WORLDBASE Event Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO (2026)

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "51.1"] [White "Leko, P"] [Black "Moussard, J"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2676"] [BlackElo "2602"] [ECO "A13"] [Opening "English"] [Variation "Neo-Catalan accepted"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "703303"] [BlackFideId "642908"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qc2 c5 8. Nc3 Qc7 9. d4 b5 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O Bxg2 15. Kxg2 O-O 16. Ne4 Rac8 17. Qb3 Be7 18. Rac1 Nf6 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rxc1 22. Bxc1 Qc6+ 23. Qf3 Qxf3+ 24. Kxf3 Kf8 25. b3 Ke7 26. Ba3+ Kd7 27. g4 Be5 28. h3 f5 29. Ke3 Kc6 30. f3 g6 31. Kd3 Bd6 32. Bb2 Bc7 33. e4 Bb6 34. Be5 Bf2 35. Kc3 Be1+ 36. Kd3 Bf2 37. Kc3 Be1+ 38. Kd3 Bf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "51.2"] [White "Hansen, Eric"] [Black "Tari, A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2647"] [ECO "D37"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "4.Nf3"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "2606771"] [BlackFideId "1510045"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 h6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nbd7 12. O-O c6 13. Rab1 a5 14. a3 Rfe8 15. Rfc1 g6 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Ra3 18. b5 Kg7 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Qd1 Rb8 21. Qc2 Ra5 22. Ne2 Rxb1 23. Rxb1 c5 24. dxc5 Rxc5 25. Qd2 Ne5 26. Nd4 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 Qc7 28. Qd2 Qa5 29. Qb2 Qc3 30. Qb8 Rc8 31. Qe5 Qc7 32. Qxc7 Rxc7 33. g4 Ne4 34. Rb5 Nc3 35. Ra5 Rb7 36. Ra3 Ne4 37. Ra2 Ng5 38. Kg2 Ne6 39. Ne2 Rc7 40. Rd2 Rc5 41. Kg3 Kf6 42. f4 g5 43. Rd3 Nc7 44. Rb3 Nb5 45. Kf3 Ke7 46. Rb4 Kd6 47. Ng3 gxf4 48. Nf5+ Ke5 49. Rxf4 Rc6 50. Ne7 Rf6 51. Rxf6 Kxf6 52. Nxd5+ Ke5 53. Ne7 Kf6 54. Ng8+ Kg7 55. Ne7 Kf6 56. Nc6 Nd6 57. Kf4 Kg6 58. Ne7+ Kh7 59. Nf5 Nb5 60. h4 Nc7 61. h5 f6 62. Nd4 Nd5+ 63. Ke4 Ne7 64. Nf5 Nc6 65. Nd6 Ne7 66. Ne8 Ng8 67. Kf5 Ne7+ 68. Ke6 Nc6 69. Kxf6 Nb4 70. Nc7 Nd3 71. e4 Nf2 72. Kf5 Kg7 73. e5 Kf7 74. e6+ Ke7 75. Nd5+ Ke8 76. e7 Kf7 77. g5 hxg5 78. h6 g4 79. h7 g3 80. h8=Q 1-0

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "51.3"] [White "Karthik, V4"] [Black "Pichot, A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2562"] [ECO "A13"] [Opening "English"] [Variation "Neo-Catalan accepted"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "25006479"] [BlackFideId "110973"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qc2 c5 8. Nc3 Rb8 9. d4 b5 10. Bf4 Rb6 11. a4 Bb7 12. a5 Rc6 13. Ne5 Rc7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. O-O Qa8 17. Rfd1 Nfd7 18. Ne4 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Nd7 20. Bd6 f6 21. Rac1 Ra7 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Qb3 Qxe4 24. Rc8+ Kf7 25. Rxh8 Qxe2 26. Qd3 Qxd3 27. Rxd3 Ne5 28. Rdd8 Rc7 29. Rc8 Re7 30. Rhf8+ Kg6 31. Rfd8 Nc4 32. b4 e5 33. Rc6 e4 34. Rxa6 e3 35. fxe3 Rxe3 36. Rc6 Ra3 37. Rd1 Ne5 38. Rc2 Ra4 39. Rb2 Nc4 40. Rb3 Ra2 41. Rd5 f5 42. Rxb5 Kg5 43. Rd5 h5 44. h4+ Kf6 45. Rc3 Ke6 46. Rc5 Nd6 47. Rc6 Kd5 48. R3c5+ Ke6 49. a6 Kd7 50. Rc7+ Ke6 51. b5 Ra3 52. a7 Ne4 53. R5c6+ Kd5 54. Ra6 Rxg3+ 55. Kf1 Rf3+ 56. Ke2 Rf2+ 57. Ke1 Rb2 58. a8=Q+ Kd4 59. Rd7+ Ke3 60. Ra3+ Kf4 61. Qb8+ Kg4 62. Rxg7+ Kxh4 63. Qf4# 1-0

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "51.4"] [White "Kazakouski, Valery"] [Black "Lagarde, Max"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2597"] [BlackElo "2604"] [ECO "E20"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian defence"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "13507443"] [BlackFideId "662399"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 d6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 e5 7. Qc2 O-O 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 e4 10. Nd2 Re8 11. Be2 Nf8 12. d5 Bf5 13. h3 h6 14. g4 Bh7 15. h4 N6d7 16. O-O-O Nc5 17. g5 h5 18. b4 Nd3+ 19. Bxd3 exd3 20. Qb2 a5 21. b5 Nd7 22. Bxg7 Ne5 23. Bf6 Qd7 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. Nf3 Re4 26. Nd4 c5 27. dxc6 bxc6 28. bxc6 Qa7 29. Rxd3 Rb8 30. Rb3 Rc8 31. Qc3 Qe7 32. Rb7 Qe5 33. Rb5 Qe7 34. Kb2 Rg4 35. Rd1 Rg2 36. Rd2 Qe4 37. Ka2 Qxh4 38. c7 Bg6 39. Rb8 Qh3 40. Rxc8+ Qxc8 41. Nb5 Kh7 42. Nxd6 Qxc7 43. Ne8 1-0

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "51.2"] [White "Lagarde, Max"] [Black "Kazakouski, Valery"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2604"] [BlackElo "2597"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "662399"] [BlackFideId "13507443"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. a3 a6 6. Qe2 d6 7. Be3 Bxe3 8. fxe3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. h3 Ng6 11. g4 c6 12. O-O-O d5 13. Bb3 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. dxe4 Qe7 16. Rdg1 Nh4 17. Nxh4 Qxh4 18. Rd1 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Rd7 b5 21. Kb1 c5 22. Qd3 c4 23. Qd6 Qf6 24. Rd1 h6 25. h4 Qxh4 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Rxg7 Rg8 28. Rxg8+ Rxg8 29. Qxe5+ Rg7 30. Rd7 Qxg4 31. Rd6 Kh7 32. Qf5+ Qxf5 33. exf5 Re7 34. Rxa6 Rxe3 35. Ra7+ Kg8 36. a4 bxa4 37. Rxa4 c3 38. b4 Re5 39. Ka2 h5 40. Kb3 h4 41. Ra8+ Kg7 42. Ra7+ Kh6 43. f6 h3 44. Ra8 Kg6 45. Rh8 Re3 46. b5 Kxf6 47. b6 Re6 48. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "51.2"] [White "Moussard, J"] [Black "Leko, P"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2602"] [BlackElo "2676"] [ECO "C67"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "open Berlin defence, Showalter variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "642908"] [BlackFideId "703303"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Ba4 exd4 7. c3 b5 8. Bb3 Be7 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf6 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. Re1 Na5 13. Bd5 Rb8 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. Bxb7 Rxb7 16. Qd3 a6 17. b3 b4 18. Ne4 Rb6 19. Rac1 Nc6 20. Nxd6 Nxd4 21. Rc8 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Qxc8 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. g3 h6 25. Rd1 d6 26. Re1 Rb5 27. h4 h5 28. Rd1 a5 29. Rxd6 Re5 30. Rd5 Rce8 31. Kg2 Rxd5 32. Qxd5 Re5 33. Qc6 Kh7 34. Kf1 Rf5 35. Qe8 Bc3 36. Kg2 g6 37. f3 Kg7 38. g4 hxg4 39. fxg4 Re5 40. Qd8 Re2+ 41. Kf3 Rxa2 42. h5 Ra1 43. hxg6 Kxg6 44. Qg8+ Kf6 45. Qh8+ Ke7 46. Qa8 Rf1+ 47. Ke2 Re1+ 48. Kf2 Re5 49. Qb7+ Kf6 50. Qc6+ Kg7 51. Qc7 Kf6 52. Qb6+ Kg7 53. Kf3 Rd5 54. Qc6 Re5 55. Kg3 Rg5 56. Kh3 Re5 57. Qd7 Rg5 58. Kh4 Re5 59. Qa7 Be1+ 60. Kh3 Bc3 61. Kg2 Be1 62. Kf3 Bc3 63. Kf4 Rd5 64. g5 Rd4+ 65. Kf3 Rd5 66. Qe7 Rf5+ 67. Kg4 Re5 68. Qf6+ Kg8 69. Kh5 Re6 70. Qd8+ Kg7 71. Qd5 Rg6 72. Qxa5 Re6 73. Qd5 Rg6 74. Kg4 Re6 75. Kf5 Rg6 76. Qb7 1-0

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "51.2"] [White "Pichot, A"] [Black "Karthik, V4"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2562"] [BlackElo "2543"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian"] [Variation "Pytel-Wade variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "110973"] [BlackFideId "25006479"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Nb5 Qd8 7. Bf4 Nd5 8. Bg3 a6 9. Na3 e5 10. dxe5 Bb4+ 11. c3 Nxc3 12. Qxd8+ Nxd8 13. Nc2 Nd5+ 14. Nxb4 Nxb4 15. Rc1 Nxa2 16. Rxc7 Nb4 17. Bc4 b5 18. Be2 Ne6 19. Rc1 Bb7 20. O-O O-O 21. Rfd1 Rac8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. h4 h6 24. Rd7 Bc6 25. Rd6 Bd5 26. Ne1 Rc1 27. f3 Rb1 28. Bf1 Bc4 29. Rd2 Bxf1 30. Kxf1 h5 31. Kf2 g6 32. Bh2 Rc1 33. g4 hxg4 34. fxg4 Rc4 35. Kg3 Rd4 36. Re2 Nd5 37. Bg1 Ndf4 38. Rc2 Re4 39. Bf2 Ne2+ 40. Kh3 Rxe5 41. Nf3 N2f4+ 42. Kg3 Re2 43. Rc8+ Kg7 44. Nd4 Rd2 45. Nxe6+ Nxe6 46. Rc6 Rd3+ 47. Kg2 Nf4+ 48. Kg1 Nh3+ 49. Kf1 Nxf2 50. Kxf2 Rd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "51.2"] [White "Tari, A"] [Black "Hansen, Eric"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2647"] [BlackElo "2609"] [ECO "C10"] [Opening "French"] [Variation "Rubinstein variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "1510045"] [BlackFideId "2606771"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Be3 Bd6 8. Bd3 b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Nd5 11. Kb1 h6 12. Bc1 Qe7 13. c4 Nf6 14. Ne5 O-O-O 15. a3 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. Bc2 Qc5 18. f4 a5 19. Be3 Qe7 20. h4 h5 21. Qf2 g6 22. Qg3 Nc5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bc1 Rd4 25. Qc3 Rd7 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Ne4 28. Qe1 Rd4 29. Bb3 Rd3 30. Rh3 Qd7 31. Bc2 Nd2+ 32. Bxd2 Rxd2 33. Ra3 Qd4 34. g3 Rg2 35. Qc3 Qg1+ 36. Kb2 Be4 37. Ra1 Qf2 38. Rc1 Rxg3 39. Qe1 Qd4+ 40. Ka2 Qxc4+ 41. Kb1 Rb3+ 42. Ka2 Rc3+ 43. Kb2 Rxc2+ 0-1

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "51.3"] [White "Lagarde, Max"] [Black "Kazakouski, Valery"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2604"] [BlackElo "2597"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov"] [Variation "Nimzovich attack"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "662399"] [BlackFideId "13507443"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bf4 Nc6 8. Qd2 Be6 9. Bd3 h6 10. O-O Bf6 11. Rfe1 Ne7 12. Nd4 Bxd4 13. cxd4 Qd7 14. c4 d5 15. c5 O-O 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qxh6 Nf5 18. Qh5 Rfe8 19. Re5 f6 20. Rxe6 Qxe6 21. Qxf5 Qxf5 22. Bxf5 Re2 23. g4 Rae8 24. Kg2 Rxb2 25. Kg3 Rd2 26. Rb1 b6 27. cxb6 axb6 28. Rc1 Re7 29. Rc6 Kg7 30. h4 Rxd4 31. g5 fxg5 32. hxg5 Rc4 33. Rg6+ Kf8 34. Rh6 Re1 35. g6 Rg1+ 36. Kf3 d4 37. Rh7 Rc6 38. Ke4 Rd6 39. Kd3 Rd1+ 40. Ke2 Rg1 41. Rxc7 Rg5 42. Bd3 Re6+ 43. Kd2 Rf6 44. Ke1 Rg1+ 45. Ke2 Rg2 46. Be4 Rfxf2+ 47. Ke1 Re2+ 48. Kf1 Rxe4 49. Kxg2 Rg4+ 50. Kf3 Rxg6 51. Ke4 Rd6 52. Kd3 Ke8 53. Rh7 Kd8 54. Rg7 Rd7 55. Rg6 Kc7 56. Rh6 Kb7 57. Re6 Ka6 58. Re5 Rd6 59. Rf5 Kb7 60. Rf2 Kc6 61. Rb2 Kb7 62. Rc2 Rc6 63. Rb2 Rd6 64. Rb3 Rd5 65. Rb4 Kc6 66. Rb2 Kc5 67. Rh2 Kb5 68. Rb2+ Ka5 69. Rc2 Rc5 70. Rh2 Rd5 71. Rh4 Ka4 72. Rh6 b5 73. Ra6+ Kb4 74. Ra8 Rd7 75. Rc8 Ra7 76. Rc2 Rd7 77. Rb2+ Ka3 78. Rxb5 Kxa2 79. Rb8 Ka3 80. Rb6 Ka4 81. Rb1 Ka5 82. Rc1 Ka6 83. Rd1 Kb6 84. Re1 Rc7 85. Rb1+ Kc6 86. Ra1 Rb7 87. Rg1 Rb6 88. Rg6+ Kb7 89. Rg5 Ka6 90. Rg4 Kb7 91. Rg1 Ka6 92. Ra1+ Kb7 93. Ra2 Kc7 94. Rc2+ Kb7 95. Rh2 Ka6 96. Rh5 Kb7 97. Kc4 Ka6 98. Rh4 Rc6+ 99. Kb4 Rb6+ 100. Kc5 Rb5+ 101. Kc6 Rb6+ 102. Kc7 Rb4 103. Rg4 Ka5 104. Kc6 Ka4 105. Kc5 Rb5+ 106. Kc4 Rb4+ 107. Kd3 Rb3+ 108. Kc2 Rb4 109. Rg8 Rc4+ 110. Kd3 Rb4 111. Rc8 Kb3 112. Rc1 Ka4 113. Ra1+ Kb5 114. Ra2 Ra4 115. Rb2+ Rb4 116. Rg2 Ra4 117. Rg8 Kb4 118. Rb8+ Ka3 119. Kc2 Rc4+ 120. Kb1 Rb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "52.1"] [White "Dubov, Daniil"] [Black "Hansen, Eric"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2652"] [BlackElo "2609"] [ECO "E11"] [Opening "Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "24126055"] [BlackFideId "2606771"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 d5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 a5 7. O-O a4 8. Qc2 c5 9. a3 Bxd2 10. Bxd2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 e5 12. Nb5 d4 13. Bb4 Re8 14. Nd6 Nc6 15. Nxe8 Qxe8 16. b3 axb3 17. Qxb3 Bg4 18. Rfe1 Qd7 19. Bd2 h6 20. Rab1 Ra7 21. a4 Bh3 22. Bh1 Bf5 23. Rb2 Be4 24. f3 Bg6 25. Bg2 Qe6 26. e3 Nd7 27. Qb5 Bd3 28. Qd5 Bxc4 29. Qxe6 Bxe6 30. f4 Nc5 31. Rb5 Nb3 32. exd4 Ncxd4 33. Rxb7 Rxb7 34. Bxb7 Nxd2 35. Kf2 Nc4 36. fxe5 Kf8 37. Ba6 Na5 38. Re4 Ndb3 39. Rb4 Ke7 40. Be2 Kd8 41. Ke3 Kc7 42. h4 Nc6 43. Rb5 Nbd4 44. Rb2 Nxe2 45. Kxe2 Nxe5 46. Rb1 Kc6 47. Ke3 Nc4+ 48. Kd4 Na5 49. Rc1+ Kd6 50. Rb1 Kc6 51. Kc3 Nb7 52. Kb4 g6 53. Rc1+ Kb6 54. Ra1 h5 55. a5+ Ka6 56. Rc1 Bd5 57. Rd1 Be6 58. Rc1 Bd5 59. Rc7 Nxa5 60. Rd7 Nc6+ 61. Kc5 Be6 62. Rd2 Kb7 63. Rd6 Ne7 64. Rd1 Kc7 65. Kd4 Nf5+ 66. Ke5 Nxg3 67. Rc1+ Kd7 68. Re1 Ke7 69. Rg1 Nf5 70. Rh1 Ng3 71. Ra1 f6+ 72. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "52.1"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Moussard, J"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2602"] [ECO "B31"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack, Gurgenidze variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "4126025"] [BlackFideId "642908"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. b4 Nxb4 7. c3 Nc6 8. d4 exd4 9. Ba3 b6 10. e5 Nh6 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Nc3 Nf5 13. dxc5 Re8 14. Bc4 Bb7 15. Bd5 Na5 16. Ne4 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Nc6 18. Neg5 Nh6 19. h4 Ne7 20. Qb3 bxc5 21. Bxc5 Nef5 22. g3 Rc8 23. Bxa7 Qc7 24. Bb6 Qb7 25. a4 Ne7 26. Rad1 Nc6 27. Rd5 Rb8 28. Rb5 Qa8 29. a5 Rf8 30. Qd5 Ng4 31. Qxd7 h5 32. e6 Nh6 33. Qd5 Rbc8 34. exf7+ Kh8 35. Qe6 Qb7 36. Qxg6 Qa6 37. Qh7# 1-0

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "52.1"] [White "Tang, Andrew"] [Black "Karthik, V4"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2551"] [BlackElo "2543"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's bishop game"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "2059630"] [BlackFideId "25006479"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 Nh5 4. Be3 e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. h4 Nf6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. e3 b6 9. h5 h6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Qf3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 14. O-O-O f5 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Qg4 Bg5 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. g3 c6 19. Bh3 Bxf4 20. gxf4 Qc7 21. Qg6 Bc8 22. e6 Qe7 23. Bf5 Rxf5 24. Qxf5 Bxe6 25. Qe5 Qf7 26. Rdg1 Re8 27. Rg6 Bd7 28. Rxh6+ Kg8 29. Qg5 d4 30. Rg1 1-0

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "52.1"] [White "Zherebukh, Y"] [Black "Kazakouski, Valery"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2597"] [ECO "B70"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "dragon variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "14116804"] [BlackFideId "13507443"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. h3 Bd7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. Nd5 e5 13. Bc3 Qd8 14. Bb4 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Qc8 16. Bxd6 Be6 17. Qa5 b6 18. Qa3 Rd8 19. h4 Qc6 20. Rfd1 Bf8 21. Bxf8 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qxc2 23. Bf3 Rxf8 24. Qxa7 Qxb2 25. a4 Qb3 26. Be2 Bc4 27. Re1 Bxe2 0-1

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "52.2"] [White "Hansen, Eric"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2652"] [ECO "C90"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "closed, Pilnik variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "2606771"] [BlackFideId "24126055"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 Nc6 13. Ne3 Bf8 14. a4 Rb8 15. axb5 axb5 16. h3 h6 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Ne7 19. d4 exd4 20. Bf4 Nxd5 21. Rxe8 Qxe8 22. Bg3 Bb7 23. Ra7 Bc6 24. cxd4 c4 25. Nh4 Ra8 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. Nf5 Nb4 28. Bb1 g6 29. Ne3 Nd5 30. Ng4 f5 31. Nh2 f4 32. Bh4 g5 33. Bxg5 hxg5 34. Ng4 Bg7 0-1

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "52.2"] [White "Karthik, V4"] [Black "Tang, Andrew"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2543"] [BlackElo "2551"] [ECO "C48"] [Opening "Four knights"] [Variation "Spanish, classical defence"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "25006479"] [BlackFideId "2059630"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. d4 Bd6 8. f4 Neg4 9. e5 Bb4 10. f5 Re8 11. Nd5 Nxe5 12. Nxb4 Nc6 13. a3 a6 14. Bc4 b5 15. Bb3 Nxb4 16. axb4 h6 17. Qf3 Rb8 18. Bf4 d6 19. g4 Bb7 20. d5 Qe7 21. g5 hxg5 22. Bxg5 Qe5 23. Rad1 Qxb2 24. Bf4 Re4 25. Kh1 Kf8 26. Bd2 Qd4 27. Bc3 Qe3 28. Bxf6 Qxf3+ 29. Rxf3 gxf6 30. Rc3 Rc8 31. Rf3 Rxb4 32. Re1 Rxb3 0-1

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "52.2"] [White "Kazakouski, Valery"] [Black "Zherebukh, Y"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2597"] [BlackElo "2620"] [ECO "A80"] [Opening "Dutch, 2.Bg5 variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "13507443"] [BlackFideId "14116804"] 1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nd2 Nf6 5. Bd3 d6 6. Qe2 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. e4 f4 9. Ngf3 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. O-O-O Qe7 12. Bc4 Nd7 13. h4 c6 14. g4 Bg7 15. g5 h5 16. a3 b5 17. Ba2 Nc5 18. Nb3 Na4 19. Kb1 Bg4 20. Rd3 c5 21. Rhd1 c4 22. Rd6 O-O 23. Na5 Kh7 24. Nc6 Qc7 25. Nb4 a5 26. Nc6 Ra6 27. Bxc4 Bxf3 28. Qxf3 bxc4 29. Qh3 Rxc6 30. Qe6 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Qf7 0-1

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "52.2"] [White "Moussard, J"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2602"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "B51"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "642908"] [BlackFideId "4126025"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Be2 Ngf6 6. d3 e6 7. a4 b6 8. Nfd2 Bb7 9. f4 Be7 10. Bf3 Qc7 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. Qe2 O-O 13. g4 Nb8 14. Nd1 Nc6 15. c3 d5 16. e5 Nd7 17. Bg2 b5 18. Nf3 d4 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nf2 dxc3 21. bxc3 Nb6 22. Ne4 Rd7 23. f5 exf5 24. gxf5 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 26. f6 Bxf6 27. Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Qg4+ Kh8 29. Bf4 Qe6 30. Qh4 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Nd5 32. Rae1 Nxf4+ 33. Qxf4 Rg8+ 34. Kh1 Qd6 35. Qf3 Qd5 36. Re4 f5 37. Rh4 Qxf3+ 38. Rxf3 Re7 39. h3 Re1+ 40. Kh2 Re2+ 41. Kh1 Re1+ 42. Kh2 Re2+ 43. Kh1 Re1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "52.3"] [White "Zherebukh, Y"] [Black "Kazakouski, Valery"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2597"] [ECO "A04"] [Opening "Reti opening"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "14116804"] [BlackFideId "13507443"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. c4 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Qh4 Rc8 12. Rad1 Rc5 13. Ne1 Qa8 14. Qf4 a6 15. Qe3 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Re8 17. a4 Qb7 18. Qd3 Rcc8 19. Nf4 Nc5 20. Qc2 Nfe4 21. Ncd5 Bxb2 22. Qxb2 Nd7 23. f3 Nef6 24. Nc3 Qc6 25. e4 Qc5+ 26. Kg2 h5 27. h4 Rb8 28. Nfd5 Nxd5 29. exd5 Ne5 30. Rfe1 Qc8 31. Qe2 Qf5 32. Rd4 Qf6 33. Rf4 Qg7 34. Ne4 b5 35. axb5 axb5 36. c5 dxc5 37. Ng5 f6 38. Ne6 Qh6 39. Nxc5 Red8 40. Rd1 b4 41. Ne4 Nf7 42. d6 exd6 43. Rxf6 Qg7 44. Qc4 Rbc8 45. Qd5 Rc2+ 46. Kh3 Rc5 47. Rxf7 1-0

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "53.1"] [White "Dubov, Daniil"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2652"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "Reti opening"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "24126055"] [BlackFideId "4126025"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c3 g6 3. Qa4 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. e5 Nd5 6. Qh4 e6 7. Qg3 d6 8. d4 c5 9. h4 cxd4 10. h5 dxe5 11. hxg6 fxg6 12. Bd3 Qf6 13. Bg5 Qf7 14. Qh4 h5 15. Nbd2 dxc3 16. bxc3 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Qg5 Bf6 19. Bxg6 Bxg5 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Nxg5+ Kg6 22. Ndf3 Nc6 23. Rd1 Rf5 24. Ne4 Rd5 25. Nh4+ Kg7 26. Ke2 b6 27. Rxd5 exd5 28. Nd6 Bg4+ 29. Kd2 Kf6 30. Re1 Rd8 31. Nb5 d4 32. Re4 Kg5 33. g3 fxg3 34. fxg3 dxc3+ 35. Kxc3 Rd5 36. Nc7 Rc5+ 37. Kb2 Ne5 38. Ne8 Nd3+ 39. Kb3 Bd1+ 0-1

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "53.1"] [White "Tang, Andrew"] [Black "Zherebukh, Y"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2551"] [BlackElo "2620"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Queen's pawn"] [Variation "Keres defence"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "2059630"] [BlackFideId "14116804"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. Qc2 Bb4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Qc2 d6 11. e3 Nd7 12. Ne2 Qe7 13. f3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 O-O-O 15. Nc3 Kb8 16. O-O-O c5 17. Kb1 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Ne5 19. Be2 f5 20. Rhd1 Rd7 21. f4 Nf7 22. Bf3 Rc8 23. Qa4 a6 24. Qb4 Ka7 25. Ka2 g4 26. Bxb7 Rxb7 27. Qa4 Rd7 28. e4 Kb7 29. exf5 exf5 30. Nd5 Qd8 31. Nb4 a5 32. Nd5 Ka7 33. b4 Rb7 34. Re1 Qd7 35. Qxd7 Rxd7 36. Kb3 Nd8 37. Nf6 Rdc7 38. Ne8 Rh7 39. Nxd6 Rb8 40. Nxf5 h5 41. Red1 Nc6 42. Rd7+ Rb7 43. Rxb7+ Kxb7 44. c5 axb4 45. axb4 bxc5 46. bxc5 Kc7 47. Kc4 Rf7 48. Nd4 Nxd4 49. Rxd4 Re7 50. f5 Re2 51. f6 1-0

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "53.2"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2652"] [ECO "B50"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "4126025"] [BlackFideId "24126055"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne1 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. f4 f6 11. f5 Bf7 12. Nc3 Qd7 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Qf3 Qd7 16. Be3 h5 17. g5 fxg5 18. Bxg5 O-O-O 19. Ng2 g6 20. fxg6 Rg8 21. Qf5 e6 22. Qe4 Be7 23. Rf7 Qd6 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. g7 Rd7 26. Qh7 Rdd8 27. Qe4 Rd7 28. Qh7 Rgd8 29. Raf1 Qg3 30. Qxh5 Nf5 31. Rxd7 Kxd7 32. Qg4 Ke7 33. Qxg3 Nxg3 34. Rf8 Rxf8 35. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 36. Kf2 Nf5 37. Ne3 Nd4 38. c3 Nc6 39. Kf3 Ne5+ 40. Ke4 Ng6 41. Ng2 Ke7 42. Nf4 Nf8 43. d4 cxd4 44. cxd4 Nd7 45. h4 Nf6+ 46. Ke5 Ng4+ 47. Ke4 Nf6+ 48. Ke5 Ng4+ 49. Ke4 Kf6 50. Nh5+ Kf7 51. Nf4 Kf6 52. Nh5+ Kf7 53. Nf4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "53.2"] [White "Zherebukh, Y"] [Black "Tang, Andrew"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2551"] [ECO "A06"] [Opening "Reti"] [Variation "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "14116804"] [BlackFideId "2059630"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. Bb5 Qb6 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Na4 Qc7 9. Be5 Qd8 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. Nc3 Rc8 16. O-O Bg7 17. Ne2 O-O 18. d3 Rc7 19. e4 dxe4 20. dxe4 c4 21. Nd2 Bh6 22. Nxc4 Bxc1 23. Qxc1 Qg5 24. f4 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 Bb5 26. f5 Bxc4 27. bxc4 Qxc4 28. Qe3 Rd8 29. h3 Qd3 30. Qf2 e5 31. Ng3 Rc2 32. Qb6 Qxg3 33. Qxd8+ Kg7 34. Rg1 Rxa2 35. Qd5 Re2 36. Qc4 Re1 37. Qxa6 Rxg1+ 38. Kxg1 Qe3+ 39. Kh2 Qf4+ 40. Kg1 Qe3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "54.1"] [White "Tang, Andrew"] [Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2551"] [BlackElo "2604"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's pawn game"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "2059630"] [BlackFideId "14120828"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 Bd6 4. e3 Ne7 5. h4 c5 6. dxc5 Bxf4 7. exf4 Qa5+ 8. Nc3 Qxc5 9. Bd3 Nbc6 10. Qd2 a6 11. h5 h6 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. a3 Kb8 15. Rhe1 f6 16. g3 d4 17. Na4 Qxh5 18. Be2 Qd5 19. Nb6 Qc5 20. Na4 Qa7 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 Nf5 24. Rc4 b5 25. Rb4 a5 26. Rb3 Nd4 27. Rd3 e5 28. Nc5 Bf5 29. Rc3 exf4 30. Bxb5 Nxb5 31. Rb3 Rhe8 32. Rxb5+ Kc8 33. Rc1 Rd5 34. Rxa5 Re2 35. b4 f3 36. Nd3 Rxa5 37. bxa5 Kb7 38. Rf1 Ka6 39. Ne1 Be4 40. Kb2 Kxa5 41. Kc3 h5 42. Kd4 f5 43. c4 Rd2+ 44. Ke3 Rd1 45. Rg1 Ka4 46. c5 Kb5 47. Kf4 Kxc5 48. Rh1 g6 49. a4 Rd2 50. a5 Rxf2 51. Ke3 Re2+ 52. Kf4 f2 53. Rf1 fxe1=Q 54. Rxe1 Rxe1 55. a6 Rf1+ 56. Kg5 Ra1 57. a7 Rxa7 58. Kf4 Ra3 59. Kg5 Rxg3+ 60. Kf4 Rg4+ 61. Ke5 h4 62. Kf6 h3 63. Ke5 h2 64. Kf6 h1=Q 65. Ke5 Qa1+ 66. Ke6 Qd4 67. Ke7 Qd6+ 68. Kf7 f4 69. Kg7 f3 70. Kh6 f2 71. Kg7 f1=Q 72. Kh6 Qff8+ 73. Kh7 Qde7# 0-1

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "54.1"] [White "Wei, Yi"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "B50"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "8603405"] [BlackFideId "4126025"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 dxe5 5. Nxe5 a6 6. Qe2 g6 7. b3 Bg7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. O-O-O b5 10. h4 h5 11. Ne4 Qd5 12. Ng5 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Re1 Bf5 15. Qf3 Qd7 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qxd3 18. cxd3 Nd5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. g3 Rfd8 21. a3 a5 22. Ne4 Rac8 23. Kc2 c4 24. bxc4 bxc4 25. d4 e6 26. Nc3 Ne7 27. Nb5 a4 28. Re4 Nc6 29. Rb1 Rd5 30. Nc3 Nxd4+ 31. Kd1 Rd7 32. Nxa4 Nf3 33. d4 Rcc7 34. Rb4 Rd6 35. Nb6 c3 36. Nc4 Rxd4+ 37. Rxd4 Nxd4 38. Kc1 c2 39. a4 Nc6 40. Rb6 Nd4 41. Rb4 Nc6 42. Rb6 Nd4 43. Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "54.2"] [White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Black "Tang, Andrew"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2604"] [BlackElo "2551"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Four knights game"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "14120828"] [BlackFideId "2059630"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. d3 d6 7. a3 O-O 8. O-O h6 9. Be3 a6 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. Rad1 b5 12. Ba2 b4 13. Nd5 a5 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Bd5 Ra6 16. Ra1 Be6 17. Ng5+ Kg8 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. axb4 axb4 21. Rfc1 d5 22. f3 Kh7 23. Qxb4 d4 24. Bd2 g5 25. Qa4 Rb6 26. b4 h5 27. Rf1 Qg6 28. Qd7 Rf7 29. Qd8 Rc6 30. Qxg5 Rxc2 31. Qxg6+ Kxg6 32. Rfd1 Bh6 33. Bxh6 Kxh6 34. Rf1 Kg5 35. Rac1 Rb2 36. Rb1 Rd2 37. Rbd1 Rb2 38. Rb1 Rd2 39. Rbd1 Rc2 40. Rc1 Ra2 41. Rf2 Ra3 42. Rd2 h4 43. Rc6 Re7 44. Kf2 Kf4 45. Rcc2 Rg7 46. Ra2 Rb3 47. Rab2 Ra3 48. Ra2 Rb3 49. Rab2 Rc3 50. Rbc2 Rd7 51. b5 Rb3 52. Rb2 Ra3 53. b6 cxb6 54. Rxb6 Re7 55. Rb8 Kg5 56. Rg8+ Kh5 57. Rg4 Rc7 58. Rb2 Ra1 59. f4 Rc5 60. Rg5+ Kh6 61. Rxe5 Rxe5 62. fxe5 Kg5 63. Rb6 Kf4 64. Rxe6 Ra2+ 65. Kg1 Ke3 66. Rd6 Ra1+ 67. Kh2 Kxd3 68. e6 Ra8 69. e7 Re8 70. Rd7 Ke3 71. g4 d3 72. g5 d2 73. g6 Ke2 74. Kg2 Rxe7 75. Rxe7 d1=Q 76. g7 Qf1+ 77. Kh2 Qf2+ 78. Kh1 Qf3+ 79. Kh2 Qg3+ 80. Kh1 Qxh3+ 81. Kg1 Qg3+ 82. Kh1 h3 0-1

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "54.2"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Wei, Yi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2752"] [ECO "B50"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "4126025"] [BlackFideId "8603405"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. O-O a6 6. Re1 h6 7. h3 g5 8. e5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Rxe5 Qc7 11. Qe2 Bg7 12. Nc3 Ng4 13. Rxe7+ Qxe7 14. Qxe7+ Kxe7 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. Be3 Rac8 17. Ne4 Bd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. a4 Be6 20. b3 b6 21. Kf1 Rhd8 22. Ke1 f5 23. Ng3 b5 24. Bxe6 Kxe6 25. Kd2 Rd5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Ra7 Rdc5 28. Ra2 Ke5 29. b4 R5c6 30. Ne2 h5 31. Nc1 h4 32. Nb3 g4 33. Nc5 h3 34. gxh3 gxh3 35. Ra1 Kf4 36. Rh1 Rh6 37. Nb3 Kf3 38. Rh2 Rh4 39. Kd1 Rg8 40. Nd2+ Kf4 41. Ke2 Rg2 42. Rh1 h2 43. Kf1 Rhg4 44. Ke2 Rg7 45. Nb3 Re7+ 46. Kf1 Rg1+ 0-1

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "54.3"] [White "Tang, Andrew"] [Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2551"] [BlackElo "2604"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's pawn game"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "2059630"] [BlackFideId "14120828"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 Bd6 4. e3 Ne7 5. h4 b6 6. c3 c5 7. h5 f6 8. h6 g6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bd3 Nbc6 12. Qe2 e5 13. dxe5 fxe5 14. O-O-O Qf6 15. e4 d4 16. Bc4+ Kh8 17. cxd4 cxd4 18. Kb1 Bg4 19. Rc1 Rad8 20. Qd3 a6 21. Bxa6 Ra8 22. Bb7 Ra5 23. a3 Nd8 24. Rc7 Ne6 25. Rxe7 Qxe7 26. Bd5 Rxd5 0-1

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "54.3"] [White "Wei, Yi"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "B73"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "dragon, classical, Richter variation"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "8603405"] [BlackFideId "4126025"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. a4 Rc8 11. f3 Na5 12. Nb3 a6 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Rfd1 Rfe8 15. Bd4 Be6 16. Qe3 Rc6 17. e5 dxe5 18. Qxe5 Qb4 19. Qe3 Rec8 20. Qc1 Rd6 21. Bf2 Ne8 22. Rxd6 Nxd6 23. Nd1 Nc4 24. c3 Qb3 25. Bd3 Ne5 26. Bc2 Qd5 27. Ne3 Qc6 28. Be4 Qc7 29. Qc2 Nd7 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. Bxd5 e6 32. Be4 Nf6 33. Rd1 b5 34. axb5 axb5 35. Qe2 Nxe4 36. Qxe4 h5 37. h3 Qe7 38. Rd2 Kh7 39. Bh4 Qc7 40. Bf2 Qe7 41. Bh4 Qe8 42. Qb7 Rb8 43. Qd7 Qxd7 44. Rxd7 Kg8 45. Rd8+ Rxd8 46. Bxd8 Kf8 47. Kf2 Ke8 48. Bg5 Kd7 49. Ke2 Kc6 50. Kd3 Kd5 51. g4 f5 52. b3 Be5 53. c4+ bxc4+ 54. bxc4+ Kc6 55. Be3 Bf6 56. Bf4 Bg7 57. Bg5 Be5 58. Be3 Bf6 59. Bf4 Bg7 60. Bg5 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "54.4"] [White "Bortnyk, Olexandr"] [Black "Tang, Andrew"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2604"] [BlackElo "2551"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Four knights game"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "14120828"] [BlackFideId "2059630"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. d3 d6 7. a4 O-O 8. O-O h6 9. Be3 Kh7 10. a5 Nb4 11. d4 Qe7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qe2 Nh5 14. Rfd1 Nf4 15. Qd2 g5 16. Na4 b6 17. Bxf4 gxf4 18. c3 Nc6 19. Bd5 Bd7 20. b4 Rad8 21. axb6 axb6 22. Nb2 Qf6 23. Nd3 Qg6 24. Kh2 Qh5 25. Qe2 Ne7 26. Bc4 Bf6 27. Rd2 Rg8 28. Nde1 b5 29. Rad1 Rxg2+ 30. Nxg2 Qxh3+ 31. Kg1 bxc4 32. Nfe1 Bg4 33. f3 Rxd2 34. Rxd2 Be6 35. Qf2 h5 36. Kf1 Ng8 37. Ke2 h4 38. Nc2 Nh6 39. Kd1 Be7 40. Nge1 Qg3 41. Qe2 h3 42. Kc1 Kg6 43. Kb2 Bh4 44. b5 f6 45. Qf1 Nf7 46. Qe2 Ng5 47. Qf1 Nf7 48. Qe2 Ng5 49. Qf1 Kh6 50. Qe2 Kg7 51. Qf1 Kf7 52. b6 Ke7 53. b7 Nxe4 54. fxe4 Qg8 55. Nb4 Qb8 56. Nc6+ Kf7 57. Nxb8 1-0

[Event "Esports World Cup LCQ 5-8 KO"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "54.4"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Wei, Yi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2752"] [ECO "B94"] [Opening "Sicilian"] [Variation "Najdorf, 6.Bg5"] [EventDate "2026.08.04"] [WhiteFideId "4126025"] [BlackFideId "8603405"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 e6 8. Qe2 b5 9. Bb3 Nc5 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. f4 Bb7 13. f5 b4 14. Na4 Nxb3+ 15. axb3 e5 16. Nf3 O-O-O 17. Kb1 Kb8 18. Rhe1 d5 19. exd5 Qa5 20. Nd2 Rxd5 21. Nc4 Qb5 22. Qh5 Bc5 23. Nxc5 Qxc5 24. Qxf7 Rf8 25. Qg7 e4 26. Rxd5 Bxd5 27. Nb6 Bc6 28. Nc4 h5 29. h3 h4 30. g3 hxg3 31. Qxg3+ Kb7 32. Qg7+ Kb8 33. h4 Re8 34. Qxf6 Rf8 35. Qe5+ Qxe5 36. Nxe5 Bb5 37. Rxe4 Rxf5 38. Nc4 Rf1+ 39. Ka2 Rf2 40. Nd6 Bc6 41. Rxb4+ Kc7 42. Rd4 Rxc2 43. Nc4 Rh2 44. Ka3 Rh3 45. Kb4 Bd7 46. Re4 Bf5 47. Rf4 Bc2 48. Na5 Kd6 49. Kc4 Ke5 50. Rd4 Rh2 51. b4 Ba4 52. Kc3 Rh3+ 53. Kc4 Rh2 54. Kc5 Bb5 55. Nc4+ Ke6 56. b3 Rh3 57. Nd6 Rc3+ 58. Kb6 Bf1 59. Nb7 Ke5 60. Rd1 Bb5 61. Nc5 Rh3 62. Rb1 Rxh4 63. Nxa6 Bd3 64. Rc1 Rh6+ 65. Rc6 Rxc6+ 66. Kxc6 Bxa6 67. b5 Bc8 68. Kc7 Bh3 69. b6 Bg2 70. b7 Bxb7 71. Kxb7 Kd4 72. b4 Kc4 73. b5 Kxb5 1/2-1/2