[Event "FIDE Candidates 2022"]
[Site "Madrid ESP"]
[Date "2022.06.21"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2806"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/5ppp/1p2pn2/p2p4/3P4/PQ2P3/1P1N1PPP/2R2RK1 b - - 0 17"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2022.06.17"]

{[#]} 17... Rc8 $5 {[%mdl 32768] even though this move appeared to be
successful in the game I believe it's very difficult solution and only
high-level players can correctly evaluate positions and be confident that
Black is fine everywhere. Therefore, I will go with more natural} (17... Qd7
18. Rc2 {White is fighting for c-file} ({First of all} 18. Qxb6 $6 {helps
Black to equalize instantly} Rfb8 19. Qc6 Qxc6 20. Rxc6 Rxb2 21. Rfc1 g6 $11) (
{A very natural alternative} 18. Rc3 Rfc8 19. Rfc1 {Puzzle 2. What Black
should play here?} h6 $1 {[%mdl 32768] Black shouldn't panic , it appears that
there is time for playing this useful move. In case of} (19... Rxc3 20. Rxc3
Rb8 21. h4 Ne8 22. Nf3 $14 {White gets some play.}) 20. Qc2 {of course highly
important to mention} (20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. Rxc8+ Qxc8 {it appears b6-pawn is
untouachable} 22. Qxb6 $2 {in view of} Ne4 $1 {[%csl Gc1,Gg1] White has an
issue with backrank, which Black can exploit successfuly} 23. Nf1 Qc2 {[%csl
Gf2]} 24. Qb8+ Kh7 25. Qf4 Qb1 26. Qf3 Qe1 $19 {[%cal Ge4d2] and White cannot
hold this.}) ({Not dangeorus} 20. Nf3 Ne4 21. Ne5 Rxc3 22. Rxc3 Qb7 23. Rc6 Rc8
$1 {with full equality.}) 20... Rxc3 21. Qxc3 {White seized temporary control
over c-file, however it appears to be not so dramatic and Black can slowly
neutralize White pressure Puzzle 3. Black to move} Ne8 $1 {[%mdl 32768] not
only controlling c7-square, but rather transferring it to d6-square, after
which Black can play Rc8} 22. Qc6 {absolutely harmless} (22. Nf3 Nd6 23. Ne5
Qb7 {and Black next move is 24...Rc8 reaching full equality.}) 22... Qd8 $5 {
there is nothing wrong with} (22... Qxc6 23. Rxc6 Rb8 {here White can try} 24.
Nb1 Kf8 25. Nc3 b5 $1 {Black is out of danger.}) {Black has simple plan of
playing Nd6, following up by Rc8, it doesn't seem White can do anything, for
example} 23. Rc3 Nd6 24. Qc7 Qxc7 25. Rxc7 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Nxc8 $11) (18. Nf3 {
well met by} Qb7 19. Ne5 Rfc8 20. Qb5 Rc7 $1 {[%cal Ga8c8] Black has no
problems whatsoever.}) 18... Rfc8 19. Rfc1 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 {another line} (20.
Qxc2 Ne8 $1 {[%cal Ge8d6] we already familiar with this idea, Black knight is
heading to d6} 21. Qc6 Qd8 {or} (21... Qxc6 22. Rxc6 Rb8 23. Nb1 Kf8 24. Nc3 b5
$11) 22. Nf3 Nd6 23. Rc3 f6 {[%csl Ge5] and White cannot stop 24...Rc8, after
which Black fully equalizes.}) 20... Qb7 $1 ({Slightly passive} 20... Rb8 {
although it's hard to see White taking advantage of it.}) 21. Qc3 {another line
} (21. Rc3 Ne8 $1 {already well-known defensive pattern} 22. Qc2 Nd6 $5 {
active defense, however once again the alternative} (22... h6 {is totally fine,
for instance} 23. Rc6 Rd8 24. g3 Rd7 $11 {following up with simplifying Rc7.})
23. Rc7 Rc8 {an obvious point of Black idea} 24. Rxb7 (24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 $11)
24... Rxc2 25. Rxb6 Nc8 26. Rb8 Rc1+ 27. Nf1 h5 $1 28. g3 Kh7 {[%cal Gc8d6]
and after the knight will be activated via d6-square Black will have
sufficient activity for maintaining the balance.}) 21... Ne8 22. g3 Nd6 23. Qc6
{Puzzle 4. What Black should play here?} Qb8 $1 {[%cal Gb8d8,Ga8c8][%mdl 32768]
Not very difficult defensive idea: Black is planning Qd8, following up by Rc8.}
({Certainly bad} 23... Qxc6 $2 24. Rxc6 Nc8 25. Nf3 $1 $36) 24. Nf3 {or} (24.
e4 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Nf5 26. Qd7 Qf8 $1 {[%cal Ga8d8] coming with Rd8.}) 24... Qd8
25. Ne5 g6 $1 {the most accurate "luft". In case of} (25... h6 26. Rc3 {
Black cannot play} Rc8 $2 {in view of elegant tactics} 27. Qxd6 $1 Qxd6 28.
Rxc8+ Kh7 29. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 30. Nxf7+ $18) 26. Qc7 {after} (26. Rc3 $2 {Black
already can play} Rc8 {[%csl Gc6]}) 26... Qxc7 27. Rxc7 Rc8 28. Rd7 (28. Rxc8+
Nxc8 {equal}) 28... Ne4 29. Rxf7 {or} (29. Nxf7 Rc1+ 30. Kg2 Rc2 {[%csl Gf2]})
29... Rc1+ 30. Kg2 Rb1 $132 {in both lines Black counterplay is easily
sufficient for maintaining the balance.}) (17... a4 $6 18. Qb4 {only makes
Black queenside pawnstructure more vulnerable.}) 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Qxb6 {
Puzzle 5. What Black should do here?} a4 $1 {[%mdl 32768] this is way stronger
than} (19... Qc2 20. Qxa5 Qxb2 21. Qb4 $1 Qxb4 22. axb4 $16 {and here White
has good chances to convert his extra pawn.}) 20. Qb4 {After} (20. Nb1 Qc2 21.
Nc3 {Black should play} Ne4 $1 22. Nxe4 dxe4 {and after knight's pair trade
it's hard to see how White can improve.}) (20. b3 Qc2 $1 21. Qb4 {transpose to
the game.}) 20... Qc2 21. b3 {Another important line here} (21. Nb1 {Puzzle 6.
Black to move.} h5 $1 {[%mdl 32768] It's important to understand that Black
actually has time to play such a useful move, first it creates "luft" for the
king and thus solving the problem of backrank. Furthemore Black can use h-pawn
for grabbing more space, as well as creating some ideas on the kingside.} (
21... Ra8 {seems a bit as a waste of time for Black, although it's all depedns
on evaluation of the following arising position} 22. Qc3 (22. Nc3 Ne4 {less
dangerous for Black}) 22... Rc8 $1 23. Qxc2 Rxc2 24. Nc3 Rxb2 25. Ra1 $1 (25.
Nxa4 Ra2 {dead equal}) 25... Ne4 26. Nxa4 Rxf2 27. Nc5 Rc2 28. Nxe4 dxe4 29. a4
Rc6 $1 30. a5 Ra6 {I believe it should be comfortable draw for Black.}) 22. Nc3
{another line here} (22. Qc3 Rc8 {even} (22... Qe2 $5 {worthy of consideration.
In this case Black has interesting compensation.}) 23. Qxc2 Rxc2 24. Nc3 Rxb2
25. Ra1 (25. Nxa4 Ra2 $11) 25... Ne4 26. Nxa4 Rxf2 27. Nc5 Rc2 $1 28. Nxe4 dxe4
29. a4 Rc6 30. a5 Ra6 {with holdable rook endgame.}) 22... h4 23. h3 {
surprisingly} (23. Nxa4 h3 $1 {allows Black sufficient counterplay in all
lines, for example} 24. Nc5 Qg6 25. g3 Qf5 {[%cal Gf5f3] obviously threatening
26...Qf3} 26. f3 Qc2 27. Rf2 Qc1+ 28. Rf1 Qc2 $11) (23. Qxa4 Qxb2 24. Qb4 Qc2
$1 (24... Qxb4 25. axb4 Rc8 {could be good enough for a draw}) 25. Qc5 Qd3 $1 {
White was threatening 26. Nxd5. Black activity is good enough for maintaining
the balance.}) 23... Ra8 {and it's not clear how White can improve here, while
Black needs to play Ne4 at suitable moment. One examplary line here} 24. Qb7
Rf8 $1 25. Re1 Ne4 $1 26. Nxe4 dxe4 {with full compensation.}) {Puzzle 7(2
moves). What Black should do with his a4-pawn?} 21... axb3 {[%mdl 32768] this
is clearly better than the alternative} (21... Ra8 $6 22. bxa4 Qxa4 23. Qxa4
Rxa4 24. Ra1 $16 {and this endgame is very dangerous for Black.}) 22. Nxb3 Ne4
$1 {without this move Black idea doesn't make sense. Black knight joins the
fight just in time.} 23. a4 {Let's check White alternatives} (23. f3 Nc3 24.
Nc5 Qd2 $1 $132 {Black has sufficient counterplay.}) (23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. Qxc5 {
Black task is easier after} (24. dxc5 Rc8 $11) 24... Qxc5 25. dxc5 {Puzzle 8.
How to hold this rook endgame?} Rc8 $1 {[%mdl 32768] the only idea} ({Loses} 
25... Ra8 $2 26. Rc1 Kf8 27. c6 Ke7 28. Kf1 Kd8 29. Rb1 $1 $18) 26. Rc1 Rc6 $1
{and next Black king is heading towards c6-square, and once Black king is
close to White c-pawn Black rook is ready to switch to a-file. This endgame is
easy draw.} ({Much worse} 26... Kf8 27. c6 $1 $16)) {Puzzle 9. Black to move.}
23... Qc4 $1 {[%mdl 32768] An appropriate moment to trade queens and
evantaully transferring into rook endgame.} ({After} 23... Rc8 24. a5 h6 25. a6
$1 {a start of pretty forced sequence} Qa2 26. Qb7 Nd6 27. Qb6 Nc4 28. Qb5 $1 {
the only way to play for a win} Nd6 29. Qd3 Ra8 {[%csl Ga6]} 30. Nc5 {after} (
30. Ra1 Qb2 31. h3 g6 {White cannot really improve his position.}) 30... Ne4 $1
31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Qxe4 Qxa6 33. Rc1 {and it's might be objectively holdable
endgame, although very hard to defend on practice.}) 24. Qxc4 ({In case of} 24.
Qa3 Qd3 $1 {White has nothing better than to repeat the position with} 25. Qb4
{as otherwise the pin is very problemaitc.}) 24... dxc4 25. Nc5 {The game
transfers into rook endgame. Unfortunately for Chinese Grandmaster other moves
are hardly challenging for Black:} (25. f3 cxb3 26. fxe4 g5 {good enough} (
26... Ra8 27. Rb1 Rxa4 28. Rxb3 g5 $1 $11) 27. Rb1 Rb8 28. Kf2 Kg7 29. a5 Ra8
30. Rxb3 Rxa5 $11 {with easy draw.}) (25. Na5 Nd2 $1 26. Ra1 (26. Rd1 Rb8 $1)
26... Rb8 $1 {[%cal Gb8b2] with strong counterplay.}) 25... Nxc5 26. dxc5 {
Puzzle 10(4 moves) . How Black should defend this endgame?} Ra8 $1 {[%mdl
32768]} ({Much worse} 26... Rc8 $2 27. Ra1 Kf8 28. Kf1 $1 (28. a5 $2 c3 $11)
28... Ke7 29. Ke2 Kd7 (29... Rxc5 30. Kd2 $18) 30. Kd2 Kc6 31. Kc3 Kxc5 32. Rb1
$1 {and even if Black has the way to survive here it would be some a study
like escape.}) 27. Rb1 Kf8 (27... c3 {would be also sufficient to get draw.})
28. Rb4 c3 29. Rc4 Ke7 30. Kf1 {Puzzle 11. Now it's time to find the only
escaping idea for Black.} c2 $1 {[%mdl 32768] Only like that! The
natural-looking} (30... Kd7 $2 {loses after} 31. c6+ Kc7 32. Ke2 c2 {or} (32...
Rb8 33. Rxc3 Rb4 34. a5 Ra4 35. Rc5 $18) 33. Kd2 $18) 31. Rxc2 Rxa4 32. Rb2 {
Puzzle 12. Black to move.} Ra7 $1 {[%mdl 32768] it is essential to prevent Rb7
check, moreover Black king can freely head towards White c5-pawn.} 33. Ke2 Kd7
34. Rb8 Rc7 35. Rh8 {Puzzle 13 (3 moves). Black to move. Even though it looks
like Black is very close to secure easily drawish endgame you should never
relax. Accuracy still required from Black.} Ke7 $1 {[%mdl 32768]} ({Obviously
35...Rxc5? is out of equation, since Black is going to lose second pawn on the
kingisde after 36.Rxh7} 35... h6 $6 36. Rh7 Rxc5 37. Rxg7 {[%csl Gh6] things
are not so simple here due to vulenrability of Black h-pawn. Although,} Ke7 38.
Rg8 h5 $1 {should probably hold.}) (35... g6 36. Rxh7 Ke7 $11 {also fine and
just transposes to the game.}) 36. Rxh7 g6 37. h4 Rxc5 {now we got a very
common four against three pawns on one side rook endgame, which is considered
to be easy theoretical draw. There was no problem for Fabiano to secure
comfortable draw with convicning display} 38. Rh8 f5 $5 39. Rh7+ Kf6 40. Kf3
Rc4 41. g3 Ra4 42. Rd7 g5 43. hxg5+ Kxg5 44. Rd4 Ra3 45. g4 fxg4+ 46. Rxg4+ Kf6
47. Rf4+ Ke7 48. Kg4 Ra5 49. Rb4 Kf6 50. f4 Ra1 {keeping the rook active} 51.
e4 Rg1+ 52. Kf3 Rf1+ 53. Ke3 Re1+ 54. Kf2 Ra1 55. Rb6 Kf7 56. Kf3 Ra3+ 57. Kg4
Ra1 58. f5 Rg1+ 59. Kf4 Rf1+ 60. Ke5 exf5 61. Rb7+ Kg6 62. Rb6+ Kf7 63. Rb7+
Kg6 64. Rb6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic 2024"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2024.03.27"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Keymer, Vincent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[Annotator "Home"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2024.03.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 a6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bb3 d6 8. Nf1
Be6 9. Ng3 h6 10. O-O Bxb3 11. axb3 Re8 12. b4 Bb6 13. Re1 Ne7 14. Nh4 Qd7 15.
h3 Rad8 16. Qf3 Kh7 17. Nhf5 Nxf5 18. Nxf5 Ng8 19. c4 Re6 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Qxe3
Ne7 22. Nxe7 Rxe7 23. Ra5 Rde8 24. Rea1 c6 25. Qb6 Re6 26. Qe3 Rg6 27. Kh2 f5
28. Rd1 Qf7 29. b3 Rf8 30. f3 f4 31. Qf2 Rg3 32. d4 Qh5 33. dxe5 dxe5 34. Rd6
Re8 35. Ra2 Re7 36. Rad2 Qh4 37. Qf1 Rg5 38. Qf2 Rg3 39. Qf1 Rg5 40. c5 Qg3+
41. Kh1 Qh4 42. Rd7 Rg6 43. R7d6 Ree6 44. Qd1 Qg5 45. Kg1 Qg3 46. Rxe6 Rxe6 47.
Rd6 Rg6 (47... Re7) 48. Rxg6 (48. Qd2) 48... Qxg6 49. Qd7 Qg3 50. Kf1 Qh2 51.
Qf5+ Kh8 52. Qf8+ Kh7 53. Qf5+ Kh8 54. Qxe5 Qh1+ 55. Kf2 Qc1 56. Qd4 Qc2+ 57.
Kg1 Qb1+ 58. Kh2 Qe1 $1 (58... Qxb3 59. e5) 59. Qd8+ Kh7 60. Qd3 Qg3+ 61. Kh1
Qe1+ 62. Kh2 Qg3+ 63. Kg1 Qe1+ 64. Kh2 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic 2024"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2024.03.28"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Home"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2kr2r1/ppqbnpp1/2n1p2p/1R1pP3/P1pP1Q2/2P2N2/2PBBPPP/R5K1 b - - 0 16"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2024.03.26"]

{[#]} 16... g5 $1 17. Qxf7 Nf5 18. g4 Rdf8 19. Qh5 Be8 20. Qh3 h5 $6 (20... Qg7
$1 {[%cal Gf5e7,Ge7g6]}) 21. Nxg5 hxg4 22. Bxg4 Qe7 23. f4 Rh8 24. Qg2 Nd8 25.
Rbb1 (25. Bc1 $1 {[%cal Gc1a3]}) 25... Bg6 $44 (25... Bh5 26. h3 Bxg4 27. hxg4
Nh4 28. Qg3 Nf7 $44) 26. Rf1 Kb8 27. Bc1 Rfg8 28. Kf2 Nh4 29. Qg3 Bxc2 30. Ke1
Bd3 31. Rg1 Ka8 32. Qf2 Nf5 33. Ba3 Qd7 34. Bd1 Nc6 35. Kd2 Rg6 36. Kc1 Qc7 37.
h3 Qa5 38. Qd2 b5 39. axb5 Rb8 40. Bb2 Qxb5 41. Ba4 Qb7 42. Kd1 Na5 43. Ba3 Qh7
44. Bb4 Qh5+ 45. Kc1 Rxb4 46. cxb4 Nxd4 47. Kb2 Nab3 48. Bxb3 Nxb3 49. Qf2 d4
50. Ra3 Qe2+ 51. Qxe2 Bxe2 52. Rxb3 cxb3 53. Kxb3 Kb7 54. Nf3 Rh6 55. Nxd4
Rxh3+ 56. Kb2 Rh2 57. Kc3 Rh3+ 58. Kc2 Rh2 59. Rg7+ Kb6 60. Nxe2 Rxe2+ 61. Kd3
Rf2 62. Ke3 Rb2 63. Rg6 Rb3+ 64. Kf2 Rxb4 65. Rxe6+ Kc5 66. Kf3 a5 67. Ra6 a4
68. e6 Kd5 69. f5 a3 70. e7 1-0

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic 2024"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2024.03.28"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Keymer, Vincent"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2830"]
[Annotator "Home"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2024.03.26"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 Bg7 8. Qa4+
Bd7 9. Qb3 b5 (9... Qc7 10. e4 O-O 11. Be2) 10. Bxd6 Qb6 11. Be5 O-O 12. e3 c4
13. Qd1 b4 14. Nb1 Bb5 15. a4 Ba6 16. Nbd2 Rc8 17. Rc1 c3 18. bxc3 Bxf1 19.
Kxf1 Nbd7 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. cxb4 (21. c4 Qa6 22. Kg1 Nd7 23. g3 Nc5 24. Nd4)
21... Qa6+ 22. b5 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Qxa4 24. g3 Qxb5+ 25. Kg2 Qxd5 26. Qc4 a5 27.
Ra1 Qxc4 28. Nxc4 a4 29. Nb6 Nd5 30. Rxa4 Nxb6 31. Rb4 Nd5 32. Rb7 h6 33. Rd7
Nc3 34. Rd2 Bf6 35. h4 Ra2 36. Rxa2 Nxa2 37. Ne1 Nb4 38. Nf3 Bc3 39. Ng1 Kg7
40. Kf3 Kf6 41. Ne2 Be5 42. Ng1 Ke6 43. Ne2 Kd5 44. Ng1 Nd3 45. Ke2 Nc1+ 46.
Kd2 Na2 47. Kd3 Nc3 48. Nf3 Ne4 49. Ke2 Bg7 50. Ne1 Kc4 51. Kf3 Nc3 52. Kg2 Nd5
53. Kf1 Bc3 54. Nf3 Kd3 55. Ng1 Nf6 56. Nh3 Be5 57. Ng1 Ne4 58. Kg2 f5 59. Nh3
g5 60. hxg5 hxg5 61. f4 g4 62. fxe5 gxh3+ 63. Kxh3 Ng5+ 64. Kh4 Nf3+ 65. Kh5
Nxe5 66. Kg5 Ke4 0-1

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic 2024"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2024.03.28"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Home"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1bqr1k1/pp2bpp1/4p2p/4n3/2Pp4/3P2P1/PPN2PBP/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 15"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2024.03.26"]

{[#]} 15. Rxe5 Bd7 (15... Bd6 16. Re1 e5) 16. Re4 (16. Nxd4 Bf6 17. Re4 Qb6 18.
Nb3 a5) 16... Qc7 17. Nxd4 Rad8 (17... Qb6) 18. Qb3 Bc6 (18... Bf6) 19. Nxc6
bxc6 20. d4 Rd7 (20... Bf6) 21. Rd1 (21. c5 Red8 22. Qc4 Bf6 23. Rd1 a5 $44)
21... Red8 22. d5 cxd5 23. cxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Rc4 Rc5 26. Rxc5 Bxc5
27. Qb5 g6 $15 28. Bf3 Qe5 29. Qe2 Qd4 30. Kg2 h5 31. h4 Kg7 32. a3 a5 33. b4
axb4 34. axb4 Qxb4 35. Qe5+ Kg8 36. Qe4 Qb2 37. Qe2 Qd4 38. Bc6 Kg7 39. Bf3 e5
40. Bc6 f5 41. Bb7 e4 42. Bc6 Kf6 43. Bb7 g5 44. hxg5+ Kxg5 45. Bc6 Qd3 46. f4+
exf3+ 47. Bxf3 Qxe2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic 2024"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2024.03.28"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2830"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Home"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2024.03.26"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. e4
O-O 9. Be3 Re8 10. Nd2 a6 11. a4 Nxe4 12. Ncxe4 f5 13. Be2 (13. Nxd6 Qxd6 14.
Nc4 Qf6 15. g3) (13. Qc2) 13... fxe4 14. Nc4 a5 15. Bf4 Bf8 16. Ra3 Na6 17. O-O
Nb4 18. Qd2 b6 19. Rg3 Ra7 20. h4 Rf7 21. Bg5 Be7 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. h5 Bf5 24.
Bg4 Bxg4 25. Rxg4 Rg7 26. Re1 gxh5 27. Rgxe4 Qxe4 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. Nxd6 Re5
30. f4 Rxd5 31. Qe2 h6 32. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic 2024"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2024.03.28"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Home"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2024.03.26"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. d5 e6 7. Nc3 d6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Qe7 12. Bd2 Nbd7 13. Qc2 a6 14. a4 c4 15.
Be2 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Rfe8 17. Rac1 Nc5 $5 (17... Rc5) 18. Bxc4 Nce4 (18... Nfe4 $1
) 19. Bf1 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Rc5 (20... h5) (20... Rc7) 21. b4 Rc7 22. b5 axb5 23.
Nxb5 Rxc1 24. Qxc1 Ne4 $14 25. Bd3 Nc5 26. Qc4 Rc8 27. Bc2 Qd8 28. Qe2 h5 29.
Rb1 Be5 30. Nd4 Qe7 31. Nf3 Bf6 32. Rb4 Qd8 33. g3 Kg7 34. Kg2 Qa5 35. Qb5 Qd8
36. Qe2 Qa5 37. Qb5 Qd8 38. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic 2024"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2024.03.30"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "2830"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Home"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2024.03.26"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Qe2+ Qe7 7. dxc5 Qxe2+
8. Nxe2 Bxc5 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Bd2 Bd7 11. a4 a6 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. a5 Ba7 14. Bc3
f6 15. Bd4 Bb8 16. O-O-O Nh6 17. Bb6 Kf7 18. Ned4 Ng4 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. c4 $1
dxc4 21. Rd7+ (21. Nd2 Bf4 22. Kc2) 21... Kg6 22. Nd2 Bf4 (22... Ne5) 23. Kc2
Ne5 24. Rd4 Bxd2 25. Kxd2 c5 $1 {[%mdl 32768]} 26. Bxc5 Rac8 (26... Rhd8 $1 $11
) 27. Bb6 c3+ $1 {[%mdl 32768]} 28. bxc3 Rc6 29. Rb1 Rhc8 30. Rb3 Re6 (30...
Nc4+ 31. Kd3 h5 $44) 31. Kc2 Nc4 32. Rb4 Rec6 33. Kb3 $16 Nxb6 34. axb6 Rb8 35.
c4 Rbxb6 36. c5 Rxb4+ 37. Kxb4 f5 38. Kc4 Kf6 39. Kd5 Rc8 40. c6 Rd8+ 41. Kc5
Rc8 42. f4 1-0

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic 2024"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2024.03.30"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Home"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/p3ppbp/2p2np1/3p1b2/3P1B2/2N3P1/PP2PPBP/R2Q1RK1 b - - 0 11"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2024.03.26"]

{[#]} 11... Nh5 (11... Nd7) 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 c5 (13... Nf6) 14. h3 Be6 (14...
Rc8 15. g4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 e5 $132) 15. g4 cxd4 16. Bxd4 Nf6 17. Rb1 Rc8 18. Bxf6
(18. f4) 18... Bxf6 19. Nxd5 Qa5 $1 20. a4 Bxd5 21. b4 Bxg2 (21... Qa6 22. Bxd5
(22. Qxd5 Qxa4) 22... Rfd8) 22. bxa5 Bxh3 23. Rb4 Rfd8 24. Rc4 Rb8 25. Qc1 Bxf1
26. Kxf1 Kg7 27. e3 Rb2 28. Rc2 Rb4 29. Rc4 Rb2 30. Rc2 Rb4 31. Rc4 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic 2024"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2024.03.30"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2830"]
[Annotator "Home"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/3n1pp1/2q1p2p/1p6/p2P4/Q3PN1P/P4PP1/6K1 w - - 0 25"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2024.03.26"]

{[#]} 25. Qe7 {[%mdl 32768]} (25. Qb4) 25... f6 26. Ne1 Nf8 27. Nd3 Qc4 28. Nb4
(28. Nf4 Qxa2) 28... Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Qd2 30. Nc6 Qxf2 31. Qe8 Qxe3 32. Ne7+ Kh7
33. Qxf8 Qf4+ 34. Kh1 Qf1+ 35. Kh2 Qf4+ 36. Kh1 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic 2024"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2024.03.30"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Keymer, Vincent"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A67"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Home"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2qk2r/1p1b1pbp/p2p2p1/2pP4/Pn2PP2/2N2N2/1P4PP/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 13"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2024.03.26"]

{[#]} 13. f5 O-O 14. Bg5 {[%mdl 32768]} f6 15. Bf4 gxf5 16. Qd2 Re8 17. Rae1 c4
18. exf5 Rxe1 19. Nxe1 (19. Qxe1 Nd3 20. Qe4) 19... Bxf5 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxf5
Re8 22. g3 Qd7 23. Rf1 f5 24. d6 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ne2 Re6 27. Rxf5 Rxe2 28.
Qxe2 Qxf5 29. Qe8+ Bf8 30. d7 Nc6 31. d8=Q Nxd8 32. Qxd8 b4 33. Qd1 Bc5+ 34.
Kg2 Qf2+ 35. Kh3 Qf1+ 36. Kg4 h5+ 0-1

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic 2024"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2024.03.31"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Home"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rq1rk1/pb1n1ppp/1ppbpn2/3p4/P1PP4/1PN1PN2/1B2BPPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 11"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2024.03.26"]

{[#]} 11. a5 {[%mdl 32768]} bxa5 12. c5 Bc7 13. Ra4 Rb8 14. Qc2 Qc8 15. Re1 Ba6
16. Bd1 Re8 17. e4 e5 18. exd5 exd4 19. d6 Rxe1+ 20. Nxe1 Qe8 21. Ne4 Bd8 22.
Rxd4 Rb4 23. Rxb4 axb4 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Nf3 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Qe4 27. Qd2 Qd3 28.
Qxd3 Bxd3 29. Nd4 Be4 30. Bf3 Bxf3 31. gxf3 Nxc5 32. Nxc6 Kf8 33. Nxa7 Nxb3 34.
Nc6 Ke8 35. Nxb4 Kd7 36. Kg2 Kxd6 37. f4 Nd4 38. Kg3 Ke6 39. Kg4 g6 40. Nd3 h5+
41. Kg3 Kf5 42. Ne5 f6 43. Nd7 Ne6 44. Kf3 h4 45. Ke3 Nc7 46. Ke2 Nd5 47. Kf3
h3 48. Kg3 Nxf4 49. f3 g5 50. Nc5 Ke5 51. Nd7+ Kf5 52. Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic 2024"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2024.03.31"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[Annotator "Home"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r4r2/pp3pk1/2pN2pp/2P3b1/8/P4P1b/BP3P1P/3RR1K1 w - - 0 25"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2024.03.26"]

{[#]} 25. f4 (25. Re4) 25... Bxf4 26. Re7 b6 27. Rd3 Bxd6 28. cxd6 Bf5 29. Rc3
c5 30. b4 Rad8 31. bxc5 bxc5 32. Rxc5 Rxd6 33. Rcc7 Kf6 34. Rxf7+ Rxf7 35.
Rxf7+ Kg5 36. Rxa7 Be4 37. Bb3 Rc6 38. Rd7 Bf3 39. h3 h5 40. Kh2 Rc1 41. Bd5
Rd1 42. Be6 Ra1 43. Bd5 Rd1 44. Be6 Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRENKE Chess Classic 2024"]
[Site "Karlsruhe GER"]
[Date "2024.03.31"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Keymer, Vincent"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Home"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/1pp2pb1/2n3pp/p2np3/4N1bP/3P1NP1/PP1BPPB1/2RQ1RK1 b - - 0 15"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2024.03.26"]

{[#]} 15... Nd4 $2 (15... Nce7) 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Qb3 c6 $2 (17... a4 18. Qxb7
Rb8 19. Qc6 Rxb2) 18. Qxb7 (18. Rfe1) 18... Bxe2 19. Rfe1 Bxd3 {[%mdl 32768]}
20. Nc5 $1 (20. Qxc6 Nb4) 20... Rb8 21. Qxc6 Rxb2 (21... Nb4) 22. Bxd5 Bb5 23.
Qb7 d3 24. Ne6 fxe6 25. Rxe6 Kh8 26. Rxg6 Bd7 27. Rxh6+ Bxh6 28. Qxb2+ Bg7 29.
Bc3 Bxc3 30. Qxc3+ Qf6 31. Be4 1-0