[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.13"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kashlinskaya, Alina"]
[Black "Batsiashvili, Nino"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D63"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[GameId "2189690440188186"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 h6 {now supersedes 7...c6.} 8. Bf4 c5 {D63: Queen's Gambit Declined: Classical: 7 Rc1.} 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. a3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 a6 12. O-O b5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. a3 Qb6 15. b4 Ncd7 16. e4 {1-0 Moser,A (2149)-Hlavchev,I (1973) Wolfsburg op-A 2024 (2)}) 10... a6 {Black is slightly better.} 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Be2 Bg4 14. O-O Ne6 15. Be5 Bf6 {[#] And now ...Bxf3 would win. The position is equal.} 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. b4 Rad8 18. h3 Bh5 19. Nd4 Bxe2 20. Nxe2 d4 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. exd4 Rxd4 23. Qe2 Rfd8 24. Rcd1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KQ} Qc3 27. Qd8+ Kh7 28. Qe7 {[%csl LRb7,LRf7]} Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Qf4+ 30. Kg1 Qc1+ 31. Kh2 Qf4+ 32. Kg1 Qc1+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.06 (flawless) /Black=0.05 (flawless)} 33. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.13"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[GameId "2189692793299551"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 {D12: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 Nf6 4 e3 Bf5.} 8. Bd2 Nbd7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 {White is slightly better.} 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Bc4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12. O-O-O Qxb3 13. axb3 Be7 14. e4 Nc7 15. Be3 O-O-O 16. Bc4 a6 17. d5 Ne5 18. Bb6 {1-0 Keymer,V (2699)-Kramnik,V (2753) Chessable Masters Play In Chess.com INT rapid 2023 (8)}) 12... Bd6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. O-O-O Qxb3 15. Bxb3 O-O-O 16. h3 c5 17. Nc3 {[%cal Be4c3,Bc3e2,Be2d4][%mdl 32]} Nb4 {White must now prevent ...Nd3+. A dynamic duo of knights.} 18. Kb1 Nf6 19. Ne2 Kb8 {[#]} (19... a6 $14 {is superior.}) 20. e4 $1 $16 Ka8 21. Bf4 cxd4 22. Nxd4 ({Don't do} 22. Rxd4 Nc6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $14) 22... Rh5 (22... Bc5 $16) 23. g4 $18 {[%cal Bg2g4,Bg4g5][%mdl 32]} Rhh8 24. h4 (24. a3 $18) 24... Na6 (24... Bc5 $16 {is a better defense.}) 25. g5 Nd7 {[#]} (25... Nh5 $142 26. Bh2 Nc5) 26. Bxe6 $1 {[%mdl 512]} fxe6 (26... Nac5 27. Bd5) 27. Nxe6 Ndc5 {[%cal Bd7c5,Bc5e6,Be6c7][%mdl 32]} 28. Nxd8 Bxd8 29. Be5 Ne6 30. f4 {White is clearly winning.} Rf8 31. Rhf1 Bc7 32. Bxc7 Nexc7 33. f5 gxf5 34. exf5 {[%cal Be4f5,Bf5f6][%mdl 32]} Nc5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.09 (flawless) /Black=0.33} 35. f6 1-0

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.13"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Yip, Carissa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[GameId "2189695680516966"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. d5 Nb4 8. Be2 {B09: Pirc Defence: Austrian Attack.} e6 ({Black should try} 8... c6 $1 $11) 9. a3 Na6 10. Bxa6 {The position is equal.} bxa6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. O-O {[%cal Of4f5]} Qb8 13. Qd3 {[%cal Oc1e3]} Qb7 14. Be3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. h3 Rae8 15. Bd2 Nd7 16. Rab1 Nc5 17. Qe2 Bf5 18. Qf2 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Bc3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 {0-1 Khouri,I (2225)-Hojjatova,A (2014) Abu Dhabi op 22nd 2014 (4)}) 14... Rfe8 {[%cal Of6e4]} (14... Qxb2 $2 15. Rfb1 $18) 15. Bd4 Rad8 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (15... c5 $11 16. Bxf6 Bxf6) 16. f5 $18 gxf5 17. exf5 Bd7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 $1 Bg7 {[%cal Od7c6]} (19... Qxb2 $2 20. Rab1 $18 (20. Nxc7 $2 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Qxc7 $19)) 20. f6 Bh6 {Prevents Ng5.} 21. Ne7+ {Excellent horsemanship.} Kh8 22. Nd4 {Prevents Qb5.} Rg8 23. Nxg8 Rxg8 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Rb7g2]} 24. Qf3 Qb6 25. c3 Qxb2 26. Rae1 {Wards off Be3+} Bg4 (26... Bd2 $16) 27. Qd3 Bf5 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Rb2g2]} 28. Qe2 (28. Qxf5 $2 Qxg2#) (28. Qf3 $1 $18 Bd3 29. Rf2 Qxc3 30. Rd1 Qxd4 31. Rxd3) 28... Qxe2 29. Rxe2 Bd3 {[#]} 30. Re7 {[%csl LRc7,LRf7]} Bxf1 31. Kxf1 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN. Black is a pawn up.} Bg5 (31... Rg6 $16) 32. Rxf7 $18 {[%cal Od4e6]} ({Resist} 32. Rxc7 $6 Bxf6 33. Rxf7 (33. Rxa7 Rg4 $14) 33... Bxd4 34. cxd4 Rg5 $16) 32... Rg6 33. Rf8+ Rg8 34. Rf7 {[%cal Od4e6]} Rg6 35. Rxc7 {White has more active pieces.} Bxf6 36. Rxa7 (36. Rc6 $18) 36... Bxd4 $16 37. cxd4 {KR-KR. White is a pawn up.} Rg4 38. Rxa6 Rxd4 39. Ke2 $1 {Repels Rd2+} Kg7 40. Ke3 {Dodges d5} Rd1 41. a4 {[%cal Ba3a4,Ba4a5,Ba5a6][%mdl 32]} Kf6 {[#]} (41... Ra1 $16 {was called for.} 42. Ke4 (42. Rxd6 Ra3+ 43. Rd3 Rxa4 $14) 42... Ra2) 42. a5 $1 $18 h6 {[#]} 43. Ra8 $1 {and a6 should not be overlooked} Ra1 $2 (43... d5 44. a6 Kg7) 44. Kd4 Ra2 45. a6 Kg7 46. h3 Rxg2 (46... h5 $142 47. a7 h4) 47. Rd8 Ra2 48. Rxd6 h5 49. Kc5 {White mates.} Kf7 50. Kb6 Rb2+ 51. Kc7 Ke7 52. Rb6 Ra2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.14 (very precise) /Black=0.58} 53. Kb7 1-0

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.13"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Dronavalli, Harika"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[GameId "2189700371383448"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. b3 b6 6. Bb2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5 {D05: Colle System with ...e6.} Nbd7 9. f4 Ne4 10. Bxe4 {The position is equal.} dxe4 11. c4 f6 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Nc3 Rfd8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 13... Qe7 14. Qc2 e5 15. fxe5 fxe5 16. Nxe4 exd4 17. Nxd6 Qxe3+ 18. Kh1 cxd6 19. Rae1 Rae8 20. Rd1 Rxf1+ 21. Rxf1 Qe2 22. Qxe2 Rxe2 23. Rb1 Rxg2 {0-1 Md,B (2140)-Victor,J (2304) Titled Tuesday intern op 16th Apr Early Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (4)}) 14. Qc2 f5 15. Rad1 Bf8 16. Rf2 Qf7 {[#]} 17. g4 fxg4 $15 18. Nxe4 (18. Rdf1 $15) 18... Be7 19. Rdf1 Qf5 20. d5 {[%cal Oc2c3]} Bf8 $2 (20... exd5 $2 21. Nf6+ $18) (20... Rd7 $1 $17) 21. Rg2 ({White should try} 21. h3 $1 $16) 21... Rd7 $2 {[#]} (21... h6 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 22. h3 $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} h5 23. hxg4 $1 hxg4 24. Bd4 (24. Rff2 $1 $16) 24... Re8 (24... exd5 $2 25. Nf6+ $18) 25. Nc3 (25. Rff2 $1 $14) 25... Qxc2 $11 26. Rxc2 exd5 27. cxd5 c5 28. dxc6 (28. Be5 $11) 28... Bxc6 $17 29. Kf2 Bf3 30. Ne2 (30. Nb1 $17) 30... Be4 (30... g5 $1 $19 {has better winning chances. Strongly threatening ...Rh7.} 31. Be5 gxf4 32. Bxf4 Be4) 31. Rc3 Bb4 32. Rc4 Be7 {This pair of bishops is nice.} 33. Rfc1 Bh4+ 34. Ng3 Bf3 {Black is more active.} 35. Rc8 {[#]} Rxc8 (35... Bd8 $1 $17) 36. Rxc8+ $15 Kh7 37. Rc1 Bb7 38. Rc3 (38. b4 $15 {deserves consideration.}) 38... Kg6 39. Rc1 Kf7 40. Rc4 {[#]} (40. a4 $17) 40... g6 $1 $19 41. Rc3 $2 (41. a4 $17) 41... Ke6 42. Rc1 Rh7 43. Rc2 $2 (43. Rg1 Rc7 44. e4) 43... Be4 {Black is clearly winning.} 44. f5+ gxf5 45. Rc1 Bxg3+ 46. Kxg3 Rh3+ 47. Kf4 {Both players deserved the win here.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.42/Black=0.20 (precise)} g3 0-1

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.13"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Black "Lee, Alice"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2389"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[GameId "2189704379336200"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 h6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e3 a6 6. b3 {D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4.} c5 7. Bb2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 {White has an edge.} dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. a4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Qe7 12. Qc2 b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 {0-1 Gevorgyan,D (2254)-Stopa,J (2298) Paracin Prestige op 2025 (9)}) 10... O-O 11. O-O Qe7 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 {[%cal Oc4d3]} Nc6 $1 15. Rad1 {[%cal Od4f5]} Rad8 16. h3 Na5 17. Be2 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is under pressure.} f5 18. Qd3 {[%cal Od4f5]} e5 {[#]} 19. Nxf5 {[%csl Od6,Oe5][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} Bxf5 20. Qd5+ Kh8 21. Qxa5 Qg5 {[#]} (21... Bc2 $14) 22. Bg4 $1 $16 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} (22. Bxe5 $2 Bxh3 23. Qd5 Bxe5 $19) 22... Bxg4 23. hxg4 Qxg4 24. Bxe5 Qg5 25. f4 ({And not} 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. f4 Qd8 $15) 25... Qe7 26. Bd4 $2 {White has more active pieces.} (26. Rxd6 $16 Rxd6 27. Qb4 {[%mdl 64] Pin} (27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. Qc3 Rd8 $16)) 26... Bxf4 $11 {The position is equal.} 27. Rxf4 Rxf4 28. Qxd8+ Qxd8 29. Bxg7+ {[%csl Od8][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} (29. exf4 $2 {too greedy.} Kg8 30. Rd3 Qd5 $19) 29... Kxg7 30. Rxd8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR. White is a pawn up.} Rb4 31. Rd3 b5 32. a5 Kf6 $1 33. Kf2 Ke5 {Against Rd6} 34. Kf3 {With the idea Rc3.} h5 35. Rc3 Kd5 {Prevents Rc5+.} 36. Rd3+ Ke5 37. Kf2 Rg4 38. Rd8 Rb4 39. Ra8 Rxb3 40. Rxa6 {And now Ra8 would win.} Ra3 41. Kf3 b4 42. Rb6 Rxa5 43. Rxb4 Kf5 44. e4+ Kg5 45. Rb3 Ra1 46. Rb5+ Kg6 47. Rb8 Rf1+ 48. Kg3 h4+ 49. Kh3 (49. Kxh4 $5 Rf4+ $8 50. g4 Rxe4 51. Rb6+ Kg7 52. Ra6 $11) 49... Rf4 50. Re8 Kf7 51. Re5 Kg6 {Wards off Rf5} 52. Re6+ Kf7 53. Rh6 (53. Re5 $5 Kg6 $8 54. Re7 $11) 53... Rxe4 54. Rxh4 Re3+ 55. Kg4 Kg6 56. Rh8 Re4+ 57. Kf3 Ra4 58. Rb8 Ra3+ 59. Kg4 Ra4+ 60. Kh3 Ra3+ 61. Kh4 Ra4+ 62. g4 Ra6 63. Rc8 Rd6 64. Rb8 Ra6 65. Rc8 Rd6 66. Rb8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.06 (flawless) /Black=0.04 (flawless)} Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.14"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Lee, Alice"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[GameId "2189709864068938"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5 Qc7 9. Nxc4 {Hoping for b4. E06: Closed Catalan: Early deviations.} Qxc5 10. Qb3 {[%cal Oc1e3] The old main line.} Nc6 {[#] Threatens to win with ...Nd4.} 11. Qb5 {White has an edge.} Nd5 {The position is equal.} 12. Qxc5 Bxc5 13. Bd2 Rd8 14. Nxd5 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14. Rc1 b6 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Na5 Nxa5 17. Bxa5 Rd7 18. O-O Ba6 19. Rfe1 g6 20. e3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 bxa5 {½-½ Sarana,A (2618)-Leko,P (2669) Moscow Nutcracker rapid 2018 (5.3)}) 14... exd5 15. Na5 Nxa5 16. Bxa5 b6 17. Bc3 Be6 18. Rd1 Rd7 19. O-O Rc8 20. e3 d4 {[%csl Oa2][%mdl 64] [#] Discovered Attack} 21. exd4 Rcd8 $1 22. d5 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} Bxd5 23. Bh3 Be6 24. Rxd7 Rxd7 25. Bxe6 fxe6 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRB} 26. Re1 Kf7 27. Kg2 Be7 28. Re4 Bf6 29. Rc4 Bxc3 30. Rxc3 {KR-KR} Kf6 31. Kf3 Rd2 32. Ra3 Rxb2 33. Rxa7 b5 34. a4 Rb3+ 35. Ke2 Rb2+ 36. Ke3 Rb3+ 37. Kd2 bxa4 38. Rxa4 h5 39. h4 e5 40. Ra8 Kf7 41. Ra7+ Kf6 42. Ra8 Kf7 43. Ra7+ Kf6 44. Ra8 Kf7 {An uneventful encounter.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.03 (flawless) /Black=0.01 (flawless)} 45. Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.14"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Yip, Carissa"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[GameId "2189713331292286"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 {[%cal Bc2c3,Bc3c4][%mdl 32]} d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 e6 6. Be3 Nd7 {B28: Sicilian: 2 Nf3 a6 (O'Kelly Variation).} 7. c4 Qc6 (7... Qe4 $6 8. Nc3 Qc6 9. d5 exd5 10. Qxd5 $16 (10. Nxd5 Bd6 $16) (10. cxd5 Qc7 $16)) 8. Nc3 Ngf6 {White is slightly better.} 9. h3 cxd4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Bf3 Bb7 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 {1-0 Akshat,N (1817)-Challa,S (2096) IND-chT 44th Ahmedabad 2025 (1.2)}) 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be2 b6 12. Bf3 Bb7 {[%cal Ob7f3] [#]} 13. Bf4 Qc8 (13... Qxf4 $17 14. Bxb7 Ra7) 14. O-O $14 {[%cal Oc3d5]} Bc5 15. Nb3 Be7 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Bd6 Rc8 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Qe2 Rhd8 20. Rad1 Qc6 21. Nd5+ (21. Nd2 {simplifies} Kf8 22. b3 h6 23. Rc1) 21... Kf8 22. Nd4 Qxc4 23. Nxf6 (23. Nxe6+ $2 fxe6 24. Qxe6 Re8 (24... Qxa2 25. Qe7+ Kg8 26. Nxf6+ {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} gxf6 27. Rxd7 $16) 25. Qd6+ Kf7 26. Nxf6 Nxf6 $19) 23... gxf6 24. Qh5 Kg7 {[%cal Od7e5]} 25. b3 Qc5 26. Qg4+ Qg5 $2 {[#]} (26... Kh8 $11) 27. Nxe6+ $1 $18 {[%mdl 512]} fxe6 28. Qxe6 Ne5 (28... Kh6) 29. Rxd8 $2 (29. f4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf4g5] is the precise move to win.} Qh5 (29... Nf3+ $2 30. Rxf3 Rxd1+ 31. Kh2 $18) 30. Rxd8 (30. fxe5 Rxd1 31. exf6+ Kg6 $18) 30... Rxd8 31. fxe5 Qxe5 32. Qxb6 Qd4+ 33. Qxd4 Rxd4 34. Rf5) 29... Rxd8 $16 30. f4 $1 {[%csl Oe5,Og5][%mdl 64] Deflection, Double Attack} (30. Qxb6 Nf3+ 31. Kh1 Nh4 $17) 30... Qg3 {[%cal Od8d2] Hoping for ...Rd2!.} 31. fxe5 Qxe5 32. Qxb6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR. White is a pawn up.} Rd6 33. Qc7+ Kg6 34. Qc8 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Keeping Black busy. White is more active.} h5 (34... Kg7 $16 35. Qc7+ Kg6) 35. Qg8+ (35. b4 $1 $18) 35... Kh6 $14 36. Qf7 Qd4+ (36... Rc6 $16) 37. Kh1 $18 Qe5 {Dodges Rf5} 38. b4 Qe6 $2 (38... Rb6 {might work better.} 39. Qf8+ Kg6 40. Qg8+ Kh6 41. Qh8+ Kg6 42. Qg8+) 39. Qxe6 Rxe6 {KR-KR. White is a pawn up.} 40. Rf5 (40. a4 $142 Kg5 41. Kg1) 40... Kg6 41. Ra5 h4 42. Kg1 Rb6 43. a3 {[%cal Ba2a3,Ba3a4,Ba4b5,Bb5b6][%mdl 32]} Rd6 44. Kf2 f5 45. Ke3 {and Kf4 should not be overlooked} Kg5 {[#]} (45... Kf6 46. Kf4 Rd4+ 47. Kf3 Rd3+ 48. Ke2 Rb3) 46. a4 $1 Re6+ {[#]} 47. Kd3 $2 ({White must play} 47. Kd4 $1 $18) 47... Kf4 $1 $11 48. b5 axb5 49. axb5 {White stays focused until the end.} Re3+ $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (49... Re4 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 50. Kc4 $18 {White is clearly winning.} Ke5 51. b6+ Kd6 52. Rxf5 Kc6 53. Rf6+ Kb7 54. Rg6 Re2 55. Kd3 Re1 56. Rg4 Kxb6 57. Rxh4 Kc5 58. Re4 Rg1 59. Re2 Kd5 60. Ke3 Rf1 61. Rf2 Ra1 62. Kf4 Ke6 63. Kg5 Ra3 64. Rf3 Ra8 65. g4 Ke7 66. Kh4 Rh8+ 67. Kg3 Ke6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.25 (precise) /Black=0.55} 68. h4 1-0

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.14"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Dronavalli, Harika"]
[Black "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[GameId "2189719965522313"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. c4 Be6 ({Don't play} 8... dxc4 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Bxa8 Qxa8 11. Nc3 $16) 9. Qa4 {[#] D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4.} Qd7 (9... dxc4 $2 {too greedy.} 10. Qxc6+ (10. Bxc6+ Bd7 $16) 10... Nd7 11. Qxa8 $18) 10. Nc3 {Bg5 would now be deadly.} Rc8 11. cxd5 {White is slightly better.} cxd5 12. Qxd7+ Kxd7 13. Rd1 $1 {[%cal Oc1g5]} Bc5 $1 14. Na4 Be7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 14... Rhd8 15. Bd2 Bb6 16. Nxb6+ axb6 17. Bc3 d4 18. e3 Nd5 19. exd4 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Rxc3 21. dxe5+ Ke7 22. Rdb1 g5 23. Rxb6 Ra3 24. Be4 {1-0 Artemiev,V (2711)-Aronian,L (2725) Chessable Masters Div 2 Win Chess.com INT rapid 2024 (3.1)}) 15. Nc3 {[%cal Rc3d5]} Bc5 (15... Rhd8 $11) 16. Na4 $14 Be7 17. Nc3 {[%cal Rc3d5]} {Weighted Error Value: White=0.07 (flawless) /Black=0.05 (flawless)} Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.14"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Batsiashvili, Nino"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[GameId "2189720992303867"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. cxd5 {D11: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 sidelines and 3...Nf6 4 e3 Bg4.} cxd5 7. Bf4 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. a3 Nh5 {[#]} 10. Bg5 h6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... Qa5 11. Be2 h6 12. Bh4 Bf5 13. Qb3 g5 14. Bg3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 e6 16. Qxb7 Rfc8 {1-0 Nadera,B (2390)-Alsharhan,F (2125) Asia Cities-ch 14th Tagaytay City 2004 (1.2)}) 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 e6 13. Ne5 ({White should play} 13. Be5 $11) 13... Nxe5 ({Black should try} 13... Nxg3 $15 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. hxg3 Qc7) 14. Bxe5 $11 f6 $1 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 f5 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. O-O-O (18. Rc1 {is more appropriate.}) 18... Rb8 (18... Rc8 {feels hotter.} 19. Kd2 b5 20. f4 a5) 19. f4 b5 20. b4 $1 a5 21. Kd2 Qe7 22. Rb1 Rfc8 23. Qb3 Qd8 24. Rhc1 Bf8 25. Rh1 Bg7 26. Ke1 Qc7 27. Ne2 axb4 28. axb4 Qd6 29. Kf2 Be8 30. Ng1 (30. fxg5 $142 hxg5 31. g4) 30... g4 31. Ne2 Bf8 32. Rhc1 Rxc1 33. Nxc1 Rc8 34. Ne2 Kg7 35. Qa3 Be7 36. Qa7 Qc7 (36... Kf6 $11) 37. Qxc7 (37. Qa6 $16) 37... Rxc7 38. Ke1 Kf6 39. Kd2 Bd6 40. Nc3 Rb7 41. Kc2 Ke7 42. Kb3 Ra7 43. Rh1 h5 {The position is equal.} 44. Bxb5 Rb7 45. Ka4 Rc7 46. Rc1 Ra7+ 47. Kb3 {[#]} Rb7 {[%cal Ba7b7,Bb7b4,Bb4c4][%mdl 32]} 48. Bxe8 Rxb4+ 49. Kc2 Kxe8 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} 50. Rh1 Rc4 51. Kd3 Rb4 52. Kc2 {Repels Rb2+} Rc4 53. Kd3 Rb4 54. Rxh5 Rb2 {[%cal Od6b4]} 55. Na4 Rxg2 56. Nc5 $1 Bxc5 57. dxc5 {Threatens to win with Rh7. KR-KR} Kd7 58. Rh7+ Kc6 59. Re7 Kxc5 {And now ...Kd6 would win.} ({Of course not} 59... Rxg3 60. Kd4 $16) 60. Rxe6 Ra2 61. Re8 Ra3+ 62. Ke2 Ra2+ 63. Kd3 Ra3+ 64. Ke2 Ra2+ 65. Kd3 {A balanced but interesting game.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.06 (flawless) /Black=0.07 (flawless)} Ra3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.14"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"]
[Black "Kashlinskaya, Alina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[GameId "2189727274466432"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Bf5 {is cutting edge theory.} 12. Bg5 {C42: Petroff Defence: 3 Nxe5 and unusual White 3rd moves.} Qa5 {[%cal Ob8d7]} 13. Nh4 Be6 14. Bxe6 {[#]} Qxg5 15. Nf3 Qa5 16. Bh3 Qc7 17. c4 Nd7 18. Re1 {[#] and c5 should not be overlooked} Nf6 19. Qb3 Rfe8 20. c5 Bf8 21. g3 b6 22. cxb6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. cxb6 axb6 24. Rb1 b5 25. Rc1 Bd6 26. Qc3 h6 27. Qxc6 Qb8 28. Bf1 {1-0 Mamedov,R (2646)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2793) Airthings Play In Match Chess.com INT rapid 2023 (1.2)}) 22... axb6 23. Ne5 {Threatening Bg2.} Bd6 {[%cal Rd6e5]} 24. Nc4 b5 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. Bg2 g6 ({Don't play} 26... Qxd4 $6 27. Bxc6 Ng4 28. Qf3 (28. Bxe8 $2 {leads to mate.} Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qxh2#) (28. Rf1 Re2 $16) 28... Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 $16) 27. Rac1 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Ra4 29. Rd1 (29. Rc1 {feels hotter.} Qxd4 30. Bxc6 Ng4 31. Rf1) 29... Rxd4 (29... Nd5 {simplifies} 30. Bxd5 Qxd5 31. Qxd5 cxd5 32. Rb1 b4) 30. Rxd4 {The position is equal.} Qxd4 31. Bxc6 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQB-KQN} Ng4 32. Qf3 Ne5 33. Qd5 Nxc6 34. Qxc6 {KQ-KQ} Qa1+ 35. Kg2 Qxa2 36. Qxb5 Qa8+ 37. Kg1 Qa1+ 38. Kg2 Qa8+ 39. Kg1 Qa1+ 40. Kg2 Qa8+ {An even fight not without its subleties.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.04 (flawless) /Black=0.03 (flawless)} 41. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.16"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Black "Yip, Carissa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[GameId "2189730287783396"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 a6 4. e3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 {[%cal Oc7c5]} 6. h4 {D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines.} h5 {[%cal Oc7c5]} 7. Nf3 c5 8. dxc5 $16 {White is better.} Qa5 9. Nd2 $146 (9. O-O $16) ({Predecessor:} 9. Be5 Nc6 10. Bd4 Bg4 11. Ne5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qxc5 14. O-O O-O 15. Rad1 {0-1 Munkhgal,G (2501)-Ghaem Maghami,E (2561) Online Olym Div Top-A Chess.com INT rapid 2020 (9.2)}) 9... Qxc5 $11 10. Nb3 Qb6 11. O-O e6 (11... Bg4 $5) 12. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Nc6 13. a5 Qd8 14. Na4 Nd7 15. Qd2 Qxh4 16. Rfd1 (16. e4 $1 $14) 16... O-O {[#]} 17. e4 d4 $1 $15 18. c3 e5 19. Bg3 Qe7 20. cxd4 exd4 {[%cal Oh5h4]} (20... Nxd4 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. f3 $11) 21. Bc4 ({Better is} 21. Rac1 $1 $15) 21... h4 $19 (21... Qxe4 22. Rac1 $17) 22. Bh2 Qxe4 23. Re1 Qf5 24. Bd3 Qd5 25. Ra3 {[#]} h3 $1 {[%csl Gh3][%cal Rd5g2]} 26. Be4 (26. Bf1 hxg2) 26... Qh5 27. Bf3 Qh8 28. Bd6 {[#]} (28. Bxc6 $17 bxc6 29. gxh3 Qxh3 30. Qd1) 28... Nde5 $1 29. Bxf8 (29. Nb6 Nxf3+) 29... Bxf8 (29... Kxf8 30. Nbc5 $11) 30. Nbc5 hxg2 31. Bxg2 Bg4 $2 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black attacks with force.} (31... Ng4 32. Rh3 Qg7 33. Nb6 $14) (31... Nc4 32. Qg5 Nxa3 (32... N6xa5 $2 33. Rg3 $18) 33. Nb6 $17) (31... Bf5 $19 {is more deadly.} 32. Rg3 Re8 (32... Ng4 33. Rh3 $17)) 32. Rg3 $17 Qh5 {Chess con chili.} (32... Rd8 $17 {[%cal Od4d3] and ...d3! would now be decisive} 33. Nxb7 Bb4) 33. Ne4 $2 (33. Bxc6 $15 bxc6 34. Rxe5 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} Qxe5 35. Rxg4 Bxc5 36. Nxc5 Qxc5 37. b4) 33... Be7 $19 {A strong pair of Bishops.} (33... Nf3+ $2 34. Bxf3 Bh6 35. Qe2 (35. Bxg4 Bxd2 36. Nf6+ Kf8 $16) (35. Nf6+ Kh8 $18) 35... Bxf3 36. Nf6+ (36. Qxf3 Qxa5 37. Ra1 Rd8 $18) (36. Rxf3 Bg7 $18) 36... Kh8 37. Qxf3 $18) 34. Qf4 f5 ({Inferior is} 34... Nxa5 35. Nb6 Rd8 36. Nf6+ Bxf6 37. Qxf6 $14) 35. f3 (35. Rxg4 {nothing else works.} Qxg4 36. Qxg4 Nxg4 37. Nec5 Bxc5 38. Nxc5) 35... fxe4 36. fxg4 {[#]} Qh4 {[%cal Oa8f8]} 37. Bxe4 {Bd5+ would now be deadly.} Rf8 38. Bd5+ Kg7 39. Qxf8+ Bxf8 40. Kg2 Nxg4 41. Rh1 Ne3+ 42. Kf2 Ng4+ 43. Kg2 {A cool game by Yip.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.83/Black=0.22 (precise)} Qg5 0-1

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.16"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"]
[Black "Lee, Alice"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2389"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[GameId "2189735041380205"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bh6 8. Qh5 {[%csl Gc4][%cal Rh5f7] [#] B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6.} g6 9. Qd1 Nd4 (9... Nf6 $14) 10. Nf1 (10. h5 $16) 10... Bxc1 $14 11. Qxc1 Nf6 12. Ne3 Rb8 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... h5 13. Qd2 O-O 14. a4 Kg7 15. f3 Be6 16. Qf2 Qd7 17. O-O Rab8 18. Rae1 Qe7 {½-½ Pasierb,S (2372)-Karpenko,A (2310) EU-ch 2018 sf03 email ICCF email}) 13. a4 {[%cal Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} a6 (13... O-O $14 {feels stronger.}) 14. a5 Nc6 15. Ned5 Nh5 16. Qg5 f6 (16... O-O $16) 17. Qh6 $18 {[%cal Og2g4] Black must now prevent g4!.} Nxa5 (17... Nd4 {was called for.}) 18. Rg1 Nxc4 19. g4 (19. dxc4 Kf7 $16) 19... Nf4 {[#]} (19... Nxb2 $2 {too greedy.} 20. gxh5 Nxd3+ 21. cxd3 $18) (19... Bxg4 20. Rxg4 Nb6) 20. Qg7 {White is clearly winning.} ({Weaker is} 20. dxc4 Ne6 $14) 20... Bd7 21. Qxh8+ Kf7 22. Qxh7+ Ke6 23. dxc4 b5 24. Nxf4+ exf4 {Superbly played by Assaubayeva!   Weighted Error Value: White=0.04 (flawless) /Black=1.01} 25. Nd5 1-0

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.16"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Dronavalli, Harika"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[GameId "2189736786096289"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c5 4. c4 cxd4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Nxd4 {D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4.} e5 (6... dxc4 7. Nxc6 (7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Qa4 e5 $15) 7... bxc6 8. Bxc6+ Bd7 9. Bxa8 Qxa8 10. f3 $16) 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Nc3 {White is slightly better.} Be6 {Recently 8...d4 got a lot of attention.} (8... dxc4 9. Bxc6+ Bd7 10. Bxa8 Qxa8 11. f3 $16) 9. Bg5 Bb4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 {[%cal Bb2c3,Bc3c4,Bc4c5][%mdl 32]} O-O 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. cxd5 cxd5 (13... Bxd5 14. Bxd5 cxd5) 14. c4 $146 (14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Rac8 $16) ({Predecessor:} 14. Bxd5 Rad8 15. e4 Bh3 16. Re1 Rb8 17. Re3 Rb2 18. Qf3 Qb6 19. g4 Rb1+ 20. Re1 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 {1-0 Zakhartsov,V (2501)-Smekalov,A (2126) Khanty-Mansiysk Governor Cup Rapid 20th 2024 (9)}) 14... d4 (14... dxc4 15. Bxa8 Rxa8 16. Qd2 $14) 15. Bxa8 Rxa8 16. Qd3 Bf5 17. e4 Bh3 {[%cal Bf5h3,Bh3d7,Bd7c6][%mdl 32]} 18. Rfc1 h5 19. c5 Bd7 {[#]} 20. f4 $1 Bc6 21. Rf1 Rd8 22. Rad1 Qe7 ({Black should play} 22... h4) 23. fxe5 Qxe5 {[%cal Oe5e6]} 24. Rf5 Qe6 25. Qb3 (25. Rxh5 $6 Bxe4 26. Qe2 d3 $11) 25... Qe8 {and ...Ba4 would now be decisive} 26. Rdf1 {[%cal Rf5f7]} (26. Rxh5 Qxe4) 26... Rd7 27. e5 {[%cal Be4e5,Be5e6][%mdl 32]} (27. Rxh5 d3 $14) 27... d3 {[#]} 28. e6 $1 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} (28. Rxh5 d2 $11) 28... Qxe6 29. Qxe6 (29. Rxh5 $2 Qe3+ 30. Rf2 Rb7 $19) 29... fxe6 $18 {[%cal Bf7e6,Be6e5][%mdl 4128] Endgame KRR-KRB} 30. Rf8+ (30. Rxh5 $2 d2 31. Rd1 Bf3 $19) 30... Kh7 31. Rd1 e5 32. Rc8 Bb5 (32... Be4 $16 33. c6 Rd6) 33. c6 Rf7 {[#]} (33... Rd4 $142 34. c7 Rc4) 34. a4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Bc4 (34... Ba6 35. Re8) 35. Re8 Rc7 36. Rxe5 Rxc6 37. Rxh5+ Kg6 38. Rh4 Ba6 39. Kf2 Rc2+ 40. Ke3 Re2+ {[#]} 41. Kd4 $1 Ra2 42. Kc3 Rc2+ 43. Kb4 Kf5 44. Rf4+ Ke6 45. h4 Kd5 46. Rf7 Rb2+ 47. Ka3 Rg2 (47... Rb6 {is a better defense.} 48. a5 (48. Rxa7 Bc4 $18) 48... Rb8 49. Rxa7 Bc4) 48. Rxa7 Bc4 49. Rxg7 Kc5 {[%csl Gc4][%cal Rg2a2]} 50. Rc7+ Kd4 51. Kb4 Rb2+ 52. Ka5 Rb8 53. h5 Ra8+ 54. Kb6 Rxa4 $2 (54... Ra6+ 55. Kb7 Rd6) 55. Rd7+ Kc3 56. g4 Rb4+ 57. Kc7 Kc2 58. Rh1 Be6 {[#]} 59. h6 $1 Rc4+ 60. Kd6 {h7 is the strong threat.} Bxd7 {KRB-KR} (60... Bg8 $142 61. g5 (61. h7 Bxh7 62. Rdxh7 Rxg4 $18) 61... d2) 61. h7 ({Weaker is} 61. Kxd7 Rxg4 62. h7 Rg7+ 63. Ke8 Rxh7 64. Rxh7 d2 $11) 61... d2 {[%cal Oc4c8]} 62. h8=Q {Qh7+ would kill now.} (62. h8=B $2 {is the wrong capture.} Bxg4 (62... d1=B 63. Kxd7 Bxg4+ 64. Kd6 $11) (62... d1=R+ 63. Rxd1 Kxd1 64. Kxd7 $11) 63. Ra1 Kd3 $19 (63... d1=R+ $2 64. Rxd1 Bxd1 65. Bf6 $19) (63... d1=N $2 64. Ra3 $19) (63... d1=B $2 64. Kd5 $19)) 62... Bxg4 63. Qh7+ Kc3 64. Qg7+ Kc2 65. Qg6+ Kc3 66. Qf6+ Kd3 67. Qf1+ Kc3 68. Qa1+ Kd3 69. Qa3+ Kc2 70. Kd5 {White mates.} Rf4 71. Qa2+ Kc3 72. Qa1+ Kd3 73. Qb1+ Ke3 74. Qb3+ Kf2 75. Rh2+ Ke1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.09 (flawless) /Black=0.34} 76. Qe3+ 1-0

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.16"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Kashlinskaya, Alina"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[GameId "2189744805462832"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 c5 (5... Nc6 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 6. c4 $1 $16 {A07: Réti Opening: New York and Capablanca Systems.} d4 {[#]} 7. b4 $1 cxb4 8. a3 {White is better.} b3 9. Qxb3 Nc6 10. a4 Nge7 11. Ba3 O-O 12. Nbd2 {[%cal Bb1d2,Bd2e4,Be4d6][%mdl 32]} h6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Qc7 13. Rab1 Rd8 14. Rfc1 Rb8 15. Qc2 h6 16. Nb3 Kh7 17. a5 Nf5 18. Ra1 Nd6 {1-0 Ehlvest,J (2517)-Volodin,A (2457) Eesti Masters Tornelo INT rapid 2021 (2)}) 13. Ne4 b6 14. Nd6 {White has more active pieces. The black rooks are passive.} Be6 15. Rae1 (15. Rfb1 $16) 15... Qd7 16. e3 ({White should play} 16. Nd2 $16) 16... dxe3 $11 17. fxe3 {[%cal Od3d4]} Nc8 18. Nb5 Rd8 {[%cal Oa7a6] [#] Hoping for ...a6!.} 19. d4 $1 a6 20. Nxe5 $1 (20. d5 axb5 21. dxc6 (21. dxe6 Qxe6 22. axb5 Na5 $17) 21... Qa7 22. Qxb5 Rd3 $15) 20... Bxe5 21. dxe5 axb5 22. Rd1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White has good play.} Qc7 23. Rxd8+ (23. axb5 $2 Rxa3 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $19) 23... Qxd8 24. Bxc6 {This pair of bishops is nice.} Bxc4 $2 {Black is weak on the dark squares} (24... bxc4 $11 25. Rd1 Qg5) 25. Rd1 $18 Qg5 (25... Rxa4 $2 26. Rxd8+ Kh7 27. Qc3 $18) (25... Qc7 $2 26. Qb4 Rxa4 (26... Qxc6 27. Qf8+ Kh7 28. Rd8) 27. Qf8+ Kh7 28. Rd8 $18) 26. Qc3 Rxa4 {[#]} 27. e6 $1 {[%cal Oe6e7][%mdl 512]} Rxa3 28. exf7+ (28. Qxa3 Bxe6 29. Qd3 Kh7 $14) 28... Kxf7 29. Qxa3 Ne7 {Prevents e4} 30. Bf3 (30. Bg2 $18) 30... Qc5 (30... b4 $16 {was necessary.} 31. Qc1 (31. Qxb4 Qxe3+ 32. Kg2 Be2 $17) 31... b5) 31. Qc1 (31. Qxc5 $18 {Intending Qc7 and mate.} bxc5 32. Rd6) 31... b4 $16 {[%cal Bb5b4,Bb4b3][%mdl 32]} 32. Kf2 b3 33. Qc3 {Strongly threatening Rc1.} b5 34. Rd2 Qf5 35. e4 {Really sharp!} Qc5+ (35... Qf6 $16 36. e5 Qb6+ 37. Qe3 Qxe3+ 38. Kxe3 Ke6) 36. Qe3 $18 Qxe3+ 37. Kxe3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KBN} Nc6 (37... Nc8 $142 38. e5 g5) 38. Bd1 Ke6 39. Rb2 Na5 40. Kd4 h5 41. Kc5 Nb7+ 42. Kb4 Nd6 43. Bxb3 Ke5 (43... Bxb3 $142 44. Rxb3 Nxe4 45. Kxb5 Ke5) 44. Bxc4 bxc4 {KR-KN} 45. Re2 g5 46. Kc3 h4 {[%cal Bh5h4,Bh4h3][%mdl 32] [#]} 47. g4 (47. gxh4 $1 $18 gxh4 48. Kb4) 47... h3 $1 $14 48. Kb4 (48. Ra2 $14 Kxe4 49. Rd2) 48... Nxe4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (48... Nf7 $16) 49. Kxc4 $18 Kf4 50. Kd4 Nd6 (50... Ng3 $142 51. Re1 (51. hxg3+ Kxg4 52. Re8 Kxg3 $11) 51... Kf3) 51. Kd5 Nb5 52. Re4+ (52. Rc2 $142 Na3 53. Ra2) 52... Kf3 53. Rc4 Kg2 54. Rc2+ Kf3 55. Rc5 Na7 56. Ke5 (56. Rc7 $142 Nb5 57. Rc5) 56... Kg2 57. Ke4 Kf2 58. Kf5 Kg1 59. Kxg5 Kxh2 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.31/Black=0.69} 60. Kf4 1-0

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.16"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Batsiashvili, Nino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[GameId "2189750888891521"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Nh5 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} 8. Be5 Nd7 9. Bd3 Nxe5 {Black has an edge.} 10. Nxe5 Nf6 11. Qc2 Bd6 12. f4 Ng4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 12... Bxe5 13. fxe5 Ng4 14. Nd1 {½-½ Krasenkow,M (2628)-Portisch,L (2539) Politiken Cup 32nd Copenhagen 2010 (10)}) 13. Nxg4 Bxg4 14. O-O {[%cal Oa1e1]} Qf6 15. Rae1 {[%cal Og1h1]} (15. Bxh7 $2 g6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 $19 (16... Qxg6 $2 17. Qxg6 fxg6 18. h3 $19)) 15... h5 16. e4 Qxd4+ 17. Kh1 Kf8 18. exd5 cxd5 (18... Bxf4 $2 19. Re4 Qc5 20. Rexf4 $18) (18... Rh6 $11) 19. Nb5 $1 $14 {[%csl LRd4,LRd6]} Qb6 20. Nxd6 (20. Qb3 Bc5 $11) 20... Qxd6 21. f5 $1 {Hoping for Qd2.} h4 $1 22. Qa4 Bh5 (22... d4 $2 23. Re4 Bh5 24. Rxd4 $18 (24. Qxd4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Rh6 $16)) 23. Qxh4 (23. Rf4 $14) 23... Rh6 $1 $11 24. Qf4 Rd8 (24... g5 $1 $11 {remains equal.} 25. fxg6 (25. Qxg5 Be2 $17) 25... Qxf4 26. Rxf4 Bxg6 27. Bxg6 Rxg6) 25. h3 $16 Qxf4 26. Rxf4 f6 27. Kg1 (27. Ra4 $142) 27... Be8 28. Kf2 {White is much more active.} Bc6 29. Rd4 Rh8 30. Re3 Kf7 31. Be2 Rd7 32. Bf3 g6 33. fxg6+ Kxg6 34. h4 f5 35. Bd1 Kf6 {[#]} (35... Rd6 $1 $14) 36. Bc2 ({White should try} 36. g4 $1 $16 {[%cal Rg4g5]}) 36... Rd6 $14 37. g3 Bd7 38. Bb3 Be6 39. Rc3 Rh7 40. Kf3 Ke5 41. Rf4 Rg7 42. Re3+ Kf6 43. Re1 Rc6 44. Rd4 Rd6 45. Red1 Ke5 46. Rf4 Rd8 47. Kf2 Rdg8 48. Re1+ Kd6 49. Re3 Rg4 50. Bd1 Rxf4+ 51. gxf4 d4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} ({Black should try} 51... Rh8 $14) {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08 (flawless) /Black=0.24 (precise)} 52. Rxe6+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Remove Defender} 1-0

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.17"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Yip, Carissa"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[GameId "2190561614647597"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 Nc5 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nxe5 Be7 9. d4 Ne6 10. Be3 O-O 11. c4 f6 {C80: Open Ruy Lopez: Sidelines and 9 Nbd2.} 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nc3 {[%cal Bb1c3,Bc3e4,Be4g3][%mdl 32]} Nf8 {The position is equal.} 14. Qb3 Bg4 15. Qxb7 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qd7 17. d5 Bd6 $1 18. Ne4 $146 (18. dxc6 $2 Qh3 19. f4 Ng6 $19) ({Predecessor:} 18. c5 Qh3 19. cxd6 Ng6 20. Bg5 fxg5 21. d7 Rf8 22. Qxa8 Rxa8 23. Re8+ Kf7 24. Ne4 Qxd7 25. Rxa8 {0-1 Novotny,J (2217)-Olsar,J (2317) CZE-ch Ostrava 2010 (6)}) 18... Be5 19. Qxc6 Qf5 20. Ng3 (20. d6 {is more complex.} Qxf3 21. Qd5+ Kh8 22. Ng3) 20... Qxf3 {[%cal Oh7h5]} 21. Bc5 Ng6 22. Re3 Qg4 23. d6 {[%cal Bd5d6,Bd6d7][%mdl 32]} Qxc4 {[#] White must now prevent ...cxd6.} 24. d7 (24. Qxc7 $2 Rec8 (24... Bxb2 $2 {loses.} 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. d7 $18) 25. Re4 Qd5 $19 (25... Qxc5 $2 26. Qxc5 Rxc5 27. Rd1 $19)) 24... Red8 25. Rd1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] and b3 should not be overlooked. White is pushing. Some like it hot} Rab8 (25... Kf7 $14) 26. b3 $16 {White is more active.} Qg4 {[#]} (26... Qc2 $16 27. Qd5+ Kh8) 27. Rd4 $2 {Black cannot hold the game after this.} Ne7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (27... Bxd4 $15 28. Re8+ Nf8 29. Bxd4 (29. Bxf8 Bxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Rxd7 $17) 29... Rxe8 (29... Qxd4 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Qf7 $15) (29... Qxd7 30. Qxd7 Rxd7 31. Rxb8 $11) (29... Qd1+ 30. Kg2 $17) 30. dxe8=R Rxe8 31. Qxe8 Qd1+ (31... Qxd4 32. Qc6 $17) 32. Kg2 Qxd4) 28. Bxe7 $18 {[%mdl 64] Trapped Piece. White is clearly winning.} ({Weaker is} 28. Rxg4 Nxc6 29. f4 (29. Rd3 Bxg3 30. Rgxg3 Ne5 $11) 29... Bd4 30. Bxd4 Nxd4 $11) 28... Bxd4 29. Qc4+ Kh8 30. Bxd8 {[%cal Re3e8]} Qd1+ {Ingenious play by Yip!   Weighted Error Value: White=0.39/Black=0.50} 31. Qf1 1-0

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.17"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Batsiashvili, Nino"]
[Black "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[GameId "2190564167574062"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 {[%cal Bc1g5,Bg5h4,Bh4g3][%mdl 32]} Bb4 6. e3 h6 {[%cal Bh7h6,Bh6h5,Bh5h4][%mdl 32]} 7. Bh4 g5 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} 8. Bg3 h5 9. Bd3 h4 10. Be5 Nbd7 11. f4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Qb3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Rd4 Bf5 17. f4 exf3 18. Nxf3 {½-½ Lopez,J (2434)-Zwirs,N (2467) Tata Steel Qualifier 85th Wijk aan Zee 2023 (9)}) 11... Nxe5 (11... c6 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 12. fxe5 $16 Nd7 ({Better is} 12... Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Ne4) 13. Qb3 Bxc3+ (13... Qe7 $16) 14. Qxc3 $18 Nb6 15. Ne2 (15. Nh3 $18) 15... Be6 $16 16. O-O Qe7 17. a4 {White has more active pieces.} a5 18. Bb5+ Kd8 $1 19. Qc2 ({White should try} 19. Nc1 $16) 19... c6 20. Bd3 Kc7 (20... h3 $11) 21. Nc3 Raf8 {[#]} (21... h3 $11 {might be stronger.}) 22. b4 axb4 $11 (22... Qxb4 $2 23. Nb5+ Kb8 24. Nd6 $18) 23. Nb5+ (23. a5 $11 Nc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Ne4) 23... Kb8 $15 24. Nd6 Nc8 (24... Nc4 $1 $15 25. Nxc4 dxc4 26. Bxc4 h3) 25. Qc5 $1 $14 {Strongly threatening Rfb1.} f6 {[#]} (25... Rd8 $1 $11 {and Black is okay.}) 26. Rfb1 (26. Rab1 $1 $18 {[%cal Rb1b4]} fxe5 27. Rxf8 Rxf8 (27... Qxf8 $2 28. Nxb7 Qxc5 29. Nxc5 $18) 28. Nxb7 {[%mdl 64] Decoy} Kxb7 29. Rxb4+ Kc7 30. Qa5+ Kd6 31. Qc5+ Kc7) 26... fxe5 {[#]} 27. Nxb7 {[%mdl 64] Decoy} Kxb7 (27... Qxb7 $2 {perishes.} 28. Rxb4 e4 29. Rxb7+ Kxb7 30. Rb1+ Kc7 31. Qa5+ (31. Ba6 Rf7 $18) 31... Kd7 32. Rb7+ Ke8 33. Qc7 $18) 28. Rxb4+ Kc7 29. Qa5+ {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation.} Kd6 30. Qc5+ Kc7 31. Qa5+ Kd6 32. Qc5+ (32. Rab1 $14 Bd7 (32... Qa7 $2 33. Ba6 $18) 33. Rb7) 32... Kc7 $11 {and ...Qxc5 should not be overlooked} {Black defended with fortune. An interesting game.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.23 (precise) /Black=0.23 (precise)} 33. Qa5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.17"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Lee, Alice"]
[Black "Kashlinskaya, Alina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "2190567310127934"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Nc6 {E11: Bogo-Indian.} 7. b3 Ne4 8. Qb2 f5 {White is slightly better.} 9. Bg2 O-O 10. Nc3 d6 11. d5 $146 (11. b4 $14) ({Predecessor:} 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Qxc3 e5 13. e3 f4 14. exf4 exf4 15. d5 Nd8 16. Rae1 Qf7 17. Re4 {1-0 Girya,O (2488)-Kosteniuk,A (2483) Wch Rapid (Women) Moscow 2019 (7)}) 11... Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Nd8 13. dxe6 Nxe6 14. O-O Bd7 15. Nd4 Nc5 16. Rad1 a5 17. Rfe1 (17. e3 $14) 17... f4 $11 18. e4 {[%cal Oe4e5]} Qe5 19. Qd2 Kh8 (19... Rae8 $11) 20. a3 {[%cal Ba2a3,Ba3b4][%mdl 32]} {This costs Black the game.} Rf6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (20... Bg4 $11) 21. b4 (21. Nf3 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf3e5]} Qh5 22. e5) 21... axb4 (21... fxg3 $16 22. hxg3 axb4) 22. axb4 {Threatens to win with Nf3.} Ne6 $2 (22... fxg3 23. f4 (23. bxc5 $2 gxf2+ 24. Kh1 fxe1=N $19) (23. fxg3 Bg4 $14) (23. hxg3 Ne6 $14) 23... Qh5 (23... Rxf4 24. hxg3 Rff8 25. bxc5 $16) (23... gxh2+ 24. Kh1 $16) 24. hxg3 Ne6) 23. Nf3 $18 Qh5 24. e5 Rff8 25. exd6 cxd6 26. Qxd6 fxg3 27. hxg3 (27. Qxd7 Ng5 28. hxg3 Nxf3+ 29. Bxf3 Qxf3 $16) 27... Bc6 28. Re5 Qg4 (28... Qf7 {keeps fighting.}) 29. Nh2 {White is clearly winning.} (29. Qxe6 Qxe6 30. Rxe6 Bxf3 $18) 29... Qxc4 {[#] Hoping for ...Rad8.} 30. Qxe6 (30. Bxc6 Rfd8 $18) 30... Qc2 31. Rf1 ({Weaker is} 31. Bxc6 Qxd1+ 32. Re1 Qd4 $16) 31... h6 32. Bxc6 bxc6 33. Rc5 {[%cal Be5c5,Bc5c6,Bc6d6][%mdl 32]} Qb2 34. Rxc6 ({Resist} 34. Qxc6 Qxb4 35. Nf3 Qa4 36. Qxa4 Rxa4 $18) 34... Qxb4 35. Qe5 Qd2 36. Rd6 Rae8 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.12 (very precise) /Black=0.42} 37. Qxg7+ 1-0

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.17"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Dronavalli, Harika"]
[Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[GameId "2190570782061659"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Nc3 h5 {A38: Symmetrical English vs ...g6: 4 Bg2 Bg7 5 Nf3 Nf6.} 8. Bf4 h4 9. Rc1 Nh5 $146 {And now ...Nxf4 would win.} ({Predecessor:} 9... h3 10. Bf3 Nh5 11. Be3 Nf6 12. O-O Ne5 13. c5 O-O 14. Bh1 Neg4 15. Nc2 Re8 {½-½ Fric,L (2308)-Kerr,G (2314) FICGS W-ch st1 gM 01 email FICGS email 2020 (1)}) 10. Nxc6 (10. Be3 $14) 10... bxc6 (10... dxc6 $11 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8) 11. Be3 $14 Nf6 12. Bd4 Rb8 13. Qd2 Qa5 14. b3 Bb7 ({Black should try} 14... c5 $11 15. Be5 d6) 15. c5 Rd8 16. Ne4 {[%cal Bc3e4,Be4d2,Bd2c4][%mdl 32]} Qxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Kf8 18. Nc4 Ne8 {[%cal Bf6e8,Be8c7,Bc7b5][%mdl 32]} 19. Rd1 Nc7 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. b4 Nb5 22. Rd2 Ba8 23. O-O d5 24. cxd6 {Hoping for d7.} exd6 (24... h3 $14 25. Bf3 (25. dxe7 Rxd2 26. Nxd2 hxg2 $17) 25... Nxd6) 25. Rc1 $1 $16 {White is more active.} hxg3 (25... h3 $16) 26. hxg3 $18 c5 {[#]} 27. Bxa8 $1 Rxa8 {[#]} 28. Nxd6 $2 ({Stronger than} 28. a4 Nd4 29. Rcd1 (29. Nxd6 $2 {loses.} Nb3 $19) 29... Rh5 $11) (28. bxc5 $1 $18 dxc5 29. Ne5) 28... Nxd6 $11 {The position is equal.} 29. Rxd6 cxb4 $18 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} 30. Rd7 a5 31. Rcc7 Rhf8 32. Rb7 Rad8 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 $11 {KR-KR} 34. Rb5 Rd2 35. Rxa5 Rxe2 36. Rb5 Rxa2 37. Rxb4 Ra6 38. Rc4 Ra2 39. Rb4 Ra6 40. Rc4 Ra2 41. Rb4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.13 (very precise) /Black=0.15 (very precise)} Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.17"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[GameId "2190574149899672"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 4. g3 Nf6 5. Nxe7 Qxe7 6. Bg2 {A21: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3.} O-O 7. e4 Na6 (7... Qc5 $11) 8. d3 (8. Ne2 $14) 8... c6 (8... Qb4+ $15 9. Ke2 Nc5) 9. Ne2 $11 d5 $146 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} ({Predecessor:} 9... Rd8 10. Nc3 Nc7 11. Qb3 Ne6 12. O-O d6 13. h3 Rb8 14. a4 Nd7 15. Be3 a5 {1-0 Korneev,S (2134)-Melero Fidalgo,J (2348) Lorca op 7th 2018 (6)}) 10. exd5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Bf5 12. Nc3 (12. Bg5 $14) 12... Nb4 $1 $15 (12... Nc5 13. O-O $11) 13. Ne4 Nfxd5 14. a3 Nc6 {A dynamic duo of knights.} 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Be3 Nxe3 (16... Rac8 $15 {deserves consideration.}) 17. fxe3 $11 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Rd6 19. Rc1 Rad8 20. Rc3 g6 (20... R8d7 {seems wilder.} 21. Qf3 Nd8 22. g4 Ne6) 21. Qc2 Kg7 22. b4 {[%cal Ob4b5]} R8d7 23. Rc5 {[%cal Oc2b2]} Nd8 $1 24. Qc3 f6 25. Rd1 Nf7 26. Rc8 (26. Bg2 $15) 26... Qe6 $17 27. Rb8 {[#]} (27. Rc7 $17) 27... Qa2 $2 (27... Ng5 $1 $19 {[%cal Rg5e4]} 28. Bg2 (28. Rxb7 $2 Nxe4 {[%mdl 64] Pin} 29. Rxd7+ Qxd7 $19) (28. Qc8 Kh6 $17) 28... e4 (28... Nh3+ 29. Bxh3 Qxh3 30. Qc8 $14)) 28. Rxb7 $11 (28. Qc8 $2 Rd8 29. Qxb7 Qe2 $19 (29... Qxa3 30. Rxd8 {[%mdl 64] Pin} Qb3 31. Rxd6 $11)) 28... Rxb7 ({Much worse is} 28... Qe2 29. Re1 Qa2 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Bg2 $16) 29. Bxb7 Rb6 (29... h5 $11) 30. Bg2 Ra6 31. Ra1 $1 Qe2 32. d4 exd4 33. exd4 {and Bf1 would now be decisive} Re6 $1 34. Rf1 (34. Bf3 $14 Re3 35. Bxe2 Rxc3 36. b5) 34... Re3 35. Qc6 f5 36. Qc7 Rxa3 (36... Re7 $11 {remains equal.} 37. Qc5 a6) 37. Bd5 $16 Qe8 {[#]} 38. g4 {White is much more active.} Ra6 $1 $11 {[%cal Ba3a6,Ba6b6,Bb6b4,Bb4d4][%mdl 32] The position is equal.} 39. Qxf7+ Qxf7 40. Bxf7 Kxf7 41. gxf5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KR-KR. White is a pawn up.} Rb6 42. Ra1 Rxb4 43. Rxa7+ Kf6 44. fxg6 hxg6 45. Ra6+ Kf5 46. d5 {[%cal Bd4d5,Bd5d6,Bd6d7][%mdl 32]} Rd4 47. d6 Ke6 48. d7+ Kf5 49. Ra7 Ke6 50. Ra6+ Kf5 51. Ra7 Ke6 52. Ra6+ Kf5 53. Ra7 Ke6 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.15 (very precise) /Black=0.11 (very precise)} 54. Ra6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.18"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Lee, Alice"]
[Black "Dronavalli, Harika"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[GameId "2190578905556691"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Nh5 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 Bg4 10. O-O Nd7 11. Re1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 O-O 13. Rfe1 Bd6 14. Re2 Qf6 15. Qg4 Nb6 16. f5 Rfe8 17. Rae1 Rxe2 18. Rxe2 {0-1 Glowinski,D (1739)-Kulakiewicz,M (2183) POLch63 qf email ICCF email 2016}) 11... O-O 12. Re3 Bd6 13. Ne2 Bxf3 (13... c5 $15) 14. Rxf3 $11 Re8 15. Rh3 (15. g3 $11) 15... Nf6 $15 16. Ng3 ({White should play} 16. Rf3 $15) 16... g6 17. f5 Bxg3 (17... Bf8 $17) 18. hxg3 $11 Ne4 {Against Qd2} 19. Rh4 (19. Qc1 $11 {remains equal.}) 19... Qf6 $1 $17 (19... gxf5 20. Qh5 Qf6 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Rf4 $16) 20. Bxe4 {[#]} Rxe4 (20... g5 $1 $17 {[%cal Rg5h4]} 21. Rh5 Rxe4 (21... dxe4 22. Qb3 $11)) 21. Rxe4 $11 dxe4 22. fxg6 hxg6 $17 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR} 23. Qd2 Rd8 24. Rd1 Qf5 25. b4 b6 {next ...Qd5 is good for Black.} 26. Qc2 Qd5 {[%cal Oc6c5]} 27. Re1 Qxd4 28. Qxc6 (28. Qxe4 $11 {deserves consideration.} Qxe4 29. Rxe4) 28... e3 $1 $15 29. fxe3 (29. Rxe3 Qd1+ (29... Qxb4 30. Qf6 $11)) 29... Qxb4 30. Rf1 Qa3 {[%csl LRa2,LRe3]} 31. Qc7 {[%csl LRd8,LRf7]} (31. Qf6 Qxe3+ 32. Kh2 Qh6+ 33. Kg1 Qf8 $17) 31... Qxe3+ 32. Kh2 Qh6+ 33. Kg1 Qe3+ 34. Kh2 Rf8 {And now ...Kg7 would win.} 35. Rf3 Qc5 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has the initiative.} 36. Qxa7 Kg7 {[%cal Rf8h8]} 37. g4 $1 Rh8+ 38. Kg3 Qe5+ 39. Kf2 Qd4+ 40. Kg3 Qd6+ 41. Rf4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (41. Kf2 $1 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.}) 41... Qe6 $2 (41... Kh6 $1 $19 42. Qxf7 Kg5) 42. Qc7 $11 {The position is equal.} Re8 {( -> ...Qe1+)} (42... Qxa2 $2 {is the wrong capture.} 43. Qc3+ Kh7 44. g5 $18) 43. Qc3+ Kg8 44. Qf6 Qxa2 45. Qxb6 Qd5 46. Qd4 Qe6 47. Kh2 Qe5 48. Qxe5 Rxe5 {KR-KR} 49. Rf3 Kg7 50. Rf4 Re6 51. Rf3 Re5 52. Rf4 Re6 53. Rf3 Re5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.25 (precise) /Black=0.27 (precise)} 54. Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.18"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[GameId "2190583703136183"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nbd2 Bf5 5. Nh4 Be4 6. Qb3 {[#] D11: Slav Defence: 3 Nf3 sidelines and 3...Nf6 4 e3 Bg4.} Nbd7 7. e3 e5 8. Qxb7 $146 (8. Be2 $11) ({Predecessor:} 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd5 10. O-O Qc7 11. e4 Bxc4 12. Nxc4 exd4 13. e5 Nc5 14. Qd1 {0-1 Pantzar,M (2442)-Hector,J (2481) SWE-ch Helsingborg 2023 (1)}) 8... exd4 $15 9. exd4 Rb8 $1 10. Qxa7 {[#]} Bb4 (10... Bc2 $1 $17 {...Bb4 would now be deadly.} 11. cxd5 Nxd5 (11... Qe7+ 12. Be2 $14)) 11. Be2 $1 $11 O-O 12. O-O Bxd2 13. Bxd2 Rxb2 14. Rfd1 (14. Rad1 {simplifies} Qa8 15. Qxa8 Rxa8 16. a3) 14... dxc4 $1 15. Bxc4 Ng4 16. Nf3 Bxf3 (16... Nb6 $5 17. Bb3 Nxf2 18. Kxf2 Bxf3 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} 19. gxf3 Qxd4+ 20. Kg3 Qd6+ 21. Kh3 (21. Bf4 Qg6+ 22. Kh4 Qf6+ 23. Bg5 Qxf3 $15) 21... Rxd2 (21... Nd5 $2 22. Qd4 $18) 22. Rxd2 (22. Qxb6 Rxh2+ 23. Kg4 Rg2+ 24. Kf5 g6+ 25. Ke4 Re8+) 22... Qh6+ 23. Kg3 Qg5+ 24. Kh3 Qh6+ $11) 17. gxf3 {The position is equal.} Qh4 {[%csl LRf2,LRh2]} 18. fxg4 (18. Qxd7 $2 {gets mated.} Qxh2+ 19. Kf1 Qxf2#) 18... Qxg4+ 19. Kf1 Qh3+ 20. Kg1 Qg4+ 21. Kf1 Qh3+ 22. Kg1 {Black must now prevent Bf1.} Qg4+ {Weighted Error Value: White=0.10 (very precise) /Black=0.08 (flawless)} 23. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.18"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Batsiashvili, Nino"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2462"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[GameId "2190585545795807"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} Nh5 7. Bd2 Nf6 8. h3 {The position is equal.} Bd6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 8... O-O 9. e3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. O-O d4 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Bf4 Bf5 15. Bxf5 Nxf5 {1-0 Gupta,A (2587)-Gagare,S (2467) Aix en Provence Dole op 2nd 2024 (7)}) 9. Qc2 c6 10. g4 (10. e3 $142) 10... Na6 11. g5 (11. Bg2 $11) 11... Nb4 $15 12. Qb1 {[%cal Oa2a3] [#] and a3! would now be decisive} Nh5 13. a3 Na6 14. Qc2 Nc7 15. e3 (15. e4 $1 $15) 15... g6 $17 16. Bd3 (16. e4 $1 $15 {should be considered.}) 16... O-O 17. Ne2 (17. e4 $142) 17... Ne6 {[%cal Oc8d7]} 18. h4 Neg7 ({Black should play} 18... a5) 19. Bb4 Bxb4+ 20. axb4 Bf5 (20... f6 $17 21. Neg1 Bf5) 21. Bxf5 Nxf5 22. Ne5 a5 23. bxa5 {Black continues to play with concentration.} Rxa5 24. Rxa5 Qxa5+ 25. Kf1 Qd8 (25... f6 {with more complications.} 26. gxf6 Rxf6 27. Rh3 Rf8) 26. Qb3 ({Better is} 26. Kg1) 26... f6 27. gxf6 Qxf6 28. Rh2 Qe7 (28... Nxh4 $6 29. Qxb7 Nf3 30. Nxf3 Qxf3 31. Qxc6 $11) 29. Ng1 Nxh4 {Black is more active.} 30. e4 (30. Ke2 {is a better defense.}) 30... Qg5 $19 31. Ne2 {Dodges Qc1+} Ra8 {( -> ...Ra1+)} 32. f4 $2 (32. Qd1) 32... Nxf4 (32... Ra1+ 33. Kf2 Nxf4 34. Qg3 Qxg3+ 35. Kxg3 Nxe2+ 36. Rxe2 $19) 33. Qxb7 Ra1+ 34. Kf2 {[#]} Nh3+ $1 {[%mdl 576] Decoy} 35. Rxh3 Qg2+ (35... dxe4 36. Qf7+ Kh8 37. Qf8#) 36. Ke3 Qxh3+ 37. Kd2 {Threatening mate with Qf7+.} Nf3+ (37... dxe4 38. Qf7+ Kh8 39. Qf8#) 38. Nxf3 Qxf3 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQN} 39. e5 Rf1 (39... Qf2 $2 40. Qxc6 Qf3 41. Nc3 $19) 40. Qxc6 Qe4 41. b4 h5 42. Qa6 Kh7 43. b5 Rb1 (43... Rf3 $142 44. b6 Rb3 45. Ke1 Qh1+ (45... Rb1+ 46. Kf2 Qf5+ 47. Ke3 Rb3+ 48. Kd2 Qe4 49. Ke1 Qh1+ 50. Kd2 Rb2+ 51. Ke3 Qh3+ 52. Kf2 Rb1 53. Nc3 Rh1 54. Qe2 Rh2+ 55. Ke1 Qxc3+ 56. Kf1 Qc1+ 57. Qe1 Qc2 58. Qg3 Qd1+ 59. Qe1 Qf3+ 60. Kg1 Rh1#) 46. Kd2 Rb2+ 47. Ke3 Qh3+ (47... Qe4+ 48. Kf2 h4 49. Qb7+ Kh6 50. Qa6 h3 51. Kg3 Rb3+ 52. Nc3 Rxc3+ 53. Qd3 Qxd3+ 54. Kh2 Qg3+ 55. Kh1 Qg2#) 48. Kf2 h4 49. Qb7+ Kh6 50. Qa6 Qg3+ 51. Kf1 Rb1+ 52. Nc1 Qf3+ (52... Rxc1+ 53. Ke2 Qe1+ 54. Kf3 Rc2 55. Kg4 Qg3#) 53. Ke1 Qe3+ (53... Rxc1+ 54. Kd2 Qc3+ 55. Ke2 Re1+ 56. Kf2 Qg3#) 54. Kf1 Rxc1+ 55. Kg2 Qg3#) 44. Qa3 Qf5 ({Worse is} 44... Rxb5 45. Qe7+ Kh6 46. Qf8+ Kh7 47. Qe7+ Kh6 48. Qf8+ Kh7 49. Qe7+ $11) 45. b6 Qf1 (45... Rxb6 $2 46. Qa7+ Kh6 47. Qxb6 $18) 46. Nc3 {Repels Rd1+} Qf2+ (46... Rxb6 $2 47. Qa7+ (47. Nxd5 Qg2+ 48. Kd3 Qxd5 $19) 47... Kh6 48. Qxb6 $18) 47. Ne2 Kh6 (47... Rxb6 $2 {too greedy.} 48. Qa7+ Kh6 49. Qxb6 $18) 48. Qe3+ Qxe3+ 49. Kxe3 Rxb6 {KR-KN} 50. Nf4 Rb3+ 51. Kf2 Rb4 {and ...g5 would now be decisive} 52. Ke3 Rb3+ 53. Kf2 g5 54. Nxd5 Kg6 55. e6 h4 56. Ne3 Kf6 57. d5 Rb4 58. Kf3 Rf4+ 59. Ke2 h3 60. Nf1 Ke7 61. Nh2 {An entertaining game by Batsiashvili.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.87/Black=0.32} g4 0-1

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.18"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Kashlinskaya, Alina"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[GameId "2190591521372716"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. e4 {De Greif,Boris} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nb3 Qc7 $1 {[%mdl 4] 7...Qc7 is the recent fashion.} 8. Be2 b5 {B93: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 f4.} 9. O-O Nbd7 10. fxe5 dxe5 {White has an edge.} 11. a4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Nb6 13. Qd3 Be6 14. Qg3 Nc4 15. Kh1 f6 16. a4 b4 17. Nd4 {1-0 Henao,R (2325)-Vera Gonzalez Quevedo,R (2400) WchT U26 02 fin-A Mexico City 1980 (3)}) 11... b4 (11... bxa4 $11 12. Rxa4 Nb6) 12. Nd5 $16 Qd6 13. Bc4 (13. c4 $142) 13... Bb7 14. Be3 $1 Rc8 (14... Nxe4 $2 15. Na5 Nec5 16. Qf3 $18 (16. Nxb4 f6 $18)) (14... Bxd5 $142 15. exd5 Nb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6+ 17. Kh1 Bd6) 15. Na5 $2 (15. Qe2 $1 $16) 15... Bxd5 $11 16. exd5 (16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qxd5 18. exd5 Rxc2 19. Rad1) 16... Be7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (16... Rc5 $1 $15 17. Nb7 (17. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18. Kh1 Qxa5 $17) 17... Qb6 18. Nxc5 Bxc5) 17. Nc6 Nb8 18. Nxe7 Kxe7 19. Qe2 a5 20. Rad1 Rhd8 21. Kh1 h6 (21... Kf8 $142 22. g4 h6) 22. Bf4 (22. c3 $18 {and White stays clearly on top.}) 22... Nbd7 $16 {[%cal Oc8c4]} 23. Bg3 Kf8 24. Bb3 Re8 25. Rf5 (25. Bc4 $16) 25... g6 $1 $11 26. Rff1 Kg7 27. Bh4 Nh5 $1 28. Qf3 (28. Qb5 $11) 28... Rf8 (28... f5 $15) 29. Rde1 f5 30. g4 fxg4 (30... Nf4 31. Bg3 $11) 31. Qxg4 {And now Rxf8 would win.} Nf4 {[%cal Of8f5]} (31... Rxf1+ {simplifies} 32. Rxf1 Nf4 33. Bg3 h5) 32. Be7 Qxe7 $19 33. Rxf4 Rxf4 (33... h5 $1 $19 {[%cal Rh5g4]} 34. Qg3 Rxf4 35. Qxf4 Rf8) 34. Qxf4 $17 {[%cal Od5d6]} Rf8 35. Qg3 (35. Qe3 $17) 35... Rf5 $19 36. Bc4 Nf6 $1 37. Rg1 (37. b3) 37... g5 $1 38. Qh3 Rf4 39. Qc8 {Inhibits Rxc4.} Ne4 40. d6 Nxd6 41. Qg8+ Kf6 42. Qh8+ Kg6 (42... Kf5 43. Bd3+ (43. Bd5 $2 Kg6 $17) 43... e4 44. Be2 $15) 43. Qg8+ Kf5 44. Bd3+ (44. Bf1) 44... e4 45. Be2 e3 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black has strong attack.} 46. Bd3+ Ke5 (46... Ne4 $1 $19 {has better winning chances. ...Kf6 is the strong threat.} 47. Rg2 (47. Qd5+ $2 Kf6 $19) 47... Ke5 (47... Qd7 48. Qf8+ Ke5 49. Qb8+ Qd6 50. Qe8+ {[%mdl 64] Deflection} Kf6 51. Kg1 $19) 48. Qh8+ Rf6) 47. Rg3 $17 {[#]} Qb7+ $1 48. Kg1 Qa7 {( -> ...e2+). Chess con chili. Black is more active.} 49. Be2 {[#]} (49. Qh8+ $17 {was necessary.} Kd5 50. Kh1 (50. c4+ bxc3 {[%csl Oa4][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} 51. Kh1 Qd4 $19)) 49... Nf5 $1 $19 50. Qe8+ Kf6 {[%cal Oa7f7]} (50... Ne7 51. Qh8+ Rf6 52. Rf3 $11) 51. Qf8+ (51. Qh8+ Qg7 52. Qd8+ Qe7 53. Qh8+ Ke6 54. Rh3 (54. Bg4 $2 Qc5 $17)) 51... Qf7 52. Qh8+ {White is weak on the dark squares} Ke7 53. Rh3 $2 (53. Qe5+ Qe6 54. Qxa5) 53... Qf6 54. Qb8 (54. Qh7+ Kf8 55. Qd7 Qxb2 56. Qd8+ Kg7 57. Qd7+ Kh8 58. Qc8+ Kh7 59. Rf3 Rxf3 60. Qb7+ Kg6 61. Qc6+ Qf6 62. Qxf3) 54... Qxb2 ({Not} 54... Qc6 55. Qe5+ Kf7 56. Qh8 $17) 55. Qc7+ Kf8 {( -> ...Qb1+)} 56. Qd8+ Kg7 57. Qd7+ Kh8 58. Qe8+ Kh7 {( -> ...Qa1+)} 59. Rxh6+ Nxh6 60. Bd3+ {[#]} Rf5 $1 61. Qxe3 Qa1+ 62. Kg2 {[#]} Qf6 $1 63. Qa7+ (63. c3 Qc6+) 63... Kg8 64. Bxf5 Nxf5 65. Qa8+ Kg7 66. Qb7+ Kh6 67. Qe4 Nh4+ 68. Kg3 {Black used his chance. An entertaining game by Dzagnidze.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.60/Black=0.29 (precise)} Ng6 (68... Qb6 $142 69. Qe1 b3 (69... Qc7+ $2 70. Kh3 $19) 70. Qf1 Qd6+ (70... bxc2 71. Qf8+ Kh5 72. Qh8+ Kg6 73. Qg8+ Kf5 74. Qc8+ Ke5 75. Qc3+ Qd4 76. Qc7+ Kf6 77. Qc6+ Kg7 78. Qb7+ Kg6 79. Qc6+ Kh5 80. Qe8+ Ng6 81. Qe2+ g4 82. Qb5+ Qe5+ 83. Qxe5+ Nxe5 84. Kf4 Ng6+ 85. Ke3 c1=Q+ 86. Kd3 Kg5 87. h4+ gxh3 88. Ke2 h2 89. Kd3 Nf4+ 90. Kd4 h1=Q 91. Ke5 Qd5#) 71. Kf2 Qf4+ (71... bxc2 {is a self mate.} 72. Ke3 Qf4+ 73. Kd3 Qxf1+ 74. Kxc2 Qc4+ 75. Kd2 Nf3+ 76. Ke3 g4 77. h4 Qd4+ 78. Ke2 Qd2+ 79. Kf1 Qe1+ 80. Kg2 Qg1#) 72. Ke2 Qxf1+ (72... Qxa4 $2 73. Qf8+ Kh5 74. Qh8+ Kg4 75. Qc8+ Nf5 76. h3+ Kh4 77. cxb3 $19) 73. Kxf1 bxc2 74. Ke2 c1=Q (74... c1=B 75. h3 Kh5 76. Kf1 Nf5 77. Ke2 Kh4 78. Kf3 Bf4 79. Ke4 Nd6+ 80. Kf3 Kxh3 81. Kf2 g4 82. Ke2 Be5 83. Ke3 g3 84. Kd3 g2 85. Kd2 g1=Q 86. Kc2 Qd4 87. Kc1 Ne4 88. Kc2 Qc3+ 89. Kd1 Qd2#) 75. Kd3 Qf4 76. h3 Nf5 (76... Qxa4 77. Kc3 Nf3 78. h4 gxh4 79. Kd3 h3 80. Ke2 h2 81. Kxf3 h1=Q+ 82. Kf2 Qd4+ 83. Kg3 Qdh4#) 77. h4 Qd4+ (77... Nxh4 78. Kc3 g4 79. Kd3 g3 80. Ke2 g2 81. Kd3 g1=Q 82. Kc3 Qgc1+ 83. Kd3 Qfe3#) (77... gxh4 78. Kc2 Qe3 79. Kb1 Nd4 80. Ka1 h3 81. Kb2 Qb3+ 82. Kc1 Qc2#) 78. Ke2 gxh4 79. Kf3 h3 (79... Qxa4 80. Ke2 h3 81. Kd3 h2 82. Kc3 h1=Q 83. Kd3 Qf3+ 84. Kd2 Qe3#) 80. Ke2 h2 (80... Qxa4 81. Kf2 h2 82. Kg2 Qc2+ 83. Kh3 h1=Q+ 84. Kg4 Qce4#) 81. Kf3 h1=Q+ 82. Ke2 Ng3#) 0-1

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.18"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"]
[Black "Yip, Carissa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[GameId "2190599140948835"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Re1 Nge7 {8...b5 is setting a new trend.} 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Qe8 {[%cal Oc6d4] was the old line (10...h6). C76: Ruy Lopez: Deferred Steinitz: 5 c3 Bd7 6 d4 g6.} 11. Bb3 Kh8 12. dxe5 dxe5 {White is slightly better.} 13. Bc5 b6 14. Ba3 Rd8 15. Qe2 {[%cal Od2c4]} Na5 16. Bc2 $146 (16. Qxa6 Bb5 17. Qa7 Qd7 18. Bxe7 Ra8 $15 (18... Qxe7 19. Bd5 $11)) ({Predecessor:} 16. Bd5 c6 17. Bb3 Bc8 18. Bc2 c5 19. b4 cxb4 20. Bxb4 Nac6 21. Ba3 b5 22. Bc5 {1-0 Sasikiran,K (2688)-Thorfinnsson,B (2461) Riga Tech op 7th 2017 (5)}) 16... Bb5 {Prevents Bd3.} 17. Qe3 Qd7 (17... f6 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 18. Rad1 (18. c4 $1 $16) 18... Qe6 $14 19. b3 c5 20. Bb2 (20. c4 $16 Bd7 21. b4 cxb4 (21... Nxc4 $2 22. Nxc4 Qxc4 23. Bb3 $18) 22. Bxb4) 20... Ng8 $11 21. Qg5 ({White should play} 21. Ng5 $11 Qe7 22. a4) 21... f6 $15 22. Qg3 {[#]} Bh6 $1 23. Nf1 Rxd1 24. Bxd1 Bf4 25. Qh3 Qxh3 26. gxh3 Bd3 {Dodges Bc2. Black has more active pieces.} 27. N3d2 (27. Nh4 $17) 27... Rd8 $19 28. Be2 Ne7 29. Ne3 b5 30. Ba3 (30. Bxd3 $142 Rxd3 31. Re2) 30... Nb7 31. Bxd3 Rxd3 32. Ndf1 Kg7 {[%cal Of6f5]} (32... Rxc3 33. Rd1 $16) 33. Kg2 (33. Rd1 $17 Rxd1 (33... Rxc3 $2 34. Rd7 $18) 34. Nxd1) 33... Kf7 (33... Rxc3 34. Rd1 Na5 35. Bb2 Rxe3 36. Nxe3 $16) ({Better is} 33... f5 $19 34. Ng3 Rd2 (34... Rxc3 35. Bb2 $11) 35. exf5 Rxa2 36. f6+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} Kxf6 37. Ne4+ Kf7 38. Bxc5 Nxc5 39. Nxc5 a5) 34. Rd1 $17 Rxd1 (34... Rxc3 $2 35. Rd7 (35. Bb2 Bxe3 36. Nxe3 Rxe3 $14) 35... Na5 36. Nd5 $18) 35. Nxd1 Ke6 36. Nde3 (36. h4 $17) 36... f5 $19 37. Kf3 Bg5 (37... fxe4+ 38. Kxe4 $15) 38. Ng2 (38. Nd2) 38... Nc6 39. h4 {[%cal Bh3h4,Bh4h5][%mdl 32] [#]} Bh6 $1 {...b4 would now be deadly.} 40. h5 b4 (40... gxh5 41. exf5+ Kxf5 42. Ng3+ Ke6 43. Nxh5 $15) 41. Bb2 (41. hxg6 hxg6 (41... bxa3 42. exf5+ Kxf5 43. gxh7 $17) 42. exf5+ gxf5 43. cxb4) 41... bxc3 (41... gxh5 42. exf5+ Kxf5 43. Ng3+ Ke6 44. Nxh5 $15) 42. Bxc3 Nd4+ ({And not} 42... gxh5 43. exf5+ Kxf5 44. Ng3+ Ke6 45. Nxh5 $11) 43. Bxd4 cxd4 44. hxg6 hxg6 45. Ng3 (45. exf5+ {keeps fighting.} gxf5 46. Ke2) 45... d3 46. Nh4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.37/Black=0.17 (very precise)} Nd6 0-1

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.19"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Batsiashvili, Nino"]
[Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[GameId "2190686219898056"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. dxc5 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 {E60: King's Indian: Unusual lines and Fianchetto Variation without Nc3.} O-O 7. Qa4 Qxc5 8. Be3 {White is slightly better.} Qc7 9. Nf3 {[%cal Oc4c5] is the legacy move (9.c5).} (9. Bxa7 $2 Nc6 10. Nb5 Qd8 $19) 9... d6 10. O-O {[%cal Of3d4]} (10. Bxa7 $2 Nc6 11. Nb5 Qd8 $19) 10... Bd7 11. Qb3 Na6 12. Rac1 Rfc8 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] New and interesting.} (12... Qa5 $14 {is more appropriate.}) ({Predecessor:} 12... Nc5 13. Qa3 a5 14. Nd4 Rfc8 15. b3 Qd8 16. h3 Qf8 17. Qb2 Bh6 18. Qd2 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 {½-½ Fier,A (2543)-Amonatov,F (2624) Mumbai Mayors Cup 12th 2019 (9)}) 13. Nb5 (13. Nd4 $16) 13... Qa5 $11 14. Bxa7 (14. a4 $11) 14... d5 15. a4 {[#]} Rxa7 $1 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} 16. Nxa7 Nc5 {[%csl Oa7][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack, Double Attack} (16... Qxa4 $2 17. Qxa4 (17. Qxb7 Rb8 $17) 17... Bxa4 18. Nxc8 $18) 17. Qe3 ({Better is} 17. Qa3 $1 $15 Qxa7 18. cxd5) 17... Qxa7 $17 18. b4 Ng4 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is really pushing.} 19. Qxe7 {[#]} Bf8 $1 {Black is more active. A strong pair of Bishops.} (19... Nxa4 $2 20. Qxd7 Rf8 21. Qxg4 $18) {White does not recover from this.} 20. Qh4 (20. Qg5 $17 {was forced.} Ne4 {[%csl Ob4][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack} (20... Nxa4 21. h3 $11) (20... Nb3 21. Rcd1 $17) 21. Qxd5) 20... Ne4 $19 (20... Nxa4 21. h3 $11) 21. h3 Nh6 {[%cal Bg4h6,Bh6f5,Bf5d6,Bd6c4][%mdl 32]} (21... Ngxf2 $2 22. c5 $17) 22. Ng5 Nxg5 (22... Qxa4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Qxe4 $15) 23. Qxg5 dxc4 24. a5 Nf5 $1 {[%cal Ob7b5]} 25. Bd5 Qa6 {[%cal Of8h6]} (25... Bxb4 26. Rxc4 Qxa5 27. Rd1 $17) 26. Qd2 {[%cal Od5f7]} Bb5 27. Rfd1 Bg7 {Strongly threatening ...c3.} 28. e3 c3 29. Qa2 Nd6 30. Qb3 Be2 31. Re1 Bc4 32. Bxc4 Nxc4 (32... Rxc4 33. Red1 Rc8 34. Qd5 $17) 33. Qa4 {White is weak on the dark squares} (33. Rxc3 $142 Bxc3 34. Qxc3) 33... b5 34. Qc2 Qe6 {[%cal Oc4d2]} 35. Kg2 Rd8 36. Re2 Nd2 37. Rd1 Qc6+ 38. e4 {[%cal Re2d2] and Rexd2 would now be decisive} Qc4 {[%csl LRb4,LRe2]} ({Less strong is} 38... Qd6 39. Re3 Qe7 (39... Qxb4 $2 40. e5 $19) 40. Kh2 $19) 39. Rdxd2 (39. Re3 $142 Rd6 (39... Qxb4 $2 40. e5 $19) 40. h4) 39... cxd2 40. Rxd2 Rxd2 41. Qxd2 Qxe4+ 42. Kh2 Bd4 43. a6 Ba7 44. Kg1 Qb1+ 45. Kg2 Qa1 46. Qd6 Kg7 47. g4 Qf6 48. Qxf6+ Kxf6 {Black mates.} 49. f4 Ke6 50. Kg3 Kd5 51. h4 f5 52. h5 {Artfully played by Assaubayeva.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.43/Black=0.17 (very precise)} Ke4 0-1

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.19"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Dronavalli, Harika"]
[Black "Kashlinskaya, Alina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[GameId "2190697097666213"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. h3 Bd6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O h6 8. Re1 Re8 {C01: French: Exchange Variation.} 9. Nbd2 Rxe1+ 10. Qxe1 Nc6 11. c3 {Prevents Nb4.} Ne7 12. Nf1 Bf5 13. Qe2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Ng6 15. Bd2 $146 ({Predecessor:} 15. g3 Qd7 16. Kg2 Ne4 17. c4 Qxh3+ 18. Kg1 Re8 19. c5 Bxg3 20. fxg3 Nxg3 21. Be3 Qh1+ 22. Kf2 Ne4+ {0-1 Wagener,A (2215)-Cosma,E (2310) Romania (Women) 1994}) 15... c6 16. Re1 Ne4 17. Bc1 Qd7 18. c4 Re8 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. a3 Rc8 21. Bd2 a6 22. Rc1 Rxc1 23. Bxc1 Qc6 24. Bd2 b5 (24... Qc4 {seems wilder.} 25. Qb1 Qe2 26. Qe1 Qd3) 25. g3 Qc8 26. Qb3 ({Don't play} 26. Ne3 Qxh3 27. Nxd5 Qh1+ 28. Kxh1 Nxf2+ 29. Kg2 Nxd3 $17) 26... Qf5 {[%cal Og6h4]} 27. Kg2 $1 Nh4+ 28. gxh4 {[#] and Be1 would now be decisive. The position is equal.} Qg6+ 29. Bg5 hxg5 30. Nxg5 Nxg5 31. hxg5 Qxg5+ 32. Ng3 Bxg3 33. Qxg3 $11 {KQ-KQ} Qf5 {[#] ...Qe4+ is the strong threat.} 34. Qe3 Qg6+ 35. Kh2 Qf5 36. Kg2 Qg6+ 37. Kh2 Qf5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.08 (flawless) /Black=0.06 (flawless)} 38. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.19"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Yip, Carissa"]
[Black "Lee, Alice"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2389"]
[PlyCount "196"]
[GameId "2190703377510364"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Re1 {C47: Scotch Four Knights and Four Knights with 4 g3.} d6 $1 {The main line 9...d6 scores better than 9...d5.} 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 {White has an edge.} Rb8 12. h3 {next f4 is good for White.} g5 $1 13. Bg3 Nd7 $146 {[#]} (13... Ba5 $1 $11 {feels stronger.}) ({Predecessor:} 13... Ba5 14. Rb1 Rxb2 15. Rxb2 Bxc3 16. Rb8 Bxe1 17. Qxe1 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 f5 19. f3 fxe4 20. fxe4 {½-½ Hoffmann,H (1901)-Wittenberg,G (1865) GER MS-260 email GER email 2017}) 14. e5 Nxe5 $11 15. Bxe5 dxe5 {[#]} 16. Rxe5 $1 Be6 (16... Rxe5 $2 17. Bh7+ Kxh7 18. Qxd8 $18) (16... Bd6 17. Rxe8+) 17. Qf3 Bf8 18. Rd1 {[%cal Od3h7]} (18. Qe4 Bg7 19. Rc5 (19. Qh7+ Kf8 $15) 19... Rxb2 $15) 18... Bg7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (18... Bd6 $14) 19. Bh7+ $1 $18 {[%csl Od8][%mdl 576] Discovered Attack} Kxh7 20. Rxd8 Rexd8 21. Re2 (21. Qe4+ Kg8 $16) 21... Rxb2 22. Qe4+ (22. Qxc6 $6 Kh8 $16) 22... Kh8 23. Qxc6 Rb4 (23... Rb6 24. Qxc7 Rc8 25. Qxa7 Rb2) 24. Qc5 (24. Qxc7 Rc8 $11) 24... Rc4 (24... a5 $142) 25. Qe7 (25. Qxa7 $2 Bxc3 (25... Rxc3 $2 26. Kh2 $19) 26. Kh2 Bf6 $19) 25... Rb8 {[%cal Og7f8]} 26. Ne4 $1 (26. Nb5 Bf8 27. Qf6+ Bg7 $11) 26... Rc6 (26... Rb1+ $6 27. Kh2 Rb8 (27... Be5+ $2 28. g3 $18) 28. Qa3 $16) (26... a5 {might work better.} 27. c3 a4) 27. Rd2 Kh7 28. Nf6+ Kg6 29. Nd7 Rc8 (29... Rb1+ $16 30. Kh2 Rb2) 30. Re2 (30. Kh2 $18) 30... Rd6 $16 31. Ne5+ Bxe5 32. Rxe5 Bd7 {[#]} 33. Rd5 $1 {[%mdl 576] Decoy} Rxd5 34. Qe4+ Rf5 {and ...Re8 would now be decisive} 35. g4 {[%cal Oh3h4][%mdl 64] Pin} c6 36. Kh2 {[%cal Oa2a4]} (36. gxf5+ Bxf5 37. Qa4 Bxh3 $11) 36... h5 37. gxf5+ Bxf5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQ-KRB} 38. Qc4 (38. Qe7 $142) 38... f6 (38... h4 $16) 39. h4 $18 gxh4 (39... Re8 $16) 40. Qxh4 Bxc2 41. Qg3+ Kf7 42. Qh3 {[%csl LRc8,LRh5] Prevents Bf5} Rc7 {Wards off Qd7+} 43. Qxh5+ Bg6 44. Qa5 {[%mdl 1024] White has strong compensation.} Re7 45. f3 $1 {Inhibits Be4.} Kg7 46. a4 Be8 (46... Bf7 $16) 47. Qc5 Kf7 48. Kg3 Ke6 49. Qc4+ $1 Kd6 50. Kf4 Bf7 51. Qb4+ c5 {[#]} 52. Qb8+ Kd5 53. Qd8+ Ke6 54. Qd3 Rc7 {[#]} 55. Qa6+ {[%mdl 64] Skewer} Kd5 56. Qxf6 Rd7 57. Ke3 c4 58. f4 {[%cal Bf3f4,Bf4f5][%mdl 32]} Kc5 59. Qa6 Re7+ $2 (59... Rd3+ 60. Ke2 Rd7 (60... Bh5+ $2 61. Kf2 $18) 61. Qb5+ Kd6 62. Qe5+ Kc6) 60. Kd2 Rd7+ 61. Kc3 Rd3+ 62. Kc2 Rd7 63. f5 Bd5 64. Kc3 Bf7 65. Qc8+ Kd6 66. Kd4 Rc7 67. Qh8 Rd7 68. Qf6+ Kc7+ 69. Kc5 Rd5+ 70. Kb4 $1 a5+ (70... Rd7 $142 71. a5 Bd5) 71. Kc3 Rd3+ 72. Kc2 Bd5 73. Qa6 Rf3 74. f6 c3 75. Qe2 {[%cal Oe2f3] Strongly threatening Qxf3!.} ({Much less strong is} 75. Qxa5+ Kd6 76. Qb6+ Ke5 $18) 75... Kd6 76. Qe7+ Kc6 77. Qe2 {[%cal Oe2f3]} Kd6 78. Qe7+ Kc6 79. Qe5 $2 ({White should play} 79. Qd8 $18) 79... Kc5 $11 {The position is equal.} 80. f7 {Really sharp!} Rf2+ 81. Kxc3 Rxf7 82. Qe3+ Kc6 83. Kd4 Rd7 84. Qc3+ Kb7 85. Qxa5 Kb8 86. Qb5+ Kc8 87. Kc5 {Repels Bc6} Bb7 88. Qb4 {Intending Kb6 and mate.} Rc7+ 89. Kd4 Rc6 90. Qf8+ Kc7 91. Qe7+ Kb8 92. Qd8+ Ka7 93. Qa5+ Kb8 94. Qe5+ Ka7 95. Qa5+ Kb8 96. Qe5+ Ka7 97. Qa5+ Kb8 98. Qe5+ {Blacks defense is rewarded with a draw. An exciting game.   Weighted Error Value: White=0.20 (precise) /Black=0.33} Ka7 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.19"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "172"]
[GameId "2190725480583513"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nd7 5. Bg2 a6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc6 {A13: English Opening: 1...e6.} Rb8 8. d4 Bb7 9. Qc2 {Black has an edge.} c5 10. O-O Ngf6 11. a4 Qb6 (11... b4 $15) 12. axb5 $11 axb5 13. dxc5 (13. Be3 $11) 13... Bxc5 $15 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Bf4 Rbc8 16. Qb3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16. Qd3 e5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Ng4 19. Qf5 Bxg2 20. Qxg4 f6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Kxg2 {1-0 Banas,J (2320)-Plachetka,J (2387) Tirnavia Reti Memorial op Trnava 2011 (5)}) 16... Ng4 {[%cal Rc5f2]} 17. Qxb5 Bxf2+ 18. Kh1 Bc6 19. Qxb6 Bxb6 20. h3 Ne3 21. Bxe3 Bxe3 22. Rfd1 Rfd8 23. Rd3 Bb6 24. Rad1 Nf8 25. Ne5 Be8 26. b3 {[%cal Bb2b3,Bb3c4,Bc4c5,Bc5c6][%mdl 32]} Rxd3 27. Rxd3 Bc7 28. Nc4 Ng6 29. Ne4 Bb5 30. Rd2 (30. Nc3 Bxc4 31. bxc4 Ne5 $17) 30... Bxc4 31. bxc4 f5 32. Nd6 {The position is equal.} Bxd6 33. Rxd6 $11 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KRN} Kf7 34. Rc6 Rxc6 35. Bxc6 {KB-KN} Ke7 36. c5 Ne5 37. Ba4 Nd7 38. c6 Nb6 39. c7 Kd6 {[%cal Od6c7]} (39... Nxa4 $2 40. c8=Q $18 (40. c8=B $2 Nc5 $19)) 40. Bb3 Kd7 41. Kg2 Nd5 ({Reject} 41... Kxc7 $6 42. Bxe6 Kd6 43. Bxf5 $16) 42. Kf3 Nxc7 43. e4 fxe4+ 44. Kxe4 Kd6 45. h4 h6 46. Bc4 Nd5 47. Bb3 Ne7 48. Kf4 Nf5 49. Bc2 g6 {[#] and ...e5+ should not be overlooked} 50. Bb1 e5+ 51. Kf3 Ke6 52. Ba2+ Kf6 53. Bb1 Nd6 54. Bc2 g5 55. Kg4 Nc4 {[#] ( -> ...Ne3+)} 56. hxg5+ hxg5 57. Kf3 {Wards off Ne3} g4+ 58. Ke4 Nd6+ 59. Ke3 Ke6 60. Bd1 Kf5 61. Be2 Kg5 62. Bd3 Nf5+ 63. Kf2 $1 ({Don't blunder} 63. Ke4 $2 Kf6 (63... Nxg3+ 64. Kxe5 Nh5 65. Ke4 $11) 64. Kd5 Nxg3 $19) 63... Ng7 64. Ke3 Nh5 65. Kf2 $1 (65. Ke4 Kf6 (65... Nxg3+ 66. Kxe5 Nh1 67. Be4 $11) 66. Ke3 Nxg3 $19) 65... Kf6 66. Bc2 Ke6 67. Bd3 Nf6 68. Ke3 Kd6 69. Ba6 Kc5 70. Bc8 Kc4 71. Be6+ Kc3 72. Bf5 Kb2 73. Kd2 Kb3 74. Kd3 Kb4 75. Be6 Kc5 76. Ke3 Kd6 77. Bc8 Kd5 78. Bb7+ Ke6 79. Bc8+ Kf7 80. Bf5 Kg7 81. Be6 Kg6 82. Kd3 Kg5 83. Ke3 Nh5 84. Ke4 Nxg3+ 85. Kxe5 Nh5 86. Bxg4 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.04 (flawless) /Black=0.03 (flawless)} Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Cairns Cup 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.06.19"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[GameId "2190741732737750"]
[EventDate "2025.06.10"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Bc5 5. c3 Nge7 6. d4 {C70: Ruy Lopez: 3...a6 4 Ba4, Norwegian and Delayed Schliemann.} exd4 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 {White is slightly better.} Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 d5 10. exd5 Qxd5 {[%cal Oc8h3]} 11. Nc3 Qe6+ 12. Qe3 O-O 13. O-O Qd6 14. Rad1 Nb4 15. Ne5 Nbd5 16. Qf3 Nxc3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 16... c6 17. Bb3 h6 18. Rfe1 Be6 19. Ne4 Qc7 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. h3 a5 22. a3 b6 {0-1 Najer,E (2648)-Praggnanandhaa,R (2707) World-chT Rapid Duesseldorf 2023 (5.9)}) 17. bxc3 c6 18. Bb3 {[%cal Re5f7]} Be6 19. Rfe1 Bd5 20. Qg4 (20. Bxd5 {simplifies} Qxd5 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. Rxe7 Qxf3 23. gxf3 b5 24. Rd3) 20... Bxb3 21. axb3 Rfe8 22. Re3 Ng6 23. h4 b5 (23... Rad8 $11 24. Nc4 Qf6) 24. b4 {White has more active pieces.} Nxe5 25. dxe5 Qg6 {Black is weak on the dark squares} 26. Qd7 (26. Qf4 $14) 26... Qe6 $11 27. Rd6 Qxd7 28. Rxd7 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} a5 29. bxa5 Rxa5 30. Rc7 {[%cal Oe5e6]} Ra1+ 31. Kh2 {[%cal Oh4h5]} Ra4 32. g3 {[%cal Oe3f3]} Rc4 (32... h5 $11) 33. Rf3 Rf8 34. Rd3 {next h5 is good for White.} h6 (34... h5 $11 {remains equal.}) 35. Rdd7 (35. h5 $16) 35... Re4 $14 (35... Rxc3 $2 36. e6 Kh7 (36... fxe6 37. Rxg7+ Kh8 38. Rh7+ Kg8 39. Rcg7#) 37. e7 $18 (37. Rxf7 Rxf7 {[%mdl 64] Remove Defender} 38. exf7 Rf3 $16) (37. exf7 b4 $11)) 36. Re7 $1 {[%cal Oh2g2] [#]} h5 {[%cal Oc6c5]} 37. Kg2 $1 ({Don't take} 37. Rxc6 $6 b4 38. cxb4 Rxb4 $18) 37... Kh7 38. Rxc6 {and Kf3 would now be decisive} b4 39. cxb4 Rxb4 40. Rcc7 $1 Kg6 41. e6 (41. Red7 $16) {Black cannot hold the game after this.} 41... fxe6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (41... Rb6 $11 {and Black stays safe.}) 42. Rxg7+ $18 {White is clearly winning.} Kf5 43. Rg5+ Ke4 44. Rxh5 Rb2 45. Rc4+ Kd3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.12 (very precise) /Black=0.29 (precise)} 46. Rf4 1-0

