[Event "5th Karpov Trophy Prelim"] [Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"] [Date "2016.10.21"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Sebag, M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2488"] [ECO "A11"] 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bb2 a6 8. d4 O-O 9. Be2 e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Rd1 Be6 13. O-O Rc8 14. Qb1 Qe7 15. Nd4 Bb8 16. Nf5 Qc7 17. f4 Ng6 18. Bf3 Rfd8 19. Ne2 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Nh4 21. Qd3 Qe7 22. Ng3 Ba7 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 Qe6 25. e4 Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Rc2 27. f5 Qc6 28. Rf2 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 Re8 30. e5 Nd7 31. f4 Nf8 32. Qxd5 Qh6 33. Kf3 Qxh2 34. Rd2 Qg1 35. Qxb7 Qc1 36. Qd5 Rc8 37. Kg4 Qg1 38. Rg2 Qe3 39. Re2 Qg1 40. e6 h5+ 41. Kh4 Rc3 42. exf7+ Kh7 43. Qg2 Qd4 44. Nxh5 g6 45. fxg6+ Nxg6+ 46. Qxg6+ Kxg6 47. f8=Q 1-0

[Event "5th Karpov Trophy Prelim"] [Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"] [Date "2016.10.21"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Bacrot, E"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2692"] [ECO "E60"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg2 d6 7. Nh3 a6 8. a4 e6 9. Nf4 exd5 10. Nfxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Nc6 12. O-O Re8 13. Ra3 Bg4 14. Ne3 Be6 15. Rd3 Qc7 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Bf4 Bf5 18. Re3 Ne5 19. Qb3 Rb8 20. Rd1 Qa5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Nb6 h5 23. h3 Qb4 24. Qxb4 cxb4 25. Rd2 Kg7 26. a5 Bf6 27. Rb3 Re5 28. e4 Be6 29. Nd5 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. exd5 Bd8 32. Rxb4 Bxa5 33. Rb3 Bd2 34. h4 a5 35. c5 dxc5 36. d6 Rd8 37. Rd3 Bc1 38. b3 Bb2 39. Bxb7 Bd4 40. Ba6 Rxd6 41. Bc4 Rf6 42. Rd2 Rf3 43. Kg2 Rc3 44. Bd5 f5 45. Re2 Rc1 46. Re7+ Kf8 47. Re2 Ra1 48. Kf3 Bf6 49. Rc2 Ra3 50. Kg2 Bd4 51. Re2 a4 52. bxa4 Rxa4 53. Re8+ Kxe8 54. Bc6+ Ke7 55. Bxa4 c4 56. Bc2 Kd6 57. f3 Bf6 58. g4 Ke5 59. gxf5 gxf5 60. Kh3 Kf4 61. Bb1 Be7 62. Bc2 Bb4 63. Kg2 Be1 64. Kh3 c3 65. Bb1 Ke5 66. Bc2 f4 67. Kg2 Bxh4 68. Kf1 Bg3 0-1

[Event "5th Karpov Trophy Prelim"] [Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"] [Date "2016.10.22"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Vega Gutierrez, S"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2414"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "B01"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 e6 5. d4 Nf6 6. h3 Bh5 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Qd8 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Bg6 11. Qb3 Qc8 12. a4 a5 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Nb5 Ne8 15. d5 c6 16. Nbd4 exd5 17. cxd5 cxd5 18. Rac1 Bc5 19. Bb5 b6 20. Nc6 Qb7 21. Nce5 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Rd8 23. Bxe8 Qe7 24. Bb5 Qf6 25. Qg3 Qe6 26. Rfe1 Be4 27. Nd3 Bd4 28. Be5 Bxe5 29. Qxe5 Qh6 30. Nf4 Kh8 31. f3 f6 32. Qc7 Bf5 33. Ne6 Bxe6 34. Rxe6 d4 35. Rce1 d3 36. Qxd8 1-0

[Event "5th Karpov Trophy Prelim"] [Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"] [Date "2016.10.22"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Cornette, M"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2599"] [ECO "E32"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 b6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Bb7 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Qd3 h5 11. f3 h4 12. fxe4 hxg3 13. Qxg3 Bxe4 14. Nf3 f6 15. e3 Nc6 16. O-O-O Qe7 17. Nd2 Bg6 18. Be2 O-O-O 19. h4 Bh5 20. Bf3 gxh4 21. Rxh4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rxh4 23. Qxh4 f5 24. Rh1 Qxh4 25. Rxh4 Rf8 26. f4 Rg8 27. Kc2 Nd8 28. Kd3 Nf7 29. Rh7 Nd6 30. b4 Ne8 31. Rf7 Rg3 32. a4 Ng7 33. c5 Nh5 34. Ke2 Rg2+ 35. Kd1 Ng3 36. b5 bxc5 37. dxc5 Nh1 38. c6 dxc6 39. bxc6 Nf2+ 40. Kc2 Kd8 41. Nc4 Ne4+ 42. Kd3 Ra2 43. a5 Ra4 44. Ne5 Rxa5 45. Ng6 Ra3+ 46. Ke2 Ra2+ 47. Kf1 Ng3+ 48. Ke1 Ra1+ 49. Kf2 Ne4+ 50. Kg2 Ra2+ 51. Kh3 Nd6 52. Rd7+ Ke8 53. Re7+ Kd8 54. Rd7+ Ke8 55. Rxc7 Ra3 56. Re7+ Kd8 57. Rd7+ Kc8 58. Ne7+ Kb8 59. c7+ 1-0

[Event "5th Karpov Trophy Prelim"] [Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"] [Date "2016.10.23"] [Round "5.3"] [White "Muzychuk, A"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2561"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "B17"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. c3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qd5 10. Be2 e6 11. Qg3 Rd8 12. Be3 Ne4 13. Qc7 Nd6 14. c4 Nxc4 15. Qxb7 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bd6 17. O-O O-O 18. Rac1 Qg5 19. Rf3 c5 20. Rcf1 cxd4 21. exd4 Be7 22. Qxa7 Rxd4 23. Kh1 Rd2 24. Qe3 Qxe3 25. Rxe3 Rxb2 26. Bc4 Rd8 27. Rb3 Rc2 28. Rb7 Bf6 29. Bb3 Rb2 30. Rc1 h5 31. Rbc7 h4 32. Rc8 Rxc8 33. Rxc8+ Kh7 34. Rc1 Kh6 35. Rd1 Be5 36. Kg1 g5 37. Kf1 Bg3 38. Rc1 Rf2+ 39. Kg1 Re2 40. Bc4 Re3 41. a4 Ra3 42. Bb5 Kg6 43. Kf1 f5 44. Rc6 Kf6 45. Rc2 e5 46. Rc6+ Ke7 47. Rg6 Ra1+ 48. Ke2 Ra2+ 49. Kd3 e4+ 50. Kc4 Bf4 51. Rg7+ Kf6 52. Rg8 Rxg2 53. a5 Ra2 54. a6 e3 55. Re8 g4 56. hxg4 fxg4 57. Kb3 Ra1 58. Ba4 Bd6 59. Bd7 Be7 60. Bxg4 Rxa6 61. Kc2 Rd6 62. Rh8 Kg5 63. Bf3 Kf4 64. Bh5 Rd2+ 65. Kc3 Bf6+ 66. Kc4 Bxh8 0-1

[Event "5th Karpov Trophy Prelim"] [Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"] [Date "2016.10.23"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Edouard, R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "E35"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. e3 Bf5 11. Nf3 Nd7 12. Rc1 Rfc8 13. b4 a5 14. Bd3 axb4 15. axb4 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qa6 17. Qxa6 Rxa6 18. O-O Kf8 19. Rc2 Ra4 20. Rb1 Ke7 21. g4 Kd6 22. b5 Rca8 23. Rbc1 Rc8 24. Rb1 Rca8 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Karpov Trophy Prelim"] [Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"] [Date "2016.10.24"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2528"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "E04"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qc1 Bxd2 9. Nbxd2 cxd4 10. Nxc4 O-O 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Na5 Rfc8 16. Qc4 c5 17. Rac1 Nd5 18. e4 Nb6 19. Qb5 Qc7 20. Rd2 h6 21. Rdc2 Nd7 22. Nb3 Rab8 23. Qe2 Qb6 24. Qd2 Rc7 25. Qe3 Rbc8 26. Nd2 Ne5 27. b3 a5 28. Nc4 Nxc4 29. Rxc4 Qd6 30. Kg2 Qb6 31. h4 Qd6 32. R1c2 Qb6 33. Qc3 Qb5 34. Qd2 Rd7 35. Qe3 Rd1 36. Rc1 Rxc1 37. Qxc1 Rc7 38. Qc3 Qb6 39. Qe5 Rc8 40. Qc3 Rc7 41. Qd2 Rc8 42. Qe3 Rc7 43. Rc1 Qc6 44. Rc4 Qb6 45. a3 Rb7 46. Rxc5 Qxb3 47. Qxb3 Rxb3 48. Rxa5 g6 49. h5 g5 50. Ra4 Kg7 51. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Karpov Trophy Prelim"] [Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"] [Date "2016.10.24"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Sebag, M"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2488"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "C53"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Bb3 h6 9. h3 Ba7 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Ng3 d5 13. Qe2 dxe4 14. dxe4 Bxb3 15. axb3 Qe7 16. Nh4 Qe6 17. b4 Ne7 18. Nhf5 Nxf5 19. Nxf5 Kh7 20. b5 axb5 21. Bd2 Bb6 22. Rad1 Ra4 23. b4 Ra2 24. Qxb5 Rd8 25. Be3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Nxe4 27. Bxb6 Qxf5 28. Be3 Nxf2 29. Qd7 Nxh3+ 30. Kh2 Qxd7 31. Rxd7 Nf4 32. Bxf4 exf4 33. Rxc7 f5 34. Rxb7 f3 35. Kg1 Rxg2+ 36. Kf1 Rc2 37. Rc7 h5 38. Rc4 g5 39. b5 g4 40. Rf4 Rxc3 41. Rxf5 Kg6 42. Rf8 Rb3 0-1

[Event "5th Karpov Trophy Prelim"] [Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"] [Date "2016.10.25"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Bacrot, E"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2692"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "C53"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. a4 a6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Nbd2 Ba7 11. Kh1 Be6 12. Bd5 Nd8 13. d4 c6 14. Bc4 exd4 15. cxd4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 g5 17. Nxg5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Qe6 19. d5 cxd5 20. exd5 Qf5 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ra3 Re8 23. Qh5 Re4 24. Rg3+ Kf8 25. Qh7 Qh4 26. Rg8+ Ke7 27. Qf5 Qf4 28. Qxe4+ Qxe4 29. Re8+ Kxe8 30. Nxd6+ Kd7 31. Nxe4 f5 32. Ng3 f4 33. Nf5 Nf7 34. g4 f3 35. h3 Rh8 36. Kh2 Bb8+ 37. Kg1 Rxh3 38. Re1 Bh2+ 39. Kf1 Bd6 0-1

[Event "5th Karpov Trophy Prelim"] [Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"] [Date "2016.10.25"] [Round "10.1"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Vega Gutierrez, S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2414"] [ECO "D30"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nbd2 f5 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 Qe7 9. Ne1 Nbd7 10. Nd3 b6 11. Nf3 Bb7 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 c5 14. Ng5 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. cxd5 g6 17. d6 Qd7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nfe6 Rfc8 20. Qc3 Ned7 21. Nc7 Rab8 22. Qc4+ Kh8 23. Rad1 Qc6 24. Rfe1 h6 25. Nge6 b5 26. Qc1 Kh7 27. b4 c4 28. Rd4 Ne4 29. Red1 Qb6 30. Kg2 c3 31. f3 Nef6 32. Qxc3 a6 33. R1d3 Rb7 34. Re3 Ng8 35. Rc4 Ngf6 36. Rc6 Qa7 37. Nc5 Rb6 38. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "5th Karpov Trophy Prelim"] [Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"] [Date "2016.10.26"] [Round "11.2"] [White "Cornette, M"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2599"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "C50"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. a4 a6 7. c3 Ba7 8. Na3 h6 9. Nc2 O-O 10. Be3 Re8 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. Re1 Ra8 13. Ne3 Be6 14. Bxe6 Rxe6 15. a5 Rb8 16. Qb3 Ne7 17. Nh4 d5 18. Qa4 Qe8 19. Qc2 Rd8 20. Nhf5 Nxf5 21. Nxf5 g6 22. Ne3 Kg7 23. c4 dxe4 24. dxe4 Qc6 25. f3 Red6 26. Qc3 Qc5 27. b4 Qd4 28. Qxd4 Rxd4 29. Rad1 c5 30. Rb1 Nd7 31. b5 Ra8 32. Rec1 b6 33. Nd5 axb5 34. axb6 b4 35. Ra1 Rxc4 36. Rd1 Rd4 37. Rdc1 Rb8 38. Ra5 Rxd5 39. exd5 Rxb6 40. Ra7 Rd6 41. Rd1 Kf6 42. Kf2 Ke7 43. Rc7 f5 44. Ke3 h5 45. g3 g5 46. h3 b3 47. Rb7 c4 48. Rc1 Rb6 49. Rc7 b2 50. Rb1 Rb3+ 51. Ke2 Kd6 52. Rxc4 Nb6 53. Rc2 Na4 54. Rc4 Nc3+ 55. Rxc3 Rxc3 56. Rxb2 Kxd5 57. Rb8 Rc2+ 58. Kd3 Rg2 59. Rb5+ Kd6 60. Rb6+ Kc5 61. Rf6 Rxg3 62. Rxf5 Kd5 63. Ke2 Ke6 64. Rf8 Rxh3 65. Rg8 Rg3 66. Kf2 h4 67. Re8+ Kf6 68. Rf8+ Kg7 69. Re8 Kf6 70. Rf8+ Ke7 71. Rf5 Ke6 72. Rf8 g4 73. fxg4 Rxg4 74. Rh8 Ra4 75. Rh6+ Kd5 76. Rh5 Rf4+ 77. Ke3 Re4+ 78. Kf3 Kd4 79. Rh8 Rf4+ 80. Ke2 Ke4 81. Rh5 Rg4 82. Kf2 Kd4 83. Kf3 Re4 84. Rh8 Re3+ 85. Kf2 h3 86. Rh4+ Kd3 87. Ra4 Re2+ 88. Kg1 Re4 89. Ra3+ Ke2 90. Kh2 Re3 91. Ra2+ Kf1 0-1

[Event "5th Karpov Trophy Prelim"] [Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"] [Date "2016.10.26"] [Round "12.2"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Muzychuk, A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2561"] [ECO "E60"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nh3 a6 8. a4 b5 9. axb5 Nbd7 10. Bd2 Nb6 11. b3 axb5 12. Rxa8 Nxa8 13. Nxb5 Bd7 14. Nc3 Qb6 15. Na2 Bxh3 16. Bxh3 Ne4 17. Nc1 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Nc7 19. Bd7 Ra8 20. O-O Ra1 21. Ba4 Na6 22. Nd3 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Nb4 24. Nf4 Qb7 25. e4 Qc8 26. Kg2 Bh6 27. Qe2 Bg7 28. h4 Be5 29. Nh3 h6 30. h5 g5 31. f4 gxf4 32. gxf4 Bd4 33. Kg3 Kh8 34. Kh2 Qg8 35. Qg2 Nd3 36. Qxg8+ Kxg8 37. Kg3 Kg7 38. Kf3 f5 39. exf5 Kf6 40. Ke2 Nc1+ 41. Kd2 Na2 42. Bd7 Nb4 43. Ke2 Na2 44. Kd2 Nb4 45. Ke2 Na2 1/2-1/2

[Event "5th Karpov Trophy Prelim"] [Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"] [Date "2016.10.27"] [Round "13.3"] [White "Edouard, R"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2628"] [ECO "A28"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d3 Be7 7. e3 Be6 8. Qc2 a5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nb6 11. b3 f5 12. Bb2 Bf6 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Nd2 Rfd8 15. Bf3 Bf7 16. Rac1 Rab8 17. Nc4 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5+ Rxd5 20. e4 fxe4 21. dxe4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. g3 g6 24. Ne3 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Nd4 26. Nd5 Qd8 27. f4 c5 28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. Qf1 exf4 30. gxf4 Bg7 31. Qc4 g5 32. f5 Be5 33. Nf4+ Kh8 34. Nd3 Qb8 35. Qf7 Bxh2+ 36. Kh1 Bf4 37. f6 Qg8 38. Qe7 Bd6 1-0

[Event "5th Karpov Trophy Prelim"] [Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"] [Date "2016.10.27"] [Round "14.3"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2628"] [BlackElo "2528"] [ECO "E68"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. h3 Re8 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Bf4 h6 13. Kh2 a5 14. Rb1 h5 15. Qd2 Nh7 16. h4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Ne6 18. Qd2 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Bc6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. cxd5 Nf6 22. Rbc1 Nd7 23. Rc3 b6 24. b3 Ra7 25. Rec1 Nc5 26. a3 Re7 27. f3 Kh7 28. R1c2 Nd7 29. Bh3 Ne5 30. Qf6 b5 31. Re3 b4 32. a4 c5 33. f4 Ng4+ 34. Bxg4 hxg4 35. h5 Re8 36. hxg6+ fxg6 37. Qxd8 Rxd8 38. e5 Rc7 39. Rc4 Kg7 40. Kg2 Re7 41. Kf2 Rde8 42. Rce4 Rd8 43. exd6 Rxe4 44. Rxe4 Rxd6 45. Re5 Rb6 46. Re7+ Kf6 47. Rc7 Kf5 48. Ke3 g5 49. fxg5 Kxg5 50. Rxc5 Kf5 51. d6+ Ke6 52. Rxa5 Rc6 53. Kf4 Rc3 54. Rb5 Rxb3 55. Rb6 Rb1 56. Kxg4 b3 57. Kg5 b2 58. g4 Kd7 59. a5 Ra1 60. Rxb2 Rxa5+ 61. Kf6 Kxd6 62. Rd2+ 1-0