2016 US Chess Championship

[yurikvelo]

[pgn]
[Event "US Chess Championships"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2016.04.21"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[Round "7.4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Varuzhan Akobian"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "73"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6
8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14.
Ra2 Na5 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Rb2 c6 17. Ne5 Bxa3 18. Bf3 Qd6 19. Rbe2 Bxc1 20.
Qxc1 Be6 21. Be4 Rad8 22. Qb1 g6 23. f4 c5 24. f5 cxd4 (24. .. Bb3 25. Bd3)
25. fxe6 Rxe6 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Bd5 Qxd5 28. Rxe6 dxc3 (28. .. Qxe6 29.
Rxe6 Kxe6 30. Qe4+ Kd6 31. Qxd4+ Kc7 32. Qxa7) 29. R6e5 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 b6
(30. .. c2 31. Re7+ Kg8 32. Qxc2 Nc6 33. Rxb7 Ne5 34. Qa2+ Qc4 35. Qa1 Nf7
36. Rf1 Rf8 37. Rxa7 Qe6 38. Qc3 Rc8 39. Qb4 Nd6 40. Qh4 Nf7 41. Re7 g5 42.
Qb4 Qg6 43. Qb3 Rf8 44. Re6 Qg7 45. Ref6 Kh8 46. Rxf7 Rxf7 47. Qxf7 Qxf7
48. Rxf7 g4 49. g3 h6 50. h4 h5 51. Ra7 Kg8 52. Kg1 Kf8 53. Kf2 Ke8 54. Ke3
Kd8 55. Ke4 Kc8 56. Ke5 Kd8 57. Kd5 Kc8 58. Kd6 Kb8 59. Rc7 Ka8 60. Kc6 Kb8
61. Kb6 Ka8 62. Rc8#) 31. Qa2+ Kg7 (31. .. Kf8 32. Rf1+ Kg7 33. Qe6) 32.
Re7+ Kh6 33. Qf7 Nc4 (33. .. Rh8 34. Rd7 Qxd7 35. Qxd7 Rf8 36. Qh3+ Kg7 37.
Qxc3+ Kg8) 34. Qxh7+ Kg5 35. R7e6 Qd3 36. h4+ Kf4 37. Qh6+ 1-0
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D=28/58, 6 030 MN, Stockfish_16033114
=0,00	21. ... f6 22.Nf3 Kh8 23.Qa1 b6 24.Qb1 Bg8
+0,15	21. ... c5 22.d5 Bxd5 23.Qd2 Rxe5 24.Bxh7+ Kxh7
+0,23	21. ... Rec8 22.Bb1 Nc4 23.Qc2 g6 24.Nxg6 hxg6
+0,27	21. ... Rf8 22.Bd3 b5 23.Qa1 Nc4 24.Bxc4 bxc4
+0,28	21. ... Bd5 22.Bb1 Red8 23.Re3 Nc4 24.Rh3 h6
+0,35	21. ... Rab8 22.Qf4 Nc4 23.Bxh7+ Kxh7 24.Qh4+ Kg8
+0,37	21. ... b5 22.Qa1 f6 23.Qxa5 fxe5 24.dxe5 Qd7
+0,38	21. ... Nc4 22.Bxh7+ Kxh7 23.Nxc4 Qd5 24.Ne5 c5
+0,42	21. ... Rad8 22.Qb1 Nc4 23.Bxh7+ Kf8 24.f4 Nxe5		<---- Akobian
+0,44	21. ... Red8 22.Qb1 g6 23.f4 Nc4 24.Qxb7 Nxe5
+0,44	21. ... b6 22.Qb1 h6 23.Bh7+ Kh8 24.Bc2 b5
+0,47	21. ... Rac8 22.Qb1 g6 23.f4 Kg7 24.Bd3 Bd5
+0,48	21. ... Re7 22.Qg5 h6 23.Qg3 Bd5 24.Bb1 Rae8
+0,49	21. ... Reb8 22.Bd3 c5 23.dxc5 Qxc5 24.Qg5 h6
+0,70	21. ... Qf8 22.Bd3 Rad8 23.Qb1 g6 24.f4 Qa3

D=30/56, 6 016 MN
+0,55	23. ... Kg7 24.f5 f6 25.Nxc6 Nxc6 26.fxe6 Re7
+0,57	23. ... f5 24.Bc2 b6 25.g4 Bd5 26.gxf5 gxf5
+0,58	23. ... Nc4 24.Bxg6 hxg6 25.Nxc4 Qxf4 26.Ne5 Qg5
+0,92	23. ... c5 24.f5 Bb3 25.Bd3 b6 26.Qc1 Nc6			<---- Akobian
+0,92	23. ... Bb3 24.f5 c5 25.Bd3 b6 26.Qc1 Nc6
+1,00	23. ... Bd5 24.f5 Nc4 25.Bxd5 Qxd5 26.Ng4 Rxe2
+1,13	23. ... b5 24.f5 Bb3 25.Bd3 Bd5 26.Nc4 Nxc4
+1,13	23. ... Qa3 24.f5 Bxf5 25.Bxf5 Qxc3 26.Kh1 c5
+1,47	23. ... Re7 24.f5 Bb3 25.Qc1 Bc4 26.fxg6 hxg6

D=34/64, 10 556 MN
+1,01	24. ... Bb3 25.Bd3 b6 26.Qc1 Nc6 27.f6 Nxe5
+1,96	24. ... Bxf5 25.Bxf5 cxd4 26.Nc4 Qf8 27.Rxe8 Rxe8
+2,02	24. ... cxd4 25.fxe6 Qxe6 26.cxd4 Qb6 27.Qxb6 axb6	<---- Akobian
+3,23	24. ... Nc4 25.fxe6 Nxe5 26.dxe5 Qxe6 27.Bxb7 Qc4

D=32/61, 3 130 MN
+1,43	28. ... Qxe6 29.Rxe6 Kxe6 30.Qe4+ Kd6 31.Qxd4+ Kc7	(+1.41 @ D=38)
+2,03	28. ... Nc4 29.cxd4 b5 30.Re7+ Kg8 31.Qb4 Qxd4+
+2,67	28. ... dxc3 29.R6e5 c2 30.Qxc2 Qd4+ 31.Kh1 Nc6		<---- Akobian
+5,13	28. ... Rd7 29.R6e5 Qd6 30.Rxa5 d3 31.Qb4 Qxb4

D=36/75, 84 915 MN
+6,05	30. ... c2 31.Re7+ Kg8 32.Qxc2 Nc6 33.Rxb7 Ne5		(estimated +M33)
+6,67	30. ... Nc6 31.Qxb7+ Qd7 32.Qb3+ Kg7 33.Re6 Rc8
+6,94	30. ... a6 31.Rxa5 Rd7 32.Qb3+ Kg7 33.Ra4 Qd2
+7,34	30. ... Rd7 31.Rxa5 a6 32.Qb3+ Kg7 33.Ra4 Qd2
+8,34	30. ... Rd5 31.Qa2 Nc4 32.Rxd5 Qxd5 33.Qf2+ Qf5
+8,55	30. ... Kg7 31.Rxa5 Rf8 32.Qxb7+ Rf7 33.Qc6 Qd2
+8,55	30. ... Rf8 31.Rxa5 Kg7 32.Qxb7+ Rf7 33.Qc6 Qd2
+9,12	30. ... Qa4 31.Re7+ Kg8 32.Qc1 Nc6 33.Rc7 Qa5
+28,22	30. ... Kf6 31.Rxa5 Rd7 32.Rb5 b6 33.Rb4 Qd5
+40,59	30. ... Rc8 31.Rxa5 Rc7 32.Rae5 c2 33.Qc1 Kg7
+45,22	30. ... Qc4 31.Rxa5 Rd7 32.Rxa7 Qc7 33.Rf1+ Kg7
+46,00	30. ... Rd6 31.Rxa5 Rd7 32.Rae5 b6 33.R5e4 Qc5
+46,00	30. ... Kg8 31.Rxa5 Qc4 32.Rxa7 Rd7 33.Rxb7 c2
+122,72	30. ... Kf8 31.Rxa5 Rd7 32.Rae5 b6 33.Re8+ Kg7
+122,72	30. ... Qh4 31.Qb5 c2 32.Qxa5 Rd7 33.Qc3 Qf6
+123,34	30. ... Qd2 31.Re7+ Kg8 32.Qb4 Rf8 33.Qxa5 Qf4
+123,35	30. ... Qg4 31.Rxa5 Rd7 32.Rxa7 c2 33.Rf1+ Kg7
+123,37	30. ... b5 31.Qxb5 Nc6 32.Re6 Qd5 33.Qf1+ Qf5
+M38	30. ... Qd7 31.Qa2+ Kf8 32.Qxa5 Kg8 33.Qb4 c2
+M28	30. ... Qd6 31.Qa2+ Kf8 32.Rf1+ Kg7 33.Qf7+ Kh6
+M28	30. ... Qxe5 31.Rxe5 c2 32.Qxc2 Nc6 33.Re1 Rd7
+M26	30. ... Rb8 31.Qa2+ Nc4 32.R5e4 Qxe4 33.Rxe4 Rc8
+M26	30. ... Qf2 31.Rf1 Kf6 32.Rxa5 Qxf1+ 33.Qxf1+ Kg7
+M24	30. ... Qf4 31.Rf1 Rd4 32.Rxa5 Kg8 33.Qb3+ Kg7
+M20	30. ... b6 31.Qa2+ Kg7 32.Re7+ Kh6 33.Qf7 Rh8			<---- Akobian
+M19	30. ... Ra8 31.R5e4 Qd7 32.Qa2+ Kf8 33.Qxa5 Rd8
+M17	30. ... Qb6 31.Re7+ Kg8 32.Qa2+ Nb3 33.Qa4 Qf6
+M12	30. ... Nb3 31.Re7+ Kf6 32.Qxb3 Kg5 33.Rxh7 Rd5
+M12	30. ... Nc4 31.Qxb7+ Rd7 32.Re7+ Kf6 33.Rxd7 Nd6
+M11	30. ... Qd3 31.Qa2+ Kg7 32.Re7+ Kh6 33.Qf7 Qf5

+M18	31. ... Kg7 32.Re7+ Kh6 33.Qf7 Rh8 34.Rd7 Qxd7			<---- Akobian
+M16	31. ... Kf8 32.Rf1+ Kg7 33.Qe6 Qd6 34.Qf7+ Kh6
+M16	31. ... Kf6 32.Qe6+ Kg7 33.Rf1 Qd6 34.Qf7+ Kh6
+M12	31. ... Nc4 32.Qxa7+ Rd7 33.Re7+ Kf6 34.Rxd7 Nd6

+M16	33. ... Rh8 34.Rd7 Qxd7 35.Qxd7 Rf8 36.Qh3+ Kg7
+M11	33. ... Nc6 34.Qxh7+ Kg5 35.R7e6 Rg8 36.Qxg8 Ne7
+M10	33. ... Nc4 34.Qxh7+ Kg5 35.R7e6 Ne5 36.R1xe5+ Qxe5		<---- Akobian
+M09	33. ... c2 34.Qxh7+ Kg5 35.R7e6 Rg8 36.Qxg8 Qd3

[yurikvelo]

[pgn]
[Event "US Chess Championships"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2016.04.21"]
[EventDate "2016.04.13"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Shabalov"]
[Black "Wesley So"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "46"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8.
Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Nh5 12. d5 cxd5 13. exd5 exd5 14.
Nxd5 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Bg7 16. Ne3 Qa5+ 17. Kf1 Nf6 18. Qf5 (18. Nf5 Kf8 19.
Nd6 Bd5 20. Rxd5 Nxd5 21. Qf5 Qc7 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. Qxe5 f6 24. Qxd5 Rd8 25.
Nxb5 Rxd5 26. Nxc7 Rd2 27. Rh3 Rxb2 28. Bxc4 Rb1+ 29. Ke2 Rb2+ 30. Ke1 Rb1+
31. Kd2 Rb2+ 32. Kc3 Rxf2 33. g4 h5 34. gxh5 Kg7 35. g4 f5 36. gxf5 Rxf5
37. Nd5 Kh6 38. Ne3 Rf4 39. Be6 Re8 40. Bd7 Ree4 41. Nf5+ Kh7 42. Rg3 g4
43. Ne3 Kh6 44. Bxg4 Rxe3+ 45. Rxe3 Rxg4) 18. .. Qb6 19. Qe5+ (19. Nd4 O-O
20. Qxb5 Rfd8 21. Nxc4 Qxb5 22. Nxb5 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1) 19. .. Kf8 20. Rd6
(20. a4) 20. .. Qc7 21. Nf5 Ne8 22. Nxg7 Qxd6 23. Ne6+ Kg8 0-1
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D=20, 207 MN, Komodo 9.3
+0,52	18.Nf5 Kf8 19.Nd6 Bc6 20.Ne5 Be8 21.Nf5 Ng8			(+0.65 @ D=31, estimate =0.00 TB7 draw)
-0,14	18.Qf5 Qb6 19.Nd4 0-0 20.Qxb5 Rfd8 21.Nxc4 Qxb5		<---- Shabalov (-0.25 @ D=43)
-0,29	18.Qc1 Ne4 19.Nf5 Kf8 20.N3d4 Be5 21.Kg1 Re8
-0,37	18.Nd4 Be4 19.Qc1 Rd8 20.Nef5 Kf8 21.Bf3 Qb6

D=24, 1 008 MN
-0,22	19.Nd4 0-0 20.Qxb5 Rfd8 21.Nxc4 Qxb5 22.Nxb5 Rxd1+	(-0.25 @ D=41)
-0,62	19.Qe5+ Kf8 20.a4 Ne4 21.Qxb5 c3 22.bxc3 Nxc3		<---- Shabalov
-0,71	19.a4 0-0 20.Qxb5 c3 21.bxc3 Ne4 22.Rb1 Nxc3
-0,74	19.b3 Rc8 20.Qe5+ Kf8 21.Nf5 Qxf2+ 22.Kxf2 Ng4+

D=26, 514 MN
-0,73	20.a4 a6 21.a5 Qa7 22.Nxg5 hxg5 23.Rxh8+ Bxh8
-1,14	20.Rd6 Qc7 21.Rd1 Qxe5 22.Nxe5 Re8 23.Nd7+ Nxd7		<---- Shabalov

D=24, 670 MN
-1,11	21.Rd1 Qxe5 22.Nxe5 Re8 23.Nd7+ Nxd7 24.Rxd7 Bc8
-1,14	21.Rd2 Qxe5 22.Nxe5 Re8 23.Nd7+ Nxd7 24.Rxd7 Bc8
-2,00	21.Re6 Qxe5 22.Rxe5 a6 23.Rc5 Rc8 24.Rxc8+ Bxc8
-2,28	21.Qxb5 Rb8 22.Rxf6 Bxf6 23.Qa4 Bc6 24.Qxc4 Rxb2
-2,83	21.Rd4 Qxe5 22.Nxe5 Nd5 23.Nxd5 Bxe5 24.Rd1 Bxb2
-3,46	21.Nf5 Ne8 22.Nxg7 Qxd6 23.Nf5 Qxe5 24.Nxe5 Be4		<---- Shabalov
-4,20	21.Nxg5 hxg5 22.Rxh8+ Bxh8 23.a4 Re8 24.Qd4 Kg8

D=25, 230 MN
-3,55	23.Nf5 Qxe5 24.Nxe5 Be4 25.Rxh6 Rxh6 26.Nxh6 Nd6
-4,17	23.Ne6+ Kg8 24.Qxd6 Nxd6 25.Ned4 Kg7 26.g4 b4		<---- Shabalov
-4,51	23.Nh5 Qxe5 24.Nxe5 Rd8 25.Ke1 Bxg2 26.Rg1 Be4

[yurikvelo]

[pgn]
[Event "US Chess Championships"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2016.04.24"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[Round "10.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Varuzhan Akobian"]
[Black "Akshat Chandra"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[PlyCount "75"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 dxc4 7. a4 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bxc4 e5 10. a5 h6 11. h3 Re8 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Nh4 Nf8 14. Nf5
Bxf5 15. Qxf5 Rad8 16. Rd1 Bc7 17. g3 Rd7 18. dxe5 Rxd1+ 19. Nxd1 Bxe5 20.
Bd2 Rd8 21. Be1 g6 22. Qc2 h5 23. a6 b6 24. Bf1 c5 25. Nc3 h4 26. g4 Bb8
27. Rd1 Qe5 28. Bg2 Qh2+ (28. .. Rxd1 29. Qxd1 Ne6 30. Kf1 b5 31. Nxb5 Qxb2
32. Qd3 Qa1 33. Bb7 Nh7 34. Nc3 Be5) 29. Kf1 Re8 30. Nd5 (30. Qa4 Qe5 31.
Qc6) 30. .. Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Be5 (31. .. Re6 32. Qc4) 32. b4 cxb4 (32. .. Ne6
33. Qa4) 33. Bxb4 Ne6 34. Qc6 Rb8 35. Rd7 Ng5 (35. .. Nc5 36. Rxa7 Kg7) 36.
Qd5 Rc8 37. Rd8+ Rxd8 38. Qxd8+ (38. .. Kg7 39. Bf8+ Kg8 40. Bh6+ Kh7
41. Qxg5) 1-0
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D=22, 702 MN, Komodo 9.3
+0,32	26. ... Bxc3 27.Bxc3 Nd5 28.Be1 Nb4 29.Bxb4 cxb4
+0,44	26. ... Ne6 27.Rd1 Rxd1 28.Qxd1 Nc7 29.Qd3 Qe6
+0,48	26. ... Nd5 27.Rd1 Nb4 28.Qe2 Rxd1 29.Qxd1 Nh7
+0,70	26. ... N8h7 27.Nb5 Bb8 28.Rd1 Re8 29.Qd3 Ng5
+0,73	26. ... Ne8 27.Rd1 Rxd1 28.Qxd1 Nd6 29.Nd5 Qd8
+0,81	26. ... Rd7 27.Rd1 Bxc3 28.Bxc3 Nd5 29.Be1 Ne6
+0,85	26. ... Rd6 27.Nb5 Rd7 28.Rd1 Rxd1 29.Qxd1 Ne6
+0,87	26. ... Qe6 27.Rd1 Rxd1 28.Qxd1 Bxc3 29.Bxc3 Ne4
+0,88	26. ... Rc8 27.Bg2 Rd8 28.Rd1 Rd7 29.Rxd7 Qxd7
+0,88	26. ... Kh7 27.Rd1 Rxd1 28.Qxd1 Ne6 29.Qf3 Ng5
+0,90	26. ... Re8 27.Rd1 Bxc3 28.Qxc3 Ne4 29.Qc2 Nd6
+0,92	26. ... Rb8 27.Rd1 Bxc3 28.Qxc3 Re8 29.Bc4 Ne4
+0,92	26. ... Ra8 27.Nb5 Rd8 28.Rd1 Rxd1 29.Qxd1 Ne6
+0,94	26. ... g5 27.Rd1 Rxd1 28.Qxd1 Ng6 29.Qf3 Bxc3
+0,96	26. ... Kg7 27.Rd1 Rxd1 28.Qxd1 Bb8 29.Bg2 g5
+0,98	26. ... Qe8 27.Rd1 Bxc3 28.Rxd8 Qxd8 29.Bxc3 Ne6
+1,01	26. ... Bb8 27.Rd1 Rxd1 28.Qxd1 Qe5 29.Bg2 g5		<---- Chandra (+1.17 @ D=31)

D=26, 1 374 MN
+1,09	27. ... Ne6 28.Rxd8+ Nxd8 29.Bg2 Ne6 30.Qd1 Nc7
+1,12	27. ... Qe5 28.Bg2 Rxd1 29.Qxd1 Ne6 30.Kf1 Kg7		<---- Chandra (+1.33 @ D=39)
+1,13	27. ... Rxd1 28.Qxd1 Qe5 29.Bg2 Ne6 30.Kf1 Kg7
+1,19	27. ... Re8 28.Bg2 N8h7 29.Qa4 Be5 30.Rd3 Qe6

D=21, 345 MN
+1,14	28. ... Rxd1 29.Qxd1 g5 30.Qd8 Kg7 31.Nb5 Qe8		(+1.33 @ D=37)
+1,35	28. ... Re8 29.Qa4 Re7 30.Kf1 g5 31.Qb3 Rd7
+1,41	28. ... Rd7 29.Rxd7 N8xd7 30.Qd3 g5 31.Bd2 Qe6
+1,49	28. ... Rc8 29.Kf1 Re8 30.Qa4 N8h7 31.Rd3 Qe6
+1,79	28. ... N8d7 29.Qd2 Qh2+ 30.Kf1 g5 31.Nd5 Re8
+1,83	28. ... Qh2+ 29.Kf1 Re8 30.Qa4 Qe5 31.Qc6 Qe6		<---- Chandra		(+2.43 @ D=35)
+1,87	28. ... Qe8 29.Rxd8 Qxd8 30.f4 Qe7 31.Qd2 g5
+1,87	28. ... Qc7 29.Rxd8 Qxd8 30.f4 Qe7 31.Qd2 g5
+1,90	28. ... Rd6 29.Rxd6 Qxd6 30.f4 Qe7 31.Qd2 g5

D=26, 2 045 MN
+2,35	30.Qa4 Qe5 31.Qc6 Qe6 32.Qxe6 Nxe6 33.f4 Kf8		(+2.43 @ D=32)
+2,12	30.g5 Nh5 31.Nd5 Re6 32.Qc4 Qe5 33.b4 Bd6
+1,76	30.Qd3 Ne6 31.Ne2 Qc7 32.f4 Rd8 33.Qc2 Rxd1
+1,53	30.Ne2 Qc7 31.b4 cxb4 32.Qxc7 Bxc7 33.Bxb4 Ne6
+1,49	30.Nd5 Nxd5 31.Rxd5 Re6 32.Qc4 Qc7 33.g5 Qe7		<---- Akobian

D=21, 167 MN
+1,37	31. ... Re6 32.Qc4 Be5 33.b4 Bg7 34.bxc5 Qc7
+1,57	31. ... Qc7 32.Bc3 Re6 33.g5 Qc6 34.Rd8 Qc7
+1,67	31. ... Re5 32.Rd8 Re6 33.Rc8 Be5 34.b4 Bd6
+1,80	31. ... Be5 32.f4 Bf6 33.Qd2 g5 34.fxg5 Be5			<---- Chandra
+2,32	31. ... Re7 32.Bc3 Qc7 33.Qa4 Qc8 34.g5 Nd7
+2,42	31. ... Bd6 32.Qa4 Re6 33.Qc6 Bb8 34.Qb7 Qc7
+2,49	31. ... Rc8 32.Bc3 b5 33.b3 c4 34.bxc4 Rxc4
+2,53	31. ... Ne6 32.Bc3 Qc7 33.Qa4 Qc8 34.Rd7 Rd8

D=21, 440 MN
+1,61	32. ... Ne6 33.Qa4 Re7 34.Rd7 Bf6 35.Rxe7 Bxe7
+1,94	32. ... Bf6 33.bxc5 bxc5 34.Qxc5 Qb8 35.Qb5 Rc8
+2,05	32. ... Bd4 33.bxc5 bxc5 34.exd4 Rxe1+ 35.Kxe1 Qxg2
+2,15	32. ... c4 33.Qxc4 Re7 34.f4 Rc7 35.Qb3 Bg7
+2,26	32. ... Bc7 33.bxc5 bxc5 34.Qxc5 Bb6 35.Qc6 Re6
+2,34	32. ... Bg7 33.bxc5 bxc5 34.Qxc5 Qb8 35.Qc4 Re5
+2,46	32. ... Re7 33.bxc5 bxc5 34.f4 Bxf4 35.exf4 Qxf4+
+2,46	32. ... Bd6 33.bxc5 bxc5 34.Bc3 Re6 35.Qb3 Bb8
+2,49	32. ... Rc8 33.bxc5 Bf6 34.c6 Qc7 35.Rd1 Ne6
+2,51	32. ... Bb8 33.bxc5 bxc5 34.Qxc5 Qc7 35.Qxc7 Bxc7
+2,57	32. ... Bh8 33.bxc5 bxc5 34.Qxc5 Qb8 35.Qc4 Re5
+2,71	32. ... Nh7 33.bxc5 bxc5 34.f4 Bxf4 35.exf4 Qxf4+
+3,02	32. ... Re6 33.bxc5 Bf6 34.c6 Qc7 35.Rd1 Re5
+3,65	32. ... Rb8 33.bxc5 bxc5 34.Qxc5 Ne6 35.Qxa7 Bc7
+3,85	32. ... Bf4 33.bxc5 Bc7 34.Bc3 bxc5 35.Bb2 Ba5
+3,92	32. ... Bg3 33.bxc5 Bc7 34.Bc3 bxc5 35.Bb2 Ba5
+4,05	32. ... b5 33.Qxc5 Bb8 34.Bc3 Ne6 35.Qc6 Rf8
+4,23	32. ... cxb4 33.Bxb4 Bc7 34.Qc6 Rc8 35.Bd6 Bxd6		<---- Chandra (+5.57 @ D=25)
+4,47	32. ... Kh7 33.bxc5 b5 34.c6 Ne6 35.Rxb5 Kh6
+4,91	32. ... Kg7 33.bxc5 b5 34.c6 Kg8 35.Rxb5 Ne6
+4,97	32. ... g5 33.bxc5 Rc8 34.c6 Bg7 35.Bb4 Qc7
+5,39	32. ... f6 33.bxc5 bxc5 34.Qc4 Ne6 35.Rd7 Kh8

D=23, 548 MN
+5,57	33. ... Kh7 34.Qe4 Ne6 35.Rxe5 Ng5 36.Qf4 Qxf4
+5,63	33. ... Bc7 34.Qc6 Rc8 35.Bd6 Bxd6 36.Qxc8 Kg7
+5,68	33. ... b5 34.Qc6 Rb8 35.Bc5 Ne6 36.Bxa7 Rf8
+6,03	33. ... Bg3 34.Qc6 Re4 35.Qc3 Be5 36.Qb3 Rxb4
+6,21	33. ... Ne6 34.Qc6 Rb8 35.Rd7 Nc5 36.Rxa7 Kg7		<---- Chandra
+6,34	33. ... Ra8 34.Qe4 Rc8 35.Rxe5 Rc1+ 36.Ke2 Rc2+
+6,37	33. ... Rb8 34.Qe4 Rc8 35.Rxe5 Rc1+ 36.Ke2 Rc2+
+6,87	33. ... Nh7 34.Qc6 Rb8 35.Rd7 Ng5 36.Qd5 Kg7
+7,45	33. ... g5 34.Qf5 Kg7 35.Qxg5+ Ng6 36.Rd7 Bf6
+8,10	33. ... Kg7 34.Qc6 Re6 35.Qc8 Nh7 36.Rxe5 Rxe5

D=23, 1 056 MN
+7,79	35. ... Ng5 36.Qd5 Kg7 37.Rxa7 Rc8 38.Rd7 Rc1+		<---- Chandra
+8,87	35. ... Nd8 36.Qd5 Ne6 37.Rxa7 Nc7 38.Rxc7 Bxc7
+9,17	35. ... b5 36.Rxa7 Bc7 37.Ra8 Rxa8 38.Qxa8+ Bd8
+10,06	35. ... Nc5 36.Rxa7 Bb2 37.Qd5 Rf8 38.Rxf7 Rxf7
+11,27	35. ... Rd8 36.Rxd8+ Nxd8 37.Qe8+ Kh7 38.Qxd8 Ba1

[yurikvelo]

[pgn]
[Event "US Chess Championships"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2016.04.24"]
[EventDate "2016.04.13"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Hikaru Nakamura"]
[Black "Jeffery Xiong"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "67"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 5. e4 d6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. f4
Ned7 9. Be3 e6 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Nh3 Qe7 12. O-O b6 13. Bf3 Rb8 14. Qc2 Bb7
15. Rae1 Kh8 16. Ng5 Bh6 17. Nb5 Bxg5 (17. .. e5 18. Nxc7 exf4 19. Bxf4 Ne5
20. Nce6 Bxg5 21. Nxg5) 18. fxg5 Ne8 19. Nxa7 Ne5 (19. .. c6 20. Qb3 Ra8
21. Bxb6 c5 22. a4 Qxg5 23. a5 Qe5 24. Rd1) 20. Be2 Rxf1+ 21. Rxf1 Ra8 22.
Nb5 Rxa2 23. Na3 Qg7 24. Bd2 Nc6 25. Bc3 Nd4 26. Bd3 Kg8 27. Qf2 (27. Qd1
c5 28. Rf2 e5 29. Bxd4 exd4 30. Qb1 Rxa3 31. bxa3 Bc6 32. Qxb6 Qc7 33. Qxc7
Nxc7 34. h4 Kg7 35. Kf1 Kg8 36. g3 Bd7 37. Rb2 Ne6 38. Rb7 Nf8 39. Ke2 Bg4+
40. Kd2 Bd7 41. Ra7 Kf7 42. a4 Ke7 43. a5 Ne6 44. a6 Kd8 45. Rb7 Bc8 46.
Rb8 Kc7 47. a7 Bb7 48. a8=Q Bxa8 49. Rxa8 Kd7 50. Rh8 Kc6 51. Rxh7 Kb6 52.
Re7 Nf8 53. Rg7 Kc6 54. Rg8 Nd7 55. Rxg6 Ne5 56. h5 Kb6 57. Rg7 Nf3+ 58.
Kd1 Ka5 59. h6 Kb4 60. h7 Kc3 61. h8=Q Kxd3 62. Qh5 Kxe4 63. Re7+ Ne5 64.
g6 Kd3 65. Qe2+ Kc3 66. Qc2+ Kb4 67. Rb7+ Ka3 68. Qb3#) 27. .. c5 28. Bb1
Ra1 29. Nc2 Rxb1 30. Rxb1 Bxe4 31. Nxd4 Bxb1 32. Nf5 exf5 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34.
Qe3 1-0
[/pgn]

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D=25, 1 245 MN
+0,38	17. ... e5 18.Nxc7 exf4 19.Bxf4 Ne5 20.Nce6 Bxg5	(+0,50 @ D=29)
+0,66	17. ... Ne8 18.h4 c6 19.Nc3 Bg7 20.Bg4 Nc7
+0,74	17. ... a6 18.Nxc7 Bxg5 19.fxg5 Nh5 20.Bd4+ Ng7
+0,79	17. ... Bxg5 18.fxg5 Ne8 19.Nxa7 c6 20.Qb3 Ra8		<---- Xiong

D=27, 2 967 MN
+0,70	19. ... c6 20.Qb3 Ra8 21.Bxb6 c5 22.a4 Qxg5			(+0,85 @ D=34)
+1,56	19. ... c5 20.Nb5 Ne5 21.Be2 Rxf1+ 22.Rxf1 Nc6
+1,56	19. ... Ne5 20.Be2 Ng7 21.Nb5 Kg8 22.Rd1 Rxf1+		<---- Xiong
+1,57	19. ... Kg8 20.Nb5 Ne5 21.Be2 Ng7 22.Nc3 Rf7
+1,59	19. ... Ng7 20.Nb5 Ne5 21.Be2 Kg8 22.Nc3 Rf7
+1,62	19. ... e5 20.Nb5 Nc5 21.Nc3 Ne6 22.Bg4 Rxf1+
+1,63	19. ... Ra8 20.Nb5 Kg8 21.b3 Ne5 22.Be2 Ng7
+1,66	19. ... Rd8 20.Nb5 Ne5 21.Be2 Ng7 22.b4 c6

D=24, 1 690 MN
+1,67	22. ... Kg8 23.b4 c5 24.h4 Nc6 25.bxc5 bxc5
+1,73	22. ... c5 23.Nc3 Ng7 24.Qd2 Rd8 25.b3 Kg8
+1,80	22. ... Rd8 23.b4 c6 24.Nc3 c5 25.Qb1 Qg7
+1,82	22. ... Kg7 23.b4 c6 24.Nc3 c5 25.Qb2 Kg8
+1,89	22. ... Nf7 23.h4 Kg8 24.a3 Rd8 25.Bd4 Ne5
+1,90	22. ... c6 23.Nc3 c5 24.Qb3 Qd8 25.h4 Ng7
+1,91	22. ... Rb8 23.b4 Kg8 24.Bf4 Ra8 25.h4 Nc6
+1,93	22. ... Nd7 23.b3 Kg8 24.h4 Ne5 25.Bd4 Nd7
+1,94	22. ... Rc8 23.h4 Kg8 24.Bf4 Nf7 25.Bg3 Ng7
+1,94	22. ... Nc6 23.a3 Ne5 24.h4 Kg8 25.Bd4 Rd8
+1,96	22. ... Qg7 23.a3 Kg8 24.h4 Qe7 25.Bd4 Rd8
+1,99	22. ... Ra6 23.b4 c5 24.a3 Kg8 25.h4 Ra8
+2,00	22. ... Ba6 23.Bd4 Kg8 24.h4 c6 25.Na3 Nd7
+2,05	22. ... Ng7 23.Bd4 Kg8 24.h4 Rf8 25.Qc3 Rxf1+
+2,07	22. ... Bc6 23.b4 Kg8 24.h4 Ng7 25.Bd4 Nh5
+2,11	22. ... Bc8 23.b4 Nd7 24.h4 Bb7 25.Bg4 c6
+2,14	22. ... Rxa2 23.Na3 Kg8 24.Qb3 Rxa3 25.Qxa3 Bxe4		<---- Xiong
+2,17	22. ... Qd7 23.Bd4 Qg7 24.Bg4 Qe7 25.b4 Qxg5

D=27, 857 MN
+3,85	27.Qd1 c5 28.Rf2 Qc7 29.Bxd4 cxd4 30.Qb1 Rxa3			(+5,02 @ D=35, estimated +M42)
+3,52	27.Qb1 Bxe4 28.Qxa2 Bxd3 29.Re1 c5 30.Nb5 h5
+3,41	27.Qc1 Bxe4 28.Qe3 Bxd3 29.Bxd4 e5 30.Qxd3 exd4
+2,93	27.Qa4 Bc6 28.Qd1 Rxa3 29.bxa3 Ne2+ 30.Qxe2 Qxc3
+2,46	27.Qd2 c5 28.Kh1 e5 29.Qd1 Bc6 30.Qb1 Rxa3
+2,06	27.Qf2 c5 28.Bb1 Ra1 29.Nc2 Rxb1 30.Rxb1 e5				<---- Nakamura	(+2,12 @ D=35)

D=28, 4 150 MN
+2,12	30. ... e5 31.Re1 Qe7 32.h4 Kg7 33.Nxd4 cxd4
+4,09	30. ... Bxe4 31.Nxd4 cxd4 32.Bxd4 Qf7 33.Qxf7+ Kxf7		<---- Xiong
+4,10	30. ... Qf7 31.Qxf7+ Kxf7 32.Nxd4 cxd4 33.Bxd4 Bxe4
+4,30	30. ... Qf8 31.Qxf8+ Kxf8 32.Rf1+ Ke7 33.Nxd4 cxd4

D=31, 3 321 MN
+4,32	31. ... cxd4 32.Bxd4 e5 33.Re1 Qb7 34.Rf1 Qe7
+5,68	31. ... Qf7 32.Qxf7+ Kxf7 33.Rf1+ Ke7 34.Nb5 Bd3
+6,20	31. ... Bxb1 32.Nf5 exf5 33.Bxg7 Kxg7 34.Qf3 Kf8		<---- Xiong
+6,47	31. ... e5 32.Nc2 Bd3 33.b3 h5 34.Rd1 Be4

[yurikvelo]

[pgn]
[Event "US Chess Championships"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[EventDate "2016.04.13"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander Shabalov"]
[Black "Varuzhan Akobian"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8.
Qc2 Nbd7 9. Rd1 Re8 10. Ne5 c5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ndf3 cxd4 13. Bf4 Bc5 14.
a3 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 d3 16. exd3 Rc8 17. Qa4 Qd7 18. Qf4 Qg4 19. b4 Bf8 20. Nd4
Qxf4 21. Bxf4 a5 22. Bh3 (22. bxa5 22. .. bxa5 23. Rab1 Ba6 24. Nb5 Bxb5
25. Rxb5 a4 26. Ra5 Ra8 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Ra1) (22. Bd2 Ra8 23. bxa5 bxa5
24. a4 h6 25. Bf3) 22. .. Rc3 23. Nb5 (23. Bf5 Ra8 24. bxa5 bxa5) 23. ..
Rc2 24. bxa5 bxa5 25. Rab1 Bc8 26. Bg2 Bd7 27. Nc7 Ree2 28. Rb8 (28. Rf1)
28. .. Rxf2 29. Bf1 Rxf4 30. gxf4 Rxc7 31. Ra8 a4 32. Rb1 Rc8 0-1
[/pgn]

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D=25, 1 402 MN
+0,54	22.bxa5 bxa5 23.Rab1 Ba6 24.Nb5 Bxb5 25.Rxb5 a4		(+0.36 @ D=41)
+0,51	22.Bd2 Ra8 23.bxa5 bxa5 24.Nb5 Rec8 25.a4 h6		(+0.60 @ D=35)
+0,40	22.Rab1 axb4 23.axb4 g6 24.Bh3 Rc3 25.Be3 Bc8
+0,39	22.Nb5 axb4 23.axb4 Bxb4 24.Rdb1 Bf8 25.Ra7 Bc6
+0,38	22.Rdb1 Ba6 23.bxa5 bxa5 24.Nb5 Red8 25.Bc7 Rxc7
+0,35	22.Bg5 Rc3 23.bxa5 bxa5 24.Nb5 Rc2 25.Rab1 Bc8
+0,35	22.Bf1 h6 23.Bd2 axb4 24.axb4 Ra8 25.Bg2 Rec8
+0,29	22.h4 axb4 23.axb4 Bxb4 24.Rab1 Bc5 25.Nf5 Bc6
+0,26	22.Bf3 Ba6 23.Kg2 Rc3 24.b5 Bc8 25.Nc6 Bf5
+0,24	22.Bh3 Ra8 23.b5 Bc8 24.Bf1 Bd7 25.Rdc1 Rac8		<---- Shabalov
+0,22	22.h3 axb4 23.axb4 Bxb4 24.Ra7 Bc5 25.Nb5 Bc6
+0,20	22.Ra2 axb4 23.axb4 Bxb4 24.Ra7 Bc5 25.Nb5 Bc6

D=27, 1 910 MN
+0,47	23.Bf5 axb4 24.axb4 Bc8 25.Bd2 Rc7 26.Bxc8 Rcxc8	(+0.31 @ D=32)
+0,36	23.bxa5 bxa5 24.a4 Bc8 25.Bf1 Bd7 26.Bd2 Rc5
+0,34	23.Bf1 Ra8 24.Bd2 Rc7 25.Bh3 Bc8 26.Nb5 Rc2
+0,32	23.Be3 Bc8 24.Nb5 Rb3 25.Bxc8 Rxc8 26.Bxb6 axb4
+0,26	23.Bg5 h6 24.Be3 Bc8 25.Nb5 Rc2 26.Bxc8 Rexc8
+0,22	23.Nb5 Rb3 24.Rab1 Rxb1 25.Rxb1 axb4 26.Nc7 Re2		<---- Shabalov
+0,19	23.Bc1 Bc8 24.Bxc8 Rcxc8 25.Bd2 Ng4 26.h3 Ne5

D=24, 1 008 MN
-0,28	28.Rf1 Nh5 29.Nxd5 Nxf4 30.Nxf4 Re8 31.a4 Bc5		(-0.16 @ D=28)
-0,31	28.Nxd5 Rxf2 29.Ne3 Rcd2 30.Bf1 Rxh2 31.Rxd2 Rxd2	(-0.29 @ D=28)
-1,06	28.Rbc1 Rb2 29.Nxd5 Ng4 30.Rb1 Rxf2 31.Rxb2 Rxb2
-1,31	28.Bf3 Rxf2 29.Rf1 Ng4 30.Rxf2 Nxf2 31.Nxd5 Nh3+
-1,34	28.Rdc1 Rxc1+ 29.Rxc1 Bxa3 30.Rd1 d4 31.Na8 Rb2
-1,64	28.Bxd5 Ng4 29.Rdc1 Nxf2 30.Rxc2 Rxc2 31.Rb7 Nxd3
-2,33	28.Bf1 Rxf2 29.Rdc1 Rxc1 30.Rxc1 Ra2 31.Be5 Bxa3
-2,90	28.Bh1 Ng4 29.Bf3 Rxf2 30.Bxd5 Rxf4 31.gxf4 Rxc7
-2,93	28.Nb5 Rxf2 29.Bh1 Rxh2 30.Rdc1 h6 31.a4 Rxc1+
-3,28	28.Rb8 Rxf2 29.Bf3 Rxf3 30.Bd6 g5 31.Rd8 Ba4		<---- Shabalov	(-3.29 @ D=26)
-3,47	28.Rb7 Rxf2 29.Bh1 Bh3 30.Be3 Rxh2 31.Rc1 Ng4
-3,61	28.Na6 Rxf2 29.Bf1 Bc8 30.Rb8 Bxa6 31.Bd6 Nd7

D=24, 285 MN
-3,29	29.Bf3 Rxf3 30.Bd6 g5 31.Rd8 Ba4 32.Rxf8+ Kg7
-3,52	29.Bxd5 Rxf4 30.gxf4 Rxc7 31.Bc4 g6 32.Rdb1 Kg7
-4,11	29.Bh1 Rxf4 30.gxf4 Rxc7 31.Ra8 g6 32.Rxa5 Bg4
-4,52	29.Bf1 Rxf4 30.gxf4 Rxc7 31.Ra8 g6 32.Rxa5 Kg7		<---- Shabalov

[yurikvelo]

[pgn]
[Event "US Chess Championships"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2016.04.25"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[Round "11.1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Akshat Chandra"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "106"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8.
a4 b4 9. d4 O-O 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 Bc5 12. a5 h6 13. Bc4 Bb7 14. c3 Qd6
15. Qe2 Rad8 16. Nf1 Ne7 17. Ng3 Ng6 18. Be3 bxc3 19. bxc3 Bxe3 20. Qxe3
Qc6 21. Bf1 Bc8 22. h3 Be6 23. Reb1 Nd7 24. Rb4 Kh7 25. Rab1 Qc5 26. Bxa6
Qxa5 27. Bf1 Qc5 28. Qxc5 Nxc5 29. Bc4 Nd3 30. Ra4 Ngf4 31. Ne1 Nxe1 32.
Rxe1 Rd2 33. Bf1 Rb8 34. Rb4 Ra8 35. Rb7 Raa2 36. Nh1 c5 37. Rc7 Ra5 38.
Ng3 Rc2 39. c4 g6 40. Rb1 Kg7 41. Rcb7 Raa2 42. Nh1 Bxc4 43. Bxc4 Rxc4 44.
Re7 Rb4 45. Rd1 Rd4 46. Rb1 Ne6 47. Rbb7 Nd8 48. Rbc7 Kf6 49. f4 (49. Ra7
Rxa7 50. Rxa7) 49. .. Rd1+ 50. Kh2 exf4 (50. .. Rdd2 51. Kg3 Rxg2+ 52. Kf3
Rh2) 51. e5+ Kg5 52. Rxc5 (52. Red7 Re1) 52. .. Ne6 53. Rc3 Rdd2 0-1
[/pgn]

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D=24, 200 MN
-0,81	40.Rb7 h5 41.h4 Raa2 42.Nh1 Bxc4 43.Bxc4 Rxc4
-0,96	40.Nf5 gxf5 41.g3 Ne2+ 42.Bxe2 fxe4 43.Bf1 Kg7
-1,21	40.Rd1 Kg7 41.h4 h5 42.Rb1 Rd2 43.Re1 Rb2
-1,21	40.Rb1 h5 41.h4 Kg7 42.Rd1 Raa2 43.Nh1 Ne2+			<---- Chandra
-1,23	40.h4 Kg7 41.Rd1 h5 42.Rb1 Rd2 43.Re1 Rb2
-1,35	40.Re7 Kg7 41.Rd1 Kf6 42.Rc7 Bxc4 43.Bxc4 Rxc4

D=25, 582 MN
-1,20	41.h4 h5 42.Rd1 Raa2 43.Nh1 Ne2+ 44.Bxe2 Rxe2
-1,20	41.Rd1 h5 42.h4 Raa2 43.Nh1 Ne2+ 44.Bxe2 Rxe2
-1,58	41.Re7 h5 42.h4 Raa2 43.Nh1 Ne2+ 44.Bxe2 Rxe2
-1,66	41.Nh1 h5 42.h4 Ne2+ 43.Bxe2 Rxe2 44.Ng3 Rc2
-1,72	41.Rc6 h5 42.h4 Bxc4 43.Bxc4 Rxc4 44.Rb7 Ra8
-1,89	41.Re1 Bxc4 42.Bxc4 Rxc4 43.Rb1 Ne6 44.Re7 Rb4
-2,56	41.Rcb7 Raa2 42.Nh1 Bxc4 43.Bxc4 Rxc4 44.Re7 Rb4	<---- Chandra
-2,66	41.Rbb7 Rc1 42.Kh2 Ra2 43.Rxc5 Rxf2 44.Rxe5 Rcc2

D=26, 621 MN
-2,55	49.Ra7 Rxa7 50.Rxa7 Rxe4 51.f3 Re1+ 52.Kh2 Kg7
-2,71	49.Kh2 h5 50.Ra7 Rxa7 51.Rxa7 Ne6 52.Ra2 Rxe4
-3,04	49.Red7 Rxd7 50.Rxd7 Ne6 51.Rd1 Nd4 52.Ng3 Ra3
-3,07	49.Re8 Ne6 50.Rb7 h5 51.Ree7 Nd8 52.Ra7 Rxa7
-3,46	49.Rcd7 Rxd7 50.Rxd7 Ne6 51.Rd1 Nd4 52.Ng3 Ra3
-3,90	49.g4 c4 50.Kg2 c3 51.h4 c2 52.g5+ hxg5
-3,98	49.Ng3 c4 50.Nf1 Ra1 51.Red7 Rxd7 52.Rxd7 Ne6
-4,78	49.g3 Rd1+ 50.Kg2 Raa1 51.Red7 Rg1+ 52.Kh2 Rxh1+
-4,96	49.h4 Ra1+ 50.Kh2 Rxe4 51.g4 Rxg4 52.Kh3 Raa4
-6,32	49.Rxe5 Kxe5 50.Rxc5+ Kd6 51.Rc8 Ne6 52.Rc1 Rxe4
-6,42	49.Rb7 Nxb7 50.Rxb7 Rxe4 51.Rb1 c4 52.Ng3 Rd4
-6,47	49.Rxc5 Kxe7 50.Rxe5+ Ne6 51.Rb5 Rxe4 52.Kh2 Kf6
-6,49	49.Rxf7+ Nxf7 50.Rxc5 Nd6 51.Rc6 Ke6 52.Rb6 Rxe4
-7,73	49.f4 Rd1+ 50.Kh2 Rdd2 51.Kg3 Rxg2+ 52.Kf3 Rh2		<---- Chandra

D=28, 150 MN
-9,22	50. ... Rdd2 51.Kg3 Rxg2+ 52.Kf3 Rh2 53.Kg3 Rxh1
-7,84	50. ... exf4 51.Ra7 Re2 52.Red7 f3 53.Nf2 Rf1		<---- Caruana

D=23, 209 MN
-8,33	52.Ra7 Rc2 53.Red7 Re1 54.Ra3 Ree2 55.Kg1 Rxg2+
-8,33	52.Red7 Re1 53.Ra7 Rc2 54.Ra3 Ree2 55.Kg1 Rxg2+
-11,24	52.Rcd7 Re1 53.Ra7 Rc2 54.e6 f3 55.h4+ Kxh4
-11,70	52.h4+ Kg4 53.Ra7 Rc2 54.Red7 Re1 55.Ra3 Ree2
-M13	52.Rxf7 Nxf7 53.Ra7 Rxa7 54.Nf2 Rf1 55.Ne4+ Kf5
-M12	52.Rxc5 Rdd2 53.e6+ Kh4 54.Nf2 Rxf2 55.Ra7 Rxg2+	<---- Chandra

[yurikvelo]

[pgn]
[Event "US Chess Championships"]
[Site "St. Louis, MO USA"]
[Date "2016.04.23"]
[EventDate "2016.04.13"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Aleksandr Lenderman"]
[Black "Fabiano Caruana"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5
7. g4 Be6 8. h4 Nd7 9. g5 h6 10. g6 f5 11. Bg3 Ngf6 12. Nh3
Nb6 13. Nf4 Bd7 14. f3 O-O 15. Kf2 Rc8 16. Bd3 c5 17. Kg2 cxd4
18. exd4 Bd6 19. Qb3 Kh8 20. Bb5 Bxf4 21. Bxf4 Nh5 22. Be5
Bxb5 23. Qxb5 Nc4 24. Rae1 Nxe5 25. Rxe5 Qf6 26. Kf2 Qxg6
27. Rg1 Qf6 28. Rh1 Nf4 29. Ke3 Ng6 30. Rxd5 Nxh4 31. Rd7 Qg5+
32. Kd3 Nxf3 33. Rd1 Qg2 34. Rxb7 Rfe8 35. Rc7 Rb8 36. Qc6
Red8 37. Kc4 Rxd4+ 38. Kc5 Rxd1 39. Nxd1 Qg1+ 40. Kc4 Qd4# 0-1

[/pgn]

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D=26, 7 411 MN
-1,26	20.Qd1 Ne4 21.Nce2 Qf6 22.Bh2 Qxh4 23.Bg3 Qg5
-1,50	20.h5 Ne4 21.Bh4 Qe8 22.Nh3 Nd2 23.Qd1 Ndc4
-1,50	20.Qc2 Ne4 21.fxe4 fxe4 22.Raf1 exd3 23.Nxd3 Bxg3
-1,54	20.Raf1 Nc4 21.Bxc4 dxc4 22.Qd1 b5 23.a3 Bxf4		(-1.23 @ D=32)
-1,72	20.Rae1 Ne4 21.Qd1 Nxg3 22.Kxg3 Bxf4+ 23.Kxf4 Qf6
-1,76	20.a4 Ne4 21.Nce2 Nxg3 22.Kxg3 Re8 23.Kg2 Re3
-1,76	20.Nb5 Bb8 21.Rh2 Ne4 22.fxe4 fxe4 23.Nxa7 Bxa7
-1,98	20.Nfe2 Bxg3 21.Nxg3 f4 22.Nf1 Re8 23.Rh2 Nh5
-2,24	20.Bb5 Bxb5 21.Qxb5 Bxf4 22.Bxf4 Nh5 23.Be5 Nc4		<---- Lenderman
-2,26	20.Be2 Qc7 21.Ne6 Bxe6 22.Nb5 Qc2 23.Qxc2 Rxc2
-2,34	20.Bf1 Qc7 21.Nce2 Rfe8 22.Rc1 Nc4 23.Rh3 Bxf4
-2,72	20.Rh3 Ne4 21.Bh2 Nxc3 22.bxc3 Qc7 23.Ne2 f4

D=24, 928 MN
-2,64	27.Ne2 Rc2 28.Rg1 Qf6 29.Kf1 a6 30.Qxd5 Rxb2
-3,56	27.Rg1 Qf6 28.Rh1 Nf4 29.Kg3 a6 30.Qf1 Qb6			<---- Lenderman
-3,59	27.Rd1 Qg3+ 28.Ke3 Nf6 29.Kd2 Rc4 30.Rxf5 Rxd4+

D=21, 868 MN
-3,27	31.Rg1 f4+ 32.Ke2 Nf5 33.Qd7 Nxd4+ 34.Rxd4 Rcd8
-3,54	31.f4 Ng6 32.Qd3 Qe6+ 33.Re5 Nxe5 34.fxe5 f4+
-3,73	31.Kd3 Qg5 32.Rd1 a6 33.Qxb7 Qg2 34.Rc5 Rcd8
-3,83	31.Rd1 a6 32.Qf1 f4+ 33.Kd2 Nf5 34.Rxf5 Qxf5
-4,12	31.Ke2 Qg5 32.Kd1 Nxf3 33.Qe2 Ng1 34.Qe4 Rce8
-4,15	31.Kf2 Ng6 32.Kf1 Qg5 33.Rg1 Qh5 34.Rxg6 Qxg6
-4,19	31.Qf1 Ng6 32.Kd2 Nf4 33.Re5 Qb6 34.Kc2 Qxd4
-4,27	31.Kd2 Qg5+ 32.Kd1 Nxf3 33.Qe2 Ng1 34.Qe4 Rce8
-4,73	31.Rh2 Qg5+ 32.Kd3 Nxf3 33.Re2 Qg6 34.Kc2 Rcd8
-4,90	31.Rxh4 Qxh4 32.Re5 Qg3 33.Qf1 Rce8 34.Rxe8 Rxe8+
-4,92	31.Qe2 Rfe8+ 32.Re5 Ng6 33.f4 Qb6 34.Qh2 Nxe5
-5,04	31.a3 Qg5+ 32.Kd3 Nxf3 33.Rd1 Qg2 34.Rc5 Rcd8
-5,06	31.Rc5 Rcd8 32.Rd5 Qg5+ 33.Kd3 Nxf3 34.Rd1 Qg2
-5,08	31.a4 Qg5+ 32.Kd3 Nxf3 33.Rd1 Qg2 34.Rc5 Rcd8
-5,39	31.Rd7 Qg5+ 32.Kd3 Nxf3 33.Rd1 Qg2 34.Qxb7 f4		<---- Lenderman	(-7,34 @ D=40, estimated -M30)

D=22, 937 MN
-5,97	34.Qxb7 f4 35.Rc7 Rb8 36.Qe4 Rxb2 37.d5 Qf2			(-7,34 @ D=34, estimated -M27)
-6,91	34.Re7 b6 35.Re2 Qg4 36.Kc2 Nxd4+ 37.Rxd4 Qxd4
-7,38	34.a3 f4 35.Qxb7 Rfe8 36.Rc7 Rb8 37.Rxg7 Qxg7
-7,60	34.a4 f4 35.Qxb7 Rfe8 36.Rc7 Rb8 37.Rxg7 Qxg7
-8,30	34.Rxb7 f4 35.Qd7 Qg6+ 36.Ne4 Rfd8 37.Qxg7+ Qxg7	<---- Lenderman
-9,53	34.Qa5 f4 35.Rc7 Qg6+ 36.Kc4 Qa6+ 37.Qxa6 Rxc7+

D=24, 8 223 MN
-05,76	36.Rb7 Rbd8 37.Rd7 f4 38.Rxd8 Rxd8 39.d5 Qf2
-05,96	36.Re7 Red8 37.Rd7 f4 38.Rxd8+ Rxd8 39.d5 Qf2
-08,61	36.Qd7 Rbd8 37.Qxg7+ Qxg7 38.Rxg7 Rxd4+ 39.Kc2 Kxg7
-10,16	36.Qc5 f4 37.Re7 Qg6+ 38.Re4 Rbc8 39.Qd5 Red8
-10,37	36.Qa5 f4 37.Kc4 Qxb2 38.Qc5 a6 39.Qd6 Re3
-11,10	36.Qa4 Qg3 37.Rc5 Nxd4+ 38.Kc4 Ne6 39.Qxe8+ Rxe8
-12,01	36.Qxe8+ Rxe8 37.b4 Nxd4 38.Kc4 Qg3 39.Rc5 Ne6
-12,82	36.Qxb8 Rxb8 37.b3 Nxd4 38.Kxd4 Qf2+ 39.Kc4 Qf4+
-13,90	36.Qc6 Red8 37.Qc5 Rxd4+ 38.Qxd4 Nxd4 39.Kxd4 Qf2+	<---- Lenderman
-14,37	36.Qb7 Rxb7 37.Rxb7 f4 38.Rb4 a6 39.a3 Ne1+
-14,82	36.Rc5 Rxb5 37.Rxb5 a6 38.Rb4 f4 39.a3 Ne1+
-16,05	36.Rxg7 Qxg7 37.Qc5 Qg3 38.Kc4 Rec8 39.b4 Ne1
-16,20	36.Qb3 Rxb3 37.axb3 Qxb2 38.Kc4 Nd2+ 39.Rxd2 Qxd2
-19,02	36.a4 Rxb5 37.axb5 Qxb2 38.Rc5 f4 39.Kc4 Re3
-20,21	36.Qxf5 Rb4 37.Qf4 Qg6+ 38.Ne4 Rxd4+ 39.Kc3 Rxd1

-M26	37. ... Ne5+ 38.dxe5 Qg4+ 39.Ne4 Rxd1 40.Rc8+ Rxc8
-M28	37. ... Rxd4+ 38.Kc5 Qxb2 39.Rc8+ Kh7 40.Rxd4 Qxc3+	<---- Caruana

-M25	38.Rxd4 Ne5+ 39.Kc5 Nxc6 40.Rxc6 Qxb2 41.Kc4 Kh7
-M21	38.Kc5 Qxb2 39.Rc8+ Kh7 40.Rxd4 Qxc3+ 41.Kd6 Qxd4+	<---- Lenderman

-M17	38. ... Qxb2 39.Rc8+ Kh7 40.Rxd4 Qxc3+ 41.Kd6 Qxd4+
-M21	38. ... Rxd1 39.Rc8+ Rd8 40.Rxd8+ Rxd8 41.Qc7 Qf2+	<---- Caruana

-M20	39.Nd5 Qxb2 40.Rc8+ Kh7 41.Rxb8 Rc1+ 42.Kd6 Qh2+
-M19	39.Rc8+ Rd8 40.Rxd8+ Rxd8 41.Qc7 Qf2+ 42.Kc4 Rd4+
-M19	39.Rb7 Qf2+ 40.Kb5 Rxb7+ 41.Qxb7 Qxb2+ 42.Ka6 Qa3+
-M15	39.Qb7 Rxb7 40.Rxb7 Qf2+ 41.Kc4 Rd4+ 42.Kb3 Nd2+
-M10	39.Nxd1 Qg1+ 40.Kd6 Qxd1+ 41.Ke6 Nd4+ 42.Kd6 Nxc6+	<---- Lenderman
-M10	39.Qb5 Rxb5+ 40.Nxb5 Qf2+ 41.Kc4 Qxb2 42.Rc8+ Kh7
-M09	39.Qe8+ Rxe8 40.Nxd1 Qg1+ 41.Kb4 Qb6+ 42.Ka3 Qa5+
-M07	39.Qxh6+ gxh6 40.Nxd1 Qd2 41.Rc8+ Rxc8+ 42.Kb5 Rb8+
-M07	39.Qd5 Qg1+ 40.Kc4 Rxd5 41.Kxd5 Qd4+ 42.Ke6 Qf6+
-M06	39.Nb5 Qc2+ 40.Kb4 Qxb2+ 41.Ka5 Qxa2+ 42.Kb4 a5+

-M09	40.Kd6 Qxd1+ 41.Ke6 Nd4+ 42.Kd6 Nxc6+ 43.Kxc6 Rb6+
-M09	40.Nf2 Qxf2+ 41.Kd6 Qd4+ 42.Qd5 Rd8+ 43.Rd7 Rxd7+
-M09	40.Ne3 Qxe3+ 41.Kd6 Rd8+ 42.Qd7 Qd4+ 43.Kc6 Ne5+
-M04	40.Kd5 Qd4+ 41.Ke6 Qf6+ 42.Kd5 Qe5+ 43.Kc4 Qd4#
-M01	40.Kc4 Qd4#											<---- Lenderman

[Guenther]

Followed most of the games so far. Now to my big surprise (understatement) I noticed that Kasporov is going to play in the final blitz tournament.
Well I am really curious what he still can do on the board!

Guenther

[yurikvelo]

Kamsky could win, but it is very complicated win, with no time left on clocks.
[pgn]
[Event "US Chess Championships"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2016.04.24"]
[EventDate "2016.04.14"]
[Round "10.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Gata Kamsky"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "119"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 d6 7. e5 dxe5
8. Nxe5 Qc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nf6 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Qc5 Rc8 13. Bf4 Qb7 14.
Na4 O-O 15. Qa3 Qa6 16. Nd3 Bf5 17. Ndc5 Qc4 18. Be5 Rfd8 19. c3 Rd2 20.
Qb4 Qxb4 21. cxb4 Rcd8 22. Bc3 Rc2 23. h3 h5 24. a3 h4 25. Rxe7 Nd5 26. Rd1
Ra8 27. Bxg7 Nxe7 28. Bf6 Nd5 29. Bxh4 Re8 30. b5 cxb5 31. Rxd5 bxa4 32.
Bf6 Rc4 33. Bc3 Rc8 34. Nd7 Rxc3 35. bxc3 Rxc3 36. g4 Bxd7 (36. .. Be6 37.
Rd4 Rxa3 38. Nc5 Bb3 39. Kh2 Ra1 40. h4 Kg7 41. Kg3 Bc2 42. Rd7 a5 43. Ne6+
Kf6 44. Nc5 Bb3 45. g5+ Kf5 46. Rd4 Ke5 47. Rd8 Rg1+ 48. Kf3 Rd1 49. Nd3+
Ke6 50. Ke2 Rb1 51. Rd4 Bc2 52. Kd2 Bxd3 53. Rxd3 Rb2+ 54. Ke1 Rb3 55. Rd4
Rb4 56. Rd3 Rxh4 57. Kd2 Rc4 58. Ke2 Ke5 59. Rh3 Kf5 60. Rg3 Re4+ 61. Kd2
Rb4 62. Rd3 Kxg5 63. Ke1 f5 64. Rc3 Kf4 65. Ke2 Ke4 66. Ra3 g5 67. Ra2 g4
68. Ra3 Kd5 69. Kd2 Rf4 70. Ke2 Kc5 71. Ra1 Kb5 72. Rb1+ Rb4 73. Rd1 a3 74.
Ke3 Rb3+ 75. Kd4 Rf3 76. Rb1+ Ka4 77. Rf1 a2 78. Ke5 Kb3 79. Rd1 Rxf2 80.
Rd3+ Kb2 81. Kf6 a1=Q 82. Re3 g3 83. Rxg3 Qd1 84. Kg5 Re2 85. Kxf5 Qf1+ 86.
Kg4 Re5 87. Rf3 Qg2+ 88. Kh4 Re4+ 89. Kh5 Qxf3+ 90. Kh6 Rg4 91. Kh7 Qh3#)
37. Rxd7 Rxh3 38. Rxa7 Rxa3 39. g5 Ra1+ 40. Kg2 Kf8 41. Kf3 a3 42. Kf4 Ra2
43. Kg3 Ke8 44. Kf3 Ra1 45. Kf4 Kd8 46. Rxf7 Rf1 47. Ra7 Rxf2+ 48. Kg3 Ra2
49. Ra6 Ra1 50. Kg2 a2 51. Ra8+ Kc7 52. Ra7+ Kb6 53. Ra8 Kb5 54. Rb8+ Kc4
55. Rc8+ Kd3 56. Rd8+ Ke3 57. Ra8 Kf4 58. Ra5 Kg4 59. Kh2 Kf3 60. Ra3+
1/2-1/2
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D=31, 303 MN
-0,98	36. ... Be6 37.Rd4 Rxa3 38.Nc5 Bb3 39.Kg2 Ra1		(-1,07 @ D=35)
-0,54	36. ... Bxd7 37.Rxd7 Rxh3 38.Rxa7 Rxa3 39.g5 Ra1+	<---- Kamsky

[yurikvelo]

37.Nxe6! deadly attack missed by Caruana.
40. Kg3 - 3-rep draw claim missed by Shankland
After 49.Ke3? Shankland missed draw 49. ... Qf7!

Shankland missed draw twice.
[pgn]
[Event "US Chess Championships"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2016.04.15"]
[EventDate "2016.04.13"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Fabiano Caruana"]
[Black "Samuel Shankland"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "107"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 O-O 8.
Bd3 Nbc6 9. Qh5 Ng6 10. Nh3 Qc7 11. Be3 c4 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. Qg4 Qf7 14.
Nf4 Ne7 15. h4 h6 16. Qe2 Bd7 17. g4 b5 18. f3 a5 19. Kf2 Rab8 20. Kg3 Be8
21. Bd2 b4 22. axb4 axb4 23. Rhb1 Nc6 24. Qe3 b3 25. Bc1 Bd7 26. Ba3 bxc2
27. Rc1 Rfc8 28. Rxc2 Ra8 29. Rca2 Be8 30. Bd6 Rxa2 31. Rxa2 Qd7 32. Qc1
Bf7 33. Qb1 Qe8 34. Qb7 Kh7 35. Ra6 Kg8 36. Bc7 Ne7 37. Bd6 (37. Nxe6 Qd7
38. Rd6 Qa4 39. Nf4 g5 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Ng2 Re8 42. Bd8 Ng6 43. Rd7 Nh8
44. Bxg5 Qa5 45. Re7 Rxe7 46. Qxe7 Qxc3 47. e6 Bg6 48. Qd8+ Kh7 49. Qxd5
Qb4 50. Qc6 c3 51. d5 Qb3 52. Be3 c2 53. e7 Bf7 54. d6 c1=Q 55. Qxc1 Be8
56. Qc8 Qb5 57. Nf4 Nf7 58. Qc2+ Kg8 59. Bc5 Qa5 60. Qc1 Qa4 61. Ne6 Qb3
62. Qe1 Bd7 63. Nxg7 Qd5 64. e8=Q+ Bxe8 65. Nxe8 Qe5+ 66. Qxe5 Nxe5 67.
Nf6+ Kg7 68. f4 Nf7 69. Nh5+ Kh7 70. d7 Kg8 71. f5 Kh7 72. g5 Kg8 73. g6
Nd8 74. Be7 Nb7 75. f6 Nd8 76. Bxd8 Kh8 77. Be7 Kg8 78. d8=Q#) 37.
.. Nc6 38. Kg2 Kh7 39. Kh3 Kg8 40. Kg3 {3-fold repetition} Kh7 41. Nh3 Kg8
42. g5 h5 43. Nf4 Kh7 44. Ng2 Bg8 45. Ne3 Bf7 46. Nc2 Bg8 47. Na3 Bf7 48.
Kf2 Bg8 49. Ke3 Bf7 (49. .. Qf7 50. Qxf7 Bxf7) 50. Kd2 Bg8 51. Kc2 Bf7 52. Kc1 Kg8 53. Nb5 Ne7 54. Na7
(54. .. Ra8 55. Bxe7 Rb8 56. Qc7 Ra8 57. Bd6 Kh7 58. Qb7 Bg8 59. Kb2 Kh8 60. Rb6
Rd8 61. Qc6 Qxc6 62. Nxc6 Rd7 63. Rb8 Kh7 64. Ne7 Bf7 65. Rf8 Be8 66. Rxe8
Rd8 67. Nxd5 Rxe8 68. Nc7 Rb8+ 69. Kc2 Kh8 70. Nxe6 Ra8 71. Nc7 Ra2+ 72.
Kd1 Ra1+ 73. Ke2 Ra2+ 74. Ke3 Rc2 75. Bb4 Rc1 76. e6 Re1+ 77. Kf4 Re2 78.
d5 Kg8 79. e7 Kf7 80. d6 Kg8 81. e8=Q+ Rxe8 82. Nxe8 Kh7 83. d7 Kg8 84.
d8=Q Kf7 85. Qe7+ Kg8 86. Qxg7#) 1-0

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D=28, 2 466 MN, Komodo 9.3
+1,27	32. ... Rd8 33.Qb1 Qf7 34.Ra6 Rc8 35.Qb2 Qd7
+1,27	32. ... Qf7 33.Qb1 Kh8 34.Rb2 Nd8 35.Qa1 Kg8
+1,27	32. ... Kh8 33.Qb1 Qf7 34.Rb2 Nd8 35.Qa1 Kg8
+1,27	32. ... Nd8 33.Qb1 Qf7 34.Ra6 Nc6 35.Qb2 Qd7
+1,31	32. ... Na7 33.Nxe6 Nb5 34.Nf8 Qf7 35.e6 Qb7
+2,39	32. ... Bf7 33.Qb1 Nd8 34.Nxg6 Bxg6 35.Qxg6 Nf7		<---- Shankland	(+2,54 @ D=33)
+2,54	32. ... h5 33.Qb1 Nd8 34.Nxg6 Bxg6 35.Qxg6 hxg4
+2,57	32. ... Nb8 33.Qb1 Nc6 34.Rb2 Bf7 35.Nxg6 Bxg6
+2,69	32. ... Ne7 33.Qb1 Bf7 34.Rb2 Nc6 35.Nxg6 Bxg6
+2,69	32. ... Kf7 33.Qb1 Kg8 34.Rb2 Bf7 35.Nxg6 Bxg6

D=31, 3 696 MN
+2,54	33. ... Qe8 34.Qb7 Kh8 35.Nh3 Kg8 36.Ra1 Kh7		<---- Shankland
+2,55	33. ... Nd8 34.Nxg6 Bxg6 35.Qxg6 Nf7 36.Ra6 Nh8
+3,28	33. ... Ne7 34.Rb2 Qe8 35.Bxe7 Qxe7 36.Nxg6 Bxg6

D=29, 285 MN
+2,34	34. ... Kh8 35.Ra1 Kg8 36.Ra3 Kh8 37.Ra2 Kg8
+3,07	34. ... Kh7 35.Ra6 Kg8 36.Bc7 Nxd4 37.cxd4 Qd7		<---- Shankland
+3,08	34. ... Rd8 35.Bc7 Rc8 36.Ra6 Nxd4 37.cxd4 Qd7

D=36, 15 948 MN
+3,77	36. ... Nxd4 37.cxd4 Qd7 38.Ra8 Rxa8 39.Qxa8+ Kh7
+4,57	36. ... Ne7 37.Nxe6 Qd7 38.Rd6 Qa4 39.Nf4 g5		<---- Shankland
+5,00	36. ... Nb8 37.Ra8 Qf8 38.Nh3 Qe8 39.Rxb8 Rxb8

D=23, 260 MN
+3,48	37.Nxe6 Qd7 38.Rd6 Qa4 39.Nf4 g5 40.hxg5 hxg5		(estimated +M41)
+1,29	37.Rd6 h5 38.Ra6 hxg4 39.fxg4 Qd7 40.Ra7 Nc6
+1,00	37.Bb6 Rb8 38.Qc7 Qc8 39.Qxc8+ Rxc8 40.Ra7 Nc6
+0,96	37.Ra3 Qc6 38.Ra7 Qxb7 39.Rxb7 Nc6 40.Bd6 Nd8
+0,96	37.Kg2 Qd7 38.Ra7 Nc6 39.Bd6 Qxb7 40.Rxb7 Na5
+0,96	37.Qa7 Qb5 38.Bd6 Nc6 39.Qb6 Qxb6 40.Rxb6 Kh7
+0,96	37.Kf2 Qd7 38.Ra7 Nc6 39.Bd6 Qxb7 40.Rxb7 Na5
+0,96	37.Qb6 Kh8 38.Kg2 Kg8 39.Qb7 Qd7 40.Ra7 Nc6
+0,96	37.Ra5 Qd7 38.Ra7 Nc6 39.Bd6 Qxb7 40.Rxb7 Nd8
+0,96	37.Kh2 Qd7 38.Ra7 Nc6 39.Bd6 Qxb7 40.Rxb7 Na5
+0,96	37.Nh3 Qd7 38.Ra7 Nc6 39.Bd6 Qxb7 40.Rxb7 Be8
+0,96	37.Ra1 Qd7 38.Ra7 Nc6 39.Bd6 Qxb7 40.Rxb7 Nd8
+0,96	37.Ba5 Rb8 38.Qa7 Qb5 39.Bb4 Rb7 40.Ra5 Rxa7
+0,96	37.Rb6 Qd7 38.Bd6 Qxb7 39.Rxb7 Nc6 40.Rb6 Kh7
+0,96	37.Ne2 Qd7 38.Ra7 Nc6 39.Bd6 Qxb7 40.Rxb7 Na5
+0,85	37.Ng2 Qd7 38.Ra7 g5 39.f4 Nc6 40.Bd6 Qxb7
+0,73	37.Ra2 Nc6 38.Ra1 Qd7 39.Ra8 Rxa8 40.Qxa8+ Kh7
+0,73	37.Ra7 Nc6 38.Ra2 Qd7 39.Ra8 Rxa8 40.Qxa8+ Kh7
+0,68	37.Kh3 Qd7 38.Ra7 Nc6 39.Bd6 Qxb7 40.Rxb7 g5
+0,42	37.g5 Nf5+ 38.Kg4 Qd7 39.Ra7 Re8 40.Bb8 Qxb7
+0,40	37.h5 Qd7 38.hxg6 Nxg6 39.Nxg6 Bxg6 40.Ra7 Rf8
=0,00	37.Bd6 Nc6  			<---- Caruana (3-rep, +3.44 @ D=34 if not claim draw)

D=29, 2 053 MN
+3,44	39. ... g5 40.hxg5 hxg5 41.Ne2 Bg6 42.Ng1 Bd3
+3,97	39. ... Kh8 40.Kh2 Bg8 41.Kg2 Bf7 42.Nh3 Kh7
+4,00	39. ... Kg8 40.Kg3 Kh8 41.Kh2 Bg8 42.Kg2 Bf7		<---- Shankland
+4,02	39. ... Bg8 40.Kg3 Bf7 41.Nh3 Nxd4 42.cxd4 c3
+4,10	39. ... Nxd4 40.cxd4 c3 41.Kg3 c2 42.Ba3 Rb8

D=31, 1 754 MN
+4,15	46. ... Kg8 47.Na3 Qd8 48.Rxc6 Rxc6 49.Qxc6 Be8
+4,28	46. ... Kh8 47.Na3 Kg8 48.Kf2 Qd8 49.Rxc6 Rxc6
+4,55	46. ... Bg8 47.Na3 Bf7 48.Kh3 Bg8 49.Kg2 Qd8		<---- Shankland
+4,95	46. ... Qg8 47.Rxc6 Rxc6 48.Qxc6 Be8 49.Qa6 Bd7
+6,40	46. ... Nb8 47.Ra8 Rd8 48.Bxb8 Qg8 49.Qb6 Qe8

D=30, 2 511 MN
+4,63	49.Kg2 Qd8 50.Rxc6 Rxc6 51.Qxc6 Bf7 52.Bb4 Qg8
+4,39	49.Nc2 Bf7 50.Kg2 Kg8 51.Kg3 Kh8 52.Kh3 Kg8
+4,23	49.Nb1 Kh8 50.Kg2 Qd8 51.Rxc6 Rxc6 52.Qxc6 Qa5
+1,66	49.Nb5 Qf7 50.Qxf7 Bxf7 51.Bb4 Bg8 52.Nd6 Rc7
+1,25	49.Ke2 Qf7 50.Qxf7 Bxf7 51.Nb5 Be8 52.Nc7 Bd7
+1,20	49.Ke3 Qf7 50.Qxf7 Bxf7 51.Nb5 Be8 52.Nc7 Bd7		<---- Caruana	(+1,20 @ D=24..41)

D=27, 232 MN
+1,16	49. ... Qf7 50.Qxf7 Bxf7 51.Nb5 Be8 52.Nc7 Bd7		(+1,20 @ D=25..40)
+4,30	49. ... Bf7 50.Nc2 Kg8 51.Ke2 Qd8 52.Rxc6 Rxc6		<---- Shankland
+4,49	49. ... Qd8 50.Rxc6 Rxc6 51.Qxc6 Bf7 52.Bb4 Qg8
+5,15	49. ... Kh8 50.Nb5 Kh7 51.Na7 Nxa7 52.Rxa7 Bf7
+5,61	49. ... Rd8 50.Rxc6 Rd7 51.Qb1 Rd8 52.Rb6 Bf7