Quarter finals Pairings:
Quarter finals of Moscow GrandPrix FIDE … May 20 2019
Pairings for game 1:
Hikaru Nakamura vs. Daniil Dubov
Alexander Grischuk vs. Wesley So
Wei Yi vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi
Peter Svidler vs. Radoslaw Wojtaszek
The Americans on the Move… Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura
Rd one wake up call … Wesley won the next 2 Games and eventually the Match
[Site “Moscow RUS”]
[Date “2019.05.17”]
[Round “1.1”]
[White “Duda, Jan-Krzysztof”]
[Black “So, Wesley”]
[Result “1-0”]
[WhiteTitle “GM”]
[BlackTitle “GM”]
[WhiteElo “2728”]
[BlackElo “2754”]
[ECO “C53”]
[Opening “Giuoco Piano”]
[WhiteFideId “1170546”]
[BlackFideId “5202213”]
[EventDate “2019.05.17”]
[Event “Moscow FIDE Grand Prix”]
[Site “Moscow RUS”]
[Date “2019.05.18”]
[Round “1.2”]
[White “So, Wesley”]
[Black “Duda, Jan-Krzysztof”]
[Result “1-0”]
[WhiteTitle “GM”]
[BlackTitle “GM”]
[WhiteElo “2754”]
[BlackElo “2728”]
[ECO “B78”]
[Opening “Sicilian”]
[Variation “dragon, Yugoslav attack, 10.O-O-O”]
[WhiteFideId “5202213”]
[BlackFideId “1170546”]
[EventDate “2019.05.17”]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. Bb3 Rc8 12. Kb1 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. g4 b5 15. b3 b4 16. bxc4 bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qc7 18. g5 Nh5 19. Ka1 Rc8 20. Rb1 Be6 21. Rb2 Bxc4 22. Rhb1 d5 23. exd5 Nf4 24. Rb7 Qe5 25. R1b4 Nxd5 26. Rxc4 Rf8 27. Rc5 Nxc3 28. Rxe5 Bxe5 29. Nc6 Bg7 30. Bxa7 e5 31. Kb2 e4 32. fxe4 Nxe4+ 33. Kb3 Re8 34. a4 Re6 35. Nd4 Ra6 36. Rb8+ Bf8 37. Bb6 Kg7 38. a5 Bd6 39. Re8 f5 40. gxf6+ Nxf6 41. Rd8 Bxh2 42. Ne6+ Kf7 43. Nc5 Rxb6+ 44. axb6 h5 45. b7 h4 46. Rd2 Bc7 47. Ne4 Ke6 48. Nxf6 Kxf6 49. Rd7 Bg3 50. Rh7 g5 51. Kc4 Kf5 52. Kd3 Kg4 53. Ke2 Kh3 54. c4 Kg2 55. Rh5 1-0
[Site “Moscow RUS”]
[Date “2019.05.19”]
[Round “1.3”]
[White “So, Wesley”]
[Black “Duda, Jan-Krzysztof”]
[Result “1-0”]
[WhiteTitle “GM”]
[BlackTitle “GM”]
[WhiteElo “2754”]
[BlackElo “2728”]
[ECO “C53”]
[Opening “Giuoco Piano”]
[WhiteFideId “5202213”]
[BlackFideId “1170546”]
[EventDate “2019.05.17”]
[Event “Moscow FIDE Grand Prix”]
[Site “Moscow RUS”]
[Date “2019.05.19”]
[Round “1.4”]
[White “Duda, Jan-Krzysztof”]
[Black “So, Wesley”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[WhiteTitle “GM”]
[BlackTitle “GM”]
[WhiteElo “2728”]
[BlackElo “2754”]
[ECO “C53”]
[Opening “Giuoco Piano”]
[WhiteFideId “1170546”]
[BlackFideId “5202213”]
[EventDate “2019.05.17”]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. a4 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. a5 a6 9. Nbd2 f6 10. Ne4 Ba7 11. Qb3 Ne7 12. O-O Kh8 13. h3 b5 14. axb6 cxb6 15. d4 exd4 16. Nxd4 b5 17. Bd3 b4 18. Rd1 bxc3 19. bxc3 Rb8 20. Qa3 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Nc6 22. Bc4 Ncb4 23. Qg3 Rb6 24. Nc5 Qd6 25. Qf3 Rd8 26. Bb3 Be6 27. Re1 Bg8 28. Re4 a5 29. Bd2 Nc6 30. Bxa5 Ra8 31. Bc3 Rab8 32. Bc2 Ndb4 33. Ba4 Bd5 34. Qf4 Qxf4 35. Rxf4 Ra8 36. Re1 h6 37. Rg4 Na2 38. Bd2 Rb2 39. Bxh6 gxh6 40. Bxc6 Bxc6 41. Re6 h5 42. Rg3 Nc1 43. Rxc6 Ne2+ 44. Kh2 Nxg3 45. Kxg3 h4+ 46. Kxh4 Rxf2 47. g4 Kg7 48. Kg3 Rd2 49. Rxf6 Ra3+ 50. Rf3 Rxf3+ 51. Kxf3 Kf7 52. Kf4 Rxd4+ 53. Ne4 Ke6 54. Ke3 Rd1 55. h4 Ke5 56. Ng5 Re1+ 57. Kf3 Ra1 58. Nf7+ Kf6 59. Nd6 Ke5 60. Nc4+ Kd4 61. Nd6 Ke5 62. Nf7+ Kf6 63. Nd6 Ke5 64. Nc4+ Kd4 65. Nd2 Ke5 66. g5 Kf5 67. Nc4 Kg6 68. Ne3 Ra3 69. Kf4 Ra4+ 70. Kg3 Ra3 71. Kf4 Ra4+ 72. Kg3 Ra3 1/2-1/2
Top 5 Rapid Chess Live Rating [2700chess.com]
Slow start with 2 quick draws … Nakamura seals the match with 1.5-.5 rapid play
[Event “Moscow FIDE Grand Prix”]
[Site “Moscow RUS”]
[Date “2019.05.17”]
[Round “1.1”]
[White “Radjabov, Teimour”]
[Black “Nakamura, Hikaru”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[WhiteTitle “GM”]
[BlackTitle “GM”]
[WhiteElo “2759”]
[BlackElo “2761”]
[ECO “A14”]
[Opening “English”]
[Variation “Neo-Catalan declined”]
[WhiteFideId “13400924”]
[BlackFideId “2016192”]
[EventDate “2019.05.17”]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Nxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Be4 12. Qd1 1/2-1/2
[Event “Moscow FIDE Grand Prix”]
[Site “Moscow RUS”]
[Date “2019.05.18”]
[Round “1.2”]
[White “Nakamura, Hikaru”]
[Black “Radjabov, Teimour”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[WhiteTitle “GM”]
[BlackTitle “GM”]
[WhiteElo “2761”]
[BlackElo “2759”]
[ECO “D37”]
[Opening “QGD”]
[Variation “4.Nf3”]
[WhiteFideId “2016192”]
[BlackFideId “13400924”]
[EventDate “2019.05.17”]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. O-O Nd5 11. Ne3 Nc6 12. N3xc4 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bd4 14. Nd3 1/2-1/2
[Event “Moscow FIDE Grand Prix”]
[Site “Moscow RUS”]
[Date “2019.05.19”]
[Round “1.3”]
[White “Nakamura, Hikaru”]
[Black “Radjabov, Teimour”]
[Result “1-0”]
[WhiteTitle “GM”]
[BlackTitle “GM”]
[WhiteElo “2761”]
[BlackElo “2759”]
[ECO “D37”]
[Opening “QGD”]
[Variation “4.Nf3”]
[WhiteFideId “2016192”]
[BlackFideId “13400924”]
[EventDate “2019.05.17”]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e3 c5 8. Bxc4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Rfd1 Qb6 13. Nf3 Rfd8 14. e4 Be8 15. e5 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rd6 Qa5 18. Rad1 Nf5 19. R6d2 Nf8 20. Bd3 Bc6 21. Be4 Rxd2 22. Rxd2 Rc8 23. h4 a6 24. h5 b5 25. a3 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Qb6 27. Kh2 Qa7 28. Qd3 Rc7 29. Ne4 Rd7 30. Nd6 Qb6 31. g4 Nxd6 32. exd6 f6 33. Nh4 Kf7 34. f4 Ke8 35. f5 e5 36. Qd5 Qe3 37. Ng6 Nxg6 38. hxg6 Qf4+ 39. Kh3 Qf1+ 40. Kh4 Qe1+ 41. Kh5 1-0
[Event “Moscow FIDE Grand Prix”]
[Site “Moscow RUS”]
[Date “2019.05.19”]
[Round “1.4”]
[White “Radjabov, Teimour”]
[Black “Nakamura, Hikaru”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[WhiteTitle “GM”]
[BlackTitle “GM”]
[WhiteElo “2759”]
[BlackElo “2761”]
[ECO “D37”]
[Opening “QGD”]
[Variation “classical variation (5.Bf4)”]
[WhiteFideId “13400924”]
[BlackFideId “2016192”]
[EventDate “2019.05.17”]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 d4 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. O-O dxe3 14. Bxe3 h6 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Be4 Rc8 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Qa5 20. Qd7 Rc7 21. Qh3 Re8 22. Rad1 Bf8 23. Bf4 Rce7 24. a3 Qb5 25. b4 a5 26. Bd6 Re6 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. bxa5 Qxa5 29. Rd7 Rf6 30. Rxb7 Qxa3 1/2-1/2
