[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Ne4 8. Rc1
Nxc3 9. Rxc3 b6 10. c6 Nf6 11. a3 a5 12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Rc2 f6 {The first
deviation of the game. 12...Ba6 has been played before by Caruana (against
Giri in Wijk aan Zee). Although the game was drawn, his position was a little
suspicious.} 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. O-O g5 $5 {Black didn't want to capture on f4, so
he forces White to capture himself!} (15... Bxf4 16. exf4 $6 {leaves the e6
pawn weak in the long run, and e5 will never be achieved.}) 16. Bxd6 Nxd6 17.
Re1 a4 18. Nd2 e5 $5 19. e4 $1 {Creating serious tension on the center...} f5
$1 {A funny looking move! The tension accumulates, but Black is ok no matter
which pawn Aronian takes.} 20. f3 (20. dxe5 fxe4 (20... Nxe4 $5) 21. exd6 exd3
22. Qxd3 Qxd6 $13) (20. exd5 $2 e4 $15) 20... dxe4 $6 {Releasing the tension
at the wrong moment.} (20... Re8 $1) 21. fxe4 Ra5 $2 {Caruana underestimates
White's attack and allows a brilliancy!} (21... exd4 22. e5 Re8 $14) 22. exf5
Nxf5 23. Bc4+ Kg7 24. d5 {Now e5 is very weak.} Re8 25. Ne4 {Perhaps Fabiano
underestimated this move? The knight is magnificently placed and Nd4 doesn't
work...} Nd4 26. Qh5 $1 {The point.} Nxc2 {otherwise he is just lost} 27. Nxg5
Bf5 28. Rf1 {Simple and sufficient. Black is up a rook, but Black simply
cannot defend his position:} Qf6 (28... Bg6 29. Rf7+ Kg8 (29... Bxf7 30. Qxh7+
Kf6 31. Ne4+ Ke7 32. d6+ {and Black gets mated.}) 30. Qh6 $18) 29. Ne6+ (29.
Rxf5 Qxf5 30. Ne6+ {seemed easier, but everything wins.}) 29... Rxe6 30. Rxf5
Qg6 31. dxe6 {Being up two pawns usually forces resignation, but Black is
lucky to still be alive.} (31. Rg5 $1 {Was stronger according to the computer,
and flashier, but Aronian's move is winning also.}) 31... Qxh5 32. Rxh5 Nd4 33.
e7 Ra8 34. Rxe5 {Two pawns is too much. Caruana flutters for a few more moves,
but it is over.} Re8 35. Re4 Nf5 36. Be6 Nd6 37. Bd7 Nxe4 38. Bxe8 Kf6 39. Bg6
1-0

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O Ngf6 5. Re1 a6 6. Bd3 b5 7. c4 g5 $5 {An
improvement over Carlsen-Nakamura from Zurich 2014 (rapid). The move is bold,
but objectively it does look strange.} 8. Nxg5 {Picking up the gauntlet! This
is the most principled continuation. If Black doesn't play Ne5 and recapture
on c4, he is basically down a pawn, but if he does do that c4 will be a
weakness.} Ne5 9. Be2 bxc4 10. Na3 $2 {Played after a substantial think, White
does not choose the correct continuation.} (10. Nf3 $1 Nd3 (10... Nfd7 11. Na3
{is now slightly better for White:} Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Ne5 13. Be2 {and Rg8
doesn't attack anything.}) 11. Bxd3 cxd3 12. e5 $1 dxe5 13. Nxe5 {and White
has a dangerous initiative since Bb7 loses instantly.} Bb7 $2 14. Qa4+ Nd7 15.
Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 16. Qb3+ Kg7 17. Qxb7 $18) 10... Rg8 11. Nxc4 $5 {A piece
sacrifice! Black has no choice but to accept it, after which Carlsen will get
two pawns for a piece but some interesting initiative.} (11. f4 Nd3 12. Bxd3
cxd3 $13) (11. Nf3 Nd3 12. Bxd3 cxd3 13. Nc4 $13 (13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Qd5 $15
{is not the same at all.})) 11... Nxc4 12. d4 Nb6 13. Bh5 (13. dxc5 dxc5 14.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. Nxf7+ Ke8 {is not something anyone wants to go for Black will
have difficulties converting, but he has all the chances.}) 13... Nxh5 14. Qxh5
Rg7 (14... Rg6 {was stronger. The rook is much more active, and after} 15. Qxh7
Rg7 16. Qh8 cxd4 17. Nh7 Rxh7 18. Qxh7 e5 {Black is nearly winning.}) 15. Nxh7
Qd7 $6 {A strange move. Black wants to develop, but it was about time to get
rid of this knight on h7.} (15... Rxh7 16. Qxh7 cxd4 17. Qh8 e5 18. h4 Kd7 $1)
16. dxc5 dxc5 17. e5 $6 (17. Nxf8 Qh3 (17... Qg4 18. Qxg4 Rxg4 19. Nh7 f6 20.
Ng5 $1) 18. Qxh3 Bxh3 19. g3 Kxf8 (19... Rg8 20. Nh7 f6 $13 {White is up two
pawns, but that knight isn't going anywhere.}) 20. Bh6 {might even favor White
as Black's pieces are not well coordinated.}) 17... Qc6 $1 18. f3 Qg6 $1 {A
very good move!} 19. Nf6+ Kd8 $1 {Very precise. The Black king simply slides
over to safety.} 20. Qxg6 Rxg6 21. Ne4 {Black is basically up a piece for no
compensation. Two pawns are not enough.} Bb7 22. h4 Rc8 23. h5 Rg8 24. Bd2 Nc4
{White's position has not improved much.} 25. Bc3 Bh6 26. Rad1+ Ke8 27. Rd3 Bf4
28. Nf2 Bc6 29. Nh3 Bg3 30. Re2 Bb5 31. Rd1 Bc6 32. Nf2 Bxe5 $1 {A beautiful
shot in time scramble. White's position is now hopeless.} 33. Ng4 Bxc3 34. bxc3
Kf8 35. Kf2 Rh8 36. Ne5 Nxe5 37. Rxe5 Be8 38. g4 f6 39. Re6 Bb5 40. Rde1 Rc7 {
Magnus resigned with time pressure reached.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4 12. Qd1 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8
15. Nbd2 Bc6 16. Nb3 Be7 17. Na5 h6 18. Be3 Nd5 19. Bd2 {Even though this
position has been reached before (twice!) it seems that neither player was
100% familiar with the position. Anand finds a good equalizing plan though.}
Nb6 $1 {The double attack on a4 and d2 (after Bxf3) is annoying. White doesn't
want to take on b8 since Black's development would be seriously accelerated.}
20. Bf4 Nd5 21. Ne5 g5 $5 {Kicking out the bishop, but weakening the kingside.
This seems to be a good move, though not the most obvious.} 22. Bd2 Bf6 23. Nd3
(23. Nexc6 Nxc6 24. Nxc6 bxc6 {maybe is a bit better for White, but Black's
activity is considerable.}) 23... b6 24. Nc4 b5 25. Bxd5 (25. Nce5 bxa4 26.
Nxc6 Nxc6 $11) 25... bxc4 (25... Bxd5 26. Nb6 Ra7 27. axb5 {doesn't work.}) (
25... exd5 $5) 26. Bxc4 Bxb2 27. Ra2 {White keeps a little bit of pressure
with his superior development, but Black is close to equality.} Bg7 (27... Bd4
$1 28. Rc1 Be4 $11) 28. Rc1 Be8 {A little passive, but White has to prove his
advantage somehow.} 29. Nc5 Bf8 30. Bd3 Nc6 31. Be4 Rdc8 32. Kf1 Ra7 {White
has a little bit of pressure, but it isn't too bad for Black yet.} 33. Nb3 Rac7
34. Rac2 Bd6 $6 (34... Ba3 $1 {Was much better} 35. Ba5 $2 {is what Anand was
worried about.} Nxa5 36. Rxc7 Rxc7 37. Rxc7 Nxb3 $19 {and Black has Nd2+ as a
threat, so White can't do anything.}) 35. f4 f5 36. Bd3 Nb8 $2 (36... Rb8 $1 {
keeps the game interesting, with White being a bit better.}) 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38.
Rxc7 Bxc7 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. Nc5 {Now Black just loses a pawn.} Bd6 41. Nxe6
Bxa4 42. Nxg5 Bd7 43. Bc3 {Perhaps premature resignation, but Black has a
horrible position and the h-pawn is rolling down the board.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 {c} c5 7. Qa4+ Nc6
8. Ng5 {An unusual move, though the maneuver is well know. White wants to put
his knight on e4 to target c5.} e6 9. Nge4 Nb6 10. Qb5 $6 {Going for the pawn,
this is too dangerous.} c4 11. Na4 $2 {White is too greedy. He will win a pawn,
but his position will be awful.} (11. O-O {was a better move.}) 11... O-O 12.
Nxb6 axb6 13. Qxc4 e5 {White is up a pawn, but Black has a huge initiative.
Be6 is coming soon, Nd4 is up in the air, and White is not close to finishing
his development. So will soon be punished.} 14. Qc2 Be6 {Aroun this time So
went in the confessional booth, claiming that he would have to work hard to
not simply lose - he was aware that something went wrong.} 15. Nc3 b5 $1 {A
very nice move. White cannot really take on b5:} 16. Bxc6 (16. Nxb5 Nb4 17. Qd1
Bd5 18. f3 Qb6 $17 {Black's position is so active and White can't even castle.}
) 16... bxc6 17. b3 Bf5 18. d3 (18. Qb2 b4 {is just over.}) 18... e4 $1 {The
bishops are way too powerful. So must give back material.} 19. dxe4 Bxe4 20.
Nxe4 (20. Qxe4 Bxc3+ $19) 20... Bxa1 21. O-O Re8 22. f3 Bd4+ 23. e3 Bg7 24. Rd1
Qc7 25. Rd6 c5 26. Rd5 Re5 27. Rd1 c4 28. a3 Re7 29. bxc4 Qxc4 {White's
position is no good, and he is down material. MVL cleans up from here.} 30. Qd2
Qb3 31. Qd6 Rc8 32. Nf2 Rec7 33. Bd2 Bf8 34. Qd4 Bxa3 35. Kg2 Bb2 0-1

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8.
Qc2 c6 9. Rd1 b6 10. Bf4 Ba6 11. b3 Rc8 12. Nc3 dxc4 13. e4 Nh5 14. Be3 Nhf6
15. h3 b5 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Rab1 Qa5 18. Bd2 Qa3 $6 (18... Qc7 {as pointed out
by Giri after the game, is much better.}) 19. Re1 {Surprisingly, this has all
been played before... in a blitz game! Anand-Leko, 2009. In that game Vishy
went g4 instead of Re1. Giri was perhaps somewhat familiar with the position
judging on how quickly he played, but Grischuk played, as usual, extremely
slowly.} Nb6 {after a long though, Grischuk makes a big mistake.} (19... Rb8 $1
) 20. Re3 {The queen feels very uncomfortable.} Rb8 21. Rxb6 $1 (21. Nd5 cxd5
22. Rxa3 Bxa3 {is perhaps better for White, but Black has a lot of
compensation for that missing queen.}) 21... Rxb6 (21... axb6 22. e5 $1 Nd7 23.
Nb1 {and the queen is trapped. White wins.}) 22. Na4 Rb1+ $1 23. Kh2 (23. Qxb1
Qxa4 {is no good for White.}) 23... c3 $1 {The only way to fight on} 24. Rxc3
Qb4 25. Rxc6 Qb5 (25... Bd3 26. Qxd3 Qxa4 27. Rc7 {is dangerous for Black:} Bd8
28. Rxf7 Rxf7 29. Qxb1 $16) 26. Ne5 $1 Ra1 27. Bc3 Rf1 28. Nb2 (28. Bxf1 Qxf1 {
gives Black way too much counterplay.}) 28... Qb7 29. Rxa6 Qxa6 30. Nbc4 {The
rook is trapped on f1!} Nxe4 31. Bxe4 {Three pieces are more powerful than two
rooks in most situations, they coordinate much better, and you can easily see
it in this position.} Rb8 32. Bxh7+ Kf8 33. Qe2 Rc1 34. Qh5 {Mate is
inevitable.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt
0:00:05]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:06] No Berlin this time,
Carlsen goes back to the more traditional Spanish channels.} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 6. Bb3
{[%emt 0:00:06]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. d3 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:
09] An Archangel with Be7} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:02:22]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:01]} 9. a3 {
[%emt 0:01:01]} d6 {[%emt 0:16:21]} 10. Re1 {[%emt 0:09:39]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:
35]} 11. Ne2 {[%emt 0:05:12]} Nd8 {[%emt 0:06:15]} 12. Ng3 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Ne6
{[%emt 0:00:32]} 13. Ba2 {[%emt 0:29:44] Strangely played after a 30 minute
think, and a novelty. The position has been reached a few times, and most
grandmasters preferred 13.c3.} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:08:03]} 14. Ng5 {[%emt 0:06:30]}
d5 $5 {[%emt 0:16:04] The d5 break always has some drawbacks in the Spanish.
Usually, it is the e5 pawn that suffers. It lacks protection and the e1-rook
is now attacking it. On the other hand, Carlsen gets more space and the bishop
on a2 loses some of its influence on f7.} 15. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:08:59]} Qxe6 {
[%emt 0:00:15]} 16. Bg5 {[%emt 0:07:46]} h6 {[%emt 0:04:17]} 17. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:
01:23]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 18. Qf3 {[%emt 0:05:51] taking advantage of the
pin on the d5 pawn. However Black is solid.} c6 {[%emt 0:03:08] keeping the
tension} (18... dxe4 19. dxe4 {simply activates the bishop on a2.} Qb6 20. Nf5
$14) 19. c4 {[%emt 0:06:36]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:03:30]} 20. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:05]}
cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:30] White's knight is annoying on f5,
but Black's position is holding together.} Bg5 $1 {[%emt 0:22:27]} 22. h4 {
[%emt 0:01:00]} Bd2 {[%emt 0:03:54]} (22... Bf4 {is also possible.} 23. g3 dxe4
24. Qg4 (24. dxe4 $2 Qxf5 $17) 24... Qf6 25. gxf4 exd3 {gets crazy, but
computers like Black a bit.} 26. fxe5 $2 d2 $19 {was something Carlsen missed.}
) 23. Re2 {[%emt 0:04:26]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:14:28]} 24. dxe4 {[%emt 0:05:18]} Qf6
{[%emt 0:00:11]} 25. g3 {[%emt 0:09:41]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:45] Magnus was
critical of this move, but maybe it was not so bad.} 26. h5 {[%emt 0:05:10]}
Bg5 {[%emt 0:04:20]} 27. a4 {[%emt 0:01:14] Played with under 5 minutes on the
clock.} b4 {[%emt 0:01:13]} (27... bxa4 $1) 28. a5 {[%emt 0:02:02] After this
Caruana was down to only seconds.} Kg8 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 29. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]
} Rd7 $6 {[%emt 0:00:51]} (29... Kh8 $1) 30. Ra4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Kh8 {
[%emt 0:02:15]} 31. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:07] What a crazy
position! Specially since they were on bullet mode now: both players under
three minutes.} 32. hxg6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 33. Qb3 {[%emt
0:00:41] Forced, but Caruana took way too long on making this move... 41
seconds!} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 34. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:11]}
35. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} (35... Qf3 36. Rxe4 $1 (36. Bxe4
Qxe2 37. Rb8 {Carlsen thought this was "at least a draw" but actually Black is
winning after} Rxb8 38. Qxb8+ Kh7 $1 39. Bd5 Rg7 $1 $18) 36... Qxe2 37. Nc4 Qh5
38. g4 $1 Qh4 39. Nxe5 $1 {with a strong initiative.}) 36. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:01]
} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 37. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 38. Qc2 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Red8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 39. Rbe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} (39. Qe4 $1 $16
Rd1+ $2 40. Nxd1 Rxd1+ 41. Re1 {doesn't work.}) 39... Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} (
39... Bf4 $1 {but who would see this with seconds left?}) 40. Rxd2 $4 {[%emt 0:
00:00] Horrible! But Caruana only had a couple of seconds to play.} (40. Qb3
Rd1+ $1 41. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 42. Nxd1 h5 {gives Black enough compensation.}) 40...
Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:00] Now it is clear that Black is winning. f2 is hanging as
well as the queen.} 0-1

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 {[%emt
0:00:04]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. d3 {[%emt 0:00:14]}
Bc5 5. Nbd2 d6 {[%emt 0:03:28]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:03:31]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:11]} 7.
c3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 8. d4 {[%emt 0:04:02]} exd4 {[%emt 0:
00:21]} 9. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 10. Re1 {[%emt 0:01:32]}
Ng6 {[%emt 0:04:43]} 11. h3 {[%emt 0:03:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 12. Bd3 {
[%emt 0:11:36] Already not a theoretical position. However the ideas heavily
resemble the Italian game.} Nh5 {[%emt 0:15:59]} (12... d5 13. e5 Nf4 14. Bc2
N6h5 {looks good for White because after} 15. Nf1 {it's hard to prevent Ng3
with problems:} f6 16. Ng3 fxe5 17. Nxh5 $1 $16) 13. Nc4 {[%emt 0:04:31]} Bc7 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} 14. d5 $5 {[%emt 0:03:20]} Nhf4 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 15. Bf1 {
[%emt 0:02:41]} f5 $5 {[%emt 0:04:13] Uncompromising play. Black hits the
center strong, but Topalov comes up with an excellent decision.} 16. e5 $1 {
[%emt 0:04:19] An excellent pawn sacrifice. He receives the pair of  bishops
and specially an unopposed dark squared monster.} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 17.
exd6 {[%emt 0:09:23]} Bxd6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 18. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qxd6 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 19. b3 {[%emt 0:00:23] The bishop on b2 will be targetting the
g7 pawn and the king feels very uncomfortable.} Bd7 $6 {[%emt 0:16:39]} (19...
Be6 {directly was much, much better.} 20. Bb2 Rfe8 21. Qd4 Qc7 22. Ng5 Ngf4 $5
{trying to consolidate, but White retains real initiative.}) 20. Bb2 {[%emt 0:
00:33]} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 21. Qd4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 22.
Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 23. Bc4 {[%emt 0:05:16]} h6 {[%emt 0:
06:20]} 24. Qd4 {[%emt 0:04:56] Already Black's position is very bad. Nakamura
returns his material, but then the pair of bishops is very strong.} Qf6 {[%emt
0:01:16]} 25. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:04:31]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:
38]} Rxe1+ {[%emt 0:07:55]} 27. Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 28.
Rd1 {[%emt 0:05:37]} Be6 {[%emt 0:05:39]} 29. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Kf7 {[%emt
0:05:26]} 30. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 31. Bd4 {[%emt 0:01:
40] The pair of bishops is very strong.} a6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 32. Kf1 $6 {[%emt
0:07:27]} (32. g3 $1 {preventing Ngf4 was better.}) 32... Ngf4 {[%emt 0:03:41]}
33. b4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Re4 {[%emt 0:03:01]} 34. f3 {[%emt 0:03:48]} Re8 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 35. g3 {[%emt 0:10:01]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} (35... Nxh3 36. f4
{traps the knight, this doesn't look playable.}) 36. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rd8 {
[%emt 0:03:50]} 37. Re1 {[%emt 0:02:13]} f4 $2 {[%emt 0:01:10] A strange move.
This allows White easier play thanks to the possibility of moving forward on
the kingside with the pawns.} (37... Kf6 $14) 38. g4 {[%emt 0:02:01]} Ng5 {
[%emt 0:00:58]} 39. Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 40. Rd1 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Re5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Bd4 {[%emt 0:09:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 42.
h4 {[%emt 0:04:02]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 43. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nec7 {[%emt
0:00:09]} 44. h5 {[%emt 0:06:34]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:07:15]} 45. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:54]}
b5 {[%emt 0:08:15]} 46. Bd4+ {[%emt 0:11:08]} Kg5 {[%emt 0:04:27]
counterintuitive! The king is almost mated in this position, but Nakamura's
position was already bad.} 47. Bxd5 $6 {[%emt 0:07:26]} (47. Bb3 $1 {Was even
cleaner. Here Black basically gets mated:} Nxb4 48. Bf2 $18) 47... Nxd5 {[%emt
0:00:50]} 48. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 49. Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:06]
} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Bg7 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Re6 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 51. Bd4 {
[%emt 0:03:43]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 52. a3 $1 {[%emt 0:04:58]} Re6 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 53. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:59] Black is in zugzwang.} Ne7 {[%emt 0:04:43]} ({
Analysis:} 53... Rd6 54. Re1 {gets mated.} Ne3 55. Rxe3 $1 fxe3 56. Be5 Rf6 57.
Kg3 $18) 54. Bf2 {[%emt 0:05:00]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 55. Bh4+ {[%emt 0:00:05]
} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 56. g5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} hxg5 {[%emt 0:06:45]} 57. Bxg5 {
[%emt 0:00:13] White's passed pawn on the kingside gives him a decisive
advantage. Topalov converts in Capablanca style.} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 58. Kg4
{[%emt 0:01:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 59. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Nxf4 {[%emt 0:
04:21]} 60. Kxf4 {[%emt 0:00:08] interestingly this endgame without all the
pawns on the queenside is probably drawn or close to drawn, but because of
potential queen trades I don't think Black has any hope here.} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:
26]} 61. Rc3 $1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 62. Kg4 {[%emt 0:01:08]}
a5 {[%emt 0:02:54] desperation.} 63. bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rd4+ {[%emt 0:00:01]
} 64. f4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 65. Rxc6+ {[%emt 0:02:19]} Kg7 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 66. a6 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Rxa3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 67. f5 {[%emt 0:
00:55]} b4 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 68. f6+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 69.
h6 {[%emt 0:02:42] Too many passed pawns.} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 70. Rc8 {[%emt
0:00:11]} b3 {[%emt 0:04:41]} 71. Rg8+ {[%emt 0:01:30]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:42]}
72. h7 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Ra4+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 73. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 1-0

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2816"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Bf4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:12] Some
kind of London system, completing bypassing theory. This is usually done after
Nf3, but Grischuk skips this move for quite a while. Grischuk called it the
"correct bishop opening".} d5 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} c5 $5 {
[%emt 0:00:38] Played quickly} 4. dxc5 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 5.
Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qa5+ {[%emt 0:05:31]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} a6 {[%emt 0:
00:13]} 7. Bxc6+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:24]}
(8. Qd4 {can get crazy and might be the critical move. For example:} e6 9. b4
Qa3 10. Nge2 a5 11. b5 $13) 8... e6 {[%emt 0:04:51]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:15:05]}
Bd7 $6 {[%emt 0:04:33] This move was very strange. The development of the
bishop to this square doesn't make much sense.} 10. a3 {[%emt 0:19:45]} (10. e4
$5 {was another attempt at creating complications, but Grischuk's approach is
also good.} dxe4 $6 11. Ne5 $16) 10... Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:48] forced} 11. Na4 {
[%emt 0:00:37]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 12. c4 {[%emt 0:01:48] A typical break in
this structure. Black is behind in development. He definitely would wish that
his bishop on f8 was on e7 rather than the one on c8 going to d7.} Be7 {[%emt
0:02:01]} 13. Rc1 {[%emt 0:07:46]} (13. b4 $5) 13... Rc8 {[%emt 0:03:05]} (
13... O-O 14. cxd5 Nxd5 $14 {is worse for Black, but perhaps had to be played.}
) 14. cxd5 {[%emt 0:21:36]} (14. b4 $16) 14... cxd5 {[%emt 0:05:07]} 15. Rxc8+
{[%emt 0:00:28]} Bxc8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 16. Qd4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxd4 {[%emt
0:01:06]} 17. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:07:01]} 18. Nb6 {[%emt 0:19:
45] The endgame is unpleasant for Black. His activity is limited and White
will rule the c-file.} Bd8 {[%emt 0:16:49]} (18... Bb5 19. Rc1 Nd7 20. Rc8+ Bd8
{is not human, but perhaps it was the best chance to equalize.}) 19. Nxd7 {
[%emt 0:01:02]} Nxd7 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 20. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} f6 $2 {[%emt 0:
00:37] This move is hard to understand. Black will simply lose a pawn here.} (
20... a5 21. Rc6 O-O 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Re8 {prepares an e5 break.
Uncomfortable, but not lost.}) 21. Rc6 {[%emt 0:03:48]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:24]}
22. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:03:49]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 23. Bd2 {[%emt 0:02:28]} g5 {
[%emt 0:04:22]} 24. h3 {[%emt 0:05:33]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 25. Bb4 {[%emt 0:
02:45] Grischuk was already down on time, and Anand tried to take advantage of
it by playing quickly, however this backfired.} Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 26. Ra8 {
[%emt 0:00:57]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 27. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:06:
28]} 28. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 $5 {[%emt 0:00:17] Going for complications,
but this doesn't work.} (28... h5 29. g4 hxg4 30. hxg4 e5 {was a slightly
better version, but still bad for Black.}) 29. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} d4 {[%emt
0:00:10]} 30. Bb4 $1 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 31. Nxe5+ $1 {
[%emt 0:01:57] A relatively long think that was very accurate.} fxe5 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} 32. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:12] Despite the low amount of time that Grischuk
had, he played very precisely.} e4 {[%emt 0:03:21]} 33. f3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} d3+
{[%emt 0:01:46]} (33... e3 34. Kd3 {doesn't look promising for Black: his two
passed pawns are blockaded and his pieces are happy. However this was a better
try.}) 34. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} exf3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 35. Rf8+ $1 {[%emt 0:00:
19] White will pick up the f3 pawn and then the d3 pawn. It's done.} 1-0

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Bb4
{[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 7. Qa4+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8.
e3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:
00:14]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 11. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:19]}
Bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:05] After 11...Bd6 stopped giving Black optimal positions,
people have been looking at this capture on c3 to even things out. Aronian
used it against Topalov in Norway this year.} 12. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rfd8 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 13. Be2 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Be8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 14. Qa3 {[%emt 0:
02:23]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 15. Qb2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:05]
Played instantly. Aronian's improvement over 15...Na5, which he played against
Topalov.} (15... Na5 16. Qb4 Qxb4 17. cxb4 Nc6 18. Rab1 $14 {Topalov-Aronoian,
Norway 2015.}) 16. Nd2 {[%emt 0:03:53] Perhaps this is not the most
challenging, but I'm not sure what to suggest instead.} Na5 {[%emt 0:03:24]}
17. Nb3 {[%emt 0:02:05]} (17. Qb4 c5 {doesn't look anywhere near as appealing
as it did in the mentioned game.}) 17... Nxb3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 18. axb3 {[%emt
0:00:09]} a5 {[%emt 0:04:04]} 19. b4 {[%emt 0:12:00]} (19. Bf3 Rab8 20. c4 {is
given as slightly better by the computers, but after} c5 {the position looks
pretty equal to me.}) 19... axb4 {[%emt 0:05:29]} (19... Bc6 20. bxa5 bxa5 $11)
20. Qxb4 {[%emt 0:03:18]} (20. cxb4 {was perhaps a bit better, but still Black
should be ok.}) 20... Kf8 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 21. Bf3 {[%emt 0:10:45]} Qxb4 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} 22. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rxa1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Rxa1 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 24. Kf1 {[%emt 0:03:09]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} 25. Ke2 {[%emt 0:04:46] There is no reason to believe either side is
better. Even making a miniscule amount of progress looks impossible.} Bb5+ {
[%emt 0:00:53]} 26. Kd2 {[%emt 0:01:45]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 27. dxe5+ {[%emt
0:00:54]} Kxe5+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} 28. Kc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rd3+ {[%emt 0:02:41]}
29. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 30. Kc3 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Rd3+ {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 31. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 32. Kc3 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Nc6 {[%emt
0:00:04]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. e3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} f5
{[%emt 0:00:30]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:01:03]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. d5 {[%emt 0:00:
11]} exf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8.
Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:01:25]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. gxf3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. b3 {[%emt 0:03:43]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 11. Bb2 {[%emt 0:
01:02]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 12. O-O-O {[%emt 0:05:29]} (12. Bd3 {was
Timman-Edouard, 2011.}) 12... Be6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 13. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:36]}
Rhd8 {[%emt 0:07:42]} 14. Kc2 {[%emt 0:03:42]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:07:05] Technically
the novelty of the game. 14...g6 was played in Zvjaginsev-Bukavshin back in
2011, a game that White won.} 15. Ne2 {[%emt 0:04:38]} (15. e4 $5) 15... g6 {
[%emt 0:09:48]} 16. h3 {[%emt 0:15:47]} (16. Nf4 Bxf4 17. exf4 {looks drawish,
as pointed out by Giri.}) 16... Rad8 {[%emt 0:12:36]} 17. f4 {[%emt 0:01:16]}
Bc7 {[%emt 0:08:12]} 18. Ba3 {[%emt 0:01:57]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 19. Ng3 {
[%emt 0:01:39]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 20. Bb2 {[%emt 0:01:31] It doesn't seem
that White has made any progress. None of his last few moves created any real
threats and now that Black has completed his development he is very close to
being simply equal, perhaps by moving his pawns on the queenside.} a6 {[%emt 0:
06:17]} 21. Be5 {[%emt 0:04:29]} b5 {[%emt 0:06:40]} 22. Bxf5 {[%emt 0:11:20]
The tactics work out, but this doesn't give White any advantage.} gxf5 {[%emt
0:04:27]} (22... Bxf5+ 23. Nxf5 Bxe5 24. fxe5 gxf5 25. exf6 Kxf6 26. Rxd7 Rxd7
{is slightly better for White, but very close to a draw.}) 23. Bxc7 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 24. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
25. Kxd1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:04] The game at this point is
extremely drawish.} 26. bxc4 {[%emt 0:04:52]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 27. Nxe4 {
[%emt 0:05:37]} fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 28. h4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} 29. a3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 30. f5+ {[%emt 0:00:57]} Kxf5
{With opposite colored bishops the game is basically dead.} 1/2-1/2

