[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Andreikin, D"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "E10"] [Opening "Queen's pawn game"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "4158814"] [BlackFideId "24175439"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. a3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc4 8. Qc2 Qa5 9. Bxc4 Qxc5 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. b4 Qc7 12. Bb2 b6 13. Rc1 Qd8 14. O-O Bb7 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nh7 Re8 17. Rfd1 Qb8 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Qe2 a5 20. b5 a4 21. h3 Rc8 22. Bb1 Bd6 23. Qd3 Rd8 24. Qc2 Rc8 25. Qd3 Rd8 26. Qc4 Rc8 27. Qd4 Bc5 28. Qh4 Be7 29. Nxa4 Qa7 30. Rxc8+ Rxc8 31. Qd4 e5 32. Qh4 Nd5 33. Qe4 Nf6 34. Qh4 Nd5 35. Qg4 Nf6 36. Qf5 Qxa4 37. Rd7 Be4 38. Bxe4 Qxe4 39. Qxe4 Nxe4 40. Rxe7 f6 41. f3 Nd6 42. a4 Rc2 43. Ba3 Nc4 44. Bb4 Nxe3 45. a5 bxa5 46. b6 Rb2 47. b7 Rxb4 48. Re8+ Kf7 49. b8=Q Rxb8 50. Rxb8 h5 51. Rb7+ Kg6 52. Rc7 h4 53. Rc5 Nf5 54. Rxa5 Nd4 55. Ra4 Kh5 56. Kf2 Ne6 57. Ra6 Nf4 58. Ra7 Kg6 59. Ra6 Kh6 60. Ra3 Kg5 61. Rb3 Kh6 62. Rb8 Kg6 63. Rg8 Kh7 64. Rf8 Kg6 65. Rh8 Kg5 66. Rh7 g6 67. Rh8 Nh5 68. Rb8 Nf4 69. Rb5 Nh5 70. Ra5 Nf4 71. Ra4 Nh5 72. Rg4+ Kh6 73. Rxh4 g5 74. Ra4 Nf4 75. Ra6 Kg6 76. Ra5 Nd3+ 77. Kg1 Nf4 78. Ra3 Ne2+ 79. Kh2 Nd4 80. Ra4 Ne2 81. h4 gxh4 82. Rxh4 Nf4 83. Rh8 Ne6 84. Rg8+ Ng7 85. Ra8 Kf7 86. Kh3 Kg6 87. Ra7 Nf5 88. Ra6 Ne3 89. Kg3 Nf5+ 90. Kf2 Nd4 91. g3 Kg5 92. Ra5 Kg6 93. Rc5 Ne6 94. Rc1 Nd4 95. Re1 Nf5 96. Re2 Nd4 97. Re4 Ne6 98. Rg4+ Kf5 99. Rb4 Ng5 100. f4 Kg6 101. fxg5 1-0

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Duda, J"] [Black "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "E26"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "Saemisch, O'Kelly variation"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "1170546"] [BlackFideId "5072786"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. e4 d6 9. Ne2 Na5 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Ng3 Bb7 13. Nh5 Qe7 14. O-O Rg8 15. Qf3 Rg6 16. d5 O-O-O 17. e5 fxe5 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qf6 Kd7 20. dxe6+ Qxe6 21. Qxe6+ Kxe6 22. Ng3 Nxc4 23. f4 f5 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Rfd1 Bd5 26. a4 e4 27. Ne2 Ke5 28. h4 f4 29. a5 b5 30. a6 Ne3 31. Rd2 Rh8 32. Nxf4 Kxf4 33. Re1 b4 34. cxb4 cxb4 35. Rf2+ Ke5 36. Rxe3 b3 37. Rg3 Rb8 38. Rg5+ Kd4 39. Rd2+ Ke3 40. Rgxd5 b2 41. Rxb2 Rxb2 42. Rd7 Kf4 43. Kh2 Kg4 44. Rxa7 Ra2 45. Re7 Kxh4 46. Rxe4+ Kg5 47. Re6 Kf5 48. Rb6 Ra3 49. g3 g5 50. Kh3 Ra4 51. Rc6 Ra1 52. Rc5+ Kg6 53. Rc6+ Kf5 54. Rd6 g4+ 55. Kg2 Ra2+ 56. Kf1 Ke4 57. Rf6 Ke3 58. Kg1 Ra1+ 59. Kg2 Ra2+ 60. Kh1 Ra1+ 61. Kh2 Ra2+ 62. Kg1 Ra1+ 63. Rf1 Rxa6 64. Kh1 Ra3 65. Kh2 Rd3 66. Kg1 Rd2 67. Ra1 Ke2 68. Kg2 Ke3+ 69. Kf1 Rd3 70. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Lazavik, Denis"] [Black "Artemiev, V"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2572"] [BlackElo "2691"] [ECO "E24"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "Saemisch variation"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "13515110"] [BlackFideId "24101605"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nc6 6. f3 b6 7. e4 h6 8. Bd3 Ba6 9. f4 Na5 10. Qe2 c5 11. Nf3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Rc8 13. Nd2 d5 14. exd5 O-O 15. d6 Qxd6 16. Bb2 Qxf4 17. Rf1 Qh4+ 18. g3 Qg4 19. Rc1 Qxe2+ 20. Kxe2 Rfd8 21. Rc2 Nc6 22. Nf3 Re8 23. Rfc1 Rcd8 24. Rd2 e5 25. dxe5 Ng4 26. Be4 Rxd2+ 27. Nxd2 Ncxe5 28. h3 Nf6 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30. Kd3 Rg5 31. g4 h5 32. Bf3 hxg4 33. hxg4 Nxg4 34. Ne4 Ne5+ 35. Ke3 Nxf3 36. Nxg5 Nxg5 37. c5 bxc5 38. Rxc5 Ne6 39. Ra5 Nc7 40. Rc5 Ne6 41. Ra5 Bc4 42. Rxa7 g5 43. Ra4 Bd5 44. Ra5 Bh1 45. a4 Kg7 46. Rb5 Bc6 47. Rb4 f5 48. a5 f4+ 49. Kd2 g4 50. Rb6 Bd5 51. Rd6 g3 52. Ke1 Bc4 53. Rc6 Bd5 54. Rd6 Ba2 55. Rd3 Ng5 56. a6 f3 57. Rd2 f2+ 58. Rxf2 gxf2+ 59. Kxf2 Bd5 60. a7 Ba8 61. Ke3 Ne6 62. Kd3 Nd8 63. Kc3 Nc6 64. Kc4 Nxa7 65. Kc5 Nc8 66. Kb5 Kf6 67. Kc5 Ke7 68. Kd4 Kd7 69. Ke3 Kc7 70. Kf4 Kd6 71. Kg3 Ke6 72. Kh4 Ke5 73. Kg3 Nd6 74. Kf2 Nf5 75. Ke1 Ke4 76. Kd2 Bd5 77. Kc1 Ke5 78. Kb1 Kd6 79. Ka1 Kc5 80. Kb1 Kc4 81. Kc1 Kc3 82. Kb1 Nd4 83. Ka1 Nc2+ 84. Kb1 Nb4 85. Kc1 Ba2 86. Kd1 Nd3 87. Ke2 Nf4+ 88. Kf1 Kd4 89. Kg1 Nd5 90. Kh2 Ke4 91. Kg3 Ne3 92. Kh4 Nf5+ 93. Kg5 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Lu Shanglei"] [Black "Giri, A"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2728"] [ECO "C53"] [Opening "Giuoco Piano"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "8603332"] [BlackFideId "24116068"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a5 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. h3 Be6 9. Bb5 Ba7 10. Re1 Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. Nf1 exd4 13. cxd4 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Bd3 f6 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. N1h2 Nh4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Rxe4 Nxf3+ 20. Nxf3 Bd5 21. Rf4 Qd6 22. Rg4 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Rad8 24. Be3 Qd5 25. Rg5 Qxf3 26. Qxf3 Rxf3 27. Rxa5 Bxd4 28. Bxd4 Rxd4 29. Rc1 c6 30. Kg2 Rf6 31. Rc2 Rb4 32. Re5 h6 33. b3 Rg6+ 34. Kh2 Rf6 35. Kg2 Rg6+ 36. Kh2 Rf6 37. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Grischuk, A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2666"] [BlackElo "2687"] [ECO "D31"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "Charousek (Petrosian) variation"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "35093487"] [BlackFideId "4126025"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 Nc6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 Na5 10. Qd1 Nc4 11. Qc1 Nd6 12. O-O a5 13. Ne5 c6 14. h3 h6 15. a4 Re8 16. f3 Bh7 17. g4 Nd7 18. b3 Bg5 19. Qd2 f6 20. Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Re6 23. Rae1 Rae8 24. Re2 Bxf4 25. exf4 Rxe2 26. Nxe2 Qe7 27. Kf2 f5 28. Ng3 Qf6 29. Qd2 g6 30. Kg2 Re6 31. Rf2 h5 32. g5 Qe7 33. Re2 Rxe2+ 34. Nxe2 Nf7 35. Nc1 b6 36. Nd3 Kg7 37. Kf2 Nd8 38. Qc3 Qd6 39. Ne5 Ne6 40. Qxc6 Qxc6 41. Nxc6 Nxf4 42. h4 Kf7 43. Na7 Ke6 44. Nb5 Nd3+ 45. Ke3 Nc1 46. Kd2 Na2 47. Kc2 Nb4+ 48. Kd2 Nc6 49. Ke3 Kd7 50. Nc3 Kd6 51. Ne2 Ke6 52. Nf4+ Kf7 53. Nxd5 1-0

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Vachier Lagrave, M"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2692"] [ECO "C83"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "open, classical defence"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "623539"] [BlackFideId "2040506"] 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. Bf4 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. Bc2 d4 13. Nb3 d3 14. Nxc5 dxc2 15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Be3 Rd5 18. Rac1 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Rxc2 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Rxc5 22. Rd1 Rd5 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. Rd2 c6 25. f3 Kf7 26. Kf2 Ke6 27. b4 Kd6 28. Ke3 Re8+ 29. Kd3 Re1 30. Re2 Rd1+ 31. Rd2 Re1 32. Re2 Rd1+ 33. Rd2 Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Yu Yangyi"] [Black "Yakubboev, Nodirbek"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2659"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann"] [Variation "advance variation"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "8603820"] [BlackFideId "14203987"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 Qa5+ 7. Nd2 e6 8. Nf3 Qa6 9. c4 Nh6 10. O-O Nf5 11. b3 Nd7 12. a4 Bb4 13. Ba3 Qa5 14. Bxb4 Qxb4 15. a5 O-O 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. g3 Qe7 18. Nf1 Nf8 19. Ne3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 f6 21. exf6 gxf6 22. a6 b6 23. Rc2 Rd8 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. Rac1 Rd7 26. Qh6 Qg7 27. Qxh5 Qg6 28. Qxg6+ Nxg6 29. h5 Ne7 30. Rc7 Rad8 31. Rb7 Rxb7 32. axb7 1-0

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR."] [Black "Duda, J"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2739"] [ECO "D78"] [Opening "Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O c6"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "5072786"] [BlackFideId "1170546"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 dxc4 8. e4 b5 9. Qe2 a5 10. Rd1 b4 11. Na4 Ba6 12. Nc5 Bb5 13. a4 bxa3 14. bxa3 a4 15. e5 Nd5 16. Qe4 Nc3 17. Qh4 Nxd1 18. Bh6 Nc3 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Ng5 h5 21. Nge6+ fxe6 22. Nxe6+ Kf7 23. Nxd8+ Rxd8 24. e6+ Ke8 25. Re1 Nd5 26. Qg5 Rd6 27. Qh6 Nd7 28. Qxg6+ Kd8 29. Qg8+ Kc7 30. Qxa8 N7f6 31. Qa7+ Kc8 32. Bf1 c3 33. Bxb5 cxb5 34. Qc5+ Kb7 35. Qxb5+ Rb6 36. Qxa4 Rb2 37. Rc1 Rb6 38. Qc4 h4 39. Rxc3 Nxc3 40. Qxc3 h3 41. Kf1 Rxe6 42. f3 Rb6 43. Qc5 Rb1+ 44. Kf2 Rb2+ 45. Ke3 Ne8 46. Qd5+ Kc7 47. Qe5+ Kd8 48. Kf4 Rxh2 49. Ke4 Re2+ 0-1

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Artemiev, V"] [Black "Lazavik, Denis"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2691"] [BlackElo "2572"] [ECO "A47"] [Opening "Queen's Indian defence"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "24101605"] [BlackFideId "13515110"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. Nc3 e6 5. a3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Rc1 Nd7 13. Nd2 Nxg3 14. hxg3 f5 15. Bf3 c6 16. g4 Nf6 17. d5 fxg4 18. Bxg4 exd5 19. cxd5 c5 20. Be6+ Kh8 21. e4 Ba6 22. Re1 Qe8 23. e5 dxe5 24. Nde4 Rd8 25. Ng3 Bc4 26. Nf5 Bxd5 27. Nxg7 Kxg7 28. Bxd5 Nxd5 29. Nxd5 Qe6 30. Nc7 Qf7 31. Qc2 Qxc7 32. b4 Rd5 33. Red1 Rfd8 34. Rxd5 Rxd5 35. Qe2 Qd6 36. Re1 cxb4 37. axb4 Qxb4 38. Rc1 Qe7 39. Qe4 Rd4 40. Qa8 Rd8 41. Qc6 Rd6 42. Qa8 g4 43. g3 h5 44. Qb8 Rd7 45. Rc8 Qf6 46. Rg8+ Kh7 47. Rf8 Rf7 48. Rxf7+ Qxf7 49. Qxe5 a5 50. Qd6 Qb7 51. Qe5 Qf7 52. Qd6 a4 53. Qxb6 Qb3 54. Qf6 a3 55. Qf5+ Kg7 56. Qg5+ Kf8 57. Qd8+ Kf7 58. Qd7+ Kf6 59. Qd6+ Kf5 60. Qf4+ Ke6 61. Qe4+ Kd6 62. Qd4+ Kc6 63. Qe4+ Kc5 64. Qe5+ Kc4 65. Qe4+ Kc3 66. Qe5+ Kc2 67. Qe2+ Kb1 68. Qe1+ Kb2 69. Qd2+ Qc2 70. Qb4+ Ka2 71. Qb5 Qb1+ 0-1

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Andreikin, D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "D35"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "exchange, positional line, 5...c6"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "24175439"] [BlackFideId "4158814"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. h4 Nd7 11. Nge2 Bd6 12. h5 Bf5 13. h6 Rg8 14. f3 O-O-O 15. Kf2 Rde8 16. g3 Nb6 17. Nf4 Kb8 18. Nh5 Re6 19. Ng7 Bg6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. b3 Nd7 22. Ne2 e5 23. Rd1 Kc7 24. Bh3 e4 25. Nf4 f5 26. Nxg6 hxg6 27. fxe4 dxe4 28. g4 f4 29. g5 Nf8 30. Bg2 f3 31. Bf1 Nh7 32. Bc4 Rf8 33. Rdg1 b5 34. Bf1 Be7 35. Rh4 Nxg5 36. Rhg4 Rf5 37. h7 Nxh7 38. Rxe4 Bg5 39. Bd3 Bf6 40. Reg4 Rh5 41. Bxg6 Rh2+ 42. Kxf3 Nf8 43. Be4 Rxa2 44. Rc1 Ra6 45. Rg8 Nd7 46. Re8 Kd6 47. Rc8 c5 48. dxc5+ Ke7 49. c6 Ne5+ 50. Kf4 Ra2 51. c7 Nf7 52. Re8+ Kxe8 53. c8=Q+ Bd8 54. Qe6+ Kf8 55. Rc8 Rf2+ 56. Kg3 Rf1 57. Bg6 Rg1+ 58. Kf2 Rxg6 59. Qxg6 1-0

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Giri, A"] [Black "Lu Shanglei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2618"] [ECO "A13"] [Opening "English"] [Variation "Neo-Catalan accepted"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "24116068"] [BlackFideId "8603332"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Ne5 Qc8 8. Qd3 Nc6 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. b3 Rd8 13. Bb2 Nf6 14. Qc2 Nd4 15. Qd1 Qd7 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. d3 b6 18. Qd2 h6 19. Rfd1 Nc6 20. Ne4 Nd5 21. Ba1 Nd4 22. e3 Nc6 23. Qb2 Bf8 24. a3 Qe7 25. h4 Rc7 26. Nd2 Nf6 27. Nf3 Rdc8 28. Rc2 Rd8 29. Ne1 Nd5 30. Rdc1 Qd7 31. Nf3 Rdc8 32. Rd2 Qe7 33. Rdc2 Qd7 34. Bf1 Qe7 35. d4 Nb8 36. dxc5 Rxc5 37. b4 Rxc2 38. Rxc2 Rxc2 39. Qxc2 a5 40. Qc8 Nd7 41. Bb5 N7f6 42. bxa5 bxa5 43. a4 Qc7 44. Qxc7 Nxc7 45. Bc4 Bb4 46. Nd4 Ne4 47. Nb3 Bc3 48. Bd3 Bxa1 49. Bxe4 Bc3 50. Kf1 Bb4 51. Ke2 Na6 52. Bc2 Nc5 53. Nd4 f6 54. h5 Kf7 55. f4 e5 56. Nf5 exf4 57. gxf4 Nd7 58. Bb3+ Kf8 59. Kf3 Nc5 60. Bc2 Nb7 61. Nd4 Nd6 62. Ne6+ Kf7 63. Bb3 g5 64. Nxg5+ Ke7 65. Ne6 f5 66. Nd4 Kf6 67. Bc2 Bc3 68. Nb3 Bb4 69. Bd3 Nb7 70. Nd4 Nd6 71. Ke2 Bc3 72. Nb3 Nb7 73. Bc2 Bb4 74. Nd4 Nd6 75. Bb3 Bc5 76. Nf3 Ne4 77. Nh4 Ng3+ 78. Kf3 Nxh5 79. Bc2 Ng7 80. Bd3 Bb6 81. Ke2 Bc5 82. Bb1 Bb6 83. Bc2 Bc5 84. Kf3 Bb6 85. Ng2 Ne6 86. Ne1 Nc5 87. Ng2 Ne6 88. Ke2 Ba7 89. Nh4 Ng7 90. Bb3 Bb6 91. Kd3 Bc5 92. Bd1 Bb6 93. Bf3 Ne6 94. Bd1 Nc5+ 95. Ke2 Ne4 96. Bc2 Nd6 97. Bd3 Bc5 98. Kf3 Bb6 99. Ng2 Nb7 100. Bc2 Nd6 101. Ke2 Bc5 102. Kd3 Bb6 103. Bd1 Ne4 104. Kc4 Ke6 105. Be2 Nd6+ 106. Kc3 Bd8 107. Bf3 Bf6+ 108. Kd3 Kd7 109. Ne1 Kc7 110. Nc2 Kb6 111. Nd4 Kc5 112. Nc6 Nb7 113. Ne5 Bxe5 114. Bxb7 Bc7 115. Bc8 Kb4 116. Bxf5 Kxa4 117. Ke4 Kb4 118. Kf3 Kc5 119. e4 a4 120. Ke3 a3 121. Be6 Kd6 122. Ba2 h5 123. e5+ Ke7 124. Kf3 Kf8 125. Kg3 Kg7 126. Kh4 Kg6 127. Bb1+ Kh6 128. Kg3 Kg7 129. Kh3 Kh6 130. Kg2 Bb8 131. Kg3 Kg7 132. Kf3 Kh6 133. Ba2 Bc7 134. Ke4 h4 135. Kf3 Kh5 136. Bf7+ Kh6 137. Kg4 Kg7 138. Ba2 Kg6 139. Bb1+ Kf7 140. Ba2+ Kg6 141. f5+ Kg7 142. f6+ Kg6 143. Bb1+ Kf7 144. Kf5 Bxe5 145. Ba2+ Kf8 146. Kg4 Bg3 147. Kh3 Be5 148. f7 Bf6 149. Bb3 Be7 150. Bc4 Bd8 151. Bd5 Be7 152. Be6 Bd8 153. Ba2 Be7 154. Kg4 Bd8 155. Kf4 Be7 156. Kf3 Bd8 157. Kg4 Be7 158. Kh3 Bd8 159. Kg2 Be7 160. Kh3 Bd8 161. Kg2 Be7 162. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Grischuk, A"] [Black "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2666"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "Berlin defence"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "4126025"] [BlackFideId "35093487"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. O-O Bd6 8. d4 Nd7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. f4 Bd4+ 12. Kh1 f5 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qe2 fxe4 15. Nxe4 O-O 16. Ng5 Bd5 17. c4 Bf7 18. f5 Qe8 19. Qd3 Rd8 20. Bf4 Bxb2 21. Qh3 h5 22. Rae1 Qd7 23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. fxe6 Qe7 25. Qg3 Bg7 26. Qxg6 Rf6 27. Qxh5 Rxe6 28. Rxe6 Qxe6 29. Bxc7 Qxc4 30. Rg1 Rf8 31. Qd1 Qxa2 32. h3 Qf7 33. Bg3 a5 34. Re1 Ra8 35. Re4 a4 36. Rg4 Kh8 37. Rh4+ Kg8 38. Rg4 Kh8 39. Qc2 Bf6 40. Qf5 Rf8 41. Be5 Bxe5 42. Qxe5+ Kh7 43. Rh4+ Kg6 44. Qh5+ Kg7 45. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave, M"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2692"] [BlackElo "2729"] [ECO "A20"] [Opening "English opening"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "2040506"] [BlackFideId "623539"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 d5 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qd8 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. d3 h6 8. O-O Bd6 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Rc1 Bf5 12. Nd2 Qd7 13. a3 Bh3 14. b4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nd4 16. e3 Ne6 17. Nce4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Rad8 19. Qb3 f5 20. Nd2 Kh7 21. Nc4 f4 22. h4 Qf7 23. Qd1 Qf5 24. e4 Qf6 25. Qh5 g6 26. Qf3 h5 27. Na5 Rb8 28. Nc4 Rbd8 29. Na5 Rb8 30. Nc4 Rbd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Yakubboev, Nodirbek"] [Black "Yu Yangyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2659"] [BlackElo "2715"] [ECO "D37"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "classical variation (5.Bf4)"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "14203987"] [BlackFideId "8603820"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 Be7 4. c4 d5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Be7 11. Be2 Ne4 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 exd5 14. O-O h6 15. a4 Qc5 16. Rb1 a6 17. h3 Bf6 18. Rfc1 Na5 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Qa2 Rfd8 21. Rb4 Rac8 22. Qb1 Be8 23. Kh2 Bd7 24. Bd3 Qe7 25. Rb6 Be5 26. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 27. Kg1 Rc7 28. Qb4 Nc6 29. Qb2 Na5 30. Qb4 Nc6 31. Nxc6 Bxc6 32. Qd4 Qg5 33. Rcb1 Rdc8 34. h4 Qe7 35. Bf5 Re8 36. a5 Qe5 37. Bd3 h5 38. R1b4 Qxd4 39. cxd4 Kf8 40. Rb2 Ke7 41. f3 Kd8 42. Kf2 g6 43. Rc2 Re6 44. Rc5 Rd6 45. Bb1 Re7 46. Ba2 Kc7 47. Bb3 Kb8 48. Ba4 Ree6 49. Bxc6 Rxc6 50. Rbxc6 bxc6 51. Rc3 Kc7 52. Rb3 c5 53. dxc5 Kc6 54. g4 Kxc5 55. Rb7 hxg4 56. fxg4 Rf6+ 57. Kg3 Kc4 58. Rb6 Rf1 59. Rxa6 Kd3 60. Kg2 Ra1 61. Kf2 Ra2+ 62. Kf3 Re2 63. Rf6 Rxe3+ 64. Kf2 Rh3 65. a6 Rxh4 66. a7 Rh8 67. Rxf7 d4 68. Kf3 g5 69. Rg7 Ra8 70. Rd7 Rf8+ 71. Kg3 Ke3 72. Rb7 Ra8 73. Re7+ Kd2 74. Kf3 d3 75. Ke4 Rd8 76. Rd7 Re8+ 77. Kf5 Kc2 78. Rc7+ Kd1 79. Re7 Ra8 80. Kxg5 d2 81. Kf6 Kc1 82. Rc7+ Kb1 83. Rd7 Kc1 84. Rc7+ Kb1 85. Rb7+ Kc1 86. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Artemiev, V"] [Black "Lazavik, Denis"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2691"] [BlackElo "2572"] [ECO "A29"] [Opening "English"] [Variation "four knights, kingside fianchetto"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "24101605"] [BlackFideId "13515110"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. Qc2 Ndb4 8. Qa4 Bd7 9. O-O Nd4 10. Qd1 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 Nc6 12. d3 O-O 13. a3 Bh3 14. Re1 Qd7 15. b4 Bb6 16. Be3 Rad8 17. Rc1 Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Ne4 c6 20. a4 a6 21. Qc2 h6 22. Qd2 Qe7 23. Rc2 Be6 24. Rb1 Bd5 25. Qc1 Rfe8 26. Nd2 Bxf3 27. Nxf3 Rd5 28. Rbb2 h5 29. h4 Qd7 30. Kg2 Rf5 31. Rd2 Bc7 32. Qc4 Rd5 33. Rdc2 Re7 34. Qb3 Bb6 35. Qa2 g6 36. Rb1 Qd6 37. Qb2 Qf6 38. e4 Rd8 39. Ng5 Qd6 40. Qb3 Kg7 41. Re2 f6 42. Nf3 Qd7 43. Rbe1 Rde8 44. Qc4 Qd6 45. Nd2 Ba7 46. Qb3 Qd7 47. Qc2 Qg4 48. Nf3 Qd7 49. Rb1 Re6 50. Qc4 Bb6 51. Qb3 R6e7 52. Nd2 Qg4 53. Ree1 Bc7 54. Nf3 Qd7 55. b5 cxb5 56. axb5 Ba5 57. Re2 Bc3 58. bxa6 bxa6 59. Ra2 Qc6 60. Rc1 Qd6 61. Nd2 a5 62. Nc4 Qa6 63. Qa3 Ra7 64. Rb1 Qe6 65. Rb6 Qe7 66. Qb3 Bb4 67. Qa4 Rea8 68. e5 Kg8 69. Rxf6 Qb7+ 70. Kg1 Rf8 71. Rxg6+ Kh8 72. Rb6 Qf3 73. Rxb4 Rg7 74. Rb1 Qxd3 75. Qc2 Qf3 76. Qe2 Qf5 77. Rd1 Rfg8 78. Ra3 Rg4 79. Nd6 Qe6 80. Qf3 R4g6 81. Qxh5+ Kg7 82. Rxa5 Qd7 83. Nf5+ Kf7 84. Nh6+ Kg7 85. Nxg8 d3 86. Nf6 1-0

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Black "Andreikin, D"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2695"] [ECO "D35"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "exchange, positional line, 5...c6"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "24175439"] [BlackFideId "4158814"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Bf5 8. Qf3 Bh7 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Qxf6 gxf6 11. Nge2 Nd7 12. Nc1 Nb6 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Nxd3 Rg8 15. g3 f5 16. Ke2 a5 17. Rhb1 Bd6 18. a3 Nc4 19. a4 Bc7 20. b4 axb4 21. Rxb4 Ba5 22. Rb3 Nd6 23. Nc5 Bxc3 24. Rxc3 b6 25. Nb3 Nc4 26. a5 bxa5 27. Nd2 Nxd2 28. Kxd2 Kd7 29. Rca3 f4 30. gxf4 Rab8 31. R1a2 Rg2 32. Ke2 Rxh2 33. Rxa5 Rb7 34. Ra7 Kc7 35. Ra8 h5 36. Kf3 h4 37. R2a7 h3 38. Rxb7+ Kxb7 39. Rf8 c5 40. Rxf7+ Kc6 41. dxc5 Kxc5 42. Rc7+ Kd6 43. Rc1 Rg2 44. Rh1 Rg8 45. Rxh3 d4 46. Rh1 Ke6 47. Rd1 dxe3 48. fxe3 Ra8 49. Rh1 Ra3 50. Rh6+ Kf5 51. Rh5+ Kg6 52. Rb5 Kf6 53. Re5 Rb3 54. Kg4 Ra3 55. Kf3 Rb3 56. Rd5 Ra3 57. Ke4 Ra4+ 58. Rd4 Ra6 59. Rb4 Re6+ 60. Kf3 Ra6 61. e4 Ra1 62. Rb6+ Kf7 63. Kg4 Ra4 64. Kf5 Ra8 65. Rb7+ Kf8 66. e5 Ra4 67. Kg5 Re4 68. Kf5 Ra4 69. e6 Rc4 70. Kg5 Rb4 71. Rxb4 1-0

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Giri, A"] [Black "Lu Shanglei"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2618"] [ECO "A13"] [Opening "English"] [Variation "Neo-Catalan accepted"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "24116068"] [BlackFideId "8603332"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Ne5 Qc8 8. Qd3 Nc6 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nc3 Rd8 13. Rc1 Nf6 14. Qb1 Qd7 15. d3 Nd4 16. O-O Rac8 17. Rfd1 b6 18. e3 Nc6 19. Rd2 h6 20. Rcd1 Qe8 21. Qa1 Bf8 22. Ne2 Nd5 23. Kh1 Rc7 24. Ng1 Rcd7 25. Nf3 Ndb4 26. Ne1 Qe7 27. h4 Nd5 28. Kg1 Ncb4 29. Nf3 Nc6 30. Qb1 Ndb4 31. a3 Nd5 32. Rc1 Na5 33. Ba1 Rc7 34. Rdc2 Rdc8 35. Be5 Rd7 36. b4 Nc6 37. bxc5 bxc5 38. Ba1 Qe8 39. Bf1 Rb8 40. Qa2 Rdb7 41. Bg2 Na5 42. Be5 Rd8 43. Nd2 Qa4 44. Ne4 Qb3 45. Qxb3 Rxb3 46. Nxc5 Rxa3 47. d4 Nb4 48. Re2 Rc8 49. Rb1 Nd5 50. Nd7 Be7 51. Reb2 f6 52. Rb8 Rc3 53. Rxc8+ Rxc8 54. Bb8 Nc6 55. Rc1 Kf7 56. Bf4 g5 57. hxg5 hxg5 58. Bxg5 Ke8 59. Nxf6+ Bxf6 60. Bxf6 Nxf6 61. Rxc6 Rxc6 62. Bxc6+ Ke7 63. Kf1 Kd6 64. Ba4 a5 65. Ke2 Ne4 66. Bc2 Nc3+ 67. Kd2 Nd5 68. e4 Nb4 69. Bb3 Nc6 70. e5+ Ke7 71. Kc3 Nb4 72. Kc4 Nd5 73. Bc2 1-0

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Grischuk, A"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2666"] [BlackElo "2687"] [ECO "D31"] [Opening "QGD"] [Variation "Charousek (Petrosian) variation"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "35093487"] [BlackFideId "4126025"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 O-O 8. Ng3 Be6 9. Bd3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rc1 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Nb5 Qe5 15. Qd2 Rad8 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. exd4 Qd6 18. f3 h6 19. Kh1 Rfe8 20. Ne2 Bd7 21. g4 Nh7 22. Nf4 Ng5 23. Kg2 Re7 24. h4 Ne6 25. Ne2 Rde8 26. f4 Nf8 27. f5 Re3 28. Nf4 Qf6 29. Qf2 Qxd4 30. Rcd1 Qe5 31. Kg1 Nh7 32. Ng2 Qg3 33. Qf4 Rxd3 0-1

[Event "Chessable Play-In Match"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.02.17"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Vachier Lagrave, M"] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2692"] [ECO "C49"] [Opening "Four knights"] [Variation "symmetrical, Maroczy system"] [EventDate "2025.02.17"] [WhiteFideId "623539"] [BlackFideId "2040506"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Ne2 Ne7 8. c3 Ba5 9. Ng3 c6 10. Ba4 Ng6 11. d4 Re8 12. Bc2 Bc7 13. Re1 h6 14. h3 Be6 15. Be3 a5 16. a4 Qe7 17. Nf5 Qf8 18. Qd2 Rad8 19. Nxh6+ gxh6 20. Bxh6 Qe7 21. Bg5 Kg7 22. Nh4 Nxh4 23. Bxh4 Rh8 24. Qg5+ Kf8 25. Qg3 Rh6 26. d5 Bc8 27. f4 Rg6 28. Bg5 exf4 29. Qh4 Qe5 30. Bxf4 Qh5 31. Bg3 Bxh3 32. Kh2 Bd7 33. Qxh5 Nxh5 34. Bh4 Re8 35. g3 Rh6 36. Kg2 Nf4+ 37. Kf3 Ng6 38. Bg5 Rh2 0-1