[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Duda, J"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2707"] [ECO "E91"] [Opening "King's Indian"] [Variation "6.Be2"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "1170546"] [BlackFideId "24126055"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Re8 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Nb4 9. Be3 e6 10. Nd2 a5 11. a3 Na6 12. Qc2 exd5 13. cxd5 Nc5 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Bxd7 Qxd7 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. a4 Nh5 18. Rae1 Nf4 19. g3 Be5 20. Nc4 Bd4 21. Kh1 Nh5 22. Nb5 f5 23. d6 f4 24. Nxc7 Qh3 25. Rg1 Nf6 26. f3 Bxg1 27. Rxg1 fxg3 28. Qg2 Qxh2+ 29. Qxh2 gxh2 30. Rg5 Rad8 31. e5 Kf7 32. exf6 Re2 33. Rxc5 Kxf6 34. Nd5+ Kg7 35. Nf4 Re1+ 36. Kxh2 Rf8 37. d7 Rd1 38. Nd5 Rd8 39. Ncb6 Kf7 40. Kg3 Ke6 41. Rxa5 g5 42. f4 gxf4+ 43. Kxf4 h5 44. Rc5 h4 45. Rc8 Rxd7 46. Nxd7 Rd4+ 47. Ke3 Rxd5 48. Nc5+ Kf5 49. Rh8 Kg4 50. Nxb7 h3 51. b4 Re5+ 52. Kd4 Rh5 53. Rg8+ Kf3 54. Rg1 h2 55. Rh1 Kg2 56. Rxh2+ Rxh2 57. a5 Kf3 58. a6 Rh5 59. a7 Rh8 60. b5 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Bluebaum, M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2647"] [ECO "D05"] [Opening "Queen's pawn game"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "24175439"] [BlackFideId "24651516"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. c4 Ne4 10. Qc2 Ndf6 11. Rac1 Rc8 12. Ne5 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 c5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Qe2 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Qb8 18. Qb2 Rc8 19. Rd1 Bc5 20. f3 Bb7 21. Bf1 h6 22. Nc4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Qc7 24. e4 Ne8 25. a4 Qc5 26. Qxc5 Rxc5 27. Rd7 Rc7 28. Rxc7 Nxc7 29. Nd6 Bc6 30. Nc8 Bd7 31. Nxa7 e5 32. Kf2 Kf8 33. Ke3 Ke7 34. Bc4 f6 35. Kd3 Kd6 36. Kc3 g5 37. Kb4 h5 38. Nb5+ Bxb5 39. Bxb5 Ne6 40. Bf1 Nd4 41. Kc3 h4 42. h3 Kc5 43. b4+ Kc6 44. Bd3 Ne6 45. Bb5+ Kd6 46. Bf1 Kc6 47. Kc4 Nd4 48. Bd3 b5+ 49. axb5+ Nxb5 50. Kb3 Nd4+ 51. Ka4 Kb6 52. b5 Ne6 53. Kb4 Nf4 54. Bf1 Ne6 55. Kc4 Nf4 56. Kc3 Kc5 57. Kb3 Ne6 58. Ka4 Kb6 59. Kb4 Nc7 60. Bc4 Ne8 61. Be6 Nd6 62. Bd7 Kc7 63. Be6 Kb6 64. Bc4 Ne8 65. Bf1 Nd6 66. Bd3 Ne8 67. Kc4 Nc7 68. Bf1 Nxb5 69. Kd5 Nd4 70. Kd6 Nc2 71. Ke6 Ne3 72. Be2 Nxg2 73. Kxf6 Nf4 74. Bf1 Kc5 75. Kxe5 Ng6+ 76. Kf5 Nf4 77. Kxg5 Ne6+ 78. Kxh4 Kd6 79. Kg4 Ke5 80. h4 Nf4 81. h5 Ne6 82. Bc4 Ng7 83. Kg5 Ne8 84. h6 Nf6 85. Kg6 Nd7 86. Kg7 Nf8 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, L"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2699"] [BlackElo "2748"] [ECO "E46"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "4.e3 O-O"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "2040506"] [BlackFideId "3503240"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Ne4 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bd7 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. Be4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Bb5 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Bf3 Ba4 19. b4 a5 20. O-O axb4 21. axb4 Rxb4 22. Rfc1 g6 23. Rc8 Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Kg7 25. Rc1 Bc2 26. g3 Rb1 27. Rxb1 Bxb1 28. h4 h6 29. Bc6 g5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Bb5 Be4 32. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "1.1"] [White "So, W"] [Black "Kollars, Dmitrij"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2648"] [ECO "E35"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "classical, Noa variation, 5.cd ed"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "5202213"] [BlackFideId "12909572"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Nc6 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 h5 10. Bb5 h4 11. Be5 O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Ne2 Nh5 14. h3 f6 15. Bh2 Rb8 16. O-O Ng7 17. Na4 Ba6 18. Rfc1 Bd6 19. Qd1 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qd6+ 21. Kh1 Ne6 22. b3 Rbe8 23. Ng1 Bc8 24. Rc3 Bd7 25. Rac1 Re7 26. Nc5 Nxc5 27. Rxc5 Rg7 28. Qc2 Kh8 29. b4 Rfg8 30. Ne2 g4 31. hxg4 Rxg4 32. Nf4 Rxf4 33. exf4 Qxf4 34. Qe2 Qg5 35. Rg1 Re8 36. Qf3 Bg4 37. Qd3 Bf5 38. Qd1 h3 39. g3 Bg4 40. f3 Bd7 41. Qc1 Qh5 42. Qf4 Kg7 43. Rc2 Re7 44. Kh2 Qg5 45. Qxc7 Qe3 46. Qf4 Qxf4 47. gxf4+ Kf7 48. Kg3 Re3 49. f5 Bxf5 50. Rxc6 Be4 51. Rf1 h2 52. Kxh2 Bxf3 53. Kg3 Be4+ 54. Kg4 f5+ 55. Kf4 Ra3 56. Ke5 Rxa2 57. Rg1 Re2 58. Rf6+ Ke8 59. Rg8+ Ke7 60. Rg7+ Ke8 61. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Vachier Lagrave, M"] [Black "Ivic, Velimir"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2596"] [ECO "A07"] [Opening "Reti"] [Variation "King's Indian attack"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "623539"] [BlackFideId "950122"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. a4 a5 7. b3 b6 8. e3 c5 9. Na3 Nc6 10. Nb5 Ne4 11. Bb2 Bb7 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 cxd4 14. exd4 Qd7 15. Rac1 e6 16. c4 dxc4 17. Rxc4 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Rab8 19. Qf4 Nd8 20. Rc7 Rxc7 21. Rxc7 e5 22. Rxd7 exf4 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bxb7 fxg3 25. hxg3 h5 26. Kg2 f5 27. Bc1 Bf6 28. Bf4 g5 29. Bc7 Rd7 30. Bc8 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Bluebaum, M"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2647"] [BlackElo "2704"] [ECO "E48"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "4.e3 O-O, 5.Bd3 d5"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "24651516"] [BlackFideId "24175439"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Ne2 Re8 8. Bd2 Bd6 9. O-O Na6 10. Rc1 c6 11. f3 c5 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Bxa6 bxa6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Rxc5 Nxe3 17. Bxe3 Rxe3 18. Nc3 Qb6 19. Qd4 Rd3 20. Qf2 Be6 21. Re5 h6 22. h4 Rad8 23. Re2 R8d4 24. Rc1 Qd8 25. Re4 Rxe4 26. Nxe4 Bxa2 27. Qxa7 Qd4+ 28. Qxd4 Rxd4 29. Rc6 Rb4 30. Rxa6 Rxb2 31. h5 Bd5 32. Ng3 Be6 33. Rd6 Rb5 34. Kf2 Rb2+ 35. Kg1 Rb5 36. Kh2 Kf8 37. Rd8+ Ke7 38. Rg8 Rg5 39. f4 Rg4 40. f5 Bd5 41. Kh3 Rg5 42. Rb8 Bc6 43. Rb6 Bd7 44. Rb7 Ke8 45. Rb8+ Ke7 46. Rb7 Ke8 47. Rb8+ Ke7 48. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Dominguez Perez, L"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2748"] [BlackElo "2699"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "3503240"] [BlackFideId "2040506"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a5 7. Re1 Ba7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Bb5 Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. Ba4 Nh5 13. Nf1 Nhf4 14. Ng3 c6 15. Bc2 Qd7 16. Nf5 f6 17. N5h4 Rae8 18. Nxg6 Nxg6 19. Be3 Bb8 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Nd4 Bf7 22. b3 d5 23. exd5 Qxd5 24. Nf5 Qxd1 25. Raxd1 Bh5 26. Rd2 Rd8 27. f4 Rxd2 28. Bxd2 Rd8 29. Be3 Nd3 30. Bxd3 Rxd3 31. g4 Bf7 32. c4 h5 33. Kf2 a4 34. Ke2 Rd7 35. Rb1 axb3 36. axb3 hxg4 37. hxg4 Be6 38. Kf3 Rd3 39. Ke4 Rd8 40. Kf3 Kf7 41. Ra1 b5 42. cxb5 cxb5 43. Nd4 Bd5+ 44. Kf2 Rh8 45. Ra5 Rh2+ 46. Ke1 Bd6 47. Rxb5 Be4 48. f5 Bg3+ 49. Kd1 Rh4 50. Ra5 Rxg4 51. Ra7+ Kg8 52. b4 Be5 53. b5 Bxd4 54. Bxd4 Bf3+ 55. Kd2 Rxd4+ 56. Ke3 Rd5 57. b6 Rxf5 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Dubov, Daniil"] [Black "Duda, J"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2734"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "advance variation"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "24126055"] [BlackFideId "1170546"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Bd7 5. Nf3 a6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Bb5 8. Nc3 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 Nc6 10. h4 h5 11. g3 Nge7 12. Bg5 Qb6 13. Bxe7 Bxe7 14. Rb1 Rc8 15. Kg2 g6 16. Qd2 Kf8 17. Qf4 Kg7 18. Rhd1 Nb8 19. Rd3 Nd7 20. Nh2 Rc4 21. Nf1 Rhc8 22. Nd2 R4c6 23. a3 Qd8 24. Rf3 Qe8 25. Rh1 Rb6 26. b4 Rbc6 27. Nd1 Rc2 28. Nf1 Nf8 29. g4 hxg4 30. Qxg4 Nh7 31. Rhh3 R8c6 32. Nde3 Ra2 33. Ng3 Rxa3 34. h5 Ng5 35. hxg6 fxg6 36. Rf6 Nxh3 37. Nef5+ exf5 38. Nxf5+ Kg8 39. Nh6+ Kh7 40. Rf7+ Kxh6 41. e6 Qxf7 42. exf7 Rf6 43. Qc8 Rxf2+ 44. Kh1 Ra1+ 45. Qc1+ Rxc1# 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Ivic, Velimir"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave, M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2596"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "C84"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "closed defence"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "950122"] [BlackFideId "623539"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Re1 Bb7 12. Nf1 Nc5 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. a4 bxa4 16. Be3 Nfd7 17. Bxa4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 g6 19. b4 Bg7 20. Nd2 Nb6 21. Qc2 Qd7 22. Nb3 f5 23. Na5 Bc8 24. Nf1 f4 25. Bxb6 cxb6 26. Nc4 Qc7 27. Nh2 Be6 28. Nd2 Rec8 29. Ra3 b5 30. Nhf3 h6 31. Rea1 Qb7 32. Qb2 Bf7 33. Nb3 Kh7 34. Na5 Qd7 35. Qe2 Rc7 36. d4 Rac8 37. d5 Rxc3 38. Rxc3 Rxc3 39. Nc6 Qc8 40. Qb2 Rb3 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kollars, Dmitrij"] [Black "So, W"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2648"] [BlackElo "2757"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov"] [Variation "Nimzovich attack"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "12909572"] [BlackFideId "5202213"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bf4 Nd7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Re8 10. h4 Nc5 11. Bc4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Nxe6 13. g4 Qd7 14. Kb1 Qc6 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. g5 Bd6 18. h5 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Re2 20. Rd2 Rae8 21. Rxe2 Rxe2 22. Rc1 Re4 23. Qd2 Qc4 24. f3 Qxd4 25. Qa5 Re7 26. a3 h6 27. g6 a6 28. Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Kf8 30. Qa5 fxg6 31. hxg6 Qg1+ 32. Ka2 Qxg6 33. Qxc7 Qc6 34. Qf4+ Kg8 35. Qf5 g6 36. Qe5 h5 37. f4 h4 38. Qe7 h3 39. Qd8+ Kf7 40. Qh4 Qe6 41. Qh7+ Kf6 42. Qh4+ Kg7 43. b3 d4 44. a4 Qf5 45. Qe7+ Qf7 46. Qh4 Qc7 47. Kb1 Qd7 48. f5 Qxf5 49. Qxd4+ Kh6 50. Qh4+ Qh5 51. Qf4+ Qg5 52. Qf8+ Kh5 53. Qf3+ Kh4 54. Qe4+ Qg4 55. Qe1+ Kh5 56. Qe5+ Qf5 57. Qh8+ Kg4 58. Qd4+ Qf4 59. Qd7+ Qf5 60. Qxb7 g5 61. Qxa6 h2 62. Qe2+ Kg3 63. Qe3+ Kg2 64. Qe2+ Qf2 65. Qg4+ Qg3 66. Qe2+ Qf2 67. Qg4+ Kf1 68. Qh3+ Qg2 69. Qd3+ Kg1 70. Qe3+ Kh1 71. Kb2 g4 72. a5 Qf3 73. Qe1+ Kg2 74. Qd2+ Qf2 75. Qd5+ Qf3 76. Qd2+ Kh3 77. Qh6+ Kg3 78. Qd6+ Qf4 79. Qd3+ Kg2 80. Qe2+ Kh3 81. Qd3+ g3 82. Qh7+ Kg2 83. Qb7+ Qf3 84. a6 h1=Q 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Ivic, Velimir"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave, M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2596"] [BlackElo "2732"] [ECO "C85"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "Exchange variation doubly deferred (DERLD)"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "950122"] [BlackFideId "623539"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. a4 a5 10. h3 Re8 11. Ne2 Bd6 12. Ng3 Nf8 13. Be3 g6 14. Nd2 Ne6 15. Nc4 Nf4 16. Qf3 Qh4 17. Ne2 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Be6 19. Nxd6 cxd6 20. f4 f5 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. b3 Qe7 24. Rae1 Rad8 25. Kh1 Qh4 26. Bf2 Qg5 27. Bb6 Rd5 28. Qf3 h5 29. Be3 Qh4 30. Bf2 Qg5 31. Bg3 Kh7 32. Re3 Rf8 33. Rfe1 Rf7 34. Bxe5 Be6 35. Qe2 Rdd7 36. Bb2 Bf5 37. Re8 Rd8 38. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Aronian, L"] [Black "Duda, J"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2734"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann"] [Variation "advance variation"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "13300474"] [BlackFideId "1170546"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nd7 8. Nge2 Nb6 9. Bb3 Ne7 10. Bg5 Qd7 11. O-O Ned5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Qxd5 14. Nf4 Qb5 15. Nxh5 Qxb2 16. g4 Qc2 17. gxf5 Qxd1 18. Nxg7+ Bxg7 19. Raxd1 exf5 20. d5 cxd5 21. Rxd5 Bh6 22. Bf6 Bg7 23. Re1 Bxf6 24. exf6+ Kf8 25. Red1 Re8 26. R1d4 Rh5 27. Kg2 Kg8 28. Rd7 b5 29. Rxa7 Rh6 30. Ra6 Kh7 31. Rb4 Kg6 32. Ra5 Re4 33. Rbxb5 Rh5 34. Ra8 Rexh4 35. Rb6 Rh2+ 36. Kf1 f4 37. Rg8+ Kf5 38. a4 R5h3 39. a5 Ra3 40. Kg1 Rhh3 41. Kg2 Rhc3 42. a6 Rc2 43. Rg7 Raa2 44. Rxf7 Rxf2+ 45. Kg1 Rfc2 46. Rb5+ Kg4 47. Rg7+ Kf3 48. Rb3+ Ke4 49. Re7+ Kf5 50. Re1 Kxf6 51. Rf3 Kg5 52. a7 Rxa7 53. Rf2 Rc3 54. Re4 Rg3+ 55. Rg2 Kg4 56. Re1 Ra2 57. Rxg3+ Kxg3 58. Kh1 Rh2+ 59. Kg1 f3 60. Re3 Ra2 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Caruana, F"] [Black "Ivic, Velimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2596"] [ECO "A29"] [Opening "English"] [Variation "four knights, kingside fianchetto"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "2020009"] [BlackFideId "950122"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 h6 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Nd2 Qe6 11. Nc4 Rd8 12. Bd2 Qe7 13. Rc1 Bb6 14. Bc3 f6 15. a4 Be6 16. Qc2 a5 17. e3 Qf7 18. b3 Bd5 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20. Rcd1 Rad8 21. Rd2 Qg6 22. Rfd1 h5 23. h4 Qg4 24. Kg2 Kh8 25. Qb1 Kg8 26. b4 axb4 27. Bxb4 Nxb4 28. Qxb4 Ba5 29. Qb3 Bxd2 30. Rxd2 Qe6 31. a5 Rc5 32. Qb4 Qd5+ 33. e4 Rxc4 34. Qe7 Qd6 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Lazavik, Denis"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2572"] [BlackElo "2704"] [ECO "D38"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "Ragozin variation"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "13515110"] [BlackFideId "24175439"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 c5 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. O-O Bd7 15. Qe4 Qb4 16. Bd3 Qxe4 17. Bxe4 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Be8 19. Kf1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Kf8 21. Ke1 Ke7 22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 Rb8 24. Kd2 b6 25. f4 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Kxd8 27. Kc3 Kc7 28. g3 f6 29. a3 Kd6 30. Bf3 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, I"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2699"] [ECO "C83"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "open, classical defence"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "4168119"] [BlackFideId "2040506"] [EventType "k.o."] 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. c3 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nb3 Qd7 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. f3 Ng5 17. Bxg5 Bxg5 18. f4 Be7 19. Qf3 c4 20. Kh1 Rad8 21. Rad1 Bc5 22. g4 fxg4 23. Qg2 Kh8 24. Rde1 g6 25. Bd1 d4 26. Bxg4 Qe7 27. cxd4 Rxd4 28. Re4 Rfd8 29. f5 gxf5 30. Bxf5 Rg8 31. Qf3 Qg7 32. h3 Rd3 33. Qg4 Rd2 34. Be6 Qxg4 35. hxg4 Rf8 36. Bf7 Rxb2 37. e6 c3 38. Rc1 Be7 39. Rxc3 Rd8 40. Re1 Rdd2 41. Rc7 Rh2+ 42. Kg1 Rbg2+ 43. Kf1 Rf2+ 44. Kg1 Rhg2+ 45. Kh1 Rh2+ 46. Kg1 Rfg2+ 47. Kf1 Rf2+ 48. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Sarana, A"] [Black "So, W"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2757"] [ECO "D31"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "Charousek (Petrosian) variation"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "24133795"] [BlackFideId "5202213"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd7 10. O-O c5 11. Ne4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. exd4 Bd7 16. Rfd1 Bc6 17. f3 Rfd8 18. Kf2 a5 19. a3 Kf8 20. Ke3 Bd5 21. Bxd5 Nxd5+ 22. Kf2 Rac8 23. g3 Ke7 24. Ke2 h5 25. h4 f6 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Kd3 Rc6 28. Nc5 Rb6 29. Rd2 Kf7 30. Re2 Ne7 31. g4 Ng6 32. Rh2 Nf4+ 33. Ke4 Nd5 34. gxh5 f5+ 35. Ke5 Ne7 36. Rd2 Nc6+ 37. Kf4 Rb5 38. Kg5 b6 39. a4 Rb4 40. Nxe6 Rxa4 41. Kxf5 Ne7+ 42. Ke5 Ra1 43. Ng5+ Ke8 44. d5 Kd7 45. d6 Re1+ 46. Ne4 Nc6+ 47. Kf5 Rh1 48. h6 gxh6 49. Nf6+ Kd8 50. Rg2 Kc8 51. Rg7 Kb8 52. Rc7 Nd4+ 53. Ke4 Nb5 54. Nd7+ Ka8 55. Nxb6+ Kb8 56. Nd7+ Ka8 57. Nb6+ Kb8 58. Rh7 Nxd6+ 59. Kd5 Nf5 60. Kc6 Nd4+ 61. Kc5 Nf5 62. Kb5 Rxh4 63. Ka6 Nd6 64. Rd7 Rd4 65. f4 a4 66. f5 Rd3 67. f6 a3 68. f7 Rf3 69. Rxd6 axb2 70. Rd1 Rxf7 71. Rb1 Rf2 72. Nc4 h5 73. Nxb2 Rf6+ 74. Kb5 Kc7 75. Nc4 Kd7 76. Rh1 Ke6 77. Kc5 Rf4 78. Ne3 Re4 79. Nc4 Rf4 80. Nb2 h4 81. Nd3 Re4 82. Nf2 Rf4 83. Nh3 Rg4 84. Rh2 Ra4 85. Rf2 Ke5 86. Re2+ Kf5 87. Rg2 Ra3 88. Nf2 Kf4 89. Rh2 Kg5 90. Kd4 Kf4 91. Rxh4+ Kg5 92. Rh2 Kf4 93. Nd3+ Kf5 94. Nc5 Ra1 95. Rf2+ Kg6 96. Ke5 Ra5 97. Rg2+ Kf7 98. Rf2+ Kg6 99. Rf6+ Kg5 100. Rc6 Kg4 101. Ke4 Kg5 102. Ne6+ Kg4 103. Nd4 Ra4 104. Rg6+ Kh5 105. Rg8 Kh6 106. Ke5 Kh5 107. Nc6 Kh4 108. Kf5 Kh3 109. Rg7 Kh4 110. Ne7 Ra5+ 111. Ke4 Ra4+ 112. Ke5 Ra5+ 113. Nd5 Kh3 114. Ke4 Kh4 115. Nc3 Kh3 116. Kf4 Ra8 117. Nd5 Ra4+ 118. Kf5 Ra5 119. Ke4 Kh4 120. Rg1 Ra4+ 121. Kf5 Ra5 122. Rd1 Kg3 123. Rd3+ Kf2 124. Ke5 Ra8 125. Rd2+ Kf3 126. Rb2 Re8+ 127. Kd4 Ra8 128. Rb3+ Kf2 129. Nf6 Ra4+ 130. Ke5 Ra8 131. Ne4+ Ke2 132. Ng3+ Kf2 133. Nf5 Ra4 134. Nd4 Ra8 135. Rb2+ Ke3 136. Rb3+ Kf2 137. Nc6 Re8+ 138. Kd4 Kg2 139. Re3 Rxe3 140. Kxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Duda, J"] [Black "Aronian, L"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2730"] [ECO "B94"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Najdorf, 6.Bg5"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "1170546"] [BlackFideId "13300474"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 e6 8. Qd2 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. f4 b5 11. Bb3 b4 12. Na4 Bb7 13. O-O g6 14. f5 gxf5 15. exf5 e5 16. Ne6 Rc8 17. Qxb4 Bc6 18. Nc3 Rg8 19. Bd5 fxe6 20. fxe6 Qxe6 21. Rxf8+ Nxf8 22. Bxe6 Rxg2+ 23. Kf1 Nxe6 24. Qxd6 Rg6 25. Rd1 Kf7 26. Qxe5 Rf6+ 27. Ke1 Ng5 28. Qc5 Nf3+ 29. Kf2 Ne5+ 30. Ke3 Rf5 31. Qa7+ Kg6 32. Kd2 Rcf8 33. Kc1 Kh5 34. b3 Bf3 35. Rd6 Ng4 36. h3 Nf6 37. Qxa6 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Lazavik, Denis"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2572"] [ECO "D05"] [Opening "Queen's pawn game"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "24175439"] [BlackFideId "13515110"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Be7 5. O-O b6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. Qe2 Ne4 10. c4 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 Nf6 12. Rfd1 a5 13. a3 Bd6 14. h3 Qe7 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Rad8 19. Rd3 Qg5 20. g3 Rd7 21. Rad1 Rfd8 22. Kg2 Be7 23. d5 Qg6 24. Qf3 exd5 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Qxd5 Qd6 28. a4 Qxd5+ 29. cxd5 Bd6 30. g4 Kf8 31. Kf3 g6 32. Ke4 Ke8 33. f4 Kd7 34. f5 Be7 35. Be5 Bg5 36. Bg3 Be7 37. h4 h5 38. fxg6 fxg6 39. gxh5 gxh5 40. Kf5 c6 41. dxc6+ Kxc6 42. Kg6 b5 43. Kxh5 bxa4 44. bxa4 Bxh4 45. Kxh4 Kc5 46. Be1 Kc4 47. Bxa5 Kb3 48. Bd8 Kxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Ivic, Velimir"] [Black "Caruana, F"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2596"] [BlackElo "2805"] [ECO "B33"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Pelikan (Lasker/Sveshnikov) variation"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "950122"] [BlackFideId "2020009"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. a4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Bf5 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Bg6 14. Kh1 a6 15. Nd4 Nd7 16. Bd3 Ne5 17. Bf5 Bf6 18. b3 Re8 19. c4 Qb6 20. Rc1 Re7 21. h3 Rae8 22. Bh2 Qb4 23. Bg3 Bg5 24. Rc2 Be3 25. Bh4 Rc7 26. Bg3 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Bxf5 28. Rxf5 Qxb3 29. Rb2 Qxg3 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, I"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2699"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "D35"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "exchange, positional line"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "2040506"] [BlackFideId "4168119"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 h5 11. f3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Be6 13. g4 Nd7 14. Bd3 Qe7 15. Rxh5 Rxh5 16. gxh5 g4 17. Ne2 gxf3 18. gxf3 Qh4+ 19. Kd2 Qxh5 20. Qh1 Qxh1 21. Rxh1 Ke7 22. e4 dxe4 23. fxe4 Rg8 24. Nf4 c6 25. a4 Rg5 26. e5 Nb6 27. Rb1 Bf5 28. Rb4 Bxd3 29. Kxd3 Rg4 30. Ne2 c5 31. Rb5 c4+ 32. Ke3 Ke6 33. Nf4+ Kf5 34. e6+ Kf6 35. a5 Rg3+ 36. Kf2 Rxc3 37. axb6 fxe6 38. bxa7 Ra3 39. Rxb7 c3 40. Ne2 c2 41. Ke1 Re3 42. Rc7 Ra3 43. Kd2 e5 44. d5 e4 45. d6 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.2"] [White "So, W"] [Black "Sarana, A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2706"] [ECO "D35"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "exchange, positional line"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "5202213"] [BlackFideId "24133795"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. a3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Bf8 11. Bd3 c6 12. g4 Nd7 13. Bf5 Nf6 14. Bxc8 Qxc8 15. f3 Qe6 16. Qd3 Bd6 17. O-O-O O-O-O 18. Nge2 Rde8 19. Kd2 Kb8 20. Rh3 c5 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Rc8 24. Nb5 b6 25. Qa4 Qd7 26. Nc3 Qe7 27. Qb4 Qe6 28. Qd4 Rc4 29. Qd3 Rhc8 30. Rhh1 Qe5 31. Qf5 Qxf5 32. gxf5 h5 33. Ke2 R4c5 34. Rd4 Re8 35. g4 hxg4 36. fxg4 Kb7 37. Rh6 Rc6 38. Rh1 Re5 39. Kf3 Rc7 40. Rh6 Rc6 41. Rh8 Rc7 42. Rd3 Rd7 43. Rh1 Ne4 44. Rhd1 Nxc3 45. Rxc3 Ree7 46. Rd4 f6 47. Rc1 Rh7 48. Rcd1 Kc6 49. Kg3 Rhe7 50. Kf3 Rh7 51. Kg3 Rhe7 52. R4d3 Rh7 53. a4 Rhe7 54. b4 Re4 55. Rb1 Rc4 56. Kf3 Re7 57. Rbd1 Re5 58. Rd4 Rc3 59. R1d3 Rxd3 60. Rxd3 Re4 61. Rd4 Rxd4 62. exd4 a5 63. b5+ Kd6 64. Ke3 Kd7 65. Kd3 Kd6 66. Ke3 Kd7 67. Kd3 Kd6 68. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Aronian, L"] [Black "Duda, J"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2734"] [ECO "C24"] [Opening "Bishop's opening"] [Variation "Berlin defence"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "13300474"] [BlackFideId "1170546"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Qf3 Nc6 4. Ne2 Na5 5. d3 Nxc4 6. dxc4 d6 7. Nbc3 Be7 8. Ng3 Bg4 9. Qd3 g6 10. b3 Be6 11. Bh6 Ng4 12. Bd2 h5 13. f3 Nf6 14. O-O-O Nd7 15. Kb2 Nc5 16. Qf1 h4 17. Nge2 c6 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Qc7 20. Nd4 O-O-O 21. h3 Kb8 22. Bh2 Rhf8 23. Qf3 Bc8 24. Rhe1 Ka8 25. e5 Qb6 26. Nxc6 Qxc6 27. exd6 Bg5 28. Nd5 Bd7 29. Re5 Ne6 30. Nc7+ Nxc7 31. dxc7 Qxc7 32. Rb5 Bc6 33. Bxc7 Bxf3 34. Bxd8 Bxd1 35. Bxg5 Be2 36. Bxh4 Bf1 37. g3 f6 38. g4 g5 39. Rf5 Bxh3 40. Bxg5 Bxg4 41. Rf4 f5 42. a4 Kb8 43. a5 a6 44. Rd4 Kc8 45. Kc3 Bf3 46. Rd6 Be4 47. Bf4 Rd8 48. Rh6 Kd7 49. Rh7+ Ke6 50. b4 Rg8 51. b5 Rg4 52. Bb8 axb5 53. Rh6+ Kd7 54. cxb5 Rg2 55. Kd4 Rxc2 56. Ba7 Ke7 57. Ke5 Kf7 58. Rf6+ Kg7 59. Bd4 Ra2 60. Kf4 Kh7 61. a6 bxa6 62. bxa6 Ra4 63. Rd6 Kg8 64. a7 Kf7 65. Kg5 Ke7 66. Bc5 Kf7 67. Rb6 Ke8 68. Rd6 Kf7 69. Kf4 Kg7 70. Bd4+ Kf7 71. Bc5 Kg7 72. Re6 Bd5+ 73. Bd4+ Rxd4+ 74. Ke5 Ra4 75. Kxd5 Rxa7 76. Ke5 Kf7 77. Rf6+ Ke7 78. Rxf5 Ra5+ 79. Kf4 Rxf5+ 80. Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Caruana, F"] [Black "Ivic, Velimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2596"] [ECO "B30"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without ...d6)"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "2020009"] [BlackFideId "950122"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Qc7 6. Nc3 e5 7. O-O Ne7 8. Nh4 Ng6 9. Qh5 d6 10. Ne2 Be7 11. Nf5 Bf6 12. Neg3 Nf4 13. Qf3 g6 14. Ne3 h5 15. Ne2 Bg5 16. h3 Ne6 17. Nc4 Bxc1 18. Raxc1 Qe7 19. Qe3 g5 20. f3 Nf4 21. Qd2 Rg8 22. Ng3 g4 23. fxg4 hxg4 24. h4 Be6 25. Rxf4 exf4 26. Qxf4 O-O-O 27. b3 Bxc4 28. Nf5 Qf6 29. bxc4 Kc7 30. h5 Rb8 31. Qd2 g3 32. Rf1 Qg5 33. Qa5+ Rb6 34. Nxg3 Qxg3 35. Qxa7+ Kc8 36. Qa8+ Kd7 37. Qa7+ Kc8 38. Qa8+ Rb8 39. Qxc6+ Kd8 40. e5 Qe3+ 41. Kh1 Qxe5 42. Qf3 f5 43. Qh3 Qg3 44. Qxg3 Rxg3 45. Rxf5 Ke7 46. a4 Rbg8 47. Rf2 R3g5 48. Kg1 Rxh5 49. c3 Ra8 50. Ra2 Ra5 51. Kf2 Rh8 52. g4 Rha8 53. Kf3 Rxa4 54. Rh2 Ra3 55. Ke4 Kf6 56. Rh6+ Kf7 57. Rxd6 Rxc3 58. g5 Rc1 59. Kd5 Rg1 60. Rd7+ Ke8 61. Rg7 Kf8 62. Rg6 Rd8+ 63. Kxc5 Rxd3 64. Kc6 Rdg3 65. c5 Rxg5 66. Rf6+ Ke7 67. Rf2 Rc1 68. Re2+ Kd8 69. Rd2+ Kc8 70. Kd6 Rgxc5 71. Rh2 Rc6+ 72. Kd5 R1c5+ 73. Kd4 Kc7 74. Rh8 Rg5 75. Rh7+ Kb6 76. Rh1 Rb5 77. Kd3 Rb4 78. Kd2 Rb3 79. Rh8 Rg3 80. Rb8+ Kc5 81. Rh8 Ra6 82. Rh5+ Kd4 83. Rh4+ Ke5 84. Rh5+ Kf4 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Lazavik, Denis"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2572"] [BlackElo "2704"] [ECO "E10"] [Opening "Queen's pawn game"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "13515110"] [BlackFideId "24175439"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Bf4 a5 10. Nbd2 Nh5 11. Be3 Nhf6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Rac1 a4 15. a3 Nd7 16. e4 b5 17. c5 Qa5 18. Rfe1 Bd8 19. e5 b4 20. axb4 Qxb4 21. Ra1 g5 22. h3 h5 23. Qd3 Kg7 24. Qe3 g4 25. hxg4 hxg4 26. Nh4 Rh8 27. Qf4 Nxc5 28. Qxg4+ Kf8 29. Ndf3 Nd3 30. Re2 Nxb2 31. Qf4 Ke8 32. Rc2 Bd7 33. Ng5 Bxg5 34. Qxg5 a3 35. Qg7 Rf8 36. Nf3 Nd3 37. Ng5 Qxd4 38. Nh7 Qxa1+ 39. Bf1 Ke7 40. Qf6+ Ke8 41. Qg7 Ke7 42. Qf6+ Ke8 43. Qg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, I"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2699"] [ECO "A20"] [Opening "English opening"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "4168119"] [BlackFideId "2040506"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Bg4 10. Rc1 Qd7 11. Ne4 Bh3 12. d3 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 f6 14. a3 a5 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Rfd8 17. Qc2 Qf7 18. Rc1 Rd7 19. Bc3 Rd5 20. Rxd5 Nxd5 21. Bd2 Rd8 22. e4 Nde7 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Rd7 25. b5 Nd8 26. Ra1 h6 27. Ra7 c6 28. b6 Kh7 29. Be3 Ne6 30. h4 Qg8 31. Qc4 c5 32. Bxc5 Nc6 33. Ra3 Nxc5 34. Qxc5 Qd8 35. Qb5 Rd6 36. Rc3 Qd7 37. Qb3 Na5 38. Qb1 Nc6 39. Rc5 Qd8 40. h5 Qe8 41. Rd5 Re6 42. d4 Qxh5 43. Rd7 Nxd4 44. Nxd4 exd4 45. Rxb7 Qe2 46. Rd7 d3 47. Rd4 Rxe4 48. Rxd3 Re8 49. Re3+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Sarana, A"] [Black "So, W"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2757"] [ECO "E53"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "4.e3, main line with ...c5"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "24133795"] [BlackFideId "5202213"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rd1 Nbd7 12. d5 Bxc3 13. dxe6 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Ne5 15. exf7+ Kh8 16. Rxd8 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Raxd8 18. bxc3 Nd5 19. Bg5 Rd7 20. Re1 h6 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Re8 Kh7 23. Rxf8 Rxg5+ 24. Kf1 Rf5 25. Ke2 Kg6 26. a4 Re5+ 27. Kd3 Rd5+ 28. Ke3 Re5+ 29. Kd3 Rd5+ 30. Ke2 Re5+ 31. Kf1 Ra5 32. Rc8 Kxf7 33. Rc4 Kg6 34. Ke2 Rh5 35. Rc6+ Kh7 36. Rc7 Ra5 37. Rc4 Rh5 38. Ke3 Rxh2 39. Rc7 a5 40. Rc6 Rh1 41. Rxb6 Ra1 42. c4 Rxa4 43. c5 Rc4 44. Rb5 a4 45. Kd3 Rc1 46. Kd2 Rc4 47. Kd3 Rf4 48. c6 Rxf3+ 49. Kd4 Rf4+ 50. Kd3 Rf3+ 51. Kd4 Rf4+ 52. Ke5 Rxf2 53. c7 Rc2 54. Kd6 a3 55. Ra5 Rd2+ 56. Ke7 Re2+ 57. Kd8 Rd2+ 58. Ke8 Rc2 59. Kd7 Rd2+ 60. Kc6 Rc2+ 61. Kb6 Rb2+ 62. Ka7 Rc2 63. Kb7 Rb2+ 64. Ka8 Rc2 65. Kb8 Rb2+ 66. Ka7 Rc2 67. Kb6 Rb2+ 68. Kc6 Rc2+ 69. Kb7 Rb2+ 70. Ka7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Lazavik, Denis"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2572"] [ECO "D05"] [Opening "Queen's pawn game"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "24175439"] [BlackFideId "13515110"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Be7 5. O-O b6 6. b3 Bb7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. a4 a5 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne4 12. f4 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 f5 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Rae1 Rad8 17. Qf2 e5 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Qh4 h6 20. h3 Rxf1+ 21. Bxf1 Rf8 22. Bd3 Bc8 23. Qd4 Re8 24. Qxe5 Rxe5 25. Kf2 Kf7 26. c3 Bf5 27. Bxf5 Rxf5+ 28. Ke2 Ke6 29. Rd1 Re5 30. Rf1 Rf5 31. Rd1 Re5 32. Rf1 Rf5 33. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Ivic, Velimir"] [Black "Caruana, F"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2596"] [BlackElo "2805"] [ECO "B48"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Taimanov variation"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "950122"] [BlackFideId "2020009"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. g4 h6 8. h4 b5 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. Qd2 b4 11. Ne2 Qxe4 12. Rg1 Qc6 13. Bg2 d5 14. O-O-O Bb7 15. f4 Nf6 16. f5 e5 17. g5 hxg5 18. hxg5 Ng4 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Nxe3 22. Rxe5+ Kd7 23. Rxe3 Bc5 24. Rd1+ Kc7 25. Re5 Kb6 26. g6 f6 27. Re6+ Kc7 28. Nf4 Rh4 29. Rd5 Ba7 30. Re7+ Kc6 31. Re6+ Kc7 32. Re7+ Kc6 33. Re6+ Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, I"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2699"] [BlackElo "2770"] [ECO "E54"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "4.e3, Gligoric system with 7...dc"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "2040506"] [BlackFideId "4168119"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 O-O 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 h6 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Rd1 Bd6 12. a3 a6 13. Bd3 Ne7 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Ne4 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Ng6 18. Qxb7 Ba4 19. Bc2 Bxc2 20. Rxd8 Rfxd8 21. Be3 Rdb8 22. Qc6 Bb3 23. Qc3 a5 24. Bc5 a4 25. Bd6 Rc8 26. Qf3 Bd5 27. Qd1 Nf4 28. f3 Rc4 29. Bb4 Rd4 30. Qf1 Bc4 31. Qf2 Rad8 32. h3 Bb3 33. Bc3 Rd3 34. Re1 g5 35. Kh2 Kh7 36. Re4 Ng6 37. Rb4 R3d7 38. Rb6 Nh4 39. Ra6 Nf5 40. Ra7 Kg6 41. Rxd7 Rxd7 42. Qc5 Kg7 43. Bb4 Rd8 44. Qc7 Ra8 45. Be7 Bd5 46. Bf6+ Kg8 47. Qc1 Kh7 48. f4 gxf4 49. Qxf4 Rc8 50. Qxa4 Ne3 51. Qd4 Rc2 52. Qd3+ Kg8 53. Kg3 Rxg2+ 54. Kf4 Nf5 55. Qb5 Rf2+ 56. Kg4 Bf3+ 57. Kf4 Be2+ 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.4"] [White "So, W"] [Black "Sarana, A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2706"] [ECO "D35"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "exchange, positional line, 5...c6"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "5202213"] [BlackFideId "24133795"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Ne8 10. Bg3 Nd6 11. O-O Bf5 12. Bxd6 Bxd3 13. Bxe7 Bxe2 14. Bxd8 Bxd1 15. Bc7 Bg4 16. f3 Be6 17. Bxb8 Raxb8 18. b4 Rfc8 19. Kf2 Kf8 20. g4 b6 21. Rab1 c5 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. dxc5 Rb2+ 25. Kg3 Rc2 26. Nb5 Rxc5 27. Nd4 Rc3 28. Rb1 Rxe3 29. Rb8+ Ke7 30. Rb7+ Kf6 31. Rxa7 Rd3 32. Nb3 Rc3 33. h4 g5 34. hxg5+ hxg5 35. Nd4 Ke5 36. Nxe6 fxe6 37. a4 Ra3 38. Ra6 Ra1 39. a5 Ra3 40. Kg2 d4 41. Ra8 Kf4 42. Rf8+ Ke3 43. Re8 Kf4 44. Rf8+ Ke5 45. Rg8 d3 46. Rd8 Kf4 47. Rd4+ Ke3 48. Re4+ Kd2 49. Rxe6 Rxa5 50. Kg3 Ra4 51. Rg6 Kc3 52. Kf2 Ra2+ 53. Kg3 d2 54. Rc6+ Kb3 55. Rd6 Kc2 56. Rc6+ Kb1 57. Rd6 Kc1 58. f4 Ra3+ 59. Kf2 d1=Q 60. Rxd1+ Kxd1 61. fxg5 Kd2 62. g6 Ra6 63. Kf3 Rxg6 64. Kf4 Rg8 65. g5 Ke2 66. Kf5 Kf3 67. g6 Kg3 68. Kf6 Kh4 69. g7 Rxg7 70. Kxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Lazavik, Denis"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2572"] [BlackElo "2704"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's bishop game"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "13515110"] [BlackFideId "24175439"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. c4 Nbd7 5. Nc3 e6 6. e3 a5 7. Be2 c6 8. O-O h6 9. h3 Be7 10. Rc1 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. Bh2 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 a4 14. a3 O-O 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qa5 17. Qc2 Qa6 18. Rd1 Rfd8 19. e4 Rac8 20. Bf4 c5 21. Be3 b6 22. d5 exd5 23. exd5 Bf6 24. Rc4 b5 25. Rg4 Ne5 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 27. Re4 Qf6 28. Qe2 Bxb2 29. Qxb5 Bxa3 30. Rxa4 Bb4 31. Ra6 Rd6 32. Rxd6 Qxd6 33. Qc4 Ba5 34. Bf4 Qd7 35. d6 Bd8 36. Rd5 Qe6 37. d7 Rc6 38. Qa2 Ra6 39. Qd2 Ra7 40. Rd6 Qe4 41. Rd3 Qf5 42. Kh2 c4 43. Rd4 Rb7 44. Qe3 Kh7 45. Qe8 Qf6 46. Be5 Qf5 47. Bg3 Qf6 48. Rf4 Qb6 49. Rxf7 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Play-In Match Div 1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2024.05.09"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Sarana, A"] [Black "So, W"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2757"] [ECO "D35"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "exchange, positional line, 5...c6"] [EventDate "2024.05.09"] [WhiteFideId "24133795"] [BlackFideId "5202213"] [EventType "k.o."] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Nh4 Bb4 12. Rc1 a5 13. a3 Be7 14. g3 Nb6 15. f4 f5 16. Nf3 Nc8 17. Bd3 Nd6 18. Na4 Ne4 19. Rg1 h5 20. Ne5 Bd6 21. Rc2 Ke7 22. Rcg2 Rag8 23. Kd1 h4 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Nxg6+ fxg6 26. gxh4 b5 27. Nc3 Rxh4 28. Ne2 Kf7 29. Ng3 Rgh8 30. Nf1 R4h6 31. Rc2 Rc8 32. Rg5 Rc7 33. Ke2 Kf6 34. Rg4 Rh5 35. Ke1 c5 36. Rcg2 Rg7 37. Ng3 Rhh7 38. Rg5 Ke6 39. Rxg6+ Rxg6 40. f5+ Kf6 41. fxg6 Rxh2 42. Nh5+ Ke7 43. Rxh2 Bxh2 44. dxc5 Be5 45. b3 d4 46. g7 Kf7 47. exd4 Bxd4 48. c6 Bb6 49. Ke2 a4 50. b4 Kg8 51. Nf6+ Kxg7 52. c7 Bxc7 53. Ne8+ Kg6 54. Nxc7 Kf5 55. Nxb5 1-0