[Event "FIDE Grand Swiss 2025"]
[Site "Samarkand UZB"]
[Date "2025.09.08"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[GameId "2220102186757352"]
[EventDate "2025.09.04"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 {Taking black by surprise but he remembered something against this line.} c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. c3 e6 7. Qb3 {7.Qb3 is better than 7.Qa4. D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4.} Qc8 8. h3 Bh5 9. Be2 {The position is equal.} h6 $5 {[%mdl 4] A promising side line.} 10. Qd1 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10. a4 Be7 11. dxc5 Nd7 12. Qd1 e5 13. Bg3 e4 14. Nd4 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Nxc5 16. O-O {½-½ Fedoseev,V (2687)-Wojtaszek,R (2680) Rubinstein Memorial 60th Polanica Zdroj 2024 (9)}) 10... Be7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. g4 Bg6 13. Bxg6 fxg6 14. Bg3 Qe8 15. Qe2 a6 16. a4 Rc8 17. O-O g5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. b4 Be7 20. b5 axb5 21. axb5 Nd8 {[%cal Od8f7]} 22. Rfc1 Nf7 23. e4 dxe4 24. Nd4 Bc5 {[%cal Oe4e3]} 25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26. Qxe4 e5 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} 27. Nf5 g6 28. Nd4 Kh7 29. Nb3 Nd6 30. Qd5 Qf7 31. Qxf7+ Rxf7 32. c4 h5 33. Nxc5 Rxc5 34. Re1 Nxc4 (34... Rxc4 35. Bxe5 Ne8 36. Ra8 $14) 35. Rac1 h4 36. Bh2 b6 37. Kg2 Rfc7 $36 {[%cal Oh7g8][%mdl 2048] Black has good play.} 38. Rc3 Rc8 {[%cal Oh7g7]} 39. Rd1 (39. Re4 $11) 39... Rxb5 $17 40. Rd7+ Kg8 $1 41. Bg1 Rb2 42. Re7 b5 43. Rd3 Rd2 $1 44. Rxd2 Nxd2 {[%mdl 4096]} 45. Rb7 (45. Rxe5 $17 b4 46. Rb5) 45... Rc5 $1 $19 46. f4 Rd5 (46... Rc3 $19 {and Black stays clearly on top.} 47. fxe5 Rg3+ 48. Kf2 Rxh3) 47. fxg5 {[#]} Ne4 $1 48. Be3 {[#] Prevents Rd2+. Now White is beyond hope.} (48. Rb6 $17) 48... Rd3 $1 49. Ba7 Nxg5 50. Rxb5 Rg3+ {[%mdl 64] Deflection} (50... Nxh3 $2 51. Rxe5 Nf4+ 52. Kf2 $19) ({Weaker is} 50... Rxh3 51. Bf2 $11) 51. Kf1 Nxh3 52. Rxe5 Rxg4 53. Rd5 Kf7 54. Rd3 Nf4 55. Rd4 Ke6 56. Ra4 g5 {and ...h3 should not be overlooked} 57. Bf2 h3 58. Ra6+ Kf5 59. Ra5+ Kg6 60. Ra6+ Kh5 61. Ra7 Rg2 {(  ...h2)} 62. Be3 h2 63. Rh7+ Kg4 64. Bxf4 Rg1+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE Grand Swiss 2025"]
[Site "Samarkand UZB"]
[Date "2025.09.08"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Black "Praggnanandhaa, R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[GameId "2220108710104574"]
[EventDate "2025.09.04"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nc3 Bxc3+ 4. bxc3 f5 5. e4 fxe4 6. Qg4 {[%csl Be4,Bg7] A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4.} Qe7 7. Qxe4 Nf6 8. Qc2 {White is slightly better.} b6 9. Nf3 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. f3 e5 11. Ne2 Nc6 12. O-O O-O-O 13. c5 exd4 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Nxd4 {0-1 Grozdanovic,A (2087)-Bryakin,M (2427) Pozarevac Rudar IM 02 2025 (5.5)}) 9... Bb7 10. Be2 $1 d6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Nd2 e5 14. Rae1 Kh8 15. Bd1 Rae8 16. f4 exf4 17. Rxf4 Qf7 18. Rff1 Re7 19. Qd3 Rfe8 20. Bf2 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 22. Bxe1 Nf8 23. Qe3 Ng6 24. Bg3 Qd7 25. h3 Qf5 26. d5 (26. c5 $14) 26... Ba6 27. a3 Kg8 28. Be2 Ne5 29. Bxe5 dxe5 (29... Qxe5 {simplifies} 30. Qxe5 dxe5 31. Kf2 h6) 30. Nf3 $1 Qe4 31. Qxe4 Nxe4 32. Nxe5 Nxc3 $11 {[%mdl 4096]} 33. Bd3 b5 34. c5 {[#]} Nxd5 35. Nc6 Bb7 (35... Ne3 $11) 36. Nxa7 $14 {[%cal Od3e4] White is more active.} c6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This move loses the game for Black.} (36... Nf4 $14 37. Bxb5 Bxg2) 37. Be4 $18 Nc3 38. Bxc6 Bxc6 39. Nxc6 {KN-KN. White is a pawn up.} Kf7 40. Nd4 Kf6 41. c6 Ke7 42. Kf2 Kd6 43. Kf3 g6 44. h4 h6 45. Kg4 Nd5 46. Nxb5+ Kxc6 47. Nd4+ Kc5 48. Nc2 Kc4 49. Kf3 {Strongly threatening Ne3+.} Kb3 $2 (49... Nc3 50. Ne3+ Kd4) 50. Ne3 {White is clearly winning.} Nf6 51. Ng4 Ng8 52. Ke4 Kxa3 53. Ke5 h5 {[%cal Bh6h5,Bh5g4][%mdl 32] [#]} 54. Ke6 $1 {[%cal Oe6f7] Intending Kf7! and mate.} hxg4 55. Kf7 $1 {[%csl Bg6,Bg8]} 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Swiss 2025"]
[Site "Samarkand UZB"]
[Date "2025.09.08"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Erigaisi, Arjun"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "2220113894645474"]
[EventDate "2025.09.04"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 e5 12. dxe5 {E05: Open Catalan: 5 Nf3 Be7.} Qxe5 13. Re1 $5 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths.} Qc5 $146 (13... Qe6 $11) ({Predecessor:} 13... Be6 14. Nc3 Ne4 15. Qc2 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 Rab8 18. f3 Rfd8 19. Bf4 Rb2 {½-½ Nakamura,H (2746)-So,W (2762) USA-ch 63rd Saint Louis 2019 (1)}) 14. Be3 $14 {White is slightly better.} Qh5 15. f3 {Prevents Ng4.} Qe5 {[%csl Bb2,Be3]} 16. Bf2 {[%cal Ob1c3]} Qxb2 17. Na3 {[%cal Bb1a3,Ba3c4,Bc4e3][%mdl 32]} Bd7 18. Nxc4 Qxa1 19. Qa3 Qxe1+ 20. Bxe1 Bb5 21. Qc5 Rab8 22. Bc3 {[#] White is more active.} Rfe8 23. Ne3 (23. Qxc7 $2 {perishes.} Nd5 24. Qxa7 Bxc4 $19) 23... Bxe2 {...Rb5 would now be deadly.} 24. Kf2 Rb5 {Loses the game.} (24... Bd3 $16) 25. Qxa7 {[%cal Oc3f6] Threatens to win with Bxf6!.} Bd3 {[#]} (25... Nd5 $142) 26. Bxf6 $1 $18 gxf6 27. Qd4 {Repels Rbe5} Bg6 $2 (27... Bf5 28. Nd5 Rxd5 29. Qxd5 Re5 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Qxc7 Bd3) 28. Nd5 ({Not} 28. Qxf6 Rbe5 29. Ng4 Re2+ 30. Kg1 Rxa2 31. Nh6+ Kf8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qe5+ Kf8 34. Qh8+ (34. Qxc7 $2 Re1#) (34. Qc3 $2 Ree2 $19) 34... Ke7 35. Qe5+ Kf8 36. Qh8+ $11) 28... Ra8 (28... Rxd5 $142 29. Qxd5 Re5) 29. Nxf6+ {White is clearly winning.} Kf8 30. a4 Rba5 31. Nd5 Rxd5 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qxa8 Rd2+ 34. Ke3 Rd3+ 35. Ke2 Ra3 36. Qc6 Ra2+ 37. Kd1 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Swiss 2025"]
[Site "Samarkand UZB"]
[Date "2025.09.08"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Mishra, Abhimanyu"]
[Black "Gukesh, D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[GameId "2220116547977161"]
[EventDate "2025.09.04"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 a6 {C50: Hungarian Defence and Giuoco Pianissimo.} 7. O-O d6 8. c3 Ba7 {The position is equal.} 9. Nbd2 g5 {9...Qe7 injects fresh life into this line.} 10. Bg3 {[%cal Od3d4]} Nh7 {[#]} (10... Qe7 $11 {deserves consideration.}) 11. d4 $1 $14 {[%cal Rd4e5] White is more active.} h5 $1 12. dxe5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting novelty.} (12. h4 $1 $14) ({Predecessor:} 12. h4 g4 13. Ne1 Nf8 14. Bd5 exd4 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. cxd4 Bxd4 17. Qa4 Ne6 18. Nd3 {0-1 Demchenko,A (2653)-Fedoseev,V (2686) Chess.com Rapid Wk22 Swiss Chess.com INT 2022 (3)}) 12... g4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (12... h4 $15 {stays ahead.} 13. Nxh4 gxh4) 13. exd6 $1 $18 gxf3 14. dxc7 Qe7 15. Nxf3 (15. gxf3 h4 16. Bf4 Nf6 $19 (16... Qf6 $2 17. Be3 $17)) (15. Qxf3 Ng5 16. Qd3 Rh6 $16) 15... Bg4 16. h3 Be6 17. Bd6 Qd7 {[#] Black is weak on the dark squares} 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. e5 Kd7 20. Nd4 $2 (20. b4 $18 {has better winning chances.}) 20... Bxd4 $16 21. cxd4 Qd5 22. Qxh5 Nf6 {Wards off Qg4+} 23. Qf5+ (23. exf6 $2 Rxh5 (23... Qxh5 $2 24. Bf4 $19) 24. Bg3 Rg8 $19 (24... Qxd4 $2 25. Rad1 $19 {[%mdl 64] Pin})) 23... Qe6 24. Qxe6+ (24. Qxf6 $6 Qxf6 25. exf6 Kxd6 $15) 24... fxe6 25. f4 ({Better is} 25. exf6 $14 Kxd6 26. g4) 25... Nd5 $1 $11 26. f5 exf5 27. Rxf5 Nxd4 28. Rf7+ Ke6 29. Raf1 Rhg8 30. g4 Nb5 31. Rh7 Rg6 {[%mdl 8192] Repels Rh6} (31... Rh8 $1 $11 32. Rg7 Rhg8) 32. Rff7 $2 (32. Rc1 $6 Rc8 $18) (32. Rd1 $18) 32... Rc8 33. Rd7 Rh6 {[%cal Oh6h3][%mdl 64] Deflection} 34. Rhg7 Rxh3 {aiming for ...Rg3+.} 35. a4 Nd4 36. Bc5 {[%mdl 1024] White has compensation. Dancing on a razor blade.} Ne2+ {[%mdl 8192] A dynamic duo of knights. White stays focused until the end.} (36... Kxe5 $2 37. Rg5+ Kf4 38. Rgxd5 $18) (36... Nf3+ $2 37. Kg2 Rch8 (37... Nf4+ $2 38. Kf2 $18) 38. Rh7 (38. Rd8 Rh2+ 39. Kxf3 R8h3+ 40. Ke4 Re2+ 41. Kd4 Rd2+ 42. Ke4 Re2+ 43. Kd4 Rd2+ 44. Ke4 Re2+ $11) 38... R3xh7 39. Rxh7 Ne1+ 40. Kf1 $18) (36... Rd3 $1 $11) 37. Kf1 Nef4 (37... Rxc7 {keeps fighting.} 38. Rxc7 Nxc7 39. Rxc7 (39. Kxe2 Nd5 $18) 39... Nf4 40. Rxb7 Kxe5) 38. Bd4 $18 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Rd7d6]} Rf3+ 39. Ke1 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Rd7d6]} Nd3+ 40. Kd2 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Rd7d6]} ({And not} 40. Ke2 Nxe5 41. Rxd5 Kxd5 $11) 40... Nxe5 41. Bxe5 Kxe5 42. Rg5+ Ke6 43. Rgxd5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR. White is two pawns up.} Rb3 44. R7d6+ Ke7 45. Rd7+ Ke6 {[%cal Oc8c7]} 46. R5d6+ Ke5 {[%cal Oc8c7]} 47. Rd3 Rxb2+ 48. Kc1 Rh2 49. g5 Kf5 50. R3d5+ Ke6 {[%cal Oc8c7]} 51. R5d6+ Ke5 {[%cal Oc8c7]} 52. Rd2 Rh1+ 53. Kb2 Kf5 54. Rg7 Rhh8 55. Rf2+ Ke5 56. g6 {[%cal Bg5g6,Bg6g7][%mdl 32]} Rh4 57. Rgf7 b5 58. axb5 axb5 59. g7 {Threatening mate with Rf8.} Rb4+ 60. Kc3 Rc4+ 61. Kb3 1-0

[Event "FIDE Grand Swiss 2025"]
[Site "Samarkand UZB"]
[Date "2025.09.08"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Maurizzi, MarcAndria"]
[Black "Keymer, Vincent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[GameId "2220122666373503"]
[EventDate "2025.09.04"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik,Lubomir} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 {B55: Sicilian: 2...d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 f3.} Ng4 {And now ...Nxe3 would win.} 7. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 8. Bd2 {The position is equal.} Rb8 9. O-O e5 10. b3 Be7 $146 ({Predecessor:} 10... d5 11. Nc3 Bc5 12. Qf3 O-O 13. exd5 f5 14. Bc4 Kh8 15. h3 Nf6 16. Rad1 e4 {1-0 Abdusattorov,N (2661)-Stocek,J (2541) Prague Challengers 4th 2022 (5)}) 11. c4 O-O 12. Nc3 Be6 13. h3 Nf6 {[%cal Bg4f6,Bf6d7,Bd7c5][%mdl 32]} 14. Qe2 Nd7 15. Rad1 Nc5 16. Bc2 a5 17. f4 exf4 (17... Qb6 $14 {is superior.}) 18. Bxf4 $16 a4 19. e5 {White is more active.} (19. bxa4 $6 Rb4 20. Rd4 Qb6 $11) (19. Nxa4 $16 Nxa4 20. bxa4) 19... axb3 $14 20. axb3 d5 {Prevents Ne4.} 21. Qf3 {[%cal Rc4d5]} Nxb3 (21... d4 22. Ne2 d3 23. Bxd3 Nxd3 (23... Rxb3 $2 24. Bxh7+ {[%csl Ob3,Od8][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack, Decoy} Kxh7 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. Rxd8 $18) 24. Rxd3 $16) (21... Qc7 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Ne6) 22. cxd5 cxd5 (22... Bc5+ $2 23. Kh1 cxd5 24. Qd3 $18) 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Qb6+ 25. Kh2 {aiming for Rb1.} (25. Be3 Bc5 26. Rxc5 Nxc5 27. Qf2) 25... Nd4 {[#]} 26. Bxh7+ $1 {[%mdl 64] Decoy} Kxh7 27. Qe4+ Qg6 28. Qxd4 Rfd8 29. Rf3 Qe6 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Qe4+ Kg8 32. Rc3 Qd5 (32... Rc8 {with more complications.} 33. Re3 Rc4 34. Qa8+ Rc8) 33. Qxd5 Rxd5 $11 {[%mdl 4096]} 34. Rc8+ Rd8 35. Rxd8+ Bxd8 {KB-KB. White is a pawn up.} 36. Kg3 g6 {[%cal Bg7g6,Bg6h5][%mdl 32]} 37. h4 f6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] The losing error.} (37... Kf8 $11) 38. e6 $1 $18 Kf8 39. Kg4 $2 (39. Bd6+ $18 {is the precise move to win.} Be7 40. Bc7) 39... Ke7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} (39... Ke8 $16 40. Be3 (40. Bd6 Be7 $18) 40... f5+ 41. Kg3 Bf6) 40. h5 $1 gxh5+ {[#]} 41. Kf5 $1 Ba5 {Against Bd2} 42. Be3 Bc3 43. Bc5+ Ke8 {White mates.} 44. Kg6 h4 45. Bf2 Bb2 46. Bxh4 Ke7 47. Kf5 Bd4 48. Be1 Bb2 49. Bb4+ Ke8 50. Bc5 Bc3 51. Be3 Ke7 52. Bh6 Be1 53. Bg7 Bh4 54. Bh8 Bg5 55. g3 1-0

