[Event "FIDE Candidates 2020"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi,Ian"]
[Black "Caruana,Fabiano"]
[Site "Yekaterinburg"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2021.04.23"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2820"]
[PlyCount "81"]

1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 0-0 {C47: Scotch Four Knights and Four
Knights with 4 g3.} 9. 0-0 Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. Bg5 Qd6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. dxc6 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qxc3 15. Be4 {[#]} Bg6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15... Qc5+ 16. Kh1 Rad8 17. Qe2 Bg6 18. Rad1 Rde8 19. Rd7 Bxe4 20. fxe4 Qxc6 21. Qd3 g6 {1/2-1/2 
(39) Mihok,O (2552)-Malinovsky,K (2456) Ceske Budejovice 2020} )16. Qd7 Rad8 17. Qxc7 Qc5+ 18. Kh1 Bxe4 19. fxe4 {[#] Black must now prevent Rxf7!} Rc8 20. Qd7 {Strongly threatening Rxf7!} Qxc6 21. Qxa7 Qxe4 22. Rfe1 (22. c3 {is more
complex.} Rxc3 23. a4 Rc2 24. Rf2 Qe5 25. Raf1 )Qxc2 23. a4 Qc5 (23... Ra8 {is interesting.} 24. Qd4 Rfd8 25. Qb4 Rdb8 26. Qf4 h6 )24. Qxc5 Rxc5 $11 {
 Endgame KRR-KRR} 25. a5 {[#] And now a6 would win.} Ra8 26. a6 {
aiming for a7.} h5 27. Reb1 {a7 is the strong threat.} Kh7 28. Rb6 Ra7 29. Kg1 Rc2 30. h3 f6 31. Ra3 Kg6 32. Kh2 h4 33. Ra1 Rc4 34. Kg1 Rc2 35. Ra4 Rd2 36. Rg4+ Kf7 37. Rxh4 Ra2 {The position is equal.} 38. Rb7+ Rxb7 39. axb7 Rb2 40. Ra4 Rxb7 41. Kh2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.03/Black=0.02} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Candidates 2020"]
[White "Alekseenko,Kirill"]
[Black "Wang,Hao"]
[Site "Yekaterinburg"]
[Round "11.2"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2021.04.23"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[TimeControl "60"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:0]
} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 5. c3 {[%emt 0:1:36]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 6. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:4:17]
} g5 {[%emt 0:0:37]} 7. Nf1 {[%emt 0:12:51]} g4 {[%emt 0:0:53]} 8. N3d2 {[%emt 0:1:21]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:35]} 9. exd5 {[%emt 0:4:8]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:0:4]
} 10. Ne3 {[%emt 0:1:47]} Nxe3 {[%emt 0:0:36]} 11. fxe3 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} Na5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 12. 0-0 {[%emt 0:5:29]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 13. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 14. e4 {[%emt 0:2:58]} h5 {[%emt 0:4:31]} 15. Ne3 {[%emt 0:7:4]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:8:8]} 16. Qb3 {[%emt 0:17:18]
} 0-0 {[%emt 0:11:51]} 17. Qc2 {[%emt 0:1:51]} b6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 18. Bd2 {[%emt 0:12:9]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:9:55]} 19. c4 {[%emt 0:2:2]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:2:8]} 20. Nd5 {[%emt 0:0:35]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 21. Rae1 {[%emt 0:17:43]
} f5 {[%emt 0:11:41]} 22. exf5 {[%emt 0:7:8]} Bxf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 23. Bb4 {[%emt 0:2:1]} c5 {[%emt 0:2:20]} 24. Bc3 {[%emt 0:2:21]} Be6 {[%emt 0:10:32]} 25. Qd2 {[%emt 0:0:42]} Rxf1+ {[%emt 0:6:24]} 26. Rxf1 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 27. cxd5 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 28. Qd1 {[%emt 0:1:11]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:5:51]} 29. Qa4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Rxd3 {[%emt 0:4:44]} 30. Qxa7 {[%emt 0:0:44]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 31. a4 {[%emt 0:1:53]
} Rf8 {[%emt 0:1:51]} 32. Rxf8+ {[%emt 0:0:52]} Bxf8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 33. Qb8 {[%emt 0:3:40]} Qb1+ {[%emt 0:1:59]} 34. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:3]} Qf5+ {[%emt 0:0:6]} 35. Ke2 {[%emt 0:2:10]} Qe4+ {[%emt 0:0:51]} 36. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:20]
} Qf4+ {[%emt 0:1:2]} 37. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:20]} Qc1+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 38. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qf4+ {[%emt 0:0:5]} 39. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:9]} Qe3+ {[%emt 0:0:37]} 40. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:8]} Qd3+ {[%emt 0:0:31]} 41. Kf2 {[%emt 0:52:24]
} Qf5+ {[%emt 0:50:38]} 42. Ke2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qc2+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 43. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qd1+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 44. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qxa4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 45. Qxb6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qc2+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 46. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:0]
} Qf5+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 47. Ke2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} h4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 48. Qb3+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 49. Qd5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 50. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qe4+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 51. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:0]
} Qd3+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 52. Ke1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} h3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 53. gxh3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qe4+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 54. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qd3+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 55. Ke1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qe4+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Candidates 2020"]
[White "Grischuk,Alexander"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime"]
[Site "Yekaterinburg"]
[Round "11.3"]
[Annotator "RC"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Date "2021.04.23"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[TimeControl "60"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} c5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:9]} d6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:8]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 4. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 5. Qd2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} g6 {[%emt 0:0:18]} 6. b3 {[%emt 0:0:28]
} Bh6 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 7. f4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:10]
} 8. Bb2 {[%emt 0:0:7]} e5 {[%emt 0:1:18]} 9. Nge2 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 0-0 {[%emt 0:0:7]
} 10. 0-0-0 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Be6 {[%emt 0:3:32]} 11. Kb1 {[%emt 0:1:16]
} a5 {[%emt 0:2:27]} 12. a4 {[%emt 0:0:41]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:9:30]
} 13. h4 {[%emt 0:29:18]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:17:23]} 14. h5 {[%emt 0:5:34]} Nxh5 {[%emt 0:3:1]
} 15. g3 {[%emt 0:4:14]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:9:5]} 16. Bh3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bxh3 {[%emt 0:8:34]} 17. Rxh3 {[%emt 0:0:39]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 18. g4 {[%emt 0:16:29]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:2:23]} 19. g5 {[%emt 0:1:7]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:5:36]
} 20. f5 {[%emt 0:12:15]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:0:33]} 21. f6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 22. Ng3 {[%emt 0:2:28]} d5 {[%emt 0:16:50]} 23. exd5 {[%emt 0:0:22]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:6:40]} 24. Rxg3 {[%emt 0:0:35]} h5 {[%emt 0:0:3]
} 25. Qe2 {[%emt 0:4:1]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:3:36]} 26. Rh3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 27. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:1:22]} Rcxd5 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 28. Rdh1 {[%emt 0:0:14]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:6:16]} 29. Ka2 {[%emt 0:2:42]} Rd1 {[%emt 0:1:12]
} 30. Rxh5 {[%emt 0:0:25]} gxh5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 31. Rxh5 {[%emt 0:1:6]
} Rd4 {[%emt 0:0:3]} 32. Rh1 {[%emt 0:4:28]} Rxa4+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 33. Kb1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:1:40]} 34. Qh5 {[%emt 0:0:15]} Qxh1+ {[%emt 0:0:4]} 35. Qxh1 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Rg4 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 36. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Rxg5 {[%emt 0:0:43]} 37. Qxb7 {[%emt 0:0:45]} Rd2 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 38. Bc3 {[%emt 0:1:9]} Re2 {[%emt 0:1:10]} 39. Qc8 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Rg1+ {[%emt 0:2:34]} 40. Kb2 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Rgg2 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 41. Bxa5 {[%emt 0:50:30]
} Rxc2+ {[%emt 0:50:10]} 42. Qxc2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Rxc2+ {[%emt 0:0:4]
} 43. Kxc2 {[%emt 0:0:4]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 44. Kd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]
} Kg6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 45. Bc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Kf5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 46. Kc4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 47. b4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 48. b5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 1-0

[Event "FIDE Candidates 2020"]
[White "Giri,Anish"]
[Black "Ding,Liren"]
[Site "Yekaterinburg"]
[Round "11.4"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Date "2021.04.23"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1. e4 {} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Bd6 8. Nbd2 {} Be6 {[#] C85: Closed Ruy
Lopez: Deferred Exchange Variation.} 9. Nb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. b3 Nd7 10. a4 a5 11. Nc4 Bxc4 12. bxc4 0-0 13. Rb1 Re8 14. c3 b6 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Be3 {
1-0 (39) Le,Q (2694)-Jones,G (2709) Saint Louis 2019} )Qe7 10. Na5 0-0-0 {
The position is equal.} 11. Qe2 Bg4 12. c3 c5 13. a3 c6 14. b4 Bc7 15. Nb3 Nd7 16. h3 Bh5 17. Be3 {} f5 18. Bxc5 Qf7 19. Rab1 ({White should try} 19. Nbd2 $11 )g5 20. exf5 g4 (20... Qxf5 $15 21. Qe4 Qxe4 22. dxe4 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Bxf3 24. gxf3 b6 25. Nxa6 Rhf8 )21. Ng5 $1 $14 {} Qxf5 22. h4 b6 {[#]} ({Black should play} 22... Rhe8 )23. Ne4 $1 bxc5 (23... g3 $1 $14 24. Qb2 gxf2+ 25. Rxf2 (25. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 26. Bxf2 Be2 $15 )Qe6 )24. bxc5 $16 {Threatens to win with Na5!} Nf6 {[#] White must now prevent ...g3.} 25. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 26. cxd6 Rxd6 27. d4 { Discovered Attack} c5 $2 (27... Kd8 28. Qxa6 Ke7 )28. Nxc5 $18 Re8 29. Qc4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13/
Black=0.27} 1-0

