WORLDBASE Player / Joueur GM Bora, Safal
GameID: 0
105 games / 105 parties
2025.05.26 Cherry Blossom Classic
67813 Petrosyan, M (2549) Bora, Safal (2501) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 h6 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Qc2 b6 8. Nc3 Bb7 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rfd1 Rac8 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nb5 a6 14. Nxd6 cxd6 15. Qd3 Rfe8 16. e3 Rc7 17. Rac1 Rec8 18. Rxc7 Rxc7 19. Rc1 Nf8 20. Ne1 Ne6 21. Rxc7 Qxc7 22. Qc2 Qxc2 23. Nxc2 Kf8 24. f3 h5 25. h3 Ke7 26. Kf2 g6 27. Bf1 Nc7 28. Bd3 Ne6 29. Ne1 Kd7 30. Bc1 Ke7 31. Ng2 Bc8 32. g4 hxg4 33. hxg4 Bb7 34. Bd2 Ne8 35. Be1 Nf6 36. Ke2 Bc8 37. Bh4 g5 38. Be1 Bb7 39. Bd2 Bc8 40. Ne1 Nc7 41. Kf2 Bb7 42. a4 Ne6 43. a5 b5 44. Bc2 Kd7 45. Nd3 Ke7 46. Nc1 Kd7 47. Ne2 Ke7 48. Ng3 Kd7 49. Nf5 Ba8 50. Ke2 Bb7 51. Be1 Ne8 52. Ng3 Nf6 53. Bf5 Ke7 54. Bb4 Bc6 55. Bd2 Bb7 56. Kd1 Bc6 57. Kc2 Bb7 58. Kc3 Ng7 59. Bc2 Ne6 60. Bb1 Ke8 61. Kd3 Ke7 62. Ke2 Bc6 63. Nh1 Bb7 64. Nf2 Bc6 65. Nh3 Bb7 66. Bf5 Ng7 67. Bd3 Ne6 68. Bc3 Ke8 69. Be1 Ke7 70. Bf5 Ng7 71. Bc2 Ne6 72. Bb4 Ne8 73. Kf2 Nf6 74. Kg3 Ne8 75. Bd3 Nf6 76. Bc3 Ne8 77. Bd2 Nf6 78. Kf2 Ne8 79. Ng1 Nf6 80. Ne2 Ke8 81. Ng3 Ke7 82. Bf5 Ne8 83. Bc3 Nf6 84. Bc2 Bc6 85. Be1 Bb7 86. Ne2 Bc6 87. Nc3 Bb7 88. Ke2 Bc6 89. Kd2 Bb7 90. b4 Ba8 91. Bb3 Bb7 92. Bg3 Kd7 93. Kd3 Ba8 94. Bd1 Bb7 95. Ke2 Bc6 96. Bb3 Bb7 97. Be1 Ba8 98. Bd2 Bb7 99. Kd3 Ba8 100. Nd1 Bb7 101. Nf2 Ke7 102. Bc2 Kd7 103. Ke2 Ke7 104. Nh3 Ke8 105. Kf2 Ke7 106. Bf5 Bc6 107. Bxe6 fxe6 108. Nxg5 Be8 109. Kg3 Bg6 110. Be1 Nd7 111. Kf4 Nb8 112. Nh3 Nc6 113. Kg5 Kf7 114. Kh6 Bc2 115. Ng5+ Kf6 116. Nh3 Kf7 117. Kg5 Bd1 118. Ng1 Bc2 119. Bc3 Bd3 120. Nh3 Bc2 121. Nf2 Ne7 122. Be1 Nc6 123. Kh6 Bb1 124. Nh3 Bc2 125. Kh5 Bg6+ 126. Kh4 Bc2 127. Kg3 Kf6 128. Kf2 Kf7 129. Ke2 Bb1 130. Nf4 Bh7 131. Kd1 Ke7 132. Kc1 Kf7 133. Kb2 Ne7 134. Kc3 Bb1 135. Nh3 Ng6 136. Bg3 Ke7 137. Nf2 Ba2 138. e4 dxe4 139. Nxe4 e5 140. dxe5 dxe5 141. Kd3 Nf4+ 142. Bxf4 exf4 143. Nc3 1-0
2025.05.26 Cherry Blossom Classic
76608 Bora, Safal (2501) Diao, Matthew Guo (2115) 1-0
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6 7. g3 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qb3 Nb6 11. e3 Bh5 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Ndc4 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 Bg6 15. Bd2 Be4 16. f3 Bd5 17. Qc2 c5 18. e4 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Qb6 20. d5 exd5 21. exd5 Nxd5 22. Rad1 Nb4 23. Bc3 Rad8 24. f4 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Qxc5 Qxb2 27. Rb1 Nd3 28. Qxa7 Qc2 29. Bxb7 Rfe8 30. Bf3 Nb2 31. Rbe1 Nc4 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Bd5 Nd6 34. Bb3 Qd2 35. Rd1 Qb4 36. Qd4 Re1+ 37. Kf2 Ne4+ 38. Kf3 Rf1+ 39. Kxe4 Qe7+ 40. Kd3 Rf3+ 41. Kc2 Qc7+ 42. Kb1 1-0
2025.05.25 Cherry Blossom Classic
76561 Bora, Safal (2501) De Silva, L M S T (2391) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. O-O Bc6 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. e4 Rc8 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Qe2 e5 12. d3 O-O 13. a4 b6 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. Nc4 Rfe8 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Qb7 18. Nb5 Nf8 19. Nbd6 Bxd6 20. Nxd6 Qd7 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. a5 Ne6 23. Be5 Ne8 24. axb6 axb6 25. Qf2 b5 26. Bh3 b4 27. Rac1 1-0
2025.05.25 Cherry Blossom Classic
76583 Paul, Justin (2313) Bora, Safal (2501) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Na5 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Bb7 9. c4 c5 10. Nf5 g6 11. Ne3 Nf6 12. Nc3 Nxb3 13. Qxb3 b4 14. Ned5 Bg7 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. a3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Bxd5 19. cxd5 bxa3 20. c4 O-O 21. Qe3 Re8 22. f4 Qf6 23. Rxa3 Qb2 24. Rd3 a5 25. e5 dxe5 26. f5 e4 27. Rd2 Qg7 28. d6 g5 29. d7 Red8 30. f6 Qg6 31. Qxc5 a4 32. Qe7 e3 33. Qxe3 a3 34. Qe7 g4 35. c5 Qg5 36. Re2 Qd5 37. Qe3 Kh7 38. Rd2 Qc4 39. Rf4 Qc1+ 40. Rf1 Qc4 41. Rf4 Qc1+ 42. Kf2 Rg8 43. Ra2 g3+ 44. hxg3 Qd1 45. Rd4 Qh5 46. c6 Qf5+ 47. Rf4 Qb5 48. Qe4+ Kh8 49. Rf5 Qb3 50. Qe2 Qxg3+ 51. Kg1 Rab8 52. Rf1 Rb4 53. Qf2 Qc7 54. Rd1 Rbg4 55. Qe3 R4g6 56. Qf3 Qb6+ 57. Kh1 Qc7 58. Re2 a2 59. Rxa2 Kh7 60. Rad2 Rg4 61. Qf5+ R8g6 62. Rd6 Rh4+ 63. Kg1 Qb6+ 64. Kf1 Qe3 65. g4 Rh1+ 66. Kg2 Qh3+ 67. Kf2 Rh2+ 68. Ke1 Qg3+ 69. Kf1 Qg2+ 70. Ke1 Qe2# 0-1
2025.05.24 Cherry Blossom Classic
76509 Bora, Safal (2501) Stremavicius, T (2544) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 d5 9. Bd3 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Bd7 13. f3 O-O-O 14. Ke1 f5 15. Bd3 e5 16. Kf2 Rhf8 17. Re1 e4 18. Bf1 exf3 19. gxf3 f4 1/2-1/2
2025.05.24 Cherry Blossom Classic
76536 Budisavljevic, Luka (2502) Bora, Safal (2501) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. a4 O-O 6. Nc3 d6 7. a5 Be6 8. a6 b6 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Bb5 Nbxd5 12. Bc6 Rb8 13. c3 b5 14. Qb3 Nb6 15. O-O b4 16. cxb4 Qc8 17. Re1 h6 18. Bd2 Qe6 19. Qc2 Nbd5 20. Bb7 Qd7 21. Ra5 c6 22. Bxc6 Rfc8 23. b5 Bd8 24. Ra4 Bb6 25. Rc4 Qf5 26. h3 Ne7 27. Bb4 Rd8 28. Nxe5 Ned5 29. Bxd5 dxe5 30. Bb7 Rxd3 31. Bc5 Bxc5 32. Rxc5 Rbd8 33. b6 Qf4 34. Rc8 Qb4 35. Qxd3 Rxc8 36. Bxc8 Qxe1+ 37. Qf1 Qe4 38. b7 Qb4 39. Qc1 g5 40. Qc3 Qd6 41. Bg4 Kg7 42. Qc8 Nxg4 43. hxg4 Qd1+ 44. Kh2 1-0
2025.05.23 Cherry Blossom Classic
76469 Qian, Bobby (2012) Bora, Safal (2501) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Bb7 8. Bg5 Nxb3 9. axb3 f6 10. Bh4 Ne7 11. Nc3 Ng6 12. Bg3 d6 13. O-O-O Be7 14. Nd5 O-O 15. Qc3 Rc8 16. h4 Rf7 17. h5 Nf8 18. Nd4 Qd7 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. f3 Ne6 21. Nf5 Qf8 22. Qe3 Rd7 23. Rh4 Re8 24. Qc3 Bc8 25. Qc6 Qf7 26. Qd5 Ng5 27. Qxf7+ Rxf7 28. Ne3 f5 29. Nxf5 Bxf5 30. exf5 Rxf5 31. Kd2 h6 32. c4 Nh7 33. Ra1 Rg5 34. Rg4 Rxg4 35. fxg4 Re4 36. Rxa6 Rxg4 37. Be1 Rxg2+ 38. Kc3 Nf6 39. Ra8+ Kh7 40. Rc8 bxc4 41. bxc4 c5 42. Rd8 Re2 43. Bh4 Nxh5 44. Rxd6 g5 45. Rd7+ Kg6 46. Rd6+ Kg7 47. Rd7+ Kg6 48. Rd6+ Nf6 49. Kd3 Rxb2 50. Be1 Rb1 51. Ke2 Rc1 52. Bf2 Rxc4 53. Rc6 Rc2+ 54. Kf1 Kf5 55. Rxc5+ Rxc5 56. Bxc5 h5 57. Kg2 Nd5 58. Bd6 Kg4 59. Be5 Nf4+ 60. Kh2 Kf3 61. Bf6 g4 62. Bh4 Ne2 63. Be1 g3+ 64. Bxg3 Nxg3 65. Kh3 Nf5 66. Kh2 Kg4 67. Kg2 h4 68. Kh2 h3 69. Kg1 Kg3 70. Kh1 Nh6 71. Kg1 Ng4 72. Kh1 Nf2+ 73. Kg1 h2+ 74. Kf1 h1=Q+ 75. Ke2 Qd1+ 76. Ke3 Qd3# 0-1
2025.05.23 Cherry Blossom Classic
76488 Bora, Safal (2501) Zhuang, Kyle (2144) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 Bf5 8. Re1 Ne4 9. Qb3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. e4 Bc8 12. Ba3 Nd7 13. c5 dxc5 14. e5 Qb6 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qc4 Ne6 17. Bxe7 Re8 18. Bd6 h6 19. a4 a5 20. Rab1 Qa7 21. Nd2 Bd7 22. Ne4 b5 23. Qa2 Rac8 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. exf6 Ng5 26. Be7 Bf5 27. Rbd1 Bg4 28. Rd4 Bf3 29. h4 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 c5 31. Rd5 Nh7 32. Qd2 Qb7 33. Qxh6 Qxd5+ 34. Kh2 1-0
2025.01.07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
224206 Merino Garcia, R (2385) Bora, Safal (2501) 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 c6 5. Qb3 Qb6 6. c5 Qc7 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Nd7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Qxe4 Ngf6 11. Qh4 Be7 12. O-O Nd5 13. Qh3 O-O 14. Nc3 N7f6 15. Re1 b6 16. cxb6 axb6 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 Nf4 19. Qg3 N6h5 20. Qg4 f5 0-1
2025.01.07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
224517 Bora, Safal (2501) Liu, Casper (2251) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 Nh5 4. Bd2 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bf4 e6 7. e3 c5 8. Nb5 Na6 9. c3 Be7 10. h3 O-O 11. Be2 Ne8 12. O-O Nac7 13. a4 a6 14. Nxc7 Nxc7 15. a5 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Qd4 Qxd4 19. exd4 Ne8 20. Ne5 Nd6 21. Ra4 f6 22. Nd7 Rfe8 23. Rb4 e5 24. Bg4 Bxg4 25. hxg4 Re7 26. Nb6 Rae8 27. Nxd5 Rc7 28. Nxc7 1-0
2025.01.07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
224984 Ehlvest, J (2531) Bora, Safal (2501) 0-1
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. f3 e5 4. d5 Be7 5. Be3 O-O 6. Qd2 Ne8 7. c4 f5 8. exf5 Bxf5 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Nge2 Nef6 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. Bd3 Qe8 13. O-O a6 14. Rae1 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nh5 16. Nf5 g6 17. Nh6+ Kg7 18. g3 Nhf6 19. Qd2 Kh8 20. a4 Ng8 21. b4 Nxh6 22. Bxh6 Rf7 23. a5 Bf8 24. Bg5 Bg7 25. Ne4 Qf8 26. Kg2 Re8 27. h4 h6 28. Be3 Nf6 29. Nc3 e4 30. fxe4 Nxe4 31. Nxe4 Rxe4 32. Rxf7 Qxf7 33. Bxh6 Rxc4 34. Bxg7+ Kxg7 35. Rf1 Qe7 36. Qd3 Qe4+ 37. Qxe4 Rxe4 38. Rc1 Rxb4 39. Rxc7+ Kf6 40. Rd7 Rb5 41. g4 Rxd5 42. Rxb7 Rxa5 43. Kf3 Ra3+ 44. Kf4 Ra4+ 45. Kf3 a5 46. g5+ Ke6 47. Rg7 Rxh4 48. Rxg6+ Ke5 49. Rg8 Rf4+ 50. Ke3 Rg4 51. Kd3 Kd5 52. g6 a4 53. Kc2 Rg2+ 0-1
2025.01.07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
225253 Bluebaum, M (2643) Bora, Safal (2501) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. Bd2 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. Be2 Rc8 12. O-O a6 13. b3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Bb5 16. Bxb5 Qxd4 17. Bxd4 axb5 18. h3 h6 19. Rfd1 Ne4 20. f3 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Nd2 22. Rc3 Ra8 23. Rd3 Nb1 24. Bc5 Nxa3 25. Rd7 b6 26. Bxb6 Nc2 27. Bc5 Ra1+ 28. Kf2 Rb1 29. Rd2 Na1 30. b4 Nb3 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rb8 Nxc5 33. bxc5 b4 34. Rb7 Kg6 35. c6 Rc1 36. Rxb4 Rxc6 37. Rg4+ Kf6 38. Ra4 Rc2+ 39. Kg3 Rc5 40. h4 g6 41. e4 g5 42. h5 Kg7 43. Kg4 Rc2 44. g3 Rc5 45. f4 gxf4 46. gxf4 f5+ 47. exf5 exf5+ 48. Kh4 Rc1 49. Ra7+ Kg8 50. Ra6 Rh1+ 51. Kg3 Rxh5 52. Ra5 Kf7 53. Kg2 Ke7 54. Kg3 Kd6 55. Kg2 Ke6 56. Kg3 Rh1 57. Kg2 Rh4 58. Kg3 Rg4+ 59. Kf3 h5 60. Ra6+ Kf7 61. Ra7+ Ke6 62. Ra6+ Ke7 63. Ra7+ Kf6 64. Ra6+ Kg7 65. Ra7+ Kh6 66. Ra5 Kg6 67. Ra6+ Kg7 68. Ra7+ Kg6 69. Ra6+ Kf7 70. Ra7+ Kf6 71. Ra6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2
2025.01.07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
225569 Bora, Safal (2501) Cofre Archibold, Nestor (2226) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 g6 2. b3 Bg7 3. d4 c5 4. Bb2 cxd4 5. Bxd4 Nf6 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2 d5 9. O-O Bg4 10. Nbd2 e6 11. c4 Qe7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Rfd8 14. Qc2 Nb4 15. Qb1 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Nc6 17. Qc2 Nd5 18. Rad1 Bxb2 19. Bxd5 Bf6 20. Bxc6 Rdc8 21. Rd2 Rxc6 22. Qd1 Rac8 23. Qe2 Rd8 24. Rfd1 Rcd6 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. g3 Qc6 28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Qd3 a6 30. Qd2 h5 31. Qe2 Qe4 32. Qd1 b5 33. Kf1 Qc6 34. Kg1 Kf8 35. Ne1 Ke7 36. Nd3 Qd6 37. Qe2 Kf8 38. Qc2 Kg7 39. Nf4 Be5 40. Ne2 Qd5 41. Nc1 Bf6 42. Qe2 Qc6 43. Nd3 Qc3 44. Kg2 Qc6+ 45. Kh2 Qe4 46. Ne1 Qd5 47. Nf3 Qe4 48. Kg2 Be7 49. Qd2 Bf6 50. Qd1 Qc6 51. h4 Qb7 52. Qd6 Be7 53. Qe5+ Bf6 54. Qf4 Qc6 55. Qb4 Qb6 56. Qd2 Qb7 57. Qd3 Qc6 58. Qe2 Qb7 59. Kf1 Qc7 60. Ne1 Qc6 61. Qf3 Qc5 62. Qe2 a5 63. Nd3 Qb6 64. Kg2 Qc6+ 65. Kh2 Qd6 66. Nf4 Qc6 67. Qd2 Be5 68. Nd3 Qd5 69. Qe2 Bf6 70. e4 Qd4 71. Nf4 a4 72. Kg2 a3 73. Nd3 Qc3 74. e5 Be7 75. Kf3 Qc6+ 76. Qe4 Qc3 77. Qe2 Qc6+ 78. Ke3 Qb6+ 79. Kd2 Qc6 80. Qe3 Qd5 81. Kc2 Qc6+ 82. Kb1 Qd5 83. Kc2 Qc6+ 84. Kd1 Qc3 85. Qd2 Qd4 86. Ke2 Qe4+ 87. Qe3 Qd5 88. Kf1 Qh1+ 89. Ke2 Qc6 90. Nf4 Qc2+ 91. Qd2 Qe4+ 92. Qe3 Qc2+ 93. Qd2 Qb2 94. Nd3 Qd4 95. Qe3 Qd5 96. Qf3 Qd4 97. Qf4 Qc3 98. Qe3 Qc2+ 99. Qd2 Qc6 100. Qe3 Qc2+ 101. Qd2 Qc6 102. Qc1 Qe4+ 103. Qe3 Qc6 104. Kd2 Qd5 105. Qf4 Qc6 106. Qe3 1/2-1/2
2025.01.07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
225706 Slaby, Je (2464) Bora, Safal (2501) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nc6 6. Bb5 e6 7. e5 dxe5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nxe5 Ke8 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. Nec4 Ba6 13. O-O-O f6 14. Be3 c5 15. Rhe1 Be7 16. Na5 Rc8 17. Ne4 Nb6 18. b3 Nd5 19. c4 Nb4 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Nxa2+ 22. Kb2 Nb4 23. Kc3 Na2+ 24. Kb2 Nb4 25. Rxe6+ Kd7 26. Re7+ Kxe7 27. Bxc5+ Kf7 28. Bxb4 Rhe8 29. Rd1 Rcd8 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Nc6 Ra8 32. Kc3 Bb7 33. Nd4 Bxg2 34. Bc5 a6 35. b4 Bb7 36. Nf5 Bc6 37. Nd6+ Ke6 38. Kd4 Rd8 39. b5 axb5 40. cxb5 Bxb5 0-1
2025.01.07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
225911 Bora, Safal (2501) Woodward, Andy (2544) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 h6 5. d4 Nf6 6. Bd3 Ne4 7. Nfd2 Nf6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Bxf5 exf5 10. c4 c6 11. Ba3 Bxa3 12. Nxa3 O-O 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nac4 N7f6 15. Rc1 Re8 16. Ne5 g6 17. Re1 Kg7 18. g3 Qe7 19. Qc2 Rad8 20. Qb2 h5 21. h4 Ng4 22. Nxg4 hxg4 23. e4 fxe4 24. Rxe4 Qd7 25. Rce1 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Nf6 27. Rf4 Qd5 28. Nc4 Qe6 29. Ne5 Rd5 30. b4 b6 31. Nd3 Nh5 32. Qc3 f5 33. a3 Kh7 34. Kh2 Rd6 0-1
2025.01.07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
226155 Bora, Safal (2501) Hungaski, R (2477) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. Bc4 d5 3. Bb3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Qe2 O-O 7. h3 d4 8. Nb1 e5 9. d3 h6 10. Nxe5 Qa5+ 11. Nd2 Qxe5 12. Nf3 Qc5 13. O-O Re8 14. Bd2 a5 15. a3 a4 16. Bc4 b5 17. Ba2 Be6 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. Rac1 Nbd7 20. c3 dxc3 21. Bxc3 Qb6 22. Rfe1 c5 23. Qc2 Nh5 24. Bd2 Rae8 25. Be3 Bf8 26. d4 Rxe4 27. dxc5 Qc7 28. c6 Ne5 29. Qxe4 Nf6 30. Qf4 Nd5 31. Qg3 Bd6 32. Nxe5 Bxe5 33. Qf3 Nf6 34. Re2 Re6 35. Rec2 Ne4 36. Kh1 f5 37. Bxh6 g5 38. Qxf5 Rxh6 39. Qxe4 Bf4 40. Qe8+ Kh7 41. Rd1 1-0
2025.01.07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
226344 Gutierrez Olivares, D (2354) Bora, Safal (2501) 0-1
1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O Nc6 5. c4 Nh6 6. Nc3 Nf5 7. a3 O-O 8. e3 e5 9. b4 d6 10. Rb1 Nfe7 11. Na4 cxb4 12. axb4 e4 13. Ng5 f5 14. f3 h6 15. Nh3 Ne5 16. Nf4 exf3 17. Bxf3 Kh7 18. Be2 d5 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Qxd5 21. Nc3 Qd6 22. d4 Nf7 23. Ba3 Re8 24. Qd3 Bd7 25. Rbd1 Qe6 26. Bc1 Nd6 27. Bf3 Rac8 28. Nd5 Bb5 29. Qd2 Bxf1 30. Rxf1 Ne4 31. Bxe4 Qxe4 32. Nf4 Rc2 33. Qe1 g5 34. Ne2 Bxd4 35. Qd1 Bxe3+ 36. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 37. Rf2 Rxe2 0-1
2025.01.07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
226624 Bora, Safal (2501) Mahdavi, Reza (2436) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Bg4 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. O-O Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e5 10. d5 a5 11. a3 Kh8 12. b4 Ng8 13. c5 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Bh6 16. Qc1 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Ngf6 18. Nb5 Ne8 19. Ra1 f5 20. Ra7 fxe4 21. Bxe4 Qb8 22. Ra1 Nef6 23. f3 Kg7 24. cxd6 cxd6 25. Qa7 Qc8 26. Nxd6 Qc3 27. Nxb7 Qxb4 28. Na5 Rf7 29. Nc6 Qc3 30. Nd8 Re7 31. Ne6+ Kh6 32. Qa3 Qxa3 33. Rxa3 Nb6 34. f4 exf4 35. Rh3+ Nh5 36. g4 fxg3 37. hxg3 Rxe6 38. dxe6 Kg7 39. Bc6 Kf6 40. g4 Nf4 41. Rxh7 Nxe6 42. Bg2 Nc4 43. Ra7 Ne5 44. Ra4 g5 45. Kh2 Nf4 46. Kg3 Ne2+ 47. Kf2 Nf4 48. Bf3 Ned3+ 49. Kg3 Ne5 50. Ra2 Neg6 51. Be4 Ne5 52. Ra6+ Kf7 53. Bf5 Ne2+ 54. Kf2 Nf4 55. Ke3 Ke7 56. Ra7+ Kf6 57. Ra6+ Kf7 58. Ke4 Nc4 59. Ra7+ Kf6 60. Kd4 Nd2 61. Ra6+ Kf7 62. Ke3 Nc4+ 63. Kd4 Nd2 64. Ra7+ Kf6 65. Ra2 Nf3+ 66. Ke4 Nh4 67. Ra6+ Kf7 68. Bc8 Ke7 69. Bb7 Kf7 70. Bd5+ Kg7 71. Bc4 Nfg2 72. Bd5 Nf4 73. Ke5 Nhg6+ 74. Kd4 Nh4 75. Be4 Ne2+ 76. Kd5 Nf4+ 77. Kd6 Ne2 78. Ra7+ Kf6 79. Ra6 Nf4 80. Kc5+ Ke5 81. Bb1 Ne2 82. Bd3 Ng3 83. Ra4 Ng2 84. Kc6 Nf4 85. Bc2 Nfe2 86. Ra5+ Kf4 87. Ra4+ Kf3 88. Bf5 Nf4 89. Kd6 Nf1 90. Ke5 Ne3 91. Kf6 Nh3 92. Kg6 Kg3 93. Kh5 Ng2 94. Ra3+ Kh2 1/2-1/2
2025.01.07 Titled Tue 7th Jan Late
226670 Bora, Safal (2501) Deac, Bogdan-Daniel (2696) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. h3 Na5 9. d4 exd4 10. Nxd4 c5 11. Ndxb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 O-O 13. Nc3 Nxb3 14. cxb3 Bb7 15. Re1 Re8 16. Bg5 Nxe4 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Qe2 Re6 19. Qb5 Rb8 20. Qd3 Qh4 21. Nd5 Qxf2+ 22. Kh2 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Nf6 24. Qd1 Rxe1 25. Qxe1 Qxb2 26. Rd1 Qe5+ 27. Qxe5 dxe5 28. Rc1 Nd7 29. Rd1 Rb7 30. Kg3 Kf8 31. Kf3 Ke7 32. Ke4 Ke6 33. g4 Rb4+ 34. Ke3 c4 35. bxc4 Rxc4 36. Rd3 Ra4 37. a3 Nb6 38. Rc3 Nd5+ 0-1
2024.12.24 Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
243111 Mesa Cruz, Juan Carlos (2195) Bora, Safal (2501) 0-1
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 g6 4. exd5 cxd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Qe2 Nf6 7. Ne5 Bg7 8. Nxd7 Nbxd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Qb5 d4 11. Qxd7+ Kxd7 12. Ne2 d3 13. cxd3 Nd5 14. a3 Rac8 15. Rb1 Rhd8 16. g3 Ke8 17. Nc3 Nc7 18. Ke2 Ne6 19. b4 Bxc3 20. dxc3 Rxc3 21. Be3 Rxa3 22. Ra1 Rdxd3 23. Bxa7 Rdb3 24. Rxa3 Rxa3 25. Bb6 Rb3 26. Ba5 Nd4+ 27. Kd2 Nc6 28. Rc1 Rb2+ 29. Ke3 Nxb4 30. Rc8+ Kd7 31. Rc7+ Kd6 32. Rxb7 Nd5+ 0-1
2024.12.24 Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
243475 Bora, Safal (2501) Kavyev, Ruslan (2279) 1/2-1/2
1. Nc3 Nf6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Bc4 e6 5. Qf3 c6 6. Nge2 Nd7 7. d4 Qf6 8. Qg3 Qg6 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Qxg3 11. hxg3 Nf6 12. f3 Be6 13. g4 O-O-O 14. Nf4 Bd7 15. g5 Ne8 16. g6 Nf6 17. gxh7 g6 18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Bxg6 Bd6 20. Bg5 Rdf8 21. Bh6 Re8+ 22. Bxe8 Rxe8+ 23. Kf2 Nxh7 24. Rae1 Rg8 25. g4 Ng5 26. Bxg5 Rxg5 27. Rh8+ Kc7 28. Rh7 c5 29. dxc5 Bxc5+ 30. Kg2 Kc6 31. Rh5 Rg8 32. Ree5 Bd4 33. Rxd5 Bxb2 34. Rd3 Rg7 35. Kg3 Kc7 36. Rh6 Be5+ 37. Kg2 Bc6 38. Rh5 Bd6 39. Kf2 b6 40. Rf5 Bc5+ 41. Kg3 Bd6+ 42. f4 Bd7 43. Rfd5 Rxg4+ 44. Kf3 Rxf4+ 45. Ke3 Rf6 46. Rh5 Re6+ 47. Kd2 Bc6 48. Rc3 Bc5 49. Rh7+ Re7 50. Rh6 Bb4 51. Rxc6+ Kb7 52. Rc4 Bxc3+ 53. Rxc3 Rd7+ 54. Kc1 a5 55. Rh3 Ka6 56. Kb2 Rd4 57. Rh8 Rb4+ 58. Kc3 Rg4 59. a3 Kb5 60. Rh6 Rg3+ 61. Kb2 Rg4 62. Kb3 Rg3+ 63. Kb2 Rg4 64. Rh5+ Ka4 65. Rd5 b5 66. Re5 Rc4 67. Re3 Rh4 68. Rd3 Rc4 69. Rg3 Rd4 70. Rg5 Rc4 71. Re5 Rd4 72. Rc5 Re4 73. Rh5 Rc4 74. Rh2 Rd4 75. Ka2 Rc4 76. Re2 Rd4 77. Rf2 Rc4 78. Kb2 Rd4 79. Rf3 Rc4 80. Rf6 Rd4 81. Rf1 Rc4 82. Rd1 Re4 83. Rd5 Rc4 84. Rg5 Rd4 85. Rg8 Rc4 86. Rb8 Rd4 87. Re8 Rc4 88. Re3 Rd4 89. Re2 Rc4 90. c3 Rh4 91. Rd2 Re4 92. Rg2 Rf4 93. Rh2 Re4 94. Rc2 Re3 95. Rf2 Re4 96. Rd2 Rf4 97. Rh2 Rc4 98. Rf2 Re4 99. Rg2 Rf4 100. Rd2 Re4 101. Rd4+ Rxd4 102. cxd4 b4 103. d5 bxa3+ 104. Kc3 Kb5 105. Kb3 Kc5 106. Ka2 Kxd5 107. Kxa3 Kc5 108. Ka4 Kb6 109. Ka3 Kb5 110. Ka2 Kb4 111. Ka1 Kb3 112. Kb1 Ka3 113. Ka1 Kb3 114. Kb1 a4 115. Ka1 a3 116. Kb1 a2+ 117. Ka1 Ka3 1/2-1/2
2024.12.24 Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
243528 Novik, Ma (2392) Bora, Safal (2501) 1-0
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. Be3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nc3 f5 12. Qb3 h6 13. Rad1 e4 14. c5 exf3 15. Bxf3 Kh7 16. cxb6 cxb6 17. Rfe1 Bd7 18. Bf4 g5 19. Bc7 Qxc7 20. d6 Qc8 21. dxe7 Re8 22. Qf7 Bc6 23. Bh5 Kh8 24. Bg6 f4 25. Bf5 Qc7 26. Qg6 Kg8 27. Qh7+ Kf7 28. Bg6+ Kf6 29. Bh5 1-0
2024.12.24 Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
243769 Kozakov, M (2513) Bora, Safal (2501) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 a6 7. g5 Nfd7 8. Be3 b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. Bg2 Nc6 11. O-O Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Rc8 13. Rad1 Ne5 14. Qa7 Qc7 15. f4 Nc4 16. f5 e5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Qxa7 19. Bxa7 Nxb2 20. f6 gxf6 21. Bh3 Rxc2 22. Rf2 Rxf2 23. Kxf2 fxg5 24. Bc8 Na4 25. Bxa6 Nc3 26. Rd3 Nxe4+ 27. Ke3 f5 28. Bxb5+ Ke7 29. Bc6 g4 30. Rb3 Bh6+ 31. Kd3 Nc5+ 32. Bxc5 dxc5 33. Kc4 e4 34. Rb7+ Kf6 35. Bd5 e3 36. Rf7+ Kg6 37. Re7 f4 38. a4 f3 39. a5 e2 40. a6 f2 0-1
2024.12.24 Titled Tue 24th Dec Late
244072 Bora, Safal (2501) Rodgers, Jack (2169) 1/2-1/2
1. a3 c5 2. b4 e6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. bxc5 Bxc5 5. Nf3 d5 6. e3 Nc6 7. d4 Be7 8. Bd3 Bd7 9. O-O Rc8 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ne5 O-O 12. c4 dxc4 13. Ndxc4 Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Bd6 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Qb3 Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qc7+ 18. Kg1 Qxc4 19. Qd1 Qc2 20. Rb1 Ne4 21. d5 Nd2 22. Qg4 Qg6 23. Qd4 Nxf1 24. Rxf1 exd5 25. Qxa7 Rc4 26. Qxb7 Qe6 27. Bd4 h6 28. Qb3 Rfc8 29. a4 Qd6 30. Qb2 f6 31. a5 Qb4 32. Qxb4 Rxb4 33. a6 Ra4 34. a7 Ra8 35. Rd1 R8xa7 36. Bxa7 Rxa7 37. Rxd5 Kf7 38. g3 Ke6 39. Rb5 Rd7 40. Kg2 Kf7 41. Kf3 Kg6 42. g4 Kf7 43. Kg3 Kg6 44. Kf4 Re7 45. Rb6 Kf7 46. Rb8 Kg6 47. Rb5 Kf7 48. e4 Kg6 49. f3 Kf7 50. Rf5 Kg6 51. Ke3 Ra7 52. Rc5 Ra3+ 53. Kf4 Ra4 54. Rc6 Rb4 55. Kg3 Rb5 56. f4 Rb3+ 57. Kh4 Re3 58. e5 Re4 59. f5+ Kh7 60. exf6 gxf6 61. Rxf6 Re1 62. Re6 Rh1+ 63. Kg3 Kg7 64. Rg6+ Kh7 65. Kf4 h5 66. g5 h4 67. Rh6+ Kg7 68. f6+ Kf7 69. Rh7+ Kg6 70. Rg7+ Kh5 71. Rh7+ Kg6 72. Rh6+ Kf7 73. Rh7+ Kg6 1/2-1/2
2024.09.02 Toronto Open Crown 2024
376582 Sambuev, B (2442) Bora, Safal (2484) 0-1
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 d4 4. e3 Nc6 5. exd4 Nxd4 6. Bg2 Nh6 7. Nxd4 Qxd4 8. O-O Qxc4 9. d4 Nf5 10. d5 e5 11. Re1 Bd6 12. Re4 Qc5 13. b4 Qb6 14. Na3 O-O 15. Nc4 Qxb4 16. Bf1 b5 17. Ba3 Qa4 18. Qxa4 bxa4 19. Nxd6 cxd6 20. Rxa4 Rd8 21. Ra5 Nd4 22. Rc1 Bf5 23. Ba6 Nc2 24. Bb7 Rab8 25. Bc6 Nd4 26. Kg2 Be4+ 27. Kh3 Nxc6 28. dxc6 Rbc8 29. c7 Rd7 30. Rxa7 f6 31. g4 d5 32. Kg3 d4 33. f3 Bd5 34. Bb4 g6 35. Rc5 Kf7 36. a4 f5 37. a5 e4 38. Kf4 exf3 39. Kg3 fxg4 40. a6 h5 41. Rb7 h4+ 42. Kf2 d3 43. Ba5 Be4 44. Bd2 Ke6 45. Ke3 g3 46. hxg3 hxg3 47. Rg5 f2 48. Rb6+ Kf7 49. Rb1 Bg2 50. Rxg3 f1=Q 51. Rxf1+ Bxf1 52. Rf3+ Ke6 53. Rxf1 Rcxc7 54. Ra1 Ra7 55. Rg1 Kf5 56. Rf1+ Ke6 57. Rg1 Rg7 58. Bc3 Rg8 59. Rf1 Kd5 60. Rf6 Kc4 61. Kd2 Kb5 62. Kxd3 Rxa6 63. Rxa6 Kxa6 64. Ke4 Rf8 65. Kd4 0-1
2024.09.02 Toronto Open Crown 2024
376591 Bora, Safal (2484) Vettese, Nicholas (2333) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. e3 d5 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Qb3 b6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e6 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. Be2 a6 14. Rfc1 Na5 15. Qb4 Nc6 16. Qb3 Na5 17. Qc2 Nc4 18. Be1 b5 19. Nd1 Rc8 20. Bb4 Re8 21. b3 Nd6 22. Qb2 Qb6 23. Bc5 Qb8 24. Qa3 Nfe4 25. Bb4 Qb6 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rc1 Rxc1 28. Qxc1 a5 29. Be1 b4 30. Nb2 Nb5 31. Na4 Qc7 32. Qxc7 Nxc7 33. f3 Nd6 34. g4 Ncb5 35. Bd3 Kf8 36. Kf1 Ke7 37. Nc5 e5 38. Bh4+ Ke8 39. dxe5 Bxe5 40. Nb7 Nc3 41. Nxa5 Kd7 42. e4 dxe4 43. fxe4 Ndxe4 44. Nc4 Bd4 45. Bxe4 Nxe4 46. Ke2 Nc3+ 47. Kd3 Bc5 48. Ne5+ Ke6 49. Nf3 Nxa2 50. Ng5+ Kd5 51. Nxh7 Nc1+ 52. Kc2 Ne2 53. Nf6+ Kc6 54. Ne4 Nd4+ 55. Kb2 1/2-1/2
2024.09.01 Toronto Open Crown 2024
385234 Plotkin, Mark (2339) Bora, Safal (2484) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nd7 3. d4 Nb6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. O-O e6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. c4 c6 8. b3 h6 9. Bb2 Nf6 10. Ne5 O-O 11. e3 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Qc7 16. f4 Nc5 17. Rad1 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Rfd8 20. Kg2 Qa5 21. Qc2 b5 22. c5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Bc3 b4 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Bxb4 Qd5+ 27. Kh3 Qf3 28. Qc4 g5 29. fxg5 hxg5 30. Bd2 Kf8 31. Bxg5 Bxg5 32. b4 Kg7 33. a4 Qf5+ 34. Kg2 Qxe5 0-1
2024.09.01 Toronto Open Crown 2024
385245 Bora, Safal (2484) Atanasov, Anthony (2396) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 d5 5. Nbd2 Qd7 6. Nxe4 dxe4 7. Nd4 Bc5 8. Be3 O-O 9. e6 fxe6 10. Bc4 Qe7 11. Qg4 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 Nc6 13. Qxe4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qb4+ 15. Ke2 Kh8 16. a3 Qa5 17. Qe3 Qh5+ 18. Kf1 1/2-1/2
2024.08.31 Toronto Open Crown 2024
385213 Moses, Neil (2059) Bora, Safal (2484) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. a4 a5 8. h3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Re1 Qd7 11. Na3 h6 12. Nc4 Rf7 13. Bd2 Raf8 14. b4 axb4 15. cxb4 Nh7 16. b5 Nd8 17. Rb1 b6 18. a5 bxa5 19. Nxa5 Rxf3 20. gxf3 Nf7 21. f4 exf4 22. Nc6 f3 23. Kh2 Bh4 24. Be3 d5 25. Rg1 Bg5 26. Qxf3 d4 27. Bxg5 Nfxg5 28. Qe2 Nf3+ 29. Kh1 Nxg1 30. Rxg1 Ng5 31. Rg3 Rf4 32. Kg2 Qd6 33. Rg4 Rf7 34. f4 Rxf4 35. Rxf4 Qxf4 36. Nxd4 e5 37. Nf5 Kh7 38. Ne3 Ne6 39. Nd5 Qg5+ 40. Qg4 Qd2+ 41. Kh1 Nd4 42. Ne7 Qc1+ 43. Kg2 Qc2+ 44. Kh1 Qb1+ 45. Kh2 Qa2+ 46. Qg2 Qf7 47. Nc6 Qf4+ 48. Qg3 Qxg3+ 49. Kxg3 Nxc6 50. bxc6 g5 51. Kf3 Kg6 52. Ke3 h5 53. d4 exd4+ 54. Kxd4 Kf6 55. Kc5 Ke5 0-1
2024.08.31 Toronto Open Crown 2024
385223 Bora, Safal (2484) Cummings, D (2278) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. Rg1 e5 9. Be2 e4 10. Nd2 Nf8 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Qb3 Qa5 13. h4 g5 14. h5 N8d7 15. f3 exf3 16. Bxf3 Nb6 17. Qc2 Bd7 18. Nb3 Qb4 19. Bd2 Rc8 20. O-O-O Qc4 21. Kb1 Qc7 22. Rc1 O-O 23. Qd3 Qd8 24. Na5 Nc4 25. Nxd5 Nxd2+ 26. Qxd2 Rxc1+ 27. Qxc1 Nxd5 28. Nxb7 Qe7 29. Bxd5 Rc8 30. Qf1 Bb4 31. Qd3 Be6 32. Bxe6 Qxe6 33. a3 Bxa3 34. d5 Qb6 35. Qxa3 Qxb7 36. Qd3 Qb4 37. Qf5 Rb8 38. Qc2 a5 39. Ka2 a4 40. Rd1 Qxg4 41. Rd4 Qf3 42. Qd2 a3 43. bxa3 Qf1 44. Rb4 Rc8 45. d6 Qf5 46. Kb2 Rd8 47. Rd4 Rb8+ 48. Rb4 Rd8 49. Qd4 Qe6 50. Rb6 g4 51. Rb4 f5 52. Rb7 Rd7 53. Rb8+ Kf7 54. Rh8 Rb7+ 55. Kc1 Qb3 56. Rh7+ Ke6 57. Rxh6+ Kd7 58. Qg7+ Kc6 59. d7+ Kb5 60. Qe5+ 1-0
2024.08.13 11th Washington Int 2024
408369 Adewumi, Tanitoluwa (2315) Bora, Safal (2484) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Bd3 Nf4 10. Bxf4 Bxf4 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 g6 13. g3 Bh6 14. a3 f6 15. b4 b6 16. c4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 dxc4 18. Nxc4 Qxd4 19. Be4 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 Rb8 21. Nd6 Bd7 22. b5 e5 23. f4 Bg4 24. Bd5+ Kg7 25. Rc1 Rfd8 26. Rc7+ Rd7 27. Rec1 Kf8 28. Rxd7 Bxd7 29. Rc7 Ke7 30. Bc6 Kxd6 31. Rxd7+ Ke6 32. Rxh7 Bf8 33. fxe5 Kxe5 34. Rxa7 Rd8 1/2-1/2
2024.08.12 11th Washington Int 2024
408336 Bora, Safal (2484) Sargsyan, Anna M. (2371) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Bd2 Ne4 9. Be1 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Nd7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Qb3 Nf6 13. Rfc1 Ne4 14. Be1 Qd6 15. Bb4 Qe6 16. Rc7 Bf6 17. Rac1 a6 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Bxd2 Bxd4 20. Qa4 Kg7 1-0
2024.08.11 11th Washington Int 2024
418507 Liang, Awonder (2666) Bora, Safal (2484) 1-0
1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Qe2 Nc6 4. Nf3 e5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Qa5 8. a3 Bg4 9. Qe3 Nf6 10. Be2 O-O 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nd4 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Qb6 15. Qxe5 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 Rfe8 17. Qf5 Re2 18. Rae1 Rxc2 19. Re3 h6 20. Rfe1 Nh7 21. Qg4 Nf6 22. Qa4 Rxb2 23. Bxb2 Qxb2 24. Re7 c6 25. Qc4 Rf8 26. Qc5 Nd5 27. R7e2 1-0
2024.08.11 11th Washington Int 2024
418536 Bora, Safal (2484) Yang, Q (2276) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bf2 Qc7 11. Qf3 b5 12. g4 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bd3 Rb8 15. O-O-O b4 16. axb4 Rxb4 17. Be1 Rb8 18. Bd2 Nd7 19. Ne2 Bf6 20. Bc3 Qa4 21. Kd2 Bxc3+ 22. bxc3 Nc5 23. Ra1 Qd7 24. Rhb1 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Bb7 26. Qe3 O-O 27. h4 Qc6 28. Ng3 Rd8 29. g5 hxg5 30. hxg5 d5 31. e5 d4 32. cxd4 Nxd3 33. Qxd3 Qg2+ 34. Ne2 Bf3 35. Rg1 Qxe2+ 36. Qxe2 Bxe2 37. Kxe2 Rxd4 38. Ke3 Rc4 39. Ra1 1/2-1/2
2024.08.10 11th Washington Int 2024
418504 Bora, Safal (2484) Wu, Rochelle (2250) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O-O Na5 11. Qf2 Nxb3+ 12. axb3 Qa5 13. Kb1 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bd3 Rfd8 17. Rhe1 Bb4 18. Rf1 Be7 19. Qg3 Bf6 20. Bg5 Qb6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Rfe1 Re8 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Rxd5 Rad8 25. Rexe5 Rxe5 26. Qxe5 Qxe5 27. Rxe5 Rd1+ 28. Ka2 Rd2 29. b4 Rxg2 30. Re7 Rxh2 31. Rxf7 Rf2 32. Rxb7 1-0
2024.07.30 Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
437303 Argandona Riveiro, I (2341) Bora, Safal (2466) 0-1
1. Nf3 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. d4 Nc6 12. d5 Na5 13. Qd3 e6 14. Nd2 exd5 15. exd5 c4 16. Qf3 Qd7 17. Ba3 Rfe8 18. Bb4 Qa4 19. Qf4 Qb5 20. Bxa5 Qxa5 21. Nxc4 Qxc3 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Rd1 Re1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 25. Bf1 Bxd5 26. Qb8+ Bf8 27. Ne3 Bxa2 28. Qxa7 Qa5 29. Qb8 Qc5 30. h4 Be6 31. h5 Kg7 32. Be2 Bd6 33. h6+ Kxh6 34. Qg8 Qe5 35. Bg4 f5 36. Qe8 fxg4 37. Nxg4+ Bxg4 0-1
2024.07.30 Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
437576 Bora, Safal (2466) Kokoszczynski, Jan (2314) 1-0
1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 Nd7 4. d4 e6 5. Nbd2 Ngf6 6. e3 Be7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O c5 9. h3 Bh5 10. c4 Rc8 11. Rc1 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qa5 14. a3 Rfd8 15. b4 Qa6 16. c5 Qxe2 17. Nxe2 Ne8 18. Nb3 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Nexf6 20. Ned4 a6 21. Na5 Rc7 22. c6 bxc6 23. Naxc6 Re8 24. Ne7+ Rxe7 25. Rxc7 g6 26. Rfc1 e5 27. Nc6 Re6 28. Nd8 Re8 29. Nb7 Kg7 30. Nc5 Nb6 31. Nxa6 Ra8 32. b5 d4 33. R7c6 Nbd5 34. exd4 exd4 35. a4 d3 36. Rd1 Nf4 37. g3 Nxh3+ 38. Kg2 Ng5 39. Rxd3 h5 40. Rdc3 Nge4 41. Rc2 h4 42. Rc8 Rxc8 43. Rxc8 g5 44. gxh4 gxh4 45. b6 Ng5 46. b7 h3+ 47. Kh1 Nfe4 48. Rc2 1-0
2024.07.30 Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
437822 Palencia, W (2168) Bora, Safal (2466) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nf3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Re8 10. Nd2 b6 11. e4 Ba6 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. a4 Ne5 14. Nb5 Nd3 15. Re3 Nxc1 16. Rxc1 Bxb5 17. axb5 Qd7 18. Rb3 h5 19. Qc2 Ng4 20. Bh3 Bd4 21. Bxg4 hxg4 22. Kg2 Qe7 23. Re1 Kg7 24. Nc4 Rh8 25. Ra3 Qg5 26. Rh1 Rh3 27. Nxd6 Qh5 28. Kf1 Rxh2 29. Rxh2 Qxh2 30. Nc4 Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Qg2 32. Ne3 Qf3+ 33. Ke1 Qh1+ 34. Ke2 Re8 35. Rxa7 Qf3+ 36. Ke1 Rxe4 37. Ra3 Bxe3 38. Rxe3 Rxe3+ 39. fxe3 Qxe3+ 40. Kf1 Qf3+ 0-1
2024.07.30 Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
438014 Bora, Safal (2466) Robson, R (2700) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 d6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Nc6 7. Bc4 dxe5 8. Nxe5 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bd7 14. Rb1 O-O-O 15. Be3 b6 16. Bb3 Bc6 17. f4 Be4 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Bxd1 Ba3 21. Kf2 Kc7 22. g3 a5 23. c4 Bb1 24. Bb3 Kc6 25. Ba4+ Kc7 26. Bb3 Be4 27. Bd4 Bb1 28. Ke3 Bc1+ 29. Ke2 Ba3 30. Kd2 Kc6 31. Ba4+ Kc7 32. Bb3 h6 33. Ke3 Kc6 34. Ba4+ Kc7 35. Bb3 Bc1+ 36. Ke2 Kc6 37. Ba4+ Kc7 38. Bb3 Ba3 39. Ke3 1/2-1/2
2024.07.30 Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
438395 Sarana, A (2717) Bora, Safal (2466) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nd7 3. e4 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. dxe5 Nxe5 6. Nxe5 dxe5 7. Qh5 g6 8. Qxe5 Nf6 9. Bh6 Qd6 10. Qxd6 cxd6 11. f3 Be6 12. Bb5+ Nd7 13. Nc3 a6 14. Ba4 g5 15. Bg7 Rg8 16. Bd4 b5 17. Bb3 Nc5 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Ke2 Rc8 20. Rac1 Kf7 21. Rhd1 Nd7 22. a4 b4 23. Nb1 e5 24. Be3 g4 25. Rg1 Ke6 26. Nd2 Nf6 27. c4 bxc3 28. Rxc3 Rxc3 29. bxc3 d5 30. Kd3 Rd8 31. Kc2 Rb8 32. Rb1 Rxb1 33. Kxb1 gxf3 34. gxf3 dxe4 35. Nxe4 Nd5 36. Bf2 Kf5 37. Bg3 Nb6 38. Kc2 Nxa4 39. Bf2 Kf4 40. Nd2 Nc5 41. Bg3+ Kf5 42. Nc4 Nd7 43. Ne3+ Ke6 44. Kb3 Bc5 45. Nc4 Kd5 46. Nd2 Nf6 47. Bh4 Nd7 48. Ne4 Be3 49. Kb4 Bb6 50. c4+ Kc6 51. Bg3 a5+ 52. Ka4 Nc5+ 53. Nxc5 Kxc5 54. Kb3 a4+ 55. Kxa4 Kxc4 56. Bxe5 Kd3 57. Kb5 Bg1 58. Bg3 Ke3 59. f4 Ke4 60. Kc6 Be3 61. f5 Kxf5 62. Kd5 Bf4 63. Bxf4 Kxf4 64. Ke6 Kg4 65. Kf6 Kh3 66. Kg5 Kxh2 67. Kh6 Kg3 68. Kxh7 1/2-1/2
2024.07.30 Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
438440 Bora, Safal (2466) Dinu, DD (2190) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Bd3 Nf4 10. Bxf4 Bxf4 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 b6 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 d4 15. c4 Bb7 16. Be4 Qc7 17. Nf3 Rad8 18. Qd3 h6 19. Rad1 Nb4 20. Qd2 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Qxc4 22. b3 Qc3 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. Qxd4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Nxa2 26. Ra4 Nc1 27. Rxa7 Nxb3 28. Rb7 Rc8 29. g3 Rc6 30. Nd4 Nxd4 31. Rd7 Nf3+ 32. Kg2 Nxe5 33. Rb7 Nc4 34. Kf3 Nd6 35. Rb8+ Kh7 36. Ke3 b5 37. Kd4 Kg6 38. h3 Kf6 39. Kd3 e5 40. f3 Ke6 0-1
2024.07.30 Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
438758 Adewumi, Tanitoluwa (2386) Bora, Safal (2466) 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 e6 9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 Ne5 11. Re1 Be7 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Rxe5 O-O 14. Nc3 Bd6 15. Re1 Bb4 16. Bd2 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Nxd5 18. Qd4 f6 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Rd3 Qf7 21. Red1 Rd7 22. Qc5 b6 23. Qc4 Rad8 24. h3 h6 25. a4 Kh7 26. R1d2 Kg8 27. a5 Qe6 28. a6 Kf7 29. Kh2 Qd6+ 30. Kh1 Qe6 31. Rd1 Rd6 32. Rd4 Nxc3 33. Qxc3 Rxd4 34. Rxd4 Rxd4 35. Qxd4 Ke7 36. Qb4+ Qd6 37. Qe4+ Qe5 38. Qb7+ Kf8 39. Qxa7 Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qe5+ 41. g3 Qc5 42. Qa8+ Ke7 43. Qb7+ Ke6 44. a7 Qxf2+ 45. Qg2 1-0
2024.07.30 Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
439012 Bora, Safal (2466) Deng, Henry (2336) 1-0
1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e3 d5 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Bb2 d4 9. c3 d3 10. cxb4 Nxb4 11. Bxd3 Nxd3 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nc3 Bg4 14. Qe2 Ne5 15. Nd5 Qd6 16. Nc3 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Bh3 18. Kh1 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Rad8 20. Ne4 Qd3 21. Qd1 b6 22. Rg1 Kh8 23. a4 f6 24. a5 Qd5 25. axb6 axb6 26. Qb1 Qc6 27. Qb2 Rfe8 28. Rc1 Rxe4 29. fxe4 Qxe4+ 30. Kg1 Rd5 31. f4 h6 32. Qc2 Qf3 33. Ra1 Rd8 34. Rf1 Qg4+ 35. Kf2 b5 36. Rg1 Qh5 37. Rg2 c4 38. Ke1 Ra8 39. Kf2 Qh4+ 40. Kf3 Qh3+ 41. Kf2 Qh4+ 42. Kf3 Qh5+ 43. Kf2 Rc8 44. Qe4 b4 45. Qe6 Qe8 46. Qb6 b3 47. Qb7 Qf8 48. Rxg7 Qxg7 49. Qxc8+ Qg8 50. Qc6 Kg7 51. f5 Qf7 52. Qb5 Kh7 53. e4 Qd7 54. Ke1 Qf7 55. Ke2 Qh5+ 56. Ke3 Qh3+ 57. Kd4 Qxh2 58. Kxc4 Qxd2 59. Qxb3 Qd7 60. Qb6 Qf7+ 61. Kd4 Qd7+ 62. Ke3 Qe7 63. Qc6 Qa3+ 64. Kf4 Qe7 65. Qd5 Qc7+ 66. Kg4 Qg7+ 67. Kf3 Qc7 68. Ke2 Kg7 69. Qe6 Qc2+ 70. Ke3 Qc3+ 71. Ke2 Qd2+ 72. Kxd2 1-0
2024.07.30 Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
439124 Kleiman, J (2399) Bora, Safal (2466) 0-1
1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. O-O Be7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Re1+ Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nb3 a6 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Qc7 15. Nbd4 Nc5 16. Bxf6 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 gxf6 18. Nf5 Rd8 19. Nxh6+ Kg7 20. Nf5+ Kf8 21. N3d4 Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 Be5 23. Qh3 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Ke8 25. f4 Kd7 26. Nh4+ Kc6 27. fxe5 Rh8 28. exf6 Rag8 29. Re3 Qf4 30. Rf3 Qxh4 31. Qxh4 Rxh4+ 32. Kg1 Re4 33. Raf1 Rg6 34. R1f2 a5 35. g3 b5 36. a3 a4 37. Kg2 Kc5 38. Rd3 Re5 39. Rd4 Re6 40. Rdf4 Re3 41. R4f3 Re4 42. Rf4 Kc4 43. Kf3 Rxf4+ 44. gxf4 Rxf6 45. Rd2 Rh6 46. Rd4+ Kc5 47. Rb4 f5 48. Kg3 Re6 49. Kf3 Re4 50. Kf2 Rxb4 51. axb4+ Kc4 52. Ke3 Kb3 53. Kd4 Kxb2 54. Kxd5 a3 0-1
2024.07.30 Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
439249 Bora, Safal (2466) Sargsyan, Anna M. (2371) 1-0
1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. d3 g6 4. Nd2 Bg7 5. Ngf3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1 e5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nc4 Re8 11. c3 Bf5 12. Ng5 Nb6 13. Ne4 Nxc4 14. dxc4 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Red8 16. Bg5 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 h6 18. Be3 Na5 19. b3 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Rc8 21. Rd7 f5 22. Bd5+ Kh8 23. Bxb7 Nxb7 24. Rxb7 g5 25. f3 e4 26. fxe4 fxe4 27. Rxa7 Bxc3 28. Re7 Ra8 29. Bxc5 Rxa2 30. Rxe4 Rb2 31. Re3 Bf6 32. b4 Kg7 33. b5 Kg6 34. g4 h5 35. h3 hxg4 36. hxg4 Rc2 37. Re4 Rb2 38. Re6 Rb1+ 39. Kf2 Kf7 40. Re4 Bc3 41. Ke2 Kf6 42. Kd3 Be5 43. Bd4 Rd1+ 44. Kc3 Rxd4 45. Rxd4 Ke6 46. Kd3 Bxd4 47. Kxd4 1-0
2024.07.30 Titled Tue 30th Jul Late
439377 Michelakos, P (2338) Bora, Safal (2466) 0-1
1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. e3 c6 6. Qf3 Bd6 7. Bd3 g6 8. h3 h5 9. g4 fxg4 10. hxg4 Kf7 11. gxh5 g5 12. Nge2 Nd7 13. Qf5 Nf8 14. Qf3 Qd7 15. O-O-O Qg4 16. Qxg4 Bxg4 17. Ng3 Bxg3 18. fxg3 Rxh5 19. Rxh5 Bxh5 20. Rh1 Bg6 21. e4 dxe4 22. Nxe4 Rd8 23. c3 Kg7 24. Kd2 Ne6 25. Re1 Bf7 26. Nf2 c5 27. dxc5 Nxc5 28. Kc2 Nxd3 29. Nxd3 Bg6 30. Re3 f5 31. Rf3 f4 32. gxf4 g4 33. Rg3 Rxd3 34. Rxg4 Rg3+ 0-1
2024.07.14 1000GM NY Summer GMA
466919 Bora, Safal (2466) Plat, V (2465) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Na3 c3 8. bxc3 c5 9. Nc4 Nc6 10. Nce5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 cxd4 12. cxd4 Ng4 13. Nxg4 Bxg4 14. Be3 Rb8 15. Qd2 Qd7 1/2-1/2
2024.07.14 1000GM NY Summer GMA
466927 Barbosa, O PHI (2482) Bora, Safal (2466) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 c5 4. b5 Nd7 5. g3 e5 6. d3 Bd6 7. Bg2 Ngf6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 h6 11. a4 a5 12. e3 Rb8 13. Ba3 Bf8 14. Nh4 b6 15. Bd5 dxe3 16. fxe3 Nxd5 17. cxd5 e4 18. Bb2 Be7 19. Nxe4 Bxh4 20. gxh4 Ne5 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qf3 Rxd5 23. Qg3 Rb7 24. Rf1 Bf5 25. Nf2 Bxd3 26. Rfd1 c4 27. Nh3 Bf5 28. Nf2 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rd7 30. Rc1 Be6 31. h3 Rd2 32. Qf4 Qd6 33. Qxd6 Rxd6 34. Ne4 Rd3 35. Kf2 Kf8 36. h5 Rd5 37. Ng3 Rd2+ 38. Ne2 Ra2 39. e4 Rxa4 40. Ke3 Ra2 41. Nc3 Rh2 42. Na4 Rxh3+ 43. Kd4 Rd3+ 44. Ke5 Rb3 45. Nxb6 Rxb5+ 46. Nd5 Bxd5 47. exd5 Ke7 48. Rxc4 f6+ 49. Kd4 Rb4 0-1
2024.07.13 1000GM NY Summer GMA
466910 Bora, Safal (2466) Chasin, Nico (2436) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg5 a6 9. Na3 b5 10. Nab1 Be6 11. a4 b4 12. Nd5 Be7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Bc4 O-O 15. O-O a5 16. c3 Bg5 17. Qd3 Rb8 18. Bb5 Na7 19. cxb4 axb4 20. Bc4 Nc6 21. Nd2 Na5 22. Nf3 Bh6 23. Bb5 f5 24. Rad1 Nb7 25. exf5 Rxf5 26. Nxb4 Qf6 27. Bc4 Nc5 28. Qxd6 Rxb4 29. Bxe6+ Nxe6 30. Qxb4 Rxf3 31. gxf3 Bf4 32. Qb8+ Kf7 33. Rd7+ Kg6 34. Qe8+ Kh6 35. Rd6 Bxh2+ 36. Kh1 Qxf3+ 37. Kxh2 Qf4+ 38. Kg1 Qg4+ 39. Kh1 Qh3+ 40. Kg1 Qg4+ 41. Kh1 Qg2+ 42. Kxg2 1/2-1/2
2024.07.13 1000GM NY Summer GMA
466916 Huston, Gus (2395) Bora, Safal (2466) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Qc2 c6 8. h4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. Rd1 b5 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Bf4 Qa5 14. e6 Nc5 15. e5 Nd3+ 16. Rxd3 cxd3 17. Qxd3 Bxe6 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. hxg5 g6 20. a3 Rad8 21. Qe2 b4 22. O-O bxc3 23. f3 Qc5+ 24. Kh1 Bc4 0-1
2024.07.12 1000GM NY Summer GMA
466901 Bora, Safal (2466) Rorrer, Grayson (2391) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. O-O Bc6 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. e4 b5 10. Nxb5 Bxe4 11. d4 Be7 12. Be3 Bd5 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rfc1 Qb6 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Rxc5 Nxc5 17. b4 a6 18. a4 axb5 19. Bxc5 Qb8 20. Bxf8 Qxf8 21. Qxb5 Rb8 22. Qc5 Rxb4 23. Qxf8+ Kxf8 24. a5 Rb8 25. a6 Ra8 26. Ne5 Ke7 27. f4 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Nd5 29. Rb1 Rxa6 30. Rb7+ Kf8 31. Rxf7+ Kg8 32. Rb7 h5 33. Kh3 Ra2 34. Nf3 Ne3 35. Ng5 g6 36. Nxe6 Nf1 37. Kh4 Nxh2 38. Rg7+ Kh8 39. Rxg6 Ra5 40. Rh6+ 1-0
2024.07.12 1000GM NY Summer GMA
466905 Ostrovskiy, Al (2393) Bora, Safal (2466) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 a5 8. h3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. c3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Nf1 Rad8 13. Qb3 b6 14. Ng3 Rfe8 15. Bd2 Bf8 16. Rad1 d5 17. Bc1 d4 18. Qb5 Bc5 19. Ne2 Rf8 20. Bd2 Nh5 21. cxd4 exd4 22. Rc1 Qd6 23. Rxc5 bxc5 24. Rc1 Rxf3 25. gxf3 Ne5 26. Kg2 Nxf3 27. Kxf3 Qh2 28. Nf4 Nxf4 29. Bxf4 Rf8 30. Ke2 Qxf4 31. Rf1 Qf3+ 32. Kd2 Qxh3 33. Ke2 Qf3+ 34. Kd2 Qg2 35. Rd1 Rxf2+ 36. Kc1 Kh7 37. Kb1 h5 38. Rc1 Rf1 39. Qxa5 Rxc1+ 40. Kxc1 h4 41. Qxc5 Kh6 42. Qf8 h3 43. Qh8+ Kg6 44. Qe8+ Kg5 45. Qe7+ Kf4 46. Qh4+ Kf3 47. e5 h2 48. Qe4+ Kg3 49. Qg6+ Kf2 0-1
2024.07.11 1000GM NY Summer GMA
466894 Panjwani, R (2458) Bora, Safal (2466) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 e6 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Bd6 9. Bd3 Nf4 10. Bxf4 Bxf4 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Bd7 13. Nb3 g6 14. g3 Bc7 15. h4 b6 16. h5 Qf6 17. Qe2 Rae8 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qg7 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. f4 f6 22. Nd4 g5 23. Qh5 gxf4 24. Bg6 fxe5 25. Nf3 Rf5 26. Ng5 Rxg5 27. Qxg5 Rf8 28. gxf4 Rxf4 29. Re2 Qf6 30. Qxf6 Rxf6 31. Rg2 Kf8 32. Rf1 Ke7 33. Bh5 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 Kd6 35. Ke2 b5 36. Rg8 Bb6 37. Be8 Bxe8 38. Rxe8 e4 39. Rh8 Ke5 40. Rh7 Kd6 41. Rh6 b4 42. cxb4 d4 43. a4 Kd5 44. a5 d3+ 45. Kd2 Bf2 46. b5 Kd4 47. Rxe6 e3+ 48. Kd1 e2+ 49. Kd2 Bg3 50. b6 Bf4+ 51. Ke1 Bg3+ 52. Kd2 Bf4+ 53. Ke1 Bg3+ 1/2-1/2
2024.07.10 1000GM NY Summer GMA
466892 Bora, Safal (2466) Khamrakulov, D (2491) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 c6 6. O-O d6 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Ne2 Nxe4 9. d3 Nc5 10. Nxd4 d5 11. Bb3 Be7 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Re1 Bf6 14. Be3 Nxb3 15. axb3 Re8 1/2-1/2
2024.07.09 1000GM NY Summer GMA
466883 Bora, Safal (2466) Nakada, Akira (2412) 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qf4 e6 7. Bd3 Nb4 8. Nc3 Nxd3+ 9. cxd3 Ne7 10. h4 h5 11. O-O Nf5 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Rac1 Bd7 14. Ne2 Nxh4 15. Nxh4 Bxh4 16. Rc3 Be7 17. Rfc1 h4 18. Qg4 Rh7 19. Rc7 h3 20. gxh3 b6 21. d4 Rc8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Nf4 Bd7 24. Ng6 a5 25. Kh2 Bb5 26. Nxe7 Qxe7 27. Bg5 Qb4 28. Qf4 Bd7 29. b3 Qb5 30. Qe3 Rh5 31. h4 Qa6 32. a4 Rh8 33. Kg2 Rf8 34. Rc7 f6 35. Bf4 Kd8 36. Rc1 Rf7 37. Rc2 Qb7 38. Qg3 Be8 39. Kh2 b5 40. axb5 Bxb5 41. Qc3 Qa6 42. Qc5 Bd3 43. Rc3 Be4 44. exf6 gxf6 45. Rg3 Bh7 46. Rc3 Be4 47. h5 Ke8 48. h6 e5 49. dxe5 fxe5 50. Bg5 Rd7 51. Rg3 Rh7 52. Kg1 Kd7 53. Rc3 Ke8 54. f3 Bf5 55. Qxd5 Qb6+ 56. Kg2 Qe6 57. Qa8+ Kf7 58. Rc7+ Kg6 59. Rc6 Kxg5 60. Rxe6 Bxe6 61. Qxa5 Kf5 62. Qd2 Rb7 63. h7 Rb8 64. Qh6 1-0
2024.04.01 8th Semana Santa Alicante
591624 Cesar Maestre, Bernardo (2381) Bora, Safal (2490) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. Be3 b5 9. h4 Be7 10. h5 b4 11. g4 a5 12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 cxd4 14. Nexd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc5 16. Rb1 O-O 17. Qc2 Ne4 18. Bd3 Ba6 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qxe4 Bc4 21. Rh2 Qd5 22. Ng5 Qxe4+ 23. Nxe4 Bd3 24. Rb7 Bxe4 25. Rxe7 Rfb8 26. Kf2 Rb1 27. Kg3 a4 28. Ra7 Rxa7 29. Bxa7 h6 30. Bc5 Rc1 31. Bd4 Bd5 32. a3 Ra1 33. Bc5 Rc1 34. Bd4 Ra1 35. Bc5 Rd1 36. Bd4 Kf8 37. Rb2 Bb3 38. f5 Ke8 39. Rf2 Rg1+ 40. Rg2 Ra1 41. Bc5 Rc1 42. Bd4 Kd7 43. Rg1 Rc2 44. Rg2 Rc1 45. Rg1 Rc2 46. Rg2 Rxg2+ 47. Kxg2 Bd1 48. Kg3 exf5 49. gxf5 Bxh5 50. e6+ fxe6 51. fxe6+ Kxe6 52. Bxg7 Kd5 1/2-1/2
2024.03.31 8th Semana Santa Alicante
591599 Bora, Safal (2490) Habans Aguerrea, Javier (2399) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 a5 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. Bf4 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nd5 11. Rc1 b6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Ba6 15. Qd2 Bd6 16. Rc6 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Rc8 18. Rfc1 Qd7 19. Rd6 Rxc1+ 20. Qxc1 Qa4 21. Bf3 Qd4 22. Qe3 Qxe3 23. fxe3 Rb8 24. Kf2 Kf8 25. e4 dxe4 26. Bxe4 Ke7 27. Ke3 f6 28. Bxh7 fxe5 29. Rc6 Rh8 30. Rxb6 Bc4 31. b3 Bd5 32. Be4 Rxh2 33. Bxd5 exd5 34. Ra6 d4+ 35. Kd3 Rg2 36. Rxa5 Rxg3+ 37. Kd2 Kd6 38. b4 e4 39. b5 Kc5 40. b6+ Kxb6 41. Rd5 d3 42. exd3 Rxd3+ 43. Rxd3 exd3 44. Kxd3 Ka5 45. Ke4 Ka4 46. Kf5 Ka3 47. Kg6 Kxa2 48. Kxg7 1/2-1/2
2024.03.30 8th Semana Santa Alicante
591553 Bora, Safal (2490) Minzer, C (2398) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg3 c5 6. e4 Nf6 7. Nd2 cxd4 8. e5 Nd5 9. Ngf3 Be7 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O Nc5 12. Bb1 Bd7 13. Nxd4 Ba4 14. Qf3 h5 15. h3 Nb4 16. Qe3 Nd5 17. Qf3 Nb4 18. Qe3 Nd5 19. Qe2 Nf4 20. Bxf4 Qxd4 21. Ne4 a6 22. Be3 Qxe5 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Qc4 Bb5 25. Qxc5 Qxc5 26. Nxc5 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 Rc8 28. Nb3 f5 29. Bd3 Ke7 30. Re1 Kf6 31. f4 Rhd8 32. Re3 h4 33. Ke2 Rd5 34. Kd2 a5 35. Nc1 b5 36. Ne2 b4 37. b3 Rcd8 38. Kc2 R8d6 39. Rf3 Rd8 40. Nc1 Rd4 41. Rf2 R8d6 42. Bc4 Re4 43. Nd3 Red4 44. Ne5 g5 45. Nd3 g4 46. Re2 g3 47. Kd2 Re4 48. Re3 Red4 49. Ke2 Rc6 50. Re5 Rxf4 51. Rxa5 Re4+ 52. Kd2 Rd6 53. a4 f4 54. Ra8 Kg7 55. Ra7+ Kg6 56. Ra8 Kg7 57. Ra6 Rxa6 58. Bxa6 f3 59. gxf3 g2 60. fxe4 g1=Q 61. Ke2 Qg3 62. Bc4 Qxh3 63. a5 Qg4+ 64. Ke3 h3 65. a6 h2 66. Nf2 Qg1 67. Ke2 h1=Q 68. Nxh1 Qxh1 69. Ke3 e5 70. Be2 Qc1+ 71. Kf2 Qb2 72. Kf1 Qxb3 0-1
2024.03.29 8th Semana Santa Alicante
591542 Arkell, K (2371) Bora, Safal (2490) 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. e3 Be6 11. Nd2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bd5 13. Bb2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Rb1 Qd5+ 17. Nf3 Qe4 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Qd7 b6 20. Rfc1 Rad8 21. Qc6 Qxc6 22. Rxc6 Bd6 23. a4 Rd7 24. Nd4 Rfd8 25. a5 bxa5 26. Ra6 Bc5 27. Rxa5 Bb6 28. Ra4 Rc8 29. Rb2 Rc5 30. g4 Rdc7 31. h3 Rc4 32. Rxc4 Rxc4 33. Nb5 Kg7 34. Rd2 Rc5 35. Nd6 Rc6 36. Ne4 h6 37. Rd7 Rc7 38. Rd3 Rc4 39. Kf3 Rc6 40. Rd7 Kf8 41. Ke2 Rc7 42. Rd3 Ke7 43. h4 Rc4 44. Kf3 a5 45. Nc3 Ke6 46. Nd5 Bc7 47. e4 a4 48. Ne3 Rc6 49. Ra3 Ra6 50. Nc4 Bd6 51. Ra2 Be7 52. h5 gxh5 53. gxh5 Kf6 54. Kg4 a3 55. f4 Bc5 56. Kf3 Ra4 57. Ne5 Bd4 58. Nd3 Ke6 59. f5+ Kd6 60. Ke2 f6 61. Kd2 Bc5 62. e5+ fxe5 63. Kc3 e4 64. Kb3 Ra6 65. Nxc5 Kxc5 66. Rc2+ Kd4 67. Ka2 e3 68. Rc8 e2 69. Re8 Kd3 0-1
2024.03.28 8th Semana Santa Alicante
591474 Bora, Safal (2490) Priansh, Das (2241) 1-0
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 e5 8. Rd1 Qe7 9. Nc3 c6 10. e4 Nb6 11. b3 Bg4 12. Be3 Nbd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 a5 15. Rac1 Rfe8 16. Rd2 exd4 17. Rxd4 Nc5 18. Rcd1 Rad8 19. Qd2 h5 20. Bf4 Ne6 21. Rxd6 Rxd6 22. Bxd6 Qd7 23. e5 Nh7 24. Ne4 Nef8 25. Kg2 Bxe5 26. Qxa5 Qf5 27. h4 g5 28. Re1 gxh4 29. Re3 h3+ 30. Kh1 Ng6 31. Qd2 h4 32. Bxe5 Nxe5 33. Bd1 Ng4 34. Nd6 Nxf2+ 35. Kh2 Rd8 36. Re8+ Nf8 37. Rxd8 hxg3+ 38. Kxg3 Nxd1 39. Nxf5 1-0
2024.03.28 8th Semana Santa Alicante
591494 Dotzer, Lukas (2338) Bora, Safal (2490) 1-0
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 Nxb3 8. axb3 f6 9. c4 b4 10. d5 Ne7 11. c5 dxc5 12. Be3 Ng6 13. Qc2 Bd6 14. Bxc5 O-O 15. Nbd2 Bd7 16. Be3 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Ne4 Nf4 19. g3 Nh3+ 20. Kg2 Qf8 21. Nfg5 Nxg5 22. Nxg5 Qf6 23. Ne6 Qg6 24. f3 Bb5 25. Rf2 Rxf3 26. Qxg6 Rxf2+ 27. Kxf2 hxg6 28. Rc1 Rc8 29. Bb6 c6 30. dxc6 Rxc6 31. Rxc6 Bxc6 32. Ke3 Kf7 33. Nd8+ Kf6 34. Nxc6 Kf5 35. h3 e4 36. g4+ Kg5 37. Bd8+ 1-0
2024.03.27 8th Semana Santa Alicante
591454 Hernandez Tellez, Claudia (2059) Bora, Safal (2490) 0-1
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. c3 O-O 12. Qe2 b6 13. Qf3 Bd7 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bd3 Rad8 16. Bg5 Rfe8 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. hxg3 h6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Nb5 a5 21. Nd6 Re7 22. Nc4 Bb5 23. a4 Ba6 24. Bf1 Rb8 25. Rd6 Bxc4 26. Bxc4 Rc7 27. Bb5 Be7 28. Rd3 h5 29. Rad1 g6 30. Kf1 Kg7 31. Ke2 Rc5 32. Rd7 Re5+ 33. Kf1 Bc5 34. Bd3 Rh8 35. Re1 Rxe1+ 36. Kxe1 h4 37. gxh4 Rxh4 38. Ke2 Rxa4 39. Bb5 Ra1 40. Rd2 e5 41. Kd3 f5 42. f3 Kf6 43. Bc6 Kg5 44. Kc4 Kf4 45. Re2 Rd1 46. g3+ Kxg3 47. Rxe5 Rd6 48. Bb7 Kf4 49. Re8 Rd2 50. b3 g5 51. Rg8 Rc2 52. Kd3 Rf2 53. Rg7 b5 54. Rf7 Be3 55. c4 Rd2+ 0-1
2023.12.22 SPICE Cup Open 2023
703185 Bora, Safal (2460) Quesada Perez, Ya (2578) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 1/2-1/2
2023.12.21 SPICE Cup Open 2023
703136 Bora, Safal (2460) Harsha, B (2570) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. Bg2 b5 7. a3 Be7 8. b3 cxb3 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nxb3 Nbd7 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qb2 Nb6 14. Na5 a6 15. Qc1 Bd6 16. Rd1 Rc8 17. Nc6 Qe8 18. Nfe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nc4 20. Kg1 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Nd7 23. Qc6 Nxe5 24. Qxa6 Nc4 25. Bc3 Ra8 26. Qb7 Qb8 27. Qe4 Rd8 28. Rdb1 Ra4 29. Qc6 Nd6 30. Rb4 Qb6 31. Qxb6 cxb6 32. Rd1 Rxa3 33. Be5 Nb7 34. Rxd8+ Nxd8 35. Bc7 Nc6 36. Rxb5 Ra7 37. Bf4 Rb7 38. Be3 Ne7 39. Rxb6 Rxb6 40. Bxb6 1/2-1/2
2023.12.21 SPICE Cup Open 2023
703162 Pham Tran Gia Phuc (2393) Bora, Safal (2460) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. d3 O-O 6. a3 a6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Nd5 d6 9. c3 Nxd5 10. Bxd5 Bf6 11. O-O Ne7 12. Ba2 Ng6 13. h3 Re8 14. Re1 Be6 15. Bxe6 Rxe6 16. Qb3 Rb8 17. g3 c6 18. Be3 Qd7 19. Rad1 Ree8 20. Kh2 Qe6 21. Qc2 d5 22. c4 h6 23. d4 dxc4 24. d5 cxd5 25. exd5 Qd7 26. Nd2 Rbc8 27. Ne4 Bd8 28. Qc3 b6 29. Qb4 f5 30. Nd6 Be7 31. Nxc8 Bxb4 32. Nxb6 Qb5 33. axb4 Qxb4 34. Re2 Rd8 35. Rc1 f4 36. Rxc4 Qb5 37. gxf4 exf4 38. Bd4 Nh4 39. Re6 Qb3 40. Bc3 Rxd5 41. Rxf4 Rg5 42. Re8+ Kh7 43. Rxh4 Qxb6 44. Rf8 Qg6 0-1
2023.12.20 SPICE Cup Open 2023
703111 Bora, Safal (2460) Zeltsan, Joseph (2415) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 b4 9. Nfd2 Nd5 10. Nxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Ba6 12. Ne3 Nd7 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. c6 Rc8 15. Bf4 Nc5 16. Rd1 d4 17. Be5 Ne6 18. Qe4 Nc5 19. Qg4 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Nd2 d3 22. e3 Qxb2 23. Rab1 Qc2 24. Qxb4 Rb8 25. Qa5 Rb2 26. Rxb2 Qxd1+ 27. Bf1 Qc1 28. Rb1 Qc2 29. c7 Bc8 30. Rb8 Nxa4 31. Rb3 Nb6 32. Rxd3 Qxc7 33. Ra3 Bb7 34. Bg2 Qc1+ 35. Nf1 Bxg2 36. Kxg2 Nc4 37. Ra1 Nxa5 38. Rxc1 Nb3 39. Rb1 Nc5 40. Rb5 Rc8 41. Nd2 Kf8 42. Kf3 Ke7 43. Ne4 Nxe4 44. Kxe4 1/2-1/2
2023.12.19 SPICE Cup Open 2023
703061 Bora, Safal (2460) Wang, Tianqi (2347) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 d5 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 h6 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. O-O Be7 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Nc4 Qxb3 12. axb3 g5 13. h4 Ne4 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Nfd2 Nxd2 16. Bxd2 a6 17. Rfc1 Bh3 18. Bf3 O-O-O 19. Ba5 Rdf8 20. e4 Kb8 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 cxd5 23. Bxd5 f6 24. Re1 Rh7 25. Rad1 Bc5 26. Rd2 f5 27. Be6 Nf6 28. b4 Ba7 29. Red1 b6 30. Bxb6 Bxb6 31. Nxb6 Bg4 32. Nd7+ Nxd7 33. Rxd7 Rxd7 34. Rxd7 Rf6 35. Bd5 Rb6 36. f3 Bh3 37. Rh7 g4 38. Kf2 Rxb4 39. b3 Rd4 40. Bc4 Rd2+ 41. Ke3 Rg2 42. Kf4 Rf2 43. Bd5 Bg2 44. Kxf5 Bxf3 45. Bxf3 Rxf3+ 46. Kxg4 Rxb3 47. Kf4 Rb4+ 48. Kf5 Rb5+ 49. Kf4 Rb4+ 50. Kf5 Rb5+ 51. Kf4 1/2-1/2
2023.12.19 SPICE Cup Open 2023
703086 Woodward, Andy (2481) Bora, Safal (2460) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Rc1 a5 10. a4 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Bf6 13. e3 Nb8 14. Nf3 Na6 15. b3 Nb4 16. Qd2 b6 17. e4 Ba6 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. e5 Be7 20. Bf1 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 Rc8 22. h4 Qd7 23. Nb5 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Rc8 25. h5 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 Qc6 27. Qxc6 Nxc6 28. Ne1 f5 29. exf6 Bxf6 30. Nc2 Kf7 31. f4 g6 32. hxg6+ hxg6 33. g4 Ke7 34. Ke2 Kd7 35. Ke3 g5 36. Kf3 Ke7 37. Kg3 Kd7 38. fxg5 Bxg5 39. Ne1 e5 40. dxe5 Nxe5 41. Nf3 Nxf3 42. Kxf3 Ke6 43. Ke2 Ke5 44. Kd3 Bf6 45. Nd4 Kf4 46. Nf5 Ke5 47. Nh6 Ke6 48. Nf5 Ke5 49. Nd4 Kd6 50. Nf3 Kc5 51. g5 Bxg5 52. Nxg5 Kb4 53. Kc2 b5 54. axb5 Kxb5 55. Ne6 a4 56. Nc7+ Kc6 57. Nxd5 axb3+ 58. Kxb3 Kxd5 1/2-1/2
2023.12.18 SPICE Cup Open 2023
703016 Bora, Safal (2460) Putnam, Liam (2348) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O a5 8. a3 Be7 9. b3 Bb7 10. Bb2 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Ne5 Qb6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. a4 Rd8 15. Qc2 Na6 16. e4 Nb4 17. Qb1 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qe6 21. Qf3 Bf6 22. Rae1 Qd5 23. Qxd5 Rxd5 24. Nc4 Bxb2 25. Nxb2 Rb8 26. Nc4 Nc6 27. Re3 g6 28. Rc1 Kg7 29. Kf1 Rd7 30. Rec3 Rdb7 31. Nd2 Nb4 32. Re1 Na6 33. Ree3 Rb4 34. Nc4 Nc7 35. Rcd3 Ne6 36. Nxa5 Nd4 37. Rc3 c4 38. Rxc4 Rxc4 39. Nxc4 Nxb3 40. a5 Rb4 41. a6 Rxc4 42. Rxb3 Ra4 43. Rb6 Ra2 44. Kg2 Ra3 45. h4 h6 46. Kf1 Ra2 47. Ke1 Kh7 48. Rd6 Kg7 49. Rc6 Kh7 50. Kd1 Rxf2 51. Kc1 Ra2 52. Kb1 Ra5 53. Kb2 g5 54. h5 g4 55. Kb3 Rxh5 56. Rc4 Rb5+ 57. Rb4 Ra5 58. Ra4 Rb5+ 59. Kc3 Rc5+ 60. Kd3 Rd5+ 61. Ke3 Re5+ 62. Kf4 Re8 63. a7 Ra8 64. Kxg4 Kg6 65. Ra6+ f6 66. Kf4 h5 67. Ra5 Kg7 68. Kf5 Kf7 69. Ra1 Kg7 70. Ra6 Kh7 71. Kxf6 Kh6 72. Kf5+ Kg7 73. Ke5 Kf7 74. Kd5 Ke7 75. Kc6 1-0
2023.12.18 SPICE Cup Open 2023
703038 Li, George (2398) Bora, Safal (2460) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 b6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb2 Bb7 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Rc1 a6 9. d4 Bd6 10. g3 Qe7 11. Bg2 O-O-O 12. O-O h5 13. Qe2 Kb8 14. Rc2 Ne4 15. Rfc1 f5 16. h4 Rdg8 17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Ng5 Nf6 19. Bh3 Ng4 20. Bxg4 hxg4 21. b4 Rf8 22. b5 a5 23. Bc3 Rf5 24. Be1 Qe8 25. Qxg4 Bc8 26. Qe2 Qg6 27. Rc6 Rxg5 28. Rxd6 cxd6 29. Qc2 Qf7 30. hxg5 Bb7 31. Qe2 Qf5 32. Qf1 Bc8 33. Qg2 Qh7 34. Rc6 Bg4 35. Rxb6+ Ka7 36. Ra6+ Kb7 37. f3 Bxf3 38. Bxa5 Bxg2 39. Rb6+ Kc8 40. Rc6+ Kd7 0-1
2023.12.17 SPICE Cup Open 2023
702995 Song, Ethan (2171) Bora, Safal (2460) 0-1
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bd3 Nb4 6. O-O Nxd3 7. Qxd3 Bd6 8. Nc3 c6 9. Bg5 Ne7 10. Ne2 Qc7 11. Ng3 f6 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rfe1 Bd7 14. c4 dxc4 15. Qxc4+ Nd5 16. Ne4 Bg4 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Qb3 Qd7 19. Bb4 Rfe8 20. Nd2 Be6 21. Ba3 Nc7 22. Qg3 Bd5 23. b3 Nb5 24. Bb2 Qf5 25. Nc4 Qc2 26. a4 Bxc4 27. bxc4 Qxb2 28. cxb5 Qxd4 29. Red1 Qe5 30. Qb3+ Qe6 31. Qxe6+ Rxe6 32. Rd7 Rae8 33. Kf1 R8e7 34. Rd8+ Kf7 35. bxc6 Rxc6 36. Rd2 Kg6 37. g3 Ra6 38. Rd4 Rae6 39. Rb4 Re4 40. Rb2 Rc4 41. Kg2 Rec7 42. Raa2 R4c5 43. Rb4 b6 44. Rbb2 Ra5 45. Rb4 f5 46. Rd2 Kf6 47. Rbd4 Re7 48. f3 Rc5 49. Rd6+ Kf7 50. Kh3 g6 51. R6d4 Rce5 52. g4 Kf6 53. Kg3 fxg4 54. Kxg4 Rg5+ 55. Kf4 Rf5+ 56. Kg3 Re3 57. Rf4 Rxf4 58. Kxf4 Rb3 59. Rd4 Ke6 60. h4 a5 61. Ke4 Rb4 62. Rxb4 axb4 63. Kd4 Kf5 64. Kc4 g5 65. hxg5 Kxg5 0-1
2023.09.16 SixDays Budapest Sept GM
809861 Pap, G (2432) Bora, Safal (2476) 1-0
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bf5 10. Re1 Nd7 11. Bg5 Nb6 12. Bb3 Kh8 13. Bxe7 Bxe7 14. Ne5 Bg6 15. Qg4 Bf6 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. Qf4 Nd7 18. Nxg6+ fxg6 19. Be6 Qd8 20. Qg4 Nb6 21. Rd3 Bg5 22. Ne4 Bh6 23. Nc5 Rf4 24. Qe2 Qf8 25. Bb3 Rf5 26. Nxb7 Nd5 27. g3 Bg5 28. Nc5 Nc7 29. h4 Re8 30. Qxe8 Nxe8 31. Nd7 Bd8 32. Nxf8 Rxf8 33. Ba4 Bb6 34. Bxc6 Nd6 35. Re6 Rd8 36. Kg2 Kg8 37. Bd5 Kh8 38. Rde3 h6 39. Rxg6 Nf5 40. Re5 Nxd4 41. Bf7 Kh7 42. h5 Rf8 43. Bc4 Rxf2+ 44. Kxf2 Nc6+ 45. Re3 Ne5 46. Rxb6 1-0
2023.09.16 SixDays Budapest Sept GM
809868 Bora, Safal (2476) Pajeken, Jakob Leon (2423) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Nbd7 9. Qe2 e5 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Nf5 Nb6 12. Qd3 Qxd3 13. Bxd3 Bxf5 14. exf5 Bb4 15. O-O-O Bxc3 16. bxc3 O-O-O 17. Rhe1 Rhe8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Re4 Nd5 20. Kb2 Rd6 21. Rde1 Rb6+ 22. Kc1 Rd8 23. Rc4+ Kb8 24. Be4 Rbd6 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Rh4 Rd2 27. Rxh6 Rxg2 28. Rd1 Rc8 29. Rxf6 Rxh2 30. Rxf7 Rxc3 31. Rd2 Rxd2 32. Kxd2 Rf3 33. a4 a5 34. f6 Ka7 35. Rf8 Kb6 36. f7 Kc7 37. Ke2 e4 38. c3 Kd6 39. Rd8+ Ke7 40. Rb8 Kxf7 41. Rxb7+ 1/2-1/2
2023.09.15 SixDays Budapest Sept GM
809859 Bora, Safal (2476) Yeganegi, Barad (2261) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e4 Ng4 11. Bf4 Qf6 12. Bg3 Nge5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd5 exd5 15. exd5 Bd4 16. Rae1 Kd7 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxe5 Kd6 20. f4 Bd7 21. Rd1 Rhe8 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Bd3 g6 24. Kf2 Bb5 25. Bxb5 axb5 26. Rd3 Rc8 27. Ke3 Rc5 28. g4 Rc2 29. Rb3 Kxd5 30. Rxb5+ Kc6 31. Rb3 Rxh2 32. Kd4 Rh4 33. Ke5 Rxg4 34. Rc3+ Kd7 35. Rb3 Kc7 36. Rc3+ Kb8 37. Rh3 h5 38. Rd3 f5 39. Rd7 Rg2 40. Kf6 Ka7 41. a4 Rg4 42. Ke5 Rg1 43. Kf6 Kb6 44. b4 Rf1 45. Kg5 Rg1+ 46. Kf6 Kc6 47. Re7 Kb6 48. Re6+ Ka7 49. Re7 Rg4 50. Ke5 g5 51. fxg5 Rxg5 52. Rh7 Rg4 53. Rxh5 Rxb4 54. Rxf5 Rxa4 55. Rf6 Rc4 56. Kd5 Rc7 57. Rf1 b6 58. Rb1 Kb7 59. Kd4 Rc5 60. Rb4 Rc1 61. Rc4 Rd1+ 62. Kc3 b5 63. Rh4 Kb6 64. Kb3 Ka5 65. Rg4 Rh1 66. Rf4 Rh3+ 67. Kb2 b4 68. Rf8 Kb5 69. Rb8+ Kc4 70. Rc8+ Kb5 71. Rb8+ Kc5 72. Rc8+ Kd6 73. Rc4 b3 74. Rb4 Kc5 75. Rxb3 Rxb3+ 76. Kxb3 1/2-1/2
2023.09.14 SixDays Budapest Sept GM
809849 Aczel, G (2486) Bora, Safal (2476) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qb3 Qd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Nf3 c6 11. O-O Nd7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Qe7 14. Rac1 Ba5 15. d5 cxd5 16. Qxd5 Bb6 17. Qd6 Qd8 18. Rfd1 Nb8 19. Bb5 Nc6 20. Bxc6 Qxd6 21. Nxd6 bxc6 22. Rxc6 Be6 23. b3 Rfd8 24. h3 Kf8 25. Rd2 Ba5 26. Rd4 Bb6 27. Rd2 Ba5 28. Rdc2 Bb4 29. Nb5 Bd5 30. Ra6 Bb7 31. Ra4 a5 32. a3 Be7 33. Rd4 Bd5 34. Rd3 Rab8 35. a4 Be4 36. Rxd8+ Rxd8 37. Rc3 Bb4 38. Re3 Rd1+ 39. Kh2 Bd5 40. Ne5 f6 41. Nd3 Bd2 42. Re2 Bxb3 43. Nb2 Bf4+ 44. g3 Rd2 45. Rxd2 Bxd2 46. Nd4 Bf7 47. Nd3 Be8 48. Nc5 Bb4 49. Kg2 Kf7 50. Ndb3 Bc6+ 51. Kf1 Ke7 52. Nd4 Bd5 53. Nf5+ Kf7 54. Nd3 Bc3 55. Ke2 Bc6 56. Nc5 Bb4 57. Nd6+ Ke7 58. Nf5+ Kf7 59. Nd4 Bd5 60. Nd3 Be7 61. h4 g6 62. f4 h5 63. Kd2 Bd8 64. Kc3 Bb6 65. Nb2 Bc5 66. Nd3 Be7 67. Nb5 Ke6 68. Nc7+ Kd6 69. Nb5+ Kd7 70. Nd4 Be4 71. Nb3 Bxd3 72. Kxd3 Bb4 73. f5 gxf5 74. Nd4 f4 75. gxf4 Be1 76. Nf5 Ke6 77. Ke4 Bf2 78. Ng7+ Kf7 79. Nf5 Kg6 80. Ne7+ Kf7 81. Nf5 Ke6 82. Ng7+ Kf7 83. Nf5 1/2-1/2
2023.09.14 SixDays Budapest Sept GM
809850 Bora, Safal (2476) Nandhidhaa, P (2316) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. c4 d5 6. Qa4 Bd6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Bxd5 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qxd4 Qe7 13. Nc3 Be5 14. Qe4 Re8 15. Be3 Rb8 16. Qc2 Bh3 17. Rfd1 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rb2 19. Qd3 Qe6 20. Rd2 Rxd2 21. Bxd2 Qxe2 22. Qxe2 Rxe2 23. Re1 Rxe1+ 24. Bxe1 Kf8 25. f3 Be6 26. Bf2 a6 27. Bc5+ Ke8 28. a3 Kd7 29. Kf2 Bd5 30. Ke3 Ke6 31. h4 Bb3 32. Bf8 g6 1/2-1/2
2023.09.13 SixDays Budapest Sept GM
809838 Siddharth, Jagadeesh (2391) Bora, Safal (2476) 0-1
1. f4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. d3 b6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. e3 c5 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Qe2 e6 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. e4 d4 13. Nb1 Ne8 14. g4 f5 15. gxf5 gxf5 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. e5 Bxg2 18. Qxg2 Nd5 19. Nc4 Kh8 20. Kh1 Rg8 21. Qf3 b5 22. Nd6 Bf8 23. c4 dxc3 24. bxc3 c4 25. dxc4 bxc4 26. Ba3 Rg4 27. Bc1 Bxd6 28. exd6 Rag8 29. Rd1 h6 30. Bd2 Qxd6 31. Be3 Kh7 32. Rd4 Qc7 33. Rb1 Nxe3 0-1
2023.09.13 SixDays Budapest Sept GM
809841 Bora, Safal (2476) Ilincic, Z (2289) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Re1 Ne7 9. d4 c6 10. Bd3 Ng6 11. h3 h6 12. a4 Be6 13. c4 c5 14. dxc5 dxc5 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Nd2 Ne8 17. Nb1 Nd6 18. Qe2 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Nxf5 21. Nc3 Nd4 22. Qd3 Qf7 23. Nd5 Qf5 24. Qxf5 Rxf5 25. Ra2 Rf7 26. a5 Rc8 27. Rb2 Ne7 28. c3 Nxd5 29. cxd5 Nf5 30. c4 Nd6 31. Rc1 g5 32. Kf1 Kg7 33. Ke2 Kg6 34. Kd3 h5 35. Rcb1 Re7 36. Re2 Rf7 37. Bc1 Re8 38. Ba3 Rc7 39. Bb2 Rce7 40. Rbe1 e4+ 41. Kc3 b6 42. Bc1 Rb7 43. Be3 Rc8 44. axb6 Rxb6 45. Ra2 Rb4 46. Ra6 Rxc4+ 47. Kd2 Rd8 48. Rc1 Rxc1 49. Kxc1 Kf5 50. Rxa7 Nc4 51. Bxc5 Rxd5 52. Rc7 h4 53. Kc2 g4 54. hxg4+ Kxg4 55. Kc3 Ne5 56. Rg7+ Kf5 57. Be3 Ng6 58. Rf7+ Ke6 59. Ra7 Kf5 60. Kc2 Kg4 61. Ra4 Re5 62. Ra8 h3 63. gxh3+ Kxh3 64. Kc3 Kg4 65. Kd4 Re7 66. Ra5 Nf4 67. Ra8 Ne2+ 68. Kd5 Nc3+ 69. Kc4 Nd1 70. Rf8 Nb2+ 71. Kd4 Nd1 72. Kc4 Nb2+ 73. Kc3 Nd1+ 74. Kd2 Rd7+ 75. Ke1 Nxe3 76. fxe3 Kg3 77. Ke2 Ra7 78. Rg8+ Kh3 79. Kd2 Rd7+ 80. Ke2 Ra7 81. Re8 Ra2+ 82. Ke1 Kg3 83. Rf8 Rb2 84. Rf4 Ra2 85. Kd1 Rb2 86. Rxe4 Kf3 87. Re8 Ra2 88. e4 Kf4 89. e5 Kf5 90. e6 Kf6 91. e7 Kf7 92. Rd8 Kxe7 1/2-1/2
2023.09.12 SixDays Budapest Sept GM
809832 Bora, Safal (2476) Xiao, Tong(QD) (2452) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 Qb6 9. a3 Nc6 10. Bf2 Qc7 11. Qf3 b5 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Bd3 Be7 15. g4 Nd7 16. h4 Bf6 17. Ne2 Nc5 18. g5 Bd8 19. Nc3 Ba5 20. Bd4 hxg5 21. hxg5 Rxh1 22. Rxh1 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 Nxe4 24. Bxg7 O-O-O 25. Rh7 Qd5 26. Qe3 Qf5 27. Rh6 Qd5 28. Qd4 Kb8 29. Qxd5 Bxd5 30. Bd4 Rd7 31. Rh7 Kc8 32. Be2 Ng3 33. Bg4 Be4 34. Rh8+ Rd8 35. Rh3 Nf5 36. Bf6 Rd7 37. Kd2 Ne7 38. Rh8+ Kc7 39. Bxe7 Rxe7 40. Bh5 e5 41. Rf8 exf4 42. Rxf7 Rxf7 43. Bxf7 Kd7 44. c4 Ke7 45. Bg8 Kf8 46. Be6 Ke7 47. Bc8 bxc4 48. Bxa6 d5 49. a4 Kd6 50. a5 Kc5 51. Bb7 Kb5 52. a6 Kb6 53. Kc3 Ka7 54. Kd2 Kb6 55. Ke1 Ka7 56. Kf2 Kb6 57. Kg1 Ka7 58. Kh2 Kb6 59. Kg1 Ka7 60. Kf2 Kb6 61. Ke1 Ka7 62. Kd1 Kb6 63. Kd2 Ka7 64. Kc3 Kb6 65. Bc8 f3 66. Kd2 d4 67. Be6 Bd3 68. Ke1 Kxa6 69. Bd5 Kb5 70. Bxf3 Kb4 71. Kd2 Bg6 72. Bd5 c3+ 73. bxc3+ dxc3+ 74. Kc1 Kc5 75. Bb3 Kd6 76. Bc2 Bxc2 77. Kxc2 Ke6 78. Kxc3 Kf5 79. g6 Kxg6 1/2-1/2
2023.05.29 Cherry Blossom Classic
937900 Bora, Safal (2462) Nyzhnyk, I (2644) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 a6 6. O-O c5 7. b3 b6 8. Ba3 cxd4 9. Bxf8 Kxf8 10. Nxd4 Qe7 11. Be2 g6 12. Nd2 Bb7 13. Bf3 Kg7 14. Nc4 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 1/2-1/2
2023.05.29 Cherry Blossom Classic
937923 Stearman, Josiah (2385) Bora, Safal (2462) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 f5 8. Nc3 a6 9. g3 b5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Bf6 12. Re1 O-O 13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Bxe5 15. Qf3 Nc6 16. dxe5 Nd4 17. Qh5 c5 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. Ne2 Nxc2 20. Rd7 Nxe1+ 21. Kf1 Qxd7 22. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2
2023.05.28 Cherry Blossom Classic
937857 Paul, Justin (2314) Bora, Safal (2462) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. c3 Ng6 6. O-O d5 7. d4 dxe4 8. Ng5 Be7 9. d5 Bxg5 10. dxc6 b5 11. Qxd8+ Bxd8 12. Bb3 f5 13. Rd1 Be7 14. a4 Rb8 15. axb5 Rxb5 16. Bd5 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. b4 Bf6 19. Na3 Rb8 20. Rac1 Ke7 21. f3 e3 22. Bc4 Rb6 23. b5 axb5 24. Nxb5 Rxc6 25. Be2 Be6 26. Nd4 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 g5 28. g3 Rd8 29. Rcd1 Rxd4 30. cxd4 Rc2 31. Bd3 Rd2 0-1
2023.05.28 Cherry Blossom Classic
937880 Bora, Safal (2462) Khanin, S (2566) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg3 c5 6. e4 Nf6 7. Nd2 Nc6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. e5 Nd5 10. Ngf3 O-O 11. Bc4 Nb6 12. Be2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. O-O Qxb2 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Bd3 Rd8 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. exd6 Nd7 19. Rc1 Nf8 20. Rc7 Bd7 21. Qf3 Rab8 22. a3 Qf6 23. Qe3 Ng6 24. Qxa7 Bc6 25. d7 Ra8 26. Qxa8 Rxa8 27. Rc8+ Qd8 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Bxg6 hxg6 30. Rd1 Bd5 31. Rc1 Rxd7 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. Rc7 Rxc7 34. Bxc7 g5 35. f3 Kg6 36. Kf2 f6 37. Bd6 e5 38. Bc5 Kf5 39. Bf8 g6 40. Be7 1/2-1/2
2023.05.27 Cherry Blossom Classic
937808 Burke, John M (2583) Bora, Safal (2462) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. c3 g5 6. h3 Bg7 7. Nbd2 d5 8. Bb3 Be6 9. Qe2 a6 10. Nf1 Qd6 11. Ng3 O-O-O 12. Be3 Na5 13. Bc2 dxe4 14. dxe4 Bc4 15. Qd1 Qe6 16. Nd2 Rhe8 17. Qf3 Bd3 18. Bxd3 Rxd3 19. Qf5 Nc6 20. Ke2 Rd7 21. Qxe6 fxe6 22. h4 g4 23. Nc4 b5 24. Nd2 Nd4+ 25. cxd4 exd4 26. e5 Nd5 27. Bxd4 Nf4+ 28. Ke3 Nxg2+ 29. Ke4 Rf8 30. Be3 Nxe3 31. Kxe3 Bxe5 32. Nge4 Bxb2 33. Rab1 Bd4+ 34. Ke2 c5 35. Rhc1 c4 36. a4 Rf5 37. axb5 axb5 38. Rb4 Kd8 39. Rcb1 Rdd5 40. Nxc4 bxc4 41. Rxc4 Rd7 42. Rb8+ Ke7 43. Rcc8 Re5 44. f3 gxf3+ 45. Kxf3 Rf5+ 46. Ke2 Bg7 47. Re8+ Kf7 48. Red8 Rxd8 49. Rxd8 Rf4 50. Rd7+ Kg8 51. Nc5 Rxh4 52. Kf3 e5 53. Ne4 Rf4+ 54. Ke3 Kh7 55. Ng3 Rg4 56. Nf5 h5 57. Re7 Kg6 58. Nxg7 Kf6 59. Re6+ Kxg7 60. Rxe5 Kh6 61. Kf3 Rg6 62. Re2 h4 63. Rg2 Rxg2 64. Kxg2 h3+ 65. Kxh3 1/2-1/2
2023.05.27 Cherry Blossom Classic
937835 Bora, Safal (2462) Matviishen, Viktor (2538) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 e6 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfe1 Nc6 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. h4 h6 16. h5 Qd6 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Qe7 19. Rcd1 Rcd8 20. Qc3 Na5 21. Ne5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Qd6 23. Qf3 Rde8 24. Nc6 a6 25. Nd4 Qb4 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Kh2 Nc4 28. Nf5 Nd6 29. Nxd6 Qxd6+ 30. g3 Re5 31. Kg2 b5 32. Rd2 b4 33. Qf4 a5 34. Rd4 f6 35. Qc1 Qd7 36. Qd1 Qd6 37. Qa4 Qc5 38. Qd1 Qd6 39. Qa4 Qc5 40. Qd1 Qd6 1/2-1/2
2023.05.26 Cherry Blossom Classic
937781 Bora, Safal (2462) Park, Evan (2380) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Nc3 Bc6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. e4 Be7 10. Qe2 e5 11. a4 O-O 12. d3 Ne8 13. Bh3 Bf6 14. Nd2 Nc7 15. Nc4 Nb6 16. Na5 Qd6 17. Be3 Rab8 18. Nb3 Na6 19. Rfc1 Rfd8 20. a5 Nd7 21. Bg2 Nb4 22. Bf1 b6 23. Na2 Nxa2 24. Rxa2 Nf8 25. axb6 axb6 26. Nd2 Ne6 27. Nc4 Qc7 28. b4 cxb4 29. Qb2 Nd4 30. Qxb4 Be7 31. Qc3 Bc5 32. Nxb6 Bxb6 33. Bxd4 Bxd4 34. Qxc6 Qe7 35. Kg2 h5 36. h4 Rb6 37. Qc7 Qf6 38. Kh1 Rdb8 39. Bg2 g6 40. Rac2 Kg7 41. Kh2 Rb2 42. Rxb2 Rxb2 43. Rc2 Rxc2 44. Qxc2 Bxf2 45. Qe2 Bd4 46. Qf3 Qe6 47. Bf1 Qa2+ 48. Be2 Qd2 49. Kh3 Qe1 50. Qf1 Qc3 51. Qf3 Qd2 52. Bf1 Qc1 53. Be2 Qc8+ 54. Kg2 Qc2 55. Kh3 Bg1 56. Kg2 Bc5 57. Kh3 Bd4 58. Bd1 Qc3 59. Be2 Qd2 60. Bf1 Qe1 61. Qe2 Qb4 62. Qf3 Bc5 63. Be2 Qd2 64. Bf1 Qe1 65. Qe2 Qxe2 66. Bxe2 Bd4 67. Bd1 1/2-1/2
2023.05.25 Cherry Blossom Classic
937762 Brady, Tyson (2092) Bora, Safal (2462) 0-1
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qf6 6. d4 exd4 7. Bg5 Qd6 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. Be3 Nh6 10. f3 f5 11. Bxh6 Qxh6 12. Nxf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 O-O 14. Qe2 Bc5+ 15. Kh1 Rxf5 16. Nc3 Bd6 17. g4 Rf7 18. Ne4 Raf8 19. Nxd6 cxd6 20. Rae1 Qh3 21. f4 h6 22. f5 h5 23. gxh5 Rxf5 24. Rxf5 Qxf5 25. h6 gxh6 26. Qe6+ Qxe6 27. Rxe6 Rf1+ 28. Kg2 Rc1 29. Re2 Kf7 30. Kg3 Rg1+ 31. Kf4 Kf6 32. a4 Rg5 33. b3 a5 34. c4 Rg1 35. Rb2 Rd1 36. Ke4 Re1+ 37. Kd3 Re5 38. b4 Ke6 39. bxa5 Rxa5 40. Rxb7 Rxa4 41. Rg7 Ra3+ 42. Ke4 Rh3 43. Rg6+ Ke7 44. Rg7+ Kf6 45. Rg2 Rh4+ 46. Kd3 Ke6 47. Re2+ Kd7 48. Rf2 Rh3+ 49. Ke4 Kc7 50. Kf5 Rh4 51. Rc2 Kb6 52. Rd2 Kc5 53. Ke6 Rxc4 54. Rxd6 Rd4 0-1
2023.05.24 Cherry Blossom Classic
937743 Bora, Safal (2462) Altman, Joshua (2120) 1-0
1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Qe2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. g3 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O b6 8. e5 Nd7 9. c4 d4 10. Ne1 Bb7 11. f4 Qc7 12. Nd2 h5 13. h4 g6 14. Ne4 O-O-O 15. Bd2 Rdf8 16. a3 Kb8 17. Nc2 a6 18. b4 Rd8 19. Rab1 Na7 20. Rb2 Nc8 21. Rfb1 Ka7 22. Ne1 Rhf8 23. Nf3 Kb8 24. Nfg5 Ka7 25. bxc5 Nxc5 26. Nxc5 Bxc5 27. a4 Bc6 28. a5 Rd7 29. Ne4 Ba8 30. axb6+ Bxb6 31. c5 Ba5 32. Bxa5 Qxa5 33. Ra2 Qc7 34. Rxa6+ Kxa6 35. Ra1+ Kb5 36. Qb2+ Kc6 37. Nd6+ 1-0
2023.03.12 Excelsior March Open 2023
1015942 Bora, Safal (2461) Chiku-Ratte, Olivier-Kenta (2301) 1-0
1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 g6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 Ne4 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Qd7 14. Rac1 Rfc8 15. Qb3 e6 16. Rc3 Na5 17. Qc2 Rxc3 18. Qxc3 Nc4 19. b3 Nd6 20. Qa5 Bf8 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8 Nxc8 23. Be2 Bd6 24. Bg5 Bc7 25. Qc5 Bd6 26. Bb5 Qc7 27. Qxc7 Bxc7 28. Bd3 Kg7 29. f3 Nd6 30. g4 f6 31. Bh4 g5 32. Bg3 h6 33. Kf1 Ne8 34. Be1 Kf7 35. Ke2 Ke7 36. h4 Kf7 37. h5 Bd6 38. Bd2 Bc7 39. Bg6+ Ke7 40. f4 Nd6 41. Kd3 f5 42. fxg5 hxg5 43. h6 Kf6 44. h7 Kg7 45. gxf5 Nxf5 46. Bf7 g4 47. Bxe6 g3 48. Bxd5 Kxh7 49. Be4 Kg7 50. Bxb7 Nh4 51. Ke2 Kg6 52. Kf1 Kg5 53. Bb4 Kg4 54. Be7 Kh3 55. Bxh4 Kxh4 56. Bg2 Kg4 57. Ke2 Bb6 58. Kd3 Kf5 59. Bh3+ Kf6 60. e4 Kg5 61. Ke3 a5 62. e5 Kh4 63. Bg2 Kg4 64. Ke4 Kg5 65. d5 Kg6 66. d6 Kf7 67. Kd5 Be3 68. e6+ Ke8 69. e7 Bg5 70. Ke6 1-0
2023.03.12 Excelsior March Open 2023
1015950 Noritsyn, N (2460) Bora, Safal (2461) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Bxf5 exf5 10. Nc3 Be6 11. O-O h6 12. Na4 Qb5 13. Nc3 Qb6 14. Na4 Qb5 15. Ne1 Be7 16. Be3 Na5 17. Nd3 Nb3 18. Nc3 Qc4 19. Rb1 g5 20. Nc1 Na5 21. f4 Rc8 22. N1e2 Nb3 23. Nc1 Na5 24. N1e2 g4 25. b4 Nc6 26. Rc1 a5 27. Na4 Qa6 28. Nc5 Qb6 29. b5 Qxb5 30. Nc3 Qb6 31. Rb1 Qd8 32. Nxb7 Qd7 33. Na4 O-O 34. Nbc5 Qe8 35. Qd3 Nb8 36. Rb7 Bxc5 37. Nxc5 Nd7 38. Nxe6 fxe6 39. Bd2 Rf7 40. Rfb1 a4 41. Qa6 Rc4 42. R7b4 Rc2 43. Be1 Nf8 44. Rb8 Qc6 45. Qxc6 Rxc6 46. Bb4 Kg7 47. Ra8 Ng6 48. g3 Rc4 49. Bc5 h5 50. Ra6 h4 51. Rxe6 hxg3 52. hxg3 Rc3 53. Kg2 Rc2+ 54. Kf1 Rc3 55. Rbb6 Nh8 56. Re8 Ng6 57. e6 Rf6 58. e7 Rxb6 59. Rg8+ Kh7 60. e8=Q Rf3+ 61. Ke1 Rb1+ 62. Ke2 Rb2+ 63. Ke1 Rb1+ 64. Ke2 Rb2+ 65. Ke1 1/2-1/2
2023.03.11 Excelsior March Open 2023
1015929 Bora, Safal (2461) Campbell, Ryan (2018) 1-0
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. g3 c6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. O-O b6 9. d4 Bb7 10. Nbd2 dxc4 11. bxc4 c5 12. a4 Qc7 13. Qb3 Rfd8 14. a5 Ne4 15. d5 exd5 16. cxd5 Ndf6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. e4 Bd6 19. Rfe1 Re8 20. a6 Bc8 21. e5 Bd7 22. exd6 Qxd6 23. Nc4 Qf8 24. Nfe5 Rab8 25. Nxd7 Nxd7 26. Qb5 1-0
2022.12.23 SPICE Cup Open 2022
1085642 Bora, Safal (2441) Burke, John M (2580) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 Nbd7 8. h3 Qb6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 1/2-1/2
2022.12.22 SPICE Cup Open 2022
1073647 Bora, Safal (2441) Johnson, Donald (2232) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. h3 Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Be2 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qa3 13. d5 Nb4 14. O-O Bd7 15. Qc1 Qxc1 16. Raxc1 a5 17. a3 Na6 18. e5 Bf5 19. Bxa5 Be4 20. d6 exd6 21. exd6 Nb8 22. Bc7 Rxa3 23. d7 Nxd7 24. Bd6 Raa8 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Ng5 Re8 27. Nxe4 Rxe4 28. Bf3 Rb4 29. Rc7 Nf6 30. Rd1 Ne8 31. Rxb7 Rxb7 32. Bxb7 h5 33. Bc6 Nf6 34. Ra1 Kg8 35. Ra7 Bf8 36. Kf1 Kg7 37. Ke2 Bc5 38. Rb7 Ng8 39. Bd5 Ne7 40. Bc4 Kf6 41. Rd7 Kg7 42. Kf1 Kf6 43. Rd3 Kg7 44. Rf3 Nf5 45. Bxf7 Kxf7 46. g4 hxg4 47. hxg4 Kf6 48. gxf5 gxf5 49. Rf4 Ke5 50. Ra4 Bb6 51. Kg2 Bd8 52. Kg3 Kf6 53. Ra7 Kg5 54. Rg7+ Kf6 55. Rd7 Ba5 56. Kf4 Be1 57. f3 Ke6 58. Rd3 Ba5 59. Kg5 Bb6 60. f4 Bc5 61. Rd2 Kf7 62. Kxf5 Be7 63. Rd7 Ke8 64. Ke6 Bf6 65. Ra7 1-0
2022.12.22 SPICE Cup Open 2022
1085636 Grinberg, E (2491) Bora, Safal (2441) 0-1
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qb3 Nc7 9. d3 Nc6 10. Be3 b6 11. a4 Be6 12. Qa3 Qd7 13. Ng5 Bf5 14. a5 h6 15. Qa4 b5 16. Nxb5 Nxb5 17. Qxb5 Rfe8 18. Ne4 Rab8 19. Qa4 Nd4 20. Bxd4 Qxd4 21. Qxd4 Bxd4 22. Rae1 Rxb2 23. e3 Bg7 24. a6 Rb5 25. Rb1 Rb4 26. h3 Bb2 27. Rbd1 c4 28. dxc4 Rxc4 29. Nd2 Ra4 30. Bb7 0-1
2022.12.21 SPICE Cup Open 2022
1090435 Colas, Joshua (2228) Bora, Safal (2441) 1/2-1/2
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. e4 Nbd7 11. b3 Qc7 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Rc8 15. Qxc7 Rxc7 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ncd7 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Rd3 Rb8 21. Re1 Nf6 22. Nd5+ Nxd5 23. Rxd5 b5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Rd2 b4 26. Re4 h6 27. Rdd4 Ra8 28. Rxb4 Rxa2 29. Rec4 Rd7 30. Rd4 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Rb2 32. Rb4 g5 33. h4 Kf6 34. hxg5+ hxg5 35. g4 Rc2 36. Rb7 Rc3 37. b4 Rb3 38. b5 Rb4 39. Kg3 Rb3+ 40. Kg2 Kg6 41. Rb8 Kg7 42. Kh2 Kf6 43. Rb7 Kg6 44. Rb8 Rb4 45. Kg3 f5 46. gxf5+ exf5 47. b6 Rb3+ 48. Kg2 g4 49. b7 Kg7 50. Kh2 f4 51. Kg2 Rb2 52. Kf1 Rb3 53. Kg1 Rb1+ 54. Kg2 Rb2 55. Kf1 f3 56. Kg1 Kh7 57. Kh1 Kg7 58. Kg1 Kh7 59. Kh1 Kg7 60. Kg1 1/2-1/2
2022.12.20 SPICE Cup Open 2022
1090353 Gledura, B (2644) Bora, Safal (2441) 1-0
1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. a3 d6 6. Rb1 a5 7. d3 e5 8. e3 Nge7 9. Nge2 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 11. Nd5 b5 12. cxb5 Rxb5 13. Qa4 Ba6 14. Bd2 Qb8 15. Nxe7+ Nxe7 16. Bxa5 Rxa5 17. Qxa5 Bxd3 18. Nc3 Qd8 19. b4 d5 20. Qxc5 e4 21. Rbd1 Qc8 22. Rxd3 Qxc5 23. bxc5 exd3 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 Rc8 26. Rd1 Rxc5 27. Rxd3 Rc3 28. Rxc3 Bxc3 29. Kf1 Kf8 30. Ke2 Ke7 31. a4 f6 32. Kd3 Be1 33. f3 Kd6 34. Bg8 h6 35. Bf7 g5 36. Ke4 Bd2 37. Bc4 Ke7 38. Kf5 Bxe3 39. a5 h5 40. h4 1-0
2022.12.20 SPICE Cup Open 2022
1090401 Bora, Safal (2441) Abrahamyan, T (2312) 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Qe2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. g3 c5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O b6 8. e5 Nd7 9. c4 d4 10. Ne1 Bb7 11. f4 Qc7 12. Nd2 O-O-O 13. Ne4 Rde8 14. Bd2 f5 15. exf6 gxf6 16. f5 exf5 17. Rxf5 Bd6 18. Qf1 Be5 19. Nf3 h5 20. Nxe5 Ncxe5 21. Nxf6 Nxf6 22. Rxf6 Bxg2 23. Qxg2 Qb7 24. Qh3+ Qd7 25. Qg2 Qb7 26. Qh3+ Qd7 27. Qf1 h4 28. Bf4 Qg4 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30. Qg2 Kb8 31. Rf7 Qc8 32. Raf1 Rg8 33. Qf3 hxg3 34. hxg3 Re3 35. Qf4+ Ka8 36. Rf3 Re1+ 37. Kg2 Re2+ 38. Rf2 Re3 39. Qd6 Rexg3+ 40. Qxg3 Qc6+ 41. R2f3 Rxg3+ 42. Kxg3 Qh6 43. a3 Qg5+ 44. Kh3 Qh6+ 45. Kg2 Qd2+ 46. Kg1 Qc1+ 47. Kg2 Qd2+ 48. Kh1 Qc1+ 49. Kh2 Qd2+ 50. Rf2 Qh6+ 51. Kg1 Qc1+ 52. Kg2 Qg5+ 53. Kf1 Qc1+ 54. Kg2 Qg5+ 55. Kf1 1/2-1/2
2022.12.19 SPICE Cup Open 2022
1090286 Tarini, Goyal (2223) Bora, Safal (2441) 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Ne4 5. Qc2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 dxc4 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8. Qxc4 c5 9. g3 b6 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Be7 12. Rd1 Qc8 13. Qb3 O-O 14. a4 Bd5 15. Qb2 Qb7 16. Bf4 Rac8 17. a5 b5 18. a6 Qb6 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Be3 Rb8 24. f3 Qc7 25. h4 h5 26. Qc2 Qc6 27. Ra5 Bd8 28. Ra2 Bb6 29. Qe4 Qxe4 30. fxe4 b4 31. cxb4 cxb4 32. Bxb6 Rxb6 33. Kf3 Kh7 34. Rb2 b3 35. Ke3 Kh6 36. Kf4 Kg6 37. Ke3 Rb4 38. Kf3 Kh6 39. Ke3 Rb5 40. Kf4 Kg6 41. Kf3 Rxe5 42. Rxb3 Ra5 43. Rb7 Rxa6 44. Rc7 Ra3+ 45. e3 a5 46. Rc5 a4 47. Rg5+ Kh6 48. Ra5 Ra1 49. Kf2 a3 50. Kf3 Kg6 51. Kg2 a2 52. Ra3 Kf6 53. Ra5 Ke7 54. Ra6 Kd7 55. Kh2 Kc7 56. Kg2 Kb7 57. Ra3 Kb6 58. Rb3+ Kc5 59. Ra3 Kb4 60. Ra7 Kc3 61. Ra6 Kd3 62. e5 Kxe3 63. Ra5 Ke4 64. Kh2 Kf5 65. Kg2 f6 66. exf6+ Kxf6 67. Ra6 Kf7 68. Ra5 e5 69. Ra7+ Kg6 0-1
2022.12.19 SPICE Cup Open 2022
1090316 Bora, Safal (2441) Balakrishnan, Praveen (2510) 1/2-1/2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg3 c5 6. e4 Nf6 7. Nd2 cxd4 8. e5 Nd5 9. Ngf3 Nc6 10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rc1 Bd7 13. a3 a6 14. Qe2 Rc8 15. h4 g6 16. Ne4 Na7 17. Rxc8 Nxc8 18. Qd2 Kg7 19. h5 Bb5 20. h6+ Kg8 21. Bxb5 axb5 22. Nxd4 b4 23. axb4 Bxb4 24. Qc1 Be7 25. Nb5 Qd7 26. Nbd6 b6 27. Nc4 Na7 28. Qd2 Nb5 29. Bf4 Qd8 30. Bg5 Bxg5 31. Nxg5 Nd4 32. Ne4 Nb3 33. Qd3 Nc5 34. Nxc5 bxc5 35. Qg3 Qe7 36. Rd1 Rb8 37. Ra1 Qf8 38. Qg5 Ra8 39. Rc1 Qe7 40. Qxe7 Nxe7 41. Nb6 Ra5 42. b4 cxb4 43. Rc7 Kf8 44. Rb7 Nf5 45. Nd7+ Ke8 46. Nf6+ Kd8 47. Rxb4 Nxh6 48. Rb8+ Kc7 49. Rh8 Rxe5 50. Rxh7 Nf5 51. Rxf7+ Kc6 52. g3 Nd4 53. Rg7 Rf5 54. Ng4 g5 55. Kg2 Kd6 56. Nh6 Rb5 57. Rxg5 Rb2 58. Nf7+ Ke7 59. Ne5 Kf6 60. Rh5 Nf5 61. Ng4+ Kg6 62. Rh8 Rb3 63. Rf8 Kg7 64. Re8 Kf7 65. Ra8 Rc3 66. Ra7+ Kg6 67. Kh2 Nd4 68. Kg2 Nf5 69. Rd7 Ra3 70. Kh2 Ra2 71. Kh3 Ra3 72. Rd8 Kg7 73. Nh2 Kf7 74. Rd7+ Kg6 75. Kg2 Rb3 76. Nf3 Ra3 77. g4 Nh6 78. Ne5+ Kg5 79. f3 Kf4 80. Nd3+ Ke3 81. Nf2 Ra2 82. Rd3+ Kf4 83. Rd4+ Ke5 84. Rb4 Nf7 85. Kg3 Nd6 86. Nd3+ Kf6 87. Rf4+ Kg7 88. Rd4 Nf7 89. Nc5 Kf6 90. Ne4+ Kg6 91. Nc5 Kf6 92. Re4 Ng5 93. Re3 Rc2 94. Nd7+ Ke7 95. Ne5 Nf7 96. Ng6+ Kf6 97. Nf8 Rc6 98. Kh4 Ke7 99. Ng6+ Kf6 100. Nf4 Ra6 101. Nh5+ Kg6 102. Ng3 Rc6 103. Ra3 Rc2 104. Ne4 Rc6 105. Ra7 Ne5 106. Kg3 Nf7 107. Kh4 Ne5 108. Kg3 Nf7 109. Ra5 Nd6 110. Nf2 Nf7 111. Nd3 Kf6 112. Nf4 Ng5 113. Nh5+ Kg6 114. Ra8 Rc3 115. Rg8+ Kh6 116. Rf8 Kh7 117. Kf2 Ra3 118. Rf6 Ra2+ 119. Ke3 Ra3+ 120. Ke2 Ra2+ 121. Kd1 Ra3 122. Ke2 Ra2+ 123. Kd1 Ra3 124. f4 Ne4 125. Rf7+ Kg6 126. Rg7+ Kh6 127. Kc2 Nf6 128. g5+ Kxh5 129. gxf6 Rf3 130. Re7 Rxf4 131. Rxe6 Kg6 132. Kd3 Rxf6 133. Rxf6+ Kxf6 1/2-1/2
2022.12.18 SPICE Cup Open 2022
1099699 Bora, Safal (2441) Tang, Zoey (2201) 1-0
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e3 Bf5 6. a3 a5 7. d3 Nge7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. h3 Qd7 10. d4 Bb6 11. d5 Nb8 12. e4 Bg6 13. g4 c6 14. Ng3 cxd5 15. cxd5 Na6 16. h4 f6 17. Bh3 Qc7 18. O-O Be8 19. Kh2 Nc5 20. a4 Bd7 21. Nf5 Rae8 22. Be3 g6 23. Ng3 Na6 24. Bh6 Rf7 25. Nb5 Qb8 26. f4 exf4 27. Bxf4 Nc8 28. Qc2 Nb4 29. Qc4 Na7 30. Nxd6 Bc7 31. e5 Bxd6 32. exd6 Rc8 33. Qe4 Rc2+ 34. Kg1 Qc8 35. Rac1 Bxa4 36. Rxc2 Bxc2 37. Qe6 Ba4 38. Ne4 Qd8 39. Bg5 Qf8 40. Nxf6+ Kh8 41. Ne4 Kg8 42. Bh6 1-0
2022.11.27 US Chess Masters 2022
1118478 Bora, Safal (2446) Zapata, Alo (2336) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 c5 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 a6 10. Rb1 e6 11. b3 Rb8 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Nde4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bf5 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Nxd6 Bxb1 18. Rxb1 Nc6 19. Nxb7 Rxb7 20. Bxc6 Rb6 21. Bd5 Re8 22. Be3 Bf8 23. Rd1 Kg7 24. Kf1 f6 25. Rd3 Rd8 26. Bd2 Rd7 27. Re3 Re7 28. Rf3 Rd7 29. Bc3 Be7 30. e4 Bd8 31. g4 h6 32. h4 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Rf5 Kg6 35. e5 fxe5 36. Be4 Bf6 37. Bxe5 Bxe5 38. Rxe5+ Kh6 39. Rxc5 Re7 40. f3 Rbe6 41. Ra5 Rc7 42. Ke2 1-0
2022.11.27 US Chess Masters 2022
1118492 Brodsky, David (2509) Bora, Safal (2446) 0-1
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Qf4 13. Qe2 b6 14. Rad1 Bc5 15. a3 a5 16. Nb5 Bb7 17. Rd3 Rfd8 18. Be5 Qe4 19. Qxe4 Bxe4 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. c3 Rd2 22. h3 Rc2 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Rd1 Be7 26. Nd6 Bd5 27. Ra1 Bxd6 28. Bxd6 h6 29. Bb5 Rxc3 30. Rb1 Be4 31. Rb4 Bd3 32. Ba4 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Rc4 34. Rxc4 Bxc4 35. Bc2 b5 36. Kg3 Nd5 37. Be4 Nc3 38. Bc2 Ne2+ 39. Kh2 Nd4 40. Be4 f6 41. f4 Kf7 42. g4 f5 43. Bb7 Bd5 44. Bc8 fxg4 45. hxg4 Nc2 46. Ba6 b4 47. Bd3 b3 48. Kg3 Ne1 49. Bb1 Bc4 50. Bb4 Bd3 51. Bxe1 Bxb1 52. Bc3 g6 53. Kh4 Bc2 54. Bb2 Bd1 0-1
2022.11.26 US Chess Masters 2022
1118430 Bora, Safal (2446) Zhao, Erick (2243) 1-0
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Na4 Bg7 6. e4 Nb6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nxa4 13. f4 c6 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. O-O cxd5 16. Rxd5 Nb6 17. Rc5 Qd6 18. Rfc1 Qe6 19. b3 Rac8 20. Qb5 Rxc5 21. Qxc5 Rc8 22. Qd4 Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1 Bxe5 24. fxe5 h5 25. Be3 Kh7 26. h3 Nd7 27. Qxa7 Qxe5 28. Qd4 Qe6 29. Bg5 f6 30. Be3 Kg7 31. Qb4 Ne5 32. Qxb7 Nc6 33. b4 Qxe4 34. Bf2 Qb1+ 35. Kh2 Qxa2 36. Bg3 Qe6 37. b5 Nd4 38. b6 Ne2 39. Bf2 Qe5+ 40. Kh1 Qa1+ 41. Kh2 Qe5+ 42. Kh1 h4 43. Qc7 Qe4 44. Bc5 Qb1+ 45. Kh2 Ng3 46. Qxe7+ Kh6 47. Be3+ g5 48. Qxf6+ Kh7 49. Qf7+ Kh6 50. Qf6+ Kh7 51. Qe7+ Kg8 52. Qxg5+ Kf7 53. Qd5+ Kg7 54. Qg5+ Kf7 55. Qd5+ Kg7 56. Bd4+ Kf8 57. Qd8+ Kf7 58. Qd7+ Kg6 59. Qe6+ 1-0
2022.11.26 US Chess Masters 2022
1118439 Yoo, Christopher Woojin (2573) Bora, Safal (2446) 1-0
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 Bg4 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. c4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Nb6 12. Nce5 Be7 13. Re1 c6 14. Qb3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Nfd5 16. Bd2 Bf6 17. Be4 Qd6 18. Rac1 Rfe8 19. a4 Rab8 20. a5 Nd7 21. a6 bxa6 22. Qd3 g6 23. Qxa6 Rb6 24. Qa4 Kg7 25. Rc2 Reb8 26. Rec1 Qe6 27. Bd3 Rxb2 28. Rxc6 Qe8 29. Re1 N7b6 30. Rxe8 Nxa4 31. Rxb8 Rxb8 32. Ra6 Nb4 33. Rxa4 Nxd3 34. Kf1 Rb7 35. Ke2 Nb2 36. Ra6 Nc4 37. Bc3 Nb6 38. g4 Bd8 39. g5 Nd5 40. Bd2 Bb6 41. Kd3 f6 42. h4 Rd7 43. Kc4 Ne7 44. Ra1 fxg5 45. hxg5 Nf5 46. Bf4 h6 47. Be5+ Kf8 48. gxh6 Nxh6 49. Rg1 Nf7 50. Bf4 Kg7 51. Be3 Rd6 52. Nd2 Rd7 53. Ne4 Nd6+ 54. Nxd6 Rxd6 55. d5 Kf6 56. Re1 Kf5 57. Bd4 Bxd4 58. Kxd4 Rb6 59. Re2 Rb1 60. d6 Rd1+ 61. Kc5 a5 62. Kc6 a4 63. d7 a3 64. Kc7 Rc1+ 65. Kd6 Rd1+ 66. Ke7 a2 67. Rxa2 Re1+ 68. Kd8 Ke6 69. Ra6+ Kf7 70. Kc7 1-0
2022.11.25 US Chess Masters 2022
1118394 Theodorou, Nikolas (2598) Bora, Safal (2446) 1/2-1/2
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. O-O a4 12. f3 Qa5 13. Rab1 Be6 14. Rfc1 Rfc8 15. b4 axb3 16. axb3 Qb4 17. Kf1 Nd7 18. Nd5 Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Kf8 20. b4 Ra2 21. Bg5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Ra1 24. Rxa1 Bxa1 25. Bd2 Bd4 26. Bb5 Ke8 27. Ke2 Kd8 28. g4 Bg1 29. h4 Bd4 30. g5 Ne5 31. Be1 Nd7 32. f4 Bb2 33. Kd3 Ba1 34. Bf2 Bb2 35. Kc2 Ba1 36. Be2 Kc7 37. Kb3 Kd8 38. h5 Kc7 39. h6 Kd8 40. Be3 Kc7 41. Bb5 Bh8 42. Kc4 Bb2 43. Kd3 Kd8 44. Kc2 Ba1 45. Ba4 Bh8 46. Bd2 Bd4 47. Kd3 Bb2 48. Be3 Ba1 49. Bd4 Bxd4 50. Kxd4 Nb6 51. Bd1 Ke8 52. Bg4 Kf8 53. e5 f5 54. gxf6 exf6 55. exd6 Ke8 56. Be6 Nd7 57. Kc4 Kd8 58. Bf7 g5 59. Bg8 gxf4 60. Bxh7 Ne5+ 61. Kd4 Nf7 62. Bf5 Nxh6 63. Be6 f5 64. Kd3 Ng4 65. Bxf5 Ne5+ 66. Ke4 Nc4 67. d7 Ne3 68. Bh3 Nc2 69. b5 Na3 70. Bf1 Kxd7 71. Kxf4 Kd6 72. Ke4 Nb1 73. Kd3 Kxd5 74. Kc2 Na3+ 75. Kb3 Nxb5 76. Bxb5 Kc5 77. Bf1 b5 78. Bxb5 1/2-1/2