Chessable Masters: Firouzja sets up showdown against Carlsen

by Carlos Alberto Colodro
2/5/2024 – Alireza Firouzja took down Ian Nepomniachtchi and Denis Lazavik in back-to-back matches to reach the Grand Final in Division I of the Chessable Masters. Firouzja will get a rest day before facing Carlsen in Wednesday’s showdown. Tuesday will see the Grand Finals in Division II (Vincent Keymer v. Levon Aronian) and Division III (Alexander Grischuk v. Alexey Sarana). | Photo: Alireza Firouzja’s X account
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Division I: Firouzja wins losers’ bracket

Alireza Firouzja qualified to Division I of the Chessable Masters by scoring 7/9 points in last week’s Play-In stage. In the quarter-finals of the knockout, the 20-year-old suffered a 3-1 defeat against Vladimir Fedoseev, but has now bounced back by winning the losers’ bracket after knocking out Wesley So, Jose Martinez, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Denis Lazavik.

Beating an inspired Lazavik in the final of the losers’ bracket gained Firouzja the right to face Magnus Carlsen in the event’s Grand Final, set to take place on Wednesday.

Since his loss against Fedoseev, Firouzja has remained undefeated in the online tournament. As shown in his December run to get a spot in the Candidates, Firouzja is a fighter at heart.

In the first game of the losers’ bracket final, Lazavik missed an unlikely opportunity to build a fortress amid a tricky bishop endgame. GM Karsten Müller explains:

Firouzja, Alireza27591–0Lazavik, Denis2566
CCT Chessable Masters D-I 2024
Online05.02.2024[Mueller,Karsten]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.h3 d6 6.c3 a6 7.Nbd2 Ba7 8.Bb3 0-0 9.Nf1 Be6 10.Bc2 d5 11.exd5 Bxd5 12.Ng3 Re8 13.0-0 e4 14.dxe4 Nxe4 15.Bf4 Nxg3 16.Bxg3 Bb6 17.Re1 Rxe1+ 18.Qxe1 Qf6 19.Qe2 Bxf3 20.gxf3 g6 21.Re1 Rd8 22.Kg2 Kg7 23.Ba4 Rd7 24.Qe8 Rd8 25.Qe4 Rd7 26.Bh4 Qf5 27.Qxf5 gxf5 28.Bxc6 bxc6 29.Bg5 f6 30.Bf4 Kf7 31.Kf1 Rd3 32.Ke2 Rd8 33.Rd1 Rxd1 34.Kxd1 Bxf2 35.Bxc7 Ke6 36.Ke2 Bc5 37.Kd3 Kd5 38.b4 Bf2 39.c4+ Ke6 40.Kc3 Be1+ 41.Kb3 Kd7 42.Bf4 Kc8 43.Be3 Bg3 44.a4 Kb7 45.b5
Black's wall. One main strategy against a bishop in an endgame is to construct a fortress: 45...cxb5? This opens roads for White's king. After 45...Bd6 amazingly White cannot break through, e.g. 46.Bf2 46.c5 Be5 47.b6 Bh2 48.Bd4 Be5 49.Kc3 Kc8 50.Kd3 Kb7 51.Ke3 Kc8= 46...Bc7 47.Kc3 Ba5+ 48.Kd3 Bc7 49.Bd4 Be5 50.Ke3 Bd6 51.Kd2 Be7 52.Ke3 Bd6 53.h4 Bh2 54.h5 Bc7 55.Bxf6 axb5 56.axb5 cxb5 57.cxb5 Kb6 58.Kd4 Kxb5 59.Kd5 Bg3 60.Bg5 Bf2 61.Ke5 Kc5 62.Kxf5 Kd5= 46.cxb5 axb5 47.axb5 Kc7 48.Kc4 Kd6 49.Bc5+ Ke6 50.b6 Kd7 51.Kd5 Bf4 52.Bd4 Bg5 53.Bc5 Bf4 54.b7 Kc7 54...Bb8 is broken by zugzwang: 55.Be3 f4 56.Bb6+- 55.Bd6+ Bxd6 56.b8Q+ Kxb8 57.Kxd6 Kb7?! 57...f4!? is more tenacious due to 58.Ke6 Kc7 59.Kxf6 Kd6 60.Kf5 Ke7 61.Kxf4 Ke8 62.Kg5 Kf7 63.Kh6 Kg8 64.h4 Kh8
and now only 65.Kh5 and 65.Kg5 win. 65.f4? Kg8 66.Kg5 Kf7 67.h5 Kg7= 65...Kg8 66.Kg4 Kf8 67.Kf4 Ke8 68.Ke4 Kf8 69.f4 Ke8 70.h5! Kd7 71.Kf5 Ke7 72.Ke5 Kf7 73.Kd6 Kf6 74.h6+- 58.Ke6 Kc6 59.Kxf5 Kd6 60.Kxf6 60.Kxf6 Kd7 61.f4 Ke8 62.Kg7 Ke7 63.f5+- 1–0

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1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.c4 d4 4.b4 cxb4 5.a3 b3 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.d3 a5 8.a4 e5 9.0-0 Nf6 10.Qxb3 Bb4 11.Ba3 Nd7 12.Bxb4 axb4 13.Ne1 Nc5 14.Bxc6+ bxc6 15.Qxb4 Qa5 16.Nc2 Bh3 17.Qxa5 Rxa5 18.Re1 Kd7 19.f4 f6 20.fxe5 fxe5 21.Nd2 Rb8 22.Reb1 Rxb1+ 23.Nxb1 Nb3 24.Ra3 Nc1 25.Kf2 Bg4 26.Nd2 Bxe2 27.Ra1 Bxd3 28.Rxc1 Rxa4 29.Nf3 Kd6 30.Ncxd4 exd4 31.Nxd4 Rxc4 32.Rxc4 Bxc4 33.Nf5+ Ke5 34.Nxg7 Bf7 35.g4 Bg6 36.g5 Kf4 37.Ne6+ Kg4 38.Ke3 Bf5 39.Nd8 Bd7 40.Nf7 Be8 41.Nd6 Bh5 42.h4 Kxh4 43.Kf4 Bg6 44.Nb7 Kh3 45.Nc5 Kg2 46.Nd7 Kh3 47.Nc5 Bf7 48.Ne4 Kh4 49.Nf6 Bg6 50.Nd7 Kh3 51.Nf6 Kh4 52.Nd7 Kh3 ½–½
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Carlsen,M2901So,W2857½–½2024Division I1.1
Fedoseev,V2791Firouzja,A28230–12024Division I1.1
Nepomniachtchi,I2831Martinez Alcantara,J27240–12024Division I1.1
Vachier-Lagrave,M2886Lazavik,D2763½–½2024Division I1.1
Firouzja,A2830Fedoseev,V27840–12024Division I1.2
Lazavik,D2766Vachier-Lagrave,M2883½–½2024Division I1.2
Martinez Alcantara,J2734Nepomniachtchi,I2821½–½2024Division I1.2
So,W2858Carlsen,M29000–12024Division I1.2
Carlsen,M2907So,W2851½–½2024Division I1.3
Fedoseev,V2793Firouzja,A2821½–½2024Division I1.3
Nepomniachtchi,I2819Martinez Alcantara,J2736½–½2024Division I1.3
Vachier-Lagrave,M2880Lazavik,D2769½–½2024Division I1.3
Firouzja,A2820Fedoseev,V27940–12024Division I1.4
Lazavik,D2771Vachier-Lagrave,M2878½–½2024Division I1.4
Martinez Alcantara,J2738Nepomniachtchi,I28171–02024Division I1.4
So,W2852Carlsen,M2906½–½2024Division I1.4
Vachier-Lagrave,M2876Lazavik,D27730–12024Division I1.5
Carlsen,M2905Fedoseev,V28031–02024Division I2.1
Martinez Alcantara,J2748Lazavik,D2773½–½2024Division I2.1
Fedoseev,V2797Carlsen,M2911½–½2024Division I2.2
Lazavik,D2772Martinez Alcantara,J27491–02024Division I2.2
Carlsen,M2908Fedoseev,V2800½–½2024Division I2.3
Martinez Alcantara,J2742Lazavik,D27790–12024Division I2.3
Fedoseev,V2802Carlsen,M29061–02024Division I2.4
Fedoseev,V2812Carlsen,M2896½–½2024Division I2.5
Carlsen,M2896Lazavik,D27861–02024Division I3.1
Lazavik,D2780Carlsen,M2902½–½2024Division I3.2
Carlsen,M2899Lazavik,D27830–12024Division I3.3
Lazavik,D2794Carlsen,M28880–12024Division I3.4
Carlsen,M2823Firouzja,A27242024Division I4.1
Firouzja,A2811So,W2853½–½2024Division I51.1
Vachier-Lagrave,M2876Nepomniachtchi,I28071–02024Division I51.1
Nepomniachtchi,I2801Vachier-Lagrave,M28821–02024Division I51.2
So,W2852Firouzja,A28120–12024Division I51.2
Nepomniachtchi,I2811Vachier-Lagrave,M28721–02024Division I51.3
Fedoseev,V2812Nepomniachtchi,I28110–12024Division I52.1
Martinez Alcantara,J2735Firouzja,A2821½–½2024Division I52.1
Firouzja,A2819Martinez Alcantara,J27371–02024Division I52.2
Nepomniachtchi,I2819Fedoseev,V28040–12024Division I52.2
Nepomniachtchi,I2811Fedoseev,V28121–02024Division I52.3
Nepomniachtchi,I2811Firouzja,A2825½–½2024Division I53.1
Firouzja,A2825Nepomniachtchi,I2811½–½2024Division I53.2
Nepomniachtchi,I2811Firouzja,A2825½–½2024Division I53.3
Firouzja,A2825Lazavik,D27881–02024Division I54.1
Lazavik,D2781Firouzja,A2832½–½2024Division I54.2

Division II: Aronian’s comeback

The Grand Final in Division II will see Vincent Keymer facing Levon Aronian for a second time. In the final of the winners’ bracket, Keymer got a 2½-½ victory over Aronian after the latter twice played one-move blunders that gave away a minor piece.

Aronian, however, gained the right for a rematch by beating Benjamin Bok in the final of the losers’ bracket. Bok, who came from knocking out Anish Giri and Vladislav Artemiev, blundered away his rook in the second game of the match.

Bok v. Aronian - Game #2

With 5 seconds on the clock (to Aronian’s 1 minute and 18 seconds), Bok faltered with 45.Bd5, leaving the d1-square undefended — 45...Qd1+ 46.Kg2 Qxg4+ was followed by resignation.

Bok had won the first encounter, so the match was decided in Armageddon. Aronian played with the black pieces and obtained a 77-move draw to advance to the Grand Final.

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.0-0 Bd7 6.c3 g6 7.d4 Bg7 8.h3 Nxe4 9.Re1 f5 10.Qb3 Qe7 11.Be3 a6 12.Bf1 b5 13.a4 b4 14.a5 g5 15.Nbd2 Nxd2 16.Bxd2 h6 17.d5 Nd8 18.cxb4 e4 19.Rac1 c5 20.dxc6 Bxc6 21.b5 axb5 22.Rxc6 Nxc6 23.Bxb5 Rc8 24.Qd5 Qd7 25.Bc3 Bxc3 26.bxc3 Kd8 27.Nd4 Re8 28.Bxc6 Re5 29.Bxd7 Rxd5 30.Bxc8 Kxc8 31.Ra1 Kb7 32.a6+ Ka8 33.Nc6 Rc5 34.Nd4 f4 35.Ra3 Ka7 36.g3 h5 37.Kg2 Rc4 38.h4 f3+ 39.Kf1 g4 40.Ke1 e3 41.fxe3 Rc5 42.Kf2 d5 43.Ke1 Rc8 44.Nb5+ Ka8 45.a7 Rc5 46.Nd4 Rc7 47.Ne6 Rb7 48.Ra1 Re7 49.Nf4 Rxe3+ 50.Kd2 Re5 51.Kd3 Rf5 52.Ke3 Re5+ 53.Kd4 Re4+ 54.Kd3 Re5 55.Ra2 Re1 56.Nxd5 Rd1+ 57.Kc4 1–0
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Anton Guijarro,D2661Aronian,L27421–02024Division II1.1
Artemiev,V2788Martirosyan,H26251–02024Division II1.1
Giri,A2739Xiong,J2688½–½2024Division II1.1
Keymer,V2736Svidler,P26601–02024Division II1.1
Mamedov,R2727Bok,B2626½–½2024Division II1.1
Nakamura,H2755Yu,Y27481–02024Division II1.1
Sevian,S2766Vokhidov,S2641½–½2024Division II1.1
Ter-Sahakyan,S2653Shimanov,A2640½–½2024Division II1.1
Aronian,L2732Anton Guijarro,D26711–02024Division II1.2
Bok,B2628Mamedov,R2725½–½2024Division II1.2
Martirosyan,H2620Artemiev,V2793½–½2024Division II1.2
Shimanov,A2640Ter-Sahakyan,S2653½–½2024Division II1.2
Svidler,P2654Keymer,V27420–12024Division II1.2
Vokhidov,S2644Sevian,S27630–12024Division II1.2
Xiong,J2689Giri,A2738½–½2024Division II1.2
Yu,Y2740Nakamura,H27630–12024Division II1.2
Anton Guijarro,D2664Aronian,L27390–12024Division II1.3
Artemiev,V2789Martirosyan,H26241–02024Division II1.3
Giri,A2737Xiong,J2690½–½2024Division II1.3
Keymer,V2748Svidler,P26481–02024Division II1.3
Mamedov,R2723Bok,B26300–12024Division II1.3
Nakamura,H2770Yu,Y27330–12024Division II1.3
Sevian,S2768Vokhidov,S2639½–½2024Division II1.3
Ter-Sahakyan,S2653Shimanov,A2640½–½2024Division II1.3
Aronian,L2745Anton Guijarro,D26581–02024Division II1.4
Bok,B2640Mamedov,R27131–02024Division II1.4
Shimanov,A2640Ter-Sahakyan,S26530–12024Division II1.4
Vokhidov,S2642Sevian,S2765½–½2024Division II1.4
Xiong,J2691Giri,A2736½–½2024Division II1.4
Yu,Y2742Nakamura,H27610–12024Division II1.4
Xiong,J2692Giri,A27351–02024Division II1.5
Artemiev,V2793Nakamura,H2769½–½2024Division II2.1
Keymer,V2754Xiong,J2692½–½2024Division II2.1
Sevian,S2762Aronian,L27510–12024Division II2.1
Ter-Sahakyan,S2661Bok,B2650½–½2024Division II2.1
Aronian,L2759Sevian,S27541–02024Division II2.2
Bok,B2650Ter-Sahakyan,S2661½–½2024Division II2.2
Nakamura,H2770Artemiev,V2792½–½2024Division II2.2
Xiong,J2693Keymer,V27530–12024Division II2.2
Artemiev,V2791Nakamura,H2771½–½2024Division II2.3
Keymer,V2760Xiong,J2686½–½2024Division II2.3
Sevian,S2746Aronian,L2767½–½2024Division II2.3
Ter-Sahakyan,S2661Bok,B26500–12024Division II2.3
Bok,B2658Ter-Sahakyan,S26531–02024Division II2.4
Nakamura,H2771Artemiev,V2791½–½2024Division II2.4
Xiong,J2688Keymer,V27580–12024Division II2.4
Nakamura,H2771Artemiev,V27910–12024Division II2.5
Artemiev,V2791Aronian,L27671–02024Division II3.1
Keymer,V2764Bok,B2666½–½2024Division II3.1
Aronian,L2760Artemiev,V27981–02024Division II3.2
Bok,B2668Keymer,V27620–12024Division II3.2
Artemiev,V2789Aronian,L2769½–½2024Division II3.3
Keymer,V2768Bok,B26620–12024Division II3.3
Aronian,L2769Artemiev,V27891–02024Division II3.4
Bok,B2672Keymer,V2758½–½2024Division II3.4
Keymer,V2756Bok,B26741–02024Division II3.5
Keymer,V2756Aronian,L2777½–½2024Division II4.1
Aronian,L2777Keymer,V27560–12024Division II4.2
Keymer,V2764Aronian,L27691–02024Division II4.3
Keymer,V2627Aronian,L27462024Division II5.1
Anton Guijarro,D2652Vokhidov,S26451–02024Division II51.1
Giri,A2735Svidler,P26421–02024Division II51.1
Mamedov,R2703Shimanov,A2632½–½2024Division II51.1
Yu,Y2734Martirosyan,H2620½–½2024Division II51.1
Martirosyan,H2623Yu,Y2731½–½2024Division II51.2
Shimanov,A2634Mamedov,R27010–12024Division II51.2
Svidler,P2636Giri,A27411–02024Division II51.2
Vokhidov,S2637Anton Guijarro,D2660½–½2024Division II51.2
Giri,A2731Svidler,P26461–02024Division II51.3
Martirosyan,H2625Yu,Y27290–12024Division II51.3
Anton Guijarro,D2659Xiong,J2682½–½2024Division II52.1
Giri,A2731Sevian,S27461–02024Division II52.1
Mamedov,R2707Nakamura,H2771½–½2024Division II52.1
Ter-Sahakyan,S2645Yu,Y2729½–½2024Division II52.1
Nakamura,H2770Mamedov,R2708½–½2024Division II52.2
Sevian,S2738Giri,A27391–02024Division II52.2
Xiong,J2681Anton Guijarro,D26601–02024Division II52.2
Yu,Y2727Ter-Sahakyan,S26471–02024Division II52.2
Giri,A2731Sevian,S27461–02024Division II52.3
Mamedov,R2709Nakamura,H27691–02024Division II52.3
Giri,A2731Mamedov,R27091–02024Division II53.1
Yu,Y2733Xiong,J26891–02024Division II53.1
Mamedov,R2702Giri,A27380–12024Division II53.2
Xiong,J2682Yu,Y2740½–½2024Division II53.2
Artemiev,V2781Yu,Y2739½–½2024Division II54.1
Giri,A2745Bok,B26741–02024Division II54.1
Yu,Y2741Artemiev,V2779½–½2024Division II54.2
Bok,B2668Giri,A27511–02024Division II54.2
Bok,B2678Giri,A27411–02024Division II54.3
Yu,Y2741Artemiev,V2779½–½2024Division II54.3
Artemiev,V2779Bok,B2678½–½2024Division II55.1
Bok,B2680Artemiev,V2777½–½2024Division II55.2
Bok,B2682Artemiev,V27751–02024Division II55.3
Aronian,L2761Bok,B26820–12024Division II56.1
Bok,B2692Aronian,L27510–12024Division II56.2
Bok,B2685Aronian,L2758½–½2024Division II56.3

Division III: Sarana the favourite against Grischuk

Similarly to what happened in Division II, the player who lost the winners’ bracket final in Division III went on to win the lower bracket to reach the Grand Final. In this case, it was Alexander Grischuk who first lost to Alexey Sarana and then defeated Oleksandr Bortnyk to set up a rematch for Tuesday.

Sarana’s performance has been very impressive so far. The Serbian representative has scored 14½ points in 19 games — and defeated Grischuk by a resounding 3-0 score.

Danishvar ½ - ½ Safarli

Analysis by GM Karsten Müller

Bardiya Daneshvar2629½–½Safarli, Eltaj2604
CCT Chessable Masters D-III 2024
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0-0 5.e4 d5 6.e5 Ne4 7.Bd3 c5 8.Nf3 cxd4 9.Nxd4 f5 10.exf6 Nxf6 11.cxd5 exd5 12.0-0 Nc6 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Ne2 Bd7 15.a3 Bd6 16.Bf4 Qc7 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Rac1 Ng4 19.Ng3 Qh6 20.h3 Rxf2 21.Rxf2 Nxf2 22.Kxf2 Qf4+ 23.Kg1 Qxg3 24.Bxh7+ Kh8 25.Rf1 Bxh3 26.Bf5 Rf8 27.Kh1 Bxf5 28.Rxf5 Qh4+ 29.Kg1 Re8 30.Qc5 Re1+ 31.Rf1 Rxf1+ 32.Kxf1 Qf6+ 33.Kg1 Qxb2 34.Qxa7 Qc1+ 35.Kh2 Qf4+ 36.Kg1 Kh7 37.Qd7 Qe3+ 38.Kh2 Qe5+ 39.Kg1 c5 40.a4 c4 41.Qh3+ Kg6 42.Qg4+ Kf6 43.Qf3+ Ke7 44.Qa3+ Kd7 45.a5 Qd4+ 46.Kh1 Kc6 47.Qa4+ Kc7 48.a6 Qh4+ 49.Kg1 Qe1+ 50.Kh2 Qe5+ 51.Kh1 Qe1+ 52.Kh2 Qh4+ 53.Kg1 Qd4+ 54.Kh1 Qa7 55.Qb5 Kd6 56.Kh2 Qc7 57.Qa4 c3 58.a7
The fourth phase of the game. After the opening, the middlegame and the endgame comes the fourth phase of the game, after both sides have queened. Usually the safer king wins, which often means that the first check wins: 58...Ke6+? This check backfires as Black's king is now too open. The direct 58...c2 was called for: 59.Qf4+ After 59.a8Q? c1Q-+ White has the first check, but Black wins. 59...Kd7 60.Qxc7+ Kxc7 61.a8Q c1Q 62.Qxd5= 59.g3 c2 60.a8Q c1Q White should win the fourth phase of the game: 61.Q8e8+ Kf6 61...Kf5 62.Qh5+ g5 63.Qag4+ Ke5 64.Qe8+ Kd6 65.Qb4+ Q7c5 66.Qbb8+ Qc7 67.Qg6+ Kd7 68.Qbe8# 62.Qh4+?
Amazingly this does not win. 62.Qd4+ was called for, e.g. Kg5 63.Qxd5+ Kg4 64.Qeh5# 62...Qg5! 63.Qf8+ 63.Qd4+ Qge5 64.Qf2+ Kg5 65.Qd2+ Kf6= 63...Kg6 64.Qe8+ Kf6 65.Qf8+ Kg6 66.Qe8+ Kf6 66...Kf6 67.Qf8+ Kg6= ½–½

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.h3 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.Bb5 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Bd6 8.d4 exd4 9.0-0 0-0 10.cxd4 h6 11.Bb2 Qf6 12.Re1 Bf5 13.Rb1 Nb4 14.d5 Bxc2 15.Bxf6 Bxd1 16.Rexd1 gxf6 17.Rd2 Rfd8 18.Bc4 Rab8 19.Nd4 Nxd5 20.Bxd5 Bf4 21.Re2 Rxd5 22.Nc6 Rdd8 23.Nxd8 Rxd8 24.g3 Be5 25.Rxb7 a5 26.Ra7 Rd5 27.Kg2 Kg7 28.Re4 Rc5 29.Ra6 h5 30.g4 h4 31.f4 Bd6 32.Ra8 f5 33.gxf5 Kf6 34.Kf3 Kxf5 35.Rh8 Rc3+ 36.Re3 Rc4 37.Rh5+ Kf6 38.Rxh4 Ra4 39.Re2 Ra3+ 40.Kg4 a4 41.Rh5 Rc3 42.Rf5+ Kg7 43.h4 Rc1 44.Rg2 a3 45.h5 Rh1 46.Kf3+ Kf8 47.Ke4 Rh4 48.Kd5 Bxf4 49.Rf2 Bd6 50.Rxf7+ Kg8 51.R7f5 Kg7 52.Rg2+ Kh6 53.Rg6+ Kh7 54.Rg2 Kh6 55.Ke6 Rxh5 56.Rf6+ Kh7 57.Kf7 Be5 58.Rf3 Bb2 59.Ke6 c5 60.Rf7+ Kh8 61.Rd2 Re5+ 62.Kd7 Kg8 63.Rf3 Rg5 64.Kc6 c4 65.Rd8+ Kg7 66.Rd7+ Kg6 67.Rd6+ Kh5 68.Rd5 c3 69.Rf2 Kg4 70.Rxg5+ Kxg5 71.Kd5 Kg4 72.Ke4 Kg3 73.Rc2 Kg4 74.Rg2+ Kh3 75.Kf3 Kh4 76.Rg4+ Kh5 77.Rc4 Kg5 78.Rc8 Kf5 79.Rc5+ Ke6 80.Ke4 Kf6 81.Rc4 Kg5 82.Rc6 Ba1 83.Rc5+ Kf6 84.Rc6+ Kg5 85.Kd3 Kf4 86.Rc5 Bb2 87.Rd5 Ba1 88.Ra5 Bb2 89.Rc5 Ba1 90.Rc4+ Ke5 91.Rc5+ Kd6 92.Kc4 Bb2 93.Kb4 Ke6 94.Kb3 Kd6 95.Rh5 Ke6 96.Rh3 Kd6 97.Rxc3 Bxc3 98.Kxc3 Kc5 99.Kb3 Kb6 100.Kxa3 Ka5 101.Kb3 Kb5 102.a4+ Ka5 103.Kc4 Kxa4 ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Antipov,M2654Matlakov,M2651½–½2024Division III1.1
Bortnyk,O2638Safarli,E26760–12024Division III1.1
Daneshvar,B2592Alekseenko,K2614½–½2024Division III1.1
Grischuk,A2667Dubov,D2685½–½2024Division III1.1
Indjic,A2528Sargissian,G2524½–½2024Division III1.1
Kuzubov,Y2698Henriquez Villagra,C25970–12024Division III1.1
Lysyj,I2602Dreev,A26540–12024Division III1.1
Malakhov,V2612Mishra,A26080–12024Division III1.1
Meshkovs,N2554Deac,B26261–02024Division III1.1
Paravyan,D2653Demchenko,A26381–02024Division III1.1
Piorun,K2418Svane,R26111–02024Division III1.1
Ponomariov,R2644Fressinet,L2635½–½2024Division III1.1
Rakhmanov,A2614Tabatabaei,M27191–02024Division III1.1
Sarana,A2699Yoo,C2633½–½2024Division III1.1
Sethuraman,S2582Karthikeyan,M25440–12024Division III1.1
Shevchenko,K2625Santos Latasa,J26710–12024Division III1.1
Alekseenko,K2613Daneshvar,B2593½–½2024Division III1.2
Deac,B2616Meshkovs,N25640–12024Division III1.2
Demchenko,A2630Paravyan,D26611–02024Division III1.2
Dreev,A2661Lysyj,I2595½–½2024Division III1.2
Dubov,D2685Grischuk,A2667½–½2024Division III1.2
Fressinet,L2635Ponomariov,R2644½–½2024Division III1.2
Henriquez Villagra,C2607Kuzubov,Y2688½–½2024Division III1.2
Karthikeyan,M2553Sethuraman,S25731–02024Division III1.2
Matlakov,M2651Antipov,M26541–02024Division III1.2
Mishra,A2616Malakhov,V2604½–½2024Division III1.2
Safarli,E2683Bortnyk,O26311–02024Division III1.2
Santos Latasa,J2678Shevchenko,K2618½–½2024Division III1.2
Sargissian,G2524Indjic,A25281–02024Division III1.2
Svane,R2599Piorun,K24300–12024Division III1.2
Tabatabaei,M2709Rakhmanov,A2624½–½2024Division III1.2
Yoo,C2634Sarana,A2698½–½2024Division III1.2
Antipov,M2638Matlakov,M26670–12024Division III1.3
Bortnyk,O2624Safarli,E26900–12024Division III1.3
Daneshvar,B2593Alekseenko,K2613½–½2024Division III1.3
Grischuk,A2667Dubov,D2685½–½2024Division III1.3
Indjic,A2520Sargissian,G25321–02024Division III1.3
Kuzubov,Y2686Henriquez Villagra,C26091–02024Division III1.3
Lysyj,I2596Dreev,A26601–02024Division III1.3
Malakhov,V2604Mishra,A2616½–½2024Division III1.3
Meshkovs,N2573Deac,B2607½–½2024Division III1.3
Paravyan,D2652Demchenko,A26391–02024Division III1.3
Piorun,K2442Svane,R2587½–½2024Division III1.3
Ponomariov,R2644Fressinet,L26351–02024Division III1.3
Rakhmanov,A2626Tabatabaei,M2707½–½2024Division III1.3
Sarana,A2697Yoo,C2635½–½2024Division III1.3
Sethuraman,S2565Karthikeyan,M25610–12024Division III1.3
Shevchenko,K2619Santos Latasa,J26770–12024Division III1.3
Alekseenko,K2613Daneshvar,B25931–02024Division III1.4
Demchenko,A2631Paravyan,D26601–02024Division III1.4
Dreev,A2651Lysyj,I2605½–½2024Division III1.4
Dubov,D2685Grischuk,A2667½–½2024Division III1.4
Fressinet,L2627Ponomariov,R2652½–½2024Division III1.4
Henriquez Villagra,C2603Kuzubov,Y26921–02024Division III1.4
Mishra,A2616Malakhov,V26040–12024Division III1.4
Sargissian,G2524Indjic,A25280–12024Division III1.4
Tabatabaei,M2705Rakhmanov,A2628½–½2024Division III1.4
Yoo,C2636Sarana,A2696½–½2024Division III1.4
Dreev,A2650Lysyj,I26060–12024Division III1.5
Dubov,D2685Grischuk,A2667½–½2024Division III1.5
Malakhov,V2612Mishra,A26080–12024Division III1.5
Paravyan,D2651Demchenko,A26401–02024Division III1.5
Yoo,C2637Sarana,A26950–12024Division III1.5
Grischuk,A2667Rakhmanov,A26300–12024Division III2.1
Henriquez Villagra,C2613Karthikeyan,M2569½–½2024Division III2.1
Indjic,A2536Ponomariov,R26510–12024Division III2.1
Lysyj,I2606Matlakov,M2667½–½2024Division III2.1
Meshkovs,N2574Santos Latasa,J2684½–½2024Division III2.1
Mishra,A2608Safarli,E2697½–½2024Division III2.1
Paravyan,D2651Alekseenko,K26210–12024Division III2.1
Piorun,K2445Sarana,A26950–12024Division III2.1
Alekseenko,K2630Paravyan,D26421–02024Division III2.2
Karthikeyan,M2570Henriquez Villagra,C26121–02024Division III2.2
Matlakov,M2666Lysyj,I26071–02024Division III2.2
Ponomariov,R2656Indjic,A25311–02024Division III2.2
Rakhmanov,A2639Grischuk,A26580–12024Division III2.2
Safarli,E2695Mishra,A2610½–½2024Division III2.2
Santos Latasa,J2682Meshkovs,N25761–02024Division III2.2
Sarana,A2698Piorun,K24421–02024Division III2.2
Grischuk,A2666Rakhmanov,A2631½–½2024Division III2.3
Henriquez Villagra,C2603Karthikeyan,M25790–12024Division III2.3
Indjic,A2526Ponomariov,R26611–02024Division III2.3
Lysyj,I2600Matlakov,M26731–02024Division III2.3
Meshkovs,N2570Santos Latasa,J26880–12024Division III2.3
Mishra,A2612Safarli,E26930–12024Division III2.3
Paravyan,D2634Alekseenko,K26381–02024Division III2.3
Piorun,K2439Sarana,A27010–12024Division III2.3
Alekseenko,K2630Paravyan,D26420–12024Division III2.4
Matlakov,M2663Lysyj,I26101–02024Division III2.4
Ponomariov,R2650Indjic,A25370–12024Division III2.4
Rakhmanov,A2632Grischuk,A2665½–½2024Division III2.4
Safarli,E2699Mishra,A2606½–½2024Division III2.4
Alekseenko,K2622Paravyan,D2650½–½2024Division III2.5
Grischuk,A2664Rakhmanov,A26331–02024Division III2.5
Ponomariov,R2640Indjic,A2547½–½2024Division III2.5
Grischuk,A2670Santos Latasa,J26601–02024Division III3.1
Indjic,A2547Safarli,E26970–12024Division III3.1
Paravyan,D2650Karthikeyan,M25881–02024Division III3.1
Sarana,A2704Matlakov,M2670½–½2024Division III3.1
Karthikeyan,M2581Paravyan,D2657½–½2024Division III3.2
Matlakov,M2671Sarana,A27030–12024Division III3.2
Safarli,E2702Indjic,A25421–02024Division III3.2
Santos Latasa,J2660Grischuk,A26700–12024Division III3.2
Grischuk,A2670Santos Latasa,J26601–02024Division III3.3
Indjic,A2537Safarli,E27071–02024Division III3.3
Paravyan,D2655Karthikeyan,M25831–02024Division III3.3
Sarana,A2710Matlakov,M26640–12024Division III3.3
Matlakov,M2673Sarana,A2701½–½2024Division III3.4
Safarli,E2695Indjic,A25491–02024Division III3.4
Sarana,A2700Matlakov,M26741–02024Division III3.5
Grischuk,A2664Safarli,E2700½–½2024Division III4.1
Paravyan,D2661Sarana,A27000–12024Division III4.1
Safarli,E2699Grischuk,A2665½–½2024Division III4.2
Sarana,A2707Paravyan,D26541–02024Division III4.2
Grischuk,A2666Safarli,E2698½–½2024Division III4.3
Paravyan,D2647Sarana,A2714½–½2024Division III4.3
Safarli,E2697Grischuk,A2667½–½2024Division III4.4
Safarli,E2696Grischuk,A2668½–½2024Division III4.5
Grischuk,A2668Sarana,A27120–12024Division III5.1
Sarana,A2719Grischuk,A26611–02024Division III5.2
Grischuk,A2654Sarana,A27260–12024Division III5.3
Grischuk,A2670Sarana,A26462024Division III6.1
Antipov,M2638Dreev,A2650½–½2024Division III51.1
Bortnyk,O2617Malakhov,V26121–02024Division III51.1
Daneshvar,B2585Demchenko,A2640½–½2024Division III51.1
Fressinet,L2628Sargissian,G2516½–½2024Division III51.1
Sethuraman,S2557Kuzubov,Y26820–12024Division III51.1
Shevchenko,K2612Deac,B26060–12024Division III51.1
Tabatabaei,M2703Dubov,D26851–02024Division III51.1
Yoo,C2637Svane,R25841–02024Division III51.1
Deac,B2614Shevchenko,K26040–12024Division III51.2
Demchenko,A2639Daneshvar,B2586½–½2024Division III51.2
Dreev,A2650Antipov,M26380–12024Division III51.2
Dubov,D2677Tabatabaei,M2711½–½2024Division III51.2
Kuzubov,Y2687Sethuraman,S2552½–½2024Division III51.2
Malakhov,V2604Bortnyk,O26250–12024Division III51.2
Sargissian,G2518Fressinet,L2626½–½2024Division III51.2
Svane,R2577Yoo,C26441–02024Division III51.2
Deac,B2606Shevchenko,K26121–02024Division III51.3
Demchenko,A2638Daneshvar,B2587½–½2024Division III51.3
Fressinet,L2624Sargissian,G25200–12024Division III51.3
Yoo,C2634Svane,R25871–02024Division III51.3
Alekseenko,K2622Tabatabaei,M27100–12024Division III52.1
Antipov,M2646Ponomariov,R2640½–½2024Division III52.1
Deac,B2606Henriquez Villagra,C25941–02024Division III52.1
Kuzubov,Y2595Meshkovs,N25231–02024Division III52.1
Lysyj,I2603Sargissian,G25201–02024Division III52.1
Piorun,K2436Bortnyk,O26330–12024Division III52.1
Rakhmanov,A2633Daneshvar,B2587½–½2024Division III52.1
Yoo,C2634Mishra,A26081–02024Division III52.1
Bortnyk,O2637Piorun,K24321–02024Division III52.2
Daneshvar,B2588Rakhmanov,A26321–02024Division III52.2
Henriquez Villagra,C2586Deac,B26140–12024Division III52.2
Meshkovs,N2523Kuzubov,Y25950–12024Division III52.2
Mishra,A2601Yoo,C2641½–½2024Division III52.2
Ponomariov,R2640Antipov,M26460–12024Division III52.2
Sargissian,G2514Lysyj,I26090–12024Division III52.2
Tabatabaei,M2716Alekseenko,K26161–02024Division III52.2
Antipov,M2654Yoo,C26401–02024Division III53.1
Deac,B2621Tabatabaei,M27220–12024Division III53.1
Kuzubov,Y2684Daneshvar,B25970–12024Division III53.1
Lysyj,I2615Bortnyk,O2641½–½2024Division III53.1
Bortnyk,O2640Lysyj,I26161–02024Division III53.2
Daneshvar,B2607Kuzubov,Y2674½–½2024Division III53.2
Tabatabaei,M2728Deac,B26150–12024Division III53.2
Yoo,C2632Antipov,M26620–12024Division III53.2
Deac,B2625Tabatabaei,M2718½–½2024Division III53.3
Antipov,M2669Karthikeyan,M25771–02024Division III54.1
Bortnyk,O2647Santos Latasa,J26931–02024Division III54.1
Daneshvar,B2609Matlakov,M26741–02024Division III54.1
Indjic,A2544Tabatabaei,M27181–02024Division III54.1
Karthikeyan,M2571Antipov,M2675½–½2024Division III54.2
Matlakov,M2665Daneshvar,B26180–12024Division III54.2
Santos Latasa,J2684Bortnyk,O26561–02024Division III54.2
Tabatabaei,M2706Indjic,A25561–02024Division III54.2
Santos Latasa,J2691Bortnyk,O26490–12024Division III54.3
Tabatabaei,M2711Indjic,A2551½–½2024Division III54.3
Antipov,M2673Daneshvar,B2627½–½2024Division III55.1
Indjic,A2551Bortnyk,O26491–02024Division III55.1
Bortnyk,O2639Indjic,A25611–02024Division III55.2
Daneshvar,B2628Antipov,M2672½–½2024Division III55.2
Bortnyk,O2645Indjic,A25551–02024Division III55.3
Daneshvar,B2629Antipov,M26711–02024Division III55.3
Daneshvar,B2629Safarli,E2696½–½2024Division III56.1
Paravyan,D2649Bortnyk,O26450–12024Division III56.1
Bortnyk,O2653Paravyan,D2641½–½2024Division III56.2
Safarli,E2694Daneshvar,B2631½–½2024Division III56.2
Safarli,E2693Daneshvar,B26321–02024Division III56.3
Bortnyk,O2653Safarli,E26930–12024Division III57.1
Safarli,E2700Bortnyk,O26460–12024Division III57.2
Bortnyk,O2655Safarli,E26911–02024Division III57.3
Grischuk,A2648Bortnyk,O26551–02024Division III58.1
Bortnyk,O2647Grischuk,A26561–02024Division III58.2
Bortnyk,O2655Grischuk,A2648½–½2024Division III58.3

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