe5 46. a6 Rd4 47. Qe1
Rxd1 48. Qxd1 Be4 49. Bg2 Bxg2 50. Kxg2 Rd8 51. Qf3 Qa1 52. Rb7 Rf8 53. a7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 c5 6. e4 d6 7. Nc3 b4 8. Ne2
Nbd7 9. Ng5 Qc7 10. f4 Be7 11. h3 O-O 12. g4 Rfc8 13. Be3 a5 14. Ng3 c4 15. Rc1
cxd3 16. cxd3 Qd8 17. f5 Rxc1 18. Bxc1 e5 19. Nf3 d5 20. g5 dxe4 21. Nh2 Nd5
22. f6 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 g6 24. Nxe4 Bf8 25. Qg4 Rc8 26. Qh4 Nf4 27. Bxf4 exf4 28.
Ng4 Bxe4 29. dxe4 h5 30. gxh6 Kh7 31. Qg5 Rc5 32. Qxf4 Qc7 33. Qxc7 Rxc7 34. e5
Bxh6 35. Bd5 Nb6 36. Be4 Bd2 37. e6 Nc8 38. Ne5 Nd6 39. exf7 Rc8 40. Bxg6+ Kh6
41. Bd3 Rf8 42. Rg1 Bg5 43. h4 Bf4 44. Rg6+ Kh5 45. Be2+ Kxh4 46. Rg4+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nbd7 4. Bf4 Nh5 5. Bg3 Nxg3 6. hxg3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8.
Nbd2 e6 9. Bd3 Qe7 10. Qe2 c5 11. a4 O-O 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb8 14. Nc4 Bd7
15. Qd2 Nc6 16. d5 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. Rac1 Rfd8
21. Bf1 Bf6 22. b3 d5 23. exd5 Rxd5 24. Qxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxe7 Bxe7 26. Rd1 Be6 27.
Be2 Kg7 28. Bf3 Bxc4 29. bxc4 Rxc4 30. Rd7 Kf8 31. Rxb7 Rxa4 32. Bd5 Ra1+ 33.
Kh2 a5 34. Rb8+ Kg7 35. Rb7 Rd1 36. Bc4 Rd4 37. Bb3 Kf6 38. Ra7 Rb4 39. Bd5 Rb5
40. Bc4 Rc5 41. Bb3 h5 42. Ra6+ Kg7 43. Ra7 Re5 44. f4 Re3 45. Bd5 Bb4 46.
Rxf7+ Kh6 47. Ra7 Be1 48. Bf3 Ra3 49. Kh3 Ra1 50. g4 hxg4+ 51. Kxg4 a4 52. Bd5
Bf2 53. Ra6 Kg7 54. Be4 a3 55. Rxg6+ Kf8 56. Ra6 Be3 57. g3 Bf2 58. Kf3 Be1 59.
Bd5 Rc1 60. Rxa3 Rc3+ 61. Rxc3 Bxc3 62. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qe2 b5 8.
O-O-O Bb7 9. f4 b4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nb6 12. Nc6 Bxc6 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. g4
e6 15. f5 Be7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bg2 O-O 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Rhe1 Rfe8 20. Kb1 Qc7
21. g5 d5 22. g6 hxg6 23. Qg4 Qxc6 24. Qxg6 Re7 25. Bh3 Rae8 26. Bf5 Kf8 27. h4
Qd7 28. Bd3 Rf7 29. h5 Rf6 30. Qh7 Ke7 31. Bg6 Ref8 32. h6 Rxg6 33. hxg7 Rxg7
34. Qxg7+ Rf7 35. Qd4 Qd6 36. b3 Kd7 37. Rd3 Rf4 38. Qh8 Rf7 39. Rh3 Kc7 40.
Rh6 Re7 41. Qg8 Kd7 42. Rh7 a5 43. Rxe7+ Qxe7 44. Rf1 Kc6 45. Rf7 Qd6 46. Qg6
Nd7 47. Rf1 Nc5 48. Qe8+ Kb6 49. Rf7 d4 50. Qe7 Qxe7 51. Rxe7 Kc6 52. Kc1 d3
53. cxd3 Nxd3+ 54. Kd2 Nc5 55. Ke3 a4 56. bxa4 Nxa4 57. Rxe6+ Kb5 58. Kd3 Nc5+
59. Kc2 Nxe6 60. a3 Nd4+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. c3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. h3
Nh5 9. Nb3 h6 10. Re1 Qf6 11. Bf1 Rd8 12. d5 Nb8 13. g3 Qe7 14. c4 b6 15. Nh2
a5 16. Nd2 Na6 17. a3 Nc5 18. b3 Bd7 19. Rb1 Rf8 20. Rb2 Qe8 21. b4 Na4 22. Rc2
f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Ndf3 Qf7 25. Nh4 Nf6 26. Bd3 e4 27. Be2 axb4 28. axb4 Nh7
29. Bh5 Qf6 30. Ng6 Rfc8 31. Nf4 Ng5 32. h4 Nf7 33. Bxf7+ Qxf7 34. Nf1 Re8 35.
Ne3 Be5 36. Neg2 Kh7 37. Qd2 Rg8 38. Re3 Rg4 39. Ra3 Rag8 40. Rca2 b5 41. cxb5
Nb6 42. Ra7 Bxb5 43. Rc2 Nc4 44. Qd1 R4g7 45. Ne6 Qf6 46. Nxg7 Rxg7 47. Bf4 Bd4
48. Kh2 Bxa7 49. Qc1 Bb6 50. Rxc4 Bxc4 51. Qxc4 Bxf2 52. Qe2 Bb6 53. h5 Bd4 54.
b5 Be5 55. Qf2 Bxf4 56. Nxf4 Rg4 57. Qa7 Rg7 58. Ne6 Re7 59. Qb8 e3 60. Nf8+
Kg7 61. Ne6+ Rxe6 62. dxe6 Qxe6 63. Qxc7+ Kf6 64. Qd8+ Qe7 65. Qh8+ Kg5 66.
Qg8+ Kxh5 67. Qd5 Kg6 68. Qg8+ Kf6 69. Qh8+ Kg6 70. Qg8+ Kf6 71. Qh8+ Ke6 72.
Qc8+ Kd5 73. Qa8+ Kd4 74. Qa1+ Kc5 75. b6 Kxb6 76. Qd4+ Kc6 77. Qa4+ Kd5 78.
Qb5+ Ke4 79. Qc4+ Ke5 80. Qc3+ Kd5 81. Qd3+ Kc5 82. Qc3+ Kb5 83. Qb3+ Kc6 84.
Qa4+ Kc7 85. Qa7+ Kd8 86. Qa8+ Kd7 87. Qa4+ Ke6 88. Kg2 Qb7+ 89. Kh2 Qe4 90.
Qe8+ Kd5 91. Qa8+ Kc4 92. Qa4+ Kc3 93. Qa3+ Kc2 94. Qa2+ Kd1 95. Qb1+ Qxb1 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Nc3 d6 8.
Qg3 Bd4 9. Bd2 Rb8 10. Na4 Qe6 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. c3 Bb6 14. Rfe1 Qg4
15. b3 Qxg3 16. hxg3 Ng4 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. c4 c5 19. Bc3 Re8 20. a4 Ne5 21. Bc2
Nc6 22. Rad1 f6 23. f3 h6 24. Kf2 Be6 25. g4 Bf7 26. Rh1 Bg6 27. Kg3 Re7 28.
Rd2 Rbe8 29. Ra1 Bf7 30. Kf2 Ra8 31. Kg3 Rae8 32. Bd1 Bg6 33. Rda2 Ra8 34. Rd2
Kf8 35. Kf2 Rae8 36. Kg3 Ra8 37. Kf2 Rae8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. gxf3 e6 6. d4 Nd7 7. Qd3 g6 8. Be3
Bg7 9. O-O-O Ne7 10. Kb1 Qa5 11. Rg1 a6 12. Ne2 Rc8 13. h4 c5 14. c3 cxd4 15.
Bxd4 Nc5 16. Qd2 e5 17. Be3 O-O 18. Bh3 f5 19. exd5 Na4 20. d6 Rfd8 21. Bg5 Bf8
22. Qc2 Nd5 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Bxf5 Rxd6 25. Rxd5 Qxd5 26. Qxa4 Qxf3 27. Qe4
Qxf2 28. h5 Rd2 29. hxg6 Rxe2 30. gxh7+ Kf7 31. Qd5+ Ke8 32. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O e6 7. e3 Nge7 8. d4
O-O 9. d5 Na5 10. Nd2 exd5 11. cxd5 Rb8 12. a4 a6 13. Qc2 b5 14. axb5 axb5 15.
e4 b4 16. Nd1 Ba6 17. Re1 c4 18. Qa4 Rb5 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Qxa6 Rc5 21. Ne3
Nxb2 22. Bd2 Bc3 23. Bxc3 bxc3 24. Rec1 Qb8 25. Ra3 Rfc8 26. Bh3 R8c7 27. Qxd6
Nd3 28. Rc2 Qb1+ 29. Bf1 Ne1 30. Ra8+ Nc8 31. Qd8+ Kg7 32. e5 Nf3+ 33. Kg2 Nxe5
34. f4 Ng4 35. Nxg4 Qxc2+ 36. Kh3 Qf5 37. d6 c2 38. dxc7 c1=Q 39. Rxc8 Qxf1+
0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Be2 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 g6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. O-O-O+ Ke7 12. Bf3 Bb7 13. Rhe1 Ke6 14.
Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Bg4+ Ke7 16. Rd7+ Kf8 17. Rxc7 Rb8 18. Rd1 h5 19. Bf3 Bc8 20.
Rxa7 e4 21. Bxe4 Kg7 22. Bxc6 Be6 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Rhc8 25. Rdd7 Bg5+ 26.
Kd1 Rxb2 27. Rxf7+ Kg8 28. Rfc7 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 Bf4 30. Rc6 Kf7 31. g3 Be5 32. a4
1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1
b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 a5 11. h4 b4 12. h5 h6 13. N1h2 Re8 14. Ng4 Bf8 15. Bf4 a4
16. c4 bxc3 17. bxc3 Ba6 18. Bf1 a3 19. Qc1 Qe7 20. Rb1 Rec8 21. Bxh6 gxh6 22.
Nxh6+ Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Qf8 24. Qf4 Rcb8 25. h6 Ne7 26. c4 Ng6 27. Qg5 Rxb1 28.
Rxb1 Rb8 29. Re1 Bb7 30. Bh3 Qe7 31. Qh5 dxc4 32. Ng5 Ndxe5 33. h7+ Kh8 34. f4
Qxg5 35. fxg5 Bf3 36. Qh6 cxd3 37. Bf1 d2 38. Ra1 Rd8 39. Qh2 Ng4 40. Qh3 d1=Q
41. Rxd1 Rxd1 42. Qh5 Rxf1+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Bf4 Ne7 11. h3 Ng6 12. Bh2 Be7 13. Nc3 Bd7 14.
Nd4 Nf8 15. Rd2 Rd8 16. Rad1 Bc8 17. Nce2 a6 18. Nf4 c5 19. Nde2 Rxd2 20. Rxd2
h5 21. Nd5 Bd8 22. Nef4 h4 23. c4 Ne6 24. Nxe6 Bxe6 25. b3 Rh6 26. Nf4 Bf5 27.
Nd5 Be6 28. Nf4 Bc8 29. Nd5 b5 30. e6 Bxe6 31. cxb5 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 axb5 33. Rxc5
c6 34. Bf4 Re6 35. Kf1 Kd7 36. Be3 Bb6 37. Rg5 Bxe3 38. fxe3 g6 39. Rg4 Rxe3
40. Rxh4 Rc3 41. Rd4+ Ke6 42. Ke2 c5 43. Rd3 Rc2+ 44. Rd2 Rc1 45. Rd1 Rc2+ 46.
Rd2 Rc1 47. Rd1 Rc2+ 48. Rd2 Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qe2 e6 8.
O-O-O Qc7 9. f4 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. g4 Rc8 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. h4 h6 14. Rh3 Rg8
15. Kb1 Qb6 16. f5 e5 17. Nb3 Nc5 18. Rg3 Be7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Nxb3 21.
cxb3 h5 22. Bh3 hxg4 23. Rxg4 Rxg4 24. Bxg4 Bf8 25. Rd1 Bh6 26. Bh5 Bf4 27. Qd3
Qd4 28. Qxd4 exd4 29. Be2 Ke7 30. h5 Rg8 31. Rxd4 Rg2 32. Bf3 Rf2 33. Rd3 Be5
34. b4 Rxb2+ 35. Kc1 Rh2 36. Kd1 Kf8 37. Bg4 Rh4 38. Bf3 Kg7 39. Ke2 Rh2+ 40.
Kf1 Kh6 41. Re3 Kg5 42. Re2 Rh3 43. Rg2+ Kf4 44. Bg4 Rh1+ 45. Ke2 Bb2 46. Bf3
Rh3 47. Rg4+ Ke5 48. Rg1 Bxa3 49. Rh1 Rg3 50. h6 Rg8 51. Bh5 Bxb4 52. Bxf7 Rh8
53. Kf3 Bc5 54. h7 a5 55. Bg8 Kd4 56. Rd1+ Kc3 57. Kg4 b4 58. Kh5 b3 59. Kg6 a4
60. Rh1 Be3 61. Rh3 Kd3 62. Kg7 Rxh7+ 63. Rxh7 Kxe4 64. Kxf6 Bd4+ 65. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 Nd7 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. c5 Qc7 8. Bd2
Be7 9. Qa4 Ngf6 10. Nh4 Be4 11. f3 Bg6 12. g3 e5 13. Bh3 O-O 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15.
Bxf5 b6 16. cxb6 Nxb6 17. Qc2 Nc4 18. b3 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 g6 20. Bh3 exd4 21. exd4
c5 22. O-O cxd4 23. Nb5 Qb6 24. Nxd4 Bc5 25. Rfd1 Rfe8 26. Rac1 Bxd4+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Re1 e5 8. c3
Re8 9. h3 b6 10. a4 a6 11. Nf1 Bb7 12. d5 Bxd5 13. exd5 e4 14. Bb1 exf3 15.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 16. Qxf3 Nc5 17. Bc2 b5 18. Ne3 Nfd7 19. Qe2 bxa4 20. Bxa4 Nxa4 21.
Rxa4 Nc5 22. Ra3 a5 23. Kf1 a4 24. Nc2 Qd7 25. Be3 Re8 26. Kg1 Bh6 27. Qg4 f5
28. Qb4 Bxe3 29. Nxe3 Re4 30. Qb8+ Re8 31. Qb4 Re4 32. Qb8+ Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. g4 Ne7 12. Ng5 Be8 13. f4 h5 14. Kf2
Ng6 15. Nf3 Bc5+ 16. Be3 Bb6 17. Ke2 hxg4 18. hxg4 Rh3 19. Nbd2 Bd7 20. e6 fxe6
21. Rh1 Rg3 22. Rag1 Rxg1 23. Nxg1 Be8 24. Rh7 Nxf4+ 25. Bxf4 Bxg1 26. Rxg7 b6
27. Nf3 Bc5 28. Rxc7+ Kd8 29. Rg7 Kc8 30. Ng5 e5 31. Bxe5 Bd7 32. Ne4 Bf8 33.
Rf7 Bxg4+ 34. Kd3 Bc5 35. Nxc5 bxc5 36. Rc7+ Kd8 37. Rxc6 Kd7 38. Rxc5 Rc8 39.
Ra5 Bf5+ 40. Ke3 Rxc2 41. Bc3 Be6 42. Rxa7+ Kc6 43. Ra6+ Kd7 44. Kd4 Re2 45.
Kc5 Kc7 46. Ra7+ Kc8 47. a4 Re4 48. a5 Rc4+ 49. Kd6 Bg4 50. a6 Kb8 51. Rg7 Bc8
52. Rg8 Ka7 53. Kd5 Kxa6 54. Rf8 Kb5 55. Ke5 Bb7 56. Rb8 Ka6 57. Rd8 Re4+ 58.
Kf5 Rc4 59. Bd4 Kb5 60. Ke5 Rc8 61. Rd6 Re8+ 62. Kf4 Kc4 63. Bc3 Bd5 64. Rd7
Re4+ 65. Kg5 Rg4+ 66. Kf5 Re4 67. Be5 Re3 68. Rc7+ Kb3 69. Rc5 Bc4 70. Kf4 Re2
71. Rc8 Rf2+ 72. Kg3 Rf5 73. Rb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 a6 11. a4 c5 12. Rfd1 cxd4 13. exd4 Qe8 14. d5 exd5 15.
Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Nc5 18. Re5 Ne6 19. Bg5 Bc5 20. b3 Qc6 21. Qe4
Rac8 22. Be3 Rfd8 23. h4 h6 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 25. Rc1 Rcd6 26. Kf1 a5 27. Rc3 Rd1+
28. Ke2 Rb1 29. Nd2 Rb2 30. Rd3 Rc8 31. g3 Kf8 32. Kf3 Bxe3 33. Kxe3 Rcc2 34.
h5 Ke7 35. f4 Rc1 36. Nc4 Re1+ 37. Kf3 Rxe5 38. fxe5 Rxb3 39. Rxb3 Nd4+ 40. Ke4
Nxb3 41. Nxb6 f6 42. Kd5 fxe5 43. Kxe5 Kf7 44. Kd5 g6 45. hxg6+ Kxg6 46. Kc4
Nd2+ 47. Kb5 Ne4 48. Kxa5 Nc3 49. Nc4 Kf5 50. Ne3+ Ke4 51. Ng4 Nxa4 52. Kxa4
Kf3 53. Nxh6 Kxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. d4
e5 9. O-O Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. d5 c4 13. Nbd2 Nc5 14. Rb1 Nfd7 15.
axb5 axb5 16. Nf1 Ba6 17. Ng3 g6 18. Qd2 Re8 19. Qh6 Bf8 20. Qh4 b4 21. cxb4
Qxb4 22. Ng5 Nf6 23. Nh3 Bg7 24. Bh6 Bc8 25. Bg5 Nfd7 26. Bh6 Nf8 27. Bxg7 Kxg7
28. Qg5 Kh8 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Ng5 Qb7 31. Qxd6 Qe7 32. Qxe7 Rxe7 33. Nf3 Bg4 34.
Ne2 Rb7 35. Nc3 Nfd7 36. Rdc1 Bxf3 37. gxf3 Nf6 38. Nd1 Nh5 39. Ne3 Nf4 40. Kf1
Rb4 41. Bd1 Ncd3 42. Rxc4 Rxb2 43. Rxb2 Nxb2 44. Rc1 Nbd3 45. Rb1 Ra2 46. Bc2
Nc5 47. Rc1 Kg7 48. Rd1 h5 49. h4 Rb2 50. Ke1 Kf8 51. Kd2 Rb8 52. Ra1 Ke7 53.
Ra7+ Rb7 54. Ra5 Rc7 55. Rb5 Nb7 56. Nc4 Nd6 57. Nxd6 Kxd6 58. Rb6+ Kc5 59. Rf6
Ng2 60. Ba4 Ra7 61. Be8 Kd4 62. d6 Ra2+ 63. Kc1 Kc3 64. Kb1 Rb2+ 65. Ka1 Ne1
66. Ba4 Rb4 67. d7 Rxa4+ 68. Kb1 Rd4 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. f4
b5 9. Bf3 Bb7 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 Ng4 13. Bd4 Qc7 14. Qe2 Bc5
15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. O-O-O Qe3+ 17. Rd2 Qxe2 18. Rxe2 Nh6 19. Ne4 O-O 20. Rd1 Nb6
21. Nd6 g6 22. Nd4 Nf5 23. N4xf5 gxf5 24. Rd4 f6 25. exf6 Rxf6 26. Nb7 Nd5 27.
Nc5 Kf7 28. Red2 Nb6 29. b3 Rc8 30. Nxa6 Nd5 31. Nb4 Nc3 32. Kb2 Ne4 33. Re2 h5
34. Nd3 Rh6 35. Rb4 Nc3 36. Rd2 Ne4 37. Re2 Nc3 38. Rd2 Ne4 39. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 c5 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e4 O-O 8. Re1
b5 9. e5 Ne8 10. Nb3 b4 11. Be3 Qb6 12. d4 c4 13. Nc5 Nc7 14. h4 Nb5 15. Na4
Qa5 16. b3 Ba6 17. h5 Rfc8 18. h6 g6 19. Nh2 Nb8 20. Nc5 Nc6 21. Ng4 Ncxd4 22.
bxc4 Bxc5 23. cxb5 Nxb5 24. Qf3 Qd8 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Nxh7 Bxe3 27. fxe3 Kxh7
28. Qxf7+ Kxh6 29. Qxe6 Nc7 30. Qf7 Qf8 31. Qd7 Qf5 32. Qe7 Qg5 33. Qxb4 Qxg3
34. Rad1 Ne6 35. Qd2 Ng5 36. e4 Rxc2 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.01.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eliseev, Urii"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Kb1 Qb6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. f5 b4 14. Ne2 e5
15. Ng3 h5 16. Bc4 h4 17. Nf1 Bxe4 18. Qe2 Bxf5 19. Ne3 Be6 20. Qf3 Ra7 21.
Bxe6 fxe6 22. Qxf6 Rh6 23. Qf3 Qb7 24. Qf2 Qf7 25. Qe1 a5 26. Rf1 Rf6 27. Qxh4
Rf4 28. Rxf4 exf4 29. Ng4 Qf5 30. Rf1 Rc7 31. Ne3 fxe3 32. Rxf5 exf5 33. Qh5+
Kd8 34. Qxf5 Bh6 35. Qf6+ Re7 36. Qxd6+ Ke8 37. Qg6+ Rf7 38. Qh5 a4 39. a3 b3
40. cxb3 axb3 41. Qb5+ Kf8 42. Qxb3 Rf1+ 43. Ka2 e2 44. Qb4+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.01.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f3 Nf6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
e5 Nd5 9. Ne4 Qb6 10. c4 Ne3 11. Qd3 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Nxf1 13. Rxf1 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2
O-O 15. c5 Qc7 16. f4 a5 17. Rf3 Rb8 18. Rg3 Kh8 19. O-O-O Rb4 20. Qe3 Qb8 21.
Rd2 Rc4+ 22. Kb1 Qb4 23. a3 Qb8 24. Nd6 Ba6 25. f5 exf5 26. Rxg7 f4 27. Qh3
Kxg7 28. Nf5+ Kh8 29. Qh6 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.01.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Re1 e5 8. c3
Re8 9. a4 d5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Rxe5 12. f4 Re8 13. e5 Nd7 14. Nb3 f6 15.
e6 Nf8 16. f5 gxf5 17. Nd4 Bxe6 18. Bf4 c6 19. Qb3 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Bc7
Bf7 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Bxf5 Ne6 24. Bxb6 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 Bg6 26. Bd7 Re2 27. a5
Be4 28. Bxc6 Rxg2+ 29. Kf1 Rxb2 30. c4 Rb4 31. Bb6 f5 32. a6 bxa6 33. Rxa6 dxc4
34. Ra8+ Kf7 35. Ra7+ Ke6 36. Bd7+ Kd6 37. Bc7+ Kxd7 38. Be5+ Rb7 39. Rxb7+
Bxb7 40. Bxg7 f4 41. Be5 f3 42. Kf2 Ke6 43. Bb2 Kf5 44. Ke3 Bd5 45. Bc3 Ke6 46.
Be1 Kd6 47. Kd4 Kc6 48. Bf2 Kb5 49. Be1 Ka4 50. Kc3 Ka3 51. h4 h5 52. Bg3 Ka2
53. Kc2 Be4+ 54. Kc3 Bd3 55. Kd2 Kb3 56. Ke3 Be2 57. Kd2 c3+ 58. Ke1 c2 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.01.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 d5 4. O-O Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. b3 Ne4 7. d4 O-O 8. Bb2
dxc4 9. bxc4 c5 10. Nbd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. Rfd1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4
Qxd4 15. Qxd4 Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Rb8 17. c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.01.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. c3 Bd6 11. g3 h6 12. a4 Qf6 13. Na3 a6 14. Bg2 Bd7 15. Nc2
Rfe8 16. b3 Rad8 17. Rxe8+ Rxe8 18. Nce1 Nfe7 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Bf5 21. Ra2
Nc8 22. Nh4 Be4 23. Re2 Nd6 24. Nhf3 Re6 25. Nd2 Qe7 26. Nxe4 Nxe4 27. Bxe4
Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Qxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.01.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Popov, Ivan1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 Nc6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. Na3 a6 7. g3 Be7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O b5 10. c4 Nc7 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 b4 13. Nxc6 dxc6 14. Nb1 Bb7 15.
Nd2 a5 16. Ne4 Na6 17. Qh5 Kh8 18. Rad1 Qe8 19. Nf6 Bxf6 20. exf6 g6 21. Qxa5
Qc8 22. Qb6 Nb8 23. Qxb4 Rxa2 24. Be5 Ba8 25. Qc5 Re8 26. Qe7 Kg8 27. Bxb8 Qxb8
28. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.01.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vavulin, Maksim"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Na6 7. O-O c5 8. d5
Bg4 9. Bc4 Nc7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nd7 12. Be3 a6 13. a4 b6 14. Rad1 Rb8 15.
e5 b5 16. Be2 dxe5 17. d6 Ne6 18. dxe7 Qxe7 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. c3 exf4 21. Nxf4
Ne5 22. Qf2 Qf6 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. Bxc5 Rfc8 25. axb5 axb5 26. Bd6 Rb7 27. Bf3
Nxf3+ 28. Qxf3 Rd7 29. Bb4 Bf8 30. Rxd7 Qxd7 31. Bxf8 Rxf8 32. Rd1 Qe6 33. Qd5
Qe2 34. Qd2 Qe7 35. Qd7 Qg5 36. Qd5 Qe3+ 37. Kh1 Qe2 38. Qd2 Re8 39. Kg1 Qc4
40. Qd5 Re4 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.01.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. O-O e6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d3 Be7 8. Qb3
Qb6 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. e4 Bg6 12. Be3 Qa6 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. h3 Nc5 15.
Nd4 Ne6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Ne2 e5 18. f4 dxe4 19. dxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21.
Qxe4 Qxe2 22. Re1 Qh5 23. Qxe5 Qxe5 24. fxe5 Rd5 25. e6 a5 26. Rad1 Rad8 27.
Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Kg2 Kf8 29. a3 a4 30. Rb1 Rd3 31. Kf2 Bf6 32. Bc5+ Ke8 33. Re1
Rb3 34. e7 b6 35. Bd6 Rxb2+ 36. Kf3 Rd2 37. Re6 c5 38. Bf4 Rd3+ 39. Ke4 Rd4+
40. Ke3 b5 41. Rb6 b4 42. axb4 Rxb4 43. Rc6 Bxe7 44. Be5 g6 45. Bc3 Rb3 46. Kd3
Rb1 47. Ra6 Rg1 48. Be5 a3 49. Kc4 Kd7 50. Rxa3 Re1 51. Kd5 Rd1+ 52. Kc4 Ke6
53. Re3 Kf7 54. Rf3+ Ke6 55. Re3 h5 56. g4 h4 57. Bc3+ Kd7 58. Rf3 Bd6 59. Rf7+
Be7 60. Rg7 Rf1 61. Kd5 Rf3 62. Be5 g5 63. Ke4 Rf1 64. Bc3 Ke6 65. Bd2 Bf6 66.
Rc7 Rh1 67. Rxc5 Rxh3 68. Bxg5 Bxg5 69. Rxg5 Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch Superfinal"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.01.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gordievsky, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2451"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2014.01.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Qd3
Bf5 9. e4 Bg4 10. d5 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nd4 12. Qd3 Nd7 13. Be3 c5 14. dxc6 Nxc6 15.
Rab1 Qa5 16. Bd2 Rfc8 17. b3 Rab8 18. a4 Nc5 19. Qc2 Qd8 20. Be3 Ne6 21. Rfd1
Ned4 22. Qd3 Ne6 23. Bh3 Ne5 24. Qe2 Nxc4 25. bxc4 Bxc3 26. c5 Bf6 27. cxd6
exd6 28. Ba7 Ra8 29. Rxb7 Qe8 30. Rxd6 Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Nd8 32. Rbd7 Be5 33. Rd5
Nc6 34. Be3 Ra1 35. Rb7 Bg7 36. Qc2 Ne5 37. f4 Qc6 38. Qxc6 Nxc6 39. Bd7 Nd8
40. Rb6 Ra3 41. Kf3 Ne6 42. Bxe6 fxe6 43. Rxe6 Rc8 44. Rxa6 Rcc3 45. Rd8+ Bf8
46. Raa8 Rxe3+ 47. Kg4 Rxe4 48. Rxf8+ Kg7 49. Rg8+ Kh6 50. a5 Rea4 51. Kh4 Rxa5
52. Rxa5 Rxa5 53. g4 g5+ 54. Rxg5 Ra2 55. h3 Ra3 56. Rb5 Rf3 57. f5 Kg7 58. g5
Rf4+ 59. Kh5 Kg8 60. h4 Kf7 61. Rb7+ Kg8 62. Rb5 Kf7 63. g6+ hxg6+ 64. fxg6+
Kg8 65. Kg5 Ra4 66. h5 Ra8 67. h6 Kh8 68. Rf5 Rb8 69. Rf8+ Rxf8 70. g7+ Kg8 71.
Kg6 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch Superfinal playoff"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.01.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.01.31"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. Re1 e5 8. a3
O-O 9. b4 b6 10. c3 d6 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. Ng5 Bd7 13. Nc4 h6 14. Nf3 Be6 15. Bd2
b5 16. Ne3 a5 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. h4 axb4 19. axb4 Ra2 20. Re2 Rfa8 21. Be1 Rxe2
22. Qxe2 Ra2 23. Qd1 Kh7 24. h5 g5 25. Nd5 Ra7 26. Bd2 Bg4 27. Be3 Rb7 28. bxc5
dxc5 29. Bxc5 Kg8 30. Qb3 Be6 31. Nd2 Kh7 32. Ra1 Nc8 33. Nf1 Nd6 34. Nfe3 Ne8
35. Qc2 Nc7 36. d4 exd4 37. cxd4 Nxd4 38. Bxd4 Bxd4 39. Rd1 Nxd5 40. exd5+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bukavshin, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Zhiguli"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 Bb7 11. h4 Qb6 12. N1h2 Rfc8 13. h5 b4 14. h6 g6 15. c3
Bf8 16. Bg5 Ne7 17. Qd2 Nf5 18. Qf4 a5 19. g4 Ne7 20. c4 Ra6 21. Rad1 Qc7 22.
Nf1 Re8 23. Qg3 Nc6 24. Bf4 Qd8 25. Ne3 Nb6 26. Bg5 Qd7 27. Qf4 Qc7 28. Bf6 d4
29. Nf1 Nd7 30. Bg5 f5 31. exf6 Qxf4 32. Bxf4 Nxf6 33. g5 Nd7 34. Ng3 Nd8 35.
Ne5 Nxe5 36. Bxe5 Bxg2 37. Kxg2 Nf7 38. Ne4 Be7 39. Bf6 Rc6 40. Bxe7 Rxe7 41.
Nf6+ Kh8 42. f4 e5 43. Re4 Ree6 44. Ng4 exf4 45. Rxf4 Rc7 46. Rdf1 Ree7 47. Kg3
Rb7 48. Kh4 a4 49. R1f3 a3 50. bxa3 bxa3 51. Nf2 Kg8 52. Ne4 Rb1 53. Nd6 Rh1+
54. Kg3 Rg1+ 55. Kh2 Ra1 56. Rxf7 Rxa2+ 57. Kg3 Rxf7 58. Rxf7 Rd2 59. Rg7+ Kf8
60. Rf7+ Kg8 61. Ra7 Rxd3+ 62. Kf4 Kf8 63. Rf7+ Kg8 64. Ra7 Kf8 65. Ne4 Rh3 66.
Nxc5 d3 67. Rxa3 d2 68. Ra1 Rc3 69. Rd1 Rxc4+ 70. Ne4 Rd4 71. Rxd2 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.08"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Inheritance"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. c3 Qb6 8. Qb3
Be6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. a3 Bd5 11. O-O Bc6 12. Nbd2 Nbd7 13. Rfe1 Rfd8 14. Bh2 b5
15. Bf1 e5 16. e4 exd4 17. cxd4 d5 18. e5 Ne4 19. dxc5 Ndxc5 20. Rac1 Nxd2 21.
Nxd2 Ne6 22. Bg3 Bf8 23. Red1 b4 24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Nf3 Ba4 26. Rd3 Rac8 27.
Rxc8 Rxc8 28. b3 Bc6 29. Rd1 Ra8 30. Ne1 Ra3 31. Nc2 Rxb3 32. Nxb4 Rxb4 33. f3
Rb2 34. h4 h6 35. Bf2 Ba4 36. Rxd5 Rb1 37. Be3 Bb3 38. Rd2 Bc4 39. Rf2 b5 40.
g4 b4 41. Kg2 Bxf1+ 42. Rxf1 Rxf1 43. Kxf1 b3 44. Bc1 Nf4 45. Ke1 Nd3+ 46. Kd2
b2 47. Bxb2 Nxb2 48. Kc3 Na4+ 49. Kd4 Kf8 50. f4 Ke7 51. f5 gxf5 52. gxf5 f6
53. Ke4 Nc5+ 54. Kf4 h5 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.09"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 d4 5. Bd3 Bd7 6. O-O Bc6 7. Na3 Ne7 8. Re1
Ng6 9. Be4 d3 10. Qb3 Qd7 11. Qc4 Bxe4 12. Qxe4 Nc6 13. Nc4 Rd8 14. b3 Be7 15.
Re3 O-O 16. Nb2 Qd5 17. Qxd5 Rxd5 18. c4 Rd7 19. Nxd3 Rfd8 20. Nde1 h6 21. g3
b6 22. Kg2 Bg5 23. Re4 f5 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Rb1 Kf7 26. Bb2 Nb4 27. a3 Nc6 28.
b4 Nce7 29. d3 Nf5 30. h4 h5 31. Bc1 Re8 32. Ng5+ Bxg5 33. Bxg5 e5 34. bxc5
bxc5 35. Re2 Re6 36. Reb2 Ra6 37. Rb7 Rxb7 38. Rxb7+ Kg8 39. Bc1 Nd4 40. Nf3
Rd6 41. Rb8+ Kf7 42. Ng5+ Ke7 43. Ne4 Rb6 44. Bg5+ Kf7 45. Rxb6 axb6 46. Bd8
1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.10"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belorechensk"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. Nc3 Nb6 11. Bb3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Na5 13. Bc2 Nac4 14. Bc1 Qxd1
15. Rxd1 Bd7 16. Be4 Na5 17. Be3 Rfd8 18. b3 Rac8 19. Rac1 Ba3 20. Rc2 Bb4 21.
Bg5 Re8 22. Rdc1 Ba3 23. Rd1 Bb4 24. Rdc1 Ba3 25. Rd1 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.11"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Yugra"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. g3 Bg4 5. Ne5 Bf5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. f3
Bd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. e4 e6 11. e5 Ng8 12. Be3 Bb4 13. Bd3 Nge7 14. Bf2 Nf5 15.
Bc2 Rc8 16. Kf1 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Na5 18. Rc1 Nc4 19. Qe2 O-O 20. Kg2 f6 21. exf6
Rxf6 22. Bd3 b5 23. Rhf1 Qf7 24. Rce1 Rf8 25. g4 Ne7 26. Bg3 Ng6 27. h4 Kh8 28.
h5 Nf4+ 29. Bxf4 Rxf4 30. Bxc4 dxc4 31. Qxe6 Qb7 32. Re4 R4f6 33. Qe7 Qa6 34.
g5 Rf5 35. Re5 Qxa2+ 36. Kg3 Qc2 37. Rxb5 h6 38. gxh6 R5f7 39. Qe3 Qh7 40. Re5
gxh6 41. Re6 Rg7+ 42. Kh4 Rg5 43. f4 Rgf5 44. Rg1 Rxf4+ 45. Rg4 Rxg4+ 46. Kxg4
Qf5+ 47. Kh4 Rf6 48. d5 Kh7 49. Qxa7+ Kg8 50. Qb8+ Kh7 51. Re7+ Rf7 52. Rxf7+
Qxf7 53. Qe5 Qf2+ 54. Kg4 Qg2+ 55. Kf5 Qf3+ 56. Ke6 Qf7+ 57. Kd6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.12"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. d5 e6 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nd2 Na6
9. e4 Re8 10. O-O Nc7 11. Re1 Rb8 12. dxe6 Nxe6 13. Nb3 Nd4 14. Bf1 Ng4 15. h3
Ne5 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Nb5 Qb6 18. Nxd4 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Bxd4 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Rxe3
Qxb2 22. e5 Qb4 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. exd6 Be6 25. Rae1 Rbd8 26. Bxe6 Rxe6 27. Rxe6
fxe6 28. Rxe6 Rd7 29. f4 Kf7 30. f5 gxf5 31. Rh6 Kg7 32. Re6 Kf7 33. Rh6 Kg7
34. Re6 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 21st"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2014.04.13"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shomoev, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2014.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Nizhniy Tagil Polytechnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. e3 c6 7. Qxc4 Qa5+ 8.
Nbd2 Ne4 9. Bf4 Bb4 10. Rd1 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 O-O 12. a3 Be7 13. Be2 e5 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Qc2 Ng6 16. Bg3 Bh4 17. O-O Bxg3 18. hxg3 Ne5 19. Ne4 h6 20. Rd4 Kh8
21. Nd6 Rb8 22. b4 Qc7 23. Qc5 Nd7 24. Qxa7 Nb6 25. Qa5 Be6 26. Qc5 Nd5 27. Ne4
Ra8 28. b5 f5 29. Nd2 Rf6 30. bxc6 Ra5 31. Qc1 bxc6 32. Bf3 Bg8 33. a4 Qe7 34.
Nb3 Ra8 35. Qc5 Qe8 36. Na5 Ra6 37. Nc4 Rxa4 38. Nd6 Qa8 39. Rxa4 Qxa4 40. Ne8
Re6 41. Bxd5 cxd5 42. Nd6 Rf6 43. Rc1 d4 44. exd4 Qd7 45. Nc8 f4 46. gxf4 Rxf4
47. Ne7 Rf6 48. d5 Rd6 49. Qe3 Bf7 50. Rc8+ Kh7 51. Qe4+ Bg6 52. Nxg6 Rxg6 53.
Rc6 Qg4 54. Qxg6+ Qxg6 55. Rxg6 Kxg6 56. f4 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor/Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nge2 d6 7. O-O Nc6 8. d4
Bd7 9. b3 Rb8 10. Bb2 a6 11. Rc1 e6 12. Qd2 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. h3 Be8 15. d5
exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Ne5 19. Nc3 Bc6 20. Qe2 Nd7 21. Qf3
Rbc8 22. Ne4 Ne5 23. Qf6 Qxf6 24. Nxf6+ Kf8 25. Nxh7+ Ke7 26. Ng5 b5 27. f4
Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Nc6 29. Ne4 Nb4 30. Rd2 bxc4 31. bxc4 a5 32. Rcd1 Rc6 33. Nc3 Ke6
34. Kg2 Na6 35. g4 Nc7 36. a4 Rb6 37. Nb5 Nxb5 38. axb5 a4 39. Ra2 Ra8 40. e4
a3 41. Rd3 Ra4 42. Rc3 f5 43. exf5+ gxf5 44. Raxa3 Rb4 45. Re3+ Kf6 46. g5+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor/Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Re1
Rc8 9. a4 e5 10. axb5 axb5 11. d4 Be7 12. d5 Ra8 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Na3 Ba6 15.
Nh4 g6 16. Bh6 Bf8 17. Qd2 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 b4 19. Nb1 Ke7 20. Nd2 bxc3 21. bxc3
Rb8 22. h3 Rb2 23. Ba4 Bb5 24. Bxb5 Rxb5 25. Nhf3 Qa2 26. Qe3 c4 27. Rc1 Rb2
28. Qe1 Rc2 29. Ra1 Qb2 30. Nxc4 Qxc3 31. Qxc3 Rxc3 32. Ncd2 h6 33. g3 Nc5 34.
Re1 Rc2 35. g4 Ra2 36. Re3 g5 37. Kf1 Ra4 38. Rc3 Nfxe4 39. Nxe4 Rxe4 40. Rc1
f5 41. gxf5 Kf6 42. Nh2 h5 43. Kg2 Kxf5 44. Nf1 Rd4 45. Ne3+ Kf6 46. Ra1 Ne4
47. Ra6 g4 48. hxg4 hxg4 49. Nxg4+ Kg5 50. Ne3 Kf4 51. Ra8 Nc3 52. Rg8 Ke4 53.
Rg4+ Kd3 54. Rg6 Nxd5 55. Nxd5 Rxd5 56. Kf1 Kd2 57. Rg3 Rd3 58. Rg8 e4 59. Ra8
d5 60. Ra2+ Kc3 61. Ke2 Kd4 62. Ra4+ Ke5 63. Ra8 Rb3 64. Ra7 Rb2+ 65. Ke1 d4
66. Re7+ Kd5 67. Kf1 d3 68. Ke1 Re2+ 69. Kf1 Kd4 70. Rd7+ Kc3 71. Rc7+ Kd2 72.
Ra7 Re1+ 73. Kg2 Ke2 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor/Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Ne4 8.
Qc2 g5 9. Be5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 f6 12. Nf3 Bf5 13. Bd3 Qd7 14. O-O
Nd6 15. Nd2 O-O-O 16. c4 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Nxc4 19. Qxc4 Rhe8 20.
Rab1 Re6 21. Rb5 Rc6 22. Qb3 Rb6 23. a4 Kb8 24. Rc1 f5 25. Rcc5 Rxb5 26. axb5
b6 27. Re5 h6 28. h3 f4 29. Qc2 fxe3 30. fxe3 Re8 31. Qe4 Rxe5 32. Qxe5 a5 33.
bxa6 Ka7 34. d5 Kxa6 35. e4 Qd6 36. Qd4 Kb5 37. Qd3+ Kb4 38. Qd4+ Kb5 39. Qd3+
Kb4 40. Qd4+ Kb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor/Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 O-O 8.
Bf4 b5 9. Nxb5 c5 10. dxc5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Nd2 Nh5 13. Be3 Nb4 14. Nb3
Nc2+ 15. Kd2 Nxe3 16. Nxa5 Nxc4+ 17. Nxc4 Rac8 18. b4 Rfd8 19. Kc2 Nf4 20. e3
Bf5+ 21. Kb3 Nd3 22. Rd1 Nxf2 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rg1 Nd1 25. e4 Be6 26. Nd5 Bd4
27. Nxe7+ Kf8 28. Nc6 Bxg1 29. Nxd8 Bd7 30. c6 Ke7 31. cxd7 Kxd8 32. Ne5 f6 33.
Nc6+ Kxd7 34. Nxa7 Bxa7 35. a4 Kd6 36. Be2 Nf2 37. Bf3 Nd3 38. Kc4 Ne5+ 39. Kb5
Be3 40. a5 Bd2 41. a6 Kc7 42. Kc5 Nd7+ 43. Kc4 Kb6 44. b5 Bf4 45. g3 Be5 46.
Be2 Nc5 47. Kd5 Na4 48. Ke6 Nc5+ 49. Kd5 g5 50. Bc4 Na4 51. Ke6 Nc3 52. Kf5 h5
53. Kg6 h4 54. gxh4 gxh4 55. h3 Nxe4 56. Kh5 Bg3 57. Bd3 Nd6 58. Kg6 Be5 59.
Kh5 Bd4 60. Kxh4 Nxb5 61. Bxb5 Kxb5 62. Kg4 Kxa6 63. h4 Kb6 64. h5 Be3 65. Kf5
Bg5 66. h6 Bxh6 67. Kxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor/Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Be2 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6
8. d4 O-O 9. Re1 Bf5 10. Rb1 exd4 11. cxd4 Nb4 12. Rb2 Nd5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14.
Qxd3 b6 15. c4 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Bxf4 17. Rbe2 Qf6 18. g3 Bd6 19. Kg2 Rad8 20. Re4
g6 21. R1e3 c6 22. a4 Rd7 23. Qe2 Kg7 24. a5 Rfd8 25. axb6 axb6 26. h4 h6 27.
Nh2 Qf5 28. Rf3 Qa5 29. Nf1 Bf8 30. Qb2 Kg8 31. Ref4 Bg7 32. Ra3 Qe1 33. Rd3
Qa5 34. Ra3 Qe1 35. Ne3 Bxd4 36. Qc2 Qb4 37. Rd3 Qc5 38. Ng4 h5 39. Nh2 b5 40.
Nf3 Bg7 41. Rxd7 Rxd7 42. Qe2 Re7 43. Qd3 bxc4 44. Rxc4 Qd5 45. Qxd5 cxd5 46.
Rc8+ Bf8 47. Rd8 Kg7 48. Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor/Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "311"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 Nc6 7. g4 Qb6 8. Nb3
e6 9. g5 Nd7 10. h4 Qc7 11. h5 b5 12. a3 Bb7 13. Rh3 Nce5 14. g6 hxg6 15. f4
Nc4 16. hxg6 Rxh3 17. gxf7+ Kxf7 18. Bxh3 Nf6 19. Nd4 Re8 20. Qd3 e5 21. Nf3
Kg8 22. Ng5 exf4 23. Be6+ Rxe6 24. Nxe6 Qe7 25. Nxf8 Nxe4 26. Ng6 Qe8 27. Nd5
Nf6+ 28. Nde7+ Kf7 29. Bxf4 Be4 30. Qg3 Bxg6 31. Qxg6+ Kxe7 32. Qxe8+ Nxe8 33.
b3 Nb6 34. Kd2 Nd5 35. Bg5+ Kd7 36. a4 b4 37. a5 Nec7 38. Rf1 Ne6 39. Be3 Ke7
40. Rf5 Nec7 41. Bd4 g6 42. Rf3 Ne6 43. Be3 Nd8 44. Rg3 Kf7 45. Rg5 Nf6 46. Rg1
Nc6 47. Rh1 Nd5 48. Bb6 g5 49. Rh6 Nf6 50. Ke2 Kg7 51. Rh1 Kg6 52. Rd1 Ne4 53.
Rg1 Kf5 54. Ke3 Nf6 55. Rf1+ Ke6 56. Kd2 g4 57. Ke3 Nd5+ 58. Ke4 Ne5 59. Bd4
Nc6 60. Bb2 Nxa5 61. Rh1 Nc7 62. Rh6+ Kd7 63. Rg6 Nb7 64. Rxg4 Kc6 65. Kd3 a5
66. Rg6 Nc5+ 67. Kd2 a4 68. bxa4 Nxa4 69. Be5 Nb5 70. Bg3 Kd5 71. Rg5+ Kc6 72.
Rg4 Nc5 73. Rxb4 Nc7 74. Rd4 Nb5 75. Rh4 Nc7 76. Bf2 Nd5 77. Bd4 Ne6 78. Re4
Nxd4 79. Rxd4 Kc5 80. Rh4 Nb4 81. Kc3 Nc6 82. Rc4+ Kb5 83. Rh4 Kc5 84. Rh8 d5
85. Rc8 Kd6 86. Kb3 Kc5 87. Ka4 Kb6 88. Rh8 Nd4 89. Rc8 Nc6 90. Kb3 Kb5 91. Rc7
Kb6 92. Rd7 Kc5 93. Rh7 Nd4+ 94. Kc3 Nc6 95. Rh5 Kd6 96. Kb3 Kc5 97. Rg5 Nd4+
98. Kc3 Nc6 99. Rg8 Kd6 100. Rg4 Kc5 101. Rg6 Ne5 102. Rh6 Nc6 103. Kd2 Ne5
104. Rh5 Nc6 105. Rh8 Kd6 106. Ke3 Kc5 107. Rh4 Nb4 108. Kd2 Nc6 109. Kc3 Kd6
110. Kd3 Ne5+ 111. Kc3 Nc6 112. Rh8 Kc5 113. Rc8 Kd6 114. Kb3 Kc5 115. Ka4 Kb6
116. Kb3 Kc5 117. Ka4 Kb6 118. Rh8 Nd4 119. Rh2 Kc5 120. Ka3 Nc6 121. Kb2 Nd4
122. Kc3 Nc6 123. Kd3 Ne5+ 124. Kc3 Nc6 125. Rh1 Ne5 126. Rb1 Nc6 127. Ra1 Kd6
128. Kd2 Kc5 129. Kd3 Nb4+ 130. Kc3 Nc6 131. Rb1 Ne5 132. Rb7 Nc6 133. Rc7 Kd6
134. Rh7 Kc5 135. Rh5 Kd6 136. Rh4 Kc5 137. Kb2 Kd6 138. Rh3 Kc5 139. Rc3+ Kd6
140. Rb3 Kc5 141. Kc3 Nd4 142. Rb8 Nc6 143. Rh8 Kd6 144. Rh5 Kc5 145. Kd2 Nd4
146. Kd3 Nc6 147. c4 Ne7 148. cxd5 Ng8 149. Rf5 Nh6 150. Rh5 Ng8 151. Ke3 Kd6
152. Kd4 Nf6 153. Rh6 Ke7 154. d6+ Kf7 155. Rxf6+ Kxf6 156. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor/Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. h3
Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. g4 Nhf6 11. Bd3 Nb6 12. O-O-O Be6 13. Nge2 O-O-O 14. Kb1
Kb8 15. Ng3 g6 16. f3 Bc8 17. Rhe1 Ne8 18. Qf2 Qd6 19. Nge2 h5 20. e4 hxg4 21.
hxg4 dxe4 22. fxe4 Bxg4 23. Qxf7 Rf8 24. Qb3 g5 25. Qc2 Bf3 26. e5 Qe7 27. Be4
g4 28. Bxf3 gxf3 29. Ng3 Qh4 30. Nge4 Rxd4 31. Rf1 Rxd1+ 32. Qxd1 Qf4 33. Qd8+
Nc8 34. Nc5 Qf5+ 35. Ka1 Rf7 36. e6 Rc7 37. Nd7+ Ka8 38. Qxe8 Qh3 39. Rb1 f2
40. Qd8 f1=Q 41. Qxc7 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor/Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 O-O 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. a3
Nc5 9. Ba2 Be6 10. Nc4 b5 11. Ne3 Bxa2 12. Rxa2 g6 13. Bd2 Re8 14. b4 Na4 15.
c4 Bf8 16. Qb3 a6 17. Rc2 Ra7 18. cxb5 cxb5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Qa8 21. Rc6
Rc8 22. Rec1 Rxc6 23. Rxc6 Rd7 24. Nxe5 Nb6 25. Rxb6 Qxd5 26. exd5 dxe5 27.
Rxa6 Rxd5 28. Kf1 e4 29. Ra8 g5 30. d4 Kg7 31. Bc3 Be7 32. a4 bxa4 33. Rxa4 Bd8
34. Ra6 f5 35. Ke2 Kf7 36. f3 exf3+ 37. gxf3 h5 38. h3 g4 39. fxg4 hxg4 40.
hxg4 fxg4 41. Ra1 Rf5 42. Rg1 Rf4 43. d5 Bf6 44. Bxf6 Kxf6 45. b5 Rb4 46. d6
Rxb5 47. Rxg4 Rd5 48. Ke3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Flor/Fjaere"]
[Date "2014.06.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2014.06.02"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. a3 O-O 8. Ne1
d6 9. Nc2 Be6 10. d3 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bd2 Nd4 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5
15. e4 Qd7 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Be3 Qxb2 18. Bxc5 Rfc8 19. Rb1 Qa2 20. Be3 b6 21.
a4 Rc3 22. Ra1 Qb3 23. Qxb3 Rxb3 24. Rfb1 Rxd3 25. a5 bxa5 26. Rxa5 Rd7 27.
Rba1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. d5 O-O 6. Nc3 e6 7. Nf3 exd5 8. cxd5
d6 9. O-O Re8 10. a4 {Quite a rare continuation.} ({The main alternatives are:
} 10. Bf4) ({and} 10. Nd2) 10... Ne4 {A natural response - exchanging one pair
of knights may definitely ease Black's play.} (10... b6 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. h3 a6
13. e4 Qc7 $132) (10... Na6 11. Nd2 Ng4 12. h3 Ne5 13. f4 Nd7 14. e4 Nb4 15. a5
b6 $6 (15... b5 $142 $1 16. Nxb5 Nf6 $132) 16. Nc4 Ba6 17. Nxd6 Bxf1 18. Qxf1
$36 {1-0 Nikolic,P (2584)-Hracek,Z (2581)/Germany 2005/CBM 110/[Marin,M] (42)})
11. Nxe4 Rxe4 12. Nd2 Rb4 $1 {A brave decision - the rook is in danger, but
Black gets some time for completing his development.} ({After} 12... Re8 13.
Nc4 b6 14. Bf4 g5 15. Bd2 Ba6 16. Rc1 $14 {White is able to mobilise all his
forces and puts some pressure on the Pd6.}) 13. Ra2 {A natural prophylactic
move - White is ready to consolidate the position by means of b2-b3 and Nd2-c4.
} ({Black is doing fine after} 13. Rb1 b5 14. axb5 Nd7 15. b3 Rxb5 16. Bb2 a5
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11) ({Or} 13. Qc2 Nd7 14. Rb1 Qe7 15. Re1 b5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Ju,W
(2552)-Guseinov,G (2634)/Moscow 2012/CBM 147 (19)}) 13... a5 $5 $146 {Fabiano
comes up with an interesting new idea. He finds an original way to develop his
q-side pieces.} ({Another decent continuation was connected with a sacrifice:} 
13... Na6 $5 14. b3 Rd4 $1 15. Bb2 Nb4 16. Ra1 a6 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Rb1 b5 19.
Nf3 Bg7 $44) ({In the preceding game Black didn't solve all the problems:} 
13... Bd7 14. b3 b5 15. axb5 Bxb5 16. Ne4 $14 {0-1 Yuffa,D (2368)-Shomoev,A 
(2560)/Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2013 (40)}) 14. b3 b5 {That is the point! Now Black
can afford to leave the rook on b4.} (14... Nd7 $5 15. Ba3 b5 16. Bxb4 axb4 $44
) 15. axb5 (15. Ba3 bxa4 16. Bxb4 axb4 17. Rxa4 Rxa4 18. bxa4 Ba6 19. Qc2 Bxe2
20. Re1 Ba6 $132) 15... Nd7 $1 {A precise move. Black is not obliged to take
back the pawn immediately.} (15... Rxb5 $2 16. Nc4 Na6 17. Bf4 Bf8 18. e4 Nb4
19. Ra3 $16) 16. Ne4 {The position is about equal, since both sides have their
weaknesses.} (16. Nc4 Ne5 17. Bd2 Rxb5 $132) 16... Qe7 ({Deviating from} 16...
Qc7 17. Bf4 Ne5 18. Bg5 h6 19. Nf6+ Kf8 (19... Kh8 $2 20. Ne8 Qd7 21. Nxg7 hxg5
22. Ne6 $1 $36) 20. Nh7+ Kg8 21. Nf6+ Kf8 $11) 17. Qc2 Rxb5 18. Bg5 (18. Bd2
Ne5 19. Rfa1 Rab8 20. Rxa5 Rxb3 21. Ra8 R3b7 $11) 18... Nf6 $5 {This
provocative move looks awkward, but White cannot make any use of the pin.} (
18... f6 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Rfa1 Bf5 21. Ra3 Rab8 $11) 19. Qd3 Rb7 20. Qe3 {
Both players are playing well in such a complex position.} (20. h4 Bf5 21.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. e4 $11) 20... h6 $5 {A positional pawn sacrifice.} ({A quiet
alternative is} 20... Bf5 21. Nd2 Qxe3 22. Bxe3 $11) 21. Bxf6 {Accepting the
challenge.} ({Alexander deviates from a drawish endgame:} 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22.
Qxe7 Bxe7 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. Rfa1 Kg7 25. e4 Rb8 26. Rxa5 Rxb3 27. Ra8 Bb7 28.
Rd8 $11) 21... Bxf6 22. Qf4 ({Of course, not} 22. Qxh6 Rxb3 23. Nxc5 dxc5 24.
d6 Qe5 $1 25. Bxa8 Bg5 $19) 22... Be5 23. Qxh6 Rxb3 ({Another tempting
continuation was} 23... Bg7 24. Qf4 Ra6 25. Qf3 Rb4 $44 {keeping nice
compensation too.}) 24. Nxc5 Rb5 {Once again, Black decides to keep more
pressure on the board.} ({The following line could lead to a draw:} 24... dxc5
25. d6 Qa7 26. Qg5 (26. Bd5 Bg7 27. Qxg6 Rb5 28. Ra3 Be6 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30.
Qxe6+ Qf7 31. Qe4 Rd8 32. Rd1 $132) 26... Bxd6 27. Bd5 Be6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29.
Qxg6+ Kh8 30. Rxa5 Qxa5 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Qxe6+ Kg7 33. Qd7+ Kh8 34. Qh3+ $11)
25. Nd3 Bg7 26. Qd2 (26. Qf4 Bd7 27. Rc1 Qf6 $44) 26... a4 {The position is
still balanced - Black has sufficient compensation for a pawn, but not more.}
27. Qc2 (27. Qc1 Rb3 28. Rxa4 Rxa4 29. Qxc8+ Kh7 30. Bf3 $11) 27... a3 28. Rxa3
Rxa3 29. Qxc8+ Kh7 (29... Qf8 30. Qg4 Rb8 31. Bf3 $11) 30. Bf3 Rc3 31. Qg4 Rbb3
32. h4 {I guess both players were quite ambitious at this stage of the game.
In fact, White has some attacking prospects, since the Kh7 is somewhat exposed.
} (32. Kg2 $5) 32... f5 33. Qa4 (33. Qg5 Bf6 34. Qf4 $11) 33... Ra3 34. Qd1 (
34. Qb4 Rab3 35. Qa4 Ra3 $11) 34... Bh6 35. Kg2 (35. h5 $6 {is hardly a good
idea:} g5 36. g4 Qd7 37. gxf5 Qxf5 {and only Black can be better here.}) 35...
Qf6 36. Rh1 Qd4 $1 37. Qb1 Rab3 {All Black's pieces are very active, so
Alexander had to be careful, but...} 38. Qa2 $4 {A terrible blunder.} ({After} 
38. Qa1 Ra3 (38... Rxd3 39. exd3 Rb2 40. Qe1 Be3 41. Rf1 $14) 39. Qb1 Rcb3 40.
Qc2 $11 {Black had no reason to avoid a draw.}) 38... Rxd3 $1 39. exd3 Rb2 {
White cannot avoid the loss of his queen. A sad end for Grischuk.} (39... Rb2
40. Qxb2 Qxb2 41. Re1 Bg7 42. Re2 Qd4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {Both players are big
experts in the Najdorf opening.} 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 ({White wants to avoid the} 
7. Bg5 {line. He simply repeats and then chooses another move in the starting
position of the Najdorf.}) 7... Nf6 8. h3 e5 9. Nb3 (9. Nde2 {is more common,
but Topalov wanted to transpose to the 6...e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.h3 line.}) 9... Be6
10. Be3 {After a interesting move order, we are now in the B90 line with h3.}
Be7 11. f4 {This is the point of the move h3. Black can't play ...Ng4 and the
structure is changing.} exf4 12. Bxf4 Nc6 13. Qe2 Nd7 {A logical decision.
First Black would like to place a knight on the e5-square, and only then will
he castle.} ({Last year Grischuk had played this position with White:} 13...
O-O 14. O-O-O Ne8 15. Kb1 Bf6 16. Qe3 Rc8 17. g4 Be5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. g5 b5
20. h4 Qc7 21. Nd4 $14 {with a comfortable middlegame for White,
Grischuk-Swiercz, Tromso 2013.}) 14. O-O-O Nce5 {More exact than 14...Nde5
because after ...Rc8 Black wants to threaten the typical exchange sacrifice ...
Rxc3.} 15. Nd5 (15. Kb1 {is more popular.}) 15... Bxd5 16. Rxd5 O-O 17. Kb1
$146 {A completely acceptable novelty by Topalov.} ({Before} 17. h4 {was tried,
} Rc8 18. g4 Qc7 19. g5 Nb6 20. Rd4 (20. Rd1 $5) 20... a5 $1 {/\ a4-a3} 21. Rh3
(21. Nxa5 Ra8 $36) 21... a4 22. Na1 (22. Rc3 $2 {does not work because of} axb3
$1 23. Rxc7 bxa2 $19 {and White can't avoid ...a1Q.}) 22... f6 $1 $132 {
with a double-edged battle in Shirov-Gelfand, Chalkidiki 1993.}) 17... Qc7 18.
Rd1 {A useful prophylactic move. White simply avoids falling prey to the move .
..Nb6 with tempo; moreover the rook was attackable in the centre.} Nb6 19. h4 {
White prepares Rh3.} ({In the event of} 19. g4 Nec4 20. g5 (20. Bc1 Bf6) 20...
Rac8 21. Bc1 Na4 $13 {with an unclear fight.}) 19... Nec4 20. Rh3 Bf6 21. c3 ({
The solid} 21. Bc1 {was also an option} Rfe8 22. h5 $1 (22. Nd4 $2 {does not
work because of} d5 $1 $15) 22... Rac8 (22... d5 23. h6 $1 Rxe4 24. Qf2 {
and White has some play for the pawn, but still this is a double-edged fight.})
23. h6 g6 $13) 21... Rfe8 {The most logical move.} 22. Nd4 Qc5 23. Nf5 $6 {
An inaccuracy, which allows Black's following reply.} (23. Qd3 {, stepping out
of the pin, was easier} d5 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Bc1 Ne5 $13) ({Or} 23. Bg5 {
as suggested by Mr. Houdini,} Bxd4 (23... Bxg5 $2 24. hxg5 Qxg5 25. Nf5 $16) (
23... Be5 24. Nf5) 24. cxd4 Qc6 {with a very difficult middlegame.}) 23... d5
$1 {The strongest move. Now White has to face some dangerous threats.} 24. e5
$1 {The best reply, White wants to close the e-file for a while.} Bxe5 ({
Probably} 24... Nxe5 $1 {was more accurate} 25. Re1 (25. Bc1 $5 {is a typical
computer move; the Ne5 doesn't have a good move.} Nec4 26. Qh5 Re6 27. Rg3 g6 {
and Black looks nicely placed.}) 25... Qc6 {and Black is a healthy pawn up.})
25. Qg4 g6 26. h5 ({In the event of} 26. Nh6+ Kg7 ({or} 26... Kf8 27. Qf3 Re7 {
with a very complicated middlegame.})) 26... Qf2 $1 {Black's queen is very
powerful on f2.} 27. Nh6+ Kg7 28. Bc1 f5 {The only move, otherwise Rf3 would
have followed.} 29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. Rxf3 (30. gxf3 Re6 {and the Nh6 can't come
back.}) 30... Rad8 31. g4 {Of course White has to organise some help for the
Nh6.} d4 32. hxg6 $6 {A small inaccuracy.} (32. gxf5 {was correct} dxc3 33.
fxg6 $1 {Now we see the point of keeping the h-pawn. White is threatening to
play Rf7+ followed by Rxh7 and mate.} Nd2+ 34. Bxd2 Rxd2 35. Rxd2 cxd2 36. Nf5+
{followed by Kc2 with a nearly equal endgame.}) 32... hxg6 33. Rfd3 $2 {
The decisive mistake, but} (33. gxf5 {wasn't as good as one move earlier,
because} dxc3 34. Rxd8 Rxd8 35. bxc3 Rd1 $15 {and Black is slightly better.})
33... Nd5 $1 $19 {The best move, now Black simply threatens to play Bf4 and
the Nh6 is trapped.} 34. cxd4 Bf4 35. Bxf4 Nxf4 36. Rf3 Re1 $1 {A great
victory by Grischuk!} 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. d4 e5 8. Nf3
Nc6 {The history of this line is closely connected with the discussion around
the move 8..exd4. The knight development is positionally more sound and it has
gained attention in the last two years.} (8... exd4) 9. Bg5 (9. d5 Nb8 10. Bd3
Nd7 11. O-O h6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. Bc2 b6 14. Rb1 Kf8 15. Be3 g6 16. Nd2 Qd8 17. f4
Kg7 18. f5 Nf6 19. Rf1 $11 {1/2 (23) Naiditsch,A (2698)-Fedorchuk,S (2634)
Belfort 2012}) (9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Qxe5 Qxe5+ 12. dxe5 Bf5 13. Be2
O-O-O 14. g4 Bc2 15. O-O Rhe8 16. Re1 Bc5 17. Bf1 f6 18. Bf4 fxe5 19. Bxe5 Rd2
20. Bg3 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Bg6 $11 {1/2 (45) Socko,B (2636)-Lysyj,I (2633) Moscow
2012}) (9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. Bg5 Qe6 12. Nd4 Nd3+ 13. Kd2 Qxe2+ 14.
Kxe2 Nc5 15. f3 O-O 16. Kf2 Na4 17. Nb3 Be6 18. Rc1 Ba3 19. Rc2 Bf5 $15 {
0-1 (37) Kosten,A (2493)-So,W (2653) Belfort 2012}) (9. Be2 exd4 10. cxd4 Bb4+
11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 O-O 13. h3 Rd8 14. Rd1 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 c5 16. O-O Rxd4 17.
Qb2 Bd7 18. Rxd4 cxd4 19. Rd1 Bc6 20. Qxd4 Qxd4 21. Rxd4 $11 {1/2 (64)
Nikologorskiy,K (2400)-Shomoev,A (2571) St Petersburg 2012}) 9... Qg6 10. d5 {
Grischuk knows enough to accept the compromised position of the central pawn
structure. Black is falling behind in development with the hope of surviving
the worst and getting good prospects.} (10. dxe5 Bg4 11. Be3 Be7 12. h3 Bf5 13.
Nd4 Rd8 14. Be2 Nxe5 15. g4 Be4 16. f3 Bd3 17. O-O O-O 18. f4 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Qd3
20. fxe5 Rxd4 21. Qxd3 Rxd3 22. Bd4 c5 $17 {1/2 (53) Reinderman,D (2543)
-Nyback,T (2634) Beijing 2008}) 10... Nb8 (10... Ne7 11. Qa4+ c6 12. Be3 f6 13.
Rd1 Qf7 14. Be2 g6 15. O-O Bg7 16. Bc5 Bd7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. d6 Qd8 19. c5 O-O
20. Qb3+ Kh8 21. Qxb7 $16 {1-0 (38) Reinderman,D (2597)-Buscher,M (2334)
Germany 2012}) 11. h4 $5 {The advance of the h pawn is not so unusual in
various lines. White would like to support the bishop on g5 and pester the
black queen on the tricky square g6.} (11. Bd3 Bf5 12. Qa4+ Nd7 (12... c6) 13.
O-O Bd6 14. Bxf5 (14. Nh4 Qxg5 15. Nxf5 Kd8 16. Rab1 Nc5 17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. Qa5+
Kc8 19. Rb5 Qe7 20. Bf5+ Kb8 21. Rfb1 $11 {1-0 (26) Williams,S (2515)-Faisal,A
(2255) Al Ain 2012}) 14... Qxf5 15. c5 Bxc5 16. Nxe5 f6 17. g4 Qxe5 18. Rae1
O-O-O 19. Rxe5 Nxe5 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Kb8 {1-0 (36) Kortschnoj,V (2645)
-Ashley,M (2460) New York 1996}) (11. Qd2 Bd6 12. Bd3 Qh5 13. Be3 Na6 {1/2 (13)
Abasov,N (2465)-Sadorra,J (2551) Richardson 2013}) (11. Be3 Nd7 12. Qa4 c6 13.
Qa5 b6 14. Qa4 Bb7 15. Bd3 e4 16. Bc2 Bc5 17. Nd4 Ne5 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19. Bxc5
bxc5 20. O-O O-O 21. dxc6 Bxc6 $15 {0-1 (32) Bu,X (2662)-Wei,Y (2530) China
2013}) 11... Nd7 (11... h6 12. Qe2 hxg5 13. Nxe5 Qh5 14. g4 Bxg4 15. Nxg4+ Kd8
16. Bg2 (16. Ne5 gxh4 17. Bh3 f6 18. Nf3 Bd6 19. Kf1 $11) 16... gxh4 17. d6 Nc6
18. O-O-O cxd6 19. Rd5 f5 20. Bf3 Qe8 $17 {0-1 (43) Steingrimsson,H (2556)
-Lysyj,I (2656) Plovdiv 2012}) 12. Bd3 (12. h5 Qd6 (12... Qe4+ 13. Be2 h6 14.
Be3 Be7 15. O-O O-O $11) 13. Nd2 Nc5 14. Nb3 Be7 15. Be3 b6 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17.
Rb1 O-O 18. h6 g6 19. Rb5 Qa6 20. Be2 Bd7 21. Rxc5 {1-0 (42) Najer,E (2640)
-Ovetchkin,R (2499) Sochi 2012/} Bxc5 22. Bxc5 Rfb8 $15) 12... e4 {Anybody
hoping to find out if the best players in the world are also humans should
look at this battle. Aronian becomes blind to the biggest danger and bravely
accepts the invitation to the first real conflict. In my humble opinion it has
to be more promising to avoid the premature battle and retreat with the queen
to d6.} (12... Qd6 13. O-O h6 14. Be3 (14. Bd2 Be7 15. Qe2 b6 16. h5 Bb7 17.
Rfe1 $14) 14... Be7 15. Re1 b6 16. c5 bxc5 17. Bb5 O-O 18. Bc6 Rb8 19. Nd2 f5
20. Bf4 Qg6 21. Nc4 Bd6 22. Bxd7 exf4 $11 {1/2 (44) Zaslavsky,M (2450)-Bulmaga,
I (2307) Plovdiv 2012}) 13. h5 Qf5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (13... Qa6 14. Bxe4 h6 15.
Be3 Qxc4 16. Bd4 (16. Qd4 Qxd4 17. Bxd4 Nf6 $11) 16... Be7 17. Nd2 Qa6 18. Qf3
$14) 14. Rh4 $1 {[%mdl 4] The game has finished before it could start in
earnest. Black's queen is terribly exposed, unfortunately the same goes for
the his vulnerable king on e8.} exd3 (14... Nc5 15. Bxe4 Qd7 (15... Nxe4 16.
Qe2 $18) 16. Qe2 $18) 15. Rf4 Nc5 16. Rxf5 Bxf5 17. Nd4 Bd7 {In all honesty
some players would be willing to give up with black pieces, but Aronian fights
on. We all know, that no game was ever won or drawn with the act of resigning.}
(17... h6 18. Be3 Bd7 19. Nb3 $18) 18. Kf1 (18. Nb3 Ne4 (18... Ba4 19. Qf3 Bxb3
20. Qe3+ Kd7 21. Qh3+ Ke8 22. axb3 $18) 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Qxd3 O-O 21. Bxd6 Rfe8
22. Kf1 $18) 18... Bd6 19. Nb3 f6 (19... Ne4 20. Be3 O-O 21. Qxd3 $18) 20. Be3
{The absence of material is bad enough for the defender, but he also has to
finish the development of his pieces.} (20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Be3 Bxe3 22. fxe3
O-O-O 23. Qxd3 $18) 20... b6 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Qxd3 O-O 23. Qd2 $1 {Grischuk
might be somewhat undisciplined in his life, but what he does not lack is a
true chess gift. With unmistakable clarity White realised that the black
position will fall apart after the demise of the c5-pawn.} Be8 (23... h6 24.
Bf4 Rfe8 25. f3 $18) 24. h6 g5 (24... Bg6 25. f3 Rfe8 26. Bf4 $18) 25. Qb2 Bd7
26. Qa3 Rfe8 27. Bxc5 {In a hopeless position Black retains lot of freedom.
Nothing he will try can really demage his chances any more.} (27. Kg1 Bf8 28.
Bxc5 Bxh6 29. Qa6 Bg7 30. Bd4 $18) 27... Bh2 (27... Bxc5 28. Qxc5 Rac8 29. Qxa7
$18) 28. Re1 Bf5 29. Rxe8+ (29. Re3 Bf4 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Be3 $18) 29... Rxe8
30. Be3 {With mating ideas prevented, White could as well being challenging
Black to a timely resignation. In chess players are not supposed to talk, so
it is up to Aronian to decipher the message in time.} Kf7 (30... Bd3+ 31. Ke1
Be5 32. Kd2 Bf1 33. g3 $18) 31. Ke2 Be5 32. Kd2 (32. Qxa7 Re7 33. a4 c6 34. Qb6
$18) 32... Bg4 (32... Ra8 33. g3 a5 34. f4 gxf4 35. Bxf4 Bxf4+ 36. gxf4 a4 37.
Qc5 $18) 33. Qxa7 Kg6 (33... Re7 34. Qb7 Bd7 35. g3 $18) 34. a4 {The march of
White's a pawn could be called a simple winning method, it definitely is a
very efficient one.} Kxh6 35. a5 c6 36. dxc6 Rc8 37. f3 Bf5 (37... Be6 38. Qb7
Rd8+ 39. Kc1 Bc8 40. Qf7 $18) 38. g4 $1 Be6 (38... Bg6 39. Qd7 Rc7 40. a6 $18)
39. Qe7 {The disparity in coordination of pieces between players is becoming
simply too big to bear.} Bxc4 (39... Rxc6 $2 40. Qf8+ Kg6 41. Qe8+) 40. Bd4 (
40. Bd4 Bxd4 41. cxd4 Kg6 42. c7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Ng5 Na6 $5 {A rare but interesting
continuation.} (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ ({or} 12... Nc6) 13. Kxd2 Nc6 {
is usually played - see e.g. Yermolinsky-Svidler in CBM 69. Here is a more
recent example:} 14. h3 Bd7 15. d5 Na5 16. Bd3 h6 17. Nf3 e6 18. Bc5 Rfc8 19.
Bb4 b6 20. d6 e5 21. Ba6 Rxc1 (21... Rc6 $1) 22. Rxc1 Rd8 23. Ke2 (23. Rc7 $142
) 23... Be6 24. Rc7 Bf8 25. Nxe5 Bxd6 26. Bxd6 Rxd6 27. a3 Rd4 28. Bd3 Ra4 29.
Rxa7 Rxa3 $11 {1/2 (39) Kuljasevic,D (2564)-Sivuk,V (2467) Paleochora 2012})
12. h3 (12. d5 c4 $5) 12... Bd7 13. Bd3 (13. Be2 Rac8 14. d5 c4 15. Bd4 Bxd4 (
15... Bh6 $1 {[%cal Rf7f6] is even stronger}) 16. Qxd4 {0-1 (57) Danner,G 
(2435)-Boros,D (2402) Budapest 2005} Qb6 $5 $11) 13... Rac8 14. d5 c4 {[%mdl 4]
A typical continuation after d4-d5, not allowing White to strengthen his pawn
chain with c3-c4. At the same time Black frees the c5-square for his knight.}
15. Bb1 Nc5 {Black has fully solved his opening problems.} 16. Bd4 (16. O-O
Rfd8 (16... Nd3 $5 17. Bxd3 cxd3 18. Qxd3 Bxc3 {[%cal Rd7b5] is even stronger,
with an excellent position for Black}) 17. f4 f6 18. Nf3 f5 19. Bd4 Nxe4 20.
Bxe4 fxe4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qd4+ Kg8 23. Qxe4 {1/2 (23) Jacimovic,D (2487)
-Sakaev,K (2648) Paide 1999}) 16... Bxd4 (16... Bh6 $5 17. Be3 (17. f4 f6 18.
Nf3 e5 19. dxe6 Nxe6 $36) 17... f6 $5 18. Nf3 Bxe3 {0-1 (44) Moussa,A (2196)
-Kaufman,L (2413) Irvine 2010} 19. Qxe3 e5 $13) 17. cxd4 $6 (17. Qxd4 Nd3+ 18.
Bxd3 cxd3 19. O-O Bb5 20. c4 Qa4 21. Qxd3 Bxc4 22. Qd4 $11) 17... c3 $1 18.
Rxc3 Nd3+ $1 19. Rxd3 Rc1+ 20. Ke2 Qxd2+ 21. Kxd2 Rxh1 {Black has won an
exchange. White's pawn centre doesn't fully compensate for his material
deficit.} 22. Rb3 b5 $6 {Premature. Black wants to make use of his queenside
pawn advantage but doesn't succeed and only weakens the c5-square.} (22... b6
$142) 23. Nf3 {[%cal Rf3e5]} f6 24. Ne1 $1 a5 25. Rc3 $1 Rc8 26. Rc5 b4 $6 {
Another premature advance but Black has already lost most of his advantage, e.
g.} (26... Kf8 27. Bd3 Rb8 28. Rc7 Be8 29. e5 f5 30. Be2 $132 {[%cal Ye1d3]})
27. Bd3 a4 28. Ra5 b3 29. axb3 axb3 30. Ra7 Rd8 (30... b2 31. Rxd7 Rc1 32. Rb7
Rhxe1 33. Rxb2 Red1+ 34. Ke2 Re1+ $11) 31. Rb7 {Instead of queening his pawn,
Black just loses it.} Ra8 32. Rxd7 (32. Rxb3 Ra2+ 33. Nc2 {was quite possible.
Well, after} Ba4 {Black's counterplay should be enough for a draw.}) 32... Ra2+
33. Kc3 Rxe1 34. Kxb3 Rxf2 (34... Rd2 {is more accurate; White has to force a
draw with a few exact moves:} 35. Bc4 (35. Kc3 $143 Rxf2 36. Rxe7 Rc1+ 37. Kb3
Rd2) 35... Kf8 (35... Rxe4 36. d6+ e6 37. d5 $1 Rxc4 $1 (37... exd5 38. Kc3 $3
Rd1 39. Bb3) 38. Kxc4 Rxd5 $11) 36. Kc3 Rxf2 37. Rd8+ Kg7 38. Rd7 $11 Rxe4 $2
39. d6) 35. Rxe7 {[%csl Gd5] The position has sharpened. Now all three results
are possible. Still, it is easier to play for White, who has a formidable
passed pawn.} Re3 36. Kc4 Rd2 37. Bb1 Rb2 $2 {An obvious move... and a
decisive mistake! Black has no time to capture White's bishop.} (37... Re1 $142
38. d6 (38. Kc3 Rxg2 39. d6 Rc1+ 40. Kd3 Rd1+ $11 41. Ke3 $2 Rxb1 42. d7 $4
Rb3+ 43. Kf4 Rf2+ 44. Kg4 h5+ 45. Kh4 Rf4#) 38... Red1 $1 39. Kc5 Rxb1 (39...
Rxd4 $2 40. Ba2+ Kf8 41. Bd5) 40. d7 Rc2+ 41. Kd6 Rb6+ 42. Kd5 Rb5+ $11) 38. d6
Kf8 $8 39. Bd3 (39. Rxh7 Ke8 40. Bd3 {was even stronger:} Rxg2 (40... Rd2 41.
Bf1 Re1 42. Kc3 $18) (40... Kd8 41. Kd5 $1 Rxd3 42. Ke6 $18) 41. Bf1 Rg5 42. h4
Rh5 43. Rxh5 gxh5 44. Kd5 {, and White should win}) 39... Rd2 40. Bf1 Ra3 (
40... Re1 $142 $1 {keeping some practical drawing chances. Here is a possible
line indicated by GM Vitaly Golod:} 41. Kc3 (41. Rxh7 Rc1+ 42. Kd5 Rcd1) 41...
Rdd1 42. Bb5 Rc1+ 43. Kb4 Red1 44. d5 Rc8 $1 45. Rc7 Rb8 46. Kc5 Rc1+ 47. Kd4
Rd1+ 48. Ke3 Rd8 49. d7 Rb1 50. Rc8 Ke7 51. d6+ Kxd6 52. Rxd8 Rxb5 53. Rf8 Kxd7
54. Rxf6 {- this rook ending should be winning for White after all.}) 41. Kb4 (
41. e5 $142 $1 {The point is that} Ra4+ 42. Kc3 Raxd4 ({or} 42... Rdxd4 43. Bb5
fxe5 44. Re8+ Kf7 45. Bxa4 Rxa4 46. d7) {doesn't work due to} 43. e6 $1 Rxd6
44. Rf7+ Kg8 45. Rxf6 {, and Black can't stop e6-e7}) 41... Ra1 42. Bc4 Rc1 (
42... Rxd4 43. Kc5 Rdd1 44. Rf7+ Ke8 45. Rxf6 Rac1 46. e5 $18 {[%csl Gd6,Ge5]})
43. Rf7+ Ke8 44. d7+ Kd8 45. Kc5 {[%cal Rc5d6] Threatening 46.Kd6 Rxd4+ 47.Bd5.
} Kc7 (45... Rb2 46. e5) 46. Rxh7 Rcd1 47. d5 Rc1 48. g4 g5 49. d8=Q+ $1 Kxd8
50. Kd6 {White's king, rook, bishop and d-pawn, acting cohesively, easily
decide the game.} Ke8 51. Bb5+ Kf8 52. Ke6 Re1 53. Kxf6 Rf2+ 54. Kg6 (54. Kg6
Rxe4 55. Rh8+ Ke7 56. Re8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Negi,P"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bb5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Rb3 Qe7
15. Rxb7 Qd8 $5 {At first the recent trend of a few players opting for this
instead of 15...Qh4+ 16.Bf2 Qd8 just bewildered me. It seemed like White can
at least go Bb6 as in the main line... or have a host of extra options. But
then I realised their idea:} (15... Qh4+ {Black wants to avoid} 16. g3 $5 {
which leads to some really complicated, and uncharted territory.} Qh3 (16...
Qd8 {now makes simply no sense, because White just has an extra move of g3 in
the main lines after} 17. Bb6) 17. Rf1 $5 {At first, the computer thinks that
everything is just ok for Black, but as is usual in such cases, it
under-estimates White's initiative. There is no easy way to develop for Black;
neither does he have any forcing way to just simplify things (as the
computer's assesment of 0.00 might suggest). I have analysed this line in some
depth in my upcoming book series on 1.e4, and interested readers are welcome
to check that out:).} (17. Nd1 $5 {is another exciting option that still needs
to be explored.}) {In the meantime, I'll leave you with a very instructive
game:} 17... Bc8 18. Rb3 Bd7 19. Rb7 Bc8 20. Rb6 $5 Bd7 $6 21. f5 $1 Be7 22.
Rf2 $1 Bd8 23. Rb7 Rc8 24. Ne2 Rc4 25. Qe3 exf5 26. e6 fxe6 27. Qe5 Qg4 28. Qd6
Bc8 29. Rf4 Qg5 30. Rxg7 Qh6 31. h4 a5 32. Rxf5 Rxc2 {Zolochevsky,V (2351)
-Shatkovsky,V (2319) ICCF 2011. A brilliant game even by the standards of
correspondence chess!}) 16. O-O (16. f5 $5 Qc8 $1 (16... Qh4+ $140 17. g3 Qh3
18. Rf1 {would be a much worse version than the 15...Qh4+ 16.g3 line.}) 17. Rb3
Qc4 18. Nd1 $5 $146 (18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Rf1 (19. Nd1 Bc5 20. c3 Bxd4 21. cxd4
O-O {and White can't castle}) 19... Be7 20. Qd3 Rc8 21. Kd2 Rf8 $15 {1/2-1/2 
(107) Karjakin,S (2786)-Nakamura,H (2767) Zug 2013 CBM 154 [Szabo,Kr]}) 18...
Bc5 (18... Rc8 19. Ne3 Qc7 20. O-O Bc5 21. c3 $36) (18... exf5 19. Ne3 Qc6 20.
O-O Be7 21. Rb6 Qc8 22. Nxd5 $16) 19. c3 Bxd4 20. cxd4 exf5 $1 21. Ne3 Qc6 22.
O-O (22. Qb4 f4 $1) 22... O-O 23. Rc3 Qb7 24. Nxf5 Bxf5 25. Rxf5 Rac8 $11) (16.
Bb6 {would be my recommendation - going for the usual main lines.} Qc8 17. Rc7
Qd8 18. Qd4 Ba3 19. Nb1 Be7 20. c4 Rc8 21. Rb7 Bb4+ 22. Kf2 Qxb6 23. Rxb6 Bc5
24. Rd1 Bxd4+ 25. Rxd4 dxc4 26. Nc3 Rc7 27. Rxa6 Ke7 28. Rb6 {this is the
critical endgame to assess this whole variation for Black.... it seems to me
that White tries without much risk, so that's already not a bad achievement
from the opening. An instructive game was, Kamsky,G (2741)-Shimanov,A (2655)
Tromso 2013.}) 16... Rb8 $146 {A rather logical novelty. Black should try to
get rid of this rook as soon as possible, but I don't think it really
equalises.} (16... Qc8 17. Rfb1 Bc6 18. R7b3 {has been doing quite well for
White as well:} Be7 19. f5 $1 exf5 20. Ne2 Bb5 21. Nf4 Bg5 22. Rg3 Bh6 23. Qf2
$16 {1-0 (28) Brkic,A (2562)-Martinovic,S (2537) Porec 2014}) 17. Rxb8 (17. Bb6
Bc5+ $1 18. Bxc5 Rxb7 $17) 17... Qxb8 18. f5 (18. Rb1 $1 {seems the critical
move.} Qc8 (18... Qc7 19. Qe3 Be7 (19... g6 20. Nxd5 $16) 20. f5 $36) 19. Qe3 {
/\f5. The computer suggests} h5 {which looks rather strange, so I would
definitely prefer White here.} 20. h3 (20. f5 h4 21. h3 Rh5 {can lead to
strange positions}) 20... h4 21. Kh1 $14) 18... Qc8 19. f6 {That's not really
the point behind f5... that's why it was probably better if White could
prepare for a few more moves. Now, Black solves all his developmental problems
with} gxf6 $1 20. Rxf6 (20. exf6 Rg8 {is rather pleasant too, since White has
no initiative.}) 20... h5 21. Rf3 Qc4 {Suddenly, Black's lack of development
doesn't seem a problem anymore since White isn't trying to penetrate through
the b-file.} 22. h3 {Black has a host of pleasant options to choose from.} Be7
23. a3 Bxa3 {Accepting the sacrifice... but I don't think Black should give
away his bishop pair as easily.} (23... Rg8 $11 {is certainly quite pleasant
for Black as well.}) 24. Ne4 $1 {An interesting pawn sacrifice, to keep
Black's bishop stuck behind his own pawns...} (24. Nxd5 Qxd5 25. Rxa3 Rg8 {
and Black's bishop will get too active as well.}) 24... dxe4 25. Rxa3 Rg8 26.
Rb3 Qc7 27. Rc3 $6 {Grischuk probably missed Black's nasty intermediate reply.}
(27. c4 $5 {would help White to continue to build up the pressure.} Bc6 (27...
e3 $140 28. Qxe3 Bc6 29. Bb6 $1 {/\ Rd3, gives White almost a winning
advantage!} Qb7) (27... Rg6 28. Qb2 $14) 28. Qb2 $1 $16) (27. Rb6 {is a
strange computer suggestion that I fail to understand, but trust is quite good
as well.}) 27... e3 $1 {Now, everything's getting quite messy, and it's
suddenly Black who is exploiting the typical opposite coloured bishop
initiative. I can also imagine that Grischuk was very much into time pressure
by now...} 28. Bxe3 (28. Qxe3 Bc6 29. g3 Qd7 $15) 28... Qxe5 {White could have
equalised in a few different ways here, but he continues to try and create
something in vain.} 29. Rd3 Qb5 30. Rb3 Qc6 31. Rb8+ Bc8 32. c4 Qxc4 $1 {
Adgenstein clearly isn't impressed by the pawn sacrifices these 2700 guys keep
making.} 33. Rb4 (33. Qd6 Qc2 $1 {would have still led to a likely perpetual,
but after the game move, Black takes over.}) 33... Qc6 $1 (33... Qc7 34. Bb6
Qe7 35. Rc4 {is possibly what White expected.}) 34. Rd4 f6 {...and Black's
king is very safe.} 35. Kh1 $6 {I think Grischuk was just trying to reach the
time control in the next few moves, so I wouldn't comment on the missed
opportunities:} Kf7 36. Rd6 Qb5 37. Kh2 h4 38. Bf4 Qf5 39. Rc6 Kg6 $2 {The big
miss.} (39... Rxg2+ $1 {would have simply been over:} 40. Qxg2 (40. Kxg2 Qe4+
$19) 40... Qxf4+ 41. Kg1 Bb7 $19 {[%cal Gf4c7]}) 40. Rc7 e5 {And the last move
in the time control turns out to be the spoiler.} (40... Qe4 {keeps White's
pieces all caught up in a web. He probably has to go for the endgame after} 41.
Qc2 Bb7 42. Qxe4+ Bxe4 {[%csl Rg2] but this is just very nice for Black.}) 41.
Be3 Be6 42. Qb4 {Now White has enough counterplay.} Rg7 43. Rxg7+ Kxg7 44. Qb7+
Bf7 45. Qxa6 Qe4 46. Qe2 f5 47. Qf3 Qxf3 48. gxf3 Kg6 49. f4 exf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 ({In order to understand Grischuk's decision on
move 7, it is useful to remember a game of his with a similar structure but
with reversed colours:} 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. g3 e5 6. Nb5 Bb4+ 7. N1c3 d6
{Kramnik,V (2785)-Grischuk,A (2747) Kazan 2011 CBM 143 [Marin,M] (1/2-1/2, 40).
Just one of Grischuk's weapons to neutralise Kramnik's Whites.}) 3... d5 4.
cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bb5+ N8c6 7. d3 $5 {This was played only once before,
in a game between strong women players.} ({The usual continuation is} 7. d4
cxd4 8. a3 {as, for instance, in the recent Grigoriants,S (2574)-Volokitin,A 
(2674) Yerevan 2014 CBM 160 [Ftacnik,L] (1-0, 37)}) 7... a6 8. Bxc6+ Nxc6 9.
Be3 e5 $1 $146 {Fighting for space in the centre.} (9... e6 $6 {leaves White
too much freedom in the centre.} 10. O-O Be7 11. Na4 b6 12. d4 $14 {
Kovalevskaya,E (2450)-Stefanova,A (2549) Dagomys 2009 (1-0, 25)}) 10. Rc1 b6
11. b4 $5 {Thematic, spectcular, but possibly not promising an advantage.} Nxb4
$1 (11... cxb4 $2 12. Na4 $16) 12. Nxe5 Bd6 13. a3 Bxe5 14. axb4 cxb4 15. Nd5
O-O 16. Bxb6 Qg5 17. O-O Bh3 18. Qf3 Bg4 19. Qe3 Qxe3 20. fxe3 Be2 21. Rf5 f6
22. Nxb4 a5 23. Nc6 Bxd3 24. Nxe5 fxe5 25. Rxe5 a4 26. Ra1 Rfb8 27. Bd4 Kf7 28.
Rf5+ Kg8 29. Re5 Kf7 30. Rf5+ Kg8 31. Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
cxd5 cxd4 9. cxd4 Qxd5 10. e3 O-O 11. Be2 Nc6 12. O-O Bf5 13. Qa4 Qa5 14. Qxa5
Nxa5 15. Rfc1 Rfc8 16. Nd2 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Bf3 Nc6 $146 {
Preventing the bishop's access to b8, which would force the weakening of the
queenside pawns.} (19... Bd7 20. Bb8 a6 21. Bc7 Nc6 22. Nb3 $14 {Sumets,A 
(2477)-Prasad,D (2359) Pardubice 2005 (1/2-1/2, 36)}) 20. Bc7 Kf8 21. Nb3 Ke8
22. Nc5 e6 23. Bxc6+ bxc6 $14 {With such a black weakness on c6, the position
surely looks pleasant for White, but the bishop pair offers good chances for
defending.} 24. Bb8 a6 25. Bd6 Bf6 26. Kf1 Bd8 27. Ke2 Bb6 28. Na4 Bd8 29. Nc5
Bb6 30. Ne4 Kd7 31. Be5 Bd8 32. Bf6 Bb6 33. Ng5 c5 34. Nxh7 Bb7 35. g4 Bd5 36.
a3 Bc4+ 37. Kd1 Bd5 38. Ng5 cxd4 39. Bxd4 Bxd4 40. exd4 f6 41. Nh7 Ke7 42. g5
fxg5 43. Kd2 e5 44. Ke3 Ke6 45. Nf8+ Kf5 46. dxe5 Kxe5 47. Nxg6+ Kf6 48. Kd4
Bg2 49. Ne5 Kf5 50. Nd3 Kg4 51. Ke3 Kh3 52. Nc5 a5 53. f3 g4 54. fxg4 Kxg4 55.
Nb3 a4 56. Nc5 Bc6 57. Kf2 Kh3 58. Kg1 Kg4 59. Nd3 Bb5 60. Nb4 Kh3 61. Na2 Be8
62. Nc3 Kg4 63. Nd1 Bb5 64. Nf2+ Kf3 65. h4 Be8 66. Nd1 Kg3 67. Nc3 Kxh4 68.
Kf2 Kg4 69. Ke3 Kf5 70. Kd4 Ke6 71. Kc5 Ke7 72. Nxa4 Bxa4 73. Kb4 Be8 74. a4
Bxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 Bg7 5. d5 O-O 6. Nf3 {White is ready to
play the Benoni with the pawn on e3. This is a more dangerous variation than
it may seem. Since Black does not have the pressure against e4, White can
organise his plans better, he would most likely prepare b2-b4. A similar
approach can be seen in the fianchetto system, where the pawn stays on e2 for
a long time.} d6 7. h3 (7. Be2 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3
{transposes to two games played by World Champions.} Nbd7 (11... Na6 12. Bd2
Rc8 13. Qb3 c4 14. Qxb7 Nc5 15. Qb4 Rb8 16. Qa3 Rb6 17. Rab1 Qb8 18. Na4 {
Anand,V (2775)-Ragger,M (2668) Germany 2014 (1-0, 67). The position is messy
but Black did not get the best out of his compensation.}) 12. a4 a6 13. g4 c4
14. Be2 Rc8 15. g5 Ne8 16. f4 Qe7 17. Ra3 Rc5 18. Bf3 Ra5 19. Bd2 Nc5 20. Qe2
Nb3 21. Ne4 Nxd2 22. Qxd2 Qd8 23. Qb4 $14 {Morozevich,A (2758)-Kramnik,V (2769)
Mexico City 2007 CBM 120 [Marin,M] (1-0, 48). This is precisely the game which
caused something of a sensation and possibly launched a slight fashion trend.})
7... e6 8. Bd3 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 a6 12. a4 Nh5 $146 (12...
Qc7 13. e4 Rb8 14. Bf4 Nh5 15. Bh2 c4 16. Bf1 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5
19. a5 $14 {1/2-1/2 (61) Burmakin,V (2555)-Zontakh,A (2460) Portoroz 1995}) 13.
Be2 f5 14. Rb1 h6 15. Nd2 Ne5 $6 {This is a bit too much. Black's queenside
counterplay will be not strong enough to compensate for the kingside
weaknesses and for the missing pawn.} (15... Nhf6 16. Nc4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 (17. b3
$5 $14) 17... Rxe5 18. b4 $14) 16. f4 Nf7 17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. Qxh5 b5 19. Nf3 Bd7
20. Ne2 Nh8 21. axb5 axb5 22. b4 cxb4 23. Ng3 (23. Nfd4 $16) 23... Rf8 24. Nd4
$6 Bxd4 $5 25. exd4 Qf6 $132 {/+/=} 26. Rxb4 Rfe8 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Kh2 Kh7
29. Rb3 Rc8 30. Ra3 Rxc1 31. Ra7 Qf7 32. Qxf7+ Nxf7 33. Rxd7 Kg6 34. Re7 b4 35.
Re6+ Kh7 36. Re7 Kg6 37. Re6+ Kh7 38. Nxf5 $6 $14 (38. Re8 Kg6 (38... b3 39.
Rb8 Rc3 40. Nxf5 $18) 39. Rg8+ Kh7 40. Rb8 Kg6 41. Rxb4 $16) 38... b3 39. Re2
h5 40. Rb2 Rc3 41. Ng3 Kg6 42. f5+ Kh6 43. Ne2 Rc2 44. Rxc2 bxc2 45. Kg3 Kg5
46. Kf3 Nh6 47. f6 Kxf6 48. Ke3 Nf5+ 49. Kd2 Kg5 50. g3 h4 51. g4 Nh6 52. Kxc2
Nxg4 53. hxg4 Kxg4 54. Ng1 Kg3 55. Kd2 Kf2 56. Nh3+ Kg3 57. Ng1 Kf2 58. Nh3+
Kg3 59. Ng5 Kf4 60. Ne6+ Ke4 61. Ng5+ Kxd4 62. Nf3+ Ke4 63. Nxh4 Ke5 64. Kd3
Kxd5 65. Nf5 Kc5 66. Nxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 Bg4 11. d5 Nd7 {This move is not considered the
most accurate in the present position, and this game doesn't change that
conclusion.} ({For} 11... Bxf3 {see Caruana - Rodstein in CBM 144.}) 12. c4 (
12. Ng5 Nb6 13. c4 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 h6 15. h3 Bd7 16. Nf3 Rac8 17. Bd3 {1-0 (49)
Juhasz,K (2343)-Zsirai,P (2207) Budapest 2013} e6 $11) 12... Qa3 (12... Qxd2+
13. Nxd2 {[%csl Rg4] (the reason why Black should rather eliminate this knight
earlier)} f5 14. f3 f4 15. Bf2 Bh5 16. Be2 g5 17. h4 $36 {1-0 (37) Khenkin,I 
(2634)-Leniart,A (2390) Tromsoe 2009}) (12... Qa4 13. Ng5 (13. Ng1 $142 {
[%cal Rh2h3]} Nb6 (13... f5 14. f3) 14. h3 Bd7 15. Nf3 $14) 13... h6 14. h3 Bh5
15. g4 hxg5 16. gxh5 f5 (16... Nf6 $1 $132) 17. Bxg5 fxe4 18. hxg6 Ne5 19. Be2
$14 {1-0 (51) Kotanjian,T (2552)-Kviriashvili,I (2258) Tbilisi 2009}) (12...
Qb6 13. Be2 Qb4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 a6 16. Be2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 $14 {0-1 (47)
Cebalo,M (2510)-Tseshkovsky,V (2530) Banja Luka 1981}) 13. Be2 $1 (13. Ng1 f5
$1 14. f3 fxe4 $1 15. fxg4 Bd4 $1 16. Bxd4 cxd4 $40) (13. Ng5 h6 (13... Nb6 14.
h3 Bd7 15. Bd3 Na4 16. O-O a6 17. Nf3 b5 18. Bh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 f6 20. Bc2 $14 {
1-0 (27) Sherbakov,R (2559)-Kachar,V (2390) Moscow 1999}) (13... f6 {1-0 (33)
Grigore,G (2445)-Ionescu,D (2335) Bucharest 1995} 14. Nxh7 Kxh7 15. h3 Bh5 16.
g4 Ne5 17. Be2 $14) 14. h3 Bh5 15. Nf3 (15. g4 hxg5 16. gxh5 Nf6) 15... g5 16.
Be2 Bg6 17. Bd3 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 Rxf5 20. Nh2 Qb4 $11 {1/2 (42)
Moradiabadi,E (2578)-Nguyen,N (2633) Khanty-Mansiysk 2010}) 13... Bxf3 (13...
Nf6 14. Bd3) 14. Bxf3 Bd4 $5 15. Bxd4 cxd4 16. O-O Ne5 17. Qxd4 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3
Qxf3 19. Rc3 $14 {White has obtained a strong, firmly protected pawn centre,
which hardly compensates for the absence of his g-pawn near his king.} Qe2 20.
f4 {Going for the kingside attack is a good practical decision. It is
difficult for a human to parry it even if chess engines do it successfully.} (
20. c5 $5 Qxa2 21. Rfc1 {[%csl Gc5] was another option.}) 20... Qxa2 21. f5 b6
22. e5 Qb2 {Pinning this rook is the best employment for Black's queen.} 23.
Kh1 Qe2 (23... b5 {[%cal Yb5b4]} 24. Qe3 bxc4 $4 25. f6 $18 {[%cal Re3h6]}) 24.
Rf2 Qe1+ 25. Kg2 Rac8 26. Rf1 Qe2+ 27. Rf2 Qe1 28. Rg3 (28. d6 $5) 28... Qb4 $1
{[%mdl 256]} 29. d6 Rxc4 (29... exd6 $5 30. fxg6 fxg6 31. Rxf8+ Rxf8 32. exd6
Qc5 $11) 30. Qd3 Rg4 (30... Rd4 $142 31. Qc2 Rc4 $11) 31. d7 $2 (31. fxg6 $1
hxg6 32. d7 Kg7 $1 (32... Rd4 $2 33. Rxg6+) (32... Qd4 33. Qxd4 Rxd4 34. e6 $1
Kg7 35. Rc3 $18) (32... Rd8 33. e6 f5 34. Rc2 {[%cal Rc2c8]} Kg7 35. Qc3+ Qxc3
36. Rcxc3 $18) 33. e6 f5 34. Rxg4 Qxg4+ 35. Kf1 $16) 31... Rd4 32. Qf3 $2 (32.
Qc2 $8 Qb5 $1 (32... Rc4 $2 33. fxg6) 33. fxg6 Qd5+ 34. Kf1 Qxd7 35. gxf7+ Kh8
{and White must fight for equality.}) 32... e6 $1 33. f6 Rxd7 $19 {White's
attack is now over, and he is 3 pawns down.} 34. Qe3 Rfd8 35. Qh6 Qf8 36. Qg5
h6 37. Qe3 Kh7 38. Rh3 h5 39. Rg3 Qh6 40. Rg5 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E64"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. Nc3 d6 7. dxc5 dxc5 8.
Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Ne5 Ne8 10. Nd3 Nd6 11. Bg5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 f6 13. Be3 Nxc4 14.
Bxc5 Kf7 15. Nb4 e6 16. O-O a5 17. Nd3 Na6 18. Rfb1 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Ra7 20. Nxb7
Rd2 21. a4 f5 22. e3 Bxb7 23. Bxb7 Kf6 24. Bc6 Rc7 25. Bb5 Ne5 26. c4 Ng4 27.
Rf1 h5 28. Rad1 Ra2 29. Rd4 g5 30. h3 Ne5 31. Kg2 g4 32. h4 Rc2 33. Rb1 Nxc4
34. Bxc4 R7xc4 35. Rb5 R4c3 36. Rxa5 Rxe3 37. Rd1 Ree2 38. Rf1 Ra2 39. Ra8 Re4
40. a5 Re5 41. a6 Rea5 42. Rh8 Kg6 43. Rg8+ Kf6 44. Rh8 Rxa6 45. Rxh5 Re2 46.
Rh8 Raa2 47. Rc8 Rab2 48. Rcc1 Ra2 49. Rce1 Red2 50. Rd1 Re2 51. Rde1 Red2 52.
Rd1 Re2 53. Rde1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Salgado Lopez, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 Nc6 4. a3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Qc2 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Be2 Be6 9. O-O f5 10. d3 Kh8 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. b4 e4 13. dxe4 Bxe4 14. Qb3 Bd5
15. Qc2 Be4 16. Qb3 Bd5 17. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hansen, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Na3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nf5 8. Nc2
Qb6 9. Bd3 Bd7 10. O-O Be7 11. g4 Nh6 12. h3 Rc8 13. Rb1 Ng8 14. b4 h5 15. g5
g6 16. Bd2 a6 17. a4 Bd8 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 Na5 20. Ne3 Ne7 21. Bb4 Nf5 22.
Nxf5 gxf5 23. Bc5 Rxc5 24. dxc5 Qxc5 25. Qa4 Qc3 26. Be2 Qc5 27. Rfc1 Qb6 28.
h4 O-O 29. Qb4 Re8 30. Ra1 Nc4 31. Bxc4 dxc4 32. Rxc4 Be7 33. Qa5 Qxb5 34. Qxb5
Bxb5 35. Rc7 Bc6 36. Nd4 Bd5 37. Rac1 b6 38. Rc8 Rxc8 39. Rxc8+ Kg7 40. Ne2 Bc5
41. Nf4 Bf3 42. g6 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 h6 8.
Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Nd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 c6 12. a3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qe7 14. e3 Nf6
15. c4 Be6 16. Bd3 h5 17. Nb3 Kf8 18. Nc5 Kg7 19. Nxe6+ Qxe6 20. Bf5 Qe7 21.
cxd5 cxd5 22. Qb3 Qc7 23. Ke2 Rae8 24. Rac1 Qb8 25. Rc2 h4 26. g4 Re7 27. Qb4
Rhe8 28. a4 Ne4 29. Rh3 Rc7 30. Qb3 Rxc2+ 31. Qxc2 Qd6 32. Bxe4 dxe4 33. Qb3
Qd7 34. f3 a6 35. Rh1 exf3+ 36. gxf3 Qxd4 37. Rd1 Qe5 38. Rd5 Qe7 39. Qc3+ Kh6
40. Qd4 h3 41. f4 h2 42. fxg5+ Kh7 43. Rd6 h1=Q 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4 Nxe4 7. O-O Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Qg4 Nc6 11. Re1 Bf6 12. Ba3 Be7 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Re5 a5 16. Qe4 a4 17. Qxc6 Bd7 18. Qf3 Rab8 19. Rae1 Rb2 20. Rc5 Qd6
21. h4 Rfb8 22. g3 h6 23. Qe4 a3 24. Re3 Bb5 25. Bxb5 R2xb5 26. Rc6 Qd7 27. Ra6
Rb1+ 28. Re1 Qd5 29. Rxb1 Qxe4 30. Rxb8+ Kh7 31. Rxa3 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. Kg1
Qe1+ 34. Kg2 Qe4+ 35. Kg1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 Na5 8.
Bb3 h6 9. Re1 O-O 10. d4 Qe7 11. Ba3 c5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Bxc5 Qc7 14. Bxf8
Kxf8 15. Qd3 Bd7 16. f4 exf4 17. e5 Ng4 18. g3 Nxb3 19. axb3 g5 20. gxf4 gxf4
21. Rf1 Ke7 22. Rxf4 Rg8 23. Re1 Kd8 24. Kf1 f6 25. h3 fxe5 26. Rxg4 Bxg4 27.
hxg4 Rxg4 28. dxe5+ Ke8 29. Qf5 Rg5 30. Qe6+ Qe7 31. Qc8+ Kf7 32. Re2 Kg7 33.
e6 Rf5+ 34. Rf2 Kf6 35. Qh8+ Kg5 36. Rxf5+ Kxf5 37. Qxh6 a5 38. Qh5+ Kxe6 39.
Qxa5 Qh7 40. Qb6+ Kd5 41. Qb5+ Ke6 42. Qc4+ Ke5 43. Qd4+ Ke6 44. Qe3+ Kf6 45.
Qd3 Qh1+ 46. Ke2 Ke6 47. Kd2 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. d5 b5 7. cxb5 a6 8. bxa6
d6 9. Nc3 Nxa6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Ne1 Qb6 12. Nc2 Rfb8 13. Ne3 Bc8 14. h3 Nd7 15.
Na4 Qb5 16. Nc3 Qb6 17. Qd2 Nc7 18. b3 Ba6 19. Bb2 c4 20. Na4 Qb4 21. Qxb4 Rxb4
22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nc2 Rb7 24. b4 Bb5 25. Nc3 Ba4 26. Ne3 Rxb4 27. Rfb1 Na6 28.
Rxb4 Nxb4 29. Rb1 Nc2 30. Nxc2 Bxc2 31. Rb2 Ba4 32. Rb4 Nc5 33. Rxc4 Bd7 34. h4
Ra3 35. Bf3 f5 36. Kf1 Bc8 37. Nb5 Rxa2 38. Nd4 Kf6 39. Rc3 Rd2 40. Nb3 Nxb3
41. Rxb3 Bd7 42. Ke1 Rd4 43. Bg2 Ba4 44. Rb1 Bc2 45. Ra1 Be4 46. Bxe4 Rxe4 47.
e3 Rc4 48. Ke2 Rc2+ 49. Kf3 Rc5 50. e4 Rc3+ 51. Kf4 Rc4 52. f3 h6 53. Ra7 g5+
54. hxg5+ hxg5+ 55. Ke3 Rc3+ 56. Kf2 fxe4 57. fxe4 g4 58. Ra4 Ke5 59. Ra7 Kxe4
60. Rxe7+ Kxd5 61. Rg7 Rc4 62. Ke3 Ke5 63. Rg5+ Kf6 64. Rg8 d5 65. Re8 Kf5 66.
Rf8+ Ke6 67. Re8+ Kd7 68. Re5 Kd6 69. Re8 Ra4 70. Rd8+ Ke6 71. Re8+ Kd7 72. Re5
Kd6 73. Re8 Rc4 74. Rd8+ Kc5 75. Re8 Kb4 76. Kd3 Rc3+ 77. Kd4 Rxg3 78. Rb8+ Ka3
79. Kxd5 Rg1 80. Ke4 g3 81. Kf3 Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 Nc6 7. g4 Qb6 8. Nb3
e6 9. g5 Nd7 10. h4 Qc7 11. f4 b5 12. Bg2 Bb7 13. a3 g6 14. f5 Nde5 15. fxe6
fxe6 16. Bh3 Qe7 17. O-O Bg7 18. Ne2 Nf7 19. Nf4 Bc8 20. c3 O-O 21. Be3 Nfe5
22. Nd2 Bd7 23. Qe2 Rf7 24. Rf2 Raf8 25. Raf1 Na5 26. Bd4 Nac6 27. Be3 Na5 28.
Bd4 Nac6 29. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Qd6 7. Nd2 Bf5 8.
Nb5 Qb6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. e3 c6 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. Rc1 Bd6 13. Nb3 Qd8 14. Bd3 Bg6
15. Qc2 Qe7 16. O-O O-O 17. Rce1 Bb4 18. Nd2 Kh8 19. f4 Rg8 20. f5 Bh5 21. a3
Ba5 22. Kh1 Rg7 23. Rf4 Rag8 24. Bf1 Bg4 25. g3 Nf8 26. e4 Bc7 27. e5 Rg5 28.
h3 Bh5 29. g4 fxe5 30. dxe5 Rxg4 31. Rxg4 Bxg4 32. f6 Qe6 33. Qd3 Bf5 34. Qe3
Bb6 35. Qh6 Be4+ 36. Rxe4 dxe4 37. Qh5 Nd7 38. Nc4 Rg1+ 39. Kh2 Rxf1 40. Nxe4
Qxc4 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Qd3 Nbd7 7. Be2 g6 8.
Bg5 Bg7 9. O-O-O h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. Qe3 Qc7 12. f4 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Nb3 b5
15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Qd6 17. a3 Bb7 18. Be1 Rfc8 19. Bb4 Qc7 20. Bc3 Qb6 21.
Qh3 Nf6 22. d6 Ne4 23. d7 Rxc3 24. bxc3 Rd8 25. Rhf1 Nf2 26. Rxf2 Qxf2 27. Qd3
Bxg2 28. Qd6 Qxe2 29. Qe7 Qe3+ 30. Rd2 Qg5 31. Qe8+ Bf8 32. h4 Qe7 33. Qxe7
Bxe7 34. Rxg2 Bxh4 35. Nc5 Be7 36. Nxa6 Bxa3+ 37. Kb1 Rxd7 38. Nb8 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 Bb4 4. Nge2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Nxc3 Nc6 7. Qc2 Ne7 8.
Be2 d6 9. O-O Bg4 10. f3 Be6 11. b4 d5 12. cxd5 Nfxd5 13. Ne4 f6 14. Nc5 Bc8
15. Rd1 b6 16. Nb3 Be6 17. d4 Nf5 18. Bc4 Kh8 19. Qd3 Nd6 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21.
dxe5 Bc4 22. Qc3 Bxb3 23. Qxb3 fxe5 24. e4 Qe8 25. Be3 Rf7 26. a4 h6 27. Rac1
Rd8 28. b5 Rfd7 29. h3 Nb7 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Kh2 Kh7 32. Qc3 Nd8 33. Bf2 Nf7
34. Bg3 Qe7 35. Qc6 Qd8 36. a5 bxa5 37. Qc3 Qg5 38. Ra1 h5 39. h4 Qf6 40. Rxa5
Qb6 41. Ra6 Qxb5 42. Rxa7 Qb6 43. Ra1 Qf6 44. Qe3 g6 45. Rc1 Re7 46. Rc5 Qb6
47. Qc3 Qd6 48. Rc6 Qd7 49. Ra6 Qe8 50. Qc5 Qd7 51. Ra7 Nd8 52. Ra8 Nf7 53. Qb4
Re8 54. Ra6 Re7 55. Ra7 Qe8 56. Qb7 Nd8 57. Qc8 Rd7 58. Rxc7 Rxc7 59. Qxc7+ Nf7
60. Bf2 Kg7 61. Bc5 Qd8 62. Qe7 Kg8 63. Kg3 Kg7 64. Bb4 Kg8 65. Qe6 Kg7 66. Be7
1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2881"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 {Gegen die Sämisch-Variante hat
Grischuk schon vieles probiert:} O-O (5... a6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Qd2 Rb8 8. Nge2 Bd7
9. Nc1 O-O 10. Nb3 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. g4 b5 13. c5 b4 14. Nd1 Bb5 15. Nf2 Bxf1
16. Rxf1 Rb5 17. c6 Nfxd5 18. exd5 Rxd5 19. Qc2 Qa8 20. Rc1 a5 21. Nd2 f5 22.
Bg5 Nc8 23. gxf5 Rxf5 24. Nfe4 Kh8 25. Qb3 Nb6 26. Be3 Rb5 27. Bxb6 Rxb6 28.
Qd5 Qb8 29. Nxd6 cxd6 30. Nc4 e4 31. Qxd6 exf3 {1-0 (31) Wang,Y (2697)
-Grischuk,A (2752) Beijing 2011}) 6. Be3 a6 (6... e5 7. d5 c6 8. Qd2 cxd5 9.
cxd5 a6 10. Bd3 Nh5 11. Nge2 Nd7 12. O-O f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Bxf5 Rxf5 15. g4
Nb6 16. b3 Rxf3 17. Rxf3 Bxg4 18. Rf2 Nd7 19. Ne4 Ndf6 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Ng3
$16 {1-0 (55) Morozevich,A (2748)-Grischuk,A (2764) Beijing 2012}) (6... c5 7.
Nge2 Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 (8... Na5 9. Nc1 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 Nd7 (11... a6 12.
Nb3 b5 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. Qd2 Re8 $11 {0-1 (42) Dreev,A (2677)
-Grischuk,A (2763) Astana 2012}) 12. Nb3 f5 13. Qd2 Ne5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. O-O
fxe4 16. Nxe4 Qxd2 17. Bxd2 Nf7 18. Bc3 Bf5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (54) Vitiugov,N (2705)
-Grischuk,A (2763) Moscow 2012}) 9. Ng3 h5 10. Be2 h4 11. Nf1 e6 12. f4 Nxc4
13. Bxc4 b5 14. Bxb5 exd5 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Bg4 17. exf6 Bxd1 18. fxg7 Kxg7
19. Bxc5 h3 $13 {1/2-1/2 (41) Svidler,P (2747)-Grischuk,A (2764) London 2013})
7. Nge2 c6 (7... Nc6 8. Qd2 Rb8 9. Rc1 e6 10. b3 Nd7 11. h4 h5 12. g3 Ne7 13.
g4 hxg4 14. fxg4 Nf6 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bg2 e5 17. Bf3 b5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Nf4
Bxf4 20. Bxf4 bxc4 21. bxc4 Be6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. cxd5 Qd7 24. O-O Nxf4 25. Qxf4
c6 26. h5 cxd5 27. h6 Qe6 28. exd5 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 Qxd5 30. Qf6 Qe5 31. Qxe5 dxe5
32. Rc5 Rb5 {1/2-1/2 (32) Anand,V (2791)-Grischuk,A (2733) Linares 2009}) 8. c5
({Die Alternative ist} 8. Qd2) 8... b5 9. cxd6 exd6 10. Nf4 Re8 ({Im letzten
Worldcup geschah} 10... b4 11. Nce2 Re8 12. Ng3 Nd5 13. Bc1 Qh4 14. Nfe2 Nb6
15. Be3 a5 16. Rc1 h6 17. Nf4 Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Bb5 Bd7 20. Qa4 dxe4 21. f4
Qd8 22. f5 Bxb5 23. Qxb5 Nd7 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Qd5+ Kh8 26. Qxd6 Nf6 27. Qxd8
Raxd8 28. Ke2 Nd5 29. Rhd1 a4 30. Rd2 a3 31. bxa3 bxa3 32. Rc6 Rb8 33. Rc5 Nxe3
34. Kxe3 h5 35. Ne2 Bh6+ 36. Nf4 Bxf4+ 37. Kxf4 e3 38. Re2 Rb2 39. Kf3 Reb8 40.
Rcc2 Rxc2 41. Rxc2 Rb2 42. Re2 Kg7 43. Kxe3 Kf6 44. Kd3 Rb1 45. d5 g5 46. Kc3
Rb8 47. d6 Rd8 48. Rd2 Rd7 49. Kb4 Ke6 50. Kc5 Ra7 51. d7 Rxd7 52. Rxd7 Kxd7
53. Kb4 {1-0 (53) Dreev,A (2668)-Wang,H (2747) Tromsoe 2013}) 11. Be2 b4 (11...
Bb7 12. O-O Nd5 13. Nfxd5 cxd5 14. Qd2 Nd7 15. a3 Nf6 16. Bg5 Qb6 17. Kh1 dxe4
18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bf6 Rac8 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rac1 Qb7 23. Bf3
Bxf3 24. Rxf3 Re2 25. Qxe2 Rxc1+ 26. Rf1 Qe4 27. Qf2 Rxf1+ 28. Qxf1 Qxd4 29. h3
{0-1 (29) Abello,S (2303)-Georgiev,K (2453) France 2008}) 12. Na4 Nd5 $1 {
Der gleiche Trick wie in der Partie der letzten Anmerkung. Schwarz übernimmt
die Initative.} 13. Bc1 Nb6 (13... Nxf4 $5 14. Bxf4 d5 {mit der Idee} 15. e5 f6
) 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. Be3 d5 16. Qd3 dxe4 17. fxe4 a5 18. Rd1 Ba6 19. Qc2 Bxe2
20. Nxe2 {Weiß hat einige Mühe, seine Entwicklung abzuschließen und hat
zudem eine Reihe von Schwächen.} Nd7 21. O-O Nf6 22. Ng3 Ng4 $17 23. Bf2 Rad8
{Droht nun Tausch auf f2 und schon entscheidendend Gewinn des Bauern d4.} 24.
e5 c5 25. dxc5 (25. Qxc5 Qxc5 26. dxc5 Bxe5 $17) 25... Qc7 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27.
Ne4 Bxe5 28. g3 {Überall knackt es in der weißen Stellung.} Nxf2 29. Kxf2 (
29. Nxf2 Bxg3 30. hxg3 Qxg3+ 31. Kh1 Rd5 $19) 29... Qc6 $19 30. Re1 Bd4+ (30...
f5 $1 $19 {war stärker.}) 31. Kf1 f5 (31... Rd5 $1 $19) 32. Nf2 Bxc5 33. Re5
$17 {Nach zwei Ungenauigkeiten von Schwarz hat Weiß überlebt und findet
zurück ins Spiel.} Qa6+ 34. Kg2 ({Objektiv besser} 34. Qe2 Qxe2+ 35. Rxe2 $17)
34... Qb7+ (34... Bd4 $5 35. Re7 Qa8+ 36. Kf1 Qd5 $17) 35. Kh3 Bd4 36. Rxa5 Qb6
$2 ({Richtig war hier} 36... Qd7 $19) 37. Qc4+ Kh8 38. Rb5 $11 {Und plötzlich
hat Weiß wieder gleiches Spiel erreicht.} Qf6 39. Nd3 g5 40. Rd5 Rxd5 41. Qxd5
Kg7 42. Nxb4 Bxb2 43. a4 f4 44. Kg2 Bc3 45. Nd3 fxg3 46. hxg3 Qe7 47. Nf2 Qe5
48. Qf3 (48. Qxe5+ Bxe5 49. a5 h5 50. a6 Bd4 51. Ne4 Kg6 $11) 48... Bd4 49.
Qb7+ Kg6 50. Qc6+ Kg7 51. Ne4 h5 52. a5 (52. Nxg5 Qe2+ 53. Kh3 Qg4+ $11 {
mit Dauerschach.}) 52... h4 53. g4 {Carlsen spielt auf Gewinn...} Be3 $2 (53...
Bc5 $5 54. Nxc5 Qe2+ 55. Kh3 Qe3+ 56. Kh2 Qe5+ $11) 54. Qd7+ {und ergreift die
Chance...} Kg6 55. Qd6+ Qxd6 56. Nxd6 Kf6 57. a6 Ke6 58. Nb5 Ke5 59. Kf3 Bb6
60. a7 Bxa7 61. Nxa7 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 g6 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 Qe7 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. h3 c6
9. b3 e4 10. Nd2 d5 11. a4 Re8 12. Ba3 Qd8 13. O-O Be6 14. f3 exf3 15. Qxf3 h5
16. Rad1 Nh7 17. Kh2 f5 18. cxd5 Ng5 19. Qf4 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Qd6 Ne4 22.
Qxg6 Nd7 23. Nxe4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Ndb5 Ne5 8.
Bf4 Nfg4 9. e3 a6 10. Qa4 Ra7 11. h3 g5 12. hxg4 gxf4 13. gxf4 axb5 14. Qxb5
Qxb5 15. Nxb5 Nc6 16. Nxa7 Nxa7 17. Bd3 Bg7 18. O-O-O h6 19. g5 Ke7 20. gxh6
Rxh6 21. Rxh6 Bxh6 22. Rh1 Bg7 23. b4 Nc6 24. a3 b6 25. Rh5 f5 26. Kc2 Nd8 27.
Kb3 Bb7 28. a4 Bf3 29. Rg5 Bf6 30. Rg1 Nc6 31. Bc2 Kd8 32. Bd1 Bxd1+ 33. Rxd1
Kc7 34. c5 bxc5 35. bxc5 Be7 36. Kc4 Na5+ 37. Kb5 Nb3 38. a5 Nxc5 39. a6 Kb8
40. Rc1 d6 41. Kc6 Ka7 42. Rb1 Bf8 43. Kc7 Kxa6 44. Kc6 Ka5 45. Rb8 Be7 46. Re8
Bh4 47. Kxd6 Bxf2 48. Kxc5 Bxe3+ 49. Kc4 Bxf4 50. Rxe6 Bg3 51. Rf6 f4 52. Rxf4
Bxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 f5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 Be7 6. e4 c6 7. Nge2 O-O 8. h3
fxe4 9. dxe4 Be6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Be3 a6 12. a4 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8
15. cxb5 cxb5 16. O-O b4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bf5 19. g4 Bg6 20. f4 Qa2 21. f5
Bf7 22. Ng3 Rc8 23. Ne4 Rc2 24. Rf2 Rxf2 25. Bxf2 Qa5 26. g5 Kf8 27. Qg4 Qb5
28. Qh4 Bxd5 29. f6 gxf6 30. gxf6 Nxf6 31. Nxf6 Bxg2 32. Kxg2 Qd3 33. Qe4 Qxb3
34. Nd5 Ke8 35. Nxb4 Qe6 36. Nd5 Qg6+ 37. Qxg6+ hxg6 38. Kf3 Kf7 39. Ke4 Bg5
40. Nc7 Kf6 41. Bb6 Bc1 42. Kd5 Kg5 43. Bf2 Kf4 44. Kxd6 e4 45. Nd5+ Kf3 46.
Be1 g5 47. Ke5 Kg2 48. Kxe4 Kxh3 49. Nc3 Bf4 50. Kf3 Bb8 51. Ne4 g4+ 52. Ke2 g3
53. Kf3 g2 54. Bf2 Kh2 55. Ke2 g1=N+ 56. Bxg1+ Kxg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d6 3. e4 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. h4 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Kf1 Qxc5 8. h5
gxh5 9. Nh3 Nc6 10. Nf4 Bg4 11. Be3 Qa5 12. f3 Be6 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. a3 a6 15.
Kf2 Ne5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Rad1 O-O 18. Kg1 Rf7 19. Nd5 Qxd2 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.
Rxd2 h4 22. c3 Ng6 23. Bd1 Be5 24. Bb3 Rf6 25. Bg5 Kg7 26. Bxf6+ Kxf6 27. Kf1
Bf4 28. Rd4 Bg3 29. Rb4 Rc7 30. a4 Nf4 31. Rc4 Rd7 32. Rc8 d5 33. exd5 exd5 34.
Rf8+ Ke5 35. Bc2 d4 36. Rf5+ Ke6 37. Rxf4 Bxf4 38. Rxh4 Be3 39. Re4+ Kf6 40.
cxd4 Bxd4 41. b4 e5 42. Ke2 Rc7 43. Bd3 h5 44. Rh4 Kg5 45. Rh1 Rc3 46. g3 Rb3
47. f4+ exf4 48. gxf4+ Kxf4 49. Rh4+ Ke5 50. Rxh5+ Kf6 51. b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 d6 6. e3 Nf6 7. d4 exd4 8. exd4
Bb4 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Bg5 Nbd7 14. Re1 Qa5 15.
Bxg6 hxg6 16. Qb3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rfe8 18. Qb4 Qxb4 19. cxb4 Ne4 20. Bf4 d5 21.
c5 a6 22. a4 f6 23. Kg2 Nf8 24. Be3 Ne6 25. Nh4 Kf7 26. f3 N4g5 27. Kg3 Rh8 28.
Rh1 Rae8 29. Ng2 Nc7 30. h4 Nge6 31. Rad1 Re7 32. Rd2 Rhe8 33. Bf2 Nf8 34. Nf4
Nfe6 35. Nd3 Nf8 36. Nc1 Nce6 37. Na2 g5 38. hxg5 fxg5 39. b5 axb5 40. axb5 Nf4
41. bxc6 bxc6 42. Nb4 Re6 43. Ra2 Ne2+ 44. Kg2 Ng6 45. Re1 Ngf4+ 46. Kf1 Nxd4
47. Ra7+ Kg6 48. Rxe6+ Ndxe6 49. Nxc6 Nd3 50. Ne7+ Kh7 51. Nxd5 Rf8 52. Be3
Ndxc5 53. Ke2 Nb3 54. Re7 Nbd4+ 55. Kd3 Rxf3 56. Ke4 Rg3 57. Bxd4 Nxd4 58. Kxd4
Rxg4+ 59. Ke5 Rg1 60. Ne3 Kg6 61. Re6+ Kh5 62. Ke4 Ra1 63. Re7 Ra4+ 64. Kf3 g4+
65. Kg3 Ra3 66. Re5+ g5 67. Re6 Rb3 68. Re8 Ra3 69. Re4 Rb3 70. Kg2 Rb2+ 71.
Kg1 Rb1+ 72. Nf1 Kh4 73. Re8 g3 74. Kg2 Rb2+ 75. Kg1 Rb1 76. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. d3 Be6 8. Nd5
h6 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Bd2 c6 12. Nf4 Bd7 13. O-O O-O 14. b4 Kh7 15.
a4 a6 16. c5 Nc8 17. Qb3 Qe7 18. Rac1 Rb8 19. Rfe1 b5 20. axb5 Rxb5 21. Qa4
dxc5 22. bxc5 Rb2 23. Rc2 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Na7 25. Qa4 Nb5 26. Qxa6 Qxc5 27. Qb7
Bc8 28. Qa8 Nc3 29. Qa1 Bd7 30. h4 Rb8 31. Qc1 Bg4 32. Kh2 Rb3 33. f3 Bd7 34.
h5 g5 35. Nh3 Qb5 36. Nf2 Be6 37. e5 Bxe5 38. f4 gxf4 39. Bxf4 Bf6 40. g4 Rb1
41. Qd2 Rb2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fier, Alexandr"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. dxc5 Bxc5 5. e3 d5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. c3 O-O 8.
Be2 f5 9. O-O Be6 10. Nbd2 Qf6 11. Nb3 Bb6 12. g3 Rad8 13. Nbd4 Bc8 14. Re1 Ne7
15. Bf1 g5 16. Bg2 Ng6 17. Qd3 Rfe8 18. Rad1 h5 19. c4 dxc4 20. Qxc4 f4 21.
exf4 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 gxf4 23. Ne2 Be6 24. Qc1 fxg3 25. hxg3 Bg4 26. Nf4 Nxf4 27.
gxf4 Rc8 28. Qd2 Rc4 29. Re8+ Kg7 30. f5 Qxf5 31. Re5 Qf4 32. Rg5+ Kf6 33. Rd5
Rc1+ 34. Bf1 Qxd2 35. Nxd2 Ke7 36. Kg2 Rc2 37. Nc4 Rxf2+ 38. Kg3 Rxf1 39. Re5+
Kf6 40. Re8 Rf3+ 41. Kg2 Rf4 42. Ne5 Bd4 43. Nd3 Rf3 44. Nb4 Rf2+ 45. Kg3 Rxb2
46. Nd5+ Kg7 47. Nf4 Bf2+ 48. Kh2 Be3+ 49. Kg3 Bxf4+ 50. Kxf4 Rxa2 51. Kg5 Ra5+
52. Kh4 Rd5 53. Re7 Rb5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Ne5
Qd6 9. Nd3 Rd8 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Bf4 Qd4 12. Nb5 Qxc4 13. a4 Bf5 14. Rc1 Qa2 15.
Ra1 Qc4 16. Rc1 Qa2 17. Ra1 Qe6 18. Nc7 Qc8 19. Qc1 Nd4 20. Re1 Nb3 21. Qc4
Nxa1 22. Nxa8 Qxa8 23. Rxa1 Bxd3 24. exd3 Qc8 25. Re1 e6 26. Be5 b6 27. a5 Nd5
28. axb6 axb6 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. d4 Ne7 31. dxc5 Qxc5 32. Qxc5 bxc5 33. Rc1 Rb8
34. Rxc5 Rxb2 35. Be4 Rb4 36. f3 f5 37. Ba8 g5 38. Rc2 Kf6 39. Kg2 h5 40. Ra2
Ng6 41. Bc6 Ne5 42. Ba4 h4 43. Bd1 Nc4 44. Be2 Ne3+ 45. Kf2 Nd5 46. Rc2 Rd4 47.
Rb2 f4 48. gxh4 gxh4 49. Bf1 Ne3 50. Re2 Rd1 51. Re1 Rxe1 52. Kxe1 Nxf1 53.
Kxf1 Ke5 54. Ke1 Kd4 55. Kd2 h3 56. Ke2 Kc3 57. Ke1 Kd3 58. Kf2 Kd2 59. Kf1 Ke3
60. Kg1 Kxf3 61. Kh1 e5 62. Kg1 e4 63. Kf1 e3 64. Ke1 Kg2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
Bg5 Na5 9. Bb3 h6 10. Bh4 c5 11. Nd2 g5 12. Bg3 Qe7 13. Re1 Bg4 14. f3 Be6 15.
Bxe6 fxe6 16. d4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nc6 18. Nc4 Nxd4 19. c3 Rac8 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21.
cxd4 exd4 22. Qxd4 Rfd8 23. Qxa7 Rc2 24. Rac1 Rdc8 25. Qe3 Nh5 26. Be5 Qb4 27.
Rxc2 Rxc2 28. Rc1 Qc4 29. Rxc2 Qxc2 30. h4 Qxa2 31. hxg5 Qa5 32. Bc3 Qxg5 33.
Qxg5+ hxg5 34. Bd2 g4 35. Kf2 gxf3 36. Kxf3 Kf7 37. g4 Nf6 38. Kf4 Nd7 39. Bc3
Kg6 40. Bb4 b5 41. Bc3 Kf7 42. Bb4 Nb8 43. Bc3 Nc6 44. Kg5 b4 45. Ba1 b3 46.
Kh6 Ne7 47. Kg5 Ng6 48. Kh6 Nh4 49. g5 Ng6 50. Kh7 Nf4 51. Kh6 Kg8 52. g6 Nd3
53. Kg5 b2 54. Bxb2 Nxb2 55. Kf6 Nd3 56. Kxe6 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8.
Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nf3 Rd8 11. d5 e6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Bd3 b6 15.
O-O Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qc2 exd5 18. exd5 Rxd5 19. Qe4 Rd6 20. Bf4 Qd3 21.
Qe1 Ne5 22. Nxe5 fxe5 23. Bxe5 Re6 24. f4 Rf8 25. Rd1 Qf5 26. Qd2 Bxe5 27. fxe5
Qxe5 28. Rfe1 Qf6 29. Rf1 Qe7 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Rf1+ Kg7 32. c4 Qd6 33. Qg5
Qe5 34. Qc1 Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. Bxh6
gxh6 9. cxd4 Bd7 10. Ra2 Rg8 11. g3 Rg4 12. Rd2 Nxb4 13. axb4 Bxb4 14. Be2
Bxd2+ 15. Nbxd2 Rxd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. O-O a5 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Qa2 Qxe5 20. Nf3
Qe4 21. Bd1 a4 22. Re1 Qb4 23. Be2 Rc3 24. Qd2 Rb3 25. Qc1 a3 26. Ne5 a2 27.
Kg2 Qc3 28. Qf4 f5 29. Bh5+ Kd8 30. Nf7+ Kc8 31. Nd6+ Kb8 32. Nb5+ e5 33. Rxe5
0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 b6 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Qc7
15. Bd3 Rfd8 16. Qe4 g6 17. Qg4 Rd7 18. Be4 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Re1 a5 21.
a3 Na7 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. h4 Qd5 24. h5 Nb5 25. Bd2 Nd4 26. Nxd4 Qxd4 27. Qxd4
Rxd4 28. Be3 Re4 29. Rc1 gxh5 30. Bxb6 a4 31. Rc7 Bg5 32. Kf1 Kg7 33. f3 Rh4
34. Kf2 Bf4 35. Bd4 Bg5 36. Bc3 Rh2 37. Rc4 Rh1 38. Rxa4 h4 39. Rg4 Kh6 40. f4
Be7 41. Rg8 Bc5+ 42. Ke2 Rg1 43. Kf3 h3 44. Rg3 Rf1+ 45. Kg4 hxg2 46. Rxg2 Be3
47. Kh3 Rxf4 48. Re2 Re4 49. Kg2 Rg4+ 50. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. O-O e5 8.
Qd3 Qc7 9. c4 Nf6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Rad1 Rd8 13. Nh4 Nh5 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Nf6 17. Rfe1 d5 18. b3 h6 19. h3 Rd7 20. cxd5 cxd5
21. Re2 Rc8 22. Na4 Rc6 23. Qg3 e4 24. Qf4 d4 25. Nb2 Rd8 26. Nc4 Rc5 27. Red2
Nd5 28. Qg4 d3 29. Re1 Nc3 30. Qf4 Ne2+ 31. Rexe2 dxe2 32. Rxe2 Qg5 33. Qxg5
hxg5 34. g4 Rd4 35. Kg2 f6 36. f3 exf3+ 37. Kxf3 Rd3+ 38. Kg2 a5 39. Re8+ Kf7
40. Ra8 Rc3 41. Ra7+ Kg8 42. Ra8+ Kh7 43. Nd6 Rd5 44. Nc4 Rdd3 45. Kf2 Rc2+ 46.
Ke1 Rxh3 47. Kd1 Rxa2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 g6 4. Qa4 e6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 b6
9. Rd1 Ba6 10. b3 Nd7 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Nc3 Qc7 13. e4 dxc4 14. Ne2 cxb3 15. axb3
Qb7 16. h4 Nf6 17. Nf4 Bb5 18. h5 Rfd8 19. b4 c5 20. h6 Bh8 21. dxc5 Rxd1+ 22.
Rxd1 Qxe4 23. Qxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxh8 Kxh8 25. Ne5 Ng5 26. Ra1 f6 27. Ng4 bxc5 28.
Rxa7 Ng8 29. bxc5 f5 30. Ne5 Rxc5 31. Nxe6 Rxe5 32. Nxg5 Re7 33. Nf7+ Rxf7 34.
Rxf7 Nxh6 35. Rb7 Bc4 36. Rc7 Bf7 37. f3 Kg7 38. Kf2 Kf6 39. Rc6+ Kg7 40. Ke3
Ng8 41. Rc7 Kf6 42. Bf1 Ne7 43. Kd4 h5 44. f4 Be6 45. Bb5 Bf7 46. Ra7 Ng8 47.
Ra6+ Kg7 48. Ke5 Nh6 49. Be2 Ng8 50. Ra7 Kf8 51. Bf3 Nh6 52. Kf6 Ng8+ 53. Kg5
Ne7 54. Kf6 Ng8+ 55. Ke5 Ne7 56. Ra8+ Kg7 57. Kd6 Ng8 58. Ra7 Kf8 59. Rb7 Nf6
60. Ke5 Ng8 61. Rc7 Ne7 62. Ra7 Ng8 63. Ra6 Kg7 64. Rb6 Kf8 65. Bd5 Bxd5 66.
Kxd5 Kf7 67. Ke5 Kg7 68. Rb7+ Kh6 69. Ke6 h4 70. gxh4 Kh5 71. Rh7+ Kg4 72. Kf7
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E65"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxc5
dxc5 9. Be3 b6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxa8 Nxc4 12. Bc1 Bf5 13. Bg2 Qc8 14. Qa4 Qe6
15. Qc6 Qxc6 16. Bxc6 Bc2 17. Ba4 Bxa4 18. Nxa4 Ne4 19. f3 Ned6 20. Rb1 Bd4+
21. Kh1 b5 22. Nc3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 a5 24. Rd1 Rc8 25. Bf4 f6 26. Bxd6 Nxd6 27.
Kg1 Kf7 28. Kf2 Ke6 29. e4 b4 30. Rdc1 Kd7 31. Rc2 Rc6 32. Rbc1 c4 33. cxb4
axb4 34. Rb1 Rb6 35. Rcb2 Ra6 36. Rxb4 Rxa2+ 37. R4b2 Ra3 38. Rb8 h5 39. h4 Ke6
40. R8b6 Ke5 41. Rd1 Ra2+ 42. Ke3 Ra3+ 43. Kf2 Ra2+ 44. Ke3 Ra3+ 45. Kf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2881"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Nh5 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qc2 Nhf6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. g4 Re8 13. h3 Nb6 14. O-O-O Be6
15. Ng5 h6 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. Bf5 Qe7 18. h4 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. g5 h5 21. g6
Nd5 22. gxf7+ Qxf7 23. Nxe4 Nb4 24. Ng5 Nxc2 25. Nxf7 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Kxf7 27.
Rdf1+ Kg8 28. Kd2 Re4 29. Rf5 Rae8 30. Rh3 g6 31. Rf6 Kg7 32. Rd6 R8e7 33. Kd3
Rg4 34. b4 Rg2 35. a4 a6 36. b5 axb5 37. axb5 cxb5 38. Rb6 Ra2 39. Rg3 Ra3+ 40.
Kd2 Ra2+ 41. Kd3 Ra3+ 42. Kd2 Ra2+ 43. Kd3 Ra3+ 44. Kd2 Ra2+ 45. Kc3 Ra3+ 46.
Kb4 Raxe3 47. Rgxg6+ Kf7 48. Rgf6+ Ke8 49. Rxb5 R3e4 50. Rxh5 Rxd4+ 51. Kc5
Rde4 52. Rff5 Kd7 53. Kb5 Kc7 54. Rc5+ Kb8 55. Rc4 Rxc4 56. Kxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Be3 Ng4 9. Bc1 Nc6 10. h3 Nf6 11. g4 Qb6 12. Nb3 e6 13. Be3 Qc7 14. f4 b5 15.
Bg2 Bb7 16. O-O Be7 17. a4 b4 18. Ne2 Na5 19. Nxa5 Qxa5 20. Ng3 O-O 21. g5 Nd7
22. f5 Rfe8 23. Kh1 Bf8 24. Bf4 Ne5 25. f6 g6 26. b3 Rac8 27. Qd2 Qc5 28. Rf2
Qc3 29. Rd1 a5 30. Kh2 Rc7 31. Qxc3 Rxc3 32. Bxe5 dxe5 33. Rd7 Bc6 34. Rc7 Bd6
35. Rxc6 Rxc6 36. Rd2 Rec8 37. Kh1 Bc5 38. Bf1 Be3 39. Rd7 Bxg5 40. Bc4 Bxf6
41. Nf1 R6c7 42. Rd6 Rc6 43. Rd7 R8c7 44. Rd1 Rxc4 45. bxc4 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Nge2 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d3
a6 9. h3 Rb8 10. a4 e5 11. Be3 Nd4 12. a5 h6 13. Kh2 Nh7 14. Nd5 Be6 15. Nxd4
exd4 16. Bd2 Bxd5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. a4
O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. f4 a5 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. Ra3 Ba6 14. Rb3 Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 Qc7 16. Be3 Rab8 17. Rxb8 Rxb8 18. b3 Nd7 19. Nb1 Qb7 20. Nd2 d5 21. Bd4
Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Qb4 23. Qe3 Qc5 24. Qd3 e6 25. f5 exf5 26. exf5 Re8 27. fxg6 hxg6
28. Qf3 Re7 29. c4 Qe3 30. Qxe3 Rxe3 31. cxd5 cxd5 32. h3 Rd3 33. Nf3 Rxb3 34.
Rd1 Nf6 35. Ne5 Rb4 36. Ra1 Rb6 37. Rc1 Re6 38. Nc6 Ne4 39. Nxa5 d4 40. Rc8+
Kg7 41. Rd8 d3 42. Kg1 d2 43. Nc4 Rc6 44. Nxd2 Rc1+ 45. Nf1 Ng3 46. Kf2 Nxf1
47. a5 Ra1 48. a6 Rxa6 49. Kxf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nbd2 e5 5. c3 Be7 6. e4 h6 7. Bh4 exd4 8.
Bxf6 Bxf6 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. Nb3 Re8 13. Nbxd4 Nc5 14. Re1
Bg4 15. Bc2 d5 16. e5 Rxe5 17. Rxe5 Bxe5 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bf6
21. Qd2 Qd6 22. Re1 Rd8 23. Qe3 d4 24. Qe8+ Qf8 25. Qxf8+ Kxf8 26. Rd1 d3 27.
Bb3 b5 28. Rc1 Nxb3 29. axb3 d2 30. Rd1 Bc3 31. Kf1 a5 32. Ke2 a4 33. bxa4 bxa4
34. Nh2 a3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6
9. Be2 Nc5 10. Nd2 Bd7 11. g4 c6 12. h4 a4 13. a3 Qa5 14. Kf1 cxd5 15. cxd5 b5
16. Be3 Rab8 17. h5 b4 18. axb4 Rxb4 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. g5 Ne8 21. Bg4 f5 22.
gxf6 Nxf6 23. Bxd7 Nxd7 24. Rh2 gxh5 25. Nxa4 Qd4 26. b3 Nf6 27. Rc1 Ng4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc7 7. Qh4 Nc6 8. Na3
Ne6 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Qa5 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. O-O-O b5 13. Ne3 a6 14. Nd5 Qa5
15. a3 Bb7 16. Bd3 Ncd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd5 18. Bc2 Bxg2 19. Rhg1 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Bc6
21. Qg7 O-O-O 22. Qxf7 Rhf8 23. Qxe7 Rde8 24. Qc5 Qc7 25. f4 Rf7 26. h4 Ref8
27. Rf1 Re8 28. Rfd1 Ref8 29. Rf1 Re8 30. Re1 Ref8 31. e6 dxe6 32. Rxe6 Bb7 33.
Qxc7+ Kxc7 34. h5 gxh5 35. f5 Bc8 36. Rh6 Bxf5 37. Bxf5 Rxf5 38. Rxh7+ R8f7 39.
Rh6 R7f6 40. Rh7+ Rf7 41. Rh6 R7f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Basil, Alshouha"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2135"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Jordan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "JOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. c3 Bg4 7. cxd4 Nxd4 8.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Qc4+ Ne6 10. Ng5+ Ke8 11. Nxe6 Rc8 12. Qa4+ Qd7 13. Qxd7+ Nxd7
14. Nxg7+ Bxg7 15. Nd2 Ne5 16. f3 Bd7 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.03"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Qatar"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "QAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. c3 d5 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 Nc5 8.
Bc2 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. b4 Ne6 11. Ba4 Be7 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qa4 O-O 14. Qxc6 a5
15. Nd4 axb4 16. N2b3 bxc3 17. O-O Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bg6 19. Rd1 Qc8 20. Qxc3 c5
21. Nb5 Ra4 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. exd6 d4 24. Qg3 Qc6 25. Bf4 d3 26. Rdc1 c4 27. Rc3
Qd5 28. Qe3 f6 29. a3 Re8 30. Qf3 Qxf3 31. gxf3 Bf7 32. Rb1 Rd8 33. Kf1 g5 34.
Bg3 Be6 35. h4 gxh4 36. Bf4 Ra5 37. Re1 Kf7 38. Re4 h3 39. Ke1 Rb5 40. Rxe6
Kxe6 41. Rxc4 Rb2 42. Bg3 Re2+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. Ne5 Ne4 {
A rare continuation but apparently quite possible.} 8. Nd2 (8. O-O Nd7 $5 9.
Qb3 (9. Nxd7 Bxd7 10. Nd2 Nxd2 11. Bxd2 {1/2 (11) Razuvaev,Y (2585)
-Azmaiparashvili,Z (2620) Reggio Emilia 1996}) 9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 O-O 11. Be3
Be6 12. Bd4 Qc7 13. f3 Nc5 14. Qe3 b6 (14... Na6 15. Nc3 Nb4 16. Rac1 Nc6 17.
f4 $14 {0-1 (76) Bologan,V (2678)-Smirin,I (2661) Paks 2011}) 15. Nc3 Rac8 16.
f4 Qd7 $11) 8... Nd7 (8... Nxd2 {is quite good, too:} 9. Bxd2 (9. Qa4+ Bd7 10.
Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Qxd7+ Nxd7 12. Bxd2 e6 13. e3 O-O 14. Ke2 Rfc8 15. Rhc1 Bf8 $11 {
1/2 (27) Drasko,M (2510)-Ivanisevic,I (2560) Herceg Novi 2001}) 9... O-O (9...
Nd7 10. Bf4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 f6 {1/2 (13) Dautov,R 
(2611)-Azmaiparashvili,Z (2678) Istanbul 2003}) 10. O-O Nd7 ({even after} 10...
Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 {White failed to reach a real advantage in the following
game:} 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Rac1 Qb6 14. e3 a5 15. b3 Ra7 16. Qa3 e6 17. Qc5 Qxc5
18. Rxc5 Rfa8 19. Rb1 Bf8 20. Rc2 Rb7 21. Bf3 Bb4 22. Kg2 {1/2 (22) Fodor,T 
(2462)-Varga,Z (2445) Kecskemet HUN 2014}) 11. Bc3 Nf6 (11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 Be6
13. Qd2 Qd7 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Qe3 Qa4 16. Rd4 Qa6 17. a3 Rd7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19.
R4d2 b6 20. Rd3 h5 21. Bd4 Rc7 22. Rc3 Rxc3 23. Bxc3 Rd7 24. h4 {1/2 (24) Esen,
B (2588)-Safarli,E (2620) Baku 2012}) 12. Qb3 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Rfd1 Qb6
15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Nc4 Be6 17. d5 Bg4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Kf1 b5 20. Ne3 Bd7 21.
a3 Rfc8 22. Rac1 Kf6 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. d6 e6 25. Ng4+ Kf5 26. Ne3+ Kf6 27. Ng4+
Kf5 {1/2 (27) Aronian,L (2812)-Gelfand,B (2777) Zurich SUI 2014}) 9. Nxe4 (9.
Nxd7 Qxd7 10. O-O (10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bxe4 (11. Be3 Qd5 12. Qa4+ Bd7 13. Qa3 {
1/2 (51) Keene,R-Eichhorn,E Ybbs 1968} Bb5 $132) 11... Qxd4 (11... Bxd4 $5 12.
Qb3 O-O 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qb5 15. O-O Qxb2 16. a4 Qe5 17. Rab1 Bh3 18. Rfc1
Rad8 $132 {1/2 (37) Esen,B (2563)-Swiercz,D (2631) Yerevan ARM 2014}) 12. Qxd4
Bxd4 13. O-O Bh3 (13... O-O 14. Rd1 Bg7 15. Rb1 $5 (15. Bf4 Be6 16. Bxb7 Rad8
17. Bc7 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Bxa2 $11 {1/2 (49) Onischuk,A (2659)-Hansen,E (2593)
Tromso NOR 2014}) 15... a5 16. b3 a4 17. a3 $14) 14. Rd1 O-O-O $1 $11 (14...
Rd8 15. Bh6 Bc8 16. Rd2 f6 17. Rad1 Bb6 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Rc1 $14 {1/2 (51)
Nielsen,P (2654)-Maletin,P (2588) Dubai UAE 2014})) 10... Nxd2 11. Bxd2 O-O (
11... b6 $5) 12. Bf4 b6 13. Rc1 Ba6 14. Rc7 Qe6 {[%cal Ra6e2,Yf8c8]} 15. Qa4
Qxe2 16. Rfc1 Bb5 17. Qb4 a5 18. Qc3 Ba6 (18... Qe6 $142 19. Re1 Qf5 20. Rcxe7
Rfe8) 19. Be3 Qb5 20. Rxe7 Rac8 21. Qd2 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 Bc8 23. Rc7 Be6 24. a3
$14 {1/2 (49) Gelfand,B (2753)-Dominguez Perez,L (2760) Tromso NOR 2014}) 9...
dxe4 10. O-O O-O {After this move the game unexpectedly transposes to the line
7.0-0 0-0 8.Nc3 Ne4 9.Nxe4 dxe4 10.Ne5 Nd7 (quite possible although I
recommended 10...Qd5 in my survey in CBM 155).} (10... Nxe5 $5 11. dxe5 Bf5 12.
Qb3 O-O 13. Qxb7 Qd4 14. Qxe7 {1-0 (48) Freisler,P (2350)-Berezin,O (2455)
Pardubice 1996} Rfe8 $5 15. Qa3 Qxe5 $44) 11. Bf4 (11. Nxd7 Bxd7 (11... Qxd7
12. Bxe4 (12. Be3 Qd5 13. f3 Bf5 14. Qb3 Qxb3 15. axb3 exf3 16. Bxf3 Rfd8 17.
Rfd1 a5 $11 {0-1 (35) Stoltz,G-Poulsen,C Aalborg 1947}) 12... Qxd4 (12... Bxd4
13. Bg5 Rd8 14. Qc2 f6 15. e3 Bb6 16. Rfd1 Qb5 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 18. Bh6 $16 {
1-0 (50) Brooks,I (2477)-Ruefenacht,M (2512) BFCC 1999}) 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14. Rd1
Bg7 15. Rb1 $1 $14 {- see above}) 12. Bxe4 (12. d5 Bf5 13. Be3 Qd7 14. Qb3 Rfc8
15. Rad1 b5 16. Bd4 Rc4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qe3 Qd6 19. b3 Rc2 $11 {0-1 (33)
Granda Zuniga,J (2599)-Barrero Garcia,C (2339) Evora 2008}) 12... Bh3 13. Bxb7
Rb8 14. Bg2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Bxd4 $44 16. f3 {1/2 (16) Vaganian,R (2664)-Svidler,
P (2690) Mainz 2002}) (11. Bxe4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bh3 {(even more accurate)} (12...
Bxe5 13. Bh6 Re8 (13... Bg7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qb3 Qd4 16. Bf3 Be6 17. Qxb7 Rab8
18. Qxe7 Rxb2 19. Rfd1 $14 {1/2 (66) Ljubojevic,L (2600)-Glek,I (2635) Breda
1996}) 14. Qa4 (14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Bxb7 Rab8 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. a4
Bxb2 $11 {1-0 (28) Salov,V (2655)-Martinez,F (2280) Oviedo 1992}) 14... Bd7 15.
Qb3 Qb6 16. Be3 Qxb3 17. axb3 Bc6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Bxa7 Bxb2 $11 {1-0 (36)
Rausis,I (2482)-Neuman,P (2476) Czechia 2010}) 13. Re1 Qa5 {[%cal Ra8d8]} (
13... Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxe5 $11 {1/2 (24) Shainswit,G-Cortlever,N/Dubrovnik (ol)
1950}) 14. Bf4 Bxe5 15. Qd2 Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Rad8 17. Bh6 Rfe8 18. Rac1 Rd7 19. b3
Red8 $11 {1/2 (23) Ilieva,H (2190)-Velcheva,M Bankia 1991}) 11... Nf6 (11...
Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qb6 13. Qc2 $5 (13. Qd5 e3 14. Bxe3 Qxb2 15. f4 Qxe2 16. Rfe1 Qa6
17. Rac1 Rb8 18. Qc4 Be6 19. Qxa6 bxa6 20. Bxa7 Rb2 $132 {1/2 (47) Zaitsev,V 
(2425)-Zakharov,V (2345) Novosibirsk 1998})) (11... Qb6 $5 12. Qa4 (12. Nc4 $5
Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14. Rfd1) 12... Nf6 13. Nc4 Qxd4 14. Rfd1 (14. Rac1 $6 {
1-0 (47) Danielsen,H (2482)-Zak,U (2198) Reykjavik 2009} Bd7) 14... Qc5 15.
Rac1 b5 16. Qa5 Be6 $13) 12. e3 {After this quiet move Black successfully
completes his development and obtains a good position but he was out of danger
in any case:} (12. Qa4 Bf5 13. Rfd1 Nd5 14. Qb3 {0-1 (74) Adianto,U (2583)
-Peng,X (2657) New Delhi/Teheran 2000} Nxf4 15. gxf4 Qd6 $11) (12. Rc1 Be6 13.
b3 Qa5 14. Qd2 Qxd2 15. Bxd2 Rfd8 16. e3 Rac8 17. Bb4 Bf8 18. Ba5 b6 19. Bb4
Bd5 20. Bh3 e6 $11 {1/2 (27) Sepp,O (2485)-Neuman,P (2471) Plovdiv 2010}) (12.
Qd2 Be6 13. Rfc1 Qb6 14. Nc4 Qa6 15. Ne3 Rfd8 16. Be5 Rd7 17. Rc7 $2 (17. Bxf6
Bxf6 18. d5 Bg5 19. Bxe4 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 e6 $11) 17... Rxc7 18. Bxc7 Bh6 $1 19.
Be5 Nd5 $1 20. Bxe4 Bxe3 $1 21. fxe3 f6 22. Bf4 g5 $17 {0-1 (28) Alterman,B 
(2585)-Glek,I (2635) Haifa 1996 CBM 054 [Sutovsky,E]}) 12... Be6 {[%cal Ye6d5]}
13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 15. Rxc1 Bxa2 16. Nc4 Qc8 $6 (16... Bxc4 $6 17. Qxc4
$44 {[%csl Re4] ^^}) (16... Qd7 $1 {[%cal Yf8c8]} 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. b3 Bxb3 19.
Qxb3 b5 20. Bf1 bxc4 21. Bxc4 Nd5 $11) 17. Qc2 Bxc4 (17... b5 18. Nd2 Qxc2 19.
Rxc2 {[%cal Yd2e4]}) 18. Qxc4 Qf5 19. Qc5 {[%csl Gf4,Gg2][%cal Gc1c8] Black's
position has become unpleasant.} Nd5 20. Qxa7 Nxf4 21. gxf4 Qb5 $6 (21... Rc8
$142) 22. Qa3 Bf6 23. Bxe4 {White has won a pawn and obtained decent winning
chances.} Kg7 (23... Qe2 $142) 24. Kg2 Rd8 25. Rc5 Qd7 26. h3 b6 27. Rc6 Qb7
28. Qb3 Qd7 29. Qxb6 {Another pawn has fallen; still, the opposite-coloured
bishops make White's task far from trivial.} Rc8 30. b4 $2 {A poorly
considered move, after which White's victory is in serious doubt.} (30. Rc5 $1
e6 (30... Rxc5 31. dxc5 Qd2 32. c6 $1 e5 (32... Bh4 33. Qd4+ Qxd4 34. exd4 $18)
33. Qc5 Bh4 34. Qc2 Qxc2 35. Bxc2 Bd8 36. fxe5 {- three extra pawns should be
enough to win}) 31. b4 Be7 32. b5 $5 (32. Ra5 $18) 32... Bxc5 33. dxc5 {
[%csl Gb5,Gc5] , and White's connected passed pawns decide the game.}) 30...
Rxc6 31. Qxc6 {The "pure" opposite-coloured-bishop endgame has drawish
tendencies but after} (31. Bxc6 Qe6 {[%cal Ye6a2,Yf6h4] White faces serious
technical problems, too.}) 31... Qxc6 32. Bxc6 {[%mdl 4096]} e6 33. b5 Bd8 34.
d5 $6 {White goes for a pawn structure in which he can't create a second
passed pawn.} (34. Kf3 {gave more chances. This ending needs a special, quite
extensive analysis, of course.}) 34... Bc7 35. dxe6 $6 (35. Kf3) 35... fxe6 36.
Kf3 Kf6 37. Ke4 Bb6 38. Kd3 Kf7 39. Bf3 Kf6 40. Bg4 Kf7 41. Bf3 Kf6 42. Be4 Kf7
43. Bb7 Kf6 44. Kc4 Ke7 45. Bf3 Kf7 46. Kb4 Kf6 47. Be2 Kf7 48. Kc4 Kf6 49. Bd1
Ba7 50. Bf3 Bb6 51. Be2 Ba7 52. h4 h5 53. Bd3 Bb6 54. Kb4 Kf7 55. Bf1 Ke7 56.
Bg2 Kf7 57. Bh3 Ke7 58. Bf1 Kf7 59. Bd3 Kg7 60. Be4 Kf6 61. Bc2 Kf7 62. Kc4 Kf6
63. Bd3 Kf7 64. Be2 Kf6 65. Bd1 Ba7 66. Kd3 Bb6 67. f3 Kf7 68. Bc2 Kf6 69. Bb3
Ke7 70. Bc2 (70. e4 {doesn't bring White any benefit.}) 70... Kf6 71. Bb1 Kf7
72. Ba2 Ke7 73. Bc4 Bc7 74. Ke2 Kf6 75. Bd3 Kf7 76. Bc2 Kf6 77. Kd3 $6 {
White overlooks a triple repetition after} (77. Kd3 Bb6 {but the position is
drawn anyway.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Filippov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 {It would be wrong to
underestimate this cunning retreat. Black is parting with tempo, but White has
played the less desirable Nbd2 and a3 moves.} 6. e4 d5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. Bd3 {
Grischuk knows his preferences and they do not favour the main line with the
b-pawn advance.} (8. b4 a5 9. b5 c5) 8... c5 9. Qc2 {Another important moment
when White had to choose the line at the critical point. In the last two years
many grandmasters have been attracted by the dangerous attacking ideas arising
after 9.h4. The position calls for creative play from both sides, but the
black defender seems to be surviving quite well in the main line with 9...g6.}
(9. h4 g6 (9... cxd4 10. Bxh7+ Kh8 11. Bb1 Qc7 12. Qc2 f5 13. cxd5 Qxc2 14.
Bxc2 exd5 15. Nb3 f4 16. Nbxd4 Nc5 17. b4 Ne6 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Ne2
f3 21. gxf3 Rxf3 22. Nf4 $16 {1-0 (31) Navara,D (2700)-Dzagnidze,N (2546)
Yerevan 2014}) (9... h6 10. Bb1 cxd4 (10... Re8 11. Qc2 Nf8 12. dxc5 a5 13. Nb3
(13. O-O Na6 14. Rd1 Nxc5 15. Nb3 b6 16. Be3 Bb7 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Bxc5 bxc5
19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Qxc5 Qb8 21. Qe3 Qxb2 $11 {1/2 (31) Ragger,M (2655)-Babula,V
(2585) Austria 2013}) 13... Nbd7 14. Bf4 a4 15. Nbd4 Nxc5 16. Ba2 dxc4 17. Bxc4
Bd7 18. h5 b5 19. Be2 b4 20. O-O Qb6 21. Nd2 Rec8 22. Nc4 $14 {1/2 (22) Avrukh,
B (2596)-Fedorchuk,S (2646) Sibenik 2012}) 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Qc2 f5 13. Nb3 Nc6
14. Bf4 Qb6 15. Ba2 Re8 16. O-O-O Qa6 17. Kb1 Nb6 18. Nbxd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Nc4
20. Rh3 Kh8 21. Rg3 Bxh4 22. Rh3 $14 {0-1 (36) Wojtaszek,R (2734)-Korobov,A 
(2702) New Delhi 2012}) (9... f5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Ng5 (11. e6 Nf6 12. Bxf5 Qb6
13. Qe2 cxd4 14. O-O g6 15. Bb1 Nh5 $11) 11... Qb6 12. Qf3 Qc6 13. Qh5 h6 14.
Ndf3 b6 15. e6 Nf6 16. Qf7+ Rxf7 17. exf7+ Kh8 18. Ne5 g6 19. Nxg6+ (19. Nxc6
Nxc6 20. Nf3 Kg7 21. Bb5 $14) 19... Kg7 20. Nxe7 Qb7 21. Ng6 Nbd7 (21... Nfd7
22. Bxf5 Nc6 23. Ne6+ Kxf7 24. Bxh6 $11) 22. Ne6+ Kxg6 23. h5+ Kxf7 24. Nd8+
$18 {1-0 (34) Cheparinov,I (2689)-Georgiev,K (2687) Sunny Beach 2012}) 10. h5 (
10. O-O cxd4 11. Nb3 Nc6 12. Re1 Bxh4 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Rc1 Be7 15. Qd2 f6 16.
exf6 Nxf6 17. Nbxd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bc5 19. cxd5 Bxd4 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qxd4 exd5
22. Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. Re1 Nf6 24. Bg5 Kf7 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Qxd5+ Kf8 $11 {
0-1 (82) Gajewski,G (2631)-Elsness,F (2483) Fagernes 2014}) 10... cxd4 11. Qc2
(11. cxd5 Nc5 (11... exd5 12. e6 Nc5 13. exf7+ Rxf7 14. Bb1 Qd6 15. hxg6 hxg6
16. b4 Ncd7 17. Nb3 Nf8 18. Bb2 Bf6 19. Qd2 Bg4 20. Nbxd4 Nc6 21. Kf1 Re8 $11 {
1-0 (47) Khenkin,I (2570)-Huschenbeth,N (2533) Hamburg 2014}) 12. Bb1 exd5 13.
b4 (13. Nxd4 Nc6 14. N2f3 Ne4 15. Bh6 Re8 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Qc1
Ba6 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Bg7 {1/2 (42) Nyzhnyk,I (2625)-Miroshnichenko,E (2619)
Mamaia 2013} f6 21. Qh6 exf3 $11) 13... Ne6 14. Nb3 Nc6 15. Qd2 Nxe5 16. Nxe5
Bg5 17. Qb2 Bxc1 18. Qxc1 Qf6 19. Nd3 Bd7 20. Qh6 $16 {1-0 (26) Miroshnichenko,
E (2626)-Andreev,E (2508) Al Ain 2013}) (11. hxg6 fxg6 12. Qc2 Qe8 13. O-O Nc5
$6 (13... Nc6 14. Re1 a5 (14... Nc5 15. b4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 dxc4 17. Nxc4 b5 18.
Nd6 Qd7 19. Qxb5 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 Bxd6 21. Qxd4 Rxf3 22. Bb2 Rf5 23. Qh8+ Kf7 24.
Rad1 $14) 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Bb5 d3 (16... Nc5 17. Nb3 Rxf3 $1 18. Nxc5 (18.
gxf3 $6 Ne6 19. Bd2 Qf7 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Qxc6 Rb8 $36) 18... Rf5 19. Bd2 $44)
17. Qxd3 Nc5) 14. Nxd4 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Nc6 (15... Qd7 {makes no sense:} 16. N2f3
b6 17. Bh6 $16) 16. cxd5 $1 exd5 $6 (16... Nxe5 17. Qe2 Bf6 18. Ne4 Bg7 19. d6
Bd7 $14) 17. N2f3 {1-0 (32) Jankovic,A (2553)-Roiz,M (2652) Plovdiv 2012})
11... Nc5 (11... Qe8 12. Nb3 Nc6 13. Bf4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nb6 15. Bd3 Nd5 16. Bh6
Bd7 17. Qe2 $14 {1-0 (38) Ding,L (2680)-Tomashevsky,E (2733) St Petersburg 2012
}) 12. cxd5 (12. hxg6 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 fxg6 14. cxd5 (14. Nxd4 Nc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6
16. Qh3 Rf7 17. Nf3 dxc4 18. O-O Qd3 19. Be3 c5 20. Rac1 Qf5 $11 {1/2 (84)
Shulman,Y (2571)-Kaidanov,G (2594) Saint Louis 2012}) 14... Qxd5 15. Qxd4 Nc6
16. Qxd5 exd5 17. b4 Bf5 18. Bb2 Bd3 19. Nb3 a5 20. bxa5 Be4 21. Ke2 Bxf3+ 22.
gxf3 Nxa5 23. Nxa5 Rxa5 $11 {1/2 (35) Nyzhnyk,I (2628)-Quesada Perez,Y (2655)
Arlington 2014}) (12. Bf1 d3 13. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 dxc4 15. Qe3 g5 16. Ne4 h6
17. Nfxg5 hxg5 18. Qg3 Kh8 19. Bxg5 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Nc6 21. Rd1 Qc7 $17 {1-0 (29)
Cheparinov,I (2710)-Mchedlishvili,M (2639) Leon 2012}) (12. Be2 Nc6 13. b4 d3
14. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Qd5 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Qe2 Nd4 19. Nxd4
Qxd4 20. Rb1 Bd7 $15 {1/2 (40) Ding,L (2654)-So,W (2658) Khanty-Mansiysk 2011})
12... Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Qxd5 14. Ne4 Nc6 (14... Nd7 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Bg5 b6 17.
Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Nf6+ Nxf6 19. exf6 Rd7 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Kd2 Qd6 $11 {1-0 (32)
Can,E (2529)-Kazhgaleyev,M (2563) Kocaeli 2014}) 15. Bh6 Qa5+ 16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17.
Kxd2 Rd8 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Bg5 h5 20. g4 Bxg5+ 21. Nfxg5 Nxe5 22. gxh5 Nc4+ $11
{1-0 (33) Giri,A (2734)-Naiditsch,A (2718) Wijk aan Zee 2014}) 9... h6 {
Chessplayers have to learn many trades and skills, one of them is the ability
to choose the lesser evil. Filippov seems to hope as many other players before
him, that his adversary will find it difficult to exploit the compromised
b1-h7 diagonal.} (9... g6 10. h4 cxd4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. h5 Nc5 13. hxg6 (13.
Nxd4 Nc6 14. N2f3 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qc7 16. Bf4 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 Qc4 18. Qxc4 dxc4
19. Rc1 b5 20. Nxb5 Rb8 $11 {1-0 (43) Smirnov,P (2628)-Landa,K (2642) Loo 2013}
) 13... Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 fxg6 15. Nxd4 Bf5 16. Qb3 Na6 17. O-O Nc5 18. Qe3 Qb6
19. N2f3 Be4 20. b4 Nd3 $11 {0-1 (37) Schreiner,P (2460)-Hamitevici,V (2467)
Tromsoe 2014}) 10. O-O (10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bf5 Nc6 12. e6 fxe6 13. Bxe6+ Kh8 14.
O-O Nxd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Nf3 Nc5 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. Nxd4 Ne6 19. Qd3 Nxd4 20.
Qxd4 Bc5 21. Qd3 Rxf2 22. Rxf2 Qb6 23. Qf3 Rf8 {1/2 (30) Lutz,C (2595)-Wahls,M
(2520) Germany 1994} 24. Bf4 $11) (10. b4 cxb4 11. axb4 Nc6 12. b5 Nb4 13. Qb3
dxc4 14. Bxc4 a5 15. O-O Nb6 16. Be2 Bd7 17. Ne4 N6d5 18. Nfd2 Rc8 19. Qg3 Bh4
20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. exf6 Nxf6 $17 {0-1 (44) Thorfinnsson,B (2395)-Babula,V (2569)
Novi Sad 2009}) 10... Nc6 (10... a5 11. Nb3 b6 12. Be3 (12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bb5
a4 14. Nbd2 cxd4 15. b4 axb3 16. Nxb3 d3 17. Bxd3 Nc5 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Nbd4 Be6
20. Bf5 Qd7 21. Rb1 Ra6 $11 {1/2 (30) Rodshtein,M (2632)-Eljanov,P (2761)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2010}) 12... Bb7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bf5 Nc6 15. e6 fxe6 16.
Bxe6+ Kh8 17. dxc5 Rxf3 18. gxf3 Nde5 19. Qd1 d4 20. f4 dxe3 {0-1 (25)
Khademalsharieh,S (2292)-Brkic,A (2568) Dubai 2014} 21. fxe5 a4 22. fxe3 Qc7
$15) 11. Nb3 $146 {The player from top 10 has every right to seek independent
ways even in notoriously well known positions. Grischuk might have been
dissatisfied with the lines after the universally played 11.Re1 a5 and thus he
comes up with a novelty.} (11. Re1 a5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qd1 $6 (13. Nf1 cxd4 (
13... Nxd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. f4 Re8 16. f5 Bh4 17. g3 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Rxe5 19.
gxh4 Qxh4 20. Qf2 Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Bxf5 22. Bf4 Re4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 {0-1
Teofilovic,V-Kostanjsek,Z/Makarska Tucepi 1995/ (36)}) 14. Ng3 Nc5 15. Bf5 a4 (
15... Be6 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qc1 Bxf5 18. Nxf5 Ne6 19. Qxh6 Re8 20. Rad1 Bf8 21.
Qh5 Bg7 22. Qg4 Kf8 {0-1 Suhl,D-Urday Caceres,H/Berlin 1997/ (40)}) 16. Bf4 d3
17. Bxd3 Bg4 18. Rad1 Ne6 19. Qd2 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Ncd4 21. Qe3 g5 22. Bb1 gxf4
23. Qd3 Ng5 {0-1 Browne,W-Makarichev,S/Saint John 1988/ (35)}) (13. Bf5 cxd4
14. Nb3 Qb6 (14... a4 15. Nbxd4 Nc5 16. Be3 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Ne6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19.
Bxh6 Bg5 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. Re3 {1-0 Burmakin,V-Mozaliov,S/St Petersburg 1996/ 
(35)}) 15. e6 Nc5 (15... Nf6 16. exf7+ Rxf7 17. Bg6 (17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. Nbxd4
Bc5 19. Ne6 Ne4 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. Qxc5 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Brenninkmeijer,J/
Groningen 1988/ (21)}) 17... Rf8 18. Nbxd4 (18. Qd3 a4 19. Nbxd4 Ng4 20. Be3
Nxe3 21. fxe3 Bg4 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Ne5 Rf4 {0-1 Kubikova,H-Csoke,A/Budapest
1994/ (48)}) 18... Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bc5 20. Nb3 Bd6 21. Be3 Qd8 22. h3 Bd7 23. Nd4
Rc8 24. Qd3 {1-0 Browne,W-Silman,J/San Mateo 1989/ (33)}) 16. exf7+ Rxf7 17.
Nbxd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qf6 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Be3 Bd7 21. Rac1 Rc8 22. Qg6 Rff8 23.
Nf3 Nb3 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qd3 {1-0 Piket,J-Dimitrov,V/Adelaide 1988/ (62)}) (
13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nb3 Qb6 (14... Nxd3 15. Qxd3 a4 (15... Bg4 16. Nfd4 (16. Bf4
Qb6 $11) 16... a4 17. Qg3 (17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Nd4 Qb6 $15) 17... Qc8 18. e6 $5 (
18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Nd4 c5 20. Nb5 Kh8 21. Nd6 Qe6 $15) 18... Bxe6 (18... axb3
19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Qxg4 Ra4 21. Qg3 Qc2 22. Bxh6 Qxb2 $15) 19. Bxh6 Bf6 20. Nxe6
fxe6 21. Nc5 Nd4 $1 22. Rac1 Nf5 23. Qg6 $2 (23. Qd3 $1 Nxh6 24. Nxe6 Qd7 25.
Rc7 Qe8 26. Qxd5 Rf7 27. Kf1 Kh8 28. Qxb7 Qg8 29. Rxf7 Nxf7 $17) 23... Qe8 $1
$17 {0-1 (37) Seel,C (2492)-Wahls,M (2538) Germany 2006}) 16. Nbd4 Nxd4 17.
Nxd4 Bc5 18. Be3 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Be6 20. Re3 Rc8 21. Rf1 Qd7 22. Rg3 $11 {
1-0 (26) Malakhatko,V-Mazurok,A/Kiev 2000/ (33)}) 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. h3 Re8 17.
Bf4 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Re2 Bd7 20. Rd1 Rac8 21. Qd2 {1-0 (26) Ristic,
N-Nikolic,B/Kladovo 1991/ (41)}) 13... Re8 14. Bb1 (14. e6 fxe6 15. Rxe6 (15.
Bg6 Rf8 16. Rxe6 cxd4 $17) 15... cxd4 16. Nb3 Nc5 17. Rg6 Kf7 $17) 14... Nf8
15. dxc5 (15. Qc2 cxd4 16. Qd3 Qb6 17. Nb3 Bg4 18. Nfxd4 Bh4 $1 $17) 15... Bxc5
16. Nb3 (16. Qc2 Qb6 17. Nb3 Bxf2+ 18. Qxf2 Qxb3 $17) 16... Bb6 17. Bf4 (17. h3
d4 (17... a4 18. Nbd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bc5 20. Be3 Qb6 21. b4 axb3 22. Nxb3 $11)
18. Be4 Ne6 $15) 17... Bg4 18. Bg3 (18. h3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 a4 20. Nc1 Ne6 $17)
18... Bc7 19. h3 (19. Nc5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. Rxe5 Bxe5 22. Nd3 Bc7 $17)
19... Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 (21. Bd3 Bxb2 22. Rxe8 Qxe8 23. Ra2 Qe1+ 24.
Kh2 Qc3 $19) 21... Nxe5 $17 {0-1 (31) Kempinski,R (2576)-Naiditsch,A (2532)
Griesheim 2002}) (11. cxd5 exd5 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bf5 cxd4 14. e6 Nf8 15. exf7+
Kxf7 16. Nb3 Bf6 17. Bf4 Kg8 18. Nc5 b6 19. Na6 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Ne7 21. Bd3 Bg4
$11 {1-0 (37) Browne,W (2535)-Bradford,J (2425) Los Angeles 1989}) 11... cxd4
12. Re1 Qb6 {The danger in this line lies for Black in the fact, that there is
no immediate crises that would have to be addressed right away. White will try
to mobilise his forces, hold the centre and then look at theenemy kingside.} (
12... dxc4 13. Qxc4 (13. Bxc4 a5 14. Qe4 a4 15. Nbxd4 (15. Bxh6 axb3 16. Bxg7
Kxg7 17. Qg4+ Kh6 18. Qh3+ $11) 15... Ndxe5 16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Bd2 $11) 13...
Qb6 14. Bc2 Rd8 15. Bf4 Nf8 $11) 13. Bf4 a5 14. Rad1 Nc5 {Choices in general
situations without concrete variations are quite difficult to master. The
stronger player in the game may try to confuse the opponent with positions
with many options and ideas.} (14... a4 15. Nbxd4 Nc5 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. cxd5
exd5 18. Bf5 Ne6 $11) 15. Nxc5 (15. Nbxd4 Nxd3 16. Rxd3 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bd7 $11)
15... Qxc5 (15... Bxc5 16. Rc1 dxc4 17. Bxc4 (17. Qxc4 Be7 18. Qc2 Rd8 19. Nd2
Rd5 20. Nc4 Qd8 $11) 17... Rd8 18. Qe4 Ne7 19. Bd3 Ng6 20. Bd2 Bd7 21. Qg4 Kh8
$11) 16. Qe2 Rd8 17. h4 $5 {A clever move in many respects, as White may use
the h-pawn advance in multiple ways. White is taking the g5-square under
control, preparing the undermining move h4-h5 and creating a retreat square
for the white king on the first rank.} Kf8 $2 {The defender got scared, but
his panic reaction is definitely wrong. Most of the sensible continuations
would offer better chances to survive White's attack.} (17... dxc4 18. Bxc4 Bd7
19. Rc1 Qb6 20. Qe4 Bf8 21. Bd3 g6 22. h5 Ne7 23. Nxd4 $14) (17... Bd7 18. cxd5
Qxd5 (18... exd5 19. Qd2 Bf8 20. Bb1 $14) 19. Bc4 Qc5 20. h5 Na7 21. Nxd4 Ba4
22. Nb3 Bxb3 23. Bxb3 Nc6 $11) (17... Qb6 18. Rc1 a4 19. Bb1 (19. cxd5 exd5 20.
Bb1 Qb3 21. Qd2 $14) 19... dxc4 20. Rxc4 Kf8 21. Qe4 Ke8 $13) 18. Rc1 Qb6 (
18... dxc4 19. Bxc4 Qb6 20. Qe4 Ke8 21. Rc2 $16) 19. cxd5 exd5 (19... Rxd5 20.
Qe4 Ke8 21. Qh7 Bf8 22. Nd2 $16) 20. Ng5 $1 {[%mdl 128] Grischuk senses the
enormous disparity in the number of pieces on the kingside and thus lashes out
at the black king with maximum severity.} hxg5 21. Qh5 Ke8 (21... Bc5 22. Bxg5
Ne7 23. Qh8+ Ng8 24. Bh7 $18) (21... gxf4 22. Qh8#) 22. e6 $1 Bxe6 (22... g6
23. exf7+ Kxf7 24. Bxg6+ $18) 23. Rxe6 {The tragedy for the defender is
complete, as White has managed to open up the centre and obtain
opposite-coloured bishops. This factor further enhances his unstoppable attack.
} gxf4 (23... Kd7 24. Rexc6 Qxc6 (24... bxc6 25. Bf5+ Ke8 26. Qh8+ Bf8) 25.
Bf5+ Ke8 26. Qh8+ Bf8 27. Re1+) (23... g6 24. Bxg6 fxg6 25. Rxg6 gxf4 26. Qf5
Bf8 27. Rg8 Ke7 28. Qh7+ $18) 24. Bf5 $1 g6 (24... Rd6 25. Qh8+ Kd7 26. Re5+
Re6 27. Rxd5+ Kc7 28. Qxa8 $18) 25. Rxg6 Qc7 {Black might have resigned with a
clear conscience, but Filippov decided to offer his opponent the chance to
deliver mate.} (25... fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Be6 $18) (25... Rd6 26. Qh8+ Bf8
27. Rxd6 $18) 26. Re1 fxg6 (26... Ne5 27. Qh8+ Bf8 28. Rxe5+ Qxe5 (28... Qe7
29. Rxe7+ Kxe7 30. Qe5#) 29. Qxe5+ Be7 30. Rg8#) 27. Qh8+ Kf7 28. Be6# {
Grischuk has executed the final attack with great energy and charm.} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 {Preparation for high-level games is often about twists and nuances.
Navara doesn't mind a Queen's Gambit, or English Opening...} c5 ({Throughout
his career Grischuk has also played} 1... Nf6 {, as well as}) (1... d5 {
However, the text move has lately become his main choice.}) 2. e4 {However,
given a chance, White goes for the Open Sicilian. His move-order served mainly
the purpose of avoiding 1.e4 e5, or the Grünfeld.} d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5.
Nc3 a6 6. h3 {A plausible way to avoid heavy and forcing theoretical lines,
this inconspicuous move has lately become increasingly popular. Navara has
used it already in the past and decided to brush it up this year for the Czech
championship in April, but got a chance to use it only about a month later in
the French league.} ({Topalov was successful in Norway with} 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3
Be6 8. f3 h5 (8... Nbd7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bf5 13. Bd3
Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Be7 15. h4 O-O 16. a3 $5 (16. O-O-O {is more common}) 16... bxa3
(16... a5 17. axb4 axb4 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Ke2 f5 (19... Re8 20. Ra1 Qc8 21. Qe4
Bd8 22. Nd2 Bb6 23. Qc4 Bxe3 24. Kxe3 Nc5 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. Qxc8 Rxc8 27. fxe4
h6 28. Kd3 $36 {[%csl Rb4,Rd6] Leupold,V (2332)-Hauenstein,H (2438)/email/2009/
}) 20. Qb5 Qe8 21. Rg1 f4 22. Bf2 e4 23. fxe4 Qh5+ 24. Kd2 Qf3 25. Qe2 Ne5 26.
Nd4 Qh3 $14 {/~~, Bonehill,A (2360)-Borisovs,L (2249)/email/2009/}) 17. Rxa3 a5
18. Qb5 Qc7 (18... Rb8 19. Qxa5 Qe8 20. Qa4 f5 21. Kd1 Qh5 22. Rh3 Rbd8 23. Na5
e4 24. Nc6 Rde8 25. Qa7 exf3 26. Bf2 Qg4 27. Rh1 f4 28. Rg1 Qh3 29. Kc1 Bd8 30.
Kb1 Bb6 31. Bxb6 Nxb6 32. Qxb6 Re3 $1 $11 {Hauenstein,H (2438)-Hlinka,V (2405)/
email/2009/}) 19. Nxa5 Rfb8 (19... Qxc2 $5 20. O-O Bd8 21. Nc4 Rb8 $132) 20.
Qc6 Qxc6 $2 (20... Bd8 $1 $14) 21. dxc6 d5 22. Ra2 Bd8 23. cxd7 Rxa5 24. Rxa5
Bxa5+ 25. Ke2 {Topalov,V (2772)-Wojtaszek,R (2735)/Tromso olm/2014/}) 9. Qd2
Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 g6 12. Be2 Qc7 13. Rc1 Ng8 (13... Bg7 14. O-O O-O
15. c4 b6 16. Na1 Kh7 17. h3 Ng8 18. g4 Qd8 19. gxh5 Qh4 20. hxg6+ fxg6 21. Bd3
Bh6 22. Rf2 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Ne7 $44 {So,W (2731)-Dominguez Perez,L (2768)/Havana/
2014/ See the notes to this game in CBM 161 - as Dominguez lost, he seeks
improvements earlier on.}) 14. O-O Ne7 (14... Bh6 $142) 15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3
O-O-O (16... Nf5 17. Bd3 $5 Nxe3 18. Bxg6+ Kd8 19. Qxe3 Bh6 20. f4 Bxf4 21.
Rxf4 exf4 22. Qxf4 $44 {[%cal Yb3d4,Yd4e6]}) 17. c4 Nf5 18. Bf2 $1 Kb8 $6 (
18... Bh6 19. Qb4 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Kb8 $13) 19. Qc3 Bh6 20. Rcd1 Nc5 21. Nd2 Nd4
22. Rfe1 a5 23. Bf1 f5 24. Nb3 Ndxb3 25. axb3 e4 26. b4 axb4 27. Qxb4 Rhe8 28.
fxe4 fxe4 29. Bd4 e3 30. Qa3 Re4 31. b4 $40 {Topalov,V (2772)-Dominguez Perez,
L (2760)/Tromso olm/2014/}) 6... e6 {Statistically speaking the Scheveningen
text move is Black's main response. It was also the topic of Kuzmin's opening
survey in CBM 126, but in 6 years the line has developed further.} ({The other
principal alternative is the Najdorf reaction} 6... e5 {, which was analysed
by Ftacnik in his article in CBM 153:} 7. Nde2 ({The retreat} 7. Nb3 {is less
usual here. The main reason is White strives for positions from the 6.g3 e5
line, where he will be able to spare a tempo by playing g2-g4 in one move.
Nevertheless, after} Be7 (7... Be6 8. f4 $5 b5 9. f5 Bc8 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qf3
Nbd7 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 h5 17. g3 h4
18. g4 Nh7 19. Nd2 Ng5 20. Qg2 Qb6 21. Bd3 Bf6 22. Rhe1 Ke7 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24.
Rxe4 Bg5 $11 {Grischuk,A (2785)-Wojtaszek,R (2701)/Riga rpd/2013/}) {there is
still the option to transpose into a modern branch of the English Attack (6.
Be3) with} 8. Be3 ({Black got good counterplay after the straightforward} 8. g4
Be6 9. g5 Nfd7 10. h4 O-O 11. Bh3 Nb6 12. g6 Bxh3 13. gxh7+ Kh8 14. Rxh3 N8d7
15. Qe2 Rc8 16. Be3 Nc4 17. O-O-O b5 18. Nd5 Nf6 19. Nxf6 Bxf6 20. Nd2 Qd7 21.
Rh2 Qe6 22. Nxc4 Rxc4 23. Qd3 Qg4 $11 {Navara,D (2708)-Swiercz,D (2608)/
FRA-chT Saint Quentin/2014/}) {White can in some cases even forego the overly
aggressive g4 advance, e.g.} 8... Nbd7 9. a4 $5 Nf8 10. Bc4 Be6 11. Qd3 Rc8 12.
Nd2 Qc7 13. Bb3 Ng6 14. a5 O-O 15. O-O Nh5 16. Rfd1 Nhf4 17. Qf1 Bg5 18. Ra4
Qe7 19. Nc4 Rcd8 20. Bb6 Rd7 21. Ne3 $36 {[%csl Rd5]} Bh6 $2 22. Nf5 $18 {
Anand,V (2785)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2730)/Dubai rpd/2014/}) 7... h5 (7... Be7 8.
g4 Be6 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ng3 b5 12. Be3 Nb6 13. b3 Rc8 14. Qd2 Qc7
15. Nd5 Nbxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. Rfc1 Qc3 18. Qxc3 Rxc3 19. Bd2 Rc7 20. Ba5 Rcc8
21. c4 bxc4 22. bxc4 Rb8 23. Rab1 Rfc8 24. Rb3 Rb5 25. Bd2 Rbc5 26. Rb7 R8c7
27. Rb4 a5 28. Rb8+ Rc8 29. Rb7 R8c7 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. Bf1 $14 {Mamedov,R 
(2659)-Nigalidze,G (2542)/Tromso olm/2014/}) (7... Be6 8. g4 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5
10. Bg2 Bb4 11. O-O Bxc3 12. Nxc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nc6 14. Ba3 Qxd1 ({Ftacnik} 
14... Qc7 $5 $13) 15. Rfxd1 Rd8 16. Bd6 f6 17. Rab1 Bc8 18. Rd3 Kf7 19. Bc7
Rxd3 20. cxd3 $36 {[%csl Gc7,Gg2][%cal Gb1b7] Kamsky,G (2733)-Shankland,S 
(2512)/USA-ch Saint Louis/2011/}) 8. g3 (8. Bg5 Be6 (8... Be7 9. Ng3 g6 10. Bc4
Nbd7 11. Nf1 b5 12. Bd5 Rb8 13. Bc6 O-O 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Ne3 Bb7 16. Bxb7 Rxb7
17. O-O $6 (17. Qf3 $13) 17... b4 18. Ncd5 Nxe4 19. Qf3 Ndc5 20. Nc4 f5 21. Be3
Bg5 22. Bxc5 dxc5 23. Rfd1 {Predke,A (2513)-Khismatullin,D (2680)/Samara/2014/}
Rd7 $17) 9. g3 Nbd7 10. a4 Be7 11. Bg2 O-O 12. O-O b5 $5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8
Qxa8 15. Nxb5 Qb8 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qd3 Qc8 {[%csl Rc4,Rh3]} 18. Nxd6 (18. b3
Bxh3 19. c4 h4 20. Ra1 {Naiditsch,A (2685)-Urkedal,F (2438)/Stockholm/2011/} d5
$5 21. cxd5 Bc5 $44) 18... Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Qxc2 20. Nc3 Qxb2 21. Nd1 (21. Qxe5 $2
Rc8) 21... Qb8 22. Qxb8 Rxb8 23. Ne3 $11 {Svidler,P (2769)-Anand,V (2783)/
Stavanger/2013/}) 8... Be6 ({It is only after} 8... b5 {that White plays the
active sortie} 9. Bg5 {Contrary to the aforementioned lines with the bishop
sortie one move earlier, here he still has the option of castling queenside:}
Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bb7 11. Nec3 Rc8 12. Bg2 Be7 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. h4 Nb6 15. Qd3 Qc7
16. Bh3 (16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. O-O $36 {[%csl Rd6,Rf6,Rf7]}) 16... Rb8 (16... Nfd7
$142 $1) 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. O-O-O b4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 $6 (19... Bxd5 $142) 20. exd5
Bc8 21. f4 Bxh3 22. Rxh3 $36 {[%csl Re8] Karjakin,S (2759)-Gelfand,B (2777)/
Wijk aan Zee/2014/ For more details see the notes to this game by Karjakin in
CBM 159.}) 9. Bg2 {Here Ftacnik mentions the more restrained} Nbd7 (9... b5 10.
O-O Nbd7 11. Be3 Nb6 12. b3 Be7 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. a4 bxa4 $6 (14... b4 15. a5
Nbd7 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf5 $14 {/<=>}) 15. Nxa4 Nxa4 16. Rxa4 O-O 17. Rfa1
Rfc8 18. c4 Rcb8 19. R4a3 Nd7 20. Nc3 Qc8 21. Qd1 Nf6 22. Kh2 $14 {/+/-,Giri,A
(2750)-Wojtaszek,R (2733)/Biel/2014/ White's better pawn structure gives him a
long-term pull.}) 10. a4 Be7 11. O-O Qc7 12. Be3 Rc8 13. a5 O-O 14. b3 Rfe8 15.
Ra2 Nc5 (15... Bf8 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 e4 18. c4 g6 19. Nc3 Bg7 20. Qb1 Nc5
21. Bd4 Qd8 22. Re2 h4 23. g4 Nh7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. b4 $16 {Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2722)-Makarov,M (2518)/RUS-chT Loo/2013/}) 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. c4 h4
19. Ra3 Bg6 20. Kh2 Ne4 $13 {Postnikov,D (2178)-Smirnov,A (2405)/Izhevsk/2013/}
) ({Lesser lines are more risky:} 6... g6 7. g4 Bg7 8. Bg2 (8. g5 Nh5 9. Be2 e5
10. Nb3 Nf4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Nc6 13. Bg4 Bxg4 14. hxg4 Qc8 15. Qd1 d5 $1 (
15... Nd4 $6 16. c3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Qe6 18. Ra5 f6 19. Qd5 Qxd5 20. Rxd5 Kd7 21.
gxf6 Bxf6 22. g5 Be7 23. Ke2 $16 {[%csl Gc1,Rd6,Re7,Rh7] Fischer,R-Reshevsky,S/
New York/1962/}) 16. exd5 Nb4 17. c3 Qc4 $1 $36) 8... O-O (8... h5 $6 9. g5
Nfd7 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Qd2 O-O 12. O-O-O Nde5 13. b3 Qa5 14. f4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc6
16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Kb2 Be6 18. Rhf1 Rac8 19. Qe3 Nb4 20. Rf2 Qc5 21. Qxc5 Rxc5
22. Na4 Rc7 23. f5 $16 {Navara,D (2719)-Van Wely,L (2683)/Wijk aan Zee/2007/})
9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 (10. O-O Bd7 11. Nde2 {also gives White chances to fight
for an advantage:} b5 12. f4 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Na5 15. b3 $5 Bxa1 16.
Qxa1 Rc8 17. Nd4 Nb7 18. f5 f6 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Qe1 a5 21. Qh4 Rf7 22. Qh6 Rg7
23. g5 Nc5 24. Nc6 $44 Bxc6 $2 (24... Qf8 $142) 25. dxc6 f5 26. Bd4 Qf8 27. Re1
e6 28. Rxe6 Nxe6 29. Bd5 Re8 30. c7 $18 {Carlsen,M (2775)-Ponomariov,R (2718)/
Moscow blitz/2008/}) 10... Bd7 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. f4 (12. Nde2 Ne5 13. b3 Qa5
14. Kb1 Nc4 $5 15. bxc4 Rxc4 16. e5 Rfc8 17. exf6 Rb4+ 18. Ka1 Bxf6 19. Bd4
Rxd4 20. Nxd4 Rxc3 21. Bd5 Bb5 22. g5 Bg7 23. Kb2 Qa3+ 24. Kb1 Bd3 25. cxd3
Bxd4 26. Bxf7+ Kg7 27. Qb2 Qxb2+ 28. Kxb2 {1/2, Shpakovsky,A (2506)-Gerasimov,
V (2479)/email/2012/} Kxf7 $11) (12. Kb1 b5 13. g5 b4 14. Nce2 Nh5 15. Bf3 Ne5
16. Bxh5 Nc4 17. Qd3 gxh5 18. Bc1 Bb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Qb3 Ra8 21. Qxb4 Ra4
22. Qb3 Qb6 $132 {Vetter,G (2408)-Gerasimov,V (2287)/email/2009/}) 12... Na5
13. b3 Qc7 14. Nde2 b5 15. Nd5 (15. Kb1 $5 Be6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nb7 18.
Bd4 Nc5 19. Ng3 $14 {Admiraal,M (2221)-Bosboom,M (2455)/Haarlem/2010/}) 15...
Nxd5 16. exd5 Rfe8 17. Rhf1 e6 18. Rf2 Nc4 $5 19. bxc4 bxc4 20. Bd4 c3 21. Qxc3
Qxc3 22. Nxc3 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Rxc3 24. dxe6 Rxe6 25. Rfd2 Rg3 $132 {Topalov,V 
(2785)-Mamedyarov,S (2757)/Khanty-Mansiysk/2014/}) (6... b5 7. Nd5 $5 {
Fischer's original idea is possibly the best choice.} (7. g4 Bb7 8. Bg2 e6 9.
O-O b4 (9... Nc6 $5 10. e5 dxe5 11. Nxc6 Qc7 $13) 10. Nd5 $5 exd5 11. exd5 Be7
12. g5 Nfd7 13. Nc6 Qc7 14. Nxe7 Kxe7 15. Re1+ {is rather unclear after} Kd8 $1
(15... Kf8 $2 16. Qe2 Qd8 17. Bf4 Ne5 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Qxe5 h6 20. Qf4 a5 21.
g6 f6 22. Re6 Bc8 23. Re3 Qb6 24. Rae1 Bd7 25. d6 Ra7 26. Qc4 {1-0, Karjakin,S
(2732)-Van Wely,L (2681)/Nice rpd/2008/}) 16. Qd4 f6 17. Qxb4 Ne5 18. f4 Nc4
19. b3 Qb6+ 20. Qxb6+ Nxb6 21. Re6 Kc7 22. c4 N8d7 $13 {Parligras,M (2588)
-Kurnosov,I (2617)/Bucharest/2008/}) 7... Bb7 (7... Nxe4 8. Qf3 Nc5 9. b4 e6
10. bxc5 exd5 11. c6 Be7 12. Qxd5 O-O 13. Bd3 Bf6 14. O-O Qc7 15. Bb2 {
Schneider,D (2405)-Nakamura,H (2452)/Tulsa/2001/} Nxc6 16. Qe4 g6 17. Nxb5 axb5
18. Bxf6 $16) (7... e6 $5 8. Nxf6+ Qxf6 {is perhaps the safest alternative,
but Black's queenside feels vulnerable.}) 8. Nxf6+ gxf6 9. c4 (9. Bd3 $14) 9...
bxc4 (9... Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Nb3 $5 Bxe4 12. Be3 $36) 10. Bxc4 Bxe4 11. O-O
d5 12. Re1 (12. Bb3 $142 $36) 12... e5 $2 (12... Bxg2 $1 $13) 13. Qa4+ Nd7 14.
Rxe4 dxe4 15. Nf5 Bc5 16. Ng7+ Ke7 17. Nf5+ Ke8 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Qb6 20.
Rd1 Ra7 21. Rd6 Qd8 22. Qb3 Qc7 23. Bxf7+ Kd8 24. Be6 {1-0, Fischer,R-Najdorf,
M/Varna olm/1962/}) ({However, one line deserving closer attention is} 6... Nc6
7. g4 Qb6 $5 (7... Nxd4 8. Qxd4 e5 9. Qd3 Be6 (9... Be7 $143 10. g5 Nd7 11. Be3
Nc5 (11... Bxg5 12. Bxg5 Qxg5 13. Qxd6 $14) 12. Qd2 Be6 13. O-O-O O-O 14. f3
Rc8 15. Kb1 Nd7 16. h4 b5 17. Bh3 Bxh3 18. Rxh3 Nb6 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Nd5 Qd8
21. f4 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Re7] Fischer,R-Bolbochan,J/Stockholm/1962/}) 10. g5 Nd7
11. f4 Rc8 (11... exf4 12. Bxf4 Be7 13. O-O-O Bxg5 14. Qxd6 Bxf4+ 15. Qxf4 O-O
16. Rg1 Rc8 17. Nd5 Kh8 18. Be2 f6 19. Qg3 $14 {Kuzubov,Y (2615)-Korobov,A 
(2679)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2012/}) 12. f5 Bc4 13. Qf3 (13. Qg3 b5 14. Bg2 b4 15. Nd1
d5 $5 16. exd5 Bc5 17. Be3 Bd4 18. h4 Qa5 19. f6 gxf6 20. gxf6 Bxd5 $15 {
Movsesian,S (2705)-Fedorchuk,S (2646)/CRO-chT Sibenik/2012/}) 13... Nb6 14.
Bxc4 Nxc4 15. b3 (15. f6 $1 gxf6 16. Rf1 $36) 15... Nb6 16. Bd2 d5 17. exd5 Bb4
18. Rd1 Bxc3 19. Bxc3 Qxg5 20. Bxe5 Rxc2 21. Bd4 Nd7 22. Rg1 Ne5 23. Qg3 {
Korobov,A (2702)-Negi,P (2641)/New Delhi/2012/} Qh4 $1 24. Qxh4 Nf3+ $11) 8.
Nb3 (8. Nde2 e6 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O (10. b3 h6 11. Qd2 g5 12. Ba3 Ne5 13. O-O-O
Qxf2 14. Bxd6 Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Nfd7 16. Nd4 Qf6 17. Qa3 Qe7 18. Qb2 O-O $13 19.
Nf5 $6 exf5 20. Nd5 Qc5 21. exf5 a5 $1 22. h4 gxh4 23. Rxh4 Ra6 $15 {Topalov,V
(2805)-Grischuk,A (2736)/Linares/2010/ See the notes to this game by Ftacnik
in CBM 135.}) 10... O-O 11. a3 Re8 12. Kh1 Qc7 13. f4 b5 14. f5 Nd7 15. Nf4 Bf8
16. Nh5 Nce5 17. Bg5 Bb7 18. Qc1 Kh8 19. Rf2 Rac8 20. Bh4 Qc5 21. Re2 a5 22. a4
b4 23. Nb5 Ba6 24. fxe6 fxe6 {Vallejo Pons,F (2700)-Dominguez Perez,L (2768)/
Havana/2014/}) 8... e6 9. g5 (9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 b5 11. Bg2 Bb7 12. O-O Be7 13.
a4 b4 14. Ne2 Na5 15. Nxa5 Qxa5 16. Ng3 O-O 17. g5 Nd7 18. f5 Rfe8 19. Kh1 Bf8
20. Bf4 Ne5 21. f6 g6 22. b3 Rac8 23. Qd2 Qc5 $132 {Safarli,E (2649)-Grischuk,
A (2792)/Dubai blitz/2014/}) 9... Nd7 10. h4 Qc7 11. h5 (11. f4 b5 12. Bg2 Bb7
13. a3 g6 14. f5 Nde5 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 Qe7 17. O-O Bg7 18. Ne2 Nf7 19. Nf4
Bc8 20. c3 O-O 21. Be3 Nfe5 22. Nd2 Bd7 23. Qe2 Rf7 24. Rf2 Raf8 $11 {/=/+,
Nepomniachtchi,I (2730)-Grischuk,A (2792)/Dubai rpd/2014/}) 11... b5 12. Rh3 (
12. a3 Bb7 13. Rh3 Nce5 14. g6 hxg6 15. f4 Nc4 16. hxg6 Rxh3 17. gxf7+ Kxf7 18.
Bxh3 Nf6 19. Nd4 Re8 20. Qd3 e5 21. Nf3 Kg8 22. Ng5 exf4 23. Be6+ Rxe6 24. Nxe6
Qe7 25. Nxf8 Nxe4 (25... Qxf8 $1 $15) 26. Ng6 Qe8 $2 (26... Qg5 27. Nxe4 Qg1+
28. Ke2 Qxg6 $44) 27. Nd5 $1 $18 {Giri,A (2752)-Grischuk,A (2792)/Norway blitz/
2014/}) 12... Bb7 13. g6 Nf6 14. Be3 hxg6 15. hxg6 Rxh3 16. Bxh3 Ne5 17. gxf7+
Qxf7 18. Nd4 Nxe4 19. Bxe6 Qg6 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Qe2 Qg1+ 22. Qf1 Qg6 $132 {
Sutovsky,E (2660)-Artemiev,V (2560)/Baku/2013/}) 7. g4 h6 {This prophylactic
move is played very often, but a dozen moves later on White will pounce on the
very weakening it causes. Our game again opens the question - is it necessary?}
(7... Nfd7 8. Bg2 Be7 9. Be3 (9. b3 {was too tame:} Nc6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Nce2
Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qa5+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Ne5 15. Rae1 Bg5+ 16. Kd1 Ng6 17. Bc1
Bxc1 18. Kxc1 Nf4 19. Bf3 Rd8 20. Ne2 Ng6 $11 {Jurcik,M (2469)-Ftacnik,L (2566)
/SVK-ch Prievidza/2014/}) 9... Nc6 10. h4 (10. O-O O-O 11. a4 Nde5 12. Nce2 Bd7
13. b3 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Nc6 15. c4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 e5 17. Bc3 Qb6 18. Kh1 Bg5 19.
Bb2 Be6 20. Ba3 Rfd8 $11 {Areshchenko,A (2701)-Cheparinov,I (2690)/Warsaw/2014/
}) (10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O-O Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. e5 d5 14. f4 b4 $5 $146 (14...
Bb7 15. Qe3 Rc8 16. Kb1 Qc7 17. Rc1 Bc5 18. Ne2 a5 19. c3 Ba6 20. Rc2 Qb6 21.
Rhc1 b4 22. cxb4 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 axb4 25. f5 Rc8 $11 {Vachier
Lagrave,M (2715)-Anand,V (2810)/Wijk aan Zee/2011/}) 15. Na4 Bb7 16. b3 Bc6 17.
Nb2 a5 18. f5 a4 19. Nd3 axb3 20. cxb3 Bb5 21. Kb1 Qa5 22. Rhf1 Nc5 23. Bxc5
Bxc5 $17 {Caruana,F (2774)-Karjakin,S (2782)/Moscow blitz/2013/}) 10... Nde5
11. g5 Bd7 ({Probably braver and better is} 11... Nc4 $5 12. Bc1 O-O {, played
somewhat later:} 13. b3 (13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. b3 Nb6 15. Bb2 a5 16. Ne2 Ba6 17.
Ng3 d5 18. Qd4 Bb4+ 19. Kd1 {Stevic,H (2613)-Yilmaz,M (2564)/Sarajevo/2014/} f6
$5 $13 {/=/+}) 13... Qa5 14. Nde2 N4e5 $5 (14... Na3 15. O-O b5 16. Bd2 Qc7 17.
Qc1 b4 18. Na4 {Nestorovic,N (2461)-Hajbok,R (2367)/Kazan/2013/} Nb5 $11) 15.
f4 (15. h5 $5) 15... Ng4 $1 16. Bf3 h5 17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. Qd2 d5 19. exd5 Rd8
20. a3 exd5 21. Na4 Qc7 22. h5 b5 23. h6 gxh6 24. Bb2 d4 $17 {Stevic,H (2619)
-Tadic,B (2505)/Neum/2014/}) 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. b3 f5 14. f4 Ng4 15. Qe2 Nxe3
16. Qxe3 fxe4 17. O-O-O d5 18. Nxe4 Ba3+ 19. Kb1 Qe7 20. Nf2 Bc5 21. Qg3 Bxf2
22. Qxf2 O-O 23. Qd4 Rf5 24. Rde1 $14 {Anand,V (2770)-Topalov,V (2785)/
Candidates Khanty-Mansiysk/2014/ See the notes to this game by Anand in CBM
160.}) (7... Nc6 8. Bg2 Nd7 {may transpose into the above lines.} (8... Be7 {or
}) (8... Qc7 {can be slightly different, but similar in character.})) ({
The main alternative is} 7... d5 {, Black counters kingside expansion with a
central break. He should achieve equality with some care:} 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nde2
Bb4 (9... h5 $5 10. g5 (10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Nf4 hxg4 12. Qxd5 {Sutovsky,E (2675)
-Najer,E (2663)/Netanya rpd/2009/} Nc6 $132 {Ftacnik}) 10... Bd6 11. Nxd5 exd5
12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Nc6 14. Qxd5 $6 (14. Be3 $13) 14... Be6 (14... Bxh3 $1 $15)
15. Qf3 Re8 16. Be3 Bc4 17. Rfe1 Nb4 18. Rac1 Be5 19. Nc3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Bd5 21.
Qxh5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qd5+ 23. Kg1 Nc6 $44 {Anand,V (2780)-Gelfand,B (2740)/
Zuerich/2013/ See the notes to this game by Ftacnik in CBM 153.}) (9... Nxc3
10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Nxc3 Bd7 12. Bg2 (12. Be3 Bc6 13. O-O-O+ Nd7 14. Rg1 {
gives White perhaps more chances for a slight pull.}) 12... Bc6 13. Bxc6 Nxc6
14. Bf4 Be7 15. O-O-O+ Ke8 16. Rhe1 Rd8 17. Ne4 h5 18. g5 e5 19. Be3 f5 20.
gxf6 gxf6 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. f4 h4 23. fxe5 fxe5 $11 {Rodshtein,M (2671)-Bu
Xiangzhi (2693)/Helsingor/2014/}) 10. Bg2 O-O (10... Nc6 $5) 11. O-O Nxc3 ({
Swapping the dark-squared bishop is strategically risky:} 11... Bxc3 12. Nxc3
Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. Rb1 (14. Qf3 Nc6 15. Rd1 Bd7 16. Ba3 Rfd8 17. Bd6 Qc8 18.
Qf4 Na7 19. Bc7 Rf8 20. c4 Bc6 21. Bf1 b5 22. c5 Bd5 23. Bd6 Re8 24. a4 $36 {
Svidler,P (2753)-Volokitin,A (2638)/Dubai rpd/2014/}) 14... Nc6 15. Be3 b5 16.
c4 Rd8 17. Qe2 b4 18. c3 a5 19. a3 Bb7 20. Bc5 Rd7 21. cxb4 $16 {Adams,M (2727)
-Vachier Lagrave,M (2722)/Paris/St Petersburg/2013/}) 12. Nxc3 (12. bxc3 Bd6 (
12... Bc5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Rb1 Nc6 15. Ng3 f6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Be3 f5 {Jurcik,
M (2469)-Nayhebaver,M (2309)/Mitropa Cup/2014/} 18. Nc5 f4 19. Nxb7 Bxb7 20.
Bxf4 $1 $16) 13. Qd3 Qe7 (13... Qc7 14. Rd1 Be7 $13) 14. Rd1 Ba3 $6 (14... Bc7
$142) 15. Bxa3 Qxa3 16. Rab1 Nd7 17. c4 Qc5 18. Nc3 Ra7 19. Na4 Qc7 {Bartel,M 
(2618)-Oral,T (2546)/CZE-chT/2009/} 20. Qd4 b5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Nc3 {/\} Ba6
23. Rxb5 $16) 12... Qc7 13. Qd4 (13. Qf3 Bd6 (13... Nc6 14. Bf4 $14) 14. Be3
Bh2+ 15. Kh1 Be5 16. Rfd1 Nd7 17. Qe2 Rb8 18. Ba7 Ra8 19. Bd4 Rb8 20. Ne4 b5
21. c3 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Bb7 23. Rad1 Bd5 $11 {Sutton,A (2223)-Pattrick,G (2157)/
email/2011/}) 13... Bd6 (13... Nc6 14. Bxc6 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 bxc6 16. Be3 e5 17.
Rae1 f6 18. f4 $36 {[%csl Rc8,Ge3] Kryvoruchko,Y (2659)-Korobov,A (2715)/
UKR-ch Kiev/2013/}) 14. Ne4 (14. Be3 Bd7 15. Rad1 Bh2+ 16. Kh1 Be5 17. Qb6 Qxb6
18. Bxb6 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Bc6 20. Rd6 Bxg2+ 21. Kxg2 Nc6 22. Rd7 Rab8 23. Rb1 Ne5
24. Rdd1 Rbc8 25. Bd4 Nc6 26. Rxb7 Nxd4 27. Rxd4 Rxc3 28. a4 {1/2, Ilyasov,A 
(2291)-Lil',P/email/2012/}) 14... Be7 15. Be3 Bd7 16. Qb6 Qxb6 17. Bxb6 Bc6 18.
c4 Nd7 19. Bd4 a5 20. Rfd1 Rfd8 21. b3 f6 $11 {Pikula,D (2547)-Georgiev,K 
(2675)/Cetinje/2010/}) (7... b5 $5 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O {transposes into 6...b5 7.
Bg2, avoiding the knight sortie to d5.}) 8. Bg2 Be7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. f4 (10. Qe2
Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Be3 b5 13. O-O-O b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 O-O (15... a5
16. Be4 Bd7 17. Kb1 a4 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 O-O 20. Qd2 Re8 21. Bd3 b3 22. cxb3
axb3 23. a3 Bf6 $132 {Safarli,E (2620)-Sasikiran,K (2707)/Istanbul olm/2012/})
16. Be4 Bg5 17. Rdg1 Bxe3+ 18. fxe3 Qh4 19. Bd3 a5 20. e4 Ra7 21. Kb1 Rc7 22.
Qe3 Rc5 23. g5 {Shirov,A (2702)-Khismatullin,D (2681)/RUS-chT Loo/2014/} Kh7 $5
$11) 10... Nd7 {[%cal Re7h4] This forces White to disclose his castling
intentions.} ({After the more played, but less concrete} 10... Qc7 11. Qe2 $5 (
11. Qd2 Nxd4 (11... Bd7 12. O-O-O Na5 13. b3 Rc8 14. Nce2 g6 15. Ng3 e5 $6 16.
Nde2 Bc6 17. Kb1 Nd7 18. Rhf1 exf4 19. Nxf4 Ne5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 $16 {
[%csl Ra5,Re8,Rh6] Van Kampen,R (2581)-Timman,J (2566)/Wijk aan Zee/2013/}) 12.
Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 exf4 14. Bxf4 Be6 15. O-O-O Rd8 16. Nd5 (16. Kb1 Qa5 17. Rhe1
Rd7 18. Bf3 Nh7 19. Qh2 O-O 20. h4 Bf6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 {Ehlvest,J (2660)
-Rytshagov,M (2495)/Tallinn/1996/} Bxb2 $1 $11) 16... Nxd5 17. exd5 Bc8 18.
Rde1 (18. Kb1 $142 $5) 18... O-O 19. Be4 Bh4 20. Re2 {Leon Hoyos,M (2542)
-Cebalo,M (2500)/Nova Gorica/2010/} Rfe8 $132 {/\} 21. Bxh6 gxh6 22. Qxh6 f5
23. gxf5 Qh7 $11) 11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 exf4 14. Bxf4 {White has a
high success rate:} Be6 15. O-O-O O-O 16. e5 dxe5 17. Qxe5 (17. Bxe5 Qb6 18.
Bd4 Qc7 19. Qf2 Rac8 20. Bb6 Qb8 21. Rhe1 Rc4 22. Bf1 Rc6 23. Bd4 Qc8 24. Bd3
Bc5 $132 {Robson,R (2491)-Urkedal,F (2333)/Tromsoe/2009/}) 17... Qc8 18. g5
hxg5 19. Bxg5 Nd7 20. Qg3 Bxg5+ 21. Qxg5 $36 {Movsesian,S (2580)-Akopian,V 
(2620)/Yerevan/1996/}) 11. O-O {Navara doesn't speculate anymore and resolves
the placement of his king.} (11. Qd2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. fxe5 (13. Bf2 {
has been played in email games:} exf4 14. Nd5 O-O 15. O-O-O Ne5 16. Bb6 Qe8 17.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qxf4 Be6 19. Kb1 Rfc8 20. Bf1 Rc6 21. Bd4 Rac8 22. Rh2 f6 $11 {
Kryuchkov,V-Emelyanov,M (2472)/email/2012/}) 13... Bh4+ 14. Bf2 Nxe5 15. O-O-O
Bxf2 16. Qxf2 Be6 17. Qd4 Qg5+ (17... h5 $5) 18. Kb1 O-O-O 19. Bf1 Nc6 20. Qf2
Qc5 21. Qg3 Qe5 22. Qf2 Qc5 $11 {Anand,V (2770)-Mamedyarov,S (2757)/Candidates
Khanty-Mansiysk/2014/ See the notes to this game by Kr.Szabo in CBM 160.}) ({
An interesting idea is the less tested} 11. Nf3 $5 b5 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 Bb7 14.
Ng3 g6 15. O-O h5 16. g5 h4 17. Nh1 Na5 18. Nf2 Nc4 19. Bc1 e5 20. b3 Na5 21.
Bb2 Rh5 22. Qd2 $36 {Movsesian,S (2721)-Sandipan,C (2641)/Moscow/2011/}) 11...
Nxd4 (11... O-O 12. Qd2 ({Navara's intention was} 12. Nce2 {[%cal Yc2c4] , but
this is also nothing new:} Nxd4 13. Nxd4 e5 14. Nf5 exf4 15. Bxf4 (15. Nxe7+
Qxe7 16. Bxf4 Ne5 17. Qd4 Be6 18. b3 Rad8 19. c4 f6 20. Rad1 Rd7 $11 {Maze,S 
(2553)-Sokolov,A (2561)/Pau/2008/}) 15... Ne5 16. Qd2 Bxf5 17. exf5 Rc8 18. b3
b5 19. Rfe1 Bf6 20. Rad1 Re8 21. Kh1 Rc7 22. c3 Rce7 $132 {Kruse,H (2374)
-Riccio,E (2477)/email/2010/}) 12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Qc7 14. a4 b6 15. Rad1 Bb7
16. Qf2 Bc6 17. h4 b5 18. g5 b4 19. Na2 e5 20. Be3 exf4 21. Bxf4 hxg5 22. hxg5
Rab8 23. Qh4 Ne5 24. Bxe5 dxe5 25. Rf3 Bd7 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Rh3 f5 28. exf5
Qd1+ 29. Kh2 e4 $1 30. Qh7+ Kf7 31. Qg6+ {1/2, Kangur,A (2539)-Boger,R (2659)/
email/2006/ Here White didn't fully profit from h6 and his attack was
sufficient only for a perpetual.}) (11... Qc7 12. Nce2 O-O 13. Qd2 Nxd4 14.
Nxd4 Rb8 15. c4 b6 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. b3 Rbc8 18. Bf3 Nc5 19. Qg2 b5 20. h4 e5
21. Nf5 Ne6 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. g5 bxc4 24. Kh2 Nf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. gxh6 g6
$132 {Evtushenko,S (2460)-Yurov,A (2368)/email/2011/}) 12. Qxd4 O-O 13. Qd2
$146 {[%mdl 8] A slight improvement. Navara moves his queen from its central
post, freeing d4 for his minor pieces. He starts eyeing h6, Shirov's knight
transfer to g3 also finds a place in his attacking plans.} (13. Ne2 b5 14. Ng3
Bb7 15. Nh5 e5 16. Qd2 Nf6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. g5 hxg5 19. fxg5 Be7 20. a4 Qd7
21. axb5 axb5 22. Qd3 Bc6 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Qb3 Qe6 25. Qxe6 fxe6 26. h4 d5 $11
{Shirov,A (2703)-Sutovsky,E (2642)/Poikovsky/2014/}) (13. a4 b6 $13 {[%cal
Yc8b7]}) 13... Rb8 {Black would like to fianchetto his Bc8 after all.} ({
Both players considered the transition into French structures} 13... b5 14. e5
d5 15. Bd4 {[%cal Yf4f5] advantageous for White.}) 14. Rad1 (14. Ba7 Ra8 15.
Be3 $11 {is a way to chicken out.}) ({David didn't like the insertion of} 14.
a4 b6 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Yd7c5] , as his a-pawn can possibly become a target
after a subsequent Nc5.} 15. Rad1 Qc7 (15... Bb7 16. h4 $1 $14 {Gleizerov}) 16.
f5 Bb7 17. Ne2 Nc5 $5 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. f6 Bxf6 20. Rxf6 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4
$132) 14... b5 15. Ne2 (15. e5 $6 dxe5 16. Ba7 b4 $1 $15 {/\} 17. Bxb8 $2 Qb6+
$19) (15. h4 b4 16. Ne2 Nf6 $5 17. g5 hxg5 18. hxg5 Ng4 $132 {/=/+}) 15... Qc7
({Navara gave the line} 15... Bb7 $5 16. e5 (16. f5 e5 $5 $132 (16... Ne5 17.
b3 {[%csl Re6][%cal Ye2f4]})) 16... Bxg2 17. Kxg2 d5 18. Bd4 Qc7 $13) 16. f5 $5
{[%csl Rh6] White feels Black's last move (the queen moves further from the
kingside) justified this double-edged thrust.} Nf6 (16... Ne5 17. b3 (17. Bxh6
$6 Bf6 (17... Nc4 18. Qc1 Bf6 19. b3 Nb2 $15) 18. fxe6 fxe6 $15 (18... Bxe6 $2
19. Rxf6 $16)) {/\} 17... Rd8 18. f6 Bxf6 19. Rxf6 gxf6 20. Nf4 $40 {[%csl Rf6,
Rh6][%cal Rf4h5]}) (16... e5 17. Ng3 Nf6 18. Bxh6 $5 (18. Bf3 Bb7 19. h4 d5 20.
exd5 Rbd8 21. Qg2 e4 22. Nxe4 Nxd5 $44) 18... gxh6 19. Qxh6 $36 {is a good
version of the motif we will see in the game.}) (16... exf5 17. exf5 Bb7 (17...
Ne5 18. Qc3 $1 $14) 18. Qc3 $5 {Gleizerov} Nc5 19. Nf4 $14 {[%cal Yf4d5,Yf4h5]}
) 17. Ng3 (17. fxe6 Bxe6 (17... fxe6 18. Nf4 {[%cal Rf4g6]} Ne8 19. Nh5 $36)
18. Nd4 Nd7 $5 19. Nf5 Ne5 $132) 17... Re8 (17... d5 $2 18. e5 $1 $40) ({
Once the knight can't go to f4 aymore,} 17... Bb7 $5 {deserves serious
attention:} 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qxh6 d5 $1 (19... Qxc2 20. g5 Qc5+ 21. Kh2 Qe3
22. fxe6 $18 {[%cal Rg3f5]}) 20. Kh2 {guarantees White a draw, but seemingly
nothing more after} Bd6 21. Qg5+ (21. Rd3 Be5 22. g5 Ne8 $5 {can be even risky
for White after} 23. fxe6 (23. f6 dxe4 24. g6 fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Ng7 26. Re3 Qf7
27. Qxg7+ Qxg7 28. fxg7 Rxf1 29. Bxf1 Rc8 $17) 23... Ng7 $15) 21... Kh7 22.
Qh4+ $11 {Grischuk was as usual running short of time, but perhaps he still
harbored higher ambitions?}) 18. Bd4 $5 {A very provocative continuation -
White loses a tempo to enhance the strength of his main attacking idea.} (18.
fxe6 Bxe6 (18... fxe6 $2 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. Qxh6 Bd8 (20... Rf8 21. g5 Nh7 22.
g6 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Nf6 24. e5 dxe5 25. Ne4 $18) 21. e5 $1 $40 {/\} dxe5 22. Nh5
Nxh5 23. Qg6+ Ng7 24. Be4 $18) 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 (20. exf5 d5 $1 $36 {
[%cal Ye7c5]}) 20... Rbc8 (20... Nd7 21. e5 $5 Nxe5 22. Bd5 Rf8 23. Bxh6 Rbc8
$1 (23... gxh6 $2 24. Qxh6 Qxc2 25. Rd2 Qc1+ 26. Kg2 $18 {[%cal Rf5h5]}) 24. c3
b4 $13) 21. Bxh6 Bf8 $1 $132 (21... gxh6 22. Qxh6 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Rc5 24. g5 Rxf5
25. exf5 Qe3 26. Qh4 $1 Ne4 $5 27. Qxe4 Bxg5 $14)) (18. Bxh6 $6 gxh6 19. Qxh6
Nh7 20. f6 Bf8 (20... Qc5+ $2 21. Kh1 Bf8 22. Qg6+ $1 Kh8 23. Qxf7 $18) (20...
Bxf6 $2 21. Rxf6 Nxf6 22. Qxf6 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Qe5 24. Nh5 $16) 21. Qh5 Bb7 $5 $15
{is advantageous for Black - with the pawn on e6 his defence is much more
resilient, than later in the game.} (21... Qc5+ 22. Qxc5 dxc5 $15)) 18... e5 (
18... exf5 19. g5 $1 hxg5 (19... Nxe4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. gxh6 Bf8 22. Qg5 f5 23.
Qg6 Re7 24. Rd3 $3 $40 {Navara} exd3 25. Bd5+ Kh8 26. hxg7+ Rxg7 27. Kh1 $18 {
[%cal Rg6h6]}) 20. Qxg5 $40) (18... Bb7 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. g5 (20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21.
Rxf6 (21. Qxd6 $2 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Bxb2 $17 {[%csl Gb2,Gb7][%cal Yb2e5]}) 21...
gxf6 22. Qxh6 (22. Nh5 Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Rf8 {[%cal Yc5g5]}) 22... Qc5+ 23. Kh2 Qg5
$11) 20... hxg5 21. Qxg5 Rf8 22. Rf2 $14 {[%cal Yd1f1,Yh3h4,Yg2h3]}) 19. Be3
Bb7 $6 {[%cal Yb8d8,Yd6d5] Black finally plays this natural move, but right at
this moment he had plausible and probably better alternatives:} (19... Rd8 $5
20. Bxh6 (20. g5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 Bb7 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Nh5 Qe7 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25.
c3 Rbc8 $11 {/=/+}) 20... gxh6 21. Qxh6 Nh7 22. f6 Bf8 {and the line similar
to the game doesn't give White anything:} 23. Qh5 Qc5+ 24. Kh2 Qe3 25. h4 Qh6
26. Qxh6 Bxh6 27. g5 Nxg5 28. hxg5 Bxg5 $11) (19... Kh7 $5 20. Bf3 ({Navara
points out the safer and roughly equal} 20. g5 $5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 $11) 20... Bb7
21. h4 d5 22. g5 (22. exd5 e4 23. d6 (23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Bc5 $1 25. d6 Qb6
$19) 23... Bxd6 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 exf3 26. Rxf6 gxf6 27. Kf2 Rbc8 $15)
22... dxe4 23. gxf6 exf3 24. fxe7 Qxe7 $44 {and already Black has excellent
compensation and attacking chances.}) 20. Bxh6 $1 {[%mdl 640] Facing quickly
unfolding central counterplay, White can't hesitate - the piece sacrifice is
the only consistent continuation of his attacking plans.} gxh6 {This was
dubbed an impractical solution in the impending time-trouble. However,
objectively speaking Black's defensive task was very difficult anyway and
maybe he already has no road to a fully satisfactory position:} (20... d5 {
was suggested afterwards as stronger, but the problems persist after} 21. Bxg7
$5 (21. Bg5 dxe4 22. Bxf6 Qb6+ 23. Kh2 e3 24. Qe2 Bxf6 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 $1 (25...
Rxb7 26. Ne4 $36) 26. Qxe3 e4 $132) (21. exd5 gxh6 22. Qxh6 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 Bf8
24. Qg5+ Bg7 $15) 21... Kxg7 22. g5 (22. Qg5+ $6 Kh8 (22... Kf8 $5) 23. exd5 e4
$5 (23... Qxc2 24. Nh5 $1 (24. Qh6+ Nh7 25. Qh5 $5 (25. Be4 Qc5+ 26. Kg2 Bg5
27. Qh5 f6 $15) (25. Ne4 Rg8 26. f6 Rg6 27. Qh5 Bf8 $13) 25... Bg5 $13) 24...
Qc5+ (24... Rg8 25. Qh4 Qc5+ {-24...Qc5+} (25... Nxh5 $2 26. Qxh5+ Kg7 27. f6+
Bxf6 28. g5 $18)) 25. Kh1 Rg8 26. Qh4 Nh7 27. f6 Bd8 28. Ng3 Rg6 29. Ne4 $44 {
/+/=}) 24. Nh5 Rg8 25. Qh4 Nh7 26. f6 Bd6 27. Bxe4 Rg6 $13) 22... Bc5+ 23. Kh2
Nxe4 24. f6+ Kh7 (24... Kg6 25. Qd3 $1 (25. Bxe4+ dxe4 26. Qe2 Rh8 27. Qg4 Qc8
28. Rd7 Qxd7 29. Qxd7 Bc8 $132) {/\} 25... Kh7 26. Bxe4+ dxe4 27. Qe2 {-24...
Kh7}) (24... Kg8 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. g6 e3 27. Qe2 {[%cal Re2h5]} fxg6 28. f7+
Qxf7 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. b4 $16) 25. Bxe4+ dxe4 26. Qe2 Rh8 27. Qg4 {[%cal Rd1d7]
} Bc6 (27... Rbd8 28. g6+ fxg6 29. Qh4+ Kg8 30. f7+ Kg7 31. Qf6+ Kh7 32. Nf5 $1
gxf5 33. Rxf5 $18) (27... Bd4 28. c3 $16) 28. g6+ fxg6 29. Qh4+ Kg8 30. f7+
Qxf7 31. Qxh8+ Kxh8 32. Rxf7 $14) 21. Qxh6 Nh7 (21... d5 22. g5 Bf8 $5 (22...
Bc5+ 23. Kh2 Bf8 24. Qh4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Nh5 Bd6 27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. g6 $18
{/\} Qxc2+ 29. Rf2 Qxd1 30. Nd7+) 23. Qh4 $1 Nh7 (23... Nxe4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25.
Nh5 Bc5+ 26. Kh2 $40 {[%cal Rh5f6,Rg5g6]}) 24. f6 {[%cal Rg5g6,Yg2f5,Yf5h6]}
Kh8 25. exd5 $16) (21... Qxc2 22. Qg5+ $1 (22. g5 Qc5+ (22... Nxe4 23. g6 Ng5 (
23... Nf6 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. Nh5 $18) 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. Nh5 Nxh3+ 26. Kh1 Nf2+
27. Rxf2 Qxd1+ 28. Kh2 $18) 23. Rf2 Qe3 $1 24. Nf1 Ng4 25. Nxe3 Nxh6 26. gxh6
Kh7 $14 {/<=>}) 22... Kh8 (22... Kf8 23. Nh5 $1 Nxh5 24. Qxh5 {[%cal Rh5h8]}
Bf6 25. g5 $18) 23. Nh5 Rg8 (23... Nxh5 24. Qxh5+ Kg8 25. g5 {[%cal Rf5f6,
Rg5g6]} Bxe4 26. Rf2 $1 $18 (26. Bxe4 $2 Qxe4 27. g6 fxg6 28. fxg6 Qh4)) 24.
Qh4 Nxg4 25. Nf6+ Kg7 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27. Qh5+ Kg7 28. Nxg4 Kf8 29. f6 $16) 22. f6
Bf8 (22... Bxf6 $2 23. Rxf6 {/\} Nxf6 24. Nf5 $18) (22... Nxf6 $2 23. Rf5 $18 (
23. Nf5 Bf8 24. Qg5+ Kh7 25. Rxd6 $18)) 23. Qh5 (23. Qh4 $5 {[%cal Yf1f5,Yf5h5]
} Qc5+ $6 24. Kh2 Qe3 25. Rf5 Qh6 26. Rh5 Qg6 27. Rf1 Bc8 28. Rff5 $3 Bxf5 29.
exf5 Qxf6 30. g5 $18 {is a pretty line given by the winner. However, Navara
himself admits it's not forced, Black can probably defend better with a more
timely Bc8.}) 23... Qc5+ (23... d5 $5 24. g5 Kh8 25. exd5 e4 26. Nxe4 Rbd8 27.
g6 $5 fxg6 28. Qxg6 $40) ({After} 23... Kh8 24. g5 $40 {[%cal Yg3f5,Yg2f3,
Yf3g4,Yg4f5] White has a powerful position with numerous attacking ideas.
Kavalek gives the pretty line} Bc8 25. Rf2 Rb7 26. Rdf1 Be6 27. Kh2 Qc4 28. Rf4
$1 exf4 29. Rxf4 $18 {[%cal Rf4h4]}) 24. Kh2 Qe3 $138 {Natural in time-trouble
- the queen wants to help out its king. The problem is that even in the
endgame the attack persists.} 25. h4 Qh6 $1 {[]} 26. Qxh6 Bxh6 27. g5 Bf8 (
27... Nxg5 28. Nf5 $1 Kh7 (28... Nf3+ 29. Bxf3 Bf4+ 30. Kh3 Bc8 31. Bg4 $18)
29. Nxh6 Kxh6 30. hxg5+ Kxg5 31. Rxd6 $16) (27... Rec8 $5 28. gxh6 (28. Rf2 $5
Bf8 29. Nf5 $44) 28... Rxc2 29. Rxd6 Rxb2 30. Rfd1 Rf8 31. a3 $36 {Navara}) (
27... Rbc8 28. c3 $16) (27... Bxg5 28. hxg5 Nxg5 29. Nf5 $18 {/\} Re6 30. Ng7)
28. g6 $1 Bh6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This fails tactically.} (28... fxg6 29. f7+ $18)
(28... Nxf6 29. Rxf6 fxg6 30. Rxg6+ Kh7 31. h5 $16) ({Now already} 28... Rec8
$142 $1 {was necessary and certainly more resilient. After} 29. gxh7+ Kxh7 30.
Rf2 $14 {/+/- White is on top, but the game is far from over.}) 29. Nf5 Bf4+ (
29... Bf8 30. g7 Bxg7 31. fxg7 $18) 30. Rxf4 $1 $18 Nxf6 (30... exf4 31. Nh6+
Kh8 32. g7#) (30... fxg6 31. Rg4 $18) 31. gxf7+ Kxf7 32. Nxd6+ Ke7 (32... Kg6
33. h5+ Nxh5 34. Rg4+ $18) 33. Nxe8 {White has already more than one way to
convert his material advantage.} (33. Rf5 $18 {/\} Ng4+ 34. Kg3 Ne3 35. Rf7+)
33... exf4 34. Nxf6 Kxf6 35. Rd6+ Ke5 36. Rb6 $1 {Seals Black's fate - this
pin will cost him another pawn.} f3 (36... Kd4 {[%cal Yd4c5]} 37. e5 $18) 37.
Bxf3 Rf8 38. Kg3 Bxe4 39. Bxe4 Kxe4 40. Re6+ (40. Re6+ Kf5 41. Rxa6 $18 {
With the time-control over it makes no sense to continue.}) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. a3 Be7 7. e4 O-O 8. Nf3
Qc7 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 d6 13. Bg3 Rfd8 14. Rc1 Rac8 15.
Nd2 Qb8 16. Re1 a6 17. Bf1 Ne5 18. h3 Bc6 19. Qe2 Nfd7 20. b4 Rc7 21. Qe3 Rdc8
22. f4 Ng6 23. Nf3 Ba8 24. Kh1 Qb7 25. Nd4 Qb8 26. Rcd1 b5 27. f5 Ngf8 28. fxe6
fxe6 29. Nf3 Nb6 30. c5 dxc5 31. Na2 c4 32. Nc3 Qb7 33. Bxc7 Qxc7 34. Ne2 Bc6
35. Ned4 Be8 36. Be2 Ra8 37. Rf1 a5 38. Nc2 axb4 39. axb4 Ra2 40. Nfd4 Qe5 41.
Ra1 Rxa1 42. Rxa1 Na4 43. Rd1 Bf6 44. Bg4 h5 45. Be2 Bg6 46. Bf3 Nb2 47. Ra1
Na4 48. Rd1 Be8 49. Be2 Nh7 50. Bf3 Ng5 51. Ne2 Kh7 52. Ncd4 Nb2 53. Ra1 Nd3
54. Ra8 Bg6 55. Ra5 Nxe4 56. Bxe4 Bxe4 57. Nf3 Bxf3 58. Qxe5 Bxe5 59. gxf3 Nxb4
60. Rxb5 Nd5 61. Rc5 c3 62. Rc6 Kg6 63. Rxe6+ Kf5 64. Rc6 g5 65. Kg1 h4 66. Kf2
Nb4 67. Rc4 Nd5 68. Rc6 Nb4 69. Rc4 Nd5 70. Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Norway II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 Bb7 8. Re1
O-O 9. a4 d6 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. c3 Nc5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Bc2 b4 15.
d4 Nd7 16. Nf1 bxc3 17. bxc3 Re8 18. Ng3 Qa1 19. Qd2 Bf8 20. Bb3 Qa5 21. Qc2
Rb8 22. Bd2 Nd8 23. h3 c5 24. dxe5 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 dxe5 26. Bd5 Bc8 27. Nf5 Ne6
28. Ne3 Nf4 29. Nc4 Qc7 30. Bxf4 exf4 31. e5 f3 32. Bxf3 Be6 33. Qe4 Re8 34.
Be2 g6 35. f4 Qb8 36. Bg4 Bxc4 37. Qxc4 Rd8 38. Bf3 Rd2 39. Bd5 Qc7 40. Qe4 c4
41. Bxc4 Be7 42. Kh1 Qc5 43. Rf1 Rf2 44. Rd1 Kg7 45. Rd7 Qa3 46. Kh2 Kf8 47.
Qd4 Qb2 48. Qd5 Rxf4 49. Rxe7 Kxe7 50. Qd6+ Ke8 51. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Perunovic, Milos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Serbia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. b3 Be7 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Bf4 Ne8 14. Rac1 h6 15.
e4 Qc7 16. Qe2 Qb8 17. Be3 Nef6 18. Nd2 Rfe8 19. f4 Qa8 20. h3 Bf8 21. Bf2 Bc6
22. b4 Qb8 23. a3 Ba8 24. Re1 Red8 25. Bf3 g6 26. Rcd1 Bg7 27. Rc1 h5 28. Red1
Re8 29. Bg2 Bh6 30. Be3 Bg7 31. Bf2 Bh6 32. Be3 Bg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Bxf6
gxf6 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Nb3 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Bg4 Ne7 13. O-O Bg7 14. f5 e5 15. Qd3
h5 16. Bf3 h4 17. Kh1 Rd8 18. a4 b4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 h3 21. g3 Bh6 22. Qe4
a5 23. Nd4 Qc5 24. Rad1 Kf8 25. Nc6 Ra8 26. Be2 Qe3 27. Qg4 Bg5 28. Bb5 Kg7 29.
Qc4 Rhc8 30. Rde1 Qb6 31. Qg4 Rxc6 32. dxc6 Bxc6+ 33. Bxc6 Qxc6+ 34. Qf3 Rc8
35. Qxc6 Rxc6 36. Re2 d5 37. Kg1 d4 38. Kf2 b3 39. cxb3 d3 40. Ree1 Rc2+ 41.
Kf3 Rxb2 42. Ke4 Rxb3 43. Rb1 Rc3 44. Rf3 Rc4+ 45. Kxd3 Rxa4 46. Rff1 Kh6 47.
Ra1 Rd4+ 48. Ke2 e4 49. Rfd1 Rb4 50. Rdb1 Rc4 51. Rb2 a4 52. Rba2 Kh5 53. Kf1
Rc5 54. Rxa4 Rxf5+ 55. Ke2 Re5 56. Ra5 Kg4 57. Rxe5 fxe5 58. Ra5 f6 59. Rc5 Bh6
60. Rc6 Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kretov, Evgenij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2263"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8.
Rc1 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc3+ 12. Rxc3 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 Na4 14. Rc2
Bf5 15. Rd2 Nc6 16. Nf3 Nxc5 17. Bb5 Ne4 18. Re2 Rfd8+ 19. Nd2 Nb4 20. a3 a6
21. Bc4 Rac8 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. axb4 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Bc2+ 25. Ke1 Bd3 26. Nb3 Bc4
27. Nc5 b6 28. Ne4 Bxe2 29. Kxe2 Rc2+ 30. Kf3 Kg6 31. Ra1 h5 32. g4 h4 33. g3
h3 34. Nc3 Rf8+ 35. Ke4 Rcxf2 36. Nd5 e6 37. Nxb6 Rf1 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 O-O 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O
d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bb3 Nxb3 11. axb3 a6 12. Re1 c5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Be6 15.
c4 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Be7 17. Qc2 a5 18. g3 b6 19. h4 Qd7 20. Nd2 f5 21. exf5 Qxf5
22. Ne4 Qf7 23. Qc4 Rab8 24. Re3 Kh8 25. Re2 b5 26. Qc2 Ra8 27. Nc3 b4 28. Ne4
Qxd5 29. Rae1 Qd4 30. Nd2 Qg4 31. Re4 Qd7 32. Nc4 Qb7 33. Ne3 Rf7 34. Qc4 Raf8
35. Re2 Bd8 36. Qe6 Qd7 37. Qd5 Bc7 38. Nc4 Qe7 39. Kg2 Kh7 40. Ne3 Qd8 41. Nc4
Kh8 42. Ne3 Kh7 43. Nc4 Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf5 d5 8. Bg5
d4 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Bc4 g6 12. Nxd4 Bg7 13. Nb3 O-O 14. O-O Nc6 15.
a4 h5 16. a5 Rb8 17. Nb6 Qg5 18. Nxc8 Rbxc8 19. c3 Ne7 20. Qe2 Kh8 21. Nd2 f5
22. Nf3 Qf4 23. Bd3 Rce8 24. Ra4 Qh6 25. Rb4 f4 26. h4 Rb8 27. Rb6 Rf6 28. Nxe5
1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 Bd6 6. Bxd6 cxd6 7. cxd5 Nxd5
8. Nxd5 exd5 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. Nd2 Qb6 12. Qb3 Qa5 13. Qb5 Qc7 14. O-O
Bd7 15. Qb3 Rfc8 16. Nb1 Be6 17. Nc3 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. f3 Kf8 20. Kf2 Ke7
21. g4 h6 22. h4 g5 23. Rh1 Nd7 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Rh5 Rg8 26. Rah1 Nf6 27. Rh6
Ne8 28. a3 Nc7 29. Ne2 Ne8 30. Bc2 Rc8 31. Bb3 Nf6 32. Nc3 Ra8 33. Ke2 Rgc8 34.
Kd2 Rg8 35. Na2 Rac8 36. Nb4 Rc7 37. Rh8 Rcc8 38. Rxg8 Rxg8 39. Na2 Bd7 40. Nc3
Bc6 41. Ne2 Bd7 42. Kc3 Rc8+ 43. Kb4 Re8 44. Kc3 Rc8+ 45. Kd2 Rg8 46. Ng3 Rc8
47. Bc2 Be6 48. Bd3 Bd7 49. Bf5 Be6 50. Rh6 Rg8 51. Kc3 Rc8+ 52. Kd2 Rg8 53.
Rh2 Rc8 54. Rh1 Rg8 55. Kc3 Re8 56. Kb4 Kd8 57. Kb5 Nd7 58. Rh5 Rg8 59. Rh6 Ke7
60. Rh7 Kd8 61. Rh1 Re8 62. Rc1 Rh8 63. Rh1 Rxh1 64. Nxh1 Bxf5 65. gxf5 Ke7 66.
Nf2 Kf6 67. e4 Ke7 68. e5 dxe5 69. dxe5 Nxe5 70. Kxb6 d4 71. Kxb7 d3 72. a4 d2
73. a5 Nd3 74. Nd1 Kd6 75. a6 Nc5+ 76. Kb6 Nxa6 77. Kxa6 Kc5 78. Ka5 Kc4 79. b4
Kd3 80. b5 Ke2 81. Nb2 Kxf3 82. b6 g4 83. b7 g3 84. b8=Q g2 85. Qb6 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qe2 g6 8.
O-O-O Bg7 9. f4 O-O 10. Kb1 Qc7 11. g4 b5 12. Bg2 Bb7 13. Rhe1 e5 14. fxe5 dxe5
15. Nb3 b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 a5 18. d6 Qc8 19. Be7 Re8 20. Nd2 a4 21. Bxb7
Qxb7 22. Qe4 Qb5 23. g5 Rec8 24. Rf1 b3 25. cxb3 axb3 26. Nxb3 Nb6 27. d7 Nxd7
28. Qd5 Qxd5 29. Rxd5 Nb6 30. Rc5 Re8 31. Bf6 Nd7 32. Rc4 Nxf6 33. gxf6 Bf8 34.
Nd2 Rad8 35. Ne4 Rd4 36. Rfc1 Bh6 37. R1c3 Bf4 38. h3 g5 39. a4 h5 40. a5 g4
41. hxg4 hxg4 42. a6 Rxc4 43. Rxc4 Ra8 44. Ra4 g3 45. Nxg3 Bxg3 46. Rg4+ Kf8
47. Rxg3 Rxa6 48. Re3 Re6 49. Kc2 Ke8 50. Kd3 Kd7 51. Ke4 Rxf6 52. Kxe5 Re6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Paravyan, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Qc2 d6 5. e4 bxc4 6. Bxc4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Nfd7 10. Rb1 Nb6 11. Be2 a5 12. Rd1 a4 13. a3 Ba6 14. Bf4 Bxe2 15.
Qxe2 N8d7 16. h4 Qc8 17. e5 dxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Qxe5 Re8 21.
h5 Nc4 22. Qf4 Nd6 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Qf5 25. Qxf5 gxf5 26. Rbc1 Rec8 27. d6
exd6 28. Rxd6 Rab8 29. Rc2 Rb3 30. Ra6 Rcb8 31. Rxc5 Rxb2 32. Rxf5 Ra2 33. Rxa4
Rb1+ 34. Kh2 Rb3 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Reshetnikov, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B98"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Be2 e6 8. f4
Be7 9. Qd3 Qc7 10. O-O-O b5 11. Bf3 b4 12. Nce2 Bb7 13. Ng3 Rc8 14. Kb1 O-O 15.
h4 Rfe8 16. Qe2 h6 17. e5 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 dxe5 19. fxe5 Nd5 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. Rd4
Qb6 22. Ka1 a5 23. Ne4 a4 24. Nd6 Rb8 25. Rhd1 a3 26. R1d3 axb2+ 27. Kxb2 Nc3
28. Rc4 Nxe2 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Moskalenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nc3 e5 6. O-O Nge7 7. Ne1 d6 8. Nc2
Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. d3 Qd7 11. Ned5 Bh3 12. Nxe7+ Nxe7 13. Bxh3 Qxh3 14. e4 f5
15. f3 f4 16. Qe1 g5 17. Qf2 h5 18. Qg2 Qe6 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Qd7 21. gxf4
gxf4 22. Kh1 Kh7 23. Rg1 Rf6 24. Bd2 Qf7 25. Qh3 Bh6 26. b4 b6 27. bxc5 bxc5
28. Rab1 Rg8 29. Rxg8 Kxg8 30. Rb8+ Bf8 31. Be1 Rg6 32. Bf2 Rg7 33. Qc8 Rg6 34.
a4 Qf6 35. a5 Kg7 36. Qd7+ Kh6 37. Qe8 Bg7 38. Qd7 Qg5 39. Qh3 Bf6 40. Rb7 a6
41. Rb6 Be7 42. Rxa6 Rg8 43. Rb6 Kh7 44. a6 Bd8 45. Rb7+ Kh6 46. a7 Ba5 47.
Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. h3 Nf6 4. g4 d5 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Bd6 7. Bg5 O-O 8. e3 Qa5
9. Bxf6 Rxf6 10. gxf5 exf5 11. cxd5 Bb4 12. Qb3 cxd5 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3
Qxc3+ 15. bxc3 f4 16. Ne5 fxe3 17. fxe3 Nc6 18. Bg2 Be6 19. Nd3 Rd8 20. Rf1
Rxf1+ 21. Kxf1 b6 22. Nf4 Bf7 23. c4 Ne7 24. cxd5 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Rc1
Bxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Rd7 28. Kf3 Kf7 29. Rc6 Ke7 30. Ke4 Rd6 31. Rc7+ Rd7 32. Rc8 Kf6
33. d5 h5 34. Kd4 g5 35. e4 g4 36. hxg4 hxg4 37. e5+ Kg7 38. e6 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Popov, Ivan1"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Be3 Bg4 8. Nd2
Bxe2 9. Qxe2 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nb3 Nd4 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Rad1 Nh5 14. Nb5 c5
15. Nxc5 Qg5 16. b4 b6 17. Nb3 Nf4 18. Qf3 Nxg2 19. Qxg2 Qxb5 20. a3 Rad8 21.
f4 d3 22. cxd3 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Qxd3 24. Qf3 Rd8 25. e5 Qf5 26. Nc1 Bf8 27. Kg2
Qc2+ 28. Ne2 Rd3 29. Qf2 Rxa3 30. Nd4 Qxf2+ 31. Rxf2 Bxb4 32. Nc6 Bc5 33. Rd2
a5 34. Rd8+ Bf8 35. Rb8 Rb3 36. Nxa5 Rb4 37. Nc6 Rxf4 38. Rxb6 Rc4 39. Kf3 g5
40. h3 h5 41. Ra6 Kg7 42. Nd8 Be7 43. Nc6 Bc5 44. e6 Rf4+ 45. Kg2 Rf2+ 46. Kg3
h4+ 47. Kg4 fxe6 48. Kxg5 Be3+ 49. Kxh4 Rf8 50. Ne5 Bd4 51. Nd3 Rf3 52. Nb4 Kf7
53. Kg4 Rb3 54. Nc6 Bf6 55. Ra5 Rc3 56. Ne5+ Kg7 57. Ra7+ Kh6 58. Nf3 Rc4+ 59.
Kg3 Kg6 60. Ra6 Kf5 61. Ra5+ e5 62. Nd2 Rd4 63. Nf3 Rd3 64. Kf2 Kf4 65. Ng1
Bh4+ 66. Kf1 Rd1+ 67. Kg2 Rd2+ 68. Kf1 Rf2+ 69. Ke1 Ra2+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 Bg4 5. Bg2 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nc3
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. c5 Qxb3 11. axb3 a6 12. b4 Rfe8 13. h3 Bf5 14. g4 Bc2 15.
Bf4 h6 16. Rac1 Bh7 17. Nd2 Bd8 18. Bd6 e5 19. e3 Re6 20. f4 exd4 21. exd4 Ne8
22. f5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bh4 24. Re2 Nxd6 25. cxd6 Rd8 26. Nb3 Nf6 27. Nc5 Rxd6
28. Nxb7 Rd7 29. Nc5 Ra7 30. Nb1 g6 31. fxg6 Bxg6 32. Nd2 a5 33. Nf3 Bg3 34.
Ne5 axb4 35. Nxg6 Ra1+ 36. Bf1 fxg6 37. Re6 Kf7 38. Rxc6 Rb1 39. Nd3 Ne4 40.
Kg2 Rd1 41. Be2 Rd2 42. Kf3 Bd6 43. Rxd6 Nxd6 44. Ne5+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Mozharov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. d3 Nc6 8.
O-O f5 9. Qe2 Nh6 10. Nd5 e6 11. exf5 Nxf5 12. c3 O-O 13. Ne3 Rae8 14. Bd2 Nfe7
15. Nc2 Nd5 16. g3 b5 17. a3 a5 18. Rae1 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. c4 Nc7 21. b3 Ra8
22. Be3 Ra2 23. Qd1 Na6 24. d4 cxd4 25. Ncxd4 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 27. Qxd4 Nc5
28. Re3 Rd8 29. Rf2 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 Qg7 31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Nd4 Kf6 33. Nc6 Ra8
34. Nxb4 Rb8 35. Nc6 Rxb3 36. Rxb3 Nxb3 37. Ke3 h5 38. h3 g5 39. fxg5+ Kxg5 40.
Nd4 Nc5 41. Nf3+ Kf5 42. Nd4+ Kf6 43. Nb5 Ke5 44. g4 hxg4 45. hxg4 Nd7 46. Nd4
Nb6 47. Nc6+ Kf6 48. Kd4 e5+ 49. Kd3 Kg5 50. c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Belous, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 b5 7. cxb5 Qa5+ 8. Nfd2
Qxb5 9. Nc3 Qb7 10. O-O d6 11. Nc4 Qa6 12. b3 Nbd7 13. a4 Nb6 14. Na3 Rb8 15.
Rb1 Bf5 16. e4 Bd7 17. Re1 Qc8 18. Bb2 Bh3 19. Qe2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Re8 21. Ba1 e6
22. dxe6 Qxe6 23. Qd3 Rbd8 24. Nab5 Qe7 25. Rbd1 Ng4 26. a5 Ne5 27. Qe2 Nc8 28.
Nd5 Qb7 29. f4 Nc6 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Qb2+ Kh6 32. Nbc7 Nd4 33. Nxe8 Rxe8 34.
Rxd4 cxd4 35. Qxd4 Qxb3 36. Nf6 Re6 37. Ng8+ Kh5 38. Nf6+ Kh6 39. g4 Qc2+ 40.
Kg3 Qc5 41. Ng8# 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Nb6 6. e3 Bg7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3
Na6 9. Ne4 Bf5 10. Ng3 Be6 11. Bxa6 bxa6 12. O-O c5 13. Bc3 Nd5 14. Qd2 Nxc3
15. bxc3 Qa5 16. Ne4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Qxd2 18. Nfxd2 Rab8 19. Nc5 Bd5 20. Ndb3
Rfc8 21. Nxa6 Rb6 22. Nac5 h6 23. Rfc1 g5 24. f5 e5 25. Nd7 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Ra6
27. Rc8+ Kh7 28. Nbc5 Rxa2 29. e4 Ra1+ 30. Kf2 Ra2+ 31. Ke1 Bc4 32. f6 exd4 33.
fxg7 Kxg7 34. Ne5 Bb5 35. Rc7 Kf6 36. Ng4+ Kg6 37. Ne5+ Kf6 38. Nxf7 Rxg2 39.
e5+ Kg6 40. Nd6 a6 41. e6 d3 42. Nxb5 Re2+ 43. Kd1 axb5 44. Rb7 Kf6 45. Rf7+
Kg6 46. Rb7 Kf6 47. Rxb5 Rxh2 48. Rb7 Re2 49. Rf7+ Kg6 50. Rc7 h5 51. Rc6 Kf5
52. Nb3 Re4 53. Kd2 h4 54. Kxd3 Re1 55. Nd4+ Kf6 56. Rc7 h3 57. Rh7 g4 58. e7
Rxe7 59. Rxe7 Kxe7 60. Nf5+ Kf6 61. Ng3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Seliverstov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Qb3
Qb6 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Rd1 O-O 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6
15. Bf3 Rfd8 16. Be3 Qxb3 17. axb3 a6 18. g4 Rd7 19. g5 Ne8 20. d5 cxd5 21.
cxd5 e5 22. Bg4 Rdd8 23. Rac1 Bd6 24. Bb6 Rdb8 25. Re1 Kf8 26. Kg2 a5 27. Be3
a4 28. bxa4 Rxa4 29. h3 Rba8 30. Rc2 Nc7 31. Bc5 Bxc5 32. Rxc5 Ne8 33. Rxe5 Rd4
34. Re3 Rd8 35. Bf3 Nd6 36. Rc7 Nf5 37. Re4 Nh4+ 38. Kg3 Nxf3 39. Kxf3 R4xd5
40. Rxb7 Rxg5 41. Rf4 Rf5 42. Rxf5 gxf5 43. b4 g5 44. Rb5 Rd3+ 45. Kg2 g4 46.
Rxf5 gxh3+ 47. Kh2 Rb3 48. Rf4 Kg7 49. f3 Kg6 50. Kxh3 f5 51. Kg3 Kg5 52. Rc4
Rb1 53. f4+ Kh5 54. Kf3 Rb3+ 55. Ke2 Kg4 56. Kd2 Rf3 57. b5 Rb3 58. Ke2 Rxb5
59. Kf2 Rb3 60. Rc8 Rb2+ 61. Kf1 Kxf4 62. Rc4+ Kg3 63. Rc3+ Kg4 64. Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qe2 g6 8. f4
Bg7 9. e5 dxe5 10. fxe5 Nh5 11. O-O-O Bxe5 12. Nd5 Nhf6 13. Nf3 Nxd5 14. Nxe5
Nc7 15. Bh6 Ne6 16. Qf3 f6 17. Bc4 Qb6 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. Rxd7 Kxd7 20. Qd5+ Qd6
21. Qxb7+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 d6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 Be7 10. d4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bd7 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Ng5 Be7
15. Qh5 h6 16. Ne4 Qa5 17. Qe2 e5 18. Be3 Be6 19. Red1 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.
g4 Qa4 22. g5 hxg5 23. Nxg5 Bxg5 24. Bxg5 f6 25. Be3 Bd5 26. Bxd5+ Rxd5 27. Qh5
Rd8 28. Qf5 Qc4 29. h3 b6 30. Kh2 Ne7 31. Qf3 Qd5 32. Qg4 Qd7 33. Qf3 Qf5 34.
Qg3 Kf7 35. Rg1 Rg8 36. Qh4 Qxc2 37. Qc4+ Kf8 38. Qe6 Qf5 39. Qd6 Kf7 40. a4
Qe6 41. Qc7 Rc8 42. Qxa7 Rc6 43. Rb1 Rxc3 44. Rxb6 Qa2 45. Rb7 Rxe3 46. Qxe3
Qxa4 47. Qc5 Qf4+ 48. Kg2 Qe4+ 49. Kg1 Qxb7 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Re1
Rc8 9. a4 b4 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qc7 12. Bd3 Nxe4 13. Qe2 Nef6 14. Bxa6 e6 15.
Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Nbd2 Be7 17. a5 O-O 18. Nb3 Nd5 19. Bd2 Rc2 20. Qd3 Rc7 21. Rec1
Rxc1+ 22. Bxc1 Ra8 23. g3 h6 24. Nfd2 Nb8 25. Nf1 Qa6 26. Qc2 Qc6 27. Qd1 Qb5
28. Ne3 Nc6 29. Nxd5 Qxd5 30. Bd2 Nxa5 31. Bxb4 Nc4 32. Rxa8+ Qxa8 33. Qc2 Qd5
34. Bc3 Bf6 35. Nd2 Nb6 36. Qd3 Qa2 37. Ne4 Be7 38. Kg2 Nd5 39. Qb5 Qa8 40. f3
Bf8 41. Qd3 Qa4 42. Bd2 Qb4 43. Bxb4 1-0

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 68th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dvalishvili, Pavel S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2439"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2014.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. Nc3
Nbd7 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 Re8 12. h3 Bf8 13. Bf4 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Ne4 15.
Nb5 Ndf6 16. Nh4 Bxb5 17. axb5 g5 18. f3 gxf4 19. Nf5 Qe5 20. fxe4 fxg3 21. Ra3
Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Qxe4 23. Rxg3+ Kh8 24. Qc3+ Re5 25. Rf1 Qxd5 26. Rg2 Qe6 27. Qg3
Bh6 28. Nxh6 Qxh6 29. Rxf7 Qe3+ 30. Qxe3 Rxe3 31. h4 Rg8 32. Rxg8+ Kxg8 33.
Rxa7 Rb3 34. Kf2 Rxb2 35. Rd7 Rxb5 36. Rxd6 c4 37. Rc6 Rb4 38. Kf3 b5 39. e4
Rb1 40. e5 Kf7 41. Ke4 h5 42. Kd5 Rd1+ 43. Kc5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "En Passant"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. b3 Qa5
{The alternatives are 8...Na6, 8...a5 and 8...Qc7, as advocated by Victor
Moskalenko in his recent book 'The Diamond Dutch'. Moskalenko finds 8...Qa5
more suitable for rapid games. The idea of this move is to advance ...e5
quickly and not be bothered by the sortie Ba3.} 9. Bb2 e5 10. Qd2 $1 {I think
this is a hard move to meet for Black. It certainly puts the early black queen
sortie to the test, as in several variations the unprotected position of the
Qa5 is crucial.} (10. dxe5 dxe5 11. e4 f4 12. Qd6 (12. gxf4 Nh5 13. Ne2 Bg4 14.
h3 Nxf4 $4 (14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nxf4 16. Nxf4 Rxf4 $11) 15. Nxf4 $2 (15. hxg4
$1 $18) 15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Rxf4 17. Bg4 Na6 18. Qd6 Raf8 19. Rad1 $11 {
1-0 (62) Jakovenko,D (2725)-Gurevich,M (2614) Odessa 2010}) 12... Ne8 (12...
Na6 13. gxf4 exf4 14. e5 Rd8 15. Qa3 Qxa3 16. Bxa3 Ng4 $11) 13. Qd2 Bg4 14. h3
Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Na6 16. Rad1 Nac7 17. Na4 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Ne6 $11 {1-0 (42)
Korobov,A (2678)-Bartel,M (2677) Lublin 2012}) (10. d5 e4 11. Ng5 h6 12. Ne6
Bxe6 13. dxe6 Qe5 14. Qd2 Qxe6 15. Rad1 Rd8 16. f3 e3 17. Qd3 Na6 18. Bc1 Re8
19. Qxd6 Qf7 20. Bb2 Bf8 21. Qd3 Nc5 22. Qc2 h5 23. f4 (23. Ne4 $11) 23... Ng4
24. b4 Na6 $2 (24... Ne6 25. Ne4 $5 fxe4 26. Bxe4 $13) 25. b5 $18 {0-1 (79)
Tregubov,P (2607)-Gurevich,M (2669) Corsica 2005}) 10... Na6 11. Rad1 $14 (11.
Rfd1 Qc7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Ba3 c5 14. Nd5 (14. Ng5) 14... Nxd5 15. Qxd5+ Kh8
16. Bb2 Nb4 $2 (16... e4 $11) 17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. Bxe5 $18 {1-0 (58) Markos,J 
(2559)-Ehlvest,J (2601) Riga 2012}) 11... Re8 12. d5 $1 {Threatening to simply
take on c6 and d6.} c5 ({The alternative} 12... Bd7 {is less committal, but it
leaves Black with little or no counterplay and White methodically mopping up
the black position.} {One possible line illustrating White's comfortable game
is:} 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. e4 $1 fxe4 (14... f4 15. a3 Qb6 16. b4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4
Bxe4 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Rac8 20. c5 Nc7 21. Ng5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 h6 23. Ne4
Ne6 24. Rd7 Rc7 25. Rxg7+ $1 Rxg7 26. Nf6+ $18) 15. Nxe4 Qxd2 16. Nfxd2 Rad8
17. Ba3 d5 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5+ Rxd5 21. Ne4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1
Be7 23. Rd7 Bxa3 24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Nxh7+ Kg8 26. Nf6+ Kf8 27. Nxe8 Kxe8 28. Rxb7
Bc5 29. a3 Bb6 30. Rg7 Nc5 31. b4 Ne4 32. Kg2 Nxf2 33. Rxg6 Bd4 34. h4 $18) 13.
e4 (13. Ng5 Bh6 (13... Nc7 $14) 14. f4 Bxg5 15. fxg5 Nh5 16. e4 Ng7 (16... f4
$2 17. gxf4 Nxf4 18. Nb5 Qd8 19. Rxf4 exf4 20. Qxf4 $18) 17. exf5 gxf5 $2 (
17... Bxf5 18. g4 $1 Bxg4 19. Ne4 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Nh5 21. Nxd6 Re7 22. Nxb7 $1
$18) 18. g6 $18 hxg6 19. Qh6 Kf7 20. Ne4 Qd8 21. Ng5+ Kf6 22. Qh4 Qe7 23. Bxe5+
dxe5 24. d6 Qd7 25. Bd5 Nh5 26. Ne6+ {1-0 (26) Chuchelov,V (2540)-Haenisch,U
Bad Zwesten 1998}) 13... Qd8 {This retreat is an admission of defeat. Black
can't play ...Nc7 since this leaves Qa5 isolated} ({After} 13... Rb8 14. exf5
Bxf5 15. Nh4 Bd7 16. f4 $1 {seizes the initiative on the kingside.}) 14. Ng5 f4
$6 (14... Bh6 15. f4 fxe4 16. Ncxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bf5 18. Rde1 Nc7 19. a3 a5
20. h3 $16) 15. gxf4 Nh5 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Ne2 h6 18. Nf3 Qd6 $16 {At the
expense of a pawn Black has freed his position somewhat but his pieces lack
co-ordination. He has to use his strongest piece to blockade the white d-pawn,
The Na6 is out of the play and he is still behind in development. His only
active piece is Bc8. Unfortunately Black has no means of directing the Na6 
(the natural blockader) to d6.} 19. Ne1 g5 20. a3 Bd7 (20... Rd8 21. Nd3 Nc7
22. Bf3 Nf4 23. Nexf4 gxf4 24. Kh1 Ne8 25. Rg1 $18) 21. Nd3 Rf8 22. Kh1 Rae8 (
22... Rad8 23. Ng3 Nf4 24. Nxf4 Rxf4 25. Nh5 Rf7 26. Nxg7 Rxg7 27. Qc3 Re8 28.
Rd3 Ree7 29. Rg3 $18) 23. Rde1 Re7 24. Bc3 b5 (24... b6 25. Qb2 Nc7 26. f3 Kh7
(26... g4 27. fxg4 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Bxg4 29. Ng1) 27. b4 Na6 28. Rd1 $16) 25. Rg1
bxc4 26. bxc4 Bc8 27. Ng3 Nf4 (27... Nxg3+ 28. fxg3 {Unfortunately the knight
on a6 can't be brought into the game:} Nb8 $2 29. Nxc5 $1 Qxc5 30. Bb4 $18) 28.
Nxf4 exf4 (28... Rxf4 29. Nh5 Rff7 30. Qe3 Nc7 31. Bf3 Ne8 32. h4 $18) 29. Bxg7
Kxg7 30. Nf5+ $6 ({A stronger try was} 30. e5 $1 Rxe5 31. Qc3 Rfe8 32. Ne4 Qe7
{and now yet another tactical blow decides the game} 33. Bh3 $3 Bxh3 34. Nxg5
$1 hxg5 35. Rxe5 Qxe5 36. Rxg5+ $18) 30... Bxf5 31. exf5 Rxf5 (31... Rxe1 32.
Rxe1 Nc7 33. Qb2+ Kg8 34. Bf3 a6 (34... Rxf5 35. Qb8+ Rf8 36. Qxa7 Rd8 37. Qb7
Kf8 38. Bh5 Kg8 39. a4 Ra8 40. Re6 $18)) 32. Rxe7+ Qxe7 33. d6 {At last the
pawn is free!} Qd8 34. Qb2+ {and the black king has no squares. Either Black
loses the knight on a6 or - if the king goes to a white square - a move by the
white bishop is lethal.} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.15"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Van Kampen, Robin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Huginn"]
[BlackTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. a4 e6 8. a5
Qc7 9. Be2 Be7 10. Nb3 O-O 11. O-O Rd8 12. Qd3 h6 13. Be3 b5 14. axb6 Nxb6 15.
Qd4 Rb8 16. Bxa6 Ng4 17. Bxc8 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Nc4 19. Ra7 Qxc8 20. Qe2 Bf6 21.
Na4 Rb4 22. Ra1 Qc6 23. Qh5 Rd7 24. Na5 Nxa5 25. Qxa5 Rb5 26. Qa6 Qxa6 27. Rxa6
Bxb2 28. Rb1 Rdb7 29. Rxb2 Rxb2 30. Nxb2 Rxb2 31. f3 Rxc2 32. Rxd6 g5 33. Ra6
Kg7 34. h3 Kf6 35. Ra5 Rb2 36. Kh2 Rc2 37. Kg1 Rb2 38. Kh2 Rc2 39. Kg1 Rb2 40.
Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.16"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. c4 dxc4 5. Na3 e5 6. Nxc4 e4 7. Nfe5 {Already
a very unusual game. White's centralized knights are annoying, but at the same
time they can be vulnerable to an attack.} Qc7 8. d4 f6 $6 {This probably
beings Rodshtein's problems.} 9. Ne3 Be6 10. N5c4 f5 {White's position looks
cramped, but in fact after a timely f3 it is Black's underdevelopment that
will come into play.} 11. O-O Nf6 12. f3 $1 exf3 13. Rxf3 g6 14. g4 $1 {
Why not? Going forward with the attack. Grischuk simply opens up lines.} f4 (
14... Nxg4 15. Nxg4 fxg4 16. Re3 {is ugly to say the least.}) 15. g5 Nh5 16. d5
$1 {More powerful play!} cxd5 17. Nxd5 Qc5+ 18. Nce3 $1 {The beautiful point
of White's position. d5 is defended and Black's position surprisingly
collapses.} fxe3 (18... Bg7 19. b4 $16) (18... Bxd5 19. b4 Qb6 20. Qxd5 $18)
19. b4 Qd6 20. Rxe3 {Rxe6 and Nc7+ is a threat.} Na6 21. Bb2 Bg7 22. Nf6+ {
A wonderful victory by Grischuk.} (22. Nf6+ Ke7 23. Qxd6+ Kxd6 24. Rd1+ Ke7 25.
Rd7+ Kf8 26. Rxe6 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.17"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[Annotator "Chirila,C"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

{I will not comment on the opening too much, it does not belong to our topic} 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 {The Schveshnikov, an
opening that has not been in the spotlight recently, even so it still remains
an extremely theoretical and classic opening.} 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5
9. Nd5 (9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 {is the other main option to combat
this opening}) 9... Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 (11. c4 {this move seems to have
gotten all the attention recently. I like to think white maintains a nice,
long lasting advantage due to his massive control of the d5 square and the
potential that it offers.} b4 12. Nc2 a5 13. g3 O-O 14. h4 Be6 15. Bh3 $14)
11... Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4 Nxb4 15. cxb4 O-O 16. Rxa4 a5 17. b5
Bd7 18. Nc3 d5 $5 (18... Qb6 {this is the main line in this position, the game
continuation is clearly something Grischuk had deeply analyzed at home} 19. Bc4
Kh8 20. O-O f5 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Qe2 Rbc8 23. Kh1 Bd7 24. f3 {was seen in
Dominguez Perez, L- Frolyanov,D 1-0 just a few months ago}) 19. Nxd5 (19. exd5
e4 20. Be2 (20. Rxe4 $5 f5 21. Rd4 Bf6 {black clearly has enough compensation
for the material deficit, Dominguez was clearly not in the mood to check
Sasha's home recipes}) 20... e3 21. f3 Bh4+ 22. g3 Bf6 23. O-O Bxc3 24. bxc3
Bxb5 $11) 19... Be7 20. Qb3 Bb4+ 21. Nxb4 axb4 22. Bc4 Bxb5 23. Bxb5 Rxb5 24.
O-O {the position is fairly equal, it is clear that black has a slight
pressure but with good care white should not have trouble maintaining equality}
Qd4 25. Re1 g6 26. g3 Rc8 27. Raa1 Kg7 28. Rad1 Qc4 29. Qxc4 Rxc4 {the
position is completely equal, Dominguez starts to relax thinking that any move
will maintain the balance.} 30. Rd7 $2 {first innacuracy} (30. Rd2 {it is very
important to firstly take control of the second rank} Rbc5 31. Kf1 h5 32. h4
Kf6 33. Re3 Ke6 34. Ke2 f5 35. exf5+ gxf5 36. Red3 $11) 30... Rc2 31. b3 (31.
Ra1 {already a desperate solution, but probably the best} Rb6 (31... Rxb2 $2
32. Raa7 Kf6 33. Rxf7+ Ke6 34. Rfe7+ Kd6 $11) 32. Raa7 Rf6 33. f4 g5 $1 (33...
exf4 34. e5 Rf5 35. e6 fxg3 36. Rxf7+ Kh6 37. hxg3 Re5 38. Rf2 Rc1+ 39. Kg2
Rxe6 $15) (33... Rxb2 34. fxe5 Rff2 35. e6 $11) 34. fxe5 Rff2 35. e6 Rg2+ 36.
Kf1 Rcf2+ 37. Ke1 Rxb2 38. Kf1 Rxh2 39. Kg1 $11 {white will hold, it is
extremely important to always look for counterplay in such situations. But as
expected, once the character of the position has changed it's extremely hard
to make the proper adjustments to your playing style.}) 31... Rb2 32. Re3 Rb6
$1 33. Rf3 Rf6 34. Rdd3 h5 {black is slowly squizing his opponent, exerting an
enormous pressure} 35. h3 (35. h4 Re2 36. Rxf6 Kxf6 37. Re3 Rb2 {with a
similar position as in the game, with the pawn on h3 white tries to maintain
the flexibility of his structure}) 35... Re2 36. Rxf6 Kxf6 37. Re3 (37. Rd6+ {
white could have tried a more active defense, but black still keeps a strong
advantage} Ke7 38. Rb6 Rxe4 39. h4 f6 40. Kg2 Rd4 41. Kh2 g5 42. hxg5 fxg5 43.
Kh3 h4 44. Kg2 Kd7 45. Kh3 (45. Rg6 hxg3 46. Rxg5 gxf2 47. Kxf2 Kd6 $16) 45...
Kc7 46. Rb5 Kd6 47. f3 Ke6 48. Rb6+ Kd5 49. Rb5+ Kd6 $16) 37... Rb2 38. Rf3+
Ke6 39. g4 Rb1+ 40. Kg2 h4 {its important to fix another possible weakness on
h3} 41. Rd3 (41. g5 Ke7 42. Rd3 (42. Kh2 Rc1 43. Kg2 Rc3 44. Re3 Rxe3 45. fxe3
f6 $19) 42... f6 43. gxf6+ Kxf6 44. Kf3 Kg5 $17) 41... f6 42. Kf3 f5 43. exf5+
gxf5 44. gxf5+ Kxf5 45. Ke2 Rb2+ 46. Kf1 Ke4 $19 {position is hopeless, the
passivity of white's pieces is simply too much} 47. Re3+ Kd4 48. Rf3 e4 49. Rf4
(49. Re3 Rd2 50. Ke1 Rd3 51. Ke2 Rxe3+ 52. fxe3+ Kc3 $19) 49... Rxb3 50. Rxh4
Rd3 51. Rh8 b3 {A brutal example of how the most guiltless innacuracies will
be taxed by a motivated opponent that knows his endgame theory. White simply
forgot to defend his second rank with Rd2, which in my opinion was the fatal
mistake in a completely equal position.} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.19"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SOCAR"]
[BlackTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 {Once the QID was the top solid opening against 1.
d4, nowadays the elite goes more often for various lines of the Queen's Gambit.
} 4. g3 Bb7 {The classical move.} ({Slightly more popular is} 4... Ba6 {
, especially due to Karjakin:} 5. b3 (5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
(8. b3 c5 9. Bb2 d6 10. Re1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc7 13. e4 Nc6 14. N2f3
a6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Nd4 Qb7 17. Qf3 Nd7 18. e5 Qxf3+ 19. Nxf3 Nxe5 20. Nxe5
dxe5 21. Bxe5 Rfc8 22. Red1 Ra7 $11 {Andreikin,D (2722)-Karjakin,S (2767)/Baku/
2014/}) 8... d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Rd1 Na6 11. a3 Qc8 12. Nb1 c5 13. Nc3 Nc7 14.
Nh4 g6 15. Bh6 Rd8 16. Nf3 Ne6 17. h3 Qc6 18. e3 Rac8 19. Qe2 Qe8 20. Ne5 Ne4
21. Rac1 cxd4 22. exd4 f5 23. Kh2 Bf6 24. f4 Rc7 $132 {Grischuk,A (2797)
-Karjakin,S (2767)/Baku/2014/} (24... g5 $5)) ({The pawn sacrifice} 5. Qc2 Bb7
6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 {appears less often than a couple of years ago:} exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Qf5 (11. Qa4 Nf6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. g4 Ne8 $146 (
13... Nb4 14. a3 Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. g5 Bc6 17. Qh4 Ne8 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19.
Rxd7 Bb7 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Be3 Rd5 22. Nf3 Nd6 $44 {Shirov,A (2699)-Aronian,L 
(2759)/Elista cm/2007/CBM 119/[Stohl,I]}) 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bg2 d6
17. g5 Nc7 18. Bf4 Ng6 19. Bg3 b5 20. Qg4 Qc8 21. Qxc8 Rfxc8 22. Ne4 Ne8 23.
Nxd6 (23. h4 $5 $44) 23... Nxd6 24. Bxd6 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 Nf4 $11 {Ding,L (2742)
-Harikrishna,P (2725)/Kocaeli/2014/}) 11... Nf6 12. e4 g6 13. Qf4 O-O 14. e5
Nh5 15. Qc4 (15. Qh6 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Qc7 19. Nc3 Qxe5
20. Rxd7 Qe6 21. Rd1 Rad8 $11 {Bacrot,E (2720)-Karjakin,S (2771)/Dubai rpd/
2014/}) ({White retains more tension in the position with} 15. Qg4 d5 16. exd6
Bxd6 17. Nc3 Qb8 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Nd5 Ne7 20. Ne3 Nc6 {Although he has
sufficient compensation, getting something more concrete is difficult.} (20...
Ng7 $5)) 15... Qc7 $5 ({This has recently replaced} 15... d5 16. exd6 Bxd6 17.
Nc3 Na5 18. Qd3 Bc7 19. Qc2 Qe7 20. Re1 Qd7 21. Bg5 f6 22. Bh6 Rfd8 23. Rad1
Qf7 24. b4 cxb4 25. Nb5 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 $44 {Gelfand,B (2755)-Leko,P (2756)/
Jermuk/2009/CBM 132/[Gelfand,B]}) (15... Na5 16. Qd3 Qc7 17. Nc3 Rad8 18. Nb5
Qb8 19. Bh6 Ng7 20. Re1 Rfe8 21. Qc3 Ne6 22. Rad1 $44 {Pellen,M (2490)-Siigur,
J (2452)/email/2011/}) 16. Bh6 Na5 17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. Nc3 Rad8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20.
Rxd5 Nc6 21. Qc4 Ng7 22. Rad1 Nb4 23. Rd6 $6 (23. R5d2 Ne6 $13) 23... Nf5 24.
Bf4 b5 $1 $15 {Sethuraman,S (2590)-Mareco,S (2574)/Tromso olm/2014/}) (5. Qb3
Nc6 6. Nbd2 Na5 7. Qc3 (7. Qa4 Bb7 8. Bg2 c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O Be7 11. Re1
Qc7 12. e4 Bc6 13. Qa3 d6 14. e5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 O-O 17. Qa4 Rfc8
18. Ndf3 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Qxc6 Rxc6 21. Bf4 Rb6 $11 {/+/=,Gelfand,B (2748)
-Karjakin,S (2767)/Tashkent/2014/}) 7... c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. e4 Bb7 10. e5 Ne4
11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. O-O Rb8 14. b3 Be7 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Qe3 Bxf3 17.
Bxf3 Nd4 $5 {is a positional sacrifice, typical for this line. After} 18. Bxd4
cxd4 19. Qxd4 Qc7 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. Qe4 Qa5 22. Qe2 d6 23. exd6 Bxd6 24. h4 Bc5
25. Kg2 Qc7 26. Qe4 a5 $44 {Vachier-Lagrave,M (2757)-Karjakin,S (2767)/
Tashkent /2014/ the blockade on the dark squares holds strong.}) 5... Bb4+ 6.
Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 {is a long-lasting theoretical feud between Aronian and
Karjakin, where the former has until now been far more successful:} c6 (7...
O-O 8. Bg2 c6 9. e4 d5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bf4 Na5 14.
Rc1 Ba3 15. Rb1 Bb4 16. Ne2 Nc6 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Nf4 Qd6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. cxd5
exd5 21. Bxd5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. Re1 $36 {Aronian,L (2812)-Karjakin,S 
(2759)/Wijk aan Zee/2014/ For more details see the notes to this game in CBM
159.}) (7... d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Rc1 Nbd7
13. Bg5 c6 14. f4 c5 15. e3 cxd4 16. exd4 Ne4 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Qd3 Ndf6 19.
Bh3 Nxc3 20. Rxc3 Qd6 21. Rfc1 Ne4 22. R3c2 f6 23. Nc6 Rf7 24. Qb5 g6 25. Qb4
$14 {Navara,D (2718)-Almasi,Z (2695)/CRO-chT Bol/2014/}) 8. e4 d5 9. Qc2 dxe4
10. Nxe4 Bb7 (10... c5 11. Bc3 Bb7 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Na6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.
Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O 17. Rd1 Nc5 18. Qf3 Qc7 19. O-O Qb7 20. Qxb7 Nxb7 21. Bb4
Rfc8 22. Rd2 a5 23. Ba3 a4 24. Nb5 axb3 25. axb3 Nc5 $11 {Van Wely,L (2655)
-Carlsen,M (2646)/Schagen/2006/}) 11. Bc3 ({For Topalov's aggressive} 11. Neg5
$5 {see Topalov,V (2778)-Anand,V (2785)/Sofia/2005/CBM 107/[Tyomkin,D]}) 11...
Nbd7 (11... c5 $142 $5) 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bd3 c5 14. Be4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 O-O 16.
O-O Qc7 17. Rad1 a6 18. Rfe1 Rfd8 19. Qe3 cxd4 20. Bxd4 h6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22.
Ne5 b5 23. Rc1 bxc4 24. Rxc4 Qd6 25. Qf3 Qd5 26. Kg2 a5 27. Ra4 $14 {Aronian,L
(2815)-Karjakin,S (2771)/Stavanger/2014/ For more details see the notes to
this game by Krasenkow in CBM 161.}) 5. Bg2 Be7 ({In the sideline} 5... c5 6.
d5 exd5 {White has come up with a similar promising pawn sacrifice} 7. cxd5 $5
({The main move used to be} 7. Nh4 {, which doesn't give White much.}) {
The defence faces serious problems here:} 7... Bxd5 8. Nc3 Bc6 9. e4 $1 d6 10.
O-O Be7 11. Nh4 g6 $6 (11... O-O $142 12. Nf5 $44 {|^}) 12. Bh6 Bf8 13. Bxf8
Kxf8 14. Qd2 Ne8 15. Rad1 Kg7 16. f4 Qc8 17. Nd5 Rf8 18. e5 $1 dxe5 19. f5 Qd8
20. f6+ Nxf6 21. Nf5+ Kh8 22. Qh6 Rg8 23. Nxf6 {1-0, Gelfand,B (2748)
-Andreikin,D (2722)/Baku/2014/}) 6. Nc3 (6. O-O O-O {can transpose into the
game, but not necessarily:} 7. Nc3 (7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4 {isn't currently
considered too dangerous:} c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nf5 Nc7 11. e4 d5 12. Nc3 Bf6
13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Ne3 Nc6 16. Nxd5 Be5 17. Re1 Re8 18. Qg4 Nd4
19. Bg5 f5 20. Bxd8 fxg4 21. Ne7+ Kf7 22. Bxb7 Raxd8 23. Rxe5 Rxe7 24. Rxe7+
Kxe7 $11 {Lysyj,I (2670)-Khismatullin,D (2671)/Vladivostok/2014/}) (7. Re1 Na6
8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Bf4 $5 (9. Qc2 f5 10. Ne5 d6 11. Nd3 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2742)
-Adams,M (2753)/Bilbao/2013/} Bf6 12. Be3 c5 $132) 9... d6 10. Qc2 Nb4 11. Qb3
Nxc3 12. Qxc3 c5 13. e4 Nc6 14. d5 Bf6 15. Qd2 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. e5 dxe5
18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 exd5 20. Rae1 Qd6 21. Re7 Bc6 22. Bxd5 Rad8 23. Rxa7
Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Qxd5 25. cxd5 Rxd5 26. Rb7 Rd6 27. Re3 g6 28. Rb3 c4 29. R3xb6
Rxb6 30. Rxb6 Ra8 31. a3 c3 $14 {/=, Gelfand,B (2748)-Grischuk,A (2797)/Baku/
2014/}) 7... Ne4 8. Bd2 f5 $5 ({For} 8... Bf6 {see the note to move 8.}) 9. d5
Bf6 10. Rc1 (10. Qc2 $2 {is possible without castling, here} Bxc3 $1 11. Bxc3
exd5 $15 {wins a pawn.}) 10... Na6 11. Be1 Nac5 12. Nd4 Qe7 {This position was
played already in the 20th century, Black has reasonable counterplay:} 13. Ndb5
a6 14. Nxc7 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Rac8 16. b4 Rxc7 17. Bb2 d6 18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. Ba3 e5
20. Rb1 Nd7 21. Qb3 a5 22. Rfc1 Ba6 23. Bh3 g5 24. e3 Qf6 25. Bf1 Rb8 26. Qd1
Qg6 27. f3 h5 $13 {Forsloef,L (2475)-Fritz,J (2446)/email/2008/}) 6... Ne4 {
The main move.} ({After} 6... O-O {Black must reckon with Korchnoi's} 7. Qc2 $5
c5 8. d5 {In practice White is doing well in this line.}) 7. Bd2 {[%cal Yd4d5]
Introduced by Opocensky at the Buenos Aires ol 1939, this move is nowadays
White's main try to fight for an edge from the opening.} ({The former main line
} 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. Qxc3 O-O 9. O-O $132 f5 ({or} 9... c5 $11 {is currently
considered too soft and is out of fashion.})) 7... Bf6 {The main move, geared
against d5.} (7... d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qa4+ $5 (9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. Bf4
c5 12. Nd2 ({According to Krasenkow, the popular} 12. dxc5 {, or}) (12. Be3 {
and}) (12. Qc2 {are better tries to get an opening advantage.}) 12... Nxc3 13.
bxc3 Rc8 (13... Nf6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Nb3 Ba3 16. Rc2 Rc8 $11 {1/2, Petrosian,
T (2640)-Karpov,A (2540)/Moscow/1971/}) 14. Re1 Re8 15. e4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rxc1
17. Qxc1 Nf8 18. e5 Qd7 19. Qb1 Rc8 20. Be3 g6 21. h4 Qc6 22. Bh3 Ne6 $132 {
Giri,A (2737)-Fressinet,L (2708)/Elancourt/2013/CBM 157/[Krasenkow,M]}) 9...
Qd7 10. Qc2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 {[%csl Rd7]} O-O 12. O-O Nc6 13. Rac1 Rad8 14. e3 Bf6
15. Rfd1 Na5 16. b3 Rfe8 17. Ne2 Qd6 18. Nf4 c6 19. Ne5 c5 20. Ng4 $16 {
[%csl Rd5] Kasparov,G (2690)-Gligoric,S (2505)/Niksic/1983/}) 8. Qc2 ({The
complications after} 8. Rc1 $6 Bxd4 $1 9. Nxd4 Nxc3 10. Bxb7 Nxd1 11. Rxd1 c6
12. Bf4 O-O 13. Bd6 Re8 14. Bxa8 Qc8 15. b4 Na6 16. b5 Qxa8 17. bxa6 c5 18. Nf3
Qe4 19. Rc1 f6 20. a3 {give Black at least a draw with} Qc6 ({Engines recommend
} 20... g5 $5 {and prefer Black.}) 21. Rd1 Qe4 $11) ({The more usual
continuation is} 8. O-O O-O 9. Rc1 ({After} 9. Qc2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 d6 11. d5 {
the simplest is} Bxc3 12. Qxc3 exd5 13. Nh4 d4 $1 14. Qxd4 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Nc6
16. Qc3 a5 17. Nf4 Re8 18. Rfe1 Qd7 19. Rad1 Re5 20. e4 Rae8 21. f3 f5 22. Nd3
R5e7 23. e5 dxe5 24. Nxe5 Qe6 $11 {Smejkal,J (2570)-Makarichev,S (2505)/
Sarajevo/1982/}) 9... c5 ({More restrained and maybe even more solid is} 9...
d6 10. d5 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 Bxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. b4 a5 14. a3 Nd7 15. Rb1 Qe7 16.
Ne1 Ra7 17. Nc2 Rfa8 18. h4 Bc8 19. e4 h5 20. Bf3 g6 21. Qh6 axb4 22. axb4 Ra2
23. Ne3 Qf6 24. Nf1 Qg7 25. Qg5 Qf6 $11 {Markus,R (2602)-Hracek,Z (2634)/
Tromso olm/2014/}) 10. dxc5 (10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Bc3 Nc6 $11) ({The main move is
} 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 d6 13. Nde4 Be5 $5 {The resulting complex
position ressembles a Benoni, chances are roughly equal:} ({The passive} 13...
Be7 14. f4 Nd7 15. g4 a6 16. a4 ({or} 16. g5 $5 $14 {gives White more
realistic attacking chances})) 14. Qd2 ({More enticing in my opinion is} 14. f4
Bd4+ 15. Kh1 Ba6 16. Qd2 Qe7 17. Rfe1 g6 18. e3 Bg7 19. Ng5 $5 {[%cal Yg5f3,
Ye3e5] , White strives to play in the centre.}) 14... Ba6 15. Rfe1 g6 16. g4
Qe7 17. f4 Bg7 18. g5 Nd7 19. a4 Rae8 (19... Rfe8 $5) 20. e3 Rd8 21. h4 Rfe8
22. b3 Nf8 23. Ng3 Bc8 24. Bf3 h6 25. Nce4 Nh7 26. Qd3 f5 $1 27. Nd2 hxg5 28.
hxg5 Nxg5 $5 29. fxg5 Qxg5 $44 {Sjugirov,S (2635)-Alekseev,E (2673)/Moscow/
2012/}) 10... bxc5 11. Qb3 $5 Qb6 12. Bf4 {This is still a rare idea, but
White has had some recent success with it and also Houdini likes the pressure
on the d-file. Further practical tests are required:} Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be4 (13...
Nc6 14. Rfd1 (14. Rb1 $5) 14... Na5 15. Qc2 Bc6 16. Nd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc6+ 18.
Kg1 Rfd8 19. Rb1 d6 20. Qb2 Rd7 $6 21. Qb5 Qxb5 22. Rxb5 Bxc3 23. Ne4 a6 24.
Rxc5 dxc5 25. Rxd7 Bb4 26. Nd6 f6 27. Be3 $36 {Berkes,F (2685)-Kovacevic,A 
(2549)/HUN-chT/2012/}) 14. Rfd1 Rd8 (14... d5 $2 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17.
Kxg2 Qxb3 18. axb3 Rd8 19. Ng4 Be7 20. Ne3 d4 21. cxd4 cxd4 22. Nf5 Bf6 23.
Nxd4 $16 {1-0 Cheparinov,I (2664)-Nikolov,M (2550)/Panagyurishte 2012/CBM 148
Extra (59)}) 15. Ng5 (15. Bd6 $5) 15... Bxg2 16. Kxg2 e5 17. Be3 Bxg5 18. Bxg5
f6 19. Be3 d6 20. Rb1 Nd7 21. f3 Qc7 22. a4 Rab8 23. Qa2 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Qa5 25.
Rb7 Nb6 26. Qd2 Qxa4 27. Bxc5 Qxc4 28. Bxb6 axb6 29. Rxb6 d5 $11 {Medvegy,Z 
(2522)-Bokros,A (2461)/Zalakaros/2014/}) 8... Nxd2 9. Qxd2 d6 10. d5 {White
fights for central space.} (10. O-O O-O 11. e4 Nd7 12. Rad1 g6 13. Rfe1 (13. h4
Qe7 14. Rfe1 Bg7 15. Qc2 c5 16. b3 cxd4 17. Nxd4 a6 18. Qd2 Rfd8 19. Qe3 Rab8
20. Rd2 Nf6 21. Bf3 Qc7 22. Red1 Nd7 23. Bg2 Rbc8 24. Bh3 Re8 25. Nde2 Bf8 $11
{Anand,V (2780)-Carlsen,M (2843)/Sao Paulo/Bilbao/2012/ Black has a pleasant
Hedgehog here with no problems whatsoever.}) 13... Bg7 {gives Black a flexible
position, violent attempts to break it up would enhance the power of his
bishop pair.} 14. d5 e5 15. b4 a5 16. a3 Ba6 17. Nb5 Nf6 18. Bh3 Qe7 19. Ra1
axb4 20. Qxb4 Bxb5 21. cxb5 Bh6 $11 {Morozevich,A (2722)-Alekseev,E (2678)/
RUS-chT Loo/2014/}) 10... Bxc3 $146 {[%mdl 40] Until now Black has usually
tried to stablise the central pawn-structure as soon as possible. Grischuk's
strategy is slightly different, Black opts for a more open fight.} (10... e5
11. h4 $1 Nd7 12. e4 a5 13. Bh3 Nc5 14. O-O Bc8 15. Bxc8 Qxc8 16. Kg2 O-O 17.
Qe3 Qg4 18. Rh1 Be7 19. Nd2 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21. f3 Qg6 22. Nce4 $14 {[%csl
Ge4] Browne,W (2510)-Saidy,A (2415)/Reno/1994/}) (10... O-O $142 11. Nd4 {
, but even here it's more prudent to exchange the bishop with} Bxd4 $5 (11...
e5 $2 12. Nc6 Qd7 13. Nxb8 Rfxb8 14. h4 $1 a5 15. a4 $1 Rf8 16. e4 h5 17. O-O-O
g6 18. Bh3 Qe7 19. Kc2 Kg7 20. f3 Rh8 21. Rh2 Ba6 22. Nb5 Raf8 23. Kb1 Qd8 24.
Qd3 Be7 25. Re2 Bc8 26. Bxc8 Qxc8 27. Rg1 Bd8 28. Na7 $16 {[%csl Ga7,Rd8]
Karpov,A (2760)-Jussupow,A (2630)/Tilburg 1993/CBM 039/[Dautov] Here White's
knight again dominated the bishop in a model game.}) 12. Qxd4 e5 13. Qd2 a5 14.
O-O Nd7 15. e4 Nc5 16. f4 Re8 17. f5 f6 18. b3 Bc8 19. Qc2 Bd7 20. h4 Qe7 21.
Rf2 Kh8 22. Kh2 Rg8 23. Qd2 Rab8 24. Bf1 Rbf8 25. Be2 g5 $11 {Indjic,A (2430)
-Lysyj,I (2656)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2012/}) 11. Qxc3 O-O 12. Nd2 ({We have already
mentioned} 12. O-O exd5 13. Nh4 d4 $11 {above.}) 12... Re8 13. e3 c5 $5 ({
Grischuk spurns} 13... e5 {and plays more actively, than Lysyj above.}) 14. O-O
exd5 15. cxd5 {To increase his chances for a central break White needs more
pieces.} ({A less ambitious move is} 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 (15... Qe7 $5) 16. cxd5 Nd7
$11) 15... Nd7 16. a4 (16. e4 b5 $132 {with typical Benoni counterplay.}) 16...
Ba6 17. Rfd1 b5 $6 {This seems too violent.} (17... Qe7 $142 $11) (17... Qf6 $5
$11) 18. axb5 ({The immediate} 18. b4 $5 {/\} bxa4 19. Ne4 $1 $36 {[%csl Rd6]
is interesting}) 18... Bxb5 19. b4 a6 20. Nb3 Rc8 (20... c4 21. Nd4 Ne5 22. Bf1
$14 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Ye3e4,Yf2f4]}) 21. bxc5 Nxc5 22. Nd4 $14 {White is better
due to his more compact pawn-structure.} Qf6 $6 (22... Qd7 $14 {is rather
passive.}) 23. Rac1 $6 {[%cal Yd4c6] Topalov wants more than an endgame and
prepares to invade via c6, but he runs into a tactical blow.} (23. Nxb5 $142
axb5 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. Rdb1 $16 {[%csl Rb5]}) 23... Ne4 $1 24. Qxc8 {Accepts
the challenge, but this should have led to a draw by force.} (24. Qb2 Rxc1 25.
Rxc1 Nc5 $132 {[%cal Yb5d3,Yd3e4]}) 24... Qxf2+ 25. Kh1 Qxe3 26. h3 (26. Bxe4
$6 Qxe4+ 27. Kg1 Qe3+ $1 (27... Rxc8 $2 28. Rxc8+ Be8 29. Nc2 $1 $16 {[%csl
Re8][%cal Rd1e1]}) 28. Kg2 Rxc8 (28... Qe4+ $11) 29. Rxc8+ Be8 30. Rf1 h6 31.
Ne6 $15 {/=}) 26... Nxg3+ 27. Kh2 Qf4 $2 {This causes Black big problems for
many moves to come.} (27... Qe5 $142 $1 28. Nf3 (28. Nxb5 Ne2+ 29. Kh1 Ng3+ 30.
Kg1 Ne2+ $11) 28... Nf1+ 29. Kg1 Qe3+ 30. Kh1 Ng3+ 31. Kh2 Ne2 $1 $11 {and
White can't well avoid a perpetual.}) 28. Qg4 $1 {Forces a queen swap.} Nf1+
29. Kg1 Qh2+ 30. Kf2 Ne3 31. Qg3 Nxd1+ 32. Rxd1 Qxg3+ 33. Kxg3 g6 {[%csl Ra6,
Rd6][%mdl 4096] Formally the material is equal (Black has 3P for the N), but
this endgame is advantageous for White, as Black's pawns are not dangerous and
mostly just vulnerable. Grischuk's main hopes to save the game stem forom the
fact the White has only 2P (and soon only a single one) left.} 34. Rc1 (34. Rb1
$142 $5 $16) 34... Kg7 35. h4 Kf6 36. Kf2 h6 37. Bf3 g5 38. hxg5+ hxg5 39. Rc7
Re7 40. Rc3 Re8 41. Bg2 Re7 ({A more resilient move was} 41... g4 $1 $14 {<=>})
42. Rh3 $1 Kg6 (42... g4 $5 43. Rh6+ Ke5 $14) 43. Bf3 Bd7 (43... f5 $2 44. Rh6+
$1 Kxh6 45. Nxf5+ $16) 44. Rh8 Re8 (44... f5 45. Nc6 $36) 45. Bh5+ Kg7 {
Black prefers to sacrifice a pawn to exchange White's active rook.} (45... Kf6
46. Rh6+ Ke7 (46... Ke5 $2 47. Nf3+ $18) 47. Nc6+ Bxc6 48. dxc6 $16) 46. Rxe8
Bxe8 47. Nf5+ Kf6 48. Nxd6 Bd7 49. Nb7 $6 (49. Nc4 $142 $5 {/\} Bb5 50. Na5 Be8
51. Nc6 $16) 49... Be8 50. Ke3 Ke5 51. d6 {[%cal Rh5f7]} Ke6 $2 {This allows
White to activate his K and coordinate his forces. The threat against f7 was
more or less illusory:} (51... a5 $142 $1 52. Bxf7 Bd7 {and White has no way
to support his passed pawn.} 53. Kd3 g4 54. Kc4 g3 55. Bd5 Be6 {already forces}
56. Bxe6 Kxe6 57. Nc5+ Kxd6 58. Ne4+ $11) 52. Kd4 a5 53. Bf3 a4 54. Bd5+ Kf6 (
54... Kd7 55. Kc5 a3 56. Bc6+ Kc8 57. Kb6 $1 Bd7 58. Nc5 $18 {and White wins
Black's bishop.}) 55. Nc5 {[%csl Gc5,Gd4,Gd5,Gd6]} Bb5 56. Ne4+ (56. Bc4 $1 Bc6
57. Ke3 a3 58. Ba2 Bb5 59. Bb3 Bc6 60. Bc4 $22 g4 61. Kf4 $18) 56... Kf5 57.
Bxf7 g4 58. Bd5 a3 59. Ng3+ Kf4 60. Ne4 (60. Ne2+ $1 Kf5 61. Kc5 Bd7 62. Nd4+
Kf4 63. Nc2 $18 {[%cal Rc2a3]}) 60... g3 61. Nc3 Kf5 62. Be4+ $6 {White
shouldn't let the king nearer to his pawn, but even after} (62. Kc5 Ba4 $5 (
62... Bd7 63. Ne2 $1 g2 64. Bxg2 a2 65. Nd4+ $18 {[%cal Rd4b3,Rd4c2]}) {
it's not easy to see, how White can win:} 63. Ne2 g2 64. Kb4 Bd7 65. Kxa3 Ke5
$11 {is already insufficient.}) 62... Ke6 63. Bg2 Bd7 (63... a2 $1 64. Nxa2 (
64. Bd5+ Kxd6 $11 65. Nxb5+ $4 Ke7 66. Bxa2 g2 $19) 64... Kxd6 {was an
immediate draw, but even now I don't see how White can improve his position -
Black's passed pawns are too far forward and tie down the enemy forces.}) 64.
Kc5 Ke5 65. Bd5 Be6 66. Bc6 Bd7 $1 67. Bh1 (67. Bxd7 $2 g2 68. Ne2 a2 $19)
67... Be8 68. Na2 Bd7 69. Nb4 Be8 70. Bd5 Bd7 71. Nd3+ Kf6 72. Nb4 {SOCAR had
already won the match, so Topalov abandons further winning attempts.} Ke5 73.
Nd3+ Kf6 74. Nb4 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 30th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.20"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Malachite Sverdlovsk Region"]
[BlackTeam "Padova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Be2
b6 9. b4 Nxf4 10. exf4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Qc2 Bxe2 15.
Nxe2 Ra6 16. Rab1 axb4 17. axb4 Rfa8 18. Nc1 Bf6 19. Nd3 bxc5 20. bxc5 Ra4 21.
Rb4 Ra2 22. Rb2 R2a4 23. Rb4 Ra2 24. Rb2 R2a4 25. Nde5 Nxe5 26. fxe5 Bd8 27.
Rfb1 R4a7 28. Kg2 Qc8 29. Ne1 Bc7 30. Nd3 Ra3 31. Rb6 Bxb6 32. cxb6 Rb8 33. Nc5
Qd8 34. b7 g6 35. Qe2 Ra7 36. Rb4 Qc7 37. Qb2 Ra5 38. Rb6 h5 39. Qb4 Ra7 40. h4
Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Tomashevsky repeated some Grunfeld variation he played last year in the
European Team Championship, but obviously Grischuk knew it, prepared a novelty
and equalized easily. Not the best effort from Tomashevsky.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Be2 b5 9. Qb3 c5 10.
dxc5 Be6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Rd1 b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nxc5 16. O-O
Nce4 17. Qd3 {There's a few games with this unusual 17.Qd3 move, one of them
surprisingly by Tomashevsky againt a 2452 rated opponent a year ago.} Qd6 18.
g3 Rfd8 {The improvement.} (18... a5 19. Bf4 Qc5 20. Ne5 Rfd8 21. Qf3 $14 {
Tomashevsky - Schreiner, Eu chT 2013}) 19. Bf4 Qxd5 20. Qxa6 Qa8 {White has no
advantage what soever. Grischuk equalized with ease.} 21. Qxa8 Rxa8 22. Rxd8+
Rxd8 23. Ne5 Nd5 24. Rd1 Rd6 25. Nxg6 Nxf4 26. Nxf4 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Bxb2 28. Bc2
Nf6 29. Nd3 Bc3 30. f4 e6 31. Kg2 Kf8 32. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
{This is the traditional main line.} ({Later in the same tournament Karjakin
faced} 8. b3 {in Andreikin,D (2722)-Karjakin,S (2767) Baku 2014 (1/2-1/2, 33)})
8... d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Rd1 $5 {A rare move, but not a bad one. White
prepares for setting up pressure on d5 without defining his intentions
regarding his knights yet.} ({A few decades ago, there were some top level
discussions after} 10. Ne5 c5 11. dxc5 ({Here is an example when a living
legend was outplayed by a brilliant new-comer:} 11. Ndf3 Na6 12. Bh3 Ne4 13.
Be3 Bd6 14. a3 Qe7 15. Rfd1 c4 16. Nh4 g6 17. Nef3 Bc8 18. Bxc8 Raxc8 19. Ng2
Nb8 20. Bf4 b5 21. h4 Nd7 22. Ne3 Qe6 23. Ng2 Rfe8 $15 {Kortschnoj,V (2630)
-Sokolov,A (2555) Montpellier 1985 (0-1, 54)}) 11... bxc5 12. Ndc4 $5 Qc7 ({
The first game in which Jussupow experimented with this line continued with} 
12... Re8 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Na5 Ba6 15. Rfd1 Nbd7 16. Bh3 {Jussupow,A (2635)
-Sokolov,A (2635) Tilburg 1987 (1-0, 39)}) 13. Bf4 {White's position would
look threatening if it was not for} g5 $1 14. Bxg5 dxc4 15. Qf5 Bxg2 16. Bxf6
Bxf6 17. Qxf6 Bxf1 18. Qg5+ Kh8 19. Qf6+ {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A (2610)-Dolmatov,S
(2615) Hastings 1989}) ({The natural} 10. b3 c5 11. Bb2 {does not pose too
many problems. The bishop usually aims for an active square along the c1-h6
diagonal.} Nbd7 12. Rac1 Re8 13. Rfd1 Bf8 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Qf5 cxd4 16. Nxd7
Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Qxd7 18. Qxd7 Nxd7 19. Bf1 d3 {1/2-1/2 Agdestein,S (2605)
-Ivanchuk,V (2660) Tilburg 1989}) 10... Na6 {Against the white fianchetto,
this is the most popular way of developing the knight. After ...c7-c5 it could
later go to e6. And with the white queen on c2, the last move also gains a
tempo in view of the threat ...Nb4.} 11. a3 Qc8 $146 {This is also a typical
manoeuvre in positions with hanging pawns, but not as universal as ...Na6. I
would think that Black should leave the decision about where to place the
queen for later.} ({And since Black cannot do without ...c7-c5, I would
probably play} 11... c5 {without hesitation. There have been a couple of games
with this position.} 12. dxc5 (12. Nf1 Rc8 13. Bf4 cxd4 $1 14. Qb1 d3 15. Qxd3
Nc5 16. Qc2 Nce4 $1 (16... Ne6 $15 {1/2-1/2 Pajkovic,V (2405)-Brkljaca,A (2335)
Vrnjacka Banja 1998}) 17. Qd3 Ng4 18. Be3 Bc5 19. Nd4 Qf6 $36) ({Grischuk
might have resorted to the same regrouping as in the game:} 12. Nb1 $5 {
, but this would have given Black a wider choice after} Nc7 13. Nc3 Ne6 {
[%cal Ga8c8] than placing the queen on c8.}) 12... bxc5 (12... Nxc5 $5 {
[%csl Rc2][%cal Ga8c8]} 13. b4 Ne6 14. Bb2 a5 $132) 13. Nc4 (13. e4 $5 $14)
13... Re8 14. Bf4 Bf8 15. Qb3 $1 $146 (15. Ne1 Nc7 16. Ne3 Nb5 {1/2-1/2 (16)
Haba,P (2516)-Ribli,Z (2568) Austria 2003}) 15... Re7 (15... Bc6 16. Nce5 $16)
(15... Qc8 16. Na5 $16) 16. Nd6 $36) 12. Nb1 $5 {The main drawback of the 4.
Nbd2 variation is that even though this is a developing move, it fails to put
pressure on d5. With the manoeuvre initiated by the last move, Grischuk
intends to correct this problem. Since Black has also lost a tempo with his
queen's bishop, this will transpose to a position of the 5.a3 Queen's Indian
with only one tempo less for White. From the opening's point of view, it
should not be a problem for Black, but the resulting middlegame is rich enough
in ideas to allow both sides to play for a win.} ({Since Black has delayed ...
c7-c5,} 12. b4 {is an alternative worth mentioning.} c5 13. bxc5 bxc5 14. Bb2 (
14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bb2 Nce4 {[%csl Ga3] Due to the open queenside files and the
weakness of the a3-pawn, Black should not be worried too much for his Isolani.}
) 14... c4 15. Ne5 Rb8 16. Rab1 (16. Bc3 Nc7 17. Rab1 Ba8 {[%cal Gc7b5]} 18. a4
Ne6) 16... Re8 17. e4 dxe4 18. Ndxc4 Nc7 {White has an active position, but
Black can also be happy with his control over d5.}) 12... c5 13. Nc3 Nc7 14.
Nh4 $5 {Dogmatic thinking would require completing the development by finding
a good square for the bishop followed by Rac1. But there are no good squares
for the bishop available and Grischuk's last move is aimed at creating one!} (
14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. e3 Ne6 17. dxc5 Qxc5 $11 {[%csl Gd4]}) (14. Bf4
Ne6 15. Bh3 Qd8 16. Be5 Nd7 {[%csl Ge5]}) (14. Be3 {is safe, but a bit passive.
} Ne6 15. Bh3 Qd8 {In these lines we see that the queen does not stand too
well on c8 and the best solution is returning with it to d8, which partly
justifies my scepticism with respect to Karjakin's novelty.}) 14... g6 ({
Black could avoid this slight weakening of the kingside only at the cost of
creating a more significant one:} 14... Re8 15. Nf5 Bf8 16. dxc5 $1 (16. Bg5
Ne4 $1 {White can stir up some complications, but they would tend towards
liquidation into an equal ending:} 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bh3 Ne6 19. Nxg7 Bxg7 20.
d5 Nd4 21. Bxc8 Nxc2 22. Bxb7 Nxa1 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. d6 f6 25. Bf4 Nb3 26. d7
Nd4 27. Bc7 Ne6 28. d8=Q+ Nxd8 29. Bxd8 c4 {[%csl Ra3,Gb2][%cal Gf6f5,Gg7b2]})
16... bxc5 17. Bg5 d4 (17... Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Nd6 $14) 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19.
Bxf6 gxf6 20. Na4 (20. Nb1 Rad8 {[%csl Gb2,Ge2][%cal Rb1d2]}) 20... Ne6 $13 {
[%csl Gf5][%cal Ga8d8,Gd8d5] Black is well regrouped and his king does not
seem to be in such great danger. But even though 14...Re8 is more logical from
an abstract point of view, I must admit that over the board I would be a bit
afraid to enter such a line without being forced to.}) 15. Bh6 Rd8 $1 {
Choosing the best square for the rook is not simple. As we will see, this move
is intended to leave the e8-square available for the queen!} (15... Re8 16. Nf3
Ne6 17. Bh3 Qd8 18. Rac1 $14 {would leave Black short of further regrouping
ideas.}) 16. Nf3 Ne6 17. h3 {White insures his bishop against ...Ng4, but
weakens his kingside.} (17. e3 Ng4) (17. Bh3 Ne4 18. Rac1 f5 19. e3 Bf6) 17...
Qc6 {[%cal Ga8c8,Gc6e8] Karjakin keeps regrouping, being confident in the
force of his hanging pawns. There were other good moves, but I like his choice
best.} (17... cxd4 $5 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Ne4 {[%cal Ge4c3,Gb2c3]} 20. Qb3 (
20. Rc1 $6 Nxc3 21. Qxc3 $6 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 $2 Bf6 $19) 20... Nxc3 21. bxc3 Bc5
22. Rd3 Qf5 23. Bf4 Re8 24. Qd1 Rac8 25. h4 {[%csl Gh4][%cal Gg2d5]} Bf8 {
[%csl Ga3,Gc3]} 26. a4 Ba6 27. Rxd5 Bxe2 28. Qd2 Qf6 $11) (17... Ne4 $5) 18. e3
{[%csl Yd4][%cal Gf3e5,Gc2e2] Consolidating the d4-pawn in view of the later
Nf3-e5 and clearing the e2-square for the queen in anticipation of Black's ...
Rac8..} ({Accepting the provocation with} 18. Ne5 {would give Black a choice.}
Qe8 (18... Qc7 19. Nb5 Qb8 20. Nf3 Ne4) 19. e3 Rac8 {with similar play as in
the game.}) 18... Rac8 19. Qe2 Qe8 20. Ne5 Ne4 {After completing his
regrouping Black finally crosses the middle of the board.} 21. Rac1 {A neutral
move allowing Black to become ambitious in the centre.} (21. Nxe4 $2 dxe4 $17 {
[%csl Re5]}) ({White could have changed the character of the fight with} 21.
Bxe4 $5 dxe4 22. d5 {but Black would have retained sufficient defensive (and
counter-attacking) resources:} Ng7 (22... Nc7 23. Qc4 Rd6 {[%csl Gh6][%cal
Gg6g5,Gc8d8]} 24. Bf4 g5 25. Nxe4 Rxd5 26. Ng4 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Bxe4 28. Bxc7 Bf3
29. Nh6+ Kg7 30. Nf5+ Kg8 31. Nh6+ Kf8 32. Qc2 Kg7 33. Nf5+ Kg8 $11) 23. Ng4
Kh8 (23... f5 24. d6 $5) 24. Qc4 f5 25. d6 fxg4 26. dxe7 Qxe7 27. hxg4 $13)
21... cxd4 ({The attempt to win a tempo with respect to the game with} 21... f6
$5 22. Ng4 (22. Qg4 f5 23. Qe2 Bf6 {[%csl Re5][%cal Gc5d4,Ge6d4] really wins a
tempo. White's main problem is that the weakness of the g3-pawn prevents him
from consolidating with f2-f4.} 24. Nf3 g5 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Ge8g6]} 25. h4 gxh4
$36) 22... cxd4 23. exd4 f5 {would allow White to deviate with} 24. Nxe4 $5
dxe4 (24... Rxc1 $4 25. Nef6+ $1 $18) 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 26. d5 {[%csl Rf6][%cal
Gd5d6]} Qa4 27. Ne3 Nd4 28. Qd2 Bf6 $13) 22. exd4 f5 {[%cal Ge7f6]} 23. Kh2 {
[%csl Rg3][%cal Gf2f4]} ({With the actual placement of the white king's knight,
} 23. Nxe4 {would be ineffective due to} Rxc1 24. Bxc1 dxe4 $15 {[%csl Rd4]})
23... Bf6 24. f4 Rc7 {[%cal Gd8c8,Ga7a5,Gb6b5,Gb5b4] Karjakin keeps playing in
slow manoeuvring style.} ({The consequences of} 24... g5 {would not be
entirely clear.} 25. fxg5 (25. Qe3 $2 Bxe5 $1 {[%cal Ge8g6]} 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27.
dxe5 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Qh5 29. Rd7 Qxh6 30. Rxb7 gxf4 $19 {[%csl Rg2]}) 25... Bh8 {
[%cal Ge6d4]} ({A forced retreat since} 25... Nxd4 {, attacking the queen,
would run into the spectacular} 26. gxf6 $1 {[%cal Gf6f7]}) 26. Nf3 f4 27. g4
Rc7 {[%cal Gd8c8] With his dark-squared bishop cut off from the rest of the
army (and first and foremost from the d4-pawn) White's mobility is restricted.
But optically it would be a bit scary for Black playing with such an open king.
}) 25. Qe3 Rdc8 26. Bxe4 {Not wishing to wait passively for Black's queenside
initiative to develop, Karjakin starts active operations on the kingside
himself.} (26. g4 $5 {would have been a reasonable alternative with more or
less the same idea.}) 26... fxe4 (26... dxe4 27. d5 $36) 27. Rf1 a5 28. Rcd1
Bh8 {Taking the bishop out of the range of the enemy knight.} (28... b5 29. Ng4
Bh8 30. f5 gxf5 31. Rxf5 Rf7 32. Rg5+ $1 $36) 29. Ng4 (29. f5 $2 Nxd4) (29. g4
b5 $36) 29... Rc4 {This leads to very sharp and rather dangerous for Black play
} (29... Rf7 {, preventing f4-f5, would have been safer, when White would find
it hard to get anything more than a draw by repetition:} 30. Bg5 Bg7 31. Bh6 (
31. Nh6+ Bxh6 32. Bxh6 b5 33. g4 b4 $132) 31... Bh8 32. Ne5 Rfc7 33. Ng4 $11)
30. f5 $1 ({There is no need already to play for the repetition with} 30. Ne5
$5) 30... gxf5 $2 {This natural move immediately puts Black in a lost position.
} (30... Nxd4 $1 {would have led to huge complications, but Black seems to be
able to survive:} 31. Rxd4 (31. f6 Nf3+ $8 32. Rxf3 $8 exf3 33. Qxf3 $44) 31...
Bxd4 (31... Rxd4 $2 32. f6 $1 $18) 32. fxg6 $1 Qxg6 (32... Bxe3 $2 33. Nf6+ Kh8
34. g7#) 33. Qf4 {[%cal Gf4f8]} Bg7 34. Bxg7 Qxg7 35. Nh6+ Kh8 36. Nf7+ Kg8 $11
) 31. Rxf5 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gc3d5,Yh6f4,Yf4e5]} Rxd4 (31... Qg6 32. Qf2 $40 {
[%cal Gg4f6]}) 32. Rdf1 $1 {A natural and strong move, but there was an even
better one!} (32. Bf8 $3 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Gg4h6]} Nxf8 33. Nh6+ Kg7 {According
to the engines, there are several winning moves already. Over the board I
would choose to win material while keeping the threats with} 34. Rxd4 $18 {
Mr. Houdini protests... This is just 4.50, when there are +11.00 moves!!!})
32... Rd3 33. Qxb6 {[%cal Gb6e6,Gf5f8] A nasty hit from the other side.} Qc6 (
33... Bc6 34. Nf6+ Bxf6 35. Rxf6 $40) 34. Qf2 {[%cal Gf5f8]} Qe8 (34... Rf3 35.
Rxf3 exf3 36. Qxf3 Qd7 37. Qf5 $5 $18) 35. Nf6+ $2 {This is one of the typical
situations when thoussands of chess fans all over the world would say in
disbelief: "How could such a strong player throw away most of his +3.5
advantage?" Fortunately, top players are not machines, otherwise it would be
too boring. For a human, it is quite obvious that White should win, but even
though there are so many pieces targeting the black king a clear forced win is
not simple to work out. From all the more or less winning moves I prefer those
creating threats on the opposite wing, something Black is not ready to fight
against.} (35. Nb5 $18 {[%cal Gb5d6]}) (35. Qa7 Qc6 36. Rf7 $18) 35... Bxf6 36.
Rxf6 Rf3 $1 {The only move to keep Black in the game.} 37. Rxf3 exf3 38. Qxf3
Qg6 39. Rf2 Bc6 {White still has a dangerous initiative, but the next move
prematurely releases part of the tension.} 40. Qf6 $6 ({He should have kept
the queens on the board with, say,} 40. Bf4) 40... d4 41. Nb1 $6 ({Why not
keep the knight close to the kingside with} 41. Ne2 $5) 41... Bd5 42. Nd2 Qxf6
43. Rxf6 Rc2 44. b4 (44. Rf5 $5 {was the last attempt to shake Black's
stability a bit.}) 44... axb4 45. axb4 Rb2 46. g4 Rxb4 47. Kg3 {A dramatic
game, featuring the complex strategic and tactical fight typical of those
positions with hanging pawns.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Na6 8. Nc3
Ne4 9. Bf4 d6 $146 {Alexander comes up with a novelty, which doesn't really
help Black to solve all the problems.} ({Black has a wide choice of
alternatives, but usually White is able to develop some initiative, mainly due
to a poor Na6:} 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be4 11. Nd2 (11. Bf1 Nb8 12. Nd2 Bb7 13. e4
d6 $11 {1-0 Tkachiev,V (2649)-Riazantsev,A (2708)/Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2013 (40)
}) 11... Bxg2 12. Kxg2 d6 13. e4 Nb8 14. a4 Nc6 15. Nb3 Rb8 16. h4 Qd7 17. Qg4
Rfd8 18. h5 $14 {1-0 Sargissian,G (2671)-Abasov,N (2517)/Minsk BLR 2014 (50)})
(9... f5 10. Qb3 c5 11. d5 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Bf6 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. e4 fxe4 15. Nd2
Bd4 16. Nxe4 $14 {0-1 Wojtaszek,R (2701)-Predke,A (2494)/Legnica POL 2013 (48)}
) (9... d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. e3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qe7 15.
Nd4 $14 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2714)-Tiviakov,S (2643)/Heraklio 2007/CBM 121 (62)})
10. Qc2 {Fighting for control over the key central square is typical for such
positions.} Nb4 (10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 {could hardly suit Black, but Grischuk's
move has a concrete problem.}) 11. Qb3 Nxc3 ({Unfortunately, the natural} 11...
c5 {fails to} 12. dxc5 $1 dxc5 13. Ne5 Nd6 (13... Nd2 14. Bxd2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2
Qxd2 16. Red1 Qg5 17. f4 $16) 14. Bxb7 Nxb7 15. a3 $16) 12. Qxc3 c5 13. e4 $1 {
Exploiting the awkward placement of Black's knight in order to seize the
centre.} Nc6 {This move looks natural, but Black is spending much time trying
to attack White's centre.} (13... Bf6 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. e5 Bxe5
17. Nxe5 {is quite unpleasant for Black, as White's major pieces are very
active.}) 14. d5 (14. Rad1 $5 {was another good possibility, keeping the edge
in all cases:} g5 (14... cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Qb8 17. e5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 (
18. exd6 $5 Bf6 19. Kxg2 Qb7+ 20. Kg1 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qd7 22. b4 $14) 18... Qb7+
19. Kg1 dxe5 20. Bxe5 f6 21. Bd6 e5 22. Rd5 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Rad8 24. Red1 $14)
15. Bd2 g4 16. d5 Bf6 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 exd5 (18... Bxe5 19. Rxe5 dxe5 20.
Qxe5 exd5 21. Bc3 f6 22. Qe6+ Rf7 23. Qxg4+ Rg7 24. Qe6+ Rf7 25. cxd5 $16) 19.
Bf4 d4 20. Qd3 dxe5 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Be4 Re8 $14) 14... Bf6 {
Grischuk's move is not bad, but it gives White some additional options.} (14...
exd5 15. cxd5 Bf6 {forces some simplifications, but after} 16. e5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5
dxe5 (17... Qb8 18. Re3 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5 Re8 21. f4 $14) 18. Bxe5
Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Qd7 20. Rae1 Rae8 21. f4 $14 {White's strong passed Pd5 is
extremely strong.}) 15. Qd2 {Boris decides to avoid the isolated pawn and
keeps a small, but stable edge as well.} (15. e5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Bxe5
Bxe5 18. Rxe5 exd5 19. cxd5 {could have transposed to the above mentioned line.
}) 15... Nd4 ({The following alternative led to a solid, but passive position:
} 15... exd5 $5 16. exd5 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Bh3
Rae8 (20... Rfe8 21. Bd7 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 $14) 21. Bd7 Re7 22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. Ba4
$14) 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. e5 {Obviously, White shouldn't give Black time for
consolidating.} dxe5 ({Alexander could have tried} 17... Re8 $5 18. dxe6 Bxg2
19. exf7+ Kxf7 20. e6+ $1 Kg8 21. Kxg2 Qf6 $14 {winning the pawn back, but his
structure would be permanently worse.}) 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 exd5 20. Rae1 {
White is not obliged to take the pawn back immediately, so there is time for
mobilising all his forces.} Qd6 21. Re7 {As before, Boris prefers to deviate
from creating an isolated pawn.} (21. cxd5 $5 Rad8 22. Qe2 $14) 21... Bc6 22.
Bxd5 Rad8 (22... Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. cxd5 {leads to a very difficult rook
endgame:} Rad8 ({after} 24... Rfd8 25. d6 Kf8 26. d7 b5 27. Kf1 $16 {Black is
paralysed.}) 25. Rd1 Rfe8 26. Rxa7 Kf8 27. Ra6 Rd6 28. Rd2 $16) 23. Rxa7 {
This move leads to a rook ending with an extra pawn.} ({After} 23. R1e5 Bxd5
24. cxd5 b5 $14 {White could put some pressure on the opponent's king, but
Black's queenside pawns may offer some counterchances.}) 23... Bxd5 24. Qxd5 $6
{A somewhat inaccurate move.} (24. cxd5 Qxd5 25. Qxd5 Rxd5 26. Rb7 {would
transpose to the game.}) 24... Qxd5 $6 {Alexander mised a golden opportunity
to avoid the loss of a pawn.} (24... Qf6 $1 {was much better:} 25. Qe5 Rd1 $1
26. Kg2 Rxe1 27. Qxe1 Qxb2 28. Qe4 g6 29. a4 Kg7 $14 {and Black should be able
to hold this position with a precise defence.}) 25. cxd5 Rxd5 26. Rb7 Rd6 27.
Re3 g6 (27... f5 $5 28. Ree7 Rg6 $14 {keeping the material balance was an
option worth considering, but it is a difficult decision, especially when you
are in time trouble.}) 28. Rb3 c4 29. R3xb6 Rxb6 30. Rxb6 {Finally White has
won a pawn, but now Black can activate the rook.} Ra8 31. a3 c3 32. bxc3 Rxa3
33. Rc6 h5 34. h4 Kf8 35. Kg2 (35. Rc7 Kg7 36. Kg2 Kf6 37. Kf3 Ke5 {is hardly
an achievement for White.}) 35... Ke7 36. Kf3 Ra2 (36... Kd7 $5 37. Rc4 Kd6)
37. Ke3 Rc2 38. Rc4 ({After} 38. c4 Rc3+ 39. Kd2 Rf3 40. Ke2 Rc3 {it would be
difficult to make a progress.}) 38... Kf8 (38... f6 $5 {deserved serious
attention, with the intention to exchange the k-side pawns.}) 39. f3 Ke7 40.
Kf4 Rf2 {For some reason, Alexander delays the f7-f6 advance.} ({After} 40...
f6 $5 41. Rc7+ Ke6 {it looks like White has nothing better than} 42. Rg7 Rxc3
43. Rxg6 Rc4+ 44. Ke3 Rc3+ 45. Ke4 Rc4+ 46. Kd3 Rc1 {with a drawish position.})
41. Re4+ Kd6 42. Re3 {Now the Pf3 is protected, so Back must prevent White
from bringing the king to f6.} f6 ({Another way to stop White's king was:} 
42... Rg2 $5 43. Rd3+ Ke6 44. c4 f6 (44... Rc2 45. Re3+ Kf6 46. Re4 Rc3 47. g4
$16) 45. Rc3 Kd6) 43. Ke4 Ra2 ({It looks like} 43... Kc5 $1 44. Kd3 Rg2 {
was an easier way:} 45. f4 f5 46. c4 Ra2 47. Re5+ Kd6 48. Kd4 Rd2+ 49. Kc3 Rg2
{I don't see how White can make any progress here.}) 44. Rd3+ Ke6 45. c4 Rc2
46. Kd4 Kd6 $6 ({Once again,} 46... g5 {starting some counterplay was possible:
} 47. Re3+ Kd6 48. hxg5 fxg5 49. f4 gxf4 50. gxf4 Rd2+ 51. Rd3 Rc2 52. Rh3 Rd2+
53. Ke4 Rc2 $11) 47. f4 Rc1 48. Rf3 $1 {Boris Gelfand finds an excellent
resource - now the threat of f4-f5, breaking up Black's pawns is very
unpleasant.} Rd1+ (48... f5 49. Ra3 Rd1+ 50. Kc3 Kc5 51. Ra5+ Kb6 52. Rb5+ Kc6
53. Re5 Rf1 54. Kd4 {looks dangerous now.}) 49. Kc3 Rb1 $2 {Finally Alexander
makes a decisive mistake and allows White to achieve his goal.} ({Black's task
was difficult, but the position still was drawish had he played:} 49... Ra1 $1
50. Kb4 Kc6 51. f5 {and now} g5 $1 52. hxg5 fxg5 53. f6 Ra8 54. Rf5 Rf8 55.
Rxg5 Rxf6 56. Rxh5 Rg6 57. Rh3 Rg5 $11) 50. f5 gxf5 ({Now it's too late for} 
50... g5 51. hxg5 fxg5 52. f6 Rb8 {as White's king is closer than before:} 53.
Kd4 Ke6 54. c5 Rb4+ (54... h4 55. gxh4 g4 56. Re3+ Kxf6 57. c6 $18) 55. Kc3 Ra4
56. Kb3 Ra8 57. Kc4 Rf8 58. c6 Kd6 59. Kd4 $1 h4 60. gxh4 gxh4 61. c7 Kxc7 62.
Ke5 $18) 51. Rxf5 Ke6 52. Rxh5 (52. Rf3 $1 Ra1 53. Kb4 Rb1+ 54. Kc5 {was
convincing enough:} Rb8 55. Re3+ Kd7 56. Kd5 Rb1 57. Rf3 Rd1+ 58. Kc5 Rd6 59.
Rf5 Ra6 60. Kb5 Ra3 61. Rxf6 Rxg3 62. Rf5 $18) 52... Rg1 53. Rh8 $2 {Returning
the favour.} ({White loses priceless time and deviates from:} 53. c5 Rxg3+ 54.
Kc4 Rg1 (54... Rg8 55. Rd5 Rg2 56. Rd8 f5 57. c6 Rc2+ 58. Kb5 Rb2+ 59. Ka6 Rc2
60. Kb7 $18) 55. Rh8 f5 56. h5 f4 57. h6 Rc1+ 58. Kd3 Kf7 59. Rc8 Kg6 60. Kd2
$1 Rc4 61. Rc6+ Kh7 62. Kd3 Rc1 63. Ke4 Rc4+ 64. Kf3 $18) 53... Rxg3+ 54. Kb4
f5 $1 {As a result, Black is just in time to push the pawn now.} 55. h5 (55. c5
f4 56. Rf8 Ke5 57. h5 Rh3 58. Re8+ Kd5 59. Rd8+ Kc6 60. Rd6+ Kc7 61. h6 f3 $11)
55... Rg7 $2 {Both players had to find precise moves under time pressure.
Mistakes are practically unavoidable in such a situation.} (55... f4 56. c5 f3
57. Rf8 Kd5 58. h6 Rh3 59. Kb5 Ke4 60. Rf6 Ke5 $1 61. Rf7 Ke6 62. Rf8 Rxh6 63.
Rxf3 Kd7 $11) 56. h6 Rf7 57. Re8+ $2 ({For the second time, Boris Gelfand
misses a clear win and refuses:} 57. c5 f4 58. c6 Kf5 59. Rg8 Rh7 60. Kc5 Ke4
61. Rg6 f3 62. Rf6 Ke3 63. Kb6 f2 64. c7 Rh8 65. Kb7 $18) 57... Kf6 $11 {
Now the position is completely drawish!} 58. Re1 (58. c5 Kg5 59. c6 Kxh6 $11)
58... f4 59. Kc5 f3 ({There was nothing wrong with} 59... Kg6 {either:} 60. Kd6
Kxh6 61. c5 Kg5 $11) 60. Kd6 Kg6 {Unfortunately for Alexander Grischuk, he ran
out of time for the 1st time in his career. A dramatic end to this spectacular
game!} 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh6 12. dxe5 fxe5 13. h3 g4 14. hxg4 Bxg4 15.
Rc1 $146 ({Less than 1 month ago} 15. Qd2 {was played by Lysyj} Qd7 16. Nh2 Nd4
17. Nxg4 Nxg4 18. Bd1 Kh8 19. Qd3 Rf7 20. Nb5 Raf8 21. Nxc7 Nxf2 $132 {with a
double-edged fight in Lysyj-Radjabov, Bilbao 2014.}) 15... Bxf3 {Black
immediately starts his action on the d4-square.} ({The natural} 15... Kh8 {
was also possible.}) 16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Bh5 $5 {White doesn't want to give up
his bishop, that's why he puts it in this strange place.} Kh8 18. Nb5 {White
would like to remove Black's d4 N, because it is unpleasant for White.} Ne6 $1
{The right move. Black doesn't want to exchange and now his N is ready to go
to f4 too. Moreover White's b5-knight is out of play.} 19. Rc3 {Logical move,
the R can be useful from the 3rd rank.} ({In the event of} 19. Nc3 {Black can
repeat with} Nd4 ({or even} 19... Bf6 20. Nd5 Bh4 {and Black is active.}))
19... Qe7 (19... a6 {was also an option,} 20. Na3 Qg5 ({or} 20... Bf6 {is
similar to the game.})) 20. Na3 $6 {The N would like to come from c2, but this
plan is too slow.} (20. Rf3 {could have been met by} Nf4 $13) (20. Rd3 Rg8 (
20... Nf4 21. Bxf4 Rxf4 22. Nc3 {and it is not so easy to avoid Nd5.}) 21. Nc3
{with a double-edged fight.}) 20... Bf6 $1 {A very good move. Black wants to
play on the dark squares with Bh4 or Bg5.} 21. Nc2 Bg5 22. Bh2 {This is a
slightly passive move, but White would like to avoid the exchange of Bs and he
prepares for Rh3.} (22. Ne3 Rg8 $40 {and Black has some attacking chances on
the kingside.}) 22... Bf4 23. g3 Bg5 24. Bf3 Rf6 25. Bg2 Rg8 {Black's pieces
are all well placed; he has a plenty of attacking plans. White's position is
not easy now.} 26. Ne1 Rfg6 27. Bh3 Bf6 28. Kh1 Ng4 29. Bxg4 Rxg4 30. Nc2 Qe8 (
{The greedy} 30... Rxe4 $6 {could have been met by} 31. f3 {and the R is
trapped in the centre.}) ({The engine suggests} 30... Qf8 $1 {Black prepares
for Qh6!} 31. Rg1 (31. Ne3 Rxe4 32. f3 Rd4 {and Black is a healthy P up.})
31... Qh6 32. Rg2 Qh3 $36 {and White is under pressure on the kingside.}) 31.
Rg1 {A prophylactic move. Grischuk prepares for f3.} ({The immediate} 31. f3 $2
{is bad, as} Rxg3 $1 32. Bxg3 Rxg3 33. Rf2 Nf4 $17 {and Black has an
unpleasant attack.}) 31... Nd4 (31... Qf7 32. f3 R4g7 {was also possible.}) 32.
f3 (32. Ne3 R4g5 $15 {is also slightly better for Black.}) 32... R4g6 ({
The computer suggests} 32... R4g7 $5 {, but the text move was more human.}) 33.
Nxd4 (33. Ne3 Qd7 $15 {and Black looks nicely placed.}) 33... exd4 34. Rc2 c5
35. Qd3 Rh6 36. Rgg2 Rh3 $1 37. Rcf2 Qh5 {All Black's pieces are attacking and
now the g3-pawn is hanging.} 38. Kg1 Be5 39. f4 Bf6 40. Qf3 Qg6 41. Kh1 Qh6 $6
{An inaccuracy. Black didn't find the winning tactical move.} ({It was much
stronger to play} 41... Bh4 $1 42. f5 (42. gxh4 Rxf3 43. Rxg6 Rxf2 $19) 42...
Qf7 43. Kg1 Bg5 $19 {and Black has a decisive attack.}) 42. Kg1 Qg6 43. Kh1 b6
(43... Bh4 $1 {was the best, like in the previous comment.}) 44. b3 Qh6 45. Kg1
Qg6 46. Kh1 Qh6 47. Kg1 Bh4 48. Kf1 Bf6 {Finally Black couldn't break White's
position, so he accepted the draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A87"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Qe8 8. Re1
Qf7 9. e4 fxe4 (9... Nxe4 $2 10. Nxe4 fxe4 11. Rxe4 Nc6 $1 {A better try, but
not equalising:} (11... Bf5 $2 {This fast leads to a losing position:} 12. Ng5
Qf6 13. Rh4 h6 14. Bd5+ e6 15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16. Rf4 Bxd5 (16... Qe7 17. Re4 $18)
17. Rxf6 Rxf6 18. cxd5 Nd7 19. Qc2 Rc8 20. Qa4 Nb6 21. Qxa7 Re8 22. Be3 Nxd5
23. Qxb7 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Rxe3 25. Rf1 {1-0 (25) Gharamian,T (2632)-Nijboer,F 
(2567) Maastricht 2010}) 12. Be3 (12. Qe2 Bf5 13. Rh4 h5 14. Be3 $14 {1-0 (37)
Meier,G (2638)-Berelowitsch,A (2566) Marrakesh 2010}) 12... Bf5 (12... h6 13.
d5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. c5 $16) 13. Ng5 Qf6 14. Re6 $1 Bxe6 15. Nxe6 Rf7 16.
Bh3 $16) 10. Ng5 (10. Nxe4 Nc6 $1 $11) 10... Qxc4 11. Ngxe4 Nxe4 12. Rxe4 Qf7
13. Rf4 Bf6 14. Nd5 g5 {This is mentioned in Moskalenko's book 'The Diamond
Dutch'. It is risky, but necessary} (14... Na6 $2 {is insufficient if White
plays well:} 15. Qb3 Kg7 16. Nxf6 exf6 17. Bd5 Qd7 18. Re4 Qd8 19. Qe3 Kh8 20.
Re7 g5 21. Bd2 c6 22. Bf7 $2 (22. Re1 $1 $18 cxd5 23. Qf3 Nc7 24. Qh5 Bf5 25.
Qh6 $18) 22... Nc7 23. Re1 Be6 $1 $11 24. Rxc7 Rxf7 25. Rxf7 Bxf7 26. d5 Bxd5
27. Bc3 Kg8 28. h4 h6 29. Qd3 Qf8 30. Qf5 Qf7 31. Bxf6 Re8 32. Rxe8+ Qxe8 33.
Kh2 Be6 34. Qa5 gxh4 35. Bxh4 Qf8 36. Qxa7 c5 37. f4 Bd5 38. Qa5 Qe8 39. Qd8 {
1/2-1/2 (39) Bacrot,E (2705)-Pruijssers,R (2519) Germany 2012}) 15. Rf3 c6 $1
$146 {This looks like homework and leads to a more or less forced sequel. The
alternatives are not so hot:} (15... Na6 16. Qb3 $1 Kh8 17. Nxf6 Qxb3 18. axb3
exf6 19. Bxg5 Kg7 20. Bd2 d5 21. b4 c6 22. b5 $16) (15... Nc6 16. Be3 Kh8 17.
Nxc7 Rb8 18. Nd5 h6 19. g4 Be6 20. Nxf6 exf6 21. Rh3 Bd5 22. Rxh6+ Kg7 23. Rh3
Rh8 24. Rxh8 Rxh8 25. h3 Re8 26. a3 $14) 16. Nc7 Bg4 17. d5 (17. Nxa8 Bxf3 18.
Bxf3 Na6 19. Bh5 Qd5 20. Bf3 Qf7 $11) 17... cxd5 18. Bxg5 Nd7 $11 19. Nxa8 {
Beginning a variation ending in an opposite bishop copybook draw.} ({The
alternative} 19. Bxf6 {gives White some pressure and compensation but a pawn
is a pawn...} Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Nxf6 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Rc1 e6 23. Qe3 Kg7 24. Qg5+
Kh8 25. Qf4 Qe7 $11) 19... Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Bxg5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Bxd5+ Kh8 23.
Nc7 Rc8 24. Ne6 Bf6 25. Re1 Nc5 26. Re2 Nxe6 27. Bxe6 Rc1+ 28. Kg2 Rb1 29. Bd5
Rxb2 30. Rxb2 Bxb2 31. Bxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. b3 Ne4 ({As an
alternative way, one might recommend} 6... d5 7. Bb2 e6 8. d3 b6 $5 9. Nbd2 Bb7
10. e4 c5 11. exd5 exd5 12. d4 Nbd7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Re1 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc5 (
15... Re8 16. Rxe8+ Nxe8 17. cxd5 Rxc1 18. Qxc1 Bxd5 $11) 16. Ne5 Re8 17. Ndf3
dxc4 18. Rxc4 Bd5 $11 {Fressinet,L (2717)-Dubov,D (2614) Dubai UAE 2014 1-0 
(65)}) 7. d4 d5 8. Bb2 a5 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. Rc1 (10. Ne5 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Bxe5 $5 (
11... Nd7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Rc1 (13. Bxd5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Rc8 15. Rc1 Rc5 16. Bg2
(16. Bxb7 $4 Qc7 $19) 16... Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 $11) 13... Be4 $6 14. Bh3 Nxe5
15. dxe5 Ra6 16. Qd2 a4 17. Bd4 $14 {Goldin,A (2585)-Svidler,P (2635)
Novosibirsk 1995 1-0 (25)}) 12. dxe5 dxc4 13. Qc1 ({I think stronger is} 13.
bxc4 Qxd1 (13... Qc7 14. Qc1 Nd7 15. Qh6 Rad8 16. h4 Nc5 17. Rac1 b6 18. h5 $14
) 14. Rfxd1 Nd7 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Rd2 Kf8 17. Rcd1 Ke8 {with good chances to
get an equal game.}) 13... cxb3 14. axb3 Qb6 {Certainly White has some
compensation for the pawn but I think it is enough only for an equal game.} 15.
Qa3 (15. Qh6 $5 Qxb3 16. Rfc1 Nd7 17. e6 Nf6 18. exf7+ Qxf7 19. Bxa5 $44) 15...
Nd7 (15... Re8 $5 16. Ra2 (16. Bxa5 $6 Qb5 17. Qb4 Qxe5) 16... Be6 17. Rfa1 $44
) 16. Qxe7 Qxb3 17. Bxa5 $6 Rfe8 18. Qh4 Nxe5 19. Rfc1 Ng4 $17 {Bachmann,A 
(2619)-Gabuzyan,H (2537) Albena BUL 2014 1/2 (60)}) (10. e3 Nxc3 (10... Nd7 11.
Qe2 (11. cxd5 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 cxd5 13. Ne5 Nf6 $11) 11... Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Nf6 13.
Rfc1 Be4 14. Bf1 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 e6 16. b4 Ne4 17. Be1 axb4 18. Bxb4 Re8 (18...
c5 $1 {leads to enormous complications} 19. cxd5 $1 (19. dxc5 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Qg5
$3 21. cxd5 Qe5 22. Rd1 Rxa2 $17) (19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. cxd5 (20. dxc5) 20... Nd7
21. dxe6 fxe6 22. Qxb7 Rb8 $15) 19... Ng5 $1 20. Qg2 cxb4 21. h4 e5 $1 22. dxe5
Bxe5 23. Rab1 Rxa2 $15) 19. a4 h5 $11 {Bu,X (2708)-Radjabov,T (2751) Sofia
2008 1/2 (45)}) 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. Qe2 e6 (12... a4 13. Qb2 (13. cxd5 $6 Qxd5 14.
b4 Nd7 (14... Na6 $5 15. Rfd1 Nc7) 15. Rfd1 Qh5 16. h3 Rfc8 17. Rac1 $11 {
Nikolic,P (2645) -Karpov,A (2770) Monte Carlo 1996 1-0 (60)}) 13... Nd7 14.
Rfc1 Qb6 15. c5 (15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 e6 17. Nd3 Rfc8 $11) 15... Qc7 16. b4 b5
17. cxb6 Nxb6 18. Qe2 a3 19. Nd2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Na4 $11 {Malakhov,V (2721)-Li,C
(2613) China 2010 1/2 (44)}) 13. Rfc1 Nd7 14. Bf1 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qe7 16. Rab1
Rfd8 17. a4 Nb6 18. Qd1 Ra7 19. c5 Nd7 20. b4 (20. Qd2 Rda8 21. f4 f5 22. Bd3
Nf6 $11) 20... axb4 21. Rxb4 e5 $11 {Nikolic,P (2605)-Li Chao2 (2711) Solingen
GER 2014 1/2 (54)}) 10... Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. e3 e6 13. Bh3 Nd7 $146 (13...
dxc4 14. bxc4 c5 15. Qe2 Bxf3 (15... Nc6 16. Nd2) 16. Qxf3 cxd4 17. exd4 Bxd4
18. Qxb7 Ra7 19. Qb2 $14) (13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 a4 15. Qe2 Nd7 16. Qc2 axb3 17.
axb3 Qe7 18. Ra1 $14 {Dizdar,G (2535)-Moradiabadi,E (2445) Mallorca 2004 1/2-1/
2 (30)}) 14. Qe2 (14. Nd2 Bd3 15. Re1 b5 16. cxb5 {The solid continuation is}
Bxb5 (16... cxb5 {leads to complicatons or to the worse position.} 17. Nf1 Bf5
$1 {I think that 99.9% players can play this only after analysis with the
computer.} (17... Bxf1 $6 18. Bxf1 b4 19. Bb2 $14) 18. g4 {it seems that Black
loses his bishop but} Qh4 $1 19. Kg2 Be4+ $1 20. f3 Nf6 $1 21. Ng3 b4 22. Bb2
h5 $1 23. gxh5 Bf5 24. Bxf5 gxf5 $11) 17. Bg2 a4 18. b4 Nb6 $11) 14... Bxf3 15.
Qxf3 Nf6 16. Qe2 Ne4 17. Be1 f5 $5 {An ambitious way. It seems to me that
Black could get an equal game after} (17... a4 18. Qc2 (18. b4 Nd6 19. c5 Nb5 (
19... Nc4 $6 {the knight can achieve nothing from c4} 20. f4 f5 21. Qd3 Qe7 22.
Rf2 $14) 20. f4 Qe7 21. Rf2 f6 22. Qg4 (22. Bd2 e5 23. dxe5 $8 (23. fxe5 $2
fxe5 24. dxe5 Rxf2 25. Qxf2 Rf8 26. Qe2 Qxe5 $17) 23... fxe5 24. f5 e4 25. Rcf1
Nc3 26. Bxc3 (26. Qg4 $6 gxf5 27. Rxf5 Rxf5 28. Qxf5 Nxa2 $17 {the a-pawn is
too dangerous}) 26... Bxc3 27. a3 $11) 22... e5 23. dxe5 fxe5 24. Qe6+ Qxe6 25.
Bxe6+ Kh8 26. fxe5 Rxf2 27. Kxf2 Bxe5 $11) 18... axb3 19. axb3 Qb6 20. Bg2 f5
21. f3 Ng5) 18. Bg2 g5 19. b4 $6 {This plan is too slow.} ({Alexander could
have got superior game after} 19. g4 $1 Qd7 (19... a4 20. Bb4 Rf7 21. f3 Nd6
22. Kh1 Kh8 23. Qc2 $14) (19... Nf6 20. gxf5 exf5 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Rc5 Ne7 23.
Qc2 $14) 20. gxf5 exf5 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. f3 Nf6 23. Bg3 Rac8 24. Be5 Rfe8 25.
Qd3 $14) 19... axb4 20. Bxb4 Rf7 21. a3 Nd6 $11 {White has the bishop pair but
the opponent's knight could be placed on c4, the a3-pawn is rather weakand it
is not easy to play Ra1, a4, a5, a6 because it takes too much time.} 22. cxd5
exd5 23. Rc2 Qd7 24. Qh5 h6 25. f4 $6 {Alexander wanted to prevent f5-f4 but
this move creates a weakness on e3.} (25. Ra2 Qe6 26. a4 f4 27. Bh3 Qf6 28.
Bxd6 Qxd6 29. exf4 gxf4 30. Re2 Re7 31. Rfe1 Rxe2 32. Rxe2 Rf8 $11) 25... Nc4
26. Re2 (26. Re1 g4 (26... Re8 $6 27. fxg5 Rxe3 28. Rd1 hxg5 29. Qxg5 $11) (
26... gxf4 $5 27. gxf4 Nxe3 $5 {Objectively, it leads to Black's advantage,
but it wouldn't be easy to find the best plan over the board.} 28. Rxe3 Bxd4
29. Rce2 Re8 30. Bd2 Re6 31. Kh1 Bxe3 32. Rxe3 Rxe3 33. Bxe3 d4 34. Bd2 Qe6 $15
) 27. Bf1 b5 28. h3) 26... g4 {Teimour didn't want to play with rook + 2 pawns
against 2 bishops and found a strong alternative.} (26... Nxe3 27. Rxe3 Bxd4
28. Rfe1 Re8 29. Bd2 gxf4 30. gxf4 Bxe3+ 31. Rxe3 Rxe3 32. Bxe3 d4 33. Bd2 Qe6
$15) 27. Kh1 ({White couldn't play} 27. h3 $2 {due to the line} Re8 28. Rfe1
Rxe3 $1 29. Rxe3 Nxe3 $1 (29... Bxd4 $2 30. Bc3 $1 Bxe3+ 31. Rxe3 Nxe3 32. Qg6+
Kf8 $8 (32... Rg7 $2 33. Bxg7 Qxg7 34. Qe8+) 33. Bb4+ Re7 34. Qf6+ Ke8 35. Qh8+
Kf7 36. Qh7+ Kf8 37. Qh8+ $11) 30. Rxe3 Bxd4 31. Bd2 Qe6 32. Kf2 Re7 $19) 27...
Qe8 28. h3 Re7 $1 29. Qxe8+ $6 {This leads to a bad endgame.} ({The last
chance was to play} 29. Qxf5 $5 Rxe3 30. Ree1 Raxa3 31. Qxg4 Rab3 32. f5 Rxe1
33. Rxe1 Qf7 $17 {and if} 34. Re7 {then} Ne3 $1) 29... Rexe8 30. Rfe1 (30. hxg4
Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Nxe3 32. Re1 Bxd4 33. gxf5 c5 $19) 30... h5 31. Bf1 (31. hxg4
hxg4) 31... Re6 32. hxg4 hxg4 33. Rh2 $2 {A blunder} ({However even after} 33.
Kg2 Ra4 34. Kf2 Nxa3 35. Bxa3 Rxa3 36. Rb1 b5 $19 {White's position is lost.})
33... Rxe3 34. Rxe3 Nxe3 35. Bd3 Bxd4 36. Re2 c5 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Qe2
e6 9. d4 Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. e5 dxe5 12. dxe5 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Nd5 14. f4 c4 15. f5
Qc7 16. Re1 Rad8 17. axb5 axb5 18. f6 gxf6 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Qg4+
Kh7 22. Qh3+ Kg8 23. Qg4+ Kh7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Kh1 Nxe5 26. Rg1+ Ng6 27. Rxg6+
fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Qg6+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 b6 $5 {In the Berlin Defence, the
light-squared bishop usually spends the first phase of the game on the c8-h3
diagonal, defending or occupying the e6-square. Much later, it would be just
too happy to get on to the long diagonal, so the desire of some players 
(including the modern godfather of the variation, former World Champion
Vladimir Kramnik) to put it in the fianchetto from the beginning is
understandable. But ...Bb7 is not the only possible way of developing the
bishop, White neds to worry about ...Ba6, too. In certain cases, the bishop
could become hyper-active, dominating several white pieces, including the
rooks!} 11. Rd1 {Evacuating the f1-a6 diagonal in advance.} ({The natural
developing move allows Black to start his counterplay at once:} 11. Bf4 Bb4 {
[%cal Gb4c3]} 12. Ne4 Ba6 13. Rfc1 Be2 14. Nh2 (14. Nfd2 Bxd2 15. Nxd2 Nd4 16.
Be3 Nf5 17. Bf4 Nd4 18. Be3 Nf5 19. Bf4 Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V (2772)-Carlsen,
M (2877) Saint Louis 2014}) 14... Rd8 15. c3 (15. g4 Rd4 16. Ng3 Nxg3 17. Bxg3
Bd2 18. Rcb1 h5 19. c3 Rd3 $17 {Shirov,A (2739)-Kramnik,V (2785) Moscow (blitz)
2007 (0-1, 45)}) 15... Be7 16. Re1 Bc4 17. g4 Nh4 18. Bg3 Ng6 19. f4 (19. Nf6+
Kf8 20. Nh5 Rd2 21. b3 Be2 $5) 19... Rd3 20. f5 Bd5 21. Nf1 Nh4 22. Re2 Nf3+
23. Kf2 {[%cal Ge4f6] Karjakin,S (2727)-Kramnik,V (2788) Moscow (blitz) 2008 
(0-1, 49)} Bg5 $5 {[%cal Gh7h5]}) (11. Re1 Bb4 12. Bd2 {is very comfortable
for Black. The positions with opposite-coloured bishops are known to offer
White as good as nothing.} Be6 13. g4 Ne7 14. Kg2 Rd8 15. a3 Bxc3 16. Bxc3 c5
17. Rad1 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 a5 {Anand,V (2791)-Ivanchuk,V (2779) Linares 2009 (1/
2-1/2, 32)}) ({Preventing ...Bb4 with} 11. a3 {is a bit premature, offering
Black a tempo for carrying out his main plan:} Bb7 12. Bf4 Rc8 ({Actually I do
not see the reason why Carlsen deviated from his previous game:} 12... c5 13.
Rad1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 c6 15. Be3 Rd8 16. Ne4 Be7 17. f4 f6 {Radjabov,T (2751)
-Carlsen,M (2786) Kallithea 2008 (1/2-1/2, 31)}) 13. Rfe1 c5 14. Nd2 (14. Ne4
Nd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4) 14... Nd4 15. Rac1 Be7 {Berg,E (2594)-Carlsen,M (2801) Oslo
2009 (0-1, 45). With very good play for Black in both cases.}) 11... Bb7 ({If} 
11... Ba6 {White can already play} 12. a3 $1 Rd8 (12... Bb7 $5 13. Bf4 c5 14.
Nb5 $18 {[%cal Gd1d8] White's extra tempo, Rfd1, is essential, preventing 14...
Bxf3 15.gxf3 Kd7.}) 13. Bf4 Bc8 14. Rxd8+ Kxd8 15. Rd1+ Ke8 {Grischuk,A (2763)
-Jumabayev,R (2525) Astana 2012 (1-0, 26)} 16. e6 $5 Bxe6 17. Bxc7 {[%cal
Gd1d8,Gd8a8]} Be7 18. Ne5 c5 19. Nc6 $16 {[%csl Ga7,Gb6]}) 12. Bf4 Bb4 {
This is consistent with the ...b7-b6 plan.} (12... Rc8 13. e6 fxe6 $6 (13...
Bd6 $5 14. exf7+ Kxf7) 14. Ng5 $36 {Shirov,A (2718)-Cori Tello,J (2522) St
Petersburg 2012 (1-0, 36)}) 13. Ne2 Be7 14. Ned4 ({With the g5-square defended,
} 14. e6 {fails to impress after} fxe6 15. Bxc7 c5 {with active play for Black.
}) 14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Rd8 16. Nf5 {This looks natural, but I allowed myself
to check what would happen if White delays the knight move by making some
useful moves on another sector of the board.} (16. a4 g6 (16... a5 $2 17. e6 {
[%csl Gb6,Gc7]} Bd6 18. e7 $5 Kxe7 19. Nf5+ $36) 17. a5 a6 $5 {[%csl Gb5][%cal
Gc6c5]} 18. e6 c5 19. Ne2 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 fxe6 21. Bxc7 b5 $13 {The knight is
far from e5 yet and the bishop pair is quite active, compensating for the
minor structural defect.}) 16... g5 {The only reasonable defence.} (16... g6 $2
17. Ng7+ Kf8 18. Bh6 Kg8 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. Rd1 $18) 17. Be3 {White needs the
bishop on the c1-h6 dagonal in order to attack the g5-pawn and keep fighting
for the initiative.} ({If} 17. Bg3 {Black can think of} Bc8 {when the forced
line} 18. e6 Bxe6 19. Ng7+ Kf8 20. Nxe6+ fxe6 21. Bxc7 {leads to only symbolic
advantage for White.} Rd5 22. c4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Kf7 24. Rd7 Ke8 25. Rd3 Rf8 $11
) 17... Rg8 18. c4 $146 {This new move does not bring in anything new in the
evaluation of the position as equal.} (18. a4 c5 19. Nxe7 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Kxe7
21. a5 Ke6 22. f3 h5 (22... Kxe5 $2 23. Rd7) 23. Kf2 Bc6 24. g3 Kf5 (24... Kxe5
25. Bxg5 $1 $14 Rxg5 $2 26. f4+) 25. Rd2 h4 $1 26. Re2 (26. g4+ Kxe5) (26. gxh4
gxh4 {[%csl Ge5,Gf3,Gh3][%cal Gg8g3]}) 26... hxg3+ 27. Kxg3 Bd5 $15 {/=
Smirnov,P (2518)-Sakaev,K (2612) Belgorod 2010 (½-½, 43)}) 18... c5 19. f3
Bc8 20. g4 f6 21. Nxe7 Kxe7 22. exf6+ Kxf6 {If compared with other typical
opposite-coloured bishops endings in this opening, White is in a slightly
better position due to the potential weakness on g5. It is not enough for
anything concrete, though.} 23. Kf2 Kg6 24. b3 Rgf8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Re1 Rd3
27. Ke2 Rd8 28. Kf2 Rd3 29. Ke2 Rd8 30. Rd1 Rd6 $5 {An ambitious move,} ({
but I failed to find any danger for Black after the rook exchange:} 30... Rxd1
31. Kxd1 Kf6 32. Bf2 Be6 33. Bg3 c6 34. Kd2 (34. a4 b5 35. axb5 cxb5 36. cxb5
Bxb3+ 37. Kd2 Ba4 $11) 34... b5 35. Kc3 bxc4 36. bxc4 Bf7 37. Bd6 a6 38. Bxc5
Ke5 39. Be3 h6 40. Kb4 Bg6 {[%cal Gg6d3,Gd3e2]}) 31. Rd3 (31. Rxd6+ cxd6 $11)
31... Bb7 32. Rc3 Re6 33. Kf2 Rf6 34. Bd2 Rd6 35. Ke2 Bc6 36. Re3 Kf7 {[%cal
Gd6e6]} 37. Rc3 Rh6 $6 {This will result in some slight trouble for Black.} (
37... h6 $11) 38. Bxg5 Rxh3 39. Bf4 h5 40. gxh5 Rxh5 41. Bxc7 {White has won a
pawn, but the opposite-coloured bishops and Black's good coordination allow
him count on holding the draw.} b5 42. Kf2 a6 43. Kg3 Rg5+ 44. Kf4 Kg6 45. Ke3
Rf5 46. Bf4 Kf7 47. Rc2 bxc4 48. Rxc4 Bb5 49. Rc1 Rd5 50. Kf2 Ke6 51. Be3 Kd6
52. Rh1 Bd3 53. Bd2 Bg6 54. Ke3 Rh5 55. Rg1 Bf7 56. Rg7 Ke7 57. Rg4 Bd5 58.
Rg7+ Bf7 59. f4 Rh3+ 60. Ke4 Kf6 61. Rg2 c4 62. bxc4 Bxc4 63. Be3 Rh5 64. Bd4+
Ke6 65. Rg6+ Kf7 66. Rf6+ Ke7 67. Be5 Bxa2 68. Rxa6 Be6 69. Ra7+ Bd7 70. Kd5
Rf5 71. Kd4 Rh5 72. Ke4 Ke6 73. Ra6+ Ke7 74. Bf6+ Kf7 75. Bg5 Rh1 76. Ra7 Re1+
77. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 {Just one of Black's ways of reacting to White's
fashionable last move.} ({If Black wishes to avoid transposing to a King's
Indian, the usual way to do it is} 3... d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7.
Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Kb1 (11. f4 {Wojtaszek,R (2716)
-Safarli,E (2656) Shamkir 2014 (1-0, 36)}) 11... Rd8 12. d5 a6 13. Nc3 Na5 (
13... Qe8 {Carlsen,M (2881)-Caruana,F (2791) Stavanger 2014 CBM 161 [Krasenkow,
M] (1/2-1/2 , 67)}) 14. Qc1 {Giri,A (2745)-Gelfand,B (2753) Tromso 2014 CBM
162 [Krasenkow,M] (1-0, 80)}) (3... e5 $5 {is occasionally played, too}) ({
And lately} 3... Nc6 4. Nc3 d5 {has come into the limelight as in Vallejo Pons,
F (2698)-Le,Q (2710) Tromso 2014 CBM 162 [Krasenkow,M] (1-0, 38)}) 4. dxc5 $5 {
A rare move with a long history behind, though. The first game with it dates
back to 1953!} ({It is worth mentioning that an earlier game between the same
players but with reversed colours continued in the spirit of the Volga/Benko
Gambit:} 4. d5 b5 5. e4 Bg7 6. cxb5 a6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nh3 d6 9. Nf4 Nbd7 10. Be2
axb5 11. Nxb5 Ne8 12. O-O Ba6 13. Kh1 Nc7 14. Nc3 Qb8 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Nfe2
Nb5 17. Bg5 Re8 18. Qd3 Ra5 19. Rab1 Ne5 20. Qc2 Nxc3 21. Nxc3 Qb4 $44 {
Grischuk,A (2760)-Caruana,F (2700) Plovdiv 2010 (1/2-1/2, 36). As we wil see,
there will be Volga/Benko elements in our main game, too, even though the
structure in the centre will be quite different.}) 4... e6 $5 $146 {This
interesting novelty completely changes the character of the play with respect
to the previous games. But when I first saw it, I could not help remembering
how my former trainer, the late GM Theodor Ghitescu, used to define chess
patzers: "...g6 and ...e6 players"! I assume he had seen some unfortunate
combinations of these moves on the lower boards of our national team
championship which made him issue this definition, but it may also have been
some sort of well masked display of envy with respect to Florin Gheorghiu and
Mihai Suba, our by far strongest players in the '70s and the '80s. Gheorghiu
constantly played the Paulsen Kan Hedgehog with ...g6 and Suba used to answer
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.e3 with 4...g6!?} ({And since I have mentioned
Ghitescu, here is a game of his from this position:} 4... Na6 5. Nc3 Nxc5 6. e4
d6 7. Be3 b6 8. Qd2 a6 9. Rc1 h5 10. Nge2 h4 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. Nec3 Nxd5 13. cxd5
Bd7 14. Be2 O-O 15. O-O h3 16. g3 Qb8 17. b4 Na4 18. Nxa4 Bxa4 19. f4 $14 {
Ghitescu,T-Ghinda,M Sinaia 1975 (1-0, 41)}) (4... Qa5+ {has been played in a
few games.} 5. Nc3 Qxc5 6. e4 {White has build up the Maroczy bind, but will
need to find a coherent way to complete his development in order to have any
chance of claiming an advantage.} d6 ({It seems to be useful to defend the
queen, since after} 6... Bg7 7. Qd3 Nc6 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 d6 10. Nge2 O-O 11.
Nf4 {Sliwa,B-Filip,M Gotha 1957 (1/2-1/2, 38). White retained his space
advantage with a normal development and very few chances for Black to get any
counterplay.}) 7. Na4 (7. Qd3 Nc6 8. Be3 Nb4 $1 {This is the moment when it is
important that the queen is defended.} 9. Bxc5 Nxd3+ 10. Bxd3 dxc5 11. e5 Nd7
12. f4 Bh6 13. Nd5 Rb8 14. g3 f6 $11 {Gurevich,D (2575)-Gulko,B (2635)
Beersheba 1993 (1/2-1/2, 19)}) 7... Qh5 (7... Qa5+ 8. Bd2 Qd8 9. Ne2 Nc6 10.
Nac3 Bg7 11. Nf4) 8. Ne2 Bh6 9. Nf4 Qe5 10. Nd3 Qh5 11. Nf4 Qe5 12. Nd5 Bxc1
13. Rxc1 Nxd5 14. cxd5 O-O 15. Be2 Bd7 16. Nc3 $14 {Giri,A (2745)-Matamoros
Franco,C (2525) Tromso 2014 (1-0, 51)}) 5. Be3 {The only reasonable way to
defend the pawn. It has the drawback of blocking the development of the other
bishop, though.} (5. b4 $6 {is completely inadequate due to} a5 $1 $15 {
[%csl Gc5]}) ({The attempt to prove the combination of ...g6 and ...e6 wrong,
in accordance with Ghitescu's definition, fails due to White's poor
development:} 5. Nc3 Bxc5 6. e4 (6. e3 d5) 6... Nc6 {If White could get
developed in time, the move ...g6 would surely be harmful, but concretely
Black is just in time to start strong counterplay in the centre.} 7. a3 (7. Nh3
d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. exd5 Nd4 {[%csl Gd5,Ge1]} 10. Be3 $6 Qe7 $1 $17) 7... d5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. b4 Bb6 10. exd5 Nd4 11. Nge2 Nf5 $44 {[%csl Ge1]}) 5... b6 $3 {
Here it is, the Volga Gambit spirit! Rather than retrieving the pawn, Black is
interested in opening files and diagonals for rapid queenside development.} (
5... Na6 {would retrieve the pawn but allow White retain a small edge.} 6. Nc3
Nxc5 7. Qd2 $1 ({It makes no sense to drive the knight away since this piece
is a slight source of worries for Black, being kind of hanging on c5.} 7. b4
Na6 8. a3 Bg7 9. Qc2 d5 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Bf2 Bd7 $132) 7... b6 {In order to
play ...Bg7, Black needs spending a tempo on defending the knight.} 8. Rd1 Bg7
9. Bg5 O-O 10. e4 $14) 6. Nc3 {White, too, aims for rapid development. But the
last move looks more like an acceptance of the fact that after Black's last
move White has no advantage at all.} (6. cxb6 axb6 7. Nc3 Ba6 {would transpose
below.}) 6... Ba6 $5 {To tell the truth, Black does not seem to need such
radical measures anymore.} ({Retrieving the pawn ensures him excellent play:} 
6... Bxc5 7. Bxc5 bxc5 8. e3 Nc6 9. Nh3 Rb8 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Be2 d5) 7. cxb6
axb6 8. Bg5 {Sticking to the material advantage would offer Black ample
compensation. Here are just a few suggestive lines:} (8. b3 Nc6 {This
developing move keeps the main threats, ...Bb4 or ...d5, in reserve. If White
moves with his e3-bishop in order to continue his development, ...Bb4 would be
unpleasant. Otherwise, ...d5 would threaten the fork ...d4} 9. Rc1 (9. Bf4 Bb4)
9... Bb7 {[%csl Ga2][%cal Gf8b4]} 10. a4 d5) (8. Qb3 Bc5 (8... Nc6 9. Bxb6 Qc8
$44) 9. Bxc5 bxc5 {White faces a dilemma. e2-e4 would weaken the d4-square
while otherwise ...d7-d5 is hard to stop.} 10. e4 (10. e3 Nc6 11. Rd1 O-O 12.
Nh3 Ne5 $36 {[%cal Gd8a5,Gf8b8,Gd7d5]}) 10... Nc6 11. Qd1 O-O 12. Nh3 Nd4 13.
Bd3 d5 $36) (8. Na4 Bxc4 (8... b5 9. Nb6 Ra7 10. c5 d5 11. Rc1 Nc6 {The
b6-knight is somewhat out of play and Black's centre may become threatening.})
9. Nxb6 Nd5 10. Nxc4 Qh4+ 11. Bf2 Qxc4 12. Qd4 Qb4+ $5 {The best way of
maintaining the initiative.} 13. Qxb4 Nxb4 {[%cal Gb4c2,Ga8a2]}) 8... h6 9. Bh4
g5 10. Bf2 {The bishop has reached this safe square after having provoked the
weakening of the black kingside. But White's main problem is his delay in
development, which offers Black great play in any case.} Bxc4 11. e4 Bxf1 12.
Kxf1 {Even though pawns are equal now, the last exchange once again reminds us
of one of the main lines of the Volga/Benko Gambit.} Nc6 13. Nge2 Bc5 14. Nd4
Qe7 {The position has more or less settled down, but evaluating it properly
implies taking into account several aspects. White's development is typical
for the Sicilian defence (which he had aimed for with 4.dxc5) but his main
problem is getting the king out of the way of the major pieces. This can be
achieved with either g2-g4 followed by Kg2 or Kfe-e2, Re1, Kf1-g1. Both plans
are time consuming and with ...d7-d5 in the air one would expect certain
dangers for His Majesty. An additional plan would be fighting against the
c5-bishop with a2-a3 and b2-b4, but this would not do much for his kingside
development. Black has comfortable development, but still needs to decide
between castling right away or spending some time with ...Kf8-g7 in order to
avoid problems along the h-file. His structure is flexible enough, but he
should not forget that there are several weak dark squares in his structure, 
(Xf6, d6, b6).} 15. Ncb5 {Consolidating the d4-square before switching to the
aforementioned queenside plan. This move has the drawback of spending yet
another tempo with the development incomplete.} (15. a3 $5 {is an important
alternative. If Black plays like in the game White would have chances for
retaining an edge.} Kf8 ({And just as in the game,} 15... O-O $1 {looks better,
although White would have to take into account} 16. g4 $13 {[%cal Gh2h4,Gf1g2]
with sharp play.}) 16. b4 {The merit of this plan is that after the inevitable
Bf2xd4 the king will get the relatively comfortable f2-square.} Nxd4 (16...
Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 $14) 17. Bxd4 (17. e5 $5) 17... e5 (17... Bxd4 18.
Qxd4 Kg7 19. Kf2 $14) 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. b5 $14 {[%csl Ga3,Gb5,Rd5]}) 15... Kf8
{Not a bad move, but it offers White the time to carry out his idea under
acceptable circumstances.} (15... O-O $5 16. h4 ({Black's last move may have
been aimed at inhibiting the plan based on} 16. g4 {but it seems that he would
get a great game after} Nxd4 17. Nxd4 d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. Nc6 Qe8 20. h4 f5 {
[%csl Gf1]}) 16... g4 17. a3 Rac8 18. b4 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 Ne5 $132 {[%csl Gf1]})
16. a3 (16. g4 h5 $17) (16. h4 g4) 16... Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Kg7 18. b4 Bxd4 19. Bxd4
{White has eliminated the enemy bishops, but his chances of taking advantage
of the weakness of the dark squares are not too high due to his poor
development.} e5 $5 {Switching back to the Volga Gambit mode.} (19... d5 $5 20.
exd5 Rhd8 $1) 20. Bxb6 Qe6 21. Be3 {In view of the predictable ...d7-d5, the
bishop is exposed on this square.} ({But} 21. Bc5 {would have failed to keep
things under control due to} d6 $1 22. Qxd6 Qc4+ 23. Kg1 $8 (23. Kf2 Qc2+ 24.
Kg1 Rhd8 25. Qc6 Rd1+ 26. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 27. Kf2 Qd2+ 28. Kf1 Rxa3 $19) 23... Qc3
24. Qd1 Rhd8 25. Qc1 Qxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Rxa3 $11) 21... d5 $44 {Black has
excellent compensation for the pawn and White needs to display certain
accuracy to avoid problems.} 22. Qb3 (22. exd5 Nxd5 {[%csl Ge3]}) 22... Rhb8 $6
{In the Volga/Benko Gambit this is the most common way of using the rooks, but
here there are things to do in the centre as well. The last move offers White
chances to complete his development while keeping his extra pawn.} (22... Qa6+
23. Kf2 {White needs to spend a tempo on connecting his rooks.} (23. b5 $2 Rhb8
$1 24. a4 $2 Rxb5 $1 $19) 23... dxe4 24. b5 {[%cal Ga3a4]} Rhb8 25. a4 exf3 26.
gxf3 Qc8 27. Kg2 Qf5 {[%cal Gg5g4] Due to the vulnerability of the white king,
Black should count on at least a draw by perpetual.}) (22... Rhd8 $5 {also
looks more to the point than the game move, since the d-file is more important
than the b-file.}) 23. Ke2 $6 (23. exd5 $1 Nxd5 24. Kf2 $5 $14 {[%cal Gh1d1]} (
24. Bd2 Nxb4 $3 25. Qxe6 fxe6 $11) (24. Rd1 Qa6+ 25. Kf2 Nf4 26. Rd2 Qxa3 27.
Rb1 $11)) 23... Qa6+ 24. Qd3 Qe6 ({Without queens, the structure resulting
after} 24... dxe4 25. Qxa6 Rxa6 {looks dangerous for Black. The white king is
safe and the queenside pawns are threatening.}) 25. Qb3 Qa6+ 26. Qd3 Qe6 27.
exd5 $5 {Continuing the fight rather than accepting a draw by repetition.} (27.
Qb3 $11) 27... Nxd5 28. Kf2 Rd8 {Finally correcting the rook's position, but
time is important in such situations.} 29. Qc4 $6 {The queen is exposed here
and it does not defend the bishop.} (29. Qb3 Qf5 30. Rhe1 $14) 29... Qf5 $132 (
29... Rdc8 $5 30. Bc5 Nxb4 $1 31. Qxe6 Nd3+ 32. Ke3 fxe6 $11) 30. Rhe1 (30.
Rhd1 Nxe3 31. Kxe3 Rxa3+ $1 $36 {[%csl Ge3]}) (30. Qe4 Qxe4 $5 31. fxe4 Nc3
$132) 30... Rac8 {With all his pieces on active squares, Black has at least
enough compensation for the pawn.} 31. Bc5 (31. Qe4 Rc2+ 32. Kg1 (32. Re2 $4
Rxe2+ 33. Kxe2 Nc3+) 32... Qxe4 33. fxe4 Nxe3 34. Rxe3 Rdd2 35. Rg3 Rb2 $5 $11)
31... Nf4 {[%csl Rc5,Re1,Rf2][%cal Gf4d3]} 32. Kg1 $2 {Ironically, occupying
what looks the safest square for the king is the decisive mistake.} ({For
reasons that will be revealed soon, it was essential to defend the e1-rook:} 
32. Kf1 Rd2 33. Ra2 Rxa2 34. Qxa2 Qd3+ 35. Kg1 Qc3 $44) 32... Rd2 33. Ra2 Nxg2
$1 $19 {This is the point! With the king on f1 this move would have been
impossible.} 34. Rxd2 Nxe1 35. Rf2 Nxf3+ 36. Kg2 e4 {Black is a pawn up and
retains dangerous threats. Engines are not too enthusiastic about Grischuk's
play in the next phase, since he repeatedly chooses -3.00 or -4.00
continuations when there were -9.00 alternatives. But this does not have any
meaning, the main thing is that Black's win will not be in any shadow of doubt
until the end.} 37. Re2 Re8 (37... Rd8 $1 $19 38. Qc3+ (38. Qxe4 Nh4+ 39. Kg3
Rd3+) 38... f6 39. Qc2 Nh4+ 40. Kg1 Qh3) 38. a4 (38. Bf2) 38... Qf4 (38... Rd8)
39. Kh1 Rd8 40. Qc3+ f6 41. Qc2 Rd3 42. a5 Ne1 43. Rxe1 Rd2 44. Qxd2 Qxd2 45.
Re3 f5 46. Kg1 Qa2 47. Re1 f4 48. a6 e3 49. Bd4+ Kg6 50. Ra1 Qf2+ 51. Kh1 Qf3+
52. Kg1 Qg4+ 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 {This move has a certain drawback
compared to} (4... Bd6 {, which was examined in my theoretical survey in CBM
151}) 5. Qc2 Nh6 $146 ({The point is that to} 5... f5 {White replies} 6. cxd5
$1 cxd5 (6... exd5 7. Qxf5) 7. Nb5 {[%cal Rb5c7]} Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Kxd2 Rb8
10. Bd3 Ngf6 11. Nc7+ Kf7 12. Nf3 Ne4+ 13. Ke2 {- both kings are uncastled but
White controls the c-file and dark squares and therefore keeps the better
prospects.}) {With the text move Black wants to push ...f7-f5 after all 
(instead of transposing to a normal Anti-Meran with ...Ng8-f6); however, the
h6-knight is not placed perfectly.} 6. Bd2 (6. e4 {is met with} e5 $1 {but
still needs serious analysis: it leads to a tense fight in the centre after,
say,} 7. Nf3 (7. Bxh6 $5 exd4 8. Bd2 dxc3 9. Bxc3) 7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 f5 (8...
Nf5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxe5 12. Bc3 Nd4 13. O-O-O $36) 9. Neg5
{etc., and Black's h6-knight is clearly misplaced.}) 6... f5 $5 7. cxd5 {
I don't like this move opening up Black's c8-bishop.} (7. O-O-O $5) (7. Nf3 $5)
7... exd5 8. Bd3 Bd6 $5 {A typical pawn sacrifice.} 9. O-O-O (9. Bxf5 Nxf5 10.
Qxf5 Nf6 11. Qd3 O-O {, and Black's domination on the light squares gives him
excellent compensation.}) 9... Nb6 10. h3 Be6 {Black prepares long castling,
not being willing to come under attack after the possible ...0-0 g2-g4!} 11.
Nf3 (11. g4 Qd7) (11. Nge2 $5 Qe7 {[%cal Ye8c8]} 12. f3 {[%cal Yg2g4] was an
interesting try (recommended by IM M.Notkin).}) 11... Qe7 12. Ne2 O-O-O 13. Nf4
Bd7 14. Ba5 (14. Ne5 $5 Kb8 $1 (14... Bxe5 $143 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Bc3 Qe7 17.
Bd4 $36 {[%csl Gd4]}) 15. Kb1 Bc8 {[%cal Yb6d7]}) 14... Kb8 15. Qb3 Bc7 16. Bc2
{Too slow.} ({It was better to play} 16. Bb4 Qf6 17. Ne5 {[%cal Ya2a4] after
all.}) 16... Nf7 17. Nd3 Bc8 18. Nc5 g5 $5 {[%mdl 128] Black starts his own
kingside counterplay.} 19. Kb1 Rde8 20. Rhe1 $6 (20. g3 $142 {(M.Notkin)} h5 (
20... f4 $6 21. exf4 gxf4 22. gxf4 {[%cal Rf3e5]} Bxf4 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Qxb6)
21. h4 $1 g4 22. Ne1 {stopping Black's pawns, and the position remains equal.})
20... h5 21. Nd3 g4 $1 22. Ng1 (22. hxg4 hxg4 23. Nd2 Rh2 $17) (22. Nd2 gxh3
23. gxh3 Ng5 $36) 22... h4 23. Ne2 Rhg8 (23... g3 $1 {was already strong
enough:} 24. f4 (24. fxg3 Nc4 $36) 24... Qxe3 (24... Nc4 $143 25. Bxc7+ Qxc7
26. Ne5) 25. Ng1 Qxd4 26. Bc3 Qc4 27. Bxh8 Rxh8 {with two pawns for an
exchange and a clear advantage}) (23... Nc4 {was good, too.}) 24. a3 $6 (24.
Nef4 $1 {was a must.}) 24... g3 $1 {White's e3-pawn is his most vulnerable
point. Its collapse ruins his whole position.} 25. fxg3 (25. f4 Qxe3 26. Ng1
Qxd4 27. Ne5 Qxf4 28. Nxf7 Rxe1 29. Bxe1 Rf8 {(M.Notkin)} 30. Bd2 Qf2 31. Ng5
Nc4 32. N1f3 Qxg2 $19) 25... Nc4 $1 26. Bxc7+ Qxc7 27. gxh4 Nxe3 28. Ndf4 {
Desperation.} (28. Rc1 Nxg2) (28. Rd2 Rxg2 29. Ndf4 Rf2 30. Nd3 Nc4 $1 $19)
28... Nxd1 29. Rxd1 Nd6 30. Ka2 Nc4 31. Rd3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (31. Bd3 Ne3 32.
Rg1 {was the last chance to fight on although Black should eventually convert
his material advantage.}) 31... Rxg2 $1 32. Nxg2 Rxe2 33. Ne3 Qh2 0-1

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 {Black gives White a chance to transpose to the Sicilian.} 2. e4 {
White takes this chance.} d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 {This line
is very popular nowadays.} e6 {Black chooses the Scheveningen setup.} 7. g4
Nfd7 {Black immediately prepares for g5. 7...d5 is more popular, which leads
to positional play.} 8. g5 (8. Bg2 {is more popular. Here is an example:} Be7
9. Be3 Nc6 10. h4 Nde5 11. g5 Bd7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. b3 $13 {Anand-Topalov,
Khanty-Mansiysk 2014}) 8... b5 {Black wants to develop the queenside first.} (
8... Be7 {is also possible.}) 9. a3 {White decides to prevent ...b4.} (9. Bg2
Bb7 $13) 9... Bb7 10. h4 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. f4 $146 {This is the novelty.} (
12. Qd2 {was played before:} Nc6 13. O-O-O Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Rc8 15. Rg1 Ne5 16.
Qe3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. f4 $36 {White had a nice position in Vallejo
Pons-Topalov, Leon 2012}) 12... Nc6 13. Rh3 {White goes off the diagonal of
the B and defends the f3-square after an eventual Nce5.} ({In the event of the
more natural} 13. Qd2 {Black can play} Nc5 (13... Rc8) 14. Bg2 Nxd4 (14... Na5
15. b3) 15. Bxd4 Rc8 {and Black wants to follow up with ...a5.} (15... a5 16.
Bxc5 $1 dxc5 17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18. Nxb5 $14) {White can't play} 16. O-O-O {
because of} a5 $1 $40) 13... Rc8 (13... Nc5 {was also possible with the plan of
} 14. Qe2 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 e5 $13) 14. f5 ({In the event of} 14. Qd2 {Black has
nice counterplay after} Nc5 (14... Nxd4 $5 15. Bxd4 e5) 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bg2
a5 $1 $132) (14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qd2 Nc5 {transposes to 11.Qd2.}) 14... Nxd4 (
14... Nce5 {was a very active move} 15. Qd2 (15. fxe6 {is met by} Rxc3 $1 16.
bxc3 Nc5 $36) 15... Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 $13) 15. Qxd4 Nc5 {Black places the N on
c5, as it's attacking the centre and defending e6.} (15... Ne5 {would be worse}
16. O-O-O $14) 16. Bd2 (16. Rg3 Re8 $13) 16... Re8 {Black chooses a solid
preparatory move, but there were more aggressive possibilities.} (16... e5 17.
Qe3 $14) (16... exf5 {was a very interesting try to open the position, but
after} 17. exf5 f6 18. b4 $1 {White seems to be fine in this extremely
complicated position} Nd7 19. g6 $13) (16... f6 {also seems promising; White
has to play} 17. b4 $1 {otherwise the position falls apart} fxg5 (17... e5 18.
Qe3 Nd7 ({After the P sacrifice} 18... d5 {White plays} 19. exd5 Nd7 20. O-O-O
Nb6 21. Qf2 $1 $14 {with the plan of} Nxd5 22. Be1) 19. O-O-O (19. g6 hxg6 20.
Rg3 Nb6 $1 {with a very difficult position}) 19... Nb6 $13) 18. hxg5 $1 (18.
bxc5 $2 g4 $17) (18. Bxg5 Nd7 $132) 18... Nd7 19. fxe6 Ne5 $13) (16... d5 {
was also very good} 17. exd5 exd5 18. O-O-O Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 $11) 17. O-O-O ({
The P sacrifice with} 17. f6 {also came into consideration} gxf6 18. O-O-O $44)
17... Qc7 (17... d5 {was also good with the plan of} 18. exd5 exf5 $1 (18...
exd5 19. Bf4 $1 $40) 19. Re3 Qc7 (19... Bd6 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Bf4 Qe7 22. Kb1
Re8 23. a4 $1 $36) 20. Qe5 (20. Bd3 g6 $13) 20... Ne4 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Nxe4
fxe4 23. Bg2 Bxd5 24. Ba5 Rd7 25. Bxe4 Be6 $11) 18. f6 (18. Bd3 {was also
possible; a possible line is} exf5 19. exf5 d5 20. Kb1 $13) 18... Bf8 {This
move is the simplest and the strongest.} (18... e5 {was also interesting} 19.
Qe3 Nxe4 $1 20. Bd3 $3 (20. fxe7 d5 $1 $36) 20... Nxc3 (20... Nxd2 21. Qxd2 Bf8
(21... Qd7 22. Rg3 Bd8 23. Be2 $36) 22. fxg7 Bxg7 23. Bf5 e4 $1 24. Bxc8 Qxc8
25. Re3 Qc5 26. Kb1 $14 {and the position is very unclear, but White has the
better chances}) 21. Bxc3 d5 (21... Bf8 22. h5 $40) 22. Bxe5 (22. fxe7 {
leads to a forced draw after some only moves} d4 23. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 24. Rxd4 $1
exd4 25. Qxd4 f6 26. gxf6 Qc4 $1 27. Qf2 Qf7 $1 28. Rg3 Rxc3 $1 (28... Rg8 {
loses to} 29. Qf5+ g6 30. Qg5 Be4 31. Qf4 $18 {and Black destroys because of
the passed Ps}) 29. Rxg7+ Qxg7 30. fxg7 Rf3 31. Qg1 Bc6 32. h5 Rf6 33. Qg5 Rh6
34. Qf5+ Kxg7 35. Qg5+ $11) 22... Bd6 23. Bxd6 Rxe3 24. Bxc7 Rxh3 25. Bf5 Rxa3
(25... Rxc7 26. Re1 Rh1 27. Rxh1 gxf6 28. gxf6 Rc6 29. Rg1+ Kf8 30. Bxh7 $14)
26. bxa3 Rxc7 27. Re1 Bc6 28. Kb2 $14) 19. Bd3 (19. Bg2 {was also possible,
the bishop may be more harmonious on g2, but Black has the strong} a5 $1 (19...
d5 20. exd5 exd5 21. Bf4 $36) 20. Kb1 e5 $1 21. Qe3 Ne6 $1 {with a good play})
19... Qb6 {Black wants to play Nb3...} (19... d5 $1 {was the most principled
and the best move} 20. exd5 exd5 (20... Nxd3+ 21. Rxd3) 21. Bf5 $1 Ne6 (21...
Ne4 $5 22. Bxc8 Bc5 {is also good}) 22. Qg1 Qe5 (22... d4 $5) 23. Bxe6 Rxe6
$132) (19... Red8 {was also good to prepare ...d5.}) {, but White has} 20. Kb1
$1 {...which parries this threat.} Na4 $1 {Black decides to exchange the Qs to
relieve the pressure.} 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 22. Ne2 ({The suggestion of the computer
can hardly promise anything after} 22. Be2 d5 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25.
fxg7 Bxg7 $11) 22... Nd7 (22... Nc4 {was also possible.}) 23. Rf1 Ne5 $6 {
Black's N isn't doing much on e5.} (23... Nc5 $1 {was very strong to attack
White's e4-pawn} 24. fxg7 (24. Ng3 d5 25. exd5 Bxd5) 24... Bxg7 $132) 24. Nf4
Nd7 (24... Red8 25. Bc3 $14) 25. Nh5 $1 {White is provoking Black to weaken
his kingside, to be able to attack it with h5.} (25. fxg7 {also came into
consideration if White doesn't want to allow ...g6} Bxg7 26. Nh5 $14) 25... g6
26. Nf4 ({The computer gives} 26. Ng3 {as the best move, when the only
possibility is} h5 $1 27. gxh6 Kh7 28. Bg5 Nc5 29. h5 $14 {and White's
position is promising}) 26... Nc5 (26... h5 $2 {loses to} 27. Nxg6 $1 $18) 27.
h5 $1 (27. Re1 {was also possible, but Black can play} h5 {or} (27... Nxd3 28.
cxd3 {followed by} h5) (27... d5 {is bad because of} 28. h5 $1 $36)) 27... gxh5
$2 {After this move White is winning.} (27... Nxe4 {was much better} 28. hxg6
hxg6 29. Rh2 $1 Nxd2+ 30. Rxd2 e5 $1 ({If Black doesn't want to allow White to
play Nxg6, he can try} 30... Rc7 {, but White has} 31. Rh2 $1 {when he makes
use of the h-file}) 31. Nxg6 e4 32. Nxf8 Rxf8 33. Be2 $14) 28. Re1 $1 e5 29.
Nxh5 d5 30. Ng3 $1 {White's position is already winning.} Rcd8 $2 {This move
allows White an immediate win.} (30... Nxd3 {was better, but} 31. cxd3 dxe4 32.
g6 $1 fxg6 33. f7+ Kxf7 34. Rxh7+ Bg7 35. Bh6 $18 {also loses.}) 31. Reh1 h6
32. Nf5 dxe4 33. Nxh6+ Kh7 34. Nxf7+ {White has many ways to win in this
position, but there was a mate in 4.} (34. Nf5+ $1 Kg6 35. Ng3 $1 exd3 36. Rh6+
Bxh6 37. Rxh6#) 34... Kg6 35. Nxd8 Rxd8 36. Ba5 Rxd3 (36... exd3 37. Bxd8 Bxh1
38. Rxh1 $18) 37. cxd3 exd3 38. Rh6+ (38. Rg1 $18) 38... Kxg5 39. Bd2+ Kf5 40.
Rf1+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.11.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2014.11.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 {In the English/Reti opening, this
early capture is even more challenging than in the Catalan, because White
needs to remove the c4-pawn in order to develop his c1-bishop. On
manyoccasions this leads to real gambit play, without the pawn being recovered.
} 5. O-O $5 {When writing the corresponding volume of my English trilogy, I
did not pay attention to this move.} ({My main idea was avoiding the loss of
time caused by the main variation:} 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 {Last year's
practice has shown there is some hidden poison in this line, too:} 7. Qb3 (7.
Qc2 c5 8. O-O b5 9. a4 Bb7 10. Nc3 Qb6 11. d3 Be7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8+ Bxa8
14. Qb3 Nd5 15. Bg5 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 f6 17. Bd2 O-O 18. Ra1 Bb7 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20.
Nxg2 Qc6 21. Qb3 c4 22. dxc4 bxc4 23. Qc2 Nb6 $11 {Aronian,L (2797)-Wojtaszek,
R (2744) Beijing 2014 (1-0, 53)}) 7... Rb8 8. O-O b5 9. a4 Bb7 10. axb5 axb5
11. d3 Be7 12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Bd2 O-O 14. Rc1 c5 15. Ba5 Qe8 16. Nbd2 N5f6 17.
Rab1 Bd5 18. Qd1 Ra8 19. b4 {After carrying out this thematic break, White
retained the more pleasant position, Aronian,L (2812)-Anand,V (2773) Zuerich
2014 (1-0, 73)}) ({My repertoire continuation was} 5. Na3 {when one of the
critical lines is} Bxa3 6. bxa3 b5 {Marin,M (2556)-Landa,K (2613) Reggio
Emilia 2008 CBM 128 [Marin,M] (0-1, 30)}) 5... Be7 $6 {Judging from the
ulterior course of the game, Inarkiev was surpised by White's move order.} ({
The most flexible move is} 5... Nbd7 {when White might have to tranpsose to
"my" lines with} 6. Na3 Bxa3 7. bxa3 {, after having avoided the positions
with ...b7-b5.}) ({Ten days later, the same players rehearsed the variation
again:} 5... a6 6. Qc2 Bd6 $5 (6... Nbd7) 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qb3 c5 9. d3 Nc6 10. a4
Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rfc1 $14 {Grischuk,A (2795)
-Inarkiev,E (2688) Sochi (blitz) 2014 (½-½, 45)}) 6. Na3 $1 {Now that the
capture on a3 would be connected with the loss of a tempo, this is the best
move.} c5 ({Curiously, a strong grandmaster agreed to lose a tempo in such a
sharp position with} 6... Bxa3 $6 7. bxa3 (7. Qa4+ {also deserves attention:}
Bd7 8. Qxa3 Bc6 9. b3 $5 cxb3 10. axb3 Nbd7 11. d3 Nb6 12. Bb2 a6 13. Rfc1 $36
{[%csl Ge8] White is fully developed and has a pawn advantage in the centre.
On top of that, Black cannot castle easily.} Qd6 $2 14. Qa5 {[%cal Gb2e5,Gb2a3]
Black did not get closer to castling due to the threat of Ba3.} Bxf3 $2 15.
Bxf3 Rb8 16. Be5 {1-0 Szymczak,Z (2295)-Zielinski,O (1979) Ostroda 2008}) 7...
O-O 8. Qc2 ({Personally, I would prefer capturing the pawn with the rook, as
the best way of setting up pressure along the c-file but also against the
black castled position.} 8. Bb2 Nc6 9. Rc1 Re8 10. Rxc4 $14 {[%csl Rc7,Rg7,Rh7]
[%cal Gd1c2,Gc4h4]} e5 $2 11. Rxc6 bxc6 12. Nxe5 $16) 8... Nc6 9. Bb2 Re8 10.
Qxc4 e5 {Troyke,C (2364)-Graf,A (2620) Leipzig 2012 (0-1, 55)} 11. Ng5 Re7 12.
Bxc6 bxc6 13. Rac1) 7. Nxc4 {In the Reti and the Catalan Openings, retrieving
the pawn with the knight is always a success. The early queen development goes
somewhat against the classical rules.} Nc6 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 {This position has
long been known as very pleasant for White. I first became acquaianted with it
by reading Viacheslav Osnos' monography Debiut Reti, published in 1990. White
has very active development and the possibility of neutralising Black's space
advantage with d2-d4 at the most convenient moment.} Bd7 {The most rapid way
of developing, but one leaving White with unchallenged pressure along the
Catalan diagonal.} ({The main alternative is} 9... Nd5 10. d4 b5 11. Nce5 Nxe5
12. Nxe5 Bb7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. dxc5 ({Actually, I would prefer maintaining the
tension with} 14. Qd2 cxd4 15. Rxc8 Qxc8 16. Qxd4 $14) 14... Bxc5 {The
developing} 15. Qd3 {looks better:} ({The classical treatment of the position,
recommended by Osnos, is:} 15. Nd3 Be7 ({Actually there is a slight tactical
problem:} 15... Ne3 $1 16. fxe3 Bxe3+ 17. Nf2 Bxc1 18. Bxc1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qxd1
20. Rxd1 Rc2 $13 {with a complex ending with rook and pawn versus two minor
pieces.}) 16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Qa1 Nf6 18. Rc1 Qa8 19. Rc7 Bxg2 20. Rxe7 Nd5 21.
Rd7 Bh3 22. f3 f6 23. Nf2 $14 {Gutman,L (2485)-Sokolov,A (2555) Biel 1985 (0-1,
42)}) 15... a6 16. Rfd1 Qe7 (16... f6 $5) 17. e4 Nf6 18. Nd7 Nxd7 19. Qxd7 Bc6
20. Qxe7 Bxe7 21. Rd2 Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. e5 Bd7 24. Rd1 Be8 25. Bb7 {
White wins a pawn, Jianu,V (2502)-Krivokapic,M (2413) Skopje 2011 (1/2-1/2, 31)
}) 10. d4 Rc8 (10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Rc8 12. Rc1 ({Osnos only mentions the
equally strong} 12. Nb5 a6 13. Nbd6 Rc7 14. Rc1 {in the spirit of the game
continuation, Stein,L-Tarve,U Tallinn 1969 (1-0, 39)}) 12... Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Bc6
14. Bxc6 ({The timid} 14. Rfd1 {can only be explained by the poor state of
health of the player with the white pieces in that year, 1/2-1/2 Tal,M (2610)
-Sokolov,A (2600) Reykjavik 1988}) (14. Qxa7 Ra8 15. Qe3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qd5+ 17.
Qf3 Qxf3+ 18. Kxf3 Rxa2 $11) 14... Qxd4 (14... Rxc6 15. Qxa7 $16) 15. Bxd4 Rxc6
16. a4 {[%cal Gd4a7]} Ra8 (16... b6 17. Ne5 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 $16 {[%csl Gc6][%cal
Gc1c7]}) (16... a6 17. Na5 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 b5 19. Nc6 $36) 17. Na5 Rxc1 18. Rxc1
b6 19. Nc6 Bf8 20. b4 $14) (10... b5 11. Nce5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Rc8 13. Rc1 b4 14.
dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bb7 (15. Qd3 Qe7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Qa6 $16) 15... Rc7 16. Bc6 Qe7
{(1/2-1/2, 33) Dizdar,G (2505)-Boensch,U (2530) Portoroz 1987} 17. Nxd7 Nxd7
18. Bg2 $14) 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nd6 $16 {It is obvious that Black landed in
this position as a consequence of the surprise on move 5. His situation is
critical already and at this level saving the game would almost be a miracle.}
Rc7 (12... Bxd6 13. Qxd6 Qe7 14. Qxe7 Nxe7 {Sellars,K (2209)-Hall,J (2204)
Toronto 2009 (1-0, 51)} 15. Ne5 $16) 13. Rc1 b6 $146 {The only way to avoid
resigning at once.} (13... Nb4 $4 14. Rxc5 Rxc5 15. Nxb7 $18 {Sarno,S (2358)
-Efimov,I (2494) Saint Vincent 1999 (1-0, 50)}) (13... Bb6 14. Nb5 Rc8 15. Ba3
Re8 16. Nd6 $18) 14. Ng5 Qe7 15. Nge4 {White is playing at his leisure and has
more than one promising moves.} (15. Bxf6 gxf6 (15... Qxf6 16. Nge4 Qe5 17.
Nxc5 bxc5 18. e3 $16) 16. Nb5 Rcc8 17. Ne4 $16 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Gd1d7]}) 15...
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Rd8 (16... Bb4 17. Be5 Rcc8 18. Bd6 Bxd6 19. Nxd6 Rc7 20. Qd2 $16
) 17. Nxc5 bxc5 $16 {Bishop pair, better coordination, black queenside
weaknesses..} 18. Qe1 Rcc8 19. Qc3 Nd4 20. Rfe1 f6 21. e3 Nb5 22. Qa5 Be8 23.
Red1 $6 {A strong move, completing the development, but... not the most
effective. Grischuk might not have been prepared for reaching a winning
position so easily, otherwise he might have looked for the finishing stroke:} (
23. a4 $1 Nd6 (23... Nc7 24. Qxa7 $18) 24. Ba3 $18 {White wins a pawn and
keeps an overwhelming initiative.}) 23... Qc7 24. Qxc7 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Nxc7 26.
Rc1 Rd8 (26... Nd5 27. Ba3 $18 {[%csl Gc5]}) 27. Bc3 Nd5 28. Ba5 Nb6 29. Bf1
Bg6 30. f3 $1 {A strong positional move, restricting the g6-bishop. Apart from
preventing ...Be4, White gets ready to play e3-e4 at any time.} Rc8 31. Ba6 Rc6
32. Bb5 Rc8 33. b4 c4 (33... cxb4 34. Rxc8+ Nxc8 35. Bd7 Ne7 36. Bxe6+ Bf7 37.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 38. Bxb4 $18) 34. Bxb6 axb6 35. Rxc4 Rd8 36. Rd4 Rc8 37. a4 Rc3 $6 {
This attempt at obtaining counterplay will only speed up the defeat.} ({
Black should have looked for saving chances in a rook ending:} 37... Be8 38.
Bxe8 Rxe8 39. Rd6 Ra8 40. Rxe6 Rxa4 41. Rxb6 Ra3 {In this moment, the move
f2-f3 does not look so good anymore, but chess is like this, what is good at a
certain moment could well be unfavourable later.} 42. g4 (42. Kf2 Ra2+) 42...
Rxe3 43. Kf2 Rb3 44. h4 {Due to his kingside space advantge, White has better
winning chances than in the usual rook ending with the extra b-pawn.}) 38. Rd6
Rxe3 39. Kf2 Rb3 40. Rxb6 Rb2+ ({The b4-pawn is posioned:} 40... Rxb4 $2 41.
Rb8+ Kf7 42. Be8+ Ke7 43. Rxb4 $18) 41. Ke3 Rb3+ {This series of checks only
activates the white king, but Black did not have anything worth recommending.}
42. Kd4 e5+ 43. Kc5 Rxf3 44. Bc4+ Kf8 (44... Bf7 45. Rb8#) 45. Kd6 Be8 46. Rb8
{[%cal Gc4b5]} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.11.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D83"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2014.11.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 Be6 7. c5 {The whole
6...Be6!? line and particularly this continuation (probably too risky for
White as he will hardly be able to hold his outposts in the centre) was
examined in annotations to the stem game Wang Yue - Carlsen (see CBM 133).
White's later attempts to create problems for his rival have been equally
unsuccessful.} c6 8. Bd3 (8. h3 b6 9. b4 Ne4 10. Nf3 (10. Bd3 a5 11. Na4 {
0-1 (63) Jumabayev,R (2525)-So,W (2652) Istanbul 2012} b5 12. Nb6 Ra7 $13)
10... a5 11. Na4 {1-0 (17) Timoscenko,G (2494)-Michalik,P (2330)/Banska
Stiavnica 2006/CBM 113 ext} b5 12. Nb6 Ra7 $13) (8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Qb3 (9. Be2 Nbd7
10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Re8 12. O-O e5 13. Bh2 exd4 14. exd4 {0-1 (60) Ghaem
Maghami,E (2582)-Volokitin,A (2638) Dubai 2014} Nf8 $132) 9... b6 10. cxb6 axb6
11. Ne5 Be6 12. Be2 Nfd7 13. Nf3 {1-0 (47) Mastrovasilis,A (2547)-Erdogdu,M 
(2423) Aix-les-Bains 2011} Bg4 $11) 8... Bc8 {A fresh idea. Black's bishop
simply frees the way for his e-pawn without trying to gain anything else. Now,
compared to the positions common for the Chebanenko Defence (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.
Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 a6 5.c5), he has lost a tempo but his pawn is still on a7, which
enables him to push ...b7-b6, and in the event of c5xb6 - a7xb6. Practice has
seen the following alternatives:} (8... Bg4 9. f3 (9. Qc2 Nfd7 $5 10. Bxb8 $6 (
10. h3 e5 11. Bxe5 Nxe5 12. hxg4 Nxg4 $11) 10... Nxb8 $1 11. h3 Bc8 12. f4 b6
13. Na4 e5 $1 14. dxe5 f6 15. exf6 Qxf6 $40 {1/2 (58) Wang,Y (2736)-Carlsen,M 
(2772) Nanjing 2009 CBM 133 [Krasenkow,M]}) (9. Nge2 $5) 9... Bc8 10. Nge2 Nbd7
11. O-O e5 12. Bg5 Qc7 (12... exd4 $5 13. exd4 Re8 $11 {[%cal Yd7f8,Yf8e6]})
13. b4 Re8 14. Qd2 Nf8 15. Bh4 Nh5 16. g4 Nf6 17. Bg3 N8d7 18. Kg2 Qd8 19. h3
h5 $132 {1-0 (36) Kovalenko,I (2637)-Kulaots,K (2568) Vilnius LTU 2014}) (8...
b6 9. b4 a5 10. Na4 $5 (10. a3 axb4 11. axb4 Na6 12. Bxa6 Rxa6 13. Nf3 bxc5 14.
bxc5 Bg4 15. Qd3 Qa8 16. Ne5 Bf5 17. Qd2 Nh5 $15 {1-0 (44) Zhao,X (2567)-Bok,B
(2560) Wijk aan Zee 2014}) 10... b5 11. Nb6 Ra7 $13) (8... Nbd7 $5 9. h3 (9.
Nge2 Nh5 10. b4 f5 11. Bg3 {1-0 (42) David,A (2588)-Bezemer,A (2351) Belgium
2011} Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bf7 {[%cal Ye7e5]} 13. f4 Nf6 $132) 9... Ne4 (9... Bf5 10.
Bxf5 gxf5 11. g4 $36 {1/2 (40) Krush,I (2455)-Nebolsina,V (2310) Moscow 2010})
10. Nge2 f5 11. O-O Bf7 12. Na4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. f3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 Nf6 $11 {
1-0 (42) Almeida Quintana,O (2576)-Asis Gargatagli,H (2420) Barcelona 2011}) 9.
h3 (9. Nf3 Bg4 {is good for Black despite the loss of time;}) (9. b4 b6 10.
Nge2 Nfd7 11. O-O e5 12. Bg3 a5 13. b5 bxc5 14. bxc6 Nxc6 15. Nxd5 {1/2 (30)
Karner,C (2339)-Kreisl,R (2408) Steyregg AUT 2014} exd4 16. exd4 Nxd4 $13) 9...
Nfd7 $1 {[%mdl 32] The key move of Black's plan.} 10. Nf3 ({To} 10. Bg5 {
(preventing ...e7-e5)} b6 $1 {looks quite timely:} 11. cxb6 (11. b4 a5 12. b5
bxc5 13. bxc6 Nxc6 14. Nxd5 Bb7 $132) 11... axb6 12. Nf3 Ba6 $11) 10... e5 $1 {
This break solves Black's problems.} 11. dxe5 Nxc5 12. Bb1 Nbd7 13. b4 $6 (13.
O-O $142) 13... Ne6 14. O-O (14. Bh2 Ng5 $1 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. O-O Qe7 {[%cal
Re7b4,Rd7e5]}) 14... Nxf4 15. exf4 Nb6 $15 {^^} 16. Qd4 (16. Re1 $142) 16... f6
$1 17. b5 Nc4 (17... fxe5 $142 18. Nxe5 (18. fxe5 $4 Rxf3 19. gxf3 Qg5+ 20. Kh1
Bxh3 21. Rg1 Qh5) 18... Nc4 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Bd3 {- game}) 18. bxc6 bxc6 19.
Bd3 fxe5 20. Nxe5 $6 (20. fxe5 $1 Rxf3 21. Bxc4 $13) 20... Bxe5 $1 {[%mdl 64]}
({A tactical solution, which is better than} 20... Nxe5 21. fxe5 Qb6 22. Ne2
Bd7 $15) 21. fxe5 Nd2 22. Rfd1 (22. Rfe1 Qg5 23. Kh1 (23. Qe3 Nf3+ 24. Kh1 Qh4
25. gxf3 Bxh3 $19 {[%cal Rd5d4] ->}) 23... Nf3 $1 24. gxf3 Bxh3 25. Rg1 (25.
Bf1 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 Rf4) 25... Qh6 $19) 22... Qg5 23. Qe3 $1 (23. Kh1 Nf3 $1 24.
gxf3 Bxh3 $19) (23. Kh2 Bxh3 $1 24. Kxh3 Nf3 $1 ({even better than} 24... Rf4)
25. gxf3 Rxf3+ 26. Kh2 Raf8 $19 {[%cal Rf8f4,Rf3f2]}) 23... Nf3+ 24. Kh1 Qxe3
25. fxe3 Nxe5 {Black has won a pawn...} 26. e4 d4 27. Na4 Rb8 $1 {... and
gladly gives it back!} 28. Bc4+ Kg7 29. Rxd4 $2 {It was better to decline the
offer:} (29. Nc5 Rf2 $140 30. Be6 $1 {- White may survive here.}) 29... Rb4 30.
Nc5 Rf2 31. a3 Rbb2 {[%cal Gb2f2,Gf2g2]} 32. Na4 $1 (32. Bf1 $2 Bxh3) 32...
Bxh3 $1 33. Nxb2 Bxg2+ 34. Kh2 Rxb2 35. Kg3 g5 $17 {Black has two connected
passed pawns and a strong centralised knight for the exchange. It is
practically impossible for White to organise a successful defence.} 36. Rcd1 (
36. Bf1 Bxf1 37. Rxf1 h5 38. Rf5 $140 $6 h4+ 39. Kh3 Rb3+ 40. Kg2 h3+ 41. Kh1
Nf3) 36... h5 37. R4d2 Rxd2 38. Rxd2 Bxe4 $19 39. Re2 h4+ 40. Kf2 Ng4+ 41. Kg1
Nf6 42. Be6 Kg6 43. Re1 Bf3 44. Re5 g4 45. Bf5+ Kh6 46. Bd3 Bd5 47. Bf1 g3 48.
Bh3 Ne4 49. Be6 Nf2 50. Bxd5 cxd5 51. Kg2 d4 52. Rd5 d3 53. a4 a5 54. Kf3 Kg6
55. Rd8 Kf7 56. Rd4 Kf8 57. Rd5 Ke8 58. Rd4 Ke7 59. Rd5 Kf6 60. Rd6+ Kf5 61.
Rd4 Ke6 62. Rd8 Ke5 63. Rd7 h3 $1 64. Kxg3 Ne4+ 65. Kf3 h2 66. Kg2 d2 {[%cal
Re4d6]} (66... d2 67. Rd3 h1=Q+ 68. Kxh1 Nf2+) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.11.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.11.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qc2 {This original move is rarely
seen on the top level nowadays, but it usually leads to to a complex battle.}
g6 {Alexander Morozevich deviates from the most principledl continuation.} ({
Of course, first of all White should deal with} 5... dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. a4 {
This line has been considered good for Black, since the game Gelfand-Bacrot in
2002:} ({White didn't achieve much with aggressive play in the following game:
} 7. Be2 e6 8. Rg1 $6 Bb7 9. g4 c5 $17 {0-1 Williams,S (2463)-Karjakin,S (2762)
/Rhodes GRE 2013 (31)}) 7... e6 $1 8. axb5 (8. Be2 $5 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Bg5
$44 {0-1 Williams,S (2465)-Postny,E (2641)/Saint-Quentin FRA 2014 (24)}) 8...
cxb5 9. e5 Nd5 10. Nxb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bb7 {and White was in danger in Gelfand,
B (2704)-Bacrot,E (2653)/Albert 2002/CBM 092/[Gelfand,B]. Obviously, Grischuk
has prepared some fresh idea here.}) 6. e4 $5 {Alexander chooses the most
ambitious way to handle the position.} ({There were more popular alternatives,
but it looks like Black should be able to solve the problems in both cases:} 6.
Bg5 Bg7 7. Bxf6 exf6 (7... Bxf6 8. cxd5 O-O 9. e4 $14) 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. g3 Nc6
10. Bg2 Be6 11. e3 Rc8 $11 {1-0 Williams,S (2520)-Houska,J (2429)/London 2011/
CBM 143 Extra (38)}) (6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Bxf6 exf6 9. e3 Be6 10. Be2
Rc8 11. O-O Be7 12. Ne1 O-O $11 {1-0 Kryakvin,D (2521)-Rychagov,A (2575)/
Saratov 2006/EXT 2008 (53)}) 6... dxe4 7. Nxe4 Bg7 (7... Nxe4 8. Qxe4 Bg7 9.
Be2 O-O (9... c5 10. d5 Bf5 11. Qh4 $14) 10. O-O Nd7 11. Rd1 Nf6 12. Qh4 $14 {
1-0 Bulajic,R (2325)-Spasenovic,Z (2143)/Banja Vrucica SRB 2012 (34)}) 8. Be2
$1 $146 {This natural innovation leaves White more chances for getting
something of an edge.} (8. Bd3 {can be strongly met by:} Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Bg4 10.
Ne5 Be6 11. Be3 Nd7 (11... Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. O-O O-O (13... Nd7 14. f4 O-O
15. Rae1 $14) 14. Bf4 $14 {1-0 Doss,J (2344)-Rios,E (2160)/Dallas 2001/EXT
2005 (31)}) 12. Nf3 (12. f4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qa5+ 14. Kf2 O-O-O $132) 12... Nf6
13. Bd3 Ng4 $11) 8... O-O {This natural move hardly can be called ''a
mistake'' , but there were some tactical nuances.} ({It seems,} 8... Bf5 $5 {
was more precise and could have solved the problems. For instance,} 9. Nxf6+
Bxf6 10. Qb3 Nd7 11. Qxb7 (11. O-O Qb6 $11) 11... c5 12. d5 O-O 13. O-O Re8 {
with decent compensation for a pawn.}) 9. O-O Bf5 {A natural way of
development. However, Black's queenside is somewhat weak now.} ({After} 9...
Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Bf5 11. Qh4 Nd7 12. Rd1 $14 {Black would suffer from a lack of
space.}) (9... Nbd7 10. Re1 Qc7 $14) 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. Qb3 Qc7 ({Now} 11...
Nd7 {doesn't seem to solve all the problems in view of:} 12. Bh6 (12. Qxb7 c5
13. d5 {is acceptable for Black, as we know from the above-mentioned note.})
12... Re8 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. Qxb6 Nxb6 15. h3 $14) 12. h3 $1 {A very strong
prophylactic move. Black is experiencing problems with his light-squared
bishop, since it is rather restricted and may be attacked by means of g2-g4.}
c5 {True to his style, Alexander Morozevich is trying to complicate matters.} (
{The quiet} 12... Nd7 13. g4 Be6 ({Black cannot afford} 13... Be4 $2 14. Nd2
Qf4 15. Nb1 $1 Qd6 16. Nc3 Qe6 17. Be3 $18 {[%csl Re4]}) 14. Bh6 Rfd8 15. Qe3
b5 16. b3 $14 {could definitely suit Grischuk.}) 13. d5 a5 $6 {Black is
looking for an original way to activate his queenside pieces, but it takes too
much time.} ({A more solid approach was} 13... Re8 14. Re1 (14. Be3 $5) 14...
h5 15. Bg5 Nd7 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 {in that case Black would have a worse, but solid
position.}) 14. Bh6 Re8 15. g4 {The most ambitious way to extend the
initiative. White seizes a lot of space, while exposing the king is rather
symbolic.} (15. Qe3 $5 Bxb2 16. Rad1 a4 17. Rfe1 {also looks promising and
offers White more than sufficient compensation.}) 15... Bc8 16. Rad1 Nd7 {
Black desperately lacks good squares for minor pieces, while all White's
forces can be easily activated.} (16... a4 17. Qa3 b6 18. Rfe1 Nd7 19. Bf1 Bb7
20. Rd2 $36) 17. Rfe1 Ra6 (17... b6 18. Bf1 Bb7 19. Rd2 a4 20. Qe3 e6 21. Bg2
$16) 18. Bf1 {A brave decision. Alexander doesn't mind giving up a pawn in
order to develop the kingside attack as soon as possible.} ({The quiet} 18. Qa3
Rb6 19. Rb1 {would keep an edge, but Black may get some counterplay by means
of:} (19. Bc1 $5) 19... Rb4 $1 20. Bd2 b5 {with wild complications.}) 18... Rb6
19. Qe3 Bxb2 ({The other way to take the pawn is worse:} 19... Rxb2 $2 20. d6
Qd8 21. g5 Bh8 22. dxe7 Qc7 23. h4 $18 {Black is practically paralysed.}) 20.
Bf4 $1 Qd8 {Black's extra pawn is of no great value.} 21. Ng5 $1 {Not only
preventing Black from freeing by means of e7-e6, but also making the g3- spot
vacant for the queen. Black cannot sit and wait anymore.} Bd4 22. Qg3 e5 23.
dxe6 fxe6 {Black's pawn structure looks really bad, but at least there are
some defensive resources.} 24. Bg2 {Grischuk's play is very natural and
powerful - White's setup is a picture of harmony.} (24. Nf3 $5 e5 25. Bg5 Nf6
26. Bg2 $16) 24... e5 (24... Qf6 25. Ne4 Qe7 26. Bd6 Qg7 27. Ng5 Nf6 28. Nf3
$16) 25. Bd2 {The only inaccuracy of Alexander Grischuk in this brilliant game.
That retreat gives Black time for regrouping the pieces.} ({A much stronger
move would be:} 25. Bd5+ $1 Kg7 26. Qh4 Nf8 (26... h5 27. gxh5 Qf6 28. Be3 $18)
27. Rxd4 cxd4 28. Rxe5 h6 29. Kg2 d3 (29... hxg5 30. Bxg5 $18) 30. Rxe8 Qxe8
31. Nf7 g5 32. Bxg5 Qxf7 33. Bxf7 hxg5 34. Qxg5+ Kxf7 35. Qd8 {and White
should be able to convert the material advantage into a full point.}) 25... Rf6
$2 ({Black misses a golden opportunity to change the character of play:} 25...
Rd6 $1 26. Bd5+ Rxd5 27. cxd5 Nf6 28. Bc3 Qxd5 29. Bxd4 cxd4 $16 {The
resulting position is still much better for White, but Black gets some
pracxtical chances due to strong central pawns.}) 26. Nf3 (26. Bd5+ Kh8 27. Nf3
Rxf3 28. Bxf3 Qf6 $16) 26... Nb6 {That loses on the spot, but I can hardly
suggest a reasonable improvement.} (26... Qc7 27. Nxd4 cxd4 28. Bd5+ Kg7 29.
Bg5 Rff8 30. Rxd4 h6 31. Bd2 b6 32. Bc3 Re7 33. f4 $18) (26... Qb6 27. Nxd4
cxd4 28. Bd5+ Kg7 29. f4 $18) 27. Nxd4 exd4 (27... cxd4 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Qxe5
$18) 28. Bg5 ({There was nothing wrong with} 28. Bxa5 $18 {either.}) 28... Ref8
29. Qe5 Nd7 (29... Qd6 30. Bxf6 Rxf6 31. Qxd6 Rxd6 32. Re5 $18) 30. Bxf6 Qxf6
31. Qxf6 Nxf6 ({Or} 31... Rxf6 32. Re7 Nb6 33. Rc7 $18) 32. Rb1 {White is
completely winning. The remaining few moves were just an agony.} Rf7 33. g5 Nd7
34. Re8+ Rf8 35. Bd5+ Kh8 36. Rbe1 {Impressive play by Alexander Grischuk, who
also managed to win the event!} 1-0

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.11.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2014.11.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nc3 Qc7 8.
Qd3 Nc6 9. O-O d6 10. b3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Ne4 12. Nd5 Bxd4 13. Nxc7 Rb8 (13...
Bxa1 {was Kramnik-Caruana, Norway 2014.}) 14. Bxe4 Bxa1 15. Be3 Be5 16. f4 Bf6
17. Bxa7 Bh3 18. Rd1 Ra8 19. Nxa8 Rxa8 20. Be3 Rxa2 {White might have a very
slight advantage because of his pressure on b7.} 21. Kf2 Rb2 22. Rb1 Ra2 23.
Bxb7 Bf5 24. Rc1 Rb2 25. c5 dxc5 26. Rxc5 Rxb3 {Through some clever maneuvers
the pawns on the queenside have been simplified and the game will now end in a
draw.} 27. Bf3 Rc3 28. Rxc3 Bxc3 29. Bc5 e5 30. e3 exf4 31. exf4 h5 32. Ke3 Bb2
33. Kf2 Bc3 34. Ke3 Bb2 35. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.11.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2014.11.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. g4 $5
{One of many positions in which this trendy continuation has been tested
lately.} Nxg4 {Black is not forced to take this pawn:} (8... g5 $2 9. Bg3 Nxg4
10. h4 f5 11. hxg5 hxg5 12. Ne5 Nf6 13. Ng6 $18 {1-0 (35) Nachbar,B (2145)
-Dischinger,F (2204) Germany 2010}) (8... Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 $142 $1 (
10. h4 c5 $1 (10... Nd7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. g5 hxg5 13. hxg5 Bxg5 14. Nxg5 Qxg5
15. Qf3 Nf6 16. Be2 Rfd8 17. O-O-O $40 {1-0 (26) Kunin,V (2581)-Nabavi,P (2214)
Nuremberg 2011}) 11. g5 (11. cxd5 cxd4 $1) 11... cxd4 12. gxf6 $6 dxc3 13. fxg7
Re8 $17 {1-0 (34) Predke,A (2461)-Usmanov,V (2238) St Petersburg 2011}) 10...
Bxd5 (10... exd5 11. h4) 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. h4 c5 13. g5 Be7 14. Bd3 $36 Nc6 $2
15. gxh6 g6 16. Qa4 c4 17. Qxc6 cxd3 18. Qc3 $16 {1-0 (29) Kunin,V (2525)
-Varoquier,R (2194) Cappelle la Grande 2013}) (8... c5 $5 {(a very logical
reply to a flank action but there has been only one practical test)} 9. Rg1 Ne4
10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. cxd5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 cxd4 (12... exd5 13. g5 $5) 13. cxd4 (13.
g5 $5) 13... Bb7 14. g5 hxg5 15. dxe6 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qb4+ 17. Kd1 Qa4+ 18. Ke1
Qb4+ 19. Kd1 {1/2 (19) Gouret,T (2250)-Eustache,B (2260) Paris 1990}) (8...
dxc4 9. Bxf6 (9. Rg1 Nh7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bxc4 c5 $132 {1/2 (33) Converset,J 
(2245)-Guimaraes,M (2373) IECC 2002}) 9... Bxf6 10. h4 Bb7 11. g5 hxg5 12. hxg5
Bxg5 13. Bxc4 c5 $2 (13... Bh6 $5) 14. d5 Bh6 15. Ke2 b5 16. Rxh6 $1 gxh6 17.
Qh1 Kh7 18. Ne4 Rg8 {1-0 (30) Nielsen,P (2662)-Georgiev,V (2372) Dresden 2008}
19. Ne5 $1 $18 {[%cal Re5f7]} Rg7 $140 20. Qxh6+ $3) (8... Nbd7 {(planning ...
Nd7xf6 to Bh4xf6)} 9. Rg1 Bb7 10. g5 (10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. g5 hxg5 12. Nxg5 dxc4
13. Qc2 c5 14. O-O-O Qc7 $13 {1/2 (33) Kanep,M (2531)-Kiuttu,R (2283)
Jyvaskyla 2011}) 10... Ne4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bb5 g6 (12... c6 $5 13. Bd3 c5)
13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. gxh6 Bxh4 15. Nxh4 Kh7 $13 (15... Qh3 $4 16. Qh5 Nxf2 17.
Rxg6+ Kh8 18. Rg3 Nd3+ 19. Kd2 {1-0 (19) Shabalov,A (2591)-Amanov,Z (2394) Las
Vegas 2010})) (8... Ne4 $5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Qd6 12. Nc3 Nxc3
13. bxc3 Bxg4 14. Rg1 Bh5 15. Be2 Nd7 $13 {0-1 (37) Brustkern,J (2255)-Welin,M
(2236) Sweden 2009}) 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. cxd5 exd5 (10... Bb7 11. Rg1 Nf6 12. dxe6
Qxe6 13. Ne5 Nbd7 14. Bc4 Qh3 15. Qc2 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qxh2 17. Qg6 Ne8 18. O-O-O
$40 {1-0 (22) Le Ruyet,L (2273)-Talla,V (2394) Pardubice 2013}) 11. Nxd5 Qd6
12. Nc3 c5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] The immediate attack on the centre looks quite
timely.} (12... Bb7 13. Rg1 Nf6 14. Ne5 c5 15. Ng4 $1 (15. Bc4 cxd4 16. Qxd4
Qxd4 17. exd4 Nc6 18. Nxc6 {1/2 (18) Barbero,G (2505)-Vegh,E (2395) Budapest
1988}) 15... Kh8 16. dxc5 Qxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Nxg4 18. Rxg4 Bf3 19. Be2 Bxg4 20.
Bxg4 Nc6 21. Bd7 Ne5 22. c6 $44 {1/2 (28) Vishnu,P (2523)-Deepan,C (2462)
Jalgaon IND 2013}) 13. Rg1 Nf6 {There was no need to retreat at once.} (13...
Nc6 $5 14. d5 Ne7 15. Bc4 Ng6 $13) 14. Bg2 (14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Qd4 {was a
better attempt to seize the initiative.}) 14... Bg4 15. Qd2 $6 (15. dxc5 Qxc5
16. Qd4 {was still possible (although Black had no problems as the g-file was
closed)}) 15... Nbd7 $1 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 {White has
won an exchange for the pawn but his king is unsafe, and he is doomed to
defence.} 19. Rg3 Ne4 {This leads to simplifications.} (19... Qf5 $142 $1 $36 {
(indicated by various commentators)}) 20. f4 $1 Nxd2 (20... Qe8 21. Nxe4 Qxe4
22. Qg2 $1) 21. fxe5 Nf3+ 22. Kf2 Nxe5 23. Rag1 Bh5 $2 (23... Rd8 $1 24. Rxg4
Rd2+ 25. Kf1 Nxg4 26. Rxg4 Rxb2 27. Rg2 Rb4 {(A.Tukhaev), and Black should not
lose with three pawns for a knight.}) 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. R7g2 {[%mdl 1024]
White's material advantage now becomes a decisive factor although it is not
easy to convert.} Rd8 (25... Nf3 26. Rd1 $1 Nh4 $140 27. Rd6 Nxg2 28. Rxh6+ Kg7
29. Rxh5 $18 {A.Tukhaev}) 26. e4 {[%cal Yc3d5]} c4 $6 {Black ignores White's
plan and gets into real trouble.} (26... Nf3 $142 27. Rd1 Nd4 28. Rd3 Bg6) ({
The immediate} 26... Bg6 27. Ke3 {is more comfortable for White.}) 27. Nd5 Bf3
$2 (27... Bg6 28. Ke3 {was still the lesser evil although Black's pawn is
placed much worse on c4 than on c5.}) 28. Rg7 $18 {[%cal Rd5f6] Black has no
defence now.} Bh5 (28... Bxe4 29. Nf6 Bg6 30. R1xg6 $18) 29. Nf6 Rd2+ 30. Ke3
Rd3+ 31. Kf4 Ng6+ 32. R1xg6 Rf3+ 33. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.11.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2014.11.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Nd2 {One of many new attempts against the Grunfeld. c3 is clearly
poisoned because of Rc1, but the question is whether Nd2 is a move White
wanted to make.} O-O (9... cxd4 {is more commonly seen.} 10. Nc4 $5) 10. Rc1 (
10. Be2 {has also been more seen.}) 10... cxd4 11. Nc4 Qxa2 12. cxd4 {Black is
up a pawn, but his queen is a little stranded. He will have to waste a few
more tempi to retrieve it while White finishes development. This, somehow, is
very typical of the Grunfeld.} Qa6 13. Be2 Qe6 14. Qd3 f5 15. O-O Qxe4 16. Qa3
{Black is now up two pawns (!) but he is not the one fighting for the
advantage. White's development lead is so long that it will cost Black at
least his extra material.} Nc6 17. Nd2 Qh4 18. Nf3 Qf6 19. d5 Ne5 20. Rfd1
Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3 Re8 22. Rc7 Qd6 23. Qa4 Rd8 24. Bf4 Bd7 25. Qc4 Be5 26. Bxe5
Qxe5 27. Rxb7 {Grischuk defense has been spot-on. So far he has only lost one
of his pawns. Aronian's initiative is still strong, but Grischuk has diffused
any immediate danger.} Qd6 28. g3 Rab8 (28... a5 29. Re1 {remains unclear.} a4
30. Rb6 $1 $13 Qxb6 31. d6+ e6 32. Rxe6 Bxe6 33. Qxe6+ $11) 29. Rxa7 Ra8 30.
Rb7 Rab8 31. Ra7 Ra8 32. Rb7 Rab8 33. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.11.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2014.11.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c6 6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Qxd4 8.
Bxb4 Qxe5 9. Na3 b5 10. Bc3 Qc5 11. Bd4 Qb4+ 12. Bc3 Qc5 13. Bd4 Qb4+ 14. Bc3
Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 h6 5. Bh4 O-O 6. c3 d6 7. e4 c5 8. dxc5
dxc5 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. Qe2 Nh5 11. Qe3 Na5 12. Be2 Qc7 13. O-O Be6 14. Rfe1 g5 15.
Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Rad8 17. Nf1 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Qc1 Qc6 20. Ne3 Be6 21.
Nf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 Bf6 23. Ne5 Qc7 24. Qe3 Rd5 25. Ng4 Kg7 26. Qf3 Rfd8 27. Rad1
Qc6 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Qxd5 0-1

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 a6 6. Qe2+ Qe7 7. dxc5 Qxe2+ 8.
Bxe2 Bxc5 9. O-O Nf6 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 Ba7 12. Bg5 Ne4 13. Rad1 Be6 14. Bf4
O-O 15. Nfd4 Rfd8 16. Bf3 Nf6 17. Rfe1 Re8 18. h3 h6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Be3 Bxe3
21. Rxe3 Rab8 22. Rd4 Rb6 23. Ra4 Reb8 24. Be2 Ra8 25. Nc5 Rxb2 26. Bxa6 Bf5
27. g4 Bc2 28. Rb4 Rxa2 29. Bd3 Bxd3 30. Nxd3 Ne4 31. Ne5 c5 32. Rb7 R2a7 33.
Rxa7 Rxa7 34. f3 Ra1+ 35. Kg2 Ra2+ 36. Kg1 Ng5 37. f4 Ne4 38. Nd3 c4 39. Nb4
Ra1+ 40. Kg2 Rd1 41. Nxd5 Nc5 42. Ne7+ Kf8 43. Nc6 Nd3 44. Ne5 Nxf4+ 45. Kg3
Nd5 46. Rf3 f6 47. Nxc4 Rc1 48. Ne3 Nxc3 49. Nf5 Ne4+ 50. Kf4 Rc4 51. Ra3 Nd6+
52. Kf3 Nxf5 53. gxf5 h5 54. Ra8+ Kf7 55. Ra7+ Kg8 56. Kg3 h4+ 57. Kf3 Kh7 58.
Ra1 Kh6 59. Rg1 Rc3+ 0-1

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nf3 e6 8. dxe6
Bxe6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. c3 Qb6 14. Qc2 Bxf3
15. gxf3 Rfe8 16. Bg3 Ne5 17. Be4 c4 18. Rad1 Nd3 19. Re2 Qa6 20. Bxd3 cxd3 21.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Qxd3 Qxa2 23. Qd7 Qe6 24. Qxe6 Rxe6 25. Rd7 h5 26. Rxb7 Rb6 27.
Rb8+ Rxb8 28. Bxb8 a5 29. Kf1 Kf8 30. Ke2 Ke7 31. Kd3 Kd7 32. Kc4 Kc6 33. b3
Bf8 34. Be5 Be7 35. b4 a4 36. Bd4 Bd6 37. h3 Be7 38. b5+ Kb7 39. Kd3 a3 40. Ke4
1-0

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Qb6 6. Nf3 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Nf6 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Be7 10. a3 a5 11. b3 d5 12. e3 Rd8 13. Bb2 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Qa6 15.
Qe2 b5 16. Ncd2 Bb7 17. Rfc1 Rac8 18. Bf1 a4 19. bxa4 Qxa4 20. Qxb5 Qa8 21. Qe2
h6 22. Nc4 Ba6 23. Qe1 Rb8 24. Rc2 Bb5 25. Nd4 Qa4 26. Nxc6 Bxc6 27. Rac1 Bd5
28. Rd2 Ne4 29. Rdc2 Ng5 30. Nd2 Bxa3 31. Ra1 Qxc2 0-1

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Re1 a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. Nd2 Qe6 13. d4 Nd7 14. Nf1 Nb6
15. Bg3 Re8 16. h3 a5 17. Qf3 Nc4 18. Nh2 f6 19. Ng4 Qf7 20. Rad1 Rb8 21. Ne3
Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Qxa2 23. Ra1 Qxc2 24. Rxa5 Rb1 25. f3 Rb2 26. Bf2 Be6 27. Rc1 Qd2
28. Qxd2 Rxd2 29. Raa1 Rb8 30. Rd1 Rc2 31. Rdc1 Rbb2 32. Rxc2 Rxc2 33. Ra7 Rxc3
34. dxe5 fxe5 35. Rxc7 c5 36. Bh4 c4 37. Be7 Rd3 38. Rc6 c3 39. Kf2 Rd2+ 40.
Kg3 c2 41. Bd8 Bb3 42. Bb6 d5 43. exd5 Bxd5 44. Rc8+ Kh7 45. Be3 Re2 46. Bc1 e4
47. Rc7 exf3 48. gxf3 Kg8 49. h4 Bf7 50. Rc8+ Be8 51. Rc7 Bf7 52. Rc8+ Kh7 53.
Rc7 Kg8 54. Rc8+ Be8 55. Rc7 Bf7 56. Rc8+ Kh7 57. Rc7 Kg6 58. h5+ Kf6 59. Bb2+
Ke6 60. Bxg7 Bxh5 61. Bxh6 Bg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. Qd2 Nc6 13. Nb3 Nge5 14. Nd5 b5
15. c3 Rb8 16. f3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Be6 20. Ne3 Qb6 21.
d5 Qxb2 22. Qxb2 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Bd7 24. Nxc4 Bc3+ 25. Ke2 O-O 26. Kd3 Bg7 27. Kd2
f5 28. Rhc1 fxe4 29. fxe4 h5 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. Bf2 Be8 32. Nb6 Bg6 33. Kd3 Rf8
34. Be3 g4 35. Rc7 Re8 36. Nc4 Bf6 37. Bd4 Bg5 38. Be3 Bf6 39. Bd4 Bg5 40. Be3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. e4 d6 7. a4 Bg7 8. Na3 O-O
9. Ne2 e6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Nf4 d5 12. Be2 axb5 13. Nxb5 Nc6 14. O-O Nd4 15.
Nxd4 cxd4 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bc4 Kh8 19. Qe2 Qb6 20. Kh1 Ne3 21.
Bxe3 dxe3 22. Rae1 Bd4 23. b3 e5 24. Rd1 Rf4 25. g3 Rf6 26. Qc2 Raf8 27. Qe4 g5
28. Rde1 Kg7 29. Kg2 h5 30. Qd5 Rd6 31. Qe4 Rdf6 32. h4 gxh4 33. Qxh4 Qb7 34.
Qe4 Qe7 35. Bd3 Rh8 36. Rh1 Qb4 37. Re2 Qxb3 38. f4 Qe6 39. fxe5 Qxe5 40. Qxe5
Bxe5 41. Rxe3 Bd6 42. a5 Rb8 43. Rxh5 Rb2+ 44. Kh3 Ra2 45. Rh7+ Kg8 46. Bc4+
Kxh7 47. Bxa2 Kg7 48. Re6 Rxe6 49. Bxe6 Kf6 50. Bc4 Kg5 51. a6 Bc5 52. Kg2 Kf5
53. Kf3 Ba7 54. g4+ Ke5 55. Bd3 Kf6 56. Ke4 Bb8 57. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Qxc5 7. Qa4 Ng4 8.
Nh3 Ne5 9. Bd5 Nbc6 10. Be3 Qb4 11. Qb5 a6 12. Qb6 e6 13. Bxc6 Qxb6 14. Bxb6
Nxc4 15. Bc5 dxc6 16. O-O-O b6 17. Bd6 Nxd6 18. Rxd6 Be5 19. Rd3 Ke7 20. Rhd1
Bc7 21. Ng5 h6 22. Nf3 c5 23. Ne4 a5 24. a4 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Bxd8 26. Ne5 Bc7 27.
Nc6+ Kf8 28. Nf6 Bb7 29. Ne5 Bxe5 30. Nd7+ Ke8 31. Nxe5 Bd5 32. f3 Rb8 33. e4
Bb3 34. Rd7 f6 35. Rh7 Rc8 36. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 dxc4 6. a4 c5 7. d5 e6 8. e4 exd5
9. e5 Nfd7 10. Qxd5 Be7 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. O-O Nc6 13. Qe4 Kh8 14. Rd1 Qe8 15.
Bf4 f5 16. Qe3 Nb6 17. Bb3 c4 18. Ba2 Bd8 19. h4 Be6 20. Ng5 Bg8 21. Bb1 Nd7
22. e6 Bxg5 23. hxg5 Qxe6 24. Qxe6 Bxe6 25. Nd5 Nde5 26. Nc7 Rae8 27. Nxe8 Rxe8
28. Ra3 Kg8 29. Re3 Ng4 30. Ree1 h6 31. Bxf5 Bxf5 32. Rxe8+ Kf7 33. Ree1 hxg5
34. Bxg5 Nge5 35. Kg2 Bg4 36. Bf4 Bf3+ 37. Kf1 Bxd1 38. Rxd1 Nd3 39. Rd2 Ke6
40. Be3 Kd5 41. Ke2 Ncb4 42. Rd1 b5 43. axb5 axb5 44. Bd2 Nc6 45. Bc3 g5 46.
Rxd3+ cxd3+ 47. Kxd3 g4 48. Ke3 b4 49. Bh8 Ne7 50. Bf6 Nf5+ 51. Kf4 Nd6 52. Be7
Ne4 53. Bxb4 Nxf2 54. Bc3 Kc4 55. Kf5 Kd3 56. Be5 Kc4 57. Bg7 Kb3 58. Kf4 Kc4
59. Bh8 Kb3 60. Bd4 Nd3+ 61. Kxg4 Kc4 62. Bh8 Kd5 63. Kf5 Nc5 64. g4 Ne4 65. g5
Nd6+ 66. Kg6 Ke6 67. b4 Ke7 68. Bd4 Ke6 69. Bc5 Nf5 70. b5 Nh4+ 71. Kh5 Nf3 72.
b6 Ne5 73. b7 1-0

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 O-O 6. Nf3 e6 7. e5 Ng4 8. Ng5
Nxe5 9. f4 exd5 10. fxe5 d4 11. Nd5 Nc6 12. Nf3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qh4+ 14. g3 Qe4+
15. Qe2 Qxh1 16. Nf3 d6 17. Kf2 Bg4 18. Bg2 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxh2 20. Bf4 Qh5 21.
Qxh5 gxh5 22. Bxd6 Rfe8 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Bxc5 d3 25. Rd1 Rad8 26. Bd5 Rd7 27.
Nf5 Re2+ 28. Kf3 Rxb2 29. Nxg7 Rxa2 30. Nxh5 f6 31. Bd4 h6 32. Nxf6 Rd8 33.
Rxd3 Kg7 34. Ne4+ Kg6 35. Nc3 1-0

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Ne7 7. h4 Nbc6 8. Be3
f5 9. h5 fxe4 10. hxg6 hxg6 11. Rxh8+ Bxh8 12. Nxe4 Nf5 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Nb5 a6
15. Nbc3 Qf7 16. Qd2 Be6 17. O-O-O Bxc4 18. Re1 Kf8 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Rh1 Bxc3
21. Nxc3 Kg7 22. f3 Ne5 23. Kb1 Qd3+ 24. Qxd3 Nxd3 25. Nd5 Re8 26. g4 c6 27.
Nf6 Re2 28. Rh7+ Kf8 29. gxf5 1-0

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O Nc6 5. e4 d6 6. c3 e5 7. a3 Nge7 8. b4 O-O
9. d3 h6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Re1 Rc8 12. Bb2 b5 13. Nf1 a5 14. a4 axb4 15. axb5
bxc3 16. Bxc3 Nb4 17. Ne3 Rb8 18. Bxb4 cxb4 19. Qa4 Qd7 20. Qxb4 Rxb5 21. Qd2
Rfb8 22. d4 Rb2 23. Qd1 Bb3 24. Qd3 Qb5 25. Qc3 Ba2 26. dxe5 Bxe5 27. Nxe5 Qxe5
28. Qxe5 dxe5 29. Ng4 Nc6 30. Nxh6+ Kg7 31. Ng4 Nd4 32. Ne3 Be6 33. h3 R8b3 34.
Ra5 Rb5 35. Rxb5 Rxb5 36. Ra1 Ne2+ 37. Kf1 Nd4 38. Kg1 Ne2+ 39. Kh2 Nd4 40. Ra3
Rb2 41. Kg1 Ne2+ 42. Kh2 Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8.
Qc2 c5 9. d5 Ng4 10. b3 Bf6 11. Bb2 Bxb2 12. Qxb2 Qe7 13. O-O e5 14. Ne1 Qh4
15. Ndf3 Qh6 16. Qd2 Qxd2 17. Nxd2 Nh6 18. Nd3 b6 19. b4 f5 20. Rab1 Nf6 21. f3
fxe4 22. fxe4 Nf7 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Rb2 Ba6 25. Rfb1 Nd7 26. Bg4 Nb6 27. Rc2
Bc8 28. Bxc8 Raxc8 29. h3 Ng5 30. a4 Nxa4 31. Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.14"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. Be2 Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. c4
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Re8 10. Qc2 Bf8 11. Rfd1 Qc8 12. Bh2 e5 13. Rac1 g6 14. b4 Bg7 15.
Qb3 h6 16. a3 Ne4 17. Nd5 exd4 18. Nxd4 Ndf6 19. Nb5 c6 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Nxd6
Nxd6 22. Rxd6 Be5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. c5 Qf5 25. Bd3 Qh5 26. Bxg6 1-0

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.14"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 O-O 7. Nxd5 c5 8. Nc3
Qa5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Rc1 Rd8 11. d5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxc3+ 13. Nd2 e6 14. e4 Nd4 15.
Bd3 Bb2 16. Rb1 Qxa2 17. O-O a5 18. Bc7 Rd7 19. Bb6 Qa3 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Rxb2
a4 22. Ra2 a3 23. Qa1 b5 24. cxb5 exd5 25. Rc1 Qb4 26. exd5 Rxd5 27. Ne4 Qe7
28. Re1 Be6 29. Bc4 Rdd8 30. Bxe6 Qxe6 31. Rxa3 Rxa3 32. Qxa3 Nc2 33. Qa5 Rf8
34. Re2 Nd4 35. Re3 Nc2 36. Re2 Nd4 37. Re3 Nc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.14"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O c5 7. b3 b6 8. Bb2
Bb7 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. Nc4 O-O 12. Rc1 b5 13. Nce5 Rc8 14. a4 bxa4
15. bxa4 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qb6 17. Nc4 Qa7 18. a5 Rcd8 19. Nb6 Qb8 20. Ba3 Bd6 21.
Bxc5 Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 Bd6 23. Bf3 Ne4 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. Qc2 f5 26. Qc7 Rf7 27.
Qxd6 Nxd6 28. Bxb7 Nxb7 29. Rc6 Nxa5 30. Rxe6 f4 31. Kg1 Nb3 32. Rb1 Nd2 33.
Rd1 Nb3 34. Nc4 fxe3 35. fxe3 a5 36. Ra6 Re7 37. Rb1 Nxd4 38. exd4 Rxd4 39.
Rb8+ 1-0

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.14"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Be3 Ng4 9. Bc1 Nc6 10. h3 Nf6 11. Be3 e6 12. g4 Qc7 13. Bg2 Nd7 14. Qe2 Na5 15.
O-O-O Nc4 16. Bf4 Nde5 17. Bg3 g5 18. h4 gxh4 19. Rxh4 Be7 20. Rh5 Rg8 21. Bh3
b5 22. f4 Nd7 23. g5 Bb7 24. Rxh7 Nf8 25. Rh5 Rc8 26. Rd3 b4 27. Nd1 a5 28. Kb1
a4 29. f5 Ne5 30. fxe6 fxe6 31. Nxe6 Nxe6 32. Bxe6 Nxd3 33. Qxd3 Rf8 34. g6 Ba6
35. Qd2 Rf1 36. g7 1-0

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.14"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. O-O a6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Qxc4 b5 8. Qb3
c5 9. d3 Nc6 10. a4 Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rfc1 Qb6 15.
Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qc2 Bb7 17. Qd2 Na5 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxa5 Qxa5 20. Rxa5 c4 21.
Nh4 Bb4 22. Ra7 cxd3 23. exd3 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Rfc8 25. Rcc7 Rxc7 26. Rxc7 Rd8 27.
Rb7 Rxd3 28. Rxb5 Rb3 29. Nf3 Rxb2 30. g4 Bc3 31. Rxb2 Bxb2 32. Nd2 Kg7 33. Kf3
Kg6 34. Nc4 Bd4 35. h3 f5 36. Nd6 fxg4+ 37. hxg4 Be5 38. Nc4 Bb8 39. Nb6 Ba7
40. Nc4 f5 41. gxf5+ Kxf5 42. Nd6+ Ke5 43. Nf7+ Kf6 44. Nd8 Bb6 45. Nxe6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.14"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. Bb3 O-O 8. f3
Nc6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. h4 a5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nxa4 h5 15.
Nb6 Ra6 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Bc4 Ra8 18. Bd5 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Rb8 20. b3 Qc7 21. O-O
Nb6 22. Rf2 e6 23. Bc4 Nxc4 24. Qxc4 Qxc4 25. bxc4 Ra8 26. Rd2 Ra6 27. Ra4 Rb8
28. Kf2 Kf8 29. Ke3 Ke7 30. Rd1 Rb4 31. Rxb4 axb4 32. Rb1 Ra4 33. Kd4 e5+ 34.
Kd3 Kd7 35. c3 bxc3 36. Rb7+ Ke6 37. Kxc3 Ra3+ 38. Rb3 Ra2 39. Rb2 Rxb2 40.
Kxb2 Kd7 41. g4 f6 42. Kb3 Kc6 43. gxh5 gxh5 44. Kc2 Kb6 45. Kb2 Kc6 46. Kc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.14"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. Nxg6
hxg6 9. Bg2 e6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nd2 Qe7 12. Re1 g5 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15.
Rxe4 Nf8 16. d5 cxd5 17. cxd5 e5 18. Qa4+ Nd7 19. Re1 a6 20. Be3 Rc8 21. a3 O-O
22. Rac1 Nc5 23. Qd1 e4 24. Bd4 Be5 25. Rc4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Qd6 27. Bxe4 Rfe8 28.
b4 Nxe4 29. Rdxe4 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Rc3 31. Kg2 g6 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Qd4+ Qf6 34.
Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.14"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. a4 e6 8. Be2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd3 Qc7 11. Qg3 Kh8 12. Rad1 b6 13. Qh4 Bb7 14. f4 Rfe8 15.
Rd3 Nf8 16. f5 e5 17. Nb3 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qh5 Nh7 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Qf3
Be7 22. Qf2 Nf6 23. Bf3 Bc6 24. Kh1 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qe1 Ra8 27. Nb1 Bf8
28. h3 Bb7 29. Qe2 d5 30. Nc3 d4 31. Nxb5 Qb6 32. Na3 Bxa3 33. bxa3 Ba6 34. Ra1
Rec8 35. a4 Qb4 36. Qd2 Qb8 37. Na5 Bxd3 38. cxd3 Rc3 39. Nc4 Nd7 40. a5 Nc5
41. Be2 Nb3 42. Qb2 Nxa1 43. Qxa1 Qb5 44. Qa2 Rxc4 45. dxc4 Qxa5 46. Qb1 Qd2
47. Bh5 d3 48. Kh2 Qf4+ 49. Kh1 d2 50. Qb7 Ra1+ 0-1

[Event "Sochi Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.14"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2014.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Na6 10. Qd1 Nc7 11. O-O b5 12. a3 Rb8 13. Re1 a5 14. Qd2 Nd7 15.
Bh6 b4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. axb4 cxb4 18. Ne2 Nb5 19. Bxb5 Rxb5 20. Nd4 Rc5 21.
Nb3 Rb5 22. c4 bxc3 23. Qxc3+ Nf6 24. Nxa5 Qb6 25. Nc4 Qb7 26. Re3 Rc8 27. b3
Kg8 28. Ra5 Rxa5 29. Qxa5 Nd7 30. Qe1 Nc5 31. Na5 Qc7 32. Nc6 Ra8 33. b4 Nb7
34. Rc3 Qd7 35. Qe3 f6 36. Qb6 Kg7 37. Nd4 Rc8 38. Rc6 Nd8 39. b5 Nxc6 40. dxc6
Qe8 41. Qa5 Ra8 42. Qc3 e5 43. Nc2 Qb8 44. Qc4 Qb6 45. Ne3 Rb8 46. c7 Rc8 47.
Nd5 Qa5 48. g3 f5 49. b6 Qe1+ 50. Kg2 Qb1 51. Ne7 fxe4 52. Nxc8 e3 53. Nxd6
exf2 54. Qf7+ Kh6 55. Qxf2 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 Qb6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Qb4 7. g3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qxc3+ 9. Bd2 Qf6 10. Bd3 h6 11. O-O d6 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Rb1 Be7 14. Rxb7
O-O 15. Bc1 Nc6 16. Bb2 Ne5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Re1 Bd6 19. Be4 Rad8 20. Qe2 Rb8
21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. Bc3 Qe7 23. a4 c4 24. Rd1 Qc7 25. Qf3 Bb4 26. Bxb4 Rxb4 27.
Qc3 Rb8 28. Qe3 a5 29. h4 c3 30. Rd3 Rc8 31. Bd5 Bf5 32. Be4 Be6 33. Bd5 Bxd5
34. Rxd5 Qc4 35. Rxa5 Qb4 36. Rxe5 Qb1+ 37. Kh2 Qxc2 38. a5 Qb1 39. a6 c2 40.
Re8+ Rxe8 41. Qxe8+ Kh7 42. Qe4+ g6 43. a7 c1=Q 44. Qxb1 Qxb1 45. a8=Q 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Qc2 Nh6 6. e4 e5 7. Nf3 exd4 8. Nxd4
dxc4 9. Nf3 b5 10. a4 Bb4 11. Be2 Nc5 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. O-O O-O 14. axb5 Bxc3
15. Qxc3 cxb5 16. Qe5 Qb6 17. Rfd1 f6 18. Qf4 Bb7 19. Rd6 Qc7 20. Nd4 a6 21. f3
Rad8 22. Nf5 Rxd6 23. Nxd6 Bc8 24. Rd1 Be6 25. Qxh6 Na4 26. e5 Qc5+ 27. Kf1
Qxe5 28. f4 Qe3 29. Re1 Nxb2 30. Nf5 Bxf5 31. Bxc4+ Nxc4 32. Rxe3 Nxe3+ 33. Ke2
Nd5 34. Kf3 Bg6 35. h4 Rc8 36. h5 Bf5 37. g4 Rc3+ 38. Ke2 Bxg4+ 39. Kd2 Bf5 40.
Kd1 b4 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Qd4 Bxc5 11. Qd2 O-O 12. e3 Bb6 13. Be2 Ne4 14. Nxe4
dxe4 15. Qxa5 Bxa5+ 16. Nd2 Nb6 17. Be7 Re8 18. b4 Rxe7 19. bxa5 Nd5 20. O-O
Nf6 21. Nb3 Be6 22. Rfd1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Nd4 Rc7 25. h3 a6 26. Rd2 Be6
27. g4 Bd5 28. h4 g6 29. Rb2 Kg7 30. Kg2 Rc5 31. Nb3 Rc3 32. Kg3 Bxb3 33. axb3
g5 34. b4 Nd5 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. b5 Nf4 37. bxa6 Nxe2+ 38. Rxe2 bxa6 39. Rb2 Rc5
40. Rb4 Rxa5 41. Rxe4 Ra1 42. Re5 Kg6 43. f4 gxf4+ 44. exf4 a5 45. Rg5+ Kf6 46.
Rf5+ Kg6 47. Rg5+ Kf6 48. Rf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 b6 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bd3 Bb7
15. h4 Rfd8 16. Bf4 Rd5 17. Bc2 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rc1 Rd7 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21.
cxd4 Qd8 22. Be3 Bxh4 23. Kh2 g6 24. Qg4 Be7 25. Rh1 Rc7 26. Bxg6 fxg6 27.
Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Kg1 Qg8 29. Qg4 Bd5 30. Bg5 Qe6 31. Qg3 Kg8 32. Rh4 Bxg5 33. Qxg5
Qe7 34. Qh6 Rc8 35. a4 Rf8 36. f3 a6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nd2 b6 5. Ngf3 Be7 6. h3 Bb7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 d6 10. Bh2 Nbd7 11. Re1 Re8 12. c3 a6 13. Rc1 Bf8 14. a4 g6 15.
Bf1 Rc8 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Ne3 Qb8 18. Nd2 Red8 19. b4 Qa7 20. Qb3 d5 21. Rc2 Nb8
22. b5 axb5 23. axb5 Qa3 24. Qxa3 Bxa3 25. Ra1 Bd6 26. Bxd6 Rxd6 27. Ra7 Rd7
28. g4 Rdc7 29. c4 Nbd7 30. Bg2 e5 31. dxe5 Nxe5 32. Rca2 Nd3 33. cxd5 Nf4 34.
Bf3 Bxd5 35. Rxc7 Rxc7 36. Nxd5 N6xd5 37. Kh2 Nc3 38. Ra8+ Kg7 39. Bc6 Ne6 40.
Rb8 Nd4 41. Rxb6 Na4 42. Ra6 Nc5 43. Ra5 Nxc6 44. b6 Rb7 45. Rxc5 Rxb6 46. Nf3
h6 47. Kg2 Ra6 48. Kg3 Rb6 49. Kg2 Ra6 50. Kg3 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Qd2 Bb7 12. Rfd1 e6 13. Bh6 Rc8 14. Rac1 Bxh6
15. Qxh6 cxd4 16. cxd4 Na5 17. Bd3 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Nc6 19. Qe3 Qd6 20. e5 Qe7 21.
Be4 Nb4 22. a3 Bxe4 23. axb4 Bb7 24. Qd2 Rd8 25. f3 Kg7 26. h4 h6 27. b5 a6 28.
bxa6 Bxa6 29. Nf4 Bb7 30. Rb1 Qc7 31. Qb2 Ba8 32. Ne2 Rb8 33. Qb4 Qd8 34. h5
gxh5 35. Rc1 Bd5 36. Qd2 Qg5 37. Qf4 b5 38. Kf2 Bc4 39. Ng3 h4 40. Qxg5+ hxg5
41. Ne4 Kg6 42. Nd6 Bd5 43. Nc8 b4 44. Ne7+ Kg7 45. Nxd5 exd5 46. f4 g4 47. f5
b3 48. Ke3 b2 49. Rb1 Rb3+ 50. Kf4 h3 51. gxh3 gxh3 52. f6+ Kf8 53. Kf5 h2 54.
e6 h1=Q 55. e7+ Ke8 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Qa5 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Nb3 Qxc3+ 11. Bd2 Qb2 12. Bc1 Qc3+ 13. Bd2 Qb2 14. Bc1
Qc3+ 15. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 Nh5 5. Bd2 g6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2
b5 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Bb7 11. O-O-O b4 12. Nd5 e6 13. Re1 Ndf6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6
15. Qd2 Qf4 16. Qxf4 Nxf4 17. g3 Nh5 18. Bd3 O-O 19. Nd2 f5 20. f4 Nf6 21. Rhf1
fxe4 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 Rf6 25. Rfe1 Kf7 26. Kd2 c6 27. R1e3
Rb8 28. a3 a5 29. axb4 Rxb4 30. Kc3 h5 31. Re2 Ke7 32. b3 Kd7 33. Re1 Rb5 34.
h4 c5 35. dxc5 Rxc5+ 36. Rc4 Rff5 37. Rxc5 Rxc5+ 38. Kd3 Rd5+ 39. Kc3 Rc5+ 40.
Kd3 Rd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. Bf4 O-O 7. e3 c5 8. cxd5
Bf5 9. Bc4 cxd4 10. exd4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be4 12. O-O Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Qxd5 14. Qb3
Qd7 15. Rab1 b6 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Nc6 18. Bf4 Na5 19. Qd1 Rac8 20. Qf3 Qc6
21. Qe2 Qxc3 22. Qxe7 Nc6 23. Qg5 Qxd4 24. Be3 Qe5 25. Qg4 h5 26. Qh4 Rfd8 27.
Rfe1 Qf5 28. h3 Ne5 29. Bd4 g5 30. Qe4 Qxe4 31. Rxe4 Nd3 32. Rb5 Nc5 33. Bxc5
bxc5 34. Re5 c4 35. Rxg5+ Kf8 36. Rxh5 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Rc6 38. Rb7 c3 39. Rf5 f6
40. Rh5 Kg8 41. Rhh7 c2 42. Rbg7+ Kf8 43. Rxa7 Kg8 44. Rag7+ Kf8 45. Ra7 Kg8
46. Rag7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qd2 c6 5. O-O-O Nbd7 6. f3 b5 7. e4 b4 8. Nce2
dxe4 9. Ng3 Qa5 10. Bc4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Ba6 12. fxe4 h5 13. h4 Rd8 14. Qe1 Bc4 15.
Kb1 Bxb3 16. axb3 Bg7 17. Nf3 Ng4 18. Nf1 e5 19. Bg5 Rd7 20. dxe5 Rxd1+ 21.
Qxd1 O-O 22. Qd6 Nxe5 23. Ne3 Nxf3 24. gxf3 Qe5 25. Qxe5 Bxe5 26. Be7 Re8 27.
Bxb4 Bf4 28. Nc4 Nxc4 29. bxc4 Rd8 30. Bc3 Rd7 31. b4 Kf8 32. Kb2 Ke7 33. Kb3
Ke6 34. b5 Rb7 35. Ka4 cxb5+ 36. cxb5 Rc7 37. Kb3 Rc5 38. Bb4 Rxb5 39. c4 Rb7
40. Ka4 Bd6 41. c5 Be7 42. Ba3 a6 43. Rd1 Rc7 44. Rd5 Rc6 45. f4 Bxh4 46. Re5+
Kd7 47. Rd5+ Kc8 48. f5 Bg3 49. fxg6 fxg6 50. Kb3 h4 51. Rg5 Re6 52. Rg4 Bf2
53. Kc4 h3 54. Rf4 Bg3 55. Rf8+ Kd7 56. Rh8 h2 57. Bb2 Rxe4+ 58. Kd5 Rh4 59.
c6+ Ke7 60. Ba3+ Kf7 61. Rf8+ Kg7 62. Rf1 h1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qd2 Bg7 5. Bh6 Bxh6 6. Qxh6 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8.
O-O-O Qxc5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Nge2 Bf5 11. Nd4 O-O-O 12. Nxf5 gxf5 13. Bd3 Ne4 14.
Bxe4 fxe4 15. Qh5 e6 16. Nxe4 Qe7 17. Nc3 Kb8 18. Kb1 Rc8 19. Qg4 Na5 20. Qd4
Nc4 21. Ka1 Rhg8 22. g3 f5 23. h3 h5 24. Ne2 Rc6 25. Rd3 Rgc8 26. Rc1 Ra6 27.
Rb3 Qd7 28. Nc3 Qc7 29. Qf4 Nd6 30. Nb5 Nxb5 31. Rxb5 Rd6 32. Rb3 Qd7 33. Kb1
Ka8 34. Qh4 Qe8 35. Qb4 Rd7 36. Rc3 Rdc7 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. a3 a6 39. Qd6 Rc6
40. Qe5 Rb6 41. Rd1 Rc6 42. Rd3 Qd8 43. Rc3 Rxc3 44. Qxc3 Qe8 45. Qe5 Ka7 46.
b3 Ka8 47. Kb2 Qf7 48. a4 Qe8 49. Qd4 Qf7 50. Qc5 Qf6+ 51. Qc3 Qf7 52. Qc8+ Ka7
53. Qc5+ Ka8 54. b4 Qd7 55. b5 axb5 56. axb5 Kb8 57. b6 Qd8 58. f3 Qd7 59. g4
hxg4 60. hxg4 fxg4 61. fxg4 Qf7 62. g5 Qg7+ 63. Qc3 e5 64. Qc7+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. Rc1 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bf5 10. e3 Nd7 11. Qb2 cxd4 12. exd4 O-O 13. Be2 Qb6 14. Qa3 e5
15. O-O Rfe8 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Rfd1 Bf8 18. Qa4 a6 19. d5 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21.
Qh4 h5 22. Ng5 Nf6 23. c4 Kg7 24. h3 Rad8 25. Qg3 b6 26. Qc3 Ne4 27. Nxe4 Bxe4
28. Qg3 Kh7 29. Qh4 Bf5 30. Bxh5 Kg7 31. Bg4 Bxg4 32. hxg4 e4 33. Rc3 b5 34. g5
e3 35. fxe3 Rxe3 36. Qf2 Rde8 37. Rxe3 Rxe3 38. d6 Qe5 39. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 d5 5. Nb5 e5 6. dxe5 Nh5 7. Bg5 f6 8.
exf6 Ndxf6 9. e3 c6 10. Nbd4 Bd6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O h6 13. Bh4 Bg4 14. c4 Qe8
15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. Qxb7 g5 18. Bg3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Nxg3 20. Bb5 Qh5
21. fxg3 Ne4 22. Bd3 Rab8 23. Qc7 Rbe8 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Nxg5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qc7 8.
Nd5 Nxd5 9. cxd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Bc3 e5 12. dxe6 dxe6 13. O-O Rd8 14. Rc1
e5 15. Qa4 exd4 16. Ba5 Qf6 17. Bxd8 Qxd8 18. Qb3 Nc6 19. Bd5 Qe7 20. Rfe1 Bh3
21. e3 Re8 22. Bg2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qd7 24. exd4 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Nxd4 26. Qe3 Bf8
27. Qe4 Ne6 28. h4 h5 29. b3 b6 30. Qf3 Nd4 31. Qe4 Ne6 32. Qf3 Bg7 33. Rd1 Qc7
34. Re1 a5 35. Re2 Kh7 36. Re1 Nd4 37. Qe4 Bf6 38. Rd1 Ne6 39. Rd5 Kg7 40. Rd2
Nc5 41. Qd5 Ne6 42. Qe4 b5 43. Qd5 Qb6 44. Rc2 Nd4 45. Rc8 b4 46. Qe4 Ne6 47.
Qa8 Qb5 48. Qe4 Bc3 49. Qa8 Qd7 50. Rc4 Nd4 51. Qe4 Nf5 52. Rc5 a4 53. bxa4 Qd2
54. a5 Qxa2 55. Rc8 Bd4 56. Rc2 Qxa5 57. Qb7 Qe5 58. Qc6 Qe6 59. Qb7 Bc3 60.
Qf3 Nd4 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 a6 5. h3 Bg7 6. f4 b5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. Qf3 Nb6
9. O-O-O b4 10. Ne4 Be6 11. d5 Nxd5 12. Ng5 c6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. h4 Qa5 15. Kb1
Nd7 16. Nh3 dxe5 17. Bc4 exf4 18. Nxf4 Ne5 19. Qe4 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Nxc4 21. Qxe6
Ne5 22. h5 Rf8 23. g3 g5 24. h6 Bh8 25. Nh5 Rf7 26. Ng7+ Bxg7 27. hxg7 Rxg7 28.
Rhe1 Ng6 29. Qxc6+ Kf7 30. Rf1+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Re1
Rc8 9. d3 e5 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. Nf1 O-O 12. Ng3 Re8 13. h3 Bf8 14. Nh2 d5 15. Ng4
d4 16. cxd4 cxd4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Bb3 g6 20. Qf3 Bg7 21. Rac1 Qe7
22. a3 h5 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. Qxf6 Bxf6 25. Ne2 Bg5 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. g3 Rc7 28.
f4 Bf6 29. Rc1 Rxc1+ 30. Nxc1 Kf8 31. Ne2 Ke7 32. Kg2 Bc8 33. Bd5 Bg7 34. b4 f5
35. h4 fxe4 36. Bxe4 Bg4 37. Kf2 Kf7 38. Bd5+ Ke7 39. Be4 Kf7 40. Bb7 Bh6 41.
Bxa6 Bxe2 42. Kxe2 exf4 43. Bxb5 fxg3 44. Bc6 g5 45. hxg5 Bxg5 46. a4 Be7 47.
b5 Bd8 48. Kf3 h4 49. Kg4 Ke6 50. b6 Bxb6 51. Kxh4 Bc7 52. Kh3 Kd6 53. Bb5 Kc5
54. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Qd2 Nc6 6. O-O-O O-O 7. Nf3 Bg4 8.
Qe3 Nh5 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Bxf3 11. gxf3 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Be2 Qh4 14. Qe3
Nf4 15. Kb1 a6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Rae8 18. a3 Nd7 19. Rg5 Nf6 20. Bd3 Re7
21. Rg3 Rfe8 22. Qa7 c6 23. Qd4 d5 24. Ka1 dxe4 25. fxe4 Nxe4 26. Re3 c5 27.
Qa4 b5 28. Qxa6 Nxf2 29. Rxe7 Qxe7 30. Rf1 Nxd3 31. cxd3 b4 32. a4 b3 33. Rc1
Qe3 34. Qc4 Qd2 35. Kb1 Re1 36. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 37. Qc1 Qe2 38. Qxc5 Qf1+ 39. Qc1
Qxd3+ 40. Ka1 Qd7 41. Kb1 Qxa4 42. Qc8+ Kg7 43. Qc3+ f6 44. Qc7+ Kh6 45. Qe7
Qd4 46. Qe2 Qg1+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. a3 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. Rb1
d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. d3 e4 12. dxe4 Qxe4 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Qa4 Bd7
15. Qh4 Qxh4 16. Nxh4 Nd4 17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. Bxb7 Rab8 19. Be4 d3 20. Bxd3 Bxb2
21. Nf3 Rfd8 22. h4 Be8 23. Kh2 Bxa3 24. Ra1 Bc5 25. Rac1 Bb6 26. Ne5 Rbc8 27.
Kg2 Kg7 28. Nf3 Bc6 29. Ba6 Rc7 30. Rb1 Be4 31. Rbc1 Rd6 32. Rxc7 Bxc7 33. Bc4
a5 34. Ra1 Rc6 35. Bd3 Bd5 36. Kf1 Rd6 37. Nd2 Rd8 38. Rc1 Bd6 39. Nc4 Bb4 40.
Ra1 Bc3 41. Ra3 Bb4 42. Ra1 h6 43. f4 Be6 44. Ra4 Bd7 45. Ra1 a4 46. Rb1 Bf8
47. Rb7 Bc6 48. Ra7 Ra8 49. Rc7 Be8 50. Nb6 Rb8 51. Nd7 Bxd7 52. Rxd7 a3 53.
Bc4 Rc8 54. Rxf7+ Kh8 55. Bd5 Bg7 56. Ra7 Rd8 57. e4 Bb2 58. Ke2 Rc8 59. e5 g5
60. hxg5 hxg5 61. e6 gxf4 62. gxf4 Bf6 63. Kd3 Kg8 64. Ke4 Kf8 65. Rf7+ Ke8 66.
Rxf6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Qd2 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8.
O-O-O c5 9. d5 Nd7 10. f3 Nxe5 11. fxe4 Qb6 12. c3 Qa5 13. Kb1 b5 14. Nf3 Nxf3
15. gxf3 c4 16. h4 h5 17. Bh6 Qb6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Be2 Rb8 20. f4 Bd7 21. f5
b4 22. Rhg1 Qf6 23. cxb4 a5 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Bxh5 c3 26. Qxc3 Qxc3 27. bxc3
Rf6 28. a3 axb4 29. axb4 Rc8 30. Rc1 Rc4 31. Bg4 Be8 32. Rge1 Rf4 33. Be6 Rxh4
34. Kb2 Rc7 35. c4 Ra7 36. Rc2 Ba4 37. Rd2 Rh3 38. Bxh3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf5 d5 7. exd5 Bxf5 8.
dxc6 bxc6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qxd3 11. cxd3 Bc5 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Nd5 14.
Kd2 Ke7 15. Rhc1 Rac8 16. Nxd5+ cxd5 17. d4 Kd6 18. dxe5+ Kxe5 19. Rxc8 Rxc8
20. Rf1 f5 21. Rf4 Rc4 22. Rf1 g5 23. b3 Rc6 24. g3 Ke4 25. h4 h6 26. b4 Ra6
27. Ra1 Ra3 28. b5 Kf3 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Kc2 Kxg3 31. Kb2 Rxe3 32. a4 f4 33. a5
f3 34. b6 axb6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 Nh5 6. Be5 f6 7. Bg3 Nxg3 8. hxg3
e6 9. Nbd2 Bd7 10. Bd3 f5 11. Bb5 Bd6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Ne5 O-O
15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qc2 Rb8 17. Nf3 Be7 18. g4 Bf6 19. gxf5 exf5 20. g4 fxg4 21.
Qxh7+ Kf7 22. Qh5+ Ke7 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. Qxe5+ Kd7 25. Qxg7+ Qe7 26. Qxg4+ Kc7
27. O-O-O Kb7 28. Rd2 Ka8 29. Qd4 Rg8 30. Rhd1 Qe6 31. Kb1 Rb7 32. Ka1 Rf8 33.
Rh1 Rbb8 34. Rh7 Rf7 35. Rxf7 Qxf7 36. b3 Rg8 37. Kb2 Qe6 38. c4 Rd8 39. cxd5
Rxd5 40. Qh8+ Kb7 41. Rxd5 cxd5 42. Qg7+ Ka6 43. Qd4 Qf5 44. f4 Kb7 45. a4 a5
46. Kc3 Qc8+ 47. Kd2 Qf5 48. Qd3 Qh5 49. Qe2 Qf7 50. Qb5+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. f3 Ne3 13. Qd3 Bxd4 14. Bf2 Qb6
15. Bxe3 Bxe3 16. Nd5 Qxb2 17. Qxe3 Qxa1+ 18. Kd2 Kf8 19. Nb6 Nc6 20. Nxa8 Be6
21. Nb6 Qxa2 22. h4 Qa5+ 23. Kd1 g4 24. f4 f6 25. g3 d5 26. exd5 Bxd5 27. Rh2
Bf3+ 28. Be2 Kg7 29. Bxf3 gxf3 30. Nc4 Rd8+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D75"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Nf3 cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. e3 Be6 12. a4 Rc8 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Nd2 Na5
15. Bb4 Nc6 16. Bc3 Bd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Rb1 b6 19. Rb5 Qd7 20. Qb3 Red8 21.
Ra1 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 e5 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Nc4 e4 25. Nxb6 Qh3 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27.
Qxd1 Rc6 28. Qd8+ Bf8 29. Rb1 Rd6 30. Qc8 Qh5 31. g4 Qh4 32. a5 Rf6 33. Nd5
Qxf2+ 34. Kh1 Qf3+ 35. Kg1 Qf2+ 36. Kh1 Rd6 37. Ne7+ Kg7 38. Qc3+ f6 39. Nf5+
gxf5 40. gxf5 Qf3+ 41. Kg1 Qxf5 42. Rf1 Qg4+ 43. Kh1 Qe2 44. Rg1+ Kh6 45. Re1
Qf3+ 46. Kg1 Rd3 47. Qc8 Bd6 48. a6 Bxh2+ 49. Kxh2 Rd2+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. Qxb6 axb6 7. Bc7 Nd7 8.
Nf3 e6 9. Bb5 Be7 10. Nbd2 Bd8 11. Bxd8 Kxd8 12. O-O Ke7 13. Rfe1 Nf6 14. Nb3
Ne4 15. Nfd2 c4 16. Nxe4 cxb3 17. Nd2 bxa2 18. e4 Bd7 19. Bd3 Kd6 20. Bc2 Ra7
21. Bb3 Rha8 22. h4 b5 23. h5 b4 24. Rec1 bxc3 25. bxc3 Ra3 26. Rc2 Na5 27.
Rcxa2 Nxb3 28. Rxa3 Rxa3 29. Rxa3 Nxd2 30. e5+ Ke7 31. f3 Nc4 32. Ra7 Bc6 33.
Kf2 Nb2 34. Ke3 Na4 35. Kd2 Nb6 36. g4 h6 37. Ra1 Na4 38. f4 Nb6 39. g5 Nc4+
40. Ke2 Nb6 41. Kd2 Bb5 42. Rg1 Nc4+ 43. Kc1 Ne3 44. Kd2 Nf5 45. Rb1 Ba6 46.
Rg1 Kf8 47. Rg4 Bb5 48. Rg1 Ba4 49. Ra1 b5 50. Rg1 Kg8 51. Rg4 g6 52. gxh6 Nxh6
53. Rg1 Kg7 54. hxg6 fxg6 55. Rh1 Nf5 56. Rg1 Ne7 57. Rh1 Bb3 58. Ra1 Nf5 59.
Ra6 Kf7 60. Ra7+ Ne7 61. Ke3 Bc2 62. Kd2 Be4 63. Rb7 Ke8 64. Rxb5 Nf5 65. Rb8+
Ke7 66. Rb7+ Ke8 67. Rb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 e4 6. d5 exf3 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.
gxf3 d5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Qa4 Bd6 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. b3 Be5 14.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 15. Bb2 Ke6 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. Ke2 Rhd8 18. Rhd1 c4 19. Na4 Bxb2 20.
Nxb2 Rb8 21. Na4 Rdc8 22. bxc4 Rxc4 23. Nc5+ Ke7 24. Nb3 Rb6 25. Rd2 Rxc1 26.
Nxc1 Ra6 27. Nd3 Ra4 28. Rb2 Nd7 29. Kf1 Nb6 30. Rc2 Kd6 31. Nf4 Rc4 32. Rd2 g5
33. Ne2 Ra4 34. Nd4 Nc4 35. Rc2 Rb4 36. Kg2 a5 37. Kg3 h5 38. h4 f6 39. hxg5
fxg5 40. f4 gxf4+ 41. Kxf4 a4 42. Kg5 a3 43. Kxh5 Rb2 44. Kg5 Ke5 45. Kg4 Ke4
46. Kg3 Kd3 47. Rc1 Rxa2 48. Nb5 Rc2 49. Rxc2 Kxc2 50. Nxa3+ Nxa3 51. Kf4 Nc4
52. Kf5 Kd3 53. Ke6 Nb6 54. Ke5 Ke2 55. Kd4 Kf3 56. Ke5 Ke2 57. e4 dxe4 58.
Kxe4 Kxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nce3
Bxe3 15. Nxe3 O-O 16. Qxa4 Ne7 17. O-O-O Qc7 18. Qa3 Rd8 19. Bc4 Bb7 20. f3 a5
21. Rd3 Bc6 22. Rhd1 Nc8 23. Ba2 g6 24. h4 Kg7 25. h5 Na7 26. Bc4 Bb5 27. Qa2
Bxc4 28. Qxc4 Qb7 29. R1d2 a4 30. Qd5 Qc7 31. Qc4 Qb7 32. Qd5 Qc8 33. h6+ Kg8
34. Qa2 Nb5 35. Nd5 Qc5 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37. Nxh7+ Ke7 38. Ng5 d5 39. Rxd5 Qg1+ 40.
Kc2 Rxd5 41. exd5 Nd4+ 42. cxd4 Rc8+ 43. Kd3 Qf1+ 44. Ke3 Qg1+ 45. Kd3 Qf1+ 46.
Ke3 Qg1+ 47. Kd3 Qf1+ 48. Ke3 Qg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qc2 d6 8. Nc3
Nbd7 9. Rd1 Re8 10. e4 Qc8 11. h3 e5 12. d5 a5 13. Be3 h6 14. a3 Ba6 15. Nd2
Nh7 16. b4 h5 17. h4 Ndf6 18. f3 Kh8 19. c5 bxc5 20. bxc5 dxc5 21. Na4 Nd7 22.
Rac1 Bf8 23. Nxc5 Nxc5 24. Bxc5 Bh6 25. Bf2 Re7 26. Qc3 f5 27. Rc2 f4 28. Nc4
Bg7 29. Nxa5 g5 30. Nc6 Re8 31. Nb4 gxh4 32. gxh4 Bb5 33. Rdc1 Rg8 34. Qxc7 Qe8
35. Kh2 Bf6 36. Bh3 Rxa3 37. Rc3 Ra4 38. Nc6 Ra2 39. R1c2 Ra1 40. Bf5 Rg7 41.
Qc8 Qxc8 42. Bxc8 Bf1 43. Bb6 Bxh4 44. Rc1 Rg2+ 45. Kh1 Raa2 46. Bg1 Rgd2 47.
Rxf1 Ng5 48. Nxe5 Bg3 49. Bf5 h4 50. d6 h3 51. Ng4 h2 52. Bc5 Nh3 53. d7 Kg7
54. e5 Ng1 55. Rd3 Rdc2 56. d8=Q 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.15"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Bd2
Bf6 9. Ne5 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 d6 12. Nf3 c5 13. Rc1 Nd7 14. e4 cxd4
15. Nxd4 a6 16. Qe2 Qc7 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. b3 Rfd8 19. Nf3 Be7 20. e5 dxe5 21.
Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Qb7+ 23. Qf3 Qxf3+ 24. Kxf3 f6 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Bd4 Kf7
27. a4 e5 28. Be3 Ke6 29. Rd1 f5 30. Ke2 Bc7 31. Rd5 h5 32. f4 Rd8 33. Rxd8
Bxd8 34. fxe5 Kxe5 35. Kd3 g5 36. Bd4+ Ke6 37. b4 Bc7 38. b5 axb5 39. axb5 f4
40. gxf4 Bxf4 41. Bxb6 Bxh2 42. Ke4 g4 43. c5 h4 44. c6 h3 45. Ba7 Bd6 46. Bg1
h2 47. Bxh2 Bxh2 48. b6 Kd6 49. c7 Kd7 50. Ke3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c6 4. c4 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. h3
Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nb6 11. c5 Nbd7 12. Qd1 Ne4 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. Nd2 Bg6 16. Bh2 a5 17. Nb1 Bd8 18. Nc3 e5 19. Re1 Bc7 20. a3 Qb8 21. Kh1
Re7 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 exd4 24. Bxc7 Qxc7 25. Qxd4 Nf6 26. Ra1 Rae8 27. Bf3
Be4 28. Be2 Qc8 29. Kg1 Qf5 30. f3 Bc2 31. Bf1 Qg5 32. Kf2 Bg6 33. b5 h5 34. h4
Qf5 35. Kg1 Nd7 36. e4 dxe4 37. Nxe4 Qf4 38. Qd6 Qe5 39. bxc6 bxc6 40. Qxe5
Rxe5 41. Red1 Nxc5 42. Nxc5 Rxc5 43. Rac1 Rxc1 44. Rxc1 Rc8 45. Rc5 f6 46. Bc4+
Kf8 47. Bd5 Be8 48. Be4 Ke7 49. Kf2 Kd6 50. Ra5 c5 51. Ke3 Rb8 52. Ra6+ Ke7 53.
Ra7+ Kf8 54. Rc7 Rb2 55. g3 Rb3+ 56. Kf4 Rc3 57. Rc8 Ke7 58. Rc7+ Kf8 59. Rc8
Ke7 60. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg5 e6 8. Qd2 h6
9. Bxh6 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Qh4+ 11. g3 Qxh6 12. Qxh6 Bxh6 13. Nxd6 Na6 14. Nxc8
Raxc8 15. dxe6 Rfe8 16. f4 Rxe6+ 17. Kf2 Bg7 18. Nf3 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Bd4+ 20. Nxd4
cxd4 21. Rxb7 Nc5 22. Rxa7 Rb8 23. Rc7 Rb2+ 24. Kg1 Na4 25. Rd7 Rd2 26. h4 Re1
27. Rh2 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Rxh2 29. Rxd4 Rxa2 30. Rd8+ Kg7 31. Ra8 Nc3 32. Rxa2
Nxa2 33. Ke2 f5 34. Kd3 Nb4+ 35. Kd4 Kh6 36. c5 Kh5 37. Kc4 Na6 38. c6 Kg4 39.
Kb5 Nc7+ 40. Kc5 Kxg3 41. Kd6 Na6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. O-O Nd7 8. c4
Ngf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Nh4 Be4 11. Rc1 Rfd8 12. a3 h6 13. b4 Bh7 14. Nf3 dxc4 15.
Bxc4 a5 16. Qb3 axb4 17. axb4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Nd2 Bd5 20. b5 Nb6 21. Qb2
Ra4 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Qc2 Rc8 24. Qd3 Qa3 25. Qxa3 Rxa3 26. Rxc8+ Nxc8 27. h3
Nd6 28. b6 Rd3 29. Nf3 Rb3 30. Rc1 Nc4 31. Ne5 Rxb6 32. Nxc4 Rc6 33. Rb1 dxc4
34. Rxb7 c3 35. Rb1 Ra6 36. Rc1 Ra3 37. Kf1 f5 38. Rc2 Kf7 39. Ke2 Kf6 40. Kd3
e5 41. dxe5+ Kxe5 42. Rxc3 Ra2 43. Rc5+ Ke6 44. Rc2 Ra3+ 45. Ke2 Kf6 46. Rc6+
Kf7 47. Kf3 Ra4 48. g4 fxg4+ 49. hxg4 Rb4 50. Kg3 Ra4 51. f4 Rb4 52. Kf3 Rb3
53. f5 Ra3 54. Kf4 Ra1 55. Rc7+ Kf6 56. Rc6+ Kf7 57. e4 Rf1+ 58. Ke5 Rg1 59.
Rc7+ Kg8 60. Kd6 Rxg4 61. e5 Rd4+ 62. Ke7 h5 63. e6 h4 64. Rc8+ Kh7 65. Kf7 h3
66. e7 Rd7 67. Rc3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. O-O e5 7. d3 Ne7 8.
Be3 d6 9. Qd2 h6 10. a3 a5 11. Ne2 Rb8 12. Rfb1 f5 13. exf5 Nxf5 14. b4 axb4
15. axb4 Rxb4 16. Rxb4 cxb4 17. Qxb4 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Be6 19. Ra6 c5 20. Qa4+ Bd7
21. Qa2 Qc7 22. Nc3 Bc6 23. Ra7 Bb7 24. Nb5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nd2 Nc6 5. c3 d5 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Bxg3 8.
hxg3 Qe7 9. Ne5 Nd7 10. Qg4 Ndxe5 11. dxe5 f5 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Bd3 Bd7 14.
Qh5+ Kd8 15. O-O-O Kc7 16. Nf3 Raf8 17. e4 d4 18. cxd4 cxd4 19. Kb1 e5 20. Rc1
Kb8 21. Bc4 Be6 22. Nd2 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Rc8 24. Rhc1 Qd7 25. Qf3 Rhf8 26. Nb3 b6
27. Nd2 Kb7 28. a3 Qe6 29. Qd3 Rc7 30. f4 Rfc8 31. Nf3 Qg4 32. fxe5 fxe5 33. b4
a6 34. a4 Qxg3 35. R1c2 Qg7 36. Qb3 Qd7 37. b5 axb5 38. Qxb5 Na7 39. Qxd7 Rxd7
40. Nxe5 Rxc4 41. Rxc4 Re7 42. Nf3 Rxe4 43. Rxd4 Rxd4 44. Nxd4 Nc6 45. Ne6 Ka6
46. g4 h6 47. g5 hxg5 48. Nxg5 Ka5 49. Ne4 Kxa4 50. Kb2 Kb4 51. Nc3 Kc4 52. Na4
b5 53. Nc3 b4 54. Na2 Ne5 55. Nxb4 Nd3+ 56. Nxd3 Kxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Nf3 Ne4 6. Bf4 O-O 7. cxd5 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qxd5 9. e3 Qa5 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. Bd3 e5 12. Bg3 Re8 13. e4 b6 14. Rd1 Ba6
15. O-O exd4 16. cxd4 Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Rxe4 19. Bxc7 Rc8 20. Bg3 Re2
21. a3 Bf8 22. d5 Bc5 23. Re1 Rce8 24. Kf1 Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 Re4 26. Nf3 f6 27.
Nd2 Ra4 28. Nb1 Kf7 29. Ke2 f5 30. Bc7 Nf6 31. f3 Ke7 32. Be5 Nd7 33. Bb2 Rc4
34. Nd2 Ra4 35. Nb1 a6 36. Nc3 Rc4 37. h3 b5 38. Rd1 Kd6 39. g4 Ne5 40. gxf5
gxf5 41. Nb1 Rc2+ 42. Rd2 Rxd2+ 43. Nxd2 Kxd5 44. Nb3 Bd6 45. Bxe5 Kxe5 46. Ke3
Bxa3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 c5 5. d5 g6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Qa5 9. Nd2 a6 10. Nc4 Qc7 11. a4 b6 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Qd2 Rad8 14. Rad1 Ne5 15.
Bh6 e6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. f4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 exd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21.
Qxd5 Rfe8 22. h3 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. c3 Re6 25. Re3 Rde8 26. Rde1 Qe7 27. Kh2
Qf6 28. g3 b4 29. R1e2 bxc3 30. bxc3 h5 31. h4 Qe7 32. Kg2 Rb8 33. e5 Re8 34.
Kf2 Rd8 35. exd6 Rdxd6 36. Qxc5 Rxe3 37. Qxe3 Re6 38. Qd4+ Kh7 39. Rxe6 Qxe6
40. c4 Qh3 41. Qd3 Qh2+ 42. Ke1 Qg2 43. Kd1 Kg7 44. Qc3+ Kf8 45. c5 Ke7 46.
Qe5+ Kd7 47. Qd6+ Ke8 48. c6 Qf3+ 49. Kc2 Qf2+ 50. Qd2 Qc5+ 51. Qc3 Qf2+ 52.
Kb3 Qb6+ 53. Ka3 Qa6+ 54. Kb2 Qb6+ 55. Kc1 Qg1+ 56. Kc2 Qf2+ 57. Kb1 Qb6+ 58.
Kc1 Qg1+ 59. Kb2 Qb6+ 60. Kc2 Qf2+ 61. Kd1 Kd8 62. Qd3+ Kc7 63. Qd7+ Kb6 64.
Qb7+ Ka5 65. c7 Qf1+ 66. Kd2 Qf2+ 67. Kd3 Qxg3+ 68. Kd4 Qxf4+ 69. Kd3 Qg3+ 70.
Kc2 Qf2+ 71. Kb3 Qg3+ 72. Ka2 Qh2+ 73. Ka3 Qg3+ 74. Ka2 Qh2+ 75. Kb1 Qg1+ 76.
Kc2 Qh2+ 77. Kd3 Qg3+ 78. Kd2 Qf2+ 79. Kc3 Qg3+ 80. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D06"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qb3 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 Na5 8.
Qa4+ c6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. e3 Qb6 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Bd3 Bg6 13. Qc2 Nc4 14. b3
Na3 15. Qb2 Kb8 16. Ne1 Rc8 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Nd3 Nb5 19. Nxb5 Qxb5 20. Kb1 Bd6
21. h3 f5 22. Qc2 a6 23. g3 Ka8 24. h4 Qa5 25. Qd2 Qb5 26. Qc2 Qa5 27. Qd2 Qb5
28. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qd8 11. Bg5 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Bg5 Qa5+ 14. Bd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 c5 5. Ngf3 Nc6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. f4 Ne7 11. Qb1 g6 12. Bf2 cxd4 13. exd4 Nh5 14. g3 f6 15.
Nef3 Qc8 16. O-O Ba6 17. Re1 Ng7 18. Kg2 Rb8 19. a3 Re8 20. Qc2 Bxd3 21. Qxd3
Qd7 22. Re2 a5 23. Rae1 a4 24. h3 b5 25. Bg1 Nc6 26. Bh2 Nh5 27. Nf1 Na5 28.
Ne3 Nc4 29. Ng4 Kg7 30. Qb1 Re7 31. Nf2 Kg8 32. Nd3 Rbe8 33. g4 Ng7 34. Qd1 Qc7
35. Kh1 Qc6 36. Rf2 Rf7 37. Ree2 Rfe7 38. Qg1 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qe2 h6 8.
Bxf6 Nxf6 9. O-O-O e5 10. Nf5 g6 11. Ne3 Be6 12. g3 Rc8 13. Rd3 h5 14. Bg2 Bh6
15. Kb1 O-O 16. Rhd1 Qa5 17. Ned5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Kh8 19. h4 Qd8 20. a3 b5 21.
Bf3 Rc5 22. Ne3 Qc7 23. Rxd6 Rc8 24. Qd3 Bxe3 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Rxc8 Qxc8 27.
fxe3 a5 28. Rd2 b4 29. a4 Qc6 30. b3 Rc3 31. Qb5 Qc7 32. Qe2 Bc8 33. Rd3 Qc5
34. Rxc3 bxc3 35. Ka2 Be6 36. Bg2 Qd6 37. Bf3 Kh7 38. Bg2 Qd2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 e6 5. e4 d6 6. Ne2 Bg7 7. Nec3 exd5 8. cxd5
Nh5 9. g4 Qh4+ 10. Kd2 Nf4 11. Qe1 Qf6 12. Kc2 g5 13. h4 h6 14. Na3 Nd7 15.
hxg5 hxg5 16. Rxh8+ Bxh8 17. Nc4 a6 18. e5 Qg6+ 19. Ne4 Nxd5 20. Bd3 Kf8 21.
Bd2 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Nxg5 Nb4+ 24. Bxb4 Qxg5 25. Bd2 Qf6 26. Qh1 Qh8 27.
Bc3 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Qxh1 29. Rxh1 Kg8 30. Be4 Be6 31. Rd1 Rd8 32. Bxb7 Bxa2 33.
Bxa6 Be6 34. f4 Bxg4 35. Rg1 f5 36. Be2 Rd7 37. Kd2 Kf8 38. Bc4 Re7 39. Re1
Rxe1 40. Kxe1 Bf3 41. Kd2 Be4 42. Ke3 Ke7 43. Bb5 Kf6 44. Ba6 Ke7 45. Bb5 Kd8
46. Ba4 Kc7 47. Bb5 Kb6 48. Ba4 Kc7 49. Bb5 Kd8 50. Ba4 Ke7 51. Bb5 Kf7 52.
Bc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Ba6 9. Nd2 g6 10. Nf3 Nb6 11. b3 Bg7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. h4 a5 15.
Qc2 a4 16. Kb1 axb3 17. axb3 c5 18. Re1 Ra6 19. Bd3 Rfa8 20. h5 Ra2 21. hxg6
hxg6 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Qxg6 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Kf8 25. Rh5 Qe6 26. Rf5+ Kg8 27. Rg1
Qxg6 28. Rxg6 Rxb2+ 29. Kxb2 Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. f4 d6 32. Kc2 dxe5 33. f5
Nd7 34. Rc6 e4 35. Rxc7 Ke7 36. Rc6 Bd4 37. Re6+ Kd8 38. Rxe4 Bxf2 39. Kd3 Bg3
40. Re6 Be5 41. Ke4 Bf6 42. Kd5 Be7 43. Ra6 Ke8 44. Ra7 Bh4 45. Ke6 Nf8+ 46.
Kd6 Bg3+ 47. Kc6 Bf2 48. Rb7 Bg1 49. Kd6 Bd4 50. Rc7 Kd8 51. Rxc5 Bxc5+ 52.
Kxc5 Kc7 53. Kd5 Nd7 54. b4 Nb6+ 55. Kd4 Nd7 56. Ke4 Kc6 57. c5 Kb5 58. Kd5
Kxb4 59. c6 Nb6+ 60. Kd6 Kb5 61. f6 Nc4+ 62. Ke6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D57"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. c4 Be6 12. Rc1 c6 13. Qb3 Nd7 14. Be2 Nb6
15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Qb2 Na4 17. Qd2 Qa3 18. Bc4 Nb2 19. Be2 Qxa2 20. Ne5 Na4 21.
Rc2 Qa3 22. O-O Qe7 23. Ra1 Nb6 24. Qa5 Rfd8 25. Bf1 Qd6 26. Rcc1 Nd7 27. Nd3
a6 28. Qc3 Be4 29. Qb3 Rab8 30. h3 Re8 31. Nf4 Nf6 32. Bc4 Qe7 33. Ra5 Qd7 34.
Rca1 Qc7 35. Qa2 Rbd8 36. Qb2 Re7 37. Bf1 Nd5 38. Ne2 Bd3 39. R5a3 Bb5 40. Nc3
Bxf1 41. Rxf1 f5 42. Nxd5 Rxd5 43. g3 Kh7 44. Rc1 Rf7 45. Rac3 Rfd7 46. h4 Qd6
47. Qb1 Qg6 48. Kh2 Rb5 49. Qa2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 c6 5. O-O Nf6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Bf5 8. c4
Nbd7 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nb6 11. c5 Nc4 12. Qb3 Nxb2 13. Qxb2 Qc7 14. e3 Rad8
15. a4 Ne4 16. a5 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Be4 18. a6 b5 19. cxb6 axb6 20. Rac1 c5 21. Qa3
Qa7 22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. Rxc5 Bd3 25. Ra5 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 Rd7 27. Ne1
Bc3 28. Ra3 Bb4 29. Ra4 Bc5 30. Bc6 Rc7 31. Bb7 Ba7 32. Ke2 Rd8 33. Ra2 Rd6 34.
Nf3 Rb6 35. Rd2 Kg7 36. h4 Rb5 37. Ra2 e6 38. Nd4 Rb6 39. Ra5 Rb2+ 40. Kf3 Rc3
41. Rb5 Rcc2 42. Rxb2 Rxb2 43. Nc6 Bc5 44. Ne5 Ra2 45. Nd3 Bb6 46. Ne5 f5 47.
Bc8 Ra1 48. Ke2 Ra2+ 49. Kf3 Bc5 50. Nd3 Ba7 51. Nb4 Ra4 52. Nc6 Bb6 53. Ne5
Ra2 54. Bxe6 Rxa6 55. Bc4 Ra4 56. Be2 Ra2 57. Nd3 Ba7 58. Bf1 h6 59. Nb4 Rd2
60. Nd3 Kf6 61. Nb4 g5 62. hxg5+ hxg5 63. Bc4 Bc5 64. Nd3 g4+ 65. Kg2 Bxe3 66.
Kf1 Bd4 67. Ke1 Rc2 68. Bd5 Rc3 69. Ke2 Bxf2 70. Nxf2 Rxg3 71. Nd3 Kg5 72. Bc6
Rh3 73. Bg2 Rh8 74. Kf2 Rb8 75. Bc6 Rb6 76. Ba8 Rb3 77. Ke2 f4 78. Ne5 Re3+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Rb1 d6 6. e3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 f5 8. d3
Nf6 9. f3 b6 10. Ne2 Bb7 11. e4 Qd7 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Bg5 Ne8 14. Qd2 Nc7 15.
Rbe1 Rde8 16. Bh6 e5 17. Bh3 Kb8 18. Qg5 Ne6 19. Qd2 Ne7 20. f4 Qc6 21. Bg2 Ng8
22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Be3 Ne7 24. Bg5 Rhf8 25. Rf2 Qd6 26. Bxe7 Rxe7 27. Ref1 Ref7
28. exf5 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 gxf5 30. Ng1 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. e3 Nf6 3. d4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d5 O-O 6. Nf3 e6 7. Bd3 exd5 8. cxd5
d6 9. h3 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. e4 b5 12. a3 Rb8 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bf4 a5 15. b4
axb4 16. axb4 cxb4 17. Na2 Ra8 18. Qc2 Nfxd5 19. exd5 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Qf6 21.
Qxc7 Qxa1+ 22. Nc1 b3 23. Kh2 b2 24. Nb3 b1=Q 25. Bxb1 Qxb1 26. Nbd4 Qe4 27.
Qxd6 Bb7 28. Nxb5 Qxd5 29. Qf6 Qe6 30. Qc3 Bxf3 31. Qxf3 Qe4 32. Qg3 Ra4 33.
Bc7 Qe1 34. Nd6 Re7 35. Bd8 Ra1 36. Qf4 Qe5 37. Qxe5 Rxe5 38. Bf6 Rae1 39. Bxe5
Rxe5 40. Nc4 Rc5 41. Ne3 Kg7 42. g4 Kf6 43. Kg3 Ke5 44. Kf3 Rc3 45. g5 Rb3 46.
h4 Ra3 47. Kg4 Rxe3 48. fxe3 Ke4 49. Kh3 Kf3 50. e4 Kf4 51. e5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8.
Bd3 Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qxc3 11. c5 Qa5 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. f4 O-O 14. Rf3 Ne4
15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Rh3 f6 17. Qh5 h6 18. Ng4 Rf7 19. Nxh6+ gxh6 20. Qxh6 Rg7 21.
Qh8+ Kf7 22. Rg3 Rxg3 23. hxg3 Qe7 24. g4 Qf8 25. Qh5+ Ke7 26. g5 Bd7 27. Qh7+
Kd8 28. Rb1 Kc7 29. Rxb7+ Kxb7 30. Qxd7+ Ka6 31. Qxc6+ Ka5 32. gxf6 Rb8 33.
Qc7+ Kb5 34. c6 Kc4 35. Qe5 Kd3 36. c7 Rb1+ 37. Kf2 Qh6 38. Kg3 Rh1 39. Qb5+
Kd2 40. Qb2+ Kd3 41. Qb3+ Kd2 42. Qb2+ Kd3 43. Qb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Qxc5 7. Qa4 Ng4 8.
Nh3 Ne5 9. Bf4 Nxc4 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Nd5 b5 12. b4 Qxd5 13. Bxd5 bxa4 14. Rxc4
Nc6 15. b5 Na5 16. Re4 Bb7 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Rxe7 Rfc8 19. O-O Nc5 20. Rd1 h6
21. Re3 g5 22. Be5 Re8 23. Bxg7 Rxe3 24. Bd4 Rxe2 25. Bxc5 Rxa2 26. Rxd7 Rb8
27. Rxa7 Rxb5 28. Bd4 a3 29. Ra8+ Kh7 30. g4 f5 31. gxf5 Rxf5 32. Kg2 Rd5 33.
Ra7+ Kg6 34. Bh8 Rf5 35. Kg3 h5 36. f4 h4+ 37. Kg4 Rg2+ 38. Kf3 Rxh2 39. Nxg5
Rxg5 40. fxg5 Kxg5 41. Ra5+ Kg6 42. Be5 Rc2 43. Rxa3 Kf5 44. Ra5 Ke6 45. Kg4 h3
46. Kxh3 Rd2 47. Bg3 Rd4 48. Kg2 Rd5 49. Ra3 Kd7 50. Kf3 Rb5 51. Ke4 Rb4+ 52.
Kf5 Rb5+ 53. Be5 Rb7 54. Ra6 Ke7 55. Rd6 Rb1 56. Rc6 Rb7 57. Ke4 Kd7 58. Rd6+
Ke7 59. Rh6 Kd7 60. Bd6 Kc6 61. Bf8+ Kb5 62. Kd5 Rd7+ 63. Bd6 Rb7 64. Rh1 Rb6
65. Rc1 Rb7 66. Bc7 Ka6 67. Bd6 Kb5 68. Rb1+ Ka6 69. Bb4 Kb5 70. Ra1 Rd7+ 71.
Bd6 Rb7 72. Bc7 Rxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 c6 7. Bd2 a5 8. axb5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxb5 10. b3 Bb7 11. bxc4 b4 12. Bb2 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O O-O
15. Re1 Ne4 16. c5 {This is one of the main lines of the Noteboom system,
which was thoroughly examined in CBM 148 and my Semi-Slav DVD.} Bc6 {Perhaps 
(and contrary to my previous conclusions) this move is not worse than} (16...
Qc7) 17. Qc2 f5 18. Bc4 Qe7 {I thought this is not the best place for Black's
queen but in fact, it can help Black's kingside counterplay in some cases.} 19.
Bb3 {[%cal Yb3a4]} (19. Qb3 Kh8 $1 20. Bxe6 $2 Ndxc5 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Qc4 Bxf3
23. Bxf5 Rxf5 24. gxf3 Rxf3 $19 {0-1 (47) Bykhovsky,A (2375)-Galkin,A (2590)
playchess.com INT 2007}) 19... Kh8 (19... Rfc8 20. Ra2 (20. Ba4 $5) 20... Nexc5
$6 (20... Rc7 $142 21. Rc1 Rca7 22. Ba4 Bd5 23. Raa1 $14 {B.Avrukh}) 21. dxc5
Nxc5 22. Bc4 Be4 23. Qd2 $1 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Ne4 $1 25. fxe4 Rxc4 26. Qd3 Rxe4 27.
f3 Rh4 28. Be5 $1 $14 {[%cal Ga2g2] 1-0 (38) Avrukh,B (2582)-Moreno Tejera,E 
(2365) Andorra 2002 CBM 089 ext [Avrukh,B]}) (19... Ra7 20. Rec1 $5 (20. Ra2
Rfa8 21. Rea1 a4 22. Rxa4 (22. Bxa4 $6 Bd5) 22... Bxa4 23. Rxa4 Rxa4 24. Bxa4
Ndf6 25. Bb3 Nd5 26. Ne5 Qb7 27. f3 Nec3 $132 {1/2 (36) Eriksson,J (2474)
-Matros,A (2573) Sweden 2000}) (20. Ba4 Bxa4 21. Rxa4 (21. Qxa4 Ndf6 22. Qb5
Qc7 23. Ne5 Ng4 $1 $132 {0-1 (31) Bas Fortuny,M (2293)-Sprenger,E (2440) ICCF
Postal 2003}) 21... Rfa8 22. Rea1 Qe8 $1 (22... Qd8 {0-1 (41) Sebenik,M (2430)
-Pavasovic,D (2586) Celje 2003} 23. Qc4 $1) 23. Ne1 (23. Qc4 $6 Ndf6 24. Ne5
Nd5 25. Qb3 Nec3 26. Bxc3 Nxc3 $17 {0-1 (55) Azmaiparashvili,Z (2673)-Galkin,A
(2587) Saint Vincent 2000}) 23... Nb8 24. Nd3 (24. f3 Nf6 25. Nd3 Nc6 26. Qb3
Qd7 27. Bc1 Rd8 28. Bd2 Nd5 $13 {1-0 (41) Sebenik,M (2426)-Reefschlaeger,H 
(2299) Salzburg 2004}) 24... Nc6 25. Qe2 Nf6 $13 (25... g5 26. f3 Nf6 27. e4
fxe4 28. fxe4 Qg6 29. Re1 Rf8 30. Raa1 Raf7 31. h3 Rd8 32. Nf2 g4 33. hxg4 Rdf8
34. Qd1 Rd8 35. Qa4 $14 {1-0 (47) Persson,C (2511)-Haugen,A (2555) ICCF 2001}))
20... Rfa8 21. Ba4 Bxa4 22. Qxa4 Qe8 23. Ne1 Nef6 (23... Ndf6 $5) 24. Nd3 Nd5
25. Re1 Qc8 26. f3 Qa6 27. Rad1 Rf8 28. e4 $14 {1/2 (38) Peralta,F (2546)
-Bellini,F (2499) Badalona 2006}) (19... g5 $5 {is very interesting, e.g.} 20.
Ba4 (20. Rec1 g4 21. Ne1 Ndf6 22. Ra2 Nd5 23. Rca1 {0-1 (53) Brain
Damage-Klosterfrau playchess.com INT 2007} Rf6 $1 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Rxa5 Rh6
$40) 20... Bxa4 21. Rxa4 {- Black's blockade has been lifted but his kingside
counterplay is strong enough:} g4 22. Nd2 Nxd2 23. Qxd2 Nf6 $132 {If this
position is OK for Black then 16...Bc6 is definitely playable.}) 20. Red1 (20.
Rec1 $5 f4 $5 (20... Qe8) 21. Re1 (21. Ba4 Bxa4 22. Rxa4 Ng5 23. Nxg5 Qxg5 $13)
21... Ng5 22. e4 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Qg5+ 24. Kh1 Qh5 25. Qd1 $13 {1-0 (39)
Svetushkin,D (2594)-Saptarshi,R (2385) Imperia 2011}) 20... Qe8 {A standard
move but it doesn't exploit the merits of the position of Black's queen on e7.}
(20... f4 $5 {was interesting here.}) 21. Ba4 Bxa4 $6 {This move just helps
White to attack the a5-pawn.} (21... Qc8 $142) 22. Rxa4 Ndf6 23. Rda1 Qb5 (
23... Ng4 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Rxa5 Ngxf2 26. c6 $16) 24. Ne5 Ng4 (24... Nd5 {
is not enough due to} 25. Qd3 $1 Rfb8 (25... Qxd3 26. Nxd3 {[%cal Ra4a5]}) 26.
Qxb5 Rxb5 27. Nc6 $16 {[%csl Ra5]}) 25. Nxg4 $2 ({Here, too,} 25. Qd3 $1 {
was called for:} Qb7 (25... Rfb8 26. Qxb5 Rxb5 27. Nd3 {[%cal Rf2f3,Rd3b4]})
26. c6 $1 Nxe5 27. cxb7 Nxd3 28. bxa8=Q Rxa8 29. Rxa5 Rg8 30. Bc1 $16 {
Chesspro.ru}) 25... fxg4 (25... b3 $5 26. Qd1 fxg4 27. d5 $1 $13) 26. Qxe4 Qe2
27. Rf1 (27. f4 $5 gxf3 28. gxf3 Ra6 $3 (28... Qxb2 $143 29. Qd3 $1 Rxf3 30.
R4a2 Qc3 31. Qxc3 bxc3 32. Rxa5) 29. Bc3 $3 (29. Rb1 e5 $1 30. c6 Rf6) (29.
R4a2 b3 30. Ra3 e5 $1) 29... bxc3 30. R4a2 Qc4 31. Rc2 Rb8 32. Rac1 Rb3 33. Rd1
$14 {[%cal Yd4d5,Ye4d3]}) 27... Qxb2 28. Qxe6 (28. Qxg4 $5 b3 29. Qd1 Qc3 30.
Qc1 Qd3 31. Qb2 Qb5 32. Rfa1 e5 33. dxe5 Rfb8 $11 {Chesspro.ru}) 28... b3 29.
Qc4 (29. Qxg4 Qc3 $13 {[%cal Yb3b2]}) 29... Rf6 $1 {[%cal Ra8f8]} 30. Qc1 Qe2
31. c6 $4 {[%mdl 16384] This move unexpectedly loses. White probably simply
misevaluated the position and underestimated the danger.} (31. Qc4 $1 {was the
right continuation although after} Qb2 {[%cal Ya8f8] Black's counterplay is
enough for equality} (31... Qxc4 $143 32. Rxc4 a4 33. Rb4)) 31... b2 32. Qc4 $8
{The only way to protect both the c6-pawn and the 1st rank.} Qd2 $1 {[%cal
Rf6f2]} 33. c7 Rc8 34. Qb3 Rcf8 $1 35. Qd1 Rxf2 $1 0-1

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8.
Qxd3 Na6 9. Nge2 Nc7 10. O-O Be7 11. f3 Ne6 12. Bh4 Qd7 13. Rad1 Rd8 14. Kh1 h6
15. b3 O-O 16. e4 Nh5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qe3 dxe4 19. fxe4 Qg5 20. Qf3 Nf6 21.
h3 Qg6 22. Qe3 Rfe8 23. b4 Nc7 24. Nf4 Qh7 25. e5 Nfd5 26. Ncxd5 Nxd5 27. Nxd5
Rxd5 28. Rf4 Qc2 29. Rdf1 Rd7 30. a3 Qc4 31. R1f3 Red8 32. Qf2 Re8 33. Kh2 b6
34. Rg4 Re6 35. Qg3 g6 36. Qf2 c5 37. Rgf4 Ree7 38. dxc5 Qe6 39. cxb6 Qxb6 40.
Qxb6 axb6 41. Rf6 b5 42. Re3 Kg7 43. Ra6 Rd5 44. Ra5 Rb7 45. e6 Re7 46. a4 fxe6
47. Rxb5 Rxb5 48. axb5 Kf6 49. Rf3+ Ke5 50. Rc3 Rb7 51. Rc5+ Kd4 52. Kg3 e5 53.
Kf2 h5 54. h4 Rf7+ 55. Ke2 Rb7 56. Kf2 Rf7+ 57. Ke2 Rb7 58. Kd2 Rb8 59. Ke2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 {The most
popular move. It slows White down on the queenside, usually he plays ...Na6
too. On the other hand the weakening of the b5-square can backfire sometimes.}
(7... Na6) ({and} 7... Nh5 {are the other main lines.}) 8. g4 {At first sight
this is a strange move, because White weakens his kingside. On the other hand
White avoids Black's typical plan with ...Nh5.} (8. Bg5) ({and} 8. Be3 {
are more common lines.}) 8... Na6 9. Be3 Nd7 {Black controls the c5-square,
moreover sometimes he can play ...f5 too.} 10. a3 c6 $5 $146 {A very ambitious
reaction by Grischuk. He sacrifices a pawn, because he would like to open the
position.} ({Recently Tomashevsky had a game with} 10... Nb6 11. Rg1 Bd7 12.
Nd2 a4 13. g5 f5 14. h4 {(Tomashevsky-Nakamura, Dubai rapid 2014)} Nxd5 $1 15.
exd5 f4 $132 {with a double-edged fight.}) (10... Nac5 11. Rg1 a4 12. Nd2 c6
13. Qf3 b6 14. O-O-O Ba6 15. h4 cxd5 16. Nxd5 {(Rodshtein-Nakamura, Bilbao
2014) and now} h6 $1 $13 {with a complicated middlegame.}) 11. Rg1 {This is a
typical move in these types of middlegame. White ignores the break in the
centre and focuses on making f5 undesirable.} ({In the event of the pawn being
captured with} 11. dxc6 Ndc5 $1 {This is the point! It seems to give Black
plenty of compensation.} 12. b4 (12. cxb7 Bxb7 {and Black has huge
compensation with his active pieces.}) 12... Ne6 13. cxb7 Bxb7 14. Nd5 Qe8 $44
{and here also Black has compensation for the pawn.}) 11... Rb8 {A deep move.
Black can't play ...b5 immediately, but later the R can be really useful from
b8.} 12. Nd2 Ndc5 13. Rb1 {White prepares for b4, he wants to chase away
Black's c5-knight.} Nd7 {Grischuk simply comes back with his N, so now White
can't play b4 easily.} 14. Qf3 ({The consistent} 14. b4 {could have been met by
} axb4 15. axb4 c5 $1 {This was the point of Black's 13th move. He frees the
c5-square for his knight.} 16. bxc5 (16. b5 Nb4 {and the N is very active on b4
}) 16... Ndxc5 {and Black looks nicely placed.}) 14... Ndc5 {Suddenly Black
goes back to c5 with his N, he isn't afraid of b4.} 15. Qd1 {Tomashevsky also
returns with his Q to the starting square.} ({If White picks up the gauntlet} 
15. b4 $5 axb4 16. axb4 Nd7 17. Be2 c5 18. bxc5 Naxc5 19. Kf1 {and the
computer considers the position as favourable for White, but in my view, in a
practical game it is completely double-edged.}) 15... Ra8 {Black doesn't
repeat moves with 15...Nd7.} 16. Rg3 (16. b4 Nd7 {is similar to the previous
comment.}) 16... Kh8 {Black avoids the X-ray on the g-file, and he is ready to
play ...f5.} 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Nd7 19. Ra1 $1 {A good move! White pins the
a6-knight.} Rb8 $6 {An inaccuracy, which allows the following tactical blow!} (
19... c5 {was more solid,} 20. b5 Nc7 21. Rxa8 Nxa8 {and however White has
some space advantage, Black is safe, he can try to hold himself.}) 20. Rxa6 $1
{A very powerful exchange sacrifice!} bxa6 ({If} 20... cxd5 $6 21. Rxd6 d4 22.
c5 $1 dxc3 23. Nb1 $18 {and White has a brilliant position.}) 21. dxc6 Nb6 22.
Qa1 ({The immediate} 22. b5 $1 {was a bit more natural, simply to secure c6 as
soon as possible.}) 22... Qc7 23. c5 $5 {White further complicates the
situation.} (23. b5 {was the alternative} axb5 24. cxb5 Ra8 25. Qc1 Be6 26. Be2
$14 {is also favourable for White.}) 23... dxc5 24. bxc5 Na8 25. Qa4 {White
has great chances ot keeping the bind with his cP. He plans to transfer his B
to d5 to secure his c6P.} Qa7 (25... Be6 {was more natural, but after} 26. Nd5
(26. Nc4 Rfd8 27. Nd6 Bf8 28. Bxa6 Bxd6 29. cxd6 Qxd6 30. Bb7 Nc7 $132 {
with some counterplay.}) 26... Qd8 27. Nb6 $36 {White's chances are also
better.}) 26. Nc4 (26. Nd5 $5 {was also strong} Nc7 (26... Be6 $2 {is losing,
as} 27. c7 $1 Nxc7 28. c6 $18) 27. Qa5 $1 {and for example} f5 28. gxf5 gxf5
29. Nxc7 f4 30. Bxf4 exf4 31. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 32. Qc3+ Kg6 33. Qe5 $18 {with a
decisive attack.}) 26... Be6 27. Bd3 ({Probably} 27. Nb6 $1 {was the best
reaction} Nxb6 28. cxb6 Rxb6 29. Bc4 $1 Qc7 30. Bxb6 Qxb6 31. Bxe6 fxe6 32. Nd1
$1 $16 {and White's K can still be subject to attack; objectively he should be
better.}) 27... Rfd8 28. Ke2 $2 {A mistaken reply!} (28. Nd6 $1 {was important
to close the d-file} Rb3 29. Qa5 Rdb8 30. Bc4 Bxc4 31. Nxc4 $16 {and White's
position is promising.}) 28... Nc7 $2 {The decisive mistake! Black returns the
loan.} (28... Rd4 $1 {was the strongest reply to give back the exchange,
because White can't protect his important c5-P.} 29. Bxd4 exd4 30. Nd5 Qxc5 $15
{and White's K has become uncomfortable.}) 29. Nb6 Bf6 30. Bc4 Bxc4+ 31. Qxc4
Ne6 32. Ncd5 $18 {Now White is protecting everything and his pieces are
strangling Black.} Bg7 33. Rf3 Re8 34. c7 Rb7 35. c8=Q Rxc8 36. Nxc8 Rb2+ 37.
Kf1 {What a great struggle! A great victory by Tomashevsky!} 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Bg6 7. Nbd2 Nh6 8. Nb3
Nf5 9. a4 {A typical positional idea - White is going to seize more space on
the queenside and restrict the mobility of Nd7.} ({Alexander deviates from his
previous successful game in this line:} 9. Bd2 Be7 10. g4 Nh6 (10... Nh4 11.
Nxh4 Bxh4 12. f4 f5 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. g5 Qf7 15. Na5 $14) 11. Ne1 (11. h3 $5)
11... c5 12. c3 (12. dxc5 $5 O-O 13. Nd3 Rc8 14. Be3 Qc7 15. f4 $14) 12... c4
13. Nc1 f5 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. b3 cxb3 16. Qxb3 Nf7 17. Qxb7 O-O $44 {1-0 (34)
Grischuk,A (2783)-Mamedyarov,S (2757)/Beijing CHN 2013}) 9... Rc8 {Baadur
doesn't hurry with the development of his queenside pieces. That rare text
move is aimed for preparing the standard c6-c5 advance.} ({GM Victor Laznicka
has successfully tried} 9... Be7 {but it can be strongly met by:} 10. g4 $1 (
10. a5 O-O 11. Bf4 a6 12. c3 Rc8 13. h3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 $11 {0-1 (44) Svidler,
P (2753)-Laznicka,V (2679)/Dubai UAE 2014}) 10... Nh6 11. h3 (11. Ne1 c5 12.
Nxc5 Nxc5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bb5+ Kf8 $132) 11... O-O 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Qd2 c5 14.
dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Nd4 $14) ({It looks like the
prophylactic} 9... a6 $5 {is more flexible than Baadur's move and gives Black
some chances for equality. For instance,} 10. a5 c5 11. c3 (11. c4 dxc4 12.
Bxc4 cxd4 13. Nbxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Bc5 15. Qf4 O-O $11) 11... Rc8 12. Bf4 cxd4
13. Nbxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Be7 $11 {1/2-1/2 (76) Vachier Lagrave,M (2745)-Wang
Hao (2735)/Beijing CHN 2013}) 10. a5 Bh5 $146 {Black is spending too much time
with moving the same piece, and eventually exchanges it. This approach doesn't
seem promising.} ({Previously,} 10... h5 {had failed to solve Black's problems
in the following top-level game:} 11. g3 Be7 12. Bf4 a6 13. c4 dxc4 14. Bxc4
O-O 15. Qe2 $14 {1-0 (36) Caruana,F (2779)-Tomashevsky,E (2703)/Elancourt FRA
2013}) ({After} 10... a6 11. c4 $1 {White manages to seize a lot of space and
gets some positional advantage:} (11. Bd2 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nxc5 Bxc5 {
was acceptable for Black in 1-0 (34) Kosintseva,T (2513)-Stefanova,A (2523)/
Tbilisi 2012}) 11... Bh5 (11... dxc4 12. Nbd2 c5 13. Nxc4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 $36)
12. c5 Be7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bg5 15. Bg4 Bxc1 16. Nxc1 $14) 11. h3 (11. c3
$5 a6 (11... Be7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bg5 14. Bg4 Bxc1 15. Nxc1 Nh6 16. f4 $14)
12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 c5 14. Bg4 $14) 11... Bxf3 (11... Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxe2 13.
Qxe2 Qxh4 14. f4 $36) 12. Bxf3 g6 {Black's position is solid, but rather
passive now. I guess, Baadur wasn't happy with his choice.} ({The standard
c6-c5 advance doesn't help Black much now:} 12... c5 13. c3 Be7 14. Bg4 c4 15.
Nd2 $36) (12... Be7 13. Bg4 O-O 14. c3 $14) 13. Re1 {Alexander doesn't hurry
with drastic measures and improves his position step by step.} (13. Bg4 $5 {
also deserved serious attention:} h5 14. Bxf5 gxf5 15. Be3 c5 16. c3 $14 {
and the weakness of Black's k-side structure may tell soon.}) 13... h5 (13...
Be7 14. c3 O-O 15. Be2 c5 16. a6 b6 17. Bb5 $14) 14. Qd3 Bh6 {Black is
suffering from a lack of space, so any exchanges should favour Jobava.} ({Now} 
14... c5 15. c4 $1 {could be strongly met by:} dxc4 16. Qxc4 cxd4 17. Qa4 $36)
15. Bxh6 Rxh6 16. c4 $1 {Black's setup on the k-side is very solid, so it
makes sense to extend the initiative on the opposite side.} dxc4 ({Perhaps,} 
16... a6 $5 {was better, though White has a clear edge there as well. For
instance,} 17. Rac1 Kf8 18. Qc3 Rb8 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. Be2 Rh8 21. Bd3 $14) 17.
Qxc4 Kf8 18. Rac1 Ne7 {The main idea behind that move is protecting the Rc8,
so White cannot push d4-d5 yet.} 19. Qc3 $1 {Making the c4-spot vacant for the
knight.} Kg7 20. Nd2 Rh8 21. Nc4 Rb8 22. Be4 $16 {Grischuk's natural play is
quite impressive. Almost all his pieces are at their ideal places.} a6 23. Red1
Nc8 $2 {Black's position was extremely unpleasant, but this mistake makes it
hopeless.} ({It was necessary to sit and wait:} 23... Rf8 24. Re1 Nc8 $16) 24.
d5 $1 {A decisive breakthrough.} cxd5 25. Bxd5 b5 {This move looks like
desperation.} ({Indeed,} 25... exd5 {loses on the spot:} 26. Rxd5 Kh7 27. Rcd1
$18) (25... Qe7 26. Bf3 Rd8 27. Qe3 Nf8 28. Rd4 Rxd4 29. Qxd4 $18 {is just
lost from positional point of view.}) 26. Bc6 bxc4 27. Rxd7 Qg5 28. Bb7 ({
Even simpler was} 28. Rcd1 Ne7 $140 29. h4 $1 Qxh4 30. R1d4 Qg5 31. f4 $18)
28... Ne7 29. Qe3 {Being under time pressure, Alexander is looking for
simplifications.} (29. Rcd1 {was also good enough:} Rhe8 (29... Nf5 30. Qxc4
$18) 30. Qxc4 Qxe5 31. Qxa6 Qxb2 32. Qa7 $18) ({Or} 29. f4 Qh4 30. Qd2 Nf5 31.
Rxc4 $18) 29... Qxe3 30. fxe3 Nf5 (30... Nd5 {offered no hope either:} 31. e4
Nf4 32. Rxc4 Nd3 33. Rcc7 Nxe5 34. Rd6 Rhd8 35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. Bxa6 Ra8 37. Rc5
Nd7 38. Bb7 Ra7 39. Rb5 $18) 31. Rxc4 Nxe3 ({After} 31... Rhd8 32. Rxd8 Rxd8
33. Ra4 $1 Rb8 34. Bxa6 Rxb2 35. Bf1 $18 {White's passer decides the game.})
32. Rc6 (32. Rc3 {was a bit stronger:} Nf5 33. b4 Rhd8 34. Rxd8 Rxd8 35. Bxa6
$18) 32... Rhd8 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. Rxa6 Rd1+ 35. Kf2 Nc4 36. b3 Nxe5 {Black's
pieces are quite active now, but the passed pawns are too strong.} 37. Rb6 Ra1
38. a6 Kf6 (38... Nd7 39. Rd6 Ra2+ 40. Ke3 Nb8 41. b4 $18) 39. Rb5 $1 {The
last precise move.} (39. b4 $6 {would be inaccurate:} Ke7 40. Rb5 Kd6 $16)
39... Ra3 40. Ke2 h4 {Baadur resigns in view of 41.b4 or 41.Kd2 with an easy
win for White in both cases.} 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Bf4 Bf5 11. Nh4 Bc8 12. Nf3 Bf5 13. Nh4 Bc8 14. Nf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 h6 {This move has become more popular than dxe5 lately,
but both demand too great an effort of memory. And in this game the memory of
one player failed...} 11. Bh4 dxe5 12. fxe5 g5 {Here there are two very
serious options:} (12... Nfd7) (12... Nd5) 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Ne4 Nd7 15. Rb3 Qxa2
16. Be2 {This move is relatively new; top players have tried here} (16. Qc3 b6
{was Sjugirov-Nepomniachtchi from 2009.}) 16... Nc5 $2 {Immediately a mistake.
Grischuk said after the game that he had analysed this position for the last
time about 6 years ago!} ({The correct way is here} 16... Qa1+ 17. Bd1 {
and only now} (17. Kf2 $5 Nxg3 $1) 17... Nc5 {promises Black good chances, but
all these lines in analysis are usually drawn!}) 17. Nc3 $1 Nxb3 ({Now} 17...
Qa1+ {loses:} 18. Rb1 Ne4 19. Rxa1 Nxd2 20. Bxh5) 18. Nxb3 Bb4 $2 {This is the
decisive mistake.} (18... Nxg3 19. Nxa2 Nxh1 20. Kf1 {Black will lose his
knight on h1 and White would need just to show good technique.}) 19. Bxh5 Qb2
20. O-O $1 Qxc3 (20... O-O 21. Be1 Qxc3 22. Qxc3 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 {leaves White
with a completely winning position with two pieces for a rook. There is no
defence against Bb4.}) 21. Bxf7+ Ke7 22. Qf2 {The decisive move - the threat
of Qf6+ is unstoppable.} Kd7 23. Qb6 $1 {The attack from the other side is
more precise than the other way.} (23. Qf6 Rf8 24. Be1 Qc4 25. Bxb4 Qxb4 26.
Bxe6+ Kc7 27. Qxf8 {was also winning.}) 23... Rf8 24. Be1 $1 {So, a memory win
or a memory loss?} 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Bb4 7. Rc1 Qa5 8. Nd2
Ne4 9. Ncxe4 dxe4 10. Bh4 {Sacrificing the pawn on a2 is a common idea in the
Cambridge-Springs. The development advantage and central control gives White
plenty of compensation.} Qxa2 11. Be2 Qa5 12. O-O $1 {What a nice move! The
knight on d2 is hanging, but White will be able to recover it without problems
and keep his compensation.} Bxd2 13. Ra1 Qb4 14. Qc2 c5 (14... Bxe3 15. fxe3 {
opens up the f-file, which is very dangerous for Black.}) 15. Ra4 Qb6 16. Qxd2
{The minor piece is recovered and Black's development is sub-par. He is up a
pawn, but clearly on the defensive side.} e5 17. Ra5 $2 {Overlooking or
underestimating Black's next move!} Qh6 {An unusual tactic. The bishop is
hanging on h4, but also important is that the e-pawn is now pinned.} 18. Bg3
exd4 19. Bf4 (19. f3 {was probably the only way to fight for compensation, but
it should be insufficient.}) 19... g5 20. Bg3 d3 21. Bd1 {White is not dead,
for his two missing pawns he has the pair of bishops and Black's king will
always feel uncomfortable, but Black should win with good play. Mamedyarov
made his life pretty hard at different junctures, but the win was never in
question.} b6 22. Ra1 f5 23. Ba4 O-O 24. f3 Qe6 25. fxe4 fxe4 26. Bxd7 Rxf1+
27. Rxf1 Bxd7 28. Qc3 Qe7 29. b3 Re8 30. Qa1 a5 31. Be1 Rd8 32. Rf2 h6 33. Bd2
Rf8 34. Rxf8+ Qxf8 35. Qe5 Qe8 36. Qf6 Qe6 37. Qd8+ Kf7 38. Bc3 Qd6 39. Bd2 Qe6
40. Bc3 a4 41. bxa4 Bxa4 42. Qc7+ Ke8 43. Bd2 Bd7 44. h3 Ke7 45. Qb8 h5 46. Qh8
Qxc4 47. Qe5+ Qe6 48. Qxg5+ Kd6 49. Qxh5 b5 50. Qh8 b4 51. h4 Qa2 52. Qf6+ Kc7
53. Qf2 b3 54. Bc3 Qxf2+ 55. Kxf2 Kc6 56. Ke1 Kb5 57. h5 Ka4 58. Bb2 Kb4 59.
Kd2 c4 60. g3 Bg4 61. h6 Bf5 62. g4 Bg6 63. Bf6 Ka3 0-1

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Be2
b5 9. Qb3 c5 10. dxc5 Be6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Rd1 b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Nxc5 16. O-O Nce4 17. Qd3 Qd6 18. g3 Rfd8 19. Bf4 Qxd5 20. Qxa6 Qa8 21.
Qxa8 Rxa8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Ne5 Nd5 24. Rd1 Rd6 25. Nxg6 Nxf4 26. Nxf4 Rxd1+
27. Bxd1 Bxb2 28. Nd3 {The game's novelty, which changes the evaluation of the
position in absolutely nothing.} (28. Bc2 Nf6 29. Nd3 Bc3 $11 {
Tomashevsky-Gris omashevsky-Grischuk, 2014.}) 28... Bc3 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. f4 h6
31. g4 f5 32. gxf5 Nd6 33. Kf3 Kf6 34. Nf2 Kxf5 35. Ng4 Kg6 36. Bc2+ Kg7 37.
Ne3 e6 38. Bb3 Nf5 39. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21.
hxg4 Be7 22. Ne3 Bg5 23. Qd3 Bd7 24. Nd5 Qb7 25. a4 h6 26. Qe2 Be6 27. axb5
axb5 28. Bb3 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Ra8 30. Rxa8+ Qxa8 31. Qd1 Qa3 32. f3 Qb2 33. Qc2
Qa1+ 34. Qd1 Qb2 35. Qc2 Qxc2 36. Bxc2 Bxd5 37. exd5 Bd2 38. Bd3 Bxc3 39. Bxb5
Bxb4 40. Kf2 Kf8 41. Ke3 Ke7 42. f4 Kf6 43. Ke4 Ba3 44. Bc4 Bb4 45. Bb3 Bc5 46.
Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
h3 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Be3 f5 12. Bc4+ Kh8 13. O-O fxe4 (13... f4
14. Bd2 Nxd4 15. Bc3 {Ivanchuk-Navara, 2014.}) 14. Ng5 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bd5
h6 17. Nxe4 Bxh3 $1 18. gxh3 (18. Rb1 Qh4 19. Rxb7 Rad8 $1 20. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 21.
Qd4 {with very unclear play still.}) 18... Nf3+ 19. Kg2 (19. Kh1 Qd7 20. Kg2
Rad8 21. Bb3 Qc7 $1 {Theatens mate on h2 and the queen on d1!}) 19... Nh4+ 20.
Kg1 (20. Kh1 Qd7 21. Qg4 Qxd5 22. Rad1 (22. Qxh4 Rae8 23. f3 Rxf3 $1 24. Rxf3
Rxe4 25. Qe1 Rf4 26. Bxf4 Qxf3+ 27. Kg1 Bd4+ 28. Be3 Bxe3+ 29. Kh2 $11) 22...
Qh5 23. Qxh5 gxh5 $11) 20... Nf3+ 21. Kg2 Nh4+ 22. Kg1 Nf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Rc1 Nd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Qa4 a6 13. a3 Re8 14. Rfd1 Qd6
15. Rc3 Bxf3 16. exf3 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Rc2 c6 19. Qb3 Qd7 20. Re2 Bf8 21.
Re4 b5 22. f4 Rxe4 23. Bxe4 Rc8 24. a4 c5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rc1 g6 27. Kg2 Kg7
28. h3 h5 29. h4 Be7 30. Qd5 Qxd5 31. Bxd5 c4 32. dxc4 d3 33. b3 Bb4 34. Rd1
bxc4 35. bxc4 d2 36. Kf3 Re8 37. Kg2 Re1 38. Bf3 f5 39. c5 Kf6 40. c6 Ke7 41.
Kh3 Kd6 42. Kg2 Ba5 43. Kh3 Rxd1 44. Bxd1 Kxc6 45. Kg2 Kc5 46. Kf1 Kb4 47. Ke2
Bb6 48. Bc2 Kc3 49. Ba4 Bc5 50. Kd1 Bxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 10th"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor"]
[Date "2015.04.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. e5 f6 8.
exd6 e5 9. Qa4 Qxd6 10. O-O Ne7 11. Nc3 a5 12. Nd2 Qb4 13. Nde4 Bf5 14. Rd1
Bxe4 15. Qxb4 axb4 16. Nxe4 Nd5 17. c4 bxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 10th"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor"]
[Date "2015.04.20"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "188"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c6 4. Bd3 {A quiet continuation, less principled
than the capture on f6.} Bg4 {Among other possible moves:} (4... Nbd7) (4...
Qb6) (4... g6) (4... Ne4) 5. Ne2 ({White can start with} 5. f3 {, e.g.} Bh5 6.
Ne2 e6 $5 7. Nf4 Bg6 8. Nxg6 hxg6 $11 9. c4 $6 dxc4 {[%cal Rd8a5]} 10. Bxf6
Qxf6 11. Bxc4 Bd6 $15 {1/2 (66) Kasparov,G (2815)-Kramnik,V (2780) Moscow 
(blitz) 1998}) 5... Nbd7 ({There is nothing wrong with} 5... e6 {here, too,
but Black wants to push ...e7-e5.}) 6. f3 Bh5 7. Nbc3 $6 {An unusual move.
White wants to prepare e3-e4 but Black is well-prepared for that. Practice has
seen:} (7. Nf4 Bg6 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. O-O e5 10. c3 Bd6 11. f4 e4 12. Be2 {
1-0 (52) Torre,E (2561)-Lou,Y (2410) Subic Bay 2009} Qb6 $1 $17 {[%cal Rb6b2,
Rf6g8,Rf7f6]}) (7. Bf4 Bg6 8. g4 e6 9. h4 Bb4+ 10. c3 Ba5 11. h5 Bxd3 12. Qxd3
Bc7 13. Nd2 e5 $11 {1-0 (34) Miladinovic,I (2571)-Dizdarevic,E (2501) Sibenik
2008}) (7. O-O Bg6 8. c4 Bxd3 (8... e6 9. Nbc3 Be7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Rc1 O-O
12. Nf4 Rc8 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Bb5 Nb8 16. Na4 Qa5 17. a3 a6 18. Be2
Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Nbd7 20. Nc3 Qb6 21. Qxb6 Nxb6 22. Nb1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. Nd2
Ne8 25. Bxe7 Nxe7 26. Kf2 $14 {_|_ 1-0 (55) Iotov,V (2603)-Gopal,G (2575)
Enschede 2009}) 9. Qxd3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 e6 11. Nbc3 Be7 12. e4 O-O 13. Be3 Rc8
14. Rfd1 b5 15. Qd3 b4 16. Na4 Qa5 17. b3 c5 $11 {1-0 (40) Lputian,S (2590)
-Vescovi,G (2455) Moscow 1994}) 7... e5 8. Qd2 (8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nf4 Nxd3+ 10.
Qxd3 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Qc4 Qa5 15. Nxe4 Rd8 16.
Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Qc3 Kf8 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. h3 Kg7 $11 {1/2 (51)
Sazhinov,A (2250)-Zenkov,G (2054) Kemerovo 2011}) 8... Be7 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. Nf5 {
A harmless invasion. White's pair of bishops is meaningless in such a closed
position.} Bxf5 11. Bxf5 O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. Rae1 Qc7 14. Kh1 Bd6 15. Ne2 g6
16. Bh3 exd4 $6 {[%mdl 32] This was unnecessary at the moment. The position
becomes more open after this exchange, and White's bishops start playing their
role. The initiative belonged to Black, and he could develop it on both sides:}
(16... a5 17. a4 Nh5 {etc.}) 17. exd4 Nh5 18. g3 Ng7 (18... Nf8 $142 {[%cal
Yf8e6]}) 19. b3 (19. Nf4 {was a way to exploit Black's minor inaccuracy.})
19... Ne6 20. Be3 Nf6 21. c4 b6 22. Bg1 Re7 23. Bg2 $6 {White plays without
any plan.} (23. Nc1 $142 $1 Rae8 24. Nd3 $14 {[%cal Yc4c5]}) 23... Rae8 {
A standard move but} (23... a5 24. Nc3 Bb4 {[%cal Ya5a4] was probably a better
option for Black.}) 24. f4 a5 (24... Ng7 $4 25. c5) 25. Nc3 Bb4 26. a3 $1 Bxc3
27. Qxc3 Ng7 28. cxd5 $2 (28. Re5 $1 {, creating an important stronghold, was
a must. In that case Black's ...Ra8-e8 proved senseless, and the initiative
belonged to White.}) 28... Nxd5 $15 {Now we have a classic position when
blockading knights are stronger than bishops, especially with queens on the
board and not rooks.} 29. Qc1 (29. Bxd5 cxd5 {[%csl Re4]} 30. Qxc7 Rxc7 31. Re5
Rd8 {[%cal Yf7f6]}) 29... Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Rxe1 31. Qxe1 Qd6 32. Qe5 (32. a4 $15)
32... Qxa3 (32... Qd8 $5 {[%cal Yf7f6]}) 33. Bxd5 cxd5 {[%mdl 4096]} 34. Qxd5
$6 {Black now obtains a queenside pawn advantage, which can potentially bring
him a passed pawn.} ({But after} 34. Qb8+ Qf8 35. Qxb6 Qa8 {[%cal Yg7e8,Yg8g7,
Ye8f6] White's position remains unpleasant, too.}) 34... h5 35. Qc4 (35. Qb5
Nf5 36. Qxb6 $4 a4 37. bxa4 $140 Qf3#) 35... Nf5 36. d5 Nd6 37. Qc6 (37. Qc2
Qb4 $17) 37... Qxb3 38. Bxb6 $6 (38. Kg2 {was relatively better but after} Qb4
39. Bxb6 a4 {Black was clearly on top anyway.}) 38... Qd1+ 39. Kg2 Qe2+ 40. Kg1
Qe1+ 41. Kg2 Qe2+ 42. Kg1 Nc4 $1 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Rc4d2] White's king is in
trouble.} 43. Bxa5 Qe3+ {Black misses a good opportunity to win a piece:} (
43... Qd1+ 44. Kf2 Qc2+ 45. Ke1 Qb1+ 46. Ke2 (46. Kf2 Qa2+ 47. Kg1 Nxa5) 46...
Qa2+ 47. Kd3 Nxa5 {, and White's d-pawn can't rescue him (although it was not
easy to evaluate over the board).}) 44. Kf1 Qe4 $2 (44... Qd3+ 45. Kf2 Qc2+ {
was still possible.}) 45. Kf2 $2 (45. Be1 $1 Ne3+ 46. Ke2 $1 {was a
hard-to-find way of consolidation. Black can win a piece but not the game this
time:} Ng2+ (46... Nxd5+ 47. Kf2 $1) (46... Nf5+ 47. Kd2 $1) 47. Kf1 Nxe1 48.
Qc8+ Kh7 (48... Kg7 49. Qc3+) 49. Qc7 Qxd5 50. Kxe1 Qh1+ 51. Kf2 Qxh2+ 52. Kf3
{, and White should not lose.}) 45... Ne3 {Now, despite White's temporary
material advantage, he can't parry Black's attack without serious losses.} 46.
h3 h4 $1 47. gxh4 Qxf4+ 48. Ke2 Qe4 49. Kf2 Nxd5 50. Bd2 Qxh4+ $17 {As a
result, Black is now a pawn up, and his Q+N can continue bothering White's
king. Eventually White fails to hold his ground.} 51. Kg2 Qe4+ 52. Kf2 Kg7 53.
Qc1 Qd3 54. Kg2 Kg8 55. Qe1 Nf6 56. Qe3 Qd5+ 57. Kg1 Ne4 58. Bc3 Kh7 59. Be1
Qf5 60. Kg2 Qd5 61. Kg1 g5 62. Qf3 Qe6 63. Kg2 Kg6 64. Qd3 Qc6 65. Qf3 f5 66.
Kg1 Qc5+ 67. Kg2 Qc2+ 68. Kg1 Qc5+ 69. Kg2 Qc6 70. Kg1 Qc2 71. Qe3 Qd1 72. Kg2
Qc2+ 73. Kg1 f4 74. Qb6+ Kf5 75. Qa5+ Ke6 76. Qb6+ Kd5 77. Qd8+ Ke5 78. Qh8+
Kd5 79. Qd8+ Ke5 80. Qh8+ Nf6 81. Qb8+ Ke4 82. Qb4+ $2 (82. Qb5 $8 Kf3 $140 83.
Qxg5) 82... Kf3 83. Qa3+ Ke2 84. Bb4 Ne4 85. Kg2 Kd1+ 86. Kh1 Nf2+ 87. Kg1 Ke2
88. Qa6+ Nd3 89. Qe6+ Kd1 90. Qg4+ Qe2 91. Be7 Ne5 92. Qxe2+ Kxe2 93. h4 f3 94.
Bc5 Nd3 0-1

[Event "WchT 10th"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor"]
[Date "2015.04.21"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A63"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Re1 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. e4 Ng4 13. Nd2 Nge5 14. Bf1 Nf8 15.
a5 g5 16. f4 gxf4 17. gxf4 Ng4 18. Nf3 f5 19. h3 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nf6 21. Ng3 Bd7
22. f5 Rxe1 23. Qxe1 Bb5 24. Bg2 h6 25. Ra3 Qd7 26. Nh2 Re8 27. Re3 Rxe3 28.
Bxe3 Qe7 29. Qd2 Kh7 30. Ng4 Nxg4 31. hxg4 Qh4 32. Ne4 Be5 33. Bf3 Nd7 34. b3
1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 10th"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor"]
[Date "2015.04.22"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14.
Ke1 Qa5+ 15. Kf2 c3 16. bxc3 Qxc3 17. Rb1 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Qd4+ 19. Qe3 Qxd7 20. h4
O-O 21. h5 Rfd8 22. h6 b6 23. hxg7 Qd4 24. Rh3 Kxg7 25. Bd3 h6 26. Rbh1 Qxe3+
27. Kxe3 Rh8 28. Be4 Rac8 29. Kf4 c5 30. Ke5 c4 31. Rg3+ Kf8 32. Rf1 Ke7 33.
Rg7 Rhf8 34. Kd4 c3 35. Bc2 Rc5 36. Kd3 Rd8+ 37. Ke3 Re5+ 38. Be4 Rf8 39. Kd4
Rc5 40. Rf2 a6 41. Rh7 h5 42. Kd3 Kd6 43. Kc2 Rc4 44. Bb7 Rxa4 45. Kxc3 h4 46.
Rhxf7 Rxf7 47. Rxf7 b5 48. Rh7 a5 49. Rh5 Rc4+ 50. Kd3 Rb4 51. Kc3 Rc4+ 52. Kd3
Rb4 53. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 10th"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor"]
[Date "2015.04.23"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Be2 d5 6. d4 exd4 7. exd4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 dxc4 9. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 10. Nxd1 bxc6 11. Bxc4 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. h3 Nd5 14.
Bd2 Be6 15. Ba5 Bc5 16. Rc1 Bb6 17. Bd2 Rfd8 18. b3 Bd4 19. Ne3 Nxe3 20. Bxe3
Bxe3 21. fxe3 Rd6 22. Rf4 Rad8 23. Rd4 Bf5 24. Rf1 Rxd4 25. exd4 Bg6 26. Rd1
Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 10th"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor"]
[Date "2015.04.25"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Ndb5 Ne5 8.
Bg2 a6 9. Qa4 Rb8 10. Be3 axb5 11. Bxb6 bxa4 12. Bc7 Ra8 13. Bxe5 Ra5 14. Bc7
Rc5 15. Nb5 d5 16. b3 Be7 17. O-O O-O 18. Bb6 Rc6 19. Bd4 axb3 20. axb3 Ra6 21.
cxd5 Nxd5 22. Rac1 Rd8 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rc7 Re6 25. e3 b6 26. Ra1 Bd7 27. Nc3
Be8 28. Ne2 Bd6 29. Rca7 Bc5 30. Nf4 Red6 31. Be5 R6d7 32. Ra8 d4 33. Bc7 Rxa8
34. Rxa8 Kf8 35. exd4 Rxd4 36. Rb8 Rd1+ 37. Kg2 Rd2 38. Bxb6 Rxf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 10th"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor"]
[Date "2015.04.26"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. Qb3 Qa5 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc5 12. e3 O-O 13. Nd4 a6 14. Rc1
Re8 15. Qb4 Ne4 16. c4 Qxb4+ 17. axb4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Ne5 19. Be2 Bd7 20. f3 g5
21. Bg3 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 10th"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor"]
[Date "2015.04.27"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Amin, Bassem"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O Nc6 5. d3 d6 6. a3 e5 7. c4 Nge7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Rb1 a5 10. Bd2 h6 11. Ne1 Be6 12. Nd5 a4 13. Nc3 Qa5 14. Nb5 Qd8 15. Nc3
Qa5 16. Nc2 Rfb8 17. Ne3 Nd4 18. Ncd5 Qd8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. e3 Nb3
22. Bc3 b5 23. cxb5 Rxb5 24. f4 Rc8 25. g4 exf4 26. Rxf4 Be5 27. Rxa4 Qg5 28.
Bxe5 dxe5 29. Qe2 Qd8 30. Nc3 Rb6 31. Rd1 Rd6 32. Re4 c4 33. d4 exd4 34. exd4
Nxd4 35. Qe3 Nb5 36. Rxd6 Nxd6 37. Rxe6 fxe6 38. Qxe6+ Kf8 39. Qxg6 Nf7 40. Bd5
Rc7 41. Qb6 Qd6 42. Qxd6+ Nxd6 43. Kf2 Rc8 44. Ke3 Rb8 45. a4 Rxb2 46. Kd4 Ke7
47. a5 Nb5+ 48. Kxc4 Nxc3 49. Kxc3 Rb5 50. Kd4 Rxa5 51. Ke5 Ra3 52. h4 Rh3 53.
h5 Ra3 54. Be4 Ra5+ 55. Kf4 Kf6 56. Bf5 Ra4+ 57. Ke3 Ke5 58. Kd3 Rd4+ 59. Ke3
Rd8 60. Kf3 Ra8 61. Ke3 Ra3+ 62. Kd2 Kd4 63. Ke2 Rb3 64. Bg6 Re3+ 65. Kf2 Ra3
66. Bf5 Ke5 67. Ke2 Kf4 68. Kd2 Ra8 69. Kd3 Rd8+ 70. Kc4 Ke5 71. Kc3 Rd4 72.
Kb3 Kf4 73. Kc2 Kf3 74. Kb3 Ke2 75. Kc2 Rc4+ 76. Kb3 Rc1 77. Kb2 Rc5 78. Kb3
Ke3 79. Kb4 Kd4 80. Bg6 Rc7 81. Kb3 Rc6 82. Bf5 Rc4 83. Bg6 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 10th"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor"]
[Date "2015.04.28"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. e3 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Na4 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Qa5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. b3 Nb6 13. Nb2 Bb7 14. a3 Bxd2+
15. Qxd2 Qd5 16. Qxd5 cxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belorechensk Univ"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Malachite"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 Nc6 8.
Bb5 O-O 9. Ne2 Qd6 10. d5 Ne5 11. f4 Ng4 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. h3 Qb4+ 14. Nc3 Nf6
15. Qc2 c6 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Be2 Rd8 18. Rd1 Rxd1+ 19. Kxd1 e5 20. fxe5 Qd4+
21. Kc1 Qxe5 22. Bc4 Rb8 23. Qf2 Rb4 24. Bb3 c5 25. Rf1 Bb7 26. Bc2 Bc6 27. Qf4
Qxf4+ 28. Rxf4 Nd7 29. Rf2 Ne5 30. b3 Rd4 31. Rd2 f5 32. exf5 Rxd2 33. Kxd2
Bxg2 34. fxg6 hxg6 35. h4 Nf3+ 36. Ke3 Nxh4 37. Na4 Kf6 38. Nxc5 Nf5+ 39. Kf2
Bd5 40. Nd7+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.04"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Potapov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Malachite"]
[BlackTeam "Yamal YaNAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 Nxb5 5. Nxb5 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nfxd4 d6 9. c4 Nf6 10. f3 O-O 11. Be3 Bd7 12. Nc3 Bc6 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Rfd1 Nd7
15. Rab1 Ne5 16. b3 Bd7 17. Nd5 Bc6 18. Kh1 Bxd5 19. exd5 a6 20. Re1 Rc8 21.
Re2 Qd7 22. h3 Qc7 23. Rbe1 Nd7 24. Bg5 Nf6 25. a4 Qb6 26. Rxe7 Rxe7 27. Rxe7
Nh5 28. g4 Ng3+ 29. Kg2 Bxd4 30. a5 Qc5 31. Kxg3 Be5+ 32. Kg2 Qa3 33. Rxe5 dxe5
34. d6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.05"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg Bronze Horseman"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Malachite"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bb5+ c6 8.
Ba4 O-O 9. Ne2 b5 10. Bb3 a5 11. a4 b4 12. cxb4 axb4 13. Be3 c5 14. Rc1 cxd4
15. Nxd4 Bd7 16. O-O Qe8 17. Rc4 Bxa4 18. Rxb4 Bxb3 19. Qxb3 Nc6 20. Nxc6 Qxc6
21. Rc1 Ra1 22. Rxa1 Bxa1 23. Qa4 Qxa4 24. Rxa4 Bg7 25. g4 Rc8 26. Kg2 Bb2 27.
Ra5 f6 28. Rc5 Rxc5 29. Bxc5 e6 30. f3 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2015.05.06"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2015.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sverdlovsk Malachite"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Our Heritage"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Be2
b5 9. Qb3 c5 10. dxc5 Be6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Rd1 b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 Nxc5 16. O-O Nce4 17. Qd3 Qd6 18. g3 Rfd8 19. Bf4 Qxd5 20. Qxa6 Qa8 21.
Qxa8 Rxa8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rd1 Nd5 24. Be5 e6 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Bc4 Rc8 27.
Bb3 Nef6 28. Ne5 g5 29. Rd4 Rc7 30. Kf1 Kf8 31. h4 h6 32. Ke2 Kg7 33. Nd3 Rb7
34. Kd2 Kf8 35. Kc2 Rc7+ 36. Kd2 Rb7 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Kc2 Rc7+ 39. Kd2 Rb7 40.
Kc2 Rc7+ 41. Rc4 Rb7 42. Rc5 Ne7 43. Rc4 Ned5 44. Rc8+ Ke7 45. Bxd5 exd5 46.
Kb3 Ne4 47. Rc2 f5 48. Nxb4 d4 49. Ka4 Rd7 50. Nd3 Ra7+ 51. Kb5 Rxa2 52. Kc4
Ra6 53. Kxd4 Rd6+ 54. Ke3 Re6 55. Kd4 Rd6+ 56. Kc4 Rc6+ 57. Kb3 Rd6 58. Nc5
Nxc5+ 59. Rxc5 Ke6 60. Kc2 Rd4 61. Rc3 f4 62. b3 Re4 63. Rd3 g4 64. Kc3 f3 65.
b4 Re1 66. Rd2 Rb1 67. Rb2 Re1 68. b5 Kd7 69. Kd3 Kc7 70. Rb4 Re2 71. Rxg4 Rxf2
72. Ke3 Rb2 73. Kxf3 Rb3+ 74. Kg2 Rxb5 75. Rd4 Rb8 76. Kf3 Rf8+ 77. Ke4 Rg8 78.
Kf4 Kc6 79. g4 Kc5 80. Rd1 Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D22"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200+30:1000/900+30:0"]
[WhiteClock "1:20:57"]
[BlackClock "1:19:30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} dxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:42] Someone call the press! Svidler did not play the Grunfeld! That,
however, was the only highlight of a game that was dead drawn by move 18.} 3.
Nf3 {[%emt 0:04:08]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:51]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:01:57]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:
08]} 5. a4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 6. b3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} e6 {
[%emt 0:03:39]} 7. bxc4 {[%emt 0:01:21]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 8. Bxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:43]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:03:18]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:05:
57]} 10. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:04:55]} Be7 {[%emt 0:04:26]} 11. Rb1 {[%emt 0:02:32]}
Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 12. Qe2 {[%emt 0:04:54]} O-O {[%emt 0:04:47]} 13. Bxa6 {
[%emt 0:04:59]} (13. Bb2 c5 14. Bxa6 Bxa6 15. Qxa6 Ra8 16. Qc4 Nb6 17. Qc2 Nxa4
18. Ba1 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Qc8 20. Nc4 Nd5 21. Rfc1 Nac3 22. Bxc3 Qxc4 23. Bd4 Qxc2
24. Rxc2 Rfc8 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. g3 f6 27. e4 Nb4 28. Be3 Kf7 29. Rc1 Rxc1+ 30.
Bxc1 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 (30) Cheparinov,I (2681)-Svidler,P (2751) Tromso 2014}) 13...
Bxa6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 14. Qxa6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Rxb1 {[%emt 0:07:20]} 15. Nxb1
{[%emt 0:00:47]} Qa8 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 16. Qxa8 {[%emt 0:08:04]} Rxa8 {[%emt 0:
00:40]} 17. Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Bxa3 {[%emt 0:03:17]} 18. Nxa3 {[%emt 0:01:18]
} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 19. Nb1 $146 {[%emt 0:03:22]} (19. Ra1 c5 20. dxc5 Nxc5
21. Nc2 Rxa1+ 22. Nxa1 Kf8 23. Nc2 Kg8 24. Kf1 Kf8 25. Kg1 Kg8 26. Kf1 Kf8 27.
Kg1 Kg8 28. Kf1 Kf8 {1/2-1/2 (28) Jianu,V (2565)-Stevic,H (2611) Warsaw 2013})
19... c5 {[%emt 0:05:12]} 20. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 21.
Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:01:33]} 22. Nb1 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Ra1 {
[%emt 0:00:42]} 23. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Rxf1+ {[%emt 0:00:36]} 24. Kxf1 {
[%emt 0:00:33]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 25. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:
38]} 26. Nxd7+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 27. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:33]}
Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 28. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 29. h3 {
[%emt 0:00:35]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 30. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:
34]} 31. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Gormally,D"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:36]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} d6
{[%emt 0:00:34]} 5. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:37]} 6. h3 {[%emt 0:
00:35] This is what they are all playing now of course. One of the ideas is
that White can toy with playing g4, which can discourage Black's normal plan
in the King's Indian of playing ...f5. It's also a useful waiting move. White
waits to see how Black plays before committing himself.} e5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 7.
d5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} (7... a5 {is perhaps Black's most
popular choice.} 8. g4 Na6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. a3 c6 11. Rg1 Rb8 12. Nd2 Ndc5 13.
Rb1 Nd7 14. Qf3 Ndc5 15. Qd1 Ra8 16. Rg3 Kh8 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Nd7 19. Ra1 {
Tomashevsky,E (2716)-Grischuk,A (2810) Tbilisi 2015 and White went on to win.
So Grischuk decides to change tack.}) 8. g3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:
41] This is very rare. Wary perhaps of what "the professor" Tomashevsky has
cooked up his study, Grischuk decides to take the game down more unusual paths.
} ({The combative} 8... f5 {is a speciality of the Chinese player Ding Liren,
and he had a couple of good wins in Wijk aan Zee with it. Play get very sharp
very quickly:} 9. exf5 gxf5 10. Ng5 (10. Nh4 Nf4 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. Qc2 Na6 13. a3
Bd7 14. O-O-O {Tomashevsky,E (2716)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2705) Tbilisi 2015, was
another Toma game, where White also seemed to stand well, with chances on the
kingside and also went on to win}) 10... Qe8 11. c5 Nf6 12. Bb5 Qe7 13. g4 Na6
$1 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Nxc5 16. g5 $2 (16. gxf5 {is better, although the
position is still a complete mess after} c6 17. Bd3 d5 {where Black has
dangerous threats in the centre based on ...e4 and ...d4 at the right moment,
for example} 18. Rg1 Kh8 $1 (18... e4 $6 19. Bc2 Kh8 20. Be3 $16)) 16... Ne8
17. Nd5 Qxe6 {Aronian,L (2797)-Ding,L (2732) Wijk aan Zee 2015, when Black was
clearly better}) 9. Nh2 {[%emt 0:14:34] If you don't understand any of these
moves, don't worry I don't either! Actually White's last move was a
prophylatic measure directed against Black's plan of ...f5. Now if Black plays
...f5, White simply takes and Black cannot recapture with the pawn as the
knight on h5 will be hanging. The knight goes to h2 because on d2 it would be
clumsy, blocking the development of the bishop on c1, and on h4 it is
vulnerable to ideas like ...Nf4} Na6 {[%emt 0:02:21]} ({My computer remarkably
wants to play} 9... Qe8 {wasting an entire move, which gives you some idea of
what it thinks of ...Qe7.} 10. Be2 Nf6 11. Ng4 $14) 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:06:41]}
Nc5 {[%emt 0:06:04]} 11. h4 $1 {[%emt 0:13:41] White's plan is clear.
Eventually he'll play g4, and then g5 and h5 and force weaknesses on the
kingside.} a5 {[%emt 0:10:57]} (11... f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. g4 {is not possible
for Black of course.}) 12. Be2 {[%emt 0:11:59]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:04:17]} 13. Qc2 {
[%emt 0:00:36]} c6 {[%emt 0:07:49]} (13... h5 {slowing down White on the
kingside, could be considered.} 14. f3 $5 (14. Nf3 $2 Nfxe4 $1 (14... Ng4 15.
Bg5 f6 16. Bd2 f5 $1) 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bf5 17. Bg5 f6 $15) 14... Nh7 15.
O-O-O f5 $1) 14. g4 {[%emt 0:04:43]} Na6 {[%emt 0:39:11]} 15. g5 {[%emt 0:06:
12]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:09:02]} 16. h5 {[%emt 0:09:07]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:04:08]} 17. Qd2
{[%emt 0:03:47]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 18. cxd5 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:
04:41]} 19. O-O-O {[%emt 0:12:49]} f5 {[%emt 0:04:21]} 20. Kb1 {[%emt 0:05:57]}
b5 {[%emt 0:13:50]} 21. hxg6 {[%emt 0:03:14]} hxg6 {[%emt 0:02:30]} 22. f3 {
[%emt 0:06:44]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 23. Rc1 {[%emt 0:04:47]} Nba6 {[%emt 0:01:
44]} 24. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} b4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} ({White should never fear
the greedy} 24... f4 25. Bb6 Qxg5 $2 {as the loss of time associated with this
pawn, combined with the opening of the g-file can be disastrous for Black.} 26.
Rcg1 ({the simple} 26. Bxa5 {is also good}) 26... Qf6 27. Ng4 Bxg4 28. Rxg4 {
with heavy pressure.}) 25. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 26. Rc6 $1
{[%emt 0:03:53] Excellent. Tomashevsky plays this part of the game really well,
only later do his nerves fail him.  This impudent rook can hardly be captured,
but as long as it remains on this square it is a powerful presence deep within
the enemy forces.} Rfb8 {[%emt 0:02:23]} (26... Bxc6 27. dxc6 Nbc7 {and now
White should have several ways of developing a ferocious initiative;} 28. Bc4+
(28. exf5 gxf5 29. f4 {is also interesting, with the idea of Ng3 piling
pressure on the f5 weakling} ({or} 29. Qc2 {also taking advantage of the
weakened light squares in Black's position;} Qe6 30. Ng3 $5 f4 31. Bh7+ Kf7 32.
Bf5 Qd5 {although White should now avoid} 33. Rd1 $2 {due to the sharp reply}
b3 $1 34. axb3 Nb4)) 28... Ne6 29. Rd1 (29. exf5 Rxf5 30. Ng3 Rf7 31. Ng4 {
with a terrible threat of Qh2}) 29... Kh7 30. exf5 Rxf5 31. Ng3 {with a very
dangerous attack.}) 27. Rhc1 {[%emt 0:04:31]} f4 {[%emt 0:04:58]} 28. Bf2 {
[%emt 0:01:19]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 29. Ng4 $1 {[%emt 0:01:11]} Qxg5 {[%emt 0:
01:32]} 30. Rh1 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:50]} (30... Bxg4 31. Rg1 Qf6
32. Rxg4 {and Black's extra pawn is scant consolation for his miserable
position. Ideas of Nxf4 are firmly in the air.}) 31. Bxb5 {[%emt 0:04:31]} Rxb5
{[%emt 0:00:36]} 32. Nxf4 $1 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Bxg4 {[%emt 0:01:29]} (32... exf4
{fails to the straightforward} 33. Bd4 $1 Bg7 34. Bxg7 Qxg7 35. Nh6+ Kf8 36.
Qxf4+ Ke8 37. Rxd6 {with overwhelming threats. Qg5 is coming.}) 33. Nxg6 {
[%emt 0:00:58]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 34. Nxf8 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Rxf8 {[%emt 0:
00:48]} 35. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Qxf3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 36. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:34]
} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 37. Rxg4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 38. Qg6+
{[%emt 0:01:01]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:32] Now with White on the verge of victory,
begins a comedy of errors.} 39. Qxf7+ $2 {[%emt 0:00:54]} (39. Qxd6 $1 {
and the computer gives forced mate. Presumably both flags were hanging at this
moment, which is the only explanation for White not executing this very
obvious move.} Rb8 40. Qxe5+ $18) 39... Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 40. Be3 $4 {
[%emt 0:00:00] But this is really bad, putting the win in serious doubt.} (40.
Rg8+ $1 Kd7 (40... Ke7 41. Bh4+ Kd7 42. Rd8#) 41. Rxa6 {and Black will resign,
as taking the bishop on f2 allows mate.}) 40... Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rg8+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:00] White is still
better here, as he is much more active and all of Black's queenside pawns are
vulnerable.  However from a psychological perspective it is very difficult to
calm down and recover from the blow of knowing you were only one or two moves
away from your opponent's handshake, and try to win the game again.  Perhaps
unsurprisingly the game peters out to a draw.} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Bxc5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} (43. Bg5 $1 Rf1+ 44. Kc2 Rf2+ 45. Kd1 Ne6 46. dxe6+ Kxc6 47. e7
Rxe7 48. Bxe7 Rxb2 49. Rxa5 b3 $1 50. a3 $1 Rf2 51. Kc1 {and White must be
winning.}) 43... dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Rxc5 $2 {[%emt 0:01:08] The wrong
pawn to take.} (44. Rxa5 $1 Rf1+ 45. Kc2 b3+ 46. axb3 Rf2+ 47. Kc3 Rf3+ 48. Kc4
Rfxb3 49. Rh6 $1 Rxb2 50. Rh7+ Kd6 51. Rxb7 Rxb7 52. Ra6+ Kd7 53. Kxc5 {
and White is winning as the Black e-pawn will surely drop as well.}) 44... Rf1+
$1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:22]} (45. Kc2 b3+ $1 46. axb3 Rf2+ {
creates irritating counterplay.}) 45... Rxc1+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Kxc1 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} b3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 47. a3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rc7+ {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 48. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:07:30]} 49. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:35]}
Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 50. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 51. Rb5 {
[%emt 0:02:27]} Rh3+ {[%emt 0:04:30]} 52. Kd2 {[%emt 0:05:06]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:01:
48]} 53. a4 {[%emt 0:05:34]} Rh2+ {[%emt 0:00:42]} 54. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:56]}
Rh3+ {[%emt 0:00:52]} 55. Kd2 {[%emt 0:01:21]} (55. Kb2 Re3 $1 56. Rb4 Kc5 $11)
55... Rh2+ {[%emt 0:00:41]} 56. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Rh3+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} 57.
Kc4 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Re3 $11 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 58. Rb6+ {[%emt 0:00:34]} Kc7 {
[%emt 0:04:45]} 59. Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Rxe4+ {[%emt 0:00:31]} 60. Kc5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 61. d6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 62. Rb7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 63. Re7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 64. d7 {[%emt 0:01:24]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 65. Kc6 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 66. Re8 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 67. d8=Q {[%emt 0:00:38]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 68. Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 69. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} e2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 70. Re8 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 71. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 72. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e1=Q {[%emt 0:00:00]} 73. Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Kxe1 74. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B55"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. f3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:03:59]} 6. Nb3 {
[%emt 0:01:47]} d5 $5 {[%emt 0:01:54] Black is meeting the modest idea of 5.f3
with the most radical central advance. White has to live with the consequences
of lesser control of the d5-square.} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:02:13]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:07]
White would have a hard time trying to prove, that Black is not holding the
balance after both alternatives to the text move. Personally I believe that 7..
.Be6 can be played with full confidence by Black.} (7... dxe4 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.
fxe4 Nbd7 10. Bc4 Ke8 11. O-O Nb6 12. Bd3 Be7 13. Nc3 a6 14. Be3 Nbd7 15. Bc4
b5 16. Bd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bd8 18. a4 bxa4 19. Rxa4 $14 {0-1 (50) Horvath,T 
(2386)-Beikert,G (2420) Germany 2015}) (7... Be6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. exd5 Qxd5 10.
Qxd5 Bxd5 11. Nc3 Be6 12. O-O-O (12. Nb5 Na6 13. c3 Ke7 14. Rd1 Bh6 15. Nd6 Nc7
16. Na5 Nd5 (16... Rhd8 17. Naxb7 Rd7 18. Bd3 Ne8 19. Nxe8 Rxb7 20. Be4 Rab8
21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Nd6 Rxb2 23. O-O $11) 17. Rxd5 Bxd5 18. Nf5+ Ke8 19. Nxh6 $16
{1-0 (56) Sadikhov,U (2414)-Oganisjan,R (2304) Moscow 2015}) 12... Nc6 13. Bb5
a6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Ne4 f5 16. Nd6+ Ke7 17. Na5 Kf6 18. Nxc6 Rg8 19. g3 a5
20. Rhe1 Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Ra6 22. Rxe5 $18 {1-0 (50) Yildiz,B (2318)-Annaberdiev,
M (2432) Cesme 2015}) 8. c3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:04:30]} 9. cxd4 {
[%emt 0:03:36][%mdl 4] The games played with the immediate move 9.Bb5 are very
interesting. Black often sacrifices the d4-pawn for the initiative, but
White's chances should remain somewhat better. The current battle of the two
top players indicates, that the direct exchange on d4 is making life easier
for the defender.} (9. Bb5 h6 (9... Qb6 10. Bxc6+ (10. Qd3 Be7 11. cxd4 O-O 12.
Bxc6 bxc6 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. Bxe7 Qf2+ 15. Kd1 Qxg2 16. fxg4 Bxg4+ 17. Kc1 Qxh1+
18. Kc2 Qxh2+ 19. N1d2 Rfe8 20. Bd6 $14 {1/2 (33) Drozdowski,K (2458)-Robson,R
(2628) Las Vegas 2014}) 10... bxc6 11. cxd4 Ba6 12. dxe5 (12. Na3 Rd8 13. Bd2
exd4 14. Ba5 Bb4+ 15. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 16. Qd2 Qb6 17. Rc1 O-O 18. Qa5 Rd6 19. Kf2
Nd7 20. Rhd1 c5 $15 {1-0 (45) Panarin,M (2558)-Smirnov,A (2453) Sochi 2015})
12... Nd7 (12... Rd8 13. Qc1 h6 14. Be3 Qb5 15. Qc2 Nd7 16. f4 Bb4+ 17. Nc3
Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 c5 19. Rb1 Qc4 20. Na5 $18 {1-0 (55) Khavin,A-Veresov,G Moscow
1944}) 13. Qd4 (13. Qd2 Nxe5 14. Be3 Qc7 15. Kf2 Bd6 16. g3 O-O 17. Qa5 Qxa5
18. Nxa5 f5 19. Kg2 fxe4 20. fxe4 Ng4 21. Re1 Bb4 {0-1 (21) Nieto,E (2332)
-Piceu,T (2350) Belgium 2010}) 13... Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxe5 15. Kd2 h6 16. Bh4 g5
17. Bg3 Bg7 18. Na3 O-O-O 19. Kc3 Nxf3 20. gxf3 Rxd4 {0-1 (20) Kraus,T (2402)
-Navara,D (2751) Havlickuv Brod 2015}) (9... Be6 10. cxd4 Bxb3 (10... Bb4+ 11.
N1d2 Qb6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. O-O exd4 14. Rc1 Nd7 15. f4 Bxd2 16. Nxd2 f6 17.
Bh4 O-O 18. Nc4 Bxc4 19. Rxc4 c5 20. b4 Qe6 21. Qe2 $11 {1/2 (33) Koch,B-Van
Scheltinga,T Helsinki 1952}) 11. Qxb3 Qxd4 12. Be3 Bb4+ (12... Qb4+ 13. Nc3
Qxb3 14. axb3 a6 15. Nd5 Rc8 16. Nb6 Rc7 17. Ba4 Bb4+ 18. Kf2 O-O 19. Rac1 Rd8
20. Rc2 h6 21. Rhc1 $14 {1/2 (97) Paehtz,E (2331)-Kosteniuk,A (2459) Mainz 2002
}) 13. Nd2 (13. Kf2 Qd6 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Na4 Nh5 18.
Qc4 Nf4 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Qh4+ 21. Kg1 Rfd8 $11 {1-0 (53) Gasanov,E (2369)
-Cherevatenko,R (2410) Kharkov 1999}) 13... Bxd2+ 14. Bxd2 O-O 15. Bxc6 bxc6
16. Be3 Qd7 17. O-O Rab8 18. Qc3 Qc7 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20. Rf2 $16 {1-0 (27)
Mastrovasilis,D (2559)-Chocenka,D (2306) Warsaw 2007}) (9... Bd7 10. cxd4 exd4
11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Qxd4 Be7 13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. Nc3 b6 15. Be3 O-O 16. Nd4 Bd7
17. O-O-O Rc8 18. Kb1 Bb4 19. Nce2 Rfd8 20. Nc2 Be7 21. Nc3 $16 {1-0 (56)
Pantani (2389)-Connor (2382) playchess.com INT 2006}) 10. Bh4 (10. Bxf6 Qxf6
11. cxd4 Bb4+ 12. Nc3 O-O 13. O-O (13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Qd4 Qe7 16.
a3 Bd6 17. O-O-O Bf4+ 18. Kc2 Rb8 19. Nc5 Be6 20. g3 Be5 21. Qe3 Bd6 $11 {
0-1 (56) Hartman,C (2210)-De Firmian,N (2515) Copenhagen 1984}) 13... Nxd4 14.
Nd5 Qd6 15. Nxb4 (15. Nxd4 Bc5 16. Kh1 Bxd4 17. Qe2 Be6 18. Bc4 Rac8 19. Bb3
Qc5 20. Qd2 Kh8 $15 {1/2 (57) Bruzon Batista,L (2664)-Cheparinov,I (2681)
Tromso 2014}) 15... Qxb4 16. Nxd4 Rd8 17. Qe2 Qxd4+ 18. Kh1 Be6 19. Rfd1 Qb4
20. b3 Rac8 $15 {0-1 (33) Blazeka,M (2276)-Saric,A (2573) Zagreb 2015}) 10...
Qb6 11. Bc4 (11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. cxd4 exd4 (12... Bb4+ 13. N1d2 Ba6 14. Bf2 exd4
15. Bxd4 c5 16. Be3 Rd8 17. Kf2 Rd3 18. Re1 O-O 19. a3 Bxd2 20. Nxd2 Qxb2 21.
Qc1 Qe5 $15 {0-1 (36) Kasparov,S (2470)-Kobese,W (2343) Cape Town 2013}) 13.
Qxd4 c5 14. Qe3 Ba6 15. Nc3 g5 16. e5 Qe6 17. Bf2 Nd7 18. O-O-O Rc8 19. Kb1 Be7
20. Nd5 Bd8 21. Nf6+ Nxf6 22. exf6 Qxe3 23. Bxe3 $16 {1-0 (34) Ding,Y (2433)
-Wang,J (2369) Xinghua 2015}) 11... Be7 12. cxd4 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 14. Bf2 exd4
15. N1d2 Qc7 16. Rc1 Bd6 17. g3 Qe7 18. Re1 Be5 19. Bd3 Bh3 20. Nc4 Bc7 21. Qe2
$14 {1/2 (44) Oleksienko,M (2629)-Yilmaz,M (2570) Iasi 2015}) 9... exd4 {
[%emt 0:07:36]} (9... Bb4+ 10. Nc3 exd4 11. a3 Be7 12. Nb5 O-O 13. N3xd4 (13.
Bf4 Nh5 14. Bc7 Qd7 15. N3xd4 a6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Rc1 Qh6 $11) 13... Qb6 14.
Be3 Rd8 15. Qd2 Bc5 16. Rd1 Nxe4 17. fxe4 Bg4 18. Be2 Bxe2 19. Kxe2 Rd7 20. b4
Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Rad8 22. Qc2 Nxd4+ 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 25. Rd1 Rxd1 26.
Qxd1 $11 {1/2 (32) Oleksienko,M (2620)-Cheparinov,I (2684) Doha 2014}) 10. Bb5
{[%emt 0:11:51]} Bb4+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 11. Bd2 {[%emt 0:02:46] The
unpleasant check on b4 forces Grischuk to make one of the moves that ate not
very desirable for White.} (11. N1d2 Be6 12. O-O Qb6 13. Bc4 (13. Bxf6 gxf6 14.
Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Rc1 O-O-O $11) 13... Bxd2 14. Nxd2 O-O $11) 11... Bd6 {[%emt 0:
01:49]} (11... Bxd2+ $6 12. Qxd2 O-O 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxd4 Qc7 15. O-O $16)
12. Na3 {[%emt 0:19:52] The burden of experience and genuine strength is
preventing White from seeking luck in the more enterprising line with 12.Nxd4.
Every great player knows that the opening phase should be devoted to the art
of developing pieces.} (12. Nxd4 O-O 13. Be3 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc7 15. Nc3 Be6 $11)
12... O-O {[%emt 0:08:20]} 13. Nc4 {[%emt 0:03:38]} (13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Ba5 Qe7
15. Qxd4 Be5 $1 (15... c5 16. Qd3 Be5 17. O-O-O $14) 16. Bb4 Bxd4 17. Bxe7 Bxb2
18. Rb1 Bc3+ 19. Kf2 Re8 $11) 13... Be6 {[%emt 0:15:11] Vachier Lagrave is
fully mobilised and his d pawn is not especially vulnerable. White decides to
minimise the danger and bring the king to safety.} 14. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:05:10]} (
14. Rc1 Nb4 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. a3 Na2 17. Ra1 a6 $11) 14... Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]
} 15. O-O {[%emt 0:00:18]} a6 {[%emt 0:18:56]} 16. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:07:03]} bxc6 {
[%emt 0:00:25]} 17. Rc1 {[%emt 0:03:17]} (17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. Nc5 a5
20. Be1 a4 $11) 17... Nd7 {[%emt 0:07:28]} 18. Nc5 $5 {[%emt 0:02:55] Apart
from the moral obligation of top players to play interesting chess, White has
every right to make use of even the smallest chance in the fight for the
advantage.} Nxc5 $6 {[%emt 0:00:08] The French star is feeling the heat and
fails to choose one of the more promising lines at the critical moment.} (18...
a5 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Qa4 Rab8 21. b3 Rb5 $11) (18... Bxa2 $5 19. Nb7 Qe6 20.
Bf4 c5 21. Nxc5 Nxc5 22. Rxc5 Bc4 23. Re1 d3 $11) 19. Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rfd8
{[%emt 0:00:10]} 20. Bxc5 {[%emt 0:02:42]} Qb8 {[%emt 0:03:10]} 21. b3 {
[%emt 0:08:15]} a5 {[%emt 0:06:55]} 22. Rf2 {[%emt 0:02:15]} Qb5 {[%emt 0:03:
18]} 23. Rd2 {[%emt 0:08:09]} a4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:15] Counterplay is called upon
to be the best defence, Black knows how to fight back.} 24. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:
38] Grischuk blinks at the critical moment, his advantage will be minimised.
With hindsight White would surely play the more ambitious 24.b4!? and the
defender would learn to regret his decision on the 18th move.} (24. b4 $5 f6 (
24... a3 25. Rcc2 d3 26. Rc3 $14) 25. f4 Rd7 26. a3 $14) 24... axb3 {[%emt 0:
01:33]} 25. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxb3 {[%emt 0:04:30]} 26. Qe1 {[%emt 0:03:49]
} f6 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 27. Qe3 {[%emt 0:03:05]} (27. h3 Ra2 28. Rxa2 Bxa2 29.
Qc3 Qa4 30. Bc5 $14) 27... Ra2 $1 {[%emt 0:05:04] Exchanging off the enemy's
potential attacking pieces can hardly be wrong, Black is doing a good job of
sailing closer towards equality.} 28. Rxa2 {[%emt 0:01:28]} (28. Rd3 Bf7 29.
Rcd1 c5 30. Bb2 Rxd3 31. Qxd3 Qxd3 32. Rxd3 Be6 $11) 28... Bxa2 {[%emt 0:00:09]
} 29. Qa3 {[%emt 0:04:29]} (29. h3 $5 Bf7 30. Kh2 $14) 29... Bf7 {[%emt 0:01:
54]} 30. h3 {[%emt 0:03:36]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 31. Qc3 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Qa4
$1 {[%emt 0:01:44] The attack of the bishop is connected with the real hope to
exchange rooks. The fight is over as Black managed to eliminate all dangers of
White's attack along the dark squares.} 32. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:
00:08]} 33. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxd1+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 34. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:
02]} Qd6+ {[%emt 0:01:04]} 35. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qe6 $11 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
36. Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 37. Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Qd7 {
[%emt 0:05:49]} 38. f4 {[%emt 0:03:39]} (38. g4 Qe6 $11) 38... f5 $1 {[%emt 0:
03:05] The final defensive touch, Black is holding on the light squares.} 39.
exf5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} (39. e5 Bd5 $11) 39... Qxf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 40. Be5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Qa7 {[%emt 0:02:37]} (41. Bxg7 $4 Qg6
$19) 41... Qf7 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 42. Qxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 4. c3 {[%emt 0:00:
08]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:07] Jobava likes to play rare
sidelines, but as we will see, he studies them very deeply and he is able to
cause real surprises.} (5. d3 {is the solid main continuation.}) 5... exd4 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 6. e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} (6. cxd4 {is the another line.}) 6... d5
{[%emt 0:00:16]} 7. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} ({Jobava also tried} 7. Be2 Ne4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Nxd2 10. Nbxd2 O-O 11. O-O f6 $1 12. Rc1 $1 fxe5 $1 (12... Kh8
13. Nb3 $1 Bg4 14. a3 Be7 15. Re1 fxe5 16. dxe5 Rf4 17. h3 Bh5 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19.
Rxc5 d4 20. e6 $1 Bg6 21. Bd3 $16 {Jobava-Karjakin, Loo 2013, and White is
better; later he managed to win.}) 13. dxe5 Ba5 $1 {should have been played,
followed by ...Bb6 and Black is fine.}) 7... Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 8. cxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:48]
} ({A few weeks ago Jakovenko played} 9... Bd7 {against Jobava,} 10. Ba4 f6 11.
O-O fxe5 12. dxe5 Ne7 13. Nbd2 Nxd2 14. Bxd2 O-O 15. Bc2 Bf5 16. a4 a5 17. Ra3
Nc6 18. Bxf5 Rxf5 19. Re1 Nd4 $13 {Jobava-Jakovenko, Sochi 2015, with a
balanced middlegame.}) 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:12]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 11. Bxc6 {
[%emt 0:01:20]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 12. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:
00:48]} 13. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 14. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:51]}
Ba5 $146 {[%emt 0:00:47] A completely acceptable and correct novelty by
Grischuk.} (14... Qh4 $5 {has also been played,} 15. Nf3 (15. Qg4 $6 {was
dubious, as} Qxg4 16. hxg4 Rae8 17. Nc3 Nxf2 $1 18. Bxf2 Rxf2 19. Nxc6 {
(Kiroski-V.Georgiev, Struga 2010)} Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Rxb2 21. Nxd5 Bb5 22. Nxb6
Bxc6 $15 {and Black looks nicely placed.}) 15... Rxf3 (15... Qh5 16. Nbd2) 16.
Qxf3 Rf8 17. Qg4 Qf6 18. Nc3 Nxf2 19. Qg3 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Qxd4 21. Kh2 Qf6 $44 {
with a double-edged fight.}) 15. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:06:48]} Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 16.
Nxa5 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Rxf2 $1 {[%emt 0:01:02] This is the point! Now Black
forces the draw.} 17. Nc3 {[%emt 0:05:21]} (17. Bxf2 $2 {does not work, because
} Qxf2+ 18. Kh2 (18. Kh1 $2 Bf1 $1 19. Rxf1 Ng3+ 20. Kh2 Nxf1+ 21. Kh1 Qf4 $1
22. Kg1 Rf8 $19 {and Black wins.}) 18... Qg3+ 19. Kg1 Ng5 $1 {A very strong
move. Black is a clear R down, but he continues the attack! For example:} 20.
Kh1 Nxh3 $1 21. gxh3 Qxh3+ 22. Kg1 Qg3+ 23. Kh1 Rf8 $1 24. Nc3 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Rf4
26. Re8+ Kf7 $19 {and White's position is hopeless.}) 17... Rxg2+ {[%emt 0:01:
54]} 18. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 19. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Qxh3+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 20. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:01:11]} 21. Kh1 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Qh3+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} 22. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qg3+ {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 23. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qh3+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:02:23]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 4. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
Nc6 {[%emt 0:03:51]} 5. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. Qd3 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} (7. c4 Ne5 8. Nxe5
dxe5 9. Qe2 e6 10. O-O Bxb5 11. cxb5 Bc5 12. Rd1 Qb6 13. a4 O-O 14. Bd2 Rfd8
15. Nc3 Bd4 16. Be1 Rac8 17. h3 h6 18. Rac1 Qd6 19. Na2 Qf8 20. Ba5 Rxc1 21.
Rxc1 Rc8 22. Bc3 Qd6 23. g3 Bxc3 24. Nxc3 Qb4 25. Rd1 Rc4 26. Rd8+ Kh7 27. Rb8
Rc7 28. Rd8 Rc4 29. Rb8 Rc7 30. Rd8 Rd7 31. Rxd7 Nxd7 32. Qf3 Kg8 33. Qd1 Qd4
34. Qe2 Nc5 35. a5 Nb3 36. a6 b6 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2714)-Gelfand,B (2759)
Sochi 2014 1/2-1/2}) 7... Ng4 {[%emt 0:11:18]} 8. h3 {[%emt 0:16:20]} Nge5 {
[%emt 0:01:45]} 9. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 10. Bxd7+ {
[%emt 0:02:36] The 4.Qxd4 anti-Sicilian chosen by Grischuk led to massive
simplifications and a quick draw} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 11. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:05]
} e6 {[%emt 0:15:14]} 12. Na3 {[%emt 0:37:18]} Be7 {[%emt 0:04:00]} 13. Bxe7 {
[%emt 0:01:21]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 14. Qb5+ {[%emt 0:00:42]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:
02:40]} 15. O-O-O {[%emt 0:04:09]} O-O {[%emt 0:03:04]} 16. Rd2 {[%emt 0:05:46]
} Rad8 {[%emt 0:15:10]} 17. Rhd1 {[%emt 0:26:45]} a6 {[%emt 0:08:06]} 18. Qb6 {
[%emt 0:00:42]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 19. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:05:
07]} 20. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:02:49]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 21. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 22. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxa2+ {[%emt 0:00:33]} 23. Kb1 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 24. Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Qe2 {[%emt 0:03:
30]} 25. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Qe1+ {[%emt 0:01:10]} 26. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
Qe2 {[%emt 0:02:37]} 27. Rd2 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Qe1+ {[%emt 0:00:10]} 28. Rd1 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:05:28]} d5 {
[%emt 0:01:03]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (3... c6 4. Nc3 a6
5. a4 e6 6. Bf4 a5 7. e3 Be7 8. g4 $1 $146 {Caruana,F (2803)-Tomashevsky,E 
(2749) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015 This game was played three rounds earlier - as we
will see, it was possibly a source of inspiration for Grischuk, who produced a
similar idea.}) 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:
00:16]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 6. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:03] The bishop zig-zag is
extremely rare. White was obviously aiming to avoid the solid lines with a
drawish reputation, namely} (6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 ({or} 7... Ne4)) 6... O-O {
[%emt 0:08:38]} ({Black's extra move h6 can hardly be a drawback after} 6... c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3 O-O 9. cxd5 (9. Be2 dxc4 10. Qxd8 (10. Bxc4 Nh5 11. Qxd8
Rxd8 12. Bc7 Rd7 13. Be5 Nc6 14. O-O Nf6 15. Bg3 Rd8 16. Bc7 Rd7 17. Bg3 Rd8
18. Bc7 {½, Larsen,B (2532)-Nielsen,P (2515) Aarhus 1999}) 10... Rxd8 11. O-O
a6 12. Ne5 b5 13. Bf3 Ra7 14. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 {1/2, Demakov,V (2412)
-Galanov,S (2544) email 2011} Nbd7 16. Nc6 Rb7 17. Ne5 Ra7 $11) 9... Nxd5 10.
Nxd5 exd5 11. a3 (11. Bd3 Bb4+ 12. Ke2 $6 {[%csl Re2]} Nc6 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Qd3
g6 15. Bxh6 Bg4 16. a3 Ne5 17. Qd4 Bc5 18. Qf4 Qb6 19. b4 Qa6+ 20. Kd2 Bd6 21.
Qf6 {0-1, Cifuentes Parada,R (2515)-Piket,J (2640) Rotterdam 1997} Bxb4+ $19)
11... Nc6 12. Rc1 Bb6 (12... Be7 13. Bd3 Bf6 14. Rc2 Be6 15. O-O d4 {[%cal
Re6b3]} 16. Rd2 dxe3 17. Bxe3 Qc7 (17... Qa5 $5 18. Bb1 Rfd8 19. Qc2 g6 20.
Bxh6 Qh5 21. Bf4 Bd5 $44) 18. Qa4 Ne5 (18... Rfd8 19. Bf4 Qa5 20. Qe4 $14) 19.
Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Rc2 $6 {Larsen,B (2540)-Shirov,A (2670) Buenos Aires 1993} (20.
f4 Bd6 21. Qe4 g6 22. Qf3 $14 (22. f5 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Rfe8 $1 $15)) 20... Bxh2+
$1 21. Kh1 Qe7 $1 22. Kxh2 (22. g3 $2 Bxg3 {[%cal Re6d5]}) (22. Qe4 f5 $17)
22... Qd6+ $15) 13. Bd3 (13. Bb5 $2 Bxe3 $1 {[%cal Rd8a5]}) 13... Qf6 14. O-O
d4 $11) 7. e3 {[%emt 0:01:55]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:13:53] This is the fashionable
move with the pawn still on h7.} ({However, the other main move} 7... c5 {
seems fully viable, likely transposing to 6...c5.}) 8. g4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:55] A
very rare and wild try to exploit the "weakness" of Black's kingside.} ({After
} 8. Qc2 c5 {the extra 5...h6 helps Black, his h-pawn won't be en prise after
a subsequent Bd3:} 9. dxc5 (9. cxd5 cxd4 $5 (9... Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 {/\} 11.
Bd3 c4 $15) 10. exd4 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. a3 Re8 13. Be2 Nf6 14. Bc7 Bf5 $1
15. Qxf5 Qxc7 16. O-O Qb6 17. Rab1 Rac8 18. Qd3 a6 19. Nh4 Ne4 20. Nf5 Bf6 $36
{Kashdan,I-Rubinstein,A Prague olm 1931}) 9... Nxc5 10. Be2 (10. a3 Nce4 (10...
Bd7 11. Ne5 Rc8 12. Rd1 Nfe4 $2 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. b4 f5 16. c5 a6
17. Bc4 Rc6 18. Qa2 Kf7 19. O-O $16 {Chernin,A (2615)-Gofshtein,L (2495)
Rishon Le Ziyyon}) 11. Bd3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Bd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Qb3 Bc6 15. Ne5
Bd6 16. Rac1 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Ne4 {Bonoldi,F-Bergamini,L Email 1999}
19. Qd1 Nd2 20. Qg4 Qg5 21. Qxg5 hxg5 22. Rfd1 Nxc4 23. Rxc4 $11) 10... dxc4
11. Bxc4 a6 12. a4 b6 (12... Bd7 13. O-O Nxa4 14. Nxa4 b5 15. Bb3 bxa4 16. Bxa4
Qb6 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Rfc8 $11 {½, Bagirov,V (2495)-Ubilava,
E (2435) Telavi 1982}) 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rfd1 Qe8 15. Ne5 Rd8 (15... Rc8 16. Qe2
Ra8 17. f3 Qc8 18. Rac1 Rd8 19. b4 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Ncd7 21. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 22.
Bxe6+ $1 Kf8 23. Qd3 Bc6 24. b5 $16 {Tisdall,J (2465)-Ostenstad,B (2465)
Gausdal 1993}) 16. Rxd8 (16. Qe2 Rxd1+ {[%csl Ra4]}) 16... Qxd8 17. Rd1 Qc8 18.
f3 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. e4 Nfd7 21. Qd2 Qc8 22. Nxd7 Nxd7 $11 {Vladimirov,E 
(2612)-Onischuk,A (2658) Tomsk 2001}) (8. Qb3 c6 (8... c5 $5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 (9...
cxd4 10. exd4 Nb6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 $44) 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Qxd5 Qa5+ $32) 9. h3 Nb6
10. c5 Nbd7 11. Qa4 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 e5 $1 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bf5
16. g4 Bg6 17. Qc4 Qc7 18. e6 Qe5 19. exf7+ Rxf7 20. Bg2 Bxc5 21. Nxe4 (21.
Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 b5 23. Qxc5 Qxe4 24. O-O Rf3 $44) 21... Bxe3 $1 22. O-O Bb6
$17 {Volkov,S (2605)-Gaprindashvili,N (2350) Groningen 1998}) 8... dxc4 $146 {
[%emt 0:11:41][%mdl 8]} (8... Nxg4 $2 9. Rg1 $40 {is a line in which Black
would well do without h6.}) ({Caruana reacts in a classical manner - central
blow against a wing attack. His move is new, but also} 8... c5 $5 {with
similar ideas deserves attention:} 9. Rg1 (9. g5 $6 hxg5 10. Nxg5 Qb6 11. b3
cxd4 12. exd4 Bb4 13. Qd3 e5 14. dxe5 Nc5 15. Qc2 Nce4 16. O-O-O Nxc3 17. exf6
Ba3+ 18. Kd2 Qd4+ 19. Qd3 Qxf4+ 20. Kxc3 Qxf6+ $19 {Cornu,C-Bouchez,D (2135)
email 2009}) 9... b6 ({Other interesting and possibly better moves are} 9...
Qb6) (9... dxc4) ({or even} 9... g5 $5 {Here we lack relevant practical
examples.}) 10. h4 cxd4 $6 11. exd4 (11. Nxd4 $1 $36 {[%cal Rd4c6,Rg4g5]})
11... Ne4 12. cxd5 $2 (12. g5 $1 $13) 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 exd5 14. Qd2 Re8 15.
O-O-O Nf6 16. Bd3 Ne4 17. Bxe4 {Olbison,P (1950)-Horton,J (2045) Bolton 2015}
Ba3+ 18. Kb1 Rxe4 $17) 9. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:18:28]} (9. g5 hxg5 10. Bxg5 (10. Nxg5
Nd5 $17) 10... c5 $13 {/=/+ seems OK for Black, White's forces are not
coordinated well enough to launch a really dangerous attack.} (10... b5 $5 11.
Nxb5 c5 $44)) 9... Nb6 {[%emt 0:21:35]} 10. Bb3 {[%emt 0:04:45]} ({After} 10.
Bd3 {Black can consider} Nbd5 (10... c5 $5) 11. g5 Nxf4) 10... Nfd5 {[%emt 0:
05:20]} ({Here Caruana avoids opening the g-file, after} 10... Nbd5 11. g5 hxg5
12. Bxg5 {White's attacking chances are more realistic than later on}) 11. Bg3
{[%emt 0:25:51]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 12. Ne5 {[%emt 0:01:02]} (12. Nxd5 exd5 $5
{[%csl Rg4] eases Black's development.}) ({Perhaps more flexible was} 12. O-O
$5 {White gives up his kingside attacking ambitions and the Pg4 would rather
be back home on g2, but in the game he will shortly castle kingside anyway.}
Bd7 (12... cxd4 13. Qxd4 $32) 13. Ne5 Rc8 $13) 12... cxd4 {[%emt 0:08:40]} 13.
Qxd4 {[%emt 0:29:01]} (13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd4 Qa5+ 15. Ke2 b6 $1 $132) 13...
Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 14. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} (14. Qxc3 Nd5 {will probably
transpose to the previous note after} 15. Qd4) 14... Nd5 {[%emt 0:01:21]} (
14... Nd7 {[%cal Ye7f6] is sufficient to hold the balance. The text move is
more complex.}) 15. O-O {[%emt 0:04:07] Safeguards the K.} (15. e4 Nf6 16. f3
Qa5 17. Nc4 Qa6 {is at the vey least double-edged and gives Black excellent
counterplay.}) 15... Qa5 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 16. Rac1 {[%emt 0:00:53]} (16. c4 {
is not without risk, Grischuk was probably worried about} Nc3 $1 (16... Nf6 17.
Rad1 Rd8 18. Qf4 Bd7 {is possible, but here Black is fighting for equality.}) {
A (probably) unforced computer line is} 17. Qd3 $5 (17. Qd2 Bf6 18. f4 b5 $5 (
18... Bxe5 19. fxe5 b5 20. cxb5 Rd8 21. Qc2 Bb7 22. Be1 Rac8 23. Rc1 Qb6 24.
Bxc3 Qxe3+ 25. Qf2 Qe4 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Qf3 Qxf3 28. Rxf3 Bxf3 29. Bxe6 Rc7
$13 {/=/+}) 19. cxb5 Rd8 20. Qc2 Bb7 $36 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Ga8h1]}) 17... Bf6
18. f4 b5 19. Be1 Bxe5 20. fxe5 b4 21. Bc2 g6 22. Bxc3 bxc3 23. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7
24. Qxg6+ Kf8 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 $1 (25... Ke7 26. Qg5+ Kf8 27. Bg6 $1 $40) 26. Qg6+
Kf8 $11) 16... Rd8 {[%emt 0:04:22]} 17. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:10:
51]} 18. Bxd5 $6 {[%emt 0:13:41]} ({It was time for the modest} 18. Nxd7 Rxd7
19. Qa4 Qxa4 (19... Qd8 20. c4 {also forces the Q-swap.}) 20. Bxa4 Rdd8 21. c4
Nb6 $11) 18... exd5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 19. Qxd5 $6 {[%emt 0:02:54] Another risky
decision, probably born from overestimation.} ({However, even the more
circumspect} 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Be5 Rc8 $1 $15 {[%cal Rc8c4] is already
pleasant for Black.}) 19... Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 20. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be6
{[%emt 0:00:35]} 21. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ba3 {[%emt 0:01:48] Did Grischuk
overlook this move?} ({Actually it's not forced, Black has also} 21... f6 22.
Ng6 (22. Rxb7 Ba3) 22... Ba3 $36) 22. Ra1 {[%emt 0:02:23]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:44]
[%csl Ra2,Ga3,Rc3,Ge6,Rg4] White can't retain the extra pawn against the
active bishop pair and it's not a question as to whether Black is better, but
as tovhow large is his advantage.} 23. c4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} (23. h3 Rac8 $17 (
23... Rd2 $5)) 23... f6 {[%emt 0:06:47]} 24. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:
00:34]} 25. Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} (25. Ng6 Bc5 $17) 25... Rdc8 {[%emt 0:05:19]}
(25... Rd2 $5 $17) 26. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:01:40] A difficult
decision.} ({Caruana relies on his queenside pawns, but} 26... Bxg4 $5 {
[%csl Rc4] was at least equivalent, leaving the weakness c4 on the board.}) 27.
Rbb1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bd5 $36 {[%emt 0:02:17][%mdl 4096] Even now Black has an
advantageous endgame and can play for a win almost endlessly without any risk.}
28. a4 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 29. a5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bc5 {
[%emt 0:01:04]} 30. axb6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} (30. Nb5 Be4 31. Rc1 Rxc1+ 32. Rxc1
Rd8 $36 {/\} 33. a6 Rd7 34. Bb8 Bd3) 30... axb6 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 31. Rxa8+ {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxa8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 32. h3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:
22]} 33. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxd4 $5 {[%emt 0:01:14] Transforms his advantage,
using the moment when White can't exchange rooks.} ({Perhaps Caruana was
worried about} 33... Kf7 34. f3 (34. Nb3 $15) 34... Bxd4 35. Rxd4 Rxd4 36. exd4
Bxf3 $17 {- but even here Black's winning chances are very real.}) 34. exd4 $8
{[%emt 0:00:03]} (34. Rxd4 $4 Rc1+) 34... b5 {[%emt 0:00:14][%csl Gb5,Ge4,Rg3]
^-} 35. Kh2 {[%emt 0:01:03]} (35. d5 Bf3 36. Rb1 Bxd5 37. Bd6 Bc6 $17) 35... b4
$6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} (35... Kf7 $142 $1 36. d5 Ke7 37. d6+ Kd8 $15 (37... Kd7
38. Ra1 Ra4 39. Re1 $15)) 36. d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 37. Ra1
$6 {[%emt 0:01:04]} (37. Rd2 $1 {practically forces a draw:} Ba4 (37... b3 38.
d6 Rc8 (38... b2 39. d7 b1=Q 40. d8=Q+ Kh7 41. Rd7 Be4 42. Rxg7+ Kxg7 43. Qe7+
Kg6 44. Qe8+ $11) 39. d7 Rd8 40. Bc7 Rxd7 41. Rxd7 b2 42. Rd8+ Kf7 43. Rb8 $11)
38. d6 Bd7 39. Rb2 {[%cal Yf2f3,Yg3e1]} Be6 40. d7 Bxd7 41. Bd6 $11) 37... b3 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 38. Ra8+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 39. Rb8 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 40. d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd1 $15 {[%emt 0:
00:00] Now both passed pawns are stopped, but Black remains on top, as it's
easier for him to activate his K.} 41. Kg2 {[%emt 0:30:40]} Rd3 {[%emt 0:08:21]
} 42. Rb6 {[%emt 0:02:22]} (42. h4 Bd1 43. Kh3 Kg6 $36) 42... Bd1 {[%emt 0:17:
22]} 43. f4 {[%emt 0:01:57]} h5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 44. g5 {[%emt 0:03:18]} (
44. gxh5 Kh6 $17) 44... Kg6 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 45. Bh4 {[%emt 0:07:34]} Kf5 {
[%emt 0:02:45]} 46. gxf6 {[%emt 0:02:12]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 47. Rb5+ {
[%emt 0:05:54]} (47. d7 Rxd7 48. Rxf6+ Ke4 49. Re6+ (49. Rb6 Rd2+ 50. Kg3 Rd3+
51. Kg2 Bf3+ 52. Kf2 Kxf4 53. Rb4+ Be4 $19) 49... Kxf4 50. Bg3+ Kf5 51. Re5+
Kf6 52. Rb5 Rd2+ 53. Kg1 Rd3 $17) 47... Ke4 {[%emt 0:07:26] Activates the K,
but allows the B to resume control over b2.} (47... Ke6 $5 48. d7 Rxd7 49. f5+
Ke7 50. Rb6 Rd5 51. Rxf6 Kd7 $17 52. Rb6 $8 Rxf5) 48. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:22]}
Rxd6 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 49. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:20] Contrary to the previous line
White now retains the Pf4, but he must still defend with great care.} (49. Bg5
$5 Rd3 50. Rb4+ $15) 49... Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 50. Rb4+ {[%emt 0:01:35]} Kf5 {
[%emt 0:00:37]} 51. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:23]} h4 $1 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 52. Bh8+ {
[%emt 0:01:30]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:53]} (52... Kxf4 53. Rb4+ Kg5 54. Rb5+ Kg6 55.
Rb4 (55. Rb6+ $5 Kf7 56. Rb4) 55... Rg3+ 56. Kh2 Rg5 57. Rf4 (57. Rxh4 Bf3 58.
Rf4 Rg2+ 59. Kh1 Bd5 $19) 57... Rh5 58. Bd4 $15) 53. f5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} ({
A more resilient try is} 53. Bf6 $142 $1 Rd2+ (53... Rg3+ 54. Kh2) 54. Kg1)
53... Ke3 $1 {[%emt 0:04:10] Caruana rightly prefers to go after the Ph3 with
his K. From now on the engines consider the endgame won for Black, but top GMs
are only human and the final phase will hold a lot of excitement.} (53... Rg3+
54. Kh2 Rg5 {[%cal Rd1f3]} 55. Rb4+ Kxf5 56. Bb2 $15 {/\} Bf3 57. Rb5+ Kg6 58.
Rb6+ Kh5 59. Rxb3 Rg2+ 60. Kh1 Be4 61. Rb4 (61. Re3 $2 Bb7 $1 $19) 61... Ba8
62. Rb8 Rg8+ 63. Rxa8 Rxa8 64. Be5 $11 {is a theoretical draw.}) 54. Re5+ {
[%emt 0:00:12]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 55. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rd2+ {[%emt 0:04:
20]} 56. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (56. Kf1 Kf3 57. Ke1 Rd7 {[%cal Rd1c2]} 58. Ra5
Bc2 59. Ra1 Bxf5 $19) 56... Kg3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 57. Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc2 {
[%emt 0:01:54]} 58. Be5+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} (58. Kf1 Kf3 59. Kg1 Rd1+ 60. Kh2 Be4
61. Be5 (61. Rxb3+ Kf4 {[%cal Rd1h1]}) 61... Rd2+ 62. Kg1 Rg2+ 63. Kh1 (63. Kf1
Bd3+ 64. Ke1 Re2+) 63... Re2 $1 64. Rxb3+ Kf2+ 65. Kh2 Kf1#) 58... Kxh3 {
[%emt 0:00:19]} 59. f6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} (59. Bf6 Bd3 $1 60. Rf4 (60. Rxh4+ Kg3
{[%cal Rd2d1]}) (60. Rxb3 Rg2+ 61. Kh1 Rg3 62. Rb4 Rf3 63. Rxh4+ Kg3 $19) 60...
Rd1+ 61. Kf2 Rf1+ 62. Ke3 Rxf4 63. Kxf4 Kg2) 59... Rg2+ {[%emt 0:01:01]} 60.
Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:00] The crucial 60th move. Caruana blunders with seconds left
on his clock} Rg5 $2 $138 {[%emt 0:00:00] The last move before the
time-control throws away the win.} (60... Bd3+ 61. Ke1 Re2+ 62. Kd1 Rxe5 63.
Rxb3 Kg2 $1 ({Caruana calculated only} 63... Rf5 64. Rxd3+ Kg2 65. Rd2+ $1 {[]}
Kg1 66. Rd8 $1 Rxf6 67. Rh8 $11) 64. Rxd3 h3 $1 {[]} 65. Rd2+ (65. Rd8 h2 66.
Rg8+ Kf2 67. Rh8 Re1+ 68. Kd2 h1=Q $19) 65... Kg1 66. Kc2 h2 67. Rd1+ Kg2 68.
Rd2+ Kg3 69. Rd3+ Kg4 70. Rd4+ Kg5 71. Rd1 Rc5+ 72. Kb2 Kxf6 $19 {and White's
king is cut off way too far.}) 61. Bd4 {[%emt 0:08:54]} (61. Bc3 Rg3 (61... Kg3
62. Be1+ $11) 62. Be5 {seems even simpler.}) 61... Kh2 {[%emt 0:06:09]} 62. Bb6
{[%emt 0:03:58]} h3 {[%emt 0:05:48]} ({After} 62... Rf5+ 63. Ke2 Kg2 64. Rg4+
Kh3 65. Rb4 Rxf6 66. Bd8 Rh6 67. Kf2 {and he has no obvious way to make
progress.}) 63. Bc7+ {[%emt 0:01:00]} Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 64. Rh4 $2 {[%emt 0:
00:18]} ({Making life difficult for himself.} 64. Ke2 $142 $1 {avoids possible
checks (Bd3,Rf5,b1Q) and draws in a striaghtforward fashion after} h2 (64...
Rf5 65. Rh4 Kg2 66. Rg4+) 65. f7 Rf5 66. Rf4 Rxf4 67. Bxf4 b2 68. f8=Q b1=Q 69.
Qd6 $11 (69. Bxh2 $11)) 64... Bd3+ {[%emt 0:03:36]} 65. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:53]}
Rg2+ {[%emt 0:01:24]} 66. Ke3 {[%emt 0:02:35]} b2 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 67. Rb4 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 68. Be5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} h2 {[%emt 0:01:
03]} 69. f7 $1 {[%emt 0:00:01] [] Deflects the B.} ({White can't change the
move order,} 69. Bxb2 Kg1 70. f7 {fails to} h1=Q 71. f8=Q Qh3+ 72. Kd4 (72. Qf3
Rg3) 72... Rg5 $1 $19 {[%cal Rh3d3] with a mating attack.}) 69... Bxf7 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} 70. Bxb2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rg5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:00] The last try.}
(70... Kg1 71. Be5 $1 {[%cal Rb4b1] threatens mate and disarms the Ph2,} Ba2
72. Bxh2+ {is a theoretical draw.}) 71. Kf2 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:
39]} (71... Bg6 {forces White to find} 72. Rb3 $1 {[]} (72. Bf6 Rg2+ 73. Ke1
Bd3 $19) 72... Rg2+ (72... Rf5+ 73. Kg3) 73. Ke1 Bf7 74. Rb4 $1 {[]} (74. Rb7
Bc4 $19) 74... Bh5 75. Rb5 $1 {[]} Be2 76. Rc5 (76. Ra5 $11) 76... Bd3 77. Be5
$11) 72. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} ({Grischuk must have been very tired, after} 72.
Be5 $142 $1 {[%cal Rb4b1] Black must immediately force a draw:} Rf5+ 73. Bf4
Be4 74. Rxe4 Rxf4+ 75. Rxf4) 72... Rg2+ {[%emt 0:00:34]} 73. Kf1 {[%emt 0:01:
10] Still not losing, but not ideal either.} (73. Ke1 $142 $1 {[%cal Rd4e5,
Re5h2]} Bf3 74. Rb5 $1 {insists on Be5} Re2+ 75. Kf1 $11) 73... Rc2 {[%emt 0:
00:20]} (73... Be4 74. Rb3 Rd2 75. Ba7 Bd3+ 76. Rxd3 $1 (76. Ke1 $2 Re2+ 77.
Kd1 Kg2 78. Rxd3 Ra2 $19) 76... Rxd3 77. Kf2 $11) 74. Rb6 $2 {[%emt 0:00:54]} (
{Here White had to find the study-like} 74. Ba7 $3 {[%cal Ya7b8] []} Bc4+ 75.
Rxc4 Rxc4 76. Kf2 Rg4 77. Bc5 $11 {, drawing as in the previous note - Black's
K can't get out of the corner after} Rf4+ 78. Kg3 {, the /^ a7-g1 is long
enough for the B.}) (74. Bb6 $2 Bg2+ 75. Ke1 Bh3 $19 {[%cal Rh1g2]}) 74... Bc4+
{[%emt 0:00:09]} 75. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg2 {The pawn promotes and the game
is over.} (75... Kg2 76. Rg6+ Kf3 77. Rh6 (77. Rf6+ Ke4) 77... Rc1+ $18) (75...
Rg2) 0-1

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Bg7
{[%emt 0:01:34]} 5. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:42]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:
00:12]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:23]} 7. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 8.
Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 9. Rd1 {[%emt 0:03:39]} (9. Na4 Qa6
10. cxd5 Qxe2 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Re1 Qa6 13. Bd2 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Rxd4 15. Nc5 Qb6
16. Bc3 Rd8 17. Rxe7 Qxb3 18. axb3 Nd5 19. Rd1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Be6 21. Rxe6 fxe6
22. Nxe6 Rd6 23. Bxd5 Kh8 24. c4 Re8 25. Nd4 Rd7 26. Kg2 Kg7 27. Ra1 a6 28.
Ne6+ Kf6 29. Nc5 {1-0 (29) Ding,L (2755)-Adhiban,B (2646) Hyderabad 2015}) 9...
Bf5 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 10. Ne1 {[%emt 0:03:27]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:06:06]} 11. Qxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:52]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 12. e4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Be6 {[%emt 0:03:
32]} 13. d5 $146 {[%emt 0:11:38]} (13. Qa4 Bg4 14. Bf3 Rd7 15. Bxg4 Nxg4 16. h3
Nxf2 17. Kxf2 Rxd4 18. Rxd4 e5 19. Qb3 exd4 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Na4 b5 22. Nb6
Re8 23. Nd3 Rxe4 24. a4 bxa4 25. Rxa4 f5 26. b3 Kf7 27. Nc4 Bf8 28. Nce5+ Ke6
29. Nxc6 Nc5 30. Nxc5+ Bxc5 31. Rc4 b6 32. Kf3 Re1 33. Bd2 Rb1 34. Nxd4+ Kd5
35. Be3 Rf1+ 36. Ke2 Rb1 37. Rc3 Ke4 38. Nf3 Bxe3 39. Rxe3+ Kd5 40. Re5+ Kd6
41. Rb5 Kc6 42. Nd4+ Kd6 {Gajewski,G (2569)-Jankovic,A (2564) Cappelle la
Grande 2011 1-0}) 13... cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 14. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bg4 {
[%emt 0:05:18]} 15. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qxb2 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 16. Nd3 {
[%emt 0:01:47]} Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 17. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:04] The players
started a repetition on move 17 and the draw was sealed} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:08]}
18. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 19. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qa5 {
[%emt 0:00:17]} 20. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 21. Be3 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} c6
{[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. Bh4 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. e4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 8. Bg3
{[%emt 0:00:03]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:
10]} 10. e5 {[%emt 0:00:08] Grischuk is one of the top experts in the Moscow
Gambit, but he trwas trying this line for the first time! It was somewhat
popular in 2009-2013, but 10.h4 remains the main line. But nobody remembers
that this move was introduced by Garry Kasparov!} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 11. O-O
{[%emt 0:00:15]} ({Possible is} 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. h4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 c5 14. hxg5
cxd4 15. g6 fxg6 16. Bh5 Rg8 17. Qg4 Qe7 18. Bxg6+ Rxg6 19. Qxg6+ Qf7 20. Qxf7+
Kxf7 21. cxd4 Bxg2 22. Rh4 {Salem,A (2469)-Grigoriants,S (2566)/Pardubice 2010,
White stays just slightly better.}) 11... Nxc3 {[%emt 0:02:03]} ({Before
Grischuk|s opponent played here} 11... Nd7 12. Nd2 Qb6 13. a4 a6 14. Nde4 O-O-O
15. Bh5 Rh7 16. axb5 cxb5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. exd6 Nf6 20. Bg4+
Nxg4 21. Qxg4+ Kb8 22. Qf5 {Mamedyarov,S (2742)-Karjakin,S (2727)/Moscow 2008,
with a winning position.}) 12. bxc3 {[%emt 0:02:31]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 13. a4
{[%emt 0:23:34]} a6 {[%emt 0:05:46]} 14. Qb1 {[%emt 0:00:54] A typical
manoeuvre with the idea of recovering the sacrificed pawn.} ({Here} 14. axb5 {
has been tried:} axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Qb1 Bc6 17. Rd1 Nd7 18. d5 Bxd5 19.
Rxd5 exd5 20. e6 Bg7 21. Bd6 Qb6 22. exd7+ Kxd7 {Wukits,R (2293)-Kilgus,G 
(2443)/Vienna 2014 (27), Black's pawn group is very dangerous.}) ({Black was
promised good counterplay after} 14. dxc5 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Bxc5 16. axb5 axb5 17.
Rxa8 Bxa8 18. Rb1 Nd7 19. Rxb5 Bc6 20. Ra5 O-O 21. Nd2 Rb8) 14... g4 {[%emt 0:
08:12]} (14... Qd7 {was clearly worse:} 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. Bxc4)
15. Nh4 {[%emt 0:04:14]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:28:39]} ({The first move to check was} 
15... Be7 16. Ng6 fxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kd7 18. dxc5 Qg8 19. Qb1 Kc8 20. axb5 axb5 21.
c6 Bxc6 22. Rxa8 Bxa8 23. Qxb5 Qe8 24. Qxc4+ Qc6 25. Qxc6+ Bxc6 26. Bxg4 Bd7 {
in this position three pawns for a piece allow White just to hold, not more.})
16. axb5 {[%emt 0:17:05]} ({There was a different way which was not worse:} 16.
Bxc4 Qc8 17. Be2 dxc3 18. axb5 Nd7 19. Rc1 axb5 20. Bxb5 Ra3 21. Qd3) 16... d3
{[%emt 0:03:12]} 17. Bxg4 {[%emt 0:04:40] The position is totally unbalanced,
but in such cases sooner or later the safety of one's own king position will
decide!} a5 {[%emt 0:21:04]} 18. Bf3 {[%emt 0:22:33] The bishop on b7 is too
strong and must be exchanged.} Bxf3 {[%emt 0:05:02]} 19. Nxf3 {[%emt 0:00:26]}
Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} ({A very promising line was} 19... Nd7 20. Nd2 Nb6 21. Ne4
Be7 22. Nd6+ Bxd6 23. exd6 Qg5 24. Qd1 Nd5) 20. Ra4 {[%emt 0:07:32] White has
no other realistic target to attack.} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 21. Qa2 {[%emt 0:00:
09] Black doesn't want to give up his c4-pawn, but maybe he should have.} Nb6
$2 {[%emt 0:02:48]} ({It was necessary to be realistic:} 21... Qxb5 22. Rb1 Qd5
23. Nd2 Be7 24. Qxc4 Qxc4 25. Nxc4 O-O {with good chances to save the game.})
22. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 23. Qxa5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bc5 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 24. Qa2 $1 {[%emt 0:02:40] White understood that the queen has
to be urgently transferred to the other side. The extra pawn does not
guarantee anything, as Black holds an important asset - the passed d3-pawn.}
O-O {[%emt 0:06:23]} 25. Qd2 {[%emt 0:06:47]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 26. Re1 {
[%emt 0:01:06]} Be7 {[%emt 0:07:29]} ({I would try the more active} 26... Rg8
27. Kf1 Rg4) 27. Bf4 {[%emt 0:09:11]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 28. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:
29]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:12:01]} 29. Be3 $6 {[%emt 0:03:14]} ({A better option was to
start with} 29. Rb1) 29... Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 30. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qxb5 {
[%emt 0:00:08] White gave up the pawn, but now it is time to create some
threats against the opponent's king.} 31. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bg7 $2 {[%emt 0:
02:33] This move is simply bad. But the endgame would be anyhow better for
White.} (31... Rg7 32. Nd2 Qd5 33. f3 Be7 34. g3 Bg5 35. Qe4+ Qxe4 36. Nxe4 Rg8
37. f4) 32. Qxf7 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 33. Nd2 $6 {[%emt 0:01:
23]} ({Better was} 33. Nh4 d2 34. Qg6+ Kh8 35. Rf1 Nxe5 36. Qc2 Nd3 37. Qxd2)
33... Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 34. Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rf5 $6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} (
34... Nb8 $1 {Such backward moves are very difficult to see even for top
players. The threat Nc6-d4 would be very unpleasant.}) 35. Re3 {[%emt 0:04:38]}
({Even better was} 35. Re4 Nf8 36. f3) 35... Rg5 {[%emt 0:03:16]} ({A funny
draw was} 35... Nxe5 36. Rg3 Rf7 37. Qxf7 Nxf7 38. Rxg7+ Kh8 39. Bf6 Qf5 40.
Rg6+ Kh7 41. Rg7+ Kh8 42. Rg6+) 36. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:02:29]}
({A good chance was} 36... Rxg3 37. hxg3 Nb8 $1 38. f4 Nc6 39. Qc7 Nxd4 40.
cxd4 Qxd4 41. Qxc4) 37. Rxg5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 38. Nxc4 $6
{[%emt 0:01:05] A brave decision in deep time trouble. Grischuk calculated
this very well.} ({A very technical decision would be} 38. h4 g4 39. Kh2) 38...
Kg6 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 39. Qe8+ {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nf7 $4 {[%emt 0:00:25] A
terrible time trouble blunder.} ({After the correct} 39... Kh6 40. Ne3 d2 $1
41. h3 $1 Qb3 42. Kh2 d1=Q 43. Nxd1 Qxd1 44. Qxe6+ {it is probably a draw.})
40. Qg8 $1 {[%emt 0:00:00] A terrible pin - material losses are inevitable!} e5
41. Nxe5+ {1-0 (41) Grischuk,A (2780)-Karjakin,S (2753) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015}
1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:36]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. bxc3 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. Qa4+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:02:
35]} 8. Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} O-O {[%emt 0:07:30]} 9. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} b6 {
[%emt 0:06:11]} 10. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:20]} c5 {[%emt 0:04:00]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:
01:10]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:21:54]} 12. Bb5 $146 {[%emt 0:00:52]} (12. d5 Na5 13. Bg5
e6 14. Rad1 e5 15. Rfe1 Nb7 16. Nd2 f6 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Qb3 Kh8 19. Rf1 Bd7 20.
Kh1 Nd6 21. Qc2 c4 22. Be2 b5 23. f4 exf4 24. Bxf4 Qc5 25. Bg3 Rae8 26. Bf2 Qc7
27. Bd4 f5 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. Bf3 fxe4 30. Nxe4 {1/2-1/2 (30) Gonzalez Velez,F
(2400)-Vidarte Morales,A (2370) Montcada 1997}) 12... cxd4 {[%emt 0:18:28]} 13.
cxd4 {[%emt 0:03:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:20:51]} Bb7 {
[%emt 0:05:36]} 15. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} e6 {[%emt 0:12:31]} 16. Qb3 {[%emt 0:
13:36]} b5 {[%emt 0:06:32]} 17. a4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Na7 {[%emt 0:07:50]} 18.
Ne5 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 19. Bf3 {[%emt 0:04:17]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:06:55]} 20. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 21. Rac1 {
[%emt 0:05:04]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 22. d5 {[%emt 0:02:14]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:
41]} 23. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 24. g3 {[%emt 0:02:43]}
exd5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 25. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 26. Bd2 {
[%emt 0:03:01]} Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 27. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:
01:09]} 28. Bb4 {[%emt 0:03:58]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 29. h4 {[%emt 0:01:45]}
Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 30. Rxa1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qxa1+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 31. Kg2 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} c6
{[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:08:57]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. Be2 $5 {
[%emt 0:03:52]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:02:51]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:08:04]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:
22]} 8. a4 {[%emt 0:00:30] Another attempt to avoid heavy theory, frequently
applied by GM Vladimir Epishin. White prevents ...d5xc4 and ...b7-b5.} Qe7 {
[%emt 0:12:01] Black has a lot of other satisfactory options:} (8... b6 $5 9.
a5 Rb8 10. axb6 axb6 11. Ra7 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Qc2 Qb6 15. Ra1
c5 16. Nxb5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Rfc8 19. Qe2 Nc5 $44 {0-1 (31)
Riazantsev,A (2684)-Maletin,P (2571) Rostov on Don 2014}) (8... a6 9. Qc2 e5
10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Rd1 Nc6 13. Bd2 Be6 $11 (13... Nb4 $143 14. Qb3
Bf5 15. Nd4 Bg6 16. Ncb5 axb5 17. Bxb4 $14 {1/2 (75) Epishin,V (2574)-Grachev,
B (2672) St Petersburg 2012})) (8... a5 9. Qc2 Qe7 (9... Re8 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. b3
b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Qb1 c5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Bb5 Red8 17. Ne2 Ne4
18. Ng3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Nf6 20. Qf5 $14 {1-0 (45) Epishin,V (2635)-Navarro,S 
(2117) Bratto 2004}) (9... Bb4 10. b3 b6 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Rac1 Qe7 13. Qb1 Ba3
14. Bxa3 Qxa3 15. Ne1 Qe7 16. Nd3 Ba6 17. Qc2 Rfc8 $11 {1-0 (43) Epishin,V 
(2610)-Cosma,I (2456) Marseille 2004}) 10. Bd2 b6 11. Rfe1 Bb7 12. Rad1 Rad8
13. Bd3 h6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nb5 Rc8 16. Qb1 Ne4 $11 {1-0 (50) Epishin,V (2561)
-Solodovnichenko,Y (2613) Bad Zwischenahn 2012}) (8... Ne4 9. a5 f5 10. a6 b6
11. Bd2 Qf6 12. cxd5 $6 (12. Be1 $13) 12... exd5 13. Rc1 b5 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15.
Ne1 Bxa6 16. f3 Qe6 17. f4 Bb7 18. Bg4 Qe7 19. Be2 {1/2 (19) Epishin,V (2599)
-Rodriguez Guerrero,E (2433) Navalmoral 2004}) (8... dxc4 9. Nd2 $5 (9. Bxc4 {
leads to a position often arising from the classic Semi-Slav after 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.
0-0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 0-0 9.a4; Black equalises by means of} a5 10. e4 e5 {as you
can see in the following example from GM practice:} 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. h3 exd4 13.
Nxd4 Bf4 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Qb3 Bh2+ 16. Kh1 Be5 17. Rad1 Bd7 18. Nde2 Rae8 {
1/2 (55) Stefansson,H (2579)-Al Modiahki,M (2575) Turin 2006}) 9... e5 10. Nxc4
Bc7 11. a5 $1 Qe7 (11... Re8 $5) 12. Qc2 (12. b3 Rd8 13. Ba3 Qe6 14. Bb2 exd4
15. exd4 Nf8 16. Bf3 Ng6 17. Re1 Qf5 $15 {1/2 (49) Suba,M (2522)-Collas,D 
(2436) Campillos 2004}) 12... Re8 13. Rd1 exd4 14. exd4 Nd5 $5 15. Nxd5 cxd5
16. Ne3 Nf6 17. Bf3 Bg4 $1 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. g3 Nxe3 20. Bxe3 Qd7 $11 {1/2 (60)
Atalik,S (2541)-Wolfsteiner,H (2352) Augsburg 2005 CBM 104 ext [Atalik,S]}) 9.
a5 {[%emt 0:10:42]} ({In reply to} 9. b3 {Black can come back to the} a5 {plan.
}) 9... a6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 10. Qb3 {[%emt 0:17:21]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:04:42]} (
10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 c5 $5 {is an interesting idea. If White keeps up the
tension, Black can even continue ...Ra8-b8 and ...b7-b5.}) 11. Nd2 {[%emt 0:04:
13]} (11. Nxe4 $5 dxe4 12. Nd2 f5 13. c5 Bc7 14. Nc4 {[%cal Yf2f3] In future
White's knight can invade either b6 or d6.}) 11... f5 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 12. f4 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:09:25] Black prefers to wait for the exchange on
e4 than to trade knights himself, which was seen in the following game and led
to an unclear position:} (12... Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Nf6 14. Be1 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Nd5 16.
Ne2 (16. Na4 $5) 16... Bd7 17. Kh1 Kh8 18. Ng1 c5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Bc3 c4 21.
Qc2 Qxe3 22. Rae1 Qd3 23. Qc1 $44 {1-0 (37) Jovanic,O (2458)-Pavasovic,D (2575)
Rijeka 2006}) 13. Ndxe4 {[%emt 0:05:10]} (13. Ncxe4 dxe4 14. c5 Bc7 15. Nc4 Nf6
16. Bd2 {was still possible but White doesn't want to play c4-c5. He prefers
to keep a d4-d5 possibility.}) 13... dxe4 {[%emt 0:12:19]} 14. Bd2 {[%emt 0:21:
11]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:15] Very aggressive.} ({In the event of} 14... c5 15. d5 e5
16. Na4 {Black's c5-pawn becomes vulnerable.}) 15. g3 {[%emt 0:07:37]} h6 {
[%emt 0:03:43]} 16. Na4 {[%emt 0:06:12]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 17. Nb6 {[%emt 0:
05:47]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:43]} 18. Kh1 {[%emt 0:04:08]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 19.
Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be8 {[%emt 0:01:25] Black is preparing ...Be8-h5 so White
doen't want to wait.} 20. d5 $1 {[%emt 0:02:07]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:03:54] There
was no need to open up the g-file at once as it is White who can immediately
exploit it!} (20... exd5 $6 21. fxg5 {was dubious}) ({but} 20... cxd5 21. Rad1
$5 (21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Qxd5 Rd8) 21... Rd8 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. cxd5
Nxd5 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. Rxd5 Bf7 26. Rfxf5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Bb8 {led to unclear
consequences.}) 21. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ng4 $6 {[%emt 0:00:38] This
desperate move gives White the upper hand.} (21... exd5 22. cxd5 Rd8 $5 {
[%cal Ye8f7] was still possible and hard to evaluate} (22... cxd5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5
24. Qxd5 Rd8 {was now bad due to} 25. Rg1)) 22. Bxg4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} fxg4 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:16]} (23. c5 $142 $1 Bxc5 24. dxe6 {
[%cal Rf4f5]} Rf5 25. Rad1 $16 {[%csl Re4,Ge6]}) 23... Bg6 {[%emt 0:02:06]} 24.
Rad1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Rbd8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 25. b4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} c5 {
[%emt 0:05:35]} (25... cxd5 $142 26. cxd5 Bc7) 26. bxc5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} Bxc5 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 27. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:04:48]} 28. Be5 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:02:29]} 29. Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:04:13]} 30.
dxe6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Bxe6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 31. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Be7 {
[%emt 0:01:14]} 32. Qc2 $14 {[%emt 0:02:13] White keeps pressure, his pieces
are more powerful, and Black's king is unsafe but Alexander Grischuk was in
time-trouble and chose to offer a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2015.05.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2015.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:19]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6.
Ndb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} a6 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} 8. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 9. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be7
{[%emt 0:00:04]} 10. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:47]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 11. c3 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 12. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:
55]} 13. a4 {[%emt 0:04:42]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 14. Ncb4 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Nxb4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 15. Nxb4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:42:18]} 16. Bxa6 {
[%emt 0:00:38]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:13:05]} 17. Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:
13]} 18. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Be7 {[%emt 0:08:49]} 19. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 20. O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:20:26]} 21. c4 {
[%emt 0:08:48]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:11:20]} 22. Qe2 {[%emt 0:02:37]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:03:
01]} 23. Bb5 {[%emt 0:04:37]} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 24. cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:03]}
Qxb5 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 25. Qg4 $146 {[%emt 0:18:39] Just a novelty for the
spectators, leading to some sort of a tactical draw.} (25. Qxb5+ {Zawadzka,J 
(2414)-Cmilyte,V (2477) EU-Cup (Women) 14th 2009 (4.2) 1/2 leads to an equal
ending and a draw was immediately agreed in}) 25... O-O {[%emt 0:00:16]} 26.
Nf6+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} g6 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} ({At first, it is Black who avoids a draw by perpetual with} 
27... gxf6 $11) 28. Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:07][%cal Gg5h6]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 29.
Nh5+ {[%emt 0:02:45]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 30. Nf6+ {[%emt 0:01:13]} Kg7 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} 31. Nh5+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 32. Qh6 {
[%emt 0:02:03] But now it is White's turn to refrain from the third time
repetition, forcing the perpetual anyway. The opponents must have been smiling
a lot in this phase.} gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 33. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kh8 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 34. Qf6+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Bb5 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 a6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8.
Qd4 e6 9. b4 Qa3 10. Nge2 a5 11. Rb1 axb4 12. Rxb4 Ba6 13. O-O Bxe2 14. Nxe2
Be7 15. Bd6 Bxd6 16. cxd6 O-O 17. Ng3 Rfc8 18. Qd2 Rd8 19. e4 dxe4 20. c4 Qxa2
21. Qxa2 Rxa2 22. Rb6 h5 23. Rxc6 h4 24. Nh1 Rc2 25. Rd1 Ng4 26. c5 e3 27. Rc7
exf2+ 28. Nxf2 Nxf2 29. Rf1 Ne4 30. Rfxf7 Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 g6 2. e4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 d4 5. Bd3 Nh6 6. Be4 Bg7 7. d3 O-O 8. Nf3 Kh8
9. Qb3 Nc6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. cxd4 cxd4 12. O-O c5 13. Nbd2 Be6 14. Qc2 Rc8 15.
b3 Bd5 16. Ne4 f5 17. Neg5 Nf7 18. Nxf7+ Rxf7 19. Ba3 e6 20. Rac1 Rfc7 21. Nd2
g5 22. Nc4 gxf4 23. Nd6 Bxe5 24. Nxc8 Qxc8 25. Bxc5 Rg7 26. Rf2 f3 27. Bb4 Qxc2
28. Rfxc2 h5 29. Re1 Bf4 30. Bc5 e5 31. Bd6 Kh7 32. Bxe5 Re7 33. Kf2 Be3+ 34.
Kg3 Rxe5 35. gxf3 f4+ 36. Kh3 Be6+ 37. Kg2 Rg5+ 38. Kh1 Bd5 39. h4 Bxf3+ 40.
Kh2 Rg4 41. Kh3 Rg3+ 42. Kh2 Kg6 43. Rc5 Rg2+ 44. Kh3 Rg3+ 45. Kh2 Rg4 46. Kh3
Bg2+ 47. Kh2 f3 48. Rc6+ Kf5 49. Rc5+ Ke6 50. Rxh5 f2 51. Rc1 Bxc1 0-1

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 Bd6 4. Bg3 Ne7 5. Nf3 c5 6. c3 Nbc6 7. Nbd2 Nf5 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Bd3 Nfe7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 h6 12. e4 cxd4 13. e5 Qc7 14. cxd4
Qb6 15. Nb3 a5 16. a4 Nb4 17. Bb5 Rd8 18. Nc5 Na6 19. Rc1 Nxc5 20. Rxc5 Bd7 21.
Qd2 Bxb5 22. Rxb5 Qa7 23. Rc1 b6 24. Rb3 Rac8 25. Rbc3 Qd7 26. b3 Rxc3 27. Rxc3
Rc8 28. g3 Rxc3 29. Qxc3 Qc6 30. Qd2 Qc8 31. Kg2 Nf5 32. h3 Qc6 33. g4 Ne7 34.
Ng1 Ng6 35. Ne2 b5 36. Qc3 Nf4+ 37. Kf3 Nxe2 0-1

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 Bd6 5. Bg3 c5 6. c3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Ngf3
Qe7 9. Ne5 Nd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. O-O b6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. f4 f5 14. Nf3 c4 15.
Bc2 b5 16. a3 a5 17. g4 Bd7 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Qe7 20. gxf5 exf5 21. Qf3 Be6
22. Kh1 g6 23. Qg2 Kh8 24. Bd1 Rfb8 25. Bf3 Qd7 26. h4 b4 27. axb4 axb4 28.
Rxa8 Rxa8 29. h5 gxh5 30. Qg5 Qg7 31. Qxh5 bxc3 32. bxc3 Rg8 33. Qh4 h6 34. Qf6
Qxf6 35. exf6 Rf8 36. Rb1 Rxf6 37. Rb6 Kg7 38. Kg1 Bf7 39. Rb7 Kg6 40. Kf2 h5
41. Rd7 Rb6 42. Bxh5+ Kxh5 43. Rxf7 Kg5 44. Kf3 Rb3 45. Rd7 Rxc3 46. Rxd5 Ra3
47. Rc5 c3 48. Rc8 Rb3 49. Rc6 Ra3 50. Rc5 Rb3 51. Rc8 Ra3 52. Ke2 f4 53. Rg8+
Kh6 54. exf4 c2 55. Rc8 Kg6 56. Rxc2 Kf5 57. Kd2 Kxf4 58. Rc3 Ra8 59. Kd3 Kf5
60. Rc6 Ra4 61. Rd6 Ra1 62. Kc4 Ra4+ 63. Kb5 Ra1 64. Kc4 Ra4+ 65. Kc5 Ra5+ 66.
Kb4 Ra1 67. Kc3 Ke4 68. Re6+ Kd5 69. Re5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O e6 7. e3 Nge7 8. d4
O-O 9. b3 Nf5 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ncxd4 12. exd4 Nxd4 13. Qd2 e5 14. Rad1 Bg4
15. f3 Be6 16. f4 Qd7 17. Nd5 Rac8 18. Qf2 Qd8 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21.
Qxf6 Qxf6 22. Rxf6 Rcd8 23. Re1 Nc6 24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. Rxe5 b6 26. c5 Kg7 27.
Rf2 bxc5 28. Rxc5 Rd1+ 29. Rf1 Rfd8 30. Rc2 R1d4 31. Rc5 Rd2 32. Ra5 Rb2 33.
Rf2 Rd1+ 34. Bf1 Rbb1 35. Kg2 Bd5+ 36. Kh3 Be6+ 37. Kg2 Bd5+ 38. Kh3 h5 39. Bc4
Bxc4 40. bxc4 Rb7 41. Rc2 Rc7 42. c5 Rd5 43. Kg2 g5 44. Ra4 Rdxc5 45. Rxc5 Rxc5
46. Rxa7 Rc2+ 47. Kg1 Kg6 48. Ra5 g4 49. a4 Ra2 50. Ra8 Kf5 51. Rh8 Rxa4 52.
Rxh5+ Ke4 53. Rb5 Ra1+ 54. Kg2 Ra2+ 55. Kg1 f5 56. Rb4+ Ke5 57. Rb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nc3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. e5 e6 7. O-O d5 8. exd6
Bxd6 9. Ne4 Be7 10. b3 f5 11. Ng3 Bf6 12. Rb1 g6 13. Re1 Nge7 14. Bb2 Bxb2 15.
Rxb2 O-O 16. a4 Nd5 17. Bc4 Qf6 18. Rb1 Bd7 19. c3 Rad8 20. b4 cxb4 21. Bxd5
exd5 22. cxb4 f4 23. Nf1 Bg4 24. h3 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Nd4 26. Qd3 f3 27. g3 Ne2+
28. Kh2 d4 29. b5 a5 30. b6 Kh8 31. Rb5 Rc8 32. Rxa5 Qxb6 33. Rb5 Qa6 34. Qb3
Rc7 35. Rb1 Rff7 36. a5 Qf6 37. Qd5 Rcd7 38. Qe4 Rfe7 39. Qd3 h5 40. Rb6 Qf5
41. Qxf5 gxf5 42. R1b5 Rf7 43. Rh6+ Kg7 44. Rxh5 Rc7 45. g4 Rc1 46. Ng3 Rg1 47.
Nxf5+ Rxf5 48. Rhxf5 Rg2+ 49. Kh1 Rg1+ 50. Kh2 Rg2+ 51. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Rb8 7. c3 Nf6 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 d6 11. h3 Nd7 12. b3 c5 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Rc1 Rc8 15.
Qd2 Re8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bd4 Bf8 18. Qe3 a5 19. Nd5 Ba8 20. Red1 Nd7 21. Rxc8
Qxc8 22. Rc1 Qb8 23. Ba7 Qd8 24. Nc7 Nf6 25. Nxe8 Qxe8 26. Nd2 h5 27. Qd3 Kh7
28. Be3 Bg7 29. Rc7 d5 30. e5 Ne4 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Qd7 Qb8 33. Qxe7 Bd5 34.
Qc5 Be6 35. Qxa5 Qd8 36. Qc3 h4 37. Kh2 g5 38. Rc5 g4 39. hxg4 Bxg4 40. Qd4 Qa8
41. Rc4 Bf5 42. Bf4 Qxa2 43. Qe3 Qa1 44. Rc1 Qb2 45. Rc7 Bg6 46. e6 fxe6 47.
Qa7 Kg8 48. Qb8+ Kh7 49. Qb7 Kg8 50. Qc8+ Kh7 51. Qxe6 e3 52. Be5 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2876"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. c4 c5 5. d5 exd5 6. cxd5 d6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Nh3
Na6 9. Nf4 Nc7 10. a4 O-O 11. O-O Ng4 12. Rb1 Bf6 13. Qc2 Qe8 14. b4 cxb4 15.
Rxb4 Na6 16. Rb1 Bd7 17. Nb5 Rc8 18. Qa2 Bxb5 19. axb5 Nc5 20. Ne6 Ne4 21. Bd2
Qh5 22. h3 Ne5 23. Bb4 Rfe8 24. Rbc1 h6 25. Nf4 Qf7 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Bxd6 e3
28. fxe3 Nd7 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Qxa7 Qe8 31. Ne6 Rc2 32. Rf2 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Qg6
34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Qa3 Rd1 36. Qb3 Rd2 37. Qc4 Qb1 38. Qg4 Rd1 39. Qf5+ Qxf5 40.
Rxf5 g6 41. Rf2 Rxd5 42. Nf8+ Nxf8 43. Rxf6 Kg7 44. Rxf8 Rxd6 45. Rc8 Rd2 46.
Kg2 Kf6 47. Rc7 Rxe2+ 48. Kf3 Rh2 49. h4 Rb2 50. Rxb7 Rb4 51. Rb8 g5 52. hxg5+
hxg5 53. b6 g4+ 54. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5 5. e4 Bg7 6. Qe2 Qxc5 7. c3 O-O 8.
Nb3 Qc7 9. g3 b6 10. Nfd4 Nxe4 11. Nb5 Qb7 12. Bg2 d5 13. O-O a6 14. N5d4 Nc6
15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Be3 Bb7 17. Rad1 Rac8 18. Rfe1 Rfe8 19. h4 h5 20. Nd2 Nxd2
21. Qxd2 e6 22. Bh6 Bh8 23. Bf4 b5 24. Be5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Qd6 26. Rde1 Qf8 27.
g4 hxg4 28. h5 Rcd8 29. hxg6 Qg7 30. gxf7+ Kxf7 31. Rg5 Qf6 32. Rxg4 Ke7 33.
Qe3 Kd7 34. Qb6 Kc8 35. Qd4 Qxd4 36. cxd4 Re7 37. Rg6 Rde8 38. Bh3 Kd7 39. Kf1
Bc8 40. Re5 Kc7 41. Ke2 Bd7 42. Bg4 b4 43. Ke3 a5 44. Rf6 Kd6 45. Bf3 Kc7 46.
Bg4 Kd6 47. Bf3 Bc6 48. Bg4 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Rb8 {Not a new
idea, but certainly in recent days players of the black pieces have been
trying to develop some new ideas in old or forgotten systems.} 7. h3 $5 {
It seems that Giri came well prepared for this game, if I am not mistaken
while watching live I had the impression that he played this move almost
instantly. Previously in another Grischuk game against Caruana White opted for
something else:} (7. c3 Nf6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 d6 11. h3 Nd7 12. b3
c5 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Qd2 Re8 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bd4 Bf8 $5 18. Qe3 a5
19. Nd5 Ba8 (19... f5 $5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 dxc5 22. Rd1 e6 23. Nc3 Qc8 $13
) 20. Red1 Nd7 $2 (20... Bxd5 21. exd5 e5 22. dxe6 Nxe6 23. Bb2 Rxc1 24. Rxc1
d5 $14) 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Rc1 Qb8 23. Ba7 Qd8 24. Nc7 $18 {1-0 (52) Caruana,F 
(2805)-Grischuk,A (2781) Stavanger (blitz) 2015}) 7... Qc7 {The idea is to
wait till White goes for c3, but that doesn't solve the problem as we will see.
..} 8. c3 Nf6 9. e5 Nd5 10. c4 $1 Nb4 11. d4 cxd4 12. a3 Na6 13. Qxd4 {The
knight on a6 now is deprived of the natural c7-square. Black is already facing
difficulties in this position.} O-O (13... c5 14. Qh4 Bb7 15. Nbd2 Qb6 16. Ne4
Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Nc7 18. b4 Ne6 19. Bd2 h5 20. Rd1 $14) 14. c5 $1 d6 $6 {It is
rather difficult to find any good plan for Black here. White controls lots of
space and as soon as the knight from b1 comes to e4 Black will not be able to
find anything to challenge that.} (14... Qd8 15. Nc3 Nc7 16. Qh4 Ne6 17. Ne4 f6
18. b4 Ba6 (18... fxe5 19. Nfg5 Nxg5 20. Bxg5 Bf6 21. Rad1 $18) 19. exf6 exf6
20. Bb2 Bd3 21. Nd6 $16) 15. cxd6 exd6 16. exd6 Qb6 17. Qh4 Nc5 18. Be3 {
Not the only move, although a logical one.} (18. Nc3 Nd3 19. Re7 h5 (19... Nxc1
20. Rxc1 Qxb2 21. Rb1 $18) 20. Bg5 $16) 18... Qxb2 19. Nbd2 Nd7 20. Rab1 Qxa3
21. Rxb8 Nxb8 22. Bh6 {White is heading for an attack.} Nd7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24.
Qd4+ Kg8 25. Ne4 {Black is facing serious problems.} Re8 (25... a5 26. Nf6+
Nxf6 27. Qxf6 Qb4 28. Re7 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 Qf5 30. Qxf5 Bxf5 31. d7 a4 32. Ne5 Bxd7
33. Rxd7 $18) 26. Kh2 {A logical move from a human perspective, but actually
with Black's best defence this move loses a huge portion of the white
advantage.} (26. Nfg5 $1 Qa5 (26... h6 27. Nh7 $1 Kxh7 28. Ng5+ hxg5 29. Rxe8
$18) 27. Re3 Qd5 28. Qxa7 $16) 26... a5 $2 {The final mistake; a better idea
was} (26... Qa5 27. Re3 h6 $5 28. Ng3 Rxe3 29. Qxe3 Kg7 30. Qd4+ Kh7 {and it
is not clear how White can profit from this position, Black it seems can
defend here.}) 27. Nfg5 $1 Rf8 28. Nf6+ Nxf6 29. Qxf6 Qa2 30. Re7 {Missing a
win at once...} (30. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 31. Re4 {with mate to follow.}) 30... Bf5 31.
Nxf7 Qxf7 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Qd8+ Kg7 34. Qxa5 $18 Bd7 35. Qc5 Rf5 36. Qa7 Rf7
37. g4 Kf6 38. f4 Kg7 39. Kg3 Kg8 40. Qe3 Kg7 41. h4 Kg8 42. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. e3 Bb4 4. Nge2 c6 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 Bc7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Ng3
d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. Bd3 N7f6 12. O-O Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Be6 14. Rab1 Kh8
15. Rfd1 Ng4 16. Nf5 g6 $1 {This position is already very complicated. White
would like to retreat his knight, but he can't!} 17. f3 (17. Ng3 Qh4 18. h3
Nxf2 19. Kxf2 Kg8 $1 {With the incoming e4 and a very strong attack for Black.}
) (17. h3 Nxf2 18. Kxf2 gxf5 $15) 17... Nxh2 $1 18. Kxh2 gxf5 19. Bxf5 Qh4+ 20.
Kg1 Rg8 {Material is still even, but there are problems here for White:
Black's rook is threatening a sacrifice on g2 and White's king would be too
exposed.} 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Qe4 $1 {An excellent resource in a position that
would have been very difficult to hold in time pressure.} (22. d3 Raf8 $36)
22... Rxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Rg8+ 24. Qg4 (24. Kf1 Qh2 $19) 24... Rxg4+ 25. fxg4 Qxg4+
26. Kf2 {The computer gives Black an edge, but that doesn't seem right. White
has better practical chances than Black, so Aronian forces the draw.} Qh4+ 27.
Ke2 Qg4+ 28. Kd3 Qf5+ 29. Ke2 Qg4+ 30. Kd3 Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4
Nxb4 15. cxb4 O-O 16. Rxa4 a5 17. h4 Bh6 18. b5 Bd7 19. Nc3 d5 20. exd5 Kh8 21.
Be2 f5 22. g3 Qb6 23. O-O Rbd8 24. Kg2 Bc8 25. f4 Rfe8 26. fxe5 Rxe5 27. Qd4
Qf6 28. Rc4 Bd7 29. Rf3 Bxb5 30. Nxb5 Rxe2+ 31. Kh3 Rxb2 32. Rc6 Qxd4 33. Nxd4
Rd2 34. Ne6 Re8 35. Rxf5 g6 36. Rf6 Kg8 37. d6 Bg7 38. Nxg7 Kxg7 39. Rf4 Kg8
40. Rc7 Rxd6 41. Rff7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {The popularity of the English opening has grown by leaps and bounds in
the recent past. There is a lot that is yet to be found here.} e5 2. g3 Nf6 3.
Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. d3 Be7 7. Nh3 $5 {Grischuk brings out a rare
and curious move. The idea is to keep the option of playing f4 soon. A hidden
idea though, is to act stupid and provoke some non-existent refutation.} g5 {
Grischuk mentioned that this move is fine, but he was prepared for it.} ({
There was nothing wrong with normal chess following the fundamentals with} 7...
O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. f4 exf4 (9... Be6 10. f5 $14) 10. gxf4 $6 (10. Nxf4 Nd4 $13)
10... Nd4 (10... a5 $5) 11. e4 (11. e3 Nf5 12. e4 $2 Nh4 $15) 11... f5 $132 {
1-0 Van Wely,L (2585)-Brunner,L (2475)/Biel 1993/CBM 037/[Ftacnik] (30)}) 8.
Ng1 $146 {[%csl Rg5] Quickly played! The N returns, having achieved one of its
objectives. Black has to be careful about his K now. Unfortunately for Black,
the rule book does not permit the move g5-g7.} h5 $6 {Hammer falls for it and
in trying to punish his opponent's 'weak' idea, creates weaknesses of his own.}
9. h3 (9. h4 g4 $132) 9... Nc6 (9... h4 10. g4 $14 {gives White a good bind.})
10. Bxc6+ $1 {Having provoked pawn advances on the >> White shatters Black's
pawn structure on the << even at the cost of giving away a B for N. Nice and
deep decision!} bxc6 11. Nf3 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6,Rc7,Re8,Rg5,Rh5]} f6 12. Be3 (12.
Qc2 $5) 12... Bxh3 $6 {Understanding the static weaknesses in his position,
Black decides to do something dynamic. But this makes things even worse.} (
12... Nd5 $142 13. Qc2 $14 {[%csl Rc6]}) 13. Rxh3 g4 14. Rh1 gxf3 15. exf3 $14
{[%csl Rc6,Rc7,Rd3,Rh5] Black's weaknesses currently outnumber his opponent's,
maintaining the evaluation clearly in White's favour.} Bb4 16. Qb3 Nd5 17. Bd2
(17. O-O-O $5 Bxc3 (17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bd6 19. d4 $16) 18. bxc3 Qd6 19. d4 $36
) 17... Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Nxc3 $6 {The N was needed to hold up Black's position.
The usual favourable piece exchange is not so favourable for Black in this
position.} ({A better move is} 18... Qd7 {although Black's future is bleak,
for example} 19. Rh4 {looks pretty strong and commanding.}) 19. Qxc3 {The
simplifications have made Black's weaknesses more evident.} Qd5 20. Rc1 h4 $6 (
{It was better to play} 20... Qxf3 21. Qxc6+ Qxc6 22. Rxc6 O-O-O 23. Ke2 $16 {
White would still be better but Black would have more fighting chances than in
the game.}) 21. gxh4 O-O-O (21... Qxf3 22. Qxc6+ Qxc6 23. Rxc6 O-O-O 24. Rxf6
Rxd3 25. h5 $18) 22. Qxc6 Qxc6 23. Rxc6 Rxd3 24. Ke2 Rhd8 25. Rc2 $16 {[%csl
Ra7,Rc7][%cal Gh1h4,Gh4h8] With R behind the o^, the endgame is an easy win.
Black's pieces will be tied down for it, while the White K will make merry.}
R3d4 26. h5 R8d7 27. h6 Rh7 28. Rc6 Rd6 29. Rxd6 cxd6 30. f4 $1 {[%csl Rc8,Ge2,
Gh1,Rh7]} Kd7 (30... exf4 31. Kf3 Kd7 32. Kxf4 Ke6 33. b4 $18) 31. fxe5 dxe5
32. f4 $1 Ke6 33. fxe5 fxe5 34. Ke3 Kf7 (34... Kd5 35. b4 Kd6 (35... Kc4 36.
Ke4 Kxb4 37. Kxe5 Ka3 38. Rh2 $18 {[%cal Ge5f6,Gf6g6]}) 36. Ke4 Ke6 37. a4 $18)
35. Ke4 Kg8 36. Kxe5 $18 Rd7 37. Rg1+ Kh8 38. Rg7 Rd2 39. Rb7 a5 40. a4 Kg8 41.
b3 Rh2 42. Rb6 Rd2 43. Rb5 Rd3 44. Ke4 Rh3 45. Kd4 Kh7 46. Kc4 Rh4+ 47. Kc3
Rh3+ 48. Kb2 Kxh6 49. Rxa5 {The battle was won by White in the endgame but the
foundations were laid long before with the provocations in the opening!} 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2
b5 (8... O-O {is the other main line.}) 9. Nd5 {A quite rare move, because
sometimes White delays this N move.} Nbd7 10. Nec3 Bb7 11. a4 Nxd5 $146 {
A novelty by Grischuk.} (11... bxa4 12. Rxa4 O-O 13. O-O Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 f5 16. Qe2 Nc5 17. Rc4 $14 {Mestre Bellido-Colon Garcia, Catalunya 2013,
and White was more comfortable.}) (11... O-O 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14.
Nxb5 (14. O-O $5) 14... Bxd5 (14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Qa5+ 16. Nc3 $14 {and White
is a healthy P up.}) 15. exd5 Qa5+ 16. Nc3 Rb8 17. O-O Bd8 18. Kh1 Qb4 19. Qe2
Bb6 20. Nb1 $1 $14 {Lutikov-Magerramov, Moscow 1983.}) 12. Nxd5 Nf6 13. axb5 (
13. Nxe7 $5 {was also an interesting option,} Qxe7 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8+ Bxa8
16. Qd3 $14 {and White has a slight advantage.}) 13... Nxd5 14. exd5 axb5 15.
Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Qd3 O-O 17. O-O ({The greedy} 17. Qxb5 $2 {does not work,
because of} Qa1 18. O-O Ba6 $17 {and Black wins an exchange.}) 17... Bc8 ({
The solid} 17... Qa6 {was also possible.}) 18. Be3 Bd7 19. Rc1 {The start of a
deep plan.} (19. f4 Bf6 $11) 19... h6 20. Qd1 Qb7 21. Ra1 Ra8 22. h4 Ra6 23. b3
Bd8 24. c4 bxc4 25. bxc4 Bb6 26. c5 $1 {The only practical chance! With this
move Carlsen creates complications.} Bxc5 27. Bxc5 dxc5 28. d6 Qb6 (28... Rxa1
$1 {was more accurate,} 29. Qxa1 e4 30. Qe5 Qb1+ 31. Kh2 e3 $1 32. fxe3 c4 $11
{and Black has also a dangerous passed-P.}) 29. Rxa6 Qxa6 30. Bd5 $1 {White's
P on d6 and the weakness on f7 create a slightly uncomfortable position for
Black. With a couple of accurate moves Black should be out of trouble, but in
a practical game, it is always difficult.} Qc8 $2 {A passive retreat.} (30...
Qb6 $1 {was more accurate} 31. Be4 (31. Qh5 Qb1+ $1 {an important resource,}
32. Kg2 Qf5 $11 {with equality.}) (31. Kg2 Be8 $11) 31... c4 32. Qd5 Qb8 33.
Qxe5 c3 $11 {is also drawish.}) 31. Qb3 $1 {Now White exerts some pressure, it
is difficult for Black to find moves.} Be8 32. Qc3 $1 {Another accurate move,
now White gains back a P.} c4 (32... Qf5 $1 {was the best reply,} 33. Qa5 $5 {
A very nice deep move by Mr. Houdini!} (33. Qxc5 g5 $1) 33... Qd7 34. Qxc5 Qb5
{and the passed d-P gives White a slight edge, but Black should hold with
perfect play.}) 33. Bxc4 Bd7 34. Qb3 Qe8 35. Qf3 Kf8 36. h5 $6 (36. Bd5 $1 $16
{was more accurate to avoid Black's counterplay.}) 36... Kg8 $2 {An error in
reply.} (36... e4 $1 {should have played} 37. Qc3 (37. Qe3 Qe5 38. Qb6 e3 $1)
37... e3 $1 38. Qxe3 (38. fxe3 Qe4 $132) 38... Qxe3 39. fxe3 Bc6 $11 {and
Black will survive.}) 37. Qe4 {Now White is fine again.} Bc6 38. Bd5 Bd7 {
Of course Black can't exchange the Bs, because the d-P is decisive.} 39. Kg2
Kh8 {Black can only defend passively.} 40. f4 {A tricky move by Carlsen,
moreover just on move 40! So still Grischuk needs to play 1 move before the
time control.} exf4 $2 {Losing immediately, but it was a difficult situation
especially in time trouble.} (40... f5 41. Qxe5 Qxh5 42. Qe7 Kh7 43. Bf3 (43.
Qxd7 $2 {is bad, because of} Qe2+ $11 {and perpetual checks.}) 43... Qe8 44.
Qxe8 Bxe8 45. Bd5 Bd7 46. Kf3 $18 {should be winning for White.}) (40... f6 $1
{was tougher} 41. fxe5 fxe5 42. g4 (42. Qf3 Qb8) 42... Qc8 {and Black has some
chance to survive.}) 41. Qxe8+ Bxe8 42. Bxf7 $1 $18 {This is the point! Now
Black has no hope left.} Bc6+ 43. Kf2 fxg3+ 44. Kxg3 Bd7 45. Bg6 {and Black
resigned.} (45. Bg6 Kg8 46. Kf4 Kf8 47. Ke5 (47. Bf5 Ba4) 47... Kg8 48. Bf5 Ba4
49. d7 Bxd7 50. Bxd7 {and thanks to the g7-P, Black gets a zugzwang.} Kh7 (
50... Kf7 51. Be6+ Ke7 52. Kf5 $18) 51. Kf5 Kg8 52. Kg6 Kh8 53. Kf7 Kh7 54.
Bf5+ Kh8 55. Kf8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 O-O 6. e4 d6 7. Nge2 {In CBM 161
I did a survey of this variation. The current game adds to my conclusion that
Black is doing fine in this line.} b5 {The most aggressive.} 8. Nf4 {This move
strengthens White's centre, but the knight on f4 might be misplaced in some
cases.} (8. Ng3 {is another option.}) 8... exd5 {Topalov deviates from his own
game, where he also achieved a good position.} (8... a6 9. Bd2 exd5 10. cxd5
Ba5 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O Ne5 13. Kh1 c4 14. b3 b4 15. Na4 c3 16. Be3 Bc7 $15 {
[%csl Gb4,Gc3] 0-1 (41) Timofeev,A (2631)-Topalov,V (2751) Eilat 2012}) (8...
e5 {has appeared in practice as well with good results for White. Closing the
centre gives White some time to regroup his pieces.}) 9. cxd5 (9. Nfxd5 Nxd5
10. Qxd5 Qb6 11. Bf4 Be6 $1 {has never appeared so far, but might be an
improvement that Topalov had in mind.} (11... Rd8 $2 12. Bg5 $1 Re8 13. Rd1 $16
{1-0 (19) Khairullin,I (2602)-Karthikeyan,P (1983) Vlissingen 2009}) (11...
bxc4 $6 12. Bxc4 Nc6 13. O-O Be6 14. Qd3 $14 {1/2-1/2 (40) Volkov,S (2636)
-Maletin,P (2545) Novokuznetsk 2008}) 12. Qxd6 (12. Qxa8 $6 Nc6 13. Qxf8+ Kxf8
$15) 12... Qa5 13. Kf2 Rd8 14. Qc7 Rd2+ 15. Kg3 Qxc7 16. Bxc7 Bxc3 17. bxc3
bxc4 $13) 9... a6 {We have here a Benoni type structure with, somewhat
unusually, Black's bishop on b4 and a slight lag in development for White.
It's important for Black that he has already managed to expand his play on the
queenside.} (9... c4 $6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. axb5 Ne5 12. Be3 $14 {0-1 (34) Moranda,
W (2533)-Dziuba,M (2556) Lublin 2008}) 10. Be2 (10. a4 {is worth checking.
Black should reply with} Ba5 $1 {tactically protecting the Pb5.} 11. Be3 (11.
axb5 axb5 {[%cal Ga5c3]} 12. Bd2 Qb6 $132) 11... c4 12. axb5 axb5 13. b4 $1
cxb3 (13... Bxb4 $6 14. Rxa8 Bxc3+ 15. Kf2 $14) 14. Qxb3 Ba6 $13) 10... Nbd7
11. O-O c4 $146 {More flexible than the previously played 11...Ne5. It's not
clear yet, where Black's knight should go.} (11... Ne5 12. Kh1 (12. a4 $5)
12... Bd7 13. Nd3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 $13 {1/2-1/2 (30) Richter,M (2470)-Babula,V 
(2583) Pardubice 2013}) 12. Be3 $6 {This allows the exchange of dark-squared
bishops, which, to my mind, White should avoid, at least at this stage of the
game.} (12. Kh1 {looks more in the spirit of the position.} Bc5 $1 (12... Ne5
13. a3 Bc5 14. b4 Bb6 15. g4 h6 16. Ng2 a5 17. Bf4 {This is the kind of
position that White should strive for in this line - to stabilise the
queenside and try to create chances on the kingside.}) 13. g4 Ne5 14. Ng2 h6
15. a3 {trying to push b2-b4 even in a slightly inferior version.}) 12... Bc5
13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 (14. Qd4 g5 $1 15. b4 cxb3 16. Nd3 Nfd7 $15) 14... cxb3
15. axb3 b4 16. Nb5 $2 {This is, actually, a blunder. It would be good for
White, if the knight reached the d4 square, but not in this game...} (16. Na4
Nxa4 17. Rxa4 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 a5 19. Nd3 Ba6 20. Nb2 Rfc8 21. Bxa6 Qxa6 $15 22.
Nc4 $2 Rxc4 $1 23. bxc4 Nd7 $17 {[%cal Gd7c5]}) (16. Nb1 Nfd7 17. Nd2 a5 18.
Nh5 $5 {would be acceptable for White, though I already slightly prefer
Black's position.}) 16... Qb6 17. Kh1 {[%tqu "En","How can Black win
material?","","","g7g5","White can't keep both knights and has to sacrifice
one of them.",5]} g5 $1 {White can't keep both knights and has to sacrifice
one of them.} 18. Qd4 Ncd7 19. Qxb6 (19. Qxb4 gxf4 20. Qd2 Nh5 $19) 19... Nxb6
20. Nc7 (20. Nxd6 gxf4 {is another version of giving a piece, but White's
compensation is insufficient.}) 20... Ra7 21. Nb5 {Unfortunately for Grischuk
it's not a repetition. Black's rook can have squares along the seventh rank.}
Re7 $6 {It's not clear why Topalov gave up the Pd6, when he could defend it.} (
21... Rd7 22. Nxd6 ({Perhaps, he was slightly concerned about} 22. Ne6 {
but, it should be winning for Black after} fxe6 23. dxe6 Re7 24. Nxd6 Bxe6 25.
Rxa6 Rb8) 22... Rxd6 23. e5 Rdd8 $19) 22. Nxd6 gxf4 23. Bxa6 Rd8 24. Bxc8 $6 (
24. Nxc8 Nxc8 25. Ra4 Ra7 26. Bb5 {would be a better chance. The bishop will
be annoying on c6.}) 24... Rxd6 25. Bf5 Nbd7 26. g3 (26. Ra7 Kf8 27. Ra8+ Kg7
28. Ra7 Re5 {and slowly, but surely Black will regroup his pieces and
eventually win.}) 26... fxg3 27. Rg1 $6 {Grischuk insists on opening the
g-file, but it makes the things even worse for him.} (27. hxg3 {should have
been played, at least keeping the structure intact. Here Black's winning task
would be far more difficult.}) 27... Kf8 28. Rxg3 Nc5 $19 {White has no
threats. Meanwhile, the weakening of the f4-square will become apparent very
soon.} 29. Bh3 Re8 30. Rb1 Nh5 31. Rg5 Nf4 {The perfect blockade. The rest is
easy.} 32. Bf1 Ra8 33. Bc4 Ra2 34. Rg4 Rh6 $1 35. h4 (35. Rxf4 Raxh2+ 36. Kg1
Rh1+ $19 {[%csl Rb1]}) 35... Nfd3 36. Rg2 Rxh4+ 37. Kg1 Ra7 38. d6 Rh6 39. Rh2
Rxd6 {Well played by Topalov.} 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 {This line which is the beginning of the
Botvinnik setup with the black pieces is one of Grischuk's favourites. He has
great knowledge in it and has pretty good results as well.} 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7
6. a3 (6. O-O Nge7 7. a3 {is the more common move order.}) 6... Nge7 $1 {
The accurate move order.} (6... d6 $6 7. O-O Nge7 8. b4 $1 {White has been
scoring excellently from this position. Hence, it makes sense to not waste a
move early on with d7-d6 as sometimes it's useful to play d7-d5 in one go as
we shall in the upcoming variations.}) 7. O-O (7. b4 d5 $1 {This shows the
importance of not wasting a tempo on the move d6 and instead making the more
useful move Nge7.} (7... e4 8. Ng5 f5 9. bxc5 $14) 8. bxc5 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Ng5
(9. Nxd5 Qxd5 $15) 9... Nc7 $11) 8... dxc4 (8... d4 $2 9. Ne4 $16) 9. Qa4 Qa5
10. Qxc4 Be6 11. Qe4 f5 12. Qc2 e4 $36) 7... O-O 8. Ne1 (8. Rb1 a5 (8... d5 $5
{This is an interesting line which hasn't been tried much. I feel that this
could be a nice surprise weapon.} 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 (10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. d3
Qd6 $11 {Black should be doing well here.}) 10... Nxc3 11. Nxc6 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2
bxc6 $11 {and now taking the c6-pawn is bad due to Bf5 and Black should be
able to equalise without much difficulty.}) 9. Ne1 {is the more normal way to
play. In general, I have a feeling that inserting Rb1 and a5 is to White's
advantage because the weakness of the b5-square might someday prove useful to
White.}) (8. d3 $6 d6 9. Ne1 Be6 10. Nc2 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Ne3 Nde7 $11 {
gives Black a very fine position and shows why d3 is not such an important
move.}) 8... d6 9. Nc2 Be6 10. Ne3 {White is just in time to prevent the
d5-break.} Qd7 11. d3 Bh3 {If White doesn't try to play with ideas related to
early Rb1 and b4 in this line, I feel that Black has absolutely no problems to
equalise as Grischuk proves in the game.} 12. Rb1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 f5 14. Ned5 (
14. b4 {This at least puts some pressure on White.} b6 {might be the best way
to play.} (14... f4 15. Ned5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Ne7 17. Nc3 $1 {White has some edge
as his knight can settle on the e4 square.} Nf5 18. bxc5 dxc5 19. Ne4 $14) 15.
Qa4 Qb7 16. bxc5 dxc5 17. Ned5 Nd4 18. e3 Ne6 19. f3 Rad8 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21.
Nd5 $14) 14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Ne7 16. Nc3 {Keeping the knights is a good
decision by Nakamura. In this way he always forces the black knight to play a
somewhat passive role of defending the d5-square.} h5 $5 {An interesting idea
by Grischuk. He wants to do something active and would not like to weaken the
e4-square with f4. Hence, this idea of playing h5-h4. But in the process he
does weaken the g5-square to some extent, which can be used by the bishop. How
about trying for d5 in this position?} ({An immediate ...d5 is not possible:} 
16... d5 $6 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Qb3 Rad8 19. e4 $18) (16... Kh8 17. Bd2 d5 {
Nothing could be more natural than this but White has a strong move in} 18. Qa4
$5 Qd8 {might be the lesser evil but after} (18... Qxa4 19. Nxa4 b6 20. b4 $14
{Is just the type of position which is the most unpleasant to play. White has
a nagging pressure and Black has no counterplay.}) 19. Bg5 Bf6 20. Bxf6+ Rxf6
21. e4 $5 (21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Rfc1 Rc6 {should lead to equality.}) 21... d4 22.
Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 $14 {when White has this nagging pressure on the position.})
(16... h6 {Trying to control the important square on g5, tuck the king safely
on h7 and then go for d5 looks like a very decent plan. It's just that White
plays b4 and then we have to change our plans to some extent.} 17. b4 b6 18.
Bd2 e4 $1 {A very strong undermining move.} 19. dxe4 Qe6 $1 {An equally
unusual follow up.} 20. exf5 Qxc4 21. Qb3 Qxb3 22. Rxb3 Nxf5 $11 {Black has no
problems.}) 17. b4 (17. Bg5 $5 {Why not this natural move getting rid of the
guardian of the d5-square?} Bf6 {Of course this is much better than ceding the
d5-square.} 18. Bxf6 (18. Qd2 d5 $1 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. cxd5 Nxd5 $11) 18... Rxf6
19. b4 b6 {The question has to be asked at this point whether I would prefer
my pawn to be on h6 or h5. And I must say that Grischuk's idea with h5 looks
pretty interesting now that we can go Kg7, Rh8 followed by h5-h4.} 20. Qd2 Kg7
21. bxc5 dxc5 22. a4 h4 23. a5 Rh8 24. axb6 axb6 $132 {Black has excellent
counterplay on the kingside.}) 17... Rf7 (17... b6 {was also possible.}) (17...
e4 18. Qc2 $14) 18. f3 e4 $1 {Grischuk is alert and immediately takes the
opportunity for a central break. The move f3 makes it a well timed break.} (
18... cxb4 19. axb4 d5 {Now the the rook has block the a2-g8 diagonal this
central break becomes possible but after} 20. Bg5 d4 21. Qa4 $1 (21. Bxe7 dxc3
$1 $15) 21... Qxa4 (21... Qe6 22. Nb5 Nc6 23. c5 $14 {[%cal Gb5a3,Ga3c4]}) 22.
Nxa4 $14 {White has some pressure and good chances to create a queenside
passer.}) 19. Bb2 (19. Qc2 exf3+ 20. exf3 Nc6 $11) 19... exf3+ 20. Rxf3 Re8 {
Black looks very comfortable and I might even prefer playing the black pieces
here.} 21. bxc5 dxc5 22. Qd2 Qe6 23. Re1 Nc6 24. Nd5 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 Nd4 26. Rf2
b5 $1 {Grischuk is trying to create some or the other problems for his
opponent but it's just too dry for a player of Nakamura's class to go wrong.}
27. Qc1 bxc4 28. Qxc4 (28. dxc4 Qe4+ 29. Kg1 Kg7 $17 {followed by the
occupation of the b-file gives Black an excellent position.}) 28... Nc2 {
An elegant simplifying manoeuvre which takes the game closer to its logical
result!} 29. Qxc2 (29. Rc1 $2 Qxd5+ 30. Qxd5 Ne3+ $19) 29... Qxd5+ 30. Kg1 Rfe7
31. Rc1 Re5 32. Qc4 Qxc4 33. Rxc4 Kg7 (33... Rxe2 34. Rxe2 Rxe2 35. Rxc5 $11)
34. e4 fxe4 35. dxe4 Rxe4 36. Rxc5 R8e7 37. Ra5 R4e5 38. Ra6 R5e6 39. Ra5 Re5
40. Ra6 R5e6 {A logical analysis of the game shows the Nakamura with the white
pieces couldn't really put any pressure on Grischuk who seems to be almost
unbeatable in this system.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. d4 d5 4. c4 c6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Qb3 O-O 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. O-O
Rd8 9. Na4 Qxb3 10. axb3 Na6 11. Nc3 Bf5 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Bg5 Nf6 14. Bf4 Nh5
15. Bg5 Nf6 16. Rfc1 h6 17. Bd2 Ne4 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Be1 Nb8 20. e3 Nc6 21.
Nh4 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Be4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. b4 a6 25. c4 e6 26. Rab1 Na7 27. Ng2 g5
28. Bc3 Rac8 29. c5 e5 30. dxe5 Nc6 31. Ne1 Bxe5 32. Kf1 Bxc3 33. Rxc3 Rd2 34.
Rc2 Rcd8 35. b5 axb5 36. Rxd2 Rxd2 37. Rxb5 Nd8 38. Rb4 Ne6 39. Rxb7 Nxc5 40.
Rb5 Nd7 41. h3 Kg7 42. Rb4 f5 43. Rc4 Ne5 44. Rc2 Rd1 45. Ke2 Ra1 46. f4 exf3+
47. Nxf3 Nxf3 48. Kxf3 Rf1+ 49. Kg2 Ra1 50. Kf3 Rf1+ 51. Kg2 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 3rd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2015.06.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 8.
e3 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Qc2 h5 11. h3 Qf6 12. Bd3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nxg3 14. fxg3 g4
15. hxg4 hxg4 16. Nh4 Nb6 17. Qf2 Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Be6 19. Nf5 Kd7 20. Rh4 Rhg8
21. Ke2 Nc8 22. Rf1 Nd6 23. Nxd6 Kxd6 24. Bf5 Rg5 25. Bxe6 Kxe6 26. Rh7 Rf8 27.
a4 b6 28. Kd3 c5 29. Rh6+ f6 30. Rh7 Rf5 31. Rf4 c4+ 32. Ke2 Rxf4 33. gxf4 Kf5
34. Rd7 Ke4 35. Re7+ Kf5 36. Rd7 Ke4 37. Re7+ Kf5 38. Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. Rd1 b6 10. Bf4 Ba6 11. b3 Rc8 12. Nc3 dxc4 13. e4 {This is one of
the most complex Catalan tabiyas. Black has won a pawn, but the strong enemy
centre is not his only problem. In fact, the c4-pwn is kind of trapped, since .
..cxb3 axb3 would retrieve the a7-pawn (...Nb8 loses a piece to Bxb8). But at
the same time for White it is by no means easy to win retrieve the pawn, since
he has to keep his optimal mobilization in order to prevent the counterplay of
the well coordinated black army. And the same applies for Black: he cannot do
much to ensure a clear extra pawn. All these require very subtle manoeuvring
and it is not easy to spot the concrete consequences of any minor novelty.} Nh5
{Karpov,A (2725)-Kortschnoj,V (2665) World Championship 29th 1978 (32) 1-0
Grischuk spent a quarter of an hour on this move. Black agrees on wasting a
tempo to make sure the bishop leaves the h2-b8 diagonal. Time is not 100%
important in this position, as none of the players should rush defining his
plans, but I do not find much positiove in this manoeuvre. I unwillingly
remember the last and decisive game of the Baguio 1978 match when a similar
loss of time left Black without counterplay:} ({Black has tried many other
moves. The most original is} 13... Qe8 $5 {evacuating the dangerous d-file in
order to prepare a counterplay with ...e6-e5. Things did not go too well for
Black in a recent game, though:} 14. Nb1 $5 {One of the possible attempts of
retrieving the pawn as soon as possible.} (14. Qe2 Bb4 15. Rac1 Ba3 16. Rb1 Bb4
17. Bd2 c5 18. e5 cxd4 19. exf6 dxc3 $13) ({The main idea of Black's previous
move is revealed afetr} 14. Nd2 e5 15. dxe5 Ng4) 14... b5 15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Nc3
{This only apparently loses time. The black queen is passive on e8,
immobilizing the f8-rook at the same time, so ...Qd8 is to be expected soon,
leveling the tempi.} Bb4 (16... Qd8 17. Rab1 {would in fact transpose below to
13...b5.}) 17. Rab1 Bxc3 $6 18. Qxc3 Nxe4 19. Qa5 $16 {Cheparinov,I (2664)
-Sjugirov,S (2610) Plovdiv 2012 CBM 148 [Krasenkow,M] (0-1, 75). Black's two
extra pawns are a feeble consolation for his poor coordination.}) ({The
straightforward} 13... b5 14. bxc4 bxc4 {leads to the same structure as in the
game. Here is another recent game of Cheparinov:} 15. Rab1 Qa5 16. h3 {This is
a useful move, preventing all kind of ...Ng4 and ...e5 stuff and preparing a
slow space gain with g3-g4-g5 if anything else fails. As we will see, Giri
will get this tempo for free in the main game.} Rfd8 17. Bd2 Qc7 18. Bf4 Qa5
19. Re1 {The idea of this mysterious move is over-defending the e4-pawn, a
detail which will prove useful after a few moves.} Nf8 {Black has achieved a
dead end with his piece mobilization, being in some sort of Zugzwang. But
removing the knight from the centre is not a good idea.} ({A neutral move such
as} 19... h6 {would have been preferable.}) 20. Bd2 Qc7 21. Qa4 Bb5 22. Nxb5
cxb5 23. Rxb5 {Now is the moment when the e4-pawn needs protection.} c3 24. Bf4
Qd7 25. Qb3 Ng6 26. Bc1 Qc6 27. h4 $14 {The knight has wasted two tempi to
reach a vulnerable position, Cheparinov,I (2683)-Durarbayli,V (2630) Warsaw
2015 (1-0, 62)}) ({Black is not prepared for} 13... c5 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 ({
Even stronger is} 15. e5 $1 d4 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. bxc4 Bxc4 18. Ne5 $16) 15...
Nh5 16. Be3 $14 {Izoria,Z (2565)-Balogh,C (2448) Dos Hermanas 2003 (1-0, 27)})
({During my live comments on Playchess.com, one spectator asked me what about} 
13... Ra8 {, defending a7 in order to make ...cxb3 a real threat. I could not
formulate a concrete answer, but said that removing the rook from the centre
releases the potential pressure allowing White higher freedom. Here is one
possible way to take advantage of this:} 14. Qe2 {(It is useful to compare
this line with the similar one arising after 13...Qe8 above.)} Bb4 15. Rac1 Ba3
16. Rb1 Bb4 17. Bd2 c5 18. e5 Bxc3 (18... cxd4 19. Nxd4 {[%csl Ra8,Gc6]} Bxc3
20. Bxc3 Nd5 21. Rbc1 Rc8 22. Ba1 $14 {[%cal Gb3c4]}) 19. exf6 Bxd2 20. fxg7
Kxg7 21. Nxd2 c3 22. Nc4 $36) 14. Be3 Nhf6 {Marin,M (2603)-Dobre,C (2358)
ROM-ch Calimanesti Caciulata 2015 (6) 1-0 Since this is a Catalan, I should
also mention a similar manoeuvre in a slightly different position as, for
instance, in} 15. h3 {With already known ideas.} b5 $6 {Played after another
long thought - 20 minutes. But I feel that after settling the queenside
structure the knight jumps turn into mere losses of time. Black should have
thought up a way of taking advantage there is no pressure along the h2-b8
diagonal anymore.} ({True,} 15... cxb3 $2 16. axb3 Nb8 {does not work out
properly:} 17. Bf4 Nfd7 {This is much too passive to be good.} 18. Ra2 {
[%cal Gd1a1]} Bb4 19. Rda1 c5 20. d5 Ba5 21. e5 $16) ({The thematic} 15... Bb4
$5 {is worth considering.} 16. Nd2 {Possibly premature.} Qe7 ({The critical
line is} 16... c5 $1 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 Ne5 $1 {This takes full advantage of
the bishop's forced retreat to e3.} 19. f4 cxb3 20. axb3 Bd3 21. Qc1 Ned7 22.
Rxa7 c4 $132) 17. Nxc4 $6 (17. bxc4 $1 e5 18. f4 exd4 19. Bxd4 $14) 17... Bxc4
(17... Nd5 $1 18. Bd2 Bxc4 19. bxc4 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 e5 $11) 18.
bxc4 e5 19. Ne2 $16 {Zontakh,A (2539)-Demianjuk,A (2342) St Petersburg 2014 
(1-0, 54)}) 16. bxc4 bxc4 {Karpov,A (2725)-Gurevich,M (2630) URS-ch55 Moscow
1988 (11) 1-0 Black has sort of stabilized his extra pawn, but he remains
passive. The a6-bishop only plays the part of defending the pawn and he cannot
open the centre easily, since ...c6-c5 usually runs into d4-d5. At the same
time, the c3-knight enjoys perfect stability. But even though he has a
dominant position, White has no simple way of retrieving the pawn, so for the
time being he should focus on preventing any form of black counterplay. The
first time I was impressed by White's treatement of this structure was when I
saw the game} 17. Rab1 Qa5 {Black develops his queen on the most active square,
controlling d5.} ({The more restrained} 17... Qc7 {would allow the interesting}
18. d5 $5 cxd5 19. exd5 exd5 (19... e5 $2 20. d6 $1 Bxd6 21. Qa4 {[%csl Ga6,
Gd6]} Bb7 22. Rxb7 $1) 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 {[%cal Ge3f4] Black's c4-pawn
looks very strong now, but White's activity is overwhelming. The immediate
threat is Bf4, almost trapping the queen and winning the knight after ...Qc6
Nd4. Moreover, there are strong kingside threats.} Rcd8 (21... Rb8 22. Rxb8
Nxb8 23. Bf4 Qc8 24. Nd4 $36 g6 25. Nb5 $36 {[%csl Ga7][%cal Gb5c7,Gb5d6]} Bxb5
$2 26. Rxb5 Nd7 27. Bb7 Qd8 28. Rd5 $18 {The helplessnes of Black's pieces is
impressive.}) 22. Bf4 Qc8 23. Ng5 g6 24. Nxh7 $1 $36 Kxh7 $2 25. Rh5+ Kg7 26.
Bh6+ Kg8 27. Bd5 $18 {[%cal Gc2g6]}) 18. Bd2 Qa3 $6 {This is asking for
trouble.} ({After White has obstructed the d-file, removing the danger of
d4-d5,} 18... Qc7 {was safer. True, White would retain the initiative, partly
because of Black's wasted time in the opening.} 19. Re1 (19. Bf1 Rfd8 20. Qa4
Bb5 $1 {[%csl Ge4]}) 19... Rfd8 (19... e5 20. Qa4 Bb5 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. Rxb5
exd4 23. Nxd4 $14) (19... Rcd8 20. Qa4 Qc8 {may be solid, but surely looks
very passive.}) (19... Nb6 20. Bf4 Qd8 21. Bf1 Re8 22. a4 $14) 20. Qa4 Bb5 21.
Nxb5 cxb5 22. Rxb5 c3 23. Bf4 Qc6 24. d5 (24. Ra5 $5 Qxa4 25. Rxa4) 24... Qc4
25. Qxc4 Rxc4 26. d6 Bf8 27. e5 Nd5 28. Bc1 {Frankly speaking, if I would get
this position with white I would think of claiming a big advantage. Engines
consider the chances about even afetr} Ra4 {but I do not really believe it.
Maybe the truth is somewhere in the middle (+/=).}) 19. Re1 $1 $146 {[%csl Ga3]
[%cal Ge1e3] This is the first move coming up to one's mind when seeing the
queen on a3.} ({True, a top level blitz game ended in a draw after} 19. g4 Rfd8
20. g5 Ne8 21. Bc1 Qa5 22. Bd2 Qa3 23. Bc1 Qa5 24. Bd2 Qa3 25. Bc1 {Anand,V 
(2788)-Leko,P (2752) Moscow 2009 ½-½}) 19... Nb6 {Black prepares a queen
sacrifice without anticipating White's 21st move.} ({But there was no way out
of trouble anyway:} 19... Rb8 20. Re3 Qa5 (20... Rxb1+ 21. Nxb1 Qd6 22. e5 $18)
21. e5 $14 {The knight has to retreat on a passive square for if} Nd5 $1 22.
Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Ng5 {[%csl Gd5,Gh7] wins the queen.}) 20. Re3 Rb8 ({
Consolidating the b6-knight with} 20... Nfd7 {would more or less forced White
to accept the sacrifice, but with the knight far from the kingside this would
have been promising:} 21. Nd5 cxd5 22. Rxa3 Bxa3 23. exd5 exd5 24. Ng5 $36) 21.
Rxb6 $5 {Not the only good move, but the most technical.} (21. e5 Nfd7 22. Nd5
cxd5 23. Rxa3 Bxa3 24. Ng5 g6 25. h4 $40) (21. Nd5 cxd5 22. Rxa3 Bxa3 23. exd5
(23. e5 $6 Ne4) 23... Nfxd5 (23... Nbxd5 $2 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Qa4 $18 {[%csl
Ga3,Ga6]}) 24. Ne5 $14 {Optically, Black is doing fine, due to his c-pawn and
the stable knights, but things are not so simple.} Rfc8 25. Bxd5 exd5 (25...
Nxd5 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Qa4 $18 {[%csl Ga3,Ga6]}) 26. Ba5 {[%csl Ra3,Ra6][%cal
Ga5b6]} f6 (26... Bf8 27. Bxb6 axb6 28. Qa4 Bb7 29. Qd7 f6 30. Qe6+ $18) 27.
Ng4 Bf8 28. Bxb6 axb6 29. Qa4 Bb7 30. Rxb6 c3 31. Ne3 $18) 21... Rxb6 ({
One important point is that after} 21... axb6 22. e5 $1 Nd7 23. Nb1 $18 {
the queen does not have the a4-square for retreating.}) 22. Na4 {Not all the
kngihts are bad on the edge of the board. It is esential to control the
b2-square to try trapping the queen.} (22. Nd1 $2 {does not achieve the same
due to} c3 $1 23. Rxc3 Qb4 $17) 22... Rb1+ $5 ({But now} 22... c3 {does not
work so well, since White has} 23. Nxb6 Qb2 (23... axb6 24. Rxc3 Qb4 25. Rxc6
$16) 24. Rxc3 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 axb6 26. Ne5 c5 27. Nc6 Bd8 28. dxc5 bxc5 29. Rxc5
$16) 23. Kh2 (23. Qxb1 $2 Qxa4 $15) 23... c3 $8 24. Rxc3 Qb4 25. Rxc6 Qb5 {
Black ha smanaged to retain an extra exchange out of the complications, but
his pieces are hanging.} (25... Bd3 26. Qxd3 Qxa4 27. Rc7 Bd8 28. Rxf7 Rxf7 29.
Qxb1 $16) 26. Ne5 $1 {[%csl Rb1,Gc6][%cal Ga4c3] Defending the rook in order
to threaten the deadly Nc3.} Ra1 {The rook does not have much space left.} 27.
Bc3 Rf1 (27... Rb1 {allows White improving the knight's placement with gain of
time:} 28. Nb2 $1 Ra1 29. Nbd3 Rb1 30. Rxa6 $18 {This did not work before the
manoeuvre, since the knight was hanging on a4.}) 28. Nb2 (28. Bxf1 Qxf1 $44 {
[%csl Ge4,Gh2]}) ({The engines' favourite is} 28. f3 {with the diea} Rd8 29.
Bxf1 Qxf1 30. Qg2 Qb5 31. Nc5 {with a sound extra pawn and a stable position.
Giri's move is more natural, but offers Black some chances for surviving.})
28... Qb7 $2 {Which Grischuk, in his usual time trouble, misses.} (28... Qe2
29. Qxe2 Bxe2 30. Bxf1 Bxf1 31. f3 Bb5 32. Rc7 Bd6 33. Rxa7 Rc8 34. Rb7 Be2 35.
Rb3 {White has two extra pawns and a stable queenside and centre, but his
b2-knight is a bit passive and the kingside is weak. Black could generate
counterplay with} Nh5 $5 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gf7f6] complicating White's
technical task.}) 29. Rxa6 $1 {The second exchange sacrifice is decisive.} Qxa6
30. Nbc4 $18 {A fantastic position: the rook is simply trapped.} Nxe4 {
Desperation.} 31. Bxe4 Rb8 (31... g6 32. Bg2 {renews the trapping issue.}) 32.
Bxh7+ Kf8 33. Qe2 Rc1 34. Qh5 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "Wagner,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"]

{Grischuk and Anand had both lost the first round, giving their encounter in
round two a certain importance.} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2.
Bf4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:12] A rare guest in elite tournaments. Nakamura used it
recently to beat MVL at the Fide Grand Prix in Khanty Mansiysk.} d5 {[%emt 0:
01:23]} (2... b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. Nc3 e6 5. a3 d5 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6
9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qa4+ Kf8 11. g3 $14 {1-0 (27) Nakamura,H (2799)-Vachier
Lagrave,M (2754) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015}) 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:
38]} 4. dxc5 $1 {[%emt 0:02:05] This specific version of the London System is
very rare, but not that harmless, as I expected it to be.} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:30]}
5. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:08] Curiously Anand had already faced exactly the same line
against the same opponent in a Blitz game at Norway Chess. Maybe blinded by
the success of this game he repeats it, though the resulting position looks
rather dangerous for Black and offers improvements for White along the way.}
Qa5+ $2 {[%emt 0:05:31] This move is the origin of Anand's problems in this
game. The queen sortie loses important time, which White can use to unleash a
dangerous initiative.} (5... e6 $1 {Is the correct way to handle this position.
I guess Anand was afraid of having to prove compensation for the pawn against
Grischuk's prep, but anyway this was the way to go. Esprecially after their
encounter in Blitz he should have checked this line more deeply in his
preparation.} 6. b4 a5 7. c3 Bd7 8. Qb3 (8. Nf3 axb4 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. cxb4 b6
11. Ne5 Ba4 12. Qc1 bxc5 13. Nc3 Bd7 14. bxc5 Bxc5 $15 {1/2-1/2 (43) Meister,J
(2464)-Delchev,A (2607) Wunsiedel 2015}) 8... Ne4 $5 (8... Nh5 9. Ne2 Nxf4 10.
Nxf4 g6 11. a4 Bg7 12. Ra2 $14) 9. f3 e5 {Now it's becoming pretty complicated,
but Black is not worse, for example:} 10. fxe4 exf4 11. Ne2 Qh4+ 12. g3 fxg3
13. Nxg3 dxe4 14. O-O Be6 15. Qa4 Rc8 16. Nd2 Be7 $11) 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:15]}
a6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 7. Bxc6+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. Nf3 $1 {
[%emt 0:00:24] An easy but important improvement. It's already quite difficult
to make good suggestions for Black now, because White can always find ways to
use his development advantage.} (8. Qd4 {happened in their blitz game.} e6 9.
b4 Qa3 10. Nge2 a5 11. Rb1 (11. b5 Bxc5 12. Qa4 Ke7 13. bxc6 Qxa4 14. Nxa4 Bd6
$11) 11... axb4 12. Rxb4 Ba6 (12... Nd7 $1 $17) 13. O-O Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Be7 {
with a pleasant position for Black} 15. Bd6 Bxd6 16. cxd6 O-O 17. Ng3 Rfc8 18.
Qd2 Rd8 19. e4 dxe4 20. c4 Qxa2 21. Qxa2 Rxa2 22. Rb6 h5 23. Rxc6 h4 24. Nh1
Rc2 25. Rd1 Ng4 26. c5 e3 27. Rc7 exf2+ 28. Nxf2 Nxf2 29. Rf1 Ne4 30. Rfxf7
Rc1+ {0-1 (30) Grischuk,A (2781)-Anand,V (2804) Stavanger 2015}) 8... e6 {
[%emt 0:04:51]} (8... Ne4 $1 {should have been preferred, but it's difficult
to go for it without proper preparation.} 9. Qd4 (9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qxc5 11.
Re1 e6 12. e4 Be7 {White's initiative is sufficient for not more than equality.
}) 9... Nxc3 (9... Qxc5 10. Nxe4 Qxd4 11. exd4 dxe4 12. Ne5 $14) 10. bxc3 f6 $1
11. O-O e5 12. Bxe5 fxe5 13. Qxe5+ Kf7 (13... Be7 14. e4 $36 {Although still
very unclear, this definitely looks threatening.} (14. Qxg7 $5 Rf8 15. Qxh7 $40
)) 14. Ng5+ Kg8 15. Ne6 Ra7 {The position has turned into a mess, but Black
should have enough defensive resources.}) (8... Qxc5 9. Ne5 $1 e6 10. O-O Bb7 (
10... Be7 11. Na4 Qa5 12. c4 $16) 11. Na4 Qa7 12. c4 $36) 9. O-O {[%emt 0:15:
05]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:04:33] White is already at choice now; he has lots of
promising continuations.} ({After the immediate} 9... Bxc5 10. Nd4 $1 {seems
to be annoying, that's the reason, why in the game Anand preferred to protect
c6 first.} (10. Ne5 Bb7 11. a3 Qd8 12. b4 Bd6 13. Nd3 a5 $132) 10... Qb4 11.
Rb1 (11. Nxc6 Qxb2 $1) 11... Qb7 12. b4 Be7 13. Na4 O-O 14. c4 $14) 10. a3 {
[%emt 0:19:45]} (10. Bd6 $5 {is also sensible and better for White.} Bxd6 11.
cxd6 O-O 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 $14) ({When I followed this game
online, the commentators suggested another move, which is also really
dangerous for Black.} 10. e4 $1 Bxc5 11. Nd2 Be7 12. Nb3 Qb6 (12... Qd8 13. e5
$1 Ng8 14. Na4 $16) 13. Re1 O-O 14. Be3 Qd8 15. Bc5 $16) 10... Qxc5 {[%emt 0:
00:48]} 11. Na4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:02:49]} (11... Qb5 12. c4 $1) 12.
c4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Be7 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 13. Rc1 {[%emt 0:07:46]} (13. b4 $5
O-O 14. c5 Rad8 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Qe2 $14 {is another strategy, giving White a
good edge.}) 13... Rc8 $2 {[%emt 0:03:05] Black can't bear delaying castling
for so long.} (13... c5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bg5 $14) (13... O-O {was the lesser
evil, allowing the weakening of the structure.} 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Ne5 $14) 14.
cxd5 {[%emt 0:21:36] Grischuk decides two open up the position, which makes
some sense taking into account that the Black king is still stuck in the
centre.} (14. c5 $5 {with the idea of seizing more space and squeezing Black
is pretty good, too.} O-O 15. b4 Rcd8 (15... Rfe8 16. Nb6 Rcd8 17. Ne5 $18) 16.
Nb6 Ne4 17. Nd4 $16) 14... cxd5 {[%emt 0:05:07]} 15. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:00:28]}
Bxc8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 16. Qd4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:03] An interesting decision. The
queen is the only defender of the queenside, hence it is exchanged.} Qxd4 {
[%emt 0:01:06]} 17. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:27] The queen exchange hasn't eased
Black's problems. His lack of development will cost him and important pawn.}
Bd7 {[%emt 0:07:01]} (17... O-O 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. Nb6 {changes nothing.}) 18. Nb6
{[%emt 0:19:45]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:16:49]} (18... O-O 19. Rc1 Bb5 20. a4 $1 Be2 (
20... Be8 21. Ne5) 21. Ne5 $16 {the white pieces are dominating.}) 19. Nxd7 {
[%emt 0:01:02]} Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 20. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:
37] This gives the pawn at once, but anyway, it was difficult to hold onto it
in the long run.} (20... a5 21. Rc6 Nb6 22. Ne5 a4 23. Nd3 $16) 21. Rc6 {
[%emt 0:03:48]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 22. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:03:49] The rest is
basically a matter of technique.} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 23. Bd2 {[%emt 0:02:28]}
(23. a4 $1 Rc8 24. a5 Bd8 25. h4 {would have been more accurate.}) 23... g5 {
[%emt 0:04:22]} (23... Rc8 $5 24. Bc3 e5 {could have created more problems.}
25. g3 Rb8 26. a4 (26. dxe5 Nc5 $1) 26... exd4 27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28. Nxd4 Rxb2 29.
Ra7 Ke8 30. a5 $16) 24. h3 {[%emt 0:05:33]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 25. Bb4 {
[%emt 0:02:45]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 26. Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:00:
18]} 27. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:06:28]} 28. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5
{[%emt 0:00:17]} 29. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 30. Bb4 {
[%emt 0:01:06]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 31. Nxe5+ {[%emt 0:01:57]} fxe5 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} 32. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} e4 {[%emt 0:03:21]} 33. f3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
d3+ {[%emt 0:01:46]} (33... e3 34. Kd3 $18 {Black's pawns are safely blocked.})
34. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} exf3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 35. Rf8+ {[%emt 0:00:19] A
severe defeat for Anand caused by poor handling of this rare opening.} 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 ({Grischuk has a lot of experience after} 3...
e5 {, but this time he chooses another solid system.}) 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 d6 {
This move is aimed for neutralizing the pressure along the diagonal h1-a8.} ({
The most common alternative here is} 5... Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. O-O Qa5
) 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 ({Another well-known theoretical position
would arise after} 8... O-O {, but Alexander's 5th move was called for
avoiding that pawn sacrifice.}) 9. b3 ({The most popular alternatives are:} 9.
Nxc6) ({and} 9. Nc2) 9... Nxd4 {It hardly makes sense to delay that exchange.}
({After} 9... O-O 10. Nc2 {White may benefit from keeping more minor pieces on
the board. For instance,} Rc8 11. Bd2 Be6 12. e4 Qd7 13. Qe2 Bh3 14. Rad1 h5
15. f3 $14 {1-0 Bu,X (2683)-Akopian,V (2681)/Antalya 2013}) 10. Qxd4 Bc6 11.
Bb2 O-O 12. Nd5 {The most ambitious choice.} ({The quiet} 12. Qd3 {doesn't
seem to pose Black any serious problems:} Qa5 (12... Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qd7 14. Rfd1
b6 15. Rac1 Qb7+ 16. f3 $14 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V (2762)-Kropp,V (2122)/Mainz 2007})
13. Rfd1 a6 14. Rab1 Rac8 $11) 12... Bxd5 ({The presense of White's knight in
the centre is quite annoying, so} 12... Ne8 13. Qd2 Bxb2 14. Qxb2 {doesn't
fully solve the problems:} e6 (14... Nc7 15. e4 $1 (15. Rfd1 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Rc8
17. h4 Qd7 18. Rd4 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Rc5 {1/2 Cvitan,O (2526)-Stevic,H (2596)/
Opatija CRO 2015}) 15... e5 16. f4 Bxd5 17. exd5 $14) 15. Nc3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nf6
17. Rad1 $14 {1-0 Smyslov,V (2620)-Rodriguez Vargas,O (2425)/Cienfuegos 1973})
13. cxd5 {For some reasons, this position almost wasn't seen in practice.} ({
Much more popular here is} 13. Bxd5 Ne8 14. Qd2 Bxb2 15. Qxb2 {The arising
position is preferable for White, but usually Black manages to neutralize the
pressure along the diagonal h1-a8. For instance,} Qb6 (15... Rb8 16. Rfd1 Qb6
17. Bg2 Nf6 18. Bh3 Qc5 19. Rac1 a5 20. Rc2 b6 21. Rdc1 Ne4 22. e3 Qh5 23. Bf1
Rfc8 $11 {1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2754)-Stevic,H (2607)/Plovdiv 2010/CBM 139 (41)}) 16.
e3 Nc7 17. Rfd1 Rfc8 18. Rac1 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Rc5 $11 {1/2 Malakhov,V (2705)
-Andreikin,D (2689)/Plovdiv 2012/CBM 148 (41)}) 13... Qa5 {Alexander deviates
from an early exchange of the dark-squared bishops.} ({Another logical
continuation would be} 13... Nh5 14. Qd2 Bxb2 15. Qxb2 Nf6 16. Rac1 Qa5 17. e4
Rfc8 18. e5 (18. f3 Nd7 19. Bh3 Qb6+ 20. Kg2 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Nc5 $11) 18... dxe5
19. Qxe5 Kf8 {This position looks somewhat dangerous for Black, but there is
nothing special:} 20. Rfe1 Qa3 21. Rc7 Rxc7 22. Qxc7 Re8 23. d6 exd6 24. Rxe8+
Nxe8 25. Qxb7 Nf6 {with a drawish endgame.}) 14. Bc3 {The queen puts pressure
on White's pawns, so it makes sense to remove it from a5.} Qa6 $146 {A logical
innovation. Black's setup looks rather flexible when the rooks are connected.}
({Coming back is a clear concession:} 14... Qd8 $6 15. Rac1 Nh5 16. Qd2 Bxc3
17. Rxc3 Nf6 18. Rfc1 $14 {0-1 Bauza,A (2250)-Dienavorian Lacherian,M (2220)/
Uruguay 1987}) 15. Qd2 Rfc8 16. Rfc1 {Now Black has to find a way of
simplifying the matters.} Qb5 ({Dubious would be} 16... Nd7 $6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7
18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Bh3 f5 20. g4 $1 $36) ({But deserved serious attention} 16...
Qb6 17. e3 a5 {securing the c5-spot for the knight in advance.}) 17. Rab1 a5
18. e4 Nd7 {Now, when the Nd7 is protected Black has nothing to worry about.}
19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qd4+ Kg8 {A slight inaccuracy.} ({There was no reason for
rejecting} 20... Nf6 21. e5 dxe5 22. Qxe5 Qb4 $11 {and there is nothing wrong
with a pinned Nf6.}) 21. Bf1 Rxc1 ({After} 21... Qb6 22. Qxb6 Nxb6 23. Bh3
Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 $14 {Black would suffer from passivity of their pieces.}) 22.
Rxc1 Qb4 23. Rc4 {As a result of Alexander's inaccuracy, White is controlling
the only open file. Still, Black's position remains very solid.} Qe1 {
Alexander reasonably chooses the most active way of defence.} ({There was
nothing wrong also with} 23... Qa3 24. Rc7 (24. Rc2 Qb4 $11) 24... Ne5 25. Qc3
Qxa2 26. Rxb7 a4 27. bxa4 Qxa4 $11) 24. Rc7 Ne5 25. Kg2 Qb4 $6 {Exchanging the
queens makes White's play much easier.} ({Better was} 25... Qb1 $1 26. a4 ({
After} 26. Rxe7 $6 Rc8 27. Rxb7 Rc1 $36 {the activity of Black's pieces is
very dangerous.}) 26... Qxb3 27. Be2 h5 28. h3 Rd8 {White hardly has more than
a sufficient compensation for a pawn.}) 26. Qxb4 axb4 27. Rc2 ({Wesley could
have won a pawn, thouh after} 27. Rxe7 b5 $1 28. Bxb5 Rxa2 29. h3 Rb2 30. Re8+
Kg7 31. Rd8 Rxb3 32. Rxd6 Rb2 33. Rb6 $14 {Black should be able to achieve a
draw.}) 27... Kg7 28. f4 Nd7 29. Kf3 f5 $5 {Accordingly to his active style,
Alexander Grischuk manages to change the character of play.} ({The more natural
} 29... Nc5 30. Ke3 h5 ({Or} 30... f6 31. e5 fxe5 32. fxe5 h5) 31. e5 f6 32.
Kd4 fxe5+ 33. fxe5 Rf8 34. Bb5 h4 35. Kc4 $14 {led to a slightly inferior
position.}) 30. exf5 gxf5 31. Rc7 Nc5 {Of course, Black doesn't mind to give
up a pawn in order to activate all the pieces.} 32. Rxe7+ Kf6 33. Re2 ({
Correctly rejecting} 33. Rxh7 Kg6 34. Re7 Rxa2 $132) 33... h5 {Now it's very
difficult for White to make any progress.} 34. Ke3 h4 35. Kd4 {The best
practical chance.} ({In case of} 35. Kf3 hxg3 36. hxg3 Rh8 37. g4 fxg4+ 38.
Kxg4 Rh1 39. Bg2 Rg1 {Black's defensive task would be much easier.}) 35... hxg3
$2 {Surprisingly, that natural move is a serious mistake, which makes
Grischuk's position heavy.} ({At the same time, after} 35... b5 $1 36. gxh4 (
36. Ke3 Ne4 37. Rc2 Nc3 $11) 36... Rh8 37. Rc2 Rxh4 38. Ke3 Rh8 $1 {the
activity of Black's rook makes White's winning chances very problematic. For
instance,} 39. h3 (39. Bxb5 Rh3+ 40. Kd4 Rf3 $11) 39... Rg8 40. Rg2 Re8+ 41.
Kf3 Re1 42. Bxb5 Rc1 $44) 36. hxg3 Rg8 (36... Rh8 37. Kc4 Rh1 38. Bg2 Rd1 39.
Bf3 Rg1 40. Kxb4 Rxg3 41. Re3 Na6+ $1 42. Ka5 (42. Kc4 Nc7 $16) 42... Nc7 43.
Rd3 Ke7 $16) ({Comparing to the previous note, now White can benefit from
opening up the h-file:} 36... b5 37. Rh2 $1 Ra5 38. Ke3 Kg7 39. Kf3 Kg6 40. g4
fxg4+ 41. Kxg4 {with excellent winning chances.}) 37. Re3 Ra8 $2 {A decisive
mistake.} ({It was necessary to keep the c-file under control:} 37... Rc8 38.
Be2 Ne4 39. Bf3 Nc5 $16) 38. Kc4 Rxa2 39. Kxb4 $18 {[%csl Rb7,Rd6][%cal Gb4b5,
Gb5b6] The consequences doesn't looks so horrible for Alexander, but actually
king's route to b6 would decide the game.} Rf2 (39... Rd2 40. Bc4 Ra2 41. Kb5
Ra6 42. b4 Ne4 43. g4 Kf7 44. g5 $18) 40. Bc4 Ne4 41. Kb5 ({Black resgins, in
view of} 41. Kb5 Rh2 42. Kb6 Nc5 43. b4 Rb2 44. b5 Rh2 45. Bd3 Rd2 46. Be2 Rxd5
(46... Rd4 47. Kc7 Rxd5 48. Bf3 $18) 47. Bf3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3
e5 {White has a choice between playing this, repeating moves or going for the
Bg5 lines after Ng4. Also he has 11 moves besides f3 that make sense... such
is the Najdorf.} 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 h5 {The modern variations of the Najdorf
all involve an early h5. The idea is that g4 is delayed, or sometimes outright
prevented, but on the other hand Black can't castle.} 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5
Nbd7 13. Qd2 g6 14. O-O-O Nb6 {White has two possibilities in this position.
Qa5 has been played more, but Kb1 is the move that is trending.} 15. Kb1 Nbxd5
16. Bg5 Be7 17. Na5 {played after an 11 minute think, so its fair to say that
Grischuk wasn't in his preparation any more.} Rb8 18. Bc4 Nb6 (18... Qc7 {
worked tactically, and was maybe a very bit better than the move played in the
game.} 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Bxg5 $11) 19. Bxf6 $6 {After this move Black has
no problems.} (19. Rhe1 $1 {Might be more accurate} Qc7 {what else?} (19... O-O
20. Bb3 {starts looking dangerous.}) 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 {
is like the game but White is up a tempo. Now e5 hangs.}) 19... Bxf6 20. Qxd6
Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Bd8 22. Rd3 Bc7 23. Bb3 Ke7 24. Rhd1 Rhd8 25. Rxd8 Bxd8 26. Nc4
Nxc4 27. Bxc4 {With opposite colored bishops, it is clear that this game is
now a dead draw.} Bb6 28. c3 Rd8 29. Rxd8 Bxd8 30. Kc2 Bc7 31. Bd5 {Done.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. exd4 d5 6. Nc3 {With a different
move order they transposed to Caro-Kann Panov attack.} Bg4 {Considered as the
most solid for Black.} 7. Bg5 $5 {Rare, played only few times in the past,
that is such rarity in todays chess! A very interesting approach, let's see...}
e6 {Not the only idea at this moment. I will give here few other examples:} (
7... Bxf3 8. gxf3 dxc4 (8... e6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qe2+ Qe7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12.
Qxe7+ Bxe7 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Bh3+ Kb8 15. Rhg1 {with some small pressure}) 9.
d5 Ne5 10. f4 Nd3+ 11. Bxd3 cxd3 12. Qxd3 Qa5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15.
Kb1 Kb8 16. Qe4 Qc7 17. Rd4 {1-0 (36) Horvath,L (2259)-Balogh,L (2142)
Aggtelek 2005. White has here as well an initiative.}) (7... Ne4 $5 {now White
has two reasonable ways to handle this position:} 8. cxd5 (8. Be3 e6 9. h3 (9.
cxd5 exd5 10. Qb3 Bb4 $1 11. Ne5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 O-O {black is
fine}) 9... Bh5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Bb4 12. Rc1 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Re1 Rc8 {
1/2-1/2 (64) Brkljaca,A-Nikolac,J Zagreb 1977. Black has good play.}) 8... Nxg5
(8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Qxd5 10. Qb3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 e6 (11... O-O-O 12. Rb1 Rd7 13.
Rg1 e6 14. Be3 {this type of play is also possible for both sides}) 12. Qxd5
exd5 13. Rb1 b6 14. Bb5 Kd7 15. Kd2 f6 16. Be3 Kc7 17. c4 a6 18. cxd5 axb5 19.
Rhc1 Bd6 20. Rxb5 Rxa2+ 21. Kd3 {1-0 (58) Saveliev,A (2294)-Annenkov,K (2210)
Jyvaskyla FIN 2015. White has the better chances in this endgame.}) 9. dxc6
bxc6 10. Be2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Rc8 13. O-O e6 14. Rac1 Be7 15. Rfd1
O-O 16. b3 Qa5 17. Na4 Rfd8 18. Rc4 {the position is balanced but White has a
bit easier play at least for the moment.}) 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qe2+ Be6 10. Bxf6
gxf6 {An alternative was possible but it is a bit of computer type of chess to
be honest.} ({so...} 10... Qxf6 $5 11. Nxd5 Qd8 12. Nc3 Nxd4 13. Qe4 (13. Nxd4
Qxd4 14. Rd1 Qb6 15. Qb5+ Qxb5 16. Bxb5+ Ke7 17. O-O Rd8 18. Ne4 Rd5 19. Rxd5
Bxd5 20. Re1 g6 $1 {Black should be fine}) 13... Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Qe7 $1 15. Be2
(15. Bb5+ Bd7+ 16. Kf1 O-O-O 17. Bxd7+ Qxd7 18. Rd1 Bd6 19. h4 Kb8 20. g3 Qe6
21. Kg2 Rhe8 {with equal chances}) 15... O-O-O 16. O-O Qf6 $1 {Black reached
decent play.}) 11. Qc2 Qb6 12. a3 {Aronian has an interesting idea in his mind,
the alternative on the other hand doesn't offer much...} (12. Bb5 Bb4 13. Bxc6+
Qxc6 14. O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 O-O-O 16. Rab1 Kb8 17. Rb3 Rc8 18. Rfb1 Rc7 19. Qd3
Ka8 20. Nd2 h5 21. Nf1 h4 22. Ne3 {with some balanced play.}) 12... O-O-O 13.
Na4 Qc7 14. Bb5 Rg8 $1 {After this move Black is ok.} 15. O-O ({The
intermediate move doesn't help:} 15. Bxc6 Rxg2 $1 {Black has good play.}) 15...
Bh3 16. Nh4 ({In case of} 16. g3 Bxf1 17. Rxf1 a6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Qxh7 Bxa3 {
White doesn't have enough for the sacrificed exchange.}) 16... Rg4 17. Bxc6
bxc6 18. Qd3 Rxh4 19. gxh3 {White can't be better here.} Qf4 $1 20. Rac1 {
Ambitious play, the alternative was better:} (20. Qa6+ Kb8 21. Qxc6 Rg4+ {
and draw by repetition.}) 20... Kd7 21. Rfe1 Bd6 22. Kf1 Qxd4 23. Qf5+ Kc7 24.
Nc3 Kb7 $2 {Practically giving White chances to escape with a draw.} ({Much
better was} 24... Kb8 $1 25. Ne2 Qe5 26. Qc2 (26. Qxe5 fxe5 {Black is better})
26... Qxh2 $1 {Black wins and that is the difference with 24...Kb7 played in
the game.}) 25. Ne2 $1 Qe5 26. Qc2 Rc4 {Still even at this stage of the game
Grischuk missed a better move:} (26... Rc8 27. Ng3 Qf4 28. Re3 Be5 29. Nf5 Qc4+
30. Qxc4 Rxc4 31. Rxc4 dxc4 32. Re4 Rb8 33. Rxc4 Bxb2 34. a4 Kc7 {still with
some advantage for Black.}) 27. Qb3+ Kc7 28. Rxc4 dxc4 29. Qxc4 Qd5 (29... Qxh2
30. Ng1 $1 Be5 31. Rc1 Qh1 32. f3 $1 Kb8 33. Qxc6 Rg8 34. Qb5+ {draw by
repetition.}) 30. Qxd5 cxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Ne4 {
Not the most common move here but still seen in dozens of games and recently
gaining popularity. It was examined in detail in my annotations to
Topalov-Giri (CBM 151) but a number of games have been played and annotated
since then.} 8. a3 $146 {This new move is hardly dangerous for Black but at
least spoils his preparation.} (8. Nxe4 {- see Eljanov-Andreikin in CBM 167}) (
8. Rc1 {- Giri-Caruana, CBM 166}) (8. Qc2 f5 {- Sjugirov-Jojua, CBM 166} {
It is essential that} 9. Nb5 c6 10. Nc7 $2 {doesn't work due to} e5 $1 11. Ne6
Qa5+) 8... Nxc3 {An obvious exchange, after which 8.a3 is just a loss of a
tempo. However, White's b-pawn moves towards the centre, ready to undermine it
with c3-c4.} ({White's main idea is that after} 8... f5 9. Nb5 c6 10. Nc7 {
is quite possible as} e5 {doesn't work due to} 11. Ne6 Qa5+ 12. b4) ({Black
has a lot of other moves, which may be tested in future:} 8... b6) (8... c6 {
etc.}) 9. bxc3 c6 (9... b6 10. c6 Nb8 (10... Nf6 {is hardly good as White's c6
pawn can't be easily eliminated after, say,} 11. Bd3) 11. Qa4 Bd6 {deserves
attention, with mutual chances, e.g.} 12. Bg3 Bxg3 13. hxg3 Qd6 14. Bd3 h6 15.
g4 Nxc6 16. g5 $44) 10. Qa4 {Preventing 10...b6.} g5 $1 {White's queen has
moved to the queenside so Black starts counterplay on the kingside and in the
centre.} 11. Bg3 f5 12. h3 f4 13. Bh2 e5 $1 14. Be2 e4 15. Nd2 Nxc5 $1 {
[%mdl 512]} 16. dxc5 Bxc5 $44 {Black has sacrificed a piece to support his
pawn avalanche. However, the main drawback of his position is poor development
(Ra8 and Bc8).} 17. O-O $6 {This is risky but awkward moves like} (17. Bg1 {
are hardly promising.}) 17... b5 $2 (17... fxe3 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qb3+ (19.
Qc4+ Qd5) 19... Kg7 20. Be5+ Kg6 {, and White's compensation for the material
advantage is under doubt. It is unclear what Alexander Grischuk had in mind in
that case.}) 18. Qb3 Qe7 (18... fxe3 19. Nxe4 $16) 19. Kh1 $16 {[%csl Rg8]
[%mdl 32] Black's king is weak so he has no sufficient compensation for the
piece.} Be6 (19... fxe3 20. fxe3 Be6 $1 (20... Bxe3 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (21... Qxf8
22. Nxe4) 22. Rf1+ Kg8 23. c4 $1 Bxd2 24. cxd5 $18 {->}) 21. a4 $16 {- below})
20. a4 (20. exf4 $5 gxf4 21. Qb2 {[%cal Yd2b3]}) 20... d4 (20... fxe3 21. fxe3
Bxe3 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Nf1 {[%cal Rf1e3,Ra4b5]} bxa4 (23... d4 24. Qd1 Bf2 25.
cxd4) 24. Qxa4 Bb6 25. Qxc6 Rc8 26. Qb5 Rxc3 27. Rd1 $16 {[%cal Ye2g4] Due to
the unsafe position of his king, Black can't make use of his central pawns.})
21. Qd1 (21. Qb2 d3 22. Bh5 {[%cal Rd2e4,Ra4b5] was even stronger.}) 21... d3
22. Bg4 Bd5 (22... Bxg4 23. Qxg4 fxe3 24. fxe3 Bxe3 25. Qxe4 Qxe4 26. Nxe4
Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 bxa4 28. Rd1 a3 29. Rxd3 Rf8 30. Rd1 $18) 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Nb3
fxe3 (24... Bb6 25. Nd4) 25. Nxc5 Qxc5 {^^} 26. fxe3 Qxe3 27. Re1 ({Of course,
finding something like} 27. Bd6 Rf2 28. Bc8 $3 Rxc8 (28... Rxf1+ 29. Qxf1 Rxc8
30. Qf5) 29. Rxf2 Qxf2 30. Qg4 {is impossible over the board but the line
brilliantly demonstrates the strength of White's bishops.}) 27... Qf2 28. Bg1
Qf7 (28... Qf6 29. Bc5 $1) 29. Qd2 Qg6 (29... h6 30. Ra6 Kh7 {is hopeless
enough but the text move allows a nice finale.}) 30. Ra6 $1 Rf6 (30... Qxa6 31.
Qxg5+ Qg6 32. Qxd5+ Kg7 33. Bd4+ Kh6 34. Rxe4 $18) 31. Rea1 {It is a pity that
White misses} (31. Rxf6 Qxf6 32. Rf1 $1 ({or} 32. Rxe4 $1 Bxe4 33. Qa2+ Kf8 34.
Bc5+ Kg7 35. Bd4 $18) 32... Qxf1 {(to queen retreats White plays 33.Rf5)} 33.
Qxg5+ Kf8 34. Qxd5 Re8 35. Bh5 {with a decisive attack. The text move doesn't
spoil anything, though.}) 31... Re8 (31... h6 32. Rxa7 Rxa7 33. Rxa7 $18) 32.
Rxf6 Qxf6 33. Rxa7 h6 34. Be3 Qe5 35. Qe1 Bc4 36. Bd4 Qf4 37. Be3 Qe5 38. Bd4
Qf4 39. Rg7+ Kf8 40. Qa1 b4 (40... b4 41. cxb4 $18 {[%cal Rd4c5]}) 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Qd3 Nbd7 10. Nd5 O-O {Alexander Grischuk chooses a tricky order of
moves. Now it's hard to suggest anything better than 11.0-0.} ({In case of} 
10... Bxd5 11. exd5 O-O {Black has to deal with a more aggressive approach -}
12. g4 $5) 11. O-O ({After} 11. c4 b5 $1 12. cxb5 axb5 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5
Nb6 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Qxb5 Qa7 $44 {Black had an excellent compensation for a
pawn in 1/2 Svidler,P (2672)-Gelfand,B (2692)/Haifa 2000}) 11... Bxd5 12. exd5
Rc8 $5 {Provoking the c2-c4 advancement.} (12... Nc5 {is much more popuar here.
}) 13. c4 ({Black has nothing to worry about after} 13. a4 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6
15. a5 Qc7 $132) 13... Ne8 {That move is connected with a typical plan of
regrouping the k-side pieces.} (13... a5 14. Kh1 Re8 15. Rad1 Bf8 16. Nd2 g6
17. b3 Bg7 18. a3 h5 19. f3 b6 20. b4 $14 {1-0 Short,N (2645)-Cheparinov,I 
(2713)/Wijk aan Zee 2008}) 14. Qd2 {An exchange of bishops would definitely
suit Black, so Magnus prevents it for a while.} ({Dubious is:} 14. Bg4 $6 e4 $1
15. Qxe4 Nef6 16. Qd4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 Ne5 18. Qe2 Nxc4 19. Bd4 Bf6 $15 {0-1
Medvegy,Z (2462)-Shariyazdanov,A (2612)/Oberwart 2000/EXT 2001 (51)}) ({
Black gets a comfortable play after} 14. Rac1 Bg5 15. Nd2 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Nef6
$11 {0-1 Pinter,G (2384)-Seres,L (2444)/Budapest 2000/CBM 079 ext (29)}) 14...
b6 {A double-edged move. Alexander restricts the activity of Nb3, but the
weakness of c6-spot may tell in the long run.} ({Another Najdorf expert
Alexander Areschenko has opted for:} 14... f5 $5 15. f4 g6 16. Na5 (16. Kh1
Nef6 17. fxe5 Ne4 18. Qe1 dxe5 19. Na5 Rb8 20. b4 Bh4 $1 21. g3 f4 $132) 16...
exf4 17. Bxf4 Nef6 $132 {Black had a decent counterplay in 0-1 Hovhannisyan,R 
(2592)-Areshchenko,A (2701)/Martuni 2014}) 15. Rac1 $146 {A natural innovation.
The rook may support he thematic c4-c5 advancement, while the a1-spot is
vacant for the knight's route.} ({The previously played} 15. f4 {should be met
by:} f5 (15... Qc7 16. Rac1 Nc5 (16... Nef6 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Qe1 Bd6 19. Qh4
Rfe8 20. Kh1 $14) 17. Nxc5 bxc5 18. Bd3 $14 {1-0 Tsiros,F (2147)-Marosi,L 
(2211)/Gyor HUN 2014}) 16. Rae1 a5 $132) ({The saim can be said about} 15. Rae1
a5 (15... g6 16. Bh6 Ng7 17. f4 $14) 16. f4 f5 $1 $132 ({Now} 16... g6 $6 {
looks too passive in view of:} 17. f5 Ng7 18. Bd3 Nxf5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Rxf5
Rxc4 21. Qe2 $36)) 15... a5 ({The more aggressive way of handling the position
was:} 15... f5 16. f3 f4 17. Bf2 Bh4 18. Bd3 g6 $132 {, but Alexander's plan
wasn't based on the f7-f5 advancement.}) 16. Na1 g6 {An original way of
handling the position. As was mentioned before, Black deviates from the usual
f7-f5 advancement in order to keep the f5-spot vacant for the knight.} 17. b4 (
17. Nc2 Ng7 18. Bh6 (18. Bd3 f5 19. f3 f4 20. Bf2 Bh4 $132) 18... Re8 19. g4 f5
$132) 17... Ng7 ({No doubt, the naive} 17... axb4 $6 {would be strongly met by:
} 18. Nc2 $1 f5 19. Bh6 Rf7 20. Nxb4 Nef6 21. Nc6 $14) 18. bxa5 bxa5 ({It was
possible to exchange the powerful dark-squared bishop at cost of a pawn:} 18...
Nf5 $5 19. Bxb6 Nxb6 20. axb6 Qxb6 21. Nc2 Qa7 $44) 19. Bd3 ({After} 19. Nb3 $6
Nf5 20. Nxa5 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Bg5 22. Nc6 Qb6 23. Rc3 Ra8 {White's position is
getting unpleasant from practical point of view - the extra pawn has no much
value here.}) 19... Nc5 20. Bc2 {That retreat gives Black more time for
activating their pieces.} ({Deserved a serious attention} 20. Rb1 $5 Nxd3 21.
Qxd3 Qc7 22. Rfc1 Rb8 (22... Nf5 23. Bb6 Qd7 24. Nb3 $14) 23. Rb5 Nf5 24. a4
Nxe3 25. Qxe3 {The arising complex position contains strategic risk for both
sides, but White's play seems somewhat easier.}) 20... a4 {A consistent
continuation - the Na1 is out of moves now.} ({However, there was no reasons
for rejecting the more aggressive} 20... f5 $5 21. f3 a4 22. Rb1 Bf6 {and
Black is not worse at the very least.}) 21. Rb1 e4 $6 {A dubious pawn
sacrifice. Perhaps, Alexander has overestimated the effect of knight's
appearance on f5.} (21... f5 $142 22. Rb4 (22. Rb5 $6 Nd7 $1 23. Qb4 f4 24. Bc1
f3 $40) 22... Qa5 23. Rd1 Bd8 $132) 22. Bxc5 ({It was possible to postpone
that exchange:} 22. Qe2 $5 f5 (22... Nf5 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Qxe4 $14) (22... Qd7
23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Bxe4 $14) 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Bxa4 Bf6 25. Nb3 Rc8 26. g3 $14)
22... Rxc5 23. Bxa4 $6 {Returning the favoure. Now Alexander's 21 move fully
justifies.} ({At the same time, after} 23. Qe2 $1 f5 (23... Qc7 24. Bxa4 Rxc4
25. Bb5 Rc3 26. Qxe4 $14) 24. Bxa4 Ra5 25. Bb5 $14 {it would be not easy to
develop an attack, so Black doesn't have a sufficient compensation for a pawn.}
) 23... Rxc4 24. Bc6 Nf5 25. Qe2 Rc3 26. Qxe4 {Finally White has won a pawn,
but now Black's pieces are much more active than before.} Ra3 27. Qe2 ({
Nothing promises:} 27. Nc2 Rxa2 28. Nb4 Ra3 29. Bb5 Bf6 30. Nc6 Qb6 31. Be2 Qc5
$11) ({Another way to protect the Pa2 was:} 27. Qc4 Bf6 28. Nc2 Rc3 29. Qa4 Be5
$44 {, but Black gets a decent compensation either.}) 27... Bf6 28. Nb3 Qe7 29.
Qxe7 ({White hardly may play for a win with such a passive pieces:} 29. Rfe1
Qa7 30. Nc1 Nd4 31. Qe4 Rb8 32. Rxb8+ Qxb8 33. Qe8+ Qxe8 34. Rxe8+ Kg7 $11)
29... Nxe7 30. Nd2 Rxa2 $11 {The extra pawn is gone, so the position is
completely equal now.} 31. Nc4 (31. Ne4 Be5 32. f4 Bd4+ 33. Kh1 Nf5 $11) 31...
Rd8 32. g4 $6 {An over-ambitious decision. White pushes for a win, but
exposing the king that way is risky.} (32. Rfd1 $142 Kg7 33. g3 $11) 32... Bd4
$1 {Immediately exploiting White's inaccuracy. The bishop is coming to c5,
where it will puts a strong pressure on the Pf2. At the same time, White's
bishop is not doing much.} 33. Rbd1 $6 {One more mistake, which leads to a
loss of pawn.} ({It looks like White shouldn't be able to solve the problems
quite easily after} 33. Rb7 Kf8 34. Kg2 g5 35. Kf3 Ng6 36. Ke4 $1 Rxf2 37. Rxf2
Bxf2 38. h3 $11 {activating all the pieces.}) 33... Bc5 34. Rd2 {It is
necessary to exchange the opponent's active rook.} Rxd2 35. Nxd2 Nxc6 36. dxc6
Rc8 37. Ne4 Rxc6 38. Rd1 {The arising endgame must be very unpleasant for
Magnus, but White still has good drawish chances due to a limited material
ballance.} h6 39. h4 Kf8 40. Kg2 Ke7 41. Rc1 {Preventing Black from advancing
the passer for a while.} Rc8 42. Kf3 Ke6 43. Rc2 Rc7 44. h5 $1 {Correctly
swapping more pawn on the k-side.} (44. Rc1 Bb6 45. Re1 Rc2 $17) 44... gxh5 ({
Comparing to the previous note,} 44... Bb6 $6 {can be strongly met by:} 45. Re2
$1 Bd4 46. g5 $1 hxg5 47. hxg6 fxg6 48. Kg4 {and draw becomes unavoidable.})
45. gxh5 Bb6 {Obviously, sooner or later Black has to unpin the bishop.} 46.
Re2 Bd4 $1 {Alexander manages to find an excellent resourse - the bishop's
transfer to e5 would pose White more problems.} 47. Kg3 ({Unfortunately,} 47.
Ng3+ Be5 48. Ra2 Rc3+ 49. Kg2 {leads to a hopeless rook's ending:} Bxg3 50.
fxg3 Rc5 51. g4 f5 $19) 47... d5 (47... f5 $5 48. Ng5+ Kf6 49. Nh3 Rg7+ 50. Kf3
Be5 $17) 48. Nd2+ Kf5 49. Kg2 (49. Nf3 Bf6 50. Ra2 d4 51. Ra5+ Ke4 52. Nd2+ Kd3
53. Nf3 Kc2 $17) 49... Be5 50. Nf3 Bf6 51. Ra2 Rd7 52. Ne1 {Obviously, White's
only plan is to set-up blockade.} Rc7 $6 ({There was no reason to deviate from:
} 52... Kg4 53. Ra6 Bg7 54. Nd3 Kxh5 55. Kf3 Kg5 $17 {grabbing the second pawn,
though White still in the game due to activity of all the pieces.}) 53. Kf3 Bg5
54. Ra5 Ke5 55. Ke2 {Now it is not easy to make any progress.} Ke4 56. Ra4+ d4
57. f3+ Kd5 58. Ra5+ Kc4 ({Correctly rejecting} 58... Rc5 59. Rxc5+ Kxc5 60. f4
Bf6 61. Kd3 Kd5 62. Nf3 Bg7 63. Nh4 $11) 59. Nd3 {Provoking the exchange of
rooks.} ({Possibly,} 59. Ra4+ $5 {would be a better choice from practical
point of view:} Kc3 60. Ra3+ Kb4 61. Ra8 Re7+ 62. Kd1) 59... Re7+ 60. Re5 Re6
$5 {Alexander is trying to change the static character of position.} ({It
looks like White should be able to achieve a draw after} 60... Kc3 61. Rxe7
Bxe7 62. Ne5 Kc2 63. Nd3 f6 64. Nf4 Bd6 65. Nd3 f5 66. Ne1+ Kc3 67. Nd3 {
and White's knight has enough spots.}) 61. f4 $1 {The only move.} ({White
cannot afford changing the pawn structure:} 61. Rxe6 $2 fxe6 62. Ne5+ (62. f4
Be7 63. Kd2 Kd5 $19) 62... Kc3 63. Nd3 Be7 64. Ne5 Bf6 65. Nd3 Bh4 66. Ne5 Bg3
67. Nd3 e5 68. Nc5 Kc4 69. Nd3 Kd5 $19 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gd5e6,Ge6f5]}) 61...
Bf6 62. Rxe6 fxe6 {A critical moment.} 63. Nf2 $2 {A decisive mistake.} ({
The precise} 63. Kd2 {would allow Magnus to save a half point:} Kd5 64. Ke2 Bd8
(64... Ke4 65. Nc5+ Kxf4 66. Nxe6+ Kg4 67. Kf2 Kxh5 68. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 69. Kg2 $11)
65. Kf3 Bc7 66. Nf2 Bd6 67. Nd3 $11) 63... Be7 64. Ng4 ({Hopeless was also:} 
64. Nd3 Kc3 65. Nf2 Kc2 66. Nd3 Bf8 67. Ne1+ Kc3 68. Nd3 Bd6 $19) 64... Kc3 65.
f5 ({Or} 65. Kd1 Bf8 66. Nf2 d3 67. Ng4 Kd4 68. Ke1 Ke4 $19) 65... exf5 66.
Nxh6 Kc2 $1 ({White resigns, in view of:} 66... Kc2 67. Nxf5 d3+ 68. Kf3 Bc5
$19 {[%csl Gc5,Rf5][%cal Gd3d2]}) 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qc7 8.
Nd5 {a repeat from Carlsen-MVL earlier this tournament. The Frenchman
obviously had an improvment over that game} Nxd5 9. cxd5 {In the annotations
to the aforementioned game we noticed that Qb6 was a move, though most people
played Qa5. Kasparov mentioned that Qb6 is better, and that he prepared this
position for a match a long time ago.} Qb6 10. Nb3 d6 11. O-O Na6 12. Be3 Qb4
13. Bd2 Qa4 14. Na5 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Bxb2 {Perhaps giving up the b7 pawn for the
b2 pawn is not necessary.} (15... Nc5 $5) (15... Bg4 {was perhaps an
improvement.}) 16. Rb1 Bf6 17. Nxb7 Kg7 18. Na5 $14 {thanks to the weakness of
c6, White has a little pressure. That being said it is not the end of the
World.} Nc5 19. Rfc1 Ba6 20. Kf1 Rfb8 21. Rb4 Rxb4 22. Bxb4 Rb8 23. a3 Bb5 {
White's pressure has been basically neutralized. There aren't any real threats
that Grischuk can create in this position. a7 is the only pawn to attack, and
it can only be done so by the knight.} 24. Bf3 Na6 25. Nc6 Rb7 26. Na5 Rb6 27.
Bd2 Nc5 28. Bb4 Na6 29. Bd2 Nc5 30. Bb4 Na6 {Vachier-Lagrave even thought that
at some point he was slightly better, but couldn't find anything constructive
to do.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.09.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 {Compared to 3...Bd7, this approach tries to
keep an imbalance in the position and looks for fighting chess.} 4. O-O a6 5.
Bd3 Ngf6 6. c3 {Sticking to the traditional Bd3-c3-Bc2 plan.} (6. Re1 b5 7. c4
$5 {is the other approach, tried by Carlsen against Nakamura in Zurich rapid
2014.}) 6... b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Re1 Rc8 {Grischuk had faced this position from
Black thrice before this game, albeit all three were blitz games.} (8... e5 {
leads to typical Ruy Lopez type positions after} 9. d4) 9. a4 ({Instead} 9. d4
$6 {is premature} cxd4 10. cxd4 Qc7 11. Bd3 (11. Nc3 $2 b4 $17) 11... Nxe4 $132
{[%csl Rc1]}) ({Ivanchuk refrained from opening the a<-> and continued} 9. d3
e5 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. Nf1 O-O 12. Ng3 Re8 13. h3 Bf8 {Here, out of the many
possibilities Ivanchuk chose} 14. Nh2 {but after} d5 {Grischuk did not face
any serious problems and went on to draw the game later. 1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V 
(2704)-Grischuk,A (2810)/Beijing 2014/CBM 163 Extra (54)}) 9... b4 ({The first
blitz game between Karjakin and Grischuk in June 2014 went -} 9... e5 10. axb5
axb5 11. d4 Be7 12. d5 $5 Ra8 $132 {0-1 Karjakin,S (2771)-Grischuk,A (2792)/
Flor & Fjaere 2014/CBM 160 Extra (73)}) 10. a5 ({The second blitz game played
in September 2014 saw -} 10. d4 $5 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qc7 12. Bd3 Nxe4 13. Qe2 Nef6
14. Bxa6 e6 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Nbd2 $14 {[%csl Ga4] 1-0 Karjakin,S (2777)
-Grischuk,A (2789)/Moscow 2014/CBM 162 Extra (43). With a slight edge for
White due to the o^.}) 10... Qc7 11. d3 bxc3 12. bxc3 e6 13. h3 {[%cal Gc1f4,
Gf4h2] Trying to avoid the harassment of the B after it is developed to f4.}
Be7 14. Bf4 ({Instead} 14. Nbd2 O-O {would transpose to a game that came from
a different move order. It went} 15. Nf1 $5 (15. Nc4 d5 $132) 15... Rfd8 16.
Bg5 Nf8 17. Qd2 Ng6 18. N1h2 d5 19. e5 Ne4 $1 $132 {0-1 Sivuk,V (2519)
-Artemiev,V (2636)/Loo 2014/CBM 160 (75)}) 14... O-O 15. Nbd2 Bc6 16. Nc4 (16.
d4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bb5 $132) 16... Bb5 17. Nfd2 (17. e5 $5 Nxe5 (17... dxe5 $6
18. Nfxe5 $1 {[%cal Ge5g6]} Nd5 19. Ng6 $1 Qd8 (19... Nxf4 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21.
Nxc8 $16) 20. Nxf8 Nxf4 21. Nxd7 $16) 18. Nfxe5 Nd5 19. Bg3 dxe5 20. Nxe5 {
[%cal Gc3c4]} Nxc3 21. Qd2 Nd5 22. Nxf7 Qd7 23. Ne5 $14 {[%csl Rc5,Rd3,Re6]})
17... Rfd8 (17... e5 18. Bg3 $14 {[%cal Gc4e3,Ge3f5,Ge3d5]}) (17... Ne5 18.
Bxe5 dxe5 19. Nb6 Rcd8 20. Ndc4 $11) 18. Bg3 Ne8 ({Black must have already
started considering} 18... Ne5 $5 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Nf3 Bd6 $11) 19. Kh2 {
Both sides are using a waiting strategy, improving there pieces. White has not
found a favourable position to play d4 so he is likely to go for the f4-plan.
Meanwhile Black feels that he is ready for that Kingside activity which is
characteristic of the Sicilian.} (19. Ba4 $5 Rb8 (19... Bxa4 20. Qxa4 $14) 20.
Qc2 Bf6 $13) 19... Rb8 20. Ne3 Ne5 21. Qe2 (21. d4 $6 Nd3 $15) 21... Nc6 22.
Nb3 Ne5 23. Nd2 Nc6 24. Ndc4 Nf6 25. Kh1 {[%cal Gg3h2,Gf2f4]} (25. f4 g6 {
[%cal Gg6h5] /\...Nh5}) 25... Ne5 26. f4 {Finally, the dance of the Ns comes
to an end.} ({It would be inadvisable to play} 26. Nxe5 dxe5 {[%csl Rd3,Ge5,
Ge6][%cal Gd8d3] giving Black a typical advantageous o/o with unpleasant
pressure down the d<->.}) ({Worth considering was} 26. Na3 $5 {aiming to play
f4 without allowing N exchanges.}) 26... Nxc4 27. dxc4 (27. Nxc4 d5 (27... Bxc4
28. dxc4 g6 $13 (28... e5 $5 {Trying to shut down White's Bs.})) 28. exd5 exd5
29. Nb6 (29. Qxe7 Qxe7 30. Rxe7 dxc4 31. dxc4 Bxc4 $15 {[%cal Gb8b1,Gd8d1]})
29... Re8 $132) 27... Bc6 {In this Nimzo/Sicilian structure there does not
seem to be any reason for Black to worry. Although he does not have the
d4-square like he does often in positions with the White P on b3 instead of c3,
he does have the dark squared B which he usually has to part with to get the
White Ps doubled on c<->.} 28. Nd1 (28. e5 Ne4 29. Bxe4 Bxe4 $15 {[%csl Ge4,
Ge7] ^^}) (28. Ng4 Nxg4 29. Qxg4 Rb2 $15) 28... g6 29. Bh2 Nh5 {As is usual in
similar situations, Black does not mind provoking the White g-P forward.} 30.
Qe3 Bh4 31. g3 Be7 32. Kg1 Re8 (32... Bf8 $5 33. g4 Nf6 34. Nf2 Bg7 35. g5 Nd7
$15) 33. e5 (33. g4 Nf6 34. Nf2 Nd7 $15) 33... Ng7 (33... Ba8 $142 {[%cal
Gc7c6,Gc6h1] /\...Qc6, would be a thematic move. But after} 34. g4 {the move}
f5 $1 {would not be an easy move to find in time pressure.} (34... Qc6 35. Be4
Qxe4 36. Qxe4 Bxe4 37. Rxe4 Ng7 $15) (34... Ng7 35. Nf2 Qc6 36. Qe4 $13) 35.
exf6 (35. gxh5 Qc6 36. Be4 (36. Qg3 Bh4 $1 37. Qxh4 Qg2#) 36... Qxe4 $17) 35...
Nxf6 36. Nf2 Rb2 $36) (33... dxe5 34. fxe5 f5 (34... Ba8 $5) 35. exf6 Bd6 {
[%cal Gc6h1,Gd6h2]} 36. Ba4 Bxa4 37. Rxa4 Nxf6 $15) 34. g4 f5 (34... dxe5 $5
35. fxe5 Ba8 36. Nf2 Rb2 $15) 35. exf6 (35. gxf5 exf5 $19 {[%csl Re5][%cal
Ge8e1,Ge7h4,Gg7e6]}) (35. g5 dxe5 36. fxe5 Ba8 $19 {[%csl Re5,Rg1,Rg5][%cal
Ga8h1]}) (35. exd6 Bxd6 $17 {[%csl Rf4,Rg1][%cal Ge8f8,Gd6f4,Gf8f4]}) 35...
Bxf6 36. Nf2 Bh4 (36... Rb2 $142 37. Re2 (37. Ne4 $6 Bxe4 38. Bxe4 Rb3 (38...
Reb8) 39. Rec1 Bd4 $1 $19) 37... Ba8 (37... Nf5 $5 38. gxf5 exf5 39. Qd3 Rxe2
40. Qxe2 Bxc3 41. Rd1) 38. Qd2 (38. Nd3 $4 Bxc3 39. Nxb2 Bd4 $19) (38. Nd1 Qc6)
38... Qb7 (38... Qc6 39. Ne4) 39. Ne4 Be7 $40 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Gd6d5,Gg7f5,
Ga8h1] /\...d5 or...Nf5.}) 37. Re2 Bxf2+ $6 {This decision is probably the
result of time pressure. The dark squared B seemed more valuable.} (37... Rb2
38. Nd3 Rb7 $13) 38. Rxf2 Rf8 39. Bg3 Rbe8 $6 {This passive move is most
likely the result of the same problem stated above, time.} ({With the White K
still not very comfortable, activity was the way to counter White's ^^
advantage. For example} 39... Rb2 40. Rd2 (40. h4 Ba8 41. h5 $6 Qb7 $15) 40...
Ba8 $132) 40. Kh2 Rf7 (40... e5 $2 41. fxe5 (41. f5 $14) 41... Rxf2+ 42. Qxf2
dxe5 43. Qxc5 $16) 41. Rd1 $14 {[%csl Gc2,Gg3][%cal Gc2h7,Gg3h4,Gh4g5,Gg5h6,
Gh3h4,Gh4h5,Gf4f5] White has come out slightly better after the time control.
Both his Bs have good scope. The P-structure on the >> is quite fluid and
Black's pieces are somewhat passive. White's main plans would be manoeuvering
the dark-squared B to h6 or playing h4-h5 or even f5 at the right moments.
Black, on the other hand will have to wait and look to counter in the center
in order to open lines towards the White K.} Rd7 (41... Qxa5 $6 42. Rxd6 $16)
42. Rfd2 Qd8 (42... Red8 43. f5 gxf5 44. gxf5 exf5 45. Qg5 {[%csl Rd6,Rf5]
[%cal Gg3c7,Gg5g8,Gc2f5]} Be4 (45... Kh8 46. Bxf5 Nxf5 47. Qxf5 $18 {[%csl Rd6,
Rh8]}) 46. Bxe4 fxe4 47. Qd5+ Kh8 48. Qxe4 $16 {[%csl Rd6,Rh8]}) 43. h4 (43.
Qf2 $5 $14 {[%cal Gg3h4]}) 43... Rf8 {[%cal Gg7e8,Gd7h7] Black braces for h5.}
44. Rf2 (44. h5 $6 gxh5 45. Qd3 Ne8 $15) 44... Kh8 {Black could have
considered taking the P here itself.} ({After} 44... Qxa5 $142 $5 45. h5 gxh5
46. f5 exf5 47. gxf5 Qd8 $13 {The position is complicated but White does not
get the domination he got in the game because of} 48. f6 $2 Rxf6 {[%csl Rd1]
[%cal Gb1b8]}) 45. Rb1 {[%cal Gb1b6]} (45. h5 $6 gxh5 46. f5 exf5 47. gxf5 h4
$17) 45... Qxa5 $8 46. h5 $40 gxh5 47. f5 exf5 48. gxf5 Qd8 $6 ({Black's best
bet now was} 48... Ne8 {[%cal Ga5c3] keeping the Q active for a while. But
even then after} 49. Rb8 {[%csl Re8]} ({If White continued as in the game then
after} 49. f6 Rdf7 50. Bh4 Rg8 {he may have to look for other ideas as} 51. Qh6
$2 {does not work due to} Qxc3) 49... h4 $8 (49... Rdf7 50. Bxd6 Nxd6 51. Rxf8+
Rxf8 52. Qe5+ $18) 50. Bxh4 Rdf7 51. Rc8 Bd7 52. Rd8 $14 {White keeps the
chances}) 49. f6 $1 Ne8 (49... Rxf6 50. Rxf6 Qxf6 51. Rb8+ Rd8 52. Qd3 {
[%csl Rd8,Rf6]} Kg8 (52... Nf5 53. Qxf5 $18) 53. Qxh7+ Kf7 54. Rxd8 Qxd8 55.
Bg6+ Ke6 $8 56. Qxg7 $18) 50. Bh4 Rdf7 51. Qh6 $1 {[%cal Gc2g6,Gg6h7,Gb1g1] /
\Bh7 or Bg6 or Rg1} Rg8 (51... Nc7 52. Rg1 {[%cal Gg1g7]} Rg8 53. Rg7 $18) 52.
Re1 $6 {[%cal Ge1e7]} ({Simpler was} 52. Rg1 Rxg1 (52... Qc7 53. Rxg8+ Kxg8 54.
Rf1 $1 d5+ (54... Qd7 55. Rg1+ Kh8 56. Bxh7 $18) 55. Bg3 Qd7 56. Be5 $18 {
[%cal Gf1g1,Gc2h7]}) 53. Kxg1 {[%cal Gc2g6,Gg6h7,Gh6f8]} Qd7 (53... Nc7 54.
Qg7+ $1 $18) 54. Bf5 Qb7 55. Bxh7 $18) 52... d5 $1 53. Qxh5 ({For the sake of
establishing the truth we can have a look at} 53. Re6 $5 Qc7+ 54. Rf4 $1 {
because working this move out properly in the game with the second and final
time control approaching would definitely not be easy.} (54. Qf4 Rg4 55. Qxc7
Rxh4+ 56. Kg3 Rg4+ 57. Kh3 Nxc7 58. Rxc6 Rxc4 59. Bd1 Rxc3+ 60. Kg2 Ne8 61. Rc8
(61. Bxh5 $2 Rxf6) 61... Re3 62. Bxh5 Kg8 63. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $11) 54... dxc4 (54...
Rg4 $5 55. Bg5 $18 {[%cal Gc2h7]} (55. Bg3 $18)) (54... d4 55. Re7 Rg2+ 56. Kh3
Rxc2 57. Rxc7 Rxc3+ 58. Kh2 Nxc7 59. Qxh5 $16) 55. Re7 (55. Bxh7 Rxh7 56. f7
Rxh6 57. Rxh6+ Kg7 58. Rg6+ Kxg6 59. fxg8=Q+ Ng7 60. Qxc4 $13) 55... Rg2+ 56.
Kh3 Rxc2 57. Rxc7 Nxc7 58. Qxh5 $16) (53. Re7 {does not achieve the same
result as Re6 because Black manages to exchange all major pieces after} Qd6+
54. Qf4 (54. Rf4 $2 Rxe7 $19 {[%cal Gd6h6]}) 54... Qxf4+ 55. Rxf4 Rxe7 56. fxe7
Rg4 $1 57. Rxg4 (57. Rf8+ Kg7 58. Bg3 dxc4 59. Be5+ Kh6 $11) 57... hxg4 58.
cxd5 Bxd5 59. Kg3 $11) 53... Qd6+ 54. Re5 {Bravely keeping the Qs on the board.
} ({Also interesting was} 54. Qe5 $5 Rg4 (54... Qxe5+ 55. Rxe5 dxc4 56. Rxc5
Rg4 57. Rxc6 Rxh4+ 58. Kg3 Rh5 59. Ba4 $14) 55. cxd5 Qxe5+ 56. Rxe5 Rxh4+ 57.
Kg3 Rc4 (57... Rh6 58. dxc6 Nxf6 59. Rg5 $1 $18 {[%csl Gc6][%cal Gf2f7,Gf2d2,
Gd2d8,Gc2h7] dominating all important lines of communication}) 58. dxc6 Rxc3+ (
58... Nxf6 59. Rf3 $16) 59. Kh4 Nxf6) 54... d4 $138 {Time remaining after this
move - White: 9 minutes, Black: 2 minutes.} (54... dxc4 55. Bg3 $16) 55. cxd4
$6 (55. Bg3 $142 Nxf6 (55... d3 56. Qxf7 $18) 56. Qxf7 Ng4+ 57. Kg1 Qh6 58.
Qxh7+ Qxh7 59. Bxh7 Nxe5 (59... Kxh7 60. Re7+ Rg7 61. Rxg7+ Kxg7 62. Rf4 $16)
60. Bxg8 Nf3+ 61. Rxf3 Bxf3 62. Bd5 $1 $18) 55... Qxd4 {[%csl Rh4]} 56. Re7
Rxe7 57. fxe7 Qd6+ $6 $138 ({Black had to find} 57... Qg7 $1 {[%cal Gg7g1]} 58.
Bg5 Qe5+ $132 {with sufficient counterchances.}) 58. Kh3 Bd7+ $6 (58... Qe6+
$142 59. Qf5 (59. Bf5 Qe3+ 60. Kh2 Qe5+ $11) 59... Rg6 60. Qxe6 Rxe6 61. Bf5
Re3+ 62. Kg4 $14) 59. Bf5 Qd3+ 60. Rf3 Bxf5+ 61. Qxf5 Qxf5+ 62. Rxf5 $18 {
The dust has settled down and White has come out with a dominating position.
Nakamura flawlessly exploits his advantage in study-like fashion.} Kg7 63. Bg3
$1 {[%cal Gg3e5,Gf5f8]} h6 64. Be5+ Kh7 (64... Kg6 65. Rf8 {transposes to the
game.}) 65. Rf7+ Kg6 66. Rf8 Kh7 67. Bf4 a5 (67... h5 68. Kh4 Rg4+ 69. Kxh5 $18
) 68. Bxh6 a4 69. Be3 $1 a3 70. Bxc5 a2 71. Bd4 Nc7 72. Ba1 Ne8 (72... Rg1 73.
Rh8+ Kg6 74. Rg8+ $18) 73. c5 Nc7 74. c6 Ne8 75. Kh4 Nc7 76. Kh5 Ne8 77. c7 {
Grischuk's time pressure and Nakamura's courageous play summarise the game.
Hikaru went on to tie for second after this last round encounter.} (77. c7 Nxc7
(77... Ng7+ 78. Bxg7 Rxg7 79. e8=Q $18 {[%cal Gf8h8]}) 78. Rf7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Atabayev, Yusup"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5
Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Bd2 Nd5 11. Nxc4 Nc6 12. Rc1 Bd7 13. Na5 Nxa5 14. Rxc5
Nc6 15. Ne3 Nxe3 16. Bxe3 Rac8 17. O-O b6 18. Rc3 Na5 19. Rfc1 Rxc3 20. Rxc3
Rc8 21. Bd2 Nc4 22. Bc1 Nd6 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Bf4 Nf5 25. Bb8 a6 26. Kf1 f6
27. Ke1 Kf7 28. Ba7 b5 29. Bc5 Ne7 30. Kd2 Nd5 31. e4 Ne7 32. Bf1 Nc6 33. b3
Ne5 34. Be2 Bb7 35. Ke3 Bc6 36. f4 Nd7 37. Bd6 e5 38. h4 Ke6 39. Bb4 g6 40. h5
f5 41. exf5+ gxf5 42. Bc3 exf4+ 43. gxf4 Nc5 44. h6 Be8 45. Bd4 Ne4 46. Bg7 Nf6
47. Kd2 Ne4+ 48. Ke3 Nf6 49. Kd2 Ne4+ 50. Kd3 Nf6 51. a3 Bh5 52. Bf1 Bd1 53. b4
Nh5 54. Be5 Bf3 55. Kd4 Ng3 56. Bh3 Kf7 57. Kc5 Kg6 58. Kb6 Kxh6 59. Kxa6 Kh5
60. Bf6 Be2 61. Ka5 Kg6 62. Bd8 Ne4 63. a4 bxa4 64. Kxa4 Nc3+ 65. Ka5 Nd5 66.
b5 Nxf4 67. b6 Bf3 68. Bf1 Kh5 69. Ba6 Kg4 70. b7 Bxb7 71. Bxb7 h5 72. Kb4 h4
73. Kc3 h3 74. Kd2 Nh5 75. Ke3 h2 76. Kf2 Ng3 77. Bf3+ Kh3 78. Bg2+ Kg4 79.
Bf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Atabayev, Yusup"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. h3 a6 8. Ba4
Ba7 9. Re1 Ne7 10. d4 Ng6 11. Bc2 Re8 12. Nbd2 b5 13. Nf1 Bb7 14. Ng3 h6 15. a4
Bb6 16. Bd2 c5 17. d5 Rb8 18. Qc1 Bc8 19. Nh2 c4 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nhf1 Bd7 22.
Ne3 Nh4 23. Kh2 Ra8 24. Rxa8 Qxa8 25. Rf1 Qd8 26. f4 exf4 27. Rxf4 Ng6 28. Rf1
Bxe3 29. Bxe3 Ng4+ 30. hxg4 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Qxg3 32. g5 hxg5 33. Bxg5 Re5 34. Bf4
Nxf4 35. Qxf4 Qxf4 36. Rxf4 Re8 37. Rf1 Ra8 38. Bb1 Kf8 39. Kf2 Ke7 40. Ke3 Ra1
41. Kd4 f6 42. Ke3 Kd8 43. Kd2 Be8 44. Bd3 Ra2 45. Bc2 Ke7 46. Rb1 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.13"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Atabayev, Yusup"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 Ng6 7. c3 d5 8. exd5
Qxd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. Nc3 Qd8 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 O-O 14. Nxe7+
Ncxe7 15. Qb3 Be6 16. Qa3 h6 17. Be3 Nf5 18. Bc5 Re8 19. Qb4 Rc8 20. Rac1 Qc7
21. a3 Bd5 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Qg4 Qf4 24. Qxf4 Nxf4 25. Re1 Rc8 26. Be3 Nxe3
27. Rxe3 Rc1 28. Ne1 g5 29. g3 Ne6 30. Bg2 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Kg7 32. h3 b5 33. Nf3
Rc2 34. b4 h5 35. Rd3 Ra2 36. Ne5 Nf8 37. Nc6 Ng6 38. Re3 Rd2 39. Ne5 Nxe5 40.
Rxe5 Kg6 41. Rc5 Rd6 42. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.13"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Atabayev, Yusup"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O h6 7. c3 a6 8. b4 Ba7
9. a4 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. d4 O-O 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Qc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Bf5 16. Rfe1 d5 17. Ne5 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Qd5 20. Rae1 Nf8 21.
Nc4 Rxe4 22. Rxe4 c6 23. Ne3 Qd7 24. Rg4 Ng6 25. Qb3 Kh7 26. h4 f5 27. h5 fxg4
28. Qc2 Qe6 29. Nc4 Kg8 30. hxg6 Re8 31. Ne3 h5 32. Ng2 Bb8 33. Bc1 Bd6 34. Be3
Qe4 35. Qc4+ Qd5 36. Qd3 b5 37. a5 Qe4 38. Qb3+ Qd5 39. Qd3 Qe4 40. Qb3+ Qe6
41. Qc2 Qc4 42. Qf5 Qd5 43. Qd3 Re6 44. Qc2 Qe4 45. Qb3 Qxg6 46. d5 cxd5 47.
Qxd5 Qf7 48. Qa8+ Bf8 49. Nf4 Rd6 50. Bc5 Rd1+ 51. Kh2 g5 52. Ng6 Qxg6 53.
Qxf8+ Kh7 54. Qe7+ Kg8 55. Qf8+ Kh7 56. Qe7+ Kg8 57. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.13"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Atabayev, Yusup"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 b5 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nc6 11. g3 Bg5 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Be6 14. c3 Ne7 15.
f4 exf4 16. gxf4 Bxd5 17. exd5 Bf6 18. Qd3 b4 19. Kh2 bxc3 20. bxc3 g6 21. Rab1
Re8 22. Ng3 Rc8 23. Ne4 Nf5 24. Rb7 Bg7 25. c4 Rb8 26. Rxb8 Qxb8 27. Rf2 a5 28.
Re2 Qd8 29. Ng5 Rxe2 30. Qxe2 Bh6 31. Qd2 Qb6 32. Be4 Ne3 33. Qc3 Nf1+ 34. Kg2
Qe3 35. Qxe3 Nxe3+ 36. Kf3 Nxc4 37. Bd3 Nb6 38. Ne4 Nxd5 39. f5 Nb4 40. Bc4 Bf8
41. fxg6 hxg6 42. Nf6+ Kh8 43. Ke4 Bg7 44. a3 Nc2 45. Ne8 f5+ 46. Kd3 Nxa3 47.
Bf7 Nb5 48. Bxg6 a4 49. Bxf5 a3 50. Be6 Be5 51. Bb3 Kh7 52. Kc4 Nd4 53. Ba2 Ne2
54. Kb4 Nc1 55. Bb1+ Kh6 56. Kxa3 Ne2 57. Kb3 d5 58. Kb4 Kg5 59. Kc5 Nf4 60.
Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.13"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Atabayev, Yusup"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 Ng6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Be7 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 O-O 11. Nc3 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. g3 b5 14. Be3 Qd6 15.
Rc1 Bd7 16. h4 Bd8 17. Bg2 Nge7 18. a3 Be8 19. Qd2 Nf5 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. Ne5 Nxe5
22. Bxe5 Bh5 23. Ne2 Bf7 24. Nf4 Bb6 25. Bh3 Rac8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. b3 Qc6 28.
Bxf5 exf5 29. Nd3 Qg6 30. Nc5 Bxc5 31. dxc5 Rxc5 32. Bd4 Rc7 33. Qf4 Rc8 34.
Re7 Qg4 35. Qe5 f4 36. Qxf4 Qxf4 37. gxf4 h6 38. Ra7 Rc1+ 39. Kh2 Rd1 40. Be5
d4 41. Ra8+ Kh7 42. Ra7 Kg8 43. Ra8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.13"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Atabayev, Yusup"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 Ng6 7. c3 Be7 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 O-O 11. Nc3 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. g3 b5 14. a4 b4 15. Ne2
e5 16. dxe5 Ngxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bg2 Bb7 19. Nf4 Qa5 20. Nxd5 Rf7 21. Nxf6+
gxf6 22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Bf4 Ng6 24. Qf3 Raa7 25. Be3 Ne5 26. Qg2 b3 27. Bxa7
Rxa7 28. Qe4 Kg7 29. Rad1 Rc7 30. Re3 Qb6 31. a5 Qb5 32. Qd5 Rc5 33. Qxb3 Qc6
34. Qb6 Qc8 35. h3 Rb5 36. Qd8 Qxh3 37. Qe7+ Kg6 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Rc3 Rb7 40.
Rd8 Rf7 41. Qg8+ Kh6 42. Rd4 Rg7 43. Rh4+ Qxh4 44. Qxg7+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.13"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Atabayev, Yusup"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Qc7 7. Nf3 e6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Nc5 10. O-O Be7 11. Kh1 O-O 12. e5 Nd5 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7
15. Ng5+ Kg8 16. f5 f6 17. fxe6 Nxc3 18. Qh5 fxg5 19. Rxf8+ Bxf8 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. cxd5 c5 7. Nf3 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qb6 9. Nb3 O-O 10. e3 Rd8 11. Be2 e6 12. Qd2 Nc6 13. O-O Ne7 14. Bf3 exd5
15. Rac1 a5 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. exd4 Nf5 19. g4 Ne7 20. h4 Qd6 21. h5
Nc6 22. Kg2 Qe7 23. Rh1 g5 24. h6 Kh8 25. Rh5 f6 26. Re1 Qf7 27. Bd1 Rg8 28. f3
Ne7 29. Bc2 Ng6 30. Bxg6 hxg6 31. Rhh1 Bd7 32. Re2 Rae8 33. Rhe1 Kh7 34. Nd1 b6
35. b4 Rxe2+ 36. Rxe2 Re8 37. bxa5 bxa5 38. Rxe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.15"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4 d5
9. exd5 exd5 10. Bg2 dxc4 11. O-O cxb3 12. Re1 bxa2 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. d5 cxd5 15.
Qa4+ Kf8 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxd5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Nd7 20. Re3 Nc5 21.
Qxa2 Qd6 22. Rd1 h5 23. Nc3 Qb8 24. Rde1 Rh6 25. Re7 Re6 26. R1xe6 fxe6 27.
Rxb7 Nxb7 28. Qxe6 Qe8 29. Qf5+ Qf7 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. Bxb7 Re8 32. f4 Re1+ 33.
Kf2 Rc1 34. Ne2 Rc2 35. Ba6 Rb2 36. Ke3 b5 37. Nc1 Ke6 38. Nd3 Rb1 39. Kd4 b4
40. Kc4 Kd6 41. Nxb4 Rb2 42. Nd5 Rxh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Na6 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe5+ Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Re8 10. Rd1 Bc5 11. Qf4 Nc7 12. Qf5 d5 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. cxd5
Ncxd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bf4 Bg4 17. h3 Rac8 18. Qd3 Ne4 19. Be3 Bf5 20. Bxc5
Rxc5 21. Qe3 Qd7 22. g4 Bg6 23. Rac1 b6 24. Qf4 Qa4 25. h4 f6 26. a3 Rc4 27.
Qh2 Qb3 28. h5 Bf7 29. Rb1 Nxf2 30. Kxf2 Qe3+ 31. Kf1 Rxg4 32. Bh3 Rf4 33. Qf2
Bxh5 34. Qxe3 Rxe3 35. Bg2 d4 36. Kf2 g5 37. Rxd4 Rxe2+ 38. Kxe2 Rxd4 39. Rc1
Rd7 40. Ke3 Bg6 41. Rc6 Rd3+ 42. Ke2 Rb3 43. Rxf6 Rxb2+ 44. Kf1 Bd3+ 45. Kg1
Be4 46. Re6 Bxf3 47. Bxf3 Rb3 48. Bd5 Rd3 49. Re5+ Kg7 50. Rxg5+ Kf6 51. Rh5
Rxa3 52. Rxh7 Ke5 53. Bc6 Kd6 54. Be8 Re3 55. Ba4 Re7 56. Rxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5 5. a3 Qxc5 6. b4 Qc7 7. Bb2 Bg7 8.
e3 O-O 9. c4 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O d6 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. Nb1 Rac8 14. Nc3 Qb8
15. Qb3 Qa8 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Na4 Bc6 18. Nc3 Bb7 19. h3 Rc7 20. Ne1 Rfc8 21. Rc2
Bh8 22. Kh2 Bg7 23. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Qd7 8.
Bb5 c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Ne2 c5 11. Qxd7 Nxd7 12. Ba3 b6 13. Rb1 Rd8 14. O-O Bb7
15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. f3 e6 17. Bb5 Bf8 18. Bc1 Be7 19. Be3 Kg7 20. Kf2 Nb8 21. Rd2
Nc6 22. Rbd1 cxd4 23. cxd4 Na5 24. Bf4 Nc4 25. Bxc4 Rxc4 26. Be5+ f6 27. Bf4
Kf7 28. g4 Bb4 29. Rb2 Be7 30. Rbd2 Rdc8 31. d5 exd5 32. exd5 Bb4 33. Rb2 Bc5+
34. Be3 Bd6 35. Nd4 Be5 36. Rbd2 a6 37. Nb3 Rc2 38. f4 Bb8 39. Kg3 Rxd2 40.
Rxd2 Rd8 41. Bxb6 Rxd5 42. Rxd5 Bxd5 43. h4 g5 44. hxg5 fxg5 45. Be3 Bd6 46.
Nc1 Ke7 47. a4 Bc4 48. Kf3 Bd5+ 49. Kg3 gxf4+ 50. Bxf4 Ba3 51. Nd3 Bc6 52. a5
Bb5 53. Nf2 Ke6 54. Kh4 Be8 55. Bd2 Be7+ 56. g5 Bg6 57. Ng4 Kf5 58. Kg3 Bxg5
59. Nh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Nf6 14. Qc2 Qc7
15. O-O O-O 16. Ne5 Bb7 17. b4 c5 18. dxc5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 bxc5 20. b5 Qb7+ 21.
f3 Rfd8 22. Rfd1 a6 23. a4 axb5 24. axb5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Ra8 26. Nc6 Bf8 27. Bxf6
gxf6 28. Qe4 Ra2+ 29. Kh3 h5 30. Rd8 Kg7 31. Qd3 e5 32. Qd5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E03"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. O-O b6 8.
Nc3 Bb7 9. d4 Rc8 10. Qd3 $5 $146 {Interesting novelty. Leaving the c-file so
as to take back on d4 with the N.} (10. Rd1 a6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qf4 Qe7 13.
Be3 O-O 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 $11 {0-1 (87) Svetlov,D (2396)-Kazhgaleyev,M (2573)
Moscow RUS 2015}) (10. Bg5 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qh4 O-O 13. Rad1 Qe8 $11 {
1/2 (29) Andreikin,D (2580)-Vitiugov,N (2617) Plovdiv 2008}) 10... cxd4 11.
Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Bb4 $1 {I like this move, Black wants to take on c3 and
forces the next moves.} (12... Be7 13. Rd1 $14 {is a bit better for White.})
13. Ndb5 $1 a6 (13... O-O $5 {is a nice line} 14. Nxa7 Bxc3 15. Nxc8 Be5 16. f4
Bb8 17. Nd6 Nc5 18. Nxf7 Qxd3 19. Nh6+ gxh6 20. exd3 Nxd3 $13) 14. Nd6+ (14. a3
$1 {was interesting} Bc5 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Qe7 17. Qb4 $5 {is the extra
possibility connected with a3.}) 14... Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Qe7 16. Qd3 (16. Qd4 O-O)
16... b5 $132 {Black is already fine.} 17. Bf4 e5 18. Bg5 h6 19. Nd5 Qe6 20.
Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 {At the first sight, the position is easily drawn,
but actually it's very unclear.} 22. Qa3 $1 {The only chance to fight.} (22.
Rac1 O-O $11) (22. a4 bxa4 23. Rxa4 Qc6+ 24. Qe4 O-O $11) 22... Rc2 $1 23. b3
$1 {Preparing Rac1, because the Q is defending c1.} Qc6+ 24. Kg1 Qc5 $1 (24...
f6 25. Rfc1 $36) 25. Qxa6 O-O 26. a4 (26. e3 {is simpler} b4 27. a4 bxa3 28.
Qxa3 Qxa3 29. Rxa3 Rb8 30. Rd1 $14) 26... Rxe2 (26... Rb8 {The computer
suggests this, but I am not sure.} 27. e3 bxa4 28. bxa4 e4 29. Rad1 $14) 27. a5
(27. Rac1 Qd5 28. Qxb5 Qxb5 29. axb5 $14) 27... e4 $1 28. Rae1 $1 Rxe1 (28...
Rb2 $1 $11) 29. Rxe1 f5 (29... Qb4 30. Re3 f5 {is also not so clear.}) 30. Qe6+
(30. Rd1 f4 31. Qd6 Qc2 32. Qd5+ Kh8 {is not bad for Black.}) 30... Kh7 31. Rd1
Rf6 32. Qd5 Qc2 (32... Qc3 $1 33. Qxb5 e3 $132) 33. Rd2 (33. b4 f4 34. Qd2 Qc4
35. Rc1 Qe6 36. Rc3 $1 $14) 33... Qc3 (33... Qb1+ 34. Rd1 (34. Kg2 f4) 34...
Qc2 {repetition of moves.}) 34. Ra2 Qe1+ (34... e3 $1 {is again better.}) 35.
Kg2 f4 36. a6 f3+ 37. Kh3 Rg6 $4 (37... e3 $1 38. Qe4+ Rg6 39. Qxf3 exf2 40.
Rxf2 Rxa6 $11) 38. Kh4 $4 (38. a7 Qg1 39. Qf5 $1 Qg2+ 40. Kh4 $18) 38... Qb4 $4
(38... e3 39. Qxf3 exf2 40. Rxf2 Rxa6 $11) 39. Kh3 $4 (39. Qf5 $3 Qxb3 40. Ra1
Qc3 41. Kh5 $18) 39... Rg5 $1 $17 {Now Black is even better.} 40. Qf7 Qc5 $1
41. g4 Qc1 $1 42. a7 h5 $1 (42... Qg1 43. Qg8+ Kxg8 44. a8=Q+ Kh7 45. Qxe4+ Rg6
46. Qxf3 Qf1+ 47. Kh4 Qg1 $11) 43. Qxh5+ (43. Qg8+ {is not so good now:} Kxg8
44. a8=Q+ Kh7 45. Qxe4+ Kh6 $19) 43... Rxh5+ 44. gxh5 Qc8+ 45. Kg3 Qa8 $19 46.
Ra6 Kg8 47. b4 Kf8 48. Kf4 Ke7 49. Ke3 Kd7 50. Kd4 Kc7 51. Ke3 Kb7 52. Ra5 Kb6
53. Ra3 Kc6 54. Ra5 Kd6 55. Kd4 Qd5+ 56. Ke3 Ke5 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Svidler,P (2727)-Karjakin,S (2762) FIDE World Cup 2015 (7.3) 0-1 In
this game Grischuk faces one of the most difficult tasks in chess - the
necessity to beat a strong opponent with Black. Although he tried, in this
game Alexander never really got a chance... In Baku in later rounds this
situation arose at least twice (in regular tournament games): In the semifinal
Giri against Svidler played solidly and Peter had no problems securing the
required draw. The only successful one was Karjakin in the final (Game 3)
after he went for an all-out risk in an equal position.} e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6
4. c4 a6 $5 5. a3 {A cautious move.} ({The more usual continuation is} 5. Nc3 {
, this position subsequently arose between the same opponents in the World
blitz Championship:} d5 6. dxc5 ({Allowing Black to develop his bishop with
tempo, more usual is either} 6. a3 {, or}) (6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O Bd6
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Ba7 {This leads to a typical isolated queen's
pawn position with mutual chances.}) 6... Bxc5 7. a3 O-O 8. b4 Ba7 9. Bb2 Qe7
10. cxd5 Rd8 11. Bd3 exd5 12. Ne2 Bg4 13. Ned4 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Nc6 15. Bc5 Qe6
16. Be2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 d4 18. O-O dxe3 19. Qe2 exf2+ 20. Rxf2 Qxe2 21. Rxe2 Rd7
$11 {/=/+,Eljanov,P (2717)-Grischuk,A (2774) Berlin blitz 2015/ Black has an
extra pawn, which he managed to convert with some help after a long fight.})
5... b6 {The first indication of the tournament situation.} ({The most natural
continuation is} 5... d5 {, here after} 6. dxc5 (6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 {
leads to a similar position, only with opposite colours. This line from the
Queens Gambit accepted is satisfactory for Black.}) 6... Bxc5 7. b4 Ba7 8. Bb2
O-O {White can develop his knight differently with} 9. Nbd2 {not obstructing
the long dark diagonal. The problem with these lines for Black is that while
he can equalize, they can lead to rather sterile symmetrical positions -
something Grischuk wants and needs to avoid...} Nc6 10. Bd3 Qe7 11. Qc2 Bd7 12.
Rd1 h6 13. O-O Rac8 14. Qb1 Rfd8 15. Qa1 Be8 16. cxd5 Rxd5 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18.
Bxe4 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 f6 20. Qb1 Rd8 21. Rc1 $14 {/=, Slobodjan,R (2522)-Godena,M
(2496) Arco 2001}) 6. Nc3 cxd4 $6 {Black is in no hurry to develop his bishop
to b7, where it's usually misplaced in Benoni-like positions after a d5
advance.} ({However, instead of giving up the centre, a more flexible choice
would be the immediate} 6... d6 7. Bd3 (7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 Nbd7 10.
Bb2 Re8 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Rc2 Rc8 13. Re1 Bf8 14. Bf1 Rc7 15. g3 Qa8 16. Bg2 cxd4
$5 {Only now Black releases the central tension - he has prepared strong
queenside counterplay.} 17. exd4 Rec8 18. Nb1 b5 19. Nbd2 Nb6 $15 {Petran,P 
(2395)-Eingorn,V (2610) Austria 1999}) {Perhaps a more promising set-up is}
7... g6 $5 (7... Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. b3 (9. b4 Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Re8 12.
Bb2 Bf8 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. h3 $6 (14. bxc5 bxc5 15. d5 $14) 14... e5 $1 15. dxe5
dxe5 16. Bf5 cxb4 17. axb4 Bxb4 18. Na2 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Bf8 20. Nc3 {Rajkovic,D 
(2495)-Stean,M (2530) Smederevska Palanka 1980} g6 $11 (20... Rxc4 $5)) 9...
Bb7 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. e4 $5 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Rc7 14. a4 Qa8 15. Rae1
Rfc8 16. Bb1 Bf8 17. f4 d5 18. e5 Bc5 19. Rd1 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Kh1 Bxd4 (
21... g6 {[%cal Yc5e7,Yd7c5]} 22. Qg4 $5 {[%cal Yf4f5]}) 22. Bxd4 Nc5 23. Qe3
$16 {Moutousis,K (2436)-Aftsoglou,I (2235) Kavala 2006}) 8. O-O Bg7 9. b4 O-O
10. Bb2 cxd4 11. exd4 Bb7 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Qe2 (13. Rc1 $142 {White doesn't
find an effective plan, loses time and his position collapses surprisingly
quickly.}) 13... Re8 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Rc1 $6 e5 $1 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Qd8
18. dxe5 Bxd5 19. Bxa6 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qf1 Rh5 $17 {
Bui,V (2411)-Rombaldoni,A (2502) Durban 2014}) 7. exd4 d6 {Although I'm
definitely influenced by Eljanov's impressive play and the final result, this
passive continuation seems inferior.} (7... d5 {seems objectively more in
keeping with the previous move, although even here White should retain some
advantage:} {Black had no problems wahtsoever after the soft} 8. Bg5 (8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bd3 (9. Nxd5 $5 Qxd5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Be7 12. Re1 $32) 9... Bb7 10.
O-O Be7 11. Ne5 {leads to a well-known Queen's Indian line with the extra
moves a3 and a6; White probably keeps at least a slight pull here.}) (8. Ne5 $5
{is another way to fight for an edge.}) 8... Be7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Nxe7 11.
Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Nd7 13. Be4 Bxe4 14. Nxe4 O-O 15. Rc1 Nd5 16. Qe2 N7f6 17. Rfd1
Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Rc8 $11 {Segal,A (2375)-Franco Ocampos,Z (2505) Moron 1982}) 8.
Bd3 Be7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bf4 (10. b4 {[%cal Yc1b2];Kramnik,V (2791)-Polgar,J 
(2701) Hoogeveen Unive Crown 15th 2011 (2) 1-0 , followed by a fianchetto was
adopted in a similar position by Kramnik; this move-order has the extra merit
of discouraging Black from playing d5.}) 10... Bb7 11. h3 O-O 12. Re1 (12. b4
$1 {is still more accurate.}) 12... Re8 ({Here Black misses his last chance to
play} 12... d5 $5) 13. b4 $1 Bf8 14. Bg5 Qc7 15. Rc1 $14 {[%mdl 32] Black's
position resembles the Hedgehog, but the liberating attempts are either
impossible (b5) ineffective (d5), or weakening (e5). On the other hand,
White's strategy firstly concentrates on the queenside, building up a bind
here.} Rac8 {A natural square for the rook.} (15... Rab8 {[%cal Yb7a8] ,
followed by Ba8 could be intended as prophylaxis against the future a4-a5, but
it enhances the strength of} 16. d5 $1 $36) 16. Nd2 $1 {Eljanov is in no hurry.
} ({He avoids the complications after} 16. d5 h6 (16... exd5 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18.
Nxd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Qb8 20. Nd4 Bxd5 21. Bxa6 Bxg2 22. Bb5 Re5 23. Bf4 Bxh3 24.
Nc6) 17. dxe6 (17. Bh4 exd5 18. Rxe8 Nxe8 19. cxd5 Nef6) 17... Rxe6 18. Be3
Bxf3 19. gxf3 $5 (19. Qxf3 Ne5) 19... Ne5 20. Bf5 Nxc4 $44) 16... Qb8 (16... g6
17. Nb3 Bg7 {is perhaps more to the point, but} 18. Bf1 $14 {retains the pull.}
(18. a4 $5 $14)) 17. Nb3 h6 18. Bh4 Ba8 19. Bf1 Qb7 {[%cal Rc8c4]} 20. f3 Nh5
21. Qd2 Qa7 {Just loses a tempo, as the queen is misplaced here and it invites
White to play the following useful move.} (21... Qb8 $14) 22. Bf2 Qb8 23. Rb1 (
23. d5 $5 e5 (23... Ne5 24. Na4 $16 (24. Nd4 $5)) 24. a4 $16) 23... Be7 24. a4
e5 $6 {To have a chance to win the game Black should undertake some action,
but this has the opposite effect.} (24... Bg5) (24... Qc7 {/\} 25. a5 $6 b5 26.
c5 Red8 $13) 25. d5 {[%csl Ra8] The guy on a8 will be dead meat till the
bitter end.} Bg5 26. Qd1 Qc7 27. a5 $16 bxa5 (27... b5 28. c5 $16 {[%csl Ra8,
Gc5,Gd5][%cal Rf1b5]}) 28. Nxa5 Bf4 (28... f5 {is more to the point, but
doesn't substantially change the evaluation and gives White a choice between
immediate breaks, or quietly piling up the pressure:} 29. Nc6 $5 (29. c5 Nxc5
30. Nc6 $16) (29. Ra1 $16) 29... Bxc6 30. dxc6 Qxc6 31. c5 $1 {/\} dxc5 32.
Bc4+ Kh8 33. b5 $36) 29. Ne2 $5 Bg5 30. h4 Be7 31. g4 {This is still not
direct aggression - the primary goal is to stymie any Black kingside play.}
Nhf6 {A sad, but necessary retreat.} (31... Nf4 32. Nxf4 exf4 33. c5 $1 (33.
Qd4 Ne5 34. Qxf4 Qd8 35. h5 Bg5 $14 {/<=>}) 33... Nxc5 (33... dxc5 $2 34. Rxe7
$1 Rxe7 35. d6 $18) 34. bxc5 (34. Rc1 $5) 34... Qxa5 35. Ra1 $16 {/+-} (35. c6
$16 {/+-})) 32. Ng3 Qd8 (32... g6 33. Qd2 $16 {gives White a useful tempo.})
33. h5 Bf8 {Black loses track, the bishop will return shortly.} ({However,
even the more resilient} 33... Nh7 34. Bd3 $16 ({or} 34. Nf5 $16 {is quite
dreary.})) 34. Bd3 Nh7 35. Bf5 Ng5 36. Kg2 Rc7 37. Ne4 $1 {Exchanging Black's
only active piece.} Be7 (37... Nxe4 38. Bxe4 {[%cal Ya5c6,Yb4b7]}) 38. c5 $1
$18 {The decisive break.} Nxe4 (38... dxc5 39. d6 $18 {wins a piece.}) 39. Bxe4
Nf6 40. c6 {[%csl Ra8][%cal Rf2b6]} Rc8 41. Qd3 {[%csl Ra6][%mdl 128] The
time-control is over and White has an iron grip on the whole position. Eljanov
finishes in style - while Black desperately tries to hold his queenside, he
shifts his attention to the opposite flank and due to his extra piece (the
poor Ba8 is shut out) whips up a swift mating attack.} Nxe4 42. Qxe4 (42. Rxe4
$18) (42. fxe4 $18) 42... Bg5 43. Be3 $5 Bxe3 44. Rxe3 Rf8 {[%cal Yf7f5]} 45.
Qf5 $1 Rb8 46. Nc4 Rb5 47. Rd3 Qc7 48. Nd2 $1 a5 49. Ne4 Rxb4 50. Rxb4 axb4 51.
g5 $40 Qa7 {Black is helpless against the White's kingside powerplay.} ({
A sample line is} 51... Rd8 52. gxh6 gxh6 53. f4 Bxc6 54. dxc6 exf4 (54... Qxc6
55. fxe5 Qc2+ 56. Nf2 $18) 55. Qxf4 Qxc6 56. Rf3 Qb7 57. Kh2 $5 $18 {Although
formally material is still equal, White's attack will finally break thorough.})
52. gxh6 gxh6 53. f4 (53. Nf6+ Kg7 54. f4 $18) (53. f4 f6 (53... Rb8 54. Nf6+
Kf8 55. Nd7+) 54. Rg3+ Kh8 55. Nxf6 {[%cal Rf5g6]} Qf7 56. Rg6 Qh7 57. fxe5 b3
58. Qd7 $1 Qxd7 59. Rxh6+ Kg7 60. Rh7#) 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Qb6 4. Nc3 Qxb2 5. Nge2 Qb6 6. Rb1 Qd8 7. dxc5 g6 8.
g3 Na6 9. Qd4 Bg7 10. Bg2 Nh5 11. Be5 f6 12. Bf4 e5 13. Qc4 exf4 14. exf4 Bf8
15. O-O Nxc5 16. Nd4 Ng7 17. Rfe1+ Nce6 18. Nd5 Rb8 19. Rbd1 Be7 20. Nxe6 Nxe6
21. Rxe6 dxe6 22. Nc7+ Kf7 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Bf3 a6 25. f5 b5 26. Qb3 Rb6 27.
Qe3 Rbd6 28. Qh6 exf5 29. Qxh7+ Kf8 30. Qxg6 Be6 31. Nxe6+ Rxe6 32. Bh5 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 Qe7
9. Nh2 Na6 10. Be2 f5 11. exf5 Rxf5 12. Ng4 Rf8 13. h4 Nf4 14. Bf1 Nc5 15. Ne3
a5 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. Ne4 b6 18. Bd2 Ba4 19. b3 Bd7 20. Bc3 Nh5 21. Be2 Bh6 22.
Ng4 Bg7 23. Nxc5 bxc5 24. O-O Nf6 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Bd3 a4 27. Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 {Grischuk plays the line of his good friend Baadur
Jobava.} d5 4. Qd2 Bg7 5. O-O-O c6 6. f3 Nbd7 7. Bh6 O-O 8. h4 {White has not
really developed his pieces and starts an attack in the style of the Dragon.
So when your opponent starts a flank attack, what must you do?} e5 {Strike in
the center!} 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. h5 $6 (10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. e4 {was a better way
for White to play.}) 10... exd4 11. Qxd4 c5 12. Qd2 d4 13. Nb1 $2 {This is
overambitious play by Grischuk. He thinks that his attack will break through
on the kingside but if it doesn't then what is his knight doing on b1?} (13.
Ne4 {was much better when black has to be careful as his knight on f6 is the
only defender of his kingside.}) 13... Qe7 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Qh6+ Kg8 16. e4
Ne5 $1 {Black stops Bc4 and his co-ordination is just perfect.} 17. Na3 Be6 18.
Nh3 c4 $6 (18... a6 {Threatening b5 would have kept complete control.} 19. Ng5
b5 $17) 19. Rxd4 c3 {Black's counter attack is swift and very difficult to
defend in rapid format.} 20. Ng5 Bxa2 21. Bb5 (21. Nb5 {was the only way to
defend but here too Black seems to have good attacking chances.}) 21... Rac8
22. Ba4 Rfd8 $1 {Bringing in the reserves.} 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Nb1 $2 cxb2+ 25.
Kxb2 Qb4+ 26. Kxa2 {and now mere mortals would have taken on a4 but Vidit
spots the mate.} Nc4 $1 {Mate on b2 cannot be averted as Bb3 is met with Qa5+!
A very nice game by the Indian youngster.} 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Maze, Sebastien"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. a4
e6 9. d4 Be7 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Qxb5 N5b6
15. Qe2 Ba6 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 c4 18. Qc2 O-O 19. O-O h6 20. Be3 Nd5 21. Bd4
Rb8 22. Nbd2 Qa2 23. Qb1 Rxb2 24. Qxa2 Rxa2 25. Nxc4 f5 26. Ne3 Nf4 27. g3 Ne2+
28. Kg2 Nc5 29. Ng1 Ne4 30. Nxe2 Rxe2 31. Kg1 Bc5 32. h4 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34.
Kg2 g4 35. Nc4 Kf7 36. Nd6+ Bxd6 37. exd6 Nxd6 38. Rb1 e5 39. Kf1 Re4 40. Bc5
Nc4 41. Rd1 Ke6 42. Bb4 f4 43. gxf4 exf4 44. Bc5 Re5 45. Bd4 Ra5 46. Kg2 Kf5
47. Re1 Nd2 48. Re8 Nf3 49. Rf8+ Ke4 50. Re8+ Kd3 51. Rg8 Nh4+ 52. Kh2 Nf3+ 53.
Kg2 Rg5 54. Rxg5 Nxg5 55. Be5 f3+ 56. Kg3 Ne4+ 57. Kxg4 Ke2 58. Bd4 Nxf2+ 59.
Kf4 Nd3+ 60. Ke4 Nb2 61. Kf4 Nc4 62. Kg3 Nd6 63. Bg1 Ne4+ 64. Kf4 Nxc3 65. Ba7
Nb5 66. Bg1 Nc7 67. Ba7 Ne6+ 68. Ke4 Ng5+ 69. Kf5 Nh3 70. Ke4 Nf2+ 71. Kf4 Nd1
72. Ke4 Nb2 73. Kf4 Nc4 74. Bc5 Nd2 75. Ba7 Kf1 76. Ke3 Ke1 77. Kf4 Ke2 78. Bb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 b6 3. e3 Bb7 4. Nf3 h6 5. h3 e6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 cxd6 8. c4
O-O 9. Nc3 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. e4 Bb7 13. O-O d6 14. Qd2 Nd7 15.
Rfe1 Rc8 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Bb1 Rfd8 18. Qd3 Nf8 19. h4 Ng6 20. g3 Qf6 21. h5 Nf8
22. Re3 Rc7 23. Qd2 Rdc8 24. Kg2 Nh7 25. Ra3 Nf8 26. Qe3 Ba8 27. Bd3 Nd7 28.
Ba6 Rd8 29. Bb5 Rdc8 30. Ba6 Rd8 31. Bd3 Qe7 32. Rc3 Rxc3 33. bxc3 Rc8 34. c4
e5 35. Nh4 exd4 36. Qxd4 Qe5 37. Bb1 Nf6 38. f3 Nxh5 39. Nf5 Kf8 40. Qxd6+ Qxd6
41. Nxd6 Rd8 42. e5 g6 43. Rh1 Ke7 44. Kf2 Ke6 45. g4 Nf4 46. Rxh6 Rd7 47. Bf5+
Kxe5 48. Bxd7 Kxd6 49. Be8 Ke7 50. Rh8 Nd3+ 51. Kg3 Ne5 52. f4 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 h6 8.
Nd2 O-O 9. Bb3 Be6 10. Nc4 a5 11. Ne3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. f4
exf4 15. Rxf4 Be6 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Qf3 Ne7 18. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 f6 12. O-O Be6 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. a5 a6
15. Qa4 Bc5 16. Rac1 O-O 17. Ne4 Ba7 18. Nc5 Qf7 19. Qb4 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Ng6 21.
Be3 Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Bb3 23. Rd4 Rxd4 24. Qxd4 Re8 25. h3 Ne7 26. Qd3 Bd5 27. Bc5
Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Nd5 29. Rc4 f5 30. e4 fxe4 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Qxe4 Nf6 33. Qf5 Qe8
34. Bd4 Nd7 35. g4 h6 36. h4 Nf8 37. h5 Ne6 38. Bc3 Qd7 39. Kg3 c5 40. f4 Qd6
41. Qe4 Kf8 42. Qf5+ Kg8 43. Qe4 Kf8 44. Be5 Qd7 45. Qf5+ Kg8 46. g5 hxg5 47.
fxg5 c4 48. g6 Qe7 49. Bc3 Qd6+ 50. Qe5 Qd3+ 51. Kg4 Qd7 52. Kg3 Qd3+ 53. Kf2
Qc2+ 54. Qe2 Qf5+ 55. Ke1 Qd5 56. Qe5 Qh1+ 57. Kd2 Qg2+ 58. Kc1 Qf1+ 59. Kc2
Qd3+ 60. Kc1 Qf1+ 61. Kd2 Qf2+ 62. Qe2 Qf4+ 63. Kd1 Qd6+ 64. Kc1 Qd5 65. Qe5
Qh1+ 66. Kc2 Qc6 67. Kb1 Qh1+ 68. Ka2 Qc6 69. Ka3 Qd7 70. h6 Qe7+ 71. Bb4 Qe8
72. h7+ Kh8 73. Qe4 Qc8 74. Qd5 Qe8 75. Qe4 Qc8 76. Ka2 Qd7 77. Qxc4 Qa4+ 78.
Kb1 Qd1+ 79. Qc1 Qxc1+ 80. Kxc1 Nf4 81. Kd2 Nxg6 82. Kc3 Ne5 83. Bd6 Nc6 84. b4
Kxh7 85. Kc4 Kg6 86. Kc5 Na7 87. Kb6 Nc8+ 88. Kc7 Nxd6 89. Kxd6 Kf7 90. Kc7 g5
91. Kxb7 g4 92. b5 axb5 93. a6 g3 94. a7 g2 95. a8=Q g1=Q 96. Qa2+ Kf8 97. Kc6
b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Re1 b5 7. c4 g5 8. cxb5
g4 9. e5 dxe5 10. Ng5 Bg7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Nc3 Nb6 13. bxa6 c4 14. Bc2 Bxa6 15.
Qxe5 h6 16. Nge4 Nfd5 17. Qf5 Bc8 18. Qh5 Nf4 19. Qc5 Bd4 20. Qc6 Be6 21. Nc5
Qd6 22. Qxd6 exd6 23. d3 Nxg2 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Nxe6 Bxc3 26. Nxf8 Ne1 27. Bd1
Bf6 28. Ne6 Nxd3 29. Bxg4 Nxc1 30. Rxc1 Rxa2 31. Nc7 Bxb2 32. Rc2 Ra1+ 33. Kg2
c3 34. Nb5 Na4 35. Nxd6 Re1 36. Be2 Nc5 37. Nb5 Ne4 38. Bf3 Ba1 39. Bxe4 Rxe4
40. Kf3 Rb4 41. Nd6 Kh7 42. Ke3 Kg6 43. f3 Rb2 44. Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bxf6
exf6 9. d5 b4 10. dxc6 bxc3 11. cxd7+ Bxd7 12. Qxc3 Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qd2 Qb6
15. b3 Bg4 16. Qf4 Be6 17. Rae1 a5 18. Qe3 Qb4 19. a4 Rac8 20. Nd4 Bd7 21. Nb5
Rfe8 22. Qg3 Bf8 23. Re3 Kg7 24. h3 h5 25. Rd1 Re5 26. Qf3 Qc5 27. Re2 Rce8 28.
Qe3 Qxe3 29. Rxe3 f5 30. Bc4 fxe4 31. Nxd6 R8e7 32. Nxf7 Rc5 33. Nd6 Bc6 34.
Nb5 Kh7 35. Re2 Bh6 36. Nc3 e3 37. Nd5 exf2+ 38. Kxf2 Rxe2+ 39. Kxe2 Bxa4 40.
Kd3 Bb5 41. Kd4 Bf8 42. Bxb5 Rxb5 43. Rd3 Kg7 44. c4 Bc5+ 45. Kc3 Rb7 46. Rd2
Kh6 47. Re2 Kg5 48. Re4 Rf7 49. h4+ Kh6 50. Rf4 Rb7 51. Rf6 Be7 52. Nxe7 Rxe7
53. c5 Re3+ 54. Kc4 Re2 55. c6 Rxg2 56. Kb5 Rc2 57. Kxa5 Kg7 58. Rd6 g5 59.
hxg5 h4 60. Kb6 Rb2 61. Rd3 Kg6 62. c7 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. g3 O-O 14. h4 Bh6
15. Bg2 a5 16. a3 Ne7 17. Nce3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 Be6 19. O-O Qc7 20. Kh2 Rfd8 21.
Qd2 Bb3 22. Bf3 Qc6 23. Rfe1 h6 24. Qd3 Bc4 25. Qc2 Be6 26. b4 Rbc8 27. Rac1
axb4 28. axb4 Ra8 29. Ra1 Rdc8 30. Be2 Rxa1 31. Rxa1 d5 32. exd5 Nxd5 33. Nxd5
Bxd5 34. Ra5 Bc4 35. Bxc4 Qxc4 36. Qf5 Re8 37. Qd7 Rb8 38. Qd6 Re8 39. Qb6 Qxc3
40. Qxb5 Re6 41. Qc5 Qe1 42. Qc2 e4 43. Qc5 Rf6 44. Ra2 e3 45. Qxe3 Qxb4 46.
Ra8+ Kh7 47. Qd3+ g6 48. Qd8 Rxf2+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Bg6 7. Nbd2 Nh6 8. Nb3
Nf5 9. a4 a6 10. a5 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. c3 O-O 14. Nd4 Qc7 15.
Nxf5 Bxf5 16. Be3 Nd7 17. f4 b6 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Bxa6 Rfb8 20. Bd4 Nc4 21. b4
Qc6 22. Bxc4 Qxc4 23. Qd2 Ra6 24. Rxa6 Qxa6 25. Qb2 h5 26. Ra1 Qd3 27. Qf2 Kh7
28. h3 Bg6 29. Kh2 Kg8 30. Ra7 Kh7 31. f5 Bxf5 32. Rxf7 Ra8 33. Qg3 Qxg3+ 34.
Kxg3 Kg6 35. Re7 Ra2 36. b5 h4+ 37. Kf4 Rxg2 38. b6 Rg3 39. b7 Be4 40. b8=Q 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. c3 e6 8.
Qb3 Qc8 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. h3 Be7 12. Bd3 Bd8 13. Nf3 Bc7 14. Be3 O-O
15. Qc2 a6 16. h4 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. O-O-O Re8 20. Kb1 b5 21.
Bg5 Ne4 22. Bc1 b4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. cxb4 Qg4 25. Rhe1 Bf6 26. g3 Rac8 27. Qb3
a5 28. Bg5 Qf5 29. Be3 Rb8 30. Rd5 Rxb4 31. Rxf5 Rxb3 32. Rxf6 Rxe3 33. Rxe3
gxf6 34. Kc2 f5 35. a3 Kg7 36. b4 axb4 37. axb4 Rb8 38. Rb3 Kf6 39. b5 Ke5 40.
b6 Rb7 41. Kd2 Kd4 42. Rb1 f6 43. Ke2 Kc5 44. Ke3 Rxb6 45. Rxb6 Kxb6 46. Kf4
Kc5 47. h5 gxh5 48. Kxf5 Kd4 49. Kxf6 e3 50. fxe3+ Kxe3 51. Kg5 Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nb3 Ne5 8.
Bg2 Nxc4 9. O-O Be7 10. e4 d6 11. Qe2 Ne5 12. Be3 Qd8 13. Rad1 Bd7 14. h3 Rc8
15. f4 Nc4 16. Bxa7 e5 17. Bf2 O-O 18. a4 Na5 19. Nd2 Re8 20. g4 g6 21. f5 g5
22. h4 h6 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Be3 Nc6 25. Nb3 Nd4 26. Nxd4 exd4 27. Rxd4 Qa5 28.
Bxg5 Qe5 29. Be3 Bd8 30. g5 Nh7 31. f6 Be6 32. Nd5 Qg3 33. Rd3 Nxg5 34. Bxg5
Qxg5 35. Qf2 Kf8 36. Rg3 Qh6 37. Ne7 Bxe7 38. fxe7+ Kxe7 39. Qb6 Rc1 40. Qxb7+
Kf8 41. Qb4 Rxf1+ 42. Bxf1 Qf4 43. Qe1 Rb8 44. Qe3 Qxe3+ 45. Rxe3 Rxb2 46. Ra3
Ke7 47. a5 Rb7 48. a6 Ra7 49. Ra5 Kd7 50. Kf2 Kc6 51. Ke3 Kb6 52. Ra1 Bc8 53.
Rb1+ Ka5 54. Ra1+ Kb6 55. Rd1 Bxa6 56. Rxd6+ Kb7 57. Rf6 Bxf1 58. Rxf7+ Kb6 59.
Rxf1 Re7 60. Rc1 Re8 61. Kf4 Rf8+ 62. Ke5 Re8+ 63. Kf5 Rf8+ 64. Ke6 Re8+ 65.
Kf5 Rf8+ 66. Kg6 Re8 67. Re1 Kc7 68. Kf7 Re5 69. Kf6 Rh5 70. Rd1 Rh6+ 71. Kg5
Re6 72. Kf5 Rh6 73. e5 Rh5+ 74. Kf6 Rh6+ 75. Kf7 Rh7+ 76. Kg6 Re7 77. Kf6 Rh7
78. e6 Rh6+ 79. Kf7 Rh7+ 80. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qd2 Bg7 5. O-O-O O-O 6. f3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8.
Kb1 Qxc5 9. e3 Nc6 10. Na4 Qa5 11. Qxa5 Nxa5 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Nge2 e6 14. Nd4
Bd7 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Be5 Rfd8 17. Nb5 Ne8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nd4 Nd6 20. Bd3 e5
21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Rhe1 f5 23. Bf1 Kf6 24. Rd3 e4 25. Rc3 Rac8 26. Rd1 Ke6 27.
Ba6 Rc7 28. Rc5 Ne8 29. c4 Kd6 30. b4 Nf6 31. Kc2 Rb8 32. a3 Rb6 33. Ra5 c5 34.
Kb3 Ke5 35. f4+ Kd6 36. h3 h6 37. cxd5 cxb4 38. axb4 g5 39. Bc4 gxf4 40. exf4
Rg7 41. Bf1 Nh5 42. g4 Nxf4 43. gxf5 e3 44. Bc4 Rgb7 45. b5 a6 46. Kc3 axb5 47.
Bb3 Re7 48. f6 Rf7 49. Kd4 e2 50. Re1 Rxf6 51. Ra8 Rb7 52. Rd8+ Rd7 53. Rb8 Rg7
54. Rb6+ Ke7 55. Rb7+ Kf8 56. Rb8+ Ke7 57. Rxb5 Rg3 58. Bc4 Rxh3 59. Bxe2 Nxe2+
60. Rxe2+ Kd7 61. Rb7+ Kc8 62. Rg7 Rf4+ 63. Kc5 Rc3+ 64. Kd6 Rf8 65. Ree7 Rd8+
66. Rd7 Rf8 67. Ra7 Rd8+ 68. Ke5 Re3+ 69. Kd4 Rb3 70. Ra8+ Rb8 71. Rxb8+ Kxb8
72. Kc5 Rh8 73. d6 h5 74. Kc6 Rc8+ 75. Kd7 Rh8 76. Rg1 Rh7+ 77. Kc6 Rh8 78.
Rb1+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.12"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Re1 b5 7. c4 g5 8. cxb5
g4 9. e5 dxe5 10. Ng5 Bg7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. bxa6 e6 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Rxa6
15. Qe2 f5 16. Bd3 Rd6 17. Bc4 e4 18. d3 Ne5 19. dxe4 f4 20. Qf1 Qh4 21. Bxf4
Rxf4 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rf8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O Nd7 8. Be3
e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nb5 Nxe2+ 11. Qxe2 b6 12. Rac1 a6 13. Nc3 a5 14. b3 f5 15.
exf5 gxf5 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 18. Qd2 Bd7 19. Ne2 Qf6 20. Bb1 Rae8 21. Ng3
Qg6 22. h3 Rf7 23. Rf2 h5 24. Rcf1 h4 25. Ne2 Qh5 26. Nd4 Ng6 27. Bh2 Bh6 28.
Qc2 Be3 29. Nf3 Ne5 30. Kh1 Bxf2 31. Rxf2 Nxf3 32. Rxf3 Re1+ 33. Bg1 Rfe7 34.
Kh2 Qxf3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c6 3. e3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Nd7 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. c5 Qxb3 8. axb3
a6 9. Nf3 h6 10. b4 Rc8 11. Nd2 f6 12. Nb3 e5 13. Bg3 Be7 14. Na5 Rc7 15. Be2
Bd8 16. O-O Ne7 17. f3 Be6 18. e4 h5 19. h3 h4 20. Bh2 g5 21. Rfd1 Kf7 22. exd5
cxd5 23. b5 exd4 24. Bxc7 Bxc7 25. b6 dxc3 26. bxc7 cxb2 27. Rab1 Rc8 28. Nxb7
Rxc7 29. Nd8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nf6 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. a3
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 d6 10. Nd2 d5 11. e3 Nbd7 12. f3 Re8 13. Bd3 e5 14. O-O exd4 15.
exd4 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Nd5 17. Rfe1 Qg5 18. Qd2 Nf4 19. Be4 Bd5 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21.
dxe5 Rad8 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Qc2 Red8 24. g3 Ne6 25. Qf2 Rd3 26. f4 Qf5 27. Re3
h5 28. Rae1 h4 29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Re3 Rd1+ 31. Re1 Rd8 32. Qe2 hxg3 33. hxg3 Qh3
34. Qg2 Qg4 35. Re3 Rd1+ 36. Be1 Nd4 37. Kh2 Qh5+ 38. Kg1 Qg4 39. Qa8+ Kh7 40.
Qh1+ Kg6 41. Qe4+ Nf5 42. Kg2 Rd4 43. Qc2 Rxf4 44. Rc3 Re4 45. Rc6+ Kh7 46. Bf2
Re2 47. Qd3 Rxe5 48. Rxc7 Re6 49. Rc4 Qg6 50. Qc2 Nd6 51. Qxg6+ Kxg6 52. Rc7 a5
53. Bxb6 Nb5 54. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Bb7 7. h4 h6 8. Nh3 Nd7
9. O-O-O Rc8 10. Kb1 e6 11. d5 e5 12. h5 g5 13. Ne2 Ne7 14. g4 Nb6 15. Ng3 f6
16. Be2 O-O 17. Nf2 Qd7 18. Rc1 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Rhd1 Qb5 21. Ka1 Rfd8 22.
Qc3 c6 23. dxc6 Bxc6 24. Nf5 Nxf5 25. gxf5 d5 26. exd5 Bxd5 27. Ne4 Qc6 28. Qa5
Rd7 29. Rd2 Bf7 30. Rcd1 Rxd2 31. Rxd2 Bxh5 32. Rd6 Qb5 33. Qc3 Rf8 34. Bc5 Kh7
35. a3 Rf7 36. Ka2 Qb7 37. Rb6 Qd5 38. Rd6 Qb7 39. Rb6 Qc8 40. Bb4 Qxf5 41. Nd6
Qe6 42. Nxc4 Qd5 43. Rd6 Qxf3 44. Qd2 Bg6 45. Rxa6 g4 46. Bc5 Qf1 47. b3 g3 48.
Rd6 g2 49. Ne3 g1=Q 50. Nxf1 Qxf1 51. Bb4 Qf5 52. Kb2 Rc7 53. Bc3 h5 54. b4 Qe4
55. b5 Qc4 56. b6 Qb5+ 57. Ka1 Rb7 58. Qf2 Rd7 59. Rxd7 Qxd7 60. Kb2 Qb5+ 61.
Bb4 e4 62. c3 f5 63. Qc5 Qe2+ 64. Kb3 Bf7+ 65. Ka4 Qa6+ 66. Ba5 Be8+ 67. Kb4
Bd7 68. c4 Qb7 69. Qe7 Qc6 70. Qc5 Qa4# 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Bb3
O-O 9. f4 b5 10. f5 e5 11. Nde2 Bb7 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Ng3 Rc8 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15.
Nh5 Rxc3 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. bxc3 Bxe4 18. Bd5 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Rc8
21. a4 bxa4 22. Rxa4 h6 23. c4 Qe3 24. Qd3 Qb6 25. Qe4 a5 26. Rfa1 Rc5 27. g3
Qc7 28. R1a2 Kh7 29. Kg2 Qc8 30. Rb2 Qd7 31. Rba2 d5 32. cxd5 Rxd5 33. c3 Rc5
34. c4 Qc7 35. Rd2 Rc6 36. Rd5 Rb6 37. Rdxa5 Rb2+ 38. Kh3 Qd7 39. Ra2 Rb4 40.
Rd5 Qc8 41. Rc2 Qc6 42. Rxe5 Qa4 43. Re8 Rb1 44. Qa8 Qxa8 45. Rxa8 Rb6 46. c5
Rc6 47. Kg2 Bd4 48. Ra5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4
Be7 16. Ne3 Nh7 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. d4 cxd4 19. cxd4 Ng6 20. a4 Be6 21. Nf5 Ng5
22. axb5 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 exd4 24. Nxd4 axb5 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. Nxb5 Qa5 27. Nc3
Rb8 28. Rb1 Ne5 29. Qd1 Qc5 30. Bd3 Bb3 31. Qe2 Qd4 32. Bb5 Qc5 33. Ra1 Bc4 34.
Bxc4 Nxc4 35. Rb1 Qd4 36. Rd1 Qc5 37. Rb1 Qd4 38. Qd1 Qxd1+ 39. Nxd1 Nd2 40.
Rc1 Nxe4 41. Rc4 Nc5 42. Rd4 Rb6 43. Kf1 Kf8 44. Ke2 Ke7 45. Rc4 Ke6 46. Rc3
Na4 47. Re3+ Kd7 48. Rf3 Ke6 49. Re3+ Kd7 50. Rf3 Ke6 51. Re3+ Kd7 52. Rf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O e6 7. a3 Nge7 8. Rb1
O-O 9. b4 b6 10. Qb3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Rb8 12. Nb5 e5 13. e3 Ba8 14. Rfd1 Qd7 15. d4
a6 16. dxe5 axb5 17. cxb5 Na7 18. exd6 Nf5 19. Bxg7 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 c4 21. Qxc4
Nxg7 22. Bc6 Qe6 23. Qxe6 Nxe6 24. d7 Rfd8 25. Rd6 Kf8 26. Rbd1 Ke7 27. a4 Nxc6
28. bxc6 Ra8 29. b5 Nc7 30. R6d4 Ne6 31. Rc4 Nc7 32. g4 Ra5 33. g5 Rda8 34.
Rdd4 Kd8 35. Rh4 Ne6 36. Rxh7 Nxg5 37. Rh8+ Kc7 38. Re8 Ne6 39. h4 Nc5 40. Re7
Rxa4 41. Rd4 Rd8 42. Rxf7 Ra1+ 43. Kg2 Rb1 44. Rg4 Rxb5 45. Rxg6 Nd3 46. Re6
Rc5 47. h5 Rxh5 48. f4 Rc5 49. Rff6 Nb4 50. e4 Nxc6 51. e5 b5 52. Rd6 Rxd7 53.
Rxd7+ Kxd7 54. Rd6+ Kc7 55. Rd1 Nxe5 56. fxe5 Rxe5 57. Kf3 Kb6 58. Kf4 Re8 59.
Rb1 Kc5 60. Rc1+ Kd4 61. Rd1+ Kc4 62. Rc1+ Kd3 63. Rb1 Rb8 64. Ke5 b4 65. Kd5
b3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Qc7 8. dxc5
Bxg3 9. hxg3 a5 10. c4 Ne5 11. cxd5 Nxf3+ 12. Nxf3 Qxc5 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. Qa4+
Bd7 15. Qd4 Rc8 16. Qxc5 Rxc5 17. Nd4 Ke7 18. Bd3 h5 19. Ke2 Rhc8 20. Rhd1 a4
21. a3 g6 22. Rd2 Bg4+ 23. f3 Bd7 24. Rc2 Rxc2+ 25. Bxc2 Ne8 26. Bd3 Nd6 27.
Kd2 Rc5 28. Rc1 Rg5 29. Ne2 h4 30. g4 f5 31. Nf4 fxg4 32. Nxg6+ Kf6 33. Nxh4
Rh5 34. g3 gxf3 35. Rf1 Bc6 36. Nxf3 Ke7 37. Nd4 Rh2+ 38. Kc3 Be4 39. b3 axb3
40. Nxb3 Bxd3 41. Kxd3 Ra2 42. Ra1 Rg2 43. Nc5 Rxg3 44. Rb1 b5 45. Rb4 Rg5 46.
Nb3 Nc4 47. Nd4 Nxa3 48. Rb3 Nc4 49. Nxb5 Nd6 50. Nd4 Rh5 51. Ra3 Kf6 52. Ra6
Ke7 53. Ra8 Nb5 54. Ra5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. O-O
e6 9. d4 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Nf1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rac8 14. Bd3 e5 15.
Ng3 exd4 16. Nxd4 Rfe8 17. Bf4 Ne5 18. Ndf5 Bf8 19. Rac1 Qa5 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 21.
Bb1 d5 22. Bd2 Qd8 23. exd5 Nc4 24. Ne3 Bb7 25. b3 Nxe3 26. Bxe3 Nxd5 27. Qd3
g6 28. Bd2 Rxe1+ 29. Bxe1 Qf6 30. Bd2 Nf4 31. Bxf4 Qxf4 32. h3 Bc5 33. Qc2 Qxg3
34. Qd1 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nb5 Na6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. h3 c6 8. Nc3
Nc7 9. Bd3 a5 10. O-O b5 11. Re1 Ne6 12. Be5 Ba6 13. a3 Qd7 14. b4 axb4 15.
axb4 Bb7 16. Qb1 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Ra8 18. Qb2 Qd8 19. Rd1 Qb6 20. e4 Rd8 21. exd5
Nxd5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Ne4 Nef4 24. Bf1 Bc8 25. Re1 Bf5 26. Nc5 Kg8 27. Ne5 Ra8
28. c3 Qc7 29. Ra1 Qc8 30. Ra5 Ne6 31. Qa1 Rxa5 32. bxa5 Nxc5 33. dxc5 Qc7 34.
c4 Nb4 35. cxb5 cxb5 36. Bxb5 Qxc5 37. Bc4 Be6 38. Bxe6 fxe6 39. Ng4 h5 40. Ne3
Na6 41. Qb1 Kf7 42. Qb6 Qxb6 43. axb6 Ke8 44. Nc4 g5 45. Ne5 Kd8 46. Nf7+ Kd7
47. Nxg5 e5 48. h4 Nc5 49. g4 hxg4 50. h5 Ke8 51. h6 Kf8 52. Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3
Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh6 12. dxe5 fxe5 13. h3 g4 14. hxg4 Bxg4 15.
Ne1 Be6 16. Nc2 Kh8 17. Nd5 Qd7 18. Qd3 Ne7 19. Rad1 Ng6 20. Qd2 Rad8 21. Bh5
c6 22. Bxg6 cxd5 23. cxd5 Bg4 24. f3 hxg6 25. fxg4 Qxg4 26. Qd3 Ng8 27. Rf3 Nf6
28. Re1 Nh5 29. Bh2 Bh6 30. Qe2 Rxf3 31. Qxf3 Qxf3 32. gxf3 Rc8 33. Re2 Kg7 34.
Kf2 Bf4 35. Ke1 Bxh2 36. Rxh2 Nf4 37. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. e3 Nf6 3. d4 e6 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3
d6 9. h3 Na6 10. O-O Re8 11. Re1 Bd7 12. e4 Qb6 13. a3 Rac8 14. Bc4 Nh5 15. Qd3
Nc7 16. Rb1 a6 17. a4 Qa7 18. a5 b5 19. axb6 Qxb6 20. Be3 Nb5 21. Ne2 f5 22. e5
dxe5 23. d6+ Kh8 24. Ng5 h6 25. Nf7+ Kh7 26. b4 Nd4 27. bxc5 Qxc5 28. Bxa6 Ra8
29. Rec1 Qa5 30. Bb7 Rab8 31. Nxd4 exd4 32. Bd2 Qa2 33. Qc4 Qxd2 34. Bf3 Rxb1
35. Rxb1 Re1+ 36. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 37. Kh2 Nf6 38. Bc6 Qc3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 a6 5. Nc3 d5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 O-O 8. b4
Ba7 9. Bb2 Qe7 10. cxd5 Rd8 11. Bd3 exd5 12. Ne2 Bg4 13. Ned4 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Nc6
15. Bc5 Qe6 16. Be2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 d4 18. O-O dxe3 19. Qe2 exf2+ 20. Rxf2 Qxe2
21. Rxe2 Rd7 22. Rc1 h6 23. Bf2 Nd5 24. Rd2 Rad8 25. Rcd1 Nf6 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27.
Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Kf1 Kf8 29. Bd5 Ke7 30. Ke2 f6 31. Bg3 Nde5 32. Bf2 Kd6 33. Bb3
Nd7 34. h3 f5 35. Kd2 g5 36. Ke2 Ne7 37. Bd4 Nd5 38. Bc2 Ke6 39. Bb3 Ne5 40.
Bb2 b5 41. Bd4 f4 42. Bc5 h5 43. Bd4 g4 44. hxg4 hxg4 45. Bc5 Nc4 46. a4 Ke5
47. axb5 axb5 48. Kd3 Nb2+ 49. Kc2 Nc4 50. Kd3 Nb2+ 51. Kc2 Na4 52. Bf8 Ne3+
53. Kd3 Nb2+ 54. Ke2 Nbc4 55. Kf2 Ke4 56. Bc5 g3+ 57. Kg1 Kd3 58. Ba7 Kc3 59.
Ba2 Kb2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 Nh5 5. Bd2 e5 6. e4 Nhf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Re1 c6 10. a4 b6 11. Bg5 a6 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. d5 c5 14. Nd2 Qd8 15.
Be3 Ne8 16. Rab1 Bg5 17. b4 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 g6 19. Bf1 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. f4
exf4 22. Qxf4 Qf6 23. Ne2 Ne5 24. bxc5 bxc5 25. Qg3+ Kh8 26. Nf4 Rg8 27. Qc3
Bd7 28. Rb6 Qg5 29. Rxe5 dxe5 30. Qxe5+ Qg7 31. Nf3 Rf8 32. Rb7 Nf6 33. Ne6 Qh6
34. Nxf8 Rxf8 35. Rxd7 Re8 36. Re7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e3 Nf6 3. d4 g6 4. c3 b6 5. dxc5 bxc5 6. e4 Bg7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
d6 9. Na3 Bb7 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. h3 a5 12. Bf4 a4 13. Qd2 Bc6 14. Rad1 Qb6 15. e5
dxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Qb7 18. f3 Rfd8 19. Qf2 Rac8 20. Nc4 Bd5 21. Bf1
Ne8 22. Bxg7 Nxg7 23. Rd2 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 Nf5 26. b3 axb3 27. axb3
Qc7 28. Qf2 Rd8 29. Bf1 h5 {[#] Die schwarzen Felder um den schwarzen König
sind schwach. Carlsen antwortet aktiv, aber plötzlich gibt es eine
Vollversammlung der schwarzen Figuren am weißen Königsflügel.} 30. b4 cxb4
31. cxb4 Qc3 32. b5 Rd2 33. Re2 Rd1 34. g4 (34. Kh2 $2 h4 {gefolgt von} 35. Z0
Ng3 $19) 34... hxg4 35. hxg4 Nd4 {[#]} 36. Re3 $2 {Tempoverlust} ({Nach} 36.
Rxe7 Rd2 (36... Kf8 37. Qe3 Nxf3+ 38. Kg2 {ist Ok für Weiß.}) 37. Be2 {
ist Weiß unter Druck, aber nicht verloren.}) 36... Qc1 $19 {Es droht Txf1 und
Dxe3.} 37. Rxe7 {[#]} Rd2 $2 (37... Kf8 $1 $19 {und es gibt kein sicheres Feld
für den Turm.} 38. Re4 (38. Re5 Rxf1+ 39. Qxf1 Nxf3+ $19) 38... Rxf1+ 39. Qxf1
Nxf3+ 40. Kg2 Qxf1+ 41. Kxf1 Nd2+) 38. Qe3 $2 (38. Re8+ $1 Kg7 39. Qe3 {
droht Matt nach De5.} Kh7 40. Re7 $11) 38... Ne2+ $2 (38... Qe1 $3 {Hübsch!}
39. Qxe1 (39. Re8+ Kh7 40. f4 Nf3+ 41. Qxf3 Qxe8 $19) 39... Nxf3+ 40. Kh1 Rh2#)
39. Kg2 $11 Nf4+ 40. Kg3 Ne6 41. Re8+ Kh7 {[#]} 42. Qe5 $2 (42. Rxe6 fxe6 43.
Qa7+ Kh6 44. g5+ Kxg5 45. Qe7+ Kh6 46. Qf8+ {Mit Remis durch Dauerschach war
angesagt.}) 42... Ng7 43. Bg2 Nxe8 44. Qxe8 Qc7+ 45. Kh3 Kg7 46. Qe3 Qd6 47. b6
Rb2 48. Qc3+ Qf6 49. Qxf6+ Kxf6 50. f4 Rxb6 51. Bd5 Rd6 52. g5+ Kf5 53. Bxf7
Kxf4 54. Kh4 Kf5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 b6 3. e3 Bb7 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 d6 7. d5 O-O 8. Be2 e5
9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 a5 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. O-O Nc5 13. e4 c6 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. f3
Qd7 16. Re1 Nh5 17. Nf1 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Ne3 Nf4 20. Bf1 Kh8 21. Ned5 Nxd5
22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 e4 24. Rad1 exf3 25. gxf3 Be5 26. Kh1 Rae8 27. Bh3 Qg7
28. Rg1 Qf7 29. Qxf7 Rxf7 30. b3 Ne6 31. Bf2 Nf4 32. Bf1 Rb7 33. Bd3 Nh3 34.
Rg2 Nxf2+ 35. Rxf2 f4 36. Be4 Rg7 37. Rg2 Reg8 38. Rdg1 Rxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nf6 7. Bg2 O-O 8.
O-O d6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. Nd2 Na5 13. Bxb7 Nxb7 14. e4 Na5
15. Qd3 c5 16. Rae1 cxd4 17. cxd4 Rac8 18. Rc1 Nc6 19. Nb3 e5 20. Rfd1 Rfd8 21.
Kg2 a5 22. d5 Nb4 23. Qd2 Qg6 24. Re1 f5 25. exf5 Qxf5 26. Re3 Rf8 27. a3 Na6
28. Qe2 a4 29. Nd2 Nc5 30. Ne4 Nxe4 31. Rxe4 Rc5 32. Rb1 Rb8 33. Rb4 Qd7 34.
Qg4 Qxg4 35. Rxg4 b5 36. h4 Kf7 37. h5 Rb6 38. Kf1 Rb7 39. Ke2 Rb6 40. Kd2 Rb7
41. Kc3 Rbc7 42. Kb2 bxc4 43. Rxa4 c3+ 44. Kc2 Rxd5 45. Rgc4 Rxc4 46. Rxc4 Rd2+
47. Kxc3 Rxf2 48. a4 Ke6 49. a5 Ra2 50. Kb4 d5 51. Rc7 e4 52. Rxg7 e3 53. Rg8
d4 54. Kc4 Ra4+ 55. Kd3 Kd5 56. Rd8+ Ke5 57. Re8+ Kf5 58. Rf8+ Kg4 59. a6 Rxa6
60. Kxd4 Re6 61. Rf1 e2 62. Re1 Kxg3 63. Kd5 Re8 64. Kd6 Kf2 65. Kd7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
a6 9. Bd3 b6 10. e4 Be7 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. O-O Nh5 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 g6 15.
Re1 Bf6 16. exd5 exd5 17. Qf3 Bb7 18. h3 Re8 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qxf6 Nxf6 21.
Bc2 Kf8 22. Nb3 Rac8 23. Rad1 Nh5 24. f3 Nf4 25. Kf2 Ne6 26. h4 Rb8 27. Nc1 Bc6
28. b3 c4 29. Ne2 Rec8 30. b4 Rd8 31. Nd4 Bd7 32. a4 Re8 33. a5 Nxd4 34. Rxd4
Rxe1 35. Kxe1 Bc6 36. Kf2 Re8 37. Rd2 Re6 38. g4 h6 39. f4 g5 40. hxg5 hxg5 41.
fxg5 Kg7 42. Bf5 Re8 43. Re2 Rd8 44. Re7 d4 45. Rc7 Bb5 46. cxd4 Rxd4 47. g6 c3
48. Rxf7+ Kh6 49. Rh7+ Kg5 50. Rc7 Kf6 51. Rxc3 Rxb4 52. Re3 Bc4 53. Re4 Rb2+
54. Ke3 Bd5 55. Re8 Rb5 56. Bd3 Rxa5 57. Rf8+ Kg7 58. Rf5 Kh6 59. Rh5+ Kg7 60.
Kd4 Ra4+ 61. Kxd5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. O-O b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. d4 Nd7 10. Re1 N5f6 11. Nc3 Bb4 12. Qc2 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Be4 14. Red1 Qc8
15. Bf1 Nd5 16. Qe1 Bxf3 17. exf3 Qb7 18. Rac1 c6 19. f4 a5 20. a3 N7f6 21. Rc2
Rfd8 22. Rdc1 Rd6 23. Qe2 Ne7 24. Bg2 Nfd5 25. h4 Rad8 26. h5 Nf5 27. Rc4 h6
28. a4 Nb4 29. Qe4 Qd7 30. Bf3 Nxd4 31. Bxd4 Rxd4 32. Rxd4 Qxd4 33. Qxd4 Rxd4
34. Bxc6 Nxc6 35. Rxc6 Rb4 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Rc7 f5 38. Rc3 Kg8 39. Kf1 Kf7 40.
Ke2 b5 41. axb5 Rxb5 42. Rc7+ Kf6 43. Ra7 g5 44. hxg6 Kxg6 45. Ra6 Kf6 46. Kf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. e4 e6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O Bxc3 7. dxc3 Ng6 8.
Be3 d6 9. b4 Nd7 10. a4 O-O 11. a5 Rb8 12. Qc2 h6 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. axb6 axb6
15. Ra7 Nde5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Be2 f5 18. exf5 exf5 19. Qd2 Kh7 20. f3 Nc6 21.
Ra2 Rbe8 22. Bf2 Ne5 23. c5 dxc5 24. bxc5 bxc5 25. Re1 Qd6 26. Qc2 c4 27. Rd1
Qg6 28. Bg3 Re7 29. Kh1 Rfe8 30. Raa1 f4 31. Qxg6+ Nxg6 32. Bxc4 fxg3 33. hxg3
Ne5 34. Bd5 Bxd5 35. Rxd5 Nc4 36. Rc5 Nd6 37. Ra7 Rc8 38. Kh2 Kg8 39. Ra6 Ne8
40. g4 Rd8 41. g5 hxg5 42. Rxg5 Rd6 43. Ra8 Kf7 44. Rc5 Ree6 45. g4 Rc6 46.
Raa5 Rxc5 47. Rxc5 Ke7 48. Kg3 Kd7 49. f4 Rc6 50. Rd5+ Nd6 51. Kh4 Rxc3 52. Rg5
Ne8 53. Kh5 Rc6 54. Ra5 Rd6 55. g5 c6 56. f5 Nc7 57. Ra1 c5 58. Rc1 Rc6 59.
Rd1+ Ke8 60. Re1+ Kf8 61. f6 gxf6 62. g6 Ne8 63. Kh6 f5 64. Kh7 Rc7+ 65. Kh8 c4
66. Rf1 c3 67. Rxf5+ Ke7 68. Rf7+ Kd8 69. Rf1 c2 70. Rc1 Ke7 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 f5 5. exf5 Bb4+ 6. Kf1 Nf6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. a3
Bd6 9. Nc3 Qe8 10. h4 Nc6 11. Bg5 Qh5 12. Rh3 Rae8 13. Nb5 h6 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15.
Kg1 Ne7 16. Be2 Qf7 17. fxe6 dxe6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. h5 e5 20. d5 e4 21. Nd4
Qxf2+ 22. Kh1 Bc8 23. Rh2 Nf5 24. Nxf5 Qxf5 25. Qd4 e3 26. g4 Qg5 27. Rg1 Rf4
28. Qd3 Bxg4 29. Qg6 Qxg6 30. hxg6 Bxe2 31. Rxe2 Rh4+ 32. Kg2 Rg4+ 33. Kh2 Rxg1
34. Kxg1 Kf8 35. Kg2 Re5 36. Kf3 Ke7 37. b4 Kf6 38. Kf4 h5 39. c5 bxc5 40. bxc5
dxc5 41. d6 Rd5 42. Rxe3 Rxd6 43. Rc3 Rd4+ 44. Ke3 Rd5 45. Ke4 Re5+ 46. Kf4
Rf5+ 47. Ke4 Kxg6 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.18"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Geirnaert, Steven"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Brugge"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BEL"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nd5
Na5 9. Bg5 c6 10. Nxf6+ gxf6 11. Be3 Rg8 12. g3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5
15. Rf1 Nxb3 16. axb3 Bg4 17. Qd2 a5 18. d4 e4 19. Nh4 d5 20. Qc3 Ra6 21. Rf4
Rg5 22. Kd2 Bh3 23. Rf2 h5 24. Qc5 Qe7 25. b4 Qxc5 26. dxc5 a4 27. Kc3 Ke7 28.
Kd4 Ke6 29. Ra3 Rg8 30. Re2 Rh8 31. Rf2 Rh6 32. Ra1 Rf6 33. Rf4 Rh6 34. Rf2 Rf6
35. Rf4 Rh6 36. Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.19"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ragger, Markus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Maria Saal"]
[BlackTeam "Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bd2 Nf6 13. c5 g5 14. Rc1 Ng6 15. Nb5 (
15. cxd6 cxd6 16. Nb5 Rf7 17. Qc2 Ne8 18. a4 h5 {is one of the most popular
positions.}) 15... Rf7 16. Ba5 b6 {Not much has been annotated until this
point in the game as many games have followed the same course. But as you can
see White seems to have made quite significant strides on the queenside.} 17.
cxd6 cxd6 (17... bxa5 18. dxc7 Qf8 19. Nc5 $18 {[%cal Gc5e6] is simply a
crushing position for White.}) 18. Be1 a6 19. Nc3 a5 {[%cal Gd3b4,Gb4c6]
Preventing the idea with Nb4-c6.} 20. Bf2 Rb8 21. a4 $146 (21. Nb5 Bf8 22. Rc6
Ne8 23. a4 Bd7 24. Rc3 {0-1 (62) Meier,G (2663)-Polzin,R (2473) Austria 2010})
21... Bf8 22. Nb5 g4 23. Rc6 Rg7 24. Qc2 Bd7 25. fxg4 Nxg4 (25... Bxc6 26. dxc6
$16) 26. Bxg4 Bxg4 27. Ne1 $1 Nh8 28. Kh1 Nf7 29. h3 Bd7 30. Nf3 Ng5 31. Bh4 h6
{As you can clearly see, White is not at all interested in saving his rook on
c6. Instead he would be happy if Black took and gave him a passed pawn. But
Black wouldn't do that. Hence Ragger decides to increase the stakes.} 32. Nxd6
$1 Bxc6 33. Nf5 $1 (33. Qxc6 $2 Bxd6 $19) 33... Be8 {The B on e8 looks after
the f7-square.} (33... Bd7 34. Nxh6+ Kh7 (34... Kh8 35. Bxg5 $18 {[%cal Gh6f7]}
) 35. Bxg5 Rxg5 36. Nf7 $18) 34. Nxh6+ {White has currently two pawns for the
rook but his co-ordination is excellent.} Kh8 35. Nf5 Rc8 36. Qd3 {Once you
delve deeper into the position you understand that the g5 knight is badly
pinned and the e5 pawn is about to fall. Things are looking pretty grim for
Black. Even though he is a rook up for just two pawns he is the one on the
back foot and Grischuk has to defend with great resourcefulness.} Rg8 {
Grischuk is a world class player and the thing that differentiates a 2750+
grandmaster from other good players is that they defend tenaciously and make
the opponent work really hard for the full point. Here Rg8 was a quiet move
removing the rook from the threat of Nxg7.} 37. Nxe5 (37. d6 $1 {with the
threat of Nxg5 Rxg5 Bxg5 Qxg5 d7 is not so easy to meet.} Bxa4 (37... Bd7 38.
Nxe5 $18 {[%cal Ge5f7]}) 38. Nxe5 $44 {with excellent compensation.} Be8 39.
Qd4 $1 Bg7 40. Nxg7 Rxg7 41. d7 (41. Bxg5 $2 Qxg5 $19 {[%cal Gg5g2]}) 41...
Bxd7 42. Bxg5 Qxg5 43. Nf7+ $18) 37... Qf6 38. Nf3 (38. Bf2 $1 {transferring
the bishop to d4 would have been an excellent idea.} Bc5 39. Bd4 Bxd4 40. Ng4
$3 {I wonder if anyone apart from the engines could find this excellent idea?
If the queen moves, Qxd4 would be very strong.} (40. Qxd4 {is also interesting.
}) 40... f3 $5 (40... Qf8 41. Qxd4+ Rg7 42. Rxf4 $18) 41. Nxf6 fxg2+ 42. Kxg2
Bxf6 $16 {When the position is better for White but not so easy to play
accurately.}) 38... Bd7 $1 {Once again Grischuk keeps his cool. He knows that
he cannot really create any threats here, so it's better to just improve the
placement of his pieces.} 39. Qd2 (39. Nxg5 Rxg5 (39... Bxf5 40. exf5 Rxg5 41.
d6 Rc6 42. d7 Rd6 43. Bxg5 Qxg5 44. Qc3+ Kh7 45. Qc7 Qe7 46. d8=Q Rxd8 47. Qxb6
Rd5 $15 {Such a line is shown just to show you the rich possibilities in this
position.}) 40. Rxf4 Bxf5 41. Qf1 $1 (41. Rxf5 $2 Rc1+ 42. Kh2 Bd6+ 43. g3
Qxb2+ $19) 41... Kg8 42. Bxg5 Qxg5 43. Rxf5 {with four pawns for a piece and
pretty good compensation.}) 39... Bxf5 40. Qxf4 Bh6 (40... Qg7 $1 41. Nxg5 (41.
Bxg5 Be7 $1 $17) 41... Be7 $1 42. Qxf5 Bxg5 $15) 41. exf5 Rcd8 {The funny
thing about this position is that White is a rook down and his pawns are not
so threatening, yet the position is just around equal. This says something
about the nature of White's compensation.} 42. Ne5 $6 (42. Rd1 $1 $13 {
Maintaining the tension is the best. Ne5-g6 is coming up.} Kh7 43. Ne5 Nxh3 44.
gxh3 Bxf4 45. Bxf6 $11) 42... Rxd5 $1 $17 43. Ng4 (43. Ng6+ Kh7 $19 {Grischuk
is not afraid of ghosts.}) 43... Qd6 44. Qxd6 Rxd6 45. Bg3 Rc6 46. Be5+ Kh7 47.
Nf6+ Rxf6 48. Bxf6 {The irony of the entire game is that when the material
balance is restored, White is clearly worse because all the dynamism has been
lost.} Ne4 $1 $17 49. Be5 Bg7 (49... Ng3+ 50. Bxg3 Rxg3 $19 {was a simple way
to gain a winning position.}) 50. f6 Re8 $1 51. fxg7 (51. Bd4 Ng3+ $19) (51.
Rf5 Bxf6 52. Rxf6 (52. Bxf6 Ng3+ $19) 52... Nxf6 53. Bxf6 Re4 $19) 51... Rxe5
52. Rf3 Nc5 53. Rf6 Re6 54. Rf4 Re4 55. Rf6 Re6 56. Rf4 Kxg7 57. Rg4+ Kf7 58.
Rf4+ Ke7 59. Kh2 Re4 {A wonderful game. Beautiful imaginative play by Ragger.
It was a pity that he wasn't rewarded for it but one has to agree that
Grischuk defended in the most tenacious fashion.} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.20"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "Gormally,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "SHSM Legacy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 (7...
e6 {is perhaps a more solid way to play, as Black doesn't have to worry about
this awkward e5! thrust that occurs in the game.} 8. d4 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1
O-O 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Rc8 13. Nf1 Re8 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. Be3 Rc7 16. Bd3 e5
$1 {grabbing some squares} 17. d5 Nc5 18. Bc2 b4 {Carlsen,M (2876)-Giri,A 
(2773) Stavanger 2015, and Black had a perfectly playable Ruy Lopez type
position.}) 8. d4 (8. O-O e5 {again, Black aims for a Ruy Lopez setup.} 9. d4
Be7 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. d5 c4 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Nf1 Nc5 14. Ng3 Bc8 15. h3 {
Guseinov,G (2634)-Khismatullin,D (2651) Berlin 2015, with a playable position
for both sides and a tense middlegame in store.}) 8... g6 (8... cxd4 9. cxd4 g6
10. O-O Bg7 11. a3 O-O 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 $6 Bxf6 15. Rfd1 Bg7 {
Maze,S (2582)-Dominguez Perez,L (2732) Berlin 2015, was again fine for Black.})
9. a4 (9. Nbd2 {didn't seem a completely sound setup after Black's smart reply;
} cxd4 10. cxd4 Rc8 $1 11. Bb3 ({after} 11. Bd3 e5 12. d5 Nc5 {is annoying as
you have to waste more time with the bishop} 13. Bc2) 11... Bg7 12. e5 $5 {
possibly premature} dxe5 13. dxe5 Nd5 14. e6 fxe6 15. Ng5 $2 Nc5 $1 (15... Nf4
$1 {is also strong}) 16. Nxe6 Nxe6 17. Qxe6 Rf8 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Qh3 Qd7 20.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 {Ivkina,O (2294)-Zizlova,S (2149) Taganrog 2011, with a large
advantage for Black in the ending.}) 9... Bg7 10. e5 $1 $36 {Of course normal
play was perfectly ok but Grischuk has rightly judged that this disruptive
advance causes Black problems.  This is why I prefer setups with ...e6 or ...
e5 earlier for Black, you don't have to worry about these e6 thrusts ruining
your pawn structure.} dxe5 11. dxe5 Bxf3 12. gxf3 (12. Qxf3 {isn't completely
stupid but it's hard to see much compensation for the pawn after} Nxe5 13. Qe2
{and now Black has several good ways to play, for example} Qd5 $1 (13... Ned7
$5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. O-O {also seems unconvincing for White after
} Qc6 17. Re1 e6 18. Na3 c4 $1 (18... b4 $1)) 14. O-O b4 15. Rd1 Qe6 16. f4
Ned7 17. Qxe6 fxe6 18. Bb3 Kf7 19. Nd2 bxc3 20. bxc3 Rhd8 $15) 12... Nd5 (12...
Nh5 13. f4 O-O 14. Be4 {also posed problems for Black after} Rb8 15. axb5 axb5
16. Bf3 $1 c4 (16... e6 17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. Qxh5 {looks horrible with Rg1 coming}
) 17. Be3 Nc5 18. Bxc5 Nxf4 19. Qe3 Nd3+ 20. Kf1 Bxe5 21. Ra7 {Volokitin,A 
(2627)-Cheparinov,I (2684) Doha 2014, and White went on to convert his
advantage.}) 13. e6 $1 fxe6 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Qxb5 {Despite the
computer at this point preferring Black, I believe that at this point White
has a large advantage, at least in practical play. (although it doesn't turn
out that way)  Also although White's advantage in pawn structure is rather
negated by his own shredded kingside, the queenside pawns on b2 and c3
outweigh the weakling on c5.} Nc7 (16... N5b6 $5 17. Be4 $1 (17. Nd2 O-O 18.
O-O Qd5 19. Bb3 c4 $1 (19... Qf5 $6 {leads to problems;} 20. Qc6 $1 c4 21. Nxc4
$14) 20. Bxc4 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 Ne5 $1) 17... Qc8 18. O-O (18. Nd2 O-O 19. O-O Bh6
$1 (19... Qc7 20. Nc4 Nd5 {also doesn't seem to give much for White}) 20. Nc4
Bxc1 21. Nxb6 Nxb6 22. Rxc1 Nd5 {should be fine for Black as the knight heads
for f4.}) 18... O-O 19. Rd1 Nd5) 17. Qa4 $1 {The most testing. It's important
to maintain the pin on the knight to maximise the disruption to Black's
development.} (17. Qe2 $6 O-O 18. Be4 Qa4 19. O-O Ne5 20. Nd2 Nd5 21. Qd1 Qe8 (
21... Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Nf4 {is also good}) 22. Qb3 Qf7 {looks good for Black -
the knights are excellently placed in the centre.}) 17... Qxf3 18. Be4 Qh5 19.
Bf4 $6 {Not so bad in itself, but missing a good opportunity.} (19. Qc6 $1 Qe5
20. Nd2 Qd6 21. Nc4 Qxc6 22. Bxc6 $16 {looks a highly unpleasant ending for
Black - White retains the initiative in the ending.}) 19... Nd5 20. Bg3 N5b6
21. Qc6 e5 22. Qe6 Rf8 23. Na3 Rf6 24. Qg8+ Bf8 25. Qb3 $2 {After this White
loses the initiative. The queen was doing a decent job on g8 of tieing up
Black's pieces, so this loss of time was unnecessary.} (25. Bg2 $1 {was best,
preparing to castle. Simple is always good!} Rd6 26. O-O Nf6 $2 (26... Rd1 27.
Nb5 {is very dangerous} Rxf1+ 28. Bxf1 Qf5 29. Nc7+ Kd8 30. Ne6+ Ke8 $2 (30...
Kc8 $16) 31. Ng7+) (26... Qe2 $1 {is probably the best but after} 27. Rb1 {
it's still very much game on} Rd1+ 28. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 29. Bf1 Nf6 30. Qe6 $14) 27.
Qb3 {this seems a vast improvement, as Black has had to lose time to expell
the queen, and now has to deal with threats like Nb5, etc.} Bh6 28. Nb5 Rd8 29.
Bc6+ Kf8 30. Nc7 $18) ({The immediate} 25. O-O $6 {was inaccurate because of}
Qe2 $1 {although even here I prefer White's practical chances to what occurred
in the game - with the queens on at least he has "punting" chances} 26. Bg2
Qxb2 27. Nc4 Qxc3 28. Nxb6 Rxb6 29. Bd5 {which objectively might be good for
Black but over board just looks a real mess.} (29. Qxh7 $5)) 25... Qg4 26. Qc2
{Not a move you'd especially want to play either, as White is going backwards
when he really should be attacking, but alternatives are thin on the ground,
for example} (26. f3 $2 Rxf3 $1 27. Bxf3 Qxf3) (26. Bg2 {can even be met by} h5
$1 {when it is Black who is starting to call the shots.}) 26... Bh6 $1 {
An excellent idea, even if an easy strategic one to find for players of this
calibre.  Once the bishop reaches f4, White's last remaining advantage, the
two bishops, is completely nullified.} 27. Qe2 Qh3 (27... Qxe2+ 28. Kxe2 Bf4
$15) 28. Qf1 Qxf1+ {simplest.} (28... Qe6 29. Qb5) 29. Kxf1 Rd6 30. Kg2 Bf4 {
Now White is facing a depressing endgame, which must have been a bit of a
shock when he had such a promising middlegame earlier.} 31. Re1 c4 32. Re2 Nc5
33. Nb5 {This does very little and gives up any remaining pressure on c4, but
it wasn't easy to suggest anything better. If Grischuk can't find anything, I
doubt I can...} (33. Bb1 Nd3 $1 34. Re4 (34. Ba2 Nc1 $1) 34... Nxb2 35. Bxf4
exf4 36. Rxf4 Rd2 37. Ba2 $2 Nd3 $19) 33... Rd1 34. Bc2 Rc1 35. Na3 (35. Nd6+
exd6 36. Bxf4 Rxc2 $1) 35... Nd3 36. f3 (36. Re4 Ne1+) (36. Nxc4 Rxc2 37. Rxc2
Nxc4 $1 {and it's over, as White can't defend b2 as Ne1 is also threatened.})
36... Bxg3 37. hxg3 e4 38. fxe4 Nxb2 39. Rd2 Nd7 40. Bb1 Rxc3 41. Nb5 Rb3 42.
Nc7+ Kd8 43. Ba2 Rb7 44. Nd5 Ke8 45. Kf2 e6 46. Nc3 Nd3+ 47. Ke3 N7e5 48. Ke2
Rf7 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.21"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D80"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mednyi Vsadnik"]
[BlackTeam "Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. cxd5 c5 7. dxc5 Nd7 8.
e3 O-O 9. Bc4 Nxc5 10. Nge2 Qa5 11. O-O Qb4 12. Bb3 Bf5 13. Bc2 Bg4 14. Rb1
Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Bxb2 16. Nf4 Qa3 17. Nd3 Nxd3 18. Bxd3 Rab8 19. Qe2 Bg7 20. Rb3
Qd6 21. e4 Rfc8 22. g3 Rc3 23. Rfb1 Rxb3 24. Rxb3 Bd4 25. Kg2 Qd7 26. Bb5 Qd6
27. Bd3 Qd7 28. Bb5 Qd6 29. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Socar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 {Caruana himself prefers to start with 9.h3 as White.
This is a matter of taste, as there are too many nuances in this endgame.} Ke8
10. h3 h5 {Black's main idea is to block White's pawn majority on the kingside.
The only drawback of this move - the weakening of the g5-square.} 11. Ne2 {
Not the main move, but in general a standard manoeuvre. The knight is heading
to f4, where it will eye up the Ph5 and support the e5-e6 thrust. Nevertheless,
the main move 11.Bf4 seems to pose more problems for Black.} (11. Bf4 Be7 12.
Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. g3 Bxg5 (14... Bc4 15. Rfe1 Rg6 16. Nce4 Rd8 17. Rxd8+
(17. b3 {seems to be more precise.} {The point is that after} Bd5 18. c4 Bxg5
$4 19. Bxg5 {[%csl Rd8] the rook is hanging.}) 17... Bxd8 18. b3 Bd5 19. c4
Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Be6 21. Kg2 c5 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 $11 {½-½ (54) Adams,M (2745)
-Kramnik,V (2769) London 2014}) 15. Bxg5 Rg6 16. h4 f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bf4
Nxh4 19. f3 Rd8 20. Kf2 (20. Rde1 Kf7 21. Kf2 Nf5 22. Rh1 Ng7 23. Ne4 Rc8 24.
Nc5 $14 {1/2-1/2 (37) Bacrot,E (2711)-Anand,V (2797) Baden-Baden 2015}) 20...
Rxd1 21. Nxd1 Nf5 22. Rh1 Bxa2 23. Rxh5 Be6 24. g4 Nd6 25. Rh7 Nf7 26. Ne3 Kd8
27. Nf5 c5 28. Ng3 $14 {1/2-1/2 (122) Carlsen,M (2863)-Anand,V (2792) Sochi
2014}) 11... b6 12. Bg5 (12. Rd1 Bb7 13. Ned4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Be7 (14... h4 $5 {
is a possible improvement. In some cases the kingside rook may enter the game
via h5.}) 15. Bf4 Rd8 16. Nf5 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Bc8 18. Nxe7 Kxe7 19. Bg5+ Ke6 20.
Bd8 Kxe5 21. Bxc7+ Kf5 22. Bb8 $1 a6 23. Ba7 b5 24. Rd6 Rh6 25. Rd8 Be6 26. b3
$14 {1/2-1/2 (87) Grischuk,A (2763)-Jakovenko,D (2722) Moscow 2012}) 12... Bb7
13. Rad1 $146 ({In the only preceding game Black achieved a good position after
} 13. Nf4 $6 c5 14. Nh4 Nxh4 15. Bxh4 Be7 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 {1/2-1/2 (43)
Volokitin,A (2695)-Hovhannisyan,R (2600) Plovdiv 2012}) 13... Be7 (13... c5 14.
Nc3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 c6 16. Ne4 Be7 {is also perfectly playable for Black.}) 14.
Bxe7 (14. e6 {This idea is standard and always deserves some attention. Black
should reply with} f6 (14... fxe6 $2 15. Nf4 $36) 15. Bf4 c5 $1 (15... Bd6 $6
16. Ng3 $1 Nxg3 17. Bxg3 $14) 16. Bxc7 g5 {with good compensation for the pawn.
}) 14... Kxe7 15. Nf4 c5 16. Ng5 Rh6 $2 {This move appears to be bad enough to
call it a decisive mistake!} (16... Rad8 $2 17. e6 $16) (16... Rhd8 $1 {
was the only right choice. It's psychologically not easy to sacrifice a pawn
in an endgame, so I don't find this move obvious at all.} 17. Nxh5 (17. e6 $2
f6 18. Ng6+ Ke8 {That's why it was important to put the kingside rook on d8.})
17... Ba6 $1 18. Rxd8 (18. Rfe1 $2 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Be2 $17 {[%csl Rd1,Rh5]})
18... Rxd8 19. Rc1 Rd5 20. f4 (20. Nf3 $6 Be2 $15) 20... Rd2 21. Ne4 Re2 22.
Neg3 Nxg3 23. Nxg3 Rd2 24. Nf5+ Kf8 25. Re1 Rxc2 26. Rd1 Ke8 27. Nxg7+ Kf8 28.
Nf5 Ke8 {White doesn't have more than a repetition.}) 17. c3 {As simple as it
is strong. Now White's plan is simple: to put the rook on e1 and push e5-e6.
So, Black's next move is practically forced.} f6 18. exf6+ Kxf6 (18... gxf6 $2
19. Rfe1+ Kf8 20. Nge6+ $18) 19. Nfe6 $1 Rg6 (19... Re8 20. Rfe1 Bc6 21. g3 {
White is in full control.}) 20. f4 Ne3 21. Rd7 {Threatening mate in one, so
Black's reply is forced.} Rxg5 22. Nxg5 Nxf1 23. Kxf1 Rc8 24. g4 {A dream
position for White in the Berlin variation!} hxg4 (24... Bc6 25. Rf7+ Kg6 26.
Kf2 hxg4 27. hxg4 {makes no difference.}) 25. hxg4 Bc6 26. Rf7+ Kg6 27. Kf2 $1
(27. Re7 $6 {would allow} Rf8 {[%csl Rf4] and the white knight will have to go
back to h3.}) 27... Bd5 28. Rd7 Bxa2 {This pawn is of little significance.} (
28... Bc6 29. Re7 $18) 29. Kg3 {All White's forces are superbly coordinated.}
a5 30. Ne4 $1 Bb1 (30... Kh7 31. Nf6+ Kh8 32. Nh5 Rf8 33. f5 Rf7 34. Rd8+ Kh7
35. Nf4 $18 {[%cal Gf4g6]}) (30... a4 31. f5+ Kh7 32. Kf4 {Slowly, but surely
White will prevail.}) 31. f5+ Kh6 32. Nd2 Bc2 33. Nf3 Be4 34. Ne5 (34. g5+ $1 {
would finish it quicker.} Kh5 35. Kf4 Bxf3 36. Rd2 $1 {[%cal Gd2h2] mating.})
34... Kg5 35. Nf7+ Kf6 36. Kf4 {[%cal Gg4g5] Mating net completed, so Black
has to give up a piece.} Bxf5 37. gxf5 g6 38. fxg6 Kxg6 {If the black king
were on the queenside, Caruana could hope for an escape "à la" Carlsen-Anand,
game seven of the 2014 Wch match, but not this time.} 39. Rd8 {The easiest way.
} Rxd8 40. Nxd8 Kf6 41. c4 Ke7 42. Nc6+ Kd6 43. Ne5 b5 44. Ke4 c6 45. b3 Kc7 (
45... a4 46. bxa4 bxa4 47. Nd3 a3 48. Nc1 $18) 46. Kd3 a4 47. bxa4 Kb6 48. Kc3
Ka5 49. Kb3 {Excellent play by Alexander Grischuk!} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.23"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Alkaloid"]
[BlackTeam "Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 e4 6. Ne5 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. Ng4 d6 10. d5 Nb8 11. b3 Bf5 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bb2 Nd7 14. Qd2 Ne5 15.
Kh1 Qd7 16. Rg1 Bg6 17. Raf1 a6 18. Qc2 Kh8 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Nxc4 21.
Qxc4 Bxb2 22. g3 b5 23. Qc2 Bf6 24. Kg2 g6 25. h4 h5 26. Rc1 Kg7 27. Qd3 Qe7
28. Rc2 Reb8 29. Rb1 a5 30. Kg1 a4 31. bxa4 bxa4 32. Rc4 Rxb1+ 33. Qxb1 a3 34.
Bd1 Qd8 35. Qd3 Bb2 36. Kg2 Qe7 37. Re4 Qf6 38. Rf4 Qe7 39. Re4 Qf6 40. Rf4 Qe7
41. Bb3 Be5 42. Re4 Qf6 43. Qb5 Qf5 44. Rc4 Qc8 45. Qc6 Qd8 46. Re4 Rc8 47. Qb5
Rb8 48. Qd3 Qc8 49. Ra4 Ra8 50. Rc4 Rb8 51. Qc2 Bf6 52. Ra4 Ra8 53. Rc4 Rb8 54.
Ra4 Ra8 55. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Padova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 {Going away from the main theory. Recently Kramnik
successfully used this setup numerous times in the world rapid and blitz in
Berlin.} e6 (3... c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Qb6 (5... Bg4 6. c3 Qb6 7. dxc5 Qxc5 8.
Qb3 Qb6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Bb5 $14 {1-0 (34) Kramnik,V (2777)-Meier,G (2654)
Berlin 2015}) 6. dxc5 Qxc5 (6... Qxb2 7. Rb1 Qc3 8. Bb5 Qxc5 9. c4 $44) 7. a3
Bf5 8. c4 $14 {1/2-1/2 (39) Kramnik,V (2777)-Cheparinov,I (2681) Berlin 2015})
4. e3 Bd6 5. Bg3 {White is hoping to open the h-file some day.} (5. Nbd2 c5 (
5... O-O 6. Bd3 b6 $11 {[%cal Gc8b7,Gc7c5]}) 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O O-O
9. c4 Be7 10. Rc1 h6 11. h3 $14 {1-0 (33) Kramnik,V (2777)-Belov,V (2614)
Berlin 2015}) 5... c5 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. c3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 {I also had a couple of
games in this line.} 9. e4 (9. Qe2 Bb7 10. O-O Re8 11. Ne5 Ne7 $6 (11... Qc7
$11) 12. Bb5 $1 Bxe5 (12... Rf8 13. Nd7 $1 Nxd7 14. Bxd6 $14) 13. dxe5 Nd7 14.
e4 $14 {0-1 (66) Prohaszka,P (2578)-Postny,E (2633) Austria 2013}) (9. Ne5 Bb7
10. f4 Ne7 $1 {An important manoeuvre. The knight is heading to d6 to control
the key e4-square.} 11. Qf3 Nf5 12. Bf2 Be7 13. O-O Nd6 14. Bh4 Nfe4 15. Bxe7
Qxe7 $15 {0-1 (48) Pezerovic,E (2439)-Postny,E (2631) Bad Wiessee 2013}) 9...
Be7 $1 (9... dxe4 $2 {Opening the centre at this moment is just bad for Black.}
10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bb7 12. Qa4 Rc8 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Rd1 Qf6 15. O-O $16 {
1-0 (27) Sedlak,N (2565)-Prusikin,M (2493) Bayern 2014}) 10. e5 Nh5 {Black
gets the opportunity to grab the dark-squared bishop at any moment, so
objectively he is okay in this French type structure.} 11. a3 {Nakamura had
already played this position earlier this year against Kamsky, so Grischuk
could prepare this at home. An engine evaluates this position as slightly
preferable for Black, but from a human point of view White has some prospects
on the kingside where he has a superiority in space.} (11. O-O Bd7 12. Re1 Rc8
13. a3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 f5 15. dxc5 $6 bxc5 16. b4 g5 $15 {1/2-1/2 (60) Kamsky,G 
(2683)-Nakamura,H (2798) Saint Louis 2015}) 11... a5 {[%cal Gc8a6]} 12. Qe2 Ra7
$1 $146 {I like this move. The rook can be useful on the seventh rank. I don't
see the point of putting the bishop on d7 instead.} (12... c4 13. Bc2 b5 $6 (
13... g6 $142) 14. Ng5 $1 Bxg5 15. Qxh5 g6 16. Qe2 $14 {1/2-1/2 (59) Kramnik,V
(2777)-Zhigalko,S (2656) Berlin 2015}) 13. O-O (13. Nf1 $5 {[%cal Gf1e3] could
be a useful manoeuvre to transfer the more passive knight to a more active
square.}) 13... c4 14. Bc2 b5 15. h4 $5 (15. Nh4 $6 g6 {is getting nowhere for
White.}) 15... g6 $2 {Nakamura spent more than half an hour on this move, but
decided to keep the white bishop alive. Indeed it wasn't easy to envisage the
consequences of opening the f-file. However, it was important for Black to
swap his Nh5.} (15... Nxg3 16. fxg3 {Here Black has two options:} f5 (16... b4
17. axb4 axb4 {We can see now another plus of 12...Ra7 - the rook is protected.
} 18. Nxc4 Ba6 (18... dxc4 $2 19. Qe4 {[%cal Ge4c6,Ge4h7]}) 19. Rxa6 Rxa6 20.
Ne3 Qa8 $15) 17. g4 fxg4 (17... g6 {is probably safer.}) 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. hxg5
Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Qxg5 21. Qf2 Qe7 22. Qf4 $44) 16. Bh2 $1 Bxh4 17. g4 $6 {
Tempting, but premature.} (17. Nxh4 Qxh4 18. Nf3 Qd8 (18... Qg4 19. Qe3 f5 20.
exf6 Rxf6 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Rf8 23. f3 Qh4 24. Qh6 Qe7 25. g3 $14 {[%csl
Gc2,Ge5][%cal Gg1g2,Gf1h1]}) 19. g4 Ng7 20. Kg2 $14 {[%cal Gf1h1]}) 17... Ng7 {
The knight is really misplaced here.} 18. Nxh4 (18. Qe3 Be7 19. Kg2 f5 20. exf6
Bxf6 21. Rh1 e5 $1 {Black should go for this to make the Bc8 and Ng7 alive and
kicking.} 22. dxe5 Be7 23. Bg3 Ne6 24. Qh6 Bc5 $15) 18... Qxh4 19. Kg2 f5 $1 {
The only way to get counterplay. Now the queenside rook can also join the
battle. Here we can also see the drawback of the premature 17.g4. White didn't
bring the knight to f3 in time to fight against the push f7-f5.} (19... h5 $2
20. Nf3 $1 Qxg4+ 21. Kh1 h4 22. Rg1 Qh5 23. Rg5 Qh6 24. Rag1 Nf5 25. Bf4 Qg7
26. Bxf5 exf5 27. Rh5 $1 {[%cal Gf4h6]} gxh5 28. Bh6 $1 Qxg1+ 29. Kxg1 $18 {
[%cal Gf3h4] Materially Black is doing fine, but his king will not survive due
to the horrible coordination of Black's forces.}) 20. exf6 Qxf6 21. Bd6 (21.
Nf3 e5 $1 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Qg5 24. f3 Ne6 25. Rae1 Raf7 26. Qe3 Nf4+ 27.
Bxf4 Rxf4 $11) 21... Rff7 22. f4 $6 {It looks like White has full control over
the e5-square, but the breakthrough follows nevertheless...} (22. Qe3 e5 $1 {
Anyway!} 23. dxe5 Qd8 24. f3 Ne6 $15) {[%tqu "En","How can Black take over the
initiative?","","","e6e5","",10]} 22... e5 $1 23. dxe5 (23. fxe5 $2 Qg5 $17 {
[%csl Rg4]}) 23... Qh4 24. f5 {There is a real mess on the board! A human
player would need hours to understand this position, while both players were
down to their last minutes.} gxf5 $2 (24... Nxf5 $1 25. Bxf5 (25. gxf5 $2 gxf5
$19 {[%cal Gf7g7]}) (25. e6 Rg7 $17) 25... gxf5 26. Nf3 Qxg4+ 27. Kf2 Rg7 28.
Rg1 Qf4 $17) 25. Rh1 Qd8 (25... Qg5 26. Nf3 Qxg4+ 27. Kf2 d4 $1 28. Rag1 d3 29.
Qd2 $1 dxc2 30. Ng5 ({After} 30. Rxg4 $2 fxg4 {Black gets too much material
for the queen.}) 30... h5 $1 {The queen is just standing in front of the rook
like an equal piece!} 31. Nxf7 Rxf7 32. Rxg4 fxg4+ 33. Ke1 Bf5 34. Rf1 Nd8 $44)
26. Qe3 d4 $6 {This looks natural, opening the long diagonal against the white
king, but doesn't really work for Black.} (26... h5 $1 {Another pretty much
non-human move.} 27. Raf1 (27. Qh6 Ra6 $1 {[%cal Gc6e5,Ga6h6]}) 27... f4 $1 28.
Qc5 Bxg4 $1 29. Qxc6 Qg5 30. Nf3 Bh3+ $1 31. Kf2 Qg2+ 32. Ke1 Bd7 33. Qb6 Qxc2
34. Qxa7 Qb1+ 35. Kf2 Qc2+ $11) 27. cxd4 Ne8 $6 (27... Bb7 28. Kf2 $1 (28. d5
Nd4 $1 29. Qxd4 Ne6 30. Qe3 Bxd5+ {with a lot of play for the piece.}) 28...
Ne7 29. Bxe7 Qxe7 30. Rh6 fxg4+ 31. Ke2 Nf5 32. Bxf5 Rxf5 33. Rg1 $14) 28. Rh6
$2 {It was important to keep the bishop.} (28. Bc5 Rac7 29. Nf3 Rg7 30. Rag1
$16) 28... Rg7 29. Rg1 Rad7 $2 {Wasting a tempo.} (29... Rxg4+ 30. Kf1 Rxg1+
31. Qxg1+ Rg7 32. Qe3 Ne7 33. Bxe7 Qxe7 $13) 30. d5 $2 (30. Kf2 Nxd6 31. exd6
$16 Rxd6 $2 32. Rxd6 Qxd6 33. Qe8+ Qf8 34. Qxc6 $18) 30... Ne7 31. Bxe7 Rdxe7
32. Qd4 $1 {No, it's not a queen blunder!} Bb7 $2 {Again refraining from
taking on g4.} (32... Rxg4+ 33. Kf1 Reg7 34. Rxg4 Rxg4 35. Qc5 Qg5 $17) 33. Kf2
Qxd5 34. Qxd5+ Bxd5 35. Bxf5 Rxe5 36. Re1 Rxe1 37. Kxe1 {The time trouble is
not finished yet, but now after massive exchanges the dust has settled a bit.
Black is up a pawn, but White's activity should be sufficient for a draw.} b4
38. axb4 axb4 39. Be6+ Bxe6 40. Rxe6 Nc7 (40... Nc7 41. Rc6 $11) (40... Kf7 {
would force White to work a bit to make a draw, but Nakamura decided to call
it a day. It was a busy day!}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.16"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]
[WhiteClock "0:35:03"]
[BlackClock "0:43:39"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Be7 10. Nc3 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. Ne2 Bf5 13. Nd4 Bd7 14.
f4 Be7 15. f5 Bc5 16. Be3 Re8 17. e6 fxe6 18. Nxe6+ Bxe6 19. Bxc5 Bd5 20. Rad1
b5 21. b3 Kc8 22. Rde1 Kd7 23. Bd4 g6 24. f6 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Rxe8 Kxe8
27. Bxa7 Kf7 28. a4 bxa4 29. bxa4 Kxf6 30. a5 Ke6 31. Kf2 h5 32. Be3 Kd7 33. a6
Kc8 34. Bc5 Be4 35. c3 Bd3 36. a7 Kb7 37. Kf3 Bf1 38. Kf2 Bd3 39. Kf3 Bf1 40.
Kf2 Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.17"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteClock "0:29:58"]
[BlackClock "0:30:14"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nc6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bf6 11. Be4 Nce7 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Qd3 h6 14. a3 Nde7
15. Bf4 Qxd4 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Qg3 Nf5 18. Qh3 Qb6 19. Rac1 e5 20. Bd2 Nd4 21.
Qg3 Qxb2 22. Bxh6 Nf5 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 24. Bg5 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 Bh7 26. Qxe5 Qxa3 27.
h4 Rad8 28. Ra1 Qd6 29. Rxa7 Qxe5 30. Rxe5 Rfe8 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Rc7 Be4 33.
f3 Bd5 34. Kf2 g6 35. Nxd5 cxd5 36. Rd7 Re5 37. f4 Re4 38. Kf3 Rd4 39. Ke3 Rd1
40. Ke2 Rd4 41. Ke3 Rd1 42. Ke2 Rd4 43. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.19"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]
[WhiteClock "0:49:01"]
[BlackClock "0:42:02"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qc7 8.
Qd3 Nc6 9. Bf4 d6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Be6 12. Rac1 Nd7 13. b4 Ne5 14. Bxe5
Bxe5 15. b5 Bd7 16. c5 Rac8 17. bxc6 Bxc6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Nd5 Rfe8 20. Nxe7+
Rxe7 21. cxd6 Qxc1 22. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 23. Kg2 Bxd6 24. Qxd6 Rxe2 25. Qb8+ Kg7 26.
Qxa7 Rc4 27. h4 h5 28. a3 Ree4 29. Qb6 Ra4 30. Qb2+ Kg8 31. Qb8+ Kg7 32. Qb2+
Kg8 33. Qb8+ Kg7 34. Qb2+ Kg8 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Qb2+ Kg8 37. Qb8+ Kg7 38. Qb2+
Kg8 39. Qb8+ Kg7 40. Qb2+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.20"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

{Having won with White against Eljanov the previous day, feeling invincible 
(or perhaps lucky) Fressinet decides to go for the Berlin himself.} 1. e4 e5 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8
9. h3 {Grischuk is one of the most loyal fightere for White's cause in this
endgame and his results in this are equal even to the great "Berlin slayer Don
Fabi". (You can trust me on this one, since I took a survey!)} h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8
11. Nc3 Ne7 12. b3 Bf5 13. Nd4 Bh7 14. Nce2 Rd8 15. Bb2 a6 (15... Nd5 16. c4
Nb4 17. Nf4 {was (Caruana-Carlsen 2015) which ended in a clean victory for
White.}) 16. c4 c5 17. Nf3 Nc6 18. Nf4 Bc2 19. Rxd8+ Nxd8 20. e6 $1 {Against
Grischuk you need to take great care not to allow this break which efficiently
tears apart the Berlin wall formation.} f6 (20... Nxe6 21. Re1 Rg8 22. Nxe6
fxe6 23. Rxe6+ {with the better endgame for White according to normal human
view while its totally equal according to computer view (0.10 to be exact) and
Berlin experts.}) 21. Rc1 $1 {An important move forcing the bishop to a more
vulnerable square where it can be targetted later on.} ({Also} 21. Re1 {
looks like a big advantage.}) 21... Bf5 $6 {Falling into White's plan.} (21...
Bh7 22. Re1 Nc6 23. Nh5 $36 {Only with initiative, since I am not "allowed" to
give an advantage against the Berlin.}) 22. Re1 Bd6 23. Nh4 $1 Bc2 24. Nh5 Rh7
25. f4 $1 {Since the pieces had reached their maximum potential, its time to
bring on the mighty pawns.} Nc6 26. g4 Nd4 27. f5 a5 28. Kf2 a4 {The typical
Berlin break but here White has achieved so much on the kingside that he can
totally laugh at it and proceed on the other wing.} 29. bxa4 Bxa4 30. Re3 b6
31. Ng6 {Saying goodbye to the rook, who didn't do anything wrong in life yet
had to suffer this sad fate.} Kd8 32. Rd3 Kc8 33. Ke3 (33. Ra3 $5 {was more
forcing.} Bc6 34. e7 Kb7 35. Re3 Be8 36. Bxd4 cxd4 37. Re6 $18) 33... Bc2 34.
Ra3 Nxe6 35. fxe6 Bxg6 36. Ra8+ Kb7 37. Rg8 f5 38. Bxg7 Bxh5 39. gxh5 Kc6 40.
a4 $1 {Preventing the only threat that Black had.} Kb7 41. Bf6 Kc6 42. Rg7 Rh8
(42... Rxg7 43. Bxg7) 43. Rxc7+ {Once again White prevailed in the fight for
truth in the Berlin!} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.21"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D50"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8.
Be2 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Nxd5 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. O-O-O Qxd4 13. Rxd4 e5 14.
Rd2 Be6 15. b3 Rfd8 16. Rhd1 Rxd2 17. Rxd2 Kf8 18. Bf3 Nc6 19. Ne4 Rb8 20. Nd6
f5 21. Nxb7 e4 22. Nc5 exf3 23. Nxe6+ Ke7 24. Nf4 fxg2 25. Nxg2 g5 26. h4 h6
27. hxg5 hxg5 28. Ne1 Ne5 29. Rd5 Ke6 30. Ra5 Nc6 31. Rc5 Ne5 32. Kd2 Rh8 33.
Nd3 Nxd3 34. Kxd3 Rh2 35. Rc2 g4 36. b4 Rh1 37. a4 Rb1 38. Kc4 Ke5 39. Kb5 Kd5
40. Rc5+ Ke6 41. Rc4 Rb3 42. Ka6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.22"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]
[WhiteClock "0:29:24"]
[BlackClock "0:50:17"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8.
O-O-O Be7 9. f4 b5 10. e5 b4 11. Ncb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Qa5 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Nd6+
Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Qxa2 16. Rd3 Qa5 17. Bc5 Qd8 18. Rh3 Ra1+ 19. Kd2 Ba6 20. Rxh7
Rg8 21. Rg7 Rh8 22. Rh7 Rg8 23. Rg7 Rh8 24. Rh7 Rg8 25. Rg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 Be6 {One of many possible setups in the Berlin.
The position of theBe6 is rather unstable, but it is not easy for White to
benefit from that.} (10... h5 {is the most popular continuation here.}) 11. g4
{Alexander chooses the most ambitious way of handling the position. White
manages to make some progress on the k-side, but Black now gets some targets
for an attack too.} (11. Rd1 {, as was played by Vishy against Magnus Carlsen
in the same event looks somewhat more flexible here.}) 11... Ne7 12. Nd4 ({
Another way to challenge the bishop is} 12. Ng5 {, but Black shouldn't face
any problems, as was proved in 2 games of GM Arkadij Naiditsch:} Bc4 (12... Bd7
13. f4 h5 14. f5 hxg4 15. hxg4 Rh4 16. Rf4 Nd5 $132 {0-1 Volokitin,A (2695)
-Naiditsch,A (2712)/San Sebastian 2012}) 13. Re1 Nd5 14. e6 f6 15. Nf7 Nxc3 16.
bxc3 Rg8 $15 {0-1 Bobras,P (2535)-Naiditsch,A (2710)/Germany 2014}) 12... Bd7 {
Keeping the light-squared bishop on the board is almost necessary. Now Black
is ready to put some pressure on White's pawn chain by means of 13...h5.} 13.
Kh2 {A consistent, but somewhat slow approach. The king is coming to support
the vulnerable Pg4.} ({The other possibilities have been tested on the highest
level:} 13. f4 h5 14. f5 hxg4 15. hxg4 Rh4 16. Rf4 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Nf3
Rh8 19. Be3 (19. Bd2 a5 20. Re1 Ra6 21. g5 Rh5 22. Bc3 Bc5+ 23. Kg2 d4 $132 {
Sutovsky,E (2700)-Iordachescu,V (2646)/Baku 2011}) 19... c5 20. c3 g5 21. Nxg5
Bh6 22. Rf2 Rg8 $11 {Karjakin,S (2762)-Mamedyarov,S (2736)/Baku AZE 2015}) (13.
Re1 h5 14. e6 fxe6 15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16. Rxe6 Kd7 17. Re2 hxg4 18. hxg4 Ng6 19. Bg5
Bd6 $11 {Caruana,F (2829)-Nakamura,H (2775)/London ENG 2014}) 13... c5 ({
There was nothing wrong also with} 13... Nd5 14. Ndb5 Kd8 15. Rd1 Kc8 16. Nxd5
cxd5 17. a4 c6 $11 {, but Hikaru's choice is more ambitious.}) 14. Ndb5 {
This retreat is the most aggressive, but White's setup is not harmonious now.}
({It was better to keep the balance by means of} 14. Nde2 h5 15. Kg3 Nc6 16.
Nd5 Rc8 17. Bf4 Nd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Rad1 c5 20. Bg5 $1 $11) 14... Kd8 {
Obviously, the Nb5 is poorly placed now.} 15. Be3 $146 {This novelty doesn't
change the unfavourable course of the game, but it is still a clear
improvement over the preceding game.} ({The following attempt to change the
character of the battle} 15. e6 $6 fxe6 16. Bf4 a6 {fails to} 17. Nxc7 Rc8 $2
$17 {Jarmula,L (2368)-Loetscher,R (2439)/Panevezys LTU 2015}) 15... a6 {
The Nb5 is misplaced and doesn't bother Black, so this move wasn't necessary.}
({Possibly, a more unpleasant move for Grischuk would be} 15... b6 $5 16. Rad1
Kc8 17. f4 h5 18. Kg3 g6 $15) 16. Na3 b6 17. Ne4 {Leaving the Na3 out of play
for a long time is very risky.} ({It was worth paying serious attention to} 17.
f4 $5 h5 18. Kg3 Nc6 (18... Kc8 19. Nc4 Bb5 20. b3 Nc6 21. Rad1 $132) 19. Nc4
Be7 20. Rad1 $132 {with complex double-edged play.}) 17... h5 18. Kg3 hxg4 19.
hxg4 Bc6 20. Ng5 $6 {Alexander moves another knight in a wrong direction.
Perhaps, he had underestimated Black's strong 21st move.} (20. Rad1+ {was much
better:} Ke8 21. Nc3 f5 22. exf6 gxf6 23. Nc4 $11) 20... Ke8 21. f4 $6 {
This aggressive advance leaves the king much more exposed.} (21. Rad1 Nd5 22.
Bc1 Be7 23. Rfe1 {with a slightly worse, but solid position.}) 21... f5 $1 {
Taking control over the f5-square. Now White is in trouble.} 22. Rad1 ({
Opening-up the g-file would definitely suit Black here:} 22. exf6 gxf6 23. Nf3
({The most ''aggressive''} 23. Ne6 $6 {invites more troubles:} Kf7 $1 24. f5 (
24. Nxc7 Ra7 $17) 24... Nd5 25. Bf4 Nxf4 26. Nxf4 b5 $1 $19 {[%csl Ra3,Rg3]
[%cal Gf8d6]}) 23... Rg8 24. Nh4 Kf7 $36 {Still, it was the lesser evil for
Alexander...}) 22... g6 $1 23. Ne6 fxg4 $1 {As a result of Black's powerful
play, the position is winning for Hikaru.} (23... Rc8 $6 {would be less
energetic:} 24. g5 Nd5 25. Bd2 Be7 26. c4 Kf7 27. cxd5 Bxd5 28. Nxc5 Bxc5 29.
Be3 $15) 24. Nxc7+ Kf7 25. e6+ ({The greedy} 25. Nxa8 {loses on the spot:} Nf5+
26. Kf2 Rh2+ 27. Ke1 Nxe3) 25... Kg8 26. Kxg4 Ra7 {A definite inaccuracy,
though it doesn't spoil the win yet.} ({A much simpler way was} 26... Rc8 $1
27. Nxa6 (27. Rd7 Nf5 28. Bf2 Bd6 $19) 27... Nf5 28. Bf2 Rh2 $19 {with
complete domination.}) 27. Rd7 $1 {The awkward placement of Ra7 leaves White
some hopes.} Nf5 28. Bf2 {The only defence.} Nh6+ 29. Kg3 Nf5+ 30. Kg4 Be7 $1 {
The most precise. White is going to lose the rook anyway.} (30... Bxd7 {
would be less convincing:} 31. exd7 Be7 32. Nd5 Rxd7 33. Nxb6 $17) 31. Rfd1
Nh6+ {A practical decision - it always makes sense to repeat the moves in
order to get some extra time.} 32. Kg3 Nf5+ 33. Kg4 Nh6+ $2 {However,
reepating the moves twice is an indisputable mistake.} ({GM Nakamura fails to
exploit the vulnerablity of the opponent's king by means of} 33... Rh5 $1 34.
Rxe7 ({But} 34. Rd8+ {is hopeless:} Bxd8 35. Rxd8+ Kg7 36. Ne8+ Kf8 37. Nf6+
Ke7 38. Nxh5 Kxd8 $19) ({There is also no time for slow play like} 34. Nc4 Nh6+
35. Kg3 Bh4+ 36. Kh2 Bxf2# $19) 34... Nxe7 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. Rd7 Bxd7 37. exd7
Nc6 38. Ne6 Rd5 39. Nc4 Rb7 $19 {Despite the activity of all White's pieces,
Black should be able to convert the material advantage into a full point.}) 34.
Kg3 Rh7 $2 {Another step in the wrong direction.} ({The only way to
consolidate the position and keep some material advantage was:} 34... Kf8 $1
35. Nd5 ({Probably} 35. Nc4 {is worse:} Nf5+ 36. Kg4 Rh5 37. Rd8+ Bxd8 38.
Rxd8+ Ke7 39. Rc8 Rh2 $17) 35... Bxd7 36. exd7 Nf5+ 37. Kf3 Rxd7 38. Nc4 Bd8
39. Ne5 Rd6 40. Nc4 Re6 41. Ndxb6 Bxb6 42. Nxb6 Rh3+ 43. Kg2 Ne3+ 44. Bxe3
Rhxe3 $17) 35. Nc4 {The poor knight is coming back, so the main problem of
Alexander has been solved!} Nf5+ 36. Kg4 Nh6+ {Accepting a draw looks like a
reasonable decision now.} ({Now} 36... Rh5 {is much less effective than before:
} 37. Rd8+ $1 Bxd8 ({After} 37... Kg7 38. R1d7 {Black has to force a draw by
pereptual.}) 38. Rxd8+ Kg7 39. Ne8+ Kf8 ({Nor is anything achieved by} 39...
Bxe8 40. Rxe8 Re7 41. Rxe7+ Nxe7 42. Nxb6 $11) 40. Nf6+ Ke7 41. Rc8 Bb7 42.
Ng8+ Kxe6 43. Rf8 {the lack of harmony in Black's camp yields White sufficient
counterplay.}) 37. Kg3 Nf5+ 38. Kg4 Nh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 {Wat else :)? Looking at the amount of games
played in the Berlin in London it could have easily been a "Berlin theme"
tournament.} 4. d3 {One of the critical attempts at maintaining some
complexity in the positions.} Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. h3 a6 ({Two rounds
later Topalov-Caruana continued with} 7... Ne7 $5 8. d4 Bb6 (8... exd4 9. cxd4
Bb6 {would be very similar to (Topalov-Caruana Sinquefield cup 2015)}) 9. dxe5
dxe5 10. Qe2 Ng6 11. g3 {The position has a lot of similarities to the Italian.
} Qe7 12. Bd3 a5 {Black has been able to hold without too many problems.}) 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O {This position does occur often in the d3 system but without
c3 included.} Re8 10. Re1 h6 11. Nf1 Bb6 (11... d5 $5 {is an interesting
option played by Lysyj.} 12. exd5 Qxd5 13. Be3 $14) (11... a5 {looks much more
sound positionally since here Black is not wasting time on retreating with the
bishop.}) 12. Ng3 {Black lacks any clear plan and has to wait for White to
show his hand.} ({My fellow teammate went for} 12. Be3 $5 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 c5 14.
Qc2 a5 15. Rad1 Bb7 {Under the impression that White doesn't have any
ambitious intentions, Black loses his sense of danger.} (15... a4 $11 {was
stronger.}) 16. Nf5 Qd7 17. Nh2 $1 {For now White has only one active piece
but, as we will see, Black will help out a friend in need!} c4 {This move is
just epic, it allows white to build up his momentum with amazing speed :).} 18.
Ng4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 cxd3 20. Rxd3 {White will remain in Black's debt forever for
allowing hg4 strengthening the stronghold on f5 and also bringing the rook
into play via the 3rd rank! But Black is not done yet!} Ba6 {Go to h3 and then
if you have the guts try to mate me!} 21. c4 $1 (21. Rh3 Bc4 $11 {[%cal Gc4e6]}
) 21... Qc6 22. b3 a4 23. Rh3 {Finally Bok's efforts have been rewarded! White
has a crushing attack!} axb3 24. Qd2 $1 f6 {This is just asking for it, but in
perfect line with Black's strategy in this game which was to help out White
whenever he had a problem.} (24... Re6 $142 25. axb3 $16) 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26.
Qxh6+ Kf7 27. Qh7+ Ke6 28. g5 {Negi-Bok 2012, with a winning attack and the
mystery has been solved :).}) 12... Bd7 (12... Be6 13. Be3) (12... a5) 13. Be3
Qb8 (13... c5 {Of course Black has to play this, ruin his bishop's future but
prevent d4 and earn 0.00 from the engine!} 14. Nh2 a5 15. Qf3 a4 16. Nf5 (16.
Ng4 Nxg4 17. hxg4 f6 18. Nf5 Be6 $15) 16... Kh8 (16... Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Qd7 18.
Qxd7 Nxd7 $11 {at least I can agree with this.}) 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. hxg4 {
I would be very happy with White here but the computer is confident that it
can hold the position, I should perhaps challenge it to a theme match in this
specfic position.}) 14. Qd2 {Simple and efficient.} Bxe3 15. Rxe3 a5 16. d4 (
16. Nh4 $5 {looks highly tempting since all the white pieces are set for a
nasty kingside attack.It was highly surprising that Topalov didn't go for it.}
Kh7 (16... g6 17. Rf3 Kg7 18. Rxf6 $1 Kxf6 19. Qxh6 Rh8 (19... Qxb2 20. Nh5+ {
also ends badly for Black.}) 20. Nh5+ {I was under the impression that this
should win for White but the computer comes up with} Ke6 $1 {But White has} (
20... Ke7 21. Qg5+ Ke8 (21... Kf8 22. Nxg6+ {mating.}) 22. Nxg6 $1 $18) 21.
Ng7+ Ke7 22. Qg5+ f6 23. Ngf5+ $1 $11) 17. Rf1 Qb6 18. Kh2 Rab8 19. b3 {
and White has a threatening intiative on the kingside.}) 16... exd4 17. cxd4 (
17. Nxd4 $5 {would have been better.} c5 18. Nf3 (18. Nde2 Bc6 {and white is
more or less forced to play} 19. f3 {after which his attacking intentions come
to an end after} g6) 18... Bc6 19. Rae1 Qb7 20. e5 Nd5 (20... dxe5 21. Nxe5
Bxg2 22. Ng4 $1 Rxe3 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Rxe3 $40 {Black's king is in more
trouble!}) (20... Bxf3 21. exf6 Rxe3 22. Qxe3 $1 (22. fxe3 $5 {[%cal Gd2g2]
Surprise!}) 22... Bxg2 23. fxg7 $18) 21. Re4 $14) 17... Qb4 {Of course Black
is happy to exchange the queens to minimise White's influence on the centre.}
18. b3 (18. Qc2 Rab8 (18... a4 {also looks fine.}) 19. b3 a4 $11) 18... Qxd2
19. Nxd2 a4 {Now its pretty equal.} 20. a3 (20. b4 a3 $1 {Fixing the pawn
structure.}) 20... axb3 21. Rxb3 Ra4 22. Rb7 Rxd4 23. Nf3 Ra4 24. Rxc7 Rc8 25.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. e5 dxe5 27. Nxe5 c5 28. Rc1 Rxa3 29. Rxc5 Be6 30. Rc1 Ra8 31.
Nf3 Rc8 32. Rxc8+ Bxc8 33. Nd4 {One of the many interesting draws in London :).
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 {Grischuk rarely shies away
from the Berlin endgame. The last time he tried something different was in
2006.} Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Ne2
{There are many alternatives for White, all played by strong players.} ({
Restricting ourselves to the recent World Championships we can recollect that
Carlsen played} 11. Bf4 {in game 7 of the World Championship match 2014. After}
Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. g3 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Rg6 16. h4 f6 17. exf6 gxf6
18. Bf4 Nxh4 19. f3 Rd8 20. Kf2 Rxd1 21. Nxd1 Nf5 22. Rh1 {½-½ (122) Carlsen,
M (2863)-Anand,V (2792) Sochi 2014. White had a very tiny edge but Anand
resourcefully obtained a draw (fortress) by sacrificing a piece for 2 pawns a
few moves later.}) 11... b6 12. Bg5 (12. Nfd4 {does not bring anything because
after} Nxd4 13. Nxd4 c5 $1 14. Nb5 {Black has the key move} Kd7 $1 {[%cal
Gd7c6]}) ({Keeping the g5-square for the N did not achieve anything special
for White, as after} 12. Bf4 {[%csl Gf3,Gg5]} c5 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Ng5 {[%csl
Gh6] Kramnik cleverly used the h6-square to manoeuvre his R with} Rh6 {[%cal
Gh6g6] McShane,L (2645)-Kramnik,V (2791) London 2010 CBM 140 [Postny,E] (½-½,
139), and even took over the initiative soon.}) ({Game 9 of the World
Championship Match 2014 saw Carlsen try} 12. Rd1 Ba6 13. Nf4 Bb7 14. e6 {
which looked scary at first, but Anand was well prepared and secured a short
and easy draw after} Bd6 15. exf7+ Kxf7 16. Ng5+ Kf6 17. Ne4+ Kf7 18. Ng5+ Kf6
19. Ne4+ Kf7 20. Ng5+ {1/2-1/2 Carlsen,M (2863)-Anand,V (2792)/Sochi 2014/CBM
164}) 12... c5 {[%csl Gd4] Black controls the d4-square...} ({Previously Black
had tried} 12... Bb7 {in Grischuk vs Caruana which was well analysed by Postny.
It went} 13. Rad1 Be7 (13... c5 $142 14. Nc3 {which would transpose to the
main game of 12...c5.}) 14. Bxe7 (14. e6 $5) 14... Kxe7 15. Nf4 c5 16. Ng5 Rh6
$2 (16... Rad8 $2 17. e6 $16) (16... Rhd8 $142 $1) 17. c3 $16 {[%cal Gf1e1,
Ge5e6] 1-0 Grischuk,A (2774)-Caruana,F (2796)/Skopje 2015/CBM 169/[Postny,E] 
(49); and Grischuk went on to score an impressive victory.}) 13. Nc3 {[%csl
Gb5,Gd5] White goes for the b5- and d5-squares.} ({White did not achieve
anything more than equality when he tried to protect his pawn structure -} 13.
Rad1 Bb7 14. Rd3 Be7 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Rfd1 Rad8 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Rxd8 Kxd8
19. Ng5 Ke7 20. Nf4 h4 {Black was very comfortable in the correspondence game
Myakutin vs Andersen, 2012, which was drawn after 37 moves.}) 13... Bb7 14.
Rad1 {[%cal Gc3b5]} Bxf3 15. gxf3 {[%cal Gc3d5,Gc3b5]} c6 {Black controls the
b5- and d5-squares...} 16. Ne4 {[%csl Gd6] White goes for the d6-square!} Be7
17. f4 Bxg5 (17... Rd8 $5) 18. fxg5 Ke7 19. Nd6 Ke6 ({Generally in the Ruy
Lopez Exchange structures, and the Berlin Variation, the pawn ending is
usually winning for White. So Black could not think about exchanging both the
rooks -} 19... Nxd6 20. Rxd6 Rhd8 21. Rfd1 Rxd6 22. Rxd6 Rd8 23. Rxd8 Kxd8 24.
f4 Ke7 25. Kf2 Ke6 26. Kf3 Kf5 27. Ke3 $18 {Eventually Black runs out of moves,
as due to his bad pawn structure on the queenside, White's 3 pawns easily
block Black's 4 pawns. Then it is just an extra pawn on the kingside for White.
Grischuk mentioned that he had studied this kind of endgame and knew it was
winning for White, although it may not be so obvious at the beginning of the
K+P ending.}) 20. f4 {Grischuk thought for 1 hour 20 minutes before making
this move!} (20. Nxf5 Kxf5 21. Rd7 Rhf8 $11 {is nothing for White. The near
perfect placement of the Black K compensates for the 7th rank placement of the
White R.}) (20. Rfe1 $2 Nd4 $1 {[%cal Gd4f3,Gd4c2] is great for Black.}) (20.
c3 Nxd6 (20... Rad8 21. Rfe1) 21. Rxd6+ (21. exd6 Kd7 $15) 21... Kxe5 $11)
20... Rad8 $2 {A mistake, but the problem for Grischuk was that having spent a
long long time working out the critical variations with 20...Nd6, he ran into
time trouble now.} (20... Ne3 $6 21. f5+ Ke7 22. f6+ $1 gxf6 23. exf6+ Kf8 24.
Nxf7 $3 ({Grischuk's first guess was} 24. Nf5 Nxd1 25. Rxd1 $14 {but it is
likely that he would have found 24.Nxf7 had the position arisen on the board.})
24... Kxf7 25. Rd7+ Kf8 (25... Ke8 26. Re7+ $18) 26. Rf3 $16 {[%csl Gf6,Gg5]
[%cal Gg5g6,Gg6g7]}) ({According to Grischuk the most critical reply was} 20...
Nxd6 {and this is the move that made him think for a long time.} 21. Rxd6+ (21.
exd6 $6 Kd7 $15) 21... Kf5 {"If White had his K on g2 here and he could play
Kf3 then Black would just have to resign, but White is not in time to achieve
this. After working out 22.Kg2 and 22.Rc6 and not finding anything, I realised
that 22.Rd7 would be my best chance here" (Grischuk)} 22. Rd7 (22. Rxc6 Rac8 $1
23. Rxc8 (23. Rd6 Rhd8 $132) 23... Rxc8 24. Kg2 Rd8 $15) (22. Kg2 Rad8 23. Kf3
Rxd6 24. exd6 Ke6 $15 (24... Rd8 25. Re1 Rxd6 26. Re7 f6 27. Rxg7 Rd4 $11))
22... Rhf8 23. Kg2 {[%cal Gg2f3]} Rad8 (23... a5 24. Kf3 Rad8 25. Rfd1 $16) 24.
Rxa7 Rd2+ 25. Rf2 Rxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Kxf4 27. Rc7 (27. e6 $5 fxe6 28. Rxg7 Rd8 29.
Ke2 (29. g6 $5) 29... Kg3 $132 {were Giri's thoughts.}) (27. a4 Kxe5 28. Rb7 b5
29. axb5 (29. a5 Ra8 30. Rxf7 Rxa5 31. Rxg7 Ra2 $11) 29... cxb5 30. Rxb5 Kd6
$11) 27... Kxe5 (27... Kxg5 $5 28. Rxc6 Rb8 29. Rc7 Rf8 $13) 28. Rxc6 Rb8 29.
Rc7 $14 {and it is still a bit unpleasant for Black. This in-depth analysis
was done over the board by Grischuk, as he showed in the press conference.}) (
20... Rhd8 21. Rfe1 Nd4 $13) 21. Rfe1 g6 (21... Nd4 22. Kh1 $5 {[%cal Gc2c3] /
\c3 as in the game.} Nxc2 $143 $2 23. f5+ Ke7 24. f6+ Ke6 (24... Kf8 25. Nf5 $1
$18 {[%csl Rd8,Rg7]}) 25. fxg7 Rhg8 26. Rf1 Nd4 (26... Rxg7 27. Rf6+ Kxe5 28.
Nc4+ Ke4 29. Rxd8 $18) 27. Rf6+ Kd5 (27... Kxe5 28. Nxf7+ $18) 28. Nxf7 Rd7 29.
Rd6+ Rxd6 30. exd6 $18) 22. Kf2 Nd4 23. c3 Nf5 24. Kf3 $16 {Black is almost
helpless now. But he has has one thing on his side - time.} Ng7 25. Rd2 Ke7 26.
Red1 Rhg8 27. a4 a6 (27... Ne6 28. h4 Ng7 29. f5 gxf5 30. Kf4 Ke6 31. Nxf5 $1
$18 {[%cal Gd2d8,Gf5g7] Grischuk}) 28. Nc4 (28. h4 $5 Nf5 29. Nxf5+ gxf5 30.
Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rxd8 Kxd8 32. a5 $1 bxa5 (32... b5 33. b4 $1 cxb4 (33... c4 34.
Ke3 $18 {is the same}) 34. cxb4 Kd7 35. Ke3 Kd8 36. Kd4 Kd7 37. Kc5 Kc7 38. e6
fxe6 39. g6 $18) 33. Ke3 Kd7 34. Kd3 Ke6 35. Kc4 Kd7 36. Kxc5 a4 37. Kb6 $18)
28... Rxd2 29. Rxd2 b5 30. Na5 Rc8 31. Rd6 bxa4 32. Rxc6 $6 ({The simplest way
was} 32. Nxc6+ $1 Ke8 33. Ke4 Nf5 (33... Ne6 34. h4 c4 35. f5 $18) 34. Kd5 $1 (
34. Rf6 $5 $18) 34... Nxd6 35. exd6 c4 36. h4 Ra8 (36... Kd7 37. Ne5+ Kd8 38.
d7 Rc7 39. Kd6 $18 {[%cal Ge5f7]}) 37. Kxc4 Kd7 38. Kd5 $18 {[%cal Gc6e5,Gc3c4,
Gc4c5]}) 32... Rd8 $5 (32... Rxc6 33. Nxc6+ $16) 33. Nc4 $6 (33. Rxa6 $142 $1
$16 Rd3+ 34. Ke4 Rxh3 35. Ra7+ Kf8 (35... Ke6 36. Nc6 $18 {[%cal Ga7e7,Gc6d8]})
36. Nc4 Nf5 37. Nd6 $18) 33... a3 34. bxa3 $6 (34. Rc7+ $142 Ke6 35. Nxa3 Rd3+
36. Ke4 Rxh3 37. Nc4 $16) 34... Rd3+ $1 $132 {Now Black gets enough
counterplay to hold the position.} 35. Ke4 Rxc3 36. Nd6 Rxa3 37. Rc7+ Ke6 38.
Rxf7 Ne8 $1 {The move that Grischuk underestimated in his time pressure. Anish
Giri "This is what happens when you use up too much time. When cheap tricks
appear on the board there is not enough time to spot them."} 39. Rf8 Nxd6+ 40.
exd6 Ra4+ 41. Ke3 Kxd6 42. Rf6+ Kd5 43. f5 Ra3+ 44. Kf4 Ra4+ 45. Ke3 Ra3+ 46.
Kf4 Ra4+ 47. Ke3 {An unfortunate result for Grischuk who obtained a winning
position out of the early middlegame but could not convert it. The spectators
got a taste of Giri's sense of humour. When Daniel King asked the players to
pinpoint the moment where White missed his win, Giri replied, "I think he
missed the win when he thought for 1 hour 20 minutes for a move. If he had
thought for 1 hour 10 minutes then he would have won easily with the extra 10
minutes!"} 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4
Qb6 9. a3 (9. Qd2 {is the other main line.}) 9... Be7 10. Bf2 {Important,
otherwise ...Nxe4!} Qc7 ({Of course} 10... Qxb2 $4 {does not work, because of}
11. Na4 $18 {and the queen is trapped.}) 11. Qf3 b5 12. g4 Nc6 (12... Nbd7 {
is the alternative continuation.}) 13. O-O-O $146 {A logical novelty by
Grischuk.} (13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. O-O-O Bb7 15. Bd3 Nd7 16. h4 Nc5 (16... Bf6 $5)
17. g5 Nxd3+ 18. Qxd3 Qc4 19. Qf3 Rc8 $13 {Sherwood-Klimakovs, Lechenicher
SchachServer 2011, with an unclear middlegame.}) 13... Bb7 14. h4 d5 $1 {
The right reply! As the principle says, if your opponent attacks on the
kingside, you should search forcounterplay in the centre!} 15. e5 ({In the
event of} 15. exd5 Nxd4 $1 16. Bxd4 Nxd5 17. Bxg7 Nxc3 $1 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 (18...
Qxf4+ $5 19. Kb1 Bxh1 (19... Rc8 {could have been met by} 20. Bxb5+ $1 axb5 21.
Qd3 $1 Qc7 22. Bxh8 Bxh1 23. Rxh1 $14 {and White is a simple P up.}) 20. Bxh8
Bb7 $132 {with a double-edged fight.}) 19. Bxc3 Bxh1 20. Bxh8 Bf3 21. Rd2 Bxg4
22. Bg2 Rd8 $11 {and Black equalised without any problem.}) 15... Ne4 16. Nxe4
dxe4 17. Qc3 Rc8 18. Rh3 {The rook is very useful on the 3rd rank.} b4 19. axb4
Nxb4 ({If} 19... Bxb4 20. Qc4 O-O 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. Qxc6 Bxc6 23. Be1 {looks
more comfortable with White.}) 20. Qxc7 Rxc7 21. f5 O-O 22. Be1 Bd5 23. g5 $5 {
The most ambitious continuation.} Rfc8 ({The greedy} 23... hxg5 $2 {could have
been met by} 24. f6 $1 gxf6 25. exf6 $36 {with unpleasant pressure on the
kingside.}) ({The engine suggests} 23... Nd3+ $5 24. Bxd3 exd3 25. Rdxd3 hxg5
26. Ba5 Rb7 27. hxg5 exf5 (27... Bxg5+ $2 28. Bd2 $1) 28. Nxf5 Bxg5+ 29. Bd2
Be6 $1 30. Rhf3 Bxd2+ 31. Rxd2 Bxf5 32. Rxf5 $11 {with an equal rook endgame.})
24. Bxb4 Bxb4 25. f6 (25. fxe6 $5 {was also possible.}) 25... Kh7 (25... a5 $5
{is also an alternative.}) 26. c3 gxf6 27. gxf6 Rg8 28. Bxa6 Bc5 $44 {White is
a pawn up, but Black is active, his rook controls the g-file and his bishops
are also strong, so he has enough compensation for the pawn.} 29. Nb5 Rc6 30.
Bb7 Rb6 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Nd4 Bxd4 33. cxd4 Rg2 {After some exchanges a rook
endgame endgame has been established. White has to give back the pawn.} 34. Rd2
Rxd2 35. Kxd2 Kg6 (35... Rxb2+ $11 {was also fine.}) 36. b3 Kf5 37. Rg3 Kf4 38.
Rg1 (38. Rg7 $2 {is too dangerous, because of} Kf3 $1 {and suddenly Black's
king is very active.}) 38... e3+ 39. Kd3 Rxb3+ 40. Kc2 Rb6 41. Kd3 Rb3+ 42. Kc2
Rb6 43. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The main reason for annotating the game is the complete blind spot
experienced by both the players on the 46th move when both had enough time and
Caruana missed a simple move that would either mate Grischuk or win a piece.} 
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 {The Anti-Berlin.} Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6.
Nbd2 (6. Nxe5 $2 Qd4 7. Be3 Qxe5 8. d4 Qxe4 9. dxc5 Qxg2 $19) 6... Be6 {
Taking the e5-pawn still fails to ...Qd4.} 7. O-O {Now e5 is hanging and Black
has two ways to defend it.} Bd6 (7... Nd7 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. Ng5 Bxb3 10. axb3 f6
11. Nf3 {had been seen in the top level encounter Yu Yangyi vs Vladimir
Kramnik which helped the Chinese player win the first edition of Qatar Masters
in 2014.}) 8. d4 Nd7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. f4 Bd4+ 12. Kh1 f5 (12...
f6 $11 {would have been better and Black can be confident about the soundness
of his position.}) 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. e5 Be7 {Black's
bishop pair to some extent compensate for White's passer on e5. But White can
play Rd1 and Nd4 and chop off the bishop on e6, thereby enjoying a slight plus.
} 17. Rd1 Qe8 18. Nd4 Qf7 (18... Bd5 19. c4 $18) 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Be3 $14 {
Black has a dead majority on the queenside while White has a protected passed
pawn on the other wing. Simple common sense dictates that White should be
clearly better.} Rfd8 21. c4 a6 22. b3 Kf7 23. a4 {With these moves White
slowly but surely strengthens his position. On the other hand it is not so
easy to find a constructive plan for Black. Grischuk logically tries to
exchange the rooks.} Ke8 24. h3 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 27. Bc5 {
In the press conference Grischuk said that he realised he was in some
difficulty.} Kf7 (27... Be7 {is a normal move but it is not so great as after}
28. Bxe7 Kxe7 29. Qd3 {You cannot offer the exchange of queens.} Qd7 30. Qxd7+
Kxd7 31. Kh2 Ke6 32. Kg3 h6 33. Kh4 c5 34. g4 $1 $18 {is just winning for
White. He will keep moving his king from g3 to h4 until Black has used up all
his moves. And then when the black king moves away from e6, he would take on
f5 and make his way to the h5 square.} a5 35. Kg3 b6 36. Kh4 c6 37. Kg3 Kf7 38.
gxf5 gxf5 39. Kh4 Kg6 40. e6 $1 Kf6 41. Kh5 Kxe6 42. Kxh6 $18) 28. Qd2 Bh4 {
Grischuk's deep idea was to provoke g3 and then go Be7 followed by the queen
exchange because then Kh2-g3-h4 would not be possible. But as Grischuk said,
"if you have to go for such deep defensive ideas then something is wrong with
your position!"} 29. Kh2 (29. g3 Be7 (29... Bxg3 30. Qd8 $18) 30. Bxe7 Kxe7 31.
Kg2 Qd7 32. Qxd7+ Kxd7 33. b4 b5 34. axb5 axb5 35. c5 h5 36. g4 h4 $11 {
and the pawn endgame is just a draw.}) 29... h5 30. a5 Qe8 31. Ba3 (31. Qb4 $1
Qc8 32. g3 Bd8 33. h4 {Black is almost paralysed. But it is not so easy for
White to breakthrough if Black just waits with Qb8-c8. On the other hand if
Black decides to become active, he would be in trouble.} Qd7 $2 34. Qxb7 Qd2+
35. Kh3 Qe1 36. Qxc6 $18) 31... Qd8 $1 32. Qb4 (32. Qxd8 Bxd8 $11 {With the
bishops on the board this is just a draw.}) 32... b6 $6 {Now White gets a huge
initiative.} (32... Bf2 $1 33. Qxb7 Be3 {[%csl Rf4] would have given good
counterplay to maintain equality.}) 33. Qc3 {Threatening axb6 cxb6 Bd6!} c5 34.
Bb2 Qd1 (34... Ke6 35. Qf3 $16) (34... Qd7 $1 {is the best.} 35. e6+ $6 Qxe6
36. Qg7+ Ke8 $11) 35. e6+ $1 {Giving up a pawn to get to the black king.} Kxe6
36. Qe5+ Kd7 37. Qg7+ Be7 38. Qxg6 $16 (38. Bf6 Qd6 $11) 38... Qc2 39. Be5 h4
40. axb6 cxb6 41. Qxb6 {At this point the 40 move mark was crossed and both
the players got an extra hour. White is a pawn up and has a completely winning
position. Grischuk looked pretty dejected at this point but he tried his best.}
Qd3 42. Qb7+ Ke8 43. Qa8+ Kd7 44. Qb7+ Ke8 45. Qc6+ Kf8 {And here it is, the
crucial moment of the entire game. Can you find the win for White?} 46. Qa8+ $2
(46. Qg6 $1 {was the crucial move which was overlooked by both the players.
The threat is Bg7+ with a mate and this also covers the g3-square. It is
surprising that such an easy move was missed by both the players and they were
not even aware of it even after the game ended! A complete blind spot.} Bd8 47.
Bd6+ Be7 48. Qf6+ $18) 46... Bd8 (46... Kf7 47. Qd5+ Qxd5 48. cxd5 {is a
winning endgame.}) 47. Bc3 Qg3+ 48. Kh1 Qd3 49. Qb8 Kf7 50. Qb7+ (50. Qe5 $16 {
centralising the queen was better.}) 50... Be7 51. Be5 a5 52. Bb8 $2 (52. Qf3
Qxf3 53. gxf3 {How would you assess this position? I have a feeling that White
has good winning chances. Let's have a look at it.} Bf6 54. Bd6 (54. Bxf6 Kxf6
$11) 54... Bd4 (54... Be7 55. Bc7 $18) 55. Kg2 Ke6 56. Bb8 Kd7 57. Kf1 Kc6 (
57... Bc3 58. Ke2 Bd4 59. Be5 $18) 58. Be5 Be3 59. Ke2 Bc1 60. Bf6 Bxf4 61.
Bxh4 $18) 52... Qb1+ $1 53. Kh2 a4 $1 {Now Black has enough counterplay and
the game ends in a draw.} 54. Qd5+ Kf8 55. Bd6 axb3 56. Qa8+ Kf7 57. Qd5+ (57.
Qb7 Qe4 $1 $11) 57... Kf8 58. Qa8+ Kf7 {A huge miss by Caruana. He ended the
tournament with nine draws! I am sure that he would have fared much better had
he won this game which he played so well until the 46th move.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. d3 $5 {After the game Grischuk mentioned that he had prepared this
move, which mainly leads to original game without much theory. In the past he
had played 1.c4 and his opponents had replied with 1...Nf6 and hence he
couldn't use this idea. But today Anand went 1...e5 and Grischuk could push
his pawn to d3 which is much less common than Nc3, Nf3, g3 or even e3.} Nc6 3.
Nf3 f5 $5 {Seeing that White hasn't gone for the most ambitious move order,
Vishy chooses an aggressive setup.} 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2
O-O 8. Nc3 d6 {Usually in this opening the bishop on b4 takes the knight on c3
and White is left with the dark-squared bishop. But here the knight on c3
remains and it is much more useful than the bishop because the knight can go
to d5 and attack the c7-pawn. If it is taken then after cxd5 the c-file is
opened up and the c7-pawn could become a weakness.} 9. O-O Bd7 (9... Qe8 {
[%cal Ge8h5,Gf5f4,Gc8h3,Gf6g4] is the usual idea in this opening with the plan
being Qh5, f4, Bh3 and Ng4 with a strong attack. But here we can see the
usefulness of the knight on c3.} 10. Nd5 $1 $14 {[%cal Gd5c7]}) 10. Nd5 Nxd5
11. cxd5 Ne7 12. Qb4 $5 (12. e4 $5 c5 $5 $11 (12... f4 $6 13. d4 $1 $14)) 12...
Nxd5 (12... a5 $5 {could have been an interesting option but leads to an edge
for White after} 13. Qxb7 $1 Rb8 14. Qa6 Rxb2 15. Rab1 $1 Rxe2 $2 (15... Rxa2
16. Rfc1 $16) 16. Qc4 $16 {[%cal Gf1c1] The rook on e2 will soon be trapped.})
13. Qxb7 c6 14. Nd2 Nb6 15. Qa6 (15. Bxc6 Rb8 $19) 15... d5 16. Rac1 f4 17. Nf3
Qf6 18. Qa5 {As Grischuk correctly pointed out after the game: Black has a
perfectly sound position. Its only defect is that the knight on b6 is quite
passive. If that were not the case then Black would have had the advantage.}
Kh8 (18... g5 $5 {with a pawn storm on the kingside could have led to a very
tense battle with mutual chances.} 19. d4 $5 exd4 20. Qd2 Rae8 21. b3 $13) 19.
b3 Bg4 20. Qc3 $1 {This move was missed by Vishy. Now the e5-pawn is attacked
and so is the one on c6. Black has to make the concession of giving up his
bishop on f3.} e4 $6 {But Vishy doesn't believe in taking a slightly inferior
position. He tries to complicate matters.} (20... Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Rac8 {would
have been better although here White has a clear edge.} 22. e3 $1 $14) 21. Qxf6
Rxf6 22. Nd4 $1 {The e4-pawn is falling and so is the one on c6. Black has to
play sharply to keep things together.} f3 (22... exd3 23. exd3 Rc8 24. Rfe1 $1
$16) 23. exf3 exf3 24. Bh1 {The bishop on h1 is not going to be trapped
forever. So next up is h3 and the f3-pawn will start to become pretty weak and
as we shall see it will most probably fall.} Rc8 25. Rfe1 h6 {Black takes care
of his back rank and threatens ...c5.} (25... c5 $2 26. Rxc5 $18) 26. b4 $1 {
...c5 is not possible and the knight on d4 sits like a boss.} Na4 27. Re3 Rcf8
28. h3 Bxh3 29. Rxf3 Bd7 30. Bg2 g5 31. Rxf6 Rxf6 {Material is equal but White
is clearly better. Let us try to understand why:  1. The knight on d4 is
excellently posted. In fact Grischuk improves it further with the Nf3-e5
manoeuvre. The knight on e5 is extremely strong hitting the weak c6-pawn.  2.
The bishop on d7 is highly passive and stuck to the task of defending the
sickly looking c6-pawn.  3. The knight on a4 doesn't really have a good square
where it can go to. All these things put together constitute White's clear
edge.} 32. Nf3 $1 {[%cal Gf3e5]} Kg7 33. Ne5 Be8 34. Bh3 h5 35. d4 Nb6 36. Rc3
(36. Rc5 {would have been even stronger as now ...Nc4 is not possible.} Nc4 37.
Nxc4 dxc4 38. Rxg5+ $16) 36... Nc4 $5 {Vishy understands that the knight on e5
cannot be tolerated for long and gets rid of it even at the cost of a pawn.}
37. Nxc4 dxc4 38. Rxc4 Rd6 39. a3 Bf7 40. Rc5 Rxd4 (40... Kf6 41. Bg2 Rxd4 42.
Rxc6+ Be6 $16 {would have made White's task a little more difficult than in
the game.}) 41. Rxg5+ Kf6 42. Rf5+ Kg6 43. Rc5 Rd1+ 44. Kh2 Bd5 45. Bg2 Rd2 46.
Bxd5 cxd5 47. Kg2 {What would be the precise evaluation of this endgame? Is
White winning or Black has decent drawing chances? Let's have a look.} Kf5 {
This move looks completely natural trying to use the king to shepherd home the
d5-pawn.} 48. Ra5 {White meanwhile tries to win the a7-pawn.} (48. Kf3 {
was not yet possible due to} Rd3+ {[%cal Gd3a3]}) 48... Ke4 {Vishy activates
his king and puts all his money on the d4-pawn.} 49. Rxa7 d4 {Of course
White's queenside pawns are extremely threatening, but we cannot discount the
d4-pawn which is just three steps away from queening. White's basic aim should
be to give up both his queenside pawn in order to win the d-pawn. Later the
h-pawn will fall giving White connected passers on the kingside.} 50. b5 (50.
Re7+ $5 Kd5 (50... Kd3 51. b5 Rb2 52. a4 Kc4 53. Rc7+ Kb4 54. b6 Kxa4 55. b7 d3
56. Rd7 d2 57. Rxd2 $18) 51. Kf3 Kc4 52. Rc7+ Kd3 (52... Kb3 53. b5 Kxa3 54. b6
Rb2 55. b7 Rb6 56. Ke4 $18) 53. b5 Ra2 (53... Rb2 54. a4 Kd2 55. Rc5 d3 56. a5
Kd1 57. a6 d2 58. a7 Ra2 59. b6 $18) 54. b6 $1 (54. Ra7 Rb2 55. a4 Kd2 $132)
54... Rxa3 55. Rc8 Rb3 56. Rb8 Kd2+ 57. Kg2 d3 58. b7 Kd1 59. Rd8 Rxb7 60.
Rxd3+ Ke2 61. Re3+ Kd2 62. Re5 $18) 50... Rb2 51. a4 $2 {A pretty bad mistake
by Grischuk which gives Anand excellent drawing chances.} (51. Re7+ $1 {
was a very important check forcing the king on to the d-file.} Kd5 (51... Kd3 {
would be too slow as after} 52. a4 Kc3 (52... Rb4 53. f4 $1 Rxa4 54. b6 Rb4 55.
b7 Kc3 56. Rc7+ Kb3 57. f5 d3 58. f6 d2 59. Rd7 Kc2 60. Rxd2+ Kxd2 61. f7 $18)
53. Rc7+ Kb4 54. b6 Kxa4 55. b7 d3 56. Rd7 $18 {White simply wins.}) 52. Rb7 $1
d3 (52... Ra2 53. Rd7+ $1 Kc5 54. b6 Kxb6 55. Rxd4 $18) 53. b6 d2 54. Rd7+ Kc6
55. Rd8 $1 Kxb6 56. Kf3 $18 {White will win the d2-pawn and later the one on
h5 and will finish off the game.}) 51... Kd3 $2 {An extremely bad move which
throws away the chance given to Anand. He shouldn't have brought the king in
front of the d-pawn. Instead he should have pushed his pawn to d3. After ...
Kd3 the position is just lost because the d-pawn is too slow,} (51... d3 $1 52.
Rb7 Kd4 $1 {The most accurate move to secure the half point.} (52... d2 $2 53.
Rd7 $1 $18 {The king on e4 is cut off from the game.}) (52... Rb4 $5 53. b6
Rxa4 54. Rb8 Rb4 55. b7 d2 56. Rd8 Rxb7 57. Rxd2 Rb1 {Here Black has some
chances to hold because his king is well placed on e4 and can get back to g6
in order to defend the h5 pawn.}) 53. a5 (53. b6 d2 $1 (53... Kc5 $2 54. Rd7 $1
$18) 54. Rd7+ Kc3 55. a5 (55. b7 Rxb7 $19) 55... Kc2 {White doesn't really
have a good move.} 56. Kh3 (56. Kf3 d1=Q+ 57. Rxd1 Kxd1 58. Ke4 Rb5 59. f4 Rxa5
60. f5 Rb5 61. f6 Rxb6 62. Kf5 Ke2 63. Kg5 Kf3 64. f7 Rb8 65. Kxh5 Kxg3 $11)
56... d1=Q 57. Rxd1 Kxd1 58. Kh4 Ke2 59. f4 Kf3 60. Kxh5 Kxg3 61. f5 Rb5 62.
Kg6 Rxa5 63. f6 Rb5 64. f7 Rxb6+ $11) 53... d2 54. Rd7+ Kc3 55. b6 Kc2 $11 {
As we have seen White is lost for a move and the game ends in a draw.}) 52. Rb7
$1 Ra2 53. b6 Rxa4 54. Rb8 {Anand threw in the towel. A very nice game by
Grischuk who started with the non-theoretical 1.c4 2.d3 and later played a
nearly flawless middlegame.} (54. Rb8 Rb4 55. b7 Kd2 56. Kh3 d3 57. f4 Kd1 58.
Rd8 Rxb7 59. Rxd3+ {followed by Kh4 and Rd5 picking up the h5-pawn.}) 1-0

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {Grischuk is a great
expert in the Najdorf with both colours.} 6. g3 {The solid reply, Adams
prepares for a positional game.} g6 (6... e5) ({and} 6... e6 {are more popular
lines.}) 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 Nc6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nd5 ({Recently
Naiditsch played} 11. Nde2 Rc8 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Nb8 14. Nd4 a5 15. Qd2 Re8
16. Rfe1 Na6 17. Re2 b5 18. Rae1 b4 19. Bg5 Qb6 20. c3 e5 $2 {A decisive
mistake.} (20... Be5 $1 {was the important move to make.}) 21. dxe6 fxe6 22.
Nxe6 bxc3 23. Qd5 $1 Nb4 24. Nd8+ $1 Nxd5 25. Rxe8+ Bf8 26. Bxd5+ Kg7 27. R1e7+
$1 Bxe7 28. Rg8# {1-0 Naiditsch-Esen, Reykjavik 2015. What a wonderful game by
Naiditsch!}) (11. Qd2 {is also a typical continuation.}) 11... Rc8 12. c3 $146
{A novelty by Adams.} ({There was a drawish game with} 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bb6
Qe8 14. Nc7 Qd8 15. Nd5 Qe8 16. Nc7 Qd8 17. Nd5 {1/2 Motylev-Nepomniachtchi,
Jerusalem 2015.}) 12... Ne5 13. a4 Nxd5 (13... Nc4 14. Bc1 {is similar to the
game.}) 14. exd5 Nc4 15. Bc1 {White prepares for b3 to remove the knight from
c4.} Qa5 16. Re1 ({Of course now} 16. b3 $2 {does not work, because of} Qxc3
$19 {and Black is winning.}) 16... Rfe8 17. Ra2 $1 {A deep prophylactic move,
moreover White prepares for b3, because now ...Qxc3 could have been met by Ne2
and White wins.} b5 $6 {Probably a little inaccuracy, because he weakens the
c6-square.} (17... Ne5 {was more accurate,} 18. Bf4 (18. f4 $6 Nc4 19. b3 $2 {
does not work now, as} Qxc3 $1 20. Ne2 Ne3 $3 {This is the point!} 21. Nxc3
Nxd1 $19 {and suddenly Black is winning.}) 18... Qb6 {with a balanced
middlegame.}) 18. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 19. dxc6 e6 {Black wants to play ...d5.} 20. Qe2
$1 {The right reply.} Ne5 (20... d5 $2 {is bad, as} 21. Bxd5 $1 $18) 21. b4 (
21. Bf4 $1 {was stronger,} bxa4 (21... Nxc6 22. Bxd6 $14 {and White has a
clear advantage.}) 22. Qc2 Qc7 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Qxa4 $14 {and White is more
comfortable.}) 21... Qc7 $1 {The most precise move.} ({In the event of} 21...
Qb6 22. Be3 Qb8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ba7 Qc7 25. Qxb5 d5 26. Ra6 Nxc6 27. Bb6 $14
{and White has a slight edge.}) 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qxb5 Nxc6 24. Be3 d5 (24...
Bxc3 $2 {is a losing move, because of} 25. Rc1 $18) (24... Ne5 $5 {was also
possible.}) 25. Bf4 {This is a provocative move.} Be5 (25... e5 $6 {was the
point of White's previous move,} 26. Bd2 $14 {and Black is in trouble.}) 26.
Bd2 Bg7 27. Bf4 Be5 28. Bd2 Bg7 29. Bf4 {and repetition of moves.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. cxd5
$5 {This rare continuation has been tried a few times at the very top and high
levels lately.} ({The classical treatment of the double fianchetto Reti is} 8.
e3 {[%cal Gb1c3] followed by cxd5 only under certain circumstances. See for
instance Marin,M (2589)-Kryvoruchko,Y (2717) Reykjavik 2015 CBM 170 [Marin] (1/
2-1/2, 36)}) 8... Nxd5 {The way of capturing is a matter of taste.} ({I find
the last move too unambitious and more of an attempt to equalise gradually. I
would play} 8... exd5 {without any doubt. The classical view of the tabyia
arising after} 9. d4 {Portisch,L (2625)-Karpov,A (2690) EU-chT (Men) 06th 1977
(4.1) 0-1 (White does not get anything positive by keeping his pawn on d3. A
classical example with a slightly different move order is} {)} Na6 10. Nc3 c5 {
Having grown up with so many games with hanging pawns played by Karpov, Andrey
Sokolov or Psakhis, I surely enjoy Black's position even though I could also
play this as White.}) 9. d4 Nd7 ({There is no clear refutation of the
immediate break in the centre with} 9... c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 {True, the bishop
has been forced to occupy an exposed position, but the queen has got the
e7-square for its development, something it will miss in our main game.} 11.
Nbd2 Nf6 12. Nc4 Nbd7 13. e3 Qe7 14. Nd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rfc8 {Dzagnidze,N (2559)
-Pham,L (2319) Doha 2015 (1-0, 50), with normal play for Black.}) 10. Re1 $5 {
An ambitious move, delaying the queen knight's deveopment until the enemy
knight retreats from d5.} (10. Nbd2 {fails to fight for the d5-square and
obstructs the d-file.} N5f6 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Rac1 c5 13. Qb1 Rc7 14. dxc5 Rxc5
15. Rxc5 Bxc5 16. b4 Be7 17. a3 Qa8 $11 {Nakamura,H (2760)-Aronian,L (2815)
Beijing 2012 (1/2-1/2, 57)}) (10. Nc3 {simplifies too soon:} Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Rc8
12. Qd3 Nf6 13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 c5 15. dxc5 Rxc5 16. Rac1 Qxd3 $6 (16... Qa8+
$1 $11 17. Qf3 $6 Ne4 $1 18. Bb2 f6 19. Rc4 Rxc4 20. Nxc4 Rd8 $36) 17. Nxd3
Rcc8 18. Bb2 {Fernandez,D (2477)-Orosz,A (2281) Kecskemet 2015 (1-0, 58). The
"Catalan knight" on d3 ensures White the more pleasant play.}) 10... N5f6 (
10... c5 11. e4 N5f6 12. Nc3 {transposes.}) 11. Nc3 c5 ({Alternatively, Black
could fight for the e4-square with} 11... Bb4 12. Qc2 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Be4 14.
Red1 Qc8 15. Bf1 (15. Nd2 $5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 $14 c5 $6 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Qf3 $36
{[%cal Gd2c4]}) 15... Nd5 16. Qe1 Bxf3 17. exf3 {[%csl Gd5]} Qb7 18. Rac1 c6
19. f4 a5 20. a3 N7f6 21. Rc2 Rfd8 22. Rdc1 Rd6 23. Qe2 Ne7 24. Bg2 Nfd5 $11 {
Grischuk,A (2774)-Kramnik,V (2777) Berlin 2015 (½-½, 46)}) 12. e4 cxd4 {
A virtually forced releasing of the tension.} ({A neutral move such as} 12...
Re8 $6 {can be met with the standard pawn break} 13. d5 $1 exd5 14. e5 $1 Ng4
15. Nxd5 $16 {Apicella,M (2541)-Brodsky,M (2558) Cappelle-la-Grande 2012 (1/
2-1/2, 30)}) 13. Nxd4 {Gligoric,S-Szabo,L Candidates Tournament 1953 (6) 0-1
White intends completing his development with Qe2, Red1 and Rac1, leaving
Black with problems finding a good square for his queen. This is a frequent
problem for Black, in many different opennigs as pointed out by Bronstein in
his famous book Zurich '53 when commenting on} Bc5 ({The alternate way of
putting pressure on the d4-knight in order to cross White's main plan is
illusory:} 13... Ne5 14. Re2 {This original regrouping is not too effective in
this position but it might have inspired Grischuk for the next phase of the
game.} (14. Qe2 $1 {[%cal Ge1d1]} Qxd4 15. Nd5 Qc5 16. Rac1 Qd6 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7
18. Bxe5 $14) 14... Qb8 15. Rd2 Rd8 {Hertneck,G (2571)-Unzicker,W (2436)
Germany 2000 (0-1, 32)}) 14. Re2 $1 $146 {The start of a very effective and
far from obsious regrouping.} (14. a3 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc5 16. Qe3 (16. Qxd8 Rfxd8
17. b4 Nd3 18. Re2 Nxb2 19. Rxb2 Rac8 $17) 16... Nxb3 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Nb5 Nc5
19. Nd6 Rad8 20. e5 Nd5 21. Qe2 Ba8 22. Qc4 $44 {Bologan,V (2654)-Kashlinskaya,
A (2448) Doha 2015 (1-0, 36)}) (14. e5 $6 Nxe5 $1) 14... Qb8 (14... Qe7 15. e5
$16) (14... a6 15. Rd2 Qc7 (15... Qb8 {transposes to the game}) 16. Rc1 $14)
15. Rd2 a6 {Preparing a contorted way of developing, but there is no simple
solution to connecting rooks.} 16. Qe2 Ra7 17. Re1 $14 {[%cal Ge4e5] White is
better developed and has several active plans based on the advance of the
kingside pawns. The immediate threat is e4-e5.} Ne5 (17... Qa8 18. a3 b5 19. b4
Bxd4 (19... Bb6 20. a4 bxa4 21. Nxa4 Bd8 22. g4 $5) 20. Rxd4 $14 {[%csl Gb2,
Gg2]}) 18. Kh1 {[%cal Rc5g1,Gf2f4]} Qa8 (18... Rd8 19. Red1 b5 20. f4 Ng6 21.
f5 $14) 19. f4 Ng6 (19... Ned7 20. g4 $40) 20. Nc2 Rd8 (20... b5 21. b4 Be7 (
21... Bb6 22. a4 $16) 22. a3 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Rd1 Qb8 25. Nd4 $14 {
[%csl Ge7,Gg6]}) 21. Red1 (21. Rxd8+ $1 Qxd8 22. Na4 Nd7 (22... Be7 23. Bd4 Nd7
24. Nxb6 Nxb6 25. Qf2 $16) 23. f5 Nge5 24. Rd1 $16) 21... Rxd2 22. Rxd2 h5 23.
Qd1 {Now and on the next moves White in vain refrains from driving the enemy
bishop away from its active position.} (23. b4 Bf8 24. a3 $14) 23... Ng4 24.
Qe1 (24. b4 $1 Nf2+ $6 25. Rxf2 Bxf2 26. Qd2 $16) 24... Bc6 25. h3 $6 {
Weakening the f4-square.} (25. b4 Bf8 26. Qe2) 25... Nf6 26. b4 Bf8 27. Qe3 Rd7
$11 {[%csl Gf4][%cal Gh5h4] Black has finally reached complete harmony and the
worst is behind him already.} 28. Rxd7 Nxd7 29. a3 h4 {Polugaevsky,L (2620)
-Gheorghiu,F (2605) Moscow 1981 (4) 1/2 I first saw this way of undermining
the white queenside in an old game in which Black prematurely agreed to a draw,
} 30. Nd4 (30. g4 Bd6 31. Ne2 e5 32. f5 Nf4 $132) 30... Bb7 31. f5 $6 (31. g4
e5 $132) 31... exf5 32. Nxf5 Nde5 $15 33. Nd5 $6 (33. Qd4 $15) 33... Nc4 34.
Qd4 Nxb2 35. Qxb2 hxg3 $2 {Carelessly allowing a drawing combination.} (35...
Qe8 $17 36. Nh6+ $2 Kh7 $19) (35... Bxd5 36. exd5 hxg3 $17) 36. Nh6+ $3 gxh6 (
36... Kh7 37. Nxf7) 37. Nf6+ Kh8 38. Nh5+ Kg8 (38... f6 39. Qxf6+ Kh7 40. Qf7+
Kh8 41. Nf6 Bg7 42. Qxg6 Bxf6 43. Qxh6+ Kg8 44. Qxf6 $18 Bxe4 $2 45. Qe6+) 39.
Nf6+ Kh8 40. Nh5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Bb5+ {The World Champion switches his allegiance between
the text move and the Open Sicilian with} (3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 {
Recently in Qatar he was on both sides of the board after} 6. Be2 ({For the
alternative} 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 {
Carlsen,M (2853)-So,W (2779) Saint Louis 2015 see the notes to this game in
CBM 168.}) 6... e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5 Nc6 $5 ({A rare continuation; a far more
usual one is} 8... Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 Be7 11. Nd5 Nd7 12. Rd1 Bxd5 13.
Qxd5 Qc7 14. Nd2 O-O 15. O-O b5 16. c3 g6 17. a3 Rab8 18. Rfe1 Rfd8 19. Qa2 Nc5
20. Bf1 Bg5 21. Nb3 Qc6 22. Na5 Qc7 23. Nb3 Qc6 24. Rd5 Nd7 25. Rd3 Nc5 26. Rf3
Rd7 27. Na5 Qa8 28. Qd5 Qxd5 29. exd5 e4 30. Rh3 f5 $132 {Carlsen,M (2834)
-Giri,A (2784) Doha 2015}) 9. Qd3 (9. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 10. Nd5) 9... Nb4 $5 $146
10. Qd2 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 $6 (12. a3 $142 Bg5 13. Qd1 Nc6 14. Qd3 Be6
$11) 12... Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. O-O-O Be7 15. Kb1 Be6 16. Qd3 O-O 17. f4 exf4
18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Rhf1 Bf6 20. Rxf4 Be5 21. Rff1 Rac8 22. c3 b5 23. Nf3 Be6 $36 {
Duda,J (2663)-Carlsen,M (2834) Doha 2015}) 3... Nd7 {This ambitious reaction
used to be a favourite of Kasparov, later it was taken up by Topalov. All this
is described in a survey in CBM 153; currently the text is experiencing a good
level of popularity among other top players as well.} ({One of these is
Vachier Lagrave, but in the rapid tiebreak later that day he preferred the
more sedate} 3... Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7
9. f3 Qc7 (9... O-O 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Rc1 (11. O-O a6 12. Qd3 Ne5 13. Qe2 Rac8
14. b3 b5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 e6 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Rac1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20.
Rd1 Nc6 21. Nc2 Qc7 22. Qd2 Rd8 23. Bg5 Rd7 24. Bf4 Qb6+ 25. Be3 Qc7 {½,
Safarli,E (2657)-Areshchenko,A (2682) Reykjavik 2015}) 11... Nxd4 (11... a6 $5
12. a4 (12. O-O Nxd4 13. Bxd4 b5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bh6 $1 16. Rc2 Rfc8 $11)
12... Rac8 13. b3 e6 14. O-O d5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. e5 Ne8 17. f4 f6 $132) 12.
Bxd4 Rfc8 13. b3 Nh5 14. O-O Bxd4+ 15. Qxd4 Nf6 16. Rfe1 Rc7 17. Rcd1 Qc6 18.
Nb5 Rd7 19. Nxa7 Qc5 20. Qxc5 dxc5 21. Nb5 Rxa2 22. e5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Nh5 24. g3
Rb2 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Re8 Rb1+ 27. Kg2 Rb2+ 28. Kg1 Rb1+ 29. Kg2 Rb2+ 30. Kh3 e6
31. Re7 Rxb3 {Carlsen,M (2834)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2773) London plof 2015} 32.
Nd6 Rxf3 33. Kg2 Rc3 34. Rxf7+ Kg8 35. Rxb7 $36) 10. b3 Qa5 {was Anand's
choice against Carlsen 3 years ago, although he lost the game, it remains
viable:} 11. Bb2 (11. Bd2 Nc6 12. Nde2 O-O 13. O-O a6 14. Kh1 Rac8 15. Rb1 e6
16. a4 Qc5 17. Be1 Rfd8 18. Bh4 h6 19. Rc1 Qh5 20. Bf2 Qa5 21. Be1 Qb6 22. Bf2
Qa5 23. Be1 Qb6 {1/2, Iordachescu,V (2588)-Wojtaszek,R (2746) FRA-chT
Montpellier 2015}) 11... Nc6 12. O-O O-O 13. Kh1 (13. Nce2 Rfd8 14. Bc3 Qb6 15.
Kh1 d5 $1 $132 {Carlsen,M (2843)-Anand,V (2780) Sao Paulo/Bilbao 2012. See the
notes to this game in CBM 151}) 13... Rfe8 14. Nce2 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 b5 16. cxb5
Qxb5 17. Rc1 Rec8 18. Nc3 Qb7 19. Qd3 Rc6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nd5 Rac8 22. Nxf6+
exf6 23. Rxc6 Qxc6 24. h3 Kg7 25. Rd1 Qc2 26. Qxc2 Rxc2 27. a4 Rc6 28. b4 Rc4
29. Rxd6 Rxb4 30. Ra6 Rb7 $11 {Duda,J (2599)-Gajewski,G (2643) Germany 2015})
4. O-O {We'll check the main alternatives:} (4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ (6.
Be2 Ngf6 7. O-O {gives Black a choice between Dragon, Hedgehog and Najdorf
setups:} e5 (7... g6 8. Nc3 (8. e5 $5 $32) 8... Bg7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. e5 Nh5 $6 (
10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Nd7 12. Nxf7 Bxd4 13. Nxd8 Bxf2+ 14. Kh1 Rxd8 15. Bg5 $44)
11. Qh4 dxe5 12. Bg5 Nhf6 (12... f6 13. Be3 {[%csl Rh5]} e6 14. Rd6 $32 Kh8 15.
Rad1 Qe7 16. Bc4 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Qxf4 e5 19. Qe3 $36 {Fressinet,L (2717)
-Cheparinov,I (2682) Dubai blitz 2014}) 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Ng4 15. Qh4 Ngf6
16. Qh6 Ng4 17. Qg5 Ngf6 18. Nxe5 Qc7 19. Nc4 b5 20. Ne3 Bb7 21. Rd4 Rfc8 22.
a4 Nf8 23. Rh4 bxa4 24. Rc4 Qd8 25. Rcxa4 $36 {1/2-1/2 (56) Krnan,T (2428)
-Hansen,E (2583) Guelph 2015}) (7... Qc7 8. c4 e6 9. b3 b6 10. Nc3 Bb7 11. Rd1
Be7 12. h3 Rd8 13. Qe3 O-O 14. Ba3 Rfe8 15. Rac1 h6 16. b4 Rc8 17. Bb2 Qb8 18.
Bd3 Nh7 19. Ne2 Ba8 20. e5 Ng5 21. Nxg5 Bxg5 22. f4 Be7 23. Be4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4
Red8 25. Nd4 Bf8 26. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 27. exd6 $44 {Svidler,P (2739)-Grischuk,A 
(2746) Khanty-Mansiysk 2011}) 8. Qe3 Nc5 (8... d5 9. exd5 Bc5 $2 (9... Nxd5
$142 10. Qd2 (10. Qe4 N5f6 11. Qh4 Be7 $13) (10. Qb3 Nc5 11. Qa3 Qc7 $11) 10...
N5f6 $132) 10. Qd2 O-O (10... e4 11. Nd4 {/\} Nxd5 $2 12. Nf5) 11. c4 e4 12.
Nd4 Ne5 13. b4 Ba7 14. Nc3 Bg4 15. c5 a5 16. a3 Nxd5 (16... Bb8 17. Rb1 $16)
17. Nxe4 Bb8 18. f3 Nf4 19. Nd6 $1 Bxd6 20. cxd6 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 Qxd6 22. Nb5
$18 {Hou,Y (2629)-Giri,A (2750) Biel 2014}) 9. Nc3 Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Ba3 Ne6
12. g3 Qa5 13. Bb2 Nc5 14. Nd2 Be6 15. a4 Rfe8 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. a5 Rad8 18. Rfd1
Qc6 19. Nd2 h6 20. Bf3 Bf8 $132 {Fressinet,L (2711)-Grandelius,N (2587) Malmo
2014}) 6... Bxd7 7. c4 (7. O-O Nf6 (7... Rc8 8. c4 (8. Bg5 $5 h6 9. Bh4 Nf6 10.
Bxf6 gxf6 11. c4 Rg8 12. Qd3 f5 13. exf5 Rc5 14. f6 Bh3 15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2
Rcg5 17. Kh1 Rxg2 18. Nc3 e6 19. Ne4 Qc7 20. Rad1 $14 {/~~, Morozevich,A (2711)
-Khismatullin,D (2651) Poikovsky 2015}) 8... e5 9. Qd3 Qc7 $5 (9... b5 10. Na3
Qb6 11. cxb5 (11. Be3 Qb7 12. Nd2 Be7 13. Rfc1 Nf6 14. cxb5 Rxc1+ 15. Rxc1 axb5
16. Bg5 Nh5 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. g3 Nf6 19. Nc2 Rc8 20. Rd1 Bg4 21. Re1 Be6 22.
Nb4 Qb6 23. a3 Qb7 24. Qe3 h6 $11 {Wang Hao (2734)-Wojtaszek,R (2716) Shamkir
2014}) 11... Bxb5 (11... axb5 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Rac1 Rxc1 14. Rxc1 Nf6 15. Bb4
Bc6 16. Bxd6 Nxe4 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. Nxe5 Qxf2+ 19. Kh1 Qb6 {Kosintseva,T (2483)
-Ushenina,A (2494) Beijing rpd 2014} 20. Qd4 $1 $18) 12. Nxb5 Qxb5 13. Qxb5+
axb5 14. a4 bxa4 15. Rxa4 Nf6 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Rd1 O-O 18. g3 Rc2 {Kravtsiv,M 
(2623)-Areshchenko,A (2677) Lvov 2015} 19. Rd2 $5 $14) 10. Nfd2 b5 11. b3 Nf6
12. Nc3 Be7 13. Ba3 O-O 14. Rac1 Qb6 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Bb4 Bc6 17. a3 Rfd8 18.
Rc2 Nd7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Qxd5 Nf6 22. Qd3 Qb7 23. h3 h6 24. Re1
Rd8 {1/2, Kovalenko,I (2682)-Cheparinov,I (2683) Warsaw 2015}) (7... e5 {
often only transposes after} 8. Qd3 Rc8 {- 7...Rc8}) 8. Nc3 e5 9. Qd3 h6 10.
Nd2 (10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nd2 b5 12. a3 O-O 13. Nf1 Bg4 14. f3 Be6 15. Ne3 Qb6 16.
Kh1 Rfc8 17. Qe2 Qc6 18. Bd2 Bd8 19. Be1 Bb6 20. Bh4 Bxe3 21. Qxe3 {Duda,J 
(2658)-Ponomariov,R (2710) Berlin blitz 2015} Ne8 $11) 10... b5 11. a4 Rb8 12.
Rd1 Be7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nf1 b4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 O-O 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Qd3
Qc7 19. Bd2 Rfc8 20. c3 bxc3 21. Bxc3 Qb7 22. Nd5 Bg5 23. h3 Ra8 24. Ne3 Bxe3
25. Qxe3 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Ra8 $11 {Anand,V (2816)-Topalov,V (2816) Saint Louis
2015}) 7... e5 (7... Nf6 8. Bg5 (8. Nc3 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. a4 Rc8
12. Rb1 Bc6 13. Re1 Nd7 14. b4 Nb6 15. b5 Bd7 {[%csl Rc4]} 16. Nd2 Be6 17. Nd5
Nxa4 18. Ba3 Qd7 19. h3 Rfe8 $17 {Svidler,P (2727)-Karjakin,S (2762) WCup Baku
blitz 2015}) 8... e6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. O-O Bc6 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Nd4 Rc8 13. b3 Qc7
14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Rac1 h6 16. Be3 Nd7 17. Bd4 Rfd8 18. h3 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Qa5 20.
Qd2 Kf8 21. Qb2 Kg8 22. a4 Qh5 23. Ne2 Bf6 24. Rc3 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Qe5 26. Qd2
$14 {Carlsen,M (2870)-Anand,V (2775) WCh Chennai 2013}) 8. Qd3 b5 9. Nc3 bxc4
10. Qxc4 Be6 (10... Nf6 $5 11. Bg5 Be6 12. Qc6+ Bd7 13. Qc4 Be6 14. Qd3 Be7 15.
O-O O-O 16. Rac1 Nh5 17. Be3 Nf6 18. Bg5 Nh5 19. Be3 Nf6 20. Bg5 {1/2,
Alekseev,E (2642)-Khismatullin,D (2642) St Petersburg rpd 2015}) 11. Qd3 h6 12.
O-O Nf6 13. Rd1 Be7 14. Ne1 O-O 15. Nc2 Qb6 (15... Qb8 16. Ne3 Rc8 17. Ned5 (
17. b3 $5) 17... Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bd8 19. b3 Rc6 20. Be3 Qb5 21. Rac1 Rxc1 22.
Bxc1 Qxd3 23. Rxd3 f5 24. Ne3 Rc8 25. Rxd6 Rxc1+ 26. Nf1 Kf7 27. exf5 Bxf5 28.
Rxd8 Bb1 $15 {Munoz Pantoja,M (2456)-Kulaots,K (2581) Barcelona 2013}) 16. Ne3
Rac8 (16... Rfc8 17. b3 Qb7 (17... a5 18. Bd2 Qa6 19. Be1 Nd7 20. f3 Rc6 21.
Qxa6 Rcxa6 22. Ned5 Bd8 23. Nb5 $14 {Carlsen,M (2868)-Anand,V (2783) Stavanger
2013}) 18. Bd2 Bd8 19. Rac1 Bb6 20. Ncd5 Bxd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23.
exd5 Kf8 24. Kf1 Ke7 25. Ke2 h5 26. f3 Kd7 27. Kd3 f5 28. h3 g6 29. Rxc8 {
1/2, Solozhenkin,E (2464)-Kulaots,K (2574) Jyvaskyla 2015} Rxc8 30. Rc1 $11)
17. Rb1 Rfd8 18. Bd2 Qb7 19. Be1 Rd7 20. f3 Bd8 21. Ncd5 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23.
Qxd5 Bb6+ 24. Kf1 Bd4 25. Qxb7 Rxb7 26. Rd2 Kf8 27. Bf2 Bxf2 28. Kxf2 Ke7 $11 {
Cornette,M (2533)-Dorfman,J (2571) Nimes 2014}) (4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 e5
(6... b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. O-O e6 9. d4 Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qb6
13. a5 Qc7 14. Bd3 Rfc8 15. Nb3 Nf8 16. g3 Ng6 17. Bd2 Qd8 18. Ne1 Rc7 19. f3
Rac8 20. Ng2 Nd7 21. h4 h6 22. Ne1 Ngf8 23. Ng2 Nh7 24. Kh2 Nhf6 $11 {Wang,H 
(2729)-Wojtaszek,R (2715) Dubai blitz 2014}) 7. O-O Be7 8. d4 b5 9. Bc2 cxd4 $5
(9... O-O 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. a4 $5 (11. d5 $6 Rb8 12. a4 c4 13. axb5 axb5 14. b4
cxb3 15. Bxb3 Nc5 16. Bc2 Bd7 17. Ba3 Ra8 18. Nbd2 Na4 19. Bxa4 Rxa4 20. Bb4
Rfa8 21. Rxa4 bxa4 22. Nb1 Bg4 23. Na3 Nh5 24. Qe3 Nf4 25. Ra1 f5 $36 {
Kryvoruchko,Y (2707)-Carlsen,M (2881) Dubai rpd 2014}) 11... Rb8 12. axb5 axb5
13. Na3 Ba6 14. d5 Qb7 15. b4 Bd8 16. Bd3 Ra8 17. Bg5 c4 18. Bc2 Nh5 19. Bxd8
Rfxd8 20. Nh4 g6 21. Qe3 Qb6 22. Qxb6 Nxb6 23. g3 Nf6 24. Ng2 Ne8 25. Ra2 Bc8
26. Rda1 Bd7 $11 {Caruana,F (2808)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2731) Saint Louis 2015})
10. cxd4 O-O {was Topalov's choice. He already inserted the swap on d4 with
Carlsen in Wijk 2012, but there Black's queen already was on c7, which limits
his options.} 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. a3 Rc8 13. Rd1 exd4 14. Rxd4 Re8 15. Bg5 Qc7 16.
Re1 Nf8 17. Qd1 Ne6 18. Rd2 Nxg5 19. Nxg5 Qc5 20. Nf3 Bf8 21. h4 h6 22. Rd4 Qa7
23. Bb3 Rc5 24. Qd2 Qa8 25. Qf4 Qc8 26. Red1 a5 27. Nh2 Rxc3 $1 28. bxc3 Rxe4
29. Rxe4 Bxe4 $36 {Kamsky,G (2741)-Topalov,V (2771) Zug 2013}) ({An unusual,
but rather harmless try was} 4. a4 Ngf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. a5 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 a6
9. Bc4 b5 10. axb6 Nxb6 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. Re1 e6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Nfd5 15.
Na4 Nxa4 16. Bxa4 Nb6 17. Qg4 Qd4 18. Qxd4 cxd4 19. Bc6 Rfb8 20. h3 a5 21. b3
Nd5 22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Nc4 Rba7 24. Bd2 a4 25. b4 Rb7 26. Reb1 Rb5 27. Nd6 Rb6
28. Nc4 Rb5 29. Nd6 Rb6 30. Nc4 Rb5 {1/2, Giri,A (2778)-Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2765) EU-chT Reykjavik 2015}) 4... a6 5. Bd3 {The modern way.} (5. Bxd7+ Bxd7
6. d4 {- 4.0-0 transposes to the lines above.}) 5... Ngf6 (5... Ne5 $6 {
prematurely compromises Black's pawns:} 6. Nxe5 dxe5 7. a4 Nf6 8. b3 (8. Na3
Be6 9. Qe2 g6 10. Bc4 Qd6 $6 11. Bxe6 Qxe6 12. a5 Bh6 13. d4 Bxc1 14. d5 Qg4
15. Qxg4 Nxg4 16. Rfxc1 Nf6 17. f3 Nd7 18. Nc4 O-O 19. Ra3 f6 20. Rb3 Rab8 21.
Rd1 $36 {1-0 (53) Hracek,Z (2638)-Esen,B (2565) Warsaw 2013}) 8... Be6 (8...
Qd4 $2 9. Bb2 $1 Qxb2 10. Nc3 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Ra1a2]}) 9. Bb2 Bxb3 10. Qe2 (
10. Bxa6 $5) 10... c4 11. Bxc4 Bxc4 12. Qxc4 Rc8 13. Qb3 Qc7 (13... Nxe4 $5 14.
Bxe5 Nc5 {gives Black more chances for sufficient counterplay.}) 14. d3 e6 15.
Nd2 Nd7 {Carlsen,M (2868)-Svidler,P (2769) Stavanger 2013} 16. a5 $1 {White's
superior pawn-structure gives him a long-term advantage.} (16. Nc4)) ({However,
the knight swap idea deserves attention in a different form:} 5... g6 6. c3 (6.
Re1 Bg7 7. c3 Ne5 $5 8. Be2 Nxf3+ 9. Bxf3 e5 10. d4 $6 (10. d3 Ne7 $11 {
hardly gives White anything, but this violent break seems simply incorrect.})
10... cxd4 11. cxd4 exd4 12. Na3 Ne7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nc4 Nc6 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16.
Nxe5 Be6 $1 17. Nxc6 Qb6 18. Ne5 O-O 19. b3 Rfd8 20. Bb2 Rac8 21. Rc1 Rc5 22.
Rxc5 Qxc5 23. Nd3 Qb5 24. Qd2 Bf5 $17 {Motylev,A (2685)-Wojtaszek,R (2716)
Shamkir 2014}) 6... Bg7 7. Bc2 Ne5 (7... c4 $5 8. b3 b5 $13) 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. a4
b6 10. Na3 Nf6 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. b4 cxb4 (12... Qc7 $5) 13. cxb4 Nb8 14. Bb2 Nc6
15. f4 Nxb4 16. Nxe5 f6 (16... O-O $142 17. d4 $14) 17. Nf3 Nd3 18. Bxd3 Qxd3
19. Qb1 Qxb1 20. Rfxb1 Bb7 21. d3 Kf7 22. Bd4 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Rxa8
25. Rxb5 $14 {Kobalia,M (2627)-Motylev,A (2696) Vladivostok 2014}) 6. Re1 {
This line is the topic of a more recent survey in CBM 169 by Kr.Szabo.} ({
The main alternative is} 6. c3 b5 (6... g6 $143 7. Bc2 Bg7 8. d4 Qc7 9. a4 O-O
10. d5 b6 11. c4 e6 12. Nc3 exd5 13. cxd5 Re8 14. h3 Rb8 15. Qe2 Ne5 16. Nxe5
Rxe5 17. Be3 Re8 18. Bd3 Bb7 19. Rac1 Re7 20. Qd2 Qd7 21. b3 Bc8 22. Bh6 Bh8
23. Qe2 Re8 24. Rfe1 $36 {Caruana,F (2786)-Topalov,V (2769) Bucharest 2012/
For more details see the notes to this game in CBM 152.}) 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Re1 {
, also analysed by the Hungarian GM. This may (not necessarily) lead to
positions, resembling the Ruy Lopez:} {The most popular reaction is} e5 (8...
Qc7 9. a4 (9. d4 $6 cxd4 10. cxd4 Rc8 {[%csl Re4]}) 9... b4 10. d3 g6 11. Nbd2
bxc3 12. bxc3 Bg7 13. a5 O-O 14. h3 Bc6 15. d4 (15. Nc4 $5 $11) 15... cxd4 16.
cxd4 Rab8 17. Ra2 Rfc8 18. d5 Bb5 19. Nd4 Nc5 20. Nxb5 Rxb5 21. Nc4 Nfd7 (21...
Ncxe4 $5 22. Bxe4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 f5 $15) 22. Bd2 Rcb8 23. Qe2 Ne5 24. Nb6 Ned7
25. Nc4 Ne5 26. Nb6 Ned7 {1/2, Ganguly,S (2619)-Wojtaszek,R (2715) Dubai rpd
2014}) (8... c4 $5 9. a4 e6 (9... e5 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. Na3 Be7
13. Nxb5 O-O 14. Qe2 Rc8 15. d4 cxd3 16. Bxd3 Nc5 17. Nd2 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Ba6 19.
c4 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Qb7 21. b3 Rb8 22. Bb2 Qxb5 23. Qxb5 Rxb5 24. Rc1 Rb8 $14 {
/=, Karjakin,S (2762)-Cheparinov,I (2672) Rhodes 2013}) 10. axb5 (10. d4 cxd3
11. Bxd3 bxa4 12. Qxa4 Be7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 O-O 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Qc2 Nf6
17. Nd2 Qc7 18. h3 Rfd8 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Ng5 h6 21. Nf3 Rac8 22. Bh7+ Kh8 23.
Be4 a5 24. Qe2 Bf6 $132 {Sebag,M (2483)-Salgado Lopez,I (2616) Montpellier 2015
}) 10... axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. Na3 Bxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. d3 cxd3 15. Nxb5 Qb7
16. Qxd3 d5 17. Be3 Bc5 18. c4 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 O-O 20. cxd5 Qxb5 21. Qxe4 Nf6 22.
Qe2 Qxe2 23. Rxe2 Nxd5 $11 {Stevic,H (2600)-Cheparinov,I (2681) CRO-chT Bol
2015}) (8... e6 9. d4 Be7 (9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Nf1 Rc8 (
12... Nb6 13. Ng3 Rc8 14. Bd3 Re8 15. Qe2 Nfd7 16. b3 d5 17. e5 Nb8 18. Nh5 Nc6
19. Nxg7 Kxg7 20. Qe3 Rh8 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Ng5 Bxg5 23. Bxg5 Ne7 24. Bxe7 {
1-0, David,A (2585)-Kempinski,R (2630) Porto Rio 2015} Qxe7 25. Re3 $18) 13.
Ng3 Re8 14. h3 Bf8 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. Rc1 Qb8 17. Ba5 g6 18. Qd2 Qa8 19. a3 Rc4
20. Bd3 Rxc1 21. Qxc1 Rc8 22. Qd2 Qa7 23. h4 e5 24. Bc3 Ng4 25. Bb1 Bg7 26. Ba2
exd4 27. Bxd4 Bxd4 28. Nxd4 Nde5 29. Rd1 $16 {Svidler,P (2740)-Papaioannou,I 
(2633) Rhodes 2013}) 10. Nbd2 Qc7 $5 (10... O-O 11. e5 Nd5 12. Ne4 Qc7 $5 13.
Nfg5 h6 14. exd6 Bxd6 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne4 Qc6 17. f3 Rfd8 18. Qd3 cxd4 19.
Qxd4 Rac8 20. Bb3 Qb6 21. Bd2 Nc5 22. Nxc5 Rxc5 23. Qf2 Rcc8 24. Rad1 Qxf2+ 25.
Kxf2 Nb6 26. Bc1 Bd5 $11 {Rozentalis,E (2606)-Esen,B (2589) Tromso olm 2014})
11. Nf1 (11. e5 $5 $13) 11... O-O 12. Ng3 Rfe8 13. h3 Rac8 14. Bd3 (14. Re2 Bf8
15. Be3 g6 16. Rc1 Bg7 17. Bb1 e5 18. d5 c4 19. Qd2 Nc5 20. Bh6 Bxh6 21. Qxh6
Qe7 22. Rf1 Qf8 23. Qg5 Nfd7 24. Nh2 Qe7 25. Qd2 Rf8 26. Ng4 Qh4 27. Re3 Nf6
28. Nh2 Rce8 29. Nf3 Qh6 30. Nh2 Bc8 $11 {Havasi,G (2302)-Erdos,V (2621)
Hungary 2015}) 14... Bf8 15. Bd2 g6 16. Qe2 Bg7 17. a4 e5 $5 18. d5 c4 19. Bc2
Nc5 20. Nh2 Rb8 21. Ra3 Bc8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ng4 Bxg4 24. hxg4 Ra8 25. Rea1
Rxa3 26. Rxa3 Qb7 $11 {Hou,Y (2629)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2766) Biel 2014}) (8...
Rc8 9. a4 b4 10. a5 Qc7 (10... e6 11. d3 bxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 13. h3 O-O 14. Bf4
Bc6 15. Nbd2 Bb5 16. Bh2 Re8 17. Bb3 Bxd3 18. c4 d5 19. cxd5 exd5 20. e5 c4 21.
Bc2 {Nakamura,H (2814)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2705) WCup Baku 2015} Bxc2 22. Qxc2 c3
$15) 11. d3 bxc3 12. bxc3 e6 13. h3 Be7 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Nbd2 Bc6 16. Nc4 Bb5
17. Nfd2 Rfd8 18. Bg3 Ne8 19. Kh2 Rb8 20. Ne3 Ne5 21. Qe2 Nc6 22. Nb3 Ne5 23.
Nd2 Nc6 24. Ndc4 Nf6 25. Kh1 Ne5 26. f4 Nxc4 27. dxc4 Bc6 28. Nd1 g6 29. Bh2
Nh5 $132 {/=/+, Nakamura,H (2814)-Grischuk,A (2771) Saint Louis 2015/ Grischuk
spoiled a good position in his habitual time trouble; for more details see the
notes to this game in CBM 168 by Mokal.}) 9. d4 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nf1 Re8
12. Ng3 Bf8 (12... cxd4 $5 13. cxd4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Bf8 $11 {Mekhitarian}) 13. d5
g6 (13... c4 $142 $132) 14. b3 Nb6 15. Rb1 c4 16. bxc4 Nxc4 17. a4 Qc7 18. axb5
axb5 19. Rxb5 Na3 20. Rb3 Nxc2 21. Qxc2 Nd7 22. Be3 Ba6 23. Ra3 Bb5 24. Rea1
Rxa3 25. Rxa3 Rb8 26. Ra7 Qc8 27. h3 Nb6 28. Qc1 Nc4 29. Bh6 Qc5 30. Nh5 $1 $18
{->, Harikrishna,P (2706)-Nakamura,H (2789) Wijk aan Zee 2014}) 6... b5 {
Black usually fights the intended central expansion by flank activity.} ({
However,} 6... g6 7. c3 Bg7 8. Bc2 b5 {is also viable. Compared with
Caruana-Topalov above, White has spent time on playing Re1 and the extra tempo
gave Black counterplay after} 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bb7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. h3 Nb6
13. a3 Rc8 14. Qe2 e6 15. Bd3 Nh5 16. a4 b4 17. a5 bxc3 18. axb6 c2 19. Bxc2
Qxb6 20. Bd3 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Qxd4 22. Bh6 Rfe8 23. Bxa6 Bxa6 24. Rxa6 Rb8 25. Bc1
{Svidler,P (2745)-Papaioannou,I (2638) EU-chT Reykjavik 2015} Nf6 $132) 7. c4 {
The only way to emhasise the difference between the two alternatives on move 6.
} (7. c3 g5 $6 (7... Bb7 8. Bc2 {-6.c3 transposes to lines from the previous
notes.}) 8. Bc2 g4 9. Nh4 c4 10. a4 Bb7 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. d4 e6
14. g3 Be7 15. Bh6 Rg8 16. Nd2 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Ng2 Nb6 19. Ne3 Bc6 20. Nxg4
Na4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Bc1 Nb6 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 $18 {Hansen,E (2547)-Pert,
R (2434) England 2013 This was an unsuccessful predecessor of the Black's
sudden flank attack...}) (7. a4 b4 {after} 8. c3 (8. Bc4 Bb7 9. d3 e6 $11) 8...
Bb7 9. Bc2 Qc7 {once again transposes to positions from the 6.c3 line 
(Ganguly-Wojtaszek above)}) 7... g5 $5 {[%mdl 64] Earlier in 2015 Topalov
surprised Carlsen with this tactical sortie and scored a full point. Since
then the line has been tested further, especially at the blitz and rapid WCh
in Berlin. This time Magnus was obviously prepared...} (7... Ne5 8. Bf1 {
Safer is} Bd7 $5 (8... Nxc4 9. a4 Bd7 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 e5 12. axb5 exd4 13.
Bxc4 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Bb3 Be7 16. Qxd4 O-O 17. Nc3 b4 (17... Bc6 18. Bf4
Re8 19. f3 b4 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Bg5 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Kf2 Bf6 24. Qe3 Ba4
25. Qxe8+ Bxe8 26. Bxd6 Bxb2 27. Bxb4 $14 {Balogh,C (2648)-Gajewski,G (2650)
Budapest 2014}) 18. Qxb4 Rb8 19. Qc4 Be6 20. Nd5 Bd8 21. h3 h6 22. Bf4 Qb7 23.
Bc2 $36 {Carlsen,M (2872)-Nakamura,H (2776) Zuerich rpd 2014/ Although Black
eventually drew both games, it's obvious he is struggling here.}) 9. Nxe5 dxe5
10. cxb5 (10. Nc3 $5 b4 11. Nd5) 10... axb5 11. d3 e6 12. Be3 Bd6 13. Nd2 O-O
14. Nb3 Qe7 15. Qe2 $11 {½, Brkic,A (2597)-Popilski,G (2500) Bad Gleichenberg
2014}) 8. Nxg5 (8. cxb5 g4 9. e5 (9. Nh4 $5 $13) 9... dxe5 10. Ng5 Bg7 (10...
e6 11. Nc3 h5 12. Qe2 Nd5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Bg6+ Ke7 15. d4 Bh6 16. Nxd5+ exd5
17. dxc5 Kf6 18. Bc2 Qe7 19. c6 Bxc1 20. cxd7 Bxb2 21. dxc8=Q Raxc8 22. Rab1
Bd4 23. bxa6 $16 {Mamedov,R (2657)-Anand,V (2803) Berlin rpd 2015}) (10... Nb6
11. Qb3 $14) 11. Qe2 (11. Nc3 O-O 12. bxa6 (12. Qe2 {-11.Qe2}) 12... e6 13.
Nge4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Rxa6 15. Qe2 f5 16. Bd3 Rd6 17. Bc4 e4 18. d3 Ne5 19. dxe4
f4 $40 {Mamedov,R (2657)-Grischuk,A (2774) Berlin rpd 2015}) 11... O-O 12. Nc3
Nb6 13. bxa6 c4 14. Bc2 Bxa6 15. Qxe5 h6 16. Nge4 Nfd5 17. Qf5 (17. Qh5 $142)
17... Bc8 (17... e6 $1 $36) 18. Qh5 Nf4 19. Qc5 Bd4 20. Qc6 Be6 21. Nc5 Qd6 22.
Qxd6 exd6 23. d3 Nxg2 24. Rxe6 (24. Kxg2 dxc5 25. Bxh6 Rfd8 $44) 24... fxe6 25.
Nxe6 Bxc3 26. Nxf8 Ne1 27. Bd1 Bf6 28. Ne6 Nxd3 $15 {Bartel,M (2622)-Grischuk,
A (2774) Berlin rpd 2015}) (8. e5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Bf1 (10. Qe2 Bg7 11.
cxb5 Nd5 $13) 10... b4 (10... bxc4 $5 11. Na3 $5 $13) 11. d3 g4 12. a3 e6 13.
axb4 cxb4 14. Bg5 Rg8 15. Be3 (15. Bh4 $1 $36) 15... Bd6 (15... Qc7 $142) 16.
Nd2 a5 17. Nb3 (17. c5 $1 Bc7 18. Qa4+ $36) 17... Bb7 18. d4 exd4 19. Nxd4 Ne4
20. Qa4+ Kf8 21. Bh6+ (21. g3 $142 $13) 21... Rg7 22. Bxg7+ $6 Kxg7 $40 {
Bartel,M (2622)-Bocharov,D (2560) Berlin rpd 2015}) 8... Ne5 9. Be2 (9. Bf1 {
also deserves attention:} Bh6 $5 (9... Rg8 10. cxb5 $5 $14 {/\} Rxg5 $2 11. d4)
(9... bxc4 10. d4 $1 cxd3 (10... cxd4 11. f4 $36) 11. f4 Nc6 12. Bxd3 h6 13.
Nf3 e6 14. Nc3 Bb7 15. b3 Be7 {1/2, Barski,R (2336)-Borovikov,V (2564)
Heusenstamm 2015} 16. Bb2 $36 {This illustrates the main drawback of the
enterprising 7...g5!? - if Black's activity peters out, his king remains
constantly vulnerable.}) (9... Nxc4 10. Bxc4 bxc4 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Qxc4 e6 13.
Nc3 $14 {/+/-}) 10. d4 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Rg8 12. f4 Nc6 $14 {/<=>}) 9... bxc4 10.
Nc3 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (10. Na3 $143 $6 Rg8 11. Nxc4 $2 (11. d4 cxd3 12. Bxd3
h6 13. Nf3 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 d5 $132 {Kr.Szabo}) 11... Nxc4 12. d4 Nb6 13. Bh5 Nxh5
14. Qxh5 Rg7 (14... Rg6 $142 $17) 15. Nxh7 Qd7 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. e5 $2 (17.
Nxf8 Qh3 18. Qxh3 Bxh3 19. g3 Rg8 20. Nh7 f6 21. e5 Rh8 22. Nxf6+ exf6 23.
exf6+ Kf7 $11) 17... Qc6 18. f3 Qg6 19. Nf6+ Kd8 20. Qxg6 Rxg6 21. Ne4 Bb7 $17
{/+-, Carlsen,M (2853)-Topalov,V (2816) Saint Louis 2015/ See the notes to
this game by Kr.Szabo in CBM 168.}) ({Another interesting untested
continuation is} 10. Nf3 Nd3 11. Bxd3 cxd3 12. Nc3 (12. e5 Nd5 $13) (12. Qb3 $5
) 12... Rg8 13. e5 Ng4 $5 $132 {However, Carlsen's developing move seems both
safer and stronger.}) 10... Rb8 $6 {A rather dubious attempt to circumvent
White's preparation.} ({More natural is the analogous} 10... Rg8 {, but
Grischuk was obviously reluctant to give up his kingside castling rights:} 11.
f4 (11. d4 cxd3 12. Bxd3 h6 13. Nf3 Bg4 (13... Nxd3 14. Qxd3 $14 {and contrary
to the line above, with the knight on c3 instead of a3 White can fight for an
edge.}) 14. Be2 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qd7 16. Bf4 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qg4 18. Qxg4 Rxg4 19.
g3 Nh5 20. Be3 Bg7 $132) 11... Nd3 12. Bxd3 cxd3 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Qc4 e6 15.
Qxd3 Nh5 16. Qf1 $5 h6 (16... Nxf4 17. d4 Qxg5 18. Bxf4 $14) 17. Nh3 Bg7 18. d3
Rb8 $13 {/+/=}) 11. Rf1 {This refined reaction cost Carlsen 20 minutes, so now
it's obvious both players are out of their book.} (11. f4 $5 Nd3 12. Bxd3 cxd3
13. Qa4+ Nd7 (13... Bd7 14. Qxa6 $16) (13... Qd7 14. Qc4 h6 15. Qxf7+ Kd8 16.
Nh3 $5 Qg4 17. Nf2 $14) 14. Qc4 e6 15. Qxd3 $14 {seems simple and good - Black
has yet to prove he has sufficient compensation.}) 11... h6 12. Nf3 Nd3 13. Ne1
$1 {The point behind the 11th move - White immediately swaps the nagging
knight.} (13. Qa4+ $6 Qd7 14. Qxc4 Nf4 $36 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Rh8g8,Rb8b4] is
dangerous for White to say the least.}) 13... Nxb2 (13... Rg8 {is an engine
suggestion, but it's hardly a radical improvement:} 14. Kh1 $5 $14 {is perhaps
the best choice - Black may regret his king in the centre later on.} (14. Nxd3
cxd3 15. Bxd3 Bh3 16. g3 Bg7 $5 (16... Bxf1 17. Qxf1 $14) 17. Re1 Ng4 $44) (14.
Bxd3 cxd3 15. Nxd3 Bg7 (15... h5 $5) 16. Nf4 $14)) 14. Bxb2 (14. Qc2 Nd3 15.
Nxd3 cxd3 16. Bxd3 Rg8 (16... Bg7 17. Bb2 Nh5 18. Rab1 $14) 17. Ne2 $5 {
is perhaps better for White, but the text move is simpler - Magnus exchanges
the undeveloped bishop and his remaining pieces have superior coordination.})
14... Rxb2 15. Bxc4 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Rc4b3]} Rb4 16. Qe2 {[%csl Ra6]} Bg7 17.
Nc2 Rb6 (17... Rb2 $6 18. Ne3 {[%cal Rc4b3,Re3c4]} Nd7 19. Rac1 $16 {and
Black's rook remains misplaced.}) 18. Rab1 $5 {Exchanging one rook reduces
Black's chances for effective counterplay; White can then turn his attention
to the kingside.} O-O 19. Rxb6 Qxb6 20. Ne3 e6 21. f4 {After a series of
natural moves White has good attacking chances.} Kh8 (21... Bb7 22. f5 $16 {
[%csl Re6]}) (21... Qc6 $5 $14) 22. f5 (22. e5 dxe5 23. fxe5 {is tempting, but
inconclusive:} Nh7 $5 (23... Nd7 24. Ng4 Qc7 25. Nxh6 Bxh6 (25... Nxe5 26. Qh5
Nxc4 27. Rf3 f5 28. Rh3 Bd4+ 29. Kh1 Qg7 30. Ne2 $1 Nxd2 31. Nxd4 Ne4 32. Qe2
Qh7 33. Nc6 Kg7 34. Qb2+ Rf6 35. Ne7 Nf2+ 36. Qxf2 Rxh6 37. Qb2+ Kf7 38. Rxh6
Qxh6 39. Nxc8 $18) 26. Qh5 Kg7 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Qh4 Kh7 (28... Kg7 29. Rf6 $1
Rh8 30. Qg4+ Kf8 31. Rxf7+ Kxf7 32. Qxe6+ Kg7 33. Qf7#) 29. Bd3+ Kg7 30. Qg4+ (
30. Rf6 Rh8 31. Rg6+ $1 Kf8 (31... fxg6 32. Qe7+ Kg8 33. Bxg6 Nxe5 $8 34. Qxc7
$18) 32. Rxh6 Rxh6 33. Qxh6+ Ke8 $14) 30... Kh8 31. Rf5 $1 Nxe5 32. Qh4 f6 33.
Qxh6+ Kg8 34. Rxf6 Rxf6 35. Qxf6 Nxd3 36. Qg6+ $16) 24. Ng4 (24. Qh5 Qc7 25.
Ng4 Qd7 $132) 24... Qd8 $14) 22... a5 (22... Rg8 $5 23. Kh1 $14) 23. a4 Qd8 24.
h3 (24. Ba6 Bd7 25. Bb5 Bc8 26. fxe6 fxe6 27. Nc4 Bb7 $14 {is not too
convincing.}) ({Therefore Magnus patiently improves his position, but this
move does not only provide breathing space, but also weakens the kingside.
Therefore} 24. Qd3 $5 {deserves attention, keeping all the options open.})
24... Qe7 25. Ba6 Bxa6 {Grischuk seeks kingside counterplay.} (25... Bd7 26.
Bb5 Bc8 27. fxe6 Bxe6 (27... fxe6 28. Nc4 $16 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Re4e5]}) 28. Nf5
$16) 26. Qxa6 Nh5 27. Rf3 $6 {Starts slipping up.} (27. Ne2 $5 $36) (27. Qxa5
Be5 (27... Ng3 28. Rf3 Be5 29. Qb5 {/\} Bxc3 30. dxc3 Nxe4 31. Qd3 d5 32. c4
Ng5 33. Rf1 d4 34. Ng4 $16) 28. fxe6 Qxe6 29. Ne2 $14) 27... Rg8 28. Nb5 $6 {
Continues the trend, with two pieces out of the action White will suddenly be
in danger.} (28. Qxa5 Qh4 $44) (28. Ne2 Qh4 29. Qd3 (29. fxe6 Qe1+ 30. Nf1 fxe6
31. Qc4 Be5 32. Qxe6 Rxg2+ 33. Kh1 $1 Rh2+ 34. Kg1 Rg2+ $11) 29... d5 $5 (29...
Be5 30. Ng4 Rxg4 31. hxg4 Nf6 32. g3 Qxg4 33. fxe6 fxe6 34. Nf4 h5 $44 {<=>})
30. Ng4 Nf6 $11) (28. fxe6 $142 fxe6 (28... Qxe6 29. Qxa5 $14) 29. Ne2 $14)
28... Be5 $1 29. Ng4 Qh4 {The concentration of Black's forces is alarming.} ({
The text move is more convincing than} 29... Nf4 30. f6 Qf8 31. Kf1 Nxg2 $13)
30. fxe6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A tactical error, but not the last one...} (30. Nxe5 {
allows Black to force a draw, but White had already squandered his advantage.}
Qe1+ (30... dxe5 31. Nd6 Nf4 32. Nxf7+ Kh7 33. Nxe5 Rxg2+ 34. Kf1 Rg7 35. Ng6 (
35. fxe6 $2 Nxh3 $19) 35... Nxg6 36. fxg6+ Rxg6 37. Qc6 Qh5 $11) 31. Rf1 (31.
Kh2 $2 dxe5 32. Nd6 Ng3 $19) 31... Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Qg3+ $11) (30. Nxd6 Bd4+ $1
31. Ne3 $8 (31. Nf2 $2 Nf4 32. Nxf7+ Kh7 $17) (31. Kf1 $2 Rxg4 32. Nxf7+ Kh7
33. Qb7 Rg7 $17) 31... Qe1+ 32. Qf1 Qxd2 33. Ndc4 Qc3 34. fxe6 fxe6 35. Kh2
Be5+ $13) 30... fxe6 $2 (30... Rxg4 $1 31. hxg4 Qh2+ 32. Kf2 (32. Kf1 Nf4 33.
Qa8+ Kg7 34. Ke1 Qxg2 35. Rxf4 Bxf4 36. Qxa5 (36. e7 Qxd2+ 37. Kf1 Bg3 38. Qf8+
Kg6 39. Qg8+ Kf6 40. e5+ dxe5 41. e8=N+ Ke7 $19) 36... Qg1+ 37. Ke2 Qxg4+ $19)
32... Nf4 33. Rg3 Nxe6 34. Rf3 Nf4 $1 (34... Kg7 $40 {D.King} 35. Na3 $5 (35.
Nc3 Qh4+ 36. g3 Qh2+ 37. Ke1 Ng5 38. Qd3 Nxf3+ 39. Qxf3 Bxg3+ 40. Kd1 Qg1+ 41.
Kc2 Be5 $19) 35... Qh4+ 36. g3 Qh2+ 37. Ke1 Ng5 38. Qd3 Nxf3+ 39. Qxf3 Qg1+ (
39... Bxg3+ 40. Kd1 Qg1+ 41. Kc2 Be5 42. Nc4) 40. Ke2 Qd4 $17) 35. Rg3 Ng6 36.
Rf3 Kg7 {[%cal Rg6h4]} 37. Nc7 Nh4 38. Ne6+ Kh7 $1 39. Rxf7+ Kg6 40. Rf5 (40.
Rf8 Qxg2+ 41. Ke3 Qh3+ 42. Kf2 Qg3+ 43. Ke2 Qxg4+ 44. Kd3 Qh3+ $1 45. Kc2 Qxe6
$19) 40... Qxg2+ 41. Ke3 Qg3+ 42. Ke2 Qxg4+ 43. Ke3 Nxf5+ 44. exf5+ Kxf5 $19) (
30... Nf4 $2 31. Kf1 $1 {[]} (31. Nxd6 Qe1+ 32. Rf1 Qxd2 33. Nxf7+ Kh7 34. Rf2
Bd4 $19) 31... fxe6 (31... Rxg4 $2 32. exf7 Kg7 33. Qc8 $18) 32. Nxd6 Rxg4 33.
Nf7+ Kh7 34. Nxe5 Rxg2 35. Ng4 (35. Rxf4 Qxh3 36. Rh4 Qxh4 37. Kxg2 Qg5+ $11)
35... Rxg4 36. hxg4 Qxg4 37. Kf2 Qg2+ 38. Ke3 Qg1+ 39. Rf2 (39. Kxf4 $4 Qg5#)
39... Qg3+ $11) 31. Nxe5 dxe5 ({A simpler way is} 31... Qe1+ 32. Rf1 $8 (32.
Kh2 $2 Nf4 $1 (32... Ng3 33. Nf7+ (33. Ng4 Ne2 $19) 33... Kh7 34. Ng5+ Rxg5 35.
Qb7+ Rg7 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Rxg3+ Kh7 $19) 33. Ng6+ Rxg6 34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qc7+
Rg7 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Rxf4 Qxd2 $19) 32... Rxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Qg3+ 34. Kh1 Qxh3+
$11) 32. Qxe6 Qe1+ $2 {The decisive error.} (32... Qg5 $8 33. Rf2 (33. g4 Nf4
34. Qf5 Qg7 (34... Qe7 35. Na7 $8 Rg5 (35... Rf8 $2 36. Nc6) 36. Qc8+ Rg8 $11)
35. Rxf4 exf4 36. Qxc5 $11) 33... Nf4 34. Qg4 Qxg4 35. hxg4 Rxg4 36. Kh2 Rg6
37. g3 Ne6 $132) 33. Kh2 {[%cal Re6e5,Re6h6]} (33. Rf1 $142 $1 Qxd2 (33... Qxe4
34. Qxh6+ Qh7 35. Qe3 Qg7 36. g4 $18) (33... Rxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Qxd2+ 35. Kg1 $1
Qe3+ 36. Rf2 $18 {transposes into the game.}) 34. Qxe5+ Ng7 (34... Rg7 35. g4
$18) 35. Rf7 $18) 33... Rxg2+ (33... Qxd2 $142 $5 {was more resilient:} 34.
Qxe5+ (34. Rf2 Rxg2+ $1 35. Rxg2 Qf4+ 36. Kh1 Qf1+ 37. Rg1 Qf3+ 38. Kh2 Qf2+
39. Rg2 Qf4+ $11) 34... Rg7 (34... Kh7 35. Rf7+ $18) 35. Rf8+ Kh7 36. Qf5+ Rg6
37. Rf7+ (37. Qf7+ $5 Rg7 38. Qf2 Qxf2 39. Rxf2 $16) 37... Ng7 38. Qf3 $16) 34.
Kxg2 Qxd2+ $6 (34... Qe2+ 35. Rf2 $1 (35. Kg1 Qxf3 36. Qxh6+ Kg8 37. Qe6+ Kf8
38. Qf5+ $18) 35... Nf4+ 36. Kg3 Qxf2+ (36... Nh5+ 37. Kh4 Qxf2+ 38. Kxh5 $18)
(36... Qd3+ 37. Rf3 Qxf3+ 38. Kxf3 Nxe6 39. Nd6 Kg7 40. Nc4 Ng5+ 41. Ke3 Nxh3
42. Nxa5 Nf4 43. Nb7 $18 {[%csl Ga4]}) 37. Kxf2 Nxe6 38. Nd6 c4 39. Nxc4 Nc5
40. Kf3 Nxa4 41. Kg4 $5 Nc5 42. Kf5 $18 {The knight endgame is beyond saving,
but now Black just remains a rook down.}) 35. Kg1 Qe1+ 36. Rf1 $1 Qe3+ 37. Rf2
Qe1+ (37... Qg3+ 38. Kf1 Qd3+ 39. Ke1 Qxe4+ 40. Kd2 Qb4+ 41. Kc2 Qxa4+ 42. Kb2
Qxb5+ 43. Kc1 Ng7 44. Rf8+ Kh7 45. Qg8+ Kg6 46. Qf7+ Kh7 47. Rg8 $18) 38. Kg2 (
38. Kg2 Qxe4+ 39. Kh2 {and the checks are over. A dramatic final round with a
lucky outcome for Magnus!}) 1-0

[Event "chess.com gf blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 a6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. h3
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nd5 Rc8 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. c3 c5
15. Qc2 Qa5 16. h4 Rb8 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. hxg5 c4 19. f4 Rb6 20. Kh2 Rfb8 21. b4
cxb3 22. axb3 Qc5 23. Rfb1 a5 24. Rb2 Be6 25. Rab1 Rc8 26. c4 Rcb8 27. Bh3 Bxh3
28. Kxh3 Qe3 29. Kg2 Rb4 30. Qe2 Qxe2+ 31. Rxe2 a4 32. e5 Rxb3 33. Ra1 Rb2 34.
Rxb2 Rxb2+ 35. Kf3 Rb4 36. exd6 exd6 37. Ke4 Rxc4+ 38. Kd5 Rc5+ 39. Kxd6 Ra5
40. Ra3 Kg7 41. Kc6 h6 42. Kb6 Ra8 43. Kb7 Re8 44. Rxa4 hxg5 45. fxg5 Re3 46.
Rg4 f5 47. gxf6+ Kxf6 48. Kc6 g5 49. Rc4 Rxg3 50. Rc5 Rd3 51. Kb5 Kg6 52. Kc4
Rd8 53. Rc7 Kf5 54. Rf7+ Ke4 55. Kc3 g4 0-1

[Event "chess.com gf blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Qc2
a6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 c6 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. e4 dxe4
15. Rxe4 Qf8 16. Rxe8 Qxe8 17. Re1 Qd8 18. d5 Nhf6 19. dxc6 bxc6 20. Ne4 Qc7
21. Bc4 Bb7 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Ne5 Re8 24. Qc3 Re7 25. Nd3 Nd5 26. Bxd5 cxd5
27. Qxc7 Rxc7 28. Rc1 Re7 29. f3 f6 30. Kf2 Kf7 31. Re1 d4 32. Rxe7+ Kxe7 33.
Nc5 Bc8 34. Nb3 Be6 35. Nxd4 Bxa2 36. Nf5+ Kf7 37. Ke3 Bb1 38. Nd4 Ke7 39. Nb3
Kd6 40. Kd4 Bf5 41. Na5 Bd7 42. h4 g5 43. g3 Bb5 44. Nb3 Be2 45. Nd2 Ke6 46.
Ke3 Bb5 47. hxg5 fxg5 48. f4 Kf5 49. fxg5 hxg5 50. Nf3 Kg4 51. b4 Ba4 52. Kf2
Bb3 53. Nd4 Bd5 54. Ne2 Kf5 55. Ke3 Ke5 56. Nc3 Bc6 57. Kd3 Bd7 58. Ke3 Bc6 59.
Kd3 Bd7 60. Ke3 Bc6 61. Kd3 Bd7 62. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com gf blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. h3 c5 7. dxc5 Ne4 8. Nxe4
dxe4 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. Nd4 e5 11. Bg5 f6 12. Nb5 Na6 13. Bc4+ Kf8 14. Bh4 Nxc5
15. Nc3 g5 16. Bg3 f5 17. f3 exf3 18. gxf3 Be6 19. Bxe6 Nxe6 20. h4 h6 21. hxg5
hxg5 22. a4 Rac8 23. a5 e4 24. O-O Bxc3 25. bxc3 Rxc3 26. fxe4 f4 27. Bf2 Ke7
28. exf4 gxf4 29. Bh4+ Ke8 30. Bxd8 Kxd8 31. Rab1 Kc7 32. Rb5 Nd4 33. Rd5 Rg3+
34. Kh2 Nf3+ 35. Kh1 Rh3+ 36. Kg2 Rg3+ 37. Kf2 Ng5 38. Ke1 Re3+ 39. Kd1 Nxe4
40. Rd3 Rxd3+ 41. cxd3 Nc3+ 42. Kd2 Nd5 43. d4 b6 44. a6 b5 45. Kd3 Kb6 46. Ke4
Nc3+ 47. Ke5 b4 48. d5 b3 49. d6 b2 50. Ke6 Ne4 51. Rb1 Kc6 52. Rxb2 f3 53.
Rc2+ Nc5+ 54. Ke7 Kd5 55. d7 Nxd7 56. Kxd7 1-0

[Event "chess.com gf blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "267"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Qc2
c6 9. Rd1 a6 10. c5 Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Be2 Nhf6 13. O-O e5 14. b4 Re8 15. a4
e4 16. Nd2 Nf8 17. b5 a5 18. Rb1 N6d7 19. Qa2 Qg5 20. Nd1 Ng6 21. f4 exf3 22.
Nxf3 Qd8 23. Bd3 Nh4 24. e4 Nxf3+ 25. Rxf3 dxe4 26. Rxf7 Kh8 27. Bc4 e3 28. Nc3
Nf6 29. Ne2 Re7 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. Rf1 Bg4 32. Nf4 Bf5 33. Qe2 Rd8 34. Be6 Be4
35. Qxe3 Qe8 36. Bc4 Rd7 37. bxc6 bxc6 38. d5 Rb7 39. d6 Rb2 40. Bd3 Rb4 41.
Bxe4 Rxe4 42. Qd3 Kg8 43. Nh3 Qe5 44. Nf2 Rd4 45. Qc3 Qd5 46. Qxa5 Rd2 47. h3
Nh5 48. Qd8+ Kh7 49. Qh4 Rd4 50. Ng4 Qxc5 51. Qf2 Qxd6 52. Qf5+ Qg6 53. Qxg6+
Kxg6 54. Ne5+ Kh7 55. Ra1 Nf6 56. a5 Nd7 57. Nxc6 Rc4 58. Ne7 Re4 59. Nd5 Re5
60. Nb4 Rb5 61. Nd3 Rd5 62. Ra3 Nb8 63. Nb4 Rd7 64. a6 Ra7 65. Kf2 Kg6 66. Ke3
Kh5 67. Kd4 Kh4 68. Kc5 Nxa6+ 69. Nxa6 g5 70. Kb6 Re7 71. Nc5 Re2 72. g4 h5 73.
gxh5 Kxh5 74. Nd7 Kh4 75. Kc6 g4 76. hxg4 Kxg4 77. Nf6+ Kf5 78. Nd5 Rc2+ 79.
Kd6 Rd2 80. Rf3+ Ke4 81. Rf4+ Kd3 82. Rh4 Ke2 83. Ke5 Kd3 84. Nf4+ Kc4 85. Rh8
Kb5 86. Nd5 Rg2 87. Ne3 Re2 88. Kd4 Kc6 89. Rh6+ Kd7 90. Nf5 Rd2+ 91. Ke5 Kc7
92. Rh7+ Kb6 93. Nd4 Rg2 94. Rh6+ Kc7 95. Ne6+ Kb7 96. Kd5 Rd2+ 97. Nd4 Kc7 98.
Rc6+ Kd7 99. Ra6 Ke7 100. Ke5 Kf7 101. Nf3 Rf2 102. Ng5+ Kg7 103. Ne4 Rf1 104.
Ng3 Re1+ 105. Kf5 Kf7 106. Ne4 Rf1+ 107. Ke5 Kg7 108. Nd2 Rf2 109. Nc4 Rf1 110.
Ne3 Re1 111. Kf4 Kf7 112. Nd5 Rf1+ 113. Ke4 Re1+ 114. Kf5 Rf1+ 115. Nf4 Ke7
116. Ra2 Kd6 117. Rd2+ Kc5 118. Ke5 Re1+ 119. Ne2 Kc6 120. Rc2+ Kd7 121. Kd5
Rh1 122. Ng3 Rd1+ 123. Ke5 Re1+ 124. Ne4 Kd8 125. Kd5 Kd7 126. Ke5 Kd8 127. Rc4
Kd7 128. Rc3 Kd8 129. Rc2 Kd7 130. Rc4 Re2 131. Kd5 Re1 132. Nc5+ Ke7 133. Re4+
Rxe4 134. Nxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com gf blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 e5 5. Nxe5 O-O 6. Nf3 Re8 7. d3 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Be2 Qd6 11. O-O c5 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. Be3 b6 14. a3 Bg4 15.
Ng5 Be6 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. Kh1 Rad8 18. f4 Bd4 19. f5 Qe7 20. Qd2 Bxe3 21. Qxe3
Qe5 22. Rab1 Nd4 23. Qf2 gxf5 24. Bh5 f4 25. Bg4 Ne6 26. Rbd1 Kh8 27. Qh4 Qxb2
28. d4 Ng7 29. Rxf4 Rxd4 30. Rdf1 Rdxe4 31. Rxf7 Rg8 32. h3 Qe5 33. Rxa7 c4 34.
Qh6 Re1 35. Raf7 c3 36. Qc6 Qg3 37. R7f3 Rxf1+ 38. Rxf1 Qe3 39. a4 Qd2 40. Bd1
Re8 41. Bb3 h6 42. Qg6 Re1 43. Qf7 Rxf1+ 44. Qxf1 Qd8 45. Qc4 Nf5 46. Qxc3+ Qd4
47. Qc8+ Kg7 48. Qxf5 Qa1+ 49. Kh2 1-0

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. Nf3 g6 4. c4 d4 5. b4 Bg7 6. d3 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. b5 Nfd7
9. a4 e5 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Nbd2 c5 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. e3 b6 14. exd4 exd4 15. Re1
Qf8 16. Nfg5 Ra7 17. Nxf7 Qxf7 18. Nd6 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Qf8 20. Qe6+ Kh8 21. Nf7+
Kg8 22. Ng5+ Kh8 23. Nf7+ Kg8 24. Nd6+ Kh8 25. Re1 Rc7 26. Nf7+ Kg8 27. Nd6+
Kh8 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. Nd6+ Kh8 30. Nf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. h3 c6
9. c4 a5 10. Nc3 Na6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Qd2 g5 14. Nd4 Nc5 15. Bc2 a4
16. f4 Nh7 17. Kh1 Qa5 18. a3 Qa6 19. fxg5 hxg5 20. Qe2 e6 21. Nf3 g4 22. hxg4
Rae8 23. Bxc5 dxc5 24. d6 e5 25. Nh4 Qa5 26. Nf5 Qd8 27. g3 Qg5 28. Kg2 Re6 29.
Rh1 Rfe8 30. Rh4 Rg6 31. Ne7+ Rxe7 32. dxe7 Qxe7 33. Rd1 Ng5 34. Nxa4 Ne6 35.
Nb6 Qxh4 36. gxh4 Nf4+ 37. Kf2 Nxe2 38. Rxd7 Nd4 39. Bd1 Rf6+ 40. Ke1 Rf4 41.
Rxb7 Rxe4+ 42. Kd2 Rf4 43. Nd7 e4 44. Nxc5 Rf1 45. Nxe4 Ne6 46. g5 Be5 47. Nf6+
Kg7 48. Bh5 Nd8 49. Rd7 Rf2+ 50. Ke3 Rxb2 51. Rxd8 Rh2 1-0

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. Nf3 c6 4. c4 dxc4 5. O-O g6 6. a4 Bg7 7. Na3 Be6 8. Qc2
Qd5 9. Ne1 Qd4 10. e3 Qg4 11. h3 Qf5 12. e4 Qh5 13. g4 Qc5 14. Nd3 Qd6 15. Nxc4
Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Nbd7 17. f4 e5 18. f5 O-O 19. Nf2 Rad8 20. d3 Nc5 21. Be3 Nxd3
22. Qc3 Nxf2 23. Rxf2 Nd7 24. g5 Rfe8 25. Raf1 Kh8 26. h4 f6 27. fxg6 hxg6 28.
Qb3 Nc5 29. Qf7 fxg5 30. Bxc5 Qxc5 31. Qxg6 Rf8 32. Bh3 Rxf2 33. Rxf2 g4 34.
Bxg4 1-0

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 a6 4. g3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O
O-O 9. h3 Nc6 10. Nde2 Bd7 11. Nd5 Rc8 12. a4 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Bd2 Nxd5 15.
exd5 Ne5 16. Ba5 Qe8 17. Bc3 Qd8 18. Bd4 b4 19. f4 Nc4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qd4+
Kg8 22. Ra7 Bb5 23. Rf2 Rc7 24. b3 Na3 25. c4 Bxc4 26. bxc4 Rxc4 27. Qe3 Nc2
28. Qb3 Qc8 29. Rxe7 Qc5 30. f5 Ne1 31. Qe3 Rc2 32. Qxc5 dxc5 33. Nf4 b3 34.
Rxe1 1-0

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 d4 4. b4 a5 5. b5 c5 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e3 Bd6
9. d3 O-O 10. Re1 Rb8 11. exd4 exd4 12. Bg5 b6 13. Nbd2 h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15.
Ne5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 Bg4 17. Qf1 Re8 18. Rae1 Rxe5 19. Rxe5 Qd6 20. Qe1 Kf8 21. h3
Bd7 22. f4 Re8 23. g4 Rxe5 24. fxe5 Qe7 25. Nf3 Ne8 26. Qe4 Bc8 27. Qc6 Qc7 28.
Nd2 Be6 29. Qxc7 Nxc7 30. Kf2 Ke7 31. Bc6 Bd7 32. Be4 Ne6 33. h4 Nf4 34. Kf3 g5
35. hxg5 hxg5 0-1

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Bd7 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8.
d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nf6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 O-O 12. Qd2 Rc8 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. Qxh6 Qa5 16. Nb3 Qg5 17. Qxg5 Bxg5 18. Rd3 Bf6 19. Na5 Rb8 20. Nd1 Bb5
21. Rd2 b6 22. Nb3 Rec8 23. c3 a5 24. Ne3 Kf8 25. Nd5 Bg7 26. Nd4 Be8 27. a3 b5
28. Nc2 Rc4 29. f3 Rc6 30. Rf2 Rc5 31. Rd1 Bd7 32. Nf4 Rbc8 33. Nd3 R5c7 34.
Ne3 Be6 35. Nf4 Bb3 36. Re1 Rb7 37. Nd3 Be6 38. h3 Bb3 39. f4 Bc4 40. Nc1 Be6
41. f5 gxf5 42. exf5 Bc4 43. Ne2 b4 44. axb4 axb4 45. Nxc4 Rxc4 46. Rf3 bxc3
47. bxc3 Rb5 48. Nd4 Rbc5 49. Ne2 Bxc3 50. Nxc3 Rxc3 51. Rxc3 Rxc3 52. Kf2 Ra3
53. h4 Ra4 54. g3 Rb4 55. Kf3 Rb7 56. g4 Rb3+ 57. Kf4 Rb4+ 58. Re4 Rb1 59. g5
Rf1+ 60. Kg4 f6 61. g6 e5 62. Ra4 d5 63. Ra8+ Ke7 64. Ra7+ Kd6 65. g7 Rg1+ 66.
Kh5 e4 67. Rf7 Ke5 68. Kh6 Kxf5 69. Kh7 e3 70. Re7 d4 71. g8=Q Rxg8 72. Kxg8
Kg4 73. h5 Kxh5 74. Re4 f5 75. Rxd4 e2 76. Rd5 e1=Q 77. Rxf5+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. d4 dxc4 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 Nb6 8.
Nbd2 Bg7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. a4 a5 11. e4 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 e6 14. Be3 Nfd7
15. Nd2 Qe7 16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Ra6 18. d5 cxd5 19. exd5 Nb6 20. Qc5 Qxc5
21. Bxc5 Rc8 22. dxe6 Bxb2 23. e7 Bf6 24. Bxb7 1-0

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B24"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 Nc6 6. O-O d6 7. d3 e6 8. h3
Nge7 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Rae1 Rb8 12. Nc1 b5 13. Nd1 b4 14. c3 bxc3 15.
bxc3 Ndc6 16. Bh6 a5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. f4 a4 19. Ne3 Qb6 20. Nc4 Qc7 21. g4 f6
22. Ne3 e5 23. f5 g5 24. h4 h6 25. Rf3 Bd7 26. Rh3 Be8 27. Ne2 Bf7 28. d4 cxd4
29. cxd4 Nxd4 30. Nxd4 exd4 31. Qxd4 Qc5 32. Qxc5 dxc5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Nd5
Nxd5 35. exd5 Rfe8 36. Rxe8 Rxe8 37. Rc3 Re2 38. a3 Rd2 39. Rxc5 Rd4 40. Bf3
Rd3 41. Kf2 Rxa3 42. Be2 Rb3 43. d6 Rb6 44. d7 Rd6 45. Bb5 a3 46. Bc4 Bxc4 47.
Rxc4 Rxd7 48. Ra4 Rd2+ 49. Ke3 Rg2 50. Kf3 Ra2 51. Ra7+ Kf8 52. Ra6 Ke7 53.
Re6+ Kf7 54. Ra6 Ra1 55. Kf2 a2 56. Kg2 Ke7 57. Re6+ Kd7 58. Ra6 Kc7 59. Ra3
Kd6 60. Ra5 Kc6 61. Ra3 Kb5 62. Ra8 Kc4 63. Ra4+ Kb3 64. Ra8 Rc1 0-1

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 1m+1spm Chess960"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Variant "chess 960"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rnkqbbrn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNKQBBRN w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nb5 Na6 7. h3 c6 8. Nc3
Nb8 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O b6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Bh2 Nc6 13. Bb5 Rc8 14. Re1 e6 15.
Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Ba6 Ra8 17. a4 Qe7 18. Nb5 Bb7 19. Bd6 Qd7 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Bxb7
Qxb7 22. Nc3 Rc8 23. Qd3 a6 24. Nb1 Ne4 25. c3 f5 26. Nd2 c4 27. Qc2 Rf8 28.
Nxe4 fxe4 29. b3 cxb3 30. Qxb3 Rf5 31. c4 Qf7 32. cxd5 exd5 33. Qxb6 h5 34.
Rac1 1-0

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Qc2
c6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Ne5 c5 15.
dxc5 Qe8 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. b4 Nxc5 19. bxc5 Qxc5 20. Rc1 b4 21.
Qb1 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 bxc3 23. Qe4 Rfd8 24. Rc2 Rd2 25. Rfc1 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 a5 27.
h4 h5 28. Qd4 g6 29. Qxc5 Rxc5 30. f4 Kg7 31. Kf3 f5 32. e4 fxe4+ 33. Kxe4 Kf6
34. Bd3 e5 35. fxe5+ Rxe5+ 36. Kd4 Re6 37. Rf2+ Kg7 38. Kxc3 Rc6+ 39. Kd4 Rd6+
40. Ke3 Kh6 41. Rg2 Kg7 42. a4 Kf7 43. Rg5 1-0

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nb5 Na6 7. h3 c6 8. Nc3
Nb8 9. Be2 c5 10. dxc5 Nbd7 11. O-O Nxc5 12. Be5 b6 13. Nd4 Bb7 14. Bf3 a6 15.
Nb3 Ncd7 16. Bh2 e6 17. Ne2 Qe7 18. c4 Rfd8 19. Rc1 Rac8 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxc8
Rxc8 22. Nf4 N7f6 23. Nd3 a5 24. Qb1 Ba6 25. Rd1 h5 26. Nd4 Bxd3 27. Qxd3 e5
28. Bxd5 Nxd5 29. Nf5 gxf5 30. Qxd5 Qe6 31. Bg3 Qxd5 32. Rxd5 f6 33. Rb5 Rc6
34. f4 Re6 35. Kf2 Kf7 36. Ke2 Ke7 37. Rd5 Rc6 38. Kd1 Ke6 39. Rb5 e4 40. Be1
Bf8 41. Rb3 Bc5 42. Rc3 Rd6+ 43. Ke2 Kd5 44. Rc2 Kc6 45. a4 Rd7 46. b4 axb4 47.
Bxb4 Rd3 48. Bxc5 bxc5 49. Ra2 Rd7 50. a5 Kb5 51. Kf2 c4 52. a6 Ra7 53. Rb2+
Kc5 54. Kg3 c3 55. Ra2 Kb4 56. Kh4 Kb3 57. Ra1 c2 58. Kxh5 Kb2 59. Rf1 Rxa6 60.
Kg6 Ra3 61. Kxf5 Rxe3 62. h4 Rg3 63. Kxe4 Rxg2 64. Kf5 Rh2 65. Kxf6 Rxh4 66. f5
Rf4 67. Rg1 Rd4 68. Ke5 Rd1 69. Rg2 Kc3 70. Rxc2+ Kxc2 71. f6 Rf1 72. Ke6 Kd3
73. f7 Ke4 74. Ke7 Rxf7+ 75. Kxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D60"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 c6 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O a6 10. c5 e5 11. dxe5 Ne8 12. Bg3 Nxc5 13. Bc2 Bg4 14. Qd4 Bxf3 15.
gxf3 f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Rad1 Qe8 18. e4 Ne6 19. Qd3 Ng5 20. h4 dxe4 21. fxe4
Rd8 22. Qe2 Ngh7 23. e5 Nh5 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Qe4 g6 26. Qxg6 Qxg6 27. Bxg6 Nxg3
28. fxg3 Rg8 29. Rxd8 Bxd8 30. Bxh7 Kxh7 31. Rf7+ Rg7 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 33. Ne4
Kf7 34. Kg2 Ke6 35. Nc5+ Kxe5 36. Nxb7 Bb6 37. g4 c5 38. b3 Kd5 39. g5 hxg5 40.
hxg5 c4 41. bxc4+ Kxc4 42. Kf3 Bd4 43. Ke4 Bh8 44. Kf5 Kb4 45. g6 Ka3 46. Nc5
a5 47. Nb7 a4 48. Nc5 Kb4 49. Ne4 Ka3 50. Nc5 Kb4 51. Nxa4 Kxa4 52. Ke6 Ka3 53.
Kf7 Kxa2 54. g7 Bxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nb5 Na6 7. h3 c6 8. Nc3
Nb8 9. Be2 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Nc6 12. Ne5 Bf5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Na4 Nd7
15. c3 a5 16. Re1 Re8 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Qc8 19. Rad1 Qb7 20. b3 e6 21. Bd6
Qb5 22. Qg3 Rac8 23. h4 h5 24. Qf4 Bf8 25. Re3 Bxd6 26. Qxd6 c5 27. Rf3 Qc6 28.
Qf4 Rf8 29. Qh6 cxd4 30. cxd4 Qc2 31. Re1 Qxa2 32. Kh2 Qc2 33. Rf4 Qxb3 34. Nc5
Nxc5 35. dxc5 Qc3 36. Qg5 Qxe1 0-1

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "208"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2
c6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 Qe8 13. O-O c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxb5 axb5 17. Qxc5 Bb7 18. Bxb5 Qc8 19. Qxc8 Rfxc8 20. a4 Bxb2
21. Rd7 Be4 22. h3 Bc2 23. Rd2 Ba3 24. Ra1 Bb4 25. Rd7 Bc3 26. Ra2 Bf6 27. Nd4
Be4 28. Ra1 Bd5 29. Rd1 Rc5 30. Kf1 h5 31. f3 h4 32. e4 Bc4+ 33. Bxc4 Rxc4 34.
Ne2 Rcxa4 35. R7d2 Bg5 36. Rc2 Be3 37. Rb2 Ra3 38. Ke1 g6 39. Rbb1 Kg7 40. Rb2
Rc8 41. Kf1 Rc4 42. Rbb1 Ra2 43. Ra1 Rac2 44. Ra3 Bc5 45. Rad3 Bb4 46. Rd4 Rxd4
47. Rxd4 Bc5 48. Rd1 Rb2 49. Rc1 Be3 50. Rd1 Kf6 51. Ke1 Ke5 52. Ra1 f5 53.
exf5 gxf5 54. Kd1 Kf6 55. Ra3 Bf2 56. Ra1 Rb8 57. Nf4 Be3 58. Nd3 Rg8 59. Ra2
Rc8 60. Ke2 Bd4 61. Kd2 Rg8 62. Kd1 Rb8 63. Ke2 Rb1 64. Ne1 Bc3 65. Nc2 Rg1 66.
Kf2 Rd1 67. Ne3 Bd4 68. Ke2 Rg1 69. Kf2 Rb1 70. Ke2 Kg5 71. Nc2 e5 72. Nxd4
exd4 73. Rd2 Rb4 74. Kf2 Kf4 75. Rd1 Rb2+ 76. Kf1 Kg3 77. Rxd4 Rf2+ 78. Ke1
Rxg2 79. f4 Kxh3 80. Kf1 Ra2 81. Rd8 Kg4 82. Rg8+ Kxf4 83. Kg1 Kf3 84. Rh8 f4
85. Kh1 Rb2 86. Rh7 Rb6 87. Kh2 Kg4 88. Rg7+ Kf5 89. Ra7 Rb3 90. Rf7+ Kg5 91.
Rg7+ Kf5 92. Rf7+ Kg4 93. Rg7+ Kf3 94. Rf7 Ke3 95. Kh3 f3 96. Kxh4 Kf2 97. Ra7
Kg2 98. Rg7+ Kf1 99. Rg3 Rb4+ 100. Kh3 Rf4 101. Rg8 f2 102. Kg3 Rf7 103. Kh2
Ke2 104. Re8+ Kf3 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Qd3 Nd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxd4 9. Nd2 a6 10. Bc4 d6 11. Nf3 b5 12. Bd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd4 Ne7 14. Ne2 O-O
15. Bg5 Be6 16. b3 h6 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Rfd1 Qg5 19. f3 h5 20. Kh1 Rf6 21. Rg1
Kh8 22. Rad1 Rb8 23. a3 Rb6 24. Qc3 Rf7 25. Rd3 Kh7 26. Rgd1 Qf6 27. Qd2 Rc6
28. Rf1 Qh6 29. Qd1 Rc5 30. Nc3 g5 31. Qe2 a5 32. Nd1 b4 33. axb4 axb4 34. Ne3
Bd7 35. c4 bxc3 36. Nc4 Be6 37. Rxc3 g4 38. Re3 h4 39. Re1 Qf4 40. fxg4 Bxg4
41. Qd3 Qg5 42. Rf1 Rg7 43. Rf2 Be6 44. Ref3 h3 45. Rxh3+ Bxh3 46. Qxh3+ Qh6
47. Qf5+ Qg6 48. Qh3+ Qh6 49. Qf5+ Qg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Legacy Square"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. e4 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
Bd3 e5 9. O-O Bc5 10. Qe2 d6 11. Be3 Bg4 12. Qe1 Nd7 13. Na4 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 O-O
15. h3 Be6 16. b3 Nc5 17. Nc3 Bc8 18. Be2 Ne6 19. Bg4 Nd4 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21.
Rad1 c5 22. f4 exf4 23. Qxf4 Qa5 24. Rd3 Qxc3 25. Rxc3 Ne2+ 26. Kh2 Nxf4 27.
Rxf4 Rfe8 28. Rd3 Re6 29. Rf2 Kf8 30. Rfd2 Rc6 31. Kg3 Ke7 32. Kf3 Rf6+ 33. Ke2
Re6 34. Kf3 Rf6+ 35. Ke2 Re6 36. Kf3 Rf6+ 37. Ke2 Re6 38. Kf3 Rf6+ 39. Ke2 Re6
40. Kf3 Rf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.03"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Lysyj, Igor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D84"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Samara region Zhiguli"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8.
Bxc7 Na6 9. Bxa6 Qxg2 10. Qf3 Qxf3 11. Nxf3 bxa6 12. Rc1 a5 13. Bxa5 Bb7 14.
Ke2 Ba6+ 15. Kd2 Bb7 16. Ke2 Ba6+ 17. Kd2 Bb7 18. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.04"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Bronze Horseman"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. g3 c6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
Na3 b6 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nb5 O-O 12. Rc1 Ne8 13. Qb4 a6 14. Nxd7
Qxd7 15. Nc3 Qd6 16. Qxd6 Nxd6 17. b3 Rfc8 18. Kd2 Bc6 19. Rc2 Kf8 20. Rhc1 Ke7
21. Nd1 Bb7 22. Nc3 Bc6 23. Nd1 Bb7 24. Nc3 Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.06"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Qb6 8.
Nbd2 Qxb2 9. Nc4 Qb5 10. a4 Qd5 11. Be2 d6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Nfd2 Bc6 14. Bf3 Qf5
15. Re1 Na6 16. g4 Qc8 17. Bg5 Qd8 18. Rb1 Rb8 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Rxb8 Qxb8 21.
Qe2 c5 22. Rb1 Qc8 23. Qf3 d5 24. Na5 Nb4 25. Ndb3 c4 26. Nc5 Qc7 27. Nxc4 dxc4
28. Rxb4 c3 29. Rc4 Qa5 30. Kg2 h6 31. Bxf6 exf6 32. Qc6 Rb8 33. Ne4 f5 34.
gxf5 gxf5 35. Nxc3 f4 36. exf4 Rd8 37. Qb5 Qxb5 38. Nxb5 a6 39. Nc7 Bxd4 40.
Nxa6 Ba7 41. Rc7 Bb6 42. Rb7 Rd6 43. Nb4 Ba5 44. Rb5 Bxb4 45. Rxb4 Rd3 46. a5
Ra3 47. Rb5 Kg7 48. h4 Kg6 49. h5+ Kf6 50. Re5 Ra4 51. Kf3 Ra3+ 52. Kg4 Ra2 53.
Rb5 Rxf2 54. Rb6+ Kg7 55. a6 Rg2+ 56. Kf5 Rh2 57. Ke5 Rxh5+ 58. Kd6 Ra5 59. Kc7
f6 60. Kb7 Kg6 61. a7 Rxa7+ 62. Kxa7 Kf5 63. Kb7 h5 64. Kc6 Kxf4 65. Kd5 h4 66.
Rxf6+ Kg3 67. Rg6+ Kf3 68. Rh6 Kg3 69. Ke4 h3 70. Ke3 Kg2 71. Rg6+ Kf1 72. Rh6
Kg2 73. Ke2 h2 74. Rg6+ Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Legacy Square"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Be7 8. g5
Nfd7 9. Be3 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. h4 Nc6 12. Qd2 Rc8 13. Nxc6 Rxc6 14. O-O-O O-O
15. Kb1 Ne5 16. Rh3 Nc4 17. Qe1 Nxe3 18. Rxe3 Qc8 19. f4 Bd8 20. f5 Ba5 21. b4
Bb6 22. Red3 exf5 23. exf5 Re8 24. Qd2 Rc4 25. g6 hxg6 26. fxg6 fxg6 27. Nd5
Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxh4 29. Rxd6 Be3 30. Qd5+ Kh8 31. Bd3 Bd4 32. Rh1 Qh3 33. Rd1
Qg3 34. Bxg6 Qc3 35. Qxd4 Rxd4 36. R6xd4 Rf8 37. Rh4+ Kg8 38. Rdh1 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.08"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lysyj, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Samara region Zhiguli"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nc3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bf6 12. Qc4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bd7 14. Bxd5
exd5 15. Qxd5 Qc8 16. Be3 Bc6 17. Qd2 Re8 18. Bd4 Qh3 19. f3 Re6 20. e4 a6 21.
Qg2 Qh6 22. g4 Rae8 23. Rf2 Qg5 24. Qg3 Qb5 25. h4 Qd3 26. Kh2 b5 27. a3 Rc8
28. h5 a5 29. Qf4 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. Ra7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 23rd"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.05.09"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.05.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg Bronze Horseman"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 dxe4 7. Qxe4 Nd7 8.
g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O Ne7 11. Ne2 O-O 12. c3 Re8 13. Qc2 Nf5 14. Bf4 e5 15.
dxe5 Bxe5 16. Rad1 Bxf4 17. Nxf4 Qc7 18. Nh5 Re6 19. h4 Ng7 20. Nxg7 Kxg7 21.
Qd2 Nf6 22. Bf3 h6 23. Qd4 Qb6 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. a3 b5 26. Rd4 Rae8 27. Rfd1 g5
28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Kf1 Re5 30. a4 Ra8 31. axb5 Rxb5 32. b4 Ra3 33. R1d3 c5 34.
bxc5 Rxc5 35. Bxb7 Raxc3 36. Rxc3 Rxc3 37. Kg2 Rc5 38. Bf3 Re5 39. Kf1 Rf5 40.
Kg2 Re5 41. Kf1 Rf5 42. Kg2 Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheliabinsk Kurnosov Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Cheliabinsk"]
[Date "2016.05.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuznetsov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2156"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4 7. Nbd2 f6 8. Be2 fxe5
9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Bc5 11. O-O Ne7 12. b4 cxb3 13. Nxb3 O-O 14. Nxc5 Qxc5
15. Qd3 Nc6 16. Qg3 Rf5 17. Bh6 g6 18. Bd3 Rh5 19. Be3 Qe7 20. Bxg6 Rxe5 21.
Be8+ Qg7 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Bxc6 Rxe3 24. Bxb7 Bxb7 25. fxe3 Rc8 26. Rac1 Ba6
27. Rfd1 Bc4 28. Rb1 Ba6 29. Rdc1 Kf6 30. Rb4 Ke5 31. Ra4 Rc6 32. Kf2 Kd6 33.
e4 Kc5 34. exd5 Kxd5 35. Ke3 e5 36. c4+ Bxc4 37. Ra5+ Ke6 38. Rxa7 Bd5 39.
Rxc6+ Bxc6 40. Ra6 Kd5 41. Rxc6 1-0

[Event "Cheliabinsk Kurnosov Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Cheliabinsk"]
[Date "2016.05.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Arkhipenko, Daniil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E45"]
[WhiteElo "2159"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 d5 8.
cxd5 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 exd5 10. g4 O-O 11. g5 Ne4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Rg1 Nc6 14. Qc2
Qd5 15. Bd2 Rac8 16. Rc1 Nd8 17. Rg4 Re8 18. Qa4 c6 19. h4 Ne6 20. Qc2 Nf8 21.
b4 Qe6 22. Rg3 Ng6 23. h5 Ne7 24. f4 exf3 25. e4 Nf5 0-1

[Event "Cheliabinsk Kurnosov Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Cheliabinsk"]
[Date "2016.05.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yuffa, Daniil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. dxe5 Nc6 6. h3 Bf5 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8.
Qxd3 Qd7 9. O-O O-O-O 10. a3 e6 11. Qe2 Bc5 12. c3 Nde7 13. b4 Bb6 14. a4 a5
15. b5 Nb8 16. Nbd2 Qd3 17. Qxd3 Rxd3 18. Ne4 Nd7 19. Ba3 Ng6 20. c4 Bd4 21.
Rfd1 Rxf3 22. Rxd4 Ndxe5 23. b6 Rd3 24. Rxd3 Nxd3 25. bxc7 Kxc7 26. Nd6 Nge5
27. Rd1 f6 28. Nb5+ Kb6 29. Bd6 Rc8 30. f4 Nxf4 31. c5+ Rxc5 32. Bxc5+ Kxc5 33.
Nd6 b6 34. Ne8 Ne2+ 35. Kh2 Nc3 36. Rc1 Kb4 37. Nxg7 Nxa4 38. Rb1+ Kc4 39. Nxe6
b5 40. Rf1 b4 41. Rxf6 Nc3 42. Rf4+ Kd5 43. Nd4 a4 44. Nc2 b3 45. Na3 Nd3 46.
Rh4 Ne1 47. Rxh7 Nc2 48. Rh5+ Kd4 49. Rh4+ Kd3 50. Nc4 a3 51. Nxa3 Nxa3 52. Rb4
Kc2 53. h4 Nd5 54. Rxb3 Kxb3 55. g4 Kc4 56. h5 Kd4 57. g5 Ke5 58. h6 Ne7 59. g6
Nxg6 60. h7 Nh8 61. Kg3 Nc4 62. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheliabinsk Kurnosov Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Cheliabinsk"]
[Date "2016.05.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kosyrev, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. a4 Nf6 5. e3 e6 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2
cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Qe4 Nf6 13. Qe2 Nd5 14. Qe4 Nf6
15. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheliabinsk Kurnosov Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Cheliabinsk"]
[Date "2016.05.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Trifonov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2271"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Bd3 Bb5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4
Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Be7 10. O-O Nd7 11. Na3 a6 12. c4 Bxb4 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rb1 Qa5
15. Nc2 Bc3 16. Rxb7 Nc5 17. Qxd5 Nxb7 18. Qc6+ Kf8 19. Ba3+ Ne7 20. Bxe7+ Kg8
21. Qxb7 Re8 22. Bb4 Bxb4 23. Nxb4 Qb5 24. Qxb5 axb5 25. Rc1 g5 26. h3 Kg7 27.
Rc5 Rc8 28. Rxb5 Rb8 29. a4 h6 30. Nc6 Ra8 31. a5 Rhc8 32. Nfd4 Rc7 33. Rb6 Rd7
34. a6 Rd5 35. a7 Rd7 36. Nb5 1-0

[Event "Cheliabinsk Kurnosov Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Cheliabinsk"]
[Date "2016.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E82"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 b6 8. d5 e6
9. Ng3 exd5 10. cxd5 Ba6 11. Be2 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 a6 13. O-O b5 14. e5 dxe5 15.
Bxc5 Re8 16. Rad1 Nbd7 17. b4 Rc8 18. Nce4 Bf8 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Ne4 Nd7 21.
Qe3 Nxc5 22. bxc5 f5 23. d6 fxe4 24. Qb3+ Kg7 25. fxe4 Qd7 26. Qd5 Rcd8 27. Kh1
Bxd6 28. cxd6 Re6 29. Rd3 Rxd6 30. Qxe5+ Kg8 31. Rdf3 Qe6 32. Qf4 Rd1 33. a3
Qe7 34. Qe3 Rxf1+ 35. Rxf1 Re8 36. Re1 Qe5 37. h3 Re7 38. Qb3+ Kg7 39. Qb4 h5
40. Qa5 Re6 41. Qd8 Re8 42. Qd7+ Re7 43. Qc8 Qe6 44. Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cheliabinsk Kurnosov Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Cheliabinsk"]
[Date "2016.05.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Matsenko, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Rc8 7. O-O a6 8. Kh1
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nge7 10. Na3 Ng6 11. Nc2 Be7 12. g3 O-O 13. h4 f6 14. h5 Nh8 15.
h6 g6 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Nh2 Nf7 18. Ng4 Bh8 19. Bf4 e5 20. dxe5 Ncxe5 21. Nxe5
Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Qxd5+ Nf7 24. Qd4 Nxh6 25. Bc4+ Nf7 26. Rfd1 Bc6+ 27.
Kg1 Qxd4 28. Nxd4 Ba4 29. Rdc1 Rfe8 30. b3 Bd7 31. Bd5 b6 32. Rxc8 Bxc8 33. Rc1
Rd8 34. Nc6 Re8 35. Ne7+ Rxe7 36. Rxc8+ Kg7 37. Rc6 Re5 38. Bxf7 Kxf7 39. Rxb6
a5 40. Rb7+ Kg8 41. a4 Re2 42. Kg2 Rb2 43. g4 h5 44. gxh5 gxh5 45. Rb5 h4 46.
Kh3 Rxf2 47. Kxh4 Kf7 48. Kg4 Ke6 49. Rxa5 Kd6 50. Rf5 Rb2 51. Rb5 Rf2 52. Kg3
Rf1 53. Kg2 Rf4 54. a5 Kc6 55. Rb6+ Kc7 56. b4 Rf8 57. Kg3 Rf1 58. Kg4 Rf2 59.
Kg5 Rf1 60. Rb5 Kc6 61. Rc5+ Kb7 62. Rf5 Rb1 63. Rb5+ Kc6 64. Rb6+ Kc7 65. Kf5
Re1 66. Rb5 Re2 67. Rc5+ Kd6 68. Rc8 Kd7 69. Rc4 Kd6 70. Kf4 Kd5 71. Kf3 Rb2
1-0

[Event "Cheliabinsk Kurnosov Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Cheliabinsk"]
[Date "2016.05.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shcherbakov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. c4 a6 8.
d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 Qa5 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Rac1 Qh5 14. Qxh5
Nxh5 15. Rfd1 Rc7 16. g3 Nhf6 17. f3 Rfc8 18. Kg2 Ne8 19. Nf5 exf5 20. Nd5 Bf6
21. Bxf6 Ndxf6 22. Nxc7 Rxc7 23. exf5 g6 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. b4 b6 26. Rd3 Rc6
27. Rcc3 a5 28. a3 g5 29. g4 Kf7 30. Kg3 Nd7 31. Rd5 axb4 32. axb4 Ne5 33. c5
bxc5 34. bxc5 Ke6 35. Rd1 Rxc5 36. Rxc5 dxc5 37. f4 gxf4+ 38. Kxf4 Nf6 39. h3
Nd5+ 40. Kg5 Nf7+ 41. Kh5 Nf4+ 42. Kh4 c4 43. Rc1 Ne5 44. Kg5 Nfd3 45. Rc2 Nf7+
46. Kh5 Nf4+ 47. Kh4 Kd5 48. g5 Ne5 49. Kg3 Ke4 50. h4 Nh5+ 51. Kh3 Kd3 52. Rc1
c3 53. Rd1+ Ke2 0-1

[Event "Cheliabinsk Kurnosov Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Cheliabinsk"]
[Date "2016.05.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. g4 e5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. Nf5 h5 10. gxh5 Nxh5 11. Qf3 Nc6 12. Be3 g6 13. Ng3 O-O-O 14. Nd5
Qe6 15. O-O-O Kb8 16. Kb1 Ne7 17. Bg5 Rc8 18. Bxe7 Bxe7 19. Nxh5 Rxh5 20. Qe2
Bd8 21. Rd3 Rh4 22. Rb3 Qd7 23. f3 f5 24. a3 Ka8 25. Rd1 fxe4 26. fxe4 Qg4 27.
Re1 Qxe2 28. Rxe2 Kb8 29. Rf3 Bg5 30. Rg3 Bh6 31. Rxg6 Rd8 32. Rf2 Bf4 33. Rfg2
a6 34. Rf6 Bxh2 35. Rf7 Ka7 36. a4 a5 37. Nc3 Kb6 38. Rgg7 Rb8 39. Rc7 Bf4 40.
Rgd7 Rh6 41. Nd5+ Ka6 42. Ka2 Bg3 43. c3 Bf2 44. Rf7 Bc5 45. b4 axb4 46. cxb4
Bd4 47. Kb3 Rh1 48. Rfd7 Rf8 49. Rxd6+ Ka7 50. a5 Rh3+ 51. Ka4 Kb8 52. Rdd7 Rf1
53. Rxb7+ 1-0

[Event "Cheliabinsk Kurnosov Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Cheliabinsk"]
[Date "2016.05.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nf3 d4 8. O-O
Nc6 9. e3 Bc5 10. exd4 exd4 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Nb3 Qb6 13. Bg5 Ne4 14. Bf4 Re8
15. Re1 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nh4 d3 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. Be3 Nb4 21. Nxg6
hxg6 22. Rb1 Rad8 23. a3 Nc2 24. b4 Rxe3 25. fxe3 Ne6 26. c5 Qb5 27. Qd2 Nxa3
28. Rbd1 Nc2 29. Rf1 Nxb4 30. Qf2 Rd7 31. Rd2 Qxc5 32. h4 Qe5 33. Rc1 Rc7 34.
Rf1 a5 35. g5 Nc5 36. h5 gxh5 37. g6 fxg6 38. Qf8+ Kh7 39. Qb8 Re7 40. Qc8 Re8
41. Qh3 Qxe3+ 42. Qxe3 Rxe3 43. Rf7 b6 44. Rdf2 Ne4 45. Bxe4 Rxe4 46. Rd7 a4
0-1

[Event "Cheliabinsk Kurnosov Memorial rapid"]
[Site "Cheliabinsk"]
[Date "2016.05.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. Qb3 Ra7 7. Nh4 Bc8 8. Nf3
Bf5 9. Nh4 Bc8 10. Nf3 Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bc4 Bg7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Nf3 a6 10. Qa3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Re1 Re8 13. Be3 b5 14. Bb3 Nb6 15.
Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Qb4 Qd8 17. a4 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qxb5 Bxf3 21.
gxf3 Rb8 22. Qc6 Rxb2 23. Nd5 e6 24. Nc7 Rf8 25. Ra8 Qg5+ 26. Kf1 Qd2 27. Qc5
Rc2 28. Qb6 Qxd3+ 29. Kg2 Rxa8 30. Nxa8 Bd4 31. Qd8+ Kg7 32. Rf1 Qe3 33. Qh4
Qe5 34. Qe4 Qxe4 35. fxe4 Rc8 36. Rd1 e5 0-1

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bc4 Bg7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Nf3 a6 10. Qa3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Be3 b5 13. Bb3 Re8 14. Rfe1 Nb6 15.
Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Qb4 Qd6 17. Qxd6 exd6 18. a3 Nd7 19. d4 Nb6 20. Kf1 h6 21. Rxe8+
Rxe8 22. Re1 Kf8 23. Rxe8+ Kxe8 24. Ke2 g5 25. Kd3 f5 26. Nd2 Ke7 27. Nf1 f4
28. Nd2 Bc8 29. Nde4 Bf5 30. f3 h5 31. Na2 g4 32. Nb4 h4 33. fxg4 Bxg4 34. Nxa6
h3 35. gxh3 Bxh3 36. Nc7 Bf1+ 37. Kc3 f3 38. Bd1 Kd7 39. Nxd6 f2 40. Bg4+ Kxd6
41. Ne8+ Kxd5 42. Bf3+ Ke6 43. Nxg7+ Kf7 44. Nf5 Bc4 45. Ne3 f1=Q 46. Nxf1 Bxf1
47. Kb4 Ke7 48. Bc6 Kd6 49. Bxb5 Nd5+ 50. Ka5 Bh3 51. b4 Ne3 52. Bd3 Kd5 53.
Kb6 Kxd4 54. Bb5 Nd5+ 55. Kb7 Nc3 56. Bc6 Kc4 57. Kb6 Kb3 58. b5 Kxa3 59. Kc7
Nxb5+ 60. Bxb5 Kb4 61. Bd7 Bg2 62. Bc6 Kc5 63. Bd7 Kd4 64. h4 Ke5 65. Bh3 Kf6
66. Bxg2 Kg6 67. Bf3 Kh6 68. Be2 Kg7 69. h5 Kh8 70. Kc6 Kg7 71. Kd5 Kh8 72. Ke4
1-0

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bc4 Bg7 8.
d3 O-O 9. Nf3 a6 10. Qa3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Re1 Re8 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Qb3 Ng4 15.
a4 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Nc5 17. Qa2 e6 18. dxe6 Nxe6 19. Rf1 Qd7 20. d4 h6 21. Rae1
Kh7 22. Bd5 f5 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Qb3 Rcd8 25. Kh1 Qb8 26. Nd5 b5 27. axb5 axb5
28. Nb4 Qd6 29. Nd3 f4 30. Nxf4 Nxf4 31. exf4 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Qxf4 33. Qxb5 Rb8
34. Qd7 Rxb2 35. d5 g5 36. h3 Qg3 37. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e4 Nxe4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. c3 Qxc5
8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Qxe4 Bf5 10. Qe3 e5 11. Qxc5 Bxc5 12. Bg3 O-O-O 13. Bb5 f6 14.
Nf3 Ne7 15. O-O g5 16. Rac1 h5 17. h4 g4 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Bxd7+ Kxd7 20. Nb3 Bb6
21. c4 Nf5 22. c5 Bc7 23. Rfe1 Kc6 24. Re4 Rd3 25. Kh2 Rhd8 26. Ra4 a6 27. Rb4
Rd1 28. Rbc4 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Rd3 30. Re1 Nxg3 31. fxg3 e4 32. Kg1 Bxg3 33. Rf1
Bxh4 34. Na5+ Kxc5 35. b4+ Kxb4 36. Nxb7 e3 37. Rb1+ Ka3 38. Kf1 Kxa2 39. Rb4
Rd2 40. Re4 Rf2+ 41. Kg1 e2 42. Kh2 f5 43. Re6 f4 44. Nc5 Bg3+ 0-1

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Ne7 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Nbc6 6. Na3 Ng6 7. Nc2 Be7 8. h4 h6
9. h5 Nf8 10. Bd3 c4 11. Be2 Nh7 12. Ne3 Bd7 13. Ng4 a5 14. a4 Qb6 15. O-O
O-O-O 16. Rb1 Nb8 17. Nd2 Bc6 18. b3 cxb3 19. Rxb3 Qc7 20. Rb1 f5 21. Ne3 Ng5
22. Qb3 f4 23. Ng4 Rhf8 24. Nh2 Ne4 25. Nhf3 Qd7 26. c4 Bxa4 27. Qb2 Bb4 28.
cxd5 exd5 29. Nh2 Qc6 30. Bg4+ Kc7 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Bd2 Qb5 33. Bxb4 axb4 34.
Rfc1+ Nc6 35. Rc5 Qb6 36. Qxb4 Qxb4 37. Rxb4 Ra8 38. d5 e3 39. Rc1 Rfd8 40.
dxc6 Bxc6 41. Nf1 exf2+ 42. Kh2 Ra3 43. Rxf4 Re8 44. Rxf2 Rxe5 45. Bf3 Kd6 46.
Ng3 Rg5 47. Bxc6 Raxg3 48. Bf3 Rxf3 49. Rxf3 Rxh5+ 50. Rh3 1-0

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. exd6 cxd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. h3 Nc6 10. Re1 Bf5 11. c3 e5 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Na3 a6 14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Qd2 Rfe8 17. Bh6 Nbc4 18. Nxc4 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7
21. a3 Qd5 22. Qf4 Bc6 23. Qg3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Re8 25. Rxe8 Bxe8 26. Qf3 Qg5 27.
Kh2 Qe5+ 28. g3 Qf6 29. Qe3 Bc6 30. f4 Bd5 31. Kg1 Qd8 32. Kf2 Qc8 33. g4 Qd8
34. Kg3 Bc6 35. h4 Qe8 36. Qxe8 Bxe8 37. g5 h6 38. Kf2 hxg5 39. hxg5 Bd7 40.
Ke3 1-0

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. exd6
cxd6 9. c3 Nc6 10. Re1 Bf5 11. Na3 Qd7 12. Bc2 Bxc2 13. Nxc2 Rac8 14. Ne3 e5
15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qxd7 Nxd7 17. Nc4 f5 18. Nd6 Rc7 19. Nb5 Rcc8 20. Nd6 Rb8 21.
Be3 Rfd8 22. Rad1 e4 23. Ng5 Nde5 24. Ne6 Rd7 25. Nc5 Rc7 26. Nb5 Rf7 27. Nd6
Rc7 28. Nb5 Rcc8 29. Nd6 Rd8 30. Ne6 Nd3 31. Nxd8 Rxd8 32. Nxb7 Rb8 33. Rxd3
exd3 34. Nc5 Rxb2 35. Nxd3 Rxa2 36. g3 a5 37. Rb1 Rc2 38. Rb6 Rxc3 39. Nf4 a4
40. Ra6 a3 41. Nd5 Nb8 42. Ra8 Rb3 43. Bf4 a2 44. Rxa2 Nc6 45. Ra6 Nd4 46. Ra8+
Kf7 47. Ra7+ Ke6 48. Rxg7 Kxd5 49. Kg2 Ne6 50. Rxh7 1-0

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[PlyCount "266"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. d4 O-O 7. Qc2 d5 8. Ne5
c6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Qa4 a6 12. cxd5 b5 13. Qb3 cxd5 14. Nxd7 Qxd7
15. a4 Ne4 16. axb5 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qxb5 18. Qxb5 axb5 19. Ba3 Rxc3 20. Bxe7 Re8
21. Bb4 Rc4 22. Bc5 Rxc5 23. dxc5 Bxa1 24. Rxa1 Rxe2 25. Bf1 Rc2 26. Ra7 Bc6
27. Rc7 Rxc5 28. Bxb5 Rxb5 29. Rxc6 Rb1+ 30. Kg2 Rd1 31. Kf3 Kf8 32. Rc7 Ke8
33. h4 h5 34. Ke3 Re1+ 35. Kd4 Re2 36. Kxd5 Rxf2 37. Ke4 Kf8 38. Ke3 Rf5 39.
Ra7 Kg7 40. Rb7 Rf6 41. Ra7 Re6+ 42. Kf3 Kf6 43. Rb7 Re7 44. Rb6+ Re6 45. Rb7
Ra6 46. Rc7 Ra3+ 47. Kg2 Re3 48. Kf2 Rb3 49. Ra7 Rb6 50. Rc7 Re6 51. Kf3 Re7
52. Rc6+ Re6 53. Rc7 Kg7 54. Rb7 Rf6+ 55. Kg2 Rc6 56. Ra7 Rc2+ 57. Kf3 Rb2 58.
Rc7 Rb3+ 59. Kf4 Kf8 60. Rc8+ Ke7 61. Rc7+ Ke6 62. Rc6+ Ke7 63. Rc7+ Ke6 64.
Rc6+ Kd7 65. Ra6 Ke7 66. Ra7+ Kf6 67. Ra6+ Kg7 68. Ra7 Rb4+ 69. Kf3 Rb6 70. Kf2
Rf6+ 71. Kg2 Re6 72. Kf2 Kf8 73. Kf3 Re7 74. Ra8+ Re8 75. Ra7 Re6 76. Rb7 Kg8
77. Rb8+ Kh7 78. Rb7 Rf6+ 79. Kg2 Kg7 80. Ra7 Rf5 81. Rb7 Kh6 82. Ra7 f6 83.
Ra6 g5 84. hxg5+ Kxg5 85. Ra8 Re5 86. Rg8+ Kf5 87. Rh8 Kg6 88. Rg8+ Kf7 89. Ra8
Kg7 90. Ra7+ Kg6 91. Ra8 Kf5 92. Rg8 Re2+ 93. Kf3 Ra2 94. Rh8 Rh2 95. Ke3 Kg4
96. Rg8+ Kh3 97. Kf3 Rh1 98. Kf2 Ra1 99. Rh8 Ra2+ 100. Kf3 Ra3+ 101. Kf4 Ra4+
102. Kf3 Ra3+ 103. Kf4 Ra4+ 104. Kf3 Ra3+ 105. Kf2 Ra2+ 106. Ke3 Kxg3 107. Rxh5
Ra3+ 108. Ke2 Ra4 109. Rf5 Rf4 110. Ra5 Re4+ 111. Kd3 Re5 112. Ra8 Kf4 113. Rh8
Kf5 114. Rh1 Ke6 115. Rf1 Kd6 116. Rf2 Ke6 117. Rf3 Rd5+ 118. Ke4 Re5+ 119. Kd4
Rf5 120. Re3+ Re5 121. Ra3 Rd5+ 122. Kc4 Re5 123. Ra6+ Kf5 124. Ra1 Kg6 125.
Kd4 Rg5 126. Kc4 Rg4+ 127. Kc5 Rg3 128. Kd6 Rg5 129. Ke7 Re5+ 130. Kf8 Rg5 131.
Rf1 Kh6 132. Rxf6+ Rg6 133. Ke7 Kh5 0-1

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Ne2 Qb6 6. d4 c5 7. Ng3 e6 8. Bd3
Nxg3 9. hxg3 cxd4 10. g4 Nc6 11. a3 Bd7 12. Kf1 f6 13. Qe2 O-O-O 14. b4 Nxe5
15. Nxe5 fxe5 16. Qxe5 Bd6 17. Qxg7 Rhg8 18. Qxh7 Rxg4 19. Bd2 e5 20. Bf5 Qb5+
21. Kg1 Bxf5 22. Qxf5+ Qd7 23. Rh5 Qxf5 24. Rxf5 Rg6 25. Re1 Bc7 26. c3 dxc3
27. Bxc3 d4 28. Bd2 Re8 29. f3 Kd7 30. g4 Re7 31. Rh5 Rc6 32. Kf2 Rc2 33. Ke2
e4 34. fxe4 Rxe4+ 35. Kd3 Rxe1 36. Kxc2 Rg1 37. Rd5+ Ke6 38. Rxd4 Be5 39. Rc4
Kd5 40. Rc5+ Ke4 41. g5 Rg2 42. Rc8 Bf4 43. Rc4+ 1-0

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 Ngf6 5. d3 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. a5 O-O 8. a6
Qb6 9. axb7 Bxb7 10. Na3 d5 11. e5 Qc7 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Re1 Bd6 14. Ba4 a6 15.
Bg5 Nh5 16. c3 h6 17. Bh4 Nf4 18. Bg3 g5 19. d4 c4 20. Bxf4 Bxf4 21. g3 Bd6 22.
Nc2 Rab8 23. Ne3 Bc8 24. Ng4 Kg7 25. Bc2 f6 26. h4 h5 27. Nxf6 Rxf6 28. hxg5
Rf8 29. Nh4 Bxg3 30. Qxh5 Bxf2+ 31. Kh1 Rh8 32. Qg6+ Kf8 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. Qxf2
Rxb2 35. Rac1 Qf7 36. Qxf7+ Kxf7 37. Rf1+ Kg7 38. Rf4 Bd7 39. Kg1 Be8 40. Nf3
a5 41. Ne5 Rh3 42. Rf3 Rxf3 43. Nxf3 a4 44. Bxa4 Bxa4 45. Ne5 Bc2 46. Ra1 Be4
47. Ra7+ Kg8 48. Kf1 Rg2 49. g6 Rg5 50. Ra8+ Kg7 51. Ra7+ Kg8 52. Ra8+ Kg7 53.
Re8 Bxg6 54. Rxe6 Be4 55. Re7+ Kf6 56. Rf7+ Ke6 57. Ra7 Rg3 58. Ra3 Kf5 59. Ke2
Kf4 60. Ra8 Rg2+ 61. Kf1 Ke3 62. Rh8 Rc2 63. Rh3+ Kd2 64. Kf2 Rxc3 65. Rh2 Rc2
66. Kg3+ Ke3 67. Rh8 Kxd4 68. Ng4 c3 69. Rc8 Rg2+ 70. Kf4 Rxg4+ 71. Kxg4 Kd3
72. Kf4 c2 73. Ke5 Kd2 74. Kd4 c1=Q 75. Rc5 Qxc5+ 76. Kxc5 Kc3 77. Kd6 d4 78.
Ke5 Bc2 79. Kf4 d3 80. Kf3 d2 81. Kf4 d1=Q 82. Ke5 Qd2 83. Ke6 Qe2+ 84. Kf6 Qe3
85. Kf7 Kd4 86. Kf6 Qe5+ 87. Kf7 Kd5 88. Kf8 Kd6 89. Kf7 Qf4+ 90. Ke8 Bg6+ 91.
Kd8 Qf8# 0-1

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Nbd7 7. e3 g5 8. Bg3
Nh5 9. Bd3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Bg7 11. Qe2 Qe7 12. O-O-O a6 13. Kb1 dxc4 14. Bxc4 b5
15. Bd3 c5 16. Be4 Rb8 17. Bc6 O-O 18. Bxd7 Bxd7 19. Ne5 b4 20. Ne4 Bb5 21. Qh5
cxd4 22. exd4 Rfd8 23. f4 b3 24. fxg5 Be8 25. gxh6 bxa2+ 26. Ka1 Rxb2 27. hxg7
Rb1+ 28. Kxa2 Rb2+ 29. Kxb2 Qb4+ 30. Ka2 Qa4+ 31. Kb2 Qb4+ 32. Ka2 Qa4+ 33. Kb2
Qb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2855"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8.
g4 Bg6 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. Nc4 Qe7 11. Be3 O-O-O 12. O-O-O f6 13. Nfd2 Bf7 14. Kb1
Kb8 15. f4 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 exf4 17. Qxf4 Nc5 18. Ne3 Ne6 19. Qf2 c5 20. Nf5 Qd7
21. Nf3 h5 22. Rhg1 hxg4 23. hxg4 c4 24. d4 Nc5 25. Qe1 Na4 26. Qb4 c5 27. Qa3
b5 28. Qe3 b4 29. d5 Qb5 30. g5 Nc3+ 31. Ka1 Nxd1 32. Rxd1 Ka8 33. Nxg7 fxg5
34. Nxg5 Bh5 35. Nxh5 Rxh5 36. Ne6 Rd7 37. Nxc5 Rdh7 38. Ne6 Rh1 39. Qc1 Rxd1
40. Qxd1 Qb6 41. b3 c3 42. a3 Qf2 43. axb4 Rh2 44. d6 Qd2 45. Qf1 Qxd6 46. Nc5
Rxc2 47. e5 Rf2 48. Qh1+ 1-0

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 Nh5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
d6 9. e4 e6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. Nc4 Qe7 12. Nfd2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 c5 14. e5 dxe5 15.
Nxe5 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qb4 17. Nec4 Rd8 18. a3 Qe7 19. Qe2 Nb6 20. Nxb6 axb6 21.
Nf3 Bd7 22. O-O Bc6 23. Be4 Bxd4 24. Rac1 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Bg7 26. Rc2 Rac8 27.
Rfc1 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 Bf6 29. g4 Kg7 30. g3 Rd5 31. Kg2 Qd7 32. Qb4 Qb5 33. Qxb5
Rxb5 34. b4 Rd5 35. Rc7 e5 36. Rxb7 e4 37. Ne1 Rd2 38. Rc7 e3 39. Nc2 e2 40.
Ne1 Rd1 41. Kf3 Rxe1 42. Rb7 Bd4 43. a4 Rb1 44. Kxe2 Rxb4 45. f3 Rxa4 46. Kd3
Be5 0-1

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 d6 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Nbd2 Qb6 11. Qb1 Rac8 12. a4 Rfe8 13. Re1 Bd5 14. Nc4 Bxc4
15. Bxc4 Nxd4 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. Nxd4 e5 18. Qa2+ Kf8 19. Ne6+ Rxe6 20. Be3 Qc6
21. Qxe6 Re8 22. Qb3 a6 23. Rad1 h6 24. Qb6 Ke7 25. f4 e4 26. Bd4 d5 27. c4
dxc4 28. Qxc6 bxc6 29. Rc1 Ke6 30. Rxc4 Kd5 31. b3 Rb8 32. Bxf6 Bxf6 33. Rd1+
Ke6 34. Rxe4+ Kf5 35. Rc4 h5 36. Rd3 1-0

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. c4 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc3 Qd8 7. e3 c6 8.
Bc4 Bd6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. a3 f5 12. b4 Nf6 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Bd7
15. Rad1 Rad8 16. h3 Kg7 17. d5 cxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bc8 20. g3 Qf6 21.
h4 h6 22. Nd4 Rfe8 23. Bg2 Bb8 24. Rd2 f4 25. gxf4 Bxf4 26. Red1 Bb8 27. h5
gxh5 28. Ne2 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 h4 30. Qd5 h3 31. Bh1 Be6 32. Qd4 Be5 33. Qxa7 Qg6+
34. Ng3 Bxg3 35. fxg3 Qxg3+ 36. Kf1 Bc4+ 0-1

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Bb4+ 6. c3 Ba5 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nbd2
Bc7 9. Re1 h6 10. Nf1 Ne7 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. Nh4 Bh7 13. f4 c5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nc6 17. Nf3 g6 18. Bd2 Ba5 19. a3 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 Qb6 21. Kh1
O-O-O 22. b4 Kb8 23. Reb1 Rc8 24. a4 Ne7 25. b5 Qc7 26. a5 Qc3 27. Qf2 Rc4 28.
Ne2 Qd3 29. Rd1 Qf5 30. Qe3 Rhc8 31. Ng3 Qc2 32. Qa3 Re8 33. Rdc1 Qf2 34. Qd6+
Kc8 35. b6 1-0

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. Nge2 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be3 Nge7 8.
h4 f5 9. h5 O-O 10. hxg6 hxg6 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Qd2 Be6 13. Bh6 Qf6 14. O-O-O
f4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Kb1 Rh8 17. Be2 a6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Ne5 20. Rxh8 Rxh8
21. Rc1 Qf7 22. Qb4 b6 23. Bxa6 Rh2 24. Bf1 f3 25. gxf3 Rxf2 26. Bb5 Rxf3 27.
a4 Qe7 28. Be2 Rf2 29. Qe1 Rf4 30. Bb5 g5 31. b4 Nf3 32. Qc3+ Kg6 33. a5 bxa5
34. bxa5 g4 35. a6 Kg5 36. e5 Nxe5 37. a7 Rf8 38. Qe3+ Kg6 39. Bd3+ Kg7 40. Ba6
c5 41. dxc6 Qc7 42. Bb7 Qa5 43. Qg5+ Kf7 44. Rf1+ Ke6 45. Qh6+ Kd5 46. c7+ Kc5
47. Rc1+ Kb6 48. Qxd6+ Kxb7 49. Qxf8 Qb5+ 50. Ka2 Qd5+ 51. Ka3 Qa5+ 52. Kb3
Qd5+ 53. Ka3 Qa5+ 54. Kb3 Qd5+ 55. Ka4 Qa2+ 56. Kb4 Nd3+ 57. Kc3 Qa5+ 58. Kxd3
Qd5+ 59. Ke3 Qe5+ 60. Kf2 Qh2+ 61. Ke3 Qh6+ 62. Qxh6 Ka8 63. c8=Q+ Kxa7 64.
Qhc6 g3 65. Q6b7# 1-0

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Bb4+ 6. c3 Ba5 7. O-O Nd7 8. Nbd2
Bc7 9. Ne1 Ne7 10. Nd3 O-O 11. Nf3 h6 12. Nf4 c5 13. h3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bb6 15.
g4 Be4 16. Be3 Nc6 17. a3 Qe7 18. b4 f6 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Nh5 Rf7 21. b5 Na5
22. Nd2 Bg6 23. Nf4 Bh7 24. Bd3 Bxd3 25. Nxd3 Raf8 26. Qe2 Nc4 27. Nxc4 dxc4
28. Nc5 Rf3 29. Qxc4 Bxc5 30. dxc5 Rxh3 31. Kg2 Rhf3 32. c6 bxc6 33. bxc6 Ne5
34. Qe4 Qh4 35. c7 Qh3+ 36. Kg1 Nxg4 37. Bf4 R3xf4 38. Qxf4 Rxf4 39. c8=Q+ Kh7
40. Qc2+ Rf5 41. f3 Qg3+ 42. Kh1 Ne3 43. Qh2 Qxh2+ 44. Kxh2 Nxf1+ 45. Rxf1 Ra5
46. Kg3 Rxa3 47. Re1 Ra6 48. Kf4 Rb6 49. Ke5 a5 50. Ra1 Ra6 0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Makhnyov, Denis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. a4 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
Nbd2 Re8 9. Ne4 Bf8 10. c3 h6 11. Bxh6 Nb6 12. Bg5 Qd7 13. Bb3 a5 14. Be3 Nd5
15. Nfg5 Rd8 1-0

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Bg6 6. O-O Ne7 7. Nbd2 c5 8. dxc5
Nec6 9. Nb3 Nd7 10. Be3 Be7 11. Nfd4 Ncxe5 12. f4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. c6 cxb3
15. cxd7+ Qxd7 16. axb3 O-O 17. Nf5 Qc7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Rxa7 Rxa7 20. Bxa7
Qc7 21. Bd4 Bxc2 22. Qg4 Bg6 23. b4 Qc4 24. Bc3 f6 25. Re1 Bf5 26. Qf3 b5 27.
h3 Rd8 28. Kh2 h6 29. Re3 Rd7 30. Re1 Kh7 31. Re3 Rd6 32. Re1 Qc7 33. Rd1 Rxd1
34. Qxd1 Qxf4+ 35. Kh1 e5 36. Qe2 Be4 37. Kg1 Qc1+ 38. Kf2 Qf4+ 39. Kg1 Bc6 40.
Qd3+ Qe4 41. Qd2 h5 42. Kh2 Bd5 43. Qf2 Kg8 44. Kg1 Qb1+ 45. Kh2 Qe4 46. Qd2
Kf7 47. Qf2 g5 48. Qd2 Kg6 49. Kg1 g4 50. hxg4 hxg4 51. Qf2 Qd3 52. Qd2 Qe4 53.
Qf2 Bc6 54. Qd2 g3 55. Kf1 Qf5+ 56. Kg1 Qb1+ 57. Qe1 Qd3 58. Qd2 Qxd2 59. Bxd2
f5 60. Bc3 Kf6 61. Kf1 f4 0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Qe7 8. Bd2
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Ne4 10. Bxe4 Bxe4 11. Nd2 Bb7 12. e4 d6 13. f4 f5 14. exf5 Rxf5
15. Qg4 Qf7 16. Rae1 Nd7 17. Re3 Rf8 18. Qe2 Rxf4 19. Rxf4 Qxf4 20. Rxe6 Nf6
21. d5 Bc8 22. Re7 Bg4 23. Qe1 Rf7 24. h3 Bc8 25. Nf3 Bxh3 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27.
Re8+ Rf8 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Qe3 Bf5 30. Nd4 Bd7 31. b3 h6 32. Ne2 Kf7 33. Nf4
g5 34. Ne2 Qe5 35. Qf3+ Qf5 36. Qe3 Qf6 37. Ng3 Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Qf6 39. Qe4 Qg6
40. Qf3+ Ke7 41. Qe3+ Kd8 42. Qd4 Kc8 43. Ne4 Kb7 44. b4 Qf5 45. c5 bxc5 46.
bxc5 Qf4+ 47. Kg1 Bb5 48. c6+ Ka6 49. a4 Qc1+ 50. Kh2 Qf4+ 51. g3 Qf3 52. axb5+
Kxb5 53. Nc3+ Ka6 54. Qc4+ 1-0

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 dxe4 7. Qxe4 Nd7 8.
g3 g6 9. Bg2 Bg7 10. O-O Ne7 11. Ne2 O-O 12. c3 Re8 13. Rd1 Nf5 14. Qc2 Qb6 15.
a4 a5 16. Bf4 Rad8 17. Rac1 h6 18. h4 e5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. h5 Ng4 21. Rf1 Qc5
22. hxg6 fxg6 23. Rcd1 Rxd1 24. Qxd1 h5 25. Qb3+ Kh7 26. Qxb7 Rxe2 27. Qxc6
Qxc6 28. Bxc6 Rxb2 29. c4 Bd4 0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kotsur, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2552"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Bd7 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Rc8 9. Be3 Nh6 10. Bd3 Ng4 11. O-O Be7 12. Qe1 O-O 13. Nc3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 f6 15.
Na4 Qd8 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Nc5 b6 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Qg3 Ne7 20. Ne5 Qd6 21. Qh3
h6 22. Ng4 Bg5 23. Qh5 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Nf5 25. Qg6 Qd7 26. h4 Bxh4 27. Nxh6+ 1-0

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. Neg5 Qe7 8.
Nxh7 O-O-O 9. Nxf8 Nxf8 10. Qe2 f6 11. Bd2 g5 12. Be4 Qd7 13. Bc3 Ne7 14. O-O-O
Nd5 15. Bd2 g4 16. Ne1 Ne7 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Qxg4 Rg8 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20. Nxf3
Rxg2 21. Be3 Nf5 22. Rdg1 Rxg1+ 23. Rxg1 Kd7 24. c4 Ke8 25. Kc2 Kf7 26. h4 Ng6
27. h5 Nge7 28. Kc3 Rh8 29. Rh1 Nxe3 30. fxe3 Nf5 31. e4 Ng3 32. Rh4 Rxh5 33.
Rxh5 Nxh5 34. b4 Nf4 35. Kd2 Ke7 36. a4 a6 37. Ke3 Ng2+ 38. Kf2 Nf4 39. Ke3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 a6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nge2 Bg4 8.
f3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. h4 e6 11. h5 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Rc8 13. O-O-O h6 14. Kb1 Be7
15. Bc1 Qa5 16. Qe3 b5 17. b3 Ba3 18. g5 hxg5 19. Qxg5 Bxc1 20. Qxc1 Rxh5 21.
Rxh5 Nxh5 22. Qe3 Nb4 23. Qd2 Qa3 24. Nc1 Ng3 25. Nd3 Rxc3 26. Nxb4 Rxf3 27.
Qe1 Ne4 28. Nd3 b4 29. Nxb4 Nc3+ 30. Ka1 Nxd1 31. Qxd1 Qxb4 32. Qxf3 Qxd4+ 33.
Kb1 g5 34. Qe2 g4 35. Qxa6 Kf8 36. Qc8+ Kg7 37. Qc7 Qe3 38. a4 g3 39. Ka2 g2
0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. a4 a6 7. c3 Ba7 8. Na3
Ne7 9. Nc2 Ng6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. Ne3 c6 13. Qc2 d5 14. Bb3 Ra8 15.
Rfd1 Re8 16. a5 h6 17. Ba2 Be6 18. b4 Qd7 19. Nd2 Rad8 20. Nb3 Qe7 21. Nc5 Bc8
22. Re1 Nf4 23. Rad1 N6h5 24. f3 Qg5 25. Kh1 Qh4 26. Kg1 Rd6 27. Qf2 Qg5 28.
Kh1 Red8 29. d4 exd4 30. cxd4 Rg6 31. e5 f5 32. Bb1 Rf8 33. g3 Nh3 34. Qg2 f4
35. Bxg6 fxe3 36. Bxh5 Nf2+ 37. Kg1 Qxh5 38. Rxe3 Nxd1 39. Rd3 Nb2 40. Qxb2
Rxf3 41. Rxf3 Qxf3 42. Qf2 Qg4 43. Kg2 Bf5 44. Qf3 Qg6 45. Qf4 Bg4 46. Qf2 Qh5
47. Qe3 Bh3+ 48. Kf2 Qf5+ 49. Qf3 Qc2+ 50. Qe2 Qc3 51. e6 Qxd4+ 52. Qe3 Qb2+
53. Qe2 Qd4+ 54. Qe3 Qb2+ 55. Qe2 Qxb4 56. Nd3 Qd4+ 57. Ke1 Kf8 58. Nf4 Bf5 59.
h4 Qe4 60. Qxe4 Bxe4 61. h5 Ke7 62. Kd2 Bf5 63. Kc3 Bxe6 64. Kd4 Kd6 65. Nd3
Bc8 66. Nc5 Kc7 67. Na4 Bg4 68. Nc5 Bxh5 69. Ne6+ Kd6 70. Nc5 Kc7 71. Ne6+ Kd7
72. Nc5+ Kc8 73. Ke5 Bg4 74. Kf4 h5 75. Kg5 Kc7 76. Kg6 b6 0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 Qe7
9. Bg5 f6 10. Bd2 f5 11. exf5 e4 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Bg5 Qf7 14. Nh4 gxf5 15. O-O-O
Na6 16. Qd2 Nc5 17. Bh6 Bf6 18. Be2 Bd7 19. Kb1 a6 20. Ng2 b5 21. g4 Ng7 22.
Rdg1 bxc4 23. gxf5 Kh8 24. Ne3 Rab8 25. Bxc4 Nxf5 26. Nxf5 Bxf5 27. Be3 Nd3 28.
b3 c5 29. Ne2 Rb4 30. Qc2 Reb8 31. Nf4 a5 32. Ne6 a4 33. Bd2 axb3 34. axb3 e3
35. fxe3 Rxc4 36. Qxc4 Ne5+ 37. Qc2 Rxb3+ 38. Kc1 Bxc2 39. Kxc2 Qb7 0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 Nc5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Kh2 h6 13. Nb3 Na4 14. Nxa4 Bxa4
15. Bd2 Nd7 16. Qc1 Ne5 17. Re3 c5 18. Bc3 Bxb3 19. axb3 Nc6 20. Qd1 a5 21. Rd3
Nd4 22. e5 dxe5 23. Bxb7 Rb8 24. Bd5 e4 25. Re3 Qf6 26. Kg2 Qf5 27. Rxa5 Re7
28. Rxc5 Nxb3 29. Rb5 Rxb5 30. cxb5 Bxc3 31. bxc3 Nc5 32. Qd4 Nd3 33. Rxe4 Ne1+
34. Kf1 Nf3 35. Qe3 Rxe4 36. Bxe4 Qxe4 37. Qxe4 Nd2+ 38. Ke2 Nxe4 39. Kd3 Nd6
40. b6 Kf8 41. c4 Nb7 42. Kd4 Ke7 43. Kd5 Kd7 44. c5 Nd8 45. g4 Nc6 46. f4 f6
47. h4 Ne7+ 48. Kd4 Kc6 49. g5 fxg5 50. fxg5 h5 51. Ke5 Nf5 52. Kf6 Nxh4 53.
Kg7 Nf3 54. Kxg6 h4 55. Kf5 h3 56. g6 Nh4+ 57. Kf4 h2 58. g7 h1=Q 59. g8=Q Qf3+
60. Ke5 Qf5+ 61. Kd4 Qxc5+ 62. Kd3 Qd6+ 63. Kc3 Qe5+ 64. Kc2 Qe4+ 65. Kb2 Kxb6
66. Qd8+ Kc5 67. Qa5+ Kd6 68. Qd8+ Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rb8 10. g3 Nd4 11. Ne3 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Ncd5 Bg5 14. c3 Nc6
15. Bg2 O-O 16. O-O Kh8 17. Qe2 Ne7 18. Rfd1 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Rc8 20. h4 Bh6 21.
Kh2 Rc5 22. Ne3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Qc7 24. Rd2 b5 25. a3 Bb3 26. Bf3 a5 27. Re1 f5
28. exf5 Rxf5 29. Be4 Rf8 30. Qg5 d5 31. Bg2 e4 32. Qe3 Rc6 33. f3 Rh6 34. fxe4
Rxh4+ 35. Kg1 Rg4 36. e5 Re8 37. Rf2 h6 38. Qd3 Bc4 39. Qf3 Rg5 40. e6 Rxg3 41.
Qf7 Re7 42. Qf8+ Kh7 43. Qf5+ Kh8 44. Qf8+ Kh7 45. Qf5+ Kh8 46. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Qd2 Nc6 6. O-O-O O-O 7. Nf3 Bg4 8.
Qe3 Nd7 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. Bh6 Bxf3 11. gxf3 e5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. dxe5 Qxe5 14. Nd5
Nf6 15. Nxc7 Rac8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Qxe3+ 18. fxe3 Ne5 19. Be2 f5 20. Rd4
Rfe8 21. Kd2 Kf6 22. a4 Re7 23. a5 a6 24. Ra1 g5 25. Ra3 h5 26. Rb3 g4 27. Rb6
gxf3 28. Rxd6+ Kg7 29. Bd3 Ng4 30. Rf4 f2 31. h3 Nxe3 32. Rxf2 Rxc2+ 33. Bxc2
Nc4+ 34. Kc3 Nxd6 35. Bxf5 Re3+ 36. Kd4 Nxf5+ 37. Rxf5 Rxh3 38. d6 Rh1 39. Kc5
Rc1+ 40. Kb6 Rc6+ 41. Kxb7 Rxd6 42. Rxh5 Kf7 43. Rc5 Ke8 44. Rc6 Rd2 45. b4 Rb2
46. Rb6 Kd7 47. Kxa6 Kc7 48. Kb5 1-0

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Ne2 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nbc3 d6 5. Be3 b5 6. Qd2 Bb7 7. h4 h5 8. Nf4
Nd7 9. O-O-O Ngf6 10. f3 Qc7 11. Kb1 a6 12. Nh3 c5 13. Ng5 O-O 14. g4 Rad8 15.
gxh5 Nxh5 16. Rg1 Ndf6 17. Bh3 e5 18. d5 Bc8 19. Ne2 b4 20. Ng3 Bxh3 21. Nxh3
Nxg3 22. Rxg3 a5 23. Bg5 Nh5 24. Bxd8 Rxd8 25. Rg4 c4 26. Qg2 b3 27. Rg5 bxa2+
28. Ka1 Nf4 29. Nxf4 exf4 30. c3 a4 31. h5 a3 32. hxg6 axb2+ 33. Qxb2 f5 34.
Rxf5 Rb8 35. Qa3 Qb7 36. Kxa2 Ra8 37. Qxa8+ Qxa8+ 38. Kb2 Qb7+ 39. Kc1 Bxc3 0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. a3 b6 6. b4 Bb7 7. Rb1 Rb8 8. Nf3
Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. e3 cxb4 11. axb4 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. d4 Qd7
15. Ba3 Rfd8 16. Qe2 a5 17. bxa5 bxa5 18. Rfc1 Ba8 19. Rxb8 Rxb8 20. Nd2 Nb4
21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Qc4 Qa4 23. Bxb4 Qxb4 24. Qxb4 axb4 25. Rb1 Rb8 26. Kf1 f5
27. f4 Kf7 28. Ke2 Ke6 29. Kd3 Kd5 30. Rc1 Bf6 31. Rc5+ Ke6 32. Kc4 g5 33. Nb3
gxf4 34. gxf4 Bh4 35. Re5+ Kf6 36. Nc5 Rg8 37. Nd7+ Kf7 38. Rxf5+ Ke6 39. Rd5
Be1 40. f5+ Kf7 41. e4 Rg2 42. e5 Rc2+ 43. Kd3 Rxh2 44. e6+ Kg7 45. Rb5 b3 46.
d5 b2 47. d6 Bh4 48. f6+ Bxf6 49. Nxf6 Kxf6 50. d7 Rh1 51. Rxb2 1-0

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. c3 e6 7. Nh3 Bd6 8. Nf4
Nf6 9. h4 Bxf4 10. Bxf4 h6 11. h5 Bh7 12. Bc4 Nbd7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. O-O Re8 15.
Rfe1 Nd5 16. Bd2 Qh4 17. Nf1 N7f6 18. Bb3 Qxh5 19. Qxh5 Nxh5 20. c4 Ne7 21.
Rad1 Nf6 22. Ne3 Rad8 23. Bc3 Nf5 24. Nxf5 Bxf5 25. f3 h5 26. Kf2 b5 27. cxb5
cxb5 28. d5 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rxd5 Bb1 32. Rxh5 a6 33. Rg5
g6 34. a3 Re6 35. Rc5 f6 36. Rc7 Bd3 37. g4 g5 38. Bd4 Bc4 39. b4 Rd6 40. Bc3
Kf8 41. Ra7 Ke8 42. Kg3 Be2 43. Kf2 Bc4 44. Kg3 Be2 45. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Bc5 8.
Rd1 Bd4 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bf1 O-O 11. Ne2 Bb6 12. Ng3 Re8 13. d4 Nbd7 14. c3 Ne4
15. Nxe4 Rxe4 16. Bd3 Re8 17. Bd2 Nf6 18. Re1 Bc7 19. g3 Bd6 20. Bg5 Rxe1+ 21.
Rxe1 h6 22. Bd2 Qd7 23. Bf5 Qc7 24. h4 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Nxe8 26. h5 Qe7 27. Qe3
Kf8 28. Qxe7+ Bxe7 29. Bf4 Bd6 30. Be3 Bc7 31. Kg2 Ke7 32. g4 Nd6 33. Bd3 f6
34. f4 b5 35. Kf3 a5 36. b3 Bb6 37. Bd2 Bc7 38. Be1 Bb6 39. Bh4 Ke6 40. Be1 Ke7
41. Bd2 Bc7 42. Bc1 Bb6 43. Ba3 Ke6 44. Bh7 Ba7 45. Bg6 b4 46. Bb2 Nb5 47. cxb4
Bxd4 48. Bxd4 Nxd4+ 49. Ke3 Nb5 50. bxa5 c5 51. a4 Na7 52. Be8 Kd6 53. Bb5 Ke6
54. Kd3 Kd6 55. Kc3 Ke6 56. b4 Kd6 57. a6 Nc8 58. Bf1 d4+ 59. Kb3 cxb4 60. Kxb4
Na7 61. Bg2 d3 62. Kc3 Kc5 63. Kxd3 Kb4 64. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 c6 5. e4 O-O 6. Nge2 a6 7. O-O b5 8. d3 d6
9. h3 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rb8 11. Rb1 Bb7 12. b4 bxc4 13. dxc4 c5 14. b5 Ne5 15. Qb3
axb5 16. cxb5 Qa5 17. a4 Rfc8 18. Rfd1 Ba8 19. Qa2 Ned7 20. Bd2 Nb6 21. Nd5
Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Qxa4 23. Qd3 Nfd7 24. Nc3 Qc4 25. Qe3 Bd4 26. Qe1 Ne5 27. Qe2
Bxc3 28. Qxc4 Nbxc4 29. Bxc3 Na3 30. Rb3 Nxb5 31. Bxe5 c4 32. Rxb5 Rxb5 33. Bc3
Rb3 34. Rc1 Rcb8 35. Rc2 e6 36. Bf6 Rc8 37. Kf1 Kf8 38. Ke2 Ke8 39. Bc3 Kd7 40.
Kd2 Ra3 41. Rb2 Kc6 42. h4 h5 43. Kc2 Rca8 44. Rb1 Ra2+ 45. Bb2 R8a3 46. Bf1 c3
0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Onischuk, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bf4 c6 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. e5 Nh5 7. e6 fxe6 8. Be3
Bg7 9. O-O-O Nhf6 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 b4 13. Ne2 Qa5 14. Kb1 Nb6
15. Nf4 Nbd5 16. Bc4 Rb8 17. Bb3 Nxf4 18. Qxf4 Qf5 19. Qh6 Ng4 20. Qd2 a5 21.
Rhe1 Nf6 22. Qh6 Bd7 23. h3 Nd5 24. Ng5 Qf8 25. Qh4 Qf6 26. Qh6 Ra8 27. Bxd5
exd5 28. Re3 Qf8 29. Qh4 h6 30. Ne6 Bxe6 31. Rxe6 g5 32. Qg4 Kd8 33. Rde1 Ra7
34. Qe2 Rh7 35. Qd3 Rf7 36. f3 Rf6 37. R6e3 Qf7 38. Qd2 Rf4 39. c3 Rb7 40. cxb4
axb4 41. Ka1 Qf6 42. Rd3 e5 43. dxe5 dxe5 44. Rde3 Rd4 45. Qc2 Rc4 46. Qa4 Re7
47. Qa8+ Kd7 48. Qb7+ Ke8 49. Qb8+ Kf7 50. g3 Kg7 51. Qd8 e4 52. f4 d4 53. R3e2
d3 54. Rd2 Rd4 55. Qc8 e3 56. Rdd1 d2 57. Re2 Rc4 58. Kb1 gxf4 59. gxf4 Qe6 60.
Rg1+ Kh7 0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Onischuk, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. Bg5 Qa5+ 8. Nd2
c5 9. Ngf3 Nc6 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nb3 Qa6 12. Nbxd4 Qxd3 13. cxd3 Kd7 14. Rac1
Rc8 15. Be3 Nh6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bxa7 Ra8 18. Be3 Be7 19. a3 Nf5 20. g3 Rhb8
21. Rc2 Rb3 22. Rd1 Rab8 23. Bc1 f6 24. Kf1 Bd8 25. Ke2 Bc7 26. d4 fxe5 27.
Nxe5+ Bxe5 28. dxe5 R8b5 29. Rd3 c5 30. Rxb3 Nd4+ 31. Kd1 Nxb3 32. Rc3 Kc6 33.
Rf3 d4 34. Rf7 Kd5 35. Rxg7 c4 36. g4 hxg4 37. h5 Ke4 38. h6 Nxc1 39. h7 Rxb2
1-0

[Event "Wenzhou m"]
[Site "Wenzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2016.07.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Ne2 e6 7. Nbc3 (7. Nec3 $5 {
is the recent fashion; White places his e2-knight on c3, because sometimes
it's not easy to find a good square for it.} exd5 (7... Nh5 $5 8. Qe2 (8. Be3 {
was the natural response}) 8... Be5 9. Be3 f5 10. exf5 exf5 {again with very
sharp play:} 11. f4 Bg7 12. Bf2+ Kf7 13. Qd2 Nf6 (13... Qb6 $5 {with ideas
like ...Nxf4, Black takes advantage of the exposed white king.} 14. g3 Re8+ 15.
Be2 Nf6 $1 $36) 14. h3 a6 15. a4 a5 16. Be2 Na6 17. O-O Bd7 $14 {with a calm
position after all; White had the better chances in the middlegame: 1/2-1/2 
(49) Harikrishna,P (2763)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2788) Stavanger 2016}) 8. cxd5 Nh5
9. Be3 (9. g4 $5 {is always interesting -} Qh4+ 10. Kd2 Nf4 11. Qe1 (11. Kc2 $5
) 11... Qf6 12. Kc2 g5 13. h4 h6 $13 {with a very sharp position: 1/2-1/2 (52)
Grischuk,A (2810)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2714) Beijing 2014}) 9... f5 10. exf5 gxf5
11. Qd2 (11. Bb5+ $6 Nd7 12. g4 $2 {Now it's definitely the wrong time for
this, White's king becomes highly vulnerable:} fxg4 13. fxg4 Qh4+ 14. Kd2 Nhf6
15. Qe1 Qxe1+ 16. Rxe1 O-O 17. h3 a6 18. Be2 b5 $17 {0-1 (35) Lodici,L (2347)
-Vovk,Y (2626) Padova 2015}) 11... O-O 12. Be2 $13 {would be a standard way to
play the position}) 7... exd5 8. cxd5 O-O 9. Ng3 a6 10. a4 Ne8 $5 {A rare move,
Black wants to be ready to play f5 soon. 10...h5 and 10...Nbd7 are the main
moves here.} (10... h5 11. Be2 {The knight g3 goes to f1 and then e3, if Black
plays ...h4.} Qe8 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Qd2 Nbd7 15. Bh6 Qe5 16. Bxg7
Kxg7 17. Bd3 (17. Nf1 $1 {quickly improving the knight to e3 and c4 would
guarantee White a comfortable advantage -} Qe7 18. Ne3 $14) 17... Rb8 18. Rd1
Re8 19. Be2 h4 20. Nf1 h3 21. g4 b5 $13 {with complicated play: 1-0 (49) So,W 
(2778)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2720) Dortmund 2015}) 11. Be2 h5 12. Be3 (12. O-O $6
Bd4+ $1 {and White has to give up the exchange with Rf2 -} 13. Kh1 $2 h4 $19)
12... h4 13. Nf1 f5 $6 (13... Nd7 {was more flexible, keeping all
possibilities without committing himself with f5 yet.} 14. Qd2 h3 $5 {An
interesting move, now Black can consider f6 if White plays Bg5 (no hanging
pawn on h4 anymore).} 15. g4 Rb8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nxb5
f5 $1 $132) 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. f4 $14 (18.
Ne3 $5 {I prefer this, keeping the option to open up the kingside:} Ng7 (18...
f4 $2 19. Ne4 Qg7 20. Nc4 $16) 19. g3 Re8 (19... Rb8 20. Ng2 $5 h3 21. Nf4 $16)
20. O-O-O b5 $5 (20... Ne5 21. g4 $1 f4 22. Ne4 Qf8 23. Ng2 Ng6 24. h3 $16 {
followed by Bd3 and Rhe1. It is nice to notice Black's passive bishop on c8
and knight on g7}) 21. axb5 axb5 22. Bxb5 $16 {looks reasonably safe for White.
He maintains positional pluses and is a pawn up.}) 18... Ng7 19. Ne3 Re8 20.
Rf1 (20. g3 $5 {preparing O-O-O.}) 20... Rb8 21. Rf3 {White simply goes for
the pawn on h4.} Qg6 $5 {Sacrificing a pawn for activity, hard to say if it is
correct or not, at the end Black had a bad position, but he missed good
chances to keep the initiative.} (21... Qh6 {keeps an eye on f4.} 22. Kf2 Nf6
23. Kg1 Bd7 {Preparing b5.} 24. a5 Re7 {followed by Rbe8, Black seems to have
a good game.}) 22. Rh3 Nf6 23. Rxh4 Bd7 24. Kf2 b5 (24... Ne4+ $5 25. Nxe4 Rxe4
{Threatening the devastating Rbe8.} 26. Bf3 Qf6 $1 {Not only attacking the
h4-rook, but also intending to play ...Rb4 now.} 27. Bxe4 Qxh4+ 28. g3 Qxh2+
29. Bg2 Qh6 {and Black stays in the game, after a move like ...Qf6:} 30. Rh1
Qf6 31. b4 cxb4 32. Qxb4 b5 $13) 25. axb5 axb5 26. Kg1 Re7 $2 (26... b4 27.
Ncd1 Ne4 28. Qe1 Ra8 $1 {Trying to exploit the a-file since White's other rook
is totally far off the queenside, on h4.} 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Rh3 Qf6 31. Qh4
Qxh4 32. Rxh4 Ra1 $132) 27. Rh3 $1 Ng4 (27... b4 28. Ncd1 Ne4 29. Qe1 $16 {
Preparing Qh4, and now with the rook on e7, Black can not fight for the a-file.
}) 28. Ra7 $1 b4 29. Ncd1 Rbe8 30. Rf3 Nh5 31. Rxd7 (31. Bd3 $1 {- Rxd7 is a
serious threat now} Nxe3 (31... Bc8 32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33. Nxg4 Qxg4 34. Ne3 Qh4 35.
g3 $16 {and White maintains his material advantage.}) 32. Nxe3 Qf6 33. Bf1 $16)
31... Rxd7 32. Bb5 Rde7 33. Bxe8 Rxe8 34. h3 $6 Ngf6 35. Nf2 Ng3 36. Qd1 (36.
Rxg3 $5 Qxg3 37. Nxf5 Qg6 $1 38. Nxd6 Qb1+ 39. Kh2 Re1 40. Nb7 Qc1 41. Qxc1
Rxc1 42. Nd3 Rc2 43. Nbxc5 Nxd5 $13 {I guess both sides would be hoping for a
draw here!}) 36... Kh8 37. Kh2 Rg8 38. b3 (38. Nh1 $5 {Eliminating the strong
g3-knight was a good defensive resource.}) 38... Nge4 39. Qe1 Nxd5 $1 40. g4
Nxe3 41. Rxe3 d5 42. Nd3 $6 (42. Nxe4 {would guarantee material equality in
this extremely unusual endgame, and apparently White could force a draw,
something definitely better than what happened in the game:} fxe4 43. Qh4+ Kg7
44. Qe7+ Qf7 45. Qg5+ Kh7 46. Qh4+ Kg7 47. Qg5+ Kh7 $11) 42... fxg4 43. hxg4
Qxg4 44. Rh3+ Kg7 {White is forced to play Rh4 now, and defend a pawn down.}
45. Rh4 Qxh4+ 46. Qxh4 Rh8 47. Qxh8+ Kxh8 $15 {After some middlegame madness,
we have arrived at an endgame in which Black is a pawn up, but White has good
counterplay with his passer on f4.} 48. Kh3 Kg7 49. Kg4 Kf6 50. f5 Ke7 51. Kh5
Kf7 52. Kg4 Nf6+ 53. Kg5 Nd7 54. f6 $1 Ke6 {The only try.} (54... Nxf6 55. Nxc5
$11) 55. Kg6 c4 56. bxc4 dxc4 57. Nxb4 Nxf6 58. Kg5 Nd5 59. Nc6 $2 {The losing
move. It is very hard to blame Ding Liren because the drawing move is
extremely hard to find for a human, mostly because it doesn't make sense at
first sight.} (59. Na2 $1 {The logical explanation I could find to justify
this is that the knight on a2 can not be bothered easily. For example:} Ke5 60.
Kg4 Ke4 61. Kg3 Ke3 62. Kg2 Kd2 63. Kf3 Kd3 (63... Nc3 64. Nb4) 64. Nc1+ $1 (
64. Kf2 $2 Kc2 $19 {is winning now. Whenever Black plays ...Kc2, White has to
be ready for Ke4! counterattacking the black knight}) 64... Kc2 65. Ne2 Kd2 66.
Nd4 Kd3 67. Nb5 $11) 59... c3 $19 {Another thing is that here the pawn,
already on c3, can create more direct threats than if it were still on c4.} 60.
Kg4 Kd6 61. Na5 Kc5 (61... Nb4 {was the shortest path. But it is important to
say that Grischuk doesn't allow White at any moment to obtain a drawn position,
and goes on to win the game.} 62. Kf3 c2 63. Nb3 Kd5 64. Ke2 Kc4 65. Nc1 Kc3
66. Ke3 Kb2 67. Ne2 Na2 68. Kd4 Nc3 $19) 62. Kf3 Kb5 63. Nb3 Kc4 64. Nc1 c2 65.
Ke4 Nb4 66. Ne2 Nc6 67. Ke3 Kb3 68. Nc1+ Kc3 69. Ne2+ Kb2 70. Kd3 Nb4+ 71. Kd4
Na2 72. Nf4 Kb1 73. Ne2 Nc1 74. Nc3+ Ka1 75. Kc4 Na2 76. Ne2 Kb2 77. Kd4 Nc1 (
77... Nc3 $1 78. Nf4 Kb1 79. Nd3 Na4 $1 $19 {followed by ...Nb2.}) 78. Nf4 Nb3+
79. Kd5 Kc3 80. Ke4 Nc5+ (80... Kd2 $1 81. Nd3 Ke2 82. Nf4+ Kd1 83. Nd3 Kd2 {
and c1=Q next.}) 81. Kf3 Kd2 82. Ne2 Ne6 83. Kf2 Kd3 84. Nc1+ Kc3 85. Ke3 Kb2
86. Ne2 Nc7 87. Ke4 Nb5 88. Nf4 (88. Kd3 Nc3 $1 {winning.}) 88... Ka1 89. Nd3
Kb1 90. Ke3 Nc3 91. Kd2 Ne4+ {White resigns, because Black will play ...Nc5,
followed by c1=Q.} 0-1

[Event "Wenzhou m"]
[Site "Wenzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2016.07.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 b6 8. Nbd2
Bb7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 c5 11. Rad1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. Bb1 Re8 14. cxd5 exd5
15. Nf5 Ba6 16. Nc4 Be5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. Qb2 Re6 19. Rfe1 Qf8 20. Ne5 g6 21.
Ng3 Nce4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Nd7 Nxd7 24. Rxd7 Bb5 25. Rd4 Bc6 26. Red1 Qg7 27.
Qd2 Qe5 28. h3 Kg7 29. b4 a5 30. Bc2 axb4 31. Bb3 Rf6 32. Qxb4 Qa5 33. Qe7 Qa7
34. Qe5 Re8 35. Qg3 Qe7 36. Rd6 Rc8 37. Rxf6 Qxf6 38. Rd6 Qe7 39. h4 b5 40. h5
Be8 41. h6+ Kf8 42. Rd1 Rc5 43. Qb8 Qc7 44. Qa8 Rh5 45. Rd8 Qh2+ 46. Kf1 Qe5
47. g3 Rxh6 48. Kg2 g5 49. Qc8 Qe7 50. a4 Rc6 51. Qxc6 Qxd8 52. Qh6+ Kg8 53. a5
Qxa5 54. Qxg5+ Kf8 55. Qc5+ Kg8 56. Qg5+ Kf8 57. Qc5+ Kg8 58. Qe7 Qa8 59. Qg5+
Kf8 60. Qc5+ Kg8 61. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wenzhou m"]
[Site "Wenzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2016.07.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. d5
Nb8 9. e4 a5 10. Rb1 Na6 11. Re1 Nc5 12. b3 Bd7 13. a3 a4 14. b4 Nb3 15. Bb2
Bh6 16. Na2 Nh5 17. Nc1 f5 18. Nxb3 axb3 19. Bc1 f4 20. c5 Qf6 21. c6 bxc6 22.
dxc6 Bxc6 23. Rxb3 Ba4 24. Qd5+ Kh8 25. Rc3 c6 26. Qd2 Rad8 27. Bb2 Qe6 28. Rd3
Bb5 29. Bxe5+ Kg8 30. Rxd6 fxg3 31. Bh3 Qf7 32. Qc3 Rxd6 33. Bxd6 Bg7 34. Qe3
gxf2+ 35. Qxf2 Qxf3 36. Be6+ Kh8 37. Bxf8 Qxf8 38. Qxf8+ Bxf8 39. Rd1 Nf4 40.
Bb3 Be7 41. Rd7 Bf6 42. a4 Bd4+ 43. Rxd4 Ne2+ 44. Kf2 Nxd4 45. axb5 cxb5 46.
Bd1 Kg7 47. Ke3 Nc6 48. Be2 Nxb4 49. Bxb5 Kf6 50. Kf4 g5+ 51. Kg4 Nc2 52. e5+
Kxe5 53. Kxg5 Nd4 54. Bd3 Nf3+ 55. Kh6 Nxh2 56. Bxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wenzhou m"]
[Site "Wenzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2016.07.19"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. Ne2 Qb6 6. d4 e6 7. Nfg1 f6 8. f3
Ng5 9. exf6 gxf6 10. f4 Nf7 11. Nf3 Be7 12. c4 dxc4 13. Nc3 Nd6 14. b3 cxb3 15.
axb3 O-O 16. Bd3 Rf7 17. O-O Nb5 18. Ne2 c5 19. f5 e5 20. Bxb5 Qxb5 21. dxe5
Bxf5 22. Bb2 Nc6 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. Nh4 Rd8 26. Qe1 Rdf8 27. Nxf5
Rxf5 28. Qg3+ Kh8 29. Qc3+ Kg8 30. Qg3+ Kh8 31. Qc3+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "32"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 c5 3. e4 Bg7 4. d3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O e5 7. Nc3 Nge7 8. Nd2
O-O 9. Nc4 Rb8 10. a4 Be6 11. Ne3 a6 12. Ncd5 b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. c3 b4 15.
Nc4 h6 16. Ra6 Rc8 17. Qa4 bxc3 18. bxc3 Ra8 19. Be3 Rxa6 20. Qxa6 Bc8 21.
Nxe7+ Nxe7 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Nxd6 Be6 24. Bxc5 Rb8 25. d4 Nc8 26. d5 Bd7 27. c4
Bf8 28. Nxf7 Kxf7 29. Be3 Nd6 30. Rc1 Rb4 31. c5 Nc4 32. c6 Bc8 33. Ba7 Nd6 34.
f3 g5 35. g4 h5 36. h3 hxg4 37. hxg4 Be7 38. Bf1 Bd8 39. Ra1 Rb3 40. Bc5 Bb6
41. Bxb6 Rxb6 42. Ra7+ Kf6 43. Rh7 Rb3 44. Be2 Rb2 45. Kf2 Nf7 46. Ke1 Rb1+ 47.
Bd1 Ra1 48. Kd2 Nd6 49. Rh8 Ke7 50. Rg8 Ba6 51. Bc2 Nc4+ 52. Kc3 Rc1 53. Ra8
Bb5 54. c7 Nd6 55. c8=Q Nxc8 56. Rxc8 Kd7 57. Rg8 Ba4 58. Rxg5 Rxc2+ 59. Kd3
Ra2 60. Rxe5 Ra3+ 61. Ke2 Ra2+ 62. Ke3 Bd1 63. Rf5 Kd6 64. g5 Ra3+ 65. Kf2 Kc5
66. g6 Ra6 67. g7 Rg6 68. Rf7 Kd4 69. d6 Ba4 70. d7 Bxd7 71. Rxd7+ Ke5 72. Ke3
Ke6 73. Ra7 1-0

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "32"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Be7 5. Qb3 O-O 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Rb8 8. Nd5
b5 9. a3 Na5 10. Qc3 Nxc4 11. Bxc4 bxc4 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. Qxc4 d5 14. Qc3 e4
15. Ne5 c5 16. b4 cxb4 17. axb4 Bb7 18. Bb2 Rfc8 19. Qa3 Ne8 20. f4 f6 21. Ng4
Nd6 22. Bc3 Nb5 23. Qb2 Nxc3 24. dxc3 Qc7 25. Rfc1 Qb6 26. Qd2 h5 27. Nf2 Bc6
28. h3 Rd8 29. g4 Bb5 30. gxh5 Kf7 31. Kh2 Qe6 32. h6 Rh8 33. hxg7 Kxg7 34.
Rg1+ Kf7 35. Rg3 Rbg8 36. Rag1 Rxg3 37. Rxg3 Qf5 38. Qd4 Qh5 39. Ng4 Qf5 40.
Qa7+ Qd7 41. Qb6 Qc6 42. Qd4 Qe6 43. Nf2 Bd7 44. Kg2 Rc8 45. Ng4 Rh8 46. Qa7
Qc6 47. Nf2 Ra8 48. Qd4 Rh8 49. Ng4 Bxg4 50. hxg4 Rc8 51. g5 fxg5 52. Rxg5 Qxc3
53. Qxd5+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "32"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Be7 5. Qb3 O-O 6. Be2 a6 7. a3 Rb8 8. Qa2
d6 9. O-O Be6 10. Ng5 Bf5 11. d3 b5 12. b4 h6 13. Nge4 Be6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.
Nd5 bxc4 16. dxc4 e4 17. Rb1 Ne5 18. Qc2 Bf5 19. Bb2 c6 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Bxe5
Qxe5 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. h3 Be6 24. Rd4 f5 25. g3 c5 26. Rd2 a5 27. bxa5 Rxb1+
28. Qxb1 Qc3 29. Qb6 Qxd2 30. Qxd8+ Kh7 31. Bf1 Qd1 32. Kg2 Qf3+ 33. Kg1 Qd1
34. Kg2 f4 35. Qh4 g5 0-1

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "32"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Bg7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 a5 8. c4 a4
9. e3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 b5 11. Nbd2 Ba6 12. Rfc1 Re8 13. Qd1 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15.
Ng5 e5 16. Nxe4 exd4 17. Bxd4 Ne5 18. Nc5 Qe7 19. cxb5 Bxb5 20. bxa4 Ba6 21.
Nxa6 Rxa6 22. Rab1 Rea8 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Bxc6 Rd8 25. Qe2 Ra7 26. Rd1 Rc8 27.
Qb5 Kg7 28. a5 Rb8 29. Qd5 Rc8 30. a4 Bc3 31. a6 Rxa6 32. Bb7 Ra5 33. Qxa5 Bxa5
34. Bxc8 h5 35. Ba6 h4 36. Bf1 Qe4 37. Rb5 Qxa4 38. Rd4 Qa1 39. Rxh4 Be1 40.
Rf4 f5 41. h4 Bd2 42. h5 gxh5 43. Rbxf5 Kg6 44. Kg2 Qa8+ 45. Rf3 Qe4 46. R5f4
Qd5 47. Bc4 Qc6 48. Bf7+ Kg5 49. Rf5+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "32"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 a6 5. Nf3 d6 6. d3 Nf6 7. O-O h6 8. a3 O-O
9. b4 Ba7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. e3 Ne7 12. Nd2 Rb8 13. Nde4 Ng6 14. Rc1 c6 15. c5
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 d5 17. Nd6 Bd7 18. Nxe8 Qxe8 19. e4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 f5 21. Bg2 Qf7
22. Re1 Re8 23. Qd2 Bb8 24. a4 Be6 25. b5 Bd5 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27. bxa6 bxa6 28.
Qc3 Kh7 29. Qc4 Qd7 30. Re2 a5 31. Bc3 e4 32. dxe4 f4 33. e5 Qh3 34. Qe4 Bxe5
35. Qg2 Qf5 36. Qe4 Qh3 37. Qxc6 fxg3 38. hxg3 Bxg3 39. Rce1 Bh2+ 40. Kh1 Nh4
41. Qb7 Bf4+ 42. Kg1 Nf3+ 43. Qxf3 Qxf3 44. Rxe8 Qxc3 0-1

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "32"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. e4 c5 4. d3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O e5 7. Nc3 Nge7 8. Nd2
O-O 9. Nc4 h6 10. a4 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. f4 Kh7 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. a5 Rb8 15.
Be3 Nd4 16. Ne2 Be6 17. c3 Ndc6 18. Bxc5 Bd5 19. Ne3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 b6 21. axb6
axb6 22. Bxe7 Nxe7 23. Ra7 Ra8 24. Rxa8 Qxa8+ 25. Kg1 Qc6 26. Rf2 Qg6 27. Ng2
Rd8 28. d4 f4 29. gxf4 exd4 30. Nxd4 Nf5 31. Rd2 Ne3 32. Qf3 Qb1+ 33. Kf2 Nc4
34. Re2 Nxb2 35. Ne6 Rg8 36. Qe4+ Qxe4 37. Rxe4 Bxc3 38. Kf3 b5 39. Ne3 b4 40.
Nd5 Nd3 41. Ke3 Ne1 42. Rc4 Ng2+ 43. Ke4 Re8 44. Rc7+ Kg6 45. f5+ Kh5 46. Nxc3
bxc3 47. Rxc3 Nh4 48. Rh3 Kg4 49. Rg3+ Kh5 50. Kf4 1-0

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "32"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nc3 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nb5 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O Nge7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Qd2 Nf5 12. g4 Nfe7 13. h3 a6 14. Nd6 h6 15.
Nxc8 Rxc8 16. Bxh6 f5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nxd4 Qd6 19. Rad1 fxg4 20. hxg4 Rh8 21.
f4 Rh4 22. g5 Rch8 23. e3 Kf7 24. Nf3 R4h5 25. e4 Qc5+ 26. Qf2 Qxf2+ 27. Rxf2
dxe4 28. Ne1 e3 29. Re2 Nf5 30. Nc2 Ng3 31. Rxe3 Rh1+ 32. Bxh1 Rxh1+ 33. Kg2
Rxd1 34. Kxg3 Rd2 35. Na3 b5 36. Nb1 Rxb2 37. Nc3 Nd4 38. Rd3 Nf5+ 39. Kf3 Ke6
40. Rd8 b4 41. Ne4 Rxa2 42. Nc5+ Ke7 43. Rd7+ Ke8 44. Rb7 a5 45. Rb6 Rc2 46.
Nd3 Rc6 47. Rb8+ Ke7 48. Ne5 Rd6 49. Rb7+ Ke6 50. Nxg6 Rd3+ 51. Kf2 b3 52. Ne5
Rc3 53. g6 a4 54. Rb6+ Kd5 55. Ng4 a3 56. Nf6+ Kd4 57. Rb4+ Kd3 58. Nd5 a2 59.
Nxc3 Kxc3 60. Ra4 b2 61. Ra3+ Kc4 62. Ra4+ Kd5 0-1

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "32"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. O-O Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. d3 Nbd7 8. Be3
Bc5 9. Bxc5 Nxc5 10. Qa3 a5 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Rfc1 Nfd7 13. Qc3 h6 14. Rab1 Bg6
15. b3 Rfc8 16. a3 Nf6 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Ncd7 19. h3 Qd8 20. b5 Qe7 21. bxc6
bxc6 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Qxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Kh7 25. Rc2 Qd6 26. Nf1 e5 27. Rd1
Qb4 28. Ne3 Qa4 29. Rcc1 Qa5 30. Nh4 Bh5 31. g4 Bg6 32. Nxg6 Kxg6 33. Rc6 Kg5
34. Bf3 h5 35. gxh5 Qa4 36. Rdc1 Qf4 37. Nxd5 Nxd5 38. Bxd5 Kxh5 39. R1c4 Qd2
40. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. Rd1 Qc8 10. b3 Na6 11. Bb2 d6 12. Rac1 Nc5 13. Qe3 Rd8 14. Nd4 Ng4 15.
Qf4 Ne5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Qe3 Rac8 18. f4 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. f5 h6 21. fxe6
fxe6 22. Nd5 Bg5 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. Ne7+ Kf7 25. Nxc6 Rxc6 26. Rd4 e5 27. Rg4
Ne6 28. Rd1 b5 29. Bc1 bxc4 30. bxc4 Rb8 31. Bxg5 Rb2 32. Kf2 Rxa2 33. Be3 Ra4
34. Kf3 a5 35. c5 Rxg4 36. Kxg4 Nxc5 37. Bxc5 dxc5 38. Kf5 c4 39. Kxe5 Re6+ 40.
Kd5 Rxe2 41. Kxc4 Rxh2 42. Rd5 a4 43. Ra5 Ra2 44. Ra6 Ra1 45. Kd3 a3 46. Kc2 a2
47. Kb3 Rg1 48. Rxa2 Rxg3+ 49. Kc4 Kf6 50. Ra5 g5 51. Kd4 Kg6 52. Ke4 Kh5 53.
Ra4 Rb3 54. Kf5 Rf3+ 55. Ke5 g4 0-1

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 Bd6 9. h3 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 Re8 12. Ne2 c6 13. Bg3 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4
15. Nd2 Bxg3 16. Nxg3 f5 17. Ne2 Nf6 18. Rc1 a5 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Nd5 21.
a3 Kh8 22. Nc3 f4 23. Nxd5 cxd5 24. Rc5 b6 25. Rc6 f3 26. gxf3 Qd7 27. Rg6 Qxh3
28. f4 Rac8 29. Rg3 Qf5 30. Kg2 Re6 31. Rh1 Rf6 32. Rh5 Qd7 33. Rgg5 Rd6 34.
Qh1 Kh7 35. Qh4 Rc2 36. Rg3 Rg6 37. Rxg6 Kxg6 38. f5+ Kh7 39. f6 Qf7 40. Re5
gxf6 41. Rh5 Qg6+ 42. Kf1 Rxb2 43. Rxd5 Rb1+ 44. Ke2 Rb2+ 45. Kf1 Rb1+ 46. Ke2
Rb2+ 47. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d6 3. e4 Nf6 4. Bb5+ Nbd7 5. Qe2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. Bxd4 e5 10. Bb2 Nc5 11. Nc3 a6 12. Bc4 b5 13. Bd5 Rb8 14. a3 Ne6 15.
Bxe6 Bxe6 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Rd3 Bc4 18. bxc4 bxc4 19. Rdd1 Rxb2 20. Rab1 Rfb8
21. Rxb2 Rxb2 22. h3 Bf8 23. g4 h6 24. Ne1 Qc6 25. Ng2 Kg7 26. Kh2 Be7 27. Ne3
Nxe4 28. Qf3 d5 29. Ncxd5 Ng5 30. Qe2 e4 31. Kg2 Bf6 32. Nxc4 Rb8 33. h4 Nf3
34. Qxe4 Nxh4+ 35. Kh3 Re8 36. Qd3 h5 37. Nce3 Rh8 38. g5 Bxg5 39. Qd4+ Kh7 40.
f4 Bd8 41. f5 Re8 42. Qa7 Kg8 43. Rf1 Nxf5 44. Nxf5 gxf5 45. Rg1+ Kf8 46. Qd4
f6 47. Qd2 f4 48. Qd3 Qe6+ 49. Kh4 f5+ 50. Kh3 f3 51. Qxf3 f4+ 52. Kh2 Qe2+ 53.
Qxe2 Rxe2+ 54. Kh3 f3 55. Rf1 f2 56. c4 Ke8 57. Kg2 Kd7 58. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 59. Kxf2
Kd6 60. Nb4 a5 61. Nd3 Ke6 62. Kf3 Kf5 63. a4 h4 64. c5 h3 65. Kg3 Ke4 66. Nc1
Kd5 67. Nb3 Kc4 68. Nxa5+ Bxa5 69. Kxh3 Kxc5 70. Kg2 Kb4 71. Kf3 Kxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qb3 c5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 b6 11. dxc5 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 bxc5 13. O-O-O Be6
14. e3 Ke7 15. c4 dxc4 16. Ne5 c3 17. Bb5 a6 18. Ba4 Ra7 19. Kc2 Rc8 20. Kxc3
g5 21. h4 g4 22. f4 c4 23. e4 f6 24. Ng6+ Kf7 25. h5 Bd7 26. Bc2 Nc6 27. e5
fxe5 28. fxe5 Kg7 29. Rd6 Be8 30. Nh4 Nxe5 31. Nf5+ Kg8 32. Nxh6+ Kh8 33. Nf5
Bc6 34. Re1 Nd3 35. Re7 Rac7 36. Rh6+ Kg8 37. Rg6+ Kf8 38. Rf6+ Kg8 39. Rxc7
Rxc7 40. Rxc6 Rxc6 41. Ne7+ Kg7 42. Nxc6 Nf4 43. g3 Nxh5 44. Ne5 Nxg3 45. Nxg4
Kf7 46. Kxc4 Ke6 47. Nf2 Nf1 48. Bd3 Kd6 49. Bxf1 1-0

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
Be6 9. Bb3 h6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nh4 Nc6 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Nd4 14. Nd5 Nxb3
15. cxb3 Rc8 16. Be3 Rc6 17. b4 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qd7 19. b5 Rc2 20. Rac1 Rxb2 21.
b6 Rc8 22. g3 Rc6 23. Rxc6 Qxc6 24. Qxc6 bxc6 25. Rc1 c5 26. a5 Kf8 27. Rd1 Ke8
28. Kg2 Rb5 29. f6 Bxf6 30. Rxd6 Rxa5 31. Rc6 Rb5 32. Bxc5 Bd8 33. Kf3 f5 34.
Be3 Kd7 35. Rg6 Bf6 36. Bxh6 Rxb6 37. Bxg7 Rb3+ 38. Kg2 Bxg7 39. Rxg7+ Ke8 40.
Rg5 Kf7 41. Rxf5+ Ke6 42. Rh5 a5 43. Rh6+ Kf5 44. Ra6 Ra3 45. h4 e4 46. h5 Ra2
47. h6 e3 48. h7 Rxf2+ 49. Kg1 1-0

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
Bd3 Ne7 9. Nf3 Bf5 10. Qb3 b5 11. Bxf5 Nxf5 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 a5 14. O-O Nd7
15. Nf4 O-O 16. Rfc1 Rac8 17. Rc2 Rc7 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. Qd3 g6 20. Qa6 g5 21.
Nd3 b3 22. Rc3 c5 23. Qxd6 Nxd6 24. Nxc5 Nxc5 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 Rb8 27.
Nd2 Rb4 28. Rxd5 Nc4 29. Nxc4 Rxc4 30. Rxg5+ Kf8 31. g3 Rxa4 32. Rb5 Ra1+ 33.
Kg2 a4 34. Rb4 f5 35. Kf3 Ra2 36. Kf4 Rxb2 37. Rxa4 Rxf2+ 38. Ke5 b2 39. Rb4
Kf7 40. d5 Re2 41. Rb7+ Kg6 42. Kd4 Rd2+ 43. Kc3 Rxd5 44. Rxb2 Kg5 45. Rb4 Rd1
46. Rd4 Ra1 47. Rh4 h5 48. Kd3 Ra2 49. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 h6 6. c4 c6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O
9. Nbd2 Bh7 10. a3 a5 11. Ra2 b5 12. Qa1 Nbd7 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. cxb5 cxb5 15. Bd4
Qb7 16. Rac2 Rfc8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Rxc2 19. Rxc2 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Qxc8 21.
Nf3 Qc5 22. a4 b4 23. Bf1 Ne8 24. Nd4 Bf6 25. Nb5 Bg6 26. Qb2 Kh7 27. Kg2 Bxe5
28. Qxe5 Qc2 29. Nd4 Qc3 30. f4 Nf6 31. h3 Nd7 32. Qe3 Nc5 33. Nb5 Qc2 34. Nd4
Qb2 35. g4 Bxd3 36. Nf3 Qc2 37. Nd4 Be4+ 38. Kf2 Qc3 39. h4 f6 40. g5 e5 41.
fxe5 fxe5 42. Nc6 Nxb3 43. Qb6 d4 44. Ne7 Qe3+ 45. Ke1 Qd2+ 46. Kf2 Qf4+ 47.
Ke1 Qc1+ 48. Kf2 Qf4+ 49. Ke1 Qxh4+ 50. Kd1 Qxg5 51. Qe6 Qd2# 0-1

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8.
Qc2 e5 9. Nb1 c5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. O-O Qc7 14. Be3
Rfd8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Rac8 17. Rac1 Ne8 18. Bg4 Rb8 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Qxc5
Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Nd6 22. f3 g6 23. h4 f5 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Bh3 Rd7 26. g4 Kf7 27.
gxf5 Kf6 28. Kf2 Rbd8 29. Ke3 Rg7 30. h5 Rg3 31. Bg4 Rg8 32. Kf2 R3xg4 33. fxg4
Ne4+ 34. Kf3 Nxc5 35. Rc1 Nb3 36. Rc7 Nd4+ 37. Kf2 Rxg4 38. Rxh7 Rf4+ 39. Ke1
e4 40. d6 Rxf5 41. h6 e3 42. d7 Rd5 43. Rg7 Nf5 44. d8=Q+ Rxd8 45. Rxb7 Nxh6
46. Rxa7 Nf5 0-1

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. Na3 a6 7. Nc2 Nf6 8. h3
e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. O-O O-O 13. Qf3 Re8 14. Re1 Bh2+
15. Kh1 Rxe1+ 16. Nxe1 Be5 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Nc2 Re8 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Qb6
21. Rb1 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Qf4 h6 24. Kg1 e3 25. fxe3 Bxh3 26. Rf1 Qg6 27.
Qf3 Bc8 28. Qd5 b5 29. e4 Qxe4 30. Qxf7+ Kh7 31. Qf3 Qg6 32. a3 Re5 33. Qc6
Qxc6 34. Nxc6 Rg5 35. Rf2 h5 36. Rd2 Bb7 37. Nd4 Bd5 38. Nc2 Bb7 39. Ne3 Re5
40. Kf2 Re6 41. c4 bxc4 42. Nxc4 Rf6+ 43. Kg1 Kh6 44. b4 g5 45. a4 h4 46. b5
axb5 47. axb5 Kh5 48. Nd6 Ba8 49. b6 Kg4 50. Kh2 Re6 51. b7 Bxb7 52. Nxb7 Re3
53. Nd6 Ra3 54. Rd4+ Kh5 55. Rd5 Kg6 56. Ne4 1-0

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rc1 h6 11. Bh4 c6 12. h3 Re8 13. Ne2 Qb6 14. Qc2 Ne4 15.
Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 Bd5 17. Nc3 f5 18. Bg3 Bxg3 19. fxg3 Rf8 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21.
Qc7 Rad8 22. Nb3 Rf7 23. Na5 Rb8 24. b3 h5 25. Kh2 g6 26. a3 Kg7 27. b4 Qxc7
28. Rxc7 Nf6 29. Rfc1 Ne8 30. Rc8 Rxc8 31. Rxc8 Nd6 32. Rc5 Nb5 33. Rxd5 Nxa3
34. Kg1 Nc2 35. Kf2 Nxb4 36. Rd6 Nd3+ 37. Ke2 Rc7 38. Kd2 Nb4 39. Rb6 Nd5 40.
Rxb7 Rxb7 41. Nxb7 Kf6 42. h4 g5 43. Nc5 a5 44. hxg5+ Kxg5 45. Ne6+ Kg4 46. Nf4
Nb6 47. d5 Kxg3 48. Nxh5+ Kxg2 49. Ng7 Nxd5 50. Nxf5 Kf2 51. Nd6 Kf3 52. Nc4 a4
53. Ne5+ Kf2 54. Nc4 Nf6 55. Kc3 Ng4 56. Kb4 Nxe3 57. Nd6 Nc2+ 58. Kxa4 e3 59.
Ne4+ Kf3 60. Nc3 Nd4 61. Kb4 Ne6 62. Kc4 Nf4 63. Kc5 Nh3 64. Kd6 Nf2 65. Ke5
Ne4 66. Nb5 Nc5 67. Nc3 Na4 68. Nb5 Ke2 69. Nd4+ Kd3 70. Ne6 Nc3 71. Nf4+ Kd2
72. Kf5 Nd1 73. Ke5 Nf2 74. Kd4 Ng4 75. Ke4 Nf6+ 76. Kd4 Nh5 77. Nh3 Ke2 78.
Ng5 Ng3 79. Ne6 Kf2 80. Ng5 e2 0-1

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bc1
Nf6 9. Bc4 e6 10. Bb3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. f4 b5 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nh7 15.
Qg4 Kh8 16. Be3 Bg5 17. Bf2 Nd7 18. h4 Be7 19. Qe4 Rb8 20. Nc6 Qe8 21. Nxb8
Nxb8 22. Rad1 Nd7 23. Ne2 Nc5 24. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 25. Kh1 Qe7 26. c3 Bb7 27. Qg4 f5
28. exf6 Nxf6 29. Qxe6 Qxe6 30. Bxe6 Re8 31. Nf4 g5 32. Bd5 Nxd5 33. Nxd5 Re4
34. Kh2 Bd6+ 35. Kg1 Bc5+ 36. Kh2 Bd6+ 37. Kg1 Bc5+ 38. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2857"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8.
e3 Bf5 9. Qb3 O-O 10. Nh4 Be4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. a3 f5 14. Nf3 Kh8
15. O-O Rab8 16. Rac1 Ne7 17. Qc2 c6 18. Ne5 Qe6 19. f3 Nd6 20. f4 Ng8 21. Qe2
Nf6 22. Qf3 Rg8 23. Qe2 g6 24. Kh1 Rg7 25. Rf3 Rbg8 26. b4 Nfe4 27. a4 g5 28.
fxg5 Rxg5 29. g3 Qh6 30. Kg2 Rh5 31. Rh1 Qe6 32. Rf4 Rxg3+ 33. hxg3 Rxh1 34.
Bxe4 Qh6 35. Rh4 Rxh4 36. gxh4 Qg7+ 37. Kh2 Nxe4 38. Qf3 Kg8 39. Qf4 Qf6 40.
Nd3 Qd6 41. Nc5 Qxf4+ 42. exf4 a5 43. Nxb7 axb4 44. Na5 Nc3 45. Nxc6 b3 0-1

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 c5 4. c3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. O-O
d6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. e3 Nd7 11. a4 d5 12. b4 a5 13. b5 Rc8 14. Rc1 Qc7 15. c4
Rfd8 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Qe2 e6 18. Rfd1 Qb8 19. e4 Bb7 20. e5 Bg7 21. Ng5 Bxg2
22. Kxg2 cxd4 23. f4 Nc5 24. Rc4 d3 25. Qf3 Rd5 26. Rdc1 Rcd8 27. h4 Rd4 28. h5
Nxa4 29. Rc7 R4d7 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Qc6 Qd8 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Nxe6 fxe6 34.
Qxe6+ Kf8 35. Rc6 Nc5 36. Qxg6 a4 37. e6 Ra7 38. Qf5+ Kg8 39. e7 Qxe7 40. Rc8+
Bf8 41. Qg6+ Qg7 42. Qxb6 Nb3 43. Ne4 Rf7 44. Qe6 d2 45. Rd8 Nd4 46. Rxd4 Qxd4
47. Ng5 Qf6 48. Qd5 a3 49. Nxf7 Qxf7 50. Qxd2 a2 51. Qd4 Bg7 52. Qd8+ Bf8 53.
Qa8 Kg7 54. b6 Qb3 55. Qb7+ Kg8 56. Qa8 Qb2+ 57. Kh3 a1=Q 58. Qd5+ Kh8 59. Qh5+
Kg7 60. Qg5+ Kf7 61. Qd5+ Ke7 62. Qc5+ Kd7 63. Qc7+ Ke6 64. Qc6+ Bd6 65. Qe4+
Kd7 66. Qb7+ Kd8 67. Kg4 Qg7+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.02"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Emuakpeje, Ochuko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2272"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Nigeria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NGR"]

1. e4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.03"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Odeev, Handszar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2401"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Turkmenistan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TKM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nxe4 8.
d5 Nd6 9. Bd3 Nb4 10. Be2 b6 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Qb3 Na6 13. Bxa6 Bxa6 14. Re1 O-O
15. Bg5 Re8 16. Qa3 Qc8 17. Rac1 Nc4 18. Qb3 Qc5 19. a4 Rac8 20. Nb5 Bxb5 21.
axb5 Qxd5 22. Bxe7 h6 23. Ba3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qf5 25. h3 d5 26. Rd1 Re8 27. g4
Qe6 28. Qd3 Bxb2 29. Bb4 Rd8 30. Nd4 Bxd4 31. Qxd4 Qe5 32. Qxe5 Nxe5 33. f4 Nc4
34. Kf2 Rd7 35. Bc3 d4 36. Bb4 d3 37. Kf3 f5 38. gxf5 gxf5 39. h4 h5 40. Bc3 d2
0-1

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.04"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hamitevici, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Moldova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MDA"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 a5 7. d4 a4 8. Bg5
d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 b6 11. Nd2 Bb7 12. f3 c5 13. O-O Qc7 14. Bh4 Rfe8 15.
Rac1 h6 16. Rfd1 Kf8 17. Bf2 Kg8 18. e4 e5 19. d5 Nf8 20. Nf1 Bc8 21. Ne3 Bd7
22. Qc2 Qd8 23. Kh1 Nh5 24. Be1 Qf6 25. Qf2 Nf4 26. Bf1 g6 27. Bc3 Qe7 28. Rd2
Nh7 29. Re1 f5 30. g3 Nh5 31. exf5 gxf5 32. f4 N7f6 33. fxe5 Ne4 34. Qf3 Nhxg3+
35. hxg3 Nxd2 36. Bxd2 Qxe5 37. Bc3 Qe4 38. Qxe4 fxe4 39. Kg2 Kh7 40. Be2 Rg8
41. Rh1 Rg5 42. Rf1 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.05"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 c6 5. b3 ({The standard way of reaching
the game tabyia is} 5. d4 d5 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O Bf5 8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2) 5... Ne4
6. d4 d5 7. O-O O-O 8. Bb2 Bf5 9. Nbd2 ({The usual treatment of this position
is} 9. Nc3 {but in a recent game White failed to get an advantage and even
passed through a dangerous moment:} a5 10. e3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Nd7 $5 {An
interesting approach. Black refrains from the "obvious" ...Be4 reckoning with
the fact that the bishop will be exposed in the centre.} (11... Be4 12. Qe2 Nd7
13. Rfc1 Nf6 14. Bf1 {This is the standard regrouping which I had learned a
long time ago from Predrag Nikolic' games.} Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Ne4 16. Be1 e5 17.
dxe5 Bxe5 18. Rab1 Qd6 19. Rc2 Qe6 20. Bg2 f5 21. cxd5 Qxd5 22. Rd1 Qf7 23. Qe2
$14 {[%csl Ge1,Gg2]} a4 $6 {Marin,M (2580)-Bluebaum,M (2588) Medias 2015 (1/
2-1/2, 33)} 24. b4 $1) 12. Qe2 Qb6 13. Rfc1 Rfc8 14. h3 Be4 15. Ng5 Bxg2 16.
Kxg2 Nf6 17. Rab1 Qa6 18. a4 h6 19. Nf3 Ne4 20. Be1 e6 21. Rc2 b6 22. Rbc1 c5
23. Qd1 $2 dxc4 24. Rxc4 Qb7 25. dxc5 Rxc5 26. b4 {Meier,G (2648)-Paehtz,E 
(2459) Douglas 2016 (½-½, 31)} Rxc4 27. Rxc4 b5 $1 $17) 9... Qa5 {The queen
incursion is aimed at inducing White to take on e4, which would spare Black a
couple of tempi with respect to Nikolic' plan.} (9... Nd7 10. Nh4 Nxd2 11. Qxd2
Be6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Bh3 14. Rfe1 e6 15. Nf3 (15. Bh1 {Portisch,L-Pachman,
L Moscow 1967 MCL [Dolmatov] (1-0, 40)}) 15... Nf6 16. Bc2 Bf5 17. Ne5 Bxc2 18.
Qxc2 Qa5 19. a4 Rad8 20. b4 Qc7 21. b5 Nd7 22. Nf3 Rc8 23. Rac1 Rfd8 {Giri,A 
(2768)-Kramnik,V (2769) London 2014 (1/2-1/2, 61). Black's regrouping proved
flexible enough to maintain approximate equality.}) 10. e3 (10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11.
Qc1 $5 {is not without venom.} Nd7 12. Rd1 e6 13. Bf1 Bxf3 (13... Rad8 14. Nd2
Bf5 15. Bg2 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Nf3 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Rc8 20. Qd2
Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Be4 22. Bg2 $14) 14. exf3 dxc4 15. bxc4 Nb6 {(1-0, 30) Pelletier,
Y (2601)-Cornette,M (2557) Cap d'Agde 2012 CBM 151 [Pelletier]}) (10. a3 {
is a natural reaction to Black's last move but White usually does not hurry
with b3-b4, since this weakens the queenside slightly. The main idea is
keeping this threat in reserve.} Nd7 11. Rc1 Rfc8 12. Nxe4 (12. e3 Ndf6 13. h3
Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Ne4 15. b4 Qd8 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qc2 f5 19. Rfd1 e6
{Nepomniachtchi,I (2714)-Dominguez Perez,L (2726) Beijing 2014 (½-½, 43),
with viable play for Black.}) 12... Bxe4 13. Bh3 Bxf3 14. Bxd7 Rd8 15. b4 Qc7
16. Bh3 Be4 17. c5 a5 18. f3 Bf5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. e3 Qd7 21. Bc3 axb4 22. Bxb4
(22. axb4 Ra3 {[%cal Gd8a8]}) 22... e5 {Karjakin,S (2782)-Kramnik,V (2803)
Moscow 2013 (1-0, 53) The mutual weaknesses cancel each other out.}) 10... Nd7
11. Qe2 (11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Qe2 {really means playing a couple of tempi down.
Here is a game of the classical expert:} Rad8 13. Rfc1 Rfe8 14. Bc3 Qa6 15. Bf1
dxc4 16. bxc4 {Nikolic,P (2661)-Dorfman,J (2617) Germany 2003 (1/2-1/2, 16)} e5
$132) (11. Re1 {Shengelia,D (2525)-Kratschmer,H (2090) Oberwart 2005 (1-0, 54)}
Ndc5 12. Bf1 Rfd8 $36) 11... Rfe8 {Obviously planning ...e7-e5 in the near
future.} (11... Rad8 {, defending the knight, would have avoided the game
complications... but it would have been a pity, wouldn't it?}) 12. Nxe4 {
This is logical only in connection with the next move, based on the fact that
the d7-knight is hanging. But is it really?!} Bxe4 13. Bh3 $146 {An
improvement over a blunder between low rated players and a deviation from
Nikolic' plan.} (13. Ne5 $2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Nxe5 15. dxe5 dxc4 $17 {[%csl Ge5]
Smolyaninov,S (1807)-Vyaznikov,S (2280) Tambov 2014 (0-1, 34)}) 13... dxc4 $3 {
A fantastic way of changing the natural course of the game. Black clears the
fifth rank in order to include his queen in the attack.} ({Grischuk might have
expected} 13... Rad8 {but things are not entirely clear here either:} 14. Ng5 (
14. cxd5 cxd5 $2 15. Nh4 $1 $16) (14. Nh4 $6 dxc4 15. bxc4 Nc5 $1 $132 {
[%cal Gc5a4,Ge4d3]} 16. dxc5 $2 Bd3) 14... e5 15. f3 Bf5 16. Bxf5 gxf5 17. f4
h6 18. Nxf7 $5 (18. Nf3 exd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Nf6) 18... Kxf7 19. fxe5
Kg8 20. Rxf5 Nf8 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Gf8e6,Ge6g5] with obvious compensation for
White but possibly not more.}) 14. Bxd7 (14. bxc4 Qh5 15. Bg2 (15. Bxd7 Bxf3
16. Qd3 Rad8 $1 $19 {traps the bishop}) 15... b5 $1 (15... e5 $5) 16. Rfc1 (16.
cxb5 cxb5 $15 {[%cal Gh5d5]}) 16... Rab8 17. cxb5 Rxb5 $36) 14... Qh5 15. g4 (
15. Kg2 {allows Black to build up a slow but lethal attack.} Red8 16. Bh3 Rd6 {
[%cal Gd6f6]} 17. Rfc1 (17. Ba3 Rf6 18. g4 Qh6 $1 $19 {avoids the pin after
Bxe7.}) (17. g4 Qh4 18. Ba3 {is more restrictive but insufficient} Rf6 19. Bxe7
Rxf3 20. Bxh4 Rxe3+ 21. Kg1 Rxe2 $19) 17... g5 $1 {[%cal Gd6h6]} (17... Rf6 18.
Kg1 Bxf3 19. Qf1 $17) 18. g4 Qh4 $19) (15. Bxe8 {surely looks dangerous but it
is far from clear if Black has more than adequate compensation or a draw by
repetition?} Bxf3 16. Qxc4 Rxe8 (16... Qh3 $4 17. Qxf7+ Kh8 18. Qxf3 $18) 17.
Rfe1 (17. Rfc1 Bd5 {[%cal Gh5f3]}) 17... Rd8 {[%cal Gd8d5,Rd8d6]} (17... Bd5
18. Qe2 $1) 18. Ba3 Rd5 {[%cal Gh5h2]} 19. Qf1 Qg4 20. Bxe7 Rh5 21. Rac1 Rh3
22. Rc5 Be4 23. Qe2 Bf3 $11) 15... Qh3 16. Ne1 Bd3 $1 17. Nxd3 cxd3 18. Qxd3
Rad8 (18... Red8 {is worse since in similar lines as in the game the a8-rook
would be hanging, preventing the other rook's lift.}) 19. Bxc6 {Quite
ambitious.} (19. Bxe8 {would mean accepting an immediate draw.} Qxg4+ 20. Kh1
Qf3+ 21. Kg1) 19... bxc6 20. Qe4 c5 21. Rad1 ({From the practical point of
view it was better to force Black into taking a decision in the centre at once?
} 21. Rac1 {[%cal Gc1c5]} cxd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. exd4 Rd6 {The weak Isolani
and the exposed king offer Black excellent compensation but chances remain
balanced.}) 21... h5 $5 {Since nothing is threatening on the queenside, Black
continues his kingside attack.} 22. gxh5 $6 {This weakens the king and the
structure too much.} (22. g5 {was safer:} e6 $1 {[%cal Gd8d5]} 23. Rd3 Rd5 24.
f4 cxd4 25. Bxd4 Red8 $44 {[%csl Rd4,Rg1]}) 22... Qxh5 23. f4 $6 {Probably
overlooking the next move.} ({But play remains pleasant for Black after} 23.
Rd2 e6 24. Rfd1 Rd5 $36) 23... Qe2 $1 24. Ba1 $6 (24. f5 $5 {was the best
chance to retain some counterplay.} Rd6 (24... Qxb2 $6 25. fxg6 {leads to
perpetual}) 25. Ba3 Bxd4 26. Rde1 Qxa2 $36) (24. Ba3 $6 cxd4 25. f5 Qxe3+ $17)
24... cxd4 25. Rde1 (25. Bxd4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. Qxd4 Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c2]
forces} 28. Qd1 $8 Qxe3+) 25... Qg4+ 26. Qg2 (26. Kh1 d3 $17) 26... Qxg2+ 27.
Kxg2 dxe3 {The ending is joyless for White.} 28. Re2 (28. Rxe3 Rd2+ {[%csl Ga2]
}) (28. Bxg7 Rd2+ $1 29. Kf3 Kxg7 $17) 28... Bxa1 (28... Rd2 $5 29. Kf3 Red8
30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Kxe3 (31. Ra1 Rxe2 32. Kxe2 Rd2+ 33. Kxe3 Rxh2 $17) 31...
R8d3+ 32. Kf2 Rxe2+ 33. Kxe2 Rh3 34. Rf2 Kf6 $17) 29. Rxa1 e5 30. fxe5 Rxe5 31.
Rae1 Kg7 32. Kg3 ({Possibly the last moment when White had chances for a draw.
} 32. Rxe3 $1 Rxe3 33. Rxe3 Rd2+ 34. Kg3 Rxa2 $17 {Without the queenside pawns
the ending would be objectively drawn but hard to defend in practice. With the
additional pawns, the position requires some additional accuracy.} 35. Re7 Kf6
36. Rb7 Ke6 37. b4 f5 38. h4 Ra3+ 39. Kg2 (39. Kf4 $2 Kf6 $1 40. Rc7 Rh3 41.
Rc6+ Kg7 42. Kg5 Rg3+ 43. Kf4 Rg4+)) 32... Rde8 33. h3 (33. Kf4 Kf6 34. Rxe3 $2
g5+ $1 35. Kf3 g4+ 36. Kf4 Rxe3 37. Rxe3 Rxe3 38. Kxe3 Ke5 39. b4 f5 40. a4 f4+
41. Kd3 Kd5 $19 {[%csl Ga4,Gb4]}) 33... f5 34. Kf3 $2 {Just offering Black
some tempi.} (34. Rc1 {seeking some counterplay was essential.}) 34... Rh8 $1
35. Kg3 g5 36. Rh2 (36. Rxe3 $2 f4+) 36... f4+ 37. Kf3 Kf6 38. Rc1 Kf5 (38...
Kf5 39. b4 Rxh3+ $5 40. Rxh3 g4+ 41. Kg2 gxh3+ 42. Kxh3 Ke4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.06"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Ameir, Moheb"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nf6 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Nf6 15. Qe2 Qd5 16. c4 Qe4 17. Qxe4 Nxe4 18. Be3 f5 19. Nd2 Nf6 20. Rde1 Kf7
21. Nf3 Ng4 22. Ne5+ Nxe5 23. dxe5 b5 24. Re2 Rhd8 25. Rc2 Ke8 26. Rg1 a6 27.
g4 fxg4 28. Rxg4 Kf7 29. Bb6 Rd7 30. cxb5 axb5 31. Rxc6 Rxa2 32. Rf4+ Kg8 33.
Rxe6 Ra6 34. Rg4 b4 35. b3 Ra1+ 36. Kb2 Re1 37. Rd4 Kf7 38. Rc6 Rxd4 39. Bxd4
Re2+ 40. Kb1 Bg5 41. Rg6 Rd2 42. e6+ Ke8 43. Bxg7 Rd1+ 44. Kc2 Rd2+ 45. Kc1
Rd5+ 46. Kc2 Rd2+ 47. Kc1 Rd5+ 48. Kc2 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.09"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3
Nh5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bg7 12. O-O Nb6 13. b4 h5 14. b5 h4 15.
bxc6 bxc6 16. Qc2 hxg3 17. fxg3 Qd6 18. Ne2 Bd7 19. Rac1 Qe7 20. e4 dxe4 21.
Bxe4 Rh6 22. g4 O-O-O 23. Ng3 Kb8 24. Bf5 Qd6 25. Qf2 Rdh8 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27.
Qe3 Ka8 28. Nf5 Rh1+ 29. Kf2 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Bf6 31. Re1 Nd5 32. Qa3 Nf4 33. Qc3
Qd5 34. Kg1 Rc8 35. Qb3 Qxb3 36. axb3 Rb8 37. Re3 Nd5 38. Rd3 Nf4 39. Re3 Nd5
40. Rd3 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.10"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6 12. Ne3 Bc7 13. Nf5 d5 14. Ne7+
Kh8 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. g3 Qf6 17. Bh3 Rd8 18. d4 Nd6 19. Bf4 Bb8 20. Be5 Qh6 21.
Bg2 Nc4 22. Bxb8 Rxb8 23. b3 Nd6 24. Qd3 Qg6 25. Qd2 Rfe8 26. Re5 f6 27. Rxe8+
Rxe8 28. Qb4 f5 29. Re1 Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Qf6 31. Qe3 g5 32. f4 h6 33. a4 a5 34.
Kf1 Ne4 35. c4 Kg7 36. c5 gxf4 37. gxf4 Qh4 38. Bxe4 fxe4 39. Qf2 Qxf2+ 40.
Kxf2 Kf6 41. Kg3 Kf5 42. h3 h5 43. h4 e3 44. Kf3 e2 45. Kxe2 Kxf4 46. Kd3 Kg4
0-1

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.11"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Qc7 8. Nf3
b6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Be2 Nbc6 11. O-O Na5 12. Re1 h6 13. h4 Rc8 14. Ba6 Rb8 15.
Bd3 Bc6 16. h5 c4 17. Bf1 Qd7 18. Nh4 Bxa4 19. Ra2 b5 20. Qg4 Rg8 21. Ba3 Rb6
22. g3 Nb7 23. Bh3 Kd8 24. f4 a5 25. Rb1 b4 26. cxb4 Nc6 27. f5 Nxb4 28. fxe6
fxe6 29. c3 Bb3 30. Rf2 Nd3 31. Rf6 Kc7 32. Rxe6 Rxe6 33. Qxe6 Qxe6 34. Bxe6
Rd8 35. Nf5 Bc2 36. Rb5 Kc6 37. Rxd5 Rxd5 38. Ne7+ Kb5 39. Nxd5 Ka4 40. Be7 Kb3
41. Bc8 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.12"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a3 h6 8. Nc3
Be6 9. Nd5 Qd7 10. c3 Rae8 11. b4 Bd8 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bxe6 Rxe6 14. b5 Ne7
15. c4 c5 16. bxc6 Nxc6 17. Be3 Bd8 18. Rb1 f5 19. exf5 Rxf5 20. d4 exd4 21.
Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 b6 23. Qd3 Bf6 24. Be3 Rfe5 25. Red1 Qe7 26. g3 Bg5 27. Bd4
Re4 28. a4 Bf6 29. Be3 Bg5 30. Bd4 Bf6 31. Be3 Bg5 32. Bxg5 Qxg5 33. Rb5 Qg4
34. Kg2 Qe2 35. Qxe2 Rxe2 36. a5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.13"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Moroni, Luca Jr"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 {Due to the spectacular burst of
popularity of this line some years ago, there is a remarkable number of
annotated games available.} Ne4 5. Bh4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. e3 Be6 {One of the
main Grünfeld tabyias. Practice has shown that White can retrieve the pawn
only by making some concessions so the trend is towards leaving it on c4 and
relying on the compensation offered by the pressure along the b-file and the
strong mobile centre.} 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. Be2 Nd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. a4 a5 12. Qc2 O-O
13. Bg3 Rc8 $5 $146 {With the obvious aim of preparing ...c7-c5.} (13... Bf5 {
led to a solid but rather passive position after:} 14. e4 Bg4 15. Ne5 Bxe2 16.
Qxe2 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Qd7 18. Qc2 Nc8 19. Rfb1 c6 {Tomashevsky,E (2701)-Svidler,P
(2750) Dagomys 2010 (1/2-1/2, 19). This is in fact the type of position White
is hoping for. Black is solid but has little chances for counterplay.}) 14.
Rfb1 ({Preventing ...c6-c5 with} 14. e4 {allows} f5 $5 {[%csl Gd5]}) 14... c5 {
This weakens squares along the b-file, but paradoxically White does not have
convincing ways of taking advantage of this, partly because the c3-pawn is
hanging sometimes, partly because there are not so many available squares for
the major pieces.} 15. Qb2 $6 (15. Rb2 {looks like a more natural way of
increasing the pressure, leaving the queen available for the defence of the
c3-pawn. However, this offers Black an essential tempo.} Bd5 $1 16. Rab1 Nd7
17. e4 cxd4 $1 18. Nxd4 (18. cxd4 c3 19. Rb5 Bc6 $17) (18. exd5 d3 $17) 18...
e5 19. Nb5 (19. exd5 exd4 20. cxd4 Bxd4 21. Rxb7 Nc5 22. Rb8 {Taking on d5
would be about equal but Black can keep the fight complicated with} c3 $5)
19... Bc6 20. Bxc4 Nc5 21. f3 Qe7 22. Bd5 Rfd8 23. c4 Bh6 $11 {With mutual
stability and approximate equality.}) (15. Rb5 {is another unsuccessful try?}
cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bd7 17. Rxa5 Na8 18. Rd5 Nb6 $11 19. Rg5 $6 f5 {[%csl Gg5]}) ({
Finally, if} 15. dxc5 Rxc5 16. e4 {preventing ...Bd5, Black can counter with}
f5 $5 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Gf5f4]}) 15... Nd5 {It appears that the threat on b7 is
not real.} 16. Ne5 $6 {This leads to trouble but it may be too late for
satisfactory continuations.} (16. Rc1 {may be better even though it implies a
loss of a tempo.} cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qd7 $5 18. Rd1 (18. Nxe6 Qxe6 {[%csl Gc3]})
18... Bf5 19. Nxf5 gxf5 (19... Qxf5 $2 20. e4 Qxe4 21. Bf3 $18) 20. Bf3 Rc5 21.
Rab1 {and White retains at least some compensation.}) 16... cxd4 17. exd4 f5 (
17... f6 $5 18. Nxc4 f5 {may be an even better way of carrying out the same
plan.} 19. Be5 (19. f3 $2 Nxc3 $1) (19. f4 $2 Nxc3 $1) 19... Bxe5 20. dxe5 Nf4
$36) 18. Qd2 $2 ({Due to the move order chosen by Black, White could have
ensured some stabiity with} 18. f4 $5 {True, Black has a great position after}
Qd6 19. Qd2 (19. Nxc4 $2 Qc6 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gd5c3,Gd5f4]}) (19. Bxc4 Nxc3 $1
20. Qxc3 Bxc4 21. Nxc4 Bxd4+ $19) 19... b6 {but White should be out of danger.}
) 18... f4 $17 {[%csl Rg3]} 19. Bh4 Bxe5 {Simple play.} (19... Rf5 $5 {allows
White to stay alive for a while with radical measures:} 20. Nf3 (20. f3 Rxe5 $5
21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. Rc1 Nxc3 23. Qxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bf1 Kf7 $17) 20... h6 21. g4 Rf8
22. g5 {[%csl Gb7]} b6 $17) 20. dxe5 h6 21. f3 Qc7 22. Qd4 (22. Bf2 {looks
more logical but it does not change much.} Rfd8 23. Bd4 Ne3 {[%cal Ge3f5]} 24.
Rb5 Rxd4 25. cxd4 (25. Qxd4 Nc2 26. Qb6 Qxb6+ 27. Rxb6 Nxa1 28. Rxe6 Kf7 29.
Rb6 Nb3 30. Rxb7 Nc1 {[%cal Gc1a2,Gc1e2]} 31. Rb2 Rc5 $17 {[%csl Ge5]}) 25...
c3 26. Qe1 Qd8 {[%csl Gd4]}) 22... Ne3 23. Bf2 {Losing the exchange and the
game.} ({But} 23. Ra2 {would not change much.} g5 (23... Nf5 24. Qb6) 24. Bf2
Rfd8 25. Qb6 (25. Qe4 Bf5) 25... Qxb6 26. Rxb6 Nd5 $1 27. Rxe6 Nxc3 28. Rc2
Nxe2+ 29. Rxe2 c3 $19 30. Rc2 Rd1+ 31. Be1 Kf7 32. Rxh6 Rxe1+ 33. Kf2 Ra1)
23... Nc2 24. Qe4 Bf5 25. Qxf4 Nxa1 26. Rxa1 Kh7 27. Bd4 Qc6 28. h4 Bd3 29. Qe3
Bf5 {Probably aimed at "sweetening" Grischuk's customary time trouble.} (29...
Bxe2 30. Qxe2 b5 $17) 30. g4 Bd3 31. Bxd3 cxd3 32. Kg2 h5 33. gxh5 Rf5 34. Qxd3
(34. hxg6+ Qxg6+ 35. Kf2 Qg4 36. Qxd3 (36. Rh1 Rg8) 36... Qxh4+) 34... Rg8 35.
Rf1 gxh5+ 36. Kh2 e6 37. Qc2 Rg6 38. f4 Rg4 39. Qf2 Rfxf4 40. Qc2+ Kg7 0-1

[Event "BL2-Sued 1617"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2016.11.20"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Deizisau"]
[BlackTeam "Viernheim"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. Nc3
b5 9. e4 Qa5 10. b4 cxb4 11. Nxb5 Kd8 12. Nfd4 Bxb5 13. Bxb5 b3+ 14. Qd2 Qxd2+
15. Bxd2 b2 16. Rb1 Nxe4 17. Ba5+ Kc8 18. Rxb2 a6 19. Be8 Nc5 20. Bxf7 g6 21.
Ne6 Ra7 22. Nxc5 Rxf7 23. Ne6 Nd7 24. O-O Rf5 25. Rc1+ Nc5 26. Rcb1 Kd7 27. Rb8
Ke7 28. Nxc5 1-0

[Event "BL2-Sued 1617"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2017.01.15"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sadzikowski, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Deizisau"]
[BlackTeam "Heusenstamm"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 Nbd7 7. g4 h6 8. Bg2
b5 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. h4 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nf6 13. a3 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15.
axb4 Qb6 16. b5 Nc7 17. bxa6 Rxa6 18. Rxa6 Qxa6 19. Qxa6 Nxa6 20. Ke2 h5 21. g5
g6 22. Be3 Bg7 23. Ra1 Nb8 24. Ra7 Bxb2 25. Bd4 Bxd4 26. Nxd4 O-O 27. Rxe7 Rc8
28. Nb5 Nc6 29. Rd7 Ne5 30. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 69th"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "2016.10.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Goganov, Aleksey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 Bb7 8. Bb2
Ne4 9. Nfd2 Na6 10. f3 Nd6 11. Nc3 Bf6 12. Ne2 c5 13. a3 Qe7 14. Qb1 Rae8 15.
b4 e5 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. b5 Nc7 18. Ng3 g6 19. Qc2 h5 20. Be2 Bg7 21. Nh1 g5 22.
h3 Ne6 23. Nf2 g4 24. fxg4 hxg4 25. hxg4 f4 26. e4 Ng5 27. Bf3 Rf6 28. Nh3 Ndf7
29. Nxg5 Nxg5 30. Kf2 Rg6 31. Rh1 Nh7 32. a4 Nf6 33. Ra3 Nxg4+ 34. Bxg4 Rxg4
35. Rah3 Qg5 36. R1h2 Re6 37. Qd3 Qe7 38. Nf3 d6 39. Nh4 Rf6 40. Nf3 Qe8 41.
Qe2 Rg3 42. Kg1 Qg6 43. Rxg3 Qxg3 44. Rh3 Qg6 45. Nd2 f3 46. Rxf3 Rxf3 47. Qxf3
Bh6 48. Bc3 Bxd2 49. Bxd2 Bxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 69th"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "2016.10.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d5 6. e3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6 8. a4
Bd6 9. b3 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Ba3 Bxa3 12. Rxa3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Qxd8
Rfxd8 15. Raa1 Rd2 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. f3 Kf8 18. Rxd2 Rxd2 19. Rf2 Rd8 20. Rc2
Nd7 21. Kf2 Ne5 22. Be2 Nd3+ 23. Bxd3 Rxd3 24. Ke2 Rd8 25. e4 f5 26. Ke3 g5 27.
Na2 Ke7 28. Nb4 Bd7 29. Nd3 Bc6 30. Nb4 Bd7 31. Nd3 Bc6 32. Rc5 fxe4 33. fxe4
h6 34. Ne5 Be8 35. Nd3 Bc6 36. Nb4 Kd6 37. Nxc6 bxc6 38. b4 Rb8 39. Rc4 e5 40.
h3 h5 41. Ke2 Rb7 42. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 69th"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "2016.10.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d6 7. c3 a6 8. Re1 h6
9. a4 Ba7 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Qc2 Nh5 14. Nf1 Qf6 15.
N1h2 Ree8 16. Ng4 Qe6 17. Rb1 Nf6 18. Ne3 Ne7 19. c4 Bxe3 20. Bxe3 Ng6 21. d4
exd4 22. Bxd4 Nd7 23. Ba1 Nde5 24. Nd4 Qxc4 25. Qd2 f6 26. Nf5 Qf7 27. f4 Nc4
28. Qf2 Ne7 29. Nd4 d5 30. f5 dxe4 31. Rxe4 Nc6 32. Ne6 N6e5 33. Bxe5 Nxe5 34.
Rd1 Re7 35. Red4 Rae8 36. b5 axb5 37. axb5 c6 38. b6 Rd7 39. Qg3 Rxd4 40. Rxd4
Kh7 41. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 69th"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "2016.10.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 Qa5 8.
Bh4 Bb4 9. Rc1 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxd4 11. exd4 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nd6 13. d5 Qc5 14. Bd3
Nxc4 15. Qe2 b5 16. Be4 f5 17. Bxf5 Bb7 18. Bxe6 dxe6 19. Qxe6+ Kf8 20. Qf5+
Kg8 21. Qe6+ Kf8 22. Qf5+ Kg8 23. Qe6+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 69th"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "2016.10.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Be2
Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. a5 Nbd7 12. Ng5 Bc4 13. Ra4 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Rac8
15. Nf3 Qb8 16. Ne1 Nc5 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Nf3 Rfd8 19. Nb1 Qd6 20. Nbd2 Qc6 21.
b3 Bd6 22. Re1 Bc7 23. Nc4 Re8 24. g3 Rcd8 25. Kg2 g6 26. Nb2 Re7 27. Qe3 Kg7
28. Qc3 Nd7 29. Rd1 f6 30. Rc4 Qb5 31. Ra1 Bd6 32. Na4 Ree8 33. Ne1 Be7 34. Nd3
Rc8 35. h4 h5 36. Rd1 Red8 37. Rg1 Qc6 38. Kh2 Qe6 39. Kg2 Rc6 40. Rd1 Rdc8 41.
Ra1 R8c7 42. Qe1 Rd6 43. Nc3 Rd4 44. Nd5 Rc6 45. Qe2 Kf7 46. c3 Rxd5 47. exd5
Qxd5+ 48. Qf3 Qxf3+ 49. Kxf3 f5 50. Ke2 e4 51. Nf4 Ne5 52. Rca4 c4 53. Rb1 cxb3
54. Rxb3 Nd7 55. Rxb7 Nc5 56. Rc4 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 69th"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "2016.10.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 e6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. cxd5 Bg7 8. Nge2
a6 9. a4 Nbd7 10. Ng3 Nh5 11. Nxh5 gxh5 12. Be2 Bd4 13. Bf4 Rg8 14. g3 Ne5 15.
Qd2 Bh3 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Bf1 Bd7 18. Ne2 h4 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Kf2 Rc8 21. Bd3
Qf6 22. Rhg1 h5 23. Ke2 Rg6 24. a5 Kf8 25. Rac1 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 Kg7 27. gxh4 Qxh4
28. Rxg6+ Kxg6 29. Qg1+ Qg5 30. Qxg5+ Kxg5 31. b3 Kf6 32. h4 Bb5 33. Bxb5 axb5
34. b4 Ke7 35. Ke1 Kd6 36. Kd1 Ke7 37. Ke1 Kd6 38. Kd1 Ke7 39. Ke1 Kd6 40. Kd1
Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 69th"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Bg6
15. Na3 Bxa3 16. bxa3 Nxc3 17. Bd2 Nd5 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Rc5 Re8 20. Rec1 Qd7
21. h4 h5 22. Qg3 Kh7 23. a4 Nf6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rg5 Re2 26. Bc3 Ng4 27. Bd1
Rce8 28. Bxe2 Rxe2 29. Rf1 Rxa2 30. Rc5 f6 31. d4 b4 32. Bxb4 Qxd4 33. Qc3 Qf4
34. g3 Qb8 35. Ra5 Re2 36. Bc5 Rc2 37. Qa3 Qe5 38. Be3 Qe4 39. Ra4 Qf3 40. Qe7
Ne5 41. Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 69th"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "2016.10.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Be7 8. Bg2
Nfd7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. f4 O-O 12. Be3 d5 13. g5 a5 14. Na4 Ba6 15.
Rf2 Bb5 16. Nc3 Ba6 17. Na4 Rb8 18. b3 Qc7 19. Qg4 Bb5 20. Nc3 Bc5 21. Nxb5
Rxb5 22. Re1 Qa7 23. Qg3 a4 24. Bxc5 Nxc5 25. Qe3 Qa5 26. exd5 cxd5 27. f5 axb3
28. axb3 g6 29. fxe6 Nxe6 30. Ref1 Ng7 31. Qd2 Nf5 32. Qxa5 Rxa5 33. Rd1 Ne3
34. Rd3 Nxg2 35. Kxg2 Rc8 36. Kf3 Rac5 37. Rdd2 Rc3+ 38. Kg4 Kg7 39. h4 d4 40.
Rxd4 Rxc2 41. Rxc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 69th"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "2016.10.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. Nh4 Bg6 5. Nxg6 hxg6 6. e3 e6 7. c4 c6 8. g3
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Bd6 10. Qe2 Qe7 11. Rd1 Ba3 12. Ba1 Bb4 13. Bg2 O-O 14. O-O Rfe8
15. f4 Rad8 16. g4 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 e5 18. Ba1 Qe6 19. g5 Ne4 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. d3
Nd6 22. e4 dxe4 23. dxe4 exf4 24. Rxf4 Ne5 25. Rd5 f6 26. gxf6 gxf6 27. Rd1
Ndf7 28. Rdf1 Qb6+ 29. Qf2 Qxf2+ 30. R4xf2 Ng4 31. Rf3 Nfe5 32. Rc3 Re6 33. h3
Nh6 34. Rc7 Nhf7 35. Rxb7 Ra6 36. a4 Rc6 37. Rxa7 Rd2 38. Bxe5 Rcc2 39. Bh1
Nxe5 40. Rxf6 Rc1+ 41. Rf1 Rc3 42. Rf2 Rc1+ 43. Rf1 Rc3 44. Rf2 Rc1+ 45. Rf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 69th"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "2016.10.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Bg5 Bg4 10. Qxd8 Nxd8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Kg7 13. Nxc7 Rc8 14. Nd5
Bxf3 15. gxf3 Ne6 16. Kg2 Nf4+ 17. Nxf4 exf4 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Rab1 Rxd1 20.
Rxd1 Bxb2 21. Rb1 Bd4 22. Rxb7 Bb6 23. Rd7 Rc5 24. Rd5 Kf6 25. Bd3 Ke7 26. Kf1
Kf6 27. Ke2 Ke7 28. Kf1 Kf6 29. Ke2 Ke7 30. Kf1 Kf6 31. Ke2 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 69th"]
[Site "Novosibirsk"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kokarev, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 Nc6 7. Be3 Ng4 8.
Bd2 Nf6 9. h4 g6 10. Bg5 Bg7 11. Qd2 h6 12. Bf4 Be6 13. O-O-O h5 14. Kb1 O-O
15. f3 Rc8 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Qb6 18. g4 Ne5 19. gxh5 Nxh5 20. Be2 Rxc3 21.
bxc3 Qf2 22. Nd4 Ng3 23. h5 g5 24. Qxg5+ Kh7 25. Rdf1 Nxf1 26. Rxf1 Nxf3 27.
Qc1 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Getz, Nicolai"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oslo Schakselskap"]
[BlackTeam "Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Be7 8. Bg2
Nfd7 9. g5 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. h4 O-O 12. f4 Nc6 13. Nf3 b4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Nd4
Nc5 16. O-O Re8 17. f5 Bf8 18. g6 fxg6 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Qg4 e5 21. Qxg6 exd4
22. Qf7+ Kh8 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Qf7+ Kh8 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.07"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Erdos, Viktor"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D83"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baia Mare"]
[BlackTeam "Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 Be6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 Qxd5 9. a3 Qa5+ 10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 c6 12. Nf3 Nd7 13. Bc4 Bxc4 14.
Rxc4 a5 15. Ke2 Rfe8 16. Rhc1 e5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Rxe5 20.
Rc5 Rxc5 21. Rxc5 Kf8 22. Rc4 Ke7 23. g4 h6 24. Re4+ Kd6 25. Rd4+ Ke6 26. Re4+
Kd6 27. Rd4+ Ke6 28. Re4+ Kd6 29. Rd4+ Ke6 30. Re4+ Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.08"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow SHSM Legacy"]
[BlackTeam "Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Be2 O-O 5. O-O c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. Bxa6 bxa6 8.
Nc3 Qc7 9. e4 Bb7 10. Re1 Qxc5 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Qd3 d6 13. Rad1 Rfc8 14. h3 Qc6
15. Nd4 Qc4 16. Qxc4 Rxc4 17. f3 Nd7 18. Nce2 Rcc8 19. c3 a5 20. Nc2 a4 21. Nf4
Kf8 22. Na3 a5 23. Nd5 Ba6 24. Bd4 Bh6 25. Be3 Bg7 26. Bd4 Bh6 27. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.09"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Odlar Yurdu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Be3 (8.
Bg5 {is the another main move.}) 8... Na6 9. g4 Nc5 ({Grischuk played} 9... Nd7
{with Black,} 10. a3 c6 11. Rg1 Rb8 12. Nd2 Ndc5 13. Rb1 Nd7 14. Qf3 Ndc5 15.
Qd1 Ra8 16. Rg3 Kh8 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Nd7 19. Ra1 $1 $14 {
Tomashevsky-Grischuk, Tbilisi 2015, and White has some space advatage, later
he managed to win.}) 10. Nd2 c6 11. Be2 Bd7 12. h4 ({One month ago Naiditsch
had a game with} 12. g5 Ne8 13. Nb3 cxd5 14. exd5 Na4 15. Nd2 Nxc3 16. bxc3 f5
17. gxf6 Bxf6 $36 {Rodshtein-Naiditsch, Douglas 2016, and White has a problem
with his king, Black has an initiative.}) 12... cxd5 13. cxd5 Rc8 14. g5 (14.
h5 $5 {is also possible,} gxh5 (14... b5 $5) 15. gxh5 h6 16. Rg1 Kh7 ({Probably
} 16... Kh8 {is more accurate to avoid the b1-h7 diagonal}) 17. a4 Rg8 18. Bb5
Bxb5 19. Nxb5 Nd3+ (19... Ncxe4 $2 {was a blunder, because} 20. Qb1 $1 $18 {
Mekhitarian-Carneiro, Pocos de Caldas 2015, and Black lost his knight.}) 20.
Ke2 Nf4+ $132 {with a complicated middlegame.}) 14... Nh5 $1 {A very nice
active move! Black sacrifices a pawn, but opens the position, because the
white king is in the middle.} 15. Bxc5 ({Or} 15. Bxh5 gxh5 16. Bxc5 (16. Qxh5
$2 Nd3+ $17) 16... Rxc5 {transposes to the text move.}) 15... Rxc5 16. Bxh5
gxh5 17. Qxh5 b5 18. a4 $6 {A dubious move, because the opening of the
position only helps Black.} (18. a3 {was more solid, but} b4 19. axb4 axb4 20.
Nd1 Qc8 $1 {is also tempting for Black.}) 18... bxa4 $1 {Of course Black opens
the position as much as possible.} 19. Qd1 Qc7 20. Nxa4 Rc2 $1 {Black
penetrates on the 2nd rank with his rook.} 21. O-O f5 (21... f6 $1 $17 {
was more accurate and White can't avoid opening up the kingside.}) 22. b3 $6 (
22. Nc3 $1 {was important to come back with the knight from the edge of the
board,} Rxb2 23. Rc1 {and things look more promising for Black, but White can
still hold the position.}) 22... fxe4 23. Rc1 (23. Nxe4 $2 {could have been
met with the unpleasant} Rf4 $19 {and White can resign.}) 23... Rxc1 24. Qxc1
Qb8 $6 ({Probably} 24... Qb7 $1 {was more accurate to exert pressure on the
d5-pawn, for example} 25. Nc3 Rf4 26. Ncxe4 Qxd5 $17 {and Black is much better.
}) 25. Nc3 Rf4 26. Ncxe4 Rxh4 27. Qc3 $2 {The decisive mistake, which allows
the unpleasant ...Rg4!} (27. f3 $1 $13 {was correct to prevent ...Rg4 and he
can continue the defence with Rf2.}) 27... Rg4+ $1 28. Ng3 Rxg5 29. Nde4 Rg6
$19 {Black has a winning position, he is a pawn up and he is continuing his
attack.} 30. Kg2 Qb5 31. Qc4 Qb7 32. Rc1 h5 33. Kh2 Bg4 (33... h4 $19 {was
also strong.}) 34. f3 Bxf3 35. Nf5 Qa7 $1 {Another strong reply! The queen is
very dangerous on the a7-g1 diagonal.} 36. Rf1 Bg2 37. Nh4 Bxe4 38. Qxe4 (38.
Nxg6 Bxg6 $19 {is also hopeless for White.}) 38... Rg4 39. Qe1 Bh6 40. Nf5 Bf4+
41. Kh1 Qd7 42. Qe4 Kh8 43. Rg1 Rh4+ $1 {Another strong tactical move!} 44. Kg2
(44. Nxh4 Qh3#) 44... Rh2+ 45. Kf3 Qc8 {Nice victory by Naiditsch!} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.10"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B34"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ashdod"]
[BlackTeam "Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nb3 d6 7. Be2 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Nf6 9. f3 O-O 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. O-O Rd8 12. Qd2 Be6 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4
Bc4 15. Bd3 Rac8 16. a4 Qd7 17. d5 Rc7 18. a5 Rdc8 19. Rab1 Bxd3 20. cxd3 Rc2
21. Qb4 R8c7 22. Be3 a6 23. Bb6 R7c3 24. Rfd1 Nh5 25. Be3 Rc7 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27.
Bxd2 Qc8 28. Be3 Nf6 29. h3 Nd7 30. f4 Nf6 31. Kh2 Nh5 32. Rb2 Nf6 33. Bd4 Nd7
34. Qd2 f6 35. Qe2 Qf8 36. Qg4 Qe8 37. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.11"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Alkaloid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8.
Bc4 Qd8 9. Nbd2 a5 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. Ng5 h6 12. Nge4 a4 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Ne4
Qg6 15. f4 Be6 16. Qf3 exf4 17. Nxd6 Ne5 18. Qe4 cxd6 19. Qxg6 Nxg6 20. Bb5
Rfc8 21. Bd2 d5 22. d4 Bf5 23. Rac1 Be4 24. Bxf4 Nxf4 25. Rxf4 Rc7 26. Bf1 f5
27. Rf2 g5 28. g3 Kg7 29. a3 Kg6 30. Re1 Rc6 31. Bg2 Re8 32. Bf1 Rb6 33. c4
dxc4 34. Bxc4 Rd8 35. Rd2 Rc8 36. Bf1 Rc2 37. Rxc2 Bxc2 38. Re2 Be4 39. g4 h5
40. gxf5+ Kxf5 41. Rf2+ Kg4 42. Be2+ Kh4 43. Bd1 Rd6 44. Rd2 b5 45. Be2 Rd5 46.
Kf2 Rf5+ 47. Ke3 Bb7 48. Bd3 Rf3+ 49. Ke2 Rh3 50. Ke1 Bc6 51. Bf1 Re3+ 52. Kf2
Rf3+ 53. Kg1 Rf4 54. d5 Bd7 55. d6 b4 56. Rd5 Rg4+ 57. Kf2 Rf4+ 58. Kg1 Rg4+
59. Kf2 Rf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 32nd"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.12"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mednyi Vsadnik"]
[BlackTeam "Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 b6 8. Bd2
a5 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. cxd5 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 exd5 12. Rc1 Ne7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rc2 c6
15. Rfc1 Bd6 16. Be1 Re8 17. Na4 Ne4 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. Nf1 h6 20. f3 Bc7 21. Bh4
Qd6 22. Bg3 Qd8 23. Bh4 Qd6 24. Qb3 Qe6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Qd3 Kh8 27. a3 Qd7
28. Nc3 Bd6 29. Ne2 c5 30. dxc5 bxc5 31. Qc3 Qe6 32. Qxa5 Nf5 33. Qd2 Nxe3 34.
Nxe3 Qxe3+ 35. Qxe3 Rxe3 36. Rd1 Rd8 37. Ng3 Bf8 38. Ne4 d4 39. Kf1 Rb8 40. Nd2
h5 41. Nc4 Reb3 42. f4 Kh7 43. Rcd2 Kg6 44. Rd3 Rxb2 45. Nxb2 Rxb2 46. R3d2 Rb5
47. Ke2 Kf5 48. Kd3 Rb3+ 49. Kc4 Rxa3 50. g3 Ke6 51. Re2+ Kd6 52. Re8 Rc3+ 53.
Kb5 Be7 54. Re1 Rb3+ 55. Kc4 Rc3+ 56. Kb5 Rb3+ 57. Kc4 Rc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. e4 d6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. b3 Qc8 12. Bb2 a6 13. Nd2 Qc7 14. Rac1 Rad8 15.
b4 Rc8 16. a3 Rfe8 17. h3 Bf8 18. Re1 h5 19. Bf1 Rcd8 20. Qe3 Qb8 21. Nf3 Ba8
22. Rcd1 Rc8 23. Be2 Qb7 24. Bf1 d5 25. Nd2 a5 26. bxa5 bxa5 27. Rb1 dxe4 28.
Ncxe4 Nxe4 29. Qxe4 Qxe4 30. Nxe4 Bxe4 31. Rxe4 Rb8 32. Ree1 Rb3 33. Red1 Reb8
34. Rxd7 Rxb2 35. Rxb2 Rxb2 36. Rd8 g6 37. Ra8 a4 38. c5 Rc2 39. c6 Rxc6 40.
Rxa4 Rc3 41. Ra8 Kg7 42. a4 Bc5 43. g4 hxg4 44. hxg4 Rg3+ 45. Bg2 Rxg4 46. Kf1
Rb4 47. Bc6 Rb1+ 48. Ke2 Rb2+ 49. Kd3 Bxf2 50. a5 Ra2 51. a6 g5 52. Bb5 g4 53.
Rc8 g3 54. Rc4 f5 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 e6 5. O-O Ne7 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ne2 a6 8.
Bd3 Nc6 9. b3 Bc5 10. Bb2 O-O 11. f4 d5 12. Kh1 Bd7 13. exd5 exd5 14. a3 Re8
15. b4 Bb6 16. Ng3 Qh4 17. Qf3 Ne7 18. Rae1 Bg4 19. Qf2 Nc6 20. b5 axb5 21.
Bxb5 Qf6 22. f5 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Bc7 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Bxd4 Bxg3 26. Qe3 Be5 27.
Bxe5 Qxf5 28. h3 Bh5 29. g4 Bxg4 30. hxg4 Qxg4 31. Qg3 Qh5+ 32. Kg1 Qh6 33. Re2
f6 34. Rh2 Qg6 35. Qxg6 hxg6 36. Bd6 Kf7 37. Re2 g5 38. Re7+ Kg6 39. Rc7 Ra6
40. Bf8 Kh5 41. Rxg7 Ra4 42. Bb4 Kh4 43. d4 g4 44. Kg2 Ra6 45. Be7 c5 46. Rf7
Rxa3 47. Bxf6+ Kh5 48. dxc5 Ra2 49. Bd4 Rxc2+ 50. Kg3 Rc4 51. Rf4 Rc2 52. Rf5+
Kg6 53. Rxd5 Kf7 54. Kxg4 Re2 55. Kf5 Rc2 56. Ke4 Ke7 57. Rh5 Kd7 58. Kd5 Rg2
59. Rh7+ Kc8 60. Be5 Rd2+ 61. Kc6 Kd8 62. Bd6 Ke8 63. Re7+ Kd8 64. Re3 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Qd2 Rc8 13. Rfd1 e6 14. f3 cxd4
15. cxd4 Qd6 16. h4 Qb4 17. Qxb4 Nxb4 18. h5 Rfd8 19. Kf2 Bf6 20. Rc3 gxh5 21.
Rh1 h4 22. a3 Nc6 23. e5 Be7 24. Rhc1 Na5 25. Bd3 Rxc3 26. Rxc3 Rc8 27. a4 f6
28. f4 Kf7 29. f5 Rxc3 30. Nxc3 fxe5 31. dxe5 exf5 32. Bxf5 Nc4 33. Bd4 Bc5 34.
e6+ Ke7 35. Bxc5+ bxc5 36. Be4 Bxe4 37. Nxe4 Kxe6 38. Nxc5+ Kd5 39. Nd7 a5 40.
Kf3 Nb2 41. Kg4 Nxa4 42. Kxh4 Kd6 43. Nf6 Nc3 44. Ng4 a4 45. Ne3 Kc5 46. Nc2
Kc4 47. Na1 a3 48. Kg5 Ne4+ 49. Kf4 Nc5 50. Nc2 a2 51. Ke3 Kc3 52. Na1 Nb3 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O Ne4 8. Bd2
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Rc1 Nd7 11. Qb3 Ndf6 12. Bf4 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nb5 Ng4
15. Nbd4 g5 16. Be3 Qf6 17. Rcd1 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Rad8 19. Qa4 a6 20. Nd2 Qe5 21.
Nxe4 dxe4 22. Rf5 Rxd4 23. exd4 Qxf5 24. dxc5 Qxc5+ 25. Kh1 Bc6 26. Qb3 Kg7 27.
e3 Bb5 28. Rd5 Qc1+ 29. Rd1 Qc4 30. Qa3 Rd8 31. Rg1 Qc5 32. Qxc5 bxc5 33. Bxe4
Re8 34. Bd5 Rxe3 35. Rc1 Re5 36. Bf3 f5 37. Kg1 Kf6 38. h3 Bd3 39. Kf2 c4 40.
Rc3 Ra5 41. a3 Rb5 42. Ke3 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. Rc1 Nb4 8. e3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Bc4 N8c6 11. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 Nxc6 13. Bd5 h6 14. Bh4
g5 15. Bg3 Ne5 16. O-O e6 17. Bb3 b6 18. Rd4 Ba6 19. Rfd1 Rfc8 20. Ra4 Bc4 21.
Bxe5 Bxb3 22. axb3 Bxe5 23. Rd3 Rd8 24. Rxa7 Rxd3 25. Rxa8+ Kg7 26. h4 Bxc3 27.
bxc3 Rxc3 28. Rb8 Rxb3 29. h5 Rb2 30. f3 b5 31. Kh2 b4 32. e4 Kf6 33. Rb5 b3
34. Kg3 Rb1 35. Kh2 b2 36. Kg3 Ke7 37. Rb6 Kd7 38. Kh2 Kc7 39. Rb3 Kd6 40. Rb5
Kc6 41. Rb8 Kc5 42. Kg3 Kd4 43. Rb4+ Kc3 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qb3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 e6 10. Qxb7 Nxd4 11. Bb5+ Nxb5 12. Qc6+ Ke7 13. Qc5+ Ke8 14.
Qxb5+ Qd7 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qd3 Bb4+ 17. Kf1 f6 18. Kg2 Kf7 19. Bf4 Ba5 20.
Rhd1 Rad8 21. Rac1 Bb6 22. Rc2 d4 23. Rdc1 Rc8 24. Qb3+ Kg6 25. Qd3+ f5 26. b4
Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Rc8 28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. a4 Qd7 30. Qa6 Kh5 31. a5 Bd8 32. b5 d3 33.
Bd2 Bg5 34. Qc6 Qd4 35. f4 Bd8 36. Be3 Qb2 37. Qe8+ g6 38. Qxd8 Qxb5 39. Qg5#
1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. h3 Nd7 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. Be3 Bb4 10. O-O Re8 11. Nd2 Nf8 12. a3 Bd6 13. Nc4 Ng6 14. Nxd6 cxd6
15. Qh5 Be6 16. Rad1 f6 17. Kh1 Qe7 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Rad8 20. Bg3 d5 21.
exd5 Bxd5 22. Rde1 Qf7 23. Nxd5 Qxd5 24. Qxd5+ cxd5 25. Kg1 Kf7 26. Kf2 Nf8 27.
Rxe8 Rxe8 28. c4 dxc4 29. dxc4 Rc8 30. Rc1 Ne6 31. b4 Rd8 32. Ke3 Nd4 33. Bc7
Nf5+ 34. Ke2 Nd4+ 35. Ke3 Nf5+ 36. Ke2 Nd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. b3 g6 8.
Bb2 Bg7 9. c4 O-O 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 a6 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. Ba1 Rad8
15. Nf3 Nc5 16. Rfe1 h6 17. g3 Qc7 18. Bb2 Qb6 19. Ba1 Qc7 20. Bb2 Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2840"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4
Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bd2 Bd7 14. Ne5 Rc8 15.
Bb3 Bc6 16. a5 a6 17. Qe3 Bd5 18. Nxd5 Nbxd5 19. Qf3 Rc7 20. Ra4 Bd6 21. h4 Qe7
22. Re1 Rfc8 23. g3 Qe8 24. Ra2 Bb4 25. Bxb4 Nxb4 26. Raa1 Nfd5 27. Rad1 Qd8
28. Kg2 Nc6 29. Nxc6 Rxc6 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. Re5 Qxa5 32. Rxd5 Qb4 33. Rf5 R6c7
34. d5 Qxb2 35. h5 Qb4 36. d6 Rd7 37. Rd3 b5 38. Rfd5 Qc4 39. Re3 Qc6 40. Re7
Rf8 41. Rxd7 Qxd7 42. Qd3 Rb8 43. Rc5 Rd8 44. Rd5 Qc6 45. Kh2 Rd7 46. Qd4 b4
47. Qe5 Qc8 48. Qb2 Qb8 49. Qd2 b3 50. Qb2 a5 51. Rxa5 Rxd6 52. Qe5 Rb6 53. Qb2
Qb7 54. Re5 Re6 55. Rxe6 fxe6 56. Qe5 Qd5 57. Qb8+ Kh7 58. Qe8 Qf5 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pantsulaia, Levan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. Rd1 Qc8 10. e4 d6 11. b3 Nbd7 12. Qe3 a6 13. Bb2 Re8 14. Rac1 Qc7 15.
Nd4 Bf8 16. h3 Rac8 17. Nde2 Qb8 18. g4 h6 19. Ng3 Ba8 20. f4 b5 21. cxb5 axb5
22. Nce2 e5 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Kh1 b4 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rc1 g6 27. Bf3 Rxc1+ 28.
Nxc1 Qc7 29. Qd2 Nc5 30. Qc2 Qd6 31. Kg2 Ne6 32. Nce2 Bb7 33. Bc1 Ba6 34. Qd2
Qc7 35. Bb2 Ng5 36. Ng1 Bb7 37. Qd3 Qa5 38. Qb1 Nd7 39. Kh2 Qc5 40. Bg2 Qf2 41.
h4 Nf6 42. Qd1 Bc8 43. Nf5 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 Nd7 8.
Ng3 Bg6 9. Be2 Nf8 10. h4 Bxh4 11. Qb3 Bxg3 12. Bxg3 Qb6 13. Qa3 Ne6 14. b4 Ne7
15. b5 Qd8 16. Bd6 f6 17. g4 Ng5 18. Rc1 Kf7 19. Bb4 Be4 20. Rh5 Nf3+ 21. Kd1
h6 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Qxe7+ Kxe7 26. Rxc6 Ng5 27.
Rc7+ Kd6 28. Rxg7 Rab8 29. Bc4 Rb2 30. Rxa7 Rc8 31. Rxh6 Rxc4 32. Rxf6+ Ne6 33.
Ra6+ Kd7 34. Raxe6 Rb1+ 35. Kd2 Rb2+ 36. Kd1 Rb1+ 37. Kd2 Rb2+ 38. Kd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Rb1 Nc5 11. f3 c6 12. b4 Ncd7 13. Nce2 a6 14. Qb3 Qe7 15.
Rd1 Ne5 16. f4 Ned7 17. Nc3 Rb8 18. h3 c5 19. Nc2 b5 20. Ne3 Bb7 21. cxb5 axb5
22. e5 dxe5 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. f5 e4 25. Kg2 Qf8 26. bxc5 Nxc5 27. Qb4 Nd3 28.
Qxf8+ Rxf8 29. Nxe4 Nxc1 30. Nxf6+ Bxf6 31. Rdxc1 Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 e5 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Qd3 O-O 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Nd5 Bg5+ 12. Kb1 Be6 13. g3 Nc6 14. h4
Be7 15. Bh3 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Qc7 17. Nd2 Rfd8 18. Nf1 Nb4 19. Qb3 d5 20. exd5 a5
21. Ne3 a4 22. Qc4 Qb6 23. a3 Na6 24. Ka2 Nc7 25. Rhe1 Nb5 26. Nf5 Bf6 27. Qb4
Qa5 28. c4 Nd4 29. Nxd4 exd4 30. Qxa5 Rxa5 31. Bd7 g6 32. Bb5 Kg7 33. Re4 h5
34. Rd3 Rxb5 35. cxb5 Rxd5 36. Re8 Rxb5 37. Ra8 Rf5 38. Rxa4 Rxf2 39. Rb4 Be5
40. Rxb7 g5 41. hxg5 Rg2 42. Rbb3 Kg6 43. a4 Bc7 44. Rb7 Bxg3 45. a5 Be5 46. a6
Rc2 47. Rb5 Bh2 48. Rxd4 Rc6 49. Ra4 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Ne5 11. h4 Nbc6 12. Nb3 g4 13. h5 Rb8 14. Be2 b5 15. Nd5
Nc4 16. Bxg4 Rg8 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. O-O e6 19. Re1 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Rxg3 21. fxg3
exd5 22. exd5+ N6e5 23. Qg4 Kf8 24. Qf5 Bc3 25. Re4 Rc7 26. Rf1 Qg5 27. Qxg5
hxg5 28. Rf5 g4 29. Nc1 Ne3 30. Rf6 Nf3+ 31. gxf3 Bxf6 32. Nb3 Nxd5 33. Rxg4
Rxc2 34. h6 Rc4 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 e5 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Qd3 Be6 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. Qxd5 Qc7 13. Kb1 O-O 14.
Na5 Nc6 15. Nc4 Rad8 16. Ne3 Bg5 17. Nf5 b5 18. h4 Ne7 19. Qb3 Bf6 20. Ne3 Qc5
21. g3 Rb8 22. Ng4 Rfc8 23. Rd2 a5 24. Qf3 Nc6 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Qxf6 Nb4 27.
c3 Qc6 28. Bg2 Nxa2 29. Qxd6 Nxc3+ 30. bxc3 Qxc3 31. Qd3 Qb4+ 32. Rb2 Qa4 33.
Qe3 Rd8 34. Bf3 h6 35. Qxh6 Rd3 36. Qg5+ Kf8 37. Qxe5 Rbd8 38. Qc5+ Kg8 39.
Qg5+ Kf8 40. Rc1 Qd4 41. Be2 Qxe4 42. Bxd3 Rxd3 43. Qf4 Qg6 44. h5 Qh7 45. Ka2
Qxh5 46. Qb8+ Kg7 47. Qxb5 Rd5 48. Qc4 a4 49. Qc3+ Kh7 50. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 b5 8. Bb3
d6 9. h3 Nge7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Na5 12. Bc2 c5 13. Nc3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bb7 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Re8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qb6 19. Nf3 Qb7 20. Qe2 Kf8 21. Rad1
Nf5 22. Qd3 Nc4 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rb1 Qc7 25. b3 Na3 26. Rc1 Rc8 27. g4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Khusnutdinov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 h6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 c6 8. Ne5
Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qa5 11. Kb1 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 h5 13. e4 O-O-O 14. exd5
cxd5 15. Rh3 Rd7 16. Nb5 a6 17. Rc3+ Kd8 18. Na7 e6 19. Qf3 Ke7 20. Nc8+ Rxc8
21. Rxc8 Rd8 22. Bc7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Quparadze, Giga"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Be7 8. Bg2
Nfd7 9. g5 b5 10. h4 Bb7 11. a3 Nc6 12. Be3 O-O 13. g6 hxg6 14. h5 g5 15. Qd2
Nce5 16. b3 Ng4 17. a4 bxa4 18. Nxa4 Nde5 19. O-O-O Nxe3 20. Qxe3 g4 21. Kb1
Bg5 22. Qg3 Qf6 23. Ne2 Rfd8 24. Rdf1 Rab8 25. f4 gxf3 26. Bxf3 Nxf3 27. Rxf3
Qe5 28. Qxe5 dxe5 29. Nc5 Ba8 30. Nc1 a5 31. N1d3 Rbc8 32. Rg1 Bh6 33. Nxe5
Rxc5 34. Nxf7 Bxe4 35. Nxh6+ Kh7 36. Nf7 Bxc2+ 37. Ka1 Rd1+ 38. Rxd1 Bxd1 39.
Rg3 Bxh5 40. Ng5+ Kh6 41. Nxe6 Re5 42. Nf4 g5 43. Nd3 Rf5 44. Kb2 g4 45. Rg2
Kg5 46. Nf2 Rf3 47. Ka3 Kf4 48. Nxg4 Bxg4 49. Ka4 Bd7+ 50. Kxa5 Rxb3 51. Rd2
Be6 52. Ka4 Rb8 53. Ka5 Ke5 54. Rd3 Bc4 55. Rd7 Bd5 56. Ka6 Kd4 57. Ka7 Rb1 58.
Rc7 Ke5 59. Rd7 Bc6 60. Rd8 Bd5 61. Rd7 Kd4 62. Rc7 Rb2 63. Ka6 Rb3 64. Ka7 Ke5
65. Rd7 Ke6 66. Rd8 Bc6 67. Ka6 Bd7 68. Rh8 Kd6 69. Rh6+ Kc7 70. Ka5 Rb5+ 71.
Ka6 Rg5 72. Rh7 Rg1 73. Ka5 Rg4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. d3 Ne8 10. Nd2 Nc7 11. a3 Rb8 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Nxb4 14. Qb3 Nba6 15.
Ba3 Be6 16. Nde4 b5 17. Bxd6 bxc4 18. Qa4 cxd3 19. Bxf8 dxe2 20. Bxg7 exf1=Q+
21. Bxf1 Kxg7 22. Bxa6 Qd4 23. Bf1 a6 24. Qa5 Nb5 25. Ra4 Qb6 26. Qxb6 Rxb6 27.
Nxb5 axb5 28. Rb4 Bd7 29. Nc3 f5 30. Bxb5 e4 31. Rb1 Be6 32. Be2 Rc6 33. Nb5
Bf7 34. Kf1 Kf6 35. Ke1 g5 36. Rd1 Ke5 37. Rd7 Be6 38. Rxh7 Rc1+ 39. Kd2 Rb1
40. Nc3 Rb2+ 41. Kc1 Rb8 42. h4 Kd4 43. Nb5+ Ke5 44. hxg5 Rg8 45. Re7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. b3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. g3 e5 8. Bg2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. d3 Re8 11. Rc1 Bf5 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. Nde4 b6 14. a3 Nxe4 15.
dxe4 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 Be6 17. Nd5 Bf8 18. e3 f6 19. Bc3 Red8 20. Be1 Ne7 21. f4
exf4 22. gxf4 Nxd5 23. exd5 Bg4 24. Rd3 f5 25. a4 Be2 26. Rd2 Ba6 27. Bh4 Rd7
28. Bh3 g6 29. e4 Bb7 30. Rcd1 Re8 31. e5 Bh6 32. Bg3 Rdd8 33. Rd3 Ba6 34. Rc3
Bb7 35. Bg2 g5 36. fxg5 Bxg5 37. e6 Bf6 38. Rcd3 Bd4+ 39. Rxd4 cxd4 40. d6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D50"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Qd2 Be6 11. O-O h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rfd1 Qb6 14. Rac1
Rfd8 15. Na4 Qc7 16. Nc5 Bg4 17. h3 Bh5 18. Nd3 Bg6 19. Nb4 Be4 20. Nd4 Bxd4
21. exd4 Qd6 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Rc5 Rab8 24. Rdc1 Qg6 25. Bf1 Rd6 26. R1c3 Re8
27. Rg3 Qf6 28. Re3 Rde6 29. Ra5 R8e7 30. Qc3 Kh7 31. b4 Rb7 32. a3 Rbe7 33.
Rc5 Rb7 34. a4 Qe7 35. b5 cxb5 36. axb5 Rd7 37. Qd2 Bf5 38. Rxe6 Qxe6 39. Qf4
Qe4 40. Qd2 Re7 41. Rc1 Qe6 42. Qc3 Rb7 43. Re1 Qd6 44. Qc5 Rd7 45. Qxd6 Rxd6
46. f3 Be6 47. Rc1 Rd7 48. Kf2 g6 49. h4 Kg7 50. g4 Kf6 51. Rc6 Ke7 52. Bd3 g5
53. h5 Rd6 54. Rc3 Rd7 55. Kg3 Kd8 56. f4 f6 57. Rc6 Ke7 58. Kf3 Rd6 59. Rc3
Rd7 60. Rc6 Rd6 61. Rc5 Rd7 62. Rc1 Kd8 63. Re1 Rd6 64. Ra1 Rd7 65. Ra6 Ke7 66.
Rc6 Rd6 67. Rc5 Rd7 68. Rc3 Kd8 69. Rc6 Ke7 70. Rc1 Kd8 71. Re1 Rd6 72. Bg6 Bd7
73. Bd3 Rb6 74. Ra1 Bxb5 75. Bxb5 Rxb5 76. Rxa7 Rb3+ 77. Kf2 gxf4 78. Rf7 Rg3
79. Rxf6 Rxg4 80. Kf3 Rh4 81. Rd6+ Ke7 82. Rxd5 Ke6 83. Ra5 Kd6 84. Re5 Kc6 85.
Ke4 f3+ 86. Kxf3 Rxd4 87. Re6+ Rd6 88. Rxd6+ Kxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. b3 Nc5 11. f3 c6 12. Be3 a6 13. Qd2 Nfd7 14. b4 Ne5 15.
Qe2 Ne6 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Rfe1 Rb8 18. h3 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Bd4
c5 22. Be3 Bc4 23. Qc2 Rec8 24. f4 cxb4 25. fxe5 bxc3 26. exd6 Qd7 27. Bd4
Bxd4+ 28. Rxd4 b4 29. e5 b3 30. axb3 Bxb3 31. Qf2 Be6 32. Rc1 Rb2 33. Qf1 Qa7
34. Qf4 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Ne5 Qc8 8.
Qd3 Nc6 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. Qb5 Nde5 11. f4 a6 12. Qa4 Nd7 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Na3
Nb6 15. Qe4 Be7 16. b3 Qd7 17. Bb2 O-O 18. d3 Qd5 19. Nc4 Nxc4 20. bxc4 Qxe4
21. dxe4 Rab8 22. Bc3 f5 23. e5 Rfd8 24. Kf2 Kf7 25. Rab1 h5 26. Rb3 Rxb3 27.
axb3 Rb8 28. Rb1 g5 29. Ke3 g4 30. Kd3 h4 31. Kc2 h3 32. Ra1 Ra8 33. Be1 Ke8
34. Bf2 Kd7 35. Kc3 a5 36. Kc2 Kc7 37. Be3 Kb6 38. b4 a4 39. bxc5+ Kc7 40. Kc3
Rb8 41. Rxa4 Rb1 42. Ra7+ Kd8 43. Ra8+ Kd7 44. Ra7+ Kd8 45. Ra8+ Kd7 46. Ra7+
Ke8 47. Rc7 Rh1 48. Rxc6 Rxh2 49. Rxe6 Rxe2 50. Kd3 Ra2 51. c6 Kf7 52. Rh6 Ra3+
53. Kd4 Bf8 54. c7 Ra8 55. Rh5 Rc8 56. Rxf5+ Ke6 57. Rh5 Rxc7 58. f5+ Kf7 59.
Bg5 Rd7+ 60. Ke4 Rd1 61. e6+ Kg7 62. Bh6+ Kg8 63. f6 Bd6 64. Bf4 Re1+ 65. Kf5
Bc5 66. f7+ Kg7 67. Be5+ Rxe5+ 68. Kxe5 Kg6 69. Rh4 Be7 70. Kf4 Kg7 71. Rxg4+
Kh7 72. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bf4 Nbd7 7. Qa4 Bc5 8.
cxd5 O-O 9. Nb3 exd5 10. e3 Nb6 11. Qa5 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Qc5 Qe5 14. Be2
Qg5 15. O-O Bh3 16. Bf3 Rac8 17. Qd6 Nc4 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. hxg3 Be6 20. Rab1
Nxb2 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxb2 Rfd8 23. Nd4 b6 24. a4 Rc5 25. Nb5 Bxf3 26. gxf3
Rd7 27. Ra1 h5 28. Nd4 g6 29. Rb5 Rdd5 30. Rab1 Kg7 31. Rxc5 Rxc5 32. Nb5 a6
33. Nd4 Nd5 34. e4 Rc4 35. exd5 Rxd4 36. Rxb6 Rxa4 37. f4 Rd4 38. Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. g3 e5 5. Nge2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. h3
Bf8 9. g4 exd4 10. Qxd4 Nc5 11. Ng3 Nfd7 12. f4 c6 13. Qf2 Nxe4 14. Ncxe4 d5
15. Be3 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Qc7 17. Rad1 Nb6 18. f5 Nd5 19. Bd4 Bd7 20. c4 Nb6 21. b3
Rad8 22. Qh4 Bc8 23. Bb2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Nd7 25. Kh1 Ne5 26. c5 f6 27. Nd6 Bxd6
28. cxd6 Qf7 29. Qg3 h6 30. Re1 Nd7 31. h4 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Kf8 33. Qe6 Nb6 34.
Qe3 Qe8 35. Qd2 Bd7 36. Kh2 Nd5 37. b4 Qe3 38. Qxe3 Nxe3 39. Bf3 Nc4 40. Bd4 b6
41. g5 hxg5 42. hxg5 fxg5 43. f6 g6 44. Bc3 Nxd6 45. Be5 Nc4 46. Bb8 a6 47. Be2
b5 48. Bxc4 bxc4 49. Be5 Kf7 50. Kg3 Bf5 51. Bc3 Ke6 52. Kf3 Kd7 53. Ke3 Be6
54. Ke4 Kd6 55. Be5+ Kd7 56. Bc3 g4 57. Kf4 Kd6 58. a4 Kd5 59. Ba1 g5+ 60. Ke3
g3 61. Kf3 g4+ 62. Kxg3 Ke4 63. f7 Bxf7 64. Kxg4 Kd3 65. Kf5 c3 66. Ke5 Bb3 67.
b5 cxb5 68. axb5 axb5 69. Kd6 Bc4 70. Kc5 c2 71. Bb2 Kd2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bok, Benjamin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. d4 exd4 8.
cxd4 b5 9. Bc2 O-O 10. d5 Na5 11. Nbd2 d6 12. Rb1 c6 13. b4 Nb7 14. dxc6 Nxc6
15. Bb2 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 Qf6 17. Rb1 Be6 18. Bb3 a5 19. bxa5 Rxa5 20. Qe2 Nc5 21.
Bxe6 Nxe6 22. Nb3 Nf4 23. Qd2 Ra4 24. Rfe1 Rfa8 25. Nc1 Ne5 26. Nxe5 Qg5 27.
Qxf4 Qxf4 28. Ned3 Qg5 29. f3 Rxa2 30. Nxa2 Rxa2 31. Nf2 Qc5 32. Rf1 Rc2 33. h3
b4 34. Rb3 Kg7 35. Rbb1 Qe3 36. Rbe1 Qb6 37. Rb1 b3 38. g3 b2 39. Kg2 Qd4 40.
h4 h5 41. Rbd1 Rxf2+ 42. Rxf2 Qxd1 43. Rxb2 Qd3 44. Rf2 f5 45. exf5 gxf5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "255"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Be7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b5 12. e5 d5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. f5
fxe5 15. Qxe5 Bf6 16. Qg3 Qb8 17. Qh3 d4 18. fxe6 dxc3 19. Rhf1 Qe5 20. Rde1
Qg5+ 21. Kb1 Bxg2 22. exf7+ Kf8 23. Qe6 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 Be7 25. bxc3 Rd8 26. h4
Qg6 27. Qe3 h5 28. Rg1 Qf6 29. Rf1 Qxf1+ 30. Bxf1 Rd1+ 31. Kb2 Rxf1 32. a4 bxa4
33. Qd4 a3+ 34. Ka2 Rh7 35. c4 Rfxf7 36. c5 Rf6 37. Qd5 Rhh6 38. Qa8+ Kg7 39.
Qg2+ Rhg6 40. Qd5 Rc6 41. Qxh5 Rxc5 42. Qe2 Bd6 43. h5 Rf6 44. Qg2+ Kh6 45.
Qd2+ Kxh5 46. Qe2+ Kg6 47. Qg2+ Rg5 48. Qe4+ Kh6 49. Qh1+ Rh5 50. Qe4 a5 51.
Qe3+ Rg5 52. Qh3+ Kg6 53. Qd3+ Rgf5 54. Qe4 Kg7 55. Qb7+ Rf7 56. Qg2+ Kf6 57.
Qe4 Re7 58. Qd4+ Ke6 59. Qg4 Ref7 60. Qc4+ Kd7 61. Qa4+ Kc7 62. Qc4+ Kd8 63.
Qd4 Kd7 64. Qa7+ Ke6 65. Qe3+ Re5 66. Qb3+ Ke7 67. Qb7+ Kf6 68. Qf3+ Rf5 69.
Qc3+ Ke7 70. Qe3+ Re5 71. Qd4 Rf3 72. Qh4+ Rf6 73. Qh7+ Kf8 74. Qd3 a4 75. Qd4
Ke7 76. Qxa4 Rc5 77. Qe4+ Be5 78. Qb7+ Rc7 79. Qb4+ Bd6 80. Qe4+ Re6 81. Qh7+
Kd8 82. Qg8+ Re8 83. Qg6 Be5 84. Qd3+ Rd7 85. Qb5 Bd6 86. Qa5+ Rc7 87. Qa8+ Kd7
88. Qa4+ Rc6 89. Qa7+ Bc7 90. Qd4+ Kc8 91. Qg4+ Kb8 92. Qb4+ Rb6 93. Qa4 Re5
94. Qc4 Rb2+ 95. Kxa3 Rb7 96. Qg8+ Ka7 97. Qg1+ Bb6 98. Qg4 Ra5+ 99. Kb3 Bc5+
100. Kc3 Ra3+ 101. Kd2 Bb4+ 102. Ke2 Re7+ 103. Kf1 Bc5 104. Qc4 Kb6 105. Kg2
Rae3 106. c3 Rg7+ 107. Kf1 Rgg3 108. Qb3+ Kc6 109. Qa4+ Kd6 110. Qa6+ Kd5 111.
c4+ Kd4 112. Qa1+ Rc3 113. Qd1+ Kxc4 114. Qa4+ Bb4 115. Qa2+ Kb5 116. Qd5+ Bc5
117. Qd7+ Kb4 118. Qb7+ Ka3 119. Qa6+ Kb2 120. Qb5+ Kc1 121. Qa5 Rcf3+ 122. Ke1
Rg1+ 123. Ke2 Re3+ 124. Kf2 Re5+ 125. Kf3 Rf1+ 126. Kg4 Rfe1 127. Qc3+ Kd1 128.
Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. h4 g4 12. Nd2 Nxg3 13. fxg3 h5 14. Qc2 Na6 15. O-O-O
Qf6 16. Rhf1 Qh6 17. Kb1 Bd7 18. a3 a4 19. Nb5 Nc5 20. Nxc7 Rac8 21. Nb5 Qe3
22. Rfe1 Qxg3 23. Nxd6 Qxg2 24. Qc3 Qf2 25. Nf1 Qf6 26. Nxc8 Nxe4 27. Qe3 Rxc8
28. Ng3 Nxg3 29. Qxg3 e4 30. Rd2 Bf5 31. Ka1 Qb6 32. Rc2 e3 33. Rec1 Bxc2 34.
Rxc2 Qb3 35. Kb1 b5 36. d6 bxc4 37. d7 Rd8 38. Qc7 Qb8 39. Qxb8 Rxb8 40. Rxc4
Rd8 41. Rc8 Bf6 42. Kc2 Bxh4 43. Kd3 Bg5 44. Ke4 Kg7 45. Rxd8 Bxd8 46. Kxe3 f5
47. Bb5 Kf6 48. Bxa4 Bb6+ 49. Ke2 f4 50. Bc6 h4 51. a4 h3 52. b4 h2 53. Bh1 Ke7
54. a5 Bc7 55. Kd3 Kxd7 56. Ke4 f3 57. Ke3 Ke6 58. Kf2 Kf5 59. a6 Kf4 60. a7
Bb6+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d4 exd4 8. e5
Ne4 9. Bd5 Nc5 10. Nxd4 Bb7 11. Nf5 Bf8 12. Nc3 g6 13. Nh6 Bxh6 14. Bxh6 Ne6
15. Ne4 Qh4 16. Nf6+ Ke7 17. Bxe6 Nxe5 18. Bd5 Kxf6 19. Bxb7 Rab8 20. Bd2 Rxb7
21. f4 Kg7 22. Bc3 d6 23. fxe5 b4 24. Qd5 c6 25. Qxc6 Rhb8 26. Be1 Qd4+ 27. Bf2
Qxe5 28. Rad1 Kg8 29. Bd4 Qe6 30. Rfe1 Qc8 31. Qxd6 Qf8 32. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2840"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 Nc6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Qd2 a5 10. Bb5 Be6 11. O-O Na7 12. Be2 Nc8 13. Bb5 Na7 14. Be2 Nc8 15.
Bb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Nf6 7. O-O-O Nbd7 8. Bh6
Bxh6 9. Qxh6 b4 10. Nce2 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Kb1 Qe7 13. Nc1 Qf8 14. Qh4 Qe7
15. Qh6 Qf8 16. Qe3 Qc5 17. Qh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 f6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. O-O
O-O-O 9. Qe2 Nge7 10. b4 c4 11. Bc2 Ng6 12. Re1 Be7 13. a4 fxe5 14. dxe5 Rdf8
15. Na3 Nf4 16. Qd1 Be8 17. Nb5 Qd7 18. Nfd4 Bh5 19. f3 Kb8 20. Be3 Nxg2 21.
Kxg2 Nxe5 22. Bf4 Rxf4 23. Rxe5 g5 24. Qe1 Bf6 25. Rxe6 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27.
Bf5 Qf7 28. Nd6 Qf8 29. Ne6 Qxd6 30. Nxf4 Bc6 31. Ne6 d4 32. Nxd4 Bxd4 33. cxd4
Qxd4 34. Rd1 Qb2+ 35. Qd2 c3 36. Qxb2 cxb2 37. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
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1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 7. O-O Rc8 8.
Re1 e6 9. b3 Ne5 10. d3 Be7 11. Bf4 Nfd7 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Be3 O-O 14. a3 Nb8
15. Rb1 Nc6 16. Qd2 Qa5 17. Qb2 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. a4 bxa4 20. Nxa4 Rfd8 21.
Red1 h6 22. Qc3 Qxc3 23. Nxc3 Rb8 24. Na4 Nd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Kf1 Rdb4 27.
Ke2 Rxb3 28. Rxb3 Rxb3 29. Rc1 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
Ne7 9. Nge2 Nbc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 Be6 12. Qd2 Nf5 13. Rac1 Re8 14. Na4 Qa5
15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. b3 Nc6 17. Rfd1 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Bg4 19. Kf2 Bxe2 20. Kxe2 Nxd4+
21. Kf2 Nf5 22. Rd3 Nxe3 23. Bxd5 Rad8 24. Be4 Ng4+ 25. Kg2 Rxd3 26. Bxd3 Rd8
27. Be2 Rd2 28. Rc8+ Bf8 29. Nc3 Rc2 30. Kf3 Nxh2+ 31. Ke3 Kg7 32. Kd3 Rc1 33.
Rb8 Bd6 34. Rxb7 Bxg3 35. Ne4 Bf4 36. Rxa7 h5 37. b4 Ng4 38. Nc5 Bd6 39. Kd4
Ne5 40. Ra6 Bc7 41. Kd5 h4 42. Ra7 Bb8 43. Ra3 Re1 44. Na6 Rxe2 45. Nxb8 g5 46.
Rh3 Ng6 47. Rh1 Nf4+ 48. Kd4 Rxa2 49. Nc6 Rd2+ 50. Ke4 Nh5 51. Rb1 Ng3+ 52. Ke3
Rd6 53. b5 h3 54. b6 Rxc6 55. b7 Rc3+ 56. Kf2 Ne4+ 57. Kg1 Rg3+ 58. Kh2 g4 59.
Rb2 Re3 60. b8=Q Ng5 61. Rb3 g3+ 62. Qxg3 Rxg3 63. Kxg3 Kg6 64. Rb4 f6 65. Rb6
Kf5 66. Rb5+ Kg6 67. Kg4 h2 68. Rb1 Ne4 69. Rf1 h1=Q 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. O-O a6 12. f4 gxf4 13. Bxf4 Bg7 14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15.
e5 Rf8 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bc7+ Kg8 19. Bxd8 Rxf1+ 20. Bxf1 Rxd8 21.
Qg4 c5 22. Re1 Rxd4 23. Qxe6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. d4 b5 8. Bc2
exd4 9. cxd4 d6 10. d5 Na5 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Rb1 c6 13. dxc6 Naxc6 14. a3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. d3 Bb4+ 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Bd6 5. a3 O-O 6. e3 Re8 7. Qc2 Bf8 8. b4
d6 9. Bb2 a5 10. Be2 Na6 11. Qb3 Bf5 12. O-O h6 13. Bc3 c6 14. Qb2 Nd7 15. Nb3
a4 16. Nbd2 Nc7 17. Rfe1 Bh7 18. Rad1 b6 19. Ne4 f5 20. Ng3 c5 21. Nd2 Rb8 22.
Bh5 Re7 23. Bf3 b5 24. Qc2 Kh8 25. Bc6 Rb6 26. cxb5 Nxb5 27. Bxb5 Rxb5 28. Qxa4
Rb8 29. Qc6 Re8 30. Nc4 Qc8 31. Qf3 d5 32. Qxd5 Nf6 33. Qf3 e4 34. dxe4 cxb4
35. Bxf6 Qxc4 36. Ba1 fxe4 37. Qf4 bxa3 38. Qxh6 Kg8 39. Qf4 Rb7 40. Rc1 Qe6
41. Ne2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4 Bg7 7. Bf4 Be6 8.
Qa3 O-O 9. e3 N8d7 10. Rd1 c6 11. Ng5 Bd5 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Re8 14. Nf3 Nxe5
15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Rxe5 17. Bd3 Qe7 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. f3 f5 20. Kf2 fxe4
21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Nd5 23. Rhe1 Kg7 24. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a3
Bc5 9. c3 Bb6 10. d4 Re8 11. Bg5 d6 12. Qd3 Na5 13. Bd5 c6 14. Ba2 c5 15. dxc5
dxc5 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. b4 Nb7 18. c4 bxc4 19. Bxc4 cxb4 20. axb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
Be6 9. Qd3 O-O 10. Bd2 a5 11. a4 Na6 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 b6 14. Rfd1 Nc7 15.
Bf3 Nd7 16. Bg4 Nf6 17. Bf3 Nd7 18. Bg4 Nf6 19. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Black combines the ideas of Queen's
Gambit Declined and the Nimzo Indian into a complex setup, called the Ragozin
Defence.} 5. cxd5 ({Actually, most games played by Viacheslav Ragozin went} 5.
Qa4+ Nc6 {so the black c7-pawn didn't get into action early as the modern
treatment of this opening demands.}) 5... exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O (7... g5 {
used to be the main move here.} 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 ({There's something to
be said in favour of} 9... Nxg3 10. hxg3 c6 {Black gets his bishop pair at the
cost of weakening his K-side.}) 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rc1 {here Black holds the
balance after the crafty move} Bb2 $1 {first found by Tal and lately used by
Aronian.}) ({Lately, the most attention was focused on} 7... c5 {which,
incidentally, was introduced by R.J. Fischer in the early 1960's.} 8. e3 ({
White can try to interfere with Black's plans by} 8. dxc5 {but then} Nbd7 9. e3
Qa5 {was upheld by both Anand and Carlsen in 2014, and later this line gained
a new supporter in Yu Yanguy. I guess, Black isn't doing so badly there.}) {
and then Black without further ado plays the bold} 8... c4 $1 {What to make of
this structure? White has to try for e3-e4, but it's easier said than done.
One modern example is a rapid game Duda-Wojtaszek, 2015:} 9. Nd2 g5 $1 10. Bg3
Nc6 11. Be2 Bf5 12. a3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. O-O b5 15. f3 Re8 16. Bf2 Bg6 17.
Qc1 a5 18. Re1 b4 19. e4 {with extreme complications.}) 8. e3 Bf5 {Now as
g7-g5 became less attractive (king safety issues) Black still has to try for
more than just a meek transition to a Queen's Gambit Exchange Variation.} (8...
Be7 $2 9. Qc2 {gives White an extra tempo in a familiar pawn structure.}) ({
The solution once again can be seeked in active counterplay:} 8... c5 9. Bd3 c4
10. Bc2 {White's light-squared bishop is much handier on the b1-h7 diagonal.}
Nbd7 11. O-O Qa5 12. Ne2 Re8 13. b3 Ba3 $1 14. bxc4 dxc4 {as once played by GM
Kacheishvili.}) 9. Qb3 {White is trying to hit both d5 and b7 to underline the
problem with Black's previous move.} ({A rather innocuous looking} 9. Bd3 {
nonetheless brought White success in Ragger-Inarkiev, ECC 2016:} Bxd3 10. Qxd3
Nbd7 11. Ne5 {<good old H.N. Pillsbury plan?>} Qe8 12. O-O c6 13. Nxd7 {
<not really>} Nxd7 14. a3 Bd6 15. e4 {Black's pieces are awkwardly placed here.
}) 9... Bxc3+ ({I'm curious about} 9... Nc6 $5 {Black is going full Ragozin.}
10. Be2 (10. Bb5 Rb8) 10... g5 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qd7 14. Rac1 (
14. Qxb7 Rab8 15. Qxc7 Qe6 {is very uncomfortable for the white queen.}) 14...
Na5 15. Qb4 b6 {That light-square blockade has a chance here, hasn't it?}) 10.
bxc3 Nbd7 11. Be2 c5 {All standard issue, and here Grischuk played a new move.}
12. dxc5 {Up to this point the players were following Ding Liren-Leko, 2016} ({
which saw} 12. O-O c4 {We already know the strength of this pawn push working
together with the black bishop controlling the b1-h7 diagonal.} 13. Qb2 Qb6 $11
) 12... Nxc5 13. Qb4 Nce4 ({Pavel took over 20 minutes contemplating} 13...
Nd3+ 14. Bxd3 Bxd3 15. Qd4 Ba6 {and decided against it. Indeed, he had to look
ahead to} 16. Bxf6 {and decide how to recapture. Both options are testing.}
gxf6 {seems the more principled choice.} (16... Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Kd2 {
makes the white king very comfortable, therefore defeating the very purpose of
Black's Ba6.}) 17. Qg4+ Kh7 18. Qf5+ Kg7 19. Nd4 Qc7 20. Rc1 Rae8 21. h4 Re5
22. Qf4 Qc4 23. Rh3 {with unclear consequences.}) 14. Nd4 Bh7 15. O-O {White
has emerged with a castled king and safe pawn structure. Most 1.d4 players
would be content with that. The next order of business is to try for some
advantage by preparing c3-c4.} g5 16. Bg3 Qb6 {Eljanov is looking for
counterplay against White's split pawns. For that he's willing to double his
own pawns, but get the a-file open for the rook. Such strategy is typical for
Pavel's active positional style. In this game, however, he met an opponent to
match his wits.} 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. c4 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Rc5 21. Nb3
$1 Rc7 22. cxd5 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Nxd5 24. Nd4 $1 {White has a small plus based
on the fact that his centralised knight is protected by a pawn, while its
black counterpart is not.} Bg6 ({Illustration:} 24... Rxa2 $2 {loses to} 25.
Bc4 Ra5 26. Nb3) 25. Bb5 Nb4 26. a4 Na6 27. f3 Nc5 28. e4 Rd8 29. Rc4 {
Grischuk conducts the game in classic Capablanca style. His pieces are well
enough placed to keep Black from finding counterplay. Now he will bring the
king up to complete Stage One.} h5 30. Kf2 f6 31. Ke3 Bf7 32. Rb4 Ra8 33. Ne2
Rc8 $2 {A big misstep from Black.} ({Containing the white rook's activity was
a must:} 33... Kf8 $1 {Maybe Pavel worried about} 34. Nc3 (34. Rd4 Ke7) 34...
Ke7 35. Be2 {but then Black has a tactical defence,} Rc8 36. Rxb6 $4 Nd7) 34.
Rd4 {Alexander seizes his chance.} Be8 35. Rd6 Bxb5 36. axb5 Kf7 37. Nc3 Re8
38. Rxb6 f5 39. Rd6 (39. Kd4 Ne6+ 40. Kd5 {looked more decisive.}) 39... fxe4
40. Nxe4 $2 {This isn't the first time a big advantage has slipped away in a
rook ending.} ({White keeps all the aces with the knights on the board.} 40.
fxe4) 40... Nxe4 41. fxe4 Ra8 42. Rd7+ Kf6 $2 {I cannot explain this. Clearly
White's main trump is the b-pawn, so Black had to get his king over to help.} (
{So, play} 42... Ke6 $1 43. Rxb7 {and then start your typical rook checks:}
Ra3+ 44. Kf2 ({It is not difficult to evaluate} 44. Kd4 Rxg3 45. Rh7 (45. b6
Rxg2 46. Rb8 Rb2 47. b7 Kd7 {safe and sound}) 45... h4 46. b6 Rxg2 47. b7 Rb2
48. Kc5 Ke5 49. Kc6 Kxe4 {reaching a draw with moves to spare.}) 44... Ra2+ 45.
Kg1 Rb2 46. b6 Rb1+ 47. Kh2 g4 $3 {The key move to keep the white king out of
play forever.} (47... Kd6 48. g4 $3 h4 49. Rg7) 48. Rb8 (48. Rh7 Ke5 49. Rxh5+
Kxe4 50. Rh6 Kf5) 48... Kd7 49. e5 Kc6 50. e6 Re1 {eliminating White's passers.
}) 43. Rxb7 Ra3+ 44. Kd4 Rxg3 45. b6 {A totally different picture now - the
black king is late coming over to the b-pawn.} Rxg2 46. Rb8 Rb2 47. b7 $1 {
This guarantees a win without the need to get the king involved, as the e-pawn
just marches on.} Kg7 48. e5 g4 49. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Hillarp Persson,T"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 {Who is tricking whom? Did they both expect the Najdorf
through this move order?} d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 {Both players
have the Najdorf in their repertoire so a more advanced theoretical fight than
what we are to witness is hard to imagine. For the poor guy who is to comment
on it it's a complete nightmare. What are the odds that I will get even half
of it right? For those of you who find no interest in theory I recommend you
to skip to move... 31!} 6. Be3 {Nakamura hasn't played this for some time, so
if Grischuk expected the Najorf, it is still unlikely that he managed to guess
the line.} Ng4 {Both players tend to favour this with the black pieces.} (6...
e6 7. f3 (7. Be2 {leads to the Scheveningen System.}) 7... b5 8. Qd2 {leads to
freakishly complicated lines where memory is a key factor.}) (6... e5 {is the
classical Najdorf treatment, when White can either go for the solid} 7. Nf3 ({
or play} 7. Nb3 {, when there is a great likelihood of opposite side castling
and wild attacks.})) 7. Bg5 {White doesn't have much of a choice when it comes
to moving the bishop.} (7. Bc1 Nf6 {is back to square one}) ({and} 7. Bd2 {
is a non-move that leaves Black with the better chances after} Qb6 $1) 7... h6
8. Bh4 g5 {Driving a bishop on to g3 with Ng4/h6/g5 is not a very good idea
generally speaking, but here Black gets a good grip on the dark squares, so
perhaps it is worth it.} 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 {This has been considered to be the
most critical move for a long time, but lately White has had some success with
other moves:} (10. Qd2 Nc6 11. Nb3 {scores well, but this is one of these 
(majority) cases where one must see past the statistics. After} b5 {Black has
been doing well. The latest game went} 12. h4 b4 13. Nd5 Bxb2 14. Rb1 gxh4 15.
Bxh4 Bg7 16. Rc1 {A novelty compared to earlier games.} Nge5 $6 (16... Be6) 17.
f3 $6 (17. c3 $1) 17... Be6 {Shevchenko,K (2450)-Khismatullin,D (2635) 13th
Moscow Open A 2017, with mutual chances.}) (10. Be2 {seems quite challenging
too:} h5 (10... Ne5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Nbc6 13. Nd5 {is similar to our game,
but Be2 should be a better move to have played than h3.}) 11. Bxg4 hxg4 12. O-O
$5 {has scored two wins lately for Bartosz Socko, but the last one seems to
have had little to do with the opening:} Nc6 13. Nf5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. Qxg4
f6 16. f4 Bxf5 17. exf5 gxf4 18. Qxf4 Qxc3 19. Rae1 Kd7 (19... Kf7) 20. Qe4
Rag8 $6 (20... Qd4+ $15) 21. Re3 Qd4 22. Qe6+ {Socko,B (2595)-Vachier Lagrave,
M (2755) World Rapid 2015, and the tables were turning.}) 10... Ne5 ({Black
can also play} 10... Nf6 {, but Black has struggled to find a good reply to}
11. Qf3 {, targeting the weak f5-square.} {The latest game saw} Qb6 12. O-O-O
Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Be2 Nd7 15. Nd5 Ne5 16. Qa3 Rb8 17. h4 g4 18. f4 $36 {
, Schmaltz,R (2485)-Meissner,F (2255) 26th Erfurt Master Open 2016}) 11. Nf5 {
It's interesting to see that Nakamura keeps to the main line here.} ({The
other option is} 11. Be2 Nbc6 12. Nb3 b5 13. a4 b4 14. Nd5 {, when} e6 15. Ne3
Bb7 16. Qd2 Qc7 17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Kb1 Kb8 19. f3 {turned out to be too good
for White, in Ivanchuk,V (2715)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2757) Wijk aan Zee 2015.
The ball seem to be in Black's court here, but considering Nakamura's choice
he seems to have found a way to throw it back into White's.}) 11... Bxf5 12.
exf5 Nbc6 (12... Qa5 13. Qd5 $1 $14 {Spasov,V-Kempinski,R/Leon 2001}) (12...
Nbd7 {temporarily took over as the main line in 2016.} {The latest word here
was:} 13. Be2 Rc8 14. O-O Nb6 15. Rb1 O-O 16. f4 Nec4 17. fxg5 Ne3 18. Qd3 Nxf1
19. gxh6 {Najer,E (2680)-Artemiev,V (2665) TCh-RUS Men 2016, which left White
with a strong initative for the exchange.}) 13. Nd5 {This knight is seriously
misplaced on c3 (where it can easily become a tactical liability after moves
like Qa5 and Rc8), so White is planning to play c3 and thus dissolve the
pressure along the h8-a1 diagonal.} e6 (13... O-O {has almost only been played
by engines, so I am suspicious about its logic. After} 14. Be2 e6 15. Ne3 d5
16. fxe6 fxe6 17. O-O {Black's acitivity doesn't quite make up for the weak
central pawns.} (17. Bh5 d4 18. Ng4 Qa5+) 17... Ng6 18. c4 (18. c3) 18... d4
19. Ng4 Nf4 20. Bxf4 Rxf4 21. Bd3 Nb4 (21... h5 22. Nh2 Ne5) 22. Re1 h5 23. Nh2
Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Qf6 25. Re2 Qf5 26. Rd1 Rf8 $36 {Carlsen,M-Adly,A/Reykjavik 2006
(0-1 68)}) (13... Nd7 14. c3 Nf6 15. Nxf6+ $6 (15. Bc4) 15... Bxf6 16. Bd3 Ne5
17. Be4 {Yeo Min Yang,E-Wynn Zaw Htun/1st Asean IM, Bangkok THA 2004, left
White with a typical advantage. The problem for Black is that none of the pawn
breaks really works. If it was possible to exchange the dark-squared bishops,
then Black might be all right, but this takes a lot of time and it is not sure
that White will cooperate.}) 14. fxe6 {White can postpone this move, but
sooner or later it has to be played.} fxe6 15. Ne3 Qa5+ {This move has already
been played no less than 200 times.} (15... O-O 16. Be2 Qe7 (16... d5 17. O-O
Ng6 18. c4 d4 {has not been seen in a tournament since 2008. Perhaps it's
because} 19. Qc2 {looks quite strong, but it could also just be that Black's
pawn structure seems hard to make sense of. If you are strong on the dark
squares, you don't want to place all of your pawns there.}) 17. O-O Rad8 18.
Bh5 $1 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2670)-Anand,V (2788) San Luis 2005, and with the
bishop out of the way and Black's kingside pawns robbed of their dynamism,
White was better.}) ({A tricker way to play it is} 15... Qe7 16. Be2 O-O-O $5 {
The problem is that White still controls h5 and will make contact with Black's
king first:} 17. O-O d5 18. c3 Nd7 19. Rc1 Be5 20. Bxe5 Ndxe5 21. b4 Kb8 22.
Nc2 Ng6 {Gara,A-Huang Qian/36th Olympiad w, Calvia ESP 2004, White could have
kept the steam up with} 23. b5 $1) 16. c3 Nf3+ $5 {According to my database,
this move was first played by the relatively unknown player Rodriquez Ibran in
2003. Some years later it caught on and became the main line.} (16... d5 17.
Be2 O-O {is basically a worse version of 15...0-0, since the queen is badly
placed on a5, whereas c3 helps White.}) 17. Qxf3 Bxc3+ {This is the whole idea
behind Black's 16th move.} 18. Kd1 ({Not} 18. bxc3 Qxc3+ 19. Kd1 Qxa1+ 20. Kd2
Qxa2+ 21. Nc2 Qxc2+ $1 {when Black gets a clear advantage.}) 18... Qa4+ 19. Nc2
Bxb2 {The engine now states: "0.00", which ought to mean that the position is
absolutely equal. It could also be the engine-equivalent of "I have no idea".
At a dinner with my chess club in Malmö, Georg Meier said something that
caught my imagination: "Eventually the engines will be so strong that it makes
no sense to use them".He meant that if chess is indeed a draw with best play
and the engines come to see that clearly, then most positions in the 0.01-0.5
spectrum (and perhaps higher) will be evaluated as precisely "0.00".} 20. Rc1
$1 {This has proved to be the most challenging move.} ({An early encounter went
} 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. axb3 Bxa1 22. Nxa1 Ke7 {Svidler,P (2738)-Topalov,V (2788)
San Luis 2005, with an unclear game.}) 20... Rc8 {Grischuk took 22 minutes to
play this move, which he has played before himself. Nakamura continued to
blitz out his moves.} (20... Bxc1 21. Qf6 Kd7 ({Another possibility would be} 
21... Bb2 22. Qxb2 e5 {, but after} 23. Bd3 {White's position looks preferable
anyway.} O-O-O 24. f3 Kb8 25. Qb3 Qxb3 26. axb3 Rc8 27. Kd2 Rhf8 28. Be4 Rcd8
29. Rb1 d5 30. Bd3 Kc8 31. Re1 $14) 22. Kxc1 Qxa2 23. Bd3 {in Svidler,P (2735)
-Grischuk,A (2726) Mexico City 2007 this gave White the advantage. A game that
have been expertly commented upon in ChessBase Magazine, by Mihail Marin.} Rac8
24. Rd1 {White has completed his development (true, not in a very orthodox way)
and is the first to create strong threats against the enemy king.} d5 ({
For instance, the tempting} 24... Nb4 $2 {, threatening mate in two, loses to}
25. Bb5+ $1 {followed by Rxd6+.}) 25. Bf5 Rhe8 26. Qf7+ Kd8 {It might seem
that Black has defended and can think about finally launching his counterplay
against the c2-knight.} 27. Re1 $3 {A very strong move, increasing the
pressure against the e6-pawn.} Qa3+ ({The simplifications initiated by this
move will not bring Black any relief, but it is hard to suggest an improvement.
The key point is that Black is still slow with his counterplay. For instance,} 
27... Nd4 $2 {loses the knight to} 28. Qf6+) ({while} 27... Nb4 {allows an
attack with checks:} 28. Qf6+ Re7 29. Qf8+ Kd7 30. Bxe6+ Rxe6 31. Qf7+ Kd8 32.
Qg8+ $1) 28. Nxa3 Ne5+ 29. Kd2 Nxf7 30. Bxe6 Rc6 31. Bxf7 Rxe1 32. Kxe1 b5 33.
Kd2 {White has a decisive material advantage, maintaining an acceptable
coordination. The rest is easy.} b4 34. Nc2 b3 35. Nd4 Rb6 36. Kc1 a5 37. Bxd5
a4 38. Be5 b2+ 39. Kb1 a3 40. Ba2 Rb7 41. Bd6 Rd7 42. Nb5 {1-0 Svidler,
P-Grischuk,A/Mexico City 2007/CBM 120/[Marin,M] 6...Ng4-10.h3 Se5 general 2016
[Tiger]}) 21. Bd3 Rf8 {Now we are "down to" only about a hundred games in the
databases.} ({If} 21... Bxc1 {then} 22. Qf6 {is annoying. For instance} Kd7 23.
Kxc1 Nb4 24. Qg7+ Kc6 25. Nxb4+ Qxb4 26. Kd1 $14 {Almeida,D (2341)-Piccoli,F 
(2335) ICCF 2012} (26. Qb2 Kd7+ 27. Bc2 Qxb2+ 28. Kxb2 Rc6 29. Bb3 b5 30. h4
Rcc8 $14) (26. a3 Kb6+ 27. Kd1 Qc3 28. Qxc3 Rxc3 29. Ke2 Rxa3 $15)) 22. Qh5+ ({
The lines after} 22. Qg4 {become long and forced. I honestly doesn't
understand them:} Nd4 23. Re1 Qxa2 24. Re4 Bxc1 25. Rxd4 Bf4 26. Bxf4 Rxf4 27.
Rxf4 gxf4 28. Qg8+ Kd7 29. Qf7+ Kd8 30. Qf8+ Kd7 31. Qxf4 Qd5 32. Qf7+ Kd8 33.
Ke2 Rxc2+ 34. Bxc2 Qe5+ {Karjakin,S (2760)-Grischuk,A (2771) Moscow 2010, and
after another 11 checks the game ended in a draw.}) 22... Ke7 (22... Kd7 {
has also been played a number of times and if I was to chose a move by
instinct here, this would be it. A possible downside is that} 23. Qxh6 Bxc1 (
23... Qxa2 24. Ke2) 24. Kxc1 Qxa2 25. Rd1 $1 {leaves the king wishing it had
gone to d7. Not conclusive though.}) 23. Qxh6 Bxc1 24. Re1 Ne5 25. Rxe5 dxe5
26. Kxc1 Qa3+ 27. Kd2 Rxc2+ 28. Bxc2 Qb4+ 29. Ke2 Qb5+ 30. Ke1 Qb4+ {This has
been played before too, with a draw as a result. But instead of taking the
draw Nakamura continues:} 31. Kf1 $1 {A novelty and a strong move, that I
guess was part of Nakamura's preparation. Black gets to take the bishop on c2,
but the ruined pawn structure and the vulnerable position of Black's king
gives White plenty of compensation for the slight material deficit.} Qc4+ 32.
Kg1 $1 Qxc2 33. Qxg5+ Kf7 34. Qxe5 {Other moves are also possible, but
centralising the queen, while keeping f2 properly protected seems like a good
idea.} Qd1+ $6 ({I believe Black should just grab the pawn on a2, thus getting
a passed pawn of his own.} 34... Qxa2 {After} 35. Qc7+ Kg6 36. Qxb7 a5 {
it is hard to evaluate the position with precision, but one thing is sure.
White is trying to win, while Black is trying to draw. If White is able to
find a way to push the h-pawn two steps forward while putting the bishop on e5,
then Black will be in trouble. If the engine is to be believed we are - again
- at a 0.00 situation, but it doesn't mean a thing for a human. Grischuk's
reaction, to bring the queen closer to the defence, is a very natural one.})
35. Kh2 Qd5 36. Qc7+ Kg8 37. Be5 Rf7 38. Qc3 (38. Qc8+ $5 Rf8 39. Qc3 {looks
even stronger. Black's rook is a better defender on the seventh rank.}) 38...
Kf8 39. f4 {The last five moves have been a success for White. With the bishop
safely installed on e5 it becomes possible to move the kingside pawns forward.}
Ke7 40. Qc8 Qc6 41. Qg8 Qe8 42. Qg3 Kd8 43. h4 Rh7 44. Qg5+ Kd7 45. g4 Qc8 46.
Qg6 $2 {According to the notes I have, Nakamura thought for more than 20
minutes before playing this move and still he misses the win. I do not think
that he missed it because he doesn't calculate well enough, but rather because
he is used to calculating almost too well. The result is that he looks for a
very forced win with very small margins, when a small mistake in the
calculation will upset everything.} ({The rather natural} 46. h5 {seems to set
White up for a win. Qg6, followed by h6 and g5, is hanging in the air, so
Black must act, now:} Qc2+ 47. Kg3 Qe4 (47... Kc6 48. Qg6) 48. Qg6 Qxg6 49.
hxg6 Rh6 50. f5 {and the two passed pawns will win the game for White. Perhaps
Nakamura was afraid that Black would get the chance to sacrifice the rook for
two pawns and then hold the endgame since the a-pawn is of the wrong colour?!
Perhaps there was another reason.} exf5 51. gxf5 Rh1 52. Bd4 {stopping the
rook from coming to g1 is the key.} (52. Kg4 Rg1+ 53. Kh5 Rf1 54. Kg5 Ke7 55.
Bd4 Rc1 56. Bb6 a5 57. a4 Rc2 (57... Rc3 58. f6+ Ke6 59. f7 Rf3 60. Bc5) 58.
f6+ Ke6 59. f7) 52... Rc1 53. Kf4 Ke7 54. f6+ Ke6 55. f7 Rf1+ 56. Ke4 Rxf7 57.
gxf7 Kxf7 58. Kd5 Ke7 59. Kc5 b5 60. Kb6 Kd7 61. Kxa6 Kc7 62. Be5+ {and Black
doesn't reach the corner with the king. Not exactly a conclusive variation,
but an indication. It must feel terrible to miss such a great chance to win
the game.}) 46... Rxh4+ 47. Kg3 Rh1 48. f5 Rg1+ 49. Kh2 Qc2+ {This is another
move that could be missed. Now Black holds the draw without much effort.} 50.
Kxg1 Qc5+ 51. Kg2 Qxe5 52. Qf7+ Kd6 53. Qf8+ Kd5 54. f6 Qe4+ 55. Kh2 Qxg4 56.
Qg7 Qf4+ 57. Kh3 Qf5+ 58. Kh4 Kd6 59. Qg3+ (59. f7 Qf4+ 60. Kh5 Qf5+ 61. Kh6
Qh3+ 62. Kg6 Qf5+ {is also a draw.}) 59... Kd7 60. Qg7+ (60. Qg7+ Kd6 61. Qg3+
Kd7 62. Qg7+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Bg5 Bc6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Nxc4 Be4 14. Qb3 a5
15. Nfe5 Bd5 16. Rac1 Re8 17. Qc2 c6 18. e4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Qb6 20. d5 cxd5 21.
exd5 Bb4 22. dxe6 Rxe6 23. Nd7 Nxd7 24. Rxd7 Rf6 25. Rc2 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27.
Qc8 Rd6 28. Bxb7 g6 29. Ba6 Kg7 30. Qxd8 Rxd8 31. Rc7 Re8 32. Bc4 Re7 33. Rc6
Re5 34. b3 h5 35. Kg2 g5 36. Rc7 Re7 37. Rc8 Re5 38. h3 h4 39. g4 Re7 40. Rd8
Kf6 41. Rd3 Re4 42. Bd5 Re7 43. Rf3+ Kg7 44. Bc4 f6 45. Rd3 Re4 46. Rd7+ Re7
47. Rd8 Re5 48. Rg8+ Kh7 49. Kf3 Re7 50. Rb8 Kg7 51. Rb6 Re5 52. Be6 Kf8 53.
Rb8+ Ke7 54. Bc4 Kd7 55. Rb6 f5 56. Rb7+ Kd6 57. gxf5 Rxf5+ 58. Kg4 Rxf2 59.
Kxg5 Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[Annotator "Hillarp Persson,T"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 ({The more popular line} 5. cxd5
Nxd5 (5... exd5 {leads to the Tarrasch Defence, when the early Nc3 somewhat
narrows White's options.}) 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+
10. Qxd2 O-O {is frequently seen at the top and leads to positions where White
has to keep up the pressure or accept an early draw. Grischuk's choice is more
of a let's-play-a-long-game-and-see-who's-best kind of move.}) 5... Nc6 6. cxd5
Nxd5 ({The alternative is to play} 6... exd5 {, when} 7. Bb5 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9.
dxc5 ({Karpov played some marvellous games with} 9. h3 {in the nineties.}) 9...
Bxc5 10. b3 Bg4 11. Bb2 {leads to positions where White keeps some positional
pressure without taking much of a risk.}) 7. Bd3 (7. Bc4 {is another standard
move that has become less popular. The reason might be that after} cxd4 8. exd4
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bf6 {White has run out of practical moves that don't
involve moving either Bc4 or Nc3 and after} 11. Ne4 b6 {is it suddenly quite
unclear why the bishop was any better off on c4. It should have been in order
to undermine d5, but d5 stays solid:} 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. d5 Na5 $1)
7... cxd4 8. exd4 Bb4 ({Black can also play} 8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bf6 {
, when} 11. Be4 Nce7 12. Qd3 g6 (12... h6 13. Ne5 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Nf5 {has a
solid reputation.}) 13. Bh6 Bg7 {has been played many times. The latest
encounter on a high level went:} 14. Bg5 $5 f6 (14... Qd6 {is suggested by
Krasenkow in CBM.}) 15. Bd2 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 $1 ({Necessary, since} 16. bxc3 $2 f5
{is losing.}) 16... Nd5 17. Qb3 b6 18. Bb4 $1 Rf7 19. Nd2 Bb7 20. Ba3 Qd7 (
20... Rc7 $5) 21. Nc4 Bf8 22. Bxf8 Rfxf8 23. g3 Rac8 24. Bg2 Kg7 25. a4 Rfd8
26. a5 b5 $6 27. Nd2 {Ding,L (2778)-Bu,X (2723) Danzhou 2016, when White
managed to squeeze out a win with help from the weak c5-square.}) 9. O-O $1 {
Although this isn't exactly a novelty, it is the first time someone has tried
it at such a high level. It makes a lot of sense to play this move if it isn't
good for Black to take the pawn. So, is it?} ({A famous option is} 9. Qc2 Ba5
10. a3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. O-O $13 {which has
been played in more than a hundred tournament games.}) (9. Bd2 {is another
recurring move.}) 9... O-O {It seems that Mamedyarov didn't fancy entering a
position where Grischuk might have something sharp prepared. Still, this move
surprised me, as it give White virtually an extra tempo over the lines where
White protects c3.} ({Logical continuations like} 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11.
Rb1 {and}) (9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nxc3 11. Qb3 {leave White with a strong
initiative for the pawn. A correspondence game continued:} Nd5 12. Ba3 Qb6 13.
Bb5 a6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Qa4 f6 16. Nd2 {Panyushkin,B (2280)-Wuttke,J (2221)
ICCF 2012, followed by Nc4, gave White a nasty initiative.}) ({The game
Nikolenko,O (2534)-Kharitonov,A (2548) Moscow 2010, saw} 9... h6 {; a move
that aims to once again force White into protecting c3. However, White
continued in logical fashion with} 10. Bc2 $1 {and Black soon found himself in
a bad situation:} Be7 {(now Black has lost 2 (!!) tempi on a normal line)} (
10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxc3 12. Qd3 Nd5 {looks logical and might even set a
question mark on whether it was such a great idea to play Bc2.}) 11. a3 Nf6 12.
Qd3 b6 13. Ba4 Bd7 14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Ne5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxd7+ Nxd7 18.
Rd1 Qc7 19. Qe4+ {and Black resigned.}) 10. Bc2 {The World Blitz 2016 saw 2
games with this position, though through a different move order where Black
played 0-0 before Nc6. This make the sacrifice of a pawn at c3 less strange,
as there is a Bxh7+/Qc2 tactic that works for White.} Bd7 (10... Be7 11. Qd3 g6
12. a3 Nxc3 (12... Qb6 $5) 13. bxc3 b6 14. Re1 Bb7 15. h4 $6 {Typical idea,
although more common before Black plays g6.} Bxh4 16. Nxh4 Qxh4 17. Re3 Ne7 $2
18. Rg3 $1 {Black's queen is in trouble.} Nf5 19. Bg5 Qh5 20. Bd1 Nxg3 21. Qxg3
{1-0 (21) So,W (2770)-Nakamura,H (2785) Ultimate Blitz Challenge 2016}) (10...
Nf6 11. Re1 h6 12. Qd3 Bd6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 f5 15. Qe2 Nb4 16. Bb3 Nd5 17.
Bd2 Bd7 18. Ne5 Rf6 19. Qf3 Bc6 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Rac1 Rc8 22. Rc2 Qb6 $2 23.
Rxe6 $1 {1-0 (23) Ivanchuk,V (2745)-Anand,V (2775) World Blitz 2016}) 11. a3
Bxc3 ({It is a question of taste whether one prefers} 11... Be7 {or the move
in the game. However, after retreating the bishop Black is a tempo down (a3)
on a line where Be7 is played immediately on move 8. Does that mean that it is
bad? No, not really, but Bd7 looks pretty passive.}) 12. Qd3 f5 $5 {A
principled defence. Mamdeyarov is giving up some dark squares in order to be
able to control the light squares.} 13. bxc3 b5 $1 14. a4 $1 {Fighting back.
If Black can get a solid grip on c4, then White has no hope of winning the
game.} a6 ({The engine comes up with} 14... Rc8 $5 15. axb5 Na5 {, when
Black's grip on the light squares makes it hard for White to claim anything
but a modest advantage. After} 16. Bd2 Nc4 17. Bb3 Bxb5 18. Rfc1 a6 {there's a
lot to be played for still.}) 15. Re1 Qc7 16. Ng5 $5 {In a sense this is a
difficult position for White, since there are so many good moves to chose from.
You know that you are better and want to find a move that proves it. And,
while you find one after another move that is just that; better, you fail to
find one that is better than the rest. The clock ticks...} ({Instead, the
natural} 16. Bb3 {, leads to a forced variation:} Na5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Ba3
Rfe8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Bb4 Nc4 {, where it is not clear that White's advantage
will win the game.}) 16... Qd6 ({There is something to be said for the
seemingly passive} 16... Nd8 {, as it gains a tempo on the c3-pawn and thus a
tempo for the defence. After} 17. Bd2 Rc8 {Black is set to take on a4 and swap
off as much as possible of the queenside. With the queenside gone, Black's
chances of survival increase rapidly, as there is only one weakness in his
position (e5).}) 17. Qd2 $5 {A very strange move that I would sure have put a
"?!" to, if it wasn't that my respect for this guy is just too big for that. I
guess he had a chat with his pieces and the queen said: "I don't belong here"..
. "but I still need to keep an eye on c3". Perhaps what happened was quite
another story.} ({The simple} 17. Bb3 {looks like a good alternative. To my
understanding, after f5 is played, the bishop on c2 is more misplaced than the
queen.}) 17... h6 18. Nf3 {Back to square... f3.} Rfc8 {Black has managed to
get some coordination and is closing in on equality. White must act
energetically.} 19. Ba3 $1 Qf4 ({After} 19... b4 20. cxb4 Ncxb4 21. Bb3 a5 22.
Ne5 {Black has not been able to swap the a-pawns, which makes the vulnerable
e5-square mush more of a problem. Later on it is quite likely that a5 will
become a "second weakness".}) 20. Qxf4 $5 {A human and strong move. The
resulting middle-endgame is no fun at all for Black.} ({It was also possible
to play} 20. Qd3 {, but then White would face more of the same dilemmas that
occurred on move 16.}) 20... Nxf4 21. Bc5 {Ahhhh, the bishop said. Earlier
this was White's most passive piece, but now it has found a nice outpost.} Na5
22. Ne5 Be8 23. g3 Nd5 {.} 24. Ra3 $1 {I played billiards the other day with a
friend who used to be at the top of her sport. She said that you could easily
recognize a good billiard player from a distance; in how they held the cue and
in how they leaned down when taking a shot. In chess I believe it is a clear
sign of a strong player, that they do not exchange pawns unless it is called
for. Many amateurs would have exchanged on b5 a long time ago, but a strong
player realises that Black has only two options with the b-pawn; either to
take on a4, thus leaving White with a strong c-pawn (and Black with a weak
a-pawn); or to play b4, when the exchange of the b- and c-pawns will leave the
a-pawns still on the board. With the a-pawns still on the board, White's
advantage is bigger.} bxa4 $1 {So, Black went for the first of the options and
now the c-pawn becomes a real menace.} 25. c4 Nf6 26. Bxa4 Bxa4 27. Rxa4 Nc6
28. Nd3 $6 {This lets Black back into the game.} ({The simple} 28. Nxc6 Rxc6
29. Ba3 {leaves White with some advantage, although it should be manageable
for Black. Mamedyarov has defended very well up until now.}) 28... Ne4 29. Bb6
Rcb8 $6 {Another small mistake and White takes a hold on the initiative again.}
({Here} 29... a5 $1 30. f3 (30. c5 $6 Nc3 $1 {, followed by Nb5 and Nbxd4, is
good for Black.}) 30... Rab8 31. fxe4 Rxb6 {is about equal. For instance} 32.
d5 Nb4 33. Nxb4 axb4 34. dxe6 Rxe6 35. Rxb4 fxe4 {with equality.}) 30. c5 Kf7
$1 ({Now} 30... Nc3 {doesn't work anymore since the knight is unstable on c6
after} 31. Rc4 Nb5 32. Rxe6) 31. Rea1 Nc3 32. Rxa6 Rxa6 33. Rxa6 Ne2+ 34. Kg2
Nexd4 {Black has kept White's advantage to a minimum and should be able to
draw.} 35. Bc7 $1 Rc8 36. Bd6 g5 $1 37. f4 {A surprising move. I would have
played f3, in order to still keep an eye on the light squares. Grischuk seems
mostly intent on getting his king out of the box.} gxf4 $2 {Now this move I do
not like. Why give the white king more scope?} ({After} 37... g4 38. Kf2 Nf3
39. h3 h5 40. Ke3 Ke8 {the engine doesn't spot a way forward for White and me
neither.}) 38. gxf4 Ke8 39. Rb6 {!!? A very tricky move at a very tricky
moment.} ({White is better after} 39. Kg3 Kd7 40. Kh4 Nf3+ 41. Kh5 Nxh2 42. Rb6
(42. Kxh6 Ng4+ 43. Kg7 e5 $1) 42... Ng4 43. Rb7+ Ke8 44. Rg7 {, but it is not
a good moment to enter a long forced line on move 39, unless one knows exactly
what will happen there.}) 39... Ra8 40. Ne5 $1 {Suddenly Black's troubles
become very real.} Ra2+ $1 (40... Rc8 41. Nxc6 Nxc6 (41... Rxc6 42. Be5 $1 {
is quite beautiful.}) 42. Rb7 {and Black is miserably passive.}) 41. Kg3 Ra3+
42. Kg2 Ra2+ 43. Kg3 Ra3+ 44. Kh4 $1 Nxe5 45. Bxe5 ({Not} 45. fxe5 $2 Rc3 {
, when Black's f-pawn is as strong, if not more so, than White's c-pawn.})
45... Nf3+ 46. Kh5 Nxe5 47. fxe5 Kd7 48. Kg6 f4 $2 {The losing move.} ({
The rocky road towards the draw goes:} 48... Re3 $1 {It is important to lure
the king to the f-file, where it will be in the way of the rook when the
f5-pawn starts running.} 49. Kf6 f4 50. Rxe6 (50. Rd6+ Kc7 51. Kxe6 f3 52. Kd5
Rd3+ 53. Ke4 f2 54. Rf6 Rd2 55. h4 Re2+ 56. Kd5 h5 57. Rf7+ Kd8 58. Ke6 Kc8 59.
Rf3 Kc7 60. Kf6 Kc6 61. e6 Kxc5 62. e7 Kd6 {with a draw.}) 50... f3 51. Rd6+
Kc7 52. Rd1 f2 53. Rf1 Rf3+ 54. Kg7 Kd7 55. h4 h5 56. Kg6 Ke6 57. c6 Kxe5 58.
c7 Rc3 59. Rxf2 Rxc7 {and again, we have reached a drawn position.}) 49. Rd6+
Ke7 $2 (49... Kc7 $1 50. Rxe6 Re3 51. Rf6 Rxe5 52. Kxh6 Rxc5 53. Rxf4 Kd7 {
is still a draw.}) 50. c6 f3 (50... Ra7 51. Kxh6 f3 52. Rd3 $18) 51. Rd7+ Ke8
52. Rf7 Rc3 53. c7 h5 54. Rxf3 Rxc7 55. Rh3 $1 {The last key to the win. The
king can not be kept out of f6 for ever.} Kd7 (55... Rf7 56. Rxh5 Rf1 57. h4
Rf2 58. Rh7 Rf5 59. Rh8+ Ke7 60. Rh5 Rf1 61. Rh7+ Kf8 62. h5 Rf2 63. Ra7 {
and Black can only buy more time by giving up the e-pawn.}) 56. Rxh5 Rc4 57.
Rh7+ Kc6 58. Kf6 Kd5 59. Rd7+ Ke4 60. Rd1 Rc2 1-0

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf4 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. c3 d5 14. Nd2
g6 15. Nf3 Ng7 16. Qe3 c6 17. Re1 Be6 18. Ne5 Qa5 19. a3 Re8 20. Nd3 Qd8 21.
Qd2 Bf5 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Qe3 Qxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2017.07.26"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2017.04.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shanghai"]
[BlackTeam "Zhejiang"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. a5 d6 10. d3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nbd2 Rb8 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 Rb5 15.
d4 exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Nf1 c5 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Qb3 Qc8 20. Qc4 Nc6 21. Bd2
Ng4 22. Bc3 Rxf3 23. gxf3 Nge5 24. Qe2 c4 25. f4 Nd3 26. Qg4 g6 27. f5 Nxe1 28.
Rxe1 Ne5 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30. Ng3 c3 31. fxg6 Rg5 32. gxh7+ Kh8 33. Qf3 c2 34. Rc1
Rc5 35. Qf7 Qf8 36. Qxf8+ Bxf8 37. Nf1 Bh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2017.07.27"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Dai, Changren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2423"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2017.04.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tianjin"]
[BlackTeam "Shanghai"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Nfd7 8. g5
b5 9. a3 Be7 10. Be3 Bb7 11. h4 Nc6 12. Qd2 Rc8 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. O-O-O Rb8 15.
Kb1 a5 16. Qd4 O-O 17. f3 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Na2 d5 20. b3 Bc5 21. Qd2 Qa5
22. Bd4 Ra8 23. Nc1 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 dxe4 25. fxe4 Bxe4 26. Rh2 Nb6 27. Nd3 Rfd8
28. Qb2 Nd5 29. Re1 Nc3+ 30. Kc1 Bxd3 31. Bxd3 Rxd3 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2017.07.28"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Tongsen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.04.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shanghai"]
[BlackTeam "Qingdao"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Na4 Qa5 13. b3 Nc5 14. a3 Nxa4 15.
axb4 Qc7 16. bxa4 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. f4 Nb6 19. Rh3 Rc8 20. Bf2 Nc4 21. Bxc4
Qxc4 22. Rb3 Be7 23. Kb2 Kd7 24. f5 Rc7 25. Be1 a5 26. Qf2 axb4 27. fxe6+ fxe6
28. Nxe6 Qxg4 29. Nxc7 Qxd1 30. Bxb4 Qh5 31. e6+ Kxc7 32. Qf4+ Kc6 33. Bxe7 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2017.07.29"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Liu, Qingnan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2017.04.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shenzhen"]
[BlackTeam "Shanghai"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. O-O Qc7 8.
c4 b6 9. Nc3 e6 10. b3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Be7 12. b4 O-O 13. a3 Rac8 14. Rac1 Qb8 15.
h3 Rfe8 16. Rfd1 Bf8 17. Nd2 Ba8 18. Qe3 Qb7 19. f4 h6 20. Qf2 Red8 21. Bd3 Qb8
22. Re1 Be7 23. Nb3 Nh7 24. Nd4 Nhf8 25. Nf3 Ng6 26. Qe3 Nh4 27. Nh2 Ng6 28.
Nf3 Nh4 29. Nh2 Ng6 30. Rc2 e5 31. g3 b5 32. cxb5 exf4 33. gxf4 axb5 34. Rf1
Nf6 35. Rg2 d5 36. Nxd5 Rxd5 37. exd5 Nxd5 38. Qg3 Bh4 39. Qf3 Ndxf4 40. Be4
Bxe4 41. Qxe4 Nxg2 42. Qxg2 Qg3 43. Bd4 Rc2 44. Qxg3 Bxg3 45. Ng4 Nf4 46. Rf3
Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Zeng, Chongsheng"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B68"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2017.04.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chongqing"]
[BlackTeam "Shanghai"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 b5 11. e5 b4 12. exf6 bxc3 13. Qxc3 gxf6 14. Bh4 d5
15. Nd4 Qa5 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Bd3 f5 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Rhe1 Kf6 20. b3 Nb7 21.
c4 Rhc8 22. Kb2 dxc4 23. Bxc4 Nc5 24. Re5 Rab8 25. Ka3 Bb5 26. Bxb5 axb5 27.
Kb2 h5 28. g3 h4 29. Nc2 Ne4 30. g4 Nf2 31. g5+ Kg6 32. Rd4 h3 33. Re3 Rh8 34.
Rd2 Ne4 35. Rdd3 Rh4 36. Rf3 Rbh8 37. Ne3 f6 38. gxf6 Kxf6 39. Ka3 Ra8+ 40. Kb2
Rg8 41. Rd1 Rh7 42. a3 Ra8 43. Nf1 Rha7 44. b4 Rg8 45. Ne3 Rh7 46. Rff1 Rh4 47.
Rd3 Ke7 48. Kb3 Rc8 49. Kb2 Nd6 50. Rc3 Rxc3 51. Kxc3 Ne4+ 52. Kc2 Nf6 53. Kb3
Nh5 54. a4 bxa4+ 55. Kxa4 Nxf4 56. Ka5 Ng2 57. Nxf5+ exf5 58. Rxf5 Kd6 59. b5
Ne3 60. Rf6+ Kc5 61. Rc6+ Kd5 62. Rc3 Nc4+ 63. Kb4 Nd6+ 64. Ka5 Rh5 65. Rb3 Ke4
66. Ka6 Nxb5 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2017.08.19"]
[Round "13.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bai, Jinshi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2017.04.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shanghai"]
[BlackTeam "Hangzhou"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Re1 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c6 13. Bb3 h6 14. h3 Bd6 15.
Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Nc5 17. Ba3 Nxb3 18. Qxb3 Re8 19. Qxb7 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21.
Bd6 Ra4 22. Re2 Rea8 23. Rb2 R8a6 24. Bc7 Be6 25. Rxb6 Rxb6 26. Bxb6 Rxa2 27.
Rd1 Rc2 28. Rd3 Kh7 29. Bc5 Re2 30. Be3 Rc2 31. Bd2 Ra2 32. f3 Ra5 33. Re3 Ra2
34. Be1 g5 35. Rd3 Re2 36. Bg3 Rc2 37. Bf2 Rc1+ 38. Kh2 Rc2 39. Kg3 h5 40. Be3
Kg6 41. Bd2 Kf5 42. h4 gxh4+ 43. Kxh4 Kxe5 44. Kxh5 Bd5 45. Kg5 Ke6 46. g4 Ra2
47. Re3+ Kd7 48. Be1 Ra1 49. Kf6 Be6 50. Rd3+ Ke8 51. Bh4 Ra4 52. Rd6 Bd7 53.
Kg7 Ra5 54. Rd3 Re5 55. Bf6 Re2 56. g5 Rh2 57. f4 Rh3 58. Rd2 Rf3 59. Re2+ Be6
60. g6 Rg3 61. Bg5 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2017.08.20"]
[Round "14.1"]
[White "Fang, Yan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2017.04.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beijing"]
[BlackTeam "Shanghai"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bg5 a6 5. a4 Nc6 6. d5 Ne5 7. Be2 h6 8. Be3 Nf6
9. h3 O-O 10. Nf3 e6 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. a5 exd5 13. exd5 Ne8 14. Na4 Nd6 15. c4
Re8 16. Qb3 Nf5 17. O-O h5 18. Rfd1 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Bf1 Qg5 21. Re1 Re5
22. Nc5 h4 23. Nd3 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Bf5 25. Qxb7 Rf8 26. Qb3 Bxh3 27. Nb4 Bf5 28.
Nxa6 Qd2 29. Rd1 Qxa5 30. Qa3 Qb6 31. c5 Qb7 32. c6 Qb6 33. Qe7 Qb3 34. Rd2
Qxd5 35. Qxc7 Rc8 36. Nb4 Qc5 37. Qb7 Qc1 38. Rc2 Qd1 39. Rc5 Be6 40. c7 h3 41.
Nd5 Bf8 42. Nf4 Bd6 43. gxh3 Bxf4 44. Qe4 Bxh3 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2017.08.21"]
[Round "15.6"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2017.04.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Jiangsu"]
[BlackTeam "Shanghai"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. Nc4 O-O 8.
O-O Re8 9. Bd2 Bd6 10. Bc3 c5 11. a4 f6 12. Nh4 Nf8 13. g3 Bh3 14. Ng2 Qd7 15.
f4 exf4 16. gxf4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 f5 18. e5 Qc6+ 19. Qf3 Qxf3+ 20. Kxf3 Be7 21.
Ne3 g6 22. Rh1 Red8 23. h4 h5 24. Kg3 Ne6 25. Nc4 b6 26. Nd2 Bf8 27. Rhf1 a6
28. Nf3 Kf7 29. b3 Rd5 30. Bd2 Rad8 31. Ra2 R5d7 32. Be3 Rd5 33. Bd2 R5d7 34.
Be3 Rd5 35. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2017.12.02"]
[Round "19.4"]
[White "Lu, Shanglei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2017.04.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zhejiang"]
[BlackTeam "Shanghai"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6 12. Ne3 Be7 13. Qe2 Bg5 14. Nf5
d5 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. d4 Bxc1 18. Raxc1 Nd6 19. Qe7 Re8 20. Qxd8
Rcxd8 21. Bd3 g6 22. Kf1 Kg7 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Kxe1 f5 26. Ke2
Kf6 27. Ke3 g5 28. g3 h6 29. c3 Ke6 30. b3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2017.12.03"]
[Round "20.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Li, Yankai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2392"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2017.04.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shanghai"]
[BlackTeam "Tianjin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. d4 e6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. c4 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O Na6 10. Rd1 c5 11. Bf4 Qc8 12. Rac1 Rd8 13. a3 h6 14. h4 Ne4 15.
dxc5 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 bxc5 17. b4 Bf6 18. Be5 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 cxb4 20. Qd4 Qe6 21.
axb4 Qd6 22. Qf4 f6 23. Nd3 Qxf4 24. gxf4 Rac8 25. Ra1 Nc7 26. Rxa7 Bc6 27. Rc1
Nb5 28. Ra2 Bb7 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Nc5 Bc6 31. e3 d4 32. Rd2 Bxg2 33. Kxg2 dxe3
34. fxe3 f5 35. Rd5 g6 36. h5 Nc3 37. Re5 Kf7 38. Kf3 Rb8 39. hxg6+ Kxg6 40.
Re6+ Kg7 41. Rc6 Rxb4 42. Ne6+ Kf7 43. Nd8+ Ke7 44. Rxc3 Kxd8 45. Rc5 Ke7 46.
Rxf5 Rb6 47. e4 Rg6 48. Rh5 Kf7 49. f5 Ra6 50. Kf4 Kg7 51. Rh1 Ra2 52. Rg1+ Kf7
53. Rg6 Rf2+ 54. Kg3 Re2 55. Kf3 Rh2 56. e5 h5 57. e6+ Ke7 58. Rg7+ Kf6 59.
Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2017.12.04"]
[Round "21.3"]
[White "Fang, Yuxiang"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2017.04.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Qingdao"]
[BlackTeam "Shanghai"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 d5 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bd2 O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O Be7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. h3 Bf6 13. Bc3 Be6 14. Re1 Re8
15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Qb3 Rc7 17. Qd1 Rc8 18. Qb3 Rc7 19. Qd1 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2017.12.05"]
[Round "22.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2017.04.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shanghai"]
[BlackTeam "Shenzhen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8.
e3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Be2 g6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bd3 Ndf6 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Ne5
Ng4 15. Nf3 Ngf6 16. Ne5 Ng4 17. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.05.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Tatarstan Rook"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. f4 d6 8. Qe2
Nbd7 9. g4 Nc5 10. g5 Nfd7 11. Bd2 g6 12. f5 Ne5 13. h4 Bd7 14. Rf1 O-O-O 15.
O-O-O Bg7 16. f6 Bf8 17. Kb1 h6 18. Rh1 Kb8 19. h5 hxg5 20. hxg6 Rxh1 21. Rxh1
Nxg6 22. Bxg5 Bc8 23. Rh7 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Ne5 25. Qg3 Ng6 26. Bc1 b5 27. a3 Ka8
28. Qxg6 Qxc3 29. Qxf7 Qxd4 30. Qc7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.05.02"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yekaterinburg Malachite"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. h3 Nc6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nd5 Rc8 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bb6 Qe8 14. Nc7 Qd8 15.
Nd5 Qe8 16. Nc7 Qd8 17. Nd5 Qe8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.05.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Bronze Horseman"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Ne2 Be7 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Nf4 Bd5 14. Nxd5
cxd5 15. Rad1 c6 16. Rd3 Rd8 17. a4 h4 18. Kh2 Rh5 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. Rfd1 Rhh8
21. a5 Rd7 22. Re1 Rc7 23. g4 hxg3+ 24. fxg3 b6 25. a6 g6 26. Rf1 c5 27. g4 Nd4
28. Ng5 Rf8 29. Nh7 Rd8 30. Ng5 Rf8 31. h4 Nxc2 32. Rdf3 Ke8 33. Ne6 Re7 34.
Nxf8 Kxf8 35. e6 f5 36. gxf5 Nd4 37. fxg6+ Nxf3+ 38. Rxf3+ Kg8 39. Rf7 Rxe6 40.
Rxa7 b5 41. h5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.05.05"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Moscow Legacy Square"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qf3 Bb4 8.
Nxc6 dxc6 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Bd3 e5 13. a4 Be6 14. c4 Qc7
15. a5 c5 16. O-O Nd7 17. Rfb1 Rab8 18. Rb3 Qd6 19. h3 b5 20. axb6 Rxb6 21.
Rba3 Rfb8 22. Kh2 f6 23. Qg3 Bf7 24. Bh6 Bg6 25. Be3 Qc6 26. Qg4 Nf8 27. Ra5
Ne6 28. h4 Be8 29. h5 Bd7 30. Qg3 Bc8 31. f4 exf4 32. Bxf4 Nxf4 33. Qxf4 Rb1
34. Rb5 Rxa1 35. Rxb8 Kf7 36. Qg3 Qd7 37. e5 fxe5 38. Bxh7 Qg4 39. Bg6+ Kf6 40.
Rb6+ Kg5 41. Qxe5+ Bf5 42. Bxf5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.05.07"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Elistratov, Semen"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B69"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Samara Zhiguli"]
[BlackTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. f5 Qb6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. fxe6
fxe6 15. Qh6 Kb8 16. g3 Ne5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Bd3 b4 19. Ne2 a5 20. Nc1 a4 21.
Be2 Qc7 22. Qg7 Bc6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Qxh7 a3 25. Nb3 Ba4 26. Qh6 axb2 27. Qe3
Rc8 28. Qd3 Qc3 29. h4 Bxb3 30. Qb5+ Ka8 31. Qa6+ Kb8 32. Qb6+ Ka8 33. Qa6+ Kb8
34. Qb6+ Ka8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.05.08"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseenko, Kirill"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.05.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novosibirsk Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg SHSH"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nd7 15.
Nf1 Na5 16. Bc2 Bf6 17. Ng3 g6 18. Rb1 c5 19. d5 Nc4 20. Nh2 Nde5 21. b3 Nb6
22. Bh6 Bc8 23. Rf1 b4 24. f4 Ned7 25. Kh1 Ra7 26. Qf3 Nf8 27. e5 dxe5 28. f5
Bg7 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. f6+ Kh8 31. Rbd1 Rd7 32. Qe3 Nxd5 33. Rxd5 Rxd5 34. Qh6
Ne6 35. Ne4 Rg8 36. Nf3 Qf8 37. Nfg5 Nxg5 38. Nxg5 Rg7 39. fxg7+ Qxg7 40. Nxf7+
1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.20"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Qb3 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. Qxc4
Bf5 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Qa3 Rfe8 12. Nc3 e5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. Rf1 Ngxe5
15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Be3 Nc4 17. Bxb6 Nxa3 18. Bc5 Nc4 19. e4 Be6 20. f4 Nxb2 21.
e5 Nd3 22. Bd6 f6 23. Rfd1 Nb2 24. Re1 Nc4 25. Ne4 fxe5 26. fxe5 Bd5 27. Rab1
b5 28. Rbd1 Nxe5 29. Nc3 Nf3+ 30. Bxf3 Bxf3 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. Nd5 Re8 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. c3 Bd7 13. f4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 e6
15. e5 Bg7 16. Qd2 Qa6 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. h3 dxe5 19. fxe5 Bb5 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21.
Rf2 Ba4 22. Bh6 Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Bxb3 24. axb3 Qa1+ 25. Kh2 Qc1 26. Rf4 a5 27. Qg5
Qxb2 28. Qf6 Rf8 29. h4 h5 30. Qg5 Qxb3 31. Rf6 Qd3 32. Rf3 Qe4 33. Rf4 Qe3 34.
Qf6 a4 35. g4 Qe2+ 36. Kg3 a3 37. gxh5 Qxh5 38. Rg4 a2 39. Qf1 Ra8 40. Qa1 Ra3+
0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.22"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. Bd2 Bf5 6. h3 Nbd7 7. g4 Be4 8. f3
Bg6 9. e4 a6 10. a4 Be7 11. Be3 h6 12. Nge2 Nh7 13. Ng3 Bh4 14. Bf2 O-O 15. Be2
Rb8 16. O-O Ng5 17. Kg2 Bh7 18. Be3 Kh8 19. Qd2 Re8 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5 Nf6
22. a5 b5 23. axb6 Rxb6 24. b3 Rb4 25. Rxa6 Rd4 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Ne4 Nfxe4 28.
fxe4 Rxe4 29. Bf3 Re3 30. Qa5 Qe7 31. Ra8+ Kh7 32. Qd8 Qxd8 33. Rxd8 Nxf3 34.
Rxf3 Rxf3 35. Kxf3 Bxd8 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.23"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 c4 7. Nbd2 Bd7 8. b3 cxb3
9. Nxb3 Na5 10. Nxa5 Qxa5 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. O-O Ng6 14. h4 Be7 15. h5
Nf8 16. Qe2 Bc6 17. Rfc1 Nd7 18. c4 dxc4 19. Rxc4 Nb6 20. Rcc1 Qd7 21. Be4 Bxe4
22. Qxe4 O-O 23. h6 g6 24. Bg5 Rfc8 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Qg4 Qf8 27. Qh4 Nd5 28.
Ng5 Rxc1+ 29. Rxc1 Qxa3 30. Rf1 Qe7 31. Qg4 a5 32. Ne4 a4 33. Rb1 a3 34. Qe2 a2
35. Ra1 Qa3 36. g3 b5 37. Qxb5 Qf8 38. Qb2 Qxh6 39. Rxa2 Rxa2 40. Qxa2 Qc1+ 41.
Kg2 Qc6 42. Kg1 Kg7 43. Qd2 h6 44. Nd6 Nc3 45. Qe3 g5 46. Kh2 Nb5 47. Nxb5 Qxb5
48. Qf3 Qb2 49. Qf6+ Kg8 50. Qd8+ Kg7 51. Qf6+ Kg8 52. Qd8+ Kh7 53. Qf6 Qb7 54.
Kg1 Qb1+ 55. Kh2 Qg6 56. Qd8 Qf5 57. Kg2 h5 58. Kg1 Kg7 59. d5 Qxe5 60. d6 Qe1+
61. Kg2 Qe4+ 62. Kg1 Qe1+ 63. Kg2 Qe4+ 64. Kh2 Qf5 65. Kg2 Qd5+ 66. Kh2 Qc5 67.
Kg2 Qd5+ 68. Kg1 Qd1+ 69. Kg2 Qd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.24"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. a4 a5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Bf4
Bf5 9. Nb5 Rc8 10. c3 Ne4 11. Qb3 Qd7 12. Rad1 Rfd8 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. Ng5 Nxg5
15. Bxg5 Nb8 16. Na7 b6 17. Nxc8 Qxc8 18. Bxe7 Rd7 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bc1 h5 21.
Qc2 Nc6 22. e4 Ne7 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Qxg6 Nf6 26. Re1 Re7 27. Bg5
Qe8 28. Qxe8+ Rxe8 29. Bc6 Re7 30. d5 Kf7 31. dxe6+ Rxe6 32. Rxe6 Kxe6 33. Bf4
Ng4 34. Bxc7 Ne5 35. Be8 Nc4 36. b3 Nd2 37. Bxb6 Nxb3 38. Bxh5 Bxc3 39. h4 Bd4
40. Bd1 Bxb6 41. Bxb3+ Ke5 42. Kg2 Kf5 43. f4 Kg4 44. Bd1+ Kf5 45. Kf3 Bc7 46.
g4+ Kg6 47. h5+ Kh6 48. Ke4 Bd8 49. g5+ Kg7 50. h6+ Kg6 51. Bc2 Bc7 52. Kf3+
Kf7 53. g6+ Kf6 54. g7 Bxf4 55. g8=Q Bxh6 56. Qg6+ Ke5 57. Qxh6 Kd4 58. Qe3+
Kc4 59. Bb3+ Kb4 60. Ke2 Ka3 61. Kd2 Kb2 62. Qc3+ Ka3 63. Bc2+ Ka2 64. Qb3+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.25"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Rd1 d5 8. exd5
Nxd5 9. h3 Re8 10. Bb3 Na5 11. Ba4 c6 12. c3 Bf5 13. Na3 b5 14. Bc2 Bxc2 15.
Nxc2 Qc7 16. Ne3 e6 17. Ng4 f6 18. Ne3 Rad8 19. Bd2 Nb7 20. Be1 Nd6 21. a4 a6
22. axb5 axb5 23. b3 Nf5 24. Nxf5 exf5 25. Qf1 Nf4 26. Bd2 Bf8 27. Bxf4 Qxf4
28. Re1 Qd6 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Re1 Re4 31. Qd3 Qe6 32. Rb1 Bd6 33. Kf1 Bf4 34.
c4 bxc4 35. bxc4 Qe8 36. c5 Qd7 37. Rb6 Re8 38. Qb3+ Kh8 39. Rb7 Qd8 40. Qf7
1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.26"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g4 h6 6. h4 d6 7. Rg1 Nc6 8. e3 Be6
9. Be2 Qd7 10. g5 hxg5 11. hxg5 Nh5 12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. Nc3 O-O-O 14. d4 Nh5 15.
d5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. dxe6 Qxe6 18. Bg4 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Ng7 20. Bxe6+ Nxe6
21. Ke2 b6 22. Rd5 Kc7 23. Nb5+ Kc6 24. Nxa7+ Kc7 25. Rgd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Nxd8
27. Rxd8 Kxd8 28. Nc6+ Kd7 29. Nxe5+ Ke6 30. Nxf7 Kxf7 31. Kf3 Ke6 32. Ke4 Kd6
33. f4 e6 34. a4 Kd7 35. Ke5 Ke7 36. e4 Kd7 37. f5 exf5 38. exf5 gxf5 39. Kxf5
Ke7 40. Kg6 Ke6 41. Kh7 Ke5 42. g6 Kd4 43. g7 Kc3 44. g8=Q Kxb3 45. Qe8 Kxc4
46. Qb5+ Kc3 47. Qxb6 c4 48. a5 Kd2 49. a6 c3 50. a7 c2 51. Qf2+ Kd1 52. a8=Q
1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.27"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nf3 Qxd5 4. d4 Bg4 5. Be2 Nc6 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 Qe6+
8. Be3 Nd5 9. Qe2 Nxe3 10. fxe3 Qd7 11. Nd2 e6 12. O-O Be7 13. c3 O-O 14. b4
Rae8 15. Nc4 Bh4 16. b5 Nd8 17. a4 Bg3 18. Be4 f5 19. Qf3 fxe4 20. Qxg3 Nf7 21.
Ne5 Nxe5 22. Qxe5 c6 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Qxe4 Qd5 25. Qxd5 cxd5 26. Rc1 Rc8 27.
Kf2 Rc4 28. a5 Ra4 29. a6 bxa6 30. bxa6 Kf7 31. Rb1 Rxa6 32. Rb7+ Kf6 33. Kf3
Rc6 34. Rxa7 Rxc3 35. g4 h6 36. h4 Rc1 37. g5+ hxg5 38. hxg5+ Kxg5 39. Rxg7+
Kf6 40. Ra7 Rf1+ 41. Ke2 Rf5 42. Ra8 Ke7 43. Ra7+ Kf6 44. Rb7 Rg5 45. Kd3 Rg7
46. Rb8 Rg3 47. Rf8+ Ke7 48. Ra8 Kf6 49. Rf8+ Ke7 50. Rh8 Kf6 51. Rh6+ Ke7 52.
Rh7+ Kd6 53. Rh8 Rg7 54. Rd8+ Rd7 55. Ra8 Rb7 56. Rd8+ Ke7 57. Rg8 Rb3+ 58. Ke2
Rb2+ 59. Kf3 Rb1 60. Ra8 Rf1+ 61. Ke2 Rh1 62. Kd3 Rh4 63. Ra7+ Kf6 64. Ra8 Re4
65. Rf8+ Ke7 66. Rh8 Kd7 67. Rh7+ Kd6 68. Rh8 Kc6 69. Rc8+ Kd6 70. Rg8 Kd7 71.
Rg7+ Kd6 72. Rg8 Kc6 73. Rc8+ Kd6 74. Rh8 Kd7 75. Rh7+ Kd6 76. Rh8 Kc6 77. Rc8+
Kd7 78. Rf8 Kd6 79. Rd8+ Ke7 80. Ra8 Kd6 81. Rd8+ Ke7 82. Rh8 Kf6 83. Rh6+ Kg7
84. Rh1 Kf7 85. Rh6 Ke7 86. Rh7+ Kd6 87. Rh8 Kc6 88. Rc8+ Kd7 89. Ra8 Kd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.28"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. h4 Nf6 4. e4 d5 5. exd5 Bg4 6. Ne2 Nxd5 7. Nbc3 c6 8. h5
Bxh5 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. f3 f5 11. Nf4 Qd6 12. Nxh5 gxh5 13. f4 Qg6 14. Qxh5 e6
15. c3 Nd7 16. d3 Nf6 17. Qf3 Ng4 18. Bd2 O-O 19. O-O-O b5 20. Rde1 a5 21. Qe2
Ra6 22. d4 Rb6 23. Bf3 b4 24. c4 dxc4 25. Qxc4 Nf2 26. Rhf1 Ne4 27. Bxe4 fxe4
28. Be3 Rd6 29. Kb1 Kh8 30. g4 Rfd8 31. f5 exf5 32. gxf5 Qf6 33. Qc2 Rd5 34.
Qxe4 a4 35. Qc2 b3 36. axb3 axb3 37. Qxb3 R5d6 38. Qd3 Rb6 39. Re2 Rdb8 40.
Rfe1 Rb3 41. Qc2 Rxb2+ 42. Qxb2 Qxf5+ 43. Kc1 Rxb2 44. Rxb2 Qc8+ 45. Rc2 Qd7
46. Rd1 h6 47. d5 Qd6 48. Bc5 Qf4+ 49. Rdd2 Qf1+ 50. Rd1 Qf4+ 51. Rdd2 Qf1+ 52.
Rd1 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.18"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A24"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 e5 7. d3 Re8 8. Rb1
Nbd7 9. b4 a5 10. b5 Nc5 11. Ba3 Rb8 12. Nd2 h5 13. b6 cxb6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15.
Bxd5 h4 16. Bxc5 bxc5 17. Ne4 Be6 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. Nc3 Re8 20. e4 Qd7 21. Qf3
Rf8 22. Rb6 f5 23. Rfb1 hxg3 24. hxg3 f4 25. g4 Bf6 26. Nd5 Bd8 27. R6b5 Kg7
28. Kg2 Rh8 29. Qd1 Rh4 30. f3 Kh6 31. Qb3 b6 32. Nxb6 Qh7 33. Nd5 Kg5 34. Rxb8
Rh2+ 35. Kf1 Qh3+ 36. Ke1 Qg3+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.19"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a5 6. b5 Nd4 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nd5
Bg4 9. c3 Nxf3+ 10. gxf3 Bh5 11. Rg1 Ne7 12. Nxb6 cxb6 13. Rxg7 d5 14. exd5 Nf5
15. Rg1 Qh4 16. Qe2 Qxh2 17. Rg5 Qh1+ 18. Qf1 Qxf3 19. Be2 Qxe2+ 20. Qxe2 Bxe2
21. Kxe2 Nd6 22. Rxe5+ Kd7 23. Ba3 Rae8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8+ 25. Kd3 Ne4 26. f3 Nf2+
27. Kd4 h5 28. Rg1 Re2 29. d3 h4 30. Rg7 Ke8 31. Rg8+ Kd7 32. Rf8 h3 33. Rxf7+
Ke8 34. Rf8+ Kd7 35. Rf7+ Ke8 36. Rh7 Rd2 37. Ke3 Ra2 38. Bd6 Nd1+ 39. Kd4
Rxa4+ 40. c4 Ra2 41. Bc7 a4 42. d6 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.20"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 f5 8.
Nc3 a6 9. Qd2 b5 10. O-O-O b4 11. Na4 Qd5 12. b3 Bd7 13. Bc4 Qd6 14. d5 e5 15.
Rhe1 e4 16. Nd4 O-O 17. f3 exf3 18. gxf3 Kh8 19. f4 Bf6 20. Kb1 Bxa4 21. bxa4
Nd7 22. Nxf5 Qc5 23. Qd3 b3 24. cxb3 Nb6 25. d6 Qa3 26. Re2 Rad8 27. Bxa6 cxd6
28. Bb5 d5 29. Nd4 Rc8 30. Rc2 Rxc2 31. Qxc2 Rc8 32. Nc6 d4 33. Qf5 Bg7 34. a5
d3 35. Rd2 Re8 36. Ne5 Rxe5 37. fxe5 Qxa5 38. Qxd3 Bxe5 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40. Qg5+
1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. h3
Nbd7 9. c4 Nc5 10. Bc2 a5 11. Nc3 e5 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Nb5 Qe7 14. b3 Kh8 15. a3
Na6 16. b4 Bd7 17. Qd2 Qe8 18. Bd3 Nh5 19. Rab1 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Be2 Nf6
22. Nc3 Qf7 23. c5 Ne4 24. Qc1 Nxc3 25. Qxc3 axb4 26. axb4 e4 27. Nd4 f4 28. c6
bxc6 29. dxc6 Bf5 30. Bxf4 e3 31. Bxe3 Bxb1 32. Rxb1 Nb8 33. b5 Qg6 34. Rd1 Be5
35. Bg4 Ra4 36. Qb3 Ra8 37. Ne6 Qf7 38. Qd5 Re8 39. f4 Bf6 40. f5 Ra3 41. Bd4
Ra4 42. Bxf6+ Qxf6 43. Nxc7 Re5 44. Qd2 Rae4 45. Nd5 Qh4 46. c7 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.22"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O Re8 8. c4
e5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Nc3 dxe5 11. e4 c6 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Rad1 Nc5 14. Ba3 b6 15.
Na4 f5 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Ne1 f4 18. Nd3 Qf7 19. Bxc5 g5 20. f3 Nf6 21. g4 h5
22. h3 hxg4 23. hxg4 Nxg4 24. fxg4 Bxg4 25. Nf2 Be6 26. Qe2 Qg6 27. Bf3 a5 28.
Bh5 Qh7 29. Kg2 g4 30. Bxg4 Qg6 31. Rg1 a4 32. Kf1 axb3 33. axb3 Reb8 34. Bxe6+
Qxe6 35. Qg4 Qxg4 36. Rxg4 Rb7 37. b4 Kf7 38. Rd6 Bf8 39. Rxc6 Bxc5 40. Rxc5
Rxb4 41. Rxe5 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.23"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bb6 5. a4 a6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Nd5 d6 8. Nxb6
cxb6 9. d3 O-O 10. O-O Nxb4 11. c3 Nc6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15.
Rb1 Na5 16. d4 Qc7 17. Qd3 Rac8 18. Rfc1 Nh5 19. Bg3 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. c4
Nxc4 22. d5 e5 23. Qb3 Qc5 24. h3 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qxb5 Qxb5 27. Rxb5 Rc7
28. Nh4 Rfc8 29. Nf5 Nd2 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. f3 Nc4 32. Kf2 h5 33. Ke2 g6 34. Nh4
Kg7 35. Kd3 Kf6 36. Rb4 b5 37. Rxb5 Kg5 38. Rb4 Kxh4 39. Rxc4 Rxc4 40. Kxc4 Kg3
41. Kb5 Kxg2 42. Kc6 Kxf3 43. Kxd6 Kxe4 44. Kc6 f3 45. d6 f2 46. d7 f1=Q 47.
d8=Q Qc4+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.24"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Qe2+ Be6 7. c4 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Qe7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Nbd7 13. Rfe1 Qf8 14. Bxe6
Rxe6 15. Qb5 a6 16. Qxb7 Rb8 17. Qa7 Ra8 18. Qb7 Rb8 19. Qa7 Qc8 20. Bxf6 Ra8
21. Qxa8 Qxa8 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Be5 Qb7 24. b3 Bb4 25. Rc1 Qc6 26. Ne2 Qb5 27.
Ng3 c5 28. h4 Ba3 29. Rc4 Nb6 30. Rc2 c4 31. Nd2 cxb3 32. axb3 Bf8 33. Nge4 a5
34. g3 Qd3 35. Rc3 Qb5 36. Rf3 Nd5 37. Kg2 Be7 38. Nc4 a4 39. Ncd6 Qa6 40. bxa4
Qxa4 41. Rf7 Bf8 42. Rb7 Qc2 43. Rb8 Ne3+ 44. Kh3 Nf5 45. Kg2 Qe2 46. Kg1 Qd1+
47. Kg2 Qe2 48. Kg1 Qf3 49. Nxf5 exf5 50. Nd6 f4 51. Bxf4 Qd1+ 52. Kg2 Qxd4 53.
Nf5 Qd5+ 54. Kh2 Qxf5 55. Bd6 Qxf2+ 56. Kh3 Qf1+ 57. Kh2 Qe2+ 58. Kh3 Qe6+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.25"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O Ng6 8. g3
Be7 9. h4 O-O 10. h5 Nh8 11. h6 g6 12. c4 cxd4 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Na3 f6 15.
exf6 Bxf6 16. Nb5 Nf7 17. Bf4 g5 18. Bc7 Qe7 19. Re1 Rae8 20. Rc1 a6 21. Nbxd4
Bxd4 22. Nxd4 Qf6 23. Bb6 Nxh6 24. Nxc6 Bxc6 25. Bd4 Qg6 26. Qd2 Nf5 27. Bg4
Nxd4 28. Qxd4 Qf6 29. Qxf6 Rxf6 30. Rxe8+ Bxe8 31. Rc8 Rf8 32. Rc7 Bc6 33. Be6+
Kh8 34. Kf1 d4 35. Bc4 h5 36. Bxa6 h4 37. gxh4 gxh4 38. Bd3 Rf4 39. b4 Kg8 40.
b5 Bd5 41. Rd7 Bxa2 42. Rxb7 h3 43. Kg1 Rg4+ 44. Kh2 Be6 45. Bf1 Rf4 46. Kg3
Rg4+ 47. Kh2 Rf4 48. Kg3 Rg4+ 49. Kh2 Rf4 50. Bxh3 Rh4 51. Kg3 Rxh3+ 52. Kf4 d3
53. Rb8+ Kf7 54. Rd8 Ke7 55. Ra8 d2 56. Ra1 Rd3 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm Chess960 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.29"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm Chess960 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.26"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O Qb6 7. Nc3 cxd4 8.
exd4 d6 9. a3 Bg4 10. Na4 Qc7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nbd7 13. Re1 Rfe8 14. Rc1 e5
15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bg3 Rad8 17. Qe2 Qa5 18. Nc3 e4 19. Bg4 Ne5 20. Qb5 Qxb5 21.
Nxb5 Nexg4 22. hxg4 Nxg4 23. c3 Bh6 24. Rcd1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 e3 26. Re1 Bf4 27.
Kf1 Bxg3 28. fxg3 Re5 29. Nd4 h5 30. Ke2 Kg7 31. a4 Rg5 32. Kf3 Ne5+ 33. Kxe3
Nc4+ 34. Kf4 Rg4+ 35. Kf3 Nxb2 36. Re7 Nxa4 37. Rxb7 Nxc3 38. Ne6+ Kg8 39. Nd8
f5 40. Ne6 Ne4 41. Rg7+ Kh8 42. Rxa7 Rxg3+ 43. Kf4 Rxg2 44. Ke5 Rg4 45. Nf4 h4
46. Nxg6+ Rxg6 47. Kxf5 Rg7 48. Ra8+ Kh7 49. Kxe4 Kh6 50. Kf3 Rg3+ 51. Kf4 Kh5
52. Rh8+ Kg6 53. Rg8+ Kf6 54. Rxg3 hxg3 55. Kxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.12"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. e3 e6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. d4 cxd4 8.
exd4 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. O-O O-O 12. Be3 Bg4 13. Re1 Re8 14. h3
Bf5 15. Nc3 Be6 16. Qd2 Qd7 17. h4 h5 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Kh2 Kh7 20. Ne2 Ne7 21.
Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Nf4 Nf5 23. b3 Re8 24. Bh3 Qd6 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 26. Rc1 Rc8 27. Rxc8
Qxc8 28. Bf4 Qe6 29. Qd1 Qe4 30. Bg2 Qe6 31. Qf3 Ne7 32. Be3 b6 33. Bh3 Nf5 34.
Qf4 a5 35. Qc7 Bf6 36. Bxf5 gxf5 37. Qb8 Bg7 38. a4 Bf6 39. Kg1 Bg7 40. Kf1 Bf6
41. Qf4 Bg7 42. Qg5 Qg6 43. Ke2 Qxg5 44. hxg5 f6 45. Kd3 Kg6 46. gxf6 Bxf6 47.
Bf4 Bd8 48. Kc3 Kf7 49. b4 Ke6 50. b5 Kd7 51. Kd3 h4 52. gxh4 Bxh4 53. Ke3 Bf6
54. Be5 Bg5+ 55. Kf3 Bc1 56. Kg3 Bg5 57. Kh3 Bd8 58. Kg2 Bg5 59. Kg3 Kd8 60.
Kh3 Kd7 61. f3 Bd8 62. Kg3 Bg5 63. Kh3 Bd8 64. Kg3 Bg5 65. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O cxd4 7. exd4 Qb6 8.
Na3 d5 9. Qc1 Nc6 10. c3 Bf5 11. Nc2 Rac8 12. Ne3 Be4 13. Qd2 Nh5 14. Bg5 h6
15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 e6 18. Ne1 Qa5 19. Qd1 Rfd8 20. Nd3 Qb6 21.
Qb3 Qxb3 22. axb3 Bxd4 23. Ng4 Bg7 24. Nc5 b6 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 27.
Rxd1 Rd8 28. Rxd8+ Nxd8 29. Ne3 Kf8 30. g4 Ke7 31. g3 Nc6 32. Kf1 Ne5 33. Ke1
Kd7 34. Kd2 Bf8 35. b4 Kc6 36. Nc4 Nd7 37. Ke3 Kd5 38. Nd2 f5 39. Bc4+ Ke5 40.
f4+ gxf4+ 41. gxf4+ Kd6 42. gxf5 exf5 43. Nf1 b5 44. Bxb5 Nf6 45. Bc4 Nd5+ 46.
Bxd5 Kxd5 47. Ng3 Ke6 48. b5 Bc5+ 49. Ke2 Kf6 50. b4 Bd6 51. Ke3 Kg6 52. Ne2 h5
53. Nd4 h4 54. Nc6 h3 55. Kf2 e3+ 56. Kf3 h2 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.14"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 a6 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. Be2 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. d4 Nf6 8. O-O
Be7 9. dxc5 O-O 10. c4 Bxc5 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bg4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Qd6
15. Be4 Rad8 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Ng5+ Kg6 18. Qxg4 f5 19. Qc4 Kxg5 20. Rae1 b5
21. h4+ Kh5 22. Qc1 f4 23. Qc2 Kh6 24. Rc1 Bd4 25. Rfd1 Qf6 26. Ba3 b4 27. Qxc6
bxa3 28. Qe4 Rd6 29. Re1 Qxh4 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. O-O e6 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Be3
Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Ne7 10. Rad1 O-O 11. Bxc5 Qc7 12. Bxd6 Qxc4 13. Bxe7 Re8 14. e5
Rxe7 15. Rd8+ Bf8 16. Ne4 Kg7 17. Nf6 Qxc2 18. Qh3 h5 19. Qg3 Qf5 20. Rfd1 b6
21. Rxf8 Kxf8 22. Rd8+ Kg7 23. Rg8+ Kh6 24. h4 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.16"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. Bd2 e4 6. Bf4 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Nge2
Nh5 9. Nxe4 b5 10. N4g3 Nxf4 11. Nxf4 Bf6 12. Qc1 Re8 13. Be2 Qa5+ 14. c3 b4
15. Nfh5 Be5 16. c4 g6 17. Nf4 Nd7 18. Nd3 Bg7 19. O-O Nb6 20. b3 Nd7 21. e4
Bxa1 22. Qxa1 Qd8 23. f4 Qe7 24. Bf3 a5 25. Re1 a4 26. bxa4 Rxa4 27. e5 Ra3 28.
exd6 Qf8 29. Rxe8 Qxe8 30. Ne5 f6 31. Nxd7 Qe3+ 32. Kh1 Rc3 33. Nxf6+ Kf7 34.
Ne2 Kxf6 35. h3 Kf7 36. Kh2 Bf5 37. Qb2 Rc2 38. Qh8 Rxe2 39. Qxh7+ Kf6 40. Qh4+
Kg7 41. Bxe2 Qxe2 42. Qd8 Qe3 43. Qc7+ Kh6 44. d7 Bxd7 45. Qxd7 Qxf4+ 46. Kg1
Qe3+ 47. Kh1 Qc1+ 48. Kh2 Qf4+ 49. Kg1 Qe3+ 50. Kf1 Qc1+ 51. Kf2 Qf4+ 52. Ke2
Qxc4+ 53. Kf3 Qd3+ 54. Kf2 Qd4+ 55. Kf3 Qd3+ 56. Kf2 Qd4+ 57. Kf3 Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Nd2 Be7 14.
Ne4 h6 15. f4 Kc8 16. f5 c5 17. Bf4 Bc6 18. Nc3 b6 19. Nd5 Bh4 20. c4 Kb7 21.
Rd3 Rhe8 22. Rad1 g6 23. Kh2 g5 24. Bg3 Bxg3+ 25. Kxg3 Rxe5 26. Re3 Rae8 27.
Rde1 Rxe3+ 28. Rxe3 Rxe3+ 29. Nxe3 Kc8 30. Nd1 Kd7 31. Kf2 Kd6 32. Ke3 Bg2 33.
Nf2 Bf1 34. b3 Ke5 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.18"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 e5 6. O-O Be7 7. c3 d6 8. Na3
O-O 9. Nc2 Re8 10. Rd1 Bf8 11. d3 b5 12. a4 b4 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. b3 d5 15. Bb2
d4 16. Nd2 Nd7 17. f4 Nc5 18. f5 Ba6 19. Ne1 Na5 20. Rab1 Naxb3 21. Nxb3 Nxb3
22. g4 Nc5 23. Bc1 Nxa4 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
dxe5 Nb7 9. Nd4 O-O 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nc3 Bc5 12. Qd3 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 d5 14. Na4
Bf5 15. Qc3 d4 16. Qxc6 Qd7 17. Qxb7 Qxa4 18. b3 Qa5 19. Bb2 c5 20. Qd5 Rad8
21. Qc4 h6 22. h3 Qb4 23. Qxb4 cxb4 24. Rad1 Bxc2 25. Rxd4 a5 26. Rc1 Bf5 27.
Rc5 Rc8 28. Rdd5 Rxc5 29. Rxc5 Ra8 30. g4 Bb1 31. a3 Ba2 32. axb4 axb4 33. Rb5
Bxb3 34. Rxb4 Be6 35. f4 g6 36. Kf2 Rd8 37. Bd4 Ra8 38. Bb2 Rd8 39. Ke3 h5 40.
f5 gxf5 41. gxh5 Kh7 42. Bc1 Rd1 43. Bd2 Rh1 44. Ke2 Rh2+ 45. Ke1 Rxh3 46. h6
Rg3 47. Bf4 Rb3 48. Rxb3 Bxb3 49. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.10"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nf3 Be6 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 a6 13. Bd3 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5
15. Be2 Re8 16. Nh4 Bg6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Bf3 Be5 19. Rb1 d4 20. exd4 Nxd4 21.
Bxb7 Ra7 22. Bf3 Rd7 23. Na4 Bb8 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 25. Qc2 Qd6 26. g3 Ba7 27. Qc6
Qxc6 28. Bxc6 Re2 29. Rb2 Rxb2 30. Nxb2 Rd2 31. Nc4 Rxa2 32. Ne5 Rb2 33. Kg2
Rxb3 34. Rd1 Bb6 35. Nc4 Rc3 36. Nxb6 Rxc6 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Nd7 Nxd7 39. Rxd7
f6 40. h4 a5 41. Ra7 Rc5 42. f4 g5 43. hxg5 fxg5 44. Kf3 gxf4 45. gxf4 Rc3+ 46.
Kg4 Ra3 47. f5 Kg8 48. f6 gxf6 49. Kf5 a4 50. Kxf6 Ra1 51. Ke5 a3 52. Kd4 a2
53. Kc3 Rc1+ 54. Kb2 a1=Q+ 55. Rxa1 Rxa1 56. Kxa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. b4 Bxa2 12. Nxa2 Nc6 13. c4 Nd4 14. Nc3 Nxf3+
15. Qxf3 c6 16. Be3 Qd7 17. a4 d5 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21.
cxd5 Rad8 22. Rfc1 Rxd5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bc5 Bxc5 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. bxc5 Rc8
27. Ra5 b4 28. Rb5 f6 29. Kf1 b3 30. Ke2 b2 31. Rxb2 Rxc5 32. h4 Rd5 33. g3
1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 Nge7 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. c3 O-O 8. Re1
e5 9. a3 d6 10. b4 Be6 11. b5 Nb8 12. c4 h6 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. Nd5 a6 15. Rb1 axb5
16. Rxb5 b6 17. Qb3 Ra6 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. Rb1 Na7 20. Bc3 Nxb5 21. cxb5 Bxd5 22.
exd5 c4 23. Qxc4 Rxa3 24. Bb4 Ra4 25. Qb3 Rxb4 26. Qxb4 Nc5 27. Qa3 Qa8 28.
Qxa8 Rxa8 29. Nd2 Nxd3 30. Nc4 Ra2 31. Nxb6 e4 32. Nc4 Bd4 33. b6 Rxf2 34. Kh1
Rc2 35. b7 Nf2+ 36. Kg1 Nd3+ 37. Kh1 Nf2+ 38. Kg1 Nd3+ 39. Kh1 Nf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Re1
Re8 9. Nbd2 Bf8 10. h3 Bd7 11. Nf1 Ne7 12. Bb3 Ng6 13. Ng3 h6 14. d4 c5 15. Bc2
b5 16. Be3 Rc8 17. a4 b4 18. d5 a5 19. Nd2 c4 20. cxb4 axb4 21. b3 c3 22. Nc4
Nf4 23. Qf3 Rxc4 24. bxc4 Qa5 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Qxf4 Qc5 27. Bb3 Bc8 28. e5
dxe5 29. Rxe5 Qd6 30. Rae1 Nd7 31. Nf5 Qxe5 32. Rxe5 Nxe5 33. d6 Nd3 34. Qf3
Re1+ 35. Kh2 Ne5 36. Qf4 g5 37. Qd4 Bxf5 38. c5 Nc6 39. Qd5 Be6 40. Qxc6 Bxb3
41. d7 Rd1 42. Qb6 c2 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.14"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. b3
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. e4 Nc5 11. f3 c6 12. Be3 d5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bxc5 dxc4
15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. bxc4 Nd7 18. Bd4 Ne5 19. Nd5 cxd5 20. cxd5 Bd7
21. f4 Nc4 22. e5 a5 23. Rdc1 Rac8 24. Rc3 Nd6 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Rb1 h5 27. Bf2
Nf5 28. Be4 Rc4 29. Bd3 Rc3 30. Rb3 Rxb3 31. axb3 a4 32. bxa4 Bxa4 33. Bc5 Bd7
34. Kf2 Bf8 35. d6 Bg7 36. Bc4 Kf8 37. Bd5 Ke8 38. Kf3 Bh6 39. h3 Ng7 40. g4
hxg4+ 41. hxg4 Ne6 42. Be3 Nd8 43. Be4 Bg7 44. Bd5 g5 45. f5 Bxe5 46. Bxg5 Nc6
47. Bf4 Bg7 48. Ke4 Nb4 49. Bb7 Ba4 50. Be5 Bh6 51. Kf3 Kd7 52. Be4 Nc6 53. Bf4
Bf8 54. Bd5 f6 55. g5 fxg5 56. Bxg5 Kxd6 57. Bxc6 Bxc6+ 58. Kg3 Ke5 59. Bf4+
Kxf5 60. Bb8 Bc5 61. Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. b3 Ng6 13. Bb2 Be7 14. Ne4
c5 15. Nc3 Nf4 16. e6 f6 17. Re1 Nxe6 18. Nd5 Kf7 19. Nh4 Rd8 20. Nxe7 Kxe7 21.
Nf5+ Kf7 22. Re2 Nf4 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.16"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 b5 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Re1 Nf6 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. Bd4 Be7 12. Qf3 d6 13. a3 O-O 14. Qg3 Rad8 15.
Rad1 Nh5 16. Qf3 Nf6 17. Qh3 Ne8 18. Nd5 Qd7 19. e5 g6 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. exf6
e5 22. Qh4 Qe6 23. f4 Qxf6 24. Qxf6 Nxf6 25. fxe5 dxe5 26. Bxe5 Nd5 27. c4 bxc4
28. Bxc4 Rfe8 29. b4 Re6 30. Bb2 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Kf8 32. Bd4 Nf4 33. Bc5+ Kg7
34. Re7 Bd5 35. Bxa6 Bxg2 36. Be3 Nd5 37. Bd4+ Kf8 38. Re2 Bf3 39. Bc5+ Kg7 40.
Rd2 Re8 41. Bb7 Rd8 42. a4 Kf6 43. a5 Ke5 44. a6 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm Chess960 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.19"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm Chess960 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 e4 6. d5 exf3 7. dxc6 fxg2 8.
cxd7+ Bxd7 9. Bxg2 g6 10. b3 Bg7 11. Qd6 Qb6 12. Qe5+ Kf8 13. Bb2 Nh5 14. Qd5
Bc6 15. Qd6+ Kg8 16. Bxc6 Rd8 17. Qe7 bxc6 18. O-O Bf6 19. Qe4 Kg7 20. Na4 Qc7
21. Rad1 Bxb2 22. Nxb2 Nf6 23. Qf3 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Qf4 Qd2
27. Qe5 Qe2 28. Na4 Qg4+ 29. Kf1 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Qg4+ 31. Qg3 Qf5 32. Qf3 Qxf3+
33. Kxf3 Nd7 34. Kf4 Kf6 35. h4 h6 36. e4 g5+ 37. hxg5+ hxg5+ 38. Ke3 Ke6 39.
f4 f6 40. Nb2 gxf4+ 41. Kxf4 Ne5 42. Na4 Nd7 43. Ke3 f5 44. Nb2 fxe4 45. Kxe4
Nf6+ 46. Ke3 Ke5 47. Nd3+ Kd6 48. Kf4 Nd7 49. Nf2 Ke6 50. Ne4 a6 51. a3 a5 52.
a4 Ke7 53. Kf5 Kd8 54. Ke6 Kc7 55. Ke7 Ne5 56. Nxc5 Nf3 57. Ne6+ Kb6 58. c5+
Kb7 59. Kd6 Nd2 60. Nd8+ Ka6 61. Kxc6 Nxb3 62. Ne6 Nd2 63. Nc7+ Ka7 64. Kb5 Ne4
65. Ne6 Kb7 66. c6+ Kc8 67. Kxa5 Nc3 68. Kb4 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Bc4 Qd6 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. Qe2 Bf5 10. Ng5 Na5 11. b4 Nxc4 12. Nxc4 Qxd3 13. Qxd3 Bxd3 14. Nb2
Bxf2+ 15. Kxf2 Bg6 16. Re1 h6 17. Nf3 Ne4+ 18. Kg1 f6 19. c4 a5 20. b5 Rfd8 21.
a4 Rd7 22. Be3 Rad8 23. c5 Rd5 24. Rac1 Bh5 25. c6 bxc6 26. Rxc6 Bxf3 27. gxf3
Nd2 28. Kg2 f5 29. Rxc7 f4 30. Bf2 e4 31. fxe4 Rg5+ 32. Kh1 Nf3 33. Rd1 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 e4 6. d5 exf3 7. dxc6 fxg2 8.
cxd7+ Bxd7 9. Bxg2 g6 10. b3 Bg7 11. Qd6 Qb6 12. Qe5+ Kf8 13. Bb2 Nh5 14. Qd5
Bc6 15. Qd6+ Kg8 16. Bxc6 Rd8 17. Qe7 bxc6 18. Rd1 Rxd1+ 19. Kxd1 Bf6 20. Qe4
Kg7 21. Kc2 Qc7 22. h3 Rd8 23. Qf3 Be5 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Nxd1 Nf6 26. Bxe5 Qxe5
27. Nc3 h5 28. Qf4 Qxf4 29. exf4 Kf8 30. Kd3 Ke7 31. Ke3 Ke6 32. Na4 Nd7 33.
Nc3 Nf6 34. Na4 Nd7 35. Nc3 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Nf6 8.
O-O Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qg3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Rae1 Rad8
15. Bd3 Qd7 16. Nd1 Nh5 17. Qg4 Nf6 18. Qh3 e5 19. fxe5 Qxh3 20. gxh3 dxe5 21.
Bxe5 Nd7 22. Bc7 Rc8 23. Bg3 Nc5 24. Nf2 Rfd8 25. Re2 h5 26. Bf4 Ne6 27. Be3
Nd4 28. Bxd4 Rxd4 29. Nd1 g6 30. Nc3 Bd6 31. Rff2 Be5 32. Kf1 Kg7 33. Ke1 Rd7
34. Kd2 Rc5 35. Rf1 a5 36. Kc1 b4 37. axb4 axb4 38. Nd5 Bxd5 39. exd5 Rdxd5 40.
Kb1 Rd7 41. Re4 b3 42. Bc4 bxc2+ 43. Kxc2 Bxh2 44. b4 Rg5 45. Rf3 Rg2+ 46. Re2
Rxe2+ 47. Bxe2 f5 48. b5 Kf6 49. Rc3 Kg5 50. Rc6 Bf4 51. Bd3 Rd6 52. Bc4 Kh4
53. Rxd6 Bxd6 54. Bf7 g5 55. Kd3 Kxh3 56. Bxh5 g4 57. Bg6 f4 58. Bf5 Kg3 59.
Ke2 f3+ 60. Kf1 Kf4 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. c4 d6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Nh5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Nd2 Ndf6 13. Qd1 Nf4 14. exf4 gxh4
15. Bf3 d5 16. Re1 e6 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Nc4 Qf6 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21.
Ne3 Qxf4 22. Nxd5 Qxd4 23. Qf3 Rae8 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Re4 Qf6 26. Qe3 Rd8 27.
Re1 Rd4 28. b4 Rfd8 29. h3 c5 30. bxc5 bxc5 31. Rxd4 cxd4 32. Qd3 Bf8 33. Nf5
Rd5 34. Re8 Rxf5 35. Rxf8+ Kg7 36. Ra8 Rxf2 37. Rxa7 Rb2 38. Qf3 Qxf3 39. gxf3
Kf6 40. Ra5 d3 41. Kf1 d2 42. Ke2 d1=Q+ 43. Kxd1 Rh2 44. a4 Rxh3 45. Ke2 Rh2+
46. Kf1 Ra2 47. Rh5 Rxa4 48. Rxh6+ Kg5 49. Rh7 f5 50. Kg2 Ra2+ 51. Kh3 Rf2 52.
Rg7+ Kf4 53. Ra7 Rxf3+ 54. Kxh4 Re3 55. Ra4+ Re4 56. Ra3 Re1 57. Ra4+ Ke5 58.
Kg3 Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 Nf6 8.
O-O-O Ne5 9. Qg3 b5 10. f4 Neg4 11. e5 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 b4 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Bb7 15. Qd3 Bc5 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Nb3 Be3 18. Na5 Bd5 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. c4 d6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Nh5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Nd2 Ndf6 13. Qd1 Nf4 14. exf4 gxh4
15. Bf3 d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nc4 e6 18. Ne5 Rb8 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rc1 Rc8 21.
Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Nc6 Bf6 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. axb3 a5 25. Rfd1 Ra8 26. Rc4 Rfe8 27.
Kf1 Be7 28. Ke2 Bd6 29. Kf3 b5 30. Rc2 a4 31. bxa4 Rxa4 32. g3 hxg3 33. hxg3
Kg7 34. d5 exd5 35. Rxd5 b4 36. Nd4 Kg6 37. Nb5 Rd8 38. Rc6 Kg7 39. Nxd6 Rxd6
40. Rcxd6 cxd6 41. Rxd6 Ra2 42. Rd2 Kg6 43. Ke4 Ra1 44. Rd4 b3 45. Rb4 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. b3 d6 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Bb2
Re8 9. Nc3 e5 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Re1 Ng4 13. b4 Qb6 14. a3 a5 15. Na2
axb4 16. axb4 Na4 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. c4 d6 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Nh5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Nd2 Ndf6 13. Qd1 Nf4 14. exf4 gxh4
15. Bf3 d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nc4 Rb8 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Ne5 Qd6 20. Rc1 Rbd8 21.
Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Nc6 Rd7 23. Qg4 Kh7 24. Qxh4 Bf6 25. Qh3 Rd6 26. Ne5 Qxd4 27.
Qf5+ Kh8 28. Rxc7 Qxb2 29. Nxf7+ Rxf7 30. Rc8+ Kg7 31. Qg4+ Bg5 32. fxg5 Rg6
33. gxh6+ Kh7 34. Qe4 Qxa2 35. Rh8+ Kxh8 36. Qxg6 Qd5 37. g4 Qf3 38. h3 b5 39.
Qe6 Qxh3 40. Rc1 Qf3 41. Rc2 Qf6 42. Rc8+ Kh7 43. Qxf6 exf6 44. Rb8 a5 45. Rxb5
Ra7 46. g5 fxg5 47. Rxg5 a4 48. Rc5 a3 49. Rc1 Kxh6 50. Kf1 Kg5 51. Ke2 a2 52.
Ra1 Kf4 53. Kd3 Kf3 54. Kc3 Kxf2 55. Kb3 Ke2 56. Rxa2+ Rxa2 57. Kxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Nd7 5. d3 e6 6. e4 Bd6 7. h3 Bh5 8. exd5
exd5 9. Qe1+ Ne7 10. Nh4 O-O 11. g4 Re8 12. gxh5 Nc8 13. Qd1 Qxh4 14. Qg4 Qd8
15. h6 g6 16. c4 Ne5 17. Qd1 dxc4 18. dxc4 Nb6 19. Nc3 Nexc4 20. Ne4 Be5 21.
Qf3 f5 22. Ng5 Bxb2 23. Bf4 Bxa1 24. Rxa1 Qf6 25. Rc1 Rad8 26. h4 Rd4 27. Qc3
Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Qxc3 29. Rxc3 Rd4 30. Kg3 Red8 31. Bf1 Rxf4 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nc6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nf3 a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. e4 Bb4 13. exd5 O-O 14. Bg5
Bxc3 15. bxc3 cxd5 16. Qd4 Rc8 17. Ne5 Be6 18. Rab1 h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Rb6 a5
21. f4 Rb8 22. Rfb1 Rxb6 23. Rxb6 Qf5 24. h3 Qc2 25. Nc6 Kh7 26. Ne7 Re8 27.
Rb7 Bf5 28. Nxf5 Qxf5 29. Rb5 Re2 30. Qxd5 Qxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. a4 c5 8. axb5
cxd4 9. Nxd4 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. b6 a5 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nd7
15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. b7 Bxb7 17. Qxd7 Bxe4 18. Qxe6+ Qxe6 19. Bxe6+ Kh7 20. f3 Rf6
21. Bb3 Rb6 22. Ra3 Bc6 23. Rfa1 Rb5 24. Bc2+ Kg8 25. Ba4 Rc5 26. Bxc6 Rxc6 27.
Rxa5 Rxa5 28. Rxa5 Rxc3 29. h3 Rc4 30. Kh2 Kh7 31. Ra6 g5 32. Kg3 Kg7 33. Re6
Ra4 34. Re4 Ra2 35. h4 Kg6 36. Re6+ Kh5 37. Kh3 gxh4 38. Re4 Kg6 39. Rg4+ Kf6
40. Kxh4 Ra5 41. Rb4 Ra2 42. Rb6+ Kg7 43. g3 Rh2+ 44. Kg4 Ra2 45. f4 Ra5 46.
Kh4 Ra1 47. f5 Rh1+ 48. Kg4 Rf1 49. Rg6+ Kh7 50. Re6 Kg7 51. Re7+ Kf6 52. Re6+
Kg7 53. Re4 Kf6 54. Rf4 h5+ 55. Kxh5 Rxf4 56. gxf4 Kxf5 57. Kh6 Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e5 5. Be2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nc7 8.
Qc2 Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. a3 Be6 11. b3 Rc8 12. Bb2 b6 13. Bc4 Kh8 14. h4 f6 15.
h5 Bg4 16. h6 gxh6 17. Qe4 Qd7 18. Nb5 Nxb5 19. Bxb5 Qe6 20. d4 exd4 21. Qxe6
Bxe6 22. exd4 Bxb3 23. Re1 Bd6 24. d5 Ne5 25. Nxe5 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 fxe5 27. Bxe5+
Kg8 28. d6 Rcd8 29. Re1 Rf5 30. f4 Rf7 31. Bc6 Kf8 32. Re3 Be6 33. Kh2 Rc8 34.
d7 Rxd7 35. Bxd7 Bxd7 36. Bd6+ Kg8 37. Re7 Bf5 38. Be5 c4 39. g4 Bd3 40. Bc3
Kf8 41. Rxa7 Re8 42. f5 Re2+ 43. Kg3 Re3+ 44. Kf2 Re2+ 45. Kf3 Rc2 46. Bb4+ Ke8
47. f6 Bg6 48. f7+ Bxf7 49. Re7+ Kd8 50. Rxf7 c3 51. Rxh7 Rc1 52. Ke2 Rg1 53.
Kd3 Rxg4 54. Kxc3 Kc8 55. Kb3 h5 56. Rxh5 Kb7 57. Rh6 Rd4 58. Re6 Rg4 59. Bd2
Rg5 60. Bxg5 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Re1 Bd7 9. d4 Re8 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. d5 Nb8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nbd7 14. Rb1 Nc5
15. Be3 Rb8 16. g4 Nfd7 17. g5 Nf8 18. Bb5 Re7 19. Kh2 Ng6 20. Rg1 Nf4 21. Rg4
Qf8 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Rxf4 Re5 24. Rg1 Qe7 25. Bd3 Re8 26. Rgg4 a6 27. c4 Nd7
28. Qg3 Nc5 29. h4 Rf8 30. Kg2 Nd7 31. Rf5 f6 32. gxf6 Rxf6 33. Rfg5 Rf7 34. f4
Rxg5 35. hxg5 Nc5 36. e5 Nxd3 37. cxd3 dxe5 38. fxe5 Qa3 39. Rf4 Qxa2+ 40. Kh3
Qb1 41. Rxf7 Qh1+ 42. Kg4 Kxf7 43. e6+ Ke8 44. Qxc7 Qg2+ 45. Qg3 Qxg3+ 46. Kxg3
a5 47. c5 Ke7 48. Kf4 a4 49. Ke5 a3 50. d6+ Ke8 51. e7 Kd7 52. Kd5 a2 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. h4 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 d5
9. Nbd2 b5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Nb3 c4 12. Nbd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qb6 14. Be3 Ng4 15.
Nf5 Nxe3 16. Nxe3 Bb7 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Rad8 19. dxc4 bxc4 20. Qf3 Qxb2
21. Rad1 Qxc2 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Qc6 Rf8 25. Re8 Qf5 26. Rxf8+
Bxf8 27. Qxc4 Qf6 28. h5 Kg7 29. Be8 Bd6 30. Kg2 Be5 31. Qe4 Bd4 32. f4 Bc5 33.
Ba4 Qb2+ 34. Bc2 Qf6 35. Qb7+ Kh6 36. hxg6 hxg6 37. Qe4 Kg7 38. Kf3 Bb6 39. Kg4
Kh6 40. Qe8 Kg7 41. a4 Bd4 42. a5 Bg1 43. Bd3 Bf2 44. a6 Bb6 45. Kf3 Qf7 46.
Qe4 Qf6 47. Bc2 Qc3+ 48. Kg2 Qf6 49. Kh3 Bg1 50. Qb7+ Kh6 51. Qc8 Bb6 52. Qg8
Qg7 53. Qe6 Bd4 54. g4 Kh7 55. g5 Kh8 56. Bxg6 Qf8 57. Kg4 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Be7 8. Re1
O-O 9. a4 Re8 10. c3 h6 11. Ba2 b4 12. Nbd2 Bc5 13. Nc4 Ba7 14. Be3 Bxe3 15.
Nxe3 Rb8 16. a5 d6 17. Bc4 bxc3 18. bxc3 Bc8 19. Qa4 Ne7 20. Qa2 Rf8 21. Rab1
Ra8 22. Nh4 c6 23. g3 d5 24. exd5 cxd5 25. Bb3 Be6 26. Nf3 Ng6 27. d4 e4 28.
Ne5 Nxe5 29. dxe5 Nd7 30. Nxd5 Nxe5 31. Rxe4 Nf3+ 32. Kg2 Ng5 33. Rh4 Rc8 34.
Rd1 Rc5 35. Rdd4 Rxa5 36. Qd2 Ra1 37. Qe3 Qd7 38. Nf6+ gxf6 39. Rxd7 Bxd7 40.
f4 Re8 41. Qxe8+ Bxe8 42. fxg5 hxg5 43. Rb4 Kg7 44. Kf2 a5 45. Rb8 Bc6 46. Rb6
Be4 47. Ra6 Ra3 48. Bd1 Ra2+ 49. Ke3 Bd5 50. h4 Rg2 51. hxg5 fxg5 52. g4 Rg1
53. Be2 Re1 54. Kd4 Bb7 55. Ra7 Rxe2 56. Rxb7 Rg2 57. c4 Rxg4+ 58. Kd5 Rg1 59.
c5 Rd1+ 60. Ke5 Rc1 61. Kd6 g4 62. c6 a4 63. c7 g3 64. Rb5 Kf6 65. Rc5 Rxc5 66.
Kxc5 g2 67. c8=Q g1=Q+ 68. Kb4 Qd4+ 69. Ka3 Kg7 70. Qc1 f6 71. Qc7+ Kg6 72.
Qg3+ Kf7 73. Qc7+ Ke6 74. Qc8+ Qd7 75. Qc4+ Ke7 76. Qe4+ Qe6 77. Qb7+ Kd6 78.
Qb6+ Ke7 79. Qb7+ Ke8 80. Qb8+ Kf7 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm Chess960 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm Chess960 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.11.21"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "chess.com blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.19"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 h6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 O-O 8. Nbd2
a5 9. a3 Bh7 10. c4 c6 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Rab1 Rc8 13. Rfc1 Nd7 14. Qd1 b5 15. Nd4
Qb6 16. cxb5 cxb5 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Rc1 Bc5 19. Qf1 Rc7 20. e3 Be7 21. Rxc7
Nxc7 22. e4 Bf6 23. Qa1 Nc5 24. Bf1 dxe4 25. dxe4 Nxe4 26. Nxe4 Bxe4 27. a4
bxa4 28. bxa4 Nd5 29. Nb5 Bxb2 30. Qxb2 Nf6 31. Qd2 Bd5 32. Be2 Ne4 33. Qe1 Nc5
34. Qd1 g5 35. Qd4 Nd7 36. Qc3 Qc5 37. Qxa5 Qc1+ 38. Bf1 Ne5 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40.
Nd4 Qd1 41. Nxe6+ fxe6 42. Qe7+ Nf7 43. Qb4 Qf3 44. Qd4+ e5 0-1

[Event "chess.com blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.20"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 a6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. Bd3 e6 7. O-O Ne7 8. Ne2
h6 9. Ng3 b6 10. c3 Bb7 11. a4 Kf8 12. Re1 Kg8 13. b4 Kh7 14. Rc1 Kg8 15. h3
Nf8 16. Qd2 Nd7 17. Qa2 Qe8 18. a5 b5 19. c4 bxc4 20. Rxc4 c6 21. Rcc1 d5 22.
Nd2 dxe4 23. Ngxe4 Nd5 24. Nc4 Nxb4 25. Qb1 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 Qe7 27. Rb1 Nf6 28.
Ned6 Bc8 29. Bf4 Nd5 30. Be5 Bd7 31. Rb7 Rd8 32. Nb6 Kh7 33. Qxa6 Nxb6 34. axb6
c5 35. Bxg7 Kxg7 36. dxc5 Qg5 37. Qa1+ Kg8 38. Rc7 Rh7 39. b7 Qd5 40. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "chess.com blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. d4 d5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4
c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nd2 Qc7 13. Qa4 Rb8 14. Nb3 Bg4
15. Bc3 Rfc8 16. h3 Bd7 17. Ba5 Qe5 18. Rad1 Qh5 19. g4 Bxg4 20. hxg4 Nxg4 21.
Rfe1 Qh2+ 22. Kf1 Qh4 23. Kg1 Qxf2+ 24. Kh1 Qh4+ 25. Kg1 Qf2+ 26. Kh1 Be5 27.
Rd3 Qh4+ 28. Kg1 Bh2+ 29. Kh1 Bg3+ 30. Kg1 Bxe1 31. Rf3 Bf2+ 32. Kf1 Nh2# 0-1

[Event "chess.com blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. e5 Nh5 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bc4 c6 6. Ng5 d5 7. Be2 Ng7 8. O-O h6
9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Nbd2 e6 11. h3 h5 12. Nb3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nf5 14. a4 Na6 15. c3
Nc7 16. a5 Be7 17. Bd2 Kf8 18. Nc1 Kg7 19. Nd3 Bg5 20. Nf4 Bh6 21. g3 Na6 22.
b4 Nc7 23. Re1 Nb5 24. Qc2 Bg5 25. Qd3 Be7 26. h4 Qd7 27. Bg2 a6 28. Bh3 Rh7
29. Qf3 Nc7 30. Nd3 Kh8 31. Nc5 Qc8 32. Bf4 Rb8 33. Ra2 Qg8 34. Nd7 Qd8 35.
Nxb8 Qxb8 36. Bxf5 gxf5 37. Bg5 Bxg5 38. hxg5 Kg7 39. Qf4 Kg6 40. f3 Nb5 41.
Rc1 Qd8 42. Rh2 Na3 43. Kf2 Nb5 44. Qh4 Qxg5 45. Qxg5+ Kxg5 46. Rh4 Kg6 47. Ke3
Kg5 48. Kd3 Nc7 49. Rch1 Ne8 50. g4 fxg4 51. Rxg4+ hxg4 52. Rxh7 g3 53. Ke2 Kg6
54. Rh8 Nc7 55. Rb8 Nb5 56. Rxb7 Nxc3+ 57. Kf1 Nb5 58. Rb6 Nxd4 59. Rxa6 Nxf3
60. Ra8 Kf5 61. a6 d4 62. a7 d3 63. Rd8 d2 64. a8=Q Kf4 65. Qxc6 1-0

[Event "chess.com blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. d5 Ne4 4. Bc1 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. c4 O-O
9. Nc3 e6 10. Nge2 Ng4 11. h4 h6 12. h5 g5 13. f4 gxf4 14. Bxf4 Na6 15. a3 Nc7
16. Qd2 b5 17. cxb5 exd5 18. exd5 a6 19. b6 Nb5 20. Bxb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Qxb6 22.
Nxd6 Qxb2 23. Qxb2 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Bxa3 25. O-O c4 26. Ng3 Bc5+ 27. Kh1 Nf2+ 28.
Kh2 Ng4+ 29. Kh1 Nf2+ 30. Rxf2 Bxf2 31. Nge4 Bh4 32. Bxh6 Rd8 33. Rc1 f5 34.
Nxc8 Raxc8 35. Nc3 Bf6 36. Na4 c3 37. g3 c2 38. Nb6 Rc3 39. Na4 Ra3 0-1

[Event "chess.com blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.24"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Re1 Bc5 10. Qd2 Be7 11. a4 b4 12. Ne2 Nf6 13. Ng3 Nc6 14. b3 h5 15. h3
h4 16. Nf1 Ne5 17. N1h2 Bc5 18. Bb2 d6 19. Qg5 Nxf3+ 20. Nxf3 Rh6 21. Qxg7 Rg6
22. Qh8+ Kd7 23. Qxh4 Rag8 24. Bxf6 Rxg2+ 25. Kf1 Bxf2 26. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 27. Kxf2
e5 28. Rg1 Qc5+ 29. Ke2 Rxg1 30. Rxg1 Qc8 31. h4 Kc6 32. Rg3 Qe6 33. Bg5 f6 34.
Be3 Kc7 35. h5 d5 36. Rg7+ Kb8 37. h6 dxe4 38. Rxb7+ Kxb7 39. Bxe4+ Kc7 40. h7
Qh3 41. Ng1 Qg4+ 42. Kd3 Qh5 43. Kc4 f5 44. Bxf5 Qf7+ 45. Kxb4 Qe7+ 46. Bc5
Qh4+ 47. Ka3 Kc6 48. Be3 a5 49. Kb2 e4 50. Nh3 Qf6+ 51. Kb1 Kd5 52. Ng5 Qh6 53.
Nf7 Qxe3 54. h8=Q Qg1+ 55. Kb2 e3 56. Qe5+ Kc6 57. Qd6+ Kb7 58. Be4+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.25"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Nge2 Nh5 6. a3 Be7 7. Be5 Nd7 8. g4
Nhf6 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Ng3 c5 11. g5 Ne8 12. h4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Nxd6 14. Bd3 f5 15.
Nh5 b6 16. Nf4 Qe7 17. Nb5 Nxb5 18. Bxb5 Nb8 19. c3 Ba6 20. a4 Bxb5 21. axb5 a5
22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Nxd5 Qb7 24. Nf6+ gxf6 25. Rg1 fxg5 26. Rxg5+ Kh8 27. Qd6 Nd7
28. O-O-O Nf6 29. Qxe6 Qxb5 30. Rxf5 Rab8 31. b4 Qb6 32. Rd6 Qb7 33. Rxf6 Rfe8
34. Qd7 cxb4 35. Rf7 Qxd7 36. Rdxd7 b3 37. Rxh7+ Kg8 38. Rhg7+ Kh8 39. Kb2 a4
40. Rh7+ Kg8 41. Rdg7+ Kf8 42. Ra7 Kg8 43. Rhg7+ Kh8 44. Rh7+ Kg8 45. Rh5 Ra8
46. Rha5 Rxa7 47. Rxa7 1-0

[Event "chess.com blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.26"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nb4 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8.
Nxf6+ gxf6 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. a3 Nc6 11. O-O O-O-O 12. Be3 Rg8 13. g3 Qd5 14. b3
Qh5 15. c4 Bh6 16. Bxh6 Qxh6 17. Qd3 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 c5 19. Nf5 exf5 20. Qxf5+
Kb8 21. Qxc5 Rd3 22. Rad1 Qg6 23. b4 Qe4 24. Rxd3 Qxd3 25. Re1 Rc8 26. Qd5 Qxc4
27. Qd6+ Ka8 28. Qxf6 Qb3 29. Re3 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Qd5+ 31. Qf3 Qd7 32. h4 a6 33.
Qe4 h6 34. Rd3 Qc7 35. Qd5 Re8 36. Rf3 Re7 37. a4 Rd7 38. Qf5 Qc6 39. b5 Qd6
40. bxa6 bxa6 41. Qe4+ Ka7 42. Rb3 Qc5 43. Qf3 f5 44. Kh2 Rf7 45. Qf4 Rc7 46.
Rf3 Rf7 47. Qxh6 Qc6 48. Qf4 Qb7 49. Re3 Ka8 50. Re8+ Ka7 51. Qd4+ Qb6 52. Ra8+
1-0

[Event "chess.com blitz 1m+1spm Chess960"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.27"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "chess.com blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Be3 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4
Bg6 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Nd5 11. f4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Be4 13. Rg1 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qa3
15. Bd4 Bd5 16. c4 Bf3 17. Qd3 Qxd3 18. cxd3 e6 19. Kf2 c5 20. Kxf3 cxd4 21.
Bg2 O-O-O 22. Rab1 b6 23. a4 Bc5 24. a5 Kd7 25. Rb5 h5 26. g5 g6 27. Rgb1 Rc8
28. Ke2 Rc7 29. Be4 Rb8 30. Kd1 Ke7 31. Kc2 Kd7 32. axb6 axb6 33. Ra1 Ke7 34.
Ra6 Kd7 35. Kb3 Ke7 36. Ka4 Kd7 37. Rb1 Ke7 38. Kb5 Rbc8 39. Rba1 Kd8 40. R1a2
Rb8 41. Ra7 Rbc8 42. R7a6 Rb8 43. Bc6 Rbc8 44. Ra8 Rxc6 45. R2a7 Rxa8 46. Rxa8+
Rc8 47. Ra7 Rc7 48. Ra8+ Ke7 49. Ra6 h4 50. Ra8 Kd7 51. Ra6 Rb7 52. Ra8 Kc7 53.
Ra2 Kb8 54. Kc6 Rc7+ 55. Kb5 Kb7 56. Ra4 Be7 0-1

[Event "chess.com blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. d3 e6 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. e4 Bg6 8. Nh3
h6 9. O-O Bh7 10. Kh1 a5 11. a4 Na6 12. e5 Nd7 13. f4 Nb4 14. Nf2 c5 15. Re1
Rc8 16. Rc1 Nb6 17. Bf1 c4 18. dxc4 dxc4 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Nxc2 21. Re2
Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rfd8 23. Red2 Ne3 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Rc1 Nxc4 26. bxc4 Bb6 27.
Kg2 Be3 28. Re1 Bd2 29. Rd1 Bb4 30. Rd7 Bc2 31. Rxb7 Bxa4 32. Ra7 Rxc4 33. Nd3
Rc2+ 34. Kh3 Bb5 35. Nxb4 Rxb2 36. Na6 Bf1+ 37. Kg4 Rxh2 38. Kf3 Bxa6 39. Rxa6
Ra2 40. Ra8+ Kh7 41. Ra7 Kg6 42. g4 a4 43. Ra6 a3 44. f5+ Kg5 45. fxe6 fxe6 46.
Rxe6 Ra1 47. Ra6 a2 48. Kg2 Kxg4 49. Kh2 g5 50. e6 Re1 51. Ra4+ Kf5 52. Rxa2
Rxe6 53. Kg3 Re3+ 54. Kf2 Re5 55. Kf3 h5 56. Ra8 g4+ 57. Kg3 Re3+ 58. Kf2 Rf3+
59. Kg2 Rb3 60. Rg8 Kf4 61. Rf8+ Kg5 62. Rf2 h4 63. Ra2 h3+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nc4 Qc7 8.
Qf3 Nb6 9. Bf4 Qd7 10. Nxb6 axb6 11. O-O-O Qd8 12. h3 e6 13. Bc4 Be7 14. g4 Nd5
15. Be5 Bf6 16. Ne4 Bxe5 17. dxe5 O-O 18. g5 b5 19. Bb3 Qc7 20. Nf6+ Nxf6 21.
exf6 c5 22. fxg7 Re8 23. c3 c4 24. Bc2 Rxa2 25. Rd4 Ra1+ 26. Kd2 Rxh1 27. Bxh7+
Kxg7 28. Qf6+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qf6+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Ke7 32. Qf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 Nd7
8. Kc2 e5 9. Nd2 f6 10. a4 a5 11. Bc4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bc5 13. f3 Ke7 14. Nf1 Be6
15. Be3 Nd7 16. Rd1 Bxb3+ 17. Kxb3 Bxe3 18. Nxe3 c6 19. Kc2 Nc5 20. Nc4 Nxa4
21. Ra1 b5 22. b3 bxc4 23. bxa4 Rhd8 24. Rab1 Rd7 25. Rhd1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rb8
27. g4 f5 28. Rb1 Rf8 29. Rb7+ Ke6 30. gxf5+ gxf5 31. Rxh7 fxe4 32. fxe4 Rf4
33. Rh6+ Kd7 34. h4 Rxe4 35. Kd2 Rg4 36. h5 Rh4 37. Rh8 Kd6 38. h6 Kc5 39. h7
Rh3 40. Re8 Rxh7 41. Rxe5+ Kb6 42. Re4 Rh2+ 43. Kc1 Kc5 44. Re5+ Kb6 45. Re4
Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C75"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. c3 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. Bb3 h6 8. Nbd2
Ng6 9. Nf1 Nh4 10. g3 Ng2+ 11. Ke2 Bh3 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8+ Rxd8 14. Ng1 Be6
15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. h4 1-0

[Event "chess.com blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qc2 Nc6 6. Nd2 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8.
Ngf3 Nxf3+ 9. gxf3 Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Rg1 Kh8 12. Qb3 Be6 13. c4 Rfd8 14.
cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Qc3 f6 17. Bc4 Qc6 18. Ne4 Nd5 19. Qb3 a6 20. Qa3
b5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Qa5 Rd7 23. Rd2 Bxe4 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. fxe4 h6 26. Qb6 Rd8
27. a3 c4 28. Kb1 c3 29. Rc1 Qd3+ 30. Ka1 cxb2+ 31. Kxb2 Re8 32. Qxa6 Kh7 33.
Qc6 Rxe4 34. Rc2 b4 35. axb4 Rxb4+ 36. Kc1 Qf1+ 37. Kd2 Qxf2+ 38. Kc3 Qh4 39.
Kd3 Rg4 40. Qe6 Qg5 41. Rc8 Rg1 42. Qg8+ Kg6 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Qg8+ Kg6 45. Qe8+
Kh7 46. Qg8+ Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 d6 4. c4 c5 5. d5 e5 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Nh3 a6 8. Nf2 h5
9. h4 Bh6 10. Bxh6 Rxh6 11. Qd2 Rh8 12. a3 Kf8 13. Rc1 Kg7 14. g3 Rb8 15. b3
Nf8 16. Be2 Bd7 17. b4 cxb4 18. axb4 a5 19. bxa5 Qxa5 20. Nb5 Qxd2+ 21. Kxd2
Bxb5 22. cxb5 N8d7 23. Nd3 Rhc8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rc1 Rxc1 26. Kxc1 Nc5 27. Nb2
Nb3+ 28. Kd1 Nd4 29. b6 Kf8 30. Nc4 Ke7 31. Ke1 Nd7 32. Kf2 Nc5 33. Bf1 f5 34.
Ke3 Nc2+ 35. Kd2 Nd4 36. Ke3 Nc2+ 37. Kd2 Nd4 38. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com blitz 3m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Qh5 Nf6 3. Qh4 Nc6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. O-O g6 7. d3 h6 8. Bxc6
Bxc6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Rc8 11. Re1 Bg7 12. Nc3 b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. a5 g5 15.
Qa4+ Nd7 16. a6 Ba8 17. Qxd7+ Qxd7 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. Nb5 Bc6 20. Nxa7 Rc7 21.
Nxc6 Kxc6 22. f4 g4 23. f5 Ra7 24. Re4 h5 25. Rea4 b5 26. Ra5 Rd8 27. Kf1 Rd5
28. Be3 Bxb2 29. Rb1 Bd4 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. f6 exf6 32. Ke2 Kb6 33. Rba1 h4 34.
R5a2 f5 35. g3 h3 36. Kf2 Re5 37. Ra3 Re3 38. R3a2 f4 39. c4 dxc3 0-1

[Event "chess.com blitz 3m+2spm Chess960"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "chess.com blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. Nge2 e6 7. Bd2 c6 8.
f3 Bf5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nf4 Qb6 11. Bb3 Qxd4 12. Qe2 Bd6 13. Be3 Qb4 14. a3 Qa5
15. h4 e5 16. O-O-O Be7 17. h5 Bxc2 18. Kxc2 exf4 19. Bxf4 Na6 20. Rhe1 O-O 21.
Qxe7 Rae8 22. Qd6 1-0

[Event "chess.com blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Ngf3 c5 7. Be2 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nc6 9. O-O Qb6 10. Qb3 Qxb3 11. Nxb3 Ne4 12. Bh4 e5 13. Bb5 exd4 14. Nfxd4
Nxd4 15. Nxd4 g5 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bxd4 18. exd4 Kg7 19. Rac1 Be6 20. Rc7
Rab8 21. f4 gxf4 22. gxf4 Rfc8 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. Rc1 Bf5 25. Kf2 Kf6 26. Rc5
Rc8 27. Rxc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. e5 Nh5 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bc4 c6 6. Ng5 d5 7. Be2 Ng7 8. O-O h6
9. Nf3 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e6 12. a4 Nf5 13. c3 h5 14. b4 a5 15. b5 c5 16.
dxc5 Bxc5 17. c4 Nd7 18. cxd5 Nxe5 19. Bb2 Qf6 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. dxe6 Rd8 22.
exf7+ Kxf7 23. Qb3+ Kg7 24. Ra2 Nd4 25. Qd1 Rhf8 26. Bxb7 Nf3+ 27. Qxf3 Rxf3
28. Bxf3 Qf4 29. Bc6 h4 30. Nc3 Bd6 31. Rd1 Qc4 32. Rc2 Bh2+ 33. Kxh2 Rxd1 34.
Nxd1 Qxc2 35. Ne3 Qxf2 36. Nd5 Qg3+ 37. Kh1 Qa3 38. Kh2 Qxa4 39. Nb6 Qf4+ 40.
Kh1 a4 0-1

[Event "chess.com blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Nge2 Nh5 6. a3 Be7 7. Be5 Nd7 8. Ng3
Nhf6 9. Bf4 a6 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 b5 13. Nh5 Bb7 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15.
dxc5 Bxc5 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Rfd8
21. Ree1 Kf8 22. Kf1 Ke7 23. Ke2 f6 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. Kxe3 g5 26. h4 gxh4 27.
Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rh1 Rc8 29. Rxh4 Rxc2 30. Rxh7+ Kd6 31. Ra7 Rxb2 32. Rxa6+ Ke5
33. a4 Rb3+ 34. Ke2 bxa4 35. Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. e5 Nh5 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bc4 c6 6. Ng5 d5 7. Be2 Ng7 8. O-O h6
9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Nbd2 e6 11. h3 h5 12. Nb3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nf5 14. Bd2 h4 15. a4
Na6 16. a5 Bh6 17. Be1 Bf4 18. c3 O-O 19. Nc1 f6 20. Nd3 fxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22.
dxe5 Nc5 23. Qe2 Nb3 24. Ra4 Nxa5 25. Rg4 Kf7 26. Bd2 Qb6 27. Bg5 Nc4 28. b4
Ng3 29. Qc2 Nxe5 30. Be3 Nxg4 31. Bxb6 axb6 32. Bxg4 Nxf1 33. Qd1 Ng3 34. fxg3
hxg3 35. Qf3+ Ke7 36. Qxg3 Kd7 37. Qe5 Rfe8 38. Qg7+ Re7 39. Qxg6 Ra3 40. Qf6
c5 41. Qe5 1-0

[Event "chess.com blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Nd2 d5 6. Ngf3 c5 7. Be2 b6 8. O-O
Nc6 9. h3 Bb7 10. Bf4 Nd7 11. Bb5 a6 12. Ba4 b5 13. Bb3 e5 14. Bg5 Qb6 15. Bxd5
exd4 16. cxd4 cxd4 17. Nb3 d3 18. Qd2 Nce5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Nbd4 Nxf3+ 21.
Nxf3 Nc5 22. Bf4 Rfd8 23. Be5 Ne4 24. Qd1 Bxe5 25. Nxe5 Qd5 26. Nf3 Nc5 27. Nd4
Ne6 28. Qxd3 Nxd4 29. exd4 Qxd4 30. Qb3 Qd5 31. Qa3 Qd3 32. Qa5 Rd6 33. a4 Rc8
34. axb5 Qxb5 35. b4 Rc4 36. Qxb5 axb5 37. Rfb1 Rd2 38. Ra8+ Kg7 39. Rb8 Rcc2
40. Rxb5 Rxf2 41. Rg5 f5 42. h4 Kf6 43. Rb3 Rfd2 44. b5 h6 45. Rgg3 f4 46. Rgf3
Rxg2+ 47. Kf1 Rh2 48. Kg1 Rcg2+ 49. Kf1 g5 50. b6 Rb2 51. hxg5+ hxg5 52. Kg1
Rhc2 53. Rxb2 Rxb2 54. Rh3 Kg6 0-1

[Event "chess.com blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Nxd4 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. Bf4 Re8 8.
Qd2 Bf8 9. f3 Nc6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Be6 12. Kb1 Nd7 13. g4 a6 14. h4 b5
15. g5 b4 16. Nd5 a5 17. h5 c6 18. Ne3 Ne5 19. Nf5 c5 20. Qd2 c4 21. Nxd6 c3
22. Qd4 Bxd6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Bc4 25. Bd1 cxb2 26. Kxb2 Bb5 27. Rd5 Nc4+
28. Kc1 Na3 29. h6 Bc4 30. Rc5 Bxa2 31. hxg7 Rec8 32. Rxc8+ Rxc8 33. Be5 Bb3
34. f4 Bxc2 35. Bxc2 Rxc2+ 36. Kd1 b3 37. Rh3 a4 38. f5 Nc4 39. g6 fxg6 40.
fxg6 h5 41. Bf6 Rd2+ 42. Ke1 b2 43. Bxb2 Rxb2 44. Rxh5 a3 0-1

[Event "chess.com blitz 5m+2spm"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. Nb5 Na6 6. e3 O-O 7. h3 Ne4 8. Nd2
Nd6 9. Nc3 c5 10. Be5 cxd4 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. exd4 Nb4 13. a3 Nc6 14. Nf3 Ne4
15. Bd3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qd6 17. O-O e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. c4 Be6 21.
cxd5 Bxd5 22. Qg4 h5 23. Rae1 Qf6 24. Qg3 Rfe8 25. Bb5 Re4 26. Rxe4 Bxe4 27.
Re1 Bxc2 28. Qc7 Bf5 29. Qxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com blitz 5m+2spm Chess960"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. Ne5 Ne4 8. Nd2
Nf6 9. Nb1 Ne4 10. Nd2 Nf6 11. Nb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. c3 d6 7. O-O Ba7 8. Re1
O-O 9. h3 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Nf1 c6 12. Ng3 d5 13. Bb3 dxe4 14. dxe4 Qxd1 15.
Rxd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. Ne4 Qxa2 16. Rd1 Be7 17. Be2 O-O 18. O-O f5 19. Qh6 Qxc2 20. Rf3 f4
21. Rh3 Rf7 22. Rhd3 Qxe2 23. Rd8+ Rf8 24. Nf6+ Kf7 25. Qxh7+ Kxf6 26. Qh6+ Kf7
27. Qh7+ Kf6 28. Qh6+ Kf7 29. Qh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bc1 Nf6 11. Bd3 e5 12. Nde2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Ng3 Nbd7
15. a4 Nc5 16. Be2 Be6 17. Bf3 Rc8 18. Re1 Qd7 19. a5 Rfd8 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21.
exd5 Re8 22. c4 Bd8 23. Be3 e4 24. Be2 h5 25. b4 Nd3 26. Bxd3 exd3 27. Qxd3 h4
28. Nf1 h3 29. Bd4 hxg2 30. Ng3 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Qh3 32. Qf3 Kf8 33. c5 dxc5 34.
Bxc5+ Kg8 35. Qf5 Qxf5 36. Nxf5 g6 37. Nd6 Rc7 38. Ne8 Rd7 39. Nxf6+ Bxf6 40.
Re8+ Kg7 41. Bf8+ Kh7 42. d6 Bg7 43. Re7 Rd8 44. Bxg7 Kxg7 45. Rxb7 Rxd6 46.
Kxg2 Rd4 47. Kf3 g5 48. Ke3 Rf4 49. Rb6 f5 50. Rxa6 Rxb4 51. Ra7+ Kg6 52. a6
Ra4 53. Ra8 g4 54. f4 gxf3 55. Kxf3 Kg7 56. Kg3 Rg4+ 57. Kf3 Ra4 58. h3 Kh7 59.
Kg3 Kg7 60. h4 Rg4+ 61. Kh3 Ra4 62. h5 Kh7 63. Kg3 Kg7 64. Kf3 Kh7 65. Ke3 Kg7
66. Kd3 f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Ra7 13. Be3 Be6 14. Qd3 Ra8 15.
f4 Qc7 16. Nd2 a5 17. Rf2 f6 18. f5 Bf7 19. Rc1 Na6 20. c4 bxc3 21. Qxc3 Qb8
22. Rff1 Nb4 23. Qc7 Qe8 24. Qb7 Rb8 25. Qa7 Ra8 26. Qb7 Rb8 27. Qa7 d5 28.
exd5 Nxd5 29. Bc5 Ra8 30. Qb7 Rb8 31. Qa7 Ra8 32. Qb7 Bxc5+ 33. Rxc5 Rb8 34.
Qxf7+ Rxf7 35. Bxd5 Kh8 36. Rfc1 Rd7 37. Bc6 Qd8 38. Bxd7 Qxd7 39. Ne4 h5 0-1

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Ndb5 Ne5 8.
Bg2 a6 9. Na3 Bxa3 10. bxa3 Nxc4 11. O-O Qc5 12. Na4 Qb5 13. Nc3 Qc5 14. Na4
Qb5 15. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 c6 8. e4
d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Ne5 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. cxd5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nxd5 14. Rc1
Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3 dxc4 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8.
Bxd2 Nc6 9. e3 Rb8 10. O-O b5 11. b3 cxb3 12. Qxb3 Bb7 13. Rfc1 Ne7 14. Bb4 Re8
15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. Rxc6 Nf6 19. Ra6 c5 20. dxc5 Qc8 21.
Rc6 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. c6 a5 24. Rc1 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. b4 Nxd5 6. bxc5 Nf6 7. Nf3 Qe7 8.
Be2 e4 9. Nd4 Na6 10. g4 Nxc5 11. Nf5 Qf8 12. g5 d6 13. Ng3 Nfd7 14. Qc2 Qe7
15. Bb2 Ne5 16. Nxe4 Bf5 17. f3 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Qxe4 20. Qxe4+
Nxe4 21. Rg1 O-O 22. Bd4 f6 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. Ke2 b6 25. a4 a5 26. Raf1 Nh5 27.
e4 Rxf1 28. Rxf1 Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. e5 Ke7 31. Kf3 dxe5 32. Bxe5 Kd7 33. d4
Nf6 34. Kf4 Ne8 35. Ke4 Nd6+ 36. Kd3 g6 37. Bf4 Nf5 38. Bd2 Nd6 39. c5 Nb7 40.
Be3 bxc5 41. dxc5 Kc6 42. Kc4 Nd8 43. Bd2 Nb7 44. Be3 g5 45. Bxg5 Nxc5 46. Bd2
Nxa4 47. Bxa5 Nb6+ 48. Kd4 Kd6 49. Ke4 Ke6 50. Kd4 Kf5 51. Kc5 Kg4 52. Kc6 Kh3
53. Kxc7 Nc4 54. Bc3 Kxh2 55. Kc6 Ne3 56. Bd2 Ng4 57. Kd5 h5 58. Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e3 a6 6. Nge2 Ba7 7. b3 Nge7 8. Bb2
h5 9. h4 Bg4 10. d3 Qd7 11. Qd2 Rb8 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Ne4 f6 14. N2c3 Nd8 15. Nd5
Ng6 16. Ba3 Ne6 17. f3 Bf5 18. O-O Kh8 19. Qe2 Rbd8 20. Kh2 Nc5 21. Rcd1 c6 22.
Ndc3 b5 23. d4 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Qe6 25. dxe5 Bxe4 26. fxe4 Nxe5 27. Qxh5+ Kg8 28.
Bh3 Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Nxf7 30. cxb5 axb5 31. Rc1 Bc5 32. Bxc5 dxc5 33. Be6 Rfe8 34.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rxc5 Rxe4 36. Rf2 Rxe3 37. Rxc6 Rdd3 38. Rg2 Kg6 39. Rc5 Re5 40.
Rxe5 fxe5 41. Rf2 e4 42. Kg2 b4 43. g4 Rc3 44. Re2 e3 45. Kf3 Kf6 46. Kf4 g5+
47. hxg5+ Kg6 48. Rxe3 Rc1 49. Re6+ Kg7 50. Re4 Rf1+ 51. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Qc2 d5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nc6 11. Qc3 Re8 12. Rd1 e5 13. d5 Nb8 14. e3 c6 15.
Be2 cxd5 16. Rxd5 Nc6 17. O-O Bg4 18. h3 Bf5 19. Rfd1 Rac8 20. Rc5 Qe7 21. b4
e4 22. Rxf5 exf3 23. Bxf3 Ne5 24. Qb3 Red8 25. Bd5 g6 26. Rf4 Kg7 27. Re4 Qf6
28. Red4 b6 29. a4 Rc7 30. Rf4 Qe7 31. Rfd4 Rdc8 32. Qb1 Rc2 33. Be4 R2c7 34.
a5 bxa5 35. bxa5 Rc5 36. a6 R8c7 37. Bb7 Rc2 38. Qb4 Qxb4 39. Rxb4 Ra2 40. Re4
Ra5 41. Rd5 Ra1+ 42. Kh2 Nc4 43. Red4 Ra2 44. Kg3 Nb6 45. Rd6 Rc5 46. h4 Rf5
47. Rf4 Rxf4 48. exf4 Na4 49. Rc6 Ra3+ 50. f3 Nc3 51. f5 gxf5 52. Kf4 Ra4+ 53.
Ke5 Ne2 54. Rc7 Ra5+ 55. Kd6 Kf6 56. Kd7 Nd4 57. Kc8 Re5 58. Rc4 Nb5 59. Rc6+
Ke7 60. Kb8 Kd7 61. Rc8 Re6 62. Rf8 Ke7 63. Rc8 Kd7 64. Rc1 Re8+ 65. Bc8+ Kd6
66. Kb7 Re7+ 67. Kb8 Re8 68. Kb7 Re7+ 69. Kb8 f4 70. Bb7 Re8+ 71. Bc8 Re7 72.
Bb7 Re8+ 73. Bc8 Re2 74. Bb7 Rxg2 75. Rc6+ Kd7 76. Rc8 Rg6 77. h5 Re6 78. Rf8
Ke7 79. Rc8 Kd7 80. Rf8 Ke7 81. Rc8 Rd6 82. Bc6 Nd4 83. Kb7 Nxc6 84. Rxc6 Rxc6
85. Kxc6 Ke6 86. Kb7 Kd7 87. Kxa7 Kc7 88. Ka8 Kc8 89. Ka7 Kc7 90. Ka8 Kc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Qa4 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
Bf5 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Qb4 Nb6 11. Qb3 a5 12. Re1 Ne4 13. Nh4 Be6 14. Qc2 Nd6 15.
Nf3 Nb5 16. Rd1 Rc8 17. h3 Qd7 18. Kh2 Rfd8 19. Bf4 Qe8 20. e3 Nd5 21. Na4 Nxf4
22. gxf4 Bf5 23. Qb3 Be6 24. Qc2 Bf5 25. Qb3 Be6 26. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. Na3 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rc8 14. Rfd1
Nc6 15. Rac1 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Ne4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. f3 Nc5 19. Kf2 Kf8 20. e4 f6
21. Ke3 Ke8 22. h4 Rd8 23. g4 h6 24. f4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Kxd8 27. f5
g5 28. h5 Nd7 29. Kd4 b5 30. Ne3 a6 31. Kd5 Ne5 32. Ke6 Ke8 33. a4 bxa4 34.
bxa4 Nd7 35. a5 Nc5+ 36. Kd5 Nb3 37. Nc4 Kd7 38. e5 fxe5 39. Nxe5+ Ke8 40. Nc4
Kd7 41. Ne5+ Ke8 42. Nc6 Kd7 43. Nb8+ Ke8 44. Nxa6 Nxa5 45. Nc5 Kf7 46. Nd3 Nb3
47. Ne5+ Kf6 48. Nd7+ Kf7 49. Ne5+ Kf6 50. Nd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. d3 dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bc2 9. Rf1 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. Bd2 a5 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 a4 14. Rac1
Be4 15. Rfd1 Ke7 16. Bf1 c5 17. Ne1 Bc6 18. f3 Rhd8 19. Nd3 b6 20. Kf2 Ne8 21.
e4 Bb7 22. Ke3 Ba6 23. h4 Rac8 24. Nf4 f6 25. Rd2 Nd6 26. Nh5 Ne8 27. Rcd1 Ne5
28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8 Kxd8 30. Bxe5 fxe5 31. g4 Ke7 32. Kd2 g6 33. Ng3 Nd6 34.
Kc3 Nb7 35. Bd3 Na5 36. Nf1 Bc8 37. Nd2 Bd7 38. Bc2 h6 39. g5 hxg5 40. hxg5 Nb7
41. Nf1 Nd6 42. Ne3 Nf7 43. Ng4 Bc6 44. Kd2 Kd6 45. Ke3 Nxg5 46. Nf2 Nh7 47.
Nd1 Nf6 48. Nc3 Nh5 49. Bxa4 Bb7 50. Bd1 Nf4 51. Be2 Ng2+ 52. Kf2 Nf4 53. Bf1
Bc6 54. b4 cxb4 55. axb4 Be8 56. Ke3 g5 57. b5 Kc7 58. Na4 Bh5 59. Be2 Ng2+ 60.
Kf2 Nf4 61. Bf1 g4 62. fxg4 Bxg4 63. Ke3 Bd1 64. Nb2 Bc2 65. Bd3 Bb3 66. Kd2
Kd6 67. Kc3 Ba2 68. Nd1 Kc5 69. Nf2 Kd6 70. Kb4 Kc7 71. Bf1 Kd6 72. Nd1 Bb1 73.
Nf2 Kc7 74. c5 bxc5+ 75. Kxc5 Bc2 76. b6+ Kb7 77. Bb5 Bb1 78. Bc6+ Ka6 79. b7
Ka7 80. Kd6 Kb8 81. Kxe5 Ne2 82. Kxe6 Kc7 83. Bd5 Nc3 84. Ke5 Nxd5 85. exd5
Kxb7 86. d6 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5. Nbd2 Bc5 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 a5 8. a4
Re8 9. Qc2 h6 10. h3 Be6 11. Re1 d4 12. Nf1 Nd7 13. Ng3 Bf8 14. cxd4 exd4 15.
Nd2 Nc5 16. b3 Nb4 17. Qb1 Bd6 18. Ngf1 f5 19. Ba3 fxe4 20. dxe4 d3 21. Bd1 Rf8
22. Re3 Bf4 23. Rf3 Qg5 24. Bc1 Rad8 25. Ne3 Nc6 26. Bb2 Ne5 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28.
Ra2 Nxe4 29. Nxe4 Qxe4 30. Rd2 g5 31. Qc1 Rf7 32. g3 Bd6 33. Rxf7 Bxf7 34. Bg4
Bxg3 35. Nf5 Bf4 36. Nxh6+ Kf8 37. Qc5+ Rd6 38. Nxf7 Kxf7 39. Qxc7+ Qe7 40.
Qc4+ Kf8 41. Rxd3 Rxd3 42. Qxd3 Qc7 43. Kg2 Ke7 44. Bf3 b6 45. Qg6 Qc5 46. Qg7+
Kd6 47. h4 Qe5 48. Qf8+ Qe7 49. Qb8+ Kc5 50. Qc8+ Kb4 51. Qc4+ Ka3 52. h5 Bd6
53. h6 Bc5 54. Qd3 Qe1 55. Qc2 Qe6 56. h7 Qh6 57. Qf5 Bd6 58. Bg4 Qh2+ 59. Kf3
Bc5 60. Ke4 Qh4 61. Kd5 Qh5 62. Bf3 Qh6 63. Be4 Qd6+ 64. Kc4 Qd4+ 65. Kb5 Qb4+
66. Ka6 Qc3 67. Qd5 Bd4 68. f3 Qc8+ 69. Kb5 Qc3 70. Qc4 Qxb3+ 71. Qxb3+ Kxb3
72. Bd5+ Ka3 73. Bb7 Kb3 74. Bd5+ Kc3 75. Bb7 Kd3 76. Bc6 Kc3 77. Bb7 Kd3 78.
Bc6 Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 8.
Bg5 f6 9. Be3 Bd6 10. Bb5 O-O 11. O-O g6 12. Ne1 Qc7 13. g3 Ne7 14. Ndf3 Ng7
15. Bh6 Nef5 16. Bc1 g5 17. Ng2 Qf7 18. Re1 Bd7 19. a4 a6 20. Bd3 Rae8 21. b3
h6 22. c4 Kh8 23. Ba3 Bxa3 24. Rxa3 Bc6 25. c5 a5 26. Ra2 Ne7 27. Bb1 Bd7 28.
Qd3 Qg8 29. h4 Ngf5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Ne3 Nxe3 32. Qxe3 Nf5 33. Qc1 Qf7 34. Kg2
Kg7 35. Nxg5 Qh5 36. Nf3 Rh8 37. Rh1 Qg4 38. Qf4 Qxf4 39. gxf4 Rxh1 40. Kxh1
Ne7 41. Kg2 Nc6 42. Rd2 Rg8 43. Kf1 Be8 44. f5 Bh5 45. Nh4 Bf7 46. fxe6 Bxe6
47. Nf5+ Kf8 48. Nd6 Bh3+ 49. Ke2 Rg1 50. Bc2 Rg7 51. Ke3 Nb4 52. Bd3 Be6 53.
f3 Nc6 54. Bb5 Ne7 55. Rh2 Ng6 56. Rh6 Bg8 57. Bd3 Re7+ 58. Kd2 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4
Nc6 9. Nc3 h6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. a3 Ne4 12. Qd3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Bb6 14. b4 d4 15.
Qd2 Bf5 16. Bb2 Re8 17. Rad1 Be4 18. b5 Na5 19. Qb4 d3 20. exd3 Bd5 21. Qg4 f6
22. Nh4 Bxg2 23. Nf5 Qc7 24. Kxg2 Kf8 25. a4 Rad8 26. Ba3+ Kg8 27. Nxh6+ Kh7
28. Nf5 Qf7 29. Rfe1 Re5 30. Rxe5 fxe5 31. Qh4+ 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. h4 h5 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Kb1 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4
15. Nde2 Re8 16. Bh6 Bh8 17. g4 Qa5 18. gxh5 Qxh5 19. Bg5 Qxf3 20. Rdf1 Nxe4
21. Rxf3 Nxd2+ 22. Bxd2 Bc6 23. Rfh3 Bxh1 24. Rxh1 Bf6 25. h5 Rh4 26. Rxh4 Bxh4
27. hxg6 fxg6 28. Kc1 Kf7 29. Nd4 Bf6 30. Nf3 Rh8 31. Kd1 Bxc3 32. Bxc3 e5 33.
Ke2 Ke6 34. Be1 Kf5 35. c4 g5 36. Bf2 g4 37. Nd2 a6 38. Nf1 Rh3 39. Bg3 b5 40.
b3 bxc4 41. bxc4 Ke6 42. a3 d5 43. cxd5+ Kxd5 44. Kf2 Ke4 45. Nd2+ Kd3 46. Nb3
Kc4 47. Nd2+ Kd3 48. Nb3 e4 49. Nc5+ Kd4 50. Nxa6 e3+ 51. Kg2 e2 52. Bf2+ Kc4
53. Nb4 Rxa3 54. Nc2 Rc3 55. Ne1 Kd5 56. Bg3 Ke4 57. Kf2 Rb3 58. Bc7 Rb7 59.
Bg3 Rb3 60. Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Bb3 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Qe2 Nc5
15. Rfd1 h6 16. Qe3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Ne7 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Nxe5 Qc7 20. Nec4 Rbd8
21. Qg3 Bxc4 22. Nxc4 Qc6 23. h3 d5 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Qf3 Rfe8 26. Na5 Qf6 27.
Nxb7 Qxf3 28. gxf3 Rb8 29. Rxd5 Rxb7 30. Rxa6 Re2 31. Rc6 Rbe7 32. Kg2 Re1 33.
h4 Rb1 34. h5 Rxb2 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. Rdd8 g5 37. Rh8+ Kg7 38. Rcg8+ Kf6 39.
Rxh6+ Kf5 40. Rc6 Rb1 41. Rc5+ Kf6 42. Rgxg5 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. d4 c5 6. d5 b5 7. Be2 Qa5+ 8. c3
Bb7 9. a4 Nxd5 10. axb5 Qb6 11. O-O a6 12. bxa6 Nxa6 13. Qc2 Nab4 14. Qc1 Rxa1
15. Bxa1 Ra8 16. Bb2 Nc6 17. Nfd2 d6 18. Rd1 Ne5 19. Bf1 Ba6 20. c4 Nb4 21. Ne4
Bb7 22. Nbc3 Bc6 23. Qb1 Qb7 24. Nd2 Na6 25. h3 Nc7 26. Qc2 h5 27. Qb1 Na6 28.
Ne2 Nb4 29. Nc1 Nd7 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Qb2+ Kg8 32. Nb1 Qa7 33. Nc3 Qa3 34. Qd2
Nf6 35. f3 Na6 36. e4 Nc7 37. Nd5 Bxd5 38. exd5 Ra6 39. Qc3 Qa1 40. Qd2 e5 41.
dxe6 Nxe6 42. Ne2 Qe5 43. Re1 Kg7 44. h4 Ra3 45. Rb1 Ra6 46. Nc3 Nd4 47. Nb5
Qf5 48. Qb2 Qf4 49. Nxd4 cxd4 50. Rd1 Qe3+ 51. Kh1 Rb6 52. b4 Qf4 53. Rxd4 Rxb4
54. Rxf4 Rxb2 55. Rd4 Rb6 56. Kh2 Nd7 57. Rd5 Kf6 58. Rb5 Rc6 59. Kg3 Ne5 60.
Rb4 Rc5 61. Kf4 Ke6 62. Ke4 Rc7 63. g3 Rc6 64. f4 Nd7 65. Bh3+ f5+ 66. Kd4 Ra6
67. Bg2 Ra3 68. Bd5+ Ke7 69. Rb7 Kd8 70. c5 Nxc5 71. Rg7 Rxg3 72. Bf7 Rf3 73.
Kd5 Ke7 74. Bg8+ Kf8 75. Rxg6 Rxf4 76. Bh7 Rxh4 77. Kxd6 Rg4 78. Rh6 Kg7 79.
Rxh5 Ne4+ 80. Ke5 Nf6 81. Bxf5 Nxh5 82. Bxg4 Nf6 83. Kf4 Nxg4 84. Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bh4 Bb6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. O-O Be6 12. Re1 Kh7 13. Bc2 Ne7 14. d4 Ng6 15. Bg3
Re8 16. Nf1 Nh5 17. Ne3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 c5 19. Nf5 cxd4 20. cxd4 exd4 21. Bb3 d5
22. N3xd4 Qf6 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Ne3 Rf8 25. Qe2 d4 26. Ng4 Qg5 27. Rad1 h5 28.
Nh2 d3 29. Nf3 Qxg3 30. Qxd3 Bxf2+ 31. Kh1 Nh4 32. e5+ Kh8 33. Rg1 Nxf3 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "13"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. Be3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. c5 Nxc5 15. b4
Na6 16. Nb5 Bd7 17. a4 h5 18. Nd3 Rf7 19. Rc4 Bf8 20. Kh1 Rg7 21. Rg1 Nh8 22.
g3 fxg3 23. Rxg3 Nf7 24. Qc1 g4 25. fxg4 hxg4 26. Nxc7 Nxc7 27. Rxc7 Rc8 28.
Rxc8 Bxc8 29. Bxa7 Bd7 30. Be3 Qh4 31. Nf2 Kh8 32. Qg1 Bxa4 33. Bxg4 Kg8 34.
Be6 Bb5 35. Rxg7+ Bxg7 36. Qg6 Qf6 37. Qxf6 Bxf6 38. Ng4 Kg7 39. Kg2 Ng5 40.
Bf5 Be2 41. Kg3 Bd8 42. h4 Nf3 43. Bh6+ Kf7 44. h5 Bh4+ 45. Kg2 Ng5 46. Bg6+
Ke7 47. Ne3 Bf3+ 48. Kh2 Kf6 49. Nf5 Bxe4 50. Bg7# 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 dxc4 8.
Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Nxc4 Qc7 10. Rc1 Be7 11. g3 O-O 12. Bg2 Rd8 13. O-O Bd7 14. Qb3
Rac8 15. Rfd1 Be8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 b5 18. Nd2 h6 19. Bg2 {Nothing special
here, just a regular Catalan type of position.} c5 $5 ({The alternative} 19...
e5 {could even qualify as a winning attempt.}) 20. dxc5 Bc6 $6 {Positionally
sound, but Magnus missed one tactical detail.} ({Instead,} 20... Qb8 {would
have likely gotten the pawn back without any surprises.} 21. Ne4 (21. c6 Qb6)
21... Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 f5 $11) 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Qa3 Rd5 23. Nb3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1
Bxc5 25. Nxc5 Qxc5 26. Rd8+ $1 {Here it is!} Kh7 27. Qd3+ f5 {Magnus really
had no choice.} ({In case of} 27... g6 {White could even think of} 28. Qd7 $5 (
28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Qxb5 {is similar to the game. White retains good winning
chances.}) 28... Qc1+ (28... Rxd8 29. Qxf7+ Kh8 30. Qf6+ Kh7 31. Qxd8 Kg7 32.
Qe8 {is a very difficult endgame for Black. His king is forever exposed to
checks, thus increasing the power of the white queen.}) 29. Kg2 Qc6+ 30. Qxc6
Rxc6 31. Rd7 Kg7 32. Rxa7 Rc2 33. b4 {and Black has to fight for a draw.}) 28.
Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Qxb5 Qc1+ 30. Kg2 Qb1 31. Qa4 $1 Qd3 (31... Qxb2 32. Qxa7 Qc2 33.
Qa8 $1 $18 {He who controls the long diagonal will prevail.} e5 34. a4 e4 35.
Qa5 Kg6 36. Qb6+ Kh7 37. a5 Qd1 38. Qd4 Qe2 39. Qd5) 32. Qd4 $2 {A big misstep.
} ({Keeping own king safe is the key to success in queen endgames. Therefore,} 
32. Qc6 $1 e5 33. b4 Qd1 34. Qf3 Qc2 35. b5 $18) 32... Qa6 33. a3 Qc6+ 34. Kg1
Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Qc6+ 36. e4 {White's only chance to play on.} fxe4 37. Qe3 a6 38.
b4 Kg8 39. g4 Qd5 40. h3 Qc4 $6 {There was no need to move the queen away.} (
40... Kf7 41. f3 Qa2+ 42. Kg3 exf3 43. Qxf3+ Kg6 $11) 41. Qc5 Qd3 42. Qc8+ {
Sasha just about ran out of time.} ({I can't see a perpetual after} 42. a4 Qf3+
43. Kh2 Qf4+ 44. Kg1 $16) 42... Kf7 43. Qc7+ Kg8 44. Qc8+ Kf7 45. Qc7+ Kg8 46.
Qc8+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. b3 h6 7. Bb2 Be7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. c4 a5 10. a3 Bh7 11. Qc2 Na6 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Nf3 Rfc8 15.
Bc3 Qd8 16. Qb2 Bf6 17. Ne5 Nc5 18. Bd4 Qd6 19. f4 dxc4 20. dxc4 Nxb3 21. Qxb3
Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 Bxe5 23. fxe5 Qxe5 24. Qxb7 Bg6 25. Ra2 Rab8 26. Qa7 Rb2 27. Rxb2
Qxb2 28. Qxa5 Qxe2 29. Qa6 Rb8 30. Qxc6 Rb2 31. c5 Rc2 32. a4 Qe3 33. Qf3 Qxc5
34. h4 h5 35. Ra1 Qe5 36. Rg1 Rc3 37. Qf4 Qxf4 38. gxf4 Ra3 39. Bc6 Bc2 40. Rg5
Bxa4 41. Be4 Rh3+ 42. Kg2 Rxh4 43. Ra5 f5 44. Bf3 Rxf4 45. Bxh5 Kh7 46. Bf7 Bb3
47. Kg3 Rg4+ 48. Kh3 Bd5 49. Ra6 g6 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bf6 11. Na3 Bd7 12. Nc4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Ne5 Rc8
15. Rc1 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Qa5 17. Ba1 Qxa2 18. e4 Ne7 19. Qg4 e5 20. Bxe5 Ng6 21.
Bd6 Rfe8 22. b4 Rcd8 23. Bc7 Rc8 24. Bd6 Rcd8 25. Bc7 Rd4 26. h4 h6 27. h5 Ne5
28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Re8 31. e5 Bxg2 32. Kxg2 Qa4 33. Qd7 Qxd7
34. Rxd7 Rxe5 35. Rxb7 a5 36. bxa5 Rxa5 37. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Rb8 7. e5 Nh6 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. h3 Nf5 10. b3 d6 11. Bb2 Nd4 12. Na4 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Qd5 14. Nc3 Qd6
15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Na4 Be6 17. c3 Bxc4 18. cxd4 Bd5 19. dxc5 e5 20. Nc3 Rbd8 21.
Nxd5 Rxd5 22. b4 Rfd8 23. Bc3 e4 24. Bxg7 Rxd2 25. Qb3 Kxg7 26. Rxe4 R8d3 27.
Qa4 Qd7 28. Rae1 Qd5 29. R4e2 Rxe2 30. Rxe2 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 Rb1 32. Qxa7 Rxb4 33.
Qe7 Ra4 34. Qd6 Rc4 35. Qxd5 cxd5 36. Kg3 Rxc5 37. Kf4 Kf6 38. Ke3 Ke5 39. Kd3+
Kd6 40. a4 Ra5 41. Ra2 Kc5 42. Rc2+ Kd6 43. Ra2 Kc5 44. Rc2+ Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.25"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Qa4 Bg7 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O
Bf5 9. Nbd2 Nb6 10. Qa5 Qd5 11. Qa3 Qd6 12. b3 Na6 13. e4 Bd7 14. Bb2 Rfe8 15.
Rad1 Rad8 16. Qa5 Qb4 17. Qg5 c5 18. a3 Qb5 19. Qe3 Bg4 20. Rc1 cxd4 21. Nxd4
Qd7 22. e5 Nd5 23. Qe1 Bh3 24. f4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rc8 26. Qe2 Nc5 27. N2f3 Ne6
28. Nxe6 Qxe6 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Rc1 Rxc1 31. Bxc1 Qc6 32. Qc4 Qxc4 33. bxc4 Nb6
34. c5 Nc4 35. Kf2 f6 36. e6 f5 37. Ke2 Kf8 38. Kd3 Na5 39. Bd2 Nc6 40. Kc4 Bf6
41. a4 Ke8 42. Kd5 Kd8 43. h3 h5 44. Be1 Ke8 45. Bd2 Kd8 46. Be1 Ke8 47. Bd2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT Rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Bg5 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. e3 a6 8.
Rc1 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bg6 10. f4 f5 11. h4 h5 12. Nf3 e6 13. Na4 f6 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15.
Rxc5 Rh7 16. Qb3 Na7 17. Rh3 Re7 18. Kf2 Nc8 19. Rh1 Nd6 20. Rhc1 Kf8 21. Qc2
Be8 22. Nd2 Bb5 23. a4 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 a5 25. Qe2 Qe8 26. Rc7 Rxc7 27. Rxc7 Rc8
28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Qxh5 Qc2 30. Ke1 Qc1+ 31. Ke2 Qxb2 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qg7+ Ke8
34. Qc7 Qb4 35. h5 Nf7 36. Qc8+ Ke7 37. Qc7+ Ke8 38. Qc8+ Ke7 39. Qc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT Rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Qd2 Be6 10. O-O-O a5 11. Bb5 Qb8 12. g4 a4 13. Nxa4 d5 14. g5 d4 15.
gxf6 dxe3 16. Qxe3 Bxf6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nbc5 Bxa2 19. Nd7 Qd8 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6
21. Nb6 Be6 22. Nxa8 Rxa8 23. b3 Qe7 24. Qc3 c5 25. Kb2 c4 26. Ra1 Rc8 27. b4
Rb8 28. Ra4 h6 29. Ka3 Qg5 30. Ra5 Rd8 31. Rb1 Qg2 32. b5 Rd2 33. Rc1 Rf2 34.
Ka2 Rxf3 35. Qxe5 Qd2 36. Ra8+ Kh7 37. Kb1 Qb4+ 38. Qb2 Qc5 39. Ra4 Qe3 40. Qb4
Qxe4 41. b6 Bd5 42. Ra3 Rf6 43. Ra5 Bb7 44. Rb5 Rf3 45. Qb2 Qc6 46. Qe5 Rf6 47.
Rb4 c3 48. Rd1 Qf3 49. Qd4 Rg6 50. h4 f5 51. Qd3 Qf2 52. Rf1 Qc5 53. Qb5 Qe7
54. h5 Rg5 55. Rb3 Qe6 56. Rxc3 f4 57. Qb2 f3 58. Qb3 Qe2 59. Qc4 Rb5+ 60. Kc1
Qe5 61. Rb3 Rc5 62. Qb4 Qa1+ 63. Rb1 Qe5 64. Qd2 Qxh5 65. Qd3+ Kh8 66. Qd8+ Kh7
67. Qd3+ Kh8 68. Rb4 Qg5+ 69. Kb1 Qf6 70. Qd7 Qc3 71. Qd8+ Kh7 72. Qd3+ Qxd3
73. cxd3 g5 74. d4 Rf5 75. d5 Rxd5 76. Rxf3 Rd1+ 77. Kc2 Bxf3 78. b7 Rd8 79.
b8=Q Rxb8 80. Rxb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT Rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. Be2 Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxf4 8.
exf4 Qa5 9. Nbd2 Qxc5 10. Nb3 Qb6 11. c3 O-O 12. Rb1 Bd7 13. Bd3 Rfd8 14. Qe2
Rac8 15. Rfe1 h6 16. Rbd1 a5 17. Nbd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Re8 19. Rd2 Qc5 20. a3 Rb8
21. Rc2 b5 22. b4 Qb6 23. h3 Rec8 24. g4 Ne4 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Qxe4 Rc4 27. g5
hxg5 28. fxg5 e5 29. bxa5 Qc5 30. Qxe5 Re8 31. Qxe8+ Bxe8 32. Rxe8+ Kh7 33. Re4
Qxa3 34. g6+ Kxg6 35. Rg4+ Kh7 36. Nxb5 Qa1+ 37. Kg2 Rxg4+ 38. hxg4 Qd1 39. Nd4
Qxg4+ 40. Kf1 Qd1+ 41. Kg2 Qa1 42. f3 Qxa5 43. Re2 Qxc3 44. Nf5 Qd3 45. Ng3 f5
46. Ra2 Qd5 47. Re2 Kg6 48. Rf2 Kg5 49. Ne2 Kh4 50. Rf1 Qd2 51. Rf2 Qe3 52. Kf1
Kg5 53. Kg2 Kf6 54. Ng1 Qg5+ 55. Kf1 Qg3 56. Rg2 Qd6 57. Re2 g5 58. Kg2 Qd5 59.
Kf2 Kg6 60. Kg3 Qd4 61. Kg2 Kh5 62. Rf2 Kh4 63. Kf1 Qd1+ 64. Kg2 Qd5 65. Kf1 g4
66. Rh2+ Kg5 67. Rg2 Qd1+ 68. Kf2 Qd4+ 69. Kf1 Qe3 70. fxg4 fxg4 71. Ne2 Qe5
72. Rg3 Qa1+ 73. Kf2 Qf6+ 74. Ke1 Kh4 75. Rc3 Qf5 76. Kd2 Kg5 77. Ke1 Qb1+ 78.
Kf2 Qh1 79. Rg3 Kf5 80. Rc3 Qh2+ 81. Kf1 Ke4 82. Rg3 Qxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT Rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "1500"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Nfd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. f4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Nf3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 8. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxb2
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 11. Bb5 {
[%emt 0:00:32]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 13. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Rb3 Qe7 15. Rxb7 Qd8 16. O-O
Rb8 17. Rxb8 Qxb8 18. f5 Qc8 19. f6 gxf6 20. Qf4 Qc4 21. exf6 Rg8 22. Nxd5 exd5
23. Re1+ Kd8 24. Qb8+ Bc8 25. Qa7 Be6 26. Bb6+ Kc8 27. Qa8+ Kd7 28. Qb7+ Kd6
29. Ba7 Rxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Qg4+ 31. Kh1 Qf3+ 32. Kg1 Qg4+ 33. Kh1 Qf3+ {1/2-1/2 
(33) Caruana,F (2795)-Robson,R (2663) Saint Louis 2016}) 13... Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 14. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 15. Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:58]}
Qh4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. g3 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:04:15] [#]} 17. O-O
$146 {[%emt 0:05:13]} (17. Nd1 Be7 18. Nf2 Qg6 19. Rc3 O-O 20. Bxd7 Bxd7 21.
Rc7 Bd8 22. Rxd7 Bxb6 23. Rxb7 Rab8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. O-O h5 26. Kg2 Rc8 27.
Nd3 Qe4+ 28. Kh3 Be3 29. Qe2 Qf5+ 30. Kg2 d4 31. Rb1 g6 32. Rb2 a5 33. a4 Kg7
34. h3 Qe4+ 35. Qf3 Qxf3+ 36. Kxf3 Rc4 37. Ra2 g5 38. fxg5 Bxg5 39. h4 Be3 40.
Ke4 Kh6 41. Kf3 Kg7 42. Ke4 Kg6 43. Nf4+ Bxf4 44. gxf4 d3+ 45. Kxd3 Rxf4 46. c4
Kf5 {Grischuk,A (2763)-Morozevich,A (2770) Astana 2012 1-0}) 17... Be7 {
[%emt 0:00:28]} 18. f5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:44]} 19. Rf4 {[%emt 0:
00:16]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 20. Rxg4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Bxd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
21. Bxd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 22. f6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} 23. Nd1 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 24. c3 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} h5 {[%emt 0:04:20]} 25. Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bh6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26.
Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 27. Rb2 {[%emt 0:01:06]} a4 {[%emt 0:
00:25]} 28. Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:22]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 29. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:21]}
Ba4 {[%emt 0:03:37]} 30. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 31. Bd4 {
[%emt 0:02:29]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. h4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:
32]} 33. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 34. Kf2 {[%emt 0:02:19]} Ke8
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 35. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 36. Kf2 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 37. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} 38. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Ka6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
R8c7 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 40. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 41. g4 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 42. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:
21]} 43. Kxg4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Kg5 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 47. h5 {[%emt 0:00:39]} gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 48. Kxh5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 49. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:08]}
Rh1+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 50. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 51. Rg2 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 52. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 53. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 54. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Be2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 55. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 56. Rc2 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 57. Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 58. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 59. Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 60. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 61. Rd2 {
[%emt 0:00:20]} a2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 62. Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 63. Rc2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 64. Rd2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 65. Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 66. Rf3+ {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 67. Re3+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 68. Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT Rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "1500"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:
19]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. c3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 9. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {
[%emt 0:00:13]} 10. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 11. Ne5 {[%emt 0:
03:30]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 12. Ndf3 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 13.
Bf4 {[%emt 0:03:10]} Be8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 14. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe7 {
[%emt 0:01:22]} 15. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:02:19]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Bxd6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 17. Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:01:
09]} 18. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 19. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bh5
{[%emt 0:01:08]} 20. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 21. O-O {
[%emt 0:01:21]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 22. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} c4 {[%emt 0:03:
34]} 23. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. b3 {[%emt 0:03:52]}
cxb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 25. Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 26. c4 {
[%emt 0:00:17]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:05:10]} 27. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 28. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 29. c5 {[%emt 0:01:24]}
Be8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 30. Ba6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 31. Nd3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxf4 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 32. Nxf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 33. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:29]} 34. Ng5+ {[%emt 0:00:12]
} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 35. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 36. Ne5 {
[%emt 0:00:47]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxb3 {[%emt 0:01:
10]} 38. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:00:40]}
Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 40. Nf7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 41. Nd6+ Kb8
42. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 43. Be6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bd3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 45. Rb3+ Kc7 46.
Rb7+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 47. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxc5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 48. Nf7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 49. Kh3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 50. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 51. Nxh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxh7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 52. Rxh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
g5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 53. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 54. Bxd5 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Kxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 55. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 56. Kxg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 57. g4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Rxh2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 58. Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 59. Rg7 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 60. Rg6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 61. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 62. Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rh1
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 63. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 64. Re7+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 65. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rh2 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 66. Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 67. Rh6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf7
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 68. Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 69. Kh6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 70. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 71. Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 72. Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra7
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 73. Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 74. Rg5+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 75. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 76. Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 77. Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Ra6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 78. Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 79. Kf7 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 80. Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 81. Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 82. Rf7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Kg5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 83. Rg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 84. Rc7 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 85. Re7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf6+ {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 86. Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 87. Re8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd7
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 88. Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 89. Kh8 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 90. Re8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT Rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Bf1 Be7 13. Qf3 O-O 14. Bf4
Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rad1 Qb6 17. Qb3 Qc7 18. c4 Bd7 19. Nf3 Rfd8 20. Ne5 Be8
21. Qe3 a5 22. b3 b6 23. g3 Rac8 24. Bg2 h6 25. Bf3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Qc5 27. Rd4
a4 28. Kg2 axb3 29. axb3 b5 30. h4 bxc4 31. bxc4 h5 32. Qf4 Qa5 33. Nd3 Qc7 34.
Ne5 Qa5 35. Qe3 Qc5 36. Kg1 Rb8 37. Qf4 Rc8 38. Rd2 Qa5 39. Qd4 Rc5 40. Re2 Qc7
41. Kh2 Kh8 42. Qf4 Kg8 43. Qd4 Kh8 44. Qe3 Kg8 45. Re1 Ra5 46. Kg2 Rc5 47. Qd4
Kh8 48. Qa1 Kg8 49. Re3 Ra5 50. Qe1 Rc5 51. Kh2 Kh8 52. Qe2 Kg8 {There's
nothing wrong with Black's position, but Grischuk was down to seconds on his
clock. I'd mention that this tournament is played with the Bronstein Clock,
which is known in the United States as "delay". Unlike the increment time
controls, time is not added to the clock if a move is played under the
allocated ten seconds of "free" time.} 53. Bxh5 {In this situation Karjakin
felt obliged to do something, but in the process he also let his clock run
dangerously low.} Nd7 54. Nxd7 Bxd7 55. Rc3 (55. Re4 g6 56. Bf3 Bc6 57. Re3
Bxf3 58. Qxf3 Rxc4 $11) 55... Bb5 $1 56. Ra3 $2 Rxc4 57. Ra8+ Kh7 {and here
came the blunder} 58. Bf3 $4 (58. Bg4 Qc5 59. Ra5 $1 {and White holds.}) 58...
Rxh4+ 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT Rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 {I'm not sure if the French is Fabiano's best opening, but by this
point in the tournament he was ready to try anything.} 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4.
e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 a6 9. Be2 b5 10. O-O O-O 11. a3
Bb7 12. Nd1 f6 $6 {Black should have not touched that pawn, not until White
makes his f4-f5 a possibility.} (12... Qc7 $142 13. c3 Na5 14. Qe1 Nc4) 13. c3
Rc8 14. Bd3 Na5 15. Qe2 fxe5 16. fxe5 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nb6 18. Nf2 Nbc4 19. Nh3
Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Nc4 21. Qe2 {On the face of it Black's position looks OK, but in
reality he has a hard time defending his king.} g6 (21... Qb6 22. Kh1 {The
last move in preparation.} b4 23. Nfg5 g6 24. Nxh7 {and everything comes down
like a house of cards.}) 22. Rf2 Qb6 23. Raf1 {Grischuk didn't forget how to
build up his attacks. White's position is like a coiled spring.} b4 ({Give him
one move,} 23... a5 {and it's released:} 24. b3 $1 Nxa3 25. Qe3 Rf7 ({Best
chance is} 25... Rf5 {but it's very unlikely to work.}) 26. Qh6 Rg7 ({or} 26...
Bf8 27. Qh4 Rcc7 28. Nfg5) 27. Nfg5 Qxd4 {and now White, if he so wishes can
continue playing for mate.} 28. Nxe6 ({Obviously, there isn't much wrong with
the materialistic} 28. Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. Nxe6+ Kg8 30. Nxd4 Bc5 31. Rf4) 28...
Qxe5 29. Nhg5 d4 30. Rf7 Rxf7 31. Rxf7 Rc1+ 32. Bf1 Qe3+ 33. Kh1 {and it's all
over.}) 24. axb4 Qxb4 (24... Bxb4 25. b3 Na3 26. Nfg5 Qxd4 27. Nxh7 {he have
already seen this motif.}) 25. Nhg5 $1 Qb6 26. Kh1 (26. Nxh7 Kxh7 27. Nh4 Rf5
28. Nxg6 $1 {was crushing.}) 26... h6 ({Once again,} 26... Rf5 $8) 27. Bxg6 $18
Kg7 28. Bb1 hxg5 29. Qd3 Rf5 30. g4 Rcf8 (30... Nxb2 31. Rxb2 Qxb2 32. gxf5)
31. gxf5 exf5 32. Nxg5 Nxe5 33. Qg3 Ng4 34. Rxf5 Rxf5 35. Bxf5 Bxg5 36. Qxg4
Qh6 37. Bd3 Kh8 38. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT Rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "1500"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:
02]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 6. b4 {
[%emt 0:02:15]} cxb4 {[%emt 0:06:03]} 7. a3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b3 {[%emt 0:01:16]
} 8. cxb3 {[%emt 0:05:40]} Nge7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Bb2 {[%emt 0:01:30]} O-O {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 10. b4 {[%emt 0:01:31]} a6 {[%emt 0:03:09]} 11. Ba4 {[%emt 0:
00:58]} d5 {[%emt 0:06:34]} 12. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 13.
Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 14. Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:25]} b6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 15. Rc1 {[%emt 0:05:24]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 16. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Qd5 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 17. Qe3 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 18. Qg5 {
[%emt 0:01:01]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 19. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 20. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 21. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd5
{[%emt 0:01:17]} 22. d4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 23. Nxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 24. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:30]} exd4 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 25. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 26. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:35]}
Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 27. Qxd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Ng3 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 29. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:00:
01]} 30. Bc1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 31. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 33. Ne4 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 34. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd1+ {[%emt 0:00:
00]} 35. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g5
{[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 38. Rd6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 39. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 40.
Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 42. f4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 43. Rd3 {[%emt 0:
00:01]} Nh4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 44. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxh2 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
45. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 46. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 47. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 48. Nd6+ {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT Rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Bf4 $5 {Nothing new under the sun. This is a 19th century
move!} O-O {A bit slow.} (10... Nc5 $1 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Qe2 ({
A recent attempt to revive this line:} 13. g4 $5 Bg6 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. Bg3 {
Chirila-Prohaszka, 2008}) 13... Ne6 14. Bh2 Bc5 15. Nbd2 Ne7 16. Rad1 Qc8 {
was Petrosian-Korchnoi, 1965}) 11. Nd4 {I already like White's position.} Na5
$2 ({Here it is:} 11... Nxd4 12. cxd4 f6 13. Nc3 fxe5 14. Bxe5 Nxc3 15. bxc3
$14 {Blackburne-Zukertort, 1887}) ({Best was} 11... Qd7 12. Bc2 Rad8 13. f3 Nc5
) 12. f3 Nxb3 {First deviation.} (12... Nc5 13. Bc2 Nd7 14. Nd2 c5 {
Alekhine-Euwe, Bad Nauheim 1937, and here} 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bg3 g6 17. f4 {
was simple and strong.}) 13. axb3 Nc5 14. b4 Nd7 15. Nc6 $1 Qe8 16. Nd2 Bh4 17.
Bg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 {White is just much better here, and the rest of the games
brought no suprises.} f6 19. Re1 fxe5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Rxe5 Qg6 22. Nb3 Bf7
23. g4 Rfe8 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Qd2 Re5 26. Nd4 h5 27. gxh5 Qxh5 28. Qf4 Re7 29.
Kf2 Bg6 30. Rxa6 $18 Qh1 31. Ne6 Re8 32. Qd4 Qh6 33. Nxc7 Re7 34. Nxd5 Rf7 35.
Ne3 Kh7 36. Ra7 Rxa7 37. Qxa7 Qh4+ 38. Ke2 Qh1 39. Qd4 Qc1 40. Qd2 Qb1 41. Kf2
Bd3 42. Kg3 Bg6 43. Qe2 Bd3 44. Qd1 1-0

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. d3 dxc4 8. dxc4
Nc6 9. e4 e5 10. Bg5 fxe4 11. Nd2 Be7 12. Ndxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxd8 Bxd8 14. Nxe4 Nd4
15. Bxd8 Rxd8 16. Nc5 c6 17. Rae1 Ne6 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. b3 Bf7 20. Rxe5 Kf8 21.
Rfe1 Rd2 22. R5e2 Rad8 23. Be4 a5 24. a4 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Rd4 26. f3 b5 27. Bxc6
bxc4 28. bxc4 Rxc4 29. Bb5 Rb4 30. Kf2 g5 31. Re5 h6 32. Bc6 Rc4 33. Bb5 Rb4
34. h3 Rb2+ 35. Re2 Rb4 36. g4 Rb3 37. Re5 Rb4 38. Bc6 Rc4 39. Bb5 Rb4 40. Re2
Bd5 41. Rd2 Bb3 42. Rd6 Kg7 43. Rd7+ Kg8 44. Kg3 Bxa4 45. Bxa4 Rxa4 46. h4
gxh4+ 47. Kxh4 Rf4 48. Kg3 Rf7 49. Rd8+ Rf8 50. Rd6 Ra8 51. Rxh6 a4 52. Rh2 a3
53. Ra2 Kf7 54. Kf4 Kf6 55. Ke4 Kg5 56. Ke5 Ra4 57. Kd5 Kf4 58. Kc5 Kxf3 59.
Kb5 Rxg4 60. Rxa3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Nc4 13. b3 Nb6 14. a4 Bd7 15. a5 Nc8
16. c4 b4 17. Nbd2 Bd8 18. Nf1 Kh8 19. Ra2 Qb8 20. Be3 Ne7 21. Ng3 Qc8 22. Nh4
Neg8 23. Rf1 Ne8 24. Nf3 Bf6 25. Nh2 Ne7 26. Nh5 Ng6 27. Bb1 Qd8 28. Qc1 Kg8
29. Kh1 Bh4 {Classic positional battles in the Closed Ruy Lopez often come to
a head when White finally pushes f2-f4.} 30. f4 {Right here, right now.} exf4
31. Nxf4 Ne5 32. Nd3 $1 Nxd3 33. Bxd3 Nf6 {Rapport is seeking activity -
perhaps a misdirected approach in such positions.} ({The thematic} 33... Bg3 {
keeps an eye on the key e5-square.} 34. Bf4 $1 (34. Bf2 Be5 35. Nf3 f6 {
is what Black has to be content with.}) 34... Bxf4 35. Qxf4 Qf6 36. Qg3 Qe5 37.
Qh4 {White is better here, no doubt about that.}) 34. Bf4 (34. Rf3 Nh5 35. g4
Nf6 36. Bf4 Ne8 37. e5 {would be more clinical.}) 34... Nh5 $1 35. Bxd6 Ng3+
36. Bxg3 Bxg3 37. Nf3 Qc7 38. Re2 f6 {It seems Black might succeed in holding
his dark-square blockade, but Grischuk's next move cuts to the chase.} 39. e5
$3 Bxe5 40. Qc2 h6 41. Bh7+ Kh8 42. Bf5 {Strategically speaking, the battle
has been decided, but White still has to be accurate putting the game away.}
Be8 43. Nxe5 fxe5 44. Rfe1 Qxa5 45. Rxe5 Qc7 46. Qd2 Qd6 47. Re6 Qg3 48. Rxh6+
Kg8 49. Bh7+ Kh8 50. Bf5+ Kg8 51. Bh7+ Kh8 52. Be4+ Kg8 53. d6 $1 Ra7 54. Re6
Raf7 55. Kg1 Rf2 56. Qd1 Bf7 57. Bd5 g6 58. R6e3 Qg5 59. Bf3 Ra2 60. d7 Rd8 61.
Re8+ Kg7 62. Rxd8 Qxd8 63. Qd6 {I don't know what makes this dated system of
defending the Ruy Lopez attractive to Richard, but games like this can make
anybody look bad. See Deep Blue-Kasparov (Game 2), 1997 or Anand-Carlsen,
Norway Chess 2015 among numerous examples. There's simply no way a player of
Grischuk's level would let Black get away with this.} 1-0

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Re1 e6 7. c3 Be7 8.
d4 O-O 9. e5 Ne8 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. Bg5 Nef6 12. Na3 Be7 13. Nc4 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qb8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Be6 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. Re1
cxd4 16. cxd4 Rc8 17. h3 Nc6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. d5
Nb4 22. dxe6 Nxc2 23. exf7+ Kxf7 24. Rf1 Qa2 25. Nb1 Nd4 26. Nxd4 exd4 27. Qh5+
Kg8 28. Qxb5 Rc2 29. Na3 Rxb2 30. Qc4+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 (1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 {You will soon understand why I
am showing this variation...} Nc6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 d6 9.
h3 Na5 10. O-O b6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Bg5) 1... Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5
5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bc5 $5 {It's amazing how Grischuk constantly comes up with
new ideas. This move has been played many times already, but the strongest
player who tried it was 2200, after which it mostly happened in beginners'
games. There were some recent correspondence games, which Grischuk probably
used to find it. He is trying to play the usual Bc4-line that White plays
against the Accelerated Dragon (with reversed colors).} 7. O-O (7. Nxe5 {
would be something to consider, but it turns out to be harmless} Nxc3 8. bxc3 (
8. Bxc6+ bxc6 {Black has decent compensation in both cases (dxc3 or bxc3)} 9.
dxc3 (9. bxc3 Qd5 10. Nf3 Bh3 $44) 9... Qe7 $5 $44) (8. Nxc6 $4 Qf6 $1 {
hitting the queen and mate in f2} 9. dxc3 Qxf2+ 10. Kd2 Qxg2 $19) 8... Nxe5 (
8... Bxf2+ $2 {this kind of move is known to be a mistake, because the king is
safely placed, while White in the meantime has a strong centre and the bishop
pair} 9. Kxf2 Nxe5 10. Rf1 $16 {followed by Kg1, and d4-e4}) 9. d4 Bd6 10. dxe5
Bxe5 $11 {and Black is very happy with the better structure. Soon c6 will be
played, and the g2 bishop will be neutralised.}) 7... O-O 8. d3 (8. Nxd5 {
was played in correspondence chess, a couple of years ago} Qxd5 9. Ng5 Qc4 $5 {
was the original move played} (9... Qd8 {is acceptable, but runs into} 10. Nxh7
$5 Re8 {threatening to move the c5-bishop} (10... Kxh7 $2 11. Qc2+ Kg8 12. Qxc5
$16) 11. Ng5 (11. h4 $5 f6 12. Qc2 $13 {followed by Qg6, the position remains
very unclear (and weird!)}) 11... Qxg5 12. d4 (12. Bxc6 $5 bxc6 13. d4 Qh5 14.
dxc5 Bg4 $44 {should offer good compensation to Black}) 12... Qh5 13. dxc5 Rd8
14. Bd2 Nd4 $36) 10. b3 Qg4 11. Qc2 {White has to do this, otherwise Black is
simply fine} Bxf2+ 12. Rxf2 Qxg5 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc6 Bh3 15. d3 Qe7 16. Be3
Rfc8 17. Qe4 f6 $13 {1/2-1/2 (30) Golubenko,A (2198)-Zakharov,Y (2229) ICCF
2015, again with original play, that should be balanced.}) (8. Nxe5 {runs into
the same theme} Nxc3 9. bxc3 (9. Nxc6 $2 Nxd1 10. Nxd8 Bxf2+ 11. Kh1 Bg4 $1 $17
) 9... Nxe5 10. d4 Bd6 11. dxe5 Bxe5 $11 {and Black should be happy after ...
c6.}) 8... Bb6 9. Na4 {Similar to the Accelerated Dragon, White gets the
bishop pair (there are many lines where Black plays ...Na5). In the other hand,
Black obtains very good central control.} Re8 10. Bg5 (10. b3 {would be
similar to how Black plays the Accelerated Dragon (...Na5, followed by ...b6, .
..Bb7). Good news for Black is that there was no need to lose a tempo with ...
h6 (h3), since the bishop is still on c8 (please read the analysis before the
1st move!), and the bishop also went directly to g4, without 'stopping' at e6,
as happens in the Dragon.} Bg4 11. Bb2 Qd7 {followed by ...Rad8, and Black is
totally fine} (11... Nd4 $5 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Re1 c5 15. Qd2 Qd7
$11 {and there is nothing to complain about in Black's position.})) 10... Qd6
11. Nd2 Qg6 $1 {The queen finds an excellent square here.} 12. Ne4 (12. Bxd5 $5
{was possibly better than the game} Qxg5 13. Rc1 Bh3 (13... Ne7 {more solid}
14. Bg2 c6 {threatening ...Bc7 at some point} 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. a4 {to stop b5}
Nd5 17. Nc4 Qd8 $11 {with balanced play}) 14. Re1 Rad8 (14... Ba5 $5) 15. Bxc6
bxc6 {with interesting play.}) 12... Bg4 $1 (12... f5 {there is no need to
play this} 13. Nec5 Qxg5 14. Bxd5+ Kh8 15. Rc1 $13 {I like Grischuk's decision
better, to bring about ...Be6 and ...Rad8 quickly (he played ...Bg4 first to
provoke h3).}) (12... Be6 $5 {also perfectly fine, but ...Bg4 should be an
improved version, h3 may be a weakness in some variations.}) 13. h3 Be6 14. Bd2
Rad8 $15 {Now Black is already to be preferred - everything is harmonious, ...
f5 is coming and he has ...Bc8 whenever a knight arrives on c5.} 15. Kh2 Kh8
16. a3 f5 $1 17. Nec5 Bc8 {All of Grischuk's forces are heading towards the
centre - e4 is unstoppable, unless White himself plays it, which was a way
that Eljanov could try and complicate matters.} 18. b4 (18. e4 Nf6 $1 (18...
fxe4 {is the solid way to deal with this} 19. Bxe4 Qf7 $15 {and moves like ...
Nd4 are coming, Black is doing fine}) 19. exf5 Bxf5 $1 (19... Qxf5 $5 $15) 20.
Nxb7 (20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Nxb7 Rd5 $3 {defending the c6-knight very creatively}
22. Bxd5 Nxd5 {Black wants to pick up the knight with ...Bc8} 23. Qf3 {forced}
Nd4 $3 24. Qxd5 Qh5 25. h4 Be6 $1 26. Qg2 Nf3+ 27. Kh1 Nxd2 28. Rfe1 Nf3 29.
Re3 Bd5 $19) 20... Rxd3 21. Nxb6 Bxh3 $3 {an amazing move, instantly spotted
by the computer. The idea is to distract the bishop and maintain a strong
initiative, with two pawns for the piece. I think it is almost impossible for
a human to find all these moves, specially considering White remains with the
pure bishop pair} 22. Bxh3 axb6 $17 {threatening Nd4} 23. Rc1 Nd4 24. Rc3 Nf3+
25. Qxf3 Rxf3 26. Rxf3 Qh5 27. Kg2 Qf7 $1 $19 {followed by ...Qd5.}) 18... e4
$1 19. e3 $2 (19. dxe4 $1 fxe4 20. Qb1 (20. Qc2 {a very ugly move to make 
(allowing ...Nd4), but that is the computer's suggestion} Nd4 (20... Qh5 $5 21.
Nxb6 Nd4 $36 {looks ugly for White}) 21. Qc4 e3 22. Bc1 $13 {and miraculously
White is ok, according to the computer}) 20... Nd4 21. Bxe4 $2 (21. Nxe4 Bf5
$17) 21... Qh5 $19) 19... Bxc5 $1 {Eljanov's position simply collapses now, ...
b6 and ...Ba6 are coming.} (19... exd3 $2 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Nxd3 $14 {and
White is even slightly better.}) 20. Nxc5 b6 21. Nb3 Ba6 $19 22. Nc1 Ne5 {
Now it's all over, Black starts picking up material and has a dominant
position.} 23. Qa4 Bxd3 24. Nxd3 Nxd3 25. b5 (25. Qxa7 $2 Ra8 26. Qb7 Qe6 27.
b5 Ne5 $1 $19 {and White should resign.}) 25... h5 26. Qc2 Qd6 (26... h4 $1 27.
gxh4 Qf6 {with a devastating attack, but Grischuk wanted to keep it simple.})
27. h4 Qe5 28. Kg1 Re6 29. a4 Kh7 30. Ra3 Rdd6 31. a5 c5 {Starting serious
action on the queenside, where Black holds all the advantages as well.} 32.
bxc6 Rxc6 33. Qd1 Nf6 $1 {A good moment to remove the knight, not only to
defend h5, but also because Bc3 is not possible anymore.} 34. axb6 axb6 35. Qb1
Red6 {The problem is that White can never activate his bishops, not to mention
the material disadvantage.} 36. Rb3 Ng4 37. Bb4 Rd5 38. Be1 Rc1 {And White
resigned. A very convincing game from Alexander Grischuk, who joins Radjabov
in the lead! On the 12th of July, they both have White - against Aronian and
Harikrishna, respectively. A lot of action yet to come in the final four
rounds, stay tuned!} 0-1

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
h3 f5 9. e5 Nf7 10. d3 d6 11. Bf4 Ba6 12. Nbd2 Qb8 13. exd6 exd6 14. Qc2 Qd8
15. h4 Qd7 16. Nc4 Rfe8 17. Rad1 Bxc4 18. dxc4 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Re8 20. Rd1 Re4
21. g3 Qe6 22. Qa4 Qd7 23. Qc2 Qe6 24. Qa4 Qd7 25. Kg2 Bf8 26. Nd2 Re2 27. Qc2
Bh6 28. Qd3 Qe7 29. Kf1 Re6 30. Bxh6 Nxh6 31. Nf3 Nf7 32. b4 Kg7 33. a4 Qf6 34.
Kg2 f4 35. g4 h6 36. b5 cxb5 37. cxb5 Re7 38. c4 Qe6 39. Nh2 Qf6 40. Nf3 Qe6
41. Nh2 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Nfd7 8. g5
b5 9. a3 Be7 10. h4 Bb7 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Qd2 Rc8 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. h5 O-O 15.
O-O-O Nc5 16. f3 a5 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bxb5 Bxg5+ 20. Kb1 Ba8 21.
Na4 Be7 22. b3 Rb8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Nb2 Bf6 25. Nd3 Bd4 26. Rd1 Rd6 27. Rc1
f5 28. c3 Be3 29. Re1 Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[Annotator "Lenderman,A"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Today there were many very interesting games, but in the end I chose the draw
between Grischuk and Mamedyarov on one of the top boards, since not only it
was very critical for the standings, but also it was truly a great battle
between two fighting players.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O
Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 {Mamedyarov decides not to threaten playing the
Marshall with 0-0 and commits to a slower Ruy Lopez.} (7... O-O 8. c3 (8. a4 {
White can also play the popular slower line a4.}) 8... d5 {would be the
Marshall Gambit, the top guest at the top level, especially by Levon Aronian,
Magnus Carlsen, and Peter Svidler.}) 8. c3 ({Sometimes on} 8. a4 {Black has
the option of} Bd7 {right away.} (8... Bg4 {or this})) 8... O-O 9. h3 Nb8 {
The other popular line, the Breyer, which is very solid for Black and avoids
very concrete lines.} 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3
g6 15. a4 (15. b3 $5 {This is also an alternative in this still very
theoretical position, and interestingly enough, this move was featured by the
exact same players back in 2006.} d5 (15... Bg7 {Of course Black doesn't have
to play the concrete ...d5 move, and can play the solid move ...Bg7.}) 16. Bg5
$1 h6 17. Bh4 $1 g5 18. Nxg5 hxg5 19. Bxg5 exd4 $1 20. e5 $1 Rxe5 21. Rxe5 Nxe5
22. cxd4 Nc6 $1 23. Qd3 $1 {1/2 (34) Grischuk,A (2710)-Mamedyarov,S (2728)
Moscow 2006 CBM 116 [Lukacs/ Hazai]. Here White has a very strong attack, but
in the end this battle in 2006 ended also as a draw.} (23. Nh5 $1 {is still
the main line, but the consequences are unclear.})) 15... c6 (15... c5 $5 {
was played by Kamsky against Grischuk} 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2
h5 {0-1 (101) Grischuk,A (2748)-Kamsky,G (2720) Nalchik 2009 CBM 130 [Marin,M].
And after a complex battle White ended up actually losing, but his opening
seems decent enough here.}) 16. Bg5 h6 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Bd3 {Grischuk is the
first one to deviate, both from his own game against Mamedyarov, and in
general from Mamedyarov's previous opponents.} (18. Qd2 {is an interesting
alternative, played by Navara, also against Mamedyarov.} Kh7 19. Bb3 exd4 (
19... Re7 $5) 20. cxd4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Bxh6 $2 {This was a basque game,
so that explains this blunder.} (22. Bxf7 $16) 22... Bxh6 23. Ng5+ Bxg5 24.
Qxg5 Qd8 $19 {Though after futher adventures White actually won this game.} 25.
Qg3 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 d5 27. Qd6 Nf8 28. Qe7 Qd7 29. Qh4+ Kg7 30. Re7 Qd8 31. Qg5
Bc8 32. Rxf7+ {1-0 (32) Navara,D (2734)-Mamedyarov,S (2747) Huai'an CHN 2016})
18... Bg7 19. Qc1 Kh7 20. b4 $146 {The logical and consistent approach and
according to my database this is a novelty. The other game I saw White didn't
play very logically and let Black get control of the centre and quickly
control of the game.} (20. b3 Rac8 21. Ra2 Re7 22. Nh2 $6 d5 $15 {0-1 (42)
Muller,A (2095)-Donaldson Akhmilovskaya,E (2410) Elista 1998. Black got
control and won the game later.}) 20... Rac8 (20... Rad8 {might be an
alternative but in general I think these kinds of positions are easier to play
for White than Black.}) 21. Qd2 exd4 $5 {Black decides to change the course of
the action and tries to create counterplay.} 22. cxd4 Nb6 23. axb5 {Not the
engine's top choice, but a logical idea trying to either get d4-d5 and the
d4-square for one of his pieces, or opening the a-file.} (23. Bf4 $1 {Komodo
prefers this.} Nxa4 $2 (23... bxa4 24. e5 {leads to similar problems as after
23...Nxa4.}) (23... Qd7 {To try to defend against e5.} 24. a5 Nc4 25. Qa2 Re6
26. Rad1 $16 {seems very difficult for Black, but maybe it's not so trivial to
break through right away.}) 24. e5 {Is just bad for Black.} dxe5 (24... Nd5 25.
exd6 Qd7 26. Nh5 $18 {Here also White has a decisive attack. Black's pieces
are misplaced and not defending the king.}) 25. Nxe5 $18 {White is crashing
through here.}) 23... cxb5 (23... axb5 24. Bf4 $16 {seems inferior for Black.})
24. d5 Nfd7 (24... Nc4 $5 25. Bxc4 bxc4 $1 {might've been a better way for
Black to create counterplay.} 26. Bd4 c3 27. Qc2 (27. Qf4 Qe7) 27... Qc4) 25.
Bd4 Ne5 (25... Qd8 {would also be a solid alternative where White is better
thanks to the space and more active pieces but Black still has some
counterplay on the c-file.}) 26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. Rac1 Qd6 28. Bc5 Qf6 29. Nf1 Nd7
30. Rc2 Rc7 31. Qe3 Rec8 32. Nd2 Qf4 33. d6 $6 {Up to here Grischuk played
brilliantly, but here maybe he got a bit materialistic and carried away with
the tempting option. However, this move looks like it spoils his advantage.} (
33. Nb3 {seems to offer very good winning chances for White.} Qxe3 (33... Bf8
34. Rec1 Qxe3 35. fxe3) 34. fxe3 Bf8 35. Rec1 Kg8 36. d6 Nxc5 $8 (36... Rc6 37.
Na5 $18) 37. bxc5 (37. Nxc5 $5 Bxd6 38. Nxb7 Rxc2 39. Rxc2 Rxc2 40. Bxc2 Bxb4
41. Nd8 $16 {looks like very good winning chances for White.}) 37... Rd7 38. g4
$16 {with long lasting pressure. Black is in for a very unpleasant defence.})
33... Nxc5 $1 {Could it be that Grischuk missed this?} (33... Rc6 34. Nb3 $16 {
was maybe what Grischuk expected in likely mutual time pressure.}) 34. dxc7
Qxe3 35. Rxe3 Ne6 $1 {The only move but sufficient. Maybe this was the move
Grischuk missed from afar.} 36. Nb3 (36. Nf3 {might've been a better
unconventional try, to at least not let Black play ...Bf8 very quickly.} f6 37.
Re1 Bf8 38. Rb1 {and at least White is in time to defend the key b4-pawn.})
36... Bf8 37. Be2 (37. Na5 $5 Ba8 38. Nc6 {was also a very interesting
practical try, since here Black actually has to find a very difficult computer
move to hold the balance.} Kg7 $3 {The point of this move is to improve the
king position and wait to see what White does. If he takes the e5-pawn, then
he wants to be able to take the b4-pawn without the f7-pawn hanging. This
would hold the balance.} (38... f6 $2 {is very natural but it actually loses
for Black.} 39. Nd8 $3 Nxd8 (39... Nxc7 40. Ne6 Bd6 41. Be2 $18 {is also
easily winning for White.} Bb7 42. Nxc7 Rxc7 43. Rxc7+ Bxc7 44. Rd3 Bc6 45. Rc3
$18) (39... Nd4 40. Ra2 Rxc7 41. Rxa6 $18 {is a more prosaic win.}) 40. cxd8=Q
Rxd8 41. Rc7+ $18 {White is winning here since he has penetratedBlack's
position. White will win some pawns and Black's pieces are very passive.} Kg8
42. Bc2 $1 Bxb4 43. Rd3 $1 $18) (38... Bd6 39. Nb8 $1 Bb7 (39... Nd4 40. Ra2)
40. Nxa6 $1 Bxa6 41. Rc6 Bxb4 42. Rxa6 Bc5 43. Re1 {with some winning chances
for White and no risk.} Nd4 44. Kf1 Rxc7 45. Rb1 b4 46. Bc4 $14) (38... Bxc6
39. Rxc6 Bxb4 40. Rxa6 $14) (38... Rxc7 39. Nxe5) 39. Nxe5 (39. Re1 Rxc7 40.
Rec1 Rd7 {is also close to equal}) 39... Bxb4 $11) 37... Bxb4 38. Bg4 Rxc7 39.
Rxc7 Nxc7 40. Rd3 Ne8 $6 {The last move before time control, probably a bit
inaccurate, as it makes the draw slightly more difficult.} (40... h5 $1 41. Rd7
hxg4 42. Rxf7+ Kh6 43. f3 $3 {would probably secure equality though.} (43. Rxc7
Bxe4 44. hxg4 Bd3 $1 {Here Black is the only one with winning chances.}) 43...
Bxe4 44. fxe4 Ne8 45. hxg4 Nd6 46. Rd7 Kg5 $11 {with a balanced endgame.}) 41.
Rd7 Nd6 42. f4 $1 {Last winning attempt for White.} Bc8 43. Rc7 (43. Ra7 $5 {
might've offered White slightly more practical chances:} Bxg4 44. hxg4 Bc3 (
44... Nxe4 45. fxe5 $16) (44... Kg8 45. fxe5 Nxe4 46. Rxa6) 45. fxe5 Bxe5 46.
Kf1 $1 (46. Rxa6 Nxe4 $11) 46... Kg7 47. Nd2 {might still offer White very
slight winning chances.}) 43... Bxg4 44. hxg4 Kg8 $1 {This resource wouldn't
be as effective after 43.Ra7.} 45. fxe5 Nxe4 46. Rc8+ Kg7 47. Ra8 Bc3 48. Kf1
Bxe5 {Now this is a simple draw for Black.} 49. Ke2 (49. Re8 $6 Kf6) 49... Kf6
50. Rxa6+ Kg5 51. Kf3 Nf6 52. Ra7 Nxg4 53. Rxf7 Bc3 54. Rb7 Ne5+ 55. Ke4 b4 56.
Nd4 Nc4 57. Kd3 Ne5+ 58. Ke4 Nc4 59. Kd3 {And a draw by 3-fold repetition. A
great battle by two great fighters. There were some inaccuracies in time
pressure but it's much easier for me sitting next to my Stockfish figuring
these details out than working these details out at the board under heavy time
pressure and in general with big stakes on the line.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. d3 Nbd7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Qc2 Qc5 10. Qa4 Qb4 11. Qd1 Be7 12. a3 Qb6 13. Nc3 Bg4 14. b4 O-O 15.
Be3 Qd8 16. Nd4 Re8 17. h3 Bh5 18. g4 Bg6 19. Qd2 a5 20. Rab1 axb4 21. axb4 h6
22. f4 Bd6 23. f5 Bh7 24. Bf4 Ne5 25. Kh1 Qe7 26. Nc2 Kh8 27. b5 Rad8 28. bxc6
bxc6 29. Qe1 d4 30. Nxd4 Nxd3 31. exd3 Qxe1 32. Rbxe1 Rxe1 33. Rxe1 Bxf4 34.
Nce2 c5 35. Nxf4 Rxd4 36. Rf1 Bg8 37. Kh2 Kh7 38. Rf3 Nd7 39. Kg3 Ne5 40. Re3
f6 41. Be4 Bf7 42. h4 Kg8 43. Re1 c4 44. dxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jiayuguan m"]
[Site "Jiayuguan"]
[Date "2017.07.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2017.07.20"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Nbd2 Nd6 9. c3 Bf5 10. Be2 O-O 11. Qb3 Be6 12. Bd3 a5 13. Re1 Qd7 14. Nf1 Bf5
15. Bxf5 Nxf5 16. Bf4 b6 17. a4 Rad8 18. Re2 Nh4 19. Nxh4 Bxh4 20. Rae1 Ne7 21.
Nd2 Ng6 22. Bg3 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Rfe8 24. Rxe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jiayuguan m"]
[Site "Jiayuguan"]
[Date "2017.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2017.07.20"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4
c5 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. e3 Bd7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jiayuguan m"]
[Site "Jiayuguan"]
[Date "2017.07.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2017.07.20"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6
8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. h4 h6 11. c4 Bf6 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Qe7 14. Qf4
Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Qf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. g3 O-O 18. Bg2 Bxc4 19. Bxb7 Rab8 20. Bd5
Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Rfe8 22. Ra5 Rb7 23. b3 Re5 24. Ra6 Re2 25. Rf1 Kf8 26. Kd1 Re5
27. Re1 Ke7 28. Kd2 Ke6 29. Re3 f5 30. c4 c5 31. Rd3 Rd7 32. f4 Re4 33. Rd5 Ke7
34. Rxf5 Rd4+ 35. Ke2 Kf8 36. Kf3 Kg7 37. Kg4 Rd2 38. Rd5 Rg2 39. Rd3 Re2 40.
Kf3 Rde7 41. h5 Rh2 42. Kg4 Rd7 43. Raxd6 Rxd6 44. Rxd6 Rxa2 45. f5 f6 46. Rc6
Rb2 47. Rxc5 Rxb3 48. Rc7+ Kf8 49. Rxa7 Rc3 50. Rc7 Ke8 51. Kf4 Kd8 52. Rc6 Ke7
53. g4 Rc1 54. Ke3 Rg1 55. Re6+ Kd7 56. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Jiayuguan m"]
[Site "Jiayuguan"]
[Date "2017.07.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2017.07.20"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Be3 Bd6 7. h3 Nd7 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. Qe2 Re8 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. g4 Nc5 12. Kb1 Na4 13. Nc4 b5 14. Nxd6
cxd6 15. Qd2 c5 16. Nh4 b4 17. Nf5 Qe6 18. Qe2 d5 19. Bd2 d4 20. Rdf1 Rb8 21.
Ka1 Qa6 22. Qd1 Nc3 23. Bxc3 bxc3 24. b3 Rb5 25. Ng3 Ra5 26. Qb1 Ra3 27. f4
exf4 28. Rxf4 Be6 29. Ne2 Rb8 30. Nc1 Qb6 31. h4 a5 32. g5 a4 33. Rhf1 Qa7 34.
R1f2 g6 35. Rf6 axb3 36. cxb3 Bxb3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "El Gindy, Essam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bd6 6. Nc3 d4 7. Ne2 O-O 8. O-O
c5 9. Ng3 Nc6 10. Nh4 g6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Nf3 Kg7 13. h3 Ng8 14. Bd2 h6 15. c3
Bd6 16. Rc1 Bd7 17. cxd4 cxd4 18. a3 Qe7 19. Nh2 Rac8 20. Bc4 Rc7 21. Ne2 Be6
22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Ng4 h5 24. Nh2 Qh4 25. Be1 Rcf7 26. Kh1 Qd8 27. Ng1 Nf6 28.
b4 a6 29. Bd2 Nh7 30. Qe2 Be7 31. Ngf3 Bd6 32. h4 Rc7 33. Ng5 Nxg5 34. Bxg5 Be7
35. Nf3 Qd6 36. g3 Bxg5 37. Nxg5 Rfc8 38. Qd2 Nd8 39. Rxc7+ Qxc7 40. b5 Qc2 41.
Qb4 Qc5 42. bxa6 Qxb4 43. axb4 bxa6 44. Ra1 Nc6 45. Ra4 Kf6 46. Rxa6 Nxb4 47.
Ra7 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.04"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "El Gindy, Essam"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 c6 {A quiet continuation, in
order to avoid complications.} 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bf4 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. Ne5 {
The most aggressive move in this position.} (9. Qb3 {is the main alternative.})
9... Nxe5 (9... Qb6 $5 10. Qb3 (10. Qd2 Ne4 $5 11. Nxe4 Bxe5 12. Nc3 Bxf4 13.
Nxd5 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Qd8 15. Nc3 Bg4 $13) 10... Qxb3 11. axb3 Nb4 12. Kd2 h5 13.
Nd3 Nc6 14. f3 Bf5 15. Ne5 Rfc8 16. Bb5 {1-0 (49) Morozevich,A (2748)-Giri,A 
(2720) Beijing 2012} Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ne8 $11) 10. Bxe5 Ne4 {The simplest way to
equality.} 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 (11... Nxc3 $5 {may be even more accurate:} 12. bxc3
Kxg7 13. Be2 (13. Bd3 $5 $11 {- game}) 13... Be6 14. Qb3 Qd7 15. O-O Rfc8 16.
Rfc1 Rc7 17. a4 Rac8 18. a5 h6 19. Qb2 Bf5 20. Ra3 h5 21. Rb3 e6 $11 {0-1 (62)
Ftacnik,L (2556)-Mista,A (2589) Germany 2016}) 12. Bd3 (12. Nxe4 {, doubling
Black's pawns is more logical but the position remains equal in any case:} dxe4
13. Bc4 e5 14. dxe5 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 Qxe5 16. h5 Bg4 17. Qd5 Qxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxh5 19.
Bxe4 Rac8 20. b3 Rc7 $11 {1/2 (45) Rychkov,S (2153)-Lahdenmaeki,L (1963)
Lechenicher SchachServer 2012}) 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 {This backward pawn is a
drawback of White's position but it is not enough for Black to claim an
advantage.} h5 (13... Qa5 14. Qd2 Bd7 $6 15. Rb1 b5 16. h5 $36 {1-0 (39)
Andersen,M (2501)-Kriebel,T (2363) Al Ain 2013}) (13... Qd6 14. Qa4 (14. h5 e5
$5) 14... Bd7 15. Qb4 Qxb4 16. cxb4 a5 17. b5 b6 18. Kd2 Rac8 19. Rac1 {
1/2 (19) Fedorovsky,M (2472)-Heinemann,J (2227) Boeblingen 2016}) 14. Qb3 b6 (
14... Qd6 15. O-O Rb8 16. Rfc1 Bd7 17. Qb4 Qxb4 18. cxb4 Rfc8 $11 {1/2 (27)
Pert,N (2569)-Howell,D (2693) London 2015 CBM 170 [Sagar Shah/CB Website]}) 15.
O-O Bg4 16. f3 Be6 $11 17. Qb2 (17. Rfc1 {[%cal Yc3c4,Ya2a4] is the most
logical plan.}) 17... Rc8 18. Rac1 (18. Rfc1 $5 {[%cal Ya2a4]}) 18... Rc7 19.
e4 dxe4 20. fxe4 Bc4 21. Rcd1 e5 $1 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qb5 Qc7 24. Rd3 a6 $5 25.
Qd5 (25. Qxa6 exd4 26. cxd4 Rd8 27. Rb3 $11) 25... Re8 26. dxe5 Re7 27. Qd6
Rxe4 28. Qf6+ Kh7 29. Rdf3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A blunder losing a pawn.} (29. Rd5 {
was still enough to keep the balance:} R4xe5 (29... Kg8 30. Rfd1 Re8 31. Rd7
Qc4 32. Rf1 $132) 30. Rxe5 Qxe5 31. Qxe5 Rxe5 32. Rxf7+ Kh6 33. Rf6 Rb5 34. a4
$11) 29... Qc5+ 30. Kh1 R4xe5 {, and Black gradually converted his advantage:}
31. Rd1 Qc7 32. Rdf1 Re1 33. Qd4 Rxf1+ 34. Rxf1 Re6 35. Qf4 Qxf4 36. Rxf4 Kg7
37. Kh2 Rc6 38. c4 Kf8 39. Kg3 Ke7 40. Rd4 Rd6 41. Re4+ Re6 42. Rd4 Re3+ 43.
Kf2 Ra3 44. Rd2 Rc3 45. Rb2 Rxc4 46. Rxb6 Rc2+ 47. Kf3 Rxa2 48. g3 Ra1 49. Kf2
a5 50. Ra6 a4 51. Ke3 a3 52. Kf2 Kd7 53. Kg2 Kc8 54. Ra7 Kb8 55. Ra4 Kb7 56.
Rb4+ Kc6 57. Rb3 Ra2+ 58. Kh3 f6 59. Rf3 Kb5 60. Rxf6 Rc2 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 Ne4 8.
Nxe4 dxe4 9. Ne5 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 Bf5 12. g4 Bxg4 13. Bxe4 Nc6 14.
f3 Be6 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Ke1 O-O-O 17. Bd2 Kb7 18. h4 h6 19. Bb4 Rhe8 20. Kf2
Rd5 21. Bc3 Red8 22. Rag1 c5 23. Rb1 a5 24. f4 Bf5 25. Ra1 h5 26. Rhe1 R5d7 27.
Bxa5 Ra8 28. Bc3 Ra4 29. Ke3 Be6 30. b3 Ra3 31. Rec1 Rd8 32. Bb2 Ra5 33. Rc2
Rda8 34. Bc1 Kc6 35. Rb2 Ra3 36. Kf2 Rxb3 37. Rxb3 Bxb3 38. a3 Ra4 39. Be3 Bd5
40. Rc1 Rc4 41. Rxc4 Bxc4 42. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.07"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8.
O-O-O Be7 9. f3 h5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bf4 e5 12. Bg5 a5 13. Bc4 a4 14. a3 d6 15.
f4 O-O 16. Rhf1 Bg4 17. Rde1 Rfd8 18. Qe3 Rab8 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21.
h3 Rd4 22. hxg4 Rxc4 23. gxh5 Be7 24. Rf3 Rd4 25. Nd1 Qb6 26. h6 Qd8 27. Rg3 g6
28. Rf1 Rb7 29. Nf2 Bh4 30. Rg4 Bxf2 31. Qxf2 Rbd7 32. Qf3 Kh7 33. Kb1 Qe7 34.
Rg3 Qh4 35. Rg4 Qe7 36. Rg3 Qd6 37. Rc1 Rd1 38. Qe2 Rd2 39. Qa6 Rd4 40. Rc3 Rc7
41. Rd3 Qc5 42. Rc3 Qd6 43. Rd3 Qc5 44. Rc3 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Ne5 Qd5 11. b3 Rd8 12. Bb2 f6 13. Nc4 f5 14. e3 Nc6 15. f3
exf3 16. Bxf3 Qf7 17. Qe2 Be6 18. Rad1 Bd5 19. Ne5 Qe6 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. Bxd5+
Qxd5 22. Qg2 Qxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Rac8 24. Rc1 Kf7 25. Kf3 Bf6 26. g4 Ke6 27. gxf5+
gxf5 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rc1 Rxc1 30. Bxc1 Kd5 31. Bd2 Bh4 32. Bc3 e6 33. Bd2 a6
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. a3 Nf6 8. f4
d6 9. Qf3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. f5 Be7 14. O-O Qc5+
15. Kh1 h5 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. a4 b4 18. Ne2 Kf7 19. Nf4 a5 20. Qh3 Qe5 21. Bc4
Bc8 22. Rae1 Bd7 23. Nd3 Qd4 24. Bb3 Rag8 25. Rf4 Qa7 26. e5 d5 27. Bxd5 exd5
28. e6+ Ke8 29. exd7+ Qxd7 30. Qf3 Rg5 31. Rxf6 Qg4 32. Rf7 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.09"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Nfd2 b6 11. Nb3 Be7 12. f3 Nc5 13. Nd4 Bb7 14. e4 O-O
15. Be3 b5 16. Nc3 g6 17. Rac1 e5 18. Nc2 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rc8 21.
Rd2 Kg7 22. Kf1 b4 23. Nd1 a5 24. b3 a4 25. Bxc5 axb3 26. axb3 Bxc5 27. Nb2 Be7
28. Bc4 Rb8 29. Nd3 Nd7 30. Ncxb4 Nb6 31. Bb5 Nc8 32. Bc6 Bxb4 33. Nxb4 Ne7 34.
Bxb7 Rxb7 35. Nd3 Rxb3 36. Nxe5 Rb5 37. Nc4 Rc5 38. Rc2 f5 39. Kf2 Kf6 40. Ke3
Nc6 41. Na3 Rxc2 42. Nxc2 Ne5 43. Kd4 Ke6 44. h4 fxe4 45. fxe4 g5 46. hxg5 Nf7
47. Ke3 Nxg5 48. Nd4+ Kf6 49. Kf4 h6 50. e5+ Kg6 51. Nf3 Ne6+ 52. Ke4 Nc7 53.
Kf4 Nd5+ 54. Ke4 Nc7 55. Ne1 Ne6 56. Kd5 Nf4+ 57. Kd6 h5 58. e6 Nxe6 59. Kxe6
Kg5 60. Ke5 Kg4 61. Nd3 h4 62. Nf4 Kg5 63. Nd3 Kg4 64. Ke4 Kg3 65. Nf4 Kg4 66.
Ke5 Kg5 67. Ke4 Kg4 68. Ng6 h3 69. Ne5+ Kg3 70. gxh3 Kxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.10"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8.
Re1 O-O 9. Nbd2 Nd6 10. Nf1 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nd7 12. Ng3 Re8 13. Bf4 c6 14. Re2
Bf8 15. Rxe8 Nxe8 16. Nf5 Nef6 17. Ne5 Ne4 18. f3 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Ng5 20. c3 g6
21. Ne3 Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Re1 h5 24. h4 Ne6 25. g3 Qd6 26. Kf2 Re8 27. Ng2
c5 28. dxc5 Qxc5+ 29. Kf1 Qb6 30. Qxd5 Qxb2 31. Nf4 Nc7 32. Qd4+ Kg8 33. a4
Rxe1+ 34. Kxe1 Qb1+ 35. Kf2 Ne6 36. Qxa7 Nxf4 37. Qb8+ Kh7 38. Qxf4 Qc2+ 39.
Kg1 Qd1+ 40. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. c4 O-O 8.
Nc2 d6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. b3 Qd7 11. Bb2 Bh3 12. Ne3 Rfd8 13. Qb1 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 e6
15. Rd1 a6 16. Rd2 Ne5 17. f3 b5 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 bxc4 20. bxc4 Rab8 21.
Rad1 f5 22. Qf4 g5 23. Qxe5 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 Qa7 25. Bd4 Qe7 26. Bb2 Rbc8 27. Ba3
f4 28. Ng4 h5 29. Nf2 Rxc4 30. Bxd6 Qh7 31. g4 Kf7 32. gxh5 Rc2 33. Ne4 Rxd2
34. Nxg5+ Kg8 35. Rxd2 Qg7 36. h4 Qc3 37. Bb4 Qxd2 38. Bxd2 Rxd2 39. a4 Rxe2+
40. Kh3 Kg7 41. Kg4 e5 42. Ne4 Re3 43. Nc5 a5 44. Nb7 Rc3 45. Nxa5 Kf6 46. h6
Rc1 47. Nb7 Rg1+ 48. Kh5 Kf7 49. a5 Kg8 50. Nc5 Rg3 51. Nd7 Rxf3 52. Nxe5 Re3
53. Ng4 Rg3 54. a6 Ra3 55. Kg5 Ra4 56. Ne5 Kh7 57. a7 Rxa7 58. Kxf4 Kxh6 59.
Kf5 Kh5 60. Kf4 Kxh4 61. Nf3+ Kh5 62. Ne5 Ra8 63. Kf5 Rf8+ 64. Ke4 Kg5 65. Nf3+
Kg4 66. Ne5+ Kg3 67. Kd5 Rd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Bronznik,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nd5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. c4 bxc4 {Dieser Zug wird von
der Theorie nicht besonders hoch geschätzt.} ({Die Hauptfortsetzung ist} 12...
b4) 13. Bxc4 ({Viel öfter kam hier} 13. Nxc4 {vor, aber nach} O-O {scheint
mir die schwarze Stellung absolut in Ordnung zu sein, z. B.} 14. Nxf6+ (14.
Ndb6 $6 Rb8 15. Nxc8 Qxc8 (15... Rxc8 $5 16. Qxd6 $140 (16. Nxd6 $4 Qa5+ $19)
16... Qe8 $44) 16. Rc1 $6 (16. Bd3 Rd8 17. O-O Nd4 $11) (16. Nxd6 $2 Qc7 17.
Nc4 Rfd8 18. Qb1 Bg5 $17) (16. Qxd6 $4 Rd8 17. Qa3 Be7 $19 {[%cal Re7b4]})
16... Nd4 (16... Bg5 $5) 17. Bd3 (17. Nxd6 $2 Qd7 18. Nc4 Bg5 19. Rc3 Qc6 $17)
17... Bg5 $36 {Paehtz,E (2481) - Ushenina,A(2476)/Nalchik 2008}) (14. Bd3 Be6
15. O-O Bxd5 16. exd5 Nd4 $13 {Morozevich,A (2683) - Paravyan,D (2528)/Sochi 
(blitz) 2016}) 14... gxf6 $5 (14... Qxf6 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Nxd6 Nb4 17. O-O-O
Nxa2+ 18. Kb1 Be6 19. Bc4 Nb4 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. f3 $14 {Papadopoulos,I (2490)
- Abdulov,O (2318)/Gaziantep 2008}) 15. Bd3 {(die Empfehlung von Haba - der
tschechische Großmeister meint, dass Weiß danach etwas besser steht, aber
ich habe große Zweifel an diesem Urteil)} (15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Nxd6 Nb4 $44 17.
Rd1 Nxa2 18. Bc4 Be6 19. O-O Rab8 $11 {Wippermann,T (2438) - Ikonnikov,V (2555)
/BL2 2008}) 15... Be6 16. O-O Kh8 17. Ne3 Rg8 $132 {[%cal Yd8f8,Yf8h6]}) 13...
Bg5 ({Grischuk beeilt sich noch nicht mit der Rochade und bringt zuerst seinen
schwarzfeldrigen Läufer auf eine bessere Position. Vielleicht hat ihm nicht
gefallen, dass in Falle von} 13... O-O {Weiß mittels} 14. h4 $5 {dem Bf6 das
Feld g5 verbieten kann.}) 14. h4 $5 $146 {Eine sehr interessante Neuerung.} (
14. O-O O-O 15. Nc2 Kh8 $13 {[%cal Yf7f5] Lintchevski,D (2450) - Korennoi,V 
(2184)/Minsk 2008}) 14... Bh6 (14... Bxh4 $2 15. Rxh4 Qxh4 16. Nc7+ Ke7 17.
Nxa8 Bb7 (17... Qxe4+ 18. Kf1 Nd4 19. Nc7 Bb7 20. Bd5 $1 Bxd5 21. f3 Qh4 22.
Nxd5+ Ke6 23. Ne3 $16) 18. Nc7 Qxe4+ 19. Kf1 Nb4 (19... Nd4 20. Bd5 $1 Bxd5 21.
f3 Qh4 22. Nxd5+ Ke6 23. Ne3 $16) 20. f3 Qe3 21. Bd5 $1 Rc8 22. Nc2 Nxc2 23.
Qxc2 Kd8 24. Bxb7 Rxc7 25. Qe4 $16) 15. g4 $1 {[%cal Rg4g5]} g6 ({Die
"typische" Reaktion} 15... Bf4 16. Nxf4 exf4 {verspricht in diesem konkreten
Fall} {wegen der Antwort} 17. Bd5 $1 {kein ausreichendes Gegenspiel} ({aber
nicht} 17. Bxf7+ $2 Kxf7 18. Qd5+ Be6 19. Qxc6 Qa5+ (19... Bxg4 $2 20. Nc4 $16)
(19... Re8 $5) 20. Qc3 Qxc3+ 21. bxc3 Rab8 (21... Bxg4 $15) 22. g5 Rb2 {
mit mehr als ausreichender Kompensation für den Bauern}) {, z. B.} 17... Bd7
18. Rc1 Rc8 (18... Ne5 $6 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Qxd6 Qxe4+ 21. Kd2 f6 22. Rce1 Qc6
23. Rxe5+ fxe5 24. Qxe5+ Qe6 25. Re1 Qxe5 26. Rxe5+ Kf7 27. f3 $16) 19. Nc4 O-O
(19... Qe7 $2 20. Nb6 $18) 20. Nxd6 Rc7 21. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 22. Rh3 $1 (22. Bxc6
Qc8 23. Bxd7 Rfxd7 24. Qb3+ Kh8 $44 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Rh3 Qxg4 27. Rc3) 22...
Ne5 23. Bxf7+ (23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Rc3 Qb8 25. Qb3 Qxb3 26. Rxb3 Kf8 27. Bxf7
Kxf7) 23... Nxf7 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Rc3 Qb7 26. Qd5 Qxd5 27. exd5 {, und in
diesem Endspiel muss Schwarz ums Remis kämpfen.}) 16. g5 Bg7 17. h5 $1 {
Konsequent und stark.} (17. Qd3 Bg4 $5 {[%cal Rc6d4]} (17... h6 18. O-O-O hxg5
19. hxg5 Rxh1 20. Rxh1 Qxg5+ 21. Kb1 Qd8 22. Nc2 $44) 18. f3 Bh5 $5 19. O-O-O
O-O 20. Nc2 a5 $13) 17... O-O (17... Be6 $4 18. h6 Bf8 19. Qa4 Bd7 20. Nf6+ Ke7
21. Bd5 Rc8 22. Nc4 $18) (17... Bd7 $4 18. h6 Bf8 19. Nf6+ Ke7 20. Rc1 $18) 18.
hxg6 hxg6 $6 {Zumindest aus praktischer Sicht finde ich diesen Zug zweifelhaft
- die offene h-Linie bietet dem Weißen gefährliche Angriffsmöglichkeiten.} (
{Eine sehr interessante und aus meiner Sicht auch die beste Option war} 18...
Qxg5 $1 {, z. B.} 19. gxf7+ (19. gxh7+ Kh8 $44 {[%cal Rg5g2,Rc6d4,Rf7f5]})
19... Kh8 20. Ne3 (20. Qh5 Qxh5 21. Rxh5 Rb8 22. Ne3 (22. O-O-O $2 Bg4) (22. b3
Rxf7 23. Nb4 Rxb4 24. Bxf7 Rxe4+ 25. Kf1 Ne7 $44) 22... Rxb2 23. Nac2 Nd4 $11)
20... Nd4 21. Bd5 Rb8 22. Nac4 Bb7 23. Nxd6 (23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. Nxd6 Rxb2 25.
Qh5 Qxh5 26. Rxh5 Rb6 {scheint für Schwarz ohne große Mühe haltbar zu sein,
z. B.} 27. Ndf5 Rxf7 28. Rc1 h6 29. Nxd4 exd4 30. Nf5 Rb2 31. a3 d3 32. Rd1 Rc7
33. Nxh6 Bxh6 34. Rxh6+ Kg7 35. Rh3 Rf7 36. f3 Re2+ 37. Kf1 Re3 {mit Remis})
23... Bxd5 24. exd5 e4 25. Kf1 (25. Nxe4 Qg6 26. Qd3 Rxb2 27. Nc5 Nf3+ 28. Kf1
Nd2+ 29. Ke1 Nf3+ $11) 25... Nf3 (25... Rxb2 $2 26. Qh5 Qxh5 27. Rxh5 $16) 26.
Nec4 Qf4 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Rf3h2] - für zwei geopferte Bauern verfügt Schwarz
über beträchtliche Kompensation.} {nn} 27. Qc2 Rb4 28. Rd1 (28. Qe2 Bd4) (28.
Re1 Nxe1 29. Kxe1) 28... Nh2+ 29. Rxh2 Qxh2 30. Qxe4 Rxc4 31. Nxc4 Rxf7) 19.
Qd2 Bg4 $6 {Danach gerät Schwarz in eine sehr schwierige Lage.} ({Besser
gefällt mir} 19... Nd4 {, auch wenn Weiß nach} {folgt} 20. O-O-O Nf3 21. Qe3
Nxg5 22. Nb6 Rb8 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Kb1 {gute Kompensation für den geopferten
Bauern hat.}) 20. Nc2 Rc8 {Grischuk opfert den Bauern a6 in der Hoffnung,
Initiative an sich zu reißen, aber wie wir gleich sehen werden, sollte es
nicht der Fall sein. Aber die schwarze Stellung war in jedem Fall schwer genug,
z. B:} (20... Re8 {[%cal Yc6d4,Ge8e4]} 21. f3 $1 (21. Z0 {es drohte} Bf3 22.
Rh4 Nd4 {[%cal Rf3e4,Rd4c2,Rd8g5,Rd4e6]}) 21... Be6 (21... Bxf3 $6 22. Rf1 Bxe4
23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. gxf6 {[%cal Rd2h6]} Qa5 $8 25. b4 Nxb4 $8 26. Nxb4 Qa3 27.
Nd5 Qg3+ 28. Rf2 {[%cal Rd2h6]} g5 29. Qe3 Qh4 30. Ne7+ Kf8 31. Bb3 a5 32.
O-O-O a4 33. Bc2 Bxc2 34. Rxc2 $16 {/+-}) 22. O-O-O Rb8 23. Rh2 Bxd5 24. Bxd5
Qb6 25. Ne3 Nd4 26. Kb1 Nxf3 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qd5+ Re6 29. Nc4 Qc5 30. Qxc5
dxc5 31. Rf2 $16) (20... Bf3 21. Rh4 Re8 (21... Nd4 $2 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Qf4
Bh5 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. gxf6 Qa5+ 26. Kf1 Qe5 27. Qh6 Qxf6 28. Rxh5 $18) (21...
Na5 $2 22. Be2 Bxe2 23. Kxe2 $18) 22. Kf1 $1 (22. Be2 $6 Bxe2 23. Kxe2 Rb8 24.
b3 Nd4+ 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Rah1 {[%cal Rd2f4,Rf4h2]} Rb5 27. Kd1 {[%cal Rf2f4,
Rd2h2]} Rxd5 $1 (27... Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Rxd5 29. f4 $16) 28. exd5 Qa8 29. Re1 Rf8
$1 (29... Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Qxd5 31. Qe8+ Bf8 32. Rf4 $16) 30. Rxd4 Bxd4 31. Qxd4
Re8 {mit guten Remischancen}) (22. Qe3 $5 Bh5 23. Qg3 {[%cal Rd5f6]} Kf8 24.
Kf1 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rf8,Rg7]}) 22... Rb8 23. b3 a5 (23... Nd4 $2 24. Nxd4 exd4
25. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 26. gxf6 Qxf6 27. Qf4 $1 Qxf4 28. Rxf4 $18) 24. Qe3 Bh5 25.
Qg3 Kf8 26. Be2 Bxe2+ 27. Kxe2 $16) (20... Nd4 $4 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Qf4 $18)
21. Bxa6 Rb8 22. b3 Re8 {[%cal Rc6d4]} (22... Nd4 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Qf4 Bh5 (
24... Qa5+ $4 25. b4 Qxa6 26. Ne7#) 25. Nf6+ Bxf6 26. gxf6 Qa5+ 27. Qd2 Qc3 (
27... Qxa6 $4 28. Rxh5 $18) 28. Rc1 Qxd2+ 29. Kxd2 $16) 23. Bc4 $2 {Das Glück
war so nah!} ({Nach} 23. Be2 $1 {wäre Weiß mit einem gesunden Mehrbauern und
ausgezeichneten Gewinnchancen verblieben, z. B.} Be6 ({oder} 23... Bxe2 24.
Kxe2 Nd4+ 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. f3 $16 d3+ $140 $2 27. Kxd3 Bxa1 28. Rxa1 $18) 24.
Bc4 Nd4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Kf1 $16) (23. Z0 $140 Nd4 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. Qf4 Qa5+
26. b4 Qxd5) 23... Bf3 24. Rh4 Nd4 {Jetzt geht die Rechnung von Schwarz
wirklich auf - seine Figuren werden aktiv und gefährlich.} 25. Nxd4 (25. Kf1
$5) 25... exd4 26. Kf1 Bxe4 {Es gab auch andere Fortsetzungen:} (26... Re5 $5 {
[%csl Rg5]} 27. Rc1 (27. Rf4 $4 Qxg5 $19) (27. Qf4 Rxe4 28. Qg3 Rxh4 29. Qxh4
d3 30. Nf6+ Bxf6 31. gxf6 d2 32. Qg5 {[%cal Rg5g6]} d5 33. Be2 Bxe2+ 34. Kxe2
Qe8+ 35. Kxd2 Qe4 36. Qe3 $11) 27... Rxg5 (27... Qxg5 28. Qxg5 Rxg5 29. Rf4 Rh5
30. Rxf3 Rh1+ 31. Ke2 Rxc1 32. Nf6+ Kh8 33. Rh3+ Bh6 34. Rxh6+ Kg7 35. Rh7+
Kxf6 36. Rxf7+ Kg5 37. a4 $44) 28. Rf4 Bg2+ 29. Ke2 Rb7 $13) (26... Rxe4 27.
Rxe4 Bxe4 28. Re1 Bxd5 29. Bxd5 $11) (26... Bxe4 27. Re1 Bxd5 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8
29. Bxd5 $11) (26... d3 27. Re1 Re5 $13) 27. Nf6+ $2 {Ein weiterer Fehler.} (
27. Qf4 $142 Bxd5 (27... Bf5 $5 $13) 28. Bxd5 Qd7 29. Rd1 Re5 30. Bc4 Rbe8 31.
Qxd4 Re1+ 32. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 33. Kxe1 Bxd4 34. Rxd4 $11) (27. Re1 $142 Bxd5 28.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Bxd5 Rc8 30. Bc4 Rc5 31. f4 Qe4 32. Qe2 Qc6 33. Kf2 Kf8 $11)
27... Bxf6 28. Qf4 Bf5 $2 {Grischuk revanchiert sich.} ({Richtig war} 28...
Bd3+ $1 29. Kg2 (29. Bxd3 $2 Bxg5 $19) 29... Re4 30. Qxf6 (30. Qg3 $2 Be5 $19)
30... Rxh4 31. Qxd8+ Rxd8 32. Bxd3 Rg4+ 33. Kf3 Rxg5 $17) 29. gxf6 Qxf6 30. Qh6
d5 ({Oder} 30... d3 31. Rd1 Re2 32. Bxd3 Bxd3 33. Qh7+ Kf8 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 36. Rxd3 Rxa2 37. Rxd6+ Kg7 $11) 31. Bxd5 d3 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Qh8+
Qxh8 34. Rxh8+ Kg7 35. Rxe8 Rxe8 36. Rd1 Re2 37. a4 Ra2 38. Ke1 Re2+ 39. Kf1
Ra2 40. Ke1 Re2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Be7 10. Nc3 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Rad1 Kc8 14.
g4 Re8 15. f4 h5 16. Rd4 c5 17. Re4 b6 18. Bf2 f5 19. Re3 Bxf2+ 20. Rxf2 hxg4
21. hxg4 fxg4 22. f5 Kb7 23. Rf4 Rh8 24. e6 Bc6 25. Rxg4 Rh5 26. Rxg7 Rxf5 27.
Ne4 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Re8 29. Kg2 Kc6 30. c4 Rf6 31. e7 Kd7 32. Re2 Re6 33. Rxe6
Kxe6 34. Kf3 Rxe7 35. Rxe7+ Kxe7 36. Ke4 Ke6 37. Kf4 a6 38. a4 a5 39. Ke4 c6
40. Kf4 Kf6 41. Ke4 Ke6 42. Kf4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.11"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
O-O Qa5 9. Nb3 Qh5 10. Nd5 d6 11. Nf4 Qe5 12. e4 a5 13. a4 Nb4 14. Re1 Re8 15.
Bd2 Nh5 16. Bc3 Qg5 17. h4 Qh6 18. Bd2 Bxb2 19. Ne6 g5 20. Nc7 Bxa1 21. Nxa1
Bd7 22. e5 Nd3 23. Bxg5 Qg6 24. Be4 Bf5 25. Bxd3 Bxd3 26. exd6 f6 27. d7 Red8
28. Nxa8 fxg5 29. Rxe7 Rxa8 30. hxg5 Rd8 31. Re8+ Rxe8 32. dxe8=Q+ Qxe8 33.
Qxd3 Qe1+ 34. Qf1 Qe5 35. Nc2 Qxg5 36. Qd3 Nf6 37. Qd8+ Kf7 38. Qc7+ Kg6 39.
Ne3 Ne4 40. Qxb7 Qe5 41. Qc6+ Kf7 42. Qd7+ Qe7 43. Qd5+ Qe6 44. Qxa5 Nf6 45.
Qf5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.12"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 h6 8. Re1 O-O
9. h3 a5 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bb5 Na7 12. d4 Nxb5 13. dxc5 Na7 14. b3 Re8 15. cxd6
Qxd6 16. Ba3 Qa6 17. b4 axb4 18. cxb4 b5 19. Bb2 Nc6 20. Nxe5 Nxb4 21. Re3 bxa4
22. Rg3 Red8 23. Qf3 Kh7 24. Ndc4 Nc2 25. Rxg7+ Kxg7 26. Nc6 Nd4 27. Nxd4 Bxc4
28. e5 Rg8 29. Nf5+ Kh7 30. Ne7 Rab8 31. exf6 Qb7 32. Qxb7 Rxb7 33. Nxg8 Rxb2
34. Rxa4 Kxg8 35. Rxc4 Rb6 36. Rxc7 Rxf6 37. Rc5 Kg7 38. g4 Rf3 39. Kg2 Ra3 40.
f3 Ra2+ 41. Kg3 Ra3 42. h4 Rb3 43. h5 Ra3 44. Kf4 Ra4+ 45. Kf5 Ra3 46. f4 Rf3
47. Rc6 Rf1 48. g5 hxg5 49. h6+ Kh7 50. Kxg5 Rg1+ 51. Kf5 Rh1 52. Ke5 Rxh6 53.
Rxh6+ Kxh6 54. Kf6 Kh5 55. Kxf7 Kg4 56. Ke6 Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.13"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Rb8 11. h3 Bd7 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Nb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.14"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 e4 6. d5 exf3 7. dxc6 fxg2 8.
cxd7+ Bxd7 9. Bxg2 g6 10. b3 Bg7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Qd2 Qc7 13. O-O-O Bg4 14. f3
Rad8 15. Qe2 Be6 16. f4 Qe7 17. Bf3 h5 18. Kb1 Bh6 19. a4 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8
21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Ka2 Qd7 23. Nb5 Bg7 24. e4 Ne8 25. Bxg7 Nxg7 26. Nxa7 Bg4
27. Bxg4 hxg4 28. Nb5 Nh5 29. f5 gxf5 30. exf5 Qxf5 31. Nd6 Qd7 32. Qe5 b6 33.
a5 bxa5 34. Qxc5 Ng7 35. Qd5 Ne6 36. c5 Qc7 37. Qa8+ Nf8 38. Qd5 Ne6 39. Qa8+
Nf8 40. Qe8 f6 41. b4 Qh7 42. Qe2 axb4 43. Qxg4+ Kh8 44. Kb3 Nd7 45. Qxb4 Qd3+
46. Kb2 Ne5 47. Qh4+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.14"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 h6 8. Re1 O-O
9. h3 a5 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bb5 Ne7 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Ng6 14. N2f3 c6 15. Nxe6
fxe6 16. Bc4 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Bd3 Ne4 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Nf4 21. Bxe4
dxe4 22. Rxe4 Qf6 23. Re3 Nd5 24. Re1 Nf4 25. Re3 Nd5 26. Re1 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.14"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 h6 8. Re1 O-O
9. h3 a5 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bb5 Ne7 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Ng6 15. Ng3
Re8 16. Bc4 c6 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Ba2 Re5 19. Qc2 Rae8 20. Nf3 R5e7 21. Bxc5 dxc5
22. Rad1 Bc8 23. Bc4 Qf4 24. Qd2 Be6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Qxf4 Nxf4 27. e5 N6d5
28. Ne4 Rg6 29. Nh4 Rge6 30. Nd6 Rb8 31. g3 Nxh3+ 32. Kg2 Ng5 33. f4 Nh7 34. f5
Re7 35. c4 Nc7 36. e6 fxe6 37. Ng6 Rd7 38. fxe6 Rdd8 39. Ne7+ Kf8 40. Nxc6 Rxd6
41. Nxb8 Ke7 42. Rxd6 Kxd6 43. Rd1+ Kxe6 44. Rd7 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.14"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. d3 Nge7 5. g3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 Nc7 8.
O-O Be7 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Bxc6 $1 {This is the right choice when you are in a
must win scenario. You must imbalance the play.} bxc6 11. Qa4 Rb8 12. Nc4 Rb4
13. Qa5 f6 14. b3 Bh3 15. Re1 Qb8 16. Ba3 Rb5 $5 {MVL thought that this was
the right way to go because in return for the loss of exchange he gets the
initiative and the white queen looks a bit funny on a5.} 17. Nxb5 cxb5 18. Ne3
Qb7 19. f3 b4 $5 20. Bb2 Na6 {The threat is ...Bd8 followed by ...Bd7 trapping
the queen.} 21. g4 $1 {Grischuk prevents the bishop from coming out.} h5 22. a3
$5 (22. a4 $1 $16) 22... Bd8 23. Qa4 hxg4 24. axb4 Nxb4 25. Qxa7 Qxa7 26. Rxa7
gxf3 27. Kf2 fxe2 28. Kxe2 {White has an exchange for a pawn, but the pawns
are weak and it is not so easy to make progress.} Be6 29. Bc3 Bxb3 30. Rb1 Bf7
31. Bxb4 cxb4 32. Rxb4 f5 33. Rb8 e4 34. Raa8 exd3+ 35. Kxd3 Be7 36. Nxf5 $1
Bg6 37. Rxf8+ Bxf8 38. Ke4 Kf7 39. Ke5 Bxf5 40. Kxf5 {White is now winning and
it clearly feels so, but MVL is a tricky guy!} g6+ 41. Kg5 Bc5 42. Kh6 Be3+ 43.
Kh7 g5 44. Kh6 (44. h3 {After the game Grischuk said that he should have
played this. While this move wins, what happened in the game was also winning,
albeit with more efforts.} Bf4 (44... Kf6 $2 45. Rf8+ Ke7 46. Rf1 $18) 45. Ra6
Be3 46. Ra3 Bf4 47. Rf3 Kf6 (47... Ke6 48. Kg6 Ke5 49. Kh5 Kf5 50. Rf1 Ke5 51.
Kg4 Bd2 52. Rd1 Bf4 53. h4 $18) 48. Kh6 Kf5 49. Kh5 Ke4 50. Kg4 Bc1 51. Rf5 Bd2
52. Rxg5 $18) 44... Bf4 45. Ra2 (45. h3 $2 g4+ $11) 45... g4+ 46. Kh5 g3 47. h3
Be3 {At this point it seemed to us that the game might end in a draw. The
bishop sits on f2 and someone has to all the time baby sit the g2-square. But
there is still a way to win.} 48. Kg4 Bf2 49. Kf3 Kg6 50. Ra5 Kh6 51. Rb5 {
Grischuk makes some moves now that make no sense. He is just gaining time, and
soon hits on the right plan.} Kg6 52. Rd5 Kh6 53. Re5 Kg6 54. Rb5 Kh6 55. Rb4
Kg5 56. Rg4+ Kh6 {The first step is achieved, the rook on g4 is well placed.
The white king can now advance.} 57. Ke4 Be1 58. Kf5 Bf2 59. Rg6+ Kh7 (59...
Kh5 60. Rg7 Kh6 61. Rg8 Be1 (61... Kh7 62. Rg6 $18 {is a zugzwang.}) 62. Rh8+
Kg7 63. Re8 Bf2 64. Re6 $18 {wins as in the main line.}) 60. Kf6 (60. Rg4 Kh6
61. Rg8 Kh7 62. Rg6 Kh8 63. Rg4) 60... Bd4+ 61. Kf7 Bf2 62. Kf6 Bd4+ 63. Kf5
Bf2 64. h4 $2 {The move that throws away the win. White had to get this same
position with Black to play and then he would have been able to make
substantial progress.} (64. Rg4 $1 Kh6 (64... Be1 65. Kg5 Bf2 66. Kh5 Be1 67.
Re4 Bf2 68. Re7+ Kg8 69. Kg6 $18) 65. Rg8 $1 Kh7 66. Rg6 {After this White
gets his king to h5.} Be1 (66... Kh8 67. Rg4 $1 {Kg5-h5 is unstoppable.}) 67.
Kg5 Bf2 68. Kh5 Kh8 (68... Be1 69. h4 Bf2 70. Rg4 Be1 (70... Kh8 71. Kg6 $18)
71. Re4 Bf2 72. Re7+ Kg8 73. Kg6 Kf8 74. Re2 $18) 69. h4 Kh7 70. Rg4 Be1 71.
Re4 Bf2 72. Re7+ Kg8 73. Kg6 Kf8 74. Re2 $1 $18 {The final accurate move that
seals the win.}) 64... Be1 65. h5 (65. Kg5 g2 66. Kh5 Bxh4 $1 $11 {is the
critical line showing why the position is now drawn.}) 65... Bf2 66. Kf4 Be1
67. Kf3 Bf2 68. Ke2 Kh8 69. Kf3 Kh7 70. Kf4 Be1 71. Kg4 Bf2 72. Kf5 Be1 73. Kf4
Bf2 74. Ke5 Be1 75. Kf6 Bf2 76. Kf5 Be1 77. Kg5 Bf2 78. Kf5 Be1 79. Ke4 Bf2 80.
Kf3 {Grischuk tries very hard, but there is just no win!} Be1 81. Re6 Bf2 82.
h6 $1 {The final attempt and it seemed as if White can win now as 82...Kh8 is
met with 83.Re7. But MVL was very alert.} Bc5 $1 (82... Kg8 83. Re7 $18) 83.
Kxg3 Bf8 84. Kg4 Bxh6 85. Kf5 Bd2 {White is just a tempo short of winning this
rook vs bishop endgame.} 86. Kf6 (86. Rg6 Bc3 $1 $11) 86... Kh6 87. Rc6 Kh5 88.
Kf5 Kh4 89. Rc2 Be3 90. Re2 Bb6 91. Re6 Bc7 92. Rc6 Bb8 93. Rc3 Bg3 94. Rxg3 {
A great game filled with some high quality chess and a lot of things to learn
from.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 33rd"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2017.10.10"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2017.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Novy Bor"]
[BlackTeam "Globus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. O-O dxe4 7. Nxe5 O-O 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. d4 Bd6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Ba6 12. Re1 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1
Ng4 15. Nd2 Nxe5 16. Nxe4 Nd3 17. Be7 Rfe8 18. Nc5 Rxe7 19. Nxd3 Bxd3 20. Rxd3
Re2 21. b3 Rae8 22. Kf1 Rb2 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Kxe1 Rxa2 25. Rd8+ Kh7 26. Rd7
Ra3 27. Rxc7 Rxb3 28. Rxc6 a5 29. Ra6 Rxc3 30. Rxa5 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 33rd"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2017.10.11"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Arnaudov, Petar G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Globus"]
[BlackTeam "Gambit Aseko See"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qa6 8. e6
Qxd3 9. exf7+ Kxf7 10. cxd3 e6 11. Nf3 Bd6 12. Nc3 Ne7 13. Ng5+ Kg6 14. O-O-O
Nf5 15. Rde1 Nxd4 16. Nxe6 Nf5 17. Ne2 Nd7 18. N2f4+ Bxf4 19. Nxf4+ Kf7 20. f3
Nf6 21. Re5 g6 22. Ne6 Rae8 23. Rhe1 Rc8 24. Ng5+ Kg7 25. Re7+ Nxe7 26. Rxe7+
Kg8 27. Bc3 Rf8 28. Rxb7 a6 29. Rc7 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 33rd"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2017.10.12"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2017.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Globus"]
[BlackTeam "Odlar Yurdu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rb8 11. Bb3 Na5 12. h4 b5 13. Kb1 Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4
15. g4 Qa5 16. Ka1 Rfc8 17. h5 Rc5 18. Nde2 Qb4 19. Qc1 Ra5 20. Bd4 Qb7 21.
hxg6 fxg6 22. a3 Be6 23. Rdg1 Bf7 24. g5 Nh5 25. Bxg7 Nxg7 26. Rh4 Ne6 27. f4
Nf8 28. Rf1 Ra6 29. f5 Rb6 30. Rhf4 gxf5 31. exf5 Rxb2 32. g6 Nxg6 33. fxg6
Bxg6 34. Rg1 Qa6 35. Qxb2 Rxb2 36. Kxb2 d5 37. Rd4 e6 38. Rd2 Kh8 39. Ka2 Qb6
40. Rb1 Qe3 41. Rbd1 Bh5 42. Nb1 d4 43. Rxd4 Bxe2 44. Rd8+ Kg7 45. R1d7+ Kf6
46. Kb2 h5 47. Nc3 Bg4 48. Rc8 Qb6+ 49. Kc1 Qa6 50. Rf8+ Ke5 51. a4 Bf5 52. Rd2
Qc6 53. Re2+ Kf4 54. Rf2+ Kg5 55. Rg8+ Kf6 56. Rh2 Qf3 57. Kb2 Qb7+ 58. Kc1 Qb4
59. Rg3 Qa3+ 60. Kb1 Qd6 61. Rhg2 h4 62. Rf3 Qb6+ 63. Ka2 Qd4 64. Rgf2 Ke7 65.
Nb5 Qc5 66. c3 Qb6 67. Rb2 Qc6 68. Rbf2 Qe4 69. Nd4 Qb1+ 70. Ka3 a5 71. Rf1 Qb6
72. R1f2 h3 73. Rb2 Qc5+ 74. Ka2 Bg4 75. Rb7+ Kd6 76. Rff7 e5 77. Rf6+ Kd5 78.
Rb5 exd4 79. Rxc5+ Kxc5 80. cxd4+ Kb4 81. d5 Kc5 82. d6 Bd7 83. Rh6 Bxa4 84.
Rxh3 Kxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 33rd"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2017.10.13"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2017.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Alkaloid"]
[BlackTeam "Globus"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. O-O c6 6. Bd3 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 d6 8.
Be2 Be7 9. d3 O-O 10. Qg3 Be6 11. Kh1 Kh8 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 d5 14. Be5 d4
15. Nb1 Ne8 16. Bg4 Bxg4 17. Qxg4 f6 18. Bg3 Nd6 19. Nd2 Nf7 20. a4 Bd6 21. Rf3
Be5 22. Nc4 Qe7 23. Raf1 Bxg3 24. Rxg3 Ne5 25. Nxe5 fxe5 26. Rgf3 g6 27. h4
Rxf3 28. Rxf3 Kg7 29. h5 Rf8 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Rxf8 Qxf8 32. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 33rd"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2017.10.14"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "200"]
[EventDate "2017.10.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Globus"]
[BlackTeam "Legacy Square Capital"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. c5 Bf5 6. Qb3 Ra7 7. Nh4 Bg6 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. e4 dxe4 11. g3 e6 12. Bg2 Be7 13. O-O Nd5 14. Bxe7 Nxe7
15. Nxe4 O-O 16. Rac1 Nf5 17. Rfd1 Nf6 18. Ng5 Qe7 19. Nf3 Rd8 20. Rd3 Raa8 21.
Rcd1 Nd5 22. a3 g5 23. h3 g6 24. Qc4 Kg7 25. b4 f6 26. a4 Nc7 27. Nd2 Rab8 28.
Nb3 Nd5 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 Qd7 31. b6 Ra8 32. Re1 Ra3 33. Rdd1 Rda8 34. Ra1
Nh6 35. Rxa3 Rxa3 36. Ra1 Rxa1+ 37. Nxa1 Nf7 38. Nb3 Nd8 39. Qa4 Ne7 40. Qa7
Qc8 41. Bf1 Nd5 42. Nd2 Nb4 43. Bc4 Nf7 44. Qa4 Nd5 45. Ne4 f5 46. Nd2 Nd8 47.
Qa7 Kf6 48. Nf3 Nf7 49. Ba6 Nd8 50. Ne5 Nb4 51. Bf1 Nf7 52. Nc4 Ke7 53. Na5 Nd8
54. Nc4 Nf7 55. Qa4 Nd5 56. Qa1 Kf6 57. Bg2 Qd8 58. Qa7 Qc8 59. Qa3 Qd8 60. Qa1
Qb8 61. Bf3 Qd8 62. Kg2 Qb8 63. Kf1 Qd8 64. Ke2 Ke7 65. Qa3 Kf6 66. Qa1 Ke7 67.
Na5 Qc8 68. Nb3 Kf6 69. Ke1 Qd8 70. Qa7 Qc8 71. Be2 Nd8 72. Kd2 Nb4 73. Kc3
Nd5+ 74. Kd2 Nb4 75. Kc3 Nd5+ 76. Kb2 Nb4 77. Qa4 Nd5 78. Qa7 Nb4 79. Bc4 Nd5
80. Nd2 Ne7 81. Kb3 Nf7 82. Nf3 g4 83. hxg4 fxg4 84. Nd2 Nf5 85. Qa1 Ke7 86.
Kb4 Qd7 87. Nb3 Ng5 88. Qa8 Ne4 89. Qh8 Nf6 90. Ka3 Kf7 91. Qb8 Nxd4 92. Nxd4
Qxd4 93. Qxb7+ Nd7 94. Qxc6 Qc3+ 95. Bb3 Nxc5 96. Qb5 Nxb3 97. Qxb3 Qa5+ 98.
Kb2 Qd2+ 99. Ka3 Qa5+ 100. Kb2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G30"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.09"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. O-O Be7 11. Nd5 Nd7 12. Bc4 Rc8 13. Qe2 Nb6 14. Nxb6 Qxb6
15. Bb3 O-O 16. Rfd1 Kh8 17. h3 Rcd8 18. Nd2 Bc8 19. Nc4 Qc6 20. a4 Bh4 21. g3
Be7 22. h4 g6 23. a5 f5 24. Nb6 f4 25. Rd3 fxg3 26. fxg3 h5 27. Rc3 Qe8 28. Rc7
d5 29. Qe3 Rf7 30. Nxd5 Bf8 31. Rxf7 Qxf7 32. Rf1 Qg7 33. Kg2 Be6 34. Qg5 Rc8
35. Nb6 Be7 36. Qe3 Rc6 37. Bxe6 Rxe6 38. Nd5 Bd8 39. b4 g5 40. Qc5 Re8 41.
hxg5 Rg8 42. Rf5 Bxg5 43. Qd6 h4 44. Qxe5 Qxe5 45. Rxe5 hxg3 46. Rf5 Bd2 47.
Rh5+ Kg7 48. Kxg3 Rf8 49. Rf5 Rh8 50. Rf3 Rh1 51. Rd3 Be1+ 52. Kg2 Rh4 53. Kf3
Kf7 54. c3 Rh3+ 55. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G30"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.09"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. f3
Bh5 9. Be4 e6 10. O-O Bg6 11. Be3 Be7 12. Nbc3 Bxe4 13. fxe4 Bg5 14. Bf2 O-O
15. b3 f5 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Qe3 e5 20. d5 Nd4 21. Kh1
c6 22. dxc6 bxc6 23. Bg1 Qe6 24. Ng3 g6 25. Rd2 Bg7 26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Rf2 Rd8
28. Qd3 Rd7 29. Qa6 h5 30. h3 c5 31. Nf1 c4 32. b4 Nc6 33. b5 Nb4 34. Qa5 Nd3
35. Rf3 Nf4 36. Qa6 g5 37. Nh2 g4 38. hxg4 hxg4 39. Rg3 Rd3 40. Rxd3 cxd3 41.
Qxa7 Ne2 42. Nxe2 dxe2 43. Bf2 Qc4 44. Nxg4 Qc1+ 45. Kh2 e1=Q 46. Bxe1 Qxe1 47.
Qxb6 Qh4+ 48. Kg1 Qxg4 49. Qd8+ Kh7 50. Qd5 Bh6 51. Qf7+ Kh8 52. Qe8+ Kh7 53.
Qf7+ Kh8 54. Qf3 Qg5 55. Qf2 Kg7 56. a4 Qc1+ 57. Kh2 Be3 58. Qg3+ Kf6 59. Qf3+
Ke7 60. Kh3 Bb6 61. g3 Qa1 62. Qf5 Bd4 63. Qg5+ Kd6 64. Qd8+ Kc5 65. Qd5+ Kb4
66. b6 Qh1+ 67. Kg4 Qd1+ 68. Kg5 Qd2+ 69. Kg6 Qg2 70. b7 Qxg3+ 71. Kf7 Qf3+ 72.
Ke8 Qh5+ 73. Kd8 Qh8+ 74. Kc7 Qg7+ 75. Kc6 Ba7 76. a5 Ka3 77. a6 Kb2 78. Qd7
Kc1 79. Qxg7 Kd2 80. Qxe5 Bc5 81. Qxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G30"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.09"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Ne2 Re8 8.
h3 Nd7 9. g4 Bb4+ 10. Kf1 Bf8 11. Ng3 Nc5 12. Be3 f6 13. Nf5 Ne6 14. Rg1 Kh8
15. h4 g6 16. Nh6 Qe7 17. Qd2 c5 18. Rg3 b6 19. Kg2 Bb7 20. Rh1 Rad8 21. h5
Bxh6 22. hxg6 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Nf8 24. g5 Nxg6 25. gxf6 Qxf6 26. Ng5 Re7 27. Rf1
Qg7 28. Rh1 Qg8 29. Qe2 c4 30. Rh6 cxd3 31. cxd3 Rd6 32. Qh5 Rxd3 33. Kg1 Rd6
34. Rg2 Rg7 35. Qg4 Nf8 36. Rh5 Rdg6 37. Qf5 Nd7 38. Kh1 Nf6 39. Rh4 Nxe4 40.
Nxh7 Ng3+ 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G30"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.09"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. f3
Bh5 9. Be4 e6 10. O-O Bg6 11. Be3 Be7 12. Kh1 Nb4 13. Nbc3 N4d5 14. Bg1 Qd7 15.
Qe1 O-O-O 16. a4 Nb4 17. a5 N6d5 18. Qd2 Kb8 19. Rfc1 a6 20. Na4 f6 21. exf6
gxf6 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. Rxc5 Qe7 24. Rac1 Rd7 25. R1c4 Nc6 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 27. Nf4
Rxc5 28. Rxc5 Rd8 29. Qc3 Rd6 30. h3 Qd7 31. Ne2 Rd5 32. Nf4 Rd6 33. Ne2 Na7
34. Qe3 Nb5 35. Rc1 Rc6 36. Rxc6 Qxc6 37. Qh6 Qe8 38. Qg7 e5 39. Qxf6 e4 40.
Qe5 exf3 41. Qxe8+ Bxe8 42. gxf3 Nd6 43. Kg2 Nc4 44. b4 b6 45. axb6 cxb6 46. d5
Bf7 47. Nc3 Kc7 48. Kg3 Kd6 49. Ne4+ Ke5 50. d6 Nxd6 51. Nxd6 Kxd6 52. Bxb6 Ke6
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.10.29"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belarus"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 Nc6 10. Qe2 Qb6 11. Nc3 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. Nb5 Qb6
15. Be3 Qd8 16. exd6 Bxd6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Bd4 Bd7 19. Qe7 Qxe7 20. Rxe7 Bc6
21. Rae1 a6 22. R1e3 Rfe8 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rxe8+ Bxe8 25. f3 f6 26. Kf2 Kf7
27. Ke3 Ke6 28. Bc5 d4+ 29. Bxd4 Bc6 30. Bc3 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.10.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 dxe4 7. dxe4 O-O 8.
O-O Qe7 9. Qe2 a5 10. a4 Nb8 11. Nb3 Bd6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Nbd7 14. h3 Rd8 15.
Rfd1 Nf8 16. Bg3 Be6 17. Nbd2 Nh5 18. Bh2 Ng6 19. Bc4 Nhf4 20. Qf1 Bd7 21. Bg3
Bc5 22. Bb5 Be6 23. Bc4 Bd7 24. Bb5 Be6 25. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.10.31"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. exd4 b6 6. Bb5 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Re1 d6 10. a4 Na6 11. Na3 Nc7 12. Bf1 a6 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. c4 a5 15. Qb3
Na6 16. Nb5 Nb4 17. Na7 Ra8 18. Nb5 Rc8 19. Na7 Ra8 20. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Solak, Dragan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Turkey"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TUR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 (4... Nf6 5. Bf4 {- Eljanov,P-Hammer
J Mallorca 2017.}) 5. Bb5 e6 (5... Bg4 {At the moment, this option hasn't been
well studied. The only game that I managed to find is the blitz game.} 6. Nbd2
e6 7. c4 a6 $2 (7... Bd6) 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qa4 Rc8 10. Ne5 Bf5 11. O-O Bd6 12.
cxd5 Bxe5 $6 (12... exd5 13. Re1 Ne7 14. Nxc6 $1 Qd7 15. Nxe7 $1 $16) 13. dxe5
Qxd5 $2 (13... exd5 14. Qxa6 Ne7 15. Nb3 O-O 16. Be3 $16) 14. Nc4 $18 {Nielsen,
P (2654)-Donchenko,A (2577) Berlin 2015 0-1 (54)}) 6. O-O ({Another line is} 6.
Ne5 Bd7 (6... Qb6 {It seems to me that the queen is not well-placed on b6, but
Morozevich failed to find an advantage after} 7. c4 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 Nge7 9. O-O O-O
10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Na4 Qd8 12. Qc2 Bd6 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Bd2 Nf5 15. Nf3 dxc4 16.
Qxc4 a5 $11 {Morozevich,A (2741)-Bareev,E (2709) Monte Carlo 2005 1-0 (49)}) 7.
Nxd7 Qxd7 8. c3 Nf6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. f4 Qc7 12. g3 a6 13. Bd3 b5 14.
a3 Na5 $132 {Predke,A (2566)-Rodshtein, M (2698) Minsk 2017 0-1 (47)}) 6... Bd6
7. Re1 (7. c4 Nge7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Re1 f6 (9... a6 $5 10. Bxc6 Nxc6 11. cxd5 exd5
12. h3 Be6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Rc1 h6 15. Be3 Rfe8 16. Na4 Rad8 $15 {Axelrod,A 
(2328) -Raznikov,D (2488) Acre 2013 0-1 (39)}) 10. h3 $1 a6 11. cxd5 ({After} 
11. Bxc6 Nxc6 {Black doesn't have ...Bxh2+}) 11... exd5 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Na4
g5 (13... Bf5 14. Bd2 Rb8 $11) 14. Nc5 Ng6 15. Qa4 Qb6 16. Bd2 Bf5 17. Rac1 h5
$13 {Carlsen,M (2733)-Topalov,V (2780) Nice 2008 1/2 (65)}) 7... Nge7 $1 (7...
Bd7 $6 {Black just lost a tempo.} 8. c4 Nge7 9. c5 Bb8 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Rb1 f6
12. b4 $14 g5 $6 13. Bd3 Ng6 14. b5 Na5 15. Qc2 $16 {Djuric,S (2504)
-Ivanisevic,I (2447) Vrnjacka Banja 1999 0-1 (33)}) 8. Bd3 (8. c4 $5 {would
come too early, Alexander wants to play c4 only after ...Ng6, where the knight
doesn't control the d5-square.} O-O (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Nc3 b6 11. a3
Bb7 $13) 9. c5 Bc7 10. Nc3) 8... Ng6 9. c4 dxc4 ({Black could have tried} 9...
O-O 10. Bg5 $5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Ngxe7 12. Nc3 (12. c5 b6 13. Qc2 h6 $11) 12... dxc4
13. Bxc4 Qb6 14. Qd3 $13) 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. Nc3 b6 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Ncxe7 (
13... Ngxe7 14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bb7 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxb7 Rb8
19. Bd5 Qf6 20. Qb3 $14) 14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 $14 {It is almost impossible to
win this against a computer, but it's an unpleasant position even for a strong
GM. I'm pretty sure that Dragan would be happy to play it with the white
pieces.} Nc6 $1 (15... Be6 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qb3 $16 {Black has
only one weakness on e6 but if White doubles rooks on the e-file, then he can
play g3, h4 with a big advantage.}) 16. Qa4 Na5 17. Rad1 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Be6 19.
Qe4 Bxd5 {I think Black shouldn't have traded his bishop.} (19... Re8 $1 20.
Qa4 (20. Nf4 Qc8 21. Nxe6 Rxe6 22. Qa4 Qe8 $11) (20. g3 Rc8 21. h4 Bd7 $11)
20... Bxd5 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Qxe8+ Rxe8 23. Rxd5 f6 24. g3 Kf7 $11) 20. Rxd5
Qc7 21. g3 (21. h4 $143 h6 22. g3 Rad8) 21... Rad8 22. Nd4 Rxd5 23. Qxd5 Rd8
24. Qc6 Qd7 $6 {This leads to a difficult endgame. The fact, that the endgame
is objectively drawish, doesn't help Black to make a draw over the board.} ({
I think Dragan should have chosen} 24... Qd6 $1 25. Re8+ Nf8 26. Qxd6 (26. Rxd8
Qxd8 27. Nb5 h5 $1 28. h4 (28. Nxa7 Qd1+ 29. Kg2 h4 $1 30. Qb5 Qg4 {
threatening h3+} 31. Qd3 Qa4 32. Nb5 Qxa2 $11) 28... Qd2 29. Nxa7 Qxb2 30. a4
Qa1+ 31. Kg2 Qd4 32. Nc8 Ng6 33. Nxb6 Nxh4+ 34. gxh4 Qg4+ $11) 26... Rxd6 27.
Nb5 Rd2 {Black hasn't any problems to make a draw.} 28. Nxa7 Rxb2 29. Nc6 g6
30. Ne5 Kg7 31. f4 (31. Re7 Kf6 32. Rxf7+ Kxe5 33. Rxf8 Rxa2 $11) 31... f5 32.
Re7+ Kg8 33. a4 Ra2 $11) 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. Re8+ Nf8 27. Nc6 f6 28. b4 (28. Ra8
Rd2 (28... a5 29. Rb8 $16) 29. Rxa7 Rxb2 30. Ne7+ Kf7 31. Nf5+ $16) 28... Kf7 (
28... Rc7 29. b5 Kf7 30. Ra8 Ng6 31. Rxa7 Rxa7 32. Nxa7 Ne7 33. Kf1 Ke6 34. Ke2
Kd5 35. Kd3 Kc5 36. Kc3 Nd5+ 37. Kb3 Ne7 $1 $11) 29. Ra8 Ne6 30. a4 a5 $6 {
I believe that even after this move the position remains drawish, but the
problems which Black faces are too difficult.} 31. bxa5 bxa5 32. Rxa5 Nd4 33.
Ra7 $1 ({The computer recommends tradingthe knights, but this type of rook
endgame is well studied. Black doesn't have to calculate much to get a draw.} 
33. Nxd4 $6 Rxd4 34. Ra7+ Kg6 35. a5 Ra4 $14 {The endgame is drawish.}) 33...
Rxa7 34. Nxa7 Ke6 35. f4 g5 $2 {Generally Black should reduce material on the
board, so he should trade pawns. However, after fxg5 fxg5 White's king doesn't
need much time to attack Black's pawns.} (35... Kd5 36. Kf2 Kc5 37. a5 g6 (
37... Kb4 38. Ke3 Nb3 39. a6 Ka5 40. Nb5 Kxa6 41. Nc7+ Kb7 42. Ne8 $16) 38. Nc8
Kb5 39. Nd6+ Kxa5 40. Ke3 Nc2+ 41. Kd3 Ne1+ 42. Ke2 Nc2 43. Ne4 f5 44. Ng5 h6
45. Nf7 Kb4 46. Nxh6 Nd4+ 47. Ke3 Kc5 48. Nf7 Ne6 49. Ne5 Nf8 50. Kd3 $16) 36.
fxg5 fxg5 37. Kf2 $18 h5 {This move facilitates White's work. Black tries to
trade some pawns on the kingside White can easily avoid any pawn exchange, if
he shows minimal accuracy.} (37... Kd5 38. Ke3 Nf5+ (38... h6 39. Nb5 Nc6 40.
Nc7+ Kd6 41. Ne8+ Kd5 42. Nf6+ Ke6 43. Ng4 h5 44. Nf2 $18) 39. Kf3 h5 40. Nb5
Nh6 41. Nc7+ Kd6 42. Ne8+ Kc5 43. Ng7 $18) 38. Nb5 Nb3 39. Ke3 Ke5 40. Na3 Na5
41. Kd3 Kd5 42. Nc2 Nb3 {Other moves are not better.} (42... Nb7 43. Ne3+ Ke5
44. Nc4+ Kf5 45. Kd4 Kg4 46. Kd5 Kh3 47. Kc6 Kxh2 (47... Nd8+ 48. Kb6 h4 49.
gxh4 gxh4 50. a5 Kxh2 (50... Ne6 51. a6 $18) 51. a6 h3 52. a7 Kg1 53. a8=Q h2
54. Qa1+ $18) 48. Kxb7 Kxg3 49. a5 h4 50. a6 h3 51. Ne3 $18) 43. Ne3+ Kc5 44.
Nf5 Kd5 45. Ke3 Na5 (45... Nc5 46. a5 Kc4 47. Nd6+ Kb4 48. Ne4 Na6 49. Nxg5 $18
) 46. Kd3 Nb3 47. Kc3 Nc5 48. a5 Na6 49. Kd3 Nb4+ 50. Ke3 Ke5 51. Nd4 Kd5 52.
Nf3 $1 g4 53. Nd4 Ke5 54. Ne2 Nd5+ (54... Kf5 55. Nf4 Kg5 56. Ke4 h4 57. Nd3
Na6 58. Kd5 $18) 55. Kd3 Nb4+ 56. Kc4 Nc6 57. a6 Kd6 58. Nf4 Ne5+ 59. Kd4 h4 {
It would be great if Black could trade pawns but it's impossible.} 60. gxh4
Nf3+ 61. Ke4 Kc6 62. h5 Nxh2 63. h6 Nf3 64. Kf5 g3 65. h7 Nd4+ 66. Kf6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 Bf5 8. Bb2
Nbd7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 Qb6 11. Rc1 Rfc8 12. e3 Be4 13. Qe2 e6 14. Rfd1 a6
15. Bf1 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qd8 17. Rd2 Rc6 18. Rdc2 Rac8 19. Qd1 Ne8 20. Bd3 Nd6 21.
Na4 Rxc2 22. Rxc2 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Qc8 24. Qxc8+ Nxc8 25. g4 f5 26. h3 Kf7 27. Bc3
Ne7 28. b4 fxg4 29. hxg4 e5 30. dxe5 Bxe5 31. f4 Bd6 32. b5 axb5 33. Bxb5 Nf6
34. Bxf6 Kxf6 35. Kf2 d4 36. exd4 Bxf4 37. Nc5 h5 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. Nxb7 Nf5
40. d5 Ke5 41. d6 Nxd6 42. Nxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Saric, Ivan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 {Not the most common move, but
Ivan has successfully employed it earlier.} O-O (5... Nd4 {is connected with a
temporary pawn sac and usaually leads to complications:} 6. Nxe5 O-O 7. Bc4 d6
(7... c6 8. O-O d6 9. Nxf7 Rxf7 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Na4 Bg4 12. Qd2 $14 {
Saric,I - Petrosyan,M Moscow RUS 2017}) 8. Nxf7 Rxf7 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. h3 Qe8
11. Be3 Kg8 12. Ne2 Nxe2 13. Qxe2 Bb6 14. a3 Bd7 15. O-O d5 $132 {So,W -
Dominguez Perez,L Saint Louis USA 2017}) ({The quiet} 5... d6 {enables White
to exchange the powerful dark-squared bishop by means of} 6. Na4 Bb6 7. Nxb6
axb6 8. c3 {Black's position remains very solid, but it's not to everyone's
taste. For instance,} Bd7 (8... O-O 9. O-O Ne7 10. Re1 Bd7 11. Bxd7 Nxd7 12. d4
Ng6 13. a4 $14 {Balogh,C - Vallejo Pons,F Heviz 2008}) 9. Ba4 Ne7 10. Bc2 Ng6
11. h3 O-O 12. O-O h6 13. Re1 Re8 14. d4 $14 {Carlsen,M - Anand,V London ENG
2012}) 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Be3 Qe7 {Quite a rare, but natural move. Alexander is
making the d8-spot vacant for the rook.} ({Mostly, Black prefers to deviate
from exchanging the bishops:} 7... Bd6 8. h3 Re8 (8... Nd7 9. Ne2 c5 10. Ng3
Re8 11. Nf5 Nf8 12. Nd2 Qf6 $6 (12... Ne6 $11) 13. Qf3 Bxf5 14. exf5 e4 15.
Nxe4 Qxb2 16. O-O $36 {Karjakin,S - Malakhov,V Moscow RUS 2013}) 9. Qd2 Nd7 10.
Bg5 f6 11. Be3 b5 12. g4 a5 $132 {Zhigalko,S - Kasimdzhanov,R Baku AZE 2016})
8. Qd2 $146 {A novelty. Ivan goes for an ambitious setup with queenside
castling.} (8. h3 a5 9. O-O Re8 $11 {Firat,B - Kovalev,D Lviv UKR 2014}) 8...
Rd8 {This move seems somewhat inaccurate - the vulnerablity of the e5-pawn
causes Alexander some problems.} ({More to the point was} 8... Bb4 $5 9. a3 Ba5
10. h3 Rd8 11. b4 Bb6 $11) 9. Bxc5 ({But} 9. O-O-O $6 {is dubious:} Bb4 $1 10.
Qe1 b5 11. Kb1 a5 $36 {and the pin of the c3-knight is rather annoying.}) 9...
Qxc5 10. Qg5 ({Another possibility was} 10. O-O-O $5 Bg4 (10... Be6 11. Qg5 Nd7
12. d4 exd4 13. Qxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxd4 $14) 11. h3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nh5 13. Qe3 Qa5
14. Kb1 Nf4 15. Ne2 Nxe2 16. Qxe2 Rd6 17. Rdg1 $14) 10... Re8 {Admitting the
mistake.} 11. O-O-O $6 ({A much stronger move was} 11. d4 $1 Qa5 (11... Qb4 12.
O-O-O h6 13. Qh4 exd4 14. Nxd4 $14 {the pawn majority on the kingside offers
Black a stable positional advantage.}) 12. O-O-O Bg4 13. Rhg1 $1 h6 14. Qh4
exd4 15. Rxd4 $14 {and Black is definitely under some pressure.}) 11... Nd7 {
Alexander is playing somewhat passively.} ({I guess, GM Grischuk rejected} 
11... Qxf2 $1 {in view of} 12. Rhf1 Qc5 13. d4 {, but it was perfectly
playable for Black:} Qe7 14. Nxe5 Ng4 15. Qxe7 Rxe7 16. Nxg4 Bxg4 17. Rd3 Bh5
$11) 12. Qg3 a5 $6 {A loss of tempo.} (12... Nf6 {was hardly any better:} 13.
d4 exd4 14. Rxd4 Be6 15. e5 Nd5 16. Ne4 $36 {and White manages to extend the
initiative on the kingside.}) ({However, more to the point was} 12... Qe7 $1
13. d4 f6 14. h4 b5 $132 {consolidating the position and getting ready for a
counter-attack.}) 13. d4 exd4 14. Rxd4 Qb6 $2 {This is too passive - now the
lack of harmony in Black's camp is becoming dangerous.} ({Even though} 14...
Nb6 15. Qxc7 Nc4 16. Rd8 Bg4 17. Rhd1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 h5 $14 {wouldn't offer
Black full compensation for a pawn, it was still a better option.}) 15. Na4 {
GM Saric goes for a materialistic approach.} ({Another promising way of
handling the position was} 15. Rhd1 Nc5 (15... Nf8 16. R4d2 a4 17. a3 $16) 16.
R4d2 Be6 17. Nd4 $16 {and White's pieces are dominating all over the board due
to full control over the only open file.}) 15... Qa7 16. Qxc7 b5 17. Qxa7 Rxa7
18. Nc3 $16 {White is a pawn up, but Black manages to activate his pieces.} Nc5
19. Re1 b4 20. Ne2 {A slight inaccuracy.} ({It was better not to block the Re1:
} 20. Nd1 $1 Rae7 21. Nd2 f5 22. Rc4 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. Rexe4 Rxe4 25. Rxc6
Be6 26. Ra6 Re5 27. b3 {and White should be able to slowly convert the
material advantage into a full point.}) 20... Rae7 21. Ng3 f5 $1 22. e5 {
This is the most natural reaction, but the closed type of position favours
Black.} ({It was worth seriously considering} 22. Rc4 $5 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24.
Nd4 Bd7 25. Kd2 Rf8 26. Ke3 $16 {and Black wouldn't be able to keep the
material balance for too long.}) 22... g6 23. Rd6 Bb7 ({It made sense to try} 
23... Nd7 $5 24. e6 Nf8 {attacking the passer. In that case White would be
forced to play very precisely in order to keep the advantage:} 25. Ne2 $1 Rxe6
26. Rxe6 Nxe6 (26... Rxe6 27. Ned4 $16) 27. Ned4 c5 28. Nb3 $16) 24. h4 $1 {
Ivan is seizing more space and getting good spots for his knights.} Ne6 25. h5
c5 26. Nh4 Rg7 $6 {The passive strategy could have led to a defeat.} ({A
better try was} 26... f4 27. Ne2 ({But} 27. Ne4 {is less promising:} Bxe4 28.
Rxe4 Ng5 29. Rxf4 gxh5 $14) 27... Kg7 28. g3 fxg3 29. fxg3 Rf7 $16) 27. Red1 $2
{Ivan fails to find a proper way of regrouping his forces.} ({A much stronger
move was} 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Nf1 $1 Kh7 29. Ne3 Rc7 30. Nc4 $18 {and White is
firmly in control.}) 27... f4 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Ne2 $6 {Another step in the
wrong direction.} (29. Nf1 $142 Rh7 30. Nf3 Bxf3 31. gxf3 Rh5 32. Nd2 Rxe5 33.
Ra6 {keeping Black under definite pressure.}) 29... Kh7 $2 {Both sides are
committing mistakes in this complex endgame.} ({After} 29... g5 $1 30. Nf5 Rh7
31. f3 Rh2 32. Rd7 Ba6 $132 {the play would be double-edged.}) 30. b3 Rge7 31.
Kb2 Be4 $6 ({A better move was} 31... Kh6 32. Nf3 Bxf3 33. gxf3 Kg5 $16) 32. f3
$1 {It turns out, that the h4-knight is well located!} Bb7 33. Rxe6 {Ivan is
simplifying matters.} (33. Rb6 $1 {was simpler:} Rf7 34. Rdd6 Bc8 35. g4 $18 {
Black is almost paralysed.}) 33... Rxe6 34. Nxf4 Rxe5 35. Nhxg6 Re1 36. Rd7+
Kh6 37. Rxb7 Rd8 {The activity of his rooks enables Black to partly regain the
material.} 38. Nd3 Rxd3 39. cxd3 Re2+ 40. Kb1 Kxg6 {The activity of the rook
leaves Black some practical chances, but 2 pawns are too much!} 41. Rb5 Re1+
42. Kc2 Re2+ 43. Kc1 Rxa2 44. Rxc5 $2 {Luckily for Alexander, his opponent
misses the last opportunity of winning this game.} ({It was necessary to keep
both kingside passers:} 44. g4 $1 Rf2 45. Rxa5 Rxf3 46. Rxc5 Rxd3 47. Kc2 Rd4
48. Rc4 $18 {and the game is over.}) 44... Rxg2 45. Rxa5 Rg1+ 46. Kd2 Rg2+ 47.
Ke3 Rb2 {Now the powerful b4-pawn enables Alexander to achieve a draw.} 48. Kd4
Rxb3 49. Re5 ({After} 49. Rb5 Kf6 50. Kc4 Rc3+ 51. Kd4 Rb3 52. f4 Ke6 53. f5+
Kf6 {White cannot make progress.}) 49... Kf6 50. f4 Rb1 51. Rb5 Rf1 52. Ke4 Rb1
53. Rb6+ Ke7 54. Ke5 Kd7 55. f5 b3 56. Kf6 b2 57. Kf7 Rf1 58. Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.05"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 {The (maybe not anymore) old-fashioned
Steinitz Defence Deferred.} 5. O-O {Not revealing White's intentions yet.} ({
The traditional main line is} 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 {In a couple of recent games
Mamedyarov opted for} g6 7. O-O Bg7) 5... Bd7 $5 ({The sharp} 5... Bg4 6. h3 h5
{may not be entirely viable, see for instance the last annotated game Gashimov,
V (2679)-Grischuk,A (2716) Baku 2008 (1-0, 33) CBM 124 [Gashimov,V]}) ({
Portisch' favourite system used to be} 5... Be7 6. c3 (6. Re1 Nf6) 6... Bg4 7.
h3 Bh5 8. d3 Nf6 {transposing to the line examined in my article published on
this same DVD.} 9. Nbd2 Nd7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nf1 Nc5 12. Bc2 Ne6 13. Ng3 Bxf3
14. Qxf3 Bg5 {Bartel,M (2237)-Portisch,L (2513) Warsaw 2008 (0-1, 37) CBM 127
Extra}) 6. Re1 g5 $5 {An extravagant move, but quite a viable one. And 
(probably not only) by coincidence it was Portisch who had introduced it long
time ago. Its idea is undermining White's control over d4. The idea is known
from the 3.Bb5+ Scilian.} ({Black's most popular choices are} 6... g6 7. d4 Bg7
) (6... Nf6) ({and} 6... Nge7) 7. Bxc6 (7. d4 {may have some independent value,
but most likely it would transpose to the game.} g4 8. Bxc6 (8. d5 Nce7 9.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Nfd2 {Sprenger,J (2525)-Luther,T (2594) Austria 2006 (1/2-1/2,
34)} f5 $5 11. exf5 Nxd5 12. Qxg4 O-O-O $44 {Black is better developed and he
has a strong centre. Besides, keeping the extra pawn seems hard for White.})
8... Bxc6 (8... bxc6 {transposes to the game}) 9. Nfd2 Qh4 $6 {It is not clear
what the queen is doing here.} (9... h5 10. Nc3 Bg7 $13 {looks more to the
point.}) ({But} 9... exd4 $6 {is risky.} 10. Nc4 Bg7 11. Qxg4 $36) 10. Nc4 Bg7
11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nc3 Rd8 13. Nd5 $4 (13. Qe2 Ne7 14. Na5 $14) 13... Bxd5 14.
exd5 g3 $19 {[%csl Gc4] Kortschnoj,V-Portisch,L Wijk aan Zee 1968 (0-1, 32)})
7... bxc6 ({Strategically more ambitious than} 7... Bxc6 {transposing above,
as Black gets better control in the centre.}) 8. d4 ({The most principled move,
as otherwise White will find it harder to generate an active plan in the
centre. For instance:} 8. d3 g4 9. Nfd2 Ne7 10. Nc4 (10. f3 h5 {rather plays
into Black's hands, as it weakens the kingside.}) 10... Ng6 11. Ne3 h5 12. c3
Qf6 $11 13. d4 Bg7 $15) 8... g4 9. Nfd2 exd4 10. Nb3 ({If} 10. Nc4 {Black can
already defend the pawn with} c5 11. c3 Be6 $1 12. Na5 d3 13. Qxd3 Bg7 14. e5 {
Otherwise Black is doing just fine.} dxe5 15. Qxd8+ Rxd8 16. Nb7 Rb8 17. Nxc5
Bc8 $13 {White has not enough development to take advantage of Black's
weaknesses. At the same time, the kingside majority is likely to become
threatening.}) 10... Ne7 ({But now} 10... c5 $6 {is dubious:} 11. c3 dxc3 $6 ({
A better try is} 11... d3 12. Qxd3 $14) 12. Nxc3 f6 {A desperate and
unsuccessful attempt at preventing e4-e5.} (12... Bg7 13. e5 Bxe5 14. Nxc5 $16)
13. e5 fxe5 14. f4 gxf3 15. Qxf3 Nf6 16. Nxc5 $5 $16 {Weakening Black's
central pawn chain.} dxc5 $6 17. Ne4 Bg7 (17... Nxe4 18. Qh5+ Ke7 19. Rxe4 $18)
18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Qh5+ Ke7 20. Bg5 Ke6 21. Qh6 {[%cal Ge1e5]} Qf8 22. Qh3+ Ke7
23. Rxe5+ {with a decisive attack.}) 11. Nxd4 (11. Qxd4 {fails to spoil
Black's development:} Ng6 12. Nc3 Ne5 13. Bf4 Bg7 $132) 11... Bg7 12. Nc3 $146
({Black refrains from} 12. Nf5 Nxf5 13. exf5+ {depriving Black of the right to
castle but offering him excellent play for his bishops.} Kf8 14. Qxg4 h5 15.
Qf3 Qf6 16. c3 Qxf5 17. Qxf5 Bxf5 18. Na3 Rb8 $15 {Chen,Q (2328)-Dai,C (2438)
Shanghai 2017 (1/2-1/2, 63)}) 12... O-O {Black has got a fantastic position
out of the opening. He has the bishop pair and blocking ideas on the dark
squares. In the long run the h-pawn may cause White's king some panic. What is
worse, White does not seem to have an active plan.} 13. Bg5 $6 {Paradoxically
this move helps Black.} ({A safer move was} 13. Be3 {preparing to exchange the
bishops and keep approximate equality.} Qe8 14. Qd2 f5 15. exf5 (15. Bh6 $11)
15... Nxf5 16. Nxf5 Bxf5 17. Bd4 $11) 13... f6 $1 {Clearing the h5-e8 diagonal
with gain of time.} 14. Be3 Qe8 15. Qd3 (15. Qd2 Qg6 {transposes to the game.})
15... Qf7 $1 {Preparing to play ...f5 with a comfortable game.} (15... f5 {
is premature as it allows White to exchange the bishops:} 16. exf5 Nxf5 17.
Nxf5 Bxf5 18. Qd2 Qg6 (18... Qf7 19. Bd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 h5 21. Re2 $11) 19. Bd4
Bxd4 20. Qxd4 {[%cal Ge1e7]} Rae8 21. Ne2 {and White should be fine, for
instance} Bxc2 22. Nf4 Qf7 23. g3 $44 {[%csl Ga6,Gg8]}) 16. Qd2 {It becomes
obvious that at this pint in the game Grischuk did not find anything better
than trying to hold the position.} (16. Rad1 f5 $15 17. exf5 Nxf5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5
19. Qd2 h5 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Bxc2 22. Rd2 Rae8 $17) 16... Qg6 (16... f5 $6
17. exf5 Nxf5 (17... Bxf5 18. Bh6 $11) 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Bd4 $11) 17. Bf4 {
Once again directed against ...f5} h5 $1 $15 {But Black is flexible enough to
combine the active plans.} (17... f5 18. e5 $14) 18. b4 $5 {Strategically, the
idea to carry out b4-b5 is correct, but Wite will not get that far in the game.
On the other hand, it is hard to suggest anything coherent.} h4 19. a4 Qh5 {
[%cal Ge7g6,Gg6e5,Gh4h3]} 20. Be3 {Anticipating ...Ng6.} h3 ({With the
h6-suare defended, Black could already think of} 20... f5 21. exf5 Bxf5 $1 {
[%cal Gf5d7]} 22. b5 (22. Nxc6 Nxc6 23. Qd5+ Qf7 24. Qxc6 Bd7 25. Qxc7 Rac8 $19
) 22... c5 23. Nxf5 Nxf5 24. Rad1 $15) 21. Nce2 (21. g3 $6 {is likely to lead
to trouble due to the weakness of the g2-square and the back rank.} f5 22. exf5
Nxf5 23. Nxf5 Qxf5 24. Bf4 Rae8 25. Rad1 d5 $19 {[%cal Gd5d4]}) 21... hxg2 22.
Nf4 Qh7 $6 {Mamedyarov is seduced by an attacking idea involving an exchange
sacrifice.} ({But} 22... Qf7 $17 {defends e6 and keeps all Black's trumps.})
23. Nfe6 Bxe6 ({Again, avoiding the sacrifice comes into consideration:} 23...
Rf7 {for instance} 24. Nxc7 Rc8 25. Nxa6 Ng6 $15) 24. Nxe6 Ng6 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 {
Black's idea is clear. His knight is ready to support the queen against the
weakened white kingside.} 26. Bf4 $6 {This bishop has moved a lot on this game
and now finally commits what looks almost the decisive mistake.} ({True} 26.
Kxg2 $2 {loses quickly:} Qh3+ 27. Kh1 (27. Kg1 Nh4 $19) 27... Qf3+ 28. Kg1 Nh4
$19) ({But it would have made sense to create some sort of coordination with} 
26. Ra3 $5 {for instance} f5 27. Bd4 {Of course. The bishop has been hoping
all game for this exchange.} f4 (27... Bh6 $2 28. Qd1 $1 {[%csl Gg4]} Bf4 29.
h3 gxh3 30. Qd3 $16) 28. Bxg7 Qxg7 29. f3 (29. Kxg2 Ne5 30. Kh1 Qh6 {looks
dangerous.}) 29... Rf7 $5 (29... Ne5 30. Qxg2 Nxf3+ 31. Rxf3 gxf3 32. Qxg7+
Kxg7 33. Kf2 $11) 30. Qxg2 (30. Qf2 Ne5 31. Qxg2 Qh6 $40 {[%cal Gf7g7]}) 30...
Nh4 31. Qf2 Nxf3+ 32. Rxf3 gxf3+ 33. Kh1 $15 {and things are not that bad for
White.}) 26... f5 $1 27. exf5 (27. Ra3 fxe4 28. Bg3 Ne5 $19) 27... Nh4 28. Ra3
Qxf5 29. Bg5 Nf3+ 30. Rxf3 gxf3 {Things are clear now. Endings are lost and
the middlegame is awful.} 31. Bh6 Qd5 32. Qc1 Bc3 33. Re3 (33. Rd1 Qh5 {
[%cal Gc3e5] The threat ...Be5 will soon force Qg5+ with a hopeless ending for
White.}) 33... Bd4 34. Rd3 Re8 35. c3 (35. Be3 Bxe3 $19) 35... Bxf2+ $1 36.
Kxf2 Re2+ (36... Re2+ 37. Kg3 (37. Kg1 f2#) 37... f2 $1 $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.06"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Rd1 Na5 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Bf4 a6 14. h3 Re8 15.
exd6 Bxd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qe5 Nc4 18. Qxd6 Nxd6 19. Ne5 f6 20. Nd3 Kf7 21.
Nf4 Rad8 22. Rac1 Nf5 23. Na4 Bd7 24. Rc7 Re7 25. Nc3 Bc6 26. Rxe7+ Kxe7 27. f3
g5 28. Re1+ Kf7 29. Nfe2 h5 30. g4 hxg4 31. hxg4 Nh4 32. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G20"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.10"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2017.11.10"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Bc4 Qd6 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. b4 Bb6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Qc2 Rad8 12. a4 a5 13. b5 Nb8 14. Ba3 Bc5
15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Rfe1 Nbd7 17. Nh4 Bg4 18. h3 Bh5 19. Nb3 Qb6 20. Re3 Ne8 21.
d4 exd4 22. cxd4 Nd6 23. Bd3 Nf6 24. Rc1 Bg6 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26. Re5 Nd7 27. Re7
Rfe8 28. Rxe8+ Nxe8 29. Be4 Nf8 30. Qd2 c6 31. bxc6 Qxb3 32. cxb7 Nd6 33. Qxa5
Nxb7 34. Bxb7 Rxd4 35. Rc7 Qxa4 36. Qxa4 Rxa4 37. Rc8 g5 38. Bd5 Rd4 39. Bc4 g6
40. g3 Kg7 41. Rc7 Rd7 42. Rxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G20"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.10"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2017.11.10"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. f3
Bh5 9. Be4 e6 10. O-O Bg6 11. Be3 Be7 12. a3 Bxe4 13. fxe4 Bg5 14. Bf2 O-O 15.
Qc2 f5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Nd2 Rxf2 18. Rxf2 Be3 19. Nf3 Qe7 20. Qc3 Bxf2+ 21.
Kxf2 Rf8 22. Kg1 a5 23. Rd1 a4 24. Ng3 Qf7 25. Rf1 Qd7 26. h4 Rf4 27. Qd3 h6
28. Ne2 Rf6 29. Qc3 Qe8 30. Rc1 Qg6 31. Qe3 Rf8 32. Nf4 Qf7 33. Nd3 Nd7 34. Rc4
Nb6 35. Rc2 Nd7 36. Rf2 Qe7 37. Nf4 Qf7 38. Nd3 Qe7 39. Nf4 Qf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G20"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.10"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.11.10"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Bc4 Qd6 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. b4 Bb6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Qc2 Rad8 12. a4 a5 13. b5 Ne7 14. Qb3 Ng6
15. Ba3 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. d4 Qd6 18. Rfe1 Rde8 19. Bf1 e4 20. Nc4 Qf4 21.
g3 Qh6 22. Nfe5 Bh3 23. Be2 e3 24. f3 Nh5 25. Qc2 Qg5 26. Bf1 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 f6
28. Nxg6 hxg6 29. Qg2 f5 30. f4 Nxf4 31. gxf4 Qxf4+ 32. Kg1 Re4 33. Ne5 Rf6 34.
Rf1 Qh6 35. Rf3 e2 36. Re1 Qd2 37. Qf2 Re6 38. Rd3 Qg5+ 39. Qg2 Qh5 40. Rh3 Rh4
41. Rxh4 Qxh4 42. Rxe2 Qf4 43. Qd5 Qc1+ 44. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G20"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.10"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2017.11.10"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. f3
Bh5 9. Be4 e6 10. O-O Bg6 11. Be3 Be7 12. a3 Qd7 13. Nbc3 O-O-O 14. Qc2 f5 15.
Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Nf4 Bg5 17. Rfd1 Bxf4 18. Bxf4 Nd5 19. Qd2 h6 20. Rac1 Qa6 21.
Nxd5 Rxd5 22. Rc5 Rhd8 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Qf2 Be8 25. h4 Qa4 26. Rd2 c5 27. Be3
f4 28. Bxf4 Rxd4 29. Be3 Rxd2 30. Qxd2 b6 31. Bf2 Qd7 32. Qf4 Bg6 33. b4 cxb4
34. Qxb4 Kb7 35. a4 Qc7 36. a5 h5 37. axb6 axb6 38. Qb2 Bf5 39. Kh2 g6 40. Bd4
Bd3 41. Kg3 Bf5 42. Qb4 Bd3 43. Qb3 Bf5 44. Kf4 Qd8 45. Ke3 Qc7 46. Kf4 Qd8 47.
Ke3 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G20"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.10"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2017.11.10"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. h3 Re8 8.
Ne2 Nd7 9. Be3 Bb4+ 10. c3 Bf8 11. Qc2 c5 12. O-O-O Nb8 13. Ng3 Nc6 14. Kb1 f6
15. Nf5 Qd7 16. g4 Qf7 17. Rhg1 Be6 18. b3 Kh8 19. d4 exd4 20. cxd4 Nb4 21. Qc3
Bxf5 22. exf5 Nd5 23. Qd3 Rad8 24. Rge1 cxd4 25. Bxd4 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Bb4 27. Rc1
c5 28. Be3 Nc3+ 29. Rxc3 Rxd3 30. Rxd3 Qe7 31. Kc2 Kg8 32. Nd2 Bxd2 33. Kxd2 h6
34. Bf4 Qe4 35. Bb8 a5 36. Bd6 b6 37. a3 h5 38. Bc7 Qc6 39. Bd8 a4 40. bxa4 c4
41. Rd4 Qxa4 42. Bxb6 Qb3 43. Rd8+ Kh7 44. Be3 c3+ 45. Ke1 c2 46. Rc8 Qb1+ 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G20"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.10"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2017.11.10"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. f3
Bh5 9. Be4 e6 10. O-O Bg6 11. Be3 Be7 12. a3 Qd7 13. Nbc3 O-O-O 14. Qc2 f5 15.
Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Bf2 f4 17. Qc1 Bg5 18. Nxf4 Kb8 19. Nce2 Qe8 20. Be3 Bf5 21. Rd1
Bxf4 22. Bxf4 h6 23. Be3 Nd5 24. Nc3 g5 25. Nxd5 Rxd5 26. h3 Rg8 27. b3 Qe7 28.
Ra2 Bg6 29. a4 Be8 30. Qa3 Qh7 31. b4 h5 32. Bf2 g4 33. fxg4 hxg4 34. h4 g3 35.
Bxg3 Bg6 36. b5 Bf5 37. Qe3 Rd7 38. d5 Rdg7 39. dxe6 Bxe6 40. Ra3 b6 41. Qf2
Rf7 42. Qe1 Qc2 43. Rc1 Qb2 44. Rac3 Rfg7 45. R1c2 Qb4 46. Rc6 Rxg3 47. Qxb4
1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G10"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2017.11.11"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Bc4 Qd6 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. b4 Bb6 10. O-O Bf5 11. Qc2 Rad8 12. a4 a5 13. b5 Ne7 14. Qa2 Ng6
15. Ba3 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. d4 Qd6 18. Rfe1 exd4 19. cxd4 Nf4 20. Rac1 N6d5
21. Qb3 Nb6 22. Bf1 Be6 23. Qc2 Bd5 24. Qxc7 Qxc7 25. Rxc7 Ne6 26. Rc2 Rc8 27.
Rcc1 Rfd8 28. h3 g6 29. Ra1 Bxf3 30. Nxf3 Nxd4 31. Nxd4 Rxd4 32. Re7 Rd7 33.
Rxd7 Nxd7 34. Be2 b6 35. Rd1 Nc5 36. Rd4 Kf8 37. Bf3 Ke7 38. g4 Rd8 39. Rf4 g5
40. Rc4 Rd3 41. Kg2 Rb3 42. Bd5 Rb4 43. Rc3 Rxa4 44. Re3+ Ne6 45. Be4 h6 46.
Bc6 Rd4 47. Kg3 Kf6 48. h4 a4 49. hxg5+ hxg5 50. Rc3 Nc5 51. Kf3 Rd3+ 52. Rxd3
Nxd3 53. Ke3 a3 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G10"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2017.11.11"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. e4
b5 9. e5 bxc4 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Nxc4 Bd7 12. Re1 Bb5 13. Nce5 Be7 14. a4 Bd7
15. Bg5 Rc8 16. Rc1 c4 17. Rxc4 Rxc4 18. Nxc4 Bc6 19. Nfe5 Ba8 20. a5 O-O 21.
Nb6 Bb7 22. Qa4 Nd5 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Qd7 Qb4 25. Nd3 Nxb6 26. Qxb7 Qxa5 27. g3
Nd5 28. b4 Qa3 29. Nc5 Qxb4 30. Qxb4 Nxb4 31. Ra1 Rb8 32. Ra4 Rb6 33. Kg2 g5
34. Kf3 Kg7 35. Ke4 h5 36. f4 g4 37. f5 exf5+ 38. Kxf5 Nc2 39. Nd3 a5 40. Rxa5
Nxd4+ 41. Ke4 Nf3 42. Rxh5 Rh6 43. Rxh6 Kxh6 44. h4 Nxh4 45. gxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G10"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C27"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2017.11.11"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. Na4 Bb6 6. Nxb6 axb6 7. Nf3 Be6 8.
Bxe6 fxe6 9. O-O O-O 10. c3 Qe8 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. a4 Qg6 13. b4 h6 14. h3 Nh5
15. Kh2 Rf6 16. Be3 Raf8 17. a5 Nf4 18. Bxf4 Rxf4 19. axb6 Nxb6 20. Ra7 Rb8 21.
d4 exd4 22. cxd4 Qe8 23. Qb3 Kh8 24. Re2 Qb5 25. Re1 Nc4 26. Ra2 Rbf8 27. Rc2
d5 28. exd5 exd5 29. Ne5 Nxe5 30. dxe5 Rxb4 31. Qa3 c5 32. e6 b6 33. e7 Re8 34.
Qf3 Qd7 35. Rce2 Qd6+ 36. g3 Re4 37. Rxe4 dxe4 38. Rxe4 Qf6 39. Qe3 Qf7 40. Kg1
Kh7 41. Re6 b5 42. Re5 c4 43. Qc5 c3 44. Qxc3 Rxe7 45. Qd3+ g6 46. Rxb5 Rd7 47.
Qc3 Rc7 48. Qb2 Re7 49. Rb8 Re8 50. Rb6 Re7 51. h4 Qd5 52. Rb5 Re1+ 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G10"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2017.11.11"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Bd3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. h3
c6 9. c4 a5 10. Nc3 Na6 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Rc1 Ndc5 13. Bb1 Bd7 14. Qd2 cxd5 15.
Nxd5 e6 16. Nc3 Bc6 17. Nd4 Qe7 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3 Rad8 20. Rcd1 Rd7 21. f3 Qf7
22. b3 f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Ncb5 Bxb5 25. cxb5 Nb4 26. Nxf5 Nxb3 27. axb3 exf5
28. Bb6 Ra8 29. Bxa5 Rxa5 30. Qxb4 Ra8 31. Qf4 Rf8 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Qxd6 Qxb3
34. Qe6+ Qxe6 35. Rxe6 Bd4+ 36. Kf1 b6 37. Rd6 Bc5 38. Rd7 h6 39. Bd3 f4 40.
Bh7+ Kh8 41. Be4 Kg8 42. Ke2 Rf6 43. Bd5+ Kh8 44. Rd8+ Rf8 45. Rd7 Rf6 46. Rc7
Rd6 47. Be4 Be3 48. g4 Rd2+ 49. Ke1 Kg8 50. Rc6 Rb2 51. Rxh6 Rxb5 52. h4 Rb2
53. g5 Rh2 54. h5 b5 55. Rg6+ Kf8 56. h6 Rh5 57. Rf6+ Ke7 58. h7 Bd4 59. Rf5
Rxh7 60. Rxb5 Rh2 61. Rd5 Bc3+ 62. Kd1 Ke6 63. Kc1 Rg2 64. Rc5 Bd4 65. Rb5 Ke7
66. g6 Be3+ 67. Kb1 Bd4 68. Rd5 Be3 69. Ra5 Bd4 70. Ra6 Be3 71. Bf5 Bd4 72.
Re6+ Kf8 73. Rd6 Be5 74. Rd5 Bf6 75. Be4 Kg7 76. Rd7+ Kf8 77. Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G10"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C27"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2017.11.11"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. Na4 Bd4 6. c3 Bxf2+ 7. Kxf2 c6 8.
Bb3 b5 9. Nf3 bxa4 10. Bxa4 Qb6+ 11. Ke1 O-O 12. Qe2 Nbd7 13. Be3 Qc7 14. h3
Ba6 15. Qc2 d5 16. Rd1 Nb6 17. Bb3 c5 18. exd5 Nbxd5 19. Bg5 Rae8 20. Kf2 Qb6
21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Rhe1 c4+ 23. d4 e4 24. Nh2 f5 25. Bc1 Qg6 26. Kg1 h5 27. Re2
Kh7 28. Rde1 Bb7 29. b3 Ba6 30. Rf2 f4 31. bxc4 Bxc4 32. Qa4 Nb6 33. Qxa7 e3
34. Rb2 Nd5 35. Nf3 Nxc3 36. h4 Ne4 37. Qa5 Rf5 38. Qa4 Bd5 39. Rb6 Re6 40.
Rxe6 Qxe6 41. Qc2 Qg6 42. a4 Nf2 43. Qe2 Qg3 44. Rf1 Nh3+ 45. Kh1 Nf2+ 46. Kg1
Bxf3 47. Qxf3 Qxf3 48. gxf3 Ra5 49. Re1 Rxa4 50. Bxe3 fxe3 51. Rxe3 Nh3+ 52.
Kg2 Nf4+ 53. Kg3 Rxd4 54. Re5 Kh6 55. Rf5 Ng6 56. Ra5 Rxh4 57. Ra6 Rd4 58. Kf2
Rf4 59. Ke3 Rf6 60. Ra5 Nh4 61. f4 Ng6 62. Kf3 Rxf4+ 63. Ke3 Rg4 64. Kd2 Rg5
65. Ra6 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G10"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2017.11.11"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qg3
Nc6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Ne2 O-O-O 11. a4 Na5 12. Ba3 Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. a5 Nh6
15. Nf4 Rhg8 16. h4 Ng4 17. O-O g6 18. axb6 axb6 19. Bc1 Qe7 20. Nh3 Qg7 21. f3
Nh6 22. Bxh6 Qxh6 23. Nf4 Rde8 24. Ra7 Qg7 25. Rfa1 h6 26. Qe1 Qf7 27. h5 gxh5
28. Qh4 Bxf3 29. d5 Bxd5 30. Nxd5 exd5 31. Ra8+ Kd7 32. R8a7 Qg6 33. Qf2 Rxe5
34. Kf1 Qg4 35. Qd2 h4 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G10"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2017.11.11"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nc6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bh7+ Kh8 13. Bd3 b6 14. e4 Bb7 15.
Be3 Rac8 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Qe2 Qb8 18. Rfd1 Bf6 19. e5 Be7 20. Bxh6 Nxd4 21.
Nxd4 gxh6 22. Qh5 Bg5 23. h4 Qxe5 24. hxg5 Qxg5 25. Qxg5 hxg5 26. Nf3 Bxf3 27.
gxf3 Kg7 28. Ba6 Rb8 29. Kg2 Kf6 30. a4 Rh8 31. Rh1 Rxh1 32. Rxh1 Rd8 33. Bb5
Rd2 34. Rh8 Rc2 35. c4 Ke5 36. Ra8 f5 37. Rxa7 Kf4 38. Rb7 e5 39. Rxb6 g4 40.
fxg4 e4 41. Rf6 e3 42. Rxf5+ Kxg4 43. Rf3 e2 44. Re3 Kf4 45. a5 Ra2 46. a6 Kg4
47. a7 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G10"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.11"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2017.11.11"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qc2 b6 12. c5 Be7 13. Bg2 Bb7 14. O-O O-O
15. b4 Nd5 16. Rfd1 a5 17. bxa5 bxa5 18. Rab1 Qc7 19. Bg5 Ba6 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21.
Ne5 f6 22. Nxc6 Qc7 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rb6 Rfe8 25. Qc3 Be2 26. Re1 Qd7 27. Nb8
Qg4 28. Qd2 Ra7 29. Nc6 Raa8 30. Qf4 Qxf4 31. gxf4 Re4 32. f3 Bxf3 33. Rxe4
Bxe4 34. Nb8 Kf7 35. c6 Bf5 36. Rb7+ Kg6 37. Kf2 Bc8 38. Rb5 Kf5 39. Rxd5+ Ke4
40. Rb5 Kxd4 41. a4 Ra7 42. h4 Ke4 43. Kg3 Ke3 44. Rd5 Ke4 45. Rb5 Ke3 46. Nd7
Rc7 47. Nb8 Ra7 48. h5 Ke4 49. Rc5 Kd4 50. Rb5 Ke4 51. Rb1 Kd5 52. Rb5+ Ke4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G05"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2017.11.12"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h4 Nbd7 7. g4 d5 8. exd5
Nb6 9. g5 Nfxd5 10. Bg2 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. O-O g6 13. Re1 Nc4 14. Qf3 Bg7
15. Bf4 e5 16. Bg3 O-O 17. Rad1 Bd7 18. Qxb7 Qxb7 19. Bxb7 exd4 20. Bxa8 Rxa8
21. cxd4 h5 22. Re7 Bg4 23. Rde1 Be6 24. c3 a5 25. Rb1 a4 26. Rb8+ Rxb8 27.
Bxb8 Bf8 28. Ra7 a3 29. Bf4 Bd5 30. Rd7 Be6 31. Rd8 Kg7 32. d5 Bf5 33. d6 f6
34. gxf6+ Kf7 35. d7 Bc5 36. Rc8 Bxd7 37. Rxc5 Be6 38. Bg5 Ke8 39. Rc7 Bf7 40.
Re7+ Kf8 41. Bh6+ Kg8 42. Ra7 Ne5 43. Ra8+ Kh7 44. Bg7 g5 45. hxg5 Bxa2 46.
Rxa3 Bf7 47. f4 Nf3+ 48. Kf2 Nh4 49. Ra7 Kg6 50. Rc7 Nf5 51. c4 h4 52. c5 Bd5
53. Rd7 Bc6 54. Rc7 Bd5 55. c6 h3 56. Kg1 Ne3 57. Kh2 Bg2 58. Bf8 Ng4+ 59. Kg3
Bf1 60. Rg7+ Kf5 61. Rh7 h2 62. Rxh2 Nxh2 63. Kxh2 Ke6 64. c7 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G05"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2017.11.12"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3
Ne4 9. Bc1 c6 10. Ba3 Bxa3 11. Nxa3 b6 12. Nd2 Ndf6 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qd3 f5
15. Rac1 Bb7 16. Nb1 Qe7 17. Nd2 a5 18. Nf3 c5 19. e3 Rfd8 20. Ne5 a4 21. Rfd1
axb3 22. Qxb3 dxc4 23. Qxb6 c3 24. dxc5 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Bd5 26. c6 c2 27. Rc1
Qd6 28. Qb7 Rf8 29. Qb2 Rb8 30. c7 Qxc7 31. Rxc2 Rxb2 32. Rxc7 Rb1+ 33. Bf1 h6
34. Nd3 Bxa2 35. Rc1 Rb8 36. Bg2 Rd8 37. Nf4 g5 38. Ng6 Kg7 39. Ne5 Kf6 40. f4
gxf4 41. exf4 Nd6 42. Rc7 Rc8 43. Rxc8 Nxc8 44. Kf2 Nd6 45. Ke3 Bd5 46. Bf1 Ne4
47. Kd4 Nf2 48. Nd7+ Ke7 49. Nb6 Be4 50. Nc8+ Kf6 51. Nd6 Bc6 52. Nc4 Ng4 53.
h3 Nf2 54. Ke3 Ne4 55. g4 fxg4 56. hxg4 Bd5 57. Ne5 Nd6 58. Bd3 Nf7 59. Nxf7
Kxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G05"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2017.11.12"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d3 Nc6 7. O-O Rb8 8. a3
O-O 9. Rb1 Ne8 10. b4 Nc7 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Qd2 e5 13. bxc5 dxc5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15.
exd5 Bg4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. f4 Rfc8 20. Rbe1 e4 21.
dxe4 Rc3 22. f5 Rbc8 23. e5 Qb6 24. f6 Kh8 25. Qh6 Rg8 26. e6 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G05"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2017.11.12"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3
Ne4 9. Nc3 c6 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 e5 14. Bc3 Qe7
15. Qd3 f5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Bd5+ Kh8 18. Qe3 Bf6 19. Qxe7 Bxe7 20. Bf3 Be6 21.
e3 a5 22. a4 Kg8 23. Rfd1 Kf7 24. h4 Ra6 25. Rd3 Bf6 26. Bd4 Rd8 27. Rad1 Raa8
28. Bb6 Rxd3 29. Rxd3 Ra6 30. Bc7 Ra8 31. Kf1 Be7 32. Ke2 Bb4 33. Rd8 Rxd8 34.
Bxd8 Ke8 35. Bc7 g6 36. e4 Kd7 37. Bf4 Bc5 38. Bd2 b6 39. Be3 Bxe3 40. Kxe3 Kd6
41. exf5 Bxf5 42. Be4 Be6 43. Kd4 c5+ 44. Ke3 Ke5 45. f4+ Kf6 46. Kf3 h6 47. g4
g5 48. fxg5+ hxg5 49. h5 Bd7 50. h6 Bc8 51. Bf5 Bb7+ 52. Ke3 Bg2 53. Be4 Bf1
54. Kf2 Bh3 55. Bf3 Kg6 56. Be2 Kxh6 57. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G05"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2017.11.12"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. O-O d6 7. d3 Nf6 8. Nxd4
cxd4 9. Ne2 Nd7 10. f4 O-O 11. Qe1 Rb8 12. a4 Nc5 13. Qf2 Bd7 14. b3 b6 15. Bb2
a6 16. Bxd4 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Bd5 e6 20. b4 exd5 21. bxc5 dxe4
22. dxe4 dxc5 23. Qxc5 Qb6 24. Qxb6 Rxb6 25. Nd4 Rc8 26. Ra7 Be8 27. f5 Rc4 28.
Ne6+ Kh6 29. Nc7 Rxe4 30. Nxe8 Rxe8 31. Rxf7 Rc6 32. fxg6 hxg6 33. R7f2 Rec8
34. Rb1 Rxc2 35. Rxc2 Rxc2 36. Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G05"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2017.11.12"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3
b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nb5 Be7 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. Qc2 c6 14. Nc3 Nef6 15.
Rad1 Re8 16. Ne5 Bb4 17. e3 Nf8 18. Nd3 Be7 19. b4 Ng6 20. Qb3 Rc8 21. Rc1 Bf8
22. Rfd1 Nxf4 23. Nxf4 Bd6 24. Nd3 Ne4 25. a4 Qf6 26. b5 Nxc3 27. Rxc3 c5 28.
Ne1 c4 29. Qb1 h5 30. Nf3 Rc7 31. h4 Bc8 32. Ng5 Bf5 33. e4 dxe4 34. Bxe4 Bg4
35. Rd2 g6 36. Re3 Rce7 37. Qc2 Bb4 38. Rde2 Bxe2 39. Rxe2 Qxd4 40. Kg2 Kg7 41.
Nf3 Qc3 42. Qb1 Qb3 43. Qa1+ Bc3 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G05"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2017.11.12"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. d4 d5 7. Nbd2 a5 8. b3 a4
9. Ba3 Re8 10. e3 Bf5 11. Qe2 e6 12. h3 Ne4 13. Rfc1 h5 14. Ne5 Nxd2 15. Qxd2
Nd7 16. Nd3 Nf6 17. Qe2 Be4 18. Bf1 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 axb3 20. axb3 Ne4 21. Bg2 f5
22. Bb2 Qg5 23. h4 Qe7 24. Qd1 Bf6 25. Bf3 Kg7 26. Kg2 Qb4 27. Bxe4 fxe4 28.
Bc3 Qe7 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Ra1 Qd8 31. Qb1 Kh6 32. Bb4 Rxa1 33. Qxa1 g5 34.
hxg5+ Bxg5 35. Qa7 Qf6 36. Qb8 Qf3+ 37. Kg1 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 Qf3 39. Qh8+ Kg6 40.
Qg8+ Kf5 41. Qf7+ Kg4 42. Qxe6+ Qf5 43. Qxf5+ Kxf5 44. Kh3 b5 45. cxb5 cxb5 46.
Bd6 Bd8 47. Bf4 Be7 48. Be5 Bd8 49. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G05"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2017.11.12"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Qb3 c6 9. Nc3 a5 10. a3 Be7 11. Bf4 a4 12. Qa2 b6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rac1 Ba6
15. Rfe1 Bc4 16. Qb1 b5 17. Nd2 Nb6 18. Rcd1 Re8 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. e4 dxe4 21.
Nxe4 Nd5 22. Bc1 h6 23. Qc2 Bf8 24. Bf1 Ndb6 25. Bg2 Nd5 26. Nc3 Qd7 27. h4
Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Nxc3 29. Qxc3 Rd8 30. Rd1 Be7 31. d5 Bf6 32. Qc2 c5 33. d6 Bd4
34. Bf4 Nxd6 35. b3 axb3 36. Qxb3 Qf5 37. Be3 c4 38. Qb4 Bxe3 39. fxe3 Qf6 40.
Kh2 c3 41. Rd5 c2 42. Qd2 Rc8 43. Qc1 Nf5 44. e4 Ne3 45. Rd2 Qc3 46. Re2 Nxg2
47. Rxg2 Qd3 48. e5 Rc4 49. Rf2 Qd1 50. Rf1 Qxf1 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G05"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2017.11.12"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 d6 6. b3 e5 7. Bb2 Re8 8. d3
Nbd7 9. Nbd2 c6 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. dxe4 Nc5 12. Qc2 f5 13. Nd2 f4 14. Rad1 Qe7
15. b4 Ne6 16. Nf3 c5 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Rd2 Bd7 19. Ba3 Bc6 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21.
Rfd1 Rad8 22. Bh3 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Bf6 24. Rd1 Kg7 25. Ne1 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Qxd8 27.
Be6 Qd4 28. Bd5 Bxd5 29. exd5 e4 30. Kg2 fxg3 31. hxg3 Qa1 32. Qa4 Qxe1 33.
Qd7+ Kh6 34. Qh3+ Kg7 35. Qd7+ Kh6 36. Qh3+ Kg7 37. Qd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G05"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2017.11.12"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. d3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 a5 5. e3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 Be6 10. b3 f5 11. Bb2 Bf6 12. Nbd2 Qe7 13. Rac1 Kh8 14. Rfe1 Rad8
15. Bf1 Nb6 16. Qb1 Bg8 17. e4 f4 18. Qc2 g5 19. h3 h5 20. Qc5 Qg7 21. d4 g4
22. hxg4 hxg4 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Rxd2 25. Bc3 Nd7 26. Qb5 Rd4 27. e6 Nde5
28. e7 Qxe7 29. Rcd1 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 g3 31. Be2 Kh7 32. Bf3 b6 33. Kf1 gxf2 34.
Kxf2 Qc5+ 35. Qxc5 bxc5 36. Rh1+ Kg6 37. Bh5+ Kg5 38. Be2 Bf7 39. Rh7 Nd4 40.
Bf1 Ng4+ 41. Ke1 Nf6 42. Rh3 Nxe4 43. Bxa5 Ng3 44. Bd3 Re8+ 45. Kd2 Nxb3+ 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G05"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2017.11.12"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 a6 5. h3 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. a4 Nc6 8. Be2 e6
9. O-O b6 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 Ne7 12. Bc4 Bb7 13. Qd2 Nf5 14. Bf4 Qd7 15. Rfe1
Rfe8 16. Rxe8+ Rxe8 17. Re1 Rxe1+ 18. Qxe1 h6 19. Qd2 g5 20. Bh2 Ne7 21. Qd3
Qf5 22. Qe2 Nexd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxa6 Qe4 25. b3 Qxe2 26. Bxe2 Ne4 27. Bd3
f5 28. Kf1 Kf7 29. h4 Bf6 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Ng1 Ke6 32. Ne2 f4 33. f3 Nc5 34.
Bg6 Nd7 35. Bg1 c5 36. Bf2 Ne5 37. Bh7 Bb7 38. Nc1 Nc6 39. Bd3 Nb4 40. Bg6 Ba6+
41. Ne2 Bc3 42. g3 Be5 43. gxf4 gxf4 44. Ke1 Nc6 45. Bd3 Bb7 46. Be4 d5 47. Bh7
Kd6 48. Bh4 Nb4 49. Bg5 d4 50. Bxf4 Bxf3 51. Bxe5+ Kxe5 52. Nc1 Nd5 53. Nd3+
Kd6 54. Kd2 Nc3 55. Nb2 Bd5 56. Bd3 Ke5 57. Bc4 Ne4+ 58. Kc1 Bc6 59. Bb5 Bd5
60. Bc4 Bb7 61. Bd3 Nd6 62. Nc4+ Nxc4 63. Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Champions Showdown G05"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.11.12"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2017.11.12"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. d3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Nbd2 O-O 9. Rc1 Bf6 10. b4 a6 11. Be2 Re8 12. O-O Nd7 13. Nb3 Nf8 14. Qc2 Ne6
15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Bf1 Rd8 17. Qb2 Bd7 18. Rc4 Be8 19. Rdc1 h6 20. h3 Rab8 21.
Qc3 Rd6 22. Qe1 b6 23. a4 Na7 24. Ra1 Rbd8 25. Qc1 Rc6 26. a5 Rxc4 27. Qxc4 Bb5
28. Qc3 Qd6 29. axb6 cxb6 30. Nfd2 Nd4 31. Nc4 Qe6 32. Rc1 Nac6 33. Bxd4 Nxd4
34. Nxd4 Rxd4 35. Ne3 Bg5 36. Qc8+ Qxc8 37. Rxc8+ Rd8 38. Rc3 a5 39. bxa5 bxa5
40. Nd5 a4 41. Ra3 Bc1 42. Ra2 a3 0-1

[Event "Huaian IMSA rapid 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2017.12.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. d3 Rb8 10. Nd2 a6 11. a3 Bg4 12. h3 Bd7 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15.
Ba3 a5 16. Rb1 b5 17. Nxb5 d5 18. Nc3 dxc4 19. Nxc4 Re8 20. Nd6 Re6 21. Nde4
Reb6 22. Qd2 Be8 23. Rfc1 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 f5 25. Nc5 Bf7 26. Na4 Rb5 27. Nc3 Rc5
28. Na4 Rcb5 29. Nc3 Rc5 30. Na4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Huaian IMSA rapid 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2017.12.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. e3 e6 5. c4 c5 6. Be2 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Bf3 Qc8 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Qe2 a6 13. Rad1 Rd8 14. Bxb7 Qxb7
15. e4 Rac8 16. f4 Nc5 17. Rfe1 Bf8 18. Qf3 Qc7 19. g4 Qb7 20. g5 Ne8 21. f5 b5
22. cxb5 axb5 23. b4 e5 24. Ndxb5 Na4 25. Ba1 Nxc3 26. Nxc3 Qxb4 27. Nd5 Qa5
28. Re2 Rc4 29. Bc3 Qc5+ 30. Kg2 Nc7 31. Be1 Nxd5 32. Rxd5 Qc6 33. a3 Rb8 34.
Bb4 Rb5 35. Rd3 g6 36. h4 Rd4 37. Rc3 Qb7 38. Rce3 d5 39. Bxf8 dxe4 40. Rxe4
Rb3 41. R2e3 Rxe3 42. Rxe3 Qxf3+ 43. Kxf3 Kxf8 44. Rxe5 Rxh4 45. fxg6 hxg6 46.
Ra5 Ke7 47. Ra7+ Ke6 48. Ra6+ Kf5 49. Ra5+ Ke6 50. Ra6+ Kf5 51. Ra5+ Ke6 52.
Ra6+ Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Huaian IMSA rapid 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2017.12.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 Nc6 5. Be2 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 dxc4 9. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 10. Nxd1 bxc6 11. Bxc4 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. b3 Rd8 14.
Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Bf5 16. Ne3 Bh7 17. Rad1 a5 18. f3 a4 19. bxa4 Rxa4 20. Bg3 Be7
21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Rd1 Bb6 23. Bf2 Bc2 24. Rc1 Bxe3 25. Rxc2 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Kf8
27. Bb3 Ra6 28. Ke3 Nd5+ 29. Bxd5 cxd5 30. Kd4 Ra5 31. Re2 g5 32. Kc3 Rc5+ 33.
Kb4 Rc1 34. a4 Rb1+ 35. Kc5 Ra1 36. Kb5 Rb1+ 37. Ka5 Kg7 38. Rd2 Kf6 39. Rxd5
Rb2 40. g4 Rxh2 41. Kb6 Ke6 42. Rb5 h5 43. gxh5 f5 44. a5 g4 45. fxg4 fxg4 46.
a6 g3 47. a7 Ra2 48. Kb7 g2 49. Rg5 Rb2+ 50. Ka8 Kf6 51. Rg3 Kf5 52. h6 Kf4 53.
Rg7 Re2 54. h7 Re8+ 55. Kb7 1-0

[Event "Huaian IMSA rapid 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2017.12.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. a3 b5 8. Nxc6
dxc6 9. Qg4 Nf6 10. Qg3 Qxg3 11. hxg3 e5 12. f3 Be6 13. a4 Rc8 14. axb5 axb5
15. g4 Nd7 16. g5 Be7 17. Be2 O-O 18. Kf2 Ra8 19. Rhd1 Nc5 20. Nd5 cxd5 21.
Rxa8 Rxa8 22. exd5 Bf5 23. d6 Bxc2 24. Rd2 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 Ne6 26. Bxb5 Rb8 27.
Bc4 Bb3 28. Be2 Kf8 29. g3 Ke7 30. Rd2 Rd8 31. Rxd8 Kxd8 32. Bd3 g6 33. Ke2 Ke7
34. Kd2 f6 35. Kc3 Bd5 36. f4 exf4 37. gxf4 fxg5 38. fxg5 Kd6 39. b4 Kc6 40.
b5+ Kd6 41. Kb4 Kc7 42. Bf1 Kb7 43. Ka5 Nd8 44. b6 Ne6 45. Ba6+ Ka8 46. Bc8 Kb8
47. b7 Nc7 48. Kb6 Ne6 49. Bg1 1-0

[Event "Huaian IMSA rapid 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2017.12.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 b6 7. Bxc4 Bb7 8. O-O
Bb4 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. Na2 Bd6 12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Na2 Bd6 14. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Huaian IMSA rapid 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2017.12.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Qc2 Nh6 6. Bd3 f5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bxf5
Nxf5 9. Qxf5 Nf6 10. Qd3 Bd6 11. Nge2 O-O 12. f3 Nh5 13. O-O Qh4 14. f4 Bf5 15.
Qd1 Rae8 16. Bd2 Qe7 17. Ng3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Qe6 19. Kf2 Rf6 20. Rh1 Rg6 21. Qh5
h6 22. Qe2 Bg4 23. Qd3 Bf5 24. Qe2 Qf7 25. Rae1 b5 26. Rc1 a5 27. Qe1 Bd3 28.
Ne2 b4 29. Ng1 Qf5 30. Qd1 c5 31. Rh5 Qf7 32. dxc5 Be5 33. Bc3 bxc3 34. Qxd3
cxb2 35. Rb1 Rf6 36. Rh1 Rc6 37. Nf3 Bf6 38. Nd4 Rxc5 39. Rxb2 Rc4 40. Re1 Bxd4
41. exd4 Rxe1 42. Kxe1 Qa7 43. Rd2 Qb6 44. Kf2 a4 45. g4 Qe6 46. Qf3 Kh7 47.
Kg3 Qe1+ 48. Qf2 Rc3+ 49. Kh2 Qxf2 50. Rxf2 Rd3 51. f5 Rxd4 52. Kg3 Kg8 53. Rf4
Rd3+ 54. Rf3 Rd2 55. Ra3 Rd4 56. Rc3 Kf7 57. Rc7+ Kf6 58. Rc6+ Kf7 59. Rc7+ Kf6
60. Rc6+ Kf7 61. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Huaian IMSA rapid 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2017.12.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. c3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. e5 Nc6 7. Bb5 Nh6 8. O-O
O-O 9. h3 f6 10. exf6 exf6 11. Nc3 Nf7 12. Re1 Qd6 13. Be3 Bf5 14. Rc1 Rac8 15.
Bf1 Rfd8 16. a3 Be4 17. Nd2 f5 18. f3 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Nxd4 20. fxe4 dxe4 21. Kh1
Qf4 22. Ndxe4 fxe4 23. Rxe4 Qf2 24. Nd5 Rxc1 25. Ne7+ Kf8 26. Qxc1 Nf3 27. gxf3
Qxf3+ 28. Bg2 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Qxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Rxc1 31. Re2 Rc5 32. b4 Rc3 33. a4
Rc4 34. Nd5 Rd4 35. Nf6 Ng5 36. Re5 h6 37. Rb5 b6 38. a5 Rd2+ 39. Kg3 Rd3+ 40.
Kg4 Kf7 41. Nd5 Ne6 42. axb6 axb6 43. Nxb6 h5+ 44. Kh4 Kg7 45. Re5 Nd4 46. Rd5
Kh6 0-1

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.12"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "273"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 Bf5 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Nf3 Qc7 9. Nh4 Be6 10. Re1 Rd8 11. Bf1 g6 12. c4 N5f6 13. Nc3 Bg7 14. h3 O-O
15. Be3 Rfe8 16. Qc2 Nf8 17. Rad1 Bc8 18. Nf3 Bf5 19. Qa4 a6 20. Qb3 Ne4 21.
Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Ng5 Bf5 23. d5 c5 24. Qa3 Rc8 25. b4 cxb4 26. Qxb4 Bf6 27. c5 Nd7
28. g4 Ne5 29. d6 exd6 30. cxd6 Qd7 31. gxf5 Bxg5 32. Bxg5 Nf3+ 33. Kh1 Nxg5
34. Qg4 f6 35. fxg6 Qxg4 36. hxg4 Rxe1 37. Rxe1 Rd8 38. Bc4+ Kg7 39. Re7+ Kxg6
40. f4 Rxd6 41. fxg5 b5 42. Bb3 Kxg5 43. Rg7+ Kf4 44. Kg2 a5 45. Bg8 a4 46. Rb7
Rd2+ 47. Kf1 Rb2 48. Rxh7 Kxg4 49. Ke1 b4 50. Be6+ Kf4 51. Kd1 b3 52. axb3 axb3
53. Kc1 Rc2+ 54. Kb1 Rc3 55. Kb2 Re3 56. Bxb3 Kg5 57. Bc2 f5 58. Kc1 Re5 59.
Kd2 Kg6 60. Rh8 Kg5 61. Bd3 Kg6 62. Kc3 Kg5 63. Kd4 Ra5 64. Bc4 Kf6 65. Rf8+
Kg5 66. Bd5 Kf4 67. Rh8 Ra4+ 68. Bc4 Ra5 69. Rh1 Kg5 70. Bd5 Kf6 71. Rb1 Ra4+
72. Bc4 Ra5 73. Rb4 Kg5 74. Ke3 Re5+ 75. Kd3 Ra5 76. Bb5 Ra7 77. Kd4 Re7 78.
Bc6 Kf4 79. Kd5+ Kg5 80. Kd6 Re3 81. Rb5 Kf6 82. Bd7 Rd3+ 83. Kc7 Rc3+ 84. Kd8
Rf3 85. Rb6+ Kg5 86. Ke7 Re3+ 87. Kf7 Re5 88. Rb1 Ra5 89. Rg1+ Kf4 90. Kf6 Ke3
91. Bxf5 Rc5 92. Rg3+ Kd2 93. Ke6 Rb5 94. Be4 Rb6+ 95. Ke5 Rb5+ 96. Kf4 Rb4 97.
Rd3+ Ke2 98. Ra3 Kd2 99. Rd3+ Ke2 100. Rc3 Rb2 101. Rh3 Kd2 102. Ke5 Rb5+ 103.
Bd5 Rb4 104. Kd6 Rb2 105. Kc5 Kc2 106. Kd4 Kd2 107. Bb3 Kc1 108. Kc3 Rc2+ 109.
Kb4 Rf2 110. Rd3 Kb2 111. Rd4 Rh2 112. Bc4 Kc2 113. Rd3 Rd2 114. Ra3 Kb2 115.
Bd3 Kc1 116. Kc4 Rf2 117. Kc3 Rc2+ 118. Kd4 Rc7 119. Ra1+ Kb2 120. Rb1+ Ka3
121. Rb8 Ka4 122. Bc4 Ka5 123. Rb5+ Ka4 124. Rb1 Ka5 125. Bd5 Rc2 126. Ke5 Rc3
127. Kd6 Rc2 128. Bc6 Rc3 129. Kd5 Rc2 130. Rb5+ Ka6 131. Kd6 Rh2 132. Rb1 Rh6+
133. Kc5 Rh5+ 134. Bd5 Ka7 135. Rb7+ Ka6 136. Rg7 Rf5 137. Rg8 1-0

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.12"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. b3
a5 9. a3 Ne4 10. Bb2 Bd7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 Be8 13. e3 Ne7 14. Ndf3 a4 15.
Nd3 axb3 16. Qxb3 Ba4 17. Qa2 Bb5 18. Rfd1 c6 19. Nfe5 Nc8 20. Nf4 Qe8 21. Rac1
Nb6 22. f3 Nf6 23. e4 fxe4 24. fxe4 Kh8 25. exd5 Nbxd5 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Bxd5
Bxe5 28. dxe5 cxd5 29. e6 Qxe6 30. Bd4 Rf7 31. Qb2 Bc4 32. Re1 Qh3 33. Qg2 Qg4
34. Rcd1 h6 35. h3 Qg6 36. Re3 Raf8 37. Rde1 Bd3 38. Re6 Qg5 39. R1e5 Qc1+ 40.
Re1 Rf1+ 41. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 42. Kh2 Be4 43. Rxe4 dxe4 44. Qxe4 Qd2+ 45. Qg2 Qxg2+
0-1

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.12"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 e5 7. dxe5 Nfd7 8. Nc3
dxe5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nd2 Nf6 11. Nc4 Be6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qxd8 Rfxd8 14. Nxe5
Rd2 15. Rac1 Re8 16. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 17. Nxd1 c5 18. Nd3 c4 19. Nf4 Bc8 20. Ne3 g5
21. Bxf6 gxf4 22. Bxg7 fxe3 23. Bd4 exf2+ 24. Kxf2 a6 25. Be3 f6 26. Rd1 Kf7
27. Rd4 cxb3 28. axb3 Re5 29. Rc4 Re7 30. Bf4 Be6 31. Rxc7 Rxc7 32. Bxc7 Bf5
33. c4 Bc2 34. b4 Bb3 35. c5 Ke6 36. e4 f5 37. Ke3 fxe4 38. Kxe4 Bc2+ 39. Kf4
Kd5 40. g4 Ke6 41. Kg5 Kd5 42. Kh6 Kc6 43. Ba5 Kd5 44. g5 1-0

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.12"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 d6 6. O-O Be7 7. e5 dxe5 8. Nxe5
Nd4 9. Qd1 Nd7 10. Nc4 O-O 11. d3 Nb6 12. Nbd2 Nd5 13. c3 Nc6 14. Nf3 Qc7 15.
a4 b6 16. Qb3 Bb7 17. a5 Rab8 18. axb6 axb6 19. Bg5 Ba8 20. Bxe7 Ncxe7 21. Nce5
b5 22. Rfe1 h6 23. Qa3 b4 24. Qa7 Rb7 25. Qa6 bxc3 26. bxc3 Rb6 27. Qa5 Rc8 28.
Ra3 Bb7 29. d4 cxd4 30. cxd4 Ra8 31. Qc5 Qxc5 32. Rxa8+ Bxa8 33. dxc5 Rb2 34.
Ra1 Bc6 35. Nd4 Be8 36. Ra8 Nc7 37. Rd8 Rb1+ 38. Bf1 f6 39. Nxe6 fxe5 40. Nxc7
1-0

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.12"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. a3 Be7 8. f4
b5 9. Qf3 Bb7 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. O-O h5 12. h3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc5 14. Qf2 d6 15. e5
Nd7 16. Be4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qc5 18. Qxc5 Nxc5 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. f5 O-O 21. Rae1
exf5 22. Rxf5 g6 23. Rf6 dxe5 24. Rxe5 Kg7 25. Rb6 Na5 26. b3 Rfb8 27. Rxb8
Rxb8 28. Ne4 Nc6 29. Rc5 Nd4 30. a4 bxa4 31. bxa4 Rb1+ 32. Kh2 h4 33. Rc4 Nf5
34. g3 hxg3+ 35. Nxg3 Ne3 36. Rc3 Nd5 37. Rc5 Ne3 38. Rc3 Re1 39. a5 f5 40. Rc6
Rc1 41. Rxa6 Rxc2+ 42. Kh1 f4 43. Ne4 f3 44. Ra7+ Kh6 45. Rf7 Nf5 46. a6 f2 47.
Nxf2 Rxf2 48. a7 Ra2 49. Kg1 Nd4 50. Rd7 Nc6 51. Rc7 Nxa7 52. Rc5 Ra6 53. Kg2
Nc6 54. Kg3 Nd4 55. Rc4 Nf5+ 56. Kf4 Ra1 57. Ke5 Rh1 58. Kf6 Rxh3 59. Rc8 Kh5
60. Rh8+ Nh6 61. Rh7 Ra3 0-1

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.12"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 c6 5. d6 Bxd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. d3 Re8 8. Nf3
h6 9. O-O Na6 10. Re1 Bf5 11. a3 Nc7 12. b3 Qd7 13. Bb2 Rad8 14. Nd2 Bg4 15.
Bf3 Qf5 16. Nce4 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Nxe4 18. Rxe4 Nd5 19. Nh4 Qe6 20. Qf3 Nf6 21.
Re2 Qd5 22. Rae1 Nd7 23. Qg4 Nf6 24. Qf5 Nd7 25. c4 Qe6 26. Qxe6 Rxe6 27. Nf5
Nc5 28. Nxd6 Rdxd6 29. Bxe5 Rxd3 30. b4 Nd7 31. Bf4 Rxe2 32. Rxe2 Rxa3 33. Re8+
Kh7 34. Rd8 Nb6 35. c5 Nd5 36. Rd7 Nxf4 37. gxf4 a5 38. bxa5 Kg6 39. Rxb7 Rxa5
40. Kg2 Rxc5 41. Kg3 Rc3+ 42. f3 Kf6 43. h4 h5 44. Rc7 Rc5 45. Rc8 g6 46. Rc7
Ke6 47. Rc8 Kd7 48. Rf8 Rf5 49. Ra8 Kd6 50. Ra4 c5 51. Kf2 Kd5 52. Ke3 Rf6 53.
Ra7 Re6+ 54. Kd3 c4+ 55. Kd2 Rf6 56. Rd7+ Kc5 57. Rc7+ Kb5 58. Ke3 Kb4 59. Rb7+
Kc3 60. Ra7 Kc2 61. Ra2+ Kb3 62. Ra7 c3 63. Rb7+ Kc2 64. Rc7 Kb2 65. Kd3 Rd6+
66. Ke2 c2 67. Rb7+ Kc1 68. Rxf7 Re6+ 69. Kf2 Rb6 70. f5 Kb2 71. fxg6 c1=Q 72.
g7 Qc5+ 73. Kf1 Qc4+ 0-1

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.12"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Nc3 b6 7. d4 Bb7 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O c5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qe2 cxd4 14. Nxd4
Rxc1 15. Rxc1 Nc5 16. Bb5 Qa8 17. b4 a6 18. Bc4 Na4 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Nc6 Bd6
21. Be5 f5 22. f3 Rc8 23. Ne7+ Bxe7 24. Rxc8+ Bf8 25. f4 b5 26. Bd4 Kf7 27.
Qh5+ Kg8 28. Qe8 Qd6 29. a3 a5 30. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.12"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Qd2 Re8 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nge4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 f5 13. Nc3 e4 14. O-O-O Qf6
15. e3 c6 16. Qd6 Ne5 17. Qxf6 Bxf6 18. h4 h5 19. Ne2 Be6 20. Nf4 Kf7 21. Rd8
Rexd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1 Ng4 24. Bxf6 Kxf6 25. Ke1 a5 26. Bf1 Bf7 27. c4 c5
28. Be2 Ne5 29. a4 Ke7 30. Kd2 Kd6 31. Kc3 Ke7 32. Kd2 Kd6 33. Kc3 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.12"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Nh4 Be4 6. f3 Bg6 7. Bg2 c5 8. Nxg6
hxg6 9. e4 Nc6 10. e5 Nd7 11. f4 g5 12. f5 Ndxe5 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Qe2 Bd6 15.
Na3 a6 16. O-O-O Nd4 17. Qe1 Qe7 18. Nb1 O-O-O 19. Nc3 Kb8 20. Kb1 g4 21. Na4
Nef3 22. Qe3 b5 23. Nc3 Qg5 24. Qxg5 Nxg5 25. a4 b4 26. Na2 Ngf3 27. Nc1 Rxh2
28. Rxh2 Nxh2 29. Nd3 Nhf3 30. Nf2 Bxg3 31. Nxg4 g5 32. c3 Nh4 33. cxd4 Nxg2
34. Rg1 cxd4 35. Rxg2 Bf4 36. Bxd4 Kc7 37. Be5+ Bxe5 38. Nxe5 Rg8 39. d4 Rg7
40. Kc2 a5 41. Kd2 Kd6 42. Rxg5 Rxg5 43. Nf7+ Ke7 44. Nxg5 1-0

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.12"]
[Round "10.6"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nc4 Re8 9. Be3 Bf8 10. a4 b6 11. g3 f6 12. Nh4 Nc5 13. Nf5 Be6 14. b3 Qd7 15.
Qf3 Bf7 16. g4 Ne6 17. h3 c5 18. Qg3 g6 19. Nh6+ Bxh6 20. Bxh6 Nd4 21. Qg2 Bxc4
22. dxc4 g5 23. h4 Ne2+ 24. Kh2 Nf4 25. Qf3 Qf7 26. h5 Rad8 27. Rad1 a5 28. Kg3
Qe6 29. Qe3 Kf7 30. f3 Rd4 31. c3 Rd7 32. Rd5 Red8 33. Rfd1 c6 34. R5d2 Qe7 35.
Kf2 Ne6 36. Ke1 Rd6 37. Rxd6 Rxd6 38. Rxd6 Qxd6 39. b4 Nf4 40. bxc5 Qxc5 41.
Kd2 Qxe3+ 42. Kxe3 Ne6 0-1

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.12"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. h4
Qc7 9. Qd1 b6 10. h5 h6 11. Nf3 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. O-O Rc8 14. Qe2 Nb8 15.
a4 cxd4 16. Ba3 Qc4 17. Qd1 dxc3 18. Nd4 Nbc6 19. Nb5 Qf4 20. Re1 Kg8 21. g3
Qd2 22. Qf3 Nf5 23. Rad1 Qg5 24. Bc1 Qd8 25. g4 a6 26. gxf5 axb5 27. f6 gxf6
28. exf6 Kf8 29. axb5 Nb4 30. Ba3 Rc4 31. Rb1 Rg8+ 32. Kf1 Ke8 33. Rxb4 Qc7 34.
Qxd5 Rcg4 35. Rxg4 Rxg4 36. Rxe6+ 1-0

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 dxe4 7. dxe4 O-O 8.
O-O Qe7 9. Qe2 a5 10. a4 Nb8 11. Bd3 Rd8 12. Nc4 Nbd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 b6 15.
Ne3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Rfd1 Raa8 19. h3 Nf8 20. Bg3 Ng6 21.
Nh4 Nxh4 22. Bxh4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qe2 Qd6 26. Bxf6 Qxf6
27. Qc4 Qd6 28. g3 g6 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. h4 h5 31. b4 c6 32. bxa5 bxa5 33. Kg1
Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Ne7 6. f4 d5 7. Nf3 Ng6 8. b3
Bd6 9. e5 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Na4 f6 12. c4 fxe5 13. fxe5 Rf5 14. Qe1 dxc4 15.
dxc4 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qd4+ 17. Be3 Rxf1+ 18. Kxf1 Qxe5 19. Kg1 Bd7 20. Bf2 Qf5 21.
Rd1 Be8 22. Qe3 Bg6 23. Nxc5 e5 24. h3 Rf8 25. Bg3 e4 26. Bd6 Bg5 27. Qe1 Rd8
28. b4 e3 29. Bg3 Rxd1 30. Qxd1 Qb1 31. Qxb1 Bxb1 32. a4 Ba2 33. b5 cxb5 34.
cxb5 e2 35. Kf2 Bc4 36. Ne4 Bd8 37. Bd6 Ba5 0-1

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.13"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. e4 c6 7. O-O Re8 8. Re1
Nbd7 9. c3 h6 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. b3 Ng6 12. Bb2 Bg4 13. h3 Be6 14. Rad1 Qc7 15.
Nf1 Rad8 16. Ne3 Qc8 17. Kh2 b5 18. a4 bxa4 19. bxa4 Qb7 20. Nf5 dxe4 21. dxe4
Bb3 22. Qc1 Bxd1 23. Rxd1 Bc5 24. Re1 Bxf2 25. Rf1 Bc5 26. Nd2 Re6 27. Qc2 Qd7
28. Nb3 Bf8 29. Bc1 Qd3 30. Qb2 Nxe4 31. Rf3 Qd7 32. Qc2 Nf6 33. Rf2 Qd1 34.
Qa2 Rb8 35. Rb2 Rxb3 36. Rxb3 Qxc1 37. Rb8 Qxc3 38. Qf2 e4 39. Qxa7 e3 0-1

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.13"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. a3 d5 8. exd5
exd5 9. Be2 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bf3 Bc7 12. Re1 Re8 13. Qd2 Bg4 14. Bxg4 Nxg4
15. g3 Nge5 16. Kg2 Nc4 17. Qc1 Nxe3+ 18. fxe3 Ne5 19. Nf3 Nxf3 20. Kxf3 Qf6+
21. Kg2 Qc6 22. Kg1 Bb6 23. Qd2 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 d4 25. Qg2 dxc3 26. Qxc6 Bxe3+
0-1

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.13"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. O-O O-O 8.
a4 Re8 9. Nc4 b6 10. b3 Bf8 11. Bb2 f6 12. Nh4 Nc5 13. Qf3 Ne6 14. Nf5 c5 15.
Qg3 Kh8 16. Rae1 a6 17. Qh4 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nce3 Ra2 20. Bc3 Nd4 21. Bxd4
cxd4 22. Ng4 Rxc2 23. Ra1 Bxf5 24. exf5 Rc3 25. Rad1 Rxb3 26. f3 c5 27. Nf2 c4
28. dxc4 bxc4 29. Ne4 d3 30. g4 c3 31. g5 c2 32. gxf6 cxd1=Q 33. Rxd1 Rb4 34.
f7 Re7 35. f6 Rd7 36. fxg7+ Bxg7 37. Qh5 Rxe4 38. fxe4 d2 39. Kh1 Qf6 40. Qg4
Rd8 41. Rg1 Qxf7 0-1

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.13"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 a6 5. Bc4 b5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O g6 8. a4
b4 9. Nd5 Bg7 10. c3 e6 11. Re1 Nge7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. Bf1 O-O 14. d4 d6 15.
Bg5 Qc7 16. Qd2 Bb7 17. Rad1 bxc3 18. bxc3 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qa5 20. Qxa5 Nxa5 21.
Be7 Rfc8 22. Bxd6 Bc6 23. Bb4 Nb3 24. a5 Bb5 25. d5 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 Rc4 27. Be7
Nxa5 28. d6 Bf8 29. Bf6 Bg7 30. Be7 Bf8 31. Ne5 Rc2 32. Bh4 Bg7 33. Nd7 Nb7 34.
Nf6+ Kh8 35. d7 h6 36. Ne8 g5 37. Bg3 Bc3 38. Rc1 Bxe1 39. Rxc2 Rd8 40. Kxe1
Rxd7 41. Be5+ 1-0

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.13"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "212"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d4 d5 6. c4 c6 7. Qa4 dxc4 8. Qxc4
Bf5 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Re1 Nb6 11. Qb3 Be6 12. Qd1 Nfd5 13. e4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 c5
15. a4 Rc8 16. a5 Nc4 17. Qa4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Bd7 19. Qb4 Bg4 20. Bg5 Re8 21.
Qxb7 Nxa5 22. Qxa7 Nc6 23. Qa4 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Nxd4 25. Bg4 Rb8 26. Rad1 h5 27.
Be3 hxg4 28. Bxd4 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Qc8 30. e5 Ra8 31. Qd1 Qc3 32. Rxg4 Red8 33.
Qe2 Ra2 34. Qe3 Qxe3 35. Rxe3 e6 36. h4 Rdd2 37. Rf4 Re2 38. Rff3 Kg7 39. Kf1
Rxe3 40. Rxe3 Ra1+ 41. Kg2 Ra2 42. g4 Ra4 43. Kg3 Ra1 44. f3 Rh1 45. Ra3 Rb1
46. Ra5 Rg1+ 47. Kf4 Rh1 48. Kg5 Rf1 49. Ra3 Re1 50. f4 Rg1 51. h5 gxh5 52.
Kxh5 Rh1+ 53. Kg5 Re1 54. Ra7 Re2 55. Ra5 Rg2 56. Ra3 Rg1 57. Re3 Rg2 58. Rh3
Rg1 59. Kh4 Rf1 60. Kg5 Rg1 61. Rd3 Rg2 62. Rd7 Re2 63. Ra7 Re1 64. Ra5 Rg1 65.
Ra4 Rg2 66. Re4 Rg1 67. Re3 Rg2 68. Re4 Rg1 69. Ra4 Rg2 70. Ra7 Re2 71. Ra1 Rg2
72. Ra8 Rg1 73. Kh4 Rh1+ 74. Kg3 Rg1+ 75. Kh3 Rf1 76. Ra4 Re1 77. Kh4 Rh1+ 78.
Kg3 Rg1+ 79. Kf3 Rf1+ 80. Kg2 Rb1 81. Re4 Kg6 82. Re3 Rc1 83. Ra3 Re1 84. Ra8
Kg7 85. Kg3 Rg1+ 86. Kh4 Rh1+ 87. Kg5 Rg1 88. Ra5 Rg2 89. Ra1 Rg3 90. Re1 Rg2
91. Kh4 Kg6 92. Kh3 Ra2 93. Kg3 Ra3+ 94. Kh4 Ra2 95. Rf1 Rh2+ 96. Kg3 Re2 97.
Rh1 Re3+ 98. Kf2 Ra3 99. Rh5 Rb3 100. Rg5+ Kh7 101. f5 exf5 102. gxf5 Kh6 103.
Rg8 Rb5 104. Re8 Kg5 105. Re7 Kxf5 106. Rxf7+ Kxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.13"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb4+ 6. c3 Be7 7. c4 Nf6 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. O-O a5 10. Be3 a4 11. Nc1 b6 12. Ne2 Bc5 13. Bxc5 bxc5 14. Nbc3 a3
15. b3 d6 16. Qd2 Nb4 17. Rae1 Bb7 18. Bb1 Re8 19. Ng3 Nc6 20. f3 Nd7 21. Nf5
Ne7 22. Ne3 Nc6 23. Nb5 Nf6 24. Qc1 Nd4 25. Nxa3 Nh5 26. Nb5 Re6 27. Qd2 Nxb5
28. cxb5 Qg5 29. Nc4 Qh4 30. Qf2 Qg5 31. f4 Qg4 32. Qf3 Qxf3 33. Rxf3 f5 34.
Rfe3 fxe4 35. Bxe4 Rxe4 36. Rxe4 Bxe4 37. Rxe4 d5 38. Re5 Nxf4 39. g3 dxc4 40.
gxf4 cxb3 41. axb3 Ra3 42. Rxc5 Rxb3 43. Kg2 h6 44. h4 Kf8 45. Rxc7 Rxb5 46.
Kg3 h5 47. Rd7 Ra5 48. Rc7 Rb5 49. Rd7 Ra5 50. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.13"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 Nc5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Rb1 a5 13. b3 h6 14. Kh2 Re5 15. f4
Rh5 16. f5 gxf5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Nxf5 Rxf5 19. Qc2 Qd7 20. Bf4 Rh5 21. Nd5
Ng4+ 22. Kh1 Ne5 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 dxe5 25. Rd1 Qd8 26. Qf5 c6 27. Ne3 Qg5
28. Qf2 e4 29. h4 Qf6 30. Nf5 Nd3 31. Qf1 Rd8 32. Kh2 Qe5 33. Qe2 Qxf5 34. Bxe4
Re8 0-1

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.13"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Nbd2 Nh5 10. Ba4 Kh8 11. d4 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5
15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Qxh5 Qb5 17. Bd4 Qxb2 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Nf3 Bf6 20. Rab1 Qxa2
21. Rxb7 Qc4 22. Qxf5 a5 23. Ne5 Qxc3 24. Nd7 Rf7 25. Qe6 Kg7 26. Rb3 Qd2 27.
Rg3+ Bg5 28. Ne5 Rf6 29. Qe7+ Kh8 30. Qxf6+ 1-0

[Event "Huaian IMSA blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.13"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D24"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2017.12.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. Nxb5 Nxe4 7. Nc3 Nd6 8.
Bxc4 Nxc4 9. Qa4+ Nd7 10. Qxc4 Bb7 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qxc7 Bxf3 14.
gxf3 O-O 15. O-O Rfc8 16. Qf4 Nf6 17. Rac1 Qb4 18. Qd2 Rc4 19. Rfd1 Rd8 20. Ne2
Rxc1 21. Qxc1 h6 22. b3 Qb7 23. Qe3 Nd5 24. Qe4 Qa6 25. Rd2 Qa5 26. Qd3 Nb4 27.
Qc3 Qg5+ 28. Kf1 Nd5 29. Qd3 h5 30. Rc2 Qh4 31. Qd2 Qxh2 32. Qg5 Rb8 33. Ng3 h4
34. Nh5 g6 35. Nf6+ Nxf6 36. Qxf6 h3 37. Ke2 Qg2 38. Rc7 Rf8 39. Rc1 h2 40. Qh4
Re8 41. Qh6 e5 42. d5 e4 43. d6 Qxf3+ 44. Kd2 Qd3+ 45. Ke1 e3 46. d7 Qd2+ 47.
Kf1 Qxf2# 0-1

[Event "Huaian IMSA Basque 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2017.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nxb5 6. Nxb5 Nd5 7. Ng5 f6 8.
Qf3 e6 9. Ne4 Qb6 10. Nbd6+ Bxd6 11. Nxd6+ Ke7 12. Qg3 Rg8 13. d3 fxe5 14. Nc4
Qc7 15. Nxe5 d6 16. Bg5+ Ke8 17. Nc4 e5 18. O-O b5 19. Nd2 Be6 20. Ne4 Kd7 21.
c4 Nf4 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Qxf4 Raf8 24. Qd2 b4 25. Rfe1 Bf5 26. d4 Qc6 27. d5
Qc8 28. a3 b3 29. Qa5 Qc7 30. Qb5+ Kd8 31. Qxb3 Re8 32. Nc3 Qb6 33. Qa4 Bd7 34.
Qc2 Rxe1+ 35. Rxe1 Re8 36. Re3 Rxe3 37. fxe3 g6 38. h3 Kc8 39. Nd1 Qd8 40. Nf2
Qf6 41. Qd2 Qe5 42. e4 a5 43. Qc3 Qxc3 44. bxc3 Ba4 45. Ng4 Bc2 46. e5 Bb3 47.
exd6 Bxc4 48. Ne5 Bxd5 49. h4 1-0

[Event "Huaian IMSA Basque 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.14"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2017.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nh3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bf4 Be7 8. Nd2
Nc6 9. Nf3 dxc4 10. Rc1 Ne4 11. Be3 Nb4 12. Rxc4 b5 13. Rxb4 Bxb4 14. Nfg5 Rb8
15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Qb3 Bd6 17. Bxe4 Qe7 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nf3 Bb7 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21.
Rc1 a5 22. Qd3 a4 23. Qe4 Rbb8 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. Qxe5 Qd6 26. Qe4 Qd5 27. Qxd5
exd5 28. Rc5 c6 29. Bf4 Rbc8 30. Be5 Kf7 31. Kg2 h5 32. f4 g6 33. Kf3 Ke6 34.
e4 Rfd8 35. h3 Rd7 36. g4 hxg4+ 37. hxg4 dxe4+ 38. Kxe4 Rh7 39. Rc1 Rh4 40. Kf3
Rh3+ 41. Ke4 Rh4 42. Rg1 Kd7 43. Rg2 Ke6 44. a3 Re8 45. Rg1 Rc8 46. Rg3 Re8 47.
Rg2 Rc8 48. Rg1 Re8 49. Rc1 Rc8 50. Kf3 Rh3+ 51. Ke4 Rh4 52. Kf3 Rh3+ 53. Ke4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Huaian IMSA Basque 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2017.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qa4 O-O 7. O-O dxc4 8. Qxc4
Bf5 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Re1 Nb6 11. Qb3 Be6 12. Qd1 Nfd5 13. Ne4 Qc8 14. Neg5 Rd8
15. e4 Nc7 16. Bf4 Nb5 17. d5 cxd5 18. Rc1 Qd7 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 dxe4 21.
Qxd7 Bxd7 22. Nxe4 Bc6 23. b3 Rac8 24. Bh3 Bd7 25. Bg2 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Bc6 27.
Nc5 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Rc8 29. Bb2 Nd6 30. Nd3 Rxc1 31. Bxc1 Nd5 32. f3 f6 33. Bd2
Kf7 34. Kf2 e5 35. Ke2 b6 36. Nf2 Ke6 37. Kd3 f5 38. a4 a6 39. Be1 Nf6 40. Ke2
e4 41. Nh3 exf3+ 42. Kxf3 Nde4 43. Nf4+ Ke5 44. Nd3+ Kd4 45. Nb4 a5 46. Nc6+
Kd5 47. Ne7+ Kd6 48. Nc8+ Kc7 49. Na7 Nd6 50. Kf4 Nf7 51. Nb5+ Kd7 52. Nc3 Ke6
53. Bf2 Nd7 54. h4 h6 55. Bd4 g5+ 56. hxg5 hxg5+ 57. Ke3 Nd6 58. Kf3 Nc5 59.
Be3 g4+ 60. Kf4 Nd3+ 61. Kg5 Nf7+ 62. Kh5 Nc5 63. Ne2 Nxb3 64. Bxb6 Nd6 65. Kg6
Nc4 66. Bc7 Nc5 67. Nd4+ Kd7 68. Bxa5 f4 69. Be1 Nd3 70. Kg5 f3 71. Kxg4 Nce5+
72. Kf5 Nxe1 73. Nxf3 N5xf3 74. a5 Nd4+ 75. Kf6 Nef3 76. a6 Kc7 77. g4 Kb6 78.
g5 Nxg5 79. Kxg5 Kxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Huaian IMSA Basque 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2017.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. c3 O-O 8.
Bc2 c5 9. d4 Be6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bh4 Re8 13. Re1 Qb6 14. Qb1 Bf8
15. a4 Bd5 16. Rxe8 Rxe8 17. a5 Qc7 18. Qd1 Bc6 19. Bf5 g6 20. Bd3 Bg7 21. Qb3
Bd5 22. Bc4 Bxc4 23. Nxc4 Qc6 24. Ne3 Ne4 25. Rd1 Ndf6 26. Bxf6 Nxf6 27. h3 b5
28. axb6 axb6 29. d5 Qc7 30. Qb5 Rb8 31. Nd2 h5 32. Ndc4 Qe7 33. Qc6 Ne4 34.
Nxb6 Bh6 35. Nec4 Qh4 36. Rf1 Bf4 37. Qd7 Kg7 38. Nc8 Qf6 39. g3 Be5 40. h4 Rb3
41. Kg2 Bxc3 42. N8xd6 Nxd6 43. Nxd6 Qe5 44. Qxf7+ Kh6 45. Qf8+ Qg7 46. Qf4+
Kh7 47. bxc3 Rxc3 48. Ne4 Rb3 49. Ng5+ Kg8 50. Re1 Qd7 51. Qf6 Qxd5+ 52. Kh2
Rb8 53. Re7 1-0

[Event "Huaian IMSA Basque 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.14"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2017.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6 12. Ne3 Be7 13. c4 Nc7 14. d4 d5
15. cxd5 Bb4 16. Bd2 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Re5 Qd6 20. Bc4 Bd7
21. Rae1 b5 22. Bb3 a5 23. a3 a4 24. Ba2 Rae8 25. Qc3 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Re8 27.
Rxe8+ Bxe8 28. h3 h6 29. Bb1 Qe6 30. Qe3 Bd7 31. Qxe6 Bxe6 32. Be4 Bd7 33. h4
Kf8 34. f4 Ke7 35. Kf2 Kd6 36. Ke3 f6 37. g3 Be6 38. Bd3 Bd5 39. Kd2 Kc7 40.
Kc3 Kb6 41. Kb4 Bf3 42. Bc2 Bd5 43. Bd1 Be4 44. b3 axb3 45. Bxb3 Bf3 46. Bc2
Bd5 47. Bd1 Be4 48. Bb3 Bf3 49. Bc2 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Huaian IMSA Basque 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.14"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2017.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. O-O a6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. b3 Nge7 8. Bb2
Ng6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Nd5 exd5 11. exd5 O-O 12. dxc6 dxc6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. a4 a5
15. d3 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qd2 b6 18. Ne5 Qd6 19. Qf4 Bf5 20. Qf3 Rac8 21.
Nc4 Qc7 22. Qg3 Qxg3 23. hxg3 Rb8 24. Re7 Be6 25. Ne5 Rfc8 26. Re1 g5 27. Ra7
b5 28. Rxa5 c4 29. dxc4 bxc4 30. bxc4 Rb2 31. Rc5 Rxc2 32. a5 Ra2 33. Rc1 Kf8
34. Rxc6 Rxa5 35. Rxc8+ Bxc8 36. Nf3 Rc5 37. Nd2 Be6 38. f3 g4 39. Kf2 gxf3 40.
gxf3 Ke7 41. g4 f5 42. gxf5 Rxf5 43. Ke3 Ra5 44. Ne4 g5 45. Kd4 Rf5 46. Re1 Rf4
47. Ke3 Bxc4 48. Nxg5 Rh4 49. Ra1 Bd5 50. Ra6 Bxf3 51. Kxf3 Rh1 52. Kf4 Rf1+
53. Ke5 Re1+ 54. Ne4 Ke8 55. Kd5 Kf8 56. Ra7 Rd1+ 57. Ke6 Re1 58. Kf5 Rf1+ 59.
Kg6 Rg1+ 60. Ng5 Ke8 61. Kf6 Rf1+ 62. Ke5 Re1+ 63. Ne4 Kf8 64. Rh7 Ke8 65. Kd5
Kd8 66. Nf6 Rd1+ 67. Ke6 Re1+ 68. Kd6 Rd1+ 69. Nd5 Ke8 70. Re7+ Kf8 71. Re4 Kf7
72. Rf4+ Kg6 73. Rf3 Ra1 74. Ke6 Ra6+ 75. Ke5 Ra5 76. Rg3+ Kh5 77. Rg1 Kh4 78.
Kf4 Ra4+ 79. Kf3 Ra3+ 80. Ne3 Kh5 81. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Huaian IMSA Basque 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.15"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "2017.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 g5 6. Bg3 Nh5 7. Be5 f6 8. Bg3 f5
9. e3 d6 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. d5 Ne7 13. dxe6 Bxe6 14. O-O-O Nc6 15. Nd5
Nxg3 16. hxg3 Qd7 17. a3 Qf7 18. Be2 O-O-O 19. Rd2 Kb8 20. Rhd1 Rhe8 21. Qa4
Bd7 22. Qc2 Be6 23. Qa4 Bd7 24. Qc2 Qf8 25. Ne1 Be6 26. Bh5 Bf7 27. Bxf7 Qxf7
28. Nf3 Re4 29. Rd3 Ree8 30. Kb1 Qe6 31. Nb4 Nxb4 32. axb4 Qe4 33. Rd5 f4 34.
Qxe4 Rxe4 35. Nd2 Re6 36. gxf4 gxf4 37. e4 Rg8 38. Rf5 Be5 39. Rg1 Reg6 40. Nf3
Rxg2 41. Rf1 b6 42. Nxe5 dxe5 43. Rxe5 Rg1 44. Rxg1 Rxg1+ 45. Ka2 Rf1 46. Rh5
Rxf2 47. Rxh6 Re2 48. Re6 f3 49. Rf6 Rxe4 50. Rxf3 Rxc4 51. Kb3 Rh4 52. Kc3 Kb7
53. Rf6 Rh3+ 54. Kc2 Rh5 55. Kc3 Rd5 56. Rh6 Rd6 57. Rh5 Kc6 58. b3 Rd5 59. Rh3
Kb5 60. Rg3 Rh5 61. Rf3 Rg5 62. Rh3 a5 63. bxa5 Kxa5 64. Rh4 b5 65. Kb2 c5 66.
b4+ cxb4 67. Rh3 Ka4 68. Rf3 Rg2+ 69. Kb1 Rg1+ 70. Kb2 Rg2+ 71. Kb1 b3 72. Rf8
Kb4 73. Rh8 Rg4 74. Kb2 Rf4 75. Rg8 Rc4 76. Rh8 Rc2+ 77. Kb1 Rf2 78. Rg8 Rd2
79. Rh8 b2 80. Rh3 Kc4 81. Rg3 b4 82. Rh3 Re2 83. Rg3 Rh2 84. Rf3 Kb5 85. Rg3
Ka4 86. Rf3 b3 87. Rf4+ Ka3 88. Ra4+ Kxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Huaian IMSA Basque 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.15"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2017.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Ndb5 Qb8 10. f4 d6 11. Kh1 a6 12. Nd4 Qc7 13. Qe1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 b5
15. a3 Bb7 16. Qg3 Rad8 17. Rae1 Qd7 18. Bd3 Nh5 19. Qg4 Nf6 20. Qg3 Nh5 21.
Qg4 Nf6 22. Qg3 Nh5 23. Qg4 Nf6 24. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Huaian IMSA Basque 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.15"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2017.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Re1 a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 c5 14. Rab1 g5
15. Bg3 Ne8 16. d4 f6 17. Qd3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Ng7 19. Qc4+ Rf7 20. Rb7 exd4 21.
Qxd4 Ne6 22. Qd5 Qd7 23. Reb1 Re8 24. R1b6 Qa4 25. Rb2 Kg7 26. R7b4 Qd7 27. f3
Kh7 28. c4 Nc5 29. Rb8 Rff8 30. Rxe8 Qxe8 31. Bf2 Ne6 32. c5 dxc5 33. Bxc5 Rf7
34. Be3 Kg7 35. Qc4 Rd7 36. Bf2 Nf4 37. Bg3 Qe5 38. Rc2 Nxh3+ 39. Kh2 Nf4 40.
Qxa6 h5 41. Qc6 Re7 42. Rc5 Qd6 43. Qxd6 cxd6 44. Ra5 Kg6 45. Bxf4 gxf4 46. a4
Rc7 47. Ra6 Rc4 48. a5 Ra4 49. Ra8 Ra1 50. a6 Kg7 51. a7 Ra2 52. Kg1 Kh7 53.
Kf1 Kg7 54. Ke1 Kh7 55. Kd1 Kg7 56. Kc1 Kh7 57. Kb1 Ra6 58. Kb2 Kg7 59. Kb3 Kh7
60. Kc4 Kg7 61. Kb5 Ra2 62. Kc6 Ra1 63. Kd5 Ra6 64. Ke6 Ra5 65. Kxd6 Kh7 66.
Ke7 Kg7 67. Ke6 Re5+ 68. Kd6 Ra5 69. Kc6 Ra2 70. Kd5 Ra6 71. Kd4 Ra5 72. Kc3
Ra4 73. Kd2 Ra3 74. Ke2 Ra2+ 75. Kf1 Ra1+ 76. Kf2 Ra3 77. Kg1 Ra2 78. Kh2 Ra1
79. g3 fxg3+ 80. Kxg3 Rg1+ 81. Kh2 Ra1 82. f4 1-0

[Event "Huaian IMSA Basque 2nd"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2017.12.15"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "308"]
[EventDate "2017.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ng3 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bb3 h6 19. Nh4 a5 20. a3 Nb6 21. Ng6 axb4
22. cxb4 d5 23. Nxf8 Kxf8 24. Bxh6 gxh6 25. Qc1 Re6 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Qg5+ Kh8
28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Bxd5 Nbxd5 30. Rxe5 Qg8 31. Rxd5 Nxd5 32. Qxd5 Rae8 33. Qxb5
Qg7 34. Rf1 Re1 35. Kh2 Qe5 36. Qxe5+ R8xe5 37. Rxe1 Rxe1 38. Nf5 f6 39. Nd6
Rd1 40. Nb5 Kg7 41. Kg3 Rd5 42. Nc7 Rd3+ 43. Kf4 Rxa3 44. f3 Kf7 45. Ke4 Rc3
46. Nd5 Rc2 47. g4 Rh2 48. Nf4 Rb2 49. Nd5 Rh2 50. b5 Rxh3 51. b6 Rh1 52. Nc3
Ke6 53. Kd4 Kd6 54. Ne4+ Kc6 55. Nxf6 Kxb6 56. Ke5 Kc7 57. g5 Kd8 58. g6 Rg1
59. Kf5 Ke7 60. Nh7 Rg2 61. f4 Rg1 62. Ng5 Kf8 63. Kf6 Ra1 64. f5 Kg8 65. Nh7
Ra6+ 66. Kg5 Ra5 67. Nf6+ Kg7 68. Nh5+ Kg8 69. Ng3 Kg7 70. Nh5+ Kg8 71. Nf4 Kg7
72. Ne6+ Kg8 73. Kf6 Ra6 74. Kg5 Ra5 75. Nd8 Kg7 76. Nc6 Rc5 77. Nd4 Ra5 78.
Ne6+ Kg8 79. Kg4 Ra4+ 80. Nf4 Kg7 81. Kg5 Ra5 82. Nh5+ Kg8 83. Nf6+ Kg7 84.
Ne8+ Kg8 85. Nc7 Kg7 86. Ne6+ Kg8 87. Kf6 Ra6 88. Kg5 Ra5 89. Nc7 Rc5 90. Ne8
Ra5 91. Kf6 Ra1 92. Nd6 Rb1 93. Nc8 Rg1 94. Ne7+ Kf8 95. Nc6 Kg8 96. Ne5 Ra1
97. Kg5 Ra5 98. Nc6 Rc5 99. Nd8 Ra5 100. Kf6 Ra6+ 101. Ne6 Ra1 102. Nc7 Rc1
103. Nd5 Rg1 104. Ke7 Re1+ 105. Kf6 Rg1 106. Nc7 Rc1 107. Ne6 Ra1 108. Nc7 Rc1
109. Nd5 Rg1 110. Nb6 Ra1 111. Nc8 Rg1 112. Nd6 Ra1 113. Ke5 Re1+ 114. Kf6 Ra1
115. Nb7 Rb1 116. Nc5 Rc1 117. Nd3 Ra1 118. Nf4 Ra2 119. Nd5 Rg2 120. Nf4 Rg1
121. Nd3 Rd1 122. Ne5 Ra1 123. Kg5 Ra5 124. Nf3 Kg7 125. Nd4 Rd5 126. Ne6+ Kg8
127. Kf4 Rd1 128. f6 Rf1+ 129. Ke5 Rf2 130. Nf4 Rf1 131. Kf5 Kf8 132. Kg5 Rg1+
133. Kf5 Rf1 134. Ke5 Kg8 135. Nd5 Rg1 136. Ke6 Kf8 137. Nf4 Re1+ 138. Kd5 Rf1
139. Ke4 Re1+ 140. Kf5 Rf1 141. Kg4 Rg1+ 142. Kh5 Rh1+ 143. Kg5 Rg1+ 144. Kf5
Rf1 145. Ke5 Re1+ 146. Kd6 Rd1+ 147. Ke6 Re1+ 148. Kf5 Rf1 149. f7 Kg7 150. Ke4
Re1+ 151. Kd5 Rf1 152. Ke5 Re1+ 153. Kd6 Rf1 154. Ke5 Re1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Be7 8. a3
O-O 9. Nf4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb6 11. Bd3 f5 12. h4 Bd7 13. Kf1 Rc8 14. b3 a5 15.
Bd2 a4 16. bxa4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Bc3 Na5 19. d5 Nb3 20. d6 Bxh4 21. Nxh4
Nxa1 22. Qxa1 g5 23. Nhg6 hxg6 24. Nxg6 Kg7 25. Nxf8 Qxf8 26. Qd1 Qf7 27. f3
Rh8 28. Rxh8 Kxh8 29. Qd4 Kg7 30. Qxc4 Bc6 31. a5 f4 32. a6 Qd7 33. Kf2 Bb5 34.
axb7 Bxc4 35. b8=Q Qa4 36. Qb7+ Kh6 37. Qe4 Qb3 38. d7 Bd5 39. Qd4 Qa2+ 40. Qd2
1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. Re1
b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 d4 11. h3 Nd7 12. Nb3 Nb6 13. cxd4 exd4 14. Bf4 a5 15. a3
a4 16. Nbd2 Na5 17. Nf1 c5 18. g4 Be6 19. Ng3 Re8 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Qd2 Nb3 22.
Bxb3 axb3 23. Rad1 Na4 24. Ng5 Qd7 25. Kh2 Rad8 26. Rg1 c4 27. dxc4 Bxf5 28.
gxf5 bxc4 29. Rg3 Nc5 30. f6 g6 31. e5 Qf5 32. Rf3 h6 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 Bf5 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Nf3 e6 9. c4 N5f6 10. Nh4 Bg6 11. Bf4 Ne4 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. g3 Bd6 14. Be3 Qc7
15. c5 Be7 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 O-O 18. Bf3 Rfd8 19. Qa4 e5 20. Rab1 Bf6 21.
Rfd1 Re8 22. d5 b5 23. cxb6 axb6 24. Qxc6 Qa7 25. Bg4 Nf8 26. d6 Qxa2 27. d7
Reb8 28. Rxb6 Rd8 29. Qd5 Qc2 30. c4 Ra4 31. Rc6 Ra3 32. Rc8 Ra2 33. Qd3 Qb2
34. Rb1 Ra1 35. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 36. Kg2 Qa6 37. Qd5 Ne6 38. Rxd8+ Nxd8 39. c5 Kf8
40. Bf3 Ne6 41. c6 Bd8 42. Qd6+ Kg8 43. Qxe5 Qd3 44. h4 Bc7 45. Qd5 Qc2 46. Be4
Qc3 47. Bxg6 Nd8 48. Be4 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. d4 Bf6 11. Re1 d5 12. Bd3 c6 13. Ne2 g6 14. c3 Ng7
15. Ng3 Re8 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3 d5 6. Qe2 Qe7 7. O-O Nd6 8.
Re1 Qxe2 9. Rxe2+ Be7 10. Nc3 Be6 11. b4 Bf6 12. Rb1 O-O 13. a4 Nd7 14. Nb5
Nxb5 15. axb5 Bg4 16. Re3 a6 17. bxa6 bxa6 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 Ne5 20. Rg3
Rfb8 21. Bf1 c5 22. Ra3 Rxb4 23. Rxb4 cxb4 24. Rxa6 Rc8 25. Bb2 Nf3+ 26. gxf3
Bxb2 27. Rd6 g6 28. Bd3 Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kuzubov, Yuriy"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 Bb7 11. h4 Qc7 12. Bf4 Rfc8 13. Ne3 Qd8 14. Ng4 Bf8 15.
Bg5 Qe8 16. c3 h6 17. Bf4 a5 18. Qd2 b4 19. c4 Ne7 20. h5 Nf5 21. Ne3 Nxe3 22.
Qxe3 dxc4 23. dxc4 Rd8 24. g4 Nb6 25. Rac1 Qd7 26. g5 Qd3 27. gxh6 Qxe3 28.
Bxe3 gxh6 29. Nh2 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Kh7 31. Ng4 Bg7 32. Kf3 Nd7 33. Bf4 Nb6 34. Rg1
a4 35. Be3 Nd7 36. Ke4 b3 37. axb3 axb3 38. Rgd1 Rac8 39. Rd3 f5+ 40. exf6
Nxf6+ 41. Nxf6+ Bxf6 42. Rxb3 Rb8 43. Rxb8 Rxb8 44. Bxc5 Rxb2 45. Bd4 Bxd4 46.
Kxd4 Kg7 47. c5 Rd2+ 48. Ke5 Re2+ 49. Kd6 Kf6 50. c6 Rd2+ 51. Kc7 Ke7 52. Rg1
Rxf2 53. Rg7+ Kf8 54. Rh7 e5 55. Kd6 Rd2+ 56. Kxe5 Ke8 57. Rxh6 Ke7 58. Rh7+
Kd8 59. Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nge2 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 b5 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8.
O-O Qc7 9. Re1 Be7 10. Qd2 Nf6 11. Qg5 Kf8 12. Bf4 Qd8 13. e5 Nd5 14. Qg3 Nxf4
15. Qxf4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nc6 17. Be4 Nxe5 18. Qg3 Nc6 19. Bxc6 dxc6 20. Rad1 Qe8
21. Qf3 Kg8 22. Ne4 h5 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Rc8 25. Re5 Rd8 26. Qd3 Rxd6 27.
Qxd6 Rh6 28. h4 Rf6 29. Rxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ponkratov, Pavel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
h4 Qe6 9. g3 d6 10. c4 Nb6 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. Bg2 O-O 13. Qxe6 Bxe6 14. Bxc6
Rab8 15. Nd2 Nxc4 16. Nxc4 Bxc4 17. Kd2 Rb6 18. Ba4 Be5 19. Rd1 Rd8+ 20. Ke3
Rxd1 21. Bxd1 g6 22. Ke4 Re6 23. Kf3 Bd5+ 24. Kg4 h5+ 25. Kh3 Bd4 26. Bb3 Bxb3
27. axb3 Bxf2 28. Bf4 Re2 29. Bxc7 Rxb2 30. Rd1 Kf8 31. Rd3 f5 32. Be5 Ra2 33.
Bd4 Bxd4 34. Rxd4 Ke7 35. Rd3 a5 36. Rd5 Ke6 37. Rb5 Kd6 38. Rb6+ Ke5 39. Rxg6
Ra3 40. Rb6 Ke4 41. Rb5 Ra2 42. Rc5 Ra3 43. Rb5 Ra2 44. Rc5 Ra3 45. Kg2 Ra2+
46. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nd6 8.
Re1 O-O 9. Bf4 Re8 10. b3 Nc6 11. c3 g6 12. Nbd2 Bf5 13. Nf1 Qd7 14. Ne3 Be6
15. Qc2 f5 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Nf7 18. Bf4 g5 19. Be5 Nfxe5 20. dxe5 Rf8 21.
Rad1 Qf7 22. Bf1 Rad8 23. c4 dxc4 24. Bxc4 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 Qe6 26. Qc3 f4 27. a4
a6 28. h3 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 f3 30. Qd2 fxg2 31. Qxg5+ Kh8 32. Rd3 b5 33. axb5 axb5
34. Nd2 Qxe5 35. Qxe5+ Nxe5 36. Re3 Ng6 37. Kxg2 Nf4+ 38. Kg3 Nh5+ 39. Kg2 Nf4+
40. Kg3 Nh5+ 41. Kg2 Nf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Re1 Qb6 11. Qe4 dxe5 12. dxe5 Bc5 13. Rf1 Nd4 14. Nbd2 f5
15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Qh4 Nf5 17. Qh3 Nd6 18. Bxe6+ Bxe6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Nc4 Nxc4
21. Qxc4 Rae8 22. Bg5 Ne4 23. Bh4 Qxb2 24. Rab1 Qc3 25. Qxc3 Nxc3 26. Rxb7 Nxa2
27. Rd1 Rb8 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Bg3 Nc3 30. Re1 Rb1 31. Rxb1 Nxb1 32. Kf1 Nc3 33.
Be5 Ne4 34. Nd4 Bd6 35. Bxd6 Nxd6 36. Nc6 a6 37. Ke2 g5 38. Kd3 Kg7 39. Kd4 Kf6
40. Kd5 Nf5 41. Nb8 a5 42. Nd7+ Ke7 43. Nc5 Nh4 44. g3 Nf3 45. h3 Kf6 46. Ke4
Ng1 47. h4 g4 48. Nd7+ Kg7 49. Kf4 h5 50. Kg5 Nh3+ 51. Kxh5 Nxf2 52. Kg5 a4 53.
Nc5 a3 54. Kf5 a2 55. Nb3 Kh6 56. Kf4 Kg6 57. Ke3 Nh1 58. Kf4 Kh5 59. Na1 Nf2
60. Ke3 Nh3 61. Kd2 Ng1 62. Nc2 Nf3+ 63. Kc3 Ne1 64. Na1 Ng2 65. Kb2 Nxh4 66.
Kxa2 Nf5 67. Nc2 Kg5 68. Kb3 Kf6 69. Kc4 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 d5 7. d3 d4 8. e5
Nd5 9. c4 dxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. c4 Nb6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Ne4 Nd7 14. Bf4 b6 15.
g3 Bb7 16. Bg2 Qc7 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. exd6 Qb8 19. Rb1 Re8 20. Rxb6 Nxb6 21. d7
Qa7 22. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 23. Ng5 Nd8 24. Qh5 h6 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Nd7 27. Rb1
Nf6 28. Qe5 Nxe4 29. Qxe4 Qd7 30. Rb6 e5 31. Be3 Ne6 32. Rxa6 Nf4 33. Bxf4 exf4
34. Ra8 Rxa8 35. Qxa8+ Kh7 36. Qe4+ Kg8 37. Qa8+ Kh7 38. Qd5 Qa4 39. Qf5+ Kg8
40. Qc8+ Kh7 41. Qf5+ Kg8 42. Kg2 Qxa2 43. Qc8+ Kh7 44. Qf5+ Kg8 45. Qc8+ Kh7
46. Qxc5 fxg3 47. Qf5+ Kg8 48. Qc8+ Kh7 49. Qf5+ Kg8 50. hxg3 Qa8+ 51. Qe4 Qc8
52. Qd5 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kravtsiv, Martyn"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 h6 7. b4 Bb6 8. Nbd2
Ne7 9. Bb3 c6 10. d4 Ng6 11. Nc4 O-O 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Bxd8 14. Ncxe5 Nxe5
15. Nxe5 Nxe4 16. Re1 Nf6 17. Ba3 Bc7 18. Ng6 Rd8 19. Re7 Bd6 20. Bxf7+ Kh7 21.
Ree1 Rd7 22. Be6 Kxg6 23. Bxd7 Bxd7 24. Rad1 Bf8 25. Bb2 Kf7 26. a3 Be6 27. h3
b5 28. Bc1 a5 29. Bf4 Bd5 30. Be5 Nd7 31. Bd4 a4 32. Re3 Re8 33. Rxe8 Kxe8 34.
f3 Kf7 35. Kf2 Be7 36. g3 Nf6 37. Re1 Ne8 38. h4 h5 39. Be5 g6 40. Rd1 Nd6 41.
Bxd6 Bxd6 42. Re1 Be7 43. Ke3 Bf6 44. Rc1 Ke6 45. Rc2 Kf5 46. Rc1 Be5 47. Kf2
Bc7 48. Re1 Kf6 49. Rd1 Be5 50. Rd3 Bc4 51. Re3 Bc7 52. Kg2 Bd6 53. Kf2 c5 54.
Kg2 cxb4 55. cxb4 Be5 56. g4 Bd4 57. Re8 Bb2 58. Re3 Bb3 59. gxh5 gxh5 60. f4
Bxa3 61. Re5 Bb2 62. Rxb5 a3 63. Rxh5 a2 64. Ra5 a1=Q 65. Rxa1 Bxa1 66. Kf3 Bc3
67. b5 Ba4 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qb3 e6 9. Bb5 Bg7 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Na4 Qd6 13. Re1 Rb8 14. Qd1
Ne7 15. Bd2 Nf5 16. Bc3 Rd8 17. Nc5 Nxd4 18. Ne4 Qd5 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Qa4 Qb5
21. Qxd4 Rxd4 22. Bxd4 f5 23. Nf6+ Kf7 24. Nxh7 c5 25. Bc3 Rb7 26. Re3 Re7 27.
Ng5+ Ke8 28. Rae1 e5 29. Bxe5 Bb7 30. a3 Kd7 31. f3 Kc8 32. Nh3 Qa4 33. b4 c4
34. Nf2 g5 35. h3 f4 36. Rc3 Bd5 37. Ng4 Kb7 38. Kh2 Qc6 39. Rd1 Qe6 40. Bf6
Rd7 41. Bxg5 Bc6 42. Rxd7+ Bxd7 43. Bxf4 Ba4 44. Re3 Qd7 45. Be5 Bc2 46. Bc3
Ka6 47. Ne5 Qf5 48. Kg1 Kb5 49. Kf2 Qg5 50. g3 Qf5 51. Kg2 Bd3 52. h4 Ka4 53.
h5 Kb3 54. Bd4 Kc2 55. h6 Qh7 56. Ng4 Kd2 57. Re6 Bf5 58. Be3+ Kd3 59. Nf2+ Kc2
60. Rc6 Kb3 61. g4 Qd7 62. Ra6 Bb1 63. Rxa7 Qe6 64. Bf4 c3 65. h7 Qf6 66. Kg3
Qh8 67. b5 Bxh7 68. b6 c2 69. b7 Ka2 70. Ra8 Qa1 71. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. Bxc6
bxc6 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Bb6 11. Qc2 c5 12. d5 Re8 13. b3 Bg4 14. Bb2 Bh5 15.
Rae1 Bg6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Nc4 Ba7 18. Qd3 h6 19. Re3 Rad8 20. g3 Bh7 21. Rfe1
g5 22. Qe2 Kg7 23. Rd1 Qg6 24. Re1 Qf6 25. Kg2 g4 26. Nh4 Qg5 27. f4 gxf3+ 28.
Qxf3 Qf6 29. Qe2 Qg5 30. Rf1 Kg8 31. Nf5 Rxe4 32. Nxh6+ Qxh6 33. Rxe4 Bxe4+ 34.
Qxe4 Kf8 35. Re1 Qf6 36. Re2 Bb6 37. h4 Kg7 38. Rf2 Qg6 39. Rf5 Kf8 40. h5 Qh7
41. g4 Re8 42. Qf3 Kg8 43. Kh3 Re1 44. Qf4 Kf8 45. Qg5 Qh8 46. Rf3 Qg7 47.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 48. g5 Rd1 49. Ne3 Rh1+ 50. Kg4 c4 51. Nf5+ Kf8 52. bxc4 Rg1+ 53.
Rg3 Rc1 54. g6 fxg6 55. hxg6 Rxc4+ 56. Kh5 Bd4 57. Rg4 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.28"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2017.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O Re8 8. c4
c6 9. Nc3 e5 10. d5 cxd5 11. cxd5 e4 12. Nd4 e3 13. f4 Ng4 14. Nc2 Ndf6 15. Qe1
Bf5 16. Nd4 Be4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Ne6 fxe6 19. Bxg7 Nd2 20. Bb2 Nxf1 21. Qxf1
e5 22. Qf3 h5 23. h3 e4 24. Qf1 Nh6 25. Kh2 Rc8 26. Rc1 Nf5 27. Qe1 Qe7 28. Rc4
Rxc4 29. bxc4 Rc8 30. Qc3 Kh7 31. a4 b6 32. Ba1 a6 33. Qb2 g5 34. Qb1 Rxc4 35.
Qb2 Rc8 36. Bxe4 Qxe4 37. Qf6 Rg8 38. fxg5 h4 39. Kg1 Qb1+ 40. Kg2 Qe4+ 41. Kg1
hxg3 42. h4 Qb1+ 43. Kg2 Qe4+ 44. Kg1 Qb1+ 45. Kg2 Nxh4+ 46. Kxg3 Qe1+ 47. Kh3
Qh1+ 48. Kg4 Qe4+ 49. Kh5 Qg6+ 50. Kxh4 Qxf6 51. Bxf6 Kg6 52. Kg4 b5 53. axb5
axb5 54. Kf4 Re8 55. Bc3 Rc8 56. Bf6 Rc5 57. Kxe3 Rxd5 58. Ke4 Rd1 59. Kf3 b4
60. e4 Re1 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grigoriants, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 a6 8.
Bxc6+ bxc6 9. c4 e6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. c5 Bc7 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Na4 Rb8
15. Nb6 Nc8 16. Nxc8 Qxc8 17. b3 a5 18. Rab1 Rb4 19. Rfd1 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Qb8 21.
Qe3 h6 22. a3 Rb5 23. Qc3 Qb7 24. Rd3 Rb8 25. Rg3 Qe7 26. Qe3 Qf6 27. Qc3 Qf5
28. Rb2 Qf4 29. Rf3 Qg5 30. Rg3 Qf4 31. Rf3 Qg5 32. Rg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 h6 8. h3 O-O
9. Re1 a5 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. b3 Bxc4 12. bxc4 Nd7 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. d4 Re8 15. Rb1
Qf6 16. Qd3 exd4 17. cxd4 Nb4 18. Qd1 Qe6 19. Nbd2 f5 20. Rb3 fxe4 21. Rxe4 Qf7
22. Rg4 Nf6 23. Rg3 c6 24. Nh4 Qh5 25. Ndf3 Re4 26. Bxh6 Qxh6 27. Nf5 Qf4 28.
Nxg7 Kh8 29. Kh2 Rg8 30. Nd2 Rxd4 31. Rbf3 Qxd2 32. Qxd2 Rxd2 33. Rxf6 Rxg7 34.
Rf8+ Kh7 35. Rgf3 Nd3 36. R8f5 Rxf2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nd7 12. Re1 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nd4 Nb6
15. Bb3 Bg6 16. Qf3 Re8 17. Be3 Qd7 18. Rad1 Be4 19. Qg3 Bd6 20. Bf4 Bxf4 21.
Qxf4 Bd5 22. Nf5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. h3 Bxb3 26. axb3 g6 27.
Ne3 Nd7 28. Qc7 b5 29. Qxa7 Qe6 30. Qa8+ Kg7 31. Qd5 Qxd5 32. Nxd5 Nc5 33. b4
Ne6 34. Kf1 f5 35. Ke2 Kf7 36. Kd3 g5 37. c4 bxc4+ 38. Kxc4 Ke8 39. b5 Kd7 40.
Nf6+ Kd6 41. Nxh7 g4 42. hxg4 fxg4 43. Nf6 g3 44. Ne4+ Ke5 45. Nxg3 Nf4 46. b6
Kd6 47. Ne4+ Kc6 48. g3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 c5 8. Nc3
e6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qd2 Ne7 12. Rfd1 d5 13. cxd5 Nexd5 14. Rac1 Rc8
15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Qf4 Rxc1 17. Qxc1 Qa5 18. Qa1 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nh5 20. Rd7 Bxb2
21. Qxb2 Ng7 22. b4 Qa4 23. Rc7 Nf5 24. Kg2 a5 25. bxa5 bxa5 26. Ra7 Nd4 27.
Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. c4 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 b6 8. Ba3 Ne4
9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e3 Ba6 12. Re1 Nd7 13. Qc1 c5 14. Qa3 Bb7 15.
dxc5 bxc5 16. Nbd2 Ndf6 17. Rad1 Ng4 18. Nc4 Qe7 19. Na5 Ngxf2 20. Ra1 Nd3 21.
Rf1 Rae8 22. Nxb7 Qxb7 23. Rad1 c4 24. bxc4 dxc4 25. Nd4 Qb6 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27.
Qc3 Qc5 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Rf1 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Qd5 31. Ke2 Qh5+ 32. Kf1 Qf7+ 33.
Kg2 h6 34. Qa5 Kh7 35. Qa6 c3 36. Qc8 Qxa2+ 37. Kh3 Nf2+ 38. Kg2 Nd1+ 39. Kg1
Nxe3 40. Qh3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. dxe5 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8.
Bxc6+ bxc6 9. e6 fxe6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qe2 e5 12. Nbd2 e4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Qd5 15. Re1 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qxe4 17. Rxe4 O-O-O 18. Be3 a5 19. Ra4 Rd5 20. c4 Rf5
21. c5 g6 22. Rxa5 Bg7 23. Rd1 Kb7 24. Rd3 Rb8 25. Bc1 Kc8 26. b3 e6 27. Kg2
Bf8 28. Be3 Be7 29. a3 Rd5 30. Rxd5 exd5 31. b4 Bf6 32. Ra7 Bb2 33. Bf4 Rb7 34.
Ra8+ Rb8 35. Ra7 Rb7 36. Ra6 Kd7 37. Kf1 Bd4 38. Ke2 h5 39. Bg3 Bb2 40. Kd3 Bf6
41. Ra8 Bd8 42. Be5 Rb5 43. Bd4 Rb7 44. Kc3 Bg5 45. Kc2 Bf4 46. Bc3 Ke6 47. Kd3
Bh2 48. a4 d4 49. Kxd4 Bg1 50. Kc4 Bxf2 51. a5 Rb5 52. a6 Kd7 53. a7 Rb7 54.
Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Qc2 Nh6 6. Bd3 f5 7. Nge2 Bd6 8. f3
O-O 9. O-O Nf6 10. h3 Kh8 11. e4 fxe4 12. fxe4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. Kh1 Qe7 15.
Bg5 Bd7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. d5 Bc8 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Qa4 Qb7 20. Rd2 Be7 21. Rxd8
Bxd8 22. Qc2 Nf7 23. Be3 Bb6 24. Bc1 Qe7 25. b3 h6 26. Na4 Bd4 27. Bd3 c5 28.
Ba3 Rd8 29. Nxd4 exd4 30. Bxc5 Qe8 31. Qd2 Ng5 32. Bxa7 Ngxe4 33. Qe1 Bb7 34.
Nc5 Ba8 35. Bb6 Rd6 36. Bc7 Qc6 37. Nxe4 Qxc7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qd5 8.
Nd2 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. e4 Qd7 11. a4 a6 12. Rb1 Na5 13. Ba3 Ne7 14. Be2 O-O 15.
O-O Rfb8 16. Bb4 Nac6 17. Bc5 Bc8 18. f4 Na5 19. Bb4 Nac6 20. Bc5 Na5 21. Bb4
Nac6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nc3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4
Bb7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O Ne4 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Qe2 c5 13. Ba6 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Qc7
15. Bb2 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Nf8 17. Ne5 Ne6 18. Bd3 Bf8 19. h4 Qe7 20. Qg4 Qf6 21. g3
g6 22. Bf1 cxd4 23. exd4 h5 24. Qe2 Bh6 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Bh3 Re8 27. Re1 Bc8
28. Qb5 Nc7 29. Qf1 Bxh3 30. Qxh3 Qe6 31. Qxe6 Rxe6 32. Rd1 f6 33. Nd3 Kf7 34.
Kf1 Rc6 35. Bc1 Bxc1 36. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 37. Nxc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. h3 h6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 c5 7. g4 Bh7 8. Bd3 cxd4
9. exd4 Nc6 10. Bxh7 Nxh7 11. Qd2 Qg5 12. f4 Qh4+ 13. Kf1 Bd6 14. Kg2 Qf6 15.
Nge2 h5 16. Raf1 hxg4 17. hxg4 Qg6 18. Rh4 O-O-O 19. Rfh1 Be7 20. f5 exf5 21.
Nf4 Qg5 22. Rxh7 Qxg4+ 23. Kf1 Rxh7 24. Rxh7 Bg5 25. Bc1 Qf3+ 26. Qf2 Qxc3 27.
Ne2 Qxc2 28. Bxg5 Re8 29. Ng3 Qd3+ 30. Kg2 Nxd4 31. Rh1 f6 32. Bf4 g5 33. Rc1+
Kd8 34. Bc7+ Kd7 35. Ba5 f4 36. Rc7+ Kd6 37. Qxd4 Qxg3+ 38. Kf1 Qf3+ 39. Kg1
Qg3+ 40. Kf1 Qh3+ 41. Kg1 Qg3+ 42. Kf1 Qf3+ 43. Kg1 b6 44. Qxf6+ Kxc7 45. Qf7+
Kd8 46. Qf6+ Kd7 47. Qf5+ Re6 48. Qf7+ Re7 49. Qf5+ Kc7 50. Bb4 Qg3+ 51. Kf1
Qf3+ 52. Kg1 Qe3+ 53. Kf1 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2837"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Ne4 8. Qa4
Nxc3 9. bxc3 c6 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O Bf6 12. e4 e5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 dxe4
15. Bxe4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Rxe5 17. Rfe1 Qe7 18. f4 Qxc5+ 19. Kh1 Re7 20. Qc2 g6
21. h3 Bd7 22. Bf3 Rae8 23. Rxe7 Rxe7 24. Qd2 Qe3 25. Qd6 Qxc3 26. Rd1 Re1+ 27.
Rxe1 Qxe1+ 28. Kh2 Qe8 29. h4 Be6 30. h5 Bxa2 31. Qd4 Qe7 32. Qxa7 Bd5 33. Bxd5
cxd5 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Kg3 Qe1+ 36. Kh3 Qe6+ 37. Kg3 b6 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Qc7
Qe3+ 40. Kh2 b5 41. Qd6 d4 42. g3 d3 43. Qa3 Qd4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nb5 Na6 6. h3 c6 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. Rb1
O-O 9. Bd3 Nb4 10. Nf3 Nxd3+ 11. cxd3 Bf5 12. g4 Be6 13. b4 a5 14. b5 a4 15.
bxc6 Qxc6 16. Nb5 Rfc8 17. O-O h5 18. g5 Nd7 19. Kh2 Bf5 20. Nh4 Be6 21. Qd2
Qc2 22. Rfd1 b6 23. Na3 Qc3 24. Nb5 Qc2 25. Na3 Qc3 26. Nb5 Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "189"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb2 e6 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Ne5 Nfd7 8. Nxg6
hxg6 9. Bg2 Nf6 10. c4 c6 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Nc3 Bd6 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. O-O O-O 15.
d4 Bb4 16. Qc2 a6 17. Ne2 Rac8 18. Nf4 Bd6 19. Rfe1 Rfd8 20. Nd3 e5 21. dxe5
Nxe5 22. Nf4 dxc4 23. bxc4 Ba3 24. Bd4 Bb4 25. Rf1 Bc5 26. Qb3 g5 27. Bxe5 Qxe5
28. Nd3 Qe7 29. Nxc5 Qxc5 30. Qxb7 Qxc4 31. Rxd8+ Rxd8 32. Qxc6 Qxa2 33. Qc5 a5
34. Qxg5 a4 35. Qa5 Rd2 36. Bf3 Nh7 37. g5 Nf8 38. h4 a3 39. h5 g6 40. h6 Qb2
41. Qa8 Qe5 42. h7+ Kxh7 43. Qxf8 Qxg5+ 44. Bg2 a2 45. Qxf7+ Kh6 46. Qf8+ Kh7
47. Qf7+ Kh6 48. Ra1 Qb5 49. Qf4+ Kg7 50. Qc7+ Kh6 51. Qf4+ Kg7 52. Bf1 Qb2 53.
Qc7+ Kh6 54. Qc1 Rxf2 55. Qxb2 Rxb2 56. Bd3 g5 57. e4 Kg7 58. e5 Kf8 59. Bf5
Rb5 60. Rxa2 Rxe5 61. Bg4 Ke7 62. Kf2 Kd6 63. Kf3 Rc5 64. Ke4 Rc4+ 65. Kf5 Rf4+
66. Kxg5 Rd4 67. Bf5 Ke5 68. Re2+ Kd6 69. Kf6 Rd5 70. Be4 Rd4 71. Kf5 Kc5 72.
Ke5 Rc4 73. Rd2 Rc3 74. Rd8 Kc4 75. Bd5+ Kc5 76. Ke4 Kb6 77. Kd4 Rc7 78. Rb8+
Ka7 79. Rb1 Ka6 80. Ke5 Ka7 81. Kd6 Rc3 82. Bc6 Ka6 83. Kc7 Ka5 84. Rb8 Rc5 85.
Kd6 Rc1 86. Rb5+ Ka6 87. Kc7 Rc3 88. Rh5 Rc1 89. Rh8 Ka5 90. Rh4 Ra1 91. Rc4
Ka6 92. Rc5 Ra3 93. Rh5 Ra1 94. Rh8 Ka5 95. Ra8+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. Qd1
Qc7 9. Nf3 b6 10. a4 h6 11. a5 Ba6 12. axb6 axb6 13. Bd3 Qb7 14. Rb1 Bxd3 15.
cxd3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nbc6 17. Nb5 Nxe5 18. O-O Kg8 19. Re1 N5g6 20. Qf3 Nf5 21.
g3 Kh7 22. h4 Rhd8 23. h5 Nf8 24. Bf4 Kg8 25. g4 Ne7 26. c4 Qd7 27. Bg3 Nh7 28.
Qe3 dxc4 29. dxc4 Qc6 30. Bh4 Rd7 31. Rec1 Qc5 32. Qxc5 bxc5 33. Rd1 Rxd1+ 34.
Rxd1 Nc6 35. Bg3 Nf6 36. f3 Ra4 37. Rd6 Na5 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Nd6 Ra1+ 40. Kf2
Rd1 41. Ke2 Rd4 42. Be5 Nc6 43. Bxd4 Nxd8 44. Bxc5 Nd7 45. Bd4 f5 46. Ne8 e5
47. Bc3 fxg4 48. fxg4 Kg8 49. Ke3 Kf7 50. Nd6+ Ke6 51. Nf5 Kf6 52. Bb4 Ne6 53.
Be7+ Kf7 54. Bh4 Nb6 55. Nd6+ Kf8 56. Ke4 Nd7 57. Kd5 Nec5 58. Kc6 e4 59. Nxe4
Nxe4 60. Kxd7 g6 61. Ke6 gxh5 62. gxh5 Ke8 63. Ke5 Nc5 64. Kd5 Nd3 65. Bg3 Kd7
66. c5 Nb4+ 67. Ke5 Nd3+ 68. Kd4 Nb4 69. Bf4 Nc6+ 70. Ke4 Ne7 71. Bxh6 Ke6 72.
Be3 Nf5 73. h6 Nh4 74. h7 Ng6 75. Bd4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6 12. Ne3 Be7 13. Qe2 Bg5 14. Nf5
d5 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. d4 Bxc1 18. Raxc1 Nd6 19. Qg4 Qa5 20. a3 Rce8
21. c3 Qb6 22. Qf4 Qd8 23. Bd3 Kg8 24. h4 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Re5 h6 27. h5
a5 28. g4 Kf8 29. Kg2 a4 30. g5 hxg5 31. Rxg5 Re6 32. Re5 Qf6 33. Qe3 b5 34.
Qg3 Re7 35. Qe3 Re6 36. Qg3 Re7 37. Qe3 Re6 38. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 b4
9. a5 O-O 10. Be3 h6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. c3 Bf8 13. h3 Rb8 14. Re1 bxc3 15. bxc3
d5 16. Qc2 Be6 17. Ba4 Bd7 18. Qa2 dxe4 19. dxe4 Bd6 20. Bb3 Be6 21. Bxe6 Rxe6
22. Qc4 Bf8 23. Qa4 Rb5 24. Reb1 Rxa5 25. Qc4 Qc8 26. Ra4 Rxa4 27. Qxa4 Nd7 28.
Qc4 Ne7 29. Nh4 Rc6 30. Qd3 Nc5 31. Qc2 Ne6 32. Nf5 Nxf5 33. exf5 Nd4 34. Qe4
Rxc3 35. Bxd4 exd4 36. Qxd4 Rc6 37. g4 Rd6 38. Qc3 Qd7 39. Nf3 Rd1+ 40. Rxd1
Qxd1+ 41. Kg2 c5 42. Qc4 Qd6 43. h4 a5 44. g5 hxg5 45. hxg5 g6 46. f6 Qc6 47.
Qc3 a4 48. Kg1 Qe4 49. Ne5 a3 50. f3 Qd4+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Onischuk, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "202"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 7. Bb3 Ba7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Bc2 d5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Ng3 Qd6 15.
Nh4 Ne7 16. Qe2 Qd7 17. Ne4 Qe6 18. a4 Rad8 19. a5 g5 20. Nf3 Nxe4 21. Be3 Nc5
22. b4 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Nxd3 24. Bxa7 Nxe1 25. Rxe1 Nd5 26. h4 g4 27. Qe4 f5 28.
Qxf5 Qxf5 29. Bxf5 Nf6 30. Be3 Kg7 31. Kh2 Rd6 32. f3 gxf3 33. gxf3 Rg8 34. Bc2
h5 35. Rg1+ Kf8 36. Bh6+ Kf7 37. Bb3+ Nd5 38. Rd1 c6 39. Bg5 Re6 40. c4 Nxb4
41. Rd7+ Kf8 42. c5 Nd5 43. Rxb7 e4 44. fxe4 Rxe4 45. Bxd5 cxd5 46. c6 Rc4 47.
c7 d4 48. Kg3 d3 49. Kf2 Rc2+ 50. Ke3 d2 51. Ke2 Ke8 52. Kd1 Rc5 53. Rb8+ Kf7
54. Rb7 Ke6 55. Kxd2 Kd7 56. Bf4 Rg4 57. Bg5 Rxc7 58. Rb6 Rc6 59. Rb7+ Ke6 60.
Rh7 Rd4+ 61. Ke3 Ra4 62. Rxh5 Rc3+ 63. Kd2 Rh3 64. Kc2 Ra2+ 65. Kb1 Re2 66. Bc1
Rh1 67. Rc5 Kd6 68. Rc4 Kd5 69. Rc8 Rxh4 70. Rd8+ Kc6 71. Rb8 Kd5 72. Rb6 Rh1
73. Rb8 Kd4 74. Rc8 Kd3 75. Rc6 Re4 76. Ka2 Rc4 77. Rd6+ Rd4 78. Rc6 Rc4 79.
Rd6+ Kc3 80. Bb2+ Kc2 81. Ba3 Rh3 82. Rb6 Ra4 83. Rb2+ Kd1 84. Rb1+ Ke2 85.
Rb2+ Kf1 86. Rb1+ Kg2 87. Rb2+ Kf3 88. Kb3 Rxa5 89. Bb4 Rb5 90. Rc2 Rh4 91.
Rc3+ Ke2 92. Rc2+ Kd1 93. Rc4 Rxc4 94. Kxc4 Kc2 95. Bc3 Rb8 96. Be1 Kb2 97. Bb4
Rb7 98. Ba5 Ka3 99. Be1 Rc7+ 100. Kd3 Kb3 101. Ba5 Rc5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
c5 9. d5 e6 10. Nc3 exd5 11. exd5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qxd5 13. Nd2 Qe5 14. a4 Rd8 15.
Ra3 Nc6 16. a5 Nd5 17. Nc4 Qf6 18. Qb3 Nf4 19. Bf3 Be6 20. Qb5 a6 21. Qa4 Rd3
22. Ne3 Rad8 23. Qe4 Ne5 24. Qxb7 R8d7 25. Qa8+ Rd8 26. Qb7 R3d7 27. Qe4 Nh3+
28. gxh3 Nxf3+ 29. Kh1 Bxh3 30. Ng4 Bxg4 31. Qxg4 Rd1 32. Qh3 Qe6 33. Qxe6
Rxf1+ 34. Kg2 Rg1+ 35. Kxf3 fxe6 36. Be3 Rd3 37. Ke4 c4 38. Bd4 Rg4+ 39. Ke5
Kf7 40. Ra4 Rg5+ 41. Ke4 Rh3 42. Rxc4 Rh4+ 43. Kf3 e5 44. Rc7+ Ke6 45. Be3 Rf5+
46. Kg3 Ra4 47. Rc6+ Kd5 48. Rxa6 h5 49. Rxg6 Rxa5 50. h3 Ra3 51. Bd2 Ke4 52.
Kg2 Kd3 53. Rd6+ Ke2 54. Be3 Rxc3 55. Rd2+ Ke1 56. Ra2 Rc7 57. Kg3 Rd7 58. Rb2
Rc7 59. Ra2 Rc4 60. Kg2 Rf7 61. Rb2 Rg7+ 62. Kf3 Rf7+ 63. Kg2 Rc6 64. Kg3 Rc4
65. Kg2 Kd1 66. Rd2+ Ke1 67. Rb2 h4 68. Rb5 Rg7+ 69. Kf3 Rf7+ 70. Kg2 Rf5 71.
Rb2 Rc8 72. Rb4 Rg8+ 73. Rg4 Rff8 74. Bc5 Rc8 75. Be3 Ke2 76. Bg5 Rcf8 77. Bxh4
Rxg4+ 78. hxg4 Rf4 79. Kh3 Kf3 80. g5 Rf7 81. Bg3 Rh7+ 82. Bh4 Rh8 83. g6 Rg8
84. Bg5 Rxg6 85. Be3 Rg4 86. Kh2 e4 87. Kh3 Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Nd2 Bg7 4. Ngf3 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Be2 c5 7. c3 b6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. f4 Nxe5 11. fxe5 f6 12. exf6 exf6 13. Bh4 Qe7 14. Bf3 Nd7
15. Re1 g5 16. Bg3 f5 17. Nc4 Qe6 18. Nd6 Bc6 19. c4 f4 20. exf4 Qxd6 21. f5
Qh6 22. cxd5 Bxd4+ 23. Kh1 Bb7 24. Re6 Nf6 25. d6 Bxf3 26. Qxf3 Rad8 27. Rae1
g4 28. Qb3 Kh8 29. Qc2 Qg5 30. b4 Nh5 31. Be5+ Bxe5 32. R1xe5 Ng7 33. f6 Rxf6
34. Rxf6 Qxf6 35. Re1 Qxd6 36. bxc5 Qxc5 37. Qa4 Qf2 38. Rg1 g3 39. h3 a5 40.
Qh4 Re8 41. Qc4 Qxg1+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Riadh"]
[Date "2017.12.30"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2017.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "SAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 Nf6 3. Nbd2 c5 4. e4 Nc6 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. exd5
Nxd5 9. Re1 f6 10. c3 Kh8 11. Nh4 Be6 12. f4 Bf7 13. f5 g5 14. fxg6 hxg6 15.
Nc4 Kg7 16. Be4 f5 17. Nxf5+ gxf5 18. Bxf5 Rh8 19. Qf3 Nf6 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21.
Rxe5 Bd6 22. Bf4 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Re8 24. Re1 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 Qd6 26. Qf4 Rd8 27.
Qg5+ Kf8 28. Be6 Re8 29. Qh6+ Ke7 30. Bc4+ Qxe5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial rapid 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6
8. Bd3 Bf6 9. Qd2 Be6 10. O-O-O Qd7 11. Bg5 Qe7 12. Qf4 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 O-O-O 14.
Rhe1 Ne5 15. Kb1 h6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qe3 Kb8 18. f4 Nxd3 19. Rxd3 Rhe8 20. Rd4
Qh4 21. h3 Qf6 22. Re4 a6 23. b3 Re7 24. Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Qxe6 Qxc3 26. Qe7 Rc8
27. f5 Qg3 28. Re2 Qf4 29. g4 h5 30. Re4 Qf1+ 31. Kb2 Qxh3 32. Qxg7 Qf3 33. Qd4
hxg4 34. Rf4 Qe2 35. Rxg4 Rf8 36. f6 Qe5 37. Qxe5 dxe5 38. Re4 Rxf6 39. Rxe5
Rf7 40. Re4 Rf6 41. Re5 Rf7 42. Re4 Rf6 43. Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial rapid 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. h3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Bc7 Rd7 10. Bh2 Rd8 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Bc4 b6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Rhe1 Nd7
15. Kc2 a6 16. Ng5 Nce5 17. Bf1 b5 18. Nb3 Rac8 19. Na5 Ba8 20. f4 h6 21. fxe5
hxg5 22. e6 fxe6 23. c4 b4 24. Nb3 Be4+ 25. Kc1 a5 26. Nxa5 Ne5 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8
28. Nb3 Rc8 29. Rd1 Bf6 30. Be2 Bxg2 31. Bxe5 Bxe5 32. Bg4 Kg7 33. Rg1 Ba8 34.
Bxe6 Rc7 35. Nd2 Bc6 36. Bd5 Bd7 37. Rxg5 Bf6 38. Rg3 Ra7 39. Ne4 Rxa2 40. Nxc5
Bc8 41. Be4 g5 42. Nd3 b3 43. c5 Ra4 44. Bd5 Ba6 45. c6 Bxd3 46. e4 Bxe4 47. c7
Bxd5 48. c8=Q Rc4+ 49. Qxc4 Bxc4 50. h4 Kg6 51. Kd2 Bxb2 52. Rxg5+ Kh6 53. Rc5
Bf7 54. Rb5 Bf6 55. h5 b2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial rapid 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. d4 d6 8. Be2
Bf5 9. d5 Nb4 10. O-O a5 11. a3 Na6 12. Nh4 Bd7 13. Nf3 Bf5 14. Nh4 Bd7 15. Nf3
Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial rapid 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. c3
cxd4 9. cxd4 e5 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ng4 12. N4f3 Nc6 13. Nc4 Be6 14. Bg5 Bf6
15. Bf4 Nge5 16. Ncxe5 Nxe5 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Be2 Qb6 19. Qd2 Nd3 20. Bxd3 Bxd4
21. Be3 Be6 22. Bf1 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 Rac8 24. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial rapid 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. O-O e6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nb5
Nge7 9. Bb3 O-O 10. Nbxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 a6 12. c3 b5 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Qd2 e5 15.
fxe5 dxe5 16. Nf3 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. Qc2 h6 20. a4 Rxd1+ 21.
Rxd1 g5 22. b4 Ng6 23. Bc5 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. axb5 axb5 26. g3 Bf8 27. Be3
g4 28. Nd2 Qd7 29. Kf1 h5 30. Ke2 h4 31. Qd3 Qc6 32. Nb3 Qb7 33. Kd2 Qa8 34.
Na5 h3 35. Kc2 Nh8 36. Kb2 Nf7 37. Nb3 Be7 38. Nd2 Bg5 39. Bxg5 Nxg5 40. Qe2
Qa7 41. Qxg4 Qe3 42. Nf3 Qxf3 43. Qxg5+ Kf7 44. Qxe5 Qe2+ 45. Ka3 Qxh2 46. Qh5+
Kg7 47. Qg4+ Kf7 48. Qf4+ Kg6 49. Qg4+ Kf7 50. Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial rapid 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb3 e6 10. Nc3 Nc6 11. Bd2 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. c4
Rd8 15. Qc1 Bd7 16. Qe3 Ne7 17. Rfd1 Bc6 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial rapid 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D74"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
O-O Bf5 9. Ng5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 e5 11. Qb3 Rb8 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Ne4 h6 14. Rd1
Qc8 15. Bf4 Re8 16. Nc5 b6 17. Nd3 Nxd3 18. exd3 Bh3 19. d4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 g5
21. Be3 Qf5 22. a4 c6 23. Ra2 h5 24. Rad2 h4 25. Qc4 h3+ 26. Kg1 Re6 27. d5 Re4
28. Qe2 c5 29. d6 Bxc3 30. Rd5 Re5 31. Rxe5 Bxe5 32. g4 Qe4 33. f3 Qxa4 34.
Bxg5 Bd4+ 35. Kf1 f6 36. Bf4 Re8 37. Qd3 Kg7 38. Re1 Qa2 39. Bd2 Rxe1+ 40. Kxe1
Qe6+ 41. Kd1 Qxd6 42. Qe4 Qd7 43. Kc1 a5 44. Qf4 Qe6 45. Qh6+ Kf7 46. Qxh3 a4
47. Qh7+ Ke8 48. Qd3 Qb3 49. Qe4+ Kd8 50. Qa8+ Kd7 51. Qb7+ Kd6 52. Qb8+ Kc6
53. Qa8+ Kd6 54. Qd8+ Kc6 55. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial rapid 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. O-O-O a5 12. g4 a4 13. Kb1 Be6 14. Ne2 b5 15.
Ng3 Rfd8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qg5 Nd7 18. Nf5+ Bxf5 19. gxf5 a3 20. b3 h6 21. Qg3
Kh7 22. Rhg1 Qf6 23. h4 gxf5 24. Qh3 f4 25. Rg5 Qe6 26. Rf5 Rg8 27. Ng5+ hxg5
28. Rxf7+ Qxf7 29. hxg5+ Kg7 30. Qh6# 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial rapid 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[PlyCount "191"]
[EventDate "2018.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. d3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 c5 9. d4 Nc6 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Be7 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. O-O Qd7 14. Re1
Be7 15. Be3 O-O 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Rde8 19. f4 h6 20. Bh4 Qg4
21. Bg3 Ne7 22. h3 Qg6 23. Bh4 Qxd3 24. Rxd3 Ng6 25. Bg3 Ne7 26. Bh4 Ng6 27.
Bg3 Ne7 28. Bf2 b6 29. g4 Rc8 30. f5 Rc4 31. e6 f6 32. Bd4 Ra4 33. Re2 Rc8 34.
Kf2 Kf8 35. Kf3 Nc6 36. Kf4 Ke7 37. h4 Kd6 38. Kg3 Ra3 39. Rde3 Ne7 40. Rf3 Rf8
41. Ref2 Nc6 42. g5 Ra4 43. Rf4 Ra3 44. gxh6 gxh6 45. Kg4 Nxd4 46. Rxd4 Rxc3
47. Rfd2 Rc5 48. Kh5 Rh8 49. Kg6 h5 50. Kxf6 Rf8+ 51. Kg6 b5 52. Re2 Ke7 53.
Kg5 Rg8+ 54. Kf4 Kf6 55. e7 Re8 56. Re6+ Kf7 57. Re5 Rxe7 58. Rexd5 Rxd5 59.
Rxd5 Rb7 60. Rd6 b4 61. Ra6 b3 62. axb3 Rxb3 63. Rxa7+ Kf6 64. Ra6+ Kf7 65. Kg5
Rg3+ 66. Kxh5 Rg1 67. Kh6 Rf1 68. Kg5 Rg1+ 69. Kf4 Rf1+ 70. Kg4 Rg1+ 71. Kh5
Rf1 72. Kg5 Rg1+ 73. Kh6 Rf1 74. Ra5 Kf6 75. h5 Rh1 76. Rb5 Rh3 77. Rc5 Rh1 78.
Ra5 Rh3 79. Ra1 Rh4 80. Rf1 Rh2 81. Rf3 Rh1 82. Rf2 Rh3 83. Rf1 Rh2 84. Rg1
Kxf5 85. Rg6 Rh3 86. Ra6 Rh1 87. Rb6 Rh3 88. Rb5+ Kf6 89. Kh7 Ra3 90. Rb7 Kg5
91. h6 Ra6 92. Rb5+ Kf6 93. Rb7 Kg5 94. Kg7 Rg6+ 95. Kf7 Rf6+ 96. Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial blitz 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2018.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 h6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. d3
Bh7 9. Nbd2 a5 10. a3 c6 11. Qb1 Na6 12. Bc3 c5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e4 b5 15. Re1
Qb6 16. a4 Nc7 17. axb5 Qxb5 18. Ra4 Ne6 19. Qa1 Bd8 20. Ne5 dxe4 21. dxe4 Nd4
22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. Nec4 Rb8 24. Qxd4 Bc7 25. e5 Rfd8 26. Qa7 Ne8 27. Qe3 Bf5 28.
Bf1 Qd5 29. Nf3 Bd7 30. Ra2 Bc6 31. Bg2 Qd3 32. Qxd3 Rxd3 33. Nfd2 Bd7 34. Be4
Rc3 35. Kg2 Rb5 36. f4 Kf8 37. Re3 Rxe3 38. Nxe3 f6 39. Nd5 Bd8 40. Nf3 f5 41.
Nd4 fxe4 42. Nxb5 Bxb5 43. Rc2 Bd7 44. Rc5 Kf7 45. Kf2 g5 46. Ke3 gxf4+ 47.
gxf4 Ng7 48. Kxe4 Bf5+ 49. Ke3 Be6 50. Kf3 Nf5 51. Ke4 Nh4 52. Rb5 Bf5+ 53. Kd4
Nf3+ 54. Kc5 Nxh2 55. Kd6 Nf3 56. e6+ Bxe6 57. Rb7+ Kg6 58. Kxe6 Nd4+ 59. Ke5
Nf3+ 60. Ke4 Nd2+ 61. Ke3 Nf1+ 62. Ke2 Ng3+ 63. Kf3 Nf5 64. Rb8 Bh4 65. Rb6+
Kf7 66. Kg4 Bf2 67. Kxf5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial blitz 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "196"]
[EventDate "2018.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nge2 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bg7 8. h3
O-O 9. O-O Bd7 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Nde2 Rc8 12. b3 b5 13. Nd5 Be6 14. Qd2 Ne5 15.
f4 Ned7 16. Nd4 Nc5 17. Nxe6 Nxe6 18. Rac1 Nc5 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. c4 b4 21.
Rcd1 Bc3 22. Qc2 Qc7 23. h4 h5 24. Kh2 Nd7 25. Bh3 Rcd8 26. Bxd7 Rxd7 27. f5
Be5 28. Bf4 Bg7 29. Qd2 Qb7 30. e5 Qe4 31. fxg6 Qxg6 32. exd6 exd6 33. Qxb4 Re8
34. Qd2 Rde7 35. Rde1 Rxe1 36. Rxe1 Rxe1 37. Qxe1 Qc2+ 38. Kh3 Be5 39. Qd2 Qb1
40. Bxe5 dxe5 41. Kh2 e4 42. Kg2 e3 43. Qxe3 Qxa2+ 44. Kf3 Qc2 45. Kf4 a5 46.
Ke5 a4 47. bxa4 Qxc4 48. Qg5+ Kf8 49. Qd8+ Kg7 50. Qd4 Qc7+ 51. Ke4+ Kg8 52.
Kf3 Qc6+ 53. Qe4 Qc3+ 54. Kf4 Qc7+ 55. Kf3 Qc3+ 56. Kf2 Qd2+ 57. Kf3 Qc3+ 58.
Kg2 Qb2+ 59. Kh3 Qa1 60. Kh2 Qa2+ 61. Kg1 Qa1+ 62. Kf2 Qb2+ 63. Ke3 Qc3+ 64.
Kf4 Qc7+ 65. Kf3 Qc3+ 66. Qe3 Qc6+ 67. Kf2 Qc2+ 68. Qe2 Qxa4 69. Qxh5 Qd4+ 70.
Kg2 Qd2+ 71. Kh3 Qe1 72. Qd5 Qf1+ 73. Qg2 Qf5+ 74. Kh2 Qg4 75. Qd2 Qf3 76. Qf4
Qe2+ 77. Kh3 Qc2 78. h5 Qd3 79. Kh4 Qb1 80. Kg5 Qb5+ 81. Qf5 Qc4 82. h6 Qc1+
83. Qf4 Qc5+ 84. Kh4 Kh7 85. Qxf7+ Kxh6 86. Qe6+ Kg7 87. Qg4+ Kh6 88. Qf4+ Kg6
89. Qe4+ Kh6 90. Qe6+ Kg7 91. Kg4 Qd4+ 92. Kh3 Qd3 93. Qe5+ Kg6 94. Qf4 Kg7 95.
Kg4 Qe2+ 96. Kf5 Qd3+ 97. Kg5 Qg6+ 98. Kh4 Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial blitz 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2018.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Nfd7 8. Bg2
Be7 9. Nce2 Nc6 10. c3 Nce5 11. O-O Ng6 12. f4 Nh4 13. Bh1 O-O 14. f5 e5 15.
Nc2 b5 16. Be3 Bb7 17. Ng3 Rc8 18. Qd2 Nb6 19. b3 Qc7 20. f6 Bxf6 21. Rxf6 gxf6
22. Qf2 Nd7 23. Nh5 Ng6 24. Bh6 Nf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Qxf4 Qxc3 27. Rf1 Qc5+
28. Ne3 Qg5 29. Qf2 Rc3 30. Nf5 Rxh3 31. Bg2 Rc3 32. Qd4 Rc1 33. Qxd6 Rxf1+ 34.
Kxf1 Qc1+ 35. Kf2 Qc5+ 36. Qxc5 Nxc5 37. Nxf6+ Kh8 38. Ke3 Rd8 39. Bf1 Bc8 40.
Nd4 h6 41. Be2 Kg7 42. e5 Be6 43. Nh5+ Kf8 44. Nf4 Re8 45. Nc2 Bc8 46. Kd4 Ne6+
47. Nxe6+ Bxe6 48. Nb4 Rd8+ 49. Ke3 a5 50. Nc6 Rd5 51. Bf3 Rc5 52. Nxa5 Rxe5+
53. Kd4 Rg5 54. Nc6 Bxg4 55. Bh1 Bd7 56. Ne5 Be8 57. Nd3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial blitz 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2018.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Bd3 d6 6. O-O c5 7. c3 Qc7 8. h3
Nc6 9. d5 Ne5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Re1 Ne8 12. a4 Nd6 13. Nc4 e6 14. Nxd6 Qxd6 15.
Bc4 exd5 16. Bxd5 Rd8 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Be3 Rb8 19. a5 Be6 20. c4 Bxd5 21. cxd5
b5 22. axb6 axb6 23. Ra6 Be7 24. Qb3 Qd7 25. Rxb6 Qa7 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Qc3 Qc7
28. Rc1 Bd6 29. Bxc5 Qxc5 30. Qxc5 Bxc5 31. Rxc5 Rxb2 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Re8 f6
34. Re7+ Kh6 35. d6 Rd2 36. d7 g5 37. Kf1 Kg6 38. Ke1 Rd4 39. f3 h5 40. g3 g4
41. hxg4 hxg4 42. Ke2 gxf3+ 43. Kxf3 Rd3+ 44. Ke2 Rd4 45. Ke3 Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial blitz 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2018.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 O-O 8. e4 d6
9. Re1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qc7 13. Bb2 Rfe8 14. Rc1 Rac8 15. h3
Qb8 16. Qe2 Bf8 17. Rcd1 Ba8 18. Kh2 h6 19. f4 Nh7 20. e5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 dxe5
22. fxe5 Qb7+ 23. Kh2 f6 24. Qf3 Qxf3 25. Nxf3 Nxe5 26. Nxe5 fxe5 27. Rxe5 Ng5
28. Kg2 Red8 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. h4 Rd2+ 31. Re2 Rxe2+ 32. Nxe2 Ne4 33. Kf3 Nc5
34. Nf4 Kf7 35. h5 Bd6 36. Bd4 Bxf4 37. Kxf4 Nd7 38. g4 g6 39. Ke4 gxh5 40.
gxh5 Ke7 41. b4 Kf7 42. c5 bxc5 43. bxc5 Nb8 44. Be3 Nd7 45. c6 Nf6+ 46. Ke5
Ng4+ 47. Kd4 Nxe3 48. c7 Nf5+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial blitz 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2018.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 c5 2. Bg2 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O d6 6. d3 e5 7. Nc3 Nge7 8. Nd2
O-O 9. Nc4 Be6 10. Nd5 Kh8 11. c3 Qd7 12. a4 f5 13. a5 Bg8 14. Nxe7 Nxe7 15.
Qa4 Rad8 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bxf6+ Rxf6 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nd2 Ng6 20. b4 Qg7 21.
Kh1 cxb4 22. Qxb4 d5 23. Rab1 Rd7 24. Qc5 Rc6 25. Qa3 e4 26. d4 f4 27. c4 f3
28. Bh3 Be6 29. Bxe6 Rxe6 30. cxd5 Rxd5 31. Qc3 Rc6 32. Qe3 Rxd4 33. Rfc1 Rd3
34. Qe1 e3 35. Rxc6 bxc6 36. Rb8+ Nf8 37. Nxf3 Qf6 38. Qe2 Ra3 39. fxe3 Rxa5
40. Kg2 Rd5 41. Nd4 Rd8 42. Rxd8 Qxd8 43. Nxc6 Qd5+ 44. Qf3 Qxf3+ 45. Kxf3 a6
46. Ke4 Kg7 47. Kd5 Kf7 48. e4 Ne6 49. e5 Ng5 50. h4 Nf3 51. Kd6 Ke8 52. e6 Nd2
53. Ke5 Nc4+ 54. Kd4 Nd2 55. h5 Nf1 56. g4 Nh2 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial blitz 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2018.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d6 3. Bb2 e5 4. c4 Nc6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O Nge7 8. d3
O-O 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. a3 Qd7 11. Re1 Bh3 12. Bh1 h6 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15.
Ba3 Nec6 16. Nd2 a5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rab8 19. Qa4 b5 20. cxb5 Nd4 21. Bc6
Qg4 22. Bxd6 Nxe2+ 23. Kh1 Nd4 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Qxa5 Nxc6 26. bxc6 Qf5 27. Kg1
Qxd3 28. Rac1 e4 29. Re3 Qd4 30. Nxe4 Qb2 31. Qd2 Qb6 32. c7 Rc8 33. Qd6 Qb2
34. Rce1 Be5 35. Qe7 Bd4 36. Nd6 Rf8 37. c8=Q Bxc8 38. Rf3 Bc5 39. Rxf7 Bxf2+
40. Kh1 Bb7+ 41. Qxb7 Qxb7+ 42. Rxb7 Bxe1 43. Ne4 Rf7 44. Rb6 Kg7 45. Re6 Bb4
46. Kg2 Re7 47. Rxe7+ Bxe7 48. Kf3 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial blitz 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2018.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. g3 e6 5. Nh4 Be4 6. f3 Bg6 7. Bg2 c5 8. Nxg6
hxg6 9. e4 Nc6 10. Qe2 Nd4 11. Bxd4 cxd4 12. Qb5+ Qd7 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 14. e5 Ng8
15. c4 dxc3 16. Nxc3 Ne7 17. f4 Nf5 18. Ne2 Rc8 19. Kd1 Ba3 20. Rb1 a5 21. h4
Rc5 22. Bh3 Ne7 23. Nd4 Nc6 24. Nc2 Rxc2 25. Kxc2 Nb4+ 26. Kd1 Rc8 27. Bf1 Rc2
28. h5 gxh5 29. Rxh5 g6 30. Rh7 Ke7 31. Bd3 Rc7 32. Bxg6 Kf8 33. Ke2 Nxa2 34.
Rbh1 Nc1+ 35. Kf3 Nxb3 36. Rh8+ Kg7 37. Bd3 Nxd2+ 38. Kg4 Ne4 39. Bxe4 dxe4 40.
f5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial blitz 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2018.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 dxc4 7. bxc4 c5 8. Rg1
Nc6 9. g4 a6 10. g5 Ne8 11. h4 Nd6 12. h5 f5 13. Be2 Rb8 14. a4 Bd7 15. d4 cxd4
16. exd4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Nd2 Qa5 19. Qb3 Rxf2 20. Qe3 Rf5 21. O-O-O Qxa4
22. Nxe4 Nb4 23. Rd2 Rc8 24. Nc5 Rcxc5 25. dxc5 Bxc5 26. Qg3 Bxg1 27. Qxg1 Qc6
28. Qd4 Rf7 29. g6 hxg6 30. hxg6 Re7 31. Qh4 Na2+ 32. Kb1 Nc3+ 33. Bxc3 Qb6+
34. Kc1 Qg1+ 35. Bd1 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial blitz 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2018.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 h6 8. Re1 O-O
9. Nbd2 a5 10. Nf1 Be6 11. Qb3 Qd7 12. Be3 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Ne7 15.
Rad1 Rfe8 16. g3 Ng6 17. Kg2 c6 18. Qb3 d5 19. c4 d4 20. Nf5 c5 21. h3 Qc7 22.
Nh2 Nf8 23. Ng4 N6h7 24. Qc2 h5 25. Nh2 g6 26. Nh4 Ne6 27. Qd2 Kg7 28. Rf1 Qe7
29. Qe1 Qg5 30. Kh1 Rf8 31. Rg1 Kh8 32. Qe2 Ra6 33. Rdf1 Rb6 34. Rg2 Qh6 35.
N2f3 f6 36. Qc2 Rb4 37. Ng1 Rg8 38. Ne2 Qg5 39. Nf3 Qh6 40. Nh4 Qg5 41. Kh2
Nhf8 42. f4 exf4 43. Nxf4 Nxf4 44. Rxf4 Nd7 45. Rf1 Rf8 46. Rgf2 Ne5 47. Ng2
Qh6 48. Nf4 Rb6 49. Nd5 Re6 50. Nxf6 Re7 51. Nd5 Ref7 52. Rxf7 Rxf7 53. Rxf7
Nxf7 54. Qf2 Ne5 55. Qf6+ Kh7 56. Qe7+ Qg7 57. Nf6+ Kh6 58. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial blitz 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2018.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bxg7 Kxg7 9. d4 Bf5 10. O-O Ndb4 11. Na3 a5 12. Qc1 Be4 13. Rd1 e6 14. Qb2 Qf6
15. Rd2 Rfd8 16. Rad1 a4 17. Nb5 axb3 18. axb3 Ra2 19. Qc3 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 Nd5
21. Qb2 Ra8 22. Kh1 Ra5 23. Nc3 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 Rd5 25. Qe3 Bxf3 26. Bxf3 Rxd4
27. Rc2 Rd6 28. Kg2 e5 29. Rc5 Re6 30. Bd5 Re7 31. Qc3 Nd4 32. Qe3 Qd6 33. b4
b6 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial blitz 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2018.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Rxe8+ Nxe8 12. c3 d5 13. Bf4 c6 14. Nd2
g6 15. Bd3 Ng7 16. h3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Nf3 Qb6 19. Qd2 Re8 20. Be5 Qd8 21.
Re1 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Rxe5 23. Nxe5 Qe7 24. Nd3 Nd6 25. Qf4 Kg7 26. Qe5+ Qf6 27.
Kf1 Nc4 28. Qxf6+ Kxf6 29. Ke2 h5 30. g3 Kf5 31. f3 g5 32. g4+ hxg4 33. hxg4+
Kf6 34. b3 Nd6 35. Nf2 Ke6 36. Kd3 f5 37. c4 dxc4+ 38. bxc4 b5 39. cxb5 cxb5
40. Nd1 fxg4 41. fxg4 a5 42. Ne3 Kf6 43. Nd5+ Ke6 44. Nc7+ Kd7 45. Nd5 Ke6 46.
Nc7+ Kd7 47. Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial blitz 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2018.03.05"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2018.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg2 d6 7. Nf3 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Re1 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Rxe4 12. Qc2 Re8 13. e4 Bg4 14. Nd2 Na6
15. a3 b5 16. Rb1 c4 17. b4 cxb3 18. Nxb3 Rc8 19. Qa2 Qd7 20. Bb2 Rc2 21. Qa1
Rxb2 22. Rxb2 Nc7 23. Re3 Nxd5 24. exd5 Rxe3 25. fxe3 Qe7 26. Qc1 Bxb2 27. Qxb2
Qxe3+ 28. Kf1 Bf5 29. Nc1 a5 30. Ne2 Bd3 31. Ke1 Bc4 32. Bf1 h5 33. Qc3 Qe4 34.
Qxa5 Qxd5 35. Qc3 Qh1 36. h4 d5 37. Qe3 d4 38. Qxd4 Qf3 39. Qc3 Qf5 40. Bg2
Qb1+ 41. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The Candidates 2018 was the most anticipated event of the year. Before the
tournament began, all of us got to know a big secret - Anish Giri was working
with Vladimir Kramnik as his second! The combination seemed deadly and we were
all looking forward to some highly theoretical play by Kramnik aided by Giri.
But it turns out the big Vlad had some other ideas.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 {
In the Live Database you find that this move comes at the ninth position in
terms of popularity! Kramnik just wanted a fresh position without too much
theory!} 3. b3 $5 c5 (3... Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. g3 {is quite a normal way to play.
} (5. e3 $5 {is also possible.})) 4. dxc5 {Kramnik doesn't really care about
his centre.} Qa5+ 5. Nbd2 Qxc5 6. Bb2 {One grandmaster encounter which reached
this very position was Boris Grachev against Boris Chaltalbashev in July 2017.}
Bg7 7. e3 {White has the simple plan of placing his bishop on e2, 0-0 and then
c4. One might argue that the knight on d2 is misplaced in such a structure,
but that is the price you have to pay in order to get an original position.} (
7. g3 {might be more ambitious, but simply fails to} Ng4 $1 $19) 7... O-O 8. c4
b6 (8... d5 9. a3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 {The queen on c5 is a tad uncomfortable here.})
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rc1 d6 {We have transposed into a normal looking
position. I really like Kramnik's next move.} 12. Nb1 $1 {The knight was
misplaced on d2. On c3 it would be perfectly placed eyeing not only the d5
square, but also the one on b5.But can such an undeveloping move be any good.
As you can see, Black also spent nearly three tempi to get his queen from
d8-a5-c5-c7.} Nbd7 13. Nc3 Rac8 14. Rc2 {Another typical manoeuvre. White
would like to place his queen on a1 and connect the rooks. With the queen on
a1, moves like Nd5 gain in power.} (14. Nd5 {looks like a normal move, but
fails to} Bxd5 $1 15. cxd5 Qb7 {It's not so easy to defend the d5-pawn.} 16.
Bb5 Nb8 $1 (16... Nc5 17. b4 $16) 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. e4 a6 19. Bd3 Rxc1 20. Qxc1
Rc8 $15) 14... Qb8 15. Qa1 a6 16. Rd2 Rfe8 17. Rfd1 {White's position looks
more harmonious to my eyes, but perhaps it is just a subjective opinion. Black
has a perfectly fine Hedgehog and should not be worse. The tough part for both
the sides is to pick a plan in the position. Black's idea looks easier to find
with ...b5. What should White really be doing here? Nd5? Well, Kramnik shows
the way.} Ba8 {Grischuk is getting ready for ...b5.} (17... Bc6 $5 18. Ng5 (18.
Nd5 b5 $13) 18... b5 $11) 18. Ng5 $5 {An amazing concept by Kramnik. First he
improved the position of his knight from d2 by bringing it to b1-c3. And now
he moves his f3 knight to g5. His plan is to bring it to h3 and then to f4.
Can White have so much time in the position to execute his plan? As it turns
out Kramnik's knight moves did confuse Grischuk in a big way.} (18. Nd5 b5 $5 (
18... Bxd5 19. cxd5 b5 $13) 19. cxb5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxg7 e6 $15 {
It seems as if White should have compensation here, but nothing more than
equality.}) 18... Rc5 (18... b5 $5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nxb5 (20. Bxb5 Rc5 $1 21.
Bxd7 Rxg5 22. f4 Rxg2+ 23. Rxg2 Nxd7 $1 $17 (23... Bxg2 24. Bxe8 Ba8 25. Ba4
Qb7 $40)) 20... Rc5 $1 $17 {[%cal Gc5b5,Gc5g5]}) 19. Nh3 b5 $1 {Grischuk gets
his break in.} 20. Nf4 bxc4 21. Bxc4 {Look at White's control over the
d5-square!} Rg5 $6 {Grischuk gets too ambitious.} (21... Ne5 $1 {was much
better.} 22. Be2 (22. Bxa6 Bxg2 $1 $17) (22. Bf1 Qb7 {The idea is to give ...
Nf3+.} 23. Nfd5 (23. Ncd5 Ne4 24. Rd4 Nxf2 25. Kxf2 e6 $15 {with some insane
complications.}) 23... e6 $1 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. e4 (25. Rxd6 Nf3+ $19) 25...
Rxc3 26. Bxc3 Qxe4 $36) 22... a5 23. Ncd5 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Rc2 26.
R5d2 Nf3+ 27. Bxf3 Bxb2 28. Qb1 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Bf6 $11) 22. Ncd5 {The triumph
of White's strategy. He controls the d5-square four times!} Ne5 (22... Nxd5 23.
Bxd5 (23. Bxg7 Nxf4 $19) 23... Bxb2 (23... Bxd5 24. Bxg7 $16) 24. Qxb2 Nf6 25.
Bxa8 Qxa8 {This position should be roughly around even, although I have a
feeling that White can still try.} 26. Rxd6 $5 exd6 27. Qxf6 $44) 23. Be2 Ne4
$6 {This move makes the position further complicated with all the knights
facing off against each other in centre, but these complications are in
White's favour. On the other hand, it is not so easy to suggest an alternative
for Black in this position.} (23... Qc8 {Trying to get the queen into the kill
zone doesn't work.} 24. h4 Rf5 25. Rc1 $16) (23... Nxd5 24. Nxd5 e6 25. f4 $1
$16 {Perhaps this is what Grischuk had missed.} (25. Nf4 $6 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 Bxb2
27. Qxb2 Bxf3 $17)) 24. Rd4 Nc5 (24... Nf6 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Nd5 Nd7 (26...
Bxd5 27. Rxd5 $16) 27. Nxf6+ Nxf6 28. f3 $16) 25. h4 $1 {The rook which had
gone to g5 to attack White's kingside, is now almost trapped.} Rf5 26. e4 (26.
g4 {is also possible. But with a bishop on a8, you are not always comfortable
making this move.} Rxf4 27. exf4 $16) 26... Rxf4 27. Nxf4 Nxe4 {Initially it
all seems very complicated. The knights in the centre are very strong. The
bishops on the long diagonal seem threatening. But Kramnik has the material.
And the trick in such postions is to slow down and think about the various
possibilities carefully. If you do that, you can see that Black's initiative
can be slowly but surely extinguished without you getting burnt.} 28. Nd5 $1 {
The knight on e4 is hanging.} Nc5 29. Rb4 Qa7 30. Ne3 a5 31. Rb5 Ne6 32. Rxe5
$1 {Kramnik doesn't have to be asked twice! If he can give back material to
gain a long term positional advantage, he will do it without blinking.} (32.
Bc3 $16 {also seems fine.}) 32... dxe5 33. Bxe5 Qc5 34. Bxg7 Nxg7 {So what do
we have here? The material is even, but White has co-ordinated his forces much
better. He has the extra outside passer and all of his pieces are well placed.
Kramnik converts this position well.} 35. Qd4 (35. Qc1 $14 {also seemed like a
nice move.}) 35... Qxd4 36. Rxd4 Bc6 37. Rd2 Rb8 38. Rc2 Be8 39. Rc7 Kf8 40.
Ra7 {Black's pieces really do not know what they are doing here!} a4 41. bxa4 {
A pawn is a pawn!} Rb1+ 42. Kh2 Rb4 (42... Rb2 43. Bc4 Rxf2 44. a5 $16 Nf5 45.
Nxf5 Rxf5 46. a6 Ra5 47. Rc7 $18) 43. a5 Rxh4+ 44. Kg1 Ra4 45. Bc4 Bc6 (45...
Nf5 46. Bb3 Rd4 47. Nxf5 $18) 46. Rc7 Be8 47. a6 Nh5 48. Nd5 {A high class,
top level struggle where the weight was put more on the middlegame than on the
opening. We can say that Kramnik's play was highly imaginative and his
handling of the knights was excellent. The same cannot be sai about Grischuk
though. When he played ambitiously, taking the rook to g5, it got trapped on
the side of the board.} 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 {Even though generally useful, this move is usually played at a
later stage.} (9. Re1 {and}) (9. Nbd2 {are by far more popular.}) 9... Bb7 ({
Once again not as popular as the alternative} 9... Na5 10. Bc2 c5 {, aiming
for a Chigorin setup.}) 10. Nbd2 Re8 $146 {Strictly speaking a novelty, but
play could have later transposed to familiar paths.} ({Transposing to an old
Breyer tabyia with} 10... Nb8 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Nf1 Nc5 13. Bc2 Re8) 11. Ng5 Rf8
12. Re1 {Of course, White is not interested in repeating moves so early.} d5 $6
{After the game, Grischuk criticised this move. True, So's initial intention
obviously was playing the Marshall attack, but opening the centre with loss of
time (...d7-d6-d5) is a bit risky.} (12... h6 13. Ngf3 Re8 {would transpose to
known lines, for instance} 14. Nf1 Bf8 15. Ng3 Nb8 16. Nh4 d5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18.
Nhf5 {Kasparov,G (2825)-Svidler,P (2690) Linares 1998 CBM 064 [Hecht,H] (½-½,
64)}) 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Ndf3 {Grischuk was not entirely satisfied with this
move, as he could not find any favourable tactics after it.} ({With hindsight,
} 14. Nde4 {may be, indeed, more precise, sustaining Grischuk's intuitive
evaluation.} h6 (14... Qd7 {allows} 15. Qh5 {, increasing the pressure on e5,
for instance:} h6 16. Nf3 {One point is that} Nf6 {runs into} 17. Nxe5 $1) 15.
Nf3 Qd7 16. a4 ({This is the most precise move order. If} 16. Ng3 Rad8 17. a4 {
Black can play} b4 {as c3 is hanging.}) 16... Rad8 (16... b4 17. a5 $14) 17.
axb5 axb5 18. Ng3 {with certain pressure in the centre.}) 14... Qd7 15. d4 {
The best practical solution. WHite neutralises Black's space advantage and
takes the weak c5-square under control.} ({The pawn is not edible:} 15. Nxe5
Nxe5 16. Rxe5 f6 $15) 15... exd4 16. cxd4 h6 17. Ne4 Rfe8 $6 {This is the main
reason for Black's ulterior difficulties.} ({He should not have given White
the time to build up his attack by increasing the potential pressure on d4
with:} 17... Rad8 18. Bd2 $6 (18. a4 {is probably better, maintaining the
equality.}) 18... Nf6 $1) 18. Bd2 (18. Qd3 $5 {was an interesting alternative,
mainly directed against Black's freeing ...Nf6.} Ncb4 (18... Nf6 $6 19. Bxh6 $1
) 19. Qb1 Rad8 20. a3 Nc6 21. Qd3 $14 {followed by Bd2 and Bc2.}) 18... Nf6 19.
Rc1 $1 {Taking the weakened c-file under control, which will surprisingly
result in the rook's inclusion in the attack.} ({Grischuk refrained from} 19.
d5 Nxd5 20. Bxh6 gxh6 21. Bxd5 {due to} Rad8 $11 {exchanging queens and
neutralising White's initiative.}) 19... Nxe4 {Obviously a concession,
allowing the radical activation of the white king's rook. But it is not easy
to suggest anything better.} ({Now and in the near future the pawn is not
edible:} 19... Nxd4 $2 20. Bxf7+ $5 Kxf7 21. Ne5+) ({It is too late for Black
to complete his development as} 19... Rad8 {allows} 20. Rxc6 $1 {threatening
Ne5 and if} Nxe4 21. Bxf7+ $18 {due to his inaccuracy on move 17 Black is
short of just one tempo to get coordinated.}) 20. Rxe4 Bf6 21. Rg4 Kh8 {
Parrying Bxh6 (at least temporarily) but weakening f7 and giving away another
tempo.} ({If} 21... h5 22. Rf4 {the pawn is vulnerable to Rc5. After} Rad8 {
Grischuk intended} 23. Ng5 $5 $18) ({Taking the pawn once again fails to solve
Black's problems:} 21... Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Bc3 c5 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Rxd4
Qe7 ({Actually} 25... Re1+ {is somewhat better, with just a "close to losing"
ending after} 26. Qxe1 Qxd4 27. Rc7 Bd5 28. Rd7 Qe4 29. Qxe4 Bxe4 30. Rxf7 $16)
26. Rd7 Rad8 27. Bxf7+ $1 ({Better than Grischuk's suggestion} 27. Rcc7 $16 {
with a similar ending as above.}) 27... Qxf7 28. Rxd8 $18) 22. Rc5 {Grischuk
confessed he did not calculate anything when playing this move, evaluating the
position in an amusing way: "If there is no win, I could simply quit chess!"
This comment is more instructive than So's complaint that things did not work
out for him tactically. Indeed, all White's pieces are targeting the enemy
king and some of them also control important squares in the defensive area,
making it difficult for Black to get counterplay.} Rad8 23. Qc1 ({White is
confident in the strength of his position and does not hurry with the equally
strong} 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. Qc1 Bg7 25. Rh5 Qd6 26. Ng5 {Grischuk saw all this,
but thought there might be some incertainty. In fact, White is winning after}
Re7 27. Nxf7+ Rxf7 28. Bxf7 {[%cal Gg4g6] The threat Rg6 is decisive and} Nxd4
{allows} 29. Rxd4 Qxd4 30. Rxh6+ Bxh6 31. Qxh6#) 23... Nxd4 {There is nothing
else to do against the threat Bxh6.} 24. Nxd4 Re4 {A desperate attempt at
using White's apparent lack of cordination and severe time trouble. But as
mentioned before his pieces not only put pressure on Black, but also fulfil
defensive jobs.} ({If} 24... Bxd4 25. Bxh6 {"White already threatens mate with
checks, for instance"} Re2 26. Bxg7+ Bxg7 27. Rh5+ Kg8 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qh6+
({Personally I calculated} 29. Qg5+ Kf8 30. Rh8# {MM}) 29... Kg8 30. Qh8# {
(Grischuk).}) 25. Rxc7 Qxd4 26. Be3 ({Grischuk's first intention was} 26. Bc3
Rxg4 27. hxg4 Qe4 28. f3 {but then noticed} Bd4+ {. During the analysis, he
showed} 29. Kh1 $18 {, though. But his move is also winning.}) 26... Rxg4 27.
hxg4 {The attacking b3-bishop safely defends the back rank, an essential
aspect when the rook is far away.} Qe4 28. f3 {White simply wins a piece.} Qb4
29. Rxb7 Bxb2 30. Qf1 f6 31. Qf2 Be5 32. f4 Bd6 33. g5 {Karlovich appreciated
Grischuk's sangfroid when playing this in time trouble. He replied that if
White manages delivering mate, then he might not have to play all the moves
until the control!} Qe4 34. Qf3 Qb1+ 35. Qf1 Qe4 36. Qf3 Qb1+ 37. Kf2 Bb4 38.
Qe2 Qe4 39. Qf3 Qb1 40. Kg3 fxg5 41. Kh2 Qf5 ({Against} 41... Bd6 {Grischuk
had calculated} 42. Rd7 Rxd7 43. Qa8+ Kh7 44. Bg8+ Kg6 45. Qe8+ Kf5 46. Qe6#)
42. Rf7 Qg6 43. fxg5 Bd6+ 44. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 h6 6. h3 d6 7. Na4 Bb6 8. a3
Ne7 9. b4 Ng6 10. O-O O-O 11. c3 c6 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Bb3 Re8 14. Re1 Be6 15.
Bc2 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bd2 Bf5 18. d4 Bxc2 19. Qxc2 exd4 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21.
Nxd4 b5 22. a4 bxa4 23. Rxa4 Rxa4 24. Qxa4 Ngf4 25. Qd1 Qe4 26. Qf1 Ne6 27. f3
Qg6 28. Nxe6 Qxe6 29. Qd3 b5 30. c4 bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 {The Chinese grandmaster is considered a great KID player,
but in recent years he switched to the solid openings.} 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5.
Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 {Alexander opts for the most aggressive continuation, which is
mostly connected with a pawn sacrifice.} dxc4 {Ding Liren accepts the
challenge.} (6... Be7 {is possible, but somewhat passive.}) 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7 {The most common. The fianchetto makes
Black's setup more solid, since the kingside pawn structure was seriously
exposed by the g7-g5 advance.} (11... h5 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 {is another
well-explored line.}) 12. Nxf7 {Again, the most aggressive!} (12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13.
Bd6 {was extremely popular 10 years ago, but Black usually does well here.})
12... Kxf7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 Qb6 15. Nd6+ Ke7 16. a4 $5 $146 {As was admitted
by GM Grischuk after the game, this new idea was suggested by AlphaZero. Of
course, this position was deeply explored by Alexander and his team during the
preparation.} (16. Bg4 {is what was almost automatically played before. The
most memorable encounter saw} Raf8 ({Since then Black has managed to find a
convincing way of neutralising White's initiative:} 16... h5 $1 17. Bxh5 Raf8
18. Qg4 Bh6 19. h4 {was seen in Shirov,A - Karjakin,S Foros 2008} {Now the
strong} c5 $1 {would have put White in serious danger. For instance,} 20. hxg5
Bg7 21. g6 N7f6 22. Bh4 Qxd6 $1 23. exd6+ Kd7 {and White is absolutely lost!})
17. Qc2 Qxd4 $2 18. Qg6 Qxg4 19. Qxg7+ Kd8 20. Nxb7+ Kc8 21. a4 {Black was
crushed in Topalov,V - Kramnik,V Wijk aan Zee 2008 CBM 122 [Krasenkow,M]})
16... Raf8 ({In comparison to above-mentioned note, after} 16... a6 $2 17. Bg4
h5 18. Bxh5 Raf8 19. Qg4 Bh6 20. h4 c5 21. axb5 axb5 22. hxg5 Bg7 23. g6 N7f6
24. Bh4 Qxd6 25. exd6+ Kd7 26. Qd1 Nxh5 27. Ra7 {White is just winng due to
the penetration along the a-file.}) ({The typical break} 16... c5 $5 {looks
scary to a human eye, but might be playable:} 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. axb5 Rhd8 19.
Bxc4 (19. Qc2 Nf4 20. Bxf4 gxf4 21. Rad1 Kf8 22. Qg6 Qc7 23. Bxc4 Bxe5 $13)
19... Nf4 20. Bxf4 gxf4 21. Qh5 Rxd6 22. Qh4+ Kd7 23. exd6 Qxd6 24. Rfd1 Bd4
$13 {The resulting complex position contains danger for both sides.}) 17. Bf3
$1 {A very clever approach - White is going to eliminate the strong Nd5.
Moreover, the subsequent static pawn structure makes it very difficult for
Black to activate his pieces.} a6 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Kh1 $1 {
An important prophylactic move.} (20. f4 $2 {is premature:} gxf4 21. Bh4+ Bf6
$19) 20... Bc6 21. f4 gxf4 $4 ({GM Ding Liren had to play} 21... h5 $1 22. f5 {
The most ambitious.} ({it is also to maintain the tension by means of} 22. Be1
$5 b4 23. Bd2 $13 {but then play would be less forced.}) 22... h4 23. Bf2 h3 $1
{reminding White of his own king.} ({The natural} 23... exf5 $6 {runs into} 24.
Qc2 $1 Kd8 25. Nxf5 Rhg8 26. e6 $40 {with a powerful attack.}) 24. g4 Nxe5 $1
25. Qe2 $1 (25. dxe5 $2 d4+ 26. Kg1 Bxe5 $19) 25... Kd8 26. dxe5 d4+ 27. Kg1
Qc5 28. Bg3 Kc7 $132 {This might lead to an extremely sharp situation, where
both kings are in big danger.}) 22. Rxf4 $4 {Returning the favour!} (22. Bh4+
Bf6 23. Qg4 $1 {would win on the spot:} Qxd4 24. Bxf6+ Rxf6 25. Qg7+ Kd8 26.
exf6 Qxf6 27. Qxf6+ Nxf6 28. Nf7+ Kc7 29. Nxh8 $18 {with a decisive material
advantage. Instead, Alexander's move invites serious troubles.}) 22... Rxf4 23.
Bxf4 Kd8 $2 {The position is extremely sharp, so both players commit lots of
mistakes.} ({A much better move was} 23... Rf8 $1 24. Bg3 Kd8 25. Qg4 b4 26.
Qxg7 Qxd4 $17 {Black's queenside passers put White in big danger.}) 24. Qg4 $6
({Possibly, Alexander rejected the obvious} 24. Nf7+ Kc7 25. Nxh8 Bxh8 26. Bxh6
{in view of} Bxe5 27. dxe5 d4 {and the central passers look threatening.
However, after} 28. Qg1 Qc5 29. Rd1 d3 30. Bf4 $14 {White would be able to
deal with them.}) 24... Rf8 25. Bd2 Kc7 26. h3 $2 ({The correct way was} 26.
Ne8+ $1 Rxe8 27. Ba5 Qxa5 28. Rxa5 Re7 29. Qg3 b4 {In the resulting unbalanced
situation White's chances are not worse.}) 26... b4 $1 27. Qxg7 Qxd4 28. Bxb4
Qxb2 {White has regained the piece, but now Black's king is relatively safe,
whereas the passers are very powerful.} 29. Ba5+ Kb8 30. Rg1 c3 31. Qe7 $6 {
Another inaccuracy.} (31. Qg6 $142 c2 32. Bd2 Qxe5 33. Nf7 Rxf7 34. Qxf7 Qe4 {
Black is better, but the exposed Kb8 offers White excellent drawing chances.})
31... c2 $2 {A consistent, but wrong continuation.} ({A much stronger one was} 
31... Qa3 $1 32. Bc7+ (32. Bxc3 Qxc3 33. Rb1+ Ka7 34. Qxe6 Qxe5 35. Qxh6 Rb8
$19) 32... Ka8 33. Qxe6 c2 34. Qxh6 d4 35. Nf5 Qc3 36. Ba5 Qc4 {and Black's
passers should decide the game.}) 32. Bd2 {The bishop joins the defence in
time.} Qxe5 33. Bxh6 Rg8 $1 {The best practical try} ({Nothing is achieved by} 
33... Qf6 34. Bxf8 Qxf8 35. Qxe6 Qf4 36. Qe7 $1 c1=Q 37. Qd8+ Ka7 38. Qa5+ Kb8
39. Qd8+ $11) 34. Nf7 Qc3 ({Possibly, a better try was} 34... Qf6 $5 35. Qd6+
Kb7 36. Qb4+ Nb6 37. Nd6+ Kc7 38. Qc5 Nc4 39. Nxc4 dxc4 40. Qa5+ Kd7 41. Qa7+
Ke8 42. Qb8+ Qd8 43. Qe5 $15 {even though the vulnerablity of Ke8 hardly
leaves Black real winning chances.}) 35. Qd6+ Kb7 36. Qxe6 d4 37. Nd6+ Kb6 38.
Ne4 $1 {It's important to cover the long diagonal.} (38. Qxg8 $4 Qxh3#) 38...
Nc5 39. Qxg8 Nxe4 40. Kh2 ({Another possibility was} 40. Qb8+ Kc5 41. Rc1 d3
42. Be3+ Kc4 43. Qb6 $11) 40... d3 41. Be3+ Kb5 42. Qb8+ Kc4 43. Qc7 Qf6 44.
Rf1 $1 {The only, but sufficient way.} Qd6+ 45. Qxd6 Nxd6 46. Rf6 $1 {
Alexander correctly eliminates the knight in order to set up a blockade.} Kd5
47. Rxd6+ Kxd6 48. Kg3 $11 Kd5 49. Kf2 Kc4 50. Bd2 Kb3 51. Ke3 Bxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 e6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. cxd5 Bg7 8. Nge2
Nbd7 9. Ng3 h5 10. Be2 Nh7 11. Bf4 {This is a new try for Aronian, however it
also doesn't seem to bring him an advantage.} (11. Be3 {was an older move
played by Aronian.} h4 12. Nf1 O-O 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Bh6 Bd4 $1 15. Ne3 $5 a6 $1
{Now, it is important to cover the b5-square for its own sake, and not just
because a pawn wants to go there.} (15... g5 $6 16. Nf5 Ne5 17. Ng7 Re7 18. Nh5
f6 19. Nb5 $1 $40 {was pointed out by the annotations of the time as a reason
why the b5-square was important}) 16. Nc2 (16. a4 $6 g5 17. Nf5 Ne5 18. Ng7 Re7
19. Nh5 f6 $1 {is now good for Black, whose minor pieces are not in any
trouble at all, while the same cannot be said for White.}) 16... Be5 17. Bf4 $1
{White had to escape with his bishop. However, now Black has acheived the
desired advance.} b5 $11 {Aronian,L-Li,C Geneva 2017}) 11... Qe7 12. Qd2 h4 13.
Nf1 g5 14. Be3 Ne5 15. g3 (15. Bf2 $5 {is positionally well motivated, but it
kind of encourages an active move that perhaps White was not that keen on
seeing:} f5 $1 $132) 15... Bd7 {Not a bad move, but Black has to be more on
guard here.} (15... g4 $5 16. f4 Nf3+ 17. Bxf3 gxf3 18. e5 $13 {would have
been a great mess.}) (15... Bh3 $5 {was the move Aronian expected, but maybe
here his} 16. f4 {is still strong:} Ng6 17. e5 gxf4 18. Bb5+ Kf8 19. gxf4 $44)
16. gxh4 {A good practical decision, because Black's most natural reply is no
good.} (16. f4 {was suggested in the Spanish commentary, and it seems a more
accurate order than the one used in the game if Black has to take. However,}
Ng6 $1 (16... gxf4 17. gxf4 {is dangerous, since e5 is coming next}) 17. e5
gxf4 18. gxf4 dxe5 {and now White has to play ever more incisive moves to stay
in the opening battle:} 19. f5 $1 Bxf5 20. d6 Qd8 21. O-O-O $132) 16... gxh4 $6
(16... g4 $3 {was the unexpected extra option that kept Black fighting for
opening success.} 17. f4 Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 gxf3) 17. Rg1 $1 (17. f4 {was possible,
as in the note to move 16. Black is in considerable trouble following} Ng4 18.
e5 $3 $14 {since eventually d6 must give way, possibly following Ne4 or Nc4
from White.}) 17... f5 (17... Ng6 {could have been the lesser evil, and after}
18. f4 {perhaps the depressing pawn sacrifice} Bd4 19. Bxd4 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Qf6
21. Qxf6 Nxf6 $14) 18. f4 $1 Ng4 19. e5 $1 {The centre is now cracked open by
force and Black is already close to dead.} dxe5 (19... O-O-O 20. e6 $16 {
is not something any sane GM would sign up for.}) 20. d6 Qe6 (20... Qf6 $5 {
at least cuts out Nb5 and almost obliges White to sacrifice a second pawn.} 21.
Nd5 (21. Nb5 exf4 22. Bxf4 O-O $1 $13 {is now just as hard to play with White
as with Black.}) 21... Qxd6 22. O-O-O Rd8 $5 23. h3 Bc6 $16 {Black is still in
trouble, but the point is up for grabs due to the sheer mess in the position
and the lack of a d6-pawn for White.}) 21. Nb5 {Now White trivially wins an
exchange, and the d-pawn remains alive. The former is the least of Black's
worries, but the latter is a matter for grave concern.} Rc8 (21... O-O 22. Nc7
Qf7 23. h3 $1 Nxe3 24. Nxe3) 22. Nc7+ {Aronian pondered this move for a
considerable length of time, possibly trying to recall to mind some fragment
of preparation done in the dim and distant past.} (22. Bxg4 {is also possible,
but is not as good:} fxg4 23. Nc7+ Rxc7 24. f5 $1 (24. dxc7 $2 exf4 $1 $17)
24... Qxf5 25. dxc7 {and now Black can keep the position messy with (inter
alia)} Nf6 $16) 22... Rxc7 23. dxc7 exf4 24. Rd1 $2 (24. O-O-O $3 {was the
winning move, as everyone and their dog (and its engine) knows by now.} fxe3
25. Nxe3 (25. Qxd7+ $4 Qxd7 26. Bb5 Bxb2+ $1 $19) 25... Bh6 (25... Qxe3 26.
Qxe3+ Nxe3 27. Rxg7 Nxd1 28. Bb5 $18) (25... Bd4 $6 {was what stopped Aronian
in his tracks, not noticing the next move:} 26. Nxf5 $18) 26. Bb5 $3 O-O $5 (
26... Bxb5 27. Qd8+ Kf7 28. Qxh8 Bxe3+ 29. Kb1 Bxg1 30. Qxh7+ Kf6 31. Qh8+ Kg5
32. c8=Q Qxc8 33. Qxc8 $18) 27. Bxd7 $1 Qxe3 28. Bxf5 Qxd2+ 29. Rxd2 $18) 24...
Ng5 (24... fxe3 $5 {is interesting, but more so for White.} 25. Qxd7+ $1 Qxd7
26. Bb5 Qxb5 27. c8=Q+ Kf7 28. Qxf5+ Ngf6 29. Qg6+ Ke6 30. Rg4 $3 $16) 25.
c8=Q+ Bxc8 26. Qd8+ Kf7 27. Qc7+ $6 {This is a really remarkable position and
close to impossible to play well for either side!} ({Objectively, White should
have played} 27. Qxg5 {whereupon there is a draw:} fxe3 28. Rxg4 fxg4 29. Qf4+
Qf6 30. Bc4+ $11) 27... Kg8 $2 (27... Qe7 $1 {It was Black's turn to find a
narrow path to an advantage.} 28. Bc4+ Kf6 $1 29. Qxe7+ (29. Qxf4 Nh3 $3 30.
Qd6+ (30. Rd6+ Be6 31. Rxe6+ Qxe6 32. Qxg4 Qxe3+ 33. Nxe3 fxg4 $17 {is almost
peaceful by comparison}) 30... Qxd6 31. Rxd6+ Ke5 $1 $15 {There is no mate and
Black emerges blinking with confusion from all the complications, but with a
significant plus to his name. And yes, after Rd5+ Black is obliged to dive
deeper with ...Ke4.}) 29... Kxe7 30. Bxc5+ Ke8) (27... Kg6 {is vaguely
playable as well - the point is that the c8-bishop is protected by a rook,
unlike in the game continuation.} 28. Rd6 Be5 (28... fxe3 29. Bxg4 fxg4 30.
Rxg4 $1 $16) 29. Rxe6+ Bxe6 30. Qxb7 fxe3 $44 {Black gets excellent
compensation, particularly of the practical variety.}) 28. Rd6 $1 {Suddenly
White is winning again.} Qf7 29. Qd8+ $2 (29. Qxc8+ {is the obvious move, but
a little more calculation brings you to the critical position. The press room
was pretty unanimous that Aronian reached it but didn't see move 31.} Kh7 30.
Qxc5 Ne4 {and now it's important to notice} 31. Rxg4 $3 {which wins on the
spot! For instance,} Nxc5 32. Rxh4+ Kg8 33. Rd8+ Bf8 34. Rxh8+ Kxh8 35. Bxc5
$18) 29... Qf8 30. Bxf4 Ne6 $1 31. Bc4 $1 (31. Qxf8+ Kxf8 32. Bd2 Bd4 $17)
31... Qxd8 32. Rxd8+ Kh7 (32... Kf7 $6 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. h3) 33. Rxh8+ Bxh8 34.
Bd6 (34. Bb8 $1 $11) 34... Ng5 35. Rg2 Ne4 (35... b6 $15 {is maybe the
simplest move in the position, bringing Black's 4th minor piece fully into the
struggle. White faces an uphill task trying to draw this.}) 36. Bb8 Bd4 37. h3
Ne5 38. Bd5 {It is impossible to not make minor inaccuracies even here.} (38.
Bxe5 Bxe5 39. Rg8 Bd7 40. Rd8 $11) 38... Nd3+ 39. Ke2 Nc1+ (39... Nxb2 {
is a clean pawn, though seeing this with less than a minute remaining is
non-trivial!} 40. Bg8+ Kh8 41. Bf7 Bd7 $1 $15) 40. Kd1 Nd3 41. Nd2 {On move 41,
White decides not to repeat, possibly thinking that Black still wanted to play
on.} Nf6 42. Bf3 (42. Bf3 Nf2+ 43. Ke1 Nxh3 44. Rh2 Ng5 45. Rxh4+ Kg6 $11 {
was the line mentioned in the press conference.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Baldauf,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 $5 {Eine interessante Nebenvariante, die
Grischuk die Laune an seinem Grünfeldinder verderben soll. Die Idee des Zuges
ist, Nc3 zu verzögern, um so dem typischen Grünfeldzug ...d5 den Zahn zu
ziehen.} O-O 5. Be2 c5 {Wie schon gegen Aronians Anti-Grünfeld mit 3.f3
meidet Grischuk den Übergang ins Benoni nicht.} (5... d5 {ergibt nun weniger
Sinn, da nach} 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e4 {der Springer sich nicht wie geplant auf c3
tauschen kann und Weiß den Raumvorteil eher genießen kann als in den
typischen Grünfeldstrukturen nach ...Nxc3 bxc3.}) ({Om königsindischen Stile
mit} 5... d6 {fortzufahren ist freilich ebenso möglich. Für diese Strategie
entschied sich Caruana vor fünf Jahren, als er gegen den gleichen Gegner mit
den schwarzen Steinen diese Stellung auf dem Brett hatte. Grischuk meinte in
der Pressekonferenz, es sei ein seltsames Gefühl gewesen, gegen "seine"
Variante zu spielen, schließlich habe er das komisch anmutende 4.e3 damals
salonfähig gemacht. "Definitiv in den Top-3 seiner Eröffnungsideen" sei
dieses Anti-Grünfeld-Rezept.} 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Rd1 e4 10.
Nd2 Qe7 11. b4 Nf8 12. Bb2 h5 13. Rac1 $14 {1/2-1/2 (59) Grischuk,A (2785)
-Caruana,F (2779) Elancourt 2013 CBM 157 [Krasenkow,M]}) 6. d5 e6 7. Nc3 exd5
8. cxd5 d6 {Schwarz hat aufgrund des etwas bescheidenem e3 einen guten Benoni
- doch gibt es so etwas, "einen guten Benoni"? Grischuk ist der Meinung. Der
strukurelle Vorteil des Weißen wird durch aktives Figurenspiel und einem
Prachtläufer auf g7 kompensiert.} 9. Nd2 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. e4 Re8 {Greift
des Bauern e4 nochmal an und droht somit sofortiges ...b5.} 12. a4 Rb8 13. f3
$5 {Caruana schließt die Bauernkette g2-d5 und stützt so den e4 zuverlässig,
schwächt damit aber seine schwarzen Felder. Definitiv eine zweischneidige
Entscheidung, welche aber noch Teil der Vorbereitung sein sollte.} ({Das etwas
natürlichere} 13. Qc2 $6 {scheitert an} Nfxd5 $1 14. exd5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Rxe2
$15 {wonach Weiß zwar etwas Kompensation für den Bauern, aber keinesfalls
mehr haben sollte.}) (13. Re1 a6 14. a5 Bd7 {und Schwarz sollte zu ähnlichem
Gegenspiel wie in der Partie kommen.}) 13... a6 14. a5 (14. Rb1 $2 {ist eine
typische Entgegnung auf den schwarzen Plan ...b5, ist an dieser Stelle jedoch
keineswegs zu empfehlen:} b5 15. axb5 axb5 16. b4 {zum einen ist dieser Plan m.
E. nur funktionabel wenn auf ...c4 der weißen Springer auf das Traumfeld d4
kommt, zum anderen kommt Schwarz hier nach} Nh5 $1 {zu sofortigem Angriff. Nach
} 17. Qc2 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 $6 Ng3+ 19. hxg3 Qg5 {ist die Partie nämlich schon
vorüber.}) 14... Bd7 15. Nc4 Bb5 {Der Bc8 ist zwar eigentlich der "gute
Läufer", triff im Benoni jedoch imme auf eine massive weiße Bauernkette und
man kann froh sein, das Sorgenkind entfernt zu bekommen.} 16. Bg5 Bxc4 17. Bxc4
b5 18. axb6 Rxb6 {Bis hierhin spielten Grischuk wie Caruana ihre natürlichen
Pläne aus. Weiß hat sich das Läuferpaar geholt und eine solide Bauernkette
im Zentrum errichtet. Alle Leichtfiguren sind gut entwickelt. Schwarz hat zwei
Bauernschwächen a6 und d6, dafür jedoch Angriff auf der b-Linie und guten
Gripp auf den schwarzen Feldern. Die Springerwanderung c7-b5-d5 liegt zudem in
der Luft. Die Engines geben in derartigen Stellungen weißen Vorteil, am Brett
könnte es jedoch leichter für Schwarz zu spielen sein.} 19. Na4 (19. Qc2 {
folgte in einer Vorgängerpartie, in der Schwarz ambitioniert spielte und
seine Kontrolle über die schwarzen Felder ausbaute:} h6 20. Bh4 g5 $5 21. Bf2
Nd7 22. Ra2 Qf6 23. Be2 Reb8 24. Be3 Ne5 25. g3 $1 Rb4 $13 {0-1 (62)
Hamitevici,V (2430) -Jumabayev,R (2599) London 2015}) 19... Rb4 (19... Rb8 {
pocht auf den Plan ... Nb5-d4:} 20. Ra2 Nb5 $13 {das Problem für Schwarz ist
nun, dass er den a6 nun nicht mehr gut decken kann.} 21. Kh1 Qc8 {aber Schwarz
sollte hier im Vergleich zur Partie etwas schneller sein.}) (19... Rb7 {
war der Vorschlag Caruanas: die Idee ist die gleiche wie ...Rb8, man möchte
die Springerroute b5-d4 offen halten.}) 20. b3 Qc8 (20... Nb5 $6 {würde nun
die Qualität verlieren. Zwar bekommt man Kompensation auf den schwarzen
Feldern, dennoch gibt es keinerlei Grund für solch radikale Maßnahmen} 21.
Bd2 Nd7 22. Ra2) 21. Bf4 $1 {Greift die Schwäche auf d6 an, ehe Schwarz die
Umgruppierung Nd7-Ne5 schafft.} Qd7 (21... Nh5 $6 22. Bxd6 Bxa1 $2 {daran
dachte Grischuk intuitiv vermutlich nicht einmal eine einzige Sekunde} (22...
Nb5 $5 {ist hingegen interessant und zweischneidig, da der Bd6 kalte Füße
bekommt - die taktischen Verwicklungen funktionieren jedoch für Weiß} 23. Nb6
$1 Qb7 24. Bxc5 Nc3 25. Qd2 Rxb6 26. Kh1 $16 {und Weiß bedient sich danach
auf b6 und hat genug Bauern, um die etwas unkoordinierten schwarzen
Leichtfiguren in Zaum zu halten.}) 23. Qxa1 {und die schwarze Stellung hat all
ihre Koordination eingebüßt.}) 22. Ra2 Nh5 23. Be3 Rbb8 {Grischuk sieht nun
ein, dass er ohne ...Nb5 nicht vorankommt und beordert seinen Turm aus der
Gefahrenzone.} 24. Qd2 Nb5 {Grischuk droht nun auf d4 zu landen, so dass
Caruana die Läuferdiagonale g7-a1 vorübergehend schließen möchte und
danach seinen Na4 ins Spiel zurückholt. Schwarz hat definitiv viel erreicht.}
25. g4 Nf6 26. Nb2 Qc8 27. Bf4 Nd7 $5 {Um die lang erwartete Umgruppierung des
Nf6 nach d7 zu schaffen opfert Grischuk einen Bauern - zudem muss Caruana
seine Damenflügelstruktur reparieren und der c-Bauer wird plötzlich zum
gefährlichen Freibauern.} 28. Bxb5 axb5 29. Bxd6 Rb6 30. Bg3 c4 {Alle
schwarzen Figuren stehen nun gut um den c-Bauern zu unterstützen und Weiß
muss genau spielen - bei knapper Zeit keineswegs ein einfaches Unterfangen.}
31. bxc4 bxc4 32. Qe2 $1 {Diesen Zug übersah Grischuk, als er mit 26...Qc8
diese Stellung mehr oder weniger forcierte. Der so komisch wirkende Nb2 droht
plötzlich auf c4, zum Helden zu werden.} Rb4 $1 {Erscheint daher der einzige
Zug zu sein, wonach Caruana sich etwas erleichtert in die Zugwiederholung
flüchtet. Er hat zwar immer noch einen Bauern Vorteil, doch die Stellung ist
brandgefährlich für ihn.} (32... c3 $2 33. Nc4 Rb4 34. Na5) 33. Bd6 Rb6 34.
Bg3 Rb4 35. Bd6 Rb6 36. Bg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 {True to his
uncompromising style and with the tournament situation in mind, Grischuk
chooses the sharpest continuation.} ({Of course,} 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O {
is safe for White, but Mamedyarov himself had a hard time proving White's
advantage in recent games against Radjabov and Yu Yangyi.}) 6... g5 $5 7. Bg3
Ne4 8. Qc2 (8. Qb3 {is an alternative, but after} Nc6 9. e3 h5 10. h4 g4 11.
Ne5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxg3 13. fxg3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 {not too many people would find
White's pawn structure attractive.}) ({As in a similar position with the
exchange on d5 included, White isn't getting much out of a pawn sacrifice with
} 8. Nd2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Rc1 {mainly because of the annoying} Bb2 $1)
8... h5 $1 {The point of Black's play. Facing the threat to his bishop White
is forced to weaken his pawns.} 9. h3 Nc6 $1 {Shakh demonstrates excellent
preparation.} ({The immediate} 9... Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nxg3 11. fxg3 Nc6 {allows
White to expand in the centre} 12. e4 $5 {Dubov-Brkic, 2016}) 10. e3 Bxc3+ 11.
bxc3 Nxg3 12. fxg3 Qd6 13. Qf2 {It's OK to repeat the position, but Grischuk
was burning time fast, even by his standards.} Qa3 14. Qc2 Qd6 15. Qf2 {
Very uncharacteristic of Alexander.} ({With} 15. Kf2 {which already was played
in Azmaiparashvili-Nikolaidis, 1996 White continues to fight.} h4 16. g4 Bd7
17. Bd3 {and his king isn't so bad.}) 15... Qa3 16. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 a6 7. Bb3 b5 8. e4 {
A rare continuation instead of the common} (8. O-O) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bb7 (9...
Nbd7 $5 10. O-O Bb7 (10... Bc5 $5) 11. Bxe6 $5 fxe6 12. Nxe6 Qb6 13. Nd5 {
1-0 (31) Rasmussen,K (2437)-Matthiesen,A (2282) Aarhus 2003} Bxd5 14. exd5 Kf7
{and White has yet to prove his compensation for the sacrificed piece.}) 10. e5
$146 {[%mdl 8]} (10. O-O {leads to a well-known theoretical position usually
arising from another move order (8.0-0 Bb7 9.e4 cxd4 10.Nxd4).}) 10... Ne4 (
10... Nfd7 11. Bxe6 $1 Nxe5 $1 (11... fxe6 12. Nxe6 Qc8 13. O-O $40) 12. O-O
Bc5 13. Bd5 Bxd5 14. Nf5 O-O 15. Nxd5 {is quite dangerous for Black.}) ({
As well as} 10... Bc5 11. Nxe6 $1 Qxd1+ 12. Nxd1 fxe6 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Bxe6)
11. O-O (11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. O-O {looks more appropriate as White can make use
of the c-file, e.g.} Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxc6 15. Be3 Be7 16. Rac1 Rc8
17. Rc2 $14 {[%cal Yd1c1]}) 11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. a4 Bc5 {Black decides
to sacrifice a pawn (hoping that White's extra c3-pawn will be insignificant)
but complete his development, which would be a problem if he played} (13... b4
14. a5 $1 $36) ({or} 13... Nxd4 14. cxd4 b4 15. a5 $36) 14. axb5 axb5 (14...
Nxd4 $2 15. cxd4 Bxd4 16. Ra4 Bxe5 17. Qh5 {(Chesspro.ru)}) 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16.
Nxb5 O-O {[%mdl 512]} ({In the event of} 16... Nxe5 17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. Bg5+ f6
19. Be3 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Ke7 21. Ra1 {Black needs to work a while to equalise.})
17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. Bf4 h6 19. h4 Ne7 $14 {Here, too, Black should be careful
although a draw is highly likely.} 20. Rd1 (20. Ra1 Bc6 21. Nd6 Rb8 $132) 20...
Rb8 21. Bc4 Bc6 22. Nd4 Be4 23. h5 Nd5 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Be3 Rc8 26. Re1 Bc4
27. Nf3 Ba3 28. Bd4 Bd3 29. Nd2 Bb2 30. Nf1 (30. Re3 $142 Bf5 31. Nf1 $14)
30... Rc4 (30... Ba6 $5 {[%cal Rb2c3]} 31. Re3 Bc1 $132) 31. Re3 Bf5 $6 (31...
Bxc3 32. Bxc3 Rxc3 {leads to a draw as White is unable to make use of the pin,
e.g.} 33. f4 (33. Kh2 Rc1) 33... Kf8 34. g4 Ke7 35. f5 Ra3 36. Rf3 {and now
even} f6 $11) 32. Ng3 Bh7 33. Kh2 Bc1 34. Re2 Bf4 35. Kh3 Ra4 36. Kg4 Bc1 $6 {
It is more logical to go for an endgame with opposite-coloured bishops. Black
will not get such an opportunity anymore:} (36... Bxg3 37. Kxg3 Bf5 {[%cal
Yg7g6]}) 37. Kf3 $16 Bd3 38. Re1 Bb2 39. Ke3 Bc2 40. Kd2 Bb3 41. Rb1 Ra2 42.
Kd3 Ba4 43. Ne4 Ba3 44. Ke3 Bc2 45. Re1 Bb3 46. g4 Bd5 47. Kd3 Be7 48. Rb1 Ra8
49. f4 Bh4 50. Rh1 Bd8 51. Rb1 Bc7 52. Ke3 Kh7 53. Nd6 Kg8 ({Of course,} 53...
Bxd6 54. exd6 {when White gets another passed pawn, the outlook is poor for
Black despite the opposite-coloured bishops.}) 54. Rb5 Bc6 55. Rb4 Bd8 56. Bb6
Bh4 57. Bd4 Bg2 58. Rb2 Bc6 59. Rb6 Bg2 60. Rb2 Bc6 61. Rb3 Bg3 62. c4 Bh2 63.
f5 exf5 64. Nxf5 $6 {A strange decision giving Black good drawing chances.} (
64. gxf5 $142 {[%csl Ge5,Gf5]} f6 65. Rb6 $16) 64... Kh7 65. Bb2 Re8 66. Nd6
Re7 67. Rb8 f6 $1 68. Rc8 (68. Nf5 Re6) 68... Bh1 $2 (68... Bd7 69. Rc7 fxe5 {
looks ugly but in fact, White can't make progress here. If} 70. c5 (70. Ne4
Bf4+ 71. Kf2 Rf7 72. Nd6 e4 $1) {then} 70... e4 {[%cal Yh2g1]}) 69. Nf5 Rb7 (
69... Re6 {doesn't work anymore:} 70. Nh4 $5 {[%cal Rh4g6]} (70. Rc7 {is
strong, too}) 70... Ra6 (70... Bxe5 71. Ng6 Bxb2+ 72. Kf2 Bd4+ 73. Kg3 Re3+ 74.
Kh4 $18) (70... Bc6 71. Ng6 $18) (70... Rc6 71. Rxc6 Bxc6 72. exf6 $18) (70...
fxe5 71. Ng6 Rxg6 72. hxg6+ Kxg6 73. c5 $18) 71. Ng6 Ra8 72. Rxa8 Bg1+ (72...
Bxa8 73. Kf2 $5 {[%csl Rh2]}) 73. Ke2 Bxa8 74. exf6 gxf6 75. Bxf6 {and White
should win.}) 70. exf6 $2 (70. e6 $1 Rb3+ 71. Bc3 $1 Rxc3+ 72. Kd2 $18) 70...
Rb3+ 71. Bc3 gxf6 (71... Rxc3+ $4 72. Kd4 $18 {[%cal Rd4c3,Rf6g7]}) 72. Kd2
Bf4+ 73. Kc2 Rb8 74. Rxb8 Bxb8 {[%mdl 4096]} 75. Ne7 (75. Bxf6 Bf3) 75... Be4+
$6 (75... Bf3 $142 76. Nd5 Be5 $5 77. Bxe5 fxe5 78. Kd2 ({or} 78. Kd3 Kg7 79.
Ne3 Kf6 80. c5 Kg5 {(Chesspro.ru)}) 78... Kg7 79. Ne3 Kf6 80. c5 Kg5 81. Ke1
Kf4 82. Kf2 Bb7 {- White can't make any progress.}) 76. Kd2 Bf4+ $2 {The way
to a draw was not easy anymore:} (76... Bf3 $1 77. Nd5 Kg7 $3 78. Nxf6 (78.
Bxf6+ Kf7 79. g5 hxg5 80. h6 Kg6) 78... Bf4+ 79. Ke1 Bg3+ 80. Kf1 Kf7 {[%cal
Rg3h4]} 81. g5 hxg5 82. h6 Bf4 $1 {(this bishop must be protected in view of a
possible discovered check)} 83. Kf2 Bb7 84. h7 Kg7 $11) 77. Ke2 Kg7 78. Nf5+
Kf7 79. Bd2 $1 $18 {White wins a second pawn and the game.} Be5 80. Bxh6 Ke6
81. Be3 Bxf5 82. gxf5+ Kxf5 83. h6 Kg6 84. c5 f5 85. Kf3 Kf7 86. Bf4 Bd4 87. c6
Ke7 88. c7 Kd7 89. h7 Kc8 90. Ke2 Kd7 91. Kd3 (91. Kd3 Bf6 92. Kc4 {[%cal
Yc4d5,Yf4e5]}) 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf4 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. c3 d5 14. Bd3
g6 15. Qe2 c6 16. Nd2 Ng7 17. Re1 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Nf3 Ng7 20. Be5 Ne6 21.
Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne5 Re8 23. g3 Ng7 24. Kg2 Re6 25. Qd1 Qe7 26. Nd3 Rxe1 27. Qxe1
Qxe1 28. Nxe1 Nf5 29. Nd3 Kf8 30. g4 Nd6 31. h4 h6 32. f3 Ke7 33. Kf2 g5 34.
hxg5 hxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. Rc1 b6 10. a4 Ne4 11. Be1 a5 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Bf6 14. cxd5 cxd5
15. e4 Bxd4 16. Nb3 Bf6 17. exd5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Ra7 19. Bg2 h6 20. Bc3 Rc7 21.
Bxf6 Rxc2 22. Bxd8 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Rxd8 24. Rd1 Kf8 25. f4 Ke7 26. Re1+ Kf8 27.
Rd1 Ke7 28. Re1+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "192"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. a3 dxc4 ({Black can also
continue to play symmetrically:} 6... a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4 Ba7 (8... Bd6 9.
Bb2 O-O 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 {White has got slight pressure against the
isolated pawn.} Be6 12. O-O Qe7 13. Rc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 (27) Svidler,P (2768)
-Anand,V (2767) Wijk aan Zee 2018}) 9. Bb2 O-O 10. h3 h6 11. Rc1 Re8 12. Bd3
dxc4 13. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 b5 15. Bd3 Bb7 $11 {1-0 (64) So,W (2822)-Karjakin,
S (2783) Shamkir 2017}) (6... cxd4 7. exd4 {can transpose to the Panov Attack
of the Caro-Kann.}) 7. Bxc4 {The game has transposed to a kind of Queen's
Gambit Accepted.} a6 8. O-O b5 9. Ba2 (9. Bd3 Bb7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b4 Bd6 12.
Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 f5 14. Bxc6+ Bxc6 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Be5 Bxf3 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18.
Bxd6 Rfd8 19. Bc5 Be2 20. Rfc1 Rd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (34) Kamsky,G (2714)-Ivanchuk,
V (2787) Moscow 2007}) 9... Bb7 10. Qe2 Qc7 (10... cxd4 $6 11. Rd1 {[%cal
Ge3d4,Gd4d5] and White might get a potentially dangerous "isolani", while
Black's development is still incomplete.}) 11. Bd2 (11. d5 exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5
13. Bxd5 Bd6 $11) 11... Be7 $146 (11... Rd8 12. Rfc1 cxd4 13. exd4 Be7 14. d5
exd5 15. Bg5 O-O 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxd5 Qd6 18. Re1 Nd4 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Nxd4
Rxd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 (37) Nepomniachtchi,I (2751)-Gelfand,B (2695) Moscow 2018})
12. Rac1 (12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Rac1 Bd6 14. Bb1 O-O 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rac8 {
The structure is symmetrical and the position is equal. The following standard
sacrifice doesn't really work:} 17. Bxh7+ $6 (17. Bc3 h6 18. Bb1 Rfd8 19. Qc2
g6 $11) 17... Kxh7 18. Ng5+ Kg6 (18... Kg8 $4 19. Qh5 Rfe8 20. f4 $1 {would
lead Black to a disaster.}) 19. f4 f5 $1 20. Nxe6 Qf7 21. Nxf8+ Bxf8 {and
Black's minor pieces might overcome White's rook plus a couple of pawns.})
12... c4 $1 {Blocking the c-file and seizing space on the queenside. On the
other hand White now gets more play in the centre.} 13. e4 Rd8 14. Be3 Ng4 15.
e5 Na5 $2 {Opening the long diagonal for the light-squared bishop, but
releasing the pressure from Pd4.} (15... O-O 16. Rcd1 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Nb8 $1 {
I like this manoeuvre. Opening the diagonal for the bishop and transferring
the knight to d7, then maybe to b6 and d5.} 18. Bb1 Nd7 {The position is
double-edged. White has some attacking potential on the kingside, but at some
point Black can play f7-f6, undermining White's central pawn chain.}) (15... f5
$1 {Looks risky at first sight, but probably the best.} 16. a4 (16. exf6 $4 {
loses right away to} Nxd4 $1 17. Bxd4 Bxf3 $19 {[%cal Gc7h2]}) 16... Nb4 17. b3
Nxa2 18. Nxa2 Nxe3 19. fxe3 O-O 20. bxc4 b4 {with great compensation for the
pawn.}) 16. Bf4 {Of course. Now the knight on g4 looks ridiculous and soon
will be kicked back to h6.} Qb6 17. Rcd1 h5 18. h3 Nh6 19. Bb1 Nb3 20. Be3 Qc7
21. Rfe1 {Black is in big trouble. He can't castle to the kingside, so his
king is stuck in the centre. The seemingly strong knight on b3 is basically
doing nothing.} Kf8 22. d5 {The Chinese grandmaster is going for the direct
breakthrough.} ({It was also possible to improve the position even more by} 22.
Bc2 {Actually it's difficult to propose even one sensible move for Black.})
22... exd5 23. e6 $6 (23. Nd4 Qxe5 24. Nxb3 cxb3 25. Qd2 {with a huge
advantage.}) 23... fxe6 (23... Ng4 $2 {is an interesting tactical chance.} 24.
Bg5 $1 Bxg5 25. hxg4 hxg4 26. exf7 {[%cal Ge2e8]} Be7 27. Ne5 Rd6 28. Qxg4 Rdh6
29. Ng6+ Rxg6 30. Bxg6 Qh2+ 31. Kf1 d4 32. Ne4 d3 33. f3 $18) 24. Ng5 Qd7 $2 (
24... Qc6 $1 {[%cal Gd5d4] was a great chance to create a counterplay. White
is better, but the variations are really complicated:} 25. Qxh5 Bxg5 26. Bxg5
Nf7 27. Qg4 Re8 28. Bg6 d4 29. Ne4 e5 30. f4 $1 d3 $1 (30... Qxg6 $2 31. Be7+
$18 {[%cal Gg4g6]}) 31. fxe5 Rxe5 32. Bxf7 Kxf7 33. Qf4+ Ke6 34. Bh4 $1 Re8 (
34... Rxe4 35. Rxe4+ Qxe4 36. Re1 $16) (34... Rxh4 35. Qxh4 $16) 35. Qg4+ Kf7
36. Rf1+ Kg8 37. Nf6+ Kh8 38. Nxe8 Qxe8 39. Bf6 $1 gxf6 40. Rxf6 Re1+ 41. Rxe1
Qxe1+ 42. Kh2 Qe5+ 43. Rf4 Nd2 44. Qh4+ Kg8 45. Kh1 $1 Bxg2+ 46. Kxg2 Qe2+ 47.
Qf2 $18) 25. Bg6 $1 Bf6 26. Bb6 $1 {Marvellous work by the bishops.} Rc8 (26...
Bxg5 27. Bxd8 Bxd8 28. Qxe6 Qxe6 29. Rxe6 Be7 30. Nxd5 Bxd5 31. Rxd5 Nf7 32.
Rd7 $18) 27. Nxe6+ Kg8 28. Nxd5 Bxd5 29. Nf4 ({The idea Nd8 was winning on the
spot:} 29. Nd8 $1 $18 {[%cal Ge2e8]}) (29. Rxd5 $1 Qxd5 30. Nd8 $1 {[%cal
Ge2e8] and mate is coming.}) 29... Nc1 $1 {This surprising move is the
beginning of Grischuk's comeback to the game.} 30. Qxh5 ({Keeping the queen on
the e-file was winning quickly:} 30. Qe3 Nd3 31. Nxd5 $18) (30. Rxc1 {would
allow Black to save his bishop} Bf7 {though he is also lost here.}) 30... Nd3
31. Nxd5 Nf7 32. Qe2 $2 (32. Nxf6+ gxf6 33. Bxf7+ Qxf7 34. Qg4+ Kh7 35. Qf5+
Kg7 36. Re4 $18) 32... Nfe5 {Now the position is becoming less clear. White is
still winning, but already has to deal with a couple of strong black knights.}
(32... Qxd5 $4 33. Qe8+ Rxe8 34. Rxe8#) 33. Be4 Rh4 34. f4 Rxf4 $1 35. Nxf4 (
35. Qe3 $1 Rxe4 36. Qxe4 {was a more precise way to take the exchange.}) 35...
Nxf4 36. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 37. Qe4 Qc6 38. Bd4 $2 {Ding should have taken that
annoying knight.} (38. Qxf4 Kxh7 39. Bd4 Nd3 40. Qf5+ Kg8 41. Bxf6 Nxe1 42.
Rxe1 gxf6 43. Kf1 $1 {avoiding the exchange of queens after ...Qc5. Now the
material is equal, but Black's king is too vulnerable.}) 38... Nxh3+ $2 ({After
} 38... Ned3 {Black would be already okay. His knights are powerful and
compensate for the lack of the exchange.}) 39. Kh2 (39. gxh3 Nf3+ 40. Kh1 Nxe1
41. Bxf6 Qxe4+ 42. Bxe4 gxf6 43. Rxe1 c3 44. bxc3 Rxc3 45. Kg2 {I don't think
that White can win this endgame against the best play.}) (39. Kf1 $1 Qxe4 (
39... Ng5 40. Qxc6 Rxc6 41. Bc2 Ngf7 42. Bxe5 Nxe5 43. Rxe5 $18) 40. Bxe4 Nf4
41. Bf5 $18) 39... Ng5 40. Qxc6 Rxc6 41. Bc2 {So, the players have reached the
time control and the dust has settled a bit. White still has a winning
position, but it is by no means an easy win.} Ngf7 42. Bxe5 $2 (42. Bc3 Kg8 43.
Rd5 Re6 44. Kg3 {Just to avoid any possible check on g4.} Kf8 45. a4 bxa4 46.
Bxa4 Rb6 47. Rc5 $18) 42... Nxe5 43. Rd5 (43. Rxe5 $4 Bxe5+ {Check! That's the
downside of 39.Kh2. Probably Ding simply missed that?! Otherwise the exchange
on e5 doesn't make even the slightest sense.}) 43... Re6 {The knight on e5 is
well protected.} 44. Kh3 Kg8 45. b3 $6 {The whole idea is wrong. The exchange
of pawns improves Black's chances.} ({The right plan would be to try to sneak
into Black's camp via the light squares, namely:} 45. Bf5 Re8 46. Rd6 Ra8 47.
Be4 Ra7 48. Bd5+ Kf8 49. Re6 {with good winning chances.}) 45... Kf7 46. bxc4
$6 (46. Re4 Ke7 47. a4 cxb3 48. Bxb3 Nc4 49. Rxe6+ Kxe6 50. Rh5 {was more
troublesome for Black.}) 46... Nxc4 47. Rd7+ Be7 48. Rxe6 Kxe6 49. Ra7 Nxa3 {
Now Black is fairly safe. Only one white pawn remains on the board.} 50. Rxa6+
Kd5 51. Bh7 Nc4 52. Kg4 Bf6 53. Ra7 Kd4 54. Bg8 Nd6 55. Kf3 Kc5 {Grischuk has
managed to construct an ideal defensive setup. All his pieces are well
protected. White can't win.} 56. Ra8 b4 57. Ke2 Bc3 58. Kd3 Kb6 59. Ke3 Kc6 60.
Kf4 Nb7 61. Kf5 Nc5 62. g4 Kb5 63. g5 b3 {A reasonable stand-by move would
also be okay, but there is no reason not to push the pawn forward.} 64. Kg6 Kb4
65. Bd5 Bd4 66. Kh7 Kc3 67. g6 b2 68. Ba2 Kc2 69. Rb8 Ne4 70. Rb4 Nc3 71. Be6
Kc1 72. Bf5 Be5 73. Rb7 b1=Q {An engine would indicate that this is a mistake,
but it's not. The position remains drawish.} (73... Bd4 {was another path to
split the point.} 74. Rxg7 Bxg7 75. Kxg7 Ne2 (75... Nd5 76. Kf7 Ne3 77. Be4 Nc2
78. Bxc2 Kxc2 79. g7 b1=Q 80. g8=Q $11) 76. Kf6 Nf4 77. g7 Nh5+ $11) 74. Bxb1
Nxb1 75. Rxg7 Nc3 76. Re7 Bd4 77. Rd7 Be5 78. Kh6 Kc2 79. Kg5 Kb3 80. Kf5 Bh8
81. Rb7+ Kc2 82. Rh7 Bd4 83. Ke6 Kb3 84. Rd7 Bh8 85. Rd8 Bg7 86. Kf7 Be5 87.
Re8 Bd4 88. Rb8+ Kc2 89. Rb7 Be5 90. Rb6 Bd4 91. Rf6 Bxf6 92. Kxf6 Nd5+ 93. Kf7
Ne3 $1 94. Kf6 Nd5+ 95. Kf7 Ne3 96. g7 Nf5 {A miraculous escape for Grischuk!}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. Bd2 $5 {A fresh idea from Grischuk. White stops ...Na5 for now and wants
to see Black's intentions before defining how to play on the queenside.} Kh8 {
This move looks odd to me. Maybe Aronian wanted to wait to see White's
intentions, but Grischuk just continues with natural moves. Later on Black has
ideas to play ...f5, but it seems way too early to think about it.} (9... Bg4
10. c3 $1 (10. h3 {was played in the debut game of the variation. 10.c3 as in
the Caruana - Aronian game, would be more challenging} Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nd4 12.
Qd1 a5 13. c3 Nxb3 14. axb3 $11 {0-1 (40) Calzetta Ruiz,M (2317)-Atalik,E 
(2393) Turin 2006}) 10... d5 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qe2 Rb8 13. Bg5 {inviting Black to
take on e4:} dxe4 14. dxe4 h6 15. Bc1 $1 {now White threatens the typical
Nbd2-Nf1-Ng3 plan, which is normally very annoying after Black already had the
bishop placed on either g4 or h5. That's why it was understandable that
Aronian played it when the white bishop was on d2.} Bg6 16. Nbd2 Nh5 17. Nf1
Bc5 18. g3 Kh7 19. Kg2 Qe7 20. Bc2 $16 {1-0 (39) Caruana,F (2784)-Aronian,L 
(2794) Berlin 2018, and White achieved a big positional advantage, that later
turned into a tactical mess.}) (9... Bb7 {played exactly one day after the
Caruana-Aronian game} 10. a4 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. c3 dxc3 13. Nxc3 Qd7 14. d4
$6 {this simply weakens the position.} (14. Ne2 $1 $14 {with the idea of Ng3,
White retains better prospects}) 14... b4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. exd5
Bf6 $6 (17... a5 {followed by ...Bf6 and ...Rfe8, Black is just fine.}) 18. Be3
$6 (18. Bxb4 $1 Qf5 19. Qf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Bxd4 21. Rac1 $14) 18... c6 19. Qb3
cxd5 20. Qxd5 Rac8 $11 {0-1 (38) Martirosyan,H (2586)-Kravtsiv,M (2685) Batumi
2018}) 10. h3 Nd7 11. Nc3 $5 (11. a4 $5 Bb7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Qxa8 14. Nc3
Nc5 15. Bd5 $14 (15. Nxb5 $6 {always gives decent compensation for Black after
ruining White's structure.} Nxb3 16. cxb3 Bd8 $132 {potentially followed by
f5! opening the line of the b7-bishop against the white king.})) 11... Na5 {
Black achieves a strategic goal in the Ruy Lopez, which is taking the
b3-bishop, but on the other hand, White installs a strong knight on d5.} 12.
Nd5 Nxb3 13. axb3 Bb7 14. c4 f5 (14... c6 $2 15. Ba5 $1 {is the key move,
Black is not able to play ...c6 kicking the knight away.}) 15. Ba5 Rc8 (15...
Bxd5 $2 {is always a huge strategic mistake. The light-squared bishop is
Black's pride here, he has to try to keep it at all costs.} 16. cxd5 $16 {
[%cal Ga1c1]}) 16. Rc1 (16. exf5 {looks promising, trying to open the position
when Black has somewhat passive pieces; but on the other hand, opening the
a8-h1 diagonal is usually dangerous. When we reach such conceptual dilemmas
while choosing a move, we have to strongly rely on our calculations. And we
have to remember, that we may let go of strategic advantages we have built up
to this point and change the character of a position.} Rxf5 17. d4 Nf6 $1 $132
{with complex play.} (17... Qf8 $5 $132)) 16... bxc4 (16... Nc5 $5 {similar to
the game, maybe keeping more flexibility. Black should not be scared of 17.
cxb5, opening the c-file, since the black knight will go to ...e6 next move,
controlling the c7-pawn.}) 17. bxc4 fxe4 18. dxe4 Nc5 19. Bc3 $5 (19. Re3 $5 {
not allowing Black to play ...Qe8 yet (White keeps an eye on c7). White's idea
is to play Bb4 next move, take on e7 and then play c5, ruining Black's
structure. In these lines, the rook will stand better on e3.} Ne6 {Another
standard move gets answered by a strong temporary pawn sacrifice:} 20. c5 $1
Nxc5 $2 (20... dxc5 21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. Qb3 $1 Bc6 23. Qc3 $16 {followed by Qxe5}
) 21. Bxc7 $1 Rxc7 22. Nxc7 Qxc7 23. b4 $18) (19. Bb4 Ne6 20. Nxe7 (20. Nxe5 $2
c5 $1 $17) 20... Qxe7 21. c5 dxc5 22. Ba3 Rf4 $1 $132 {followed by ...Rcf8.})
19... Qe8 20. b4 Ne6 21. Bd2 c6 $2 (21... Bd8 {threatening c6} 22. c5 $1 {
when White retains some slight pressure.}) 22. Nxe7 Qxe7 23. Be3 $2 {White has
lost the chance to play c5 now and break Black's structure.} (23. c5 $1 dxc5
24. bxc5 {This is very dangerous in the long-term for Black - the e5-pawn is
weak, and White should win it without much trouble, after which he will have 4
pawns against 2 pawns on the kingside} Rcd8 {during the Press Conference,
Grischuk mentioned this move and said he wasn't sure how to evaluate the
position after 25.Nxe5 Nf4} 25. Re3 $1 (25. Nxe5 $6 Nf4 $1 $132) 25... Nxc5 26.
Qc2 Ne6 27. Ba5 {followed by Qb2, grabbing the e5-pawn, depending on where the
rook goes} Rd6 28. Qb2 Nd4 $2 (28... c5 29. Qxe5 $16 {[%csl Re4,Rf2,Rg2,Rg7,
Rh3,Rh7]}) 29. Bb4 $1 $18) 23... c5 $1 {Now there is no advantage for White,
Black is solid and the only weakness on d6 will not be a serious problem.} 24.
bxc5 Nxc5 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. Nd2 Bc8 27. Nf1 Be6 28. Ne3 $11 {The position has
simplified, both sides have improved their pieces to the best squares and the
outcome should be a draw.} Rc6 29. Qa4 Rfc8 30. Rb1 h6 31. Rb8 Rxc4 32. Rxc8+
Rxc8 33. Qxa6 Qc7 34. Rd1 Rd8 35. Qd3 Qc5 36. Kh2 Qc7 37. Kg1 Qc5 38. Rd2 Qc7
39. Qa3 Qe7 40. Rd1 Kh7 41. Qb4 Qc7 42. Rd3 Kg8 43. Qd2 Qe7 44. Kh2 Qf8 45. Kg1
Qe7 46. Qd1 Kh7 47. Rd2 Qf8 48. Rd3 Qe7 49. Rd2 Qf8 50. Nf1 Rd7 51. Ng3 Qb8 52.
Kh2 Qf8 53. Kg1 Qb8 54. Kh2 Qf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.26"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 c3 8. bxc3
c5 9. Re1 {Not the most popular move but it has been played by some of the top
GMs.} Nc6 10. Bb2 (10. e4 {looks natural; then after} Bg4 11. Bb2 (11. Nc2 Qa5
12. Bb2 Rfd8 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qa4 $132 {0-1 (24) Lindstrom,A (1932)
-Akesson,R (2451) Vaxjo 2015}) (11. d5 Ne5 12. Rb1 e6 13. c4 Qa5 14. Re3 Bh6
15. Reb3 Bxc1 16. Qxc1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 18. Rxf3 Nxe4 $11 {1/2 (37) Banusz,
T (2612)-Ceschia,I (2229) Nova Gorica 2016}) {Black's most logical reply is}
11... Ne8 $5 {Black obtained an excellent position in the following game:} 12.
e5 ({or} 12. Nc2 Nd6 13. Rb1 {1/2 (44) Tadic,B (2513)-Djukic,N (2539) Cetinje
2013} Nc4 14. Ba1 Qa5 $132) 12... Nc7 13. h3 Bf5 14. Qe2 Qc8 15. Kh2 cxd4 16.
cxd4 Nb4 17. Red1 Ncd5 18. Nh4 Be6 19. Rdc1 Qd7 20. Nc4 Rac8 {0-1 (89) Saeed,I
(2428)-Tomczak,J (2596) Warsaw 2017}) 10... Nd5 (10... Qb6 11. Nc4 Qa6 {
is probably worse although it has been seen in a number of games. Grandmasters
usually reply} 12. Ncd2 {[%cal Yd2b3]} (12. Nce5 $5 {is possible, too; here is
the latest game:} Bf5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qc1 Be4 15. Ba3 Nd7 16. Bh3 Bf5 (16...
Bxf3 $142 17. Bxd7 Bxe2 18. Bxc5 Rfd8 19. Bh3 e6 $14) 17. Bxf5 gxf5 18. e4 $16
{1-0 (38) Petrosian,T (2609)-Darini,P (2478) Sharjah UAE 2018}) {e.g.} 12...
Rd8 13. e4 (13. e3 $5) (13. Bf1 $5) 13... Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Nd7 16. Bf1
Qa5 17. d5 $14 {1/2 (35) Wen,Y (2618)-Zhao,Y (2195) Shijiazhuang 2015}) 11. Qc2
{A quiet continuation.} (11. Nc4 Nb6 12. Nxb6 Qxb6 13. Rb1 Qa6 14. Qb3 Be6 15.
Qa3 Qxa3 16. Bxa3 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Bxd4 19. Bxe7 Bxa2 20. Rxb7 Rfe8
$11 {1-0 (34) Atakisi,U (2373)-Strugnell,C (2271) Paracin 2017}) (11. Rb1 cxd4
12. cxd4 Nb6 13. e4 {- see 11.e4}) (11. e4 {is the most principled:} Nb6 12.
Rb1 (12. d5 Na5 $1 13. Rb1 Nac4 14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15. Ba1 e6 16. Bf1 exd5 17. exd5
Nd6 18. c4 Bg4 19. Qb3 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Re8 $11 {1/2 (45) Bellia,F 
(2452)-Valsecchi,A (2466) Milan 2015}) (12. h3 Na5 13. Bf1 (13. Rb1 {1/2 (45)
Efimenko,Z (2655)-Salem,A (2608) Warsaw 2016} Bd7 $11) (13. Qd3 Na4 14. Bc1 Bd7
15. Rb1 Rc8 16. Bd2 a6 17. d5 b5 $132 {0-1 (43) Socko,B (2593)-Salem,A (2638)
Riadh 2017}) 13... Be6 (13... Bd7 $5) 14. d5 Bd7 15. Rc1 e6 16. Qd2 c4 17. Rcd1
exd5 18. exd5 Qc7 $11 {0-1 (55) Picard,R (2326)-Tari,A (2510) Vienna 2015})
12... cxd4 $1 (12... Na5 13. Ba1 Bd7 14. Qe2 Rc8 15. d5 c4 16. Nd4 Rc5 17. Qe3
Na4 18. Rb4 $14 {1-0 (38) Eljanov,P (2717)-Tari,A (2518) Germany 2016}) (12...
Bg4 13. d5 Ne5 14. c4 e6 15. Qb3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 exd5 17. exd5 Re8 18. Bg2 Qd7
19. h3 Qf5 20. g4 Qf4 21. Re4 Qd2 22. Bc1 Qa5 23. Be3 $14 {1-0 (42) Meier,G 
(2647)-Van Wely,L (2656) chess.com INT 2018}) 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Nc2 (14. d5 Bxb2
15. Rxb2 Ne5 16. Qb3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Rc8 19. h4 Qd6 20. Kg2 Qe5
21. Qe2 f5 $11 {1-0 (74) Giri,A (2776)-Grandelius,N (2573) Doha 2014}) 14...
Nc4 15. Bc3 Qd7 16. Qe2 Nb6 (16... Rac8 $5 17. Qxc4 $140 $2 Nxd4 $1) 17. Red1
Rac8 18. Ne3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Na4 20. Ba1 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 Bxd4 $13 {0-1 (49)
Khismatullin,D (2617)-Lugovskoy,M (2436) Sochi 2016}) 11... cxd4 $146 {[%mdl 8]
} (11... Nb6 12. Rad1 Bf5 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qc8 16. Bg2 $14 {
0-1 (67) Dreev,A (2652)-Puranik,A (2509) Bastia 2017}) 12. Nxd4 {A harmless
recapture leading to a symmetrical pawn structure.} (12. cxd4 {is not
dangerous, either, due to} Bg4 $132 {[%cal Yd8a5,Ya8c8]}) 12... Nf6 $5 13. Nxc6
bxc6 14. c4 (14. Bxc6 Rb8 {[%cal Yc8f5,Yf6g4,Yd8a5,Gb8b2] is quite risky for
White.}) 14... Bf5 $5 15. Qc1 (15. e4 Be6 16. e5 Nd7 17. Bxc6 Rc8 $44) 15...
Qc7 $11 16. Nc2 Rab8 17. Bc3 Bxc2 18. Qxc2 Ne8 19. h4 c5 20. Red1 Bxc3 21. Qxc3
Nf6 {White's bishop is not stronger than Black's knight because the position
is not open enough, and White's c4-pawn is fixed on a light square.} 22. Bf3 h5
23. Rab1 Rxb1 24. Rxb1 Rb8 25. Rb5 Ne8 26. Qe3 Rxb5 27. cxb5 Nd6 28. a4 c4 29.
Kg2 c3 30. Bc6 Qa5 31. Qc5 a6 32. e4 axb5 33. axb5 Kh7 34. e5 Nxb5 $4 $138 {
A tactical oversight.} ({After} 34... Nf5 {passed pawns of both sides are
equally strong, and the game should end in a draw, e.g.} 35. Be4 e6 36. Bd3 Kg7
{and} 37. Qc6 $2 {is bad due to} Nd4) 35. e6 $1 {[%mdl 64] Black overlooked
this blow under time pressure.} (35. Bxb5 $2 c2 36. e6 {(too late)} c1=Q 37.
Qxc1 Qxb5 38. exf7 Qd5+ $11) 35... Qa3 (35... fxe6 36. Qxe7+ Kh6 37. Qf8+ Kh7
38. Qf7+ Kh8 39. Qf6+ Kh7 40. Be4 $18) (35... c2 36. exf7 $18) 36. Qxb5 c2 37.
exf7 Kg7 38. Be4 $1 c1=Q 39. Qe8 {Black's pair of queens is useless.} 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.27"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the climax of three weeks of chess, months of preparation and
thirteen hard fought previous games. My tournament had its ups and downs, but
thanks to a fortunate win the previous day, I entered the final round half a
point ahead of my closest rivals, Mamedyarov and Karjakin. My tiebreaks were
worse than both of theirs, so I wasn't sure a draw would be enough to win the
event, but at the same time I didn't want to burn my bridges playing for a win.
I also felt that Alexander would be eager for a fight.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3.
d4 {Although this move isn't a usual part of Grischuk's opening repertoire, I
wasn't entirely surprised. I realized that this variation, which leads to an
unclear, playable and fluid game, might suit his style, so I was at least
mentally prepared for this possibility.} Nxe4 4. dxe5 d5 5. Nbd2 Nxd2 ({
Interestingly, I was faced with this variation just two weeks later against
Vitiugov. In that game I chose to play a new move:} 5... Qd7 $5 {, and in the
end I won that game.}) 6. Bxd2 Be7 7. Bd3 {I was already not so familiar with
this position, but my moves seemed easy to play, so I continued to play
naturally.} ({All I could recall was seeing a game by Nepomniatchti recently,
where he played a slightly more passive continuation:} 7. Be2) 7... c5 8. c3
Nc6 9. O-O Bg4 {This was already a big choice. It is very attractive to pin
the knight, but I had to make sure I wouldn't run into a powerful e6 after my
bishop retreats to h5.} (9... Be6 {was perhaps more circumspect, although then
White can consider mixing it up with} 10. b4 $5) 10. Re1 Qd7 (10... O-O {
would be less accurate. For example, White could consider posting a bishop on
f5, which would be very annoying:} 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bf5 $5) 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bf4 {
This came as a surprise, but it's probably an excellent move.} ({Now I'm well
prepared for} 12. e6 $2 fxe6) (12. Qc2 Bxf3 13. Bf5 Qc7 14. gxf3 Nxe5 {also
doesn't work out well for White.}) (12. b4 $5 {was the move I was mainly
concerned with. The variations become very complex, but I felt that my
position would be okay after} cxb4 13. cxb4 O-O 14. Qb1 (14. Qc2 $2 Bxf3 15.
Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Bf5 Nd4 $1 {is a nice trick.}) (14. g4 Bg6 15. e6 $5 fxe6 16.
Bxg6 hxg6 17. b5 Nd8 18. Ne5 Qe8 19. Qc2 {is an unusual and slightly
concerning pawn sacrifice. Here I was mainly looking at moves like 19...Bh4,
but strongest is} Bd6 $1 20. Nxg6 Rf6 {with an excellent position}) 14... Bxf3
15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Bf5 Qc7 17. gxf3 g6 $1 {A very important move.} (17... Nxe5
$2 18. Qd1 $1 {is surprisingly already busted for Black}) 18. Bc2 Nxe5 {
, and the position is unclear, but no worse for Black.}) 12... Qe6 $1 {This
move looks strange, but I came to it by the process of elimination. I need to
prevent e6 once and for all, and although the queen is not a good blockader,
there was no alternative.} ({My first instinct was to play} 12... Nd8 $2 {
, but then I noticed a strong response:} 13. g4 Bg6 (13... Ne6 14. gxh5 Nxf4
15. e6 $1 Nxe6 16. Ne5 {is likewise very strong}) 14. e6 $1 Nxe6 15. Ne5 {
, with a huge attack.}) (12... O-O 13. Qc2 Bg6 (13... Bxf3 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15.
Bf5 $1 Be4 16. Qxe4 {also doesn't work out for Black.}) 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. Rad1
{felt like strong pressure for White, because d5 is a weakness and the
possibility of e6 is always in the air.}) 13. a3 $6 {Far too slow. It was here
that Grischuk started to drift with his play.} (13. Qc2 $2 Bxf3 14. Bf5 $2 Be4
{is an important trick, winning a piece.}) (13. Be2 {was the most challenging
move. Here I saw two options:} O-O $5 {offers an exchange sacrifice, but White
is not obligated to accept it.} (13... Bg6 {is playable, but White can perhaps
hope for a slight edge after} 14. Bg3 O-O 15. Nh4 {getting the advantage of
the bishop pair.}) 14. Nd4 (14. Qd2 {prepares Nd4, and would lead to a very
messy situation after} Rfe8 15. Nd4 cxd4 16. Bxh5 dxc3 17. bxc3 d4) 14... Bxe2
15. Nxe6 Bxd1 16. Nxf8 Ba4 (16... Bc2 17. Nd7 Nd8 18. e6 Nxe6 19. Bd2 Rd8 {
also offers decent compensation.}) 17. b3 (17. Nd7 $2 Nd8 {traps the knight})
17... Bb5 18. a4 Bd3 19. Nd7 Rd8 20. e6 fxe6 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Bc2 {
This position is likely to end in a draw.}) 13... O-O 14. b4 h6 {Covering g5,
which will be useful in many lines in the future. Also making sure h7 no
longer ever hangs.} ({I couldn't decide on whether to play h6 or} 14... b6 {
, and probably both are fully playable.}) 15. Bg3 {White has many options, but
in every case Black is comfortable.} (15. bxc5 Bxc5 16. Be2 Rad8 17. Nd4 Bxd4
18. cxd4 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Rc8 {is at least equal, but I would even prefer Black's
position slightly.}) 15... b6 16. Nd4 $6 {I felt during the game that this was
a positional mistake, leading to a comfortable situation for Black.} ({A
better move was} 16. Be2 Bg6 17. Nh4 Bxh4 18. Bxh4 d4 {, with a complex and
roughly balanced position.}) 16... Bxd1 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Raxd1 c4 {It's
important to play this before White goes for c4 himself. Now the pawn
structure is very favorable for me: all of White's queenside pawns on the dark
squares are vulnerable, and his bishop on g3 is extremely passive. The only
plus for him is that whenever I open up the position, his light-squared bishop
will become powerful.} 19. Bc2 (19. Bg6 b5 20. f4 Bd8 $1 {and next ...Ne7
kicks the bishop from g6.}) (19. Be2 a5 {is likewise unpleasant for White, and}
20. Bg4 Nd8 {is only temporarily inconvenient. Soon I'll play ...g6 and ...h5.}
) 19... b5 {Preparing ...a5 without allowing b5.} 20. a4 (20. f4 $6 a5 {
would soon become critical for White, because ...axb4 and ...d4 would
completely undermine his queenside.}) 20... a6 21. f3 $1 {A strong and
necessary defense.} (21. f4 {, preparing f5, is most natural, but after} Rac8
$1 {Black prepares ...d4 and White will fall apart. For example} (21... d4 $2
22. Be4 {is clearly wrong.}) 22. axb5 axb5 23. f5 d4 $1 24. cxd4 Nxb4 {, with
a winning position.}) 21... Bg5 $6 {Too academic. I needed to be more daring
to keep the advantage.} ({Now} 21... Rac8 22. Bf2 {leads nowhere.}) (21... Nxb4
$1 {was the most testing move:} 22. cxb4 Bxb4 23. Re2 Be7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rb1
b4 {, and White will have to defend accurately against the three passed pawns.
I didn't really consider sacrificing, however, because the game continuation
looked so attractive.}) 22. Bf2 $2 {This mistake is very serious, and seems to
be the difference between a draw and a loss.} (22. h4 $1 Bf4 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 {
I understand why Grischuk didn't want to give away his bishop pair, but White
is already close to equal after} 24. Bg6 {For example,} Rc8 (24... Ne7 25. h5)
25. Kf2 d4 26. axb5 axb5 27. cxd4 Nxb4 28. Rb1 Nd5 29. Rxb5 Rxd4 30. Reb1 {
, with a likely draw.}) 22... Bf4 23. Bc5 Rfd8 24. Bd6 Bg3 25. Re2 g5 {When I
played 21...Bg5 I saw this position, and I was very happy to get it. White is
almost completely paralyzed, due to the dominant bishop on g3. However, it is
still difficult to make progress.} 26. Kf1 Kf7 27. Bc7 Re8 28. Bd6 Rac8 {
A strange move. We were both low on time, so I was a bit unsure of what to do,
but placing a rook on c8 is certainly not the way.} ({I should have started by
placing my pawn on h4, which is useful in many variations down the road. Most
concretely, often White will play Rxd5 and e6, and with the pawn on h4 the
bishop will be defended.} 28... h5 $1 29. Ra1 h4 30. Bb1 Red8 {, and sooner or
later White will slowly die.}) 29. Ra1 Red8 30. Bb1 {As usual, when time gets
low, Grischuk continues to play very well.} Rd7 ({I could still place my pawn
on h4 before deciding what to do next:} 30... h5 31. axb5 axb5 32. Ra6 h4 {
and here} 33. Rb6 Rd7 34. Rxb5 Ra8 {is not something I should worry about.})
31. Ra3 (31. axb5 axb5 32. Ra6 {was a better defense. I was planning} Ra7 {
, but after} ({Perhaps} 32... h5 $5 {is again the best move.}) 33. Rxa7+ Nxa7
34. Ra2 Nc6 35. Ra6 {White's position becomes a bit easier to hold.}) 31... d4
{I was extremely happy to get this move in at an opportune moment. We were
both short on time, but now the play becomes forced:} 32. axb5 axb5 33. cxd4
Nxd4 34. Rea2 Nc6 35. Be4 Bxe5 36. Bxc6 (36. Bc5 Kf6 {is also very bad for
White.}) 36... Rxd6 37. Bxb5 {Black has a serious advantage, due to the
strength of the passed c-pawn and the weakness of White's king. The weakened
dark squares around White's kingside make a direct attack very likely in the
future. The next few moves were played in heavy time trouble, which led to
some poor decisions.} Rd1+ (37... c3 $1 {was strongest:} 38. Ba4 (38. Rc2 Rb8
39. Ra5 Kf6 {leaves White tied up, and likely to lose the b-pawn.}) 38... Rcd8
39. b5 Rd3 {and White is paralyzed and facing ideas of ...Bd6.}) 38. Ke2 Rg1
39. Ke3 Rb1 $2 ({Direct play was again best:} 39... c3 $1 40. Rc2 Rd8 {with a
decisive edge. For example} 41. Ra7+ Kf6 42. Rd7 Rb8 43. Bd3 Rxb4 {with a
position similar to the game.}) 40. Ra7+ $2 {The last move of the time control,
and it is both an extremely natural and a poor one.} (40. Ra8 $1 Rxa8 41. Rxa8
Rxb4 42. Ba4 {This is difficult to decide on, since White condemns himself to
a pawn down position where he will suffer for a very long time. However,
trading rooks is absolutely necessary to keep any drawing chances alive.})
40... Kf6 {And now I could finally get up from the table and check the other
games. I was pleased to see Karjakin had already drawn, and Kramnik and
Mamedyarov were playing a drawn ending. I felt very safe that a draw would be
enough for tournament victory, but of course with a much better position, I
continued to play.} 41. Bd7 Bf4+ 42. Ke2 (42. Kf2 Rd8 {is essentially the same
as the game.} (42... c3 $2 {looks very beautiful, but misses the win after} 43.
Re2 $1 (43. Bxc8 $2 Rb2+ {on the other hand, leads to a pawn promotion.})))
42... Rd8 43. Rc2 ({At this moment, I think Alexander realized that} 43. R2a6 {
runs into an exchange sac:} Rb2+ 44. Kf1 Rxd7 $1 45. Rxd7 c3 46. Rc6 c2 {
and the pawn is unstoppable. Black will be a piece ahead.}) 43... Rxb4 (43...
Rg1 $1 44. Kf2 Rd1 {is even stronger, and would be immediately winning, but I
saw no reason to just take the pawn and win slowly.}) 44. Bc6 c3 {A pawn up,
and still with a positional advantage. I knew I was completely winning, and
around this point I saw Kramnik and Mamedyarov agree to a draw. A draw would
have been enough for me, but I couldn't bring myself to offer it in such an
overwhelming position.} 45. Rd7 Rc8 {Of course, no trade of rooks.} 46. Be4 h5
{I might as well place the pawn on h4 before deciding on what to do next.
White has no ideas, so it was only a question of time until I broke through.}
47. Kd3 Rb2 48. Ke2 h4 49. Rd1 Ke5 50. Ra1 Rd8 51. Rd1 Rdb8 52. Ra1 Bd2 53. Ra6
Rd8 54. Rc6 Rb1 55. Kf2 Ra1 56. Rc4 Rd4 57. Rc8 Rb4 58. Ke2 Kf4 59. Kf2 Rbb1
60. Rf8+ Ke5 61. Bd3 Rb2 62. Ke2 Re1+ 63. Kf2 Rc1 64. Rxb2 cxb2 65. Rb8 Bc3 66.
Be4 Bd4+ 67. Ke2 Kf4 68. Rb4 e5 69. Rb7 Kg3 {And after this, Grischuk resigned
and I secured qualification to the 2018 World Championship match!} 0-1

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 h6 8. Re1 O-O
9. h3 a5 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bb5 Na7 12. d4 Nxb5 13. axb5 exd4 14. Nxd4 Bd7 15.
Nf1 Bxd4 16. cxd4 Bxb5 17. Ng3 d5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Qd5 21. Rh4
Ra6 22. Ra3 Rg6 23. Rg4 Rxg4 24. Qxg4 Bd7 25. Qh4 Bf5 26. Be3 b6 27. Rc3 c6 28.
Qe7 Rc8 29. Qb7 b5 30. Rc5 Qd7 31. Qa6 a4 32. d5 cxd5 33. Rxc8+ Qxc8 34. Qxb5
Qd7 35. Qb4 Kh7 36. Bd4 Qc6 37. Bc3 Qc4 38. Qxc4 dxc4 39. f3 h5 40. g4 hxg4 41.
hxg4 Be6 42. Kf2 Kg6 43. Ke3 f5 44. exf6 gxf6 45. Kd4 f5 46. Kc5 fxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. f4 Bb4 8. Bd2
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Qxf4 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Rf1 Qh4+ 12. g3 Qg4 13. Nxc6 dxc6 14. Rxf6
Qxe2+ 15. Kxe2 gxf6 16. Bxf6 Rg8 17. e5 h5 18. Rd1 Bd7 19. Be4 Rb8 20. Bf3 c5
21. Rd6 Bc6 22. Bxh5 Bd5 23. b3 c4 24. Ke3 Rc8 25. g4 b5 26. g5 cxb3 27. cxb3
Rg6 28. Kd4 Kf8 29. h4 Kg8 30. Be2 b4 31. h5 Rxf6 32. exf6 1-0

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bd2 d6 7. Qc1 Kh7 8. h4
Nh5 9. e4 e5 10. d5 a5 11. Be2 Na6 12. g3 Nc5 13. Be3 Qe8 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Qe3
Qe7 16. O-O-O Ra6 17. Na4 b6 18. Nc3 Nf6 19. Nh2 Ne8 20. h5 g5 21. a4 Nd6 22.
g4 Ra8 23. Nf1 Qf6 24. b3 Qf4 25. f3 Bd7 26. Kc2 Qxe3 27. Nxe3 Bf6 28. Bd3 Rfe8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. d3 h6 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. g3 c5 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. e4 Bh7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 O-O 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Rad1 Nd7 14. Bb2 Bf6
15. e5 Be7 16. c4 Nb6 17. d4 Rc8 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Qg4 Bf5 21. Qf4
Bg5 22. Nxg5 Qxg5 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. cxd5 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Rc1 g4 27. Rfd1
Be4 28. Kf1 Kh7 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Rc1 Rxc1+ 31. Bxc1 d4 32. Bb2 d3 33. Ke1 Kg6
34. Kd2 a6 35. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 a6 5. g4 e6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nfd7 9. g5 b5 10. e5 d5 11. f4 b4 12. Nce2 a5 13. Be3 Ba6 14. h4 Bc5 15. h5 Qb6
16. g6 hxg6 17. hxg6 Rxh1+ 18. Bxh1 fxg6 19. c4 Bxc4 20. Qc2 Nf8 21. Rc1 Nbd7
22. Qd2 Rc8 23. Ng1 g5 24. Ngf3 gxf4 25. Bxf4 Ng6 26. Bg3 Ne7 27. Bg2 Rc7 28.
Bh3 Nf8 29. Bf2 Ba6 30. Rd1 b3 31. a3 Neg6 32. Be3 Rf7 33. Bg4 Bc4 34. Bh5 Kd7
35. Qg2 Kc8 36. Bxg6 Nxg6 37. Qxg6 Rxf3 38. Qe8+ Kb7 39. Qd7+ Ka6 40. Qc8+ Qb7
41. Qxe6+ Ka7 42. Nc6+ Qxc6 43. Qxc6 Bxe3 44. Qc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O b6 7. d5 d6 8. Nc3
Na6 9. e4 Nc7 10. a4 Re8 11. Re1 Nh5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Nd2 Nf4 15. Bg3
e5 16. Bg4 Bxg4 17. Qxg4 h5 18. Qf5 Nce6 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Nc4 Re6 21. Kf1 Bh6
22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Qxf4 gxf4 24. Rad1 Qh4 25. Rxd6 f3 26. gxf3 Rf8 27. Ke2 Qxh2
28. Rxe6 Qh3 29. Rg6+ Kh7 30. Rg3 Qh2 31. Reg1 h4 32. Rg4 Bf4 33. R1g2 Qh1 34.
Nd5 Bg3 35. Nce3 Rg8 36. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. b3 g6 8.
Bb2 Bg7 9. c4 Nh5 10. Bxg7 Nxg7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Qe3 e5 13. d3 f5 14. Nd5 f4 15.
Qd2 Ne6 16. b4 g5 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. h3 h5 19. Nh2 Qg7 20. f3 Rf7 21. Rfb1 Ned4
22. Rb2 Rd8 23. Rab1 b6 24. Qd1 Rd6 25. a3 Kh7 26. Ra2 Rg6 27. Rab2 Qf8 28. Ra2
Qd6 29. Rab2 Rfg7 30. a4 Qd8 31. Ra1 Rh6 32. Rab1 Na5 33. Qe1 Qd7 34. Qd1 Kh8
35. Rf2 Nac6 36. Rbb2 Qe6 37. Rb1 Kh7 38. Rbb2 Rhg6 39. Rb1 Qd6 40. Rbb2 Qd8
41. Rb1 Qf8 42. Rbb2 Qd6 43. Rb1 Qd8 44. Rbb2 Rb7 45. Rb1 a5 46. Rfb2 Nb4 47.
Rf2 Rbg7 48. Rbb2 Qd6 49. Rb1 Kg8 50. Rbb2 Kf8 51. Rb1 Ke8 52. Rc1 Kd8 53. Rb1
Kc8 54. Rbb2 Kb7 55. Rb1 Ka7 56. Rbb2 Qe6 57. Rb1 g4 58. fxg4 hxg4 59. Nxg4
Rxg4 60. hxg4 Rxg4 61. Nc7 Qg6 62. Nb5+ Nxb5 63. cxb5 Rg3 64. Rbb2 Nxd3 65.
Rbd2 Qxe4 66. Rf3 c4 67. Rxg3 fxg3 68. Qe2 Qd4+ 69. Kf1 Qf4+ 70. Qf3 Qxd2 71.
Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd2 g6 6. b3 Bh6 7. f4 f5 8. Bb2
Nf6 9. Bd3 Qa5 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Nge2 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Nb4 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. a3 Nc6
15. O-O-O O-O 16. Kb1 Bg7 17. h3 b5 18. Rhe1 b4 19. axb4 Nxb4 20. Nd4 Nfd5 21.
Na4 e5 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. c3 exd4 24. cxb4 Nxb4 25. Qe2 Nc2 26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. Rf1
Rfe8 28. Qd7 Rcd8 29. Qb7 Rb8 30. Qd7 Red8 31. Qe7 Ne3 32. Rf7 Nf5 33. Qxa7 Qd5
34. Rxg7 Nxg7 35. Rxd4 Qg8 36. Rxd8 Rxd8 37. Nc5 Re8 38. Qd7 Re1+ 39. Kc2 Qf8
40. Bd4 h5 41. Ne6 Qf5+ 42. Kd2 Rd1+ 1-0

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8.
Bf1 Re8 9. d4 Nbd7 10. c4 Nf8 11. Nc3 Ng6 12. h3 c6 13. d5 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5
15. Qxd5 Bf6 16. Bg5 Be6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Qxb7 Nf4 19. Rad1 Rab8 20. Qc6 Rec8
21. Qxd6 Rxb2 22. Re4 Ng6 23. Qa3 h6 24. Red4 Rcb8 25. h4 Nf4 26. Qe3 Ng6 27.
h5 Nf8 28. Qa3 Bf5 29. Rd8 Rxd8 30. Rxd8 Qxd8 31. Qxb2 Bg4 32. Qd4 Qxd4 33.
Nxd4 Nd7 34. Be2 Bxe2 35. Nxe2 Kf8 36. f3 Ke7 37. Nc3 Ne5 38. c5 Kd7 39. Nb5 a6
40. Nd4 g6 41. hxg6 fxg6 42. Kf1 Nd3 43. c6+ Kc7 44. g3 Nb4 45. a3 Nxc6 46. Nb3
Kd6 47. Ke2 Kd5 48. Nd2 g5 49. f4 gxf4 50. gxf4 h5 51. Ke3 Ne7 52. Ne4 h4 53.
Kf3 Nf5 54. Nf2 Kc4 55. Kg4 Nd4 56. Kxh4 Kb3 57. Ne4 Kxa3 58. Nc5 a5 59. Nb7
Kb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 e6 6. O-O Ne7 7. d3 Nbc6 8. a3
O-O 9. Ba2 Rb8 10. Qe1 Nd4 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Ne2 Bd7 13. Bd2 Rc8 14. Bb3 Qb6
15. Kh1 Rfe8 16. a4 d5 17. a5 Qc5 18. Bb4 Qc7 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. e5 f6 21. exf6
Bxf6 22. Ng1 Kg7 23. Qd2 e5 24. fxe5 Rxe5 25. Qf4 Rf5 26. Qxc7 Rxc7 27. Rxf5
Bxf5 28. Nf3 Rc5 29. h3 h5 30. Ra4 Bd7 31. Rb4 Bc6 32. a6 bxa6 33. Nxd4 a5 34.
Rb7+ Bxb7 35. Ne6+ Kh6 36. Nxc5 Ba8 37. c3 d4 38. c4 Kg5 39. Ne6+ Kf5 40. Nc7
Bc6 41. Kg1 a4 42. Bd1 Bg5 43. Nb5 Ke5 44. Nxa7 Bd7 45. Nb5 Bf5 46. Bxa4 Be3+
47. Kh2 Bxd3 48. Na3 Bc1 49. Bc2 Bxc2 50. Nxc2 d3 51. Ne1 d2 52. Nf3+ Kf4 53.
Nxd2 Bxd2 54. c5 Be3 55. c6 Bb6 56. b4 h4 57. b5 g5 58. Kh1 Kg3 59. c7 Bxc7 60.
b6 Bb8 61. b7 Ba7 0-1

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. h3 g6 5. g4 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. d3 Rb8 8. a4 a6
9. O-O b5 10. axb5 axb5 11. Be3 b4 12. Nd5 h5 13. g5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nd4 15. Nxd4
cxd4 16. Bd2 b3 17. cxb3 Bf5 18. Re1 O-O 19. Kh2 Re8 20. Ra3 e6 21. dxe6 fxe6
22. b4 d5 23. Qf3 Qd6+ 24. Qg3 Qxg3+ 25. Kxg3 Rec8 26. Rb3 Rc2 27. Bf4 Rb5 28.
Bd6 h4+ 29. Kxh4 Rxf2 30. Kg3 Rd2 31. Bf1 Bf8 32. Bxf8 Kxf8 33. Kf4 Ke7 34. Ke5
Rf2 35. Ra1 Rf3 36. h4 Re3+ 37. Kxd4 Rg3 38. Ra5 Rb6 39. Kc5 Rb7 40. b5 Rg1 41.
b6 Rxf1 42. Ra7 Rc1+ 43. Rc3 1-0

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. c3 a6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O
Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 Ne8 13. Rc1 Nd6 14. Be2 f5 15.
f3 h5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Bd3 Kh7 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rf7 20. Qd2 Qd7 21. Qd3
Nf5 22. Bf2 Qb5 23. Rc4 Bf8 24. a4 Qd7 25. g4 hxg4 26. fxg4 Ne7 27. h3 Rd8 28.
Bh4 Rf4 29. Rxf4 exf4 30. Bxe7 Bxe7 31. Bxg6+ Kg7 32. Rxf4 Bc5+ 33. Kf1 Rf8 34.
Rxf8 Bxf8 35. Bf5 Qd6 36. Qd4+ Kf7 37. Be6+ Ke8 38. Qf6 c6 39. Bf7+ Kd7 40.
Qe6+ Kc7 41. Qxd6+ Kxd6 42. dxc6 bxc6 43. Kf2 Ke5 44. Kg3 Bd6 45. Be8 c5 46.
Kh4 c4 47. Bf7 Kd4 48. Kg5 Kd3 49. h4 Be7+ 50. Kh5 Bf6 51. g5 Bxb2 52. Kg4 c3
53. Bg6+ Kd2 54. h5 c2 55. Bxc2 Kxc2 56. h6 Bc1 57. Kh5 Kb3 58. g6 1-0

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[Round "13"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. c3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 e5 9. Re1 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ng4 11. N4f3 Nc6 12. Nc4 Be6 13. h3 Nge5 14. Ncxe5
dxe5 15. a3 Qb6 16. b4 Rfd8 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Qe2 a5 19. Ng5 Bd7 20. b5 Nd4 21.
Bxd4 exd4 22. e5 Re8 23. Qf3 Be6 24. Rac1 Qd7 25. Nxe6 Rxe6 26. Rc5 Rc8 27. Rd5
Qe7 28. Rxd4 Rxe5 29. Rde4 Rxe4 30. Bxe4 Rc3 31. Qd1 Rxa3 32. Bxg6 Qf8 33. Bb1
Rc3 34. Qd7 Rc8 35. Qxb7 Re8 36. Rf1 Qb4 37. Ba2 Rf8 38. Qc6 Bd4 39. Bb1 Rb8
40. Qe4 Rxb5 41. Qxh7+ Kf8 42. Ba2 Qe7 43. Qd3 Rb4 44. Qf3 Rb2 45. Bc4 Qf6 46.
Qxf6 Bxf6 47. Rd1 Ke7 48. Re1+ Kf8 49. Rd1 Ke7 50. Rd5 a4 51. Ra5 Bd4 52. Rxa4
Rxf2 53. Kh2 Rc2 54. Bb3 Be5+ 55. Kg1 Rb2 56. Bc4 f6 57. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qb3 Bb7 8.
O-O Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Nc3 Qb6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Ne5
Rfd8 15. e3 a6 16. Rac1 Qc7 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Rd6 19. Rd3 Rc8 20. Rdc3 Qb6
21. Nc4 Qd8 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Qc2 e5 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Rxc6 Qd5 26. Rc8+ Bf8
27. Rxf8+ 1-0

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qe2 a6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 b5 13. g5 Nd7 14. Rg1 Re8
15. Rg3 Bb7 16. Rh3 g6 17. f4 Nc5 18. f5 Nxb3+ 19. axb3 exf5 20. Qf2 b4 21. Nd5
Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Qc6 23. Rd4 d5 24. exf5 Bc5 25. Qh4 h5 26. gxh6 Kh7 27. fxg6+
fxg6 28. Qf2 Rf8 29. Rf3 Rxf3 30. Qxf3 Qe6 31. Rd3 Rf8 32. Qg3 Rf1+ 33. Kd2 Bd6
34. Qg2 Rf5 35. Kc1 Bf8 36. Kb1 Rh5 37. Bd2 Qe5 38. Qf3 Qf5 39. Qe3 Qf7 40. Qe2
a5 41. Rf3 Rf5 42. Rxf5 gxf5 43. Qa6 f4 44. Qd3+ Kg8 45. h7+ Qxh7 46. Qxd5+ Kh8
47. Bxf4 Qh3 48. Be5+ Bg7 49. Qd8+ Kh7 50. Qe7 1-0

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bf5 7. d3 Qd7 8. Bd2
Nf6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Bc3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. h4 b5
15. Qd2 a5 16. a3 Bh3 17. Rfb1 Rab8 18. Rb2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rb7 20. e4 Rfb8 21.
h5 Qd8 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. d4 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. c4 cxd4 26. Qxd4 Qf8 27. Rb3
Qg7 28. Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. Ra4 Rb6 30. Kf3 Kf6 31. Ke3 R6b7 32. f4 g5 33. Kd4 gxf4
34. gxf4 Rb6 35. c5 dxc5+ 36. Kxc5 e5 37. f5 Ke7 38. Ra7+ Ke8 39. Rh3 Kf8 40.
f6 Kg8 41. d6 Rb5+ 42. Kc4 R5b7 43. Rxb7 Rxb7 44. Rd3 1-0

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 e5 6. d5 Nce7 7. c4 f5 8. Nc3 Nf6
9. h3 h6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qe2 c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Rd1 f4 14. Bc1 c5 15. Bc2 Nc6
16. Nd5 g5 17. b3 Ne8 18. b4 cxb4 19. Ba4 Bb7 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Nxb4 Ba4 22.
Rd2 Rc8 23. O-O Bd7 24. Bb2 g4 25. hxg4 Bxg4 26. Qd3 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Kh7 28. Rc1
Qg5 29. Nd5 Nf6 30. Ba3 Rcd8 31. Rcd1 Ng4 32. Nc7 Qh5 33. Qh3 Qg6 34. Rxd6 Rxd6
35. Rxd6 Rf6 36. Rxf6 Nxf6 37. f3 Nxe4 38. fxe4 Qb6+ 39. c5 Qxc7 40. Qf5+ Kh8
41. Kh2 Qc6 42. Bb4 a5 43. Ba3 Kg8 44. Kh1 Kh8 45. Kh2 Kg8 46. Kh1 Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leuven GCT blitz"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.16"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. d4 d5 10. Nc3 Bb4 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bc1 Nce7 13. a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nd6
15. Nd2 Kh8 16. a4 Nef5 17. Ba3 Re8 18. Qf3 Be6 19. Bd3 Qd7 20. a5 Rad8 21. Qf4
Bf7 22. h4 Ne7 23. Bc5 Bg6 24. Bxa7 Bxd3 25. cxd3 Ng6 26. Qh2 Qf5 27. Bc5 Nf4
28. Bxd6 cxd6 29. Nf3 h5 30. c4 Rxe1+ 31. Nxe1 dxc4 32. dxc4 Ne2+ 33. Kf1 Nxd4
34. Qg3 Qc5 35. Qc3 Rc8 36. Rb1 Qxc4+ 37. Qxc4 Rxc4 38. Rxb7 Ra4 39. Rb6 Ra1
40. Rxd6 Nc2 41. Re6 Nxe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leuven GCT rapid"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 Bd6 5. Ngf3 Bxf4 6. exf4 Nbd7 7. Bd3 c5 8.
c3 Qb6 9. Rb1 Qd6 10. g3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Re1 O-O 13. a3 a5 14. Rc1 Rac8 15.
Qe2 Nb8 16. Qf1 Nc6 17. Qh3 h6 18. f5 exf5 19. Qxf5 Rce8 20. Bb5 Bc8 21. Qc2
Bd7 22. Bf1 Re6 23. Rxe6 Bxe6 24. Re1 Rc8 25. Qb1 cxd4 26. cxd4 Ne4 27. Nxe4
dxe4 28. Qxe4 Bd5 29. Qg4 Rd8 30. Re3 Be6 31. Qe4 Bd5 32. Qg4 Be6 33. Qe4 Bd5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Leuven GCT rapid"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 h6 8. Re1 O-O
9. Nbd2 a5 10. Nf1 Be6 11. b3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bd2 Bd6 14. Ng3 Re8 15. h3
Rb8 16. Qc2 Qf6 17. Re2 Re7 18. Rae1 Rbe8 19. Kh2 g5 20. Bb5 Bd7 21. Qc1 Nf4
22. Bxf4 gxf4 23. Ne4 Qg7 24. g3 fxg3+ 25. fxg3 f5 26. Nxd6 cxd6 27. Nh4 Qg5
28. Ng2 Qh5 29. Re3 Rg7 30. Qd1 Qg5 31. Qf3 Rf8 32. Rf1 f4 33. gxf4 exf4 34. d4
Rf6 35. Re4 Qg3+ 36. Qxg3 fxg3+ 37. Kg1 Rxf1+ 38. Bxf1 Bxh3 39. Bc4+ Kh7 40.
Nf4 Bf5 41. Re3 Rg5 42. Ne2 g2 43. Nf4 Rg4 44. Nxg2 Kg7 45. Be2 Rg6 46. Kf2 Re6
47. Rg3+ Rg6 48. Nh4 1-0

[Event "Leuven GCT rapid"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3 d5 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 Nd6 8.
Nc3 c6 9. b3 O-O 10. Ba3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qe2 Bf6 13. Qe3 Re8 14. Qf4 Bxf3
15. Bxd6 Bh5 16. Bc7 Qc8 17. Bf5 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Qf8 19. Bd6 Qd8 20. Qb4 Nd7 21.
Qxb7 Nb6 22. Qxc6 Bg6 23. Bc7 Qf8 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Qxd5 Kh7 27.
Bd6 Qd8 28. c4 Rc8 29. b4 Qd7 30. c5 Qa4 31. Qb3 Qd7 32. Re4 Qf5 33. d3 Kg8 34.
Qc4 Qh5 35. Re1 Qg5 36. Qg4 1-0

[Event "Leuven GCT rapid"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. d4
exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. Re1 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qb3 a6 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. d5 Nd4 15.
Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bc2 Nd7 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nf3 Bb6 19. Bg5 Qb8 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Qxe3
Re8 22. Rad1 h6 23. Kg2 Qd8 24. Qd4 Rc8 25. Re3 Ne5 26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. Qd2 Qd6
28. Rb3 c6 29. Rxb7 cxd5 30. Ba4 d4 31. f3 Rb8 32. Rxb8 Rxb8 33. Rc1 a5 34. Bb3
Qb6 35. Rc4 Kh7 36. Ra4 Ra8 37. Bd5 Ra7 38. b4 axb4 39. Qxb4 Qxb4 40. Rxb4 f6
41. Rb7 Rxb7 42. Bxb7 Be8 43. Kf2 Kg8 44. Bd5+ Kf8 45. h4 Ke7 46. Ke2 Kd6 47.
a3 Kc5 48. Bb3 Bb5+ 49. Kd2 Bf1 50. Bf7 Kb5 51. Be8+ Ka5 52. h5 Bb5 53. Bxb5
Kxb5 54. Kc1 Ka4 55. Kb2 Ka5 56. Kc2 Kb6 57. Kd1 Kc5 58. Kd2 Kb5 59. Kc1 Kc6
60. Kc2 Kb6 61. Kd1 Kc5 62. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leuven GCT rapid"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Ne7 8. d4
Bb6 9. Re1 d5 10. Nxe5 Nxe4 11. Nd2 Nd6 12. Bd3 f6 13. Nef3 Bf5 14. Nb3 Bxd3
15. Qxd3 Ng6 16. Nc5 Re8 17. Bd2 c6 18. b3 Qc7 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Re1 Rxe1+ 21.
Nxe1 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Ne4 23. b4 Ne5 24. Qc2 Nc4 25. Nf3 Ncxd2 26. Nxd2 Qe5 27.
Nxe4 Qxe4 28. Qd1 Qc4 29. Qg4 Qxg4 30. hxg4 Kf7 31. Kf1 f5 32. gxf5 h5 33. Ke2
Kf6 34. Ke3 Kxf5 35. Kf3 g6 36. a4 a6 37. g3 g5 38. g4+ hxg4+ 39. Kg3 Ke4 40.
Kxg4 Kd3 41. Kxg5 Kxc3 42. f4 d4 43. f5 d3 44. f6 d2 45. f7 d1=Q 46. f8=Q Qg1+
47. Kh6 Qh2+ 48. Kg6 Qg3+ 49. Kh6 Qh4+ 50. Kg6 Qg4+ 51. Kh6 Qe6+ 52. Kg7 Qe5+
53. Kg6 Kxb4 54. Qf7 Qg3+ 55. Kh6 Qe3+ 56. Kg7 Qc3+ 57. Kh7 Qc2+ 58. Kh6 Qc1+
59. Kg7 Qb2+ 60. Kf8 Qh8+ 61. Ke7 Qe5+ 62. Kf8 Qxc5+ 63. Kg8 Qd5 0-1

[Event "Leuven GCT rapid"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d5 10. Qd3 c6 11. a5 Qd7 12. f4 Qf5 13. Qc3 Bd7 14. Qb3 Bc5+
15. Be3 Bxe3+ 16. Qxe3 Qxc2 17. Qa3 Bf5 18. Qb4 Qe4 19. Qc5 Qc4 20. Qxc4 dxc4
21. Nd2 Bd3 22. Rfc1 O-O-O 23. Nxc4 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 a6 25. Rac1 Rd2 26. R1c2 Rhd8
27. Rxd2 Rxd2 28. b3 g6 29. h3 Rd3 30. b4 Kd7 31. Kf2 Rd2+ 32. Kf3 Ke6 33. g4
Rd3+ 34. Ke4 Rxh3 35. f5+ Ke7 36. Rd4 h5 37. Rd6 Rh4 38. f6+ Ke8 39. e6 Rxg4+
40. Ke5 Rg5+ 41. Ke4 Rd5 0-1

[Event "Leuven GCT rapid"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2
b5 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10. Nec3 Nb6 11. Nxe7 Qxe7 12. a4 b4 13. a5 bxc3 14. axb6 cxb2
15. Bxb2 Rb8 16. O-O Rxb6 17. Ba3 O-O 18. Qd2 Rd8 19. Bb4 Rc6 20. c3 Be6 21.
Rfd1 Bb3 22. Rdb1 Bc4 23. Rd1 h6 24. Qe3 Qe6 25. Rd2 Rd7 26. Rad1 Bb3 27. Rb1
Rb7 28. h3 Rb5 29. Ra1 Bc4 30. Qa7 d5 31. exd5 Nxd5 32. Ra5 e4 33. Rxb5 axb5
34. Qd4 f5 35. g4 Nf6 36. gxf5 Qxf5 37. Be7 Nd5 38. Bh4 Re6 39. Qc5 Kh7 40. Bg3
e3 41. Rxd5 Bxd5 0-1

[Event "Leuven GCT rapid"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "240"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Bg4 8. d3
Nd7 9. Bc2 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bg5 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 Bxc1 13. Rxc1 Qf6 14. d4 Rad8
15. a3 Ne7 16. Nh2 c5 17. Ng4 Qg5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Ne3 h5 20. Re2 Rd7 21. Rd2
Rfd8 22. Rb1 Ne6 23. Qf3 g6 24. Rbd1 Kg7 25. Kh2 b5 26. Bb3 Qf6 27. Qxf6+ Kxf6
28. h4 a5 29. Bc2 Nc7 30. a4 b4 31. cxb4 axb4 32. a5 Ne6 33. Ba4 Ra7 34. Rxd6
Rxa5 35. Bb3 Rxd6 36. Rxd6 Rc5 37. Rb6 Nc6 38. Nd5+ Kg7 39. Nxb4 Nxb4 40. Bxe6
Nc6 41. Bd5 Ne7 42. Bb3 f5 43. Rb7 Kf6 44. Rb6+ Kg7 45. Re6 Ng8 46. exf5 gxf5
47. Bd1 Nf6 48. b4 Rd5 49. Be2 Rd4 50. Rxe5 Rxh4+ 51. Kg1 Rxb4 52. Rxf5 Kg6 53.
Bd3 Rb3 54. Rd5+ Kg7 55. Rd4 Ra3 56. g3 Ra2 57. Bf5 Ra5 58. Bh3 Ra1+ 59. Kg2
Ra2 60. Be6 Re2 61. Bf5 Re5 62. Bd3 Ra5 63. Rb4 Ra7 64. Rb6 Rd7 65. Bb1 Rc7 66.
Kh3 Rd7 67. Kh4 Rd4+ 68. f4 Rc4 69. Rb7+ Kh6 70. Rb6 Kg7 71. Rb7+ Kh6 72. Rf7
Rc6 73. Bf5 Ra6 74. Bd3 Rd6 75. Bf5 Ra6 76. Rb7 Ra1 77. Kh3 Rh1+ 78. Kg2 Ra1
79. Rf7 Ra6 80. Bd3 Rd6 81. Bf5 Ra6 82. Kh3 Rb6 83. Re7 Rb5 84. Re5 Rxe5 85.
fxe5 Nd5 86. Kh4 Ne3 87. Be4 Ng4 88. e6 Kg7 89. Kg5 Kf8 90. Bf3 Ne5 91. Bxh5
Ke7 92. Kf5 Nc6 93. Bf7 Nd4+ 94. Ke5 Nf3+ 95. Kf4 Nd4 96. g4 Kf6 97. g5+ Ke7
98. Kg4 Kf8 99. Kh4 Nf5+ 100. Kh5 Kg7 101. Bg6 Ne7 102. Be4 Nc8 103. Kg4 Kf8
104. Kf4 Ke7 105. Ke5 Nd6 106. Bd3 Ne8 107. Be4 Ng7 108. Bd5 Ne8 109. Bb3 Ng7
110. Bc4 Ne8 111. Be2 Nc7 112. Bg4 Ne8 113. Bh5 Nd6 114. Bg6 Nc4+ 115. Kd4 Nd2
116. Ke3 Nc4+ 117. Kd4 Nd2 118. Bh5 Kxe6 119. Kd3 Nf3 120. Bg4+ Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leuven GCT rapid"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2018.06.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2018.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. a4 h6 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bc1 Ngf6 12. Be3 Ng4 13. Bc1 Ngf6 14. O-O O-O 15.
b3 Nc5 16. Nd2 Be6 17. Bb2 Rc8 18. Re1 Ncd7 19. Nc4 Nc5 20. Nd2 Ncd7 21. a5 Rc5
22. b4 Rc8 23. b5 axb5 24. Nxb5 Nc5 25. Bf1 Ra8 26. Bc3 b6 27. axb6 Qxb6 28.
Qf3 Qc6 29. Na7 Qc7 30. Nb5 Qc6 31. Na7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d3 h5 8. h3
Bd7 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Nd4 11. c3 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 O-O 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Qd2 Qc8
15. Kh2 e6 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Rfe1 Qd7 19. Be3 Rac8 20. d4 b5 21.
Rad1 Qc7 22. b3 a5 23. dxc5 dxc5 24. Bf4 Qb6 25. Qe3 Rcd8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Bg5
Rb8 28. Rd1 Re8 29. Bf4 Bg7 30. Rd6 Qa7 31. Bc6 Re7 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Bd6 c4 34.
bxc4 bxc4 35. Ra8 Qxe3 36. fxe3 Bd7 37. Bxe7 Bxc6 38. Rxa5 Be4 39. Bb4 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Na3 a6 6. Nxc4 b5 7. Nce5 Nd5 8. d4
Be7 9. a4 Bb7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Qb3 Nb4 13. Nxf7 Bd5 14. Nxd8
Bxb3 15. Nb7 Bd5 16. Nc5 Nc2+ 17. Kd1 Bxf3 18. exf3 Nxd4 19. Nd3 O-O 20. Be3
Nbc6 21. f4 Nb4 22. Bxd4 Rd8 23. Ke2 Rxd4 24. Rd1 Rxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Bf5 7. c3 e6 8.
Qb3 Bd6 9. Bg3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Qd6 11. Qxb7 Rb8 12. Qa6 O-O 13. Nb3 Bc2 14. Rc1
Bxb3 15. axb3 Ne4 16. Qa4 e5 17. Be2 exd4 18. cxd4 Rb6 19. O-O Rfb8 20. Rfe1 g6
21. Bd3 Nb4 22. Bf1 Nc6 23. Re2 Kg7 24. Rec2 Nd8 25. Rc7 Rxb3 26. Rd7 Qf6 27.
Rxd5 Rxf3 28. gxf3 Qxf3 29. Qc2 Nxf2 30. Bg2 Qe3 31. Kf1 Ng4 32. Be4 Qxg3 33.
Re1 Ne6 34. Qg2 Ne3+ 35. Rxe3 Qxe3 36. Qf3 Qc1+ 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. d5 e6 7. Nc3 exd5 8. cxd5
d6 9. Nd2 Re8 10. O-O Na6 11. e4 Rb8 12. a4 Nb4 13. f3 Nd7 14. Nb5 Ne5 15. Nxa7
Bd7 16. Nb5 Qe7 17. Ra3 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Kh1 Nxd5 20. Ne4 fxe4 21. Qxd5+
Be6 22. Qxe4 d5 23. Qc2 Rbd8 24. f4 Nc6 25. Rg3 Nb4 26. Qd1 Kh8 27. Bh5 Rf8 28.
Re1 d4 29. Rxg7 Qxg7 30. Rxe6 Nd5 31. g3 Nf6 32. Bf3 Rfe8 33. Rxe8+ Rxe8 34.
Nd6 Re6 35. Nc4 Ne4 36. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Nf3 Ne4 6. Bf4 O-O 7. Nxd5 c5 8. Qc2
f5 9. Bc7 Qd7 10. Be5 cxd4 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Qd1 Nc6 13. Nxd4 e6 14. Nxc6 exd5
15. Qd4+ Rf6 16. Nb4 dxc4 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. O-O-O Be6 19. Nxf6 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Nxf2
21. Nh5+ gxh5 22. Rg1 Kf6 23. g3 Ke5 24. Rf4 Ng4 25. Bg2 Ne3 26. Kd2 Nxg2 27.
Rxg2 b5 28. Rh4 Rd8+ 29. Kc1 Bf7 30. Rf2 Rd7 31. e3 a5 32. Rd4 Re7 33. Rdf4 Be6
34. Rh4 Bf7 35. e4 fxe4 36. Rxe4+ Kxe4 37. Re2+ Kf3 38. Rxe7 Bg6 39. Re5 Kg2
40. Rxb5 Kxh2 41. Rg5 a4 42. Kd2 Kh3 43. Kc3 h4 44. gxh4 Kxh4 45. Rg1 Kh3 46.
Kxc4 Kh2 47. Rg5 Be8 48. Kb4 h5 49. Re5 Bf7 50. Rf5 Be8 51. Rf8 Bd7 52. Rh8 Bg4
53. Kxa4 Kg3 54. b4 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 Nc6 7. c3 e6 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Be7 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Rc3
Rfc8 15. h4 Bd8 16. Rd3 Qc7 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nh3 Ne7 19. Bc3 b5 20. Nf4 Nf5 21.
Qg4 Bxh4 22. Nh5 g6 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. exf6 Qd8 25. Qf4 Qxf6 26. g4 Qh4 27. Bd2
Ng7 28. Kg2 f5 29. Rg3 Rc2 30. Rh1 Qg5 31. Rxh6 Qxf4 32. Bxf4 fxg4 33. Rxg4 Nf5
34. Rh3 Rf8 35. Be5 Kf7 36. Rh7+ Kg8 37. Rh3 Kf7 38. Rg5 Ke7 39. Rxg6 Rf7 40.
Rg8 Rf8 41. Rh7+ Rf7 42. Rhh8 Ne3+ 43. Kh3 Rcxf2 44. Re8+ Kd7 45. Rd8+ Kc6 46.
Rd6+ Kb7 47. Rxe6 Rf8 48. Re7+ Ka8 49. Rhh7 R2f3+ 50. Kh2 Rf2+ 51. Kh3 R2f3+
52. Kh2 Rf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8.
Qb3 Qd6 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Qc2 Rad8 11. b4 Bb6 12. Nc4 Qxd3 13. Qxd3 Rxd3 14. Nxb6
Rxf3 15. gxf3 cxb6 16. Re1 Rc8 17. Bd2 Bd5 18. Re3 h6 19. Bf1 Rd8 20. Be1 Be6
21. b5 Ne7 22. Rxe5 Ng6 23. Re3 Nh7 24. Rd3 Rf8 25. Rd4 Ng5 26. Be2 Nf4 27. Bd1
Ngh3+ 28. Kf1 Rc8 29. Bc2 Bc4+ 30. Rxc4 Rxc4 31. Rd1 g6 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Bd2
Ne6 34. Rb8 Nhg5 35. Ke2 Nc5 36. Bb3 Rh4 37. Be3 Nge6 38. Ra8 a6 39. bxa6 bxa6
40. Bxe6 fxe6 41. Bxc5 bxc5 42. Rxa6 Kf6 43. Ra5 Rxh2 44. Rxc5 Rh1 45. a4 Ra1
46. a5 g5 47. Ke3 Ra4 48. c4 Ra3+ 49. Ke4 Ra2 50. Ke3 Ra3+ 51. Ke4 Ra2 52. Ke3
Ra3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Qb6 8. Rb1
h6 9. Bh4 cxd4 10. exd4 Qe6+ 11. Be2 Qb6 12. Bd3 Qe6+ 13. Be2 Qb6 14. Ne5 Nfd7
15. f4 g5 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. fxg5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Bf5 19. Nf3 Bxb1 20. Qxb1 e5 21.
dxe5 Nd7 22. Bf4 Rae8 23. Ng5 Qg6 24. Qxg6 fxg6 25. e6 Ne5 26. Bb5 Re7 27. Bxe5
Bxe5 28. Bd7 Rf4 29. Nf3 Bf6 30. Ke2 Rh7 31. Rd1 Rh5 32. h3 Kf8 33. Rd3 Ke7 34.
Kd2 a5 35. a4 b6 36. Kc2 Re4 37. Kd1 Rf4 38. Ke2 Re4+ 39. Kf2 Rf5 40. g3 g5 41.
g4 Rff4 42. Rxd5 Re5 43. Rd3 Rc5 44. Ke3 Rcc4 45. Nd4 Bxd4+ 46. cxd4 Rf1 47.
Bb5 Rc2 48. d5 Kd6 49. Rb3 Re1+ 50. Kd4 Rc5 51. Bc6 Rd1+ 52. Ke4 Rf1 53. Rxb6
Rf4+ 54. Ke3 Rc1 55. Kd2 Rh1 56. Kc2 Rxh3 57. Bb5+ Kc5 58. Rc6+ Kxd5 59. e7
Rf2+ 60. Kb1 Re3 61. Rc7 Rfe2 62. Bxe2 Rxe2 63. Ka2 Re4 64. Ka3 Kd6 65. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 a5 8. h3
Bd7 9. Re1 a4 10. Nf1 Ne7 11. Bxd7 Nxd7 12. d4 Bb6 13. Ng3 Re8 14. Bg5 Nf8 15.
Be3 exd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Neg6 18. Qc2 Ne6 19. Rad1 Nef4 20. Nf3 Qf6 21.
Re3 Qe6 22. c4 Nxg2 23. Kxg2 Nf4+ 24. Kg1 Qxh3 25. Ne1 Qg4 26. Ng2 g5 27. Rd2
f5 28. Qd1 Qxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Nxg2 30. Kxg2 f4 31. Re2 fxg3 32. Kxg3 Re5 33. Rd5
Rae8 34. f3 Kg7 35. b3 axb3 36. axb3 h5 37. Ra2 Kf6 38. b4 Rxd5 39. cxd5 Ke5
40. b5 b6 41. Ra7 Rc8 42. Ra4 Rf8 43. Ra7 Rc8 44. Ra4 Rh8 45. Rc4 Rh7 46. Ra4
h4+ 47. Kg4 h3 48. Ra1 Rh4+ 49. Kg3 h2 50. Rh1 Rh8 51. Kg4 Kd4 52. Kxg5 Ke3 53.
f4 Kxe4 54. f5 Kf3 55. f6 Kg2 56. Rc1 h1=Q 57. Rxh1 Rxh1 58. Kf5 Kf3 59. f7 Rh8
0-1

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Be2 Ng6 8. O-O
f6 9. c4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 fxe5 11. Ng5 Qf6 12. g4 Nf4 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Nxe6 Bxe6
15. Bxe6 O-O-O 16. Re1 Kb8 17. Qf3 Bd6 18. Re4 h5 19. Bxd7 Rxd7 20. Rae1 Qg6
21. h3 hxg4 22. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 23. hxg4 f3 24. Re8+ Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Re3 Rf8
27. Nd2 Rf4 28. Nxf3 Rxg4+ 29. Kf1 a5 30. a4 Kc7 31. Ke2 b5 32. b3 Rf4 33. Re6
bxa4 34. bxa4 c5 35. Ke3 g5 36. Re4 Rf5 37. dxc5 Rxc5 38. Kd3 Rf5 39. Nd4 Rxf2
40. Ne6+ Kc6 41. Nxg5 Ra2 42. Rc4+ Kb6 43. Ne4 Bb4 44. Nc3 Ra3 45. Kc2 Bxc3 46.
Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Be2 e5 9. Nb3 Be7 10. Be3 Be6 11. Nd5 Nbd7 12. Qd3 O-O 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5
Rc8 15. c4 Ne8 16. f3 g6 17. Kh1 Ng7 18. Bg1 Bg5 19. Rad1 h5 20. Nd2 f5 21. b4
h4 22. c5 dxc5 23. d6 cxb4 24. Qd5+ Kh7 25. Nc4 Bf4 26. Qxb7 Rf7 27. Nb6 Rc2
28. Qd5 Nxb6 29. Qxf7 Rxe2 30. Bxb6 Qxb6 31. Qe7 h3 32. g3 Qc5 33. gxf4 Qc2 34.
Qh4+ Nh5 35. Qxh3 Rd2 36. Rxd2 Qxd2 37. fxe5 Qxa2 38. d7 Qd5 39. e6 b3 40. Qh4
Qd3 41. Kg2 b2 42. d8=Q Qxf1+ 43. Kxf1 b1=Q+ 44. Kg2 Qa2+ 45. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8.
Nf3 d5 9. d4 O-O 10. g3 Re8 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Ne2 g5 13. b3 h6 14. h3 Bf6 15. c3
Nd6 16. Bg2 Bg7 17. Be3 Qd7 18. h4 f6 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 $5 {OK, that's
enterprising.} fxg5 21. Nxg5 Bg4 (21... Bh6 $1 {should beat the attack off.})
22. Bxd5+ Kh8 23. Kg2 $1 Bh6 24. Qd3 $2 {Missing a simple reply.} ({Instead,} 
24. Rh1 {would have made quite a game out of it} Nf5 (24... Kg7 25. Rxh6 Kxh6
26. Qd2 Kg7 (26... Rxe2 27. Nf7+ Kg7 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Qh8#) 27. Nf4 $40) 25.
Bf3 Bxf3+ 26. Nxf3 Kg7 27. Qc2 $13) 24... Bf5 25. Rh1 Bxd3 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C79"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 exd4 8.
Nxd4 c5 9. Nc6 Qd7 10. Na5 Qa4 11. Bd2 Nxe4 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Be6 14. Qf3
d5 15. Rfe1 O-O-O 16. b3 Qb5 17. Bd2 Qb6 18. c4 Kb8 19. a3 g5 20. b4 g4 21. Qf6
Bd6 22. bxc5 Qxc5 23. Rab1+ Kc8 24. Nb7 Be7 25. Qb2 Qxa3 26. Qc2 dxc4 27. Nxd8
Rxd8 28. Be3 c3 29. Qe4 Rd5 30. g3 h5 31. Rec1 h4 32. Ra1 Qd6 33. gxh4 Bf5 34.
Qc4 c2 35. Qe2 Bd3 36. Qxg4+ Bf5 37. Qf3 Qg6+ 38. Qg3 Bxh4 39. Qxg6 fxg6 40.
Kg2 Kb7 41. Ra2 Bf6 42. Kf3 a5 43. Ke2 Bd3+ 44. Kf3 Rf5+ 45. Kg2 Be4+ 46. Kf1
Rb5 47. Ke2 Rb3 48. Kd2 Bc3+ 49. Ke2 Bb2 50. Rg1 Bd3+ 51. Kd2 c1=Q+ 52. Rxc1
Bxc1+ 53. Kxc1 Ka6 54. Rb2 Rxb2 55. Kxb2 Kb5 56. Kc3 Bf5 57. Bg5 c5 58. Be7 a4
59. Kb2 Kb4 60. Bf6 a3+ 61. Ka1 Kb3 62. Bg5 c4 63. Bc1 c3 64. h4 Be4 65. f4 Bf5
66. Be3 Kc2 67. Ka2 Kd1 68. Kxa3 Be6 69. f5 gxf5 70. h5 Bg8 71. h6 Ke2 72. Bg5
Kf3 73. h7 Bxh7 74. Kb3 Kg4 75. Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. Be3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 Ng6 14. c5 Nxc5 15. b4
Na6 16. Nb5 b6 17. Nd3 Rf7 18. Rc3 h5 19. h3 Bf6 20. Be1 Qd7 21. Nf2 Bd8 22.
Qb3 Nb8 23. Bd2 a6 24. Na3 Qe7 25. Rfc1 Nd7 26. Nc4 Bb7 27. a4 Nf6 28. Qc2 Rg7
29. Be1 Rb8 30. Na3 Bc8 31. Qd1 Ra8 32. Nc4 Bd7 33. Nd2 Qe8 34. Ra1 Nh8 35. Qc2
Nf7 36. Rxc7 Bxc7 37. Qxc7 b5 38. axb5 axb5 39. Rxa8 Qxa8 40. Qa5 Qe8 41. Kf1
Rg6 42. Nb1 g4 43. Nc3 gxf3 44. gxf3 Qc8 45. Bxb5 Bxh3+ 46. Ke2 Rg1 47. Bc6
Bf1+ 48. Kd2 Ng5 49. Kc2 Nxf3 50. Bd2 Rg2 51. Qa7 Nd4+ 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. h3 b4 11. a5 Rb8 12. c3 h6 13. Re1 Re8 14. d4 Bf8 15. d5
bxc3 16. bxc3 Ne7 17. Ba4 g5 18. c4 Ng6 19. Nc3 Bg7 20. Qc2 Nf4 21. Reb1 Rxb1+
22. Rxb1 Rf8 23. Bxd7 Nxd7 24. Nd1 Ne2+ 25. Kf1 Nd4 26. Nxd4 exd4 27. f3 Ne5
28. Nf2 h5 29. Nd3 Qe7 30. Nxe5 Qxe5 31. Qd3 Re8 32. Kf2 g4 33. hxg4 hxg4 34.
fxg4 Qxe4 35. Qxe4 Rxe4 36. Kf3 Re7 37. Rb7 Kh7 38. c5 Re5 39. Rxc7 Rxd5 40.
cxd6 Rxd6 41. Rxf7 Kg6 42. Rb7 Rf6+ 43. Ke2 d3+ 44. Kxd3 Rf2 45. Rb6+ Kf7 46.
Rxa6 Rxg2 47. g5 Rg3+ 48. Ke4 Rg2 49. Bf4 Bc3 50. Kf5 Ra2 51. g6+ Ke8 52. Ra8+
Kd7 53. Ra7+ Kc6 54. Rc7+ 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Bc4 Rc8 12. Qe2 Nb6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bxe6
Qxe6 15. a5 Nd7 16. c3 Qc4 17. Nd2 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 Nc5 19. f3 Ke7 20. Nc4 Rc6
21. Ne3 g6 22. b4 Nd7 23. Rac1 h5 24. Nd5+ Ke6 25. c4 f5 26. Kd3 Rcc8 27. Rhf1
Nf6 28. Nxf6 Kxf6 29. Rfd1 Ke6 30. Ke3 Rh7 31. Rd5 f4+ 32. Kd3 g5 33. c5 Rd7
34. Kc4 g4 35. Rcd1 Rc6 36. h4 gxf3 37. gxf3 Ke7 38. Rxd6 Rdxd6 39. Rxd6 Rxd6
40. cxd6+ Kxd6 41. b5 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Be2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. b3 Nc6 7. Bb2 e5 8. dxe5
Ng4 9. c4 Ngxe5 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Qd2 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Ne5 13. Be2 Be6 14. Rac1 Nd7
15. Bf3 Rb8 16. Rfd1 a6 17. Ne4 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Qe7 19. Qd4 Red8 20. Nc3 Ne5 21.
Be2 Nc6 22. Qd2 Ne5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Rbc8 25. b4 Nd7 26. h3 Nf6 27. a4 Kg7
28. a5 Qe8 29. Qd4 Qe5 30. Qd3 h6 31. Rc4 Rd7 32. Rdc1 Qxd5 33. Qxd5 Nxd5 34.
Bg4 f5 35. Bf3 b5 36. axb6 Nxb6 37. Rc6 Rb8 38. Rxc7 Rxc7 39. Rxc7+ Kf6 40. Ra7
Nc4 41. Rb7 Rxb7 42. Bxb7 a5 43. Ba6 d5 44. bxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 e5 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 O-O 7. d3 Nc6 8. Nbd2
b5 9. Nf1 b4 10. Ng3 h6 11. d4 bxc3 12. bxc3 cxd4 13. cxd4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4
15. Qxd4 Ng4 16. Qd1 Nf6 17. Be3 Be6 18. Bf3 d5 19. e5 Nh7 20. Nh5 Ng5 21. Nf4
Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Qd7 23. Qg3 Kh7 24. h3 Rac8 25. Rad1 Rc3 26. Nh5 Rg8 27. Qf4 Rc4
28. Rd4 Qa4 29. Nf6+ Bxf6 30. exf6 g5 31. Rxc4 Qxc4 32. Qxc4 dxc4 33. Bxa7 Ra8
34. Bd4 Rxa2 35. Re3 Kg6 36. g4 Ra6 37. f3 Rd6 38. Bc3 Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. c3 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Nbd7 8. b4
a5 9. Nd4 h6 10. Bh4 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Be2 Ne5 13. O-O Nd3 14. a3 axb4 15.
axb4 Rxa1 16. Qxa1 g5 17. Bg3 f5 18. f3 f4 19. fxe4 fxg3 20. Bxd3 gxh2+ 21.
Kxh2 Qc7+ 22. Kg1 Qg3 23. Qa2+ e6 24. Rxf8+ Bxf8 25. Qf2 Qe5 26. Be2 Kg7 27.
Bh5 Qf6 28. Qxf6+ Kxf6 29. Bg4 Ke5 30. Kf2 Be7 31. Ke2 Kxe4 32. Bxe6 Bxe6 33.
Nxe6 h5 34. Nd4 h4 35. c6 bxc6 36. Nxc6 Bd6 37. Nd4 g4 38. Nb3 Be5 39. Nd2+ Kf5
40. b5 Bxc3 41. Nc4 Bf6 42. b6 Bd8 43. b7 Bc7 44. Nd2 Ke5 45. Kd3 Kd5 46. e4+
Kc6 47. Kd4 h3 48. gxh3 gxh3 49. Nf3 Kxb7 50. e5 h2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Be2
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 Qc7 15.
g3 bxc5 16. bxc5 f6 17. Re1 e5 18. Bd3 g5 19. Qb1 Rf7 20. fxe5 fxe5 21. Nxe5
Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Bd7 23. Ne2 Bf6 {In the words of Roman Dzindzi White has an
extra pawn and the compensation. A player of Grischuk's class should have
never let Black off the hook.} 24. Re3 (24. Bxh7+ Rxh7 25. Qg6+ Bg7 26. Re7 {
with Qf7 to follow.}) 24... Qc8 25. Bc2 Qf8 26. Qe1 Kg7 27. Qd2 Kg8 28. Nc1 Qg7
29. Ne2 Qf8 30. Qd3 Bg4 31. Nc1 Re7 32. Nb3 Qf7 33. Rxe7 Qxe7 34. Qe3 Bd7 35.
Nd2 g4 36. Qxe7 Bxe7 37. f4 {White is still better, but it's a long endgame
while low on time.} gxf3 38. Nxf3 Bf6 39. Kf2 h6 40. Ne5 Be8 41. h4 Kf8 42. Ke3
Ke7 43. Kf4 Kd8 44. Kf5 Ke7 45. Ba4 Bg7 {Alright, I can understand that many
successful blitz players use simple chess means and move fast. They keep the
edge on the board to build one on the clock. The problem is, Alexander
Grischuk has never been like that. He improves on the board, at the cost of
getting worse on the clock. Practical or not, this is how he has played for
almost 20 years of high level competitive chess. And look what he does now} 46.
Nxc6+ $4 {Just letting go of the game.} ({White keeps on pushing for a win with
} 46. g4 {and with reasonable play he's very likely to succeed.}) 46... Bxc6
47. Bxc6 Bxd4 48. Kg6 Bxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 a6 5. a4 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 g6 8. Nxc6
bxc6 9. Bc4 Qc7 10. a5 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Bd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qa7
15. Qd2 Rb8 16. b3 Ne5 17. Be2 Be6 18. Kh2 Nd7 19. f4 f6 20. Na4 Kg7 21. Bd3
Bf7 22. Qe2 Ra8 23. Bc4 Bxc4 24. Qxc4 Qc7 25. Nc3 Qb7 26. Rae1 Rf7 27. Ne2 Qb5
28. Qc3 c5 29. Qa1 Qc6 30. Nc3 Rb8 31. Re3 Rb4 32. Nd5 Rd4 33. Qe1 f5 34. Nc3
e6 35. exf5 exf5 36. Re7 d5 37. Re6 Qb7 38. Qa1 Nf6 39. Na4 Qc7 40. Qe1 Rxf4
41. Rxf4 Qxf4+ 42. Kg1 Ne4 43. Nxc5 Nxc5 44. Qc3+ Kh6 45. Qxc5 Qc1+ 46. Kh2
Qf4+ 47. Kg1 Qc1+ 48. Kh2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. Nc3
Re8 9. h3 c6 10. a4 b6 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. Qd2 Qc7 13. Rad1 a6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Qd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6 h6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nd2 Rad8 19. Nc4 Rxd6 20. Nxd6 Re7 21.
Rd1 Bf8 22. Nxb7 Rxb7 23. Rd8 Rc7 24. Bf1 a5 25. Bd3 Kg7 26. Kg2 Be7 27. Ra8
Nd7 28. Bc4 Nc5 29. b3 Nb7 30. Ra7 Bd6 31. Ba6 Nc5 32. Rxc7 Bxc7 33. Bc8 Kf6
34. h4 h5 35. Kf3 Ke7 36. Nd1 Kd8 37. Bh3 Bd6 38. Nb2 b5 39. Ke3 bxa4 40. bxa4
Bc7 41. Bf1 Bb6 42. Kf3 Ke7 43. Bc4 f5 44. exf5 gxf5 45. Be2 Kf6 46. Kg2 Kg6
47. Bf3 e4 48. Be2 Ne6 49. c3 f4 50. f3 fxg3 51. Kxg3 Bc7+ 52. Kf2 Bb6+ 53. Kf1
Nc5 54. fxe4 Bd8 55. e5 Bxh4 56. Bf3 Bg3 57. Nc4 Nxa4 58. Bxc6 Nxc3 59. e6 Kf6
60. Nxa5 Kxe6 61. Kg2 Bc7 62. Nc4 Kf6 63. Ne3 Ke5 64. Be8 Ke4 65. Nf1 h4 66.
Kh3 Bd8 67. Bg6+ Kf4 68. Bd3 Nd5 69. Bc4 Nc3 70. Kg2 Ne4 71. Be6 Ng5 72. Bd7
Ba5 73. Nh2 Be1 74. Nf1 Bc3 75. Bc8 Ke4 76. Bb7+ Kf5 77. Ne3+ Ke5 78. Bc8 Ke4
79. Nd1 Bd4 80. Nf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nb5 d5 8. cxd5
Qa5+ 9. Nd2 exd5 10. Nd6+ Kf8 11. Nxc8 Rxc8 12. O-O Nge7 13. Nf3 h6 14. h4 Bf6
15. Bd2 Qb6 16. b4 Kg7 17. Rb1 Ne5 18. a4 Nxf3+ 19. exf3 h5 20. Re1 Rhe8 21.
Bf1 Nf5 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Bd3 Ne3 24. Qb3 Qd6 25. Re1 Re6 26. b5 Nc4 27. Bxc4
dxc4 28. Qxc4 Rxe1+ 29. Bxe1 d3 30. Bd2 Qd4 31. Qb3 Qb2 32. Qxd3 Qa1+ 33. Kg2
Qxa4 34. Be3 a6 35. bxa6 bxa6 36. Qd6 Qa1 37. Bc5 Kh7 38. Qd5 Kg7 39. Qd6 Kh7
40. Qd5 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
Re8 9. Nc3 e5 10. e4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Re1 Ng4 13. h3 Ne5 14. Re3 Qb6 15.
Nc2 a5 16. Bf1 Be6 17. Rb1 a4 18. b4 Ncd7 19. Na3 Qxb4 20. Bc1 Qa5 21. f4 Nxc4
22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Bxc4 Bxc3 24. Rxb7 d5 25. Rxd7 dxc4 26. Qc2 Bf6 27. Qxc4 Re7
28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. e5 Bg7 31. Rd3 Rd7 32. Rxd7 Qxd7 33. Qxa4 Qxh3
34. Qb3 h5 35. Qf3 h4 36. Qg2 Qg4 37. gxh4 Qxh4 38. Qxc6 Qe1+ 39. Kg2 Qe2+ 40.
Kg3 Qxa2 41. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bf5 7. d3 Qd7 8. Nd5
Nf6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Bc3 Nxd5 11. cxd5 Nd4 12. Nh4 Bg4 13. f3 Bh3 14. Bxh3 Qxh3
15. e3 Nf5 16. Nxf5 Qxf5 17. e4 Qd7 18. Qb3 b5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qc3+ Kg8 21.
f4 Rac8 22. f5 c4 23. d4 Qc7 24. a4 b4 25. Qxb4 Rb8 26. Qd2 Rb3 27. a5 Qb7 28.
Rf2 Qb4 29. fxg6 hxg6 30. Rc1 Qxd2 31. Rxd2 Rd3 32. Rxd3 cxd3 33. Kf2 Rb8 34.
Ke3 Rxb2 35. Kxd3 Rb3+ 36. Kc4 Rb2 37. Kd3 Rb3+ 38. Kd2 Rb2+ 39. Ke3 Rxh2 40.
Rc7 Kf8 41. Rxa7 Ra2 42. a6 f6 43. g4 Ra3+ 44. Kd2 Kf7 45. Ra8 f5 46. gxf5 gxf5
47. exf5 Ra5 48. a7 Kg7 49. Kc3 Ra1 50. Kb4 Rb1+ 51. Kc4 Rc1+ 52. Kb5 Rb1+ 53.
Kc6 Ra1 54. Kc7 Ra2 55. Kd8 Kf7 56. Kd7 Ra1 57. f6 exf6 58. Kxd6 Kg7 59. Ke6
1-0

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 e5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d3 g6 8. h4
h6 9. h5 g5 10. Nd2 Bg7 11. g4 Nf6 12. f3 O-O 13. Nf1 Nd4 14. Be3 Ne8 15. Ng3
Nc7 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Be5 19. Nf5 Kh7 20. a3 a5 21. a4 Ra6
22. b3 Rb6 23. Qc2 Rb4 24. Ke2 Ra8 25. Ra3 Ra6 26. Rc1 Qd8 27. Qd1 Qf6 28. Rc4
Rab6 29. Rxb4 Rxb4 30. Ra1 Bf4 31. Qc2 Qe5 32. Kf1 Qe8 33. Ke2 Qe5 34. Kf1 Qe8
35. Re1 Qe5 36. Kg2 Rb6 37. Re2 Rb4 38. Qa2 Rb6 39. Rc2 Qe8 40. Re2 Be5 41. Re1
Rb4 42. Ra1 Qd8 43. Qc2 Qb6 44. Rb1 Qd8 45. Qd1 Qe8 46. Ra1 Qd7 47. Qc2 Qe8 48.
Re1 Qd8 49. Ra1 Qb6 50. Ra3 Qd8 51. Kf1 Qe8 52. Ke2 Bf4 53. Kd1 Be5 54. Kc1 Qd8
55. Kd1 Qe8 56. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Qb3 O-O 8.
O-O Qxb3 9. axb3 e4 10. dxe4 Nxe4 11. Bf4 Bb6 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Be6 14.
Nc4 Rfd8 15. Nxb6 cxb6 16. b4 a6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Bc7 Rd2 19. Bxb6 Rxb2 20. h3
Ra2 21. Rxa2 Bxa2 22. Rd1 Bc4 23. Rd7 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.19"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8.
c4 Ba6 9. b3 g6 10. f4 d6 11. Qf2 Nf6 12. Be2 dxe5 13. O-O Ne4 14. Qf3 f5 15.
Nc3 exf4 16. Nxe4 Qxe4 17. Qxe4+ fxe4 18. Rxf4 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 O-O-O 20. Rxe4 Bd4
21. Rb1 c5 22. Bg5 Rde8 23. Bf3 Bb7 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rd1 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Re2
27. a3 Ra2 28. a4 Kb7 29. h4 Kc6 30. Rd3 Rb2 31. Bf4 Rc2 32. Bg3 Re2 33. Bf4
Rc2 34. Bg3 Re2 35. Bf4 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.20"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 b5 7. Nf3 b4 8. Nf4
bxc3 9. bxc3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Be2 Ba6 12. O-O Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Be7 14. Be3
Na5 15. Nd2 O-O 16. Qg4 Kh8 17. Nh5 Rg8 18. Nf3 Nc4 19. Bg5 Nf8 20. Rab1 h6 21.
Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Nf4 Rc8 23. h4 Nh7 24. Qh5 Rc7 25. Rb3 Rb7 26. Rfb1 Rxb3 27. Rxb3
Nb6 28. g4 Nd7 29. g5 Ndf8 30. Kh2 f6 31. g6 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8.
Nxd4 d5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qd3 a5 11. Qg3 Qd7 12. h3 Qf5 13. Qc3 Bd7 14. b3 Bb4
15. Qg3 O-O 16. Bh6 Qg6 17. Qxg6 hxg6 18. Bd2 Bf5 19. Bxb4 axb4 20. Nd2 Rfe8
21. f4 c5 22. g4 Bd7 23. Rac1 f6 24. c3 bxc3 25. Rxc3 fxe5 26. Rxc5 c6 27. fxe5
Rxe5 28. Rc3 d4 29. Nf3 Rd5 30. Rc4 c5 31. Rfc1 Ra5 32. b4 cxb4 33. Rxb4 Rxa4
34. Rxa4 Bxa4 35. Rc4 Bb5 36. Rxd4 Rxd4 37. Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D08"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Nge7 6. Nb3 Nf5 7. e4 dxe3 8.
Qxd8+ Nxd8 9. fxe3 Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O c6 12. Bd2 Re8 13. Nbd4 Nh4 14. Bc3
Ng6 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Bc5 17. Bd4 Bf8 18. Ng5 Re7 19. h4 h6 20. Nxf7 Nxh4
21. Nxd8 Rxd8 22. Bc2 g6 23. g3 Nf5 24. Bxf5 gxf5 25. Rxf5 Re6 26. Rf6 Rde8 27.
Raf1 Bg7 28. Rxe6 Rxe6 29. Rf5 a6 30. Kg2 c5 31. Bxc5 Bxe5 32. Bd4 Bd6 33. c5
Bc7 34. b4 Rg6 35. Be5 Bd8 36. a4 Be7 37. Bd4 Bh4 38. Be5 Be7 39. Bf4 b6 40.
cxb6 Rxb6 41. b5 axb5 42. axb5 Re6 43. Kf3 Kg7 44. Re5 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxe4 10. Nxc6 Nxc3 11. Nxd8 Nxd1 12. Nxb7 Nxb2 13. Nxd6 Rb8 14.
Nxc8 Rfxc8 15. Be3 Nxc4 16. Bxa7 Bxa1 17. Bxb8 Bd4 18. Rc1 Rxb8 19. Rxc4 Rb1+
20. Bf1 c5 21. Rc2 Rb2 22. Rxb2 Bxb2 23. a4 Bc3 24. Kg2 Kf8 25. Kf3 Ke7 26. Ke4
Kd6 27. Kd3 Be1 28. f3 Kd5 29. f4 c4+ 30. Ke3 Ba5 31. Bg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.24"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Qe2 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Nbd2 Nxd2 8.
Bxd2 c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. a3 Be7 11. b4 Rc8 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfe1 Qd7 14. h4 cxd4
15. cxd4 h6 16. Bf4 Qd8 17. Qe3 f5 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Ne5 Bd6 20. Qg3 Nxd4 21.
Qe3 Nf5 22. Bxf5 Rxf5 23. Bg3 Qe8 24. Nf3 Bxg3 25. fxg3 Rf6 26. g4 d4 27. Nxd4
Bd5 28. g5 hxg5 29. hxg5 Qg6 30. Re2 Rf7 31. Rae1 Re8 32. Qg3 a5 33. Re5 Ref8
34. Nxe6 Bxe6 35. Rxe6 Rf1+ 36. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 Qxe6 38. g6 Qf5+ 39. Kg1
Qc8 40. Qe5 Qc1+ 41. Kf2 Qc2+ 42. Kg1 Qxg6 43. bxa5 Qb1+ 44. Kh2 Qh7+ 45. Kg1
Qb1+ 46. Kh2 Qh7+ 47. Kg1 Qb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.25"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. c3 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. Be2 b6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Re1 Nc6 10. a4 Nd7 11. Qb1 Qc8 12. b4 e6 13. b5 Na5 14. Qa2 Re8 15. Rac1
a6 16. c4 axb5 17. cxb5 c4 18. Bf4 Qd8 19. h3 Qe7 20. Bf1 Qb4 21. Rb1 Qe7 22.
Rec1 Rec8 23. Bg3 Bf8 24. Bh4 Qa3 25. Qc2 Qd6 26. Ra1 Bg7 27. Bg3 Qe7 28. Qc3
Bf8 29. Rcb1 Bg7 30. Ra2 Nc5 31. Be5 Ne4 32. Nxe4 dxe4 33. Nd2 Bxe5 34. dxe5
Qc5 35. Rc2 Bd5 36. Rb4 Rc7 37. Nxc4 Rac8 38. Qd2 Bxc4 39. Bxc4 Qxe5 40. Qe2
Qd6 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.26"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nge2 e5 6. Be3 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nge7 8.
h4 f5 9. h5 fxe4 10. hxg6 hxg6 11. Rxh8+ Bxh8 12. Nxe4 Bf5 13. Nxf5 Nxf5 14.
Bg5 Qd7 15. Qd2 Nce7 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Kb1 Rf8 18. f3 Kb8 19. a3 a6 20. Ka2
Nc6 21. Qd5 Nfe7 22. Qd3 Ne5 23. Qb3 Qe8 24. c5 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.27"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 Ne7 8. d4
exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. Re1 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. a4 a6 13. Bf1 Ba5 14. Ra3 Nc6 15.
g4 Bg6 16. d5 Nb8 17. Rb3 Nbd7 18. g5 Nh5 19. Ree3 Nc5 20. Ra3 f6 21. Nh4 fxg5
22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Rf3 Qe7 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Rf3 Bxd2 26. Rxf8+ Qxf8 27. Bxd2
Nxe4 28. Be3 Qf5 29. Qc2 Qe5 30. Qxc7 Nhf6 31. Qxb7 Kh7 32. Qxa6 g4 33. Qd3
gxh3 34. Bxh3 Qxb2 35. Bg2 Qa1+ 36. Qf1 Qxa4 37. Bf3 Nxd5 38. Qh3+ Kg8 39. Qe6+
Kh7 40. Qxd5 Qa1+ 41. Kg2 Nf6 42. Qxd6 Qa4 43. Qh2+ Kg8 44. Qb8+ Kh7 45. Qh2+
Kg8 46. Qh3 Qc4 47. Qg3 Kh7 48. Qf4 Qe6 49. Qg5 Qc4 50. Qf4 Qe6 51. Qd4 Qf5 52.
Bf4 Qe6 53. Be5 Qf5 54. Be2 Qg5+ 55. Bg3 Qf5 56. Qh4+ Kg8 57. Bc4+ Kf8 58. Qh8+
1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.28"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D09"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. g3 f6 7. Qb3 Rb8 8. exf6
Nxf6 9. Bg2 Bc5 10. Qb5 Qe7 11. Nb3 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Nbxd2 a6 14. Qb3 O-O
15. O-O Rbe8 16. Rae1 Qc5 17. e3 dxe3 18. Rxe3 Rxe3 19. Qxe3 Qxe3 20. fxe3 Rd8
21. h3 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Ne4 23. g4 h6 24. Nd4 Nxd4 25. Bxe4 Ne2+ 26. Kg2 Rd2 27.
Rf2 Rxb2 28. Bf3 Rxa2 29. Rxe2 Ra4 30. Bxb7 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.29"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Be2 Bb4+ 8.
Nc3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Qc4 10. Be2 Qxd4 11. Qb3 Nge7 12. O-O O-O 13. a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3
Qb6 15. Qc2 Qc5 16. Bd3 h6 17. Rb1 b6 18. Bf4 a6 19. a4 Nd5 20. Bd2 Rad8 21.
Rfe1 Qd6 22. Be4 Nf6 23. Bxc6 Qxc6 24. Bf4 Rd7 25. Be5 Rfd8 26. h3 Nd5 27. c4
Ne7 28. Qc3 Nf5 29. a5 b5 30. cxb5 Qxc3 31. Bxc3 axb5 32. Rxb5 Nd4 33. Rc5 Ne6
34. Rc4 c5 35. Ra4 Ra8 36. Rb1 Ra6 37. Rb6 Rxb6 38. axb6 Rb7 39. Ra8+ Kh7 40.
Ba5 Kg6 41. Ra7 Rb8 42. Rd7 c4 43. Rd6 Kf5 44. Bc3 Ke4 45. f3+ Ke3 46. Kf1 Kf4
47. Kf2 Kf5 48. g4+ Kg6 49. h4 h5 50. Rc6 hxg4 51. fxg4 Kh7 52. Be5 Rb7 53. Bc7
g5 54. h5 Nf8 55. Rxc4 Nd7 56. Rc6 f6 57. Rd6 Kg7 58. Rxd7+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.18"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. a4 Nc6 10. O-O Nb4 11. a5 Be6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Ra4 Nc6 15.
Nd5 Rc8 16. c3 g6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qxd6 Rfd8 19. Qa3 Bxb3 20. Qxb3 Rd2 21.
Raa1 Rcd8 22. Qb6 Kg7 23. b4 Rc2 24. Rad1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rxc3 26. Bf1 Nd4 27.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 28. Rb1 Nf3+ 29. Kg2 Nd2 30. Rb2 Nxe4 31. b5 axb5 32. Rxb5 Nd6 33.
Rb6 Ke7 34. a6 bxa6 35. Rxa6 Rc7 36. h4 Nf5 37. Ra5 Kf6 38. Ra6+ Kg7 39. Bd3
Nd4 40. Be4 Re7 41. Ra5 h5 42. Ra8 f5 43. Bd5 e4 44. Rg8+ Kf6 45. Rf8+ Kg7 46.
Rg8+ Kh7 47. Rd8 Nf3 48. Kf1 Kg7 49. Ke2 Ra7 50. Ke3 Ne5 51. Kf4 Ng4 52. Kg5
Nxf2 53. Rg8+ Kh7 54. Rxg6 Rg7 55. Rxg7+ Kxg7 56. Kxf5 e3 57. Bf3 Nh1 58. Kf4
Nxg3 59. Kxg3 e2 60. Bxe2 Kh8 61. Kf4 Kg7 62. Bxh5 Kh8 63. Bg6 Kg7 64. h5 Kh8
65. h6 Kg8 66. h7+ Kh8 67. Kg5 Kg7 68. h8=Q+ Kxh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.19"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
O-O 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bxe4 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.20"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Qd2
Qa5 9. Rc1 e5 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Nd5 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 b6 13. Bg5 Nd7 14. a3 h6 15.
Be3 Rd8 16. b4 Bb7 17. Nec3 Nd4 18. Rb1 h5 19. Bd3 Rac8 20. Ne7+ Kf8 21. Nxc8
Bxc8 22. Nd5 Bb7 23. Rb2 Bc6 24. b5 Bb7 25. a4 Bxd5 26. cxd5 Ke7 27. a5 Nf6 28.
Bc4 Ne8 29. Ra1 Nd6 30. Kd3 f5 31. axb6 axb6 32. Ra6 Rb8 33. Bg5+ Kf8 34. Ra7
Nf7 35. Be7+ Ke8 36. d6 Nd8 37. Bxd8 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bc1
Nf6 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O e6 12. Na4 d5 13. Qe2 Be7 14. c4 Bb7 15.
e5 Nd7 16. b3 Rb8 17. Bb2 a5 18. Rad1 O-O 19. Qg4 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Kh1 Qg5
22. Qe2 a4 23. f4 Qh4 24. f5 axb3 25. axb3 Ba8 26. Qc2 Be3 27. Rf3 d4 28. c5
exf5 29. Bxf5 Rbd8 30. Rdf1 Kh8 31. Qd3 Qe7 32. Qe4 Qxc5 33. h3 Qe7 34. Rxe3 c5
35. Qf4 dxe3 36. e6 f6 37. Qxe3 Rd5 38. Bc2 Rfd8 39. Rf2 R5d6 40. Qg3 Rxe6 41.
Qg6 Be4 42. Bxe4 Rxe4 43. Rxf6 Rd1+ 44. Kh2 Qc7+ 45. g3 Re2+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.22"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 a6 7. Be3 b5 8. cxb5
axb5 9. Nxb5 Nbd7 10. Qd2 c6 11. Nbc3 e5 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. Bh6 Nb6 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Ng3 Be6 17. Nf5+ Kh8 18. Qg5 Nfd7 19. Ne7 Bxa2 20. h4
Bb3 21. Bd3 Bxd1 22. h5 f6 23. hxg6 Rf7 24. Qh6 Rxe7 25. Nxd1 Na4 26. Bc2 Nac5
27. Qe3 Rg8 28. gxh7 Rxg2 29. Kb1 Rxh7 30. Rxh7+ Kxh7 31. f4 Qd2 32. Qh3+ Kg7
33. Ne3 Rg1+ 34. Bd1 Rxd1+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.23"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "186"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 b5 7. Qd2 Bb7 8. f3
Nf6 9. a4 b4 10. Na2 a5 11. Bb5+ Nbd7 12. O-O Be7 13. c3 bxc3 14. Nxc3 O-O 15.
Nc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 Rc8 17. Bb5 Ne5 18. Qe2 Nc6 19. Rfd1 Nb4 20. Kh1 d5 21. Qf2
Qd6 22. Bb6 Bd8 23. Be3 Bc7 24. g3 Qe7 25. Bc5 Bd6 26. Bb6 dxe4 27. Bxa5 Bc5
28. Qe2 exf3 29. Qxf3 Qa7 30. Bxb4 Bxb4 31. Rd3 h5 32. h3 Qc5 33. Rad1 Ba5 34.
Kg2 Bc7 35. Qe3 Qb4 36. R1d2 h4 37. g4 Bf4 38. Qd4 Qxd4 39. Rxd4 Bxd2 40. Rxd2
Rfd8 41. Re2 Rd4 42. a5 Ra8 43. a6 Rb4 44. Rd2 g5 45. Kf3 Kg7 46. Ke3 Ra7 47.
Bf1 Rb6 48. Kd4 Rd6+ 49. Ke3 Rdxa6 50. Bxa6 Rxa6 51. b4 Ra3 52. Kd4 e5+ 53. Kc4
Rxc3+ 54. Kxc3 Ne4+ 55. Kd3 Nxd2 56. Kxd2 Kf8 57. Kd3 Ke7 58. Ke4 f6 59. Kd5
Kd7 60. Kc5 Kc7 61. b5 Kb7 62. b6 Kb8 63. Kb5 Kc8 64. Kc4 Kd7 65. Kd5 Kd8 66.
Kc4 Kc8 67. Kb5 e4 68. Kc4 Kb7 69. Kd4 f5 70. gxf5 g4 71. f6 gxh3 72. f7 h2 73.
f8=Q h1=Q 74. Qe7+ Kxb6 75. Qc5+ Ka6 76. Qa3+ Kb5 77. Qb3+ Kc6 78. Qd5+ Kc7 79.
Qc5+ Kd7 80. Qd5+ Ke7 81. Qe5+ Kf7 82. Qf5+ Kg7 83. Qg5+ Kf8 84. Qf5+ Ke8 85.
Qe6+ Kd8 86. Qd6+ Kc8 87. Qc6+ Kd8 88. Qd6+ Kc8 89. Qc6+ Kd8 90. Qd6+ Kc8 91.
Qc6+ Kd8 92. Qd6+ Kc8 93. Qc6+ Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.24"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 a6 7. Be3 b5 8. cxb5
axb5 9. Nxb5 Nbd7 10. Nec3 c6 11. Na3 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Be2 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Nc2 Nc4 17. Bd4 Nxb2 18. Qd2 Nc4 19. Qc3 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Re8
21. Kf2 Bf5 22. Rhc1 Bxc2 23. Rxc2 Ne3 24. Rb2 Nf5 25. Qb4 d4 26. Bd3 Ne3 27.
Kg1 Qf6 28. a4 Qf4 29. a5 Reb8 30. Qd2 Rd8 31. a6 Kg7 32. a7 Rd7 33. Rba2 f5
34. Kh1 h5 35. Qb4 Kh6 36. Qb5 Rc7 37. Qb6 Nd5 38. Qb2 Ne3 39. Ra4 Qe5 40. Be2
Qg7 41. Qa2 Nc2 42. Rc1 Nb4 43. Qb1 Nd5 44. h3 Raxa7 45. Rxa7 Rxa7 46. Qd3 Ne3
47. Qd2 Rd7 48. Bb5 Rd6 49. Be8 Qf6 50. Rc7 Re6 51. Ba4 Rd6 52. Bb3 f4 53. Qd3
Qf5 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.25"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Ne7 7. Qd2 Nec6 8.
O-O-O Be7 9. Kb1 O-O 10. g4 b5 11. h4 Bb7 12. g5 b4 13. Na4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 a5
15. f3 Nd7 16. b3 Bc6 17. Nb2 a4 18. h5 axb3 19. cxb3 Bxg5 20. Rg1 Bf6 21. Qxd6
Qa5 22. Na4 Bxa4 23. bxa4 Qxa4 24. Bc4 Rfc8 25. Bb3 Qxb3+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.26"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 a6 7. Be3 b5 8. cxb5
axb5 9. Nxb5 Nbd7 10. Nbc3 c6 11. Qd2 e5 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. g4 d5
15. g5 Nh5 16. O-O-O c5 17. dxc5 d4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Qxd4+ Kg8 20. Kb1 Qxg5
21. Bb5 Nhf6 22. h4 Qe5 23. c6 Nb6 24. Qxb6 Be6 25. a4 Reb8 26. Qd4 Qf4 27. e5
Bf5+ 28. Ka1 Qxf3 29. exf6 Bc2 30. c7 Rf8 31. Rhf1 Qb7 32. Qc5 Bxd1 33. Rxd1
Rfc8 34. Nd5 Kh8 35. Bc6 Rxc7 36. Nxc7 Qxc7 37. Bxa8 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.27"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Ne7 7. Qd2 Nec6 8.
O-O-O Be7 9. Kb1 b5 10. g4 Bb7 11. f3 O-O 12. h4 Nd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Ne2 d5
15. Nd4 Bb7 16. Bg2 Ne5 17. Qe2 Nc4 18. Bc1 e5 19. Nf5 d4 20. g5 Bc8 21. f4 Be6
22. fxe5 Bc5 23. Rd3 Qa5 24. b3 Rfd8 25. h5 Ba3 26. g6 Bxc1 27. Rxc1 Rab8 28.
gxf7+ Kh8 29. Ka1 Nxe5 30. Rg3 Bxf7 31. Nxg7 Rbc8 32. Nf5 d3 33. Qe3 Qc3+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. b3 Re8
9. Bb2 Qc7 10. d5 e5 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Ng5 Na6 13. Nxe6 Rxe6 14. Rc1 Nc5 15. e3
Nfe4 16. Qc2 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qg7 19. b4 Qxc3 20. Rxc3 Ne4 21. Rc2
Kf7 22. Rb1 Ke7 23. a4 Kd7 24. a5 Kc7 25. b5 Re5 26. Rcb2 b6 27. axb6+ axb6 28.
bxc6 Ra6 29. c5 Rxc5 30. Bf1 Ra7 31. Rxb6 Rxc6 32. Rxc6+ Kxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. O-O Ne7 8. d4
exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. Re1 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. d5 Nb8 14. Bf1 Nbd7 15.
Qc2 Re8 16. b3 Bg6 17. Bb2 Nxd5 18. Rad1 N5f6 19. Qc3 Qe7 20. e5 dxe5 21. Nc4
Ne4 22. Rxe4 Bxe4 23. Nfxe5 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Qf6 25. Qg3 Rad8 26. Re1 Rd2 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. b3 Re8
9. Bb2 Qc7 10. d5 e5 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Ng5 Na6 13. Nxe6 Rxe6 14. Rc1 Nc5 15. b4
Nce4 16. e3 h5 17. Ne2 Qf7 18. b5 Rc8 19. a4 h4 20. a5 hxg3 21. hxg3 Ng4 22.
Bxg7 Qxg7 23. Bf3 Nef6 24. Kg2 Rxe3 25. Nf4 Ree8 26. bxc6 bxc6 27. Qxd6 g5 28.
Ne6 Qg6 29. Rce1 Nh6 30. c5 Nf7 31. Qd4 f4 32. g4 Re7 33. Nxf4 gxf4 34. Rxe7
Nxg4 35. Qe4 Ne3+ 36. Kh1 Qxe4 37. Bxe4 Nxf1 38. Bf5 Rf8 39. Be6 a6 40. Rd7 Kg7
41. Kg2 Nd2 42. Bxf7 Rxf7 43. Rxd2 Rf5 44. Rd7+ Kf6 45. Ra7 Rxc5 46. Rxa6 Rc3
47. Ra8 Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 d6 6. a4 a6 7. h3 h6 8. O-O O-O
9. Re1 a5 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Qb3 Qd7 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Nf1 Nh5 14. Be3 Bxe3 15.
Rxe3 b6 16. g3 Kh8 17. N1h2 Nf6 18. Rd1 Qf7 19. Qc4 Qd7 20. Kg2 Rae8 21. Qb5
Na7 22. Qb3 Nc6 23. Ng4 Rc8 24. Qc4 Qe8 25. Nxf6 Rxf6 26. d4 exd4 27. cxd4 e5
28. dxe5 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 Qxe5 30. b3 Rcf8 31. f4 Qe7 32. e5 dxe5 33. Rxe5 Qf7 34.
Qc2 Re6 35. Rde1 Rxe5 36. Rxe5 Rd8 37. h4 Qd7 38. Qg6 Qd6 39. Qe4 Qd2+ 40. Kh3
Qd1 41. Re8+ Rxe8 42. Qxe8+ Kh7 43. Qe4+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 Nd7 9. Bd3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Qxa2 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Qa5 13. e5 e6 14. h4 Qc7
15. h5 b6 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. Ng5 Rd8 18. Qf3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Bb7 20. Qh3 Rxd3 21.
Qxd3 Rd8 22. Qe2 Bh6 23. Bf4 Qc6 24. f3 Qa4 25. Qe3 Qc2 26. Rbc1 Qf5 27. Rcd1
Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Bd5 29. Nxe6 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. g4 Na6
9. Be3 Nc5 10. Nd2 c6 11. Be2 a4 12. h4 Qa5 13. f3 a3 14. Qc2 axb2 15. Qxb2 h5
16. g5 Nfd7 17. O-O f6 18. Kg2 Qd8 19. Nb3 fxg5 20. hxg5 Rf4 21. Kf2 Qxg5 22.
Rh1 Qf6 23. Rag1 Kh7 24. Qc2 Bh6 25. Rg2 Rh4 26. Rhg1 Bxe3+ 27. Kxe3 Qf4+ 28.
Kf2 Rh2 29. dxc6 bxc6 30. Qd1 Qh4+ 31. Ke3 Qf4+ 32. Kf2 Nf6 33. Rxh2 Qxh2+ 34.
Rg2 Qh4+ 35. Kg1 Bh3 36. Rh2 Qg3+ 37. Kh1 Ne6 38. Qg1 Qxg1+ 39. Kxg1 Nf4 40.
Bd1 Be6 41. Rd2 d5 42. cxd5 cxd5 43. exd5 N6xd5 44. Ne4 Kh6 45. Nbc5 Bg8 46.
Bb3 Nb4 47. Bxg8 Rxg8 48. a4 Nc6 49. Ra2 Nd4 50. a5 Nxf3+ 51. Kf2 Nd4 52. a6
Nd5 53. Nd7 Nc6 54. Rd2 Ndb4 55. Nec5 Ra8 56. Rd6 Nxa6 57. Rxc6 Nxc5 58. Nxc5
Kg5 59. Ne4+ Kf4 60. Ng3 Ra2+ 61. Ne2+ Kf5 62. Rc8 h4 63. Rf8+ Kg4 64. Re8 Kf5
65. Rf8+ Kg4 66. Re8 Kf5 67. Rf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. O-O h5 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. b3 Bb4 14. Be5 Rh6 15. Qc1
Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Nxe4 17. Qe3 f6 18. Qxe4 fxe5 19. Qxe5 O-O-O 20. bxc4 Qxd4 21.
Qxg5 Rhh8 22. Rad1 Qb2 23. Qe3 bxc4 24. Rb1 Qd4 25. Qxe6+ Kc7 26. Rfd1 Qg7 27.
Qxc4 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 Rf8 29. Qb3 Kc8 30. Bf3 Rf6 31. h3 h4 32. Qe3 Rd6 33. Qxa7
Qh7 34. Bg4+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. h3 Rb8 11. Qf3 Rb6 12. Na4 Re6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 g5
15. Bg3 Ne4 16. Rad1 Nd2 17. Rxd2 Bxd2 18. Nc5 Rf6 19. Qh5 Bf4 20. Bxf4 gxf4
21. Re1 Qd6 22. b4 a5 23. a3 Kh8 24. Re5 c6 25. Re1 Rg8 26. Qf3 axb4 27. axb4
Bf5 28. Bxf5 Rxf5 29. Nd3 Qf6 30. Kh1 Kh7 31. Rd1 Rgg5 32. Re1 Qc3 33. Re2 Rf6
34. h4 Rg7 35. Qh3 f3 36. gxf3 Qa1+ 37. Re1 Qc3 38. Re2 Qd4 39. f4 Rfg6 40. Kh2
Qf6 41. f3 Rg1 42. Re5 Qg6 43. Qf5 Rg2+ 44. Kh3 Qxf5+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 b6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qe2 Nc7 13. Rd1 cxd4 14. cxd4
Qd7 15. d5 Rac8 16. Bb2 Bxb2 17. Rxb2 Qa4 18. h4 Na6 19. h5 Rc4 20. hxg6 hxg6
21. e5 Nc5 22. Rbd2 Re4 23. Qf1 Kg7 24. d6 exd6 25. exd6 Rh8 26. g3 Qd7 27. Qg2
Rh5 28. Ne1 Rhe5 29. Nc2 Ne6 30. Ne3 Ng5 31. Rd5 Nh3+ 32. Kh2 Ng5 33. Rxe5 Rxe5
34. Rd3 Ne4 35. Qf3 Rh5+ 36. Kg1 Ng5 37. Qg2 Qb5 38. Rd1 Nh3+ 39. Qxh3 Rxh3 40.
d7 Rh8 41. d8=Q Rxd8 42. Rxd8 Qb1+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. c3 c5 7. Be2 h6 8. Bh4
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. a3 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 f5 13. O-O g5 14. Bg3 f4 15.
exf4 gxf4 16. Bh4 Qxd4 17. Bb5 Bf5 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Bxe7 Rf7 20. Bb4 Rd8 21.
Bc3 Qd5 22. Nb3 Bf8 23. Qxd5 cxd5 24. Bd4 Rb8 25. Na5 Bg7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. b4
Rc7 28. Rfd1 Be6 29. Nb3 Kf6 30. Nc5 Rbc8 31. f3 e3 32. Kf1 a5 33. Ke2 Rh7 34.
g3 Rg7 35. Rd4 fxg3 36. hxg3 Rxg3 37. Kxe3 Bf7 38. Rh1 Rg6 39. Rf4+ Kg7 40.
Rhh4 axb4 41. axb4 Ra8 42. Rhg4 Ra1 43. Rxg6+ Kxg6 44. Nd7 Kg7 45. Kd4 h5 46.
Ne5 Be6 47. b5 Rb1 48. Kc5 Bg8 49. b6 Kh6 50. Rf6+ Kg5 51. Rg6+ Kf5 52. Rxg8
Kxe5 53. Rh8 Rc1+ 54. Kb5 Rb1+ 55. Kc6 d4 56. Rxh5+ Kf4 57. Rd5 Ke3 58. f4 d3
59. f5 d2 60. f6 Rc1+ 61. Kb5 Rb1+ 62. Kc5 Rc1+ 63. Kb5 Rb1+ 64. Kc6 Rc1+ 65.
Kd7 Rb1 66. f7 Rf1 67. Ke8 Rf5 68. Rxf5 d1=Q 69. f8=Q Qc2 70. Qe7+ Kd3 71. Qd6+
Ke4 72. Qe6+ Kd4 73. Rd5+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7
8. Bc4 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Qd3 Qd7 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. c4 Kb8 13. Rhe1 Bf6 14.
Qa3 h6 15. Kb1 Rhf8 16. b4 b6 17. c5 d5 18. c4 Qf7 19. Qa4 Qg6+ 20. Kc1 Qe4 21.
Nd2 Qd3 22. cxb6 axb6 23. b5 Qc3+ 24. Qc2 Nb4 25. Qxc3 Nxa2+ 26. Kc2 Nxc3 27.
Ra1 dxc4 28. Nxc4 Nxb5 29. Rab1 Nd4+ 30. Kc1 Rd5 31. Rb4 Nc6 32. Ra4 b5 33. Ra6
Kb7 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.12"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. a4 Be6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Rc8 12. Nd2 h6 13. Nf1 Re8 14. Ne3 Qc7 15.
a5 Nf8 16. Bd2 N8h7 17. h4 Qd7 18. Na4 Bd8 19. b3 d5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5
Bxd5 22. Bxh6 Nf6 23. Bg5 Bxg2 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 25. Kxg2 f6 26. Red1 fxg5 27. Rxd7
Rxc2 28. h5 e4 29. Re1 Bxa5 30. Re3 b5 31. Rd6 bxa4 32. bxa4 Bb4 33. Rxa6 Bc5
34. Rc6 Re5 35. a5 Ra2 36. Rc3 Bxf2 37. Kh3 e3 38. Rc8+ Kh7 39. Rf8 g4+ 40. Kh4
Be1 41. Rcc8 Rh2+ 42. Kxg4 Rhxh5 43. Rh8+ Kg6 44. Rxh5 Rxh5 45. Rc6+ Kf7 46.
Kxh5 e2 47. Rc7+ Ke6 48. Rc2 Bd2 49. Rxd2 e1=Q 50. Ra2 Qe5+ 51. Kg4 Qe4+ 52.
Kh3 Qf5+ 53. Kh2 Qh5+ 54. Kg1 Qd1+ 55. Kh2 Qd5 56. Re2+ Kf7 57. Rf2+ Kg8 58. a6
Qa5 59. Rf4 Qxa6 60. Kh3 Qh6+ 61. Kg2 Qe6 62. Kh2 g5 63. Rf2 Kg7 64. Kg2 Kg6
65. Rd2 Qe4+ 66. Kf2 Kh5 67. Re2 Qd5 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. Re1 Nd6 11. Bd5 Na6 12. Nc3 Nb4 13. Bb3 Nd3 14. Re2 Nxc1
15. Qxc1 c6 16. Qf4 Bf6 17. Rae1 Bd3 18. Re3 Bc4 19. Bc2 g6 20. h4 Bg7 21. Ne5
Be6 22. h5 Qf6 23. Qxf6 Bxf6 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. Nxg6 fxg6 26. Rxe6 Rad8 27. d5
Kg7 28. dxc6 bxc6 29. g3 Nb5 30. Rxc6 Nxc3 31. bxc3 Rc8 32. Ree6 Rxc6 33. Rxc6
Rf7 34. Kg2 g5 35. a4 Bd8 36. Be4 Rc7 37. Rxc7+ Bxc7 38. Kh3 Kf6 39. Kg4 Be5
40. c4 Bd6 41. Bd5 a5 42. Bg2 Kg6 43. Bd5 Kf6 44. Bc6 Kg6 45. Bd7 Kf6 46. Be8
Ke7 47. Bg6 Kf6 48. Bh5 Bc5 49. f4 gxf4 50. Kxf4 Bd6+ 51. Kf3 Ke5 52. Be8 Kf5
53. Bd7+ Ke5 54. Kg4 Ke4 55. Bc6+ Kd4 56. Bb5 Ke4 57. Kh4 Ke5 58. g4 Be7+ 59.
Kh5 Kf4 60. Ba6 Ke5 61. g5 Kf4 62. g6 Bf8 63. c5 Ke5 64. c6 Kd6 65. Bb5 Bg7 66.
Kg5 Kc7 67. Kf4 Kd6 68. Kf5 Bb2 69. Kg4 Bf6 70. Kh5 Bg7 71. Kg5 Kc7 72. Kf4 Kd6
73. Ke4 Bb2 74. Kf5 Bg7 75. Be2 Kxc6 76. Ke6 Kc5 77. Kf7 Bd4 78. Bb5 Kd6 79. g7
Bxg7 80. Kxg7 Ke7 81. Kg6 Ke6 82. Kg5 Ke5 83. Ba6 Ke4 84. Kf6 Kd5 85. Ke7 Kc6
86. Bb5+ Kc7 87. Ke6 Kb6 88. Kd5 Kb7 89. Kc5 Kc7 90. Bc4 Kb7 91. Kb5 Ka7 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.14"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 g6 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Bd6 7. Nc3 c6 8.
Nge2 Nd7 9. a3 Qe7 10. Qc2 Kf8 11. Ba2 Kg7 12. O-O-O f5 13. Kb1 Nf6 14. Nc1 a5
15. Nd3 Be6 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Na4 Nd5 18. Rhe1 Rhe8 19. Re2 Re7 20. Rde1 Rae8
21. g3 Qf6 22. Nc3 Nc7 23. f4 b5 24. e4 fxe4 25. Nxe4 Qxd4 26. Ndf2 Bc5 27. Rd1
Qc4 28. Qxc4 bxc4 29. Rc2 Rxe4 30. Nxe4 Rxe4 31. Rdc1 Bd4 32. Rxc4 c5 33. Ra4
h5 34. Rxc5 Ne6 35. Rc2 h4 36. Rxa5 h3 37. Ka2 Re1 38. Rd5 Rg1 39. b4 Rg2 40.
Kb3 Bg1 41. a4 Rxh2 42. Rxh2 Bxh2 43. Rd1 Bxg3 44. a5 h2 45. b5 Bf2 46. Rh1 Bg1
47. b6 Kf6 48. Kc4 Nd8 49. Kb5 Ke6 50. a6 Kd6 51. a7 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd3
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. f5 Qa5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Be2 Nc6 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Nxc6
bxc6 15. O-O Qe5 16. Kh1 Be7 17. Na4 Bd8 18. Nb6 Bxb6 19. Rxb6 Bd7 20. Rb7 Ke7
21. Rfb1 Rhd8 22. Qh3 h5 23. Bf3 Rab8 24. R7b3 Rb5 25. Qh4 Rdb8 26. h3 Be8 27.
Be2 Rxb3 28. axb3 a5 29. Rf1 Rb4 30. Bd3 a4 31. bxa4 Rxa4 32. Qe1 c5 33. Qb1
Rb4 34. Qc1 c4 35. Be2 Qxe4 36. Bf3 Qe5 37. Qh6 Ra4 38. Qg7+ Bf7 39. g4 Ra1 40.
Rxa1 Qxa1+ 41. Kg2 h4 42. g5 Qe5 43. g6 Qg3+ 44. Kf1 Qxf3+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.16"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D74"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
O-O e5 9. Nxd5 e4 10. Nd2 Qxd5 11. e3 f5 12. b3 Be6 13. Ba3 Rfd8 14. Rc1 Qd7
15. Qc2 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Ne7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Bf1 Kh8 19. Be2 c6 20. Bc4 Bd7 21.
Be2 Be8 22. a3 h5 23. b4 Qf6 24. Nc4 Kh7 25. h4 Qe7 26. Kg2 Bf7 27. Na5 Bf6 28.
Bc4 Be8 29. Qa2 Rd6 30. Bg8+ Kg7 31. Bb3 Rcd8 32. Rh1 R6d7 33. Qe2 Rc7 34. Ba2
b6 35. Nb3 Rdc8 36. Rc2 Bd7 37. Nd2 Ra8 38. Rb1 Kh6 39. a4 Rac8 40. a5 b5 41.
Rcc1 Qd6 42. Rh1 Be8 43. Qe1 Rg7 44. Nb3 Bf7 45. Qd2 Bd5 46. Nc5 Be7 47. Bxd5
Qxd5 48. Qe2 Bd6 49. Rbc1 Rcg8 50. Na6 g5 51. hxg5+ Rxg5 52. Rh3 Rg4 53. Rch1
R8g5 54. Kf1 Kg6 55. Nc5 Bxc5 56. dxc5 Qb3 57. Qd2 Qe6 58. Qd6 Qxd6 59. cxd6
Kf6 60. Rxh5 Ke6 61. Rh7 Rg7 62. Rxg7 Rxg7 63. Rh6+ Kd5 64. Rf6 Kc4 65. Rxf5
Kxb4 66. Re5 Rd7 67. Rxe4+ Kc3 68. Re6 b4 69. Ke2 b3 70. Re8 b2 71. Rb8 Rxd6
72. g4 Kc2 73. f4 b1=Q 74. Rxb1 Kxb1 75. g5 c5 76. f5 c4 77. f6 c3 78. f7 Rd8
79. g6 c2 80. g7 c1=Q 81. g8=Q Qd1+ 82. Kf2 Rd2+ 83. Kg3 Qe1+ 84. Kf4 Rf2+ 85.
Ke4 Qb4+ 86. Ke5 Qe7+ 87. Kd5 Rd2+ 88. Kc4 Qc7+ 89. Kb5 Rb2+ 90. Ka4 Qc4+ 91.
Ka3 Qb3# 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nb4 6. Na3 c6 7. c3 Na6 8. Qb3
Qc8 9. Nh4 Be4 10. f3 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. e4 Nf6 13. e5 Nd7 14. f4 b5 15. Nc2
Nb6 16. Ne1 Qd7 17. Nf3 Nc7 18. Be3 a5 19. Qc2 a4 20. h4 Be7 21. Bf2 Kd8 22.
Rfc1 Kc8 23. Rab1 Kb7 24. Bf1 Ra7 25. Bd3 Ra6 26. Qe2 Ra7 27. Kg2 Rha8 28. Rc2
Qe8 29. Rh1 f5 30. exf6 gxf6 31. b3 axb3 32. axb3 Ra3 33. Nd2 f5 34. c4 Ra1 35.
cxb5 cxb5 36. Rxa1 Rxa1 37. Nf3 Bd6 38. Ne5 Ra3 39. Qd1 Qa8 40. Nxg6 Ra1 41.
Rc1 Ra2 42. h5 Nd7 43. Bb1 Rb2 44. Rc2 Qa3 45. Rxb2 Qxb2 46. Qc2 Qa3 47. Ne5
Nf6 48. Qc6+ Kc8 49. h6 Kd8 50. h7 Nxh7 51. Qd7# 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 Ne7 8. d4
exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. Re1 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Qa4 Re8 14. Bxc6 bxc6
15. Qxc6 Rb8 16. b3 Re6 17. Qc3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Nxe4 19. Qc2 d5 20. Bf4 h6 21.
Rac1 Rc8 22. Qd3 c5 23. Be3 Rec6 24. dxc5 Bxc5 25. Bxc5 Nxc5 26. Qe3 Qb6 27.
Nd4 R6c7 28. Nf5 Kh7 29. Rcd1 Ne6 30. Rxd5 Qxe3 31. Nxe3 Rc5 32. Rxc5 Rxc5 33.
Rd1 a5 34. Rd5 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Nc5 36. Nc4 Ne4 37. f3 Nc3 38. Rxa5 Rc2 39. a4 Ne2
40. Rd5 Nf4 41. Rd2 Rc3 42. a5 Rxb3 43. a6 Rb4 44. Ra2 Rxc4 45. a7 Rc8 46. a8=Q
Rxa8 47. Rxa8 g5 48. Ra7 Kg6 49. Ra6+ Kg7 50. g3 Nd3 51. Kg2 f6 52. Kf1 h5 53.
Ke2 Ne5 54. Ke3 Kg6 55. Ke4 Nc4 56. f4 Nd2+ 57. Ke3 Nc4+ 58. Kd3 Nb2+ 59. Ke4
gxf4 60. gxf4 Nc4 61. f5+ Kg5 62. h4+ Kxh4 63. Rxf6 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. d5 Bxc3 12. h4 Nd7 13. Bf4 Bg7 14. Bc4 Qc8
15. e5 Ba6 16. Qe2 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Qb7 18. h5 Rae8 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Ng5 b5 21.
Rxb5 Nb6 22. Qb3 Qc8 23. e6 f6 24. Nf7 c4 25. Qg3 g5 26. Be3 Qa6 27. Rfb1 Rc8
28. Bxb6 axb6 29. Rxb6 Qxa2 30. d6 exd6 31. Nxd6 Rc7 32. Nf5 Rc5 33. Ne7+ Kh7
34. Qh3+ Bh6 35. Qh5 Qc2 36. Rb7 Rc7 37. Rxc7 Qxb1+ 38. Kh2 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. O-O Ne7 8. d4
exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. Re1 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qb3 a6 13. Bf1 Nc6 14. d5 Nb8 15.
Nc4 Ba7 16. e5 dxe5 17. Qxb7 Nbd7 18. Nfxe5 Nc5 19. Qc6 Nxd5 20. g4 Nb4 21. Qf3
Bg6 22. Rd1 Qh4 23. Bf4 Be4 24. Qg3 Qxg3+ 25. Bxg3 Rad8 26. Ne3 Rxd1 27. Rxd1
Nxa2 28. Bc4 Nb4 29. Nxf7 Bg6 30. Ne5+ Kh8 31. Nxg6+ hxg6 32. Bxc7 Ne4 33. Rd8
Rxd8 34. Bxd8 Bd4 35. b3 Nd2 36. Bf7 Nd3 37. Bc7 Kh7 38. Bd5 Nb4 39. Ba5 Nxd5
40. Bxd2 Nf4 41. Kh2 Kg8 42. Kg3 Nd3 43. Kf3 Ba7 44. Nd5 Nxf2 45. Ne7+ Kf7 46.
Nc8 Bd4 47. h4 Ke6 48. Ba5 Nd3 49. Ke4 Nc5+ 50. Kxd4 Nxb3+ 51. Ke4 Nxa5 52. Nb6
Nb7 53. Kd4 a5 54. Nd5 Nd6 55. Nf4+ Kf7 56. Kd5 Nb5 57. h5 gxh5 58. Nxh5 a4 59.
Kc4 a3 60. Kb3 g6 61. Nf4 Kf6 62. Nd5+ Kg5 63. Ne7 Kf6 64. Nd5+ Ke5 65. Ne7 g5
66. Ng8 Kf4 67. Nf6 Kf3 68. Ka2 Kf4 69. Kb3 Ke5 70. Nh7 Kf4 71. Nf6 Kf3 72. Ka2
Kg3 73. Kb3 Kf4 74. Ka2 Kf3 75. Kb3 Ke3 76. Nh7 Kf4 77. Nf6 Ke5 78. Nh7 Nd4+
79. Kxa3 Kf4 80. Nxg5 Kxg5 81. Ka2 Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Be2 c5 9. Rb1 b6 10. O-O Qd7 11. d5 Bxc3 12. e5 Qf5 13. Bd3 Qh5 14. d6 Bb7 15.
dxe7 Re8 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Ng5 Qh4 18. Qb3 Bxe5 19. Qxf7+ Kh8 20. g3 Nd4 21. Ba6
Qxg5 22. Bxb7 Qf6 23. Qxf6+ Bxf6 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 25. Bb2 Bxe7 26. Bxd4+ cxd4 27.
Rfe1 Bc5 28. Rb3 Rf8 29. Rd3 Kg7 30. Kg2 a5 31. a4 h5 32. Re4 Rd8 33. h3 Kf6
34. f4 Rb8 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 Rd8 37. g5+ Kf7 38. Kg3 Rh8 39. Re1 Bb4 40. Re2
Bc3 41. Re5 Rc8 42. Rb5 Rc4 43. Rxb6 Rxa4 44. Kg4 Rb4 45. Rf6+ Kg7 46. Ra6 Rb7
47. Rh3 Rd7 48. Rh6 d3 49. Raxg6+ Kf8 50. Rd6 Rxd6 51. Rxd6 d2 52. Kf3 a4 53.
Ke2 a3 54. Ra6 Bb4 55. Ra4 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B95"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qf3 h6 8. Bd2
Qb6 9. Nb3 Nbd7 10. Be2 Qc7 11. a4 b6 12. Qg3 Bb7 13. Bd3 Nh5 14. Qh3 Nhf6 15.
O-O Be7 16. Rae1 Ne5 17. f4 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Qd7 19. f5 e5 20. Qg3 Kf8 21. d4 exd4
22. Nxd4 Kg8 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. exd5 Bf6 25. Bc3 Kh7 26. Ne6 Bxc3 27. Qxc3 Rhg8
28. f6 fxe6 29. dxe6 Qxa4 30. f7 Rgc8 31. Qd3+ Kh8 32. e7 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. b3 Qc7
9. Ba3 Re8 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. d5 Nc5 12. Nd4 Nce4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qd3 Nc5 15.
Qd2 Bd7 16. Rfd1 Rad8 17. e3 Ne4 18. Qc2 cxd5 19. cxd5 Qxc2 20. Rxc2 Rc8 21.
Rdc1 Bxd4 22. exd4 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Kf1 b6
27. Bc1 Bb7 28. b4 Bxd5 29. a4 Kf7 30. Ke2 Ke6 31. a5 Bc4+ 32. Ke3 Kd5 33. axb6
axb6 34. h4 Bd3 35. f3 Bc2 36. fxe4+ Bxe4 37. Bd2 Bf5 38. Be1 Kc4 39. Bd2 b5
40. Be1 h6 41. Bd2 g5 42. hxg5 hxg5 43. Be1 d5 44. Bd2 Bg4 45. Be1 e5 46. dxe5
Bf5 47. Bd2 d4+ 48. Ke2 g4 49. Be1 Be6 50. Bd2 Bd7 51. Be1 Bf5 52. Bd2 Be6 53.
Be1 Bg8 54. Bd2 Bf7 55. Be1 Be6 56. Bd2 Bf5 57. Be1 Kb3 58. e6 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8.
Re1 O-O 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nd7 12. a4 c6 13. a5 Re8 14. c4 b6
15. Bd2 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Rc8 17. axb6 axb6 18. Ra7 h6 19. h3 b5 20. Qb3 Bd6 21.
Rd1 Ra8 22. Rda1 Rxa7 23. Rxa7 Bb8 24. Ra6 Qc8 25. Qa2 Nf6 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27.
dxe5 Nd5 28. c4 bxc4 29. Qxc4 Re6 30. f4 Qb7 31. Kh2 Qb5 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. Qe4+
g6 34. f5 Nf6 35. fxg6+ fxg6 36. Ra7+ Kh8 37. Qxg6 Qxe5+ 38. Kh1 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A88"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. b3
Nbd7 9. Ng5 Nb6 10. Ba3 Qc7 11. Rc1 h6 12. Nh3 Re8 13. d5 g5 14. f4 Ng4 15. Qd2
Nd7 16. Kh1 Qb6 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. c5 Nxc5 19. Bxc5 dxc5 20. fxg5 Rd8 21. Qf4
Qb4 22. gxh6 Bxh6 23. Qc7 Bd7 24. Nf4 Qb6 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Na4 Rab8 27. Rc3
Bg7 28. Rd3 Bd4 29. Ng6 Kf7 30. Nh4 Nf2+ 31. Rxf2 Bxf2 32. Rf3 Bd4 33. Nxf5
Bxf5 34. Rxf5+ Kg7 35. Bxc6 e6 36. Rg5+ Kh6 37. h4 Bf6 38. Rg4 Rd4 39. Be4 Kh5
40. Rf4 Be5 41. Bf3+ Kh6 42. Rf7 Bxg3 43. Rf6+ Kg7 44. Rxe6 Kf7 45. Rc6 Rg8 46.
Nxb6 Rxh4+ 47. Kg1 Be5+ 48. Kf2 Rh2+ 49. Ke3 Bd4+ 50. Kd3 Rd8 51. Nd5 Rh4 52.
a4 Rb8 53. Kc2 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.07"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8.
Re1 O-O 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nd7 12. a4 c6 13. a5 Re8 14. c4 b6
15. Bf4 dxc4 16. Qxc4 Qc8 17. h3 h6 18. Qb3 Bf8 19. Rxe8 Qxe8 20. c4 Qc8 21.
Ne5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Qa6 23. d5 Re8 24. axb6 Qxb6 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Bc7 cxd5 27.
cxd5 Re7 28. Bxb6 Rd7 29. Ra5 h5 30. g3 f5 31. Kf1 Kf7 32. Ke2 g5 33. Kd3 Bd6
34. Kc4 g4 35. hxg4 hxg4 36. Kb5 Be5 37. Ra7 Rxa7 38. Bxa7 f4 39. gxf4 Bxf4 40.
Kc6 g3 41. f3 Kf6 42. d6 Bxd6 43. Kxd6 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. g4 h6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. Be3
Nc6 9. h3 a6 10. f4 Bd7 11. Qe2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. O-O-O Qc7 14. Kb1 e5 15.
Be3 b5 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nd7 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Bd4 Rc8 20. h4 Bf6 21. g5
Be7 22. Be4 h5 23. g6 f6 24. Bf5 Qc4 25. Qe4 Rb8 26. Rhe1 Kd8 27. c3 a5 28. Qe3
Qc7 29. Rc1 a4 30. Rc2 Ke8 31. Qe2 Bd8 32. c4 bxc4 33. Rxc4 Qa5 34. a3 Kf8 35.
Bxe5 fxe5 36. Be6 Bf6 37. Qe4 Qa7 38. Re2 Qg1+ 39. Ka2 Qb6 40. Rb4 Qd8 41. Rxb8
Qxb8 42. Qxa4 Qe8 43. Qb4 Ke7 44. Qb7+ Kf8 45. Rc2 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 a5 7. Nf1 h6 8. Ng3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. h3 Be6 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Re1 Ne7 13. Bxd7 Qxd7 14. d4 exd4 15.
cxd4 Bb6 16. Nh4 a4 17. Qd3 Rad8 18. Bd2 d5 19. e5 Ne4 20. Nh5 Ng6 21. Nf3 c5
22. Rxe4 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Qc6 24. Qg4 cxd4 25. Re1 Qe6 26. Qe4 Qc6 27. Qg4 Qc8 28.
Qe4 d3 29. Qxa4 Qf5 30. Ng3 Qe6 31. Re4 Ra8 32. Qb5 Rxa2 33. Qxd3 Rxb2 34. Rg4
Rd8 35. Qc3 Rb1+ 36. Kh2 Bxf2 37. Ne4 Ba7 38. Bxh6 Rb3 39. Qc2 Rxf3 40. gxf3
Qxe5+ 41. f4 Qf5 42. Bg5 Rd5 43. Kg2 Bc5 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. g4 h6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. h3
g5 9. b3 Ne5 10. Bb2 a6 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Nce2 b5 14. f4 gxf4 15.
Nxf4 a5 16. Rhe1 a4 17. Kb1 Qc7 18. Nd3 axb3 19. cxb3 Qa7 20. a3 Rg8 21. Nb4
Rg6 22. Nf3 Nxf3 23. Bxf3 e5 24. Re3 Kf8 25. Rd3 Kg8 26. Qe2 Qb7 27. Rg1 Be6
28. h4 Nd7 29. Nd5 Bxh4 30. Ne3 b4 31. a4 Nc5 32. Nf5 Bg5 33. Rxd6 Bxb3 34.
Rxg6+ fxg6 35. Nd6 Qd7 36. Nb5 Rxa4 37. Bxe5 Ra2 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. a3 d6 7. Be3 Kh8 8. Ng5
Qe8 9. h4 h6 10. f3 Nd4 11. Qd2 b5 12. Ba2 c6 13. O-O-O a5 14. Ne2 c5 15. Kb1
b4 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. a4 d5 18. exd5 Bd6 19. g4 Qxa4 20. Ng3 Qb5 21. N5e4 Nxe4
22. Nxe4 Qb6 23. h5 f6 24. Rdg1 a4 25. Bc4 b3 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 27. f4 exf4 28. Qf2
Qb6 29. c3 Re8 30. Qxd4 Qxd4 31. cxd4 Bd7 32. Rh2 Re3 33. Rf2 Rg3 34. Rgf1 Bxg4
35. Rxf4 Bxh5 36. Kc1 Be2 37. Re1 Bxd3 38. Bxd3 Rxd3 39. d6 Rc8+ 40. Kb1 Rd8
0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8.
Bf1 Re8 9. d4 d5 10. c4 Bg4 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. h3 Bh5 14. a3 Qd7 15.
g4 Bg6 16. Bg2 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bd6 18. Be3 Be4 19. c4 b6 20. c5 Bf8 21. Ne5 Qd5
22. Bxe4 Qxe4 23. Nxc6 Qxc6 24. d5 Qa4 25. Qxa4 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. c4 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc3 Qd8 7. e3 Be7 8.
Bc4 c6 9. Nge2 Bd6 10. h4 h5 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Bb3 Qe7 14. Kb1 Kf8
15. e4 Kg7 16. Ka1 a5 17. a3 Bc7 18. f4 Bg4 19. e5 f5 20. Rd3 Rhd8 21. Ng3 Rac8
22. Ba2 Bb8 23. Nf1 Nd5 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Qb3 Rd7 26. Ne3 Rcd8 27. Qb5 Qe6 28.
Qxa5 Bc7 29. Qb5 Bb6 30. Rd2 Ba7 31. Kb1 Kh6 32. Rc1 Kg7 33. Qb3 Kh6 34. Nb5
Bb8 35. Rdc2 Qe7 36. Nxg4+ fxg4 37. g3 Qe6 38. Rc8 Qf5+ 39. Ka2 Qe4 40. Rxd8
Rxd8 41. a4 Kg7 42. Rc5 Qg2 43. Rc2 Qe4 44. Rc3 Qg2 45. Qb4 Re8 46. Qc5 Qe4 47.
Qb6 Qe2 48. Qxb7 Qd1 49. b3 Qh1 50. Qd7 Rf8 51. e6 Qe1 52. e7 Rg8 53. a5 Qe2+
54. Ka3 Qe1 55. Kb4 Bxf4 56. gxf4 g3 57. Nc7 g2 58. e8=Q g1=Q 59. Qexf7+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8.
Ne5 Nd7 9. Nxf7 Kxf7 10. Qf3 g6 11. g4 Bd6 12. gxf5 Qh4 13. fxg6+ Ke7 14. Re1
Bxh2+ 15. Kg2 Raf8 16. Rxe4+ dxe4 17. Qxe4+ Qxe4+ 18. Bxe4 hxg6 19. Bg5+ Kd6
20. Na3 c6 21. Rh1 Rh5 22. Nc4+ Kc7 23. Be3 Bf4 24. Rxh5 gxh5 25. c3 Nb6 26.
Nxb6 Bxe3 27. fxe3 axb6 28. Bf3 h4 29. e4 Rg8+ 30. Kh2 Rg3 31. Bg2 Re3 32. a4
Re2 33. b4 Rc2 34. Kh3 Rxc3+ 35. Kxh4 Rc4 36. Kg5 Rxd4 37. e5 Rxb4 38. Kf6 Kd8
0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. h3 a6 8. Bb3
Re8 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Ng3 Bxb3 11. axb3 h6 12. b4 Bb6 13. O-O Ne7 14. Nh4 Qd7 15.
Qf3 Qe6 16. Nhf5 Kh7 17. Kh1 Rad8 18. Nxe7 Rxe7 19. Nf5 Red7 20. Qg3 Ne8 21. f4
exf4 22. Rxf4 h5 23. Be3 d5 24. Bxb6 cxb6 25. e5 Qxe5 26. Re1 Qf6 27. Qf3 d4
28. Qxh5+ Kg8 29. Rh4 g6 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.18"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6
8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. c4 Bf6 11. Bg5 Qe7 12. Qf4 Ne5 13. Be2 Ng6 14. Qd2
h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nd4 O-O 17. g3 Qxf2 18. Rdf1 Qg2 19. h4 Ne5 20. b3 Qe4 21.
Rhg1 Nc6 22. Nb5 Qe5 23. Kb1 Rac8 24. g4 a6 25. Nc3 Qd4 26. Bd3 Rce8 27. Nd5
Qc5 28. g5 Bxd5 29. cxd5 Ne5 30. gxh6 g6 31. h5 Nf3 32. Qf4 Nxg1 33. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. c4 Nbc6 8. dxc5
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Ng6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Bb5 O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qa4 Qc7 14. Kh1 Rab8
15. Nbd2 Bd3 16. Rfe1 Rfd8 17. b4 Rd5 18. Rac1 Qb7 19. a3 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5
21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Rd8 23. Rd1 Red5 24. Rcd4 Bf6 25. Rxd5 exd5 26. Bf4 h6
27. h3 Re8 28. Qb3 a6 29. Kg1 Re4 30. Bd6 Qb5 31. Qf3 a5 32. Qf5 Re6 33. Rb1 g6
34. Qf4 Kg7 35. Qd2 Re4 36. f3 Re2 37. Qf4 Qd3 38. Rf1 Re6 39. Qc1 a4 40. Rd1
Qb3 41. Kh1 Bb2 42. Qd2 Qxa3 43. b5 cxb5 44. Qxd5 Bf6 45. c6 Qb3 46. c7 Re8 47.
Qxb3 axb3 48. Rb1 b2 49. Ba3 Rc8 50. Bxb2 Rxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Be7 10. Nc3 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Rad1 Kc8 14.
Rd2 b6 15. Rfd1 Rd8 16. Ne2 c5 17. Nf4 Bc6 18. e6 fxe6 19. Nxe6 Rxd2 20. Rxd2
Bf6 21. Bf4 Kb7 22. Bg5 Re8 23. Bxf6 Rxe6 24. Bxg7 Rg6 25. Be5 Rxg2+ 26. Kf1
Rg5 27. Bg3 Rd5 28. Ke2 Rxd2+ 29. Kxd2 Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7
8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5 10. O-O dxe4 11. c3 Be6 12. Bf4 Qd5 13. cxd4 Qxd4 14. Qc1
Bc4 15. Re1 Bd3 16. Nc3 Rhe8 17. Bxc7 Rac8 18. Bg3 Kg8 19. Qg5 Rf8 20. Rad1 Rf5
21. Qg4 Re8 22. Kh1 Re6 23. f3 Ne5 24. Bxe5 Rfxe5 25. Nxe4 Kg7 26. b3 Qb4 27.
h3 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. fxe4 Rxe4 30. Qg3 Qe7 31. Kh2 Kh6 32. Rd5 a6 33. Qd3
Qc7+ 34. Qg3 Qxg3+ 35. Kxg3 Re2 36. Rd7 b5 37. a4 Re3+ 38. Kf4 Rxb3 39. axb5
Rb4+ 40. Kf3 axb5 41. Rb7 Rb1 42. Kf4 g5+ 43. Kg4 b4 44. Rb6+ Kg7 45. Kxg5 Rc1
46. Rb7+ Kg8 47. Rxb4 Rc5+ 48. Kf6 Rc6+ 49. Ke5 Rc5+ 50. Kd6 Rc2 51. Rg4+ Kf7
52. Ke5 Rc5+ 53. Kd4 Ra5 54. Ke3 Ra3+ 55. Kf4 Ra5 56. Rg5 Ra3 57. Rg3 Ra5 58.
Rf3 Kg6 59. Rb3 Ra4+ 60. Kf3 Rc4 61. g4 Ra4 62. Kg3 h6 63. Kh4 Ra5 64. Rb6+ Kg7
65. Rc6 Rb5 66. Rc3 Ra5 67. Kg3 h5 68. Rc7+ Kg6 69. Rc6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. f3 f5 11. Be3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. g4 h5 14. h3 Rf6 15. Nd3 Rh6
16. c5 Nf6 17. Kg2 Ng6 18. Rh1 Bf8 19. Rc1 a6 20. Qb3 Kg7 21. cxd6 Bxd6 22. Nc5
Qh8 23. Ne6+ Bxe6 24. dxe6 Qh7 25. Qxb7 Rh8 26. Nb5 axb5 27. Rxc7+ Bxc7 28.
Qxc7+ Ne7 29. Qxe7+ Kg6 30. Qxh7+ R6xh7 31. gxh5+ Nxh5 32. Bxb5 Kf6 33. Bd7 Ng7
34. Rd1 Rxh3 35. Rd6 g4 36. fxg4 f3+ 37. Kf1 Rh1+ 38. Bg1 R8h2 39. Rd3 Rxb2 40.
Rxf3+ Ke7 41. Rf7+ Kd6 42. Rxg7 Rb1+ 43. Ke2 Rhxg1 44. g5 Rg2+ 45. Kf3 Rbg1 46.
a4 Rg3+ 47. Kf2 R1g2+ 48. Kf1 Rb2 49. Bb5 Rc3 50. Kg1 Rc1+ 51. Bf1 Kxe6 52.
Rg6+ Kf7 53. Rf6+ Kg7 54. Rf5 Rb4 55. a5 Rxe4 56. a6 Ra4 57. Kg2 Ra2+ 58. Kg3
Ra4 59. Be2 Rc3+ 60. Kf2 Ra2 61. Rxe5 Rca3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 d4 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. O-O g6 14. Be4
dxe3 15. Bxe3 Nd4 16. Qc4 Bxd2 17. Bxd4 Re8 18. Rad1 Bf4 19. Bd5 Qc7 20. Qxc7
Bxc7 21. Rfe1 Bg4 22. f3 Be6 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Bc3 Rad8 25. Rxd8 Bxd8 26. Kf1
Bc7 27. h3 Kf7 28. Re4 Rd8 29. Rc4 Rd7 30. Ke2 a6 31. a4 e5 32. Re4 Rd5 33. Rc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Nfd7 8. Be3
b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. g5 Be7 11. h4 Nc6 12. Qd2 Rc8 13. O-O-O b4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15.
Kb1 O-O 16. h5 Nc5 17. f3 Qa5 18. b3 Bxe4 19. Kb2 Bb7 20. Ra1 Qc7 21. Rg1 Rfd8
22. f4 Bf8 23. g6 h6 24. f5 e5 25. f6 exd4 26. Bxd4 Ne4 27. gxf7+ Qxf7 28. Qxh6
Nxf6 29. Qxf6 Qxf6 30. Bxf6 Rd7 31. Bh3 Rdc7 32. Bxc8 Bxc8 33. h6 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2822"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bg4 3. e3 Nd7 4. Bb2 Ngf6 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Nh4 e5 8. d3
c6 9. Nd2 Bd6 10. Bg2 O-O 11. Qe2 a5 12. a3 Re8 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. g5 Nh5 15.
Qg4 e4 16. dxe4 Be5 17. O-O-O Bxb2+ 18. Kxb2 Ne5 19. Qh4 d4 20. Nf3 a4 21. Rxd4
Qb6 22. Rb4 Qc5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 24. Kb1 c5 25. Rxa4 Rxa4 26. bxa4 Ra8 27. Qg4
Rxa4 28. Qc8+ Kh7 29. Qxb7 c4 30. Ka2 Qxg5 31. Bf3 Nf6 32. h4 Qa5 33. Qb2 Qd2
34. e5 Nd7 35. h5 g5 36. Be4+ Kh6 37. Qd4 Qa5 38. Qd6+ f6 39. exf6 Nxf6 40. Bc6
Qb6 41. f4 g4 42. Rb1 Qa6 43. Rb8 Kh7 44. Qc5 Rxa3+ 45. Qxa3 Qxc6 46. Qa8 Qxa8+
47. Rxa8 g3 48. Rd8 Ne4 49. Ka3 Nc3 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7
8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5 10. O-O dxe4 11. c3 Qd6 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd6 cxd6 14.
Nc3 Bg4 15. Nxe4 Nc2 16. f3 Nxa1 17. fxg4+ Ke6 18. Ng5+ Kd7 19. Rf7+ Kc6 20.
Nxh7 Rae8 21. Bd2 Re2 22. Bc3 Rhe8 23. Nf8 g5 24. Nh7 Nc2 25. Rf2 d5 26. Nxg5
d4 27. Bd2 d3 28. Nf3 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 Re2+ 30. Kg3 Kd5 31. g5 Ke6 32. h4 Kf5 33.
h5 Re4 34. g6 Nd4 35. Nxd4+ Rxd4 36. Kf3 Rg4 37. g3 b5 38. Bf4 a5 39. Ke3 b4
40. Kxd3 a4 41. Kc4 a3 42. bxa3 bxa3 43. Kb3 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3
e6 9. Be3 b5 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. g4 b4 12. Nd1 h6 13. c4 bxc3 14. Nxc3 Bb7 15. h4
d5 16. Rg1 dxe4 17. g5 hxg5 18. hxg5 Nd5 19. g6 Nxe3 20. gxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qxe3
Qh4+ 22. Kd1 Ne5 23. Kc2 Nxf3 24. Nxf3 exf3 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Qxd8 27. Qf4+
Kg8 28. Bc4 Qe7 29. Rg6 Rh4 30. Qe3 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D71"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Qa4 Bg7 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Qd1
Nb6 9. e3 O-O 10. O-O Qc8 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Qe2 Rd8 13. Rd1 c5 14. d5 Bxc3 15.
bxc3 Rxd5 16. Rxd5 Nxd5 17. e4 Qe6 18. h3 Nxc3 19. Qb2 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Qf6 21.
Kg2 Rd8 22. Qxb7 Nb4 23. Qc7 Rf8 24. e5 Qb6 25. Qxe7 Nc6 26. Qf6 Nd4 27. Bh6
Qxf6 28. exf6 Re8 29. Rc1 Nxa2 30. Rxc5 Nxf3 31. Kxf3 Nb4 32. Kg2 Nd3 33. Rd5
Nb4 34. Ra5 Ra8 35. h4 a6 36. h5 Nc6 37. Rc5 Nd4 38. hxg6 hxg6 39. Ra5 Nc6 40.
Rd5 Nd8 41. Bd2 Ne6 42. Ba5 g5 43. Kf3 Kh7 44. Ke4 Kg6 45. Bc3 Rc8 46. Kd3 Rc5
47. Rd6 Rf5 48. Ke2 a5 49. Ra6 Rc5 50. Bxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. a4 h6 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bc1 Ngf6 12. O-O Nc5 13. Nd2 Be6 14. b3 O-O 15.
Bb2 Qc7 16. Bf3 Rfd8 17. Re1 Rac8 18. a5 Qc6 19. Qe2 Ncd7 20. Red1 Nf8 21. Nf1
Ng6 22. g3 Rc7 23. Ne3 Rdc8 24. Ncd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qd7 26. c4 Rb8 27. b4 b6 28.
Bc3 b5 29. Rac1 Rbc8 30. Bd2 e4 31. Bg2 bxc4 32. Nxc4 Qb5 33. Bf1 Nxd5 34. Qxe4
Nf6 35. Qg2 Qh5 36. Ne3 Rxc1 37. Rxc1 Rxc1 38. Bxc1 d5 39. Bxa6 Bxb4 40. Qf1
Bxa5 41. Be2 Qe5 42. Bf3 Bb6 43. Kg2 Ne7 44. Qd3 Qe6 45. Bd2 Bxe3 46. Bxe3 Nc6
47. Qa6 Ne5 48. Qxe6 fxe6 49. Be2 Kf7 50. f4 Nc6 51. Bb5 Ne7 52. Kf3 Nf5 53.
Bf2 Ne4 54. Bg1 g5 55. Bd3 Ned6 56. Bc5 gxf4 57. gxf4 Kf6 58. Ba3 h5 59. Bb2+
Kg6 60. Be5 Nf7 61. Bb2 Nd8 62. Bb1 Nc6 63. Bd3 Na5 64. Ba1 Nc4 65. Bc3 Kf7 66.
Ba1 Nd2+ 67. Ke2 Nb3 68. Be5 Nc1+ 69. Kd2 Nxd3 70. Kxd3 Kg6 71. Ke2 Nh6 72. Kf3
Ng4 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O d6 7. h3 b6 8. Nbd2
Bb7 9. c3 Nbd7 10. a4 a6 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. exd4 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Nxe5
15. Nxe5 Nh5 16. Ndf3 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxg2 18. Bxg6 Nf4 19. Bxf7+ Rxf7 20. Nxf7
Kxf7 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Rfd1 Rg8 23. Kh2 Bxh3 24. Rd4 Rg2+ 25. Kh1 Rxf2 26. Kg1
Rg2+ 27. Kf1 Rxb2+ 28. Ke1 Ng2+ 29. Kd1 Ne3+ 30. Kc1 Rc2+ 31. Kb1 Bf5 32. Ra2
Rxc3+ 33. Kb2 Rc2+ 34. Ka3 Rxa2+ 35. Kxa2 Be6+ 36. Kb1 h5 37. Kc1 Nd5 38. Kd2
Kf6 39. Ke1 Ke5 40. Rc4 Bd7 41. Kf2 a5 42. Kf3 Nb4 43. Rh4 Bg4+ 44. Ke3 Na6 45.
Rh1 Nc5 46. Rb1 Nxa4 47. Rb5+ Kd6 48. Kd4 Kc6 49. Rg5 Nc5 50. Kc4 b5+ 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qb3 Nxc3 9. Bc4 e6 10. bxc3 Bd7 11. Bd3 Na5 12. Qb1 Bg7 13. h4 Rc8 14. h5 Bc6
15. Ng5 Bxg2 16. hxg6 Bxh1 17. gxf7+ Kd7 18. Qb4 Qb6 19. Qa4+ Bc6 20. Qd1 Bf6
21. Rb1 Qc7 22. Nxe6 Kxe6 23. Qg4+ Kxf7 24. Qh5+ Ke7 25. Ba3+ Kd8 26. Kf1 b6
27. d5 Qe5 28. Qh6 Bxd5 29. Re1 Bg2+ 30. Kxg2 Qg5+ 31. Qxg5 Bxg5 32. Re5 Bf6
33. Rd5+ Kc7 34. Bd6+ Kb7 35. Be4 Nc6 36. Rf5 Bxc3 37. Rf7+ Ka6 38. a4 Rhg8+
39. Kf1 Rg7 40. Bd3+ Ka5 41. Rf4 Be5 42. Rf5 Rd7 43. Bxe5 Nxe5 44. Rxe5+ Rc5
45. Re3 Kxa4 46. f4 Rf7 47. Rf3 a5 48. f5 Kb4 49. Ke2 a4 50. Rf1 Ka5 51. Ke3 b5
52. Kd4 Rc6 53. Be4 Rc4+ 54. Ke5 Re7+ 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6 12. Ne3 Be7 13. c4 Nc7 14. Nf5
Bf6 15. Nd6 Ne6 16. d3 Qc7 17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. g3 Rfe8 19. Rb1 g6 20. Bg2 a5 21.
a3 h5 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Bd4 24. Be3 Qd6 25. Qd2 Bxe3 26. Rxe3 Nd4 27. Rbe1
Re6 28. c5 Qe7 29. Re4 Qf6 30. Rf4 Qg7 31. h4 Rce8 32. Rfe4 Qf6 33. Qd1 Nb5 34.
Bh3 Nc3 35. Rxe6 dxe6 36. Qd2 Rd8 37. Rc1 Nb5 38. Bg2 Kg7 39. Rc4 Ra8 40. Kh2
Ra3 41. Rf4 Qc3 42. Qe2 Ra8 43. Rc4 Qf6 44. Rf4 Qc3 45. d4 Kg8 46. Qe5 Qd2 47.
g4 Qd1 48. Bf3 Qd2 49. gxh5 Ra2 50. Bg2 Qe2 51. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 Nc6 12. O-O Be7 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. Nb3
g6 15. Qd2 Be6 16. Bb1 Rfd8 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. exd4 Rdc8 19. a3 Bf6 20. Be3 Rxc1
21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. c3 c5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
exd4 Qb6 9. Rb1 Qe6+ 10. Be2 Qb6 11. Bd3 Qe6+ 12. Be3 Ng4 13. Qe2 Nxe3 14. fxe3
Nd7 15. O-O Qb6 16. c4 e5 17. cxd5 exd4 18. e4 Qc7 19. Rbc1 Qf4 20. Kh1 Qe3 21.
Nc4 Qxe2 22. Bxe2 Nc5 23. Nd6 d3 24. Rxc5 dxe2 25. Re1 b6 26. Rc2 Ba6 27. b4
Rad8 28. b5 Rxd6 29. bxa6 f5 30. exf5 Rxf5 31. Rexe2 Rfxd5 32. g3 Rc5 33. Kg2
Bf8 34. Ne5 Re6 35. Nd7 Rxe2+ 36. Rxe2 Ra5 37. Re8 Kf7 38. Rxf8+ Ke7 39. Ra8
Kxd7 40. Rxa7+ Ke6 41. h4 h5 42. Kf3 Rxa2 43. Ra8 Kf7 44. Ke4 Ra5 45. Kd4 Kg7
46. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Nfd7 8. Bg2
Be7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. h4 O-O 11. g5 Nde5 12. Qe2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Nc6 14. Be3 Bd7 15.
f4 Rc8 16. O-O f6 17. Rad1 fxg5 18. hxg5 e5 19. Nd5 exf4 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21.
Bxf4 Ne5 22. Qd2 Bb5 23. Rf2 Rcd8 24. b3 Bc6 25. Qd4 Ng4 26. Bxd6 Rxd6 27.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 28. Qxd6 Qf2+ 29. Kh1 Qh4+ 30. Kg1 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "243"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. c4 c6 5. O-O e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. d3 Nbd7 8. cxd5
Qxb3 9. axb3 exd5 10. Bd2 Bg4 11. Bc3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bd6 13. b4 O-O 14. Nd2 a6
15. Nb3 Rab8 16. Rfe1 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Ne8 18. e4 Nc7 19. e5 Bf8 20. d4 Nb6 21.
Kg2 Na4 22. Ra1 Nxc3 23. bxc3 f6 24. exf6 gxf6 25. Be2 Re8 26. Bd3 Rxe1 27.
Rxe1 Re8 28. Rd1 Re7 29. f4 Ne8 30. Kf3 Nd6 31. g4 Nb5 32. Bxb5 cxb5 33. h4 Rc7
34. Rd3 b6 35. g5 Ra7 36. Na1 a5 37. Nc2 Kf7 38. Kg4 Rc7 39. Kf5 Bd6 40. Na3
Rc6 41. Nxb5 Bf8 42. Rd1 fxg5 43. hxg5 h6 44. bxa5 bxa5 45. Ra1 hxg5 46. fxg5
Be7 47. Rxa5 Rg6 48. Ra7 Rxg5+ 49. Kf4 Rh5 50. Nc7 Kf6 51. Ra6+ Kf7 52. Ra7 Kf6
53. Ra6+ Kf7 54. Rc6 Bd8 55. Na6 Be7 56. Nc7 Bd8 57. Nb5 Be7 58. Kg4 Rg5+ 59.
Kf4 Rh5 60. Nc7 Bd8 61. Na6 Be7 62. Nb4 Ke8 63. Nd3 Kd7 64. Ra6 Bd6+ 65. Ne5+
Ke6 66. Kg4 Rh7 67. Nd3 Rg7+ 68. Kf3 Rc7 69. Nf4+ Kd7 70. Nxd5 Rb7 71. Ke4 Rb1
72. Kd3 Rc1 73. Kc4 Rb1 74. Nf6+ Ke7 75. Ne4 Bf4 76. Ra7+ Ke6 77. Nc5+ Kf6 78.
Rb7 Ra1 79. Nd3 Bd6 80. Rb6 Ke7 81. Nc5 Bg3 82. Rg6 Bf4 83. Nd3 Bd6 84. Nb4 Kd7
85. Nd5 Ra5 86. Rg7+ Kc8 87. Nb6+ Kb8 88. Nd5 Bh2 89. Nb4 Rh5 90. Nc6+ Kc8 91.
Ne7+ Kb8 92. Nd5 Bd6 93. Rd7 Bh2 94. Kc5 Kc8 95. Rf7 Rh6 96. Nb6+ Kd8 97. Rd7+
Ke8 98. Rb7 Bd6+ 99. Kb5 Rh5+ 100. Kc6 Ba3 101. Nc4 Bc1 102. Nd6+ Kf8 103. Rf7+
Kg8 104. Rf3 Ra5 105. c4 Ra6+ 106. Kd5 Bb2 107. c5 Ra8 108. Rf4 Rd8 109. Kc6
Ra8 110. d5 Be5 111. Rf5 Bd4 112. Kb5 Ra1 113. Ne4 Re1 114. Rf4 Be3 115. Rg4+
Kf7 116. Nd6+ Kf8 117. Re4 Rb1+ 118. Kc6 Bg1 119. Nc4 Rb8 120. Nd6 Rb1 121. Nb7
Rc1 122. d6 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2822"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb2 f6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 Bg4 7. Be2 Qd7 8. O-O
e6 9. Re1 O-O-O 10. Nbd2 Bd6 11. a3 Nge7 12. c4 Bf4 13. c5 h5 14. b4 a6 15. Qa4
Qc7 16. b5 axb5 17. Bxb5 g5 18. Bc3 Bf5 19. Nf1 h4 20. Qa8+ Kd7 21. Qa4 Ra8 22.
Qd1 g4 23. N3d2 g3 24. fxg3 hxg3 25. h3 Rag8 26. Ne3 Bxh3 27. gxh3 g2 28. Ng4
Rxh3 29. Qe2 Rxg4 30. Qxe6+ Kd8 31. Qxg4 Be3+ 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D74"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
O-O e5 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bd2 Nxc3 11. bxc3 e4 12. Ne1 f5 13. Qb3+ Kh8 14. Rd1 b6
15. Nc2 Na5 16. Qb1 Ba6 17. Rfe1 Nc4 18. Bc1 Qd7 19. f3 exf3 20. exf3 Rae8 21.
Bf1 c5 22. dxc5 Qc6 23. Nd4 Qxc5 24. Kg2 Qc8 25. Qb4 Ne5 26. Bxa6 Qxa6 27. Qb5
Qxa2+ 28. Re2 Qf7 29. Rde1 Nd7 30. Ne6 a6 31. Qc6 Rc8 32. Qd6 Nc5 33. Nxf8 Bxf8
34. Re7 Qa2+ 35. Kh3 Kg8 36. Re8 Rxe8 37. Rxe8 Qf7 38. Ra8 f4 39. Bxf4 g5 40.
Bxg5 Qxf3 41. Rb8 Qh5+ 42. Bh4 Qf5+ 43. Kg2 Qe4+ 44. Kf1 Qf3+ 45. Ke1 Qxc3+ 46.
Ke2 Qc4+ 47. Ke1 Qe4+ 48. Kd2 Qb4+ 49. Kd1 Qb1+ 50. Ke2 Qe4+ 51. Kd1 Qb1+ 52.
Ke2 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 d4 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. O-O g6 14. Ne4
Bf5 15. Rad1 Be7 16. Qb3 Qb6 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. a3 dxe3 19. Bxe3 Rfd8 20. Bb1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. c3 b6 8. h3 Bb7
9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. a4 a6 11. Bh2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qc7 15.
Rfd1 Rfc8 16. Qe2 Qb7 17. e4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rc7 19. e5 Qd5 20. exd6 exd6 21.
Rac1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Qe7 Nb6 25. Qxd6 Qxd6 26. Bxd6 Nc4 27.
Bc7 Nxb2 28. Rb1 Na4 29. Rxb5 Nc3 30. Rb2 h6 31. Rc2 Nb5 32. Bb6 Ra1+ 33. Kh2
Rd1 34. Rc8+ Kh7 35. Rd8 Nc3 36. Re8 Nb5 37. Re7 Kg8 38. Bc5 Bf6 39. Rb7 Nc3
40. Ne5 Bxe5+ 41. dxe5 Ne4 42. Be3 g5 43. Rb8+ Kg7 44. Rb2 Rd5 45. g3 Kg6 46.
Rb6+ Kg7 47. Kg2 Nc3 48. Rd6 Rxd6 49. exd6 Kf8 50. Bd4 Ne4 51. Bg7+ Ke8 52.
Bxh6 f6 53. Bg7 f5 54. Be5 Nc5 55. f4 Nd7 56. h4 gxh4 57. gxh4 Kf7 58. Kf3 Kg6
59. Ke3 Kh5 60. Kd4 Kxh4 61. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. h4 Qb4 14.
Rh3 a6 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Rb1 Qd6 17. Rc3 O-O 18. Qd2 Ng6 19. h5 Nf4 20. Qe3 e5
21. Nc2 b5 22. Rd1 Qe7 23. Qb6 Qe6 24. Rd6 Qxa2 25. Rg3+ Kh8 26. Qc7 Nxe2 27.
Qe7 Nxg3+ 28. fxg3 Qb1+ 29. Ne1 Kg8 30. Rd8 Rxd8 31. Qxd8+ Kg7 32. h6+ Kg6 33.
Qg8+ Kxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Nfd7 8. Bg2
Be7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. h4 O-O 11. g5 Nde5 12. Qe2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 b5 14. f4 Nc6 15.
Be3 Qa5 16. Qf2 Rb8 17. O-O Qc7 18. f5 Re8 19. f6 Bf8 20. h5 Ne5 21. Qg3 Rb7
22. Bd4 gxf6 23. Rxf6 Bg7 24. Raf1 Qc4 25. Bxe5 Qc5+ 26. Kh2 Qxe5 27. Qxe5 dxe5
28. R6f2 Bf8 29. Nd1 Be7 30. Rxf7 Bxg5 31. Rxb7 Bxb7 32. Nf2 Rf8 33. Kg3 Bf4+
34. Kh4 Kg7 35. Ng4 Rd8 36. Bf3 b4 37. Rf2 a5 38. Rg2 Kf7 39. Nf2 Ba6 40. Nh3
Kf6 41. Nxf4 exf4 42. Rg5 Rd2 43. Rxa5 Be2 44. Kg4 Bxf3+ 45. Kxf3 Rxc2 46. Kxf4
Rf2+ 47. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 Nc6 12. O-O Be7 13. Rc1 Bf6 14. Nb3
g6 15. Qd2 Qb6 16. Bd6 Rd8 17. Bc5 Qc7 18. Bd4 Bxd4 19. exd4 Qd6 20. Rfe1 b6
21. Bb5 Ne7 22. Qg5 Be6 23. Qf6 Rac8 24. a3 Rxc1 25. Nxc1 Nf5 26. Ne2 Bc8 27.
Qxd6 Nxd6 28. Nc3 Nf5 29. Rd1 Ng7 30. f3 Bb7 31. Kf2 Ne6 32. h4 Kg7 33. g3 Kf6
34. Bf1 Ke7 35. Nb5 a6 36. Nc3 Kd6 37. Bh3 Nc7 38. Re1 Bc8 39. Bf1 Bd7 40. Rc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. Bd2 Nf6 12. f3 f4 13. Rc1 g5 14. c5 Ng6 15. Kh1
Rf7 16. Rg1 Bf8 17. g3 Rg7 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. gxf4 gxf4 20. Bf1 Bd7 21. Be1 Kh8
22. Qb3 Nh5 23. Nb5 Nh4 24. Rxg7 Nxg7 25. Nf2 Qb6 26. Nh3 Be7 27. Bf2 Qd8 28.
Bxh4 Bxh4 29. Nxd6 Qe7 30. Qxb7 Rg8 31. Rc7 Qxd6 32. Rxd7 Qc5 33. Rc7 Qe3 34.
Qb3 Qe1 35. Qd3 Ne8 36. Rc6 Bf2 37. Qe2 Qxe2 38. Bxe2 Bd4 39. d6 Nf6 40. Bc4
Rb8 41. b3 h6 42. Be6 Kg7 43. Rc7+ Kg6 44. Bf7+ Kg7 45. Be6+ Kg6 46. Bf5+ Kh5
47. d7 Rd8 48. Rc8 Bb6 49. b4 Ng8 50. a4 a5 51. Rc6 Bd4 52. bxa5 Rb8 53. Rc8
Rb1+ 54. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. e4 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. e5
Ne4 9. O-O Qa5 10. Ne2 Nc6 11. d3 Nc5 12. d4 Ne6 13. Be3 Rd8 14. h4 h5 15. Re1
Bd7 16. Nc3 Nc7 17. a3 Nb5 18. Ne2 Bg4 19. b4 Qb6 20. Qd2 a5 21. a4 Nc7 22. b5
Nb4 23. Rec1 Ne6 24. Ra3 Rdc8 25. Rac3 Rxc3 26. Rxc3 Qd8 27. Nf4 Nxf4 28. Bxf4
Rc8 29. Ng5 Bf5 30. Qc1 Rxc3 31. Qxc3 e6 32. Bh3 Bc2 33. Bxe6 fxe6 34. Nxe6 Qd7
35. Nxg7 Kxg7 36. e6 Qxe6 37. Qc7+ Kf8 38. Bd6+ Ke8 39. Qb8+ Kd7 40. Qc7+ Ke8
41. Qb8+ Kd7 42. Qc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Kh8 8. Nc3
Ng8 9. Nd5 f5 10. h3 fxe4 11. dxe4 Nf6 12. a5 a6 13. Ra3 Be6 14. Nxf6 Bxc4 15.
Nd5 Bb5 16. Be3 Qd7 17. Nd2 Nd8 18. c4 Bc6 19. Qg4 Ne6 20. b4 Rae8 21. Nf3 Bd8
22. h4 h6 23. h5 Nd4 24. Qxd7 Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 Bxd7 26. Kg2 Rf7 27. Rh1 Ref8 28.
Bc1 c6 29. Nb6 Be6 30. Rd1 Bxb6 31. axb6 Rf6 32. Rad3 Bxc4 33. Rxd6 Rxf3 34.
Be3 R3f7 35. R1d2 Kh7 36. Rd7 Rxd7 37. Rxd7 Rf7 38. Rc7 Be6 39. Bd2 g6 40. Bc3
g5 41. Bxe5 Kg8 42. f3 Bb3 43. Kf2 Be6 44. Ke3 Kf8 45. f4 gxf4+ 46. Bxf4 Ke8
47. Bxh6 Bg4 48. Bf4 Bxh5 49. Rc8+ Kd7 50. Rh8 Bg4 51. Bc7 Rf3+ 52. Kd4 Rh3 53.
Rb8 c5+ 54. bxc5 Kc6 55. Bd6 Bd7 56. Ke5 Rh6 57. Rg8 a5 58. Kf4 a4 59. Ra8 Rh4+
60. Ke3 Kb5 61. e5 Bc6 62. Kd3 Rh3+ 63. Kd2 Rh2+ 64. Kd3 Rh3+ 65. Kd2 Rh2+ 66.
Kd3 Rh3+ 67. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. b4 cxd4 7. Qg4 Kf8 {This is
the fashionable move in the Armenian Variation.} (7... Ne7 {is the older main
line.}) 8. Nb5 Bb6 ({One month earlier Carlsen played} 8... Bc7 {,} 9. Qxd4 Nc6
10. Qc5+ Nge7 11. Nxc7 Qxc7 12. Nf3 b6 13. Qd6 (13. Qc3 $5 {is more ambitious.}
) 13... Qxd6 14. exd6 Nf5 15. Bf4 f6 16. g4 Nfd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. O-O-O e5
$132 {Georgiadis-Carlsen, Biel 2018, with a complicated position.}) 9. Nf3 Nc6
10. Bb2 Nge7 11. Bd3 {White doesn't hurry to take back the d4-P.} (11. Nbxd4 {
is another possibility with some interesting games.}) 11... Ng6 12. Qg3 f6 $1 {
The strongest move, Black immediately attacks the centre.} 13. Bxg6 (13. Nbxd4
$2 {is bad, because of} Ngxe5 14. Nxc6 Nxd3+ 15. cxd3 bxc6 $17 {and Black has
a healthy P up.}) ({or} 13. exf6 $2 gxf6 14. Nbxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 e5 $17 {
and Black has a really strong centre.}) 13... hxg6 14. Nbxd4 Nxe5 (14... Nxd4 {
is the alternative choice,} 15. Bxd4 Kf7 16. O-O Bd7 17. Rfe1 Rc8 18. c3 g5 19.
Re3 Bxd4 20. cxd4 Rh5 21. exf6 gxf6 $13 {Inarkiev-Vallejo Pons, Palma de
Mallorca 2017, with a double-edged fight.}) 15. Nxe5 fxe5 16. Nf3 (16. Qxe5 {
is the other option.}) 16... e4 $1 {Again the best way!} 17. Ne5 ({In the
event of} 17. Qxg6 Qe7 18. Ne5 Bd7 $13 {and Black looks safe.}) 17... Kg8 $1 {
The K is safe on g8 and Black can activate his R on the h-file.} 18. Qxg6 (18.
Nxg6 Rh5 $132 {is also OK for Black.}) 18... Qe7 $146 {This is the first new
move in the game.} (18... Qf6 $2 {was bad, because} 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Ng4 f5
21. Nf6+ Kf7 22. Nxd5 $16 {Najer-Lomasov, Batumi 2018, and White was a clear P
up.}) 19. Ng4 $6 {A tempting move, White has pressure against the black K, but
here it is an inaccuracy.} (19. c4 $5) ({or} 19. Rd1 {was better and stay on
e5 with the N,} Rh6 20. Qg4 $13 {with an unclear middlegame.}) 19... Bd7 $6 {
A dubious move in reply!} (19... e5 $1 {was a great move to sacrifice a P, but
open the diagonal of the c8-B.} 20. Nxe5 Be6 (20... Rh6 $5) 21. O-O-O Rh6 $15 {
and Black is already slightly better.}) 20. Nf6+ $1 {White keeps the perpetual
checks.} Kf8 21. Nh7+ (21. Nh5 $2 {does not work, because of} e5 $1 $19 {
and Black wins.}) 21... Kg8 22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. Nh7+ Kg8 24. Nf6+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 d5 {This is the most
ambitious setup. Black doesn't fear exposing the Pe5 and aiming for active
piece play.} 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1 (8. a4 {is another common continuation.}) 8...
Bg4 9. Nbd2 Nb6 {A typical approach - the Bc4 lacks good squares for retreat,
so mostly Black manages to exchange it.} 10. Bb5 Bd6 11. h3 Bh5 12. Ne4 Re8 ({
Akso good enough is} 12... f5 13. Ng3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qd7 15. Bd2 (15. a4 a6 16.
Bxc6 bxc6 {Wei,Y - Vidit,S Abu Dhabi 2016 CBM 172 [Vidit,S]  was fine for Black
}) 15... a6 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Qxc6 bxc6 $11 {Nepomniachtchi,I - Karjakin,S
Saint Louis 2017}) 13. Bg5 ({Black shouldn't face any problems also after} 13.
Ng3 Bg6 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. Nh4 a6 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. h4 Bf8 19. h5
Nd7 $11 {Eggleston,D - Postny,E Bad Wiessee 2013}) 13... f6 (13... Qd7 14. Ng3
{could have transposed to a position from the above-mentioned note.} Bg6) 14.
Be3 a6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Ng3 {This seems too passive, even though it was
earlier played by a World Champion.} (16. g4 Bf7 17. c4 Bf8 18. Kh2 a5 19. Rg1
{led to double-edged play.}) 16... Bf7 $146 {This position has been tested a
few times on the top level. Seemingly, Black's pair of bishops more than
compensates for some structural drawbacks.} 17. c4 {This innovation doesn't
change the unfavourable character of play for White.} (17. d4 {Carlsen,M -
Aronian,L Leuven 2016,} {can be well met by} exd4 $1 18. Nxd4 Bxg3 19. fxg3 Nc4
20. Qc1 Qd5 $15 {and White is under definite pressure.}) 17... Bb4 $1 {
Interrupting the coordination between White's pieces.} 18. Re2 ({Hardly better
is} 18. Rf1 Bf8 19. b3 c5 20. Nh4 Nd7 $15) 18... Bf8 19. b3 c5 {Alexander is
reasonably focussed on neutralising any possible counterplay of his opponent.}
({Another promising way of handling the position was} 19... a5 $5 20. d4 e4 21.
Nd2 Bg6 $15 {Black has excellent attacking prospects on the kingside.}) 20. Qe1
(20. Nh4 a5 21. Ne4 Nd7 $15) 20... a5 {Now White is doomed to passive defence.}
21. Rd1 a4 22. Nd2 $6 {This is too passive.} ({After} 22. Ne4 Nd7 {White's
knight would be chased from the centre soon. However, it was still the better
way.}) 22... Qd7 23. Nb1 axb3 24. axb3 Bg6 25. f3 {Hikaru has managed to avoid
the loss of material, but this isn't the real achievement. Black has both the
pair of bishops and a big space advantage.} Rad8 26. Qf2 (26. Nc3 Qc6 27. Ra2
Rxd3 28. Rxd3 Bxd3 $17 {wouldn't yield Hikaru any compebsation for the pawn.})
26... Qc6 27. Red2 Nd7 {Alexander isn't in a hurry. He is intending to reach
the perfect setup and then push f6-f5.} 28. Nc3 h6 29. Kh1 Kh8 30. Nb5 Bh7 {
The last preparations.} 31. Ra2 f5 {Finally it comes!} 32. Bc1 Nf6 (32... Be7
$5 33. Ne2 Qb6 34. Bd2 Ra8 $17) 33. Nc3 $6 ({More to the point was} 33. f4 $1
e4 34. Qf1 exd3 35. Rad2 Ne4 36. Rxd3 Rxd3 37. Rxd3 $15 {, and White partly
manages to activate his pieces.}) 33... Qb7 34. Rb2 g5 {Black's expassion on
the kingside continues.} 35. Rb1 Qc6 36. Bb2 Kg8 37. Nf1 $2 {Suddenly this
natural move turns out a decisive mistake.} ({Had Hikaru played} 37. Ra1 Qb7
38. Qc2 $17 {his position would be very passive, but Black should still find a
way to breakthrough.}) 37... Nh5 $1 {That's the point! Black's knight enters
White's camp with great effect.} 38. Nd5 {This is temporary activity.} (38. Ne3
f4 39. Ned5 Qb7 40. Ne4 Bxe4 41. dxe4 c6 42. Nc3 Qxb3 $19) 38... Qd6 39. Ng3 c6
$1 40. Nc3 ({After} 40. Nxh5 cxd5 41. cxd5 f4 42. Rbc1 Bg6 43. g4 Bxh5 44. gxh5
Qxd5 45. Rc4 Qf7 $19 {White would have too many weaknesses, but maybe it still
was the most stubborn?}) 40... Nf4 {Now the Pd3 falls.} 41. Qf1 Nxd3 42. Nce2
Qe6 ({A more energetic move was} 42... e4 $1 43. fxe4 fxe4 44. Nf5 Qe6 45. g4
e3 $19) 43. Bc3 Rd6 44. Rd2 Red8 45. Rbd1 Bg6 46. Nc1 {Obviously, White cannot
deal with such a powerful Nd3 for too long.} Nxc1 47. Rxd6 Bxd6 48. Rxc1 Rb8 (
48... e4 {was also good enough:} 49. Qe1 e3 $19) 49. Ra1 {A desperate attempt
to complicate matters.} Rxb3 50. Ra8+ Rb8 51. Ra6 Bf8 52. Qe2 Bg7 {Alexander
prefers to cover the long diagonal.} ({Again, a simpler way was} 52... e4 $1
53. fxe4 f4 54. Nf1 Qxe4 $19) 53. Ra7 Re8 54. h4 gxh4 {Now there are 3 extra
pawns!} 55. Nf1 f4 56. Nd2 Re7 57. Rxe7 Qxe7 58. Ne4 {The perfect location of
White's knight makes Black's task much tougher.} Bf7 59. Kh2 h3 {GM Grischuk
gives up one of his extra pawns in order to leave the opponent's king exposed.}
60. gxh3 Qe6 61. Qg2 Kh7 62. Qc2 Kh8 63. Qb2 Kh7 64. Qc2 Qg6 65. Qe2 Be6 66.
Qf1 Bf5 67. Qe2 Qh5 68. Nf2 {Another blunder.} ({In the event of} 68. Qf1 Bxe4
69. fxe4 Qg6 70. Qd3 h5 71. Be1 Bf8 72. Bf2 {Black's position would still be
winning, but some technique is required.}) 68... Qh4 69. Ne4 ({Or} 69. Be1 Qg3+
70. Kh1 Bxh3 71. Qe4+ Kh8 $19) 69... Qxh3+ 70. Kg1 Qh5 {The rest is just na
agony.} 71. Be1 Bxe4 72. Qxe4+ Qg6+ 73. Kh2 Qxe4 74. fxe4 Kg6 75. Kh3 Kh5 76.
Bh4 f3 77. Bf2 Bf6 78. Be1 Bg5 79. Bf2 Be7 80. Be1 Bd8 81. Bg3 Kg5 82. Bxe5 Bf6
83. Bd6 f2 84. Kg2 Bd4 85. Kf1 Kg4 86. Ke2 h5 87. Kf1 h4 88. Bh2 h3 89. Ke2 Be3
0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4
Qb6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bf2 Qc7 11. Qf3 Nbd7 12. O-O-O b5 13. g4 Bb7 14. h4 Nc5 15.
Bd3 h5 16. g5 Ng4 17. Rhg1 Qb6 18. Kb1 b4 19. axb4 Qxb4 20. Rxg4 hxg4 21. Qxg4
Rb8 22. Na2 Qa4 23. Nc3 Qb4 24. Na2 Qa4 25. Nc3 Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. Bf4 Ng6 13. Bh2 Be7 14. Nd4
Nf8 15. a4 a5 16. Nce2 h5 17. e6 Nxe6 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Bxc7 Bd8 20. Bd6 f6 21.
Nd4 Bc8 22. h4 Kf7 23. f3 g5 24. Bg3 Bb6 25. Bf2 Re8 26. Rd2 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Bf5
28. Rd2 Rad8 29. Rad1 Rxd2 30. Rxd2 Re5 31. Kf1 Rd5 32. Ke2 Ke6 33. b3 gxh4 34.
Bxh4 c5 35. Bg3 Rxd2+ 36. Kxd2 Kd7 37. Bh4 Ke6 38. Bg3 Kd7 39. Bh4 Ke6 40. Bg3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2842"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 {The Fianchetto King's Indian isn't one of White's
most ambitious openings, as even the standard ...c6/...d5 setup leads to
equality. However, against an enterprising Black player, it can lead to
interesting chess.} Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. O-O c5 {A first sign that we are
going to get an interesting game.} (6... Nbd7 {is the Kotronias recommendation,
and by and large I agree with his findings.}) (6... Nc6 {is probably the most
played move, but for various reasons I am suspicious of it.}) 7. d5 (7. Nc3
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 $5 {is the famous 'ICC gambit' favoured by Melkumyan.} 9. Nxc6
bxc6 10. Bxc6 Rb8 {Now I examine the two most-played moves.} 11. Bg2 (11. Qa4
Bh3 $1 12. Bg2 (12. Rd1 a5 {Threatening ...Rb4.} 13. a3 Nd7 $11) 12... Bxg2 13.
Kxg2 Qd7 $1 {Bringing about adequate Benko-type compensation for Black.} 14.
Qxd7 Nxd7 15. Nd5 $5 Bxb2 16. Nxe7+ Kg7 17. Rb1 Bxc1 18. Rfxc1 Rbe8 $11) (11.
b3 Bh3 12. Re1 $4 (12. Bd2 $44) 12... Ng4 13. Bb2 Qb6 $19) (11. Bf3 {Now the
play isn't that forcing, but one interesting line leading to equality is} Ng4
12. Bg2 Bb7 13. Qc2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rc8 15. b3 d5 $1 $11) 11... Qa5 12. Qd2 $5 (
12. Nb5 {This is most-played but probably not most critical.} Bb7 13. Bxb7 Rxb7
14. Bd2 Qa6 15. Bc3 Rc8 16. b3 d5 $1 $11 {Black equalised quickly in Zhigalko,
A-Melkumyan,H Warsaw 2014}) 12... Bb7 (12... Be6 {is also possible, and after
the obligatory} 13. b3 Rxb3 14. axb3 Qxa1 15. Nb5 {then a few more well-chosen
moves should neutralise whatever White has left.}) 13. Bxb7 (13. e4 Qa6 $11)
13... Rxb7 14. Rb1 Ng4 15. Qd5 Qa6 $13 {The debate over 'Benko compensation'
continues.}) 7... b5 {Of course.} 8. cxb5 a6 9. bxa6 Bf5 (9... e6 10. dxe6 fxe6
{is favoured by the engine, but this structure tends not to be so great for
Black due to the strength of a possible e4-push by White.}) 10. Nfd2 (10. Nh4
$5 {deserves attention, trying to make Black either swap bishops or give some
tempi to White's e4-e5 efforts.}) 10... Nxa6 11. Nc3 (11. e4 Bg4 12. f3 Bc8 13.
Nc4 $44) 11... Nb4 12. Nc4 $1 {A very good, but risky decision.} Nc2 $6 (12...
Bc2 13. Qd2 Bb3 14. Na3 Bxd5 15. Nxd5 Nfxd5 16. Nc4 (16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5
Rxa3 18. bxa3 Bxa1 $15) 16... Nc7 $44 {Black has to sacrifice an exchange in
one way or another, but there seems to be sufficent compensation for it.}) 13.
g4 $5 {Entering huge complications.} (13. Rb1 $1 {gives White good chances of
simply consolidating the pawn, e.g.} Nb4 14. e4 Bg4 15. f3 Bc8 16. a3 Ba6 17.
b3 $14) 13... Nxg4 14. e4 Nxa1 15. exf5 Bxc3 $6 {Neither natural nor
particularly good.} (15... gxf5 16. Qd3 $14) (15... Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. fxg6
hxg6 18. Bd2 Bxc3 19. Bxc3 Rxa2 20. f4 $13) 16. bxc3 Nf6 (16... gxf5 17. h3 Nf6
18. Bh6 $16) 17. Qe2 Re8 18. Bg5 $16 {Objectively, White is very close to
winning, but now strange things begin to happen.} Qd7 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Rxa1
Qf5 21. Bxf6 $2 {A weird and frankly almost unintelligible decision.} ({After} 
21. h4 $16 {it is difficult to imagine that the dark-squared bishop could ever
be inferior to the Black knight, though of course the time pressure makes this
position nevertheless somewhat difficult.}) 21... Qxf6 22. Qf3 Qh4 23. Qe4 Qf6
24. Qf3 Qh4 25. Qe4 Qf6 26. Qd3 $6 (26. a4 Qxc3 27. Ra3 Qc1+ 28. Bf1 $14 {
would be a reasonable technical decision at this point, trying to reach some
kind of endgame where the passed a-pawn can show its strength.}) 26... Reb8 27.
a3 Rb3 28. Rc1 Ra4 {Now it is not totally clear who is playing on, so White
forces a draw.} (28... Kg7 {followed by ...Rh8 might have been an intelligent
way to play on White's time trouble.}) 29. Qc2 Qf4 30. Qxb3 Qxc1+ 31. Bf1 Qg5+
$11 32. Bg2 Qc1+ 33. Bf1 Qg5+ 34. Bg2 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 d5
15. Qc2 a5 16. Rad1 Qd7 17. Qb3 Rd8 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd5 Qxd5 21.
Qxb7 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 dxc3 23. bxc3 Qd6 24. Qb5 g6 25. Nd4 Nxd4 26. cxd4 Qb4 27.
Re8+ Rxe8 28. Qxe8+ Kg7 29. Qe5+ Kg8 30. Qe8+ Kg7 31. Qe5+ Kg8 32. Qe8+ Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
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1. f4 {This extravagant move is practically unexplored on the top level.
Obviously, White doesn't pretend to claim superiority, but Alexander just
wanted to deviate from the main theoretical paths as soon as possible.} Nf6 2.
Nf3 b6 3. b3 Bb7 4. e3 g6 {One of many possible ways of development.} 5. Bb2
Bg7 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 c5 8. c4 ({A long time time ago this position was seen in
the practice of the Great David:} 8. O-O Nc6 9. a4 d6 10. Na3 a6 11. Qe2 Rb8
12. d3 Ba8 13. c4 e6 $132 {Bronstein,D-Tukmakov,V Baku 1972}) 8... d5 {Black
has no reasons for deviating from this ambitious advance.} 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qe2
Rc8 $146 ({The previously played} 10... e6 {Pavloudakis,V-Grammatikaki,A
Anogia 2017, is less energetic} {and might be met by} 11. d3 Qe7 12. e4 $1 {
with good prospects on the kingside.}) 11. d3 d4 {Wesley goes for the most
ambitious way of handling the position. The Pd4 is going to be somewhat weak,
but Black seizes lots of space.} 12. exd4 ({Of course, not} 12. e4 $2 Ng4 $17 {
and Black's knight would dominate.}) (12. Na3) 12... Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxg2 14.
Kxg2 (14. Qxg2 cxd4 15. Na3 Ng4 16. Nc2 b5 17. Rae1 bxc4 18. bxc4 Qd7 19. h3
Nh6 20. g4 f5 $132) 14... cxd4 15. Na3 ({In the event of} 15. Nd2 b5 16. Rae1
e6 17. h3 Qb6 18. Nf3 Nd7 $132 {Black has enough play on the queenside.}) 15...
Nd7 {The standard plan à la Benoni - the knight heads towards c5 in order to
put pressure on the Pd3.} ({Also deserving of attention was} 15... Qd7 $5 16.
Nc2 Ng4 17. Rae1 Rfe8 18. h3 Nh6 19. g4 f5 20. g5 Nf7 $132) 16. Nc2 ({Nothing
special is achieved by} 16. Nb5 a6 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Nf3 Qxd3 $11) 16... Nc5 17.
f5 {This seems the most challenging, even though it's connected with serious
risk.} (17. Ba3 a5 18. Rae1 e6 19. Qf3 Qd7 {would have led to a long strategic
struggle with mutual chances.}) 17... Qd7 18. g4 $6 {Exposing the king too
much.} ({Much better was} 18. Rad1 $1 {, and then} gxf5 19. Qh5 $1 e6 20. Rf4
$132 {yields White sufficient counterplay.}) 18... b5 $1 {Correctly starting
to disturb White on the q-side.} 19. Ba3 a5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 {Alexander has
managed to liquidate the annoying knight, but now the Rc5 is firmly in control.
} 21. Rae1 $1 {The best defensive approach is counter-attack!} ({After} 21. Qe4
Bf6 $1 22. Kh1 bxc4 23. bxc4 Rb8 $36 {White would be doomed to passive defence
in an unpleasant situation.}) 21... bxc4 ({Worth attention is} 21... Bf6 $5 22.
Qf3 gxf5 23. gxf5 Kh8 24. Kh1 Rg8 $15) 22. bxc4 gxf5 ({In comparison to the
above-mentioned note, now} 22... Bf6 23. Qf3 gxf5 24. gxf5 Kh8 25. Kh1 Rg8 26.
Rb1 $132 {would have yielded White definite play along the b-file.}) 23. gxf5
$2 {This move is inviting serious troubles.} ({The correct one was} 23. Qxe7 $1
Qc6+ 24. Kg1 fxg4 25. Rf4 g3 26. hxg3 Qg6 27. Kg2 Rg5 28. Rf3 {and then White
would be able to maintain the balance.}) 23... Rxf5 24. Rxf5 Qxf5 {Now Black
is a pawn up, while White's king is still very exposed.} 25. Qf3 Qg5+ ({
Possibly, simpler was} 25... Qd7 $5 26. Kh1 e5 27. Na3 f5 28. Nb5 a4 {, and
Black's central pawns should decide the game.}) 26. Kh1 Kh8 27. Rg1 Qh6 28. Qd5
Qd2 $6 {The first step in the wrong direction.} ({After} 28... Qf4 29. Qg2 Be5
{White would have no counterplay at all.}) 29. Nxd4 Qxa2 30. Qe4 $2 {A loss of
time.} ({Instead, the energetic} 30. Nc6 $1 a4 31. Nxe7 Qb2 32. Rg2 Qf6 33. Nf5
a3 34. d4 {would most likely enable White to save the game.}) 30... Qb2 $2 {
Luckily for GM Grischuk Wesley is the last to err in this game.} ({Had Black
played} 30... Qf2 31. Nf5 Bf6 32. Rg2 Qc5 33. Qf3 Qc8 $19 {White wouldn't have
real drawing chances - the a-passer is running too fast.}) 31. Nf5 Be5 ({
Also after} 31... Bf6 32. d4 a4 33. Nh6 $1 Qb8 (33... a3 $4 34. Nxf7+ Rxf7 35.
Qa8+ $18) 34. c5 {the activity on the k-side would leave White out of danger.})
32. Rg2 Qc1+ 33. Rg1 Qb2 {Eventually Wesley decides to call it a day, even
though it's a pity.} ({Alas, after} 33... Qf4 34. Qxf4 Bxf4 35. Nxe7 a4 36. Ra1
Ra8 37. d4 a3 38. c5 {White's passers fully compensate for the a-passer.}) 34.
Rg2 Qc1+ 35. Rg1 Qb2 36. Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A54"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. g3 ({White could have avoided the line introduced by 6..
.e4 with the move order} 3. c4 Nbd7 4. Nc3 e5 5. g3 c6 (5... e4 $2 6. Ng5 {
[%csl Ge4][%cal Gf1g2]}) 6. e4 {, transposing to the Old Indian or King's
Indian Defences, depending on where would Black develop his dark-squared
bishop.}) 3... Nbd7 4. Bg2 e5 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 e4 $5 {Black uses the move order
chosen by White to gain space in the centre and give the game an original turn.
This is a rare variation at grandmaster level, probably because optically
White gets very good play for his knights and dark-squared bishop. But if
after the probable ...d6-d5 Black manages to defend d5 properly, White will
have problems activating his other bishop. Typically, he would play f2-f3 but
the consequences of this break are far from one-sided.} 7. Nh4 {With the
exception of the awkward looking Ng1, the least popular continuation (even
though this does not reveal much, as many games are between players with lower
ratings). Abstractly, I like it best, as White does not need this knight for
attacking e4 since Black is going to play ...d6-d5 anyway. The knight causes
some problems to the f8-bishop as ...Be7 runs into Nf5 and ...g7-g6 followed
by ...Bg7 is a bit too slow, making f2-f3 more effective.} (7. Ng5 d5 8. cxd5 (
8. h4 h6 9. Nh3 {Grigoryan,A (2616)-Kanarek,M (2474) Legnica 2013 (1-0, 48)}
Bb4 $5 {In the spirit of the main game.} 10. cxd5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 cxd5 12. Ba3
Nb6 13. Qb3 Nc4 {Black has a firm blockade on c4 and the h3-knight is far from
the critical squares. If anything, after making a few constructuve moves (...
b7-b6, ...Ba6) Black can simply take on a3 and play ...Qe7, thus eliminating
the king's isolation in the centre.}) 8... cxd5 9. Qb3 h6 10. Nh3 Nb6 11. O-O
Be7 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Be5 Nh5 14. Rfc1 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Nb5 Qd8 17. f3 exf3
18. exf3 Nc4 19. Nf2 Nf6 20. Nc3 Be6 21. Nd3 Na5 22. Qd1 Qb6 23. Ne2 Bf5 {
Zhao,Z (2564)-Kazhgaleyev,M (2573) Sydney 2015 (0-1, 61), and Black has little
to fear.}) (7. Nd2 d5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Qb3 Nb6 10. f3 exf3 11. Nxf3 Be7 12. O-O
O-O 13. a4 Nc4 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nh3 {We can notice that White has wasted a lot
of time with moving this knight around.} Na5 16. Qd1 Bxh3 17. Bxh3 Qb6 18. e3
Rad8 $11 {Portisch,L (2625)-Qi,J Luzern 1985 (½-½, 46)}) 7... d5 ({The only
way of avoiding this is} 7... Nb6 8. Nxe4 $5 (8. b3 d5 9. c5 h6 10. f3 g5 11.
fxe4 gxh4 12. e5 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. cxb6 Bb4 $13 {Ninov,K (2395)-Ikonnikov,
V (2485) Douai 1993 (0-1, 25)}) 8... Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nxc4 10. d5 Qa5+ 11. Kf1 Bh3+
({This only helps White continuing his regrouping, but Black needs to deal
with the pressure on c6. If} 11... Qb4 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gc4d2,Gc4e3]} 12. Qc2
$14) 12. Bg2 Bxg2+ 13. Kxg2 Qxd5+ 14. Qxd5 cxd5 15. Rd1 (15. b3 Nb6 16. Bb2 $16
) 15... g6 16. Rxd5 $14 {Fominyh,A (2515)-Prokopchuk,E (2365) Kazan 1995 CBM
051 [Ribli,Z] (1-0, 39)}) 8. O-O Bb4 (8... g6 $146 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qb3 Nb6 11.
f3 exf3 12. Nxf3 Bg7 13. Qb4 $5 $14 {[%cal Gf3e5]}) (8... Nb6 {saves White the
tempo b2-b3 with respect to a line above.} 9. c5 Nc4 $2 ({The knight stands
awfully bad here, the same as after} 9... Nbd7 $6 10. f3 exf3 11. exf3 Be7 12.
Nf5 $16) ({The only chance for a normal position is the familiar} 9... h6 10.
cxb6 g5 11. Nf3 exf3 12. exf3 axb6 13. f4 g4 14. Qd3 Be7 15. Bd2 O-O $6 16. f5
$36) 10. b3 Na5 11. f3 exf3 12. exf3 Be7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Qd3 g6 15. Bg5 $16 {
[%csl Ga5] Romanishin,O (2579)-Werner,C (2395) Vlissingen 2001 (1-0, 22)}) 9.
cxd5 (9. f3 exf3 10. Bxf3 Qa5 $6 ({Black wastes too much time.} 10... Bxc3 11.
bxc3 O-O {is likely to lead to similar play as in the main game.}) 11. e4 $5 {
Not the only move, but quite a principled one!} Bxc3 12. exd5 Bb4 13. Qe2+ (13.
dxc6 $1 bxc6 14. a3 O-O 15. Bf4 Be7 16. Re1 Qd8 17. Nf5 Re8 18. Bxc6 $16) 13...
Kd8 14. c5 Re8 {It appears that the check on e2 has just helped Black with his
development.} 15. Qg2 cxd5 $13 {½-½ (41) Jussupow,A (2575)-Vaganian,R (2565)
Moscow (Russia) 1981}) (9. Qb3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nb6 11. cxd5 cxd5 (11... Qxd5 $5 {
is another way of playing for a blockade.}) 12. f3 exf3 $2 (12... O-O $5 {
may be better, as after the critical} 13. Bg5 {Black can try} e3 $5 14. Bxe3
Re8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. e4 g5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Re2 $132) 13. Rxf3
$1 Ne4 14. Ba3 $16 Nd2 15. Qb5+ Qd7 16. Re3+ Kd8 17. Be7+ Kc7 18. Qc5+ Qc6 19.
Bd6+ Kd8 20. Bf4 Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Qg5+ $18 {Keene,R-Minic,D Zagreb 1975 
(1-0, 28)}) 9... cxd5 10. f3 $146 {White cannot do without this move anyway.} (
10. Nf5 {led to apparently pleasant play on the dark squares, without solving
the problem of the bishop on g2.} O-O 11. Qb3 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Nb6 13. Ne3 Be6 14.
b3 Qd7 15. a4 Rfc8 16. Qb4 Rc6 17. Ba3 a5 18. Qd2 $13 {Kovalenko,I (2642)
-Kabanov,N (2501) Moscow 2014 (0-1, 57)}) 10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Ba3 Re8 {
An interesting position has arisen. White has active play, but if Black
manages to keep up the blockade on the light squares the future will be his.}
13. Nf5 Nb6 (13... exf3 14. exf3 Nb6 {is also possible.} 15. Nd6 Re6 16. Nxc8
Nxc8 17. Bh3 Re8 18. Qb3 Nb6 19. Rae1 Nc4 {The strong knight on c4 may
compensate for the bishop pair.}) 14. Nd6 {The game becomes very complicated
and for Black it will be not easy to decide between alternatives with similar
merits.} Nc4 $5 (14... Re6 $5 15. fxe4 dxe4 (15... Rxd6 $2 16. Bxd6 $16 Qxd6 $2
17. e5 $18) 16. c4 Rxd6 17. Bxd6 Nxc4 (17... Qxd6 18. c5 $14) 18. Bf4 Qd5 $44 {
Black has a pawn for the exchange and an excellent blockade on the light
squares.}) 15. Nxc4 ({If} 15. Nxe8 Qxe8 16. Bc1 (16. Qb3 Nd2) 16... e3 $44 {
White would be almost paralysed, making his material advantage irrelevant, at
least at this stage of the game.}) 15... dxc4 (15... exf3 16. Rxf3 dxc4 17. Qc2
Qa5 {[%cal Ga5h5]} 18. Bc5 $5 {offers White chances to start advancing his
centre with e2-e4.}) 16. fxe4 Nxe4 17. Qc2 Qd5 $1 {The best way of keeping the
blockade.} (17... f5 $2 {weakens the kingside offering White a clear target on
f5.} 18. Rf4 Qd5 19. Raf1 Bd7 20. g4 $16) {After the last move the position
starts looking promising for Black, as White has no obvious way of questioning
his stability on the light squares. This induced Aronian to go for a thematic,
but apparently unsound, combination.} 18. Rxf7 $5 (18. Rf4 Bf5 19. Raf1 Bg6 $15
) (18. Rf3 $5 Bf5 19. Raf1 Bg6 20. Re3 Re6 21. Rf4 Rae8 {and the position is
balanced, as none of the players has obvious ways of making progress. But in
principle, it may be only Black who could have some hopes.}) 18... Kxf7 (18...
Qxf7 19. Bxe4 Qh5 {is unclear, but the game move should offer an advantage.})
19. Rf1+ Bf5 $1 (19... Kg8 20. Bxe4 Qh5 (20... Qxe4 $2 21. Qxe4 Rxe4 22. Rf8#)
21. Rf4 {is similar to the line above, but with an extra tempo for White, who
already has the initiative. He could later look for a way to set his centre in
motion.}) (19... Kg6 20. Rf4 $16 {[%cal Gc2g6] retrieves part of the material.}
Bf5 $2 21. g4 $18) 20. g4 g6 21. Qc1 Kg7 {This is not a mistake yet, but it
marks the start of Grischuk's losing sequence. He has got a great position by
playing on the light squares and now he stops doing that.} (21... Re6 $1 22.
Qh6 Kg8 $17 {leaves White with no obvious compensation for the exchange.}) 22.
gxf5 gxf5 23. Bxe4 fxe4 (23... Rxe4 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Rxf5 Rg4+ 27.
Kf2 Rg2+ 28. Kf1 Qe4 29. Qf7+ Kh8 {White can force a draw by perpetual or else
try} 30. Re5 Qg6 31. Qxg6 Rxg6 $13 {with good compensation for the exchange.})
24. Qf4 h6 $1 {Clearing the h7-square for the king.} 25. Qc7+ Kh8 $6 {Now
White gets full compensation for the exchange as the black king is not secure.}
(25... Kg8 $6 {has the same problem:} 26. Kf2 $1 {[%cal Gf1g1]} Qf7+ 27. Qxf7+
Kxf7 28. Ke3+ Kg6 29. Bd6 Rad8 30. Be5 $44) ({Once again, the light squares
would have ensured Black an advantage:} 25... Kg6 $1 26. Kf2 e3+ 27. Ke1 Rad8
28. Rg1+ Kh5 $1 29. Qf4 Rg8 $17 {and White has no threats, as his beautiful
bishop is a mere spectator.}) 26. Bd6 Rg8+ 27. Kf2 $1 Rg6 28. Be5+ Kg8 29. Ke3
$3 {Unlike his rival, the white king has no fear of advancing on the dark
squares. The e4-pawn offers him perfect defence and in the endgame he could
even take it.} Rd8 $4 {The fatal move on a dark square!} (29... Rf8 $2 {
is similar from all points of view even though objectively less bad as the
game move.} 30. Qe7 $1 Qd8 (30... Rxf1 31. Qe8+ Rf8 32. Qxg6#) 31. Rxf8+ Qxf8
32. Qxb7 $16) (29... Re8 $5 30. h4 {and unexpectedly} Rf8 $5 {works now} (30...
h5 $11 {is also good.}) 31. Qe7 Rg3+ $1 32. Bxg3 Rxf1 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. Bf4 $11
{After cutting the rook off, White can start giving perpetual check or if} Rg1
35. Be5 $1 Rf1 36. Bf4 $11) ({Even a neutral move such as} 29... b5 {would
have maintained approximate equality:} 30. Qe7 Qe6 31. Qb7 Rd8 32. Qxe4 a6 $5 {
and White has no obvious progress despite his central domination.}) 30. Qe7 $3
{Suddenly Black is completely paralysed} b5 (30... Qd7 31. Rf8+ $1) ({Black
does not have the time to repair his mistake with} 30... Rc8 {[%cal Gd5e6] due
to} 31. Rf6 $1 Rxf6 32. Qxf6 {[%csl Gc7]} Qd7 33. Qg6+ Kf8 34. Bd6+ {wins the
queen.}) 31. h4 $1 {[%csl Rg6][%cal Gh4h5]} ({With the rook on d8} 31. Rf6 {
does not offer anything due to} Rxf6 32. Qxf6 Rd7 $11) 31... a5 (31... h5 32.
Rf5 {[%cal Gf5h5]} Rg3+ 33. Bxg3 Qxf5 34. Qxd8+) 32. h5 Rg5 33. Rf6 {[%cal
Gf6h6]} Rxe5 34. Rg6+ (34. Rg6+ Kh8 35. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2018.10.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Merry, Alan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8.
Ng3 g6 9. b3 Bg7 10. Ba3 Bf8 11. Bb2 Bg7 12. Ba3 Bf8 13. Bb2 Bg7 14. c4 O-O 15.
b4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 c6 17. a4 Qc7 18. a5 Rad8 19. Rfe1 Rfe8 20. Bf1 h5 21. Rad1 b6
22. axb6 axb6 23. Bc1 b5 24. cxb5 cxb5 25. Bxb5 Qb6 26. Bc6 Ng4 27. h3 Nde5 28.
dxe5 Rxd1 29. Qxd1 Qxf2+ 30. Kh1 Qxg3 31. hxg4 Qh4+ 32. Kg1 Rd8 33. Qe2 hxg4
34. Bf4 g5 35. g3 Qh3 36. Bg2 Qh5 37. Bc1 Bf8 38. Qe4 Kg7 39. Be3 Be7 40. b5
1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2018.10.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lomasov, Semen"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
d6 9. c3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Ng5 Rf8 14. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2018.10.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
Re8 9. h3 Bf8 10. c4 Nd7 11. Be3 g6 12. Nc3 Bg7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 f5 15. exf5
gxf5 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. d4 e4 19. d5 exf3 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. dxc6
bxc6 22. Qxf3 Bd7 23. c5 Qe5 24. Bxc6 Bxc6 25. Qxc6 Rb8 26. cxd6 cxd6 27. Rb1
d5 28. Rd1 d4 29. Qc4+ Kg7 30. Na4 Rd8 31. Nc5 Kg6 32. Nd3 Qd6 33. Re1 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2018.10.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kovalev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf4 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. c3 d5 14. Bd3
g6 15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Nf3 c6 17. Qe2 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Re1 Ng7 20. Be5 Ne6 21.
Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne5 Re8 23. Ng4 Qd8 24. Qe5 Ng7 25. Qxe8+ Nxe8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27.
Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nxe8 Kxe8 29. f4 f5 30. Kf2 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2018.10.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. a3 Rb8 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bxc5 Nxc5 12. b4 Nd7 13. Bd3 Qb6 14. Ne2 f6 15.
exf6 Nxf6 16. Ned4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 O-O 18. Nb3 e5 19. fxe5 Ng4 20. O-O-O Nxe5 21.
Rhe1 Qc7 22. Qg5 Nxd3+ 23. Rxd3 Qxh2 24. Rg3 Rb7 25. Qxd5+ Rbf7 26. Rf3 Qc7 27.
Nc5 g6 28. Ref1 Kg7 29. Qd4+ Kg8 30. Qd5 Kg7 31. Qd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2018.10.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Bd2 Ne8 10. Rc1 f5 11. Qb3 h6 12. c5 Kh8 13. cxd6 Nxd6 14. Bd3 c6 15.
dxc6 Nxc6 16. Be3 Nd4 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Nb5 Nxe4 19. Nc7 Rb8 20. Na6 Ra8 21.
Nc7 Rb8 22. Na6 Ra8 23. Nc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2018.10.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Be7 8. c3
O-O 9. h4 b5 10. a3 a5 11. Ng3 Qb6 12. Bd3 f5 13. Ng5 cxd4 14. Nxe6 Ndxe5 15.
Nxf8 Nxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Kxf8 17. O-O g6 18. Rd1 b4 19. axb4 Ba6 20. Qf3 axb4 21.
Kh2 Bxh4 22. cxd4 Bf6 23. Qxd5 Rd8 24. Qe6 Kg7 25. d5 Bc8 26. Qe3 Qb5 27. Qe2
Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Be3 h5 30. Rd1 Qe6 31. Qd2 Kh6 32. Bf2 h4 33. Ne2 Qe4
34. Nd4 Na5 35. Re1 Nc4 36. Qc1 Qd5 37. b3 Bb7 38. Nf3 Nb2 39. Bxh4 Nd3 40.
Bg5+ Bxg5 41. fxg5+ Kh5 42. Qc7 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2018.10.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 Na6 7. g4 c6 8. Nge2
Nc7 9. Ng3 b5 10. cxb5 cxb5 11. Bg2 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. O-O b4
15. Na4 Ne6 16. Rfd1 Bb7 17. Nc5 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Nxc5 19. Bxc5 Bf8 20. Be3 a5
21. f3 Rc8 22. Bf1 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Rd8+ Kg7 25. g5 Nh5 26. Nxh5+ gxh5 27.
h4 Bc8 28. Rd5 Rc1 29. Kf2 Rc2+ 30. Ke3 Rxb2 31. Rxa5 Be6 32. Rxe5 Rxa2 33. f4
Ra3+ 34. Kd4 Rf3 35. f5 Rxf1 36. fxe6 fxe6 37. Rxe6 Rf4 38. Rb6 Rxh4 39. Rxb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2018.10.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3
Nbd7 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. O-O-O b5 11. a3 Be7 12. g4 h6 13. Bh4 Rb8 14. Be1 g5 15. f5
Ne5 16. h4 Nfxg4 17. hxg5 Bxg5+ 18. Bd2 Bf6 19. Rh5 Rg8 20. Bh3 Qc4 21. Bxg4
Nxg4 22. Qxc4 bxc4 23. Na5 Ne5 24. Bf4 Rg4 25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. Kb1 Rh4 27. Rxh4
Bxh4 28. Nxc4 Kf8 29. fxe6 Bxe6 30. Nxe5 Bf6 31. Nc6 Rc8 32. Nd5 Rxc6 33. Nxf6
Kg7 34. Ne8+ Kf8 35. Nf6 Kg7 36. Nd5 h5 37. b3 Bg4 38. Rg1 Re6 39. Nf4 Rxe4 40.
Nxh5+ Kg6 41. Ng3 Re3 42. Nh1 Kh5 43. Kc1 f5 44. Nf2 Re2 45. Nd3 Kg5 46. Rf1
Re4 47. Kd2 Re2+ 48. Kc3 Re4 49. Kd2 Re2+ 50. Kc3 Re4 51. Rg1 Re2 52. b4 f4 53.
a4 f3 54. b5 axb5 55. axb5 Kh4 56. b6 Re8 57. Rh1+ Kg3 58. Rg1+ Kh4 59. Kd4 Bf5
60. b7 Bxd3 61. cxd3 f2 62. Rf1 Kg3 63. Kc5 Kg2 64. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Popov, Valerij"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. a4 a5 10. Ne1 Nd7 11. Nd3 f5 12. f3 Kh8 13. Be3 b6 14. g4 Ng8 15. Qd2 f4
16. Bf2 h5 17. h3 Nc5 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Nb5 Bh6 20. Ra3 Nf6 21. Qe1 Rf7 22. Bh4
g5 23. Bf2 Rh7 24. Kg2 Bd7 25. Rd3 Be8 26. Rg1 Bf8 27. Rd1 Qd7 28. Kf1 Bg6 29.
Bd3 Be7 30. Ke2 Kg7 31. Qd2 hxg4 32. hxg4 Rh3 33. Rde1 c6 34. dxc6 Qxc6 35. Nc3
Rah8 36. b3 Qd7 37. Bc2 Rh2 38. Qd1 R8h3 39. Nd5 Nxd5 40. Qxd5 Bf7 41. Qd2 Qd8
42. Ref1 Be6 43. Qe1 Qh8 44. Qc3 Rg3 45. Ke1 Rxf2 46. Kxf2 Qh2+ 47. Ke1 Rxg1
48. Rxg1 Qxg1+ 49. Ke2 Kf7 50. Bd1 Qd4 51. Qxa5 Bxg4 52. fxg4 Qxe4+ 53. Kd2
Qd4+ 54. Kc2 e4 55. Qa8 f3 56. Qc8 Bf6 57. Qd7+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tsydypov, Zhamsaran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Ngf6 5. Re1 a6 6. Bf1 g6 7. c3 Bg7 8. d4
O-O 9. e5 Ne8 10. Bg5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Nc7 12. Qc1 b5 13. Bh6 Bb7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Nbd2 Ne6 16. b3 Qc7 17. Qc2 Rfd8 18. a4 Bc6 19. g3 Nb6 20. Bh3 Bd7 21. Bg2
Rac8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ne4 h6 24. Rad1 Bc6 25. Bh3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Bd5 27. Ned2
Qc6 28. Nh4 Rd8 29. Re1 c4 30. b4 Na4 31. Re3 Ng5 32. Bf1 Qe6 33. f4 Qb6 34.
Kf2 Ne4+ 35. Nxe4 Bxe4 36. Qc1 Qa7 37. Be2 Bd3 38. Bf3 Nb6 39. Ng2 Qa2+ 40. Kg1
Na4 41. e6 f6 42. Bd1 Qb2 43. Qxb2 Nxb2 44. Bf3 Na4 45. Re1 Nxc3 46. Bc6 Ne2+
47. Kf2 Nd4 48. Bf3 c3 49. Ne3 c2 50. Bd5 Ne2 51. Nxc2 Rxd5 52. Ne3 Rd4 53. Ra1
Rd6 54. Ra3 f5 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Rb1 Nc5 11. f3 c6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Qd2 b6 14. b4 Ne6 15. b5
Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Be6 17. bxc6 Qxc6 18. Nd5 Nd7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. f4 Rac8 21. Rbc1
f6 22. Kh1 Qc5 23. Rfd1 Bg4 24. Re1 Be6 25. Qb2 Bxd5 26. cxd5 Qa5 27. g4 h6 28.
Rf1 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Rc8 30. Rf1 Qc3 31. Qb5 Rc7 32. Qe2 Qc2 33. Qe1 Qb2 34. g5
hxg5 35. fxg5 fxg5 36. Qg3 Qe5 37. Qf2 Nf6 38. h3 Rc8 39. Kg1 Rc5 40. Qd2 Rc3
41. Rc1 Rc5 42. Rxc5 bxc5 43. Qa5 Qe7 44. Qa4 g4 45. e5 Qxe5 46. hxg4 Kh6 47.
Qd1 Qd4+ 48. Qxd4 cxd4 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rakhmanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Bg2 d5 7. O-O Bg4 8. d3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nbd7 10. Nd2 e6 11. Qc2 Ne8 12. d4 Nd6 13. e3 f5 14. Ba3 Nf6 15.
Bg2 Nfe4 16. Nf3 Qa5 17. Bb2 Nf7 18. a4 Rfc8 19. Rfd1 Qd8 20. Ne1 a5 21. Nd3 g5
22. f3 Nf6 23. Nf2 h5 24. e4 dxe4 25. fxe4 Qd7 26. Qe2 Re8 27. e5 Ng4 28. Nd3
Qc7 29. h3 Ngh6 30. Qxh5 Qb6 31. Ra3 Rad8 32. c5 Qc7 33. Raa1 g4 34. Nf4 Qe7
35. Bc3 gxh3 36. Bxh3 Bxe5 37. Ng6 Qg5 38. Qxg5 Nxg5 39. Nxe5 Nxh3+ 40. Kg2 Ng5
41. Bxa5 Rd5 42. Bd2 Nhf7 43. Bxg5 Nxg5 44. b4 Nf7 45. Ng6 Kg7 46. Nf4 Rd7 47.
b5 Kf6 48. bxc6 bxc6 49. a5 Ra8 50. Ra4 Rb7 51. Rd2 Ng5 52. a6 Rb3 53. Rda2 Ne4
54. R4a3 Rb4 55. Ne2 e5 56. dxe5+ Kxe5 57. a7 Rb5 58. Ra6 Kd5 59. Nf4+ Kxc5 60.
Ne6+ Kd6 61. Nd4 Rc5 62. Rb2 Kd5 63. Rb8 Kxd4 64. Rxa8 Rc2+ 65. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 c5 4. c4 Bg7 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nb5 Be6 10. Nd4 Bc8 11. Nb5 Be6 12. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. a4 bxa4 13. Bxa4 Be6 14. O-O Qc7
15. Rfc1 Qb7 16. Nd1 Rfc8 17. Ne3 Bh6 18. Ra3 Rc4 19. Bb3 Qb4 20. Qxb4 Rxb4 21.
Bxe6 Rxd4 22. Ba2 Rb8 23. Re1 Rxb2 24. Bb3 Bxe3+ 25. Rxe3 Rd1+ 26. Kf2 e6 27.
Rxa7 d5 28. exd5 Nxd5 29. Re1 Rd2+ 30. Re2 Rxe2+ 31. Kxe2 Nf4+ 32. Kf2 Nd3+ 33.
Ke3 Nc5 34. Kd4 Nxb3+ 35. Kc3 Rb1 36. cxb3 Rc1+ 37. Kd3 Rd1+ 38. Kc3 Rc1+ 39.
Kd3 Rd1+ 40. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A24"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O e5 7. d3 Re8 8. Rb1
a5 9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. a3 h5 11. b4 axb4 12. axb4 h4 13. Nde4 Nh7 14. Bb2 f5 15.
Nd2 Ndf6 16. b5 hxg3 17. hxg3 Ng4 18. Nf3 Be6 19. Nh2 Nxh2 20. Kxh2 Rb8 21. Bd5
Qd7 22. Kg2 c6 23. Bxe6+ Qxe6 24. Qb3 Nf6 25. Bc1 Rbc8 26. Bd2 d5 27. bxc6 bxc6
28. cxd5 cxd5 29. Rfc1 f4 30. f3 g5 31. Qb6 Rc6 32. Qb5 Rec8 33. Na4 Nh5 34.
Rxc6 Qxc6 35. Qxc6 Rxc6 36. gxf4 Rc2 37. Rb2 Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 Nc6 5. Nxc4 Bg7 6. d3 e5 7. Bd2 Nge7 8. h4
Bg4 9. Bg2 O-O 10. Ne3 Bd7 11. h5 Nd4 12. hxg6 hxg6 13. Nc4 Bc6 14. e4 Nxf3+
15. Qxf3 Nf5 16. g4 Nh4 17. Rxh4 Qxh4 18. O-O-O f5 19. gxf5 Rxf5 20. Qe3 Rh5
21. Bf3 Bh6 22. Qc5 Bxd2+ 23. Rxd2 Rg5 24. Nxe5 Qf4 25. Qc4+ Kg7 26. Nxc6 bxc6
27. Qc3+ Kh6 28. Bd1 Rg2 29. Qc5 Rf8 30. Kc2 Rxf2 31. Be2 Rh2 32. Qxa7 Qg5 33.
Qd4 c5 34. Qc3 Qe3 35. Kd1 Rh1+ 36. Kc2 Rh2 37. Kd1 Qg1+ 38. Kc2 Qd4 39. Bd1
Rff2 40. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 41. Kb3 c4+ 42. Qxc4 Qxb2+ 43. Ka4 Qxa2+ 44. Kb5 Rb2+ 45.
Kc6 Rb6+ 46. Kc5 Qa5+ 47. Kd4 Qa1+ 48. Ke3 Qxd1 49. Qxc7 Qg1+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Bg5 Qe7 11. Rad1 Na6 12. f3 h6 13. Be3 Kh7 14. Rfe1 d5 15.
cxd5 Nb4 16. Qd2 Nbxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bf2 Nc7 19. Bc4 c5 20. Nb5 Nxb5 21.
Bxb5 Rf8 22. Bc4 b6 23. b3 Be6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Qd7 Rf7 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 27. Rd3
Kg8 28. Kf1 Kf7 29. Ke2 Rc8 30. Rc1 Ke8 31. a4 Rd7 32. Rxd7 Kxd7 33. a5 Kc6 34.
axb6 axb6 35. b4 Ra8 36. bxc5 Ra2+ 37. Kf1 b5 38. e5 Bxe5 39. Re1 Ra1 40. Rxa1
Bxa1 41. Ke2 Bf6 42. Kd3 Kd5 43. Be3 h5 44. h3 Be7 45. Kc3 Bxc5 46. Bd2 b4+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Grigoriants, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O e6 5. d4 Nf6 6. h3 Bf5 7. Nh4 Be4 8. f3
Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. e4 c5 11. c3 Qb6 12. Qb3 Qxb3 13. axb3 Nc6 14. Be3 cxd4
15. cxd4 dxe4 16. fxe4 Rd8 17. Ra4 b5 18. Ra6 Nxd4 19. e5 Nh5 20. Kf2 Bc5 21.
g4 Nxb3 22. gxh5 Rxh5 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. Rxa7 Rxe5 25. Kg1 Rf5 26. Na3 b4 27.
Nc4 Kf8 28. Rc7 Nd3 29. Rd1 Rg5 30. Rd2 Rd4 31. Kh2 e5 32. Ne3 Kg8 33. Rc4 Rxc4
34. Nxc4 Nf4 35. Bf1 e4 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Re8 f5 38. Nd6 Rh5 39. Kg3 Nd5 40. Kf2
Nf6 41. Re7 Rh4 42. Bg2 Rf4+ 43. Ke2 g5 44. Re5 Kg6 45. Rb5 g4 46. hxg4 Nxg4
47. Rxf5 Rxf5 48. Bxe4 Nh6 49. Kd3 Kf6 50. Bxf5 Nxf5 51. Ne8+ Ke7 52. Nxg7 Nxg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ragger, Markus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. a4 d6 7. O-O Ba7 8. Re1 h6
9. Nbd2 g5 10. b4 Nh5 11. Nb3 Qf6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 g4 14. Nfd2 Qg5 15. Qe2
O-O 16. Rf1 Kg7 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Rxa1 19. Nxa1 Ne7 20. Nc2 c6 21. bxc6 bxc6
22. Bb3 f5 23. exf5 Nxf5 24. e4 Ne7 25. Rxf8 Kxf8 26. Qf2+ Nf6 27. Ne3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 e6 6. c4 Ngf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Nc3 Bd6 9. Nh4 Nb6 10. f3 Be6 11. e4 Be7 12. e5 Nfd7 13. f4 Bxh4 14. f5 Bxf5
15. Rxf5 Be7 16. Qg4 g6 17. Rf2 O-O 18. Bh6 f5 19. Qh3 Re8 20. g4 f4 21. Ne2
Bh4 22. Rxf4 Bg5 23. Rf2 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Rf8 25. Nf4 Qe7 26. g5 Rf5 27. Nxg6 Qxg5
28. Ne7+ Qxe7 29. Rxf5 Nf8 30. Raf1 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Alekseenko, Kirill"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 12. h3 Re8 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. a4
bxa4 16. Bxa4 b5 17. Bc2 Qb6 18. Bd3 Bc8 19. b4 Bd7 20. c4 bxc4 21. Nxc4 Qb8
22. Qd2 Bb5 23. Rab1 Ra7 24. Na5 Rc7 25. Qe2 Rec8 26. Bxb5 axb5 27. Red1 Qb6
28. Rd2 Rc3 29. g3 Nd7 30. Kg2 f5 31. Nh4 fxe4 32. Qg4 Rc2 33. Rb2 Rxd2 34.
Rxd2 e3 35. Re2 Nf8 36. Rxe3 Rc7 37. Rf3 Qd4 38. Qxd4 exd4 39. Rd3 Nd7 40. Rxd4
Nf6 41. Nf3 Nexd5 42. h4 Kf7 43. g4 Ke6 44. Rd1 Nxg4 45. Nd4+ Kd7 46. Kg3 Ngf6
47. Nxb5 Rc2 48. Nd4 Ne4+ 49. Kg4 Rxf2 50. Nc4 g6 51. h5 Rf4+ 52. Kh3 Nf2+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 Bg7 5. Nxc4 Nc6 6. d3 e5 7. Bd2 Be6 8. Qa4
Qd7 9. Bc3 f6 10. h4 Nh6 11. Bg2 a6 12. Na5 Nxa5 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 14. Bxa5 c6 15.
Nd2 Nf5 16. Ne4 Nd6 17. Nc5+ Ke7 18. Nxe6 Kxe6 19. e3 f5 20. Ke2 h5 21. Rhc1 e4
22. d4 Rhc8 23. Rc2 Ne8 24. Ke1 Nf6 25. Bf1 Bf8 26. Bc4+ Nd5 27. Rac1 Bd6 28.
Ke2 Kd7 29. a3 Rab8 30. Ba2 Ra8 31. Bd2 Rc7 32. Ba5 Rcc8 33. Bd2 Rc7 34. Ba5
Rcc8 35. Bd2 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.28"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Paravyan, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2018.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 e5 7. d5 Nc5 8. Qc2 a5
9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O-O Nh5 11. g3 f5 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. Be2 Nf6 14. Nd2 Ne8 15.
exf5 gxf5 16. g4 Nd6 17. Rhg1 Kh8 18. gxf5 Bxf5 19. Bd3 Bh6 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21.
Rg2 Qh4 22. Kb1 Bxd2 23. Qxd2 Nxc4 24. Qc2 Nd6 25. Nb5 Raf8 26. Nxc7 Rxf2 27.
Rxf2 Qxf2 28. Qc3 Qe2 29. Rc1 Rf1 30. a3 b6 31. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 32. Ka2 Qc4+ 33.
Qxc4 Nxc4 34. Na8 e4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Al Sayed, Mohammed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nd7 5. d4 e6 6. c4 Ngf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Nc3 Be7 9. Ng5 h6 10. Nh3 O-O 11. f3 Bxh3 12. Bxh3 Re8 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Bf8
15. e5 Nh7 16. Qb3 Re7 17. Be3 Nb6 18. Rxf7 Rxf7 19. Rf1 Nd5 20. Rxf7 Kxf7 21.
Qxb7+ Kg8 22. Be6+ Kh8 23. Qf7 Bb4 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Bxd5 Rc8 26. h4 Qe7 27.
Qf5 Rf8 28. Qg6 Qe8 29. Qd3 Qh5 30. Be4 Qg4 31. Bf2 g6 32. Bxg6 Rf3 33. Qe4
Qxe4 34. Bxe4 Rf8 35. d5 Re8 36. Bd4 Nf6 37. Bf3 Nxd5 38. e6+ Kh7 39. Bxd5 Rd8
40. Be4+ Kg8 41. Bxa7 Rd1+ 42. Kg2 Rd2+ 43. Kf3 Rxb2 44. Bd5 Be7 45. Be3 Kg7
46. Bd4+ Bf6 47. Bxb2 Bxb2 48. e7 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hovhannisyan, Robert"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Nd5 Na5 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Nh4 Nxb3 12. axb3 d5 13. Nf5 Qe6 14. f3 Ne8
15. Qe1 Nd6 16. Ne3 f6 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Be3 Nf5 20. Bf2 c5 21.
b4 Nd4 22. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 cxb4 24. c3 bxc3 25. Qxc3 Qxc3 26. bxc3 Rfd8 27.
Rfd1 Rd6 28. Kg1 Rad8 29. d4 exd4 30. cxd4 Rc8 31. Rd2 Kf7 32. Kf2 Rc7 33. Ke3
Ke6 34. d5+ Kd7 35. Rda2 Rc3+ 36. Kf4 Rc4+ 37. Kg3 Rxd5 38. Rxa6 Rc7 39. Rb6 h5
40. h4 Ke7 41. Ra5 Kf7 42. Raxb5 Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d3 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. d4
Bb7 9. Re1 c5 10. e4 Nc7 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. Be3 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Rc8
15. Rc1 Qd7 16. Be3 Qxd1 17. Rexd1 Rfd8 18. e5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Bb4
21. Rd3 Kf8 22. Kf3 Ke8 23. Ke4 Bxc3 24. Rxc3 Kd7 25. f4 h5 26. h3 g6 27. Bf2
Nd5 28. Rxc8 Kxc8 29. Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Golubov, Saveliy"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O Qb6 8. Qc1
Nc6 9. c3 Bf5 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. a4 Rac8 13. N2b3 Qd6 14. Rd1 e6 15.
Bh4 Ne5 16. Nd2 Nc6 17. N2b3 a6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Bg3 Qe7 20. Be5 Rfd8 21. Nd4
Be8 22. Bf3 Bf8 23. Bg3 Nd7 24. a5 Bg7 25. Nb3 Ne5 26. Be2 Nc4 27. Nd2 Nd6 28.
h3 e5 29. Nf3 Nf5 30. Bh2 Bc6 31. Re1 h5 32. Qb1 Re8 33. Qa2 Rcd8 34. Rad1 Nd6
35. Nd2 Qe6 36. Bf1 Bf6 37. c4 dxc4 38. Nxc4 Ne4 39. Rxd8 Rxd8 40. Qb1 Nd2 41.
Nxd2 Rxd2 42. Rd1 Qd6 43. Rxd2 Qxd2 44. b4 Bh4 45. g3 Be7 46. b5 axb5 47. Bxb5
Qxa5 48. Bxc6 bxc6 49. Qb7 Qc5 50. g4 hxg4 51. hxg4 Qd6 52. Bg3 Qe6 53. Qc7 Bf6
54. g5 Bg7 55. e4 Kh7 56. Kg2 Kg8 57. Qd8+ Kh7 58. Qc7 Qg4 59. Qxf7 Qxe4+ 60.
Qf3 Qd5 61. Bh2 Kg8 62. Kg3 e4 63. Qg4 Qf5 64. Qxf5 gxf5 65. Kf4 Bd4 66. Kxf5
Bxf2 67. Kxe4 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Geller, Jakov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O c5 5. d3 Nf6 6. e4 d6 7. Nfd2 Nc6 8. a4 b4
9. Nc4 Be7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Nb3 Rad8 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. c3 bxc3 15.
bxc3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bd2 Nb6 18. Nb2 a5 19. Qe2 h6 20. Rad1 Ba6 21. Qe4
Bb7 22. Be3 Nd7 23. Nc4 Nf6 24. Qf3 Nd5 25. Rc1 Ba8 26. Bxc5 Bxc5 27. Nxc5 Ne5
28. Nxe5 Qxc5 29. d4 Qa3 30. Qd1 Nxc3 31. Qd3 Bxg2 32. Rxc3 Qxa4 33. Kxg2 Qb4
34. Rd1 a4 35. Rc4 Qb7+ 36. Qf3 Qb5 37. Rc7 Qd5 38. Qxd5 Rxd5 39. Ra7 Rfd8 40.
Nc6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. e3 e6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Be3 Be6 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Nf4 Qd7
15. Rfe1 Ne7 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Be5 Nc6 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. h4 h6 21.
Qf4 Rad8 22. Rad1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Qd6 24. Qd2 Qf6 25. Rd1 Qd6 26. Re1 Qf6 27.
Rd1 Qd6 28. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tari, Aryan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c6 4. b3 d5 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. Nc3
Na6 9. d4 Bf5 10. Ne5 Ne4 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rc1 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 Be4 14. Bh3 Bf5
15. Bxf5 gxf5 16. Qd2 e6 17. Rfc1 Qd6 18. Qf4 Nb4 19. Ba3 f6 20. Nd3 Qxf4 21.
Nxf4 Nxa2 22. Bxf8 Bxf8 23. Rc8 Nxc1 24. Rxa8 Kf7 25. Ra7 Bb4 26. Rxb7+ Kg8 27.
Nxe6 Nxb3 28. e3 Nd2 29. Rg7+ Kh8 30. Rd7 Kg8 31. Rg7+ Kh8 32. Ra7 Kg8 33. Nf4
1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Bf2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. c5 Nh5 14. Qd2 Be5 15. g3
Ng7 16. Rfe1 Bf5 17. Rad1 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Ne6 19. Bf2 d4 20. Nb5 Nxc5 21. Nxd4
Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Qxd4 23. Bxd4 Nd3 24. Bxd3 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bxd3 26. Re7 Bc4 27. a3
Bd5 28. Kf2 a6 29. g4 Bc6 30. h4 Re8 31. Rc7 h6 32. Bc3 Kf8 33. Bd4 Rd8 34. Bf6
Re8 35. Bd4 Rd8 36. Bf6 Re8 37. Bc3 Rd8 38. Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nozdrachev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 b6 8. Bg5
Nbd7 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Ne5 Nd5 11. Nc6 Qd6 12. Qxc4 Bb7 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Nc3
c6 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 a5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Qc7 Qxc7 19. Rxc7 Ba6 20. Bf1
Rdc8 21. Rdc1 Kf8 22. e3 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tsydypov, Zhamsaran"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. c3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 Ba7 8. a4
h6 9. b4 O-O 10. Bb3 Ne7 11. Re1 Ng6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 c6 15.
Nc4 Bg4 16. h3 Be6 17. a5 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 d5 19. Bb3 Qd6 20. Qc2 Rad8 21. Rad1
Qc7 22. c4 Qd6 23. exd5 Qxb4 24. dxc6 bxc6 25. Ba4 Re6 26. d4 e4 27. d5 cxd5
28. Nd4 Rc8 29. Nxe6 Rxc4 30. Qb1 fxe6 31. Bb3 Rc5 32. Bxd5 Nxd5 33. Rxd5 Qxe1+
34. Qxe1 exd5 35. Qb4 Rc1+ 36. Kh2 Kh7 37. Qb6 Rc2 38. Qxa6 Rxf2 39. Qb6 Ra2
40. a6 e3 41. Qxe3 Rxa6 42. Qd3 Rf6 43. Qxd5 Kh8 44. Qe4 Nf8 45. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4
c5 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Qa4 c4 13. Bh3 Ra8 14. b3 Na5 15. Ne5
a6 16. b4 Nh5 17. bxa5 b5 18. Qc2 Nxf4 19. gxf4 Qxa5 20. e3 b4 21. Ne2 Qb6 22.
Ng3 Rfd8 23. Kh1 g6 24. Rg1 a5 25. f5 a4 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Nf5 Bf8 28. Nxg6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Nfd2 e5 8. a4 a6
9. Nc3 c6 10. f4 Nbd7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. h3 Qc7 13. g4 Ne8 14. Ne2 exf4 15. Bxf4
g6 16. Qd2 Ng7 17. Kh1 Ne5 18. Bh2 f6 19. d4 Nf7 20. c3 Qd7 21. Nf4 Rad8 22.
Qc2 g5 23. Ne2 h5 24. gxh5 Nxh5 25. e5 f5 26. exd6 Nxd6 27. Ne5 Qe6 28. Rae1
Qh6 29. Ng3 Nf4 30. Rxf4 gxf4 31. Ne2 Bg5 32. Ng1 Ne4 33. Ngf3 Bf6 34. axb5
cxb5 35. Nd3 Ng3+ 36. Kg1 Rde8 37. Nde5 Be4 38. Qf2 Kh7 39. Nd7 Rf7 40. Nxf6+
Rxf6 41. Nd2 Rg8 42. Nf3 Rfg6 43. Rd1 Bxf3 44. Qxf3 Ne4 45. Kh1 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Amin, Bassem"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d6 6. e4 e5 7. Re1 Nbd7 8. c3
b6 9. d4 Bb7 10. d5 Nc5 11. Qc2 c6 12. c4 cxd5 13. cxd5 Rc8 14. Nc3 a5 15. Bh3
Nfd7 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Ba6 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. a3 Kh8 20. Rd2 Bc4 21. b4 axb4 22.
axb4 Na6 23. Qb2 f5 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Ng5 Nc7 26. f4 e4 27. Bd4 Bxd4+ 28. Rxd4
b5 29. Ncxe4 Kg8 30. Ne6 Nxd5 31. N4g5 Rf6 32. Rdd1 h6 33. Nc5 Qg7 34. Nxd7
Qxd7 35. Rxd5 Bxd5 36. Qxf6 Qa7+ 37. Kf1 Bc4+ 38. Kg2 Bd5+ 39. Kf1 Bc4+ 40. Kg2
Bd5+ 41. Kf1 Bc4+ 42. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Bg2 d5 7. O-O Bg4 8. d3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. Qc2 a5 12. a3 Qe7 13. Bg2 Rfd8 14. e3 Ne8 15.
d4 b5 16. a4 b4 17. Rac1 Nd6 18. Rfd1 Rac8 19. Qd3 Nf6 20. Rc2 Rc7 21. Rdc1
Rdc8 22. Nf3 dxc4 23. bxc4 c5 24. Nd2 Nd7 25. Nb3 e5 26. dxe5 Bxe5 27. Nxa5
Bxb2 28. Rxb2 Ne5 29. Qe2 Ra7 30. Nb3 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 Nbd7 6. Ng3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Be2
Nc5 9. Be3 h5 10. Qc2 Ng4 11. Bxc5 dxc5 12. h3 Nf6 13. O-O-O Bh6+ 14. Kb1 O-O
15. h4 Ne8 16. Bd3 Nd6 17. f3 Bd7 18. Nge2 a4 19. g3 a3 20. b3 Qe7 21. Rdf1 Ne8
22. Nd1 Nf6 23. Nec3 c6 24. Rhg1 cxd5 25. exd5 Kh8 26. Re1 Rae8 27. Nf2 Qd8 28.
g4 e4 29. Ncxe4 Nxe4 30. Nxe4 hxg4 31. fxg4 Bg7 32. g5 Bf5 33. Nxc5 Qb6 34. Qf2
Qb4 35. Rc1 Qxc5 36. Qxc5 Bxd3+ 37. Rc2 Re2 38. Rgc1 Rfe8 39. Qb5 Kh7 40. Qb4
Bb2 41. h5 Bxc1 42. Kxc1 Rxc2+ 43. Kd1 Ree2 44. Qf8 Red2+ 45. Ke1 Re2+ 46. Kd1
Rf2 47. hxg6+ Bxg6 48. Ke1 Rh2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Predke, Alexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. Qf4 Qb8 11. Qxb8 Raxb8 12. Bf4 Rbd8 13. Rac1 d6 14. Nd4 Na5
15. Bxb7 Nxb7 16. Nc6 Rd7 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. Bxd6 Nxd6 19. Rxd6 Rc8 20. b3 Kf8
21. Rcd1 Ke8 22. f3 Nd5 23. Ne4 Ne3 24. R1d2 Nf5 25. R6d3 Rb8 26. g4 Nh4 27.
Kf2 Ng6 28. Kg3 Ne5 29. Rd6 h6 30. h4 Nd7 31. g5 hxg5 32. hxg5 Ne5 33. R6d4 Rc7
34. Nd6+ Ke7 35. Nb5 Rcb7 36. Nc3 Rc8 37. Ne4 Rh8 38. f4 Ng6 39. Nd6 Rc7 40.
Nb5 Rb7 41. R4d3 Nh4 42. e4 Ng6 43. Nd4 Rc7 44. Nc6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Bosiocic, Marin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. g4 d6 8. g5 Nd7
9. Bd5 Bb7 10. Be3 Nf8 11. Nc3 Ne6 12. h4 Qd7 13. a4 b4 14. Ne2 Na5 15. Bxb7
Nxb7 16. Qd2 c5 17. c3 Na5 18. Qc2 Nc6 19. a5 Rb8 20. Nd2 d5 21. f3 O-O 22.
exd5 Qxd5 23. c4 Qd7 24. Ne4 Rbd8 25. O-O-O Nxa5 26. Kb1 b3 27. Qd2 Nc6 28.
N2c3 Nb4 29. h5 Qxd3+ 30. Qxd3 Rxd3 31. Rxd3 Nxd3 32. Nd5 Re8 33. h6 Nef4 34.
Bxf4 Nxf4 35. Rd1 Nxd5 36. cxd5 Rd8 37. d6 Bf8 38. hxg7 Kxg7 39. Rd5 c4 40. Kc1
h6 41. gxh6+ Kxh6 42. Nd2 Rxd6 43. Rxd6+ Bxd6 44. Nxc4 Bc7 45. Nd2 Kg5 46. Kd1
Kf4 47. Ke2 Bb6 48. Nxb3 Bd4 49. Nc1 e4 50. fxe4 Kxe4 51. b4 f5 52. Nb3 f4 53.
Na5 f3+ 54. Kf1 Kd5 55. Nb7 Kc4 56. Nd8 Kxb4 57. Nc6+ Kc5 58. Na5 Kb5 59. Nb3
Be3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 Bg7 5. Nxc4 Nc6 6. d3 e5 7. Bd2 Nge7 8. h4
h6 9. Bc3 f6 10. Ne3 Be6 11. h5 g5 12. g4 Qd7 13. Nd2 Nd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Ne4
O-O-O 16. Qa4 Kb8 17. Bh3 Rhe8 18. Rc1 Qf7 19. O-O Bf8 20. Bg2 f5 21. gxf5 Qxf5
22. Ng3 Qf7 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Qg4 Bc5 25. Ne4 Bb6 26. Kg2 Nd8 27. Rh1 Ne6 28.
Bd2 Rf8 29. Be3 Qe8 30. a3 Bd4 31. b4 Rd7 32. Rcf1 Rdf7 33. Bc1 Qc6 34. e3 Bb6
35. Qe2 Rd8 36. Rd1 a6 37. Rhf1 Qe8 38. Bb2 Ng7 39. Ng3 Qc6+ 40. Ne4 Nf5 41.
Bxe5 Nh4+ 42. Kh1 Qe6 43. Bh2 Nf3 44. Nd2 g4 45. Nxf3 gxf3 46. Qc2 Rd5 47. Qc4
Qd7 48. Qh4 Rff5 49. Qg4 Qe7 50. e4 Rg5 51. Qxf3 Rd8 52. Qe2 Qf7 53. f4 Rxh5
54. Rd2 Rg8 55. Qf3 Rd8 56. Rg2 a5 57. f5 Rg5 58. e5 Rxg2 59. Qxg2 Rxd3 60. e6
Qf6 61. Qe4 Re3 62. Qd5 a4 63. Qb5 Qd4 64. Qe8+ Ka7 65. Qxa4+ Kb8 66. Qe8+ Ka7
67. Qa4+ Kb8 68. Qc2 Rd3 69. f6 Rd2 70. Qf5 Qh4 71. Qe5 Qh3 72. Rg1 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Nge2 a6 7. Be3 b5 8. cxb5
axb5 9. Nxb5 Nbd7 10. Nbc3 c6 11. Nc1 e5 12. Be2 Nh5 13. O-O exd4 14. Bxd4 Nf4
15. Bxg7 Qg5 16. g3 Kxg7 17. Kh1 Nxe2 18. N1xe2 Qf6 19. Qd4 Ne5 20. f4 c5 21.
Qd5 Be6 22. fxe5 Qxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Bxd5 24. exd5 dxe5 25. g4 Rfb8 26. b3 Rb4 27.
Ng3 c4 28. bxc4 Rxc4 29. Nge4 Ra3 30. d6 Rd4 31. Nb5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2018.12.30"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 c6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. d3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. Nd2 a5 11. a3 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Bg2 Ne8 14. d4 Nef6 15.
e3 Rfe8 16. Rfd1 h5 17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Ne1 Nd6 19. a4 Nf5 20. Nd3 Qd8 21. Rab1 Nf6
22. Nc5 Nd6 23. Bc3 Bf8 24. Be1 h4 25. Nd3 Nde4 26. f3 Nd6 27. g4 Nd7 28. e4 h3
29. Bh1 dxe4 30. fxe4 e5 31. Nxe5 Nxe5 32. dxe5 Rxe5 33. c5 Qg5 34. cxd6 Qxg4+
35. Bg3 Rg5 36. Qf2 Rd8 37. Bf3 Qe6 38. Kh1 Bxd6 39. Bh4 Be7 40. Rxd8+ Bxd8 41.
Bxg5 Bxg5 42. Qg3 Bf6 43. Qg4 Qd6 44. Qxh3 Qd3 45. Qf1 Qe3 46. Bg2 Be5 47. Qf3
Qh6 48. Qh3 Qd2 49. Rf1 Qd8 50. Qf3 Qe7 51. Qg4 Kg7 52. Bf3 Bd6 53. Be2 Qe5 54.
Qg2 b5 55. Rf2 f6 56. Qg4 Qd4 57. Rg2 g5 58. axb5 cxb5 59. Bxb5 Qa1+ 60. Rg1
Qe5 61. Qd7+ Kh6 62. Qh3+ Kg7 63. Bd3 Bc5 64. Rf1 Qd4 65. e5 f5 66. Qxf5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kashlinskaya, Alina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "3037"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8.
Bxe2 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O-O h6 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. Nb5 Bd8 13. Rde1 Re8 14. h3
Bd7 15. Bd1 Ne5 16. Nbd4 c5 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Nb3 Bc6 19. Rhg1 Bb6 20. Be3 Rac8
21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Bxc5 Bxg2 23. Be3 Bxh3 24. Bxh6 g6 25. Bd2 Nd5 26. Bf3 Be6
27. Rxe5 Red8 28. Be4 Kg7 29. Bxg6 Kf6 30. Rge1 Kxg6 31. R5e4 Rh8 32. Rg1+ Kf6
33. c4 Ke7 34. Kd1 Nb6 35. Bg5+ Kd7 36. Rd4+ Kc6 37. b4 Rcg8 38. Rg3 a6 39. Kd2
Rh2 40. Ke3 Nd7 41. Bf4 Rxg3+ 42. Bxg3 Rh1 43. Rd6+ Kc7 44. Rxe6+ Kd8 45. Re4
Ra1 46. Kd4 Rxa2 47. Bd6 Rxf2 48. Rh4 Nf6 49. Be5 Ke7 50. Rh8 Nd7 51. Bc7 f5
52. Rh7+ Ke6 53. Rh6+ Kf7 54. Bd6 Nf6 55. Be5 Ng4 56. Rb6 Re2 57. Rxb7+ Ke6 58.
Rb6+ Kd7 59. Bf4 Rf2 60. Bd6 f4 61. c5 f3 62. Rxa6 Rc2 63. Ra7+ Kc8 64. Rc7+
Kd8 65. Rf7 f2 66. Bg3 Rb2 67. Kc3 Re2 68. c6 Ke8 69. Rf4 Ne3 70. Re4+ Kd8 71.
c7+ Kc8 72. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Popovic, Dusan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "3038"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. Na4 a5 6. Nxc5 dxc5 7. d3 Nge7 8.
Ne2 Be6 9. O-O Qd7 10. f4 f6 11. Be3 b6 12. f5 Bf7 13. Qe1 Nb4 14. Qc1 Nxa2 15.
Qd2 Nb4 16. Nc3 O-O-O 17. Qf2 Nec6 18. Nb5 Nd4 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Bd2 Nxc2 21.
Rac1 Ne3 22. Bxe3 dxe3 23. Qxe3 Qd4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "3040"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. e4 O-O 7. Re1 c5 8. Nbd2
d6 9. c3 Nc6 10. a3 Qd7 11. d4 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. dxc5 Rfd8 14. cxb6 axb6 15.
Qb3 Na5 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Ne5 Qd6 18. Ndf3 f6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Qxg6 f5 21. Re6
Nxc3 22. Bh6 Ne2+ 23. Kf1 Nxg3+ 24. hxg3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Korchmar, Vasiliy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "3043"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Re1 e6 7. c3 b5 8. Bc2
Bb7 9. d4 Be7 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11. Nf1 O-O 12. Ng3 Rfe8 13. h3 Rac8 14. Bd3 Bf8 15.
Be3 g6 16. a4 c4 17. Bc2 e5 18. d5 Nc5 19. Qd2 bxa4 20. Bg5 Nfd7 21. Bxa4 Nxa4
22. Rxa4 Qb6 23. Be3 Qc7 24. Rea1 Bg7 25. Qe2 h6 26. Nd2 f5 27. exf5 Bxd5 28.
fxg6 Nc5 29. Bxc5 Qxc5 30. Rxa6 e4 31. R1a5 Qc7 32. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gadimbayli, Abdulla Azar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "3046"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. Re1
d5 9. d3 Nf6 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5+ Be7 12. d4 O-O 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Re2 Qd6 16. Nd2 c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Nf3 a5 19. Rd2 Rfd8 20. a3 b4 21. axb4
axb4 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Bxd5 bxc3 24. bxc3 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Qxd5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Williams, Simon Kim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "3047"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 d4 4. Ne2 c5 5. Ng3 h5 6. Bc4 h4 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. d3 Be7
9. h3 Nf6 10. c3 a6 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. cxd4 cxd4 14. Rc1 Nde5 15.
Nxe5 Nxe5 16. f4 Nxc4 17. Rxc4 e5 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. O-O b5 20. Rxd4 Be6 21. Qd2
g5 22. a4 O-O 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rb4 Rfd8 25. Qe3 Rac8 26. d4 Qg7 27. Rxb5 f6
28. d5 Bd7 29. Rb6 Rf8 30. Nd4 Qe7 31. Ne6 Rf7 32. b4 Bxe6 33. Rxe6 Qxb4 34.
Rexf6 Rg7 35. Qf3 Qd4+ 36. Kh1 Re8 37. Qh5 Qxe4 38. Rh6 Rh7 39. Rxh7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sunilduth Lyna, Narayanan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2930"]
[BlackElo "3053"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Bf4 Nh5 8. Bg5
h6 9. Be3 e5 10. Nc3 f5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Qc1 e4 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. Rd1 Qe8 15.
Bxh6 c6 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17. b3 Qe7 18. Nc2 Bd7 19. Qa3 Qxa3 20. Nxa3 Ne6 21. f4
exf3 22. exf3 f4 23. Rd6 fxg3 24. Re1 gxh2+ 25. Kxh2 Nxf3+ 26. Bxf3 Rxf3 27.
Rxd7 Nc5 28. Rd6 Rxc3 29. Rxg6+ Kf7 30. Rg2 Rh8+ 31. Kg1 Rh6 32. Nc2 Rch3 33.
Rf2+ Rf6 34. Rxf6+ Kxf6 35. Re2 a5 36. Kg2 Rc3 37. Nd4 a4 38. b4 Nd3 39. Rc2
Ne1+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "3059"]
[BlackElo "2971"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 a6 7. Be2 Ng6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. Nc3 d6 11. Qd2 Bd7 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Rac1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4
Qc7 15. Qe3 Qb8 16. Ba7 Qa8 17. Bb6 Bc6 18. f4 Rfe8 19. b4 Nf8 20. b5 Bd7 21.
a4 Qb8 22. Ba7 Qc7 23. Bb6 Qb8 24. Rc2 Ng6 25. g3 Bd8 26. Rcd2 Bxb6 27. Qxb6 d5
28. bxa6 bxa6 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. cxd5 Rb3 31. dxe6 Bxe6 32. Nd5 Bxd5 33. exd5 a5
34. d6 Rd8 35. Bb5 Nf8 36. Rc1 g6 37. d7 Ne6 38. Rc8 Kf8 39. Rxd8+ Nxd8 40. Re2
1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "3008"]
[BlackElo "3066"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Qd2 Bb7 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. d5 Ne5 14. Bb3 c4
15. Bc2 e6 16. Rcd1 exd5 17. exd5 Qd6 18. Bh6 Ng4 19. Bf4 Be5 20. Rfe1 Rfe8 21.
Bg3 Bxg3 22. Nxg3 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Nf6 24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Rc5 26. Qe8+ Kg7 27.
Be4 Bxd5 28. Qa4 Qe5 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Rf1 Qxc3 31. Qxa7 Qd4 32. g3 Ra5 33. Qb7
Rxa2 34. Qf3 Ra1 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd Febr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.02.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Perez Ponsa, Federico"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "3062"]
[BlackElo "2852"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2019.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Re1 e6 7. c3 b5 8. Bc2
c4 9. a4 Bb7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. Na3 Bxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. d3 cxd3
15. Nxb5 Qb7 16. Qxd3 d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 12th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2019.03.06"]
[Round "2.14"]
[White "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Egypt"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EGY"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
Ne4 9. Ng5 Nf6 10. Nf3 Ne4 11. Ng5 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 12th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2019.03.07"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 a6 8. c3
Ba7 9. a4 g5 10. Bg3 Nd7 11. Kh1 Ne7 12. d4 Ng6 13. Ne1 O-O 14. f3 Nf6 15. Bf2
d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Nc2 Be6 18. Nd2 c6 19. Qe1 Re8 20. dxe5 Bxf2 21. Qxf2 Nxe5
22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Nb4 a5 24. Nxd5 Nd3 25. Qb6 cxd5 26. Qb5 Re3 27. Nb3 Nxb2 28.
Nxa5 Rxa5 29. Qxb2 Qc7 30. Ra3 Qc4 31. Rg1 Qc5 32. Rb3 Rxa4 33. Rxb7 Qxc3 34.
Rb8+ Kg7 35. Rb3 Qxb2 36. Rxb2 Rd4 37. Rgb1 h5 38. Kg1 Red3 39. Kf1 g4 40. Ke2
Ra3 41. Rb3 Ra2+ 42. R1b2 Rda4 43. Kf2 Kf6 44. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 45. Kg3 Ke5 46. Re3+
Kd6 47. fxg4 hxg4 48. Re8 f5 49. Rf8 Ke5 50. Re8+ Kd6 51. Rf8 Ke5 52. Re8+ Kd4
53. Rf8 Ke4 54. Re8+ Kd4 55. Rf8 Ke4 56. Re8+ Kd3 57. Rf8 d4 58. Rxf5 Ke4 59.
Rf4+ Ke3 60. Rf8 d3 61. Re8+ Kd4 62. Rd8+ Ke3 63. Re8+ Kd4 64. Rd8+ Kc3 65.
Rc8+ Kb3 66. Rd8 Kc3 67. Rc8+ Kb3 68. Rd8 d2 69. Kxg4 Kc3 70. h4 Ra8 71. Rd7
Ra7 72. Rd8 Ra8 73. Rd7 Ra7 74. Rd8 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 12th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2019.03.08"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Qe2 Bg4 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Be3 Nd7 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. Nc4 b5 11. Ncd2 a5 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Bxe3 14. fxe3
a4 15. O-O O-O 16. Nh2 c5 17. Rf2 Ra6 18. Raf1 Rd6 19. Ng4 c4 20. Rf5 cxd3 21.
cxd3 c6 22. Qc2 Qe6 23. b3 axb3 24. axb3 c5 25. Ra1 Ra6 26. Rff1 Rfa8 27. Rxa6
Rxa6 28. Qb2 b4 29. Nf2 Ra3 30. Rb1 Qa6 31. Qc1 Ra2 32. Qd1 Nf8 33. Rc1 Ne6 34.
Ng4 f6 35. Qf1 Nf8 36. Kh2 Qd6 37. Kg1 Qa6 38. Kh2 Qd6 39. Kg1 Ra3 40. Qd1 Ne6
41. Nh2 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 12th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2019.03.09"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ismagambetov, Anuar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Kazakhstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KAZ"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 c6 7. Nbd2 Bf5 8. Re1
Qc8 9. Nh4 Bg4 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rxe4 Nxe5
15. Bf4 f6 16. Bxe5 fxe5 17. Re3 Qd7 18. Nf3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rad8 20. Kg2 Qf7 21.
Be4 Bh6 22. Rf3 Qe6 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Qxd1 Bg5 26. h4 Be7 27. a3
Kg7 28. h5 Bg5 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. b4 Be7 31. a4 Bg5 32. Qd3 Be7 33. Qd1 Bg5 34.
Qe2 Be7 35. Qd3 Qd6 36. Qe3 b6 37. Qf3 c5 38. b5 Bg5 39. Qg4 Qe7 40. c4 Qf6 41.
Qc8 Qf7 42. a5 bxa5 43. Qxc5 a4 44. Qb4 Be7 45. Qxa4 Bc5 46. Qc2 Qf6 47. Qd2
Bd4 48. Bf3 Qe7 49. Qe2 Qc5 50. Be4 Qf8 51. Qc2 Qd6 52. Qd2 Qf6 53. Qe1 Qd6 54.
Bf3 Qe6 55. Bd5 Qf6 56. Be4 Qd6 57. Qe2 Qf8 58. Bd3 Qf6 59. Bc2 Bb6 60. Qd2 Bd4
61. Be4 Qf8 62. f3 Qe7 63. Qc1 Bb6 64. Qd1 Bd4 65. f4 Qf6 66. Qg4 exf4 67. gxf4
Kh6 68. Kf3 Bb6 69. Bd3 Qd6 70. Qg5+ Kg7 71. Qe5+ Qf6 72. Be4 Bd4 73. Qc7+ Kh6
74. Qc6 Kg7 75. c5 Be5 76. Qd7+ Kh6 77. Qh3+ Kg7 78. Qd7+ Kh6 79. Qg4 Bb8 80.
Bd3 g5 81. Qh3+ Kg7 82. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "WchT 12th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2019.03.11"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 Bf5 9. c4 c6 10. Qb3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Bxf5 Qxf5 13. Qxb7 Qd7 14. Qxd7
Nxd7 15. c5 Bxh2+ 16. Nxh2 Ne4 17. Nf1 Rfe8 18. f3 Nef6 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Bd2
Nf8 21. Ne3 Ne6 22. Nc2 h5 23. Re1 g5 24. a4 Kh7 25. Nb4 Rc8 26. Nd3 Nd7 27. b4
a6 28. f4 gxf4 29. Nxf4 Ndf8 30. Nxh5 Nxd4 31. Re7 Nfe6 32. Nf4 Nxf4 33. Bxf4
Kg6 34. Kf2 a5 35. bxa5 Ne6 36. Bd6 Ra8 37. Rb7 Rxa5 38. Rb6 Nxc5 39. Rxc6 Ne4+
40. Kf3 Rxa4 41. Bf4+ f6 42. Be3 Ra3 43. Ke2 Kf5 44. Rc8 Nd6 45. Rd8 Ke6 46.
Bc5 Ra2+ 47. Kf3 Nc4 48. Re8+ Kf5 49. g4+ Kg6 50. Rg8+ Kf7 51. Rf8+ Kg7 52. Rd8
Ne5+ 53. Ke3 Ra5 54. Rxd5 Kg6 55. Kd4 Ra4+ 56. Kc3 Rxg4 57. Be7 Rg3+ 58. Kc2
Kf7 59. Bxf6 Kxf6 60. Rd8 Kf5 61. Kd1 Ke4 62. Re8 Rg2 63. Ke1 Ra2 64. Kd1 Kd4
65. Rd8+ Ke3 66. Re8 Rd2+ 67. Kc1 Rd5 68. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 12th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2019.03.12"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "United States"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. e3 Nd7 7. Nc3 c6 8. Bd3
g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Re1 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. e4 e5 13. d5 Nb6 14. Bb3 Rd8 15. h3
Bf8 16. Qe2 Bd7 17. Red1 Rac8 18. a4 a5 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Qe3 Nd7 21. Nd5 Bxd5
22. Rxd5 Nc5 23. Bc4 Rxd5 24. Bxd5 b6 25. Rc1 Kg7 26. g3 Rc7 27. Kg2 Bd6 28. b3
Na6 29. Rxc7 Bxc7 30. Qc3 Nc5 31. h4 Qd6 32. Qc4 Qe7 33. h5 Bd8 34. Qc3 Nd7 35.
hxg6 fxg6 36. Bc6 Qc5 37. Qc4 Qxc4 38. bxc4 Nb8 39. Bb5 Kf6 40. Ne1 Bc7 41. Nd3
g5 42. c5 bxc5 43. Nxc5 Bb6 44. Nd3 g4 45. Nb2 h5 46. Nc4 Bc7 47. Ne3 Kg5 48.
f3 gxf3+ 49. Kxf3 Bb6 50. Nc4 Bc7 51. Ne3 Bb6 52. Nc4 Bc7 53. Kg2 h4 54. gxh4+
Kxh4 55. Kf3 Kg5 56. Ne3 Bb6 57. Nd5 Bc5 58. Ke2 Kg4 59. Nc7 Bg1 60. Ne6 Bb6
61. Kd3 Kf3 62. Nf8 Bd8 63. Ne6 Bb6 64. Ng7 Ba7 65. Nf5 Bf2 66. Nd6 Be1 67. Ne8
Bb4 68. Ng7 Be1 69. Nf5 Bf2 70. Nd6 Be1 71. Nc4 Kf4 72. Nb6 Kf3 73. Nd5 Bh4 74.
Ne3 Be1 75. Nc2 Bf2 76. Na3 Be1 77. Nc4 Kf4 78. Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 12th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2019.03.13"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tikkanen, Hans"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. Qg4
Kf8 9. h4 Nc6 10. h5 Qxc2 11. Rc1 Qe4+ 12. Qxe4 dxe4 13. Ne2 f5 14. g4 Nge7 15.
gxf5 Nxf5 16. Bg2 h6 17. Bxe4 Kf7 18. Rg1 Rd8 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Be3 Be6 21. Nf4
Bc4 22. e6+ Kg8 23. f3 Kh7 24. Kf2 Rac8 25. dxc5 Rc7 26. Rcd1 Re8 27. Rd6 Rce7
28. Bd4 Nxd4 29. cxd4 Bxe6 30. Ng6 Bf7 31. Nxe7 Rxe7 32. Re1 Rc7 33. Re5 Bxh5
34. Rxf5 Be8 35. Rf8 Bb5 36. f4 1-0

[Event "WchT 12th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2019.03.14"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

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Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3 Bf5 9. Qb3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 (10.
bxc3 Nbd7 $1 {gives Black good counterplay, as was seen in recent games, e.g.}
11. Be2 (11. Qxb7 Rb8 12. Qxa7 Qe7 13. Be2 Rb2 $44 {1/2 (50) Kopasov,E (2205)
-Woelfelschneider,P (2201) Lechenicher SchachServer 2012}) 11... c5 12. dxc5
Nxc5 13. Qb4 Rc8 14. O-O Re8 15. Rad1 Nce4 16. Nd4 Bh7 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Qe7
$11 {1/2 (34) Matlakov,M (2709)-Karthikeyan,M (2585) Moscow 2018}) 10... g5 {
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10... Nbd7 {is enough for equality:} 11. Be2 (11. Nd2 Rc8 12. Be2 (12. b4 Re8
13. Be2 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Qxh4 15. Ng3 Bg4 16. f3 Bf5 17. O-O Qg5 18. e4 dxe4 19.
Nxf5 Qxf5 20. fxe4 Qxe4 21. Bf3 Qe3+ 22. Qxe3 Rxe3 23. Bxb7 Rb8 $11 {1/2 (45)
Hammer,J (2629)-Harikrishna,P (2738) Palma de Mallorca 2017}) 12... c5 13. O-O
Qb6 14. Rfc1 cxd4 (14... Rfe8 15. Kf1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. a4 cxd4 18. Qxd4
Qxd4 19. exd4 Nb6 $11 {1/2 (40) Karjakin,S (2783)-Harikrishna,P (2755) Shamkir
2017}) 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. exd4 Rfe8 17. Kf1 Nf8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. g4 Bd7 20. Nb3
b6 21. Bf3 Ne6 22. Bxd5 Nf4 23. Bf3 Bb5+ 24. Kg1 Rxc1+ 25. Rxc1 Ne2+ 26. Bxe2
Rxe2 $11 {1/2 (40) Wojtaszek,R (2733)-Matlakov,M (2684) Poikovsky 2016}) (11.
Qa3 c6 12. Be2 Qb6 (12... Re8 13. Nd2 Nf8 14. O-O Ng6 15. Bg3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4
17. Rfc1 Ne7 18. b4 a6 19. Qa5 $14 {1/2 (37) Lupulescu,C (2610)-Xu,Y (2520)
Moscow 2019}) 13. Nd2 a5 14. O-O Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Ne4 16. Nf1 g5 17. Ng3 Be6 18.
Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bg3 Qb4 $11 {1/2 (34) Aronian,L (2780)-Deac,B (2594) Douglas 2018
}) 11... c6 12. Nd2 Ne4 13. Bxd8 (13. Nxe4 Qxh4 14. Nd6 Bg4 15. g3 Qf6 16. Bxg4
Qxd6 $11 {1/2 (30) Mamedyarov,S (2820)-Carlsen,M (2839) Porto Carras 2018})
13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Rfxd8 15. c4 (15. f3 c5 16. Kf2 Rac8 17. Rhc1 Rc7 18. e4
dxe4 19. fxe4 Bg6 20. Bf3 Ne5 $5 21. Ke3 Nc6 $36 {0-1 (70) Le,Q (2739)-Vidit,S
(2702) Tbilisi 2017 CBM 181 [Vidit,S]}) 15... dxc4 (15... c5 $5) 16. Nxc4 Be6
17. Na5 Rab8 18. Bf3 Nb6 19. Ke2 Nc4 20. Nb3 Bd5 21. g4 Kf8 22. Rhc1 Rbc8 $11 {
1-0 (46) Edouard,R (2643)-Gavrilescu,D (2479) Caleta ENG 2019}) 11. Bg3 Ne4 12.
Qxc7 Qxc7 $6 {It looks like Black mixed up something.} (12... Nc6 $1 {is a key
idea by Levon Aronian:} 13. Qxd8 (13. Bb5 Rc8 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. O-O h5 {
with similar consequences}) 13... Rfxd8 14. Be2 Rac8 15. O-O h5 $1 16. h4 g4
17. Ne5 Nb4 {[%cal Rb4c2,Rc2e3]} 18. Bf4 f6 19. Nd3 Nc3 $1 20. bxc3 {1/2 (20)
Ding,L (2774)-Aronian,L (2801) Palma de Mallorca 2017 CBM 182 [Yermolinsky,A]}
(20. bxc3 Nxd3 21. Bxd3 Bxd3 22. Rfc1 Rc4 $11)) 13. Bxc7 Nc6 14. Bb5 $1 Rfc8 (
14... Nb4 15. O-O Rac8 16. Rfc1) 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Ba5 {White is just a pawn
up, and his bishop has got out of danger; he is yet to complete his
development, though.} Rab8 17. b4 (17. b3 c5 {[%cal Rc5c4]} 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19.
b4 ({but not} 19. Bd2 $2 Rc2 {[%cal Rg5g4]}) 19... Rc4 {seemed less convincing
to White.}) 17... Nd6 18. Nd2 $1 Nb7 (18... Bd3 19. Nb3 Nc4 20. Nc5) 19. Nb3
Bc2 20. Nc5 Nxc5 (20... Nxa5 21. bxa5 {is even worse for Black as White keeps
his dominating c5 knight.}) 21. dxc5 $1 {White obtains a queenside pawn
majority. Despite opposite-coloured bishops, he keeps some hopes to convert
his material advantage.} Re8 (21... Ba4 $142 $1 {blockading the queenside.})
22. a4 $1 Bf5 23. O-O-O $5 Re4 24. Rd4 Rxd4 25. exd4 {[%mdl 4096]} Bd7 26. Kd2
Re8 27. Bc7 f6 28. f3 a6 29. g4 Kg7 30. Rc1 Re6 31. h3 Kf7 32. Bg3 Be8 33. Bf2
Bd7 34. Be3 Kg7 35. f4 ({It was probably better to start with} 35. h4 {and
then, after h4xg5 h6xg5, prepare f3-f4. Still, White's winning chances were
uncertain.}) 35... gxf4 36. Bxf4 Kg6 37. Be3 Kg7 38. Ke2 Kg6 39. Kf2 Be8 40.
Ke2 Bd7 41. Kf3 Be8 42. Kf2 Bd7 43. Ke2 Be8 44. Kd3 Bd7 45. Bd2 Kg7 (45... h5
$5 {deserved attention, reducing the number of pawns, but Black understandably
doesn't want to give White a passed h-pawn.}) 46. Bf4 Kg6 47. Bg3 Kg5 48. Be1
Be8 49. Bd2+ Kg6 50. Rf1 Kg7 51. h4 Bd7 52. g5 {White can't find another way
to break through but Black now obtains a strong passed pawn.} fxg5 53. hxg5 h5
54. Bf4 Kg6 55. Be5 Be8 (55... h4 $1 {with a probable draw.}) 56. Ke3 Kxg5 57.
Rg1+ Kh6 $6 (57... Kf5 $142 $1 {preventing the activation of White's king.
After} 58. Rg8 h4 {Black should not lose.}) 58. Rg8 Re7 59. Kf4 $1 Rf7+ 60. Kg3
Re7 (60... Bd7 $142 $1 61. Ra8 (61. Kh4 $2 Rf3) 61... h4+ 62. Kg2 Bf5 {with
counterplay. After the text move Black's pieces remain passive, he loses his
h5 pawn and gradually the game.}) 61. Kh4 Re6 62. Rh8+ Kg6 63. Rxh5 Re7 64.
Rg5+ Kf7 65. Kg4 Ke6 66. Rg8 Kf7 (66... Kd7 67. Kf5 Rf7+ 68. Bf6) 67. Rh8 Kg6
68. Rf8 Bd7+ 69. Kg3 Be8 70. b5 $1 axb5 71. axb5 cxb5 72. c6 $1 b4 73. c7 Bd7
74. c8=Q Bxc8 75. Rxc8 Rb7 76. Kf4 b3 77. Rg8+ Kh7 78. Rg1 b2 79. Rb1 Kg6 (
79... Rb3 80. Bd6 {[%cal Yf4e5]}) 80. Ke3 Kf5 81. Kd3 Rb5 82. Kc3 Rb7 83. Rxb2
Rh7 84. Re2 Re7 85. Kb4 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.03.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf4 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. c3 d5 14. Bd3
c6 15. Nd2 g6 16. Qe2 Ng7 17. Re1 Bf5 18. Nf3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qa5 20. a3 Re8 21.
Rxe8+ Nxe8 22. Qe2 Qd8 23. g3 Qd7 24. Kg2 Kg7 25. Bb8 a6 26. Be5 Bxe5 27. Qxe5+
f6 28. Qe2 Kf7 29. Ne1 Nd6 30. Nd3 a5 31. a4 b6 32. f3 Qe6 33. Kf2 Qh3 34. Kg1
Qe6 35. Kf2 Qh3 36. Kg1 Qe6 37. Kf2 Qh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,153,19,25,23,8,54,7,25,-7,7,22,76,66,100,71,84,41,34,34,60,42,69,41,
63,64,53,42,42,38,35,35,34,29,45,41,41,24,17,-4,29,23,4,24,11,24,59,28,41,27,
108,97,118,141,126,97,96,58,70,60,57,69,80,69,69,57,75,61,53,66,109,46,75,99,
99,99,99,99,50,47,95,0,55,118,148,41,102,97,1,0,20,0,0,0,0,97,221,202,189,188,
192,230,196,194,194,204,216,219,313,221,284,284,284,302,302,302,304,322,322,
322,322,322,322,322,322,322,322,322,322,322,322,344,322,322,342,296,280,302,
340,302,297,297,315,322,1280,1252,509,1263,1391,1428,1471,1432,1454,1455,29989,
29990]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. e4 e6 6. Nc3 exd5 7. cxd5 Bg7
8. Nge2 Nbd7 {A rare move order.} (8... O-O {is the most common continuation})
(8... a6 9. a4 Nbd7 {is often played, too.} 10. Ng3 h5 {was seen in a number
of games.}) 9. Ng3 h5 {Black goes for a well-known line without the insertion
of ...a7-a6 a2-a4. At first glance, this concept has no obvious merits, and
the drawback is that White can make use of the b5 square.} (9... a6 10. a4 {
leads to a well-known position, usually arising after 8...a6}) (9... O-O {
leads to a common line 8...0-0 9.Ng3 Nbd7.}) 10. Be2 (10. Nb5 $6 Ne5) 10... Nh7
(10... h4 11. Nf1 Nh5 12. Be3 (12. g4 $5) 12... a6 13. a4 {0-1 (45) Garriga
Cazorla,P (2386)-Lagno,K (2530) Caleta 2017 transposed to the 8...a6 9.a4 Nbd7
line.}) 11. Nf1 {A new move, which is rather passive.} (11. Be3 h4 12. Nf1 O-O
13. Nd2 (13. Qd2 Re8 14. Bh6 Bd4 $1 15. Ne3 $5 a6 $1 16. Nc2 Be5 17. Bf4 $1 b5
18. O-O Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Ne5 20. Qh6 g5 $13 {1/2 (45) Aronian,L (2809)-Li,C (2735)
Geneva 2017 CBM 180 [Yermolinsky,A]}) 13... f5 14. exf5 Qe7 15. Bf2 (15. fxg6
Qxe3 16. gxh7+ Kh8 17. Nc4 Bxc3+ 18. bxc3 Qxc3+ 19. Kf2 b5 20. Nxd6 Nf6 $40 {
0-1 (38) Sanikidze,T (2518)-Rodshtein,M (2698) Chartres 2017}) 15... Ne5 16.
O-O g5 17. Nc4 Bxf5 18. Qd2 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 Be5 20. Rae1 Qg7 $132 {1/2 (46)
Cheparinov,I (2710)-Bai,J (2585) China 2017}) (11. Bf4 $5 Qe7 12. Qd2 h4 13.
Nf1 g5 14. Be3 Ne5 15. g3 Bd7 (15... g4 $5 {D.Fernandez}) 16. gxh4 gxh4 $6 (
16... g4 $3 17. f4 Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 gxf3 $13 {D.Fernandez}) 17. Rg1 $1 f5 18. f4
$1 Ng4 19. e5 $1 $16 {1/2 (42) Aronian,L (2794)-Grischuk,A (2767) Berlin 2018
CBM 184 [Fernandez,D]}) 11... Qh4+ $5 {Provoking the weakening g2-g3.} (11...
O-O 12. Ne3 {[%cal Ye1g1,Ye3c4] was White's idea.}) 12. g3 Qe7 13. Ne3 O-O 14.
a4 Ne5 15. O-O Bh3 16. Re1 {[%cal Ge1e7]} Rae8 (16... Qd7 $5) 17. Bd2 $1 (17.
f4 Ng4 18. Bxg4 (18. Nxg4 hxg4 19. Bxg4 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Bxg4 21. Qxg4 Bxc3 22.
bxc3 Nf6 $15) 18... hxg4 19. Nxg4 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Bxg4 21. Qxg4 Nf6 $13) 17... a6
$6 (17... Nf6 $14) 18. Ra3 $6 (18. f4 $1 {was already strong here. If} Ng4 (
18... Nd7 19. Bxh5 $1 $16) 19. Nxg4 hxg4 20. Bxg4 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 Bxg4 22. Qxg4
Nf6 {then} 23. Qh4 $1 {, and Black can't regain the pawn.}) 18... Qc7 (18...
Qd7 $14) 19. f4 (19. Kh1 $5 $14) 19... Nd7 $6 (19... Ng4 {was possible here:}
20. Nxg4 hxg4 21. Bxg4 Bd4+ 22. Kh1 Bxg4 23. Qxg4 Nf6 24. Qf3 (24. Qh4 Qb6 $1
$17) 24... Qd7 $44 {[%cal Yd7h3,Yb7b5]}) 20. Bxh5 $1 {White wins a pawn in a
better version.} c4 $1 {The only chance of counterplay.} 21. Bf3 (21. Qe2 $5
Nc5 22. Qxc4 gxh5 23. b4 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 Rxe4 25. bxc5 Qxc5 $14) 21... Nc5 $1 22.
Qc2 (22. Nxc4 $1 Nd3 23. Ne3 f5 $5 $13) 22... Nb3 $2 {But this is wrong.} (
22... Nd3 $142 23. Re2 f5 $1 24. exf5 Bxf5 $1 (24... gxf5 $2 25. Ncd1 {[%cal
Ra3d3,Rc2c4]}) 25. Nxf5 gxf5 26. Nd1 $1 Rxe2 27. Bxe2 Nxb2 $1 28. Nxb2 Qb6+ 29.
Be3 Qxb2 30. Qxb2 Bxb2 31. Ra2 c3 {, and Black should not lose.}) 23. Rxb3 cxb3
24. Qxb3 $16 {White has two pawns for the exchange and has kept his pawn
centre.} Kh8 (24... f5 25. e5 $1) 25. Ncd1 f5 (25... Bd7 {may be more stubborn.
}) 26. Nf2 fxe4 27. Bxe4 Bf5 28. Rc1 (28. Qd3 $142) 28... Qd7 29. Bf3 Nf6 30.
Rc4 Qe7 31. Nxf5 gxf5 32. Kg2 Rc8 33. Rb4 Rc7 34. a5 Nd7 35. Bd1 Qf7 36. Rxb7
$2 {Premature.} (36. Nh3 Nc5 37. Qf3 $18 {[%cal Rh3g5]}) 36... Rxb7 37. Qxb7
Rb8 38. Qc6 Rxb2 39. Bc2 Bd4 $2 (39... Rb5 $13) 40. Nd3 (40. Bc3 Bxc3 (40...
Rxc2 41. Bxd4+ Kg8 42. Qxc2 Qxd5+ 43. Kg1 Qxd4 44. Qc8+ Nf8 45. Qxa6 $18) 41.
Qxc3+ Qg7 42. Qd3 $16) 40... Qe7 (40... Rb5 $1 41. Qxd6 Qxd5+ 42. Qxd5 Rxd5 $14
) 41. Kf1 Rb8 42. Ne1 $2 (42. Qc4 $16) 42... Nc5 43. Nf3 Bf6 44. Bxf5 Rb3 45.
Qc8+ Kg7 46. Ng5 Bxg5 47. fxg5 Rf3+ $2 (47... Qe5 $1 {, and White has nothing
better than a perpetual, immediately or after} 48. Bf4 Qa1+ 49. Kg2 Rb2+ 50.
Kh3 Qf1+ 51. Kh4 Rxh2+ 52. Bh3 Qd3 {as} 53. Qc7+ Kg8 54. Qd8+ Kg7 55. Qf6+ Kg8
56. Bxd6 $2 {loses to} Qh7+ 57. Qh6 Ne4 $1 {[%cal Rh2h3,Re4d6,Re4f2]}) 48. Kg2
Qe2+ 49. Kh3 Rxf5 50. Qxf5 Qxd2 {[%mdl 4096]} 51. Qf6+ Kg8 52. Qg6+ Kh8 53.
Qxd6 {Four passed pawns are stronger than the knight.} Nd3 (53... Qd4 54. Qf8+
Kh7 55. Qf7+ Kh8 56. g6 Qg7 57. Qe8+ Qg8 58. Qe7 $18) 54. Qh6+ Kg8 55. Qe6+ Kg7
56. Qe7+ Kg8 57. d6 Nf2+ 58. Kh4 Qd4+ 59. Kh5 Qd1+ 60. g4 $1 Nxg4 (60... Qxg4+
61. Kg6 $18) 61. Qe8+ Kg7 62. Qd7+ Kh8 63. Qxg4 Qxd6 64. Qc8+ Kg7 65. Qc3+ Kh7
66. Qc2+ Kg7 67. h4 $18 {White has finally got an easily winning endgame.} Qe6
68. Qc7+ Kh8 69. Qd8+ Kh7 70. Qc7+ Kh8 71. Qb6 Qc4 (71... Qf7+ 72. Kg4 Qd7+ 73.
Kf4 $18) 72. Qd8+ Kg7 73. Qe7+ Kg8 74. Kh6 Qc6+ 75. g6 Qc1+ 76. Qg5 Qd1 77. Qf4
1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 c5 10. g4 cxd4 11. cxd4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b6 13. g5 hxg5 14. Rg1 Ba6
15. Bxa6 Nxa6 16. Nxg5 Qf5 17. e4 Qa5+ 18. Kf1 Qb5+ 19. Ke1 Qa5+ 20. Kf1 Qb5+
21. Ke1 Qa5+ 22. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Ne5 Ne4 8. Nc3
Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 Qb6 13. e4 Qa6 14. Qb4 dxe4
15. Bxe4 e5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Be3 Be6 18. Qc5 Bg7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8
21. h4 Qc4 22. Qxc4 Bxc4 23. Bxa7 Bxc3 24. Rc1 Bd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Bxc6 Bxa2
27. Kg2 Bd5+ 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Rh1 h5 30. Rg1 Kg7 31. Rh1 Kg8 32. Rg1 Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bxc4 b6 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. Rfd1 Qc8 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nd6
Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Rd8 16. Rac1 Nce4 17. Bb4 Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Qe8 19. Be2 Rd8 20. Qb3
Bd5 21. Qa3 a5 22. Be1 h6 23. Ne5 Rc8 24. b3 Rxc1 25. Qxc1 Qb8 26. Qb2 Nc5 27.
f3 Nfd7 28. Bg3 Qc8 29. Nc4 Bxc4 30. Bxc4 Qc6 31. Qe2 f6 32. Bb5 Qd5 33. Bc4
Qc6 34. Qb2 Kf7 35. h3 Nb7 36. Qd4 Ke7 37. Qg4 Kf7 38. Kh2 Ndc5 39. a3 g6 40.
b4 axb4 41. axb4 h5 42. Qf4 Nd7 43. Ba6 Nd8 44. Qh6 Nf8 45. Bd3 f5 46. e4 Qd7
47. Qe3 Qc6 48. Qd4 Qd7 49. Qc3 g5 50. exf5 exf5 51. Bc4+ Nde6 52. Qh8 Kg6 53.
Be5 Qe7 54. Qg8+ Ng7 55. Qd5 Qd7 56. Bd6 Nfe6 57. Qe5 h4 58. Bb5 Qc8 59. Qd5
Qc3 60. Be8+ Kh7 61. Bd7 Qe1 62. Be5 f4 63. Qd3+ Kh6 64. Bc3 Qe3 65. Qc4 Kg6
66. Bc6 Kf7 67. Bd5 Ne8 68. Bd4 b5 69. Qc6 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 Nc6 6. O-O Be6 7. Nbd2 Qf6 8.
a3 Nge7 9. b4 Ng6 10. Bb5 Be7 11. Nc4 Bxc4 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. Bd5 Rad8 14. Bd2
Rd7 15. Qa4 Nf4 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Qxc6 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 d3 20. Rac1
h5 21. Rc4 g5 22. h3 g4 23. e5 Qf5 24. hxg4 hxg4 25. Nd2 Rd5 26. Nf1 Rxe5 27.
Ne3 Qh5 28. Rxg4+ Kf8 29. Qf3 Bg5 30. Rd4 Qxf3 31. Rxd8+ Bxd8 32. gxf3 a5 33.
Rxd3 Be7 34. bxa5 Rxa5 35. Nc4 Ra4 36. Rc3 Bf6 37. Rc2 Be7 38. Rc3 Bf6 39. Rc2
Be7 40. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 dxe4 7. dxe4 O-O 8.
O-O a5 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nxe5 Re8 11. Nb3 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bb6 13. Nc4 Nxe4 14.
Nxb6 cxb6 15. f3 Nc5 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Rd6 Bf5 18. Bf4 Re6 19. g4 Rxd6 20. Bxd6
Be6 21. Bxc5 a4 22. Kf2 h5 23. h3 hxg4 24. hxg4 Rb8 25. b3 axb3 26. axb3 Rxb3
27. Bd4 c5 28. Bxc5 Rxc3 29. Be3 Rc2+ 30. Kg3 Rc3 31. Kf2 Rc2+ 32. Kg3 Rc3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bxc5 7. b4 Bb6 8. b5 Nb8
9. Bb2 a6 10. a4 Nh6 11. Be2 axb5 12. axb5 Rxa1 13. Bxa1 Nd7 14. O-O O-O 15. c4
f6 16. Nbd2 Ng4 17. exf6 Ndxf6 18. h3 Nxf2 19. Rxf2 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qxd8
Rxd8 22. Ng5 Rd2 23. c5 Bxc5 24. Nxe4 Bxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Rc2 26. Ke3 Bd7 27. Nd6
Rc5 28. Nxb7 Rg5 29. b6 Rxg2 30. Na5 Bc8 31. Be5 Rg1 32. b7 Bxb7 33. Nxb7 Rh1
34. Bg4 Kf7 35. Nd6+ Ke7 36. Ne4 h5 37. Ng3 Re1+ 38. Be2 g6 39. h4 Ra1 40. Bxa1
1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2845"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,Peter Heine"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 {Trailing Magnus by 1½ point meant Grischuk
had instead to care about the fight for 2nd place which he before the round
was sharing with Ding and Karjakin. And thus he chooses the Berlin's solidity
over the Najdorf's aggressiveness.} 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O {Earlier in the
tournament Grischuk had played the popular 5...d5 vs. Vishy, but now reverts
to the main line.} 6. O-O d6 7. Ba4 $5 {A move that by itself should explain
the popularity of the Berlin. If White anyway voluntarily will play Ba4, then
3...a6 must be really a bad move! More seriously this is the kind of position
where White anyway would make "half-moves" like 7.h3 or 7.Re1 meaning Ba4
can't be that much more worse as a waiting move. Still, it does look odd
indeed!} Ne7 8. Bc2 Ng6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a4 $5 {Apart from the obvous threat of
11.a5 winning a piece, White's general concept is that he will push his pawn
as forward as possible, then create confusion on the other side of the board,
and use that to then queen his a-pawn. If that sounds like a fairytale, have a
look at the remainder of the game!} c6 11. dxe5 $5 {Very simplistic. White has
just gotten the advantage in the centre, but now immediately creates a
symmetrical structure only for the sake of being able to push the a-pawn.} Nxe5
{Going by logic, Black does very little wrong in this game, but should
something be mentioned, it's this. Black now exchanges a knight he has spent
several tempi relocating to g6, against its white counterpart that only had
moved once so far.} 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. a5 {For what it's worth,
Magnus achieved his aim.} Bc5 {The active choice. 14...Bc7 is obviously more
passive, but does have an important idea in mind: After 15 Be3 Be6 16 f3 b6!?
Black forces White into a decision on the queenside. 17 a6!? obviously being
the critical move, but as Black has not played ...b5 it means that a7 is now
not a target and that its very unclear if White's pawn on a6 is a weakness or
an asset. Of course 17 axb6 is possible, but then Black's operation has been a
sucess in the sense that White's queenside pressure has evaporised.} (14... Bc7
15. Be3 Be6 16. f3 b6 $5 17. a6 $5) 15. Nd2 Be6 16. Re1 {As 16.Nb3 Nxe4! is
possible, White first has to consolidate before continuing with his plan. Now
16...Nd7 17.Nb3 Be7 is possible, but after 18.Be3, at least by sight, White
does have a small edge due to the vulnerability of Black's queenside structure.
And with Black obviously having playing solidly and logically till now, why
should Grischuk start making concession?} b5 $5 {Grabbing space and
potentially threatening ...a6, when Black might even start claiming that
White's pawn is a weakness. White on the other hand is not that thrilled about
pushing a6 himself too early, as it would give Black access to the b6 square
for his bishop.} 17. Nb3 Bxb3 {Obviously a debatable move, but also typical of
Grischuks "high-level" style. Not limiting himself to just general
considerations like " White now has the pair of bishops", Grischuk goes beyond
that and claims that yes, White of course gets the pair of bishops, but in
return I get control of the d-line and avoid the else moderately akward
pressure against my queenside. As well my minor piece are immediately active,
while White's pair of bishops indeed struggle to find squares to develop to
naturally. 17...Nd7!? however might have been the better way. 18.Nxc5 Nxc5 19.
Be3 Bb3! forces an interesting opposite colored bishop postion after 20.Bxc5
Bxc2 21.a6. The human perspective is that Black's pawn on a7 will be an
eternal weakness, and rook exchanges will not magnify that problematic.
However, Black can argue that as he controls the d-file White has no way to
make progress, while Black will just double his rooks on d7 and d8, solidly
covering the a7-pawn, basically with an impregnable fortress, at least if the
engines are to be believed.} (17... Nd7 $5 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. Be3 Bb3 $1 20.
Bxc5 Bxc2 21. a6) 18. Bxb3 Ng4 {Active, but not really creating more than an
easily parried threat. 18...Rab8!? 19..Kf1 b4 means both black rooks will be
in control of the open files, but after 20.Ba4!? White does limit Black's
immediate actitivy and at the same time starts attacking Black's weaknesses.} (
18... Rab8 $5 19. Kf1 b4 20. Ba4 $5) 19. Re2 Rd6 {Creating the threat of 20...
Nxf2 21.Rxf2 Rf6!} 20. Bg5 Kf8 21. Rf1 $1 {Putting pressure on f2, Grischuk
might have forced this "passive" move, but actually only the first part of the
sentence is true. White indeed had no choice, but to put his rook on f1, but
happily does so, as it fits very well with the next part of his expansion
plans:} Nf6 22. g3 $1 {Another beautiful move combining the neccesary with the
useful. With f4 potentially being White's way to progress, removing his king
from the pin in the g1-a7 diagonal is mandatory and this also adds the option
of recapturing with the g-pawn on f4, as well as opening a route towards the
centre for White's king via g2 and later f3.} a6 23. Kg2 Nd7 24. Bc1 $1 {
Answering the question to which square White should develop his bishop. The
key part was getting his a1 rook into play, and with that accomplished White's
dark-squared bishop happily returns to its original square where its safely
"out of the way", while still being ready to join the battle immediately at
any given opportunity.} Ba7 25. f4 f6 26. h4 $1 {My first acquaintance with
Magnus was a guest lecture at a youth camp for the youngest group of Norwegian
talents. I spoke of Larsen, and obviously had a set of exercices where the
correct answer always was to push the h-pawn! Natasha Regan and Matthew
Sadler's fascinating "Gamechanger" devotes a full chapter to Alphazero's
preference compared to normal engines in pushing its flank pawns much more
agressively. It would have warmed the Danish giant's heart to know that a
theme he consistently wrote of being underestimated in chess, now is being
uphold and refined by the cutting-edge technology. If a5 and h5 looks odd to
you in this game, just think of the importance of having the black weak pawn
at a6, and the access to g6 for White's bishop. It's those details that make
Black's position collapse, and they are created exactly by advancing White's
flank pawns.} Re8 27. h5 h6 28. Ba2 c5 {With hindsight a very easy move to
criticise, but as Grischuk pointed out at the press conference, this exactly
should be the one. To him it looked like now was the perfect timing, as White
due to the weakness of the e4-pawn still seemingly needs a move to consolidate
before taking agressive measures. That premise being wrong, Black's best would
have been to seek counterplay with 28...exf4 29.gxf4 Nc5, the idea being 30.e5
Nd3! with Black still being in the game.} (28... exf4 29. gxf4 Nc5 30. e5 Nd3
$1) 29. Be3 $1 {An easy move to miss, as it indeed sacrifices a full central
pawn. 29.c4 is the alternative given by the computers which funnily at the
same time blocks both Black's bishop on a7, but also White's at a2! White is
better, but in a much less spectacular way than in the game.} exf4 30. gxf4
Rxe4 31. Bb1 Re7 32. Rfe1 {White has given away a full pawn, but has the
killing threat of 33.Bg6 when 34.Bxc5 becomes deadly due to mating motifs on
the e8 square.} f5 $2 {The surprising 32...Nb8! was the way to fight on, with
the hope of ...Nc6, Rdd7 and c4. Obviously white will prevent this liberation
attempt, most forcefully with 33 Kf3 Nc6 34 Bf5!? stopping the rook entering
d7, and replying to 34...c4? with 35.Bxa7 Rxe2 36.Rxe2 Nxa7 37.Bg6! Rd8 38.
Re6! picking up the pawn on a6 and winning easily.} (32... Nb8 $5 33. Kf3 Nc6
34. Bf5 $5 c4 $2 35. Bxa7 Rxe2 36. Rxe2 Nxa7 37. Bg6 Rd8 38. Re6 $1 $18 {
[%cal Ge6a6]}) 33. Bxf5 Nf6 34. Kf3 Nd5 {Grischuk said that at sight this move
looked like counterplay to him, but Magnus' next move was a cold shower:} 35.
Rd2 $1 {White was better anyway, but as often in favourable positions the
tactics also works in your favour. 35...Nxe3 36 Rxd6 Nxf5 37.Rxe7 is just
winning for White, as the rook and passed pawn easily outmanoeuvre Black's 2
minor pieces, 37...Nxe7 38 Rxa6 Bb8 39 Ra8! Nc6 40.a6 followed by 41.Rxb8 Nxb8
42.a7 being a sample line. 35...Bb8 was a line the players both looked at, but
discareded due to 36.Bxc5! Rxe1 37.Rxd5 when 37...Ke7 is met with the pretty
38.Re5+! as after 38...Rxe5 39.fxe5 White ends up with an extra piece.} Rd8 (
35... Nxe3 36. Rxd6 Nxf5 37. Rxe7 Nxe7 38. Rxa6 Bb8 39. Ra8 $1 Nc6 40. a6 Z0
41. Rxb8+ Nxb8 42. a7) (35... Bb8 36. Bxc5 $1 Rxe1 37. Rxd5 Ke7 38. Re5+ $1
Rxe5 39. fxe5 $18) 36. Be4 Red7 37. Red1 {No tactical magic is needed anymore.
Despite being nominally a pawn down, White aims for general exchanges!} Nf6 38.
Rxd7 Nxd7 {38...Rxd7 maybe was more illustrative as after 39.Rxd7 Nxd7 40.Bb7
Nb8 41.Ke4 black is completely tied up with the bishop unable as the knight
needs to block its only aviable square in order to defend the pawn at a6.} (
38... Rxd7 39. Rxd7 Nxd7 40. Bb7 Nb8 41. Ke4) 39. Rd6 $1 {[%cal Gd6a6] And
here Grischuk resigned. White will win the a-pawn and then basically
mechanically queen it after Rxa6 Bb8 Ra8 followed by a6+a7.  In many ways an
amazing game. White got nothing out of the opening, and Black's moves from
there all looked healthy and with logic. To use the words of Grischuk himself:
"Magnus played incredibly well."} (39. Rd6 $1 {[%cal Gd6a6]} Z0 40. Rxa6 Bb8
41. Ra8 {[%cal Ga5a8]}) 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Horobetz, Graham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "3069"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Ngf6 5. Re1 e6 6. c3 Be7 7. d4 O-O 8.
Nbd2 a6 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 e5 11. d5 Nc5 12. Bc2 a5 13. Nf1 b5 14. Ng3 g6 15.
Be3 Nfd7 16. Qd2 Bf6 17. h4 Nb6 18. b3 Bg4 19. Nh2 Bd7 20. h5 b4 21. Nf3 Bg4
22. hxg6 fxg6 23. Bd1 a4 24. Rb1 axb3 25. axb3 Nbd7 26. Qxb4 Nd3 27. Qxd6 Nxe1
28. Nxe1 Bxd1 29. Rxd1 Qe7 30. Qe6+ Kg7 31. Nd3 Rab8 32. b4 Rfc8 33. Qg4 Kh8
34. Nc5 Nxc5 35. bxc5 Rd8 36. c6 Qd6 37. Rc1 Rb5 38. c7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Studer, Noel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "3070"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 Nc5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. b4 Ne6 13. Be3 a5 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15.
Nb3 Ra8 16. Rc1 Bc6 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Rcd1 b6 19. Nd5 Qc8 20. f4 Bxd5 21. cxd5
Nec5 22. Nd4 Ra3 23. Nc6 Qa6 24. Nb4 Qa4 25. Qxa4 Nxa4 26. Bf2 Bc3 27. Nc2 Rxa2
28. Re2 Bg7 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. Rxa2 Bxf2+ 31. Rxf2 Ndc5 32. Rd4 Nc3 33. Kh2 N3xe4
34. Re2 f5 35. Ra2 Kf7 36. Ra7 Re7 37. g4 h6 38. gxf5 gxf5 39. Bf3 Nc3 40. Rd2
Kf6 41. Rg2 b5 42. Bh5 Rg7 43. Rxg7 Kxg7 44. Rxc7+ Kg8 45. Bf7+ Kf8 46. Bg6 b4
47. Bxf5 Nxd5 48. Rc8+ Ke7 49. Rb8 Kf6 50. Bh7 b3 51. Rb4 Nxb4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bernadskiy, Vitaliy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "3072"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Qd5 7. Qe3 Qe6
8. b3 Qxe3+ 9. fxe3 Bf5 10. d3 a5 11. e4 Bg6 12. h4 f6 13. h5 Bf7 14. e5 a4 15.
Bb2 Nd7 16. O-O-O axb3 17. axb3 Bd5 18. Re1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nxe5 20. f4 Ng4 21.
Re2 Kf7 22. Bh3 f5 23. Rg1 Rg8 24. Bxg4 fxg4 25. Rxg4 g6 26. Rh4 Bg7 27. hxg6+
hxg6 28. Rh7 Rae8 29. Be5 Kf8 30. Rf2 e6 31. Kd2 Rd8 32. Ke3 Rd7 33. Ke4 Rf7
34. Bd6+ Ke8 35. d4 g5 36. Rf3 gxf4 37. Rxf4 Rxf4+ 38. Bxf4 b5 39. c4 bxc4 40.
bxc4 Kf8 41. Be5 Bxe5 42. Kxe5 Rg4 43. Rc7 Ke8 44. Rxc6 Kf7 45. Rc7+ Ke8 46. c5
Kd8 47. Rh7 Kc8 48. Re7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hansen, Eric"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "3066"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. a3 d6 10. Bd2 Qd7 11. Re1 Nd8 12. Ne2 Ne6 13. Ng3 Rae8 14. h3 Bd8 15.
Ba2 c5 16. b4 Bc7 17. c4 Kh8 18. Rc1 Bb6 19. Be3 Nd4 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. Bg5 Ng8
22. Nf5 f6 23. Bd2 Ne7 24. Nxd6 Qxd6 25. c5 Bxc5 26. bxc5 Qd7 27. f4 Bc6 28.
Qh5 Qc7 29. Rf1 Ra8 30. fxe5 Qxe5 31. Qe2 Ng6 32. Rf5 Qg3 33. Rcf1 Rae8 34.
R1f3 Qc7 35. Be1 Bd7 36. Rh5 Be6 37. Bg3 Qf7 38. Bxe6 Qxe6 39. Qf2 a5 40. Qxd4
Rc8 41. Bd6 Rfd8 42. Rhf5 Ne5 43. Rg3 Nc6 44. Qe3 Re8 45. Kh2 b4 46. axb4 axb4
47. Qf3 Nd4 48. Qg4 Nxf5 49. exf5 Qd7 50. Qxb4 Qxf5 51. Qc4 Red8 52. Qd4 h6 53.
Rf3 Qe6 54. Re3 Qf7 55. Qf4 Re8 56. Rg3 Qd5 57. Qg4 Qf7 58. d4 f5 59. Qf3 Re4
60. Be5 Rxe5 61. dxe5 Rxc5 62. Qf4 Qe6 63. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kryakvin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "3058"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Ne2 c5 6. c3 c4 7. d4 cxd3 8. Ned4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxd3 Be7 11. O-O a5 12. Re1 Ba6 13. Nd4 Qc7 14. Bxa6 Rxa6
15. Qg4 g6 16. Bh6 Rb6 17. b3 c5 18. Nf3 Bf8 19. Qh4 Qd8 20. Qf4 Bxh6 21. Qxh6
Qe7 22. Rab1 Qf8 23. Qd2 Qe7 24. c4 d4 25. Qxa5 O-O 26. Re2 Rfb8 27. Ne1 Qg5
28. Nd3 Qf5 29. Rd1 h5 30. Qe1 Ra8 31. f3 Qg5 32. h4 Qh6 33. Qg3 Rba6 34. Rdd2
Ra5 35. Kh2 Nb8 36. Qf4 Qxf4+ 37. Nxf4 Nc6 38. Nd3 Rb8 39. Kg3 Nb4 40. Nxb4
Rxb4 41. Kf4 Kg7 42. g4 hxg4 43. fxg4 Rb8 44. h5 Rh8 45. Rh2 Raa8 46. Rdg2 gxh5
47. gxh5+ Kh6 48. Ke4 Rhg8 49. Rxg8 Rxg8 50. Rf2 Rg4+ 51. Rf4 Rg2 52. Rxf7 Re2+
53. Kd3 Re3+ 54. Kd2 Rxe5 55. a4 Re3 56. a5 Rxb3 57. Rc7 e5 58. Rc6+ Kxh5 59.
Rxc5 Kg4 60. Rxe5 Kf4 61. Re8 Ra3 62. Rd8 Rxa5 63. Rxd4+ Ke5 64. Rh4 Kd6 65.
Kc3 Kc7 66. Kb4 Rf5 67. Rh6 Rg5 68. Kc3 Rf5 69. Kd4 Rg5 70. Re6 Rf5 71. Kc3 Rg5
72. Kb4 Rf5 73. Ra6 Rg5 74. Ra7+ Kb6 75. Rf7 Kc6 76. Rf6+ Kc7 77. Rh6 Rf5 78.
Rg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Durarbayli, Vasif"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "3061"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O Bb7 8. h3
O-O 9. Re1 d6 10. c3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Re8 14. Nc3 b4 15. Na4
exd4 16. Qxd4 Nc6 17. Qb6 Rb8 18. Qxd8 Nxd8 19. Bf4 Ne6 20. Bh2 Rbc8 21. Re2
Bc6 22. Rae1 Bb5 23. Rd2 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Bxa4 25. Rd2 Bc6 26. e5 dxe5 27. Nxe5
Bb5 28. Rc1 Bc5 29. Bg3 Ne4 30. Rd5 Nxg3 31. Rcxc5 Ne2+ 32. Kf1 Nxc5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "3045"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. c4 Ne5 8.
b3 Be7 9. Bb2 Nfd7 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxg7 Rg8 13. Bb2 Bf6 14. e5
Bh8 15. Rxf4 Qg5 16. Re4 O-O-O 17. d3 Nxe5 18. h4 Qh6 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Rxe5
Qc1+ 21. Qe1 Qb2 22. Rxc5+ Kd7 23. Nd2 Qd4+ 24. Qf2 Qxa1+ 25. Kh2 f5 26. Nf3
Qf6 27. Rb5 b6 28. c5 bxc5 29. Qxc5 Ke8 30. Rb7 Rg7 31. Qxa7 Rxb7 32. Qxb7 Rxd3
33. Qb5+ Rd7 34. a4 Ke7 35. a5 e5 36. Qxe5+ Qxe5+ 37. Nxe5 Rd5 38. Nc4 Kd8 39.
Kg3 Rd4 40. h5 Kc7 41. Kf3 Rd3+ 42. Kf4 Rxb3 43. Kxf5 Rb5+ 44. Kf6 Rxh5 45. g4
Rc5 46. Ne5 Rxa5 47. g5 Rc5 48. Nd3 Rc3 49. Ne5 Kd6 50. Nf7+ Kd5 51. Kg7 Ke6
52. Nh6 Rc7+ 53. Kg8 Ke5 54. Nf7+ Kf5 55. Kf8 Rxf7+ 56. Kxf7 Kxg5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Willow, Jonah B"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "3047"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. d3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 Na5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 Nxb3 10. axb3 Bb7 11. d4 exd4 12. Qxd4 h6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nh4 Re8
15. Nf5 Bf8 16. Rad1 Re5 17. Qd3 Qe8 18. Qg3+ Kh7 19. f3 Rd8 20. Rfe1 Qe6 21.
Nd4 Qb6 22. Kh1 Rde8 23. f4 Rc5 24. Qd3 Kh8 25. Nf5 Qe6 26. Nd4 Qb6 27. b4 Rc4
28. Nf5 Qe6 29. Qxd7 Qxd7 30. Rxd7 Bxb4 31. Rxf7 Bxc3 32. bxc3 Rcxe4 33. Rxe4
Bxe4 34. Nd4 Bg6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gordievsky, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "3050"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. h3 O-O 8.
c3 c4 9. b3 cxb3 10. axb3 d5 11. e5 c5 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 f6 14. Nc3 fxe5 15.
Nxe5 Nf5 16. Ba3 Bb7 17. Bc5 a6 18. b4 Qc7 19. Qd3 Nd6 20. Ra2 Rf5 21. Rae2
Raf8 22. f3 Rg5 23. h4 Rg3 24. Rf2 Nf5 25. Ne2 Bxe5 26. dxe5 Qxe5 27. Qd2 Nxh4
28. Nxg3 Qxg3 29. Rxe7 Rf7 30. Re8+ Kg7 31. Bd4+ Rf6 32. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.04.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tari, Aryan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2859"]
[BlackElo "3036"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2019.04.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a4 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Bd5 Rab8 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Na3 exd4 16. Nxb5 dxc3 17. Nxc3 Bc5 18. Qd2 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Kh1 Bxd5 21.
exd5 Qd4 22. Re2 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Rb4 24. Re1 Rfb8 25. Ree2 Rd4 26. g3 Kf8 27. Kg2
Rbb4 28. Nd1 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Bd4 30. Rc2 Bc5 31. Nc3 g5 32. Kf3 Ke7 33. Ke2 f5
34. f3 Kf6 35. Kd3 Rd4+ 36. Ke2 Rb4 37. Kd3 h5 38. Re2 h4 39. Re6+ Kf7 40. Kc2
Bg1 41. Re2 h3 42. Kd3 Rd4+ 43. Kc2 Rb4 44. Kd3 Rd4+ 45. Kc2 Rc4 46. Kd3 Rb4
47. Kc2 Bd4 48. Kd3 Be5 49. Rc2 Rd4+ 50. Ke3 Rc4 51. Kd3 Rd4+ 52. Ke2 Rb4 53.
Nd1 Rb7 54. Ne3 Kf6 55. Nc4 Rb5 56. Nd2 Rxd5 57. Rxc7 Bxb2 58. Rh7 Bc3 59. Nf1
f4 60. gxf4 gxf4 61. Rxh3 Re5+ 62. Kd3 Ba5 63. Rh6+ Ke7 64. h4 d5 65. Nh2 Re3+
66. Kd4 Re1 67. Kxd5 Bd2 68. Ng4 Rf1 69. Ke4 Re1+ 70. Kf5 Rf1 71. Ne5 Bc3 72.
Re6+ Kf8 73. Ng6+ Kf7 74. Re7+ Kg8 75. h5 Rxf3 76. h6 Rh3 77. Re8+ Kf7 78. Rf8#
1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2019.05.07"]
[Round "5.26"]
[White "Zou, Chen"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "2397"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2019.04.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hangzhou Hongda"]
[BlackTeam "Shanghai China Mobil"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 Nc6 5. a3 Nf6 6. Be2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Bd6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qb3 Rb8 13. Qb5 Nd7 14. e4 c6 15.
Qb3 Nc5 16. Qc2 Be6 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. Be3 Qc7 19. g3 Rbd8 20. Rad1 Qa5 21. f4
Bd4 22. Bxd4 Nxd4 23. Qf2 Qb6 24. Kg2 Nb3 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rd1
Rxd1 28. Nxd1 f6 29. Kf2 Nd2 30. Nc3 Nc4 31. Nd1 Nd2 32. Nc3 Nc4 33. Nd1
1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2019.05.08"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Liu, Qingnan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2019.04.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong Jingzhi"]
[BlackTeam "Shanghai China Mobil"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. Be2 a5 14. O-O Bg5
15. Qd3 Be6 16. Rad1 g6 17. a3 Qb8 18. axb4 Bxd5 19. b5 Be6 20. bxc6 Rc8 21. b3
Rxc6 22. Qc3 Bd8 23. Ne3 Bb6 24. Nd5 Ra7 25. Qg3 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Bc5 27. Bd1 Qb4
28. Qd3 Qa3 29. g4 Rb7 30. Qf3 a4 31. bxa4 Qxf3 32. Bxf3 Rb4 33. Rd2 Rxa4 34.
Be2 Rb6 35. Kg2 Kg7 36. Rc1 Rb7 37. Rcc2 Rba7 38. Rd3 Bd4 39. h4 h6 40. Rd1 Rb4
41. Rdd2 Rba4 42. Rd1 Kf6 43. Rb1 Ra3 44. c5 Ra2 45. Rbc1 dxc5 46. Bc4 R2a4 47.
Bd5 Rb4 48. Rh1 Ke7 49. g5 hxg5 50. hxg5 Kf8 51. Rh7 Kg8 52. Ra2 Rxa2 53. Rxf7
Rab2 54. Rf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2019.05.09"]
[Round "7.26"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dai, Changren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2019.04.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shanghai China Mobil"]
[BlackTeam "Tianjin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Be7 6. e4 O-O 7. Re1 d6 8. a4 b4
9. a5 c5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Nc4 d5 12. a6 Bc6 13. Nce5 Rc8 14. Nxc6 Rxc6 15. c3
bxc3 16. bxc3 Qc8 17. e5 Ne8 18. c4 Nc7 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Re8 21. Qg4 Nf8
22. h4 Kh8 23. h5 Rxa6 24. Bf6 gxf6 25. exf6 Ng6 26. Rxa6 Qxa6 27. hxg6 fxg6
28. f7 Rf8 29. Qf4 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2019.11.21"]
[Round "16.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lin, Yi1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2019.04.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shanghai China Mobil"]
[BlackTeam "Hangzhou Hongda"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. Nf3 g6 4. c4 c6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. d3
Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. e3 Rc8 14. Rc1 Rxc1
15. Qxc1 Qb8 16. Qb1 Rc8 17. Rc1 Rc6 18. Rxc6 bxc6 19. Qc2 Qd6 20. a3 Ne8 21.
e4 d4 22. b4 Bh6 23. h4 Nb6 24. Bh3 Nc7 25. Kg2 Bf8 26. Bc1 h5 27. Bd2 f6 28.
a4 Kg7 29. g4 Na6 30. g5 Nxb4 31. Bxb4 Qxb4 32. Qxc6 Qd6 33. Qb7+ Qe7 34. gxf6+
Kxf6 35. Qa6 Kg7 36. Ng5 Kh6 37. a5 Na4 38. Qc4 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2019.11.22"]
[Round "17.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wen, Yang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Lorenzini,Martin"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2019.04.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shanghai China Mobil"]
[BlackTeam "Shandong Jingzhi"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 h6 {
This move avoids the annoying Bg5 from White. It also allows ideas with ...g5 
(if Black has not castled). The inconvenience is that it takes away the h6
square from the knight in the line ...Ng4 (intending ...Kh8/...f5) h3 and now
there is no ...Nh6..} 8. Nbd2 a6 {Another modern option is playing a5 directly,
looking for space on the queenside, many times followed by Qb8 and Qa7. An
expert on this is the great Chinese player Ding Liren.} (8... a5 9. h3 Be6 10.
Bb5 Qb8 11. Nf1 (11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Bb4 14. a3 Bxd2 15. Nxd2
Re8 16. b3 d5 17. e5 Nd7 18. Qh5 c5 19. Re3 f5 20. exf6 Bf7 21. Qh4 Rxe3 22.
fxe3 Qe8 23. Nf3 Nxf6 24. dxc5 Bg6 25. Bb2 Qxe3+ 26. Kh2 Rf8 $11 {Giri, A. -
Ding Liren, 1/2-1/2, 3rd Du Te Cup 2019}) 11... Qa7 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Ne7
14. a4 Ng6 15. Bc4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 Qa6 17. g3 Rfe8 $11 {1/2 -1/2, Carlsen-Ding
Showdown G20, 2017}) 9. Nf1 Ba7 10. a4 Ne7 {At this point, Black has three
main plans: to play Ne7 and Ng6 as shown in the game; Be6 directly allowing
the pawns to be doubled on the e-file, or Re8-Be6 followed by ...d5 at the
right time.} (10... Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Rxe3 a5 14. Ng3 Qe8 15.
Qb3 Ra6 16. Rae1 Rb6 17. Qc2 Ne7 18. Nd2 Ng6 19. f3 Ra6 20. Qb3 Rb6 21. Qc2 Ra6
22. Qb3 b6 23. d4 Ra8 24. Nc4 Nd7 25. Na3 Kh8 26. Nb5 Rc8 27. Na7 Ra8 28. Nb5
Rc8 29. Na7 Ra8 30. Nb5 Rc8 {Vocaturo, D. - Mamedyarov, S., 1/2-1/2, 43rd
Olympiad 2018}) (10... Re8 11. Qb3 (11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Be3 Qd7 14. b5
Ne7 15. bxa6 bxa6 16. Bxa7 Rxa7 17. Qb3 c6 18. Rab1 Ng6 19. g3 a5 20. Ne3 Re8
21. Nc4 Kh7 22. Qc2 Qe6 23. Ne3 d5 24. Kg2 Kg8 25. h4 Rd7 26. c4 Red8 27. cxd5
cxd5 28. Rb5 $14 {Kramnik, V. - Adams, Mi, 1-0, Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017}) 11...
Qe7 12. a5 Rb8 13. Be3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. Qxe6 Rxe6 16. Bxa7 Nxa7 17. Ne3
Rd8 18. b4 d5 $11 {Carlsen, M. - Mamedyarov, S. , 1/2-1/2, GCT Blitz Paris 2017
}) 11. Ng3 Ng6 12. d4 ({Grischuk employs an elite novelty. The normal way for
White is to play 12.h3 followed by d4. It is true that in grandmaster level
games Black equalizes comfortably with a quick ...d5.} 12. h3 c6 13. Bb3 (13.
Ba2 Be6 (13... d5 $5) 14. Bxe6 fxe6 $14 {Giri, A. - Nakamura, Hi, 1/2-1/2,
FIDE Candidates 2016}) 13... d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. d4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Re8 (16...
Bd7 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Be3 f5 19. f4 (19. Ne6 $5 Bxe6 20. Bxa7 Re8 21. Bd4 $13)
19... Kh7 20. Qf3 Qh4 (20... Qc7 $11) 21. Nge2 Rae8 22. Bf2 Qf6 23. Qxd5 Bc6
24. Nxc6 Bxf2+ 25. Kxf2 bxc6 26. Qd4 Qh4+ 27. Kg1 Re4 $11 {0-1 (81), 18th
ch-EUR Indiv 2017}) 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Be3 Bb8 20. Qd2 Bxg3 (
20... Bd7 $11) 21. fxg3 Qe5 (21... Bd7 $11) 22. Bf2 Bd7 23. Nb3 Qg5 24. Qxg5
hxg5 25. Nc5 Bc6 26. b4 Ne5 27. Re1 Nd7 28. Nxd7 {Mareco, S. - Kravtsiv, M., 1/
2-1/2, 1st Sharjah Masters 2017}) 12... c6 13. Bd3 (13. h3 d5 14. Bb3 (14. Bd3
dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bd3 e4 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5
Qe8 $15 {The pawn of e5 is weak.}) 14... Nxe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17.
dxe5 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Bf5 $11) 13... Bg4 14. Be2 Re8 {This opening was a success
for the Chinese player.} 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 d5 $1 {A thematic move,
achieving total equality.} 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 (18... Qb6 $5) 19. Bxd5
Qxd5 20. Qxd5 cxd5 21. Rd1 Rad8 {We find a typical endgame of the French
Tarrasch variation, in which Black has control of the d4 square.} 22. Nf5 Nc6
23. Kf1 d4 {Black frees himself of his weakness, with full equality.} 24. cxd4
Bxd4 ({There are two satisfactory alternatives:} 24... Nxd4 25. Be3 Nc6 26.
Bxa7 Nxa7 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Ke2 Nc6 29. Rd1 Re8+ (29... Rxd1 30. Kxd1 Kf8 31.
Kd2 {It seems that White is better here, but Black has an excellent move:} g6
$1 {It is understandable not wishing to go for this variation in a tournament
game.} 32. Nxh6 (32. Nd6 Nd8 33. Kd3 Ke7 34. Ne4 b6 35. Kd4 Ke6 $11) 32... f5
33. g4 Kg7 34. g5 $11) 30. Kf3 Re5 31. Ne3 Re6 $11) (24... Rd5 25. g4 h5 26.
Ra3 hxg4 27. hxg4 g6 28. Ng3 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Bxd4 $11) 25. Nxd4 Nxd4 (25... Rxd4
26. Rxd4 Nxd4 $11) 26. Bf4 Nb3 (26... Nc6 27. b3 f6 28. Be3 Kf7 29. Bb6 Rxd1+
30. Rxd1 $11) 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Ra3 Nc5 (28... Nc1 $5 {This is a beautiful but
unnecessary move} 29. Bxc1 Rd1+ 30. Ke2 Rxc1 31. Kd2 Rg1 32. g3 g6 33. Rb3 Ra1
$11) (28... Na5 29. Ke2 $11) 29. Be3 Rd5 30. Ke2 {When I saw this game for the
first time, I was surprised by the easy way White won the ending. I thought it
was due to the excellent technique of Grischuk. A detailed analysis shows that
Black made various mistakes. Although his game is not easy at all, he can
achieve a draw with precise play.} Kf8 $2 (30... a5 {This move places a pawn
in the enemy bishop's range, but fixes the weakness a4. White is almost
obliged to switch the bishop for the knight to free his rook from a3.} 31. Bxc5
(31. Ra1 Re5 32. Ra3 Rd5 33. g3 $11) 31... Rxc5 32. Rc3 {This is the only try
to get some advantage.} Rxc3 33. bxc3 Kf8 34. Kd3 Ke7 35. Kc4 Kd6 36. Kb5 Kd5
37. Kxa5 Kc5 38. f4 g6 39. g4 f5 40. gxf5 gxf5 41. c4 h5 42. h4 b6+ 43. Ka6 Kc6
44. Ka7 Kc7 45. Ka8 Kc8 $11) 31. b4 Ne6 (31... Ne4) 32. Rd3 Rxd3 33. Kxd3 {
We see an endgame in which White has an advantage. With pawns on both sides
and an open center, the bishop could be a bit superior to the knight. Also,
the white king is superior to the black one. The question is if this is enough
to win.} Ke7 34. Kc4 Kd6 35. g4 Ke5 $6 (35... g6 $5 36. Bxh6 {Otherwise, Black
places all pawns on light squares.} g5 {Sacrificing a pawn, Black has trapped
the white bishop on the square h6.} 37. b5 (37. f4 gxf4 38. h4 b5+ 39. axb5
axb5+ 40. Kxb5 Ke5 41. Kc4 Ke4 42. Kc3 Kf3 43. b5 Nc7 44. Kc4 Kxg4 45. b6 Na6
46. b7 f3 47. Be3 $11) 37... f6 38. a5 axb5+ 39. Kxb5 Kc7 40. f4 gxf4 41. h4
Kd7 42. Kb6 Kc8 43. h5 Kb8 44. Kb5 Kc7 45. Kc4 Kd6 46. Kd3 Ke5 47. Bg7 Nc5+ 48.
Ke2 Ne6 49. h6 Ng5 $11) (35... Ng5 $5) 36. b5 Kd6 37. f4 (37. h4 $1 {would
have been a better move, with the idea of h5 blocking the black pawn on h6.
Also, after 37.f4, in many variations the bishop on e3 is undefended.} g5 (
37... axb5+ 38. Kxb5 Kd7 39. h5 Nf8 40. f4 Nh7 41. g5 hxg5 42. fxg5 $16) 38. h5
axb5+ 39. Kxb5 Nc7+ 40. Kc4 (40. Kb6 $2 Nd5+ 41. Kxb7 Nxe3 42. fxe3 f5 $11)
40... Ne6 41. a5 Kc6 42. Bc1 Nc5 43. f4 gxf4 44. Bxf4 $18) 37... axb5+ 38. axb5
(38. Kxb5 $6 Nc7+ 39. Kc4 (39. Kb6 Nd5+ 40. Kxb7 Nxe3 41. a5 Nc4 42. a6 Na5+
43. Kb6 Nc6 44. f5 g6 45. fxg6 fxg6 46. h4 g5 47. h5 Kd7 48. Kb7 $11 {White
keeps the king on b7 and b6.}) 39... Nd5 40. Bd2 Nb6+ 41. Kb5 Nd7 $11 {The
white king cannot enter the queenside.}) 38... g5 $2 (38... Kd7 39. Kd5 Nc7+
40. Kc5 g6 41. b6 (41. Bd2 h5 42. Kb6 hxg4 43. hxg4 Kc8 $11) 41... Ne8 42. Kd5
h5 43. g5 $11) 39. f5 $18 Nf4 (39... Nc7 40. Bf2 Kd7 41. Bd4 Ne8 42. Kd5 Nc7+
43. Kc5 Ne8 44. Be5 $18) 40. Bxf4+ gxf4 41. Kd4 f6 42. h4 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2019.11.23"]
[Round "18.6"]
[White "Chu, Wei Chao"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2374"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2019.04.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tianjin"]
[BlackTeam "Shanghai China Mobil"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. a4 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. Na2 Bd6 11. Qxc4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Qc2 Nxf3+ 14. exf3 a5
15. Nc3 h6 16. Bd2 Be6 17. Rfe1 Qc7 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. fxe4 Bb4 20. Bf4 Qe7 21.
Red1 Qc5 22. Qd3 Qb6 23. Be3 Bc5 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. Bf1 Qb4 26. Qd4 Rfd8 27.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Kh7 29. Bd3 g6 30. h4 Kg7 31. e5 Qxb2 32. Re1 Qd2 33. Re3
Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Qxa4 35. Be4 h5 36. Bf3 Qb5 37. Ra8 a4 38. Ra7 Bb3 39. Re4 Qb6 40.
Ra8 Qc5 41. Re3 b5 42. Rd8 Be6 43. Ra8 Qc2 44. Re2 Qc1 45. Re3 Bc4 46. Be2 Bd5+
47. Bf3 Bc4 48. Be2 Bxe2 49. Rxe2 Qc4 50. Re3 Qd5+ 51. Kh2 Qd7 52. Rb8 Qa7 53.
Re8 a3 54. e6 a2 55. e7 a1=Q 56. Rd8 Qxe7 57. Rxe7 Qf6 0-1

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. a4 Bd6 7. a5 O-O 8. Be2 e5
9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. O-O Bc7 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. a6 bxa6 14. Qa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.18"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3
Bf5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 c6 12. Nd2 Ne4 13. Bxd8 Nxc3 14. bxc3
Rfxd8 15. a4 c5 16. Nf1 Rac8 17. Ng3 Bh7 18. Kd2 Rc7 19. a5 Kf8 20. h4 Nf6 21.
Bf3 Ke7 22. h5 Kd6 23. Ra3 cxd4 24. exd4 Re8 25. Nf1 Be4 26. Ne3 Bxf3 27. Nf5+
Kc6 28. gxf3 Rg8 29. Raa1 Kd7 30. Rag1 Rgc8 31. Rc1 Rg8 32. Rce1 b6 33. a6 b5
34. Re5 Rb8 35. Rg1 Nxh5 36. Rxd5+ Ke6 37. Re5+ Kd7 38. Nxg7 Nxg7 39. Rxg7 Kd6
40. Rh7 b4 41. Rxh6+ Kd7 42. Rd5+ Ke7 43. Re5+ Kd7 44. cxb4 Rxb4 45. Ke3 Rc3+
46. Ke4 Rcc4 47. Rd5+ Ke7 48. f4 Rc2 49. f3 Ra4 50. f5 Re2+ 51. Kf4 Rea2 52.
Rhd6 1-0

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.20"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Be2 Qa5+ 10. Nd2 Ba6 11. O-O c5 12. Nc4 Bxc4 13. Bxc4 cxd4 14.
exd4 Nc6 15. d5 exd5 16. Qxd5 Qxd5 17. Bxd5 Rac8 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. g3 Bf6 20.
Kg2 h5 21. b3 g5 22. Be3 Nb4 23. Bb7 Rc7 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Rd1 Bf6 26. Bf3 g4
27. Be2 Nxa2 28. Bf4 Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.21"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O a5
15. Na3 Na7 16. Qd3 Kh8 17. Rfd1 Be6 18. Ne3 b4 19. Nac4 Nb5 20. cxb4 axb4 21.
Nxd6 Nxd6 22. Qxd6 Bxe3 23. Qxd8 Rfxd8 24. fxe3 Rdc8 25. Rd2 g6 26. Kf2 Kg7 27.
Bd1 Ra8 28. a4 bxa3 29. Rxa3 Rab8 30. Ra5 Rc4 31. Rxe5 Rcb4 32. Ra5 Rxb2 33.
Rxb2 Rxb2+ 34. Kg3 h6 35. h4 Bd7 36. Bf3 Rb5 37. Rxb5 Bxb5 38. Kf4 Kf6 39. e5+
Ke6 40. Bg4+ Ke7 41. Bc8 Bc4 42. g4 Kd8 43. Bb7 Ke7 44. g5 hxg5+ 45. Kxg5 Ke6
46. Kf4 Ke7 47. Ke4 Be6 48. Bd5 Bc8 49. Kf4 Kf8 50. Bf3 Be6 51. Bg4 Bb3 52. Kg5
Kg7 53. Bd7 Bc4 54. Bc6 Be6 55. Kf4 Kf8 56. Ke4 Ke7 57. Bd5 Bc8 58. Kf4 Kf8 59.
Bc4 Bh3 60. Bb3 Bc8 61. Bd5 Kg7 62. Kg5 Bd7 63. Bc4 Bc8 64. Kf4 Kf8 65. Bb3 Bh3
66. e6 f6 67. Kg3 Bf5 68. Kf4 Bh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.22"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. e4 Nc6 8.
Bb5 dxe4 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Ng5 Be6 11. Nxe6+ fxe6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Ke2 Bb4 14.
Na4 Ke7 15. Rd1 Rhd8 16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17. Be3 Ra8 18. Rc1 Kd7 19. Rc4 Bd6 20. b3
Nd5 21. Rxe4 Nxe3 22. Kxe3 Rf8 23. h3 Rf5 24. Ke2 h5 25. Nb2 Bc5 26. Nd3 Kd6
27. h4 Bb6 28. g3 Ra5 29. a4 g5 30. b4 Rd5 31. hxg5 Rxg5 32. a5 Bc7 33. Nc5 e5
34. Re3 Rg4 35. Ne4+ Ke7 36. f3 Rg6 37. Rc3 Kd7 38. Rc1 Bd6 39. Rd1 Kc7 40.
Nxd6 Rxd6 41. Rh1 Rg6 42. Rxh5 Rxg3 43. Rxe5 Kd6 44. Re4 Rg5 45. Rc4 Rg1 46.
Ke3 Kd5 47. Rc5+ Kd6 48. Ke4 Re1+ 49. Kf5 Rb1 50. Rc4 Kd5 51. Re4 c5 52. Re5+
Kd4 53. bxc5 Rb5 54. f4 Rxa5 55. Ke6 Ra6+ 56. Kd7 Rf6 57. c6 Rxf4 58. Ra5 Rf7+
59. Kc8 Kc4 60. c7 Kb4 61. Rxa7 1-0

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.22"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Re1
Bg7 15. c3 O-O 16. Nc2 f4 17. a4 bxa4 18. Nb4 f5 19. Bxa6 Ng6 20. Qh5 Qb6 21.
Rxa4 e4 22. Rea1 Kh8 23. Bf1 Rxa4 24. Rxa4 f3 25. Ra6 Qc5 26. Rc6 Qa7 27. Ra6
Qc5 28. Rc6 Qa7 29. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.23"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1
O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. a5 b5 13. axb6 cxb6 14. Bd5 Qc7 15.
Qc4 Bb7 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Rxa6 Qb7 18. Ra3 b5 19. Qb3 Rac8 20. Qa2 Bb6 21. b4
d5 22. Qc2 Re6 23. Nh4 Nh5 24. Nb3 dxe4 25. dxe4 Nf6 26. Nd2 Rd8 27. Nhf3 Rc8
28. Bb2 Qe7 29. c4 bxc4 30. Qxc4 Nh5 31. Nf1 Nf4 32. Ng3 Qe8 33. Rc1 Rd8 34.
Qc2 Bb5 35. Rd1 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.24"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4
b4 9. Nfd2 c6 10. Nxc4 Qxd4 11. Rd1 Qc5 12. Be3 Qh5 13. Nbd2 Ng4 14. Nf3 Nxe3
15. Nxe3 a5 16. Nd4 Ba6 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. Bf3 Qg6 19. Be4 Qh5 20. Bf3 Qg6 21.
Be4 Qh5 22. Kg2 Ra7 23. h4 g6 24. f4 Qh6 25. Nb3 Kh8 26. Bd3 Bb7 27. Nc4 c5+
28. Be4 Ba6 29. Nbxa5 Qf8 30. Bf3 Rd8 31. h5 Bf6 32. Rxd8 Qxd8 33. Rd1 Rd7 34.
Rxd7 Nxd7 35. h6 Nb6 36. Ne5 Bxe5 37. Nc6 Nc4 38. Nxd8 Ne3+ 39. Kf2 Nxc2 40.
Nxf7+ Kg8 41. Nxe5 c4 42. Bg4 Nd4 43. Ke1 Kf8 44. Kd1 Ke7 45. e3 Nb3 46. Nc6+
Kf6 47. Nxb4 Bb7 48. Be2 Na5 49. Kd2 Nb3+ 50. Kc3 Nc5 51. a5 Ne4+ 52. Kxc4 Nxg3
53. Bd3 g5 54. fxg5+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.27"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. d5 Bxc3+ 10. Bd2 Bxa1 11. Qxa1 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14.
O-O Qb6 15. Qc3 Bd7 16. Bh6 f6 17. Bxf8 Rc8 18. Qf3 Kxf8 19. e5 Kg7 20. exf6+
exf6 21. h3 Qd6 22. Qd3 h5 23. Qd2 b5 24. Qa5 a6 25. Bf3 Be8 26. h4 Bf7 27. g3
Rc4 28. Rd1 Rc2 29. Be4 Rc8 30. Bg2 Rc7 31. Bf3 Rc4 32. Bg2 Kg8 33. Bf3 Kh7 34.
Kg2 f5 35. Qd2 b4 36. Qe3 Rc7 37. Rd3 a5 38. a3 bxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.28"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re2 Nc4 11. b3 Nb6 12. a4 a5 13. Nc3 d6 14. Ne4 Be7
15. Qe1 Nd5 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. Rxe7 Nd5 18. Re2 Bg4 19. f3 Bf5 20. Qd2 Re8 21.
Bb2 Rxe2 22. Qxe2 Qe8 23. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.29"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bg2 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8.
Qxf3 Qxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd4 10. Bd1 O-O-O 11. Nd2 Nc6 12. a3 g6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. dxe4
h5 15. c3 Bh6 16. Bxh6 Rxh6 17. Bb3 f6 18. h4 Kd7 19. Ke2 Ke7 20. Rhd1 Rhh8 21.
Bd5 Rd6 22. b4 Nd8 23. f4 c6 24. Bb3 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Ne6 26. Ke3 a5 27. Bxe6 Kxe6
28. bxa5 Ra8 29. Rb1 Rxa5 30. Rxb7 Rxa3 31. Kd3 exf4 32. gxf4 Ra1 33. Rc7 Kd6
34. Rf7 Ke6 35. Rc7 Kd6 36. Rf7 Ke6 37. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.05.29"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. a4 a6 7. h3 Ba7 8. O-O h6
9. Re1 O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. b4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. Qc2 Qd7 14. Nc4 d5 15.
exd5 Qxd5 16. Ne3 Qd7 17. Nc4 Qd5 18. Ne3 Qd7 19. b5 Na5 20. c4 Bd4 21. Rb1
axb5 22. axb5 Ree8 23. c5 Nd5 24. Nxd5 Qxd5 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.
Bf4 Re7 28. Qa4 b6 29. c6 Kh7 30. Rb4 Qe6 31. Rxd4 f5 32. Be3 g5 33. Qb4 Rg7
34. Rd8 Nb3 35. Bd4 Re7 36. Qxe7+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. h4 Nh5 8.
Nxh5 Bxh5 9. c3 Nd7 10. Be2 e6 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Ng5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 h6 14. Nf3 Qa5
15. a3 Qf5 16. g3 Nf6 17. O-O-O Qe4 18. Rde1 Qxe2 19. Rxe2 h5 20. Bg5 Ng4 21.
Bxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 Nf6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O e5 6. e4 d4 7. a4 Bd6 8. Na3 Be6
9. Ng5 Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. h4 h6 12. Nh3 Nd7 13. Nf2 g5 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Bh3
Qe7 16. Kg2 O-O-O 17. Bd2 Kb8 18. Qe2 Nf8 19. Rh1 Ne6 20. Bg4 Bg6 21. Bf5 Rdg8
22. Rxh8 Rxh8 23. Rh1 Rxh1 24. Kxh1 Bc7 25. Nc4 a6 26. Kg2 Ka7 27. Qe1 b5 28.
axb5 axb5 29. Na3 Kb6 30. Qh1 Bxf5 31. exf5 Ng7 32. Qh7 f6 33. Ne4 Ne8 34. Qg8
Nd6 35. Qb3 Na7 36. Nc4+ Nxc4 37. dxc4 b4 38. c3 Nc6 39. cxb4 cxb4 40. c5+ Kb5
41. Qd3+ Ka5 42. Qc4 Qd7 43. g4 Qd8 44. Qe6 Na7 45. Nxf6 e4 46. Nxe4 Qh8 47.
Nd6 Nc6 48. Qa2# 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Be7 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Re1 h6 12. Bb3 Nf6 13. Ne5 Bc7 14. Be3 Bd7 15.
Nxd7 Qxd7 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Rad8 19. Qh5 Rfe8 20. Bxh6 Rxe1+
21. Rxe1 gxh6 22. Qg6+ Kf8 23. Qxh6+ Kg8 24. Bc2 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1
O-O 9. h3 Kh8 10. b4 Ng8 11. Ng5 Qf6 12. Qf3 Qxf3 13. Nxf3 f5 14. Be3 fxe4 15.
dxe4 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Nf6 17. a5 h6 18. Nbd2 g5 19. Ne1 Bd7 20. Nc2 Nd8 21. Ree1
Ne6 22. Bxe6 Bxe6 23. Ne3 Nh5 24. c4 Nf4 25. Ra3 c6 26. f3 Rad8 27. Kh2 h5 28.
Rc3 Kg7 29. Ndf1 Kg6 30. Ng3 h4 31. Ne2 Rf7 32. Kg1 Rfd7 33. Kf2 Kf7 34. Rd1
Ke7 35. Rd2 Rf8 36. Rc1 Rfd8 37. Rcd1 Kf6 38. Nc3 Ke7 39. Na4 Rf8 40. Nb6 Rdd8
41. Ke1 Ng6 42. Rc1 Nf4 43. Rc3 Rf6 44. Kd1 Rff8 45. Kc2 Kf6 46. Kb2 Ke7 47.
Rc1 Rf6 48. Rcd1 Rff8 49. Kc3 Ng6 50. Kb3 Nf4 51. Ka4 Ng6 52. b5 Nf4 53. bxa6
bxa6 54. Kb4 c5+ 55. Kc3 Rf6 56. Rb1 Ke8 57. Nbd5 Bxd5 58. cxd5 Kd7 59. Rb7+
Ke8 60. Ra7 Rf7 61. Rxa6 Rb7 62. Rb6 Rxb6 63. axb6 Ra8 64. Ra2 Rxa2 65. b7 Ne2+
66. Kb3 Nc1+ 67. Kc3 Ra3+ 68. Kc2 Rb3 69. Nc4 Kd7 70. Kxc1 Rxb7 0-1

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Nge2 a6 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. Qd2
b5 9. cxb5 axb5 10. Nxb5 c6 11. Nbc3 e5 12. Rd1 Re8 13. Ng3 d5 14. Be2 h5 15.
O-O h4 16. Nh1 dxe4 17. Nf2 exd4 18. Bxd4 exf3 19. Bxf3 Ba6 20. Rfe1 Qc7 21.
Qg5 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Rb8 23. Qxh4 c5 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. b3 Bc8 26. Nfe4 Nxe4 27.
Nd5 Qd6 28. Qxe4 Be6 29. Qf4 Qxf4 30. Nxf4 Bf5 31. Bd5 Kf8 32. Bc4 Rd8 33. Nd5
Be6 34. Nb6 Bf5 35. a4 Rd2 36. a5 Bd4+ 37. Kh1 Be4 38. Bf1 Bc6 39. a6 Ra2 40.
Nc8 c4 41. bxc4 Rxa6 42. Ne7 Bd7 43. Nd5 Ra2 44. Nb4 Rd2 45. Nd5 Be6 46. Rb1
Kg7 47. h3 Bf5 48. Re1 Be6 49. Rb1 Bf5 50. Re1 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. b4 a5 12. a3 axb4 13. axb4 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5
15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Ke2 Ra3 17. Nb5 Ra4 18. Rhd1 Bd7 19. Rb1 Kf8 20. f4 Bb8 21.
Nc3 Ra3 22. Rb3 Ra8 23. Rb2 e5 24. f5 Ke7 25. Nd5+ Ke8 26. Nb6 Ra3 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2875"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 Nh6 6. Na3 Nf5 7. Nc2 Be7 8. d4 Qb6
9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bd7 11. O-O Nb4 12. Nxb4 Qxb4 13. Kh1 h5 14. Bxf5 exf5 15.
a4 Rc8 16. b3 Qc3 17. Ba3 Qc2 18. Qe1 Bxa3 19. Rxa3 Qb2 20. Ra1 Rc2 21. Rb1 Qc3
22. Qg3 g6 23. Qg5 Qc6 24. h3 Kf8 25. Qf6 Qxf6 26. exf6 Rc6 27. Ne5 Rd6 28.
Rbc1 Bc6 29. b4 Rxf6 30. b5 Be8 31. Rc7 Rb6 32. Re1 Kg7 33. Nd3 a6 34. Nc5 axb5
35. a5 Rc6 36. Rxb7 Rc8 37. Ree7 b4 38. a6 Kh6 39. Rxb4 Bc6 40. a7 Rhe8 41.
Rxe8 Rxe8 42. Rb6 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Qd6 10. Kb1 Rd8 11. Nb5 Qd7 12. d5 a6 13. Nc3 Qe8 14. Qc1 Na5 15.
h4 e6 16. Bg5 Rd6 17. Bf4 exd5 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 b5 21. Qd2
Be6 22. Qxa5 Bxd5 23. exd5 b4 24. Ne2 Rc8 25. Qxb4 Rb8 26. Qd2 Rxb2+ 27. Qxb2
Bxb2 28. Kxb2 Qb5+ 29. Kc2 Qa4+ 30. Kb2 Qb4+ 31. Kc2 Qa4+ 32. Kb2 Qd1 33. Nc3
Qd2+ 34. Kb3 a5 35. Bc4 Qxg2 36. Re1 Qxf3 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Ra8 Qf4 39. Rxa5
Qxh4 40. Ra8 h5 41. a4 Qf2 42. a5 h4 43. a6 h3 44. a7 h2 45. Rg8+ Kxg8 46.
a8=Q+ Kh7 47. Qa1 Qg1 48. Qa6 h1=Q 49. Qxd6 Qe3 50. Qf6 Qhf3 51. Qxf3 Qxf3 52.
Kb4 Qf4 53. Nb5 g5 54. d6 g4 55. Kc5 g3 56. Bd5 Qg5 57. Kc6 g2 58. Bxg2 Qxg2+
59. Kc7 Qg3 60. Kc6 Qf3+ 61. Kc7 Qd5 62. Na7 Qa5+ 63. Kb7 Qd8 64. Kc6 Qa8+ 65.
Kb6 Qd5 66. Kc7 Qa5+ 67. Kb7 Qd8 68. Nb5 Qd7+ 69. Kb6 f5 70. Kc5 f4 71. Nd4 Kg6
72. Kd5 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Norway Masters blitz 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2019.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
c6 9. Re1 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ng4 11. h3 Nge5 12. Bf1 Qa5 13. Nb3 Qb4 14. a3 Qb6 15.
Be3 Nc5 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Kg2 Be6 18. Na4 Qc7 19. Nxc5 Bxc4 20. Qc2 Bxf1+ 21.
Rxf1 b6 22. Na4 c5 23. Rfd1 Qb7 24. Rd5 f5 25. Rad1 Rae8 26. Bf4 Nf7 27. Rd7
Qa8 28. Nc3 fxe4 29. Nd5 Kh8 30. Nc7 Qc6 31. Nxe8 e3+ 32. f3 Ne5 33. Qe4 Qxe4
34. fxe4 Rxe8 35. Rxa7 Kg8 36. Bxe3 Nc4 37. Bc1 Bd4 38. b3 Nd6 39. Ra6 Nxe4 40.
Rxb6 Nc3 41. Rd2 Re1 42. Rb8+ Kf7 43. Bb2 Ne4 44. Rc2 Ke6 45. Re8+ Kd7 46. Ra8
Ke6 47. h4 h5 48. b4 Rg1+ 49. Kh2 Rb1 50. Re8+ Kf5 51. Bxd4 cxd4 52. Re2 d3 53.
R2xe4 g5 54. R4e5+ Kg4 55. Rxg5+ Kf3 56. Rf5+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Lupulescu,C"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. d3 d6 6. Qd2 {This strange move
already occurred in 38 games according to my database. It is the kind of move
you can explain to kids by saying "super grandmasters can do it." White's idea
is to prepare the development of his dark squared B on b2 while keeping
options on the kingside.} Qd7 {Black reckons that if White can play like this
he is also allowed to do the same} 7. b3 b6 8. Bb2 Bb7 {Continuing the
"imitation game".} 9. Nd5 {White has probably had enough of Black's mirroring
his moves and he dares him to continue it.} e5 (9... Nd4 {would not end well
for Black after the ridiculous variation} 10. e3 e6 11. Nf4 Nf5 12. g4 $16) 10.
f4 {A sensible plan to disturb the balance.} (10. e4 Nd4 {and we are back into
copycat mode.}) 10... Nge7 11. e4 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nd4 13. Nf3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 {
After 12.cxd5 White has at least managed to place a foot soldier in the
enemy's territory. However, considering all knight swaps, Black doesn't have
problems with space.} Qe7 15. h4 {White is eager to open the h-file.} (15. O-O
{was another sensible plan.} O-O 16. f5 {Looks a bit dangerous for Black
alhough he has his resources:} gxf5 (16... a5 17. Bg4 a4 18. Qf2 Qe8 19. f6 Bh8
{with a "complex" evaluation is one of the lines where you still feel there
could still be some hopes in a human vs machine fight.}) 17. exf5 Qf6 18. Be4
Bh6 19. Qe2 Kh8 20. Rf2 Rg8 {White seems easier to play but also Black is
quite solid.}) 15... f5 $1 {Although Black had other options I like this
principled approach.} 16. h5 {continuing his idea but it seems like White
overplayed his hand} (16. O-O-O {was more natural with a likely transposition
to the game after} O-O-O 17. h5) 16... O-O-O (16... exf4 $1 {could have tried
to take advantage of White's innacuracy:} 17. gxf4 (17. O-O-O fxg3 18. hxg6 (
18. exf5 $2 Bxb2+ 19. Qxb2 O-O-O $19 {[%cal Ge7e3]}) 18... O-O-O 19. gxh7 Rxh7
20. Rxh7 Bxb2+ 21. Qxb2 Qxh7 {and again White needs to be careful}) 17... fxe4
18. Bxe4 $1 ({The compliant} 18. dxe4 {gives Black an advantage:} Bxb2 19. Qxb2
Rf8 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Qd2 (21. O-O-O Rxf4 22. Rh8+ Kd7 $17) 21... O-O-O 22.
O-O-O Qf6 23. Kc2 Qxf4 24. Qxf4 Rxf4 $15) 18... Bxd5 19. O-O-O Bxe4 20. dxe4
O-O-O 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Rxh8 Bxh8 23. Bxh8 Rxh8 24. Qxd6 Qxe4 25. Qd7+ Kb8 26.
Qd6+ Kb7 27. Qd5+ {with a theoretical draw after the g- and f-pawns are
swapped.}) 17. O-O-O {The bishop b7 looks like a clumsy piece but at least is
keeping the black king protected} exf4 18. gxf4 Bxb2+ 19. Qxb2 Rhf8 {White has
more pawns in the centre but also more potential weaknesses.} 20. Rde1 Qf7 21.
Rh4 Qe7 (21... fxe4 $5 22. dxe4 Qe7 23. Qf2 {luring the white queen away from
the queenside was worth mentioning.} (23. Reh1 $2 g5 $17 {is Black's point}))
22. Rhh1 Qf7 23. Ref1 {The position is level but Aronian decides to play on.}
Kb8 (23... fxe4 $2 24. Bg4+ Kb8 25. Be6 {would be playing into White's hands})
24. Rhg1 fxe4 {Forcing simplifications.} 25. Bxe4 Bxd5 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Bxg6
Qf6 28. f5 Rd7 29. Qxf6 Rxf6 30. Bh5 Kc7 {White has no way to remove Black's
blockade on f6} 31. Rg6 Rdf7 32. Rxf6 Rxf6 33. Bg6 Kd7 34. Kd2 Rf8 35. d4 {
A very original game that still couldn't help the players from reaching the
5th Armageddon of the round.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8.
Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14.
Qd4 Qd6 15. Qe4+ Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2875"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,Peter Heine"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 $1 {A curious moment. Norway Chess have for some
years used a " Confession booth", intended for the players to give messages to
the spectators during the games. Magnus took it a step further: "This is a
small shout-out to Peter Heine, who thought Grischuk would play the Kings
Indian, and not the Grunfeld: Clown!" The Norwegian media, as usual on the
search for stories, took it seriously and as journalistic fairness dictates,
contacted me during the game asking for a rebuttal!} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6.
bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Rc1 Qa5 {Grischuks stays loyal to his preferred move.} ({
But in the next round Mamedyarov tried} 8... O-O {vs. Magnus both in the
classical and the Armageddon game.} 9. Nf3 Nd7 10. Be2 Qa5 11. O-O Qxa2 12. Nd2
Qa5 13. h4 $5 b5 14. h5 Bb7 15. h6 $1 {was the classical game. I recently
attributed the modern understanding of flank pawn attacks to Alphazero, and
some pointed out to me that opening the h-file and giving mate is not exactly
a new concept in chess! It's a fair point, so this diagram is a good
opportunity to point to what Alphazero has a preference for according to
Sadler and Regan in "Gamechanger": Exactly not going for the direct assualt in
the h-line but instead the slow and more cunning putrting the pawn on h6,
effectively closing the h-line but instead aiming for a slower and more
longterm attack. The benefits are numerous: especially it controls space at
the critical area next to Blacks king, and cramping his defence, like in the
game forcing the bishop to h8 where it blocks the king's potential retreat. As
well in tactical sequences the pawn is only 2 squares from promoting. Not at
all as direct as the typical hxg6 and mate in the h-line, but at times, much
more powerful the game being a good illustration.} Bh8 16. e5 Qc7 17. Bxb5 $1
Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qb7+ 19. Qf3 Qxb5 20. Rb1 Qa6 21. Ne4 cxd4 22. cxd4 f6 23. Ng5 $1
{The "cramped" nature of Black's kingside is making itself felt with 24.Qd5+
being a deadly threat.} {Mamedyarov succesfully confused with} e6 ({After} 
23... fxg5 24. Qd5+ e6 25. Qxd7 {Blacks position is hopeless with the bishop
on h8 practically being dead due to the pawns on d4, e5 and h6.}) {upon which
Magnus blundered with} 24. Ra1 $2 ({Instead,} 24. Qb7 $1 {would have been
deadly, as after after the exchanges of queens with} Qxb7+ ({If} 24... Qe2 25.
Qxd7 {wins as there is no perpetual after} Qg4+ 26. Kh2 fxg5 27. f3 $1 {
as if Black takes twice on f3, Qxe6+ afterwards forces an eaisly winning
ending, again due to the bishop being locked at h8.}) 25. Rxb7 Nxe5 {there is
the strong} 26. Nxe6 $1) {having missed} 24... Qb6 $1) 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nf3 Bg4
$5 {Grischuk's pet line, which he used twice at Norway Chess 2014.} 11. d5 {
Karjakin tried 11 Ng5, but Magnus instead follows in the footsteps of Kramnik:}
b5 $1 ({Despite winning the game vs. Kramnik} 11... Nd7 12. c4 Qa3 13. Be2 Bxf3
14. Bxf3 Bd4 $1 {Grischuk decides to avoid Magnus' preparation (!) and springs
his new idea first.}) 12. Be2 ({Critical might be to take the pawn on c5, but
after} 12. Bxc5 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Rc8 14. Bb4 (14. Bd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Nd7 {is just
fine for Black.}) 14... Qc7 {leaves an uncoordinated impression from White, so
Magnus instead reverts to common-sense development}) 12... Nd7 13. O-O Bxf3 $6
{Grischuk after the game said that 11...b5 was old prep and that his
recollection was that the computers back then said Black was better, meaning
he was in "refutation mode", playing principled decisions to expose the flaws
of the white position. Modern engines, however, have modified their views, and
think Black is fine but not more.} 14. Bxf3 {Common sense, but 14.gxf3
followed by either f4, or h4 has definite potential too.} c4 15. Be2 {One does
not have to be Alphazero to suggest 15 h4! here, Stockfish prefers it too!
Magnus, however, goes for first setting up a broad centre, and then develop
his attack on the wing.} (15. h4 $5) 15... Rfd8 $6 {As in move 13, Grischuk is
too colored by the idea of having a good position and thus plays too
ambitiously aiming for rooks on d8 and c8.} (15... Rad8 $1 {however was more
to the point, caring about defensive details like the rook leaving tha
a8-square this not being targeted by a white bishop on f3m but especially
leaving the rook on f8, where it defends the upcoming assult in the f-line, as
well as being ready to counter there itself.} 16. f4 Qa3 17. Bf3 {when now} Nc5
18. e5 f6 $1 {makes a considerable difference to the game.}) 16. f4 $1 Nb6 ({
The big difference now is that} 16... Qa3 17. Bf3 Nc5 18. e5 f6 19. d6 $1 {
hitting a8 is possible, when after} Rac8 20. Bd5+ e6 21. f5 $1 {Whites attack
just crashes through.}) 17. Bf3 Qa3 18. h4 $5 {In a later interview Magnus
mentioned Alphazero and Danil Dubov as his current chess heroes! One does see
the inspiration, with the optimistic and untamed long-term aggression. There
is no immediate threat, and Black's counterplay might even get there first,
but White does aim after the king, and will hit substantially harder than
Black's smaller threats when the attack arrives at the intended target.} e6 (
18... b4 $5 {aims at distracting white immediately, but he will just ignore
with} 19. h5 $1 {as} Bxc3 20. Qf2 {might have won Black a pawn and created two
passed pawns on the queenside, but White couldn't care less as he intends to
finish the game way before such becomes decisive. After} Bg7 21. hxg6 hxg6 {
both} 22. Bg4 ({and} 22. f5 Rf8 23. e5 $5) 22... b3 23. f5 g5 24. f6 exf6 25.
axb3 cxb3 26. Rc7 {gives White a very promising attack.}) 19. h5 $1 Na4 ({
Grischuk's problem is that} 19... exd5 20. e5 $1 {just makes things even worse
as again Black gets an useless extra pawn while speeding up Whites' attack,
with Bd4, f5, Bg4 etc. being the next wave.}) 20. hxg6 {Not h6! this time but
hxg6. Yes, White has thus spent two tempi opening the h-line, apparantly to
little effect!? Partly it does weaken the g6 pawn, later being a subject to a
possible attack, but as we soon will see, the open h-line very much do has
relevance.} hxg6 21. f5 exf5 (21... Bxc3 {obviously is critical, but apart
from just sidestepping with his queen, White has this even mightier exchange
sac:} 22. Rxc3 $1 {when his attack becomes just unstoppable.} Qxc3 23. Qf2 {
Now 24.Bd4 is a deadly threat, and} Qg7 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Bg4 $1 {highlights
why the h-line being open does make a major difference, with B(x)e6+ followed
by Qh4+ as the deadly threat.}) 22. exf5 Qd6 23. Bf4 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 gxf5 25. d6
$1 {Grischuk staved off immediate defeat, but the next wave of attack he is
helpless against.} Rab8 26. Bd5 Nc5 27. Bg3 Ne6 28. Rxf5 {Now Rxf7 is a threat.
} Rxd6 29. Bxd6 Qxd6 30. Qe3 Qb6 31. Qf3 Rf8 32. Rf1 Nd8 33. Rh5 Qc7 34. Qe4 {
And where fittingly the open h-line gets the final word. Mate on h7 is
unavoidable so Grischuk resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Be7 8.
Ne5 Nd7 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. cxd3 O-O 12. Qb3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qd7 14. f4
f5 15. a4 b6 16. Be3 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 c6 18. c4 Qe6 19. Rac1 Kf7 20. Bf2 dxc4 21.
dxc4 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Rd8 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. h3 g6 25. Qf3 c5 26. Qc3 Qc6 27. a5
Qe4 28. Qe3 Rd4 29. Qxe4 Rxe4 30. g3 g5 31. fxg5 Bxg5 32. Rb1 bxa5 33. Rb5 a4
34. Rxc5 Bd2 35. Rc8+ Kf7 36. Rc7+ Ke6 37. Rc6+ Kxe5 38. Bxa7 a3 39. Rc5+ Ke6
40. Rc6+ Kd7 41. Ra6 Bb4 42. c5 Re2 43. c6+ Kc7 44. Bd4 a2 45. Kf1 Rc2 46. g4
f4 47. g5 f3 48. h4 Bd6 49. h5 Bg3 50. Bb6+ Kd6 51. Be3 Rb2 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bb5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bd6 8.
d4 Bd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Nd2 Qh4 11. g3 Qh6 12. Bd3 Rae8 13. Ne4 Be7 14. f4 f5 15.
Bc4+ Kh8 16. dxe5 Rd8 17. Nf2 Na5 18. Bd3 Bb5 19. Qc2 Bxd3 20. Nxd3 Qc6 21. Nb2
Nc4 22. Qe2 Na3 23. Nd1 Nc4 24. Nb2 Na3 25. Nd1 Nc4 26. Nb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Ncb4
Nxb4 15. Nxb4 Bd7 16. Bxa6 Qa5 17. Qxd6 Rb6 18. Qd3 Be6 19. O-O Be7 20. Bc4
Bxb4 21. Bxe6 Rxe6 22. cxb4 Qxb4 23. Qc2 O-O 24. Rxa4 Qb7 25. Qc3 Rb6 26. Qxe5
Rxb2 27. Rd4 h6 28. h4 Rb1 29. g4 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Qc8 31. Qg3 Re8 32. Kg2 Qc6
33. Qd3 Qf6 34. h5 Qg5 35. Qf3 Qf6 36. Rd3 Qc6 37. Rd4 Qf6 38. Rb4 Qd6 39. Qb3
Qd7 40. Qg3 Qe7 41. Qb3 Qd7 42. Kf3 Qd6 43. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. h3 e5 6. d3 f6 7. a3 Nh6 8. b4
Nf7 9. c3 a5 10. bxc5 Bxc5 11. d4 Bd6 12. a4 Qe7 13. O-O O-O 14. Re1 b5 15.
axb5 cxb5 16. Ba3 b4 17. Bxb4 Bxb4 18. cxb4 Qxb4 19. Ra4 Qb6 20. Nc3 Bd7 21.
Rc4 Be6 22. Na4 Qb5 23. Rc3 Qb4 24. dxe5 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 fxe5 26. Qc2 Rfc8 27.
Ree3 Rxc3 28. Rxc3 Rb8 29. Nc5 Rc8 30. Qc1 Bf7 31. Kh2 Rc6 32. f3 Kg7 33. Rc2
Qd4 34. Nb7 Rxc2 35. Qxc2 Qb6 36. Nc5 Qb4 37. Nd7 Qd6 38. Nc5 Qd4 39. Nb7 Qb6
40. Nc5 Qb4 41. Nd7 Qd6 42. Nc5 Qd4 43. Nb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Bxe6 Nxe6 12. cxd4 Ncxd4 13. a4 Bb4 14. axb5
Nxf3+ 15. Nxf3 axb5 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. Ng5 Nxg5 18. Bxg5 h6 19. e6 fxe6 20. Qh5+
Kf8 21. Bf4 Qd5 22. Qe2 Bd6 23. Rd1 Qc4 24. Qxc4 bxc4 25. Bxd6+ cxd6 26. Rxd6
Ke7 27. Rc6 Rb8 28. Rxc4 Rxb2 29. g3 h5 30. h4 g6 31. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nd2 Bg7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Bf5 8. Ngf3
a5 9. O-O a4 10. bxa4 Qa5 11. Qb3 Qxa4 12. Qxb7 Nbd7 13. Qb3 Rfb8 14. cxd5 cxd5
15. Qxa4 Rxa4 16. Bc3 e6 17. h3 h5 18. Nh4 Rba8 19. Nxf5 gxf5 20. Rfb1 Rxa2 21.
Rxa2 Rxa2 22. Rb2 Rxb2 23. Bxb2 Ne4 24. Nxe4 fxe4 25. e3 Kh7 26. Bf1 Bf8 27.
Bc3 Kg6 28. Ba5 Be7 29. Bc7 Nf6 30. Bb5 Nh7 31. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess Armageddon 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. d3 Bc5 7. Bd2 O-O 8.
Rc1 Re8 9. Nb5 Bd6 10. h4 Nc6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Nc3 a5 13. Nf3 a4 14. Qc2 h6
15. Rg1 f5 16. Nd1 c5 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Bc3 Nd7 19. Nd2 Qe7 20. Ndc4 Qf7 21. f4
Bxc4 22. Nxc4 e4 23. Rd1 Ra6 24. Kf2 Bf8 25. e3 Rae6 26. Qe2 exd3 27. Qxd3 Re4
28. Qxd7 Qxc4 29. Rge1 a3 30. Rd2 R4e6 31. Qd5 Qxd5 32. Rxd5 axb2 33. Bxb2 Ra6
34. a3 c4 35. Rxf5 Rb8 36. Re2 Rb3 37. Rc2 c3 38. Bc1 Rb1 39. Kf3 Rc6 40. Rd5
Ra1 41. Rd3 Bxa3 42. Bxa3 Rxa3 43. e4 Kf7 44. e5 h5 45. f5 Rc5 46. Ke4 Raa5 47.
e6+ Kf6 48. Rd7 Rxf5 49. Rf7+ Kxe6 50. Rxc7 Rfe5+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess Armageddon 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. d3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O e5 6. e4 d4 7. a4 Be7 8. Na3 Be6
9. Ng5 Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. h4 Nd7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Qe1 Re8 14. Nh3 f6 15. f4 b6
16. f5 a6 17. Bf3 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 b5 19. b3 c4 20. bxc4 Bxa3 21. Rxa3 bxc4 22.
dxc4 Rb8 23. Nf2 Qe7 24. Ra1 Qf7 25. g4 Rb2 26. Qc1 Reb8 27. Nd3 R2b7 28. c5
Qc4 29. g5 Nxc5 30. Qe1 Qxc2 31. Nxc5 Rb1 32. Nd3 Rxe1+ 33. Bxe1 Rb1 34. Rxb1
Qxb1 35. Kf1 a5 36. Rg3 Kh8 37. gxf6 gxf6 38. Nc5 Qc2 39. Nd7 Qc4+ 40. Kg1 Qf7
41. Nb6 d3 42. Rxd3 Qh5 43. Nd5 Kg7 44. Rc3 Qd1 45. Kf2 Nd4 46. Rc7+ Kf8 47.
Nc3 Qf3+ 48. Kg1 Qg4+ 49. Kf1 Qh3+ 50. Kf2 Qf3+ 51. Kg1 Qg4+ 52. Kf1 Qh3+ 53.
Kf2 Qf3+ 54. Kg1 Qg4+ 55. Kf1 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess Armageddon 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. Rc1 cxd4 7. Nxd4 h6 8.
Bh4 d5 9. e3 e5 10. Nf3 d4 11. exd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 Re8+ 13. Be2 Qxd4 14. Nxd4
Nc6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nc2 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 Ne5 18. Ne3 Be6 19. O-O Rac8 20. Rfd1
Rc5 21. Rd4 Rec8 22. h3 Nxc4 23. Bxc4 Bxc4 24. Rd7 R5c7 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. a3
Be6 27. f4 Rc5 28. g4 f5 29. Kf2 Kg7 30. Kf3 Kf6 31. a4 b6 32. c4 Ra5 33. Rd1
Rxa4 34. Rd8 Ra3 35. Ke2 Ra2+ 36. Kd3 Rh2 37. gxf5 Bxf5+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess Armageddon 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Be3 O-O
9. Nbd2 b5 10. Bc2 Bb7 11. O-O Nd7 12. a3 Ne7 13. d4 c5 14. Re1 Qc7 15. b4 c4
16. Qc1 d5 17. Bh6 Bxh6 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess Armageddon 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Ne5 Ne4 8. Nd2
Nf6 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. Ndf3 Na5 12. Qa3 O-O 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. O-O Ne4
15. Bf4 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bb5 17. Rfe1 Rc8 18. Rac1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Bxe2 20. Qxa7 Ba6
21. b4 Qe8 22. Nc6 g5 23. Be3 Nd6 24. a4 bxc6 25. Qxa6 Nc4 26. Rxc4 dxc4 27.
Bxc6 Qb8 28. Qxc4 Rc8 29. a5 Qc7 30. a6 e6 31. b5 Qa5 32. Kg2 h6 33. d5 exd5
34. Qxd5 Rd8 35. Qxd8+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess Armageddon 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d3 g6 6. c4 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bf4
d4 9. Na4 Nd7 10. a3 e5 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Nxb4 14. Be7 a5 15. c5
Re8 16. Bd6 Qd8 17. Nd2 Bf8 18. Nc4 Bxd6 19. Nxd6 Re6 20. f4 Nxc5 21. Nxf7 Kxf7
22. Nxc5 Re7 23. fxe5+ Kg7 24. Qb3 Qc7 25. Rac1 Qxe5 26. Qb2 Bf5 27. Nxb7 Rb8
28. Rc5 Qe3+ 29. Kh1 Bxd3 30. exd3 Nxd3 31. Qc2 Nxc5 32. Qxc5 d3 33. Qd6 Qe5
34. Qa3 d2 35. Nxa5 Ra7 36. Nc6 Rxa3 37. Nxe5 Rd8 38. Rd1 Rc3 39. Ng4 Rc1 40.
Nf2 Rf8 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess Armageddon 7th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2019.06.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2019.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 dxc4 8. bxc4
c5 9. Na3 Bf5 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Be4 12. f3 Bc6 13. e4 Qb6 14. Qb3 Nxe4 15.
Rad1 Nc5 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Nab5 Rxa2 18. Bc3 Nbd7 19. Rf2 Rxf2 20. Kxf2 Ra8 21.
Rd2 Bxb5 22. cxb5 Nf6 23. Ne2 e6 24. Bd4 Nd5 25. f4 Bxd4+ 26. Rxd4 Ra2 27. Bxd5
exd5 28. Rxd5 Rb2 29. Kf3 Rxb5 30. f5 Rb3+ 31. Kg4 Rd3 32. Re5 Kg7 33. Nf4 Rd6
34. Re7 Kf6 35. Rc7 gxf5+ 36. Kh5 Ne6 37. Rxb7 Nxf4+ 38. gxf4 Kg7 39. Kg5 Rg6+
40. Kxf5 Rh6 41. Kg5 Rxh2 42. Rxb6 Rg2+ 43. Kf5 Rg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.07.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Havlik, Jan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "3090"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2019.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. a4 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Be3 a6 12. Na3 Nd7 13. Be2 f5 14. f4 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Nc5 16. O-O b6 17. Bf3 Ra7 18. Nc4 a5 19. b4 Ba6 20. b5 Bc8 21. Re1 Rd7
22. Ra2 g5 23. Be3 Bf6 24. Bd4 g4 25. Be2 Rg7 26. Bd3 f4 27. Rf2 f3 28. g3 Bxd4
29. cxd4 Nxd3 30. Qxd3 Bf5 31. Qe3 Qc7 32. Nd2 Bg6 33. Nf1 Re8 34. Qd2 Rge7 35.
Rc1 Qd7 36. Qg5 Re2 37. Rc2 Qg7 38. Rd2 Bf7 39. Qf4 Bxd5 40. Qxd6 Bc4 41. Qf4
Re1 42. d5 Rc1 43. Rc2 Rxf1+ 44. Rxf1 Bxf1 45. Kxf1 Rf8 46. Qe4 Kh8 47. d6 Rd8
48. Rc7 Qa1+ 49. Kf2 Qb2+ 50. Rc2 Qf6 51. Qe7 Qxe7 52. dxe7 Re8 53. Rc4 h5 54.
h3 gxh3 55. Rh4 Rxe7 56. Rxh5+ Kg7 57. Rxh3 Re2+ 58. Kxf3 Ra2 59. Rh4 Kf6 60.
Re4 Kg5 61. Rd4 Ra3+ 62. Ke4 Rxg3 63. Kd5 Kf5 64. Kc6 Rg6+ 65. Rd6 Rg4 66. Kxb6
Rxa4 67. Kc5 Ke5 68. Ra6 Ra1 69. b6 Rc1+ 70. Kb5 Kd6 71. Rxa5 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.07.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gschnitzer, Adrian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "3090"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2019.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d4 Bg7 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Nbd2 Ba6
8. a3 Qxc5 9. b4 Qb6 10. Rb1 d5 11. b5 Bxb5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. c4 Qe6+ 14. Kf1
Bxc4+ 15. Nxc4 dxc4 16. Qa4+ Qd7 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. Ke2 e5 19. Rb7+ Kc6 20.
Rxf7 Bf6 21. Be3 e4 22. Nd2 Kd5 23. Rd1 Ke6 24. Rc7 c3 25. Nxe4 Be5 26. Rc6+
Kf7 27. Rd7+ Ne7 28. Bg5 Rhe8 29. f4 Bh8 30. Rcc7 h6 31. Rxe7+ Rxe7 32. Bxe7
Ke6 33. Bb4 Kd5 34. Nxc3+ Bxc3 35. Rxc3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.07.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Boros, Denes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "3076"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2019.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. Bd3
Qb6 9. Bc2 Rc8 10. O-O Na5 11. Nc3 Nc4 12. Rb1 Nc6 13. h4 Be7 14. Re1 h6 15. h5
Qa6 16. Nh2 b5 17. Qg4 Bf8 18. Nf3 b4 19. Ne2 Qb6 20. Rd1 Ne7 21. Bd3 Nf5 22.
axb4 Qxb4 23. b3 Na3 24. Ra1 Nb5 25. Rb1 Na3 26. Rb2 Qb6 27. Bd2 Nb5 28. Ra2
Na3 29. Rxa3 Bxa3 30. Bxf5 exf5 31. Qxg7 Rf8 32. Bxh6 Qxb3 33. Ra1 Qb2 34. Rxa3
Qxa3 35. Nf4 Be6 36. Kh2 Qe7 37. Ng5 Kd7 38. Nh7 Rh8 39. Nf6+ Kc6 40. Bg5 Kb7
41. h6 Ka8 42. h7 Qf8 43. Nxe6 fxe6 44. Qd7 Qd8 45. Qxe6 Qc7 46. Qxf5 a5 47.
Bf4 a4 48. e6 Qb7 49. Qd3 Rcf8 50. Be5 Rxf6 51. Bxf6 Qxh7+ 52. Qxh7 Rxh7+ 53.
Kg3 a3 54. e7 Rxe7 55. Bxe7 a2 56. Bf6 a1=Q 57. f4 Qe1+ 58. Kh3 Qe6+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.07.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lopez Idarraga, Daniel Eduardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "3076"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 e5 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. d5 Nb8 11. a4 Bg4 12. Be3 Nbd7 13. Be2 a6 14. Nd2 Bxe2 15.
Qxe2 Rc8 16. a5 Qc7 17. Rec1 Qb8 18. h3 Rc7 19. Nc4 Rfc8 20. b3 Nc5 21. Bxc5
Rxc5 22. Na4 Rb5 23. Nab6 Rc7 24. Rab1 Nd7 25. b4 Nxb6 26. Nxb6 Bd8 27. Nc4 Rc8
28. Qd1 Be7 29. Na3 Kf8 30. Nxb5 axb5 31. Qd3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.07.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sabuk, Piotr"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "3077"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 Na6 7. Be3 c6 8. Be2 e5
9. d5 cxd5 10. cxd5 Nh5 11. g3 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Nh4 Nf6 15. Qc2
Nc5 16. g4 Nfe4 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Be3 Bd7 19. Bxc5 Rc8 20. Qxe4 Rf4 21. Qe3
Rxc5 22. Nf3 Rxd5 23. O-O Kh8 24. Nd2 Bc6 25. Ne4 Rd4 26. f3 Bxe4 27. fxe4
Rdxe4 28. Qd3 Rd4 29. Qb5 Qxb5 30. Bxb5 h5 31. Rxf4 Rxf4 32. gxh5 Rb4 33. Bd3
e4 34. Be2 Rxb2 35. Re1 Bc3 36. Rc1 Rxe2 37. Rxc3 d5 38. Rc7 d4 39. Rd7 d3 40.
a4 d2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.07.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Serpik, Ilia V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C40"]
[WhiteElo "3077"]
[BlackElo "2161"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2019.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nxe5 dxe4 4. d4 Bd6 5. Nc4 Nf6 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
c3 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Bf4 11. Nba3 Nd5 12. Nc2 f5 13. a4 Be6 14. N2e3 Qf6 15.
Qc2 Rad8 16. h4 Bxg3 17. fxg3 Kg7 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. O-O-O Rh8 20. Rhf1 Nce7 21.
Ng4 Qg6 22. Nge5 Qh5 23. Bxh5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.07.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stremavicius, Titas"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2871"]
[BlackElo "3065"]
[PlyCount "179"]
[EventDate "2019.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 Na6 7. Nf3 e5 8. O-O
c6 9. Qc2 Ng4 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Rad1 d5 12. dxe5 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bf5 14. Bf4 Nc5
15. Bd3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Nxe5 17. Qe2 Bg4 18. Nd6 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bh3 20. Rfe1 Qb6
21. b3 Rad8 22. Qe7 Rd7 23. Qh4 Be6 24. Ne4 Qd8 25. Qxd8 Rdxd8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8
27. Bg5 Rb8 28. Nc5 Bh3 29. Bf4 Rd8 30. Nxb7 Rd4 31. Be3 Rd7 32. Nc5 Rd8 33.
Nb7 Rd7 34. Nc5 Rd8 35. Nb7 Rb8 36. Bf4 Ra8 37. Nd6 Kf8 38. c5 h6 39. Be5 a5
40. Bxg7+ Kxg7 41. Re7 Kf6 42. Rxf7+ Ke6 43. Rf4 g5 44. Rd4 Ke5 45. Rd2 a4 46.
b4 a3 47. Nf7+ Kf6 48. Nd8 Rc8 49. Rd6+ Kf5 50. Nxc6 Re8 51. Rd1 Kf4 52. Nd4
Rc8 53. c6 g4 54. fxg4 Bxg4 55. f3 Bh3 56. Kf2 Rg8 57. Rg1 Rd8 58. Ne2+ Ke5 59.
b5 Rd2 60. b6 Rxa2 61. b7 Rb2 62. Ra1 Kd6 63. Kg3 Be6 64. Nd4 Bd5 65. Rxa3 Kc5
66. Ra4 Bxc6 67. Nxc6 Kxc6 68. Ra6+ Kxb7 69. Rxh6 Kc7 70. Re6 Kd7 71. Re4 Rb1
72. h4 Rg1+ 73. Kf4 Rh1 74. Kg5 Rg1+ 75. Kh6 Rf1 76. Re3 Kd6 77. h5 Kd5 78. Kh7
Kd4 79. Re4+ Kd5 80. Re3 Kd4 81. Re7 Rxf3 82. h6 Rg3 83. Rg7 Rh3 84. Rg5 Ra3
85. Kg6 Ra6+ 86. Kh5 Ra7 87. Rg7 Ra5+ 88. Kh4 Ke5 89. Rg5+ Kf6 90. Rxa5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.07.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mikhailovsky, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "3067"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2019.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bc4 Bf5 7. Ne5 e6 8. g4
Be4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Qf3 Nd6 11. Bb3 Nd7 12. Be3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qa5+ 14. c3 Qxe5
15. O-O-O Be7 16. Bf4 Bg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 18. Kb1 O-O-O 19. h4 Qc5 20. Rhe1 Rd7
21. a3 Rhd8 22. Ka2 Nc4 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Qf4 Nd2 25. Bc2 Qc4+ 26. Qxc4 Nxc4
27. Bxh7 Rd2 28. f4 Rxb2+ 29. Ka1 Rh2 30. h5 Nxa3 31. Rd1 b5 32. Bg8 Nc2+ 33.
Kb1 Na3+ 34. Ka1 Nc2+ 35. Kb1 Ne3 36. Re1 Nxg4 37. Bxf7 Kc7 38. Rxe6 Nf6 39.
Re5 Kd6 40. Rg5 Ne4 41. Rxg7 Nxc3+ 42. Kc1 a5 43. Rg6+ Kc5 44. h6 b4 45. Rg5+
Kd4 46. Rh5 Rf2 47. h7 b3 48. h8=Q+ Kd3 49. Rh3+ Ke2 50. Qxc3 Rf1+ 51. Kb2 a4
52. Bc4+ Kf2 53. Qg3# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 2nd July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.07.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Henderson de la Fuente, Lance"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "3053"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2019.07.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Rb8 12. Nc2 O-O 13. Bd3 Bg5 14. O-O Be6
15. Ncb4 Nxb4 16. Nxb4 Qb6 17. Bc2 a5 18. Nd5 Qb7 19. Qh5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Bd8 1-0

[Event "Riga FIDE GP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C58"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.
Bd3 Ng4 9. Ne4 f5 10. Be2 h5 11. h3 fxe4 12. hxg4 Bc5 13. Nc3 Qd4 14. O-O Rf8
15. Qe1 hxg4 16. g3 Bf5 17. d3 Rh8 18. Be3 Qd6 19. Kg2 O-O-O 20. Rh1 Bxe3 21.
fxe3 Rxh1 22. Qxh1 exd3 23. cxd3 Bxd3 24. Bxg4+ Kb8 25. Qh4 Nc4 26. Re1 Rf8 27.
Bf3 Bf1+ 28. Kg1 Rxf3 29. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Qd3+ 31. Kg1 Qxe3+ 32. Kh2 Qh6
33. Qxh6 gxh6 34. Kh3 Nxb2 35. Kg4 Kc7 36. Kh5 Nc4 37. Kxh6 Ne3 38. Kh5 Kd6 39.
g4 Ke6 40. g5 Nf5 41. g6 c5 42. Kg5 c4 43. Ne4 Ne7 44. g7 Kf7 45. Nd6+ Kxg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga FIDE GP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.13"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. b3 b6 8. Bb2
Bb7 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga FIDE GP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.14"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nb6 7. Bxc4 Nxc4 8.
Qa4+ c6 9. Qxc4 Nd5 10. Bg3 Qb6 11. Qe2 Bb4 12. O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc3 14. Rab1
Qd8 15. Rb3 Ba5 16. e4 Bc7 17. Bh4 Qd7 18. Rd1 O-O 19. Ne5 Qe8 20. Bf6 Bd8 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rg3+ Kh8 23. Qh5 1-0

[Event "Riga FIDE GP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.14"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Be2 O-O 12. h3 Bh5 13. b3 Qa5 14. Bb2 Rad8
15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxh5 Nc6 17. Be2 Be5 18. Rc1 Ne4 19. Qe1 Bxc3 20. Bxc3 Qxa2
21. Bb5 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 d4 23. exd4 Nxd4 24. Bc4 b5 0-1

[Event "Riga FIDE GP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.15"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4
Be7 9. Bg5 Nc6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 Nd5 12. h4 Bd7 13. O-O h6 14. Bc1 Ncb4 15.
Ne5 Bxh4 16. Qg4 f5 17. Qg6 Qe7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Rfe1 Rae8 20. Bxh6 Qf7 21.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 22. Bd2 Rd8 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Rc1 Rfe8 25. g3 Bf6 26. Be3 Re7 27.
Bb3 Rd6 28. a5 b6 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. axb6 axb6 31. Rc6 Rb5 32. Re2 Rd7 33. Kg2
Rb3 34. Rc3 Rb4 35. Rc6 b5 36. Rb6 Rb3 37. Rd2 Rb4 38. Re2 Rb3 39. Rd2 Rb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga FIDE GP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.16"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4
b4 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Nxc4 c5 11. Rd1 Be4 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. dxc5 Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5
15. Ne5 Rac8 16. Bf4 Bxc5 17. Rac1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qa6 19. Rc2 Bd6 20. Nd7 Rxc2
21. Qxc2 Rc8 22. Nxf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga FIDE GP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.17"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O a6 9. a4 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Nf6 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bc7
Re8 15. Bxc4 Bg4 16. h3 Rac8 17. Bf4 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. a5 Nd5 20. Be5 Red8
21. Rfc1 Nb4 22. Kf1 Nd3 23. Rc2 c4 24. Ke2 Nb4 25. Rd2 Rd5 26. Bc3 Nd3 27. b3
Bb4 28. Bxb4 Nxb4 29. bxc4 Rxc4 30. Ra4 Rdc5 31. Rd8+ Kf7 32. Nd2 Nc6 33. Rxc4
Rxc4 34. Rd7+ Ke8 35. Rxb7 Ra4 36. Rxg7 h5 37. Rg5 Rxa5 38. Rxa5 Nxa5 39. Ne4
Nb7 40. Nf6+ Ke7 41. Nxh5 a5 42. Nf4 a4 43. Kd2 a3 44. Kc2 Nc5 45. f3 Kf7 46.
Kb1 e5 47. Ne2 Nd3 48. g3 Nb4 49. Nc3 Kg6 50. h4 Kh5 51. e4 Nc6 52. Nd5 Nd4 53.
f4 exf4 54. Nxf4+ Kg4 55. h5 Kg5 56. e5 Nf5 57. e6 Ng7 58. Ka2 Nf5 59. Kxa3 Kf6
60. g4 Ne3 61. h6 Nxg4 62. e7 1-0

[Event "Riga FIDE GP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.17"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Bd6 7. c5 Be7 8. Ng3
c6 9. Bd2 b6 10. b4 Nbd7 11. Be2 a5 12. O-O Ba6 13. Qc2 Qc7 14. h3 Ra7 15. Rab1
axb4 16. axb4 Rfa8 17. Rfc1 Bxe2 18. Ngxe2 Qb7 19. f3 Ra3 20. Be1 h6 21. Bf2 e5
22. Re1 bxc5 23. bxc5 Qa6 24. Rb4 Bd8 25. Reb1 Ba5 26. Ra4 Rxa4 27. Qxa4 Qc8
28. Ra1 Ra7 29. Ra2 Qa8 30. Bg3 Bb6 31. Qb3 Bc7 32. Be1 Nf8 33. Bg3 N6d7 34.
Kh2 Ne6 35. Rxa7 Qxa7 36. Qa4 Qxa4 37. Nxa4 f5 38. dxe5 Bxe5 39. Bxe5 Nxe5 40.
Nd4 Nxd4 41. exd4 Nd3 42. Nc3 Nf4 43. Kg1 Ne6 44. Ne2 f4 45. Kf2 g5 46. Ke1 Ng7
47. Kd2 Kf7 48. Nc1 Nf5 49. Kc3 Ke7 50. Nd3 Kd7 51. Ne5+ Kc7 52. Kd3 Nh4 53.
Nf7 Nf5 54. Kc3 Kd7 55. Kd3 Kc7 56. Ne5 Nh4 57. Nf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga FIDE GP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.18"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Be7 10. Nc3 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. Re1 a5 13. Ne2 Bd7 14.
Bd2 Kc8 15. Bc3 Re8 16. Rad1 g6 17. Nf4 Bg5 18. e6 Bxe6 19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20. Rxe6
fxe6 21. Rd3 b5 22. Rf3 b4 23. Be5 a4 24. Rf8+ Bd8 25. Bf6 Kd7 26. Rh8 b3 27.
cxb3 axb3 28. a4 c5 29. a5 c4 30. a6 c3 31. Rxh7+ Kd6 32. Bxc3 Rxa6 33. Kf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga FIDE GP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2019.07.19"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2019.07.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. e3 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Nf3 d6
9. a4 Bg4 10. Ra3 axb5 11. Bxb5 Na6 12. e4 Nb4 13. Be2 Nd7 14. O-O Qb6 15. Re1
Qb7 16. Bg5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Ne5 18. Rf1 c4 19. b3 Rfc8 20. Bd2 Nbd3 21. f4 Qb4
22. Nb1 c3 23. fxe5 Nb2 24. Qc2 cxd2 25. Qxb2 Qxe4 26. Qxd2 Rc2 27. Qd3 Rxe2
28. Qxe4 Rxe4 29. exd6 exd6 30. Nd2 Rg4+ 31. Kh1 Rxh4+ 32. Kg2 Rd4 33. Nf3 Rg4+
34. Kh3 Rb4 35. Rb1 Rc8 36. Kg2 Rc3 37. Ng1 Rc2 38. Nf3 Rg4+ 39. Kf1 Rf4 40.
Kg2 Rg4+ 41. Kf1 Rf4 42. Kg2 g5 43. Rf1 Rg4+ 44. Kh1 Rc3 45. Rg1 Rf4 46. Nh2
Rxf2 47. Rxg5 Rcc2 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 Nf6 3. e4 d6 4. exf5 Bxf5 5. d4 Qd7 6. a3 e5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Bg5
Be7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qe6 11. Qe2 dxe5 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Qc4 c6 14. f3 b5
15. Qxe6+ Bxe6 16. Bd3 b4 17. axb4 Bxb4 18. Ne4 a5 19. Bd2 Nd5 20. Rhe1 h6 21.
Nf2 Bd6 22. Ne4 Be7 23. Nc3 a4 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b6 8. Bg5
Nd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nbd2 b5 11. b3 cxb3 12. Nxb3 a5 13. Ne5 a4 14. Nc5 c6 15.
a3 Ra7 16. Rac1 Rc7 17. Qb2 Nb6 18. Qc3 f6 19. Qa5 Nd5 20. Ned3 Ra7 21. Qd2 Nd7
22. Qa2 Nxc5 23. Rxc5 Bd7 24. Rfc1 Kh8 25. h4 Qf7 26. e3 Rd8 27. Qb2 Be8 28.
Nb4 Nxb4 29. Qxb4 Qe7 30. Qb2 Ra6 31. Bxc6 Bxc6 32. Rxc6 Rxc6 33. Rxc6 e5 34.
dxe5 Qxe5 35. Qxe5 fxe5 36. Rb6 Kg8 37. Rxb5 Rd3 38. Rxe5 Rxa3 39. Re7 Ra1+ 40.
Kg2 a3 41. h5 Rb1 42. Ra7 Rb3 43. g4 h6 44. Kf3 Kf8 45. Kf4 Rb2 46. f3 a2 47.
e4 Rf2 48. e5 Ke8 49. Ke3 Rg2 50. Ke4 Rf2 51. Kf5 Kf8 52. Ke6 Kg8 53. Ke7 Rxf3
54. Rxa2 Rf4 55. e6 g6 56. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 f6 4. e3 e5 5. c5 a5 6. Qa4+ Qd7 7. Bb5 c6 8. Bc4 Na6
9. exd4 e4 10. b5 Nb4 11. a3 exf3 12. axb4 Qxd4 13. d3 Qe5+ 14. Be3 fxg2 15.
Rg1 Ne7 16. Nd2 Bd7 17. bxa5 Nd5 18. d4 Qxh2 19. Nf3 Qh5 20. a6 Be7 21. axb7
Rxa4 22. Rxa4 O-O 23. Ra8 Re8 24. Kd2 Kf8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26. Bxd5 Bd8 27. Bf4
Ba5+ 28. Kd1 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. Bf4 b6 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Ne5 Nh5 12. Bc1 Nhf6 13. Nc3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4
15. Bf4 g5 16. Bc1 Nxe5 17. b3 Ng6 18. Bb2 Bf6 19. b4 Rc8 20. Ne4 Bxb2 21. Qxb2
f5 22. Nd2 Qe7 23. Rac1 e5 24. Qb3 e4 25. b5 cxb5 26. cxd5 Rxc1 27. d6+ Qf7 28.
Rxc1 Qxb3 29. Nxb3 Rd8 30. Rc7 Bd5 31. Nd4 Rxd6 32. Nxf5 Rc6 33. Rxc6 Bxc6 34.
Nd6 b4 35. Bxe4 Bxe4 36. Nxe4 Ne7 37. Kf1 Nd5 38. Ke1 Nc3 39. Nxc3 bxc3 40. f4
gxf4 41. gxf4 b5 42. Kd1 b4 43. Kc2 Kf7 44. e4 Ke6 45. Kb3 a5 46. h4 h5 47. a3
Kd6 48. axb4 axb4 49. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Ne5 Qc7 8.
Bb2 Bd6 9. f4 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Re8 12. Qf3 Rb8 13. d3 d4 14. Nd2 dxe3
15. Ndc4 Nd5 16. Rae1 f6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Nc4 Qd7 19. Ba3 Nb4 20. Rxe3 Ba6 21.
Rfe1 Rxe3 22. Qxe3 Nc2 23. Qe6+ Qxe6 24. Rxe6 Bxc4 25. dxc4 Nxa3 26. Rxc6 Rd8
27. Rxc5 Nc2 28. Ra5 Rd7 29. c5 Kf7 30. a3 Nd4 31. b4 Ne2+ 32. Kf2 Nxf4 33. c6
Rc7 34. b5 Nd5 35. Ra4 Ke6 36. Rh4 h6 37. Kf3 Kd6 38. a4 Re7 39. Rc4 Nb6 40.
Rd4+ Kc5 41. Rg4 Nd5 42. h4 a6 43. bxa6 Kxc6 44. Rd4 Nc7 45. a7 Kb7 46. Re4 Rd7
47. Kf4 Kxa7 48. Kf5 Kb6 49. Kg6 Kc5 50. g4 Nd5 51. Re1 Ra7 52. Ra1 Nf4+ 53.
Kf5 Ng2 54. h5 Ne3+ 55. Kf4 Nd5+ 56. Kf5 Ne3+ 57. Kf4 Nc2 58. Ra2 Nd4 59. Ra1
Ra5 60. Ke4 Ne6 61. Kf5 Kd6+ 62. Kg6 Rg5+ 63. Kf7 Nd8+ 64. Ke8 Nc6 65. Kf7 Rxg4
66. a5 Kc7 67. Rc1 Kb7 68. Rb1+ Ka7 69. Ke6 Nxa5 70. Rd1 Nc6 71. Kf7 Ne5+ 72.
Kg8 Kb6 73. Kh7 Kc7 74. Ra1 f5 75. Ra5 Kd6 76. Ra6+ Kd5 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. h5 exd5
9. exd5 Re8 10. h6 Bh8 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. b3 Qa5 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. Kf1 Ne4 15. Nxe4
Rxe4 16. Rc1 Rh4 17. Rxh4 Qxh4 18. g3 Qd8 19. Kg2 Nd7 20. Nf3 Ne5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5
22. Bd3 Bd7 23. Qf3 f5 24. Re1 Qf6 25. b4 cxb4 26. Bxb4 b6 27. Bd2 Re8 28. Qd1
f4 29. Qf3 fxg3 30. Qxf6 Bxf6 31. Rxe8+ Bxe8 32. fxg3 Kf8 33. g4 Ke7 34. g5 Bd4
35. Kf3 Bd7 36. Be3 Bc3 37. Bc2 Kf7 38. Be4 Bb4 39. Bd4 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. h3 Bb6 8. Nc4
Ne7 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. Ba4 Ng6 11. O-O Be6 12. Bc2 c5 13. a3 d5 14. Ng5 Bc8 15.
exd5 h6 16. Nf3 Qxd5 17. Bb3 Qd6 18. Be3 Be6 19. d4 cxd4 20. cxd4 e4 21. Nd2
Bxb3 22. Qxb3 Rfe8 23. Nc4 Qe6 24. Rac1 Nd5 25. Ne5 Rad8 26. Rfe1 Kh7 27. a4 f5
28. a5 bxa5 29. Qxb7 Nxe5 30. dxe5 Nxe3 31. Rxe3 Qxe5 32. Rg3 Re7 33. Qb6 Rd6
34. Qb3 f4 35. Rgc3 Red7 36. Re1 Rd2 37. Rc8 R7d5 38. Qb8 Qxb8 39. Rxb8 e3 40.
fxe3 Rg5 41. exf4 Rgxg2+ 42. Kh1 Rh2+ 43. Kg1 Rxh3 44. b4 Rg3+ 45. Kf1 Rf3+ 46.
Kg1 Rb2 47. b5 Rxf4 48. Rb7 Rf5 49. b6 Rf6 50. Ree7 Rg6+ 51. Kf1 a4 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. Rc1 a5 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Bd2 Nhf6 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.07.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. b4 Nh5 12. Ra2 Qe8 13. Na3 Nf4 14. Bxf4 Rxf4
15. Nc4 Qg6 16. b5 Raf8 17. Ncd2 Ne7 18. d4 Qf6 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. bxa6 bxa6 21.
Qe2 a5 22. Rf1 g5 23. Nc4 Ng6 24. Nh2 Qg7 25. Qd3 Nh4 26. Ng4 h5 27. Ngxe5 g4
28. hxg4 hxg4 29. Qg3 Qg5 30. Re2 Kg7 31. Nd3 R4f6 32. Qxc7+ R8f7 33. Qe5 Qh6
34. Qg3 Kh8 35. Rb2 Nf3+ 36. gxf3 gxf3 37. Rfb1 Rg7 38. Qxg7+ Qxg7+ 39. Kf1 Rh6
40. Ke1 Qxc3+ 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb2 Nc6 7. Be2 Bd6 8. O-O
O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Nd2 Bc7 12. Rc1 Qd6 13. N2f3 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Bg4
15. Qc5 Qxc5 16. Rxc5 Bb6 17. Rc2 Rac8 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Bd3 Ne4 20. Nd4 Nc5
21. Bf5 Bxf5 22. Nxf5 Rc7 23. Be5 Rd7 24. Bxg7 Ne6 25. Bf6 h5 26. Rd1 Kh7 27.
Bb2 Rc7 28. Rc1 Rxc1+ 29. Bxc1 Bc5 30. Bb2 Kg6 31. Nh4+ Kh7 32. Nf3 Kg6 33. Kf1
a6 34. Ne5+ Kf6 35. Ke2 Ke7 36. Nf3 f6 37. g3 Kf7 38. Kd3 Kg6 39. Nh4+ Kf7 40.
Bc3 Ng5 41. Ng2 Ne6 42. Ne1 Ng5 43. Ke2 Ne6 44. Nf3 Kg6 45. h3 Kf7 46. g4 hxg4
47. hxg4 Kg6 48. Kd3 Kf7 49. Nh4 Ng5 50. Nf5 Ne4 51. f3 Ng5 52. Ke2 Ne6 53. f4
Bf8 54. Ng3 Bc5 55. Bd2 Bd6 56. Nf5 Bf8 57. Bc3 Bc5 58. Kd3 Bf8 59. Bd4 Kg6 60.
Ng3 Kf7 61. Nh5 Be7 62. Ng3 Bf8 63. Ne2 Bb4 64. Bb6 Ke7 65. f5 Ng5 66. Nf4 Kd6
67. Bd8 Ne4 68. Ke2 Bc3 69. Bb6 Be5 70. Ba5 Bc3 71. Bd8 Kd7 72. Bb6 Kc6 73. Bd4
Kd6 74. Kd3 Be1 75. Nh5 Bh4 76. Ke2 b5 77. Nf4 Bg3 78. Nd3 a5 79. a4 b4 80. Bb6
Kd7 81. Bxa5 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nc6 6. Nge2 Nh5 7. Bg5 O-O 8. Qd2
f6 9. Be3 f5 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. f3 e5 12. d5 Nd4 13. O-O-O Nxe2+ 14. Nxe2 e4 15.
g4 exf3 16. gxf5 fxe2 17. Bxe2 Ng3 18. fxg6 Nxh1 19. Rxh1 Qf6 20. h5 Rae8 21.
h6 Qxb2+ 22. Qxb2 Bxb2+ 23. Kd2 hxg6 24. Bg4 b6 25. Be6+ Kh7 26. a4 a5 27. Ke2
Be5 28. Rh4 Bc3 29. Rh3 Bb4 30. Bd4 Bc5 31. Bg7 Rf2+ 32. Kd3 Re7 33. Rg3 Bb4
34. Ke3 Bc5+ 35. Kd3 c6 36. Kc3 cxd5 37. cxd5 Bb4+ 38. Kc4 Bd2 39. Rh3 Rf4+ 40.
Kb5 Rb4+ 41. Kc6 Bf4 42. Bg8+ Kxg8 43. h7+ Kf7 44. h8=Q Rc4+ 45. Kb5 Rc5+ 46.
Ka6 Re8 47. Qh7 Ke7 48. Be5+ Kd8 49. Bxf4 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Be7 8. a3
O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. h3 Qd7 11. Ne2 Nd8 12. Ng3 Ne6 13. Nf5 Bd8 14. c3 c5 15. a4
Bc7 16. Re1 Rae8 17. axb5 axb5 18. c4 Bc6 19. Bd2 Kh8 20. Qc2 Nh5 21. cxb5 Bxb5
22. Ba4 Ra8 23. Bxb5 Qxb5 24. Ne3 Nhf4 25. Nc4 Qc6 26. Bxf4 Nxf4 27. g3 Ne6 28.
Ne3 Rfb8 29. Rxa8 Qxa8 30. Nd5 Bd8 31. b3 h6 32. Rb1 Qa3 33. Kg2 Kh7 34. h4 Kg8
35. Qc3 Ra8 36. Qc2 Rb8 37. Qc3 Ra8 38. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. Bf4 b6 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Ne5 Nh5 12. Bd2 Nhf6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nc6 Qe8
15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Nc3 Rfc8 17. Qd3 a5 18. Rac1 h6 19. Be1 Ba6 20. Qe3 Qd8 21.
f3 b5 22. g4 Nb6 23. b3 b4 24. Nb1 Ne8 25. Bg3 Nd6 26. Rc5 Nb7 27. Rcc1 Nd6 28.
Rc5 Nb7 29. Rcc1 Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
Nbd2 Re8 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Be2 f5 11. O-O a6 12. Qd2 Be6 13. Nbd4 Qf6 14. Rfd1
Rad8 15. Bf1 Bc8 16. g3 g5 17. Bg2 Ne7 18. Ne1 h5 19. f4 Ng6 20. Nef3 g4 21.
Ne1 h4 22. Nec2 Kg7 23. a4 Be6 24. Qd3 Rh8 25. Rd2 Ne7 26. a5 Ba7 27. b4 Bd7
28. Rb1 Rc8 29. b5 Bxd4 30. Nxd4 Bxb5 31. Nxb5 axb5 32. Rc2 Rc5 33. Rxb5 Rhc8
34. Rb6 Rxc3 35. Rxc3 Rxc3 36. Qd2 Rc6 37. Rxb7 Qa1+ 38. Bf1 Rc1 39. Qb2+ Qxb2
40. Rxb2 Ra1 41. a6 Nc6 42. gxh4 d4 43. exd4 Nxd4 44. Kf2 Ne6 45. Bc4 Nxf4 46.
Ra2 Nh3+ 47. Ke2 Rc1 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. d5 Bg7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 e6 8. h5 gxh5
9. Nh3 Qe7 10. Nf4 Nbd7 11. Be3 O-O-O 12. f3 Rhg8 13. Qd2 Bh6 14. Bf1 h4 15.
O-O-O Bxf4 16. Bxf4 Nh5 17. Rh2 Rg6 18. Be3 Rdg8 19. Kb1 Kb8 20. a3 Qf6 21. Ka2
Ng3 22. Bd3 Ne5 23. Nb5 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Nh5 25. dxe6 Qxe6 26. Rxh4 Nf6 27. Nd4
Qe8 28. g4 Nd7 29. Rxh7 Rxg4 30. Nf5 Rg2 31. Bd4 Qe6 32. Rdh1 a5 33. R1h6 Ne5
34. Bxe5 Qxe5 35. Qd4 Qxd4 36. Nxd4 Ba6 37. Kb3 Rd2 38. Kc3 Rd1 39. Rh8 Rxh8
40. Rxh8+ Kb7 41. b3 a4 42. b4 Rc1+ 43. Kd2 Rxc4 44. Nf5 d5 45. exd5 Rf4 46.
Ne3 Rxf3 47. Rd8 Rf2+ 48. Kc3 Ra2 49. Nc2 Be2 50. Rd7 Bd1 51. Nd4 Rxa3+ 52. Kb2
Rd3 53. Nb5 a3+ 54. Ka2 Bb3+ 55. Kxa3 Bc4+ 56. Ka4 Bxb5+ 57. Kxb5 Rxd5+ 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Nb5 c5 12. c3 Ba5 13. b4 Bb6 14. bxc5 Bxc5
15. Nd4 h6 16. Bh4 Bd7 17. Re1 Rb8 18. Qf3 Rb6 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Qc8 21.
Qf3 Re8 22. Bf5 Qb8 23. Bg3 Qd8 24. Bh4 g5 25. Bg3 Bd6 26. h4 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1
Kg7 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Qe3 Kh6 30. Bd3 Qc7 31. Qd4 Bxg3 32. fxg3 Qxg3 33. Re3
Qf4 34. Rh3+ Kg7 35. Rh7+ Kg8 36. Qxf4 gxf4 37. Rh4 Rc6 38. Rxf4 Rxc3 39. Rxf6
Rxd3 40. Ra6 Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. a3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. Qe2 f6 8.
d4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Qd5 10. Bb2 Bd6 11. dxe5 Qxe5 12. O-O-O Qxe2 13. Bxe2 Be6 14.
Bb5+ Kf7 15. Rhe1 Rad8 16. Ba4 h5 17. h3 c5 18. Kb1 c4 19. Rxe6 Kxe6 20. Bb5
Rc8 21. Rd4 Rhd8 22. Bxc4+ Ke7 23. Bd3 Be5 24. Rh4 g5 25. Rxh5 Rh8 26. Rxh8
Rxh8 27. Ka2 Rc8 28. Kb3 b6 29. a4 Kd8 30. Bc4 Rc7 31. Bc1 Bf4 32. Ba3 Rd7 33.
Bd3 Kc7 34. c4 Bd6 35. Bb2 Be5 36. Ba3 Bd6 37. Bb2 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 c5 8. d5
Nbd7 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Nb1 Ng6 12. Nc3 e5 13. Ne1 h6 14. Nd3 Nh7 15.
Qd1 Bg5 16. Bg4 Rf8 17. b4 b6 18. a4 f5 19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21. a5 Bxc1
22. Rxc1 Nf4 23. Ne4 Ng5 24. Nxf4 Rxf4 25. Nxg5 Qxg5 26. Qa4 Raf8 27. Rc2 e4
28. axb6 axb6 29. Qd7 Qe5 30. bxc5 bxc5 31. Qe6+ Qxe6 32. dxe6 R8f6 33. Rd1
Rxe6 34. g3 Rff6 35. Re2 Rf3 36. Rde1 Ref6 37. Rd2 Re6 38. Rde2 e3 39. Rxe3
Rfxe3 40. Rxe3 Rxe3 41. fxe3 Kf7 42. e4 Ke6 43. Kf2 Ke5 44. Ke3 g5 45. Kd3 h5
46. Ke3 Ke6 47. Kf3 Ke5 48. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Qc2 Ne4 9. Bf4 c6 10. Nc3 g5 11. Be3 Nd6 12. b3 Nf5 13. Bd2 g4 14. Ne1 Nxd4 15.
Qd1 Bf6 16. e3 Nf3+ 17. Nxf3 gxf3 18. Qxf3 Bg7 19. Qe2 b6 20. e4 Ba6 21. exd5
cxd5 22. Rac1 Rc8 23. Rfd1 Qf6 24. Qh5 Nc5 25. cxd5 Bd3 26. Bg5 Qe5 27. Qh4 Bg6
28. Bf4 Qh5 29. Nb5 Qxh4 30. gxh4 Nd3 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Be3 Nb2 33. Nxa7 Re8
34. Rc1 exd5 35. Bxd5 Nd3 36. Rc8 Rxc8 37. Nxc8 Nb4 38. Ne7+ Kf8 39. Nxg6+ hxg6
40. Bc4 Nxa2 41. Bxb6 Bf6 42. h5 gxh5 43. Kg2 Be7 44. Kf3 Bd6 45. h3 Ke7 46.
Bd4 f5 47. Ke2 Nb4 48. Kd2 Nc6 49. Bc3 Bc5 50. Ke2 h4 51. Kf3 Bd6 52. Bd5 Ne5+
53. Kf4 Kf6 54. b4 Bc7 55. b5 Bd6 56. b6 Bb8 57. b7 Bd6 58. Bd4 Bb8 59. Ba1 Bd6
60. Bc3 Bc7 61. Ke3 Ke7 62. Bb4+ Kd7 63. Bc5 Bb8 64. Kd4 Ng6 65. Bc4 Nf4 66.
Bf1 Ne6+ 67. Kd5 Nf4+ 68. Kc4 Kc6 69. Be7 Ng6 70. Bg2+ Kd7 71. Bg5 Kd6 72. Kb5
Ba7 73. Ka6 Bb8 74. Kb6 Kd7 75. Bf1 Kd6 76. Bd3 Ke5 77. Kc6 Nf8 78. f4+ Kd4 79.
Bxf5 Ke3 80. Bg4 Ne6 81. Bxe6 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d4 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bf4 Bg4 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Ne5 Be6 12. Nd3 Be7 13. Rc1 h6 14. Na4 Rc8 15.
Nac5 Bxc5 16. Nxc5 Qe7 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Re1 Rfd8 19. Qb3 b6 20. Qe3 Qf5 21.
Qa3 Ne4 22. f3 Nc5 23. b4 Ne6 24. Bd2 Ncd4 25. Qxa7 Rxc1 26. Bxc1 Qc2 27. Bf1
Qc6 28. Qa6 Ra8 29. Qd3 Rxa2 30. Be3 Qc4 31. Rd1 Nxe2+ 32. Bxe2 Rxe2 33. Qxc4
dxc4 34. Bxb6 Rb2 35. Be3 Rxb4 36. Rc1 Kf8 37. Kf2 Ke7 38. Bd2 Ra4 39. Ke3 Kd6
40. Bc3 Ra3 41. Ke4 Kc5 42. f4 Ra2 43. h4 f6 44. f5 Nc7 45. Bd4+ Kb5 46. Rb1+
Kc6 47. Rb6+ Kd7 48. g4 Re2+ 49. Kf3 Rd2 50. Ke4 Rh2 51. h5 Re2+ 52. Kf3 Rd2
53. Ke4 Re2+ 54. Kf3 Rd2 55. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Bb3 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Qe2 Nc5
15. Rfd1 Nxb3 16. axb3 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Ne3 Bg6 19. Nc4 Bh5 20. Nxd6 Qe7
21. c3 Kh8 22. Ne4 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Nd8 24. Ng3 Qf7 25. Qxe5 Ne6 26. Rd2 h6 27.
Qh5 Qc7 28. Re1 Nf4 29. Qg4 Rad8 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. h4 Rf8 32. h5 Qc5 33. b4 Qc7
34. Nf5 Qf7 35. Qxf4 Qxf5 36. Qxf5 Rxf5 37. Re7 b5 38. Re6 Rg5+ 39. Kf1 Rxh5
40. Rxa6 Rh1+ 41. Kg2 Rb1 42. Rb6 Rxb2 43. Rxb5 Rc2 44. Rc5 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Be3 Nh5 12. g3 Bxe3 13. Rxe3 Qf6 14. Nbd2 Rf7
15. b4 Qg6 16. Kh2 Qh6 17. b5 Ne7 18. Re1 Raf8 19. Qe2 g5 20. Qe3 Ng6 21. Rg1
Rg7 22. Rg2 Ngf4 23. gxf4 exf4 24. Qd4 e5 25. Qc4+ Kh8 26. Rag1 Rfg8 27. Nxg5
Rxg5 28. Rxg5 Rxg5 29. Rxg5 Qxg5 30. Qxc7 f3 31. Qc8+ Kg7 32. Nxf3 Qf4+ 33. Kg2
Qf7 34. Qg4+ Kf8 35. Ng5 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Qd2 h6 8.
Bf4 a6 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Qe3 Nd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Bf3
Nf6 15. c4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 O-O 17. Rhe1 e6 18. Nc6 Qd7 19. Be5 Rae8 20. h3 b5 21.
d5 exd5 22. cxd5 Nh5 23. Bxg7 Nxg7 24. g4 Qd6 25. Qg3 Qc5+ 26. Kb1 Rxe1 27.
Rxe1 Re8 28. Rxe8+ Nxe8 29. Qe3 Qxe3 30. fxe3 Nf6 31. Nb4 a5 32. Na6 Nxd5 33.
e4 Nf4 34. Nxc7 Nxh3 35. Nxb5 Nf2 36. Nd6 Nxg4 37. Kc2 h5 38. Kd2 h4 39. Ke2
Ne5 40. b3 Kf8 41. Nb7 Nc6 42. Kf3 g5 43. Kg4 Ke7 44. a3 f6 45. Nc5 Kd6 46. Na4
Ne5+ 47. Kh3 Nd3 48. Nb6 Nf2+ 49. Kg2 Nxe4 50. Nc4+ Kd5 51. Nxa5 g4 52. Nc4 h3+
53. Kh2 Kd4 54. a4 f5 55. a5 Nc5 56. Nd6 Ke5 57. Nc4+ Kd5 58. Ne3+ Ke4 59. Nf1
Na6 60. Ng3+ Ke5 61. Ne2 f4 62. Nc3 Kd4 63. Na2 f3 0-1

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nd2 O-O 8.
Nb3 Bb6 9. Nf3 Be6 10. Be2 f5 11. O-O Qf6 12. a4 a6 13. Nbd4 Bc7 14. g3 Rfd8
15. Qb3 Rab8 16. Rfd1 g6 17. Bf1 Kg7 18. Rd2 g5 19. Re1 Ne7 20. Kh1 Ng6 21. c4
Ba5 22. Red1 Bxd2 23. Rxd2 dxc4 24. Bxc4 Bxc4 25. Qxc4 Rbc8 26. Qd3 Ne7 27. Qb3
b6 28. Kg2 h6 29. h4 Rd5 30. Qd3 a5 31. Rd1 Rcd8 32. Qb3 g4 33. Ng1 Rxd4 34.
exd4 Rxd4 35. Ne2 Rxd1 36. Qxd1 Ng6 37. Nc3 h5 38. Qd5 Qe5 39. Kf1 f4 40. Qxe5+
Nxe5 41. gxf4 Nd3 42. Nd5 Nxb2 43. Nxb6 Nd3 44. Nc4 Nc5 45. Nxa5 Nxa4 46. f3
Kg6 47. Nc4 f5 48. Kf2 Nc5 49. Kg3 Ne6 50. Ne5+ Kh6 51. Nf7+ Kg6 52. Ne5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3
Bf5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Qa5 c5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8
15. dxc5 Ndxc5 16. Nd4 Bg6 17. f3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Kg7 19. g4 Rac8 20. Kd2 Ne6 21.
Rac1 Nxd4 22. exd4 f5 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. g4 Bg6 25. b4 Rf8 26. a4 Rfe8 27. a5 b6
28. Ba6 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Re7 30. axb6 axb6 31. Rc6 h5 32. gxh5 Bxh5 33. Be2 Rf7
34. Ke3 Re7+ 35. Kf2 Rf7 36. Ke3 Re7+ 37. Kd2 Rf7 38. Rc3 Ra7 39. b5 Ra2+ 40.
Ke3 Bg6 41. Rc7+ Kf6 42. Rc6+ Kf7 43. Rxb6 Ra3+ 44. Kf2 Ra2 45. Ra6 Rb2 46. Ra3
Bf5 47. Ke3 Bd7 48. Ra7 Ke6 49. Ra6+ Ke7 50. Rb6 Rb3+ 51. Kd2 Rb2+ 52. Ke3 Rb3+
53. Kf2 Rb2 54. Ke3 Rb3+ 55. Kd2 Rb2+ 56. Kd1 Bf5 57. Rc6 Rb4 58. Kd2 Rb2+ 59.
Ke3 Rb3+ 60. Kf2 Rb2 61. Rc3 Kd6 62. Ke3 Bd7 63. Rc5 Rb3+ 64. Kd2 Rb2+ 65. Rc2
Rb3 66. Ra2 Bxb5 67. Bxb5 Rxb5 68. Ra6+ Ke7 69. Rg6 Rb3 70. Rxg5 Rxf3 71. Rxd5
Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 c6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 Nc6 8. Be2
h6 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Qb3 Na5 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Bb5 O-O 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. Nxd5 e5
15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Rd1 Bg7 18. O-O Nc6 19. Rd2 Qa5 20. Qxa5 Nxa5
21. Rc1 Rfd8 22. Kf1 Kf8 23. b3 Rac8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Ke2 Rc1 26. Nb4 Bf6 27.
Rc2 Ra1 28. g3 Be7 29. Nd5 Nc6 30. Nd4 Nxd4+ 31. exd4 Bd6 32. Kd3 Ke8 33. Re2+
Kd8 34. Ne3 Be7 35. Ng4 h5 36. Nh6 f5 37. Nf7+ Kd7 38. Ne5+ Kc7 39. Nxg6 Bd6
40. Ne7 f4 41. Nd5+ Kc6 42. Nxf4 Bxf4 43. gxf4 Rh1 44. Re6+ Kd7 45. Rh6 Rxh4
46. Ke4 Rh1 47. f5 h4 48. Ke5 h3 49. Rh7+ Kc6 50. f6 Re1+ 51. Kf5 Rf1 52. f4
1-0

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 h5 8. Nf4 Bh7
9. Nxh5 Nc6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. f4 d4 13. Nb5 Qa5+ 14. Qd2 Nb4 15.
Na3 Bxc2 16. Nc4 Qa4 17. Kf2 d3+ 18. Kg3 Rxh5 19. gxh5 Ne7 20. Bxe7 Bxe7 21.
Bg2 O-O-O 22. Ne3 Kb8 23. Rhc1 Bc5 24. Re1 Qb5 25. Be4 f5 26. exf6 gxf6 27. h6
f5 28. Bf3 Bd6 29. Ng2 Qd7 30. Kh3 Na6 31. Qe3 Nc7 32. Qd4 Qh7 33. Qg7 Qxg7 34.
hxg7 Rg8 35. Bd1 d2 36. Re2 Be4 37. Rxd2 Nd5 38. Bb3 Rxg7 39. Bxd5 exd5 40. Rf1
Bb4 41. Re2 d4 42. Ref2 Bc5 43. a3 d3 44. Rd2 a5 45. Ne1 Rd7 46. Ng2 a4 47.
Rfd1 Bb6 48. Ne1 Ba5 49. Rxd3 Bxd3 50. Rxd3 Re7 51. Nf3 Re2 52. h5 Rxb2 53. Ne5
Rb3 54. h6 Bc3 55. h7 Bxe5 56. Rxb3 axb3 57. fxe5 b2 58. h8=Q+ Ka7 59. e6 b1=Q
60. Qe5 Qh1+ 61. Kg3 Qg1+ 62. Kf3 Qf1+ 63. Ke3 Qe1+ 64. Kf4 Qh4+ 65. Kxf5 Qh5+
66. Ke4 Qe2+ 67. Kd4 Qb2+ 68. Kd5 Qb3+ 69. Kd6 Qd3+ 70. Qd5 Qg3+ 71. Kd7 Qxa3
72. e7 Qa4+ 73. Kd8 Qh4 74. Qc5+ Ka6 75. Qe5 b5 76. Kd7 Qh7 77. Kd6 Qd3+ 78.
Kc7 Qh7 79. Kd8 Qh4 80. Qe6+ Ka5 81. Kd7 Qh7 82. Kc8 Qc2+ 83. Kb7 Qg2+ 84. Kb8
Qh2+ 85. Kc8 Qc2+ 86. Kb7 Qg2+ 87. Qc6 Qg7 88. Qc7+ 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Levitov blitz"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2019.08.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 b5 8. a3
Rb8 9. Nf4 cxd4 10. cxd4 b4 11. a4 b3 12. Bb5 Qb6 13. O-O Ba6 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15.
Be3 Be7 16. Nd2 O-O 17. Nxb3 Qb6 18. Nc1 Qxb2 19. Ncd3 Qb3 20. Qg4 Kh8 21. h4
Na5 22. Rfd1 Nc4 23. Nh5 Rg8 24. Bg5 Bf8 25. Qf3 Nb2 26. Rab1 Qa3 27. Rxb2 Rxb2
28. Nxb2 Qxb2 29. Qxf7 Nb6 30. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Levitov blitz"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2019.08.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Nb6 7. d3 Bc5 8. b3
O-O 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Nbd2 f6 11. Rc1 Bf8 12. Ne4 a5 13. Nc5 Ra7 14. Nd2 Nd4 15.
e3 Ne6 16. Nxe6 Bxe6 17. d4 exd4 18. Bxd4 c6 19. Nc4 c5 20. Bb2 Nd5 21. a4 b6
22. Qh5 Bf7 23. Qe2 Rd7 24. Bh3 Rde7 25. Rfd1 Qc7 26. Rd2 Rd8 27. Rcd1 Ree8 28.
Bg4 Ne7 29. Rd7 Qb8 30. Nd6 Rxd7 31. Bxd7 Rd8 32. Nxf7 Kxf7 33. Qc4+ Kg6 34.
Qe4+ Kf7 35. Qe6+ Kg6 36. h4 h6 37. Qe4+ Kf7 38. h5 Qc7 39. Qe6# 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Levitov blitz"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2019.08.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 c5 4. d5 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. e4 O-O 7. Be2 e6 8. h5 exd5
9. exd5 Re8 10. h6 Bh8 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. b3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Rxe4 14. Rc1 Nd7 15. Kf1
Re8 16. Rh4 Ne5 17. g3 a6 18. Kg2 Qa5 19. a4 Bf5 20. Nh3 Bxh3+ 21. Rxh3 Nd7 22.
Bd3 Qb6 23. Rb1 Re5 24. Bf4 Re7 25. a5 Qc7 26. Qd2 Rae8 27. Rhh1 Nf6 28. Rhe1
Nh5 29. Bg5 Re5 30. b4 cxb4 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Levitov blitz"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2019.08.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Nc4 Nd7 8.
Rg1 Re8 9. g4 a5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qd2 a4 13. Ne3 Nc5 14. Nf5 Qf8
15. O-O-O b5 16. Kb1 Rb8 17. Qb4 f6 18. g5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Nd7 20. Qh4 Kh8 21.
Rg3 b4 22. Rdg1 b3 23. cxb3 axb3 24. a3 Nc5 25. Rh3 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Levitov blitz"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2019.08.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 dxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. Bc4 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8.
c3 Nd7 9. Qc2 Nb6 10. Be2 a5 11. a4 e5 12. Rd1 Be6 13. Nc4 Qe7 14. Nxb6 cxb6
15. Be3 Qc7 16. Ng5 Nd8 17. Nxe6 Nxe6 18. Qb3 Nc5 19. Qb5 Rfd8 20. Bc4 h5 21.
Bd5 Rd6 22. Qc4 Rad8 23. Rdb1 Na6 24. b4 axb4 25. cxb4 Qxc4 26. Bxc4 Nb8 27. b5
Nd7 28. Bd5 Rb8 29. a5 bxa5 30. Ba7 Ra8 31. b6 Nc5 32. Rxa5 Rc8 33. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Levitov blitz"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2019.08.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 e5 5. exd5 Ne7 6. c4 c6 7. dxc6 Nbxc6 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nf5 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf1 h6 12. Rb1 a5 13. a3 a4 14. Ne4 Nfd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Be3 Nf5 17. Bc5 b6 18. Bb4 Bb7 19. g3 Qd7 20. Bh3 Qc6 21. Bg2
Rad8 22. Nf6+ Qxf6 23. Bxb7 Nd4 24. Qxa4 h5 25. Bc3 Re7 26. Bxd4 Rxd4 27. Bd5
h4 28. Qc6 Qxc6 29. Bxc6 hxg3 30. hxg3 Rxd3 31. Be4 Rb3 32. Bc2 Rf3 33. Kg2 e4
34. Bxe4 Rb3 35. Bd5 Rxe1 36. Rxe1 Kf8 37. c5 Rxb2 38. c6 Rc2 39. Be4 Rc4 40.
Rd1 Be5 41. Rd8+ Kg7 42. Bd5 Rc5 43. Rd7 Kh6 44. f4 Bb8 45. g4 Bxf4 46. Kf3 Kg5
47. Ke4 f5+ 48. gxf5 gxf5+ 49. Kd4 Bg3 50. Kd3 Be5 51. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam Levitov blitz"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2019.08.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2019.08.03"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 Nf6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Qb3 Nb6 9. d4 O-O 10. Bg5 Qe8 11. Qd1 e4 12. Re1 f5 13. d5 Qh5 14. dxc6 bxc6
15. Ne5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 cxb5 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. a4 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Nc5 20. Rc4 Nd3
21. Bc1 Rfb8 22. f3 Rxb2 23. Bxb2 Nxb2 24. Rxd6 cxd6 25. Rd4 d5 26. Rxd5 Nc4
27. Rd4 Rb8 28. Rxc4 Rxb1+ 29. Kf2 Rb2+ 30. Kg3 e3 31. f4 Ra2 32. Rc5 g6 33.
Re5 e2 34. c4 Kf7 35. c5 Rc2 36. Kf3 a5 37. g3 a4 38. Kf2 a3 39. c6 a2 40. Ra5
e1=Q+ 41. Kxe1 Rc1+ 42. Kd2 a1=Q 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Levitov rapid"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2019.08.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2019.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. h5 Nxh5 6. cxd5 e6 7. dxe6 Bxe6 8.
Nf3 Nc6 9. e3 Qe7 10. Be2 O-O 11. a3 Rad8 12. Qc2 Rfe8 13. Bd2 Na5 14. b4 Nb3
15. Rb1 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Nf6 17. g3 Ng4 18. Nh2 Nh6 19. Nf3 Nf5 20. Kf1 h5 21. Bd3
Bh6 22. Re1 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Rxd4 24. Qc2 Rd6 25. Nb5 Rc6 26. Qb1 Bg4 27. Be2
Bxe2+ 28. Rxe2 Bg7 29. Rd2 Rb6 30. Qd3 a6 31. Nd4 Bxd4 32. Qxd4 Rd6 33. Qb2
Red8 34. Rxd6 Rxd6 35. Rh4 Qd7 36. Ke2 Qb5+ 37. Kf3 Qc6+ 38. Ke2 Qb5+ 39. Kf3
Qd5+ 40. e4 Qc4 41. Kg2 Rd1 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Levitov rapid"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2019.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2019.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nfd7 8. b4
e5 9. d5 a5 10. Bb2 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Qxa1 c5 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Bc3 Nb6
15. O-O Be6 16. b5 Nb8 17. c5 dxc5 18. Nxe5 Bf6 19. Rd1 N8d7 20. Nxd7 Bxc3 21.
Qxc3 Nxd7 22. f4 Qe7 23. Nc4 Bxc4 24. Bxc4 Nb6 25. Bf1 Qc7 26. Qe3 c4 27. g3 g6
28. Rc1 Rc8 29. Rc2 Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam Levitov rapid"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2019.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2019.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Bg6 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. a4
Nh6 9. Nb3 Nf5 10. g4 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. f4 f5 13. Bd3 Qe7 14. gxf5 exf5 15.
Qf3 Qe6 16. a5 O-O 17. Be3 b5 18. Kh1 Kh8 19. Rg1 a6 20. Rg2 Be8 21. Nd2 Be7
22. Rag1 g6 23. Qh3 c5 24. Nf3 c4 25. Be2 Nb8 26. Qh6 Rg8 27. Ng5 Bxg5 28. Rxg5
Nc6 29. Bf2 Ra7 30. R5g2 Rf7 31. h4 Rfg7 32. h5 Nd8 33. Qg5 Qd7 34. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Levitov rapid"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2019.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2019.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8.
exd5 Nb8 9. a4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bd2 a6 13. Na3 a5 14. c3 f5 15.
b4 f4 16. Nc4 b6 17. Re1 Kh8 18. Rb1 Ba6 19. Bf1 Nf6 20. bxa5 bxa5 21. Nb6 Bxf1
22. Nxa8 Bd3 23. Nb6 Bxb1 24. Qxb1 Qc7 25. c4 Qc5 26. Qb5 Qd4 27. Bxa5 f3 28.
gxf3 Ng4 29. Rf1 Nxh2 30. Kxh2 Qh4+ 31. Kg2 Qg5+ 32. Kh1 Rf4 33. Qe8+ Bf8 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Levitov rapid"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2019.08.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2019.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Ba4 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. c3 Ne7 8. Bc2
Ng6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a4 c6 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. a5 Bc5
15. Nd2 Be6 16. Re1 h6 17. h3 b5 18. Nb3 Bxb3 19. Bxb3 Nh5 20. Bc2 a6 21. Kf1
Rd6 22. Ke2 Rf6 23. Rf1 Nf4+ 24. Bxf4 Rxf4 25. Rad1 Kf8 26. Rd7 Ke8 27. Rc7 Rf6
28. Bb3 Ra7 29. Rc8+ Kd7 30. Rg8 g5 31. Rd1+ Ke7 32. f3 Bd6 33. c4 Bc7 34. Ra1
Rb7 35. c5 Rb8 36. Rxb8 Bxb8 37. Ba2 Rg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam Levitov rapid"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2019.08.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2019.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 Nc6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. d4 Bxf4 6. exf4 Qd6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. c3
Ne4 9. Qe3 Ne7 10. Bd3 Nf5 11. Qc1 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. O-O O-O
15. Rd1 Ne6 16. g3 Bd7 17. Na3 Rac8 18. Nc2 Ba4 19. Rd2 g6 20. Ne3 Bc6 21. Qc2
Rfd8 22. Rad1 Nc5 23. c4 Ne4 24. Rd4 Qf6 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Rxd5
Qc6 28. Rd3 b5 29. Ne5 Qe6 30. Qd1 bxc4 31. Rd8+ Rxd8 32. Qxd8+ Kg7 33. Qd4 Qd6
34. Qxc4 f6 35. Nd3 Nd2 36. Qb5 Nf3+ 37. Kg2 Qxd3 38. Qb7+ Kh6 39. Qxf3 Qc2 40.
Qb7 a5 41. h3 a4 42. Qb4 Qc6+ 43. Kg1 Qc1+ 44. Kg2 Qc6+ 45. Kg1 Qc1+ 46. Kh2
Qc2 47. Qd4 Kg7 48. Qa7+ Kh6 49. Qd4 Kg7 50. Qb6 h5 51. h4 Qd2 52. Qb7+ Kh6 53.
Kg2 Qc2 54. b3 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam Levitov rapid"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2019.08.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2019.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nf6 7. Be2 Bc5 8.
Be3 Bb6 9. h3 Nh5 10. Qd2 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Ng3 12. Rg1 O-O 13. Bd1 Be6 14. Ba4 Nb4
15. Kf2 Nh5 16. g4 Nxd3+ 17. Ke2 Nhf4+ 18. exf4 Nxf4+ 19. Ke1 Qe7 20. Qe3 Rad8
21. Rd1 Nxh3 22. Rg3 Nf4 23. a3 c6 24. Bc2 b5 25. Kf2 f6 26. Ne2 g5 27. Qc3 a5
28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Rxd1 30. Bxd1 c5 31. Nxf4 cxb4 32. Qb2 Qc5+ 33. Kg2 exf4
34. Nd4 Qe5 35. Qxb4 Bc4 36. Nc6 Qxe4+ 37. Bf3 Qc2+ 38. Kh3 fxg3 39. Ne7+ Kf7
40. Kxg3 Qb3 41. Qe1 Re8 42. Qh1 Kxe7 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5 Bd6 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. O-O Bc7 11. Nd2 Qd6 12. g3 Bd7 13. Be2 a6 14. N2f3 Rfe8
15. Rc1 Ne4 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. Re1 Bb6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Nc4 Qd8 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21.
Bxf6 gxf6 22. Bd3 Re5 23. Qg4+ Kf8 24. Bxh7 Rae8 25. Rcd1 Qa5 26. Qh4 Kg7 27.
Bb1 Rh8 28. Qd4 Qc7 29. h4 Qc8 30. Kg2 Bd7 31. Rc1 Bh3+ 32. Kh2 Qd7 33. f4 Reh5
34. f5 Bxf5 35. Rf1 Bxb1 36. Qxf6+ Kg8 37. Rxb1 R8h6 38. Qf4 Rg6 39. Rbc1 Rg4
40. Rc8+ Qxc8 41. Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Bb4 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Re1
Ne7 9. c3 Ba5 10. Nf1 Bg6 11. Nh4 Bh7 12. Ng3 Ng6 13. Nf3 O-O 14. Nh5 f6 15.
exf6 Nxf6 16. Nf4 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Ne4 18. Be5 Bc7 19. Rf1 Bb6 20. a4 Bg6 21. Nd2
Bc7 22. Nf3 Bb6 23. Nd2 Bc7 24. Bxc7 Qxc7 25. Nf3 Bh5 26. Ne5 Bxe2 27. Qxe2 c5
28. a5 cxd4 29. cxd4 Rac8 30. Qe3 Qc2 31. f3 Nd2 32. Rf2 Qc1+ 33. Rf1 Qxb2 34.
Nd3 Nxf3+ 35. gxf3 Qb5 36. Qxe6+ Kh7 37. Ne5 Qb2 38. Qg6+ Kg8 39. Rad1 Rc2 40.
Qg3 Rf5 41. h4 Qc3 42. Rf2 Rxf2 43. Qxf2 Qxa5 44. Kh2 Qc7 45. Rg1 Rf4 46. Kh3
Qc8+ 47. Kg3 Rf6 48. Qe3 a5 49. Kh2 Qd8 50. Ng4 Qd6+ 51. Kh3 Re6 52. Ne5 b5 53.
f4 b4 54. f5 Re7 55. Rg6 Qc7 56. f6 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 g6 4. Qd2 Bg7 5. Bh6 Bxh6 6. Qxh6 Bf5 7. O-O-O Ng4
8. Qh4 e6 9. Qg3 Qd6 10. Qf3 Nd7 11. g3 c5 12. e3 cxd4 13. exd4 Rc8 14. Bd3
Ngf6 15. Bxf5 gxf5 16. Nge2 Nb6 17. b3 Ne4 18. Kb1 Qb4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qf4
Nd5 21. Qd2 Nc3+ 22. Nxc3 Qxc3 23. Qe2 h5 24. d5 e5 25. d6 Kd7 26. Rd5 Rc6 27.
Rhd1 Rh6 28. h4 Rhxd6 29. Rxd6+ Rxd6 30. Qxh5 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1+ Ke6 32. Qc1 Qf3
33. Qh6+ f6 34. Qf8 Qxf2 35. Qc8+ Kd6 36. Qd8+ Ke6 37. Qe8+ Kd6 38. Qd8+ Ke6
39. Qe8+ Kd6 40. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. f4 d6 8. Qe2
Nbd7 9. g4 Nc5 10. g5 Nfd7 11. h4 b5 12. a3 Bb7 13. Rh3 Nb6 14. h5 e5 15. Nf5
O-O-O 16. Bd2 Kb8 17. O-O-O Rc8 18. Kb1 Rg8 19. Ne3 exf4 20. Ned5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5
Bxd5 22. exd5 g6 23. h6 Be7 24. Bxf4 f6 25. Re3 Bd8 26. Qh2 Nb7 27. Re6 fxg5
28. Bg3 Ka8 29. Rf1 g4 30. Bxd6 Nxd6 31. Rxd6 Kb7 32. a4 Be7 33. Rf7 Bxd6 34.
Rxc7+ Kxc7 35. Qg1 Rb8 36. Qxg4 Rgf8 37. Qd4 bxa4 38. Qxa4 Rb6 39. Qc4+ Kb8 40.
Qd4 Rb4 41. Qg7 Rb7 42. Qd4 Rb4 43. Qe3 a5 44. c3 Rb3 45. Bc4 Rb7 46. Ba6 Rb3
47. Ka2 a4 48. Bc4 Rb7 49. Ba6 Rb3 50. Qd4 Rd8 51. Qxa4 Rb6 52. Bb5 Bc7 53. Bc6
Kc8 54. b4 Bb8 55. c4 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 h6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Bh7 7. Qe2 c5 8. Rg1
Nc6 9. g4 d4 10. e4 Qc7 11. h4 Bd6 12. O-O-O b5 13. Kb1 Nd7 14. g5 a5 15. Bh3
hxg5 16. Rxg5 Bf8 17. Rdg1 a4 18. Rxg7 Bxg7 19. Rxg7 axb3 20. cxb3 Qf4 21. Ng5
Bg8 22. Ngf3 Nde5 23. Bc1 Qf6 24. Rg5 Bh7 25. Bg2 Nxf3 26. Nxf3 e5 27. Bh3 Bg6
28. Bg4 Qe7 29. h5 Bh7 30. Rg7 Qf6 31. h6 Bg6 32. Bg5 Qd6 33. Nh4 c4 34. dxc4
d3 35. Qe3 d2 36. Qxd2 Bxe4+ 37. Ka1 Qxd2 38. Bxd2 bxc4 39. bxc4 Nd4 40. Kb2
Rb8+ 41. Kc3 Ra8 42. Bg5 Rxa2 43. Bh5 Rc2+ 44. Kb4 Bd3 45. Bxf7+ Kf8 46. Bd5
1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Be2 Bb4 8. Qd3
b6 9. a3 Be7 10. Qg3 d6 11. Qxg7 Rg8 12. Qh6 Rxg2 13. Qh3 Rg8 14. Be3 Nbd7 15.
f4 Bb7 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. f5 e5 18. Nc2 Nxe4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Nef6 21.
Rdd1 a5 22. Kb1 Kb8 23. Bc1 Nc5 24. Ne3 Qc6 25. Bf3 e4 26. Be2 Nd3 27. Bxd3
exd3 28. Rhe1 Rge8 29. Rxd3 Qe4 30. Nc2 Qxc4 31. Nd4 Bf8 32. Red1 Ne4 33. Qxh7
Rc8 34. Rb3 Kb7 35. f6 Rc7 36. Qf5 Re5 37. Qf3 d5 38. Bf4 Bd6 39. Nb5 Rf5 40.
Nxd6+ Nxd6 41. Qe3 Qxf4 42. Qxb6+ Kc8 43. Qxa5 Qe4+ 44. Ka1 d4 45. Qb4 Rd5 46.
Rbd3 Nc4 47. Rg3 Ne3 48. Rg8+ Kd7 49. Qa4+ Kd6 50. Qb4+ Kd7 51. Qa4+ Rc6 52.
Qa7+ Rc7 53. Qa4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. e3 e6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Re1 Nde7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qb3 Qb6
15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Red1 Rd8 17. Rac1 Kf8 18. a3 Rb8 19. b4 Bd7 20. d5 exd5 21.
Nxd5 Bg4 22. Kf1 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Rdc8 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rd2 Ra8 26. Bxb7 Rxa3
27. Kg2 Be5 28. Nd4 h5 29. h3 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Be6 31. Bd5 Ke7 32. Re4 Kd6 33.
Bxe6 fxe6 34. Rf4 Ke5 35. Rc4 Rb3 36. h4 Kd6 37. Rd4+ Ke5 38. Rc4 Kd6 39. Rf4
Ke5 40. Kf1 b5 41. Ke2 Rb2+ 42. Ke3 Rb3+ 43. Kd2 Rb2+ 44. Kc3 Rb1 45. Rf8 Rc1+
46. Kb2 Rc4 47. Kb3 Kd6 48. Rb8 Re4 49. Rxb5 Re2 50. Rg5 Rxf2 51. Rxg6 Kd5 52.
b5 e5 53. b6 Rf1 54. Kc2 Rf2+ 55. Kd1 Rb2 56. Ke1 Kd4 57. Rh6 e4 58. Rxh5 Ke3
59. Kd1 Rxb6 60. Re5 Kd3 61. Rd5+ Ke3 62. Re5 Kd3 63. Rd5+ Ke3 64. Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Qxd5 8.
Bf4 e6 9. e3 Bd6 10. Bg3 Nd7 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. a4 O-O 13. a5 Ne4 14. Qc2 b5 15.
a6 Bc6 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 f6 18. f3 Ng5 19. Bxc7 Rac8 20. Bf4 h6 21. O-O Bd7
22. e4 Qc6 23. Rfc1 e5 24. Be3 f5 25. Bxg5 hxg5 26. dxe5 g4 27. exf5 gxf3 28.
e6 Be8 29. Be4 Qc5+ 30. Qf2 fxg2 31. Qxc5 Rxc5 32. Rab1 Bh5 33. Kxg2 Bg4 34.
Rf1 Bxf5 35. Rxf5 Rfxf5 36. Bxf5 Rxf5 37. Rd1 Re5 38. Rd7 Rxe6 39. Rxa7 Kh7 40.
Ra8 Rg6+ 41. Kf1 Rf6+ 42. Ke1 Re6+ 43. Kd1 Rd6+ 44. Kc2 Rh6 45. a7 Ra6 46. Kb3
Ra4 47. c4 Ra5 48. c5 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Qc7 11. Bb2 e5 12. Nf3 Bd6 13. e3 Qe7 14. c4 dxc4
15. bxc4 Bf5 16. Qb3 Be4 17. c5 Bc7 18. Nh4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Ne4 20. Qxb7 Nxc5 21.
Qc6 Rac8 22. Ba3 Bb6 23. Nf5 Qg5 24. Qf3 Rfd8 25. Rfd1 Qf6 26. g4 g6 27. Ng3
Qxf3+ 28. Kxf3 f6 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Rc1 Ne6 31. Be7 Ng5+ 32. Ke2 Rd5 33. Bxf6
Ne6 34. Ne4 Kf7 35. g5 Nc5 36. Nc3 Rd7 37. Nb5 Ke6 38. Rc4 Rd5 39. Nc3 Rd7 40.
a4 Nb7 41. Re4 Bc7 42. f4 Nc5 43. Rc4 Nb7 44. Nb5 Bb8 45. fxe5 a6 46. Rc6+ Kd5
47. Rxa6 Nc5 48. Nc3+ Kc4 49. Rc6 Rc7 50. Rxc7 Bxc7 51. Nb5 Bb8 52. Nd6+ Kd5
53. a5 Bc7 54. e4+ Kc6 55. Nc4 Nxe4 56. Kd3 Nc5+ 57. Kc3 Ne6 58. Kb4 Bb8 59.
Nd6 Ba7 60. Nf7 Bc5+ 61. Kc4 Bg1 62. Nd8+ Nxd8 63. Bxd8 Bxh2 64. e6 Bd6 65. e7
Kd7 66. a6 Bb8 67. Kb5 Ba7 68. Bb6 Bb8 69. Bc5 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. a5 c5 7. Be3 dxc4 8. Ne5 Nd5
9. Nxc4 Nxe3 10. fxe3 Nc6 11. g3 cxd4 12. exd4 Nxd4 13. Bg2 Bc5 14. e3 Nf5 15.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Ke2 Bd7 17. Bxb7 Ra7 18. Be4 Nd6 19. Ne5 f6 20. Nxd7 Kxd7 21.
Bd3 Bb4 22. Na4 Ke7 23. Nb6 Rb8 24. Nc4 Bc5 25. Rhb1 Rb4 26. Nxd6 Bxd6 27. b3
h5 28. Bc4 g5 29. Rd1 Rb8 30. Rd3 Rh8 31. Rad1 Be5 32. b4 h4 33. Kf3 hxg3 34.
hxg3 Rh3 35. Rg1 f5 36. Rb3 g4+ 37. Kf2 Rc7 38. Bd3 Rh2+ 39. Rg2 Rh1 40. Bxa6
Rc2+ 41. Be2 Ra1 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. e3 Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 b5
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. c4 dxc4 12. bxc4 b4 13. Nb3 Be7 14. Nfd4 Qc8 15.
a3 Ne5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. axb4 Nxc4 18. Na5 Nxa5 19. Rxa5 Qxb4 20. Qa1 Qb7 21.
Rb5 Qe4 22. Qa6 Rfc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Bxc1 Bf8 25. Ba3 Bxa3 26. Qxa3 h5 27. h3
e5 28. Ne2 Rd8 29. Qc1 Qf3 30. Qe1 Qf5 31. Kg2 Qe4+ 32. Kg1 Qf5 33. Kg2 Ne4 34.
Nd4 Qf6 35. Nf3 Qc6 36. Rxe5 f6 37. Rxh5 g5 38. g4 Nd2 39. e4 Nxe4 40. h4 Nd2
41. Qe3 Nxf3 42. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 43. Kxf3 gxh4 44. Rxh4 a5 45. Rh5 Ra8 46. g5 a4 47.
gxf6 a3 48. Rh1 Kf7 49. Ra1 Kxf6 50. Ke4 Ra4+ 51. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Qc2 Nb6 13. Ne2 Nc8 14. Nf4 Nd6 15.
Nd3 a5 16. a4 h5 17. g3 Nf5 18. Rad1 Qb6 19. Bg2 Nd7 20. Bc3 Qa6 21. Bd2 Rac8
22. Rc1 Nd6 23. Rfd1 c5 24. cxd5 cxd4 25. Qb1 exd5 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Nf4 Nf6
28. Nxd5 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 dxe3 30. Bxe3 Nf5 31. Bf4 Nd4 32. Kg2 Rd8 33. Qe4 Ne6
34. Be3 Qd6 35. Rd2 Nd4 36. Bxb7 Kh7 37. Qf4 Qd7 38. Bf3 f5 39. Bxd4 Bxd4 40.
Rc2 Qg7 41. Qc7 Rd7 42. Qxa5 h4 43. gxh4 Qf6 44. Rc7 Rxc7 45. Qxc7+ Kh6 46.
Qf4+ Kg7 47. a5 Be5 48. Qg5 Qa6 49. h5 Qxa5 50. Qxg6+ Kh8 51. Qxf5 Qc7 52. h6
Qd6 53. b4 Bc3 54. b5 Qxh6 55. Qc8+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Qb6 6. Nb3 Nc6 7. Be2 Ne4 8.
Bh4 Bf5 9. Nf3 e6 10. O-O Bd6 11. a4 Qc7 12. a5 a6 13. c3 O-O 14. Re1 h6 15.
Bd3 Bh7 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. hxg3 b6 19. axb6 Qxb6 20. Qc2+ Kg8 21.
Nc1 Rfc8 22. Ra4 Na5 23. Nd3 Nc4 24. Rea1 Rcb8 25. R1a2 a5 26. Nd2 Qb5 27. b4
Nxd2 28. Qxd2 Bc7 29. Nc5 Ra7 30. Qd3 Qxd3 31. Nxd3 Rba8 32. Nc5 Bb6 33. Kf1
Kf8 34. Ke2 Ke7 35. Kd3 Kd6 36. g4 Kc6 37. bxa5 Rxa5 38. Rxa5 Rxa5 39. Rxa5
Bxa5 40. Nb3 Bc7 41. Nd2 Bf4 42. Nf3 Bd6 43. c4 dxc4+ 44. Kxc4 Kd7 45. d5 exd5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 b5 2. e4 a6 3. Bg5 Bb7 4. Nd2 h6 5. Bh4 g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. Ngf3 Nf6 8. Bd3
d6 9. a4 bxa4 10. Qxa4+ Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 Nh5 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Qd1 Nf4
15. Na5 Rb8 16. Nxb7 Rxb7 17. Bxa6 Rb8 18. Bf1 g5 19. Bg3 Nh5 20. Nd2 Nxg3 21.
hxg3 e6 22. Nb3 Nd7 23. Qc2 c5 24. Na5 Qc7 25. d5 exd5 26. exd5 Ne5 27. f4 Ng6
28. Nc6 gxf4 29. gxf4 Nxf4 30. Re7 Qb6 31. Nxb8 Qxb8 32. Rd1 Qd8 33. Re4 Ng6
34. Qf2 Ne5 35. Qf5 Qb6 36. Rd2 Ra8 37. Kh2 Qd8 38. g3 Bf6 39. Rf2 Bg5 40. Rxe5
dxe5 41. Qxf7+ Kh8 42. Bd3 Qg8 43. d6 Qxf7 44. Rxf7 Kg8 45. Bc4 Rf8 46. Rc7+
Kh8 47. Rxc5 Rf2+ 48. Kh3 Rxb2 49. Rxe5 Kg7 50. d7 Rd2 51. Rd5 Rxd5 52. Bxd5
Kf8 53. c4 Bd8 54. Kg4 Bg5 55. c5 Ke7 56. c6 Kd8 57. Kf5 Bd2 58. g4 Bc1 59. Ke6
Bd2 60. Be4 Bc1 61. Kd5 Bd2 62. Kc5 Bc1 63. Kb6 Be3+ 64. Kb7 Bf4 65. Bf5 Be5
66. Be6 Bd6 67. Bd5 Bc7 68. Bf3 Bd6 69. Kb6 Bc7+ 70. Kc5 Bf4 71. Kd5 Bd2 72.
Ke6 Be3 73. Kf5 Bd2 74. Kf6 Be3 75. Kf7 Bd2 76. g5 Bxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O Bf5 7. h3 Nf6 8. d3
O-O 9. Be3 Rb8 10. Rc1 b6 11. d4 Ne4 12. Nb1 Bd7 13. Qd3 f5 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15.
bxc3 e5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qd5+ Kh8 18. Rfd1 Be8 19. Ng5 Qe7 20. Ne6 Bf7 21.
Qxc6 Bxe6 22. Bg5 Qe8 23. Qxe8 Rbxe8 24. Bc6 Rb8 25. Be7 Rfc8 26. Bb5 e4 27.
Bd6 Ra8 28. Ba6 Rg8 29. Bc7 Rae8 30. Bb5 Rc8 31. Bf4 Rcd8 32. Bg5 Rxd1+ 33.
Rxd1 h6 34. Be3 g5 35. Rd6 Bc8 36. Kf1 Rf8 37. Bd2 f4 38. g4 e3 39. Be1 exf2
40. Kxf2 Rf6 41. Rd8+ Rf8 42. Rd6 Rf6 43. Rd8+ Rf8 44. Rd5 Be6 45. Rd6 Bg8 46.
Bd2 Rf6 47. Rd7 Rf7 48. Rd8 Rf8 49. Rd7 Rf7 50. Rd8 Rf8 51. Rd3 Kh7 52. a4 Kg6
53. Rd6+ Rf6 54. Rd8 Rf8 55. Rd3 Be5 56. Kf1 Be6 57. Be1 h5 58. gxh5+ Kxh5 59.
Kg2 Kg6 60. Rd1 Kf6 61. Bf2 Rh8 62. Rh1 Bxc3 63. e3 Be5 64. exf4 Bxf4 65. Kf3
Bf7 66. h4 Bh5+ 67. Kg2 g4 68. Bg3 Bxg3 69. Kxg3 Rd8 70. Rf1+ Kg6 71. Re1 Rd3+
72. Kg2 Kf5 73. Rf1+ Ke5 74. Bc6 Rd2+ 75. Kg3 Rd3+ 76. Kg2 g3 77. Bd5 Bg4 78.
Rf8 Bf5 79. h5 Kf4 80. h6 Rd2+ 81. Kg1 Rd1+ 82. Kg2 Rd2+ 83. Kg1 Rd1+ 84. Kg2
Rd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. g3
Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bg2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. f3 c5 13. Kh1 Re8 14. g4 cxd4 15.
exd4 Bd6 16. g5 Nh5 17. f4 Nb6 18. a4 a5 19. Qg4 Bb4 20. f5 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Rc8
22. Qf3 Kh7 23. Bh3 Re4 24. Ra2 Rh4 25. Rg2 Qc7 26. Bd2 Nc4 27. Be1 Rf4 28. Qd3
Rxf1+ 29. Qxf1 Ne3 30. fxg6+ fxg6 31. Qf3 Nxg2 32. Bxg2 Re8 33. Bd2 Qd7 34. Kg1
Qxa4 35. Bf1 Qa1 36. Qxd5 Qd1 37. Qg2 Rf8 38. Be3 Qe1 39. Bf2 Qxc3 40. Qe4 Qd2
41. Qh4 Rf4 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. O-O cxd4 6. exd4 Bg4 7. c3 e6 8. Bf4
Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Re1 Rab8 12. a4 Qc7 13. Qb3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 a6
15. Qa3 Na5 16. Ne5 Rfe8 17. h3 Nd7 18. Nf3 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. a5 Qc6 21.
Re3 b6 22. axb6 Rxb6 23. Ne1 Reb8 24. Nd3 h6 25. Qa4 Qxa4 26. Rxa4 h5 27. Re1
Rc8 28. Rea1 Nb8 29. Rb4 Rcc6 30. Rxb6 Rxb6 31. b4 Kf8 32. Kf1 Ke7 33. Ke2 Kd6
34. g4 h4 35. Nc5 Kc6 36. f4 Kd6 37. Kd3 Kc6 38. Rf1 Kd6 39. f5 Ke7 40. fxe6
fxe6 41. g5 e5 42. dxe5 Rg6 43. Kd4 Rxg5 44. Kxd5 Rg2 45. e6 Rd2+ 46. Kc4 Nc6
47. Rf7+ Ke8 48. Rxg7 Ne5+ 49. Kb3 Rh2 50. Ne4 Nc6 51. Nf6+ Kd8 52. Rd7+ Kc8
53. Rh7 Rxh3 54. e7 Nxe7 55. Rxe7 Rh1 56. Rh7 h3 57. Ng4 Kd8 58. Nf2 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. a5 c5 7. Be3 dxc4 8. Ne5 Nd5
9. dxc5 Nxe3 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. fxe3 Ke8 12. g3 Nd7 13. Nxc4 Bxc5 14. Bg2 Rb8
15. Kf2 b5 16. axb6 Nxb6 17. Ne5 Nd7 18. Nc6 Rxb2 19. Rhc1 Bb7 20. Ne4 Bxc6 21.
Nxc5 Bxg2 22. Nd3 Rb8 23. Kxg2 Ke7 24. Rxa6 Rhc8 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Ra7 f6 27.
Kf3 Rc2 28. h4 h5 29. Nf4 Rc5 30. Nd3 Rd5 31. e4 Rb5 32. Ke3 Kd6 33. Ra6+ Ke7
34. Ra7 Kd6 35. Ra6+ Ke7 36. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.19"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. Bb5 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd7 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Qd4 O-O 14. b3
Qe7 15. Bb2 Bc5 16. Qh4 Rfe8 17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Rac1 h6 19. Ne2 Ne4 20. Qxe7
Bxe7 21. Ned4 Bd7 22. Rc7 Bc8 23. Nb5 a6 24. Na7 Bg4 25. Rxb7 Bh4 26. Rf1 Bxf3
27. gxf3 Nd2 28. Rd1 Nxf3+ 29. Kg2 Ng5 30. Rd4 Re4 31. Nc6 Rd6 32. Ne7+ Kh7 33.
Nf5 Rg6 34. Nxh4 Rxh4 35. Rxh4 Ne4+ 36. Kf1 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.20"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 Nc6 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. d4 Nf6 6. h3 Nd7 7. c4 e5 8. dxe5
dxc4 9. e6 fxe6 10. Bxc4 Bxb2 11. Nbd2 Bxa1 12. Qxa1 Qf6 13. Qc1 Nb6 14. Bb5
Bd7 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Be5 Qf8 17. Bxh8 Qxh8 18. O-O O-O-O 19. Nd4 Bd5 20. a4 a6
21. a5 Nd7 22. Qc3 c5 23. Qc2 Kb8 24. Ne2 Qe5 25. Nf4 Rc8 26. Rb1 c4 27. Nxd5
exd5 28. Nf3 Qd6 29. Nd4 Qc5 30. Qc3 Ka7 31. Ne6 Qd6 32. Nd4 Rc7 33. Rb2 Nc5
34. Qc2 Nb3 35. Nxb3 cxb3 36. Qd1 Qa3 37. Rxb3 Qxa5 38. Kh2 Qc5 39. Rd3 Qc2 40.
Qf1 Rc5 41. f4 a5 42. Rd4 Qc3 43. Qf3 Qb3 44. Qe2 a4 45. Qd2 a3 46. Rd3 Qa4 47.
Qa2 Ra5 48. Rd4 Qb5 49. Rd2 Qc4 50. Qa1 a2 51. Rd4 Qb3 52. Rd1 Qxd1 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. e5 Ng4 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4
d6 9. h3 Nh6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. Ne4 Qd8 13. Bg5 Nf5 14. d5 Ne5 15.
Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Re1 Nd6 17. Bb3 Bf5 18. Ng3 Bf6 19. Bxf6 exf6 20. Qd4 Kg7 21. Re3
a6 22. h4 h5 23. Bd1 Rh8 24. Bf3 Rc8 25. b3 Qd7 26. Rae1 Rce8 27. Qf4 Rxe3 28.
Rxe3 Bg4 29. Bxg4 hxg4 30. h5 gxh5 31. Qxd6 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e4 dxe4 8.
dxe4 a5 9. a4 Nd7 10. Qe2 b6 11. Rd1 Ba6 12. Nc4 Qe8 13. Bf4 Bxb2 14. Rab1 Bg7
15. Bf1 Nc5 16. Bxc7 Nxa4 17. Qe3 Nc3 18. Nxb6 Nxd1 19. Rxd1 Bxf1 20. Nxa8 Qxa8
21. Rxf1 a4 22. Bf4 a3 23. e5 Nb4 24. Qb3 Nxc2 25. Qxc2 Qxf3 26. Ra1 Ra8 27. h4
e6 28. Kh2 h6 29. Ra2 Qd5 30. Qe2 Kh7 31. Kg1 Rb8 32. Kh2 Rb1 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 e6 6. f5 Nge7 7. O-O d5 8. fxg6
hxg6 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6+ Nxc6 11. d3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 dxe4 13. Ng5 f5 14. dxe4
Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Bd7 16. Be3 Rc8 17. Bxc5 Rh5 18. Be3 Ne5 19. Bf4 Nc4 20. exf5
gxf5 21. Re1 Ke7 22. Rad1 Rc5 23. Nf3 Bc6 24. Nd4 Be4 25. Ne2 Bxc2 26. Rd4 Rh8
27. Ng3 b5 28. Bg5+ Kf7 29. Rd7+ Kg6 30. h4 f4 31. Rxe6# 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.24"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 h6 6. O-O Ne7 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. Nb3
g5 9. a4 a5 10. c3 Qc7 11. Ne1 Bg7 12. f4 gxf4 13. Bxf4 c5 14. Bb5 Nc6 15. Bg3
Bg6 16. Nf3 Qb6 17. Kh1 O-O 18. Bf2 c4 19. Nc1 f6 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Ne2 Ne4 22.
Be3 Ne7 23. Nf4 Qd6 24. Nxg6 Nxg6 25. Qc2 Rac8 26. Rae1 Nf4 27. Bxf4 Rxf4 28.
g3 Rf6 29. Kg2 Rcf8 30. Bxc4 Rxf3 31. Rxf3 Rxf3 32. Kxf3 Ng5+ 33. Kg4 dxc4 34.
h4 Nh7 35. Qg2 Nf6+ 36. Kh3 Qd7 37. Kh2 e5 38. dxe5 Ng4+ 39. Kh1 Nxe5 40. Kh2
Qxa4 41. Qd5+ Kh7 42. Rxe5 Qc2+ 43. Kh3 Bxe5 44. Qxe5 Qxb2 45. Qe7+ Kg8 46.
Qe8+ Kg7 47. Qe7+ Kg8 48. Qe8+ Kg7 49. Qe7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.25"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. Qc2
c6 9. Rd1 Re8 10. e3 a6 11. b3 e4 12. Nd2 d5 13. Ba3 Nf8 14. Rdc1 Bf5 15. Ne2
Rc8 16. Qd1 h5 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. Rc1 h4 20. Qc2 Ne6 21. Nf4 Nxf4
22. gxf4 h3 23. Bf1 Qd7 24. Be2 Qf5 25. Nf1 Bd7 26. Ng3 Qe6 27. Qc7 Bc6 28. Qd6
Qxd6 29. Bxd6 Bf8 30. Bxf8 Kxf8 31. Bxa6 Ra8 32. Bf1 Rxa2 33. Bxh3 Rb2 34. Rc3
Rb1+ 35. Bf1 Ne8 36. Kg2 Nd6 37. h4 Ke7 38. Be2 f5 39. h5 gxh5 40. Bxh5 Ke6 41.
Be2 Rb2 42. Kf1 Rb1+ 43. Kg2 Rb2 44. Kf1 Rb1+ 45. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Pultinevicius, Paulius"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. e4 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. O-O Bg7
15. Kh1 O-O 16. f4 a5 17. e5 Bf5 18. Ne2 Qb4 19. Ng3 Qxb3 20. axb3 Bd7 21. Ne4
b5 22. Nc5 Bf5 23. Be2 Rfd8 24. Bf3 Rd2 25. b4 a4 26. b3 a3 27. Bxc6 Ra7 28.
Bxb5 a2 29. Bc6 Bf8 30. Rfc1 Rb2 31. g4 Bxg4 32. Be4 Re2 33. Bd3 Bf3+ 34. Kg1
Rg2+ 35. Kf1 Rxh2 36. Ke1 Be7 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Pultinevicius, Paulius"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Be3 Bg4 9. Rc1 Qa5 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. d5 O-O 12. c4 Qa3 13. Be2 Nf6 14. e5 Nd7 15.
e6 fxe6 16. Ng5 Ne5 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Nxe6 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Rf5 20. Rf1 Re5 21.
Rf3 Bh6 22. Kf2 b5 23. cxb5 Rb8 24. Rc3 Qb4 25. a4 Qxa4 26. Rxc5 Qh4+ 27. Kf1
Qxh2 28. Qc3 Rf5 29. Rc8+ Rxc8 30. Qxc8+ Kf7 31. Rxf5+ gxf5 32. Nd8+ Kg7 33.
Qxf5 Qh1+ 34. Kf2 Bxe3+ 35. Ke2 Qxg2+ 36. Kxe3 Qg1+ 37. Ke2 Qg2+ 38. Kd3 Qg3+
39. Kc4 Qc7+ 40. Nc6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bok, Benjamin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c6 6. Ne5 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Be7 8. Bf4
Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Be7 10. Bf4 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 O-O 12. Nxc4 Nd5 13. a3 Be7 14. Nc3 Nd7
15. Rc1 N7b6 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. Bd2 b5 18. e3 Nb6 19. Ne2 Nc4 20. Bc3 Bf6 21. h3
Re8 22. Kg1 e5 23. Qc2 Be6 24. Rd1 Qc7 25. Kh2 h5 26. d5 cxd5 27. Bxd5 h4 28.
g4 Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Qc6 30. Rhd1 Rac8 31. Qb1 Nb6 32. R5d2 Nc4 33. Rd5 Nb6 34.
R5d2 Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Bok, Benjamin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3
Bf5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Qe7 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 b5 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. O-O c6
15. a4 a6 16. Qb4 Qe6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Ne5 Ne4 19. Qb2 Nf6 20. Ra3 Nd7 21.
Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Rfa1 Qb7 23. Qa2 Rxa3 24. Qxa3 Rb8 25. Qa6 Kf8 26. h3 Qxa6 27.
Rxa6 Bd7 28. Ra7 Ke7 29. Kf1 Kd6 30. Ke1 g5 31. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.15"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bok, Benjamin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qb1 Nbd7 11. b4 a6 12. a4 c6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. e4 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 Bf8 16. a5 g6 17. Bg5 Be7 18. h4 c5 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Neg5 cxb4 21. Nxf7
Kxf7 22. Ng5+ Kg8 23. Bxg6 Rf8 24. Bxh7+ Kh8 25. Bf5 Qd5 26. Bh3 Ne4 27. Nxe4
Qxe4 28. Qxe4 Bxe4 29. Re1 Rf4 30. g3 Rg8 31. axb6 Bf6 32. Be6 Rg7 33. Rxa6 Bb7
34. Ra5 Rxh4 35. Bd5 Bxd5 36. Rxd5 Rxd4 37. Rb5 Rdd7 38. Rxb4 Kg8 39. Kg2 Bc3
40. Re8+ Kf7 41. b7 Rxb7 42. Rxb7+ Kxe8 43. Rxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.15"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Bok, Benjamin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D59"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Be6 12. Rc1 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. O-O
Nd7 15. Qa4 Rfb8 16. Bb5 a5 17. Bxd7 Bxd7 18. Qa3 Rb4 19. Qc3 Rc8 20. b3 a4 21.
Rfd1 Be6 22. Nd2 axb3 23. Nxb3 Ra4 24. Qb2 Qa7 25. Rd2 c4 26. Nd4 Rb8 27. Qa1
Qa5 28. Rcc2 Rab4 29. Rd1 Bd7 30. Rdc1 Ra4 31. Rd1 Ra3 32. Rdd2 c3 33. Rd3 Rb2
34. Rdxc3 Rbxa2 35. Rxa2 Rxa2 36. Qe1 Ra1 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.16"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Xu, Xiangyu"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 b6 8. Bd2
Bb7 9. a3 Bd6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 a6 12. Ne2 Ne7 13. Bc3 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4
15. Ng5 Nd5 16. Nxe4 Qh4 17. N4g3 Nxc3 18. Nxc3 Bxg2 19. Rg1 Bf3 20. Nf5 Qxh2
21. Rxg7+ Kh8 22. Ne4 Bh5 23. Nf6 Bg6 24. O-O-O Be7 25. Qc6 Bxf5 26. Rdg1 Bg6
27. R1xg6 hxg6 28. Rh7+ Qxh7 29. Nxh7 Kxh7 30. Kd2 Bd6 31. e4 Rad8 32. Ke3 Rfe8
33. f4 Re6 34. e5 Kg7 35. Qb7 c5 36. d5 Re7 37. Qxb6 Bxe5 38. fxe5 Rxe5+ 39.
Kf3 Rexd5 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Xu, Xiangyu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 Nc6 8. Bb2 b6
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Rc1 Ne7 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Nd3 Nf6 15.
Ne5 h5 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 c6 20. Qf3 Bxe5 21.
dxe5 Qc7 22. h3 Rcd8 23. Qf6 Nc8 24. Rd6 Qe7 25. Qxe7 Nxe7 26. Rcd1 Rb8 27. Bc1
c5 28. Bg5 Rb7 29. g4 Rc7 30. Rd8 Rxd8 31. Rxd8+ Kh7 32. Bf6 Ng8 33. g5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.20"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rfd1 Bd5 14. Qd3 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 c6 16. Kg2 Qa5 17. e3 Rfd8 18. Qc4 Rac8 19. Rab1 Nd5 20. Qb3 Qb4 21.
Qc2 a5 22. h4 Nf6 23. h5 Rc7 24. Ne2 Qb6 25. Nf4 Nd5 26. Rbc1 Bd6 27. Nd3 Nb4
28. Qb3 Rcd7 29. Be4 Qc7 30. Rh1 Nxd3 31. Bxd3 Be7 32. Bb1 Qd6 33. Qc2 Bf6 34.
Qc5 Qxc5 35. Rxc5 Rd5 36. Rc4 e5 37. Be4 R5d7 38. dxe5 Bxe5 39. b4 axb4 40.
Rxb4 Ra8 41. Rhb1 Ra7 42. Bf5 Re7 43. Bc8 c5 44. Rb5 Rc7 45. Bxb7 Rxa4 46. Bd5
Kf8 47. f4 Bc3 48. e4 Bd4 49. e5 c4 50. Rb8+ Ke7 51. R1b7 Ra7 52. Bc6 f5 53.
Rxc7+ Rxc7 54. Ba4 Ra7 55. Rb4 Rc7 56. Kf3 Ke6 57. Bc2 Ba7 58. Ra4 Bb6 59. Ke2
Kd5 60. Bxf5 Ra7 61. Rxa7 Bxa7 62. Kf3 Bc5 63. Bh7 c3 64. Kg4 Bf2 65. Bg8+ Kc6
66. Bb3 Kd7 67. Kf3 Be1 68. g4 Bd2 69. Ke4 Ke7 70. Kf5 Be3 71. g5 hxg5 72. Kxg5
Bd2 73. Kg4 Be3 74. Kf3 Bd2 75. h6 gxh6 76. f5 c2 77. f6+ Kf8 78. Bxc2 Bc3 79.
Kf4 h5 80. Bd1 h4 81. Bg4 Ba5 82. Kf5 Bc7 83. e6 Bd8 84. Bh5 h3 85. Bg4 h2 86.
Bf3 Kg8 87. Kg6 Kf8 88. Bc6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.21"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 a6 8. a4 Ba7
9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. O-O g5 11. Bg3 Nd7 12. b4 Nf8 13. b5 Nd8 14. d4 Ng6 15. h3 h5
16. Bd5 c6 17. Bb3 g4 18. hxg4 Bxg4 19. Qb1 Rc8 20. bxa6 bxa6 21. Qd3 h4 22.
Bh2 Ne6 23. Bd1 Nef4 24. Qxa6 O-O 25. Nxe5 dxe5 26. Bxg4 Qg5 27. Bf3 Ra8 28.
Qc4 Nxg2 29. Kh1 Qxd2 30. Rad1 Ne3 31. fxe3 Qxe3 32. Rd3 Qh6 33. Bg4 Rae8 34.
Rdf3 Re7 35. Bf5 Nf4 36. Bxf4 exf4 37. Rxf4 Rb8 38. Rg4+ Kf8 39. Bg6 Rbb7 40.
Qxc6 Qe3 41. Rxh4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.22"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4
Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qc2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 f6 14. exf6 Qxf6
15. Be2 Na5 16. O-O Bxf3 17. Bxf3 c6 18. Rae1 Nc4 19. Bc1 Bc7 20. Bg4 Rae8 21.
g3 Bd6 22. h4 Qf7 23. h5 Ba3 24. Bg5 h6 25. Bf4 Bd6 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Bc1 Ba3
28. Bf4 Bd6 29. Bc1 Ba3 30. Bf4 Bd6 31. Bd2 Re4 32. Bd1 b5 33. Kg2 a5 34. Bf3
Re6 35. Bc1 Ba3 36. Bf4 Bd6 37. Bc1 Ba3 38. Bf4 Bd6 39. Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.22"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rfd1 Bd5 14. Qd3 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 c6 16. e3 a5 17. h4 h5 18. e4 g6 19. Qe3 Re8 20. Kg2 Kg7 21. Rd3 Qb6
22. Rad1 Rad8 23. e5 Nd7 24. Ne2 c5 25. Rb3 cxd4 26. Rxb6 dxe3 27. Rxb7 Nxe5
28. Rxe7 Rxd1 29. Rxe8 Nd3 30. Nc3 Rd2 31. Be2 Nxb2 32. Kf1 exf2 33. Rb8 Rc2
34. Rb3 Kf6 35. Kxf2 Nd3+ 36. Ke3 Nc5 37. Ra3 Ke5 38. Bb5 Rg2 39. Kf3 Rd2 40.
Ra2 Rd4 41. Re2+ Kf5 42. Ke3 Ke5 43. Rf2 f5 44. Rf4 Rd8 45. Rc4 Nb3 46. Ne2 Kf6
47. Rc6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.23"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Rb8 8. Nfd2
e5 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Nxc4 Be6 12. Qe2 h5 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. Qf3 Rb6
15. Nxb6 cxb6 16. h4 Nxe5 17. Qf4 Ng6 18. Qe4 Be7 19. Nc3 Bf5 20. Qh1 Ne5 21.
f3 Bc2 22. Rd2 Bg6 23. Qg2 O-O 24. Rd1 Qf5 25. Rf1 Qe6 26. Ne2 Nd3 27. Kh2 Rd8
28. e4 f5 29. exf5 Qxf5 30. Nf4 Bf7 31. Nxd3 Rxd3 32. Bf4 Bxh4 33. Rad1 Rxd1
34. Rxd1 Bf6 35. b3 g5 36. Bc7 Bd5 37. Qe2 g4 38. Qd3 Qxd3 39. Rxd3 gxf3 40.
Bxb6 Be5 41. Bd4 Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 2019"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2019.09.24"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. d3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 Nb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. a3 a5 10. Na4 Nxa4 11. Qxa4 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Bd2 c6 14. e3 Bb6
15. Bc3 Re8 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Rac1 h6 18. h3 Rb8 19. Rd2 Bc7 20. d4 c5 21. Qc2
exd4 22. exd4 c4 23. a4 Bd6 24. Rdd1 b6 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Qc7 27. h4 Re8
28. Bd5 Rxe1+ 29. Bxe1 Be6 30. Bxe6 fxe6 31. Qe4 Kf7 32. Bc3 Bf8 33. d5 Qd6 34.
dxe6+ Qxe6 35. Qb7+ Kg8 36. Bd4 Qf5 37. Kh2 Qc2 38. Qd5+ Kh7 39. Qf7 Qd3 40.
Bc3 Qd6 41. Qxc4 Qg6 42. Bd4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Oct"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leenhouts, Koen"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "3051"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2019.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd2 b6 7. a3 Bxc3 8.
Bxc3 Bb7 9. e3 Ne4 10. Bd3 f5 11. Nd2 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 O-O 13. Nf3 Qe7 14. Be2 Nf6
15. O-O Ne4 16. Qc2 Rf6 17. Rfd1 Raf8 18. d5 e5 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 f4 21. e4
Bc8 22. f3 Rh6 23. Qe1 Qg5 24. Bf1 Qh5 25. h3 Rg6 26. Kh2 Rg3 27. Rd2 Rf6 28.
Rc1 Rh6 29. Rcc2 Bxh3 30. gxh3 Qxh3+ 31. Bxh3 Rhxh3# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Oct"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wagner, Dennis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "3053"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2019.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. Bd2 Bg4 10. c3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. h3 Bh5 13. Bc1 Nd7 14. Nbd2 Nb6 15. Nf1
Nc6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Ng3 d5 18. Qe2 Re8 19. Kg2 Bf8 20. h4 f6 21. g5 fxg5 22.
Nxg5 Be7 23. Qg4 Qc8 24. Qxc8 Raxc8 25. h5 Bxg5 26. Bxg5 Bf7 27. h6 g6 28. exd5
Bxd5+ 29. Ne4 Rf8 30. f3 Rf5 31. Be3 Nd7 32. Nd6 Rxf3 33. Nxc8 Rxe3+ 34. Kh2
Rf3 35. Rf1 Nf6 36. Rxf3 Bxf3 37. Kg3 Bd5 38. Nd6 Kf8 39. a4 Ke7 40. axb5 axb5
41. Nxb5 Ke6 42. Nc7+ Kd6 43. Nxd5 Nxd5 44. Bb3 Nde7 45. Kg4 Nf5 46. Kg5 Nce7
47. Ra6+ Kc7 48. Be6 Nd6 49. Ra7+ Nb7 50. Kf6 Nc6 51. Rxb7+ Kxb7 52. Kg7 c4 53.
Bxc4 g5 54. Kxh7 g4 55. Bd5 Kc7 56. Kg7 Ne7 57. Bh1 Nf5+ 58. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Oct"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Trimitzios, Petros"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "3057"]
[PlyCount "179"]
[EventDate "2019.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. O-O Re8 8. c4
c6 9. Nc3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nd2 Nc5 12. b4 Qb6 13. Ba3 Ne6 14. c5 Qc7 15.
Nc4 Rd8 16. Qc1 b6 17. Nd6 bxc5 18. bxc5 Ba6 19. Re1 Nd7 20. Na4 Nd4 21. Nc3
Rab8 22. e3 Ne6 23. Na4 Bb5 24. Nxb5 cxb5 25. Nc3 Ndxc5 26. Nd5 Qd6 27. Rd1 Kh8
28. Rb1 a5 29. Qc2 Rdc8 30. Rbc1 Qf8 31. Qe2 b4 32. Bb2 e4 33. Bxg7+ Qxg7 34.
h4 f5 35. h5 Nd3 36. Rxc8+ Rxc8 37. hxg6 hxg6 38. Bf1 Qb2 39. Ne7 Qxe2 40. Bxe2
Rc2 41. Bxd3 exd3 42. Rxd3 Kg7 43. Rd6 Nc5 44. Rc6 a4 45. Nxg6 b3 46. axb3 axb3
47. Nh4 b2 48. Nxf5+ Kh7 49. Rb6 Rc1+ 50. Kg2 b1=Q 51. Rxb1 Rxb1 52. g4 Rb2 53.
Kg3 Ne4+ 54. Kf3 Nxf2 55. e4 Nd3 56. Ke3 Ne5 57. Kf4 Nf7 58. Ne3 Rf2+ 59. Kg3
Re2 60. Kf3 Re1 61. Kf2 Ra1 62. Kf3 Kg6 63. Kf4 Ng5 64. e5 Ra4+ 65. Kg3 Re4 66.
Nd5 Rxe5 67. Nf4+ Kh6 68. Ng2 Ra5 69. Kf4 Nh3+ 70. Kg3 Ra3+ 71. Kh4 Ng5 72. Ne3
Nf3+ 73. Kg3 Rxe3 74. Kf4 Ra3 75. Ke4 Nh2 76. g5+ Kxg5 77. Kd4 Ng4 78. Kc4 Re3
79. Kb4 Kf4 80. Kc4 Re8 81. Kd4 Rd8+ 82. Kc4 Ke4 83. Kc5 Rd1 84. Kc6 Ke5 85.
Kb5 Rc1 86. Kb4 Kd5 87. Ka3 Rb1 88. Ka2 Rb8 89. Ka3 Kc4 90. Ka4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Oct"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Babazada, Khazar Araz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "3062"]
[BlackElo "2845"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2019.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. Ng5 e6 8. Qf3
Qe7 9. Ne4 h6 10. exd6 cxd6 11. Bf4 d5 12. Nd6+ Kf8 13. Nxc8 Nxc8 14. c3 Nc6
15. O-O Nd6 16. Nd2 g5 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Rae1 Re8 19. Re2 h5 20. Rfe1 g4 21.
Qd3 Ne7 22. Bc2 Ng6 23. g3 h4 24. Qb5 hxg3 25. fxg3 Bh6 26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Nb3
b6 28. Qxe8+ Kxe8 29. Rxe6+ Kd7 30. Rxd6+ Kxd6 31. Kg2 a5 32. a4 b5 33. axb5
Rb8 34. Nc5 Rxb5 35. Re6+ Kc7 36. Nd3 Rb6 37. Re7+ Kd8 38. Ra7 Rb5 39. h3 Bc1
40. b4 Bd2 41. Rxa5 Rxa5 42. bxa5 gxh3+ 43. Kxh3 Bxc3 44. Nc5 Kc8 45. a6 Kb8
46. Ne6 Ka7 47. Kg4 Bd2 48. Nc7 Kb6 49. Nxd5+ Kxa6 50. Nf4 Kb5 51. Nxg6 Be3 52.
d5 Kc5 53. Nf4 Kd6 54. Kf5 Bd4 55. g4 Ba1 56. g5 Bb2 57. Ke4 Bc1 58. Ne6 Ke7
59. Ke5 Bb2+ 60. Kf5 Ba1 61. Nf4 Bc3 62. Ke4 Bb2 63. Ng6+ Kd6 64. Nh4 Ba1 65.
Nf5+ Kd7 66. g6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Oct"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2893"]
[BlackElo "3046"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2019.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. e3 O-O 8. b3
d5 9. Bb2 dxc4 10. bxc4 Qd3 11. Na4 Bxb2 12. Nxb2 Qd6 13. Qe2 b6 14. d3 Bb7 15.
Rfd1 Rad8 16. Na4 e5 17. Nc3 f5 18. a3 h6 19. Rab1 Kh7 20. Ne1 Na5 21. Bxb7
Nxb7 22. Nb5 Qb8 23. Nf3 Na5 24. d4 cxd4 25. exd4 e4 26. d5 Rc8 27. d6 Nec6 28.
Nfd4 Ne5 29. c5 Rf7 30. cxb6 axb6 31. Rbc1 Nac4 32. Rc3 Nxd6 33. Rxc8 Nxc8 34.
Qa2 Qb7 35. Ne6 Qe7 36. Nf4 Na7 37. Nd6 Rg7 38. Ne6 Rg8 39. Nf4 Nac6 40. Qd5
Nf3+ 41. Kg2 Nce5 42. Rb1 Ng4 43. h3 Nf6 44. Qd1 Ne5 45. Rxb6 Rg7 46. Rb7 Nfd7
47. a4 e3 48. fxe3 Nc6 49. Qd5 Nd8 50. Rb3 Nf6 51. Qc5 Ne6 52. Qe5 Nxf4+ 53.
gxf4 Qd8 54. Rc3 Qa8+ 55. Kh2 Nd7 56. Qd4 Qf3 57. Rc2 Re7 58. Nc4 Nf8 59. a5
Ne6 60. Qf6 Qd1 61. Rg2 Nxf4 62. Qxe7+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Oct"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vakhidov, Daler"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "3029"]
[BlackElo "2824"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2019.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Qd2 O-O 8.
O-O-O Rd8 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. Bf4 Qb4 11. Bb3 Bg4 12. Bxc7 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Rxd4 14.
Qe3 e6 15. a3 Qc5 16. Kb1 Ne8 17. Bg3 Nd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Ka2 a6 20. Ne4 Qe5
21. c3 Rdd8 22. f4 Qc7 23. Ng5 Re8 24. h4 Na5 25. h5 Nxb3 26. Kxb3 Rac8 27. Kc2
Qc4 28. Rd3 Red8 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. Rhd1 Qa4+ 31. Kb1 Rxd3 32. Rxd3 Qb5 33. Ka1
Bf6 34. Qd2 Bxg5 35. fxg5 Kg7 36. Rf3 Rc5 37. Qd4+ e5 38. Qd1 Rd5 39. Qe1 e4
40. Rh3 Rxg5 41. Rh1 Qd3 42. Qc1 Rf5 43. Qh6+ Kf6 44. Qh8+ Ke7 45. Qb8 Qd7 46.
c4 Rc5 47. Rh8 Kf6 48. Qf4+ Rf5 49. Qh4+ Ke5 50. Qg3+ Kf6 51. Qc3+ Ke7 52. Qe3
Qd3 53. Qe1 Qxc4 54. Qd1 Rd5 55. Qe1 Qd4 56. Rh1 a5 57. Qe2 Qd3 58. Qg4 Qf3 59.
Qh4+ Ke6 60. Ka2 a4 61. Rh3 Qf5 62. Qh8 Ke7 63. Rc3 Qe6 64. Kb1 Rd1+ 65. Kc2
Rd7 66. Qh4+ f6 67. Qh7+ Qf7 68. Qh4 Qd5 69. Qh7+ Ke6 70. Qh1 Qd2+ 71. Kb1 Qd1+
72. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. Bd3 b4 10. Na4 c4 11. Be2 c3 12. Qd1 cxb2 13. Nxb2 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Bd3
f5 16. g4 Nb6 17. gxf5 exf5 18. Kh1 Na5 19. Qe1 Nac4 20. Nd1 Qe8 21. Rg1 Ra7
22. Bf2 a5 23. Bh4 Qc6 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. c3 bxc3 26. Nxc3 Rc7 27. Rc1 Na4 28.
Ne2 Nab2 29. Bb1 Qb6 30. Rc3 Qb4 31. Nh4 Na4 32. a3 Qb2 33. Rc2 Qb6 34. Ba2 Ba6
35. Qg3 Qe6 36. Nf3 Qe7 37. Bb1 Nxa3 38. Rxc7 Qxc7 39. Ng5 Bxe2 40. Qxa3 Qc3
41. Qxa4 Bf3+ 42. Nxf3 Qxf3+ 43. Rg2 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Bd3 dxe4 4. Bxe4 Nf6 5. Bf3 c5 6. Ne2 Be7 7. Nbc3 O-O 8.
dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Nbd7 10. Nd4 Ne5 11. Be2 Bxc5 12. Nb3 Be7 13. Nc3 Bd7 14.
O-O Rfc8 15. Rd1 Bb4 16. Bd2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. a3 Be7 19. Na5 Rcc8 20. Bf4
b6 21. Nb7 Bc6 22. Nd6 Rd8 23. Ndb5 a6 24. Nd4 Be8 25. Nb3 Rdc8 26. Bd6 Bd8 27.
Nd4 b5 28. Rd3 Ba5 29. Nde2 Bb6 30. Rad1 Bc6 31. Bf4 Nd5 32. Be5 f6 33. Bg3
Nxc3 34. Nxc3 e5 35. h3 Bd4 36. Kh2 a5 37. f4 b4 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. axb4 axb4
40. Ne2 Be4 41. Nxd4 Bxd3 42. Rxd3 exd4 43. Rxd4 Rxc2 44. Rxb4 Re8 45. Rb8 Rxb8
46. Bxb8 Rxb2 47. Be5 Re2 48. Bb8 Kf7 49. Kg3 Ke6 50. Kf3 Rb2 51. Bc7 Rb3+ 52.
Kf2 Kd5 53. Bf4 Ke4 54. Bd6 Rb2+ 55. Kf1 Rc2 56. Bb8 g6 57. Bh2 Ke3 58. Bg1+
Kd2 59. Bb6 Kd1 60. Bd4 Rc4 61. Be3 Rc7 62. Bd4 Rf7+ 63. Bf2 h5 64. g3 g5 65.
Kg2 Ke2 66. Bb6 g4 67. hxg4 hxg4 0-1

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. a4
O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Be7 11. c3 d6 12. Na3 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Nxb5 Rxa1 16. Qxa1 Nf4 17. Qd1 Ba6 18. c4 Bc8 19. Qd2 Bg4 20. Bd1 f5 21. Ne1
Qg5 22. Kh1 fxe4 23. Bxg4 Qxg4 24. dxe4 Ne6 25. Nc3 Ncd4 26. b4 Ng5 27. f3 Qe6
28. Qd3 Qf7 29. Nd5 c6 30. Ne3 Nge6 31. N1c2 Ra8 32. Nxd4 Nxd4 33. Nf5 Nxf5 34.
exf5 d5 35. cxd5 Qxd5 36. Qxd5+ cxd5 37. Rb1 Rb8 38. b5 Rb6 39. g4 Kf7 40. h4
Kf6 41. h5 e4 42. fxe4 Kg5 43. e5 d4 44. e6 d3 45. Kg2 Kxg4 46. e7 Rb8 47. b6
Kxf5 48. Kf3 Kf6 49. Ke3 Kxe7 50. Kxd3 Kd6 51. Ke4 Rb7 52. Kf5 Kd5 53. Rd1+ Kc5
54. Rc1+ Kd5 55. Rb1 Kc5 56. Ke6 Kc6 57. Rc1+ Kb5 58. Kf5 Kb4 59. Kg6 Rxb6+ 60.
Kxg7 Re6 61. Rg1 Kc5 62. Rg6 Kd5 63. Kxh6 Re8 64. Kg7 Re7+ 65. Kf6 Ra7 66. h6
Ke4 67. Rg4+ Kf3 68. Rg7 Ra6+ 69. Kg5 Ra5+ 70. Kg6 Ra6+ 71. Kh5 Ra5+ 72. Rg5
Ra7 73. Rf5+ Ke4 74. Kg6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alekseenko, Kirill"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. a5 O-O
9. h3 h6 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Qe7 12. Qb3 Rb8 13. Nbd2 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15.
d4 Kh7 16. Qa2 g5 17. d5 exd5 18. exd5 e4 19. Nxg5+ hxg5 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. Qc4
Rxb2 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Rxf8 d5 24. Qf1 Kg7 25. Qc1 Re2 26. Rf1 Qe5 27. Qa3
Rxg2+ 28. Kxg2 Qg3+ 29. Kh1 Qxh3+ 30. Kg1 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Nc6 8. d3 e5
9. a4 h6 10. Na3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nc4 Re8 13. a5 Rb8 14. Qa4 Bf5 15. Nfd2
Bxd3 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Re7 18. Ne3 Nf6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qxc6 Rc8 21. Qa4
e4 22. Rd1 Rd7 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 25. Nc4 Ne5 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 27. a6 Rb8
28. Ra2 Rb3 29. Bxh6 Bd6 30. h4 f6 31. Be3 Kf7 32. Ra5 Rxb2 33. Bxc5 Bxc5 34.
Rxc5 Ra2 35. Rc6 Ra3 36. g4 f5 37. g5 f4 38. Rf6+ Kg7 39. Rxf4 e3 40. fxe3 Rxa6
41. Kf2 Rc6 42. Ra4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. Nb3 Bb6 8.
Nxe5 Bxb3 9. axb3 Qd4 10. Ng4 Nxg4 11. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 12. Kd1 O-O 13. Ra4 f5 14.
exf5 Qxf5 15. Bd2 Bc5 16. Re1 Qxg4+ 17. Rxg4 Rae8 18. Rge4 Rxe4 19. Rxe4 Rf1+
20. Re1 Rf2 21. Re2 Rf1+ 22. Re1 Rf2 23. Re2 Rf1+ 24. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. d4 e4 5. a3 d5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. f3 exf3 8. Nxf3
O-O 9. O-O h6 10. Nh4 Re8 11. Nf5 Bf8 12. g4 Bxf5 13. Rxf5 dxc4 14. e4 Nbd7 15.
g5 Nh7 16. gxh6 g6 17. Rf1 Qh4 18. Bf4 Bxh6 19. Bg3 Qe7 20. e5 f5 21. b3 Nb6
22. bxc4 Nxc4 23. Qb3 Qf7 24. Rab1 Be3+ 25. Bf2 Bxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Rad8 27. Ne2 Re7
28. h4 Nd2 29. Qxf7+ Rxf7 30. Rb4 Nf8 31. Nc3 a5 32. Ra4 Nb3 33. d5 Kg7 34. h5
b5 35. Raf4 cxd5 36. Nxb5 Re7 37. hxg6 Nxg6 38. Rxf5 d4 39. Nd6 Rxe5 40. Rf7+
Kg8 41. R7f6 Kg7 42. Rf7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A23"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Nf3 e4 6. Nh4 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. d3
Ng4 9. O-O g5 10. d4 Be7 11. h3 Nxf2 12. Rxf2 gxh4 13. Qb3 hxg3 14. Rf4 Nc6 15.
Qxd5 f5 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Qh5+ Kd7 18. Be3 Qg8 19. d5 Nd8 20. Nxe4 Qg6 21. Qe5
Nf7 22. Rxf7 Qxf7 23. Rc1 Rf8 24. Bg5 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bb5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Rb3 Qe7
15. Rxb7 Rc8 16. O-O Qd8 17. Rf3 Rc4 18. Ne2 Qc8 19. Rb2 Bc5 20. h3 O-O 21. Kh2
f6 22. exf6 gxf6 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Rg3+ Kh8 25. Nd4 Rg8 26. Rbb3 Rxg3 27. Rxg3
Qf8 28. Qe3 Rc4 29. Nxe6 Qe7 30. Ng5 Qe8 31. Qb6 Rc6 32. Qd4 Qe7 33. c3 Be8 34.
Nf3 Bf7 35. Qd2 Rb6 36. Nd4 Bg6 37. f5 Bf7 38. Qf4 Bg8 39. Re3 Qd6 40. Qxd6
Rxd6 41. Re7 Rd8 42. Rc7 a5 43. a4 Re8 44. Kg3 Re1 45. Rc5 Kg7 46. Kf2 Rc1 47.
Ne2 Rc2 48. Ke3 h5 49. h4 Ra2 50. Rxa5 Bh7 51. Rxd5 Rxa4 52. Nf4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Howell, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. Rd1 Qc8 10. Bf4 Rd8 11. Nb5 d5 12. cxd5 Rxd5 13. Qa4 Na6 14. Nd6 Bxd6
15. Bxd6 Nc5 16. Qa3 Nce4 17. Rdc1 Qe8 18. Bb4 a5 19. Be1 Rad8 20. Rc2 h6 21.
Rac1 Rd1 22. Qb3 R1d6 23. Ne5 a4 24. Qb4 Ba8 25. Nc4 Rd4 26. Qxb6 e5 27. Qc7
Nd7 28. f3 Nec5 29. Bf2 Ne6 30. Qa7 Rd5 31. Qxa4 Nd4 32. Rd2 Qe6 33. e4 Rc5 34.
Bxd4 exd4 35. Rxd4 Bc6 36. Qd1 Rb8 37. b3 h5 38. h4 Qe7 39. Nd6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.21"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Bf5 8.
Ne5 Nd7 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. cxd3 O-O 12. Qb3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Rb8 14. f4
f5 15. a4 Qd7 16. d4 a5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 Qc6 19. Rb1 b6 20. Ra2 Rfd8 21.
h3 Rd7 22. Kh2 Qe6 23. Qb5 Rbd8 24. Rc2 h5 25. Rbc1 h4 26. Qe2 Qc6 27. Qh5 Rf8
28. c4 Qxa4 29. e6 Re7 30. cxd5 Qxd4 31. Qg5 Rf6 32. Rxc7 Rxc7 33. Rxc7 Rg6 34.
Rc8+ Kh7 35. Qh5+ Rh6 36. Qxf5+ 1-0

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Nbd2 Nd5 12. Nxc4 Qe7 13. Bd2 Bd7 14. Ng5 f5
15. Nf3 Ncb4 16. Qd1 f4 17. Nce5 Be8 18. Rc1 a5 19. Rc4 b5 20. axb5 Bxb5 21.
Re4 Rad8 22. Qc1 fxg3 23. hxg3 Nf6 24. Bg5 Qc7 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Ng4 Rc8 27.
Kh1 Qg7 28. Nh6+ Kh8 29. Qf4 Bd7 30. g4 Nd5 31. Qh2 Rb8 32. g5 fxg5 33. Nf7+
Qxf7 34. Nxg5 Qg6 35. Nxh7 Qxh7 36. Rh4 Qxh4 37. Qxh4+ Kg7 38. Be4 Kf7 39. Rg1
Nf6 40. Qh6 Ke7 41. Rg7+ Kd8 42. Qd2 Bb4 43. Qd4 Rc8 44. Qb6+ Rc7 45. Qb8+ Rc8
46. Qb6+ Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 h6
9. b4 Ba7 10. a4 Ne7 11. Nbd2 Ng6 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. b5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. a3 Bb7 4. Nc3 f5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2
Ne4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. h3 d6 11. Bd3 Bf6 12. Bxe4 fxe4 13. Nd2 Bxd4 14. Qc2 Nd7
15. Nxe4 Bf6 16. h4 a5 17. O-O-O Qe8 18. g4 Nc5 19. g5 Be7 20. Bg3 Qc6 21. Nc3
a4 22. Kb1 Rf3 23. Nb5 e5 24. Nc3 Raf8 25. Rd5 Qe8 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27. Qxe4 Qf7
28. Rhd1 Qh5 29. Qc2 h6 30. gxh6 Qxh6 31. Rh1 Ra8 32. Qe4 Raf8 33. Qc2 Ra8 34.
Qe4 Raf8 35. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. d3 d5 6. e4 d4 7. a4 Bd6 8. Na3 h6
9. Nh4 g6 10. f4 exf4 11. gxf4 Ng4 12. Nf3 g5 13. e5 Be7 14. Qe2 gxf4 15. Bxf4
Rg8 16. Nc4 Be6 17. Kh1 Qd7 18. Nfd2 O-O-O 19. a5 Bd5 20. Ne4 Qe6 21. Rae1 Kb8
22. Ncd6 Ne3 23. Bxe3 dxe3 24. Qxe3 Nxe5 25. Nf5 Rg6 26. Re2 Ka8 27. Neg3 Bxg2+
28. Rxg2 Bf8 29. a6 bxa6 30. Re1 f6 31. Qe4+ Qd5 32. Rf2 Qb7 33. Qxb7+ Kxb7 34.
Ne4 c4 35. d4 Nc6 36. c3 Kc7 37. Ne3 a5 38. Ref1 a4 39. Nxc4 Be7 40. Ne3 a5 41.
Ra1 a3 42. bxa3 a4 43. Rf5 Rb8 44. Nd5+ Kd7 45. Nb4 Nd8 46. Ra5 Rg4 47. Re1 Rb6
48. Ra7+ Rb7 49. Rxa4 Ne6 50. Ra6 Rb5 51. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.08"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rfd1 Bd5 14. Qd3 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 c6 16. e3 Qa5 17. Nb1 Bb4 18. Na3 Bxa3 19. Qxa3 Rad8 20. Kg2 Rfe8 21.
b4 Qf5 22. h3 h5 23. h4 e5 24. dxe5 Qxe5 25. Qb3 Ne4 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rd1 Rd2
28. Rxd2 Nxd2 29. Qd3 Nxf3 30. Kxf3 Qf6+ 31. Kg2 c5 32. bxc5 Qc6+ 33. Kg1 Qxc5
34. Qd8+ Kh7 35. a5 Qc1+ 36. Kg2 Qc6+ 37. Kg1 Qc1+ 38. Kg2 Qc6+ 39. Kg1 Qc1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.09"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,46,19,31,14,-14,-11,0,0,6,33,-23,-18,-2,-13,-18,-24,1,26,6,25,28,18,
26,0,0,-9,-4,-19,6,6,-15,18,22,76,11,11,8,8,-7,2,-5,14,-8,-9,-90,-92,-101,-101]
} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 8.
Bd2 Bf8 9. a3 {This move order doesn't require a2-a3.} (9. Be2 $5 {is harmless,
of course, e.g.} Nb4 10. Qb1 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. a3 Nc6 13. O-O a6 $11 ({
rather than} 13... dxc4 14. Bxc4 b6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bb7 17. Bc3 $14 {
1/2 (32) Postny,E (2652)-Gajewski,G (2643) Germany 2014})) (9. Rd1 {is a
logical alternative to 9.a3 but then, anyway, Black can play} e5 $5 {, which
looks enough for equality} (9... a6 10. a3 (10. Bc1 $5) 10... h6 (10... e5 $5)
11. Bc1 Bd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. f4 Bc5 15. Qe2 h5 16. g3 $16 {
1-0 (61) Sevian,S (2654)-Tari,A (2630) Khanty-Mansiysk 2019}) 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11.
dxe5 Rxe5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 (12... Bf5 $5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nxd5 15. O-O Nxc3
16. Bxc3 Qxd3 17. Rxd3 Re6 $11 {1/2 (31) Mis,M (2328)-Koziol,K (2289) Ustron
2019}) 13. Nxd5 (13. e4 Bg4 $1 14. Nxd5 (14. f3 $2 Qh4+ 15. g3 Qf6 16. fxg4 Qf3
) 14... Qxd5 15. f3 Be6 $13) 13... Rxd5 14. Bc4 Rd6 $11 (14... Rg5 15. Bc3 Qe8
{1/2 (22) Andersson,F (2280)-Sjodahl,P (2419) Sweden 2014} 16. Bd3 $14)) 9...
e5 (9... a6 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 h6 12. O-O e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15.
e4 b5 16. Bf4 Rc5 17. Ba2 $14 {1-0 (69) Christiansen,J (2571)-Valsecchi,A 
(2506) Porto Mannu Palau ITA 2019}) (9... h6 10. h3 $5 (10. O-O-O $2 a6 11.
cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 b5 $40 {0-1 (30) Makarov,M (2521)-Matlakov,M (2613) St
Petersburg 2010}) (10. Rd1 $5) 10... e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. O-O-O
Nxf3 14. gxf3 Nb6 15. Rg1 Qh4 16. Ne4 Bf5 17. Bc3 $14 {1-0 (34) Prusikin,M 
(2545)-Khenkin,I (2655) Germany 2012 EXT 2014 [Prusikin,M]}) 10. dxe5 (10. cxd5
$2 Nxd4 $1 11. exd4 exd4+ 12. Ne2 Qxd5 13. Qd3 c5 $17 {0-1 (21) Spalir,J (2336)
-Diermair,A (2472) Deutschlandsberg 2018}) 10... Nxe5 11. cxd5 (11. Nxe5 $5
Rxe5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. e4 {needs more examination. In the following game White
obtained a tiny edge:} Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Re8 15. Bd3 $14 Qg5 16. O-O Bd6 $6 {
1/2 (24) Fier,A (2580)-Swayams,M (2447) Llucmajor 2018} 17. e5 $1 Bxe5 18. Rae1
$16) 11... Nxf3+ (11... Nxd5 12. O-O-O (12. h4 Bg4 13. Ng5 g6 14. f3 Bf5 15. e4
Nxc3 16. Bxc3 h6 17. Be2 hxg5 18. exf5 gxh4 $13 {0-1 (33) Rasmussen,A (2538)
-Ochsner,B (2454) Svendborg 2018}) (12. Nxe5 $1 Rxe5 13. e4 {- see above})
12... Nxf3 (12... Nb6 13. Ne4 (13. Nxe5 $5 Rxe5 14. Bd3) (13. h4 $5) 13... Nxf3
(13... Qe7 14. Bc3 Ng6 15. Bd3 c5 16. Neg5 Bd7 17. h4 $40 {1-0 (46) Kuzubov,Y 
(2642)-Babujian,L (2491) Yerevan 2014}) 14. gxf3 Qh4 15. Bc3 (15. Bd3 c5 $5 {
[%cal Yc5c4]}) 15... Bf5 $1 16. Bd3 Bg6 17. f4 Rad8 $15 {1/2 (34) Nakamura,H 
(2715)-Kramnik,V (2772) London 2009 CBM 134 [Krasenkow,M]}) 13. gxf3 Nxc3 14.
Bxc3 Qh4 15. Rg1 Be6 16. f4 Rad8 17. Bd3 Rd6 (17... Bg4 $2 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19.
Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Be4 $16 {1-0 (43) Nakamura,H (2749)-Duda,J (2731) Saint Louis
2019}) 18. Be4 (18. f5 Ba2 19. Bb5 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8 {1/2 (21)
Chatalbashev,B (2537)-Parligras,M (2614) Banja Vrujci 2017}) 18... Rxd1+ 19.
Rxd1 c6 20. Rg1 g6 21. f5 {0-1 (33) Bu,X (2715)-Yu,Y (2725) Shenzhen 2016} Ba2
$1 $13) 12. gxf3 Nxd5 13. Bd3 (13. O-O-O {- see above. The text move doesn't
change much: White must castle long, and Black's position is solid.}) 13...
Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Qh4 $1 {[%csl Gh4][%mdl 288] An excellent square for Black's
queen.} 15. O-O-O g6 {A new plan: Black doesn't hurry to develop his
light-squared bishop. He wants to get rid of White's strong c3 bishop first.} (
15... Be6 16. Rhg1 Rad8 17. Rg3 (17. f4 {- see above}) 17... Bc4 (17... Rd6 $5)
18. Be4 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 Rd8 20. Qg1 Qh6 $13 {1-0 (45) Navara,D (2733)-Piorun,K 
(2634) Germany 2018}) 16. Be4 Bg7 17. Qa4 Qe7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. h4 {This
attack should have been prepared by} (19. Kb1) 19... Qc5+ 20. Kb1 Bf5 21. h5 $2
{[%mdl 8192]} ({Something solid like} 21. Rd4 {was required to keep the
balance.}) 21... b5 $1 {And suddenly White loses material.} 22. Qa6 $2 {
Totally crazy.} (22. Qc2 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Qxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Rxe4 $17) (22. Qd4+ $142
Qxd4 23. Rxd4 c5 $1 24. h6+ Kf8 25. Rd5 Rxe4 26. Rxf5 gxf5 27. fxe4 fxe4 28.
Kc2 {keeping drawing chances in the rook ending.}) 22... Rxe4 23. h6+ Kf8 24.
fxe4 Bxe4+ 25. Ka1 Bxh1 26. Qf6 $2 {This "attack" is unsuccessful but, of
course, the capture of the bishop was hopeless enough:} (26. Rxh1 Qb6 27. Qxb6
axb6 {- in this rook endgame White has no counterplay, and he should lose.})
26... Bc6 27. e4 b4 28. axb4 Qb5 29. b3 a5 30. Kb2 axb4 31. Rd2 Qc5 32. Rd3 Re8
33. Qg7+ Ke7 34. Rf3 Kd8 35. Rxf7 Bxe4 36. Qf6+ Kc8 0-1

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.11"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Be3 exd4 14. cxd4 Nxe4
15. h3 Bf5 16. Nc3 h6 17. Bd5 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Ne7 19. Bb3 c5 20. Re1 cxd4 21.
Nxd4 Bg6 22. Bf4 Bc5 23. Ba4 Rb2 24. Qf3 Bxd4 25. cxd4 Nf5 26. Be3 Nxe3 27.
Qxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.12"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,125,20,20,29,-11,16,21,80,82,82,27,27,19,37,19,22,3,17,14,28,29,29,16,
16,21,57,7,15,18,12,6,12,39,39,38,42,42,51,51,60,48,16,16,57,57,57,40,40,35,67,
24,50,0,0,0,5,0,0,0,0,0,8,16,24,0,0,0,0,0,21,38,10,0,71,52,46,46,46,49,55,59,
68,64,65,65,68,64,66,56,63,57,57,21,37,57,69,68,68,73,68,66,74,72,146,84,84,76,
148,84,84,84,84,84,129,68,84,84,175,175,175,144,257,256,256,277,320,327]} 1.
Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 $5 e6 6. Bc4 {White refrains
from d2-d4 (which would lead to the Semi-Tarrasch) for the time being but
finally, after some preparation, plays it.} Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe2 Nc6 (8... b6
9. d4 cxd4 10. exd4 Bb7 11. Re1 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nd7 13. Bd3 Qc7 14. c4 Bf6 15.
Bb2 {1/2 (15) Kuljasevic,D (2549)-Schreiner,P (2482) Balatonszarszo 2017 . Of
course, the position was full of life.}) 9. Rd1 (9. d4 cxd4 10. exd4 {again
leads to a position from the Semi-Tarrasch.}) 9... b6 10. d4 {Finally! This
particular position had not been seen in practice before this game but later,
with move transpositions, already known positions can arise.} Nxc3 (10... cxd4
11. exd4 Nxc3 ({or} 11... Bb7 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bd3 Bf6 14. Be3 Re8 15. Rac1 g6
16. Bb5 Re6 17. Qd2 $14 {1/2 (24) Drimer,D-Radulescu,M Bucharest 1960}) 12.
bxc3 {was seen in the following games:} Na5 (12... Bb7 13. Bd3 Qc7 $6 (13...
Qd5 $6 14. Rb1 Na5 15. Rb5 Qc6 16. d5 $1 $18 {1-0 (32) Malich,B (2360)
-Asmundsson,I (2274) Halle 2004}) (13... Rc8 $5) (13... Na5 {- 12...Na5}) 14.
Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Ne7 16. c4 Ng6 (16... Rfe8 17. Qg4 Ng6 18. Rac1 e5 19. d5 e4
20. Bxe4 h5 21. Qf3 Qe5 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Be3 $16 {1-0 (60) Hausner,I (2410)
-Haselhorst,H (2265) Muenster 1992}) 17. d5 exd5 18. cxd5 Rfe8 19. Qg4 Qd6 20.
h4 Bc8 21. Qd4 Bd7 22. h5 Qe5 23. Qxe5 Nxe5 24. Ba6 $14 {1-0 (37) Pachman,
L-Zita,F Prague 1963}) 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Bf4 Rc8 (14... Qd5 $6 15. Rab1 Bc6 (
15... Rac8 16. Rb5 Qd8 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Qd6 19. Bf6 $1 $16 {1-0 (26)
Pachman,L-Neikirkh,O Portoroz 1958}) 16. Be5 Ba4 17. c4 Qd7 18. Rd2 Nc6 19. d5
Nxe5 20. Nxe5 $16 {1-0 (27) Stahlberg,G-Szabo,L Helsinki 1952}) 15. Rac1 Bf6
16. c4 Qe7 $6 (16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxd4 18. Be5 Nc6 19. Bxd4 Nxd4 20. Qe3 Rc5
21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Rxd4 Qg5 $11) 17. c5 Rfd8 18. Bd6 $36 {1-0 (21) Gipslis,
A-Barshauskas,V Riga 1961}) 11. bxc3 Qc7 (11... cxd4 $5 12. cxd4 (12. exd4 {
- above}) 12... Na5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. e4 Rc8 15. Rb1 Bf6 16. Bd2 Nc6 17. e5 Be7
18. Qe4 g6 19. Bh6 Re8 20. h4 Rc7 21. Qg4 $13 {1/2 (21) Khenkin,I (2604)
-Jussupow,A (2582) Altenkirchen 2005}) (11... Bb7 {is hardly a correct pawn
sacrifice (it is more appropriate when White's e-pawn is on e4, and his
position is more exposed):} 12. dxc5 Qc7 13. cxb6 axb6 14. Nd4 Na5 15. Bd3 e5
16. Nb5 Qc6 17. f3 f5 18. e4 f4 19. Bd2 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Rf6 21. Be1 $14 {0-1 (49)
Schinzel,W (2385)-Pribyl,J (2390) Warsaw 1980}) 12. e4 Rd8 $146 (12... Bb7 {
is more natural and quite satisfactory for Black:} 13. d5 (13. Be3 Rac8 14. Bd3
cxd4 15. cxd4 Ba3 16. e5 Nb4 17. Ng5 h6 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Qh5 Nd5 20. Bd3 Qe7
21. Nh7 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Rfd8 $13 {1/2 (40) Byrne,R-Fischer,R New York 1959}) (13.
Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Na5 15. Bd3 f5 16. Bd2 Bd6 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nd4 Rae8 19. Re1
Nc6 20. exf5 Nxd4 21. cxd4 Bxd4 22. Rac1 Qd6 23. Rc4 Qd5 24. Be4 Qxe4 25. Qxe4
Bxe4 26. Rxe4 Bc5 27. Rxe6 Rd8 28. Re2 Rxf5 $11 {1/2 (44) Pachman,L-Kholmov,R
Bucharest 1954}) 13... exd5 14. Bxd5 (14. exd5 Na5 15. Bd3 Bxd5 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7
17. Rxd5 Rad8 18. Rh5+ Kg8 19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 g6 21. Rh4 Rfe8 $11 {1/2 (48)
Rossetto,H-Salomon,J Mar del Plata/ Buenos Aires 1954}) 14... Rae8 15. Be3 (15.
Qe3 Bf6 16. Rb1 Ne7 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. e5 Ng6 19. Qxc5 Nxe5 $17 {0-1 (25)
Belotelov,D (2267)-Groszpeter,A (2502) Pardubice 2003}) 15... Kh8 16. Rac1 f5
17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Be6 Rff8 $11 {0-1 (25) Saemisch,F-Rellstab,L Wesermuende 1948
}) 13. Be3 Na5 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. h4 b5 $5 {An active reply to a flank attack.}
16. Bxb5 Bxe4 17. dxc5 Bxf3 $6 (17... Bxc5 $142 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Qxe4 Qxb5 $11
) 18. Qxf3 Bxc5 19. Bf4 {White keeps the bishop pair and initiative. However,
he had a nice tactical trick:} (19. Bg5 $5 Be7 $140 20. Rd7 $1 Rxd7 21. Bxd7
Rb8 $8 22. Bxe7 Qxd7 23. Bf6 $1 $16 {[%cal Rf3g3]}) 19... Qb7 20. Qe2 Qe7 21.
h5 Bd6 $6 (21... h6 $5) 22. Bxd6 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 {Black has managed to
trade bishops but his knight is out of play. White controls central files and
can attack on the kingside.} 24. Rd1 Qc5 25. Rd7 $1 Qxc3 (25... Rf8 26. h6 $1
$40) 26. Qd1 $6 (26. Qe4 $1 {was more energetic, obtaining full domination:}
Qc1+ (26... Rf8 27. h6 $1 Qc1+ 28. Bf1 Qxh6 29. Rxa7 Qg5 30. Qa4 $18) 27. Bf1
Qc6 28. Qd4 {[%cal Yh5h6]} h6 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. Bd3+ f5 31. Rd7 Rg8 32. Qxa7 {
, and White should win.}) 26... h6 27. g3 Rf8 (27... Rb8 $5 28. a4 Nb7) 28.
Rxa7 Nc6 29. Rd7 Ne5 30. Rd8 Qc7 (30... Rxd8 31. Qxd8+ Kh7 32. Qd1 $14) 31.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 {[%mdl 4096]} 32. a4 {As a result of simplifications, White has
obtained an outside passed pawn. It is usually a serious advantage when he has
a bishop against the opponent's knight but less so with queens on the board.
However, Black faces hard defence anyway.} Ke7 33. Be2 Qc3 34. Qb1 Nc6 35. Qb7+
Kf6 36. Bf1 Na5 37. Qd7 g5 38. hxg6 Kxg6 39. Kg2 Kg7 40. Bb5 Qe5 41. Qd3 Qc5
42. Qf3 $1 {White finds a good square for his queen, from which it looks at
both flanks.} Qd4 (42... Qb4 43. Be8 Qe7 $2 44. Bxf7 $1 Qxf7 45. Qc3+) 43. Be8
$1 {The point! Black must exchange queens.} Qd5 44. Qxd5 exd5 45. Kf3 Kf6 46.
Kg4 Ke7 47. Bb5 Kf6 ({According to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave,} 47... Ke6 {,
trying to create counterply with the d-pawn, was better. However, after} 48.
Be2 {Black can hardly survive} ({but not} 48. Kh5 Nc4 $1 49. Kxh6 Kd6 50. Kg5
Kc5 51. g4 d4 52. Bxc4 Kxc4 53. a5 f6+ $5 (53... d3 54. a6 d2 55. a7 d1=Q 56.
a8=Q $18 {_|_}) 54. Kf5 d3 55. a6 d2 56. a7 d1=Q 57. a8=Q Qd7+ 58. Kxf6 Qd4+
59. Kg5 Qxf2 {is a theoretical draw}) {, and if} 48... Nc4 {then} 49. Kh5) (
47... Kd6 48. Kf5 {is poor, too.}) 48. Kh5 Kg7 49. Bf1 Nb3 50. Bg2 $1 {A
clever plan. White forces ...d5-d4, and Black's d-pawn becomes even more
vulnerable.} d4 51. Bf1 Nd2 (51... Na5 52. Kg4) 52. Bd3 Nb3 53. Bf1 Nd2 54. Bd3
Nb3 55. Bb5 f6 (55... f5 56. f4 Na5 57. Bd3 Kf6 58. Kxh6 {is also hopeless:
White plays g3-g4 f5xg4 Kh5xg4, and his king approaches Black's d-pawn.}) 56.
Bf1 Na5 57. Ba6 Nb3 58. Bb5 Na5 59. Kg4 Nb7 60. Kf4 Nc5 61. a5 d3 62. Ke3 d2
63. Be2 $1 1-0

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.17"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. Rc2 Bf8 14. Bf4 c5 15.
Nxd7 Qxd7 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Bg5 d4 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Na4 Re5 21.
Nb2 Rae8 22. Nc4 Re4 23. e3 f5 24. Qh5 Qd7 25. Rd2 Bg7 26. Rd3 Qe6 27. exd4
cxd4 28. Rf3 Re2 29. Rxf5 Rxa2 30. Rd5 Qg6 31. Qf3 Ra6 32. Rd7 h5 33. h4 Rf6
34. Qd5 Re2 35. Qg5 Qxg5 36. hxg5 Rf5 37. f4 Rb5 38. Rf3 a5 39. Ra7 Rc2 40.
Rxa5 Rb8 41. Kf1 Rc3 42. Rxc3 dxc3 43. Ne3 Rxb3 44. Ke2 Bd4 45. Ra8+ Kh7 46.
Rc8 Bxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.17"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c5 8. dxc5
Nxc5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. a3 Bd7 12. Qxd5 Rc8 13. e4 Qb6 14. b4 Rfd8
15. bxc5 Bxc5 16. Be2 Bb5 17. Rxc5 Rxc5 18. Qb3 Qc6 19. Be3 Bxe2 20. Bxc5 Bxf3
21. Qxf3 Qxc5 22. O-O b5 23. h4 h6 24. Rb1 a6 25. Rb3 Qe5 26. g3 Rd4 27. Re3 a5
28. Qg4 b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. Qb7 f6 32. Kg2 Rc4 33. Qd5 Qxd5 34.
exd5 Rd4 35. Rb3 Kg6 36. Kf3 h5 37. Ke3 Rxd5 38. Rxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.17"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 Re8 6. O-O e4 7. Nd4 Nc6 8. Nc2
Bxc3 9. bxc3 d5 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Ne3 Qh5 12. f3 Ne5 13. fxe4 Neg4 14. Nxg4
Bxg4 15. Qc2 Bxe2 16. Rf5 Bd1 17. Qb1 Qe2 18. Rf2 Qh5 19. Rf5 Qe2 20. Rf2 Qh5
21. h3 Rad8 22. d4 Ba4 23. Qxb7 Qa5 24. e5 Nd5 25. Bd2 Qb5 26. Qxb5 Bxb5 27.
Bg5 Rd7 28. Rc1 Bc4 29. Rb2 h6 30. Bd2 a5 31. a4 c5 32. Rcb1 Red8 33. Rb8 Bd3
34. R1b7 Rxb8 35. Rxb8+ Kh7 36. dxc5 Bc4 37. Be4+ g6 38. c6 Rc7 39. Rd8 Nb6 40.
e6 Bxe6 41. Bf4 Rc8 42. c7 Nxa4 43. Bb7 Nb6 44. h4 a4 45. Bxc8 1-0

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.17"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Ne5 c6 10. Bc3 Nfd7 11. Nd3 dxc4 12. Nb4 cxb3 13. Nxa6 Nxa6 14. Bxc6 Rb8
15. axb3 Nb4 16. Bxb4 Bxb4 17. Rxa7 Nf6 18. e3 Rc8 19. Bg2 Re8 20. Nd2 Re7 21.
Rxe7 Bxe7 22. Nc4 Bf8 23. Qa1 b5 24. Ne5 Qb6 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 Qa7 27. Qc8
b4 28. Bb7 Qa1+ 29. Kg2 Qa5 30. Bc6 Qa7 31. Be8 Nxe8 32. Nd7 1-0

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.17"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. b3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Bb2
dxc4 9. bxc4 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Bxd5 12. e4 Bc6 13. Re1 Qe7 14. Nc3 O-O-O
15. Nd5 Qe8 16. a4 Bd6 17. Ba6+ Kb8 18. Qb3 Nxe4 19. a5 Bc7 20. axb6 axb6 21.
Bb5 Bb7 22. Qa4 Qe6 23. Bc6 Bxh2+ 24. Nxh2 Qxc6 25. Qa7+ Kc8 26. Ne7+ Kc7 27.
Nxc6 Ra8 28. Rxe4 Rxa7 29. Rxa7 Kxc6 30. Re7 Rd8 31. Nf3 b5 32. Rxf7 b4 33.
Rxg7 Kb6 34. Ra1 Bxf3 35. gxf3 Nf8 36. Rg8 c4 37. Bg7 Ne6 38. Rxd8 Nxd8 39. Rc1
Kb5 40. f4 Ne6 41. Be5 Nc5 42. Kf1 Nd3 43. Rd1 Kc5 44. Ke2 Kd5 45. Rh1 Nc5 46.
Rxh7 c3 47. Bxc3 bxc3 48. Rc7 c2 49. Kd2 Ne4+ 50. Kxc2 Nxf2 51. Kd2 Ke4 52. Ke2
Ng4 53. Rc4+ Kf5 54. Kf3 Nh2+ 55. Kg2 Ng4 56. Kg3 Ne3 57. Rc5+ Kf6 58. Kf3 Nf5
59. Ra5 Kg6 60. Ra6+ 1-0

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.17"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Ba4 c6 6. Nxe5 d5 7. d3 Bc5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. f4 b5 11. Bb3 a5 12. a3 Nxb3 13. cxb3 Bd4 14. Nf3 Bxc3 15.
e5 Bxe5 16. fxe5 Nd7 17. Bf4 Nc5 18. Rc1 Ne6 19. Qd2 c5 20. d4 c4 21. Nh4 Qd8
22. Bg3 Ng5 23. Nf3 Ne4 24. Qe3 Bf5 25. Be1 Rc8 26. h3 h6 27. Nd2 Bg6 28. Nxe4
Bxe4 29. Bd2 Rc6 30. a4 Rg6 31. Rf2 Qh4 32. Kh2 Rb8 33. axb5 Rxb5 34. bxc4 Rxb2
35. Rcf1 a4 36. g3 Qe7 37. c5 Rb3 38. Bc3 a3 39. Ra1 Ra6 40. Qc1 f6 41. Rfa2
fxe5 42. Bd2 exd4 43. c6 Qd6 44. Bf4 Qxc6 45. Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. a3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Qd2 O-O 11. h4 Rb8 12. h5 h6 13. g3 Qe7 14. Bg2 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 b5 16. b4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 f6 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. Ne2 Nb6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21.
O-O-O e5 22. Rhe1 d4 23. Ng1 Bg4 24. Bf3 Bf5 25. g4 Bh7 26. fxe5 Rbc8 27. Be4
Bxe4 28. Rxe4 fxe5 29. Rxe5 Nc4 30. Rc5 Rxc5 31. bxc5 Ne3 32. Re1 Ng2 33. Re2
Rf1+ 34. Kb2 Ne3 35. c6 Rf6 36. c7 Rc6 37. Nf3 Rxc7 38. Nxd4 Nc4+ 39. Kb3 Na5+
40. Ka2 Rc3 41. Nf5 Nc4 42. Nxh6+ Kf8 43. g5 Rxa3+ 44. Kb1 Rh3 45. Rf2+ Ke8 46.
Ng4 Ke7 47. h6 Nd6 48. g6 Rh1+ 49. Kb2 Rh4 50. g7 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sarana, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4
Re8 9. f3 c6 10. Bf2 d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. O-O Nc6 13. c5 Nh5 14. Qd2 Be5 15. g3
Ng7 16. Rfd1 Bf5 17. Bb5 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Ne6 19. Be3 d4 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Bxd4
Nxd4 22. Qf2 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 Qa5 24. Qxc6 Rac8 25. Qd5 Qb4 26. Qd2 Qxc5+ 27. Qf2
Bh3 28. Re1 Qc6 29. Rad1 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Rd8 31. Qe2 h5 32. Ne4 Bf5 33. Nf2 a5
34. b3 a4 35. Qe7 Rc8 36. bxa4 Qxa4 37. a3 Ra8 38. Rd1 Kg7 39. Rd8 Rxd8 40.
Qxd8 Qxa3 41. Qd4+ Kg8 42. Qd8+ Kh7 43. Qd2 Qc5 44. Qf4 Kg7 45. Kg2 Be6 46. h4
Bd5+ 47. Kf1 Qb5+ 48. Ke1 Qb1+ 49. Kd2 Qb2+ 50. Kd3 Qb5+ 51. Kc3 Qa5+ 52. Kd4
Be6 53. Qe5+ Qxe5+ 54. Kxe5 Bf5 55. Nd1 f6+ 56. Kf4 Kf7 57. Ne3 Bc8 58. Nc4 Be6
59. Ne3 Kg7 60. Ke4 Kh6 61. Kf4 g5+ 62. hxg5+ fxg5+ 63. Ke5 Bc8 64. Ke4 Kg6 65.
Kf3 Bb7+ 66. Kf2 Kf6 67. Nc4 Bd5 68. Ne3 Ke5 69. Nf1 Ke4 70. Ne3 Be6 71. Nf1
Bd7 72. Nd2+ Kf5 73. Nf3 Bc8 74. Nd4+ Kg4 75. Nf3 Bb7 76. Ne5+ Kh3 77. Nf7 g4
78. Nd6 h4 79. gxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 e5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Nge7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Re1 Qd8 10. Nc4 f6 11. b3 Be6 12. d4 b5 13. Na3 Rb8 14. Bb2 Bg4 15.
Qd3 a6 16. Rad1 exd4 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nf5 21.
Rd7 Rfd8 22. Rxc7 Bf8 23. Nb1 Nd4 24. Bd1 Rb6 25. c3 Ne6 26. Ra7 Bc5 27. Bf3
Rbd6 28. Ra8 Rxa8 29. Bxa8 Kf7 30. Kf1 a5 31. Bf3 b4 32. Be2 Kf8 33. Bc4 Ng5
34. Kg2 f5 35. f3 bxc3 36. Nxc3 Bb4 37. Nb5 Rd2+ 38. Re2 Rxe2+ 39. Bxe2 Nf7 40.
Nd4 Nd8 41. f4 Ke7 42. Bc4 Bc5 43. Nf3 Nc6 44. Ng5 h6 45. Nf7 h5 46. h3 Kf6 47.
Ng5 Nb4 48. a4 Nc2 49. Kf1 Nd4 50. Nf7 Nc6 51. Ke2 Bb4 52. Ng5 Bc3 53. Bd5 Nb4
54. Bb7 Bd4 55. Nf3 Bc3 56. Nd2 Na2 57. Kd3 Bb4 58. Kc2 Nc3 59. Bf3 Na2 60. Nc4
Be1 61. g4 fxg4 62. hxg4 hxg4 63. Bxg4 Nb4+ 64. Kd1 Bg3 65. Nxa5 Bxf4 66. Nc4
Ke7 67. Ke2 g5 68. Kf3 Nd3 69. Ke4 Nc5+ 70. Kd5 Nxb3 71. a5 Nxa5 72. Nxa5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Popov, Ivan1"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bc4 Bf5 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8.
Qe2 Qc7 9. O-O-O e6 10. Nh4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. d5 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14.
Bxd5 Be7 15. Be4 a6 16. Bc3 Bf6 17. Bxg6 O-O-O 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20.
Bd3 Rxh2 21. Rxh2 Qxh2 22. Qf3 Qc7 23. c3 Ke7 24. g3 a5 25. Qe3 Qd6 26. Kc2 b6
27. Qg5 Kf8 28. Qh4 Qc5 29. g4 g5 30. Qg3 Ke7 31. a3 Nd7 32. Qe3 Qxe3 33. fxe3
Ne5 34. Be2 f5 35. gxf5 exf5 36. b4 g4 37. Kd2 Kd6 38. c4 Nc6 39. Kc3 g3 40.
Bf3 Ne5 41. Bh1 Nc6 42. Bg2 Kc7 43. c5 axb4+ 44. axb4 b5 45. Bf1 Kd8 46. Kd2
Nxb4 47. Ke2 Nc2 48. Kf3 g2 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 dxc4 8.
Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Nxc4 Qc7 10. Rc1 Be7 11. g3 O-O 12. Bg2 Rd8 13. O-O Bd7 14. Ne4
Be8 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. b4 e5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Rfd1
h6 21. h4 Qe7 22. Qa4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 b6 24. Qa6 Rc7 25. Rd4 c5 26. Re4 Qd7 27.
bxc5 Rxc5 28. Rd4 Qe7 29. Qd3 Rc7 30. Re4 Qd7 31. Rd4 Qe7 32. h5 Rd7 33. Bd5
Qg5 34. Qe4 Qe7 35. Qf5 Qf6 36. Qd3 Qg5 37. Qd1 Kf8 38. e4 Qe5 39. f4 Qd6 40.
Kg2 b5 41. Rd3 Qc5 42. Rd2 Rc7 43. Bb3 a5 44. Rc2 Qe7 45. Rxc7 Qxc7 46. Qd4 b4
47. Kf2 Bd7 48. f5 Be8 49. e5 Qe7 50. f6 Qc7 51. fxg7+ Kxg7 52. e6+ Kg8 53. Qe3
Kg7 54. Qd4+ f6 55. Qg4+ Kh8 56. e7 Qc5+ 57. Kg2 Qg5 58. Qc8 Qd2+ 59. Kf1 Qd3+
60. Kf2 Qd2+ 61. Kf1 Qd3+ 62. Kf2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Predke, Alexandr"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d3 O-O 8. f4
Rb8 9. h3 e6 10. g4 b5 11. a3 a5 12. Qe1 b4 13. axb4 axb4 14. Nd1 Bb7 15. f5
Nd7 16. Ne3 Nde5 17. g5 exf5 18. exf5 Re8 19. Qh4 b3 20. Nd5 Nd7 21. Ng3 bxc2
22. Be4 Nd4 23. Nh5 gxh5 24. f6 Rxe4 25. dxe4 Bf8 26. Qxh5 Ne5 27. Ra7 Bxd5 28.
exd5 Ra8 29. Rxf7 Nxf7 30. g6 Nh6 31. f7+ Kh8 32. Bxh6 Nf5 33. Rxf5 Bxh6 34.
Qxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O c5 5. d3 Nc6 6. e4 dxe4 7. dxe4 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Nxe4 9. Na3 Be7 10. Bf4 f5 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Bf6 13. Nc4 Bxe5 14. Nxe5
Ke7 15. Bxe4 fxe4 16. Re1 Bd7 17. Rxe4 Rad8 18. Rae1 Bc8 19. Rg4 Rhg8 20. Rc4
Rd5 21. a4 Kd6 22. Nf7+ Ke7 23. Ne5 Kd6 24. Rce4 Ke7 25. f3 Rd2 26. R1e2 Rxe2
27. Rxe2 Rd8 28. Kf2 Bd7 29. Re4 Be8 30. Ke2 Kf6 31. Nd3 b6 32. a5 Rd6 33. axb6
axb6 34. Rf4+ Ke7 35. Ne5 Rd5 36. Re4 Kf6 37. f4 Rd8 38. Re3 Ra8 39. Kd2 Ra2
40. b3 Ra8 41. h4 Ra1 42. Nc4 Ra6 43. Rc3 Ke7 44. Re3 Bg6 45. Ne5 Ra2 46. Nxg6+
hxg6 47. Re1 Kf6 48. Kc3 Ke7 49. Rc1 Ra8 50. Kc4 Rd8 51. Kb5 Rd6 52. Re1 Kf6
53. Re3 Rd2 54. Rc3 Rd6 55. Rd3 Rxd3 56. cxd3 e5 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3
Bf5 9. Qb3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nbd7 11. Be2 c5 12. dxc5 g5 13. Bg3 Nxc5 14. Qb4 Nce4
15. O-O Nxg3 16. hxg3 Qc7 17. Nd4 Bh7 18. c4 dxc4 19. Rfc1 Rfe8 20. Rxc4 Qe7
21. Rac1 Qxb4 22. Rxb4 Re7 23. Bf3 Ne4 24. g4 Rd8 25. a4 Kg7 26. a5 Rd5 27.
Nf5+ Bxf5 28. gxf5 Rde5 29. Bxe4 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Rxe4 31. Rb1 Re5 32. Rxb7 Rxa5
33. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bg4 5. Qb3 Qc7 6. Ne5 Be6 7. Nc3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Bxc4 9. Qxc4 e6 10. e4 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. O-O Be7 13. Rd1 O-O 14. Be3
Rfd8 15. a4 Qc7 16. h3 Qa5 17. Qb3 Rd7 18. Qc2 h6 19. Ne2 Rad8 20. f3 c5 21.
dxc5 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Bxc5 24. Bxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ivanisevic, Ivan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Nd4 5. Bg2 Nxf3+ 6. Bxf3 Bb4 7. Qb3 Bc5 8.
d3 h6 9. g4 d6 10. Rg1 c6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Qb6 13. Kd2 Be6 14. Qxb6 axb6
15. a4 Ke7 16. b4 g5 17. h3 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. e4 d4 20. Nd5+ Bxd5 21. exd5
Ne8 22. h4 Nd6 23. Rh1 Rac8 24. a5 bxa5 25. bxa5 Ra8 26. Be4 Rhg8 27. hxg5 hxg5
28. Rhb1 Ra6 29. Rh1 Rga8 30. Rh5 Rxa5 31. Rxa5 Rxa5 32. Rxg5 Kf6 33. Rh5 Ra2+
34. Ke1 b5 35. g5+ Ke7 36. g6 fxg6 37. Rxe5+ Kd7 38. Re6 b4 39. Kd1 b3 40. Bxg6
Ra1+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxe7 Qxe7 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. g3 O-O 8.
Bg2 Rd8 9. O-O Nc6 10. Rc1 dxc4 11. Rxc4 e5 12. Rxc6 bxc6 13. Nxe5 Bb7 14. Bxc6
Rdb8 15. Qc2 Qe6 16. b3 Bxc6 17. Qxc6 Qd6 18. e3 Nd5 19. Rc1 a5 20. e4 Nf6 21.
Qc4 Rf8 22. Nc6 Ng4 23. Nf3 a4 24. b4 Kh8 25. h3 Nh6 26. Kg2 a3 27. Rc3 Rfe8
28. e5 Qd7 29. d5 Nf5 30. Rd3 Ne7 31. b5 Nc8 32. e6 Qd6 33. Ng5 Rf8 34. Nxf7+
Rxf7 35. exf7 Nb6 36. Qe4 Rf8 37. Qe6 g6 38. Qxd6 cxd6 39. Rxa3 Rxf7 40. Ra6
Nxd5 41. a4 Rb7 42. Nd8 Re7 43. Rxd6 Nc3 44. b6 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Bf4 b6 7. e4 dxe4 8. dxe4
Bb7 9. e5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Nd5 11. Bg5 Bxg5 12. Nxg5 h6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. c4 Ne3
15. fxe3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc6 17. Nc3 Nxe5 18. Rd4 c5 19. Rf4 Rxf4 20. exf4 Nxc4
21. b3 Ne3+ 22. Kf3 Nd5 23. Nb5 a6 24. Nd6 Rd8 25. Nc4 b5 26. Ne5 Nb4 27. Rc1
Nd3 28. Nxd3 Rxd3+ 29. Ke4 Rd5 30. a4 b4 31. g4 Kf7 32. h4 Ke7 33. h5 Kd6 34.
Ke3 Rd4 35. Rg1 e5 36. f5 c4 37. bxc4 Kc5 38. g5 hxg5 39. Rxg5 Rd7 40. Ke4 b3
41. Rg1 b2 42. Rb1 Rb7 43. h6 gxh6 44. f6 Kxc4 45. f7 Rxf7 46. Rxb2 h5 47. Rb6
a5 48. Rb5 h4 49. Rxa5 h3 50. Ra8 Rh7 51. Rc8+ Kb4 52. Rc1 Rh5 53. Kf3 Kxa4 54.
Kg4 Rh8 55. Kf5 Rh5+ 56. Kg4 Rh8 57. Kf5 h2 58. Rh1 Rh5+ 59. Kg4 Rh8 60. Kf5
Kb4 61. Kxe5 Kc3 62. Kf4 Kd3 63. Kg3 Ke3 64. Re1+ Kd2 65. Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Qe5 8. d3
Bc5 9. dxe4 Nxe4 10. Bg2 Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. e4 Nb6 14. Bf4 Qe7
15. Qb3 a5 16. a4 Be6 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Rfb1 Qe7 19. h4 h6 20. Qc2 Rad8 21. Rb3
Nc4 22. Bf1 g5 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. d4
cxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. cxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.28"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Nc2
Bg7 9. b3 h5 10. Bb2 h4 11. Qd2 h3 12. Bf3 Ne5 13. Ne3 Nxf3+ 14. exf3 O-O
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. c3 Nd7 6. Be2 h6 7. O-O Ne7 8. a4 Bh7
9. a5 Ng6 10. Bd3 Be7 11. b4 O-O 12. Re1 Re8 13. Nbd2 Ngf8 14. Nf1 b6 15. a6 c5
16. b5 Rc8 17. Ne3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Bb4 19. Re2 Qe7 20. h4 Rc7 21. Bb2 Rec8 22. g3
Bc3 23. Kg2 Bxb2 24. Bxh7+ Nxh7 25. Rxb2 f6 26. Raa2 fxe5 27. dxe5 Nhf8 28. h5
Nh7 29. Rc2 Ng5 30. Nxg5 Qxg5 31. f4 Qe7 32. Rxc7 Rxc7 33. Rc2 Rc5 34. Qd3 Qe8
35. Rc3 Qxh5 36. Nc2 Rxc3 37. Qxc3 Qe2+ 38. Kg1 Nc5 39. Nd4 Qd1+ 40. Kg2 Ne4
41. Qe3 Kf7 42. Nc6 Qc2+ 43. Kg1 Qb1+ 44. Kg2 Qc2+ 45. Kg1 Qb1+ 46. Kg2 Qc2+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gasanov, Eldar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. a3 Bb7 4. Nc3 f5 5. d5 Nf6 6. g3 Na6 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. Nf3 O-O
9. O-O Nc5 10. Nd4 Be5 11. e3 a5 12. b3 exd5 13. cxd5 Nce4 14. Bb2 Nxc3 15.
Bxc3 Bxd5 16. Nxf5 Bxg2 17. Bxe5 Bxf1 18. Qxf1 d6 19. Qc4+ Kh8 20. Bb2 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yuffa, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 c5 8. d5
exd5 9. cxd5 Bg4 10. Qc2 Re8 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Re1 Bf8 13. b3 g6 14. Bb2 Bg7 15.
h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 b5 17. a4 a6 18. Be2 Rb8 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra6 Rb6 21. Ra5 Qb8
22. Rea1 c4 23. bxc4 b4 24. Bd4 Nc5 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. Rb1 Nd7 27. Bd3 Qf4 28.
g3 Qc7 29. Kg2 h5 30. h4 Ne5 31. Nb3 Bf8 32. Be2 Rbb8 33. f4 Nd7 34. Bf3 f6 35.
e5 fxe5 36. Qxg6+ Bg7 37. d6 Qd8 38. Bd5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. Ne4 Qb4+ 8.
Nfd2 Nd7 9. c3 dxc3 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. O-O Ngf6 12. Rb1 a6 13. Re1 Be7 14. Bxe6
fxe6 15. Nc4 Qd5 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Nb6 Qf5 18. Nxa8 Qxb1 19. Nc7+ Kf7 20. Qe2
Qb6 21. Bf4 Rd8 22. h3 Qc6 23. c4 Rd4 24. Be5 Re4 25. Qd1 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Qxc7
0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Bg6 6. O-O Nh6 7. a4 Be7 8. a5 O-O
9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. c3 h5 12. b4 f6 13. Na3 Qc7 14. Qe3 fxe5 15. Nxe5
Nxe5 16. dxe5 a6 17. Rac1 c5 18. Nc2 Kh8 19. bxc5 Bxc2 20. Rxc2 Bxc5 21. Qh6
Qxe5 22. Bd3 Rf7 23. Re2 Qxc3 24. Qxe6 Raf8 25. Qxd5 Rxf2 26. Rexf2 Rxf2 27.
Kh1 Rxf1+ 28. Bxf1 Qe3 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Qc7+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc2 Nf6 7. Nc3 Qe5 8. Bg2
Na6 9. O-O Be7 10. d3 exd3 11. Qxd3 Nc5 12. Qd4 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 O-O 14. Bf4 g6
15. b4 Ne6 16. Nxe6 Bxe6 17. b5 Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Rac1 Rd7
21. Be5 f5 22. Bd4 Kf7 23. e3 Bd8 24. Rc2 Bb6 25. a4 Ke7 26. f4 Rad8 27. Kf2
Ra8 28. Rdc1 Rad8 29. Ke2 Ra8 30. Kd3 Rad8 31. Ke2 Ra8 32. Kd3 Rad8 33. Rc8
Rxc8 34. Rxc8 Kd6 35. Bxb6 axb6 36. Kd4 Bf7 37. Rf8 h5 38. h4 Rc7 39. Rd8+ Ke7
40. Rb8 Kd6 41. Rd8+ Ke7 42. Rb8 Kd6 43. Bxd5 Bxd5 44. Rd8+ Ke6 45. Rxd5 Rc1
46. Re5+ Kd6 47. e4 fxe4 48. Kxe4 Re1+ 49. Kd4 Rd1+ 50. Kc4 Rc1+ 51. Kb3 Rb1+
52. Kc3 Ra1 53. Rg5 Rxa4 54. Rxg6+ Kd5 55. Kd3 Ra3+ 56. Ke2 Rb3 57. Rg5+ Ke4
58. Re5+ Kd4 59. Kf2 Rb2+ 60. Kf3 Rb3+ 61. Kg2 Rb2+ 62. Kh3 Rb1 63. Rxh5 Ke4
64. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Popov, Ivan1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bd3 e6 5. Nce2 Nc6 6. c3 d5 7. Nf3 dxe4 8.
Bxe4 Nf6 9. Bc2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. d4 b6 12. Bg5 Ba6 13. Re1 h6 14. Bh4 Rc8
15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 cxd4 17. Nexd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Nd5 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Rad1
Qd5 21. a3 Rfd8 22. Qe2 Qc5 23. g3 Ng6 24. Qe4 Nf8 25. Nf3 Qc7 26. Ne5 b5 27.
h4 a6 28. Qe2 Nh7 29. Nf3 Nf6 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rd1 Rxd1+ 32. Qxd1 Nd5 33. Qd4
Nb6 34. Ne5 f6 35. Nd3 Kf7 36. Nc5 a5 37. b4 axb4 38. axb4 Nd5 39. c4 bxc4 40.
Qxc4 Qd6 41. Nd3 h5 42. b5 Qb6 43. Qc5 Qxc5 44. Nxc5 Ke7 45. Kg2 Kd6 46. Ne4+
Kc7 47. Nc5 Kd6 48. Ne4+ Kc7 49. Nc5 Kd6 50. Ne4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nge2 Bf5 7. b4 Qc7 8.
Rb1 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. b5 O-O 11. h3 h6 12. d3 Bh7 13. Re1 Rd8 14. a4 Nbd7 15.
bxc6 bxc6 16. Nd4 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Nb5 Qc6 19. c4 Nf6 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. Nc7
Rac8 22. Rb7 Qc6 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Rxe7 Qc5 25. cxd5 Qxe7 26. dxe6 fxe6 27. Qg4
Qf7 28. Qxe6 Qxe6 29. Rxe6 Bxd3 30. Be3 Rd7 31. a5 Bc4 32. Re5 a6 33. g4 Rcc7
34. Kh2 Re7 35. Rf5 Rf7 36. Re5 Rfe7 37. Rf5 Rf7 38. Re5 Rfe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Golubov, Saveliy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Bd3
Nxc3 9. bxc3 c4 10. Be2 Nc6 11. Qc1 O-O 12. O-O f6 13. Qe3 Bd7 14. Rfe1 Be8 15.
exf6 Rxf6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Qxe5 Bg6 18. Bg4 Re8 19. Re2 Bf5 20. h3 Bxg4 21.
hxg4 Qa3 22. Qg3 Qb2 23. Rae1 Qxa2 24. g5 Rff8 25. g6 hxg6 26. Qxg6 Re7 27.
Rxe6 Ref7 28. Re8 Qa3 29. Rxf8+ Qxf8 30. Qe6 Qd8 31. Re5 Qd7 32. Qxd5 Qxd5 33.
Rxd5 b6 34. Kf1 Re7 35. Rd8+ Kf7 36. Rc8 Ke6 37. Rxc4 Kd5 38. Rb4 Kc6 39. c4 a5
40. Rb5 Ra7 41. d5+ Kc7 42. c5 bxc5 43. Rxc5+ Kd6 44. Rb5 a4 45. Ke2 a3 46. Rb1
Kxd5 47. Kd3 a2 48. Ra1 Ra3+ 49. c3 Kc5 50. f4 g6 51. g4 Ra4 52. f5 gxf5 53.
gxf5 Ra5 54. f6 Ra6 55. f7 Rf6 56. Rxa2 Rxf7 57. Ra5+ Kc6 58. Rh5 Rf4 59. Kc2
Rg4 60. Kb3 Rf4 61. Rg5 Rh4 62. Kc2 Rf4 63. Kd3 Rh4 64. Re5 Rg4 65. Re4 Rg6 66.
Kc4 Rh6 67. Rg4 Rh5 68. Rg6+ Kc7 69. Re6 Rf5 70. Kd4 Rh5 71. Re5 Rxe5 72. Kxe5
Kc6 73. Kd4 Kd6 74. c4 Kc6 75. c5 Kc7 76. Kd5 Kd7 77. c6+ Kc7 78. Kc5 Kc8 79.
Kb5 Kc7 80. Kc5 Kc8 81. Kb6 Kb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Sychev, Klementy"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. h3 Bf5 7. Nh4 Bg6 8.
Nxg6 hxg6 9. g3 e6 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. O-O Bd6 12. Ne2 O-O 13. c4 e5 14. Be3 Rad8
15. Qc2 exd4 16. Nxd4 Rfe8 17. Rfe1 Qc7 18. a3 a5 19. Rab1 Re7 20. b4 axb4 21.
axb4 Rde8 22. Bd2 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 Bf8 24. Bd2 Nb6 25. b5 cxb5 26. Nxb5 Qxc4 27.
Qxc4 Nxc4 28. Bf4 b6 29. Bf1 Na3 30. Nxa3 Bxa3 31. Rxb6 Ne4 32. Rb3 Bc5 33. Be3
Bxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. h3
e6 9. c4 exd5 10. exd5 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Nc3 Qb6 13. a3 Be6 14. Be3 Qc7 15.
Rc1 Rfe8 16. Bf1 Rad8 17. b4 Qd7 18. Nd4 a6 19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20. Nd5 Ree8 21. g3
Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Bb2 23. Rb1 Bc3 24. Red1 Rxe3 25. fxe3 Be5 26. g4 Qe7 27. Bg2 Qg5
28. Qf3 Re8 29. c5 Qe7 30. Rd5 dxc5 31. bxc5 Bb8 32. Rbd1 Ne5 33. Qe4 Kg7 34.
Qd4 Qf6 35. Rf1 Qe6 36. Rd8 Bc7 37. Rxe8 Qxe8 38. Bxb7 a5 39. Bd5 f6 40. Rb1
Qd8 41. Rb7 Kh6 42. Kg2 g5 43. Kf1 Ng6 44. Ke2 Qc8 45. Qxf6 Be5 46. Qf7 Qh8 47.
Be4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Chigaev, Maksim"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 c6 6. Nge2 Bf5 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8.
Be3 e6 9. Qd2 Be7 10. h3 h6 11. O-O-O Nc5 12. Kb1 Nxb3 13. axb3 Nd5 14. Bd4 f6
15. g4 Bh7 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Bc3 a5 18. Rhe1 Qd7 19. Nf4 e5 20. Nh5 O-O 21. f4
exf4 22. Qxf4 b5 23. Nxg7 Kxg7 24. Bd2 a4 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 26. g5 fxg5 27. Re6 Rf7
28. Bc3 Bf8 29. Rg6+ Bg7 30. Rxg5 axb3 31. Rdg1 bxc2+ 32. Kc1 Ra1+ 33. Kxc2
Qxd3+ 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. g4 h5 13. gxh5 Nxh5 14. h4
Qc5 15. Qd2 b5 16. Bd3 b4 17. Ne2 a5 18. Rhg1 a4 19. Bxe7 Kxe7 20. Rg5 e5 21.
f4 f6 22. Rgg1 Be6 23. Rc1 a3 24. b3 Rac8 25. f5 Bf7 26. c3 bxc3 27. Rxc3 Qf2
28. Rgc1 Rxc3 29. Qxc3 Rd8 30. Bb5 Qb6 31. Qc7+ Qxc7 32. Rxc7+ Kf8 33. Bc6 d5
34. exd5 Bxd5 35. Bxd5 Rxd5 36. Rc8+ Kf7 37. Rc7+ Kf8 38. Rc8+ Ke7 39. Kc2 e4
40. Nc3 Re5 41. Kd2 e3+ 42. Ke1 Nf4 43. Rc4 Nd3+ 44. Ke2 Nc1+ 45. Ke1 Kf7 46.
Rc7+ Kg8 47. Kd1 e2+ 48. Nxe2 Nxe2 49. b4 Nd4 50. Kd2 Rxf5 51. Kd3 Nb5 52. Rd7
Re5 53. Kc4 f5 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Quparadze, Giga"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bc4 Bf5 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8.
Qe2 Qc7 9. O-O e6 10. d5 cxd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Be7 13. Be4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4
O-O 15. c4 Rac8 16. b3 Nc5 17. Qe2 Bf6 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 h6
21. Ne4 Qe5 22. Ng3 Qxe2 23. Nxe2 Kf8 24. Nd4 a6 25. f3 Rd6 26. b4 Rcd8 27.
bxc5 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Rc1 Ke8 30. Rb1 Rxc4 31. Rxb7 Rxc5 32. Rb2 Ra5 33.
Kf2 g5 34. g4 Ke7 35. Kg3 Ra3 36. Re2 Kf6 37. Kg2 Kg6 38. h3 h5 39. Kg3 h4+ 40.
Kg2 Kf6 41. Kf2 a5 42. Kg2 Rc3 43. a4 Rc4 44. Ra2 Ke5 45. Re2+ Kf4 46. Ra2 Rc3
47. Rb2 Rxf3 48. Rb5 Rg3+ 49. Kh2 f5 50. gxf5 exf5 51. Rxa5 Ra3 52. Rb5 Ra2+
53. Kg1 Rxa4 54. Rb3 g4 55. Kg2 Ra2+ 56. Kg1 Re2 57. hxg4 fxg4 58. Ra3 h3 59.
Rb3 g3 60. Rb4+ Kf3 61. Rb3+ Re3 62. Rb1 Re4 63. Rb3+ Kg4 64. Rb1 Rf4 65. Rb2
g2 66. Rf2 Rxf2 67. Kxf2 Kf4 68. Kg1 Kf3 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Qc2 f5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Nf6 8. g3
O-O 9. Bg2 Be4 10. O-O Qe8 11. Bg5 Qh5 12. Bxf6 Rxf6 13. d5 d6 14. dxe6 Nc6 15.
h4 Re8 16. Rfe1 h6 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Rfxe6 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Qd5+ Qf7 21.
e3 Rxc4 22. Qb7 a5 23. Rac1 Ree4 24. Red1 Kh7 25. b3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Re7 27. b4
axb4 28. axb4 g5 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. b5 f4 31. Qh1+ Kg7 32. gxf4 gxf4 33. Qg2+
Qg6 34. exf4 Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gareyev, Timur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. c3 Bg7 4. d4 b6 5. Bd3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. O-O Nxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxd4 9. Bc4 e5 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 Qf6 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Bb3
Ne7 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. Qh6 Ng8 17. Qe3 Ne7 18. Rad1 O-O 19. Qd4 Qf4 20. Rd3 h5 21.
Rfd1 h4 22. h3 Qg5 23. Qd6 Nf5 24. Qh2 Ne7 25. Rf3 Kg7 26. Qd6 f5 27. Bd5 Bxd5
28. exd5 Rcd8 29. Re1 Ng8 30. Qc7 Nf6 31. Qxa7 Rfe8 32. Rd1 b5 33. Qd4 Kg8 34.
Nxb5 Re4 35. Qd2 Qxd2 36. Rxd2 Re1+ 37. Kh2 Ne4 38. Rc2 Ra8 39. Nc3 Nc5 40. a3
Nb3 41. Re3 Rxe3 42. fxe3 Re8 43. Nb5 Rxe3 44. Rc3 Nd2 45. Rxe3 Nf1+ 46. Kg1
Nxe3 47. a4 Nxd5 48. a5 Nb4 49. Nc7 Kf7 50. a6 Nc6 51. b4 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. O-O Nxc5 8.
Nc3 b6 9. Nd4 Bb7 10. b4 Nce4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bb2 d5 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. f3 Nd6
15. c5 bxc5 16. Rxc5 Qb6 17. Ba3 e5 18. Nb3 Nf5 19. Qc1 Bh6 20. f4 d4 21. exd4
Bxf4 22. Rxf4 exf4 23. Qxf4 Rfe8 24. Bc4 Qf6 25. g4 Qh4 26. Bf1 Ne3 27. h3 Nxf1
0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. d5
Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Bf6 10. Nd4 c5 11. Nb5 Bxc3+ 12. Nxc3 d6 13. O-O e5 14. f4 exf4
15. gxf4 Nd7 16. e4 a6 17. Qg4 b5 18. Rae1 b4 19. Ne2 f5 20. Qh3 fxe4 21. Bxe4
Nf6 22. Bf5 Bc8 23. Be6+ Bxe6 24. dxe6 d5 25. Rd1 d4 26. Nc1 Qd6 27. Nd3 Rae8
28. Rde1 Re7 29. Re5 Rc8 30. Rfe1 a5 31. Qf5 Rf8 32. Rxc5 Nd7 33. Rd5 Qb8 34.
exd7 Rxe1+ 35. Nxe1 Rxf5 36. d8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O a6 9. a4 b6 10. Bxc4 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nh5 12. Bg3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Bb4 14. Rfd1 Nf6
15. Na2 Bd6 16. Nc3 Bb4 17. Na2 Bd6 18. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Qxd8 Nxd8 10. Be3 Ne6 11. h3 c6 12. Nxe5 Nxe4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Nxe4
Bxb2 15. Rad1 Ba6 16. Rd7 f5 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 Rf7 19. Rfd1 Rxd7 20. Rxd7
Re8 21. Kf1 Re5 22. Rxa7 Rxc5 23. Rxa6 Bc3 24. g3 Ra5 25. Rxc6 Rxa2 26. c5 Rc2
27. Bd3 Rc1+ 28. Kg2 Bd4 29. Rc8+ Kg7 30. c6 Bb6 31. h4 Rc3 32. Bb5 Rc2 33. Rb8
Bxf2 34. Rb7+ Kf6 35. Ba4 Ra2 36. Bb3 Rb2 37. Kf3 Bd4 38. g4 Rf2+ 39. Kg3 f4+
40. Kh3 Rf3+ 41. Kg2 Rf2+ 42. Kh3 Rf3+ 43. Kg2 Rf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2019.12.30"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 h6 9. Bf4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Be5 Nhf6 12. Bg3 Nh5 13. Be5 Nhf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sarana, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "California Unicorns"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 c6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. a4
Re8 9. d4 a5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nc3 Nb8 12. Ne5 Bf5 13. e3 Nc6 14. Rc1 h5 15. h3
Rc8 16. Qe2 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ne4 18. Rfd1 Nxc3 19. Bxc3 Qb6 20. Bxd5 Bxh3 21. Bd4
Qb4 22. Qb5 Bg4 23. Qxb4 axb4 24. f3 Be6 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. f4 g5 27. Kf2 Kf7
28. Kf3 h4 29. gxh4 gxf4 30. exf4 Rh8 31. Be3 Rcf8 32. Rd7 Bxe5 33. Rxb7 Bd6
34. Rh1 Rc8 35. Ke4 Rh5 36. Rb5 Rd5 37. Bd4 Rc2 38. Rxd5 exd5+ 39. Kxd5 Rd2 40.
f5 Rd3 41. Kc4 Rf3 42. h5 Kg8 43. h6 Kh7 44. Rh5 Rf4 45. Kd5 Rf3 46. f6 Rxb3
47. f7 Rf3 48. Ke6 b3 49. Rf5 b2 50. f8=Q 1-0

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Smirnov, Anton"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[PlyCount "192"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "California Unicorns"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 dxc4 8. dxc4
Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Be6 10. b3 Ne4 11. Nxe4 Bxa1 12. Ba3 Bg7 13. Bxe7 Re8 14. Nf6+
Bxf6 15. Bxf6 Nd7 16. Bb2 Rad8 17. Nd4 Nf8 18. Rc1 Bc8 19. Kf1 Ne6 20. Nf3 Nc5
21. Bd4 b6 22. Be3 Ne4 23. Ng5 f5 24. c5 b5 25. Nf3 Be6 26. Ne5 Bd5 27. f4 Re6
28. Bxe4 Bxe4 29. b4 g5 30. Kf2 g4 31. Ra1 Rh6 32. Kg1 Kf8 33. Rc1 Ke8 34. a3
Re6 35. Kf2 Rd5 36. Ke1 Rh6 37. Bg1 Rd8 38. Ra1 Bc2 39. Rc1 Be4 40. Ra1 a6 41.
a4 Re6 42. axb5 axb5 43. Be3 Re7 44. Bd2 Rc7 45. Bc3 Ke7 46. Kf2 Ke6 47. Ke3 h5
48. Ra6 Rdc8 49. Bd4 Rh7 50. Bc3 Rb7 51. Bd4 Rbc7 52. Bc3 Rh7 53. Bd4 Rb7 54.
Bc3 Rbb8 55. Ra7 Ra8 56. Rh7 Ra3 57. Rh6+ Ke7 58. Rh7+ Kf6 59. Rh6+ Kg7 60.
Rg6+ Kh7 61. Kd4 Rd8+ 62. Rd6 Raa8 63. Ke3 Rxd6 64. cxd6 Rd8 65. d7 Bd5 66. Bd4
Be6 67. Bb6 Rxd7 68. Nxd7 Bxd7 69. Kd4 Kg6 70. Ke5 Kf7 71. Kd6 Be6 72. Ke5 Bd7
73. e3 Be6 74. Bc5 Bd7 75. e4 fxe4 76. f5 Bc8 77. Kxe4 Bd7 78. Ke5 Bc8 79. Bd4
Bd7 80. Kf4 Be8 81. Kg5 Kg8 82. Kf6 Bd7 83. Kg6 Be8+ 84. Kf6 Bd7 85. Bc5 Be8
86. Be3 Bf7 87. Bd4 Kf8 88. Bc5+ Kg8 89. Kg5 Be8 90. f6 Bf7 91. Kf5 Bd5 92. Kg6
Bf7+ 93. Kf5 Bd5 94. Kg5 Bf7 95. Kh6 Be8 96. Kg5 Bf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "California Unicorns"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6 12. Ne3 Be7 13. d4 d5 14. Bd3 Nd6
15. c3 Re8 16. Ng4 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Bf4 Bf8 19. Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zierk, Steven C"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "California Unicorns"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. d4 Bf5 7. O-O e6 8.
Bf4 Be7 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. Ng3 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 O-O 13. h4 h6 14. f4 Bf5
15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 c5 17. Qe2 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bc5 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Bxc5 Qxc5+
21. Kh1 Rd4 22. Rf1 Rad8 23. Rad1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Qf2 26. Qd8+ Kh7
27. Qd3+ g6 28. Qf3 Qe1+ 29. Kh2 h5 30. Qxb7 Kg7 31. Qxa7 Qd2 32. c3 Ng4+ 33.
Kh3 Nf2+ 34. Kh2 Ng4+ 35. Kh3 Nf2+ 36. Kh2 Ng4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bitelmajer, Martin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Argentina Krakens"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8.
O-O c6 9. b3 Ne4 10. Nc3 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 f5 12. e3 Nf6 13. c5 Bc7 14. b4 e5 15.
dxe5 Bxe5 16. Nf3 Bc7 17. Nd4 Ne4 18. Nce2 Bd7 19. f3 Ng5 20. Nf4 Qf6 21. b5
Rae8 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Qb3 Re7 24. Rad1 Rb8 25. Qa3 a5 26. Rb1 Rbe8 27. Rfe1
Nf7 28. Rb7 Bc8 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Qxa5 Rce7 31. Qd2 Ba6 32. Bh3 g6 33. g4 fxg4
34. Bxg4 Ne5 35. Qf2 Bc8 36. Bxc8 Rxc8 37. Rb1 Nc4 38. Rb3 Rce8 39. Ng2 Nxe3
40. Nxc6 Qxc6 41. Nxe3 Qxc5 42. Ng2 Qc1+ 43. Qf1 Re1 44. Nxe1 Rxe1 0-1

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Flores, Diego"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Argentina Krakens"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e3 Bb4 4. Nge2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. b4 c6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4
d5 9. Bb2 a5 10. b5 c5 11. Nf3 Be6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Qc2 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Bf6 15.
Rd1 Bxc3+ 16. Qxc3 Nd7 17. Be2 Qe7 18. O-O Nb6 19. Ne5 Rfc8 20. Rc1 c4 21. Nf3
Na4 22. Qc2 Nb6 23. Rfd1 c3 24. Nd4 Rc7 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 26. Qd3 Qf6 27. Qd6 Qxd6
28. Rxd6 Na4 29. b6 Rc5 30. Bd1 Nb2 31. Bf3 g6 32. Bxb7 Rb8 33. Bd5 Kf8 34. Bf3
Ke7 35. Rd5 Rxd5 36. Bxd5 Rxb6 37. Rxc3 Na4 38. Rc1 Nc3 39. Bc4 Rb1 40. Rxb1
Nxb1 41. a4 Nc3 42. Bb3 Kd6 43. Bxf7 Nxa4 44. h4 Nc3 45. h5 a4 46. hxg6 hxg6
47. f4 a3 48. Bb3 a2 49. Bxa2 Nxa2 50. Kf2 Nc3 51. Kf3 Kd5 52. Kg4 Ne4 53. Kf3
Nf6 54. g4 Ne4 55. g5 Nd6 56. e4+ Nxe4 57. f5 gxf5 58. Kf4 Ke6 59. g6 Nf6 60.
g7 Nh5+ 61. Kg5 Nxg7 62. Kf4 Kf6 0-1

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Perez Ponsa, Federico"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Argentina Krakens"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. bxa5 c5 11. a4 Rxa5 12. Bd2 Ra6 13. Rb1 Kh8 14. Re1 Nfg8 15.
Qc1 h6 16. g3 f5 17. Rb3 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Rxa4 19. Nh4 Ra6 20. Bd3 g5 21. Ng2 Nf5
22. Bc3 Qe8 23. Qc2 Qh5 24. Reb1 Nd4 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Rb6 Ra3 27. Rxd6 Bh3 28.
Ne1 Bf5 29. Nxc5 Bxd3 30. Nexd3 Nf6 31. Rxf6 Bxf6 32. Nd7 Rf7 33. N7e5 Bxe5 34.
Nxe5 Rf6 35. Rxb7 Ra1+ 36. Kg2 1-0

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Pichot, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Argentina Krakens"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Be7 6. e4 Nc6 7. Qe2 O-O 8. e5
Nd7 9. c4 b5 10. cxb5 Na5 11. Rd1 a6 12. bxa6 Bxa6 13. Qe1 Nc6 14. Nc3 Qb8 15.
Bf4 Qxb2 16. a3 Qb6 17. h4 Qa5 18. Bd2 Qd8 19. Bf4 Nd4 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. Ne2
Nc5 22. Nxd4 Nxd3 23. Qe3 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 Rc8 25. Rdc1 Qb6 26. Bf1 Bxf1 27. Kxf1
Rxc1+ 28. Rxc1 Bxa3 29. Rc6 Qb4 30. Kg2 Qb7 31. Rc3 Be7 32. Qc1 Bd8 33. Rb3 Qa7
34. Nc6 Qc7 35. Qc5 Re8 36. Rb8 f6 37. Rxd8 1-0

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Diamant, Andre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Brazil Capybaras"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Qb6 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nb3 a6 10. O-O-O h5 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. f4 b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Ne2
O-O-O 15. f5 Kb8 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Rhf1 Bh6 18. Qe1 Qe7 19. Qf2 Rhf8 20. Nf4
Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Ne5 22. Qe3 Ng4 23. Qh3 Rc8 24. Rde1 Rh8 25. Qh4 Rh6 26. Nd4 Rc5
27. a3 Ka8 28. c3 Ne5 29. Bc2 Nc4 30. Qf2 Rg6 31. Re2 Ne5 32. h3 Nc4 33. Qe1
Ne5 34. Qh4 Rg5 35. Qf2 Rg6 36. Qe1 Rg5 37. Rff2 Rg6 38. Ka1 Rg5 39. Qd1 Rg3
40. Qf1 Rg6 41. Qc1 Rg5 42. Qe1 Rg6 43. Re3 Nc4 44. Ree2 Ne5 45. Qf1 Rc8 46.
Qc1 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Disconzi da Silva, Rodrigo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2333"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Brazil Capybaras"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Be2 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Rc1 b6 11. Qd2 Bb7 12. f3 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Rfc8 14. b4 Rab8 15.
a3 Qd8 16. Bf1 Ba8 17. Nb3 Qe8 18. Na4 Bc6 19. Nb2 Ne5 20. Bd4 Nfd7 21. Rc3 h6
22. Qf2 Ng6 23. Nd3 Bh4 24. Qb2 Bg5 25. Kh1 Qe7 26. Rc2 e5 27. Bg1 Rf8 28. Nf2
h5 29. Qc3 h4 30. Qd3 Ba4 31. Rc3 Rfd8 32. Nh3 Ndf8 33. Nxg5 Qxg5 34. Qe3 Nf4
35. Rd2 N8e6 36. Nc1 g6 37. Nd3 Kg7 38. Nxf4 exf4 39. Qe1 Qe5 40. Rd5 Qf6 41.
Rcd3 Nc7 42. Bd4 Nxd5 43. cxd5 1-0

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Martins, Vinicius Tine"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2309"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Brazil Capybaras"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nc3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bxg2 9. Kxg2 O-O 10. e4 Qc7 11. b3 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qe5 13. Qf3 Qxd4 14. Be3 Qe5
15. Nf6+ Bxf6 16. Qxa8 Nc6 17. Qb7 Qe4+ 18. Kg1 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 Rb8 20. Qc7 Qe5
21. Qxe5 Nxe5 22. Bf4 f6 23. a4 d6 24. Bxe5 fxe5 25. Rd1 Kf7 26. f3 Ke6 27. Kf2
g5 28. g4 h5 29. h3 Rf8 30. Ke3 hxg4 31. hxg4 Rh8 32. Ra1 Rh2 33. a5 Rb2 34.
Ra3 bxa5 35. Ke4 a6 36. Rxa5 Rxb3 37. Rxa6 Rc3 38. Ra4 Rxc4+ 39. Rxc4 d5+ 40.
Kd3 dxc4+ 41. Kxc4 e4 0-1

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Brazil Capybaras"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. O-O Bxd5 12. exd5 Rc8 13. c4 Ne8 14. Rac1 g6
15. Rfd1 Ng7 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Qh3 f5 18. Bf1 Bf6 19. Rc2 a5 20. Nd2 e4 21. Bf4
Nc5 22. Nb3 b6 23. Nd4 Nd3 24. Bxd3 Bxd4 25. Be2 Qf6 26. Qg3 Be5 27. Bg5 Qf7
28. f4 exf3 29. Qxf3 f4 30. Qd3 Nf5 31. Bg4 Ne3 32. Bxc8 Rxc8 33. b3 b5 34.
Rcc1 bxc4 35. bxc4 Nxd1 36. Rxd1 Qa7+ 37. Kh1 Qe3 38. Qxe3 fxe3 39. Bxe3 Rxc4
40. Rc1 Re4 41. Bb6 Ra4 42. g4 Rxg4 43. Bxa5 Ra4 44. Bc3 Bf4 45. Rf1 g5 46. Rf2
Kf7 47. Kg2 Kg6 48. h3 Kf5 49. Re2 h5 50. Be1 Rd4 51. Bf2 Ra4 52. Rc2 Ke4 0-1

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Berchtenbreiter, Maximilian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "UK Lions"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 c6 3. c4 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. e5 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nc3 e6 8. Nf3
Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. bxc3 Qa5 12. a4 h6 13. Ba3 Bxa4 14. Qc1 Bb5
15. Re1 a6 16. Be7 Qc7 17. Bf6 Nxf6 18. exf6 Rc8 19. Re3 g5 20. Ne5 Qd8 21. Rh3
Qd6 22. f4 Qf8 23. fxg5 hxg5 24. Rxh8 Qxh8 25. Qxg5 Rxc3 26. h4 Bd3 27. Qd2 Rc7
28. Qxd3 Qxf6 29. Qg3 Qh6 30. Rf1 Qh7 31. Ng4 Qc2 32. Qd6 1-0

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Haria, Ravi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "UK Lions"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4
Bf5 9. Nc3 h6 10. Ne5 c6 11. Bf4 Nfd7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Na6
15. Qa4 Nb4 16. Rfd1 b5 17. Qb3 Qa5 18. Bd2 Be6 19. Qf3 Qb6 20. Nf6+ gxf6 21.
exf6 Bc5 22. Bxb4 Bxb4 23. Qf4 Rfd8 24. Qxb4 c5 25. Qf4 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27.
Qxh6 Rxd1+ 28. Bf1 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Bc4+ 30. Kg1 1-0

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Harvey, Marcus Ross"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2419"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "UK Lions"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Nh4 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 5. g4 e6 6. Ng2 Bg6 7. Bb2 Nd7 8. d3
h5 9. Nf4 hxg4 10. Nxg6 fxg6 11. e3 Qh4 12. Nd2 g3 13. Qf3 gxf2+ 14. Qxf2 Qxf2+
15. Kxf2 Ngf6 16. Be2 Bd6 17. Rag1 Rh6 18. Nf3 Ke7 19. Ke1 Rah8 20. Bc1 Rxh3
21. Rxh3 Rxh3 22. Rxg6 Rh1+ 23. Rg1 Rxg1+ 24. Nxg1 c6 25. Kf2 e5 26. Nh3 e4 27.
Bb2 Ne5 28. Bd4 c5 29. Bb2 Neg4+ 30. Bxg4 Nxg4+ 31. Ke2 exd3+ 32. cxd3 Be5 33.
Ba3 Bd6 34. Bb2 g6 35. Kf3 Ne5+ 36. Ke2 Nc6 37. Bc3 b5 38. Kf3 a5 39. Nf4 Bxf4
40. Kxf4 Ke6 41. a3 b4 42. axb4 axb4 43. Bg7 Na5 44. Bf8 Nxb3 45. d4 Nxd4 46.
Bxc5 Nc2 47. Bf8 b3 48. Bg7 d4 49. exd4 Kd5 0-1

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tan, Justin Hy"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "UK Lions"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 dxc3 12. h4 Bd7 13. h5 O-O-O 14. Qd3
Nf5 15. Rg1 Nh6 16. Nxc3 Na5 17. Be2 Ng4 18. Be3 Kb8 19. Bd4 Rc8 20. a4 Nc6 21.
Nb5 Qa5+ 22. Qd2 Qd8 23. Bc5 Qh4+ 24. g3 Qxh5 25. Nd6 Rc7 26. Rb1 Ka8 27. a5
Qh2 28. Bxg4 Qxd2+ 29. Kxd2 Rxg4 30. a6 b6 31. Bf2 Bc8 32. Rh1 Rg8 33. Rh7 Rf8
34. Nb5 Rd7 35. Ra1 d4 36. Nd6 Na5 37. Bxd4 Bxa6 38. Ke3 Kb8 39. c3 Nc4+ 40.
Nxc4 Bxc4 41. g4 Rc7 42. f5 Rg8 43. Kf4 Kb7 44. f6 a5 45. g5 Bd3 46. Rh2 Kc6
47. Rb2 Rb7 48. Rd2 Bc4 49. Be3 Kc7 50. Rd6 Bd5 51. Bd4 Ra8 52. g6 fxg6 53.
Rxd5 exd5 54. e6 Kd6 55. e7 Ke6 56. Kg5 Rh8 57. Rh1 Re8 58. Rh7 Rexe7 59. fxe7
Rxe7 60. Rh6 b5 61. Rxg6+ Kd7 62. Rb6 b4 63. cxb4 axb4 64. Rxb4 Re4 65. Kf5 Kc6
66. Rb6+ Kc7 67. Rb4 Kc6 68. Kf6 Kc7 69. Bb6+ Kc6 70. Bd4 Kd7 71. Kf5 Kc6
1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saint Louis Arch Bishops"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. c4 Rc8 14. Na5 Nbxd5
15. Bg5 b6 16. Nb7 Qc7 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nxd6+ Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Nd7
21. Be2 Ke7 22. Rhd1 Rc7 23. Kb1 a5 24. b3 Rb8 25. R6d5 f6 26. Bd3 Rg8 27. Be4
Nc5 28. Kb2 h4 29. Rd6 Rd7 30. Rxd7+ Nxd7 31. a3 f5 32. Bc6 Nf6 33. b4 axb4 34.
axb4 Rd8 35. Rxd8 Kxd8 36. Kc3 Kc7 37. Ba4 Kd6 38. Kd2 g5 39. Bc2 Ke6 40. Bb3
Kd6 41. Bc2 Ke6 42. Bb3 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2822"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Saint Louis Arch Bishops"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nd7 3. Bg2 e5 4. d3 Ngf6 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. e4
O-O 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Re1 N5f6 11. Nc3 h6 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Ndb5 Bb8
15. Be3 Ne6 16. Qb3 a6 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Nd4 Be5 19. Nf5 Qe8 20. Bxh6 Nc5 21.
Nxg7 Nxb3 22. Nxe8 Rxe8 23. axb3 Bg4 24. Rc1 Bd4 25. Bxb7 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rb8
27. Bxa6 Rxb3 28. Bc1 Be6 29. Be2 Kg7 30. Kg2 Ba7 31. Bf3 Rb4 32. h3 Bd4 33. g4
Rb3 34. Rd1 Be5 35. g5 Nh7 36. Bd5 Bxd5+ 37. Rxd5 f6 38. gxf6+ Bxf6 39. Rb5
Rxb5 40. Nxb5 Nf8 41. b3 Ne6 42. Be3 Kg6 43. Kf3 Kf5 44. Nd6+ Ke5 45. Nc4+ Kd5
46. Kg4 Ba1 47. h4 Ng7 48. h5 Ke6 49. Bc1 1-0

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Saint Louis Arch Bishops"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3
Bf5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 c5 12. dxc5 g5 13. Bg3 Nxc5 14. Qb4 Nfe4
15. O-O Qe7 16. c4 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Rfd8 18. Rad1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8
21. Nd4 Bg6 22. f3 a5 23. Qa3 Nxg3 24. Qxc5 Nh5 25. e4 b6 26. Qd5 Qe7 27. Qc6
Qf6 28. Qxf6 Nxf6 29. Kf2 Kf8 30. Ke3 Ke7 31. e5 Nh5 32. g3 Ng7 33. Bd3 Ne6 34.
Bxg6 fxg6 35. Nxe6 Kxe6 36. Kd4 a4 37. a3 h5 38. Ke4 h4 39. gxh4 gxh4 40. f4 h3
41. Kd4 b5 42. Kc5 g5 43. fxg5 Kxe5 44. Kxb5 Kf5 45. Kxa4 Kxg5 46. Kb4 Kf4 47.
a4 Kf3 48. a5 Kg2 49. a6 Kxh2 50. a7 Kg1 51. a8=Q h2 52. Qg8+ Kh1 53. Qd5+ Kg1
54. Qg5+ Kh1 55. Qf4 Kg1 56. Qg4+ Kh1 57. Qf3+ Kg1 58. Qf4 h1=Q 59. Qc1+ Kh2
60. Qxh1+ Kxh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saint Louis Arch Bishops"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Qd3 Nbd7 10. Nd5 O-O 11. c4 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. O-O Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb6
15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Qxb5 Qa7 17. Qd3 Rfb8 18. Rfc1 e4 19. Qd2 Bd8 20. Nd4 Ba5 21.
Qd1 Rxb2 22. Nc6 Qc7 23. a4 e3 24. fxe3 Bd2 25. Rc2 Bxe3+ 26. Kf1 Rxc2 27. Qxc2
Bc5 28. Bf3 Qd7 29. Re1 Qb7 30. a5 h5 31. g3 Qd7 32. Kg2 h4 33. gxh4 Ng4 34.
Qe4 Nf2 35. Ne7+ Kf8 36. Qf5 Qxf5 37. Nxf5 g6 38. Ng3 Rxa5 39. Ne4 Nxe4 40.
Rxe4 Ra2+ 41. Re2 Ra4 42. h5 gxh5 43. Bxh5 Rh4 44. Bf3 Kg7 45. Re4 Rxe4 46.
Bxe4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Chicago Wind"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Nd4
Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. Be3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 e5 12. Qb6 Qxb6 13. Bxb6 Bd8 14. Bxd8 Rxd8
15. Kd2 Be6 16. Rhc1 Kf8 17. Ke3 Rac8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Ke7 20. h4 h6 21.
b4 Kd7 22. b5 axb5 23. Bxb5+ Ke7 24. a4 Nd7 25. Bxd7 Kxd7 26. f4 Rxc1 27. Rxc1
Re8 28. g4 f6 29. a5 Rc8 30. Rb1 Rc3+ 31. Kd2 Rc7 32. f5 Ke7 33. Kd3 Kd7 34. g5
hxg5 35. hxg5 Ke7 36. g6 Kd7 37. Rh1 Rc8 38. Rh7 Rg8 39. Kc4 Kc8 40. Kb5 Kc7
41. Rh3 Kb8 42. Kb6 Rc8 43. Rh7 Rc7 44. Rh8+ Rc8 45. Rxc8+ Kxc8 46. a6 Kb8 47.
Ka5 Ka7 48. axb7 Kxb7 49. Kb5 Kc7 50. Ka6 Kc8 51. Kb6 Kd7 52. Kb7 Kd8 53. Kc6
Ke7 54. Kc7 Ke8 55. Kxd6 Kd8 56. Ke6 Ke8 57. d6 Kd8 58. d7 1-0

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Chicago Wind"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. c3 Nd7 7. O-O h6 8. a4 Bh7
9. a5 Bxb1 10. Rxb1 Qxa5 11. Bd3 Qc7 12. Nh4 g6 13. f4 h5 14. b3 Nf5 15. Nxf5
gxf5 16. c4 Nb6 17. Be3 Be7 18. Rf3 h4 19. Rh3 O-O-O 20. c5 Na8 21. b4 a6 22.
Ra1 Qb8 23. Bf2 Nc7 24. Qe1 Rdg8 25. Bxh4 Kd7 26. Be2 Rg6 27. Raa3 Qg8 28. Rag3
Bxh4 29. Rxh4 Rxh4 30. Rxg6 Qh8 31. Rg7 Rxh2 32. Qg3 Rh7 33. Rg8 Rh1+ 34. Kf2
Qh4 35. Qxh4 Rxh4 36. Kg3 Rh7 37. Rb8 Rg7+ 38. Kf2 Rh7 39. Rxb7 Rh8 40. Bxa6
Ra8 41. b5 cxb5 42. Bxb5+ Kc8 43. Rb6 Ra2+ 44. Be2 Ra4 45. Ke3 Ra3+ 46. Bd3 Ra2
47. g3 Rg2 48. Be2 Rxg3+ 49. Kf2 Rh3 50. Ba6+ Kd7 51. Rd6+ Ke7 52. Rc6 Kd7 53.
Rd6+ Ke7 54. Be2 Rh2+ 55. Ke3 Rh3+ 56. Kf2 Rh2+ 57. Kf3 Rh3+ 58. Kg2 Rh8 59.
Rb6 Ra8 60. Rb7 Kd8 61. Kf2 Kc8 62. Rb4 Ra2 63. Ke3 Ra3+ 64. Kd2 Ra2+ 65. Kd1
Ra1+ 66. Kc2 Ra2+ 67. Rb2 Ra4 68. Kc3 Ra3+ 69. Rb3 Ra2 70. Kd3 Ra4 71. Bh5 Ra1
72. Bxf7 Rd1+ 73. Kc3 Rc1+ 74. Kd2 Rf1 75. Rb6 Kd7 76. c6+ Kc8 77. Ke3 Re1+ 78.
Kd3 Rf1 79. Rb2 Rf3+ 80. Ke2 Rxf4 81. Ke3 Re4+ 82. Kd3 Rh4 83. Rg2 Rh3+ 84. Kd2
Kb8 85. Rg6 Rh4 86. Kd3 Rh3+ 87. Kd2 Rh4 88. Kd3 Rh3+ 89. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chicago Wind"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3
g6 15. Nd2 c6 16. h3 Ng7 17. Nf3 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tang, Andrew"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chicago Wind"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Ne5 Ne7 6. g4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. c4
Nbc6 9. Nc3 Bxe5 10. dxe5 d4 11. exd4 Nxd4 12. Qa4+ Nec6 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Nb5
f6 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Rd2 c5 17. Bg2 fxe5 18. Bxe5 Qg5 19. Re1 Rad8 20. f4 Rxf4
21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Qa5 b6 23. Qc3 Qxg4 24. Qg3 h5 25. b3 Bf5 26. Be4 Qxg3 27.
hxg3 Kf7 28. Rf2 Kf6 29. Bg2 a5 30. Kb2 g5 31. Rh1 Rh8 32. Kc3 h4 33. g4 Kg6
34. gxf5+ exf5 35. a3 g4 36. b4 h3 37. Bf1 Kg5 38. Kd3 g3 39. Rb2 Kg4 40. bxc5
bxc5 41. Be2+ Nxe2 42. Rxe2 Rd8+ 43. Kc3 g2 44. Rg1 f4 45. Rgxg2+ hxg2 46.
Rxg2+ Kh3 47. Rg5 Rf8 48. Kd2 Re8 49. Rxc5 f3 50. Rxa5 f2 51. Rf5 Kg2 52. Rg5+
Kf3 53. Rf5+ Kg2 54. Rg5+ Kf1 55. Kd3 Ke1 56. Rf5 Ra8 57. c5 Rxa3+ 58. Kd4 Ke2
59. c6 Ra4+ 60. Kc3 f1=Q 61. Rxf1 Kxf1 62. c7 Ra8 63. Kc4 Rc8 64. Kc5 Rxc7+ 0-1

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Guseinov, Gadir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "New York Marshalls"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.
f3 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 Be6 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. b3 Rfc8 13. Bd3 a6 14. Nd5 Qxd2+
15. Kxd2 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bd7 17. a4 Bb2 18. Rb1 Ba3 19. h4 b5 20. h5 Bb4+ 21. Ke2
Bc3 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Rbc1 b4 25. Rh4 Ra5 26. Bd4 Bxd4 27. Rxc8+
Bxc8 28. Rxd4 Bb7 29. Bb5 Ra8 30. Kd3 Rc8 31. Rc4 Rb8 32. Kd4 e5+ 33. dxe6 fxe6
34. Rxb4 Bd5 35. Kc3 Kf7 36. Bc4 Rc8 37. Kd4 Ba8 38. Rb6 Ke7 39. a5 e5+ 40. Ke3
d5 41. Bd3 d4+ 42. Kd2 g5 43. a6 g4 44. Be4 gxf3 45. gxf3 Bxe4 46. fxe4 Rh8 47.
Rb5 Rh2+ 48. Kd3 Rh3+ 49. Kc4 Rc3+ 50. Kb4 Kf6 51. a7 Rc8 52. Rb8 1-0

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E66"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "New York Marshalls"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Bg4 8. d5
Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Qc2 a6 11. h3 Bd7 12. b3 b5 13. Bb2 Rb8 14. Nd1 Qc8 15. Kh2
e6 16. e4 bxc4 17. bxc4 Rb4 18. Bc3 Rxc4 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Rc1 e5
22. Bd2 Be6 23. Ne3 Na3 24. Qd3 Nb5 25. Nc4 Qc6 26. f4 Nd7 27. f5 Bf7 28. Bg5
Re8 29. fxg6 hxg6 30. Rxf7 Kxf7 31. Na5 Qc8 32. Qd5+ Re6 33. Rf1+ Bf6 34. h4
Nc7 35. Qb3 Kg7 36. Bh3 Qe8 37. Bxe6 Nxe6 38. Bxf6+ Nxf6 39. Qb7+ Qd7 40. Qxd7+
Nxd7 41. Nc4 Nf6 42. Nxd6 g5 43. h5 Nxh5 44. Rf7+ Kg8 45. Ra7 Nf6 46. Rxa6 Ng4+
47. Kg2 Nd4 48. Nc4 Nc2 49. a4 Kf7 50. a5 Ke7 51. Rb6 Nge3+ 52. Nxe3 Nxe3+ 53.
Kf3 Nc4 54. Rb7+ Kd6 55. a6 Kc6 56. Rb8 1-0

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "New York Marshalls"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 d4 8. Bb5
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. exd4 cxd4 12. Bxd4 c5 13. Be3 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5
15. Nc3 Re8 16. d4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Be3 Qd7 20. Bc5 Re6 21.
g4 Bg6 22. Ne5 Rxe5 23. Bxd6 Ree8 24. Bg3 Qb7 25. Re1 Be4 26. Kh2 h6 27. Qd6
Rad8 28. Qc7 Qa8 29. Rad1 Rc8 30. Qf4 a5 31. Rd2 Bg6 32. Rde2 Rxe2 33. Rxe2 Qd5
34. Rd2 Qe6 35. Qe5 Qa6 36. f4 f6 37. Qe2 Qxe2+ 38. Rxe2 Rc2 39. Rxc2 Bxc2 40.
Be1 Bb1 41. a3 Ba2 42. Bxa5 Bxb3 43. f5 Kf7 44. Bb4 g6 45. Kg3 gxf5 46. gxf5
Bc2 47. Kf4 h5 48. h4 Kg7 49. Bc3 Kf7 50. Bd4 Ke7 51. Bc3 Kf7 52. Bb2 Ke7 53.
Ke3 Bxf5 54. a4 Kd6 55. Bxf6 Kc6 56. a5 Kb7 57. Bd8 Ka8 58. Bb6 Bg4 59. Kf4 Bd1
60. Kg5 Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.02.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Moranda, Wojciech"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A68"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "247"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "New York Marshalls"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 c5 6. d5 O-O 7. Nf3 e6 8. Be2 exd5
9. cxd5 Bg4 10. O-O Nbd7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 a6 13. g4 b5 14. g5 Ne8 15. Ne2
Nc7 16. h4 Re8 17. Kg2 c4 18. f5 Nc5 19. f6 Bf8 20. Ng3 Nd3 21. b3 Re5 22. Bd2
a5 23. bxc4 bxc4 24. Qc2 Re8 25. Qxc4 Ne5 26. Qa4 Na6 27. Be2 Nc5 28. Qd4 Rb8
29. Rab1 Qc7 30. Rfc1 Rec8 31. h5 Qd8 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. Rh1 Qb6
35. Qg1 Ncd3 36. Be3 Ne1+ 37. Kh3 Qb2 38. Qxe1 Qxa2 39. Qa1 Qb3 40. Qc1 a4 41.
Kg2 Qa2 42. Qa1 Qc2 43. Rc1 Qb3 44. Rc3 Qb4 45. Ra3 Ra8 46. Qa2 Nd7 47. Bd1 Nc5
48. Bxc5 dxc5 49. Rxa4 Rxa4 50. Qxa4 Qd2+ 51. Be2 Qxg5 52. Qc6 Qe5 53. Kh3 Bd6
54. Qc8+ Kh7 55. Qg4 Qxf6 56. Qh4+ Qxh4+ 57. Kxh4 Kg7 58. Nf1 f5 59. exf5 gxf5
60. Kg5 f4 61. Nd2 Kf7 62. Kf5 Ke7 63. Ne4 Bb8 64. Bf3 c4 65. Be2 c3 66. Nxc3
Kd6 67. Kxf4 Kc5+ 68. Ke4 Bh2 69. Nb5 Bg3 70. Nd4 Bh2 71. Ne6+ Kd6 72. Ng5 Kc5
73. Bg4 Bb8 74. Ne6+ Kd6 75. Bf3 Ba7 76. Nd4 Bb8 77. Nc6 Bc7 78. Ne5 Bb8 79.
Nc4+ Kc5 80. Ne5 Kd6 81. Nf7+ Kc5 82. Kf5 Bh2 83. Ke6 Bb8 84. Bg2 Bc7 85. Ne5
Kd4 86. Nd7 Bh2 87. d6 Bxd6 88. Kxd6 Kc4 89. Ke5 Kd3 90. Nc5+ Kc4 91. Ne4 Kd3
92. Nf2+ Kc4 93. Ke4 Kc5 94. Bf1 Kd6 95. Bc4 Kc5 96. Ba2 Kd6 97. Nd3 Kc6 98.
Ke5 Kb5 99. Bb3 Kc6 100. Ke6 Kc7 101. Ba4 Kb6 102. Kd6 Ka5 103. Bd7 Kb6 104.
Bc6 Ka6 105. Kc5 Ka7 106. Nb4 Kb8 107. Kd6 Kc8 108. Bd7+ Kb7 109. Nd5 Ka6 110.
Kc5 Ka5 111. Be8 Ka6 112. Kb4 Kb7 113. Bd7 Ka6 114. Ka4 Ka7 115. Kb5 Kb7 116.
Be6 Ka7 117. Nb4 Kb7 118. Na6 Ka7 119. Bd7 Kb7 120. Bf5 Ka7 121. Nc5 Kb8 122.
Kb6 Ka8 123. Bc8 Kb8 124. Ba6 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grandelius, Nils"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden Wasabis"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 Bg7 5. Nxc4 Nc6 6. d3 e5 7. Bd2 Nge7 8.
Rc1 a5 9. h4 h6 10. Bc3 f6 11. b3 O-O 12. Qd2 b6 13. Bg2 Be6 14. O-O Qd7 15.
Rfd1 Rad8 16. e4 g5 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. d4 g4 19. Nfxe5 fxe5 20. d5 Qe8 21. Qe2
b5 22. Nd2 Bd7 23. dxc6 Nxc6 24. Nf1 b4 25. Bb2 Nd4 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Rxc7 Rc8
28. Rxc8 Bxc8 29. Nd2 Qe6 30. Nc4 Ba6 31. e5 Rd8 32. Qe4 Bxc4 33. bxc4 Bxe5 34.
c5 Kg7 35. c6 Kf6 36. Qh7 Qf7 37. Qh4+ 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Amin, Bassem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden Wasabis"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
c6 9. Be3 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bc1 f5 12. d5 Nc5 13. h3 Nf6 14. exf5 gxf5 15. Be3
cxd5 16. cxd5 b6 17. b4 Nce4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Rc1 Ba6 20. Re1 Qd7 21. Qb3 Rac8
22. Rc6 Bb5 23. Ng5 Nxg5 24. Bxg5 Kh8 25. Rec1 e4 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rxc8+ Qxc8
28. Bf4 Bd4 29. Qd1 Bd3 30. Bxd6 Qd7 31. Bf4 Qxd5 32. Qh5 Qe6 33. a3 Qg6 34.
Qd1 b5 35. Bf1 Qe6 36. Bxd3 exd3 37. Qxd3 Qe1+ 38. Qf1 Bxf2+ 39. Kg2 Qxf1+ 40.
Kxf1 Bd4 41. Ke2 Kg7 42. Kd3 Bf2 43. Ke2 Bd4 44. Kd3 Bf2 45. Ke2 Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden Wasabis"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Qd2 c6 6. f4 b5 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nf3
Bg4 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. Kb1 Rb8 11. h3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 b4 13. Ne2 c5 14. h4 Qc7 15.
e5 c4 16. exf6 exf6 17. Be4 fxg5 18. hxg5 Nb6 19. f5 d5 20. f6 dxe4 21. fxe4 h5
22. Qe3 Rfe8 23. fxg7 b3 24. axb3 cxb3 25. cxb3 Nd5 26. Qf3 Nb4 27. Nc3 Qa5 28.
Rxh5 f5 29. Rdh1 Kxg7 30. Rh7+ Kg8 31. Rd7 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Meskovs, Nikita"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden Wasabis"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. a4 b4 7. c4 bxc3 8. Nxc3
Be7 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Qb3 Qc8 11. Nb5 Na6 12. Rfc1 Ne8 13. Ne5 c6 14. e4 Nf6 15.
Bg5 Rd8 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. e5 Qd7 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Bd2 Rdc8 20. Rc2 Bxb5 21.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. axb5 Nb4 23. Bf1 Nc2 24. Ra4 e5 25. Bc3 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 exd4 27.
Rxd4 Bc5 28. Rxd5 Qe6 29. Qf3 Bb6 30. Bd3 h6 31. Kg2 Rc5 32. Be4 Rxd5 33. Bxd5
Qe5 34. b3 Kf8 35. h4 f5 36. Bc6 Kg7 37. Bd5 Kf8 38. Bc6 Kg7 39. Qd3 Kf6 40.
Bf3 Qd4 41. Qe2 Qe5 42. Qc4 Qc5 43. Qe2 Qe5 44. Qd3 Qd4 45. Qxd4+ Bxd4 46. Bd5
Kg6 47. Bc6 Kf6 48. f3 Bc5 49. Bd7 Bb6 50. Bc8 Bc5 51. f4 Bb6 52. Kf3 Bc5 53.
Bb7 Bd4 54. Bd5 Bc5 55. Bc4 Bb6 56. g4 fxg4+ 57. Kxg4 Be3 58. Bd3 Kg7 59. Kf5
f6 60. h5 Bb6 61. Ke6 Bg1 62. f5 Bb6 63. Ke7 Bg1 64. Ke8 Bb6 65. Bc4 Bg1 66.
Be6 Bb6 67. Bd5 Bg1 68. Be6 Bb6 69. Bd5 Bg1 70. Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Chicago Wind"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O c5 11. Bf4 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Rac1 a6 14. dxc5 Nxc5
15. Be5 Nce4 16. Qb1 Bc5 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bd4 Qe7 19. e3 Rfd8 20. Qd3 Qe6 21.
Rc2 h6 22. Rdc1 Re8 23. h4 Qe7 24. Bh3 Rcd8 25. b4 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Nd6 27. Rc7
Qe4 28. Qxe4 dxe4 29. Nd4 Bd5 30. a4 b5 31. R1c5 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Robson, Ray"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Chicago Wind"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Nbd2 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Bg2 e6 7. g4 Bg6 8. Nh4
Bd6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Nf8 11. f4 N6d7 12. Ndf3 e5 13. Bd2 f6 14. O-O-O Qe7 15.
fxe5 fxe5 16. e4 Ne6 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. gxf5 Nc7 20. Ng5 O-O-O 21.
c4 h6 22. Ne6 Nxe6 23. fxe6 Qxe6 24. Bxd5 Qe7 25. Kb1 Nf6 26. Bg2 Kb8 27. Bc3
Rhe8 28. Rhe1 Qc7 29. a3 Re7 30. b4 Qc8 31. Qc2 Rde8 32. Bb2 Qf5 33. c5 Bc7 34.
Qc4 a6 35. b5 Qe6 36. b6 Bd8 37. Bxe5+ Ka8 38. Qxa6# 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nyzhnyk, Illya"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chicago Wind"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Ne4 7. Rc1 Nc6 8.
Nd2 g5 9. Be3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Ba3 11. Rb1 f5 12. f4 Qe7 13. Bf2 gxf4 14. g3 fxg3
15. hxg3 O-O 16. Bg2 Be6 17. Rxb7 Rab8 18. Rxb8 Rxb8 19. Qa4 Rb6 20. O-O Bb2
21. Nc4 dxc4 22. d5 Bf7 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Qxc6 Bxc3 25. Qxc4 Qe3+ 26. Kh2 Be5
27. Qh4 Bg6 28. Rf3 Qxe2 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Qe7+ Kg8 31. Rf4 b5 32. a4 Qb2 33.
Qe6+ Kg7 34. Qe7+ Kg8 35. Qe6+ Kg7 36. axb5 Bxf4 37. gxf4 Qxb5 38. Qe5+ Kf8 39.
Qxc7 Qb4 40. Qe5 Qe7 41. d6 Qxe5 42. fxe5 Bf7 43. Kg3 Be6 44. Kf4 h5 45. Bh3 h4
46. Kg5 Kf7 47. Kxh4 Kg6 48. Bf1 Kf7 49. Kg5 Ke8 50. Bh3 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.03.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shimanov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chicago Wind"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qd3 g6
8. Nf3 Bg7 9. O-O Nf6 10. Nd5 O-O 11. Bg5 Nh5 12. c3 h6 13. Bh4 e6 14. Ne3 f5
15. exf5 exf5 16. Qd5+ Qf7 17. Qxd6 Rae8 18. Rad1 g5 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Nxg5 Qf6
21. Qxf6 Bxf6 22. Nf3 Ng7 23. Rd7 Rf7 24. Rfd1 Kf8 25. Kf1 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8
27. Rd6 Be7 28. Rh6 Kg8 29. Nd5 Ne8 30. Re6 Ng7 31. Rh6 Ne8 32. Re6 Ng7 33. Rh6
1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.25"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Sadhwani, Raunak"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia Eagles"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. h3 Rb8 11. a3 Be7 12. b4 c5 13. bxc5 Bxc5 14. Bg5 Be6
15. Ne2 h6 16. Bh4 Rb6 17. Nf4 g5 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Bg3 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21.
Kh2 Qxd1 22. Rfxd1 f5 23. f4 exf3 24. gxf3 f4 25. Be1 Re2+ 26. Kh1 Rfe8 27. Bb4
Rxc2 28. Bxc5 Rxc5 29. Rd7 Rc3 30. Rxa7 Rxf3 31. Rc1 Rxh3+ 32. Kg1 Rg3+ 33. Kf2
g4 34. Rcc7 Rf3+ 35. Kg2 Re2+ 36. Kg1 Re1+ 37. Kg2 Re2+ 38. Kg1 Re1+ 39. Kg2
Re2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.25"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia Eagles"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. h3
c6 9. c4 Nbd7 10. Nc3 a6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Rc1 e5 13. b4 c5 14. a3 b6 15. Bc2
cxb4 16. axb4 a5 17. Ra1 Ba6 18. bxa5 bxa5 19. Nd2 Nc5 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Ba4
Rf8 22. Bc6 Rb8 23. Nb5 Ne8 24. Qa4 f5 25. Qxa5 Qxa5 26. Rxa5 Bxb5 27. cxb5 Nd6
28. exf5 gxf5 29. Nb3 e4 30. Rc1 c4 31. Nc5 Bb2 32. Rc2 Bd4 33. Nd7 f4 34. Nxb8
Rxb8 35. Ra8 Rxa8 36. Bxa8 c3 37. b6 Bxb6 38. Rxc3 e3 39. Kf1 Ne4 40. Rc8+ Kf7
41. fxe3 fxe3 42. Ke2 Ng3+ 43. Kf3 e2 44. Rc1 Ba5 45. Kf2 Kf6 46. d6 Ke6 47.
Bf3 e1=Q+ 48. Rxe1+ Bxe1+ 49. Kxe1 Kxd6 50. Kf2 Nf5 51. Be4 Ke5 52. Bxf5 Kxf5
53. Kf3 h5 54. g3 Ke5 55. Ke3 Kf5 56. Kd4 Ke6 57. Ke4 Kf6 58. Kf4 Kg6 59. Ke5
Kg5 60. Ke6 h4 61. g4 Kg6 62. Kd5 Kg7 63. Ke5 Kg6 64. Ke6 Kg5 65. Kf7 Kf4 66.
Kf6 Kg3 67. g5 Kxh3 68. g6 Kh2 69. g7 h3 70. g8=Q Kh1 71. Qd5+ 1-0

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.25"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Martirosyan, Haik M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia Eagles"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. Rc1 cxd4 7. Nxd4 h6 8.
Bh4 d5 9. cxd5 e5 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nc2 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Na6 13. g3 Nc5 14. Bg2
Bd7 15. Qd2 Rac8 16. O-O Rfd8 17. Ne3 b6 18. Rb1 Nb7 19. Rfc1 Nd6 20. c4 Rc5
21. Qb4 Rdc8 22. Qa3 Ra5 23. Qb3 Rac5 24. Qa3 R8c7 25. h4 h5 26. Bf3 g6 27. Bg2
g5 28. hxg5 Qxg5 29. Qd3 f5 30. Nf1 f4 31. Ra1 Bf5 32. e4 Bg4 33. Nh2 b5 34.
Kh1 Rxc4 35. Rxc4 bxc4 36. Qc3 Qf6 37. gxf4 Qxf4 38. Rg1 Rg7 39. f3 Bd7 40. Qb4
Qf6 41. Bf1 Rxg1+ 42. Kxg1 Kf7 43. Bxc4 Qg5+ 44. Kh1 Nxc4 45. Qxc4 Qe3 46. Qc7
Qe1+ 47. Kg2 Qd2+ 48. Kg1 Qe3+ 49. Kg2 Qd2+ 50. Kg1 Qe3+ 51. Kg2 Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.25"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia Eagles"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. g3
Be7 9. Bg2 b5 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. O-O Bb7 12. b4 O-O 13. Qd3 Rc8 14. a4 Rc4 15.
axb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Rxb4 17. Nxd6 Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Rc4 19. Rad1 Qc8 20. Bxf6 Nxf6
21. Qxe5 Bxe4 22. Nd4 Bxc2 23. Nxc2 Rxc2 24. Rd6 Re8 25. Qa1 Qf5 26. Qd4 Ree2
27. Qd3 Qxd3 28. Rxd3 g5 29. Bf3 Re5 30. Rfd1 Rf5 31. Re3 Kg7 32. Re2 Rc3 33.
Bg2 Rfc5 34. Rde1 Rc1 35. Bf3 g4 36. hxg4 hxg4 37. Bb7 Kg6 38. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.27"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Li, Chao B"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China Pandas"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8.
Nd2 Qe7 9. Qe2 Bxd3 10. cxd3 c5 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. dxc5 Nxc5
1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.27"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "China Pandas"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5 cxd4 8.
exd4 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 h6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. dxe5
Nd7 15. f4 Rb8 16. b3 Ba6 17. Be3 f6 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. Qd2 Ra8 20. Bd4 Qg6 21.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Re1 Qf7 23. Qe3 Rf8 24. g3 Bc8 25. Qe7 Qg6 26. Qe6+ Qxe6 27.
Rxe6 c5 28. Bf2 d4 29. Ne4 Nf6 30. Nxf6+ Rxf6 31. Rxf6 gxf6 32. g4 h5 33. b4
cxb4 34. Bxd4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Bxg4 36. Bxa7 Be6 37. Bc5 Bxa2 38. Bxb4 f5 39. Kf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.27"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China Pandas"]
[BlackTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Qe2 Qa8 15.
Rab1 axb4 16. axb4 Bf6 17. Rfc1 Ra3 18. Nd1 Rb8 19. Ne3 Ra2 20. Qd1 g6 21. g3
Bg7 22. Ra1 bxc5 23. bxc5 Nf6 24. Rxa2 Qxa2 25. Ra1 Qb2 26. Qc1 Qxc1+ 27. Rxc1
Ne4 28. Ra1 Nxc5 29. Ng4 Nb3 30. Ra4 c5 31. dxc5 Nxc5 32. Ra7 h5 33. Nge5 Bxe5
34. Nxe5 Rb7 35. Ra5 Ne4 36. Ra2 Kg7 37. Kg2 Rc7 38. Rb2 Nd6 39. Ra2 Nc4 40.
Nf3 Rb7 41. Nd4 Kf6 42. Ra1 Rb2 43. Kg1 Nd6 44. Nf3 Ne4 45. Ra7 Nxf2 46. Ng5
Kf5 47. Rxf7+ Kg4 48. Rf6 Nh3+ 49. Nxh3 Kxh3 50. Rxe6 Rxh2 51. Rxg6 Rb2 52. f5
d4 53. Kf1 d3 54. Rd6 Rb5 55. Rxd3 Rxf5+ 56. Kg1 Kg4 57. Kg2 Rb5 58. Rd4+ Kg5
59. Kh3 Re5 60. Rf4 Rd5 61. Re4 Rc5 62. Rd4 Re5 63. Rc4 Rd5 64. Rb4 Rc5 65. Ra4
Rb5 66. Rc4 Ra5 67. Rd4 Rb5 68. Rc4 Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.27"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.03.02"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada Chessbrahs"]
[BlackTeam "China Pandas"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 Re8 8.
O-O Bd6 9. Bd2 b6 10. Rc1 c5 11. Ng3 Bb7 12. Qf3 Nbd7 13. Nf5 Bf8 14. Qg3 g6
15. Rfd1 Re6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Bc4 Nh5 18. Qh3 Rf6 19. Nh6+ Bxh6 20. Bxh6 Qe8 21.
Nb5 Rb8 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Bg5 e3 24. Qxe3 Qxe3 25. Bxe3 Nf4 26. Nd6 Nxg2 27.
Bxc5 bxc5 28. Nxb7 Rxb7 29. Kxg2 Rxb2 30. Rf1 Rf5 31. Rc3 Kg7 32. Rf3 Rxf3 33.
Kxf3 Rc2 34. Bb3 Rc3+ 35. Ke4 Rh3 36. Rh1 Kf6 37. Kd5 Rf3 38. Rf1 Rf5+ 39. Kc6
Kg5 40. Bd5 h5 41. Kxc5 Kh4 42. a4 Kh3 43. a5 g5 44. Kd4 g4 45. a6 Rf4+ 46. Kc5
h4 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2020.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseenko, Kirill"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,Boris"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2020.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Today we had an extremely interesting round and it was hard to choose the
most exciting game. Finally I decided on this one.} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 {Modern
trend} ({After} 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 {it turned
out that Black is not forced to retreat the knight and can play} Bc5 {This was
put into high level practice by Alexander Grischuk in Geneva 2017 against
Pavel Eljanov. I have played it on White's side three times with mixed results,
and it was also employed during the Carlsen-Caruana match.}) 2... Nf6 3. Bg2
Bc5 {For some reason this move is more popular than 3...d5 or 3...c6} 4. d3 {
This position occured in 2 out of 4 games today!} ({Alexander suffered a
painful loss in the Grand Swiss after} 4. Nc3 c6 5. Nf3 e4 6. Nh4 d5 7. cxd5
cxd5 8. d3 Ng4 9. O-O g5 10. d4 Be7 11. h3 Nxf2 12. Rxf2 gxh4 13. Qb3 hxg3 14.
Rf4 Nc6 15. Qxd5 f5 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Qh5+ Kd7 18. Be3 Qg8 19. d5 Nd8 20. Nxe4
Qg6 21. Qe5 Nf7 22. Rxf7 Qxf7 23. Rc1 Rf8 24. Bg5 {1-0 (24) Anton Guijarro,D 
(2674)-Grischuk,A (2759) Douglas 2019}) 4... d5 ({Wang Hao went for} 4... O-O
5. Nc3 c6 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O Re8 8. Na4 Bb4 9. a3 Ba5 10. b4 Bc7 11. e4 a5 {
with a complicated game: 0-1 (45) Ding Liren (2805)-Wang Hao (2762)
Yekaterinburg RUS 2020}) 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 ({I myself have prefered to avoid
exchange on c3:} 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8. a3 a5 9. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 10. Rxf2 Nxe5 11.
Nc3 Be6 12. Qa4 c6 {with an unbalanced position: 1/2-1/2 (35) Gelfand,B (2686)
-Matlakov,M (2716) Khanty-Mansiysk 2019.}) 6... Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8. Qc2 ({
Alexander rejected} 8. Nf3 {probably because of the interesting pawn sac} e4 9.
dxe4 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Nc6) 8... Nc6 9. Nf3 {A very rich and interesting position,
kind of a reversed Sicilian.} h6 {I don't like this weakening move, but I
guess Black wanted to prevent the Ng5-e4 maneouvre.} (9... Re8 10. O-O Rb8 11.
Ng5 $5 h6 12. Ne4 Bb6 $13) 10. O-O Rb8 11. Bb2 b6 12. Rad1 Qe8 13. e4 {White
wants to build up a very strong center.} ({It is hard to assess if} 13. d4 $5
Bd6 14. Nh4 {was more precise.}) 13... Bd6 $6 {Probably Black was expecting
d3-d4, but White had another idea in mind.} (13... Bg4 $5 14. h3 (14. Rde1 Rd8)
(14. d4 Bd6) 14... Bd7 15. Nh4 Na5 16. Qe2 $13) 14. Nh4 $1 {Intending both Nf5
and f4.} Bg4 (14... Ne7 15. f4) 15. f3 Bd7 16. f4 exf4 (16... f6 $5) 17. gxf4 {
[#]} Na5 $2 ({I would recommend a very concrete move:} 17... f6 $5 {and in
case of} 18. Qe2 (18. d4 Qh5) (18. Qf2 g5) 18... g5 $1 19. fxg5 hxg5 20. Nf5
Bxf5 21. Rxf5 Ne7 $1 22. Rf2 Ng6 {- and Black's position looks great!}) 18.
Rde1 ({Even more precise was} 18. Qf2) 18... Qd8 19. Qf2 Nc4 $1 {Kirill finds
an excellent way to complicate the game.} ({Black's position looks horrible
after} 19... Bc5 20. d4 Be7 21. Nf3 Bb5 22. Qg3 $1 Bxf1 23. Bxf1 $44) 20. Bc1
Bc5 21. d4 Be7 22. Nf3 f5 $1 23. Qe2 Nd6 (23... b5 24. exf5 Bf6 25. Ne5) 24. e5
Ne4 {Trying to set up a blockade on the light squares. Actually I tried to do
the same in a Petroff against Grischuk in Isle of Man 2019, but Alexander
managed to breakthrough and won a very fine game.} 25. Nd2 (25. c4 b5) ({
Retrospectively, it is possible to suggest} 25. d5 $5 b5 26. Nd4 Nxc3 27. Qd3
$44) 25... Nxd2 26. Bxd2 Be6 27. Qd3 {Probably too slow.} (27. a4 $5 Bd5 28.
Be3) 27... Qd7 28. Be3 (28. c4 b5 $1) 28... c6 29. a4 {White is one tempo
short of playing c4 followed by d5, so Black must act!} (29. c4 b5) 29... a6 $3
{A very creative and daring idea which changes the character of the game in a
moment when time trouble is approaching.} (29... Bd5 30. c4 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 b5
32. axb5 cxb5 33. Rc1 $1 {A very difficult move to find.} (33. d5 bxc4 34. Qxc4
Rb2+ 35. Kg1 Rc8 $132) 33... Rfd8 34. Rfd1 bxc4 35. Qxc4+ Qd5+ 36. Qxd5+ Rxd5
37. Rc7 {with good winning chances.}) 30. Qxa6 (30. c4 b5) 30... Ra8 31. Qxb6
Bd5 32. Qb2 $6 ({Being short of time it is almost imposssible to find} 32.
Bxd5+ Qxd5 33. c4 $1 Qxc4 34. Rc1 Qd3 35. Bf2 $16) 32... Rxa4 33. Ra1 Rfa8 34.
Rxa4 Rxa4 {White's advantage is reduced to a minimum.} 35. Ra1 Rxa1+ 36. Qxa1
Bxg2 37. Kxg2 Qd5+ 38. Kf2 Bh4+ 39. Ke2 Qg2+ 40. Kd3 Qe4+ 41. Kd2 Qg2+ {
Alexander Grischuk managed to outplay his young opponent, but kudos to Kirill
Alekseenko for his brilliant defence!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2020.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14.
Rfe1 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 h4 17. Kh2 Kf8 18. Rb1 b6 19. Rb4 Re8 20. Ra4 a5
21. Bd2 c5 22. Rf4 Rh5 23. Rf3 Kg8 24. Bc1 Ne7 25. g4 hxg3+ 26. fxg3 Nc6 27.
Bf4 Bc8 28. Rfe3 Nd8 29. Kg2 Ne6 30. Nxe6 Bxe6 31. g4 Rh8 32. Bg5 Kh7 33. Kg3
Rb8 34. Rd3 Rhe8 35. Red1 b5 36. Rd8 b4 37. Rxe8 Rxe8 38. cxb4 cxb4 39. axb4
axb4 40. Rd8 Rxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2020.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2020.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. d4 d5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8.
Qe2+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qe7 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. c3 c5 12. Nd2 Nc6 13. Nf3 O-O 14. O-O
cxd4 15. cxd4 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxe5 Bxe5 19. f3 Bd4+ 20. Kh1
Rac8 21. Rd1 Rfe8 22. g3 Kf7 23. Kg2 g6 24. Bd2 Be3 25. h4 Re6 26. Bxe3 Rxe3
27. Kf2 Re6 28. Rd2 Ke7 29. Rad1 Rec6 30. g4 a6 31. h5 Kf7 32. a3 Re8 33. hxg6+
hxg6 34. g5 Ne4+ 35. Bxe4 dxe4 36. Re1 exf3 37. Rd7+ Kf8 38. Rh1 Kg8 39. Rxb7
Rc2+ 40. Kxf3 Rc5 41. Rh4 Rxg5 42. b4 Rge5 43. Rd4 Re3+ 44. Kf4 Rxa3 45. Rd6
Ra1 46. Rxg6+ Kh8 47. Rh6+ Kg8 48. Rg6+ Kh8 49. Rh6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2020.03.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2020.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4 Be7 {This position is considered as
one of the critical ones in the Berlin endgame. Nakamura, Grischuk, Karjakin
have played it countless times! Add to these names Carlsen, Giri, and many
more, and it becomes clear the position is a tabya.} 12. Rad1 $5 (12. Rfe1 {
is the other critical option.} Be6 13. Ne4 h4 14. c3 Rd8 15. Nfg5 Rh6 16. Nxe6
Rxe6 17. g4 hxg3 18. fxg3 {This position has been reached in no less than five
high level games - but it seems Black does manage to equalize. Funnily enough,
Duda was always White! And Nakamura was often Black, as the two of them did
play an internet match in 2019.} c5 (18... Rd3 {seems unprecise:} 19. Kh2 c5
20. h4 c4 21. h5 Kf8 22. Nf2 Rd5 23. Rad1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 g5 25. hxg6 Rxg6 26.
Ne4 Ra6 27. a3 Ng7 28. Kh3 Ne6 29. Kg4 $16 {1-0 (40) Duda,J (2730)-Nakamura,H 
(2745) chess.com 2019}) 19. Re2 {In 2019, Duda chose these move several times,
instead of 19.Kg2 he had played in 2018. So, it is surely a better one!} ({
After} 19. Kg2 c4 20. Re2 Rd3 21. Nf2 Rd5 22. h4 {Duda anyway managed to beat
Karjakin in two blitz games - but of course the position is close to equal.
Here perhaps 22...Kd7!?N could be tried.}) 19... Rd3 20. h4 $1 (20. Kh2 $6 g5
$1 21. Nxg5 Nxg3 $132 {½-½ (60) Duda,J (2730)-Nakamura,H (2745) chess.com
2019}) 20... c4 21. Kh2 Ra6 22. a3 Rb6 23. Rf1 Rd5 24. h5 Rdb5 25. Rff2 $16 {
1-0 (40) Duda,J (2730)-Nakamura,H (2745) chess.com 2019}) 12... Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6
14. Rfe1 $5 ({Other moves were played, but didn't bring White much, for
example:} 14. g3 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Rg6 16. h4 $5 ({after} 16. Bf4 Nh4 17. Kh2 Nf3+
18. Kg2 {ended by great fight against Etienne Bacrot: ½-½ (18) Edouard,R 
(2638)-Bacrot,E (2699) Nimes 2018}) 16... f6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bf4 Rc8 $5 (
18... Nxh4 19. f3 Rd8 20. Kf2 Rxd1 21. Nxd1 Nf5 22. Rh1 Bxa2 23. Rxh5 Be6 {
also led to several draws}) 19. Kh2 Kf7 20. Ne4 b6 21. Rfe1 Rgg8 22. b3 Rge8
23. f3 c5 24. c3 a5 $13 {½-½ (37) Vachier Lagrave,M (2785)-Nakamura,H (2787)
Gibraltar 2016}) 14... Bb4 15. a3 (15. g4 {was MVL's previous try.} hxg4 16.
hxg4 Ne7 17. f3 $5 ({The following amazing game was actually all prepared by
both players, White playing quick moves and Black trying to remember his notes:
} 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. Kg2 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Rh1 Nd5 22. Bg3
Rh6 23. Rxh6 gxh6 24. Kh3 Nxc3 25. Kh4 Nxa2 26. Kh5 Nc3 27. Kxh6 a5 28. f4 a4
29. f5 Ke8 30. g5 a3 31. e6 a2 32. Kg7 fxe6 33. f6 a1=Q 34. f7+ Kd7 35. Be5 Qa5
36. Bf6 Qc5 37. f8=Q Qxf8+ 38. Kxf8 Ne4 39. Kf7 Nxg5+ 40. Bxg5 Kd6 41. Kf6 e5
42. Kf5 Kd5 43. Bd8 Kd4 44. Bxc7 Kc3 45. Kxe5 Kxc2 {½-½ Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2791)-Karjakin,S (2773) Saint Louis 2017. One word: insane!}) 17... Bxc3 18.
bxc3 Bxa2 (18... Nd5 19. Bd2 Nb6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Kf2 Rd8 22. Bg5 Rxd1 23.
Rxd1 {was played three (!) times between MVL and Nakamura in one of their
online matches, ending in two draws in one win for MVL. However, that should
no longer be critical for theory.}) 19. Ne4 Rh8 20. e6 Nd5 (20... Bxe6 21. Bxc7
Nd5 22. Be5 Kf8 23. Nc5 b5 24. c4 bxc4 25. Rd4 Re8 26. Rxc4 Rh6 27. Ra4 $14 {
½-½ (65) Vachier Lagrave,M (2788)-Carlsen,M (2851) Norway 2016}) 21. exf7+
Kxf7 22. Bxc7 Nxc7 23. Rd7+ Kg6 24. Rxc7 Bd5 25. Nd2 Rhe8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Kf2
a5 $1 28. Rxb7 Ra8 29. Rb6 a4 30. c4 Be6 31. Rxc6 Kf7 32. Rb6 a3 33. Rb1 a2 34.
Ra1 Ra3 {and Black should make a draw relatively easily: ½-½ (51) Vachier
Lagrave,M (2796)-Giri,A (2771) Leuven 2017.}) 15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 h4 $1 (16...
Rd8 17. Rxd8+ Kxd8 18. g4 hxg4 19. hxg4 Ne7 20. Nxf7+ Bxf7 21. Bxh6 gxh6 22. e6
(22. f4 $5) 22... Bg6 23. Rd1+ Ke8 24. Rd7 Bxc2 25. Rxc7 b5 26. f4 Nd5 27. Rc8+
Ke7 28. f5 Bd1 29. Rg8 Nf6 30. Rg7+ Ke8 $11 {1/2-1/2 (37) Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2779)-Karjakin,S (2773) Saint Louis USA 2018}) (16... Rg6 17. Kh2 Ne7 18. Nxe6
Rxe6 19. g4 Nd5 20. Bd2 Nb6 21. f4 Nc4 22. Bc1 hxg4 23. hxg4 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8
25. Kg3 f6 26. Rd1+ Ke8 27. exf6 gxf6 28. Kf3 Kf7 29. f5 Rd6 30. Rh1 Kg8 31. g5
Rd5 32. Kg4 Ne5+ 33. Kf4 fxg5+ 34. Kxg5 Nf7+ 35. Kf6 Kf8 36. Bf4 $18 {1-0 (79)
Karjakin,S (2773)-Nakamura,H (2777) Saint Louis 2018}) (16... Ne7 17. Nf3 Rh8 {
is also quite a solid line, as the two following high level games show:} 18.
Bg5 (18. Nd4 Nd5 19. Bg5 Nxc3 20. Rd3 Na4 21. f4 Nc5 22. Rc3 Na4 23. Rg3 c5 24.
Nxe6 fxe6 25. f5 Kf7 26. Bh4 Rag8 27. Rb1 $5 Nb6 28. fxe6+ Kxe6 29. Rg6+ Kf7
30. Rg5 Ke6 31. a4 Nxa4 32. Rxb7 Nc3 33. Rxc7 Ne4 34. Rg6+ Kf5 35. Ra6 g5 36.
Be1 Re8 37. Raxa7 Rxe5 38. Rf7+ Ke6 39. c4 Re8 40. Rg7 Kf5 41. Rgf7+ Ke6 42.
Rg7 Kf5 43. Rgf7+ {A great game by White, but by Black as well! ½-½ (43)
Topalov,V (2749)-Radjabov,T (2748) Shamkir 2018}) 18... c5 19. Nd2 Kf8 20. Nf1
Nf5 21. g3 Ne7 22. Kg2 Nd5 23. c4 Nb6 24. Ne3 Nxc4 25. Nxc4 Bxc4 26. g4 hxg4
27. hxg4 Bb5 28. Kg3 Re8 29. f4 b6 30. f5 Ba4 31. Rc1 Kg8 32. c4 Bc6 $11 {
Black is paralyzed but White has no breakthrough: ½-½ (55) Kramnik,V (2800)
-Karjakin,S (2763) Berlin 2018.}) 17. g4 $5 ({In the second round of the event,
Nepo played} 17. Kh2 {but it wasn't a big success:} Kf8 18. Rb1 b6 19. Rb4 Re8
$11 {½-½ (40) Nepomniachtchi,I (2774)-Grischuk,A (2777) Yekaterinburg 2020})
(17. Ne4 Rg6 18. g4 hxg3 19. fxg3 {Here Nakamura tried three different moves
against MVL.} Kf8 $1 {This seems to be the most precise.} (19... Ne7 $5 20. h4
Nd5 21. Bg5 Bf5 22. h5 Nxc3 $1 23. hxg6 Nxd1 24. Kg2 Bxg6 $2 25. Nc5 $1 b6 26.
Na6 Rc8 27. Rxd1 $18 {1-0 (98) Vachier Lagrave,M (2780)-Nakamura,H (2761)
Abidjan CIV 2019}) (19... Bd5 20. g4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Ne7 22. e6 $5 f5 23. Re5 Nd5
(23... fxg4 $6 24. Rh5 $1 $14) 24. Rxf5 Nxf4 25. Rxf4 Rxe6 26. Rdf1 Kd7 27.
Rf7+ Re7 {and although White can press, the position is close to a draw: ½-½
(53) Vachier Lagrave,M (2781)-Nakamura,H (2746) London 2018.}) 20. Kf2 (20. Kh2
Ne7 21. g4 Re8 $11 {½-½ (49) Vachier Lagrave,M (2778)-Karjakin,S (2750)
Saint Louis 2019}) 20... Ne7 21. h4 Nd5 22. Bg5 Bf5 23. h5 Nxc3 $1 24. hxg6
Nxe4+ {½-½ Vachier Lagrave,M (2775)-Nakamura,H (2754) Paris 2019}) 17... hxg3
$1 18. fxg3 Ne7 {Here, Grischuk had already spent 53 minutes, when MVL had
played all of his moves a tempo.} (18... Kf8 19. Kf2 $6 (19. Rf1 $5 $146 {
definitely makes sense, making ...Ne7 more difficut to play:} Ne7 20. Nxf7 $5
Rxh3 $8 21. Ng5 Rh6 22. Nxe6+ Rxe6 23. Rd7 Rc8 24. c4 Ke8 25. Rfd1 {and Black
won't have fun.}) 19... Ne7 20. g4 Nd5 21. Bd2 Nb6 22. Kg3 Nc4 23. Bc1 Bd5 24.
Re2 Re8 {was more than fine for Black in Giri,A (2779)-Nakamura,H (2754)
Zagreb 2019, ½-½ (39).}) (18... Rd8 $5 $146 {is the computer suggestion. I'm
pretty sure we will see it played pretty soon.}) 19. h4 $1 $146 {The engine
assess all these positions as equal, but actually Black's moves are much
harder to make.} (19. g4 $2 Nd5 20. Bd2 Nb6 $15 {½-½ (67) Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2779)-Nakamura,H (2777) chess.com 2018}) 19... Nd5 {The logical follow-up.}
20. Bc1 $1 {White sacs a pawn and gives priority to concrete initiative.} Nxc3
21. Rd3 Na4 $1 (21... Nd5 $6 22. Rf1 Rh8 23. Rdf3 b5 24. Nxf7 Rh5 25. Ng5 $14)
22. Rf3 Bd5 23. Rf4 Nb6 $1 (23... b5 $4 24. Nxf7 $3 Rg6 (24... Bxf7 25. Ref1
$18) 25. Ng5 $16) 24. Ref1 Rg6 $1 (24... Bc4 25. Nxf7 Bxf1 26. Nxh6 Bh3 27. Kh2
Be6 28. Nf5 $14) 25. Rf5 Bc4 26. Re1 Ke7 ({It is difficult to say who including
} 26... Rd8 {and} 27. Kh2 {would favour - but still I would bet on Black.} (27.
h5 $6 Rh6 28. g4 Rd4 $15)) 27. h5 $6 (27. e6 $5 f6 28. h5 Rh6 (28... Rxg5 29.
Bxg5 fxg5 $2 30. Rf7+ Kd6 31. Rxg7 $18) 29. g4 $1 {may have been a good try.})
27... Rh6 (27... Be6 $1 {would have solved Black's problems:} 28. Rf2 (28. Nxe6
$2 Kxe6 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. hxg6+ Kxg6 $17) 28... Rh6 29. g4 Nd7 $11) 28. g4 Rhh8
$6 ({Again} 28... Be6 $1 {may have been right:} 29. Nxe6 Rxe6 30. Bg5+ Kf8 31.
Ref1 Kg8 32. Rxf7 Nd5 $13) 29. a4 $1 {Now White is seriously taking over.} Nxa4
$2 {A natural reaction - but it's dangerous to accept such a gift by a top
player!} (29... Be6 {was necessary, but Black is already worse:} 30. Ba3+ Kd7
31. Rf4 Nd5 32. Rd1 b5 33. c4 bxc4 34. Nxe6 Kxe6 35. Rxc4 $14) 30. Ba3+ $2 {
No! Spending only three minutes to play, Maxime misses a forced win.} (30. Re4
$3 Be6 (30... b5 31. Rxc4 $1 bxc4 32. Rxf7+ Ke8 33. Rxc7 $18) 31. Nxe6 fxe6 (
31... Kxe6 $2 32. Rxa4 $18) 32. Bg5+ Ke8 33. Rf3 {followed with Ref4 and Rf7.})
30... c5 31. e6 (31. Re4 Be6 32. Nxe6 fxe6 33. Rg5 {may still have been best -
although the Re4 idea is obviously much less however if White doesn't have
Bg5+!}) 31... f6 32. Bxc5+ {Now the game is definitely heading towards a draw.}
Nxc5 33. Rxc5 fxg5 34. Rxc7+ Kd6 35. Rxc4 a5 36. Rd1+ $6 (36. Rd4+ {should
have been tried, but the outcome was likely to be the same:} Kc6 $1 37. Red1 (
37. Rd7 a4 38. Rxg7 a3 39. Rxg5 a2 40. Ra1 Kd6 41. Rg6 Rhe8 $11) 37... Rhe8 38.
Rd6+ Kc5 39. R6d5+ Kc4 40. Rxg5 Re7 $11 {Black's a-pawn is just too strong.})
36... Ke7 (36... Kxe6 {was also possible, but the text move is just good and
healthy.}) 37. Re4 Rhd8 38. Rb1 Rdb8 39. Rb5 a4 40. Rxg5 Rg8 41. h6 gxh6 (41...
a3 $5 42. h7 $8 Rge8 43. Rxg7+ Kf6 44. Rg8 $5 (44. Rf7+ Kg6 45. Rf1 $11) 44...
Rxg8 45. hxg8=Q Rxg8 46. Ra4 $11) 42. Rxg8 Rxg8 43. Rxa4 h5 44. Kf2 Rxg4 45.
Rxg4 hxg4 46. Kg3 Kxe6 47. Kxg4 Ke5 48. Kf3 Kd4 49. Ke2 Kc3 50. Kd1 b5 51. Kc1
b4 52. Kb1 b3 53. cxb3 Kxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2020.03.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2020.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. a4 f6 13. Ne4 Na5 14. Ba2 c5 15.
Be3 Rfc8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nxc5 Rxc5 18. b4 Rcc8 19. bxa5 Kh8 20. Bd2 Nb4 21.
Bb3 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Rc1 Nc6 24. c4 bxc4 25. Rxc4 Nxa5 26. Rxc8+ Rxc8 27.
d4 Nc6 28. dxe5 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 fxe5 30. Qg4 Rd8 31. Be3 Bf6 32. Rc1 Qd7 33. Qh5
Qe8 34. Qf3 Rc8 35. Rd1 Rd8 36. Rc1 Rc8 37. Rb1 Rb8 38. Re1 Qg6 39. Ba7 Rc8 40.
Qb7 Qc2 41. Be3 Qc6 42. Qb4 h5 43. Bc1 Qc2 44. Be3 Rd8 45. Qb1 Qxb1 46. Rxb1
Kh7 47. g4 hxg4 48. hxg4 Rd6 49. Kg2 Kg6 50. Kf3 Bg5 51. Ke4 Bxe3 52. fxe3 Re6
53. Rb7 Re8 54. Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2020.03.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2842"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2020.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 O-O 12. Be3 Re8 13. Ng5 Rf8 14. Nf3 Re8 15. Re1
exd4 16. cxd4 Nxe4 17. d5 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Na7 19. Qd4 Bf5 20. Nbd2 Nc5 21. Rxe8+
Qxe8 22. Re1 Qf8 23. Bd1 b4 24. Be2 Qd8 25. Bf1 h6 26. Re3 b3 27. Qf4 Bd7 28.
Nd4 Rb4 29. Rg3 Qe7 30. Bc4 Nb5 31. N4xb3 Nxb3 32. Rxb3 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Rxb3 34.
Nxb3 Qb4 35. Qe4 c5 36. Qd3 g6 37. g4 Kg7 38. Kg2 Nc7 39. Qc3+ Qxc3 40. bxc3 f5
41. Nd2 Kf6 42. Kg3 Bb5 43. Bb3 Be2 44. gxf5 gxf5 45. f4 Nb5 46. c4 Nc3 47. Bc2
Bd1 48. Bd3 Na2 49. Kf2 Nb4 50. Ke3 Bc2 51. Be2 Na2 52. Nf1 Nc1 53. Kd2 Nxe2
54. Kxe2 Ba4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2020.03.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "Giri,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 {Trendy system. If White wants to avoid this he should start
2.Nc3, but I didn't.} 3. Nf3 {one of the critical directions. Another would be
3.d4.} e4 4. Nd4 d5 5. cxd5 {5.d3 also possible, but the game Ding-Yu from the
World Cup match looked very convincing for Black.} Qxd5 6. Nc2 {6.Nb3 and 6.e3
are alternatives. Maybe some other time.} Nf6 7. Nc3 Qe5 (7... Qh5 {is much
more adventurous. Vishy once won a brilliant game with white here against
Mickey Adams. Look it up!}) 8. Bg2 Na6 $1 {I believe I was the first one to
start with this move order, point being that Ne3 is now met with Bc5!.
Previously Black started wrongly with Be7.} 9. O-O Be7 10. Ne3 $5 {My new idea,
but unfortunately my opponent was either well prepared, or reacted well over
the board. The fact that he spent a lot of time thinking about his next move
doesn't give anything away, obviously.} h5 $5 {I was a little surprised to see
this, as 10...0-0 and 10...Be6 are perfectly viable as well and look more
healthy to me. One way or the other, I looked at the text move as well.} 11. d4
{Not good for my pawn structure, but famously, to a push on a flank, one must
counter in the center.} exd3 12. exd3 Qd4 $1 {Very strong move.} 13. Nc2 Qg4 $5
{Natural move. I vaguely remembered my plan after a very decent 13...Qd8, but
here I didn't see how I am supposed to fight for the advantage. I believe
Black is fine here. The endgame that I went for, can't be very much, but
avoiding it looked clumsy.} 14. Bf4 (14. Ne2 $5 {maybe, though I don't see
what to be so thrilled about after Black let's say castles.}) (14. Qe1 h4 15.
h3 Qg6 16. g4 Qxd3 17. g5 {looked funky, but Black can simply move the knight.
It doesn't work for White.}) 14... Qxd1 15. Raxd1 {Later I thought maybe
taking with the other rook was more clever.} Bg4 16. Rd2 O-O-O 17. d4 Nc7 18.
Ne3 Be6 ({I actually thought} 18... Ne6 $1 {was playing with fire, but in fact
it's perfectly fine for Black:} 19. Be5 (19. Nxg4 Nxg4 20. Be3 {is just equal.}
) (19. d5 {White can also just play it safe and boring.} Nxf4 20. gxf4 $11)
19... Nd7 20. Ncd5 {was my big trap, but even here after} Bf8 $1 21. h3 Nxe5
22. dxe5 cxd5 23. hxg4 d4 {Black is more than fine.}) 19. d5 {Not a good try,
but I underestimated Black's 26th move, at the end of the forced sequence.
Frankly at first I thought I had a few interesting options, but after thinking
for a long time, I couldn't find a way to put pressure, other than with this
move.} (19. Be5 $1 {was my best shot.} Rhg8 {and now the engine cleverly
proposes} 20. Re2 $5 (20. Rc2 Rd7 $1) {with the idea} 20... Rd7 (20... Bd6 $1
21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. d5 cxd5 23. Nexd5 f5 24. Rd1 h4 {is very little for White
though, but still, should have tried this one.}) 21. f4 $1) ({I was mostly
focussed on moves like} 19. Rc1 {or 19.Re1 when I didn't see what to do after
Bb4 or} Bd6 20. Bg5 Be7 {and I saw nothing better than repeating, as otherwise
Black can play just ...Rd7 or ...Kb8 and the d5 push will lose its relevance.})
19... Ncxd5 20. Ncxd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Rc1+
Kd7 25. Rc7+ Ke6 26. Rxb7 {This position really didn't feel so great, but I
was counting on 26...Bc5?! here, when I am certainly on the good side of it.
Unfortunately my opponent instantly played} Rc8 $1 {Black is easily making a
draw here, moreover he is even on the comfortable side.} 27. Rxa7 Rc2 28. Be3
Bf6 29. Ra4 Bxb2 30. Kg2 d4 {Forcing a draw. It isn't neccessary, but at the
same time Black's slightly more pleasant position at this point should not
really amount to anything.} (30... f6 31. h4 (31. Kf3 g5 32. h3 Ke5) 31... Rc4
32. Ra7 $11) (30... Rc4 31. Ra6+ Kf5 32. Ra7 {should lead to a draw, but as I
said, Black is on the good side here.} (32. Kf3 g5 33. Ke2 g4 34. Kd3 Be5 35.
Ra3 $11)) 31. Bxd4 Bxd4 32. Rxd4 Rxa2 33. Re4+ Kf6 34. Rf4+ Ke6 35. Re4+ Kf6
36. Rf4+ Ke6 37. Re4+ Kf6 38. Rf4+ Ke6 39. h4 g6 40. Re4+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Olsen, Filip Boe"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "3090"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 Nbd7 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Nc5 8. Qc2
O-O 9. g4 c6 10. f3 cxd5 11. cxd5 Bd7 12. h4 h5 13. g5 Nh7 14. Nh3 Rc8 15.
O-O-O b5 16. Kb1 b4 17. Ne2 Nxe4 18. Qb3 Nc5 19. Qxb4 Rb8 20. Qa3 e4 21. Bd4
exf3 22. Qxf3 Bf5+ 23. Kc1 Be4 24. Qc3 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Bxh1 26. Nc6 Qc7 27. Nxb8
Qxb8 28. Nf2 Rc8 29. Kb1 Ne4 30. Qd4 Nc3+ 31. Ka1 Nxd1 32. Qxd1 Bf3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sadovsky, Artem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "3091"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 c6 5. Ne5 Bf5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nc3 e6 8.
Qa4+ Nbd7 9. g4 Bg6 10. h4 h5 11. g5 Ng8 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bh3 Bd6 14. Qxd7+
Qxd7 15. Bxd7+ Ke7 16. Nxg6+ fxg6 17. Ba4 Ke6 18. Bb3 Ne7 19. e3 Rhd8 20. Ke2
a5 21. a4 Bb4 22. d3 Kd6 23. e4 Rf8 24. Be3 Rac8 25. Rac1 dxe4 26. dxe4 Nc6 27.
Rhd1+ Ke7 28. f4 Rfd8 29. e5 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Nd8 31. Rc1 Rxc1 32. Bxc1 Ne6 33.
Be3 Nc5 34. Bc2 Kf7 35. Bxc5 Bxc5 36. e6+ Kxe6 37. Bxg6 Bd6 38. Kf3 Bc5 39.
Bxh5 Ke7 40. Bg6 Bd4 41. b3 Bc3 42. h5 Be1 43. Kg4 Bd2 44. Bd3 b6 45. Kf5 Bc1
46. Bc4 Bd2 47. Kg4 Bc1 48. f5 Bd2 49. h6 gxh6 50. f6+ Kd6 51. g6 Bc3 52. g7
1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mindlin, Alon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "3093"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
c6 9. Nge2 b5 10. O-O Bb7 11. b4 e5 12. cxb5 exd4 13. Nxd4 cxb5 14. a4 bxa4 15.
Rxa4 d5 16. exd5 Nb6 17. Raa1 Nfxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxd5 19. Be4 Qd7 20. Bxb7 Nc4 21.
Bc6 Qd6 22. Nf5 Qxd2 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Bxd2 Nxd2 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Nc6 Nxf1 27.
Rxf1 Rc8 28. Rd1 Bc3 29. Rd6 Kg7 30. Ne7 Re8 31. Nd5 Re1+ 32. Kf2 Rd1 33. Rc6
Be5 34. Nc7 Rd2+ 35. Ke3 Rxg2 36. Nxa6 Rxh2 37. b5 Rb2 38. b6 Bh2 39. Nc7 Rxb6
40. Rc2 Bxc7 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Demidov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "3095"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 a6 4. Bd3 d6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 Nc6 8. d5
Na7 9. a4 c6 10. c4 Bd7 11. a5 b5 12. axb6 Qxb6 13. Nc3 Qb7 14. Ra2 Rfb8 15.
Bg5 Nc8 16. Qd2 Be8 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Nd5 Ne8 19. Bh6 Bh8 20. Bf1 Qb3 21. Rea1
Bxb2 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 e5 24. Qd2 Bxd5 25. exd5 Ne7 26. g4 Qb6 27. Be3 Qb7
28. Bg2 Qc7 29. c5 dxc5 30. d6 Nxd6 31. Bxa8 Rxa8 32. Rxa6 Rxa6 33. Rxa6 Nec8
34. Qd5 c4 35. Rc6 Qd7 36. Bc5 c3 37. Bxd6 c2 38. Rxc2 Nxd6 39. Rd2 Qe7 40.
Qxd6 Qg5 41. Re2 f6 42. Qd3 Kg7 43. Qe3 Qh4 44. Kg2 h5 45. g5 fxg5 46. Qxe5+
Kh7 47. Qe7+ Kh6 48. Qf8+ Kh7 49. Re7# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kukhmazov, Arsen"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2871"]
[BlackElo "3099"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. h3
Re8 9. e4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Rb1 a5 13. f3 h5 14. Be3 a4 15. b4
axb3 16. axb3 c6 17. Qd2 Nh7 18. h4 Nf8 19. Red1 Qc7 20. Nde2 Ra3 21. b4 Nce6
22. Rbc1 Rb3 23. Nd5 Qb8 24. Nb6 Bc8 25. Rb1 Ra3 26. Bf2 Rd8 27. Qc2 Qc7 28.
Rd3 Rxd3 29. Qxd3 Nd7 30. Nxc8 Rxc8 31. f4 Nf6 32. Rd1 Bf8 33. Bh3 Re8 34. Nc3
Ng4 35. Bxg4 hxg4 36. Na4 Ra8 37. Bb6 Qe7 38. Nc3 Ra3 39. Qd2 Qf6 40. Ne2 Rb3
41. Rc1 Qb2 42. Qxb2 Rxb2 43. Nd4 Rxb4 44. Nxe6 fxe6 45. Be3 Kf7 46. Rc2 Bg7
47. Kf2 Rb2 48. Rxb2 Bxb2 49. Ke2 d5 50. exd5 exd5 51. cxd5 cxd5 52. Kd3 Ke6
53. Bc5 b5 54. Bb4 Bf6 55. Bd2 Bd8 56. Bb4 Bb6 57. Be1 Bc5 58. Bc3 Bf2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gadimbayli, Abdulla Azar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "3095"]
[BlackElo "2905"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Nbd2 Qd7 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Nxf3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8.
O-O e6 9. e3 Nge7 10. c4 O-O 11. Qe2 Rfe8 12. Bd2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Rad1 c6 17. Bc1 Qe6 18. Qc4 Rad8 19. Qb3 Nb6 20. Qxe6
fxe6 21. f4 Bf6 22. e4 Bd4+ 23. Kh2 Nc4 24. b3 Ne3 25. Bxe3 Bxe3 26. e5 Kf7 27.
h4 Ke7 28. Be4 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rd8 30. Rxd8 Kxd8 31. h5 gxh5 32. Kh3 h6 33. Bf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2919"]
[BlackElo "3091"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 g6 5. Nxd4 cxd4 6. Ne2 Nf6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
e5 Ng4 9. f4 Qb6 10. O-O Bf5 11. h3 Nh6 12. b3 Bxd3 13. cxd3 Nf5 14. g4 Ng7 15.
Bb2 Ne6 16. Rc1 h5 17. Qe1 hxg4 18. hxg4 Rh3 19. Kg2 Rxd3 20. Rh1 Bg7 21. Rc2
g5 22. fxg5 Bxe5 23. Qf2 Qa5 24. Qf5 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Qxd2 26. Qxe5 Nf4+ 27. Qxf4
Qxe2+ 28. Qf2 Qxg4+ 29. Qg3 Qe2+ 30. Qf2 Qg4+ 31. Qg3 Qe2+ 32. Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sviridov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "3094"]
[BlackElo "2830"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. c4 e6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. O-O Nd7 11. e4 Bb7 12. Rd1 Rc8 13. Bf4 c5 14. d5 exd5 15.
exd5 Re8 16. h4 h6 17. Bh3 b5 18. a4 b4 19. a5 Nf6 20. Ne5 Nxd5 21. Qc4 Bf6 22.
Bxc8 Qxc8 23. Rxd5 Bxe5 24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. Bxe5 Qc6 26. f3 Qxf3 27. Qf1 Qh1+ 28.
Kf2 Qf3+ 29. Ke1 Qe3+ 30. Qe2 Qg1+ 31. Qf1 Qe3+ 32. Qe2 Qg1+ 33. Kd2 Qxa1 34.
Qg4 g6 35. Qd7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Drygalov, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2905"]
[BlackElo "3090"]
[PlyCount "210"]
[EventDate "2020.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 e5 8. Rd1
Re8 9. Nc3 c6 10. h3 e4 11. Nh2 Qe7 12. Nf1 a6 13. b3 d5 14. Ne3 Qe6 15. a4 h5
16. cxd5 cxd5 17. b4 Nf8 18. Qb3 Rd8 19. Rb1 N8h7 20. b5 Qe8 21. a5 Be6 22.
bxa6 bxa6 23. Qa4 Bd7 24. Qa2 Bc6 25. Ba3 Bh6 26. Rb6 Bxe3 27. fxe3 Ng5 28. Rf1
Qe6 29. Kh2 Kg7 30. Qc2 Rdc8 31. Qd2 Ngh7 32. Qe1 Nd7 33. Rb1 Rab8 34. Qf2 Rxb1
35. Rxb1 Rb8 36. Rxb8 Nxb8 37. Qf4 Nd7 38. Qc7 g5 39. Qc8 Nhf6 40. Qxa6 h4 41.
g4 Nb8 42. Qb6 Qc8 43. Bd6 Nfd7 44. Qb4 Na6 45. Qa3 Qb7 46. Be7 f6 47. Qd6 Qc7
48. Qxc7 Nxc7 49. Bd6 Na6 50. Kg1 Kf7 51. Ba3 Ke6 52. Na2 Bb5 53. Kf2 Ndb8 54.
Nb4 Nxb4 55. Bxb4 Nc6 56. Bc3 Kd7 57. Ke1 Kc7 58. Kf2 Kb7 59. Bb2 Nxa5 60. Ba3
Nc6 61. Bf8 Nb8 62. Be7 Nd7 63. Bd6 Kc6 64. Bb4 Bc4 65. Be7 Kc7 66. Bf1 Kc8 67.
Bg2 Kb7 68. Bf1 Kb6 69. Ke1 Kb5 70. Kd2 Kc6 71. Bg2 Ba6 72. Bf1 Bb7 73. Ke1 Kc7
74. Kf2 Bc6 75. Bg2 Ba4 76. Bf1 Bb3 77. Ke1 Kc6 78. Bg2 Kb5 79. Kd2 Bc4 80. Bf1
Ka5 81. Bg2 Ka4 82. Bf1 Kb3 83. Bg2 Kb2 84. Bf1 Bb3 85. Bg2 Ba4 86. Bf1 Bb3 87.
Bg2 Bc2 88. Bf1 Kb1 89. Bg2 Ba4 90. Bf1 Kb2 91. Bg2 Kb3 92. Bf1 Bb5 93. Bg2 Ba6
94. Bf1 Bc4 95. Bg2 Ka4 96. Bf1 Kb5 97. Bg2 Kb6 98. Bf1 Kc7 99. Bg2 Bb5 100.
Bf1 Kc8 101. Bg2 Kb7 102. Bf1 Bc4 103. Bg2 Ka6 104. Bf1 Kb5 105. Bg2 Ka4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Abu Dhabi Super Blitz op 1st"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Corrales Jimenez, Fidel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2020.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 Bb7 10. g5 Nh5 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Nce2 Ne5 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 g6
15. Kb1 Bg7 16. Rh2 d5 17. f4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. e5 c3 20. bxc3 Bd5 21. g4
Qa5 22. Nb3 Qxc3 23. Qf2 a5 24. Rd3 Qc4 25. Rd4 Qc7 26. Rxd5 exd5 27. Nd4 Qc4
28. Bc1 a4 29. Qe3 Qb4+ 30. Bb2 a3 31. Qxa3 Qxa3 32. Bxa3 Rc4 33. Rd2 b4 34.
Bb2 O-O 35. Re2 Re8 36. Kc1 h6 37. gxh6 Bxh6 38. g5 Bf8 39. Kd2 Bc5 40. Kd3
Bxd4 41. Bxd4 Ra8 42. e6 Ra3+ 43. c3 fxe6 44. Rxe6 bxc3 45. Rxg6+ Kf7 46. Rg7+
Kf8 47. Be5 c2+ 48. Ke2 c1=Q 0-1

[Event "Abu Dhabi Super Blitz op 1st"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sanal, Vahap"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Bf4 a6 8. O-O
Rb8 9. Rc1 Bd7 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd2 c5 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. c5 e5 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nde4 Bg7 17. Nxd6 Be6 18. e3 Qd7 19. a3 Rfd8 20. Qa4 Kh7 21. b4
f5 22. Rfd1 Qc7 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 e4 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Qxa6 h5 27. Qf1 Ra8
28. Nc4 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Qf7 30. h4 Qf6 31. Rd7 Qc3 32. Qe2 Kh6 33. Kg2 Qc1 34.
Rd1 Qc3 35. Rd6 Kh7 36. Rxc6 1-0

[Event "Abu Dhabi Super Blitz op 1st"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Be7 8. g5
Nfd7 9. h4 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Rg1 O-O 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Qd4 Nc5 15.
f3 Rb8 16. h5 a5 17. h6 e5 18. Qd2 g6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Qc7 21. Bh3 b4 22.
axb4 Rxb4 23. Ra2 Rfb8 24. b3 a4 25. bxa4 Nxa4 26. Qd2 Nc5 27. Ke2 Nxe4 28. Ra7
Qxa7 29. Bxa7 Nxd2 30. Bxb8 Nxf3 31. Kxf3 Rxb8 32. Ke4 Kf8 33. Kd5 Ke8 34. Kc6
Rb4 35. Ra1 Rc4+ 36. Kd5 Rc5+ 37. Ke4 Bxg5 38. Ra8+ Ke7 39. Ra7+ Kf6 40. Rd7
d5+ 41. Rxd5 Rxd5 42. Kxd5 Bxh6 43. c4 Be3 44. c5 Bxc5 45. Kxc5 Kg5 46. Kd5 Kf4
0-1

[Event "Abu Dhabi Super Blitz op 1st"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. e4 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. e5
Ne4 9. O-O Nc6 10. d4 Bf5 11. Nh4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Be6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Qd3 Qd7 15.
Bd2 Na5 16. Bf3 Nc4 17. Bc1 Rc7 18. Ng2 Bg4 19. Nf4 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 e6 21. Qg4
Qa4 22. Qe2 Rfc8 23. h4 Na3 24. Bd2 Nb5 25. Reb1 Nxc3 26. Bxc3 Rxc3 27. Rxb7
Qxd4 28. Rd1 Qxe5 29. Qb5 R3c7 30. a4 h6 31. a5 Rxb7 32. Qxb7 Rc7 33. Qb8+ Kh7
34. a6 Qc3 35. Qb5 Qc2 36. Rb1 Bd4 37. Rf1 Bb6 38. Kg2 Qe4+ 39. Kg1 Kg7 40.
Qb2+ e5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ostrovskiy, Aleksandr A"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "3086"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. c4 a6 8.
Nc3 Rc8 9. b3 g6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bg7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rad1 Re8 14. Qd2 Qb6
15. Nde2 Nc5 16. Qe3 Ng4 17. Qg3 Ne5 18. Rd2 Bh6 19. Rd4 Qc7 20. Rfd1 Red8 21.
Kh1 Qb8 22. h3 Bg7 23. R4d2 b5 24. f4 Nc6 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Qf3 b4 27. Nb1 Bxb2
28. Rxb2 Ne7 29. Nd2 d5 30. e5 Qb5 31. Nf1 Ne4 32. Nd4 Qb6 33. Rc2 Rxc2 34.
Nxc2 Rc8 35. Nd4 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tristan, Leonardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "3087"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. d4
Nc6 9. Nc3 c4 10. b3 Be6 11. bxc4 dxc4 12. Rb1 Bb4 13. Qc2 Qa5 14. Bd2 Nd5 15.
Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Ng5 g6 17. Bxd5 Bxd2 18. Nxf7 Rxf7 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Rxb7+ Kf8
21. Qxc4 Ne7 22. Qe6 Bb4 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Rxe7 Bxe7 25. Qxe7 Qxa2 26. Rc1 Qf7
27. Qe4 Re8 28. Qd3 Qe7 29. e3 Rf8 30. Ra1 Qf7 31. Qd2 Rb8 32. Qa2 Qxa2 33.
Rxa2 Ra8 34. Ra6 Kf7 35. Kf1 Ke7 36. Ke2 Kd7 37. Kd3 Kc7 38. Kc4 Kb7 39. Rf6 a5
40. Kb3 a4+ 41. Ka3 Kc7 42. Rf7+ Kd6 43. Rxh7 Kd5 44. Re7 Kc4 45. h4 Rb8 46. g4
Rb1 47. h5 gxh5 48. gxh5 Ra1+ 49. Kb2 Rf1 50. f4 Kb4 51. Rb7+ Kc4 52. h6 Rh1
53. h7 Rh2+ 54. Ka3 Rh1 55. f5 Rh3 56. Re7 Rh1 57. f6 Kc3 58. Rc7+ Kd3 59. f7
Rxh7 60. f8=Q Rxc7 61. Qf4 Rc4 62. d5 Rc3+ 63. Kxa4 Rc1 64. d6 Ra1+ 65. Kb5
Rb1+ 66. Kc6 Ra1 67. Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Costachi, Mihnea"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "3089"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Qd2 e5 8. d5
Nc5 9. f3 a5 10. g4 h6 11. Be3 h5 12. h3 Nh7 13. O-O-O h4 14. Bd3 Bf6 15. Nge2
Bg5 16. Bc2 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Qg5 18. f4 exf4 19. Nxf4 Bd7 20. Kb1 Rae8 21. Rde1
Re7 22. Ng2 Rfe8 23. Rhf1 Qxe3 24. Rxe3 Ng5 25. Rfe1 Kg7 26. b3 Bc8 27. a3 Nd7
28. Kb2 Ne5 29. Rh1 Bd7 30. Nxh4 Rh8 31. Ng2 Bxg4 32. h4 Bf3 33. Rg1 Nh3 34.
Rxf3 Nxg1 35. Rg3 Ngf3 36. Bd1 Nxh4 37. Ne3 Kf8 38. Rh3 Kg8 39. Kc2 f5 40. exf5
Nxf5 41. Nxf5 gxf5 42. Rg3+ Rg7 43. Re3 Rh2+ 44. Kc1 f4 45. Re4 f3 46. Rf4 Nd3+
0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rahul, Srivatshav P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A63"]
[WhiteElo "3091"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 c5 7. d5 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Re1 a6 11. a4 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Qc7 13. h3 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Rxe4
15. Nd2 Re8 16. Ne4 Ne5 17. Bg5 Nd7 18. Qc1 f5 19. Nd2 Ne5 20. Ra3 Bd7 21. b4
c4 22. a5 Rac8 23. Nb1 b5 24. axb6 Qxb6 25. Bd2 Bb5 26. Bc3 Re7 27. Rf1 Rce8
28. Qb2 Qc7 29. Nd2 Nd7 30. Bxg7 Rxg7 31. Nf3 Rge7 32. Nd4 Nf6 33. Rd1 Kf7 34.
e3 Qb6 35. Rda1 Rc8 36. Ne6 Rb7 37. e4 fxe4 38. Ng5+ Ke7 39. Nxe4 Nxe4 40. Re1
Rf8 41. Rxe4+ Kd8 42. Rae3 Rbf7 43. f4 Re8 44. Kh2 Rxe4 45. Rxe4 Kc7 46. h4 Qb8
47. Qd4 Qb7 48. Bf1 Qb6 49. Bxc4 Qxd4 50. Rxd4 Bxc4 51. Rxc4+ Kb6 52. Rc6+ Kb5
53. Rxd6 Kxb4 54. Rxa6 Kc5 55. Ra5+ Kd6 56. Kg2 Rb7 57. h5 gxh5 58. Kh3 Rb1 59.
Ra7 Kxd5 60. Rxh7 Ke4 61. Rxh5 Kf3 62. Kh4 Rg1 63. f5 Rxg3 64. Rg5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2841"]
[BlackElo "3094"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. a4 Bf5 7. a5 Na6 8. Nc3
d5 9. Ne5 e6 10. f3 h5 11. h3 c5 12. g4 hxg4 13. fxg4 cxd4 14. Nb5 Be4 15. Nxd4
Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Ne4 17. Ndf3 Rc8 18. Bf4 Nb4 19. c3 Nc6 20. a6 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Qe7
22. Qd3 bxa6 23. Qxa6 Rc7 24. Nc6 Qd7 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. Rf3 Nd2 27. Rf2 Ne4 28.
Rf3 Nd2 29. Rd3 Nb3 30. Rf1 Nc5 31. Qb5 Nxd3 32. exd3 Rc8 33. Nb4 Rb8 34. Qa4
a5 35. Nc6 Rxb2+ 36. Kf3 Bxc3 37. Rc1 Qh2 38. Ne7+ Kg7 39. Rxc3 Qf2# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sviridov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "3097"]
[BlackElo "2860"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 Nc6 8.
O-O Ng4 9. e3 d6 10. b3 Nxd4 11. exd4 Nh6 12. Bb2 Nf5 13. d5 Bd7 14. Re1 a6 15.
a4 Re8 16. Rb1 Rb8 17. Qd3 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Bxb2 20. Rxb2 Bxb5 21.
axb5 Qa5 22. Reb1 Qxb5 23. Qxb5 Rxb5 24. b4 Reb8 25. Be4 Kg7 26. Kf1 Kf6 27.
Ke2 Rc8 28. Kd3 e6 29. dxe6 fxe6 30. Kd2 d5 31. Bd3 Rb6 32. b5 e5 33. Rc2 Rxc2+
34. Bxc2 Nd6 35. Ba4 e4 36. Kc3 Ke5 37. Kb4 Rb8 38. Rc1 Nc4 39. Bb3 Nd6 40. Rc5
Rb6 41. Rxd5+ Ke6 42. Rc5+ Kf6 43. Bd5 Rb8 44. Ka5 Ke5 45. Bc6+ Ke6 46. b6 Rf8
47. Rc2 Rf5+ 48. Ka6 Re5 49. b7 Nxb7 50. Kxb7 e3 51. fxe3 Rxe3 52. Kc7 h5 53.
Be8 Kf6 54. Rc6+ Ke7 55. Bxg6 h4 56. gxh4 Rh3 57. h5 Rxh2 58. Rc3 Kf6 59. Rf3+
Kg7 60. Kd6 Re2 61. Kd5 Kh6 62. Rf7 Re1 63. Rh7+ Kg5 64. Rh8 Kf6 65. Kd4 Kg5
66. Be4 Re2 67. h6 Kf6 68. h7 Rh2 69. Rg8 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tofighi, Homayoon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "3101"]
[BlackElo "2926"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d3 dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Nc6 9. Bf4 Bd8 10. Nc3 a6 11. a3 Re8 12. h3 e5 13. Be3 Be6 14. Nd2 Rb8 15.
Nd5 Nd4 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Nf4 Bf5 18. Kf1 c5 19. b4 b6 20. Nd3 Be7 21. Nb3 Be6
22. Rdc1 Rec8 23. Ne5 Rc7 24. Rab1 Rbc8 25. bxc5 bxc5 26. Na5 Nd7 27. Nd3 g6
28. Nf4 Bf5 29. Rb3 Nf6 30. g4 Bd6 31. Nd3 Be4 32. Rb6 Be7 33. Rxa6 Rb8 34. Nc6
Bxc6 35. Bxc6 h5 36. g5 Nd7 37. Bxd7 Rxd7 38. h4 Rdb7 39. a4 Rb3 40. a5 Rc3 41.
Rb6 Rxb6 42. axb6 Rb3 43. Ra1 Rxb6 44. Ra7 Re6 45. Rc7 Bd6 46. Rc8+ Kg7 47. f4
Re3 48. Kf2 Rh3 49. Rc6 Bf8 50. Ne5 Kg8 51. Rc8 Kg7 52. Rc7 Rxh4 53. Kg3 Rh1
54. Rxf7+ Kg8 55. Rf6 h4+ 56. Kg2 Re1 57. Rxg6+ Kh7 58. Rf6 Bg7 59. Rf7 Rxe2+
60. Kh3 Kg8 61. Rd7 Bxe5 62. fxe5 Rxe5 63. Kxh4 Re6 64. Kh5 Ra6 65. Rd5 Kf7 66.
Rxc5 Rd6 67. g6+ Kg7 68. Rc7+ Kf6 69. Rf7+ Ke6 70. Rf1 d3 71. g7 Rd8 72. Rf8
Rd4 73. g8=Q+ Kd6 74. Rd8+ Kc5 75. Rxd4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "3236"]
[BlackElo "3096"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. Be3 Bxe3 7. fxe3 O-O 8.
Qe1 Ne7 9. Ba4 Ng6 10. Nc3 c6 11. Nh4 d5 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Qg3 dxe4 14. Bb3
exd3 15. Qxg6 Qe7 16. cxd3 Be6 17. Qg5 Bxb3 18. axb3 Qe6 19. Ra4 Rfd8 20. Rh4
Rxd3 21. Rh3 Qg4 22. Qxe5 Re8 23. Qc7 Rd7 24. Qa5 b6 25. Qa6 Qe6 26. Qe2 b5 27.
b4 Qg4 28. Qc2 Qg6 29. Qf2 Ng4 30. Qf4 Nh6 31. Rg3 Qe6 32. h3 Rde7 33. Ne2 Kh7
34. Nd4 Qe4 35. Qf2 f6 36. Rc1 Rc8 37. Nxb5 Qxb4 38. Nd4 c5 39. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st April"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Demchenko, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "3099"]
[BlackElo "2861"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
Re8 9. h3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Nc5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Rb1 a5 13. b3 h6 14. a3 Nh7 15. b4
axb4 16. axb4 Na4 17. Nxa4 Rxa4 18. Be3 Ng5 19. Qc2 Qa8 20. Nb5 Rc8 21. h4 Nh7
22. Nc3 Ra3 23. Nd5 Kh8 24. c5 Ra2 25. Qc1 dxc5 26. bxc5 h5 27. Rd1 Bc6 28. Nb4
Ra4 29. Nxc6 bxc6 30. Rd7 Kg8 31. Bf4 Bd4 32. Bxc7 Nf8 33. Rxd4 Rxd4 34. Be5
Rd7 35. Bh3 Ne6 36. Qh6 Qa2 37. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Apr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gvanceladze, Anna"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "3121"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2020.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. g4
Nbd7 9. Qd2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. g5 Nfd7 12. h4 Rc8 13. Rg1 Ne5 14. Qe1 Qc7
15. f4 Nec4 16. Bxc4 Nxc4 17. Kb1 b4 18. Na4 Bxe4 19. Bc1 d5 20. f5 e5 21. b3
exd4 22. bxc4 Qxc4 23. Rd2 b3 24. Nb2 bxc2+ 25. Ka1 Qc6 26. Rxd4 Bc5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Apr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Golubka, Petr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. c4 e6 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Be7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Ra7 12. e4 d6 13. a4 Nd7 14. Rfe1 Qa8 15.
h4 Nf6 16. Nd2 Nd7 17. Bh3 Re8 18. Be3 Nf6 19. f3 Bc6 20. Bf2 e5 21. Nf1 Bd7
22. Bg2 c5 23. Red1 cxd4 24. cxd4 Rc7 25. Qb3 Rec8 26. Ne3 exd4 27. Rxd4 Be6
28. f4 Qa6 29. Rad1 h5 30. f5 Bd7 31. Bf3 Rc5 32. Ng2 Re5 33. Nf4 Bc6 34. Re1
Qb7 35. Qd3 Bxa4 36. Nxh5 Nxh5 37. Bxh5 Bc6 38. Bf3 b5 39. cxb5 Bxb5 40. Qd2 a4
41. g4 Bc6 42. g5 a3 43. Bg3 Rb5 44. Rd3 Rb2 45. Qe3 a2 46. Rdd1 Ba4 47. Ra1 d5
0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Apr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Boyer, Mahel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2468"]
[BlackElo "3106"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
Rb8 9. h3 b5 10. g4 b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. Kh1 a4 13. Rb1 Ne8 14. Be3 Nc7 15. Qe1 e6
16. d4 cxd4 17. Nfxd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Bb7 19. Qd2 Na6 20. Rfe1 Nc5 21. Bg1 Qe7
22. Rbd1 Rfd8 23. Qe2 e5 24. Nb5 Ba6 25. c4 bxc3 26. Nxc3 Bxe2 27. Rxe2 exf4
28. Nd5 Qe8 29. Rdd2 Ne6 30. Bf3 Rdc8 31. Kg2 Be5 32. Nc3 a3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Apr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Amgalantengis, Enkh Amgalan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "3107"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2020.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 h6 6. O-O Nd7 7. a4 Ne7 8. a5 a6
9. b4 g5 10. c3 Ng6 11. Bd3 g4 12. Ne1 h5 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Nd3 h4 15. Re1 Bg7
16. Nd2 Qe7 17. Nb3 O-O-O 18. f3 h3 19. g3 gxf3 20. Qxf3 Rdg8 21. Qxf5 Nh4 22.
gxh4 Bxe5+ 23. Kf1 f6 24. Nbc5 Rxh4 25. Nxd7 Qg7 26. N7xe5+ Kb8 27. Nd7+ Ka7
28. Ke2 Qg2+ 29. Nf2 Re4+ 30. Be3 Rge8 31. Kd2 Qxh2 32. Re2 R4e6 33. Nc5 R6e7
34. Qxh3 Qd6 35. Qf3 f5 36. Nfd3 Qg6 37. Rae1 Qg8 38. Bf4 Ka8 39. Rxe7 Rxe7 40.
Rxe7 Qg1 41. Re8+ Ka7 42. Bb8+ Ka8 43. Bc7+ Ka7 44. Bb6# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Apr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pavlov, Sergey1"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "3108"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 Nc5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Bf4 h6 13. b3 a5 14. Qc2 Nfxe4 15.
Nxe4 Bxd4 16. Rad1 Nxe4 17. Rxd4 Ng5 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Bxb7 Rb8
21. Bg2 Qe5 22. Rd5 Qe1+ 23. Kh2 Re8 24. Qd2 a4 25. bxa4 Qxd2 26. Rxd2 Bxa4 27.
Rd5 Re2 28. Kg1 Rxa2 29. Rxg5 Ra1+ 30. Kh2 Rc1 31. Bd5 Kg7 32. Rg4 c6 33. Bf3
c5 34. Bd5 Bd7 35. Re4 Kf8 36. Rf4 f5 37. g4 Kg7 38. gxf5 Bxf5 39. Be4 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Apr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. d4 e6 4. c4 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. d5
exd5 9. Ng5 Na6 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. cxd5 d6 12. a3 Nc7 13. h4 h6 14. Bd2 Nb5 15.
e3 Re8 16. a4 Nc7 17. Bc3 g6 18. Ne6 Qd7 19. Nf4 Qg4 20. Rd1 Nh5 21. Nxh5 Qxh5
22. Qe2 Qxe2+ 23. Kxe2 Bf8 24. f4 h5 25. g4 Bg7 26. gxh5 gxh5 27. Bf3 Bxc3 28.
bxc3 Kf8 29. Rb1 Re7 30. Kd2 Rae8 31. Rhe1 Re4 32. Bxe4 Rxe4 33. Kd3 f5 34. c4
Na6 35. a5 Nb4+ 36. Rxb4 cxb4 37. axb6 axb6 38. Rb1 Re7 39. Rxb4 Rb7 40. Rb1
Kf7 41. Kc3 Kf6 42. Kb4 Re7 43. Rb3 Rg7 44. Kb5 Rg4 45. Kc6 Rxh4 46. Kxd6 Rh1
47. Kc7 h4 48. Rxb6+ Kg7 49. d6 h3 50. d7 Rd1 51. d8=Q 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Apr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rasulov, Vugar Ural Oglu"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. h3 b5
9. a3 Bb7 10. Bg2 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. O-O g5 13. Rad1 Ne5 14. f4 gxf4 15. Bxf4
Nfd7 16. Kh1 h5 17. g5 Ng6 18. Qf2 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Qe7 20. Qf2 Ne5 21. Qg3 h4 22.
Qf4 Bg7 23. Nd5 exd5 24. Nf5 Qf8 25. exd5 Rxc2 26. Rfe1 Kd8 27. Qd4 Kc7 28. Rc1
Rxc1 29. Rxc1+ Kb8 30. Qb6 Nc4 31. Qf2 Nxb2 32. Nd4 Bxd4 33. Qxd4 Na4 34. Qf6
Rg8 35. Be4 Qd8 36. Qxf7 Rxg5 37. Qf4 Re5 38. Bg2 Qe7 39. Rf1 Re1 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Apr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Livaic, Leon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. c4 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 Ne4 8. Qc2
f5 9. Ng5 Nd6 10. Nc3 a5 11. e4 Na6 12. Bf4 h6 13. Nf3 Nc5 14. Bxd6 exd6 15.
exf5 gxf5 16. Nh4 Qf6 17. Bh3 Ba6 18. Bxf5 Bxc4 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Bf5 Bxf1 21.
Rxf1 Rfe8 22. Nb5 Qxb2 23. Qxb2 Bxb2 24. Nxc7 Rac8 25. Nxe8 Rxe8 26. Rb1 Bd4
27. Nf3 Be5 28. Rxb6 a4 29. Kg2 a3 30. h4 Bb2 31. Rxd6 Na4 32. Rxh6+ Kg7 33.
Rg6+ Kf8 34. Bxd7 Ra8 35. Bxa4 Rxa4 36. h5 Rc4 37. h6 Rc1 38. h7 Ra1 39. Rg8+
Ke7 40. h8=Q Bxh8 41. Rxh8 Rxa2 42. Ra8 Kd6 43. Ra5 Ra1 44. Nd2 Kc7 45. Nb3 Ra2
46. g4 Kb6 47. g5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Apr"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2020.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. h3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. Be3 g6 8.
Qd2 Bg7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Rc8 11. g5 Nh5 12. Be2 Nf4 13. Bf1 Ne6 14. Nb3 Ne5
15. Nd5 b5 16. Qa5 Qe8 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. f3 Bc6 19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20. Qxb5 a6 21. Qb6
Na4 22. Qxa6 Bxb2+ 23. Kd2 Nc3 24. Bb5 Nxb5 25. Qxb5 Bg7 26. Rb1 Qd8 27. Bb6
Qd7 28. a4 Qe6 29. a5 Ne5 30. Qe2 Qd7 31. Ke1 Rfe8 32. Kf2 Nc4 33. Kg2 Qc6 34.
Rb2 Nxb2 35. Rb1 Qxc2 36. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 37. Kg3 Nc4 38. Bg1 Ra2 39. Rb7 Kf8 40.
Nc7 Rc8 41. a6 Ra3 42. a7 Be5+ 43. Kg4 Kg7 44. Rb8 Rxc7 45. a8=Q Rxa8 46. Rxa8
h5+ 47. gxh6+ Kxh6 48. f4 Bf6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Baules, Jorge"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "3115"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qc7 8.
Qd3 Nc6 9. O-O Ne5 10. Qe3 Nxc4 11. Qxe7 Re8 12. Qb4 a5 13. Ncb5 axb4 14. Nxc7
Ra5 15. Nxe8 Nxe8 16. Rd1 d5 17. b3 Ne5 18. Bb2 Nf6 19. a3 bxa3 20. Rxa3 Rxa3
21. Bxa3 Be6 22. Bb2 Nc6 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. e3 h5 25. b4 Nd7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27.
b5 cxb5 28. Bxd5 Nc5 29. Bxe6 Nxe6 30. Rd5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Valdes, Luis Enrique"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2402"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 e5 7. d3 Nh5 8. Rb1
f5 9. Bd2 h6 10. b4 g5 11. b5 f4 12. Ne4 Nd7 13. a4 Ndf6 14. a5 Bf5 15. Nxf6+
Nxf6 16. Bc3 b6 17. Ra1 Rc8 18. axb6 axb6 19. Ra7 Qe8 20. Qb3 Kh8 21. Rfa1 Qh5
22. c5 bxc5 23. b6 cxb6 24. Qxb6 Rcd8 25. Rb7 Nd5 26. Qa7 Nxc3 27. Rxg7 Nxe2+
28. Kf1 Ra8 29. Kxe2 Rxa7 30. Raxa7 g4 31. Nh4 f3+ 32. Nxf3 gxf3+ 33. Bxf3
Bxd3+ 34. Kxd3 Qxf3+ 35. Kc4 Qe4+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Onischuk, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6 7. d5 Nb4 8. Bf1
a5 9. h3 c6 10. c4 Nd7 11. Nc3 Nc5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 cxd5 14. cxd5 Bd7 15. Nd4
a4 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Ncb5 Qa5 18. Nc3 Rfc8 19. Rac1 a3 20. b3 Nba6 21. f3 Rab8
22. Ncb5 Qb4 23. Qf2 Bxb5 24. Nxb5 Nxb3 25. axb3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Qxb3 27. Bd4 Nc5
28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Rc3 Qb1 30. Rxa3 Rc8 31. Qd4+ f6 32. Ra1 Qb3 33. Qd1 Qe3+ 34.
Kh1 h5 35. Qe1 Qf4 36. Rc1 h4 37. Rc4 Qe5 38. Nd4 Ra8 39. Ne6+ Nxe6 40. dxe6
Ra1 41. Rc1 Rxc1 42. Qxc1 Qxe6 43. Qb1 Qe5 44. Qxb7 Qa1 45. Qb5 g5 46. Qe2 Qd4
47. Qd3 Qc5 48. Qd1 Qc3 49. Be2 Qe3 50. Qf1 Qf4 51. Kg1 Qe3+ 52. Qf2 Qf4 53.
Bf1 Qe5 54. Qe3 Qb2 55. Qd3 Qe5 56. Qd5 Qf4 57. Qd4 Kf7 58. Kf2 Kg7 59. Ke2 Qc1
60. Qd2 Qc4+ 61. Kf2 Qc5+ 62. Qe3 Qe5 63. Be2 Qg3+ 64. Kf1 Qe5 65. Qd2 Qg3 66.
Qd5 Qf4 67. Qd4 Qc1+ 68. Kf2 Qf4 69. Qe3 Qe5 70. Qd2 Qg3+ 71. Kf1 Qe5 72. Bc4
Qa1+ 73. Ke2 Qg1 74. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. c3 Be7 8.
Rd1 O-O 9. d4 Rc8 10. e5 Ne8 11. Bf4 Qc7 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Nxd6 14. Na3
Rfd8 15. Nb5 Nxb5 16. Qxb5 a6 17. Qe2 Nf6 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rd1
Rd5 21. c4 Qxc4 22. Rxd5 Qxd5 23. a3 h6 24. h3 Ne4 25. Qc2 f5 26. h4 Qc5 27.
Qe2 g5 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. g4 Kg7 30. Kg2 Kf6 31. gxf5 exf5 32. Qe1 g4 33. Nd2
Qd5 34. Nf1 Ng5+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O e6 5. c4 Nf6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Nc3 Be7 9. Ng5 h6 10. Nh3 O-O 11. f3 Bf5 12. e4 dxe4 13. fxe4 Bg4 14. Qd2 Nb6
15. Nf4 Nh5 16. Qf2 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Qd7 18. b3 Bh3 19. a4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rad8 21.
Rad1 Bb4 22. Na2 Bd6 23. a5 Nc8 24. Be3 Qe6 25. e5 Bc7 26. b4 Ne7 27. Nc3 Nd5
28. Ne4 b6 29. Bd2 f5 30. Nc3 Nxc3 31. Bxc3 Rd5 32. Qf3 bxa5 33. bxa5 Bxa5 34.
Bxa5 Rxa5 35. Rc1 Rd5 36. Rc4 Rfd8 37. Qxf5 Qxf5 38. Rxf5 Rxd4 39. Rxc6 Rd2+
40. Rf2 Rxf2+ 41. Kxf2 Rd2+ 42. Kf3 Kf7 43. h4 a5 44. Ra6 Ra2 45. h5 a4 46. Ke4
a3 47. Ra7+ Kg8 48. Kf5 Kh7 49. Ke6 Ra1 50. Ke7 Ra2 51. e6 Ra1 52. g4 Ra2 53.
Rd7 Ra1 54. Rd3 a2 55. Rd2 g6 56. Kd7 Rb1 57. Rxa2 Rb7+ 58. Kc6 Rg7 59. Kd6
gxh5 60. gxh5 Rg1 61. e7 Rd1+ 62. Ke6 Re1+ 63. Kf7 Rf1+ 64. Ke8 Kg7 65. Rd2 Kf6
66. Kd7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Le, Tuan Minh"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. c3 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4
Qb6 9. Rb1 cxd4 10. exd4 Qe6+ 11. Be2 Qb6 12. Bd3 Qe6+ 13. Be2 Qb6 14. Bd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Indjic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. d4 e6 5. O-O c6 6. c4 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 f5 8. Qb3
Qb6 9. Bf4 Ngf6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. c5 Qa6 12. Qc2 b6 13. b4 bxc5 14. bxc5 h6 15.
h4 Kf7 16. h5 g5 17. hxg6+ Kxg6 18. g4 Rag8 19. Kh1 Ne4 20. gxf5+ exf5 21. e3
Bg5 22. Bh2 Ndf6 23. Ne2 Kf7 24. Be5 f4 25. Bxf4 Qc8 26. Bh2 Bh4 27. Nf4 Qf5
28. Qe2 h5 29. Bg2 Ng4 30. Bg1 Rg7 31. Qf3 Rhg8 32. Qh3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ter Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Nf3 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. fxg5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 b5 14. a3 Rb8 15.
Qe1 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Na2 a5 18. Kb1 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21.
Nxb4 Be7 22. c3 Qb6 23. Qd2 Bb7 24. Bd3 Rh4 25. Rhf1 Rxh2 26. Rh1 Rxh1 27. Rxh1
Bxb4 28. cxb4 Rd8 29. Bb5+ Ke7 30. Qg5+ f6 31. Qg7+ Kd6 32. Rd1+ Bd5 33. exd5
Qxb5 34. dxe6+ Kxe6 35. Rxd8 Qf1+ 36. Ka2 Qc4+ 37. Ka3 Qd3+ 38. Rxd3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 Bg4 5. Ne5 Be6 6. cxd5 Bxd5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8.
Nc3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e5 10. O-O Bc5 11. e3 O-O 12. d4 exd4 13. exd4 Bd6 14. d5 c5
15. Nb5 Ne5 16. Bg2 Ng6 17. Be3 b6 18. Rc1 Ne8 19. b4 cxb4 20. Qb3 a5 21. Rfe1
h6 22. h4 Ne7 23. Bd4 Rc8 24. a3 bxa3 25. Nxd6 Nxd6 26. Bxb6 Qd7 27. Qxa3 Nc4
28. Rxc4 Rxc4 29. Rxe7 Qb5 30. Qxa5 Qb1+ 31. Kh2 Qd1 32. Re1 Qc2 33. Be3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 5th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. d4 e4 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. b3 a5 8. Bg2
Nf6 9. Ba3 Na6 10. Nh3 b5 11. cxb5 cxb5 12. Bc1 h6 13. O-O O-O 14. Bf4 Bf5 15.
f3 Rc8 16. Qd2 Re8 17. Rfc1 Qb6 18. Nf2 Nb4 19. Bh3 Bxh3 20. Nxh3 Qe6 21. Kg2
e3 22. Qd1 Nc6 23. Qd3 b4 24. g4 Ne7 25. Bg3 g5 26. Rc5 Rxc5 27. dxc5 Nc6 28.
Rd1 d4 29. Bd6 Nd5 30. Kg3 Nc3 31. Rf1 Nxa2 32. f4 Nc3 33. fxg5 Ne4+ 34. Kg2
hxg5 35. Rf5 f6 36. Qb5 Rc8 37. Qb7 Nd8 38. Qa6 Nf7 39. Qb7 Nfxd6 40. cxd6 Nxd6
41. Qa6 Re8 42. Rxa5 Qxg4+ 43. Kh1 Qxh3 0-1

[Event "Play for Russia Prelim"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7 6. e4 Nbc6 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
Re1 O-O 9. Nc3 Nde7 10. Rb1 a5 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 Nf5 13. Nb5 a4 14. d4 e4 15.
Ne5 axb3 16. axb3 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bd7 18. Nc3 Bxe5 19. Nxe4 Bxb2 20. Rxb2 Bc6 21.
Qxd8 Rexd8 22. Nf6+ Kg7 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Ne4 Re8 25. Kf1 Nd4 26. c3 Nf3 27.
Ree2 g5 28. h3 h5 29. Re3 g4 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Ke2 Ra1 32. Rxf3 gxf3+ 33. Kxf3
Re1 34. Nc5 R8e5 35. Nd3 Rf5+ 36. Kg4 Rd1 37. Kxf5 Rxd3 38. c4 c5 39. Ke4 Rd4+
40. Ke3 Kf6 41. Rd2 Rg4 42. Rd5 1-0

[Event "Play for Russia Prelim"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 Nc5 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Kh2 h6 13. b3 a5 14. Ba3 h5 15. Rc1
h4 16. g4 Bh6 17. Rc2 c6 18. Bc1 Bg7 19. Kh1 Qb6 20. Be3 Qb4 21. Bd2 Qb6 22.
Be3 Qb4 23. Bd2 Qb6 24. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Play for Russia Prelim"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. c3 Bxf4 7. exf4 b6 8. h4
c5 9. h5 h6 10. Ne5 Qd6 11. a3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Qe2 Nb8 15.
Rc1 Nbd7 16. Rc6 Qe7 17. O-O Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Qe8 19. Ndf3 Rxc6 20. Rxc6 Nxe5 21.
Nxe5 Rc8 22. Qc2 Rxc6 23. Qxc6 Qxc6 24. Nxc6 Nxh5 25. g3 a6 26. b4 Nf6 27. a4
Kf8 28. a5 bxa5 29. bxa5 Ne4 30. g4 Nd6 31. Kg2 Ke8 32. Kf3 Nc4 33. Ke2 Kd7 34.
Nb8+ Kd6 35. Nxa6 Nxa5 36. Nc5 Nc6 37. Ke3 g6 38. Nb7+ Ke7 39. Nc5 Na5 40. Nd3
Nc4+ 41. Kf3 f6 42. Nc5 Nd6 43. Ke3 h5 44. f3 h4 45. Kf2 Nb5 46. Nb3 Kd6 47.
Kg2 g5 48. Kh3 Nc3 49. fxg5 fxg5 50. f4 gxf4 51. Kxh4 e5 52. dxe5+ Kxe5 53. g5
d4 54. g6 Nd5 55. g7 Nf6 56. Kg5 f3 57. Nxd4 Kxd4 58. Kxf6 f2 59. g8=Q f1=Q+
60. Ke7 Qe2+ 61. Qe6 Qxe6+ 62. Kxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Play for Russia Prelim"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 e5 4. Bg2 d6 5. d3 f5 6. e3 Nf6 7. Nge2 a5 8. b3 O-O
9. Bb2 c6 10. Qd2 Na6 11. f4 Bd7 12. O-O Re8 13. e4 Nc5 14. Rae1 Qb6 15. Kh1 a4
16. fxe5 dxe5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. d4 Nce4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Qd1 a3 21. Ba1 exd4
22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. Nxd4 Nc3 25. Nxf5 gxf5 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Bf3
Rd8 28. Rf2 Kg7 29. Kg2 Kg6 30. Rc2 Rd3 31. b4 Kf6 32. b5 cxb5 33. cxb5 b6 34.
Bc6 Ke5 35. Kh3 f4 36. Kg4 h5+ 37. Kh4 fxg3 38. hxg3 Kd4 39. Rf2 Re3 40. Bd7
Re5 41. Rf6 Nxa2 42. Rxb6 Nb4 43. Rd6+ Rd5 44. Rxd5+ Nxd5 45. b6 Nxb6 46. Be6
Nd5 0-1

[Event "Play for Russia Prelim"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O b6 7. c4 Bb7 8. Qc2
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Nh5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bxg5 hxg5 13. Nxg5 Nhf6 14. f4 e5 15.
fxe5 dxe5 16. dxe5 Qe7 17. exf6 Qxe3+ 18. Kh1 Qxg5 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. fxg7 Bxg2+
21. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Kxg7 23. Nd5 Rae8 24. Rae1 Re5 25. b3 c6 26. Ne7 Re8
27. Nf5+ Kg6 28. Nh4+ Kg7 29. Nf5+ Kg6 30. Nh4+ Kg7 31. Nf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Play for Russia Prelim"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 Nc6 3. g3 e5 4. a3 Nf6 5. Bg2 a5 6. O-O g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd2 d4 11. Na4 O-O 12. c3 dxc3 13. bxc3 Be7 14. Qb3 Ra7 15.
Nc4 Be6 16. Qb5 Bd7 17. Nc5 Nd4 18. Qxd7 Nxe2+ 19. Kh1 Bxc5 20. Qb5 b6 21. Qb2
Nxc3 22. Nxe5 Bd4 23. Nc6 Qf6 24. Rac1 Rd8 25. Nxa7 Nb5 26. Qxb5 1-0

[Event "Play for Russia Prelim"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. a4 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. f3 Nbd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Qe1 Qc7 12. Qg3 O-O 13. Rad1 Rae8 14. Kh1 Rc8
15. Bg5 Rfe8 16. f4 Nc5 17. Bd3 Nfxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxe7 Qxe7
21. c3 f5 22. Nf3 h6 23. Qf2 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Nd2 d5 26. Qd4 b4 27. cxb4
Rb8 28. b3 Rxb4 29. Qf2 Qf6 30. Rc1 Qd4 31. Rc7 Qxf2 32. Rxf2 Kf8 33. Rf1 Re7
34. Rc8+ Kf7 35. Ra1 Rbb7 36. Rac1 Ra7 37. Kg1 Ra2 38. Rd1 Rea7 39. Kf2 Bc2 40.
Rc1 Bxb3 41. R1c7+ Rxc7 42. Rxc7+ Kf6 43. Ke3 d4+ 44. Kd3 Bd5 45. g3 g5 46. Rh7
Kg6 47. Rh8 g4 48. Rg8+ Kf7 49. Rh8 Kg7 50. Rb8 h5 51. Rb1 h4 52. gxh4 Kf6 53.
h5 Ra3+ 54. Kxd4 Rh3 55. Nf1 Rf3 56. Ne3 Rxf4+ 57. Kc5 Rf2 58. Rb6 Be4 59. h6
Rxh2 60. Kd4 Rd2+ 61. Kc4 Rh2 62. Kd4 Bf3 63. Rb8 Rxh6 64. Rf8+ Ke7 65. Rc8 Kf6
66. Rf8+ Kg5 67. Ke5 g3 68. Rg8+ Rg6 69. Rc8 g2 70. Rc1 f4 71. Nc2 Kg4 72. Nd4
Bd5 73. Nc2 Kg3 74. Nd4 f3 0-1

[Event "Play for Russia Prelim"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 h6 7. a3 Qc7 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. Be3 b6 10. Qd2 e5 11. b4 Nd7 12. bxc5 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. O-O f4 15.
Bxf4 exf4 16. Rfe1+ Kf7 17. d4 Rd8 18. Qd3 Nxc5 19. Qe2 Ba6 20. Qd2 Ne6 21. Re4
Re8 22. Rae1 Ng5 23. Ne5+ Kg8 24. Rxf4 Rf8 25. h4 Rxf4 26. Qxf4 Nf7 27. Qg3
Nxe5 28. dxe5 Rf8 29. f4 Bc8 30. Ne4 Bf5 31. Nd6 Qd7 32. c4 Qe6 33. Qf3 c5 34.
Qd5 Kh8 35. g3 Bg4 36. Qxe6 Bxe6 37. Kf2 h5 38. Kf3 Kh7 39. Ke4 Kg6 40. Rf1 Bh3
41. f5+ Kh7 42. Rf2 Bh6 43. e6 Rg8 44. e7 Rxg3 45. Re2 Bg2+ 46. Ke5 Bg7+ 47. f6
Bxf6+ 48. Kxf6 Rg6+ 49. Ke5 Bc6 50. e8=Q Bxe8 51. Nxe8 Kh6 52. Kd5 Rg4 53. Re6+
1-0

[Event "Play for Russia Prelim"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Qe7 8. Ne5
Nd7 9. Bb5 Bxe5 10. dxe5 O-O 11. Nf3 Nb6 12. Bd3 h6 13. O-O Bd7 14. Bc2 f5 15.
exf6 Rxf6 16. e4 Be8 17. exd5 exd5 18. Re1 Qf8 19. a4 Bf7 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5
Rc6 22. b3 Nd7 23. Qd3 Rg6 24. h4 c4 25. bxc4 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 dxc4 27. Qe4 Qd6
28. h5 Rf6 29. Rd1 Qb6 30. Rd4 Kf8 31. a5 Qb2 32. Rf5 Re8 33. Re5 Qa3 34. Rxe8+
Bxe8 35. Qe3 Qa1+ 36. Rd1 Qxa5 37. Re1 Qd8 38. g4 Bf7 39. Qxa7 Re6 40. Rd1 Qg5
41. Bf5 Re8 42. Qxb7 Bxh5 43. Qb4+ Kg8 44. Qxc4+ Bf7 45. Qd4 h5 46. Qd2 Qh4 47.
Qf4 hxg4 48. Qxg4 Qf6 49. Bd7 Re5 50. Qd4 Rg5+ 51. Kf1 Qh6 52. Qe4 Bg6 53. Be6+
Kh7 54. Qa8 Qh4 55. Rd4 Qh2 56. Qg8+ Kh6 57. Qh8+ Bh7 58. Qe8 Rg1+ 59. Ke2 Qe5+
60. Kf3 Qf6+ 61. Ke2 Qe5+ 62. Kf3 Qf6+ 63. Ke2 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Play for Russia Prelim"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 d5 5. O-O c4 6. Be2 b5 7. b3 Bb7 8. a4 a6
9. c3 Nc6 10. Ba3 Be7 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Na3 Bc6 13. Ne5 Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Nc2 O-O 16. Nb4 Bb7 17. Qc2 Ne4 18. bxc4 bxc4 19. Ra7 Nd6 20. Rfa1 f6 21. Nf3
Qb6 22. Nd2 Ra8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Rxa8+ Bxa8 25. e4 Qa5 26. Qb2 Kf7 27. exd5
exd5 28. Bf3 Bb7 29. g3 Bc8 30. Nf1 Be6 31. Ne3 g6 32. h4 Ndf5 33. Ng2 Ng7 34.
Nf4 h6 35. Qb1 Qd8 36. h5 g5 37. Nxe6 Kxe6 38. Qh7 Ngf5 39. Bg4 Qf8 40. Nxd5
Kxd5 41. Bxf5 Kd6 42. Be4 f5 43. Bg2 Qf6 44. Kh2 g4 45. f3 Ke6 46. f4 Kd6 47.
Kh1 Ke6 48. Kh2 Kd6 49. Bf1 Kd5 50. Bg2+ Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Play for Russia Prelim"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. e4 dxe4 8.
dxe4 Bg4 9. h3 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Rfd8 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Nd5 Rac8 14. c3
e6 15. Nf4 Nb6 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Rd1 Rxd1+ 18. Bxd1 Nc4 19. Bc1 Bh6 20. Be2
Nd6 21. f3 e5 22. Nd3 Bxc1 23. Nxc1 f5 24. exf5 gxf5 25. Kf2 Kf7 26. Nb3 b6 27.
Nd2 Ne7 28. f4 exf4 29. gxf4 Nd5 30. Kf3 Ke6 31. Bd1 Kf6 32. Bb3 Ne7 33. Nf1
Ne4 34. Bc2 Nc5 35. Ne3 c6 36. Nc4 Nb7 37. Ne5 c5 38. Nd7+ Kg7 39. a3 Nd6 40.
Ne5 Ng6 41. Nc6 a5 42. Bd3 Kf6 43. b4 cxb4 44. cxb4 axb4 45. Nxb4 Ne7 46. Ke3
Ke6 47. Kd4 Nb7 48. Nd5 Nc6+ 49. Kc4 Nd6+ 0-1

[Event "Play for Russia Prelim"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 h6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. d4 c6 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Ne4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 f5 14. Qc2 Qh4
15. Nf1 Nf6 16. Rad1 Rae8 17. h3 Nh7 18. d5 cxd5 19. cxd5 e5 20. Ng3 Ng5 21.
Qe2 f4 22. Qh5 Qxh5 23. Nxh5 Rf7 24. exf4 exf4 25. h4 Nh7 26. g3 f3 27. Rd4 g6
28. Nf4 Bxf4 29. gxf4 Rxf4 30. d6 Nf6 31. d7 Rd8 32. Rd6 Rg4+ 33. Kh2 Nh5 34.
Kh3 Rg2 35. Rxe4 Kf7 36. Bd4 g5 37. Rxh6 Nf4+ 38. Rxf4+ gxf4 39. Rf6+ Ke7 40.
Rxf4 Rxd7 41. Rxf3 Rg8 42. Bxa7 Rd1 43. Kh2 Rg4 44. Bc5+ Ke6 45. Re3+ Kd5 46.
Be7 Rdg1 47. Rg3 R1xg3 48. fxg3 Ke4 49. Kh3 Kf3 50. Bd6 Rd4 51. Bf4 Rd1 52. Kh2
Ra1 53. a4 Ra2+ 54. Kh3 Ra1 55. Kh2 Ra2+ 56. Kh3 Ra1 57. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Play for Russia Prelim"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Qb6 7. Nb3 Bg4 8.
Be2 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. a4 a6 11. a5 Qd8 12. Ne5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 O-O 14. Rfd1 Rc8
15. c3 Ne4 16. Nd3 Bg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Nbc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Qe7 20. b4 Rfe8 21.
Rd3 Na7 22. Re1 Nb5 23. Rh3 Nd6 24. Qh5 h6 25. Rg3 Nf5 26. Rf3 g6 27. Qg4 Kg7
28. Qf4 Qc7 29. Qd2 h5 30. g3 Ra8 31. h3 Rac8 32. Qg5 Nd6 33. Qf6+ Kh7 34. g4
Qe7 35. Qf4 Rg8 36. Kf1 Rg7 37. gxh5 gxh5 38. Re5 Kg8 39. Rxh5 Nf5 40. Qd2 Qf6
41. Qf4 Qg6 42. Qg4 Qf6 43. Rhxf5 exf5 44. Qxf5 Qc6 45. Re3 Re8 46. Rxe8+ Qxe8
47. Qxd5 Rg6 48. Nxb7 Qa4 49. Qf3 Qa1+ 50. Ke2 Qb2+ 51. Kd3 Qb1+ 52. Kc4 Qa2+
53. Kc5 Qe6 54. Qd5 Qc8+ 0-1

[Event "Play for Russia Prelim"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.13"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 f5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Be4 10. b4 Qe8 11. a4 d6 12. d5 e5 13. Ng5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 fxe4 16. Qb1 Qg6 17. f3 Nd7 18. Qxe4 Qxe4 19. fxe4 Nf6 20. a5 b5 21. cxb5
Rab8 22. Be1 Rxb5 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Rc4 Kf7 25. g4 h6 26. Bh4 g5 27. Be1 Kg6 28.
h3 h5 29. Kg3 hxg4 30. hxg4 Rh8 31. Rxc7 Nxe4+ 32. Kg2 Nf6 33. Rxf6+ Kxf6 34.
e4 Rbb8 35. Rxa7 Rhc8 36. Kf3 Rc1 37. Bd2 Rc2 38. Ke3 Rh8 39. Kd3 Ra2 40. Be1
Rh1 41. Bc3 Rh3+ 42. Kc4 Rc2 43. Kb5 Rhxc3 44. Rd7 Rb2 45. a6 Rcb3 46. a7 Rxb4+
47. Ka5 R4b3 48. Ka4 Rb6 49. Ka5 R2b5+ 50. Ka4 Rb1 51. Ka5 R6b2 52. Rxd6+ Ke7
53. Re6+ Kd7 0-1

[Event "Play for Russia Final"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.05.14"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Nc6 6. c3 Nge7 7. e4 O-O 8. b4
dxe4 9. dxe4 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Be6 11. Bb2 Rfd8 12. Nbd2 f6 13. Bf1 Nc8 14. a3 Nb6
15. Rab1 a5 16. Rdc1 Bh6 17. Rc2 Rd7 18. Bc1 Rad8 19. Kg2 Kg7 20. Be2 axb4 21.
axb4 Ra8 22. Nb3 Bxb3 23. Bxh6+ Kxh6 24. Rxb3 Nd8 25. Rbb2 Ne6 26. Ra2 Rdd8 27.
Nd2 c5 28. Bg4 Nc7 29. bxc5 Na4 30. Nb3 Nb5 31. Rd2 Nbxc3 32. f3 Nxa2 33. Rxa2
Nc3 34. Rc2 Nd1 35. Rc1 Ra3 36. Be6 Ra2+ 37. Kg1 Re2 38. Bd5 Re1+ 39. Kg2 Ne3+
40. Kf2 Rxc1 41. Kxe3 Rxd5 42. exd5 Rc3+ 43. Kd2 Rxb3 44. d6 Ra3 0-1

[Event "Play for Russia Final"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.14"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A54"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2020.05.14"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 Nbd7 4. Bg2 e5 5. c4 c6 6. O-O e4 7. Nfd2 d5 8. Nc3
Be7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. f3 exf3 11. Nxf3 O-O 12. Ne5 Nb6 13. a4 a5 14. Qb3 Be6 15.
Bf4 Rc8 16. Rac1 h6 17. Qb5 g5 18. Be3 Nc4 19. Nxc4 Rxc4 20. Qxb7 Rb4 21. Qa7
Rxb2 22. Rb1 Rxb1 23. Rxb1 Bb4 24. Bd2 Re8 25. Rf1 Kg7 26. Qa6 Bg4 27. e3 Re6
28. Qd3 Bh5 29. Nb5 Bg6 30. Qe2 Qe7 31. Re1 Ne4 32. Bxb4 Qxb4 33. Nc7 Rc6 34.
Nxd5 Qxa4 35. Rf1 Rc2 36. Qf3 g4 37. Qf4 Rxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Qa2+ 39. Kg1 Qxd5 40.
Qe5+ Qxe5 41. dxe5 Nc3 42. Kf2 Bd3 43. Ra1 a4 44. Ke1 Bb5 45. Kd2 Ne4+ 46. Kc2
Ng5 47. Rb1 Bd7 48. Rb7 Be6 49. Kb2 Nf3 50. Ka3 Nxh2 51. Rb1 Bb3 52. Rc1 Nf3
53. e6 fxe6 54. Kb4 Kg6 55. Rc3 h5 56. Kc5 Kf6 57. Rc1 Ke5 58. Rh1 h4 59. gxh4
g3 60. h5 g2 61. Rc1 g1=Q 0-1

[Event "Play for Russia Final"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.14"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.05.14"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Bd3
Re8 9. Nge2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rad1 c6 13. a3 Nf8 14. b4 Ne6 15.
Qb2 Rc8 16. a4 Rc7 17. a5 Rd7 18. Ra1 Bd6 19. Bg3 Ng5 20. Rfc1 Nh5 21. Bxd6
Rxd6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Ra7 Qb8 24. Rca1 Nf6 25. h3 Rdd8 26. Qd2 Bc8 27. Nf4 Ne6
28. Nce2 Nxf4 29. Nxf4 Qd6 30. Qc3 Ne4 31. Bxe4 Rxe4 32. Rc1 Bd7 33. b5 Rc8 34.
Qb3 g5 35. Nh5 Re6 36. Ng3 Rf6 37. bxc6 Rxc6 38. Rxc6 Qxc6 39. Qa3 Qd6 40. Nh5
1-0

[Event "Play for Russia Final"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.05.14"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. g4 Na6
9. Be3 Nc5 10. Nd2 c6 11. Be2 a4 12. Qc2 Qa5 13. a3 Bd7 14. Kf1 cxd5 15. cxd5
b5 16. Kg2 Rac8 17. f3 Ne8 18. Rhc1 f5 19. b4 axb3 20. Nxb3 Nxb3 21. Qxb3 Nf6
22. Qb4 Qd8 23. Nxb5 Rb8 24. a4 h5 25. exf5 gxf5 26. g5 Nxd5 27. Bc4 Be6 28.
Bxd5 Bxd5 29. Rd1 f4 30. Rxd5 Qxg5+ 31. Kh2 Qg3+ 32. Kh1 Qxf3+ 33. Kh2 Qg3+ 34.
Kh1 Qxh3+ 35. Kg1 Qxe3+ 0-1

[Event "Play for Russia Final"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2020.05.14"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Qb6 6. Rb1 cxd4 7. exd4 Bd7 8.
Be2 Bb5 9. c3 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Bg5 Rfe8 14. f4
Rac8 15. Kh1 Qa6 16. Qxa6 bxa6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nb3 Be7 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Nc1
a5 21. a4 Bd6 22. Nd3 g6 23. g4 Kg7 24. Kg2 Rc4 25. Ra1 Rh8 26. f5 exf5 27.
gxf5 Re8 28. Rfe1 Rxe1 29. Nxe1 Kf6 30. Nc2 Bf4 31. fxg6 fxg6 32. h4 Rc8 33.
Kf3 Kf5 34. Re1 Rb8 35. Ne3+ Bxe3 36. Rxe3 Kf6 37. Re5 Rd8 38. Ke3 h6 39. b3 g5
40. hxg5+ hxg5 41. c4 Rb8 42. Rxd5 Rxb3+ 43. Ke4 Rb4 44. Rd6+ Ke7 45. c5 g4 46.
Rg6 Rxa4 47. Kd5 Ra1 48. Rxg4 a4 49. Rg7+ Kd8 50. Rxa7 Kc8 51. Kc6 Kb8 52. Ra5
1-0

[Event "Play for Russia Final"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.14"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.05.14"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8.
d3 Nb6 9. a3 a5 10. Bd2 a4 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Rc1 f6 13. b4 axb3 14. Qxb3+ Kh8 15.
Bb4 Re8 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. Qb1 Bd5 18. e3 Nxb4 19. axb4 Bd6 20. Nc5 Qe7 21. Nd2
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Ra7 23. Ndb3 Nd7 24. d4 Bxc5 25. Nxc5 Nxc5 26. dxc5 Raa8 27. Qe4
b6 28. cxb6 cxb6 29. Rc6 Rab8 30. b5 Red8 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. h4 h6 33. h5 Rc8
34. Qc4 Rb8 35. Qf7 Qd3 36. Qg6 Qd5+ 37. e4 Qxb5 38. Rc7 Rg8 39. Rb7 Qe8 0-1

[Event "Chessbrahmin May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B99"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 b5 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. g5 Nd7 13. f5 O-O 14. Rg1 b4 15.
Nce2 e5 16. f6 exd4 17. fxe7 Re8 18. Nxd4 Ne5 19. Qf4 a5 20. Bb5 Rxe7 21. Ba4
Be6 22. Kb1 Qc4 23. Bb3 Qc5 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. exf5 a4 26. Bd5 Rc8 27. Qd2 a3 28.
g6 Kh8 29. gxf7 Nxf7 30. Qg2 Nh6 31. f6 gxf6 32. Bb3 Qe5 33. c3 bxc3 34. bxa3
c2+ 35. Bxc2 Rxc2 36. Kxc2 Ng4 37. Qxg4 Rc7+ 38. Kd2 Qb2+ 39. Ke1 Re7+ 40. Kf1
Qb5+ 41. Kf2 Qb2+ 42. Kf1 Qb5+ 43. Kf2 Qb2+ 44. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessbrahmin May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3
Bf5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Qe7 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 b5 13. a4 a6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6
15. axb5 axb5 16. O-O c6 17. Ne5 Qe6 18. Ra3 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Rfa1 Rxa3
21. Qxa3 Qb7 22. Qa7 Rb8 23. Qxb7 Rxb7 24. Ra8+ Kh7 25. g4 Be6 26. f4 g6 27.
Ra6 Bd7 28. Kf2 Kg7 29. h4 b4 30. cxb4 Rxb4 31. Ra2 Kf6 32. Ra7 Ke7 33. Ra2 Kd6
34. Bf3 Rb1 35. Rc2 Rb3 36. Ra2 Rb1 37. Rc2 Rb3 38. Ra2 Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessbrahmin May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. bxa5 c5 11. a4 Rxa5 12. Bd2 Ra6 13. Ra3 Kh8 14. Qc1 Nfg8 15.
Kh1 h6 16. Ne1 f5 17. exf5 Nxf5 18. Nf3 g5 19. Ne4 g4 20. Ng1 Nd4 21. Bd1 Qe8
22. Rg3 Qg6 23. f3 h5 24. Re1 Nf5 25. fxg4 Nxg3+ 26. Nxg3 hxg4 27. Bc2 Qe8 28.
N1e2 Rxa4 29. Bxa4 Qxa4 30. Bg5 b5 31. cxb5 Qxb5 32. Nc3 Qd7 33. Nge4 Ba6 34.
Qd1 Nh6 35. Ng3 Nf7 36. Nce4 Nh6 37. Qd2 Nf5 38. Ra1 Bb5 39. Rb1 Bc4 40. Nh5
Rf7 41. Nxg7 Kxg7 42. Rd1 Kg6 43. Bh4 Nxh4 44. Qg5+ Kh7 45. Qxh4+ Kg7 46. Qg5+
Kf8 47. Nf6 Qa4 48. Re1 Qb4 49. Qh4 Qd2 50. Rg1 Qf4 51. Qh8+ Ke7 52. Ng8+ Kd7
53. Nh6 Re7 54. Ng8 Rf7 55. Nh6 Re7 56. Ng8 Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessbrahmin May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. a3 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8.
Qd2 Be7 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. Be3 e5 12. Bc4 Bg4 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bd5 Rad8
15. O-O Bxf3 16. gxf3 Bf6 17. b4 a6 18. Rd3 Qc8 19. Kg2 Be7 20. Rfd1 Rd6 21.
Bxf7+ Rxf7 22. Rxd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Rxf3 24. Kxf3 Qf8+ 25. Ke2 Qxd6 26. Qc4+ Kh8
27. Qf7 h6 28. Qxb7 Qe6 29. h3 Kh7 30. Qb6 Qc4+ 31. Kf3 Nd4+ 32. Bxd4 exd4 33.
Qc5 Qd3+ 34. Kf4 Qd2+ 35. Ke5 d3 36. Kd4 Qe2 37. Qc4 Qxf2+ 38. Kxd3 Qf3+ 39.
Kd4 Qxa3 40. e5 Qxh3 41. Qxa6 Qg4+ 42. Kd5 h5 43. Qd3+ Kh6 44. e6 Qg5+ 45. Kd6
Qd8+ 0-1

[Event "Chessbrahmin May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. Qe2 Nd7 8.
Nb3 Bb6 9. Ng5 Bxb3 10. axb3 f6 11. Nf3 Nf8 12. O-O Ne6 13. Be3 Qd7 14. b4 a6
15. Nd2 O-O-O 16. Nc4 Bd4 17. Rfd1 Kb8 18. c3 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 h5 20. Na5 h4 21.
Nb3 g5 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. bxc5 g4 24. d4 Qe6 25. b4 Rhe8 26. dxe5 Qxe5 27. Re1
Re7 28. Qh6 h3 29. gxh3 gxh3 30. Qxh3 Red7 31. Re3 Rd2 32. Qg3 Qe6 33. Kh1 Rc2
34. Rae1 Rdd2 35. Rf3 Rd8 36. Qf4 Rg8 37. Rg3 Rd8 38. h4 Qe7 39. e5 fxe5 40.
Rxe5 Qd7 41. Kg2 Qd1 42. Re7 Rc8 43. Rgg7 Rc1 44. Kh3 Qh1+ 45. Kg4 Rg1+ 46. Kf5
Rxg7 47. Rxg7 Rf8+ 48. Kg5 Rxf4 49. Kxf4 Qxh4+ 50. Kf5 Qxf2+ 0-1

[Event "Chessbrahmin May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Be2 h6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. c4 Bd6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. d3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Rc1 Bh7 12. Rc2 a5 13. a3 Nc5 14. Rc3 Ne6 15.
Rc2 c5 16. Re1 b5 17. Qa1 c4 18. bxc4 dxc4 19. e4 cxd3 20. Bxd3 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2
Qxd3 22. Rc3 Qd6+ 23. e5 Qb8 24. Kg1 Nd5 25. Rc6 Ndf4 26. Rd6 Qb7 27. Bd4 Rac8
28. Be3 Nd3 29. Rd1 b4 30. Nb3 a4 31. Nbd4 Nxd4 32. Rxd4 Nxe5 33. Nxe5 Rxe5 34.
Rxb4 Rb5 35. Rxa4 Be4 36. Ra7 Qc6 37. Rc1 Qe6 38. Rxc8+ Qxc8 39. Qd4 Qg4 40. f3
Rb1+ 41. Kf2 Qh4+ 0-1

[Event "Chessbrahmin May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. Nh4 Bd7 6. e4 e5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Be2 Bg7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bd2 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Nh4 Nf6 15.
Bh5+ Kf8 16. f4 e4 17. O-O Nxh5 18. Qxh5 Be8 19. Qe2 Bf6 20. Be1 Rg8 21. h3 Kg7
22. Nd1 Kh7 23. Ne3 Qd7 24. Kh2 Bf7 25. Qf2 c5 26. Bc3 Bxc3 27. bxc3 Rg7 28.
Rg1 Rag8 29. g4 Bg6 30. g5 Bh5 31. gxh6 Kxh6 32. Rxg7 Rxg7 33. Rg1 Bg6 34. Qg3
Kh7 35. Qg5 Kg8 36. Qf6 Qe8 37. Nhxf5 Nxf5 38. Nxf5 1-0

[Event "Chessbrahmin May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qb3 Nb6 7. a4 d5 8. cxd4
Nc6 9. h3 Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be2 Bf5 12. O-O Rc8 13. g4 Be4 14. Be3 Na5 15.
Qd1 Nbc4 16. Bc1 Qb6 17. Ra2 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 e6 19. Ne2 f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Bg2
Nb3 22. Be3 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Bg5 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Qd3 Qb4 26. Kh2 Rf2 27. Ra3
Nc1 28. Qc3 Qd6+ 29. Nf4 Bxf4+ 30. exf4 Qxf4+ 31. Qg3 Qxd4 32. Re3 Rf6 33. g5
Rf8 34. Rxe6 Nd3 35. Qe3 Qf4+ 36. Qxf4 Nxf4 37. Rd6 Rf5 38. h4 Kf8 39. Rd7 Rf7
40. Rd8+ Ke7 41. Ra8 a6 42. Kg3 Kd6 43. Bf3 Ne6 44. Bg4 Nc5 45. Bf3 Nxa4 46.
Rd8+ Kc7 47. Rxd5 Nxb2 48. Rc5+ Kb6 49. Rc3 Na4 50. Re3 Ka7 51. h5 b5 52. hxg6
hxg6 53. Re6 Rg7 54. Be4 Nc5 55. Re5 Nxe4+ 56. Rxe4 Kb6 57. Kf4 Ka5 58. Re6
Rf7+ 59. Ke5 Rc7 60. Rxg6 b4 61. Kf4 Rb7 62. Rd6 Rb5 63. Rd1 b3 64. Rb1 b2 65.
g6 Rb4+ 66. Kg5 Rb3 67. Kh6 Ka4 68. g7 Rb5 69. Kg6 Rb6+ 70. Kh7 Rb8 71. g8=Q
Rb7+ 72. Qg7 Rb6 73. Qf8 Rb4 74. Qg7 Kb3 75. Qg6 Rh4+ 76. Qh6 Rg4 0-1

[Event "Chessbrahmin May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.16"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c6 8. h3
Bd6 9. e3 g5 10. Bg3 Bxg3 11. fxg3 Qc7 12. Kf2 Nh5 13. Ne5 Ng7 14. Nd3 Nb6 15.
Rc1 Qe7 16. Be2 Bf5 17. Nc5 Ne6 18. b4 Nxc5 19. bxc5 Nd7 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3
f5 22. Rhf1 O-O 23. Kg1 Qe6 24. Rf3 Rf7 25. Rcf1 Raf8 26. Ne2 b6 27. cxb6 Nxb6
28. Nc3 Nc4 29. Na4 Qe4 30. Qe2 Re8 31. Nc3 Qe6 32. Qd3 Nxe3 33. Re1 f4 34. Nd1
Qe4 35. Qc3 Qg6 36. Nxe3 fxe3 37. Rfxe3 Rxe3 38. Qxe3 Kg7 39. Kh2 Qf6 40. Qe8
h5 41. Re6 Qf5 42. Re5 Qf6 43. Re6 Qf5 44. Rxc6 h4 45. Qe5+ Qxe5 46. dxe5 Re7
47. e6 Kf6 48. gxh4 gxh4 49. g3 d4 50. gxh4 d3 51. Kg3 d2 52. Rd6 Rxe6 53. Rxd2
Ra6 54. Kg4 Kg6 55. h5+ Kh6 56. Rf2 Ra4+ 57. Rf4 Rxa2 58. Rf6+ Kh7 59. h6 Rc2
60. Ra6 Rc4+ 61. Kg5 Rc5+ 62. Kg4 Rc4+ 63. Kg5 Rc5+ 64. Kg4 Rc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessbrahmin May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.16"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3
Bf5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 c5 12. dxc5 g5 13. Bg3 Nxc5 14. Qb4 Nfe4
15. O-O Rc8 16. Rfd1 a5 17. Qa3 Re8 18. Rac1 h5 19. c4 Qf6 20. Rxd5 Be6 21.
Rdd1 Bf5 22. Rd5 Be6 23. Rdd1 Bf5 24. Rd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessbrahmin May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.16"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Ba4 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 Ne7 8. Nbd2
Ng6 9. Re1 c6 10. Bc2 Bb6 11. h3 h6 12. d4 Re8 13. Nf1 d5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qh5 Re6 18. Bf4 Qe8 19. Rad1 Bc7 20. Ng3 Bxe5 21.
Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qh4 Bf5 23. Nxf5 Rxf5 24. Qxe4 Qxe4 25. Rxe4 a5 26. Re7 b5 27.
Rd6 Rc8 28. g4 Rd5 29. Rxd5 cxd5 30. Rb7 d4 31. cxd4 b4 32. Rb5 Rc2 33. Rxa5
Rxb2 34. Kg2 b3 35. axb3 Rxb3 36. h4 Kf8 37. f3 Rd3 38. d5 Rd2+ 39. Kg3 g5 40.
Ra8+ Ke7 41. Ra7+ Kf8 42. Rd7 Ke8 43. Rd6 Ke7 44. Rxh6 gxh4+ 45. Rxh4 Rxd5 46.
Rh5 Rd1 47. Ra5 Rd3 48. Kf4 f6 49. Ke4 Rb3 50. f4 Ke6 51. Ra6+ Kf7 52. Rd6 Ra3
53. Rd5 Ke6 54. Rd4 f5+ 55. gxf5+ Kf6 56. Rd6+ Kf7 57. f6 Ra5 58. Kf3 Rb5 59.
Kg4 Ra5 60. Rc6 Rb5 61. Ra6 Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessbrahmin May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.16"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3
Bf5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 g5 12. Bg3 Ne4 13. Qa5 c5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8
15. dxc5 Ndxc5 16. Be5 Rac8 17. O-O Ne6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Rc2 20. Bd1 Rc6
21. f3 Nd2 22. Rf2 Nc4 23. Rc1 Re6 24. Rc3 a6 25. Re2 Bg6 26. g4 b5 27. b3 b4
28. Rc1 Na3 29. Kf2 Nb5 30. Rd2 Rde8 31. Be2 Nxd4 32. exd4 h5 33. h3 hxg4 34.
hxg4 Kg7 35. Rc5 Rd6 36. Ra5 Rh8 37. Kg2 Rc8 38. Rxa6 Rxa6 39. Bxa6 Rc7 40. Kf2
Kf8 41. Ke2 Ke7 42. Bd3 Bxd3+ 43. Rxd3 Rc2+ 44. Rd2 Rc3 45. Rd3 Rc2+ 46. Rd2
Rc3 47. Rd3 Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessbrahmin May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.16"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4
Bf5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Qb3 c5 11. dxc5 a5 12. O-O Nxc5 13. Qd1 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Nce4
15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. c4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 g5 19. Bg3 b5 20. Bxb5 Nc3 21. Qb3
Bxb5 22. Rxc3 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 Ne4 24. Rc2 Rc3 25. Qb2 Qc8 26. f3 Rxc2 27. Nxc2
Qc4+ 28. Kg1 Rc8 29. Ne1 Qc3 30. Qe2 Qd2 31. Qxd2 Nxd2 32. Be5 Rc1 33. Kf2 Nc4
34. Bd4 Rd1 35. a4 Rd2+ 36. Kg3 Re2 37. Nd3 Nxe3 38. Nc1 Nf5+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Ne5 Bd6 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
O-O Qe7 9. Nb5 Bxd3 10. cxd3 Bxe5 11. dxe5 Ne8 12. Qg4 Qb4 13. Nd4 c5 14. Nf3
Qb6 15. h4 Kh8 16. h5 h6 17. Qh4 f6 18. b3 Rc8 19. Qg3 fxe5 20. Bxe5 Nef6 21.
Nh4 Kg8 22. Ng6 Rf7 23. Qh4 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Rfc7 25. Rae1 Qd6 26. f4 b5 27. g4 c4
28. bxc4 bxc4 29. dxc4 dxc4 30. g5 hxg5 31. Qxg5 c3 32. h6 c2 33. Rc1 Qd2 34.
Rfe1 Qxe1+ 35. Rxe1 c1=Q 0-1

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E93"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bh4 Na6 10. Nd2 Nc5 11. g4 a4 12. f3 c6 13. Qc2 Qa5 14. a3 Bd7 15. O-O cxd5
16. cxd5 b5 17. Bf2 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Rab8 19. Qd1 h5 20. g5 Nh7 21. Be3 Qd8 22. h4
f6 23. Kh1 fxg5 24. hxg5 Nxg5 25. Qg1 Nh3 26. Qg3 Nf4 27. Rg1 Qf6 28. Bf1 Kh7
29. Na2 Bh6 30. Nb4 Ne2 31. Bxe2 Bxe3 32. Rg2 Bxd2 33. Rag1 0-1

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nd7 3. Bg2 e5 4. d3 Bd6 5. O-O c6 6. c4 Ne7 7. e4 dxc4 8. dxc4
Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bg5 Ng6 11. h3 Qe7 12. Rc1 Rd8 13. Qe2 h6 14. Be3 Bc5 15.
Bd2 Be6 16. a3 Qd7 17. Kh2 Qd3 18. Qxd3 Rxd3 19. b4 Bd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Nb1
Ne5 22. Rfd1 Nxc4 23. Bf1 Nb2 24. Bxd3 Nxd3 25. Bxh6 Nxf2 26. Bf4 Nxd1 27. Rxd1
Rd8 28. Bg5 Bb3 29. Rd2 Rd7 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Kg2 Kf8 32. Kf3 Ke7 33. Rb2 Be6
34. g4 b6 35. Nd2 c5 36. bxc5 bxc5 37. Rc2 Rc7 38. Nc4 Bxc4 39. Rxc4 Kd6 40.
Kf4 Rb7 41. Ra4 Rb1 42. Ra6+ Kc7 43. Rxa7+ Kb6 44. Rxf7 Rf1+ 45. Kg3 d3 46. Rd7
c4 47. h4 Rd1 48. h5 c3 49. h6 c2 50. h7 Rh1 51. Rd6+ Kc7 0-1

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 e4 8. Ne5
f5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Nd2 Ba6 11. Nb3 O-O 12. Bd2 Rb8 13. Rc1 Qd7 14. Re1 Qe6 15.
Qc2 Nb4 16. Bxb4 Bxb4 17. Red1 Bd6 18. e3 Bb5 19. Bf1 Kh8 20. d5 Qf6 21. dxc6
Ba4 22. Rd4 Bxb3 23. axb3 Rb6 24. Rcd1 Be5 25. Rc4 Bxb2 26. Rd7 Be5 27. b4 h6
28. Qa4 a6 29. Rc2 Bd6 30. Rc4 Rfb8 31. Qd1 Be5 32. Qd5 Rb5 33. Rc5 Rxc5 34.
Qxc5 Rb6 35. Bc4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. e5 Bb7 12. Qh3 dxe5 13. Ncxb5 Qb6 14. fxe5
Ne4 15. Qb3 Bc5 16. Nd6+ Nxd6 17. Qxb6 Bxb6 18. exd6 O-O 19. c4 Rfd8 20. b4
Rxd6 21. c5 Rc8 22. Bc4 Bxc5 23. bxc5 Rxc5 24. Nc2 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 g5 26. Bxe6
Bxg2 27. Rd8+ Kg7 28. Rd7 Be4 29. Rxf7+ Kg6 30. Rf2 h5 31. Bf7+ Kh6 32. Bb3 g4
33. Kd2 Kg5 34. Nd4 Kh4 35. Rf4 Bb1 36. Rf1 Be4 37. Rf2 a5 38. Ke3 Bb1 39. Kf4
a4 40. Be6 a3 41. Rd2 Rc1 42. Rf2 Re1 43. Bf5 Bxf5 44. Nxf5+ Kh3 45. Ng3 h4 46.
Ne4 Rxe4+ 47. Kxe4 g3 48. hxg3 hxg3 49. Rf3 Kh2 50. Rxa3 g2 51. Ra8 1-0

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Ba6 9. Qe2 Bxc4 10. Qxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rac1 Qc8 14. Ne5 Qb7
15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Rfd1 Rfc8 17. Qe4 Qxe4 18. Nxe4 Be7 19. g4 Nf6 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6
21. b3 h6 22. Bc7 Kf8 23. Kg2 Ke8 24. f4 Bb2 25. Rc4 b5 26. Rc6 a6 27. Rd2 Ba3
28. Rdc2 Kd7 29. R6c3 Bb4 30. Rd3+ Ke8 31. Rd1 Ba3 32. Rdd2 Bb4 33. Re2 f6 34.
Kf3 Kd7 35. Bb6 Rxc2 36. Rxc2 Rc8 37. Rxc8 Kxc8 38. f5 Kd7 39. Ke4 Bd6 40. h4
Kc6 41. Bd4 e5 42. Bc3 b4 43. Be1 a5 44. Bg3 Bc5 45. g5 h5 46. g6 Bd6 47. Bf2
Bc5 48. Be1 Bd6 49. Kd3 Bc5 50. Bd2 Kb5 51. Ke4 Kc6 52. Bc1 Bf8 53. Kd3 Kb5 54.
Bb2 Bd6 55. Ke4 Kc6 56. Kd3 Kd5 57. e4+ Kc5 58. Bc1 Kb5 59. Bh6 Bf8 60. Bd2 Bc5
61. Bh6 Bf8 62. Bd2 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Bd6 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. c4 O-O 8. b3
Nb8 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 c6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. e3 Nbd7 14. g5 Nh5 15.
Qg4 f5 16. gxf6 Qxf6 17. f4 Qf5 18. Nf3 Ndf6 19. Qxf5 gxf5 20. Ng5 Rfe8 21. Kf2
a5 22. a3 c5 23. Bb2 a4 24. dxc5 Bxc5 25. Bxf6 Nxf6 26. b4 Ba7 27. c5 b6 28.
cxb6 Bxb6 29. Rac1 Rac8 30. Ke2 Kf8 31. Nxe6+ Kf7 32. Nc5 d4 33. Kd3 Rxe3+ 34.
Kxd4 Rxa3 35. Kc4 Rg3 36. Bb7 Rc7 37. Ba8 Rxh3 38. Kb5 Bxc5 39. Rxc5 Ra7 40.
Bc6 a3 41. Rxf5 a2 42. Ra1 Rc3 43. Rc5 Rb3 44. Rc2 Rba3 45. Kb6 R7a6+ 46. Kc5
Ke6 47. b5 R6a5 48. Re2+ Kf5 49. Kd6 Rd3+ 50. Kc7 Rc3 51. Kb6 Rca3 52. Kc7 Rc3
53. b6 Rac5 54. Re5+ Rxe5 55. fxe5 Nd5+ 56. Kb7 Nb4 57. Be8 Ra3 58. Kc8 Nc2 59.
Rf1+ Kg5 60. b7 Rc3+ 61. Kd8 Rb3 62. Bc6 a1=Q 63. Rxa1 Nxa1 64. e6 Nc2 65. e7
Rd3+ 66. Kc7 Re3 67. e8=Q Rxe8 68. Bxe8 Nb4 69. Bb5 Nd5+ 70. Kd6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Qc2
exd4 9. Nxd4 Nb6 10. Rd1 Nxc4 11. Ncb5 a6 12. Qxc4 axb5 13. Nxb5 Ne8 14. Qc2
Bf5 15. e4 Bg4 16. f3 Bd7 17. Nc3 Nf6 18. Be3 Re8 19. Re1 Bc6 20. Rad1 Nd7 21.
Qd2 Ne5 22. Qc2 b5 23. a3 Qb8 24. f4 Nc4 25. Bc1 b4 26. axb4 Qxb4 27. Kh1 Rab8
28. Re2 Na5 29. Nd5 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Nb3 31. Be3 Nd4 32. Bxd4 Bxd4 33. e5 dxe5 34.
fxe5 Re7 35. h4 Rbe8 36. Qc6 Bxe5 37. Re4 Qxb2 38. Re3 Bd6 39. Rxe7 Rxe7 40.
Rd3 Qf6 41. Qf3 Re1+ 42. Kh2 Qxh4+ 43. Bh3 Qe7 44. Bg2 Kg7 45. Rb3 Qe5 46. Rb4
Re3 47. Qf4 Qh5+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. Na3 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 11. Qb5 b6 12. Qxc4 Ba6 13. Nb5 Qe8 14. Rfc1
Nd5 15. Qxc6 Qxc6 16. Rxc6 Bxb5 17. Rc2 Rfc8 18. e3 c5 19. dxc5 Nb4 20. Rc3
Rxc5 21. Rxc5 bxc5 22. Bf1 Kf8 23. Bxb5 Rxb5 24. Ne5 Ke7 25. Nc4 Nc6 26. Rc1
Rb7 27. Kf1 e5 28. Ke2 e4 29. a3 Ke6 30. Rc2 f5 31. f3 exf3+ 32. Kxf3 Rd7 33.
Ke2 g5 34. Nd2 Rd5 35. b4 Kd6 36. Nc4+ Kd7 37. b5 Ne5 38. a4 Nxc4 39. Rxc4 Re5
40. Kd3 Kd6 41. e4 f4 42. gxf4 gxf4 43. Rc2 Rh5 44. a5 Rh3+ 45. Kc4 Ra3 46.
Rd2+ Ke5 47. a6 f3 48. Kxc5 Kxe4 49. Rd7 f2 50. Rf7 Rf3 51. Re7+ Kd3 52. Rd7+
Kc2 0-1

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Bf5 6. Ne2 e6 7. O-O Nb6 8. Bb3
Nc6 9. Nbc3 Qd7 10. Be3 O-O-O 11. Qc1 Kb8 12. Rd1 Qe8 13. Na4 Nd5 14. Nc5 Bxc5
15. Qxc5 Nce7 16. Rac1 h5 17. Nc3 c6 18. Bg5 Rd7 19. Na4 f6 20. exf6 gxf6 21.
Bxf6 Rg8 22. Be5+ Ka8 23. Qa3 h4 24. Rc5 Qd8 25. Re1 b5 26. Bxd5 Nxd5 27. Rxd5
Rxd5 28. Nc5 Rxd4 29. Qa6 Qb6 30. Bxd4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.16"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ne5 Ke7 10. Be2 Rd8 11. Nd2 Bd7 12. Nb3 Bd6 13. Nxd7 Rxd7 14. Rd1
Nc6 15. Bd2 Rad8 16. Be1 Bb4 17. Rxd7+ Rxd7 18. a3 Bxe1 19. Rxe1 Rc7 20. Rc1
Kd8 21. Kf1 Ne5 22. Rxc7 Kxc7 23. Ke1 Kd6 24. h3 Ned7 25. Na5 Kc7 26. b4 Ne4
27. Bd3 Nd6 28. Kd2 h6 29. Kc3 e5 30. f4 exf4 31. exf4 Nb8 32. Kd4 b6 33. Nb3
Nc6+ 34. Ke3 a5 35. bxa5 bxa5 36. Nc5 Ne7 37. Kd4 Nc6+ 38. Kc3 Kb6 39. Na4+ Kc7
40. Nc5 Kb6 41. Nd7+ Kc7 42. Ne5 Ne7 43. Kd4 f6 44. Nf3 Kc6 45. Bc2 Nb5+ 46.
Kd3 Nxa3 47. Nd4+ Kd6 48. Bb3 g6 49. g4 Kc5 50. h4 Nb5 51. Ne6+ Kb4 52. Bd1 a4
53. Bxa4 Kxa4 54. Ke4 Kb4 55. Nf8 Nd6+ 56. Kd4 Kb5 57. Nd7 Ne8 58. g5 fxg5 59.
hxg5 h5 60. Nf6 Ng7 61. Ke4 Kc5 62. Kf3 Kd6 63. Ne4+ Ke6 64. Nc5+ Kd5 65. Nb7
Ngf5 66. Nd8 Nd6 67. Ke3 Nef5+ 68. Kf3 Kd4 69. Ne6+ Kd3 70. Nf8 Ne7 71. Ne6
Ndf5 72. Nc5+ Kc4 73. Ne6 Kd5 74. Nf8 Kd4 75. Ne6+ Kc4 76. Nf8 Kd3 77. Ne6 Nd4+
0-1

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.16"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. d4 cxd4
8. Nxd4 a6 9. c4 Rc8 10. b3 g6 11. Bb2 Bg7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. Rd2
Rfe8 15. Nf3 Bh6 16. Rd4 Bg7 17. Rfd1 Rc6 18. R4d2 Bh6 19. Rd3 Bg7 20. h3 Rec8
21. R3d2 Bh6 22. Rd4 Bg7 23. R4d2 Bh6 24. Rd4 Bg7 25. R4d2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.17"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 c5 6. e3 d6 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8
Rxd8 9. Bc7 Rd7 10. Bh2 b6 11. Bb5 Rd8 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. O-O Nc6 14. Rfd1 Kf8
15. Be2 Rd7 16. a4 Rad8 17. Nc4 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 19. Bxd1 Ne4 20. Bc2 Nf6
21. Nfe5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Nd7 23. Bc7 Ke8 24. f3 Bd5 25. Bd3 Bxc4 26. Bxc4 Be5 27.
Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Bb5+ Kd8 29. f4 Nd7 30. Kf2 Kc7 31. Kf3 Kd6 32. g4 h6 33. h4 Nf6
34. g5 hxg5 35. hxg5 Nh5 36. Be8 Ke6 37. e4 Ng7 38. Bb5 Kd6 39. Kg4 e6 40. b3
Nh5 41. f5 Ke5 42. f6 Nf4 43. Be8 Nd3 44. Bxf7 Nf2+ 45. Kh4 Nxe4 46. Bxg6 Nxf6
47. gxf6 Kxf6 48. Bd3 Ke5 49. Kg4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.17"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. Ng5 e6 8. Qf3
Qe7 9. Ne4 h6 10. exd6 cxd6 11. Bf4 d5 12. Nd6+ Kf8 13. c3 h5 14. Nd2 Nc6 15.
O-O g5 16. Nxc8 Nxc8 17. Be3 Nd6 18. Rfe1 g4 19. Qe2 Bh6 20. Nf1 Qf6 21. Bc2
Ne7 22. Bd3 Nef5 23. Bxh6+ Rxh6 24. Qd2 Kg7 25. Re5 Rg8 26. Rae1 Kh8 27. a4 Qg7
28. Qf4 h4 29. Ne3 g3 30. fxg3 hxg3 31. h3 Rh4 32. Qf3 Nxe3 33. R1xe3 Qh6 34.
Qe2 Rg5 35. Rf3 Rhh5 36. Rxg5 Rxg5 37. Qe3 Qg7 38. Qf4 Nf5 39. Bxf5 exf5 40.
Re3 Kh7 41. Kf1 Qg6 42. Ke2 Qh5+ 43. Kd2 Rg7 44. Re5 Rg5 45. Rxd5 Qg6 46. Re5
Qf6 47. Re3 Qg6 48. d5 f6 49. d6 Qg8 50. d7 Kg6 51. Qd6 f4 52. d8=Q fxe3+ 53.
Kxe3 Re5+ 54. Kd2 Qb3 55. Q8xf6+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.17"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. Qe2 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. O-O
g6 9. d4 Bg7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 e5 12. d5 Nh5 13. g3 Nb6 14. a4 f5 15. c4 bxc4
16. bxc4 f4 17. a5 Nd7 18. g4 Nhf6 19. g5 Nh5 20. Kh1 Rf7 21. Nbd2 h6 22. Rg1
Nf8 23. gxh6 Bxh6 24. Nxe5 f3 25. Nxf7 fxe2 26. Nxd8 Rxd8 27. Nf3 Bc8 28. Rae1
Nf4 29. Bc1 Kf7 30. Ng5+ Bxg5 31. Rxg5 Nh3 32. Rg3 Nxf2+ 33. Kg2 Ng4 34. Bb2
Re8 35. Rxe2 Ne5 36. Rf2+ Kg7 37. Rgf3 Nfd7 38. Ba4 Kh6 39. Rh3+ Kg7 40. Bxd7
Bxd7 41. Rhf3 Kh6 42. Bxe5 Rxe5 43. Rf4 Ba4 44. Rb2 Kh5 45. Rb8 g5 46. Rf6 Rxe4
47. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.17"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "243"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8.
Be3 Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bxa7 Rxa7 11. c4 b6 12. Nc3 d6 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Qe3 Qb8
15. Rac1 Rd8 16. Be2 Rc7 17. a3 h6 18. h3 Ne5 19. Nd2 N5g6 20. b4 Bd7 21. Nb3
Be8 22. f4 Kh8 23. g3 Ng8 24. Rd2 Nf6 25. Rcd1 Rcc8 26. Nd4 Ne7 27. Nf3 Nc6 28.
g4 e5 29. f5 Nh7 30. h4 f6 31. Kh1 Bf7 32. g5 Nd4 33. gxh6 Nxe2 34. Nxe2 Rxc4
35. hxg7+ Kg8 36. Ng3 d5 37. Nh2 Rdc8 38. Ng4 Rc3 39. Qf2 Qb7 40. Rg1 Kxg7 41.
Kh2 Kh8 42. exd5 Bxd5 43. Nh5 Be4 44. Nhxf6 Rc2 45. Rgd1 Nxf6 46. Nxf6 Bd3 47.
Qe3 Qg7 48. Qg5 Qxg5 49. hxg5 Bxf5 50. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 51. Kg3 Rc3+ 52. Kf2 Kg7 53.
Rd6 Rxa3 54. Nh5+ Kh7 55. Rxb6 a5 56. b5 Rb3 57. Nf6+ Kg7 58. Nh5+ Kh7 59. Nf6+
Kg7 60. Ne8+ Kg8 61. Nd6 Bd3 62. Ra6 Bxb5 63. Rxa5 Bd7 64. Ra8+ Kg7 65. Ra7 Kg6
66. Rxd7 Kxg5 67. Ne4+ Kf4 68. Nd2 Rb2 69. Rf7+ Kg4 70. Ke3 Ra2 71. Nc4 Kg5 72.
Nxe5 Ra3+ 73. Ke4 Ra4+ 74. Kd5 Ra5+ 75. Kd4 Ra4+ 76. Nc4 Kg4 77. Rf8 Kg5 78.
Kd5 Kg4 79. Ne3+ Kg3 80. Ke5 Ra5+ 81. Nd5 Kg4 82. Rf4+ Kg3 83. Rb4 Kf3 84. Rd4
Kg3 85. Kf5 Ra3 86. Nf4 Ra5+ 87. Ke4 Kg4 88. Ne6 Ra1 89. Ke5+ Kf3 90. Ng5+ Ke3
91. Rd5 Ra8 92. Rb5 Ra1 93. Rb3+ Kd2 94. Ne4+ Kc2 95. Rh3 Ra4 96. Rh2+ Kc1 97.
Nc5 Ra8 98. Kd4 Rc8 99. Ne4 Rd8+ 100. Ke3 Re8 101. Ra2 Kd1 102. Ra4 Kc2 103.
Rc4+ Kb3 104. Rc7 Kb4 105. Rd7 Kb5 106. Kd4 Kc6 107. Rd6+ Kc7 108. Rh6 Ra8 109.
Kd5 Ra1 110. Nc3 Rg1 111. Kc5 Kd7 112. Ne4 Rc1+ 113. Kd5 Rd1+ 114. Ke5 Kc7 115.
Nc3 Rc1 116. Nd5+ Kb7 117. Rb6+ Ka7 118. Kd6 Rh1 119. Rb2 Rh5 120. Nc7 Rh6+
121. Kc5 Rh5+ 122. Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.17"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. g4 Na6
9. Be3 Nc5 10. Nd2 c6 11. Be2 a4 12. g5 Ne8 13. h4 Qa5 14. a3 f5 15. f3 Bd7 16.
h5 f4 17. Bf2 gxh5 18. Rxh5 Rf7 19. Qc2 Bf8 20. O-O-O Nc7 21. Kb1 Rg7 22. Rdh1
Be8 23. Rh6 Bg6 24. Qd1 cxd5 25. cxd5 b5 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. d6 Ne6 28. Bxb5 Nd4
29. Nc4 Qd8 30. Nxe5 Nxb5 31. Qd5+ Bf7 32. Nxf7 Nxc3+ 33. bxc3 Qb6+ 34. Ka1 Qb3
35. Ne5+ Qxd5 36. exd5 Rxg5 37. Re6 Bxd6 38. Ng4 Bf8 39. Nf6+ Kf7 40. Rxh7+ Bg7
41. Rc6 Rb8 42. Ng4 Kg8 43. Rh2 Bxc3+ 44. Ka2 Rxd5 45. Nf6+ Bxf6 46. Rxf6 Rg5
47. Rxf4 Rf8 48. Rh8+ Kxh8 49. Rxf8+ Kg7 50. Rf4 Rg2+ 51. Kb1 Rf2 52. Rxa4 Rxf3
53. Kb2 Kf6 54. Rc4 Ke6 55. Rxc5 Kd6 56. Rc2 Rf5 57. Kb3 Rc5 58. Rh2 Kc6 59.
Kb4 Rc1 60. Rh6+ Kb7 61. a4 Rg1 62. Rh7+ Ka6 63. Rh4 Rg2 64. Rh6+ Ka7 65. Rh5
Ka6 66. Rh6+ Ka7 67. a5 Rg4+ 68. Kb5 Rg5+ 69. Kb4 Rg4+ 70. Kb5 Rg5+ 71. Kb4
Rg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Memorial"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.17"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ne5 Ke7 10. Be2 Rd8 11. Nd2 Kf8 12. Nb3 Be7 13. Bd2 Nbd7 14. Nc4
b6 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. f3 Rac8 17. e4 a5 18. Be3 Ba6 19. Rac1 a4 20. Nbd2 Ne5 21.
Bxb6 Rxd2 22. Nxd2 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bxe2 24. Rc8+ Ne8 25. Bc5 Bxc5+ 26. Rxc5 Nd3
27. Rb5 Nd6 28. Rb8+ Ke7 29. b3 axb3 30. Nxb3 Ne5 31. Nd4 Bc4 32. a4 Nd7 33.
Nc6+ Kf6 34. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Be3 Bd6 8.
Bg5 Qe7 9. h3 Re8 10. g4 Qe6 11. Nh4 Nd7 12. Nf5 Nc5 13. h4 Bf8 14. h5 f6 15.
Be3 Qf7 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 b5 18. Qf3 Ne6 19. Be3 Bb7 20. O-O-O b4 21. Na4 c5
22. h6 g6 23. Ng7 Bxg7 24. hxg7 c4 25. Nc5 Nxc5 26. Bxc5 cxd3 27. cxd3 a5 28.
Bf8 Rxf8 29. gxf8=Q+ Rxf8 30. Kb1 Qd7 31. Rc1 a4 32. Qe3 Rf7 33. Rc4 b3 34. a3
Qxg4 35. Rxa4 f5 36. Rd4 fxe4 37. Rd8+ Rf8 38. Rxf8+ Kxf8 39. Qc5+ Ke8 40. Qxc7
Bc8 41. Qe5+ Kd8 42. Qh8+ Kc7 43. Rxh7+ Kc6 44. Qc3+ Kd6 45. Qd4+ Ke6 46. dxe4
1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. e4 e5 10. Be3 Qc7 11. h3 exd4 12. Bxd4 h6 13. Nbd2 Re8 14. Rfe1 Ne5
15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. e5 Nh7 19. e6 Bxe6 20. Re5 Ng5 21.
Nxg5 hxg5 22. Rae1 Re7 23. f4 Qh4 24. f5 Qd4+ 25. Kh1 Bxc4 26. Rxe7 Bd5 27.
Re8+ Rxe8 28. Rxe8+ Kh7 29. Qe2 Qh4 30. Qg4 Qxg4 31. hxg4 Bxa2 32. Re7 b5 33.
Rxa7 Bd5 34. b4 f6 35. Rd7 Kg8 36. Kg1 Kf8 37. Kf2 Be4 38. Rc7 Bd5 39. g3 Kg8
40. Ke3 Bg2 41. Rd7 Bh3 42. Kf3 Bf1 43. Rd6 Bc4 44. Ke3 Bb3 45. Rxc6 Kh7 46.
Rc5 Ba4 47. Kd4 g6 48. Rc7+ Kg8 49. fxg6 Bb3 50. Kc5 Bc4 51. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Nbd2 cxd4 5. exd4 Bf5 6. c3 e6 7. Nh4 Bg4 8.
Be2 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Qc7 10. Nb3 Nbd7 11. g3 Be7 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. O-O a5 14. Nc1 Qa6
15. Qxa6 Rxa6 16. a4 Ne4 17. Ng2 g5 18. Be3 h5 19. Nd3 h4 20. f3 Nd6 21. Bf2
Nc4 22. Rfd1 Rb6 23. Ra2 hxg3 24. hxg3 Bd6 25. Ne3 Bxg3 26. Nxc4 Bxf2+ 27. Nxf2
dxc4 28. Ng4 Ke7 29. Ne3 Rc6 30. Ra3 Nf6 31. b3 Nd5 32. Nxd5+ exd5 33. bxc4
Rxc4 34. Rb1 Rhc8 35. Rxb7+ Ke6 36. Ra2 f6 37. Re2+ Kf5 38. Rb5 Rxc3 39. Rxd5+
Kf4 40. Rxa5 Rxf3 41. Rc5 Rxc5 42. dxc5 Rc3 43. a5 Rxc5 44. Ra2 Rc7 45. a6 Ra7
46. Kg2 Ke5 47. Kf3 Kd5 48. Kg4 Kc5 49. Kf5 Kb5 50. Kxf6 Rxa6+ 51. Rxa6 Kxa6
52. Kxg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Ba4 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. c3 Ne7 8. h3
Ng6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Bc2 c6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Nbd2 Bc7 13. Nf1 d5 14. Bg5 dxe4 15.
Rxe4 Bf5 16. Re3 Bxc2 17. Qxc2 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rae1 Re7 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21.
Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Nd2 Rae8 23. Nf3 g6 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Qxe5 27.
h4 Qe1+ 28. Kh2 Kg7 29. g3 Kf6 30. Kg2 Ke5 31. Qb3 Qe4+ 32. Kg1 Qe1+ 33. Kg2
Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Qe1+ 35. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. dxc5 Bc6 8.
Nf3 Nbd7 9. Be3 Bd5 10. Qc2 Be4 11. Qc1 Nd5 12. c6 bxc6 13. O-O Nxe3 14. Qxe3
Bd5 15. Nbd2 Be7 16. Qf4 e5 17. Qf5 O-O 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. Rac1 Rad8 20. Nc4 e4
21. Ne3 Bxa2 22. Qxe4 Nf6 23. Rxd8 Nxe4 24. Rxf8+ Bxf8 25. Nd4 Qb6 0-1

[Event "Lindores Abbey Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bg4 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bf6 14. Rc1
Rc8 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Rc2 d4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. exd4 Nb3 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. O-O
Nxd4 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Rd1 Ne6 23. Bd5 Rxb2 24. g3 Nf8 25. Rd4 Rc2 26. Rc4 Rxc4
27. Bxc4 Nd7 28. f4 Kf8 29. Kf2 Ke7 30. Ke3 f5 31. Kd4 Kd6 32. Bd3 g6 33. Be2
Nf6 34. Bf3 Ng4 35. h3 Nf6 36. Kc4 Nh5 37. Bxh5 gxh5 38. Kd4 h4 39. gxh4 h5 40.
a4 a5 41. Kc4 Kc6 42. Kd4 Kd6 43. Kc4 Kc6 44. Kd4 Kd6 45. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E03"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qc2 c5 8.
Nf3 b6 9. Ne5 Nd5 10. Nc6 Qc7 11. e4 Qxc6 12. exd5 exd5 13. Nc3 Nf6 14. Bg5
cxd4 15. Bxf6 dxc3 16. Bxc3 Be6 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. O-O Bb4 19. Qe2 Bxc3 20. Rxc3
Qd7 21. Qxa6 Rxc3 22. bxc3 O-O 23. Qxb6 Qa4 24. Qb3 Ra8 25. Rb1 Qxb3 26. axb3
Ra3 27. b4 Rxc3 28. b5 Kf8 29. b6 Rc8 30. b7 Rb8 31. Bf1 Ke7 32. Ba6 d4 33. Kf1
Bd5 34. Ke2 Kd6 35. Kd3 Kc7 36. Rc1+ Kb6 37. Rc8 Ka7 38. Kxd4 Bxb7 39. Bxb7
Kxb7 40. Rc3 Rc8 41. Rf3 Rc7 42. Re3 Kc6 43. Re8 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. h3 Nbd7 9. a4 a5 10. f4 Nc5 11. Qf3 Bf8 12. Re1 d5 13. e5
Nfe4 14. Be3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Bd7 16. c4 Nxd3 17. cxd3 Bb4 18. Red1 dxc4 19. dxc4
Bc3 20. Ra3 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 Qe7 22. c5 Bc6 23. Qf2 Rad8 24. Rd2 f5 25. exf6 Qe1+
26. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kf2 Re4 28. Be3 Rxd2+ 29. Bxd2 gxf6 30. Bxa5 Rxf4+ 31. Ke3
Re4+ 32. Kd3 Re7 33. g4 Kf7 34. Bc3 Bg2 35. h4 Re4 36. c6 Rxg4 37. cxb7 Bxb7
38. Be1 f5 39. Rc3 c6 40. a5 Ke6 41. Kd2 Rd4+ 42. Rd3 Ra4 43. Re3+ Kf7 44. Kc2
f4 45. Re5 Ba6 46. Kb3 Ra1 47. Bc3 Rb1+ 48. Kc2 Rf1 49. Kd2 Rf2+ 50. Ke1 Rf1+
51. Kd2 Rf3 52. Rh5 Rd3+ 53. Kc2 f3 {The cheeky f-pawn Part 1 Far advanced
passed pawns often constitute the potential for danger.  Der freche
f-Freibauer Teil 1 Weit vorgerückte Freibauern stellen stets
Gefahrenpotenzial dar:} 54. Rh6 $2 {White wants to put the black king out of
the action, but in reality shunts his own rook on to a siding. Weiß will den
schwarzen König ins Abseits stellen, stellt aber in Wirklichkeit den eigenen
Turm aufs Abstellgleis.} (54. Rxh7+ Kg6 55. Rg7+ Kh5 56. Be1 $11) 54... Rxc3+
$3 55. Kxc3 f2 0-1

[Event "Lindores Abbey Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 g6 8. e3
Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Bg7 11. Nge2 O-O 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rae1 Re8 14. f3 Rc8
15. Bf2 Nf8 16. Nf4 Ne6 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. h3 Nh5 19. g4 Nf6 20. Kg2 Qd7 21. Ne2
Rce8 22. Nf4 R6e7 23. Qd2 Rd8 24. Nd3 Ree8 25. Bh4 Rc8 26. Re2 Nh7 27. Bg3 Ng5
28. Rfe1 Rcd8 29. Nc5 Qc8 30. Nd3 Qd7 31. Nc5 Qc8 32. Nd3 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. bxa5 Rxa5 11. a4 Ne8 12. Rb1 f5 13. Ng5 b6 14. Bd2 Ra8 15. Bf3
Ra6 16. Be2 Ra8 17. Bf3 Bf6 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. dxe6 f4 20. Nd5 Ng7 21. a5 bxa5
22. Bg4 h5 23. Bh3 g5 24. f3 a4 25. Rb7 a3 26. Bc3 a2 27. Qc2 g4 28. fxg4 Nxe6
29. Ra1 Nxd5 30. cxd5 Ng5 31. Rxa2 Rxa2 32. Qxa2 Qc8 33. Qa7 Bd8 34. Rb8 Qd7
35. gxh5 Nxh3+ 36. gxh3 Qxh3 37. Be1 Kh8 38. Qf2 Rg8+ 39. Kh1 Qd3 0-1

[Event "Lindores Abbey Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.21"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Bc4 Bb7 12. Bb3 Qc7 13. f4 O-O-O 14.
Rhf1 d5 15. Qe2 Kb8 16. a3 h5 17. Kb1 h4 18. f5 Rde8 19. Rf3 Qe5 20. exd5 Qxe2
21. Nxe2 exd5 22. c4 d4 23. Ba4 c5 24. Rb3 Rc8 25. Nf4 Bd6 26. Nd5 Ka7 27. Rh3
Be5 28. Rd2 Rhd8 29. Rxh4 Bxd5 30. cxd5 Rxd5 31. Rh7 Rc7 32. Be8 Rd8 33. Ba4 c4
34. Ka2 d3 35. Rh4 Rb8 36. Re4 c3 37. bxc3 Bxc3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 26th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nazari, Arad"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. c4 e5 8.
Qd3 b5 9. Nfd2 Nf6 10. Nc3 Qb8 11. O-O Be7 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Qb7
15. Rac1 h6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 a5 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Rc1 Rxc1+ 20. Bxc1 f5
21. Bb2 fxe4 22. Nxe4 Be8 23. Nc3 b4 24. Nd1 Bf7 25. Ne3 Bg5 26. Nf5 Qc7 27. h4
Bf6 28. Qc4 Qd7 29. Ne3 Be8 30. a3 Qb7 31. axb4 axb4 32. Bc1 Qa7 33. Qxb4 Qa1
34. Qa3 Qb1 35. g3 Bb5 36. Qb2 Qe4 37. Bd2 Qf3 38. Qc3 Bd7 39. Qc2 Bh3 40. Qd1
Qe4 41. Qc2 Qf3 42. Qd1 Qe4 43. Kh2 Bd7 44. Qe2 Qd4 45. Ba5 Qe4 46. Bc7 Be7 47.
Qc2 Qf3 48. Kg1 Bh3 49. Qd1 Qe4 50. Qc2 Qf3 51. Qd1 Qe4 52. Qc2 Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 26th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bromann, Thorbjorn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2392"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. O-O e5 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Bc4 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Nge7 9. c3 h6 10. a4 Bg4 11. Be3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 O-O 13. a5 Rfd8 14. Nd2 a6
15. b4 Kh7 16. Bxf7 Rf8 17. Bc4 g5 18. Be2 Ng6 19. Nb3 Rf7 20. Nc5 Rb8 21. Rd7
Rxd7 22. Nxd7 Rd8 23. Nc5 Nf4 24. Kf1 Bf8 25. Nxb7 Rd7 26. Bxa6 Nb8 27. Bc4 c6
28. a6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 26th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shubin, Kirill"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Na3 a6 4. c4 Bb7 5. Bg2 e5 6. b3 Bc5 7. O-O Qe7 8. Nc2
O-O 9. d4 exd4 10. cxb5 axb5 11. Ncxd4 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 c5 13. Qb2 d6 14. Rd1 Re8
15. Bf4 Qxe2 16. Rd2 Qe6 17. Rxd6 Qc8 18. Rxf6 gxf6 19. Qxf6 Qe6 20. Qg5+ Qg6
21. Qxc5 Nd7 22. Qxb5 Bc6 23. Qf1 Rac8 24. h3 Nc5 25. Rd1 Qg7 26. Nh4 Bxg2 27.
Qxg2 Ne6 28. Be3 Qf6 29. Qe4 Red8 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Kg2 h5 32. Nf5 Ng5 33.
Bxg5 Qxg5 34. b4 Qf6 35. a4 Kf8 36. Ne3 Re8 37. Qf3 Qe6 38. a5 Qb3 39. Qxh5
Qxb4 40. Qh8+ Ke7 41. Qe5+ Kf8 42. Qh8+ Ke7 43. Nf5+ Ke6 44. Qxe8+ Kxf5 45.
Qxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 26th May"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Noritsyn, Nikolay"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8.
Qe2 Ne4 9. Bxe4 dxe4 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bb4 12. O-O-O Qe7 13. g4 Bg6 14. h4
h6 15. g5 h5 16. Kb1 a5 17. a4 Rfd8 18. Nc4 Rd5 19. Rd4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Brankovic, Dejan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2297"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. e4
e5 9. Be3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. h3 Nc5 12. Qc2 a5 13. b3 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Bd7 15.
Rad1 Rad8 16. a3 Bc8 17. f3 h5 18. Bf2 h4 19. g4 Nh7 20. f4 Qf6 21. Be3 g5 22.
f5 Qe5 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Na6 25. Qb1 Qg3 26. Qb2 Be5 27. Nf3 Nf6 28. Bf2 Qf4
29. Be3 Qg3 30. Bxg5 Bxc3 31. Qxc3 Nxe4 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33. Bxh4 Qf4 34. Bxd8
Rxc4 35. Qd2 Qxd2 36. Rxd2 d5 37. Re2 Rxb4 38. Re8+ Kg7 39. f6+ Kg6 40. Ne5+
Kh7 41. Nxf7 Rb1+ 42. Kh2 Nc5 43. Ng5+ Kg6 44. f7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Matveev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 Na6 7. O-O e5 8. Be3
c6 9. d5 Ng4 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bc1 f5 12. Ng5 Nf6 13. f3 h6 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6
Qe7 16. Be3 f4 17. Bf2 Nc5 18. Nd5 cxd5 19. cxd5 Rfc8 20. Rc1 a5 21. Bb5 g5 22.
b3 Kh8 23. Qd2 g4 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Rxc5 dxc5 26. d6 Qxe6 27. d7 Qb6 28. a4 Rd8
29. Kh1 Qc7 30. Rd1 Bf8 31. Qc3 Be7 32. Qc4 Kg7 33. Qe6 Bf8 34. h3 g3 35. h4 c4
36. bxc4 Qc5 37. Qf5 Qe7 38. h5 Qf7 39. c5 Qxh5+ 40. Qxh5 Nxh5 41. c6 bxc6 42.
Bxc6 Nf6 43. Rb1 Bb4 44. Rd1 Kf7 45. Kg1 Ke7 46. Kf1 Nxd7 47. Ke2 Nc5 48. Rh1
Rd2+ 49. Kf1 Rd1+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Iniyan, Panneerseluam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d4 Bb7 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2
d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O c5 11. Rad1 Nbd7 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Nh4 Re8 14. Nf5 g6
15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Bg5 Qe5 17. Bf4 Qe6 18. Nb5 Qxe2 19. Qxe2 Rxe2 20. Nc7 Rc8
21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Rxb2 23. Bc4 Rb4 24. Rc1 Nb6 25. Ba6 Rc6 26. Bb7 Re6 27.
Rxc5 Rb2 28. h3 Kg7 29. Bf3 Rxa2 30. g4 Nfd7 31. Rc7 Rf6 32. Bc6 Rxf4 33. Bxd7
a5 34. Kg2 a4 35. Kg3 Rb4 36. Be6 Ra3+ 37. f3 Kh6 38. Bxf7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bd3 Nge7 6. O-O Qd7 7. Re1 h6 8. a4
g5 9. c3 Bg7 10. b4 Ng6 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. b5 Na5 13. Ba3 Nc4 14. Bb4 Nf4 15.
Qc2 Bf8 16. Nbd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Ne6 18. Qd3 f4 19. Rac1 a6 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. c4
axb5 22. axb5 dxc4 23. Qxc4 Rd8 24. Red1 Qd5 25. Qc2 Rg8 26. b6 cxb6 27. Qf5
Rg6 28. h3 Kg7 29. Rb1 b5 30. Qd3 Qc4 31. Rxb5 Qxd3 32. Rxd3 h5 33. d5 g4 34.
hxg4 hxg4 35. Nh4 Rg5 36. dxe6 Rxd3 37. Rxb7 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 g3+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rfd1 a5 14. Qb3 Bb4
15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 c6 17. Na2 Qd5+ 18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. e4 Nc7 20. Nxb4 axb4
21. Nd3 Na6 22. Kf3 Rfd8 23. Ke3 Rd7 24. Rac1 Rad8 25. Nc5 Nxc5 26. Rxc5 b3 27.
Rd3 f6 28. Rcc3 Ra8 29. Rc4 b5 30. axb5 cxb5 31. Rb4 Ra1 32. f3 Re1+ 33. Kf2
Rc1 34. Rc3 Rc2+ 35. Ke3 Rxb2 36. Rcxb3 Rxh2 37. Rxb5 Rc2 38. Rb7 Rcc7 39. Rxc7
Rxc7 40. d5 Kf7 41. f4 exd5 42. exd5 Rc4 43. Rb7+ Kg6 44. d6 Rc6 45. Rd7 Kf5
46. Kd4 Ke6 47. Rxg7 Rxd6+ 48. Ke3 h5 49. Rh7 Kf5 50. Rxh5+ Kg4 51. Rh8 Re6+
52. Kf2 Ra6 53. Rg8+ Kf5 54. Kg2 Ra2+ 55. Kh3 Ra3 56. Rb8 Ra5 57. Kh4 Rc5 58.
Rb4 Ra5 59. g4+ Kg6 60. f5+ Kh6 61. Rb6 Kg7 62. Rb7+ Kh6 63. Rb6 Kg7 64. Kh5
Ra7 65. Rd6 Rb7 66. Re6 Rc7 67. Kh4 Rb7 68. Rd6 Ra7 69. Kg3 Rb7 70. Kf4 Ra7 71.
Ke4 Rb7 72. Kd5 Rb4 73. Rd7+ Kh6 74. Ke6 Rb6+ 75. Rd6 Rb4 76. Kxf6 Rxg4 77.
Ke7+ Kh7 78. f6 Ra4 79. f7 Re4+ 80. Re6 Ra4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nf3 dxe4 8.
Bxe4 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Bxc6+ Bxc6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. h4 Nd7 14. Qe3
Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qe7 16. h5 h6 17. Rd4 Rad8 18. Rg4 Kh8 19. Rh3 f5 20. exf6 Qxf6
21. f3 e5 22. Rhg3 Rf7 23. Rg6 Qf4 24. Qxf4 exf4 25. R3g4 c5 26. Rh4 Kh7 27.
Ne2 Rdf8 28. Rgg4 Re8 29. Nxf4 Bc8 30. Rg3 Bf5 31. Kd2 Rd7+ 32. Nd5 Be6 33. f4
Bxd5 34. cxd5 Rxd5+ 35. Rd3 Red8 36. Rxd5 Rxd5+ 37. Ke3 Rd1 38. g4 Kg8 39. Rh2
Rg1 40. Kf3 Kf7 41. b3 Rf1+ 42. Ke4 Ke6 43. Rd2 Re1+ 44. Kf3 Rf1+ 45. Ke4 Re1+
46. Kf3 Rf1+ 47. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bykhovsky, Anatoly"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 Na6 7. O-O e5 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. d5 Nf4 12. Nd2 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Bg4 Bg6 15.
Nde4 Qe8 16. Re1 Kh8 17. a3 Nb8 18. b4 Nd7 19. c5 Qe7 20. Rc1 a6 21. a4 Nf6 22.
Nxf6 Qxf6 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Qg6 25. Rec4 e4 26. cxd6 cxd6 27. Rc7 Rae8 28.
Rxb7 Nd3 29. Rcc7 Bd4 30. Bh5 Qf5 31. Rh7+ Kg8 32. Bf7+ Kxh7 33. Be6+ Kg6 34.
Bxf5+ Rxf5 35. h4 h5 36. hxg5 Rxg5 37. Bxd6 Bxf2+ 38. Kh1 Rg4 39. Rb6 Kh7 40.
Bh2 Rh4 41. Qf1 Rf8 42. Re6 Rxh2+ 43. Kxh2 Bg3+ 44. Kg1 Rxf1+ 45. Kxf1 Nxb4 46.
d6 Nc6 47. d7 Nd8 48. Rxa6 Kg7 49. Rb6 Bc7 50. Rb5 Kf6 51. a5 Ke6 52. a6 Nc6
53. Rc5 Kd6 54. Rxh5 Kxd7 55. Rh4 Bb6 56. Rxe4 Nb8 57. Re2 Nxa6 58. Rd2+ Ke6
59. Rc2 Nc5 60. Rb2 Bc7 61. Ke2 Be5 62. Rc2 Ne4 63. Kf3 Ng5+ 64. Kg4 Nf7 65.
Re2 Kf6 66. Rf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yakubboev, Nodirbek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. O-O a6 6. Qc2 b5 7. Ne5 Nd5 8. d3
cxd3 9. Nxd3 Bb7 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Rd1 c6 13. e4 d4 14. e5 Be7 15.
e6 fxe6 16. Nf4 e5 17. Ne6 Qb6 18. Nxg7+ Kd8 19. Nf5 c5 20. Nxe7 Kxe7 21. Bg5+
Kd6 22. f4 Bxg2 23. Qxg2 Qc6 24. Qe2 e4 25. b4 d3 26. bxc5+ Qxc5+ 27. Kh1 Qd5
28. Qe3 Rac8 29. Rac1 Rc4 30. g4 Rhc8 31. Rb1 Rc2 32. f5 Rxa2 33. Re1 Rcc2 34.
Bf4+ Kc6 35. Qxe4 Nf6 36. Qxd5+ Nxd5 37. Re6+ Kb7 38. Bg3 d2 39. Rg1 Rc1 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A53"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Nc6 6. d5 Ne5 7. Be2 Bxf3 8. gxf3
Bg7 9. f4 Ned7 10. h4 h5 11. Be3 c6 12. Bd4 Qc7 13. Rg1 O-O-O 14. f5 c5 15. Be3
Ne5 16. fxg6 fxg6 17. f3 Bh6 18. Bxh6 Rxh6 19. Qd2 Rhh8 20. O-O-O a6 21. Kb1
Rhf8 22. a3 Kb8 23. Ka2 Qd7 24. Rg3 Rc8 25. Rdg1 Rf7 26. Nd1 Qa4 27. Ne3 Ka7
28. Qc1 b5 29. b3 Qa5 30. Qc2 Rb8 31. f4 Neg4 32. Bxg4 hxg4 33. e5 Nh5 34. Rxg4
Nxf4 35. e6 Rf6 36. Rf1 Rbf8 37. Rgg1 Qb6 38. Ng4 Rf5 39. Ne3 R5f6 40. Rd1 Qa5
41. Rd2 Rh8 42. Rg4 Nh5 43. Rgg2 Nf4 44. Rg4 Nh5 45. Rg1 Nf4 46. Rh1 Rhf8 47.
Ng4 Rf5 48. Ne3 Re5 49. Ng4 Ref5 50. Ne3 Re5 51. Nd1 Ref5 52. Nb2 Re5 53. Rhh2
Rff5 54. Rhf2 Re1 55. Nd3 Nxd3 56. Qxd3 Rxf2 57. Rxf2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 6th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Belous, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 h6
9. Bh4 Na6 10. O-O Nc5 11. Nd2 Bd7 12. b3 Nfxe4 13. Bxd8 Nxc3 14. Qe1 Raxd8 15.
Rc1 e4 16. a3 Rde8 17. Rxc3 Bxc3 18. Qc1 Bg7 19. b4 Na4 20. Nb1 b6 21. Re1 f5
22. g3 Re7 23. Bd1 Nb2 24. Be2 Na4 25. Bd1 axb4 26. axb4 g5 27. Bxa4 Bxa4 28.
b5 Rfe8 29. Nd2 e3 30. Rxe3 Rxe3 31. fxe3 Rxe3 32. Kg2 g4 33. Nf1 Re2+ 34. Kh1
Bc2 35. Nd2 Bd3 36. Qd1 Bd4 37. Nf3 gxf3 0-1

[Event "Clutch-ch June"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14.
Rfe1 Rc8 15. Bb3 Re8 16. h3 Nf6 17. Qf4 Qc7 18. Ne5 Re7 19. Qh4 Qd8 20. f3 h6
21. Qf2 Rec7 22. h4 Rc3 23. d5 exd5 24. exd5 Qd6 25. Qd4 R3c5 26. Nc4 Qg3 27.
Ne3 Re8 28. Re2 Qe5 29. Kf2 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Kf8 31. g4 g6 32. Red2 Nd7 33. Nc4
Ba8 34. Nd6 Rd8 35. Ne4 Ra5 36. g5 hxg5 37. hxg5 Kg7 38. Rc2 Nc5 39. Nf6 Nd7
40. Rc7 Nxf6 41. gxf6+ Kxf6 42. d6 Ke5 43. Rd3 Bd5 44. d7 Bxb3 45. Rc8 Rxd7 46.
Rxd7 Rxa2+ 47. Kg3 Be6 48. Re8 Kf6 49. Rb7 Ra3 50. Rd8 g5 51. Kf2 Ke5 52. Rc7
a5 53. Rc1 a4 54. Re1+ Kf6 55. Re4 b5 56. Rb4 Rb3 57. Rxb3 Bxb3 58. Ra8 Ke5 59.
Ke3 f5 60. Re8+ Be6 61. Rb8 f4+ 62. Kd3 Bc4+ 63. Kc3 a3 64. Re8+ Kf5 65. Rf8+
Kg6 66. Rh8 a2 67. Kb2 Kf5 68. Rf8+ Ke5 69. Rd8 Bd5 70. Rb8 Bxf3 71. Kxa2 Bd5+
72. Kb2 Bc4 73. Kc3 Ke4 0-1

[Event "Clutch-ch June"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.07"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 c5 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. Bb2 b6 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Nf3 Be4 13. c4 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Rd8
15. O-O cxd4 16. exd4 Nc6 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. cxd5 Ne7 20. Rac1 Qd6
21. Rc4 Rac8 22. Rg4+ Kh8 23. Rh4 Ng6 24. Rh5 Rc5 25. Rd1 Qf4 26. h3 Qc4 27.
Qf5 Kg7 28. Rd4 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Qc2 30. Rxh7+ Kxh7 31. Qxf6 Rf8 32. Ne5 Kg8 33.
Rg4 Qc3 34. f4 Rxd5 35. Rxg6+ fxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kh8 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. Qe6+ Kg7 39.
Qxd5 Rxf4 40. Qd6 Rf8 41. Qe7+ Kg8 42. Qg5+ Kh7 43. Qe7+ Kg8 44. Qg5+ Kh7 45.
Qh5+ Kg7 46. Qg6+ Kh8 47. Qh6+ Kg8 48. Qg6+ Kh8 49. Nf7+ Rxf7 50. Qxf7 Qxa3 51.
h4 Qd6+ 52. Kh3 a5 53. h5 Qe5 54. g4 a4 55. Kh4 Qh2+ 56. Kg5 Qe5+ 57. Kh4 Qh2+
58. Kg5 Qe5+ 59. Kh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch-ch June"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.07"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Rd1 a6 11. a4 cxd4 12. exd4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bd7 14. Bg5 Rc8 15.
Qd3 Bc6 16. Bc2 g6 17. Ne5 Be7 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Qh3 Nbd5 20. Re1 Bf8 21. Bb3 Nh5
22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Rad1 Rc7 25. Re3 Re8 26. Ng4 Kg7 27. Re5 f6 28.
Rxh5 gxh5 29. Qxh5 Rf8 30. Nxd5 exd5 31. Ne3 Kh8 32. Nxd5 Rg7 33. Nf4 Qd6 34.
Qf3 Re8 35. g3 Rge7 36. Kg2 Re4 37. d5 f5 38. Ne6 Re5 39. Qc3 Kg8 40. Rd3 Re7
41. Qc8+ Kf7 42. Qf8+ Kg6 43. Nf4+ 1-0

[Event "Clutch-ch June"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.07"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Qd3 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bf4 c5 12. b3 a5 13. a4 Bf6 14. Rfd1 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Nc5 16. Qb1 Re8 17. Ra2 Qd7 18. Nb5 Be5 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Rad2 Rd8 21. e4
Ba6 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Qe7 24. Qd1 Rxd5 25. Qxd5 Bxb5 26. axb5 g6 27. e5
Kg7 28. Bf1 Nd7 29. Qd4 Kg8 30. f4 g5 31. Bc4 gxf4 32. gxf4 Nc5 33. Kg2 Qh4 34.
Qe3 Kf8 35. h3 Qh5 36. Qd2 Qg6+ 37. Kh2 Qf5 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39. Qg5+ Qxg5 40. fxg5
Nd7 41. e6 fxe6 42. Bxe6 Nc5 43. Bd5 h6 44. gxh6+ Kxh6 45. Kg3 a4 46. bxa4 Nxa4
47. Kg4 Nc3 48. Bc4 Kg7 49. Kg5 Kh8 50. h4 Kg7 51. h5 Kh8 52. h6 Nxb5 53. Bxb5
Kh7 54. Bd3+ Kh8 55. Kg6 b5 56. Bxb5 Kg8 57. h7+ Kh8 58. Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch-ch June"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.07"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Rd1 a6 11. Bd3 Qc7 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. e4 b6 14. Bc4 Ng4 15.
h3 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Be3 Bb7 18. f3 Rac8 19. Rac1 b5 20. Bb3 Qe7 21. Nd5
exd5 22. Bxc5 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Qd2 Qb6+ 25. Qf2 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Rxc1 27.
Rxc1 dxe4 28. Rc7 Ba8 29. Ra7 g6 30. Bxf7+ Rxf7 31. Rxa8+ Kg7 32. Rxa6 exf3 33.
g4 Rd7 34. b4 h5 35. gxh5 gxh5 36. Ra5 Kg6 37. Kxf3 Rd2 38. h4 Rh2 39. Kg3 Rd2
40. Rxb5 Rxa2 41. Rg5+ Kh6 42. Rf5 Ra8 43. Rf6+ Kg7 44. Rf3 Rb8 45. Rb3 Rb5 46.
Kf4 Kf6 47. Ke4 Ke6 48. Kd4 Kd6 49. Kc4 Rf5 50. Rd3+ Kc6 51. Rd4 Kb6 52. Rd6+
Kc7 53. Rd5 Rf4+ 54. Rd4 Rf5 55. b5 Kb6 56. Rd6+ Kb7 57. Rh6 Rf4+ 58. Kc5 Rxh4
59. Rh7+ Kc8 60. Kb6 Rh3 61. Rc7+ Kb8 62. Rh7 Kc8 63. Rc7+ Kb8 64. Rf7 Kc8 65.
Rf8+ Kd7 66. Kb7 h4 67. b6 Rb3 68. Ka7 Ra3+ 69. Kb8 h3 70. b7 h2 71. Rf7+ Ke6
72. Rh7 Ra2 73. Rh5 Rc2 74. Rh3 Ke7 75. Re3+ Kf6 76. Re1 Kg5 77. Rb1 Kg4 78.
Ka7 Rc7 79. Rh1 Kg3 80. Ka8 Rxb7 81. Kxb7 Kg2 82. Rxh2+ Kxh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch-ch June"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.07"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "266"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 Nh4 11. Rad1+ Ke8 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Ne2 Be7
14. Nd4 a6 15. e6 Bxe6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Rfe1 Bf6 18. b3 Ke7 19. Bxc7 Rhc8 20.
Bd6+ Kf7 21. Bc5 Rd8 22. Bb6 Rd5 23. c4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Ke8 25. Rd6 Ke7 26. Rd3
Rc8 27. b4 e5 28. Bc5+ Ke6 29. Rd6+ Kf5 30. Bb6 Re8 31. Kf1 h5 32. Ke2 Re6 33.
Rd1 Re8 34. a4 Ke6 35. h3 Be7 36. Rb1 Rf8 37. b5 Rf4 38. bxa6 bxa6 39. Rc1 c5
40. Ba5 Re4+ 41. Kd3 Rd4+ 42. Ke2 e4 43. Rc2 Bf6 44. Bb6 Kd6 45. Ba5 Kc6 46.
Bd2 Rd3 47. a5 Rb3 48. Be3 Bc3 49. Bd2 Bb4 50. Ra2 g6 51. Kd1 Rd3 52. Ke2 Rd4
53. Rc2 Bxd2 54. Rxd2 Rxc4 55. Ke3 Ra4 56. Rd8 Rxa5 57. Kxe4 Ra4+ 58. Ke5 Ra2
59. Rd6+ Kb5 60. Rxg6 Re2+ 61. Kd5 Rxf2 62. g4 hxg4 63. hxg4 a5 64. g5 a4 65.
Rg8 Rd2+ 66. Ke5 a3 67. g6 Rg2 68. Kf6 Kc4 69. Ra8 Kb3 70. Rb8+ Kc3 71. Ra8
Rf2+ 72. Ke7 Re2+ 73. Kf7 Rf2+ 74. Ke7 Re2+ 75. Kf7 a2 76. g7 Rf2+ 77. Ke7 Rg2
78. Kf7 Kb2 79. Rb8+ Ka1 80. g8=Q Rxg8 81. Kxg8 c4 82. Rc8 c3 83. Kf7 Kb2 84.
Rb8+ Kc2 85. Ra8 Kb3 86. Rb8+ Kc4 87. Rc8+ Kd3 88. Rd8+ Ke3 89. Re8+ Kf3 90.
Re1 c2 91. Ke6 Kf2 92. Rh1 Ke3 93. Kd5 Kd2 94. Ra1 c1=Q 95. Rxa2+ Ke3 96. Ra6
Qd1+ 97. Ke6 Ke4 98. Ke7 Qb3 99. Rh6 Qb7+ 100. Ke8 Qg7 101. Ra6 Qe5+ 102. Kf7
Kf5 103. Rh6 Qc7+ 104. Ke8 Qg7 105. Ra6 Qb7 106. Rh6 Qc7 107. Rh3 Qc6+ 108. Ke7
Qc7+ 109. Ke8 Kg6 110. Rd3 Qe5+ 111. Kd8 Qa5+ 112. Ke7 Qc7+ 113. Ke8 Qe5+ 114.
Kd8 Qe4 115. Rd6+ Kf7 116. Kc7 Qc4+ 117. Rc6 Qf4+ 118. Kb6 Ke7 119. Kb5 Kd7
120. Rc4 Qe3 121. Kb4 Kd6 122. Ka4 Kd5 123. Rc2 Qb6 124. Rc3 Kd4 125. Rc2 Kd3
126. Rc1 Qd4+ 127. Kb3 Qd5+ 128. Kb4 Qb7+ 129. Ka3 Qb5 130. Rf1 Qa6+ 131. Kb3
Qb6+ 132. Ka3 Kc2 133. Rf3 Qa5# 0-1

[Event "Clutch-ch June"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Qd3 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Rd1 N7f6 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. b4 c6
15. Rab1 Qe7 16. a4 Rfc8 17. Rdc1 Rc7 18. e3 g6 19. Qb3 Rd8 20. Ne1 Bc8 21. Nd3
Bf5 22. Rc2 c5 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. dxc5 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 Qxc5 27. h4
Qc4 28. Rd1 Qxd3 29. Rxd3 d4 30. exd4 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Bxd4 32. Kf1 h5 33. Ke2 a5
34. Kf1 Kf8 35. Ke2 Kg8 36. Kf1 Kf8 37. Ke2 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch-ch June"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. Nbd2 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e4 d5 7. exf5 exf5 8.
Bd3 Qe7+ 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Re1 Nd7 12. c4 Qf7 13. Qb3 Rab8 14. a4 c5
15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qa3 Ne4 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Rad1 Rbd8 19. Qb4 Be7 20. Qa5 b6
21. Qxa7 Nxf2 22. Bc4 Bc5 23. Qxf7+ Rxf7 24. b4 Nxd1+ 25. bxc5 Bxc4 26. cxb6
Nb2 27. Rb1 Nxa4 28. Nxc4 Rb7 29. Rb4 Nc5 30. h3 Ra8 31. Rb5 Ne4 32. Na5 Nd6
33. Nxb7 Nxb5 34. Nc5 Nd6 35. Ne5 Ra1+ 36. Kf2 Rb1 37. Ned7 Kf7 38. g4 Ne4+ 39.
Nxe4 fxe4 40. Ke3 Ke7 41. Nc5 Rxb6 42. h4 Kd6 43. Nxe4+ Ke5 44. Nd2 Rb4 45.
Nf3+ Kd5 46. Nh2 Re4+ 47. Kf3 Ke5 48. h5 Ra4 0-1

[Event "Clutch-ch June"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,80,21,30,23,-11,3,11,11,-17,-10,3,13,9,9,18,18,28,24,14,9,0,2,13,27,
12,13,-9,-3,-23,-30,-16,26,-27,-13,-35,-54,-28,-36,-17,-35,-27,-38,-39,-16,6,
-5,-6,5,0,65,-37,-18,0,-5,-9,0,0,0,0,0,-41,0,1,-2,-24,-34,-79,-77,-67,-59,-119,
-77,-83,-81,-130,-124,-203,-222,-234,-240,-1775,-2020]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3.
Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Qd3 {Not just protecting the c4
pawn but also preparing e2-e4. On the other hand, White's queen is more
exposed to attacks here than on b3.} b6 {[%cal Rc8a6] Alternatives:} (7... c6)
(7... a6) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. O-O Bb7 10. Bf4 Nh5 (10... c5 11. Ne5 Re8
12. e3 c4 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Rfd1 a6 15. b3 $14 {1-0 (20) Rahul,S (2430)
-Barsegyan,H (2498) Montebelluna 2019}) 11. Bd2 Nhf6 12. Rac1 Re8 13. Rfd1 c5
14. Bf4 Ne4 15. Ne5 $14 {1/2 (24) Oparin,G (2613)-Van Foreest,L (2515) Skopje
2019}) 9. O-O Bb7 10. Rd1 {Preparing e2-e4, which didn't work at once:} (10. e4
$2 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nc5) (10. Nxd5 {is rather harmless:} exd5 (10... Bxd5 $5 11.
e4 Bb7 12. Rd1 c5 13. Qe2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Qe8 15. Nb5 Ba6 16. a4 Nc5 17. Qg4 Rd8
$11 {1/2 (38) Yu,Y (2738)-Aronian,L (2775) Moscow 2019}) 11. Bf4 c5 12. b3 (12.
dxc5 bxc5 13. Rfd1 Re8 (13... Nb6 14. Rac1 Re8 15. h4 h6 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. Qf5
Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Qe7 19. Bf4 Qxe2 $13 {1/2 (32) Nalbandian,T (2478)-Aroshidze,L 
(2393) Batumi 2003}) 14. b3 a5 15. Rac1 a4 16. Ne1 {0-1 (53) Firouzja,A (2702)
-Aronian,L (2758) chess.com INT 2019} Nb6 $11) 12... a5 (12... Bf6 13. Rac1 Re8
14. Rfd1 a5 15. e3 a4 16. h4 h6 17. Bh3 $36 {[%csl Rd7] 1-0 (48) Dominguez
Perez,L (2732)-Sargissian,G (2702) Huaian 2016}) 13. a4 (13. Rac1 a4 $11) 13...
Bf6 14. Rfd1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 16. Qb1 Re8 17. Ra2 {1/2 (58) Grischuk,A (2777)
-Aronian,L (2773) lichess.org INT 2020} Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Ne6 $11) 10... N7f6 (
10... c5 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Rc8 13. Bb2 Qc7 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. Qe2 cxd4 $6 (
15... b5 $11) 16. cxd4 Qb8 17. Bh3 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 a6 19. d5 exd5 20. e5 $36 {
1-0 (29) Navara,D (2717)-Buksa,N (2403) Caleta 2020}) 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bg5 h6
13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. b4 c6 (14... c5 $6 15. bxc5 bxc5 16. Qa3 c4 17. Ne5 $14) 15.
Rab1 b5 {[%cal Ya7a5] Black improves on the previous online game of the same
players:} (15... Qe7 16. a4 Rfc8 17. Rdc1 Rc7 18. e3 g6 19. Qb3 Rd8 20. Ne1 Bc8
21. Nd3 Bf5 22. Rc2 c5 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. dxc5 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 Qxc5
$14 {1/2 (37) Grischuk,A (2777)-Aronian,L (2773) lichess.org INT 2020}) 16. a4
bxa4 17. Ra1 a5 18. Rxa4 axb4 19. Rxb4 Ba6 {The position has simplified.
Black's backward c6 pawn is not enough for White to claim an advantage.} 20.
Qd2 Qe7 21. e3 Bc4 22. Rdb1 Ra2 23. Qc1 c5 24. dxc5 (24. Rb7 Qd8 25. dxc5 Qc8
$11) 24... Qxc5 {Both sides play inaccurately, which is normal for a rapid
game. The pin along the c-file will be annoying for Black.} (24... Bd3 $142 25.
Rb7 Qe8 26. R1b3 Qa8 (26... Ra1 $6 27. Qxa1 Bxa1 28. Rxd3 {wins a queen but
the resulting position is rather favorable for White, whose well-coordinated
pieces will be stronger than Black's queen.}) 27. Bf1 Be4 $44) 25. Bf1 (25. Nd2
$142 $1 {, after which Black must play very accurately:} Rc8 26. Bh3 $1 Rf8 $1
(26... Rc7 $2 27. Rxc4 $1 dxc4 28. Rb8+ Kh7 29. Qb1+) 27. Nxc4 (27. Bf1 Rxd2 $1
{(a nice tactical trick; otherwise Black just loses a pawn)} 28. Rb5 $1 (28.
Qxd2 Bxf1 29. Rxf1 Bc3 30. Rb5 $8 $11) 28... Qc7 $1 29. Qxd2 (29. Bxc4 Rxf2 $1
30. Kxf2 dxc4 $44 {[%csl Rf2]}) 29... Bxb5 30. Rxb5 d4 $5 ({even more accurate
than} 30... Rd8) 31. exd4 Rb8 {, and Black reaches a draw without problems.})
27... Ra1 $3 {(What??? Imagine finding this in a rapid game!)} (27... dxc4 28.
Rxc4 {is a long torture}) 28. Rxa1 Qxb4 {- Black regains material and equalizes
}) 25... Rc8 26. Rb8 Ra8 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 $11 {White can't make use of the pin
anymore.} 28. Nd2 Rc8 29. Qc2 Qc6 30. Bh3 Ra8 (30... Be2 $11) 31. Rc1 Ra3 32.
Qb1 Qa8 33. Bg2 {White tries to get something; instead, he faces problems.} Bd3
34. Qb4 (34. Qb6 $1 Ra1 35. Qc5 $11) 34... Ra1 (34... Bc3 $1 35. Qg4 $1 (35.
Rxc3 Ra1+ 36. Bf1 Bxf1 37. Rb3 $1 (37. Nxf1 $4 Qa6 $19) 37... Bh3+ 38. Rb1 d4
$1 39. e4 $8 Qa6 $17 {[%csl Gd4,Rg1,Gh3]}) 35... Ra1 36. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 37. Nf1 g6
$15) 35. Rxa1 (35. Qc5 $11) 35... Qxa1+ 36. Bf1 (36. Nf1 $142) 36... Bc3 37.
Qb3 (37. Qb8+ Kh7 38. Kg2 $1 Bf5 39. Qf4 $1 ({but not} 39. Nf3 $2 Bh3+) 39...
g6 40. g4 $1 Be6 41. Nf3 $11 {was impossible to find under time pressure, of
course.}) 37... d4 $1 (37... Qc1 {doesn't work due to} 38. Qxd5) 38. exd4 $2 {
[%mdl 8192] Obvious but wrong.} (38. Kg2 $1 Qa8+ 39. Kg1 {was possible}) ({
Another option was} 38. e4 Qc1 (38... Bxf1 39. Nxf1 {, and White should not
lose}) 39. Qb8+ Kh7 40. Qc8 $1 g6 (40... Qxd2 41. Qf5+ $11) 41. Qf8 Bxd2 42.
Qxf7+ {with a perpetual}) 38... Qc1 $1 $19 {This move perfectly works now and
wins a piece.} 39. Qb8+ Kh7 40. Qf4 Bxd2 0-1

[Event "Clutch-ch June"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "223"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 Na6 7. h4 e5 8. d5 h5
9. Qd2 Nc5 10. f3 Bd7 11. Bd1 a5 12. b3 Qb8 13. Nge2 b5 14. cxb5 Bxb5 15. Nxb5
Qxb5 16. O-O Rfb8 17. Rc1 Kh7 18. Nc3 Qd3 19. Qxd3 Nxd3 20. Rc2 Bh6 21. Bxh6
Kxh6 22. Na4 Ra7 23. Be2 Nb4 24. Rd2 Nd7 25. Rc1 Rbb7 26. Kf2 f5 27. Ke3 f4+
28. Kf2 g5 29. Rc6 Rb8 30. hxg5+ Kxg5 31. Rc3 Rbb7 32. g3 fxg3+ 33. Kxg3 h4+
34. Kf2 Ra8 35. Rc1 Nf6 36. Rg1+ Kh6 37. Rh1 Kg5 38. Rdd1 Nh5 39. f4+ exf4 40.
Bxh5 Kxh5 41. Kf3 Rg8 42. Rxh4+ Kxh4 43. Rh1+ Kg5 44. Rg1+ Kf6 45. Rxg8 Nxa2
46. Kxf4 Nc1 47. Rf8+ Ke7 48. Rh8 Rxb3 49. Rh7+ Kd8 50. Kf5 Ne2 51. e5 Nd4+ 52.
Ke4 Rb4 53. Rh8+ Kd7 54. Rh7+ Kc8 55. Nc3 Nb5+ 56. Kd3 Rb3 57. Rh8+ Kb7 58. e6
Rxc3+ 59. Kd2 Rc5 60. e7 Rxd5+ 61. Kc2 Re5 62. e8=Q Rxe8 63. Rxe8 d5 64. Kb3
Nd6 65. Rd8 Kc6 66. Ra8 Nc4 67. Rh8 Kb5 68. Rh7 c6 69. Rb7+ Kc5 70. Ka4 d4 71.
Kb3 Nb6 72. Ra7 Kb5 73. Kc2 c5 74. Kd3 a4 75. Rh7 a3 76. Ra7 Na4 77. Rb7+ Kc6
78. Ra7 Kb5 79. Rb7+ Ka6 80. Rb3 Nb2+ 81. Kc2 Nc4 82. Rb8 Ka7 83. Rb1 Ka6 84.
Rb8 Na5 85. Rb1 c4 86. Rb4 a2 87. Ra4 Kb5 88. Rxa2 Nc6 89. Ra3 Kb4 90. Ra8 Kc5
91. Rc8 Kd5 92. Rc7 Ne5 93. Kd2 Ke4 94. Re7 Kd5 95. Rc7 Nc6 96. Kc2 Kd6 97. Rc8
Kc5 98. Rc7 Kd5 99. Rc8 Ne7 100. Rd8+ Kc5 101. Re8 d3+ 102. Kd2 Nd5 103. Rh8
Nf6 104. Rd8 Ne4+ 105. Ke3 Nd6 106. Kd2 Kd5 107. Kc3 Kc6 108. Rh8 Kd5 109. Rh5+
Ke4 110. Rh4+ Ke5 111. Rxc4 Nxc4 112. Kxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch-ch June"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bc2 Nc6 10. Qd3 Qh4 11. Bg5 Qh5 12. g4 Qg6 13. Qd2 f5 14. Rg1 e5
15. gxf5 Bxf5 16. Bb3 Be6 17. Be7 Qf5 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 19. O-O-O Nxc3 20. Bxe6+
Qxe6 21. bxc3 Ba3+ 22. Kb1 Rxf2 23. d5 Qf5+ 24. Ka1 Na5 25. d6 Nc6 26. d7 Be7
27. Qd5+ Qf7 28. Ng3 Qxd5 29. Rxd5 Kf7 30. Rf1 Rxf1+ 31. Nxf1 Ke6 32. c4 Bd8
33. Kb2 Nb8 34. Ng3 Nxd7 35. Nf5 Nb6 36. Nxg7+ Ke7 37. Nf5+ Ke6 38. Rxd8 Kxf5
39. Kc3 Na4+ 40. Kb4 b5 41. cxb5 Nb6 42. a4 Ke6 43. a5 Nd5+ 44. Kc5 Nf6 45. b6
axb6+ 46. axb6 1-0

[Event "Clutch-ch June"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,57,19,28,72,50,90,77,77,57,66,49,41,41,41,37,56,22,34,30,21,21,20,-14,
-16,-31,-33,-32,8,7,6,35,25,0,10,-20,-20,-31,-30,-79,-75,-59,-75,-57,1,-88,89,
98,89,89,423,509,509,528,528,487,528,528,536,547]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3
Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qe3 {An unusual move order and an unusual
retreat.} (6. Bb5 {is common.}) 6... d5 $6 $146 {A risky idea. Black opens up
the position with the second move of the same pawn.} (6... g6 {is quite safe.
A practical example:} 7. Be2 Nb4 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Qe2 a6 10. Bc4 b5 11. Bb3 Nc6
12. h3 Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bd2 Na5 $11 {Savicevic,V (2352)-Banovic,
I (2214) Zrenjanin 2018}) 7. Bb5 $32 {Development is White's main motto!} Nxe4
(7... a6 {is more solid but after} 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. e5 {White keeps pressure.})
8. Nd4 ({After} 8. Ne5 Bd7 9. Nxd5 Nxe5 10. Qxe4 f6 {Black holds on somehow.})
8... Bd7 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qxe4 (11. Bd2 $142 $14 {preventing ...
Qa5+}) 11... Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qd5 13. Qe3 c5 $6 {This move doesn't contribute to
Black's development.} (13... Qxg2 $6 14. O-O-O {[%csl Re8]}) (13... e5 $142 {
, e.g.} 14. Nb3 f6 $5 15. O-O-O Bf5 $1 16. Bc3 Qe4 {with good chances to
equalize.}) 14. Ne2 {Too soft.} (14. Nb3 $5 {[%cal Ye1c1]} c4 15. Na5 $1 {
[%csl Rc4]}) 14... e6 (14... Qxg2 15. O-O-O $44) (14... Bc6 15. f3 e6 16. Bc3 {
- game}) 15. Bc3 Bc6 16. f3 Be7 $1 17. Nf4 (17. Bxg7 Rg8 {is favorable for
Black, e.g.} 18. Bc3 (18. Rd1 Qc4 19. Qe5 Qxc2) 18... Rxg2 19. Nf4 Bh4+ 20. Kf1
Rf2+ 21. Qxf2 Bb5+ 22. Kg2 Qg5+ {, and Black wins a queen.}) 17... Qf5 18. h4 (
18. O-O-O {was quite possible. If} Bg5 {then} 19. Be5 {Still, Black equalizes
after} f6 20. Bd6 Bxf4 21. Bxf4 e5 22. Bg3 O-O) 18... Bd6 19. Ne2 (19. Nd3 Bg3+
{[%csl Re1]}) 19... Qxc2 20. Rd1 {White keeps playing aggressively but it was
probably time to thing about equality:} (20. O-O $5 O-O $140 21. Nd4 $1 Qa4 (
21... cxd4 22. Qxd4 $11 {[%cal Rd4g7,Rd4d6]}) 22. Nxc6 Qxc6 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24.
Qg5+ $11) 20... Be7 (20... O-O-O $5) 21. Nf4 $6 (21. Qe5 $1 $44) 21... O-O 22.
O-O Rfd8 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Which move could be more obvious? And yet this is a
huge blunder.} (22... Bxh4 {was quite good, keeping material advantage in all
cases, e.g.} 23. Nxe6 (23. Qxc5 Rfc8 $17) 23... Rfe8 24. Qf4 Qa4 $1 ({stronger
than} 24... Rxe6 25. Qxh4) 25. b4 Rxe6 26. Qxh4 h6 $17) 23. Rc1 Qa4 $8 (23...
Qf5 24. g4 $18) 24. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 {This loses at once but Black suffers
decisive material losses in any case.} 25. Qxe6+ Kf8 26. Bxg7+ $1 Kxg7 (26...
Ke8 27. Bf6 $18) 27. Qxe7+ Kg8 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Rc4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Batsiashvili, Nino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2457"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5 cxd4 8.
exd4 Bg4 9. Qa4 Rc8 10. Ne5 Bd7 11. O-O Be7 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Qxa7 O-O 14. Nxc6
bxc6 15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Qd6 18. Qa4 Bf6 19. Rfd1 Rb8 20. Qc2 Rb4
21. Ne2 Re8 22. a3 Rb6 23. b4 Ra8 24. Qc3 g6 25. Nf4 Kg7 26. Nd3 Rba6 27. Nc5
R6a7 28. a4 h5 29. a5 h4 30. gxh4 Bxh4 31. g3 Bf6 32. Kg2 Rb8 33. Rab1 Be7 34.
Qf3 Bf6 35. Rd3 Rxa5 36. bxa5 Rxb1 37. a6 Ra1 38. Ra3 Rxa3 39. Qxa3 Bxd4 40. a7
Bxc5 41. Qb2+ d4 42. a8=Q Qd5+ 43. Kg1 Be7 44. Qaa2 Qe4 45. Qe2 Qf5 46. Qxe7
1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vallejo Diaz, Javier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. c3 b5 7. Re1 g6 8. a4
c4 9. Bc2 Bb7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. d4 cxd3 13. Bxd3 Bg7 14. Bxb5 O-O
15. Nbd2 Nc5 16. Qc2 Qb8 17. Bf1 Rc8 18. g3 Bc6 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Bg2 Ng4 21. f4
Ba4 22. Qb1 e5 23. N4f3 exf4 24. gxf4 d5 25. e5 Bb5 26. Nd4 Nd3 27. Rf1 Ne3 28.
Rf3 Nxg2 29. Nxb5 Ngxf4 30. Nd4 Nxc1 31. Qxc1 Bxe5 32. Qe1 Bxd4+ 33. cxd4 Ne6
34. Qf2 Qxb2 35. Rxf7 Qxd4 36. Qxd4 Nxd4 37. Rd7 Rc2 38. Nf1 Nf3+ 39. Kh1 d4
40. Rd8+ Kg7 41. Re8 Rf2 42. Rd8 g5 43. Rxd4 Nxd4 44. Kg1 Ra2 45. Ng3 Nf3+ 46.
Kf1 Kg6 47. Ne2 Nxh2+ 48. Kf2 Ng4+ 49. Ke1 Nf6 50. Kd1 Rxe2 51. Kxe2 h5 52. Kf2
h4 53. Kg2 Kh5 54. Kh3 g4+ 55. Kg2 Nh7 56. Kh2 Ng5 57. Kg2 g3 58. Kh1 Kg4 59.
Kg1 h3 60. Kh1 Kf3 61. Kg1 Ne4 62. Kh1 Nf2+ 63. Kg1 h2+ 64. Kf1 h1=Q# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ajay, Karthikeyan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6
15. Qh4 h6 16. Rfe1 Ba3 17. Ba1 Bb4 18. Re3 a5 19. Ne5 Nd5 20. Qxe7 Nxe7 21.
Be4 Nf5 22. Red3 Ne7 23. g3 f6 24. Ng6 Nxg6 25. Bxg6 b5 26. c5 Ba3 27. h4 Rd5
28. Re1 e5 29. dxe5 Rxd3 30. Bxd3 Bb4 31. Rc1 fxe5 32. Bxe5 Bc8 33. Be4 Re8 34.
f4 Bd7 35. Kg2 Kf7 36. Rd1 Re7 37. Rc1 h5 38. Bf3 g6 39. Kf2 Re8 40. Bb2 Re7
41. a3 Bd2 42. Rc2 Be3+ 43. Kg2 Bf5 44. Re2 Bxc5 45. Rxe7+ Kxe7 46. Bxc6 b4 47.
axb4 Bxb4 48. Bd5 Be6 49. Bxe6 Kxe6 50. Kf3 Bc5 51. g4 hxg4+ 52. Kxg4 Kf7 53.
Bc3 Bb6 54. f5 gxf5+ 55. Kxf5 Bc7 56. h5 Bd8 57. h6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Murzin, Volodar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. c3 g6 7. Bc2 Bg7 8. d4
O-O 9. Qe2 b5 10. e5 Ne8 11. e6 fxe6 12. Ng5 Nc7 13. Nxe6 Nxe6 14. Qxe6+ Kh8
15. Re1 cxd4 16. Qxe7 Bb7 17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18. Rd1 Rde8 19. Bd3 Nc5 20. Bf1 Ne4
21. f3 dxc3 22. bxc3 Nxc3 23. Nxc3 Bxc3 24. Rb1 d5 25. Ba3 Rf7 26. Rb3 d4 27.
Bc5 Rc7 28. Bxd4+ Bxd4+ 29. Rxd4 Re1 30. Kf2 Ra1 31. Rb2 Kg7 32. Be2 Bc8 33.
Rbd2 Be6 34. Rd6 Rxa2 35. Rxa2 Bxa2 36. Rxa6 Rc2 37. Ke3 Bc4 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39.
g4 Rxh2 40. Rc6 Rc2 41. f4 c3 42. g5 Rc1 43. Kd3 Rf1 44. Ke4 Rc1 45. Ke5 Re1+
46. Kd4 Rd1+ 47. Ke5 Re1+ 48. Kd4 Rf1 49. Rc7+ Kg8 50. Ke5 Kf8 51. Rxc3 Ra1 52.
Rc7 Kg8 53. Ke6 Ra6+ 54. Ke5 Ra5+ 55. Ke4 Ra4+ 56. Kf3 Ra6 57. Kg4 Rb6 58. Rd7
Ra6 59. Rc7 Rb6 60. Rc8+ Kg7 61. Rc7+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Balakrishnan, Praveen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Ba6 9. Qe2 Bxc4 10. Qxc4 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. O-O Nc6 14. Rfd1 Nxe5
15. Bxe5 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 17. Rd1 Be7 18. Ne4 Nd5 19. Nc3 Nf6 20. h3 h6 21.
b3 Qc6 22. Qb5 Qb6 23. a4 Rc8 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Nb5 c4 26. Rc1 Nd7 27. Bb2 Nc5
28. Rxc4 Rd8 29. Bd4 Nxb3 30. Bxb6 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 Nd2 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. g3 e5 34.
e4 Nxe4 35. Rc7 Bd8 36. Rb7 Bxb6 37. Rxb6 Nxf2 38. Nd6 e4 39. Nxf7 e3 40. Re6
Rd2 41. Kg2 Nd1+ 42. Kf1 Rf2+ 43. Ke1 Rxf7 44. Kxd1 Ra7 45. Re4 Kg6 46. Ke2 Kf5
47. Kxe3 Rb7 48. g4+ Kg5 49. Re5+ Kh4 50. Rh5+ Kg3 51. a5 Ra7 52. Ke4 g5 53.
Rxh6 Rxa5 54. Rh5 Rb5 55. Kd4 Ra5 56. Ke4 Rb5 57. Rh8 Ra5 58. Rh7 Rb5 59. Rh6
Ra5 60. Rh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Socko, Bartosz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be3 O-O 7. Be2 Nfd7 8. Rc1
c5 9. d5 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. a4 a6 12. a5 Rb8 13. Ra1 b5 14. axb6 Rxb6 15. Ra2
Qb8 16. Qc2 Rb4 17. Nd1 Qb7 18. Bd2 Rb3 19. Ba5 Rb8 20. Re1 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Ne8
22. Bg4 Bd4 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Bc3 Qb7 25. Qd2 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Rb1 27. f3 Qb3 28.
Rxa6 Qxc4 29. Ra7 R8b7 30. Rxb7 Rxb7 31. Ne3 Qb3 32. Ra1 Nf6 33. h3 h5 34. Kh2
Kg7 35. Qd3 Nd7 36. Nc4 Ne5 37. Nxe5 dxe5 38. d6 exd6 39. Ra6 Rb6 40. Ra7 Qe6
41. Qd2 Qf6 42. Rd7 Qf4+ 43. Qxf4 exf4 44. h4 Kf6 45. Rc7 Rb3 46. g3 fxg3+ 47.
Kxg3 Rxc3 48. Kf4 Rd3 49. Rc6 Ke6 50. Kg3 Ke5 51. Rc7 Ke6 52. Rc6 Rd1 53. Kf4
Rd2 54. Ke3 Rh2 55. f4 Rh3+ 56. Kf2 Rxh4 57. Kg3 Rg4+ 58. Kf3 Rg1 59. e5 Rd1
60. exd6 Rxd6 61. Rxc5 Kf6 62. Ra5 Rd3+ 63. Ke4 Rb3 64. Ra6+ Kg7 65. Ra5 Rb4+
66. Ke5 Rb3 67. f5 Rf3 68. fxg6 fxg6 69. Ke4 Rf7 70. Ke3 Kh6 71. Ra8 h4 72.
Rh8+ Kg5 73. Rg8 Kh5 74. Ke4 g5 75. Rg7 Rxg7 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Diaz Perez, Michel Alejandro"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 Na6 7. Qd2 e5 8. d5
Nc5 9. f3 a5 10. Bd1 c6 11. Nge2 cxd5 12. cxd5 Bd7 13. Ng3 b5 14. Be2 Qb6 15.
Be3 h5 16. O-O h4 17. Nh1 Nh5 18. Rfc1 Rac8 19. Nf2 f5 20. Nd3 Nf4 21. Nxc5
dxc5 22. Bf1 Qb8 23. Ne2 fxe4 24. fxe4 c4 25. Nxf4 exf4 26. Bf2 Qe5 27. Rab1 h3
28. gxh3 Qxe4 29. Re1 Qf5 30. Qxa5 Qxd5 31. Rbd1 Qg5+ 32. Bg3 Bc6 33. h4 Qg4
34. Be2 f3 35. Qa7 fxe2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Stoleriu, George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2349"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g4 h6 5. Qc2 b6 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Qxc3 Bb7 8. Rg1
Qe7 9. b3 d6 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. h4 e5 12. g5 hxg5 13. hxg5 Ne4 14. Qe3 Nec5 15.
d4 exd4 16. Qxe7+ Kxe7 17. Nxd4 g6 18. O-O-O Rh2 19. f3 a6 20. Rg3 Rah8 21. b4
Na4 22. Ba1 R8h4 23. Kc2 c5 24. Kb3 cxd4 25. Kxa4 Ne5 26. Kb3 Rh1 27. Bxd4 Rxf1
28. Rxf1 Rxd4 29. Rc1 Bc8 30. e3 Rd3+ 31. Rc3 Rxc3+ 32. Kxc3 Be6 33. a4 Nxc4
34. e4 a5 35. f4 Na3 36. Re3 Nc4 37. Re1 Na3 38. Re2 Bc4 39. Rf2 d5 40. bxa5
bxa5 41. Kb2 dxe4 42. Kxa3 e3 43. Rf3 e2 44. Re3+ Kd6 45. Kb2 Kc5 46. Kc3 Ba6
47. Re5+ Kd6 48. Kd2 Bc4 49. Rxa5 Ke6 50. Re5+ Kd6 51. Rxe2 Bxe2 52. Kxe2 Kc5
53. Kd3 Kb4 54. Kd4 Kxa4 55. Ke5 Kb5 56. Kf6 Kc5 57. Kxf7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 16th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bartel, Mateusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3
Qc7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. O-O-O a6 13. Kb1 Nc6 14. Rc1 Nd7
15. Bd3 Qb6 16. Qd1 Qa7 17. Ne2 O-O-O 18. Ba5 Rde8 19. Qb3 Bd8 20. Bd2 Bc7 21.
e4 Qb6 22. Qa4 Kb8 23. Bxa6 Qxa6 24. Qxa6 bxa6 25. Rxc6 Kb7 26. Rhc1 Bxh2 27.
e5 Rc8 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rh1 Bxe5 30. dxe5 Nxe5 31. Bc3 Nc4 32. Bxg7 Ne3 33. g4
Rc2 34. Re1 Ng2 35. Kxc2 Nxe1+ 36. Kc3 Nxf3 37. Nd4 Ng5 38. Kd3 Ne4 39. Ke3 Nd6
40. b3 Kc8 41. Bf6 Ne8 42. g5 Kd7 43. Nf3 Kd6 44. Kd4 Nxf6 45. gxf6 g5 46. Ne5
1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters GpA"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. Bd3
b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. O-O Qc8 12. Rb1 axb4 13. axb4 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qb7 15.
Rfc1 Ra7 16. h3 Rfa8 17. Qc2 b5 18. Nd2 Nf8 19. Nb3 Ng6 20. Bg3 Bd8 21. Ra1
Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 23. Nxa1 Qa6 24. Qb2 Ne4 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26. Bd6 Qa4 27. Nc2
Ne7 28. Bxe7 Bxe7 29. Qb1 g6 30. Kf1 f5 31. Ke2 Bf6 32. f3 exf3+ 33. gxf3 Kf7
34. f4 Ke7 35. Kd2 Kd7 36. Kc3 Bh4 37. Kb2 Qa8 38. Qh1 Kc7 39. Na1 Qa4 40. Nc2
Qa8 41. Na1 Qa4 42. Nc2 Qa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters GpA"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Ne8 10. d5 d6 11. Re1 Bf5 12. Nc3 Nf6 13. Qf3 Bg6 14. Bd3 a6
15. Be3 Qd7 16. Bd4 Rae8 17. h3 Bd8 18. a3 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Re8 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8
21. Kf1 Bxd3+ 22. Qxd3 Nd7 23. Qe2 Qxe2+ 24. Kxe2 Bf6 25. Ke3 Kf8 26. Ne4 Bxd4+
27. Kxd4 Ke7 28. c4 a5 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 b6 31. g4 h6 32. f4 g6 33. Nc3 Nb8
34. Ne4 Nd7 35. Nc3 Nb8 36. Ne4 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters GpA"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Re1
Rfc8 15. Nf1 Na5 16. Rc1 Nc4 17. Qb3 b6 18. Bxc4 Rxc4 19. Ne3 Rc6 20. Qa3 Qd8
21. c4 dxc4 22. d5 Bxd5 23. Rcd1 Rc5 24. Qc3 Qd7 25. Rd4 Re8 26. Red1 Rxe3 27.
Qxe3 c3 28. f3 Qc6 29. Qd3 c2 30. Rc1 Rc3 31. Qf5 Qe8 32. Qf4 Bxa2 33. Qd2 Qc6
34. Ra4 Qc5+ 35. Kh1 Be6 36. Rxa7 b5 37. Ra5 Rc4 38. h3 Qc6 39. Qd8+ Kh7 40.
Qd3+ g6 41. Qd8 b4 42. Ra8 Bc8 43. Rb8 Kg7 44. Rb6 Qc7 45. Qxc7 Rxc7 46. Rxb4
g5 47. g4 Rc3 48. Kg2 Bd7 49. Rb2 Bc6 50. Rbxc2 Bxf3+ 51. Kg3 Rxc2 52. Rxc2 Bd5
53. Rc5 Be6 54. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters GpA"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Rc1
O-O 9. Be2 Bxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Nxc4 Qc7 13. O-O b6 14. Bf3 Rd8
15. Qb3 Ba6 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Ne5 Bb7 18. c4 c5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. a4 Qc7 21. h3
h6 22. a5 bxa5 23. Qa3 Ne4 24. Qd3 Nf6 25. Qa3 cxd4 26. exd4 Nd7 27. Nf3 Nb6
28. c5 Nd5 29. Ra1 Nb4 30. Qxa5 Qxa5 31. Rxa5 Nc6 32. Ra6 Rc7 33. Rd2 Rd5 34.
Kf1 g5 35. Ke2 e5 36. dxe5 Rxc5 37. g3 Kg7 38. Kf1 Rb7 39. Kg2 Rb6 40. Raa2 a5
41. Rd6 Rb7 42. e6 Re7 43. exf7 Rxf7 44. Nd4 Nxd4 45. Rxd4 Ra7 46. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters GpA"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. a4 a5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5
9. Bg3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Nh5 11. h3 Qf6 12. Qe2 Kh8 13. Bh2 Nf4 14. Bxf4 gxf4 15. g4
Bd7 16. O-O-O Rg8 17. Rdg1 Rg7 18. Rg2 Rag8 19. Rhg1 Ba7 20. Nh2 Nd8 21. h4
Qxh4 22. Ndf3 Qe7 23. g5 Ne6 24. Ng4 hxg5 25. Nh6 Rh7 26. Nxg8 Kxg8 27. Nxg5 f3
28. Qxf3 1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters GpA"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 Re8 9. f4 d6 10. Qf3 Bd7 11. O-O Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. f5 Rf8 14. Rad1 Nd7
15. Kh1 Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Kg7 17. Qg3 Qb6 18. Rd2 Nf6 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxg6 hxg6 21.
Qxe5 Rad8 22. Rdf2 Rd7 23. Ne2 Qb5 24. Qc3 Qg5 25. Nd4 Rc8 26. Nxc6 Rxc6 27.
Qf3 Rcd6 28. g3 Rd2 29. Kg2 e6 30. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 31. Rf2 b6 32. h4 Rxf2+ 33. Qxf2
Qe5 34. c3 Qe4+ 35. Qf3 Qe1 36. Qf2 Qc1 37. Qe2 a5 38. Bc4 g5 39. hxg5 Qxg5 40.
a3 Ng4 41. Bd3 Ne3+ 42. Kf2 Nd5 43. Be4 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters GpA"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2
a6 9. a3 Bd6 10. h3 h6 11. Rd1 Bd7 12. Be2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. O-O e4 15. Nh2
b5 16. Ba2 b4 17. Nd5 bxa3 18. bxa3 Be6 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. d5 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2
Bxd5 22. Bc3 Qd6+ 23. Kg1 Ne7 24. Rd2 Qe6 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Ba5 Qf5 27. Qc4 Re5
28. Bc3 Nxc3 29. Qxc3 Rc5 30. Qd4 Re8 31. Rb1 Rc6 32. Qd7 Qxd7 33. Rxd7 g6 34.
Rb7 Re5 35. Rdxc7 Rxc7 36. Rxc7 Ra5 37. Rc3 Kg7 38. Rc4 Rxa3 39. Rxe4 h5 40. h4
a5 41. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters GpA"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e5 4. O-O Bd6 5. d4 exd4 6. c3 a6 7. Bc4 b5 8. e5
Bc7 9. Bd5 Nge7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. cxd4 cxd4 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Nb3 Bb7
15. Re1 Bb6 16. Nfxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxb7 Nxb3 18. Qxb3 Ra7 19. Bd5 Kh8 20. a4 d6 21.
exd6 Qxd6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rxa7 Bxa7 24. Qxb5 Qf4 25. Qe2 Rd8 26. Rd1 Qf5 27.
Bf3 Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 Qc5 29. Qe1 g6 30. g3 Kg7 31. Kg2 Qc2 32. Qe5+ Kg8 33. Qe2
Qxe2 34. Bxe2 Bc5 35. g4 g5 36. Bc4 Kf8 37. Kf3 Ke7 38. Ke2 f6 39. Kf3 Kd6 40.
h3 Ke5 41. b3 Kd4 42. Bg8 Bb4 43. Bc4 Bc5 44. Bg8 Bb4 45. Bc4 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters GpA"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. b3 f6 4. d4 cxd4 5. exd4 Nc6 6. c4 e5 7. dxe5 Bg4 8. Be2
dxc4 9. O-O Qxd1 10. Rxd1 fxe5 11. Bxc4 Nf6 12. Nc3 Bc5 13. Nb5 Ke7 14. Nc7
Rad8 15. Nd5+ Nxd5 16. Bxd5 h6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rxd1+ 20.
Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rc1 Rd2 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rxc6 Rxa2 24. Kf1 Rb2 25. Ra6 Rxb3 26.
Rxa7+ Kf6 27. Kf2 Rb2+ 28. Kg3 h5 29. h4 Rb4 30. Ra2 Rg4+ 31. Kh3 Kf5 32. Ra6
Ke4 33. Re6 g5 34. g3 gxh4 35. gxh4 Rg1 36. Rh6 Kf3 37. Kh2 Rg2+ 38. Kh3 Rg1
39. Kh2 Rg2+ 40. Kh3 Rg3+ 41. Kh2 Rg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters GpA"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,59,25,25,30,3,3,3,38,15,36,27,84,121,140,130,130,130,133,114,117,112,
119,95,95,101,93,79,104,82,117,79,79,86,92,73,100,25,148,148,146,80,104,74,74,
42,38,35,20,48,77,77,117,93,144,159,223,99,178,439,506,506]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. e4 O-O (7... d6 8. h3 O-O 9. Bd3
b5 $1 {is the main line.}) 8. Bd3 Re8 9. O-O d6 10. h3 {Black did not get
anything out of postponning ...d6.} c4 $6 {This move has never been played in
a high level game - and it doesn't seem like a good one.} 11. Bxc4 ({In case of
} 11. Bc2 $5 {Black usually continues in the same spirit with} b5 {and after}
12. Nxb5 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 $1 Rxe4 14. Bg5 $1 {it seems to me like Black faces
even more difficulties than in the game:} Qb6 15. a4 $1 a6 16. Nd2 $1 $18)
11... Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Rxe4 13. Bd3 $5 {I'm not sure this is the most precise
move.} ({I do not think Black can equalize after the usual} 13. Bg5 {either:}
Bf6 (13... Qb6 14. Nd2 Re5 15. Bf4 Rf5 16. Be3 Qxb2 17. Rb1 Qf6 18. Ne4 Qd8 19.
f4 Rh5 20. Qf3 Nd7 21. g4 Rh4 22. Nxd6 Nb6 23. Nxf7 $1 $18 {1-0 (34) Prohaszka,
P (2572)-Szuk,B (2392) HUN 2013}) (13... Qf8 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Rae1 Bf5 16. Qd1
$1 Nd7 17. Nd4 $16 {1-0 (28) Mamedyarov,S (2726)-Pantsulaia,L (2581) Tbilisi
2012}) (13... f6 14. Bd3 Re8 15. Bf4 $14) 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 16. Rfe1
$14) 13... Re8 14. Bg5 Bf6 ({After the critical} 14... Qa5 {is is not easy for
White to find an advantage:} 15. Re1 $1 Bd7 $8 (15... Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 17.
Rxe1 Bd7 18. Bf4 $16) 16. Rxe8+ (16. Qb3 Na6 $1 $13) 16... Bxe8 17. Qb3 $5 $146
(17. Qe1 Qxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Nd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 (32) Batchuluun,T (2507)-Nguyen,N 
(2631) PHI 2013}) 17... Qb6 (17... Nd7 18. Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qc6 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Qxa2
21. Re1 $44) 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Bf4 Bxb2 20. Re1 Ba4 {and Black should be fine.
No idea what Grischuk had in mind, as this is relatively known.}) 15. Qa4 $1 {
Just a bad line for Black.} Bxg5 (15... Nd7 {is no fun for Black either:} 16.
Qh4 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Nf6 (17... Nf8 18. Rae1 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Bd7 20. Qf4 $16 {
1-0 (43) Khalifman,A (2619)-Maslak,K (2539) Moscow 2007}) 18. f4 Nh5 19. f5 $1
Re5 20. Rae1 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 h6 22. Nf3 Qxh4 23. Nxh4 g5 24. Re8+ Kg7 25. Nf3 Nf6
26. Rd8 b6 27. Rxd6 Bb7 28. Bc4 Rc8 29. b3 (29. Ne5 $1 $146) 29... Rc5 30. Ne5
Bxd5 $11 {1-0 (53) Stachowiak,K (2440)-Simacek,P (2454) CZE 2015}) 16. Nxg5 Re5
17. f4 $1 Rxd5 (17... Re3 18. Rae1 $16) 18. Qc4 $1 (18. Bc4 $2 {would allow} b5
$1 $15) 18... Rxg5 19. fxg5 Be6 20. Qf4 Nc6 21. Rf2 $5 ({Another convincing
game went:} 21. Rad1 $5 Bxa2 22. Be4 Qb6+ 23. Rf2 Nd4 24. Kh2 Rf8 25. Bxg6 hxg6
26. Rxd4 Rd8 27. Qf6 d5 28. Qxf7+ {1-0 (28) Salgado Allaria,C (2205)-Musat,A 
(2275) Bucharest 1993}) 21... Ne5 22. Bf1 Qb6 23. Kh2 Rc8 24. b3 Rc3 25. Rd1
Qc7 26. Kg1 a5 27. Qd4 d5 $6 (27... Rc6 $16) 28. Qf4 $6 (28. Bc4 $1 $18) 28...
b6 $2 (28... Nd7 {was the only move to stay in the game, but that should be an
easy win for White.}) 29. Re1 Nd7 30. Rxe6 $1 {Nice finish!} (30. Rxe6 fxe6 (
30... Qxf4 31. Re8+ $18) 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Qe8+ Kg7 33. Rf7#) 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Meissner, Felix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2362"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2020.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e5 h5 5. h3 Nh6 6. c3 Bf5 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O Nd7
9. Bf4 Nf8 10. a4 Bxb1 11. Qxb1 Ne6 12. Bd2 a5 13. Bd3 Qd7 14. Re1 Rg8 15. Qc1
Rh8 16. Qc2 Bf8 17. b4 Ng7 18. bxa5 Nhf5 19. Rab1 Rxa5 20. c4 Ra7 21. cxd5 Qxd5
22. Be4 Qd7 23. Rxb7 Rxb7 24. Bxc6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chylewski, Patryk"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Na6 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Be3 c6 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Rad1 Re8 12. h3 Nh5 13. b3 Nf4 14. Rd2 Bf8 15.
Rc1 Ba3 16. Re1 Bb4 17. Rc2 Nxe2+ 18. Rexe2 f6 19. Red2 Be6 20. Kf1 b6 21. Ke2
Kf7 22. Rd1 Nc5 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Na4 Be7 25. Ne1 Rec8 26. Nb2 h5 27. Ned3 Rd8
28. f3 Rd4 29. Nf2 f5 30. Rxd4 exd4 31. Nbd3 c5 32. Kd1 Bd6 33. Re2 a6 34. exf5
gxf5 35. Ne5+ Kf6 36. Nfd3 h4 37. Nf4 Bxe5 38. Nxe6 Bd6 39. f4 Rg8 40. Kd2 Rg3
41. Nd8 Bxf4+ 42. Kd1 Be3 43. Kc2 f4 44. Nc6 Kf5 45. Nb8 Ke4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Yanchenko, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Qg4 Kf8 8. h4
Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. h5 h6 11. Ne2 c5 12. Rh3 Rc8 13. Rf3 Qd7 14. Qf4 Nc6 15.
Kf1 Kg8 16. Kg1 cxd4 17. cxd4 Na5 18. c3 Nb3 19. Rb1 Nxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc4 21. Qg3
Nb8 22. Rf4 Nc6 23. Rg4 Rh7 24. Qd3 Nxe5 25. Rxg7+ Rxg7 26. dxe5 Qc7 27. f4
Qc5+ 28. Nd4 Qxa3 29. Qd2 Rg3 30. f5 Rcxc3 31. Rf1 Rcd3 32. Qf2 Qc5 33. fxe6
Qxd4 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. e7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2020.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. Bd3 c5 8. a3
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 d6 10. b4 Nbd7 11. O-O Qe7 12. Qe2 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. e4 Ne8 15.
Bc2 Nc7 16. Ba4 f6 17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Nh4 Nb8 19. Nf5 Qe6 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Ba5
Nba6 22. Bb5 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Kh8 24. Rd6 Qg8 25. Rd7 g6 26. Bxc7 g5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. f4 Nh6 6. c3 e6 7. Be3 Nf5 8. Bf2 g5
9. fxg5 Qxg5 10. Nf3 Qh6 11. Qe2 Qc1+ 12. Qd1 Qxb2 13. Nbd2 Qxc3 14. Qc1 Qxc1+
15. Rxc1 Bg7 16. Bd3 Nfe7 17. Bg3 Ng6 18. O-O Ncxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bf2 Nf4
21. Bb5+ Bd7 22. Rb1 O-O-O 23. Nf3 Bg7 24. Ng5 Bxb5 25. Rxb5 Rd7 26. Ra5 a6 27.
c6 bxc6 28. Rxa6 Rb7 29. Rxc6+ Kd7 30. Ra6 f6 31. Nf3 e5 32. Nh4 Rc8 33. g3
Ne2+ 34. Kg2 Rc6 35. Ra8 Rc8 36. Ra6 Rc6 37. Ra8 Rc8 38. Ra4 Bf8 39. Nf5 d4 40.
Re1 Nc3 41. Ra6 Rc6 42. Ra8 Rc8 43. Ra6 Rc6 44. Ra8 Rc8 45. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sliwicki, Damian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2180"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2020.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. O-O Nd7 8. a4
O-O 9. a5 Rb8 10. Nc3 e5 11. Be3 b6 12. Qc1 Re8 13. Bh6 Bh8 14. Nh2 Nf8 15. f4
exf4 16. Bxf4 Rb7 17. axb6 axb6 18. Ra8 Qd4+ 19. Kh1 Bd7 20. Ng4 Bg7 21. Ne2
Qxb2 22. Nh6+ Kh8 23. Nxf7+ Kg8 24. Qxb2 Bxb2 25. Rxe8 Bxe8 26. Nd6 Re7 27. Rb1
Bf6 28. Rxb6 Ne6 29. Bh6 Be5 30. Nxe8 Rxe8 31. Rxc6 Nd4 32. Nxd4 cxd4 33. g4
Ra8 34. Kg2 Ra2 35. Kf3 Kf7 36. Bf4 Bg7 37. Rc7+ Kg8 38. e5 Ra1 39. Ke4 Rf1 40.
e6 Re1+ 41. Kd5 h6 42. Bd6 g5 43. Rc8+ Kh7 44. e7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 23rd June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A69"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2020.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 c5 6. d5 O-O 7. Nf3 e6 8. Be2 exd5
9. cxd5 Nbd7 10. O-O Re8 11. Nd2 c4 12. Kh1 b5 13. Nxb5 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Rxe4 15.
Bf3 Nc5 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Qe2 Bf5 18. Be3 Qb6 1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.26"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Nf3 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 O-O 9. Qe1 Re8 10. Ng5 Bf5 11. f3 Na5 12. Bb3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Bg6 14. Kh1 a5
15. Bd2 b6 16. Qg3 f6 17. Nh3 Qd7 18. Nf2 a4 19. c4 Ne7 20. bxa4 Rxa4 21. Ne4
Rea8 22. Rac1 Rd8 23. h3 Nf5 24. Qf2 Nd4 25. Be3 Ne6 26. Nc3 Ra3 27. Nb5 Ra2
28. Nc3 Ra3 29. Nb5 Ra2 30. Nc3 Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.26"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 Bb6 8. h3
Ne7 9. Nbd2 c6 10. Bb3 Ng6 11. Nf1 d5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. exd5 Rd8 15.
Ne3 a5 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 Nf4 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Ng4 Bxg4 20. hxg4 Bxd4 21.
Nxd4 Rxd4 22. Qf3 Rd2 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. Rxd2 Rxd2 25. Qe3 Rd8 26. Qe7 Nd5 27.
Qxf6 Nxf6 28. f3 Kf8 29. Rc1 Rd4 30. Rxc6 a4 31. Rc4 Rxc4 32. Bxc4 Ke7 33. Kf2
Nd7 34. Ke3 f6 35. Bb5 Nc5 36. a3 Kd6 37. Kd4 Ne6+ 38. Kc4 Nf4 39. Bxa4 Nxg2
40. Kd4 g6 41. Be8 Nh4 42. f4 f5 43. gxf5 Nxf5+ 44. Ke4 Ne7 45. b4 g5 46. fxg5
hxg5 47. Bh5 Nd5 48. Kd4 Nf6 49. Bf3 g4 50. Bg2 Nh5 51. Ke4 Ng3+ 52. Kf4 Ne2+
53. Kxg4 Nd4 54. Be4 Nb5 55. a4 Nc3 56. Bc2 Nd5 57. b5 Ne3+ 58. Kf4 Nxc2 59. b6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.26"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. d3 Bb4+ 3. Nd2 c5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nge7 6. Ngf3 O-O 7. O-O d6 8.
Nb3 Na5 9. Nfd2 Bxd2 10. Nxd2 Nac6 11. b3 Be6 12. Bb2 Qd7 13. Ne4 b6 14. Ng5
Bg4 15. h3 Bh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. f4 f6 18. Nf3 exf4 19. Qd2 Qe6 20. Nh4 Qe3+ 21.
Qxe3 fxe3 22. Rf3 Bf7 23. Rxe3 d5 24. Nf5 Nxf5 25. gxf5 Rad8 26. Kf2 Rd7 27.
Rf1 Rc8 28. Rg3 Kf8 29. Rg1 Ne7 30. Rf3 dxc4 31. bxc4 a6 32. a4 b5 33. axb5
axb5 34. cxb5 Rb7 35. Rc1 Rxb5 36. Ba3 Ke8 37. Rf4 Ra5 38. Bb2 c4 39. dxc4 Rac5
40. Ba3 Rxc4 41. Rcxc4 Rxc4 42. Rxc4 Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.26"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. axb5 axb5 14. Qxb5 Ne7
15. dxe5 Qf4 16. Kh1 Qxe4 17. exd6 cxd6 18. Nbd2 Qf5 19. Qxf5 Bxf5 20. Kg1 d5
21. Rfe1 Rb7 22. c4 Rd8 23. h3 g6 24. cxd5 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Nc4 Bc5 27.
Rac1 Kg7 28. Re5 Be6 29. Rxd5 Bxd5 30. Ncd2 Be7 31. b3 Bxf3 32. Nxf3 Rxb3 33.
Rd1 Bc5 34. Rc1 Be7 35. Rd1 Bc5 36. Rc1 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.26"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. e4 Nxe4 8. d5
Be7 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Re1 Nf6 13. Rxe6+ Kd7 14. Re1
Nc6 15. Nc3 Ba5 16. Rd1+ Ke6 17. Be3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Ne4 19. Re1 Kf6 20. c4 b5
21. cxb5 axb5 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. Rec1 Rhc8 24. Rxc5 Nd4 25. Rd5 Nxf3+ 26. gxf3
Rc2 27. Rxb5 Raxa2 28. Rxa2 Rxa2 29. Kg2 g6 30. h4 h5 31. Kg3 Ra4 32. Rb6+ Kf5
33. Rb5+ Kf6 34. Rb6+ Kf5 35. Rb5+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.26"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bd2 O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. a3 h6 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Be5 b6 15.
Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Be4 Bb7 17. Qa4 Rfc8 18. Rad1 Na5 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. Rfe1 a6 21.
d5 Nc5 22. Qg4 Rd8 23. dxe6 Nxe6 24. g3 Bc5 25. Kg2 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. Ne4
Qe7 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Nxc5 Nxc5 30. Qc4 a5 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Ne6 33. Qe4 g6
34. h4 h5 35. Ne5 Qd6 36. Nf3 Kg7 37. Qc4 Kg8 38. Qc8+ Kg7 39. Qc3+ Kg8 40.
Qc8+ Kg7 41. Qc4 Kg8 42. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.26"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "199"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. d3 Bb4+ 3. Nd2 c5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nge7 6. Ngf3 O-O 7. O-O Ba5 8.
Ne4 d6 9. Bd2 Bxd2 10. Nfxd2 b6 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. a3 Qd7 14. b4 cxb4
15. Nxb4 d5 16. Rc1 Nxb4 17. axb4 Rfd8 18. Qe1 f6 19. h4 Bh3 20. Ra1 Bxg2 21.
Kxg2 dxc4 22. Nxc4 e4 23. Rd1 exd3 24. exd3 Nf5 25. Kh2 Nd4 26. Qe4 Re8 27. Qg2
Re2 28. Rfe1 Rce8 29. Rxe2 Rxe2 30. Ne3 h5 31. Kg1 Rb2 32. Ra1 Kh7 33. Qe4+ f5
34. Qd5 Qxd5 35. Nxd5 Nc6 36. Nf4 Rxb4 37. Rc1 Nd4 38. Rc7 Kh6 39. Rc8 Kh7 40.
Rc7 Kh6 41. Rxa7 Nf3+ 42. Kg2 Nxh4+ 43. Kf1 Ng6 44. Ne6 f4 45. Kg2 fxg3 46.
fxg3 h4 47. gxh4 Nf4+ 48. Nxf4 Rxf4 49. Re7 Rxh4 50. Kf3 Rd4 51. Ke3 Rd8 52. d4
Kg6 53. Ke4 Kf6 54. Rb7 Rd6 55. d5 g5 56. Rh7 Rd8 57. Rh6+ Ke7 58. Rxb6 Kd7 59.
Rg6 Re8+ 60. Kd4 Re1 61. Rg7+ Kd6 62. Rg6+ Kd7 63. Rxg5 Rd1+ 64. Ke5 Re1+ 65.
Kd4 Rd1+ 66. Kc5 Rc1+ 67. Kb5 Rd1 68. Rg6 Rxd5+ 69. Kc4 Rd6 70. Rg7+ Kc6 71.
Rg4 Re6 72. Kc3 Kd6 73. Rd4+ Ke5 74. Ra4 Rd6 75. Kc4 Rd5 76. Kc3 Rc5+ 77. Kd3
Rd5+ 78. Ke3 Kf5 79. Rf4+ Ke6 80. Rf8 Re5+ 81. Kf4 Rd5 82. Re8+ Kd7 83. Ke4 Rd6
84. Ra8 Re6+ 85. Kf5 Rc6 86. Ra7+ Rc7 87. Ra5 Kd6 88. Re5 Rc6 89. Re6+ Kd5 90.
Re3 Kd6 91. Kf4 Rc4+ 92. Kf3 Rc5 93. Rd3+ Rd5 94. Ra3 Ke5 95. Ra6 Rd4 96. Ra3
Rd5 97. Re3+ Kd6 98. Re2 Re5 99. Kf2 Rxe2+ 100. Kxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.28"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Bf5 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 Rc8 11. Rc1 a6 12. e3 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 e6 15.
Qd2 Qe7 16. Nb1 Rfd8 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Rc1 Qd8 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Qc3 Qb8 21.
Nd2 Bf8 22. Kg2 Bd6 23. Be2 Qf8 24. Qc2 Ba3 25. Ba1 Bb4 26. Nf3 Qd8 27. Bd3 Bd6
28. Ne5 Qc7 29. Qxc7 Bxc7 30. g4 Kf8 31. f3 Ke8 32. Kf2 h5 33. Bc3 hxg4 34.
hxg4 Nxe5 35. dxe5 Nd7 36. f4 Nc5 37. Ke2 Nxd3 38. Kxd3 Kd7 39. Bd4 Kc6 40. Kc2
Bd8 41. g5 Be7 42. a4 Bb4 43. Kd3 Be7 44. Kc2 Bb4 45. Kd3 Be7 46. Kc2 Bb4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.28"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. f3 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. e4 e6 12. Be2 Bb4 13. O-O O-O 14. Kh1 h6
15. Be3 Rc8 16. Qb3 c5 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Nb5 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Qc5 21.
Qxc5 Rxc5 22. b3 Rfc8 23. Kg1 Kf8 24. Nd6 R8c7 25. Nb5 Rc8 26. Nd6 R8c7 27. Nb5
Bxb5 28. axb5 Rc2 29. Bf1 Rb2 30. Rd6 Nc8 31. b6 Rc5 32. Rd7 Rxb3 33. Rxb7 Rxb6
34. Rd7 g5 35. h3 Rb2 36. Rd4 Ne7 37. Rd8+ Kg7 38. Rd7 Ng6 39. Ra7 Nh4 40. Rd1
Kg6 41. Kh1 Rcc2 42. e5 Rf2 43. Bd3+ Kg7 44. Be4 Rxg2 45. f4 Rh2+ 46. Kg1 Rhe2
0-1

[Event "Chessable Masters Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.28"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 a6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bc4 Be6 9. Bb3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxb3 11. axb3 e6 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. O-O
O-O 15. Re1 Rfd8 16. Re4 Qc7 17. Qe2 h6 18. h3 b5 19. c4 bxc4 20. bxc4 a5 21.
Qc2 Nb4 22. Qc3 Rdc8 23. Nd2 Nd5 24. Qc2 Qd8 25. Re5 Nb4 26. Qc3 Nc6 27. Re4 a4
28. Nf3 Qa5 29. Qxa5 Nxa5 30. Rxa4 Nxc4 31. Rxa8 Rxa8 32. Re1 Rd8 33. h4 g6 34.
g3 Kg7 35. Kg2 Nd6 36. Rb1 Rd7 37. Rb4 Nf5 38. Ra4 Rd5 39. Ra7 Nxd4 40. Nxd4
Rxd4 41. Rb7 Kf6 42. Ra7 e5 43. Ra6+ Kf5 44. Ra7 Ke6 45. Ra6+ Rd6 46. Ra8 f5
47. Rh8 h5 48. Ra8 e4 49. Ra5 Kf6 50. Ra8 Rd2 51. Kf1 Rd7 52. Ra6+ Kg7 53. Ke2
Rb7 54. Kf1 Kf7 55. Kg2 Re7 56. Rb6 Re6 57. Rb8 Kf6 58. Ra8 Rd6 59. Rb8 Ke5 60.
Rb4 Rd7 61. Ra4 Rg7 62. Ra5+ Kd4 63. Ra4+ Kc5 64. Ra5+ Kd4 65. Ra4+ Ke5 66.
Ra5+ Kf6 67. Ra6+ Kf7 68. f3 Rg8 69. fxe4 fxe4 70. Kf2 Rb8 71. Ra4 Rb2+ 72. Kf1
Rb3 73. Kg2 e3 74. Re4 Kf6 75. Kf3 e2+ 76. Kf2 Kf5 77. Rxe2 Kg4 78. Re6 Rf3+
79. Ke2 Rxg3 80. Rxg6+ Kxh4 81. Rxg3 Kxg3 82. Kf1 h4 83. Kg1 h3 84. Kh1 h2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.28"]
[Round "1.24"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 a5 8. Nbd2
Ba7 9. h3 g5 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Qe2 Kg7 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Bb5 Qe7 14. Bh2 a4 15.
a3 Nb8 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 Nc6 18. e5 dxe5 19. dxe5 Nd5 20. Ne4 Be6 21. Rhe1
Rfd8 22. Qc2 Ncb4 23. axb4 Nxb4 24. Rxd8 Nxc2 25. Rxa8 Nxe1 26. Nxe1 Qb4 27.
Nd3 Qxe4 28. Rxa7 c6 29. Rxa4 Qxg2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vetokhin, Savva"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2349"]
[PlyCount "203"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bb2
Nc6 9. Nc3 Bf6 10. Qc1 Nxc3 11. dxc3 Qc7 12. Ng5 h6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. c4 b6 15.
Qf4 Qxf4 16. gxf4 Bb7 17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. e3 f5 19. Ng3 Na5 20. Be5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2
Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Ne2 Nc6 25. Nc3 a6 26. Kf3 Kf7 27. h3
Nxe5+ 28. fxe5 Bc7 29. Na4 Bxe5 30. Nxb6 Bd6 31. e4 Kf6 32. Nd7+ Ke7 33. Nb6
Kf6 34. exf5 Kxf5 35. Nc8 Bf8 36. Na7 g5 37. Nc6 h5 38. a3 g4+ 39. hxg4+ hxg4+
40. Ke3 Bd6 41. b4 cxb4 42. axb4 g3 43. fxg3 Bxg3 44. c5 Bc7 45. Kd3 Kf4 46.
Nd4 Ke5 47. Kc4 Kf6 48. b5 axb5+ 49. Nxb5 Bb8 50. c6 e5 51. Kd5 e4 52. Kxe4 Ke7
53. Kd5 Kd8 54. Kc5 Kc8 55. Kb6 Bf4 56. Kc5 Be3+ 57. Kd5 Bf4 58. Nd4 Bg3 59.
Ne6 Kb8 60. Kc5 Kc8 61. Kb6 Kb8 62. Kb5 Kc8 63. Ng7 Kb8 64. Nf5 Bf4 65. Nd4 Bg3
66. Kc4 Bf4 67. Kd5 Kc8 68. Nb5 Bg3 69. Ke6 Bf4 70. Kf5 Bg3 71. Ke4 Bh2 72. Kd4
Bg3 73. Kc5 Bf4 74. Nc3 Bg3 75. Kb5 Bf4 76. Nd5 Bg3 77. Kb6 Bh2 78. Ne7+ Kd8
79. Nf5 Kc8 80. Ng7 Bf4 81. Ne6 Bg3 82. Ng5 Bh2 83. Nf3 Bg3 84. Kb5 Bf4 85. Nd4
Bg3 86. Nb3 Bf4 87. Kb6 Bg3 88. Na5 Bf2+ 89. Kb5 Bg3 90. Nc4 Bf4 91. Nb6+ Kd8
92. Nd5 Bg3 93. Kb6 Kc8 94. Ne7+ Kd8 95. Nf5 Bh2 96. Kb7 Bf4 97. Nd4 Bh2 98.
Ne6+ Ke7 99. Nc7 Kd8 100. Nd5 Bg3 101. Ne3 Bh2 102. Nf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Castillo Pena, Patricia Evarista"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1770"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. Ne5 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nc6 9. O-O Bf5 10. g4 Be6 11. Bf3 Rc8 12. Qd2 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nxc6
Rxc6 15. d5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qxd5 17. h3 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 b6 19. Rfe1 f5 20. g5 Rd8
21. Be3 Rxc3 22. Rac1 Bxa2 23. Rcd1 Bd5 24. Ra1 Rd7 25. Re2 Kf7 26. Rd2 e6 27.
Kh2 Ke7 28. Bd4 Rc6 29. Bf6+ Kd6 30. c3 a5 31. Rb2 Kc7 32. Rbb1 Bc4 33. Rd1 Rd5
34. Rd4 Rxd4 35. cxd4 Bd5 36. Rd1 Rc2 37. Be5+ Kc6 38. Kg3 a4 39. Bf6 a3 40.
Kf4 a2 41. Ra1 Rb2 42. Ke5 Rb1 43. Rxa2 Bxa2 44. Be7 Bd5 45. Kf6 Rh1 46. Kg7
Rxh3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hamley, Ryan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2089"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 dxc4 5. O-O g6 6. Na3 Bg7 7. Nxc4 O-O 8. b3
b5 9. Nce5 Bb7 10. Ba3 Nbd7 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. d4 a5 13. Nd3 b4 14. Bb2 Qb6 15.
Nfe5 Rfd8 16. Qc2 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. Rfd1 c5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. e6 fxe6 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qb2+ Kg8 23. Rd2 c4 24. bxc4 Qe4 25. c5 Nf6 26. a3 Rd4 27. axb4
axb4 28. c6 Nd5 29. Nc5 Rxd2 30. Qxd2 Qe5 31. Nd3 Qd6 32. Qc2 Nc3 33. Nxb4 Qxb4
34. Qxc3 Qxc3 35. Rxc3 Rc7 36. Kg2 g5 37. Kf3 Kg7 38. Ke4 Kf6 39. f4 gxf4 40.
gxf4 h5 41. h4 Kf7 42. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kezin, Roman"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. d5 Ne5 8. h3 e6
9. Nf3 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 Nd7 11. Be2 Nc5 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxe4 14. Qc2 Nc5
15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Bf3 Rad8 18. Rfe1 Rfe8 19. Bxc5 dxc5 20. Bxb7
Rxd1 21. Qxd1 Rd8 22. Qf3 Qd6 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Qxd5 25. Re8+ Kg7 26. Qxd5
Rxd5 27. Ra8 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Rd2 29. Rxa7 Rxf2 30. Rxc7 Rxa2 31. Rxc5 h5 32. h4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bjerre, Jonas Buhl"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Re1 e6 7. c3 Be7 8.
d4 O-O 9. e5 Ne8 10. exd6 Nxd6 11. d5 exd5 12. Qxd5 b6 13. Bg5 Bxg5 14. Qxd6
Bf6 15. Kf1 Re8 16. Na3 Ne5 17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Nb5 Rxe1+ 20. Kxe1
a6 21. Na3 b5 22. Nc2 Re8+ 23. Kf1 Rd8 24. Ke2 Re8+ 25. Kf3 Rd8 26. a4 g6 27.
axb5 axb5 28. Ke2 b4 29. cxb4 cxb4 30. Nxb4 Bxb2 31. Ra2 Bc3 32. Nd3 Bf6 33. g4
Kg7 34. h3 Re8+ 35. Kf3 Rd8 36. Ra3 Rc8 37. Ra7 Rc3 38. Rd7 Kf8 39. Ke4 Rc4+
40. Ke3 Rc3 41. f4 Ke8 42. Rd5 Ra3 43. g5 Be7 44. Ke4 f6 45. h4 Ra4+ 46. Kf3
fxg5 47. hxg5 Kf7 48. Ne5+ Ke6 49. Rb5 Bd6 50. Nd3 Ra3 51. Ke4 Ra4+ 52. Ke3 Ra3
53. Kd4 Ra4+ 54. Ke3 Ra3 55. Rb7 Bxf4+ 56. Kxf4 Rxd3 57. Rxh7 Rd4+ 58. Kg3 Kf5
59. Rf7+ Kxg5 60. Rf3 Rg4+ 61. Kh3 Rh4+ 62. Kg3 Rg4+ 63. Kh3 Rh4+ 64. Kg3 Rg4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Salik, Serkan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "1986"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 O-O 6. e4 d6 7. Nge2 b5 8. Ng3 Ba5
9. Bg5 h6 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Be2 b4 12. Nb1 exd5 13. cxd5 Bb6 14. Bc4 Nbd7 15. O-O
Ne5 16. Be2 c4+ 17. Kh1 a5 18. a3 b3 19. a4 Nfd7 20. f4 Nd3 21. Bxd3 cxd3 22.
Bc3 Nc5 23. Nd2 Qh4 24. Nc4 Bc7 25. Qf3 Bg4 26. Qe3 Rad8 27. Qd4 f6 28. Bxa5
Bxa5 29. Nxa5 Be2 30. Rg1 Qxf4 31. Nc6 Ra8 32. a5 Nxe4 33. Nxe4 Rxe4 34. Qc3 d2
35. Qxb3 Re3 36. Qb7 Rf8 37. a6 d1=Q 38. Raxd1 Bxd1 39. Rxd1 Re2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 30th June"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Siva, Mahadevan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2349"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 a6 11. Be3 Rb8 12. Rc1 Ne5 13. b3 c5 14. Nde2 b5 15. f4
Ned7 16. Qxd6 b4 17. e5 bxc3 18. Nxc3 Rb6 19. Qd2 Rbe6 20. exf6 Rxe3 21. fxg7
Rxg3 22. Kh2 Rge3 23. Rce1 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Rxe1 25. Qxe1 Kxg7 26. Bd5 Qc7 27. Kg3
g5 28. Ne2 Nf6 29. Qc3 Qd6 30. h4 gxh4+ 31. Kxh4 Bg4 32. Qg3 Qe7 33. Nc3 Ne4+
0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mammadova, Gulnar Marfat Qizi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 f5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
fxe4 9. dxe4 Nc6 10. Qd3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Nh4 Qd7 13. Nf5 Bg6 14. Be3 Kh8 15.
Nxe7 Nxe7 16. Rad1 Nh5 17. c5 Rad8 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Bxa7 Nc6 20. Bb6 Ra8 21.
Qxd6 Qf7 22. Qd7 Qc4 23. Be3 Nd4 24. Qd5 Qxd5 25. exd5 Nc2 26. Bb6 Nf6 27. d6
Nd7 28. Be3 Rab8 29. Nd5 b5 30. Ne7 Bf7 31. Bc6 Rfd8 32. Be4 Nxe3 33. fxe3 Nf6
34. Nc6 Bc4 35. Rxf6 gxf6 36. Bf5 Bxa2 37. Nxb8 Rxb8 38. d7 Rd8 39. Rc1 Bc4 40.
b3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yashmetov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 bxc4 7. Na3 d5 8. Ne5
Qc8 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Qa4 cxd4 11. Nb5 Bc5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Nc7+
Ke7 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. Nxa8 Rxa8 17. Rfd1 Rb8 18. Rac1 Kd6 19. b3 c3 20. Bf3 e5
21. Kg2 f5 22. e3 a5 23. g4 fxg4 24. Bxg4 Bc6 25. exd4 Bxd4 26. f4 f6 27. Bf3
a4 28. bxa4 Rb2+ 29. Kh3 c2 30. Rd2 Bxa4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kobalia, Mihail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d3 Nf6 3. g3 Bg4 4. Nbd2 Nbd7 5. h3 Bh5 6. g4 Bg6 7. Nh4 e5 8. e3
Bd6 9. Bg2 c6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O a5 12. c4 Nc5 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. g5 Nh5 15.
cxd5 Qxg5 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Qg4 Qe7 18. Qc4 Rad8 19. Nb3 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 Bc7 21.
Rd1 Nf6 22. Bd2 e4 23. Be1 Qe5 24. Kf1 exd3 25. Rxd3 a4 26. Qc3 Qb5 27. Rad1
Rxd3 28. Qxd3 Qxb2 29. Qc4 Qb5 30. Qxb5 cxb5 31. Bc6 Rb8 32. Rb1 a3 33. Bb4 Rb6
34. Rc1 Be5 35. Ke2 g5 36. Rc2 Bb2 37. Rc5 g4 38. hxg4 Nxg4 39. Bxb5 g6 40. Ba5
Rb8 41. Bc4 Kg7 42. Bd5 Nf6 43. Bc4 Nd7 44. Rc7 Ne5 45. Bd2 Nxc4 46. Rxc4 Kf6
47. f4 Ke6 48. Ra4 Rb7 49. Bb4 f5 50. Bxa3 Bxa3 51. Rxa3 Rb2+ 52. Kd3 Rb1 53.
Ra6+ Kf7 54. a4 Rd1+ 55. Kc4 Re1 56. Kd3 Rd1+ 57. Kc2 Re1 58. Kd2 Ra1 59. a5
Ra3 60. Ke2 Kg7 61. Kf3 Kf7 62. Ra8 Kg7 63. a6 Kh7 64. Ke2 Kg7 65. Kd2 Kh7 66.
Kc2 Rxe3 67. Kb2 Re2+ 68. Kb3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. a3 d6 10. Ne2 Qd7 11. Ng3 Rfe8 12. h3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Re1 Bf8 15.
Ba2 Rad8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Kh8 18. Nh4 Qf7 19. Nhf5 Nce7 20. Nxe7 Bxe7 21. Ne4
Qg6 22. Qg4 Bf8 23. Qxg6 hxg6 24. Bc5 Kh7 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Nc5 Bc8 27. a4 Nb4
28. Bb3 g5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Ra7 c6 31. Rea1 Nd5 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. b4 Bf5 34.
Rc7 Rc8 35. Re7 Kh6 36. Raa7 Rg8 37. g4 Bg6 38. Rac7 Rd4 39. c3 Rd6 40. Kg2
Bxd3 41. Nxd3 Rxd3 42. Rxc6 Rd2 43. Rcc7 Rc2 44. Kg3 Rd8 45. Rxg7 Rxc3+ 46. f3
Rxc7 47. Rxc7 Rd4 48. h4 gxh4+ 49. Kxh4 Rxb4 50. Rc6 Kg6 51. Rb6 Rf4 52. Kg3 b4
53. Kg2 Rc4 54. Kg3 Kg5 55. Rb8 Kg6 56. Rb7 Rd4 57. Rb6 Rf4 58. Rb5 Kf7 59. Rb6
Ke7 60. Kf2 Kd7 61. Ke3 Kc7 62. Rb5 Kc6 63. Rb8 Kc5 64. Re8 Kd5 65. Rd8+ Kc4
66. Rc8+ Kb3 67. Re8 Kc3 68. g5 fxg5 69. Rxe5 b3 70. Rxg5 Rc4 71. Rg1 b2 72. f4
Rb4 73. f5 Kc2 74. Rg2+ Kc1 75. Rg1+ Kc2 76. Rg2+ Kb3 77. Rg1 Ka2 78. f6 b1=Q
79. Rxb1 Kxb1 80. f7 Rb8 81. Ke4 Rf8 82. Ke5 Rxf7 83. Ke6 Ra7 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Mykola"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Nb6 8. Bb3
dxe5 9. dxe5 Na5 10. Qe2 c5 11. c4 Be7 12. Nc3 Bc6 13. Bf4 Nxb3 14. axb3 Qc7
15. Ne4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O 17. Rfd1 a6 18. Ng5 g6 19. h4 Rfd8 20. Nf3 Qc6 21.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Qxc6 bxc6 23. Be3 Be7 24. Ng5 Nd7 25. f4 Bxg5 26. hxg5 Kf8 27.
Kf2 Ke7 28. Ke2 Rb8 29. Ra3 Rb6 30. Kd3 Kf8 31. Kc3 Kg7 32. Ra5 h6 33. Bxc5
Nxc5 34. Rxc5 hxg5 35. fxg5 Kf8 36. b4 Ke7 37. Ra5 Kd7 38. c5 Rb7 39. Rxa6 Kc7
40. Kc4 Kd7 41. Ra5 Kc7 42. b5 cxb5+ 43. Rxb5 Ra7 44. b4 Ra2 45. Ra5 Rxg2 46.
Ra7+ Kb8 47. Rxf7 Rxg5 48. Kb5 Rg4 49. c6 Re4 50. Kc5 Rxe5+ 51. Kb6 Rf5 52.
Rb7+ Kc8 53. Ra7 Kd8 54. Ra8+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Izoria, Zviad"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Kh1 Kh8 10. Ne1 Nd7 11. Be3 f5 12. f3 f4 13. Bf2 g5 14. Nd3 Ng6 15. c5
Rf7 16. Rc1 Nf6 17. Rg1 Bf8 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. a4 Rg7 20. g3 fxg3 21. hxg3 a6
22. Rg2 Bd7 23. Rh2 Rc8 24. Be3 g4 25. fxg4 Rxc3 26. bxc3 Nxe4 27. Kg2 Be7 28.
Nf2 Bg5 29. Nxe4 Bxe3 30. Qd3 Bxc1 31. g5 Bxg5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Shevchenko, Kirill"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 f5
9. exf5 gxf5 10. Nh4 Nf6 11. Bg5 Na6 12. Bd3 f4 13. Qe2 Nc5 14. O-O-O Nxd3+ 15.
Qxd3 fxg3 16. fxg3 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Rdf1 Bd7 19. Qg6+ Bg7 20. Ne4 Qe7 21.
Nf5 Bxf5 22. Rxf5 Rxf5 23. Qxf5 Rf8 24. Qg6 Qd7 25. g4 Qa4 26. Kb1 Qxc4 27. g5
Rf1+ 28. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 29. Kc2 Qf7 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. gxh6 Bxh6 32. Kd3 Kg6 33. a4
a6 34. b4 Bf8 35. b5 axb5 36. axb5 Be7 37. Ke3 Kh5 38. Ng3+ Kg5 39. Kf3 Bd8 40.
Ne4+ Kh4 41. Kg2 Be7 42. Nd2 Kg5 43. Kf3 Kf5 44. Ne4 b6 45. Ng3+ Kg5 46. Ne4+
Kf5 47. Ng3+ Kg5 48. Ne4+ Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponkratov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Bd3 b5 10. Bxb5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qa5+ 12. Nfd2 Qxb5 13. Nxd6 Qa6 14. N2c4
Nd7 15. O-O Ne5 16. Nxc8 Raxc8 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Qf3 Rfe8 19. Rd1 Bd4 20. Be3
Bxb2 21. Rab1 Qf6 22. Qxf6 Bxf6 23. d6 Red8 24. Rd5 c4 25. Bxa7 c3 26. Bc5 Ra8
27. a3 Ra5 28. d7 c2 29. Rc1 Bb2 30. Rxc2 Bxa3 31. g3 Rxc5 32. Rdxc5 Bxc5 33.
Rxc5 Rxd7 34. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Keymer, Vincent"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. h3 Re8 8. Qc2 e5
9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nb5 Nc6 11. Nxd6 Qxd6 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. O-O Nb4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 7th July f"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Ponkratov, Pavel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Bd6 9. O-O e5 10. h3 a6 11. Qc2 exd4 12. exd4 Nb4 13. Qb1 b5 14. Bb3 Bb7
15. Qd1 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Bg5 h6 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rad1 Rfe8
21. Nh4 Nd3 22. Nf5 Nxf2 23. Rxf2 Rxd1+ 24. Nxd1 Re1+ 25. Kh2 Bxf2 26. Nxf2 Re2
27. Kg3 Rxb2 28. Nxh6+ Kf8 29. Nxf7 a5 30. Nd6 Bc6 31. Nf5 a4 32. Be6 b4 33.
Nd3 Rxg2+ 34. Kf4 b3 35. axb3 a3 36. b4 a2 37. Bxa2 Rxa2 38. Nd4 Bd7 39. h4 Rh2
40. Nf3 Rh1 41. Nc5 Be8 42. Ne6+ Ke7 43. Ned4 Bh5 44. Nf5+ Kf7 45. N3d4 Bg6 46.
b5 Bxf5 47. Nxf5 Rb1 48. h5 Rb4+ 49. Kg3 Ke6 50. h6 Rb2 51. h7 Rb3+ 52. Kg2
Rb2+ 53. Kh3 Rb4 54. h8=Q Kxf5 55. Qc8+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wiewiora, Eneasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2346"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4
b4 9. Nfd2 c6 10. Nxc4 Qxd4 11. Rd1 Qc5 12. Be3 Qh5 13. Nbd2 Ba6 14. Nf3 Rc8
15. Nfe5 Nd5 16. Qe4 Rc7 17. Bf3 Qf5 18. Qxf5 exf5 19. Rac1 Bf6 20. Bc5 Nd7 21.
Bd6 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Rcc8 24. e3 h6 25. Rc5 Bb7 26. a5 Re8 27. Bd4
a6 28. Rdc1 Rad8 29. h4 Rd7 30. R1c4 Kh7 31. h5 Re6 32. Bxd5 Rxd5 33. Rxd5 cxd5
34. Rc7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bykhovsky, Anatoly"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 c6 7. e3 g5 8. Bg3
Nh5 9. Qc2 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Bg7 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. e4 g4 13. Nh4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nf6
15. c5 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qg5+ 17. Kb1 Bd7 18. Be2 f5 19. Qc2 O-O-O 20. Bc4 Kb8 21.
Rhe1 Rhe8 22. Qb3 Qf6 23. f4 Bc8 24. Re5 Qf8 25. Bxe6 Bxe5 26. Bxc8 Kxc8 27.
fxe5 Kb8 28. Ng6 Qg7 29. Nf4 Rd7 30. Kc2 Qe7 31. Qe3 Ka8 32. Rd3 Red8 33. b3 a6
34. Rd2 Qg5 35. Rd3 Qe7 36. Rd2 Qg5 37. Rd3 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Obolenskikh, Dmitry Aleksandrovi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 b5 7. Bd3 a6 8. O-O
c5 9. a4 c4 10. Be2 Bb7 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. b3 Bd5 14. bxc4 bxc4
15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Qa4+ Nbd7 17. Qxc4 Bd6 18. Ba3 Bxa3 19. Nxa3 O-O 20. Nb5 Qb6
21. Rc1 h6 22. h3 Rb8 23. Nc3 Qa5 24. Qa4 Qxa4 25. Nxa4 Nd5 26. g4 g5 27. Nc3
Nxc3 28. Rxc3 Rb7 29. Rc2 Kg7 30. Kg2 Kg6 31. Rc6 Kg7 32. h4 Kf6 33. hxg5+ hxg5
34. Ra6 Rc7 35. Ra5 Nb6 36. Nxg5 Nd5 37. Ne4+ Kg6 38. Nc5 Rc8 39. Kg3 Rb8 40.
Nd3 f6 41. Nf4+ Nxf4 42. Kxf4 Rb2 43. f3 Rb4 44. Ke4 e5 45. Ra8 exd4 46. exd4
Kf7 47. Ra7+ Kg6 48. Ra6 Kf7 49. f4 Rc4 50. Kf5 Rxd4 51. Rxf6+ Kg7 52. Re6 Rd5+
53. Re5 Rd6 54. g5 Kf7 55. Ra5 Rd7 56. g6+ Kg7 57. Kg5 Rd1 58. Ra7+ Kf8 59. f5
Rc1 60. Ra8+ Ke7 61. f6+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Harshavardhan, GB."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A63"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2397"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. d4 c5 7. d5 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. h3 Ne8 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bd2 Nc7 14. e4 Qe7 15.
Re1 Ne5 16. Nxe5 fxe5 17. a5 Bd7 18. Rb1 Nb5 19. b4 c4 20. Na4 Rac8 21. Rc1 Rc7
22. Be3 Nd4 23. Nc3 Qd8 24. Kh2 Bb5 25. f4 Rcf7 26. Rf1 Nb3 27. Rc2 Nd4 28.
Rcf2 Qe7 29. Qd2 Nb3 30. Qc2 Nd4 31. Qd2 Nb3 32. Qc2 Nd4 33. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Arribas Lopez, Angel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Qe1 O-O 8. d3
Bg4 9. Ng5 Nd4 10. Qf2 h6 11. h3 Bd7 12. Nf3 b5 13. Bb3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Rc8 15.
e5 Ne8 16. a3 c4 17. Ba2 Bc6 18. Qg3 dxe5 19. fxe5 Qd4+ 20. Be3 Qxe5 21. Qxe5
Bxe5 22. Bxh6 Ng7 23. dxc4 bxc4 24. Rfe1 Bd4+ 25. Kh2 Rfe8 26. Bxc4 Nf5 27. Bf4
Bxg2 28. Bd3 Ba8 29. Ne4 Bxb2 30. Rab1 Bxa3 31. Ra1 Bxe4 32. Bxe4 Bd6 33. Bxd6
Nxd6 34. Rxa7 Nxe4 35. Rxe4 Rxc2+ 36. Kg3 Kf8 37. Re3 Rc6 38. Raa3 Rec8 39.
Rab3 f6 40. Ra3 Kf7 41. Rab3 R8c7 42. Ra3 g5 43. Rab3 Rc4 44. Rf3 Rd4 45. Ra3
Re4 46. Rab3 Re5 47. Ra3 Rc4 48. Rab3 Rc1 49. Ra3 Kg6 50. Rab3 Rg1+ 51. Kf2 Rd1
52. Ra3 Rd4 53. Kg3 Rde4 54. Rab3 f5 55. Rb6+ Re6 56. Rb2 Re3 57. Kf2 Rxf3+ 58.
Kxf3 Ra6 59. Rb3 Kf6 60. Ke3 e6 61. Kf3 Ra4 62. Kg3 Ke5 63. Re3+ Re4 64. Ra3
f4+ 65. Kf2 Kf5 66. Ra5+ e5 67. Ra8 Rb4 68. Rg8 Rb2+ 69. Kg1 f3 70. Kf1 Kf4 71.
Kg1 e4 72. Kf1 Rb1+ 73. Kf2 e3# 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Pantsulaia, Levan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. Bd3 Nc6 4. O-O Nf6 5. e5 Ng4 6. Re1 Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. exd6
Bxd6 9. h3 Nf6 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Bd7 13. b3 Nb4 14. Bb2 Bc6 15.
Qe2 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 O-O-O 17. Qe2 Rhg8 18. Ne5 Bb5 19. d3 f6 20. a4 Be8 21. Nc4
Bf7 22. Bc3 Qc6 23. Ba5 Bc7 24. Bxc7 Qxc7 25. a5 e5 26. Nb6+ Kb8 27. Rab1 Rd4
28. c3 Rh4 29. b4 Rd8 30. Rec1 Bg6 31. Rd1 Qc6 32. Qe3 cxb4 33. cxb4 Rhd4 34.
Rdc1 Qb5 35. Rb3 Rxd3 36. Rxd3 Qxd3 37. Qc5 Bf5 38. Qc7+ Ka7 39. Qxg7 Qd2 40.
Rc7 Be4 41. Qxf6 Qd4 42. Rc8 Rxc8 43. Nxc8+ Kb8 44. Nb6 Bc6 45. Kh2 Qf4+ 46.
Qxf4 exf4 47. g3 fxg3+ 48. Kxg3 Kc7 49. Kf4 Kd6 50. Kg5 Ke5 51. f4+ Kd4 52. f5
Kc3 53. f6 Be8 54. Nc8 Bf7 55. Nd6 Bd5 56. Nxb7 Kxb4 57. Kh6 Kb5 58. Kxh7 Kc6
59. f7 Kb5 60. f8=Q Be4+ 61. Kg7 Bxb7 62. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 a5 10. bxa5 Rxa5 11. a4 Ne8 12. Ba3 c5 13. Bc1 h6 14. Bd2 f5 15. exf5
Nxf5 16. Ne4 Ra6 17. Bd3 Nf6 18. Ra3 g5 19. h3 Nd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6
22. f4 g4 23. hxg4 Qh4 24. Be2 d3 25. Rxd3 Bd4+ 26. Be3 Bg7 27. Bf2 Qe7 28. g3
Bd7 29. Ra3 Rfa8 30. Re1 Rxa4 31. Rxa4 Rxa4 32. Bd3 Qf7 33. Qc2 Rb4 34. Bg6 Qf6
35. Bf5 Bxf5 36. gxf5 b5 37. cxb5 Rxb5 38. Qe4 Rb2 39. g4 Qf7 40. Qe6 Bf6 41.
Qxd6 Qg7 42. Qe6+ Kh7 43. Kf1 Qxg4 44. Qf7+ Bg7 45. Qg6+ Qxg6 46. fxg6+ Kxg6
47. Bxc5 Rd2 48. d6 Kf5 49. Re7 Bf6 50. Rf7 Ke6 51. Rh7 Rd5 52. Ba3 Rd3 53. Bc5
Rd5 54. Be3 Rxd6 55. Rxh6 Kf5 56. Ke2 Be7 57. Rh5+ Kg6 58. Rb5 Bf6 59. Kf3 Rd7
60. Rb1 Rc7 61. Rb6 Kf5 62. Rb5+ Kg6 63. Kg4 Rc4 64. Rb6 Ra4 65. Bc5 Kf7 66.
Kf5 Bd8 67. Rb7+ Ke8 68. Rh7 Rc4 69. Bd6 Ra4 70. Ke6 Re4+ 71. Be5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Livaic, Leon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O Ng6 8. g3
Be7 9. h4 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Na3 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Nc2 Nge7 14. Bg5 Nf5
15. Qd2 Nd6 16. Rad1 Ne4 17. Qe3 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Nce1 Be8 20. Nd3 Bh5 21.
Kg2 Bxf3+ 22. Bxf3 Qxd4 23. Qxd4 Nxd4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Nc5 Rac8 26. Nxe4 e5
27. Rc1 Ne2 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rd1 Nd4 30. Rd2 Rc6 31. f4 Nf5 32. fxe5 Re6 33.
Kf3 Rxe5 34. Kf4 Ra5 35. b4 Rb5 36. a4 Rxb4 37. Kxf5 Rxa4 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Rd7
Ra5+ 40. Kf4 b5 41. Rb7 Kg8 42. h5 a6 43. Nc5 Ra1 44. Ne6 Rf1+ 45. Kg4 Rf6 46.
Nxg7 Rf7 47. Rxf7 Kxf7 48. Nf5 b4 49. Nd4 a5 50. Kf5 a4 51. Nc2 b3 52. Na3 b2
53. g4 Ke7 54. Nb1 Kd6 55. g5 hxg5 56. h6 a3 57. Nxa3 b1=Q+ 58. Nxb1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ter Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.07.14"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8.
h3 Bf8 9. f4 Bd7 10. Qf3 c5 11. Nde2 Bc6 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Na6 14. c4 Nc7
15. a4 Na6 16. g4 Nb4 17. Bb1 a6 18. a5 Nd7 19. g5 g6 20. h4 b5 21. axb6 Nxb6
22. b3 Bg7 23. Ra3 a5 24. f5 Be5 25. h5 Ra7 26. hxg6 fxg6 27. fxg6 hxg6 28.
Bxg6 Rf8 29. Bf5 Re7 30. Qh3 Rg7 31. Be6+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Quintin Navarro, Alberto"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2379"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O e5 7. d3 Nh5 8. Rb1
a5 9. a3 f5 10. Nd2 g5 11. e4 g4 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Bxb7 Ra7 14. Be4 Bc8 15. Nd5
c6 16. Ne3 Nf6 17. Bg2 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Nb3 Na6 20. Bd2 a4 21. Na5 Qd7 22.
Rc1 Rc7 23. Rxc7 Nxc7 24. Qc2 Ba6 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Qc6 d4 27. Qxd7 Nxd7 28. Nxg4
Bxd3 29. Bb7 Rf8 30. Rxc7 Bf5 31. Nh6+ Bxh6 32. Bxh6 Rf6 33. Bd5+ Be6 34. Bxe6+
Rxe6 35. Rxd7 Rxh6 36. Nc6 Rxc6 37. Kg2 Rb6 38. Re7 Rb5 39. Kf3 Kf8 40. Ra7
Rxb2 41. Rxa4 Kf7 42. Ra6 h5 43. Ke4 Re2+ 44. Kf3 d3 45. Ra4 e4+ 46. Kf4 Ke6
47. Rd4 Rxf2+ 48. Kxe4 Rxh2 49. Rxd3 h4 50. gxh4 Rxh4+ 51. Ke3 Ke5 52. Kd2 Rd4
53. Rxd4 Kxd4 54. Ke2 Kc4 55. a4 Kb4 56. a5 Kxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Neelotpal, Das"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. Bd2 Bg4 10. c3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. h3 Bh5 13. Bc1 Nc6 14. Nbd2 d5 15. Qe2
d4 16. Nf1 dxc3 17. bxc3 b4 18. g4 Bg6 19. Bd2 Rc8 20. Bb3 h6 21. Ne3 Nh7 22.
Nd5 Bg5 23. Nxg5 Nxg5 24. Kh2 bxc3 25. Bxc3 Ne6 26. Qe3 Ncd4 27. Bxd4 cxd4 28.
Qg3 Qd6 29. Rf1 Nc5 30. Rfc1 Kh7 31. Bc4 f6 32. Rab1 Rb8 33. Kg2 Rxb1 34. Rxb1
Rb8 35. Rxb8 Qxb8 36. h4 Qb7 37. Qf3 a5 38. g5 fxg5 39. hxg5 Qd7 40. gxh6 Ne6
41. hxg7 Kxg7 42. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Horobetz, Graham"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. f5 gxf5 7. O-O Nf6 8. d3
fxe4 9. dxe4 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Ne5 12. Bb5+ Kf8 13. Qg3 c4 14. b3 Rc8
15. Bf4 Nh5 16. Qe1 Nxf4 17. Rxf4 cxb3 18. cxb3 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxb5
21. Qc8+ Qe8 22. Rc1 Bh6 23. Qxb7 Kg7 24. g3 Rg8 25. Rg1 Kh8 26. Rf2 Be3 27.
Rgf1 Bxf2 28. Rxf2 Rxg3 29. Rc2 Rg8 30. Rc7 Qf8 31. Qb5 Qh6 32. Qf1 Qe3 33.
Rxe7 Qf3+ 34. Qxf3 Nxf3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Garcia Cardenas, Pablo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 Nc6 12. O-O h6 13. Rc1 Qf6 14. a3
Ba5 15. b4 Bb6 16. h3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Qg4 Qxg4 19. hxg4 d4 20. Nc4 dxe3
21. Bxe3 Bxe3 22. Nxe3 Rac8 23. Rfd1 Ne5 24. g3 Rfe8 25. Kg2 a6 26. Rxc8 Rxc8
27. Rd4 g6 28. Rd5 Nc6 29. Rd7 b5 30. Rd6 a5 31. Nd5 Kg7 32. f4 axb4 33. axb4
Nd8 34. Rb6 Rc2+ 35. Kf3 Ne6 36. Ke3 Rb2 37. Rxb5 Rb3+ 38. Kf2 Rb2+ 39. Ke1 Nd4
40. Rb7 Rg2 41. b5 Rxg3 42. b6 Rb3 43. Rc7 Ne6 44. Rc6 Rb5 45. Nc7 Rb1+ 46. Kd2
Nxf4 47. Kc2 Rb4 48. Na6 Rb5 49. Nc7 Rb4 50. Ne8+ Kf8 51. Nd6 Nd5 52. b7 Ke7
53. Kd2 Kd7 54. Rc8 Kxd6 55. b8=Q+ Rxb8 56. Rxb8 Nf6 57. Rb4 Ke5 58. Ke2 h5 59.
gxh5 Nxh5 60. Kf3 Kf6 61. Rb6+ Kg5 62. Rb7 f5 63. Rb8 Nf6 64. Ra8 Ne4 65. Rg8
Nf6 66. Ra8 Ne4 67. Rg8 Nf6 68. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khegay, Dmitriy"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. c4 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. Qe3 Bb7 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. Rb1 Nc5 13. Nd2 a6 14. b4 Ncd7 15.
Bb2 e6 16. a3 Re8 17. Qg3 Qc7 18. f4 Rad8 19. Kh1 Qb8 20. Bd3 Bc6 21. Nb3 Ba8
22. Qf2 h6 23. Rd2 g5 24. fxg5 hxg5 25. Qg3 Nh7 26. Rf1 Ne5 27. Ne2 Qc7 28.
Ned4 g4 29. hxg4 Qe7 30. Nf3 Nf8 31. Nxe5 dxe5 32. Kg1 Ng6 33. Rdf2 Rf8 34. Bb1
Qg5 35. Bc1 Qh4 36. Qxh4 Nxh4 37. Rd2 Ng6 38. Rfd1 Rc8 39. Bd3 Bh6 40. c5 Bxd2
41. Bxd2 Rfd8 42. Bxa6 Rb8 43. Re1 bxc5 44. Bc3 cxb4 45. axb4 Nf4 46. Nc5 Ng6
47. g5 Rd6 48. Bc4 Rdb6 49. Rb1 Bc6 50. Rd1 Bb5 51. Bxb5 Rxb5 52. Rd7 Rc8 53.
Kf2 Rbxc5 54. bxc5 Rxc5 55. Bd2 Rc4 56. Kf3 Ra4 57. Be3 Nh4+ 58. Ke2 Rxe4 59.
Rd8+ Kg7 60. Kf2 Nf5 61. Bc5 Rc4 62. Ba3 Rc2+ 63. Kg1 Nh4 64. Be7 Rxg2+ 65. Kf1
Ra2 66. Bf6+ Kg6 67. Rg8+ Kf5 68. Rh8 Nf3 69. Rf8 Ke4 70. g6 fxg6 71. Be7 g5
72. Bc5 g4 73. Bf2 Ra1+ 74. Kg2 Ra2 75. Kg3 Nd4 76. Bg1 Nf5+ 77. Kxg4 Rg2+ 78.
Kh5 Rxg1 79. Re8 Rh1+ 80. Kg5 Rg1+ 81. Kf6 Kf4 82. Ra8 e4 83. Kxe6 Rg6+ 84. Kd5
Rd6+ 85. Kc5 e3 86. Ra4+ Kf3 87. Ra8 e2 88. Rf8 e1=Q 89. Rxf5+ Kg4 90. Kxd6
Kxf5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Girish, A Koushnik"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bd2 dxc4 7. e3 c5 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Nxd4 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Bd7 12. Qa3 Qe7 13. Qxe7+ Nxe7 14. f3
Rc8 15. Be2 Nfd5 16. Bd2 Nf5 17. Nxf5 exf5 18. Bd3 O-O 19. Kf2 Be6 20. Rhc1
Rcd8 21. Bf1 a6 22. Rc2 Rc8 23. Rac1 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Bd3
Be6 27. h3 h5 28. h4 Kf8 29. e4 fxe4 30. Bxe4 Ke7 31. b3 Kd6 32. Ke2 g6 33. g3
Bd7 34. Be1 Bb5+ 35. Kd2 f5 36. Bb1 Bf1 37. Bc2 b5 38. a3 Ke6 39. Bf2 Bg2 40.
Ke2 Nc3+ 41. Kd2 Nd5 42. Bd1 Kd6 43. Bd4 f4 44. gxf4 Nxf4 45. Ke3 Nd5+ 46. Kf2
Bh3 47. a4 Bf5 48. Be2 Kc6 49. axb5+ axb5 50. Bd1 Nf4 51. Kg3 Nd5 52. Kf2 Nf4
53. Kg3 Nd5 54. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Harsha, Bharathakoti"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Nd3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bd2 g5 13. Rc1 Nf6 14. c5 Ng6 15. Nb5
Rf7 16. Bb4 Bf8 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. a4 Rg7 19. Kh1 h5 20. Qc2 Ne8 21. Qd1 Bd7 22.
Be1 Nh8 23. Na3 g4 24. g3 fxg3 25. hxg3 Nf6 26. Nc4 Ng6 27. Rg1 h4 28. gxh4 Rh7
29. Rg2 Bh6 30. fxg4 Nxh4 31. Bxh4 Bg5 32. Kg1 Rxh4 33. Rc3 Nxe4 34. Rb3 Rc8
35. Nd2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 21st July"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. f4 Qc7 8. a3
b5 9. Qe2 e5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nb6 12. O-O-O h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. fxe5 dxe5
15. Bg3 f6 16. Nc6 Bd6 17. h4 g4 18. h5 O-O 19. Qe3 Kg7 20. Be2 Nc4 21. Bxc4
bxc4 22. Be1 Bd7 23. Bd2 Rh8 24. Qe4 f5 25. Qxc4 Rae8 26. Qxa6 Kh7 27. Rhf1
Rhf8 28. Ba5 Qc8 29. Bb4 Qxa6 30. Bxd6 Bxc6 31. dxc6 Qxc6 32. Rd3 Rf6 33. Rfd1
f4 34. Bb4 Rf7 35. Rd6 Qxg2 36. Rg6 Qh3 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Primbetov, Kazbek"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2207"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. c5 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bg2
b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 c6 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Timerkhanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8.
g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 Rd8 12. O-O Be6 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Qc2
f6 15. a5 a6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Qc3 O-O 18. Ng5 Qc8 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Qxe5 Bxg5
21. Qxg5 Rf5 22. Qe3 Rb5 23. Qc3 Bh3 24. Rfd1 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Re8 26. Rd2 Qf5 27.
f3 h5 28. e4 Qf7 29. b4 h4 30. Rad1 hxg3 31. hxg3 Rg5 32. Rd8 Rxd8 33. Rxd8+
Kh7 34. Qd2 Rg6 35. g4 Rh6 36. e5 Qe7 37. Qd3+ Rg6 38. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Aditya, Mittal"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2438"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 O-O 6. e4 d6 7. Bd3 b5 8. Nge2
bxc4 9. Bxc4 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. O-O Nc7 12. dxe6 Nxe6 13. Be3 Qb8 14. Nd5
Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Rd8 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. b3 Rac8 18. Kh1 Qc6 19. Nf4 Nxf4 20. Bxf4
Qxd5 21. Rxd5 c4 22. Rd4 h6 23. Rfd1 a5 24. Rxc4 Rxc4 25. bxc4 Rc8 26. Bxd6
Rxc4 27. Bxb4 Rxb4 28. Kg1 Rb2 29. a4 Rb4 30. Ra1 g5 31. Kf2 Kg7 32. Ke3 Kg6
33. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Diaz Camallonga, Carles"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg5 d6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qe8 10. Nd2 b6 11. e4 e5 12. O-O h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Kg7 15.
Re1 Rh8 16. Nf1 Nf8 17. Ne3 Ng6 18. Nf5+ Kf8 19. Qf3 Nf4 20. Rad1 Be6 21. Qe3
Qa4 22. c5 Bxf5 23. exf5 N6d5 24. Qf3 Nxc3 25. Qxa8+ Kg7 26. f6+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Maksimovic, Bojan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 a6 11. Be3 Rb8 12. Rc1 c5 13. Nde2 b5 14. Qxd6 b4 15.
Na4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rxe4 17. Nxc5 Bf8 18. Qd5 Re5 19. Nxd7 Rxd5 20. Nxb8 Rd3 21.
Nc6 Qd6 22. Ncd4 Bxh3 23. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bg4 25. Rd2 h5 26. b3 Bg7 27. f3
Bc8 28. Bf4 Qc5 29. Be3 Kh7 30. Kf2 a5 31. Ne6 Qc6 32. Nxg7 Kxg7 33. Nd4 Qb7
34. c5 Bd7 35. Rc2 Bc6 36. Nxc6 Qxc6 37. Rd2 a4 38. Rd4 axb3 39. axb3 Qb5 40.
Rc4 Qc6 41. Rxb4 g5 42. Rc4 f6 43. b4 Kg6 44. Rc1 Kf5 45. b5 Qxb5 46. c6 Qb2+
47. Ke1 g4 48. c7 Qb4+ 49. Bd2 Qe7+ 50. Kd1 gxf3 51. c8=Q+ Ke4 52. Qc4+ Ke5 53.
Qf4+ Ke6 54. Qe4+ Kf7 55. Qxe7+ Kxe7 56. Ke1 Kd6 57. Kf2 Ke5 58. Kxf3 f5 59.
Bf4+ Kf6 60. Rc6+ Ke7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Khanin, Semen"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Bb3 h6 8. h3
Re8 9. Re1 a5 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Ba4 Rb8 12. Nf1 b5 13. Bc2 Ba7 14. Ng3 d5 15.
exd5 Qxd5 16. Nh4 Ne7 17. Qe2 g5 18. Nf3 Ng6 19. Bb3 Qd6 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Ne4
Nd5 22. Nfxg5 hxg5 23. Nxg5 Qf6 24. Ne4 Qg7 25. g3 f5 26. Ng5 Rbd8 27. Qh5 f4
28. Qf3 fxg3 29. Qxg3 Ndf4 30. Kh1 Rxd3 31. Be3 Bxe3 32. fxe3 Nh5 33. Qg4 Nf6
34. Qf5 e4 35. Rg1 Rd5 36. Qf2 Ree5 37. h4 Rf5 38. Qh2 Qh6 39. Nh3 Kh8 40. Rg2
Nxh4 41. Rg3 Nf3 42. Qg2 Rd8 43. Rf1 Rh5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sorokin, Aleksey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Qxb6 axb6 11. Bf4 Bg4 12. e3 Rfc8 13. Rfc1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 e6
15. Be2 Bf8 16. Nb5 Ne8 17. Rc3 h6 18. g4 g5 19. Bg3 Rd8 20. a3 Nd6 21. Nxd6
Bxd6 22. Rb3 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Rdc8 24. Rxb6 Rc7 25. Rc1 Rac8 26. Kg2 Na7 27. Rc5
Kf8 28. b4 Ke7 29. a4 Nc6 30. a5 Nb8 31. Rxb7 Rxb7 32. Rxc8 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "215"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Nbd2 f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. d4 exd4 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Nxd4 Nxg3
15. hxg3 Qf6 16. Nc4 Bd7 17. b4 Bb6 18. Qd3 Rae8 19. Rad1 c5 20. Nb3 cxb4 21.
Nxb6 axb6 22. cxb4 Re7 23. Rc1 c5 24. Rcd1 Kg7 25. Qa6 Rb8 26. Qa7 Rc8 27. Qxb6
Rc6 28. Qa5 c4 29. Nd4 Rc8 30. Nc2 c3 31. Ne3 Be6 32. Rxd6 c2 33. Qa3 Qe5 34.
Rd2 Rec7 35. Rc1 Rc3 36. Qa7+ R8c7 37. Qd4 Qxd4 38. Rxd4 Bxa2 39. b5 Rb3 40.
Rxc2 Rxc2 41. Nxc2 Rxb5 42. Rd7+ Kg6 43. Ne3 Be6 44. Rd6 Kf7 45. g4 Rb4 46. f3
Rb1+ 47. Kf2 Rb5 48. Ra6 Rc5 49. Ra7+ Kf6 50. Kg3 Rb5 51. Nf1 Rb1 52. Nd2 Rb6
53. Ne4+ Kg6 54. Nc5 Rc6 55. Nd3 Kf6 56. Rh7 Kg6 57. Rb7 Kf6 58. Nb4 Rd6 59.
Nc2 Rc6 60. Ne3 Ra6 61. Rh7 Kg6 62. Rc7 Kf6 63. Nc2 Rd6 64. Na3 Ra6 65. Nb5 Rb6
66. Na7 Ra6 67. Nc6 Rb6 68. Nd4 Rd6 69. Ne2 Rb6 70. Nc3 Ra6 71. Ne4+ Kg6 72.
Re7 Rb6 73. Nc5 Kf6 74. Rh7 Kg6 75. Re7 Bd5 76. Nd7 Rd6 77. Nf8+ Kf6 78. Rh7
Ke5 79. Re7+ Kf6 80. Rh7 Ke5 81. Nd7+ Kd4 82. Nb8 Rb6 83. Rh8 Bc4 84. Nd7 Rb2
85. Rxh6 Bf1 86. Rd6+ Ke3 87. Re6+ Kd4 88. Re4+ Kd5 89. Nf6+ Kd6 90. f4 Rxg2+
91. Kf3 gxf4 92. Rxf4 Ra2 93. Ne4+ Ke5 94. Rf5+ Kd4 95. Ng3 Bd3 96. Rf8 Ra3 97.
Kf4 Bc4 98. Rd8+ Kc5 99. Nf5 Ra1 100. Rc8+ Kb4 101. Ne3 Bb3 102. g5 Rg1 103.
Rc7 Kb5 104. Ng4 Rf1+ 105. Ke5 Rg1 106. Kf4 Rf1+ 107. Ke3 Rg1 108. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Savchenko, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bc1
Nf6 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O e5 12. Na4 Bg4 13. Qe1 Be7 14. Be3 Nd7 15.
c4 Rb8 16. b4 O-O 17. a3 Be6 18. f3 c5 19. Rb1 Qc7 20. Qe2 Rfc8 21. Rfc1 Bg5
22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. h3 cxb4 24. axb4 a5 25. b5 Nc5 26. Nxc5 Qxc5+ 27. Qf2 Kf8 28.
Rc2 Ke7 29. Ra1 Ra8 30. Qxc5 Rxc5 31. Ra4 Rc7 32. Rca2 Rca7 33. Kf2 Kd7 34. Rb2
Rb7 35. Rba2 Rba7 36. Rb2 Kd8 37. Ke3 Rc7 38. Rba2 Rca7 39. Rb2 Kc8 40. Kd2 Kb8
41. Kc3 Kc8 42. Be2 Kd8 43. Bd3 Kd7 44. Be2 Kd8 45. c5 dxc5 46. Bc4 Bd7 47. Rd2
Kc8 48. Rd5 f6 49. Rxc5+ Rc7 50. Rd5 Be6 51. Rd6 Bxc4 52. Rxc4 Rb8 53. Rxc7+
Kxc7 54. Rc6+ Kb7 55. Kc4 Rc8 56. Rxc8 Kxc8 57. Kb3 Kc7 58. Ka4 Kb6 59. g3 g4
60. fxg4 g6 61. g5 fxg5 62. g4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Indjic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "6"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 4th Aug 10am f"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Martirosyan, Haik M"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2020.08.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Qb5 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qe7 12. O-O Rd8 13. Rfd1 a6 14. Qxc4
Na5 15. Qb4 Nc6 16. Qxe7 Nxe7 17. Ne5 b6 18. Bf3 Rb8 19. Rab1 Bb7 20. Bxb7 Rxb7
21. a4 Rbb8 22. Kf1 f6 23. Nd3 Nc6 24. c4 Kf7 25. Ke2 e5 26. d5 Na5 27. Nb4 Ra8
28. Rdc1 Nb7 29. Nc6 a5 30. Nxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rb5 Ke7 32. f3 Kd6 33. e4 Nc5 34.
Ra1 g5 35. h4 gxh4 36. Rbb1 Rg8 37. Rg1 Rg3 38. Ra3 Nxe4 39. Re3 Nc5 40. Kf2
Nxa4 41. Re4 Nc5 42. Rxh4 Rg6 43. Ke3 a4 44. g4 Nb3 45. Rh2 Kc5 46. Kd3 Kb4 47.
Rgh1 Nc5+ 48. Kc2 Kxc4 49. Rxh6 Rg8 50. Rxf6 e4 51. Rf4 b5 52. fxe4 Nd3 53. Rf7
Rxg4 54. Rxc7+ Kd4 55. Rd1 Rg2+ 56. Rd2 Rxd2+ 57. Kxd2 Ne5 58. d6 a3 59. d7 Nf7
60. Kc2 Kxe4 61. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mezentsev, Ivan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2354"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 d5 4. Bf4 Bd6 5. Bg3 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Qc7 8. Ne5
b6 9. f4 Bb7 10. Bd3 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Be2 cxd4 13. exd4 f6 14. Qb3 Re8 15.
Bc4 Qc8 16. Ng4 Kh8 17. Ne3 Nc6 18. Be2 Ne7 19. O-O Nd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. f5
Qc7 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. g3 Re7 24. Rf4 a5 25. a3 Ba6 26. Qc2 Bxe2 27. Qxe2 Qd7
28. Re1 b5 29. Qh5 Qe8 30. Qe2 Rc8 31. Ra1 h6 32. Rff1 Rec7 33. Qe3 Kh7 34. Rf2
Rc4 35. Kg2 Qf7 36. Rd2 b4 37. cxb4 axb4 38. a4 Qa7 39. a5 Rc2 40. Kh3 Rxd2 41.
Qxd2 Rc4 42. Qf4 Qxd4 43. a6 Qa7 44. Qg4 Rc8 45. Qg6+ Kh8 46. Ra5 Rd8 47. Rb5
Qxa6 48. Rxb4 Qf1+ 49. Kh4 Qe2 50. h3 Qd2 51. Rb7 Qg5+ 52. Qxg5 hxg5+ 53. Kh5
Kh7 54. g4 e3 55. Re7 d4 56. Re4 d3 57. Re8 Rxe8 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tanenbaum, Zachary Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2137"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 a6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Nc3 b6 11. Ng5 Ke7 12. Nge4 Bb7 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. b3
Rac8 15. Ba3 a5 16. Na4 Nfd7 17. Rac1 Rc6 18. Bb5 Rd6 19. Bxd7 Kxd7 20. Bxc5
bxc5 21. Nxc5+ Kc7 22. Nxe6+ Kb8 23. Nd4 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Kxc8 25. Rc1+ Kb8 26.
Rc5 a4 27. bxa4 Rb6 28. Rb5 Rg6 29. f3 Ka7 30. Kf2 Rh6 31. h3 Rd6 32. a5 g6 33.
g4 Rd5 34. Rxd5 Bxd5 35. Nb5+ Kb7 36. a3 Kc6 37. Nc3 Be6 38. e4 Kb7 39. Nb5 Ba2
40. Nc3 Be6 41. Nd5 Kc6 42. Ke3 h6 43. Kd4 Bd7 44. a6 Kd6 45. a7 Bc6 46. Nb6
1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e5 Ne7 8.
Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 c5 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. O-O O-O 12. f4 Bf5 13. Nbc3 Qd7 14. Rad1
Rfd8 15. h3 cxd4 16. Nb1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nf5 18. Rc1 Nb4 19. Qb3 d3 20. Qxb4 dxe2
21. Rfe1 d4 22. Rxe2 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Nd2 Rc1+ 25. Kh2 Rc2 26. Rf2 h6 27.
Ne4 d3 28. Rd2 Rxd2 29. Nxd2 Qc6 30. Qe4 Qc2 31. Qxf5 Qxd2 32. Qc8+ Kh7 33.
Qf5+ Kg8 34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. h3
Bd6 9. Bd3 c6 10. Bf4 Qc7 11. Qd2 h6 12. Rc1 g5 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. a3 a5 15. Qc2
O-O 16. Ne2 Rac8 17. O-O c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nfd4 Nfe4 20. Qd1 Nxd3 21. Qxd3
Qe5 22. Qb5 Nd2 23. Rfd1 Nc4 24. b3 Nxa3 25. Qxa5 Qd6 26. Ng3 Ra8 27. Qd2 Qe5
28. Rc5 Rfc8 29. Rdc1 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 b6 31. Rc6 Nb1 32. Qc1 Na3 33. Rxb6 Rc8 34.
Qxa3 h5 35. Nxh5 g4 36. hxg4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kozionov, Kirill"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 h6 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 O-O 8. c4 c6
9. Nbd2 a5 10. a3 Bh7 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Nd7 14. Bc3 Bg6 15. b4
axb4 16. axb4 Bh5 17. Bf3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Bf6 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Ra1 Qb8 21. Bxf6
Nxf6 22. Qc3 Rd8 23. Qe5 Qxe5 24. Nxe5 Nd7 25. Nxd7 Rxd7 26. c5 g5 27. g4 Rd8
28. b5 cxb5 29. Rb1 d4 30. Rxb5 Rd5 31. Rb1 Rxc5 32. Rb5 Rxb5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gharibyan, Mamikon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3
Bf5 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Qe7 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 b5 13. a4 a6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6
15. O-O c6 16. Ne5 Qe6 17. Ra2 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Rfa1 Rac8 20. axb5 axb5
21. Qb4 Rfd8 22. Ra7 Rc7 23. Qc5 Rdc8 24. h3 Kh7 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Ra8 Rc8 27.
Ra7 Rc7 28. Rxc7 Qxc7 29. Bxb5 Bd7 30. Bd3+ Kg8 31. c4 Be6 32. cxd5 Bxd5 33. e4
Be6 34. d5 Qe5 35. Qxc6 Qa1+ 36. Bf1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karthikeyan, Murali"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. h3 h6 12. b3 b6 13. a4 a5 14. Bb2 Ne7
15. Rd2 c5 16. Rad1 Be6 17. Ne2 Ng6 18. h4 Be7 19. h5 Nf8 20. Nf4 Bg4 21. Nd5
Bg5 22. Nxg5 hxg5 23. f3 Be6 24. g4 Kb7 25. c4 g6 26. Nf6 Nh7 27. hxg6 fxg6 28.
Ne4 Raf8 29. Kg2 Rf7 30. Rd8 Nf8 31. Nxg5 Re7 32. Nxe6 Rxe6 33. f4 Re7 34. Kg3
Reh7 35. Kf3 Rh3+ 36. Ke4 Rxb3 37. Bc1 Rh2 38. f5 gxf5+ 39. gxf5 Rh4+ 40. Kd5
Nh7 41. e6 Nf6+ 42. Ke5 Ng4+ 43. Kf4 Nf2+ 44. Kg5 Rg4+ 45. Kf6 Ne4+ 46. Kf7 Rf3
47. R8d5 Rh3 48. e7 Rh7+ 49. Ke6 Rg8 50. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. a4 a5 8. Be3
Nd7 9. Qc1 h6 10. O-O b6 11. Na3 Ba6 12. Nd2 Nf8 13. f4 Ne6 14. Nf3 Nd4 15.
Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Kh1 Bg7 17. e5 Bc8 18. Nc4 Be6 19. b3 f6 20. Qe1 Kf7 21. Rd1 b5
22. Nd2 Qd5 23. Ne4 c4 24. Nc3 Qd8 25. dxc4 Qc8 26. axb5 cxb5 27. Nxb5 a4 28.
exf6 Bxf6 29. Bd4 axb3 30. cxb3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 11th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. c3 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. Bb5 Nh6 6. h3 Bg7 7. O-O d4 8. cxd4
cxd4 9. d3 O-O 10. Re1 Nf5 11. Bf4 Bd7 12. Bc4 Na5 13. Bd5 Bc6 14. Be4 Qb6 15.
Qd2 Qa6 16. Na3 e6 17. b4 Bxe4 18. dxe4 Nc6 19. exf5 Qxa3 20. f6 Bh8 21. b5 Nb4
22. Reb1 Nd5 23. Qxd4 Rfd8 24. Rb3 Qf8 25. Qe4 Rac8 26. Bd2 Nb6 27. Be3 Rc4 28.
Qxb7 Rd7 29. Qa6 Ra4 30. Bxb6 Rxa6 31. bxa6 axb6 32. Rxb6 h6 33. Rab1 Kh7 34.
Rb7 Rxb7 35. axb7 Qb8 36. a4 g5 37. a5 h5 38. Nxg5+ Kg6 39. Nf3 Bxf6 40. exf6
e5 41. a6 e4 42. a7 Qxa7 43. b8=Q 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July f"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 d6 8.
f4 Qe7 9. Na3 Rg8 10. Kh1 Bd7 11. c3 Ne6 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qf3
Rg6 15. Nc2 O-O-O 16. Rad1 Rdg8 17. Ne3 Bc6 18. Bd5 Bb5 19. Nf5 Qf8 20. c4 Ba6
21. Nh4 Rh6 22. Nf5 Rhg6 23. Rd2 Nd4 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. b4 Qxb4 26. Rxd4 Qb2 27.
Qf2 Qxf2 28. Rxf2 R8g7 29. c5 Bb5 30. g3 h5 31. Rf4 Bc6 32. Kg2 Rh6 33. Kf3
Rhg6 34. a3 Be8 35. Rd2 Rh6 36. Ke3 Rg5 37. Rdf2 c6 38. Bc4 Rxc5 39. Kd4 Ra5
40. Rxf6 Rxf6 41. Rxf6 Rxa3 42. Bxf7 Bxf7 43. Rxf7 Ra4+ 44. Ke5 b5 45. Kd6 Rxe4
46. Kxc6 Re6+ 47. Kxb5 a6+ 48. Kc5 Re2 49. h4 Re3 50. Rg7 Re5+ 51. Kd4 Rb5 52.
Kc4 Kd8 53. Rg6 Ra5 54. Kb4 Rb5+ 55. Kc4 Ra5 56. Kb4 Rb5+ 57. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 14th July f"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2020.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bh4 d6 9. f4 Bg4 10. Bxf6 Bxd1 11. Bxd8 Rxd8 12. c3 Be2 13. cxd4 Bxc4 14. Rc1
Ba6 15. Rxc7 exd4 16. Nd2 Rd7 17. Rac1 Ke7 18. Kf2 Rhd8 19. Nf3 d3 20. Ke3 Rxc7
21. Rxc7+ Rd7 22. Rc3 g6 23. Nd4 Kf6 24. b4 b6 25. b5 Bb7 26. Kxd3 Re7 27. Nc6
Rc7 28. Kd4 a6 29. a4 axb5 30. axb5 Bc8 31. Kd5 Be6+ 32. Kd4 Bd7 33. h3 h5 34.
Nb4 Rxc3 35. Nd5+ Kg7 36. Nxc3 Kf6 37. Kd5 Ke7 38. Kc4 Be6+ 39. Nd5+ Kd7 40.
Kd4 Bxd5 41. Kxd5 Kc7 42. g4 h4 43. g5 Kd7 44. e5 dxe5 45. fxe5 Ke7 46. Kc6 Ke6
47. Kxb6 Kxe5 48. Kc5 Kf4 49. b6 Kg3 50. b7 Kxh3 51. b8=Q Kg2 52. Kd4 h3 53.
Ke3 h2 54. Qb2+ Kh3 55. Qc1 h1=Q 56. Qxh1+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Hansch, Karsten"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c6 8.
Bd3 h6 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Be5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 g6 12. h3 Ng7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qe2 Bf5
15. Bxf5 Nxf5 16. Rad1 Qb6 17. Nd4 Ng7 18. f4 Bc5 19. Na4 Qb4 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21.
f5 Rae8 22. Qg4 Rxe5 23. fxg6 f5 24. Qf4 Qd6 25. Qxh6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Arabidze, Meri"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 dxe4 8.
Bxe4 Bb7 9. Nbc3 Nf6 10. Bf3 O-O 11. O-O Qc8 12. b3 Ne7 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. Rad1
Rad8 15. Qf4 Rd7 16. Rd2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 h6 18. h3 a6 19. a4 Ng6 20. Qg3 c5 21.
Rd3 cxd4 22. Rxd4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. Nxd4 Qc8 25. Qd6 Qb7 26. Qc6 Qb8 27.
g3 Ne5 28. Qg2 Qd6 29. Nce2 a5 30. Qa8+ Kh7 31. Qb7 Ned7 32. Qc6 Qxc6 33. Nxc6
Nc5 34. Ned4 Nfd7 35. f4 f6 36. Kf2 e5 37. fxe5 fxe5 38. Nf3 Nxb3 39. Nfxe5
Nxe5 40. Nxe5 Nc5 41. Ke3 Nxa4 42. Nd7 g5 43. Kd4 Kg6 44. g4 Kf7 45. Kd5 Nc3+
46. Kc6 a4 47. Kxb6 a3 48. Nc5 Na4+ 49. Nxa4 a2 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Murzin, Volodar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 d6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Bf4 Bg4 8. d5
Bxf3 9. exf3 Na5 10. b3 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rc1 Nc5 14. Be3 a5 15.
f4 e6 16. Nb5 a4 17. Nxd6 axb3 18. Bxc5 bxa2 19. Nxb7 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Rfc8 21.
Nd6 Rc7 22. Nb5 Rcc8 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Rca6 26. Nb3 Ra4 27.
c5 Rb4 28. Na1 Kf8 29. c6 Ke7 30. c7 Rc8 31. Rc2 Rb1 32. Rf1 Kd7 33. Rxa2 Rxf1+
34. Kxf1 Rxc7 35. Nc2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gharibyan, Mamikon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 d5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 a6 8. dxc5
Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Bxc5 10. b4 Bd6 11. Ke2 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Bb2 Bd7 14. Rac1
Rc8 15. Bb3 O-O 16. f3 Rc7 17. Rc2 Rfc8 18. Kd2 Bb5 19. Rd1 Bc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4
21. Rdc1 Bxh2 22. Na4 Rxc2+ 23. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Nd7 25. f4 h6 26. Kd3 g5
27. Ke4 f5+ 28. Kf3 gxf4 29. exf4 Bg1 30. Bc3 Kf7 31. Nb2 Bb6 32. Nc4 Bc7 33.
a4 Nb6 34. Nxb6 Bxb6 35. Ke2 Bc7 36. Bd2 b5 37. a5 Ke7 38. Kd3 Kd6 39. Bc3 Kd5
40. g3 Bd6 41. Be1 h5 42. Bc3 Be7 43. Be1 Bf6 44. Bf2 Bd8 45. Be1 Be7 46. Bc3
h4 47. gxh4 Bxh4 48. Bd2 Be7 49. Be1 Bf8 50. Bd2 Bd6 51. Bc3 Bxf4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vogel, Roven"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O a6 9. a4 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Nf6 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bc7
Rd7 15. Ba5 Bd8 16. Bc3 Ne4 17. Ne5 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Re7 19. Nxc4 Be6 20. a5 Rd7
21. Rfb1 Bxc4 22. Bxc4 Bf6 23. Rb3 Rad8 24. g3 Rd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 26. Kg2 Rd7
27. e4 Bd8 28. Ra3 Rd2 29. Bd5 Rb2 30. e5 c4 31. Bxc4 Be7 32. Ra1 Bc5 33. Rd1
Rxf2+ 34. Kh3 h5 35. Rd7 g5 36. e6 fxe6 37. Bxe6+ Kf8 38. Rxb7 Be7 39. g4 h4
40. Rb8+ Kg7 41. Rb7 Kf6 42. Rb6 Ke5 43. Rc6 Bd6 44. Bc4 Rf3+ 45. Kg2 Rxc3 46.
Bb5 h3+ 47. Kf1 Rxc6 48. Bxc6 Bc7 49. Bb7 Bxa5 50. Bxa6 Kf4 51. Kg1 Kxg4 52.
Kh1 Kh4 53. Bc8 Bc7 54. Bd7 g4 55. Bxg4 Kxg4 56. Kg1 Kf3 57. Kh1 Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vokhidov, Shamsiddin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Ba4 Ne7 8. Bg5
Ng6 9. Nh4 h6 10. Nxg6 fxg6 11. Bb3+ Kh7 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Qe8 14. d4 Bb6 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Nd2 Bg4 17. Qe1 Nh5 18. Nc4 Nf4 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. f3 Be6 21. Qe3
Bxb3 22. axb3 Qb5 23. c4 Qc5 24. Qxc5 bxc5 25. Rfd1 Rfd8 26. Bxf4 gxf4 27. Kf2
Rxa1 28. Rxd8 Rb1 29. Rd2 Kg6 30. g3 Kf6 31. Kg2 g5 32. h4 Re1 33. hxg5+ hxg5
34. gxf4 gxf4 35. Rd7 Re2+ 36. Kh3 Rf2 37. Kg4 Rg2+ 38. Kh4 Rg3 39. Rxc7 Rxf3
40. Rxb7 Re3 41. Rb6+ Ke7 42. Kg5 Rxe4 43. Kf5 Re3 44. b4 cxb4 45. c5 f3 46.
Rb7+ Kd8 47. Ke6 e4 48. c6 Rd3 49. Rf7 Kc8 50. Ke5 e3 51. Rxf3 e2 52. Rxd3
e1=Q+ 53. Kd4 Qc1 54. Rb3 Kc7 55. Rxb4 Kd6 56. c7 Qxc7 57. Rc4 Qa5 58. Kd3 Kd5
59. b3 Qa2 60. Kc3 Qb1 61. Rd4+ Ke5 62. Rc4 Qc1+ 63. Kb4 Qb2 64. Rc5+ Kd4 65.
Rc4+ Kd3 66. Ka4 Qa1+ 67. Kb4 Qa2 68. Rc6 Qa7 69. Rd6+ Kc2 70. Rc6+ Kb2 71. Rc4
Qb6+ 72. Ka4 Qxb3+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Keymer, Vincent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nbd2 Bd6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. e4 c6 8.
Bd3 b6 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. O-O Bb7 11. c4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Be7 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. a3
O-O-O 15. b4 Kb8 16. c5 h5 17. a4 h4 18. Qa2 Rdg8 19. a5 Qf4 20. Qe2 b5 21. Kh1
a6 22. Rg1 f5 23. Ned2 Bd8 24. Qe3 Qg4 25. Be2 Qg6 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27. dxe5 Bc7
28. f4 Rd8 29. Nf3 Rd5 30. Rxd5 cxd5 31. Nd4 Rg8 32. Bf3 Bd8 33. Rc1 Kc7 34.
Rc2 Be7 35. c6 Bc8 36. Nxe6+ fxe6 37. Qb6# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 c5 4. e3 Qb6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Rb1 cxd4 7. exd4 Nc6 8. Nf3
Bd7 9. Bg3 a6 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. Be2 Nge7 12. Na4 Qb4 13. b3 Nf5 14. c3 Qa5 15.
O-O Nxg3 16. hxg3 Bd6 17. Bd1 Ne7 18. b4 Qc7 19. Nc5 Bb5 20. Be2 Bxe2 21. Qxe2
O-O 22. Rfc1 a5 23. Qb5 b6 24. Nd7 Rfd8 25. Nxb6 Rb8 26. bxa5 Qa7 27. Rb3 Bc7
28. Rcb1 Nf5 29. Qc6 Rd6 30. Qc5 Rdd8 31. Na4 Qxc5 32. Nxc5 Ra8 33. a6 Bd6 34.
Nb7 Rdc8 35. Nxd6 Nxd6 36. Ra3 Rc7 37. Ne5 f6 38. Nd3 Nc4 39. Ra4 Nd2 40. Rb7
Rxc3 41. a7 Kh7 42. Rb8 Rxa7 43. Rxa7 Rxd3 44. Rbb7 Kg6 45. g4 Kg5 46. Rxg7+
Kf4 47. Raf7 Ne4 48. f3 Kg3 49. Kf1 Nd2+ 50. Ke2 Rxd4 51. Rxf6 Nc4 52. Rxe6
Rd2+ 53. Ke1 Rxa2 54. g5 h5 55. g6 d4 56. Rd7 Ne3 57. Rxe3 dxe3 58. g7 Kxg2 59.
g8=Q+ Kxf3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 18th Aug"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Galchenko, Matvey"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2433"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 e4 4. Nd4 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nc2 Nf6 7. Nc3 Qe5 8. Ne3
Na6 9. a3 h5 10. h4 Bc5 11. Qc2 O-O 12. b4 Bd4 13. Bb2 Nc7 14. Bg2 Re8 15. Rb1
Bf5 16. Na4 Bg6 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Nc5 b6 19. Nb3 Qd6 20. O-O Ncd5 21. Rbc1 Rac8
22. Bh3 Rc7 23. Rfd1 Ree7 24. Qb2 Nd7 25. Nd4 Qe5 26. Qa1 Nb8 27. Ndf5 Bxf5 28.
Nxf5 Re8 29. Qxe5 Rxe5 30. Nd4 g6 31. Rc4 f5 32. Rdc1 Ne7 33. Bg2 a6 34. d3
exd3 35. exd3 c5 36. Nb3 Nd7 37. d4 Re2 38. dxc5 b5 39. Rd4 Ne5 40. Rd6 Kf7 41.
Nd4 Ra2 42. Re1 Nd3 43. Re2 Rxa3 44. Ne6 Ra7 45. Nd8+ Kg7 46. c6 Rc3 47. Rd7
Rxd7 48. cxd7 Kf6 49. Ne6 Rc1+ 50. Kh2 Ne5 51. Rxe5 1-0

[Event "Online Olym Div Top-C"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 g6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. e3 Nc6 8. h3
O-O 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. Be2 Nb6 11. O-O f6 12. a4 a5 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Nb5 Rc8 15. Nc7
Rxc7 16. Qxb6 Rd7 17. Qxd8 Rdxd8 18. Rfc1 Bf7 19. Bc7 Rc8 20. Bb6 e5 21. Bb5
exd4 22. exd4 Ra8 23. Rc5 Rfb8 24. Rac1 Bf8 25. R5c2 Be8 26. Bc5 Bh6 27. Re1
Rc8 28. Rce2 Bf7 29. Nd2 Bxd2 30. Rxd2 Re8 31. Rc1 Re6 32. f3 Be8 33. Kf2 h5
34. g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Bd7 36. Re2 Rxe2+ 37. Bxe2 Kf7 38. Bb5 Re8 39. Bb6 Rh8 40.
Kg3 Re8 41. Bxa5 Nxa5 42. Bxd7 Re7 43. Bb5 Nb3 44. Rd1 Rc7 45. Rd3 Nc1 46. Rc3
Rxc3 47. bxc3 g5 48. Kf2 Ke6 49. Ke3 Nb3 50. Kd3 Na5 51. c4 dxc4+ 52. Bxc4+ Kd6
53. Ba2 b6 54. Ke4 Nc6 55. Bc4 Ne7 56. Bb3 Kc6 57. Ba2 Kc7 58. Kd3 Nc8 59. Kc4
Kc6 60. Kb4 Nd6 61. Be6 Kc7 62. Bf5 Kc6 63. Be4+ Kc7 64. Kc3 Kd7 65. Kd3 Kc7
66. Bd5 Kd7 67. Ke3 Ke7 68. f4 gxf4+ 69. Kxf4 Kd7 70. Kg3 Ke7 71. Kh4 Kf8 72.
Bb3 Kg7 73. Kg3 Kf8 74. Kf4 Ke7 75. Ba2 Kf8 76. Bb1 Ke7 77. Bf5 Kf8 78. Kg3 Kf7
79. Kh4 Kg7 80. Kh5 Nf7 81. Be6 Nd6 82. g5 fxg5 83. Kxg5 Kf8 84. Kf6 Ke8 85.
Ke5 Ke7 86. Kd5 Nb7 87. Bg4 Na5 88. Bh3 Nb3 89. Kc4 Nd2+ 90. Kb5 Kd6 91. Kxb6
Nb3 92. Bg2 Nxd4 93. a5 1-0

[Event "Online Olym Div Top-C"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.21"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Saric, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. c5 Nf4 11. a4 a5 12. cxd6 cxd6 13. bxa5 f5 14. Nd2 fxe4 15.
Ndxe4 Rxa5 16. Nb5 Nf5 17. Bg4 Bd7 18. Rb1 h5 19. Bxf4 hxg4 20. Bg5 Qb8 21. Rb4
Rf7 22. Re1 Bxb5 23. Rxb5 Rxb5 24. axb5 Qe8 25. Qxg4 Qxb5 26. Rd1 Qb3 27. h4
Rc7 28. h5 gxh5 29. Qxh5 Rf7 30. Rc1 Qxd5 31. Qg4 Qe6 32. Bd2 Nd4 33. Qxe6 Nxe6
34. Nxd6 Rd7 35. Ne4 b5 36. Rc8+ Kf7 37. Rb8 Nd4 38. f3 Bf6 39. Kf2 Be7 40. Bc3
Rd5 41. g4 Nc6 42. Rb7 b4 43. Bd2 Na5 44. Rb8 Nc6 45. Rb7 Na5 46. Rb8 Nc6 47.
Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Online Olym Div Top-C"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.22"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Tissir, Mohamed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Morocco"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MAR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 a6 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Na5 9. b3 c5 10. dxc6 Nxc6 11. Bg5 Bd7 12. Rc1 Rb8 13. Nd5 Ne4 14. Be3 b5 15.
Nd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Nc5 18. b4 Ne6 19. Qh4 Re8 20. c5 dxc5 21. bxc5
Rc8 22. Qb4 a5 23. Qa3 Nd4 24. Qb2 e5 25. Nb6 Rxc5 26. Nxd7 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qxd7
28. e3 Nf5 29. Bc6 Qe7 30. Bxe8 Qxe8 31. Rc5 1-0

[Event "Online Olym Div Top-C"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.22"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "McShane, Luke J"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. c3 Ne7 8. d4
exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. h3 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Bd3 Bf5 13. Qc2 Nc6 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15.
Bxe4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Qxd4 18. Qxb7 Qxe5 19. Qf3 Rfe8 20. Rb1 Rad8
21. Be3 Bxe3 22. fxe3 Qxe3+ 23. Qxe3 Rxe3 24. Rbd1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Kf8 26. Rd7
Re7 27. Rd5 Re2 28. b3 Rxa2 29. Rc5 a5 30. Rxc7 g5 31. Ra7 Ra3 32. Rb7 Kg7 33.
Rb5 Kg6 34. b4 axb4 35. Rxb4 h5 36. Kf2 Ra2+ 37. Kf3 Ra3+ 38. Kf2 Ra6 39. Kf3
Rf6+ 40. Kg3 Rd6 41. Kf3 Rf6+ 42. Kg3 Rc6 43. Kf3 f5 44. Rb3 Kf6 45. Rb5 Rc3+
46. Kf2 Rd3 47. Ra5 Ke6 48. Ra6+ Ke5 49. Rh6 Rd2+ 50. Kg1 h4 51. Ra6 Ke4 52.
Ra4+ Rd4 53. Ra1 g4 54. hxg4 fxg4 55. Rb1 g3 56. Ra1 Ke3 57. Re1+ Kd2 58. Ra1
Ke2 59. Ra2+ Rd2 60. Rxd2+ Kxd2 61. Kh1 Ke2 62. Kg1 Ke1 63. Kh1 Kd2 64. Kg1 Ke2
65. Kh1 Ke3 66. Kg1 Kf4 67. Kh1 Kg5 68. Kg1 Kg4 69. Kh1 h3 70. Kg1 h2+ 71. Kh1
Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Online Olym Div Top-C"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.23"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bd3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
dxc5 Bg4 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Be2 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxc5 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Rc8 14.
Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Bb2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Na4 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rfc1 Rc5 19. Rc2 Rdc8
20. Rac1 b5 21. Bb3 Rxc2 22. Rxc2 Rxc2 23. Bxc2 Nc3 24. a3 a5 25. Kf1 Nd5 26.
Ke2 a4 27. Be4 Nb6 28. Bd3 b4 29. axb4 a3 30. Bb1 Nd5 31. b5 Nc3+ 32. Kd3 Nxb1
33. b6 a2 34. b7 a1=Q 35. b8=Q+ Kg7 36. Qg3+ Kf8 37. Qb8+ Kg7 38. Qg3+ Kf8 39.
Qb8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Online Olym KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.29"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2020.08.27"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Ne2 Qc7 14. g3 Bf6 15. Rb1
axb4 16. axb4 Qb7 17. Nc1 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 Ra3 19. Qc2 Rfa8 20. Rfc1 b5 21. Kg2
Nf8 22. Qd1 Ng6 23. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Online Olym KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.29"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.08.27"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 a5 8. h3
Ba7 9. Bb3 h6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bc2 Re8 12. Nf1 d5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Ng3 Qd6 15.
Nf5 Qd7 16. N3h4 Ne7 17. Rxe5 Nxf5 18. Rxf5 Qe6 19. d4 Qe1+ 20. Kh2 c5 21. Bxh6
Bb8+ 22. Bf4 Qxd1 23. Rxd1 Be6 24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Bxb8 Raxb8 26. d5 Bd7 27. Rd2
b5 28. Bf5 Rbd8 29. Bxd7 Rxd7 30. Nf5 Kh7 31. g4 Re4 32. Kg3 b4 33. d6 bxc3 34.
bxc3 Rc4 35. Rd3 Ra4 36. Re3 Rd8 37. Re7 Rc4 38. Rxf7+ Kg8 39. Rxf6 Rxc3+ 40.
Kh4 c4 41. g5 Rd3 42. g6 Rf8 43. Kg5 c3 44. Ne7+ Kg7 45. Nf5+ Kg8 46. Rxf8+
Kxf8 47. Kf6 Rxd6+ 48. Nxd6 c2 49. g7+ Kg8 50. Nf5 c1=Q 51. Ne7+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Alinasab, Mobina"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2317"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Nfd7 8. g5
b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. h4 Be7 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qd4 O-O 14. O-O-O Rb8 15.
Kb1 a5 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Qc8 18. Kb2 Ra8 19. Be2 Qb7 20. Ra1 Ne5 21. f4 Nc4+
22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Qb6 Bxe4 24. Qxb7 Bxb7 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Ra1 Rxa1 27. Kxa1 f6
28. b5 Kf7 29. Kb2 e5 30. fxe5 fxe5 31. Bf2 Ke6 32. Na4 h6 33. gxh6 gxh6 34.
Nb6 d5 35. Na4 d4 36. Nc5+ Bxc5 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kalashian, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3
d5 9. h3 Bf5 10. Nc3 e6 11. O-O h6 12. Ne2 Rc8 13. Ng3 Bg6 14. Bd2 Be4 15. Bc3
Bb4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 Bxc3 18. bxc3 e3 19. fxe3 Nd5 20. Qf3 O-O 21. Ne4 Na5
22. Rac1 Nc4 23. Rfe1 Qa5 24. Qg3 Kh8 25. Kh2 Nb2 26. Rc2 Nc4 27. Nc5 Rxc5 28.
dxc5 Qxc5 29. e4 Ne7 30. Bxc4 Qxc4 31. Rd2 b5 32. Rd7 Ng6 33. h4 Qc5 34. Red1
Nxe5 35. Rd8 Rxd8 36. Rxd8+ Kh7 37. Ra8 h5 38. Qg5 Ng4+ 39. Kh1 Nf2+ 40. Kh2
Ng4+ 41. Kh1 Nf2+ 42. Kh2 Ng4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Matinian, Nikita"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Nfd7 8. Bg2
Be7 9. g5 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. h4 Nc6 12. Rh3 Rc8 13. f4 O-O 14. Be3 Nb6 15. b3 d5
16. e5 Nxe5 17. Bf2 Ng6 18. Qg4 Qc7 19. Nce2 Bd6 20. h5 Nxf4 21. Nxf4 Bxf4 22.
g6 h6 23. gxf7+ Qxf7 24. Rf3 Nd7 25. Bh3 Ne5 26. Rxf4 Qxf4 27. Qxf4 Rxf4 28.
Bxe6+ Kh7 29. Bxc8 Bxc8 30. Be3 Rxd4 31. Bxd4 Nf3+ 32. Ke2 Nxd4+ 33. Kd3 Nf3
34. a4 b4 35. Ke3 Bg4 36. a5 d4+ 37. Ke4 Bxh5 38. Ra4 g5 39. Rxb4 g4 40. Rb7+
Kg6 41. Rb6+ Kg5 42. Rxa6 g3 43. Ra8 Kh4 44. Rg8 Ng5+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vaibhav, Suri"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. Qd2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. O-O-O
Qe4 15. Kb1 O-O 16. Qe3 Qa4 17. a3 Rfe8 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Nd4 Bc5
21. Qe4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rasulov, Vugar Ural Oglu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be2 e6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. O-O Ne7 7. c3 h6 8. a4 Bh7
9. a5 a6 10. b4 Nf5 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Qc2 Bg6 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Nb3 Nh4 15. Nxh4
Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Bxh4 17. Bd2 Be7 18. Rae1 b6 19. Ra1 c5 20. Qg3 Kh8 21. axb6 cxb4
22. b7 Rb8 23. Na5 bxc3 24. Qxc3 Nb6 25. Rfb1 Nc4 26. Nxc4 dxc4 27. Qxc4 Qd7
28. Qxa6 Qxd4 29. Be3 Qxe5 30. g3 Bc5 31. Rb5 Rxb7 32. Rxc5 Qe4 33. Qc6 Rb1+
34. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 35. Rc1 Qf5 36. Kg2 Kg8 37. Qf3 Qb5 38. Rc7 f6 39. h4 Rf7 40.
Qa8+ Rf8 41. Qa7 Qd5+ 42. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 d5 4. c3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4
Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. a3 b5 12. a4 Rb8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15.
exd4 e5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. h3 Bc7 18. Nf3 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qxd8 Bxd8 21.
Nd4 Bf6 22. Rfe1 Re8 23. Bc1 Bxd4 24. cxd4 Bb7 25. Be3 Bd5 26. Rec1 Bc4 27. Ra7
h6 28. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gukesh, Dommaraju"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. a4 a5 8. O-O
Nd7 9. Na3 e5 10. Be3 b6 11. Qc1 O-O 12. Bh6 f6 13. Nh2 Qe7 14. Kh1 Rd8 15.
Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nc4 Ba6 17. b3 Bxc4 18. bxc4 Nf8 19. Rb1 Rab8 20. f4 exf4 21.
Qxf4 Ne6 22. Qh4 g5 23. Qh5 Nf4 24. Rxf4 gxf4 25. Ng4 Rd6 26. Rf1 Qf7 27. Qh6+
Kh8 28. Qxf4 Qe7 29. Nh6 Rdd8 30. e5 Rf8 31. exf6 Qe6 32. Qg5 Rb7 33. Rf3 Qe1+
34. Kh2 Qe6 35. Rg3 Rd7 36. Qg7+ Rxg7 37. fxg7# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Demidov, Mikhail"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. d3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nfd2 Be6 8. Nc3
Ng8 9. Bxe7 Ngxe7 10. a3 Qd7 11. Na4 b6 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Rc8 14. c3 O-O 15.
Qb1 Bh3 16. Rc1 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nd8 18. Nf3 f6 19. c4 Ne6 20. Nb2 Qb7 21. Qa2 Rc7
22. cxd5 Qxd5 23. Rxc7 Qxa2 24. Rxa2 Nxc7 25. Rxa7 Rc8 26. Nc4 Nc6 27. Rb7 Nd5
28. Nxb6 Nxb6 29. Rxb6 Kf7 30. Rb7+ Ne7 31. e3 Ke6 32. d4 e4 33. Nd2 f5 34. Nb3
Rc2 35. Nc5+ Kf6 36. Nd7+ Kf7 37. b5 Rb2 38. b6 g5 39. g4 f4 40. exf4 gxf4 41.
Rc7 e3 42. b7 e2 43. Ne5+ Ke6 44. Nd3 Rb1 45. Nxf4+ Kd6 46. Rxe7 Kxe7 47. Nxe2
Rxb7 48. Kf3 Kf6 49. Ng3 Rb3+ 50. Ke4 Kg5 51. h3 Kh4 52. Nf5+ Kxh3 53. f3 Kg2
54. d5 Rb4+ 55. Nd4 Rb1 56. d6 Re1+ 57. Kd5 Re8 58. d7 Rd8 59. Kd6 Kg3 60. Ke7
1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday intern op 1st Sept"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Balakrishnan, Praveen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Bc4 Qb6 12. f4 d5 13. Bb3 Bb7 14. Qe2
d4 15. Na4 Qb5 16. c4 dxc3 17. Nxc3 Qxe2 18. Nxe2 Bc5 19. Rd3 Ke7 20. Rhd1 Rad8
21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 23. Kd2 a5 24. Kd3 Ba6+ 25. Bc4 Bc8 26. g4 Ke7 27.
h4 Bf2 28. h5 Kd6 29. a4 Kc5 30. f5 Kd6 31. Nf4 Ke5 32. Ng6+ Kd6 33. b3 Bg3 34.
Ke3 h6 35. Kf3 Be1 36. Nf4 Bd2 37. Nd3 Bc3 38. Ke3 c5 39. Nf4 Bd4+ 40. Kf3 Bc3
41. Nd3 Bd4 42. Ke2 Bc3 43. Kd1 Bb7 44. Nf4 Be5 45. Nd3 Bxe4 46. fxe6 fxe6 47.
Ke2 Bd4 48. Nf4 f5 49. Bxe6 Ke5 50. Bxf5 Kxf4 51. Bxe4 Kxe4 52. Kd2 Kf4 53. Kd3
Kxg4 54. b4 cxb4 55. Kxd4 Kxh5 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 e6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. cxd4 Bd6 12. a4 Rb8 13. a5 Ke7 14. O-O
Rd8 15. e4 Kf8 16. Be3 b6 17. Rfb1 Bd7 18. axb6 axb6 19. Ra6 Bc7 20. d5 exd5
21. exd5 Bf5 22. Rc1 Rdc8 23. h3 h5 24. d6 Bxd6 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Rxb6 Rxb6
27. Bxb6 Be6 28. h4 g6 29. Be3 Kg8 30. Bd4 Bf8 31. Be3 Bd6 32. Bd4 Bf8 33. Be3
Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 b5 6. e4 d6 7. Bd2 a6 8. Nge2 O-O
9. Nf4 exd5 10. Ncxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Nc6 13. cxb5 Nd4 14. bxa6
Qh4+ 15. Kd1 Bxa6 16. Qf4 Qd8 17. Qe3 Kh8 18. Qc3 Bb7 19. Bc4 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5
21. Ne3 Re5 22. Nc2 d5 23. Bb5 Qg5 24. Nxd4 Qxg2 25. Rf1 cxd4 26. Qxd4 Rae8 27.
Qf2 Qxf2 28. Rxf2 Re1+ 29. Kd2 Rxa1 30. Bxe8 Rxa2 31. Kc3 g6 32. f4 Kg7 33. Bd7
Kf6 34. Re2 Ra6 35. Kd4 Rb6 36. Kc5 Rb3 37. Rf2 d4 38. Kxd4 Ke7 39. Bg4 Kd6 40.
Bd1 Rb4+ 41. Kc3 Re4 42. Bc2 Re3+ 43. Kd4 Rh3 44. f5 Rh4+ 45. Ke3 gxf5 46. Bxf5
Ke5 47. Kd2 h6 48. Bd3 Bd5 49. Bf1 Kd4 50. h3 Be6 51. Rf3 Ke5 52. Kc3 Bd5 53.
Re3+ Re4 54. Rxe4+ Bxe4 55. Kc4 h5 56. b4 Bc6 57. Kc5 Bd7 58. h4 Kf4 59. Kd6
Be8 60. Ke7 Ba4 61. Be2 Kg3 62. Bxh5 Kxh4 63. Be8 Bc2 64. b5 Kg3 65. Kd6 Bd3
66. b6 Ba6 67. Kc7 Kf4 68. Bb5 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. a4 Qb6 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. O-O Bb7 10. a5 Qa6 11. b3 Bb4 12. Bd2 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 c5 14. dxc5 Bxe4
15. bxc4 bxc4 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qa4 Rg8 18. g3 Qc6 19. Nd4 Qxa4 20. Rxa4 Rc8
21. Rxc4 Rxc5 22. Rxc5 Nxc5 23. Rc1 Rg5 24. Nb5 Nd3 25. Rc8+ Kd7 26. Rb8 Rc5
27. f3 Bg6 28. a6 Rc1+ 29. Kg2 Rc2 30. Kf1 Rc1+ 31. Kg2 Rc2 32. Rb7+ Kd8 33.
Nd4 Ra2 34. Rxa7 Nc1 35. Nc6+ Ke8 36. Re7+ Kf8 37. a7 Nxe2 38. Kf1 Nd4 39. Rc7
Bd3+ 40. Ke1 Nxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 Ngf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 g6 7. a5 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 b5 10. axb6 Bb7 11. d3 a5 12. Be3 Qxb6 13. Nd2 Qxb2 14. Rb1 Qxc3 15.
Rxb7 Rfb8 16. Rxb8+ Rxb8 17. Nc4 Qb4 18. Bd2 Qa4 19. Bxa5 Ne8 20. c3 Qa2 21. d4
cxd4 22. cxd4 Rc8 23. Qd3 Rxc4 24. Qxc4 Qxa5 25. Rd1 Nef6 26. Qc6 Qb6 27. Bb5
Qxc6 28. Bxc6 Nf8 29. e5 dxe5 30. dxe5 Nh5 31. Re1 Nf4 32. Re3 g5 33. g3 N4g6
34. Be4 Nxe5 35. Kg2 Bf6 36. Bc2 Kg7 37. Ra3 Ne6 38. Ra4 h6 39. h3 Nc7 40. Ra5
Ne8 41. Rc5 Nd6 42. Bb1 Nd7 43. Ra5 Nf8 44. Ba2 Ng6 45. Bb1 h5 46. h4 gxh4 47.
Rxh5 hxg3 48. fxg3 Nc4 49. Bd3 Nce5 50. Bc2 Nd7 51. Rb5 Ndf8 52. Rh5 Be5 53.
Kf3 Bd6 54. Kg2 Ne6 55. Ra5 Ne5 56. Ra4 Kf6 57. Rh4 Ng6 58. Rc4 Ng7 59. Kf3
Ne5+ 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. b4 b6
9. Bd3 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. O-O Qc8 12. Rb1 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 axb4 14. axb4 Qb7 15.
Rfc1 Ra3 16. b5 Rc8 17. bxc6 Rxc6 18. Qb5 Qa8 19. cxb6 Rxb6 20. Qf1 Rxb1 21.
Nxb1 Ra1 22. Bg5 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bxc4 Qxd1 11. Rfxd1 b6 12. Bd6 Bxd6 13. Rxd6 Bb7 14.
Rad1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nb7 16. R6d4 Rfd8 17. f4 Rxd4 18. Rxd4 Kf8 19. Be2 Rd8 20.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 21. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Qc2 Bxd2+ 8.
Qxd2 c6 9. a4 b5 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qg5 O-O 12. Qxb5 Ba6 13. Qa4 Qb6 14. O-O Bb5
15. Qa3 Nc6 16. Nc3 Rab8 17. e3 Nd5 18. Nxb5 Qxb5 19. Rfc1 Qxb2 20. Rxc4 Qxa3
21. Rxa3 Rfc8 22. Rc5 g6 23. Ra1 Kg7 24. Nd2 Ncb4 25. Rcxa5 Rc2 26. Ne4 Nd3 27.
Bf1 Rb3 28. Bxd3 Rxd3 29. R5a2 Rd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rxa2 31. Rd2 Ra3 32. Kg2 Nf6 33.
Nc5 g5 34. h3 h5 35. Rc2 g4 36. hxg4 hxg4 37. Kf1 Nd5 38. Ke2 Kg6 39. Kd2 Nf6
40. Rb2 Kf5 41. Ke2 Ne4 42. Rc2 f6 43. Nxe4 Kxe4 44. Rb2 Ra1 45. Rd2 Ra4 46.
Rc2 Ra1 47. Rb2 Ra4 48. Rd2 Ra1 49. d5 exd5 50. Rd4+ Kf5 51. Rxd5+ Kg6 52. e4
Ra3 53. Rd3 Ra1 54. Rd5 Ra3 55. Rf5 Rb3 56. Ra5 Rc3 57. Ra6 Kf7 58. Ra4 Ke6 59.
Ra5 Rc4 60. Kd3 Rb4 61. Rf5 Rb3+ 62. Ke2 Rb2+ 63. Ke3 Ra2 64. Rf4 Ra3+ 65. Ke2
Ra2+ 66. Kf1 Ra4 67. Rxg4 Ke5 68. Rf4 Rxe4 69. Rxe4+ Kxe4 70. Ke2 f5 71. f3+
Ke5 72. Kd3 Kd5 73. Kd2 Kd4 74. Ke2 Ke5 75. Kf1 Kd4 76. Kg2 Ke3 77. f4 Ke4 78.
Kh3 Kf3 79. Kh4 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Bb6 8. h3
Ne7 9. Bb3 Ng6 10. Nbd2 c6 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. e5 Nh5 14. Bc2 Nhf4 15.
Nf1 f6 16. Bxf4 Nxf4 17. Ng3 fxe5 18. Rxe5 Bc7 19. Re3 Qf6 20. Ne2 Bxh3 21.
gxh3 Nxh3+ 22. Kg2 Nxf2 23. Kxf2 Qh4+ 24. Kg2 Qg4+ 25. Kf2 Qh4+ 26. Kg2 Qg4+
27. Kf2 Qh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B75"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.09.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 a6 8. Qd2
h5 9. Bc4 Nbd7 10. Bb3 Nc5 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. a3 Nxb3 14. cxb3 Rc8
15. Nc2 Qc7 16. Bd4 O-O 17. Qf2 e5 18. Bb6 Qd7 19. Nb4 Rxc3 20. bxc3 Qe6 21.
Kb2 Rc8 22. Ba5 d5 23. Qa7 Ba8 24. Nxa6 Bf8 25. Nc7 Qe7 26. Nxb5 Qe8 27. Nc7
Qe7 28. Bb6 dxe4 29. Nxa8 Qxa7 30. Bxa7 Rxa8 31. Bf2 Bxa3+ 32. Kc2 Be7 33. Ra1
Rc8 34. Rhd1 exf3 35. gxf3 e4 36. fxe4 Nxe4 37. Bd4 f5 38. Kb2 Kf7 39. b4 g5
40. Kb3 g4 41. Ra7 Ke6 42. Ra6+ Kf7 43. c4 Bd6 44. Bg1 Ke7 45. c5 Be5 46. Rd5
1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. d3 e6 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. g3 h6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. e4 Bh7 8. exd5
exd5 9. Ngf3 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Re1 Re8 12. a3 c6 13. Nf1 a5 14. Ne3 Bc5 15.
Qd2 Qb6 16. Nh4 Bd4 17. Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Nhf5 Qb6 19. Rab1 Qc7 20. Nd4 Qb6 21.
Ndf5 Qc7 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Re5 25. Ne3 Rae8 26. b5 Nf8 27.
bxc6 bxc6 28. Qb4 N8d7 29. Qf4 Qa5 30. Red1 Nf8 31. Ra1 Qc3 32. Qa4 Ne6 33. Ra3
Qd4 34. Qxd4 Nxd4 35. Ra6 h5 36. Kf1 Rxe3 37. fxe3 Nxc2 38. Kg1 Nxe3 39. Re1 c5
40. Rc6 c4 41. dxc4 dxc4 42. Bf1 Nxf1 43. Rxe8+ Nxe8 44. Kxf1 Nf6 45. Rxc4 g6
46. Kg2 Kg7 47. Kf3 Ng4 48. Rc2 Kf6 49. h3 Nh6 50. Rc6+ Kg7 51. Kf4 Nf5 52. Rc5
Nh6 53. Ra5 Ng8 54. Ke5 Nh6 55. Ke4 Kf6 56. Kf4 Kg7 57. g4 hxg4 58. hxg4 Ng8
59. Ra7 Nf6 60. Rb7 Nd5+ 61. Kf3 Nf6 62. Rb5 Nh7 63. Kf4 Nf6 64. Ra5 Nh7 65.
Ra4 Kf6 66. Ra6+ Kg7 67. Ke5 Ng5 68. Kd6 Kf6 69. Ra1 Ne4+ 70. Kd5 Ng5 71. Rf1+
Kg7 72. Kd6 f5 73. gxf5 gxf5 74. Rxf5 Kg6 75. Rf1 Nf7+ 76. Ke7 Ng5 77. Rf4 Nh3
78. Rf3 Ng5 79. Rf8 Ne4 80. Rf7 Ng5 81. Rf6+ Kh5 82. Rf4 Kg6 83. Kd6 Nf7+ 84.
Kd5 Ng5 85. Rf1 Nf7 86. Ke4 Ng5+ 87. Kf4 Nf7 88. Ra1 Kf6 89. Ra6+ Ke7 90. Ke4
Nd6+ 91. Ke5 Nf7+ 92. Kd5 Ng5 93. Rg6 Nf7 94. Re6+ Kd7 95. Re7+ Kxe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Nb3 Bb6 9. Ng5 Bxb3 10. axb3 Qe7 11. Nf3 a6 12. Nd2 Ba7 13. Nc4 O-O-O 14. Qe1
Kb8 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 f6 17. f4 exf4 18. Qxf4 Ne5 19. Kh1 Rhe8 20. Na5 c5
21. Qg3 Rd7 22. Nc4 Qe6 23. Rf5 Ka7 24. Nxe5 fxe5 25. Raf1 b6 26. Qf3 Kb7 27.
h4 a5 28. Qg3 Rde7 29. R1f2 Qd7 30. Qe3 Re6 31. Kh2 R6e7 32. R2f3 Re6 33. Qf2
R6e7 34. Rg3 Qe6 35. h5 Qh6 36. Qe3 Qd6 37. Rgf3 Qe6 38. Qg5 Qg8 39. Rf8 Qe6
40. Rxe8 Rxe8 41. Qxg7 Rg8 42. Rf6 Qxb3 43. Qxh7 Qa2 44. Qf7 Qxf7 45. Rxf7 a4
46. Kh3 b5 47. g4 b4 48. Kh4 Kc6 49. h6 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 cxd4 6. exd4 Qb6 7. Nb3 Bg4 8.
Be2 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. a4 a6 11. a5 Qd8 12. Ne5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Rc8 14. Nxc6 Rxc6
15. Be5 O-O 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. c3 Bd6 18. f4 Kh8 19. Nc1 Bc7 20. Qh5 Qe7 21. Nd3
Rg8 22. Rf3 f5 23. Rh3 Rg7 24. Qf3 Bd6 25. Kh1 Rc8 26. Rg3 Rg6 27. Rxg6 hxg6
28. g3 Kg7 29. h4 Rh8 30. Kg2 Qd7 31. Qe2 Qb5 32. Kf2 Rh7 33. Ne1 Qxe2+ 34.
Kxe2 g5 35. hxg5 Rh2+ 36. Ke3 Rxb2 37. Nd3 Rc2 38. Rb1 Rxc3 39. Rxb7 Ra3 40.
Rb6 Bc7 41. Rxa6 Bxa5 42. Ke2 Ra2+ 43. Kf3 Ra3 44. Ke2 Ra2+ 45. Kf3 Ra1 46. Ne5
Bc3 47. Rxa1 Bxa1 48. Ke3 Bc3 49. Nc6 Kf8 50. Ne5 Kg8 51. Nc6 Kg7 52. Ne5 Ba5
53. Nc6 Bc7 54. Kf3 Bd6 55. Ke3 Kg6 56. Kf3 f6 57. gxf6 Kxf6 58. g4 fxg4+ 59.
Kxg4 Bc7 60. Kf3 Bd6 61. Kg4 Ba3 62. Ne5 Bb2 63. Nc6 Bc3 64. Kf3 Ba1 65. Kg4
Bb2 66. Kf3 Ba3 67. Kg4 Bd6 68. Na5 Bc7 69. Nc6 Bd6 70. Na5 Bc7 71. Nc6 Bd6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a4 Rc8 11. Qd3 O-O 12. a5 Qc7 13. Rfc1 Rfe8 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. exd5 Nc5 16. Qd1 Nfe4 17. f3 Nf6 18. c4 Nxb3 19. Qxb3 Nd7 20. Qa3 h6 21. b4
Bg5 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. Qe3 Qd8 24. Rc3 Nf6 25. Rd1 e4 26. Qd4 exf3 27. Bxf3 g4
28. Bxg4 Re4 29. Bxc8 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Qxc8 31. c5 Qe8 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4 12. Qc1 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e3 a5 15.
Nbd2 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 c6 17. Nc4 Na6 18. h4 Qc7 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. Qc2 c5 21. dxc5
Nxc5 22. Kg2 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Ne4 7. Rc1 Nc6 8.
Nd2 g5 9. Be3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Ba3 11. Rb1 f5 12. g3 O-O 13. f4 Qe7 14. Bf2 gxf4
15. Bg2 Bd6 16. Bxd5+ Kh8 17. Nf3 Nd8 18. Qd2 c6 19. Bb3 Ne6 20. d5 cxd5 21.
Bxd5 fxg3 22. hxg3 f4 23. gxf4 Bxf4 24. Qd3 Rf7 25. Rb4 Bd6 26. Rbh4 Kg8 27.
Nd4 Qf6 28. Nxe6 Bxe6 29. Bd4 Be5 30. Rh6 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. O-O e5 6. dxe5 Nxe5 7. Nxe5 dxe5 8.
Bc4 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. a4 Nf6 11. f3 Qe7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Nd2 Rfd8 14. Qe2 Bf8
15. Qb5 Nd7 16. Nc4 Rab8 17. Bxa7 c6 18. Qb3 b5 19. axb5 cxb5 20. Na5 Nc5 21.
Bxc5 Qxc5+ 22. Kh1 Rd6 23. c3 b4 24. Qc4 Qb6 25. Qe2 bxc3 26. bxc3 Qc5 27. h3
Bh6 28. Qc4 Qb6 29. Qe2 Qc5 30. Qc4 Qb6 31. Qa4 Qc5 32. Nc4 Rd3 33. Qa6 Re8 34.
Nxe5 Rxc3 35. Ng4 Bg7 36. e5 Qe7 37. Qa5 Rc5 38. Qb4 Bxe5 39. Nxe5 Rxe5 40.
Qxe7 Rxe7 41. Rae1 Rxe1 42. Rxe1 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. Nc3
c6 9. a4 Re8 10. h3 Qc7 11. a5 Rb8 12. Be3 b5 13. axb6 axb6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Nd2 b5 16. Nb3 Bb7 17. Qe2 Ra8 18. Red1 Bf8 19. Qf3 Kg7 20. h4 b4 21. Rxa8 Rxa8
22. Ne2 c5 23. Nd2 c4 24. g4 c3 25. bxc3 bxc3 26. Nxc3 h5 27. gxh5 Nxh5 28. Nf1
Ndf6 29. Bg5 Rc8 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. exd5 e4 32. Qe2 Bd6 33. Ne3 Bh2+ 34. Kf1 Bf4
35. Bh3 Rh8 36. Bg2 Qe5 37. Bxf6+ Nxf6 38. Ng4 Nxg4 39. Qxg4 e3 40. d6 Rxh4 41.
Qe2 Bg5 42. Rd5 Qa1+ 43. Qd1 Qf6 44. f3 Ra4 45. d7 Ra1 46. d8=Q Qa6+ 47. Ke1
Rxd1+ 48. Rxd1 Bxd8 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Na3 Bg7 6. Nxc4 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. b3
O-O 9. Bb2 Be6 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 b6 14. Na3 Qxd4
15. Bxd4 Rfd8 16. Rxc8 Bxc8 17. e3 Ba6 18. Rc1 Ne8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Bf1 Bxf1
21. Kxf1 Rd5 22. Rc2 Nd6 23. Ke2 Ra5 24. Nb1 g5 25. h3 Kf6 26. Nd2 Ke6 27. g4
Kd7 28. a4 f6 29. f3 Nb7 30. Ne4 Rd5 31. Rc1 Nd6 32. Nxd6 Rxd6 33. h4 h6 34. h5
Rc6 35. Rd1+ Kc7 36. Rd4 Rc5 37. Kd3 e5 38. Rc4 Rxc4 39. Kxc4 Kc6 40. b4 a6 41.
b5+ axb5+ 42. axb5+ Kd6 43. e4 Ke6 44. Kb4 Kd6 45. Kc4 Ke6 46. Kb4 Kd6 47. Kc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. b4 O-O 6. Bb2 a5 7. b5 a4 8. c4 a3
9. Bc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nd2 f5 12. Qb3 e5 13. c5+ Kh8 14. d5 Nd7 15. Bb4
Nf6 16. Bc4 f4 17. c6 b6 18. h3 Bf5 19. Bxa3 Rxa3 20. Qxa3 Ne8 21. Be2 Qg5 22.
Rg1 Nf6 23. d6 cxd6 24. g4 d5 25. O-O-O Be6 26. Kb1 Qh4 27. g5 Ne8 28. Qe7 Bg8
29. Rdf1 f3 30. Bd1 d4 31. Bb3 Bxb3 32. axb3 Qxh3 33. Nc4 Qc8 34. Rh1 dxe3 35.
fxe3 Nc7 36. Rd1 f2 37. Nd6 Qa8 38. Nf7+ Kg8 39. Rd7 Ne8 40. Qe6 h5 41. Nxe5+
Kh7 42. Qxg6+ Kg8 43. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 e6 6. Ne2 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O
Qb6 9. Nd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Qb3 Nc6 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. Nf3 b5 14. Be3 b4
15. Rfc1 Nge7 16. g4 Nc8 17. Nf4 Nb6 18. b3 Be7 19. Nh5 Rg8 20. Rc2 f6 21. Bf4
Kf7 22. Re1 Rae8 23. Rce2 Bd8 24. h3 Nd7 25. Kg2 Bb6 26. Be3 Bc7 27. Bd2 Bb6
28. exf6 gxf6 29. Nf4 Nxd4 30. Nxd4 Bxd4 31. Nxe6 Be5 32. Nf4 Bxf4 33. Bxf4 Nc5
34. Rxe8 Rxe8 35. Rxe8 Kxe8 36. Bd2 Ne4 37. Bxb4 d4 38. Kf1 Kd7 39. f3 Ng5 40.
Kg2 Kc6 41. h4 Ne6 42. Bd2 Kd5 43. Kf2 Ke5 44. Ke2 f5 45. gxf5 Kxf5 46. Kd3 Ke5
47. a4 Kd5 48. b4 h5 49. Bh6 Nd8 50. Bf8 Ne6 51. Bh6 Nd8 52. Bd2 Nf7 53. Bf4
Nd8 54. Bd2 Ne6 55. f4 Ng7 56. b5 Ne6 57. a5 Nc5+ 58. Ke2 Ke4 59. Bb4 d3+ 60.
Kd1 Ne6 61. a6 bxa6 62. bxa6 Nc7 63. a7 Na8 64. Kd2 Nb6 65. Ba5 Na8 66. f5 Kxf5
67. Kxd3 Ke6 68. Kc4 Kd7 69. Kb5 Kc8 70. Ka6 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. O-O
Qxb2 9. Qe1 cxd4 10. Bxd4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bb4 12. Rb1 Bxc3 13. Rxb2 Bxe1 14. Rxe1
b6 15. h4 h5 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. c4 d4 18. c5 Ne7 19. cxb6 axb6 20. Bb5+ Kf8 21.
Rd2 Rd8 22. Red1 Ng6 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Ke7 25. Rd7+ Ke6 26. Rb7 Ra8 27. a4
f4 28. Rxb6+ Kxe5 29. Ra6 Rxa6 30. Bxa6 Nxh4 31. Bc4 f6 32. Bf7 g6 33. Kh2 Kd6
34. Kh3 g5 35. Bxh5 Kc5 36. Be8 Kb4 37. Bc6 Ng6 38. g3 Ne5 39. Bb5 fxg3 40.
Kxg3 f5 41. f4 gxf4+ 42. Kxf4 Nc4 43. Bxc4 Kxc4 44. Kxf5 Kb4 45. Kg6 Kxa4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. O-O b6 10. Na3 Bb7 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. Nxc4 O-O 13. Bc3 Nd5 14. Nfe5 Na6
15. a3 Rfd8 16. Qb3 a4 17. Qxa4 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nc7 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. Rd1 b5 22. Nc6 bxa4 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Nxd8 Nb5 25. Nb7 Be7 26. Nba5 Nxc3
27. Kf3 Nb5 28. Nb6 Bxa3 29. Nxa4 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. cxd5 cxd4 8.
exd4 Nxd5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bc2 Be7 11. Qd3 g6 12. a3 Bf6 13. Bh6 Bg7 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Bb3 Nce7 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qe4 Nf6 18. Qe5 Bd7 19. d5 exd5 20. Bxd5
Qb6 21. b4 Bb5 22. Rfe1 Rad8 23. Bb3 Bc6 24. Qc3 Rc8 25. h3 Bd5 26. Qd3 Rfd8
27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Qb3 Qd6 29. Rad1 Rd8 30. Rxd5 Qxd5 31. Qb2 Qd6 32. Re2 Qf4
33. Rd2 Rxd2 34. Nxd2 Kg8 35. Qc3 Ne4 36. Nxe4 Qxe4 37. g3 h5 38. h4 a6 39. a4
Qd5 40. a5 Qe4 41. Qc8+ Kg7 42. Qc3+ Kg8 43. Qc8+ Kg7 44. Qc3+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[Round "15"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Qh4 11. g3 Qh5 12. O-O g5 13. cxd5 gxf4 14. Bxe4 Nxe5
15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Nce2 Ng4 17. Nf3 fxg3 18. hxg3 Rac8 19. Qa4 Bd6 20. Rac1 Rxc1
21. Rxc1 Ne5 22. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 Re8 8.
O-O Bd6 9. Bd2 b6 10. Rc1 c5 11. Ng3 Bf8 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Nce2 Nbd7 14. Bc3
Bb7 15. Nf4 a6 16. Qd2 Ne5 17. Rfd1 g6 18. Be2 Rc8 19. b4 c4 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21.
Bxc4 Qb6 22. Bb3 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Bxb4 24. Nd3 Re7 25. Nxb4 Qxb4 26. h3 a5 27. Qa1
Qb6 28. Ne2 Ne4 29. Qd4 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Rc7 31. f3 Nc3 32. Kf2 Kg7 33. Nf4 Nxa2
34. Nxd5 Bxd5 35. Rxd5 Rb7 36. Bxa2 Rb2+ 37. Kg3 Rxa2 38. e4 h5 39. h4 Kf6 40.
Kf4 Rxg2 41. Rxa5 Rh2 42. Ra6+ Kg7 43. Kg3 Rb2 44. Ra7 Rb1 45. Rc7 Ra1 46. Rb7
Rc1 47. Ra7 Rb1 48. Rc7 Ra1 49. Rb7 Rc1 50. Ra7 Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. d3 Bb4 5. Bd2 Bxc3 6. Bxc3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Re1 Re8 12. Qe2 Qd6 13. Qe4 Nf6 14. Qf5 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 Re7 16. Re3 a6 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. a4 h6 19. g3 a5 20. R3e2 b6 21. Bb5
Nd5 22. Bxc6 Qxc6 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. Bxe5 Qe6 26. Qe4 f6 27. Bf4
Kf7 28. c4 Qxe4 29. dxe4 Nxf4 30. gxf4 Ke6 31. Kg2 Kd6 32. Kg3 Kc5 33. Kg4 g6
34. f5 h5+ 35. Kf4 g5+ 36. Ke3 Kxc4 37. e5 Kd5 38. e6 Kd6 39. f3 c6 40. Kd4 Ke7
41. Kc4 Kd6 42. b4 axb4 43. Kxb4 Ke7 44. a5 bxa5+ 45. Kxa5 Kd6 46. Kb6 h4 47.
Ka5 Kc7 48. Kb4 Kc8 49. Kc4 Kd8 50. Kd4 Kc8 51. Kc5 Kc7 52. e7 Kd7 53. e8=Q+
Kxe8 54. Kxc6 Ke7 55. Kc7 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8.
Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe4+ Qe6 12. Qd4 Qd6 13. Qe4+ Qe6 14.
Qd4 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. e4 d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. e5
Ne4 9. O-O Nc6 10. d4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bf5 12. Nh4 Bc8 13. f4 e6 14. Nf3 b6 15.
Ba3 Re8 16. h4 Na5 17. h5 Nc4 18. Bc1 b5 19. Rf2 a5 20. a3 Nb6 21. Raa2 Na4 22.
Rac2 Ra7 23. Bf1 Bd7 24. Rh2 Rc7 25. Bd2 Qe7 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Ng5 Rec8 28. Qg4
Nxc3 29. Bxc3 Rxc3 30. Rcf2 Qxa3 31. Rh3 Rc1 32. Rh7 Qe3 33. Qh4 Kf8 34. Rxg7
Be8 35. Nxe6+ 1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 d5 8. Bc2
Nb4 9. Nc3 Nxc2+ 10. Qxc2 Bg4 11. h3 Bd7 12. Nge2 e6 13. Qd3 Rc8 14. O-O Qh4
15. a4 a5 16. b3 Be7 17. Bd2 O-O 18. Nb5 Qe4 19. Qxe4 dxe4 20. Ng3 Nd5 21. Nxe4
Bxb5 22. axb5 b6 23. Rfc1 h6 24. Rc4 Rcd8 25. Rc6 Rd7 26. Nc3 Rb8 27. Na4 Bd8
28. Rac1 Kf8 29. Nb2 Nc7 30. Rd6 Ke8 31. Nc4 Nxb5 32. Rxd7 Kxd7 33. Be3 Bc7 34.
Kf1 Na7 35. Ke2 Nc6 36. Kd3 Nb4+ 37. Ke4 b5 38. Nb2 f5+ 39. exf6 gxf6 40. g4 h5
41. Bd2 hxg4 42. hxg4 Nd5 43. Nd3 Bb6 44. Rh1 a4 45. b4 a3 46. Ra1 Ra8 47. Ra2
Bc7 48. Nc5+ Ke7 49. Kd3 Bd6 50. Kc2 e5 51. dxe5 fxe5 52. Kb3 Bxc5 53. bxc5 b4
54. Rc2 Ke6 55. f3 Rc8 56. Rc4 Rb8 57. Rc2 Rc8 58. Rc4 Rb8 59. Rc2 Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 c6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 O-O 7. Nbd2 a5 8. a4
Nbd7 9. Nf1 Nc5 10. c3 Be6 11. Bxe6 Nxe6 12. Ng3 Re8 13. d4 Bf8 14. h3 h6 15.
Qc2 Qc7 16. Be3 Rad8 17. Rad1 exd4 18. cxd4 d5 19. e5 Nh7 20. Nf5 b6 21. N3h4
c5 22. f4 Rc8 23. Qf2 Qd7 24. b3 c4 25. bxc4 Rxc4 26. Ng3 Rec8 27. Nf3 Rc2 28.
Qf1 Qxa4 29. h4 Qc4 30. Re2 Rxe2 31. Nxe2 f5 32. h5 Be7 33. Rb1 Bb4 34. Nh4 Rf8
35. Ng3 Qc2 36. Qd1 Qxd1+ 37. Rxd1 a4 38. Rb1 Bc3 39. Rxb6 Nc7 40. Rc6 Nb5 41.
Bc1 a3 42. Bxa3 Bxd4+ 43. Kh2 Nxa3 44. Ngxf5 Bb2 45. Rg6 Rf7 46. Nxh6+ Kf8 47.
Nxf7 Kxf7 48. Nf5 Nf8 49. Rxg7+ Ke6 50. g4 d4 51. Re7+ Kd5 52. Rf7 Ne6 53. Rd7+
Ke4 54. h6 Bc1 55. h7 Bxf4+ 56. Ng3+ Kf3 57. h8=Q Bxg3+ 58. Kh1 Nf4 59. Qa8+
1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 c4 6. Bc2 Nc6 7. Nf3 d6 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 Bg4 10. d4 cxd3 11. Qxd3 Qxd3 12. Bxd3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 e6 14. Nb5
O-O-O 15. Be4 Nd5 16. c4 Ndb4 17. a3 Nd3+ 18. Bxd3 Rxd3 19. Ke2 Rb3 20. Rd1 Be7
21. Rb1 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. Be3 a6 24. Nc3 Ne5 25. Kd2 Nxf3+ 26. Kc2 Rxc3+
27. Kxc3 h5 28. h3 g5 29. b4 f5 30. b5 axb5 31. Rxb5 Kc7 32. a4 Bd6 33. a5 h4
34. c5 Be5+ 35. Kc4 g4 36. hxg4 h3 37. c6 Kxc6 38. Rb6+ Kc7 39. Rxe6 h2 40. Rh6
fxg4 41. Kd5 g3 42. fxg3 Bxg3 43. Rh7+ Kc8 44. Ke6 Bh4 45. Bf4 Ng5+ 46. Bxg5
h1=Q 47. Rxh4 Qc6+ 48. Kf5 Qd5+ 49. Kg6 Qxa5 50. Rh7 Qd5 51. Bf6 Qe4+ 52. Kg7
Kd7 53. Kf8+ Kc6 54. Re7 Qf5 55. Rf7 b5 56. Kg7 Qg4+ 57. Kf8 b4 58. Re7 b3 59.
Re3 Qf4 60. Re6+ Kd5 61. Rb6 Kc5 62. Re6 b2 0-1

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Bg5 e6 11. Nf5 Qb6 12. Qf3 O-O-O 13. Nxg7 Bxg7 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. Qxf6 Rhg8 16. b3 Rg6 17. Qxf7 Rdg8 18. g3 Rxg3+ 19. hxg3 Rxg3+ 20. Kh2
Rxc3 21. Rg1 Kb8 22. Rac1 Ka7 23. Rg3 Rc7 24. Qf4 d5 25. c4 d4 26. Rg5 Bc6 27.
c5 Qa5 28. b4 Qxa2 29. Qxc7 Qxf2+ 30. Rg2 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 c4 6. Bc2 Nc6 7. Nf3 d6 8. exd6
Qxd6 9. Na3 Bg4 10. h3 Qe6+ 11. Qe2 Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 Bxf3+ 13. Kxf3 e6 14. b3
O-O-O 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. bxc4 Ne5+ 17. Ke2 Nxc4 18. d3 Na5 19. Rb1 b6 20. Be3
Be7 21. Rb5 Rd7 22. Rhb1 Rhd8 23. g3 Rc7 24. Bd2 g6 25. Ba4 Rc5 26. Rxc5+ Bxc5
27. Bb5 Kc7 28. d4 Be7 29. h4 h5 30. Bf4+ Kb7 31. Bd3 Bd6 32. Be4+ Kc7 33. Bg5
Rc8 34. Kd3 Kd7 35. Bc1 Rc4 36. Rb2 Ra4 37. Rc2 b5 38. Bf3 Nc4 39. Bd1 Ba3 40.
Re2 Ra5 41. Bxa3 Rxa3 42. Bb3 Na5 43. Rb2 Kd6 44. Kc2 Nxb3 45. axb3 a5 46. Kd3
Kd5 47. f3 f6 48. g4 e5 49. dxe5 fxe5 50. gxh5 gxh5 51. Kc2 Ra1 52. Kd3 Rd1+
53. Ke3 Rc1 54. Kd3 Rd1+ 55. Ke3 Rc1 56. Kd3 Rd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bf4 Bg7 7. Qd2 Nc6 8.
Bb5 Bd7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Bh6 O-O 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. O-O c5 13. Nde2 Re8 14. f3
Bc6 15. Rad1 Nd7 16. Nf4 Ne5 17. b3 a5 18. Ncd5 a4 19. Qc3 axb3 20. axb3 Kg8
21. Ne3 Ra2 22. Rf2 Bd7 23. h3 Qh4 24. Nfd5 c6 25. Nb6 Bxh3 26. gxh3 Qg3+ 27.
Ng2 Qxh3 28. Qe3 d5 29. f4 Qh5 30. Rff1 Ng4 31. Qg3 Rxe4 32. Nd7 Kg7 33. Rde1
Rxc2 34. Rxe4 dxe4 35. Ne5 Nf6 36. f5 Qe2 37. fxg6 hxg6 38. Nf4 Qd2 39. Nfxg6
Nh5 40. Rxf7+ Kh6 41. Ng4+ Kg5 42. Qe5+ Kxg4 43. Qf5+ Kg3 44. Qe5+ Kg4 45. Qf5+
Kg3 46. Qe5+ Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nfd7 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
d3 c5 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Be3 b6 11. Qh4 Bb7 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 Nf6 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Rac1 Qb7+ 18. f3 Rfd8 19. Qf4 Rac8 20. Qe3 h5 21.
h3 Rd6 22. Rd3 Re6 23. Qf2 b5 24. Rcd1 b4 25. Bxf6 Bxf6 26. Ne4 Rxe4 27. fxe4
Qxe4+ 28. Qf3 Qe6 29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Rxd8+ Kg7 31. b3 a5 32. Rd5 Qa6 33. g4 hxg4
34. hxg4 g5 35. Qd3 Qa8 36. Qf3 Qa6 37. Rf5 a4 38. Qd3 Qc6+ 39. Qf3 Qc2 40.
bxa4 Qxa2 41. a5 b3 42. Rb5 b2 43. Qd3 Qa4 44. Kf3 Qf4+ 45. Kg2 Qxg4+ 46. Kf1
Qf4+ 47. Kg2 Qg4+ 48. Kf1 Qa4 49. Kg2 Qa2 50. Kf3 Qe6 51. Kg2 Qc6+ 52. Kf2 Qe6
53. Kg2 Qa2 54. Kf3 Qa1 55. Kg2 Qa4 56. Kf3 Qa2 57. Kg2 b1=Q 58. Rxb1 Qxa5 59.
Rb5 Qa4 60. Rd5 Qg4+ 61. Kf1 Qe6 62. Kg2 Be5 63. Qe4 f6 64. Rd3 Qf7 65. Rh3 Qg6
66. Qxg6+ Kxg6 67. Rb3 Kf5 68. Rb4 g4 69. Ra4 Bd6 70. Rc4 Kg5 71. Ra4 f5 72.
Rc4 Be5 73. Ra4 Bc3 74. Rc4 Bd2 75. Rd4 Be3 76. Rc4 e5 77. Ra4 f4 78. Rb4 Kf5
79. Rb5 Bd4 80. Ra5 Ke4 81. Ra3 Bc5 82. Rc3 Bd4 83. Ra3 Bc5 84. Rc3 Kd5 85.
Rd3+ Bd4 86. Ra3 Kc4 87. Rd3 f3+ 88. Kf1 e4 89. Ra3 Bc5 90. Ra4+ Kd5 91. exf3
gxf3 92. Ra8 e3 93. Re8 Kd4 94. Rd8+ Ke4 95. Re8+ Kd3 96. Rd8+ Bd4 97. Re8 e2+
0-1

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.24"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. c3 c5 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Bb5 a6
9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Nbd2 Rb8 11. O-O c4 12. Rfc1 Qb5 13. Qd1 Nh6 14. b3 Ba3 15.
bxc4 dxc4 16. Rab1 Bxb1 17. Rxb1 Bb2 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Qc2 Ke7 20. a4 Qb7 21.
h3 c5 22. dxc5 Rhc8 23. Nxc4 Qb3 24. Qxb3 Rxb3 25. Rxb2 Rxb2 26. Nxb2 Rxc5 27.
c4 Rc7 28. Ne1 Rb7 29. Ned3 Rb3 30. g4 h5 31. gxh5 Rc3 32. Kg2 f6 33. exf6+
Kxf6 34. Kf3 Kf5 35. Ke3 e5 36. f3 Rc2 37. c5 Ke6 38. Nd1 1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.24"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nfd7 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
d3 c5 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Qh4 e5 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Qe7 14. Rfc1 Rb8
15. a3 Rd8 16. b4 cxb4 17. Nd5 Qf8 18. Qxf8+ Kxf8 19. axb4 a6 20. Rab1 Ne7 21.
Nxe7 Kxe7 22. b5 axb5 23. Rxb5 b6 24. Nd2 Ba6 25. Rb4 Rdc8 26. Ra1 Bb7 27. Nc4
Bxg2 28. Kxg2 b5 29. Na3 Ra8 30. Rxb5 Nc5 31. Rc1 Rxa3 32. Rbxc5 Rxc5 33. Rxc5
h5 34. Rc7+ Kd6 35. Rg7 g5 36. Rh7 Ra2 37. Kf3 g4+ 38. Ke3 Ra1 39. Rxh5 Rh1 40.
d4 exd4+ 41. Kxd4 Ke6 42. Ke4 Ra1 43. f3 Ra4+ 44. Ke3 Ra3+ 45. Kf2 gxf3 46.
exf3 Ra2+ 47. Kg1 f5 48. g4 fxg4 49. fxg4 Kf6 50. Rf5+ Kg6 51. h3 Rb2 52. Rf2
Rb5 53. Kg2 Kg5 54. Kg3 Rb3+ 55. Rf3 Rb1 56. h4+ Kg6 57. Rc3 Rg1+ 58. Kf3 Rf1+
59. Kg2 Rb1 60. Rc6+ Kg7 61. Re6 Rb3 62. Rd6 Ra3 63. Rc6 Rd3 64. Rb6 Rc3 65.
Re6 Rb3 66. Kf2 Rh3 67. h5 Kf7 68. Re3 Rh1 69. Kg2 Ra1 70. Kg3 Kf6 71. Kf4 Rf1+
72. Rf3 Rg1 73. Rf2 Rh1 74. Kg3+ Kg5 75. Rf5+ Kh6 76. Rf6+ Kg7 77. Ra6 Kh7 78.
Kf4 Kg7 79. Kg5 Rb1 80. Ra7+ Kg8 81. h6 Rb5+ 82. Kg6 Rb6+ 83. Kh5 Rd6 84. g5
Rc6 85. Re7 Rc5 86. Kg6 Rc6+ 87. Kf5 Rc5+ 88. Re5 Rc1 89. Re6 Kh7 90. Re7+ Kg8
91. Kf6 Rc6+ 92. Re6 Rc1 93. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.24"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. c3 Nd7 6. Be2 h6 7. O-O Ne7 8. Nh4 Bh7
9. f4 c5 10. Be3 Qb6 11. Qd2 Nf5 12. Nxf5 Bxf5 13. Na3 a6 14. g4 Be4 15. Bf3
Bxf3 16. Rxf3 h5 17. Rh3 g6 18. Rf1 O-O-O 19. gxh5 Kb8 20. Kh1 Ka8 21. c4 cxd4
22. Bxd4 Bc5 23. Nc2 dxc4 24. Rd1 gxh5 25. Qg2 Nxe5 26. fxe5 Bxd4 27. b3 Bxe5
28. Re1 Rhg8 29. Qe4 Qf2 0-1

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.24"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nfd7 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. O-O c5 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d3 h6 10. Be3 b6 11. d4 Na5 12. Qa4 Bb7 13. Rad1 Bc6 14. Qc2 Nc4 15.
Bc1 O-O 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Qxc4 Bc6 19. Qh4 e6 20. Bxh6 Bxf3 21.
Bxf3 Qxh4 22. gxh4 Rad8 23. Bg5 Bf6 24. Kg2 Kg7 25. b3 Nb6 26. Rc1 Rc8 27. Be3
c4 28. Bxb6 axb6 29. Rxc4 Rxc4 30. bxc4 Rc8 31. h5 gxh5 32. Bxh5 Rxc4 33. Rb1
Bd8 34. Rd1 Be7 35. Rd7 Kf8 36. Rb7 Rc5 37. Bf3 b5 38. Be4 Bd6 39. h4 Rh5 40.
Bd3 b4 41. Kh3 Be7 42. Rb8+ Kg7 43. Rb7 Kf8 44. Rb8+ Kg7 45. Rb7 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.24"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. c3 Nd7 6. Be2 h6 7. O-O Ne7 8. a4 a6
9. b4 a5 10. b5 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Be3 Rc8 13. c4 Ne4 14. Qb3 dxc4 15. Bxc4
Nd5 16. Rd1 Bb4 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Nd4 Bg6 19. Nd2 Nc5 20. Qa2 O-O 21. Rac1 Qe7
22. N2f3 Ne4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Qc5 26. Bb2 Qc4 27. Qa1 Nc3
28. e6 fxe6 29. Nxe6 Qd3 30. Nf4 Qb1+ 31. Qxb1 Bxb1 32. Bxc3 Bxc3 33. Nxd5 Ba1
34. Nd2 Bc2 35. Nc4 Bxa4 36. Nxa5 Bxb5 37. Ne3 Ba6 38. Nb3 Bf6 39. Nd5 Kf7 40.
Nxf6 Kxf6 41. f3 Bc4 42. Nd2 Bd5 43. Kf2 b5 44. Ke3 Ke5 45. Kd3 g5 46. g3 h5
47. Ke3 b4 48. f4+ gxf4+ 49. gxf4+ Kf5 50. Kd4 Bf7 51. Ke3 b3 52. Kd3 Kxf4 53.
Kc3 h4 0-1

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.24"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nfd7 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Nc3 e5 10. d3 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Rfc1 Nb6 13. a3 Nd4 14. Qd1 Nf5 15.
Bc5 Nd7 16. Ne4 a5 17. a4 b6 18. Ba3 c5 19. b3 Bb7 20. Nfd2 Rb8 21. Nc4 Ba8 22.
Bb2 Qc7 23. e3 Rbd8 24. Qe2 Nf8 25. h4 h5 26. Rd1 Nh6 27. Ng5 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Ne6
29. Qf3 Ng4 30. Rd2 f5 31. Qe2 Nxg5 32. hxg5 f4 33. e4 Rd4 34. f3 Rxc4 35. fxg4
Rb4 36. gxh5 Rxb3 37. hxg6 Qd6 38. Qh5 Rxd3 39. Rxd3 Qxd3 40. gxf4 Qxe4+ 41.
Qf3 Qxf3+ 42. Kxf3 e4+ 43. Kg4 Bxb2 44. Rb1 e3 45. f5 e2 46. f6 e1=Q 47. f7+
Kg7 0-1

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.24"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. c3 Nd7 6. Be2 h6 7. O-O Ne7 8. Nbd2 a5
9. a4 Bg6 10. Ne1 c5 11. Ndf3 Nc6 12. Be3 Qb6 13. Bb5 Na7 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. c4
Be4 16. Nd2 Bg6 17. cxd5 exd5 18. dxc5 Qxb2 19. Nc4 1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup Final"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.24"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nfd7 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Nc3 e5 10. d3 h6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Rfc1 Nb6 13. Qd1 Nd4 14. Nd2 a5 15.
a3 c6 16. Rab1 a4 17. Nce4 Nd5 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Nc5 b5 20. Rc2 Ra7 21. Rbc1
Rae7 22. Nce4 Bb7 23. Rxc6 Bxc6 24. Rxc6 Rc7 25. Qc2 Qd7 26. Rxc7 Qxc7 27. Qb1
Rc8 28. Qa2 Nc3 29. bxc3 dxc3 30. Nxc3 Qxc3 31. Bd5 Qa1+ 32. Qxa1 Bxa1 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Stoyanov, Tsvetan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. a4 a6 5. Be2 e5 6. Bc4 h6 7. Nc3 Ngf6 8. d3
g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. a5 Nf8 11. Bd2 Ne6 12. Na4 O-O 13. b4 Qe7 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. c3
Nc7 16. Re1 Nd7 17. Be3 Nxb6 18. axb6 Ne6 19. Qb3 Bd7 20. Bd5 Rfc8 21. Rac1 Be8
22. Nd2 Nd8 23. bxc5 dxc5 24. Nc4 Kh7 25. f4 Bb5 26. Rf1 Nc6 27. Qa3 Bxc4 28.
dxc4 exf4 29. Bxc5 Qg5 30. Bd6 Bf8 31. Bxf8 Rxf8 32. Bxc6 bxc6 33. c5 Rbe8 34.
Rce1 f5 35. e5 Re7 36. Qb4 Rfe8 37. Qxf4 Qxf4 38. Rxf4 Rxe5 39. Rxe5 Rxe5 40.
Rb4 Re8 41. Ra4 Ra8 42. Kf2 Kg7 43. Kf3 Kf7 44. Rxa6 Rb8 45. Ra7+ Kf6 46. c4
Ke5 47. Rd7 Re8 48. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Warmerdam, Max"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. Nc3 Rc8
8. e5 f6 9. exd6 e5 10. Nxe5 fxe5 11. Qxe5+ Kf7 12. Qd5+ Be6 13. Qxb7+ Qd7 14.
Qxa6 Qxd6 15. Qxd6 Bxd6 16. Bd2 Nf6 17. O-O-O Rc6 18. Rhe1 Rhc8 19. Re2 Bxh2
20. g3 Bg4 21. f3 Bxf3 22. Rxh2 Bxd1 23. Kxd1 h6 24. a4 Rd8 25. Kc1 Ng4 26. Rh4
Ne5 27. b3 g5 28. Re4 Nf3 29. Re2 Kg6 30. Ne4 Nd4 31. Rf2 Nxb3+ 32. Kd1 Nxd2
33. Rxd2 Ra8 34. Rd4 Rac8 35. c3 Ra8 36. Kc2 Rca6 37. Kb3 h5 38. Nc5 Ra5 39.
Rd6+ Kf5 40. Rd5+ Kg4 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kobo, Ori"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 Nc6 7. d5 Nb4 8. Bf1
a5 9. h3 e6 10. c4 Re8 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. Bf4 e5 13. Be3 b6 14. a3 Na6 15. Rb1 Nc5
16. Bxc5 bxc5 17. b4 cxb4 18. axb4 axb4 19. Rxb4 Bf8 20. Qc2 c5 21. Rb7 Nh5 22.
Reb1 f5 23. Qb3 Nf6 24. Bd3 Ra6 25. Ng5 Qa8 26. Ne6 Ra3 27. Qc2 Qa5 28. Nb5 Ra2
29. Qc3 fxe4 30. Qxa5 Rxa5 31. Bc2 Bxe6 32. dxe6 Rxe6 33. Nc3 e3 34. fxe3 Ra3
35. R1b3 Rxb3 36. Bxb3 Re8 37. Kf2 Bh6 38. Ke2 Rf8 39. g4 Rf7 40. Rb6 Bf8 41.
Ba4 h5 42. g5 Nh7 43. h4 Kg7 44. Ne4 Be7 45. Bc6 Nf8 46. Bd5 Rf5 47. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. O-O a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. Qxd4 Rc8
8. c4 b5 9. cxb5 e5 10. Qd1 axb5 11. Nc3 h6 12. Qb3 Rb8 13. Nd5 Nf6 14. Nxf6+
Qxf6 15. Be3 Be7 16. Rac1 Qe6 17. Qd3 O-O 18. a3 Rfc8 19. Nd2 Bc6 20. Rfd1 d5
21. exd5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. Nf3 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Bxf3 25. gxf3 f6 26. Rd7 Kf7
27. Be3 Ke6 28. Rc7 g5 29. Kf1 f5 30. Rc6+ Kd5 31. Rxh6 f4 32. Bd2 b4 33. axb4
Bxb4 34. Bxb4 Rxb4 35. Rg6 Rxb2 36. Rxg5 Ke6 37. h4 Kf6 38. Kg2 Ra2 39. Rg8 Kf7
40. Rg4 Ra8 41. Kh3 Ra3 42. Kg2 Ra8 43. Rg5 Kf6 44. Kh3 Ra2 45. Rg2 Ra3 46. Kg4
Ra8 47. Kh3 Ra3 48. Kg4 Ra8 49. Kh3 Ra3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. Nxf7 Kxf7 8.
Qf3+ Ke6 9. Qe4+ Kf7 10. Bxd5+ e6 11. Bxb7 Bxb7 12. Qxb7 Nd7 13. c3 Re8 14. O-O
Rb8 15. Qxa7 e5 16. Nd2 Nb6 17. Nb3 Qd6 18. Qa5 exd4 19. cxd4 Nd5 20. Qd2 Re4
21. Qd3 Rbe8 22. Bd2 Qe7 23. g3 c6 24. Rae1 Bf6 25. Rxe4 Qxe4 26. Qxe4 Rxe4 27.
Re1 Rxe1+ 28. Bxe1 Nb6 29. Bc3 Ke6 30. Kf1 Kd5 31. Ke2 Na4 32. Kd3 Be7 33. Nd2
c5 34. dxc5 Nxc5+ 35. Ke2 Ne6 36. Nf1 Bc5 37. Ne3+ Kc6 38. Kd3 Ng5 39. h4 Ne6
40. b4 Be7 41. a4 g5 42. hxg5 Bxg5 43. Nc4 Be7 44. f4 Kd5 45. Ne3+ Kc6 46. Ke4
Nc7 47. Nf5 Bf8 48. Nd4+ Kd7 49. b5 h5 50. a5 Bc5 51. b6 Na6 52. Kd5 Ba3 53.
Nb3 Bd6 54. Be5 Bb4 55. f5 Be1 56. Nc5+ Nxc5 57. Kxc5 Bxa5 58. b7 Bc7 59. Bxc7
Kxc7 60. f6 Kxb7 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. h3 a6 5. g4 Nc6 6. Bg2 e5 7. d3 Be7 8. Ng3
Be6 9. Nf5 Bf8 10. g5 Nd7 11. h4 g6 12. Ne3 Bg7 13. Ncd5 h5 14. gxh6 Bxh6 15.
h5 Bxe3 16. Bxe3 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nd4 18. hxg6 Rxh1+ 19. Bxh1 fxg6 20. Qg4 Qf6 21.
O-O-O O-O-O 22. Bg5 Qxf2 23. Rd2 Qe1+ 24. Rd1 Ne2+ 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bd3 Nc6 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 Be7 8.
Bb5 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. d3 f6 11. Ne4 e5 12. b3 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. Ng3 Bg6 15.
Bb2 Re8 16. Nd2 Bf8 17. Nde4 Nf4 18. Qd2 Qd5 19. f3 Rad8 20. Qf2 Ne6 21. Rad1
Qd7 22. Ba3 Qd4 23. Ne2 Qxf2+ 24. Kxf2 c4 25. Bxf8 cxd3 26. Rxd3 Rxd3 27. cxd3
Kxf8 28. Rc1 Rc8 29. Ke3 Ke7 30. d4 f5 31. Nc5 Nxd4 32. Nxd4 f4+ 33. Kd2 exd4
34. Rc4 Kd6 35. Nb7+ Kc7 36. Nc5 Kd6 37. Nb7+ Kc7 38. Nc5 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd3 Nbd7 11. a4 Rc8 12. a5 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Rfe8 14. Bf3 h6 15.
h3 Nf8 16. Nd2 Ng6 17. Bb6 Qc6 18. Nf1 Nh4 19. Be2 Ng6 20. Be3 Red8 21. Ng3 d5
22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Bf3 Nxc3 24. Bxc6 Nxd1 25. Qe2 Nxe3 26. Bxb7 Rb8 27. Bxa6
Nxg2 28. Bd3 N2f4 29. Qf3 Nxd3 30. cxd3 Rxb2 31. a6 Bd5 32. Ne4 Nf4 33. a7 Ba8
34. Qe3 Rxd3 35. Qe1 Nxh3+ 36. Kf1 Rd8 37. Rc1 Bb4 38. Rb1 Bxe1 39. Rxb2 Bxe4
40. Rb8 Rf8 41. Kxe1 Ba8 42. Ke2 Nf4+ 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bd3 Nc6 4. O-O d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd7 9. h3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nc3 Re8 12. Ba4 Ne5 13. Bb3 Nc4 14. Bxc4
dxc4 15. Qf3 Qc8 16. Rad1 a6 17. a3 b5 18. Rfe1 h6 19. Bf4 Bc5 20. Be5 Be7 21.
Re3 Bd8 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 Bc7 24. Rde1 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Rb8 27.
Re7 Be8 28. Nf5 Qd8 29. Qe5 f6 30. Rxg7+ Kf8 31. Qc5+ 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Nb3 Bb6 9. Ng5 Bxb3 10. axb3 Qe7 11. Qe1 f6 12. Nf3 Nf8 13. Nd2 Ne6 14. Nc4 a6
15. Kh1 O-O-O 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Kb8 18. Na5 Qd6 19. b4 h5 20. Qc3 h4 21.
Qa3 c5 22. b5 h3 23. g3 Kc8 24. Nc4 Qd7 25. bxa6 b6 26. Qb3 Qc6 27. a7 Kd7 28.
Ra6 Ke7 29. Nxb6 cxb6 30. Rxb6 Qd7 31. Rb7 Nc7 32. Qb6 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Terry, Renato"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Ne2 c5 6. c3 d4 7. cxd4 cxd4 8.
Nexd4 Nxe5 9. Bb5+ Ned7 10. O-O Be7 11. Ne2 O-O 12. d4 Nf6 13. Bg5 b6 14. Nc3
Bb7 15. Ne5 a6 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Bf3 Rc8 18. Rc1 Rc7 19. Bf4 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nd7
21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Qf3 Rc7 23. Rfd1 Qc8 24. Qg3 Rd8 25. h4 Nf8 26. h5 Rxd1+ 27.
Rxd1 Rd7 28. Rxd7 Qxd7 29. Bh6 g6 30. Qf4 b5 31. Kh2 gxh5 32. Ne4 Qd8 33. Nd6
Bxd6 34. exd6 Ng6 35. Qd4 e5 36. Qd5 Nf4 37. Qxe5 Ne6 38. Kg1 Qd7 39. Bd2 f6
40. Qd5 Kf7 41. Qxh5+ Kg7 42. Bh6+ Kg8 43. Qd5 Kf7 44. Bd2 Kg6 45. f4 Kg7 46.
Be3 Nf8 47. f5 Qf7 48. Qxf7+ Kxf7 49. Kf2 Nd7 50. Kf3 Ke8 51. Ke4 Ne5 52. Bd4
Nd7 53. Kd5 Kf7 54. Kc6 Ke8 55. b4 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. Re1 Nc5 11. h3 Bd7 12. b3 a5 13. Bb2 h5 14. Qc2 h4 15.
gxh4 Nh5 16. Nd5 c6 17. Ne3 Qxh4 18. Nf3 Qxe4 19. Qxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
Rad1 Nf4 22. h4 Rad8 23. Ng5 Nxg5 24. hxg5 Bc8 25. Rd4 Ne6 26. Rg4 Nc5 27. Rd4
Ne6 28. Rg4 Rh8 29. Rd1 Nc5 30. Rgd4 Ne6 31. Rg4 Nc5 32. Rgd4 Ne6 33. Rg4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "13"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B55"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e6 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Qc2 a6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bd7 12. Kb1 Qb8 13. c5 Bc6 14. cxd6 Bxd6
15. g3 Be5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. f4 Qc5 18. Bg2 e5 19. Nd5 Qxc2+ 20. Kxc2 Bxd5 21.
exd5 exf4 22. gxf4 Rac8+ 23. Kb3 Rfd8 24. d6 Kf8 25. Rd4 Rc5 26. a4 b6 27. Rhd1
g6 28. Bf1 b5 29. a5 h5 30. Bg2 Ng4 31. Bb7 Ne3 32. R1d3 Nc4 33. Kb4 Rf5 34.
Bxa6 Nxb2 35. Rc3 Nc4 36. d7 g5 37. Bxb5 Nxa5 38. Kxa5 gxf4 39. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Nd7 7. c3 O-O 8.
d4 Bd6 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Qe8 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Nbd2 a5 13. Bg3 a4 14. Qc2 c5 15.
dxe5 fxe5 16. Nf1 Rxf3 17. gxf3 Qh5 18. Qe2 Be6 19. Ne3 Rf8 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21.
exf5 Rxf5 22. Kg2 Nd5 23. Qd3 Nf4+ 24. Bxf4 Rxf4 25. Re4 a3 26. Rxf4 exf4 27.
bxa3 h6 28. Re1 Qg5+ 29. Kh1 b6 30. a4 Qh5 31. Qe4 Qh3 32. Qe6+ Qxe6 33. Rxe6
Kf7 34. Re4 c6 35. Kg2 g5 36. Kf1 h5 37. h3 Be7 38. Ke2 Ke8 39. Re6 Kd7 40. Rh6
c4 41. Rxh5 Ke6 42. Rh6+ Kd5 43. Rg6 Bd8 44. Kd2 Be7 45. Kc2 Bd8 46. Rg8 Be7
47. Ra8 Ke6 48. a5 bxa5 49. Rxa5 Bd8 50. Ra8 Bb6 51. Ra6 Bxf2 52. Rxc6+ Kd5 53.
Rg6 Bh4 54. a4 Kc5 55. a5 Kb5 56. a6 Bf2 57. Rxg5+ Kxa6 58. Rg4 Be3 59. h4 Kb5
60. h5 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.03"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Abdusattorov, Nodirbek"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2020.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nbd2 Bd6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 h6 8.
Nxd6+ cxd6 9. Bf4 Qb6 10. Bd3 g5 11. Bg3 g4 12. Nd2 Qxd4 13. O-O Ne5 14. Be2
Bd7 15. c3 Qd5 16. c4 Qd4 17. Nb3 Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 Ne4 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Bxg4
O-O-O 21. Bf3 Ng5 22. Be2 Ba4 23. f3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Bxb3 25. axb3 Rd8 26. h4
Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Nh7 28. b4 b6 29. Kf2 Kc7 30. g4 f6 31. Ke3 Kd6 32. Bc2 Nf8 33.
Be4 Nd7 34. Kd3 Nb8 35. Kc3 Nd7 36. b5 Nf8 37. b4 Nd7 38. Kd3 Nf8 39. Ke3 Nd7
40. Kd3 Nf8 41. Ke3 Nd7 42. Ke2 Nf8 43. Kd3 Nd7 44. Ke3 Nf8 45. Kd3 Nd7 46. Ke3
Nf8 47. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. h4 h6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nb5 d5
9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nbxd4 Nf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Nxc6 bxc6
15. Be5 Bg4 16. Bd4 Qa6 17. e3 Rac8 18. a3 h5 19. Re1 Rc7 20. Qb3 Qc8 21. Ng5
Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rxc6 Be6 24. Nxe6 Rxe6 25. Rxe6 Qxe6 26. Qxe6 fxe6 27.
Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Rd1 Kf6 29. Rd4 Kf5 30. Kg2 a5 31. Ra4 Rc5 32. b4 axb4 33. axb4
Rc4 34. Ra5+ Kf6 35. Rb5 Kf7 36. Rb8 Rc1 37. b5 Rb1 38. b6 Kg7 39. b7 Kh7 40.
g4 hxg4 41. Kg3 e5 42. Kxg4 Rg1+ 43. Kh3 Rb1 44. h5 gxh5 45. Kh4 Kg7 46. Kxh5
Rb2 47. Kg5 Kh7 48. Kf6 Rxf2+ 49. Kxe5 Rb2 50. Kxe4 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. d3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nbd7 10. Qc2 e6 11. Nd2 Ne8 12. d4 Nd6 13. e3 Re8 14. Bg2 h5 15.
Nf3 Ne4 16. Ne1 Ndf6 17. Nd3 h4 18. f3 Nd6 19. g4 Nd7 20. Rad1 Qg5 21. Bc1 dxc4
22. bxc4 Qa5 23. f4 f5 24. c5 Nb5 25. Bd2 Qa3 26. g5 Kf7 27. Rb1 Rab8 28. Qc4
Nc7 29. Bb4 Qa4 30. Nb2 Qa6 31. Qxa6 Nxa6 32. Ba5 Rec8 33. Nc4 Bf8 34. Rb3 b6
35. cxb6 axb6 36. Bxb6 Nxb6 37. Nxb6 Rc7 38. Rfb1 Kg7 39. Nc4 Rxb3 40. Rxb3 c5
41. d5 exd5 42. Bxd5 Nb4 43. Bf3 Rd7 44. a3 Nd3 45. Kf1 h3 46. Rc3 Kh7 47. Ke2
1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5
Ne7 9. Nd2 a5 10. Rb1 Nd7 11. a3 f5 12. b4 Kh8 13. Nb3 axb4 14. axb4 Nf6 15. f3
f4 16. c5 h5 17. Bd2 g5 18. Be1 Ng6 19. b5 b6 20. c6 g4 21. Ra1 Rxa1 22. Qxa1
Bh6 23. Nd1 g3 24. hxg3 fxg3 25. Bxg3 h4 26. Bh2 Nh5 27. Rf2 Rg8 28. Kf1 Qg5
29. Ke1 Ngf4 30. Bf1 Ng3 31. Bxg3 Qxg3 32. Qa7 h3 33. gxh3 Bxh3 34. Qxc7 Bxf1
35. Qxd6 Qh4 36. c7 Bh3 37. Nc1 Rg1+ 38. Kd2 Nxd5+ 39. Kc2 Ne3+ 40. Nxe3 Qxf2+
0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. d3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nbd7 10. Qc2 e6 11. Nd2 Ne8 12. d4 Nd6 13. e3 Re8 14. Bg2 a5 15.
a4 h5 16. Nf3 Nf5 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Qc1 Rec8 19. Ne1 b5 20. axb5 cxb5 21. c5 Nb8
22. Nd3 Nc6 23. Qd2 Ra7 24. h3 Rca8 25. Nf4 Qd7 26. Ra1 a4 27. bxa4 Rxa4 28.
Rxa4 Rxa4 29. Ra1 Qa7 30. Qc1 Rxa1 31. Qxa1 Qxa1+ 32. Bxa1 b4 33. Nd3 Bh6 34.
Bf3 b3 35. Bd1 Na5 36. Bc3 Nc4 37. Bxb3 Ncxe3 38. fxe3 Bxe3+ 39. Kg2 Bxd4 40.
Bxd4 Nxd4 41. Ba4 Kf8 42. Ne5 Ke7 43. Nc6+ Nxc6 44. Bxc6 g5 45. h4 gxh4 46.
gxh4 f5 47. Kf3 Kd8 48. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. c3 d6 7. h3 Qb6 8. Qc1
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. O-O Rac8 11. a3 cxd4 12. exd4 Nd5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Nc4 Qa6
15. Bxh6 Na5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nxa5 Qxe2 18. c4 Nf6 19. Re1 Qd3 20. Qd2 Qxd2
21. Nxd2 b6 22. Nab3 Bxc4 23. Rxe7 a5 24. Nxc4 Rxc4 25. Rd1 Rfc8 26. Ree1 Rc2
27. Rb1 a4 28. Nc1 Rd2 29. Na2 Rcc2 30. Nb4 Rxb2 31. Rxb2 Rxb2 32. Re3 Rb3 33.
Kf1 Rxe3 34. fxe3 Ne4 35. Ke2 Nc3+ 36. Kd3 Nb5 37. Nc2 d5 38. e4 dxe4+ 39. Kxe4
Kf6 40. Kd5 Nc3+ 41. Kc4 Ne4 42. Kb5 Ke6 43. Kxa4 Nd6 44. Ne3 f5 45. Kb3 f4 46.
Nc4 Nf5 47. Nxb6 Ne3 48. Kc3 Nxg2 49. Kd3 f3 50. a4 Nf4+ 51. Ke3 Nxh3 52. Kxf3
Kd6 53. a5 Ng5+ 54. Ke3 Ne6 55. a6 Nc7 56. a7 Kc6 57. a8=Q+ Nxa8 58. Nxa8 Kb7
59. Kf4 Kxa8 60. Ke5 Kb7 61. Ke6 g5 62. d5 g4 63. d6 g3 64. d7 g2 65. d8=Q g1=Q
66. Qd5+ Ka7 67. Qd6 Qb6 68. Qxb6+ Kxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be3 d6 8. Be2
Bd7 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 a5 11. Ndb5 Ne5 12. f4 Nc6 13. Bf3 a4 14. Nxa4 Na5 15. b3
Bc6 16. Nac3 Qd7 17. Rc1 Rfc8 18. Re1 Ne8 19. Bf2 Nc7 20. a4 Na6 21. Nd5 Bxd5
22. exd5 h5 23. g4 hxg4 24. Bxg4 f5 25. Bf3 Kf7 26. Re6 Rh8 27. Bg2 Bf6 28. Qd3
Nb4 29. Qf3 Rag8 30. Be1 Nac6 31. Rxf6+ exf6 32. dxc6 Nxc6 33. Qd5+ Kg7 34.
Qxd6 Qf7 35. Qc7 Re8 36. Qxf7+ Kxf7 37. Bf2 Rd8 38. Bd5+ Kg7 39. Kg2 Rd7 40.
Nd4 Nb4 41. Ne6+ Kh6 42. Nc5 Re7 43. Bxb7 Rd8 44. Bf3 Rd2 45. Rd1 Rb2 46. Nd3
Rxb3 47. Nxb4 Rxb4 48. c5 Rxa4 49. c6 Rxf4 50. Rc1 Rc7 51. Bg3 g5 52. Bxf4 gxf4
53. h4 Kg6 54. Kf2 Kh6 55. Ke2 Kg6 56. Kd3 Kh6 57. Kd4 Kg6 58. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 g6 8. e3
Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Bg7 11. Nge2 O-O 12. O-O Nbd7 13. b4 a6 14. a4 Re8 15.
b5 Nb6 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Rab1 Nc4 18. Rb7 Rb8 19. Rxb8 Qxb8 20. Rb1 Qc8 21. h3
Re7 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. e4 Rb7 24. exd5 Rxb1+ 25. Qxb1 Kg7 26. Qb4 cxd5 27. Nxd5
a5 28. Qc3 Nd6 29. Qxc8 Nxc8 30. Kf1 Nd6 31. Ke1 Nf5 32. Nxf6 Kxf6 33. Kd2 Ke6
34. Kd3 Kd5 35. Nc3+ Kc6 36. Ke4 f6 37. Kd3 Nd6 38. Ne4 Nc8 39. Nxf6 Nb6 40.
Ng4 Nxa4 41. Ne5+ Kd6 42. Nc4+ Kd5 43. f4 h5 44. g4 h4 45. f5 gxf5 46. gxf5 Kc6
47. Nxa5+ Kd7 48. Nc4 Ke7 49. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D60"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. O-O
h6 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Qe2 b6 11. Rac1 Bb7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Ba6 Bxa6 14. Qxa6 Qc8
15. Qa4 Nxf4 16. exf4 Qb7 17. Qc2 g6 18. Rfe1 Kg7 19. Qe2 Rac8 20. g3 Bb4 21.
Qd3 Bxc3 22. Rxc3 Rxc3 23. Qxc3 Rc8 24. Qd2 Qc6 25. Qb4 Rc7 26. Re3 Qc1+ 27.
Kg2 Nf6 28. Ne5 Ne4 29. Re2 Qd1 30. Re1 Qc2 31. Rf1 Qe2 32. h3 Rc1 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nb5 Na6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 c6 8. Nc3
Qb6 9. Rb1 Nd7 10. O-O O-O 11. e4 e6 12. Be3 Rfd8 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nc7 15.
Qd2 Nb5 16. Nxb5 Qxb5 17. c3 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Nb6 19. Qc2 Nc4 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21.
axb3 Nxe3 22. fxe3 a5 23. Ra1 e5 24. Ra4 f5 25. Bf3 h5 26. Rfa1 Bh6 27. Kf2 e4
28. Be2 f4 29. exf4 Bxf4 30. Rxa5 Rxa5 31. Rxa5 Bc1 32. Re5 Bxb2 33. Rxe4 Bxc3
34. Ke3 Kf8 35. Bc4 Re8 36. Rxe8+ Kxe8 37. Ke4 Ke7 38. d5 cxd5+ 39. Bxd5 b6 40.
Bc4 Kf6 41. Bd3 Bb4 42. Bc2 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bf4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O O-O 12. a3 a5 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Ne5 b4 15.
axb4 axb4 16. Ne4 c5 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. dxc5 Rfd8 20. Bd6 Ne8 21.
Be2 Nxd6 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. cxd6 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Rxd6 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Kf8
27. f4 Ke7 28. Kf2 Kd6 29. g3 Kc5 30. Ke2 Kc4 31. Kd2 Be4 32. Be2+ Kc5 33. h4
f6 34. Bd1 e5 35. Bb3 exf4 36. exf4 Kd4 37. Bd1 Bd5 38. Bh5 Ke4 39. Ke2 Bc4+
40. Kf2 Bb5 41. Bg6+ f5 42. g4 Kxf4 43. Bxf5 h5 44. Be6 hxg4 45. Kg2 Bc6+ 46.
Kg1 Kg3 47. h5 Be8 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. b3
Nd4 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Nd2 h5 11. e3 Ne6 12. Nde4 h4 13. Qd2 Nxe4 14. dxe4 a5 15.
Rad1 Nc5 16. f4 Bg4 17. Rde1 h3 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 exf4 20. exf4 a4 21. b4
a3 22. Ba1 Na4 23. Nxa4 Bxa1 24. Nc3 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Qd7 26. f5 Re5 27. Qe3 Rae8
28. Qh6 Rxf5 29. Rxf5 gxf5 30. Qg5+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Qg5+ Kf8 33. Qh6+ Kg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rc1 a5 14. Na4 Ba6
15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Qe2 Raa8 17. Qc4 Ng4 18. g3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bg5 20. Rc3 Qb4 21.
Re1 h5 22. b3 Qe7 23. Qc5 Qf6 24. Qxc6 h4 25. Qe4 Qh6 26. Nc5 Rae8 27. Nd7 Rc8
28. Rc5 Rfd8 29. Ne5 Rxc5 30. dxc5 hxg3 31. hxg3 Rd2 32. Nf3 Rxa2 33. Qa8+ Kh7
34. Qe4+ Kg8 35. Qa8+ Kh7 36. Qe4+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Ngf3 Bf5 6. dxc5 e6 7. Nd4 Bxc5 8.
Nxf5 exf5 9. Be2 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. O-O O-O 12. c3 Rad8 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. g3 g5
15. Qd2 f4 16. exf4 gxf4 17. Qxf4 Qxf4 18. gxf4 d4 19. Rad1 dxc3 20. bxc3 Ne7
21. Bf3 Ng6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rc8 24. Bxb7 Rxc3 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 Nxf4
27. Kf1 Kg7 28. Be4 Kf6 29. Nd3 Nxd3 30. Bxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Qd3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 b5 8.
Bf4 Bb7 9. O-O-O Rc8 10. Bd6 Bxd6 11. Qxd6 Nf6 12. f3 Qc7 13. a4 bxa4 14. Qxc7
Rxc7 15. Nxa4 Ke7 16. b3 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Kb2 Ne3 19. Rd2 Rd8 20. Bd3 Bc6
21. Nc3 Bb5 22. Nxb5 axb5 23. Re1 Nc4+ 24. bxc4 bxc4 25. Rdd1 cxd3 26. Rxd3
Rxd3 27. cxd3 Kd6 28. Re4 f5 29. Rd4+ Ke5 30. Rb4 g5 31. h4 gxh4 32. Rxh4 Rg7
33. g4 fxg4 34. fxg4 Kf4 35. Kc3 Kg5 36. Rh1 Rd7 37. Rg1 h6 38. d4 Rf7 39. Kc4
Rf4 40. Re1 Kf6 41. Kc5 Rxg4 42. Rf1+ Kg6 43. Re1 Kf7 44. Rh1 Rg6 45. Kd6 Rg5
46. Rxh6 Rd5+ 47. Kc6 Rxd4 48. Rh1 e5 49. Rh6 Ke7 50. Kc5 Rd1 51. Ra6 Kf7 52.
Rh6 Rd2 53. Rb6 e4 54. Rb4 e3 55. Re4 e2 56. Kc4 Kf6 57. Kc3 Ra2 58. Kd3 Kf5
59. Rxe2 Rxe2 60. Kxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Super Swiss KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. c4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nc3 Qa5 9. e3 d6 10. Nde2 Bg4 11. h3 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Rfc8 13. Bd2 Nd7 14. Rac1 a6
15. Rfd1 Rab8 16. Be1 Qd8 17. Nd5 e6 18. Nc3 Qe7 19. Ne4 Nc5 20. Nxd6 Rd8 21.
Ne4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Ne5 23. b3 h5 24. Bg2 b6 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rd1 Rxd1 27. Qxd1
Qa3 28. f4 Qxa2 29. fxe5 Bxe5 30. Bf2 Kg7 31. Bf3 Qb2 32. Kg2 b5 33. cxb5 axb5
34. Be4 b4 35. Qc2 Qa1 36. Bc6 Bc3 37. Bf3 Qa6 38. Qe2 Qa1 39. Be4 Qa5 40. Qf3
Qa2 41. Qd1 Qb2 42. Bd3 Qa2 43. Bc4 Qa8+ 44. Qf3 Qa2 45. g4 hxg4 46. hxg4 Qb2
47. Qe2 Qa1 48. Bg3 Qa8+ 49. Qf3 Qa2+ 50. Qe2 Qa8+ 51. e4 Qa1 52. Bf2 Qc1 53.
Be3 Qa1 54. Bf4 Qb1 55. Qd3 Qxb3 56. Bxb3 1-0

