[Event "FIDE Grand Prix-II KO 2022"]
[White "Giri,Anish"]
[Black "Andreikin,Dmitry"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2022.03.09"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 b6 4. Bb2 Bb7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. e5 {B40: Sicilian: 2...e6, Unusual
lines.} Ne4 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8. Qe2 {The position is equal.} Bb7 {[#]} 9. h4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Qe3 Nc6 10. Bd3 Nb4 11. Be4 Be7 12. O-O Nd5 13. Qe1 Qc7 14. c4 Nf4 15. Qe3 {1-0 (55) Meszaros,T (2438)-Gara,A (2326) Zalakaros 2014} )Nc6 10. h5 {} Nb4 11. d3 b5 12. a3 Nc6 13. Qd2 Rc8 14. Rh3 Qc7 15. O-O-O Na5 16. Ng5 Be7 17. Rg3 c4 $2 (17... h6 $1 $11 {and Black is okay.} 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. dxe4 c4 )18. dxc4 $18 {Hoping for Bc3.} bxc4 (18... h6 $142 )19. b4 h6 {[#]} 20. Nxf7 {} Kxf7 $14 21. bxa5 (21. Qxd7 $16 Qxd7 22. Rxd7 )Bd5 $11 22. Qf4+ Kg8 {[#]} (22... Ke8 $1 $11 23. Rxg7 Rf8 24. Rxe7+ (24. Qxh6 c3 $11 )Kxe7 25. Qh4+ (25. Qxh6 Qxa5 26. Qg7+ Ke8 $11 )Ke8 )23. Rxd5 $1 {White is more active.} Bg5 $36 { Black fights for an
advantage.} 24. Rxg5 hxg5 { Discovered Attack} 25. Qd4 (25. Qxc4 $1 $11 exd5 26. Qxd5+ Kf8 27. Bd3 )exd5 $15 26. Qxd5+ Kf8 {Strongly
threatening ...c3.} 27. Bd4 Qc6 28. Qxc6 Rxc6 29. Be2 a6 30. Kd2 Ke7 31. Kc3 {
[#]} Rb8 (31... Rf8 $1 $17 )32. a4 $11 Rb1 33. Bf3 {Weighted Error Value:
White=0.23 (precise) /Black=0.23 (precise)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix-II KO 2022"]
[White "Rapport,Richard"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Round "1.1"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Date "2022.03.09"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. d4 {} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Rc1 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ {D87: Exchange Grünfeld: Classical Line:
Variations without ...cxd4.} 12. Rc3 e5 13. d5 Nd4 {[#] And now ...Nxe2 would
win. The position is equal.} 14. Bd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Qd2 Nxe2 15. Bxe2 Bd7 16. O-O f5 17. Rfc1 fxe4 18. Rc7 Bf5 19. Qxa5 {1-0 (19) Bluebaum,M (2647)
-Baldauf,M (2503) Chess.com INT 2020} )Bd7 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Rc1 Qa3 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. Bxb3 Rae8 (18... Rac8 $14 )19. f3 $16 f5 $2 {[#]} (19... Rc8 $16 )20. Rc7 $1 $18 {} Bb5 21. a4 (21. Rxb7 fxe4 22. d6+ (22. Rxb5 exf3+ 23. Kf1 fxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Re2+ 25. Kg3 Rxd2 $11 )Kh8 23. fxe4 (23. Rxb5 exf3+ 24. Kf1 fxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Re2+ 26. Kg3 Rxd2 $11 )Rxe4+ 24. Kd1 Bf1 $16 )Bd3 $2 (21... fxe4 22. d6+ (22. axb5 $2 exf3+ 23. Kf1 fxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Re2+ 25. Kg1 Rxd2 $19 )Kh8 23. axb5 exf3+ 24. Re7 (24. Kf1 Re2 $17 )fxg2 )22. d6+ {} Kh8 23. d7 Rb8 24. Bb4 Be5 25. Bxf8 {Intending Rc8 and mate.} Bxc7 26. Be7 {
} Kg7 {Inhibits Bf6+.} 27. e5 {} b5 (27... Bxe5 $142 28. d8=Q Rxd8 )28. Bf6+ Kf8 29. e6 {} Bd8 {
To avoid e7+} 30. Be5 Rb6 31. Bxd4 {Bc5+ is the strong threat.} Rc6 {Prevents
Bc5+.} 32. axb5 Bxb5 33. Kf2 Ke7 34. Be3 {Threatens to win with Bg5+.} ({
Don't do} 34. Bxa7 Bc4 $18 )Bb6 $2 (34... h6 35. Bxh6 Bb6+ 36. Kg3 Rxe6 37. Bxe6 Kxe6 )35. Rd1 {White is clearly winning.} Bxe3+ 36. Kxe3 {
} Rc3+ 37. Kf4 {Black did not feel at home in the position after the opening. 
Weighted Error Value: White=0.25 (precise) /Black=0.62} 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix-II KO 2022"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave,Maxime"]
[Black "Rapport,Richard"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2022.03.10"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "131"]

1. e4 {Jussupow,A} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 {} a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d4 b5 8. Bb3 Nxd4 9. hxg4 hxg4 10. Ng5 Nh6 11. g3 {C72: Ruy Lopez: Deferred Steinitz: 5 0-0.} Be7 12. f4 {[#]} Qd7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... c6 13. Be3 Nxb3 14. cxb3 d5 15. Qc1 Rc8 16. fxe5 d4 17. Rd1 dxe3 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Qxc6+ {0-1 (82) Kindermann,S (2565)
-Jussupow,A (2680) Germany 1996 GER-chT [Jussupow,A]} )13. f5 (13. Qd3 $1 $16 )c6 $11 14. Nc3 {} Qd8 15. Nxf7 Nxf7 16. Qxg4 (16. Bxf7+ $2 Kxf7 17. Qxg4 Nxc2 18. Qg6+ Kg8 $19 )Nxb3 17. axb3 Bg5 18. Kg2 Qf6 19. Nd1 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Qg5 21. Nf2 Qxg4 (21... Qh6 22. Rh1 Qf6 23. Rxh8+ Nxh8 24. c4 $16 )22. Nxg4 Ng5 23. Nf2 O-O-O 24. c4 Kc7 25. Rh1 bxc4 26. bxc4 a5 27. Ra1 {Black should prevent Rxh8.} Kb6 (27... Rxh1 $11 {
keeps the balance.} 28. Rxh1 Kd7 )28. Rhd1 $1 $16 Rh7 (28... Nf7 $14 )29. Rd3 {
} Rdh8 30. Rb3+ (30. Rxd6 $2 Rh2+ 31. Kg1 Rxf2 $1 {} 32. Rxc6+ Kxc6 $19 )Ka6 31. Rba3 Rh2+ 32. Kf1 Kb6 33. Rxa5 Nf3 34. c5+ dxc5 35. Ra6+ Kb5 36. R1a5+ Kb4 37. Ra4+ (37. Ra3 $18 {has better winning chances.
Intending Rb6+ and mate.} Nd4 38. R6a4+ (38. Rb6+ Nb5 $16 )Kb5 39. Ra7 )Kb5 {[#]} 38. R6a5+ (38. Ra8 $1 $16 )Kb6 $11 39. Ra6+ ({White
should play} 39. Ra8 $11 )Kb5 $1 $16 40. R4a5+ (40. Ra8 $142 )Kb4 41. Ra3 {Rb6+ would kill now.} Nd2+ (41... Nd4 {keeps fighting.} 42. R6a4+ (42. Rb6+ Nb5 $16 )Kb5 )42. Kg1 $18 Nc4 {Inhibits Rb6+.} 43. Rd3 ({Weaker is} 43. Nd3+ Kb5 44. Nf2 Nxa3 45. Rxa3 c4 $17 )R2h6 (43... Kb5 $2 44. Ra7 Kb4 45. Rb7+ Ka5 46. Rdd7 $18 )44. Ra7 {And now Rb7+ would win.} Rb8 45. b3 ({
Much less strong is} 45. Rxg7 $6 Nxb2 46. Rd2 Kc3 $14 )Na5 46. Ng4 Nxb3 47. Rxg7 {White is more active.} ({White has to play} 47. Nxh6 $16 c4 48. Rd6 gxh6 49. Rxc6 )c4 48. Rd1 Rhh8 49. Nxe5 Rhc8 50. Rg6 c5 {The position is
equal.} 51. Nc6+ Rxc6 $1 52. Rxc6 $11 { Endgame KRR-KRN} c3 {
Threatens to win with ...c2.} 53. f6 c2 54. Rf1 c1=Q 55. Rxc1 Nxc1 {KRN-KR} 56. e5 $1 { Black must now prevent Rb6+!} Ne2+ $1 57. Kf2 Nd4 58. Rd6 Nb5 59. Rd7 c4 {aiming for ...c3.} 60. e6 {Hoping for e7.} c3 {Strongly
threatening ...c2.} 61. e7 {Threatening mate with f7.} c2 62. f7 c1=Q {( -> ...
Qc2+)} 63. e8=Q {The board is on fire.} Qc5+ 64. Kg2 Qc6+ 65. Kh3 Qh6+ 66. Kg2 {Black escapes into a draw.  Weighted Error Value: White=0.14 (very precise) /
Black=0.07 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix-II KO 2022"]
[White "Andreikin,Dmitry"]
[Black "Giri,Anish"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Round "1.2"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2022.03.10"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 {} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 c5 5. dxc5 Qa5+ {The position is equal.} 6. Nbd2 {
A48: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6: Torre, London and Colle Systems.} Qxc5 {[#] And now ...
Ng4 would win.} 7. e3 O-O 8. c4 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O d6 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Nb1 Ne4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 {[#]} 14. Nfd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Qc2 Ndf6 15. Nc3 Rac8 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Rfd1 e5 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 {1-0 (56) Pogonina,
N (2457)-Bodnaruk,A (2429) Izhevsk 2019} )Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Qg5 {
 [#]} 16. f3 Nf6 17. e4 Qxd2 18. Nxd2 Rac8 19. Nb1 {} Rc5 20. Nc3 Rfc8 21. Kf2 a6 22. Na4 R5c6 23. Nb2 b5 24. Ra1 bxc4 25. Nxc4 Rc5 {Inhibits Na5.} 26. Rfd1 a5 27. Ne3 d5 28. exd5 Nxd5 29. Bc4 {} Nb6 30. Bf1 Nd5 31. Bc4 {} Nb6 32. Bf1 Nd5 {An even fight not without its subleties.  Weighted Error Value:
White=0.01 (flawless) /Black=0.02 (flawless)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix-II KO 2022"]
[White "Andreikin,Dmitry"]
[Black "Giri,Anish"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Round "1.3"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2022.03.11"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "41"]

1. e4 {} e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nge2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Be6 8. Bxd5 Bxd5 9. f4 {C28: Vienna Game: 2...Nf6 3 Bc4 Nc6.} f6 $1 {
 is more profitable than 9...0-0 at the moment.} 10. fxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Nf4 {[#]} Qd7 $146 ({Don't take} 12... Qd4+ 13. Kh1 Qd7 14. c3 $14 )({
Predecessor:} 12... Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Qd7 14. Qh5+ Qf7 15. Ne6 Qxh5 16. Nxg7+ Kf7 17. Nxh5 Nd7 18. Bg5 Bd4 {1-0 (42) Iljiushenok,I (2546)-Najer,E (2654) Bryansk
2021} )13. c3 Bd6 14. d4 O-O-O {} 15. Qb3 Ng6 16. Ne6 (16. Qc2 $11 {remains equal.} )Rde8 $17 17. d5 {[#]} Nf8 $1 {} 18. Nd4 Ng6 {Prevents Bf4.} (18... Bc5 $17 {White should prevent ...Ng6.} 19. Qc4 Bb6 )19. Ne6 $11 Nf8 ({Better is} 19... h5 $11 )20. Nd4 $1 $17 Ng6 ({Black should try} 20... Bc5 $17 21. Qc4 Bb6 )21. Ne6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.12 (very
precise) /Black=0.29 (precise)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Grand Prix-II KO 2022"]
[White "Giri,Anish"]
[Black "Andreikin,Dmitry"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Round "1.4"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Date "2022.03.11"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "126"]

1. e4 {} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. O-O Nf6 9. Qf3 {B46: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 a6.} Bb7 10. Re1 Be7 11. Qg3 {[#] White is slightly better.} h5 $1 $146 { A top
novelty.} (11... O-O $11 {remains equal.} )({Predecessor:} 11... O-O 12. Bh6 Ne8 13. Bf4 g6 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. Na4 Nf6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. e5 Nh5 18. Qg4 c5 19. c4 d4 20. b3 Ng7 21. Be4 Qc7 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Rd3 Nf5 24. Bg5 {½-½ (24)
Zwirs,N (2461)-Fedorchuk,S (2605) Cappelle la Grande 2022} )12. h3 (12. exd5 $6 cxd5 13. h3 (13. Qxg7 Rg8 $14 )d4 $11 )({Better is} 12. Qxg7 $16 Rg8 13. Qh6 )Kf8 $14 13. Bf4 h4 14. Qf3 Kg8 15. Rad1 Nh5 16. Bh2 Bd6 (16... Nf6 $14 )17. Bxd6 $16 Qxd6 18. e5 Qb4 19. Ne2 { Prevents Qf4.} g6 20. c3 Qe7 (20... Qxb2 $2 21. Rb1 Qd2 22. Red1 $18 )21. b4 a5 22. a3 Ba6 23. Nd4 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 (24. Rxd3 $16 axb4 25. cxb4 (25. axb4 c5 $11 ))Qb7 (24... axb4 $1 $14 25. axb4 (25. cxb4 c5 $11 )c5 26. bxc5 Qxc5 )25. Rb1 Qa6 26. b5 cxb5 27. Rxb5 (27. Qxb5 $6 Qxb5 28. Nxb5 (28. Rxb5 Kg7 $11 )Kg7 $11 )Ng7 (27... Kg7 $14 )28. Reb1 {c4 is the strong threat.} Qc8 {Inhibits c4.
} 29. Rb6 ({White should try} 29. Qd2 $16 )Qc5 (29... Nf5 $14 )30. Qf3 Rf8 31. Rb8 {aiming for Qf6.} Qxa3 $2 (31... Qc7 $1 $14 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 )32. Rxf8+ (32. R1b7 Nf5 $14 )(32. Nb5 $18 {has better winning chances.} Qa2 33. Nd6 )Qxf8 {[#]} 33. Nc6 (33. Qf6 $1 $16 )Qc5 $11 34. Rb7 Nf5 35. Ne7+ Kg7 {White must now prevent ...Rh5.} ({Much less strong is} 35... Nxe7 36. Qf6 Qc8 37. Rxe7 $14 )36. Nxg6 $2 { Black converts the advantage
convincingly.} Qc6 $19 ({Weaker is} 36... Kxg6 37. Qg4+ Kh6 38. Rxf7 $11 )37. Rxf7+ (37. Ra7 Qb6 38. Rd7 )Kxf7 (37... Kxg6 $2 {is a self mate.} 38. Rf6+ Kh7 39. Qh5+ Kg8 40. Qf7# )38. Nxh8+ {[#]} Kg7 $1 39. Qh5 Qxc3 40. Nf7 (40. Qg6+ $142 Kxh8 41. Qxe6 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Qxf2 43. Qe8+ Kg7 44. Qd7+ Kh6 45. Qe6+ Kg5 46. Qg8+ Kf4 47. Qxd5 )Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Qxf2 {( -> ...Ne3)} 42. Ng5 Qg3+ 43. Kg1 Qe1+ 44. Kh2 Qxe5+ 45. Kg1 Qe3+ 46. Kh2 Qg3+ 47. Kg1 Qe1+ (47... Ne3 $142 48. Qh7+ Kf6 49. Qh6+ Kf5 50. Qxe6+ Kxg5 51. Qg8+ Kf5 52. Qc8+ Ke4 53. Qe8+ Kd4 54. Qa4+ Ke5 55. Qe8+ Kd4 56. Qa4+ Ke5 57. Qe8+ Kd6 58. Qf8+ Kc6 59. Qf6+ Kc5 60. Qf8+ Kc4 61. Qf3 Qe1+ 62. Kh2 Nf1+ 63. Qxf1+ Qxf1 64. g4 Kd3 65. g5 Ke2 66. g6 Kf3 67. g7 Qg2# )48. Kh2 {[#]} Qh1+ $3 {} 49. Kxh1 Ng3+ 50. Kg1 Nxh5 51. Nxe6+ { Endgame KN-KN} Kf6 52. Nc5 Ke5 53. Kf2 d4 {
} 54. Ke2 Nf4+ 55. Kf3 {[#]} Kd5 $1 56. Na4 (56. Nd7 d3 )Ne6 57. g3 hxg3 {Black mates.} 58. h4 d3 59. Kxg3 Kc4 60. h5 Kb3 61. h6 Nf8 62. Nc5+ Kc2 63. Ne6 {[#]} d2 $1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.
87/Black=0.26 (precise)} 0-1

