[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Shankland, Sam"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[ECO "E06"]
[Opening "Catalan"]
[Variation "closed, 5.Nf3"]
[WhiteFideId "2004887"]
[BlackFideId "738590"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Be7 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. b3 a5 7. O-O a4 8. Ba3 Nc6
9. e3 Ne4 10. Qc1 Bxa3 11. Nxa3 Nb4 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Nb5 Bd7 14. a3 axb3 15. axb4
Qxb4 16. Rb1 Ra2 17. Ne1 Nxf2 18. Qc3 Qxc4 19. Qxc4 dxc4 20. Nc3 Nxd1 21. Nxa2
Nxe3 22. Nc3 b5 23. Bf3 b4 24. Ne4 Nc2 25. Nc5 Bb5 26. d5 Na3 27. Rb2 exd5 28.
Bxd5 Re8 29. Be4 Re5 30. Rd2 g6 31. Rd5 Rxd5 32. Bxd5 b2 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"]
[WhiteFideId "3503240"]
[BlackFideId "2047640"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 Ne7 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 c6 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Rf1 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. a5 Bc7
15. Be3 Bd7 16. Rd1 Bg4 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Nd2 Nc8 19. f3 Bd7 20. b4 Kf8 21. Kf1
Ke7 22. Ke2 f6 23. Kd1 Be6 24. Bxe6 Kxe6 25. Kc2 g6 26. Nb3 b6 27. axb6 axb6 28.
Ra6 f5 29. Nd2 Kd7 30. Nc4 b5 31. Nd2 Nd6 32. Nb3 Nb7 33. Ra7 Kc8 34. Na5 Nxa5
35. bxa5 fxe4 36. fxe4 Rf8 37. Ra8+ Bb8 38. a6 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Janowski variation"]
[WhiteFideId "5202213"]
[BlackFideId "12401137"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3
Bd6 9. O-O c6 10. h3 O-O 11. Qd2 Re8 12. Rae1 h6 13. Bf4 Qc7 14. a3 Rad8 15. Qc1
Nb6 16. Re2 Qc8 17. Ne5 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Qxf5 19. Qd1 Nc4 20. Nxc4 dxc4 21. Bxd6
Rxd6 22. Qa4 b5 23. Qb4 Rde6 24. a4 Ne4 25. Nxe4 Qxe4 26. Qc3 Qd5 27. axb5 axb5
28. Rfe1 c5 29. dxc5 Rg6 30. e4 Qxc5 31. Rd1 b4 32. Qd4 Rc6 33. Qxc5 Rxc5 34.
Rd4 f5 35. e5 c3 36. bxc3 bxc3 37. Rc2 Rexe5 38. Rd3 Kf7 39. Rdxc3 Rxc3 40. Rxc3
Kf6 41. h4 g5 42. hxg5+ hxg5 43. Rc6+ Re6 44. Rc5 Re5 45. Rc6+ Re6 46. Rc5 Re5
47. Rc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2806"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[ECO "A48"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "East Indian defence"]
[WhiteFideId "2020009"]
[BlackFideId "4102142"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. dxc5 Nbd7 8.
Nxd5 Nxd5 9. Qxd5 Bxb2 10. O-O Bxa1 11. Rxa1 Qa5 12. Bh6 Qxc5 13. Qb3 Qb6 14.
Bxf8 Kxf8 15. Rd1 Qxb3 16. cxb3 e6 17. Rc1 Ke7 18. Nd4 a6 19. f4 Kd6 20. Bf3 Rb8
21. b4 e5 22. Nb3 f5 23. Kf2 e4 24. Be2 Nf6 25. Rd1+ Ke7 26. a4 Be6 27. Nc5 Nd7
28. Nxe6 Kxe6 29. Bc4+ Ke7 30. a5 Rc8 31. Rd4 Nb8 32. b5 Rc5 33. bxa6 bxa6 34.
Bg8 Nc6 35. Rd2 h6 36. Bh7 g5 37. fxg5 hxg5 38. g4 fxg4 39. Bxe4 Nxa5 40. Ra2
Nc4 41. Bd3 a5 42. Bxc4 Rxc4 43. Rxa5 Kf6 44. Kg3 Re4 45. Ra6+ Kf5 46. Ra5+ Kf6
47. Ra6+ Kf5 48. Ra5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[ECO "E32"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "classical variation"]
[WhiteFideId "13401319"]
[BlackFideId "2016192"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. g4 Bb7 14. Bg2 Nbd7
15. Rg1 c5 16. g5 hxg5 17. Nxg5 Bxg2 18. Rxg2 Nf8 19. Ne4 Ng6 20. Bg5 Qb7 21.
Bxf6 Qxe4 22. f3 Qf4 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Qxa7 Qh4+ 25. Kf1 Nf4 26. Qc7 Nxg2 27.
Kxg2 Rd5 28. Kh1 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Qxd4 30. Qxb6 Qd1+ 31. Kg2 Qxe2+ 32. Kg3 Qe5+ 33.
Kg2 Qe2+ 34. Kg3 Qe5+ 35. Kg2 Qe2+ 36. Kg3 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[ECO "E32"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "classical variation"]
[WhiteFideId "738590"]
[BlackFideId "2016192"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. e3 Bxf1 14. Rxf1 c5
15. dxc5 Rxd1+ 16. Qxd1 g5 17. Bg3 Qxc5 18. Qd8+ Kg7 19. Be5 Qc1+ 20. Ke2 Qc4+
21. Ke1 Qc1+ 22. Ke2 Qc4+ 23. Ke1 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Opening "Petrov"]
[Variation "classical attack, Marshall variation"]
[WhiteFideId "4102142"]
[BlackFideId "13401319"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

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. Qc2 Na6 10. a3 Bg4 11. Ne5 Bf5 12. b4 c5 13. cxd5 cxd4 14. Bxe4 Rc8 15.
Nc6 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 bxc6 17. dxc6 Qb6 18. Bb2 Rfd8 19. Nd2 Nb8 20. Nf3 Nxc6 21.
Rad1 Re8 22. Qg4 Bf8 23. Nxd4 Ne5 24. Qh3 a5 25. Nf5 Ng6 26. Bd4 Qe6 27. Qf3
axb4 28. axb4 Rb8 29. Bc5 Ne5 30. Qe4 Nc6 31. Qf4 Bxc5 32. bxc5 Qe5 33. Qf3 Qf6
34. Rd6 Ne5 35. Qe4 Ng6 36. Nh6+ Kh8 37. Qxe8+ Rxe8 38. Rxf6 gxf6 39. Nxf7+ Kg8
40. Nh6+ Kf8 41. g3 Ne5 42. Rc1 Rc8 43. Nf5 Nd3 44. Ra1 Rxc5 45. Ra8+ Kf7 46.
Ra7+ Kg6 47. Ne7+ Kg5 48. Ng8 Kg6 49. Ne7+ Kg5 50. Rd7 Rc3 51. Nd5 Rc1+ 52. Kg2
Rc2 53. h4+ Kh6 54. Kg1 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2806"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's bishop game"]
[WhiteFideId "12401137"]
[BlackFideId "2020009"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nbd2 c5 6. c3 O-O 7. Bg3 b6 8. Bd3
Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Qe2 Nb8 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. O-O Nc6 13. f4 Ne7 14. Bh4 Nd7 15.
Rad1 cxd4 16. exd4 Nf5 17. Bf2 Be7 18. Nd3 Nf6 19. Rde1 Rae8 20. g4 Nd6 21. Bg3
Nfe4 22. Kg2 Nxd2 23. Qxd2 Ne4 24. Qd1 Bd6 25. g5 f5 26. gxf6 Rxf6 27. Nf2 Nxf2
28. Rxf2 Bxf4 29. Rxf4 Rxf4 30. Qe2 Qf7 31. Bxf4 Qxf4 32. Rf1 Qd6 33. Qh5 Qe7
34. Qe5 b5 35. Rf3 a6 36. a3 h6 37. h3 Rf8 38. Re3 Kh8 39. Qxe6 Qg5+ 40. Rg3
Qd2+ 41. Kh1 Rf1+ 42. Rg1 Rxg1+ 43. Kxg1 Qc1+ 44. Kg2 Qxb2+ 45. Kg1 Qc1+ 46. Kf2
Qd2+ 47. Kf1 Qxc3 48. Qxd5 Qc4+ 49. Qxc4 bxc4 50. Ke2 g5 51. d5 Kg7 52. Ke3 h5
53. Kd4 g4 54. d6 Kf7 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[ECO "C89"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Marshall counter-attack, 11...c6"]
[WhiteFideId "2047640"]
[BlackFideId "5202213"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15.
g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rae8 20. Qf3 Nxe3 21. Rxe3
Rxe3 22. Qxe3 Qf5 23. Rd1 Bc5 24. Qf4 Qxf4 25. gxf4 a5 26. a3 a4 27. Ba2 Re8 28.
Rd7 Re2 29. Rd8+ Bf8 30. Rd7 g6 31. Bxf7+ Kh8 32. b4 axb3 33. Bxb3 Bxa3 34. Rd8+
Kg7 35. Rd7+ Re7 36. Rxe7+ Bxe7 37. Kg2 Kf6 38. Kf3 Bd6 39. Ke4 Bc5 40. f3 Bf2
41. Bc2 c5 42. Kd5 Be3 43. h3 b4 44. cxb4 cxb4 45. Kc4 Bd2 46. Be4 Ke6 47. Kb3
Kd6 48. Kc4 Bc3 49. Bc2 Ke6 50. Be4 Kf6 51. Kb3 Kg7 52. Kc4 Kf7 53. Kb3 Kf6 54.
Kc4 Bd2 55. Kb3 Bxf4 56. Kxb4 Kg5 57. Bd5 Kh4 58. Be6 Kg3 59. Kc4 Kxf3 60. Kd3
g5 61. Bc8 h5 62. Bd7 g4 63. Bxg4+ hxg4 64. hxg4 Bd2 65. Kxd2 Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Shankland, Sam"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[ECO "D27"]
[Opening "QGA"]
[Variation "classical, Geller variation"]
[WhiteFideId "2004887"]
[BlackFideId "3503240"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. e4 b5 8. Be2
Nxe4 9. a4 b4 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Be3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc6 14. Rc1 Nxd4
15. Bxd4 Bd6 16. g3 O-O 17. Bxg7 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Kxg7 19. Rc4 Qxd1 20. Rxd1 Bd5
21. Rxb4 a5 22. Rg4+ Kf6 23. b4 axb4 24. Rxb4 Rfc8 25. Ra1 Ra5 26. Rb5 Rxb5 27.
Bxb5 h5 28. a5 Kg5 29. a6 h4 30. gxh4+ Kxh4 31. a7 Kg5 32. Kf1 Kf6 33. Ke1 Ke7
34. Kd2 Kd6 35. Kd3 Ra8 36. Kd4 Kc7 37. Bd3 Kb6 38. Be4 Bxe4 39. Kxe4 Rxa7 40.
Rxa7 Kxa7 41. Ke5 Kb6 42. Kf6 Kc5 43. Kxf7 Kd5 44. f4 Ke4 45. Kxe6 Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Opening "Giuoco Piano"]
[WhiteFideId "3503240"]
[BlackFideId "738590"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. O-O d6 7. b4 Bb6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Re1 a6 10. a4 Ng4 11. Re2 Ne7 12. d4 Ng6 13. Re1 Qf6 14. Bb2 h5 15. Bf1
c6 16. h3 Nh6 17. a5 Ba7 18. Nc4 Re8 19. Bc1 Nf4 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. e5 dxe5 22.
Nfxe5 g6 23. Qf3 Kg7 24. Nd3 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 g5 26. Qxh5 Bf5 27. Qf3 Rh8 28. Nce5
Bc8 29. h4 g4 30. Qxf4 Qxh4 31. g3 Qh5 32. Bg2 Bb8 33. Qd2 Ng8 34. Nf4 Qh6 35.
Kf1 Nf6 36. Ke2 Nh5 37. Nxh5+ Qxh5 38. Rh1 Qf5 39. Rxh8 Kxh8 40. Qd3 Qe6 41. Qe3
Qa2+ 42. Qd2 Qe6 43. Kf1 Bc7 44. Qg5 Bxe5 45. Qxe5+ Kg8 46. Qxe6 Bxe6 47. Ke2
Kg7 48. Ke3 f5 49. Kf4 Kf6 50. Bf1 Bd7 51. Bd3 Bc8 52. Bc4 Bd7 53. d5 Be8 54.
Bd3 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Shankland, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[ECO "D12"]
[Opening "QGD Slav"]
[Variation "4.e3 Bf5"]
[WhiteFideId "5202213"]
[BlackFideId "2004887"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7
9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. O-O-O a6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Kb1 Nd7 14. Rc1 Be7 15.
Bd3 Rc8 16. Ne2 O-O 17. h4 b5 18. h5 g5 19. Ka1 Nb6 20. Bb1 Nc4 21. Be1 Bf6 22.
Qd3 Rfd8 23. b3 Nd6 24. Bb4 Kf8 25. Bc5 e5 26. Nc3 Ne7 27. Qh7 Ke8 28. Rhe1 Kd7
29. dxe5 Bxe5 30. Bd4 Bxd4 31. exd4 Qa5 32. Kb2 Re8 33. Qxg7 Qb4 34. Bd3 Nc4+
35. Bxc4 bxc4 36. Qxf7 cxb3 37. Qe6+ Kd8 38. a3 Qb8 39. Nxd5 Rxc1 40. Rxc1 Ng8
41. Qxa6 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2806"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[ECO "B10"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann defence"]
[WhiteFideId "2020009"]
[BlackFideId "2047640"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 g6 4. e5 Bg7 5. d4 f6 6. h3 Bf5 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. cxd3 Nd7
9. Qe2 e6 10. O-O Nh6 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. Re1 Nf5 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Nb3 Rae8 15.
Bd2 e5 16. Bb4 Nd6 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. dxe5 b6 19. exf6 Rxe2 20. Rxe2 Bxf6 21. d4
Nce4 22. Rc1 c5 23. dxc5 Rc8 24. c6 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[ECO "C26"]
[Opening "Vienna"]
[Variation "Falkbeer variation"]
[WhiteFideId "13401319"]
[BlackFideId "12401137"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd3 Bc5 6. Bf4 O-O 7. f3 d5 8.
O-O-O d4 9. Nb1 Be6 10. a3 Qe7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Ne5 13. Qd2 Ng6 14. Bg3 Rfd8
15. Bd3 Bb6 16. h4 c5 17. h5 c4 18. hxg6 cxd3 19. Qxd3 Rac8 20. e5 Bc4 21. Qd2
Bb3 22. exf6 Qe3 23. gxf7+ Kxf7 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Opening "King's Indian, 3.Nf3"]
[WhiteFideId "2016192"]
[BlackFideId "4102142"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. Qb3 a5 7. cxd5 a4 8. Qd1
cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. e3 Qa6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Bf1 Qa7 15.
h3 h5 16. Nh4 Bd7 17. Nf3 Bf5 18. a3 Rfd8 19. Bg2 Qa6 20. Bf1 Qa7 21. Rc1 Ne4
22. Nh4 Nxd2 23. Qxd2 Bc8 24. f4 Qa5 25. Qg2 e6 26. Bd3 Ne7 27. g4 hxg4 28. hxg4
Bd7 29. Rf1 Qb6 30. Nf3 Rdc8 31. Rc2 Qd8 32. Qh3 f6 33. Nh4 Be8 34. Rh2 Bf7 35.
Nf3 Qd6 36. g5 f5 37. Ne5 Rxc3 38. bxc3 Qxa3 39. Qh7+ Kf8 40. Nd7+ Ke8 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Opening "Giuoco Piano"]
[WhiteFideId "3503240"]
[BlackFideId "5202213"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 a6 8. a4 h6
9. h3 Re8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 Rxe6 12. b4 Ba7 13. Qc2 Qd7 14. Rb1 b5 15. Ra1
Ree8 16. Nf1 d5 17. Bd2 Rad8 18. Ng3 Qe6 19. Nf5 Kh8 20. g4 dxe4 21. dxe4 Qc4
22. Qa2 Qxa2 23. Rxa2 Rd3 24. Kg2 h5 25. g5 Ng8 26. axb5 axb5 27. c4 bxc4 28. b5
Nd4 29. N3xd4 Bxd4 30. Rc1 c3 31. Be1 g6 32. Ng3 f6 33. Kf1 Rf3 34. Kg2 Rd3 35.
Kf1 h4 36. Ke2 Rd2+ 37. Bxd2 cxd2 38. Rxc7 hxg3 39. fxg3 fxg5 40. Rxd2 Nf6 41.
b6 Bxb6 42. Rc6 Nxe4 43. Rxb6 Nxd2 44. Kxd2 Kg7 45. Ke3 Ra8 46. Rb7+ Kh6 47. Re7
Ra3+ 48. Kf2 g4 49. hxg4 Ra5 50. Re6 Kg5 51. Kf3 Rb5 52. Kf2 Rb2+ 53. Kf3 Rb3+
54. Kf2 Kxg4 55. Rxg6+ Kf5 56. Ra6 Rb2+ 57. Ke3 Rb3+ 58. Kf2 Ke4 59. Ra4+ Kd3
60. Kf3 Kd2+ 61. Ke4 Re3+ 62. Kf5 Rxg3 63. Kxe5 Rc3 64. Rd4+ Rd3 65. Rxd3+ Kxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Shankland, Sam"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2806"]
[ECO "E39"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "classical, Pirc variation"]
[WhiteFideId "2004887"]
[BlackFideId "2020009"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 d5 8. Bg5
Be7 9. e3 h6 10. Bh4 Nc6 11. Rd1 Qa5 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. O-O Rac8 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15.
Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Qd2 Qb6 18. Nd4 Nc6 19. Bb5 Bg4 20. Be2 Bd7 21. Bf3
Be6 22. Qe2 Ne5 23. h3 Rc4 24. Bh5 Bd7 25. Qd2 Rfc8 26. Be2 R4c7 27. Qb4 Qg6 28.
Kh2 Nc4 29. Bxc4 dxc4 30. Ne2 Bc6 31. f3 Qg5 32. Qc3 Re7 33. e4 b5 34. Nd4 Bd7
35. f4 Qc5 36. e5 Ree8 37. Rf3 Rcd8 38. Rg3 Bc8 39. e6 f6 40. f5 Bb7 41. Rg4 g5
42. fxg6 Qe5+ 43. Rg3 h5 44. h4 Be4 45. Qe3 f5 46. Qh6 Qg7 47. Qxh5 Rd5 48. Rg5
Re7 49. Nxf5 Qe5+ 50. Ng3 Qxb2 51. Nxe4 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[ECO "D90"]
[Opening "Gruenfeld"]
[Variation "Three knights variation"]
[WhiteFideId "2047640"]
[BlackFideId "13401319"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bf4 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. Qb3 b6 10. Be2 Bg4 11. Ne5 Na5 12. Qd1 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Rc8 14. Qa6 e6 15.
O-O Nh5 16. Bh2 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Nc4 18. Nb5 Qxh4 19. Nd6 Nxd6 20. Bxd6 Rfd8 21.
Qb7 Qe4 22. Rac1 Rc2 23. Qxa7 Rdc8 24. Rxc2 Qxc2 25. Qxb6 Nf6 26. Qb7 Ne4 27.
Bc5 Re8 28. Qb5 Rc8 29. Qb7 Re8 30. Qb5 Rc8 31. Qb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[ECO "E32"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "classical variation"]
[WhiteFideId "12401137"]
[BlackFideId "2016192"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. Nf3 Rd8 13. e4 Bxf1 14. Rxf1 g5
15. Nxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 e5 17. Rd3 Rxd4 18. Bxf6 Rxa4 19. Bxe7 Rxe4+ 20. Kd2 Nc6
21. Bf6 Rf4 22. Bg5 Rg4 23. Rg3 Rd4+ 24. Ke2 Kh7 25. Rh3+ Kg7 26. Bh6+ Kg8 27.
Rc1 Rd6 28. Be3 Rad8 29. Rh4 b5 30. g3 R8d7 31. Rc5 a6 32. a4 bxa4 33. Rxa4 Nd4+
34. Bxd4 exd4 35. Kd3 Rf6 36. f4 Rb6 37. b4 Re6 38. Re5 Rc6 39. Ra3 Rc1 40. Rxa6
Rd1+ 41. Kc2 Rg1 42. Rg5+ Kh7 43. Rh5+ Kg7 44. Rg5+ Kf8 45. Ra8+ Ke7 46. Re5+
Kf6 47. Ra6+ Kg7 48. Rg5+ Kf8 49. Ra8+ Ke7 50. Re5+ Kf6 51. Ra6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[ECO "A20"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[WhiteFideId "738590"]
[BlackFideId "4102142"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. c4 e5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Bc5 6. Nf5 O-O 7. e3 d5 8. cxd5
Nb4 9. Ng3 Nbxd5 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bc4 c6 13. O-O Bd6 14. d3 exd3
15. Qxd3 Be6 16. Rad1 Bf8 17. e4 Nf4 18. Qf3 Qc7 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 b5 21.
Rd4 bxc4 22. Rxf4 cxb3 23. axb3 Bd6 24. Rh4 Be5 25. Bc1 Qd6 26. Qh5 h6 27. Rg4
Kf8 28. Be3 Rab8 29. b4 Rxb4 30. Rxb4 Qxb4 31. f6 Kg8 32. fxg7 Bxg7 33. Bxh6 Re1
34. Bxg7 Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Kxg7 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ Kg7 38. Qg5+ Kh7 39. Qf5+ Kg7
40. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"]
[WhiteFideId "4102142"]
[BlackFideId "12401137"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. O-O h6 6. a4 a5 7. Be3 Bxe3 8. fxe3
O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. d4 Bg4 11. Qd2 Bh5 12. Qf2 Ng4 13. Qe1 Nb4 14. Bb3 Kh8 15. h3
Nf6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Qe7 18. Qg3 Rae8 19. Rf5 Kh7 20. Raf1 Bg6 21. Nxg6
fxg6 22. Rxa5 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Qxe4 25. Rc5 Na6 26. Rc4 Qe7 27. c3
Qe6 28. a5 Qf5+ 29. Kg1 Qb1+ 30. Kh2 Qxb2 31. Ba4 c6 32. Bxc6 bxc6 33. Rxc6 g5
34. Qd6 Qc2 35. Rxa6 Rxe3 36. Ra7 Qf5 37. Qd4 Qe5+ 38. Qxe5 Rxe5 39. a6 Rc5 40.
Rb7 Rxc3 41. a7 Ra3 42. Kg1 Kg6 43. Kf2 h5 44. Ke2 h4 45. Kd2 Kf5 46. Rxg7 Ke4
47. Kc2 Kf4 48. Kb2 Ra6 49. Kb3 Ke3 50. Rf7 Kd4 51. Kb4 Ra1 52. Kb5 Kd5 53. Kb6
Kd6 54. Kb7 Rb1+ 55. Kc8 Ra1 56. Kb8 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Opening "Queen's gambit declined"]
[WhiteFideId "2016192"]
[BlackFideId "2047640"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bf4 Bf5 6. e3 Nd7 7. Nf3 Ngf6 8. h3
Be7 9. a3 a5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Nd2 Nf8 15.
Bg3 Bd6 16. f4 b5 17. Rac1 Qb6 18. Bf2 Ne6 19. Bh4 Nd7 20. f5 Nc7 21. Bf2 c5 22.
e4 Bf4 23. Rcd1 Qh6 24. Ncb1 cxd4 25. Bxd4 Ne5 26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27. Nc3 Rad8 28.
Nxd5 Nxd5 29. exd5 Bxb2 30. Rf3 Re5 31. Nf1 Qb6+ 32. Kg2 Qd6 33. Qxb5 Bxa3 34.
Qxa5 Bc5 35. Re1 Rxd5 36. Qa4 Re5 37. Rxe5 Qxe5 38. Qc2 Rb8 39. Rc3 Qd5+ 40. Kh2
Bd6+ 41. Kg1 h5 42. gxh5 Be5 43. Rc8+ Rxc8 44. Qxc8+ Kh7 45. Qc2 Kh6 46. Qd2+
Qxd2 47. Nxd2 Kg5 48. Nf3+ Kxf5 49. h6 gxh6 50. Kg2 Ke4 51. Nd2+ Kf4 52. Nf3 f5
53. Nh4 Bf6 54. Nxf5 Kxf5 55. h4 Bxh4 56. Kh1 h5 57. Kg2 Kg4 58. Kh2 Bg3+ 59.
Kg2 h4 60. Kg1 h3 61. Kh1 Kf3 62. Kg1 h2+ 63. Kh1 Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Shankland, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[ECO "D45"]
[Opening "QGD semi-Slav"]
[Variation "Stoltz variation"]
[WhiteFideId "13401319"]
[BlackFideId "2004887"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Be2 b6
9. O-O Bb7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rad1 Rad8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 f5 15.
Qe3 c5 16. Rfe1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 e5 18. Nb5 Bc5 19. Qg3 f4 20. Qh3 Nf6 21. Nc3
Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Bc8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. g4 Rd2 25. Rd1 Bxg4 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"]
[WhiteFideId "5202213"]
[BlackFideId "738590"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. O-O h6 6. c3 Bb6 7. Re1 Nge7 8. b4 a6
9. Bb3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Kh8 11. Nc4 Ba7 12. a4 f5 13. Ra2 b5 14. Ne3 f4 15. Nd5 Bg4
16. h3 Bh5 17. axb5 axb5 18. d4 exd4 19. Nxf4 Rxf4 20. Bxf4 Qf8 21. Bh2 dxc3 22.
g4 Bf7 23. Bxf7 Qxf7 24. Rc2 Qc4 25. Qc1 Nd4 26. Rxc3 Ne2+ 27. Rxe2 Qxe2 28. Qe1
Qb2 29. Qd2 Qxb4 30. Rxc7 Qxe4 31. Kg2 Nd5 32. Rf7 b4 33. Bxd6 Rd8 34. Qb2 Bd4
35. Qxd4 Qxd4 36. Nxd4 Rxd6 37. Kf3 Rb6 38. Nb3 Rc6 39. Nd4 Rc4 40. Ke4 Nf6+ 41.
Ke5 Rc3 42. Rb7 Rxh3 43. Kf5 Kh7 44. Rxb4 Rd3 45. f3 Nd5 46. Ra4 Nb6 47. Rb4 Nd5
48. Ra4 Nb6 49. Rb4 Nd5 50. Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2806"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[ECO "A05"]
[Opening "Reti opening"]
[WhiteFideId "2020009"]
[BlackFideId "3503240"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. e4 d6 6. d3 g6 7. c4 Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O
9. a3 Nd4 10. h3 a5 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Nb5 a4 13. f4 Ne8 14. f5 Bd7 15. b3 axb3
16. Qxb3 Be5 17. Bf4 g5 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. a4 f6 20. Rfb1 Bc6 21. Qd1 Kh8 22. Kh2
Ra5 23. Qd2 Qa8 24. Qd1 Qd8 25. Bf3 Qe7 26. Qd2 Ra6 27. a5 Rg8 28. g4 Nd6 29.
Nxd6 Qxd6 30. Kg3 Kg7 31. h4 h6 32. Rh1 Raa8 33. Bd1 Qc7 34. Ba4 Rxa5 35. hxg5
hxg5 36. Qh2 Kf8 37. Bxc6 bxc6 38. Qh6+ Kf7 39. Qh7+ Rg7 40. Qh5+ Ke7 41. Qh8
Rf7 42. Rh7 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2806"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"]
[WhiteFideId "5202213"]
[BlackFideId "2020009"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 h6 5. c3 Nf6 6. b4 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 d6
9. a4 Nb8 10. Bb3 c6 11. Nbd2 a5 12. b5 Nbd7 13. d4 cxb5 14. axb5 exd4 15. cxd4
Nb6 16. Ba3 a4 17. Bc2 Be6 18. h3 d5 19. e5 Nh5 20. g3 Bxa3 21. Rxa3 Qe7 22.
Ree3 Rfc8 23. Nh4 g6 24. Nf5 gxf5 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Opening "Petrov"]
[Variation "classical attack, Marshall variation"]
[WhiteFideId "3503240"]
[BlackFideId "13401319"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

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. Qb3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. Re1 Na6 13. a3 Bg4 14. Bc2 Re8 15.
Ne5 Qc7 16. Qg3 c5 17. Bg5 cxd4 18. Bxf6 Qxc2 19. Qxg4 Qg6 20. Qxg6 hxg6 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Nf3 Rxe1+ 23. Nxe1 Bf4 24. Nd3 Rc8 25. Kf1 Nc5 26. Nxf4 Nb3 27.
Ra2 Rc1+ 28. Ke2 Rxb1 29. Nd3 a5 30. g4 a4 31. Kf3 Rd1 32. Nb4 d3 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Opening "Reti"]
[Variation "King's Indian attack (Barcza system)"]
[WhiteFideId "738590"]
[BlackFideId "12401137"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. c4 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 dxc4 7. dxc4 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Nbd7 9. Bf4 O-O-O 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh4 Nc5 14. Nxg6
hxg6 15. Nf3 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Rd8 17. Rc1 Nfd7 18. b4 Ne4 19. c5 f5 20. e3 Bf6 21.
Bf1 Bc3 22. b5 e5 23. Bh2 Rf8 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Nh4 fxg4 26. Nxg6 Rxf2 27. Bg2
Ndxc5 28. Bxe4 Nxe4 29. Rxc3 Rf6 30. Rxc6+ Rxc6 31. Ne7+ Kd7 32. Nxc6 Kxc6 33.
Bxe5 gxh3 34. Bxg7 Kd5 35. Kh2 Nf2 36. Kg3 Ng4 37. Kxh3 Nxe3 38. Bh8 Kc4 39. Kg3
Nd5 40. Kf3 Nb4 41. a4 Nd3 42. Ke3 a5 43. Bf6 Nc5 44. Bd8 Kb4 45. Bxa5+ Kxa5 46.
Kf3 Nxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Shankland, Sam"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[ECO "E32"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "classical variation"]
[WhiteFideId "2004887"]
[BlackFideId "2016192"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nc6 11. Qc3 Re8 12. Rd1 e5 13. d5 Nb8 14. e3 Bg4 15.
Be2 Nd7 16. O-O Bxf3 17. Bxf3 e4 18. Qxc7 exf3 19. Qxd7 fxg2 20. Rfe1 Qxb2 21.
Rb1 Qxa3 22. Rxb7 Rf8 23. e4 a5 24. Re3 Qc1+ 25. Kxg2 a4 26. Ra7 Rab8 27. Qc6
Qxc6 28. dxc6 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Ra3 Rc8 31. Rxa4 Rxc6 32. Ra5 Rc3 33. Rb5
Ra3 34. Rd5 Rc3 35. Rb5 Ra3 36. Rd5 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.12"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[ECO "D02"]
[Opening "Queen's bishop game"]
[WhiteFideId "2047640"]
[BlackFideId "4102142"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bd6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. Qe2 Bb7 8. c3
c5 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. Ndf3 Qc7 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Ne5 Rab8 14. a4 Nd7
15. f4 f5 16. g4 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Qe7 18. gxf5 exf5 19. Qg2 Qh4+ 20. Qg3 Qxg3+ 21.
hxg3 g6 22. Bb5 Rbc8 23. Ke2 Kg7 24. Kf3 h5 25. Kf4 a5 26. Be2 Kh6 27. Kf3 Kg5
28. Kf2 Bd7 29. Bf3 Be6 30. Rac1 Rc7 31. Rhg1 Kh6 32. Rcd1 cxd4 33. Rxd4 Rc5 34.
Rgd1 Re8 35. Bxd5 Bxd5 36. Rxd5 Rxe5 37. Rd6 b5 38. Rb6 bxa4 39. Rdd6 Rb5 40.
Rxg6+ Kh7 41. Kf3 Rxb2 42. Ra6 Rb7 43. Kf4 Rbe7 44. Rh6+ Kg7 45. Rhg6+ Kh7 46.
Rh6+ Kg7 47. Rhg6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "4.Nf3"]
[WhiteFideId "13401319"]
[BlackFideId "5202213"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Bxc4 c5 9. e5 Qd8 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 O-O 12. Qe2 Be7 13. Rfd1 Qa5 14. a3 Rd8
15. b4 Qb6 16. Ng3 Bd7 17. Rxd4 Bc6 18. Rg4 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nc6 20. Nh5 g5 21.
Nf6+ Kg7 22. Qf4 Rh8 23. h4 Rad8 24. hxg5 h5 25. Rh4 Rd4 26. Qh2 Rxh4 27. Qxh4
Qd4 28. Qxd4 Nxd4 29. Rd1 Rd8 30. Kf1 h4 31. f4 a5 32. bxa5 Bxa3 33. Rb1 Rc8 34.
Bd3 Rc1+ 35. Kf2 Rxb1 36. Bxb1 Nc6 37. Kf3 Nxa5 38. Kg4 b5 39. Kxh4 b4 40. Ne8+
Kf8 41. Nd6 b3 42. g6 fxg6 43. Kg5 Bxd6 44. exd6 Nc4 45. d7 Ke7 46. Kxg6 Ne3 47.
g3 b2 48. Kh5 Kxd7 49. g4 Ke7 50. Kg5 Kf7 51. f5 exf5 52. gxf5 Nxf5 53. Bxf5
b1=Q 54. Bxb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2806"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Anderssen variation"]
[WhiteFideId "2020009"]
[BlackFideId "738590"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. Ndb5 Qb8 8.
f4 d6 9. Be3 Be7 10. g4 Nd7 11. h4 O-O 12. g5 a6 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 b5 15. a3
Bb7 16. O-O-O Nc5 17. f5 e5 18. Qd2 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. f6 Bd8 21. fxg7 Re8
22. Rhf1 Bb6 23. h5 Rc8 24. Bd3 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 Bxe3+ 26. Qxe3 Qc7 27. Qf2 e4 28.
c3 Qe7 29. Qf6 Re8 30. Rxd6 e3 31. Re1 e2 32. h6 Qe3+ 33. Rd2 Re6 34. Rxe2 Qxe2
35. Rxe2 Rxe2 36. Qc6 Ree8 37. Kc2 Rec8 38. Qf3 Ra7 39. Kb3 Re7 40. a4 Re6 41.
axb5 axb5 42. Qb7 Ree8 43. Kb4 Rb8 44. Qf3 Re6 45. b3 Rg6 46. Qf5 Re6 47. Qd5
Rg6 48. Qe5 Rgb6 49. Ka5 b4 50. cxb4 Rxb4 51. Qd5 Rxb3 52. g6 Ra3# 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[ECO "D26"]
[Opening "QGA"]
[Variation "classical variation, 6.O-O"]
[WhiteFideId "2016192"]
[BlackFideId "3503240"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Qe2
b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. d5 Nxd5 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Bd6 14. Nb6 Ra7 15.
Qd3 Be7 16. Qd7+ Kf8 17. Qf5 Kg8 18. b3 h5 19. Bb2 Rh6 20. Rac1 Qe8 21. Nd5 Bf8
22. Qg5 Qe6 23. Nf4 Qg4 24. h3 Qxg5 25. Nxg5 Ba8 26. Ba3 b4 27. Bb2 a5 28. Ne4
a4 29. Nxc5 axb3 30. axb3 h4 31. Nd7 Be7 32. Nb6 Bb7 33. Rd7 Rd6 34. Rxd6 Bxd6
35. Nc8 Bxc8 36. Rxc6 Bc7 37. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Shankland, Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[ECO "B52"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Canal-Sokolsky attack, 3...Bd7"]
[WhiteFideId "4102142"]
[BlackFideId "2004887"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
O-O 9. h3 a6 10. Bxd7 Nbxd7 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Be3 Ne5 13. b3 b5 14. f4 Ned7 15.
Rfd1 bxc4 16. bxc4 e5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. c5 Qa5 19. Rac1 dxc5 20. Nb3 Qb4 21.
Qxa6 c4 22. Nd4 Nd3 23. Nc6 Qd6 24. Qxc4 Rxc6 25. Qxd3 Qxd3 26. Rxd3 Rfc8 27.
Ne2 Rxc1+ 28. Nxc1 Nxe4 29. a4 Ra8 30. Nb3 Bc3 31. Nc5 Nxc5 32. Bxc5 Ba5 33. Rd7
Rc8 34. Be3 Rc4 35. Rd4 Rc8 36. Rd5 Ra8 37. Rd7 Re8 38. Kf2 Re4 39. Rd4 Re5 40.
Kf3 h5 41. Rc4 Re8 42. Bd4 Ra8 43. Ke4 Kf8 44. Kd5 Bd8 45. Kc6 Rc8+ 46. Kb5 Rb8+
47. Ka6 Ke8 48. Bc3 Rb6+ 49. Ka7 Rb3 50. a5 Rxc3 51. Rxc3 Bxa5 52. Rc6 Kd7 53.
Kb7 Bb4 54. Kb6 Bd6 55. Kb5 h4 56. Ra6 Ke6 57. Kc6 g5 58. Ra2 f6 59. Re2+ Be5
60. Rf2 Bd4 61. Re2+ Be5 62. Rf2 Bd4 63. Re2+ Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann"]
[Variation "advance variation"]
[WhiteFideId "12401137"]
[BlackFideId "2047640"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Nf3 f6 8. Bd3 Bg4
9. exf6 Ngxf6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Bd6 12. c4 Bb4+ 13. Kf1 O-O 14. Qe2 Rae8 15.
g3 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Kg2 c5 18. Bg5 Qc6 19. Bxf6 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 dxc4+ 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Shankland, Sam"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[ECO "A13"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "Neo-Catalan accepted"]
[WhiteFideId "2004887"]
[BlackFideId "12401137"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Rc8 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 a6 12. Ne4 c5 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. a4 Bxb2 15.
Qxb2 O-O 16. axb5 axb5 17. b4 Qf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19. bxc5 Rxc5 20. Rfb1 h6 21. d4
Rc7 22. Rxb5 Rfc8 23. h3 Be4 24. Rb2 Rc2 25. Rxc2 Rxc2 26. e3 Rb2 27. Rd1 Nd5
28. Rd2 Rb1+ 29. Kh2 Nc3 30. Ne5 f6 31. Nd3 Bxd3 32. Rxd3 Rc1 33. Rd2 Kf7 34.
Bf3 f5 35. Rb2 Kf6 36. Rb6 Rc2 37. Kg2 Rd2 38. g4 g6 39. h4 f4 40. Rc6 Nd1 41.
g5+ hxg5 42. hxg5+ Kxg5 43. Bxd1 Rxd1 44. Rxe6 Kf5 45. Re5+ Kg4 46. Re6 f3+ 47.
Kh2 g5 48. Re4+ Kf5 49. Re5+ Kg4 50. d5 Rf1 51. Re4+ Kf5 52. Rd4 Rxf2+ 53. Kg3
Ra2 54. Kxf3 Ra7 55. Re4 Rd7 56. Re8 g4+ 57. Kg3 Rh7 58. e4+ Kg5 59. Re5+ Kf6
60. Rf5+ Ke7 61. Kxg4 Kd6 62. Rf6+ 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Opening "Giuoco Piano"]
[WhiteFideId "3503240"]
[BlackFideId "4102142"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6 7. b4 Bb6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Re1 Ne7 10. Bb3 Ng6 11. a4 c6 12. a5 Bc7 13. d4 Re8 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15.
Nxe5 Rxe5 16. Bb2 Re8 17. c4 Be6 18. h3 d5 19. cxd5 cxd5 20. e5 Ne4 21. Nxe4
dxe4 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Rxe4 b6 24. Bc3 bxa5 25. bxa5 Qxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rc6 27. Re3
Rb8 28. f4 Rb5 29. f5 Rb3 30. Rdd3 Kf8 31. e6 Rb1+ 32. Kf2 fxe6 33. fxe6 Ke8 34.
Bxg7 Bxa5 35. Re2 Bb6+ 36. Kg3 h5 37. Rf3 Rb4 38. Rf8+ Ke7 39. Rf7+ Ke8 40. Rf8+
Ke7 41. Rf7+ Ke8 42. e7 Bc7+ 43. Kf2 Bb6+ 44. Kf3 Rb3+ 45. Kf4 Be3+ 46. Rxe3
Rc4+ 47. Bd4 Rxd4+ 48. Ke5 Rxe3+ 49. Kxd4 Kxf7 50. Kxe3 h4 51. Kd4 Kxe7 52. Kc5
Kf6 53. Kb5 Ke5 54. Ka6 Kf4 55. Kxa7 Kg3 56. Kb6 Kxg2 57. Kc5 Kxh3 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Opening "Reti"]
[Variation "King's Indian attack"]
[WhiteFideId "738590"]
[BlackFideId "2047640"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. e4 d4 8. Ne2 h6
9. c3 dxc3 10. bxc3 b6 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Rd1 Ba6 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Qd2
c5 16. Bb2 cxd4 17. Nexd4 Nd3 18. Ba3 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxe7 Rfe8 21. e5
Rxe7 22. Bxa8 Rxe5 23. Re1 Rf5 24. Re8+ Kh7 25. Rf1 Qf6 26. Be4 Ne5 27. Rd1 Bb5
28. Rc8 Bd3 29. Bg2 Ba6 30. Rc7 Nd3 31. Rf1 Ne5 32. Rd1 Nd3 33. Qc3 Qe6 34. Qb3
Qe8 35. Bc6 Qe2 36. Rxf7+ Kh8 37. Qc3+ Re5 38. Ba4 Kg8 39. Bb3 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[ECO "E53"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "4.e3, main line with ...c5"]
[WhiteFideId "5202213"]
[BlackFideId "2016192"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. dxc5
Nbd7 9. Bd2 Nxc5 10. Be2 Ne6 11. Qb3 Be7 12. O-O Nc5 13. Qc2 Nce4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4
15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. Be1 Rd8 17. a4 Bg4 18. a5 Qf6 19. Qb3 Nc5 20. Qb4 Bh5 21. Bc3
Qd6 22. Rac1 Rac8 23. Bd4 b6 24. axb6 axb6 25. Qc3 Qb8 26. Be5 Qb7 27. b4 Nd7
28. Bc7 Bxb4 29. Qxb4 Rxc7 30. Qe7 Rdc8 31. Rxc7 Rxc7 32. Ba6 Qc6 33. Ne5 Qc2
34. Rf1 Nf8 35. Qg5 Be2 36. Bxe2 Qxe2 37. Qd8 Qc2 38. h4 Qc5 39. Rd1 Qe7 40.
Qxe7 Rxe7 41. Rxd5 f6 42. Nc4 Re4 43. Nxb6 Rxh4 44. f4 Rh6 45. Rd8 Kf7 46. Ra8
Rh5 47. Ra7+ Kg8 48. e4 Rb5 49. Nd5 Rb8 50. Ne7+ Kh8 51. g3 Ne6 52. Kf2 h5 53.
Nf5 Rb2+ 54. Kf3 Rb3+ 55. Kg2 Rb2+ 56. Kf3 Rb3+ 57. Kf2 Rb2+ 58. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2806"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[ECO "C80"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "open, 8...Be6"]
[WhiteFideId "2020009"]
[BlackFideId "13401319"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Na5 13. Nd4 c5 14. Nxe6 fxe6
15. Bc2 Nc4 16. Qe2 Nxe5 17. Rae1 O-O 18. Qh5 Ng6 19. Bd2 Rf7 20. f4 Nf8 21. f5
e5 22. Rxe5 Bf6 23. Re2 Re8 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25. Re1 Qd8 26. Qf3 d4 27. Be4 Kh8 28.
c4 Re7 29. Bd3 Rxe1+ 30. Bxe1 Nd7 31. Bg3 Nb6 32. b3 bxc4 33. bxc4 h6 34. Qc6
Qe7 35. Qe6 Na4 36. Qxe7 Bxe7 37. Kf2 Kg8 38. Kf3 Kf7 39. Bc2 Nc3 40. a3 a5 41.
Bc7 a4 42. g4 Bg5 43. Bb6 Be7 44. h4 Ke8 45. g5 hxg5 46. hxg5 Bxg5 47. Bxc5 Bf6
48. Kg4 Kd7 49. Kh5 Kc7 50. Kg6 Ne2 51. Kf7 Nf4 52. Bf8 d3 53. Bxa4 Nh5 54. c5
Bb2 55. Bd1 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2806"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Moeller defence"]
[WhiteFideId "2016192"]
[BlackFideId "2020009"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4
dxe4 9. dxe5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 exf3 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Be4 Bd7 13. Nd2 fxg2 14. Nb3
Bb6 15. Nd4 Bxd4 16. cxd4 O-O-O 17. Bf4 Rhe8 18. Bxg2 Ne7 19. Rac1 c6 20. d5 Kb7
21. Rc5 cxd5 22. Bxd5+ Bc6 23. Bxc6+ Nxc6 24. Rxd8 Nxd8 25. Rc7+ Kb6 26. Rd7 b4
27. Kf1 Kb5 28. Be3 Kc6 29. Ra7 Kd5 30. Ra8 Rf8 31. Bh6 Re8 32. Bd2 Kc5 33. Be3+
Kb5 34. Rb8+ Kc6 35. Rxb4 Ne6 36. Rb6+ Kd5 37. Rxa6 f5 38. Ra5+ Ke4 39. Ke2 Nf4+
40. Bxf4 Kxf4+ 41. Kf1 Rc8 42. Ra4+ Ke5 43. Rb4 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Berlin defence, open variation"]
[WhiteFideId "4102142"]
[BlackFideId "5202213"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8.
Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf4 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. c3 d5 14. Bd3 g6
15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Nf3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Nxf5 18. Qe2 c6 19. Re1 Ng7 20. Be5 Bxe5 21.
Nxe5 Qd6 22. Qf3 f6 23. Nd3 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. Qg4 Qe7 26. Kf1 Nd6 27. Qe2
Qxe2+ 28. Kxe2 h5 29. Nf4 Kf7 30. Kd3 h4 31. g3 g5 32. Ne2 Kg6 33. f3 hxg3 34.
hxg3 g4 35. Nf4+ Kf5 36. Ke2 Nc4 37. Nd3 a5 38. b3 gxf3+ 39. Kxf3 Nd2+ 40. Ke3
Ne4 41. c4 Nc3 42. cxd5 cxd5 43. Nf4 Nxa2 44. Nxd5 Ke6 45. Nf4+ Kd6 46. Kd2 Nb4
47. g4 Nd5 48. Nh5 b5 49. Ng3 a4 50. bxa4 bxa4 51. Kd3 a3 52. Kc2 Ne3+ 53. Kb3
Nxg4 54. Ne4+ Kd5 55. Nxf6+ Nxf6 56. Kxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[ECO "D20"]
[Opening "QGA"]
[Variation "3.e4"]
[WhiteFideId "12401137"]
[BlackFideId "3503240"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nd7 7. Bxc4 Ngf6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bg5 Ne5 10. Be2 c6 11. Kh1 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. f4 Ng4 14. Bxg4 Bxg4
15. Qxg4 Qxd4 16. Rad1 Qc4 17. e5 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rad8 19. h3 Qxc3 20. Rb1 Qc4 21.
Rfc1 Qe6 22. Rxb7 Qxg4 23. hxg4 Rd4 24. g3 Rd2 25. e6 Rxa2 26. Rxc6 fxe6 27.
Rcc7 Rd8 28. Rxg7+ Kf8 29. Rgf7+ Kg8 30. Rg7+ Kf8 31. Rgd7 Rxd7 32. Rxd7 e5 33.
fxe5 Re2 34. Rd5 Kf7 35. Ra5 Kg6 36. Kg1 Kg5 37. Kf1 Re4 38. Rxa7 Kxg4 39. Kf2
Rxe5 40. Ra4+ Kg5 41. Kg2 h5 42. Kh3 Rd5 43. Rb4 Re5 44. Ra4 Rd5 45. Rb4 Re5 46.
Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Shankland, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[WhiteFideId "2047640"]
[BlackFideId "2004887"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bd6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nc3
Nbd7 9. Rc1 a6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. e3 Re8 12. Ne2 g6 13. Qc2 c5 14. d4 Rc8 15.
dxc5 bxc5 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Nf4 Nb6 18. Qd3 d4 19. b4 Na4 20. Ba1 Be4 21. Qd2
Bxf4 22. exf4 Nc3 23. Rxc3 dxc3 24. Qxc3 Rc6 25. Ne5 Rd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Ng4
Qd1+ 28. Bf1 Qxg4 29. Qxf6 Kf8 30. Qd6+ Kg8 31. Qf6 Kf8 32. Qg7+ Ke7 33. Bf6+
Ke6 34. Be5 Kd7 35. Qxf7+ Re7 36. Qc4 Rxe5 37. fxe5 Qf3 38. Bh3+ Kd8 39. Qg8+
Kc7 40. Qc8+ Kb6 41. Qxc5+ Kb7 42. Qe7+ Kb8 43. Qd6+ Ka7 44. Qd7+ Kb8 45. Qc8+
Ka7 46. Qc5+ Ka8 47. Qc8+ Ka7 48. Qd7+ Kb8 49. Qd6+ Ka7 50. Qd4+ Ka8 51. Qxe4+ 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.13"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[ECO "E17"]
[Opening "Queen's Indian"]
[Variation "old main line, 6.O-O"]
[WhiteFideId "13401319"]
[BlackFideId "738590"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4
c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nf5 Nc7 11. e4 d5 12. Re1 Bf6 13. e5 Be7 14. Qg4 g6 15. Bh6
Re8 16. Nd2 Bf8 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Nh6+ Kg7 19. Nf5+ Kg8 20. Nh6+ Kg7 21. Nf5+
Kg8 1/2-1/2

