[Event "Chess.com Rapid Wk4 KO"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.03.06"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Demchenko, A"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2654"] [ECO "C72"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "modern Steinitz defence, 5.O-O"] [EventDate "2022.03.06"] [WhiteFideId "2020009"] [BlackFideId "4160258"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 g6 8. d4 Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. Bc2 Nh5 11. Be3 Qe8 12. Nbd2 Kh8 13. Nf1 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bc5 Rf6 17. Ng3 Nxg3 18. fxg3 e4 19. Nh4 Rd8 20. Qe2 Ne5 21. Qf2 b6 22. Be3 Rf8 23. Bg5 Rc8 24. Rad1 Qf7 25. b3 Rce8 26. Bf4 Bb5 27. c4 Bc6 28. Rd2 Ng6 29. Nxg6+ hxg6 30. Qe3 Rd8 31. Red1 Rxd2 32. Rxd2 Qe7 33. Kh2 Kh7 34. Bd1 Bf6 35. h4 Rd8 36. Be2 Rxd2 37. Qxd2 Be5 38. h5 Bf6 39. hxg6+ Kxg6 40. g4 Qh7+ 41. Kg1 fxg4 42. Bxg4 Qh8 43. Bh3 Bd4+ 44. Kh2 Bd7 45. Qe2 Bxh3 46. gxh3 e3 47. Qg4+ Kf7 48. Qd7+ Kg6 49. Kg3 Qf6 50. Qd5 Bc5 51. Qg8+ Qg7 52. Qxg7+ Kxg7 53. Kf3 c6 54. Bxe3 Be7 55. Bxb6 Kg6 56. Kg4 Bf6 57. h4 Be5 58. h5+ Kh6 59. Be3+ Kg7 60. Kf5 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Rapid Wk4 KO"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.03.06"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, I"] [Black "Paravyan, D"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2773"] [BlackElo "2617"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann"] [Variation "advance variation"] [EventDate "2022.03.06"] [WhiteFideId "4168119"] [BlackFideId "4194985"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. Nbd2 a5 7. a4 f6 8. O-O fxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Bc5 11. Nb3 Bb6 12. Be3 Ne7 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. Nd4 O-O 15. Ra3 Qxb2 16. Rb3 Qa2 17. Rxb7 Qa3 18. Bg4 Rab8 19. Rxb8 Rxb8 20. Nxe6 Qxa4 21. Nd4 Be4 22. f3 Bg6 23. f4 c5 24. Nb3 Qb4 25. Be6+ Kh8 26. f5 a4 27. f6 axb3 28. fxe7 c4 29. cxb3 cxb3 30. Qxb3 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Re8 32. Bd7 Rg8 33. Be6 Re8 34. Qb7 h5 35. Bd7 Qxe7 36. Bxe8 Qxb7 37. Bxg6 Qe7 38. Rc1 Qe6 39. Bxh5 Qxe5 40. Bg6 Qe6 41. Bd3 g5 42. h3 Qe3 43. Rd1 Kg7 44. Bf5 d4 45. Bg4 d3 46. Rf1 d2 47. Bf3 Qe1 48. Kg1 Kf6 49. Bg4+ Ke5 50. Bh5 Ke4 51. Bg4 Ke3 52. Bh5 Kd4 53. Bg4 Kc3 54. Bh5 Kc2 55. Bg4 Qg3 56. Bh5 Qb8 57. Bg4 Qb6+ 58. Kh1 Qe3 59. Bh5 Kb2 60. Bg4 Kc3 61. Bh5 Kd4 62. Bg4 Qe1 63. Kg1 Qh4 64. Kh1 Ke3 65. Kg1 Qh8 66. Rf3+ Ke4 67. Rf1 Qc3 68. Bf5+ Ke5 69. Bg4 Qc5+ 70. Kh1 Qc1 71. Kg1 Kd4 72. Bh5 Kd3 73. Bg4 Qc5+ 74. Kh1 Qe5 75. Bh5 Kc2 76. Bd1+ Kb2 77. Bg4 Qd4 78. Bh5 Qd8 79. Bg4 Qe8 80. Bh5 Qxh5 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Rapid Wk4 KO"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.03.06"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Dubov, Daniil"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2711"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian defence"] [EventDate "2022.03.06"] [WhiteFideId "13300474"] [BlackFideId "24126055"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Na5 11. Bd3 Nb4 12. Ne1 Nac6 13. Nc3 Nxd3 14. Rxd3 f5 15. exd6 Qxd6 16. Nf3 b6 17. Rd1 Nb4 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 h6 20. a3 Nd5 21. Nf3 Nf4 22. Qe3 Bb7 23. Nb5 Qd7 24. a4 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 Nd5 26. Nc3 Rac8 27. a5 Nxc3 28. bxc3 Qd5 29. Qxd5 exd5 30. axb6 axb6 31. Ra3 Rc4 32. h4 Rfc8 33. Rd3 Kf7 34. h5 R8c7 35. Rf3 Ke6 36. Rb3 R7c6 37. Rg3 Kf7 38. Kh2 f4 39. Rf3 Rf6 40. Kh3 Rf5 41. g4 Rf6 42. Rb5 Rfc6 43. Rxf4+ Ke6 44. Rf5 Rxc3+ 45. f3 Rd3 46. Re5+ Kf6 47. Rf5+ Ke6 48. Rb4 Rd6 49. Kg3 Rc3 50. Re5+ Kf6 51. Rb5 Rc4 52. Rbxd5 Rxd4 53. Rf5+ Ke7 54. Rb5 Re6 55. Rb2 Rdd6 56. Ra2 Rf6 57. Re5+ Rde6 58. Ra7+ Kf8 59. Rd5 Re3 60. Rd8+ Re8 61. Rdd7 Re3 62. Ra8+ Re8 63. Rxe8+ Kxe8 64. Rxg7 Kd8 65. f4 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Rapid Wk4 KO"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.03.06"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "A06"] [Opening "Reti"] [Variation "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"] [EventDate "2022.03.06"] [WhiteFideId "2016192"] [BlackFideId "13300474"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. Bb2 a6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. Bxd4 Bg4 9. Be2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 e6 11. O-O Bb4 12. c3 Ba5 13. e4 O-O 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Rac1 Bb6 16. e5 Nd7 17. Nf3 Qe7 18. h4 Rc7 19. Qe3 Bc5 20. c4 Ba3 21. Rb1 dxc4 22. bxc4 Bc5 23. h5 h6 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. Rd4 Nb8 26. Qe4 Nc6 27. Rd3 Na5 28. Rd4 Nxc4 29. g4 Nb6 30. g5 Nd5 31. gxh6 gxh6 32. Kh2 Kh8 33. Rg1 Rg8 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Qh4 Rc8 36. Nd2 Kh8 37. Nc4 Qe7 38. Qxe7 Nxe7 39. Nd6 Rc2 40. Kg1 Kg7 41. a4 Nc6 42. Re4 Rc5 43. Ne8+ Kh8 44. f4 b5 45. axb5 axb5 46. Re2 Nd4 47. Re4 Nf5 48. Rb4 Ne7 49. Nd6 Nd5 50. Rb3 Kg7 51. f5 exf5 52. Nxf5+ Kh7 53. Rg3 Nf4 54. Rg7+ Kh8 55. Rxf7 Rxe5 56. Nxh6 Nxh5 57. Rb7 Rd5 58. Kf2 Nf4 59. Ng4 Ne6 60. Ke3 Rf5 61. Rb6 Ng5 62. Nf6 Kg7 63. Ne8+ Kf8 64. Nd6 Re5+ 65. Kf4 Rd5 66. Rb8+ Ke7 67. Nf5+ Rxf5+ 68. Kxf5 Nf7 69. Rb7+ Ke8 70. Kf6 Nd8 71. Re7+ Kf8 72. Rh7 Ke8 73. Re7+ Kf8 74. Re4 Nb7 75. Re1 Nd8 76. Re2 b4 77. Re4 b3 78. Re2 Nb7 79. Re5 Nd8 80. Rb5 Ke8 81. Rxb3 Kd7 82. Rb1 Nc6 83. Rd1+ Kc7 84. Ke6 Kb6 85. Rc1 Nb4 86. Kd6 Kb5 87. Rc3 Na6 88. Rc2 Nb4 89. Rc5+ Ka4 90. Rh5 Kb3 91. Kc5 Kc3 92. Rh3+ Nd3+ 93. Kd5 Kc2 94. Kd4 Nb2 95. Rc3+ Kd2 96. Rc8 Nd1 97. Ra8 Ke2 98. Ra2+ Kf3 99. Ra3+ Ke2 100. Rb3 Kd2 101. Rb1 Ke2 102. Ra1 Nf2 103. Ra2+ Kf3 104. Ra8 Ng4 105. Rf8+ Kg3 106. Kd3 Nf2+ 107. Ke2 Ng4 108. Rf5 Nh6 109. Rf6 Ng4 110. Rf8 Nh6 111. Rf3+ Kg4 112. Rf8 Kg3 113. Kd3 Ng4 114. Ke4 Nf2+ 115. Kf5 Kf3 116. Ra8 Ke3 117. Rh8 Nd3 118. Rh4 Nf2 119. Ra4 Nd3 120. Re4+ Kd2 121. Re8 Kc3 122. Ke4 Nb4 123. Rc8+ Kb3 124. Rc7 Na6 125. Kd3 Nxc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Rapid Wk4 KO"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.03.06"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2750"] [ECO "C58"] [Opening "Two knights defence"] [EventDate "2022.03.06"] [WhiteFideId "13300474"] [BlackFideId "2016192"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3 Nf4 10. O-O Nxd3 11. cxd3 Bd6 12. Re1 O-O 13. Nc3 c5 14. b3 Nc6 15. Ne4 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. Ba3 Be7 18. Ng3 Bg6 19. Rc1 Qa5 20. Bb2 Qxa2 21. Nxe5 Qxb2 22. Nxc6 Bh4 23. Rxc5 Bxd3 24. Re3 Bg6 25. d4 f5 26. Re2 Qa3 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Ngxf5 Bxf5 29. Nxf5 Bf6 30. Ne3 Qb4 31. Rc4 Qd6 32. Ng4 Bd8 33. Ne5 Bb6 34. Re3 Rad8 35. Rf3 Qd5 36. Rxf8+ Rxf8 37. Qd3 Kg8 38. Ra4 Rd8 39. Qc4 Qxc4 40. Rxc4 Rxd4 41. Rc8+ Rd8 42. Rxd8+ Bxd8 43. Kf1 Kf8 44. Ke2 Bc7 45. Nc6 Bb6 46. f4 Ke8 47. Kd3 Kd7 48. Nd4 g6 49. g4 Kd6 50. Ke4 a6 51. f5 gxf5+ 52. gxf5 Bd8 53. Ne6 Bf6 54. Nf4 Bb2 55. Nd3 Bc3 56. Nf4 Bb2 57. Nd5 a5 58. Nb6 Bc3 59. Nd5 Bb2 60. h4 h5 61. Nf4 Bf6 62. Nxh5 Bxh4 63. Nf4 Kc5 64. Nd3+ Kb5 65. Kd5 Bd8 66. Ne5 Bh4 67. Nf3 Bd8 68. Nd4+ Kb6 69. Kc4 Bf6 70. Ne6 Kc6 71. Nc5 Bb2 72. Ne4 Ba3 73. f6 Bb4 74. Kd4 Ba3 75. Ke5 Bb2+ 76. Ke6 Bxf6 77. Nxf6 Kc5 78. Nd5 Kd4 79. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Rapid Wk4 KO"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.03.06"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Paravyan, D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2617"] [ECO "A16"] [Opening "English opening"] [EventDate "2022.03.06"] [WhiteFideId "2020009"] [BlackFideId "4194985"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. e3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Be2 e6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Nc6 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Rc1 Nb4 13. a3 N4d5 14. Ne4 Qe8 15. Ne5 Bb5 16. d3 Nd7 17. Nc4 Rc6 18. Bf3 Ba6 19. Qd2 Qd8 20. Rfd1 Rc7 21. d4 b5 22. Ncd6 c4 23. Nc5 Bxd6 24. Nxa6 Rc6 25. bxc4 bxc4 26. Nc5 Bxc5 27. dxc5 Rxc5 28. Qd4 c3 29. Ba1 Qc7 30. e4 Rc4 31. Qd3 Ne5 32. Qe2 Nf4 33. Qe3 Nxf3+ 34. Qxf3 c2 35. Rd2 e5 36. Qb3 Rc8 37. Bxe5 Ne2+ 38. Rxe2 Qxe5 39. g3 g6 40. Rexc2 Rxc2 41. Rxc2 Rxc2 42. Qxc2 Qa1+ 43. Kg2 Qxa3 44. e5 Qe7 45. Qc6 Qxe5 46. Qa8+ Kg7 47. Qxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess.com Rapid Wk4 KO"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.03.06"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Paravyan, D"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2617"] [BlackElo "2781"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four knights"] [Variation "Scotch, 4...exd4"] [EventDate "2022.03.06"] [WhiteFideId "4194985"] [BlackFideId "2020009"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Rae1 Rb8 13. Nd1 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. b3 Be6 17. Ne3 h5 18. Nf5 Bc5 19. Re2 Kh8 20. c3 a5 21. Nd4 Bxd4 22. cxd4 Rb4 23. Rc2 Rxd4 24. Be2 h4 25. f3 Bd7 26. Kf2 f5 27. Rd1 Rb4 28. Rc5 a4 29. Rd3 axb3 30. Rxb3 Ra4 31. Rb7 Rxa2 32. Rxd7 Re8 33. Rxf7 Raxe2+ 0-1

[Event "Chess.com Rapid Wk4 KO"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2022.03.06"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2785"] [ECO "C67"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "Berlin defence, open variation"] [EventDate "2022.03.06"] [WhiteFideId "2020009"] [BlackFideId "13300474"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. Nc3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1 c6 12. Ne3 Bc7 13. Nf5 d5 14. Ne7+ Kh8 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. d3 f5 17. g3 Qf6 18. Bh3 Bb6 19. c3 Nd6 20. Qh5 g6 21. Qg5 Qxg5 22. Bxg5 Nf7 23. Bf6+ Kg8 24. Re2 Bd8 25. Bxd8 Rcxd8 26. Rae1 Nd6 27. f4 Rfe8 28. Kf2 Rxe2+ 29. Rxe2 Kf7 30. Bg2 Kf6 31. Bf3 Re8 32. Rxe8 Nxe8 33. Ke3 Ke6 34. c4 Kd6 35. h3 Nc7 36. g4 c5 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. Kf2 b5 39. b3 a5 40. Kg3 a4 41. bxa4 bxc4 42. dxc4 dxc4 43. Kf2 c3 44. Ke3 c4 45. Bd1 Kc5 46. a3 Nd5+ 47. Kf3 Kd4 48. a5 Kd3 0-1