Balogh C. - Vol 7 - Greatest 525 Puzzles (2019)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Key to symbols
Preface
Introduction
Easy
Exercises 1-20
Exercises 21-40
Exercises 41-60
Exercises 61-80
Exercises 81-100
Exercises 101-120
Exercises 121-140
Exercises 141-160
Exercises 161-180
Exercises 181-200
Exercises 201-220
Exercises 221-240
Exercises 241-260
Exercises 261-275
Medium
Exercises 1-20
Exercises 21-40
Exercises 41-60
Exercises 61-80
Exercises 81-100
Exercises 101-120
Exercises 121-140
Exercises 141-160
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Exercises 161-180
Exercises 181-190
Hard
Exercises 1-20
Exercises 21-40
Exercises 41-60
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Csaba Balogh
Greatest 525 puzzles

From practical games of 2018
Responsible editor
Csaba Balogh
Cover designer
Piotr Pielach
Typesetting
Piotr Pielach ‹www.i-press.pl›
First edition 2019 by Chess Evolution
Greatest 525 puzzles. From practical games of 2018

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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or
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KEY TO SYMBOLS
= Equality or equal chances

² White has a slight advantage
³ Black has a slight advantage
± White is better
µ Black is better
+– White has a decisive advantage
–+ Black has a decisive advantage
∞ unclear
© with compensation
„ with counterplay
ƒ with initiative
‚ with an attack
… with the idea
™ only move
N novelty
! a good move
!! an excellent move
? a weak move
?? a blunder
!? an interesing move
?! a dubious move
+ check
# mate
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PREFACE
First of all, I would like to say thank you to my good friend GM Adam Horvath, who helped me to
collect and select the greatest puzzles of 2018.
As a professional chess player, I know exactly how important it is to perform well in tactical
calculations. We face them so often that after playing a great game, we can simply blunder something
and throw away a safe point, causing ourself sleepless nights!
For most of the players and chess fans, the biggest pleasure in a chessgame is to beat an opponent
with a beautiful combination, of which we can be proud at.
However to live with all the given oportunities and not miss any of the chances, we must stay in sharp
shape all the time, what we can reach only by practicing puzzlesolving.
Many puzzle books are based on artificial positions or selected only for their beauty. The concept of
my book is different. The highest priority is to “use the practical side of the puzzles” and take the
level of calculation to a completely new dimension.
All the puzzles have been selected from recent games, trying to put the reader in the shoes of “the
player”.
The difficulty of the different sections might also give you a right evaluation of your current tactical
skills and bring them further ahead.
I tried to mix three things in my book:
1. a lot of fun in solving the puzzles,
2. a lot of different tactical ideas,
3. and of course, the direct practical use for your future games.
A very important factor to keep in mind — all the practical motifs from the book can definitely be
used in your future games!
Enjoy!
Csaba Balogh
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INTRODUCTION
Useful information for our dear readers
This book is the continuation of the successful puzzle-book series, which started with the “Greatest
365 Puzzles” and “Greatest 501 Puzzles” from the practical games of 2012. It was followed by
“Tactics, Tactics, Tactics!” Volume 3 and Volume 4 which covered the best practical puzzles of
2013–2015. The next one of the series was the “Greatest 551 Puzzles” with the combinations of 2016
which was followed by the “Greatest 550 puzzles” from 2017.
The new book contains 525 puzzles divided into 3 chapters. You will find a huge range of tactical
ideas that you can use in your own games! All the puzzles have been collected from practical games
throughout 2018. In each section, the puzzles are sorted according to the date of the game.
The book consists of three chapters:
1. Easy (275 Puzzles)
2. Medium (190 Puzzles)
3. Hard (60 Puzzles)
All in all 525 puzzles created by the greatest masters of our time, such as Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian,
Kramnik, Anand and many more.
I advise you to try to solve all the combinations in each chapter one-by-one, because a less difficult
solution from the “Easy” section might be even more brilliant from the beauty point of view than a
“nutcracker” from the “Hard” ones. Even if a puzzle can be easily solved, it sharpens your tactical
skills and makes it so much easier to find solutions in a practical game, even under difficult
circumstances.
To be tactically sharp is one of the basic requirements for a successful chess player!
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— EASY —
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H. Nakamura
M. Carlsen
Internet blitz, 03.01.2018
1...–+
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37...Nc7! 38.Bf7 [38.Bb5 Nxb5 39.axb5 Kd5 40.Kd3 e5 41.fxe5 fxe5 42.dxe5 Kxe5–+] 38...Ke7
39.Bg8 h6 40.Kc3 Kf8 [0–1]
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T. Hillarp Persson
K. Alekseenko
Rilton Cup Stockholm, 03.01.2018
1...–+
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26...Nxd3!! [0–1] [26...Nxd3 27.Rxc8+ Rxc8 28.exd3 (28.Rb1 Nxf2–+) 28...Rc1+ 29.Bf1 Bh3–+]
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M. Carlsen
H. Nakamura
10
1.+–
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35.Rxe5!! [1–0] [35.Rxe5 Rxe5 36.Nf6+ Kh8 37.Rd8++–]
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M. Antipov
J. Santos Latasa
11
1.+–
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34.Ba3! [1–0] [34.Ba3 Ke8 35.Rc7+–]
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F. Urkedal
S. Agdestein
Norwegian Champ. blitz, 05.01.2018
12
1...–+
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23...Rxc1! 24.Nxc1 Qxc1 25.Nxe6 fxe6 [0–1] [25...fxe6 26.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 27.Kh2 Rh1+ 28.Kxh1
Nxf2+–+]
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K. Lie
F. Urkedal
Norwegian Champ. rapid, 07.01.2018
13
1.+–
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34.Nf8+! Kg7 35.Qxg6+ Kxf8 36.Bxh5 [1–0]
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V. Potkin
A. Morozevich
Starodubtsev Mem. rapid, 08.01.2018
14
1.+–
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21.Rxf6!! gxf6 22.Qxh7+ Kf8 23.Qh8+ Ke7 24.Re1+ Kd7 25.Bf5+ Kc7 26.Rxe8 [+–]
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D. Paravyan
S. Sjugirov
Vladimir Dvorkovich rapid, 13.01.2018
15
1...–+
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41...Nc3+!! 42.Qxc3 [42.bxc3 Qxc6–+; 42.R1xc3 Qxb4–+] 42...Rxc3 43.R1xc3 Qb5 [–+]
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D. Kadric
A. Gorovets
Charlotte GM, 13.01.2018
16
1.+–
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25.Nxc7 Qb6+ 26.Qf2! Qxc7 27.e6! [1–0] [27.e6 Bxe6 (27...fxe6 28.Qxf8+ Rxf8 29.Rxf8#; 27...Bb5
28.e7+–) 28.Rxe6+–]
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A. Sarana
A. Goganov
Vladimir Dvorkovich rapid, 14.01.2018
17
1...–+
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38...Qxd3! 39.Rg8+ [39.Qxd3 Rc1+ 40.Rg1 Rxg1#] 39...Rxg8! [0–1]
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M. Sadler
D. Alsina Leal
British league, 14.01.2018
18
1.+–
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22.Bxc4! [22.Bxf6+! Kxf6 23.Bxc4 Rxc4 24.Ne4+!+–]
22.Bxc4! Rxc4 23.Bxf6+ Kxf6 24.Ne4+! Rxe4 25.fxe4 Bxa4 26.Rxb7 [+–]
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V. Potkin
A. Aleksandrov
Paul Keres Memorial rapid, 14.01.2018
19
1...–+
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30...Rxc3! 31.Nxc3 Nxd4 32.Kh1 Nxb5 33.Nxb5 Qc5 34.Nd4 c3 [0–1]
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J. Burke
A. Gorovets
20
1.+–
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14.Nxh7! Rxh7 15.Rxh7 Nxh7 16.Bxg7 Nf6 [16...f6 17.Bh6 g5 18.Bh5++–] 17.0-0-0 Be6 18.Rh1
[+–]
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Y. Wei
W. So
Wijk aan Zee, 19.01.2018
21
1...–+
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29...Qh1+! 30.Ke2 Qh5+! 31.Qxh5 Nxd4+ 32.exd4 gxh5 33.b4 Rb8 [–+]
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D. Maghalashvili
M. Mchedlishvili
Georgian Championship, 21.01.2018
22
1.+–
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22.Rxd4! [1–0] [22.Rxd4 exd4 23.Nf5++–]
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Y. Quesada Perez
A. Lenderman
Internet rapid, 25.01.2018
23
1...–+
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18...Nxa3!! 19.Qd3 [19.bxa3 Qc3+–+; 19.Rxa3 Qxc1+–+] 19...Nc2+ 20.Qxc2 Bb4+! 21.Kd1
Qxc2+ 22.Kxc2 Rxa1 [–+]
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T. Gareev
I. Rozum
Chennai open, 25.01.2018
24
1.+–
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29.e6+! [1–0] [29.e6+ Bxe6 30.Rxc6 Rxc6 31.Ne5++–]
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N. Vitiugov
B. Gledura
Gibraltar Masters, 30.01.2018
25
1.+–
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36.Ng4! [1–0] [36.Ng4 Rxg3 (36...Re6 37.Bf6+–) 37.Nh6#]
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K. Lagno
N. Grandelius
26
1...–+
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24...Rxg3+! [24...Rxf2? 25.Qxf8+!+–]
24...Rxg3+! 25.Kh2 Qf3 26.Qxf8+ [26.fxg3 Qe2+!–+] 26...Kxf8 27.fxg3 Qxf1 28.b3 Kg8 [0–1]
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R. Pruijssers
M. Carlsen
27
1...–+
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38...Ra4! 39.Nb6 [39.Rc7 Nb5 40.Rc6+ Kd5–+; 39.Kxh5 Nc6 40.Ra8 Rxc4–+] 39...Nf5+! 40.Kxh5
Rh4+ 41.Kg6 Rh6# [0–1]
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Z. Izoria
C. Holt
1.+–
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35.Ba6! Rd7 36.Bxb7 Rxb7 37.Qxb7! [1–0] [37.Qxb7 Qxb7 38.d7+–]
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B. Gledura
R. Praggnanandhaa
29
1.+–
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10.cxd5! exd5 11.Nxd5! Bxd5 [11...Nxe5 12.dxe5+–] 12.Bxd5 Nxe5 13.Bxa8 Qxa8 14.dxe5 [+–]
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E. Miroshnichenko
A. Lenderman
30
1.+–
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31.Bd5+! [31.Bf3+–]
31.Bd5+! Kf8 [31...Rxd5 32.cxd5+–] 32.Qb4+ Qe7 [32...Ke8 33.Re1+–] 33.Re1 Qxb4 34.Nxh7#
[1–0]
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E. Hansen
S. Mamedyarov
31
1...–+
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27...Nxg2! [0–1] [27...Nxg2 28.Nxg2 Qf3–+]
25
J. van Foreest
D. Dubov
German league, 04.02.2018
32
1...–+
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25...Rxd4!! 26.Qxd4 [26.Bxd4 Qc6 27.f3 Rxf3 28.Rc2 Rg3+ 29.Kf1 c3–+] 26...Qc6 27.Re4 Qxe4
28.Qxe4 Bxe4 29.Rxc4 Bd5 30.Rc7 Nxe6 [–+]
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T. M. Tran
M. Carlsen
33
1...–+
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35...Rd5! [0–1] [35...Rd5 36.Kf1 (36.Rxd5 exd5 37.Kh2 Rxf2 38.Kg1 Rd2–+) 36...R5xd4 37.exd4
Rd1+–+]
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W. Spoelman
V. Plat
34
1.+–
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30.Nxg6! Kh7 [30...Qxd6 31.Qh8#] 31.Rf6! Be6 32.Nf4 Kg8 33.Rh6 Kf8 34.Ng6+ fxg6 35.Qf6+
[1–0]
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M. Carlsen
H. Olafsson
35
1.+–
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30.Re5!! [1–0] [30.Re5 Rxe6 31.Rd8+ Qe8 32.Rxe8+ Rxe8 33.Rxe8+ Bf8 34.Rxf8#]
29
Y. Quesada Perez
Y. Bacallao Alonso
Cuban Championship, 07.02.2018
36
1.+–
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14.Nd4! [1–0] [14.Nd4 Nxd4 (14...Bb7 15.Nxc6 Bxc6 16.Nxe7++–) 15.Nxe7+ Kh8 16.Qxd4 Re8
17.Bxh6+–]
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M. Lagarde
R. Edouard
37
1.+–
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19.Bxg7! Kxg7 20.Nf5+! gxf5 [20...Kh7 21.Qh6+ Kg8 22.Nxe7#] 21.Qg5+ [1–0]
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J. Hjartarson
E. Agrest
38
1.+–
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40.Rxb7+! Ke8 [40...Kg8 41.Bh7+ Kh8 42.Bc3++–] 41.Bg6+ Kd8 42.Ba5+ Kc8 43.Rxb3 [1–0]
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M. Cornette
C. Bauer
39
1...–+
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12...Bc2! 13.Bf4 [13.Na3 Ba4 14.b3 Ra7–+; 13.Ne5 Na5 14.Qb4 Nec6–+] 13...Ra7 14.Bxc7 Rxb7
[14...Qd7–+] 15.Bxd8 Kxd8 [–+]
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E. Blomqvist
H. Stefansson
40
1...–+
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33...Rd1+! 34.Kf2 Bc4 35.Rb2 Rxd4! 36.Rc2 Bb3! [0–1]
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M. Vachier-Lagrave
B. Jobava
41
1.+–
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21.Nh6+! gxh6 22.Qd4 Re5 23.Qxe5 [+–]
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M. Lagarde
H. Stefansson
42
1.+–
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23.Bf5!! Rf4 [23...gxf5 24.Rxg7+ Kh8 25.Rxa7+ Kg8 26.Rxa8+–; 23...e3 24.fxe3 Rxd4 25.Bxg6+
Kg8 26.exd4+–] 24.Rxg6 Rxf5 25.Rxg7+ Kh8 26.Rxa7+ Kg8 27.Rxa8 Rf8 28.Kd2 [+–]
36
A. Chandra
T. Banusz
43
1.+–
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32.Rxc6!! Rxc6 [32...Ndc3 33.Rxc8 Qxc8 34.Qxb5+–; 32...Ndc7 33.d5+–] 33.Qxb5 Ne7 34.Rxc6
[1–0]
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Z. Andriasian
E. Romanov
44
1.+–
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37
24.Bxg7+! Kxg7 25.Re7+ [1–0] [25.Re7+ Kh8 26.Rxh7+ Kxh7 27.Qxg6+ Kh8 28.Qh6#]
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D. Dubov
M. Matlakov
Tal Memorial Qualifier r., 18.02.2018
45
1.+–
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29.Nh5! Ne4 [29...Nxh5 30.Qxe8+ Qf8 31.Bh7++–; 29...Qe6 30.Nxf6+ gxf6 31.Qxh6+–; 29...Bd7
30.Nxf6+ Qxf6 (30...gxf6 31.Qxh6+–) 31.Qxc5+–] 30.f3 Qe5 [30...f5 31.fxe4 Bxh5 32.e5+–]
31.fxe4 Qxh5 32.exd5 [+–]
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A. Khalifman
K. Shevchenko
Aeroflot open Moscow, 21.02.2018
46
1.+–
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39
21.Rxf7! Qxf7 [21...Qe6 22.R1f6 Qxe5 23.Qxh7+–] 22.Rxf7 Kxf7 23.Qf5+ Ke7 24.Qf6+ [1–0]
[24.Qf6+ Kd7 25.Qd6+ Ke8 26.Qe6++–]
40
D. Klein
Z. Y. Zhao
47
1.+–
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40
14.Bg5! Qg6 [14...Qf5 15.Bxe7 Nxe7 16.Nxd4+–] 15.Bxe7 Nxe7 16.Ne5 [1–0]
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41
M. Carlsen
M. Flores Rios
1.+–
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41
30.Rb3! [1–0] [30.Rb3 Qxd4 (30...Rxb3 31.Qxa1+–) 31.Rxb8+ Kh7 32.exd4+–]
42
R. Ponomariov
M. Olszewski
49
1.+–
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42
40.Qxd7+! [1–0] [40.Qxd7+ Rxd7 41.Nxf5++–]
43
A. Esipenko
J. Salomon
50
1.+–
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43
26.Qe7+!! [1–0] [26.Qe7+ Nxe7 27.Rxd8#]
44
A. Sorokin
S. Vidit
51
1...–+
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44
29...Nxd5! 30.Nf1 Nb4 31.Nfe3 Nbd3 32.Rf1 Nxb2 33.Nxb2 Nf3+ 34.Bxf3 gxf3 35.Rd1 Rxe4
36.Nd5 Qe6 [0–1]
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B. Adhiban
I. Kovalenko
52
1.+–
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45
27.Qxf7+!! [1–0] [27.Qxf7+ Rxf7 28.Re8+ Rf8 29.Rxf8+ Kxf8 30.Re8#]
46
V. Bernadskiy
A. Pourramezanali
Khazar Cup, 03.03.2018
53
1.+–
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46
26.e6! Rxe6 [26...Qxe6 27.Rxc6 Qxe3 28.Rc7++–] 27.Rxc6! Rxc6 [27...Rxe3 28.Rc7++–] 28.Rxc6
Qxc6 [28...Kxc6 29.Ne5++–] 29.Qxe7+ Ka8 30.Qe5 [1–0]
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L. Ftacnik
I. Sokolov
Dutch league, 10.03.2018
54
1...–+
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47
20...Bxf3!! 21.Rxe2 Rb1+ 22.Bf1 Bxe2 23.Qc8+ Kg7 24.f4 Bxf1 25.Kf2 Bb5 26.Qb7 Rb2+ 27.Kg1
Rb4 28.Kf2 a6 [0–1]
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S. Vaibhav
P. Eljanov
Reykjavik open, 14.03.2018
55
1...–+
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40...Qb2? [40...Qd5! 41.Qxd5 Bxd5 42.Be4 Bf7 43.Bc2 a2 44.Nb3 Re2–+]
40...Qb2? 41.Qxb2 axb2 42.Kf2 Bg6 43.Bxg6 hxg6 44.Nb1 [=+]
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T. Lei
T. M. Tran
HD Bank Cup Hanoi, 15.03.2018
56
1...–+
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40...b3+! 41.Bxb3 Nb4+ 42.Ka3 [42.Kb1 Rxb3–+] 42...Nd3+ [0–1] [42...Nd3+ 43.Ka2 Nc1+–+]
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T. D. V. Nguyen
D. Fridman
European Championship, 22.03.2018
57
1...–+
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50
36...Rf4+! 37.Ke5 Ke7 [0–1] [37...Kd7–+]
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V. Kramnik
L. Aronian
Candidates Berlin, 22.03.2018
58
1.+–
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37.Ne8+ [1–0] [37.Nh5++–;
37.Ne8+ Qxe5 38.Rxf8+ Bg8 39.Rxg8#]
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A. Boruchovsky
Y. Kuzubov
59
1.+–
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52
23.Qxd7! [1–0] [23.Qxd7 Qxd7 24.Rb8+ Qd8 25.Rxd8#]
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L. McShane
E. Najer
60
1...–+
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22...Bb7?? [22...Rxg2+! 23.Kxg2 Bb7 24.Rc4 f5–+]
22...Bb7?? 23.Nf2 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 [±]
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M. Matlakov
T. Nabaty
61
1.+–
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39.Nf7+! Kg8 40.Qh8+ [1–0] [40.Qh8+ Nxh8 41.Nh6#]
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T. Harutyunian
S. Martinovic
62
1.+–
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55
22.Nxb7! a5 [22...Bxb7 23.Rd7+–] 23.Nc5 Rb8 24.Nd7 [1–0]
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E. Alekseev
R. Mamedov
63
1...–+
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56
36...Nxh3+!! [0–1] [36...Nxh3+ 37.gxh3 Bh2+ 38.Kxh2 Qxf2+ 39.Kh1 Qxf1+ 40.Kh2 Qg2#]
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S. Brunello
M. Godena
Italian Champ. blitz, 01.04.2018
64
1.+–
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14.Bxg7! Kxg7 15.Qd4+ f6 [15...Kh6 16.Nf6+–] 16.Nc7! Qg5 [16...c5 17.Qe4 f5 18.Qxb7+–;
16...Rad8 17.Ne6++–] 17.Nxa8 Rxa8 18.Qxd6 [+–]
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L. Ding
S. Shankland
China vs World Team r., 07.04.2018
65
1.+–
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26.b4! Bxb4 27.Bh7+ Kxh7 28.Rxd4 Bc5 29.Rd3 [+–]
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S. Movsesian
D. Sadzikowski
Czech league, 08.04.2018
66
1.+–
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29.Bd5! Qe7 [29...Rxd5 30.Qxe6++–] 30.Rf5! Rxd5 31.Rxd5 Ng7 32.Qf4 Qe1+ 33.Kg2 Ne6
34.Qf2 Qd1 35.Rxd6 [1–0]
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H. Wang
M. Tabatabaei
Sharjah Masters, 14.04.2018
67
1.+–
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41.Qh6+! Kg8 42.Qxf8+! Kxf8 43.Nxg2+ [1–0]
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A. Onischuk
V. Akobian
US Championship, 18.04.2018
1...–+
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25...d1=Q+! [0–1] [25...d1=Q+ 26.Rxd1 Nxc3 27.bxc3 Bxe2–+]
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J. Gustafsson
A. Smirnov
Bangkok open, 18.04.2018
69
1...–+
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14...Nxe4+!! 15.fxe4 f6 16.Qg4 fxe5+ 17.Kg3 exd4 18.Qxe6+ Kh8 19.cxd4 Qxd4 20.Ba3 Qxa1
21.Bxf8 Nd7 22.Bd6 Nf6 [–+]
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V. Akobian
A. Liang
US Championship, 19.04.2018
70
1.+–
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35.Rxc4! [1–0] [35.Rxc4 Rxc4 36.Rxc4 dxc4 37.Qxd6+–]
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V. Balint
G. Sankalp
Spring Festival Budapest, 23.04.2018
71
1.=
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1.Qh3+!! Qxh3 [=]
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J. Xu
J. Zhou
Chinese Championship, 25.04.2018
72
1...–+
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65
22...Nxe3! 23.Nxe3 Rdc8! [0–1]
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F. Handke
A. Heimann
73
1.+–
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66
38.Rxf7+!! Rxf7 [38...Kxf7 39.Qxg6+ Kf8 40.Qf6+ Kg8 41.Ra8++–] 39.Qxg6+ [1–0] [39.Qxg6+
Kf8 40.Ra8+ Ke7 41.Qg5++–]
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S. Tiviakov
A. Korobov
Nakhchivan open, 07.05.2018
74
1.+–
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33.Rxe7! [1–0] [33.Rxe7 Rxe7 34.Bxf6 Re2 (34...Bxf6 35.Qxf6 Kg8 36.Nxe7++–) 35.Bxg7+ Kg8
36.Nd4 Rxg2+ 37.Kxg2 Qxd5+ 38.Kh2+–]
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D. Vera Siguenas
Y. Quesada Perez
Capablanca Memorial, 12.05.2018
75
1.+–
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68
26.Rxc5! Qxc5 [26...Rxe1 27.Rxc7 Qxc7 28.Bxc7+–] 27.Qxf6+ Kg8 28.Be5 [1–0]
69
A. Stukopin
V. Belous
Saint Louis Summer, 16.05.2018
76
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
69
27.Nxh6!! Kxh6 [27...gxh6 28.Rf7#] 28.Rh3+ Qxh3 29.gxh3 [+–]
70
L. Livaic
V. Ivanchuk
Croatian Cup, 17.05.2018
77
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
70
28.Nxe6 [1–0] [28.Nxe6 Rxc1 (28...Qe1+ 29.Qxe1 Rxc1 30.Qg3+–; 28...fxe6 29.Rxc8+ Kf7
30.Qf4+ Ke7 31.Qf8+ Kd7 32.Qe8#) 29.Qh7#]
71
J. Duda
D. Sadzikowski
Polish Championship, 18.05.2018
78
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
71
32.e5! [1–0] [32.e5 fxe5 33.e7+–]
72
B. Socko
J. Tomczak
79
1.+–
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72
40.Rxf6+! [1–0] [40.Rxf6+ Bxf6 41.Nc7#]
73
D. Sengupta
S. Narayanan
Kolkata open, 21.05.2018
80
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
73
10...Bxe2! [0–1] [10...Bxe2 11.cxd7+ (11.Qxe2 bxc6–+) 11...Nxd7!–+]
74
G. Sargissian
W. Arencibia Rodriguez
Sharjah blitz, 25.05.2018
81
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
74
21.Ne5! Bxg2 [21...Nxb5 22.Nxd7 Nc3 23.Nxb6+–] 22.Nxd7 Nxb5 23.cxb5 [+–]
75
M. Vachier-Lagrave
F. Caruana
Stavanger blitz, 27.05.2018
82
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
75
31.e6! fxe6 32.Nf6+ Kf8 33.Nxh7+ Kg8 34.Nf6+ Kf8 35.Nd7+ Kg8 36.Rxd1 [1–0]
76
T. Janzelj
R. Vogel
Mitropa Cup, 31.05.2018
83
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
76
42...d2! 43.Rxd2 Rg6 44.Bxg5 Rxg5 [–+]
77
I. Hera
M. Lagarde
French league, 31.05.2018
84
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
77
36...Rc7!! [0–1] [36...Rc7 37.Qxc7 (37.Qd2 Qxd2 38.Nxd2 Rc1#; 37.e3 fxe3–+; 37.Nc3 Rxc3
38.Qb1 Qd2–+) 37...Qd1#]
78
M. Nayhebaver
G. Kantor
85
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
78
36...Qd2! 37.Kh2 [37.Rge3 Nf3+–+] 37...Nf3+ [0–1]
79
V. Nevednichy
D. Dvirnyy
Capo d’Orso open, 05.06.2018
86
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
79
20.c5! [1–0] [20.c5 Qb5 21.Bxb4 Qxb4 22.Rfb1+–]
80
Z. Hracek
S. Bogner
87
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
80
28.Rxe8+! Qxe8 29.Bh3+ [1–0] [29.Bh3+ Kd8 30.Qd6+ Qd7 31.Qxd7#]
88
Show in Text Mode
81
S. Mamedyarov
H. Nakamura
Leuven rapid, 14.06.2018
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
81
35...Rd4! 36.Rxd4 [36.d8=Q+ Rxd8 37.Rxd8+ Kg7 38.Rd1 b3–+] 36...a1=Q+ 37.Ke2 Qa6+ [0–1]
[37...Qa6+ 38.Rd3 Bf6 39.Be5 Bd8–+]
82
H. Nakamura
V. Anand
Leuven blitz, 15.06.2018
89
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
82
27...Rxd4! 28.Rb1 [28.Qxc5 Rxd1+ 29.Kg2 Nxc5–+; 28.Rxd4 Qxc2–+] 28...g6 29.Rb8+ Kg7 [–+]
83
A. Fier
R. Praggnanandhaa
Schaakweek open, 15.06.2018
90
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
83
37.Rxe4! Bxe5 [37...dxe4 38.Bxf6++–] 38.Rxe5 [1–0]
84
A. Grischuk
S. Karjakin
Leuven blitz, 16.06.2018
91
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
84
21.Nc4! Qd8 22.Nxd6 Qxd6 23.Qc2 [+–]
85
E. Romanov
K. Movsziszian
Teplice open , 20.06.2018
92
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
85
28.Nxd6! [1–0] [28.Nxd6 Bxd6 29.Qd4+ Kg8 30.Nf6++–]
86
S. Mamedyarov
V. Kramnik
Paris blitz, 23.06.2018
93
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
86
41...Nf5+! [0–1] [41...Nf5+ 42.Kg4 Ne3+–+]
87
J. Hammer
E. Hansen
94
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
87
27...Bh6! 28.Rxe5 Nxe5 [0–1]
88
L. Ljubojevic
A. Karpov
Platja d’Aro Legends rapid, 27.06.2018
95
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
88
11.Nxf7!! Kxf7 12.Ng5+ Ke7 13.Nxe4 [+–]
89
V. Sviridov
A. Motylev
Russian Championship, 28.06.2018
96
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
89
23...Qe2+! [0–1] [23...Qe2+ 24.Bxe2 Rxe2+ 25.Kg1 Rg2+ 26.Kf1 Rb2+–+]
90
S. Lomasov
I. Lysyj
97
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
90
31.e6! [1–0] [31.e6 Bxe6 32.Qxf6+ Rg7 33.Ng5 Qa8 (33...Qc6 34.Rxe6 fxe6 35.Qf8+ Rg8 36.Nf7#)
34.Nxe6 fxe6 35.Rd1+–]
91
P. Tregubov
B. Deac
Purtichju open Porticcio, 02.07.2018
98
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
91
17.Nd5! [17.Nb5+–]
17.Nd5! Nxf4 [17...exd5 18.Bc7+–; 17...0-0 18.Bc7 Qe8 19.Nb6+–] 18.Nc7+ Kf8 19.Nxa8 d5
20.gxf4 Bd7 21.Qc7 [1–0]
92
J. Van Foreest
E. L’Ami
Dutch Championship, 07.07.2018
99
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
92
31.Be7! [1–0] [31.Be7 Qxe7 32.f6++–]
93
M. Lagarde
M. Krasenkow
100
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
93
14...Nxh2! 15.Kxh2 g4 16.Qf4 Be5 17.Nxe4 Bxf4+ 18.exf4 fxe4 [–+]
94
M. Cornette
A. Baryshpolets
101
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
94
28...Qa1+! 29.Nf1 f5 [0–1] [29...f5 30.Qh5 g6 31.Qh4 Ne2+ 32.Kh1 Qxf1#]
95
V. Jansa
E. Iturrizaga Bonelli
Benasque open, 08.07.2018
102
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
95
34.Rg6+!! [1–0] [34.Rg6+ Rxg6 (34...Ke5 35.Re1+ Kd5 36.Qxh8 Rxg6 37.Qd8+ Kc4 38.Qxc8+
Kxb4 39.c3+ Qxc3 40.Rb1++–; 34...Ke7 35.Rxd4 Rxh5 36.Rxg7++–) 35.Qxh8++–]
96
E. Safarli
I. Papaioannou
Greek league, 13.07.2018
103
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
96
36.Qe8! [1–0] [36.Qe8 Rxd5 37.Qxf8+ Kxf8 38.Bg7+ Kg8 39.Re8#]
97
R. Li
A. Wang
USA Championship U20, 13.07.2018
104
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
97
33...Qxe3! [33...Qxe1+ 34.Qxe1 Rdd1–+]
33...Qxe3! 34.R5xe3 Rdd1 [0–1] [34...Rdd1 35.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 36.Bf1 Bc4–+]
98
Y. Hou
N. Vitiugov
Russian-Chinese blitz, 16.07.2018
105
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
98
39.Rxf6! d4 [39...gxf6 40.Qh7+ Kf8 41.g7++–; 39...Rd7 40.Re6! Rxe6 41.Qb8++–] 40.Rf7
[40.Qb3++–] 40...Nxf7 [1–0] [40...Nxf7 41.gxf7++–]
99
N. Shyam
S. Nihal
Leiden open, 20.07.2018
106
1...µ
Show/Hide Solution
99
21...Bxf2+! 22.Kg2? [22.Kxf2 Qc5+ 23.Kg2 (23.Qe3 Ng4+–+) 23...Qxg5µ] 22...Bxg3 23.Ne4 Be5
[–+]
100
I. Balog
A. Horvath
Hungarian Champ. rapid, 20.07.2018
107
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
100
11.Nb5! Bc5 [11...Qe7 12.Qa5 b6 13.Qc3+–; 11...cxb5 12.Bxb5+ Ke7 13.Qd8+ Ke6 14.Bc4#]
12.Nc7+ Ke7 13.Nxa8 [+–]
108
Show in Text Mode
101
V. Nevednichy
J. Werle
Paleochora open, 21.07.2018
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
101
33.Nxh6! Kxh6 34.Rg5 Qxg5 35.fxg5+ Kxg5 36.Bb5 [+–]
102
M. Galyas
P. Horvath
109
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
102
19.Ng6+! hxg6 20.Qg4 [1–0] [20.Qg4 Rf7 21.Qh4+ Kg8 22.fxg6+–]
103
A. Demchenko
S. Bogdanovich
Turkish league, 22.07.2018
110
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
103
22.Rxe6! [1–0] [22.Rxe6 Qxe6 23.Bc4+–]
104
L. Aronian
F. Caruana
111
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
104
22.Bxf6+! Qxf6 23.Rxe6! Qxd4 24.Nxd4 Bc5 [24...Bf4 25.N2f3 Be4 26.Re7++–] 25.Nxc2 [1–0]
105
S. Gordon
T. Dijkhuis
Paleochora open, 24.07.2018
112
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
105
13.Ng5! Bxg2 14.Ne6 Qc8 [14...dxe6 15.Rxd8+ Kxd8 16.Kxg2+–] 15.Nxc7+ Kd8 16.Bf4 Bc6
17.Qe3 Bh6 18.Ne6+ Ke7 19.Ng5+ Kf8 20.Bd6+ Kg8 21.Qb3+ Kg7 22.Qf7# [1–0]
106
A. Donchenko
J. Wallace
Biel Master open, 25.07.2018
113
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
106
20.Bxg7+! Nxg7 21.Qg5 h5 [21...Nf5 22.Rxg4 h6 23.Qg6 Rg8 24.Qxf5 Qxg4 25.Nxd6+–] 22.Rg3
Qxh2 23.Qh6+ Kg8 24.Rxg4 [1–0]
107
A. Tukhaev
M. Mchedlishvili
114
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
107
41...Qxh2+! [41...Re4–+]
41...Qxh2+! 42.Rxh2 Rxh2+ 43.Kxh2 Rf2+ 44.Kh3 Rh2# [0–1]
108
A. Bozbey
B. Gledura
115
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
108
29...Nxc2!! 30.Ra2 [30.Qxc2 Bxb3–+] 30...Nb4 31.Ra3 Raf7 [–+]
109
Y. Wei
W. So
116
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
109
28.Rg8+!! Kf7 [28...Kxg8 29.Nf6++–] 29.Ne5+ [1–0]
110
Y. Wei
W. So
117
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
110
29...Bd4+!! [0–1] [29...Bd4+ 30.Qxd4 (30.Nxd4 Qg2#) 30...Nxf3+]
111
D. Jakovenko
I. Cheparinov
118
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
111
27.Rb3! Qa4 28.Rd4 Qa1+ 29.Rb1 Qa3 30.Rd3 [1–0]
112
T. Fodor
M. Adams
British Championship, 30.07.2018
119
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
112
61...g5+ [0–1] [61...g5+ 62.Kh5 Qxh3#]
113
I. Salgado Lopez
V. Ivic
120
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
113
20.Rae1! Qxd2 [20...Qc5 21.Nf3+–] 21.Re2 Qxc2 [21...Rxf4 22.Qxe6++–; 21...Nxe5 22.Bxh7++–]
22.Rxc2 [+–]
114
Q. L. Le
S. Shankland
Hainan GM Danzhou, 02.08.2018
121
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
114
33.Ng4! fxg4 [33...Rxe2 34.Nh6+ Kh8 35.Qxf8+ Rg8 36.Qxg8#] 34.Rxe8 Rf7 35.Qe6 [+–]
115
L. Dominguez Perez
M. Vachier-Lagrave
122
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
115
23...Rc8! 24.Nxe5 Bxe5 25.f4 Bg7 [0–1]
116
S. Nihal
D. Jakovenko
123
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
116
31...Re4! 32.Qxe4 [32.Qc1 Rxe1+ 33.Qxe1 Qa7+–+] 32...Bxe4 33.Bc4+ d5 34.Rxe4 dxc4 [–+]
117
P. Pultinevicius
T. Laurusas
Liepajas Rokade rapid, 03.08.2018
124
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
117
19...Ndxc5! 20.dxc5 Nxc3 21.Bf1 Qxc5 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Rd2 cxb5 24.Bf4 d4 25.Rb2 d3 [0–1]
118
A. Leniart
V. Bernadskiy
Irena Warakomska Mem., 04.08.2018
125
1...–+
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118
24...Nf4! 25.gxf4 Rxf4 26.Nf1 [26.Ne1 Rg4+ 27.Qg3 Rxg3+ 28.fxg3 Qxg3+–+] 26...Rxf3 27.Qd4
Bg6 28.Re1 Rf5 [–+]
119
C. Li
J. Pajeken
ZMDI open Dresden, 05.08.2018
126
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
119
15.Bb5! Bc6 16.Bxc6 Rxc6 17.Qb5 Qc8 18.Rxd7! Qxd7 [18...e5 19.Rad1 exf4 20.Qb3+–] 19.Ne5
[1–0]
120
T. Hillarp Persson
N. Maiorov
CellaVision Cup Lund, 05.08.2018
127
1.+–
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120
43.Qd5! [1–0] [43.Qd5 Ba3 44.Qg8+ Rxg8 45.Nf7#]
128
Show in Text Mode
121
S. Mareco
T. Beerdsen
HZ open Vlissingen, 06.08.2018
1.+–
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121
29.Qxh6+! Kg8 30.Nh5! [1–0] [30.Nh5 Rb7 31.Nf6++–]
122
B. Socko
A. Aleksandrov
129
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
122
38...Rc8! 39.Re8+ Kh7 40.Rh8+ [40.Rxc8 Qxf2+ 41.Kh1 Qf1#] 40...Rxh8 [0–1]
123
D. Popovic
G. Papp
130
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
123
29.Nf6! Nf8 [29...Nxf6 30.exf6 Bf8 31.Rh7#] 30.Rxf8 Qxf8 31.Qh7# [1–0]
124
M. Perunovic
N. Cabarkapa
Montenegrin league, 09.08.2018
131
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
124
23.Rxh7! Kxh7 24.g8=Q+ [1–0] [24.g8=Q+ Rxg8 25.Rh1+ Qh6 26.Rxh6+ Kxh6 27.Qxg8+–]
125
D. Mastrovasilis
G. Stany
Arad open, 10.08.2018
132
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
125
24.Rc5! [1–0] [24.Rc5 Rxc5 25.Bxc5+ Ke8 26.Kxc2+–]
126
R. Hovhannisyan
I. Kovalenko
Riga Tech open, 10.08.2018
133
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
126
40.Re7! [40.Qb6+–]
40.Re7! Nf5 [40...Qxe7 41.Ng6+ Kg8 42.Nxe7++–] 41.Nxf5 Qg6 42.Rxh7+ [1–0]
127
T. Batchuluun
N. Abasov
Chinggis Invitational, 10.08.2018
134
1...–+
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127
38...Rg1+! 39.Kh3 Bxg4+! [0–1] [39...Bxg4+ 40.fxg4 Re3#]
128
G. Stany
R. Toma
Arad open, 11.08.2018
135
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
128
19.Ba6! Qxa6 [19...Qd7 20.Qf4 Qe7 21.e5+–] 20.Qxc6+ [1–0] [20.Qxc6+ Ke7 21.Bc5++–]
129
A. Korobov
A. Adly
Abu Dhabi Masters, 11.08.2018
136
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
129
28.Rc7+! Kg8 [28...Qxc7 29.Qf8#] 29.Ne7+ [1–0]
130
A. Grischuk
F. Caruana
Saint Louis rapid, 11.08.2018
137
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
130
31...Be3+! [0–1] [31...Be3+ 32.Rxe3 Qh2+ 33.Kf2 g1=Q#]
131
L. Aronian
F. Caruana
138
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
131
23...Nf3+! 24.Kh1 Ng3+! 25.fxg3 Qxg3 26.Qe5 [26.gxf3 Rg6–+] 26...Nxe5 27.dxe5 Qxe5 [–+]
132
V. Anand
L. Aronian
139
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
132
38...Qh2+! 39.Kf1 Qh1+ [0–1] [39...Qh1+ 40.Qxh1 Rxh1+ 41.Ke2 Re8+–+]
133
L. Ding
V. Topalov
Ding vs Topalov Match, 14.08.2018
140
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
133
39.Bxg6! Rg8 [39...fxg6 40.Qb6+–] 40.Bxf7! [1–0] [40.Bxf7 Kxf7 41.Qb6+–]
134
K. Cori Quispe
V. Petkov
Pontevedra open, 14.08.2018
141
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
134
34.Rf8+!! [1–0] [34.Rf8+ Kxf8 35.Ne6+! Rxe6 36.Qxf4++–]
135
S. Brunello
A. Dreev
Spilimbergo open, 14.08.2018
142
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
135
33...Rb5+! 34.Ka4 [34.cxb5 Rb4+ 35.Ka3 Bb2#; 34.Ka3 Rb1 35.Be2 b5–+] 34...Rb4+ 35.Kxa5 c5
[0–1]
136
L. Krysa
A. Bove
Spilimbergo open, 15.08.2018
143
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
136
23.Rd1! [1–0] [23.Rd1 Qxd1 24.Rxd1 Rxd1 25.Qc8+ Kg7 26.Qc3++–]
137
B. Kurajica
L. Vogt
La Palma open, 16.08.2018
144
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
137
13.Nd5! Qd6 [13...Qc4 14.Rc1+–] 14.Bb4 Qb8 15.Nf6+! Bxf6 16.Bd6 [+–]
138
G. Mitsis
S. Kapnisis
Ideon Andron open, 18.08.2018
145
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
138
27.Nxc7! Qxc7 28.Bg5 [1–0] [28.Bg5 Be7 29.Bxf6 Bxf6 30.Nd5+–]
139
S. Maze
J. Le Roux
French Championship, 21.08.2018
146
1.±
Show/Hide Solution
139
17.Rxe8+! Qxe8 18.Bxh6! Qe6 [18...gxh6 19.Qf3±] 19.Qf3 Qxh6 20.Qxf2 [±]
140
E. Inarkiev
Y. Wei
Inarkiev-Wei Match rapid, 21.08.2018
147
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
140
25.Ne4! [1–0]
148
Show in Text Mode
141
F. Grafl
J. Guerra Mendez
Sants open Barcelona, 21.08.2018
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
141
23...Qxa3!! [0–1] [23...Qxa3 24.bxa3 b2#]
142
A. Rakhmanov
E. Romanov
St. Petersburg rapid, 25.08.2018
149
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
142
17.Rxe5+! [1–0] [17.Rxe5+ dxe5 (17...Kd7 18.h5+–) 18.Qd8#]
143
M. Chigaev
K. Stupak
150
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
143
28.Rae1! [1–0] [28.Rae1 Rxe1 (28...Rdd2 29.Bxe3+–) 29.Rxe1 Bc5 (29...Bxf4 30.Re8#) 30.Re8+ Bf8
31.h4+–;
28.Rfe1+–]
144
K. Alekseenko
M. Chigaev
151
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
144
37.Qg8+! Ke7 38.gxf6+ [1–0] [38.gxf6+ Nxf6 39.Qg7+ Nf7 40.Qxf7#]
145
P. Ladron de Guevara
A. Espinosa Aranda
Spanish Championship, 26.08.2018
152
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
145
27...Qe4+! 28.Be2 Bxf2+! 29.Kxf2 Qxg2+ 30.Ke1 Qg3+ [0–1]
146
M. Illescas Cordoba
S. Volkov
Sants open TB blitz, 26.08.2018
153
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
146
39.Rg4! Qxg4 [39...fxg4 40.Qxg5++–] 40.Bxg4 fxg4 41.Rxe4 Rxe4 42.Qg5+ [1–0] [42.Qg5+ Kh8
43.Qh6+ Kg8 44.Qg6++–]
147
R. Edouard
T. Gharamian
French Champ. blitz, 26.08.2018
154
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
147
26.Qxe7! Rxe7 27.d6 Re8 28.d7 Rd8 29.Ba4 [1–0] [29.Ba4 Kf8 30.Re1+–]
148
D. Pikula
B. Ochsner
Wuerttemberg Masters, 27.08.2018
155
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
148
33.Rh3! [1–0] [33.Rh3 Rgf8 (33...Nxf5 34.Rxh7+! Kxh7 35.exf5 g5 36.Qh3++–) 34.Rxh7+ Kxh7
35.Nxf6++–]
149
S. Del Rio de Angelis
M. Santos Ruiz
156
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
149
22.Rd7+!! [1–0] [22.Rd7+ Nxd7 23.Qh5+ Kf8 24.Re8+ Kg7 25.Qg6+ Kh8 26.Qh7#]
150
S. Vidit
Z. Andriasian
157
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
150
38...Ne3+! [0–1]
151
S. Vidit
Z. Andriasian
158
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
151
28.Nd6+! Rxd6 29.Bxd6 Rxd6 30.Rc7+ Kg8 31.Rc5 [+–]
152
S. Drazic
K. De Francesco
Innsbruck open, 31.08.2018
159
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
152
27.Rf8+!! [1–0] [27.Rf8+ Rxf8 28.Be5+ Rf6 29.Bxf6#]
153
V. Fedoseev
N. Vitiugov
160
1.+–
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153
52.Bxh5+! Kxh5 53.Rf7!! Kg4 [53...Rb2+ 54.Kh3 Qe6+ 55.Rf5+ Kg6 56.Qg5+ Kh7 57.Qh5+ Kg7
58.Qg4++–] 54.Rxe7 Rb2+ 55.Kg1 [1–0]
154
J. Duda
S. Karjakin
161
1.+–
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154
19.Qxh5! [1–0] [19.Qxh5 gxh5 20.Bh7#]
155
S. Mamedyarov
A. Giri
162
1...–+
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155
29...Bh6! [0–1] [29...Bh6 30.Kf2 (30.Rxb8 Bxe3+ 31.Kg2 Rxb8 32.Re1 Bxd4–+) 30...exd4–+]
156
M. Vachier-Lagrave
E. Iturrizaga
163
1.+–
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156
24.Bxf7+! [1–0] [24.Bxf7+ Kxf7 (24...Kg7 25.Bd4+ Bxd4 26.Qxb7+–) 25.Qc4++–]
157
P. Tregubov
J. Geller
Moscow blitz, 08.09.2018
164
1.+–
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157
9.Nxd5! Qd6 [9...cxd5 10.Qxc8+ Qd8 11.Bb5+ Ke7 12.Qxb7++–] 10.Nc3 0-0 11.Bd3 g6 12.Nf3
c5 13.0-0 cxd4 14.Nb5 [1–0]
158
E. Tomashevsky
M. Bosiocic
Croatian league, 08.09.2018
165
1.+–
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158
39.Qg5+! [1–0] [39.Qg5+ Kf8 40.Qd8+ Kg7 41.h6+ Kxh6 42.Qg5#]
159
A. Shimanov
G. Jones
166
1...–+
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159
27...Nc3! 28.d5 Qxd5 [0–1]
160
A. Shimanov
A. Gupta
167
1.+–
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160
18.Nd6! Rd8 19.Nb5 Qb7 20.Rxe7 [20.Bxe7+–] 20...Bf8 21.Bd5 Bxe7 22.Bxe7 Nxe7 23.Bxb7
Bxb7 24.Ncxd4 [+–]
168
Show in Text Mode
161
E. Iturrizaga
G. Meier
1.+–
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161
28.Rxf6! [1–0] [28.Rxf6 Rxc3 (28...Kxf6 29.Ne4++–) 29.Rxf7+ Kxf7 30.bxc3 Rxf2 31.Bxb7+–]
162
B. Harsha
P. Maghsoodloo
World Championship U20, 08.09.2018
169
1...–+
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162
37...Bh3+!! 38.Kxh3 [38.Rxh3 Qf1+ 39.Kg3 Qf3+ 40.Kh4 Qh5+ 41.Kg3 Qg5+ 42.Kf2 Qg1+
43.Ke2 Qf1#] 38...Qf5+ [0–1] [38...Qf5+ 39.Rg4 Qh5+ 40.Kg3 Rg1+ 41.Kf2 Qxh2+ 42.Rg2
Qxg2#]
163
A. Gupta
J. Xiong
170
1.+–
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163
21.Nxg7! Kxg7 22.e6+ f6 [22...Kh6 23.Nf6 Qa4 (23...Qe7 24.Ng4+ Kh5 25.Rd4+–) 24.e7+–]
23.Nxf6 Rxf6 24.Qxf6+ Kg8 25.e7 Rc8 26.Rd4 [+–]
164
B. Grachev
D. Gordievsky
171
1.+–
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164
26.Rxe7! Qxe7 27.Qxd5+ Kh8 28.Qxa8 [+–]
165
V. Artemiev
I. Bocharov
Kurnosov Memorial rapid, 08.09.2018
172
1.+–
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165
38.Rxg7! Kxg7 39.Rg3+ Kh7 40.Qxf6 Rg8 41.Rxg8 Kxg8 42.Qxh6 [1–0] [42.Qxh6 Qxc3 (42...f6
43.Nd5+–) 43.f6+–]
166
M. Antipov
A. Dreev
173
1.+–
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166
34.Nxe6+! [1–0] [34.Nxe6+ fxe6 35.Rf8+ Bxf8 36.Rxf8+ Ke7 37.Qe8#]
167
G. Vucinic
B. Bogosavljevic
Serbian league, 09.09.2018
174
1...–+
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167
31...Rc1!! 32.Qh4 [32.Rxc1 Qxe3+–+] 32...Qxe3+ [0–1]
168
A. Korobov
A. Predke
175
1.+–
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168
37.Qe6+! [1–0] [37.Qe6+ Rf7 38.Rxf8+ Kxf8 39.Ba3+ Kg8 40.Qc8++–]
169
A. Indjic
B. Predojevic
176
1.+–
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169
39.Rxe4! Rxe4 40.Nf5+ Kg6 [40...Kh7 41.Rc7++–] 41.Rc6+ Kg5 42.Nxh6 [1–0] [42.Rxh6? Rxg4+
43.Kf3 Kxf5³]
170
M. Lazic
N. Cabarkapa
177
1.+–
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170
13.Nxc6! bxc6 14.Qc3! Kf8 15.Qxh8 g5 16.Bd2 Bf6 17.Qh5 Rb8 18.Bc3 [1–0]
171
M. Van Delft
L. Ootes
178
1...–+
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171
30...Qxc3+! 31.Qxc3 Rb1# [0–1]
172
T. Kriebel
G. Nasuta
World University Champ., 15.09.2018
179
1.+–
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172
28.Nxe5! fxe5 [28...dxe5 29.Qxc5+–] 29.Qxg5+ Qg7 30.Rxf8+! Kxf8 31.Qd8+ [1–0]
173
A. Kabatianski
T. Van der Heijden
180
1.+–
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173
39.b4! [1–0] [39.b4 axb4 (39...Rb3 40.Rc4! Rxb4 41.Rxb4 axb4 42.b6+–) 40.b6 Rd7 41.Rc7 Rd8
42.b7+–]
174
A. Predke
E. Romanov
181
1.+–
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174
15.Bxa6!! Bxa6 [15...Bxe5 16.Bxb7 Bxg3 17.hxg3+–] 16.Nc6 Bxf1 [16...Nc5 17.dxc5 Qd7 18.cxd6
Bxf1 19.Ne5 Rxe5 20.Bxe5 Bc4 21.Qd1 Ng4 22.Bg3 cxd6 23.b3+–] 17.Rxf1! Bxg3 [17...Nc5
18.dxc5 Qd7 19.cxd6 Qxc6 20.dxc7+–] 18.Nxd8 Bxf2+ 19.Rxf2 Rcxd8 20.Nxd5 [+–]
175
A. Grischuk
J. Duda
182
1...–+
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175
25...Qxb3+! [0–1] [25...Qxb3+ 26.axb3 Ra1#]
176
A. Grischuk
J. Duda
183
1.+–
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176
10.Bxe4! [1–0] [10.Bxe4 Bxe4 (10...Qxe4 11.Re1+–) 11.Nc3 Bxf3 (11...Qf5 12.Nxe4 Qxe4
13.Re1+–) 12.Nxd5 Bxd1 13.Nxe7+ Kh8 14.Rxd1+–]
177
L. Aronian
A. Giri
184
1.+–
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177
16.Nd6+! exd6 17.Nf6+ Ke7 18.Qxd6# [1–0]
178
L. Aronian
A. Giri
185
1.+–
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178
16.Qd3! g6 [16...Re8 17.Qh7+ Kf8 18.Qh8+ Ke7 19.Bxg5+ hxg5 20.Qxg7+–] 17.Rxe6 [1–0]
[17.Rxe6 fxe6 (17...Bxf4 18.Rxg6+ Kh8 19.Rg8++–; 17...Qd7 18.Rd6+–) 18.Qxg6+ Kh8 19.Qh7#]
179
L. Aronian
A. Giri
186
1.+–
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179
29.Qg6+! Qg7 30.Qh5! [1–0]
180
T. Harutyunian
D. Bocharov
Nezhmetdinov Memorial, 22.09.2018
187
1.+–
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180
30.Rxf3! exf3 31.b3! Rf7 32.Qa1+ [1–0] [32.Qa1+ Kg8 33.dxc6 d5 34.Bxd5+–]
188
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181
V. Djordjevic
M. Ivanov
1...–+
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181
38...Rxh3+!! 39.Qxh3 [39.Kxh3 Qh8#] 39...Qd2+ 40.Qg2 Qxg2# [0–1]
182
A. Ssegwanyi
S. Karjakin
Olympiad Batumi, 24.09.2018
189
1...–+
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182
24...Nc5! 25.dxc5 [25.Rd1 Na4–+] 25...Rxf4 26.Rd1 Rc4 27.Rd4 R8xc5 28.Rxc4 Rxc4 29.Rd2 Qc6
30.Rd3 h5 31.Kh1 b4 [0–1]
183
L. Valdes Romero
T. Nabaty
190
1...–+
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183
53...Re8!! [0–1] [53...Re8 54.Nd6 (54.Kf4 Rf8–+; 54.Kf6 Bxf7 55.Rxf7 Rxe4–+) 54...Bc8+ 55.Nxe8
Bxb7 56.Nd6 c3 57.Nxb7 c2 58.Nc5+ Kc4–+;
53...Bxf7? 54.Rxf7 Re8+ (54...c3 55.Rc7=) 55.Kd5 Rxe4 56.Rf3+=;
53...Rd7? 54.Rxd7+ Bxd7 55.Kf4 c3 56.Ne5+=]
184
A. Tari
M. Mchedlishvili
191
1.+–
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184
25.Nd4! [1–0] [25.Nd4 Nxd4 (25...Nxd5 26.Nxc6 Rc7 27.Bxd5+–) 26.Nxe7#]
185
L. Moroni
A. Naiditsch
192
1...–+
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185
24...e5!! 25.dxe6 Qxd4 26.Bxd4 Bxe4 27.f4 Rc2 28.Rd1 Bf3 29.Rf1 Rg2+ 30.Kh1 Be4 [0–1]
186
A. Fier
R. Aloma Vidal
193
1.+–
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186
27.Rh8+!! [1–0] [27.Rh8+ Kxh8 28.Rh1+ Kg8 29.Rh8+ Kxh8 30.Qh1+ Rh6 31.Qxh6+ Kg8
32.Qh7#]
187
M. Sebenik
A. Naiditsch
194
1...–+
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187
37...h4+! 38.Kh2 [38.Kxh4 Qf2+ 39.Kg4 Qg2+ 40.Kh4 g5+ 41.fxg5+ Qxg5#] 38...Qf2+ 39.Kh1
Qf3+ [0–1]
188
Z. Rahman
N. T. S. Nguyen
195
1...–+
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188
25...Rb2!! 26.Bxb2 axb2+ 27.Kb1 [27.Qxb2 Ba3–+] 27...Qxd4 28.f5 e5 [–+]
189
K. Georgiev
R. Sanchez Alvarez
196
1.+–
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189
18.Nxd5! [1–0] [18.Nxd5 cxd5 19.Rc1+ Nc5 20.Rxc5+ Kd7 21.Rc7++–]
190
I. Chirila
A. Korobov
197
1...–+
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190
29...Rxe4! [0–1] [29...Rxe4 30.Qxe4 Rd2+ 31.Kg1 Qc5+ 32.Kh1 Bd5–+]
191
F. Ashiku
O. Almeida Quintana
198
1...–+
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191
20...Rxb2!! 21.Nxb2 Bxd4 22.Nb4 [22.Rfb1 Nc5–+] 22...Bxb2 23.Rxa8+ Nxa8 [–+]
192
Z. Y. Zhao
D. Maghalashvili
199
1.+–
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192
33.Nf6+! Rxf6 [33...Kh8 34.Rxh7#] 34.Rxc8+ [+–]
193
M. Ragger
S. Kojima
200
1.+–
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193
37.Rxb7+!! Qxb7 [37...Kxb7 38.Qxb2+–] 38.Qxb2 Qc6 39.Rb1 Qc7 40.Qb4 [1–0]
194
G. Kjartansson
J. Salomon
201
1...–+
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194
28...Ra2!! 29.Qd1 [29.Qxa2 Nxe3+–+] 29...Rxf2+ 30.Kg1 Nxe3 [0–1]
195
A. Greet
E. Cordova
202
1...–+
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195
35...Qc3! 36.Qxc3 [36.Qe2 Ncxe4+–+] 36...Ngxe4+ 37.Bxe4 Nxe4+ 38.Kf3 Nxc3 [–+]
196
T. Radjabov
G. Sargissian
203
1.+–
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196
35.e7! Rxe7 36.Rd6+ Kh5 37.Bxf5 Kxh4 38.Rg6 Kg3 39.Ne6+ Kf3 40.Rg4 Ke3 41.Rg3+ Kd2
42.Rg2+ Kd1 43.Nc5 [1–0]
197
K. Arkell
A. Zapolskis
204
1.+–
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197
13.Qa7! [1–0] [13.Qa7 Qxa7 14.Nc7#]
198
I. Kovalenko
F. Godart
205
1.+–
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198
36.Qh4! [1–0] [36.Qh4 Rf8 37.Rxg7+ Kxg7 38.Qh7+ Kf6 39.Rh6+ Kg5 40.Qg7+ Kf4 41.Rh4+ Ke3
42.Qg5+ Ke2 43.Rh2++–]
199
J. Duda
V. Ivanchuk
206
1.+–
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199
32.e6+! [1–0] [32.e6+ Kxe6 (32...Kg7 33.h5+–) 33.Rxg6+–]
200
M. Perez Candelario
A. Rizouk
207
1.+–
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200
8.Nb5! Qxd2+ [8...Qb6 9.Nd6++–] 9.Qxd2 cxb5 10.Bxb5 [+–]
208
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201
W. Ju
Z. Peng
Olympiad Women Batumi, 01.10.2018
1.+–
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201
36.Nxg6! Nxg6 37.Qh5 f5 38.Qxf5+ [1–0] [38.Qxf5+ Qf6 (38...Kg8 39.Qxg6 Qxg6 40.Bxg6 Ne6
41.f4+–) 39.Qd7+ Qe7 40.Bxg6++–]
202
A. Avramidou
V. Gunina
209
1.+–
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202
13.d5! Bxd5 14.Nxd6+ Qxd6 15.Qe3+ Kd7 16.Qxa7 Nc6 17.Qe3 [+–]
203
V. Sipila
F. Berkes
210
1...–+
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203
21...c6? [21...Rf1!! 22.Qxf1 Qd2#]
21...c6? 22.Rd1? [22.h4 Qf4 23.Kc2³] 22...Nf2+! 23.Bxf2 Qxg2 24.Rf1 Rf3+ 25.Kc2 Rbf8 [–+]
204
A. Haast
A. Kosteniuk
211
1...–+
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204
24...Qg4!! 25.Qe1 [25.Qd3 e4–+] 25...Qxg3! 26.Qe2 Qg4 [0–1] [26...Qg4 27.Qe1 (27.Qxg4 Rf1+
28.Qd1 Rxd1#) 27...Qxg2–+]
205
J. Glud
S. Bogner
212
1.+–
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205
39.Rxb7! Rxb7 40.Qe8+ Qf8 41.Bh7+ Kxh7 42.Qxf8 [+–]
206
V. Ivanchuk
N. Djukic
213
1.+–
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206
25.Rxc4! Rxc4 26.Bxg7! [1–0]
207
S. Brunello
J. Westerberg
214
1...–+
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207
34...Qf1+! [0–1] [34...Qf1+ 35.Kxf1 (35.Kd2 Qg2+–+) 35...Nxe3+–+]
208
M. Matlakov
A. Demchenko
Russian Champ. rapid, 06.10.2018
215
1...–+
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208
39...Rxd5! 40.Rxd5 Qb1+ [0–1] [40...Qb1+ 41.Kh2 Qxa2+ 42.Qg2 Qxg2+ 43.Kxg2 Nf4+]
209
A. Jankovic
S. Zilka
Austrian league, 06.10.2018
216
1.+–
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209
33.Rxe6! [1–0] [33.Rxe6 fxe6 34.Qe8+ Qg8 35.Qxg8+ Kxg8 36.Bxe6++–]
210
R. Shcherbakov
I. Rozum
Russian Champ. blitz, 07.10.2018
217
1...–+
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210
20...Nxf2!! 21.Qxf2 Qxd3 22.Ne5 Qf5 [–+]
211
M. Lagarde
S. Beukema
Belgian league, 07.10.2018
218
1.+–
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211
21.Nxd6! Bxb2+ [21...Qxd6 22.Qg6++–] 22.Qxb2 Qxd6 23.Rg1+ Kf7 24.Qg7+ Ke8 25.Rge1+
Kd8 26.dxc6 [1–0]
212
M. Panarin
B. Savchenko
219
1...–+
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212
22...Qc2!! 23.Nf6+ [23.Nxc2 Rxd1+ 24.Ne1 Rxe1#–+] 23...Bxf6 24.exf6 Qxd1# [0–1]
213
A. Truskavetsky
B. Grachev
Russian league rapid Sochi, 08.10.2018
220
1...–+
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213
29...Rxd1+! 30.Bxd1 Re1+ 31.Rf1 Rxd1 [0–1] [31...Rxd1 32.Rxd1 c2–+]
214
A. Morozevich
D. Bocharov
221
1.+–
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214
43.Rb6! Re1+ 44.Qf1 [1–0] [44.Kh2? Rh1#; 44.Qf1 Rxf1+ 45.Kxf1+–]
215
M. Demidov
V. Zvjaginsev
222
1.+–
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215
31.Rb8! [31.exd6 exd6 32.Bd5+–]
31.Rb8! exf6 32.exd6 Kg7 33.d7 Be7 34.Re8! [1–0]
216
D. Paravyan
B. Savchenko
223
1.+–
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216
24.Bh6! [1–0] [24.Bh6 f5 25.Qa8+ Kf7 26.Qf8#]
217
M. Antipov
M. Demidov
Russian league blitz Sochi, 10.10.2018
224
1.+–
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217
28.Qxd7! [1–0]
218
K. Alekseenko
V. Artemiev
225
1.+–
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218
36.Rf8! Rxe7 37.Qg8+ Kh6 38.h4! [1–0]
219
H. Nakamura
M. Vachier Lagrave
226
1.+–
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219
22.Qxc8+! [1–0] [22.Qxc8+ Qxc8 23.d7+–]
220
S. Mamedyarov
T. Sammalvuo
European Club Cup, 12.10.2018
227
1.+–
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220
38.Rf6+! Kg8 39.Bf7+ Kf8 40.Bxc4+ [40.Bg6+ Kg8 41.Ne7+ Kh8 42.Rf8+ Kg7 43.Rf7+ Kh6
44.Rh7#] 40...Ke8 41.Nd6+ [1–0]
228
Show in Text Mode
221
A. Muzychuk
G. Mammadzada
European Women Club Cup, 13.10.2018
1.+–
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221
30.Rf6!! Rxf6 [30...exf6 31.Qxg6+ Kh8 32.Bxf6+ Rxf6 33.Qxf6+ Qxf6 34.gxf6+–] 31.gxf6 Qf7
32.fxe7 Qe6 33.e8=Q+ Qxe8 34.Qxd5+ Kh7 35.Qh5+ Kg8 36.Qd5+ Kh7 37.Qxb7+ Kh6 38.Be3+
[1–0]
222
S. Mareco
J. Lopez Martinez
229
Barcelona rapid, 14.10.2018
1.±
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222
18.Bxa6 [18.Bxe6 Qxc2 19.Rxc2 Bxe6 20.Nxe5 Bf5 21.Rb2±]
18.Bxa6 bxa6? [18...Qxc2 19.Rxc2 bxa6 20.Nxe5 Ba4 21.Rb2±] 19.Qxc7 Bxc7 20.Rxc7 [+–]
223
D. Andreikin
A. Markgraf
230
1.+–
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223
22.Nf5! [1–0] [22.Nf5 Qxh3 (22...Qf7 23.Nd6++–; 22...Qxd1+ 23.Kxd1 Rdf8 24.Ne7++–)
23.Ne7#]
224
A. Alonso Rosell
F. Perez Ponsa
Barcelona rapid, 14.10.2018
231
1...–+
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224
36...Rxe3! 37.Rxe3 Rxe3 [0–1] [37...Rxe3 38.Qxe3 Qb2+–+]
225
C. Braun
E. Romanov
232
1...–+
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225
19...Ne2+! [0–1] [19...Ne2+ 20.Rxe2 Qxf4 21.Bxf4 Rxe2–+]
226
R. Pruijssers
M. Chigaev
233
1...–+
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226
24...Rxa2!! 25.c4 [25.Kxa2 Qxc2 26.Rb1 Ra8+–+] 25...Qa4 26.cxd5 Ra1+ 27.Kxb2 Qa2# [0–1]
227
H. Wang
V. Potkin
234
1.+–
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227
34.Ra5! Rb8 [34...Qe6 35.Rxd5 Qxd5 36.Bc4+–; 34...Kh7 35.Qd2+–] 35.Rxd5 Qxd5 36.Bc4 [1–0]
228
X. Xu
C. Aryan
Indian vs Chinese, 21.10.2018
235
1...–+
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228
14...Nfxd5! 15.Nxd5 [15.exd5 Rxe3 16.Qxe3 Bd4–+] 15...Nxd5 16.Nc4 Nxe3 17.Nxe3 d5! 18.Kh1
dxe4 19.fxe4 Rxe4 [–+]
229
S. Soumya
J. Christiansen
Isle of Man Masters, 25.10.2018
236
1...–+
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229
25...Rxc3+!! 26.Nxc3 [26.Kf2 Bxd4+–+] 26...Bxd4+ 27.Kd3 [27.Kf3 Qf2+ 28.Kg4 Qxg2+ 29.Kh4
Bf2+ 30.Kh5 Qg6#; 27.Kxd4 Qd2#] 27...Nc5+ [0–1] [27...Nc5+ 28.Kxd4 Qf2#]
230
G. Harutjunyan
P. Nguyen
Max Zavanelli open, 25.10.2018
237
1.+–
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230
28.Bd5!! [1–0] [28.Bd5 Bxd5 29.Qc8+ Kf7 30.Qd7+ Kg8 (30...Kf6 31.Qe7#) 31.Qe8+ Bf8
32.Qxf8#]
231
M. Nurkiewicz
T. Kriebel
Polish league, 26.10.2018
238
1...–+
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231
30...Rxf2!! 31.Qxg6 [31.Rxf2 Qxe4–+] 31...Rxf1# [0–1]
232
M. Klekowski
J. Tomczak
239
1...–+
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232
40...g3!! [0–1] [40...g3 41.Bxg3 (41.hxg3 h2+ 42.Kxh2 Qh8+ 43.Kg1 Qh1#) 41...Qg2#]
233
R. Svane
S. Vidit
240
1...–+
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233
26...Rxe2+!! 27.Kxe2 Bd3+ 28.Kd1 [28.Kf2 Qd2+ 29.Kg3 Rg8+ 30.Kh3 Bf5+ 31.Rg4 Qf2 32.Qf4
Rg5–+] 28...Qxa4+ 29.Ke1 Qa2 [0–1] [29...Qa2 30.Qxd3 cxd3 31.Rxc8+ Kh7 32.Kd1 Qe2+
33.Kc1 Qxe3+–+]
234
Q. Le
I. Schneider
241
1.+–
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234
34.Rc8+! Kf7 35.Bc5 [1–0] [35.Bc5 Ne7 36.Bxb4 Nxc8 37.Bxc8+–]
235
A. Shimanov
A. Liang
Spice Cup open Saint Louis, 27.10.2018
242
1...–+
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235
37...Qh1+! [0–1] [37...Qh1+ 38.Kg3 Bh4+ 39.Nxh4 Qxe4–+]
236
B. Amin
D. Kryakvin
Hoogeveen open, 27.10.2018
243
1.+–
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236
25.Qe8+!! Rxe8 [25...Rf8 26.Qe6+ Kh8 27.Bxb7+–] 26.Rxe8+ Rf8 27.Rxf8+ Kxf8 28.Ne6+ Kf7
29.Nxc5 Bxg2+ 30.Kxg2 [1–0]
237
J. Cori
A. Lenderman
Spice Cup open, 28.10.2018
244
1.+–
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237
25.Qxd5! cxd5 26.Rxc8 Re8 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Rc6 f6 29.Ne1 Kf7 30.Nd3 [1–0]
238
S. Khanin
A. Tahay
Chigorin Memorial, 01.11.2018
245
1.+–
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238
14.Nc7+! [1–0] [14.Nc7+ Qxc7 15.Bxf7+ Kxf7 16.Qd5+ Ke8 17.Qe6+ Be7 18.Qxe7#]
239
N. Batsiashvili
M. Zhai
World Women Champ. KO, 07.11.2018
246
1...–+
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239
21...Bxc4! 22.Rxc4 Qxg3!! 23.hxg3 Bxe3+ 24.Qxe3 Nxe3 [–+]
240
A. Audi
S. Kojima
FSGM November Budapest, 07.11.2018
247
1.+–
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240
12.Nxc6! Qe6 [12...bxc6 13.Qa6+ Kb8 14.Bf4++–] 13.Nxd8 Kxd8 14.f4 [+–]
248
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241
J. Thybo
H. Olafsson
Icelandic league, 10.11.2018
1.+–
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241
31.Bh3! [1–0] [31.Bh3 Qxh3 32.Qd8#]
242
S. Gordon
R. Ris
249
1...–+
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242
28...Bg2+!! 29.Rxg2 [29.Bxg2 Qh2#] 29...Qh3+ 30.Kg1 Bxe3+ 31.Qxe3 Rxe3 [0–1]
243
N. Vitiugov
R. Wojtaszek
Du Te Cup Shenzhen, 11.11.2018
250
1.+–
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243
31.Bxb6+! axb6 32.Ra8+ Kd7 33.Rxg8 hxg5 34.Rxg7 [1–0]
244
M. Muzychuk
Z. Abdumalik
251
1...–+
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244
29...Rfxc5+! 30.Bxc5 Qe1+! 31.Kc2 [31.Rd1 Qe3+–+] 31...Qf2+ 32.Kb3 Qxc5 33.Qxc5 Rxc5 [–+]
245
M. Popovic
T. Balla
252
1.+–
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245
19.Nxd6!! Qxd6 20.Bxa6 Qc7 21.Bxb7 Ra7 [21...Qxb7 22.Rd8+ Ke7 23.Rxh8+–] 22.Bd5 [+–]
246
O. Korneev
V. Bernadskiy
Runavik open, 14.11.2018
253
1.+–
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246
33.Nf6+! [33.Nc5+–]
33.Nf6+! gxf6 34.Qd5 [1–0]
247
P. Harikrishna
W. So
Tata Steel India blitz, 14.11.2018
254
1.+–
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247
28.Bxf7+! Kxf7 29.Re7+! [1–0]
248
R. Preotu
C. Hilby
Dallas open, 17.11.2018
255
1...–+
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248
16...Nxg2!! 17.Kxg2 Rxf3!! 18.Be3 [18.Kxf3 Nd4+–+] 18...Raf8 19.Kh1 d5 [–+]
249
A. Brkic
T. Banusz
256
1...–+
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249
36...Qc4+! [0–1] [36...Qc4+ 37.Kg1 Qc1+–+]
250
A. Bivol
C. Ali Marandi
Saint Louis GM, 18.11.2018
257
1...–+
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250
20...Ne3!! 21.Qg5 [21.fxe3 Rxe3–+; 21.Rfe1 Nd1–+; 21.Rfc1 Nd1–+] 21...Ba7 22.Rfe1 Nd1!
23.Qxd8+ [23.Raxd1 Qxd1 24.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25.Nxd1 Re1#; 23.Rexd1 Qxd1+–+] 23...Qxd8 24.Rxe8
Bxf2+ [0–1]
251
S. Volkov
D. Svetlov
Governor Cup, 21.11.2018
258
1.+–
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251
25.e6! Nxe6 [25...Bxd5 26.Qxd5 Qe7 27.Qxa8 Qxd6 28.Be5 Qe7 (28...Qd1+ 29.Kf2 Qd2+ 30.Kg3
Qxe3+ 31.Kh4+–) 29.Qb8+–] 26.Nc7 Qxc7 27.Qxe6 Rd8 [27...Rg8 28.Rd7+–] 28.Bxg7+! [1–0]
252
A. Patel
H. Niemann
Saint Louis GM, 21.11.2018
259
1.+–
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252
17.e5! Bh4 [17...Bxe5 18.Rxd7 Qxd7 19.Qxe5+–; 17...Nxe5 18.g5+–] 18.Bxb7 [+–]
253
M. Palac
Z. Jovanovic
Zagreb, 21.11.2018
260
1...=
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253
68...Bc3?? [68...Rh5+! 69.Ke6 Rg5 70.Rxg5 (70.Rh6 Re5+=; 70.Rg8+ Rxg8 71.fxg8=Q+ Kxg8
72.Ke7 Bb4+=) 70...Bxg5=]
68...Bc3?? 69.Ke6 Bb4 70.Bc6 [1–0]
254
V. Iordachescu
M. Parligras
Bucharest Kings blitz, 21.11.2018
261
1.+–
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254
28.Bxf4+! Rxf4 29.Rxh7+! [1–0] [29.Rxh7+ Kxh7 30.Qxg6+ Kh8 31.Qh7#]
255
T. Wang
B. Jacobson
262
1...–+
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255
8...Nxe4!! 9.fxe4 Qh4+ 10.g3 [10.Bf2 Qxe4+ 11.Qe2 Nd3+ 12.Kd1 Qxe2+ 13.Kxe2 Nxf2 14.Kxf2
Bxd2–+; 10.Ke2 Ba6+–+] 10...Qxe4 11.Qe2 Qxh1 12.0-0-0 0-0 13.Ndf3 Ba6 [0–1]
256
V. Plotkin
K. Arkell
World Senior 50+ Bled, 29.11.2018
263
1...–+
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256
37...Rg3! 38.Rff1 [38.Rxg3 Bxf4–+] 38...Be3 39.Rb1 Rxa3 [0–1]
257
J. Kociscak
M. Tazbir
264
1.+–
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257
35.Rxf8+! Kxf8 36.Bxd6+! [1–0] [36.Bxd6+ Qxd6 37.Qa8++–]
258
R. Torma
A. Popovics
Hungarian league, 02.12.2018
265
1.+–
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258
23.e5! Nxb3 [23...dxe5 24.Nxc6 Rxd2 (24...bxc6 25.Qxd8++–) 25.Nxe7+ Kf8 26.Bxd2 Kxe7
27.Nd5+ Nxd5 28.cxd5 Bxd5 29.Bb4+–] 24.Nxb3 Rxb3 25.exf6 Bxf6 26.Bxf6 Qxf6 27.Ne4 Qg7
28.Qg5 Qf8 29.Nc5 [1–0]
259
I. Sipos
M. Nemeth
266
1...–+
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259
37...Qxc1! 38.Rxc1 Rd1 39.Kh2 Rxc1 [39...Rxg1 40.Rxg1 Rd1 41.Nc2 Rf1–+] 40.Qxc1 Rd1 41.Qf4
e1=Q 42.g5 Qe6 43.Nxc4 bxc4 44.gxh6+ Kh7 [0–1]
260
E. Iturrizaga
T. Darcyl
Szmetan-Giardelli GM, 04.12.2018
267
1.+–
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260
16.Bxa6! bxa6 17.Nb5! axb5 18.Qc6+ Qd7 19.Qxa8+ [+–]
268
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261
V. Erdos
V. Popov
European Champ. blitz, 07.12.2018
1.+–
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261
31.Qc5+! [1–0] [31.Qc5+ Kg8 32.Ne7++–]
262
Z. Rigo
A. Bokros
Slovak league, 08.12.2018
269
1...–+
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262
24...Rh6! 25.Qxd3 Bxh2+ 26.Kh1 Bg1+ [0–1] [26...Bg1+ 27.Kxg1 Qh2#]
263
V. Kazakovskiy
R. Berzinsh
Northwest Cup Final, 08.12.2018
270
1.+–
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263
30.Rxf8+! Kxf8 31.Rd8+ Re8 32.Nd5 Qc6 33.Rxe8+ [1–0] [33.Rxe8+ Qxe8 (33...Kxe8 34.Nc7++–)
34.Nc7+–]
264
F. Berkes
G. Aczel
Hungarian Championship, 10.12.2018
271
1.+–
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264
20.Bg5! Qxg5 21.Nxe6 Qf6 22.Nxd8 Rxd8 23.a4 [+–]
265
V. Sivuk
N. Delgado Ramirez
Arica open, 17.12.2018
272
1.+–
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265
31.g6! Bb1 [31...Bxg6 32.Rg5 Kf7 33.f5+–] 32.f5 Nd7 33.Ke3 Ne5 34.Kf4 [+–]
266
N. Krishna Teja
V. Keymer
Sunway Sitges open, 19.12.2018
273
1.+–
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266
23.Qh6! g6 24.d7 [1–0] [24.d7 Nxd7 (24...Qd8 25.Rxg6+ hxg6 26.Qxg6+ Kh8 27.Qxf5+–)
25.Rxg6+ hxg6 26.Qxg6+ Kh8 27.Qh6+ Kg8 28.Rg1+]
267
F. Peralta
A. Stella
274
1.+–
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267
31.d6! Nxd6 32.Qd5! Qd8 33.Bf4 [1–0]
268
J. Christiansen
A. Salem
World Championship rapid, 27.12.2018
275
1...–+
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268
32...Rb1+! 33.Kg2 Ree1 34.f4 [34.f3 Rg1+ 35.Kf2 Rgf1+ 36.Ke3 (36.Kg2 gxf3+ 37.Kh3 Rbe1 38.c6
(38.Ra2 Re2 39.Ra7+ Kf6 40.Rf8 Rh1 41.Rfxf7+ Ke5 42.Kh4 f2–+) 38...Re2–+) 36...Rb3+ 37.Kd4
gxf3 38.c6 Rd1+ 39.Kc4 Rb6 40.Kc5 Rbb1 41.c7 Rdc1–+] 34...Rh1! 35.Kf2 [35.c6 Rbf1–+]
35...Rxh2+ [0–1]
269
J. Geller
F. Amonatov
276
1...–+
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269
31...Qd1+! 32.Ka2 Qa1+ 33.Kb3 Qb2+ [0–1] [33...Qb2+ 34.Ka4 Qa2#]
270
R. Mamedov
I. Saric
277
1...–+
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270
34...b2! 35.R4xa2 [35.Rf1 Rc1–+] 35...Rc1+! [0–1]
271
I. Kovalenko
K. Sakaev
World Champ. rapid, 28.12.2018
278
1.+–
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271
33.Qxh6+!! [1–0] [33.Qxh6+ gxh6 34.Nf6+ Kg7 35.Rg8#]
272
I. Smirin
V. Anand
World Championship blitz, 29.12.2018
279
1.+–
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272
25.Rxf7!! [1–0] [25.Rxf7 Kxf7 26.Qxg6+ Kf8 27.Qxg7+ Ke8 28.Qg8#]
273
T. Sanikidze
E. Shaposhnikov
280
1...–+
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273
28...Re1+! [0–1] [28...Re1+ 29.Kh2 Qh1#]
274
A. Dreev
M. Makarov
281
1.+–
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274
27.Bxe4! dxe4 28.Rg2+ Kh7 29.Kf2! [1–0]
275
V. Zvjaginsev
A. Belozerov
282
1.+–
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275
25.Rxc5+! Kb6 26.a5+ Ka6 27.Qxd7 Rxd7 28.b5# [1–0]
283
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— MEDIUM —
1
D. Jojua
Roquetas de Mar open, 04.01.2018
1...–+
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1
38...b4! 39.Qd4 [39.Qxc4 Qxf4 40.gxf4 Rxe4+–+] 39...Qxf4 [0–1] [39...Qxf4 40.gxf4 Rxe4+
41.Qxe4 Nxe4–+]
284
A. David
D. H. Nguyen
IIFL Wealth Mumbai open, 06.01.2018
1.+–
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2
25.Rxd4! Bxf5 26.Qxg7+! [26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Qxg7+ Kxg7 28.Nxf5++–] 26...Kxg7 27.Nxf5+ [1–
0]
3
V. Nevednichy
K. Georgiev
White Tower open, 08.01.2018
285
1.+–
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3
20.Bxh6! gxh6 [20...Ndf4 21.Bxf4 Nxf4 22.Nge5+–] 21.Bxd5 Nf4 [21...Qxd5 22.Nf6++–] 22.Re5
[+–]
4
A. Giri
Y. Hou
286
1.+–
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4
58.Kd2!! [58.Kd3?? c5! 59.b5 Kc7=;
58.b5 c5!=]
58.Kd2!! c6 [58...Ke6 59.b5! Kd6 60.bxa6 Kc6 61.Kd3+–] 59.Ke2! [59.Kd3?? c5!=] 59...Kd7
60.Kd3 Kc7 61.Kxd4 Kd6 62.Kd3 Kc7 63.Ke4 Kd6 64.Kd4 [1–0]
5
V. Kramnik
P. Svidler
287
1.±
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5
19.Rxa7!! Rb8 [19...Rxa7 20.Rd8! Kf8 21.Bxa7 Bxe5 (21...Rc6 22.Bd4+–) 22.Bb8 Rc5 23.b4+–;
19...Rxd7 20.Rxa8 Kf8 21.Nb5+–] 20.Rd5 [±]
6
H. Stefansson
T. D. V. Nguyen
Marienbad GM, 20.01.2018
288
1.+–
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6
21.Rxc6!! Rxc6 [21...Bxc6 22.Rd8++–; 21...Rbb8 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.Rd8 Rc1+ 24.Bf1 f6 25.Rxe8+
Kf7 26.Rg8+–; 21...Rcb8 22.Rd8 Be5 23.f4 Bd4+ 24.Kf1 Kg7 25.Rcc8+–] 22.Bxc6 Rd4 23.Rc1! Bf6
24.Bxe8 Re4 25.Bc6 Rxe7 26.e4 [+–]
7
A. Gupta
V. Ivanchuk
289
1.+–
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7
30.Nxe6!! [30.Rxe6±]
30.Nxe6!! Rxe6 [30...Qc6 31.Qe2+–] 31.Rg8+!! Kxg8 32.Qxd5 Qb5 [32...Kf7 33.Qxf5+ Rf6
34.Qxh7++–] 33.Qxe6+ Kg7 34.Rd1 [1–0]
8
G. Antal
J. Duda
290
1...–+
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8
30...Bc1! 31.Qd5 [31.Re2 Qg1#; 31.Qe8+ Rf8 32.Qe6+ Kh8–+] 31...Qg1+ [0–1]
9
J. Becerra Rivero
A. Ramirez
291
1.+–
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9
22.f6! Bxf6 [22...gxf6 23.Bh6+ Ke8 24.Qg7 Rf8 25.Qxh7+–] 23.Rxf6! gxf6 24.Bb4+ Ke8 25.Qg7
e4 26.Qxh8+ Kd7 27.Qxh7 exd3 28.Qxf7+ Kd8 29.Qxf6+ [1–0]
10
I. Ortiz Suarez
Y. Bacallao Alonso
Cuban Championship, 04.02.2018
292
1.+–
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10
21.Qa7! Ne7 22.Rb8 Nc8 23.Qc5 Kd7 24.Rb7+ Ke8 25.Qc6+ Kf8 26.Rd7 Qe8 27.Qc7 [1–0]
11
O. Ladva
A. Gupta
293
1...–+
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11
39...Bc8!! [0–1] [39...Bc8 40.Kg2 (40.Qe1 Ba6+ 41.Kg2 f3+ 42.Kg3 Be2–+) 40...f3+ 41.Kh1 f2
42.Kg2 Ba6 43.Qd5 f1=Q+ 44.Rxf1 Qg5+–+] 40.Rc2 Ba6+ 41.Kg2 Bd3–+
12
Y. Gozzoli
D. Pavasovic
294
1.+–
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12
19.Nxe5! Bxd1 [19...dxe5 20.f3 Be6 (20...Bd7 21.Nb6 Rc7 22.Qd3+–) 21.Nb6+–] 20.Nd7!! Bc2
[20...Qxd7 21.Nf6+; 20...Bh5 21.N7f6+ Kg7 22.Qd4+–] 21.N5f6+ Kg7 22.Qd4 Kh8 23.b3 [+–]
13
M. Kanarek
S. Sevian
Portugal open Lisbon, 08.02.2018
295
1...–+
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13
29...Bxf2+!! 30.Kg2 [30.Kh1 Qa8+ 31.Kh2 Be3+–+] 30...Be1+! 31.Qe2 [31.Re2 Qxd1 32.Rxb2
Qd5+–+] 31...Rxe2+ 32.Rxe2 Bc3 [0–1]
14
K. Miton
N. Huschenbeth
296
1.±
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14
19.Rxe7! Bxe7 20.Nxd5 Qd8 21.Nxe7+ Qxe7 22.c6 Bf5 23.Qb3 Qe6 24.Qxe6 Bxe6 25.Bxf8 Kxf8
26.Rc1 [±]
15
A. Pichot
H. Asis Gargatagli
Catalan league, 17.02.2018
297
1.+–
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15
33.Rg2! Rf8 34.Qg6! Bc5 [34...f3 35.Rg5! Qh7 36.Qxd6+–] 35.Qh5+ [1–0] [35.Qh5+ Qh7
36.Qxe5++–]
16
R. Wojtaszek
C. Lupulescu
298
1.+–
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16
26.Nf6+!! gxf6 27.Qg3+ Kh8 28.Qh4 Rfe8 [28...Kg7 29.Qg4+ Kh8 30.Qf5+–] 29.Qxh6+ Kg8
30.Bh7+ Kh8 31.Bf5+ Kg8 32.Rd3 Qc5+ 33.Kh2 Re3 34.b4 [1–0]
17
J. Hjartarson
J. Xiong
299
1...–+
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17
22...Ncxd5!! 23.exd5 Bf5 24.Qxc4 [24.Qd1 Bxc2 25.Rxc2 Rxc2 26.Qxc2 Qxa2–+] 24...bxc4 [–+]
18
M. Cornette
O. Bortnyk
300
1.+–
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18
19.Qf3!! Bxd6 [19...Bxa6 20.d7+ Kd8 21.Qa8++–] 20.Rxd6! cxd6 21.Qxb7+ Kd8 22.Qc8+ [+–]
19
P. Charbonneau
B. Lalith
301
1...–+
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19
19...Ba6! 20.Qxa6 [20.Nxf6+ Qxf6 21.Qxa6 Nxf3+–+; 20.Qb3 Bc4–+] 20...Nxf3+ 21.Kh1 Bg7
22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.Qd3 [23.Re2 Qh4–+] 23...Nxe1 24.Rxe1 Rh8 [–+]
20
A. Boruchovsky
Y. Quesada Perez
302
1...–+
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20
11...Nxf2!! 12.Kf1 [12.Kxf2 Bc5+ 13.Kf1 (13.Kf3 g5–+) 13...h4 14.Nh1 Qxh2 15.Nf2 h3 16.Bf3
hxg2+ 17.Bxg2 Rh6! 18.Qg4 (18.Re3 Bxe3 19.dxe3 Rg6 20.Ng4 Qg3–+; 18.e5 Rg6 19.Qf3 Rg3
20.Qe4 f5 21.exf6 gxf6–+) 18...e5!–+; 12.Qa4 b5 13.Qxb5 Bc5–+] 12...Nxd1 [0–1]
303
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21
V. Akobian
B. Lalith
1.+–
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21
15.Bxh6!! Ne7 [15...gxh6 16.Rg4+ Kh8 17.Qd2 Kh7 18.Bd3++–] 16.Rg4 Nf5 17.Bxg7 [1–0]
[17.Bxg7 Nxg7 18.h6+–]
22
V. Anand
A. Grischuk
Tal Memorial rapid, 04.03.2018
304
1.+–
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22
27.Ng5+!! hxg5 28.Rxf7+!! Qxf7 29.hxg5+ Kg7 [29...Qh5 30.Qxh5+ Kg7 31.Qh3+–] 30.Qh6# [1–
0]
23
I. Nepomniachtchi
A. Morozevich
Tal Memorial blitz, 05.03.2018
305
1.+–
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23
41.Bxh6!! Qxg4 [41...gxh6 42.Qg8#; 41...Kxh6 42.Qh8+ Qh7 43.Rh4++–; 41...a4 42.Bc1 a3
43.Rh4+ Kg6 44.Qg8+–] 42.hxg4 gxh6 43.Qe8 Ra7 44.Qxb5 Ne3 45.Qd3+ [1–0]
24
A. Indjic
M. Perunovic
306
1...–+
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24
26...Bd2!! 27.Be7+ [27.Rxd2 Rxc1+–+; 27.Qxd2 Nxf3+–+] 27...Rxe7 28.Rxc8+ Bxc8 29.Rxd2 g5!
[0–1]
25
S. Grigorian
A. Naiditsch
307
1...–+
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25
19...Nf3+!! 20.gxf3 Qh5!! 21.Be4 Rg8 22.f4 Qg4+ 23.Kh1 Bxe4+ [0–1] [23...Bxe4+ 24.f3 Bxf3+
25.Rxf3 Qxf3+–+]
26
F. Vallejo Pons
M. Bosiocic
308
1...–+
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26
43...Qf2!! 44.Nf3 [44.b3 Re1+ 45.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 46.Ka2 Qxe5–+] 44...Qxf3! 45.b3 Qe3! [–+]
27
T. Nabaty
N. Abasov
309
1.+–
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27
20.Bxh7+! Kh8 [20...Kxh7 21.Qh5+ Kg8 22.Ne7#] 21.Qh5 g6 22.Bxg6+ Kg7 23.Qh7+ Kf6
24.Be4 Nf5 25.g4 Bb7 26.g5+ Kxg5 27.Rg1+ Kf6 28.Bxf5 Bxc6 29.Qh4+ [1–0]
28
T. Kantans
E. Romanov
310
1...–+
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28
32...Nxc4!! 33.Rc3 [33.Rxc4 Rxc4 34.Kxc4 (34.Bxd6 Kf6–+) 34...Nb5+–+] 33...Nb5 [0–1]
29
A. Rakhmanov
D. Paravyan
311
1.+–
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29
55.Be6?! [55.Rc7+! Kf6 56.Bd5!!+–]
55.Be6?! Rb2 56.Rb8 Rc2 57.a8=Q Bxa8 58.Rxa8 Kf6 [±]
30
D. Jakovenko
K. Alekseenko
312
1.+–
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30
32.Nf6!! Rc8 [32...Qxf6 33.Qe4++–] 33.Qxc4 c6 34.Nd7 Bxh2+ 35.Kxh2 Qxf2 36.Qxe6 [1–0]
31
R. Svane
E. Inarkiev
313
1.+–
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31
35.Nd4! Ba7 [35...Rxc5 36.Rxc5 Qxc5 37.Nxe6+–] 36.Ncxe6! Rxc1 37.Rxc1 Bxd4 38.Rc7! Qxc7
39.Qxf8# [1–0]
32
S. Mamedyarov
A. Grischuk
314
1.+–
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32
35.e6! Qa3 [35...fxe6 36.Qxe7+ Kh6 37.Qf8+ Kh7 38.Qf7+ Kh8 39.Qf6+ Kh7 40.Be4+–]
36.Qxb5! c2 37.exf7 Kg7 [37...c1=Q 38.f8=Q+–] 38.Be4 c1=Q 39.Qe8! [1–0]
33
R. Ponomariov
P. Golubka
315
1.+–
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33
24.Rxe6!! Ne4 [24...Qxe6 25.Bxg7+! Kxg7 (25...Kg8 26.Bc3! Ne4 27.Bh7+ Kf7 28.Qg7+ Ke8
29.Bg6+ Rf7 30.Qh8++–) 26.Bxf5+ Kf7 27.Bxe6+ Kxe6 28.Qg6+ Ke7 29.Rxd5+–] 25.Rxe4! fxe4
26.Bxe4 Bc6 27.Qg6 Kg8 28.Qh7+ Kf7 29.Qxg7+ Ke6 30.Qe5+ Kf7 31.Qf6+ [1–0]
34
N. Huschenbeth
L. Nisipeanu
316
1.+–
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34
42.c7!! Rxa1 43.Rxa1 [1–0] [43.Rxa1 Qf6 (43...Qf5 44.Ra8! Qxf3+ 45.Kg1+–) 44.Rc1 Qxf3+
45.Kg1+–]
35
V. Topalov
A. Giri
Gashimov Memorial, 20.04.2018
317
1.+–
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35
32.Rb1!! Qxc4 [32...Rxb1 33.Qxc5+–] 33.Rxb4 Rxb4 34.Qxb4 Qa2+ 35.Qb2 Qxa4+ 36.Qb3 [+–]
36
M. Bosiocic
A. Brkic
Croatian Championship, 25.04.2018
318
1...–+
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36
31...Rxd4!! 32.Rxd4 Nxb2 33.Be4 [33.Re4 a3 34.Re1 Nd3 35.Ra1 a2–+] 33...a3 34.Bb1 b5 35.Rd2
Na4 36.Rc2 [36.Rd3 a2 37.Bxa2 Bxa2–+] 36...Bf5 [36...c5! 37.bxc5 b4–+] 37.Rc1 Bxb1 38.Rxb1
c5! 39.bxc5 a2 40.Ra1 Nc3 [0–1]
37
K. Piorun
G. Gajewski
319
1...–+
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37
30...Qb1! 31.Nb4 [31.Qb3 Qc1+–+] 31...Re3 32.Qxe3 Ra8+ [0–1]
38
A. Naiditsch
G. Meier
German Club Cup Final, 06.05.2018
320
1.±
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38
27.Rxb6! Nxb6 [27...e5 28.Rb1 exd4 29.Qc7 Raa8 30.Bxc4 dxc3 31.Rxb7+–] 28.Qc7 Qd6 29.Qxb6
Qxd4 30.Rb2 [±]
39
A. Juhasz
C. Balogh
321
1...–+
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39
32...Bf1!! 33.Rxf1 Rxh1+! 34.Kxh1 Qh3+ 35.Kg1 Rh8 36.Nh4 Rxh4 [0–1]
40
J. Horvath
Y. Kuzubov
322
1...–+
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40
35...Nxd6! 36.Rxd6 Rxe5!! [0–1] [36...Rxe5 37.Rxe5 Rxb1+ 38.Kh2 Ng4+–+]
323
Show in Text Mode
41
A. Morozevich
S. Vidit
Sigeman & Co Malmo, 07.05.2018
1...–+
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41
32...f4! 33.Ke2 [33.b5 f3–+] 33...f3+ 34.Ke3 Bxd3! 35.Rxd3 f2 [0–1]
42
M. Bartel
D. Sadzikowski
324
1.+–
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42
13.Qa4+! b5 14.Nxb5! axb5 [14...Bh6 15.Nc7+ Kf8 16.Nxa8 Qxa8 17.Qxa6 Qe4+ 18.Qe2+–]
15.Qxb5+ Kd8 16.0-0-0+ Kc7 17.Rd7+ Kc8 18.Rd5 Bh6+ 19.f4 [1–0] [19.f4 Qxd5 20.Qxd5 Ra7
21.Qc6+ Kb8 22.Bg2+–]
43
D. Fridman
B. Bok
Saint Louis Summer, 19.05.2018
325
1...–+
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43
24...Nf3+! 25.Kh1 Ra1 26.Qxa1 Bxa1 27.gxf3 Be5 [–+]
44
I. Saric
J. Sprenger
Croatian Cup, 20.05.2018
326
1...µ
Show/Hide Solution
44
12...Nf3+!! 13.gxf3 h6 14.Kh1 [14.f4 hxg5 15.fxg5 Nh5!–+] 14...hxg5 15.Qh8+ Rg8 [µ]
45
A. Horvath
B. Bozinovic
Zalakaros open, 26.05.2018
327
1.±
Show/Hide Solution
45
16.Rxe7! Qxe7 17.Qd4! h6 [17...Nbd7 18.Qxg4±] 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Qxg4 [±]
46
A. Shabalov
A. Shimanov
Chicago open, 28.05.2018
328
1...–+
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46
26...Nxb6! 27.cxb6 Bxb4 [–+]
47
M. Kravtsiv
I. Rozum
Bhubaneswar open, 30.05.2018
329
1.+–
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47
24.Rc7+! Kf8 25.Nd8! Rxe2 [25...Ne7 26.Nxe6+ Kg8 27.Nd4+–] 26.Nxe6+ Ke8 [1–0] [26...Ke8
27.Ra4+–]
48
S. Tica
B. Korpa
330
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
48
21...Nh5! 22.Bh3 [22.Nxd5 Nxg3+ 23.hxg3 Qh6+ 24.Bh3 Qxh3#; 22.Bf1 Nxg3+ 23.Kg2 Qh6–+]
22...Bxh3 23.Nxd5 Nxg3+ 24.hxg3 Qh6 25.Qxe3 Rxe3 26.Nxe3 Re8 [0–1]
49
V. Bologan
D. Jakovenko
Poikovsky Karpov, 03.06.2018
331
1...–+
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49
44...Nxd4! 45.Kxd4 Ra2! 46.Bd3 [46.Bb7 Ra7–+] 46...Rd2! 47.Rf3 Bb5! 48.Kc3 Rxd3+ 49.Rxd3
Bxd3 50.Kxd3 Kd7 51.Kc3 Kc6 52.Kb4 Kb6 [–+]
50
Y. Xu
J. Bai
Chinese Champ. rapid, 07.06.2018
332
1...µ
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50
23...Bxe3! 24.Rxe3 Bxa4 25.bxa4 Qxc5! 26.Rxb8 [26.Qxc5 Rxb1+–+] 26...Rxb8 [µ]
51
M. Dzhumaev
I. Iljiushenok
Voronezh open, 14.06.2018
333
1...–+
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51
48...Rh1+ 49.Kg4 Rg1+ 50.Kh4 Rg5!! [0–1] [50...Rg5 51.Kxg5 c1=Q+ 52.Kg4 Qxa3–+]
52
A. Grischuk
M. Vachier-Lagrave
Paris rapid, 21.06.2018
334
1.+–
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52
29.Rxg7!! Qxg7 [29...Kxg7 30.f5! Rxf5 31.Qg4+ Kh8 32.Qxf5+–] 30.Rxe6 Nd5 31.g3 Nf6 32.Bf3
[+–]
53
I. Saric
J. Santos Latasa
Ortisei open , 23.06.2018
335
1.+–
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53
28.Qc6!! Qxc6 29.Bxc6 Rexe7 [29...Rfxe7 30.gxf6++–] 30.Bd5! fxg5 [30...Rxe1 31.Rxe1 Rf8
32.Re7++–] 31.Rxf7+ Rxf7 32.Bxf7 Kxf7 33.a4 [1–0]
54
M. Vachier-Lagrave
S. Mamedyarov
Paris blitz, 24.06.2018
336
1.+–
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54
32.Rxf7! Bxf7 33.Rb7 Nc8 34.Nf5! Rf4 [34...Rd2 35.Rb8 Rc2 36.Rxc8++–] 35.Rb8 [1–0] [35.Rb8
Be6 36.Ne7+ Kh8 37.Bxd5+–]
55
D. Paravyan
K. Sychev
Russian Championship HL, 26.06.2018
337
1.+–
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55
29.Nf6! Nxf6 30.Qxf6+ Kh7 31.Qg6+ Kh8 32.Rd5! Ne5 33.Rxe5! dxe5 [33...Rxe5 34.Qg7#]
34.Qxh5+ [1–0] [34.Qxh5+ Rh7 35.Qxe5++–]
56
Y. Solodovnichenko
A. Danin
Cesme open, 28.06.2018
338
1.+–
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56
31.Bxa6! Qf7 [31...bxa6 32.Rxd5!! Rxd5 33.Qxc6 R5d6 (33...Qc5 34.Bxc7++–) 34.Bxd6 Qxd6
35.Qxd6 Rxd6 36.Re7+–] 32.Bb5 [+–]
57
M. Antipov
R. Ovetchkin
339
1...–+
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57
18...Nd4! 19.exd4 [19.Qg2 Nh4 20.Qh1 Nhf3+ 21.Kf2 Nh2+ 22.Kg2 Nxg4–+] 19...Rf1+ 20.Kxf1
Qxd2 21.Ne2 exd4 22.c5 dxc5 [0–1]
58
S. Sevian
G. Flom
Annual World open, 06.07.2018
340
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
58
21.e6! f6 [21...fxe6 22.Ne7++–; 21...Rxe6 22.Rxe6 Qxe6 23.Qxc5+–] 22.Qd4 Kh8 23.e7 Rg8
[23...Rf7 24.Kh1+–] 24.Nh6 [1–0]
59
M. Muzychuk
A. Bagrationi
Gideon Japhet Memorial, 06.07.2018
341
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
59
21.d7+! Kd8 22.Qb7 Bd6 [22...Rd6 23.Nb5+–] 23.Nb5 Rb6 [23...Qxc2+ 24.Ka1 Rb6 25.Qc8+
Qxc8 26.dxc8=Q+ Kxc8 27.Nxd6++–] 24.Nxd6 [1–0]
60
T. Sanikidze
G. Quparadze
Municipality Cup Batumi, 10.07.2018
342
1...–+
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60
27...Nf4+! 28.gxf4 Rxh1 29.f5 [29.Kxh1 Ba6–+] 29...Rah8 30.Bg3 Qa4 [–+]
343
Show in Text Mode
61
R. Djurhuus
L. Johannessen
Norwegian Championship, 10.07.2018
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
61
32.Bxd3! cxd3 33.c4! Ba4 [33...Bxc4 34.Rc1+–] 34.Rb6 Qd7 35.Rxf6!! [1–0] [35.Rxf6 gxf6
36.Qxh6+–]
62
J. Votava
P. Potapov
Czech open Pardubice, 15.07.2018
344
1.+–
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62
21.Rh6! Re8 [21...Bd5 22.e4! fxe4 (22...Re8 23.Bf6+ Kxh6 24.Rh1#; 22...Bxe4 23.Rd7+ Kg8 24.Rf6
Bg7 25.Rxg7+ Kxg7 26.Rf7+ Kg8 27.Bh6+–) 23.c4+–] 22.Bf6+! Kg8 [22...Kxh6 23.Rh1#] 23.Rh5!
Bc5 [23...h6 24.Bxh8 Kxh8 25.Ng6++–] 24.Rg5+ Kf8 25.Rg7 Rb8 [25...Rg8 26.Rf7+ Bxf7
27.Nd7#; 25...Be7 26.Nd7+ Bxd7 27.Rxd7 Bxf6 28.Rdf7#] 26.Rxb7 [1–0]
63
Z. Medvegy
Z. Almasi
345
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
63
26...Nb1! 27.Nd6 [27.Rf3 Rc1+ 28.Bf1 Rxf1+ 29.Kxf1 Nd2+–+] 27...Rc1+ 28.Bf1 Rd4! 29.Nxf7+
[29.Rb3 Rxf1+ 30.Kxf1 Nd2+–+] 29...Kg7 30.Nxe5 Rdd1 [–+]
64
I. Nepomniachtchi
G. Meier
Dortmund, 22.07.2018
346
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
64
26.Rg7! Be8 [26...Qe7 27.Rg8+ Kxg8 28.Qxe7 Rh1+ 29.Ke2 Rxa1 30.Qxd7+–] 27.Bh7!! [1–0]
[27.Bh7 Rh1+ (27...Qxc4+ 28.Kg1+–) 28.Kg2 Bc6+ 29.f3+–]
65
P. Michalik
G. Flom
347
1...–+
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65
27...Qh3+! [27...Nxe3 28.fxe3 Qh3+–+]
27...Qh3+! 28.Kg1 [28.Kxh3 Rxh4#] 28...Nxe3! 29.fxe3 Rxg3 [0–1]
66
E. Romanov
T. Sachdev
348
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
66
27.Bc3!! Bxc3 [27...Bd4 28.Bxd4 cxd4 29.Rxd4 Kf8 30.Qd2+–] 28.Qxc3 Qd7 29.Qe5 Rd8 30.Rxd5
Rxd5 31.Rb8! [1–0]
67
K. Ozturk
L. Unuk
349
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
67
26.Rxe6!! Qxe6 27.Ng5+!! fxg5 28.Rxe6 Kxe6 29.fxg5 Kf7 [29...Rhh8 30.Qxg6+ Kd7
31.Qxg7++–] 30.gxh6 gxh6 31.h4 [+–]
68
S. Vaibhav
J. Lampert
350
1.±
Show/Hide Solution
68
19.Bxh6! gxh6 20.Qd4 Qe6 21.Qxb4 Rfb8 22.Qc3 [±]
69
C. Aravindh
D. Wagner
351
1...–+
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69
34...Nxg3! 35.fxg3 Nxe3 36.Rc1 [36.Rd2 Nxg2–+] 36...Rxc1 37.Qxc1 Bxd4 38.Bf2 g5 [–+]
70
X. Xu
P. Darini
Asian Nations Cup, 31.07.2018
352
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
70
28...Rh1!! 29.Rc2 [29.Rxh1 Qxc3+ 30.Ka4 Qb4#; 29.Kb2 Nb4–+] 29...Rb1+ 30.Kc4 Nf4 31.d5
Qc5# [0–1]
71
D. Anton Guijarro
D. Forcen Esteban
Spanish league, 06.08.2018
353
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
71
33.f6! Rg8 [33...Kxf6 34.Qd6+! Kf7 35.Qd7++–] 34.Qc7+! Kg6 [34...Kxf6 35.Qc6++–] 35.f7 [1–0]
[35.f7 Bxf7 36.Qc6++–]
72
O. Gschnitzer
A. Kovchan
354
1...–+
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72
23...Nb3! 24.Qb2 [24.Rxb3 Qh3–+] 24...Nxd2! 25.Rc1 [25.Qxd2 Qh3 26.Rg2 Qh1+ 27.Kf2 Qxb1–
+] 25...Nxc4 26.Qc3 Qh3 27.Rg2 Rac8 [0–1]
73
R. Praggnanandhaa
I. Chekletsov
Riga Tech open, 09.08.2018
355
1...–+
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73
28...Bc5?? [28...Qd1!! 29.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30.Bf1 Ng6! 31.Qg2 (31.Kg2 Rd2–+) 31...Rxf1+–+]
28...Bc5?? 29.Re1 Bf2 30.Rf1 Bc5 31.Re1 [=]
74
A. Hakobyan
T. Harutyunian
Armenian league, 10.08.2018
356
1.+–
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74
19.g4! d4 [19...Nxg4 20.Nxg4 Bxg4 21.Rxe7+–] 20.Bd2 Bxg4 21.Nxg4 Nxg4 22.Qe4! Qxb2
[22...Qe6 23.h3 Nf6 24.Qxb7+–] 23.Qxg4 Ra6 [23...Qxd2 24.Rxe7+–] 24.Qe2 d3 25.Qxd3 [+–]
75
V. Onischuk
D. Popovic
357
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
75
20.Rxd8! Rxd8 21.Nxe6! fxe6 [21...Qe7 22.Bxc6 bxc6 23.Qxa4+–] 22.Bxc6 Qxc6 23.Rxe6 Rd1+
[23...Qd5 24.Re8+ Kf7 25.Rxd8+–] 24.Re1+ Rd5 25.Re5 Nc3 26.Qxc3 Rd1+ 27.Re1 Qf6 28.Qb3+
[1–0]
76
S. Vidit
G. Meier
Spanish league, 12.08.2018
358
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
76
32.Qe4! Bd6 33.Rg3+ Kf8 34.Bg7+ [1–0] [34.Qh7+–; 34.Bg7+ Ke8 35.Qc6++–]
77
A. Grischuk
S. Karjakin
359
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
77
26.Qc7?? [26.Qd8!! Rxd8 (26...Be6 27.Qxf6#) 27.Rxd8#]
26.Qc7?? Nxe2 27.Qe7 Nxg3+ 28.fxg3 [=]
78
L. Cernousek
P. Neuman
Olomouc GM, 12.08.2018
360
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
78
13.Rxc6! bxc6 [13...Bd7 14.Nb6 Bxc6 15.Nxa8+–] 14.Qb3 c5 [14...Bb4 15.a3 Be7 16.Nb6+–;
14...Qb4 15.Qxb4 Bxb4 16.Nb6 Bb7 17.Nxa8 Bxa8 18.Rb1 a5 19.a3+–] 15.Qxa3 Bd7 16.Bc2 [+–]
79
R. Robson
A. Shomoev
Chinggis Invitational, 13.08.2018
361
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
79
17.Nf5! 0-0 18.Re1! Qxe1+ [18...Qc7 19.Nxg7! Qd6 (19...Kxg7 20.Nh5+ Kh7 21.Bd3+ f5
22.Rxe6+–) 20.Bd3+–] 19.Qxe1 exf5 20.g5 [+–]
80
S. Mamedyarov
V. Anand
Saint Louis blitz, 14.08.2018
362
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
80
18.Be5! Ne4 [18...Nh7 19.Bd3+–] 19.Bxd7 Qxd7 20.Nxd5! [1–0] [20.Nxd5 Qxd5 21.Qxf5 Nd6
22.Qf6+–]
363
Show in Text Mode
81
S. Mamedyarov
S. Karjakin
Saint Louis blitz, 15.08.2018
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
81
22.Nh6+! gxh6 [22...Nxh6 23.gxh6 Bxf2 24.Rxg7+ Kh8 25.Rxf7++–; 22...Kh8 23.Bxg7+ Kxg7
24.Nxf5+ exf5 25.Qxg3+–] 23.gxh6 f6 24.Bxf5 exf5 25.Rxg3+ Kh8 26.Rg7 Qd6 27.Qxf5 Qh2+
28.Kd1 Bf3+ 29.Kc1 [1–0]
82
S. Nikolov
T. Galunov
364
Teteven open, 18.08.2018
1.+–
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82
27.Ndxf5! exf5 28.Nxe4 d4 29.Ng3? [29.Bf2!+–] 29...Bc5 30.Rgd2? Nxe5 31.fxe5 dxc3!! 32.Bxc5
[32.Rxd7 Bxe3#] 32...cxd2 33.Bd6 Qc6 34.Bg2 Qc1 [0–1]
83
T. Sosa
A. Rodriguez Vila
Mercosur Cup, 19.08.2018
365
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
83
25.Rxe6! Qxe6 [25...Rxe6 26.Bxd5 Rd8 27.Bc3+–] 26.Bc3! Kh7 [26...Rad8 27.Qd4 Qg6 28.Rd1+–]
27.Qc2+ Qg6 [27...Kg8 28.Bxd5 Qxd5 29.Qg6+ Kf8 30.Qg7#] 28.Bd3 [1–0]
84
A. Fernandez Cardoso
B. Gledura
Sants open Barcelona, 19.08.2018
366
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
84
25...Rh3!! 26.Qg2 [26.Nd6+ Nxd6 27.Qxc6 Rxc6 28.exd6 Bxd6–+] 26...bxc3 27.bxc3 Rb8+ 28.Ka1
Ba3 29.Rc2 Re3! [0–1] [29...Re3 30.Bxe3 Nxe3 31.Qe2 Qxe4–+]
85
M. Calzetta Ruiz
M. Lianes Garcia
Spanish Champ. rapid, 19.08.2018
367
1...–+
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85
18...c4! 19.Bxc4 Rc8 20.Na6 [20.Be5 Nfd7 21.Bg3 Ne5–+; 20.Ra3 Bg4! 21.Na6 Rxc4 22.Nxb8
Be2–+] 20...Rxc4 21.Nxb8 Rg4# [0–1]
86
V. Belous
J. Burke
US Masters Greensboro, 19.08.2018
368
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
86
35.Nxg6+!! hxg6 36.Bc3+ Kh7 [36...Nxc3 37.Qe5+ Kg8 38.Qg7#] 37.Qf7+ Kxh6 38.Qg7+ Kg5
39.Bd2+ Be3 [39...f4 40.gxf4+ Nxf4 41.Qe5++–] 40.Bxe3+ Nxe3 41.Qxe7+ Kh6 42.Rh1! g5
43.Qf7 [1–0]
87
Y. Wei
E. Inarkiev
Inarkiev-Wei Match rapid, 20.08.2018
369
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
87
28.Bb2! Ng3+ [28...Bxb2 29.Qxb2+ Rf6 30.Qb8++–] 29.Qxg3 Bxb2 30.Nxf8 Qa1+ 31.Qg1 Qa3
32.Ne6 [+–]
88
P. Nguyen
G. Nasuta
370
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
88
20...dxe4! 21.dxe4 Bxe4! 22.b5 [22.fxe4 Nxg4–+] 22...Bd3 23.Rfe1 Bxd4 24.Bxd4 Rxd4 25.bxc6
bxc6 26.f4 Rxf4 [–+]
89
E. Moradiabadi
A. Lenderman
US Masters Greensboro, 20.08.2018
371
1.+–
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89
34.Qg7+! Ke8 35.Qf6 Kf8 36.Qxh6+ Ke7 37.Qf6+ Kf8 38.Ng5 [1–0]
90
A. Czebe
M. Molaei
Avicenna open Hamedan, 21.08.2018
372
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
90
31.Re7+!! Kd8 [31...Qxe7 32.Qc6+ Kd8 33.Qxa8+ Kd7 34.Qc6+ Kd8 35.Bf6+–] 32.Bf6! Nc5
33.Rxf7+ [1–0] [33.Rxf7+ Qxf6 34.Rxf6 Nxa4 35.Rxf8++–]
91
L. Tristan
L. Liascovich
Argentinian league, 25.08.2018
373
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
91
33.Bh3!! Qb5 [33...Qf7 34.Be6 Qe7 35.Ra8+ Kg7 36.h4+–; 33...Rxa7 34.Bxd7 Rxd7 35.h4+–]
34.Rc8+ Kg7 35.Rb8!! [1–0]
92
T. M. Tran
A. Aleksandrov
374
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
92
16.Nxe6! Qe7 [16...fxe6 17.Bxe6+ Kh8 18.Bxf5+–] 17.Ng5 Nxe3 18.Bxf7+ Kh8 19.Bxe8 Bxe8
20.Re1 Nfg4 21.Nf3 [+–]
93
M. Perez Candelario
375
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
93
29.Rd7! Qxd7 [29...Bxd7 30.Qxg6+ Kh8 31.Qh6+ Qh7 32.Ng6#] 30.Nxd7 Bxd7 31.Qc7 [1–0]
94
E. Shtembuliak
C. Wheeler
Southwest open Irving, 02.09.2018
376
1...–+
Show/Hide Solution
94
23...Nxe5!! 24.dxe5 Rxd3 25.Qxd3 Rd8 26.Qxd8+ Bxd8 27.Nf3 Qf5 28.Rd1 Be7 29.axb5 g5 30.e6
Qe4 [0–1]
95
D. Svetushkin
I. Miladinovic
377
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
95
20.Bh5! Ng6 [20...Bb7 21.Rd7 Qf4+ 22.Kb1+–] 21.Bxg6 [1–0] [21.Bxg6 fxg6 22.Rd8 Qf7
23.Rxf8+ Qxf8 24.Rd8+–]
96
V. Ivic
G. Todorovic
378
1.+–
Show/Hide Solution
96
25.Bxd4!! Ra5 [25...Rxd4 26.Qxe5 Rxd1+ 27.Rxd1+–; 25...exd4 26.Rhe1 Rd7 27.Rxd4+–] 26.c4!!
exd4 [26...bxc3 27.Bxc3+–] 27.Rd2! Rc5 28.Re1 Rc7 29.Qe5 0-0 30.Qxc7 Bf6 31.Qd7 [1–0]
97
J. Xiong
Z. Andriasian
379
1.+–
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97
35.Qf6! Qxf6 36.exf6 Nxf1 [36...Nf5 37.g4+–] 37.Rxe7+ Kf8 38.Ne6+ Kg8 39.f7+ Kh8 40.Nxd8
Rxd8 41.Re8+ [1–0]
98
M. Antipov
D. Dubov
380
1...–+
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98
22...Bxg4! 23.fxg4 [23.cxd4 Bxh3 24.Kg1 Bxg2 25.Qxg2 Qxd4+ 26.Nf2 g4 27.fxg4 Rh3–+]
23...Rxh3+ 24.gxh3 Rxh3+ 25.Qh2 [25.Kg2 f3+ 26.Kxh3 Qh6+ 27.Kg3 Qh4+ 28.Kxf3 Qh3#]
25...Qh6 [0–1]
99
V. Kotronias
B. Chatalbashev
Aarhus Festuge GM, 09.09.2018
381
1.+–
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99
30.Nxf7! gxf4 [30...Qxf7 31.Bxe6+–] 31.Nxd8 Qxd8 32.Bxe6+ Kh8 33.Bxf5 Rxf5 34.dxc5 Qf8
35.Rd5 [+–]
100
M. Chigaev
E. Levin
Nezhmetdinov rapid, 11.09.2018
382
1.+–
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100
15.Rxh5! Nxh5 16.Bb6+ Kb7 17.Rd7+ Kc8 18.Rc7+ Kb8 19.Rxf7 Bd6 20.Rd7! Bb4 21.Bc7+ Kc8
22.Nb6+ Kb7 23.Nxa8 Nf6 [23...Kxa8 24.Bxe5+–] 24.Rxg7 [1–0]
383
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101
P. Ponkratov
M. Bosiocic
1.+–
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101
24.Ng6! fxg6 25.fxg6 Rd7 [25...Kf8 26.Rxf6+ gxf6 27.Qh8+ Ke7 28.Qg7+ Ke6 29.Bh3+ Ke5
30.Qc7+ Ke4 31.Qf4#] 26.Qh7+ Kf8 27.Rxf6+! gxf6 28.g7+ Rxg7 29.Qh8+ Kf7 30.Nd6+ Ke7
31.Nf5+ Kd8 32.Qxg7 Re6 33.h4 Qb4 34.h5 Qxb2 35.Rf1 [1–0]
102
R. Makhmutov
I. Iljiushenok
384
Nezhmetdinov Memorial, 15.09.2018
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102
24...Qh2+! 25.Kf1 Rf7 [25...Rf8–+] 26.Bxg4 [26.Qe2 Ref8–+] 26...Qh1+ 27.Ke2 Rxf2+ 28.Kxf2
Rf8+ 29.Ke2 Qg2+ 30.Kd3 [0–1] [30.Kd3 e4#]
103
A. Seyb
V. Plat
385
1.+–
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103
44.Bxe7?? [44.Ra8!! Kf7 (44...Rxa8 45.Rxe7#) 45.Raa7+–]
44.Bxe7?? Rxe7 45.Rxc6+ Kf7 46.Rxc4 [³]
104
L. Livaic
Z. Medvegy
386
1...–+
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104
43...g5? [43...Nd4+!! 44.exd4+ (44.Kb2 Ne2 45.g4 fxg4 46.hxg4 Ng3 47.Kc3 Nf1–+) 44...Kxd4
45.Kb2 (45.Bb1 Ke3! 46.Kc2 Kf2 47.Kd1 g5–+; 45.h4 e3 46.Bd1 Kd3–+) 45...e3 46.Kc1 Kc3
47.Bd1 (47.Kd1 e2+!–+) 47...Kd3 48.Bc2+ Ke2 49.h4 Kf2–+]
43...g5? 44.Bd1 Nc7 45.Kc3 Nb5+ 46.Kb3 Nc7 [=]
105
S. Vidit
A. Diermair
387
1.+–
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105
25.Bxb6! Qxb6 26.Qg5! d5 [26...Kg7 27.Nf5++–] 27.Qxf6 Be7 28.Qxe5 Bxb4 29.Qf4 Bxe1
30.Rxe1 Rbd8 31.Qh6 Rd7 32.e5 [1–0]
106
C. Bauer
L. Rodi
388
1.+–
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106
17.Nxg7!! Kxg7 18.cxd5! Ne5 [18...Ne7 19.d6 Qxd6 20.g5 Neg8 21.Qe1+–] 19.d6 Nexg4 20.dxc7
Qxd1 21.Raxd1 Bf5 22.Bxg4 Bxg4 23.Rd6 [+–]
107
M. Yilmaz
V. Kovalev
389
1...–+
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107
22...Nxf2! 23.Rdc2 [23.Nxf2 Rxd2+ 24.Kxd2 Rxf2+–+; 23.Rxd5 exd5–+; 23.Rxc6 Nxe4–+]
23...Re5! 24.Ke3 Ng4+ 25.Kd3 Rd8+ 26.Ke2 c5 [–+]
108
R. Robson
R. Burovic
390
1.+–
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108
22.d5! Nxe5 [22...Nd8 23.dxe6 Nxe6 24.Rxe6 fxe6 25.Qxe6+ Kg7 26.Qd7+ Kg8 27.Bxh6+–]
23.Qf4 Nd3 [23...Nd7 24.Rxf7+–] 24.Qe4! Kg7 25.Rf3 f5 26.Qxd3 Qxd3 27.Rxd3 Rhd8 28.Rc3
Rxd5 29.Rxc7+ [1–0]
109
M. Bosiocic
F. Urkedal
391
1.+–
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109
33.e6! Bxd3 [33...fxe6 34.Bxf5+–; 33...Bxe6 34.Rexe6 fxe6 35.Rxg6+–] 34.exf7+ Kf8 35.Re8+ Rxe8
36.fxe8=Q+ Kxe8 37.Re6+ Kf7 [37...Kd7 38.Qxd5+ Kc8 39.Re8#] 38.Re7+ Kf8 39.Rxg7 Kxg7
40.Qe7+ Kh6 41.Qe3+ [1–0]
110
W. So
M. Bosiocic
392
1.+–
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110
26.Rg5! Rxg5 27.Bxg5 [1–0] [27.Bxg5 Bxg5 (27...f6 28.Qh8+ Kd7 29.Bxf6+–) 28.Qg8+ Kd7
29.Rxf7+ Be7 30.Qxg4++–]
111
L. McShane
D. Flores
393
1.+–
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111
42.g4!! [1–0] [42.g4 hxg4 43.R1d6+ Kf5 44.Rf7#]
112
M. Kazhgaleyev
T. Petrik
394
1.+–
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112
25.Nxf7! Kxf7 26.Re6 Qc5 [26...Qf8 27.Qg5+–] 27.d6! [1–0] [27.d6 Qc1+ 28.Re1++–]
113
F. Rakotomaharo
I. Yarmonov
395
1.+–
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113
20.b4! Rd5 [20...Qb6 21.Rc4 Rd5 22.Ka1+–; 20...Bb6 21.Rc4+–] 21.Rc4 Rhd8 22.Rxc5 Rxc5
23.bxc5 Qxc5 24.Bc1 [+–]
114
V. Georgiev
N. Noritsyn
396
1.+–
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114
19.c6! axb4 [19...Bxc6 20.Ne5 Qe8 21.Nxc6 Nxc6 22.Bb5 axb4 23.Qd3 Ra3 24.Qd1 Rc3 25.Rxc3
bxc3 26.Qa4+–] 20.Qxa4! Rxa4 21.cxd7 [+–]
115
R. Damaso
S. Belouadah
397
1.+–
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115
33.Qxc5!! Rg8 [33...bxc5 34.Rxb8+ Kg7 35.R1b7+ Kh6 36.Rb6+–] 34.Qf2 [+–]
116
H. Stevic
V. Dragnev
398
1.+–
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116
23.Bd4! Qb8 24.Re1+! Kf8 25.Rxd7 Qxb7+ 26.Ka1! [26.Kc2? Qa8=] 26...Qb8 27.Bf6 Bb4 28.Re2
Qb5 29.Bg7+ [1–0] [29.Bg7+ Kg8 30.Re8+ Bf8 31.Rxf8#]
117
R. Shcherbakov
D. Dubov
399
1...–+
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117
25...Ra1+! [25...Rf1+ 26.Kc2 Ra2–+]
25...Ra1+! 26.Kc2 [26.Bxa1 Rf1+ 27.Kc2 Qa2+ 28.Bb2 Qb1#] 26...Qa2 27.Rxg7+ Kxg7 28.Qxb7+
Kg6 [0–1] [28...Kg6 29.Rxf2 Qb1+ 30.Kd2 Qd1#]
118
S. Savitskiy
P. Ponkratov
400
1...–+
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118
27...Rh4!! 28.Rd8+ [28.Rh1 Ng5! 29.Nd2 (29.f3 e4 30.f4 Qh3+ 31.Kf2 Qxh2+ 32.Rxh2 Rxh2+
33.Ke3 Rxe2+ 34.Kxe2 Ne6–+; 29.gxh4 Qh3+ 30.Kg1 Nf3+–+) 29...Qh3+ 30.Kg1 Ra4 31.a3 e4–+;
28.gxh4 Qg4+ 29.Kh1 Qh3–+; 28.Qxf3 Rxh2+–+] 28...Kg7 29.Qd3 Rxh2+ 30.Kf1 Rh1+ [0–1]
119
M. Panarin
D. Paravyan
401
1...–+
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119
22...Qg4! 23.Bg5+ [23.Qxg4 f2+! 24.Kxf2 Nxg4+–+] 23...Kg6! 24.Qxg4 [24.Bxf6 Qxg2#] 24...f2+!
25.Kxf2 Nxg4+ 26.Kg3 Kxg5 [0–1]
120
S. Khanin
B. Savchenko
402
1.+–
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120
24.Nxg6+! hxg6 25.Qh4 Qe7 [25...Nd5 26.Bxf8++–] 26.Bxf8+ Qh7 27.Qxf6+ [1–0]
403
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121
H. Nakamura
M. Vachier-Lagrave
1...–+
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121
16...Bg4+! 17.Kxg4 Rxe4+ 18.Kh3 Rxd4 19.Qb3 Qd2 20.Qe3 Qxa2 21.Qf3 g5 22.g4 h5 23.Rg1
Rf4 [0–1]
122
A. Czebe
J. Sindarov
FSGM October Budapest, 12.10.2018
404
1...–+
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122
24...Rxb3!! 25.Rxb3 Bc4! 26.Be3 Rxe3 [0–1]
123
P. Svidler
R. Edouard
405
1...–+
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123
33...f4! [0–1] [33...f4 34.gxf4 (34.Re1 Qh3+–+; 34.Rd3 Qh3+ 35.Kf2 fxg3+ 36.Qxg3 Qh1–+; 34.g4
Re3–+) 34...Rg8 35.Qf2 Qh3+ 36.Ke1 Rg2–+]
124
M. Kravtsiv
H. Gusain
Goa open, 14.10.2018
406
1.+–
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124
21.Re6+! Kc5 22.Bb5!! Rac8 [22...cxb5 23.Nb3+ Kc4 24.Re4#; 22...Kxd4 23.Rd1+ Kc5 24.Rxc6#;
22...Nxf4 23.Nb3+ Kd5 24.Bc4+!! Kxc4 25.Rd6 Ne2+ 26.Kb1 Ne5 27.Rhd1+–] 23.Bxc6 [1–0]
125
D. Cramling
E. Rozentalis
407
1...–+
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125
28...b5!! 29.Rxa5 [29.bxa5 Nc5 30.Bxc5 Qxc5+ 31.Kh1 Rd6–+] 29...Nc4 30.Bxb5 Nxe3 31.c4 Qf4
32.Re1 Nxg2! 33.Kxg2 Nc5! [0–1]
126
P. Svidler
C. Bauer
408
1...–+
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126
41...Nd3!! 42.Kh1 [42.Nxd3 Qh3+ 43.Kh1 Nf3–+; 42.Qc4 Nxf4+ 43.Qxf4 Qh3+ 44.Kh1 Nf3
45.Bxf6+ Kg8–+] 42...Nf3 43.h4 Nxh4! [0–1] [43...Nxh4 44.gxh4 Qxh4+ 45.Kg1 Qxf2+ 46.Kh1
Nxf4 47.exf4 g3–+]
127
S. Nitin
B. Lalith
National open Xingtai, 17.10.2018
409
1...–+
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127
25...Nxa2! 26.Kxa2 Qc3 27.Qd2 Qb2+!! 28.Bxb2 axb2+ 29.Kxb2 [29.Kb1 Bc3–+] 29...Bxd2
30.b4 Ra4 [0–1]
128
M. Antipov
B. Vuckovic
410
1.+–
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128
25.Nxc5!! Nxc5 26.e6 [26.Ng5++–] 26...Qc8 27.Ng5+! Kh8 [27...hxg5 28.hxg5+ Bh6 29.Qb4+–;
27...Kg7 28.Be5#] 28.b4 Rg7 29.bxc5 hxg5 30.hxg5+ Kg8 [30...Rh7 31.Rxh7+ Kxh7 32.Qa5+–]
31.Be5 Rh7 32.Rxh7 Kxh7 33.Qf4 Bg7 34.Qh4+ Kg8 35.Bxg7 Kxg7 36.Re1! [1–0]
129
A. Tukhaev
V. Rathanvel
Goa open, 19.10.2018
411
1.+–
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129
20.Ndxe6!! fxe6 [20...Nxe6 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Bxe5 dxe5 (22...0-0-0 23.Bxd6 Bxd6 24.Qxe6+ Qd7
25.Rxd6 Qxe6 26.Rxe6+–) 23.Qxe5+–] 21.Bxe5 Kd7 [21...dxe5 22.Qxe5 Nd7 23.Qh5+ Kd8
24.Qf7+–; 21...0-0-0 22.Bd4+–] 22.Nh5 [22.Nxe6!! Nxe6 (22...Kxe6 23.Bxd6++–) 23.Bxd6 Bxd6
24.Rf7++–] 22...Rgf8 23.Bg7 [+–]
130
P. Vishnu
T. Nabaty
412
1.+–
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130
28.Re1! Qf5 [28...Rhe8 29.f4+–] 29.g4! Qxf2 30.Rxe5 [+–]
131
M. Lagarde
A. Motylev
Corsican Circuit Final rapid, 21.10.2018
413
1.+–
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131
23.Nf6+!! Kh8 [23...Qxf6 24.Qe8+ Rxe8 25.Rxe8#; 23...Nxf6 24.Qxe7 Rxe7 25.Rxe7+–; 23...gxf6
24.Qg3++–] 24.Qh3! Nxf6 [24...Qxf6 25.Qxd7 Nxb6 26.Qxc8+ Nxc8 27.Re8#] 25.Rxe7 [1–0]
132
V. Dragnev
A. Naiditsch
414
1...–+
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132
28...Ba5! 29.Rd4 [29.Re4 Bb5+–+; 29.Rb7 Bc6 30.Rb3 Ba4 31.Rd3 Bb5–+] 29...Bb5+ 30.Nd3 Bb6
[30...Rc1! 31.Ke2 Rc2+ 32.Kf3 Rd2–+] 31.Rd6 Bc5 32.Nc3 Bxd6 33.Nxb5 Bb8 [–+]
133
V. Artemiev
V. Keymer
415
1.+–
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133
21.Nxb6! Qxb6 [21...Nxb6 22.Nf6+ Kg7 23.Ne8++–] 22.Bxc5 Qxb2 23.Bxf8 Kh7 24.Ra6 [+–]
134
V. Kramnik
V. Dragnev
416
1.+–
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134
27.Bd5!! Bxe1 [27...Rbxd5 28.Nxd5 Bxe1 29.Rxe5 Bd2 30.c4+–] 28.Rxe5 Bc3 29.Bxf7+ Kxf7
30.Rxb5 [+–]
135
S. Williams
S. Vaibhav
417
1.+–
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135
30.Rxg6!! hxg6 31.Nxg6+ Kh7 [31...Kg8 32.Rg1+–] 32.Qb7+ [1–0] [32.Qb7+ Kg8 (32...Rd7
33.Qxd7+ Qxd7 34.Nxf8++–) 33.h7#]
136
P. Eljanov
I. Schneider
418
1...=
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136
41...Qf2!! 42.Qb5 [42.a8=Q Re1 43.Qxf7+ Kxf7 44.Qd5+ Kg7 45.Qg5+ Kh8 46.Qf6+ Kg8=]
42...Re1 43.Qg5+ Kh8 44.Qf6+ [1/2]
137
E. Sutovsky
N. Batsiashvili
419
1.+–
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137
31.Ngxe6!! fxe6 32.Qxg6+ Kh8 33.Qxh5+ Kg8 34.Qg5+ Kh8 [34...Kh7 35.Nh5 Rf7 36.Nf6++–;
34...Kf7 35.Qg6+ Ke7 36.Qxe6+ Kd8 37.Qd6++–] 35.Nh5 Qf7 36.Qh6+ [1–0]
138
M. Dziuba
D. Mastrovasilis
420
1.+–
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138
31.Rxf6! gxf6 32.Bd5! Nxf5 33.Be4 Kg6 34.f4 b5 35.Kg2 [+–]
139
D. Kokarev
E. Vorobiov
421
1...–+
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139
33...Ra5+!! 34.Kb2 [34.bxa5 Qb1+ 35.Ka3 Qa1+ 36.Qa2 Qc3+–+] 34...Ra4 35.Bd3 Raxb4+ [0–1]
140
A. Goganov
D. Bocharov
422
1.+–
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140
35.Rb4!! axb4 36.Rxd6 Qc7 [36...Re5 37.Rxb6 Rxe6 38.Rxe6 bxa3 39.Bc6+ Ka7 40.Re7+ Kb6
41.Rxg7 Kxc6 42.Rg6++–] 37.Bc6+ Ka7 38.Rd7 Rc8 39.axb4 [1–0] [39.axb4 Rxc6 40.Qxc6+–]
423
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141
R. Meng
M. Haast
1...–+
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141
24...Ng4+!! 25.hxg4 hxg4 26.Rb8+ Kh7 27.Qc2+ f5 28.Qxd1 [28.Bc1 Qg6–+] 28...Bxd1 29.b5 Bf3
30.b6 Qh6+ 31.Kg1 Qd2 32.Ba3 Qe1+ 33.Bf1 Be2 [0–1]
142
V. Kunin
M. Kopylov
Leer open, 03.11.2018
424
1.+–
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142
24.Nxd4! exd4 [24...Bxg2 25.Ne6++–] 25.Bxc6 Rxd6 [25...bxc5 26.Ne8+ Rfxe8 27.Rxe8 Rxe8
28.Bxe8+–] 26.cxd6 Qxc6 27.d7 [+–]
143
D. Bocharov
D. Pershin
425
1...–+
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143
33...Rxf3!! 34.Rg6 [34.Kxf3 Qf7+ 35.Kg2 Rg6+–+] 34...Rxf2+ 35.Ke1 [35.Kxf2 Qf7+–+] 35...Rff6!
36.Bxf6 Qf7! [0–1]
144
O. Girya
M. Zhai
426
1...–+
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144
37...Rxa7 [37...Ng4–+]
37...Rxa7 38.Rxa7 Ng4!! [0–1] [38...Ng4 39.hxg4 (39.Nf3 Bd4+ 40.Nxd4 Re1#) 39...Bxd4+–+]
145
S. Bogdanovich
E. Sharapov
427
1.+–
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145
20.Kd2!! Qg1 [20...Rxf7 21.Qe8+ Rf8 22.Qxe6+ Kh8 23.Nf7++–] 21.Kc3! Rc8+ [21...Qc1+
22.Kb3+–] 22.Kb3 Qd1+ 23.Ka3 Qd2 24.Rxg7+! Kxg7 25.Qd7+ [1–0]
146
A. Alekseev
I. Khenkin
428
1.+–
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146
27.Qe2! Bxe5 28.Rd1!! [1–0] [28.Rd1 Rxd1 (28...Rc3 29.Qxc4 Rxc4 30.Rd8+ Ng8 31.Nxe5 Rxe4
32.Nf7#) 29.Qxc4+–]
147
V. Mikhalevski
C. Ali Marandi
Saint Louis Winter, 13.11.2018
429
1.+–
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147
24.g4! Qb1 [24...Qb5 25.Rxg6+–] 25.Qd5 Raf8 26.Bxh6 [1–0]
148
U. Petakov
A. Czebe
430
1...–+
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148
29...Bxh2+!! 30.Kxh2 Qh4+ 31.Kg1 g6! [0–1] [31...g6 32.Rab1 (32.Nd3 Rxd3–+) 32...Re2 33.Rb8+
Kg7–+]
149
N. Visakh
R. Vaishali
Alba Iulia open, 15.11.2018
431
1.+–
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149
19.Qf5!! [1–0] [19.Qe4+–;
19.Qf5 exf5 (19...Ke8 20.Rd8+ Kxd8 21.Nxf7++–) 20.Ng4++–]
150
C. Lupulescu
O. Mihok
432
1.+–
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150
55.Rxb5!! Rc7 [55...Rxb5 56.Rxf7+ Kh8 57.Bc4! (57.hxg6? d5!=) 57...Rbb6 58.hxg6 d5 59.Rh7+
Kg8 60.Bxd5+ Re6 61.Rd7 Bf6 62.e5 Bxe5 63.Re7+–] 56.hxg6 Kxg6 57.Rb8 [+–]
151
O. Kobo
J. Bakalchuk
433
1...µ
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151
22...Bxd4!! 23.Rb3 [23.exd4 Nf4+ 24.Kf2 Nxg2+ 25.Kxg2 d5–+] 23...d5! 24.cxd5 cxd5 25.Ng3
[25.Kd1 dxe4 26.exd4 Nxd4µ; 25.Rxb7 dxe4 26.Rxe7 R5f6–+] 25...Re5 [µ]
152
A. Arribas Lopez
J. Sarkar
434
1.+–
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152
32.Qe6! Kg7 [32...Ra7 33.Qf6+ Rg7 34.Be6+–] 33.Qxe5+ Kh6 34.Qf4+ Kg7 35.Qf6+ Kh6
36.Qf8+ [1–0]
153
F. Bindrich
N. Georgiadis
435
1.+–
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153
19.Nf6+! Kh8 20.Nxd7 Rxd7 [20...Qxd7 21.Nxe6 Qc8 22.Rxd8 Nxd8 23.Qf3! Nxe6 24.Qxf7+–]
21.Nxe6!! Qc8 [21...fxe6 22.Qxe6+–] 22.Nxf8 Rxd1 23.Qxd1 Qxf8 24.Qd7 Nxe5 25.Qxb7 [+–]
154
C. Balogh
S. Peczely
436
1.+–
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154
16.Ng5+!! hxg5 17.Bxg5 d5 18.exd5 Bf6 [18...Bxd5 19.Qh3+ Kg8 20.Bxe7+–] 19.Qh3+ Kg7
20.Qh6+ Kf7 21.d6+ Nd5 22.Rxc7+ Qxc7 23.Bxf6 Qd7 24.Qg7+ Ke6 25.Re1+ Kxd6 26.Be5+ [1–
0] [26.Be5+ Kc6 27.Bxd5++–]
155
L. Nisipeanu
M. Parligras
Bucharest Kings rapid, 20.11.2018
437
1.±
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155
29.Bxg7! Kxg7? [29...Bc5 30.Be5 Qg4 31.Rxd5 Qxf3 32.gxf3 Rxe3 33.Kg2 Re2+ 34.Kg3±]
30.Rxd5 Qh7 [30...Qe6 31.Qg3+ Kf8 32.Rd8+ Ke7 33.Qg5++–] 31.Rxh5 Rh6 32.Qg4+ Kf8
33.Rd8+ Ke7 [33...Re8 34.Rxe8+ Kxe8 35.Qc8+ Ke7 36.Qxb7++–] 34.Qh4+ [1–0]
156
D. Navara
M. Ragger
438
1.+–
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156
22.Rxd7!! Qxc3 [22...Nxd7 23.Qxg7#] 23.Nxf6+! Qxf6 [23...Bxf6 24.Bxc3 Bxc3 25.Rxb7+–]
24.Bxf6 Bc6 [24...Bxf6 25.Rxb7+–] 25.Ne5! Bxd7 [25...Bxf6 26.Bxc6 Ra2 27.Ng4+–] 26.Bxa8
Bxf6 27.Nxd7 Bg5 28.f4 Be7 29.Be4 [+–]
157
J. Timman
M. Feygin
439
1.+–
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157
27.Rxc3! Rxc3 [27...Qxc3 28.Qf4! Qd3 (28...Rb3 29.Rc1 Qa5 30.Nxh7 Kxh7 31.Ng4+–) 29.Rxb5
Qf5 30.Qc1 Ra2 31.Bf3+–] 28.Nxh7! Kxh7 [28...f5 29.Nf6+ Kg7 30.h5+–] 29.Ng4 [1–0]
158
A. Rasmussen
M. Prusikin
440
1...–+
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158
28...Rh1+! 29.Kg2 [29.Kxh1 Qh6+µ] 29...Rh2+ 30.Kg1 Rh1+ 31.Kg2 Rh2+ 32.Kg1 Qh6 33.Rc2
Bf5 34.Rd2 Rh8 [–+] [34...Qh3–+]
159
A. Rakhmanov
A. Timofeev
Governor Cup, 25.11.2018
441
1.±
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159
19.Rxc6!! bxc6 20.Nd4 Nd5 [20...Rac8 21.Ba5 (21.Nxc6+ Rxc6 22.Bxf6+ Kxf6 23.Rxc6±) 21...Rd7
22.Bxa6 Ra8 23.Nxc6+±; 20...Rdc8 21.Nxc6+ Rxc6 22.Bxf6+ Kxf6 23.Rxc6+–; 20...Kd7 21.Nxc6
Kxc6 22.Bxf6+±] 21.Nxc6+ Kd7 22.Nxd8 Nxc3 23.Rxc3 Kxd8 24.Rc6 Kd7 25.Rxa6 Rxa6
26.Bxa6 [±]
160
D. Berczes
J. Banawa
442
1.+–
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160
20.Nxf7!! Kxf7 21.Re1! Ncb4 [21...Nf6 22.Qxe6+ Kf8 23.d5+–] 22.Qxe6+ Kf8 23.Qf5+ Bf6
24.Ba3! Bb7 25.Qh7 a5 26.Re6 Ne7 [26...Rc6 27.Bh3 Re8 28.Rd6+–] 27.Rxf6+ gxf6 28.Re1 Rd7
29.Nd6! Bd5 30.Rxe7! [1–0] [30.Rxe7 Rxe7 31.Qh8+ Bg8 32.Qxh6++–]
443
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161
V. Matviishen
A. Erigaisi
World Youth U16 Olympiad, 26.11.2018
1...–+
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161
32...Bc8!! [0–1] [32...Bc8 33.Bxc8 (33.Rxe4 dxe4 34.Bxc8 Qxf3 35.Qc3+ Kg8 36.Bh3 Rh5–+)
33...Qxf3–+]
162
N. Visakh
V. Erdos
Romanian league, 27.11.2018
444
1...–+
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162
24...c5!! 25.Qxc5 [25.bxc5 Rb1+ 26.Bd1 Bg4–+; 25.g4 Be6 26.Qg3 Rc8–+; 25.Qg3 Re8–+]
25...Rc8! 26.Qe5 Rc1+ 27.Bd1 Bg4! 28.f3 [28.Qxf6 Rxd1#] 28...Qxe5 29.dxe5 exf3 30.g3 f2+
31.Kxf2 Rxd1 32.Rxd1 Bxd1 33.Ke3 Kf8 34.Kd4 [0–1]
163
E. Kalegin
E. Porper
445
1.+–
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163
17.Nc6! Bxc6 18.Bxc6+ Kf8 19.Rxe7! Kxe7 [19...dxc3 20.Qxc3 Kxe7 21.Qb4+ Kd8 22.Re1+–]
20.Qxd4 Kf8 21.Be5 Nh5 22.Bxg7+ Nxg7 23.Nd5 Qd8 24.Qb4+ Kg8 25.Bxa8 [1–0] [25.Bxa8
Qxa8 26.Nf6#]
164
A. Gabrielian
D. Khegay
Pavlodar open, 29.11.2018
446
1.+–
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164
26.Nxd4! Qxd4 27.Bxf7+!! Kxf7 [27...Rxf7 28.Rxc8++–; 27...Kh7 28.Rh3++–] 28.Qb3+! d5
29.Rxc8 [1–0] [29.Rxc8 Rxc8 30.Qxb7++–]
165
O. Mihok
G. Aczel
447
1...–+
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165
21...Bh6+! [21...Rxc3? 22.Rd8+ Bf8 23.Be4=]
21...Bh6+! 22.Kd1 Rxc3!! 23.bxc3 Qxc2+ 24.Ke1 Qxg2 25.Rd8+ [25.Qd8+ Kg7 26.Rf1 Qg3+
27.Rf2 Be3–+] 25...Kg7 26.Rf1 Qg3+ 27.Rf2 [27.Ke2 Bb5+–+] 27...Be3 28.Qb2 Bb5 29.c4 Bxc4
30.e6+ f6 [0–1]
166
J. Horvath
I. Balog
448
1.+–
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166
16.Nxd5!! exd5 [16...Nxd5 17.Rxc4+–] 17.Bf5 Qb5 [17...Qc6 18.Bxc8 Rxc8 19.b3 Ba3 20.Rd1 Ne5
21.dxe5 Qxc2 22.exf6+–; 17...Qd6 18.Bxc8 Rxc8 19.b3+–] 18.Bxc8 Rxc8 19.b3 Ba3 20.bxc4 dxc4
21.Rd1 [+–]
167
I. Balog
F. Berkes
449
1...µ
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167
39...g3! 40.Kf1?? [40.Nxg3! Bxf2+ 41.Kf1 Bxg3 42.Ra7 Ke6µ; 40.Nxe3 Rc1+ 41.Nf1 gxf2+–+]
40...Rc1+ 41.Ke2 gxf2 [0–1] [41...gxf2 42.Nxe3 Re1+ 43.Kd3 Rxe3+ 44.Kxe3 f1=Q–+]
168
R. Mamedov
Z. Jovanovic
European Champ. rapid, 08.12.2018
450
1.+–
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168
25.Nh6+!! Kh8 [25...gxh6 26.Qg4+ Bg7 27.Bxb7 Nxd1 28.Rxd1+–] 26.Qc4! Rxe4 27.Nxf7+ Qxf7
28.Qxf7 Nxd1 29.Rxd1 [+–]
169
J. Villca
G. Hernandez Guerrero
451
1.+–
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169
26.Rc6! Qe3 [26...Na5 27.Rxc5 Nxb3 28.Rc7 Nc5 29.Bf6 Rd6 30.Re5! Rb8 31.Be7+–; 26...Ne3+
27.Kg1 Qf8 28.Bb4+–] 27.Qxc4 Qxg5 28.Qd4 f6 29.Rxf6 Re7 30.d6 [1–0]
170
F. Urkedal
K. Izzat
Lidums YM GM Adelaide, 09.12.2018
452
1.+–
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170
28.Bxf6!! Rxf6 [28...Kxf6 29.Rxe7+–; 28...exf6 29.Re7+ Kg6 30.Rg7+ Kxh6 31.Ree7+–; 28...Nxe3
29.Bxg5! Nc4 30.Rxe7+ Kf8 31.Rxh7+–] 29.Rxe7+ Kg6 30.Bf1 Nd2 31.Bd3+ Kh5 [31...Ne4 32.c4
Kh5 33.cxd5 Nxf2 34.Be2+ Kxh6 35.Re6+–] 32.Kg2 Rdf8 33.Rh1+ Kg4 34.f4 Ne4 35.Re5 Nxg3
36.Rxg5+ Kxf4 37.Rxg3 [1–0]
171
A. Sorokin
D. Paravyan
Russian Cup Final, 09.12.2018
453
1...–+
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171
25...Rab8!! 26.Rxb8 [26.Nxb8 Rd1#; 26.Rcb6 Rxd7!–+] 26...Bxb8 27.g4 Rxd7 [–+]
172
E. Ghaem Maghami
L. Lye
Asian Continental Makati, 10.12.2018
454
1...–+
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172
28...Rc3!! 29.bxc3 [29.Nxc3 bxc3 30.Qxb8 Bxb8–+; 29.Bxc3 bxc3–+] 29...bxc3 30.Qxb8 Bxb8
31.Nxc3 Qb4+ 32.Kc2 Qb2+ [–+] [32...Qb2+ 33.Kd3 Nf4+–+]
173
A. Strikovic
J. Moreno Ruiz
Elgoibar GM, 12.12.2018
455
1.+–
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173
27.Rae1! Kh8 [27...g6 28.Rf3 Qc2 29.fxg6 Rxf3 30.Qe6+ Kh8 31.g7+ Kxg7 32.Qxe7+ Kh8
33.Rg1+–] 28.Rf3 Qc2 29.Rf2 Qd3 30.Rd2 [1–0]
174
Y. Santiago
A. Rodriguez Vila
456
1...–+
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174
30...Kg7! 31.Qxc7 [31.h3 Rh8 32.Qb8 Nc8 33.Naxc7 Qd7 34.Bg2 Qf5–+] 31...Rh8 32.h4 Rxh4+!!
[0–1] [32...Rxh4+ 33.gxh4 Qh8!–+]
175
M. Gleizer
S. Drori
Israeli Championship, 12.12.2018
457
1...–+
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175
19...Ng4+! 20.Kg3 Nh5+ 21.Kf3 Qf5+! [0–1] [21...Qf5+ 22.Ke2 Nf4+ 23.Kd1 Nxf2+ 24.Kc1 Rc8
25.exf5 N4d3#]
176
Y. Wei
A. Firouzja
Asian Continental Makati, 13.12.2018
458
1.+–
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176
18.Ne4!! Bxb2 19.c3! Ba3 20.Qf4 f5 [20...Kg7 21.Qxg4 f5 22.Nxc5 Bxc5 23.Qf4 Qc6 24.Rxe6 Re8
25.Qe5++–] 21.Ng5 c4 22.b4 Bb2 23.Nxe6 Bxc3 24.Nxd8 Qb5 25.a4 Nxf2 26.axb5 Nh3+ 27.Kf1
[1–0]
177
M. Sreeshwan
V. Ivanchuk
459
1.+–
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177
20.Bxg6! hxg6 [20...Rf8 21.Bf5+ Kh8 22.Bg5 Qe8 23.Rf3+–] 21.Qxg6+ Bg7 [21...Kh8 22.Qh5+
Kg8 23.Rf7+–] 22.Qf7+ Kh8 23.Qh5+ Kg8 24.Bg5! Qc8 25.Qf7+ Kh8 26.Rf4 [1–0]
178
Y. Remizov
G. Harutjunyan
December Evening IM, 14.12.2018
460
1.+–
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178
29.Bxf7+! Kxf7 [29...Rxf7 30.Rd8+ Rf8 31.fxe6!! bxc4 (31...Rxd8 32.e7+ bxc4 33.exd8=Q++–)
32.Rfxf8+ Bxf8 33.e7+–; 29...Kh8 30.Qxe6 Qxe6 31.fxe6+–] 30.fxe6+ Ke7 [30...Kg6 31.Qg4+ Kh6
32.Rxf8 Bxf8 33.Rd3+–] 31.Rd7+ Qxd7 32.Qxc5+ Kxe6 33.Qxf8 Rxc3 34.Qf5+ Ke7 35.Qf7+ Kd8
36.e6 [1–0]
179
G. Jones
L. McShane
British Championship KO, 16.12.2018
461
1.+–
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179
25.Bxf7+! Qxf7 [25...Kxf7 26.Rxd6 Qxd6 27.Ng5+ Kg8 28.Ne4+–] 26.Rxd6 Qxc4 27.Nd2 Qb4
28.Qxb4 axb4 29.Ne4 [1–0]
180
R. Najer
S. Lomasov
Nutcracker Classical, 18.12.2018
462
1...=
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180
61...Qd2+! 62.Kf1 Qe1+ 63.Kg2 Qd2+ 64.Kf3 [64.Kg3 Qe3+ 65.Kh4 Qh6+ 66.Kg3 Qe3+=]
64...Qc3+ 65.Qxc3 [=]
463
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181
K. Kulaots
A. Indjic
1...–+
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181
28...a3! 29.Bb1 [29.b3 Rc8 30.Kc3 Rxb5 31.cxb5 (31.b4 Nxd3 32.Rxd3 Nf4–+) 31...Ne4+–+;
29.bxa3 Ra4+ 30.Kc3 Rxa3+ 31.Nxa3 Rxa3+ 32.Kc2 Rxa2+–+; 29.Nxa3 Ra4+ 30.Kc3 Rxa3+
31.bxa3 Rxa3+–+] 29...axb2 30.a3 Rc8 31.Rxb2 Nf4 32.Rd1 e4 33.fxe4 Ra4+ 34.Kc3 Nxe4+
35.Bxe4 Raxc4+ [–+]
182
P. Garriga Cazorla
464
J. Santos Latasa
1...–+
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182
23...Nd4! 24.exd4 Qxd4+ 25.Ne3 [25.Re3 Bc5!–+] 25...Rf3 26.Rad1 Rexe3 27.Rxe3 Rxe3 28.Nf2
Qxd2 29.Rxd2 Kg7 [–+]
183
L. Di Nicolantonio
T. Harutyunian
465
1...–+
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183
23...Neg4! 24.Qc2 [24.Qd2 Qc4 25.Rg1 Rd5–+] 24...Qc4! 25.Rg1 [25.Kg1 Nxh2–+] 25...Re2! [0–1]
184
S. Bogdanovich
M. Kravtsiv
Ukrainian Championship, 19.12.2018
466
1.+–
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184
28.Bd5+! [28.Qxc5+–]
28.Bd5+! Kh8 29.Qxf6+ Qg7 30.Re7 [1–0] [30.Re7 Qxf6 31.Rxh7#]
185
P. Leko
S. Lomasov
Nutcracker rapid Moscow, 21.12.2018
467
1.+–
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185
17.e4! dxe4 [17...h6 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Nh4+–] 18.Nxe4 Be7 [18...Rxe4 19.Qxe4 Nxe4 20.Bxd8+–]
19.Bf4 Rc8 20.Ne5 Bb7 21.Nxf7 Kxf7 22.Ng5+ Kf8 23.Ne6+ [+–]
186
S. Mamedyarov
Z. Tsydypov
468
1.+–
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186
21.Rxd5! exd5 22.Rf1 [22.Qxd5+–] 22...Qd2 23.Qe5+ Kf8 [23...Kd8 24.Nf5+–] 24.Qc7 f6 25.Nf5
Qxg2 26.Qe7+ Kg8 27.Nh6+! [1–0] [27.Nh6+ gxh6 28.Qe6+ Kg7 29.Qxf6+ Kg8 30.Qf7#]
187
P. Svidler
D. Andreikin
469
1...–+
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187
25...Qxh2+!! 26.Kxh2 [26.Kf1 Bf3–+] 26...Rxh4+ 27.Kg3 Rh3+ 28.Kf4 Rf3+ 29.Ke5 Rg6!! [0–1]
188
F. Amonatov
A. Sarana
470
1.+–
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188
23.Nd7! Bxh2 [23...Qxd7 24.Rxg7+ Kxg7 25.Rg1++–; 23...Rfd8 24.Nf6+ Kf8 25.Rxg7! Kxg7
26.Rg1+ Kh8 27.Qf5+–] 24.Nf6+ Kh8 25.Rxg7! Kxg7 26.Qg4+ Kh6 [26...Kh8 27.Qf5+–]
27.Qh5+ Kg7 28.Qg5+ Kh8 29.Qh6 [1–0]
189
D. Andreikin
E. Postny
471
1.+–
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189
26.Nxh6+! gxh6 27.Bxg5 Rxe1+ 28.Rxe1 hxg5 29.Qxg5+ Kf8 30.Qh6+ Kg8 31.Re3! [1–0]
190
A. Adly
P. Potapov
472
1.+–
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190
25.Rxh6+!! Bxh6 26.g7+! Bxg7 [26...Kxg7 27.Qg6+ Kh8 28.Qxh6#] 27.Rh1+ [1–0] [27.Rh1+ Rh2
28.Rxh2+ gxh2 29.Qxh2++–]
473
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— HARD —
1
N. Grandelius
M. Antipov
1...–+
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1
31...e3!! 32.Bc1 [32.Qxe3 Qh3 33.f3 h4 34.g4 Rxg4+–+; 32.f3 Rxg3+ 33.hxg3 Qxg3+ 34.Qg2
Qxe1+–+] 32...Rxg3+!! 33.fxg3 Qe4 [0–1] [33...Qe4 34.Bxe3 Qh1+ 35.Kf2 Qg2#]
474
B. Jobava
B. Heberla
1.+–
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2
19.Bxg6+!! Qxg6 20.Nge4! Qh7 21.Rxg8+!! Qxg8 [21...Ke7 22.Rxa8 Rxa8 23.Nc5+–] 22.Nf6+
Ke7 23.Nxg8+ Raxg8 24.Qh5 [+–]
3
M. Carlsen
Y. Hou
475
1.+–
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3
51.d6!! Kc8 [51...hxg4 52.b7 Rh8 53.Nc4 Rd8 54.Ne5+ Ke8 55.Kc6 g3 56.Kc7 g2 57.d7+ Ke7
58.Nc6++–] 52.gxh5 Rxh5 53.Kc6 Kb8 [53...Rxf5 54.d7+ Kd8 55.b7+–] 54.Ne4 Rxf5 55.Nc5 [1–0]
4
A. Korobov
B. Amin
476
1...–+
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4
34...Qxb2! 35.Bxf7+ [35.Rf1 c4 36.Qxc4 (36.Qxg3 Qd4+ 37.Kh2 Kg7–+; 36.Bxf7+ Kg7!–+;
36.Qxf5 Qd4+ 37.Kh1 Re7–+) 36...Re1 37.Bxf7+ (37.Kh1 Qf2–+) 37...Kg7!–+] 35...Kg7!! 36.Bxe8
[36.Rf1 c4! 37.Qd1 Re2–+] 36...Qxa1+ 37.Qf1 Qd4+ 38.Kh1 b3 39.Qe1 Kf8 40.Bh5 Qe4 [0–1]
[40...Qe4 41.Qa1 (41.Qxe4 fxe4 42.Bg6 e3 43.Bd3 b2 44.Kg1 b1=Q+ 45.Bxb1 e2–+) 41...b2–+]
5
A. Pichot
I. Cheparinov
477
1...–+
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5
21...Rg1+!! 22.Kxg1 [22.Rxg1 Bxb7 23.f7+ Ke7!–+] 22...Qc5+! 23.Kh1 [23.Kf1 Qc4+!–+]
23...Bxb7 24.Rxe6+ [24.f7+ Kxf7 25.Qf4+ Kg8–+] 24...Kf7 25.Qd7+ Kg8 26.f7+ [26.Qxb7 Qxc3–
+; 26.Ne4 Qc4 27.f7+ Kh8 28.Rxh6+ Bxh6 29.Qe8+ Kh7–+] 26...Kg7 27.Qd3 Qg5 28.Qd4+ Kxf7
[0–1]
6
L. Henderson de la Fuente
D. Dubov
478
1...–+
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6
29...Rxf2!! 30.Rxf2 [30.Kxf2 Be3+ 31.Ke1 Bxd4+ 32.Kd1 Bc5 33.Ra2 Bb4–+] 30...Re1+ 31.Rf1
Qxa4!! 32.Qd3 [32.Qc8+ Qe8 33.Qxe8+ Rxe8–+; 32.Rxe1 Qxc4 33.Re8+ Qg8 34.Rxg8+ Kxg8–+;
32.Qxa4 Be3+ 33.Kh1 Rxf1#] 32...Rxf1+ 33.Kxf1 Qd1+ 34.Kf2 Be1+ 35.Ke3 Bf2+ 36.Ke4 Qxd3+
37.Kxd3 Bxd4 38.Kxd4 g5! [–+]
7
A. Sarana
A. Hambleton
479
1.+–
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7
25.Rxd6! Nxd6 [25...Bxc4 26.Rd7+ Ke6 27.Rxg7+–] 26.Ng5+ Kg6 [26...Kg8 27.Bxe6+ Rxe6
28.Nxe6 Re8 29.Nxg7+–; 26...Kf6 27.Bd4+ Kg6 28.Bxe6 h6 29.Rc7 hxg5 30.Rxg7+ Kh5 31.Rxg5+
Kh6 32.Bxf5+–] 27.Bxe6 h6 [27...Rxe6 28.Nxe6 Re8 29.Rc7 Rxe6 30.Bc5+–] 28.Rd1! Rad8
29.Rxd6! Rxd6 30.Bf7+ Kf6 31.Bxe8 hxg5 32.fxg5+ Ke7 33.Bc5 [1–0]
8
M. Tabatabaei
Y. Kuzubov
Fajr open Amol, 08.02.2018
480
1.±
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8
34.Qc6! Rxc2? [34...Rxf2+ 35.Rxf2 Nxf2 (35...Qxc6 36.Nxc6 Rxa1 37.Re2±) 36.Qxe4 Nxe4
37.Nc2±; 34...Qxc6 35.Nxc6 Rxf2+ 36.Rxf2 Rxa1 37.Re2±] 35.Nxc2 Qd3+ 36.Kg2 Nf4+ 37.gxf4
[+–]
9
A. Obregon
S. Ter Sahakyan
481
1.+–
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9
21.c5! Nxc5 [21...Nxe5 22.Bb3+ Nf7 23.cxd6 Bc8 24.f3 Bd7 25.Be7 exf3 26.Rxf3+–; 21...bxc5
22.Bb3++–; 21...Bxe5 22.Bb3+ Kh8 23.dxe5 Nxe5 24.Rd6 Ng4 25.Qg3 h6 26.Bd2 Kh7 27.Bc3 Ne5
28.Be6+–] 22.Bh6? [22.Nc4! f4 23.Qc1+–]
22...Qe7 [22...Qc7 23.Nxg6±] 23.Bg5? [23.Nxg6! hxg6 24.dxc5 Be5 (24...Bxc5 25.Bb3++–)
25.Rd6! Bxd6 26.Bb3+ Kh7 27.Qh3+–] 23...Qf8? [23...Qc7 24.Nxg6±] 24.dxc5 Bxe5 25.Bb3+
Kh8 26.Rd7 Ba6 27.Rxh7+! [1–0] [27.Rxh7+ Kxh7 28.Qh3+ Qh6 29.Qxh6#]
10
V. Fedoseev
M. Tabatabaei
482
1...–+
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10
29...a5!! 30.gxf6 [30.Bd2 axb4+ 31.cxb4 Nd3–+; 30.Rg3 Nce4] 30...axb4+ 31.cxb4 Qa4+ 32.Kb2
Qxb4+ 33.Kc2 Qa4+ 34.Kb2 Qd4+ 35.Kc2 Qe4+ 36.Kd1 [36.Kc3 Na4+ 37.Kd2 Rh2+–+] 36...Rf5
37.Qg2 Qa4+ 38.Ke2 Qc2+ 39.Nd2 Re5+ 40.Kf2 Ne4+ [0–1]
11
P. Svidler
V. Fedoseev
Tal Memorial blitz, 05.03.2018
483
1.+–
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11
17.Nxf7!! Kxf7 18.Bc4+ e6 [18...Ke8 19.Qb3 e6 20.Bxe6 Ke7 21.Bg4+–] 19.Bxe6+!! Kxe6
[19...Ke7 20.Bc4 cxd4 21.Re1+ Ne5 22.f4+–] 20.Qc4+ Ke7 21.Re1+ Be5 [21...Ne5 22.dxe5 Bh8
23.Bg5+ Kf8 24.Qxc5+ Kg8 25.Bxd8 Qxd8 26.Rad1+–] 22.dxe5 Nxe5 23.Qh4+ Kf7 24.Bf4 Rd5
25.Qxh7+ Kf6 26.Re3 Ra7 27.Rae1 Bc8 28.Bxe5+ Rxe5 29.Qh8+ [1–0]
12
S. Ganguly
L. Bruzon Batista
Saint Louis Spring, 12.03.2018
484
1...–+
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12
23...Rxe5!! 24.Qxe5 [24.Rxe5 Ne4!! 25.Qxe4 (25.Rxe4 Rxd5 26.Rxd5 Qxe4–+) 25...Rxd1+–+]
24...Ne4!! 25.Bd2 [25.Rxd8 Qxf2+ 26.Kh1 Qxe1+ 27.Kg2 Qf2+ 28.Kh1 Ng3+–+; 25.Qxe4 Qxe4–
+; 25.Rxe4 Rxd1+–+] 25...Nxd2 26.Qf4 g5 27.Qf5 Qxf5 28.gxf5 Rd3 29.Kh1 Bd6 [–+]
13
D. Fridman
D. Kalashian
485
1...–+
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13
36...Ne5!! 37.fxe5 [37.Nb5+ Qxb5 38.cxb5 Rf3#] 37...Bxe5+ 38.Kg4 Qd8!! 39.Ng3 Qc8+
[39...Qd7+–+] 40.Nf5 e6! 41.Nb5+ [41.dxe6 fxe6 42.Ng3 Bxg3 43.Kxg3 Qc7–+] 41...axb5
42.Qa5+ Qa6 43.Qxa6+ Kxa6 44.Nh6 Rg1+ [–+]
14
L. Aronian
F. Caruana
486
1.=
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14
32.Bc4+? [32.Qh4!! e4
a) 32...exf4 33.Bc4+ Kh7 34.Bd3+=;
b) 32...Qe6+ 33.f5 Rxh6 (33...Qd6 34.Qg5 Rxh6+ 35.Kg4+–) 34.fxe6 Rxh4+ 35.Kxh4 Re8 36.Rf7
Bd6 37.Kh5 Rxe6 38.Rxa7+–;
c) 32...Rb8 33.Bc4+ Kh7 34.Rg3+–;
33.h7+ Kxg7 34.Rg3+ Kh8 35.Rg8+ Rxg8 36.hxg8=Q+ Kxg8 37.Bc4+! Kg7 38.Qg5+ Kh7
39.Qg8+ Kh6 40.Qg5+=]
32.Bc4+? Kh7 33.Qh4 e4 34.Rg3 Bxf4 35.g8=Q+ Rxg8 36.Bxg8+ Kh8 37.Rg7 Qf8 [0–1]
15
N. Huschenbeth
B. Rzayev
487
1.+–
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15
46.Rf8+!! Kg7 [46...Bxf8 47.Kh1+–; 46...Ke5 47.Bxc5 e1=Q+ 48.Kh2 g4 49.Rg8+–] 47.Rf7+
[47.f6+!! Kh6
a) 47...Kg6 48.Bf5+ Bxf5 (48...Kxf5 49.Re8!+–) 49.Re8!+–;
b) 47...Kh7 48.Bf5+ Bxf5 49.Re8!+–;
48.Rh8+ Kg6 49.Bf5+!! Kxf6
a) 49...Kf7 50.Rf8+!! Bxf8 (50...Kxf8 51.Bxc5+ Kf7 52.Kf2 Bxf5 53.Kxe2+–) 51.Bd3 Bd6 52.Bxe2
Bxc7 53.Bb6+–;
b) 49...Bxf5 50.Re8!+–;
c) 49...Kxf5 50.Re8!+–;
50.Rh6+!! Kxf5
a) 50...Kf7 51.Rh7+ Kf6 52.Re7!!+–;
b) 50...Kg7 51.Rh7+ Kf6 (51...Kg8 52.Rxd7 e1=Q+ 53.Kh2+–) 52.Re7!! Kxe7 (52...Bxe7 53.Bd3
Bd6 54.Bxe2 Bxc7 55.Bb6+–) 53.Bxc5+ Kf6 54.Kf2+–;
c) 50...Ke5 51.Kh2! Bxf5 (51...Kxf5 52.g4+ Ke4 53.Kg2+–) 52.Bg3+ Kd5 53.Rxa6 Bc8 54.Rg6+–;
488
51.g4+!! Kf4 52.Kg2!+–]
47...Kh6 48.Rf6+ Kh7 49.Rf7+ Kh6 50.Bxc5 e1=Q+ 51.Kh2 Qe5+ 52.Kh1 Qxc5 53.Rxd7 Qc1+
[=]
16
M. Kravtsiv
Z. Hracek
1.+–
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16
29.Rxf7+!! Kxf7 30.Bxe6+! Ke7 [30...Ke8 31.Rh3 Qf8 32.Rxh8 Qxh8 33.Qxg6+ Kd8 34.Qxe4+–;
30...Kf6 31.Qf1+ Kxe6 (31...Kg5 32.Qc1++–) 32.Qc4+ Kf5 33.Qd5+ Kg4 34.Qxe4+ Qf4 35.Qg2+
Kf5 36.Rf3+–] 31.Rc7+ Ke8 32.Qxe4 Qh2+ 33.Kf1 Qxc7 34.Qxg6+ Ke7 35.Qg7+ [1–0]
17
A. Brkic
489
N. Djukic
1...–+
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17
22...Bxb3!! 23.axb3 Qxb3+ 24.Ka1 Bxf6 25.Bd4 Rxc3!! 26.Rb1 [26.Qa2 Qxa2+ 27.Kxa2 Rc2+
28.Ka3 (28.Ka1 Rc4–+) 28...Rc6 29.Nc3 Bxd4 30.Rxd4 Rxc3+–+] 26...Qa4+! 27.Qa2 Rxb1+
28.Rxb1 Bxd4!! 29.Nxd4 [29.Qxa4 Ra3#; 29.Rb8+ Rc8+–+] 29...Qxd4 [0–1]
18
E. Vorobiov
M. Demidov
Championship Final, 27.03.2018
490
1.+–
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27.Ng6+!! hxg6 [27...Bxg6 28.Qxd5+–; 27...Rxg6 28.Qxe7 Rxg2+ 29.Kf1+–] 28.Qh4+ Kg8
[28...Rh5 29.Bxh5 gxh5 30.f3 Be5 31.Rxe4+–] 29.Bc4 Qe5 [29...Qe6 30.Rad1 Qf7 31.f3+–]
30.Rad1! Rfd6 31.f3 [+–]
19
M. Bluebaum
N. Vitiugov
Grenke Classic, 31.03.2018
491
1...–+
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24...Ne4+!! 25.Kg1 [25.Bxe4 Rc7!! 26.Qa8 (26.Qb6 Rc2+–+) 26...Rc8 27.Qb7 Qd4+! 28.Kg3 Rc3+
29.Bf3 Rc4!!–+; 25.Kf1 Nd2+–+; 25.Ke1 Rc2 26.Rd1 (26.Qe3 Qa5+ 27.Kf1 Nd2+ 28.Kg1 Nxf3+
29.Qxf3 (29.gxf3 Qc7 30.f4 Qb7 31.Qg3 Qb6+ 32.Kh1 Qc6+ 33.Kg1 Qc5+ 34.Kh1 Qd5+ 35.Kg1
Qd4+–+) 29...Qc5+ 30.Kh1 Rc1+–+) 26...Qh4+–+] 25...Ra3!! [0–1]
20
S. Shankland
Y. Yu
China vs World Team r., 07.04.2018
492
1...–+
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20
30...Nd3!! 31.Rfxd2 Bc5+ 32.Kf1 Qh4! 33.g3 [33.e5 Qxh2–+] 33...Qh3+ 34.Rg2 Nb2! 35.Rxd7
Nxc4 36.Rd8+ Bf8 37.Kg1 g5 [–+]
493
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21
E. Can
B. Amin
Dubai open, 10.04.2018
1.+–
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21
30.Rxf6!! exf6 31.Qxf6 Rc7 32.Qxg6+ Kh8 33.Rf1! Nc6 34.Bg5 Rg7 35.Bf6 Qa7 36.Qh5+ [36.Rf5!
Ne5 (36...Rf8 37.Qh6+ Kg8 38.Bxg7 Qxg7 39.Rg5+–; 36...Kg8 37.Bxg7 Qxg7 38.Qe6++–)
37.Qh6+ Kg8 38.Bxg7 Qxg7 39.Rg5+–] 36...Kg8 37.Bxg7 Qxg7 [37...b5+! 38.Kh1 Qxg7 39.Qd5+
Kh8 40.Qxc6 Rf8!=] 38.Qd5+ Kh8 39.Qxc6 Rg8 40.e5! [+–]
22
I. Saric
494
A. Saric
Croatian Championship, 18.04.2018
1.+–
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22
25.Re5!! fxe5 [25...f5 26.Rxf5 gxf5 27.Qxf5+ Kg8 28.Ng5+–] 26.Ng5+ Kg8 27.Bxe5! Rf8 28.Qxg6
Rf6 29.Bxf6 exf6 30.Qf7+ Kh8 31.Qxh5+ Kg8 32.Qf7+ Kh8 33.e7 fxg5 34.hxg5 [1–0]
23
V. Sanal
V. Bernadskiy
Nakhchivan open, 03.05.2018
495
1...µ
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23
23...Bxe5! 24.Rxc5 [24.Bxe5 Nxe5 25.Rxc5 Nxf3+ 26.gxf3 Qxc5 27.Qxb7 Qg5+ 28.Kf1 Rc2–+;
24.Bxc5 Nxc5 25.Rxc5 Qxc5 26.Qxb7 Rb8 27.Qxa6 (27.Qe4 Bf6 28.g3 Rb2 29.Qc4 Qa3 30.Nc1
Rb1–+) 27...Rb1+ 28.Bf1 Rb2–+] 24...Qxd6 25.Rxe5? [25.Rxc8+! Bxc8 26.Nxe5 Qxe5µ; 25.Qxb7
Rxc5–+] 25...Qxb4 26.Nxb4 Bxf3! [0–1]
24
H. Wang
X. Xu
Chinese Champ. rapid, 07.06.2018
496
1.+–
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24
23.Bxf6! Bxf6 24.Rd6 Qc7 [24...Kg8 25.Rxf6! gxf6 26.Kh2+–] 25.Qh5+ Kg8 26.Rxf6! gxf6
27.Qg6+ Kh8 28.Qh6+ [1–0] [28.Qh6+ Kg8 29.Kh1+–]
25
F. Caruana
W. So
Stavanger, 07.06.2018
497
1...=
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25
41...Rd3?? [41...Rd2!! 42.hxg4 hxg4 43.Qg2 Qh8+! 44.Kg1 Qd4+ 45.Kf1 Rxg2 46.Kxg2 Qd3!=]
41...Rd3?? 42.Qg2 Rg3 43.hxg4 Rxg2 44.Kxg2 h4 45.Kf3 Qg3+ 46.Ke2 h3 47.Rg1 Qh4 48.e5 [1–
0]
26
S. Mamedyarov
L. Aronian
Paris rapid, 21.06.2018
498
1.=
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26
31.Qd7?? [31.Qxa6! Rxa6 32.Rxe6!! Rxe6 (32...Qxf3 33.Rxa6 Qg4+ 34.Kf1=) 33.Ng5+ Kh6
(33...Qxg5+ 34.hxg5 Re5 35.f4 Rxe3 36.Ra1=; 33...Kg8?? 34.Rc8++–) 34.Rc8 Re8 35.Rxe8 Qxf2+
36.Kxf2=]
31.Qd7?? Rxd6 32.Qxd6 Qxf3 33.Qxe6 Rf5 [–+]
27
L. Dominguez Perez
G. Meier
499
1.+–
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27
35.Qf3? [35.Qd3! Rxe2
a) 35...Rce8 36.Qd6+ Kg8 37.Rxe5 Rxe5 38.Qd8+! Kh7 39.Rh1+ Bh6 (39...Rh5 40.Rxh5+ gxh5
41.Bc2+ Kh6 42.Qd6+ f6 43.Qd3+–) 40.Rxh6+ Kxh6 41.Qh8++–;
b) 35...Qxe1 36.Qd7+–;
36.Qd6+ Kg8 37.Bxf7+! Kxf7 38.Qd7+ Kf6 39.Rxe2 Qc4 (39...Qxc5 40.Re4+–) 40.Qe7+ Kf5
41.Re3+–]
35.Qf3? Rf5 36.Qe3 Qxc5?? [36...Kg8=] 37.Qe8+ [1–0]
28
R. Ovetchkin
P. Ponkratov
500
1...–+
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28...Bxe5 [28...Qg4+! 29.Kh1 (29.Qg3 Ne2+–+) 29...Nf3 30.Bd7 e6 31.dxe6 f5!! 32.exf6 (32.e7
Qh3–+) 32...Qh3–+]
28...Bxe5 29.fxe5? [29.Bd1µ] 29...Nf3+ [–+]
29
A. Fedorov
A. Lugovskoy
Polugaevsky Memorial, 17.07.2018
501
1...–+
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29
18...Rxc2!! 19.Kxc2 Qa2! 20.Be2 [20.Rg2 Ba4+ 21.Kd2 Qb3 22.Be2 Qxb2+ 23.Ke1 Bxd1 24.Bxd1
(24.Kxd1 Qb1+ 25.Kd2 e3+–+) 24...Qxg2–+] 20...Ba4+ 21.Kd2 Qxb2+ 22.Ke3 [22.Ke1 Bxd1
23.Bxd1 (23.Kxd1 Qb1+ 24.Kd2 e3+–+) 23...Qxd4–+] 22...Rf8!! 23.Rgf1 Qc3+ [0–1] [23...Qc3+
24.Kxe4 Bc6+ 25.Ke5 Qe3+ 26.Ne4 Nd7+ 27.Kxe6 Re8+ 28.Kf7 Bxe4–+]
30
Y. Wei
W. So
502
1.+–
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30
17.Nc6!! [17.axb6?? Bxc3 18.bxa7 Bxb2+ 19.Kxb2 Qb4+ 20.Kc1 Qa5!–+]
17.Nc6!! bxc6 [17...Bxc3 18.Nxe7+ Kb8 19.axb6+–] 18.Qxc6 Rd6 19.Bxd6 Qxd6 20.Qxd6 Bxd6
21.axb6 axb6 22.Rhg1 [+–]
31
D. Andreikin
A. Tari
Xtracon open Helsingor, 29.07.2018
503
1.+–
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31
23.N3d4! [23.Bxf7+ Kxf7 24.N3d4+–]
23.N3d4! exd4 [23...Qa8 24.Bxf7+ Kxf7 25.Qh5+ Kg8 26.Qxe8 exd4 27.cxd4 Bb7 28.Bd8+–]
24.Bxf7+! Kxf7 25.Qh5+ Kg8 26.Qxe8 [1–0] [26.Qxe8 Qc7 (26...Qc4 27.Nxd6+–) 27.Be7+–]
32
J. Tomczak
E. Gleizerov
504
1.+–
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32
16.Nf3! Qb6 [16...Nxf3 17.Bxc6+–] 17.Nxe5 Qxb5 [17...Nxe5 18.Qxe5+–] 18.Rxd7 Bf6
[18...Nxe5 19.Rxe7+ Kxe7 20.Qxe5+ Kd7 21.Rd1++–] 19.Qf3! Nxe5 [19...Rb8 20.Qxf6 Qxb2+
21.Kd2+–] 20.Qxf6 Kxd7 21.Rd1+ Kc7 22.Qxe5+ [+–]
33
D. Howell
L. McShane
British Championship Hull, 05.08.2018
505
1...–+
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33
26...Qe2! 27.Kh2 gxf4 28.Bxf4 Rd2!! 29.Qc6 [29.Qc8+ Kg7 30.Qc6 a5 31.Ra4 Rxa2 32.Bxe5+
Qxe5+ 33.Kg1 Rb2–+; 29.Qxd2 Qxd2–+] 29...Kg7! 30.a3 h4 31.Rc4 Qe3! 32.Qe4 Qg3+! [0–1]
34
M. Luch
J. Szotkowski
Olomouc GM, 14.08.2018
506
1...–+
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34
32...g5! [32...Kh7–+]
32...g5! 33.Qc8+ [33.hxg5 Qe1 34.Qc8+ Kg7–+] 33...Rd8 34.Qf5 g4+ 35.fxg4 Rd3+ [0–1]
35
D. Paravyan
S. Golubov
Korchnoi Memorial, 20.08.2018
507
1.+–
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35
24.Qc7!! [24.g5+ Bxg5 25.Qc7+–]
24.Qc7!! Bxh6 [24...g5 25.Qe7+ Kg6 26.gxf5++–; 24...Rfe8 25.g5+ Bxg5 26.Qd6+ Re6 27.Rxe6+
fxe6 28.Qe5+ Ke7 29.Rxb7++–; 24...Bxc7 25.g5#] 25.Qe5+ Kg5 26.h4+ Kxh4 27.Rh3+ Kg5
28.Qe7+ [1–0]
36
A. David
S. Malikentzos
508
1.+–
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36
18.Kf1? [18.Rxh7!! Rxh7 (18...Rxe5+ 19.Bxe5 Qxg5 20.Bd6+ Ke8 21.Kf1+–) 19.Kd2! dxc3+
20.Kxc3 Qe7 21.Qf6+ Qxf6+ 22.gxf6+–]
18.Kf1? Rxe5 19.Bxe5 Qa5?? [19...Be6! 20.Bxe6 dxc3 21.Bc4 (21.Bg7+ Kxg7 22.Rxb7+ Kf8
23.Rd7 c2 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Ke2 Re8=) 21...c2! 22.Re1 Qd1 23.Bb2 Re8 24.Ba3+ Kg7 25.Bb2+=]
20.Bd6+ Kg7 21.Re1 Qb6 22.Rxh7+!! Kxh7 23.Re7+ Kh8 24.Be5+ Qf6 25.Bxf6# [1–0]
37
L. Aronian
A. Grischuk
Sinquefield Cup, 27.08.2018
509
1.+–
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37
30.Qe7!! b5 31.h4! a5 32.h5 Rg5 33.Rf6 Rxe5 [33...b4 34.Rxh6+–; 33...Qd7 34.Rf8++–] 34.Rg6+
[1–0]
38
E. Inarkiev
V. Malakhov
510
1.+–
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38
19.Bxf7+!! Kxf7 [19...Rxf7 20.Rd8+ Rf8 21.Qe6+ Kh8 22.Qxc8+–; 19...Kh8 20.Qxh7+ Kxh7
21.Rh4+ Qh5 22.Rxh5#] 20.Qxh7 [20.Rd7+ Nxd7 21.Rxd7+ Kg8 22.Qe7+–] 20...Qg5 21.Rf4+ Ke6
[21...Ke8 22.Qe4+ Qe7 23.Qg6+ Rf7 24.Re4+–] 22.h4 [1–0]
39
M. Bosiocic
A. Braun
511
1...–+
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39
20...Rxc3!! 21.Bd4 [21.bxc3 d4! 22.Qxd4 Qc6+ 23.Ne4 Bc5 24.Qc4 b5 25.Qd3 fxe4 26.Qd2 Bf3+
27.Rxf3 exf3 28.Bf2 Bxf2 29.Qxf2 Rg2–+; 21.Qd4 Rc2 22.Rac1 Bc5–+; 21.Rg1 d4 22.Rxg6 dxe3–+]
21...Rd3 22.Nb3 Qb5 23.Bc5 Bf3+ 24.Rxf3 Rxf3 [–+]
40
C. Murphy
U. Sadikhov
World Championship U20, 12.09.2018
512
1...–+
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40
17...Nxc4! 18.Bxc4 Rb4 19.Nd1 [19.Bb3 Bf5 20.Qd2 Ne4–+; 19.Bd3 c4 20.0-0 cxd3 21.Qxd3 Bf5
22.Qxa6 Ne4–+] 19...Bf5 20.Bd3 Ne4! 21.a3 [21.Rb1 Qh4+ 22.Kf1 Rd4!! 23.Nxd4 Ng3+ 24.Kg1
Bxd4+ 25.Be3 Bxd3 26.Qxd3 Re8 27.Kh2 Bxe3 28.Nxe3 Qxf4–+; 21.0-0 Bxa1 22.a3 Rd4–+]
21...Qh4+ 22.Kf1 Rd4!! 23.Bxe4 Bxe4 24.Nxd4 Bxc2 25.Nxc2 Bxa1 26.Nxa1 Rb8 27.Nb2 Qf6
[0–1]
513
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41
V. Tilicheev
R. Dimitrov
Primorsko open, 22.09.2018
1...–+
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41
18...Nxb4!! 19.cxb4 [19.Qxe4 Re8! 20.f5 Bd4! 21.Bd2 Bd7 22.Rd1 Nxa2 23.Qd3 Rc8 24.cxd4
Nc3!! 25.Bxc3 Rxc3 26.Qd2 exd4+–+] 19...Bxb4+ 20.Bd2 e3! 21.Qd3+ Ke7 22.Bc3 [22.Bxb4+
Qxb4+ 23.Ke2 Bg4+ 24.Kxe3 Qb6+–+] 22...Bxh3 23.gxh3 Rac8 24.Rc1 Bxc3+ [–+]
42
J. Tomczak
V. Kramnik
514
1.+–
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42
27.Qb4!! c5 [27...Re8 28.Qh4+–; 27...Kxg7 28.Qh4+–] 28.Qh4 h6 29.Bxh6 Qb3 30.Bd2 Kxg7
31.Qh8+ Kg6 32.Qh7# [1–0]
43
M. Vachier-Lagrave
J. Duda
515
1.+–
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43
29.Qf3!! f6 [29...h6 30.N5xg6+ Nxg6 31.Qa8++–; 29...c4 30.Qxf7 Bxf7 31.Nxf7#] 30.Qd5
[30.Kh2+–] 30...Qxf2+ 31.Kh2 Qxg2+ 32.Qxg2 Rxg2+ 33.Kxg2 fxe5 34.Rxe5 Bd3 35.Rxc5 [+–]
44
T. Hillarp Persson
T. Laurusas
516
1.+–
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44
32.Rf4!! Qxh2 33.Qf6+ Kh7 [33...Kg8 34.Kh6+–] 34.Qxg6+! Kh8 [34...fxg6 35.Re7+ Kg8
36.Bd5+ Rf7 37.Re8+ Kg7 38.Rxf7#] 35.Kh6 [1–0]
45
V. Kramnik
A. Aleksandrov
517
1.+–
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45
24.Nxd5!! cxd5 25.Rb6+ Kd7 26.Bf1! Kd8 [26...Re6 27.Rxb7+ Kd8 28.Bb5+–] 27.Bb5 Re4
28.Rxb7 Nf6 29.b4 [+–]
46
A. Pridorozhni
A. Truskavetsky
518
1...–+
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46
22...Qxa2! 23.Nxe7+ Rxe7 24.Qxc5 Nc4! 25.Qxb4 [25.Rde1 Rd7–+; 25.Kc2 Nxb2 26.Ra1
(26.Qxb4 Na4+ 27.Kd3 Rb7–+; 26.Qxe7 b3+ 27.Kc3 Nxd1+ 28.Rxd1 Qc2+–+) 26...b3+ 27.Kc3
Na4+–+] 25...c5 26.Qc3 [26.Qb5 a6–+] 26...Rb7 27.Kc2 Rxb2+ 28.Kd3 Rb3 [–+]
47
I. Nepomniachtchi
A. Rakhmanov
519
1.+–
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47
34.Bxb7!! Nxb7 35.Re4+ Kf8 36.Rh1 f6 37.gxf6 Re8 38.Rh8+ Kf7 39.Rh7+ Kf8 40.Rxe8+
[40.Reh4+–] 40...Rxe8 [40...Kxe8 41.f7++–] 41.Rxd7 Na5 42.Ba3 Rc8 43.b6 [1–0]
48
E. Mirzoev
A. Czebe
520
1.+–
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48
16.Rxg7+!! Kxg7 17.Qg5+ Kf8 [17...Kh8 18.Bxf6+ Bxf6 19.Qxf6+ Kg8 20.Ba6+–] 18.Bb5!! Nd7
[18...Bd7 19.Ba6 Rcb8 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 21.Qxf6 Be6 22.f4+–] 19.Qh6+ Ke8 20.Rg1! f6 21.Qxh7
Rab8 [21...Bf8 22.Bxf6 Bf7 23.Rg8+–; 21...Kd8 22.Qh8+ Bf8 23.Bxf6+ Ke8 24.Rg8+–] 22.Rg8+
Bf8 [22...Bxg8 23.Qxg8+ Bf8 24.Bxf6+–] 23.Bxf6 Bf7 24.Rxf8+ [1–0] [24.Rxf8+ Kxf8 25.Qh8+
Bg8 26.Qg7+ Ke8 27.Qxg8#]
49
J. Sindarov
M. T. Tran
521
1.+–
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49
16.Nf5!! exf5 [16...0-0 17.Rc8+–; 16...Nc6 17.Nxg7+ Kf8 18.Nh5+–] 17.Rxe7+!! Kxe7 [17...Qxe7
18.Rc8++–; 17...Kf8 18.Ba3 Kg8 19.Qb3+–] 18.Qa3+! d6 [18...Ke8 19.Bxf6+–] 19.Qe3+ Kf8
20.Qxa7 Nbd7 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Rc7 Ne5 23.f4 [+–]
50
T. Hoefelsauer
B. Adhiban
522
1...–+
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50
22...Rxe4!! 23.Bxe4 Bg3+ 24.Rxg3 [24.Kg2 Bxf4+ 25.Kf1 Bxd2 26.Qxd2 Re8–+] 24...Qxg3+
25.Kh1 Qf2! 26.Bg2 Re8! 27.Be1 Ng3+ 28.Kh2 Nf1+ 29.Kh1 Qxf4 30.Qf3 [30.Kg1 Ne3 31.Qe2
Re5 32.Bd2 Nxg2 33.Bxf4 Rxe2 34.Bxd6 b6–+] 30...Qh2# [0–1]
51
D. Sadzikowski
V. Plat
523
1...–+
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51
25...Rxa2!! 26.Kxa2 [26.Rxa2 Qxb3+ 27.Kc1 Rc8+ 28.Kd2 Qxa2+–+] 26...Ra8+ 27.Kb2 Qa3+
[27...d4! 28.Qc1 (28.Ba6 Qc3+ 29.Kb1 Qxb3+ 30.Kc1 Qa3+ 31.Kd2 Re8–+) 28...Be6! 29.Bc4
Bxc4 30.Qxc4 Qa3+ 31.Kc2 Qa2+ 32.Kc1 Qxf2–+] 28.Kc3? [28.Kc2! Qc5+ (28...Qa2+ 29.Kc3
Qa5+=) 29.Bc4 Qxf2+ 30.Rd2 Qxf3 31.Qxd5=] 28...Rc8+ 29.Kd2 Qb4+ 30.Ke3 Re8+ [0–1]
52
A. Sadovsky
K. Stupak
524
1.+–
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52
37.Bd3!! [1–0] [37.Rxg6+ hxg6 38.Bd3!! cxd3 39.Rg1+–;
37.Bd3 cxd3 38.Rxg6+ hxg6 39.Rg1 g5 40.Nxg5 Qxd4 41.Qh7+ Kf6 42.Nf3!+–]
53
M. Parligras
S. Grigoriants
525
1.+–
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53
28.d5!! Nc3 [28...e5 29.Bxe5+–] 29.Ba2!! Qxa2 [29...Nxa2 30.Qh7++–; 29...Qxa3 30.Ng5 Qe7
31.Qh7+ Kf8 32.Qxg6 Rd6 33.Rc1+–] 30.Bxc3 e5 [30...Bxc3 31.Qh7+ Kf8 32.Qxb7+–; 30...Rxc3
31.Qxd8++–] 31.Bxe5 Bxe5 32.Qh7+ Kf8 33.Nxe5 Bxd5+ 34.Kg1 Bf7 35.Qh8+ Ke7 36.Nc6+ [1–
0]
54
A. Lisenko
E. Sveshnikov
526
1...–+
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28...Nxd3!! 29.exd3 Bxd3 30.f3 [30.Bxe6 fxe6 31.Qc7 e5–+; 30.g4 Nxg4 31.Bxg4 Qxg4+ 32.Kh1
Bf1–+; 30.Qc7 Qxh3+ 31.Kxh3 Bf1+ 32.Kh4 g5#] 30...Qg5 [30...Qxh3+–+] 31.Bxe6 Qd2+ 32.Kh3
Bf1+ [0–1]
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A. Orlov
T. Nyback
527
1...–+
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48...Ke4?? [48...Kf4! 49.Bc3
a) 49.Bc5 e2 50.Bb4 (50.Bd6+ Ne5 51.Bb4 Nd3–+) 50...Kg3 51.Bd6+ Kf2 52.Bc5+ Kf1 53.Bb4 c5!
54.Bd2 Kf2 55.a6 Kg3–+;
b) 49.Bxe3+ Kxe3 50.a6 bxa6 51.b6 (51.bxa6 Kf3 52.a7 Kg3–+) 51...Ne5–+;
c) 49.Kg1 Kg3–+;
d) 49.a6 e2 50.Bc3 Kg3 51.Be1+ Nf2+–+;
49...Kg3 50.Be1+ Nf2+–+]
48...Ke4?? 49.Bc3! cxb5 [49...Kd3 50.Be1 Ne5 51.a6 bxa6 52.bxa6 Nxc4 53.Kh2 Nb6 54.Kxh3
Ke2 55.Ba5=; 49...Kf3 50.Be1!=] 50.cxb5 Kd5 51.a6 bxa6 52.bxa6 Kc6 53.Ba5! e2 54.Kg1! Ne3
55.Kh2 Nc2 56.Kxh3 e1=Q [1/2]
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V. Ivic
I. Gorshtein
528
World Youth U16 Olympiad, 30.11.2018
1...–+
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28...b3!! 29.bxc3 [29.Nxe6+ Qxe6! 30.Rxe6 c2+ 31.Kc1 bxa2! 32.Ra6 Rxb2!! 33.Qh5 cxd1=Q+
34.Kxd1 Rb1+ 35.Ke2 a1=Q 36.Rxa1 Rxa1–+; 29.axb3 Rxc5 30.dxc5 Qxb3 31.Qc2 Qa3–+]
29...Rxc5 30.dxc5 bxa2+ 31.Kc2 [31.Ka1 Qb3–+] 31...Qb3+ 32.Kd2 Rd8+ 33.Ke2 Qb2+ [0–1]
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Z. Almasi
G. Aczel
529
1...–+
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57
23...Rxh3!! 24.Rad1 [24.Bxh3 Qxg3+ 25.Bg2 Qxg5 26.Rf2 Nf4 27.Kf1 Rg8 28.Qe3 Nb6–+]
24...Qxg3 25.Bxd8 Nf4! 26.Rf2 [26.Rd2 Rh2 27.Rff2 Rh8 28.Kf1 (28.Rf1 Nh3+ 29.Kh1 Nf2+
30.Kg1 Rh1#) 28...Nxg2 29.Rxg2 Rh1+–+] 26...Qh2+ 27.Kf1 Qh1+ [0–1]
58
L. Moroni
D. Fridman
European Champ. rapid, 09.12.2018
530
1.+–
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31.Rb7+! Kf6 [31...Kd6 32.Qxd5+!! cxd5 33.Nb5+ Kc6 34.Nxa7+ Kd6 35.R1b6+ Qc6 36.Rxc6#]
32.Qxd5!! Nf3+ [32...Rh1+ 33.Kg2 R8h2+ 34.Kg3 Rh3+ 35.Kf4 Rf3+ (35...Ne6+ 36.Qxe6+ fxe6
(36...Qxe6 37.g5#) 37.g5#) 36.Qxf3 Rxb1 37.Qe4!! Nh3+ (37...Rf1+ 38.Kg3 Rg1+ 39.Kh2+–)
38.Kg3 Rg1+ 39.Kh2+–; 32...cxd5 33.Nxd5#] 33.Qxf3! Rxf3 34.Ne4# [1–0]
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A. Kovchan
A. Korobov
Ukrainian Championship, 11.12.2018
531
1.+–
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36.Nxd5!! exd5 [36...Nxd5 37.Qxh6+ Kg8 38.Rxg7++–; 36...Bxe5 37.Nxe7 Bxf4+ 38.Kh1+–]
37.Qxh6+!! [1–0] [37.Qxh6+ gxh6 (37...Nh7 38.Rxg7+–; 37...Kg8 38.Rxg7+ Rxg7 39.Be6+! Kf8
40.Qh8+ Ng8 41.Qxg8+ Rxg8 42.Rxg8#) 38.Rg8+ Kh7 39.Bf5#]
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S. Bogdanovich
A. Sumets
Vladimir Galakhov blitz, 23.12.2018
532
1.+–
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31.Bd6!! Qxd6 32.Qh7 Qe6 [32...Ne5 33.Nxc8 Rxc8 34.Qh8+ Ke7 35.Qxc8+–] 33.Nf5!! Qxe2
34.Qh8# [1–0]
533
Table of Contents
Title page 4
Key to symbols 6
Preface 7
Introduction 8
Exercises 1-20 9
Exercises 21-40 29
Exercises 41-60 49
Exercises 61-80 69
Exercises 81-100 89
Exercises 101-120 109
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