Moscow GP: Wojtaszek is the first one in the semis

by Antonio Pereira
5/22/2019 – Peter Svidler was the first player to be eliminated from the Moscow Grand Prix quarter-finals, after Radoslaw Wojtaszek defeated him with the white pieces on Tuesday. Alexander Grischuk and Wei Yi had difficult positions against Wesley So and Ian Nepomniachtchi, respectively, but they ended up getting a second draw in their match-ups after all. GM DANIEL FERNANDEZ analyses the games. | Photo: Niki Riga / World Chess
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Two extra GP points for Radek

Not only is Radoslaw Wojtaszek the first player in the semi-finals, but also he is the first one to gather two extra points in the overall Grand Prix standings after winning both his matches in Moscow without needing tie-breaks. His good results so far have helped him recover the first spot among Polish players on the live ratings list. The player from Elblag has gained twelve rating points in Moscow, after eliminating two players higher-rated than him.

Radoslaw Wojtaszek

Svidler went all out with Black, Wojtaszek ended up on top | Photo: Niki Riga / World Chess

In their return game on Tuesday, the Bundesliga teammates (both play for champions Baden-Baden) pulled out all the stops, with Peter Svidler apparently not in the mood to look for a draw with the black pieces. According to the eight-time Russian champion, the one big mistake that turned the evaluation in White's favour was the check he gave on move 27:

 
Wojtaszek vs. Svidler
Position after 27.Bd2

Svidler played 27...♝d4+ and left his bishop on a vulnerable square prior to a series of complex tactical shots in the centre. The computers actually think this check was not the culprit of Black's defeat, however — according to the silicon machines, the error came after 28.♔h2:

 
Position after 28.Kh2

Black here opted for 28...♞7f6 instead of the suggested 28...♜b6, which would have left Black with a defensible — albeit not as double-edged — position. After the text, a tactical scramble ensued, in which Peter first decided to sacrifice an exchange and then gave up his queen. Wojtaszek handled the complications effectively and went on to get the pass to the semi-finals after 42 moves.

 
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1.d4
1...Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 The first sign of an interesting game. Svidler is well-known for his expertise in the Grunfeld, and this move more or less avoids those structures. e6 4.e4 c5 5.d5 d6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Nge2 It might seem to make sense to develop the f1-bishop first with 7.Bd3 , however more often than not it is in Black's interest to target this bishop. exd5 8.cxd5 0-0 9.Nge2 a6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.0-0 Rb8! 12.Ng3! Here too, this move makes sense- negating one of the economies of playing Bd3 first. The point is that Black wanted ...Ne5 and ...b5, so White would much rather retreat the d3-bishop to e2. h5 13.Bg5∞ 7...0-0 8.Ng3 exd5 9.cxd5 a6 9...Nh5!? 10.Nxh5 gxh5 11.Qd2!? 11.Be3 Nd7 12.Qd2 Ne5 13.Be2 f5 14.0-0 Ng6 15.f4 h4 16.Bd3 Qf6 17.e5 dxe5 18.fxe5 Nxe5 19.Bxc5 Re8 20.Nb5 h3 21.Nc7± Sanikidze,T-Jones,G St Petersburg 2018 11.Bf4 f5 12.Qd2 a6 13.a4 Qf6 Dearing,E-Jones,G Hinckley Island 2008 11...Qh4+ 12.g3 Qf6 13.Be2 Bh3 14.Qg5 Qg6 15.Qh4 Bc8 16.0-0 Bf6 17.Qf4 Be5 18.Qg5 Bh3 19.Rd1 Here Black blundered- it was a blitz game- but the moral stands anyway, which is that Black doesn't easily obtain the dynamic play for which he is hoping by playing ...Nh5. Gupta, A-Jones,G chess.com INT 2018 10.a4 h5 10...Nh5 is possible here too, but I think White is again better. Maybe the best version is on move 10, with ... Nbd7 instead of ...0-0 for Black. See for instance Korobov-Erdos in these pages. 11.Bg5 11.Bd3 h4 12.Nge2 Nh5 Black has good dark-square control here: a good reason to draw the knight to h7 instead. 11...Qe8 12.Bd3 Nh7 13.Bf4 Qe7 14.Nge2 Since the knight has no particular purpose on e2 either, maybe it was reasonable to play 14.0-0 directly, followed by a5 et cetera. 14...Nd7 15.0-0 Ne5 16.Bc2 Rb8 17.a5 b5?! This is a strange move to be making when the standard King's Indian play was still available. 17...f5 White has to be very careful not to get steamrollered here; probably the best policy from a practical perspective is 18.exf5 Bxf5 19.Bxf5 Rxf5 20.Qc2∞ 18.axb6 Rxb6 19.Bc1 h4 20.f4 20.h3 is also interesting, stalling Black's attack for the foreseeable future unless he commits to a piece sacrifice. 20...Ng4 21.h3 Ngf6 22.Ra2 Returning the position to the realm of dynamic equality. 22.e5 dxe5 deserves consideration from White on grounds of principle, even if the position after 23.f5 e4 24.fxg6 fxg6∞ is a total tactical slugfest. 22...Bd7 23.Qe1 Nh5 24.Be3 Rfb8 24...f5!? 25.b3 Rxb3 26.Bxb3 Rxb3 27.Bd2 On a practical level, it seems that White still doesn't particularly mind a draw, or perhaps he is insinuating that just so that Svidler will continue to throw the kitchen sink. Bd4+ The patient 27...Bc8 keeping the a6-pawn alive was also possible. 28.Kh2 N7f6 29.Rf3 Rb4? The engine doesn't mind this immediately, but it will transpire that there are just too many tactics along the a-file and long diagonal for Black to survive long. 30.Rxa6± Rc4 31.Ra7 Qd8 32.Qa1! Now the whole queen's flank has opened up for White's major pieces, and he has one more of them. Nxe4? After 32...Rb4 33.Nxd4 cxd4 the position should also be lost, but White still needs to think about, for instance, rook versus knight endings which are drawn because of Black's favourable structure. 33.Ra8 White simply takes at least a piece for free, and the game is over. Bc8 34.Qa6 Nxd2 35.Rxc8 Nxf3+ 36.gxf3 Qxc8 37.Qxc8+ Kg7 38.Nxd4 Rxd4 39.Qd8 Rd2+ 40.Kg1 Nxf4 41.Qxd6 Nxh3+ 42.Kf1 1–0
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Peter Svidler

Svidler is a knock-out specialist | Photo: Niki Riga / World Chess

In the post-game interview, Svidler showed no regrets about his decision to play a sharp line with Black:

I'm obviously not happy about today. I thought my approach was correct. I mean, I play about every move possible after 3.f3, and I went for the line which is sort of the sharpest and the least clear of all the things I could have done, but I think Radek just played better than I [did] today...and, I mean, I still think that the choice was correct, but I don't have very much experience in these types of structures and eventually this is what decided the game.

Full interview with Wojtaszek and Svidler

So ½:½ Grischuk: Not a disgraceful loss

For a second day in a row, in the final position of the game that faced Wesley So and Alexander Grischuk the American was a pawn to the good, except this time Grischuk was the one on the bad side of the draw — the Russian was in real danger of losing around move 45. The players explored a line of the now widespread Sveshnikov variation of the Sicilian; White got an extra pawn (albeit a doubled one on the e-file); and, after a scare, Black managed to save the draw in 68 moves.

Alexander Grischuk

Three-time World Blitz Champion Alexander Grischuk | Photo: Niki Riga / World Chess

Grischuk was vehement when he referred to his performance in the endgame:

It almost became the most humiliating, embarrassing, disgraceful loss of my career, if I had lost this endgame, and I came close at some point.

Wesley agreed that his opponent could have made an easy draw at some point. The American also confessed that he was happy the draw was not forced immediately, as he wanted to stay in the playing hall to follow Radek Wojtaszek's game...

 
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5! It is a relief to see this move rather than 7.Nd5. a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 9.Bxf6 Whole books have been written on both this move and the text, so I'm not going to uncover anything new- but hopefully I should be able to demystify some points of move-order. gxf6 10.Nd5 is the other main line, and now Black can choose between ...f5 and ...Bg7. The former implies he might play ... Be6 next, whereas the latter indicates perhaps ...Ne7. f5! Seemingly a slightly better order, so that there are options of ...Bxd5 at the right moment. 10...Bg7 11.Bd3! This is marginally the better choice, keeping options like c4 on the table. 11.c3 A move White can do without. f5 12.Bd3 Be6 12...Ne7 13.Nxe7 Qxe7 14.Nc2 0-0 15.0-0 Ivanchuk,V-Radjabov, T Sofia 2008 13.Qh5 0-0 Black is threatening ...fxe4 and ...f5, so it is high time for White to enter forcing lines, although he will certainly wish he had been able to castle rather than playing c3 in case of 14.exf5 Bxd5 15.f6 e4 16.fxg7 Re8∞ 11...Be6 12.0-0 f5 Here 12...Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.Qg4 Kf8 15.c4 does not particularly inspire confidence. 13.Qh5 f4 14.c4 bxc4 15.Bxc4 There is still significant theory in this position, but I would draw your attention to the fact that Grischuk won a major game from here before his opponent celebrated his 9th birthday. Grischuk,A-Ivanchuk,V Moscow 2002 11.c3 11.Bd3 Be6 12.0-0 Bxd5! This is what I mean by the extra option of ...Bxd5. 13.exd5 Ne7 14.c3 Bg7 15.Qh5 e4 16.Bc2 Qc8= Black at least has no problems in this position, and could easily be better. Shirov,A-Grischuk,A Wijk aan Zee 2003 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.Bd3 Be6 13.Be4 Rc8 14.c3 Bg7 15.Qh5 Ne7 16.Rd1 Rc5 17.Nxe7 Qxe7 18.0-0 d5 19.Bf5 Bxf5 20.Qxf5 Qe6 Chevaldonnet,F-Sveshnikov,E Le Havre 1977 11...Bg7 12.exf5! This move is the only reason why there is a debate between 10...f5 and 10... Bg7- otherwise the latter is simply a worse order. 12.Bd3 Be6 transposes to 10...Bg7 11.Bd3 12...Bxf5 13.Nc2 13.Qf3 Be6 14.Nf4 exf4 15.Qxc6+ Ke7 16.Nc2 Re8 17.Bd3 Bd7 18.Qf3 Kf8+ 19.Kf1 Qh4 Mittermayr,G -Horvath,P Lienz 2007 13...0-0 14.Nce3 Be6 14...Bg6!? is playable and gets the occasional look in, e.g. 15.h4 h6 16.Bd3 e4 17.Bc2 b4∞ Dourerassou, J-Moiseenko,A Warsaw 2013 15.Bd3 f5 16.0-0 16.Bc2 f4 Obviously critical, and leads to some cool lines. 17.Qh5 Rf7! 18.Bxh7+ Kf8 19.Bf5 Qe8 20.Bxe6 Qxe6 21.Qg4! Qh6 22.Nc2 22.0-0!? e4! 23.Nb6 Ne5 24.Nf5 Qxh2+ 25.Kxh2 Nxg4+ 26.Kh3 Ne5! 27.Nxa8 Rxf5 28.g4∞ 22.Nb6 fxe3!? 22...Re8 23.Ned5 Kg8 24.0-0 e4∞ It seems like White should have some way to consolidate, but it is not so obvious exactly how. 23.Nxa8 exf2+ 24.Ke2 24.Kf1 Ne7∞ 24...d5 White can and should force perpetual. 22...e4 23.Qh3 Qxh3 24.gxh3 Ne5 25.0-0 Nd3 26.a4 Rb8 26...Rf5!? 27.Ncb4 Nxb4 28.Nxb4 a5 29.Nc6 b4 27.Ncb4 bxa4 28.Rxa4 Nxb2 29.Rxa6 Nc4 30.Rfa1 Be5 31.Nc6 Rb5= Ivanchuk,V-Carlsen,M Leon 2009 16.Qh5 e4 17.Bc2 Ne7 18.Rd1 b4 19.Nxb4 19.cxb4 Nxd5 20.Nxd5 Bxb2= 19.0-0 bxc3 20.bxc3 Kh8= 19...a5 20.Nbd5 Nxd5 21.Nxd5 Rb8 22.Bb3 a4 23.Bxa4 Rxb2 24.Bb3 Kh8!?N An ambitious move, which shows that Black can even hope for more than a draw. 24...Bxd5 25.Bxd5+ Kh8 26.0-0 Bxc3 27.Be6 Qe8!= Van der Wiel,J-Cmilyte,V Wijk aan Zee 2003 25.0-0 f4 White must be very careful here, since Black has more than enough compensation for the pawn. Together with the rook on b2, Black's central pawns present a real danger for White. Fressinet,L -Gelfand,B Enghien les Bains 2003 16...Ra7!? Removing the tactical vulnerability of the rook. 16...Ne7?! 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Bxf5± 17.a4 Ne7 18.Nxe7+ Rxe7 19.axb5 axb5 20.Bxb5 d5 9...Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c3 Bg5 It is relatively common to castle first: 11...0-0 and perhaps only play ...Bg5 in response to White's Nce3. 12.Nc2 Rb8 13.h4! 13.Nce3 Bg5 14.Bd3 b4= is more comfortable for Black 13...g6 14.g3 Bg7 15.h5 Ne7 Gallenweiler-Heffalump playchess.com INT 2008 12.Nc2 Rb8 13.Be2 Grischuk has had this before, and the game illustrates one downside of spending time on an early ...Bg5. 13.a4 bxa4 14.Ncb4 Nxb4 15.Nxb4 Bd7!? 16.Bxa6 16.Qxd6 Be7 17.Qxe5 0-0 Black has easily enough compensation. 16...Qa5 16...Qb6 seems better 17.Qxd6 Rb6 18.Qd3 Be7 19.Nd5 Rxb2 20.0-0 Qc5 20...Bc5!? 21.Qg3 Kf8! 22.Bc4 f6∞ is an odd computer line 21.c4 Rb3 22.Qe2 Bd6 23.Bb5 Bxb5 24.cxb5 Qxb5 25.Qg4?! Now White forces perpetual check rather than having an unlosable and perhaps slightly interesting ending. 25.Qxb5+ Rxb5 26.Rxa4 Kd7= 25...0-0 26.Nf6+ Kh8 27.Qf5 g6 28.Qg5 Kg7 29.Nh5+= Dominguez Perez, L-Grischuk,A Khanty-Mansiysk 2015 13...0-0 13...f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 15.Bg4 is positionally undesirable, although probably OK. 14.0-0 a5 15.Na3 Na7 Now Black gives up a pawn, albeit for quite good compensation. 15...b4 16.Nc4 bxc3 17.bxc3 Ne7= is safe because c3 is fully as weak as d6. 16.Qd3 Kh8 17.Rfd1 Be6 18.Ne3 b4 19.Nac4 Nb5 20.cxb4 axb4 21.Nxd6 Now White will be slightly better in that he can never lose and has an extra pawn which he can try to somehow, someday, swap- but Grischuk makes it look effortless to hold. Nxd6 22.Qxd6 Bxe3 23.Qxd8 Rfxd8! The time is more important than the f2-pawn. 23...Bxf2+ 24.Kxf2 Rfxd8 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.a4 bxa3 27.bxa3 Here White has play which is quite easy to define and not that easy to stop. Black should place the rook on a5, but then what to do about the (eventual) idea of Kb4? 24.fxe3 24.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.fxe3 Rd2 24...Rdc8 25.Rd2 g6 26.Kf2 Kg7 27.Bd1 Ra8 28.a4 bxa3 29.Rxa3 Rab8! Again good understanding. The rooks should only be traded at the point of winning the e5 pawn... 30.Ra5 Rc4 31.Rxe5 Rcb4 32.Ra5 Rxb2 33.Rxb2 Rxb2+ ...like so. Now White tried for quite a long time, but to be honest this one of those +/= positions that might as well be =. Grischuk has demonstrated 90% of what is needed to make the draw which was likely to come ever since White took on d6. 34.Kg3 h6 35.h4 Bd7 36.Bf3 Rb5 37.Rxb5 I'm not sure about this. Maybe it was wiser to try and exchange bishops instead? With bishops on, Black can easily prevent the break e6 while avoiding the trade- this was probably harder if the remaining pieces were rooks. Bxb5 38.Kf4 Kf6 39.e5+ Ke6 40.Bg4+ Ke7 41.Bc8 Bc4 42.g4 Kd8 43.Bb7 Ke7 44.g5 hxg5+ 45.Kxg5 Ke6 46.Kf4 Ke7 47.Ke4 Be6 48.Bd5 Bc8 49.Kf4 Kf8 50.Bf3 Be6 51.Bg4 Bb3 52.Kg5 Kg7 53.Bd7 Bc4 54.Bc6 Be6 55.Kf4 Kf8 56.Ke4 Ke7 57.Bd5 Bc8 58.Kf4 Kf8 59.Bc4 Bh3 60.Bb3 Bc8 61.Bd5 Kg7 62.Kg5 Bd7 63.Bc4 Bc8 64.Kf4 Kf8 65.Bb3 Bh3 66.e6 f6!? Capturing on e6 in either way was actually fine too, but Grischuk is making the point that he need not compromise his structure. 67.Kg3 67.Bc2 g5+ 68.hxg5 fxg5+ 69.Kxg5 and now I have little doubt that Grischuk would have chosen the ultra-precise Ke7! to not even give his opponent the idea of Kf6. 70.Bf5 Bf1 71.Kf4 Kf6 72.e4 Bc4 73.e5+ Ke7= 67...Bf5 68.Kf4 Bh3 ½–½
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Nepomniachtchi ½:½ Wei Yi: "Clearly White was pressing"

A rather disappointed Ian Nepomniachtchi spoke to Eteri Kublashvili after his draw with Wei Yi. Russia's highest-rated player was on top after the opening, but when things started to look increasingly dangerous for Black, Wei Yi sacrificed a pawn and then exchanged into an equal queen endgame to take the mini-match to tie-breaks. The players reached the queen endgame with 3 v 2 pawns on the kingside on move 39, and 'Nepo' kept trying to make something out of the theoretically drawn position during thirty moves, but to no avail.

Ian Nepomniachtchi

Nepo was the one in the driver's seat | Photo: Niki Riga / World Chess 

Unlike in the World Cup, the organizers of the Grand Prix decided that the drawing of colours for the tie-breaks will take place right before the games. When asked about this change, the players generally agreed that it does not make much of a difference, with Nepomniachtchi stating:

We used to know the colour, but in general I think the rules are the same — you play one game with White, one game with Black, so I don't think it really matters.

Perhaps the idea is to avoid the player who gets Black first to prepare an ultra-solid defence for the first game, in order to secure a draw and then play stress-free with White. We will just have to wait and see how the players handle this situation on Wednesday.

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Be7 9...Nc5 : 10.c3 d4 10...Be7 exists too, but after 11.Bc2 I feel White must have a more pleasant position 11.Ng5!? One of the most shocking moves in 'modern' opening theory to an impressionable 9-year-old me, learning chess in 2004! dxc3?! 11...Qxg5 was obviously tried too, and with best play Black is committing to a piece sacrifice. 12.Qf3 0-0-0 13.Bxe6+ fxe6 14.Qxc6 Qxe5 15.b4 Qd5! Grischuk,A-Anand,V Wijk aan Zee 2005 12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.bxc3 Qd3 14.Nf3 14.Bc2!? Qxc3 15.Nb3∞ was ultimately decided upon as White's best, and Black is in quite a bit of trouble here. 14...0-0-0 15.Qe1 Nxb3 16.axb3 Kb7 17.Be3 Be7 18.Bg5 18.Qc1!? 18...h6 18...Rhe8= 19.Bxe7 Nxe7 20.Nd4 Rxd4 21.cxd4 Qxb3 22.Qe3 Qxe3 23.fxe3 Nd5 24.Kf2 Kb6 Black had enough compensation to draw in Kasparov,G -Anand,V New York 1995 10.c3 0-0 11.Bc2 f5 So far following a game Anand-So from Tata Steel 2018. 11...Bf5!? was my suggestion in that previous annotation 12.exf6 This move is less impressive than the other. 12.Nb3! is still the best move for me. Qd7 13.Nfd4 Nxd4 14.Nxd4 c5 15.Nxe6 Qxe6 16.f3 Ng5 17.a4 17.Bxg5!? Bxg5 18.f4 is similar, and here White would double on the d-file as soon as practical. 17...Rad8 17...b4∞ is interesting and would be avoided by the previous note. 18.axb5 axb5 19.Bxg5?! Losing the advantage. Now it was time to try and exchange some rooks first. 19.Ra7 Rd7 20.Rxd7 Qxd7 21.Bxg5 Bxg5 22.f4 Bd8 23.b3 with the idea of c4 19...Bxg5 20.f4 So we get here anyway! However, here Black has good play through the centre. Be7 21.Kh1 d4! Black just about managed to avoid giving White the position type he wanted in Anand,V-So,W Tata Steel Masters 2018, and later held. 12...Nxf6 13.Re1 I have also looked at 13.Nb3 here but Black seems to be fine after the principled Qd6 13...Bg4 14.Qd3 was Anton Guijarro, D-Vidit,S Martuni 2016, where White soon got an advantage, but this position seems to suit him for stylistic rather than objective reasons. 13...Qd7 14.a4 Bf5 14...b4!? seems critical 15.Bxf5 Qxf5 16.axb5 axb5 17.Rxa8 Rxa8 18.Nf1 I don't really agree with much of White's late opening play, but looking at some lines here (including the one that occurred) it seems Black's disconnected structure means he will face some concrete problems anyway. As has already been mentioned, these mini-matches encourage very circumspect decision-making. Qd7 19.Bg5 Rd8 19...b4 20.Ne3 bxc3 21.bxc3 Ra5 is reasonable from the point of view of minimising the number of weaknesses. 20.Ng3 h6 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.Nh5 Qf5 23.Nxf6+ Qxf6 24.Qb3 So White has nevertheless achieved something, and that in extremely safe fashion. b4 25.cxb4 Nd4 26.Nxd4 Qxd4 27.Rd1 Qe5 28.g3 Kh8 29.Qc3 29.Qe3!? basically leads to a 3v2, which is mathematically speaking better than the present position (since White has bad queenside pawns), but practically speaking it isn't, because there's not enough of a winning margin there. Nevertheless, White should try this version, because the pawn trades are almost inevitable and in the final position after queens come off in this line, Black will be slightly restricted in terms of space. Qxb2 29...Qxe3 30.fxe3 Rb8 31.Rxd5 Rxb4 32.Rd2 is not as simple to draw as you might imagine 30.Qe7 Rb8 31.Qxc7 Qxb4 32.Qd7 Qe4 33.Qxd5 Qxd5 34.Rxd5 Black should hold this even if he's somehow not in time to fix the pawn structure favourably (...g6 meets Rd7.) 29...d4 30.Qd3 c6 31.b3 Qd6 32.Rc1 Rb8 33.h4 33.Qe4 is given by engines, but I would not be keen to let Black get d3 on the board 33.Qf3! is seemingly the only way to get the 3v2 now, otherwise it will simply be case of Black taking back the b4-pawn. Qd5 33...d3 34.Rxc6 Qd4 35.Rc1 Rd8 36.Rd1 Qb2 37.Kg2 Qxb3 38.h4 34.Qxd5 cxd5 35.Rc5 Rxb4 36.Rxd5 Rxb3 37.Rxd4 33...Rxb4 34.Qa6 Rb8 34...Rxb3= is actually totally fine. Now White gets the chance to have another mini-try. 35.Rxc6 Qd5 36.Rc8+ Rxc8 37.Qxc8+ Kh7 38.Qc4 Qf3 39.Qxd4 Qxb3 40.Qe4+ Kh8 41.Kg2 Qf7 42.g4 Qf6 43.Kg3?! I have won almost the exact position after 43.h5 -which ensures that pawn endings are winning-but between players of this class, one would still not expect a decisive result. 43...g5 44.hxg5 hxg5 45.Qf5 Qe7 46.Kf3 Kg7 47.Qe4 Qf6+ 48.Qf5 Qe7 49.Qd5 Qf6+ 50.Ke2 Qb2+ 51.Qd2 Qb5+ 52.Qd3 Qb2+ 53.Kf1 Qc1+ 54.Kg2 Qc6+ 55.f3 Qe6 56.Qd4+ Qf6 57.Qb4 Qe5 58.Kf2 Kf7 Now there is nothing to try. With the king in this position and the favourable kingside structure, Black can even afford some kinds of queen swap. 59.Qe4 Qb2+ 60.Ke3 Qc3+ 61.Ke2 Qb2+ 62.Kd3 Qb3+ 63.Kd4 Qb4+ 64.Ke5 Qb2+ 65.Qd4 Qe2+ 66.Qe4 Qb2+ 67.Qd4 Qe2+ 68.Qe4 ½–½
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Nepomniachtchi,I-Wei,Y-½–½2019C83Moscow FIDE GP2

Full interview with Nepomniachtchi and Wei Yi

Dubov ½:½ Nakamura: "Who are you talking to?"

Once again, Daniil Dubov showed good preparation to get the upper hand in the opening against a first-rate player. Hikaru Nakamura, however, kept things under control until signing a 32-move draw. According to Daniil, it was "the exact scenario [he] wanted to have" — risk-free, with the possibility of putting pressure on his opponent. He thought that in order to get something out of his advantageous position, he probably needed to show something extremely concrete, "almost a puzzle". So, given the fact that Hikaru defended well, the result was perceived as fair by both contenders.

Daniil Dubov

Dubov has shown great preparation in Moscow  | Photo: Niki Riga / World Chess

A curious exchange took place during the post-game interview, when Eteri Kublshvili asked a question without clearly stating who was supposed to answer:

Eteri Kublashvili: You are going to play on tie-breaks against one of the strongest speed chess players in the world, so what are your expectations from this match?

Daniil Dubov: Who are you talking to? (laughs).

Hikaru Nakamura: Yeah, exactly (smiles). I mean, Daniil won the Rapid [World Championship], let's be fair. So it comes down to a couple of moves probably in either rapid or blitz, and [that's what] makes a difference. If you look at this match against Teimour I had, I was supposed to be this big favourite, but it was only because he made a blunder when he was low on time that I won in this rapid game, so, I mean, anything can happen of course.

 
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Once again, Dubov plays well and gets a few interesting practical chances in the 3-5 moves immediately before he agrees a draw. A new scalp or two might help him with his confidence in playing on in the way his 'mentor' does! 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 Be7 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 dxc4 7.Qc2 b5 Nakamura has seemingly decided he needs to play something a bit unusual to get through his opponent's (undoubtedly existent) deep preparation in one piece. 8.a4 b4 9.Nbd2 Bb7 10.Nxc4 c5 11.dxc5 Be4 White seems to have a stable enough advantage in a few lines. 12.Qd2 12.Qb3 Bxc5 13.Bf4 Nc6 14.Be3 Na5 15.Nxa5 Qxa5 16.Bxc5 Qxc5 17.Rac1 Qd5 18.Qxd5 Bxd5 19.Ne5 Grandelius,N-Wei,Y Athens 2012 12...Nbd7!? 13.Nfe5 White is also more or less playing safe and hoping that he can use his static advantage of the slightly better bishop. I am not sure exactly how Black wanted to show compensation after 13.Qxb4!? Nxc5 14.Nfe5 . It feels like there is something here, but exactly what- that is another question. 13...Bxg2 13...Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Qc7!?= is interesting, and White should be careful to not end up worse. 14.Kxg2 Bxc5 Now 14...Nxe5 15.Nxe5 Qc7 16.Nd3 Bxc5 17.Qf4 Bd6 18.Qf3 doesn't save Black from playing fundamentally the same kind of game. 15.Nxd7 Nxd7 16.b3 Nb6 17.Qxd8 Rfxd8 18.Nxb6 Bxb6 My impression is that this position is basically just level. White needs a whole lot of luck to get anywhere at all. 19.a5 However, if he doesn't start with the text, then he actually has the worse bishop, e.g. 19.Ra2 a5 20.Rd2 Rac8 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Bf4 f6 and he needs the tricky 23.Rc1! e5 24.Rc6= to maintain equality. 19...Bd4 20.Ra4 a6? Note that '+/=' still means 'should be drawn but needs some neutralisation.' 20...Bc3= seems safer: if White tries a6 then this pawn will be as much a weakness as anything else. 21.Rxb4 Bc3 22.Rc4 To pose his opponent any tactical issues, White has to play extremely precisely. 22.Rb7!? is maybe the best way, though the path in the game is interesting too if White wants to try one of a few tricks based on doubled rooks on the 7th. Rdb8! 22...Bxa5? 23.b4+- 23.Rxb8+ Rxb8 24.Rd1 Bxa5 25.Rd6 h6! Black needs to play this very chilled-out move order to equalise. 25...Bb4 26.Rxa6 Bf8 doesn't regain the pawn: 27.Bf4 Rxb3? 28.Ra8! Rb6 29.Bc7 Rc6 30.Bd8 25...Bb6 26.Bf4! Bc7 27.Rxa6 Bxf4 28.gxf4 g6 29.Ra3! This should not be winning, but White can at least try for quite a while and it is not totally clear either what Black's defensive setup is. 25...Bc7 26.Rc6 Be5 27.b4! h6 28.Bd2 Ra8 29.f4 Bf6 30.Kf3 forces Black to go passive 26.Rxa6 Bc7 27.Rc6 Be5! Now White can't get back to d3. 28.Rc5 Bf6 29.e4 Rxb3 30.e5 Bd8 31.Rc8 Rd3 32.Be3 Kh7 33.Kf3 Kg6 34.Ke4= There remain some minor tries, but these are more of a bad joke than anything else. 22...Bxa5 23.b4 Bb6 24.Bf4 h6 25.Rc6 Bd4 26.Bc7 Rd5 27.Rd1 Rc8 28.Rdc1 It is also interesting to try 28.e4 Rd7 29.Rdc1 so that after Bd6 we cut off Black's remaining rook as well as exchanging one pair. f5 30.exf5 exf5 31.Bd6 Rxc6 32.Rxc6 Ra7 Now maybe the last gasp is something like 33.Kf3 Kf7 34.Bc5!? Bxc5 35.Rxc5 g6 36.h4= hoping that the more active king will count for something. 28...Bf6 29.Bd6 Rd8 30.Bc7 This is perhaps too safe against a player known for rapid and blitz. 30.Bc5! Ra8 31.Rc2 could still be a bit better for White, but with Black playing ...a5 there needs to be a plan in place. Probably, White saw a line like Rd1 32.e4 a5?! 33.b5 Rb1 34.b6 a4 and did not see a way to continue without taking risks. Relatively best in a practical game is something like 32.Ra2 Ra1 but the problems associated with Black playing ...a5 remain. However, the engines point out the amazing 35.Rc7 Bd8 36.Rd2‼± when Black faces very, very real problems. 30...Rc8 31.Bd6 Rd8 32.Bc7 Draw agreed. ½–½
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Dubov,D-Nakamura,H-½–½2019E05Moscow FIDE GP2

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GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
1
GM
Aronian,L
2762
½
1
GM
Aronian,L
2762
1
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
½
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
½
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
½
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
1
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
1
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
1
Ø 2744
10/16
2773
½
1
-
-
1.5
GM
Aronian,L
GM
Aronian,L
2762
1
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
1
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
0
Ø 2773
0.5/2
2762
½
0
-
-
0.5
GM
Wei,Y
GM
Wei,Y
2736
1
GM
Jakovenko,D
2708
1
1
GM
Jakovenko,D
2708
½
2
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
2
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
2
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
2
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
0
Ø 2751
3/6
2736
1
½
-
-
1.5
GM
Jakovenko,D
GM
Jakovenko,D
2708
1
GM
Wei,Y
2736
0
1
GM
Wei,Y
2736
½
Ø 2736
0.5/2
2708
0
½
-
-
0.5
GM
Svidler,P
GM
Svidler,P
2739
1
GM
Vitiugov,N
2734
1
1
GM
Vitiugov,N
2734
½
2
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
2
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
0
Ø 2729
2/4
2739
1
½
-
-
1.5
GM
Vitiugov,N
GM
Vitiugov,N
2734
1
GM
Svidler,P
2739
0
1
GM
Svidler,P
2739
½
Ø 2739
0.5/2
2734
0
½
-
-
0.5
GM
Mamedyarov,S
GM
Mamedyarov,S
2781
1
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
1
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
0
Ø 2724
0.5/2
2781
½
0
-
-
0.5
GM
Wojtaszek,R
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
1
GM
Mamedyarov,S
2781
½
1
GM
Mamedyarov,S
2781
1
2
GM
Svidler,P
2739
½
2
GM
Svidler,P
2739
1
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
0
Ø 2768
5.5/10
2724
½
1
-
-
1.5
GM
Grischuk,A
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
1
GM
Karjakin,S
2752
1
1
GM
Karjakin,S
2752
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
1
3
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
½
3
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
1
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
0
Ø 2761
7/12
2772
1
½
-
-
1.5
GM
Karjakin,S
GM
Karjakin,S
2752
1
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
0
1
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
Ø 2772
0.5/2
2752
0
½
-
-
0.5
GM
So,W
GM
So,W
2754
1
GM
Duda,J
2728
1
1
GM
Duda,J
2728
1
1
GM
Duda,J
2728
0
1
GM
Duda,J
2728
½
2
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
2
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
2
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
2
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
0
Ø 2750
4/8
2754
1
1
0
½
2.5
GM
Duda,J
GM
Duda,J
2728
1
GM
So,W
2754
0
1
GM
So,W
2754
0
1
GM
So,W
2754
1
1
GM
So,W
2754
½
Ø 2754
1.5/4
2728
0
0
1
½
1.5
GM
Nakamura,H
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
1
GM
Radjabov,T
2759
½
1
GM
Radjabov,T
2759
½
1
GM
Radjabov,T
2759
1
1
GM
Radjabov,T
2759
½
2
GM
Dubov,D
2690
½
2
GM
Dubov,D
2690
½
2
GM
Dubov,D
2690
1
2
GM
Dubov,D
2690
½
3
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
3
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
0
Ø 2734
5.5/10
2761
½
½
1
½
2.5
GM
Radjabov,T
GM
Radjabov,T
2759
1
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
½
1
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
½
1
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
0
1
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
½
Ø 2761
1.5/4
2759
½
½
0
½
1.5
GM
Giri,A
GM
Giri,A
2787
1
GM
Dubov,D
2690
½
1
GM
Dubov,D
2690
0
Ø 2690
0.5/2
2787
½
0
-
-
0.5
GM
Dubov,D
GM
Dubov,D
2690
1
GM
Giri,A
2787
½
1
GM
Giri,A
2787
1
2
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
½
2
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
½
2
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
0
2
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
½
Ø 2770
3/6
2690
½
1
-
-
1.5
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
1
GM
Aronian,L
2762
½
1
GM
Aronian,L
2762
1
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
½
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
½
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
½
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
1
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
1
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
1
Ø 2744
10/16
2773
½
½
½
1
2.5
GM
Wei,Y
GM
Wei,Y
2736
1
GM
Jakovenko,D
2708
1
1
GM
Jakovenko,D
2708
½
2
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
2
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
2
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
2
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
0
Ø 2751
3/6
2736
½
½
½
0
1.5
GM
Svidler,P
GM
Svidler,P
2739
1
GM
Vitiugov,N
2734
1
1
GM
Vitiugov,N
2734
½
2
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
2
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
0
Ø 2729
2/4
2739
½
0
-
-
0.5
GM
Wojtaszek,R
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
1
GM
Mamedyarov,S
2781
½
1
GM
Mamedyarov,S
2781
1
2
GM
Svidler,P
2739
½
2
GM
Svidler,P
2739
1
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
0
Ø 2768
5.5/10
2724
½
1
-
-
1.5
GM
Grischuk,A
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
1
GM
Karjakin,S
2752
1
1
GM
Karjakin,S
2752
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
1
3
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
½
3
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
1
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
0
Ø 2761
7/12
2772
½
½
½
1
2.5
GM
So,W
GM
So,W
2754
1
GM
Duda,J
2728
1
1
GM
Duda,J
2728
1
1
GM
Duda,J
2728
0
1
GM
Duda,J
2728
½
2
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
2
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
2
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
2
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
0
Ø 2750
4/8
2754
½
½
½
0
1.5
GM
Nakamura,H
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
1
GM
Radjabov,T
2759
½
1
GM
Radjabov,T
2759
½
1
GM
Radjabov,T
2759
1
1
GM
Radjabov,T
2759
½
2
GM
Dubov,D
2690
½
2
GM
Dubov,D
2690
½
2
GM
Dubov,D
2690
1
2
GM
Dubov,D
2690
½
3
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
3
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
0
Ø 2734
5.5/10
2761
½
½
1
½
2.5
GM
Dubov,D
GM
Dubov,D
2690
1
GM
Giri,A
2787
½
1
GM
Giri,A
2787
1
2
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
½
2
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
½
2
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
0
2
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
½
Ø 2770
3/6
2690
½
½
0
½
1.5
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
1
GM
Aronian,L
2762
½
1
GM
Aronian,L
2762
1
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
½
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
½
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
½
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
1
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
1
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
1
Ø 2744
10/16
2773
½
½
½
½
½
1
3.5
GM
Wojtaszek,R
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
1
GM
Mamedyarov,S
2781
½
1
GM
Mamedyarov,S
2781
1
2
GM
Svidler,P
2739
½
2
GM
Svidler,P
2739
1
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
3
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
0
Ø 2768
5.5/10
2724
½
½
½
½
½
0
2.5
GM
Grischuk,A
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
1
GM
Karjakin,S
2752
1
1
GM
Karjakin,S
2752
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
1
3
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
½
3
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
1
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
0
Ø 2761
7/12
2772
½
1
-
-
-
-
1.5
GM
Nakamura,H
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
1
GM
Radjabov,T
2759
½
1
GM
Radjabov,T
2759
½
1
GM
Radjabov,T
2759
1
1
GM
Radjabov,T
2759
½
2
GM
Dubov,D
2690
½
2
GM
Dubov,D
2690
½
2
GM
Dubov,D
2690
1
2
GM
Dubov,D
2690
½
3
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
3
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
0
Ø 2734
5.5/10
2761
½
0
-
-
-
-
0.5
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
1
GM
Aronian,L
2762
½
1
GM
Aronian,L
2762
1
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
½
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
½
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
½
2
GM
Wei,Y
2736
1
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
½
3
GM
Wojtaszek,R
2724
1
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
½
4
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
1
Ø 2744
10/16
2773
½
½
½
1
2.5
GM
Grischuk,A
GM
Grischuk,A
2772
1
GM
Karjakin,S
2752
1
1
GM
Karjakin,S
2752
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
½
2
GM
So,W
2754
1
3
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
½
3
GM
Nakamura,H
2761
1
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
½
4
GM
Nepomniachtchi,I
2773
0
Ø 2761
7/12
2772
½
½
½
0
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1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 e5 5.Nxe5 0-0 6.Nf3 A16: English Opening: 1...Nf6 with ...d5 Re8! 7.d3 d5! 8.cxd5 White is slightly better. Nxd5 9.Bd2N Predecessor: 9.Nxd5 Qxd5 10.Be2 Qd6 11.0-0 c5 12.Qc2 Nc6 1-0 (49) Aronian,L (2784)-Grischuk,A (2752) chess.com INT 2016 9...Bg4 10.Qb3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Na6 12.Be2 Don't play 12.Qxb7 Nc5 12...Nc5 13.Qc2 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Qh4 15.d4 Ne6 16.Qc1 c6 17.a4 Qh3 18.Rb1 b6 19.Be3 Rac8       Black has compensation. 20.Qd2 20.Rg1= 20...f5! 21.Qd3
21.Rf1 21...Kh8 21...c5! 22.e5 f4 22.e5 c5 23.d5 Better is 23.f4 23...f4 Black should try 23...c4 24.Qc2 f4 25.dxe6 fxe3 24.dxe6 Rcd8 25.Qe4! Don't go for 25.Bd4? cxd4 26.cxd4 Bxe5-+ 25...fxe3 26.fxe3 Rxe6 White must now prevent ...Qg2. 27.Rd1 Rde8 28.Bf1 White should play 28.Qg4 Qxg4 29.fxg4 28...Qh6 29.Qf4
29...g5 But not 29...Rxe5?! 30.Qxh6 Bxh6 31.e4= 29...Qh5! 30.Bb5 Rf8 30.Qg4! Bxe5 ...Bf4 is the strong threat. 31.Bb5 Rf8 32.Rd7 Bf4 32...Bxc3+ 33.Kf2 Rd6 34.Rxd6 Qxd6 33.Bd3= The position is equal. Rxe3+ 34.Kf2 Rfe8 aiming for ...Re1! 35.h4 R3e7! 36.Rxe7 Rxe7 Accuracy: White = 56%, Black = 65%. ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Giri,A2787Dubov,D2690½–½2019A05Grand Prix Moscow 20191.1
Mamedyarov,S2781Wojtaszek,R2724½–½2019A28Grand Prix Moscow 20191.2
Grischuk,A2772Karjakin,S27521–02019D38Grand Prix Moscow 20191.2
Aronian,L2762Nepomniachtchi,I2773½–½2019A20Grand Prix Moscow 20191.2
Nakamura,H2761Radjabov,T2759½–½2019D37Grand Prix Moscow 20191.2
Radjabov,T2759Nakamura,H2761½–½2019A14Grand Prix Moscow 20191.2
So,W2754Duda,J27281–02019B78Grand Prix Moscow 20191.2
Svidler,P2739Vitiugov,N27341–02019C80Grand Prix Moscow 20191.2
Jakovenko,D2708Wei,Y27360–12019C77Grand Prix Moscow 20191.2
Dubov,D2690Giri,A27871–02019D30Grand Prix Moscow 20191.2
Nakamura,H2761Radjabov,T27591–02019D37Grand Prix Moscow 20191.3
So,W2754Duda,J27281–02019C54Grand Prix Moscow 20191.3
Duda,J2728So,W27541–02019C54Grand Prix Moscow 20191.3
Radjabov,T2759Nakamura,H2761½–½2019D37Grand Prix Moscow 20191.4
Karjakin,S2752Grischuk,A2772½–½2019D45Grand Prix Moscow 20191.4
Duda,J2728So,W2754½–½2019C54Grand Prix Moscow 20191.4
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Aronian,L27621–02019C88Grand Prix Moscow 20191.5
Wei,Y2736Jakovenko,D2708½–½2019A05Grand Prix Moscow 20191.6
Vitiugov,N2734Svidler,P2739½–½2019A36Grand Prix Moscow 20191.7
Wojtaszek,R2724Mamedyarov,S27811–02019D82Grand Prix Moscow 20191.8
Grischuk,A2772So,W2754½–½2019D37Grand Prix Moscow 20192.1
Nakamura,H2761Dubov,D2690½–½2019D33Grand Prix Moscow 20192.1
Svidler,P2739Wojtaszek,R2724½–½2019B51Grand Prix Moscow 20192.1
Wei,Y2736Nepomniachtchi,I2773½–½2019B51Grand Prix Moscow 20192.1
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Wei,Y2736½–½2019C80Grand Prix Moscow 20192.2
So,W2754Grischuk,A2772½–½2019B33Grand Prix Moscow 20192.2
Wojtaszek,R2724Svidler,P27391–02019A50Grand Prix Moscow 20192.2
Dubov,D2690Nakamura,H2761½–½2019E06Grand Prix Moscow 20192.2
So,W2754Grischuk,A2772½–½2019B33Grand Prix Moscow 20192.3
Wei,Y2736Nepomniachtchi,I2773½–½2019B97Grand Prix Moscow 20192.3
Dubov,D2690Nakamura,H27610–12019A29Grand Prix Moscow 20192.3
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Wei,Y27361–02019B10Grand Prix Moscow 20192.4
Grischuk,A2772So,W27541–02019D41Grand Prix Moscow 20192.4
Nakamura,H2761Dubov,D2690½–½2019A22Grand Prix Moscow 20192.4
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Wojtaszek,R2724½–½2019B90Grand Prix Moscow 20193.1
Nakamura,H2761Grischuk,A2772½–½2019C50Grand Prix Moscow 20193.1
Grischuk,A2772Nakamura,H27611–02019E06Grand Prix Moscow 20193.2
Wojtaszek,R2724Nepomniachtchi,I2773½–½2019D70Grand Prix Moscow 20193.2
Wojtaszek,R2724Nepomniachtchi,I2773½–½2019A48Grand Prix Moscow 20193.3
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Wojtaszek,R2724½–½2019B51Grand Prix Moscow 20193.4
Wojtaszek,R2724Nepomniachtchi,I2773½–½2019D70Grand Prix Moscow 20193.5
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Wojtaszek,R27241–02019B51Grand Prix Moscow 20193.6
Grischuk,A2772Nepomniachtchi,I2773½–½2019D85Grand Prix Moscow 20194.1
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Grischuk,A2772½–½2019C67Grand Prix Moscow 20194.2
Grischuk,A2772Nepomniachtchi,I2773½–½2019C42Grand Prix Moscow 20194.3
Nepomniachtchi,I2773Grischuk,A27721–02019C50Grand Prix Moscow 20194.4

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