[Event "ENG-SWE Challenge Match"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2022.03.08"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Howell, David"] [Black "Grandelius, N"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2672"] [ECO "E36"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "classical, Noa variation, 5.a3"] [EventDate "2022.03.02"] [WhiteFideId "410608"] [BlackFideId "1710400"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Bg5 c5 8. e3 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Ne4 12. Bxd8 Nxc3 13. Bh4 Ne5 14. Bb3 Ne4 15. Bc2 Ng6 16. Bxe4 Nxh4 17. g3 f5 18. Bc2 Ng6 19. f4 Bd7 20. Nf3 Bc6 21. Ke2 Bd5 22. Rhc1 Rac8 23. Bd3 Ne7 24. Nd2 Nc6 25. Rc5 Rcd8 26. Rac1 Rd7 27. Bb5 Rfd8 28. Nf3 Kf8 29. Bxc6 Bxc6 30. Nd4 Bd5 31. Rxd5 exd5 32. Ne6+ Ke7 33. Nxd8 Rxd8 34. h3 Kd6 35. g4 Rf8 36. Rg1 g6 37. Kd3 Rf7 38. Rg3 a5 39. Rg2 Rf6 40. Rg1 Rf7 41. Rg2 Rf8 42. Rg1 Rf7 43. Rg3 Rf8 44. Rg2 Rf7 45. Rg1 Rf8 46. g5 Rc8 47. h4 Rc4 48. h5 Re4 49. hxg6 hxg6 50. Rh1 d4 51. exd4 Kd5 52. Rh6 Rxf4 53. Rxg6 Rxd4+ 54. Ke3 Rg4 55. Rb6 Rxg5 56. Kf4 Rg7 57. Rb5+ Kc6 58. Rxa5 Rg2 59. Kxf5 Rxb2 60. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ENG-SWE Challenge Match"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2022.03.09"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Grandelius, N"] [Black "Howell, David"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2646"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Giuoco Piano"] [EventDate "2022.03.02"] [WhiteFideId "1710400"] [BlackFideId "410608"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Re1 h6 7. c3 d6 8. Nbd2 Bb6 9. h3 Ne7 10. d4 Nc6 11. a4 a5 12. Ra3 Re8 13. Ba2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Rd3 Ba7 17. e5 Qe7 18. Rg3 dxe5 19. Nc4 Kf8 20. Bxh6 gxh6 21. Qd2 Ng8 22. Nxe5 Qb4 23. Rf3 f5 24. Qxb4+ axb4 25. Ng6+ Kg7 26. Rxe8 Nf6 27. Re7+ Kxg6 28. Rg3+ Kh5 29. Bc4 Bd4 30. Be2+ Kh4 31. Rg6 f4 32. Reg7 h5 33. Rxf6 Bg4 34. Rxg4+ hxg4 35. Rxf4 Kg5 36. Rxg4+ Kf6 37. Rxd4 Rxa4 38. b3 1-0

[Event "ENG-SWE Challenge Match"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2022.03.10"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Howell, David"] [Black "Grandelius, N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2672"] [ECO "E52"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "4.e3, main line with ...b6"] [EventDate "2022.03.02"] [WhiteFideId "410608"] [BlackFideId "1710400"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O c5 9. Ne5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qa4 Nc7 13. f3 a6 14. Bd2 Nb5 15. Qb3 Nd6 16. Be1 c4 17. Qb4 a5 18. Qb1 Nfe8 19. a4 f6 20. Ng4 b5 21. axb5 Rb8 22. Bg3 Rxb5 23. Qc2 Qe7 24. Rfe1 Qb7 25. Ra2 Rb3 26. Rea1 Qe7 27. Rxa5 h5 28. Ra7 Nb7 29. Nf2 Qxe3 30. Qf5 Rxc3 31. Qxd5+ Rf7 32. h4 Qe7 33. Ne4 Rb3 34. Nc5 Rb2 35. Re1 1-0

[Event "ENG-SWE Challenge Match"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2022.03.11"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Grandelius, N"] [Black "Howell, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2646"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Giuoco Piano"] [EventDate "2022.03.02"] [WhiteFideId "1710400"] [BlackFideId "410608"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 O-O 6. c3 d6 7. b4 Bb6 8. a4 a5 9. b5 Ne7 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. exd5 Nexd5 13. Qb3 c6 14. Bg5 cxb5 15. Qxb5 Qd6 16. Nbd2 Bd7 17. Qb3 Ba7 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxd5 Nxg5 20. Nxg5 Qf6 21. Nxf7 Bxd4 22. Ra2 Bc6 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Ne5+ Kh8 25. Nf3 Rab8 26. Qd3 Bb2 27. Qc2 Rb4 28. h3 Rfb8 29. Re4 h6 30. Rxb4 Rxb4 31. Nd2 Qc3 32. Qxc3 Bxc3 33. Kf1 Bxd2 34. Rxd2 c5 35. Rd5 Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ENG-SWE Challenge Match"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2022.03.12"] [Round "10.1"] [White "Howell, David"] [Black "Grandelius, N"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2672"] [ECO "E36"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian"] [Variation "classical, Noa variation, 5.a3"] [EventDate "2022.03.02"] [WhiteFideId "410608"] [BlackFideId "1710400"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bg5 dxc4 9. Qxc4 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. e4 h6 13. Bf4 e5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Re8 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Be2 Qxb2 18. O-O Be6 19. Qa6 Qb6 20. Rb1 Qxa6 21. Bxa6 Rab8 22. Rbc1 Rb3 23. Rxc5 Rxa3 24. Bb7 Rd8 25. h4 a5 26. Bd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 a4 28. Ra5 Rd3 29. Ra1 R3xd5 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxa4 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ENG-SWE Challenge Match"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2022.03.02"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Grandelius, N"] [Black "Howell, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2646"] [ECO "C67"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "Berlin defence, open variation"] [EventDate "2022.03.02"] [WhiteFideId "1710400"] [BlackFideId "410608"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. a4 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. d4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Nd5 Re8 11. Qg4 f5 12. Qxd4 Bf6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bc4+ Kh8 15. Rxe8+ Nxe8 16. Qe3 Qf8 17. b3 Nf6 18. Bb2 d5 19. Bd3 c5 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qf3 Be6 22. Bxf5 Bg8 23. Re1 Re8 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25. h4 Qe1+ 26. Kh2 Qe5+ 27. g3 d4 28. Bd3 Bd5 29. Qg4 Be6 30. Qf3 Bd5 31. Qg4 Be6 32. Qf3 Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ENG-SWE Challenge Match"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2022.03.03"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Howell, David"] [Black "Grandelius, N"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2672"] [ECO "A48"] [Opening "King's Indian"] [Variation "Torre attack"] [EventDate "2022.03.02"] [WhiteFideId "410608"] [BlackFideId "1710400"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. c3 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. e4 c5 8. d5 e6 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Qb6 12. Qc2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bg3 Rad8 15. Rfe1 N7f6 16. Nc4 Qc6 17. Nfe5 Qc8 18. a4 Ne7 19. Bf3 Nf5 20. a5 Bd5 21. Qa4 Rfe8 22. Rad1 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Ne4 25. Qd7 Bf6 26. Kf1 Nexg3+ 27. hxg3 Qb8 28. Qb5 Rd8 29. Rd7 Rxd7 30. Qxd7 Qd8 31. Qxd8+ Bxd8 32. g4 Ne7 33. Nd6 b6 34. axb6 axb6 35. Nd2 Kg7 36. Ke2 Kf6 37. Kd3 Ke6 38. N6c4 Nd5 39. Ke4 Nf6+ 40. Kf3 Nd7 41. Ke4 Nf6+ 42. Kf3 Nd7 43. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ENG-SWE Challenge Match"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2022.03.04"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Grandelius, N"] [Black "Howell, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2646"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "Berlin defence"] [EventDate "2022.03.02"] [WhiteFideId "1710400"] [BlackFideId "410608"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Ba4 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. c3 Bb6 8. h3 Ne7 9. Bc2 Ng6 10. d4 c6 11. a4 d5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. exd5 exd4 15. a5 Bc7 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. Nxd4 cxd5 18. Nd2 Ne5 19. Rfd1 Rd8 20. b4 Nd7 21. N2f3 Nf6 22. c4 a6 23. c5 g6 24. Bb3 Kf8 25. Rd3 Re8 26. Rad1 Bd7 27. Nd2 Re7 28. Nf1 Rae8 29. Re3 Re4 30. Bc2 Rxe3 31. Nxe3 Bf4 32. Rd3 Re4 33. Bb3 Be5 34. Nec2 Bf4 35. g3 Bc1 36. h4 Bb2 37. f3 Re5 38. Kf2 Ke8 39. Re3 Rxe3 40. Kxe3 Kd8 41. Ne1 Kc7 42. Nd3 Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ENG-SWE Challenge Match"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2022.03.05"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Howell, David"] [Black "Grandelius, N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2672"] [ECO "D85"] [Opening "Gruenfeld"] [Variation "exchange variation"] [EventDate "2022.03.02"] [WhiteFideId "410608"] [BlackFideId "1710400"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 c5 6. Rc1 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 Bh6 8. e3 cxd4 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Bxd4 O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. h4 Be6 14. h5 g5 15. Ne2 Bxa2 16. Rxc6 Be6 17. O-O Rfc8 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Bxa7 Rc2 20. Nd4 Rxb2 21. Bc5 Bf8 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Rc1 Kf7 24. Bd4 Rb5 25. Rc7 g4 26. Bc5 Ke8 27. Rc8+ Kd7 28. Rxf8 Rxc5 29. Rg8 Rxh5 30. Rxg4 Ke8 31. Rf4 Rf5 32. Rh4 h5 33. Ra4 Kf7 34. Ra2 Rb5 35. Kh2 Rb4 36. Ra5 Rh4+ 37. Kg1 Kg6 38. f3 Kf6 39. e4 Rf4 40. Rxh5 Kg6 41. Re5 Kf7 42. Rh5 Kg6 43. Rh8 Kg7 44. Re8 Kf7 45. Rh8 Kg7 46. Ra8 Rh4 47. g4 e5 48. Kg2 Rh7 49. Ra5 Kf6 50. Ra1 Rh8 51. Rh1 Ra8 52. Rh6+ Kf7 53. Kg3 Ra5 54. Rh7+ Kf6 55. Rh6+ Kf7 56. Rh7+ Kf6 57. Rh5 Kg6 58. Kh4 Ra3 59. Rg5+ Kf6 60. Rf5+ Kg6 61. Kg3 Ra5 62. Rh5 Rb5 63. Rh1 Ra5 64. Rd1 Ra8 65. Rb1 Rh8 66. Kg2 Ra8 67. Rc1 Rb8 68. Ra1 Rc8 69. Ra6+ Kf7 70. Kg3 Rh8 71. Kg2 Rb8 72. Rh6 Rb5 73. Kf2 Rc5 74. g5 Rc1 75. Kg2 Ra1 76. Kh2 Rf1 77. Kg2 Ra1 78. Kh3 Rg1 79. Kh4 Rg2 80. Kh5 Rh2+ 81. Kg4 Rg2+ 82. Kf5 Rg3 83. Rh7+ Kf8 84. Kg6 Ke8 85. Rh8+ Kd7 86. Rf8 1-0

[Event "ENG-SWE Challenge Match"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2022.03.06"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Grandelius, N"] [Black "Howell, David"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2672"] [BlackElo "2646"] [ECO "C55"] [Opening "Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)"] [EventDate "2022.03.02"] [WhiteFideId "1710400"] [BlackFideId "410608"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. a4 a5 8. Re1 h6 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qxd4 Nd7 13. Qd1 Nb6 14. Bb3 Bf6 15. Be3 Be6 16. Bxb6 Bxc3 17. bxc3 cxb6 18. Qd4 Rc8 19. Re3 Rc6 20. Rg3 f6 21. Rd1 Kh8 22. Re3 Qc7 23. Bd5 Rc5 24. Bb3 Rc6 25. f3 Bg8 26. Bd5 Rc5 27. Bxg8 Kxg8 28. Qxd6 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 Qxc3 30. Qxb6 Qxc2 31. Rd7 Qc1+ 32. Kf2 Rc8 33. Rd8+ Rxd8 34. Qxd8+ Kh7 35. Qxa5 b6 36. Qb5 Qd2+ 37. Kg3 Qe3 38. h4 Qe1+ 39. Kg4 Qd2 40. Kh3 Qe3 41. Qd5 Qf2 42. Qd3 Kh8 43. h5 Qc5 44. Qd5 Qf2 45. Qd8+ Kh7 46. Qd3 Kh8 47. g3 Qc5 48. Qb5 Qf2 49. Kg4 Qe3 50. Qd5 Kh7 51. Qb5 Kh8 52. Qe8+ Kh7 53. Qg6+ Kh8 54. Qe8+ Kh7 55. f4 Qe2+ 56. Kf5 Qd3 57. Qg6+ Kh8 58. Qe8+ Kh7 59. g4 Qc2 60. Qg6+ Kg8 61. Qe8+ Kh7 62. Qd7 Qb3 63. Qc6 Qf7 64. e5 fxe5+ 65. Kxe5 Qe7+ 66. Kd5 Qe2 67. Qg6+ Kh8 68. Qe4 Qxg4 69. Qe8+ Kh7 70. Qe4+ Kh8 71. Kc6 Qxh5 72. Kxb6 Qd1 73. Qe8+ Kh7 74. Qe4+ Kh8 75. a5 Qd8+ 76. Kb5 Qd7+ 77. Kb6 Qd8+ 78. Kb5 Qd7+ 79. Qc6 Qf5+ 80. Kb6 Qxf4 81. a6 Qb8+ 82. Qb7 Qd6+ 83. Ka7 Qd4+ 84. Ka8 h5 85. a7 Kh7 86. Qb5 Qe4+ 87. Kb8 Qf4+ 88. Kb7 Qe4+ 89. Qc6 Qb4+ 90. Ka6 Qa3+ 91. Kb6 Qb4+ 92. Qb5 Qd6+ 93. Kb7 Qe7+ 94. Ka6 Qa3+ 95. Kb7 Qe7+ 96. Kb6 Qd6+ 97. Qc6 Qb4+ 98. Kc7 Qe7+ 99. Qd7 Qc5+ 100. Kb7 Qb4+ 101. Ka6 Qa3+ 102. Kb5 Qb3+ 103. Kc5 Qc3+ 104. Kd6 Qd4+ 105. Ke7 Qb4+ 106. Kf7 Qf4+ 107. Ke7 Qb4+ 108. Kd8 Qf8+ 109. Kc7 Qc5+ 110. Kb7 Qb4+ 111. Kc8 Qf8+ 112. Qd8 Qc5+ 113. Qc7 Qf8+ 114. Kb7 Qb4+ 115. Qb6 Qe7+ 1/2-1/2