[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be3 O-O 6. Ne2 c5 7. Nbc3 Nc6 8. d5
Ne5 9. Nc1 e6 10. Be2 exd5 11. cxd5 a6 12. a4 h5 13. O-O Nh7 14. h3 f5 15. f4
Nf7 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. g4 hxg4 18. hxg4 Re8 19. Bf2 Be4 20. Ra3 g5 21. f5 Bxc3
22. bxc3 Nf6 23. c4 Kg7 24. Bg3 Re7 25. Nd3 b5 26. Nf2 b4 27. Rb3 Qe8 28. Re3
b3 29. Qd2 Qxa4 30. Bd3 Rae8 31. Nxe4 Rxe4 32. Bxe4 Nxe4 33. f6+ Kf8 34. Qd3
Nxg3 35. Rxg3 Re5 36. Qg6 Qxc4 37. Qg7+ Ke8 38. Qg8+ Kd7 39. Qxf7+ Kc8 40. Qg8+
Kc7 41. Qh7+ Kb6 1-0

[Event "Donner Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.08.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1996.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Petursson Ftacnik Psakhis} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+
6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Nbd2 $5 (9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2
O-O 12. O-O {-- match in Elista.}) 9... Nbd7 (9... O-O) 10. Rc1 (10. Qc2 Bb7
11. O-O O-O 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. e4 Rc7 14. Rfe1 Qa8 15. e5 $14 {Johansen,D-Wong
Meng Kong/Sydney (06)/1990/}) (10. Qc2 {Ftacnik}) (10. O-O {Ftacnik} O-O 11.
Re1) 10... O-O 11. Rc2 $5 (11. O-O {Ftacnik} Rc8 12. Re1) 11... Rc8 12. O-O c5
13. a4 {N/} (13. Qa1 {Psakhis} Re8 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Ne5 Red8 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17.
dxc5 bxc5 18. cxd5 Bxe2 19. Re1 Bd3 20. dxe6 Bxc2 21. exd7 {Granda Zuniga,J-Ho,
V/Novi Sad olm/1990/1:0/48/}) (13. Bb2 Bb7 (13... b5 $5 {Psakhis} 14. cxd5 Nxd5
15. dxc5 Nb4 16. Rc1 Nxc5 17. a3 Nd5 18. e4 Nf6 19. b4 Na4 20. Bd4 Rxc1 21.
Qxc1 Bb7 $13 {Granda Zuniga,J-Adorjan,A/Novi Sad olm/1990/0,5/26/}) 14. dxc5
Rxc5 15. Nd4 Re8 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. Nc3 {Horvath,J-Stohl,I/OST-BL/1993/}) 13...
cxd4 $6 (13... Bb7 $5 $10 {Psakhis}) (13... dxc4 $5 {Ftacnik} 14. bxc4 Bb7 15.
e3 $13) (13... dxc4 $1 {Petursson: appears to be the correct way against
Granda Zunjiga's rather original play.}) 14. Nxd4 Nc5 (14... dxc4 {Ftacnik} 15.
Nc6 cxb3 16. Nxb3 Qe8 17. Nxa7 $14) 15. Ba1 dxc4 $6 (15... Bb7 {Psakhis !} 16.
Qb1 (16. b4 Na6 17. b5 Nb4 18. Rc1 Bd6 $13) 16... e5 17. Nf5 d4 $13) 16. b4 $1
(16. Nc6 {Ftacnik} Qe8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. bxc4 Rfd8 $17) 16... c3 (16... Nxa4
17. b5 (17. Nc6 Qe8) 17... c3 (17... Bxb5 18. Nxb5 Qd7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 (19...
Bxf6 20. Nxc4 Rfd8 (20... Qxb5 21. Nd6 Nb2 22. Qb1 Qd7 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxb2
$18) 21. Qxd7 Rxd7 22. Be4 Nc3 23. Ne3 $16) 20. Ra2 a6 21. Qxa4 axb5 22. Qa6 c3
23. Nb3 $18) 18. N2b3 (18. Nc6 Qe8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. bxa6 Rfd8) 18... e5 19.
Nc6 Rxc6 20. Bxc6 Bc8 21. Qxd8 (21. Bxc3 $14 {Ftacnik}) (21. Bxc3 $16) 21...
Rxd8 22. Ra2 $18 {_|_} (22. Ra2 {Psakhis} Be6 23. Rxa4 Bxb3 24. Rxa7 Bb4 25.
Bxc3 $5 Bxc3 26. Ra3 Bc4 27. Rxc3 Bxe2 28. Re1 $16)) (16... Nb3 {Psakhis} 17.
N2xb3 cxb3 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Nc6 Qe8 20. b5 $16) 17. Bxc3 (17. Nc6 $5 {Psakhis}
Rxc6 (17... Qe8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bxc3 (19. Bxc3 Nxa4 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Rxc8
Rxc8 22. Qxa4 $18)) 18. Bxc6 Qc8 (18... cxd2 {Ftacnik} 19. bxc5 Bxc5 20. Rxd2
Qe7 $16) (18... Nxa4 19. Bxa4 cxd2 20. Rxd2 Qb8 21. b5 Bb7 $16) 19. bxc5 Qxc6
20. cxb6 Bb7 21. Nf3 $16) 17... Nxa4 18. Ba1 Bxb4 $2 (18... b5 19. Nc6 Qe8 $14
(19... Qc7 $5 {Psakhis} 20. Be5 (20. Nb3 Rfd8 21. Qc1 $44) 20... Bd6 (20... Qb7
{Ftacnik} 21. Qa1 Nd5 22. Rfc1 $13) 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. e3 f5 23. Qh5 f6) (19...
Qe8 20. Nxa7 Rxc2 21. Qxc2 Nb6 22. Nc6 $16) (19... Qd7 20. Nb3 (20. Bxf6 Bxf6
21. Ne4 Qxd1 22. Rxd1 Rc7 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Rdc1 Kg7 $15) 20... Nd5 21. Bxd5
exd5 22. Qxd5 Qb7 23. Rfc1 $14)) (18... Rxc2 19. Qxc2 b5 20. Nc6 Qc7 21. Be5
Qb7 $14) 19. Rxc8 (19. Nc6 $6 {Psakhis} Rxc6 20. Bxc6 Nc5) 19... Bxc8 (19...
Qxc8 {Psakhis} 20. Nc6 (20. Nc6 Bb7 21. Qxa4 Bxc6 (21... Bxd2 22. Ne7+ $18) 22.
Qxb4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 $16)) 20. Qxa4 Bxd2 21. Nc6 {Petursson: For his two pawns
White has achieved a dominating position.} Qe8 (21... Bd7 22. Rd1 Ba5 (22...
Bxc6 23. Qxc6 Ng4 24. Bc3 Be3 25. Rxd8 Bxf2+ 26. Kf1 Rxd8 27. Bf3 Rd1+ 28. Kg2
$18) 23. Qh4 Qe8 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qxf6 Bxc6 26. Rd4 $18 {+-}) (21... Qc7 {
Psakhis} 22. Rd1 (22. Be5 {Ftacnik} Qd7 23. Rd1 Bb7 24. Qc2 (24. Bxf6 gxf6 25.
Rxd2 Qxd2 26. Ne7+ Kg7 27. Bxb7 Qc1+ 28. Kg2 Qc7 29. Qg4+ Kh8 30. Be4 $13)
24... Nd5 25. Nb8 $16) 22... Bg5 (22... Bh6 23. Qh4 $40) 23. Be5 Qb7 (23... b5
24. Qb4) 24. Bd6 Qa6 (24... Nd5 25. Bxf8 Bd7 26. Qg4) 25. Qxa6 Bxa6 26. Bxf8
Kxf8 27. f4 Bh6 28. Rd8+ Ne8 29. Nxa7 $18) 22. Rd1 Ba5 {[#]} (22... Bh6 23.
Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qxa7 {Petursson: Here Black would be totally dominated} Kh8 (
24... e5 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Bc6 $18) 25. Qc7 e5 26. Rd8 Qe6 27. Bh3 Qxh3 28. Qxf7
Rxd8 29. Qxf6+ $18) (22... Bg5 $5 {Psakhis} 23. h4 Bh6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qxa7
$16) (22... Bg5 $5 {Petursson}) 23. Qh4 $1 $18 (23. Rd8 {Petursson} Qxd8 24.
Nxd8 Rxd8 $13) 23... e5 (23... Nd7 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 (25... Bxd7 {
Ftacnik} 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Qf6#) 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28.
Qf6#) (23... Bd7 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qxf6 (25. Be4 h6 (25... f5 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27.
Qf6+ Kg8 28. Ne7+ $18) 26. Qxh6 f5 27. Qg5+ Kh7 28. Ne5 fxe4 29. Rxd7 $18) (25.
Rd4 {Ftacnik} Bc3 (25... e5 26. Qxf6 exd4 27. Ne7+ Qxe7 28. Qxe7 $16) 26. Ne7+
Qxe7 27. Rg4+ Kh8 28. Be4 f5 29. Qxe7 $18) 25... Bxc6 26. Rd4 $18 {+-}) (23...
Nd5 {Ftacnik} 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Qf6#)
24. Bxe5 Bd7 (24... Qe6 $8 {Psakhis} 25. Rd6 Qg4 (25... Qa2 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27.
Qxf6 $1) 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Rxf6 (27. Bxf6 $2 gxf6 28. Qxf6+ Qg7) 27... Qxh4 28.
gxh4 Be6 29. Bd5 $1 Bxd5 30. Nxd5 $18 gxf6 $2 31. Bxf6+ Kg8 32. Ne7#) (24...
Bb7 {Psakhis} 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rd4 $5 (26. Be4) 26... Bc3 27. Rg4+ Kh8 28. Be4
Qxe4 29. Rxe4 Bxc6 30. Rc4 $18) (24... Nd7 {Ftacnik} 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Rxd7 f6
27. Be4 $18) 25. Bxf6 gxf6 (25... Bxc6 {Psakhis} 26. Qg5 (26. Qg5 {Ftacnik} g6
27. Qh6 $18)) 26. Be4 h6 (26... h5 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Qxh5 $18 (28. Qxf6 {
Ftacnik} Qd1+ 29. Kg2 Re8 30. Qg5+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Qh8#)) (
26... f5 {Psakhis} 27. Ne7+ Qxe7 (27... Kg7 28. Qg5+ Kh8 29. Qf6#) 28. Qxe7 $18
) 27. Rxd7 {Final blow!} Qxd7 28. Qxh6 f5 (28... Rc8 {Psakhis} 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30.
Qh8#) 29. Bxf5 $1 (29. Bxf5 Qd1+ (29... Qxf5 {Psakhis} 30. Ne7#) 30. Kg2 $18)
1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3
Be7 {Die sogenannte "Igelstellung". Weiß kontrolliert mehr Raum, aber Schwarz
hat keine Schwächen sowie vollvertiges, wenn auch ein bißchen passives Spiel.
Ribli.} 9. Be2 b6 10. Be3 O-O 11. O-O {Auf den ersten Blick könnte man glauben,
der Bauer auf d6 sei eine Schwäche im schwarzen Lager. Aber in Wahrheit ist
dieser Bauer leicht zu halten. Ribli.} Ne5 {Der schwarze Springer strebt nach
d7, wo er seinen idealen Platz findet.Ribli.} (11... Bb7 $5 12. Qb3 Nd7 13.
Rfd1) 12. f4 Ned7 13. Bf3 Bb7 14. Re1 {[#] Das ist natürlich noch Theorie.
Aber der letzte Zug von Weiß gefällt mir nicht. Es gibt z.B. den aggressiven
Versuch mit 14.Qe2 und 15.g4. Ribli.} Qc7 15. Rc1 Rad8 {Die übliche
Figurenentwicklung ist Rac8-Rfe8, aber es gibt einige Beispiele, in denen
Schwarz wie Short Rad8 spielt, oder auch Rab8.Ribli.} 16. Qe2 Qb8 17. Bf2 Ba8
18. Nab1 $5 {Es ist richtig, daß dieser Springer auf b1 eine bessere Zukunft
hat als auf a3.Ribli.} h6 19. Nd2 Nh7 $5 {Schwarz strebt g7-g5 an, und nach
eventuellem Tausch fxg5-hxg5 hat er auf e5 einen guten Stützpunkt für seinen
Springer.Ribli.} 20. Bg4 Kh8 21. f5 exf5 22. Bxf5 Ne5 $13 {Schwarz hat einen
schwachen Punkt auf d5, aber sein Springer steht stolz auf e5. Ribli.} 23. Nd5
Bxd5 24. cxd5 (24. exd5 {Meiner Meinung nach ist das auch interessant, Weiß
gibt seine Hoffnungen am Königsflügel auf und spielt mit seiner Bauernmehrheit
am Damenflügel.Ribli.}) 24... g6 25. Bh3 Ng5 26. Rc3 b5 27. Bg4 (27. a3 b4 28.
axb4 Qxb4 29. Rb3 Nxh3+ 30. Rxh3 Bg5) 27... h5 28. Bxh5 {[#] Ich bin sicher,
daß Weiß keinen ausreichenden Ersatz für die Figur bekommt, mit diesem Zug
versucht er nur, "im Trüben zu fischen".Ribli.} gxh5 29. Qxh5+ Kg7 (29... Nh7
30. Rh3 $18) 30. Nf1 (30. Rg3 f6 31. h4 Rh8 32. Qe2 Rxh4 $19) 30... Rh8 31. Qe2
b4 32. Rb3 Qb5 $17 33. Qxb5 {Mit dem Damentausch gesteht Weiß ein, daß er
keine realen Angriffschancen hat.Ribli.} axb5 34. Ng3 (34. Rxb4 $2 Nd3) 34...
Rc8 35. Nf5+ Kf8 36. Rg3 Rh5 37. h4 {[#]} Nh7 $2 {Ein Fehler in Zeitnot.Ribli.}
(37... Nxe4 $1 38. Rg8+ (38. Nxe7 Rc4 39. b3 Nxg3 40. bxc4 Kxe7 (40... Nd3 $5
41. Bxg3 Nxe1 42. Bxe1 (42. Nc6 bxc4 43. Bxd6+ (43. Bxe1 b3 44. axb3 cxb3 45.
Bc3 Rxd5) 43... Ke8 $17) 42... Kxe7 43. cxb5 Rxd5 44. Bxb4 Rxb5 $17) 41. Bxg3
bxc4 $17) 38... Kxg8 39. Nxe7+ Kf8 40. Nxc8 Nxf2 41. Kxf2 Nd3+ $19) 38. Rg8+ $1
{Mit diesem schönen Zug dreht Weiß die Stellung um. Die schwarze
Gewinnstellung gehört nun der Vergangenheit an. Ribli.} Kxg8 39. Nxe7+ Kf8 40.
Nxc8 {Schwarz hat nur schwache Bauern in seiner Stellung.Ribli.} Nd3 (40... Rh6
41. Nxd6 (41. Na7 Nd3 42. Re2 Nxf2 43. Kxf2 Rxh4 44. Nxb5) 41... Rxd6 42. Bc5
$18) 41. Nxd6 $1 {Dieser weiße Springer entscheidet die Partie für Granda.
Schwarz gewinnt die Qualität, verliert dafür aber fast alle Bauern. Ribli.}
Nxe1 42. Bxe1 Nf6 43. Bxb4 Ke7 (43... Rxh4 44. Nf5+ $18) 44. g3 Kd7 45. Kg2 {
Und Schwarz gibt auf, da er keine Gegenchancen und großen materiellen Nachteil
hat. Ribli.} 1-0

[Event "Zafra Ruy Lopez"]
[Site "Zafra"]
[Date "2007.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Nbd2 Bf6 12. Nf1 Na5 13. Bc2 c5 14. d5 g6 15. g4
Nb7 16. Ng3 a5 17. Kh2 c4 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2 Kh8 20. Rg1 Qd7 21. Rg2 Ba6 22.
Rag1 Nba4 23. g5 Bg7 24. Rb1 b4 25. a3 bxa3 26. bxa3 Rfb8 27. h4 Rxb1 28. Bxb1
Rb8 29. Bc2 Bc8 30. Qc1 Nd3 31. Bxd3 cxd3 32. Nd2 Rb2 33. Qf1 Nxc3 34. Qxd3 Nd1
35. Kg1 Qb5 36. Qxb5 Rxb5 37. Kh2 a4 38. Ba7 Rb7 39. Rg1 Rxa7 40. Rxd1 Bf8 41.
Rc1 Bd7 42. Ngf1 h6 43. Nf3 hxg5 44. hxg5 Be7 45. N1d2 Kg7 46. Kg3 Rb7 47. Rc2
Kf8 48. Kh4 Bd8 49. Nh2 f5 50. gxf6 Bxf6+ 51. Kg3 Bg5 52. Nhf3 Bf4+ 53. Kg2 Ke7
54. Ne1 g5 55. f3 Be3 56. Nc4 Rb3 57. Ra2 Bc5 58. Nc2 g4 59. fxg4 Bxg4 60. Ne1
Rc3 61. Rc2 Bf3+ 62. Kg3 Rxc2 63. Nxc2 Bxe4 64. N2e3 Kd7 65. Kg4 Bf3+ 66. Kg3
Be4 67. Kg4 Kc7 68. Kg5 Bxe3+ 69. Nxe3 Kb6 70. Kf6 Kc5 71. Ke6 Bf3 72. Ke7 Bxd5
73. Nf5 e4 74. Kf6 Ba8 75. Kg5 d5 76. Kf4 d4 77. Ke5 d3 78. Ne3 d2 0-1

[Event "Bahia Feliz"]
[Site "Bahia Feliz"]
[Date "2011.05.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2011.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Ne7 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. Ne2 f5 10. c3 Ba5 11. Bc4 Ng6 12. Ng3 fxe4 13. dxe4 Bb6 14. Nf5
Qf6 15. Ne3 c6 16. Kh1 Kh8 17. a4 a5 18. b4 Rg8 19. b5 Rg7 20. Rb1 Bc5 21. Rb2
Nf4 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. Re1 Bd7 24. Rb7 Nxg2 25. Nxg2 Bh3 26. Bf1 Rag8 27. Ngh4
Qxh4 28. Rxf7 Rg2 29. Rf8 Qxf2 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 31. Re3 Bxe3 0-1

[Event "San Sebastian KO GpA"]
[Site "San Sebastian"]
[Date "2012.01.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2011.12.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. Nge2 Be6 7. b3 Nge7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bb2 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bd5 13. e4 Be6 14. Qc2 Qd6 15.
d3 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 a5 17. Qb2 Ra6 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Qxd3 21. Nf4
Qd7 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. b5 Nd4 24. Rd1 h5 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Qc2 c6 27. bxc6 bxc6
28. e5 Bxe5 29. Qxc6 Qxc6 30. Bxc6 d3 31. Bb5 d2 32. Be2 Bc3 33. Rb1 Ba5 34.
Kg2 Re8 35. Kf1 Re5 36. Ra1 Rc5 37. Bd1 Kg7 38. Ra3 Bc3 39. Rb3 Kf6 40. Ke2 Kg7
41. Kf1 f5 42. Rb7+ Kh6 43. Rd7 Ba5 44. h4 Rb5 45. Bc2 Rb6 46. Rd5 Bb4 47. Rd7
Bd6 48. Ke2 Bb4 49. Bb3 Rb8 50. Kf3 Ba5 51. Bc2 Rc8 52. Bd1 Rc4 53. Rd5 Bb4 54.
Rd7 g5 55. hxg5+ Kxg5 56. Rd5 Rc1 57. Ke2 Rc4 58. f4+ Kf6 59. Kf3 Rc3+ 60. Kf2
Kg6 61. Rxd2 Rc1 62. Rd5 Bc5+ 63. Kg2 1-0

[Event "San Sebastian KO GpA"]
[Site "San Sebastian"]
[Date "2012.01.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2011.12.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. g4 Nd7 11. Rg1 Ng5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bd3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Qh4
15. Qg3 Qxg3 16. Rxg3 Re8 17. Kd2 Nf6 18. f3 Bd7 19. h4 Re7 20. g5 Nh5 21. Rg2
Rae8 22. Re1 Nf4 23. Rgg1 Nxd3 24. Kxd3 Kh7 25. b4 hxg5 26. Rxg5 f6 27. Rg3 Rh8
28. Rh1 Kg8 29. Ne2 Kf7 30. Kd2 g5 31. h5 a5 32. bxa5 Ra8 33. a4 Rxa5 34. Nc3
Bf5 35. Re1 Rd7 36. Rgg1 Kg7 37. Ra1 Kh6 38. Rh1 Rg7 39. Ne2 Rg8 40. Ng3 Bh7
41. e4 Rga8 42. Ke3 dxe4 43. fxe4 Rxa4 44. Rxa4 Rxa4 45. Rb1 b5 46. Rc1 Ra3+
47. Kf2 Ra6 48. d5 cxd5 49. exd5 b4 50. Rc6 Rxc6 51. dxc6 Bd3 52. Ke3 Bb5 53.
c7 Bd7 54. Kd4 Be6 55. Ne4 f5 56. Ke5 Bd7 57. Nf6 Bc8 58. Ng8+ Kxh5 59. Ne7 Ba6
60. Nxf5 b3 61. Ng3+ Kh4 62. Ne4 b2 63. Nd2 Kg3 64. Kd4 Kf4 65. Kc3 g4 66. Kxb2
g3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O e6 7. a3 Nge7 8. b4
O-O {Black has no need to get involved with the sacrificed pawn. With solid
development his chances should remain equal, even though middlegame positions
tend to be full of life.} 9. Rb1 b6 {The defender has no better prospect for
his light squared bishop then to put it on the b7-square. Some players did not
like the tension along the a8-h1 diagonal and have used the introductory move
9...Rb8.} (9... Rb8 10. e3 (10. Bb2 cxb4 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Nb5 Nbc6 13. Bxg7
Kxg7 14. Qc1 a6 15. Nc3 d5 16. d3 dxc4 17. dxc4 Qa5 18. Qb2 e5 19. Nd5 f6 20.
Nd2 b5 21. Ra1 Qd8 22. Nxe7 Nxe7 $15 {1/2 (37) Almasi,Z (2689)-Dominguez Perez,
L (2723) Havana 2013}) 10... b6 11. Qe2 (11. d4 Bb7 12. Qd3 d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5
14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Ne1 Qd8 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Qb5 Nd4 18. Qxc5 Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Bxg2+
20. Nxg2 Qd3 $19 {0-1 (23) Bakre,T (2530)-Venkatesh,M (2455) Calvi 2011}) 11...
Bb7 12. Rd1 Nf5 13. Nb5 Re8 14. Bb2 e5 15. d3 a6 16. Nc3 cxb4 17. axb4 Nxb4 18.
Ba3 Nc6 19. Nd5 b5 20. Nd2 Nce7 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 $17 {1-0 (41) Kveinys,A (2530)
-Urban,K (2470) Augustow 1996}) 10. e3 {Granda is choosing a very solid line
in the moment, when many other ideas have fallen flat for white. White will
keep open the option of advancing the d-pawn at a suitable moment.} (10. Qc2
Bb7 11. b5 Na5 12. d3 d5 13. Rd1 Nf5 14. Bg5 Nd4 15. Qc1 Nab3 16. Bxd8 Nxc1 17.
Rdxc1 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Rfxd8 19. a4 Rab8 20. cxd5 exd5 $15 {0-1 (51) Ivanchuk,V 
(2779)-Aronian,L (2808) Monte Carlo 2011}) (10. Qb3 Rb8 (10... Bb7 11. d3 Nf5
12. e3 Qd7 13. Bb2 Nfe7 14. Rfd1 Rad8 15. Ne2 e5 16. Bc3 Nf5 17. Qb2 Rde8 18.
bxc5 dxc5 19. a4 Qc7 20. Nd2 Nfd4 $11 {0-1 (38) Knoedler,D (2366)-Shchekachev,
A (2530) Zuerich 2009}) 11. d3 (11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Rfd1 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. d3 d4
15. Ne4 cxb4 16. axb4 Nf5 17. b5 Na5 18. Qa4 Re8 19. Nfd2 Bd5 20. Ba3 $11 {
1-0 (37) Spraggett,K (2585)-Gurieli,N (2355) Palma de Mallorca 1989}) 11... Nd4
12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Ne4 h6 14. b5 Bb7 15. a4 f5 16. Nd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qd7 18. Bb2
Kh7 19. e3 dxe3 20. Bxg7 Qb7+ 21. Nf3 e2 22. Rfe1 Kxg7 23. d4 g5 $15 {1-0 (43)
Nikolic,P (2655)-Topalov,V (2725) Monte Carlo 1997}) (10. Nb5 Bb7 (10... d5 11.
bxc5 bxc5 12. Nc3 Ba6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Ne1 Rc8 15. a4 Qd7 16. Ba3 Ne5 17. d3
Rfd8 18. Rc1 Bb7 19. Nf3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Nf5 $15 {0-1 (40) Durarbeyli,V (2597)
-Alekseev,E (2700) Legnica 2013}) 11. Bb2 e5 12. bxc5 bxc5 13. Ba1 Rb8 14. d3
a6 15. Nc3 Qc7 16. Nd2 Nd4 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Qa4 Rfb8 19. Rxb7 Rxb7 20. Nde4
Qc6 21. e3 Ne2+ 22. Kg2 {1/2 (22) Durarbeyli,V (2543)-Kovchan,A (2598)
Cappelle la Grande 2012}) (10. bxc5 dxc5 11. Bb2 Bb7 (11... Rb8 12. d3 h6 13.
e3 Bb7 14. Qe2 Qd7 15. Rfd1 e5 16. Nb5 Nf5 17. h4 Rbd8 18. Kh2 Ba8 19. h5 Nfe7
20. hxg6 Nxg6 21. Bh3 $16 {1-0 (47) Gagare,S (2397)-Wen,Y (2631) Dubai 2013})
12. Ne4 e5 13. d3 Qd7 14. Nc3 Rad8 15. Qc2 Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Ne4 Bc6 18.
Ng5 Ba4 19. Qd2 $14 {0-1 (31) Doncea,V (2490)-Shchekachev,A (2545) Paris 2010})
(10. Bb2 cxb4 11. axb4 Nxb4 12. Ne4 e5 13. d3 a5 14. Qd2 Bb7 15. Ba3 d5 16.
cxd5 Nexd5 17. Rfc1 Re8 18. h4 f5 19. Neg5 h6 20. e4 Nf6 21. Bxb4 axb4 22. Qxb4
hxg5 23. Nxg5 {0-1 (54) Radjabov,T (2745)-Svidler,P (2769) Stavanger 2013} Qxd3
24. Rc3 Qd4 25. Qb3+ Kh8 26. Nf7+ Kh7 27. Ng5+ Kh6 $17) 10... Bb7 11. Qe2 {
The queen goes to the natural square, from which it is possible to influence
both flanks. With this setup Granda Zuniga can not hope to claim an advantage,
but he can keep a very playable position.} (11. Qb3 Qd7 12. Bb2 f5 (12... Rac8
13. Rfd1 Nf5 14. d3 Ncd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Qa4 Qxa4 17. Nxa4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 dxe3
19. g4 e2 20. Re1 {0-1 (53) Saric,I (2549)-Predojevic,B (2617) Neum 2011} Bxb2
21. Rxb2 Nd4 22. Nc3 d5 $17) (12... Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Ne2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2
Bxb2 16. Rxb2 Rac8 {1/2 (16) Martinovic,S (2500)-Stojanovic,M (2465) Niksic
1996}) 13. Ne2 e5 14. d4 e4 15. Nd2 cxb4 16. axb4 d5 17. f3 Nd8 18. fxe4 dxe4
19. d5 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Rf7 {1-0 (35) Gonda,L (2520)-Efimenko,Z (2703) Germany
2012} 21. Nd4 $16) (11. Ne2 e5 12. d3 h6 13. Bd2 f5 14. Bc3 Qd7 15. b5 Nd8 16.
d4 Qc7 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Qb3 Nf7 19. Rbd1 $11 {0-1 (34) Ledger,A (2424)
-Rodshtein,M (2652) Plovdiv 2012}) (11. d4 Rc8 (11... cxd4 12. exd4 Rc8 13. Qd3
Qd7 14. Bb2 Nf5 15. d5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Qf1 Ba8 19. dxe6
Qxe6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Nd5 {1/2 (30) Ding,L (2530)-Timofeev,A (2681) Sochi
2009} e4 $17) 12. Qd3 cxb4 13. axb4 a5 14. Ba3 axb4 15. Bxb4 Ba6 16. Nd2 d5 17.
Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Nb5 Qd7 19. Qa3 Bxb5 20. Rxb5 Rxc4 {. 1/2 (20) Djuric,S (2480)
-Kovacevic,A (2550) Budva 2002}) 11... Qd7 {Leko does not feel the need to
create any play before finalising the development of his pieces.} (11... Ne5
12. Nxe5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Bxe5 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. bxc5 dxc5 16. f4 Bg7 17. d3 Nc6 18.
Rbd1 Qe7 19. g4 f5 20. gxf5 gxf5 $11 {1/2 (49) Saric,I (2560)-Smith,B (2497)
Sibenik 2011}) 12. Rd1 Rac8 (12... Bxc3 $2 13. dxc3 Qc7 14. e4 $16) 13. bxc5
dxc5 {Black would certainly not suffer in the event of the symmetrical
recapture 13..bxc5!? On the other hand he was the Elo favourite in this game
and thus seeking ways to provike an imbalance in the parity on the board.} (
13... bxc5 $5 14. Bb2 Rb8 $11) 14. Bb2 Rfd8 (14... e5 15. Nb5 Rfe8 16. d3 Red8
$11) 15. d3 Na5 (15... e5 16. h4 Rb8 $11) 16. h4 Nf5 17. h5 {Probably the only
way to be successful against a stronger opponent is to seriously play for a
win. White is advancing the h-pawn with some risk.} (17. Nb5 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 h5
19. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11) 17... Nd6 $6 {There was no need to play too cautiously.
White would be challenged to prove his idea in the event of the simple
recapture on h5.} (17... gxh5 $5 18. Bh3 Bc6 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 $15) 18.
hxg6 hxg6 19. Ng5 Qe7 (19... Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qb7+ 21. e4 $14) 20. Bxb7 Naxb7 21.
f4 f6 (21... f5 $2 22. Qh2 Bf6 23. Qh6 $1 Re8 24. Qxg6+ Qg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7 26.
Kf2 $16) 22. Nf3 Nf7 $2 {The Hungarian superstar is very good in opening
theory and positions, that he has analysed in preparation. In unknown
territory his feeling for subleties is letting him down as the knight does not
belong on f7.} (22... Na5 23. Kf2 Kf7 24. e4 Nc6 $14) 23. Kg2 Rd7 24. Ne4 $6 {
The position is too complicated to be played perfectly. Granda Zuniga is
missing a golden opportunity to put pressure on his opponent with the knight
move to h4.} (24. Nh4 $1 Nh8 25. Rh1 Rcd8 26. Rbd1 f5 27. Nf3 Nf7 28. e4 $16)
24... Nbd6 25. Nf2 Ne8 $2 {[%mdl 32] The crucial moment of the whole game. The
defender doeis not grab his chance to change the course of the game with the
active 25...e5! The passive approach does nothing against White's attack.} (
25... e5 $1 26. Nh4 (26. fxe5 Nxe5 27. Bxe5 fxe5 28. e4 Rf8 $11) 26... exf4 27.
gxf4 Nh8 $11) 26. e4 (26. Rh1 f5 27. e4 $16) 26... Rcd8 (26... f5 27. Rh1 Bxb2
28. Qxb2 Qf6 29. Qe2 e5 (29... Rb8 30. e5 Qd8 31. Nh4 Nh8 32. Rh3 Rh7 33. Rbh1
$16) 30. exf5 gxf5 (30... exf4 31. fxg6 Qxg6 32. Rh4 $18) 31. fxe5 Re7 32. Rbe1
$16) 27. Rh1 (27. Nh4 Nh8 28. Rh1 f5 29. e5 $16) 27... f5 28. e5 g5 {Leko has
realised that with protracted passivity his fate will be rather depressing.
Counterplay on the kingside comes too late, but it is still better than no
action at all.} (28... Rb7 29. Nh4 Nh8 30. Bc3 Nc7 31. Rh3 $16) 29. fxg5 Nxg5
30. Nxg5 (30. Nh4 Nh7 31. Rh2 Nf8 32. Nf3 $16) 30... Qxg5 31. Bc1 Qg6 32. Bf4 {
It is easy to find improvements in the situation, when the stress of actual
playing is not interfering with one's judgement. The subtle 32.Rh5! would have
been much more unpleasant for Black!} (32. Rh5 $1 Kf8 33. Bf4 Rd4 34. Rg5 Qf7
35. Rh1 $16) 32... Rd4 33. Qf3 Rxf4 $5 {The exchange sacrifice fails to solve
Black's problems, but it enables him to fight the decay.} (33... Qf7 34. Rh5
Rb8 35. Qe2 $16) 34. Qxf4 Rd4 35. Qe3 (35. Qf3 Bxe5 36. Rbe1 Bg7 37. Qb7 Qf7
38. Qc8 $16) 35... f4 36. Qf3 Qxg3+ {Black was feeling quite correctly that
his position is dangerous and keeping the queens on the board might backfire.}
(36... Bxe5 37. g4 Nf6 (37... Bc7 38. Ne4 Nf6 39. Nxf6+ Qxf6 40. Rh3 e5 41. Qb7
f3+ 42. Kf2 $18) 38. Rbe1 Qg5 39. Qa8+ Kf7 40. Qxa7+ Rd7 41. Rh7+ Ke8 42. Qa8+
Rd8 43. Rh8+ Ng8 44. Qc6+ $18) 37. Qxg3 fxg3 38. Kxg3 Bxe5+ 39. Kg2 Ng7 (39...
Kf7 40. Rbe1 Bg7 41. Re4 $16) 40. Rbe1 Bf6 41. Re4 {The technical part of the
game does not represent an easy task. Unfortunately for the defender it is
next to impossible for him to improve his own position and thus reduce the
enemy pressure.} Rd7 42. Ng4 Bb2 43. Rh3 (43. Nh6+ Kh7 44. Re2 Bc3 45. Re3 $16)
43... Kf7 44. a4 Ke7 (44... Nf5 45. Rh7+ Ng7 46. Re3 $16) 45. Kf1 Kd6 46. Rh7
Rf7+ (46... a6 47. Ke2 Kc6 48. Ne5+ Bxe5 49. Rxe5 $18) 47. Ke2 Bd4 48. Ne3 Rc7
(48... a6 49. Rg4 Kd7 50. Rg2 $16) 49. Nc2 Bc3 50. Na3 $1 {It is extremely
useful to force the opponent into weakening his own pawn structure. White
badly needs targets for his major pieces.} a6 51. Nb1 Bb4 52. Nd2 Ne8 (52...
Bc3 53. Rg4 Kc6 54. Rg6 $16) 53. Rh8 (53. Rxc7 Nxc7 54. Rg4 $16) 53... Re7 54.
Reh4 Bxd2 {Leko is becoming tired of the need to guess the next location of
White's knight. The exchange of the minor pieces will make White's task a bit
more simple.} (54... Nf6 55. Rd8+ Kc7 56. Rf8 Nd7 57. Ra8 Kb7 58. Rd8 $16) 55.
Kxd2 Nf6 56. a5 $1 (56. Ra8 a5 57. Rb8 $16) 56... bxa5 (56... b5 57. Ra8 $18)
57. Ra8 {Black pawns will start falling down and the fight will soon be over.}
Rb7 (57... Ke5 58. Rxa6 Rf7 59. d4+ cxd4 60. Rxa5+ Kd6 61. Rxd4+ Kc6 62. Kc3
$18) 58. Rxa6+ Ke5 59. Rxa5 Kd6 60. Ra6+ Kd7 (60... Ke5 61. Ke3 Kf5 62. Kf3 Rb1
63. Rh8 $18) 61. Rh6 $1 {The rooks have a simple task - to squeeze the black
king to the 8th rank and finish him off.} Rb2+ 62. Kc3 Rf2 63. Rg6 (63. Rg6 Ke7
64. Rg7+ Kf8 65. Raa7 Ne8 66. Rh7 Kg8 67. Rhe7 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A55"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 Nbd7 4. Nc3 e5 5. e4 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Re1
Bf8 9. Bf1 g6 10. Rb1 a5 11. b3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nc5 13. f3 c6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4
g5 16. Bf2 Nh5 17. Qd2 Qf6 18. g3 Qg6 19. Bg2 Nf6 20. g4 Nfd7 21. Rbd1 Ne5 22.
Qc2 a4 23. b4 Na6 24. Qxa4 Nxc4 25. Qb3 Ne5 26. a3 Nc7 27. Bg3 Qf6 28. Rf1 Be6
29. Nxe6 Qxe6 30. Qxe6 Nxe6 31. a4 Nc4 32. Rc1 Bg7 33. Rfd1 Bd4+ 34. Bf2 Be5
35. Rc2 Na3 36. Rcc1 Bf4 37. Ra1 Nc2 38. Rab1 Be5 39. Rdc1 Ned4 40. Rb2 Na3 41.
Ra2 Nc4 42. Kh1 b5 43. h3 Reb8 44. a5 Nb3 45. Rcc2 Nbxa5 46. Nxb5 cxb5 47. bxa5
b4 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.19"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c5 4. b3 b6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Qe3 a6 12. h3 Re8 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Rab1 Ba8
15. a4 Rc5 16. Ba3 Rc8 17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Qc7 19. g4 h6 20. Qf3 Ne5 21. Qf4
Qb7 22. Ne3 Nh7 23. Qe4 Qb8 24. Bb2 Ng5 25. Qg2 Ne6 26. Ned5 Nd7 27. e3 Nec5
28. Ba1 Qa8 29. h4 Qc6 30. g5 h5 31. Nf4 Ne5 32. Qxc6 Rxc6 33. Kg2 Kf8 34. Ncd5
Rb8 35. Ne2 Rcc8 36. Bd4 Rb7 37. Nec3 Rcb8 38. f4 Ng4 39. Bxg7+ Kxg7 40. Kf3
Re8 41. b4 Nd7 42. a5 bxa5 43. bxa5 Ra7 44. Ne4 Kf8 45. Nb6 Nb8 46. c5 dxc5 47.
Rbc1 f5 48. Nxc5 e5 49. Ncd7+ Nxd7 50. Rxd7 Rxd7 51. Nxd7+ Kf7 52. Rc7 Re7 53.
fxe5 Ke8 54. Nf6+ Kf7 55. Rxe7+ Kxe7 56. Nd5+ Kd7 57. Kf4 Nf2 58. Nb4 Ke6 59.
Kf3 Ng4 60. Nxa6 Nxe5+ 61. Ke2 Nc4 62. Nc5+ Kd6 63. Nd3 Kc6 64. Nf4 Ne5 65. e4
fxe4 66. Ke3 Nc4+ 67. Kxe4 Nxa5 68. Nxg6 Kd6 69. Nf4 Nc4 70. Nxh5 Nd2+ 71. Kf4
Ke6 72. Ng3 Nc4 73. h5 Ne5 74. Ne4 Nd3+ 75. Ke3 Ne5 76. Ng3 Nc4+ 77. Ke4 Ne5
78. Ne2 Nc4 79. Kf4 Kf7 80. Ng3 Ke6 81. Nf5 Kf7 82. g6+ Kg8 83. h6 1-0

[Event "Camarinas Entrefaros"]
[Site "Camarinas"]
[Date "2013.10.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2013.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. b4 Nxb4 7. Bb2 Qc7 8. c3
Nc6 9. d4 d6 10. d5 a6 11. Na3 Ke7 12. Bf1 Nd8 13. Nc4 b5 14. Ne3 Nf6 15. c4 b4
16. Nd2 Kf8 17. g3 h5 18. f4 Nb7 19. Bg2 Bd7 20. Rf1 Re8 21. Qf3 Re7 22. Rae1
a5 23. Nb3 a4 24. Nc1 a3 25. Ba1 Kg8 26. h3 Bc8 27. fxe5 dxe5 28. Nd3 Qd6 29.
Rf2 Nd7 30. g4 hxg4 31. Nxg4 Na5 32. Ne3 Ba6 33. Rc2 Bh6 34. Ng4 Bxc4 35. Bf1
Bg7 36. Qg3 Ba6 37. Ne3 c4 38. Nc1 Nb6 39. Rg2 Rh7 40. Bd4 Na4 41. h4 Nb7 42.
Ba1 Qb6 43. Kh1 Nd6 44. Ng4 Nc5 0-1

[Event "Camarinas Entrefaros"]
[Site "Camarinas"]
[Date "2013.10.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2013.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. d4
Nbd7 9. a4 Rc8 10. Ne5 Qb6 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. O-O Be7 13. Nc3 b4 14. a5 Qa6 15.
Na4 Qxa5 16. Be3 Qb5 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Ba6 19. Rfd1 O-O 20. Be4 Qxe2 21.
Rd2 Qc4 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Rd4 Qxc2 24. Bxc2 Bb5 25. Rxa7 Bf6 26. Rxb4 Ra8 27.
Ra3 Kg8 28. Kg2 Rfd8 29. h4 Rab8 30. Rab3 Ra8 31. Ra3 Rab8 32. Kh2 g6 33. Bf4
Rb7 34. Bd3 Be7 35. Be3 Rd5 36. Rc3 Ba6 37. Rxb7 Bxb7 38. Rb3 Rd7 39. Be4 f5
40. Bd3 Kf7 41. Bc4 Bf6 42. Kg2 Be7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Ragger, Markus"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Austria"]
[BlackTeam "Peru"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "PER"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nd2 d5 4. Qa4+ Nc6 5. Ngf3 dxc4 6. a3 Bxd2+ 7. Bxd2 Qd5
8. Qc2 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. e3 Qd5 11. Bxc4 Qxg2 12. O-O-O Qc6 13. Bc3 Nf6 14.
Rhg1 Bd7 15. Rxg7 Ne4 16. Be5 Nd6 17. Rg4 Rf8 18. Rgd4 O-O-O 19. Bxd6 cxd6 20.
Rxd6 Qc7 21. R1d2 h6 22. e4 Bc6 23. e5 Rxd6 24. exd6 Qa5 25. Kb1 Kb8 26. Rd4
Rd8 27. f4 Qc5 28. Qd2 Bd5 29. Bxd5 Qxd6 30. f5 exd5 31. Rh4 Qf6 32. Qf4+ Rd6
33. Rg4 a6 34. Kc2 Kc7 35. Rg3 Kd7 36. Rb3 Rb6 37. Rc3 Rc6 38. Kd3 Qd6 39. Qh4
Qe5 40. Qh5 Rf6 41. Rb3 b5 42. a4 Rxf5 43. Qg4 h5 44. Qh3 Kd6 45. Qe3 d4 46.
Qxd4+ Qxd4+ 47. Kxd4 Rf4+ 48. Ke3 Rxa4 49. Kf3 Kc6 50. Kg3 a5 51. Rf3 Rb4 52.
b3 Kd5 53. Kg2 Ke4 54. Rh3 f5 55. Kf2 f4 56. Ke2 a4 57. bxa4 f3+ 58. Kd2 Rd4+
0-1

[Event "Andorra op 33rd"]
[Site "La Massana"]
[Date "2015.07.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.07.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. a3 O-O 6. b4 a5 7. b5 c5 8. Bb2 Nbd7
9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Bf6 12. O-O Qe7 13. Bxf6 N7xf6 14. Qd4 Rd8
15. Rc1 Bd7 16. Nbd2 Be8 17. a4 Nd7 18. e4 Nb4 19. e5 Nf8 20. Qb2 Ng6 21. g3
Nd3 22. Bxd3 Rxd3 23. Rc3 Qd8 24. Nc4 Rc8 25. Rxd3 Qxd3 26. Nd6 Rc3 27. Ne1 Qd4
28. Nf3 Qd3 29. Ne1 Qd4 30. Rb1 Bd7 31. Nxb7 h5 32. Nxa5 h4 33. b6 hxg3 34. b7
Nf4 35. b8=Q+ Kh7 36. hxg3 Rxg3+ 37. Kf1 Rh3 38. Q8b7 Qa7 39. Qe4+ Ng6 40. Qb6
1-0

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2015.08.21"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2015.08.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Collado Villalba"]
[BlackTeam "Taldea Gros Xake"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. c4 c6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d3 h6 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. g3 Bc5 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe1 Bh7 11. e4 a5 12. e5 Ne8 13. d4 Bb4 14. Qe3 Nc7 15. a3
Be7 16. c5 b6 17. b4 Qb8 18. Bc3 Nb5 19. Rfc1 Qb7 20. Bf1 Nb8 21. Nb3 a4 22.
Nbd2 Na6 23. cxb6 Qxb6 24. Bb2 Nb8 25. h4 Nd7 26. g4 Rae8 27. g5 h5 28. Be2 Bf5
29. Ne1 g6 30. Nf1 Qb7 31. Ng3 Kg7 32. Ng2 Rh8 33. Qf4 Bd8 34. Ne3 Bb6 35.
Ngxf5+ gxf5 36. Ng2 Nf8 37. Rd1 Ng6 38. Qe3 Rc8 39. Rd3 Kf8 40. Rad1 Ke7 41.
Bf3 Rh7 42. Qe2 Rch8 43. Qc2 Ra8 44. Kh2 Kd7 45. Kh3 Qa7 46. Be2 Rc8 47. f4 Ke7
48. Qd2 Kf8 49. Ne1 Kg7 50. Nf3 Ne7 51. Nh2 Kg6 52. Nf1 Rch8 53. Ng3 Qa8 54.
Bf3 Qa7 55. Ne2 Kg7 56. Qc2 Qa6 57. Bc1 Qa7 58. Be3 Kg6 59. Ng3 Qa6 60. R1d2
Qa7 61. Nh1 Kg7 62. Nf2 Qa6 63. Nd1 Ng6 64. Kg3 Ra8 65. Nb2 Rhh8 66. Bd1 Qb7
67. Qc1 Ra6 68. Nxa4 Rha8 69. Nxb6 Qxb6 70. Ra2 Ra4 71. Qb2 R8a6 72. Bxh5 Qa7
73. Bc1 Ne7 74. Bd1 Nc8 75. Bxa4 Rxa4 76. Kh2 Nb6 77. h5 Nc4 78. Qg2 Qe7 79. g6
Kh8 80. g7+ Kg8 81. h6 Ra8 82. h7+ 1-0

[Event "Llucmajor op 5th"]
[Site "Llucmajor"]
[Date "2016.05.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Edouard, Romain"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Edouard,Romain"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2016.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 f6 4. Na3 {An interesting idea, wanting to put the
white knight on c2 and benefit from the b4-move, that Benko players dream to
be able to play. However, it is of course not such a big deal with the white
pieces.} e5 5. Nc2 a5 (5... Na6 $5 {with the idea ...c5 as Topalov played in
2016 in Paris is a smart answer.}) ({I had fun playing} 5... g5 $5 {against
Etienne Bacrot almost a year before. The game ended up in my opponent's favour
but it was quite unclear!}) 6. b5 Nd7 7. d3 Nc5 (7... Bd6 {with the idea to
delay ...Nc5 and answer} 8. e3 dxe3 9. Bxe3 {with} Ne7 {was probably smarter.
Black is definitely fine.}) 8. e3 dxe3 9. Bxe3 Bd6 10. Nd2 (10. d4 {was
critical, but after} exd4 11. Nfxd4 Ne7 {Black is fine:} (11... Qe7 $5) 12.
Qh5+ g6 13. Qh6 Nf5 14. Nxf5 Bxf5 15. O-O-O Qe7 16. Bxc5 Bxc5 17. Bd3 O-O-O $15
) 10... Ne7 $2 {The only way to justify White's last move!} ({After} 10... f5 {
White would be in trouble and have to play} 11. Bxc5 Bxc5 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. g3
Nf6 14. Bg2 O-O 15. O-O {in order not to be clearly worse.}) 11. Ne4 b6 $5 (
11... Nxe4 12. dxe4 b6 13. c5 Bxc5 14. Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. O-O-O+ Bd7
17. Bc4 Nc8 $132) 12. Qh5+ Kf8 ({I considered} 12... Ng6 13. Bxc5 Bxc5 14. Nxc5
bxc5 15. Qf3 {to be bad for me but after} Rb8 16. Qc6+ Kf7 17. Qxc5 Nf4 {
with the idea} 18. O-O-O Ne6 {the engine claims Black has enough compensation
for being the pawn down!}) 13. Be2 (13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14. d4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Ne6 $132
) 13... Bf5 $6 (13... Nf5 {was natural and fine for Black.}) 14. Bxc5 Bxc5 15.
Nxc5 bxc5 16. O-O Qd6 17. f4 {A very interesting try. From here on my opponent
played a wonderful game!} (17. Ne3 Bg6 18. Qf3 Rd8 $132) 17... exf4 18. Qf3 Kf7
19. Qxf4 Qxf4 20. Rxf4 Rhd8 $6 {A faulty try at being smart.} (20... Rad8 21.
Rd1 Rhe8 22. Ne3 Bg6 {was fine for Black:} 23. Kf2 (23. d4 $2 Nf5 $17) 23...
Rd6 24. d4 $2 Re6 $17) 21. Rd1 Rd6 $6 (21... g5 22. Rf2 Rd6 23. Ne3 Bg6 $132 {
was the right way.}) 22. Ne3 Be6 23. d4 cxd4 ({I had missed that after} 23...
g5 {White could play} 24. Re4 $1 f5 25. Bh5+ Kf6 26. Rf1 cxd4 27. c5 $1 {
with a clear advantage, as} Rdd8 $4 {is would be met by} 28. Ng4+ $18) 24.
Rfxd4 (24. c5 {was perhaps stronger, with the idea} Rdd8 25. Rdxd4 Rxd4 26.
Rxd4 Bxa2 $2 27. Rd7 $16) 24... Rad8 $2 {Exchanging the rooks on d4 was
mandatory.} 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. Kf2 $2 ({I had considered} 26. Rxd6 cxd6 27. b6
Ke8 {to hold for Black but had missed the move} 28. c5 $1 {after which White
is probably winning}) 26... f5 $4 (26... Nc8 {was required, although White is
definitely a bit better.}) 27. Rxd6 cxd6 28. Nc2 (28. b6 Ke8 29. c5 $1 {
was (again) even stronger.}) 28... f4 $2 {Missing a very easy tactic.} (28...
Nc8 29. Ke3 {was very difficult for Black, but not lost.}) 29. Nd4 (29. Nd4 Nc8
30. Nxe6 Kxe6 31. Bg4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Andorra op 34th"]
[Site "Escaldes"]
[Date "2016.08.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vovk, Andrey"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2016.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Ne7 7. Nh4 c5 8. c3 Be4
9. Nd2 Nc6 10. g3 Be7 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ng2 cxd4 13. cxd4 O-O 14. Be3 Nb6 15.
a3 Qd7 16. Qd2 Rac8 17. b4 Nd5 18. Rfd1 Bd8 19. Rac1 Bb6 20. Bb5 Rc7 21. Qb2
Rfc8 22. Qb1 Qd8 23. Qxe4 Nce7 24. Bd3 Nf5 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Qg4 Nfxe3 27. fxe3
Rc3 28. Qe4 g6 29. b5 Rxa3 30. Rd2 Qc7 31. Rc2 Rc3 32. Rxc3 Qxc3 33. Bf1 Qc1
34. Qd3 Kg7 35. Kf2 Nb4 36. Qe4 Qd2+ 37. Be2 Nd5 38. Qd3 Qb2 39. Kg1 a5 40.
bxa6 bxa6 41. Bf3 Nb4 42. Qe4 Qc1+ 43. Kf2 a5 44. Be2 a4 45. Nf4 a3 46. Qb7 Qc7
47. Qxc7 Bxc7 48. Bc4 a2 49. Bxa2 Nxa2 50. h4 Nc3 51. Kf3 Bd8 52. Nd3 Kf8 53.
Nf2 Ke8 54. Ng4 h5 55. Nf2 Kd7 56. Nd3 Kc6 57. Nf4 Nd5 58. Ng2 Ne7 59. Nf4 Kb5
60. g4 hxg4+ 61. Kxg4 Nf5 62. h5 Nxe3+ 63. Kf3 gxh5 64. Nxh5 Nd5 65. Ke4 Kc4
66. Ng7 Nc3+ 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1617"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2017.04.08"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.10.15"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Aachen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. c4 Bg4 5. Ne5 Be6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Na3 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. f3 Qb6 11. Kh1 Rd8 12. e4 Be6 13. Nec4 Qa6 14. Ne3 Nc5 15.
e5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Rxd5 17. f4 Nd3 18. Bxd5 Bxd5+ 19. Kg1 O-O 20. Nc2 Rd8 21. b3
f5 22. Ba3 Be4 23. Qd2 c5 24. dxc5 g5 25. fxg5 Bxe5 26. Rad1 Qg6 27. Qe3 h6 28.
Bc1 Kh7 29. h4 hxg5 30. Qxg5 Rg8 31. Rxd3 Bxd3 32. Re1 Bf6 33. Qxg6+ Rxg6 34.
Nb4 Be4 35. Re2 a5 36. h5 Rxg3+ 37. Kh2 Be5 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 34th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2018.10.17"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2018.10.12"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Padova Obiettivo"]
[BlackTeam "Novy Bor"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 O-O 8.
h3 c4 9. e5 Nd5 10. Na3 Nb6 11. b3 cxb3 12. axb3 c5 13. c4 d6 14. Bb2 dxe5 15.
Nxe5 Bb7 16. Qe2 Qc8 17. Nc2 f6 18. Ng4 e5 19. Ra5 Nd7 20. Rea1 a6 21. Nge3 Re8
22. b4 cxb4 23. Nxb4 Nc5 24. Qd1 Rb8 25. d4 exd4 26. Bxd4 Ne6 27. Ba7 Ra8 28.
Bb6 f5 29. Nbd5 h5 30. Rc1 Qc6 31. Nf1 Rac8 32. Ng3 Kf7 33. Ne2 Qd6 34. Be3 Qd8
35. Qd2 Kg8 36. Rb1 Ba8 37. Qa2 Rxc4 38. Qxc4 Qxa5 39. Ndf4 Qc7 40. Qa2 Qd7 41.
Rb6 Bc6 42. Qxa6 Nxf4 43. Nxf4 Rc8 44. Nxg6 Qd1+ 45. Kh2 Qd6+ 46. Bf4 1-0

